Recaps

Xiao Yan destroyed the Mo Clan, sought the Green Lotus Core Flame, and became entangled in Medusa’s evolution and Yun Yun’s search for him. He reunited with Yun Yun and his brothers, then ended the stretch in Stone Desert City after meeting Qinglin.

• Xiao Yan rescued the Mo Clan’s captives, then killed Mo Cheng and destroyed the clan’s headquarters before Yun Yun arrived to help the survivors.
• Xiao Yan challenged Hai Bodong in the desert, learned Hai Bodong needed a Calamity-Breaking Pill, and agreed to find the missing Sand Mandala in exchange for help and information.
• Xiao Yan rescued Xuelan’s mercenaries, found the Green Lotus Core Flame’s empty lotus in a magma cavern, and took its Azure Lotus Platform and roots after realizing Medusa had taken the flame.
• Xiao Yan left pills for Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, then fought Yue Mei and was nearly killed until Yun Yun arrived and drove her off.
• Xiao Yan secretly healed Medusa during her transformation into a Nine-Colored Swallowing Heaven Python and collected the Green Lotus Core Flame as Gu He’s group fought the Snake People.
• Xiao Yan returned to help Yun Yun face five Snake People leaders, and they drove the leaders away with Wind-Cloud Fusion: Maha Boundless.
• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun rested together before she returned to Gu He, while Xiao Yan restored and stored the Green Lotus Core Flame and headed back to Stone Desert City.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, demonstrated his physical strength in a friendly fight, and celebrated with them before meeting Qinglin.

Xiao Yan strengthened his powers, left Qinglin with Sky Snake Mansion, and traveled to the Imperial Capital, where he learned the Xiao Clan had vanished. He sought clues about his family while entering new alliances and agreeing to treat Nalan Jie.

• Qinglin used her Bishi Sanhua Pupil to subdue the Twin-Headed Flame Spirit Snake, while Xiao Yan entered the magma and survived the Green Lotus Core Flame’s refinement.
• Xiao Yan discovered his body and Yin-Yang Twin Flame had grown much stronger, then fought Hai Bodong until he adapted to his new strength and helped him break his seal.
• Lv Man and White Fang tried to take Qinglin, but Xiao Yan defeated White Fang and let Qinglin choose to go to Sky Snake Mansion, where she left with Lv Man.
• Xiao Yan traveled toward the Imperial Capital with Hai Bodong and the Nine-Colored Swallowing Heaven Python, which later gained human form and named herself Bai Suzhen.
• At the Mitel Auction House, Xiao Yan learned from Ya Fei that the Xiao Clan had disappeared, then killed Leo after he struck her.
• Xiao Yan met Fama and Yao Ye, learned that Jia Xingtian had reclaimed power and that she had a clue about Xiao Zhan, and agreed to join the Alchemist Grand Ceremony under the name Bu Jingyun.
• Xiao Yan decided to subdue the Nalan Clan and agreed to treat Nalan Jie, diagnosing that the Branding Iron Venom had spread through his flesh and bones.

Xiao Yan completed Nalan Jie’s treatment, won the Alchemist Grand Ceremony, and settled his match with Nalan Yanran before Jia Xingtian attacked the Misty Cloud Sect. After a battle that devastated the Imperial Capital, Xiao Yan defeated Jia Xingtian but was left near death, and Yun Yun carried him away to seek medicine.

• Xiao Yan treated Nalan Jie, survived suspicions and a sudden collapse caused by the Branding Iron Venom reaching his brain, then removed the venom in a costly operation.
• Xiao Yan won the Alchemist Grand Ceremony with the Azure Nether Longevity Pill and revealed his true appearance after the foreign alchemists challenged him.
• Xiao Yan faced Nalan Yanran at the Misty Cloud Sect, and she resigned as Young Sect Master and chose to serve him as his maid after he defeated her without striking back.
• Yun Leng and Yun Shan confronted Xiao Yan, but Yun Shan accepted his relationship with Yun Yun and let him leave after Jia Xingtian arrived and challenged him.
• Jia Xingtian trapped the Misty Cloud Sect with the Sky Dragon Cloud-Breaking Formation, while Yun Shan used the sect’s formation and Xiao Yan organized a counterattack against the Nethersea Flood Dragon.
• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun combined their attacks to trap the Nethersea Flood Dragon, while Hai Bodong protected Yun Yun and Xiao Yan used an Azure Nether Longevity Pill to save him.
• Jia Xingtian turned the Imperial Capital’s civilians into a blood-powered weapon, and Xiao Yan took control of the sect’s formation before absorbing the sea of clouds and nearly bursting apart.
• Xiao Yan fused his powers, grew to a hundred zhang, shattered Jia Xingtian’s formation, and collapsed with his life force and soul badly damaged as Yun Yun carried him toward the Misty Cloud Sect’s herb treasury.

Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries, crossed the Black-Corner Region, and reached Canaan Academy, where he reunited with Xiao Xun'er and secured a rare flower to repair his soul. After winning a place in the Inner Academy, he entered it with the new students.

• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er about Xiao Yan's exploits and his relationship with Yun Yun, then explained that he had nearly died after destroying the Misty Cloud Sect's formation.
• Xiao Yan woke on the Misty Cloud Sect's back mountain, learned that Xiao Zhan was missing, and left for Canaan Academy after beginning to heal his body.
• Xiao Yan traveled through the Black-Corner Region, defeated bandits and ambushers, and bought the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill at Black Seal City's auction.
• Xiao Yan reached Peace Town and entered Canaan Academy, where he defeated Xue Beng by making him run out of the ring and reunited with Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xun'er about his relationships with other women, then survived the academy's free-for-all assessment and helped leave her, Xiao Yu, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao among the final five.
• Xiao Yan sparred with Hu Gan, then entered the Book Repository and chose Earth Tier cultivation methods for Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao.
• Xiao Yan found a Nine-Eyed Purple Divine Flower that could repair soul injuries, spent several days with Xiao Xun'er, and traveled with Hu Gan and the new students through a hidden gate into the Inner Academy.