Recaps

Xiao Yan defeated the Mo Clan, evolved his Flame Mantra, and made plans to protect his companions from the Soul Hall. After curing Nalan Jie and ending his engagement to Nalan Yanran, he left with Xiao Yi Xian for Jia Nan Academy.

• Nalan Yanran reunited with Xiao Yan and brought him to the Mo Clan Manor, where Yun Yun revealed herself and killed Mo Cheng and the other Mo Clan leaders involved in the crimes.
• Xiao Yan met Lv Man, returned to Hai Bodong, and refined a Break-Obstacle Pill that restored Hai Bodong's Dou Emperor strength.
• Xiao Yan evolved the Flame Mantra by devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame, surviving only after the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python intervened and Queen Medusa helped absorb the flames.
• Xiao Yan arranged for Qing Lin to train at the Heavenly Snake Mansion, secured Hai Bodong's help for the Xiao Family, and asked Lv Man to create a false family history to divert the Soul Hall from his relatives.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran brought Xiao Yan to the Imperial Capital, where he used his Heavenly Flames to cure Nalan Jie and accused Yun Leng of plotting against him and his companions.
• Nalan Jie gave Xiao Yan the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, and Xiao Yan burned the Xiao Family's copy of his marriage contract after Nalan Yanran asked to end their engagement.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the Branding Poison from Xiao Yan, while Xiao Yan refined the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva for Old Yao, whose recovering soul helped Xiao Yan strengthen his own.
• Nalan Yanran gave Xiao Yan cultivation resources and wished him well, then Xiao Yan left for Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yan reached Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian after earning pills, defeating Fan Lao, and gathering rare treasures in the Black Corner Region. Back at the academy, his reunion with Xun Er and his clashes with Hun Li Li led into the selection tournament, which Xiao Yan won before Hun Li Li watched him from afar.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian traveled to Black Seal City with Duo Ma’s caravan, where Xiao Yan refined pills, advanced to Three-Star Da Dou Shi, and sold his Three-Turn Qi Gathering Pills at auction.
• Xiao Yan pursued and killed Fan Lao, taking the Soul Suppressing Seal and Thunder God Descent from his Storage Ring before flying north with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian reached Jia Nan Academy, where Xun Er welcomed Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian made clear she would compete for his attention.
• Xiao Yan accepted Hun Li Li’s challenge and defeated her, but she then asked him to be her boyfriend, provoking Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan sparred with Hun Li Li and suspected she came from his world, while Old Yao warned that her cultivation seemed connected to the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan trained for a month, advanced to Four-Star Da Dou Shi, and entered the selection tournament with Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Han Yue.
• Xiao Yan defeated Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya, then beat Xiao Yi Xian and advanced when Xun Er conceded, while Hun Li Li forfeited the final.
• Xiao Yan claimed the tournament championship, and Hun Li Li appeared on a distant treetop to congratulate him as he watched her with unease.

Xiao Yan entered the Inner Academy, built the Student Union, and defeated the Medicine Gang in an alchemy contest. As the union gained power and allies, Ling Yanfei used Spirit Communion to investigate Xiao Yan’s possible connection to the Flame Emperor.

• Hu Gan brought Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Hun Li Li to the Library Pavilion, where Xiao Yan and his companions obtained powerful techniques and cultivation methods.
• After Hun Li Li revealed that she had removed Hun Tian Di’s power and soul imprint, Hu Gan escorted the students into the Inner Academy, where Xiao Yan’s team defeated senior students in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition.
• Xiao Yan advanced to Seven-Star Da Dou Shi, established the Student Union with Han Yue and his companions, and treated Shi Xuanxuan’s fire poison with his Heavenly Flame, helping her break through to Four-Star Dou Ling.
• When the Medicine Gang obstructed the Student Union’s trade, Xiao Yan challenged Sun Qingyang to an alchemy contest and won by identifying a flaw in the Double Spirit Ascension Pill formula.
• Elder Hao rewarded Xiao Yan with access to the Herb Repository and a reduced Fire Energy payment, while Sun Qingyang proposed merging the Medicine Gang into the Student Union.
• Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian took over Student Union affairs while Xiao Yan rested, and Ling Yanfei’s Spirit Communion revealed Yao Ling’s love for Xiao Yan before Ling Yanfei glimpsed a black-robed figure on a multicolored flame lotus platform.

Xiao Yan strengthened his body and cultivation, advanced to Dou Ling, and prepared for the Fallen Heart Flame while the Ancient Clan arrived at Jia Nan Academy. He returned from seclusion with the Student Union thriving and the Strong Ranking Tournament approaching.

• Sun Qingyang and the Medicine Gang joined the Student Union, and Xiao Yi Xian proposed an autonomous Alchemy Hall led by Xiao Yan.
• Hun Li Li told Xiao Yan about her mistreatment in the Soul Clan and warned that Hun Tian Di could force her to return within three to five years.
• Xiao Yan trained in the Great Sun Separation Fire Body, rescued Zi Yan from the Earth-Shaking Demon Bear, and reached Dou Ling after using Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Ancient Clan had arrived and entered the seventh level of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower to cultivate before the Strong Ranking Tournament.
• Huo Zhi found Xiao Yan cultivating on the seventh level, explained the Yan Clan’s connection to the Great Sun Separation Fire Body, and gave him the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations.
• Xiao Yan completed Quenching Body at the Great Accomplishment Stage and reached Four-Star Dou Ling, while the Student Union rose to become one of the Inner Academy’s top three factions.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Student Union, reunited with Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, Han Yue, and Hun Li Li, then tempered Shi Xuanxuan’s and Yao Ling’s Dou Qi.