Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui entered Spirit Mountain to cultivate after Elder Di registered them, but Xiao Gui fell near Luo Menglan, who recognized the Clan Mark power on him. Luo Menglan had been resisting a marriage alliance and wondering about returning to the Human Realm.

• Elder Di brought Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui to Spirit Mountain and had Duan Fan register their names and power ranks.
• Duan Fan warned them about Spirit Mountain’s creatures, then opened the entrance and let them enter to cultivate.
• Elder Di left, while Duan Fan noticed Luo Menglan’s name already written above Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui’s on the registration paper.
• Luo Menglan complained that Ancestor Luo wanted her to marry a stranger and wished she could visit the Human Realm.
• Xiao Gui fell from the sky near Luo Menglan, who approached him and recognized the Clan Mark power around him.

Yang Xi and Ling Yu arranged for Qingyun Pavilion and Tingfeng Pavilion to attack Wanhuo Sect and capture its two Spirit Academy disciples. Ling Yu revealed that Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame was his real prize and planned to use it after emerging from the Xiangsi Tree, while an evil presence warned him to conceal his strength.

• A guard told Feng Qingyu and Yang Xi that two Spirit Academy disciples had arrived to manage Wanhuo Sect, and Yang Xi said Qingyun Pavilion would attack first so Tingfeng Pavilion could strike when Wanhuo Sect sent reinforcements.
• Ling Yu met Qing Yunkun and confirmed that Yang Xi had contacted Qingyun Pavilion at his direction, ordering an attack on Wanhuo Sect to target its two Spirit Academy disciples.
• Ling Yu promised Qing Yunkun a reward for capturing the disciples, and Qing Yunkun decided to personally lead the attack on Wanhuo Sect’s territory.
• Ling Yu declared that Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame belonged to him, then dismissed warnings about Xiao Yan’s strength and said he would prepare to suppress and strip away the flame after emerging from the Xiangsi Tree.
• The evil presence warned Ling Yu to hide his formidable aura from Earth Courtyard powerhouses and his father, while Ling Yu said he intended to reach Five-Star Dou Xian and guide the Light Demon lord.

After destroying Qingyun Pavilion, Xiao Yan rescued Xiao Gui and Luo Menglan but was nearly seized by Ling Feng. Ling Yuanzi intervened and let Xiao Yan go, while ordering an investigation into Ling Yu and summoning Xiao Yan and the others to meet him.

• After Ling Yu and the others died, the Darkness Realm vanished, and Xiao Yan headed to the water prison to find Xiao Gui.
• Xiao Yan found Xiao Gui with Luo Menglan, and the three tried to leave as terrifying figures gathered above the ruined mountain.
• Ling Feng attacked them, but an ancient tree rose up and blocked his giant hand as Luozhamu and Earth Spirit Old Ghost appeared.
• Earth Spirit Old Ghost told Ling Feng that Ling Yu might be tainted by the Outer Realm Evil Clan and urged him to investigate.
• Ling Feng demanded that Xiao Yan be taken back for destroying a sect, but Earth Spirit Old Ghost and Luozhamu argued that the rules could be changed.
• Ling Yuanzi appeared, ordered Ling Feng to investigate Ling Yu, released Xiao Yan from the matter for now, and told Xiao Yan and the others to visit him after they settled in.

Elder Di and Luozhamu resigned from Diling Academy so they could return to help the Xiao Clan, while Ling Yuanzi agreed to support their search for the clan’s descendants. Xiao Yan learned that entering the Earth Spirit Pagoda early would require him to defeat two powerful disciples without using his Holy Flame.

• Elder Di and Luozhamu resigned after learning that the Xiao Clan Guardian Clan had resurfaced and deciding to help restore the Xiao Clan.
• Ling Yuanzi urged them to protect the Xiao Clan’s descendants and promised to join them if they uncovered news of the clan.
• Xiao Yan spent five days cultivating in the Spirit Pond but made no progress, then learned from Elder Di that his request to enter the Earth Spirit Pagoda had received a difficult response.
• Ling Yuanzi told Xiao Yan that he must defeat two disciples backed by other Earth Courtyard headmasters to enter early, and that he could not use his Holy Flame in the matches.
• Ling Yuanzi explained that one opponent was a late-stage four-star Dou Xian and the other had reached four-star Dou Xian perfection with a half domain, then asked Xiao Yan whether he was confident.

