Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan descended to the bottom of the Ghost Suppressing Well and discovered a mysterious pool whose water could freeze even his fused flames. As he reached toward its center, the water changed color and the Golden Dragon King identified it as Blood Spirit Ice Liquid.

• Xiao Yan descended through the deep, dark well and used the Milky White Flame to illuminate its moss-covered walls and the creatures hiding there.
• Xiao Yan reached the bottom, found a pool of frigid water and a passage, and heard strange sounds coming from the passage.
• The Golden Dragon King warned Xiao Yan that the pool had no apparent source and urged him to inspect it carefully.
• Xiao Yan touched the water and found that it was cold enough to frost the Milky White Flame covering his hand.
• As Xiao Yan reached toward the pool's center, the water changed color, and the Golden Dragon King exclaimed that it was Blood Spirit Ice Liquid.

Xiao Yan and his companions traveled with Wen Zi through Xuan Ling City while Xiao Yan searched for the Holy Flame, but he found no trace of its aura. When Du He tried to extort Elder Zhu after colliding with him, his attendant recognized the old man and realized the prince was in trouble.

• Xiao Yan sensed several powerful auras in Xuan Ling City but found no familiar Holy Flame presence as Wen Zi led the group onward.
• Wen Zi paused to handle a matter, while Du He complained that his visit to the Burning Incense Pavilion had failed and his lover was absent.
• Du He collided with Elder Zhu and demanded a thousand gold coins, drawing a crowd of onlookers.
• Elder Zhu calmly questioned Du He, while Xiao Yan prepared to intervene and Elder Zhu stopped him.
• Du He's attendant pushed through the crowd, recognized Elder Zhu, and realized the situation was dangerous.

Xiao Yan recovered by absorbing spiritual energy with his soul power, then traveled with Yue Ru toward the ruins' main hall. While they waited for its sealed stone gate to open, Ye Mu tested Xiao Yan and promised to meet him again in the depths of the ruins.

• Xiao Yan recovered his strength, and he and Yue Ru headed for the main hall after finding no Dragon Core aura nearby.
• Xiao Yan and Yue Ru reached the ruins' great hall, where the gathered adventurers waited for its weakening seal to open.
• Xiao Yan and Yue Ru ate roasted meat by a campfire when a stranger attacked them with three forceful leaves.
• Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames to destroy the leaves and confronted Ye Mu, one of Qing Cheng City's five famed prodigies.
• Ye Mu said he wanted to test the Xiao Yan who had defeated Muller, then left after promising to meet him again in the depths of the ruins.

Xiao Yan resisted Mu Lei’s attempt to take him into custody and fought off the Mu Family elites. Surrounded by the Mu Family’s Three Elders, he faced an imminent battle while Yue Yu and the others waited to see what he would do.

• Mu Lei ordered the Mu Family elites to capture Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan told Yue Yu not to intervene.
• Xiao Yan used the Primordial Fire Ruler to drive back more than a dozen Three-star Dou Di Mu Family elites and demanded to know why Mu Lei was targeting him.
• Mu Lei said Martial City had ordered Xiao Yan’s arrest until he cleared himself of suspicion, and Xiao Yan charged toward the Mu Family elites.
• Muller attacked Xiao Yan, who used the ruler to halt his charge and leap into the air.
• Mu Lei summoned the Mu Family’s Three Elders, and Yue Yu warned that the triplets could fight with the strength of a mid-stage Four-star Dou Di expert.
• Mu Lei warned the gathered families not to interfere, then ordered the Three Elders to take Xiao Yan down.

Xiao Yan discovered an ancient Immortal Sword embedded in the volcanic crater and fought the Dragon Soul guarding it. He struck the Dragon Soul down with Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler, but sensed that it was already recovering.

• Xiao Yan spotted an ancient red-glowing longsword embedded in the crater wall and suspected it was the Immortal Sword guarded by the Dragon Soul.
• The Dragon Soul grew to enormous size, attacked Xiao Yan with its flaming tail, and trapped him in a formation of volcanic fire.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the crater’s fire energy, evaded the tail strike, and learned that the Dragon Soul could control the surrounding flames.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler, shattered the Dragon Soul’s protective Dragon Gang, and sent it plunging toward the crater.
• Xiao Yan sensed that the Dragon Soul was rapidly recovering and knew the blow had not killed it.

Xiao Yan investigated Mu Feng’s unusual, ghostly aura, then visited the Pill Workshop to browse its wares. On the second floor, he recognized the medicinal ingredients displayed by an old man, prompting the man to reassess him.

