Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan learned that King Xuan Ling’s yellow pearl contained the Power of Life and Death and that a Holy Flame seemed connected to the Xuan Ling Imperial Family. Elder Zhu defeated King Xuan Ling’s avatar, then set out with Xiao Yan, Mu Feng, and Mu Yingying for the Xuan Ling Imperial Pool.

• Xiao Yan probed King Xuan Ling’s yellow pearl and was struck by its dangerous power, while the Golden Dragon King explained the Power of Life and Death and its connection to the Dou Xian realm.
• Xiao Yan and the Golden Dragon King sensed a Holy Flame fluctuation on King Xuan Ling, and the Golden Dragon King said the trip to the Xuan Ling Imperial Family had become more interesting.
• King Xuan Ling sent his yellow pearl at Elder Zhu, who split it with his Silver Thunder Fox and continued attacking the avatar.
• King Xuan Ling’s avatar transported away the five people behind him and vanished, while Elder Zhu reacted with shock to something he noticed.
• Elder Zhu repaired the damaged space and left with Xiao Yan, Mu Feng, and Mu Yingying for the Xuan Ling Imperial Pool.

Xiao Yan proposed using Space Shuttle to reach the Life Origin Stone, but the woman warned that the Shattered Space made the attempt nearly fatal. He summoned his soul-power clone to work with him, and the group prepared to try for the stone.

• Xiao Yan demonstrated Space Shuttle, but the woman and the Golden Dragon King warned that entering the Shattered Space could kill him.
• The woman explained that Xiao Yan would need to teleport from the edge of the Shattered Space to the Life Origin Stone and seize it immediately.
• Xiao Yan replenished his Dou Qi and remembered that his Emperor Realm soul power could produce a clone.
• Xiao Yan summoned his black-robed soul clone, and the two agreed to attempt the dangerous plan together.
• Xiao Yan asked the Golden Dragon King to begin, and the woman gave her approval.

Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying encountered a stall owner selling a mysterious Three Jade Exquisite Rabbit for an exorbitant price. The stall owner offered Xiao Yan a place in his mercenary group’s expedition to the dangerous Wilderness Zone, and Xiao Yan asked what reward he would receive.

• Mu Yingying admired the Three Jade Exquisite Rabbit, while the stall owner demanded one million gold coins or an Emperor Grade One Profound Pill.
• Xiao Yan challenged the price and picked up a faded scroll, which stirred a reaction in the Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription inside him.
• The stall owner refused to sell the scroll and recognized Xiao Yan as an Emperor Grade One alchemist with powerful soul strength.
• The stall owner invited Xiao Yan to join a mercenary expedition into the Wilderness Zone after the auction, offering protection from a Six-star Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan, who knew the Wilderness Zone might contain the Emperor Grade Six ice-attributed beast core and essence blood he needed, asked what benefits the expedition would offer.

Yu Xuan mistook Xiao Yan for a member of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and attacked him, but the Golden Dragon King intervened and quickly overpowered Yu Xuan. After Yu Xuan explained that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family had destroyed his clan thousands of years earlier, Xiao Yan and the Golden Dragon King suspected that the culprit had used Holy Flame.

• Yu Xuan attacked Xiao Yan again, but stopped when Xiao Yan asked him to wait and questioned the fiery aura around him.
• The Golden Dragon King revealed himself and struck Yu Xuan with a dragon claw, overwhelming him in their brief clash.
• The Golden Dragon King withdrew his attack and told Yu Xuan he was not qualified to know his identity.
• Yu Xuan admitted that he had attacked Xiao Yan because the flame inside him reminded him of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family, which had exterminated his clan thousands of years earlier.
• The Golden Dragon King wondered whether the Xuan Ling Imperial Family's flame power had been Holy Flame, and Xiao Yan stared at Yu Xuan in surprise.

Xiao Yan entered the Dou Di River to seek a powerful Dou Di Body, learning that its Light Orbs contained the bodies of dead experts. Guided by the Golden Dragon King, he headed for the river’s depths and a Tenth Grade Dou Di Body, while Mu Xuzi and Elder Zhu watched from outside.

• Xiao Yan entered the Dou Di River, was separated from Mu Yingying and the others, and nearly got seized by a Light Orb before the Golden Dragon King intervened.
• The Golden Dragon King explained that Xiao Yan could either condense his own Dou Di Body or borrow one from an expert in the river, and Xiao Yan chose to seek an existing body.
• Xiao Yan sensed a terrifying presence in the depths of the Dou Di River, and the Golden Dragon King revealed that it was their goal and might belong to an expert he had known.
• Xiao Yan covered himself in Milky White Flame and pressed toward the depths, passing other powerful Light Orbs without stopping.
• Outside the river, Elder Zhu told Mu Xuzi that Xiao Yan was aiming for a Tenth Grade Dou Di Body, which had crushed Elder Zhu when he challenged it in his youth.

