Recaps

Zhukun gave Xiao Lin his Dragon Emperor Essence Blood to repay him for caring for Zi Yan and helped him refine two drops. Xiao Lin broke through to the Mid-Four-Star Dou Sheng realm, while Zhukun's aura weakened from giving up the blood.

• Zhukun offered Xiao Lin a drop of his Dragon Emperor Essence Blood and helped him refine it.
• Xiao Lin absorbed nearly half the first drop over two or three days and advanced to the peak of the Three-Star Dou Sheng realm.
• Unsatisfied with how little the first drop had improved Xiao Lin, Zhukun forced out a second drop and told Xiao Lin to continue refining.
• After ten days, Xiao Lin finished refining both drops and broke through to the Mid-Four-Star Dou Sheng realm.

Xiao Lin refined Zhukun’s essence blood, received cultivation guidance, and spent a year improving his strength and studying the Emperor Array that trapped Zhukun. He remained unable to understand the array fully, but reached Late Four-Star Dou Sheng and Mid Earth Tier as a Spirit Array Master.

• Xiao Lin thanked Zhukun for giving him a second drop of dragon emperor essence blood, which helped him raise his cultivation by one star.
• Zhukun answered Xiao Lin’s cultivation questions and asked what he would do while Zi Yan received her inheritance.
• Xiao Lin decided to improve his formation skills by studying the Emperor Array, and told Su Qian that Zi Yan had fallen asleep after another breakthrough.
• Xiao Lin devoted himself to condensing Spirit Seals, advancing as a Spirit Array Master, and studying the array, which he realized he would need to reach Heaven Tier to understand properly.
• A year passed, and Xiao Lin reached Late Four-Star Dou Sheng and Mid Earth Tier while anticipating that his soul realm would advance when he became a Five-Star Dou Sheng.

After a year of missions and training, Xiao Yan had reached Five-Star Battle King and risen to fourth place on the Inner Academy Strong Ranking. He and Yao Lao discovered that Yao Lao’s traitorous disciple Han Feng was in the Black-Corner Region, but they decided to wait until they could capture him in one decisive strike.

• Xiao Yan trained with Xiao Xun'er and Nalan Yanran, rose to fourth place on the Strong Ranking, and made Pan Gate a powerful Inner Academy faction.
• After returning from a mission, Xiao Yan sent Xiao Xun'er and Nalan Yanran away and told Yao Lao they had confirmed their suspicion.
• Yao Lao learned that Han Feng, his former disciple and Xiao Yan’s senior brother, had become the Medicine Emperor in the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan offered to capture Han Feng, but Yao Lao warned that Han Feng had Dou Zong allies and urged him not to act until they could prevent Han Feng from escaping.

Xiao Yan accepted Yao Lao’s advice to focus on strengthening himself before pursuing Han Feng or the Fallen Heart Flame. While feeding the Seven-Colored Little Snake, he witnessed Medusa emerge from her transformation.

• Xiao Yan blamed his lack of strength for being unable to avenge Yao Lao, but Yao Lao urged him to be patient and prioritize cultivation.
• Yao Lao reminded Xiao Yan that he had nearly four years before graduating from Jia Nan Academy and advised him to use the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan decided to cultivate on his own while Yao Lao returned to his Storage Ring to restore his Soul Power.
• The Seven-Colored Little Snake appeared at Xiao Yan’s wrist, and he fed her Companion Amethyst Source.
• A faint pink haze and alluring fragrance filled the room, and Medusa appeared before Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan tried to explain himself after Medusa awoke and found him feeding Little Cai with his finger in her mouth. Medusa recalled his help during her evolution but remained angry that he had taken her away from the Snake-People Tribe, leaving their tense confrontation unresolved.

• Xiao Yan froze when Medusa awoke in his arms with his finger in her mouth and worried that she might attack him.
• Medusa bit Xiao Yan's finger, and he pulled it from her mouth and apologized for feeding Little Cai.
• Medusa remembered Xiao Yan's help during her evolution and the memories she had inherited from the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Medusa accused Xiao Yan of taking her from the Snake-People Tribe and keeping her as a pet, while warning that she could kill him.
• Xiao Yan explained how Little Cai had crawled into his sleeve as he fled the Snake-People Tribe Holy City after taking the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Medusa knew his explanation was true but remained frustrated that Xiao Yan had taken her away.