As Xiao Yan and his companions returned to Tianxing City, Lin Yunshu and her rivals prepared for the final election while plotting around the Holy See and the Soul Hall. Lin Yunshu ordered an attempt to pressure Lin Fengya, while Lin Fengya revealed his plan to use the election ceremony for a demonic ascension.

• Xiao Yan and his companions set out from Shuiyuan City toward the Tianyuan Mountain Range as the final election drew near.
• Lin Shuang reported that Ji Xuan was safe and returning with Xiao Yan and Lin Xiu, and Lin Yunshu ordered Lin Hao to meet Xiao Yan and help assassinate Lin Fengya.
• Lin Xia told Lin Yunshu that the Shuiyuan City crisis had involved Mal, the Fifth Sin Guard, and a Traveling Angel, and explained that an eight-star Dou Xian could not appear over the continent without drawing the Sanctioner.
• Lin Feng welcomed the Traveling Angel Mekal, who said he could only release seven-star Dou Xian perfection power and would act only if Gamma appeared.
• Lin Fengya ordered his men to watch Gamma and Hun Wuji, then revealed that he had engineered his father's illness and planned to use the election ceremony to ascend into a demon.

Hao Ni'er led the Soul Devouring Domain’s hidden forces into the Lihun Domain and learned that her teacher might be at Diling Academy. Inside the Earth Spirit Pagoda, the supposedly dead Soul Devouring Master confronted Fang Hao, and their battle left Xiao Yan watching from a distance as their attacks collided.

• Hao Ni'er entered the Lihun Domain aboard the Soul Devouring ship and ordered Baize to command the forces while scouts gathered intelligence and contacted their agents.
• Hao Ni'er learned that the Soul Devouring Master's aura had appeared near Diling Academy and said she wanted to go there.
• The Soul Devouring Master revealed himself in the Earth Spirit Pagoda and vowed to make the Lihun Domain pay for its assault on the Soul Devouring Domain.
• Fang Hao challenged the weakened Soul Devouring Master, who summoned tens of thousands of ghost qi soldiers with Myriad Ghosts Worship, Ghost God Army.
• Fang Hao unleashed Thunder Beast and Punishment of Myriad Lightning as Xiao Yan retreated; the ghost soldiers and black lightning clashed and exploded inside the Devouring Realm.

Xiao Yan trapped ten Wanhuo Sect powerhouses in his Sacred Flame Space and demonstrated how his flames and spatial power could overwhelm them. He left them shaken when a giant Fire Red Flame dragon appeared behind him.

• The ten Wanhuo Sect powerhouses attacked Xiao Yan, but he drew them into the Sacred Flame Space before their blows could reach him.
• Huo Yi and the others recognized Xiao Yan’s unusual spatial ability as an early step toward forming a domain.
• Xiao Yan suppressed the ten men’s strength, strengthened his own, and asked them to yield; Huo Xun rallied them to fight back.
• The ten powerhouses combined their attacks against Xiao Yan, and he detonated the Fire Red Flame filling the space.
• As their energies locked in a stalemate, a giant Fire Red Flame dragon appeared behind Xiao Yan, frightening Huo Xun.

Xiao Yan defeated Wanhuo Sect’s ten experts, then revealed his Immortal Realm-level soul power and gained the sect’s submission. He left Wanhuo Sect under his and Xiao Gui’s leadership, with new rewards and rules set to strengthen it for the Sect Tournament.

