Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan successfully refines Blazing Sun Immortal Gold, causing a massive Flames vortex that engulfs half of Blazing Sun Peak.
• After three days, the vortex dissipates, and Jiang Yan emerges, having cultivated a new Fire-type great divine ability, Red Dragon Tribulation.
• Su Qingxuan, the Saint Son, arrives at Blazing Sun Peak, sensing Jiang Yan's increased power and acknowledging his role in Jiang Yan's successful refinement.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan's power and understanding of the Fire Dao increase significantly, leading to the cultivation of a new divine ability.
• Su Qingxuan demonstrates his honesty and pleasant demeanor, gaining Jiang Yan's respect.

Significant Themes

• The power of refinement and its role in advancing one's cultivation.
• The importance of mentorship and guidance, as seen in Su Qingxuan's gift of the refining method.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Yu Qingjue: Yu Qingjue guards Blazing Sun Peak during Jiang Yan's seclusion and acknowledges his growth.
• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan: They meet as equals, appreciating each other's honesty and accomplishments, leading to a friendly interaction.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qingxuan visits Jiang Yan to inquire about Li Longzi's whereabouts.
• Jiang Yan reveals Li Longzi's exceptional talent and their past friendship.
• Su Qingxuan admits his intent to find Li Longzi, claiming it's to uphold Sect rules, but Jiang Yan sees through his dishonesty.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan: Shows wisdom and discernment, remaining neutral in the conflict between Li Longzi and Su Qingxuan.
• Su Qingxuan: Reveals his jealousy and resentment towards Li Longzi's superior talent, hinting at a deeper conflict.

Significant Themes

• Talent and Jealousy: Su Qingxuan's envy of Li Longzi's exceptional talent drives him to seek him out.
• Truth and Dishonesty: Jiang Yan sees through Su Qingxuan's false pretense, highlighting the theme of honesty vs. deceit.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan: Engage in a candid conversation where Jiang Yan sees through Su Qingxuan's intentions, leading to a tense exchange.
• Jiang Yan and Li Longzi (implied): Jiang Yan expresses admiration for Li Longzi's talent and their past friendship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qingxuan seeks Li Longzi to settle his obsession and determine their standing.
• Jiang Yan understands Su Qingxuan's intent and advises him to contact Li Longzi directly.
• Jiang Yan discusses the hidden monster within the sect and his use of 'One Thought Blooms a Flower' technique to find it.
• Su Qingxuan offers to demonstrate the power of the Heavenly Dao, the sect's supreme divine artifact.

Character Developments

• Su Qingxuan: Realizes his fixation on Li Longzi and decides to contact him directly to arrange a spar, showing growth in self-awareness.
• Jiang Yan: Shows understanding of both Li Longzi and Su Qingxuan's personalities, and exhibits a calm and collected demeanor.

Significant Themes

• Obsession and its impact on cultivation.
• The importance of facing one's fears and insecurities in martial arts.
• The power of divine artifacts and their role in a sect's heritage.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan: They discuss their respective goals and share insights, fostering mutual respect and understanding.
• Su Qingxuan and Li Longzi: Their relationship is one of admiration and competition, with Su Qingxuan seeking a spar to settle his obsession.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qingxuan demonstrates the power of the Heavenly Dao, a sacred weapon of Yu Long Sect, which can purify and illuminate all things, revealing their true forms.
• The Heavenly Dao is used to search for the monster (Thousand Faces) lurking within the sect, but it remains undetected due to its exceptional concealment techniques.

