Chapter Summaries

Hu Du brought Xiao Yan and the others to the outermost region of Xuan Tian San, where candidates had to pass tests and selection to enter a super sect. As they descended toward the testing grounds, they saw the mountain ranges and their powerful restrictions, and Xiao Yan noticed an azure-clad figure waiting for them.

• Hu Du explained that candidates arriving in Xuan Tian San had to pass tests and selection or be sent back.
• Xiao Yan and the others sensed the dense Emperor Qi as Hu Du guided them down from the ferry boat.
• Xiao Yan sensed powerful auras throughout the mountain ranges and heard Hu Du explain that their restrictions protected sects and repelled Demonic Spirits.
• Hu Du led the group toward the testing grounds, where Xiao Yan spotted an azure-clad figure embroidered with the character "Puppet" waiting for them.

Elder Zhu revealed that his Spiritual Power had reached the Heavenly Master level and that he was a sixth-grade Array Master, then examined Xiao Yan’s incomplete Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription. He promised to teach Xiao Yan how to cultivate Spiritual Power after they returned from the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool, but sensed that uninvited visitors had arrived at the Burning Incense Pavilion.

• Xiao Yan asked Elder Zhu about his rank, and Elder Zhu explained that his Spiritual Power was at the Heavenly Master level and his Array Mastery had reached the sixth grade.
• Elder Zhu examined Xiao Yan’s Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription, discovered it was incomplete, and heard Xiao Yan explain that an unnamed old man had given it to him as a one-fourth-complete inscription.
• Elder Zhu reassured Xiao Yan that the incomplete inscription would not hinder his Spiritual Power cultivation and promised to resolve the matter.
• Elder Zhu found that Xiao Yan had no proper Spiritual Power cultivation method and explained that Spiritual Power was cultivated through meditation and absorbing the essence of the sun and moon.
• Elder Zhu postponed further instruction until after the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool and noticed uninvited guests outside the Heaven Burning Domain.

Elder Zhu and Xiao Yan’s group met with Wen Zi, the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s state preceptor, who led them through Xuan Ling City toward the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool. Meanwhile, Sixth Prince Du He brooded over his failed attempt to impress his father and vowed to take his anger out on the Burning Incense Pavilion.

• A uniformed woman tried to learn why Elder Zhu and his companions had come, but his powerful voice frightened her into leaving.
• Wen Zi arrived in place of King Xuan Ling, explaining that the king was preparing to fight the Medusa Clan, and guided the visitors out into the city.
• Wen Zi watched Mu Yingying and wondered why her aura seemed familiar, while Elder Zhu and the others followed him through the busy streets.
• Du He complained that the Burning Incense Pavilion had foiled his efforts to win his father’s favor and promised to vent his anger if he met its members.

Mu Yingying wounded the Silver Dragon with her azure flames, but Xiao Yan empowered it with a nine-patterned golden fish and turned it on Xiao Shou and Da Pang. Xiao Yan struck the siblings with a soul attack, then escaped with Mu Yingying and Mu Feng through a passage that Xiao Shou recognized as the true entrance to the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool.

• Mu Yingying blocked the Silver Dragon’s claws and blasted a bloody hole in its abdomen with her azure flames.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Feng realized Mu Yingying’s flame power was far stronger than they had expected.
• At Xiao Shou’s command, the Silver Dragon turned its contemptuous gaze toward Xiao Shou and Da Pang.
• Xiao Yan fed the nine-patterned golden fish to the Silver Dragon, raising its strength to the Seven Star Dou Di level as its wound healed.
• Xiao Yan hit Xiao Shou and Da Pang with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, then pulled Mu Yingying and Mu Feng into the passage beneath the platform.
• Xiao Shou recognized the passage as the true entrance to the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool and turned to face the empowered Silver Dragon with Da Pang.

Mu Yingying encountered the Witch of the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool, who overpowered her and trapped her with a bewitchment technique. A black-flame attack from the seventh floor of the Underground Palace wounded the Witch and freed Mu Yingying from her grasp, while its wielder remained imprisoned there.

• Mu Yingying questioned the little girl about her identity and the flame-wielding person she had mentioned, then attacked her with an azure energy-flame spear.
• The Witch of the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool destroyed Mu Yingying's spear and revealed that the other flame wielder had entered a mysterious place and might die there.
• Mu Yingying tried to flee, but the Witch caught up with her and used bewitchment to leave her dazed and unable to move.
• As the Witch reached for Mu Yingying, black flames burst from twisted space, wounded the Witch, and forced her to dive underwater.
• On the seventh floor of the Underground Palace, a chain-bound figure told Yingying to run before the space sealed shut, then mocked the mysterious old man trying to devour him.

