Recaps

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.

• Yun Shan pretended to entertain Wu Ying’s offer while secretly reporting to Xiao Lin, who had him stall the Soul Hall protector and guard against an attack.
• Xiao Yan refined the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame with surprising ease because it recognized Xiao Lin’s soul aura, then returned to Wutan City stronger and qualified as a Second-Grade Alchemist.
• Xiao Lin revealed that he had publicly issued a false marriage challenge in Xiao Yan’s name, angering Nalan Yanran and prompting her to enter the Misty Cloud Sect’s Gate of Life and Death.
• Xiao Yan and Xun’er impressed the crowd at his Coming-of-Age Ceremony, and Ji Li later visited the Xiao Household seeking opportunities to advance to Dou Sheng.
• Yao Ye came to investigate Xiao Li and Ji Li as suspected spies, but after meeting Xiao Lin she cleared up the misunderstanding and admired his knowledge of warfare.
• Xiao Lin and Ji Li arranged Xiao Li’s engagement to Yao Ye by offering the Jia Ma Royal House an Earth Tier Cultivation Method, and Yao Ye began to warm to Xiao Li.
• Yun Leng decided to suppress the Xiao Household, withdrew the Misty Cloud Sect’s support from their joint ventures, reclaimed properties, and ordered disciples to injure the household’s stewards.

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.

• Yun Shan persuaded Yun Leng to abandon his campaign against the Xiao Household and seek a breakthrough, but Protector Wu later offered to help him reach Dou Emperor in exchange for serving the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan entered the Tagor Desert to negotiate for the Green Lotus Core Flame while Gu He, Yun Yun, Yan Shi, and Feng Li went to the Holy City to seek it as well.
• After Yun Yun struck Medusa’s energy clone, the humans and Snake-People clashed, and Xiao Yan slipped into the temple to find the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Queen Medusa plunged into the flame to evolve, and Xiao Yan threw her pills to help her endure the transformation.
• After lightning shattered Medusa’s barrier and her snake body disappeared, a Seven-Colored Little Snake hid in Xiao Yan’s sleeve as he took the Green Lotus Core Flame and fled.
• Protector Wu and Yun Leng attacked Yun Yun while she fought Kui Xing, but Xiao Yan struck Kui Xing, rescued Yun Yun, and escaped with her.
• Xiao Yan borrowed Yao Lao’s Dou Zong strength to fight Wu Ying, then withdrew with Yun Yun and set out to find companion amethyst source for her medicine.
• Yun Shan and Xiao Lin realized Wu Ying had been absent from both the Misty Cloud Sect and the Xiao Household for months, while Xiao Lin wondered whether he had returned to the Central Plains.

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 and Yun Shan secretly watched Xiao Yan help Yun Yun recover, and Xiao Yan refined the Green Lotus Core Flame while Yun Yun’s feelings for him grew.
• Yun Yun left Xiao Yan gifts and returned toward the Misty Cloud Sect, but Yun Leng led her into a trap with Protector Wu.
• Yun Yun killed Yun Leng, and Xiao Lin and Yun Shan intervened to save her and imprison Protector Wu.
• Xiao Lin learned about the Soul Hall’s operations, while Yun Yun discovered the truth about Yun Shan and Xiao Lin cured Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran returned as Dou Lings, and Xiao Lin rushed to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace after the Heavenly Nether Sect attacked its elder over a mineral vein.
• Xiao Lin sent the Palace’s forces against the Fire Cloud Sect, where Tian Mingzi revealed his cooperation with the Soul Hall and challenged Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Lin revealed his Initial Half-Saint strength and battled Tian Mingzi while Weng Xing defeated Elder Qiu below.
• Xiao Lin pinned Tian Mingzi beneath his purple-black flame technique, then refused the Heavenly Underworld Old Demon’s demand to release him until the demon offered compensation.

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.

• Xiao Lin accepted the nine-leaf heavenly star grass as ransom, released Tian Mingzi, and later used the prize to advance to mid-stage three-star cultivation.
• The Myriad Formation Spirit Palace purged spies and rewarded its fighters, while Xiao Lin returned to the Imperial Capital and gave Fa Ma scrolls to use as the tournament prize and payment.
• Xiao Yan entered the Alchemist Grand Tournament, passed its first two rounds, and revealed the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame in the final round.
• Xiao Yan refined a genuine Tier 5 Spirit-Breaking Pill, defeated Yan Li, and won the Spirit Fusion Pill recipe and the Three Transformations of the Returning Soul.
• After the tournament, Xiao Lin gave Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran, and the Eldest Miss of the Gu Clan recommendation letters for Jia Nan Academy, then decided to visit the academy in disguise.
• Hun Tiandi emerged from a thousand years of recovery, declared his intention to become a Dou Emperor, and learned that Gu Yuan had fathered a daughter.
• Hun Tiandi left the Soul Realm to draw Gu Yuan’s attention while the Nihility Devouring Flame prepared to act, and the Flame resolved to resist if Hun Tiandi tried to refine him.