Chapter Summaries

Twelve-year-old Yao Yan received a Rank 3 bloodline result in the Yao Clan, but privately he was more concerned with surviving the clan’s future destruction. Knowing Yao Chen had already died and the story’s events were advancing, Yao Yan decided to build his strength before attempting to escape.

• Yao Yan's bloodline test showed he was a Six-Star Dou Zhe with a Rank 3 Bloodline, leaving him outside the Yao Clan's core lineage.
• Yao Yan reassured the people who comforted him, then revealed that his parents' weak bloodlines made the result unsurprising and that he was already a Rank 2 Alchemist.
• Yao Yan recalled that the Soul Clan would eventually sacrifice the Yao Clan to help Hun Tiandi become a Dou Di, and he had begun planning to escape.
• Yao Yan considered pursuing the Flame Mantra and had learned that Yao Chen had died about a dozen years earlier after Han Feng betrayed him.
• Yao Yan concluded that he needed to grow stronger within the Yao Clan before he could plan for the future.

Yao Yan cultivated the Yao Clan’s slow but powerful Three Flowers Gather Fire Skill and grew frustrated with his lack of progress and access to Natural Treasures. As he considered finding a way to obtain them, a mysterious voice spoke to him inside the Yao Clan’s territory.

• Yao Yan returned to his solitary home and went to the Pill Refining Room where he spent most of his time cultivating and refining pills.
• He swallowed an Essence Stabilizing Pill and a Mind Cleansing Pill, then cultivated with the Three Flowers Gather Fire Skill, absorbing spiritual energy and Heaven and Earth Energy.
• After cultivating until night, Yao Yan lamented that his progress had slowed since reaching Six-Star Dou Zhe and worried about falling behind his peers.
• Yao Yan considered seeking Natural Treasures but hesitated because they were scarce, monopolized by the direct line, and dangerous to find elsewhere.
• A strange voice laughed and asked Yao Yan whether he was unwilling to accept his situation, leaving him shocked that someone had reached the heart of the Yao Clan’s territory.

Yao Yan discovered that the powerful figure hiding in his Storage Ring was the Nihility Devouring Flame, who claimed Yao Yan’s parents had died because of the Yao Clan’s greed. After Yao Yan asked to become strong enough to decide his own fate, the figure offered him an opportunity and revealed a sinister Blood Bead.

• The Nihility Devouring Flame appeared from Yao Yan’s Storage Ring and told him that he had watched him for years.
• The figure claimed he had taught Yao Yan’s father and said Yao Yan’s parents died after his father found a Purple-Gold Spirit King Ginseng.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame provoked Yao Yan by describing his weak Bloodline and bleak prospects within the Yao Clan.
• Yao Yan bowed and asked the figure to teach him so he could become strong and decide his own fate.
• The figure offered Yao Yan a chance to prove his talent and produced a black-red Blood Bead wrapped in black flames.

Yao Yan was forced by Hun Xuzi to undergo a dangerous experiment using Tunling Clan essence blood that could grant the ability to devour other bloodlines. After learning that every previous subject had died, Yao Yan swallowed it anyway, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Hun Xuzi showed Yao Yan a drop of Tunling Clan essence blood and explained that it could grant the power to devour other races' bloodline strength.
• Yao Yan learned that every previous person who tried to fuse with the essence blood had died, but Hun Xuzi made clear that refusal was not a real option.
• Yao Yan asked whether becoming stronger would improve his chances, and Hun Xuzi said greater strength would make fusion harder.
• Yao Yan asked Hun Xuzi's name and learned that he was a powerful Soul Clan alchemist and that Yao Yan's father had belonged to the Soul Clan.
• Yao Yan accepted the essence blood from Hun Xuzi and swallowed it.

Hun Xuzi forced Yao Yan to undergo a dangerous fusion of the Tunling Clan’s Spirit Devouring King essence blood and Yao Clan Dou Di bloodline. Yao Yan’s body developed a vertical eye, but he lost his reason, so Hun Xuzi used a Soul Cleansing Pill to restore him.

• Yao Yan swallowed the Spirit Devouring King essence blood and endured as it devoured his vitality, bloodline power, and Dou Qi.
• Hun Xuzi poured refined Yao Clan Dou Di bloodline over Yao Yan, and Yao Yan’s body adapted as the two bloodlines fought within him.
• Hun Xuzi split the Spirit Devouring King essence blood into strands and fused them into Yao Yan, causing him to lose his reason and grow a dark crimson vertical eye.
• Hun Xuzi gave Yao Yan an Eighth-grade Soul Cleansing Pill to cleanse his soul, and a cool sensation began pulling Yao Yan free from the bloodlust and chaotic memories.

After surviving Hun Xuzi’s procedure, Yao Yan inherited the Tunling Clan bloodline and regained the ability to cultivate Dou Qi. Hun Xuzi left him a jade token and warned him to hide his new power until he was strong enough to learn who his enemy was.

• Yao Yan survived the transformation and thanked Hun Xuzi for helping him inherit the Tunling Clan bloodline.
• Yao Yan asked Hun Xuzi to teach him so he could avenge his parents, and he agreed to leave the Yao Clan after his revenge.
• Yao Yan discovered his enhanced body and sinister devouring power, then rapidly cultivated back to First Stage Dou Zhi Qi.
• Hun Xuzi told Yao Yan to master his body before pursuing breakthroughs and refused to reveal his enemy until Yao Yan grew stronger.
• Hun Xuzi gave Yao Yan his father’s jade token, warned him to conceal the Tunling Clan power, and departed into the token after calling himself Yao Yan’s potential teacher.

Hun Xuzi reported to Nihility Devouring Flame that Yao Yan had fused with the Spirit Devouring King's essence blood, and they discussed the search for the missing Xiao Clan jade piece. Yao Yan trained to master his new foundation, then received a visit from Yao Nong, whom Hun Xuzi had arranged to handle his loose ends.

• Hun Xuzi told Nihility Devouring Flame that Yao Yan had fused with the Spirit Devouring King's essence blood, and Nihility Devouring Flame warned him not to cause trouble before their plan began.
• Nihility Devouring Flame asked about the Xiao Clan's piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Hun Xuzi said the Soul Hall was searching while the Gu Clan was being investigated.
• Nihility Devouring Flame ordered the Soul Hall to continue searching and said he would deal with the Gu Clan personally.
• Yao Yan cultivated cautiously, focused on controlling his new foundation, and worried that the Yao Clan school Elders would question his prolonged time at First Stage Dou Zhi Qi.
• Yao Nong arrived at Yao Yan's room and said he had been ordered to deal with the young master's loose ends.

Yao Yan cultivated overnight in Yao Nong’s protected courtyard, received a Seventh Order Beast Fire and supplies to support his recultivation, and chose to remain in seclusion until he reached the Dou Zhe realm. Meanwhile, Yao Nong and Yao Shan reflected on the past and hoped the younger generation would earn a place on the Clan Monument.

• Yao Yan sensed his body and Tunling Clan Bloodline Power growing stronger after a night of cultivation.
• Yao Nong gave Yao Yan a Spirit Gathering vessel, a Seventh Order Illusory Gold Flame, and pills, and explained how he could prepare to refine the flame.
• Yao Yan decided to skip the clan school and cultivate in seclusion until he reached the Dou Zhe realm.
• Yao Hu and other students gossiped about Yao Nong accepting Yao Yan as his disciple and spending valuable resources on him, while Yao Shan’s granddaughter defended Yao Nong.
• Yao Nong told Yao Shan that he had chosen Yao Yan as a potential alchemy heir, and the two discussed the past and their hopes for the younger generation to be recorded on the Clan Monument.

After two and a half years in seclusion, Yao Yan regained the Dou Zhe realm, refined the Illusory Gold Flame, and reunited with Hun Xuzi. Hun Xuzi sent him to train in the Shennong Mountain Range, promising to reveal his enemy when he returned.

• Yao Yan emerged from seclusion and reached the One-Star Dou Zhe realm with a stronger, thoroughly tempered foundation.
• Yao Yan refined the Illusory Gold Flame and shaped it into a tiny Three-Legged Golden Crow.
• Yao Nong congratulated Yao Yan and credited the arranged cultivation resources for his progress.
• Hun Xuzi appeared, praised Yao Yan's foundation, and told him not to slack off before reaching the Dou Wang realm.
• Hun Xuzi ordered Yao Nong to prepare Yao Yan's skills and resources and send him to the Shennong Mountain Range to train.

Yao Nong took Yao Yan to the Shennong Mountain Range and left him to train alone, warning him not to trust anyone. Yao Yan quickly mastered the Blazing Fire Blade and tested its power, discovering that ranged strikes consumed a great deal of Dou Qi.

• Yao Nong gave Yao Yan three Fire Attribute Dou Techniques, including the powerful Eight Desolations Burning Heaven Seal, and Yao Yan chose to leave for the Shennong Mountain Range without waiting to train.
• Yao Nong flew Yao Yan out of Pill Cauldron City, while Yao Shan worried that sending a One-Star Dou Zhe to train so soon was hasty.
• Yao Nong brought Yao Yan through the Yao Clan gateway and into the Shennong Mountain Range, then carved a cave and warned him not to trust anyone, even Yao Clan members.
• After Yao Nong left, Yao Yan mastered the Blazing Fire Blade and formed a nearly solid golden flame blade.
• Yao Yan extended the blade to three zhang and found that maintaining it cost little Dou Qi, but striking at range consumed a tenth of his reserves.

