Arc 15Return to the Central Plains

Xiao Yan defeated the Alien Demon General, reunited Yao Chen with Xuan Yi, and rose to prominence at Danta while training three disciples and reviving Venerable Skyfire. He returned to the Jia Ma Empire, rescued Xiao Yi Xian from her Woe Poison Body crisis by destroying Demon Flame Valley, and left with her and Han Yue for the Central Plains.

  • Xiao Yan and the Master of Devouring destroyed the Alien Demon King with a Five-Colored Fire Lotus, then Xiao Yan recovered and set out for Holy Pill City with Li Lingjing and his companions.
  • Xiao Yan reunited Yao Chen with Xuan Yi, became Xuan Yi's sole final disciple, and promised to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame within three years.
  • Xiao Yan earned High-Tier Seventh-Grade certification, took Ye Xinlan, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen as disciples, and later passed Danta's assessment as an Eighth-Grade Alchemist.
  • Xiao Yan refined a Six-Colored Pill Lightning Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, revived Venerable Skyfire with a new body, and restored the Ye Clan's Sun Fire by removing its Earth Core Fire Bead.
  • Xiao Yan returned to Xiao Sect, chose the Nether Poison Flame as the way to control Xiao Yi Xian's Woe Poison Body, and destroyed Demon Flame Valley and Di Mo Old Ghost.
  • Xiao Yan made an Earth Demon Puppet from Di Mo Old Ghost, gave resources to his family and allies, and visited the Snake-Person Tribe, Ya Fei, and the Misty Cloud Sect.
  • Xiao Yan reunited with Yun Yun and Xiao Mei, then left the Misty Cloud Sect with Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue for the Chu Yun Empire.
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Ch. 351Alien Demon General Advances!

Xiao Yan received the Primordial One-Qi Sect’s inheritance from the Primordial Demon-Suppressing Stele, then awoke when the sealed Alien Demon General began advancing. With the Master of Devouring’s power, he absorbed the leaking Demon Qi and pulled the stele free to confront the demon below.

  • Xiao Yan convinced the stele spirit that he understood Primordial One-Qi and received the Primordial Origin-Returning Scripture and its three martial arts.
  • The Alien Demon General’s power surged beneath the hall, forcing the stele spirit to warn Xiao Yan that it was advancing and the seal was weakening.
  • Li Lingjing used the Supreme Wonderful Five-Tone Array to purify the spreading Demon Qi while Xiao Yan borrowed power from Old Yao and Venerable Skyfire and ordered the others to leave.
  • Xiao Yan unleashed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol with the Master of Devouring’s help, drawing in the Demon Qi as the Alien Demon General recognized its old enemy.
  • Xiao Yan pulled the Primordial Demon-Suppressing Stele from the ground and wielded it toward the pit, challenging the Alien Demon General.

Ch. 352Five-Colored Fire Lotus, Joining Forces to Slay the Demon!

Xiao Yan and the Master of Devouring defeated the Alien Demon King with a Five-Colored Fire Lotus and purified the ruin’s demonic qi. Xiao Yan was left exhausted, but Queen Medusa and Li Lingjing supported him after the battle.

  • The Master of Devouring used the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and the Primordial Demon-Suppressing Stele to weaken and injure the Alien Demon General as it advanced into an Alien Demon King.
  • The Alien Demon King launched a desperate attack, but the Master of Devouring swallowed it and trapped the demon inside six black-hole vortices.
  • Xiao Yan’s Cloud Mist clone fused the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, Green Lotus Core Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Bone Chilling Flame into a Five-Colored Fire Lotus.
  • The Master of Devouring sent the Five-Colored Fire Lotus into the black holes, where it and the Devouring Power destroyed the Alien Demon King and its demonic heart.
  • The Master of Devouring activated the Primordial Demon-Suppressing Stele to purify the remaining demonic qi, then returned control of Xiao Yan’s body to him.
  • Li Lingjing supported the exhausted Xiao Yan, and Queen Medusa flew over and pulled him into her embrace.

Ch. 353Parting

After Xiao Yan and his allies defeated the Alien Demon, they left the collapsing ruins and learned that the Soul Hall had attacked Tianxin City. Yao Ling, Huo Zhi, and Shi Xuanxuan departed for their clans to cultivate, while Xiao Yan traveled on with Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, Ling Yanfei, and Li Lingjing.

