Chapter Summaries

Zi Yan accepted the Dragon Emperor Edict and unified the Ancient Void Dragon Clan under her rule. After the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan refused to ransom Huang Tian and gathered its allies, Zi Yan ordered a show of force in the Southern Void Realm and decided to go with Xiao Fan.

• Zhuli proclaimed Zi Yan the Dragon Phoenix Emperor, abolished the former island kings' titles, and announced that the Ancient Void Dragons had reunited.
• Zhuxuan called for action against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan after it failed to ransom Huang Tian and gathered affiliated clans near the Beast Region's borders.
• Xiao Fan proposed exposing Huang Tian's capture and striking selected allied forces to undermine the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's attempt to hide its defeat.
• Zi Yan ordered Hei Qing to drive affiliated forces out of Ancient Void Dragon territory, crippling resisters but sparing enough to spread the news.
• Zi Yan assigned Zhu Zhong to hold the field and decided to accompany Xiao Fan, making the new emperor's presence known beyond East Dragon Island.

Zi Yan and the East Dragon Guards reclaimed the Southern Void Realm for the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, while Yao Ming mobilized the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Tribe against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. By the chapter’s end, dragons and snakes were attacking phoenix outposts together, with Huang Tian still imprisoned on East Dragon Island.

• Zi Yan ordered the Black-Winged Crow Tribe to retreat, and Hei Qing routed its garrison and left its chief alive to deliver her ransom demand to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Zi Yan’s forces cleared six subordinate strongholds across the Southern Void Realm and restored the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s banners and spatial passages.
• After receiving Xiao Fan’s message, Yao Ming ordered the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Tribe to purge the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s hidden agents.
• Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin planned attacks on nearby phoenix outposts as the snake forces prepared to advance.
• The Snake-People Tribe, the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Tribe, and other snake magical beasts struck phoenix outposts while the Ancient Void Dragons pressed in from above, and Huang Tian remained in Dragon Prison.

Xiao Fan learned that the Gu Clan’s Heavenly Tomb opening would bring the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade into dispute and decided to travel to the Gu Clan. Zi Yan chose to accompany him as the new emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, while Xiao Fan planned to deal with Huang Tian first.

• Xiao Fan explained to Zi Yan that the snakes and dragons were part of his plans, but told her she was one of the reasons he did not want to lose.
• Xiao Fan discussed the Eight Ancient Jades and warned that Soul Hall would move against the ancient clans to obtain them.
• Zhuli delivered a jade talisman carrying Gu Xun’er’s invitation to the Gu Clan and a warning that its elders were questioning the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade’s ownership.
• Xiao Fan decided to attend the Gu Clan’s Heavenly Tomb Trial, despite suspecting that some elders might use the jade to pressure him.
• Zi Yan insisted on accompanying Xiao Fan as the new emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan agreed to leave in three days, after dealing with Huang Tian.

Xiao Fan and Zi Yan traveled to Serene Water Snake Valley before their planned visit to the Gu Clan, where Zi Yan reunited with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa. The group welcomed her back as herself rather than as the new emperor, while the looming Gu Clan invitation and Soul Hall threat remained ahead.

• Zi Yan agreed to accompany Xiao Fan to the Gu Clan and chose to visit Serene Water Snake Valley first to arrange protection for their allies.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan left East Dragon Island after Zhuxuan promised to stabilize the four islands and the others discussed keeping Huang Tian alive.
• Qing Lin recognized Zi Yan and embraced her, and Zi Yan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Medusa arrived and exchanged a tense greeting with Zi Yan before inviting her into the valley for wine and medicinal herbs.

Xiao Fan recovered in Serene Water Snake Valley and discussed the dangers and opportunities of the Gu Clan’s Heavenly Tomb trial with his companions. As they prepared to travel to the Gu Clan, he realized he would face the coming struggle with their support rather than alone.

