Recaps

Xiao Yan formed the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, then ventured into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs to help Cai Lin and gained Yao Ming as an ally. After surviving the Yellow Springs Demonic Sage’s trials and advancing in strength, Xiao Yan prepared with Yao Ming to intercept the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan before it could aid the Three Dragon Islands against Zi Yan’s East Dragon Island.

• Xiao Yan defeated Old Monster Hou in the Pill Tower’s alchemy contest with his Ninth-grade Bodhi Great Restoration Pill, won a council seat, and secured the Pill Tower’s support for an alliance.
• Xiao Yan and Old Yao united the Pill Tower, Starfall Pavilion, Blazing Flame Valley, and the Flower Sect as the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, which Soul Hall immediately threatened.
• Xiao Yan traveled to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs with Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to find a Yellow Springs Blood Crystal and prepare to subdue the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Yan freed Yao Ming from his chains beneath the springs, obtained the Yellow Springs Blood Crystal, and helped Yao Ming kill Yao Xiaotian and take back leadership of the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan.
• Xiao Yan entered the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet, endured the Yellow Springs Demonic Sage’s trials, and received his techniques and Blood Essence.
• After Xiao Yan advanced to the late One-star Dou Sheng stage, Yao Ming agreed to support East Dragon Island against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and the two planned to intercept its three Dou Sheng leaders.

Xiao Yan helped Zi Yan unite the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, then led the assault that destroyed Soul Hall’s Human Hall and absorbed its vast Soul Origin. As factions gathered for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, Xiao Yan neared Heavenly Realm Great Perfection.

• Xiao Yan defeated the Yellow Springs Demonic Sage’s remnant soul, shared the Demonic Sage Blood Essence, and secured Yao Ming’s help against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Yan ambushed and defeated the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s reinforcements, then kept Jiu Feng, Kun Phoenix, and Eagle Phoenix as hostages until their clan withdrew.
• Xiao Yan joined the battle for East Dragon Island, protected Zi Yan, and helped her defeat the Three Dragon Kings with the Dragon Slaying Sword, uniting the Ancient Void Dragon Clan under her rule.
• After Zi Yan recovered, Xiao Yan and his allies set out to destroy Soul Hall’s Human Hall, while Xiao Yan advanced to Two-star Dou Sheng during his bloodline cultivation.
• Xiao Yan and his allies stormed the Human Hall, defeated its defenders, freed the imprisoned souls, and drove the Soul Hall Deputy Master to flee.
• Xiao Yan found a Soul Light Cluster made from the Soul Origin of at least a million victims and began absorbing it after cleansing away its hidden consciousness and resentment.
• Xiao Yan discovered where the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was sealed and created a soul avatar at Heavenly Realm Great Perfection as factions gathered for its appearance.
• Xiao Yan continued absorbing the Soul Origin while Soul Hall moved to claim the flame, and dark clouds and lightning appeared as he neared awakening.

Xiao Yan and the gathered clans entered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s domain, where its illusions, Fire Slaves, and schemes turned the struggle into a fight for survival. The Pure Lotus Demon Sage’s lingering image emerged through Xiao Yan and opened an escape route, but Xun Er stayed behind with him as the flame’s power threatened everyone.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Xun Er and led his allies toward the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while the major clans gathered and clashed over Old Yao’s past with Yao Wangui.
• Xiao Yan and his companions entered the flame’s domain, endured its Fire Slave trials and Nightmare Sky Mist illusions, and discovered that Xiao Chen was real but under the flame’s control.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame trapped the gathered factions and unleashed its Fire Slaves, while Xiao Yan and the Soul Hall Master agreed to cooperate temporarily against it.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Feng fought over the sealed flame, but the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that it had allowed itself to be sealed as part of its escape plan.
• The Green Ox Herder Boy revealed himself as the Pure Lotus Demon Sage and confronted the flame, but the flame attacked him and triggered the Heaven Refining Ancient Array’s collapse.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame destroyed the spatial passage and attacked the remaining experts, until the Pure Lotus Demon Sage’s lingering image emerged through Xiao Yan and took control of the array.
• The Pure Lotus Demon Sage opened an escape passage as the flame unleashed Demonic Flame World Annihilation, and Xun Er stayed behind with Xiao Yan while Gu Nan Hai and Old Yao escaped.

Xiao Yan refined the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, returned to lead the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, and defeated the Soul Hall Master in the final battle at the Summit of Demise. As the alliance celebrated its victory, Xiao Yan rushed to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, where Huang Tian was trying to seize Cai Lin.

• Xiao Yan and Xun Er refined the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame together, then emerged two years later with Xiao Yan at early Five-Star Dou Sheng and Xun Er at late four-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, killed a Soul Hall branch leader, and prepared with the alliance for a decisive battle against Soul Hall.
• At the Summit of Demise, the Pill Tower Ancestor and Hun Qianmo drew, and Xiao Chen and Old Man Soul Demon also fought to a draw, leaving Xiao Yan and the Soul Hall Master to decide the conflict.
• Little Yi devoured the Soul Hall Master's Nihility Devouring Flame sub-flame, and Xiao Yan struck down the Soul Hall Master before Hun Qianmo withdrew with his shattered soul.
• After the alliance celebrated its victory, Xiao Yan studied the black bead left by the sub-flame, which devoured his Dou Qi and life force while Little Yi clung to it.
• Xiao Yan went to the Beast Region with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin after learning the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan was threatening the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan over Cai Lin.
• Huang Tian defeated Yao Ming and the clan elders, broke through their defenses, and began pulling Cai Lin from the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the springs and struck Huang Tian with soul sound waves, angrily calling him an old dog.