Chapter Summaries

Yao Xuan asked Yao Chen to help him grow strong enough to seek justice against Yao Wangu, offering support and rare soul-nourishing essence blood in return. After the essence blood strengthened Yao Chen, he considered teaching Yao Xuan the Flame Mantra, while Xiao Yan learned that Yao Xuan regarded him as a brother.

• Yao Xuan asked Yao Chen to join him in seeking justice against Yao Wangu and promised to help restore Yao Chen's soul and body.
• Yao Xuan offered Yao Chen essence blood that restored his soul power and strengthened his soul body.
• Yao Chen said he might help Yao Xuan gain the strength to challenge Yao Wangu, though the process could destroy both his body and soul.
• Yao Xuan agreed to try, and Yao Chen turned to Xiao Yan, explaining that he had accepted him as a disciple and owed him repayment.
• Yao Xuan called Xiao Yan his brother, leaving Xiao Yan surprised that he had gained a Dou Wang big brother and Sixth-Rank Alchemist.

Yao Xuan accompanied Xiao Yan to the Xiao Household and promised Xiao Zhan that he was nearly certain he could cure Xiao Yan’s condition. A young girl watched Yao Xuan from the corridor shadows, suspicious of his sudden arrival and motives.

• Yao Xuan told Xiao Yan to call him Brother Xuan, and Yao Chen agreed that Yao Xuan could act publicly on his behalf.
• Yao Xuan accompanied Xiao Yan to the Xiao Household, where Xiao Zhan worried that Jia Lie Bi’s Green Spirit Pill purchase would shift Wu Tan City’s balance of power.
• Xiao Zhan gave Xiao Yan the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid he had bought at auction, unaware that Xiao Yan could cultivate normally again.
• Xiao Yan introduced Yao Xuan as a High-Grade Sixth-Rank Alchemist who could treat him, and Xiao Zhan eagerly asked whether he could cure Xiao Yan’s condition.
• Yao Xuan said he was ninety-nine percent certain he could eradicate Xiao Yan’s condition, while a young girl watched from the corridor and questioned his motives.

Yao Xuan refined Green Spirit Pills for Xiao Yan and demonstrated his alchemy skills to Yao Lao by successfully refining a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill with three different flames. Yao Lao secretly considered whether Yao Xuan could cultivate the Flame Mantra.

• Xiao Yan asked Yao Xuan to refine a Two-Stripe Green Spirit Pill to ease Xiao Zhan’s worries.
• Yao Xuan used the Yellow Mysterious Flame to refine two superior-quality Two-Stripe Green Spirit Pills.
• Yao Lao praised Yao Xuan’s skill and challenged him to refine a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.
• Yao Xuan explained that he had only the Yellow Mysterious Flame and Beast Flame, so Yao Lao lent him a wisp of Bone Chilling Flame.
• Yao Xuan balanced the three flames and refined a perfect Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.
• Yao Lao watched Yao Xuan’s fire control and considered whether he could cultivate the Flame Mantra.

Yao Xuan gave Xiao Yan three pills for his father, then discussed his cultivation method with Yao Lao. Yao Lao offered him the dangerous, evolving Flame Mantra as a possible path to gaining revenge on Yao Wangu, but warned that Yao Xuan would have to start his cultivation over.

• Yao Xuan gave Xiao Yan two Two-Stripe Green Spirit Pills and a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill for the Xiao Household.
• Yao Lao asked Yao Xuan about his cultivation method, and Yao Xuan said he used a High-Grade Black Rank method.
• Yao Lao explained that an Earth Rank method would not be enough to defeat Yao Wangu, a Dou Saint.
• Yao Lao revealed the Flame Mantra, a method that could evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames but had a low chance of success.
• Yao Lao warned that cultivating the Flame Mantra would force Yao Xuan to disperse his Four-Star Dou Wang cultivation and asked whether he was willing to try.