After Medusa awakened, she demanded a Spirit Fusion Pill from Xiao Yan, who agreed to refine one within two years. Medusa claimed Xiao Yan’s room until he delivered it, then threw him out when he joked about sharing the bed.

• After Xiao Yan explained what had happened, Medusa ordered him off her bed.
• Medusa asked Xiao Yan for a Spirit Fusion Pill, and he agreed to make one in one or two years.
• Medusa decided to occupy Xiao Yan’s room until he gave her the pill.
• When Xiao Yan asked where he would sleep and joked about sharing the bed, Medusa threw him out.
• Xiao Yan rubbed his backside and went to look for an empty room in Pan Gate’s courtyard.

After Medusa awakened in Xiao Yan’s room, three formidable auras detected her at Jia Nan Academy, and the strongest one allowed her to stay after warning her not to cause trouble. Medusa accepted the warning and reflected that leaving the Tagor Desert with Xiao Yan had broadened her world.

• Unable to find a place to sleep, Xiao Yan left his courtyard to seek a room nearby while Medusa stayed in his bed.
• Two Dou Venerable auras locked onto Medusa, who realized she was too weak to resist them.
• A third, even more powerful aura intervened and ordered Medusa not to act out of line at Jia Nan Academy.
• Medusa promised to obey, and all three auras withdrew.
• Medusa concluded that Jia Nan Academy’s experts had permitted her to remain and felt grateful to Xiao Yan for bringing her beyond the Tagor Desert.

Xiao Lin reassured Qian Bai Er Lao after Medusa woke and revealed her presence at Jia Nan Academy, while Xiao Yan sneaked into Nalan Yanran’s room at night. Nalan Yanran caught him and demanded to know why he had entered through her window.

• Medusa’s awakening alerted Qian Bai Er Lao, but Xiao Lin vouched for her and they withdrew their auras.
• Ling Ying watched Xiao Yan leave his courtyard, then relaxed when Xiao Yan headed toward Nalan Yanran’s room instead of Xun’er’s.
• Xiao Yan climbed through Nalan Yanran’s open window while she slept.
• Nalan Yanran detected Xiao Yan, drew her sword, and asked why he had come to her room in the middle of the night.

Xiao Yan climbed through Nalan Yanran’s window after losing his room to a Dou Zong and asked to stay with her. They shared her bed and fell asleep in each other’s arms, though Xiao Yan stayed awake through the night.

• Nalan Yanran drew her sword when she heard someone entering through her window, then recognized Xiao Yan and lowered it.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran that a Dou Zong had taken over his room and asked her to let him stay for the night.
• Nalan Yanran hesitated but let Xiao Yan lead her to the bed, where he carried her and tucked her under the quilt.
• Xiao Yan promised he would not force her to do anything and held her as they lay down together.
• Nalan Yanran fell asleep against Xiao Yan’s chest, while Xiao Yan remained awake through the night.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran woke together after spending the night embracing, only to rush next door when Xun'er confronted Medusa in Xiao Yan's room. Xun'er saw Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran emerge together and concluded that they had spent the night together, leaving her devastated.

• Xiao Yan stayed awake through the night beside Nalan Yanran, suppressing his desire to honor his promise to her.
• A loud boom woke Nalan Yanran, and she and Xiao Yan heard Xun'er demanding to know why someone was in Xiao Yan's room.
• Xiao Yan realized Xun'er had found Medusa in his room and hurried there with Nalan Yanran close behind.
• Xun'er shattered the room's door and raised the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame before Xiao Yan called out to her.
• Xun'er saw Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran arriving together in their sleep clothes and believed they had spent the night together.

Xun'er and Nalan Yanran discovered that Queen Medusa was staying in Xiao Yan's room and questioned him about their relationship. Xiao Yan explained Medusa's situation and calmed their suspicions before taking the two women away, leaving Medusa behind and promising to repair the door.

