Recaps

Xiao Yan stayed in Burning Flame Valley, growing closer to Tang Huo'er and defeating the valley's elders, while Soul Hall began targeting him as a future Danta successor. In the Soul Clan, Hun Li Li planned to escape within three years and use her next breakthrough to help Xiao Yan, but Hun Miesheng arrived with orders for her to cultivate in Soul Prison.

• Xiao Yan stayed in Burning Flame Valley, helped Tang Huo'er practice the Great Sun Separation Fire Body, and defeated all seven of the valley's elders in sparring.
• Old Man Mu Gu heard the order to assassinate or capture Xiao Yan, a young Eighth-Grade Alchemist and potential future Danta successor.
• Hun Li Li reflected on her dangerous position in the Soul Clan and planned to escape within three years, gather soul essence for Xiao Yan, and leave within half a year to get some air.
• Hun Li Li continued tormenting and killing Soul Clan members while Hun Miesheng served as her bodyguard under Hun Tian Di's protection.
• Hun Miesheng told Hun Li Li that Hun Tian Di had ordered her to enter Soul Prison and break through to Dou Zun as soon as possible.

Hun Li Li entered the Soul Prison at Hun Tian Di’s order, determined to survive its brutal trial without abandoning her resolve. After Hun Miesheng reported her request for a Heavenly Flame, Hun Tian Di ordered him to retrieve a juvenile Eight Desolation Destruction Flame and exterminate the barbarians who worshiped it.

• Hun Li Li objected to entering the Soul Prison, but accepted Hun Tian Di’s command and demanded a Heavenly Flame other than Nihility Devouring Flame’s child flame.
• Hun Miesheng opened a portal in Hun Li Li’s room and brought her into the Soul Prison, where he ordered her to kill everyone she encountered and remain for at least three months.
• Hun Li Li steeled herself against the Soul Prison’s horrors, resolved to survive for Xiao Yan, and set out along a path of human bones.
• Hun Miesheng reported that Hun Li Li had entered the Soul Prison and relayed her request for a Heavenly Flame to Hun Tian Di.
• Hun Tian Di ordered Hun Miesheng to travel to the Northern Desolate Black Desert, retrieve the juvenile Eight Desolation Destruction Flame from the Barbarian Sacred Land, and exterminate the barbarians.

After leaving Burning Flame Valley with Tang Huo'er, Xiao Yan brought her through a spatial passage to Holy Pill City and introduced her to Xiao Yi Xian and his disciples. Their reunion was interrupted by Medusa emerging from seclusion.

• Xiao Yan and Tang Huo'er left Burning Flame Valley after Tang Zhen entrusted his daughter to Xiao Yan, while Venerable Skyfire stayed behind to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan protected Tang Huo'er as they traveled through the spatial passage and arrived outside Holy Pill City.
• Xiao Yan took Tang Huo'er through Holy Pill City to the Danta, where people recognized him as the Young President.
• Xiao Yan introduced Tang Huo'er to Ye Xinlan, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Xiao Yi Xian, and Tang Huo'er greeted them warmly.
• A violent energy fluctuation erupted in the courtyard, and Xiao Yan recognized Medusa's aura as she emerged from seclusion.

Queen Medusa emerged from seclusion as a Dou Zun and found Xiao Yan with Tang Huo'er, but she set aside her jealousy after Xiao Yan reassured her of his devotion. The evening ended with Queen Medusa leading Xiao Yan into their room while the other women reacted to their plans.

• Queen Medusa emerged from a spatial rift after advancing to Dou Zun, startling Xiao Yan and the others with her powerful aura.
• Queen Medusa scrutinized Tang Huo'er, and Xiao Yan stepped forward to calm her and explain his feelings.
• Queen Medusa forgave Xiao Yan, welcomed Tang Huo'er, and listened as he explained why she had come to the Danta.
• Tang Huo'er respectfully greeted Queen Medusa, and everyone chatted together as they grew more comfortable with one another.
• Queen Medusa took Xiao Yan by the arm and led him toward a room, while Xiao Yi Xian prepared to entertain Tang Huo'er and the disciples blushed or wondered about joining them.

