Recaps

Xiao Yan met Xiao Xun'er outside Peace Town and explained how he had become involved with Queen Medusa, easing some of Xun'er's hurt. Xun'er lent him Elder Ling despite denying that she had forgiven him, and Xiao Yan left with Ling Ying to join his allies and prepare for their next move in the Black-Corner Region.

• Xiao Xun'er met Xiao Yan at Peace Town, where he explained that he had taken responsibility for Queen Medusa after she forced herself on him.
• Xiao Xun'er offered to lend Elder Ling to Xiao Yan for the sake of their past friendship, then hurried away.
• A green-clad figure questioned Xiao Xun'er about helping Xiao Yan, and she privately wondered whether she had forgiven him too easily.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Yan that Xiao Xun'er had been grieving over him and warned that Queen Medusa would make winning the Ancient Clan's approval harder.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Flying Boat with Ling Ying and ordered him to stop every Dou Emperor except the Gold and Silver Elders and Han Feng.

Xiao Yan prepared to attack Han Feng for Feng City, revenge, and the Sea Heart Flame, while concealing his true motives from Ling Ying. After Han Feng gathered allies and ambushed him, Xiao Yan confronted him directly, and Han Feng ordered his forces to attack.

• Xiao Yan explained his plans to take Feng City, and Hai Bodong revealed that he had advanced to Dou Zong, easing Ling Ying’s concerns.
• Xiao Yan returned to his room and considered visiting Xun Er after taking Feng City, while thinking about using their relationship to seek resources.
• Han Feng waited in Black-Seal City and gathered the Gold and Silver Elders, Ban Lao, Fan Lao, and Yuan Yi to help him seize Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan entered Han Feng’s inn disguised as Yun Xiao, accompanied by Hai Bodong, and Han Feng recognized the presence of a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan called out Han Feng’s hidden ambush, and Han Feng ordered his allies to attack together.

Xiao Yan faced Han Feng and four allies in a siege, but Hai Bodong and Ling Ying arrived to even the odds, and Yuan Yi switched sides. Xiao Yan seized control of Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame and unleashed Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, leaving their battle at its climax.

• Han Feng and four other Dou Emperors attacked Xiao Yan, but Hai Bodong revealed himself as a Dou Zong and Ling Ying joined the fight.
• Yuan Yi abandoned Han Feng and allied himself with Ling Ying after revealing that he had reported Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames to Han Feng.
• Han Feng and the Gold and Silver Elders agreed to fight on, while Fan Lao and Ban Lao prepared to hold off Ling Ying and Yuan Yi.
• Han Feng attacked Xiao Yan with the Sea Heart Flame, but Xiao Yan used his abilities to seize control of the flames and knock Han Feng back with the Heavy Profound Ruler.
• Xiao Yan endured Han Feng’s halberd strike and swung the ruler with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.

Xiao Yan defeated Han Feng, imprisoned his soul, and took the Sea Heart Flame and Storage Ring. He subdued Ban Lao and Yuan Yi, ordered the rebuilding of Black-Seal City, and revealed that his real name was Yan Xiao.

• Xiao Yan used an Earth Rank Dou Skill to cut Han Feng in two, then trapped his Soul Body in Void Soul Prison.
• Xiao Yan stored Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame and took his Storage Ring.
• Hai Bodong injured the Gold and Silver Elders, and Xiao Yan stopped them from escaping before Hai Bodong killed them and took their Storage Rings.
• Ling Ying and Hai Bodong killed Fan Lao, while Ban Lao surrendered to Xiao Yan and pledged the Earth Flame Sect's loyalty.
• Xiao Yan gave Ban Lao and Yuan Yi pills, ordered Yuan Yi to manage Black-Seal City, and told them to call him Yan Xiao.

Xiao Yan assigned the Eight-Fan Sect and Earth Flame Sect roles in his expanding operation, rewarding their leaders with pills. In a concealed room, he released Yao Lao to confront the imprisoned Han Feng, who realized his former teacher was still alive.

• Xiao Yan ordered the Mittel Family to take over the Eight-Fan Sect’s Black-Seal City connections and sent another Flying Boat to occupy Feng City, while promising Yuan Yi protection and pills.
• Hai Bodong revealed that Xiao Yan’s pills had helped him reach the Dou Zong realm, and Xiao Yan gave Yuan Yi an Imperial Extreme Pill for his cooperation.
• Xiao Yan assigned Ban Lao’s Earth Flame Sect to escort and transport resources, then gave Ban Lao a Dou Ling Pill.
• Xiao Yan told Ling Ying to watch over Black-Seal City and sent Hai Bodong back to relay his orders to his elder brother.
• At the Black-Seal Auction House, Xiao Yan isolated the room with soul power and asked Yao Lao to deal with Han Feng, who recognized Yao Lao and cried out that he was alive.