• Xun'er broke down Xiao Yan's door after sensing danger and found Medusa in his room, then worriedly asked Xiao Yan what had happened.
• Nalan Yanran questioned Xiao Yan after learning the Dou Zong occupying his room was a woman, and Xiao Yan revealed that she was Queen Medusa.
• Xiao Yan explained that Medusa had become a Seven-Colored Little Snake after the Green Lotus Core Flame incident and had only just awakened, waiting for him to refine a Spirit Fusion Pill.
• Xun'er and Nalan Yanran accepted Xiao Yan's explanation, while Medusa warned him to keep the women in line and demanded that he fix her door.
• Xiao Yan pulled Xun'er and Nalan Yanran out of the courtyard and promised Medusa he would repair the door himself.

Xiao Lin received Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and Su Mei, who warned him that Han Feng was plotting against Jia Nan Academy and pledged their factions' support. He offered to back their growth in the Black-Corner Region if they carried out a task for him, and they left pleased after hearing his plan.

• Xiao Lin agreed to meet three old acquaintances from the Black-Corner Region: Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and Su Mei.
• The three told Xiao Lin that someone had approached their factions to recruit them for an operation against Jia Nan Academy, and they refused to participate.
• Xiao Lin identified Han Feng as the likely instigator and said he already knew about the threat.
• Xiao Lin promised to support the Heavenly Yin Sect, Mad Lion Gang, and Rakshasa Gate if they completed a task for him.
• Xiao Lin explained his plan, and Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and Su Mei left Jia Nan Academy pleased.

Feng Qing'er traveled to the Starfall Pavilion on Thunder Venerable’s orders to contact the other Four Pavilions ahead of their assembly. At the Heavenly Star Mountain Range, she encountered Xiao Lin, who teasingly called her “Little Phoenix.”

• Thunder Venerable sent Feng Qing'er to contact the other three pavilions before the Four Pavilions Assembly.
• Feng Qing'er arrived at the Heavenly Star Mountain Range, intending to visit the Starfall Pavilion and test Mu Qingluan.
• Xiao Lin appeared beside Feng Qing'er and called her “Little Phoenix.”

Tian Huangzi met Feng Qing'er outside the Heavenly Star Mountain Range and used his Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline to suppress and intrigue her. Both visitors were escorted into Starfall Pavilion to meet Venner.

• Tian Huangzi, now a Two-Star Dou Venerable, visited Starfall Pavilion on behalf of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and encountered Feng Qing'er on her own visit.
• Tian Huangzi stirred his Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline, making Feng Qing'er feel compelled to yield to him.
• Feng Qing'er recovered, grew suspicious of Tian Huangzi, and followed him into the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.
• Starfall Pavilion disciples escorted Tian Huangzi and Feng Qing'er into the sect, where they greeted Venner together.

Feng Xian welcomed Tian Huangzi, the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace’s chief disciple, as a sign that the sect wanted closer ties with the Starfall Pavilion. Feng Qing’er recognized the significance of Tian Huangzi’s name, leaving his identity newly revealed to her.

• Feng Xian welcomed Feng Qing’er and learned that Thunder Venerable was well and wanted to exchange moves with him.
• Feng Xian reflected that Feng Qing’er’s strength made the Starfall Pavilion unlikely to win the Four Pavilions Assembly, but decided not to interfere in the juniors’ contest.
• Feng Xian struggled to decide how to address Tian Huangzi, whose cultivation was that of a Two-Star Dou Venerable despite his young age.
• Tian Huangzi interrupted Feng Xian and asked him not to treat him as a peer based on his cultivation, so Feng Xian addressed him as a worthy nephew.
• Feng Qing’er jolted when she heard Tian Huangzi’s name and realized the mysterious chief disciple’s identity.

Tian Huangzi and Feng Xian discussed cooperation while deliberately letting Feng Qing'er listen, drawing her into Tian Huangzi’s trap. During a visit to the Starfall Pavilion, Feng Qing'er became preoccupied with Tian Huangzi and neglected her assigned task, then chose to leave when he did.

