Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan entered the room and faced Xiao Yi Xian, who confessed her feelings and asked him to marry her. He accepted, promising to marry her after his clan was settled, though Xiao Yi Xian still worried about whether his family would approve.

• Mu Zi'er, Venerable Wind, and Mu Xinyuan watched Xiao Yan through the Radiant Array and discussed whether he would enter Xiao Yi Xian's room.
• Mu Zi'er celebrated when Xiao Yan went inside, while the others stopped watching out of respect for their privacy.
• Xiao Yi Xian embraced Xiao Yan, asked him to marry her, and kissed him before he could explain that he already had someone important in his heart.
• Xiao Yan accepted Xiao Yi Xian's proposal and promised to formally marry her once his clan was stable.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Xiao Yan's family would dislike her.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian encountered Fei Tian as he prepared to leave Starfall Pavilion, and Xiao Yan invited him to stay. Fei Tian accepted, giving Starfall Pavilion a chance to strengthen itself as the Wind Lightning Pavilion faced collapse.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Yan to take her for a walk through the mountains, and he led her out of their room.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian met Fei Tian, who explained that he had fought alongside Starfall Pavilion because returning to the Wind Lightning Pavilion would have meant his death.
• Xiao Yan invited Fei Tian to remain in Starfall Pavilion, and Fei Tian accepted before going to find Venerable Wind.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Fei Tian could help manage Starfall Pavilion and gather the Wind Lightning Pavilion's remaining members, while Xiao Yan teased her about calling him only an eight-star Dou Zong.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian relaxed at a secluded mountain stream while Xiao Yan restored his injury-transferring Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body. The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan launched an attack on Starfall Pavilion, and Tang Qiying ambushed Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian in the mountains.

• Xiao Yi Xian led Xiao Yan to a quiet mountain stream, where they rested and playfully splashed one another.
• Xiao Yan reformed his Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body by merging it with a Heartblood Clay Puppet.
• Mu Yaoyin warned Chen Wei that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had arrived, led by the Half-Saint Weng Huang and one-star Dou Sheng Ying Huang.
• Tang Qiying attacked Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian with a streak of dark light, and Xiao Yan pulled her out of its path.
• Tang Qiying emerged from the shadows and declared that he had come to kill Xiao Yan.

Tang Qiying ambushed Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, blaming Xiao Yan for the affection and recognition he received from the Heavenly Luan Clan. As Xiao Yan fled through Tang Qiying’s sealed mountain formation, he and Xiao Yi Xian faced poor odds and remained uncertain whether help would arrive.

• Tang Qiying revealed that the Heavenly Luan Clan had confronted the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and attacked the weakened Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Tang Qiying explained that he was jealous of Xiao Yan and resented the clan members who favored him, then wounded Xiao Yan with his poisoned blade.
• Tang Qiying dismissed his teacher Chen Wei’s concern for the clan and threatened to humiliate Xiao Yi Xian after killing Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan escaped Tang Qiying’s next strike with a thunderous flash, but Tang Qiying revealed that his formation had trapped the mountain range.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Xiao Yan was confident they could survive, and he admitted their chances were poor while she silently made a decision.

Xiao Yan fought Tang Qiying to buy time after sending the powerless Xiao Yi Xian away, relying on his fortune and increasingly powerful techniques to survive. He reached one-star Dou Zun with the Red Lotus Change, but the battle remained unresolved.

• Xiao Yan insisted that Xiao Yi Xian leave him to face Tang Qiying, and she warned that she would avenge him and take her own life if he died.
• Tang Qiying attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan met him head-on with the Sea Overturning Seal and Eight Extremities Collapse; Tang Qiying's chest light blocked much of the damage.
• Tang Qiying trapped Xiao Yan inside a formation that suppressed his movement, then wounded his arm and swept his blades toward his legs.
• Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Change to engulf Tang Qiying in flames, but Tang Qiying broke free after only two breaths.
• Xiao Yan activated the Sea Heart Change and used the Heavy Profound Ruler to force Tang Qiying back.
• Xiao Yan activated the Red Lotus Change and surged to the strength of a one-star Dou Zun.

Xiao Yan fought Tang Qiying, who used a formation to activate the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire with Beast Flames and gained Dou Zun-level strength. As Tang Qiying wounded Xiao Yan and realized Xiao Yi Xian had vanished, Xiao Yan let the blades pierce him so he could restrain Tang Qiying, setting up an unseen counterattack.