• Xiao Yan emerged from the void after defeating Wanhuo Sect’s ten experts, who returned battered and drained.
• Huo Yi challenged Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan closed his eyes and released his Immortal Realm-level soul power.
• Huo Yun recognized Xiao Yan as a Tier 4 Immortal Grade alchemist, and Huo Yi knelt and pledged the Wanhuo Sect’s allegiance.
• Xiao Yan accepted Huo Yi’s submission and had Xiao Gui distribute Emperor Grade Three pills.
• Xiao Yan ordered spirit liquid and pills for sect members facing cultivation bottlenecks, and promised rewards for merit and punishment for offenses.

Xiao Yan stormed the Qingyun Pavilion to find out where Xiao Gui was and fought through its guards. He killed Qing Yunkun, while Feng Jie used the death as grounds to order the pavilion to hunt Xiao Yan.

• Qing Yunkun offered a reward for Xiao Yan's capture, and hundreds of Qingyun Pavilion fighters surrounded him.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Primordial Fire Ruler and used Magma Flame to break the encirclement and incapacitate many attackers.
• Xiao Yan demanded to know where Xiao Gui was, and Qing Yunkun accused Xiao Gui of consorting with Lord Ling Yu's fiancée and being punished for it.
• Qing Yunkun attacked Xiao Yan with Wind - Rhythmic Talisman, but Xiao Yan answered with Sea of Feiyan Flames and killed him.
• Feng Jie claimed Xiao Yan's killing of Qing Yunkun justified placing him on the Qingyun Pavilion's hunt list, then ordered the guards to attack.

Xiao Yan prepared a soul attack against Ling Yu while the Soul Devouring Master turned the tide against Demon Emperor Siye in the Darkness Realm. As Ling Yu unleashed his Triple Demon Subduing Pillars, Luo Menglan secretly made her way toward Xiao Gui’s prison.

• Xiao Yan gathered soul power as he sought a way to attack Ling Yu, who watched for another Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus.
• The Soul Devouring Master revealed his identity and sent a Devouring Chain toward Demon Emperor Siye, putting the Darkness Realm under strain.
• A man at Diling Academy sensed the abnormal ripple and left to investigate, while the woman with him stayed behind.
• Luo Menglan slipped past the battling fighters and headed for the water prison where Xiao Gui was held.
• Xiao Yan compressed his soul power into two pupils and prepared to use the Gazing Pupil with the power of two Sacred Flames.
• Ling Yu answered with his Triple Demon Subduing Pillars, filling the space with a dangerous ripple.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Scales of Baxia to cultivate the Dragon God’s Third Transformation and form a powerful Dragon Transformation Arm. The process also revealed mysterious Patterns of Baxia on his arm, while he planned to settle his affairs before visiting the Dragon Clan.

• The Dragon Blood Martial Emperor accepted Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame fires for his Junior Uncle and left after the Dark Red Coffin and the restraining Ghost Qi were destroyed.
• Xiao Yan examined the Scales of Baxia and, at the Soul Devouring Master’s urging, began absorbing them before the Lihun Domain’s experts could be alerted.
• Xiao Yan used his dragon blood to awaken the Scales of Baxia’s power, found them within a cyan river, and swallowed them.
• Xiao Yan successfully cultivated the Dragon Transformation Arm, etching cyan scales and ancient Patterns of Baxia onto his right arm.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi entered the Manjusri Hall and found a vast Meteorite Star Iron blocking the hall’s central platform. After moving it aside, they discovered the Bodhi Ancient Tree guarded by eighteen Arhat statues, and Xiao Yan recognized the Earth’s Embrace on the tree.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi entered the Manjusri Hall and spotted valuable Buddhist artifacts, but Xiao Yan suspected the hall’s true treasure lay behind the central obstruction.
• Xiao Yan identified the enormous rock as Meteorite Star Iron and explained that its core could be refined to forge or repair divine weapons.
• Xiao Yi discovered that the Meteorite Star Iron absorbed his brown Holy Flame Power, and Xiao Yan found it swallowed the power of his Flame Mantra as well.
• Xiao Yan used his abilities to shift the Meteorite Star Iron, revealing a sacred platform surrounded by eighteen Arhat statues, with statues of Manjusri Bodhisattva and Grandmaster Bodhi beside a golden tree.
• Xiao Yan’s Soul Power was annihilated when he probed the Bodhi Ancient Tree, but he recognized the green armor-like power on it as the Earth’s Embrace he had been seeking.