Xiao Yan fought Poison Maiden Leng Qingchen, whose Love Trauma Poison Skill drew him into a world of illusions that exploited his guilt and emotional wounds. As the poison began eroding his vitality, Xiao Yan faced accusations from the women in his life.

• Leng Qingchen used her Love Trauma Poison Skill, shaping yellow poisonous mist into an attack that Xiao Yan’s Glazed Colored Flame partly melted.
• Leng Qingchen formed a yellow tripod projection, and Xiao Yan struck it with his flame-wreathed fist; though they clashed evenly, the shattered projection poisoned him.
• Leng Qingchen activated Reversal of All Things and pulled Xiao Yan into her mysterious poison-skill world.
• Mirrors in the world showed Xiao Yan visions of Xun'er, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Lin, and another woman accusing him of betrayal, failure, and cowardice.
• Yellow spots of light began devouring Xiao Yan’s vitality, threatening to erode him to bones within an hour.

Xiao Yan and the other tournament standouts arrived at the mountaintop, where recruiters from the Nine Great Super Sects assessed them and competed for their interest. King Xuan Ling appeared to recruit the newcomers for the Xuan Ling Imperial Family, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yan sensed his overwhelming power and the Golden Dragon King detected a trace of Holy Flame in his aura.

• Xiao Yan and the others reached the mountaintop, where fifteen top tournament contestants gathered before the recruiters from the Nine Great Super Sects.
• The recruiters assessed Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, and the other promising contestants, while Chang Yu resented their schemes and the Solomon expert vowed revenge for the Twin Ghost Emperor.
• King Xuan Ling appeared and said he had come to consider recruiting the promising newcomers into the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• Xiao Yan sensed King Xuan Ling's immense aura, and the Golden Dragon King explained the stages of Nine-star Dou Di and noticed a faint trace of Holy Flame in him.

Bing Xin fought Tu Xingzhe over the Fire Qilin Pill, using her sword and poison Dou Qi to exhaust his defenses and energy. Tu Xingzhe admitted defeat and tried to leave, but an unseen speaker stopped him and invited him to watch the pill change hands.

• Bing Xin charged through eight of Tu Xingzhe’s rock barriers with a single sword strike, but could not break his final two defenses.
• Tu Xingzhe attacked with Rock Spikes, while Bing Xin evaded them until his Dou Qi began to run low.
• Jian Wuqing and Jian Yu watched the duel, and Jian Wuqing noted that several powerful auras had vanished from the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• Tu Xingzhe conceded that Bing Xin had earned her reputation, withdrew his Dou Qi, and prepared to leave.
• An unseen speaker called out to Tu Xingzhe and urged him to stay to witness the Fire Qilin Pill change hands.

Mu Lei accused Xiao Yan of killing Wu Huan and ordered Martial City’s elites to seize him, but Yue Yu and the Yue Family intervened to protect Xiao Yan. The chapter ended with Yue Yu declaring that the Yue Family would stand against the Mu and Wu Families to defend him.

• Mu Lei accused Xiao Yan of killing Wu Huan, citing his Milky White Flame and his movements after leaving the ruins, while Xiao Yan denied the charge and called it a baseless accusation.
• Xiao Yan tried to leave, but Mu Lei ordered his elites to surround and attack him.
• The Third Elder of the Yue Family appeared and drove back the elites, preventing them from seizing Xiao Yan.
• Yue Yu rejected Mu Lei’s accusations, recalling that Wu Huan had survived Xiao Yan’s attack and had been rescued by someone else.
• Mu Lei threatened the Yue Family with war if it protected Xiao Yan, but Yue Yu and the Third Elder declared that the Yue Family would defend him despite the consequences.

Xiao Yan learned Space Shuttle from Xiao Yue, the Silver Moon Heavenly Wolf, and used it to free Yue Ru and Mu Feng from a barrier in the third level of Yin Shi Forest. The three rested together and prepared to continue toward the destination Xiao Yan had been following a mysterious voice to reach.

• Xiao Yue departed after warning Xiao Yan to enter the well sooner rather than later, and Xiao Yan discussed Long Yi’s presence in the Primordial Fire Ruler.
• Xiao Yan opened a Space Shuttle passage and returned from the cave to where Yue Ru and Mu Feng were trapped.
• Xiao Yan used Space Shuttle to release Yue Ru and Mu Feng from the Silver Moon Heavenly Wolf’s barrier, and the three reunited.
• Xiao Yan told Mu Feng that a mysterious voice had guided him deeper into Yin Shi Forest and that an important item for the selection competition lay there.
• Mu Feng agreed to accompany Xiao Yan, and the three rested beside a campfire before planning to continue the next day.