Xiao Yan confronted Han Feng with Yao Lao, who explained why he had withheld the Burning Mantra and rejected Han Feng’s feigned repentance. After Yao Lao entrusted Han Feng’s fate to Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan sealed Han Feng’s soul in a bottle and began claiming his possessions, including the Nether Sea Storage Ring.

• Yao Lao told Han Feng that he had taken him in and planned a safer path to stronger cultivation, while Han Feng blamed him for withholding the Burning Mantra.
• Han Feng appeared remorseful and begged Yao Lao for another chance, but turned vicious when Yao Lao refused to spare him.
• Xiao Yan recognized Han Feng’s plea as manipulation, intensified the Soul Chains’ torment, and reassured Yao Lao that Han Feng was simply an ingrate.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan permission to deal with Han Feng as he wished, then returned to the ring.
• Xiao Yan weakened Han Feng’s soul, sealed it in a bottle for possible future use in a Heavenly Demon Puppet, and removed Han Feng’s Soul Mark from the Nether Sea Storage Ring.

Xiao Yan claimed Han Feng’s Myriad Beast Cauldron and discovered it resonated with his Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, inspiring him to plan a pill for magical beasts. He then swallowed the Sea Heart Flame’s fire seed and began absorbing its energy to strengthen his body, evolve the Burning Mantra, and raise his cultivation.

• Xiao Yan examined Han Feng’s Storage Ring and found a wealth of herbs, pills, treasures, and the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Xiao Yan erased Han Feng’s Soul Mark from the Myriad Beast Cauldron and found that it resonated with his Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Yan guessed that the cauldron and flame could help him refine a pill for magical beasts, which he hoped to use to befriend Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan removed the Sea Heart Flame’s fire seed from the Earth Fire Lotus Platform and swallowed it.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the Sea Heart Flame’s energy as the Burning Mantra evolved, his physique strengthened, and his cultivation rose.

Xiao Yan used an Imperial Extreme Pill, the Sea Heart Flame, and vast quantities of fire-attribute treasures to break through from Dou Emperor to Dou Zong. The chapter ended with him controlling spatial power and confirming his breakthrough, while Yuan Yi and Ban Lao watched in awe.

• Yuan Yi and Ban Lao sensed the energy vortex over Black-Seal City and realized Xiao Yan was breaking through within the Dou Emperor stage.
• Xiao Yan swallowed an Imperial Extreme Pill and advanced through Seven-Star, Eight-Star, and Nine-Star Dou Emperor, but stopped at Half-Step Dou Zong for lack of energy.
• Xiao Yan swallowed fire-attribute herbs and used his Heaven-Swallowing Talent to absorb their energy, then took a Break-Ancestor Pill to dissolve his bottleneck.
• A vast energy vortex drew power from across the Black-Corner Region, and Yuan Yi and Ban Lao realized Xiao Yan was attempting to break through to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan sensed and controlled spatial power, cracked the air with a flick of his finger, and declared that he had reached Dou Zong.

After reaching Dou Zong and taking stock of his gains, Xiao Yan decided not to awaken a talent with the Sea Heart Flame and planned to visit Jia Nan Academy as a Seventh-Rank Alchemist collaborator. He left Black-Seal City with Ling Ying to pursue Xun'er, Zi Yan, and a chance to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Xiao Yan considered using a talent slot for the Sea Heart Flame but chose to save his remaining slots for more useful treasures.
• Xiao Yan searched the Gold and Silver Elders' Storage Rings, found a Sixth-Rank Beast Flame, and absorbed it to slightly increase his cultivation.
• Yuan Yi, Ban Lao, and Ling Ying congratulated Xiao Yan on reaching Dou Zong, and Ling Ying told him Feng City had not yet been secured from Han Feng's allies.
• Xiao Yan reviewed his goals, deciding to delay attacking Demon Flame Valley and go to Jia Nan Academy as a collaborator instead of a student.
• Xiao Yan told Ling Ying to accompany him to Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Yan refined a Break-Ancestor Pill outside Peace Town to attract Jia Nan Academy’s attention. When academy leaders learned a Dou Zong was making pills at the entrance, the chapter ended with them alerted to his presence.

• Xiao Yan summoned the Myriad Beast Cauldron and used the Green Lotus Core Flame to refine a Break-Ancestor Pill, while Ling Ying stood guard.
• People gathered and recognized that Xiao Yan was a Dou Zong powerhouse after noticing he was suspended in the air without wings.
• An Enforcement Team captain hurried to notify Vice Principal Hu Gan and Grand Elder Su Qian.
• Hu Gan and Su Qian discussed Xiao Xun’er’s promise before an instructor reported that a Dou Zong was refining pills at Peace Town’s entrance.