Yao Xuan chose Yao Lao’s dangerous Flame Mantra so he could help revive him, while Xiao Yan received a genuine Earth Rank technique. As Yao Xuan prepared to begin cultivating the Flame Mantra, he sensed a Battle Emperor Realm expert outside his room.

• Yao Lao explained that he hoped Yao Xuan would cultivate the Flame Mantra and eventually help restore his physical body.
• Yao Xuan chose the black Flame Mantra scroll, accepting that cultivating it would require him to disperse his Dou Qi cultivation.
• Xiao Yan returned, and Yao Lao accidentally gave him a copied Flame Mantra before replacing it with the genuine Earth Rank technique.
• Yao Lao told Yao Xuan that the Flame Mantra would reduce his Dou Qi cultivation but leave his soul strength intact.
• That night, Yao Xuan considered how much his Battle Emperor Realm cultivation might fall and sensed a Battle Emperor Realm expert outside his room.

Yao Xuan refused Xiao Zhan’s offer of the Xiao Household’s inherited Ancient Jade, fearing the dangers of possessing it. Meanwhile, Xun’er learned that Yao Xuan came from the Yao Clan and asked Ling Ying to watch him and Yao Chen to protect Xiao Yan.

• Ling Ying watched outside Yao Xuan’s room but vanished when Xiao Zhan arrived.
• Xiao Zhan thanked Yao Xuan for curing Xiao Yan’s cultivation ailment and tried to return the three Green Spirit Pills, but Yao Xuan insisted he keep them.
• Xiao Zhan offered the Xiao Household’s inherited Ancient Jade, and Yao Xuan refused, recognizing it as the Tou She Ancient God Jade and fearing the Ancient Clan and Soul Clan would target him.
• Xun’er asked Ling Ying about Yao Xuan’s origins, and Ling Ying reported that Yao Xuan and Yao Chen came from collateral branches of the Yao Clan.
• Xun’er told Ling Ying to keep watch on Yao Xuan and Yao Chen and act if they threatened Xiao Yan.

Yao Xuan chose to abandon his Four-Star Dou Wang cultivation and switch to the Flame Mantra, hoping it would give him the power to avenge himself against Yao Wangu. He survived the dangerous process and stabilized at Nine-Star Great Dou Master, but still needed to fuse the Yellow Mysterious Flame and Beast Flame to complete the switch.

• Yao Xuan decided to begin cultivating the Flame Mantra immediately rather than wait to find another Heavenly Flame.
• Yao Xuan told Yao Lao that he accepted the risks of dispersing his cultivation, and Yao Lao protected his meridians while Xiao Yan watched.
• Yao Xuan followed the Flame Mantra and let his Dou Qi foundation collapse, causing his realm to fall from Four-Star Dou Wang.
• Yao Lao helped Yao Xuan stabilize at Nine-Star Great Dou Master after his cultivation fell past the Dou Wang realm.
• Yao Lao explained that Yao Xuan still had to fuse the Yellow Mysterious Flame and Beast Flame, and Yao Xuan chose to proceed.

Yao Xuan used the Flame Mantra to devour and fuse the Yellow Mysterious Flame with a sixth-rank Beast Flame, proving that the technique could work. He broke through to Three-Star Dou Spirit, while Yao Lao reassured Xiao Yan about his own cultivation prospects.

• Yao Xuan began cultivating the Flame Mantra and endured the Yellow Mysterious Flame being stripped of its origin and absorbed into him.
• Yao Xuan used the Flame Mantra to devour the sixth-rank Beast Flame and fuse it with the Yellow Mysterious Flame.
• After half an hour, Yao Xuan formed a new golden-red flame, and his Flame Mantra advanced from Low Yellow Tier to High Yellow Tier.
• Yao Xuan broke through from Nine-Star Great Dou Master to Three-Star Dou Spirit as the two flames' power surged through his meridians.
• Yao Lao praised the Flame Mantra's success, and he reassured Xiao Yan that he could reach Battle Venerable with his Earth Rank cultivation technique.

