Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan trapped Fallen Heart Flame inside his body, eroded its consciousness with Evil Flame, and then began refining it through Burning Art. After a long, slow process, he successfully refined Fallen Heart Flame and awakened with its seed flowing through his meridians.

• Xiao Yan used Evil Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame to trap Fallen Heart Flame inside a black-and-white fireball.
• Xiao Yan tortured Fallen Heart Flame before Old Yao urged him to begin refining it.
• Xiao Yan steadily eroded Fallen Heart Flame's consciousness despite its resistance and pleas for mercy.
• After a month or more, Fallen Heart Flame's consciousness vanished, leaving the flame calm and harmless.
• Xiao Yan circulated Fallen Heart Flame through his meridians using Burning Art and eventually awakened after successfully refining it.

Xiao Yan began fusing Evil Flame and Fallen Heart Flame with the help of Burning Art Dou Qi. After a long struggle, the flames started to merge into a grayish-white fire, leaving Xiao Yan hopeful that the fusion would succeed.

• Xiao Yan guided Fallen Heart Flame into his vortex and brought out Evil Flame, whose mutual hostility caused both flames to churn.
• Xiao Yan used Burning Art Dou Qi to separate and calm the flames before allowing them to touch.
• The flames erupted violently, so Xiao Yan poured more Burning Art Dou Qi into them until their explosions weakened.
• Xiao Yan sustained the flames' gradual mixing through cultivation, and eventually saw a small grayish-white flame form where the two had begun to merge.
• Xiao Yan recognized the grayish-white flame as the first sign of successful fusion and waited for the process to continue.

Xiao Yan fused Fallen Heart Flame with Evil Flame, named the result the Yin Yang Illusion Flame, and began considering how to develop illusion-type Dou Skills. He followed Fallen Heart Flame’s summons into a hidden barrier, where a mysterious old man appeared and recognized that the flame had been subdued.

• Xiao Yan circulated the fused flame through the Burning Art, which raised his strength by three stars and advanced the art to mid Xuan class.
• Old Yao explained that the modest gains likely came from Xiao Yan’s high cultivation and Fallen Heart Flame’s relatively low ranking, and he described the rare illusion-type Dou Skills.
• Xiao Yan named the fused flame the Yin Yang Illusion Flame and resolved to develop genjutsu-like techniques.
• Xiao Yan spread the new flame over his body and cautiously searched the magma depths, guided by Fallen Heart Flame’s summons.
• Xiao Yan entered a hidden barrier and found a skeleton beside a miniature Fallen Heart Flame.
• A white-haired illusory old man emerged from the skeleton, and Xiao Yan teased him about summoning someone to inherit his legacy.

Xiao Yan negotiated with Yao Tianhuo, the Heavenly Flame Venerate, securing the Five-Round Separation Fire Method and the young Fallen Heart Flame in exchange for saving him and making him a free guest elder. After Yao Tianhuo recounted how he was gravely wounded by a Lizardmen Tribe expert, Xiao Yan proposed leaving the Magma World.

• Xiao Yan suppressed the Fallen Heart Flame when Yao Tianhuo tried to use it against him, then offered to save the old phantom in exchange for something valuable.
• Xiao Yan summoned Old Yao, and Yao Tianhuo agreed to give him the Five-Round Separation Fire Method and the young Fallen Heart Flame if his soul was restored.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Tianhuo to become a guest elder of his faction, and Yao Tianhuo accepted on the condition that he remain free unless the faction faced destruction.
• Xiao Yan gave Yao Tianhuo a Soul Nourishing Pill, which strengthened his soul and made his form more solid.
• Yao Tianhuo explained that two Fallen Heart Flames had repelled each other inside him, leaving him vulnerable to a Dou Zun-level Lizardmen Tribe expert who dealt him fatal injuries.
• Xiao Yan suggested leaving the Magma World, and Yao Tianhuo agreed that the Lizardmen Tribe made it dangerous to stay.

Xiao Yan escaped the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and returned to Jia Nan Academy after subduing the Fallen Heart Flame. He reunited with Ruolin, Hu Jia, Zi Yan, and Han Yue, then gave Su Qian a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame to restore the tower.