Xiao Yan drew Su Qian and Hu Gan to Peace Town by refining a Break-Ancestor Pill, then revealed his identity as the alchemist Yan Xiao. After entering Jia Nan Academy and proposing a deal, he made clear that he had come for the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Su Qian and Hu Gan hurried to Peace Town after learning that a Dou Zong was refining pills there, and identified Xiao Yan as a powerful outsider.
• Xiao Yan completed a Break-Ancestor Pill, met the elders, and confirmed that he was Yan Xiao, the Seventh-Rank Alchemist known for the Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill.
• Xiao Yan invited Ling Ying, who had been hiding on the Death Spirit Tree, to accompany him and the elders into Jia Nan Academy.
• In a reception room, Xiao Yan proposed a deal and pointed out that the academy had sealed a Fallen Heart Flame in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan bluntly told Su Qian that he had come for the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Yan offered Jia Nan Academy pills and a year of free alchemy services in exchange for the Fallen Heart Flame. Su Qian, fearing the flame might escape its weakening seal, agreed to consult the other elders about the trade.

• Su Qian rejected Xiao Yan's initial offer of pills, despite Hu Gan's interest in the Break-Ancestor Pill.
• Xiao Yan offered to refine Jia Nan Academy's stored medicinal herbs for free for one year and let its alchemists observe.
• Su Qian and Hu Gan reconsidered after Xiao Yan warned that the Fallen Heart Flame was nearing a breakout from its weakening seal.
• Su Qian told Xiao Yan he would gather the other elders to discuss trading the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Yan accepted Jia Nan Academy’s offer to become a guest elder, then settled into a courtyard and prepared to refine a self-created pill from Myriad Beast materials. As he began, a fragrant scent drew someone’s attention, though the chapter ended before they appeared.

• Su Qian told Xiao Yan that Jia Nan Academy would make him a guest elder instead of requiring him to refine pills for free, and Xiao Yan accepted the title.
• Xiao Yan gave Su Qian six pills, and Hu Gan arranged a courtyard for him in the academy’s core area.
• Xiao Yan sent Ling Ying to tell Xun Er that she could visit him, then brought out the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Xiao Yan prepared Myriad Beast Blood Pills and his own Myriad Beast Blood as ingredients for a new pill.
• A spatial ripple reached Xiao Yan as he began refining, and an unseen voice repeated that something smelled fragrant.

Xiao Yan used three Myriad Beast Blood Pills to draw Zi Yan to his residence and tried to trade them for her heartblood. Zi Yan refused and left, while Xiao Yan began refining a higher-tier Myriad Beast Pill to tempt her again.

• Zi Yan arrived after smelling Xiao Yan's three Myriad Beast Blood Pills and pleaded to eat one.
• Xiao Yan explained that the pills were precious Tier 6 medicines and offered to trade one for something of equal value.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had become an elder at Jia Nan Academy, and Zi Yan suggested asking Su Qian to pay for the pills.
• Xiao Yan released his Dou Zong aura, making Zi Yan realize she could not defeat him.
• Xiao Yan asked Zi Yan to exchange her heartblood for a pill, but she refused and left.
• Xiao Yan began refining pills with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, intending to make a higher-tier Myriad Beast Pill.

Xiao Yan refined a Tier 7 Myriad Beast Pill using the Myriad Beast Cauldron, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and his own blood, drawing Pill Lightning and the attention of Jia Nan Academy’s elders. As the pill neared completion, he decided to use it himself rather than give it to Zi Yan.

• Xiao Yan combined three Myriad Beast Blood Pills, his blood, and medicinal herbs in the Myriad Beast Cauldron to form a pill.
• The cauldron drew energy from across Jia Nan Academy, and the pill developed Magical Beast patterns as its fragrance spread through the residential district.
• Su Qian and Hu Gan arrived with several elders, and Su Qian identified the pill as Tier 7 from the powerful Pill Lightning.
• Su Qian warned the elders that the Pill Lightning could be dangerous, and they gathered to help Xiao Yan withstand it.
• Xiao Yan realized the Myriad Beast Pill might strengthen his physique and decided to use it himself while Zi Yan watched from the courtyard gate.

Xiao Yan completed the Myriad Beast Pill and faced its powerful Pill Lightning without using the Thunder Swallowing Method. After scattering the thunderclouds with a flaming punch, he discovered that the intelligent pill had flown away from the cauldron.

