Recaps

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.

Yao Xuan found the untouched Green Lotus Core Flame in its magma cave and prepared to absorb it with Yao Lao’s help. After Yao Lao subdued its guardian, Yao Xuan began his attempt to claim the Heavenly Flame.

• Yao Xuan located the hidden cave and confirmed that the Green Lotus Core Flame remained in its perfect state.
• Yao Xuan entered the magma cave protected by the Bone Chilling Flame and the Yellow Mysterious Flame.
• The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Serpent attacked, and Yao Lao took control of Yao Xuan’s body to knock it unconscious.
• Yao Xuan found the Green Lotus Core Flame and its eleven Earthfire Lotus Seeds, and Yao Lao warned him that absorbing another Heavenly Flame would be painful.
• Yao Lao gave Yao Xuan a Blood Lotus Pill and isolated him with the Green Lotus Core Flame as Yao Xuan began his attempt to subdue it.

Yao Xuan absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame and its eleven Earthfire Lotus Seeds, advancing to Three-Star Dou Wang and Mortal Realm Grand Perfection before fusing the new flame with Yellow Mysterious Flame. The fusion’s energy shook the lava cavern and drew Medusa’s attention in the Serpent-People Temple.

• Yao Lao sealed the Lava Secret Realm with a soul barrier while Yao Xuan swallowed a Blood Lotus Pill and used the Flame Mantra to draw in the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Yao Xuan endured the flame’s searing heat as he absorbed its origin energy and refined his Dou Qi.
• Yao Xuan absorbed all eleven Earthfire Lotus Seeds, broke through to Three-Star Dou Wang, and raised his soul power to Mortal Realm Grand Perfection.
• Yao Lao watched Yao Xuan’s breakthroughs in astonishment as Yao Xuan continued refining the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Yao Xuan fused the Green Lotus Core Flame with Yellow Mysterious Flame, releasing energy that shook the lava cavern.
• Medusa opened her eyes in the Serpent-People Temple and called out to the bold human.

After absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame, Yao Xuan broke through to Dou Wang and evolved the Flame Mantra to Earth Rank. He confronted Medusa in the Tagor Desert, where she recognized the flame and prepared to kill him for taking it.

• Yao Xuan fused the Green Lotus Core Flame with the Yellow Mysterious Flame, broke through to Dou Wang, and advanced the Flame Mantra to Earth Rank.
• Yao Lao praised the new flame and said he would not intervene unless Yao Xuan faced mortal danger.
• Yao Lao sensed a Peak Battle Emperor approaching, and Yao Xuan chose to meet the newcomer rather than flee.
• Yao Xuan emerged from the cave and faced Medusa, ruler of the Snake-People Tribe, who accused him of stealing the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Medusa released her full pressure and raised her hand to attack Yao Xuan.

Yao Xuan tested a fire lotus made by fusing the Green Lotus Core Flame and Yellow Mysterious Flame, injuring Medusa and forcing her to flee after she saw a message in Snake Language. Yao Lao revealed that the message announced the discovery of the eighteenth-ranked Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and Yao Xuan pursued Medusa.

• Yao Xuan dodged Medusa's attacks while fusing the Green Lotus Core Flame and Yellow Mysterious Flame into a fire lotus.
• Yao Xuan hurled the fire lotus at Medusa, breaking her defense and injuring her.
• Medusa prepared a powerful counterattack, but a line of Snake Language appeared in the sky and she immediately departed.
• Yao Lao urged Yao Xuan to follow Medusa and explained that the message announced a Heavenly Flame discovery.
• Yao Lao identified the newly discovered flame as the eighteenth-ranked Wind Fury Dragon Flame.

Yao Xuan followed Medusa to the Snake-People Sacred City and tried to negotiate cooperation, but she accused him of stealing the Green Lotus Core Flame and ordered his death. The four Snake-People main hall elders joined Medusa to trap him in their ultimate formation, which began suppressing his Dou Qi.

• Yao Xuan followed Medusa to the Snake-People Sacred City after learning that the Tagor Desert held the Wind Fury Dragon Flame.
• Medusa rejected Yao Xuan's offer of cooperation and accused him of stealing the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Yao Xuan argued that the Green Lotus Core Flame belonged to whoever was fated to obtain it, provoking Medusa to threaten him.
• The four Snake-People main hall elders surrounded Yao Xuan and activated the Four Extremes Soul-Locking Poison Formation.
• Medusa joined the four elders as they began suppressing Yao Xuan with the combined force of five Peak Battle Emperor Realm experts.

