Recaps

Ji Li watched the Hun Clan members while the gathered fighters waited for Xuan Ting and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame to finish their battle. Their clash continued to devastate the Magma World, and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame finally recognized Xuan Ting as the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

• Ji Li gave Hun Miesheng, the Soul Demon Elder, and Hun Feng a false-friendly smile but chose not to attack them.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor rejoined Xiao Yan and his companions, but he could not identify the person wielding lightning or explain the unexpected events in the Demonic Flame Space.
• The gathered fighters waited as Xuan Ting and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame fought, since the shockwaves made intervening too dangerous.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame unleashed Demonic Flame Swallows Heaven, and Xuan Ting countered with Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Punishment.
• The collision's shockwaves vaporized many weaker fighters despite their defensive Dou Techniques.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame declared that Xuan Ting was the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame realized that Xuan Ting was the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, a newly born divine wonder whose spirit had formed successfully and whose strength surpassed his own. Xuan Ting revealed his identity and prepared to end their battle, while the onlookers recognized that a third great divine wonder had entered the world.

• While fighting Xuan Ting, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame recognized him as the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, born in the Void Lightning Pool.
• The chapter explained that Xuan Ting had gathered a spirit early and reached Late-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint strength, far exceeding the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's current level.
• Xuan Ting confirmed his identity and said he had been holding back to test the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
• Xiao Yan and the others reacted with shock as news of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning's existence spread among them.
• The battle between the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame neared its end, heralding the legend of two flames and one lightning.

The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame proposed that he and Xuan Ting cooperate to break the seal on the Demonic Flame Space, but Xuan Ting refused because their beliefs about humans were irreconcilable. They decided to fight to determine the victor.

• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame recognized Xuan Ting as the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and sincerely proposed they work together.
• Xuan Ting asked what the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame thought of humans, and the flame condemned them as greedy and treacherous.
• Xuan Ting cited rumors of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's hostility toward humans and rejected his offer.
• Xuan Ting explained that a human named Xiao Lin had helped him gather a spirit, giving him a positive view of humanity.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and Xuan Ting accepted that their beliefs ruled out cooperation and prepared to fight.

The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame unleashed its full power against Xuan Ting, turning the battle into a threat to everyone inside the Demonic Flame Space. Xiao Yan and the others joined forces to resist, but the Demon Flame was burning away the space’s energy and they could not hold out for long.

• Xiao Yan sensed the light cluster in his consciousness shaking and told Yao Lao they should wait for another variable to appear.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint's Remnant Soul detected Xiao Lin analyzing the Demonic Flame Space from outside and chose to wait.
• Xuan Ting told the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame to stay in the space and cleanse its violent nature or have its sentience scattered so someone could subdue it.
• Enraged, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame used Demonic Flame Annihilation, vaporizing the surrounding energy and burning several Half-Saints to ash.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor warned everyone to join forces, and Xiao Yan and the others combined their strength to resist as the space’s energy rapidly disappeared.

Xuan Ting transformed into his Nine Profound Golden Lightning form and battled the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame throughout the Demonic Flame Space, while the others struggled to survive the destruction around them. The fight ended with Xuan Ting forcing the Demon Flame into its origin form, leaving it weakened enough to be refined.

• Xuan Ting realized the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame was hiding in the Magma Sea and transformed into his Golden Lightning Dragon form.
• Xuan Ting plunged into the Magma Sea, and his battle with the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame engulfed the Demonic Flame Space in lightning, fire, and waves of magma.
• The others joined forces to maintain a barrier as the battle’s shock waves nearly exhausted their strength.
• After the battle subsided, a strange fire lotus appeared above the Magma Sea, and Xuan Ting faced it in human form.
• Xuan Ting had forced the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame back into its origin form, leaving it weakened and ready to be refined.

After defeating and imprisoning the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, Xuan Ting decided to find a human master for him. He chose Xiao Yan and offered him a chance to subdue the flame.