  • Xiao Yan recovered in Queen Medusa's arms while the Master of Devouring, Old Yao, Venerable Skyfire, and the Primordial Demon-Suppressing Stele spirit each entered slumber to restore themselves.
  • Zi Yan gave Xiao Yan a Life-Restoring Spirit Fruit, and Xiao Yan urged Si Yuan and the Heavenly Snake Mansion experts to keep the otherworldly ruins secret before Li Lingjing led them out.
  • Yao Ling told Xiao Yan that the Soul Hall had destroyed Tianxin City and sent Heavenly Venerable Zhaixing, while Shi Xuanxuan and Huo Zhi explained that they had to return to their clans.
  • Xiao Yan swallowed Yao Ling's Tier 7 Myriad Wood Life-Soul Pill, embraced the three departing women, and received a subsidiary flame of the Red Lotus Karma Flame from Huo Zhi and gifts from Yao Ling.
  • Li Lingjing took Xiao Yan, Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, and Ling Yanfei through a spatial passage as Yao Ling, Shi Xuanxuan, and Huo Zhi prepared to return with their clan guards.

Ch. 354Journey to the Central Plains

Xiao Yan recovered in the spatial passage and planned to head to Holy Pill City to improve his Alchemy and soul power. Li Lingjing arranged to take the group there aboard her Space Ship, while quietly encouraging Ling Yanfei to grow closer to Xiao Yan.

  • Xiao Yan recovered with help from the Ten Thousand Wood Life Soul Pill and told Li Lingjing he planned to return to the Jia Ma Empire before traveling to Holy Pill City.
  • Li Lingjing offered to deliver Xiao Yan's message to the Jia Ma Empire and suggested that Ling Yanfei return to Sound Valley to cultivate.
  • Old Yao revealed himself to Li Lingjing, who recognized him as Yao Chen and learned that he had become Xiao Yan's teacher.
  • Xiao Yan declined Li Lingjing's offer to visit Sound Valley because he wanted to learn from Danta's Three Great Elders in Holy Pill City.
  • Li Lingjing brought out a Space Ship, and the group set off for the Central Plains with Xiao Yan holding Zi Yan and placing an arm around Ling Yanfei.

Ch. 355A Master's Wife Is Also a Mother

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in Holy Pill City, where Li Lingjing led them through space to Danta’s inner region. The Three Great Elders appeared before them, and Xiao Yan immediately focused on Xuan Yi, his teacher’s former lover.

  • During the journey, Xiao Yan advanced to Five-Star Dou Emperor, Ling Yanfei reached One-Star Dou Zong, and Queen Medusa neared another breakthrough.
  • Li Lingjing brought Xiao Yan, Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, and Ling Yanfei to Holy Pill City and explained its districts and the Dan Region’s Five Great Families.
  • A Dan Clan phoenix carriage passed overhead, prompting Xiao Yan to consider seeking the Ye Clan’s Earth Core Fire Bead.
  • Li Lingjing tore through space and took the group from the outer region to Danta’s inner region.
  • The Three Great Elders sensed Li Lingjing’s arrival and appeared before the group, and Xiao Yan recognized Xuan Yi as the woman he hoped would become his master’s wife.

Ch. 356Old Yao: Breaking Out in a Cold Sweat

Xiao Yan brought Old Yao to Danta and introduced himself as Yao Chen’s disciple, prompting Xuan Yi to recognize their connection and welcome him. After Xiao Yan drew Old Yao out of his Storage Ring, the former lovers confronted their past, and Xuan Yi reassured him that she had never blamed him for leaving.

  • Xuan Yi sensed Xiao Yan’s Spirit Realm soul, Five-Star Dou Emperor strength, and Heavenly Flame, while Xuan Kongzi recognized Li Lingjing as Fairy Jing.
  • Xiao Yan introduced himself to Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi as Yao Chen’s disciple, and Xuan Yi brought him into Danta while Xuan Kongzi escorted Zi Yan and Queen Medusa inside.
  • Xuan Yi asked what Yao Chen had told him, and Xiao Yan claimed that Yao Chen regretted wronging her and other women before handing over the Storage Ring.
  • Xuan Yi threatened not to see Yao Chen again unless he came out, so Old Yao emerged from the Storage Ring and apologized for leaving her.
  • Xuan Yi described her grief after Yao Chen’s reported death, and Old Yao explained why he had left and asked for another chance.
  • Xuan Yi said she had never blamed Yao Chen for leaving and urged him to live well, leaving Xiao Yan to conclude that the other women would have little chance against her.