Yao Xuan planned to travel to the Tagor Desert to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, while Yao Lao agreed to accompany him after preparing medicines to support Xiao Yan’s cultivation. The chapter left Yao Xuan and Yao Lao set to depart soon, with Xiao Yan staying behind to train.

• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that he hoped to defeat Nalan Yanran, restore justice to the Xiao Household, and eventually become a Battle Emperor.
• Yao Xuan reassured Xiao Yan that the Flame Mantra could help restore Uncle Chen’s body and that Xiao Yan had the potential to surpass the Battle Emperor Realm.
• Yao Xuan told Yao Lao that Old Man Shennong had revealed the locations of several Heavenly Flames, including the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Tagor Desert.
• Yao Xuan claimed that Old Man Shennong had also told him about the Falling Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy and the Three Thousand Burning Flame at the Pill Tower, and Yao Lao believed him.
• Yao Xuan proposed traveling to the Tagor Desert soon, and Yao Lao agreed to accompany him after making medicinal liquid for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan asked to join their journey, but Yao Lao and Yao Xuan told him to stay in Wu Tan City and cultivate until he became a Dou Practitioner.

Yao Xuan and Yao Lao left Wu Tan City for the Tagor Desert, planning to search the Magical Beast Mountain Range for Beast Flames and medicinal ingredients along the way. Yao Xuan asked about the Life Devouring Pill, but Yao Lao warned him against using it and said he could protect him.

• Yao Xuan gave Xiao Yan spirit liquids and medicinal pills, and Xiao Yan promised to work hard to catch up with him.
• Yao Xuan left Wu Tan City with Yao Lao, who was concealed in the Bone Flame Ring, and headed toward the Tagor Desert.
• Yao Xuan told Yao Lao they would search the Magical Beast Mountain Range for Beast Flames and medicinal ingredients before reaching the desert.
• Yao Xuan asked Yao Lao about the Life Devouring Pill and explained that breaking through to the Battle Emperor Realm within ten years could heal its lifespan-related side effects.
• Yao Lao cautioned Yao Xuan against taking the pill, saying the Green Lotus Core Flame might help him regain Dou Wang strength and that Yao Lao could protect him.

Yao Xuan and Yao Lao explored a hidden cave in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and found medicinal herbs, battle techniques, and a fragment map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. As Yao Xuan stored the map, they sensed the arrival of a Dou Emperor aura in the mountain range.

• Yao Xuan led Yao Lao to a cave hidden on a cliff, claiming his teacher had told him to investigate ruins.
• Yao Xuan cleared the cave entrance and broke through a stone door, revealing a chamber with a skeleton and medicinal herbs.
• Yao Lao identified Ice Spirit Flame Grass among the herbs, and Yao Xuan collected the herbs and three scrolls from stone boxes.
• Yao Xuan found a tiny scroll in the skeleton's right arm and pretended to discover that it was a fragment map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Yao Lao explained the map's significance and said the Flame Mantra could evolve beyond Heaven Rank if Yao Xuan someday subdued the flame.
• Yao Xuan stored the fragment map, and he and Yao Lao sensed a Dou Emperor aura in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Yao Xuan and Yao Lao arrived at the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s clash with Yun Yun, hoping to obtain the lion’s Beast Flame and treasures. Yao Lao took control of Yao Xuan’s body and revealed overwhelming power, leaving Yun Yun and the lion king convinced they faced a Dou Zong expert.

• Yao Lao sensed a battle in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and took control of Yao Xuan’s body to reach it quickly.
• Yao Xuan recognized Yun Yun confronting the Amethyst Winged Lion King and planned to obtain its Beast Flame and Purple Spirit Crystal.
• Yun Yun asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King for a Purple Spirit Crystal, but the lion demanded a seventh-grade Transformation Pill in exchange.
• Yao Lao dismissed waiting for the pair to weaken each other, released his concealed aura, and exposed Yao Xuan’s presence.
• Yao Lao stepped through empty air while controlling Yao Xuan, prompting Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King to identify him as a Dou Zong expert.

