Chapter Summaries

Yao Xuan secretly provoked the Falling Heart Flame, causing it to erupt and destabilize its seal in Jia Nan Academy’s Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. Sensing the riot, Han Feng saw his chance to seize the flame and summoned allies to raid the academy.

• Yao Xuan sent a spark of his Three-Colored Heavenly Flame through the tower’s seal to provoke the Falling Heart Flame.
• The Falling Heart Flame went berserk, shaking the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and sending a pillar of black fire into the sky.
• Su Qian and the academy’s elders activated the tower-protecting formation to suppress the flames, unaware of what had caused the riot.
• In Maple City, Han Feng sensed the Falling Heart Flame’s disturbance and decided to exploit the weakened seal.
• Han Feng crushed a communication jade talisman and ordered the Gold and Silver Elders and his other allies to join him in seizing the Falling Heart Flame.

Han Feng led several Black-Corner Region experts into Jia Nan Academy to seize the Falling Heart Flame, while Yao Xuan’s plan left Han Feng isolated at the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. Yao Xuan blocked him and revealed a fused Three-Colored Heavenly Flame, prompting Han Feng to recognize the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and realize Yao Xuan had the Flame Mantra.

• Han Feng and his allies broke into Jia Nan Academy, claiming they had come to help subdue the Falling Heart Flame.
• Su Qian and the academy’s experts confronted Han Feng, but the Gold and Silver Elders and the other attackers held them in battle.
• Han Feng rushed alone toward the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, following the opportunity Yao Xuan had planned for him.
• Yao Xuan blocked Han Feng and identified himself as a guest elder protecting Jia Nan Academy.
• Yao Xuan formed a fused Three-Colored Heavenly Flame, and Han Feng recognized the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and angrily accused an old fool of passing the Flame Mantra to him.

Han Feng revealed his Half-Step Dou Zong strength and attacked Yao Xuan to seize the Flame Mantra, but Yao Xuan countered him with a powerful palm technique. The clash ended with Han Feng driven back, while the Black-Corner Region experts remained confident in him.

• Han Feng demanded that Yao Xuan hand over the Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flames, but Yao Xuan proposed trading it for Han Feng's Heart of the Sea Flame and the Turtle Spirit Earthfire map.
• Han Feng lost his temper, unleashed the Heart of the Sea Flame, and revealed that he was a Half-Step Dou Zong.
• Su Qian tried to break free and help Yao Xuan, but the Gold and Silver Elders intensified their attacks and kept him occupied.
• Han Feng rushed behind Yao Xuan and struck, but Yao Xuan evaded him and answered with the Profound Flame Suppressing Wilderness Palm.
• Han Feng countered with the Vast Sea Flame Spirit Seal, but Yao Xuan's palm shattered it and struck Han Feng, forcing him backward.

Yao Xuan fought Han Feng’s Heavenly Flame Manifestation while secretly preparing a Three-Colored Fire Lotus, and the battle destabilized the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower’s seal. As Han Feng rushed toward the tower to seize the Falling Heart Flame, Yao Xuan revealed the completed Fire Lotus and vowed to kill him.

• Han Feng’s Heaven-Burning Tsunami struck Yao Xuan, who countered with the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and Yellow Mysterious Flame.
• The clash between their Heavenly Flames shook the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and drove the Falling Heart Flame into a violent rampage.
• Fan Lao broke away from the elders’ battle and attacked Yao Xuan, but Little Fairy Doctor arrived and stopped his pursuit.
• Han Feng sensed Little Fairy Doctor’s Netherworld Poison Flame and rushed toward the tower, intent on taking the Falling Heart Flame and the other Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Xuan revealed a Three-Colored Fire Lotus and confronted Han Feng as he charged toward the tower.