Ch. 357Without a Dou Saint Body, He'd Definitely Be Refined into Yao Chen

Old Yao reunited with Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi, then recounted his betrayal by Han Feng and his years of hardship. Xuan Yi accepted Xiao Yan as her final disciple and future successor to Danta, and Xiao Yan resolved to treat her as a mother; the chapter ended with the elders learning he was studying a pill formula to revive Old Yao completely.

  • Tian Leizi gave Old Yao a Soul-Returning Pill, and the pill restored much of his soul power, revealing that his soul realm had reached the Heavenly Realm.
  • Old Yao told Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi about Han Feng's betrayal, his years of flight, and how he had taken Xiao Yan as his disciple.
  • Xuan Yi declared Xiao Yan her sole final disciple and named him her future successor as Danta's president.
  • Xuan Yi comforted Xiao Yan when he broke down over the maternal affection he had missed, and he decided to treat her as his own mother.
  • Xiao Yan explained that he was studying the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill formula because Old Yao needed it to be completely revived, drawing the elders' attention to the formula.

Ch. 358Xuan Kongzi: Xiao Yan, Go Assess Your Future Junior Sister for Me

Xiao Yan told Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi that he could revive Yao Chen, then agreed to subdue Danta’s Three Thousand Burning Flame within three years. He also accepted Xuan Kongzi’s request to assess Cao Ying as a potential junior sister and secured Danta’s support for his alchemy training.

  • Xiao Yan explained that he planned to revive Yao Chen using a Dou Saint skeleton and at least three Heavenly Flames, and the elders agreed to seek information about a suitable skeleton.
  • Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Yan that the Three Thousand Burning Flame in Danta’s Star Domain threatened to break free, and Xiao Yan promised to subdue it within three years.
  • Xiao Yan considered how to develop his soul strength further, then agreed to assess Cao Ying during the next day’s examination for the Five Great Families’ elder seats.
  • Xuan Yi offered Xiao Yan Eighth-Rank Magical Beast essence blood and medicinal ingredients, while Xuan Kongzi offered him access to Danta’s Herb Repository in exchange for one pill per five portions of ingredients.
  • Tian Leizi offered Xiao Yan additional essence blood and guidance in alchemy, and Xiao Yan accepted the elders’ support.

Ch. 359Zi Yan's Unspeakable Reason for Insomnia

After a night with Medusa, Xiao Yan took Zi Yan with him to Holy Pill City for the Five Great Families' Elder Seat assessment. At Danta's branch tower, he revealed that he could refine Seventh-Grade high-grade pills, drawing the attention of everyone in the testing room.

  • Xiao Yan left Medusa sleeping and found Zi Yan angry because she had been kept awake by their night together.
  • Xiao Yan stopped Zi Yan from disturbing Medusa and brought her along to explore Holy Pill City.
  • Elder Sheng arrived on Xuan Kongzi's orders and escorted Xiao Yan and Zi Yan to Danta's branch tower for the assessment.
  • Elder Sheng brought Xiao Yan into the testing area and asked what alchemist grade he would test for.
  • Xiao Yan cautiously said he could refine Seventh-Grade high-grade pills, shocking Elder Sheng and drawing everyone's attention.

Ch. 360High-Tier Seventh-Grade? The Five Great Families' Shock!

Xiao Yan stunned the Five Great Families by taking a High-Tier Seventh-Grade alchemist evaluation under Elder Sheng’s personal supervision. He emerged without a badge, but Elder Sheng’s words revealed that Xiao Yan had already achieved something extraordinary and that Chairman Xuan Kongzi would present his badge.

