Xiao Lin defeated the Rakshasa Heart Demon Emperor, gained an Emperor Soul, and began pursuing the power of Supreme, while the six clans sought answers about the Devouring Abyss and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. Elsewhere, Xiao Yi Xian confessed her feelings to Xiao Yan, and the two began a relationship that she formalized with an engagement contract.
Xiao Yan and Starfall Pavilion survived the Soul Hall’s assault as Yao Lao returned as a Dou Sheng, while Xiao Yan uncovered a possible link between the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Yao Lao’s lost memories. Xiao Lin reached the Greater World through the Plane’s Embryo and awoke inside a coffin in the Six Desires Palace Secret Realm, where rival Sovereigns fought nearby.
Xiao Lin helped Wen Bufan survive an ambush and learned about the Greater World before encountering Wen Lingyun, who shared his dead wife's name and face. After being pulled back to the Dou Qi Continent, he rescued Demon Saint Valley from a collapsing spatial rift and learned that Hu Jiujiu was Yao Chen's fiancée.
Xiao Yan reunited with Yao Lao and Hu Jiujiu, returned to the Xiao Household, and discovered his daughter Xiao Xiao. As the Lion Nether Sect threatened Xuanhuang Fortress, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian set out to confront its gathered Dou Zun experts.
Xiao Yan destroyed the Lion Nether Sect, returned home, and traveled with his family to the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony. There he accepted Gu Yao’s challenge and faced eight Gu Clan prodigies, leaving the fight against Gu Hua, Gu Xing, and Gu Yao unresolved.
Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Heavenly Tomb, where Xiao Lin met Xiao Xuan and revealed his plans to restore the Xiao Clan. Xiao Lin left after securing Xiao Xuan’s promise to wait twenty years, while the Hun Clan’s next move appeared to target the Stone Clan.
Xiao Lin and Ling Miao thwarted Hun Xie’s ambush, but the Hun Clan and Nihility Devouring Flame launched an assault on the Stone Realm to seize its Tou She Ancient God Jade. Xiao Lin battled Nihility Devouring Flame while the Stone Clan faced Hun Yuantian, and Xiao Lin prepared to unleash his full power.
Xiao Lin fought Nihility Devouring Flame to a truce as the Hun Clan devastated the Stone Clan, then returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to recover and prepare for the growing conflict. While Xiao Yan visited with his family and was repeatedly challenged by palace disciples, Xiao Lin set off with him and Qing Lin for Ancient Dragon Island.
Xiao Lin helped Zi Yan and her clan, secured the Lei Clan’s access to the Void Lightning Pool, and later led the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree. After the tree struck him, he approached it to talk and was recognized as a Wise One.
Xiao Lin cleansed the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s evil thoughts and entered its reincarnation, where he fought through an ancient invasion and met a woman resembling Wen Lingyun. After returning with Reincarnation Qi and vowing to find her, he watched the gathered cultivators approach the Bodhi Ancient Tree as Xiao Yan’s group arrived.
Xiao Yan gained the Bodhi Heart and reached Dou Sheng after surviving the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s trials, while Xiao Lin brought Bodhi back to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and traveled to the Star Domain. Xiao Yan built the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and helped Yao Lao reunite with Xuan Yi, while Yun Yun met Xiao Yan’s parents as his partner.
Xiao Yan acquired the Three Thousand Burning Flame and led the Heavenly Mansion Alliance’s attack on the Soul Hall’s Human Hall. Xiao Lin’s secret strength came to light as he protected Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Yan learned that his family had long known the truth.
Xiao Lin supported the Xiao Household’s preparations to relocate while Xiao Yan and his companions gained strength in the Nether Serpent Earth Vein. The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s emergence drew the major factions together, where Xiao Yan fought Yao Tian over his insults to Yao Lao.
Xiao Lin fought Nihility Devouring Flame and studied the link between the celestial phenomenon and the Demonic Flame Space while Ji Li manipulated its layered illusions. Xiao Yan broke free as Xuan Ting challenged the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, leaving the survivors caught beside their devastating battle.
Xuan Ting defeated the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and gave Xiao Yan the chance to refine it, while Xiao Lin confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint and received his legacy. Xiao Lin recruited Xuan Ting and advanced his own arts as the Hun Clan pressured the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, while Xiao Yan struggled to subdue the flame with the Gu Clan’s Eldest Miss beside him.
Xiao Yan refined the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and returned to strengthen the Heavenly Mansion Alliance before its decisive battle with the Soul Hall. He secured Xiao Lin’s promise of hidden support, then received a challenge to fight to the death at Fallen Peak.
The Heavenly Mansion Alliance defeated the Soul Hall at Fallen Peak and forced it to disband, while Xiao Yan’s family and allies grew stronger. The arc ended with Xiao Yan bringing the Xiao Realm and the Xiao Household to the Central Plains.
Xiao Yan’s rise in power and Xiao Lin’s preparations led them to the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony, where Xiao Yan forced the truth about Yao Lao’s expulsion into the open. Yao Lao returned to the clan, while Hun Xuzi’s arrival set up a possible confrontation with the Hun Clan.
Xiao Yan won the Medicine Ceremony, but the Hun Clan used the gathering to trap and attack the Yao Clan. Xiao Lin took control of the Medicine Emperor’s Remnant Soul to defend Yao Mountain, while Nihility Devouring Flame sought the Tou She Ancient God Jade and prepared another attack.
Xiao Lin saved the Yao Clan from Nihility Devouring Flame, secured its allegiance, and arranged for Xiao Yan to receive help from the Gu Clan. Xiao Yan broke through to Early Eight-Star Dou Saint and reunited Xiao Xuan with Xiao Chen, who agreed with Gu Yuan to confront the Heavenly Tomb Spirit.