Chapter Summaries

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.

Lu Heng and Zi Yan hunted powerful magical beasts in the Back Mountain, and Lu Heng promised to refine pills for her after learning why she had delayed her breakthrough. They returned to Courtyard No. 1 with their spoils, where Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin welcomed them as Lu Heng prepared to refine pills.

• Lu Heng killed a peak sixth-tier Ironback Nether Beast, extracted its Magic Core and essence blood, and said he would use them to refine pills for Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan told Lu Heng she had suppressed her breakthrough because she feared Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin would be left unprotected, though she had also delayed it to keep asking him for high-grade pills.
• Lu Heng embraced Zi Yan and promised to take care of her pills, while Zi Yan secretly celebrated her scheme.
• Lu Heng and Zi Yan hunted several sixth-tier magical beasts and collected Magic Cores, essence blood, and medicinal herbs in the Back Mountain.
• Lu Heng and Zi Yan returned to Courtyard No. 1, where Qing Lin welcomed them and Xiao Yi Xian gave Lu Heng hot porridge before he began preparing to refine pills.

Lu Heng refined special energy pellets for Zi Yan and sent her into seclusion to prepare for a breakthrough. After resting, he took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to shop in Jia Nan City, where they enjoyed a rare day out together.

• Lu Heng used a Magic Core, essence blood, and medicinal ingredients to refine twenty-four energy pellets tailored to Zi Yan's constitution.
• Zi Yan took the jade bottles and entered seclusion after Lu Heng advised her to eat no more than two pellets a day.
• Lu Heng rested and ate breakfast with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then suggested taking them out for a stroll.
• Lu Heng led Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin through Jia Nan Academy to Jia Nan City's main street.
• Xiao Yi Xian bought Qing Lin an emerald hair ribbon, and Lu Heng gave Xiao Yi Xian gold coins to spend as they continued shopping.

Zi Yan underwent a cocooned metamorphosis and emerged briefly as a young girl before reverting to her familiar child form. Lu Heng and the others were left with Zi Yan bewildered and unable to transform again.

• Lu Heng found a glowing cocoon in Zi Yan's room and, with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, concluded that she was undergoing a safe metamorphosis, possibly connected to the dragon clan.
• Lu Heng set up a warning barrier and watched over Zi Yan's cocoon while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin resumed their usual routines.
• On the seventh day, the cocoon shattered, and Zi Yan emerged taller, looking about sixteen or seventeen years old.
• Zi Yan celebrated her growth with Lu Heng, but a flash of purple light changed her back into her familiar little form.
• Zi Yan panicked and tried to transform again, but she remained small.

Zi Yan advanced to the initial Sixth Rank, briefly transformed into an older girl, then shrank back because her cultivation could not sustain the form. Lu Heng celebrated her breakthrough with a feast, then told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin he had something to discuss.

• Zi Yan told Lu Heng she had reached the initial Sixth Rank and asked why she had shrunk back after briefly growing older.
• Lu Heng gave Zi Yan five pills for cultivation, and she flew into Back Mountain to test her new strength.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin returned to find Lu Heng cooking a celebratory meal, and he told them about Zi Yan's transformation and breakthrough.
• Zi Yan returned with a Fifth-Rank Magical Beast and a pile of Magic Cores, boasting that she could defeat a Fifth-Rank beast with one punch.
• Lu Heng, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan shared the feast, and Lu Heng began to tell them something important.

Lu Heng prepared to leave the academy with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to explore the Black-Corner Region and seek treasures. After nine days of seclusion, he told Su Qian of his plan, and Su Qian asked him to deal with the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the tower before departing.

• Lu Heng told Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan that he planned to travel through the Black-Corner Region and later visit Tianbei City to find Han Yue.
• Lu Heng warned Zi Yan to behave carefully outside the academy and planned to search for treasures, ruins, and materials to awaken the Five Elements Spirit Body while seeking a lasting solution for Xiao Yi Xian's poison body.
• Lu Heng spent nine days in seclusion consolidating his peak One-Star Dou Zong cultivation and refining Imperial Pills, Sect-Breaking Pills, and Imperial Creation Pills.
• Lu Heng met Su Qian on Back Mountain and announced that he would leave the academy the next day with companions to travel through the Black-Corner Region.
• Su Qian asked Lu Heng to help with the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the tower, and Lu Heng agreed to go there.

Lu Heng gave Su Qian valuable pills, including an Imperial Creation Pill that could help a Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor break through to Dou Zong at the cost of future potential. He extracted the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin to reach Early Two-Star Dou Zong, then left pills and a letter at Ruo Lin’s courtyard as he prepared to depart.