Character Developments

• Su Qingxuan: Shows reverence and respect towards the Heavenly Dao, and pride in its power. He acknowledges the formidable nature of the Thousand Faces monster.
• Jiang Yan: Recognizes the Thousand Faces monster from his previous encounter and understands its stealth capabilities, which allow it to evade the Heavenly Dao's detection.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Heavenly Dao: It represents purity, illumination, and the ability to reveal the truth, symbolizing the sect's fortune and protection.
• The Thousand Faces monster: Its exceptional concealment techniques challenge the Heavenly Dao's detection capabilities, highlighting the theme of deception and the struggle against it.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan: They discuss the Thousand Faces monster and its abilities, leading to Jiang Yan proposing an alternative plan to find and deal with the monster.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan discuss a plan to lure out the Monster, Thousand Faces, by introducing a new Monster into the Sect.
• Jiang Yan suggests using his external avatars to simulate disciple casualties to create a stir and provoke Thousand Faces.
• They decide to spar to test their respective abilities.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan: Shows strategic thinking and resourcefulness in planning to lure Thousand Faces. Also demonstrates confidence in his new Fire-type Great Divine Ability and external avatars.
• Su Qingxuan: Exhibits quick understanding of Jiang Yan's plan and offers to help. Shows confidence in his own abilities and eagerness to spar with Jiang Yan.

Significant Themes

• Territorial awareness and instinctual behavior of Monsters.
• The use of strategy and deception to outmaneuver an opponent.
• The desire to test one's abilities against a worthy opponent.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan collaborate on a plan to deal with Thousand Faces, demonstrating mutual respect and trust.
• They decide to spar, showing a friendly rivalry and eagerness to test each other's strengths.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan face off at Blazing Sun Peak.
• Su Qingxuan reveals his cultivation technique, the Golden Body Zhenyue Technique, and manifests his Vajra Zhenyue Dharma Idol.
• Jiang Yan unveils his new divine ability, Red Dragon Tribulation, using Blazing Sun Immortal Gold.
• Su Qingxuan attacks with his Vajra Zhenyue, sealing space and freezing Jiang Yan with moonlight.
• Jiang Yan uses a clone technique to avoid Su Qingxuan's attack and counters with his Red Dragon Tribulation.

Character Developments

• Su Qingxuan's confidence and skill in his Golden Body Zhenyue Technique are evident as he explains its cultivation process and demonstrates its power.
• Jiang Yan shows his dedication to fire-elemental divine abilities and reveals his new Red Dragon Tribulation technique.

Significant Themes

• The power and difficulty of body-refining cultivation techniques (Golden Body Zhenyue Technique).
• The refinement and integration of divine abilities with one's foundation (Jiang Yan's Red Dragon Tribulation).
• The complementarity of different powers (Su Qingxuan's Vajra Zhenyue's space-sealing and freezing moonlight).

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan engage in a respectful and straightforward sparring match, acknowledging each other's abilities.
• Su Qingxuan expresses gratitude to his sect for his cultivation achievements.
• Jiang Yan expresses his eagerness to test his new divine ability against Su Qingxuan's powerful technique.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan uses "One Thought Blooms a Flower" technique to create an avatar and counters Su Qingxuan's Vajra Venerable's full-power strike with a crimson-gold Fire Dragon.
• The Fire Dragon and Vajra Venerable engage in a stalemate, with neither gaining the upper hand.
• Jiang Yan's Fire Dragon transforms into a "Red Dragon Tribulation" saber, which severely wounds Su Qingxuan.
• Su Qingxuan retreats to recover, and Jiang Yan also sustains injuries from their exchange.
• They agree to call it a draw and part ways.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan demonstrates his powerful Fire-type Great Divine Ability and his Gold Vajra Dharma Body's indestructibility.
• Su Qingxuan showcases his Vajra Moon-Suppressing Art and his ability to use the Cold Moon Ice Seal to imprison heaven and earth.
• Both characters gain new insights from their spar.

