Recaps

Lu Heng asked Skyfire Venerable whether his Small Five Elements Spirit Body could let him devour the Infant Fallen Heart Flame as a second Heavenly Flame without the Burning Mantra. Skyfire Venerable judged it theoretically possible but warned that the two flames could disrupt the balance in Lu Heng’s dantian.

• Lu Heng considered fusing the Infant Fallen Heart Flame directly, since its slow release of energy was not enough to help him grow quickly.
• Lu Heng woke Skyfire Venerable and revealed that he already wielded the Green Lotus Core Flame and wanted the Infant Fallen Heart Flame as a second one.
• Skyfire Venerable was astonished by Lu Heng’s age, cultivation, soul strength, and alchemy skill, then asked whether he had a Heavenly Flame devouring art.
• Lu Heng explained how his Small Five Elements Spirit Body cycled and digested energy, with the Green Lotus Core Flame serving as its Fire Attribute core.
• Skyfire Venerable said Lu Heng’s body could theoretically nurture another Heavenly Flame, but warned that adding it could upset the existing balance and make the two flames affect each other.

Lu Heng asked Skyfire Venerable about the danger of keeping two Heavenly Flames in his dantian and learned how a similar attempt had nearly destroyed the Venerable. Lu Heng proposed building a Double-Layer Fire Domain to isolate the flames while allowing them to adapt gradually, and Skyfire Venerable agreed the plan was feasible.

• Skyfire Venerable warned Lu Heng that the Green Lotus Core Flame and Fallen Heart Flame could disrupt his Five Elements Cycle or clash inside his dantian and destroy his body and soul.
• Skyfire Venerable revealed that he had once tried to devour a second Fallen Heart Flame, causing his Dou Qi Cycle to collapse and leaving most of his body and meridians badly damaged.
• Lu Heng sensed the two flames resonating through their seal and considered either waiting for the infant Heart Flame to mature or restructuring his cultivation art.
• Lu Heng proposed creating separate fire-domain layers for each flame, using Water-type and Earth-type Dou Qi as an isolation barrier while leaving a tiny channel between them.
• Skyfire Venerable approved the plan and advised Lu Heng to build the barrier while his Five Elements Cycle was balanced, with water outside, earth inside, and a narrow passage for gradual contact.

Lu Heng refined his plans to manage the growing resonance between his two flames and demonstrated a powerful new Five Elements technique. Han Yue then led him to a secluded spot, leaving her reason for doing so unrevealed.

• Lu Heng decided to spend half a month refining the Double-Layer Fire Domain before attempting to fuse his flames.
• Lu Heng sensed the growing pull between the Green Lotus Core Flame and Infant Heart Flame and mentally worked through the domain’s structure.
• Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin returned from the Qi Refining Tower and described their cultivation on its higher floors.
• Lu Heng showed the group his Metal Spirit Flame-Slaying Wheel, revealed he had advanced to seven-star Dou Emperor, and said his full technique could contend with a low-star Dou Zong.
• Han Yue led Lu Heng to a secluded corner beneath the old locust tree.

Lu Heng spent half a month acclimating the sealed Infant Fallen Heart Flame to the Green Lotus Core Flame inside his dantian, then began formally bringing them together. The chapter ends as the Infant Fallen Heart Flame surges through the widened passage and strikes the First Layer Fire Domain’s water barrier.

• Lu Heng told Han Yue about the dangers of fusing the two Heavenly Flames and promised to stop if he noticed anything abnormal.
• For half a month, Lu Heng built a Double-Layer Fire Domain in his dantian, gradually exposing the Green Lotus Core Flame and Infant Fallen Heart Flame to each other through a narrow passage.
• By the twelfth day, the flames barely reacted to each other, and Lu Heng decided to attempt the fusion the next morning.
• Lu Heng activated a Five Elements Spirit Wheel Array in the Secret Chamber and widened the passage between the flames.
• The Infant Fallen Heart Flame surged through the passage and made substantial contact with the First Layer Fire Domain’s water barrier.