Yao Lao took control of Yao Xuan, revealed the strength of a Nine-Star Peak Dou Zong at the Half-Step Battle Venerable level, and destroyed the Snake-People Tribe’s formation. He pressured Medusa into discussing cooperation over the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, leaving her to choose between surrendering it and risking her tribe’s destruction.

• Yao Lao stopped Yao Xuan from using a Fire Lotus, warning that its power would rebound inside the sealed formation, and promised to handle the threat himself.
• Yao Lao possessed Yao Xuan and broke the Four Extremes Soul-Locking Poison Formation with a single finger, causing the four elders to stagger from backlash.
• Medusa and the elders realized that Yao Xuan’s aura had risen far beyond Dou Wang, while Yao Lao’s power reached Nine-Star Peak Dou Zong and Half-Step Battle Venerable strength.
• Yao Xuan demanded to know whether Medusa still intended to fight and threatened to destroy the Snake-People Tribe if she refused to state her position.
• Medusa asked what cooperation Yao Xuan wanted, and he requested the location of the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, which she needed for her own breakthrough.

Yao Xuan pressured Medusa into handing over the Wind Fury Dragon Flame map, then offered to refine a Sect-Breaking Pill if she gathered its ingredients within half a month. As Yao Xuan headed toward the flame, Yao Lao explained that he hoped to win Medusa’s support for Xiao Yan and the Xiao Household.

• Yao Xuan intensified his pressure until Medusa gave him the Wind Fury Dragon Flame map and asked him to spare the Snake-People Tribe.
• Yao Lao warned Medusa that using a Heavenly Flame to reach the Dou Zong realm could kill her, and offered to refine a Sect-Breaking Pill if she gathered its ingredients within half a month.
• Yao Xuan left for the Wind Fury Dragon Flame while Medusa doubted that the ingredients could be gathered in time.
• Yao Lao told Yao Xuan that he had offered Medusa the pill partly to gain the Snake-People Tribe’s support for Xiao Yan’s plans for the Xiao Household.

Yao Xuan found the Wind Fury Dragon Flame in the Tagor Desert and prepared to refine it, but Yao Lao sensed powerful strangers approaching. Yao Lao sealed the Heavenly Flame and fled with Yao Xuan, while a mysterious man arrived and recognized the Bone Chilling Flame’s aura.

• Yao Xuan and Yao Lao discovered the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, a towering storm of wind and fire in the desert.
• Yao Lao explained the flame’s power and warned that refining it could be dangerous, but Yao Xuan decided to try.
• As Yao Xuan approached the storm, Yao Lao sensed several powerful auras closing in and ordered him to stop.
• Yao Lao possessed Yao Xuan, sealed the Wind Fury Dragon Flame’s origin, seized it, and fled with him.
• A group of black-robed figures arrived, and their white-and-blue-robed leader identified the lingering aura as the Bone Chilling Flame.

Han Feng discovered that Yao Lao had survived and passed the Flame Mantra to someone else, while Yao Xuan and Yao Lao escaped with the sealed Wind Fury Dragon Flame. Yao Lao gave Yao Xuan a recipe for a pill to prepare him to refine the flame, and they arrived at Frostgrit City to gather its ingredients.

• Han Feng learned that others had taken the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and sensed Yao Lao's aura along with the Bone Chilling Flame.
• Han Feng realized Yao Lao had passed the Flame Mantra to someone else and unleashed his blue flame in anger.
• Yao Lao told Yao Xuan he had sealed the Wind Fury Dragon Flame's source flame and explained why they needed to prepare before refining it.
• Yao Lao gave Yao Xuan the ingredient list for the Wind-Concentrating Speed Qi Pill, which would help him absorb the flame's wind essence safely.
• Yao Xuan and Yao Lao reached Frostgrit City to rest and find the listed ingredients.

Yao Xuan entered Frostgrit City to buy ingredients for the Wind-Concentrating Speed Qi Pill, but the shop lacked its essential Wind-Pearl Eye Flower. As he prepared to leave, he recognized the trafficked snake-human girl as Qing Lin after her Jade Serpent Three-Flower Eyes appeared.

• Yao Xuan found Frostgrit City populated by powerful outlaws and learned from the herb shopkeeper that its residents had gathered there after committing crimes.
• Yao Xuan bought the available ingredients for the pill, but the shopkeeper said the scarce Wind-Pearl Eye Flower was out of stock, so Yao Lao advised searching for it in the desert.
• A burly Dou Spirit brought a frightened snake-human girl into the shop and tried to trade her for goods.
• The shopkeeper accepted the girl as payment, and Yao Xuan initially suppressed his disgust and prepared to leave.
• The girl’s eyes briefly revealed the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Eyes, and Yao Xuan and Yao Lao recognized her as Qing Lin.