• Xiao Yan asked the Golden Dragon King about Mu Feng, and the Golden Dragon King said Mu Feng’s aura was strange and might be concealed by an item.
• Xiao Yan decided to keep an eye on Mu Feng, who was also participating in the selection competition.
• Xiao Yan entered the Pill Workshop and passed into the second floor by revealing his soul power to the guards.
• Xiao Yan judged a Shadow Concealment Pill to be overpriced and continued browsing.
• Xiao Yan named the medicinal ingredients before an old man, who realized Xiao Yan was knowledgeable.

After spending a month in the Dou Di River, Xiao Yan completed the Immortal Body fusion and consolidated his cultivation. The Immortal Great Emperor revealed that the Flame of Immortality could bring the Immortal Body to its full potential, and Xiao Yan asked where it was.

• The Xuan Ling Imperial Family informed the Burning Incense Pavilion that Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, and Mu Feng could enter the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool, but Xiao Yan’s long stay in the Dou Di River delayed their departure.
• Mu Yingying worried that something had happened to Xiao Yan, while Xiao Yi assured her that his condition was improving and predicted he would emerge soon.
• A powerful aura erupted from the Dou Di River, and the Immortal Great Emperor observed that Xiao Yan had spent a month both fusing with the Immortal Body and consolidating his strength.
• Xiao Yan completed the fusion and sensed that his Immortal Body could withstand a full-force strike from a Five-star Dou Di, though it could not reach its full potential without something more.
• The Immortal Great Emperor told Xiao Yan that the Flame of Immortality was needed to raise the Immortal Body to the Tenth Grade, and Xiao Yan asked where the Flame was.

Mu Yingying heard her missing brother’s voice and awakened a powerful azure flame, drawing the attention of Yan Zhi and the old man imprisoned on the Underground Palace’s seventh floor. She headed toward Xiao Yan’s secluded core region, while the Witch retreated and Xiao Yan and Mu Feng continued cultivating in the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool.

• Mu Yingying heard her brother urge her to run, awakened an azure flame, and failed to reach him when she called out.
• The old man sensed the flame on the first floor, but Yan Zhi attacked him with black flames to prevent him from investigating.
• Mu Yingying left to seek the core region where Xiao Yan was secluded, while the wounded Witch fled toward the depths of the pool.
• Mu Feng used the pool’s power and a Dou Di Pill to prepare for a breakthrough to Five-star Dou Di.
• Long Yi put Xiao Yan into a small pool to nourish him, and Mu Yingying entered the water outside Xiao Yan’s isolated island.

As the Xuan Ling Imperial Auction approached, Mu Yingying woke from her injuries and reunited with Xiao Yan and Mu Feng. Elder Zhu gave them admission tickets and led them toward Xuan Ling City to explore its markets, while Xiao Yan hoped to find what he needed to devour the Holy Flame.

• Xiao Yan told Mu Feng that an Eight-star Dou Di Perfection expert from the Hall of Worship had attacked them in the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool.
• Mu Yingying awakened, scolded Xiao Yan for leaving her to face the worshipper, and was relieved that he had survived.
• Elder Zhu entered and gave Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, and Mu Feng tickets to the Xuan Ling Imperial Auction.
• Elder Zhu explained that the auction was a rare, grand event featuring valuable techniques, cultivation methods, herbs, and other treasures.
• Elder Zhu took Xiao Yan and the others to explore Xuan Ling City’s markets, where Xiao Yan hoped to find items for devouring the Holy Flame.

King Xuan Ling and Qin Tian led an elite Xuan Ling Imperial Family force into the Death Desert to find the Snake People Tribe’s Divine Hall. Meanwhile, Yan Xiao and his companions searched an oasis and discovered a three-colored scale that Tang Tang identified as belonging to a Three-colored Sky Swallowing Python.

• Qin Tian, Ye Mo, and King Xuan Ling agreed to secretly investigate the Snake People Tribe’s Divine Hall and capture a tribe leader for questioning.
• Yan Xiao and the other eight followed a map to a desert oasis, where Yan Xiao sensed someone lurking nearby and sent the group a plan by soul transmission.
• A beautiful Early Six-star Dou Di snake woman surfaced in the oasis lake, noticed Yan Xiao’s group, and fled across the desert with a small three-colored snake sleeping in her sleeve.
• Yan Xiao’s group searched the oasis but found no one, then Yan Xiao used his soul force to scan the lake.
• Tang Tang spotted a three-colored scale beneath the water and exclaimed that it belonged to a Three-colored Sky Swallowing Python.

Mei Ye rescued her unconscious daughter and realized powerful outsiders had entered the Medusa Clan. Ye Mo, Yao Xin, and Mu Chenfeng were confronted by the Charm Snake Tribe’s Black and White Twin Emperors, but King Xuan Ling intervened, and the group departed after learning the Divine Hall’s location.

• Mei Ye recovered with the mysterious old man’s medicine, checked that her daughter was unharmed, and hurried back toward the tribe’s main camp.
• Ye Mo told Mu Chenfeng he had come out of concern, and Yao Xin sensed two terrifying auras approaching as the group tried to escape the Charm Snake Tribe.
• The Black and White Twin Emperors confronted Ye Mo over his trespass and injury to the tribe’s deputy leader, and Ye Mo revealed his Nine-star Dou Di strength.
• King Xuan Ling’s voice startled the Twin Emperors, allowing Ye Mo to lead Yao Xin and Mu Chenfeng over the tribe’s walls and escape.
• Outside the Charm Snake Tribe, King Xuan Ling rose and told the others they should leave because they already knew the Divine Hall’s location.

Xiao Yan discovered a hidden passage while searching a circular corridor and briefly studied a strange painting of a giant hand crushing a tiny creature. The group reached two paths into the Desert Zone, and Xiao Yan chose the left path despite Lu Di's warnings.

• Xiao Yan found a bizarre painting depicting a gigantic hand pressing down on a tiny blackish-purple creature, then triggered a mechanism that opened a passage.
• Mu Yingying sensed danger as the group entered the passage, and an azure flame hidden beneath her clothing throbbed in response.
• Xiao Yan found a fork leading into two paths through the Desert Zone, while Lu Di warned that one was dangerous and the other safe but neither could be identified.
• After Xiao Yan's Soul Power returned no information from either path, he chose the left one and promised to stand at the front if danger appeared.

Xiao Yan used the Soul Devouring Talisman to swallow the indestructible black beam, then learned that the Desert Mountain Range consisted of five layers. He and his companions set off along a winding path, with flight and their spiritual senses blocked by the mountain range’s restrictions.

• Mu Yingying told Xiao Yan that Mu Feng and Lu Di had failed to destroy the black beam, which seemed undying and immortal.
• Xiao Yan used Space Shuttle hand seals to reach the black beam and secretly absorbed it with the Soul Devouring Talisman.
• Xiao Yan returned to Mu Yingying, Mu Feng, Lu Di, and Xiao Yi, then gave the group medicinal pills to restore their Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan discovered that the Desert Mountain Range prevented flight and blocked soul power and Spiritual Power.
• The Soul Devouring Talisman revealed that the Desert Mountain Range had five layers, and Xiao Yan led the group onto the winding path.

The Poison Sect Master returned to find the sect damaged and learned that a mysterious intruder had injured Zhou Ling and entered the Forbidden Area. She discovered the Soul Controlling Guide had been stolen and headed to the Burning Incense Pavilion to warn Fen Tian.

• The Poison Sect Master returned to the Poison Sect and heard Five Poisons report that a mysterious man had injured Zhou Ling and vanished from the Forbidden Area.
• The Poison Sect Master entered the Forbidden Area and found the jade bottle containing what appeared to be the Soul Controlling Guide.
• The Poison Sect Master realized the liquid in the bottle was not the Soul Controlling Guide and concluded that it had been stolen.
• The Poison Sect Master suspected the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and hurried to the Burning Incense Pavilion to discuss the theft with Fen Tian.

Xiao Yan met Bai He privately to negotiate for the Undying Leaf, offering an Immortal Grade Four pill prototype and then revealing a child flame of the Ghost Face Soul Flame as his final bargaining chip. Bai He accepted the offer for consideration, and City Lord Wang Feng, Li Qin, and several elders emerged after Xiao Yan left, impressed by his apparent backing.

• Xiao Yan parted from Qing Ming in the secret passage and worried that his pill prototype would not be enough to compete for the Undying Leaf.
• Xiao Yan met Bai He in a private room, where Bai He asked what he would offer for the leaf.
• Xiao Yan presented an Immortal Grade Four pill prototype, but Bai He warned that another bidder had offered a more generous bargaining chip.
• Xiao Yan revealed a child flame of the Ghost Face Soul Flame, prompting Bai He to say the leaf's ownership would soon be settled.
• After Xiao Yan left, City Lord Wang Feng, Li Qin, and several elders appeared and remarked that Xiao Yan seemed to have a formidable background.

Youhunzi asked the Soul Devouring Master about the Xiao Clan’s mysterious disappearance, and the two discussed suspicions that the Seven Realms’ supreme beings were involved. The Soul Devouring Master gave Youhunzi the Soul Devouring Talisman to help him break his seal and planned to awaken the Ten Halls of Yama to learn more, while Xiao Yan remained in seclusion.