Yao Lao, controlling Yao Xuan, forced Yun Yun to leave and demanded the Purple Spirit Crystal and Beast Flame from the Amethyst Winged Lion King. He spared the Lion King in exchange for the Companion Amethyst Source and tasked it with guarding the Xiao Household for a year, then disappeared.

• Yao Xuan revealed his Dou Zong aura, and Yun Yun introduced herself and asked for his name.
• Yao Xuan ordered Yun Yun to leave within three breaths, and she flew away from the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Yao Xuan demanded the Purple Spirit Crystal and Beast Flame, so the Amethyst Winged Lion King offered him Purple Spirit Crystals and the Companion Amethyst Source.
• Yao Lao promised the Lion King a Transformation Pill if it guarded the Xiao Household for a year, and placed a wisp of Bone Chilling Flame in its forehead as a threat.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King agreed, and Yao Lao vanished from the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Yao Lao told Yao Xuan how his disciple Han Feng betrayed him while seeking the Companion Amethyst Source, then guided Yao Xuan in absorbing it. Yao Xuan reached Peak Seven-Star Dou Spirit, leaving him one Heavenly Flame away from returning to the Dou Wang realm.

• Yao Lao explained that he had developed the Purple Accumulation Fusion Pill for Han Feng before Han Feng joined others in plotting against him for the Flame Mantra.
• Yao Xuan promised to help Yao Lao settle his debt with Han Feng, then swallowed the pill and prepared to absorb the Companion Amethyst Source.
• Yao Xuan used the Purple Spirit Crystal to break open the Companion Amethyst Source and refined its Purple Flame and energy with the Flame Mantra.
• Yao Xuan advanced from Three-Star Dou Spirit to Four-Star and then Five-Star Dou Spirit as he absorbed the Companion Amethyst Source.
• Yao Xuan finished absorbing the source and stabilized at Peak Seven-Star Dou Spirit, one Heavenly Flame away from returning to the Dou Wang realm.

After reaching Peak Seven-Star Dou Spirit, Yao Xuan traveled toward the Tagor Desert and found Little Fairy Doctor unconscious as her Innate Calamity Poison Body spiraled out of control. He suppressed the poison with his Fused Heavenly Flame and left her covered with his outer garment while Yao Lao teased him about his motives.

• Yao Xuan credited the Purple Accumulation Fusion Pill for helping him absorb the Companion Amethyst Source and reach Peak Seven-Star Dou Spirit.
• Yao Lao returned to the Bone Flame Ring, and Yao Xuan set out for the place where the Green Lotus Core Flame had appeared.
• Yao Xuan found Little Fairy Doctor unconscious amid poisonous gas and recognized that her Calamity Poison Body was close to erupting.
• Yao Xuan used his Fused Heavenly Flame to suppress Little Fairy Doctor's poison and stabilize her condition.
• Yao Xuan covered Little Fairy Doctor with his outer garment, while Yao Lao teased him for rescuing her because she was beautiful.

Yao Xuan rescued Little Fairy Doctor after her Calamity Poison Body erupted, then explained her constitution and how she could control it by forming a Poison Core. The chapter ended with him outlining the process, giving her hope that her poison could become the foundation of her cultivation.

• Little Fairy Doctor woke beside Yao Xuan and learned that he had saved her, while he hid the mercenaries’ deaths to spare her guilt.
• Little Fairy Doctor changed clothes and thanked Yao Xuan, who assured her that her poison had not harmed him.
• Yao Xuan showed Little Fairy Doctor the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and she discovered that she possessed the Calamity Poison Body.
• Little Fairy Doctor despaired over the harm her poison had caused, but Yao Xuan told her the constitution could become a powerful cultivation gift if controlled.
• Yao Xuan explained that Little Fairy Doctor could control her poison by gathering it into a Poison Core using a poison-element magic core, Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, and three Heavenly Flames.