After Xiao Yan and Elder Zhu returned to an inn, a meeting of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family exposed King Xuan Ling’s role in the attack on the Burning Incense Pavilion disciples. The meeting ended with Qin Tian approving a secret operation to capture Medusa after the auction.

• Elder Zhu told Xiao Yan that Mu Yingying needed rest, and Xiao Yan returned to his room to recover from his injuries.
• Elder Zhu wondered why Mu Yingying carried a trace of Yan Zhi’s aura, while Mu Yingying murmured Xiao Yan’s name in her sleep.
• Ye Mo called a Hall of Worship meeting and accused King Xuan Ling of causing trouble for the Burning Incense Pavilion disciples.
• King Xuan Ling admitted that he had sent Xuan Mo, and Xuan Mo explained that he had targeted the tournament’s top three after the first-place winner killed the Twin Ghost Emperor.
• Qin Tian ordered King Xuan Ling to avoid further conflict with the Burning Incense Pavilion until the Medusa Clan dispute was settled.
• King Xuan Ling proposed capturing Medusa, and Qin Tian approved Operation Serpent Hunt to begin after the auction despite Ye Mo’s objection.

Xiao Yan purged the remaining evil power from Snake Punishment while secretly leaving a flame inside him as insurance. With Snake Punishment restored to peak condition, Xiao Yan offered to separate the two Snake Spirits from him in exchange for a favor.

• Xiao Yan sent Heavenly Flames into Snake Punishment to burn away the lingering evil power, while deliberately leaving a dangerous cluster of flames hidden inside his body.
• Xiao Yan endured the draining effort of circulating flames through Snake Punishment as black liquid seeped from Snake Punishment's clothes and his body recovered.
• After finishing the purification, Xiao Yan told Snake Punishment that now was the best time to separate the two Snake Spirits from him.
• Snake Punishment eagerly welcomed the chance to regain the potential of his other two heads, and Xiao Yan said he wanted a favor in return.
• Xiao Yan noticed Snake Spirit watching them through the barrier.

The alchemist left Shan Yao and Shan Ling an intelligent Immortal Artifact manor and revealed that a box held something that nourished soul power. After the alchemist and Flame Figure vanished, Xiao Yan cleared the box’s dust and triggered a surge of soul power, revealing Soul Liquid as a shadowy figure watched.

• The alchemist said Xiao Yan barely qualified and explained that the manor was an Immortal Artifact given to Shan Yao and Shan Ling.
• The alchemist revealed that the box contained a soul-nourishing treasure, while the Flame Figure invited Xiao Yan to seek the Holy Flame at the summit of the Desert Mountain Range.
• Long Yi sensed the Holy Flame and two other powerful auras near the mountain summit, including one that might belong to the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Snake Punishment and Shan Yao declined to compete for the treasure, so Xiao Yan approached the box under the protection of his soul power.
• Xiao Yan brushed the dust from the box, triggering a powerful soul surge, and a shadowy figure identified what lay inside as Soul Liquid.

Hu Du warned the Seven Great Cities' young geniuses that the powerful rivals and strict sect selection in Xuan Tian San could leave some of them without a sect, but Xiao Yan and the others renewed their determination. Xiao Yan gathered six companions to share a meal and encouraged them to rise together, leaving them eager to compete and meet again at the heights of Xuan Tian San.

• Hu Du told the nine young cultivators to prepare for a month and face the challenges of joining a sect in Xuan Tian San.
• Xiao Yan gathered Yue Ru, Feng Yi, Wang Zhong, Liu Yin, Sun Ming, and Yao Mei for wine, while Muller and the Living Dead were left out.
• Xiao Yan praised Wang Zhong's Sword Intent, and Wang Zhong said he hoped to test his sword against Xiao Yan someday.
• Xiao Yan urged the group not to let their humble origins limit their ambitions and said he hoped to see them again at the heights of Xuan Tian San.
• Wang Zhong and Sun Ming raised their cups with Xiao Yan and vowed to compete to become famous in Xuan Tian San.

Xiao Yan opened a bronze box in the Wood Hall and found precious Soul Liquid that could help alchemists advance their soul power. Just as he tried to claim it, the Immortal Grade Four Embryonic Pill appeared and seized the box.

• The Immortal Grade Four Embryonic Pill entered the Wood Hall, hoping to use the Soul Liquid to become a true human.
• Shan Yao sensed movement outside the hall but dismissed it as an illusion while Xiao Yan examined the bronze box.
• Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flames on the box, then discovered that soul power made it resonate and open.
• Xiao Yan and the Primordial Fire Ruler recognized the liquid inside as Soul Liquid, and Xiao Yan resolved to honor the manor’s former master.
• The Immortal Grade Four Embryonic Pill snatched the box from Xiao Yan and declared that it belonged to him.