Lu Heng safely fused the Infant Heart Flame’s origin with the Green Lotus Core Flame, strengthening his cultivation until he was one layer from becoming an eight-star Dou Emperor. After twelve hours in the Secret Chamber, he emerged at dawn to find Han Yue had kept watch all night.

• Lu Heng gradually released and absorbed the Infant Heart Flame’s origin through the Five Elements Cycle, keeping the Green Lotus Core Flame stable as the flame shrank.
• Lu Heng endured a dangerous collision between the two flame origins, then fused them into a new nested flame with an azure exterior and a white core.
• Lu Heng’s Dou Qi vortex accelerated and pressed against the seven-star Dou Emperor barrier, leaving him one thin layer from reaching eight stars.
• Skyfire Venerable praised Lu Heng’s Small Five Elements Spirit Body and explained how the two Heavenly Flames would strengthen his techniques.
• Lu Heng emerged the next morning and found Han Yue asleep outside the Secret Chamber after keeping watch; they embraced and spoke about the danger of the fusion.
• Zi Yan teased Lu Heng and Han Yue from the back kitchen, and Han Yue went to make breakfast.

Lu Heng recovered from fusing the Green Lotus Core Flame and Heart Fire, tested the improved Five Elements cycle, and began adjusting his combat techniques and array. The next morning, he entered the middle levels of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower to explore a discovery about the fused flames.

• Lu Heng stayed home to recover his soul power and ran the new cultivation cycle until he confirmed it had no obstructions or hidden injuries.
• Zi Yan admitted she had eaten three of the Fifth-Grade Magic Cores, and Lu Heng promised to find her more.
• Xiao Yi Xian checked Lu Heng’s pulse and reassured herself that his meridians were steadier than the day before.
• Lu Heng practiced the Five Elements Spirit Wheel True Art and recognized that the fused fires boosted his fire-element output, requiring him to recalibrate his fire array.
• Han Yue warned Lu Heng not to go straight to the tower’s lowest level, so he entered the middle levels the next morning to investigate something he had noticed about the fused fires.

Lu Heng’s synchronized Green Lotus Core Flame and Heart Flame Origin accelerated his cultivation and improved his Five Elements Spirit Wheel True Art as the Inner Academy welcomed its new freshmen. He continued training toward Eight-Star Dou Emperor, while Skyfire Venerable complained enviously about his advantages.

• Lu Heng discovered that Fallen Heart Flame Essence Qi was drawn into his dantian without extra soul power, greatly increasing his cultivation efficiency.
• Zi Yan’s Peak Dou Wang cultivation began to loosen, and Lu Heng told her to stop eating so she could adapt before breaking through to Dou Emperor.
• Su Qian informed Lu Heng that the Outer Academy examinations had ended and told him to keep an eye on developments; Lu Heng learned Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er had entered the Inner Academy.
• Lu Heng heard students discussing Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er but kept to his cultivation routine, while Zi Yan asked to watch the newcomers’ activities.
• Lu Heng completed the synchronization of his two flames and calibrated all five wheels of his cultivation art, increasing their efficiency and reducing Dou Qi consumption.
• Skyfire Venerable voiced his envy of Lu Heng’s cultivation speed and the passive effect of his Dual Fire Homologous Attraction.

Lu Heng learned that Han Yue planned to return to Tianbei City to reunite with her younger sister, Han Xue, and accepted her decision to travel alone. As Han Yue prepared to leave the next morning, she said goodbye to the courtyard and reminded Lu Heng to watch over Zi Yan and Qing Lin.