Yao Xuan used a Three-Colored Fire Lotus to stop Han Feng from reaching the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, badly injuring him and nearly destroying Jia Nan Academy. After the academy’s hidden guardians absorbed the blast’s aftermath, Yao Xuan declared Uncle Chen’s vengeance avenged, and Little Fairy Doctor came to support him.

• Han Feng ignored Yao Xuan’s warning and charged forward, shielding himself with the Heart of the Sea Flame to take the Three-Colored Fire Lotus head-on.
• Yao Xuan launched the Three-Colored Fire Lotus, and its explosion engulfed the plaza and sent destruction sweeping toward Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy.
• Fan Lao and the others fled as Su Qian broke free and raised a Dou Qi barrier, but the blast shattered it and severely injured him.
• A spatial rift appeared above Jia Nan Academy and absorbed the explosion’s destructive energy, an intervention Yao Xuan recognized as the work of the Qian and Bai Elders.
• Han Feng collapsed unconscious after the blast destroyed his flame barrier and left him gravely wounded, while Yao Xuan murmured that Uncle Chen’s vengeance had been avenged.
• Yao Lao scolded Yao Xuan for using the Fire Lotus at close range, and Little Fairy Doctor arrived to support the exhausted Yao Xuan.

After defeating Han Feng, Yao Xuan brought the crippled former disciple to a secluded mountain range, where Han Feng blamed Yao Chen and begged for his life. Yao Xuan rejected Han Feng’s offer of the Turtle Spirit Earthfire Map and demanded his Heart of the Sea Flame.

• Yao Xuan reassured the Little Fairy Doctor that he was only low on Dou Qi, while Su Qian and the Inner Academy elders moved to reinforce the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower’s seal.
• Yao Xuan took Han Feng to a secluded mountain range with Xiao Yan and the Little Fairy Doctor, and Yao Lao emerged from the Storage Ring.
• Yao Xuan explained that Han Feng had survived but had shattered meridians and lost all his Dou Qi, and Yao Lao told him to take Han Feng’s two Heavenly Flames.
• After Yao Xuan revived him, Han Feng blamed Yao Chen and claimed he had lost because Yao Xuan possessed the complete Flame Mantra and three Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Xuan threatened Han Feng with the Three-Colored Heavenly Flame, but rejected his offer of the Turtle Spirit Earthfire Map and demanded the Heart of the Sea Flame.

Han Feng surrendered his wealth and the Heart of the Sea Flame to Yao Xuan in exchange for his life, but Yao Xuan left Han Feng’s fate to Yao Lao. After Han Feng blamed Yao Lao for his downfall and refused to repent, Yao Lao severed their bond and killed him.

• Han Feng offered Yao Xuan his Storage Ring, businesses, pill formulas, and the Heart of the Sea Flame in a desperate bid to survive.
• Yao Xuan accepted the offerings but told Han Feng that his life was not his to decide and summoned Yao Lao to settle their grudge.
• Yao Xuan left with Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor, giving Yao Lao and Han Feng space.
• Han Feng accused Yao Lao of withholding the complete Flame Mantra and blamed him for his crimes and defeat.
• Yao Lao declared Han Feng incorrigible and used his soul power to destroy Han Feng’s body and annihilate his soul.

After Yao Lao severed his ties with Han Feng, Yao Xuan absorbed the Sea Heart Flame and advanced to the Peak Six-Star Battle Emperor Realm, creating the Dragon Lotus Profound Sea Flame. He gave Xiao Yan a wisp of its Child Flame to support his alchemy and combat strength.

• Yao Lao recalled saving and teaching Han Feng, declared their master-disciple bond ended, and returned to the Storage Ring.
• Yao Lao told Yao Xuan to refine and absorb the Sea Heart Flame, while Xiao Yi Xian agreed to protect him.
• Yao Xuan used the Flame Mantra to fuse the Sea Heart Flame with his other three flames, reaching the Peak Six-Star Battle Emperor Realm and naming the new flame the Dragon Lotus Profound Sea Flame.
• Yao Xuan saw that Xiao Yan relied on a weak fourth-tier Beast Flame for alchemy and gave him a gentle wisp of Child Flame.
• Xiao Yan tried to refuse, but Yao Xuan called him a brother, and Xiao Yan bowed and promised to remember his kindness.

