Recaps

Medusa's younger sister awakened from her dream after Xiao Yan rescued her, and the sisters reunited. The younger sister recognized Xiao Yan, embraced him, and thanked him by calling him “brother-in-law.”

• Medusa reunited with her awakened younger sister in the Secret Chamber and held her close.
• The younger sister explained that a young man had rescued her from the dream, and Medusa realized it was Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan returned to his quarters, where Yao Lao remarked that something about his cultivation had seemed strange.
• The Medusa sisters visited Xiao Yan, and the younger sister recognized him and hugged him tightly.
• Medusa thanked Xiao Yan for saving her sister and promised to serve him, but Xiao Yan stopped the sisters from bowing.
• The younger sister playfully thanked Xiao Yan as her “brother-in-law.”

Xiao Yan grew closer to the sisters, named them Cai Lin and Cai Die, and persuaded them to undergo bloodline evolution with his help. The ceremony began as the Four Great Elders left Xiao Yan alone with the two queens in the Secret Chamber.

• Medusa’s younger sister called Xiao Yan “brother-in-law,” and Medusa hurriedly pulled her away while Xiao Yan accepted the title.
• Xiao Yan learned that the sisters had never had names and named the older sister Cai Lin and the younger sister Cai Die.
• Xiao Yan proposed helping both sisters undergo bloodline evolution, and Cai Lin agreed after he reassured her that he could protect them.
• The Four Great Elders escorted Xiao Yan to the Secret Chamber, where Cai Lin and Cai Die waited on a stone island in the center of a lake.
• The Four Great Elders entrusted the two queens to Xiao Yan and withdrew.

Xiao Yan prepared Cai Lin and Cai Die for their evolution by using the Green Lotus Core Flame, while protecting them with the Dog Talisman. Their life auras nearly faded after enduring the flames, and a strange thundercloud phenomenon began over the Snake-People temple.

• Xiao Yan blocked Yao Lao’s senses inside the Bone Flame Ring and flew to the island in the lake.
• Xiao Yan reassured Cai Lin and Cai Die, then brought out the Green Lotus Core Flame as they prepared for the evolution.
• Cai Lin and Cai Die transformed into their Purple Nether Flame Snake forms, and Xiao Yan protected them with the Dog Talisman.
• The sisters charged into the Green Lotus Core Flame and endured its burning while Xiao Yan controlled the fire and kept them alive.
• The sisters’ life auras weakened, thunderclouds gathered over the Snake-People temple, and the Second Elder prayed that the evolution would succeed.

Xiao Yan watched the two sisters successfully evolve into Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Pythons and took them with him as bracelets. Before leaving, he restored the Four Great Elders to their peak condition and ordered them to protect the Snake-People Tribe.

• The two giant snakes died during their evolution, but Xiao Yan's Dog Talisman kept them alive until they emerged as two Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Pythons.
• The newly evolved sisters drank Companion Amethyst Source, curled around Xiao Yan's wrists, and fell asleep.
• Yao Lao emerged from the Bone Flame Ring, learned the evolution had succeeded, and congratulated Xiao Yan on having two Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Pythons.
• Xiao Yan told the Four Great Elders that the queens were safe and restored their hidden injuries and lifespans with the Horse Talisman and Dog Talisman.
• The Four Great Elders knelt and accepted Xiao Yan's order to protect the Snake-People Tribe after he disappeared.

After returning safely from Snake-People Tribe territory, Xiao Yan gathered his family and companions in Stone Desert City to bring them back to Wutan City. As their journey home began, he met Xue Lan and recognized her closeness with Xiao Ding.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao returned to Stone Desert City after deciding to take Qing Lin, Qing Mian, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li back to Wutan City.
• Hai Bodong greeted Xiao Yan and confirmed that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group had remained safe while he was away.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, then met Xue Lan and realized she might become Xiao Ding's wife.
• Xiao Yan visited Qing Lin and Qing Mian and learned that Qing Lin had begun cultivating Dou Qi.
• Hai Bodong arranged a Flying Magical Beast, and Xiao Yan's group boarded it and set off for Wutan City.

Ya Fei continued managing the Xiao Clan’s business partnership with the Mittel Auction House while Xiao Yan’s clan prospered in his absence. Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City, where Xun’er and Xiao Yi Xian awaited him with questions about his new companions, and he felt an unexplained chill as he approached home.

• Ya Fei resented Xiao Yan for leaving without seeing her or sending a letter, but continued personally overseeing the families’ business cooperation.
• The Xiao Clan grew stronger through Xiao Yan’s stored pills, Ya Fei’s planning, Xiao Zhan’s advancement to Dou Ling, and Little Purple’s protection.
• Xun’er and Xiao Yi Xian became close friends, and Xun’er told her about Xiao Yan taking in a mother and daughter and a Snake-Person maid.
• A Xiao Clan disciple spotted a huge Magical Beast in the sky as Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City, and Ling Ying told Xun’er he had arrived.
• Xiao Yan looked over Wutan City from the Flying Magical Beast, felt a sudden chill, and asked Hai Bodong whether he had farted.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan with Hai Bodong, Qing Lin, and Qing Mian, where Xiao Zhan and the clan welcomed him and reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. After reassuring Qing Lin and her mother that the Xiao Clan could be their home, Xiao Yan went to catch up with Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian and began telling them about his training.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the Xiao Clan, where Xiao Zhan and the clan members welcomed him back.
• Xiao Yan reunited Xiao Zhan with his returned sons, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Yan introduced Hai Bodong, Qing Lin, and Qing Mian, and Xiao Zhan arranged lodging and attendants for them.
• Xiao Yan reassured Qing Mian and Qing Lin that they were welcome and could consider the Xiao Clan their home.
• Xiao Yan joined Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian in a secluded pavilion, where they asked about his training and he began recounting it.

