Chapter Summaries

Qin Xin encountered Night Cat on Wuliang Mountain and attacked with a powerful scroll technique, forcing Night Cat to counter with a beam of black light. Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying sensed the battle and headed toward the mountainside.

• Qin Xin searched Wuliang Mountain and suspected its ruler was plotting something when Night Cat appeared and ordered her to leave.
• Qin Xin refused, and Night Cat attacked her with her claws, but Qin Xin dodged and retaliated with life power.
• Night Cat caught Qin Xin’s attack and dismissed her strength, so Qin Xin unleashed a One-time Dou Ji Scroll containing the Yantian Hand.
• Night Cat opened a mysterious rift and fired a black beam that collided with Qin Xin’s flaming hand as both fighters poured power into their attacks.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying sensed the battle, and Xiao Yan raced toward the mountainside.

Xiao Yan and his companions encountered Yin Mu, a Ghost Realm figure who demanded the Ghost Emperor Heart and threatened to kill Xiao Yan. Yin Mu overwhelmed their attacks, and Xiao Yan prepared a formation as the battle escalated.

• Xiao Yan, Qin Xin, and Mu Yingying discussed the Wuliang Mountain king’s strength and the possibility that its tribulation was tied to Luoling Mountain’s mysterious space.
• Yin Mu appeared in ghost qi and demanded the Ghost Emperor Heart from Xiao Yan before declaring he would take Xiao Yan’s head.
• Xiao Yan attacked Yin Mu with the Primordial Fire Ruler, but Yin Mu blasted him back.
• Mu Yingying and Qin Xin joined the fight with their holy flames, while Xiao Yan secretly scattered core inscriptions to form a formation.
• Yin Mu resisted Qin Xin’s flaming attack unharmed, then changed the space around the group as he announced the start of his deadly performance.

Ling Mengsheng and the others entered the Seventh Floor of the Underground Palace, where they confronted Elder Xuan, the former King Xuan Ling, whose strength had risen to the Dou Xian level. As the group prepared to fight, Ling Mengsheng spotted Yan Chi imprisoned behind Elder Xuan.

• Ling Mengsheng, the Heaven and Earth Elders, Elder Qing, Mu Xuzi, and Xuan Muqing entered the Seventh Floor as Fen Tian and Zhu Jin also arrived.
• Elder Xuan recognized Xuan Muqing, while she silently struggled with the fact that he was her uncle and Ling Mengsheng was her husband.
• Ling Mengsheng illuminated the vast underground river, revealing Elder Xuan suspended above it.
• Elder Xuan attacked the intruders with his powerful aura, injuring Mu Xuzi and prompting Elder Tian to identify him as the former King Xuan Ling.
• Ling Mengsheng prepared to fight Elder Xuan, then saw Yan Chi pierced through by countless chains behind him.

Xiao Yan fought Xin Yan, the Holy Flame Spirit, while Xin Yan devoured the Undead Beasts of Luoling Mountain to grow stronger. As others gathered at Wuliang Mountain, Xiao Yan remained calm and prepared to counter him with Emperor Flame power.

• Xiao Yan and Xin Yan exchanged fierce attacks, and Xiao Yan explained that Xin Yan was weakened against someone who possessed the Holy Flame power he depended on.
• Xin Yan used Spirit Devouring to absorb the Undead Beasts, and Xiao Yan shifted from trying to kill him to mobilizing his Emperor Flame power.
• Xiao Yi sensed Xiao Yan's message and set out from Wu Zhu Ju to help his big brother.
• Xiong Yuan and Mu Xuzi sensed a disturbance in Luoling Mountain, while Zhu Yuan and the Earth Team headed toward Wuliang Mountain.
• The Five-Elements Beast explained Xin Yan's violent method of devouring the Undead Beasts, and the Two-Tailed Demon Fox resolved to make amends as Xiao Yan sat calmly in preparation.