• Tian Huangzi and Feng Xian discussed cooperation in front of Feng Qing'er, who learned Tian Huangzi’s identity and grew curious about him.
• Mu Qingluan hosted Tian Huangzi and Feng Qing'er at the Starfall Pavilion and was surprised when Feng Qing'er ignored her usual provocations.
• Tian Huangzi sensed Astral Power throughout the pavilion and wondered about its connection to Xiao Lin.
• Feng Qing'er watched Tian Huangzi and spent three days seeking a chance to be alone with him, neglecting Thunder Venerable’s assignment.
• On the fourth day, Tian Huangzi announced he was leaving, and Feng Qing'er immediately told Feng Xian she would leave too; Feng Xian gave them a meaningful look.

Feng Qing'er left the Starfall Pavilion to pursue Tian Huangzi and learn why he stirred her bloodline instincts. He offered to reveal his identity and help her grow stronger if she became his maid, leaving her stunned and furious.

• Mu Qingluan teased Feng Qing'er about being in love, and Feng Qing'er denied it before leaving the Starfall Pavilion.
• Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan agreed to meet at the Four Pavilions Assembly a year later, then Mu Qingluan began closed-door cultivation.
• Feng Qing'er tracked Tian Huangzi to a barren mountain peak, where he admitted he had been waiting for her.
• Feng Qing'er explained that her intuition told her Tian Huangzi would not harm her, and asked who he was and why she felt drawn to him.
• Tian Huangzi offered to tell Feng Qing'er everything and help her advance if she became his maid, enraging her.

Tian Huangzi revealed his Ancient Heavenly Phoenix form to overpower Feng Qing'er after she attacked him, then admitted he was connected to the omen at Falling Phoenix Ridge. Feng Qing'er questioned whether he would return to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, but could not deny that its leaders would likely covet his bloodline.

• Feng Qing'er attacked Tian Huangzi with her Flash Thunder Sword after he insulted the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Tian Huangzi emerged unharmed and unleashed bloodline pressure that forced Feng Qing'er to her knees.
• Tian Huangzi revealed his Ancient Heavenly Phoenix true form, leaving Feng Qing'er shocked and unable to answer his demand that she become his maid.
• Feng Qing'er asked whether Tian Huangzi had caused the omen at Falling Phoenix Ridge, and he admitted that he had.
• Feng Qing'er asked why Tian Huangzi would not return to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, and he pointed out that its leaders would likely seek to exploit his bloodline.

Tian Huangzi persuaded Feng Qing'er to become his maid by invoking the ancient relationship between their clans and promising to help her evolve into an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. Feng Qing'er accepted after he assured her he intended to rule the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan rather than harm it.

• Feng Qing'er accused Tian Huangzi of plotting to lure her into becoming his maid, and he praised her principles and boundaries.
• Tian Huangzi used his bloodline's suppression to caress Feng Qing'er and reminded her that the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan had once served the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Clan.
• Tian Huangzi promised to help Feng Qing'er transform into the second Ancient Heavenly Phoenix on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Feng Qing'er asked how Tian Huangzi would treat the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, and he said he intended to bring it under his rule without harming it.
• Feng Qing'er agreed to become Tian Huangzi's maid, and he smiled broadly.

Tian Huangzi took Feng Qing'er back to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace as his maid, leaving Thunder Venerable to believe she had offended the palace. Worried about the Wind Lightning Pavilion's ties to Feng Qing'er and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, Thunder Venerable sent Fei Tian to retrieve her without provoking the palace.

• Tian Huangzi took Feng Qing'er to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and she agreed to follow his orders instead of completing Thunder Venerable's mission.
• The Wind Lightning Pavilion traced Feng Qing'er's disappearance to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace but learned nothing about Tian Huangzi's true identity.
• Thunder Venerable assumed Feng Qing'er had offended the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and feared the consequences for the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• Fei Tian urged Thunder Venerable to act because Feng Qing'er was both his disciple and a member of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Thunder Venerable ordered Fei Tian to visit the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, retrieve Feng Qing'er, and remain humble.

Fei Tian visited the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace on Wind Lightning Pavilion’s orders and was brought to meet Chief Disciple Tian Huangzi. Seeing Feng Qing’er standing obediently behind Tian Huangzi, Fei Tian was directed to discuss the details of his visit with her.

