Recaps

Xiao Yi broke through to Dou Ling and advanced the Scarlet Sun Heaven-Burning Art to the Meridian-Melting Realm after enduring three days of the Fallen Heart Flame. He left the tower to prepare for subduing the flame, but encountered the White Gang, whose leader attacked him.

• Xiao Yi cultivated with the Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Crystal, reaching the ninth star of Da Dou Shi before his energy stopped refining into Dou Qi.
• Xiao Xuan discovered that Xiao Yi's cultivation art had reached the Meridian-Melting Realm and exposed him to the Fallen Heart Flame to reshape his meridians.
• After enduring three days of scorching, Xiao Yi's meridians were reshaped, his physical strength rose to rival a Dou Wang's, and he broke through to Dou Ling.
• Xiao Xuan explained that the Fallen Heart Flame would weaken after the Inner Academy elders reinforced its seal, and Xiao Yi left the tower to prepare for that opportunity.
• Xiao Yi spotted Fu Ao among the crowd outside the tower, and Bai Cheng ordered him to stop before a spear flew toward him.

Xiao Yi fought off Bai Cheng and the White Gang until Zi Yan intervened and declared him under her protection. She then took Xiao Yi to the Inner Academy’s Alchemy Department, where he made pills for her to eat.

• Xiao Yi revealed that he had reached one-star Dou Ling and broke Bai Cheng’s spear, sending the four-star Dou Ling flying.
• Bai Cheng attacked again, but Zi Yan struck him down before Xiao Yi could retaliate.
• Zi Yan recognized Xiao Yi as the alchemist who had made her favorite Gathering Qi Powder and announced that she would protect him from the White Gang.
• Zi Yan dragged Xiao Yi to the Alchemy Department and urged him to refine pills for her.
• Xiao Yi refined three Gathering Qi Powders, which Zi Yan ate at once and praised as the tastiest pills around.

After promising Zi Yan more pills, Xiao Yi went to the Inner Academy’s back mountains to cultivate the mid-tier Earth-class Dou Technique Myriad Phenomena Converging Finger. He mastered a powerful first strike, gaining confidence for the upcoming Strong Ranking Competition.

• Zi Yan called Xiao Yi her friend and promised to take him somewhere good and help him perform well in the Strong Ranking Competition if he kept providing pills.
• Xiao Yi went to a secluded spot in the back mountains to cultivate Myriad Phenomena Converging Finger, having recently advanced to the Dou Ling realm.
• Xiao Xuan checked the black scroll for tampering and told Xiao Yi the technique should be manageable to learn by following its instructions.
• Xiao Yi gathered scattered Dou Qi and energy from heaven and earth into a vortex, then struck a hill with a condensed finger glow that collapsed it.
• Xiao Xuan praised the technique’s power, while Xiao Yi teased that it seemed stronger than the Dou Technique Xiao Xuan had taught him.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan discovered a Snow Demon Sky Ape guarding the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, and Xiao Xuan pushed Xiao Yi to fight it alone. Xiao Yi’s attacks forced the beast to activate its berserk bloodline, leaving Xiao Xuan to step in as it prepared to strike.

• Xiao Yi followed Xiao Xuan to a cave after they heard a fifth-tier magical beast roaring in the back mountains.
• Xiao Yi recognized the Snow Demon Sky Ape and realized it guarded the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, which could strengthen his body.
• Xiao Xuan tossed Xiao Yi in front of the beast and told him to test his skills against it.
• Xiao Yi attacked with Dragon Abyss Awakening and Myriad Phenomena Converging Finger, but the Snow Demon Sky Ape endured both techniques.
• The Snow Demon Sky Ape activated its berserk bloodline and leaped at Xiao Yi, and Xiao Xuan appeared in front of him.

After Xiao Xuan killed the Snow Demon Sky Ape, Xiao Yi discovered and absorbed the beast’s unusual ice-and-fire beast flame. Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan then entered the beast’s underground nest to search for the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, reaching a chamber beneath a massive stalactite.

• Xiao Xuan instantly killed the Snow Demon Sky Ape with a glance.
• Xiao Yi cut open the beast and found a rare flame with icy-white edges and a crimson core where its beast core should have been.
• Xiao Xuan planted Xiao Yi’s soul imprint in the flame, and Xiao Yi absorbed it as the Snow Demon Sky Ape Flame.
• Xiao Yi asked whether Xiao Xuan could help him subdue the Fallen Heart Flame, and Xiao Xuan warned him that a Heavenly Flame was far more dangerous.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan entered the underground nest to find the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, and Xiao Yi descended to a chamber beneath a massive stalactite.