• Xiao Yan sealed the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame, collected Elder Yao’s bones, and carefully made his way toward the tower’s exit.
• Su Qian agreed to lead the elders against Han Feng in three days, but the group hurried to the tower after sensing a violent energy fluctuation.
• Xiao Yan emerged from a spatial rift, reunited with Ruolin, Hu Jia, Zi Yan, and Han Yue, and showed Su Qian the Fallen Heart Flame he had subdued.
• Xiao Yan gave Su Qian the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame, explaining that it could keep the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower functioning.
• Su Qian excitedly rushed off with the juvenile flame to secure it before it dissipated.

After emerging from the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, Xiao Yan reunited with Ruolin and the other girls and explained the Fallen Heart Flame. He spent two days with them, then prepared for the trip to Maple City to confront Han Feng.

• Xiao Yan agreed to join the elders in three days to settle the score with Han Feng in Maple City.
• Xiao Yan returned to his courtyard with Ruolin and the other girls, who cried with relief and worry.
• Xiao Yan explained the Fallen Heart Flame’s cultivation benefits and how Heavenly Flames could develop intelligence and take human form.
• Xiao Yan answered the girls’ questions and recounted what he had experienced in the magma.
• Xiao Yan spent two days with the girls, then trained to prepare for his coming battle with Han Feng and possibly another Heavenly Flame absorption.

Xiao Yan and Su Qian led Jia Nan Academy’s elders toward Maple City to confront Han Feng. Su Qian revealed that he intended to let Han Feng gather reinforcements so the academy could defeat a formidable force and deter factions threatening it.

• Xiao Yan joined Su Qian and the Inner Academy elders at dawn as they set out for Maple City.
• Su Qian summoned Hu Gan and the Outer Academy elders, joining the expedition with more than twenty Dou Wang experts and two Dou Zong powerhouses.
• Han Feng learned that Jia Nan Academy was approaching Maple City and ordered the city put on alert, then sent Han Beng to summon allies.
• Near Maple City, Su Qian stopped the group to give Han Feng time to gather reinforcements.
• Xiao Yan explained that Su Qian planned to use a victory over Han Feng’s gathered forces to intimidate factions eyeing the academy, and Su Qian confirmed it.

Jia Nan Academy launched its assault on Maple City, and Su Qian destroyed the city walls to spare ordinary residents from the coming battle. As the academy’s forces faced Han Feng’s assembled allies, Xiao Yan asked Su Qian to give him Han Feng if they won.

• Su Qian ordered Jia Nan Academy’s elders to attack Maple City, then used a spatial barrier to send the city’s arrows back into its walls, clearing a way for ordinary people to escape.
• Su Qian ordered the elders to spare ordinary residents but kill everyone else in Maple City who could use Dou Qi.
• Han Feng led his forces into the sky to confront the approaching academy experts, and he grew uneasy when he saw Su Qian had brought the academy’s full strength.
• Xiao Yan told Su Qian to leave Han Feng to him while Su Qian handled the Golden Silver Elders.
• Xiao Yan asked Su Qian to hand Han Feng over if they won, and Su Qian agreed after Xiao Yan explained that his cultivation method required Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan joined the battle against Han Feng and overwhelmed him and his allies with his blade and fire techniques. He killed Fan Lao, while Han Feng remained occupied fighting Xiao Yan’s Evil Flame Tyrant Dragon.

• Su Qian revealed that he had known Venerable Yao and asked Xiao Yan to pass along his regards, then went to fight the Golden Silver Elders.
• Xiao Yan confronted Han Feng, Han Beng, and Fan Lao, and his blade attack badly injured Han Beng while forcing Han Feng and Fan Lao back.
• Han Feng summoned an azure flame flood dragon, but Xiao Yan’s Evil Flame Tyrant Dragon overpowered it.
• Fan Lao tried to ambush Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan blocked his attack and killed him with Drawing Slash.

The Pure Lotus Demon Sage took control of Xiao Yan’s body and wrested the Heaven Refining Ancient Array from the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. As the Demon Sage opened a spatial passage to save the others, Xun Er stayed behind with Xiao Yan.

• Xun Er and the others realized the Pure Lotus Demon Sage had appeared through Xiao Yan, and Old Yao suspected the ancient map had enabled it.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked with the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, but the Pure Lotus Demon Sage froze its strikes and took control of the formations.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed Demonic Flame World Annihilation, killing a Half-Saint as its heat threatened everyone nearby.
• The Pure Lotus Demon Sage opened a spatial passage and urged the group to escape before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame exploded.
• Gu Nan Hai, Old Yao, and the others entered the passage, but Xun Er freed herself from Gu Nan Hai and remained beside Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Old Yao traveled to Sacred Pill City to ask the Pill Tower to join their alliance against Soul Hall. They learned that the Pill Tower’s elusive Ancestor, whose approval could decide the matter, was actually a medicinal pill.

