Recaps

Yao Lao explained that the Flame Mantra began as a low yellow tier cultivation method but could advance by absorbing heavenly flames, and Xiao Yan chose it despite the risks. Xiao Yan became Yao Chen’s disciple and began cultivating the Flame Mantra as Yao Lao shared his past and other secrets.

• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that the Flame Mantra could advance in rank by devouring heavenly flames and allow its cultivator to control multiple flames.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that the Flame Mantra’s low starting rank could limit his cultivation if he failed to find heavenly flames.
• Xiao Yan chose the Flame Mantra because he wanted to help resurrect Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan formally accepted Yao Chen as his master, received the Flame Mantra’s inheritance, and began cultivating it.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan about his former status as the continent’s foremost Alchemist, Starfall Pavilion, and Han Feng’s betrayal.

Xiao Yan began cultivating under Yao Lao’s guidance and decided to leave the Xiao Household to seek heavenly flames and build his strength. His mother, Yang Xiyue, reluctantly accepted his resolve to venture into the world.

• Xiao Yan swore to avenge Yao Lao against Han Feng, then began cultivating with the initial version of the Flame Mantra.
• Yao Lao guided Xiao Yan’s cultivation and gradually taught him alchemy.
• After several days, Xiao Yan decided on Yao Lao’s advice to leave Wutan City and gain experience.
• Yang Xiyue urged Xiao Yan to wait until he was older, but Xiao Yan struggled to answer because he could not bear to hurt his mother.
• Xiao Yan told Yang Xiyue he did not want to marry into the Nalan Family and firmly insisted he had to venture out.
• Yang Xiyue recognized Xiao Yan’s determination and knew she could no longer stop him.

Xiao Yan got his parents’ permission to leave the Xiao Household and venture into the world, then went to say goodbye to Xun'er. Xun'er’s happiness at his visit disappeared when he told her he was leaving to train.

• Yang Xiyue asked Xiao Yan to take care of himself, and he promised he would.
• Xiao Zhan said he would not stop Xiao Yan from leaving after Yang Xiyue confronted him.
• Xiao Yan left his parents, who trusted his teacher’s arrangements, and went to find Xun'er.
• Xun'er welcomed Xiao Yan and happily spent time talking with him in her courtyard.
• Xiao Yan told Xun'er he planned to leave for a while to train, and her smile vanished.

Xiao Yan left the Xiao Household to begin training, after reassuring Xun'er that he would return and write to her. Yao Lao redirected him to the Xiao Household Ancestral Residence in the Imperial Capital to choose Dou Techniques, where Xiao Lin recognized that Xiao Yan’s new era had begun.

• Xiao Yan told Xun'er he would travel for up to three years, and she reluctantly agreed to stay behind after asking to go with him.
• Xiao Yan said goodbye to his relatives and left the Xiao Household, then asked Yao Lao where they should train and search for Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Lao reminded Xiao Yan to visit the Xiao Household Ancestral Residence and choose Dou Techniques before setting out to train.
• Xiao Yan traveled to the Imperial Capital, where Xiao Lin realized he had become Yao Lao's disciple and learned the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan greeted Xiao Lin and claimed that visiting him mattered more than choosing methods and techniques, while Xiao Lin recognized his grandson's shamelessness.

Xiao Lin teased Xiao Yan before taking him to the Xiao Household's Scripture Pavilion to choose cultivation methods and Dou Techniques. Xiao Yan entered the mysterious pavilion, unaware of the household's hidden formation and concealed fourth floor.

• Xiao Lin teased Xiao Yan for returning without a gift, and Xiao Yan offered to buy him anything he wanted.
• Xiao Yan joked with Xiao Lin and said goodbye to his family before setting out to gain experience.
• Xiao Lin took Xiao Yan to the Scripture Pavilion, where the Pavilion Guardian Elder let them pass.
• Xiao Lin opened the protective formation and led Xiao Yan inside to choose cultivation methods and Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yan entered the pavilion for the first time, unaware that Xiao Lin had hidden a fourth floor in a separate space.