• Xuan Ting defeated the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, leaving Xiao Yan and the others astonished by his strength.
• Xuan Ting trapped the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's origin in a lightning cage and said he would find him a suitable master.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame erupted in blood-colored flames and vowed to burn anyone who tried to subdue him.
• Xuan Ting suppressed the flame again with Nine Heavens Lightning Prison, then moved above Xiao Yan and the others.
• Xuan Ting offered Xiao Yan the chance to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

Xuan Ting offered Xiao Yan the chance to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, but Hun Miesheng interrupted and tried to recruit Xuan Ting into the Hun Clan. Xiao Yan and the Heavenly Mansion Alliance watched with concern as Hun Miesheng’s offer threatened to derail Xiao Yan’s opportunity.

• Xuan Ting offered Xiao Yan a chance to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and Xiao Yan eagerly accepted.
• Hun Miesheng, Hun Feng, and Soul Demon Elder interrupted, prompting anger from Xiao Yan and the Heavenly Mansion Alliance.
• Hun Miesheng asked Xuan Ting whether he had only recently gained sentience, and Xuan Ting confirmed it.
• Hun Miesheng invited Xuan Ting to join the Hun Clan as its supreme offering elder, promising resources and help reaching the Nine-Star Dou Saint realm.
• Xuan Ting looked astonished at the offer, while Xiao Yan and his companions grew worried.

Hun Miesheng tried to recruit Xuan Ting into the Hun Clan, but Xuan Ting sensed a hidden scheme and asked Xiao Yan about his relationship with them. After Xiao Yan called the Hun Clan his enemy, Xuan Ting killed Soul Demon Elder and confronted Hun Miesheng and Hun Feng over their plan to use him.

• Hun Miesheng offered Xuan Ting the Hun Clan’s support, while the Heavenly Mansion Alliance urged him not to trust them.
• Xuan Ting considered the offer but questioned Xiao Yan about his relationship with the Hun Clan.
• Xiao Yan told Xuan Ting that the Hun Clan was his enemy, and Xuan Ting said he understood.
• Xuan Ting struck Soul Demon Elder with golden lightning and killed him instantly.
• Xuan Ting accused Hun Miesheng and Hun Feng of planning to use him to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and attack everyone present.

After Xuan Ting killed the Soul Demon Elder, he brought Xiao Yan and Xun'er to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's origin and revealed why he had favored Xiao Yan. Hun Miesheng and Hun Feng plotted to target Xiao Yan after leaving the Demonic Flame Space, while Xuan Ting explained that Xiao Yan reminded him of his benefactor, Xiao Lin.

• Xuan Ting asked Xiao Yan's name, then agreed to let Xun'er accompany them to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's origin.
• Hun Miesheng and Hun Feng vowed to make Xiao Yan their priority target after leaving the Demonic Flame Space and planned to call in experts to fight the Heavenly Mansion Alliance.
• Xiao Yan asked Xuan Ting why he had given him the chance to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
• Xuan Ting teased Xiao Yan and Xun'er by saying Xiao Yan had struck his fancy, then revealed that Xiao Yan carried a presence like his benefactor, Xiao Lin, and shared his bloodline.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er prepared to refine the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame while Xuan Ting suppressed its consciousness. Before they could begin, Xiao Lin projected his consciousness into the Demonic Flame Space and appeared as a giant eye in the sky.

• Xuan Ting told Xiao Yan to seize the chance to refine the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame before it escaped the Nine Heavens Lightning Prison.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame mocked Xiao Yan and Xun'er, but Xiao Yan resolved to try refining it and Xun'er offered to help.
• Xuan Ting agreed to suppress the flame's consciousness while Xiao Yan attempted to erase it through refinement.
• The Demonic Flame Space shook violently, and its inhabitants saw the sky tear open as a giant eye appeared.
• The giant eye belonged to Xiao Lin, who had projected a wisp of his consciousness into the Demonic Flame Space from outside.

Xiao Lin projected his consciousness into the Demonic Flame Space, alarming Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Xuan Ting, and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. As the group faced the possibility of surrendering the Demon Flame, a light emerged from Xiao Yan and revealed that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s Remnant Soul had been with him all along.