After King Xuan Ling arrived, he and Elder Zhu negotiated an end to the confrontation over Xiao Yan’s injuries. Elder Zhu secured three Xuan Ling Imperial Auction tickets as compensation, but Ye Mo called a council of worshippers, leaving King Xuan Ling worried about the growing trouble.

• Xiao Yan noticed an ominous flame around King Xuan Ling, and Long Yi said it was not the Holy Flame.
• King Xuan Ling tried to end the dispute, but Elder Zhu refused until Xiao Yan asked both sides to stop.
• King Xuan Ling agreed not to pursue Elder Zhu’s entry into the Forbidden Area, and Elder Zhu demanded three auction tickets for Xiao Yan.
• King Xuan Ling readily granted the tickets, and Elder Zhu led Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, and Mu Feng away to treat their injuries.
• Ye Mo announced a council of worshippers, while King Xuan Ling blamed the failed worshipper and feared the situation would worsen.

Xiao Yan cut off the Spirit of Grudge from the Ghost Qi in the Ghost Suppressing Well and killed it by striking its abdominal weakness. The Spirit of Grudge’s fragments remained for Xiao Yan to gather and use in refining the Blood Spirit Ice Liquid.

• Xiao Yan and Long Yi's combined flames severed the Ghost Qi feeding the Spirit of Grudge and sealed off its source.
• Mu Feng and Yue Ru sensed Xiao Yan's attack and hurried deeper into the Ghost Suppressing Well, while Mu Yingying noticed the flame aura and continued toward a cave.
• Xiao Yan revealed his early Four-star Dou Di strength and attacked the Spirit of Grudge to complete the Blood Spirit Ice Liquid's refinement.
• Guided by the Golden Dragon King, Xiao Yan struck the Spirit of Grudge's abdomen and destroyed it.
• The Golden Dragon King told Xiao Yan to collect the Spirit of Grudge's fragments to refine the Blood Spirit Ice Liquid.

Elder Zhu demonstrated his strength to Xiao Yan and explained the history of the Burning Incense Pavilion and his title, Undefeated War God - Ash. He left Xiao Yan with a secret account of the pavilion’s origins and Elder Zhu’s role in defeating an assault by the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.

• Elder Zhu overwhelmed Xiao Yan with his Dou Qi and Spiritual Power, then agreed to tell him about the Undefeated War God - Ash.
• Elder Zhu revealed that the Burning Incense Pavilion and Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion had accepted both male and female disciples, despite outsiders’ assumptions.
• Elder Zhu traced the Burning Incense Pavilion’s founding to the aftermath of the war against the Outer Realm Evil Clan and described its founder’s year-long battle with the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s founder.
• Elder Zhu said that the Burning Incense Pavilion and Xuan Ling Imperial Family had fought repeatedly since their founders’ conflict over a mountain range.
• Elder Zhu explained that his Spiritual Power made him the Pavilion Master’s personal disciple and that he became famous after he helped the Medusa Clan repel a major Xuan Ling Imperial Family assault.

Xiao Yan took Qing Yuan to You Quan in the Magical Beast Mountain Range so she could absorb the Gu Ben Pei Yuan Pill. He reached the waterfall and searched the nearby woods for a secluded place, while a mercenary group traveling through the forest drew his attention.

• After recovering overnight, Xiao Yan learned from Yue Ru about a spring near Qing Cheng City and declined her offer to accompany him.
• Xiao Yan carried Qing Yuan out of the Yue Family and headed toward You Quan, following the Golden Dragon King's instructions.
• In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan noticed a White-Skirtd Woman whose soul power seemed unusually strong, but he continued on without approaching her group.
• Three Fire Snake Tigers attacked nearby mercenaries, and Xiao Yan released his Dou Qi to drive the magical beasts away.
• Xiao Yan reached the waterfall at You Quan and searched deeper in the woods for a hidden place to give Qing Yuan the Gu Ben Pei Yuan Pill.

Xiao Yan told Elder Zhu he planned to travel to the Desert Zone with the Blood Blade Mercenary Group, and Elder Zhu approved. Back in his room, Xiao Yan and Long Yi examined a mysterious tattered scroll that resisted both soul power and Xiao Yan’s exotic-fire Dou Qi.

• Xiao Yan told Elder Zhu about his agreement with the Blood Blade Mercenary Group, and Elder Zhu allowed him to travel with the arriving youngsters after the auction.
• Elder Zhu said he would let Xiao Yan, Mu Feng, and Mu Yingying witness the renowned auction the next day.
• Xiao Yan warned Mu Yingying to be careful around Xuan Mu, then returned to his room.
• Long Yi told Xiao Yan that several concealed auras in the area were difficult to deal with and might belong to experts of at least Eight-star Dou Di strength.
• Xiao Yan took out the tattered scroll, whose spiritual pressure subsided when he brought out the Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription.
• Xiao Yan tried to pierce the scroll with soul power and burn it with his exotic-fire Dou Qi, but neither method affected it.

