Recaps

Lu Heng traveled to the Black-Corner Region for a soul vessel, killed Fan Ling, and found Skyfire Venerable beneath the academy’s tower. After sealing the Infant Fallen Heart Flame and adapting Skyfire Venerable’s fire method into a five-element art, Lu Heng reached seven-star Dou Emperor and prepared for his next journey.

• Lu Heng returned to Jia Nan Academy after rescuing Yan Hao and learned that Zhao Ping had betrayed the mission group to Demon Flame Valley.
• Lu Heng refined pills, visited the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, and weakened the Fallen Heart Flame before heading to the Black-Corner Region with Han Yue and Zi Yan to seek a soul vessel.
• Lu Heng won the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Soul Jade at the Eight Fan Sect auction and killed Fan Ling and two Blood Sect elders when they tried to take it from him.
• Lu Heng returned to the academy and admitted to Su Qian that he had killed Fan Ling, and Su Qian promised the academy would protect him from the Blood Sect.
• Lu Heng cultivated beneath the tower, broke through to six-star Dou Emperor, entered the Magma World, and found Skyfire Venerable’s remnant soul.
• Lu Heng sheltered Skyfire Venerable in the Cold Soul Jade and sealed the Infant Fallen Heart Flame in his dantian, then adapted the Five Wheel Li Fire Method into a five-element technique during seclusion.
• Lu Heng broke through to seven-star Dou Emperor and tested his Five Elements Spirit Wheel True Art, which Skyfire Venerable said could trap and kill a low-star Dou Zong.
• Lu Heng told Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan about his strength and new technique, promised to prepare pills for Han Yue, and planned to prepare for a return to the Black-Corner Region.

Lu Heng fused the Infant Fallen Heart Flame with his Green Lotus Core Flame, endured a year of cultivation and reached Dou Zong as Han Feng’s forces threatened Jia Nan Academy. After killing Han Feng and taking the Sea Heart Flame, Lu Heng merged it with his other flames and tested his strength in the Back Mountain.

• Lu Heng designed a Double-Layer Fire Domain to isolate the Green Lotus Core Flame from the Infant Fallen Heart Flame, then fused them into a nested flame after surviving their dangerous collision.
• Lu Heng synchronized his cultivation cycle with the fused flames, while Han Yue left for Tianbei City and Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan stayed with him.
• Over the next year, Lu Heng advanced to Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor, and Han Feng gathered Black List factions to attack Jia Nan Academy and seize the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Lu Heng broke through to One-Star Dou Zong as Han Feng’s forces approached, then agreed with Su Qian to defend the academy and take Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame.
• Lu Heng killed Han Feng in a brief fight and extracted the Sea Heart Flame, while Hu Gan and the academy’s defenders drove off the invading forces.
• Lu Heng spent two days recovering, then entered seclusion and built a Water Element Spirit Domain with wood and earth barriers to contain the Sea Heart Flame.
• Lu Heng harmonized the Sea Heart Flame with his other Heavenly Flames, reached the peak of One-Star Dou Zong, and then took Zi Yan to the Back Mountain to test his strength against an Ironback Nether Beast.

Lu Heng left Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to gather resources, revive Yao Tianhuo, and awaken his Five Elements Spirit Body. The group reached Tianya City and booked passage toward Sky Maple City on their way to the Central Plains.

• Lu Heng refined twenty-four cultivation pellets for Zi Yan, who entered seclusion and emerged from a cocoon at the initial Sixth Rank before reverting to her familiar small form.
• Lu Heng told Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan he planned to travel through the Black-Corner Region, then absorbed part of the Fallen Heart Flame and left Jia Nan Academy with them.
• Lu Heng and his companions traveled through Black Seal City and Maple City, where he secretly emptied the remaining treasuries of Han Feng’s former holdings.
• In Black Emperor City, Lu Heng killed Mo Ya and Mo Tianxing, took the Black Emperor Sect’s treasury, and revived Yao Tianhuo in Mo Tianxing’s body.
• Lu Heng absorbed the lightning from his Five Elements Roulette, advanced to Mid-Two-Star Dou Zong, and led his companions to seize Demon Flame Valley’s resources from Earth Demon Old Ghost.
• Lu Heng used the collected treasures to awaken his Five Elements Spirit Body and advanced to Five-Star Dou Zong as the group traveled toward Tianya City.
• Lu Heng bought a cabin on the next day’s spatial wormhole trip to Sky Maple City and obtained a detailed map of the Northern Domain.

Lu Heng secured the Han Clan’s seized property, strengthened his cultivation, and helped Zi Yan reunite with her clan while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin grew stronger in Ten Thousand Snake Gorge. After leaving his companions in Yao Tianhuo’s care, Lu Heng reached Saint Dan City to seek Eighth-Grade Alchemist certification.

• Lu Heng arrived in Tianbei City with his companions, suppressed the Han Clan’s gatekeepers, and defeated Han Fei after Han Fei challenged him.
• Lu Heng reunited with Han Yue, and Yao Tianhuo forced Hong Tianxiao to return the Han Clan’s seized mines and property.
• Lu Heng refined Eighth-Rank pills and absorbed their Five-Colored Pill Lightning, strengthening his cultivation and Five Elements Spirit Body.
• Hei Qing found Zi Yan, revealed her royal Ancient Void Dragon bloodline, and took her to Eastern Dragon Island after Lu Heng encouraged her to go.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin trained in Ten Thousand Snake Gorge, defeated powerful attackers, and returned with greatly advanced cultivation.
• Lu Heng reached the peak of Nine-Star Dou Zong, reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, and planned to meet them after the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.
• Lu Heng said farewell to Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Han Xue, then traveled to Saint Dan City to seek Eighth-Grade Alchemist certification.
• Lu Heng displayed three Heavenly Flames and Early Spirit Realm soul force, and Han Li invited him to take the examination in the Pill Tower’s top-floor chamber.