• Xiao Yi Xian examined Xiao Fan’s injuries, and Jinyao revealed that Xiao Fan had pushed deeper into the Thunder Pool despite their agreement, prompting his companions to make him accept treatment and promise to restrain him.
• Xiao Fan explained Gu Xun’er’s letter about the Heavenly Tomb, the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade, the Gu Clan elders, and Soul Hall’s likely plans, and said the trial might help him approach the Demi-Saint realm.
• Zi Yan decided to accompany Xiao Fan to the Gu Clan, while Medusa agreed to remain in Serene Water Snake Valley to defend it and Xiao Yi Xian agreed to travel with him.
• Xiao Fan asked Qing Lin to stay and help guard the valley, and she accepted responsibility for watching the surrounding snake-type magical beasts and the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Tribe.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Fan that his companions had grown stronger and would face the Gu Clan, Soul Hall, and the Ancient Jade alongside him, and Xiao Fan agreed.

Xiao Fan asked Danta to let him refine a Ninth-Rank Profound Pill as proof that he deserved entry into Little Danta and a chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Danta agreed to supply the remaining ingredients and open the Star Furnace, leaving Xiao Fan on the verge of a major pill refinement.

• Xiao Fan left Serene Water Snake Valley with Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, leaving Yao Tianhuo, Medusa, and Qing Lin to guard it.
• Xiao Fan presented his requests to Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi, explaining that his controlled Colorless Fire let him attempt to subdue another Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Fan revealed the Star Soul Mystic Saint Pill formula and offered its successful refinement as proof of his qualifications and as a wager with Danta.
• Xuan Kongzi agreed to lend Xiao Fan the remaining ingredients and allow him to enter Little Danta if the pill succeeded, while making elder status subject to a vote and granting him one chance to enter the Star Region.
• Xuan Kongzi ordered Danta to open the Star Furnace and summon its elders, and Danta's bells rang nine times as the refinement was about to begin.

Xiao Fan began refining a Ninth-Rank Profound Pill in Danta’s Star Furnace to prove himself worthy of access to the Star Region. After overcoming conflicts between medicinal ingredients, he calmed the forming pill spirit by nurturing it with the furnace’s star power, leaving the refinement unfinished but stable.

• Xiao Fan presented his carefully prepared ingredients before Danta’s leaders and began refining the Star Soul Profound Life Pill with Colorless Fire.
• Xiao Fan used his Heavenly Realm soul power and precise flame control to redirect conflicting medicinal powers and stabilize the Star Furnace.
• After a day and night, Xiao Fan formed a silver-purple pill embryo whose newly awakened spirit struggled to escape.
• Xiao Fan withdrew his fire and fed star power into the pill embryo, calming its spirit and prompting Xuan Kongzi to recognize his method as nurturing the spirit.

Xiao Fan’s Ninth-Rank Profound Pill faced a devastating lightning tribulation as Zi Yan and Jinyao helped protect the Star Furnace. The eighth bolt was still locked against Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor Manifestation when the pill phantom opened its eyes and a ninth bolt began to form.

• Xiao Fan released Jinyao to swallow the first five bolts of pill lightning and direct their remaining force into the Thunder Pattern Formation.
• Jinyao struggled with the sixth bolt, so Zi Yan used her Dragon Phoenix Pattern and spatial power to crush it, allowing Jinyao to eat the fragments.
• Zi Yan suppressed the seventh lightning dragon while Xiao Fan focused on stabilizing the pill inside the Star Furnace.
• Zi Yan met the eighth black-gold lightning pillar with her Dragon Emperor Manifestation as Xuan Kongzi and the other two protected the plaza.
• A cracking sound came from the Star Furnace, and the pill phantom opened its eyes as a ninth bolt of pill lightning appeared in the thunderclouds.

Xiao Fan completed the Star Soul Mystic Saint Pill by guiding the ninth bolt of Pill Lightning into it and refining its backlash. After Danta recognized his achievement, the Little Danta elders arrived and invited him to face their judgment before entering the Little Danta and seeking the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Xiao Fan told Zi Yan to split the ninth bolt of Pill Lightning with her spatial power, then drew its nine currents into the Star Furnace and refined them into the pill.
• Xiao Fan trapped the final lightning backlash, refined away its destructive force, and used its remaining vitality to complete the Star Soul Mystic Saint Pill.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, Tian Leizi, and Danta's elders acknowledged Xiao Fan's achievement, while Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan helped him recover.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that Xiao Fan could enter the Little Danta, and the Little Danta elders emerged from an opening in space.
• The leading elder invited Xiao Fan to follow him so the Little Danta could judge whether his pill merited opening the way to the Star Region.