After Queen Medusa emerged from seclusion, she and Xiao Yan reunited in private for three days before joining Xiao Yi Xian, Tang Huo'er, and his disciples. The chapter ends with Xiao Yan testing his disciples' alchemy while Queen Medusa welcomes Tang Huo'er and speaks with the other women.

• Queen Medusa pressed Xiao Yan against the door and kissed him after accusing him of enjoying himself while she was in seclusion.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Tang Huo'er, Ye Xinlan, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen waited outside, each reacting to the couple's reunion in her own way.
• After three days together, Queen Medusa and Xiao Yan dressed, opened the room, and greeted the people waiting outside.
• Xiao Yan praised his disciples' progress in alchemy and took them to the pill refinement room to test their skills.
• Queen Medusa apologized to Tang Huo'er for frightening her and welcomed her as one of Xiao Yan's sisters.

Three months after returning to the Danta, Xiao Yan learned that Queen Medusa feared the dormant Heaven Swallowing Python soul might be reborn alongside her future child, so he sought a safer solution from Yao Chen. Yao Chen and Xuan Yi revealed a pill-based plan to separate the souls and give the Heaven Swallowing Python an independent body, while Xiao Yan also announced that he intended to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Queen Medusa told Xiao Yan that the dormant Heaven Swallowing Python soul might form a body when she became pregnant and be born alongside their child.
• Xiao Yan went to Yao Chen and asked whether he and Venerable Skyfire had found a way to separate the Heaven Swallowing Python's soul safely.
• Yao Chen explained that they planned to use a Three-God Soul-Separation Pill and a modified Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill to separate the soul and create a new body for it.
• Xuan Yi gave Xiao Yan most of the required ingredients and told him to seek a Soul Infant Fruit, with Ink Jade Soul-Nurturing Vine as a substitute.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen and Xuan Yi that he wanted to devour and refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xiao Yan convinced Yao Chen and Xuan Yi that he could safely challenge the Three Thousand Burning Flame by revealing his Destruction Fire Body and explaining his plan to use Zi Yan's Dragon Seal. After Xiao Yan left to inform his companions, Yao Chen reconciled with Xuan Yi over his past choices and promised not to leave her again.

• Xiao Yan insisted that he was ready to devour the Three Thousand Burning Flame, despite being only a five-star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan demonstrated his prototype Destruction Fire Body, formed by merging six Heavenly Flames, and Yao Chen recognized his exceptional flame control.
• Xiao Yan revealed Zi Yan's Dragon Seal and explained that he would use it to control the Three Thousand Burning Flame while tempering his body.
• Yao Chen explained Xiao Yan's knowledge of the future to Xuan Yi, who became upset that Yao Chen might never have returned to her otherwise.
• Xiao Yan slipped away, and Yao Chen apologized to Xuan Yi and promised not to leave her again.

Xiao Yan told Queen Medusa and the others that he would enter the Star Domain to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then set off after receiving their support. As the women returned to cultivation, Xiao Yi Xian mistakenly concluded that Xiao Yan was hinting she should help him through the aftermath of fusing Heavenly Flames by becoming his woman.

• Xiao Yan explained Old Yao's plan for separating the Heaven-Swallowing Python's soul to Queen Medusa, then told her he intended to devour the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yan gathered the women and assigned them cultivation plans and responsibilities while he prepared to enter seclusion in the Star Domain.
• Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Han Yue, Han Xue, Tang Huo'er, Ye Xinlan, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen each encouraged Xiao Yan and wished him a safe return.
• Xiao Yan flew to the Star Domain, while Queen Medusa urged the others to trust that he would succeed.
• Xiao Yi Xian recalled that Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames would fuse and mistakenly decided his instructions were hints that she should help him afterward by becoming his woman.

Xiao Yan entered the Star Domain to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame and use it to cultivate the Great Sun Separation Fire Body. After overpowering the flame’s soul space with the Green Lotus Five-Phase Flame, he demanded that the Three Thousand Burning Flame aid his cultivation.