• Xiao Yan rose into the sky to face the Pill Lightning, while Su Qian and the other Jia Nan Academy elders offered to help before returning to the ground.
• Xiao Yan formed the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame into a fire dragon and used it to clash with the first lightning dragon.
• Xiao Yan met a larger lightning dragon head-on with his Flame Burst Fist and shattered it.
• Xiao Yan's flaming fist struck the thunderclouds and scattered them, stunning the Jia Nan Academy elders.
• Xiao Yan absorbed fire-attributed energy to replenish his Dou Qi, then returned to the cauldron and watched the intelligent Myriad Beast Pill fly away.

Xiao Yan reclaimed the Myriad Beast Pill from Zi Yan and refused to trade it for her heart's blood essence, though he considered seeking her Ancient Void Dragon Royal Bloodline for a future talent awakening. He then swallowed the pill to discover its effects.

• Zi Yan caught the escaping Myriad Beast Pill, suppressed her urge to eat it, and returned it to Xiao Yan.
• Zi Yan offered her heart's blood essence in exchange for the pill, and Xiao Yan explained that it was not a fair trade for his Tier 7 high-grade medicinal pill.
• Su Qian questioned Xiao Yan about seeking Zi Yan's heart's blood essence, then escorted her and the other elders away after Xiao Yan reassured him.
• Xiao Yan considered using Zi Yan's Ancient Void Dragon Royal Bloodline to awaken another Heaven-Swallowing Talent and decided he wanted her heart's blood essence as well as the Dragon-Phoenix's.
• Xiao Yan sat on the Earth Fire Lotus Platform, unsealed the jade bottle, and swallowed the Myriad Beast Pill.

After taking the Myriad Beast Pill, Xiao Yan gained a far stronger physique and expanded control over Magical Beasts through his [Myriad Beast] Talent. While he recovered at Jia Nan Academy, Hai Bodong and Xiao Yan's elder brother took Feng City and renamed it Yan City, and the Black-Corner Region learned that Xiao Yan had killed Han Feng.

• Xiao Yan activated his [Heaven-Swallowing] Talent to absorb the Myriad Beast Pill, and its medicinal power temporarily swelled his body before strengthening him.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that the pill had improved his physique and enhanced his [Myriad Beast] Talent, allowing him to pressure Magical Beasts into submission and make his blood more potent.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan to keep his talent secret from the Magical Beast clans, and Xiao Yan asked how long he had been at Jia Nan Academy.
• Yao Lao said almost ten days had passed and expected Xiao Yan's elder brother and Hai Bodong to have taken control of Feng City.
• News spread that Han Feng and the Gold and Silver Elders had died, and a faction backed by an ice-attribute Dou Zong took Feng City and renamed it Yan City.
• The Black-Corner Region learned that Yan Xiao, the Seventh-Rank Alchemist, had killed Han Feng.

Xiao Yan formally established the Tian Shu Alliance and opened the Vientiane Auction House, whose announced auction items stirred the Black-Corner Region and the wider Northwest Continent. He then returned to Jia Nan Academy after learning that the Fallen Heart Flame had erupted into turmoil.

• Xiao Yan reviewed Yan City's development with Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong, choosing to renovate the city and establish the Vientiane Auction House.
• Xiao Yan named his faction the Tian Shu Alliance, appointing Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong as its first elders and giving Gu He an elder's position as well.
• Xiao Ding oversaw the Vientiane Auction House's opening and announced that its top hundred spenders would receive Black Cards granting access to a major auction in a month and a half.
• The announced auction items, including the Ice-Fire Energy Gathering Pill, shook the Black-Corner Region and prompted factions across the Northwest Continent to seek Black Cards.
• Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy after learning from Su Qian that the Fallen Heart Flame had erupted into turmoil during his absence.

Xiao Yan negotiated with Su Qian to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame before the Vientiane Auction and discussed Jia Nan Academy’s leadership and his growing alliance. He planned to publicly refine pills at the academy, creating a chance to guide Elder Huo and advance his other plans.

• Xiao Yan told Su Qian he intended to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame after its next eruption, and Su Qian asked for more time to prepare Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan agreed to wait until before the Vientiane Auction in a month and a half before absorbing the flame.
• Su Qian declined to commit Jia Nan Academy to the Tian Shu Alliance and explained that the Outer Academy head was in death seclusion while the Inner Academy head traveled the continent.
• Xiao Yan gave Su Qian Black Cards for himself and Hu Gan, and Su Qian reported that Hu Gan was cultivating with the Break-Ancestor Pill.
• Su Qian said Elder Huo wanted Xiao Yan’s guidance, so Xiao Yan proposed publicly refining pills at Jia Nan Academy starting the next day.

