Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan stalled Ye Lun by making him believe he was from the Wind Lightning Pavilion while Jia Nan Academy struggled to hold its seal against Han Feng’s assault. He ended the chapter above the glowing seal, with Fallen Heart Flame still trapped below and the battle unresolved.

• Su Qian rallied the available elders to reinforce the seal, but Han Feng doubled the Black-Corner Region fighters’ rewards and pulled the elders back into the conflict.
• Xiao Yan told Ye Lun that he knew his organization’s purpose and origin, then used Three Thousand Lightning Movement to evade Ye Lun’s attack.
• Ye Lun mistook Xiao Yan for a Wind Lightning Pavilion elder and threatened to report the supposed faction’s involvement to the Central Plains.
• White Fang overwhelmed Su Qian, while Han Feng joined the Gold and Silver Elders in launching another attack on the seal.
• The seal withstood the assault and activated a hidden formation, and Xiao Yan moved above it as he struggled to endure merging with Elder Yao.

Xiao Yan broke the seal of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, then lured Fallen Heart Flame away from Jia Nan Academy. He waited in the Magical Beast Mountain Range to confront Ye Lun while White Fang departed to carry out another part of his plan.

• Xiao Yan blasted open the seal, releasing Fallen Heart Flame, and Hu Gan, Su Qian, and the elders tried to restrain it with a formation.
• Han Feng led the Black-Corner Region forces in breaking the formation, and Xiao Yan drew Fallen Heart Flame away with flames from his body.
• Ye Lun pursued Xiao Yan, but White Fang intercepted him and led him into the Magical Beast Mountain Range as Han Feng and the others retreated from Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan waited for Ye Lun at a secluded location while White Fang left to help Old Hai with their plan.
• Ye Lun confronted Xiao Yan and declared that he would kill him to keep the Wind Lightning Pavilion's identity secret.

Xiao Yan fought Ye Lun and drove him away, then returned to his original strength. Meanwhile, Han Feng and his allies captured Fallen Heart Flame, leaving Han Feng poised to refine it and pursue greater power.

• Xiao Yan formed a two-colored fire lotus and injured Ye Lun, who warned him that the main family in the Central Plains would pursue him.
• Xiao Yan ignored Ye Lun's warning, but let him flee rather than risk the damage of using a three-colored fire lotus.
• Han Feng and his allies lured Fallen Heart Flame toward their formation, while the Gold and Silver Elders powered the trap.
• The formation bound and weakened Fallen Heart Flame until it became a white flame, which Han Feng stored in his spirit-receiving space.
• Han Feng thanked White Fang, Old Hai, and the others, and promised to hold a three-day banquet after refining the Heavenly Flames.

Han Feng tried to take the Fallen Heart Flame to Maple City to refine it, but Protector Mo ambushed him on behalf of Soul Hall and demanded he surrender it to Honored Elder Mu Gu. Han Feng finally gave in after Protector Mo overpowered him and the Gold and Silver Elders.

• Han Feng asked the Gold and Silver Elders to guard him while he refined the Fallen Heart Flame, and the three traveled toward Maple City.
• Protector Mo ambushed Han Feng near Maple City, revealed he knew about the Heavenly Flame, and demanded an explanation for Han Feng keeping it secret from Soul Hall.
• Han Feng offered Protector Mo two sixth-tier medicinal pills and an Earth-tier Dou Technique, then tried to bargain for a way to keep the Heavenly Flame.
• Protector Mo told Han Feng to give the Heavenly Flame to Honored Elder Mu Gu, but Han Feng refused and offered his fortune and future alchemy services instead.
• Protector Mo revealed his five-star Dou Zong strength, bound Han Feng and the Gold and Silver Elders with chains that drained their Dou Qi, and threatened to take both of Han Feng's Heavenly Flames.
• Han Feng gave up resisting and asked Protector Mo to speak well of him to Honored Elder Mu Gu.

Xiao Yan used Protector Mo to take the Fallen Heart Flame from Han Feng, then prepared to absorb it and break through to Dou Wang. After returning to the ruined Jia Nan Academy, he resolved to enter the underground magma world, where Elder Yao reminded him another small Fallen Heart Flame might be waiting.

• Protector Mo took the Fallen Heart Flame from Han Feng and left him devastated, then reunited with Xiao Yan and handed over the flame.
• Xiao Yan accepted the Fallen Heart Flame, sent White Fang and Old Hai away, and ordered Protector Mo to investigate the forces behind Song Yi and Song Zhan.
• Xiao Yan reflected on his homesickness and concluded that becoming a Dou Di might let him return home.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the ruined Jia Nan Academy and felt uneasy about its losses, but Elder Yao urged him to use the underground magma world to break through to Dou Wang.
• Elder Yao reminded Xiao Yan that another, smaller Fallen Heart Flame might be in the underground magma world.