• Xiao Yan assured Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi that he was prepared, then entered the Star Domain through the seal they opened.
• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi agreed to maintain the seal while Xuan Yi and Yao Chen trusted Xiao Yan’s preparations and kept Danta’s experts on standby.
• Xiao Yan flew through the Star Domain toward the Three Thousand Burning Flame, intending to use its power to advance the Great Sun Separation Fire Body.
• Xiao Yan found the giant flame dragon, touched its sealed forehead scale, and entered its soul space, where he recognized that it was pretending to sleep.
• Xiao Yan’s Green Lotus Five-Phase Flame, strengthened by the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, consumed part of the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s soul space and forced it to awaken.
• Xiao Yan poured ancient dragon blood onto the flame dragon’s scale and commanded the Three Thousand Burning Flame to aid his cultivation.

Xiao Yan used the Dragon Seal and his Green Lotus Five-Phase Flame to battle the Three Thousand Burning Flame while cultivating his soul for five months. The Three Thousand Burning Flame resorted to self-destruction in a desperate attempt to refine him, and the elders found Xiao Yan unharmed as Old Yao planned to ask Xiao Yi Xian to inform the others.

• Xiao Yan used the Dragon Seal to draw the Three Thousand Burning Flame into its soul space while his avatar protected and tempered his body outside.
• Xiao Yan held out against the Three Thousand Burning Flame for two and a half months, strengthening his flame barrier and soul power as the dragon's energy dwindled.
• After another two and a half months, Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, Xuan Yi, and Old Yao discussed Xiao Yan's progress and sensed the seal being struck.
• Xuan Yi and the others found Xiao Yan unharmed amid the flames and inferred that the Three Thousand Burning Flame had destroyed its own body in a final attempt to defeat him.
• Old Yao said he would ask Xiao Yi Xian to tell the others, while the elders waited to confirm Xiao Yan's condition.

Xiao Yi Xian brought Tang Huo'er into the Star Domain to check on Xiao Yan and help Tang Huo'er cultivate, then strengthened her resistance to the flames so she could approach him. After eight and a half months of preparation, Xiao Yan subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame and devoured its Origin Flame.

• Old Yao told Xiao Yi Xian to enter the Star Domain the following month to investigate Xiao Yan, and she brought Tang Huo'er with her.
• Xiao Yi Xian left Tang Huo'er to cultivate the Great Sun Separation Fire Body in the outer Star Domain and found Xiao Yan protected by pitch-black flames.
• Xiao Yi Xian repeatedly brought Tang Huo'er to train and, after consulting Old Yao, adapted her Woe Poison Body to withstand the flames and approach Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan secretly sensed Xiao Yi Xian and Tang Huo'er while developing resistance to the Three Thousand Burning Flame and strengthening his soul power.
• Xiao Yan used the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to exhaust and trap the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then absorbed its flame sea with his Dragon Seal and seized its Origin Flame.
• Xiao Yan devoured the Three Thousand Burning Flame's Origin Flame, intending for its soul to nourish the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

Xiao Yan refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame, fused it with his other Heavenly Flames into the Six-Harmony Heaven-Annihilating Flame, and broke through to peak two-star Dou Zun. Just as he celebrated his new strength, the backlash from fusing Heavenly Flames erupted inside him, and Xiao Yi Xian heard that something was wrong.

• Xiao Yan refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame while the Master of Devouring restored the Devouring Heavenly Corpse in the surrounding flames.
• Xiao Yi Xian visited Xiao Yan during his three-month refinement, while Tang Huo'er advanced her Great Sun Separation Fire Body and prepared to enter seclusion.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the remaining flames in the Star Domain and fused six Heavenly Flames into the Six-Harmony Heaven-Annihilating Flame.
• Xiao Yan's cultivation surged to peak two-star Dou Zun, and he activated the third level of the Great Sun Separation Fire Body.
• Xiao Yan felt Heavenly Flame fusion backlash spreading through his body, and Xiao Yi Xian called out to him.

After Xiao Yan suffered the aftereffects of fusing the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Xiao Yi Xian chose to help him, and they became lovers in the Star Domain. Once the aftereffects passed, they dressed and left together, with Xiao Yan calling it their return home.