• Fei Tian arrived at the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and asked the gatekeeping disciples to announce him.
• First Elder Zuo He sent Fei Tian directly to Tian Huangzi, who was responsible for handling the visit.
• A follower escorted Fei Tian through Tian Huangzi’s residence to a lakeside pavilion.
• Fei Tian recognized Feng Qing’er standing quietly behind Tian Huangzi and was stunned by her obedient manner.
• Tian Huangzi welcomed Fei Tian and told him to discuss the details of Wind Lightning Pavilion’s visit with Feng Qing’er.

Feng Qing'er told Fei Tian that she had willingly chosen to remain Tian Huangzi's maid, so Fei Tian left to report her decision. Afterward, Tian Huangzi reassured Feng Qing'er that the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace could handle any retaliation from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

• Feng Qing'er told Fei Tian that her choice to follow Tian Huangzi was her own and asked him to tell her teacher and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan not to look for her.
• Fei Tian realized Feng Qing'er had not been forced to stay and warned that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan might come after the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Tian Huangzi told Fei Tian that he would handle the matter, and Fei Tian departed after agreeing to report what had happened.
• Feng Qing'er worried that her decision would bring the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's retaliation upon the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Tian Huangzi reassured Feng Qing'er that the clan was unlikely to risk a major war, and Feng Qing'er returned to her place quietly behind him.

The Thunder Venerable learned that Feng Qing'er had willingly followed the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's chief disciple and referred the matter to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. The clan sent Lei Huang and a party to demand her return, where they faced First Elder Zuo He outside the palace.

• Fei Tian told the Thunder Venerable that Feng Qing'er was following the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's chief disciple willingly, and the Thunder Venerable informed the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Jiufeng condemned Feng Qing'er for following a human and ordered his clansmen to bring her back for punishment.
• About half a month later, Lei Huang led five Dou Zun experts and other clansmen to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to take Feng Qing'er back.
• Zuo He met Lei Huang outside the mountain gate and made clear that the palace would not be intimidated by the delegation.
• Lei Huang told Zuo He that he had come on Jiufeng's orders to arrest Feng Qing'er and asked the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to cooperate.

Lei Huang demanded that the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace surrender Feng Qing'er, but Zuo He refused to hand her over without a valid reason. As Tian Huangzi and Feng Qing'er stood with Zuo He, the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan revealed a hidden Half-Saint, Elder Yu Huang, who attacked to seize Feng Qing'er by force.

• Zuo He challenged Lei Huang to explain Feng Qing'er's supposed crime and refused to surrender her without a suitable reason.
• Lei Huang accused the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace of shielding Feng Qing'er, but Zuo He rejected his threats and defended the palace's standing.
• Tian Huangzi and Feng Qing'er arrived beside Zuo He, and Tian Huangzi said they could not avoid the confrontation.
• A Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Dou Venerable questioned Feng Qing'er, who proudly declared that the Young Master was beyond their understanding.
• Lei Huang called for Elder Yu Huang, and the hidden Half-Saint opened a rift in the sky and reached for Feng Qing'er.

Yu Huang, the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Second Elder, tried to seize Feng Qing’er, but Xiao Lin secretly intervened from afar and severed his manifested hand. The crisis ended with Xiao Lin pretending to be the absent Ji Li, while his main body remained at Jia Nan Academy.

• Yu Huang used his Half-Saint pressure and an enormous hand to try to abduct Feng Qing’er, catching Zuo He and Tian Huangzi in its reach.
• A sudden cough was followed by a pitch-black distortion that severed Yu Huang’s hand and forced him to appear injured.
• Yu Huang demanded to know whether Lin Xiao, the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace’s Palace Master, had stopped him.
• Xiao Lin answered through the distortion and claimed to be Ji Li, the Spirit Palace’s Second Palace Master, leaving Tian Huangzi, Zuo He, and the others aware of the deception.
• Xiao Lin had intervened through a formation in the Spatial Wormhole between Jia Nan Academy and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and he had impersonated Ji Li for fun.