Chapter Summaries

Hun Wuya examined the ice-encased Undying Leaf, while Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master secretly watched him. Xiao Yan trapped the wounded Hun Wuya in an array and attacked with holy flame, leaving Hun Wuya shocked by its power.

• Hun Wuya fled with the Undying Leaf and wondered whether the Myriad Ghost King had found a way to devour more holy flames.
• Hun Wuya stopped to inspect the leaf, but his ghost qi failed to break the protective ice cage.
• Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master observed Hun Wuya and prepared to take the Undying Leaf.
• Xiao Yan trapped Hun Wuya in an array and demanded that he surrender the leaf in exchange for his life.
• Xiao Yan attacked with the Primordial Fire Ruler, and his holy flame destroyed Hun Wuya's ghost qi.

Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Mausoleum of the Poison God, where they discovered a figure they believed to be Third Generation Poison God Xuanhe. Xiao Yan sensed something was wrong, and when the figure unleashed overwhelming soul pressure, he protected the group and was injured.

• Duhun Zi explained that the Poison Gods were the strongest figures of the Poison God Realm, and that only three had ever existed.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Duhun Zi, and the others passed through the stone gate and entered the Mausoleum of the Poison God.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed that the poison mists were harmless, and Xun'er's artifact bracelet guided the group toward the courtyard's center.
• The group found a cyan-robed figure fishing beside a pond, and Duhun Zi identified him as Third Generation Poison God Xuanhe.
• Xiao Yan warned Duhun Zi to return, but Xuanhe's figure released soul pressure that swept through the mausoleum.
• Xiao Yan used five holy runes to counter the attack, then took the blow protecting the group and suffered an injury.

Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er traveled to the Heavenly Domain to attend the Plane Conference at the Great Thousand Palace. After showing their invitation and learning about the Palace’s defenses, they were told that an esteemed individual was waiting specifically for Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan assigned his trusted allies to guard the Endless Fire Domain and gather intelligence before leaving with Gu Xun'er.
• After ten days of travel, Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er reached the Heavenly Domain and presented their invitation to an elderly guide.
• The guide led them across the ocean toward the Great Thousand Palace and explained that a Heavenly Colossal Beast guarded the waters.
• The guide showed them the Great Thousand Tree and explained its warnings, the Demon Subduing Array, and the Great Thousand Alliance’s role.
• The guide said the Plane Conference would begin after the other experts arrived and that an esteemed individual was waiting for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Holy Flame Land and discovered it was the Fifteenth Demon Suppression Realm, where the Holy Flame suppressed a powerful Outer Realm Evil Clan king. Yan Chi suspected the Blood Demon Envoy was imprisoned there, and the group headed toward a light where they sensed the Holy Flame was in trouble.

• Xiao Yan urged Yan Lao and Mu Yingying to stay outside the dangerous palace, but Yan Lao insisted on joining to learn what happened to Yin Fu Tong.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi, Yan Chi, and Mu Yingying entered the palace and found the Holy Flame Land shrouded in darkness and thick evil qi.
• Yan Chi identified the place as the Fifteenth Demon Suppression Realm, one of seventeen realms built to imprison supreme experts of the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Xiao Yan and Yan Chi suspected the Blood Demon Envoy was imprisoned there, while Yan Chi recalled that the Envoy had once badly wounded him with a single blow.
• Yan Chi sensed the Holy Flame calling for help, and the four of them rushed toward a distant speck of light.

Xiao Yan defeated the Dou Xian Puppet with a cyan-yellow fireball and a life-and-death palm strike, revealing two Corpse Pills inside its dried corpse. Qing Wenshu gave Xiao Yan the finer pill, and the three searched the Pill Hall for more treasures.

• Xiao Yan overwhelmed the Dou Xian Puppet's Silver Armor with his flames and shattered it with a palm strike.
• Xiao Yan burned the exposed dried corpse, and two Corpse Pills emerged from it.
• Qing Wenshu explained that the pills could help someone break through beyond Dou Di and gave the higher-quality one to Xiao Yan.
• Qing Wenshu kept the other Corpse Pill for himself, while Qinger accepted that she would not receive one.
• Xiao Yan, Qing Wenshu, and Qinger began searching the Pill Hall for more treasures.

Xiao Yan questioned Feng You about the Fifth Sin Department’s experiments in Shuiyuan City and disguised himself to descend deeper into the lair. As he approached the experiment site, the holy flame reacted violently, while Zhang Yu prepared above the island and a supernatural presence gathered over the sea.