• Han Yue gave Lu Heng Han Xue’s letter, and he learned that Han Yue wanted to visit her sister in Tianbei City for up to half a year.
• Lu Heng told Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan that Han Yue was going home, and Xiao Yi Xian expressed concern about her family’s affairs.
• Han Yue finished packing and told Lu Heng she would leave early the next morning, refusing his offer to escort her.
• Zi Yan gave Han Yue a glowing crystal, and Qing Lin gave her a sachet of calming herbs.
• Han Yue asked Lu Heng to limit Zi Yan’s Magic Cores and nurture Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils with the tower’s Heart Fire, and Lu Heng promised to care for them.

Han Yue prepared to leave Jia Nan Academy while Lu Heng anticipated threats from the Soul Hall and Han Feng. Protector Wu and Protector Xuan plotted to lure Han Feng and Black-Corner Region forces into attacking the academy so they could seize Yao Chen’s remnant soul, while Han Feng remained unaware of their scheme.

• Han Yue told Lu Heng not to let Zi Yan eat the Sixth-Rank Magic Core and said she would leave through the Back Mountain at dawn.
• Lu Heng spoke with Xiao Yi Xian about Han Yue’s departure and warned that they had work to do the next day.
• Protector Wu told Protector Xuan that Yao Chen’s remnant soul and the Fallen Heart Flame were at Jia Nan Academy, then offered a Soul Hall reward for capturing Yao Chen.
• Protector Xuan proposed recruiting Mo Tianxing and using Han Feng to provoke trouble at Jia Nan Academy, letting the factions weaken one another before the Soul Hall intervened.
• Protector Xuan arranged to meet Protector Wu in Black Emperor City in three days, while Han Feng sat at a pavilion eight hundred li south of Jia Nan City.

After Han Yue left for Tianbei City, Lu Heng devoted himself to cultivation while his companions also advanced. A year later, Lu Heng stood at the peak of Nine-Star Dou Emperor and planned to find Han Yue after breaking through to Dou Zong.

• Qing Lin told Lu Heng that Han Yue had left before dawn, and he kept her note asking him to take care of himself and limit Zi Yan’s Magic Cores.
• Lu Heng focused on cultivation, while Lin Xiuya told him the Outer Academy had begun training harder after Yan Hao’s injury.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan steadily improved as Lu Heng worried over Han Yue’s silence; Skyfire Venerable reassured him about her strength.
• In Black Emperor City, Mo Tianxing refused to join Han Feng’s planned action against Jia Nan Academy after Han Feng learned Yao Chen was alive.
• Over the next year, Lu Heng reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor, Xiao Yi Xian advanced to Seven-Star Dou Ling, and Qing Lin entered the Dou Wang realm.
• Lu Heng recalled that Han Yue had sent a brief letter half a month earlier and resolved to find her after he reached Dou Zong.

Lu Heng worried about Han Yue in Tianbei City while nearing a breakthrough to Dou Zong, then learned that Han Feng was gathering forces to target the Inner Academy. Just as he decided to wait until after his breakthrough before visiting Tianbei City, Qing Lin announced that someone had arrived from there to see him.

• Lu Heng examined a faint scratch on Han Yue's letter, but Skyfire Venerable found no hidden message and urged him to trust her.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lu Heng that Yan Hao wanted another spar, while Lu Heng continued training at the Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor realm.
• Su Qian warned Lu Heng that Han Feng was gathering Black List factions and targeting the Heart Fire beneath the tower.
• Lu Heng discussed the threat and Han Yue's increasingly infrequent letters with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then resolved to wait until he broke through to Dou Zong before visiting Tianbei City.
• During cultivation, Lu Heng sensed a distant, familiar yet unfamiliar ripple, and Qing Lin rushed in to say someone from Tianbei City had come to see him.

Lu Heng learned that Han Yue had delayed her return because Han Xue clung to her, then returned to seclusion to push toward Dou Zong. Meanwhile, Han Feng recruited Black List forces to attack Jia Nan Academy and seize the Fallen Heart Flame.