• Xiao Lin’s wisp of consciousness formed an enormous eye inside the Demonic Flame Space, and Xuan Ting realized its owner was stronger than he was.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame mistook the eye for another attempt to subdue him and panicked when it sensed the presence bypassing the Saint’s contingency.
• Xuan Ting warned Xiao Yan and Xun'er that they might have to give up the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, while Xiao Yan resisted the idea.
• An unknown voice said they might not have to surrender, and a light began glowing from Xiao Yan.
• The light revealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, whom the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame recognized as Xiao Yao.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint addressed Xiao Yan, who realized the light in his consciousness space was the Saint’s Remnant Soul.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint's Remnant Soul revealed himself and told Xiao Yan, Xun'er, and the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to refine the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame while he confronted the intruder. The Saint appeared before Xiao Lin as Xiao Yan and the others prepared to act.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint's Remnant Soul revealed that he had remained in Xiao Yan's consciousness and promised to hold off the mysterious intruder.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame begged the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to spare him, then angrily protested when the Saint refused to change his mind.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint activated the Heaven Refining Ancient Array to strengthen his Remnant Soul and departed to confront the intruder.
• Xuan Ting, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er agreed to begin refining the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame while the Saint bought them time.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint appeared before Xiao Lin after Xiao Lin sent a wisp of his consciousness into the Demonic Flame Space.

Inside the Demonic Flame Space, Xiao Lin revealed himself to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, who had mistaken his intrusion for a quest to claim the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame or rescue someone. Xiao Lin explained that he entered after studying the space’s connection to a celestial phenomenon, leaving the Saint astonished by his insight.

• A streak of light entered the enormous eyeball in the sky, leaving the surviving experts—including Hun Miesheng, Hun Feng, and Yao Lao—waiting anxiously.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint appeared inside Xiao Lin’s projected eyeball and called on the hidden intruder to reveal himself.
• Xiao Lin emerged, introduced himself politely, and exchanged greetings with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint asked whether Xiao Lin had come for the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame or someone in the space, and Xiao Lin denied both.
• Xiao Lin explained that he had studied the connection between the celestial phenomenon and the Demonic Flame Space and entered after understanding it.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint expressed shock at Xiao Lin’s insight and asked whether he was a Formation Ancestor.

Xiao Lin and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint discussed the Demonic Flame Space’s restrictions and their shared knowledge of formations and other disciplines. Xiao Lin revealed that Xiao Yan was his grandson and explained Ji Li’s role in the illusion, while the Saint mistakenly concluded that Xiao Lin had avoided seeking the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame for Xiao Yan’s sake.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint explained that those above the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm could enter the Demonic Flame Space only with exceptional Formation Dao skill, and Xiao Lin confirmed how he had bypassed the restrictions.
• Xiao Lin and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint discussed the Formation Dao, and Xiao Lin learned more about the Saint’s skill in talismans, weapon refining, and alchemy.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint said he wished they had lived in the same era, and Xiao Lin thanked him for helping Xiao Yan escape the Nightmare Sky Mist.
• Xiao Lin revealed that Xiao Yan was his grandson, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint wrongly assumed Xiao Lin had no designs on the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame because he wanted it for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Lin explained that his friend Ji Li had impersonated the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame to delay the Saint, allowing the real flame to deal with Xiao Lin’s enemies.

Xiao Lin explained Ji Li’s purpose to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, who agreed to meet Ji Li and revealed that revival was impossible. After hearing about the present-day Dou Qi Continent, the Saint made a decision and asked Xiao Lin if he wanted his legacy.