• Youhunzi told the Soul Devouring Master that Xiao Yan had been settled with the Earth Dragon Blood Crystal and Blood Pool, and asked why the Xiao Clan and its vassal clans had vanished.
• The Soul Devouring Master said the Xiao Clan’s disappearance puzzled even the supreme beings, and suggested that only the Seven Realms’ centers could have annexed the clan overnight.
• The Soul Devouring Master and Youhunzi discussed the surviving Xiao Clan Guardian and learned that the injured Ten Halls of Yama were recuperating inside Xiao Yan.
• The Soul Devouring Master said he would try to awaken the Ten Halls of Yama in the Lihun Domain and ask about the Xiao Clan’s disappearance.
• The Soul Devouring Master gave Youhunzi the Soul Devouring Talisman to take to Nier, saying it would help him break his seal.
• Youhunzi accepted the talisman, and the Soul Devouring Master waited for Xiao Yan to emerge from seclusion.

Fen Tian’s group entered the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s Underground Palace and headed for the third level, while Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying arrived on the second level after being swept through a Space Vortex. They discovered a magma world and sensed something powerful atop a flight of stone steps.

• Zheng Zhen led Fen Tian and the others into the Underground Palace, then left after Fen Tian told him to return.
• Zhu Jin sensed traces of Yan Chi’s aura and Xiao Yan’s presence on the second level, and Fen Tian ordered his group toward the third level while placing a restriction to keep Xiao Yan from going deeper.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying emerged from a Space Vortex and realized they had arrived in the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s Underground Palace.
• Mu Yingying identified the power that had rescued them as her brother’s, leading Xiao Yan to suspect that Yan Chi was bound on the seventh level.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying found themselves above a vast magma world and noticed stone steps leading toward something dangerous; the Yin Yang Profound Iron Mother inside Xiao Yan reacted with joy.

Xiao Yan fought Muller, who unleashed an Immortal-tier Dou Ji to seize the Moon Crescent Jade Fruit, and defeated him despite their difference in strength. After giving Yue Ru three fruits, Xiao Yan prepared to explore deeper into the ruins.

• Muller summoned his Immortal-tier Dou Ji, the Magic Spear Golden Wheel, and demanded that Xiao Yan hand over the Moon Crescent Jade Fruit.
• Xiao Yan refused and clashed with Muller using the First Step of the Three-step Body-wandering Ruler.
• Xiao Yan struck Muller with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and a twenty-three-colored fire lotus, leaving him severely injured and forcing his attendants to carry him away.
• Xiao Yan gave Yue Ru three Moon Crescent Jade Fruits and said they should explore deeper into the ruins.

The Life and Death Fire Beast emerged after its tribulation as an Eight-star Dou Di and drove the gathered powerhouses away while sending Xiao Yan and his companions toward the Life and Death Two Forms Spring. As Xiao Yan’s group descended, he explained that Qi Haoran’s death was tied to the Outer Realm Evil Clan, leaving them resolved to report the matter and face any fallout from the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.

• The Life and Death Fire Beast emerged from the Magma World after passing its tribulation and sent Xiao Yan’s group toward the Life and Death Two Forms Spring.
• The powerhouses attacked the Fire Beast, but Song Yue, the Five Poisons, and the others retreated after seeing its overwhelming strength.
• Xiu Qi asked Xiao Yan about Qi Haoran’s death, and Xiao Yan said Qi Haoran and Qi Haoqing had carried the aura of the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Xiu Qi said the group should report the suspected connection between the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and the Outer Realm Evil Clan to their sects.
• Xiao Yan declared that he would fight back if the Xuan Ling Imperial Family came after him, and Mu Feng, Mu Yingying, Qin Xin, and the others pledged their support.
• Xiao Yan led his companions down toward the entrance to the Life and Death Two Forms Spring.

Xiao Yan and his companions found Xuan Crystal on the ninth layer and met a Dark Element evildoer imprisoned in a sword array. They entered the eighth layer without learning its Guardian’s identity, while the prisoner warned that even Four-star Dou Xian experts avoided her.

• Yu Yifeng explained that Xuan Crystal was a rare weapon-forging material and stored the piece from the treasure chest.
• The group traveled deeper into the ninth layer and found a sword array imprisoning a thin middle-aged man pierced by a silver sword.
• Liu Qing recognized the prisoner as a Dark Element user, and Xiao Yan offered to trade information about the eighth-layer Guardian for his rescue.
• The prisoner said he knew nothing about the Guardian, so Yu Yifeng and the others left him and entered the eighth layer.
• The prisoner revealed that the eighth-layer Guardian was dangerous even to Four-star Dou Xian experts and recalled that he had once slaughtered nearly several hundred thousand people to test his Dark Element.