Yao Yan explored his remote cave, prepared for the night, and tried to drive away an approaching pack with the Illusory Gold Flame. The Frost Wolves fled at first, but a third-order Frost Wolf King arrived and led the pack toward him.

• Yao Yan tested how the Illusory Gold Flame could form a solid, armor-like covering before setting out to inspect the surroundings.
• Yao Yan explored the area, found only low-ranking Magical Beasts, and returned to his cave with a Magical Rabbit.
• Yao Yan concealed the cave entrance with vines, scattered medicinal powder to repel beasts, and began cultivating after dinner.
• Yao Yan heard nearby wolf howls, sensed more than a dozen Frost Wolves approaching, and released the Illusory Gold Flame to frighten them away.
• A third-order Frost Wolf King howled over the pack, and Yao Yan realized it had led the Frost Wolves toward his cave.

Yao Yan used the Illusory Gold Flame to drive off a Frost Wolf pack, but the wolves kept watching his cave, forcing him to escape through the mountain wall. After three days of tunneling, he emerged as a Two-Star Dou Zhe and fled, vowing to return for the Frost Wolf King once he became a Dou Shi.

• Yao Yan released the Illusory Gold Flame, frightening the second-tier Frost Wolves and persuading the Frost Wolf King to retreat.
• Yao Nong watched Yao Yan repel the wolves but chose not to intervene.
• The next day, Yao Yan found second-tier Frost Wolves still watching the cave and decided to dig through the mountain wall to escape.
• Yao Yan spent three days and nights refining a tunnel through the rock, consuming Qi Recovery Pills as he worked.
• Yao Yan emerged as a Two-Star Dou Zhe, vowed to settle the score with the Frost Wolf King after reaching Dou Shi, and fled the valley.

Yao Yan continued training in the Shennong Mountain Range, improving his cultivation and absorbing Spiritual Qi while Hun Xuzi observed his potential as an alchemist. Hun Xuzi promised to prepare a Heaven Rank cultivation method and a child flame of Nihility Devouring Flame for him, though Yao Yan knew accepting the flame could be dangerous.

• Yao Yan killed a First-Tier Earth Green Snake, found no Magic Core, and took some of its meat before leaving the area.
• Yao Yan returned to his waterfall cave and cultivated in a medicinal bath, strengthening his Dou Qi Cyclone and absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
• Hun Xuzi appeared from Yao Yan's Storage Ring and sensed his unusual ability to absorb Spiritual Qi, considering whether to nurture his alchemy talent for the Soul Clan.
• Hun Xuzi praised Yao Yan's progress and promised him a cultivation method once he reached the Dou Wang realm.
• Hun Xuzi offered to prepare a child flame of Nihility Devouring Flame for Yao Yan, who thanked him while privately recognizing the danger of accepting it.

Hun Xuzi explained the soul realms and gave Yao Yan a Spirit Crystal and a chant for refining Spiritual Qi. Yao Yan began absorbing the crystal, then faced Hun Xuzi’s promise to teach him proper alchemy.

• Hun Xuzi warned Yao Yan against chasing quick gains and praised his talent and potential.
• Hun Xuzi showed Yao Yan a Spirit Crystal and explained the Mortal, Spirit, Heaven, and Emperor soul realms.
• Hun Xuzi revealed that his own soul had reached Grand Perfection Heaven Realm, one step from the Emperor Realm.
• Hun Xuzi sent the Spirit Crystal into Yao Yan’s soul and taught him a chant to refine Spiritual Qi safely.
• Hun Xuzi told Yao Yan to recover before learning pill refinement, teasing him about escaping through the Stone Wall.

Yao Yan tested the Tunling Clan’s devouring ability on a kidnapped Stone Clan disciple and discovered how quickly it could absorb power and strengthen him. He gained control with Hun Xuzi’s help, but worried the Spirit Devouring King might revive through the power within him.

• Yao Yan reached the peak of Nine-Star Dou Zhe while studying alchemy under Hun Xuzi, who told him to suppress his breakthrough until his bloodline power could catch up.
• Hun Xuzi brought Yao Yan a living Stone Clan core disciple with Rank 6 bloodline power and urged him to test his ability to devour it.
• Yao Yan activated his Tunling Clan power and drained the disciple’s Dou Qi, Blood Qi, and Soul Power, rapidly advancing into the Dou Shi realm before losing control.
• Hun Xuzi used a child flame of Nihility Devouring Flame to absorb the excess power and refine the bloodline origin, helping Yao Yan regain his senses.
• Yao Yan chose to keep only the disciple’s Bloodline Power and let Hun Xuzi consume the remaining energy, then wondered whether the Spirit Devouring King’s Life Mark could awaken within him.