• Xiao Yan put away the Devouring Heavenly Corpse and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian in the Star Domain.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan she wanted to help him through the aftereffects of Heavenly Flame fusion, and he confirmed she had thought it through.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian kissed and became intimate, resolving the aftereffects.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian she was his woman, and she accepted his words with joy.
• Xiao Yan concealed the signs of their intimacy, then took Xiao Yi Xian by the hand and left the Star Domain.

Xiao Yan emerged from nearly a year of seclusion as a peak two-star Dou Zun, having subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame and fused six Heavenly Flames. He gave the Bone Chilling Flame back to Yao Chen, then planned a trip to the Southern Region to visit Feng and bring Zi Yan back to the Ancient Dragon Island; he reunited with Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian at their courtyard.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Xuan Yi, Yao Chen, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi, who praised his successful breakthrough and sound foundation.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Six-Harmony Heaven-Annihilating Flame and returned the Bone Chilling Flame to Yao Chen, refusing to let his teacher give it to him because it might hold traces of Han Shanshan.
• Xuan Kongzi noted that subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame removed the danger to the Star Domain, and Xiao Yan announced his plan to travel to the Southern Region to check on Feng and take Zi Yan to the Ancient Dragon Island.
• Xiao Yan left with Xiao Yi Xian and returned to the courtyard, where Queen Medusa greeted him with relief and kissed him.
• Queen Medusa noticed that Xiao Yi Xian had changed after becoming Xiao Yan's lover and recognized her dazed expression as fondly recalling their intimacy.

Xiao Yan reunited with Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and his disciples after a year away, teasing them while they showed off their progress. The reunion ended with Xiao Yan recognizing the mature beauty who approached him as Zi Yan.

• Xiao Yan embraced Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, and the three exchanged teasing remarks about their relationship.
• Dan Chen excitedly told Xiao Yan that she had become a high-tier Fifth-Grade Alchemist, while Ye Xinlan and Cao Ying greeted him.
• Cao Ying teased Xiao Yan, but he threatened to send her into seclusion for alchemy lessons until she apologized to him and his wives.
• A tall woman in a purple battle dress approached Xiao Yan, changed her voice to a familiar young girl's tone, and revealed herself as Zi Yan.

Xiao Yan reunited with Zi Yan, Han Yue, and Han Xue after emerging from seclusion, then gathered the women to hear what had happened during his absence. He learned the Soul Hall had become unusually active, and he began planning his next steps while preparing to help Zi Yan seek out her clansmen.

• Zi Yan showed off her mature Seventh-Tier form, embraced Xiao Yan, and joined him in catching up with the others.
• Han Yue and Han Xue greeted Xiao Yan, shared their cultivation progress, and asked him to deliver their letters to their family in Tianbei City; he agreed.
• Xiao Yan gathered the women in the main hall and asked about developments in the Central Plains.
• Queen Medusa reported that the Soul Hall had been unusually active for half a year, while Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan that Venerable Skyfire and Valley Master Tang had visited during his seclusion.
• Xiao Yan considered Tang Huo'er's cultivation and decided to wait for her to emerge before leaving, then asked Zi Yan whether she could sense her clansmen; Zi Yan confirmed she could.

Xiao Yan told his companions he would travel south with Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Venerable Skyfire after Huo Er emerged from seclusion, while the others stayed in Danta to cultivate. Before leaving, he guided his disciples and Han sisters, and worked with Venerable Skyfire on improving the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method.

• Xiao Yan announced his plans to travel to the Southern Region, find Zi Yan's clansmen, visit Starfall Pavilion, and explore the Dou Saint Ruins, while instructing the others to remain in Danta.
• Cao Ying and Han Xue persuaded Xiao Yan to spend time guiding them before he left, while Venerable Skyfire agreed to join the journey.
• Xiao Yan promised the women that he would protect them and urged them to cultivate because the continent would soon become unsafe.
• Over the following days, Xiao Yan guided his disciples in alchemy and tested Han Yue and Han Xue's cultivation and battle skills.
• Xiao Yan and Venerable Skyfire exchanged ideas on the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method and began developing ways to raise it to a Heaven Tier Battle Skill.
• At night, Xiao Yan brought Xiao Yi Xian to stay in his courtyard with Queen Medusa, and the three lived together harmoniously.