• Xiao Yan learned that the Flower Sect and Blazing Flame Valley had agreed to join the alliance, while Old Yao said they still needed the Pill Tower’s support.
• Xiao Yan and Old Yao decided to approach the Pill Tower in person and left Starfall Pavilion, leaving Cai Lin and the others to guard it.
• Xiao Yan and Old Yao reached Sacred Pill City and met Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi at the Pill Tower.
• Old Yao explained the alliance against Soul Hall, but the three giants said the Pill Tower’s elders would be difficult to persuade.
• Xuan Kongzi explained that the Pill Tower’s Ancestor had vanished, then revealed that the Ancestor’s true form was a medicinal pill.

Xiao Yan agreed to represent Yao Chen in the Lesser Pill Tower’s elder selection and face Old Monster Hou in an alchemy contest. After Old Monster Hou challenged him and vowed to block Yao Chen’s plans, Xiao Yan accepted the challenge.

• Xuan Kongzi and the others decided that Xiao Yan would compete against Old Monster Hou, whose pills could summon Nine-Colored Pill Thunder.
• Xiao Yan stayed on Pill Tower Mountain with Yao Chen for three days and met several elder alchemists.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen arrived at the selection plaza, where Old Monster Hou mocked Yao Chen and questioned Xiao Yan’s eligibility.
• Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi revealed that Xiao Yan was the Alchemist Competition Champion and had refined a pill that summoned Five-Colored Pill Thunder.
• Old Monster Hou vowed to defeat Xiao Yan and keep Yao Chen from achieving his goal, and Xiao Yan confidently accepted the challenge.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame activated the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, trapped everyone inside the Demonic Flame Space, and struck at the assembled experts. Xiao Yan’s mysterious power shielded them, and the Pure Lotus Demon Sage appeared through Xiao Yan’s body as the chapter ended.

• Old Man Soul Demon fled toward the spatial passage, but the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame shattered it and trapped everyone in the formation.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor and Old Man Soul Demon divided their forces to resist the Heaven Formation and Earth Formation.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed two pillars of milky-white fire that overwhelmed the groups’ defenses and struck them.
• A faint circle of light protected Xiao Yan, the Pill Tower Ancestor, Old Man Soul Demon, and the others from the attack.
• Xiao Yan fell unconscious, and a figure resembling the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame appeared from his body; the Pill Tower Ancestor recognized it as the Pure Lotus Demon Sage.
• Xiao Yan opened his eyes with milky-white pupils, and his gaze made everyone feel compelled to bow before him.

Yao Chen brought the Pill Tower, Blazing Flame Valley, Flower Sect, and Starfall Pavilion together to form an alliance against Soul Hall. As the gathering ended in a threatening interruption, dense black mist appeared in the hall.

• Old Ancestor Huoyun, Tang Zhen, and Tang Huo'er arrived at Starfall Pavilion and greeted Yao Chen and Xiao Yan.
• The Pill Tower delegation arrived, and Yao Chen led the assembled factions into the pavilion to discuss an alliance against Soul Hall.
• The factions agreed to form an offensive and defensive alliance, with Yao Chen chosen as its leader and three deputy leaders to represent the other factions.
• Xiao Yan proposed the name Heavenly Mansion Alliance, and the attendees approved it.
• As Xiao Yan raised a toast to the new alliance, black mist appeared in the hall and an unseen speaker challenged whether they would live to enjoy it.

Xiao Yan and the gathered factions finalized their alliance despite threats from Soul Hall’s Deputy Master. The allies prepared to announce the pact and build spatial wormholes as conflict with Soul Hall loomed.

• Soul Hall’s Deputy Master appeared as a projection, threatened the Pill Tower and other factions, and warned Xiao Yan against opposing the Hun Clan.
• Xiao Yan destroyed the projection and vowed to kill Soul Hall and Hun Clan members.
• Old Yao and the others concluded that Soul Hall had tried to intimidate the factions and disrupt the alliance.
• Xiao Yan confirmed the alliance and arranged for its members to build spatial wormholes after its public announcement the next day.
• Old Ancestor Huoyun, Fairy Qing, and the other representatives departed to prepare, while Xiao Yan and Old Yao sensed a coming conflict.