Xiao Yan and his companions retrieved the Three-Leaf Immortal Orchid from the lake, but the treasure rejected him and said it would use his hand to find someone destined for it. After escaping the lake, the group entered a newly revealed passage that led toward the mysterious residence.

• Shan Yao revealed that she could pass through the Three-Leaf Immortal Orchid's protective barrier and pulled the treasure from the lakebed.
• Shan Yao returned the orchid to Xiao Yan, and Long Yi explained that it was intelligent and could reject someone it did not acknowledge.
• The Three-Leaf Immortal Orchid told Xiao Yan he was not fated for it and that it would seek another through his hand.
• Xiao Yan, Shan Yao, Snake Spirit, and the others left the lake and met Snake Punishment at the pavilion.
• The lake cleared after the orchid was removed, revealing a passage that Xiao Yan and the group entered.

After the group entered the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool, Xiao Yan discovered a Fish Origin Stone embedded in their path and explained its connection to the fallen Sky-Eye Fish experts. He tried to remove the stone but could not budge it.

• Xiao Yan and his companions arrived at a new location through the Spatial Teleportation Array, and Xiao Shou and Da Pang hurried down a passage.
• Xiao Yan followed the others and noticed an unusual protrusion in the path, then stopped to examine it with Mu Yingying and Mu Feng.
• Xiao Yan identified the stone as a Fish Origin Stone, which Mu Feng explained could store Dou Qi and other powers.
• Xiao Yan revealed that Fish Origin Stones formed where the nine powerful Sky-Eye Fish Clan experts had fallen.
• Xiao Yan tried to pull the Fish Origin Stone from the ground using his Milky White Flame, but it would not budge.

Xiao Yan joined Yan’s fight to destroy the Blood Demon Left Guard, combining his Nirvana Lotus with the Holy Flame to crack the remaining Blood Demon Qi. The dying guard unleashed a purplish-golden beam at Kuángmù Immortal Master, and the chapter ended just as the attack threatened to strike him.

• Xiao Yan sensed something wrong as Yan’s Holy Flame reduced the Blood Demon Qi blood mist to a fist-sized remnant.
• Xiao Yan rushed into the battlefield despite Yan’s warning, determined to help Kuángmù Immortal Master and obtain the Holy Flame.
• Yan promised to give Xiao Yan the Holy Flame after the fight and continued suppressing the Blood Demon Left Guard.
• Xiao Yan launched his Nirvana Lotus while Yan attacked with the Holy Flame, cracking the Blood Demon Qi blood mist.
• The Blood Demon Left Guard released a purplish-golden beam at Kuángmù Immortal Master, who did not resist as Shan Ling cried out for him to escape.

Xiao Yan learned that the Human Hall had only five disciples while the Earth Hall and Heaven Hall held powerful fighters, then arrived at Bifang Arena with Mu Feng. Ling Xuan recognized him and drew Wang Chen into a confrontation as Xiao Yan realized he could not avoid the trouble.

• Mu Feng told Xiao Yan that the Human Hall had skipped the individual competition and had only five disciples available for the team event.
• Mu Feng described the Earth Hall's powerful fighters, including a Seven Star Dou Di eldest senior brother, and the close match between Zhu Yuan and Heaven Hall's Ling Sha.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Feng arrived at Bifang Arena, where Ling Xuan complained to Wang Chen that Xiao Yan had beaten Ye Qing after trespassing above the Heaven Burning Domain.
• Wang Chen agreed to accompany Ling Xuan to confront Xiao Yan, and Ling Xuan spotted him at the arena.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi awakened the Cyan-Haired Buddha Lion, which agreed to let them take three treasures in exchange for helping it resolve the evil prison beneath the palace. The lion revealed that a Red King Rank Outer Realm Evil Clan member tied to the Pure Heart was imprisoned there, then carried the brothers toward the prison entrance.

• Xiao Yi found small characters beneath the Cyan-Haired Buddha Lion statue before it awakened and sealed the palace.
• Xiao Yan recognized that the lion was trapped and persuaded it to negotiate rather than fight.
• Xiao Yan agreed to help the lion in exchange for choosing three treasures from below.
• The Cyan-Haired Buddha Lion explained that a Red King Rank prisoner tied to the Pure Heart could temporarily suppress Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame and seal him for centuries.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi climbed onto the lion’s back, and it carried them toward the evil prison while warning that it could not approach the prisoner.

Xuanyin Rakshasa attacked the retreating experts while Xiao Yan and Xun'er stayed behind to hold him off. Xiao Yan activated the All-Heaven Demonic Array, frightening Xuanyin Rakshasa, who then summoned blood infused with a powerful cyan aura.

