Recaps

Xiao Yao strengthened the Xiao Clan with formations, resources, and a new alliance that united the Jia Ma Empire’s major factions. After the alliance was established, he prepared to leave for Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yan as Yao Yue, Yao Ye, and Yun Yun faced uncertain partings.

• Xiao Yao completed many pills, planned a Xiao Clan-centered alliance, and accepted a mission to unite the Jia Ma Empire’s factions.
• Xiao Yao refined Wu Protector’s corpse into a One-Star Dou Zun Earth Demon Puppet, then used Nine Heavens Divine Lightning and Pill Lightning to strengthen his puppets while refining Seventh-Grade pills.
• Xiao Yao helped Xiao Yan learn the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame and studied the Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus before completing formations that gathered energy and protected the Xiao Clan residence.
• Xiao Yao refused the clan head position and appointed Xiao Ding acting clan head, then gave the Xiao Clan control of its formations, a Half-Saint puppet, and resources for its Library Pavilion.
• Xiao Yao founded the Xiao Alliance with himself as leader and Xiao Ding as deputy, while the Mittel Family, Jia Ma Imperial Family, Nalan Lineage, Mu Clan, Spirit Medicine Hall, and Alchemist Association joined.
• Xiao Yao told Xiao Yan he would leave for Jia Nan Academy, while Yao Yue gave Xiao Yan a protective sachet and promised to wait for him.
• Xiao Yao rejected Yao Ye’s romantic hopes and told Ya Fei he saw her as an older sister, while Nalan Yanran regretted ending her engagement with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yao invited Yun Yun to stay with the Xiao Clan, but she chose to leave the Jia Ma Empire for the Central Plains and said they might meet again.

Xiao Yao saw Yun Yun and Xun Er leave, promising to reunite with Xun Er after growing strong enough to protect her. He cultivated at Jia Nan Academy, trained his companions, and refined an Eighth-Grade pill to restore Skyfire Venerable.

• Xiao Yao shared a tender farewell with Yun Yun, and they spent the night together before she left at dawn, and he then entrusted Xiao Qing with formation knowledge and gave Xiao Li Heavenly Thunder Son as a protector.
• Xun Er refused to leave Jia Nan Academy before seeing Xiao Yao, but he arrived and confronted the Ancient Clan members who had come to take her back.
• Xiao Yao defeated Gu Yao, but Xun Er chose to return to the Ancient Clan to protect Xiao Yao and the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yao promised to bring her back within five years.
• Gu Yuan gave Xiao Yao the Ancient Clan’s Heart-Protecting Jade, and Xiao Yao entered seclusion, reaching Nine-Star Dou Zun and comprehending the Law of Time before beginning a system upgrade.
• Xiao Yao returned to Jia Nan Academy and trained Qing Lin, Zi Yan, Zi Lin, and Xiao Yan over the following year, teaching Qing Lin several secret arts and assigning the others techniques to learn from her.
• Xiao Yao refined an Eighth-Grade Bone-Regenerating Blood-Melding Pill, and Lei Chenzi absorbed the Five-Colored Pill Lightning and advanced to Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yao gave the pill to Skyfire Venerable and began preparing Yun Shan’s corpse as a body for him, fusing Phoenix Essence Blood into it and tempering it with Chaos Flame.