After gaining the Stone Clan man’s physical strength and training in the Indestructible Diamond Body, Yao Yan returned to the Frost Wolf den and killed the Frost Wolf King. He left with its Magic Core and largest Fang while Yao Nong watched from above.

• Yao Yan devoured the Stone Clan man’s essence, and Hun Xuzi gave him the Indestructible Diamond Body and supplies for body refinement.
• Yao Yan trained beneath a waterfall for half a month, strengthening his body and beginning to reach the first level of the technique.
• Yao Yan returned to the wolf den to take revenge on the Frost Wolf King that had once driven him into danger.
• Yao Yan killed several frost wolves with his Blazing Fire Blade, then defeated the Frost Wolf King with a series of blows.
• Yao Yan took the Frost Wolf King’s Magic Core and largest Fang and left as Yao Nong watched from the air.

Yao Yan strengthened his body, crafted a pendant from the Frost Wolf King's remains, and celebrated his fifteenth birthday alone in the waterfall cave. As he slept, his body continued transforming, while the chapter ended with him arriving in Shennong City.

• Over half a month, Yao Yan reached Minor Accomplishment in the first level of the Vajra Undying Body and estimated he could face Dou Spirit opponents with his body alone.
• Yao Yan soaked in Diamond Fruit juice and refined a Fifth Grade Body Tempering Pill while examining the Frost Wolf King's fangs and Magic Core.
• Yao Yan used Illusory Gold Flame to turn a Frost Wolf King's fang and Magic Core into a Wolf King Magatama pendant.
• On his fifteenth birthday, Yao Yan gave himself the pendant, reflected on memories from both his lives, and fell asleep as medicines and Miasma Qi continued transforming his body.
• Yao Yan arrived in Shennong City.

Yao Yan entered Shennong City with the Little Greenwood Fox and sought a guide to help him buy maps and gather information. He left the city gate with a guard eager to assist him after Yao Yan offered a Qi Recovery Pill.

• Yao Yan decided to enter Shennong City while acknowledging that he could not yet escape Hun Xuzi's control.
• Yao Yan recalled how he had rescued and tamed the mutated Little Greenwood Fox, which continued to cling to him and eagerly eat his Essence Pills.
• Yao Yan headed for Shennong City to buy maps and considered traveling to the Jia Ma Empire to pursue the Flame Mantra and Demon Flame Fragmented Map.
• Yao Yan arrived at Shennong City's gate, where his Yao Clan name, fine clothes, and fox drew wary attention from the mercenaries and guards.
• Yao Yan introduced himself to a gate guard and offered a Tier 1 Qi Recovery Pill for help; the guard accepted and led him onward.

Yao Yan visited a map shop in Shennong City and bought maps of the surrounding area, the Dou Qi Continent, and the Black-Corner Region. He paid with a generous collection of pills and left the shop with the routes and locations he needed to continue his search.

• A gate guard led Yao Yan to a map shop, and Yao Yan thanked him with a Tier 1 Qi Recovery Pill before entering.
• Yao Yan told shop assistant Wang Xiao that he wanted detailed maps and revealed that he belonged to a Yao Clan branch family.
• Wang Xiao brought Yao Yan maps of the area within a thousand li of Shennong City and the Dou Qi Continent, which Yao Yan examined with his Soul Power.
• Yao Yan asked about Jia Nan Academy, and Wang Xiao explained that it was in the Black-Corner Region and offered a separate map of that area.
• Yao Yan accepted all three maps and offered more than a dozen bottles of medicinal pills as payment, asking Wang Xiao to exchange the excess for coin.

Yao Yan traded for a Fragmented Map after Little Greenwood Fox reacted strongly to it, while a Shennong Sect official considered targeting him but backed down after learning of his Yao Clan Academy ties. Yao Yan left the market with the map and planned to study it at an inn as nearby stall owners rushed to sell him more maps.

• Yao Yan completed his pill trade with Wang Xiao and left the shop with Little Greenwood Fox.
• Wang Xiao showed the pills to the blind rough man, who abandoned his plan to target Yao Yan after hearing he had studied at the Yao Clan Academy.
• Yao Yan browsed mercenary stalls, and Little Greenwood Fox reacted anxiously to an ancient Fragmented Map.
• Yao Yan traded a Fourth Grade Purple Heart Obstacle Breaking Pill for the Fragmented Map, but the Mercenary stall owner could not explain where it came from.
• Yao Yan put the map away and prepared to leave, as other stall owners eagerly offered him their own maps.