• Xiao Yan used the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire again and launched a Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler attack at Tang Qiying.
• Tang Qiying used three Beast Flames and a specialized formation to activate the same secret technique, raising his strength to the Dou Zun level.
• Xiao Yan suppressed Tang Qiying’s Beast Flames with the Red Lotus Core Flame, then clashed with his Gale-Shaking Strike using the Sea Overturning Seal.
• Tang Qiying explained that he had deciphered the secret technique and attacked Xiao Yan with his short blades, repeatedly wounding him.
• Tang Qiying noticed Xiao Yi Xian had disappeared, and Xiao Yan let Tang Qiying’s blades pierce him so he could restrain him.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian coordinated a sneak attack on Tang Qiying with poison and karma flames, but Tang Qiying quickly contained both. While he suppressed their attacks, Xiao Yan prepared a Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, whose path shifted to evade Tang Qiying’s slash.

• Xiao Yan held Tang Qiying in place despite being stabbed, while Xiao Yi Xian pierced Tang Qiying’s back with her poisonous blood.
• Tang Qiying suppressed the poison and extinguished the inner fire, then contained the remaining toxins in his body.
• Xiao Yan used the opening to fuse a Buddha Fury Fire Lotus from blood-red, sea-blue, and pale-cyan flames.
• Tang Qiying slashed through space toward the fire lotus, but the lotus changed direction and bypassed his attack.

Xiao Yan broke Tang Qiying's mountain-encircling formation by turning the assassin's slash and his Buddha Fury Fire Lotus against its weak point. He escaped toward Starfall Pavilion with Xiao Yi Xian, but Tang Qiying caught up and struck him down as the battle around the pavilion worsened.

• Xiao Yan deliberately let Tang Qiying's slash wound him so it would cut into the formation, then detonated his Buddha Fury Fire Lotus at its weak point and shattered it.
• Xiao Yan saw that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan was overwhelming the Heavenly Luan Clan and Starfall Pavilion, with Chen Wei struggling to hold back Weng Huang.
• Tang Qiying pursued Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, intent on killing them before his secrets could be exposed.
• When the backlash from using the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire left him weak, Xiao Yan sent his Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body away with Xiao Yi Xian and shielded her from Tang Qiying's blade.
• Tang Qiying struck Xiao Yan in the chest, and the Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body knocked Xiao Yi Xian unconscious as it carried her away.

Tang Qiying pushed Xiao Yan to the brink of death while Weng Huang overpowered Chen Wei, but Qing Lin arrived atop a colossal python and unleashed a freezing attack that turned the battle around. As the Heaven Demon Phoenix experts were frozen, a golden flame streaked toward Tang Qiying.

• Tang Qiying repeatedly stabbed and slashed Xiao Yan, whose body kept regenerating until his strength and soul were nearly exhausted.
• Xiao Yan struck Tang Qiying with a soul attack, but Tang Qiying recovered and prepared to kill him as his healing slowed.
• Weng Huang found the core of Chen Wei's formation, offered him safety if he joined the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and attacked when Chen Wei refused.
• Qing Lin arrived on a gigantic python and launched an icy attack while Chen Wei's formation trapped Weng Huang in darkness.
• The python froze nearly all the Heaven Demon Phoenix experts, reversing the battle, and Tang Qiying saw a streak of golden flame rushing toward him.

Xun Er arrived at Starfall Pavilion and saved the gravely wounded Xiao Yan from Tang Qiying’s final attack. As the elders went to help Qing Lin, Xun Er fed Xiao Yan a Life-Returning Pill, unaware that a bloodstained woman had come to stand before them.

• Tang Qiying tried to kill the unconscious Xiao Yan with his twin blades and poisoned needles before fleeing Starfall Pavilion.
• Xun Er pierced Tang Qiying with golden flames, but he escaped by burrowing into the ground.
• Xun Er gathered Xiao Yan into her arms and ordered two elders to help Qing Lin and end the trouble.
• Xun Er gave Xiao Yan a seventh-tier Life-Returning Pill by feeding him its medicinal liquid with a kiss.
• A bloodstained woman in a white dress approached Xun Er and Xiao Yan.

Qing Lin and Xun Er’s Ancient Clan escorts stopped Ying Huang from immediately overpowering the Heavenly Luan Clan, but Ying Huang insisted on continuing the attack. The chapter ended as a powerful newcomer arrived and struck at Ying Huang with the Raging Flame Dragon Seal.