Significant Themes

• The power of different cultivation techniques and their strengths.
• The importance of understanding and adapting to one's opponent's abilities in battle.
• The mutual respect and admiration between Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan engage in a fierce battle, testing each other's abilities and limits.
• They express admiration for each other's skills and agree to call it a draw, indicating a level of respect and understanding.
• Both characters sustain injuries from their exchange, highlighting the intensity and danger of their battle.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Tai Xuan Peak Master, Luo Yinxiu, is in seclusion when her eldest disciple, Si Jin'er, reports that another powerful monster has infiltrated the Yu Long Sect, killing disciples.
• Luo Yinxiu learns that the Sect's Heavenly Dao might be failing, as it cannot detect the monsters.
• She orders her disciples to be cautious and not leave Tai Xuan Peak without permission.
• After Si Jin'er leaves, Luo Yinxiu reveals her true identity as the Monster: Thousand Faces, having devoured the real Tai Xuan Peak Master.
• She sends a warning to the newly appeared monster, claiming Yu Long Sect as her Hunting Ground.
• Another monster responds to her warning, also claiming the Hunting Ground.

Character Developments

• Luo Yinxiu (Thousand Faces) is revealed to be the monster posing as the Tai Xuan Peak Master, showing her cunning and deceitful nature.
• Si Jin'er demonstrates her loyalty and concern for her fellow disciples by reporting the monster's activities to her master.

Significant Themes

• Deception and Identity: Thousand Faces' ability to disguise herself as Luo Yinxiu highlights the theme of deception and the danger of not knowing one's true enemy.
• Territorial Instincts: The monsters' territorial behavior emphasizes the theme of possession and control over resources and space.

Character Interactions

• Luo Yinxiu (Thousand Faces) and Si Jin'er: Their interaction shows Si Jin'er's loyalty and concern for her fellow disciples, contrasting with Thousand Faces' deception and disregard for life.
• Thousand Faces and the Unknown Monster: Their interaction, though indirect, shows their territorial instincts and willingness to challenge each other.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Yinxiu, a powerful monster, senses another monster's aura within the Yu Long Sect.
• She infiltrates the sect's earth veins to locate the intruder, finding it in an abandoned mine pit.
• The intruder, an Alchemy Furnace-shaped monster, emerges and engages in a battle with Luo Yinxiu.
• Luo Yinxiu uses the Zhen'e Stele, a powerful divine ability, to attack the monster.
• The monster resurrects after being pulverized but flees upon seeing Luo Yinxiu's power.
• Luo Yinxiu captures the fleeing monster using her suction ability.

Character Developments

• Luo Yinxiu demonstrates her curiosity, patience, and formidable power, easily overpowering the intruder.
• The intruder shows resilience and a powerful self-healing ability but lacks the strength to match Luo Yinxiu.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its consequences is evident as Luo Yinxiu's strength allows her to dominate the situation.
• The theme of curiosity drives Luo Yinxiu to investigate and engage with the intruder.

Character Interactions

• Luo Yinxiu and the intruder engage in a one-sided battle, with Luo Yinxiu displaying dominance and the intruder showing fear and desperation.
• Luo Yinxiu's curiosity and interest in the intruder's abilities lead her to engage and capture it.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The narrator announces they are too tired to write and will take a day off.
• They encourage readers to also prioritize sleep.

Character Developments

• The narrator: Shows self-awareness and responsibility by acknowledging their exhaustion and prioritizing rest.

Significant Themes

• Self-care and prioritizing one's well-being.
• The importance of rest and recovery.

Character Interactions

• The narrator directly addresses the readers, creating an intimate and conversational tone.
• No other characters are present in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Yinxiu captures a monster in the form of an Alchemy Furnace and devours it, but finds no special abilities despite its ability to evade detection.
• Upon returning to Tai Xuan Peak, Luo Yinxiu senses a powerful formation sealing the area and encounters Su Qingxuan and Jiang Yan.
• Jiang Yan reveals that Luo Yinxiu was lured into a trap set by him and Elder Jiang to capture her.

Character Developments

• Luo Yinxiu demonstrates her power and curiosity, but also shows carelessness in falling for the trap.
• Jiang Yan reveals his determination to eliminate Luo Yinxiu as a Monster, seeing it as his duty despite no personal offense.

Significant Themes

• The conflict between Monsters and orthodox Martial Artists.
• The responsibility of powerful beings in maintaining world order.