Xiao Lin took Xiao Yan to the Xiao Household Scripture Pavilion, whose collections ranged from Yellow Rank to Earth Rank, while a hidden fourth floor was being reserved for Heaven Rank techniques. Xiao Yan selected three Profound Rank Dou Techniques suited to his current cultivation and left the rest to study later.

• Xiao Lin explained that the Scripture Pavilion's hidden fourth floor was meant to hold Heaven Rank methods and techniques, but it remained nearly empty.
• Xiao Lin led Xiao Yan through the protected first floor and opened the Light Curtain guarding the second floor.
• Yao Lao recognized the barriers as formation work and suspected Xiao Lin was the Xiao Household's Formation Master, but kept his suspicions from Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Yan to choose Profound Rank Dou Techniques appropriate for a new Dou Zhe, and Yao Lao advised him to focus on mastering only a few.
• Xiao Yan browsed the second floor and chose three Profound Rank Dou Techniques.

Xiao Yan chose three Profound Rank Dou Techniques and left the Xiao Household Ancestral Residence to train in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Unaware that Xiao Lin had secretly left him a powerful safeguard, Xiao Yan headed toward the range to grow stronger and search for herbs needed to refine heavenly flames.

• Xiao Yan declined to choose more Dou Techniques or an Earth Rank technique, and told Xiao Lin that his father had found him a suitable cultivation method.
• Xiao Yan selected Flame Wheel Dance, Wind Soaring Wings, and Mountain-Piling Force before leaving the Scripture Pavilion with Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Yan spent two or three more days with Xiao Lin, who placed a heavenly soul realm safeguard on him before sending him off to train.
• Yao Lao directed Xiao Yan to seek medicinal herbs and improve his cultivation, so Xiao Yan chose the Magical Beast Mountain Range to practice his techniques and gain combat experience.

Xiao Lin completed two Heaven Rank star-attribute Dou Techniques after years of development and tested their destructive power in a space he had created. He left the space after unleashing the Myriad Heavens Stellar Palm, while the Stellar Immortal Body remained a technique he could continue to improve.

• Xiao Lin cultivated in a secluded space, using the astral power from the Three Thousand Burning Flame to develop a Heaven Rank Dou Technique.
• Xiao Lin completed the Stellar Immortal Body, a ninety-foot astral phantom he could control for offense and defense.
• Xiao Lin tested the Stellar Immortal Body with punches and kicks, tearing apart the space around him.
• Xiao Lin renamed his upgraded Stellar Hand Seal the Myriad Heavens Stellar Palm and used it to erase the damaged space into nothingness.
• Xiao Lin left the void, having developed the Mid-Tier Heaven Rank Myriad Heavens Stellar Palm and the Low-Tier Heaven Rank Stellar Immortal Body, which he could further refine.

After spending nearly half a year in the void deriving two heaven rank star-attribute Dou Techniques, Xiao Lin emerged with time to spare and visited the Misty Cloud Sect. He met Yun Yun and went to see Yun Shan, leaving Nalan Yanran teased about keeping Xiao Yan under her thumb.

• Xiao Lin left the void after deriving and testing two heaven rank star-attribute Dou Techniques, then decided to visit familiar faces.
• Xiao Lin arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect, where Nalan Yanran escorted him to Yun Yun.
• Xiao Lin told Yun Yun he had come to play chess with former Sect Leader Yun Shan, and Yun Yun sent Nalan Yanran to take him to the mountain behind the sect.
• Nalan Yanran announced Xiao Lin's visit at Yun Shan's stone door, while Xiao Lin brewed tea and waited.
• Yun Shan emerged, and Xiao Lin teased Nalan Yanran about growing strong enough to keep Xiao Yan under her thumb, embarrassing her before she left to cultivate.

After Nalan Yanran left to focus on cultivation, Xiao Lin guided Yun Shan and played Go with him, using the game to deepen his understanding of astral power and formations. He completed the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation over the Misty Cloud Sect, though setting it up with ease would require him to become an Earth Tier Spirit Array Master.