• A Han Clan messenger told Lu Heng that Han Yue was safe in Tianbei City but had stayed because Han Xue did not want her to leave.
• Lu Heng read Han Yue’s letter, sent provisions and a reply with the messenger, and promised Zi Yan he would take her hunting during a break in cultivation.
• Lu Heng resumed cultivating in the Secret Chamber, circulating the Five Elements Chaos Art as his nine-star barrier trembled.
• Han Feng told Elder Gold, Elder Silver, and other Black List leaders that the Fallen Heart Flame lay beneath Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• Han Feng secured the factions’ cooperation by promising pills and ordered them to prepare a surprise attack on Jia Nan Academy.

As Han Feng’s forces advanced toward Jia Nan Academy, Su Qian urged Lu Heng to ignore the looming conflict and focus on breaking through to Dou Zong. After twelve more days of seclusion, Lu Heng broke through the Nine-Star barrier, and Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin sensed his power change.

• Su Qian told Lu Heng that Han Feng was approaching Maple City with a dozen or so Dou Emperors and urged him to keep training while the academy handled the threat.
• Lu Heng returned to seclusion and used the Five Elements Chaos Art to push against the barrier in his dantian.
• Over the following days, the academy watched Han Feng’s forces draw nearer as Lu Heng continued cultivating and occasionally absorbed energy from the Heavenly Flames.
• After twelve more days, Lu Heng broke through the Nine-Star barrier, and the Chaos Dou Qi Vortex in his dantian grew stronger.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin felt the pressure rising around Courtyard No. 1, and Qing Lin recognized Lu Heng’s breakthrough.

Lu Heng broke through to become a One-Star Dou Zong after nearly twenty days in seclusion. He reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then joined them and Zi Yan for a meal.

• Lu Heng shattered the Nine-Star barrier in his dantian and stabilized his new Five Elements Chaos Dou Qi Vortex, becoming a Dou Zong.
• Lu Heng emerged from seclusion and told Qing Lin that he had broken through.
• Qing Lin called Xiao Yi Xian, who confirmed Lu Heng had reached the One-Star Dou Zong level and embraced him with relief.
• Lu Heng comforted Qing Lin, who had waited for him during his seclusion.
• Xiao Yi Xian prepared a meal, and Lu Heng, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan ate together.

After breaking through to one-star Dou Zong, Lu Heng learned that Han Feng's forces were marching on Jia Nan Academy. Su Qian revealed their strength and that Han Feng had lured them with the promise of the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin told Lu Heng that the academy had tightened security and recalled disciples from missions.
• Lu Heng visited Su Qian in the Back Mountain and revealed that he had reached one-star Dou Zong.
• Su Qian introduced Qian Mu, an academy guardian, and said Han Feng's forces had broken camp three days earlier.
• Su Qian described Han Feng's allies and their force of thirteen to fifteen Dou Emperors and over forty Dou Wangs.
• Su Qian said Han Feng had gathered the forces by promising them the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

Lu Heng agreed to help defend Jia Nan Academy from Han Feng and secured permission to claim the Sea Heart Flame. Xiao Yan learned Han Feng was coming for the Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Xun'er told him she would leave for her clan the next morning and urged him to grow strong enough to find her.

• Su Qian told Lu Heng that he, Qian Mu, and Bai Lie would stop Han Feng while Lu Heng defended the Inner Academy.
• Lu Heng asked to take Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame, and Su Qian agreed on the condition that Lu Heng keep himself safe.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen he had heard Han Feng was gathering forces to attack Jia Nan Academy and planned to seize the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Yao Chen warned Xiao Yan not to seek revenge yet, and Xiao Yan returned to cultivating in his courtyard.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan she was leaving for her clan the next morning, and she embraced him and asked him to become strong enough to find her.

Xiao Yan resolved to grow strong enough to bring Xiao Xun'er back, while Lu Heng prepared for Han Feng's arrival and considered absorbing the Sea Heart Flame. The chapter ended with Lu Heng stabilizing his newly advanced Dou Zong cultivation through the night.