Character Interactions

• Luo Yinxiu and Jiang Yan's tense interaction, with Luo Yinxiu questioning Jiang Yan's motives and Jiang Yan stating his duty to eliminate her.
• Su Qingxuan's respectful interaction with Luo Yinxiu initially, but later assisting Jiang Yan in trapping her.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qingxuan and Jiang Yan trap Luo Yinxiu (Thousand Faces) in a formation on Mount Taixuan.
• Su Qingxuan decides to act swiftly to prevent Luo Yinxiu from escaping.
• Luo Yinxiu activates her puppet avatars across the star domain to transfer her true body and escape.
• Su Qingxuan activates the sect's formation to sever Luo Yinxiu's connection with her puppet clones.
• Su Qingxuan summons the sect's treasure, Heavenly Dao, to slay Luo Yinxiu.

Character Developments

• Su Qingxuan demonstrates his decisiveness and strategic thinking in handling the situation.
• Luo Yinxiu shows her cunning and desperation in trying to escape.

Significant Themes

• The power of formations and divine weapons in determining the outcome of battles.
• The importance of swift action in dealing with dangerous enemies.

Character Interactions

• Su Qingxuan and Jiang Yan work together to capture and contain Luo Yinxiu.
• Su Qingxuan respects and pays homage to the Heavenly Dao, treating it as a senior and guardian of the sect.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan traps Luo Yinxiu (Thousand Faces) in a flame prison.
• Su Qingxuan strikes with a Heavenly Dao-infused blade, destroying Luo Yinxiu's mortal shell.
• Thousand Faces reveals its true form, a black sphere with countless faces, and prepares to self-destruct to escape.
• Thousand Faces' self-destruction causes Mount Taixuan to collapse and triggers a massive shockwave, threatening to tear open space.
• Su Qingxuan activates the sealing formation and summons a Thunder mountain to contain Thousand Faces and prevent its escape.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan demonstrates his powerful fire manipulation abilities, creating a flame prison and a protective shield.
• Su Qingxuan showcases his mastery over formations and Thunder, using the sealing formation and summoning a Thunder mountain to counter Thousand Faces' escape attempt.
• Thousand Faces, despite being cornered, reveals its true form and cunning strategy, attempting to escape rather than fight head-on.

Significant Themes

• Power and strategy: Both Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan exhibit immense power, but Thousand Faces' cunning and strategic retreat highlight the importance of intelligence in combat.
• The consequences of one's actions: Thousand Faces' self-destructive attempt to escape causes massive destruction to Mount Taixuan, demonstrating the repercussions of one's choices.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan work together to contain and defeat Thousand Faces, showcasing their teamwork and mutual respect as they address each other as "esteemed sir."
• Thousand Faces, despite its evil nature, acknowledges Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan's skills, indicating a level of respect for their power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Thousand Faces, a monster, attempts to escape using its self-destructive power but is stopped by Su Qingxuan's Zi Xiao God Lei formation.
• Jiang Yan believes Thousand Faces is still alive, despite Su Qingxuan's confidence in the formation's power.
• Su Qingxuan uses the Tian Dao to scan the area, but it fails to detect Thousand Faces.
• Jiang Yan uses his Modifier's Dao ability to absorb origin power, pinpointing Thousand Faces' location.

Character Developments

• Su Qingxuan: Initially confident in his formation's power, he becomes more cautious after Jiang Yan's insistence.
• Jiang Yan: Shows his ability to sense and track origin power, hinting at his Modifier's Cultivation Technique.