• Xiao Yan forced Feng You to reveal that Lord Mal’s lair held powerful fighters and imprisoned humans and sea beasts for experiments tied to Shuiyuan City’s biting incidents.
• Feng You revealed that Mal was at the bottom of the lair conducting the final stage of an experiment, and the Lord of Fire Guards killed Feng You as he tried to flee.
• Xiao Yan disguised himself in Feng You’s clothes and aura, then continued down the passage while the holy flame’s reaction intensified.
• A sin envoy mistook Xiao Yan for Feng You and told him that Soul Hall members had entered the lair, then went to investigate them.
• Controlled sea beasts gathered around the lair beneath dark clouds as Zhang Yu meditated on the island with a radiant pentagram array at her chest.

Xiao Yan and the other newly ascended Dou Di encountered a powerful creature with enormous eyes in the dark passage leading to a new continent. Xiao Yan held it back so Xun Er, Cai Lin, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun could escape, then attacked it with a twenty-three-colored Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus.

• Xiao Yan sensed a hostile presence near the passage exit and warned Xun Er, Cai Lin, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun to be careful.
• A mysterious creature revealed its enormous eyes and announced that it would devour the five Dou Di experts to escape the void.
• Xiao Yan ordered Xun Er, Cai Lin, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun to flee through the exit while he stayed behind to stop the creature.
• The creature fired a beam at the exit, and Xiao Yan used Yellow Springs techniques and a soul attack to interrupt it.
• Xun Er, Cai Lin, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun escaped as Xiao Yan launched his twenty-three-colored Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus at the creature.

Xiao Yan and Yu Yifeng’s group discovered that a village was under attack by men searching for Ice Fire Island. After the village elder revealed what the attackers wanted, Yu Yifeng ordered his group to kill everyone except their leader.

• Yu Yifeng’s group landed near a village, where Xiao Yan detected the smell of blood and they saw cooking smoke rising.
• The group found the village burning as black-robed men killed villagers while searching for Ice Fire Island.
• The attackers’ leader ordered his men to find the old village chief, one of the few people who knew Ice Fire Island’s location.
• The old village chief begged Yu Yifeng’s group for help but initially concealed the village’s connection to the island.
• When the chief admitted the attackers were demanding Ice Fire Island’s location, Yu Yifeng stopped the group and ordered them to leave none alive except the leader.

Xiao Yi Xian attempted to swallow the Myriad Poison Holy Dan, but its power overwhelmed her until Xiao Yan and Xun'er used their Holy Flames to create an opening. She successfully consumed the pill, and the Poison God Cauldron absorbed the poison mist that erupted from her.

• Xiao Yi Xian received the Poison God Xuanhe’s reincarnation and told Xiao Yan that she knew how to handle the Poison God Cauldron’s spirit.
• Xiao Yi Xian tried to reach the Myriad Poison Holy Dan but was blasted back, so Xiao Yan proposed using the Holy Flames to weaken it.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er bound the pill with their six Holy Flames while Xiao Yi Xian used her Reincarnation Seal to draw it out.
• Xiao Yi Xian subdued and swallowed the Myriad Poison Holy Dan as Xiao Yan and Xun'er held back its power with the Holy Flames.
• The Poison God Cauldron absorbed the poisonous mist released by Xiao Yi Xian and returned to silence.

Duan Tianhong revealed that he had recovered his peak strength and defeated Hun Qianmo and the Fire Sin Envoy, using Xiao Yan’s Sacred Flame to stop Hun Qianmo from escaping. He bound both enemies, bringing the Eastern Continent’s crisis to an end.

• Duan Tianhong survived the explosion unharmed and revealed that he had regained his Five-star Dou Xian Late Stage strength.
• Hun Qianmo realized Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame had removed the Burning Soul Clan king’s origin from Duan Tianhong and tried to escape, claiming his attack on Forged Blade Thunder Valley had already succeeded.
• Duan Tianhong asked Xiao Yan to lend him the Sacred Flame Crystal, then kicked away the injured Fire Sin Envoy when he tried to seize it.
• Duan Tianhong entered Hun Qianmo’s black mist and used the Sacred Flame to expose Hun Qianmo’s true form as a soul body surrounded by trapped souls.
• Hun Qianmo attempted to self-detonate, but Duan Tianhong bound him and the weakened Fire Sin Envoy with gray thunder and earth-yellow flames.

Xiao Yan used the Fiery Explosion Technique to injure the evil man, who then fused with the Ghost White Puppet. Revealing his Fire Heart Sky Rock Holy Flame, Xiao Yan trapped the puppet inside his Sacred Flame Space and summoned the Fire Heart Sky Puppet to destroy it.