King Xuan Ling learned that seven Burning Incense Pavilion powerhouses had entered the Underground Palace and headed for its Fifth Floor, where the Blood Demon Race’s power remained. He and the Blood Demon Envoy plotted to use their arrival against Elder Xuan, while Elder Xuan sensed that trouble was coming.

• Xuan Yin and Xuan Yang told King Xuan Ling that seven powerful intruders, including Ling Mengsheng, had found Xuan Muqing and continued toward the Fifth Floor.
• King Xuan Ling learned that Ling Mengsheng cared for Xuan Muqing and ordered Xuan Yin and Xuan Yang to stand by for battle.
• The Blood Demon Envoy revealed that the Burning Incense Pavilion was likely seeking Yan Chi, and King Xuan Ling planned to use them to weaken Elder Xuan.
• The Blood Demon Envoy went through a hidden passage toward the Fifth Floor to reclaim his progeny.
• King Xuan Ling privately resolved to use the Blood Demon Race to rule Xuan Tian San, then betray the Blood Demon Envoy’s demands.
• Elder Xuan learned that the Dragon Devouring Legion had been sent away to contend for the Dou Core, warned Wen Zi to tell King Xuan Ling he would punish him if anything went wrong, and worried over his twitching eyelids.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi fought Xin Yan inside the Sacred Flame Space, but Xin Yan unleashed the power of the Undead Beasts and the Sacred Flame Origin in a bid to kill him. The Sacred Flame Crystal swallowed Xin Yan, leaving him apparently dead and causing the Fire Heart Sky Rock within Xiao Yan to mutate.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi fused their strength, and Xiao Yan struck Xin Yan with the Primordial Fire Ruler.
• Xin Yan revealed the energy of the Undead Beasts he had devoured and unleashed it while attempting to destroy Xiao Yan with a self-detonation.
• Xiao Yan used his Nine-star Dou Di strength and Immortal Body to withstand and shatter the Undead Beast energy cluster.
• Xin Yan sent a portion of the Sacred Flame Origin toward Xiao Yan as his final attack.
• The Sacred Flame Crystal expanded and swallowed Xin Yan, then returned to Xiao Yan's hand as he sensed the Fire Heart Sky Rock had changed.

Xiao Yan swallowed the complete Fire Heart Sky Rock Sacred Flame Origin to make the Flame Mantra enter its first realm, enduring its fierce power as his body strengthened. Meanwhile, Qin Xin, Mu Yingying, Xiong Yuan, and Mu Xuzi prepared to leave Luoling Mountain after Xiao Yan and the King of Wuliang Mountain vanished.

• Xiao Yan recovered in the Sacred Flame Space, where the space amplified his strength and accelerated his Dou Qi recovery.
• Xiao Yan summoned and swallowed the complete Fire Heart Sky Rock Sacred Flame Origin, directing the Flame Mantra to absorb it.
• The Sacred Flame Origin surged through Xiao Yan's body and Soul Sea, but he endured the pain as the Flame Mantra's Dou Qi began to devour it.
• The Golden Dragon King observed that Xiao Yan had weathered the first realm of Flame Body more easily than Tuoshe Ancient God and noted that Xiao Yan's physical strength was rapidly increasing.
• Xiong Yuan found Qin Xin and Mu Yingying on Wuliang Mountain, where they explained that Xiao Yan and the King of Wuliang Mountain had vanished; Mu Yingying sensed Xiao Yan was fine.
• Xiong Yuan led Qin Xin, Mu Yingying, and Mu Xuzi to leave Luoling Mountain, and a hearty laugh addressed them as they were about to depart.

Xiao Yan followed Mu Xuzi’s guiding aura through the Dou Technique Pavilion and reached a barrier where the Hall-Protecting Treasures lay beyond. Zhu Yuan proposed that the seven gathered disciples channel their dou qi into him so he could open a temporary gap.

