Chapter Summaries

Hong Qi led two disciples to provoke the Human Hall and draw out Xiao Yan, but Mu Yingying defeated him with her azure-blue flame after Xiao Yan’s soul attack slowed him. Xiao Yan intercepted the retreating trio and learned that the Second Senior Brother of the Earth Hall had sent them.

• Lu Di stopped fighting when Hong Qi blocked her attack, and Mu Yingying, Xiao Yi, and Mu Feng arrived at the disturbance.
• Hong Qi claimed he had come to see Xiao Yan and that his two junior disciples had merely wanted to spar, but Xiao Yi and Mu Yingying challenged him.
• Mu Yingying used her azure-blue flame to fend off Hong Qi’s attacks, while Xiao Yan’s Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath briefly dazed him.
• Mu Yingying’s flame serpent burned Hong Qi, who called off his subordinates and tried to leave.
• Xiao Yan arrived, intercepted Hong Qi and his two subordinates, and asked who had sent them.
• The trio revealed that the Second Senior Brother of the Earth Hall had sent them.

Xiao Yan’s successful cultivation of the Human Hall’s Hall-Protecting Treasure drew praise from Mu Xuzi and surprised Qin Xin, who revealed that she had prepared materials for him to refine medicinal pills. As rumors began to spread through Burning Incense Pavilion, Qin Xin confided her doubts to Elder Qing, who encouraged her to trust herself.

• Mu Xuzi congratulated Xiao Yan, advised him to rest and study the Sky Shifting Ruler, and warned him not to cause more trouble before the ruins opened.
• Xiao Yi checked on Xiao Yan and hinted that he faced a difficulty with his impending breakthrough, promising to explain more that night.
• Ling Xuan congratulated Xiao Yan on cultivating the Human Hall’s Hall-Protecting Treasure, then left with the other Earth Hall disciples.
• Qin Xin told Xiao Yan that the materials he needed would arrive in a few days, and they agreed to begin their work before the ruins opened.
• Mu Xuzi and Xiong Yuan discussed the news of Xiao Yan’s success, while Mu Xuzi went to visit Zhu Jin.
• Qin Xin told Elder Qing that Xiao Yan had succeeded and admitted she doubted herself; Elder Qing encouraged her, and she regained her confidence.

Yue Ru and Xiu Qi visited Xiao Yan to ask for his help obtaining Yue Ru’s complete inheritance, which was tied to her life and the relationship between their pavilions. Xiao Yan agreed to help, while Xiu Qi met Xiao Yi outside and ended up chasing him after he mistook her for an intruder.

• Xiao Yan welcomed Yue Ru and Xiu Qi into the Burning Incense Pavilion and brought them to Wu Zhu Ju.
• Xiu Qi explained that both pavilion masters had agreed to seek Xiao Yan’s help, since Yue Ru’s inheritance involved her life and could resolve tensions between the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion and the Burning Incense Pavilion.
• After Xiu Qi left them alone, Xiao Yan asked Yue Ru about her condition and promised to help her obtain the complete inheritance.
• Xiao Yan told Yue Ru that he had reached Six-star Dou Di Perfection, surprising her as they spoke privately.
• Xiao Yi encountered Xiu Qi outside Wu Zhu Ju and attacked her, but Xiao Yan clarified that she was his friend.
• Xiu Qi scolded Xiao Yi for attacking without asking questions, and then chased him while Xiao Yan and Yue Ru continued talking inside.

Xiao Yan and Xiu Qi encountered an adult Heavenly Demon Whale guarding the ruins and fought to survive its attacks. With the whale raising enormous waves infused with ocean power, Xiao Yan realized retreat was too late and prepared to fight it head-on.

• Xiao Yan recognized the surfaced creature as an adult Heavenly Demon Whale, a powerful guardian of the ruins, and warned Xiu Qi that its strength rivaled an Eight-star Dou Di.
• The whale angrily attacked Xiao Yan and Xiu Qi, while Xiao Yan judged that the sea gave it a major advantage and asked Xiu Qi to keep the seawater away from him.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, but the whale resisted the soul attack and mocked his Flame Force in the ocean.
• The whale summoned immense waves infused with its own strength, and Xiao Yan decided that he and Xiu Qi had to fight rather than retreat.

The Golden Dragon King revealed himself to the Soul Devouring Master inside Xiao Yan and discussed the Soul Devouring Talisman and their plans against the Outer Realm Evil Clan. When You Zun’s full-strength attack threatened Xiao Yan, he brought out the talisman to face it.