Tang Huo'er emerged from seclusion having advanced her Great Sun Separation Fire Body to its second layer, and Xiao Yan discussed her next steps before preparing to leave for the Southern Region. They agreed she would return to Burning Flame Valley to attempt controlling the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame while he was away, and Xiao Yan promised to guide her for a few more days before departing.

• Xiao Yan welcomed Tang Huo'er as she emerged from seclusion and confirmed that she had completed the second layer of her Great Sun Separation Fire Body.
• Tang Huo'er learned that Xiao Yan had reached two-star Dou Zun and that his fused Heavenly Flames had grown even stronger.
• Xiao Yan told Tang Huo'er he planned to travel to the Southern Region with Zi Yan and others, and explained that the journey could take months or up to a year.
• Xiao Yan advised Tang Huo'er to return to Burning Flame Valley so her father could protect her while she attempted to control the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, and she agreed.
• After the others left them alone, Tang Huo'er and Xiao Yan shared a long kiss, and he promised to be with her more intimately after he returned.

Xiao Yan and his companions departed for the Southern Region after saying farewell to the women staying at Danta. On their way to Tianbei City and Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan reassured Zi Yan about the divided Ancient Void Dragon Clan and planned how to help her reclaim her place.

• Xiao Yan arranged for Elder Sheng to escort Tang Huo'er home and told the other women to cultivate safely at Danta.
• Tang Huo'er kissed Xiao Yan goodbye, and Venerable Skyfire transported Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and Zi Yan into a spatial passage.
• Tang Huo'er decided to return to Burning Flame Valley to subdue the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame and grow strong enough to help Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan said the group would visit Tianbei City before heading to Starfall Pavilion, where Mu Qingluan could help them learn about the Beast Domain.
• Zi Yan worried about the Three Dragon Kings and her inheritance, so Xiao Yi Xian and Queen Medusa comforted her while Xiao Yan advised her to keep her identity secret until she was strong enough.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in Tianbei City and learned that Han Chi had recently become a Dou Zong, thanks to pills delivered by Elder Sheng and guidance from the Han Family ancestor. After Xiao Yan reassured Han Chi that Han Yue and Han Xue were well, the group prepared to use the city’s spatial wormhole on their urgent journey to the Southern Region.

• Xiao Yan led Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Venerable Skyfire into Tianbei City and noticed the Han Family’s growing influence.
• Han Chi welcomed Xiao Yan and explained that Elder Sheng had delivered pills that helped him break through to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan suspected Xuan Yi had arranged Elder Sheng’s help and introduced his companions to Han Chi.
• Xiao Yan gave Han Chi letters from Han Yue and Han Xue and assured him that both sisters were well and training diligently.
• Xiao Yan told Han Chi the group needed to reach the Heavenly Star Mountain Range in the Southern Region, so Han Chi arranged a meal and prepared the spatial wormhole.

Xiao Yan reached Starfall Pavilion with his companions after a long journey and reunited with Venerable Feng and Mu Qingluan. He learned that Venerable Feng had found no trace of the Dou Saint Ruins needed for Old Yao’s resurrection and told him to call off the search.

• Han Chi escorted Xiao Yan and his companions to the spatial wormhole, and they began their journey south toward the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.
• During the journey, Xiao Yan examined his cultivation and devised a plan to reforge the Heavy Profound Ruler with Devouring Ancestral Symbol and Heavenly Flame inscriptions.
• Xiao Yan summoned Venerable Feng, who led the group through Starfall Pavilion’s concealed formation and introduced them to Mu Qingluan.
• Mu Qingluan greeted Xiao Yan affectionately, and Venerable Feng welcomed the group into the pavilion.
• Xiao Yan asked about the search for the Dou Saint Ruins, and Venerable Feng reported that Starfall Pavilion had found no trace of them.
• Xiao Yan told Venerable Feng to call back his men because he had not considered the matter carefully.

Xiao Yan prepared to enter the Beast Domain to search for the Dou Saint ruins, bringing Zi Yan, Mu Qingluan, Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian. As Mu Qingluan described the Beast Domain’s powers, she mentioned that Feng Qing'er had become a disciple of Thunder Venerable, prompting Xiao Yan to recognize the name.