• Xiao Yan realized he was inside the Dou Technique Pavilion, where a woodland path allowed no return.
• A white aura emerged from Xiao Yan and sped toward the end of the path, so he followed it toward the Sky Shifting Ruler.
• Xiao Yan encountered Xing Yu and An Li before reaching Ling Xuan, Qin Xin, Guang Lu, Ling Yun, Zhu Yuan, and Zhang Wumeng at a white barrier.
• Zhu Yuan explained that the Hall-Protecting Treasures lay beyond the barrier and proposed that all seven combine their strength to break through it.
• After the others agreed to cooperate, Zhu Yuan asked them to channel their dou qi into him so he could tear open a temporary gap.

Xiao Yan unleashed his Holy Flame, Immortal Body, transformations, and clan mark to fight Xin Yan, but the Nine-star Dou Di’s power still overwhelmed him. As Xin Yan’s Rock Shattering Heavenly Burial threatened to finish the battle, a flame-covered man suddenly appeared and struck at the attack.

• Xiao Yan used the Holy Flame Power, his Immortal Body, the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations, and his clan mark to boost his strength against Xin Yan.
• Xin Yan absorbed the power of the Undead Beasts, raising his strength further before attacking Xiao Yan.
• Xin Yan battered Xiao Yan’s Immortal Body and unleashed the Rock Shattering Heavenly Burial, gathering a powerful cluster of stone and flame.
• Xiao Yan summoned his available power to counter Xin Yan, but Xin Yan’s attack overwhelmed him.
• A man surrounded by flames appeared and punched the Rock Shattering Heavenly Burial cluster.

The fourth-floor entrance to the Dou Technique Pavilion opened, and Mu Xuzi warned that very few disciples would master the treasures within. Xiao Yan and the other disciples who waited behind were teleported inside, leaving Mu Xuzi and Xiong Yuan to watch over the entrance.

• Mu Xuzi and Xiong Yuan opened the stone gate to the fourth floor and told the disciples they had one month inside.
• Xiao Yan advised his companions not to rush in, and the Earth Hall Second Senior Brother also held back his group.
• Mu Xuzi privately told Xiao Yan that only a few disciples would succeed and hoped the Human Hall's Hall-Protecting Treasure would reappear.
• Ling Yun asked about the previous trial, and Mu Xuzi said that only three of the nine hundred entrants had succeeded.
• Mu Xuzi teleported the remaining disciples into the pavilion, and Xiong Yuan questioned his method as Mu Xuzi prepared to guard the gate.

Xiao Yan used the Emperor Flame and a soul attack to create an opening for Old Monster Hatred to subdue the Emperor Panther. Old Monster Hatred absorbed the beast, and Xiao Yan relaxed after their plan succeeded.

• The Emperor Panther shattered the shackles on its front paws and nearly struck Old Monster Hatred, but Xiao Yan teleported him to safety.
• Xiao Yan shared a dangerous plan with Old Monster Hatred, who agreed to draw the Emperor Panther's attention using the Emperor Flame.
• The Emperor Panther dispelled Old Monster Hatred's ring of fire, but Xiao Yan then struck it with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and briefly rendered it unconscious.
• Old Monster Hatred invaded the Emperor Panther's body and sucked the beast inside, while Xiao Yan watched their plan succeed.

Xiao Yan broke through the riverbed’s defenses and found the Blood River Bell and Soul Dou Technique hidden below. He took the bell, while the mysterious riverbed slowly nurtured his power and the Soul Devouring Master recovered slightly.

• The Soul Devouring Talisman warned Xiao Yan that the riverbed was dangerous and urged him to hurry as ghost qi drained his strength.
• Xiao Yan used the Primordial Fire Ruler to crack the riverbed’s protective space, then teleported inside before the surrounding cracks could shatter.
• Xiao Yan found that the riverbed emitted jade-green light and that standing on it nurtured his Power of Life and Death while lifting the ghost qi suppression.
• The Soul Devouring Talisman identified the Blood River Bell as one of the Twelve Evil Soldiers and explained that it consumed human blood-qi to be used.
• Xiao Yan told the Soul Devouring Talisman to keep the Blood River Bell hidden, and it swallowed the bell, recovering a fraction of the Soul Devouring Master’s aura.

Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying found that the Yin and Yang Profound Iron Mothers were blocking the two spring eyes and reacting to their holy flames. As Xiao Yan tried to force the Yang Profound Iron Mother loose, the Yin Profound Iron Mother drained Mu Yingying’s power and awakened a strange voice that revealed the azure-blue holy flame’s true identity.

• Xiao Yan recognized the Yang Profound Iron Mother and realized it could help upgrade the Primordial Fire Ruler and restore Mu Yingying’s broken immortal sword.
• Xiao Yan summoned his holy flame and discovered that the Yang Profound Iron Mother absorbed its power, then sent more flame and medicinal pills at it to weaken it.
• Mu Yingying found the Yin Profound Iron Mother blocking her spring eye and felt it rapidly drain her power when she tried to remove it.
• Mu Yingying summoned her azure-blue holy flame, but her eyes and aura changed as a strange voice mocked her and called her the Sacred Flame Origin.

Xiao Yan and the others entered the Medicine Garden and split into teams to search for herbs, while Wang Xie and Guni followed them with hostile intentions. At the Garden’s center, the Heavenly King Ginseng summoned Xiaoman and Dazhi and revealed that he was nearly ten thousand years old before asking Xiaoman about the Heavenly Tribulation.

• Leng Fuyao identified rare herbs in the Medicine Garden, and the group split into three teams to search for what they needed.
• Wang Xie and Guni followed Xiao Yan’s group and discussed attacking Xiao Yan’s companions to get Yue Ru’s Inheritance Rune.
• Xiao Bi and Xing Long concealed themselves and moved through the Medicine Garden while avoiding the Myriad Poison Sect and Solomon.
• The Heavenly King Ginseng summoned Xiaoman and Dazhi to his cultivation ground in the center of the Garden.
• The Heavenly King Ginseng revealed that he was nearly ten thousand years old and began explaining the Heavenly Tribulation to Xiaoman.

Xiao Yan and his allies defeated the Blood Demon Race’s Second Envoy, Tian Cang, and destroyed him with their combined Holy Flames. Tian Qian learned of Tian Cang’s death and resolved to claim the Holy Flame and avenge his fallen brothers.

• Xiao Yan struck Tian Cang with the Annihilation Fire Lotus while Xiao Yi held off Tian Hong and Qi Haoqing, forcing Tian Cang to flee badly wounded.
• Mu Yingying stopped Tian Cang with her higher-ranked Holy Flame, and Mu Tian Yuan attacked him as Xiao Yan joined Mu Yingying to obliterate him with their two Holy Flames.
• Xiao Yi lamented that Tian Hong and Qi Haoqing had escaped, and Xiao Yan led the group through the barrier toward the Holy Flame Land.
• A grey-robed man learned that Tian Cang had fallen, and Tian Qian welcomed the news as an opportunity to claim the Holy Flame and vowed to avenge Tian Cang and Tian Qian’s other fallen brother.

Xiao Yan mastered a powerful soul technique and collected the glowing riverbed at the bottom of the Blood River Pool. As he headed back to his companions, Du Mo and Wang Xie of the Myriad Poison Sect confronted them and prepared to attack.

• Yan Chi, Xiao Yi, and Mu Yingying sensed the commotion below the Blood River Pool and waited for Xiao Yan to emerge.
• Du Mo and Wang Xie spotted Mu Yingying and the others, recognized them as members of the Burning Incense Pavilion, and followed them.
• Xiao Yan learned the soul technique, which he believed could kill a Peak Seven-star Dou Di with one strike, then stored the glowing riverbed in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yi reassured Mu Yingying that Xiao Yan was safe, but Du Mo and Wang Xie appeared and demanded information.
• Du Mo challenged Xiao Yi while Wang Xie was assigned to fight Mu Yingying and the other companion; Du Mo unleashed his poison Dou Qi and Life Power.

