Chapter Summaries

The Silver Moon Heavenly Wolf saved the Silver Azure Thunder Wolf King, while Xiao Yan made a deal with Long Yi to help the Golden Dragon King return to the Dragon Clan in exchange for guidance through Yin Shi Forest. Long Yi led Xiao Yan toward the injured Yu Hui and Yu Jing, who were also being hunted by Qiu Huo Bird and his men.

• The Silver Moon Heavenly Wolf extinguished the flames around the Silver Azure Thunder Wolf King and took it away, then Mu Yingying left for the third level with the Heavenly Fire Sacred Tiger following her.
• Xiao Yan agreed to help the Golden Dragon King return to and unify the Dragon Clan, and Long Yi promised to use his knowledge of Yin Shi Forest to help Xiao Yan find points.
• Long Yi located Yu Hui and Yu Jing, and Xiao Yan sped west toward them while Mu Feng struggled to keep up.
• Yu Hui and Yu Jing hid in a cave, wounded after their battle with Mu Yingying, and blamed Qiu Huo Bird for misleading them.
• Qiu Huo Bird revealed that he had planted false intelligence to lure the brothers into a fight and sent his subordinates to search for them.
• Long Yi told Xiao Yan that Yu Hui and Yu Jing were in the cave ahead.

The Demon Emperor sent Xiao Yan deeper into the Yaoyuan Grotto-heaven to find the Xiao Clan legacy and clues to the Undying and Immortal state. Xiao Yan broke through an ice sword formation and discovered a passage linked to the Taiyi Indestructible Art and a powerful sacred flame.

• The Demon Emperor accepted the Monster Book from Xiao Yan and sent him into the Yaoyuan Grotto-heaven to retrieve the Xiao Clan legacy.
• The Demon Emperor told the Black Fiend Dragon Wolf that Xiao Yan needed to develop his own strength, then departed with it and the Fiery Beast.
• Xiao Yan traveled deeper into the Yaoyuan Grotto-heaven and encountered an iceberg surrounded by an ice sword formation.
• Xiao Yan attacked the formation with his sacred flame, causing the swords to rearrange into a triangular array that showed an image of the Demon Emperor.
• The image revealed the Demon Emperor drawing two Yin Yang fish into himself as the Taiyi Indestructible Art appeared beside him.
• The Undying Fire and Immortal Flame struck the image, revealing an emerald-green passageway filled with a powerful sacred flame aura and the fluctuation of the Undying and Immortal state.

Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames to reveal a Soul Seed hidden inside the seemingly empty coffin. The Golden Dragon King identified it as Yan Chi’s Soul Seed, but it shot into Xiao Yan’s body before he could secure it.

• Xiao Yan found the opened coffin empty, and Long Yi insisted nothing inside could have been taken.
• Xiao Yan swept the coffin with the Immortal Sword but discovered nothing, so the Golden Dragon King told him to burn its interior with his Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan poured his flame energy into the coffin until it turned jade-white and revealed a blue Light Orb.
• The Golden Dragon King identified the orb as Yan Chi’s Soul Seed and told Xiao Yan to keep it safe for a future Holy Flame absorption.
• The Soul Seed absorbed Xiao Yan’s soul power and shot into his body.

Xiao Yan, Yue Ru, and Mu Feng escaped the Ghost Suppressing Well as Yin Xie, the Twin Ghost Emperor, broke free under the Yin Moon. Nine Soul Tablet and Xiao Yue confronted Yin Xie, leaving the people on Yin Shi Forest’s third level watching as a great battle was about to begin.

• Xiao Yan warned Yue Ru and Mu Feng that Yin Shi Forest favored Ghostly Creatures and urged them to be careful.
• Mu Feng sensed the black blood mist above the Ghost Suppressing Well, was blasted backward, and recognized its source as a Ghost Emperor.
• Yin Xie emerged from the well, declared that the Yin Moon had broken his seal, and vowed to rule the Ghost Realm.
• Nine Soul Tablet appeared and revealed he had reached Seven Star Dou Di, while Yin Xie claimed the Yin Moon made him strong enough to contend with him.
• Xiao Yue arrived as another Seven Star Dou Di, and he and Nine Soul Tablet prepared to attack Yin Xie before his strength recovered.
• Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, Qiu Huo Bird, Luo Guang, Wu Jiang, and the others watched the three powerful figures face off.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived at the Burning Incense Pavilion’s Human Hall, where they explored their new residence and discovered a mysterious azure river. The Golden Dragon King recognized the river’s power but postponed explaining it until the next day.