• The Soul Devouring Master considered swallowing the Netherworld Twin Venerables to recover strength, and the Golden Dragon King spoke to him from Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring.
• The Golden Dragon King manifested and revealed his identity, prompting the Soul Devouring Master to recognize him as the King of the Dragon Clan.
• The Soul Devouring Master explained that he had been absorbing the Outer Realm Evil Clan’s power through the talisman, while the Golden Dragon King said his descendants would reclaim what the enemy had taken.
• The Golden Dragon King said the Soul Devouring Talisman would be needed by his sect and left to deal with the Netherworld Twin Venerables.
• Xiao Yan sensed the talisman stirring, retrieved it from his Storage Ring, and prepared to use it against You Zun’s destructive black Qi.

Xiao Yan refined the Xuan Yin Pill by using Pale Flame Xuan Lightning to purge its impurities, then faced the dangerous Earth Xuan Lightning summoned by the completed pill. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan diving into the lightning while Burning Incense Pavilion’s higher-ups watched, and Zhu Jin trusted that the Holy Flame Power would protect him.

• Xiao Yan controlled the Pale Flame Xuan Lightning to remove impurities from the Xuan Yin Pill over several days.
• Ye Meng and Leng Fuyao observed the growing Thunder Cloud and believed Xiao Yan’s pill might develop a pill pattern.
• Xiao Yan realized the pill’s lightning tribulation would be too dangerous for his puppets and went to meet it himself.
• Ye Meng identified the black lightning as Earth Xuan Lightning, which alchemists had to face without outside help.
• Xiao Yan transformed into a man of fire and plunged into the Earth Xuan Lightning as Mu Xuzi, Xiong Yuan, Zhu Jin, and others watched.
• Zhu Jin reassured the others that Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame Power would let him withstand the Earth Xuan Lightning.

Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying entered Old Monster Hatred’s Purple Bamboo Forest, where they found an array filled with herbs used by magical beasts taking human form. Xiao Yan reached the forest’s heart with Leng Fuyao and discovered that Old Monster Hatred’s interest in his Emperor Grade Two Alchemist status was tied to the herbs.

• Xiao Yan protected himself and Mu Yingying from the forest’s suppressive pressure and piercing sounds, then suspected the bamboo grove was an array cultivated with transformation herbs.
• Old Monster Hatred appeared carrying the unconscious Leng Fuyao and noticed a faint trace of white energy on her.
• Xiao Yan used his soul imprint on Leng Fuyao and a Spatial Teleportation Array to reach Old Monster Hatred in the forest’s heart.
• Old Monster Hatred attacked, but Xiao Yan stopped him by revealing that he was an Emperor Grade Two Alchemist.
• Old Monster Hatred confirmed Xiao Yan’s rank and excitedly declared that he had waited a long time, prompting Xiao Yan to ask why he had planted so many transformation herbs.

Xiao Yan and his companions entered the ruins and discovered a vast ocean beneath three floating islands. They identified the islands as the likely locations of the Life and Death Fire, the Dou Soul, and the inheritance, but the space channel vanished and sent them plunging toward the sea.

• Qi Haoran and the other super-sect disciples joined forces to break the iron gate and rush into the ruins.
• Xiao Yan's group headed toward the Life and Death Fire before seeking the inheritance, which Yue Ru said was guarded by a powerful presence.
• Xiao Yan caught Mu Feng as he nearly stepped out of the space channel into open air above a vast ocean.
• Xiao Yan identified the likely destinations on the three floating islands, while Yue Ru felt summoned by the topmost island.
• Xiu Qi warned the group, but the space channel vanished and they began falling toward the ocean.

Xiao Yan and his companions searched for a way into the three islands, while Mu Feng’s group and other sect disciples arrived in the sea. Leng Fuyao discovered that Yue Ru’s mysterious forehead rune could guide them toward an island, and Yue Ru prepared to release it.

• Mu Feng shattered a giant wave, then led his group toward Xiao Yan after they noticed his flames growing restless.
• Qi Haoran and Qi Haoqing entered the sea and swam toward the three islands, while other sect disciples also headed for them.
• Xiao Yan told the reunited group that Moonlight Island held the Life and Death Fire and that Yue Ru’s inheritance was on Guanghan Island, which required a token from Moonlight Island or Jade Rabbit Island.
• Leng Fuyao examined the seawater and the no-fly restriction, then absorbed power from Yue Ru’s mysterious rune and realized Yue Ru could help them enter an island.
• Leng Fuyao asked Yue Ru to release the rune so it could guide the group, and everyone waited expectantly for her to try.

At the purple Crystal Palace on Guanghan Island, Song Yue and the others discovered that anyone who entered was thrown back out dead, with no obvious cause of death. After a middle-aged man suffered the same fate, a graceful young woman appeared and offered to investigate.

• Song Yue told Feng Hong that people who entered the palace had been thrown back out dead.
• Meng Fei examined the bodies but found no visible wounds or loss of soul power or Dou Qi to explain their deaths.
• A greedy middle-aged man entered the palace, then was thrown back out with all his vitality gone.
• Feng Ran caught the man, and Meng Fei confirmed he could not determine the cause of death.
• A graceful young woman with an oil-paper umbrella offered to try, and Hong Qian recognized her as someone from Heartless Valley.

