Recaps

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao proved their alchemy at the Medicine Ceremony, while Xiao Yan pursued justice against Yao Wangui and demonstrated his resurrection technique at the trade fair. The arc ended with Origin Return Manor ambushing the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and facing the North Dragon King and Huang Tian alongside Zi Yan.

• Yao Lao and Xiao Yan prepared for the Medicine Ceremony, where Xiao Yan defeated Yao Wangui’s attackers and left him battered.
• At the ceremony, Wei Jiangyuan became a Ninth-grade Alchemist, while Yao Dan refined a Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill and Yao Lao and Xiao Yan fused their pills into the Clear Subtle Revival Pill.
• Xiao Yan endured the pill’s Black Demon Lightning with help from Xun Er, and Yao Dan apologized to Yao Lao for the clan’s past treatment of him.
• Xiao Yan captured Yao Wangui’s soul and later resurrected him at the trade fair, demonstrating Wang Yun’s technique and offering resurrection through Origin Return Manor.
• Xiao Yan negotiated with Yao Dan, Lei Ying, and Shi Kai for resurrection resources, the Mystic Yellow Flame, and Lei Jingxiao’s Thunder Clan heir resources.
• After Origin Return Manor lured the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan into a spatial passage, the North Dragon King and Huang Tian arrived to support them.
• Zi Yan and Lei Jingxiao broke through Huang Tian and the North Dragon King’s defenses, and the two enemies agreed they had to kill Zi Yan.

Xiao Yan and Qing Lin endured the Nihility Devouring Flame’s pursuit and struggle to seize Xiao Yan’s body, while Xiao Xuan sacrificed himself to stop it. A hostile envoy from the Holy Clan appeared, but twelve ancient Dou Di remnants destroyed it, and Xiao Yan met his ancestor Xiao Wenhua before the phantoms vanished.

• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin fled toward the Northwest Region while the Nihility Devouring Flame pursued them, and Xiao Xuan sacrificed himself by collapsing the Heavenly Tomb around their pursuer.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame survived, invaded Xiao Yan’s body, and tried to suppress his soul, but Xiao Yan used his soul techniques and six Origin Heavenly Flames to drive it out.
• Xiao Yan warned Qing Lin to destroy his body if the Nihility Devouring Flame possessed him again, and she carried him onward as it followed.
• A black hole appeared and dragged the Nihility Devouring Flame into black mist, which formed a humanoid figure before Xiao Yan and Qing Lin.
• The Holy Clan envoy immobilized Xiao Yan and Qing Lin and demanded that they become its servants, but a lightning dragon freed them as twelve ancient figures arrived.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor explained that the Dou Di remnants had gathered to defend the continent, and the twelve Dou Dis erased the envoy.
• The fading Void Heavenly Emperor introduced Xiao Yan to Dou Di Xiao Wenhua, founder of the Xiao Clan, who praised Xiao Yan and urged him to move forward without restraint.

Xiao Yan absorbed Nihility Devouring Flame with Qing Lin’s help, then joined Void Heavenly Emperor in repairing the breach threatening the Douqi Continent. After returning to the Northwest Region and reuniting with old companions, Xiao Yan set out with Qing Lin and Zi Yan to investigate a hidden power in Jia Nan Academy’s magma.

• Void Heavenly Emperor recovered the Tou She Ancient God Jade, warned Xiao Yan that powerful Extraterritorial Evil Clan invaders were coming, and offered him Nihility Devouring Flame so he could help repair the breach.
• Xiao Yan endured Nihility Devouring Flame’s illusions and resistance, then used the Flame Mantra to refine it while the Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill and Qing Lin’s aid sustained him.
• Qing Lin used the Grand Splendor Dual Cultivation Scripture to help Xiao Yan absorb Nihility Devouring Flame, and Ming Mei negotiated for her to receive thirty percent of their gains.
• Xiao Yan rose to the Eight-Star Dou Saint realm and named the reborn flame Little Scale, while Qing Lin also reached Eight-Star Dou Saint.
• Xiao Yan summoned his seven Heavenly Flames as Void Heavenly Emperor used his remaining power to seal the breach and restore the continent’s laws.
• Xiao Yan saved Tianlan City from Dragon Bear and its beast tide, reunited with the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and told his companions he had to return to the Central Plains.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Yan that Yan Jin was safe, while Soul Heavenly Emperor learned Nihility Devouring Flame had vanished and ordered the Soul Clan to find him.
• Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan explored Jia Nan Academy’s underground magma, where Little Scale pulled a faint mass of energy from its depths.

Xiao Yan escaped Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion with Zhukun and gained the Dragon Emperor as an ally, then led a coalition against the Soul Clan to rescue Xun Er. The battle remained unresolved as Soul Heavenly Emperor summoned the Soul Clan Ancestor, while Xiao Yan found and freed Xun Er.

• Xiao Yan and Zhukun used Extraterritorial Evil Clan blood to break the cave mansion's restriction, escaped with Zi Yan and Qing Lin, and clashed with Soul Heavenly Emperor and the Living Dead in the Magma World.
• Little Scale used the Nihility Devouring Flame to make the Living Dead obey Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan's allies forced Soul Heavenly Emperor to retreat after Hun Yao died.
• Xiao Yan learned Soul Heavenly Emperor had captured Xun Er, and Xiao Yi Xian organized the allied clans and pavilions to attack the Soul Realm with Zhukun's support.
• The coalition broke the Soul Clan's protective formation, and Zhukun, Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Lei Qingyue engaged the Soul Clan's forces.
• Xiao Yan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying fought Gu Yuan while Qing Lin and Lei Qingyue battled the Four Demon Saints, and Qing Lin killed Hun Jing with her Azure Frost Space-Severing Slash.
• Soul Heavenly Emperor darkened the Soul Realm and directed the Soul Clan to power a vast formation, then summoned the Soul Clan Ancestor as the battle turned against the coalition.
• Xiao Yan broke through the concealment hiding Xun Er, destroyed her restraints, and embraced her, while the Soul Clan Ancestor appeared as a Nine-Star Dou Sheng phantom.