• Xiao Yan used the Fiery Explosion Technique to evade the Ghost White Puppet’s attack and strike the evil man.
• Xiao Yan questioned the evil man about his Outer Realm Evil Clan, but the man merged into the Ghost White Puppet and prepared to flee.
• Xiao Yan revealed the Fire Heart Sky Rock, causing the fused puppet to fear the Holy Flame’s power.
• Xiao Yan enclosed the area in his Sacred Flame Space, which rapidly weakened the puppet’s evil aura.
• The Ghost White Puppet unleashed its full strength, and Xiao Yan summoned the Fire Heart Sky Puppet to fight it.

Xiao Yan and Die Qi infiltrated the Yaoxuan Sect camp, where Xiao Yan confronted Sect Master Xuan Shan and demanded that he withdraw from Butterfly Valley. Xuan Shan refused and prepared to fight Xiao Yan, who was eager to test himself against the stronger opponent.

• Xiao Yan agreed to Butterfly Valley Ancestor's offer of intelligence and chose to infiltrate the Yaoxuan Sect camp that night with Die Qi.
• Xiao Yan and Die Qi disguised themselves as patrol guards and made their way into the Yaoxuan Sect base camp.
• Xuan Shan learned that Third Elder had died at Xiao Yan's hands and that Second Elder Xuanyao had been captured, then vowed to kill Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan enveloped Xuan Shan's wooden house in the Acacia Flame Domain and demanded that he leave the area or face destruction.
• Xuan Shan attacked Xiao Yan, but the flame barrier stopped his blow; both men prepared to fight at full strength.

Hao Ni'er prepared to fight the Evil God Avatar's army despite Yu Mingxuan's pleas, while the defenders of the Soul Devouring Domain faced a renewed assault. The Evil God Avatar noticed a faint black pillar rising behind the fortress and ordered his side to act, leaving the defenders unsure of the enemy's plan.

• Hao Ni'er refused to retreat and entrusted Yu Mingxuan to the two protectors and Baize, while Yu Mingxuan vowed to hold off the attackers so she could escape.
• Baize sensed that the Evil Army had come prepared as the fortress's ancient array blocked the evil power gathering above it.
• Yuan Emperor and the Evil God Avatar confronted Hao Ni'er, who summoned the Soul Annihilating Blade with her Natal Essence Blood and rallied the remaining soldiers.
• The Evil God Avatar spotted a faint black pillar of light rising beyond the fortress and told his forces to make their move.
• Hao Ni'er, Yu Mingxuan, Baize, and the defenders swore to protect the land and prepared to fight as demonic qi and bloodied energy darkened the sky.

Xiao Yan began the Alchemist Association examination by choosing the Fengzi Monster Core formula and refining its ingredients with his fused holy flame. After ten days, he successfully extracted the core materials, leaving Elder Feng impressed but watching to see whether he could complete the fusion and withstand the pill tribulation.

• Elder Feng told Xiao Yan he could keep any pill he refined and warned him not to cheat during the examination.
• Xiao Yan chose the Fengzi Monster Core formula and spent ten minutes comprehending its contents.
• Xiao Yan manifested a giant flame cauldron from his amber-colored fused holy flame, shocking Elder Feng.
• Xiao Yan divided his attention among three portions of medicinal materials and refined them simultaneously for ten days.
• Xiao Yan melted the two core ingredients and set their liquids against the emerald neutralizing liquid, while Elder Feng wondered how he would manage the fusion and pill tribulation.

The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor revealed the Outer Realm Evil Clan’s plan to restore the Head of Foreign Lands and help him reach Dou Shen. Xiao Yan stayed behind to fight the awakening power, but he was gravely injured and rescued as the Buddha Realm was consumed by the evil scorching sun.

• The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor disintegrated, sending the Outer Realm Evil Clan’s Origin Qi and the Earth Spirit Bead into the black and white scorching sun.
• Xiao Yan sent the Great Thousand Coalition Army away from the Buddha Realm while he stayed to confront the growing evil power.
• Xiao Yan shattered the scorching sun’s descending rings, then unleashed an attack using the Flame God Cauldron, God Slashing Ruler, Thirty-Three Holy Flames, Demon Power, and Dragon God Power.
• The scorching sun’s counterattack blasted Xiao Yan away and left him severely wounded.
• The Angel Queen and two seniors rescued Xiao Yan as the Buddha Realm was absorbed and the scorching sun turned entirely black and grew gigantic.