Xiao Fan proved his ability to refine a Ninth-Rank Profound Pill and was made an honorary elder of Little Danta, which agreed to open the Star Region the next day so he could attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Meanwhile, Soul Hall plotted to use a hidden Soul Lure to make the flame go berserk, while Xiao Fan prepared for the danger with Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Fan entered Little Danta with Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, and its elders examined his Star Soul Mystic Saint Pill and confirmed he could refine a Ninth-Rank Profound Pill.
• Xiao Fan told the elders he wanted to establish his status as a Ninth-Grade Alchemist and subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, explaining how his Colorless Fire and cultivation method could help him bear multiple flames.
• The Little Danta elder made Xiao Fan an honorary elder and announced that the Star Region would open the next day, with Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian offering to protect him.
• Soul Hall agents discussed Xiao Fan's growing power, and their black-robed leader ordered them to use Old Man Mu Gu's Soul Lure to provoke the Three Thousand Burning Flame and destroy Xiao Fan if he could not be controlled.
• Xiao Fan admitted to Zi Yan that he feared failure and running out of time, and Xiao Yi Xian gave him Soul-Warming Liquid before his attempt the next day.

Xiao Fan and Zi Yan entered the Star Region to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame, using Zi Yan’s Dragon Seal and Xiao Fan’s Colorless Fire to control it. A hidden Soul Rune triggered the flame’s origin, and Soul Hall Master Hun Miesheng appeared as Zi Yan struggled to contain the chaos.

• Xiao Fan explained that Zi Yan’s Dragon Seal could suppress Three Thousand Burning Flame while his Colorless Fire could preserve its intelligence and draw out its fire seed.
• Xiao Fan offered Three Thousand Burning Flame a chance to leave the Star Region, and Zi Yan revealed the Ancient Void Dragon mark within its origin.
• Zi Yan activated the Dragon Seal, suppressing Three Thousand Burning Flame as Xiao Fan began the final step of subduing it.
• A hidden Soul Rune awakened within Three Thousand Burning Flame, causing its origin to go Berserk and throwing the Star Region into chaos.
• Zi Yan used her Dragon Phoenix power and Space Dragon Locks to contain the flames, but she was injured as Xiao Fan prepared to act.
• Hun Miesheng emerged from the black mist, and Xiao Fan recognized the Soul Hall Master.

Hun Miesheng ambushed Xiao Fan and Zi Yan in the Star Region, using Soul Hall’s Soul Chains to drive Three Thousand Burning Flame into a destructive frenzy. Xiao Fan charged into the flame’s source with the Dragon Seal, while Zi Yan fought Hun Miesheng and sent her Dragon Phoenix Blood Qi through the seal to aid him.

• Hun Miesheng revealed that Soul Hall had targeted Xiao Fan and Zi Yan and ordered his experts to detonate Three Thousand Burning Flame with Soul Chains.
• Soul Hall’s attack unleashed the flame’s source, shattered Zi Yan’s Space Dragon Locks, and trapped Xiao Fan in burning flames and soul aura.
• As Hun Miesheng prepared to strike Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan used Colorless Fire to reach for the ancient Dragon Seal and asked Zi Yan to give it to him.
• Hun Miesheng’s attack forced Zi Yan to defend herself while stabilizing the Star Region, and she sent pure Dragon Phoenix Blood Qi through the Dragon Seal to Xiao Fan.
• Zi Yan’s Dragon Phoenix Avatar collided with Hun Miesheng’s black-mist palm, leaving her wounded but still standing.

Xiao Fan entered the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s source and removed six Soul Nails, disrupting Soul Hall’s detonation formation while Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan bought him time. As Xiao Fan burned Hun Miesheng’s Soul Seal in reverse, an ancient presence recognized the aura of the Xiao Clan, leaving the confrontation poised for a new threat.