Xiao Yan’s Soul Jade stirred as Xun Er neared the end of her trial in the Gu Clan Forbidden Area. While Liu Hao plotted to claim her, Xun Er drew closer to the Gu Clan’s powerful Holy Flame.

• Xiao Yan’s Soul Jade reacted with the soul trace connected to Xun Er while he comprehended Undying and Immortal.
• Liu Hao bribed Gu Clan guards for news of Xun Er and learned she might have died inside the Forbidden Area.
• Liu Hao told Elder Ye that he intended to possess Xun Er and erase her memories if necessary.
• Xun Er continued climbing toward the golden sun at the Forbidden Area’s summit, growing stronger as the coffins’ bloodline power nourished her.
• The Holy Flame at the summit sensed Xun Er’s transformation and released its divine might as she approached it.

Xiao Yan reached the fifth layer of the Earth Spirit Pagoda, where West Divine Hall Hall Master Fang Hao attacked him to keep him from the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp. The Soul Devouring Master intervened and faced Fang Hao, leaving the fight for the lamp and their survival unresolved.

• An ancient voice ordered Xiao Yan to leave the forbidden fifth layer and struck him with a powerful thunder beam.
• The Soul Devouring Master’s aura surged, and his Devouring power destroyed the thunder beam before it hit Xiao Yan.
• Fang Hao appeared and recognized the Soul Devouring Master, while Xiao Yan identified him as the West Divine Hall Hall Master.
• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan to leave the fight to him and said he could defeat Fang Hao despite not being at full strength.
• Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master prepared to battle Fang Hao for the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp.

Xiao Yan exploited the Soul Devouring Master and Fang Hao’s battle to approach the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp, but the artifact’s reaction nearly overwhelmed him. After the Xiao Clan Mark calmed the disturbance, Xiao Yan took the lamp and fled as a furious pursuer broke free.

• Fang Hao and the Soul Devouring Master exchanged powerful attacks, with Fang Hao unleashing his Thunder Axe techniques and the Soul Devouring Master countering with Devour Heavens and Earth.
• The Soul Devouring Master sent Xiao Yan a plan, and Xiao Yan used the Devouring Realm’s cover to reach the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp.
• Xiao Yan sensed a connection between the lamp and the Xiao Clan, then touched it with Holy Flame and triggered a violent reaction from its three wicks.
• The Xiao Clan Mark appeared on Xiao Yan’s brow and suppressed the lamp’s energy, allowing him to stow the artifact.
• Xiao Yan ran as a ferocious man broke free of the Devouring Realm’s restraints and charged toward him.

Xiao Yan prepared to enter the Ghost Realm while the Soul Devouring Domain and Lihun Domain faced mounting threats. In Lihun Domain, Elder Bo learned that its princess would not kill the Soul Devouring Master because she did not want Xiao Yan to hate her.

• Xiao Yan cultivated in the Wanhuo Sect while waiting for news of the Undying Fire and the Soul Devouring Master’s recovery.
• Hao Ni'er received word that the Light Demon’s forces had appeared near Lihun Domain and ordered scouts to watch them closely.
• Fang Hao and Chi Die told Elder Bo that the Soul Devouring Master had taken the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp and escaped with Hao Ni'er's help.
• Elder Bo revealed that the Lord of Fierce Souls had entered seclusion, and the two divine hall masters left to monitor the Soul Devouring Domain.
• Lihun Domain’s princess said she would intervene if necessary but would not kill the Soul Devouring Master, fearing Xiao Yan would hate her.

Xiao Yan drove off the soul beasts threatening a little girl, who then hid behind Aileen and revealed that she had amnesia. Aileen recognized that the child was connected to the Undying Fire, and the chapter left Xiao Yan wondering why she feared him.