• Lu Heng gave Su Qian Imperial Pills, Sect-Breaking Pills, and an Imperial Creation Pill, and Su Qian accepted the gift on the academy’s behalf.
• Lu Heng entered the sealed space beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower and drew the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin into his Heavenly Flame core.
• Lu Heng absorbed the energy and broke through to Early Two-Star Dou Zong, stopping before his extraction endangered the seal.
• Lu Heng left the Inner Academy and went to the Outer Academy with letters and pills for Ruo Lin, Xueni, and Xiao Yu.
• Lu Heng found Ruo Lin’s courtyard dark and left jade bottles of pills and a folded letter on the sitting-room table.

Before leaving for the Black-Corner Region, Lu Heng left promises and pills for Ruo Lin, Xue Ni, and Xiao Yu, then spent the night with Xiao Yi Xian. Zi Yan raided the Inner Academy treasury, and the next morning Lu Heng began planning their route.

• Lu Heng left identical letters and jade bottles for Ruo Lin, Xue Ni, and Xiao Yu, promising to give them an answer when he reached the continent's peak.
• Ruo Lin tucked Lu Heng's letter into her notebook and decided to wait for him.
• Xue Ni and Xiao Yu read their letters and agreed to wait for Lu Heng, though Xue Ni warned she would not forgive him if he lied.
• Lu Heng told Xiao Yi Xian they would leave the next day, and she said she would go wherever he went.
• Zi Yan used a spatial rift to enter the Inner Academy treasury and took seventy percent of its medicinal ingredients before returning to sleep.
• The next morning, Lu Heng studied Su Qian's map of the Black-Corner Region while Qing Lin prepared breakfast.

Lu Heng and his companions prepared to leave Jia Nan Academy for Black Seal City, where the power vacuum after the academy battle offered a chance to explore and gather resources. Su Qian gave Lu Heng a flying boat, and the group set off northwest, planning to enter the dangerous city discreetly.

• Lu Heng planned a route through Black Seal City and Maple City before continuing toward Black Emperor City, Demon Flame Valley, and Tianbei City.
• Su Qian gave Lu Heng an academy flying boat and warned him to be careful in the Black-Corner Region.
• Lu Heng learned that Zi Yan had taken seventy percent of the academy's treasure vault, and promised Su Qian he would repay the academy for the missing medicinal ingredients.
• Lu Heng and Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan left Jia Nan City aboard the flying boat and headed toward Black Seal City.
• Lu Heng told Xiao Yi Xian they would keep a low profile in Black Seal City and assess the situation after arriving.

Lu Heng and his companions entered Black Seal City, where he raided the Lord's Manor treasury and found little of value. He planned to leave for Maple City the next day, while two black-robed figures discussed Han Feng's death and the loss of his soul and Heavenly Flames.

• Lu Heng brought Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan into Black Seal City in conical hats and booked two rooms at the Golden Sparrow Tower.
• After Xiao Yi Xian realized he planned to explore the city, Lu Heng told her he would raid the Lord's Manor treasury and slipped out at night.
• Lu Heng bypassed the manor's guards and restrictions, cleared out its treasury, and found its contents worth less than a tenth of Han Feng's Storage Ring.
• Lu Heng returned to the inn, told Xiao Yi Xian that Maple City was their next destination, and went to bed with her.
• Two black-robed figures in a secret chamber confirmed that Han Feng had died at the hands of a newly advanced Dou Zong and lamented the loss of his soul and Heavenly Flames.

Lu Heng led Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan through the wild forest to train on increasingly powerful magical beasts. After Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin defeated a Fifth-Rank beast through coordinated attacks, Lu Heng told Zi Yan to limit her strength in future fights to improve her combat awareness.

• Protector Wu and Protector Xuan decided to wait for Xiao Yan to leave Jia Nan Academy before attacking him.
• Lu Heng and the others left Black Seal City and chose the wild forest route to Maple City for training.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue an Iron-Mane Wolf, while Zi Yan swiftly defeated three more and Xiao Yi Xian's poison killed another.
• Lu Heng directed Xiao Yi Xian to fight a Fifth-Rank Mid-Stage Black-Iron Horned Rhino, and she and Qing Lin defeated it with coordinated poison and mental disruption.
• Lu Heng praised Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin's teamwork, then ordered Zi Yan to use only thirty percent of her strength against the next Fifth-Rank beast to develop her combat awareness.