Xiao Tianming learned that the Angel Kingdom had captured Thunder Lord after her reincarnation and vowed the matter would not end there. He then led Xiao Yan into the Heaven Lock Nihility Realm, where an ancient power was awakening and an opportunity awaited him.

• Xiao Lingshan told Xiao Tianming that Thunder Lord had reincarnated, reached the Ninth Tier, and been captured by the Angel Kingdom.
• Xiao Tianming reacted with fury, while the Holy King and others calmed him and Xiao Yan invited the Netherworld experts to join the Endless Flame Alliance.
• The Holy King displayed the power of Heaven and Earth Blazing Flame and restored the barren land.
• Xiao Tianming explained that Tianyuan Supreme and the Clan Patriarch had sealed away the wounded Xiao Clan members, though an unknown force had tried to erode the barrier.
• Xiao Tianming led Xiao Yan into the Heaven Lock Nihility Realm toward an ancient power and an opportunity meant for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached the Triangle Ruins, where the Heavenly Dao Samsara Flame guarded the throne of the Six Paths Samsara Immortal amid scores of Reincarnation Stage fire slaves. The Heavenly Dao Samsara Flame sealed the hall and demanded the Holy Flame Seeds from Xiao Yan and Yun Yun, leaving Xiao Yan suspecting that the flames were connected to the Sixth Evil God.

• Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, and the Nether Sea Dragon Serpent arrived in the Triangle Ruins and saw the Six Paths Samsara Immortal on the throne, the Heavenly Dao Samsara Flame beside him, and rows of fire slaves below.
• The Nether Sea Dragon Serpent offered to help Xiao Yan subdue the Holy Flame, but Xiao Yan sensed danger and retreated with his companions.
• Tang Feng and six others appeared, and Tang Feng's attack failed to harm the Triangle Ruins.
• The Heavenly Dao Samsara Flame awakened, rejected Tang Feng's offer, and sealed off every route out of the hall.
• The Heavenly Dao Samsara Flame demanded the Holy Flame Seeds inside Xiao Yan and Yun Yun, while Xiao Yan wondered whether the flames were needed to deal with the Sixth Evil God.

Xiao Yan joined Ghost Face Soul Flame in battle against the Blood Demon Envoy and the Blood Demon Race. He annihilated Xue Xuan with a soul technique, while the remaining fighters were still engaged.

• Xiao Yan confronted the Blood Demon Envoy, who recognized him as the one responsible for killing members of the Blood Demon Race in the Desert Mountain Range.
• Mu Yingying arrived to help Xiao Yan, while Ghost Face Soul Flame took on the Blood Demon Envoy and Xiao Yi faced Xue Tian.
• Xiao Yan chose to fight Xue Xuan and secretly gathered his soul power as the battle began.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Youming Tianhuang and annihilated Xue Xuan, destroying his body and soul power.

Xiao Yan began refining the Xuan Yin Pill by processing its rare core ingredients in the Black Demon Cauldron. He extracted the Blood Sea Heavenly Spring and refined the Fallen Star Branch, leaving the Pale Flame Xuan Lightning and remaining ingredients for the final pill-condensing stage.

• Xiao Yan set aside two of his three portions of medicinal materials and began heating the Black Demon Cauldron.
• Xiao Yan spent ten days refining the Blood Sea Heavenly Spring's blood crystal, then extracted dozens of transparent drops from its fragments.
• Xiao Yan put the Fallen Star Branch into the cauldron and swallowed medicinal pills to sustain a prolonged refinement.
• Xiao Yan refined the Fallen Star Branch into grey liquid over five days, bringing the two hardest ingredients close to completion.
• Xiao Yan prepared to add the Pale Flame Xuan Lightning and other ingredients before forming the Xuan Yin Pill.

Xiao Yan rejected a breakthrough to Dou Xian because his Dou Qi Sea had vanished and he feared the consequences of forming no Dou Core. The Fiery Beast absorbed the excess energy, resolving his crisis and beginning a mysterious transformation linked to Tou She Ancient God.

• Xiao Yan decided to remain at the Dou Di peak rather than risk advancing to Dou Xian without understanding his vanished Dou Qi Sea.
• The Fiery Beast emerged from Xiao Yan's Dou Qi Sea and asked to devour the excess energy within him.
• Xiao Yan expelled the cyan-blue liquid produced by refining the two holy flames and let the Fiery Beast consume it.
• The Fiery Beast suppressed and digested the energy with its twenty-three-colored flames, then returned to the Dou Qi Sea to sleep.
• Xiao Yan noticed the Fiery Beast beginning a transformation and wondered if it was a Sibaoxiang connected to Tou She Ancient God.