  • Xiao Yan asked Elder Sheng to arrange a Mid-Tier Seventh-Grade test and said he would not disgrace his teachers.
  • Elder Sheng ordered Elder Han to prepare a High-Tier Seventh-Grade evaluation and personally led Xiao Yan into the testing room, postponing the Five Great Families’ evaluations.
  • The Five Great Families arrived, and Han Li revealed that Chairman Xuan Kongzi had arranged Xiao Yan’s test and that it was for High-Tier Seventh-Grade certification.
  • Cao Ying and Dan Chen reacted with curiosity to Xiao Yan, while Ye Xinlan asked Ye Zhong if she could take him as her master.
  • After two and a half hours, Xiao Yan left without a badge, but Elder Sheng bowed to him, said he had gained insights from Xiao Yan’s Alchemy, and announced that Xuan Kongzi would personally present the High-Tier Seventh-Grade badge.

Ch. 361Elder Sheng: Salute Young President Xiao Kaka! Loyal! Faithful!

Xiao Yan passed the Danta assessment as an Advanced Seventh-Grade Alchemist, stunning the Five Great Families and prompting Elder Sheng to treat him as Danta’s future Young President. Xiao Yan then observed the families’ assessments, which ended with the Dan Clan in first place and the Ye Clan last.

  • Xiao Yan’s Advanced Seventh-Grade result shocked the gathered alchemists, while Dan Chen, Cao Ying, and Ye Xinlan each became more interested in him.
  • Ye Xinlan told Ye Zhong that she wanted to learn Alchemy from Xiao Yan, while Ye Zhong considered whether connecting her to him could help the declining Ye Clan.
  • Xiao Yan regretted wasting two batches of ingredients, and Elder Sheng praised him as Young President before hurrying to deliver his grade badge to the three Presidents.
  • Xiao Yan asked Han Li to begin the Five Great Families’ assessments and observed them impartially through the day.
  • The Dan Clan finished first, followed by the Cao Clan, the Qiu Clan, the Bai Clan, and the Ye Clan; Xiao Yan judged Dan Chen and Cao Ying talented and saw potential in Ye Xinlan despite her modest progress.

Ch. 362President Token

After the Five Great Families' assessment, Xuan Yi awarded Xiao Yan his High-Tier Seventh-Grade alchemist badge and gave him the President Token. Xiao Yan left Danta with Queen Medusa and Zi Yan to explore Holy Pill City, where Zi Yan rushed toward a cauldron-shaped building filled with medicinal ingredients.

  • Xiao Yan left the assessment hall with Zi Yan and returned to his courtyard, where he found Xuan Yi chatting with Queen Medusa.
  • Xuan Yi pinned Xiao Yan's High-Tier Seventh-Grade alchemist badge to his robe and promised to guide his Alchemy whenever he asked.
  • Xiao Yan discussed the Five Great Families' young alchemists with Xuan Yi, who advised him to consider taking Ye Xinlan as a disciple.
  • Xuan Yi gave Xiao Yan her President Token, allowing him to call on Danta's Enforcement Team, elders, and her own support.
  • Xiao Yan took Queen Medusa and Zi Yan to Holy Pill City's inner district, where Zi Yan smelled rare ingredients and ran into a cauldron-shaped building.

Ch. 363Xiao Yan's First Registered Disciple

Xiao Yan agreed to take Ye Xinlan as his registered disciple in exchange for the Ye Clan’s loyalty and access to its Sun Fire Altar. He planned to investigate the altar and take Xin Lan into Danta for a period of alchemy training.

  • Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Zi Yan met Ye Zhong and Ye Xinlan, who invited them to the Ye Courtyard to discuss the Ye Clan’s troubles.
  • Ye Zhong asked Xiao Yan to let Xin Lan study under him and offered the Ye Clan’s loyalty in return.
  • Xiao Yan asked to examine the Ye Clan’s Sun Fire Altar, and Ye Zhong explained that it had stopped producing Sun Fire.
  • Xiao Yan displayed his Heavenly Flames and said he would investigate the altar, while Ye Zhong granted him unrestricted access.
  • Xiao Yan accepted Xin Lan as his registered disciple and told her he would take her into Danta to study alchemy in seclusion.
  • Xiao Yan introduced Medusa as his wife and Zi Yan as Xin Lan’s junior grand-aunt.

Ch. 364Xuan Kongzi, the Japanese-style Martial Uncle, and the Cao Clan Head Named Mengde

Xiao Yan followed Xuan Kongzi’s orders to recruit Cao Ying and Dan Chen into the Danta, where they would study under his guidance while Xuan Kongzi planned to take them as disciples. After promising Dan Chen that he might be able to help with her unusual constitution, Xiao Yan left her waiting to hear what he believed he could tell her.