Yao Xuan and Yao Lao decided to pursue the Turtle Spirit Earthfire in Central Plains before someone else claimed it, while planning to meet Yao Lao’s old friend Feng Xian. Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to leave Jia Nan Academy for Starfall Pavilion so he could grow stronger and eventually reunite with his girlfriend.

• Yao Xuan’s map showed that the Turtle Spirit Earthfire had appeared in the Myriad Sword Mountains, within the territory of Myriad Sword Pavilion.
• Yao Xuan explained Central Plains’ powerful factions to Xiao Yan and revealed that Xiao Yan was the young pavilion master of Starfall Pavilion.
• Yao Xuan chose to pursue the Turtle Spirit Earthfire first because its location might draw competing claimants, while the sealed Falling Heart Flame was temporarily safe.
• Yao Lao agreed with Yao Xuan’s plan and said they would seek out his old friend Feng Xian in Central Plains.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to leave Jia Nan Academy for Starfall Pavilion, warning that his girlfriend’s family would soon take her away and that he needed to become much stronger.

Xiao Yan learned Purple Cloud Wings before leaving Jia Nan Academy with Yao Xuan and Yao Lao for Central Plains. In a border city, they learned that Turtle Spirit Earthfire would emerge in Myriad Sword Pavilion's territory within three days, and Yao Xuan decided to pursue it after the pavilion invited alchemists to compete for the flame.

• Xiao Yan agreed to travel to Central Plains and cultivate at Starfall Pavilion, and Yao Xuan gave him Purple Cloud Wings to master before the journey.
• After seven days of training, Xiao Yan, Yao Xuan, and Yao Lao quietly left Jia Nan Academy and traveled safely into Central Plains.
• The group reached a border city between the Eastern and Southern Regions, where they heard that Turtle Spirit Earthfire would emerge in the Myriad Sword Mountains within three days.
• Yao Xuan decided to risk pursuing the Heavenly Flame, even though their search for Feng Xian would have to wait.
• Myriad Sword Pavilion posted an invitation allowing alchemists with badges to enter the mountains and compete for the flame, and Yao Xuan recognized the pavilion's plan to recruit alchemists and use them to hinder rival experts.

Yao Xuan entered the Myriad Sword Mountains with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, then won the Myriad Sword Alchemy Tournament by refining a top-grade Resurrection Pill. Sword Venerable invited him to become a guest elder and promised support in the contest for the Turtle Spirit Earthfire, but an urgent message interrupted the offer before Yao Xuan could answer.

• Yao Xuan, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian entered the Myriad Sword Mountains after Yao Xuan showed his Fourth-Rank Alchemist Badge.
• Yao Xuan chose to compete using ordinary Purple Flame so he would not reveal his Heavenly Flames.
• Sword Venerable opened the Alchemy Conference, where contestants had one hour to refine a Fifth-grade Resurrection Pill.
• Yao Xuan refined a flawless top-grade pill and won the Myriad Sword Alchemy Tournament.
• Sword Venerable invited Yao Xuan to join the Myriad Sword Pavilion as a guest elder and offered support in obtaining the Turtle Spirit Earthfire.
• A Myriad Sword Pavilion elder whispered an urgent message to Sword Venerable, who left before Yao Xuan could respond.

Cao Ying arrived at the Myriad Sword Pavilion and recognized Yao Xuan as the young alchemist who had refined a perfect Resurrection Pill. The gathering was interrupted by a terrifying alchemist who appeared to covet the Turtle Spirit Earthfire, leaving the Sword Venerable to confront the intruder.