Xiao Yan and Mu Feng left the palace after dealing with the Mystic Elf, then joined Yue Ru and the others as they entered the inheritance grounds. Inside, rival groups fought over a treasure box blocking the exit, while Xiao Yan sensed a mysterious connection between it and his Spiritual Power.

• Xiao Yan and Mu Feng left the palace and told Xiu Qi and the others that the threats inside had been dealt with.
• Xiao Yan questioned Yue Ru about hiding something, but Yue Ru concealed that she held the Moonlight Fairy's Inheritance Rune and would need to make a sacrifice to claim the inheritance.
• Xiao Yan's group found Song Yue and the others facing a treasure box and key atop a tree stump that blocked the chamber's exit.
• Guni proposed settling the treasure box's ownership by strength, and Hua Lexin brought out a wooden marionette as the gathered fighters prepared to clash.
• Guni tried to seize the key but Meng Fei stopped him, triggering a battle among Meng Fei, Song Yue, Feng Hong, Guni, his companions, and other strong individuals.
• Xiao Yan stayed outside the battle and sensed a familiar fluctuation from the treasure box that seemed connected to his Spiritual Power.

Huang Li, Chen Xin, King Xuan Ling, Zhu Jin, and the Wine Sword Immortal gathered at the hidden ruins entrance in the Manghuang Land. They prepared to join forces to break its concealment and investigate the ruins before reporting back to their sects.

• Huang Li and Chen Xin located the area concealing the ruins entrance and recognized that a Dou Xian had sealed it.
• King Xuan Ling arrived and exchanged taunts with Huang Li, his sworn enemy.
• Zhu Jin of the Burning Incense Pavilion arrived and provoked King Xuan Ling over his previous trip to the Medusa Clan.
• The Wine Sword Immortal of the Ten Thousand Sword Gate arrived, and the others sensed his formidable sword intent.
• The Wine Sword Immortal proposed that the five of them tear apart the concealment and investigate the ruins together.

Yue Ru told Xiao Yan’s group that the Life and Death Fire and her inheritance lay within the territories of Moonlight Island’s Three Weirdos: Hatred, Spite, and Malice. As the group entered the purple bamboo forest to confront the first oddity, Leng Fuyao was mysteriously drawn inside, and Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying went after her.

• Yue Ru explained that the group had to pass the Three Weirdos, and that the Life and Death Fire was likely held by the final and most troublesome one.
• Xiao Yan’s group approached the purple bamboo forest, where an illusory Elder watched them and targeted Leng Fuyao.
• Leng Fuyao sensed an aura in the forest, then lost control of herself and rushed inside.
• Xiao Yan recognized the hidden figure as an Eight-star Dou Di and suspected he was Hatred, then followed Leng Fuyao using his Soul Imprint.
• Mu Yingying followed Xiao Yan into the forest while Xiu Qi held Yue Ru back.

Xiao Yan faced the Heavenly Demon Whale by raising his strength with the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations and protecting himself with the Immortal Body and Emperor Flame. He revealed the Fire Heart Sky Rock and pierced the whale’s giant waves with his attack, but the whale’s strange reaction left the confrontation unresolved.

• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations and the Immortal Body to prepare for the Heavenly Demon Whale’s attack.
• Xiao Yan revealed the Fire Heart Sky Rock, a Sacred Flame, startling Xiu Qi and making the Heavenly Demon Whale recognize it.
• The Heavenly Demon Whale chose to test Xiao Yan rather than stop fighting, despite realizing the flame might be the one it had been told to let into the Ruins.
• Xiao Yan launched Rock Shattering Heavenly Burial, and its flame ball pierced through the Heavenly Demon Whale’s giant waves.
• Xiao Yan charged in with his flame-covered heavy ruler as the whale smiled with apparent relief.

Xiao Yan negotiated with the Life and Death Fire Beast, agreeing to use his Holy Flame to help it advance in exchange for being led to the Life and Death Fire. The beast brought him to the icy place where the fire was stored, leaving Xiao Yan facing the delicate plant that held it.

• The Life and Death Fire Beast offered Xiao Yan the Life and Death Fire if he used Holy Flame Power to help it undergo tribulation and advance to Eight-star Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan agreed to help after securing the fire, and the beast clarified that it had only promised the Life and Death Fire, not entry into the Life and Death Two Forms Spring.
• The beast led Xiao Yan through the magma and stopped him from rushing into the dangerous Life and Death Two Forms Spring.
• The Life and Death Fire Beast warned Xiao Yan about the powerful creatures inside and revealed that the Vicious Old Monster murdered humans to preserve his youth.
• The beast transported Xiao Yan to an extremely cold place and pointed out the delicate plant standing on an ice tip as the Life and Death Fire.