• Xuanyin Rakshasa sent Demon Pythons after Feng Qin and the escaping experts, killing roughly one-third of them before Feng Qin led the survivors through the passageway.
• Xuanyin Rakshasa focused his attack on Xiao Yan and Xun'er, and Xun'er used her Reincarnation Seal and Nine-Mystic Fire Feather to push back his evil power.
• Xiao Yan invoked the All-Heaven Demonic Array, spreading golden light across the Martial Mansion and causing Xuanyin Rakshasa to recognize the array that had nearly defeated him in the past.
• Xuanyin Rakshasa suppressed his fear and produced blood droplets surrounded by cyan halos, disturbing the array's golden brilliance.

The Darkness Lord repelled the elite evil army and faced Protectors Huang and Xuan, who summoned ancient evil gates and the Senluo Death Mask against him. He let the mask devour the Demon Runes in his body before shattering it, then revealed grey cloud tombs filled with demonic entities as his strongest backing.

• The Darkness Lord unleashed Darkness Baptism, forcing the attacking evil army to retreat.
• Protector Huang halted the army while Protector Xuan summoned the Xuanmo Gate, and the two protectors brought forth the Huangmo Gate and Senluo Death Mask.
• The Darkness Lord countered the ancient weapons with Demon Flame, but the Senluo Death Mask broke through and reached him.
• The Darkness Lord put on the mask and allowed it to drain the Demon Runes from his body, causing the mask to crack.
• The Darkness Lord shattered the mask and sent its evil power and absorbed Demon Runes into his robe, revealing grey cloud tombs filled with demonic beings.

Xiao Yan fought the Holy Demon Lord, whose Angel Holy Praise made him nearly invulnerable, while Su Xueying tried to draw the Demon Sword to help save Xiao Yan and the Demon Realm. She accepted the First Generation Demon God's power and summoned a Magic Shadow, leaving her on the verge of drawing the sword at the cost of her humanity.

• Xiao Yan recognized that the Holy Demon Lord's Angel Holy Praise was a semi-finished blessing that formed an Angel Shackle Garment, and their battle turned in the Holy Demon Lord's favor.
• Su Xueying reached the Sword-Sacrificing Platform on Skeleton Demon Mountain but could not loosen the Demon Sword, and the effort drained her life force.
• The Bamboo Forest Scholar explained that Su Xueying had to draw in demonic Qi and absorb the First Generation Demon God's residual power, warning that she might cease to be human.
• Su Xueying absorbed the statue's scarlet blood and called upon the Magic Shadow, declaring that she would protect the person she cherished and asking it to help her pull out the Demon Sword.
• The Magic Shadow took control of Su Xueying as a tremendous demonic roar swept across Skeleton Demon Mountain, annihilating the Demon Venerable's energy avatar and suppressing the Demon Zither.

Xiao Yan absorbed the dark matter within the Mouth of Nether Abyss and fused it with his flames, weakening the Doomsday Storm and disrupting Xuan Ming’s plan. He ordered the Mouth of Nether Abyss to scatter as he prepared to destroy it.

• Xuan Ming spotted the light wheel inside the Chaotic Demon Mouth while Mu Yingying, Yun Yun, Duan Qifei, the Soul Devouring Master, and other experts attacked the Doomsday Storm to protect Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan awakened his power as the black sand and dark matter converged on him, while Yun Yun and another woman sent their Heaven and Earth Blazing Flame toward him at the cost of their strength.
• The Soul Devouring Master, Thunder Lord, and other experts unleashed their attacks as Xiao Yan used the Flame Mantra’s Third Realm, Burn Fleshly Body, and began fusing holy flames with demon radiance.
• Xiao Yan’s fusion caused the Mouth of Nether Abyss and Doomsday Storm to weaken and collapse, while the evil armies became illusory.
• Xuan Ming reacted in terror when Xiao Yan revealed he could absorb dark matter and denounced his plan as Xiao Yan ordered the Mouth of Nether Abyss to scatter.

Xiao Yan fought the Holy Demon Lord, whose Angel Holy Praise resisted Xiao Yan’s Seven Holy Flames, while Su Xueying sought a way to reach the Demon Mountain’s peak. Following the Bamboo Forest Scholar’s guidance, she sacrificed her power and essence blood to draw out the Demon Sword and was pulled into the summit’s clouds.

• Xiao Yan used his Demon Bloodline to fuse seven Holy Flames and attack the Holy Demon Lord, but the Lord’s Angel Holy Praise deflected the damage.
• Xiao Yan began to unleash his Demon Power, but Su Xueying asked him to wait, and he trusted her.
• The Bamboo Forest Scholar told Su Xueying that the Demon Book’s prophecy called for her to release her magic power, temper it with the Nether Night Demon Fire, and use her origin blood to reach the peak.
• Su Xueying unleashed the Holy Flame Curse Seal, which consumed her body, two Holy Flames, magic power, soul, and essence blood.
• A streak of black dawn light drew Su Xueying into the summit’s clouds, and the Bamboo Forest Scholar followed as the Demon Book appeared around him.