Xiao Yan publicly demonstrated alchemy at Jia Nan Academy, drawing tens of thousands of spectators and the attention of the academy’s elders and students. He began refining Tier 1 through Tier 5 medicinal pills simultaneously, leaving the crowd stunned as the process started.

• Students from the Outer and Inner Academies filled the plaza, while Su Qian and the academy’s elders took their places in the VIP seats.
• Su Qian welcomed Yan Xiao, and Xiao Yan entered the plaza and noticed Xun Er among the Inner Academy students.
• At Su Qian’s direction, instructors arranged dozens of Medicine Cauldrons around Xiao Yan so alchemists of different ranks could learn from his demonstration.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and suspended a vast array of Medicinal Herbs over the cauldrons.
• Xiao Yan ignited every First-Rank through Fifth-Rank Medicine Cauldron, revealing that he would refine pills of all five tiers simultaneously.

Xiao Yan demonstrated his alchemy by refining pills from Tier 1 through Tier 5, then made a powerful Myriad Beast Pill from magical beast corpses. He began preparing a Break-Ancestor Pill for a young friend’s female companion, and Xiao Xun’er realized the favor concerned her.

• Xiao Yan refined flawless Tier 1 through Tier 5 pills simultaneously, impressing the alchemists and spectators, including Elder Huo and Su Qian.
• Zi Yan longed for Xiao Yan to turn her bitter medicinal herbs into pills, while Xiao Xun’er watched him with pride and lingering anger.
• Xiao Yan used magical beast corpses and medicinal herbs to refine a powerful Myriad Beast Pill, which Zi Yan wanted to trade for.
• Xiao Yan put away the Myriad Beast Pill and announced he would refine a Break-Ancestor Pill for a young friend’s female companion, explaining that the gift was meant to cheer her up.
• Xiao Xun’er stood up as Xiao Yan spoke, revealing that she was the female friend he meant.

Xiao Yan refined a Break-Ancestor Pill to the Half-Step Seventh Tier in public, then returned to his courtyard, where Zi Yan traded her Heart Blood Essence for the fragrant Myriad Beast Pill. Zi Yan injured herself to provide the blood, leaving Xiao Yan to receive her offering.

• Xiao Xun'er watched Xiao Yan refine medicine and silently revealed how strongly she still cared for him.
• Xiao Yan refined a Break-Ancestor Pill that reached the Half-Step Seventh Tier, exciting the Dou Emperor elders who hoped to obtain pills of their own.
• Xiao Yan stored the pill and left the square, then waited in his courtyard to see whether Zi Yan or Xiao Xun'er would visit first.
• Zi Yan appeared and asked to trade her Heart Blood Essence for the Myriad Beast Pill Xiao Yan had refined.
• Xiao Yan handed Zi Yan the pill without hesitation, and she cut into her chest to collect and offer her Heart Blood Essence.

Xiao Yan gained Zi Yan’s Heart Blood Essence and offered to become her older brother before meeting Xiao Xun'er again. Their reunion ended with Xiao Yan giving her a Break-Ancestor Pill and Xiao Xun'er responding warmly to his words.

• Zi Yan extracted her Heart Blood Essence for Xiao Yan, and he gave her a healing pill.
• Xiao Yan asked Zi Yan to become his little sister, and she said she would decide after tasting the Myriad Beast Pill.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Yan that Xiao Xun'er was willing to see him and led him to her courtyard.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Xun'er and offered her a Break-Ancestor Pill as compensation for a missed gift.
• Xiao Xun'er became emotional when Xiao Yan told her that she was different from other people.

Xiao Yan gave Xiao Xun'er a Break-Ancestor Pill for her to pass to Ling Ying, then addressed her hurt over his relationships with other women and won her forgiveness. After they reconciled, he told her about his past two years, and she urged him to become strong enough to keep all the women in his life.

• Xiao Yan explained that the Break-Ancestor Pill was meant for Ling Ying and asked Xiao Xun'er to give it to him.
• Xiao Xun'er admitted that Xiao Yan's relationships with other women had left her heartbroken and insecure, and said she wanted his love rather than an apology.
• Xiao Yan kissed Xiao Xun'er, and she forgave him as they embraced and affirmed that she would always come first in his heart.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan about her life at the academy, including Ling Ying driving away her suitors and Hu Jia pursuing her.
• Xiao Yan recounted his experiences over the past two years, including his encounters with Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, Qing Lin, and Medusa.
• Xiao Xun'er pinched Xiao Yan's waist but was not sad about the other women, and told him to grow stronger because they might not agree to share him.