Significant Themes

• The power of formations and divine artifacts (Tian Dao) has its limits.
• Jiang Yan's unique abilities and methods challenge conventional understanding of strength.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan work together to find Thousand Faces, with Jiang Yan taking the lead due to his unique abilities.
• Su Qingxuan initially doubts Jiang Yan but eventually trusts his judgment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan discovers Thousand Faces, a powerful monster hiding in the ruins.
• Thousand Faces attempts to possess Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan, but fails.
• Su Qingxuan uses his Diamond Zhenyue Technique to repel Thousand Faces' attack.
• Jiang Yan captures and refines Thousand Faces using the Cultivation Technique Modifier, defeating it.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan demonstrates his ability to find Thousand Faces, showcasing his skill and confidence.
• Su Qingxuan reveals his powerful Diamond Zhenyue Technique, displaying his strength and resilience.
• Thousand Faces, despite its power, is ultimately defeated, highlighting the danger of underestimating opponents.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its limits is explored, with Thousand Faces' belief in its invincibility leading to its downfall.
• The idea of adaptability is shown through Jiang Yan's use of the Cultivation Technique Modifier to counter Thousand Faces' possession attempt.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan work together to defeat Thousand Faces, demonstrating their teamwork and mutual respect.
• Thousand Faces' attempt to possess them leads to a display of their individual strengths and abilities.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan successfully kills the Thousand Faces monster, obtaining its complete Great Dao level origin power.
• Su Qingxuan and Jiang Yan discuss the aftermath of the battle, deciding to leave the cleanup to sect disciples.
• Su Qingxuan invites Jiang Yan to a grand event at the Human Race Origin Imperial Court in half a year.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan expresses his desire to use the monster's origin power to activate the Heavenly Dragon Origin Technique and step into the Source Realm.
• Su Qingxuan shows respect for Jiang Yan's strength and invites him to join his circle of influential friends.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and enlightenment in cultivation.
• The importance of alliances and networking among powerful cultivators.
• The mystery and allure of the Human Race's Origin Imperial Court and its Supreme Being.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan form a temporary alliance to defeat Thousand Faces.
• Su Qingxuan extends an olive branch to Jiang Yan, inviting him to join his network of powerful friends.
• Jiang Yan expresses his curiosity and desire to visit the Human Race's Origin Imperial Court.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan discuss the benefits of attending the Origin Imperial Court, including meeting and sparring with top geniuses from other sects and obtaining valuable resources and information.
• Jiang Yan decides to go into seclusion to deduce the Great Dao of Origin, using the Heavenly Dragon Origin Technique and the Cultivation Technique Modifier.
• The Cultivation Technique Modifier presents two illusions showing potential paths to the Source Realm: one involving devouring Fierce Beasts' bloodlines and the other involving fusing various spiritual fires.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan shows eagerness to learn and grow, valuing the opportunity to interact with top geniuses at the Origin Imperial Court.
• Jiang Yan demonstrates caution and wisdom in choosing a cultivation path, rejecting the Heavenly Dragon Origin Technique due to its risks and finding an alternative method using the Cultivation Technique Modifier.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and knowledge, with Jiang Yan seeking to improve his cultivation and understanding of the Great Dao.
• The dangers and risks associated with cultivation, as seen in the Heavenly Dragon Origin Technique's potential backlash and the need for a safer path.
• The importance of adaptability and finding one's own path, as Jiang Yan modifies the Cultivation Technique to suit his unique abilities and circumstances.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and Su Qingxuan discuss their plans for the Origin Imperial Court, with Su Qingxuan encouraging Jiang Yan to attend and Jiang Yan expressing his anticipation for the event.
• Jiang Yan interacts with the Cultivation Technique Modifier, using it to deduce potential paths to the Source Realm and ultimately finding a suitable method for his cultivation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yan renames his cultivation technique to the "Burning Fusion Origin Technique" and posts a task on the Blazing Sun Peak task board, rewarding high-grade Spirit Stones or equivalent items for information on powerful monster hideouts.
• Li Longzi, former Saint Son, escapes from Nine Suns Supreme and hides in a secret chamber in the Heavenly Abyss Rift.
• Su Qingxuan, current Saint Son, finds Li Longzi and requests a spar, seeking to challenge and surpass him.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yan: Shows his humorous side when naming his cultivation technique and establishes a task board for Sect disciples.
• Li Longzi: Despite his disheveled state and heavy injuries, he maintains his pride and sharp tongue. He's still confident in his strength and is willing to spar with Su Qingxuan.
• Su Qingxuan: Has grown in confidence and cultivation, setting surpassing Li Longzi as his goal. He seeks Li Longzi out for a spar, showing determination and ambition.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and Determination: Both Li Longzi and Su Qingxuan display strong ambition and determination, with Su Qingxuan aiming to surpass Li Longzi and Li Longzi maintaining his pride and confidence despite his predicament.
• The Past and the Present: The interactions between Li Longzi and Su Qingxuan highlight the changes in their status and power dynamics since their time in the Sect together.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yan and the Sect Disciples: Jiang Yan interacts briefly with the disciples, showing a level of familiarity and respect, as they greet him and acknowledge his task.
• Li Longzi and Su Qingxuan: Their interaction is tense yet respectful, with Li Longzi maintaining his pride and Su Qingxuan showing determination to challenge and surpass Li Longzi. Their conversation reveals their history and the changes in their status and power dynamics.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qingxuan, now the new Saint Son, seeks out his former senior brother, Li Longzi, for a sparring match to overcome his mental block and advance his cultivation.
• Li Longzi, though expelled from the sect and in poor condition, agrees to the spar after Su Qingxuan offers him the Myriad Year Ice Lotus, a rare healing treasure that restores about seventy percent of Li Longzi's strength.
• They decide to fight in a small, sturdy space created by Li Longzi, with Li Longzi's Fate Great Dao power manifesting as countless threads of destiny.