• Xiao Yan attacked the soul beasts and used the Second Transformation of the Dragon God to frighten them into retreating.
• Xiao Yan discovered the little girl had vanished, then found her hiding behind Aileen and calling him a bad person.
• Aileen told Xiao Yan that the girl had amnesia and that she seemed connected to a Holy Flame.
• Aileen coaxed the girl into giving her name as Little Zhuoma.
• Xiao Yan suspected that Little Zhuoma feared the Holy Flames or the Flame Mantra within him.

After emerging from the Undying Sacred Pool with the Undying Fire, Xiao Yan fought off the Adjudication Court forces waiting to capture him. A powerful figure from the Soul Devouring Domain rescued him, leaving Yu Tianxuan to realize the danger posed by Xiao Yan’s four holy flames and his mysterious allies.

• Yu Tianxuan and dozens of Adjudication Guards waited outside the Undying Sacred Pool for Xiao Yan, following the Adjudication Court Headmaster’s order to capture him alive or dead.
• Xiao Yan emerged with his strength at Mid Five-Star Dou Xian, though he suppressed his aura to appear weaker, and Yu Tianxuan surrounded him with the guards.
• Xiao Yan tested Xiao Lei against Yu Tianxuan, then unleashed the Undying Fire and struck with Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler.
• Yu Tianxuan summoned the Adjudication Court Headmaster’s Seven-Star Dou Xian soul clone, which dispersed Xiao Yan’s attack.
• A black-clad Soul Devouring Domain expert destroyed the soul clone, took Xiao Yan, and vanished, while Yu Tianxuan recognized the threat of Xiao Yan’s four holy flames.

Hao Ni'er mobilized the Soul Devouring Domain for war against the Lihun Domain while Xiao Yan insisted on joining the campaign to avenge his master and seek the Xiangsi Broken Intestine Flame. The forces launched coordinated attacks on the Five Academies, leaving the Lihun Domain caught between them and the Demon of Light.

• Hao Ni'er told Baize and Shitian to gather the commanders as she prepared to divide the attack routes.
• Hao Ni'er explained that their master was recovering in a special void and said the Demon of Light's attack on the Lihun Domain offered an opportunity to act.
• Xiao Yan revealed that swallowing the Undying Fire had raised his strength to Mid Five-Star Dou Xian, and he persuaded Hao Ni'er to let him join the battle.
• Hao Ni'er said Xiao Yan could infiltrate the Lord of Fierce Souls' divine palace amid the fighting to seek the Xiangsi Broken Intestine Flame, provided he disguised himself.
• Hao Ni'er revealed that the Soul Devouring Talisman had raised her to Eight-Star Dou Xian Perfection Stage and assigned the gathered commanders to attack the Five Academies and an Elder Council stronghold.
• Baize and Yuan Feng led their forces toward their targets while Hao Ni'er took the protectors and elders toward the front lines.

Xiao Yan joined Xiao Zifan and Yu Rou'er to confront the Great Demon, and Xiao Zifan lent Xiao Yan a wisp of Origin Power to temporarily strengthen him. The Green Demon trapped them in his Demon Devouring Field, leaving Xiao Zifan's first attack unsuccessful as the battle began.

• Xiao Zifan gave Xiao Yan a wisp of his Shadow Origin, which could briefly raise Xiao Yan's power to the Six-Star Dou Xian level.
• Xiao Zifan, Xiao Yan, and Yu Rou'er approached the dark clouds, where Xiao Zifan assigned Yu Rou'er to protect Xiao Yan and Xiao Yan to attack from the flank.
• The Green Demon emerged from the clouds, and Xiao Zifan challenged him to settle their past grievances.
• The Green Demon activated his Demon Devouring Field, surrounding the group with blood chains and a hellish domain.
• Xiao Zifan used Shadow Escape, but the Green Demon unleashed Demonic Sound Skull Sea and turned into blood to evade Xiao Zifan's Shadow Heavenly Prison attack.