• Nalan Yanran left to devote herself to cultivation, determined to keep ahead of Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Lin guided Yun Shan's cultivation, then defeated him in eight consecutive games of Go.
• Yun Shan refused to keep playing and went into seclusion to digest Xiao Lin's guidance.
• Xiao Lin realized that his Go games helped him derive formations and that he had reached the level of a Human Tier High-Rank Spirit Array Master.
• Xiao Lin completed the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation above the Misty Cloud Sect and judged that he would need to advance to an Earth Tier Spirit Array Master to set it up more easily.

Xiao Yan spent over a year training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, advancing to a one-star Dou Master and learning to defeat stronger beasts. While discussing the search for heavenly flames, Yao Lao realized he could not remember how he had subdued the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, leaving the cause of his missing memories unresolved.

• After leaving the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Lin beat Nalan Jie twelve times in a row, then spent the following days visiting people to eat, drink, and play games.
• Xiao Yan trained in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for over a year, rising from a One-Star Dou Zhe to a one-star Dou Master.
• Xiao Yan killed a Blue-Eyed Fox Wolf with his Flame Wheel Dance and recovered its monster core.
• While Xiao Yan roasted the beast, he asked Yao Lao when they would search for heavenly flames, and Yao Lao warned him that he was not strong enough to subdue one.
• Yao Lao began recalling how he had once subdued the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, then realized those memories were missing and questioned whether soul damage or some earlier cause had erased them.

Xiao Yan learned that Yao Lao had lost important memories connected to the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and promised to help him recover them. After another month of training, Xiao Yan went to Qingshan Town to sell his accumulated spoils, where his unusual haul attracted unwanted attention.

• Yao Lao admitted that he had lost memories, including how he subdued the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Xiao Yan promised to help him recover them.
• Yao Lao put away the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, unaware that a faint silhouette flickered within it.
• After training for another month, Xiao Yan left the Magical Beast Mountain Range to sell the hundreds of monster cores and other spoils he had gathered.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to sell his goods quickly, and Xiao Yan began trading them in Qingshan Town.
• Xiao Yan's large haul of magical beast parts and monster cores drew the attention of people with ulterior motives.

Mu Li learned that a teenage boy had sold monster materials for hundreds of thousands of gold coins and decided to seize the opportunity to prove himself. He headed for the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, hoping to rob the boy and impress Xiao Yi Xian, unaware that his decision had put his life in danger.

• Zhang Houzi woke Mu Li and reported that a teenage boy had earned hundreds of thousands by selling magical beast materials.
• Mu Li threatened Zhang Houzi, then became excited when he learned the boy might also sell herbs at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
• Zhang Houzi told Mu Li the boy was heading to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
• Mu Li decided to intercept the boy and use the encounter to impress Xiao Yi Xian, promising Zhang Houzi a reward.

Xiao Yan went to sell medicinal herbs at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where his conspicuous haul drew attention and made him realize he needed to be more discreet. There he met Xiao Yi Xian for the first time, leaving her curious about him.

• Xiao Yan brought a small pile of medicinal herbs to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and told Xiao Yu it was only about a tenth of what he had to sell.
• Xiao Yu went to fetch the shopkeeper while customers speculated about Xiao Yan and his affiliations.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao whether he should have concealed his identity, then decided to get a black cloak for future use.
• Xiao Yu returned with Yao Chong and the pavilion physician, Xiao Yi Xian, whom Xiao Yan found striking.
• Xiao Yi Xian noticed Xiao Yan's clear, appreciative gaze and thought he was unusual.

Xiao Yan sold a huge haul of medicinal ingredients to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where Mu Li arrived and tried to stop the deal. Zhang Houzi then accused Xiao Yan of stealing the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s missing ingredients, leaving Xiao Yan framed in front of everyone.

• Xiao Yan brought out a large quantity of medicinal ingredients, and Yao Chong offered him 250,000 gold coins for the lot.
• Xiao Yi Xian and the other customers watched as Xiao Yan received VIP treatment while the ingredients were counted.
• Mu Li arrived at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion with Wolf Head Mercenary Group members and told Yao Chong he could not buy Xiao Yan’s ingredients.
• Yao Chong demanded an explanation, and Mu Li signaled Zhang Houzi to carry out their plan.
• Zhang Houzi claimed the ingredients belonged to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and accused Xiao Yan of lurking near their base.