• Xiao Yan told Venerable Feng he would take Zi Yan to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and seek its help finding the ruins in the Bone Mountains, and Venerable Feng warned him about the Beast Domain’s dangerous clans.
• Venerable Feng agreed to let Mu Qingluan accompany Xiao Yan as their guide, and he announced Xiao Yan as Starfall Pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master before privately reassuring its old members that Xiao Yan’s position was legitimate.
• Two days later, Xiao Yan and his companions departed Starfall Pavilion on Mu Qingluan’s white crane and traveled toward the Beast Domain, following Zi Yan’s sense of her clan.
• Xiao Yan asked Mu Qingluan about the Beast Domain’s powers, and she warned him not to provoke the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Mu Qingluan told Xiao Yan that Thunder Venerable had taken in a Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan disciple named Feng Qing'er, and Xiao Yan recognized the name.

Xiao Yan’s group traveled through Qingluan Clan territory while searching for the Ancient Void Dragon clan and stopped at Roosting Phoenix Valley. Zi Yan’s bloodline pressure revealed that the Qingluan Clan served the Ancient Void Dragons, giving the group a possible connection to the clan they sought.

• Mu Qingluan explained Feng Qing’er’s ties to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan as Xiao Yan prioritized finding the Ancient Void Dragons and asked Zi Yan to sense her clansmen.
• Zi Yan sensed an aura to the southeast, and Mu Qingluan led the group through Qingluan Clan territory toward it.
• At Roosting Phoenix Valley, Mu Qingluan introduced Xiao Yan and his companions to Mu Zhao, who told them the Ancient Void Dragons’ territory lay hidden in the void.
• Xiao Yan explained that Zi Yan wanted to return to her people, and Zi Yan released her dragon pressure, forcing Mu Zhao to his knees.
• Mu Zhao revealed that the Qingluan Clan was a subordinate clan of the Ancient Void Dragons and explained that it had kept the connection secret because of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s threat.

Xiao Yan’s group stayed with the Qingluan Clan while waiting for the Ancient Void Dragons, and Mu Qingluan grew closer to Xiao Yan. Zhu Li and Hei Qing arrived, recognized Zi Yan’s bloodline, and Zhu Li began testing her ancestry.

• Mu Zhao invited Xiao Yan and his companions to stay at Roosting Phoenix Valley until the Ancient Void Dragons arrived, and Xiao Yan accepted.
• Mu Zhao described the Beast Domain’s recent affairs at a banquet, while Queen Medusa asked about the Nine Nether Deep Underworld Python Clan.
• Mu Qingluan gave Xiao Yan her natal feather, and she later held his hand while Zi Yan grew jealous of their closeness.
• Zi Yan sensed her clansmen approaching, and Zhu Li and Hei Qing emerged from a spatial rift above the valley.
• Zhu Li identified himself and Hei Qing, and Zi Yan introduced Xiao Yan and the others as her friends.
• Zhu Li asked to test Zi Yan’s bloodline, and she dropped blood onto his dragon-patterned jade disc.

Zi Yan’s blood revealed her as the heir to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Elder Zhu Li brought her and Xiao Yan’s companions to East Dragon Island. The group arrived at a courtyard where they would stay while Zhu Li arranged matters.

• Zi Yan’s blood awakened the dragon-patterned jade disc, and Zhu Li declared her the undisputed new Dragon Emperor according to clan rules, though she was not yet strong enough for the succession ceremony.
• Zi Yan agreed to return with Zhu Li only if Xiao Yan and his companions came too, and Zhu Li welcomed them as honored guests of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Zhu Li told Hei Qing to restore relations with the Qingluan Clan and promised Mu Zhao a reward for helping recover Zi Yan.
• During their journey through the void, Zhu Li asked about Xiao Yan’s connection to Danta, and Zi Yan revealed that he was its Young President and a Peak Eighth-Grade alchemist.
• Zhu Li brought Xiao Yan’s group to East Dragon Island and showed them to a secluded courtyard where they could rest.