Xiao Yi collected twenty drops of pure Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, and Xiao Xuan sealed away the rest for later. When Xiao Yi worried he could not safely absorb the fluid, Xiao Xuan prepared a neutralizing medicinal liquid and began teaching him about alchemy.

• Xiao Xuan revealed the pure Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid inside the stalactite and advised Xiao Yi to take only twenty drops.
• Xiao Yi collected exactly twenty drops, and Xiao Xuan sealed the underground nest before taking him to a secluded place.
• Xiao Yi warned that he might not withstand the fluid’s energy, so Xiao Xuan told him to gather three medicinal ingredients for a neutralizing medicine.
• Xiao Yi obtained Incense Candle Grass, Snake-Shed Flower, and Buddha Flame Root from the Alchemy Department with Elder Huo’s help.
• Xiao Xuan used his crimson flame and powerful soul to fuse the ingredients into a medicinal liquid, which he named Neutralizing Liquid.

Xiao Yi used the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid and Xiao Xuan’s medicinal liquid to reach four-star Dou Ling and strengthen his body. With Xiao Xuan possessing his body, he traveled to Feng City to take the Heavenly Cold Qi from Han Feng, who confronted the mysterious Dou Zun.

• Xiao Yi swallowed the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid and neutralizing medicinal liquid, then absorbed their energy as they tempered his body and meridians.
• Xiao Yi stabilized at four-star Dou Ling, and Xiao Xuan said his strengthened body could rival a Dou Emperor’s.
• Xiao Yi told Xiao Xuan that Han Feng possessed Heavenly Cold Qi, which could weaken the Fallen Heart Flame and improve Xiao Yi’s chances of subduing it.
• Xiao Xuan entered Xiao Yi’s body, took control, and traveled through a spatial rift to Feng City in the Black-Corner Region.
• Han Feng sensed the arriving Dou Zun, flew above Feng City, and respectfully asked the stranger’s identity.

Xiao Yi, guided by Xiao Xuan, visited Han Feng in Feng City to obtain the Heavenly Cold Qi Han Feng possessed. Han Feng reluctantly handed it over, and Xiao Yi kept it while asking to borrow it.

• Xiao Yi arrived in Feng City with Xiao Xuan's voice speaking through him, and Han Feng respectfully welcomed the powerful Dou Zun.
• Xiao Xuan asked Han Feng to show him the Heavenly Cold Qi, revealing that he knew Han Feng possessed it.
• Han Feng fetched the Heavenly Cold Qi in a white jade bottle and handed it to Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi examined the Heavenly Cold Qi and kept it, while Xiao Xuan asked Han Feng to lend it to him.
• Han Feng remained silent, unwilling to part with the treasure but afraid to refuse Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi took the Heavenly Cold Qi from Han Feng and returned to Jia Nan Academy to prepare to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame. He found that Lin Yan had bought the Blood Lotus Essence he needed and tried to obtain it from him.

• Xiao Xuan pressured Han Feng into surrendering the Heavenly Cold Qi, then left with Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi returned to the Inner Academy and discussed with Xiao Xuan how to prepare for subduing the Fallen Heart Flame, including refining a Blood Lotus Pill.
• Xiao Yi gathered the Ice Spirit Flame Grass and planned to use the Snow Demon Sky Ape's magic core, but still needed Blood Lotus Essence.
• Xiao Yi learned at the Alchemy Department herb storehouse that Lin Yan had bought the Blood Lotus Essence.
• Xiao Yi offered Lin Yan double the fire energy for the ingredient, but Lin Yan refused and tried to leave.

Xiao Yi fought Lin Yan in the arena to win the Blood Lotus Essence and proved stronger than the Strong Ranking expert. After receiving the ingredient, he learned Lin Yan had bought it to suppress his fire poison and revealed that he was an alchemist.

• Lin Yan challenged Xiao Yi to settle their dispute over the Blood Lotus Essence in the arena.
• Xiao Yi dodged Lin Yan’s attacks, then blocked his axe and sent him flying with a burst of strength.
• Lin Yan and Xiao Yi materialized their Dou Qi as a tiger and a dragon, and Xiao Yi’s dragon overwhelmed the tiger.
• Xiao Yi conceded the round, and Lin Yan admitted defeat and handed him the Blood Lotus Essence.
• Lin Yan explained that he had bought the ingredient to suppress his fire poison, and Xiao Yi said Blood Lotus Essence could not do that.
• Lin Yan asked whether Xiao Yi, who revealed he was an alchemist, knew how to suppress the fire poison.