• Xiao Yan promised Xiao Xun'er he would become strong enough to bring her back, then began cultivating with renewed determination.
• Lu Heng told Xiao Yi Xian that Han Feng would reach the academy's outskirts in four days and warned her and Qing Lin to stay in the courtyard.
• Lu Heng refused to take Zi Yan along on his plans and confirmed her suspicion that he was preparing for a fight.
• Lu Heng asked Skyfire Venerable about absorbing the Sea Heart Flame, and Skyfire Venerable warned him not to attempt it until it was safe.
• Lu Heng planned to consolidate his one-star Dou Zong realm, raise his Five Elements Dou Qi to its peak, and prepare an escape route before Han Feng arrived.
• Lu Heng spent the night reorganizing the Dou Qi in his dantian, and the golden page in his mind turned as dawn approached.

After breaking through to Dou Zong, Lu Heng gained the Five Elements Roulette innate divine ability and new alchemy knowledge, then worked to stabilize his cultivation before Han Feng arrived. He reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he intended to steal Han Feng’s Heavenly Flame despite the danger.

• Lu Heng’s advancement rewards evolved his Five Elements Divine Light, awakened the Five Elements Roulette, unlocked the second volume of the Pharmacopoeia of Ten Thousand Worlds, and updated his physique’s awakening conditions.
• Lu Heng tested the Five Elements Roulette and reviewed his new abilities before cultivating to stabilize his Dou Zong breakthrough.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin spoke while Lu Heng cultivated, and Qing Lin found Zi Yan sleeping after she had eaten two bottles of Fifth-Rank pills.
• Lu Heng emerged around noon, ate the porridge Xiao Yi Xian had saved for him, and discussed Zi Yan’s appetite and taking her to the Back Mountain to hunt.
• Lu Heng embraced Xiao Yi Xian, then confirmed he intended to steal Han Feng’s Heavenly Flame and told her to trust him.

Lu Heng stabilized his cultivation at the peak of early One-Star Dou Zong while preparing for Han Feng’s arrival in four days and his attempt to obtain the Sea Heart Flame. After Xiao Yi Xian returned from the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, Lu Heng sat down to eat and told Qing Lin his preparations were going well.

• Lu Heng gave Zi Yan a Sixth-Grade pill on the condition that she stay in the courtyard, and she began eating it.
• Lu Heng cultivated in the Secret Chamber while Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan remained in the courtyard.
• Xiao Yi Xian went to cultivate at the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, leaving Qing Lin to watch over Zi Yan.
• After two hours of cultivation, Lu Heng stabilized his realm at the peak of early One-Star Dou Zong and left the Secret Chamber.
• Zi Yan sensed Lu Heng’s dangerous aura and realized he was preparing to fight.
• Xiao Yi Xian returned and cooked dinner, and Lu Heng told Qing Lin that his preparations were going well.

Lu Heng prepared to intercept Han Feng’s invading force and claim the Sea Heart Flame, while Jia Nan Academy went into lockdown as the assault began. The Gold and Silver Elders broke through the academy’s first defenses, and the battle spread across the outskirts.

• Lu Heng stabilized his cultivation, refined the Five Elements Roulette, and learned that Han Feng’s force was approaching the academy.
• Lu Heng agreed to intercept Han Feng near the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower while Su Qian and the elders handled the other attackers.
• Xiao Yi Xian repaired Lu Heng’s robe and promised to keep Qing Lin and Zi Yan in the courtyard during the coming fight.
• Jia Nan Academy sounded its lockdown bells, and Yao Chen warned Xiao Yan that Han Feng had arrived and ordered him to stay inside.
• The Gold and Silver Elders shattered the first defensive formations, while more than forty Dou Kings attacked the Inner Academy from three directions.

Lu Heng intercepted Han Feng as he raced toward the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower and defeated him in seconds. He forcibly removed the Sea Heart Flame, and Han Feng died while the battle at the Inner Academy continued.