  • Xiao Yan reported Cao Ying’s talent to Xuan Kongzi, who ordered him to bring Cao Ying and Dan Chen to the Danta and have them study under him.
  • Xiao Yan visited the Cao Clan and, bearing Xuan Kongzi’s token, invited Cao Ying to join the Danta; Elder Cao and the clan welcomed the opportunity.
  • Xiao Yan brought Cao Ying to the Dan Clan and explained that Xuan Kongzi wanted Dan Chen to study at the Danta and would try to resolve her constitution problem.
  • Dan Xue brought out Dan Chen, who greeted Xiao Yan as her future senior brother and felt both fear and reassurance in his presence.
  • Xiao Yan told Dan Chen he might be able to help her, then began to reveal something he believed he could tell her immediately.

Ch. 365The Danta Trio's First Gathering, Zi Yan's Brutal Verdict: We're Doomed

Xiao Yan proved that Dan Chen's soul-devouring constitution could not harm him, persuaded her to return to Danta, and brought her and Cao Ying to his courtyard. Zi Yan met the new arrivals and privately concluded that Xiao Yan's growing circle of promising female alchemists spelled trouble.

  • Xiao Yan held Dan Chen's hand without being harmed, promised to help resolve her constitution, and gained her agreement to return to Danta.
  • Dan Xue thanked Xiao Yan and gave Dan Chen her blessing and a Storage Ring before Xiao Yan took Dan Chen and Cao Ying to Danta.
  • Zi Yan warned that Dan Chen's constitution could interfere with her growth, then met and greeted Cao Ying and Dan Chen as her junior sisters.
  • Xiao Yan introduced Cao Ying and Dan Chen to Ye Xinlan and said they could address one another as sisters while they studied Alchemy with him.
  • Zi Yan watched Xiao Yan interact with the three young women and privately predicted that his charm would bring trouble.

Ch. 366Grueling Cultivation, Rapid Progress, and Two Junior Sisters Become Disciples!

Xiao Yan spent three months studying Alchemy under Danta’s Three Great Elders while teaching Ye Xinlan, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen. After Ye Xinlan refined a Second-Grade Pill, she and her junior sisters admired Xiao Yan even more, and the chapter left them working toward greater skill under his guidance.

  • Xiao Yan studied under Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi, then successfully refined an Eighth-Grade Pill and began mastering the Spirit Ascension Method from Old Yao.
  • Xuan Yi invited Venerable Feng to Danta, but he was away, while Xiao Yan hoped to meet his disciple Mu Qingluan for help with a future visit to the Beast Domain.
  • Xuan Kongzi asked Xiao Yan to take Cao Ying and Dan Chen as disciples, and Xiao Yan agreed, making Cao Ying the second senior sister and Dan Chen the youngest junior sister.
  • Ye Xinlan proudly told Xiao Yan that she had successfully refined a Second-Grade Pill, while she resolved to work hard enough to become a worthy eldest senior sister.

Ch. 367Uncle Feng and Junior Sister Mu (6k)

After becoming an Eighth-Grade Alchemist, Xiao Yan met Venerable Feng and his new disciple, Mu Qingluan, at Danta. Venerable Feng reunited with Yao Chen, and Xiao Yan welcomed Mu Qingluan as his junior sister by giving her pills and a cache of Dou Techniques.

  • Xiao Yan passed Danta's assessment as an Eighth-Grade Alchemist after refining a pill that produced two-colored pill lightning.
  • Elder Sheng invited Xiao Yan to the reception hall, where he met Venerable Feng and Mu Qingluan.
  • Venerable Feng learned that Xiao Yan was Yao Chen's disciple and lost control of his dou qi, but Xiao Yan protected Mu Qingluan and healed her.
  • Xuan Yi brought Yao Chen out of her Storage Ring, and Yao Chen reunited with Venerable Feng and explained Han Feng's betrayal and death.
  • Venerable Feng introduced Mu Qingluan as Xiao Yan's junior sister, and Yao Chen gave her pills while Xiao Yan gave her sealed Dou Technique teachings.

Ch. 368Giving the Sub-Flame to His Rebellious Disciples

Xiao Yan gave his three disciples a final lesson before planning a visit to the Ye Clan and the Ancient Sun Fire Altar. He strengthened Cao Ying and Dan Chen, gave each disciple a Fallen Heart Flame Sub-Flame, and watched them successfully refine it.