Song Yue, Feng Hong, and the other experts watched the lightning tribulation plunge beneath the Swamp Area as Xiao Yan waited with the Life and Death Fire Beast in the Magma World. The Qi Family Brothers found Xiao Yan there and confronted him just as the beast prepared to break through.

• Song Yue warned Feng Hong and Du Chun that danger lurked beneath the Swamp Area, but Qi Haoran dragged Qi Haoqing down to investigate.
• Xing Long predicted that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and the Qi Family Brothers were connected to an impending catastrophe and advised Xiao Bi not to follow them.
• The lightning tribulation disappeared into the Swamp Area, while the experts above waited and speculated about Xiao Yan and the Guardian.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Life and Death Fire Beast had drawn its tribulation into the Magma World to avoid interference from human experts above.
• The Qi Family Brothers arrived in the Magma World, accused Xiao Yan of colluding with the Guardian, and faced his battle-ready response.

Mu Yingying and Xiao Yan removed the Yin and Yang Profound Iron Mothers that had blocked the Life and Death Two Forms Spring, restoring its flow. They reunited with the others, and Xiao Yan promised to repair Mu Yingying’s Immortal Sword before the group prepared to enter the spring.

• The Holy Flame Spirit berated Mu Yingying for repeatedly using the Sacred Flame Origin, while Mu Yingying held on to her faith in Xiao Yan.
• Mu Yingying’s Immortal Sword emerged from her spatial ring and led her to take the Yin Profound Iron Mother with her from the spring.
• After Mu Yingying removed the obstruction, the Life and Death Two Forms Spring began flowing again, and Xiao Yan left with the Yang Profound Iron Mother.
• A mysterious voice inside Guanghan Island remarked that someone had opened the blocked spring, whose devouring power had once defeated even the Vicious Old Monster.
• Mu Yingying reunited with the others and waited for Xiao Yan, who soon emerged holding the Yang Profound Iron Mother.
• Xiao Yan recognized Mu Yingying’s Yin Profound Iron Mother, promised to repair her Immortal Sword, and announced that the restored spring was ready to use.

Xiao Yan obtained the six-leaf Life and Death Fire to help Xiao Yi advance, while learning more about fire spirits and the Reincarnation Seal. He left the Life and Death Fire Beast to ask whether the Ruins held two other medicinal herbs.

• Xiao Yan identified the six-leaf Life and Death Fire and explained that he wanted it to help Xiao Yi advance despite worrying about Xiao Yi's Reincarnation Seal.
• The Life and Death Fire Beast said the Reincarnation Seal was linked to powerful experts and explained how fire spirits differed from Holy Flames.
• Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's ice and fire powers to collect the Life and Death Fire without damaging its roots.
• Xiao Yan stored the six-leaf Life and Death Fire, expecting it to help Xiao Yi reach Nine-star Dou Di before they fused again.
• Xiao Yan asked the Life and Death Fire Beast whether Azure Dragon Dew and Heavenly King Ginseng could be found in the Ruins.

Qin Tian and the Dragon Devouring Legion confronted the Undying Nether Sparrow, which revealed it could use a Saint Grade Dou Technique. The legion’s experts combined their strength to counter its flaming sword, and their attacks collided as the battle continued.

• Qin Tian ordered the Dragon Devouring Legion to capture the Undying Nether Sparrow and watched as nine experts attacked it.
• The Undying Nether Sparrow plunged into the magma and unleashed its Saint Grade Dou Technique, the Exploding Flame Sword, against the nine experts.
• Ye Mo and the others realized they could not escape the flaming sword, so the Eight Powerful Warriors gave their strength to Ye Mo.
• Ye Mo reached Dou Di Peak and used the Saint Grade Xuantian Angry Spirit Hand to clash with the Undying Nether Sparrow’s flaming sword.

Xiao Yan and Tiancan survived the Heavenly Tribulation, and Tiancan joined Xiao Yan's group as a human. As Xiao Yan prepared to leave the Medicine Garden, Wang Xie and Guni confronted him, only to be trapped in his array.

• Tiancan thanked Xiao Yan and gave him his original body, the Heavenly King Ginseng, while Xiao Yan noted that Cangkong Dew remained to resurrect his ancestors.
• Yue Ru suggested a human name for the newly reborn Heavenly King Ginseng, and he chose Tiancan as his name.
• Xiao Yan proposed that the group find their companions and head to the Purple Crystal Palace, then had Tiancan remove the barrier around the Medicine Garden.
• Wang Xie and Guni appeared and demanded to know whether Xiao Yan had witnessed the Heavenly Tribulation, while Xiao Yan revealed he had known they were following him.
• Xiao Yan activated an array that surrounded Wang Xie and Guni with a scorching force, trapping everyone inside.