Recaps

Xiao Yan escaped Yao Ye’s army, returned to the Warcraft Mountains, and joined Xiao Yixian in claiming a hidden cave’s treasures. He settled with her in a secluded valley to cultivate and trade poison pranks, while preparing to return to his clan after four months.

• Xiao Yan survived three days of assaults by Yao Ye’s army, then used her wine addiction to seize her and escape the canyon.
• Xiao Yan kept Yao Ye captive in his waterfall cave for seven days before releasing her, while rumors about their relationship spread across the empire.
• Jia Xingtian revealed that the Longevity-Extending Pill had consumed his remaining life force, while Xiao Xun'er learned that Nie Feng was Xiao Yan in disguise.
• Xiao Yan signed up for Myriad Medicine Hall’s herb-gathering expedition, followed Xiao Yixian to a hidden cave, and claimed its treasures and the Seven-Colored Poison Manual.
• Xiao Yan killed Mu Li and his mercenaries after they threatened him and Xiao Yixian, then shared the cave’s hidden treasures with her.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian flew to a secluded valley, where he planned four months of cultivation and she received the Seven-Colored Poison Manual.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian repeatedly pranked each other with poisons as he practiced techniques and completed a fiery dragon technique.

Xiao Yan rescued Xiao Yixian, returned to the Xiao Clan, and strengthened himself and his family while balancing his relationships with Xiao Yixian and Xun'er. The arc leaves him at the clan’s coming-of-age ceremony as Xun'er steps forward for her test.

• Xiao Yan rescued Xiao Yixian from Mu She and Mister Yao, destroyed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s headquarters, and escaped with her to the Small Valley.
• Xiao Yan promised Xiao Yixian he would help cure her Calamity Poison Body, then entered seclusion and broke through to Dou Master as his egg hatched into Black Feather.
• A mysterious man attacked Xiao Yan and stole a Magic Core, but Xiao Yan drove off Elder Ling before reuniting with Xun'er and Xiao Yixian.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan, gave Xiao Zhan pills and alchemical support, and warned him to keep their growing strength secret.
• Xiao Yan shared his feelings and plans with Xun'er, while Xiao Yixian and Xun'er moved into the Small Valley and Xiao Yan built them houses.
• Xiao Yan became a Fourth-Grade Alchemist, helped Xiao Yixian advance to Dou Master, and refined Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills for Xiao Zhan and his brothers.
• Xiao Yan returned with Xun'er and Xiao Yixian for the coming-of-age ceremony, where the clan’s youths began their tests and Xun'er was called to the platform.

Xiao Yan helped the Xiao Clan defeat its rivals and Liu Xi’s master, then improved Ya Fei’s cultivation potential. After earning leave from Canaan Academy, he revealed his plan to seek a Heavenly Flame and split paths with Xun’er and Xiao Yixian, while the Soul Clan’s interest in the Xiao Clan’s jade remained a danger.

• Mitel Tengshan recognized Xiao Yan’s alchemist pills as the work of the prodigy Nie Feng and warned Ya Fei to win over the Xiao Clan, while Ya Fei revealed the Mitel Family’s orders to Xiao Zhan and offered to help.
• Xiao Yan killed Liu Xi after Liu Xi threatened him and Xun’er, then the Xiao Clan ambushed the Jia Lie and Oba Clans and defeated their leaders, with Xiao Zhan killing the clan heads and Xiao Yixian aiding the defense.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yixian, and Xun’er ambushed and killed Liu Xi’s master, after which Xiao Yan refused Ya Fei’s advances but agreed to improve her aptitude through Heavenly Flame Body Tempering.
• Ya Fei endured Xiao Yan’s treatment, which more than doubled her cultivation speed, and Xiao Yan said he would consider choosing her if she reached Dou Zong.
• At Canaan Academy’s recruitment, Xiao Yan accepted Ruo Lin’s challenge to last a hundred moves and proved his strength, earning approval for a long leave of absence.
• Xiao Yan showed Xun’er the Lotus Demonic Flame Fragment Map and explained that he planned to seek a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert, while Xiao Yixian chose to gain experience in the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xun’er agreed to support the younger Xiao Clan members at Canaan Academy and help gather information about its Heavenly Flame, while the chapter revealed that the Soul Clan sought the Xiao Clan’s Tuo She Ancient Emperor Jade.

Xiao Yan rescued Yun Yun from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, absorbed its Purple Flame, and grew stronger before heading into the Tagor Desert. After discovering the Mo Clan’s human experiments, he destroyed its laboratory and promised the prisoners he would rescue them after wiping out the clan.

• Xiao Yan divided the Xiao Clan into scattered groups to protect it, while Nalan Yanran left the Misty Cloud Sect to gain experience.
• Xiao Yan trained with the Black Giant Ape, then intervened when the Amethyst Winged Lion King defeated Yun Yun and carried her to safety.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the Purple Flame while treating Yun Yun, and the two fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King together using Wind-Cloud Fusion and a golden dragon.
• Yun Yun spent three months tending to Xiao Yan after he was engulfed in purple fire, then left him gifts before departing without goodbye.
• Xiao Yan trained with the Black Giant Ape until his strength stabilized, then traveled to the Tagor Desert and disguised himself as Bu Jingyun.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Mo Clan had taken villagers for experiments, rescued Shu Yue and her family from bandits, and killed the transformed Mo Shan.
• Xiao Yan and Shu Yue infiltrated the Mo Clan’s laboratory beneath a lake, destroyed its experiments, freed an altered girl, and Xiao Yan promised to rescue the prisoners after wiping out the clan.