Chapter Summaries

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.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er absorbed the purifying lotus demon flame together while Xiao Yan slowly refined its origin. After a long stalemate, Xiao Yan completed the refinement, triggering a massive phenomenon inside the Demonic Flame Space.

• Xiao Yan survived the purifying lotus demon flame's destructive power with the help of the three thousand burning flame that Xiao Lin had given him.
• Xun'er helped Xiao Yan withstand and absorb the purifying lotus demon flame, taking some of its power into her own body.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er continued absorbing the flame as their strength grew and the pink portion of the three-colored ring around them shrank.
• When the three flames reached an even balance, Xiao Yan activated the Flame Mantra, and the purifying lotus demon flame followed its circulation.
• Xiao Yan completely refined the purifying lotus demon flame, causing dark clouds to gather and violent waves to rise across the magma sea.

After refining the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, Xiao Yan and Xun'er left the Demonic Flame Space, where they had both greatly increased their strength. Outside, Xiao Yan discovered that the flame had taken the form of an affectionate baby, the newborn Xiao Yi.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the energy from the lightning that followed his refinement of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and reached Early Six-Star Dou Sheng, while Xun'er reached Late Four-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er opened a Spatial Passage and left the Demonic Flame Space together.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er emerged above the still-ruined milky-white plain and wondered how much time had passed.
• Xiao Yan noticed something unusual about his Heavenly Flames and summoned a pink flame with golden edges.
• The flame transformed into a baby who clung affectionately to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan and Xun'er realized the newborn was the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, Xiao Yi.

After refining the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, Xiao Yan discovered that it had fused with his six Heavenly Flames and become a powerful Fire Infant. He named her Xiao Yi and took her into his body, leaving him more confident about facing the Soul Hall and the Hun Clan.

• Xiao Yan and Xun'er examined the newly formed Fire Infant, and Xiao Yan sensed that she was connected to him and his Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan realized the Fire Infant had reached Peak Six-Star Dou Sheng and could fight alongside him against stronger opponents.
• The Fire Infant demonstrated that she could use Xiao Yan's Fire Fury Fire Lotus, control multiple lotuses, and combine them into a Destruction Fire Lotus.
• At Xun'er's suggestion, Xiao Yan named the Fire Infant Xiao Yi and took her into his body.
• Xiao Yan felt more confident about confronting the Soul Hall and the Hun Clan, and Xun'er was happy for him.

After leaving the Demonic Flame Space, Xiao Yan and Xun'er headed for the Soul Hall branch on the Demon Fire Plains to destroy it. The Heavenly Mansion Alliance members they had rescued recognized Xiao Yan as their returned young alliance leader and rushed to report the news.

• Xiao Yan and Xun'er left the Demonic Flame Space and rescued a group of Heavenly Mansion Alliance members from Soul Hall Members.
• The rescued members guided Xiao Yan and Xun'er toward the Soul Hall branch on the Demon Fire Plains, and Xiao Yan decided to attack it with Xun'er.
• Xiao Yan told the Heavenly Mansion Alliance members his name and said that he and Xun'er were enough to handle the branch.
• The members realized Xiao Yan was their young alliance leader and hurried back to report his return.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er flew toward the Soul Hall branch, teasing each other about being called seniors.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er returned from the Demonic Flame Space and destroyed the Soul Hall branch hall on the Demon Fire Plains after learning that the Hun Clan had pressured the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. Xiao Yan resolved to visit the palace after returning to Starfall Pavilion, and news of his return soon spread.

• Xiao Yan learned that the Soul Hall had gained Hun Clan support and that Hun Tu was visiting the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, so he chose the Demon Fire Plains branch hall as his first target.
• Saint Hun Qing recognized Xiao Yan and Xun'er, realized Xiao Yan had subdued the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and tried to flee.
• Xiao Yan used Spatial Displacement to capture Saint Hun Qing and questioned him about the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Saint Hun Qing revealed that Hun Tu had been sent to pressure Palace Master Lin Xiao and was still at the palace; Xiao Yan then killed him painlessly.
• Xiao Yan destroyed the branch hall, then returned to Starfall Pavilion with Xun'er and said they would visit the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• A few days later, people across the region learned that Xiao Yan had returned.