Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan cured Lin Yan’s fire poison and recruited him into the Dao Sect with an Earth Tier cultivation method. He announced that he would refine pills at the north plaza tomorrow, leaving Lin Yan astonished when he claimed he could refine sixth-grade pills.

• Xiao Yan offered Lin Yan a choice between curing his fire poison and keeping an Early Earth Tier cultivation method, and Lin Yan chose the cure.
• Xiao Yan used his flame to purge Lin Yan’s fire poison, then offered him the cultivation method if he joined the Dao Sect.
• Lin Yan joined the Dao Sect and accepted the Earth Tier cultivation method from Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yu to spread word that he would refine pills at the north plaza the next day.
• Lin Yan asked what grade of pills Xiao Yan would refine, and Xiao Yan said fifth grade, then corrected himself to sixth.

Xiao Yan prepared to refine pills in the Inner Academy, where rumors about his alchemy and strength had drawn a huge crowd. After he subdued Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing with his aura, the gathered disciples recognized him as a genuine Dou Wang expert, and he silenced the crowd before beginning.

• Inner Academy disciples and Strong Ranking experts gathered at North Plaza to watch Xiao Yan refine pills, while Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing prepared to challenge each other.
• Xiao Yan summoned two Fire Flood Dragons and warned Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing to behave, frightening them into explaining that they had only come to watch.
• Lin Yan arrived and revealed that he had joined the Dao Sect founded by Xiao Yan, surprising Lin Xiuya.
• The crowd realized that Xiao Yan's strength was genuine after Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing backed down before him.
• Xiao Yan used his soul power to silence the disciples, unsettling the alchemists whose flames seemed ready to leave their control.

Xiao Yan began refining a Dou Ling Pill and a sixth-grade pill at the same time in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, stunning the crowd with his skill. He completed the Dou Ling Pill at astonishing speed, and its medicinal fragrance helped weaker disciples break through.

• Su Qian and the other elders watched Xiao Yan begin refining pills in the square.
• Xiao Yan added the ingredients for a Dou Ling Pill, then tossed in precious materials and a sixth-tier fire-attribute magical beast's magic core without stopping.
• Han Xian realized Xiao Yan was attempting to refine a second pill at the same time and warned that the furnace could explode.
• The crowd recognized that Xiao Yan was refining a sixth-grade pill, and Han Yue watched in disbelief.
• Xiao Yan refined the Dou Ling Pill at astonishing speed, and its fragrance helped some Dou Shi Realm disciples break through.

Xiao Yan refined fifth- and sixth-grade Dou Ling Pills before the Jia Nan Academy crowd, confirming his standing as a sixth-rank alchemist and using the stronger pill to tempt Zi Yan. Zi Yan left without taking it while Su Qian and the elders examined the pills and asked Xiao Yan to refine more.

• Xiao Yan completed a peak fifth-grade Dou Ling Pill, then continued refining a stronger pill with a sixth-tier magic core and unusual extra ingredients.
• Elder Huo recognized the second pill as a sixth-grade Dou Ling Pill that could raise a Dou Wang by two levels, while Xiao Yan used soul power to spot Zi Yan watching hungrily from a platform.
• Xiao Yan finished the sixth-grade pill amid a pillar of light, and the Inner Academy disciples realized he was a six-rank alchemist grandmaster.
• Yan Hao asked Han Yue to introduce him to Xiao Yan, but Han Yue reflected that their brief acquaintance did not mean they belonged to the same world.
• Zi Yan left without taking the pill because Su Qian was present, and Xiao Yan gave the first Dou Ling Pill to Elder Liu before agreeing to refine pills for the other elders.
• Su Qian examined the first pill and judged its quality exceptional, noting that its heavenly-flame tempering made it comparable to a sixth-grade pill.

Xiao Yan lured Zi Yan into swallowing a pill laced with Netherworld Poison Flame, then confronted her in a cave after it dramatically increased her cultivation. He revealed that she was an Ancient Void Dragon and demanded to know why she had taken his pill, while Zi Yan offered an implausible excuse.

• Xiao Yan left the sixth-grade Dou Ling Pill where Zi Yan could steal it using her spatial abilities.
• Zi Yan swallowed the pill in a cave and her cultivation rose from three-star Dou Wang to seven-star Dou Wang.
• Zi Yan discovered ink-green poison spreading through her meridians, and Xiao Yan revealed that the pill had concealed Netherworld Poison Flame in her body.
• Xiao Yan identified Zi Yan as a direct-line descendant of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and told her that its clan had fallen into decline.
• Xiao Yan confronted Zi Yan about taking his pill, and she claimed it had jumped into her mouth by itself.