Xiao Yan persuaded Su Qian to let him cultivate in the underground magma world beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. After refining the Fallen Heart Flame and spending months comprehending the Dou Wang realm, he broke through to Dou Wang and advanced his Flame Mantra.

• Xiao Yan asked Su Qian for permission to enter seclusion beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, and Su Qian agreed after seeing his two Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan entered the underground magma world with Elder Yao and insisted that he would still attend the Three-Year Agreement, even if it delayed his advancement.
• Xiao Yan refined the Fallen Heart Flame in three days and spent four months comprehending the Dou Wang realm.
• Xiao Yan fused three Heavenly Flames into one and smoothly broke through to Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan spent one thousand Summoning Points on a Star-Adding Card, raising his Flame Mantra to an Earth-Tier Cultivation Method and strengthening his body.

Xiao Yan broke through to Two-Star Dou Wang, bought the Emperor Seal Art, and emerged from the underground magma world after returning a young Fallen Heart Flame. He left the Inner Academy to speak with First Elder Su Qian before departing.

• Xiao Yan reached Dou Wang and used the system’s half-price purchase to obtain the Emperor Seal Art, mastering its Mountain Opening Seal.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen he would refine him a body once he reached Tier 7 alchemist, then returned a young Fallen Heart Flame to the magma world.
• Xiao Yan shattered the underground seal with the Mountain Opening Seal, shaking the academy and startling the students and elders.
• Lin Xiuya defeated Liu Qing and declared Pan Gate’s dominance, while students learned that Xiao Yan had advanced to Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan flew from the Inner Academy and arrived at First Elder Su Qian’s residence to explain matters before leaving.

Xiao Yan gave Su Qian a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame to restore the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, then said goodbye to his friends at Jia Nan Academy as he prepared to return to the Jia Ma Empire for the Three-Year Agreement. He left with Zi Yan and found Xiao Ning and the other Xiao Clan members facing an arrogant group at the Outer Academy.

• Xiao Yan showed Su Qian a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame and entrusted it to him to nurture, and Su Qian left to convene an elders' meeting.
• Xiao Yan visited Lin Yan, Liu Qing, and Lin Xiuya, confirmed that he had reached Dou Wang, and told them he was returning to the Jia Ma Empire to fulfill his agreement.
• Zi Yan insisted on joining Xiao Yan, and Su Qian agreed to let her go with him.
• Xiao Yan took Zi Yan to the Outer Academy, where they found Xiao Ning, Xiao Feng, Xiao Yu, Xiao Lei, and Xiao Dian confronted by a group whose white-clad leader demanded that Xiao Ning kneel and beg for mercy.

Bai Shan attacked Xiao Ning and the other Xiao Clan members, but Xiao Yan arrived and overwhelmed him. Xiao Yan forced Bai Shan to apologize to the clan members before leaving with them.

• Bai Shan knocked down Xiao Ning and the others, then beat and threatened Xiao Ning for defying him.
• Xiao Yan intervened, struck Bai Shan, and stopped his fleeing lackeys with the Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Xiao Yan threatened Bai Shan and his loved ones until Bai Shan knelt and apologized to Xiao Yan and the Xiao Clan members.
• Bai Shan repeatedly slapped himself until Xiao Yan told him to stop, then backed away in fear.
• Xiao Yan left with Xiao Ning and the others to avoid trouble from the gathered students.

Xiao Yan gave the Xiao Clan members pills, techniques, and strict goals for the Inner Academy selection tournament before revealing his Dou Wang strength. He then returned to the Xiao Sect and prepared to face the Misty Cloud Sect without bringing reinforcements.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, and the others cultivation resources and ordered all seven to enter the Inner Academy, setting higher placement goals for Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei.
• Xiao Yan told the group that Xun Er had returned to her former home and that he had come to fulfill his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan encouraged the Xiao Clan members to train together, revealed his Dou Wang wings, and flew away after they pledged to work hard.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Xiao Sect, where White Fang and Old Hai had helped it grow into a powerful organization.
• Xiao Yan told White Fang that they would face the Misty Cloud Sect without bringing additional people because they were not going there to start a fight.