Xiao Yan confronted Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after they falsely accused him of stealing his medicinal herbs. He left the Myriad Medicine Pavilion without selling them, severed Zhang Houzi’s pointing finger, and challenged Mu Li as Xiao Yi Xian laughed.

• Mu Li and Zhang Houzi accused Xiao Yan of stealing goods from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and pressured Yao Chong to stop the sale.
• Yao Chong chose to delay the transaction until the accusation was cleared up, so Xiao Yan returned the medicinal herbs to his Storage Ring and decided not to sell them at the pavilion.
• Zhang Houzi pointed at Xiao Yan, who sliced off his finger with a dagger after warning him to stop.
• Mu Li kicked Zhang Houzi away and confronted Xiao Yan, who mocked him and demanded proof of the theft accusation.
• Xiao Yi Xian laughed at Mu Li’s anger while the onlookers watched the confrontation.

Xiao Yan clashed with Mu Li at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion after Mu Li accused him of stealing supplies, and Xiao Yi Xian became increasingly interested in Xiao Yan when she learned his identity. Xiao Yan followed Mu Li outside to face the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, while Xiao Yi Xian prepared to intervene if he needed help.

• Mu Li directed his anger at Xiao Yan, but Yao Chong stopped him from starting a fight inside the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
• Mu Li tried to goad Xiao Yan into leaving, and Xiao Yan revealed his name and agreed to face him outside.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized Xiao Yan as the grandson Old Master Xiao had praised and decided to help if he fell into danger.
• Mu Li led his men outside, and Xiao Yan followed while Xiao Yi Xian and the other spectators came after them.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Li faced each other outside, with dozens of mercenaries behind Mu Li and no one behind Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan fought the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after Mu Li accused him of stealing their supplies, revealing that he was a Dou Master. He killed Mu Li just as Mu She arrived, leaving Xiao Yan facing the young leader’s father.

• Mu Li ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to attack Xiao Yan, who quickly knocked down their men.
• Xiao Yan released his Dou Qi and cut down most of the group, startling the onlookers and making Yao Chong regret his earlier choice to stay out of the fight.
• Xiao Yan approached the terrified Mu Li, who tried to stall by calling the confrontation a misunderstanding.
• Mu Li threw his Folding Fan at Xiao Yan and fled, but Xiao Yan dodged and hurled a ring of fire after him.
• Mu She arrived as Mu Li called out to him, but Xiao Yan’s ring of fire pierced Mu Li’s heart and killed him.

Xiao Yan killed Mu Li and defeated Mu She in Green Mountain Town, then declared the Wolf Head Mercenary Group finished. Its surviving members fled, leaving the group to collapse without its leaders.

• Mu She found Mu Li dead and confronted Xiao Yan, who refused to back down.
• Xiao Yan and Mu She exchanged attacks, and Xiao Yan used Mountain-Piling Force to make his punches increasingly powerful.
• Mu She unleashed Wind Blade Dance, but Xiao Yan used Wind Wings to evade the blades and charge at him.
• Xiao Yan struck Mu She with Eight Extremes Collapse, breaking his saber and bones and killing him.
• Xiao Yan declared the Wolf Head Mercenary Group destroyed, and its remaining members scattered.

After Xiao Yan destroyed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and left Green Mountain Town, Xiao Yi Xian secretly followed him by using a tracking powder, while Xiao Lin hurried back to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace after learning that Xiao Ding had vanished. Xiao Lin confirmed Xiao Ding’s life-preserving safeguard had not activated and learned his grandson had lost contact with the sect a month earlier.

• Xiao Yan left Green Mountain Town unchallenged, and the town’s factions scrambled to claim the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s former territory.
• Xiao Yi Xian packed her belongings, left a letter for Yao Chong, and departed Green Mountain Town after secretly placing tracking powder on Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Lin returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace after Ji Li informed him that Xiao Ding had gone missing.
• Xiao Lin sensed that the safeguard on Xiao Ding had not activated, then heard from Ji Li that Xiao Ding had lost contact with the sect after traveling for nearly a year.