Xiao Yi postponed refining the Blood Lotus Pill until after the Strong Ranking tournament and went to the event with Xun'er. He entered the arena as the other competitors and elders assessed him, while Elder Liu began explaining his talent to Su Qian.

• Xiao Yi told Lin Yan he would help expel his fire poison after the tournament, then postponed refining the Blood Lotus Pill until the competition was over.
• Xun'er met Xiao Yi the next morning and accompanied him to the Strong Ranking tournament, introducing him to Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya.
• Xun'er sent Xiao Yi onto the arena, where he arrived riding a red Dou Qi dragon.
• Zi Yan confronted Xiao Yi about the pills he had promised her, and he offered to refine ten for her after the tournament.
• Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing wondered who Xiao Yi was, while Su Qian asked Elder Liu about his talent and Elder Liu began to explain.

Xiao Yi drew Bai Cheng as his first opponent in the Strong Ranking Tournament and overwhelmed him with an earth-tier Dou Technique. The match ended with Bai Cheng pinned beneath Xiao Yi’s attack.

• Su Qian learned that Xiao Yi had advanced from a one-star Da Dou Shi to a four-star Dou Ling and praised his talent.
• Su Qian announced the start of the Strong Ranking Tournament, where participants drew opponents for the first round.
• Bai Cheng threatened Xiao Yi, but Han Yue intervened, and Xiao Yi thanked her for previously lending him a cultivation room.
• Xiao Yi and Bai Cheng drew each other as opponents and entered the arena for their match.
• Xiao Yi used the Myriad Phenomena Converging Finger to crush Bai Cheng beneath its phantom finger, and Su Qian predicted Bai Cheng had lost.

Xiao Yi defeated Bai Cheng in one strike, then faced Lin Xiuya in the second round of the Strong Ranking competition. After Lin Xiuya contained his spear attacks, Xiao Yi unleashed a massive red blade of Dou Qi, and Lin Xiuya charged straight at it.

• Xiao Yi crushed Bai Cheng with a phantom finger, winning their match and astonishing the spectators.
• Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing approached Xiao Yi and expressed interest in testing his strength.
• Xiao Yi drew Lin Xiuya as his second-round opponent, while Xun'er believed he would win.
• Xiao Yi attacked Lin Xiuya with the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear, but Lin Xiuya used Coiling Snake Hand to constrain his strikes.
• Xiao Yi widened the distance and sent red blades of Dou Qi at Lin Xiuya, then launched a massive light blade that Lin Xiuya charged toward.

Xiao Yi battled Lin Xiuya, using powerful techniques to injure the second-ranked student on the Strong Ranking. Lin Xiuya unleashed another Earth-tier Dou Technique, and their attacks clashed with neither side gaining the upper hand.

• Xiao Yi used a swift spear attack to drive Lin Xiuya to the edge of the arena, surprising the spectators and Elder Su Qian.
• Lin Xiuya countered with Azure Annihilation Sword Aura, but Xiao Yi's Dragon Abyss Awakening shattered his greatsword and wounded him.
• Lin Xiuya dismissed Xiao Yi's strength as insufficient to win and summoned Azure Wood Dazzling Slaughter, another Earth-tier Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yi answered with Myriad Phenomena Converging Finger, and the two techniques collided in midair as Lin Xiuya's stronger Dou Qi kept the contest unresolved.

Xiao Yi defeated Lin Xiuya and advanced through the Strong Ranking tournament, then gained first place when Zi Yan conceded in exchange for a promise of medicinal pills. Xiao Xuan told him the seal on the Fallen Heart Flame would last only seven more days, leaving Xiao Yi to prepare to subdue it.

• Xiao Yi and Lin Xiuya's Earth-tier Dou Techniques collided, and Xun'er caught Xiao Yi as the blast forced both fighters back.
• Xiao Yi reassured Xun'er and said the match was a sparring contest, while Lin Xiuya lay badly injured.
• The elder declared Xiao Yi the winner, and Xiao Yi advanced to the third round as the remaining contestants secured places in the top ten.
• Zi Yan offered to concede if Xiao Yi promised to refine one hundred medicinal pills for her, then declared her concession before he could answer.
• Su Qian announced that the top ten would gather at the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower in seven days, and Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yi to prepare to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame then.
• Xiao Yi sat cross-legged in his room at night and adjusted his disordered Dou Qi.