• Xiao Yi comforted Xiao Yan about being separated from his family, and Mu Feng and Mu Yingying joined Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi in agreeing to support one another as Human Hall disciples.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi, Mu Feng, and Mu Yingying followed Mu Xuzi to Human Hall, where they saw an immense azure Heaven-Piercing River flowing over the mountain.
• Xiao Yan’s soul power touched the river, and the Golden Dragon King reacted with shock and promised to explain its mysterious power the next day.
• Mu Xuzi brought the group to a clean courtyard and told them to rest before he explained the rules the following morning.
• Xiao Yan and the others inspected the courtyard, shared tea, and saw Mu Yingying and Lu Di choose a wooden house; Xiao Yan noticed the words “Wu Zhu Ju” on the stone table.

An Eight-star Dou Di man in black confronted Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying inside the Nine Fish Play Dragon Formation, revealing that he had come to kill them on King Xuan Ling’s order. He shattered Xiao Yan’s Nirvana Lotus and pressed his attack, leaving Xiao Yan prepared to pay a heavy price to survive.

• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying sensed the man in black’s overwhelming strength as he appeared inside the formation.
• The man in black said he was an offering of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and had come to take their lives.
• Xiao Yan urged Mu Yingying to escape while he held the attacker back, but she refused and released her azure-blue flames.
• The man in black sealed the space and attacked, so Xiao Yan hurled his twenty-three-colored Nirvana Lotus at him.
• The man in black destroyed the Nirvana Lotus and charged at Xiao Yan, who prepared to pay a heavy price.

Xiao Yan discovered that the Voice of the Sea had awakened Snake Jade, whom he suspected was the last member of the Sky-Eye Fish Clan, while he investigated mysterious mud at the lake bottom. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi faced an armored Eight-star Dou Di in a graveyard and noticed it carried the same black aura he had encountered before.

• Xiao Yan attacked the bubble carrying Snake Jade, but it evaded and resisted his strikes.
• The Voice of the Sea flew to Snake Jade, the bubble shattered, and the conch attached to her forehead as her vitality began to return.
• Snake Spirit agreed to guard Snake Jade while Xiao Yan investigated a patch of dark-blue mud and sensed something mysterious within it.
• Xiao Yan used a flame fused from the Twenty-three Exotic Fires against the mud, which began to shrink under the attack.
• Xiao Yi confronted an armored Eight-star Dou Di in a graveyard and recognized the same black aura he had seen earlier.

Xiao Yan used a body double to draw out the Three-Leaf Immortal Orchid’s power and transferred it into the Voice of the Sea conch, awakening Snake Jade. The conch transformed, and the awakened Snake Jade called Xiao Yan “Daddy.”

• Xiao Yan carried the unconscious Snake Jade toward the Three-Leaf Immortal Orchid while Snake Spirit struggled to keep the lake water away.
• Xiao Yan sent a body double into the orchid’s attack range and captured the strand of green light it released.
• Xiao Yan poured the green light into the Voice of the Sea conch, which transformed and played a melody as the orchid shone brightly.
• Snake Punishment rushed toward the lakebed, worried that Xiao Yan might not obtain the medicinal pill he needed.
• Snake Jade awakened as the conch and orchid resonated, then grabbed Xiao Yan’s hands and called him “Daddy.”

Liu Yun sacrificed her Angel Wings to protect Xiao Yan and send him toward the Demon Emperor’s Sealing Grounds, but the Four-Winged Angel survived the attack and captured her. The Four-Winged Angel departed for the Dou Yun Continent, claiming victory over the Demon Emperor.

• Liu Yun used her Angel Origin Power to shield Xiao Yan and the Black Fiend Dragon Wolf, entrusting them with reaching the Sealing Grounds and the Demon Emperor’s seal.
• Liu Yun self-detonated her Angel Wings, releasing a devastating sacred flame against the Four-Winged Angel.
• Liu Yun sent Xiao Yan and the others toward the Sealing Grounds as the Demon Suppressing Prison collapsed.
• The Four-Winged Angel expelled the sacred flame, restored Liu Yun’s Angel Wings, and imprisoned her in a bodily cage.
• The Four-Winged Angel carried Liu Yun toward the Dou Yun Continent and declared that she had won against the Demon Emperor.

As the Gu Clan recovered and prepared for the Yao Clan Ceremony, the Soul Hall tried to escape blame for its failed schemes by framing the Endless Fire Domain. Soul Clan Patriarch Hun Tianhao intervened, but he was secretly colluding with the Outer Realm Evil Clan and had plans of his own.

• Xiao Yan and the others remained in the Gu Clan while its spacetime wormhole to the Endless Fire Domain was repaired, as preparations for the Yao Clan Ceremony continued.
• Hun Ming and the three hall masters discussed the Soul Hall’s failing alliances, the missing Ghost Communicating Spirit Birth scroll, and the Soul Clan’s growing hostility.
• Hun Ming sent Hun Yan and Hun Yao to the Holy See with a memory crystal meant to blame the Endless Fire Domain for the Holy See killings.
• Hun Tianhao confronted Hun Ming and demanded the Faith Power and Soul Origin, then transformed into a Samsara-level blood-colored clay figure and seized them.
• Hun Tianhao revealed that he had manipulated both sides and intended to use the Soul Clan’s patriarch identity and physique for his own purposes.