• Xiao Fan used Zi Yan’s Dragon Seal power and Colorless Fire to remove the first six Soul Nails, weakening the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s madness and disrupting Soul Hall’s formation.
• Xiao Yi Xian poisoned Soul Hall’s Soul Locks around Little Danta’s star gate and entered the Star Region as Zi Yan fought Hun Miesheng.
• Hun Miesheng activated his Soul Seal to fuse the remaining three Soul Nails with the fire core, forcing Xiao Fan to burn the seal in reverse using the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s source.
• Zi Yan blocked Hun Miesheng while Xiao Fan’s counterattack burned the Soul Seal and made Hun Miesheng stagger.
• An ancient eye opened within the burning Soul Seal and addressed Xiao Fan as someone bearing the aura of the Xiao Clan.

After Hun Tiandi’s projection vanished, Xiao Fan accepted Three Thousand Burning Flame into his body and was named a Little Danta Elder. While recovering, he concluded that the Gu Clan’s Heavenly Tomb would be the next turning point and that the Soul Hall would make a move there.

• Hun Tiandi’s projection disappeared after warning that his plan would be accelerated, leaving Xiao Fan and the Danta elders on guard.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame agreed to leave with Xiao Fan, and he brought its origin flame into his body with help from Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan.
• The Little Danta elders confirmed the Star Region was stable and granted Xiao Fan permanent Little Danta Elder status.
• Xiao Fan recovered in Little Danta while Xuan Kongzi and the gray-robed elder decided to inform the Gu Clan about Hun Tiandi’s projection.
• Xiao Fan told Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan that he needed to recover before going to the Gu Clan, where he expected the Soul Hall to attack in the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Fan and his companions detected the Soul Clan’s hidden infiltration of the Yao Clan during the Medicine Canon, but withheld their warning to avoid triggering an early attack. When the Soul Clan launched its assault on the Yao Clan Ancestral Land, Xiao Fan rushed to confront them while Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian followed.

• Xiao Fan suspected the Yao Clan invitation concealed signs of Soul Clan activity and told Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian that he sought the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul to help break through to Dou Saint.
• Xiao Fan traveled with Danta’s delegation and noticed the Yao Clan envoys’ identical Soul-Cleansing Grass scent and signs that the clan realm entrance had recently been repaired.
• During the Medicine Canon, Xiao Fan and his companions detected multiple hidden Soul Clan traces near the Yao Clan’s array cores and concluded the clan had been infiltrated.
• Xiao Fan decided not to warn Yao Dan because an investigation could expose their discovery and provoke the Soul Clan to attack early.
• As the Yao Clan Ancestral Flame was about to be offered in sacrifice, the Soul Clan activated its hidden runes, filled the realm with black mist, and sealed it with Soul Chains.
• Xiao Fan charged toward the Yao Clan Ancestral Land as Zi Yan followed and Xiao Yi Xian struck at the marked Soul Rune nodes.

Xiao Fan helped the Yao Clan survive the Soul Clan's assault, rescued the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul, and recovered the Ancient Jade fragments. After accepting the Medicine Emperor's alchemical inheritance and promising to teach Yao Clan disciples, Xiao Fan reached the Demi-Saint level and left with Yao Dan's pledge to guard the Ancient Jade.

• Zi Yan opened an evacuation path while Xiao Fan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Jinyao disabled the Soul Clan's formation and helped Yao Dan defend the ancestral grounds.
• Xiao Fan freed the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul from the blood formation, and Jinyao seized the Ancient Jade from the black-robed Soul Clan elder as Yao Dan and the clan's restored formation defeated him.
• Xiao Fan admitted he had withheld his suspicions about the attack, and the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul gave him alchemical insights and surplus soul essence after Xiao Fan promised to teach Yao Clan disciples.
• Xiao Fan spent nine days healing the wounded and refining his qi, then reached the Demi-Saint level.
• Yao Dan gave Xiao Fan three sealed pieces of Ancient Jade to take to the Ancient Realm and pledged that the Yao Clan would guard them.

After the Gu Clan and Xiao Family agreed to protect the Ancient Jade without binding Xiao Fan to his surname or family debts, seven pieces were gathered under an alliance formation. Xiao Fan entered the Heavenly Tomb, learned that Hun Tiandi was waiting for Origin Qi, and reached One-Star Dou Sheng before leaving with Zi Yan.