• The Sword Venerable abruptly left the recruitment gathering, prompting Xiao Yan to ask Yao Xuan who could command such deference.
• Cao Ying arrived with the Sword Venerable and examined Yao Xuan's perfect Resurrection Pill, judging his skill to be at least that of a Sixth-Rank Alchemist.
• The Sword Venerable introduced Yao Xuan as the Alchemy Conference champion, and Cao Ying praised his talent before he politely praised her in return.
• A powerful presence shattered the clouds and accused the gathered cultivators of coveting the Turtle Spirit Earthfire.
• The Sword Venerable confronted the mysterious visitor, who scornfully declared that he had no regard for the Myriad Sword Pavilion.

Elder Mu Gu arrived at the Myriad Sword Pavilion’s alchemy gathering and provoked the Sword Venerable into battle. When the Turtle Spirit Earthfire emerged, Mu Gu abandoned the fight and raced to claim it.

• Elder Mu Gu appeared and derided the Sword Venerable and the Myriad Sword Pavilion for seeking the Turtle Spirit Earthfire.
• The Sword Venerable challenged Mu Gu’s intrusion, but Mu Gu threatened to slaughter everyone and dared the Myriad Sword Pavilion to oppose Soul Hall.
• The Sword Venerable fought Mu Gu, using the pavilion’s sword formations to resist his soul aura.
• Yao Lao recognized Mu Gu as his former fellow disciple and recalled Mu Gu’s role in Han Feng’s betrayal.
• The Turtle Spirit Earthfire erupted from a valley, and Mu Gu broke away from the battle to rush toward it.

Cultivators rushed toward the Turtle Spirit Earthfire, but Elder Mu Gu slaughtered the weaker pursuers with his soul power. Yao Xuan protected Xiao Yan, and Venerable Feng arrived to confront Mu Gu.

• Cao Ying, Yao Xuan, and others joined the crowd racing toward the Heavenly Flame in the Myriad Sword Mountains.
• Elder Mu Gu unleashed his soul power, killing cultivators below the Battle Emperor Realm as they pursued him.
• Yao Xuan shielded Xiao Yan from Mu Gu's soul pressure with his Spirit Realm soul power.
• Venerable Feng emerged from a spatial rift and challenged Mu Gu over his slaughter of innocent cultivators.

Feng Xian confronted Elder Mu Gu over Yao Chen’s disappearance and the Turtle Spirit Earthfire, then fought him in the Myriad Sword Mountains. Feng Xian’s Wind Dao attacks overwhelmed Mu Gu, leaving the battle still underway with Mu Gu wounded and retreating.

• Feng Xian recognized Elder Mu Gu and demanded to know where Yao Chen was, while Mu Gu taunted him and claimed Yao Chen was dead.
• Feng Xian attacked Mu Gu, and the two Battle Venerables clashed as Yao Xuan and the others watched from a distance.
• Mu Gu used his Yin Soul Art and Soul-Devouring Seal, but Feng Xian destroyed the seal with a sword of wind origin.
• Feng Xian formed a Wind Domain that shredded Mu Gu’s soul threads and struck at his heart with a piercing wind blade.
• Mu Gu blocked the wind blade with a soul shield but was driven back and wounded, as Feng Xian’s superior strength and relentless attacks put him at a disadvantage.

After Elder Mu Gu escaped, the emergence of Turtle Spirit Earthfire drew the cultivators toward the mountain’s core while Yao Xuan stayed behind to reunite Yao Lao with Feng Xian. Yao Xuan showed Feng Xian the Bone Flame Ring, and Yao Lao spoke to his old friend at last.

• Elder Mu Gu escaped through a spatial rift, and Sword Venerable stopped Feng Xian from pursuing him to protect the Myriad Sword Pavilion from the Soul Hall.
• Turtle Spirit Earthfire fully emerged, sending cultivators rushing toward its source.
• Cao Ying invited Yao Xuan to join her in seeking the Heavenly Flame and offered him admission to the Pill Tower, but he declined.
• Yao Xuan, Xiao Yan, and Yao Lao stayed behind as the others rushed toward the fire source.
• Yao Xuan showed Feng Xian the Bone Flame Ring, and Yao Lao greeted Feng Xian after years apart.