  • Xiao Yan told Ye Xinlan, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen he would be away for several months, then agreed to take them to the Ye Clan and let them observe his plans for the Ancient Sun Fire Altar.
  • Xiao Yan demonstrated refining the Three-Turn Qi Gathering Pill with three Heavenly Flames, gave pills to his disciples, and helped Cao Ying and Dan Chen absorb theirs, raising each of their auras by three stars.
  • Xiao Yan refined a Fire Lotus Pill for Ye Xinlan while guiding the other two disciples, and Ye Xinlan absorbed the pill's medicinal energy.
  • Xiao Yan gave each disciple a Fallen Heart Flame Sub-Flame, and all three girls endured the process and successfully refined their flames.
  • Xiao Yan formed robes from Dou Qi for the girls, who gathered affectionately around him after waking.

Ch. 369Public Alchemy: Xiao Yan's Name Spread Across the Central Plains from Danta!

Xiao Yan publicly refined a Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill at Danta, demonstrating his mastery as an Eighth-Grade Alchemist before its elders and members. The pill summoned three-colored Pill Lightning, and Xiao Yan began using Spirit Ascension to improve its quality further.

  • Xiao Yan gathered Danta's members to watch him refine a Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, explaining that he would elevate the seventh-grade formula to eighth-grade.
  • Xiao Yan used the Beast Fallen Lotus Heart Flame to refine the ingredients, then spent half a month fusing their medicinal essences without making a mistake.
  • Xiao Yan opened the Myriad Beast Cauldron, and the pill's energy formed thunderclouds that grew from two colors to three.
  • Xuan Yi recognized that Xiao Yan's hand seals showed he intended to take the pill beyond three-colored Pill Lightning.
  • Xiao Yan thrust his palm into the pillar of light and began Spirit Ascension, Old Yao's alchemical technique for raising a pill's spirituality and quality.

Ch. 370Six-Colored Pill Lightning Makes Its Name, Five Years of Hard Cultivation Finally Complete

Xiao Yan refined an Eighth-Grade Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill and used Old Yao’s Spirit Ascension method to make it summon Six-Colored Pill Lightning. After absorbing the lightning and retrieving the pill, he was formally recognized as Danta’s Young President and graduated from his training.

  • Xiao Yan infused the dark red pill with spiritual energy and soul blood using Old Yao’s Spirit Ascension method, causing Six-Colored Pill Lightning to form.
  • Xiao Yan flew into the thunderclouds and absorbed the pill lightning to strengthen his body and Dou Qi while the onlookers watched in amazement.
  • Xiao Yan retrieved the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, which held enough medicinal power to revive Venerable Skyfire.
  • Danta’s elders and stewards congratulated Xiao Yan and accepted him as the Young President in name and reality.
  • Old Yao declared Xiao Yan formally graduated, and Xiao Yan bowed toward Xuan Yi and the Bone Flame Ring.

Ch. 371Earth Core Fire Bead, Tian Huo's Resurrection

Xiao Yan used the Ancient Sun Fire Altar to retrieve its Earth Core Fire Bead and prepare a new body for Venerable Skyfire. After five hours of refinement, the body was complete, and Venerable Skyfire began the final fusion that would bring him back to life.

  • Xiao Yan arrived at the Ye Clan Estate with Venerable Feng, Zi Yan, Mu Qingluan, and three young disciples, then asked Ye Zhong to take him to the Ancient Sun Fire Altar.
  • Xiao Yan removed the Earth Core Fire Bead from the altar’s Earth Eye, absorbed the released energy, and restored the Sun Fire that the Ye Clan had lost.
  • Xiao Yan placed the Earth Core Fire Bead in Venerable Skyfire’s skeleton and used Sun Fire, Heavenly Flames, beast essence blood, and the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill to form a new body.
  • Venerable Skyfire entered the flaming body and endured five hours of refinement as flesh and blood repeatedly grew and burned away.
  • Xiao Yan completed Venerable Skyfire’s handsome new body, with the Earth Core Fire Bead as its heart, and left him to finish fusing with it while Xiao Yan prepared to return to the Northwest Continent.