• Qing Lin used a secret technique to control seven Heaven Demon Phoenix Dou Zuns, then weakened as the giant python vanished into her eyes.
• Ying Huang recognized Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and learned that Xun Er’s escorts belonged to the Ancient Clan.
• Ying Huang agreed to spare the Ancient Clan members but refused to stop attacking the Heavenly Luan Clan.
• Ying Huang ordered his forces to attack while the Ancient Clan elders hesitated over whether to intervene.
• A powerful man appeared, unleashed the Raging Flame Dragon Seal, and clashed with Ying Huang’s Black Flame Sacred Phoenix Manifestation.

Yan Yi and Huo Xuan drove back the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan after it attacked Starfall Pavilion, then searched for news of Huo Zhi. Xun Er told them Xiao Yan had possessed the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame for six years, leaving Huo Xuan still determined to take him away.

• Yan Yi’s radiant seal and crimson flame dragon shattered Ying Huang’s manifestation, badly wounded him, and forced the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to flee.
• The survivors suspected someone had betrayed the Heavenly Luan Clan’s whereabouts, and Chen Wei realized Tang Qiying had been involved in the attack.
• Yan Yi revealed himself alongside Huo Xuan, and Huo Xuan explained they had come searching for his missing cousin, Huo Zhi.
• The Ancient Clan elders said they had no news of Huo Zhi, while Huo Xuan recognized Xiao Yan as the possessor of the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame.
• Xun Er told Huo Xuan that Xiao Yan had obtained his flame six years earlier, but Yan Yi insisted they still had to take Xiao Yan away.

Xun Er blocked Huo Yi’s attempt to take Xiao Yan, and Huo Xuan negotiated a compromise over the missing Huo Zhi and the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame. The Flame Clan agreed to wait until Xiao Yan woke before examining him, leaving Xun Er confident that the search would reveal no connection to Huo Zhi.

• Huo Yi announced that the Flame Clan would take Xiao Yan, but Xun Er refused and stood against his Saint-tier pressure.
• Huo Xuan intervened and offered to leave Xiao Yan with Xun Er for the time being, explaining that Huo Zhi had disappeared while searching for the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame.
• Huo Yi proposed pulling Xiao Yan’s soul from his body to question it, and Xun Er rejected his examination.
• Xun Er agreed to an examination only after Xiao Yan woke, and Huo Xuan accepted her condition.
• Xun Er recalled that Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames and movements through the Central Plains gave no reason to suspect he had encountered Huo Zhi.

Xun Er reassured Venerable Wind and helped settle the conflict after Xiao Yan’s battle, while the injured assassin Tang Qiying escaped and discovered his Dou Zun bottleneck had loosened. Back at Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan remained unconscious as Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin gathered around him, with tension beginning to form between the two women who loved him.

• Xun Er told Venerable Wind that Xiao Yan was connected to Yao Lao and assured him she would handle the matter, easing the concerns of Starfall Pavilion and the Heavenly Luan Clan.
• Mu Zi'er watched Qing Lin rush to Xiao Yan and anticipated trouble for him among the women who cared for him.
• Tang Qiying treated his wounds in a hidden cave, blamed the Heavenly Flames for foiling his assassination, and realized his Dou Zun bottleneck had loosened.
• Tang Qiying left the Sky Star Mountain Range to recover and prepare for a possible breakthrough, vowing that Xiao Yan might not always be saved.
• Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the others returned to Starfall Pavilion with the unconscious Xiao Yan.
• Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian sensed each other's feelings for Xiao Yan, but both kept their growing tension contained while he remained unconscious.

Xun Er and the others watched as Huo Yi treated Xiao Yan, but he found no trace of Yan Di or Huo Zhi and discovered that Xiao Yan had fused three Heavenly Flames. Huo Yi and Huo Xuan left after Xun Er invoked her agreement with them, while Huo Xuan revealed he planned to protect Xiao Yan as he pursued Xun Er.

• Xun Er confirmed that Xiao Yan was stable enough for Huo Yi to begin treating his severe injuries.
• Huo Yi used a crimson flame to heal Xiao Yan, searching his body for signs of Yan Di and Huo Zhi.
• Huo Yi found no trace of either person but discovered that Xiao Yan had fused three Heavenly Flames.
• Xun Er reminded Huo Yi of their agreement, and Huo Xuan left with him after saying they would not disturb the group.
• Huo Yi asked why Huo Xuan had not let him cripple Xiao Yan, and Huo Xuan said he would make anyone who touched Xiao Yan his enemy.

Huo Xuan refused to use schemes against Xiao Yan and vowed to defeat him fairly, but Huo Yi secretly arranged to force Xiao Yan to seek his help. As Xiao Yan recovered at Starfall Pavilion, Xun Er resolved to become strong enough to help him after returning to the Gu Realm.