• Gu Yuan refused to force Xiao Fan to surrender the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade, and Xiao Fan said its holder should decide what happened to it.
• The Second Elder and Xiao Yu brought the Xiao Family's jade under a Custody Contract, and Xiao Fan agreed to have Danta review the terms.
• Envoys gathered seven pieces of Ancient Jade in the protective formation, while the Soul Clan retained the last piece.
• In the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Xuan told Xiao Fan that Hun Tiandi was waiting for Origin Qi and that Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion was the likeliest source.
• Xiao Fan trained under Xiao Xuan for several years inside the tomb and became a One-Star Dou Sheng by forming a stable spatial doorway.
• Xiao Fan left a jade slip and Soul-Warming Medicinal Liquid for Xiao Xuan before departing with Zi Yan.

Over three years, Xiao Fan helped the clans coordinate against the Soul Clan, advanced to early seven-star Dou Sheng, and joined an alliance assault on the Soul Realm. The alliance recovered the eighth piece of Ancient Jade and saved many remnant souls, but Hun Tiandi escaped with Nihility Devouring Flame.

• Xiao Fan returned to Serene Water Snake Valley and spent three years cultivating, teaching disciples, and helping establish the Alliance Pact while the clans coordinated against the Soul Clan.
• Zi Yan stabilized the Beast Region, Qing Lin negotiated terms with the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and Xiao Yi Xian brought her Woe Poison Body under control.
• Xiao Fan reentered the Heavenly Tomb and emerged at early seven-star Dou Sheng as Zi Yan also reached seven-star.
• Qing Lin traced a hidden Soul Realm entrance, and Xiao Fan, Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Yuan, and the clan leaders attacked the Soul Hall headquarters, where Xiao Fan defeated Hun Miesheng and helped preserve remnant souls.
• In the Soul Realm, Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, Zi Yan, and Xiao Fan disrupted Hun Tiandi's sacrificial formation, and Xiao Fan sent the eighth piece of Ancient Jade to safety.
• Hun Tiandi blasted Xiao Fan into the void before escaping with Nihility Devouring Flame, but Zi Yan caught Xiao Fan and the alliance returned with the Ancient Jade.

The alliance opened the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, freeing Zhu Kun, but Hun Tiandi stole the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and escaped toward the blood formation. Xiao Fan entered the Ancient Emperor Stone Statue to pursue a new path to becoming an emperor while facing a trial over the bonds and borrowed power within him.

• Gu Yuan revealed that the Soul Clan was preparing another blood sacrifice, so the factions agreed to open the cave mansion together under an alliance pact.
• Zi Yan showed Zhu Kun that the four dragon islands were united, and the eight pieces of Ancient Jade opened the gate and broke his restraints.
• Xiao Fan and Gu Yuan discovered that the Ancient Emperor Stone Statue held more than the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill, while Nihility devouring flame attacked the pill and opened a passage for Hun Tiandi.
• Hun Tiandi dragged the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill through the passage toward the blood formation, and Zhu Kun warned the alliance not to pursue recklessly.
• The Ancient Emperor's remnant consciousness offered Xiao Fan an inheritance trial about distinguishing himself from the bonds and borrowed power within him, including the Dragon Phoenix Heart Seal and Xiao Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Fan entered the statue after promising Zi Yan he would keep himself, and Zi Yan pressed her hand against the closed doors.

During the Ancient Emperor's inheritance, Xiao Fan nearly lost himself as the Spirit Devouring Art consumed his memories, and Zi Yan entered the sea of fire to bring him back. Zi Yan and Xiao Xiao Yan reunited their souls, helping Xiao Fan reclaim his identity and return to the others.

• Xiao Fan's Spirit Devouring Art began consuming his memories as he faced the final stage of the inheritance, and Xiao Xiao Yan prepared to sacrifice herself to save him.
• Zi Yan sensed Xiao Xiao Yan's danger and coordinated with Zhu Kun, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Medusa to protect Xiao Fan and find a path into the flames.
• Zi Yan entered the sea of fire, took Xiao Xiao Yan's hand, and reunited their souls, then reached Xiao Fan through the Heart Seal.
• Zi Yan reminded Xiao Fan of their promises, and he recognized her and declared that he would not let the furnace fire burn him away.
• Xiao Fan regained control of the Colorless Fire and opened the final gate to the Emperor Realm, while his complete self returned to Zi Yan and the others.