Yao Xuan went to claim the Turtle Spirit Earthfire while Venerable Feng held back, respecting the need to avoid making Starfall Pavilion look like Soul Hall. He arrived as the wild Heavenly Flame revealed formidable defenses and scattered the cultivators attacking it, leaving him to consider how to subdue it without relying on force.

• Venerable Feng reunited with Yao Lao, then agreed to hold the area while Yao Xuan tried to claim the Turtle Spirit Earthfire.
• Yao Xuan rushed to the fire source in the Myriad Sword Mountains and found the Turtle Spirit Earthfire manifested as a colossal flaming turtle.
• Cultivators from across the Central Plains attacked the Turtle Spirit Earthfire, but their techniques could not damage its shell.
• The Turtle Spirit Earthfire stomped the ground and sent nearby Battle Emperor cultivators flying while forcing even distant experts back.
• Yao Xuan calmly judged that the Turtle Spirit Earthfire could not be subdued by force and began considering a step-by-step approach.

Cao Ying and Yao Xuan prepared to use soul power to break the Turtle Spirit Earthfire’s defenses, but Yao Xuan’s Spirit Realm soul power shocked her. Before they could act, three white-robed newcomers sealed the flame, and Yao Xuan recognized them as members of the Yao Clan, whose young leader revealed that he knew him.

• Cao Ying joined Yao Xuan and proposed suppressing the Turtle Spirit Earthfire’s flame soul with their combined soul power.
• Yao Xuan agreed, then revealed Spirit Realm soul power far beyond Cao Ying’s Mortal Realm Grand Perfection.
• A spatial barrier sealed the Turtle Spirit Earthfire, and three white-robed figures appeared above the Myriad Sword Mountains.
• Yao Xuan identified the newcomers as the Yao Clan, and Cao Ying wondered whether he belonged to the clan.
• The white-robed youth recognized Yao Xuan and remarked that he had not expected him to still be alive.

Yao Xingtong confronted Yao Xuan in Fire Origin Land, claiming Turtle Spirit Earthfire for the Yao Clan and ordering two elders to cripple him. Venerable Feng intervened to protect Yao Xuan, and Yao Xingtong challenged him over opposing the clan.

• Yao Xingtong revealed that Yao Xuan was an expelled member of the Yao Clan and accused him of coveting Turtle Spirit Earthfire.
• Yao Xingtong ordered two Three-Star Battle Venerable elders to seize Yao Xuan, cripple his cultivation, and seal his soul.
• Cao Ying tried to defend Yao Xuan by questioning the Yao Clan's claim to the naturally formed Heavenly Flame, but Yao Xingtong rebuked her.
• Yao Xuan shielded Cao Ying and thanked her, while Yao Xingtong urged the elders to attack.
• Venerable Feng stepped in and blocked the two elders' combined pressure, prompting Yao Xingtong to ask whether he would oppose the Yao Clan for Yao Xuan.

Venerable Feng challenged the Yao Clan’s claim to the Turtle Spirit Earthfire and proposed that Yao Xuan and Yao Xingtong settle their dispute in a duel. Yao Xingtong accepted, and Yao Xuan rose to face him, setting the fight to begin.

• Venerable Feng argued that the Turtle Spirit Earthfire belonged to no clan and condemned the Yao Clan for trying to seize it by force.
• Venerable Feng proposed that Yao Xuan and Yao Xingtong duel for the right to compete for the flame.
• Yao Xingtong accepted the duel and said he also wanted to avenge his brother’s loss at the Medicine Assembly.
• Yao Xuan answered Yao Xingtong’s insults, rose into the air, and challenged him to fight without further talk.