• Xiao Lin explained that Ji Li had come to honor the Ji Clan’s generations-old agreement and meet the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint agreed to meet Ji Li and said his afterimage could not be revived.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint told Xiao Lin that he had no regrets about his life or death.
• Xiao Lin described the present-day Dou Qi Continent while Xiao Yan continued refining the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame with Xun'er and Xuan Ting's help.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint asked Xiao Lin if he was interested in receiving his legacy.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint gave Xiao Lin a ball of light containing his lifetime’s insights into the Unorthodox Dao. After meeting Ji Xuan’s descendant and giving Xiao Yan some instructions, he returned to Xiao Lin even more illusory.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint offered Xiao Lin his legacy, and Xiao Lin questioned whether it had survived all these years.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint explained that his legacy was not material wealth but his insights into the Unorthodox Dao.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint condensed his insights into a ball of light and gave it to Xiao Lin, who accepted it gratefully.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint asked Xiao Lin to help send everyone out after he met Ji Xuan’s descendant, and Xiao Lin agreed.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint left to see Ji Li and give Xiao Yan some instructions, then returned about half an hour later with an even more illusory figure.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint vanished after entrusting Xiao Lin with his unorthodox inheritance and asking him to pursue the Dou Emperor Realm. Xiao Lin opened a passage out of the Demonic Flame Space, but the Heavenly Mansion Alliance hesitated to leave while Xiao Yan and Xun'er remained behind to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint bid farewell to Xiao Lin, then vanished as his remnant image faded away.
• Xiao Lin saw that Xiao Yan, aided by Xuan Ting, had erased the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's sentience and decided to let Xiao Yan refine it.
• Xiao Lin opened a Spatial Passage to the outside world and told everyone to leave before they became trapped.
• A sensible person urged the others to trust Xiao Lin, and the survivors rushed through the passage, including Hun Miesheng and Hun Feng.
• The Heavenly Mansion Alliance hesitated to leave because Xiao Yan and Xun'er were still subduing the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

After the others left the Demonic Flame Space, Xiao Lin told them Xiao Yan and Xun'er had to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame before they could escape. Xuan Ting then tried to leave, but Xiao Lin intercepted him in the Spatial Passage, leaving him stunned by the person before him.

• Yao Lao asked Xiao Lin what would happen to Xiao Yan and Xun'er, and Xiao Lin said they could leave if they subdued the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame or wait a thousand years for the Demonic Flame Space to open again.
• Yao Lao and the Gu Clan members decided not to interrupt Xiao Yan and Xun'er, and the group left the Demonic Flame Space without them.
• Xuan Ting remained nearby while Xiao Yan and Xun'er refined the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, then chose to leave through the Spatial Passage.
• Xiao Lin intercepted Xuan Ting in a Void Space, and Xuan Ting froze when he saw who was before him.

Xiao Lin reunited with Xuan Ting, the Nine Profound Golden Lightning whose spirit formation he had helped complete, and accepted Xuan Ting's wish to follow him. Xiao Lin brought him to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and made him its Grand Consecrator, leaving the sect's members shocked by his identity.

• Xiao Lin greeted Xuan Ting, who thanked him for helping him complete his spirit formation.
• Xuan Ting said he wanted to follow Xiao Lin, and Xiao Lin accepted after making sure he was choosing freely.
• Xiao Lin left Xiao Yan and Xun'er in the Demonic Flame Space and returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace with Xuan Ting.
• Xiao Lin announced that Xuan Ting would serve as the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's Grand Consecrator.
• Xiao Lin revealed Xuan Ting's identity to the sect's leadership, stunning them and making Ji Li's mouth twitch.

After Xuan Ting joined the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, Xiao Lin and Ji Li entered seclusion while the sect continued to grow stronger. Xiao Lin advanced to High Heaven Grade as a Spirit Array Master, gaining the strength to confront Hun Tiandi directly.

• Ji Li recognized Xuan Ting as the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's Leadership welcomed the powerful new member.
• Xuan Ting learned that Xiao Yan was Xiao Lin's grandson and asked whether Xiao Lin would train him the same way; Xiao Lin joked that Xuan Ting could secretly torment Xiao Yan instead.
• Xiao Lin and Ji Li entered seclusion, with Ji Li focusing on developing his Nightmare Sky Mist ability.
• After a month in seclusion, Xiao Lin advanced from Mid Heaven Grade to High Heaven Grade as a Spirit Array Master, a level comparable to a Nine-Star Dou Saint.

After becoming a High Heaven Grade Spiritual Formation Grandmaster, Xiao Lin believed he could contend with Hun Tiandi and absorbed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s knowledge of the Unorthodox Dao. He gained new formation techniques and a wealth of powerful formations, while his Dou Qi cultivation remained about a third of the way from its next breakthrough.