Xun'er revealed that she had to return to the Ancient Clan to receive her inheritance, and she and Xiao Yi shared an emotional farewell. After Gu Yuan's protective restriction stopped them from going further, Xiao Yi resolved to grow stronger and prepare to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Xun'er told Xiao Yi that she had discovered the token bearing Gu Yuan's aura and knew he had met her father.
• Xun'er explained that Gu Yuan had ordered her to return to the Ancient Clan, and Xiao Yi encouraged her to go and promised to find her there.
• Xun'er gave Xiao Yi the Ancient Clan's high-level Earth-class Dou Technique, Emperor's Seal Technique, and kissed him before Gu Yuan's restriction blasted Xiao Yi away.
• Xun'er left after promising to wait for Xiao Yi, and Xiao Xuan teased him before urging him to become strong enough to earn the Ancient Clan's respect.
• Xiao Yi resolved to refine pills and make his final preparations to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Yi refined a high-quality Blood Lotus Pill with Xiao Xuan’s guidance, preparing to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame in seven days. The next day, two Dou Zun elders from the Ancient Clan arrived to take Xun'er back and ordered Xiao Yi to keep his distance from her.

• Xiao Yi used the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s beast flame and his heart flame to refine a Blood Lotus Pill despite struggling to merge the fifth-tier beast core’s energy.
• Xiao Xuan praised Xiao Yi’s successful refinement, and Xiao Yi prepared to enter the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower in seven days to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Xuan sensed the approach of the Ancient Clan, and Elder Lin and Elder Yuan arrived to escort Xun'er back.
• Elder Yuan told Xiao Yi that the Xiao Clan lacked the qualifications to be close to Xun'er and demanded that he keep his distance.
• Xiao Yi pulled Xun'er into his embrace, kissed her, and told her to wait for him.

Xiao Xuan appeared to protect Xiao Yi and Xun'er, overpowering two Ancient Clan Dou Zun elders who had insulted the Xiao Clan. Gu Yuan intervened to spare them, and the chapter ended with him explaining that he had come because he was Xun'er's father as well as the Ancient Clan's leader.

• Elder Lin and Elder Yuan threatened to take Xiao Yi back for punishment, but Xiao Xuan appeared and forced them to their knees with his pressure.
• Xiao Xuan prepared to kill the two elders, but Gu Yuan arrived and persuaded him to spare their lives.
• Gu Yuan ordered Elder Lin and Elder Yuan to return to the Ancient Realm and accept punishment, and the elders fled after thanking Xiao Xuan.
• Xun'er greeted Xiao Xuan and told Xiao Yi that she believed he could restore the Xiao Clan and that she would await his proposal in the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Xuan and Gu Yuan joked about Xun'er and Xiao Yi, and Gu Yuan said he had come because he was Xun'er's father.

Xun'er returned to the Ancient Realm with Gu Yuan, leaving Xiao Yi determined to grow stronger before Hun Tiandi emerged from seclusion. Later, the Inner Academy began awarding the Strong Ranking top ten access to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower’s eighth level, and Su Qian told Xiao Yi that his first-place reward would be different.

• Gu Yuan took Xun'er back to the Ancient Realm after she promised Xiao Yi she would wait for him.
• Gu Yuan warned Xiao Xuan that the Soul Clan was again scheming to seize the ancient jade, and offered the Ancient Clan’s help.
• Xiao Yi resolved to strengthen himself and revive Xiao Xuan before Hun Tiandi emerged from seclusion.
• Xiao Yi met Zi Yan and gave her thirty Gathering Qi Powders, promising to provide the remaining seventy later.
• Su Qian granted the Strong Ranking top ten access to the dangerous eighth level of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Su Qian stopped Xiao Yi and said that, as the Strong Ranking’s first-place participant, he would receive a different reward.

Xiao Yi entered the tenth level of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, where Xiao Xuan shielded him from Fallen Heart Flame and urged him to cultivate with the Condensation Crystal. As the tower shook from Fallen Heart Flame's growing unrest, Xiao Yi reached the crucial threshold of breaking through to Dou Wang.

• Su Qian warned Xiao Yi that the tenth level was dangerous, and Xiao Yi entered it without hesitation.
• Xiao Xuan's soul power agitated Fallen Heart Flame, but he assured Xiao Yi that the seal remained sturdy.
• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yi to use the Condensation Crystal to cultivate on the tenth level before reaching Dou Wang, and protected him with a crimson Dou Qi cloak.
• Xiao Yi absorbed the dense energy as the Condensation Crystal vanished and the Dou Crystals within him began melting away.
• Fallen Heart Flame struck the seal more fiercely, shaking the tower and worrying Su Qian and Elder Liu.
• Xiao Yi reached the crucial barrier to Dou Wang, and Xiao Xuan urged him to endure and break through.