At the Yue Family Estate, Mu Lei used a Wu City Order to halt Xiao Yan from killing Muller and accused him of being involved in Wu Huan’s death. The chapter ended with Mu Lei revealing that Martial City had found traces of a faint Milky White Flame at the scene.

• Yue Yu pulled Muller away from Mu Lei and handed him to Xiao Yan, who prepared to kill him.
• Mu Lei displayed a Wu City Order and declared that Martial City was pursuing Xiao Yan, so Xiao Yan released Muller.
• Bai Su sensed Xiao Yan’s surging Dou Qi and told Bai Ruo to help him if needed.
• Xiao Yan challenged Mu Lei over Muller, but Mu Lei said the accusation concerned another matter.
• Mu Lei revealed that Wu Huan had been killed in the Ruins Mountain Range and that investigators found traces of a faint Milky White Flame.

Xiao Yan and the others entered the Underground Palace’s Spatial Teleportation Array and were sent to the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool. As Wen Zi and Elder Zhu departed, King Xuan Ling ordered his agent to leave no survivors and vowed to obtain the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python’s blood essence.

• Wen Zi led Xiao Yan and the others to the first level of the Underground Palace, where Elder Zhu revealed that the altar was a Spatial Teleportation Array he had built.
• Wen Zi warned the five entrants that they could remain in the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool for at most one month and that entry did not guarantee they would gain its benefits.
• Elder Zhu and Wen Zi powered the array, and Xiao Yan steadied Mu Yingying by taking her hand and shielding her with his flame Dou Qi as the five were transported.
• Wen Zi and Elder Zhu left the Underground Palace, while Wen Zi wondered how Zhu Jin had found its entrance.
• King Xuan Ling learned that the group had entered the pool and ordered his black-clad agent to leave no survivors from the Burning Incense Pavilion.
• King Xuan Ling declared that obtaining the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python’s blood essence would make Yan Chi submit and allow him to rule Xuan Three.

Xiao Yan, Yue Ru, and Mu Feng found a Ghost Suppressing Well in Yin Shi Forest and learned it might seal the stronger half of the Twin Ghost Emperor. Xiao Yan's Master Ancestor awoke in the Emperor Flame Ring after recovering strength from Dragon Qi.

• Xiao Yan used his soul power to locate a dry well in a clearing and led Yue Ru and Mu Feng to it.
• Mu Feng sensed immense Ghost Qi inside the well, while Yue Ru found the words "Ghost Suppressing Well" carved on its rim.
• Mu Feng explained that Ghost Suppressing Wells sealed Ghostly Creatures, and Long Yi said this well might contain an incomplete Ghost Emperor.
• Xiao Yan and Long Yi connected the well's presence to the Twin Ghost Emperor, whose other half had been sealed in the Cold Pool at Red Mountain.
• Xiao Yan's Master Ancestor awoke in the Emperor Flame Ring and said absorbing Dragon Qi had restored his strength to below Dou Xian.

As Hu Du ferried the group toward Xuan Tian San, Wang Zhong explained the Nine Great Super Sects and their place among the continent’s powers. Xiao Yan learned about Ancient Desolation Hall’s dangerous Eight Gates Dun Jia and was warned by the Golden Dragon King not to pursue it.

• Hu Du watched the group below briefly before channeling battle qi into the ferry, while Muller mocked them and Living Dead ignored them.
• Xiao Yan asked whether anyone knew about Xuan Tian San, and Wang Zhong described its nine publicly known super sects.
• Feng Yi explained that powerful forces outside the Nine Great Super Sects were also based in Xuan Tian San but chose not to contend for recognition.
• Wang Zhong described Ancient Desolation Hall’s powerful bodies and its Eight Gates Dun Jia battle skill, drawing Berserker Sun Ming’s interest.
• The Golden Dragon King praised the skill’s strength but warned Xiao Yan that opening its gates consumed life force and could lead to death.

Xiao Yan entered the space behind the Gate of Sealing and discovered a black river separating him from a Giant Rock that seemed to call to him. After the Golden Dragon King revealed the river was a Forbidden Water Domain and summoned a bridge, Xiao Yan began crossing it.