Xiao Yan spared Zi Yan and brought her home, where Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian agreed to let her stay. After Xiao Yan invited her to join the Dao Sect and promised to protect her, he shared an intimate moment with Xiao Xun'er, leaving Xiao Yi Xian indignant.

• Xiao Yan released Zi Yan from the poisonous flames and let her follow him in exchange for her promise to behave.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er questioned Xiao Yan about bringing Zi Yan back, and Xiao Xun'er recognized her as an Ancient Void Dragon.
• Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian agreed to let Zi Yan stay despite Xiao Yan's complaints about her appetite.
• Xiao Yan invited Zi Yan to join the Dao Sect and promised Xiao Xun'er he would keep Zi Yan safe from any enemy.
• Xiao Xun'er kissed Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian stormed out in frustration.

Xiao Yan persuaded Su Qian to let him enter the Lava World with Zi Yan, and the pair descended beneath the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower. After reaching a safe area, Xiao Yan chose to focus on cultivating his Mystic Staff Art while keeping the young Fallen Heart Flame and Zi Yan’s father in mind.

• Su Qian warned Xiao Yan about the Lava World and the unstable seal containing the Fallen Heart Flame, but agreed to let him go.
• Xiao Yan convinced Su Qian that Zi Yan could protect them with her spatial abilities, and Su Qian agreed to let her accompany him.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan entered the Lava World, where Xiao Yan protected her from the heat with his ink-green flame.
• Xiao Yan surveyed the Lava World and decided to cultivate with the Mystic Staff before pursuing the young Fallen Heart Flame or searching for Zi Yan’s father.
• Xiao Yan began cultivating, drawing the surrounding lava and scorching air toward himself.

Xiao Yan cultivated in the Lava World for three months and broke through to Peak Dou Wang, while Zi Yan heard a mysterious voice claiming to be her father and asking her to find him. The voice identified her as an Ancient Void Dragon, and after Xiao Yan emerged, she told him what had happened.

• Xiao Yan gave Zi Yan pills and continued cultivating with the two Heavenly Flames in the Lava World.
• After three months, a voice from the depths called Zi Yan its daughter and asked her to come find him about the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Zi Yan shouted for the voice to back off, then wondered whether he might truly be her father when he fell silent.
• Xiao Yan emerged from his fiery cocoon and demonstrated his staff techniques after breaking through from two-star Dou Wang to Peak Dou Wang.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Yan about the voice, and he realized the captive Ancient Void Dragon beneath the Lava World had likely sensed her bloodline.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan traveled through the Magma World in search of Zi Yan’s father, but a horde of Fire Salamanders attacked them. Xiao Yan used his enormous Mystic Staff to crush most of the horde, then fled when stronger reinforcements arrived.

• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan traveled through the Magma World for half a month, and Xiao Yan reassured Zi Yan that her father likely had reasons for being absent.
• Xiao Yan rested while the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts replenished his energy, then killed a Peak Dou Emperor Fire Salamander that attacked him.
• Xiao Yan sensed a vast horde of Fire Salamanders surrounding them, with a five-star Dou Zong among the strongest.
• Xiao Yan flew off with Zi Yan, then enlarged the Mystic Staff and smashed the horde, gravely wounding the five-star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan sensed powerful auras approaching and escaped as two Peak Dou Zong and a Dou Zun Fire Salamander appeared.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan escaped into a strange cavern, where Xiao Yan discovered a weakened Nine Nether Sparrow sealed inside a black egg. He arranged a Life-and-Death Contract with her, witnessed by Taiqing Dao De Tianzun, and left Nine Nether stunned by his master's power.

• A Dou Zun Fire Salamander ordered two Peak Dou Zong Fire Salamanders to pursue Xiao Yan, who escaped with Zi Yan into a cavern protected by an energy barrier.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan found a black egg surrounded by ink-black light, and its pressure frightened Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan identified the egg's occupant as Nine Nether, exposed her failed evolution and weakened cultivation, and offered to help her return to the Great Thousand World.
• Nine Nether agreed to Xiao Yan's proposal to sign a contract between equals, binding their lives and deaths together.
• Xiao Yan used his blood essence to form the contract, and Taiqing Dao De Tianzun appeared as witness and approved it.
• Nine Nether recoiled at Taiqing Dao De Tianzun's presence, and Xiao Yan introduced him as his master.

Xiao Yan helped Nine Nether evolve from a Nine Nether Sparrow egg and face her lightning tribulation. After his Mystic Staff shielded her from the final strike, Nine Nether broke through to Four-Star Dou Zun and took human form.