• Huo Xuan told Huo Yi he would protect Xiao Yan from being killed by others and would challenge him openly, even if Xiao Yan might someday claim the Flame Clan's Heavenly Flames.
• Huo Yi secretly revealed that he had tampered with Xiao Yan's recovery so that Xiao Yan would fail to break through to Dou Zun and eventually seek help from him in the Flame Clan.
• After Xiao Yan was confirmed safe, the exhausted group rested, while Xiao Yi Xian fainted and Qing Lin began recovering from her exertions.
• Xun Er stayed beside the sleeping Xiao Yan, reflected on his stubbornness and the dangers he faced, and decided to return to the Gu Realm for seclusion so she could gain the strength to help him.

After the battle at Starfall Pavilion, rumors spread across the Central Plains about Xiao Yan killing Venerable Lei and Venerable Yellow Spring. As Xiao Yan remained unconscious, the power of fortune purged Huo Yi’s hidden energy and triggered his breakthrough, while Xiao Yi Xian and Xun Er prepared to talk.

• News of the battle at Starfall Pavilion spread, and Xiao Yan’s killing of Venerable Lei and Venerable Yellow Spring shocked the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan remained asleep for four days, and Mu Yaoyin assured everyone that he was no longer in danger.
• Huo Yi’s hidden fire-attributed energy disrupted Xiao Yan’s body, but the power of fortune found and purified it.
• The purified Dou Qi merged into Xiao Yan, broke his eight-star Dou Zong bottleneck, and began his breakthrough.
• Xun Er sensed Xiao Yan’s breakthrough and stood guard, while Xiao Yi Xian asked her to talk later, and Xun Er agreed.

After Xiao Yan’s breakthrough threatened to carry him toward Dou Zun while he remained unconscious, Xun Er used his devouring power to stabilize him. She then comforted Xiao Yi Xian, and the two women began to understand each other more openly.

• Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi surged after he reached nine-star Dou Zong, and Xun Er feared his unconscious advance toward Dou Zun would injure him.
• Xun Er prepared to stop the breakthrough, but the devouring force in Xiao Yan’s right hand absorbed his excess energy and settled his Dou Qi.
• Xun Er reassured Xiao Yi Xian that Xiao Yan was safe, then spoke with her about their connection to him.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yi Xian that Xiao Yan’s willingness to take a sword for her showed how important she was to him, and Xiao Yi Xian broke down in tears.
• Xun Er embraced Xiao Yi Xian and comforted her, and the two women later sat together on the roof as Xiao Yi Xian asked why Xun Er had treated her kindly.

Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian discussed their shared feelings for Xiao Yan and the past events that had shaped their relationships with him. Xun Er refused Xiao Yi Xian’s offer to disappear and revealed that the last material needed to control her Woeful Poison Body was at Sound Valley.

• Xun Er told Xiao Yi Xian that she had once followed Xiao Yan, who initially loved one of his cousins instead.
• Xun Er recounted their life in Wutan City, Xiao Yan’s loss of Dou Qi, and their eventual separation before he met Xiao Yi Xian in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Xiao Yan had not been at fault for what happened between them in the magma.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to leave Xiao Yan because she believed Xun Er was better suited to him and her Woeful Poison Body left her little time to live.
• Xun Er rejected the offer, saying Xiao Yan did not want Xiao Yi Xian to leave and should solve the trouble he had caused.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yi Xian that the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva was at Sound Valley.

While Xiao Yan slept, Starfall Pavilion expanded into the territories of Wind Lightning Pavilion and Yellow Spring Pavilion, and the Heavenly Luan Clan prepared to purge those loyal to Tang Qiying. The chapter left Venerable Wind planning to support Xiao Yan and the clan as Xiao Yan remained unconscious.

• Xun Er sensed the group spying on her and Xiao Yi Xian through the Radiant Array, while the Ancient Clan elders tried to excuse their snooping.
• Xiao Yan slept for seven days as Starfall Pavilion attracted new attention and absorbed much of Wind Lightning Pavilion and Yellow Spring Pavilion's former territory.
• Fei Tian helped Starfall Pavilion take over Wind Lightning Pavilion and became Elder Fei Tian.
• Venerable Wind kept secret that Yao Chen had survived and planned to reveal his return when the time was right.
• After Xiao Yi Xian confirmed Tang Qiying's defection, Mu Que and the others prepared to use it as bait for a purge within the Heavenly Luan Clan.