The Pill Tower Ancestor joined Xiao Yan’s side and agreed to hold off Hun Qianmo, beginning a battle inside a constructed space. As their clash drew the crowd’s attention, Xiao Chen confronted Old Man Soul Demon, and both prepared to fight.

• The Pill Tower Ancestor arrived beside Xiao Yan, affirmed his support for the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, and promised to force Hun Qianmo into a draw.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor and Hun Qianmo entered a chaotic space and began their battle.
• Xiao Chen challenged the Soul Hall Master and Old Man Soul Demon, and Old Man Soul Demon stepped forward to face him.
• Old Man Soul Demon released his immense Dou Qi, while Xiao Chen summoned a Blood-colored Giant Axe and declared that those who violated the Xiao Clan would die.

Xiao Yan’s group reached the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan’s stronghold to find the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and its Yellow Springs Blood Crystal. After concealing themselves from the clan’s experts, Xiao Yan entered the springs while Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin hid nearby to wait.

• Xiao Yan extracted information from Commander Qin, sealed his group’s Dou Qi, and cast them into a crevice before leading Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin toward the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
• Xiao Yan’s group crossed the underground world and reached the Nether Snake Earth Vein, where they hid their auras and used his spatial power to evade the clan’s experts.
• Xiao Yan led the group to the ravine containing the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and confirmed that its freezing waters would be difficult to endure.
• Xiao Yan told Cai Lin he would retrieve the Yellow Springs Blood Crystal first and protect her when she entered the springs.
• Xiao Yan covered himself in Heavenly Flames and plunged into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs as Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin concealed themselves nearby.

Xiao Yan descended to the bottom of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, fought off its strange black snakes, and searched in vain for Yellow Springs Blood Crystals. He discovered a powerful skeletal figure bound by four chains, who begged to be freed and promised the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan's submission.

• Xiao Yan plunged deeper into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, fighting its freezing cold energy as it drained his Dou Qi.
• Strange black snakes attacked Xiao Yan with condensed cold-water arrows, but he drove them away with a sea of Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan reached the bottom of the spring and searched the glowing sand and stones, but found no Yellow Springs Blood Crystals.
• Xiao Yan heard a faint plea for help, uncovered an enormous iron chain, and revealed a skeletal person restrained by four chains.
• The skeletal person opened his eyes and begged Xiao Yan to save him, promising to make the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan acknowledge Xiao Yan as its master.

Xiao Yan discovered that Yao Ming, the former chief of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan, had been imprisoned for centuries by his younger brother Yao Xiaotian. Xiao Yan agreed to help Yao Ming escape and reclaim leadership after binding him with a soul mark, and Yao Ming gave Xiao Yan a Yellow Springs Blood Crystal.

• Yao Ming identified himself as the former clan chief and begged Xiao Yan to free him from the chains draining his strength.
• Yao Ming explained that Yao Xiaotian had poisoned him, seized the clan chief position, and imprisoned him in the Yellow Springs with help from the Grand Elder.
• Yao Ming said he had reached two-star Dou Sheng and could reclaim the clan if he defeated Yao Xiaotian and the Grand Elder, while Xiao Yan considered how this might disrupt the Dragon Islands' alliance against Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan agreed to help only if Yao Ming allowed him to place a soul mark on him, and Yao Ming accepted the condition.
• Xiao Yan placed the soul mark on Yao Ming, then asked about Yellow Springs Blood Crystals, and Yao Ming produced a fist-sized crystal he had kept.

Yao Chen and the Starfall Pavilion forces faced defeat as Gu You, Old Demon Tian Ming, and Third Heavenly Venerate overwhelmed them. Just as Old Yao was about to be killed, a powerful presence emerged from a shattered mountain and revealed a Dou Saint had entered the battle.

• Old Yao struggled against Gu You and Old Demon Tian Ming, while Third Heavenly Venerate injured Cai Lin and sent Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin flying.
• Old Demon Tian Ming struck Old Yao from behind, knocking him down and declaring that the Starfall Pavilion had been defeated.
• Old Yao tried to rise as Old Demon Tian Ming and Gu You prepared to kill him.
• The Star Realm shook, and a green mountain exploded as a sea of flames surged into the sky.
• A voice warned that everyone outside the pavilion would die, and the immense aura made Old Demon Tian Ming and Gu You realize a Dou Saint had appeared.