Xiao Yan met Leng Fuyao at Ye Meng’s invitation and accepted her challenge to a Soul Power contest. Their opening clash showed that Leng Fuyao’s Soul Power attacks could not get past Xiao Yan, though Ye Meng hinted that Xiao Yan might still lose.

• Xiao Yan shook hands with Leng Fuyao, and their Holy Flame and cold energy clashed until Ye Meng intervened.
• Xiao Yan and Leng Fuyao entered an independent space after agreeing to compete in Soul Power, leaving Qin Xin and Ye Meng outside.
• Leng Fuyao attacked Xiao Yan with her Soul Technique, Python Swallows Mountains and Rivers, and Xiao Yan countered with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.
• Leng Fuyao realized Xiao Yan’s Soul Power was far stronger than she had expected, but continued attacking while he intercepted each strike.

Xiao Yan killed Xuguang’s subordinate after he attacked Qin Xin and Mu Yingying with hidden weapons, then took the body for his plans to refine one for the ancestor. When Xuguang attacked him, Xiao Yan defeated and killed him in the Purple Bamboo Forest, while Xiu Qi and the others watched.

• Xiao Yan intercepted and killed Xuguang’s subordinate with the Primordial Fire Ruler after the man tried to flee.
• Xiao Yan stored the subordinate’s body in his ring, provoking Xuguang to attack him.
• Xiu Qi withdrew from her fight with Xuguang and returned to Yue Ru, leaving Xiao Yan to face him.
• Xiao Yan suppressed Xuguang’s strength and rejected his attempt to invoke the Bright Cult’s authority.
• Xuguang tried to escape, but Xiao Yan stopped him with soul power and killed him with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.

Lu Di fought two Early Six-star Dou Di men who had insulted her Snake People Tribe heritage, poisoning them with her green Dou Qi before losing control and nearly killing them. Hong Qi stopped her, and the battle drew Mu Yingying, Mu Feng, and Xiao Yi out of Wu Zhu Ju to investigate.

• Lu Di revealed her Seventh Grade Life Power and challenged the two Early Six-star Dou Di men after they mocked her Snake People Tribe identity.
• Lu Di secretly mixed poison into her Life Power while battling the men, gradually weakening their control over their bodies.
• Lu Di unleashed her green Dou Qi and moved to kill the poisoned men, but Hong Qi intervened and jolted her back to her senses.
• Hong Qi rebuked the men for provoking Lu Di and waited near Wu Zhu Ju, hoping Xiao Yan would come out.
• Mu Yingying sensed the battle near the entrance, and Mu Feng and Xiao Yi followed her outside to investigate.

After hiding from disciples who had gathered to see him, Xiao Yan went to Qin Xin after learning she had sought him out. He agreed to begin refining an item once he prepared to break through as an alchemist, and Qin Xin proposed using the Burning Incense Pavilion’s Alchemy Room instead of traveling to Xuan Ling City.

• A crowd gathered outside the Wu Zhu Ju to catch a glimpse of Xiao Yan, so he and his companions stayed inside for ten days.
• After the crowd dispersed, Ling Xuan told Xiao Yan that Qin Xin had come looking for him.
• Xiao Yan visited Qin Xin, who showed him that the materials for refining the item had arrived.
• Xiao Yan said he needed to break through to emperor grade two alchemist before refining and considered visiting the Alchemist Association in Xuan Ling City.
• Qin Xin warned that Xuan Ling City was in turmoil and suggested the Burning Incense Pavilion’s Alchemy Room instead.
• Qin Xin led Xiao Yan toward the Alchemy Room.