Xiao Yan appeared during Poison Old Monster’s confrontation with the barefoot woman, having already knocked out Du Ya and taken the unconscious woman with the Cauldron Three Flower Pupils. He let Poison Old Monster believe Du Ya could leave, then struck as Poison Old Monster tried to escape.

• Poison Old Monster weakened after the Plague Source Worms consumed most of his Dou Qi, while the barefoot woman refused to give him the item he wanted.
• Poison Old Monster called for Du Ya, but Xiao Yan appeared with Du Ya unconscious and the woman with the Cauldron Three Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Yan agreed to let Poison Old Monster take Du Ya and threw him to the ground.
• Poison Old Monster checked that Du Ya was only unconscious and tried to flee with him.
• Xiao Yan attacked Poison Old Monster from the darkness with Yellow Springs Palm.

Yao Xin and her companions entered the Medusa Temple passage while Nu Dong went to draw away its guards. Outside the temple, She Fu discovered Qing Yan’s Cauldron Three Flower Pupils and urged her to accept the power and future queenhood needed to protect herself.

• King Xuan Ling assigned Nu Dong to draw away the temple guards, and Nu Dong left as Yao Xin led the others into the dangerous passage.
• Qing Hua She brought Qing Yan to Green Snake, whose surprise at Qing Yan’s Cauldron Three Flower Pupils summoned the Temple Guardian She Fu.
• She Fu examined Qing Yan’s pupils and confirmed their power, while Qing Yan collapsed from the strain.
• She Fu told Qing Yan she would become the future queen and argued that she needed power to avoid being mistreated, but Qing Yan said she wanted a peaceful life and did not want people to die.
• Lu Di and Mu Feng left Qing Hua She and headed to the Desert Zone to meet Xiao Yan.

King Xuan Ling unleashed a terrifying crimson flame while fighting the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python with Ye Mo and Xuan Ming. Hidden nearby, Mu Yingying recognized the flame as connected to her brother, but Xiao Yan restrained her as they waited to learn more.

• Ye Mo, Xuan Ming, and King Xuan Ling attacked the peak-strength Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• King Xuan Ling released a crimson flame whose power startled the hidden Mu Yingying and made Xiao Yan’s fused Heavenly Flames tremble.
• Mu Yingying tried to rush into the battle, but Xiao Yan stopped her and she revealed that the flame belonged to her brother.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying sensed that King Xuan Ling’s flame resembled a Holy Flame but was weaker, and they chose to wait.
• Nu Dong and a Soul Hall figure watched from beneath the desert as the other tribes’ experts were expected to arrive.

Xiao Yan and the Golden Dragon King opened a hidden area and discovered the ancient meteorite that had empowered the Sky-Eye Fish Clan and Xuan Ling Imperial Family. Xiao Yan’s damaged Immortal Sword appeared and revealed that it wanted to devour the meteorite.

• The Golden Dragon King activated seven pillars of light, opening the transparent wall before them.
• Xiao Yan found a mysterious meteorite suspended above a circular object and sensed its dangerous power.
• The Golden Dragon King and Xiao Yan discussed the meteorite’s connection to the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool.
• Xiao Yan’s damaged Immortal Sword emerged from his Emperor Flame Ring and reacted greedily to the meteorite.
• Long Yi said the sword had not yet been awakened and suggested the meteorite could complete it.
• The Immortal Sword sent Xiao Yan a message, and he realized it intended to devour the meteorite.

After parting from Mu Yingying and Xiao Yi, Xiao Yan searched the Heaven Hall for Elder Zhu and encountered a mysterious Five-star Dou Di dressed as a man. He reached Elder Zhu’s wooden house, where the elder revealed he had been waiting for him and invited him inside.

• Mu Yingying warned Xiao Yan that Elder Zhu was eccentric, then privately wondered about her strange sense of ease around Xiao Yan and murmured about her absent brother as azure flames appeared in her pupils.
• Xiao Yan made his way through the unfamiliar Heaven Hall, where disciples reacted uneasily whenever he asked about Elder Zhu.
• At a crossroads, Xiao Yan asked a refined figure in green for directions and sensed that the apparent man was likely a woman.
• The figure told Xiao Yan how to reach Elder Zhu’s residence, then headed toward the Human Hall to investigate the new disciple who had obtained an Immortal Body.
• Xiao Yan found Elder Zhu’s wooden house and sensed Spiritual Power fluctuations from it.
• Elder Zhu said he had been waiting for Xiao Yan for many days, and the wooden door opened as he invited Xiao Yan inside.