• Xiao Yan entered the sealed space, where he and the Golden Dragon King sensed the other half of the Twin Ghost Emperor and the force suppressing it around a distant Giant Rock.
• Xiao Yan approached the black river and found that it divided the space, with no visible way across.
• Xiao Yan sent a strand of Milky White Flame over the river, but a force above the water suppressed it and the river extinguished it.
• The Golden Dragon King identified the river as a Forbidden Water Domain that stripped intruders of their power and explained that a Forbidden Water Bridge could be summoned to cross it.
• The Golden Dragon King spread his power through the river and summoned a transparent bridge, and Xiao Yan stepped onto it.

Xiao Yan and the other tournament participants arrived at the Burning Incense Pavilion, where they met the deputy hall masters of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Halls. The hall masters learned that Xiao Yan had won first place and discovered his formidable soul power and alchemy skill, leaving the others astonished.

• Mo Chen brought Xiao Yan and the others before Liu Ping, Huo Zhi, and Mu Xuzi, then left after Liu Ping warned him to watch for changes in the Heaven Burning Array.
• Liu Ping introduced himself as deputy hall master of the Heaven Hall, Huo Zhi as deputy hall master of the Earth Hall, and Mu Xuzi as deputy hall master of the Human Hall.
• Huo Zhi asked who had won the tournament, and Mu Feng and the others identified Xiao Yan as the first-place winner.
• Liu Ping and Huo Zhi recognized that Xiao Yan had risked his life against the Twin Ghost Emperor despite being only an initial-stage Four-star Dou Di.
• Liu Ping determined that Xiao Yan had Emperor Realm Mortal Grade soul power and was a Peak Emperor Grade One alchemist, astonishing Mu Yingying, Lu Di, Luo Guang, and the others.

Xiao Yan challenged the registered disciples to face his group together after Long Yi defeated Li Ji. As the next matches began, Mu Yingying stepped up to fight Li Zi and Xiao Yi faced Zi Lian, while Mu Feng and Lu Di took on ten other experts.

• Xiao Yan provoked the registered disciples to attack together, and Li Ji was carried away after his defeat.
• Li Zi emerged as the strongest registered disciple, and Xiao Yan prepared to face him before Mu Yingying insisted on taking the match.
• Mu Yingying challenged Li Zi, who reluctantly agreed to fight her.
• Xiao Yi stepped forward to fight Zi Lian.
• Ten peak Four-star Dou Di disciples charged at Xiao Yan's group, and Mu Feng and Lu Di moved to intercept them while Xiao Yan handled the remaining disciples.

Xiao Yan and the other four newcomers defeated Li Zi’s registered disciples, securing their place in the Burning Incense Pavilion. After Mu Xuzi explained the sect’s harsh selection system, he prepared to give the five their joining rewards as a gate opened in the hall.

• Li Zi accepted the registered disciples’ defeat and led them out after praising Xiao Yan and the Burning Incense Pavilion’s disciples.
• Mu Xuzi refused Mu Yingying’s request to give the defeated disciples another chance, explaining that the sect’s rules allowed no exceptions.
• Mu Xuzi explained that the challenge tested newcomers and discouraged unworthy registered disciples from seeking admission.
• Xiao Yan realized that the Burning Incense Pavilion gathered exceptional geniuses and renewed his resolve to prove himself.
• Mu Xuzi announced the five newcomers’ rewards as a gate opened and a familiar power spread through the hall.

Mu Yingying nearly failed to advance to the mid-stage Five-star Dou Di, so Xiao Yan lent her his flame Dou Qi and helped her succeed. After she thanked him and changed clothes, Xiao Yan warned her not to force another breakthrough.

• Mu Yingying absorbed the remaining energy of the Dou Di Pill and the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool but fell short of advancing and began to suffer a breakthrough failure.
• Xiao Yan poured his Milky White Flame Dou Qi into Mu Yingying, though he sensed that his flame feared the azure flame within her.
• Mu Yingying used the azure flame to absorb Xiao Yan's power and reached the mid-stage Five-star Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan handed Mu Yingying her clothes, and she changed behind an azure flame barrier.
• Mu Yingying thanked Xiao Yan, who warned her that forcing another breakthrough could damage her cultivation.

Mu Yingying followed a mysterious blue beam into the depths of a forest in the Desert Mountain Range, where she discovered an Outer Realm Evil Clan presence bound to a wooden stake. A faint voice from the stake pleaded for help.

• Xiao Yan continued purifying the Soul Liquid while Shan Yao and the other two restored their auras.
• Mu Yingying explored the dangerous forest, where her Holy Flame sensed the Outer Realm Evil Clan and kept the magical beasts at bay.
• A blue beam appeared, told Mu Yingying to follow it, and led her toward the forest's depths.
• Mu Yingying crossed a powerful Barrier despite her Holy Flame's growing agitation and entered a small hidden space.
• Mu Yingying found black evil qi clinging to a wooden stake, and a weak voice from within it asked her to save it.