• Su Qian engaged the Gold and Silver Elders while Han Feng circled around the fighting toward the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• Lu Heng used the Five-Color Wheel to suppress Han Feng’s Dou Qi and demanded the Sea Heart Flame.
• Lu Heng struck Han Feng through his defensive barrier and severely injured him in fewer than two breaths.
• Lu Heng pulled the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng’s dantian and sealed it in a jade bottle.
• Han Feng died from the extraction and his injuries less than ten breaths after Lu Heng attacked.

Lu Heng killed Han Feng with one strike and took the Sea Heart Flame, stunning Xiao Yan and Yao Chen with his strength and multiple Heavenly Flames. Hu Gan broke through to Dou Zong and routed the Black-Corner Region forces, while the Gold and Silver Elders escaped; Lu Heng returned to the courtyard with the Sea Heart Flame.

• Xiao Yan watched Lu Heng kill Han Feng in one strike and learned from Yao Chen that Lu Heng possessed multiple Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Chen warned Xiao Yan not to covet Lu Heng's Heavenly Flames or provoke him, and Xiao Yan returned to the courtyard.
• Hu Gan arrived at the third line of defense as a One-Star Dou Zong and crushed the invading Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs alongside the Enforcement Team.
• Su Qian held off the Gold and Silver Elders while Hu Gan's victory forced them to flee.
• Lu Heng returned to Courtyard No. 1, showed Qing Lin the Sea Heart Flame, and identified it as the fifteenth-ranked Heavenly Flame.

Lu Heng soothed Zi Yan and prepared to merge Sea Heart Flame after recovering from his fight with Han Feng. He entered the secret chamber, leaving Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to watch the courtyard while he expected to be in seclusion for about half a month.

• Zi Yan confronted Lu Heng for neglecting her, and he promised to take her fighting after his business was finished.
• Lu Heng explained that Sea Heart Flame would be easier to merge while it remained weakened after being stripped from Han Feng, and he planned to rest before beginning.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin agreed to stay in the courtyard and keep watch while Lu Heng entered seclusion.
• After two days of recovery, Lu Heng told the others he expected the merger to take about half a month and warned them to stay inside and keep Zi Yan away from his pills.
• Lu Heng entered the secret chamber to begin merging Sea Heart Flame.

Lu Heng absorbed the Sea Heart Flame by establishing a separate Water Element Spirit Domain and acclimating it to the two flames in his Fire Element Spirit Domain. Once he drew in the Sea Heart Flame’s full origin, its cold power strained the barriers and provoked the other flames, forcing him to activate the Five Elements Cycle.

• Lu Heng formed a Water Element Spirit Domain in his dantian and built wood and earth barriers between it and his Fire Element Spirit Domain.
• Lu Heng gradually introduced the Sea Heart Flame’s essence and let its aura acclimate to the Green Lotus Core Flame and Fallen Heart Flame over seven days.
• Lu Heng poured the Sea Heart Flame’s full origin essence into the Water Element Spirit Domain and crushed its weakened flame intelligence with his Spirit Realm soul power.
• The Sea Heart Flame’s dense cold energy strained the barriers and stirred the dual-colored flame, so Lu Heng activated the Five Elements Cycle to reinforce the wood barrier and soothe the fire domain.

After absorbing the Sea Heart Flame, Lu Heng emerged from seclusion with a much stronger Five Elements Cycle and a transformed physique. He went to the Back Mountain with Zi Yan to test his physical strength and left the Ironback Nether Beast stunned after breaking its scales with one barehanded punch.

• Lu Heng stabilized the Sea Heart Flame in the water domain, harmonized it with his other Heavenly Flames, and advanced to the peak of one-star Dou Zong.
• After five more days of refining the flame balance, Lu Heng left seclusion and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan insisted that Lu Heng keep his promise to fight her, so he took her to the Back Mountain to test his strength first.
• Lu Heng charged at a peak sixth-tier Ironback Nether Beast without using Dou Qi and shattered its scales with one punch.