Xiao Yan learned that the people connected to the Song brothers had ties to the Heavenly Underworld Sect and another unknown power, then set out for Jia Nan Academy and the Three-Year Agreement. In the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran dismissed reports of Xiao Yan’s strength and remained certain she could not be defeated.

• Protector Mo reported that captured agents linked to the Song brothers had ties to the Heavenly Underworld Sect, though another force appeared to back them.
• Xiao Yan decided to leave for Jia Nan Academy and face the Three-Year Agreement, while warning that the Misty Cloud Sect would get no second chance if it crossed him.
• Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, Old Hai, White Fang, and Yun Potian departed Xiao Sect, and Protector Mo took a separate route.
• After a month of travel, Xiao Yan and his companions arrived at Wutan City.
• Nalan Su told Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan had reportedly become a Da Dou Shi and killed a five-star Da Dou Shi, but she refused to believe it.
• Nalan Yanran planned to visit her grandfather and attend the Alchemist Tournament, insisting that no one her age in the Jia Ma Empire could defeat her.

Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City and revealed that he had reached Dou Wang, astonishing the city during the Xiao Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony. He then took his companions into the main hall to discuss something with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li.

• Xiao Yan earned a title and summoning rewards after killing a fifth-tier magical beast, then left for Wutan City with Zi Yan and the others.
• The Xiao Clan held its coming-of-age ceremony as its growing strength and control of the local magical beast trade impressed Wutan City’s guests.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the ceremony, reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, and greeted Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Zhan learned that Xiao Yan had become a Dou Wang, and the gathered guests were stunned by his achievement at such a young age.
• Xiao Yan introduced his companions and went with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li to the main hall for a discussion.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan and urged his family to relocate to the Imperial Capital, where the clan could grow stronger and be safer from his enemies. He left his father and brothers with pills and a plan for the clan’s future before preparing to settle their affairs ahead of his eventual journey to the Central Plains.

• Xiao Yan introduced Old Hai and his other companions to Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Yan proposed moving the Xiao Clan gradually to the Imperial Capital, with Old Hai and the Mittel Family helping them secure property and support.
• Xiao Ding agreed to lead the relocation while some clan members stayed behind in Wutan City, and Xiao Yan explained that Xun Er had returned to her original home.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Ding and Xiao Li pills to advance their cultivation and said his remaining pills could strengthen the whole clan.
• Xiao Yan revealed that enemies might trace him to the Jia Ma Empire, so he wanted the clan settled safely before he eventually went to the Central Plains.

Xiao Yan trained with Yun Potian and reached the highest realm of Three Thousand Lightning Movement, Three Thousand Lightning. As the Xiao Clan settled in the Imperial Capital, Jia Xingtian learned of its arrival and discussed what it might mean with Ya Ye.

• Xiao Yan and Yun Potian tested their movement techniques, and Xiao Yan broke through to Three Thousand Lightning during their chase.
• Xiao Yan checked on Zi Yan, White Fang, and Protector Mo, then instructed Yun Potian to keep their activities away from the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan agreed with Xiao Ding's plan for the Xiao Clan to continue its mercenary business after relocating to the Imperial Capital.
• Ya Ye told Jia Xingtian that the Xiao Clan had purchased property and moved many people into the Imperial Capital.
• Jia Xingtian wondered who had supported the Xiao Clan and remarked that Hai Bodong had returned to the Mittel Family.

Jia Xingtian decided to visit Hai Bodong and encouraged Ya Ye to offer help to the Xiao Clan, while the Mittel Family supported the clan’s new residence. At the Nalan residence, Nalan Yanran returned to find her grandfather, Nalan Jie, near death from the Branding Poison, and Gu He said only a Heavenly Flame might cure him.

• Ya Ye warned Jia Xingtian that Hai Bodong was backing the Xiao Clan, but Jia Xingtian decided to visit Hai Bodong himself and told her to earn the Xiao Clan’s goodwill.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Ding that Old Hai had ordered the Mittel Family to help rebuild the Xiao Clan’s residence, and she probed Xiao Yan’s connection to him.
• Nalan Su returned with Nalan Yanran and told her to visit her grandfather, Nalan Jie, whom she had not seen since their dispute over her annulled marriage contract.
• Gu He examined Nalan Jie and told Nalan Su that his pills could only suppress the Branding Poison and that a Heavenly Flame was the only treatment he knew.
• Nalan Yanran overheard Gu He warn that Nalan Jie had little time left, then stayed behind while Nalan Su escorted Gu He out.