Xiao Lin learned that Xiao Ding had last been seen near Sound Valley and decided to investigate in person. He reached Mist Valley, the approach to Sound Valley’s headquarters, where the birds’ calls seemed to carry an unknown meaning.

• Ji Li told Xiao Lin that Xiao Ding had last appeared near Sound Valley, and they suspected the valley was connected to his disappearance.
• Xiao Lin chose to visit Sound Valley himself and asked Ji Li, Old Zuo, and the others to handle the sect’s affairs without publicizing his departure.
• Xiao Lin opened a Spatial Passage and left the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace for Sound Valley.
• After about an hour, Xiao Lin entered Mist Valley, where birds called to him in a way that seemed to convey something unknown.

Yan Suxin, the master of Sound Valley, learned that someone had entered Mist Valley and feared the Soul Hall was preparing to attack. Caiyi reported that the intruder did not appear to be a Soul Hall Member, though she could not rule out a disguise.

• A swift figure rushed into Sound Valley's main hall, interrupting the musicians and drawing them toward the hall.
• Yan Suxin played her zither in the main hall as Caiyi arrived with an urgent report.
• Caiyi told Yan Suxin that someone had entered Mist Valley again.
• Yan Suxin asked whether the intruder belonged to the Soul Hall, which had driven Sound Valley into isolation through years of attacks.
• Caiyi said the intruder did not look like a Soul Hall Member, but might be one in disguise.

Yan Suxin learned that Xiao Ding had been detained in Sound Valley after crossing the Heaven-Stacking Maze, since the valley feared he could reveal its route to the Soul Hall. With Xiao Lin now entering Mist Valley, Yan Suxin ordered Caiyi to investigate Xiao Ding and prepare for the worst if Xiao Lin reached the valley.

• Caiyi suggested that Xiao Lin's arrival might be connected to Xiao Ding's disappearance, and Yan Suxin agreed.
• Sound Valley had detained Xiao Ding after he unexpectedly crossed the Heaven-Stacking Maze, fearing that he might expose their hidden route to the Soul Hall.
• Yan Suxin had rejected the proposal to kill Xiao Ding, but Sound Valley still refused to let him leave and hoped he would eventually join them.
• Xiao Ding had settled in Sound Valley while hoping his grandfather or the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's higher-ups would rescue him.
• Yan Suxin told Caiyi to investigate Xiao Ding's background and said Sound Valley would prepare for the worst if Xiao Lin crossed the maze.

Xiao Lin entered Mist Valley and discovered he was trapped in a natural formation that his soul power could not detect. After observing the valley for half a month, he figured out how it worked, dispersed the mist, and reached the scenery beyond it.

• Caiyi went to find Xiao Ding while Yan Suxin gathered Sound Valley's senior elders to discuss the situation.
• Xiao Lin noticed the valley's surroundings seemed familiar and found himself passing the same marked rock again and again.
• Xiao Lin used his soul power to search for a formation but could not sense one, so he chose to study Mist Valley with his eyes.
• After half a month of observation, Xiao Lin realized Mist Valley contained a natural formation and understood how it operated.
• Xiao Lin shifted the air currents to disperse the mist, then walked beyond it to see what lay ahead.

Lin Xiao entered Sound Valley to retrieve his grandson, Xiao Ding, and introduced himself to Valley Master Yan Suxin as the palace master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. Unable to judge his strength or risk antagonizing him, Yan Suxin invited him to stay while she considered how to keep him from revealing the route through Mist Valley.

• Lin Xiao admired Sound Valley’s scenery and sensed that his grandson, Xiao Ding, was inside.
• Yan Suxin confronted Lin Xiao and could not discern his cultivation, realizing he was far stronger than she was.
• Lin Xiao introduced himself as the Palace Master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and said he had come to take Xiao Ding home.
• Yan Suxin welcomed Lin Xiao and offered him a stay in Sound Valley while concealing her wish to prevent him from leaving.
• Lin Xiao accepted the invitation and asked to see Xiao Ding, so Yan Suxin instructed Caiyi to lead him to his grandson.