Ch. 372Reunion with Xiao Yi Xian

Xiao Yan returned to Xiao Sect as Xiao Yi Xian prepared to risk her life defending it from Demon Flame Valley. He offered to resolve her Woe Poison Body by helping her refine the Nether Poison Flame, then invited her and Han Yue to travel with him to the Central Plains.

  • Xiao Yi Xian told Su Qian that she had forced her Woe Poison Body to raise her strength to Three-Star Dou Zong so she could protect Xiao Sect from Demon Flame Valley.
  • Xiao Yi Xian vowed to fight Di Mo Old Ghost even at the cost of her life, but Han Yue and Su Qian persuaded her to keep holding on for Xiao Yan's return.
  • Xiao Yan arrived at Xiao Sect as a Dou Zong, reuniting with Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue and assuring them he had returned to resolve Xiao Yi Xian's problem.
  • Xiao Yan proposed condensing a Poison Pill or refining the Nether Poison Flame to control Xiao Yi Xian's Woe Poison Body, and recommended the Nether Poison Flame.
  • Xiao Yi Xian chose to refine the Nether Poison Flame, and Xiao Yan invited her and Han Yue to accompany him to the Central Plains.

Ch. 373The Demon Flame Valley Fell in Fifteen Minutes

Xiao Yan went to Demon Flame Valley to avenge Xiao Sect and destroy the force that had endangered Xiao Yi Xian. He left Demon Flame Valley in ruins within fifteen minutes, while Di Mo Old Ghost burned in his five-colored flames.

  • Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue, then promised Su Qian that he had returned to resolve Xiao Yi Xian's problem.
  • Xiao Yan invited Su Qian to accompany him to Demon Flame Valley and declared that he would exterminate it.
  • Xiao Yan used Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations to raise his strength to the peak of Eight-Star Dou Zong, then killed Fang Yan and the other elders with his soul power and Fallen Heart Flame.
  • Xiao Yan used Five Wheel Separation Fire Method to seal Demon Flame Valley inside a five-colored flame formation and burn almost everyone there to ashes.
  • Xiao Yan sent Di Mo Old Ghost into the sea of flames, leaving Su Qian shocked as the valley became a wasteland of fire and molten lava.

Ch. 374Di Mo Old Ghost: Should I Thank You Too?

Xiao Yan defeated Di Mo Old Ghost, looted Demon Flame Valley’s treasury, and refined the corpse into a powerful Earth Demon Puppet. After returning to the Xiao Sect, he left Su Qian to guide Jia Nan Academy students while the story ended with the puppet kneeling before him.

  • Xiao Yan collected Di Mo Old Ghost’s corpse and soul, then led Su Qian to Demon Flame Valley’s treasury.
  • Xiao Yan broke through the treasury’s barrier and took its treasured techniques, materials, and Heavenly Demon Puppet refinement method.
  • Xiao Yan sent a Three Thousand Lightning Fire Body to gather the remaining treasures and returned to the Xiao Sect with Su Qian.
  • Su Qian stayed at the Xiao Sect to guide Jia Nan Academy students, while Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue that he had destroyed Demon Flame Valley.
  • Xiao Yan refined Di Mo Old Ghost’s corpse with a seventh-tier Magical Core and rare materials, creating an Earth Demon Puppet comparable to a Peak Dou Zong.

Ch. 375Returning to Jia Ma, Meeting Family and Friends, Rewarding Girlfriends

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy and the Jia Ma Empire, strengthening his family and alliances while reuniting with friends and lovers. After visiting the Misty Cloud Sect, he left with Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue for the Chu Yun Empire, while Yun Yun chose to remain behind.

  • Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy, gave Xiao Li and Xiao Ding resources and support, and introduced them to Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue.
  • Xiao Yan visited Xiao Yu, then returned to Wutan City, reunited with Xiao Zhan, and brought Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue to meet his family.
  • Xiao Yan visited the Snake-Person Tribe, where Hua She'er and Yue Mei welcomed him and he gave in to their advances.
  • Xiao Yan gave Ya Fei an Earth Demon Puppet and caught up with Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong before visiting the Misty Cloud Sect.
  • Xiao Yan reunited with Yun Yun and Xiao Mei, but Yun Yun decided to stay with Ya Fei rather than travel with him to the Central Plains.
  • Xiao Yan left the Misty Cloud Sect with Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue and headed for the Chu Yun Empire.
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