Xiao Yi broke through to Dou Wang, and Xiao Xuan shattered the seal beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to seize the Fallen Heart Flame. As Su Qian and the elders tried to restore the seal above them, Han Feng sensed the Heavenly Flame’s release and began gathering allies.

• Xiao Yi condensed his Dou Crystal, reached Dou Wang, and manifested Dou Qi wings.
• Xiao Xuan broke the seal beneath the tower, unleashed the Fallen Heart Flame, and led Xiao Yi toward its origin.
• Su Qian evacuated the students, failed to find Xiao Yi, and joined the Inner Academy elders in trying to repair the seal despite Xiao Yi remaining underground.
• Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yi continued toward the Fallen Heart Flame as the seal above them was slowly restored.
• Han Feng sensed the Fallen Heart Flame’s aura in Feng City and ordered his servants to summon Fan Lao, Old Ban, and Yuan Yi.

Xiao Xuan subdued the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower while Han Feng attacked the seal from above. When Han Feng tried to break in and seize the weakened flame, Xiao Xuan grabbed him and dragged him through the seal, leaving Su Qian and the others to repair it.

• Xiao Xuan froze the fleeing Fallen Heart Flame and sent Xiao Yi to search for its origin core.
• Han Feng arrived with his allies and attacked the seal as Su Qian and the elders worked to repair it.
• Xiao Xuan struck the Fallen Heart Flame into a small fire snake, allowing Xiao Yi to pursue its origin.
• Han Feng used his Sea Heart Flame to crack the seal further, disrupting Xiao Yi's attempt to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Xuan reached through the seal with a giant red palm, seized Han Feng, and dragged him underground.
• Fan Lao and Han Feng's other allies fled, while Su Qian urged the elders to keep repairing the seal.

Xiao Yi began refining the weakened Fallen Heart Flame while Xiao Xuan kept Han Feng under control. Above the seal, Su Qian and the elders restored it, believing Xiao Yi and Han Feng had died, as Xiao Yi neared success and Han Feng pleaded for his life.

• Xiao Xuan subdued Han Feng, and Xiao Yi asked him to keep Han Feng alive until the Fallen Heart Flame was secured.
• Xiao Yi swallowed a Blood Lotus Pill and used the Heavenly Cold Qi to weaken the Fallen Heart Flame before drawing it into his body.
• Xiao Yi began refining the Fallen Heart Flame, resisting its desperate struggle with his strong body and soul.
• Su Qian ordered the elders to restore the seal despite Elder Huo's concern that Xiao Yi remained below, and they sealed the tower while believing Xiao Yi had perished.
• Xiao Yi gained the upper hand over the Fallen Heart Flame, and Han Feng begged Xiao Xuan to spare his life.

Xiao Yi subdued the Fallen Heart Flame and advanced from a one-star Dou Wang to a peak four-star Dou Emperor. After learning that Han Feng had betrayed and killed Venerable Yao to obtain the Burning Formula, Xiao Yi chose to fight him and claim the Sea Heart Flame.

• Xiao Yi absorbed the energy of the lava world, subdued the Fallen Heart Flame, and advanced to peak four-star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yi joined Xiao Xuan and refused Han Feng's offer of Sect-Breaking Pills, saying he would not deal with someone who betrayed his master.
• Xiao Yi told Xiao Xuan that Han Feng had joined outsiders to stab Venerable Yao in the back and cause his death.
• Xiao Xuan prepared to kill Han Feng, but Xiao Yi stopped him and asked to fight Han Feng for his Sea Heart Flame.
• Han Feng recovered to seven-star Dou Emperor with a pill, denied Xiao Yi's accusation, then admitted he had killed Venerable Yao for the Burning Formula.

Xiao Yi fought Han Feng and tested the Fallen Heart Flame against Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame, using its soul-burning ability to disrupt Han Feng’s control. After Han Feng feigned defeat, Xiao Yi demanded the Sea Heart Flame, and Han Feng suspected Xiao Yi had inherited the Burning Formula.

• Xiao Yi charged Han Feng with the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear and grazed Han Feng’s cheek despite Han Feng’s superior cultivation.
• Han Feng challenged Xiao Yi to a contest between the Sea Heart Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame, then attacked with blue fire whips and a sea of flames.
• Xiao Yi formed a shield and a fire python from the Fallen Heart Flame, which clashed with Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame and sent a wisp of flame into Han Feng to scorch his soul.
• Han Feng used the source of the Sea Heart Flame to protect himself from the heartfire, then claimed he admitted defeat.
• Xiao Yi demanded that Han Feng hand over the Sea Heart Flame, and Han Feng accused an old man of passing the Burning Formula to Xiao Yi instead of him.