Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Household after gaining a new Heavenly Flame, where his Coming-of-Age Ceremony and a staged marriage dispute drew attention. Xiao Li became engaged to Yao Ye, while Yun Leng escalated the Misty Cloud Sect’s conflict with the Xiao Household.
Xiao Yan entered the Snake-People Tribe’s Holy City to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame and escaped with it after Queen Medusa evolved into a Seven-Colored Little Snake. He rescued Yun Yun from Protector Wu and Yun Leng, then headed for the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find medicine for her while Xiao Lin and Yun Shan searched for Wu Ying.
Xiao Lin exposed the threat against Yun Yun and imprisoned Protector Wu, then turned to confront the Heavenly Nether Sect’s attack on the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. He trapped Tian Mingzi beneath his flames and secured compensation from the Heavenly Underworld Old Demon.
Xiao Lin strengthened the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, then helped Xiao Yan win the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Grand Tournament and prepare to attend Jia Nan Academy. The story then shifted to Hun Tiandi’s recovery, as he began setting plans in motion against Gu Yuan and the Nihility Devouring Flame.
Hun Tiandi tested his restored strength against Gu Yuan while Xiao Lin returned to Jia Nan Academy, reunited with Zi Yan, and arranged a path for graduates to join his faction. Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Inner Academy, won the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, and reached Xiao Lin’s Trial Grounds, where Nalan Yanran was trapped in a wedding illusion that ended in anger.
Xiao Lin guided Xiao Yan and his companions through the Trial Grounds, then sought out Zhukun in the Underground Magma World and negotiated for his help. He brought Zi Yan to meet her father, and Zhukun began passing on the inheritance she had missed while growing up.
Xiao Lin strengthened himself, prepared against Han Feng’s threat, and intervened in the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace’s conflict with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. Tian Huangzi gained Feng Qing’er’s loyalty, and Xiao Lin ended the clan’s attempted abduction by impersonating Ji Li.
Xiao Yan said goodbye to Xun'er after learning of the Xiao Clan’s lost Dou Emperor Bloodline, while the Ling Clan faced destruction by the Hun Clan. Ling Miao escaped with four youths and Xiao Li, and Xiao Lin arrived to confront their pursuer, Hun Zhan.
Xiao Lin defeated Hun Zhan, took the Nihility Devouring Flame’s Sub-Flame, and brought Ling Miao and the surviving Ling Clan members into the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. While the Hun Clan investigated the Ling Clan’s destruction, Han Feng attacked Jia Nan Academy for the Fallen Heart Flame, where Xiao Yan confronted him and faced his Sea Heart Flame and profound origin heavy water.
Xiao Yan killed Han Feng, survived the academy’s battle, and entered the Fallen Heart Flame to absorb the Sea Heart Flame and challenge the Fallen Heart Flame. As he neared the end of his refinement, the flame triggered a dangerous desire in both him and Medusa while she completed her soul merger.
After absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Yan faced the consequences of his intimacy with Medusa and explored deeper into the Underground Magma World. Meanwhile, Yun Shan fought Venerable Qing Hai to protect the Xiao Household, until Xiao Lin appeared and revealed the greater threat surrounding his family.
Xiao Lin advanced his cultivation while working to free Zhukun, and his plans drew the Hun and Gu Clans’ attention toward the rumored Tou She Ancient God Jade. At Jia Nan Academy, Zi Yan defeated Xiao Yan’s challenge for the Strong Ranking’s top spot, while Xiao Lin’s test of the Emperor Array revealed a mysterious figure he suspected was Tou She Ancient God.
Xiao Yan returned home, learned that Medusa was carrying his child, and won her trust by hunting the ingredients and refining a special pill. Meanwhile, Xiao Lin resolved to improve Xiao Zhan’s cultivation talent and prepared to seek the rare ingredients for a Life Creation Pill.
Xiao Lin secured Old Man Shennong's help refining Life Creation Pills while Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran departed for the Central Plains. Xiao Yi Xian joined the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace after avoiding Xiao Yan, who headed toward the Four Pavilions Assembly as the Wind Lightning Pavilion courted Tian Huangzi.
Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran entered the Four Pavilions Assembly, where they faced targeted attacks and battled for the top ranks. Xiao Yan and Feng Qing'er became joint champions, and after the Assembly ended, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran set out to meet Venner before Sword Venerable intercepted them.
Xiao Lin improved his family's potential and freed Zhukun from the Ancient Emperor's Cave, bringing the missing Dragon Emperor back to the Central Plains. As the Tou She Ancient God Jade auction approached, Xiao Lin uncovered a map to his sect's former site and left to seek a secret auction venue.
Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin were taken to Ice River Valley, where Xiao Yan joined them and helped defeat Ice Venerable while Xiao Lin secretly eliminated the valley’s ancestor. Xiao Lin then revealed the Tou She Ancient God Jade and drew the Central Plains’ factions to an auction, where he explained its connection to the Ancient Emperor’s Cave.
Xiao Lin sold the Tou She Ancient God Jade to the Gu Clan, strengthened the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and prepared to explore its ancient ruins. The stretch ended with Medusa bringing Xiao Yan’s daughter Xiao Xiao to the Xiao Household, where Xiao Lin welcomed his great-granddaughter.
Xiao Lin strengthened the Xiao Household’s preparations, reunited with Xiao Yan, and left for the ruined site of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. He reached the bottom of the Devouring Abyss after fighting increasingly powerful red-haired monsters and began searching for the ruins.
Xiao Lin uncovered the ruined Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and the history of its corrupted Palace Master, while the six Emperor Clans were drawn into a battle with the awakened Shi Lingdao. After learning Spirit Array Master techniques during their clash, Xiao Lin trapped Shi Lingdao in the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation.