Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan’s ambush turned the battle against the Jia Lie Clan into a massacre, and he confronted Jia Lie Bi after driving back the clan’s fighters. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan and Jia Lie Bi exchanging powerful blows, cracking each other’s defenses.

• Jia Lie Ao realized Xiao Yan had prepared an ambush, but he brought several hundred Jia Lie Clan experts to attack the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan’s archers struck the Jia Lie Clan from the rooftops, and the fighting spread across a street where the Xiao Clan had bought every shop.
• Xiao Yan charged into the battle and used three Earth-tier battle skills to overwhelm the Jia Lie Clan fighters, reversing the fight and boosting the Xiao Clan’s morale.
• Xiao Yan moved to kill Jia Lie Ao, but Jia Lie Bi rushed in and was knocked back by Xiao Yan’s flaming punch.
• Jia Lie Bi mistook Xiao Yan for an impostor before realizing he was only a Dou Master, then attacked him with Qingfeng Whirlwind Fist.
• Xiao Yan and Jia Lie Bi exchanged blows that cracked Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi Veil and Jia Lie Bi’s Dou Qi Armor.

Xiao Yan chased Jia Lie Bi into the Warcraft Mountains, where Jia Lie Bi and the Oba Clan ambushed him with four allies. Xiao Zhan arrived as a Dou Ling to protect his son, while Xiao Yan took to the sky on Black Feather and left the enemies facing the two of them.

• Xiao Yan used his physical strength and battle skills to pressure Jia Lie Bi, who retreated to avoid fighting him at close range.
• Xiao Yan chased Jia Lie Bi into the Warcraft Mountains, where Jia Lie Bi stopped and revealed that Oba Pa, Jia Lie Nu, and two Oba Clan elders had joined him.
• Jia Lie Bi and the others attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Zhan appeared and scattered their attacks with a punch.
• Xiao Zhan revealed that he had reached the Dou Ling realm and told Xiao Yan to stand aside while he fought.
• Xiao Yan mounted Black Feather and watched from above with a bow, while Jia Lie Bi realized the ambush might have gone wrong.

Xiao Zhan rejected Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa’s offers to submit, then fought their five Great Dou Masters while Xiao Yan watched. As Xiao Zhan turned the battle in his favor, Xiao Yan killed a fleeing Oba Clan elder with a flaming arrow, terrifying the four remaining enemies.

• Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa pleaded with Xiao Zhan to spare their clans, warning him about the Fourth-Grade Alchemist and promising to follow the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhan revealed that the two elders sent to attack the Xiao Clan had been killed and that his people were attacking the Jia Lie and Oba Clans, then charged the five leaders.
• Jia Lie Bi, Oba Pa, and the others surrounded Xiao Zhan, who struggled at first because he had only recently reached the Dou Ling realm.
• Xiao Zhan formed a saber from condensed Dou Qi, damaged his opponents’ armor, and forced them to defend themselves with weapons that his saber cut apart.
• An Oba Clan elder tried to flee, but Xiao Yan shot him with a flaming energy arrow and burned him to ash, leaving the other four terrified.

Xiao Zhan defeated Jia Lie Bi, Oba Pa, and their allies, ending the Xiao Clan’s conflict with the two rival clans. Xiao Yan returned with his father to find the Xiao Clan securing its victory and Xiao Yixian treating the wounded.

• Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa took strength-enhancing pills and attacked Xiao Zhan, but he killed them and the other two fighters despite being wounded.
• Xiao Yan caught the exhausted Xiao Zhan and gave him pills to restore his strength and heal his injuries.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan returned to the Xiao Clan and learned that its elders were taking control of the Jia Lie Clan’s and Oba Clan’s assets.
• The Great Elder explained that Xiao Yixian had helped the elders defeat the invading Great Dou Masters and had treated the wounded.
• Xiao Yan left the clan’s affairs to Xiao Zhan and the Great Elder and went to find Xiao Yixian.

After the Xiao Clan destroyed its rivals, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yixian ambushed Liu Xi's master to prevent him from taking revenge. Xiao Yan opened the fight by blasting the Dou Ling alchemist through the air, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• The Xiao Clan became Wutan City's overlord after defeating the Jia Lie Clan and the Oba Clan, while Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yixian prepared to face Liu Xi's master.
• Xiao Yan led Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yixian to ambush Liu Xi's master along his route, using information from the Mitel Auction House and Xun'er.
• Xiao Yan attacked the old alchemist's carriage and confronted him, revealing that he had killed Liu Xi.
• Liu Xi's master threatened Xiao Yan and the women, but Xiao Yan activated his Clan Mark and covered himself in black-and-white flames.
• Xiao Yan's flaming punch struck Liu Xi's master and sent him flying, blasting his chest and setting the wound alight.

Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xun'er combined their abilities to overwhelm the Dou Ling old man, whose greed for Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames had driven him to attack. The old man was left pierced and badly injured, but he was still standing.

• The old man drove off Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames and, coveting them, summoned his Dou Qi Armor and attacked with flaming spikes.
• Xiao Yan reflected the spikes with Heavenly Shift and tried to close in, but the old man punched him away; Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er joined the fight.
• Xiao Yi Xian poisoned the old man, Xiao Yan struck the weakened armor, and Xun'er pierced it with a golden spiral spike.
• The enraged old man rushed at Xun'er, but Xiao Yan slowed him with Dragon-Grasping Hand, and Xun'er flew out of reach.
• Xiao Yan pressed the attack with Wind God Leg as Xiao Yi Xian corroded the old man and Xun'er pierced him with a giant golden sword.

Xiao Yan killed Liu Xi’s teacher, ending the threat to the Xiao Clan, then went to the Mitel Auction House to repay Ya Fei for helping him. Ya Fei teased him with a bedroom invitation and asked for a reward, but Xiao Yan refused her advances and offered to grant another request.

• Xiao Yan defeated Liu Xi’s teacher with the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, and Xun'er and Xiao Yixian checked on him.
• Xiao Yan reflected that the Xiao Clan’s crisis had passed and that Xiao Yixian and Xun'er had concealed their strength during their sparring.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan with Xiao Yixian and Xun'er, washed up, and went to the Mitel Auction House to see Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei welcomed Xiao Yan into a bedroom decorated like a bridal chamber and teased him with an offer to spend the night together.
• Xiao Yan refused Ya Fei’s advances and offered to reward her for helping him, while the chapter recounted how she had persuaded Jia Lie Bi and Oba Pa to attack the Xiao Clan.

Ya Fei asked Xiao Yan to improve her aptitude, offering to put the Mitel Family under his command in exchange. Xiao Yan agreed to test her resolve before attempting Heavenly Flame Body Tempering, leaving Ya Fei facing a candle-flame trial.

• Ya Fei told Xiao Yan that her poor aptitude limited her future and asked him to help improve it.
• Xiao Yan suspected the Mitel Family had discovered something about him and decided he needed to discuss the clan's danger with his father.
• Ya Fei offered to make the Mitel Family answer to Xiao Yan if he helped her grow stronger, and Xiao Yan agreed to give her a chance.
• Xiao Yan warned that improving her aptitude would bring extreme pain and said she first had to hold her palm over a candle flame for three minutes.
• Xiao Yan explained that the test gauged whether Ya Fei could endure Heavenly Flame Body Tempering, which would burn her meridians and refine her Dou Qi.

Ya Fei endured Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flame Body Tempering trial, and Xiao Yan healed her burned hand with a white flame. He agreed to improve her aptitude, but the treatment required her to undress, leaving both of them embarrassed as they prepared to begin.

• Ya Fei held her hand over a candle flame for three minutes while Xiao Yan waited without intervening.
• Xiao Yan pulled Ya Fei's burned hand away, then used a white flame to burn away the damaged flesh and restore her palm.
• Ya Fei thanked Xiao Yan for proving he could help improve her aptitude, and he agreed after she bathed.
• Ya Fei returned wearing a bath towel, and Xiao Yan told her she needed to remove all her clothes so he could work on her meridians.
• After Xiao Yan turned away, Ya Fei tore off the towel and exposed herself, then sat down to begin the treatment.

Xiao Yan tempered Ya Fei’s meridians with Heavenly Flame and Yang Fire, strengthening her body and improving her cultivation aptitude. After he left, Ya Fei confirmed that her cultivation speed had more than doubled and resolved to seek more chances to interact with the Xiao Clan.

• Ya Fei endured Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame as he burned away her meridians, then felt the Yang Fire repair and reinforce them.
• Xiao Yan finished the treatment, found Ya Fei had fallen asleep in his arms, and covered her before leaving without taking advantage of her.
• Ya Fei woke after Xiao Yan left, felt disappointed that he had gone, and vowed to make him fall for her.
• Ya Fei bathed, dressed, and cultivated to test the effects of Xiao Yan’s treatment.
• Ya Fei discovered her cultivation speed had more than doubled and her Dou Qi had improved, then decided to interact more often with the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yan settled Ya Fei’s feelings before leaving for Canaan Academy’s recruitment, where he reunited with Xun'er and Xiao Yixian and met the recruiter Ruo Lin. Ruo Lin was impressed by his cultivation history, while Xiao Yan modestly claimed his talent had declined.