Nalan Yanran visited her poisoned grandfather and remained determined to annul her engagement to Xiao Yan. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan disguised himself and traveled to the Imperial Capital with Yun Potian and Zi Yan, while Hai Bodong ordered the Mittel Family to continue supporting the Xiao Clan.

• Nalan Yanran told Nalan Jie that she would compensate Xiao Yan but would not restore their engagement.
• Xiao Yan used system masks to disguise himself and Yun Potian and Zi Yan before they left for the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Yan decided that the three of them would fly into the Imperial Capital while acting like arrogant young masters from a great clan.
• Hai Bodong confirmed that the Mittel Family had arranged assistance for the Xiao Clan and told Mittel Tengshan to oversee it carefully.
• Mittel Tengshan offered to give the Xiao Clan part of the Mittel Family's market, but Hai Bodong said they should wait and see.

Hai Bodong met Jia Xingtian and offered to help the Jia Ma Imperial Family, but Jia Xingtian left without trusting him. Xiao Yan and his companions then entered the Imperial Capital by force, where Xiao Yan and Yun Potian overwhelmed the guards and Mu Clan Dou Wangs.

• Hai Bodong revealed to Jia Xingtian that he was close to a breakthrough and offered to introduce him to someone who could resolve the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s crisis.
• Jia Xingtian rejected Hai Bodong’s offer and departed, leaving Hai Bodong disappointed.
• Xiao Yan, Yun Potian, and Zi Yan flew over the Imperial Capital’s walls, and Xiao Yan burned the incoming bolts and destroyed the ballistae.
• Xiao Yan sent Zi Yan to defeat the Dou Wang guarding the wall while he and Yun Potian landed at the Alchemist Association.
• Two Mu Clan Dou Wangs confronted Xiao Yan, but Yun Potian shattered their swords, stunning the onlookers.

Xiao Yan entered the Alchemist Guild with Yun Potian and bought a collection of beast flames from an elderly seller, hoping to gather enough flames to fuse into a power rivaling a Heavenly Flame. The old man challenged Xiao Yan’s claim that he could buy the rest of his collection, and Yun Potian urged him to bring it all out.

• Xiao Yan and Yun Potian entered the Alchemist Guild after Yun Potian easily frightened the Mu Clan’s two Dou Wang ancestors.
• Xiao Yan ignored the stalls of junk and found an elderly man selling flames he had collected throughout his life.
• Xiao Yan paid one million gold coins for the flames on the stall, mostly third- and fourth-tier beast flames.
• The old man revealed three fifth-tier magical beast flames, which Xiao Yan traded fourth-tier medicinal pills to obtain.
• Xiao Yan asked to buy all the old man’s remaining flames, and the old man doubted that he could afford them.
• Yun Potian told the old man to show Xiao Yan his entire collection before he lost the chance to sell it.

Xiao Yan bargained with a flame-selling old man and obtained several beast flames, including the inherited flame of a Heavenly Demon Phoenix. After trading two sixth-tier Imperial Extreme Pills for it, Xiao Yan left delighted with his haul.

• The old man showed Xiao Yan four fifth-tier beast flames and one sixth-tier beast flame, then offered to sell him flames of an even higher grade.
• Xiao Yan agreed to the old man's terms for the flames and haggled for an additional sixth-tier beast flame.
• Xiao Yan released his Dou Wang aura to keep the onlookers away and assured the old man that no one would steal the goods.
• The old man revealed a crimson flame that Elder Yao identified as the inherited flame of a Heavenly Demon Phoenix.
• Xiao Yan offered two sixth-tier Imperial Extreme Pills for the Heavenly Phoenix Flame, and the old man accepted before hurrying away with his remaining flames.

Xiao Yan clashed with Fa Ma and the Mu Clan after his identity and strength drew attention at the Alchemist Guild. Fa Ma stopped Yun Potian from crippling Mu Chen, leaving Xiao Yan and the Jia Ma Empire's forces facing off.

• Fa Ma identified Xiao Yan as a possible Tier 5 Alchemist, and Xiao Yan dismissed him and insulted the Jia Ma Empire.
• Mu Chen and the Mu Clan surrounded Xiao Yan and Yun Potian, but Xiao Yan ignored Mu Chen's demand to come with them.
• Mu Chen attacked Xiao Yan, who struck him back with Eight Extremities Collapse and ordered Yun Potian to cripple one of Mu Chen's arms.
• Yun Potian outmaneuvered the Mu Clan elders and rushed Mu Chen, but Fa Ma arrived and blocked his sword strike.
• Mu Chen thanked Fa Ma for intervening, while Xiao Yan was surprised that the Alchemist Guild president had saved him.