• Nine Nether learned Xiao Yan's name and agreed to prepare for her evolution while he offered to help her.
• Zi Yan touched Nine Nether's egg and had her Dou Qi absorbed, so Xiao Yan offered his own Dou Qi to sustain Nine Nether.
• Nine Nether's egg cracked open, and she emerged as a colossal Nine Nether Sparrow before the black lightning tribulation gathered.
• Nine Nether attacked the tribulation, then called for Xiao Yan's help when the lightning struck her.
• Xiao Yan used three Heavenly Flames and the Mystic Staff to shield Nine Nether, and the tribulation dispersed without harming the staff.
• Nine Nether advanced from Seven-Star Dou Zong to Four-Star Dou Zun, healed, and transformed into a naked human woman.

Xiao Yan and Nine Nether pressed deeper into the underground realm to find Zhu Kun, but Fire Salamanders repeatedly blocked their way. Xiao Yan gave Nine Nether the Banana Leaf Fan, whose power scattered the Salamanders and cleared their path.

• Nine Nether took human form, put on a red dress, and learned from Xiao Yan that they were in a hidden realm beneath a Heavenly Sovereign's cave.
• Nine Nether said a binding power prevented her from tearing through space, so Xiao Yan decided they would keep descending and use the Remnant Jade to locate the cave.
• Xiao Yan and Nine Nether faced a swarm of Fire Salamanders, including a Peak Dou Zun, and Nine Nether was already injured.
• Xiao Yan handed Nine Nether the Banana Leaf Fan and pulled Zi Yan close to protect her from its blast.
• Nine Nether poured her Dou Qi into the fan and swept away the Fire Salamanders, churning the magma and opening fissures in the void.

Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Nine Nether entered the God's Tomb and found Zhu Kun, Zi Yan's imprisoned father. After Zi Yan decided she wanted him saved, Xiao Yan summoned the Old Lord to free him.

• Xiao Yan used the Banana Leaf Fan to reveal the Barrier and led Zi Yan and Nine Nether into the God's Tomb, escaping the Fire Salamanders.
• The three found Zhu Kun chained in the void near Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, and he thanked Xiao Yan for bringing Zi Yan to him.
• Zhu Kun explained that Tou She Ancient God had imprisoned him and gave Xiao Yan a dragon scale while entrusting Zi Yan with spiritual fruits and cultivation methods.
• Zi Yan admitted she wanted to save Zhu Kun, and Xiao Yan agreed that freeing him would benefit them both.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Old Lord to save Zhu Kun, and Zi Yan and Nine Nether knelt alongside him.

Xiao Yan’s teacher freed Zhu Kun from the Ancient Emperor’s tomb and erased Tou She Ancient God’s remnant soul before Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zhu Kun, Zi Yan, and the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame. Zhu Kun left to reunite with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, while Xiao Yan prepared to claim the top spots in the upcoming Strong Ranking competition.

• The Old Lord released Zhu Kun, shattered the tomb’s chains, and erased Tou She Ancient God’s remnant soul.
• Zhu Kun learned that the Ancient Void Dragons were divided, then left to handle the clan’s affairs and entrusted Zi Yan to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan and the others emerged from the magma, and Zhu Kun thanked Su Qian for caring for Zi Yan before departing with the clan’s troubles to address.
• Su Qian discovered that Zhu Kun was the Ancient Void Dragon Clan Leader and that Zi Yan belonged to its royal bloodline.
• Su Qian asked Xiao Yan whether he would enter the Strong Ranking competition, and Xiao Yan said he would compete and secure the top five places for the Dao Sect.

Zhu Kun returned to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and began punishing the leaders who had split it apart. After defeating the North Dragon King, he tore out his tendons and ordered the Black Armor Guards commander to strip his bones, while preparing to settle accounts with the other Dragon Kings.

• Zhu Kun appeared on East Dragon Island, where Zhu Li recognized him as the Clan Leader and welcomed his return.
• Zhu Kun told Zhu Li that he would remove obstacles so Zi Yan could take over the clan, then left to confront the North Dragon King.
• Zhu Kun appeared on North Dragon Island and overwhelmed Zhu Guang and the assembled experts with his presence.
• Zhu Kun pinned Zhu Guang down and declared that he would die for betraying the clan and conspiring with the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Zhu Kun seized Zhu Guang in his true form, tore out his tendons under clan law, and ordered the Black Armor Guards commander to strip his bones.