• Ya Fei admitted she wanted Xiao Yan to choose her, and he said he would consider it if she reached Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan left the Mitel Auction House and returned to the Xiao Clan for Canaan Academy’s recruitment.
• Xun'er and Xiao Yixian questioned Xiao Yan about Ya Fei, and Xiao Yixian threatened to check his reserves after recruitment.
• Xiao Yan brought Xun'er and Xiao Yixian to Blue Stone Square, where applicants were screened before entering the recruitment site.
• Ruo Lin praised Xiao Yan’s cultivation progress, and he downplayed his talent by saying he had only barely reached Five-star Dou Zhe.

Xiao Yan asked to delay attending Canaan Academy for over a year so he could pursue a necessary goal in the Tager Desert, and Ruo Lin challenged him to last a hundred moves against her before approving the leave. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan accepting the challenge.

• Xiao Yan told Ruo Lin he wanted to take a leave of absence for a little over a year, despite her warning that it was too long.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had an urgent reason to leave, while privately thinking of the Heavenly Flame in the Tager Desert that could evolve his Flame Mantra.
• Luo Bu, Ge Ci, and Lin Nan mocked Xiao Yan, but his roar infused with killing intent frightened them and revealed a soul attack that impressed Ruo Lin.
• Ruo Lin offered to approve Xiao Yan's leave if he could last a hundred moves against her, a Great Dou Master.
• Xiao Yan accepted Ruo Lin's challenge, while Xiao Yu believed he could succeed and Xue Ni worried for him.

Xiao Yan fought Instructor Ruo Lin on Blue Stone Square while suppressing his cultivation to the Dou Zhe level, then revealed the power of his saber technique, Snowflakes Across the World. He shattered Ruo Lin’s water-mirror defense without injuring her, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Xiao Yan and Ruo Lin exchanged attacks as he advanced despite her whip strikes, both claiming to be holding back.
• Ruo Lin grew angry and increased her strength, but Xiao Yan blocked her attacks with his saber and relied on his powerful body.
• Xiao Yan knocked aside Ruo Lin’s whip and unleashed Snowflakes Across the World, forcing her to defend with her long whip.
• Ruo Lin formed Force-Dispelling Water Mirror, but Xiao Yan’s hidden force shattered it and blew apart her sleeves without injuring her.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had developed Snowflakes Across the World by turning the Hidden Force and Manifest Force of Eight Extremes Collapse into saber energy, while the crowd marveled at his strength.

Ruo Lin attacked Xiao Yan with her Water Mandala, but he endured it and convinced her that attending Canaan Academy’s outer academy would be a waste of time. After Xiao Yan told Xun’er and Xiao Yixian he needed to leave to train, he showed them a Lotus Demonic Flame Fragment Map and Xun’er explained the terrifying power of the third-ranked Heavenly Flame.

• Ruo Lin summoned a massive water serpent with her Water Mandala and struck Xiao Yan, who appeared unharmed and reminded her that a hundred moves had passed.
• Ruo Lin agreed that Xiao Yan had nothing to learn at the outer academy, and Xiao Yan left to change clothes as Xun’er and Xiao Yixian followed him.
• Xun’er objected to Xiao Yan leaving to train again and offered to provide whatever resources he needed.
• Xiao Yan showed Xun’er the Lotus Demonic Flame Fragment Map, which he had found in a cave in Qingshan Town, prompting Xiao Yixian to reproach him for hiding it.
• Xun’er identified the Lotus Demonic Flame as the third-ranked Heavenly Flame and described its power to purify flesh, soul, and Dou Qi into nothingness.

Xiao Yan explained why he needed to seek out more Heavenly Flames and discussed his travel plans with Xun'er and Xiao Yixian. As Xun'er prepared to attend Canaan Academy and Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian planned separate journeys, the chapter revealed why the Soul Clan was targeting the Xiao Clan and its Tuo She Ancient Emperor Jade.

• Xiao Yan told Xun'er that his Yin-Yang Twin Flame needed to devour other Heavenly Flames to grow, and he planned to seek one in the Tagor Desert before visiting the Imperial Capital and Canaan Academy.
• Xiao Yixian said she wanted to gain experience in the Chu Yun Empire, and Xiao Yan supported her choice because the empire offered the cultivation methods and Dou Techniques she needed.
• Xiao Yan reassured Xun'er that she would support the younger clan members at Canaan Academy and help gather information about its Heavenly Flame.
• The chapter explained that the Soul Clan sought the Xiao Clan's Tuo She Ancient Emperor Jade, which could help open the Ancient Emperor's Cave-Dwelling and its path to becoming Dou Di.
• The Soul Clan had targeted Xiao Lin for the jade, but Gu Yuan's presence through Xun'er had deterred further moves against the Xiao Clan.