Character Developments

• Su Qingxuan: Shows determination to overcome his obsession with Li Longzi and willingness to part with a precious treasure to help Li Longzi regain his strength for the spar.
• Li Longzi: Initially reluctant due to his poor condition, he accepts Su Qingxuan's help and agrees to the spar, displaying his pride and sense of responsibility towards his junior brother and the Yu Long Sect.

Significant Themes

• Obsession and Overcoming Mental Blocks: Su Qingxuan's obsession with Li Longzi has hindered his cultivation progress, and he seeks to overcome this mental block through their spar.
• Responsibility and Pride: Li Longzi feels a sense of responsibility towards his junior brother and the Yu Long Sect, despite being expelled, and his pride compels him to accept the spar even in his poor condition.

Character Interactions

• Su Qingxuan and Li Longzi: Their relationship is one of senior and junior brothers, with a mix of respect, determination, and pride. Su Qingxuan looks up to Li Longzi, while Li Longzi feels a sense of responsibility and pride towards Su Qingxuan and the Yu Long Sect.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Qingxuan and Li Longzi decide to have a sparring match, with Jiang Yan as the witness.
• Jiang Yan arrives, ready to oversee the fight and intervene if necessary.
• Li Longzi reveals he's been pursued by the Nine Suns Supreme, a powerful Spirit Race being.
• Jiang Yan expresses interest in finding the Nine Suns Supreme to test his new Great Divine Ability.

Character Developments

• Su Qingxuan: Eager to settle his score with Li Longzi, he initiates the spar and invites Jiang Yan as a witness.
• Li Longzi: Reveals his recent struggles against the Nine Suns Supreme, showing his resilience and determination.
• Jiang Yan: Demonstrates his confidence and courage by expressing interest in challenging the Nine Suns Supreme.

Significant Themes

• Courage: All three characters display courage in their actions—Su Qingxuan in initiating the spar, Li Longzi in facing the Nine Suns Supreme, and Jiang Yan in seeking out the powerful Spirit Race being.
• Strength and Power: The characters' strengths are emphasized, with each expressing confidence in their abilities.

Character Interactions

• Su Qingxuan and Li Longzi: Their rivalry and desire to settle their score are evident in their decision to spar.
• Jiang Yan with both: Jiang Yan acts as a neutral third party, witnessing the spar and expressing interest in challenging the Nine Suns Supreme, showing his respect for both Su Qingxuan and Li Longzi's strengths.