Xiao Yan returned to the Dao Sect and reunited with Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan, then spent several hours alone with Xun'er while Zi Yan kept visitors outside. Afterward, he received news from Xiao Li about plans in Peace Town and agreed to help Lin Xiuya and the others prepare for the Inner Academy Competition.

• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan that the Dao Sect had grown stronger during his absence, while she and Xiao Yi Xian had risen to second and third place on the Strong Ranking.
• Xiao Xun'er teased Xiao Yan and led him to the pavilion's living quarters, while Xiao Yi Xian left and Zi Yan turned away visitors who came to see him.
• After several hours, Xiao Yan emerged with Xiao Xun'er and rewarded Zi Yan with a promise to refine a Transformation Pill.
• Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Li had reached Peace Town with former followers and had met Cai Lin and Qing Lin, so he sent battle formations and Killing Arts for Xiao Li to deliver to the Xiao Clan forces.
• Lin Xiuya and the others asked Xiao Yan to refine pills for the upcoming Inner Academy Competition, and he identified Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills as the suitable choice.

Xiao Yan befriended Lin Xiuya and his companions by agreeing to refine pills for them, then received an offer from Su Qian to lead Jia Nan Academy’s Enforcement Team. He considered the authority an opportunity to help his Second Brother and the Xiao Clan in the Black-Corner Region.

• Lin Xiuya gave Xiao Yan a thousand fire-energy points and materials for twenty sets of Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills, and Xiao Yan agreed to help after asking them to call him Brother Xiao.
• Lin Xiuya apologized, and he and his companions left after Xiao Yan welcomed them as friends; Han Yue departed with concealed affection for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Xun'er teased Xiao Yan about Han Yue’s interest in him, then leaned into his embrace.
• Su Qian offered Xiao Yan an elder’s position and authority over most of Jia Nan Academy’s Enforcement Team.
• Su Qian explained that he wanted Xiao Yan to help the Xiao Clan and crack down on Black-Corner Region criminals who had attacked academy members.

Xiao Yan joined the Inner Academy Enforcement Team and set out to rescue Instructor Ruo Lin, the new students, and their escorts, who were trapped in White City. He summoned White Fang to speed the mission and gave her a Transformation Pill as the group neared the Black-Corner Region.

• Xiao Yan introduced himself to the Inner Academy Enforcement Team and gave its members Two-Pattern Green Spirit Pills, while he gave Huo Lin a Three-Pattern pill.
• Wu Hao told Xiao Yan that Ruo Lin and the new students were trapped in White City, surrounded by Black-Corner Region factions.
• Xiao Yan summoned White Fang and ordered the Enforcement Team to follow him aboard the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor.
• Xiao Yan asked White Fang about reaching Dou Zong and gave her a Transformation Pill as they flew toward White City.

The Gold and Silver Elders prepared to abduct Jia Nan Academy’s new students in White City and use them as bait to draw out the academy’s rescuers. Silver Elder attacked the courtyard, leaving Ruo Lin and the students facing a powerful enemy.

• Xiao Yan gave the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor a Seventh-grade Transformation Pill and arrived with the Enforcement Team at White City.
• Ruo Lin reassured the stranded new students that Jia Nan Academy would send reinforcements, while a girl from the Xiao Clan asked whether Xiao Yan would come.
• The Gold and Silver Elders discussed their plan to capture the students and lure Jia Nan Academy’s experts into ambushes.
• Silver Elder’s black-robed men killed a tavern worker and surrounded the courtyard where Ruo Lin and the students were staying.
• Silver Elder revealed himself as a Peak Dou Emperor, and Ruo Lin warned him that Jia Nan Academy’s reinforcements would come.
• Silver Elder mocked the academy’s elders and offered to spare the other students if Ruo Lin spent a night with his subordinates.

Xiao Yan arrived in the city and offered Gold Elder pills in exchange for killing his brother, Silver Elder. Gold Elder accepted, while Ruo Lin remained beaten and cornered by Silver Elder’s men.

• Ruo Lin fought Silver Elder and the Black-Clad Man, but she was badly injured and left surrounded by fallen Enforcement Team disciples.
• Gold Elder learned that the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor had appeared outside the city and realized the situation had changed.
• Xiao Yan entered Gold Elder’s room, identified himself, and offered a Sect Breaking Pill to have Silver Elder killed.
• Gold Elder demanded more because Silver Elder was his brother, so Xiao Yan added an Emperor’s Extreme Pill to the bargain.
• Gold Elder accepted the deal and hurried away, while Xiao Yan said his pills would keep the greedy elder from escaping.
• Silver Elder continued mocking Ruo Lin as she struggled to stand after being struck down.