After learning that the Soul Hall would target the Xiao Clan over the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Xiao Yan devised a plan to scatter the clan and protect its members. He relocated the younger generation and core forces, but Xiao Zhan and the Great Elder refused to leave, accepting that the Soul Hall might capture them.

• Xiao Yan decided to keep the Tou She Ancient God Jade and break the Xiao Clan into scattered groups to reduce the danger of an attack.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan agreed on the plan, and the three elders approved it.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er helped send eligible Xiao Clan youths to Jia Nan Academy, while Instructor Ruo Lin accepted the others after they pleaded and offered gold coins.
• Xiao Yan divided the clan's core forces into groups that relocated to cities across the Jia Ma Empire with support from the Mitel Auction House.
• Xiao Yan persuaded the Second Elder and Third Elder to relocate, but Xiao Zhan and the Great Elder refused to abandon the clan's remaining elders and dependents.

Nalan Yanran learned that Xiao Yan had defeated a Great Dou Master in a hundred-move exchange, leaving her discouraged about their match in a year. Yun Yun promised to obtain an ingredient for a strength-boosting pill, and Nalan Yanran persuaded her teacher to let her travel outside the sect to gain experience.

• Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun she feared she would lose to Xiao Yan despite reaching the Dou Master realm.
• Yun Yun revealed that the Nalan Clan had helped target the Xiao Clan, but the Xiao Clan had crushed its rivals and grown powerful.
• Nalan Yanran pressed Yun Yun for news of Xiao Yan, and Yun Yun said he had fought a Great Dou Master for a hundred moves without losing.
• Yun Yun promised to fetch the last ingredient for a pill formula that could rapidly increase Nalan Yanran's strength.
• Nalan Yanran asked to leave the Misty Cloud Sect to gain experience, and Yun Yun reluctantly agreed.

Xiao Yan trained for three months against the Black Giant Ape but still could not break its formidable defense, despite improving his Eight Extremes Collapse. After discussing how to focus his attacks with Medicine Elder, he grilled a meal for the ape and rested under its protection.

• Xiao Yan fought the Black Giant Ape until sunset, then offered to grill it meat, making the ape stop attacking and go find prey.
• Xiao Yan asked Medicine Elder why his attacks still could not penetrate the ape's defense, and Medicine Elder explained its strength and encouraged him to keep training.
• Medicine Elder reminded Xiao Yan to concentrate his attacks on a single point, but Xiao Yan admitted he had not yet learned to fuse the Force Qi together.
• The Black Giant Ape returned with a huge Magical Beast, and Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flames to prepare and roast it.
• Xiao Yan shared the meal with the Black Giant Ape, then slept on a boulder while the ape guarded him.

Xiao Yan flew to watch the Amethyst Winged Lion King battle an azure-robed woman seeking a Purple Spirit Crystal. After their prolonged fight produced no victor, the Lion King unleashed a powerful purple beam as dusk approached.

• Xiao Yan rode Black Feather toward the battle after seeing azure and red light clash in the sky.
• Xiao Yan used his Clan Mark to see the Amethyst Winged Lion King and the azure-robed woman clearly.
• The woman asked to borrow a Purple Spirit Crystal, but the Lion King refused unless she offered a Transformation Pill.
• The woman and the Lion King exchanged powerful attacks, then fought on for the rest of the day without either gaining an advantage.
• As dusk approached, the Amethyst Winged Lion King warned the woman that she had angered it and fired a powerful purple beam into the sky.

Yun Yun was sealed and badly injured by the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Xiao Yan risked his life to rescue her. He brought her to his cave, where the Purple Flame continued burning her, and called on Medicine Elder for help.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King sealed Yun Yun with the Amethyst Seal, broke her attack with its horn, and struck her with its paw and Purple Flame.
• Xiao Yan used Dragon-Grasping Hand to distract the lion king and carried the unconscious Yun Yun away on Black Feather.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King struck Xiao Yan and was burned by his Heavenly Flames, but Xiao Yan and Yun Yun escaped while it ordered the Magical Beasts to search for them.
• Xiao Yan brought Yun Yun to his cave and saw that the Purple Flame had severely burned her skin.
• Xiao Yan called for Medicine Elder to help Yun Yun, and Medicine Elder teased him for risking his life to rescue her.