• Xiao Lin tested his new formation abilities and concluded that, with his Nine Middle Emperor Soul, he could rival Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, and Zhukun.
• Xiao Lin noted that the Demonic Flame’s celestial phenomenon had lasted a little over two months, leaving him short of the Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Saint breakthrough he had hoped to reach.
• Xiao Lin absorbed the light cluster containing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s insights into the Unorthodox Dao.
• Xiao Lin learned that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint had explored Alchemy, Formations, Talisman arts, and other paths while seeking a way to reach the Dou Emperor Realm.
• Xiao Lin gained a technique for combining formations with space, along with many powerful formations, including the Heaven Refining Ancient Array.

Xiao Lin studied the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s knowledge of alchemy, artifact refining, and talismans, then focused on learning how to combine talismans with formations. He quickly mastered the basics and began cultivating both paths, aiming to increase his power as a Spirit Array Master.

• Xiao Lin reviewed the Alchemy Dao knowledge and set aside its Pill Recipes, which he could pass on to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Lin studied the Artifact Refining Dao and realized he could use it to upgrade his dual-form weapon himself.
• Xiao Lin discovered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s method of using talismans to create formations that combined both their effects.
• Xiao Lin quickly grasped the basics of the Talisman Dao with the help of the inheritance, his cultivation, and his Emperor Realm Soul.
• Xiao Lin continued cultivating talismans alongside his High Heaven Grade Formation skills, intending to master both paths.

The Hun Clan backed the Soul Hall’s counterattack against the Heavenly Mansion Alliance as the Central Plains descended into turmoil after the Demonic Flame Space expedition. When the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace prepared to aid the alliance, Hun Tu arrived to warn Palace Master Lin Xiao not to intervene, leaving the Palace’s other experts potentially free to act.

• News spread across the Central Plains about the Demonic Flame Space, its casualties, and Xiao Yan’s role in breaking the Nightmare Sky Mist.
• The Hun Clan sent reinforcements to the Soul Hall, enabling it to counterattack the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, while Hun Miesheng revealed his Five-Star Dou Sheng strength.
• The Myriad Formation Spirit Palace prepared to send experts to help the Heavenly Mansion Alliance in keeping with its promise to Xiao Yan.
• Hun Tu visited the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace on Hun Tiandi’s behalf and warned Lin Xiao not to intervene in the conflict.
• Hun Tu indicated that other members of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace could still support the Heavenly Mansion Alliance if they could get past him.

The Myriad Formation Spirit Palace Leadership debated how to respond to Hun Tu’s visit and challenge while Palace Masters Xiao Lin and Ji Li remained in seclusion. Unable to agree whether to send Xuan Ting or wake a Palace Master, First Elder Zuo He went to consult the Supremes and chief consecrator.

• Wu Yunfeng, Dai Chenhai, and several elders urged Xuan Ting to drive Hun Tu away.
• Zhu Fang, Yi Moqiu, and other elders argued that the Palace Master should be consulted and Xuan Ting’s presence kept secret.
• Weng Xing suggested that Zuo He seek guidance from the higher authorities.
• Zuo He agreed and set off for the Realm of Formations to consult them.

Ling Miao ordered the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to avoid provoking Hun Tu until Xiao Yan returned, while Hun Tu assumed the sect would not dare act against him. In the Demonic Flame Space, Xiao Yan struggled to refine the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and the Gu Clan’s Eldest Miss helped him as their relationship grew intimate.

• Ling Miao told Zuo He to keep the sect calm and leave Hun Tu alone until Xiao Yan returned from refining the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
• Xuan Ting regretted not killing more members of the Hun Clan, and Ling Miao assured him that a decisive battle with them would come soon.
• Hun Tu stayed on the small patch of ground the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace had allotted him, confident that his presence would keep the sect from aiding the Heavenly Mansion Alliance.
• Xiao Yan faced severe difficulties subduing the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame despite his preparations and the Flame Mantra.
• The Gu Clan’s Eldest Miss helped Xiao Yan through the tribulation, and the two became intimate in the Demonic Flame Space.