Yao Xuan showed Little Fairy Doctor and Yao Lao’s Heavenly Flames and promised to help control her Calamity Poison Body, so she chose to travel with him. After crossing the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Yao Xuan reached Tagor Desert and headed for Desert City to seek a fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map.

• Yao Xuan revealed his Yellow Mysterious Flame and explained that he could help Little Fairy Doctor, though the cure required a seventh-tier magical beast core and three Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Lao appeared with the Bone Chilling Flame, and Little Fairy Doctor agreed to trust Yao Xuan and follow him.
• Yao Xuan gave Little Fairy Doctor the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and advised her to be restrained when consuming poison.
• Yao Lao teased Yao Xuan about his interest in Little Fairy Doctor, while Yao Xuan said he wanted to win her over for her potential as a future Dou Saint.
• Yao Xuan, Yao Lao, and Little Fairy Doctor crossed the Magical Beast Mountain Range and entered Tagor Desert.
• Yao Xuan led Little Fairy Doctor toward Desert City to find a fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map.

Yao Xuan entered the Tagor Desert with Little Fairy Doctor and went to Desert City to rest and buy supplies. At Hai Bodong's map shop, he found a fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map and demanded it, while Hai Bodong warned him to leave before he got angry.

• Yao Xuan brought the desert-weary Little Fairy Doctor to an inn in Desert City and promised to return after shopping for supplies.
• Yao Xuan followed directions to the map shop Ancient Map, where Yao Lao recognized the shopkeeper as the sealed Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.
• Yao Xuan found a damaged map fragment on the shop's shelf, and Yao Lao identified it as the second fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map.
• Hai Bodong refused to sell the fragment, but Yao Xuan insisted he would take it and claimed Hai Bodong had hidden another piece.
• Hai Bodong warned Yao Xuan not to try taking the fragment by force, saying he did not want to kill today.

Yao Xuan confronted Hai Bodong over the map and revealed that he could help break the seal suppressing Hai Bodong’s strength. Hai Bodong accepted Yao Xuan’s proposed deal, though the map’s fate remained unresolved.

• Hai Bodong unleashed his ice Dou Qi, but Yao Xuan revealed his peak Seven-Star Dou Spirit cultivation and said he was not from the Jia Ma Empire.
• Hai Bodong attacked with ice cones, which Yao Xuan melted with his red-violet flames.
• Yao Xuan identified Hai Bodong as the former Ice Emperor and offered to restore his strength in exchange for the complete map.
• Yao Xuan revealed that he was an alchemist with a Heavenly Flame and possessed a Pō'è Pill formula that could break Hai Bodong’s seal.
• Hai Bodong accepted Yao Xuan’s deal.

Yao Xuan forced Hai Bodong to hand over the missing map fragment in exchange for a promise to find Sand Mandala and refine his Pō'è Pill. He then set out with Yao Lao toward the Green Lotus Core Flame, hoping to claim it before Medusa.

• Yao Xuan told Hai Bodong he could refine the Pō'è Pill if Hai Bodong supplied the formula and ingredients, and learned that Hai Bodong still needed Sand Mandala.
• Yao Xuan offered to seek Sand Mandala in the desert but threatened to kill Hai Bodong if he refused to hand over the map fragment.
• Hai Bodong gave Yao Xuan the fragment, and Yao Xuan confirmed it completed the second Pure Lotus Demon Flame map fragment before leaving.
• Yao Xuan told Yao Lao that he planned to pursue the Green Lotus Core Flame and wanted to help the Flame Mantra evolve by absorbing it whole.
• Yao Lao lent Yao Xuan his power, and Yao Xuan departed Mo City alone, leaving the girl behind because the journey was too dangerous for her.