Xiao Yan brought Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Qing Lin’s mother to meet his family, where they shared a warm dinner together. The reunion left Xiao Yan resolved to protect his loved ones and prevent the tragedies of the original story.

• Xiao Yan entertained Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian with stories of his travels, then cheered them up by taking them shopping.
• Xiao Yan brought Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Qing Lin’s mother to Xiao Zhan and Su Wan’s courtyard, where Su Wan warmly welcomed them.
• Xiao Yan introduced the guests to Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xue Lan, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Li playfully chased each other around the table.
• Xiao Yan set a place for Yao Lao at dinner, moving Yao Lao as he watched from the ring.
• The two Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Pythons woke briefly, drank Companion Amethyst Source, and returned to Xiao Yan’s sleeves.
• After dinner, Xiao Yan vowed to protect his family and loved ones and prevent the original story’s regrets.

Xiao Yan visited Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House with Hai Bodong, revealing Hai Bodong’s identity and his master-servant relationship with Xiao Yan. After entrusting Hai Bodong with gathering herbs for an Emperor's Extreme Pill, Xiao Yan planned to stay with the Xiao Clan until Jia Nan Academy enrollment and strengthen the family.

• Xiao Yan brought Hai Bodong to the Mittel Auction House, where Ya Fei greeted them after hearing he had returned to the city.
• Xiao Yan introduced Hai Bodong as a Dou Huang, then revealed that he was the Mittel Family’s Supreme Elder.
• Hai Bodong told Ya Fei that Xiao Yan’s orders ranked above his throughout the Mittel Family.
• Xiao Yan gave Hai Bodong a Medicinal Herb List and asked him to inform the family about Ya Fei and gather the ingredients for an Emperor's Extreme Pill.
• Hai Bodong accepted the task and left to make preparations, while Xiao Yan planned to improve his Alchemy and help the Xiao Clan before Jia Nan Academy enrollment.

Xiao Yan left the Mittel Auction House after learning about Ya Fei’s progress with the family alliance, then encountered Xiao Yu at the Xiao Clan. He realized she was worried about breaking through to Dou Zhe and offered her Qi Gathering Powder, leaving her flustered by the invitation to visit him.

• Ya Fei understood how Xiao Yan’s relationship could help her rise within the Mittel Family, then teased him as they discussed the families’ cooperation.
• Xiao Yan left the auction house and admired how much the Xiao Clan had grown over the past year.
• Xiao Yu confronted Xiao Yan for staring at her legs, and he caught her kick before noticing she had reached the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan guessed that Xiao Yu was anxious about breaking through to Dou Zhe and needed Qi Gathering Powder.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yu to visit his place the next day to collect the powder, and she wondered whether he had an ulterior motive.

Xiao Yan refined pills for the Xiao Clan and, after receiving herbs from Hai Bodong, made several Sixth-Grade pills. He gave Hai Bodong the Emperor's Extreme Pill and brought a Sect Breaking Pill to Little Purple to help her advance to Dou Zong.

• Xiao Yan refined several Qi Gathering Powders and gave one to Xiao Yu, who shyly invited him to touch her leg before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Xiao Yan settled into a routine of cultivation, pill refining, teasing Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, and visiting the Mittel Auction House while Hai Bodong supported Ya Fei and gathered herbs.
• Xiao Yan received the herbs Hai Bodong had collected and entered seclusion to refine higher-grade pills.
• Xiao Yan emerged with several pills and gave Hai Bodong the Emperor's Extreme Pill.
• Xiao Yan visited Little Purple in her cave and handed her a Sect Breaking Pill to help her break through to Dou Zong.

Xiao Yan prepared to leave for Jia Nan Academy and brought Xiao Yu with him to the recruitment, where he easily defeated a senior student who tried to intimidate them. He left the academy’s other new students and senior students stunned by his strength.

• Xiao Yan gave Little Purple a Sect Breaking Pill and asked her to guard the Xiao Clan after her breakthrough.
• Xiao Yan told Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian that he was going to Jia Nan Academy, and he comforted them when they were upset about his departure.
• Xiao Yan met Xiao Yu on the way to the recruitment and warned her to stay close to him.
• Xiao Yan released his Dou Ling aura to clear a path through the long queue, and he and Xiao Yu passed the registration test.
• A senior student ordered Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu to stand in the sun, but Xiao Yan challenged him and sent him flying with a flick of his finger.

Xiao Yan stunned Instructor Ruo Lin and the students by revealing that he was a thirteen-year-old Five-Star Dou Ling, then accepted Ruo Lin’s promises and said he wanted to enter the Inner Academy. He and Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan, where Xiao Yan spent the next two days with Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er before leaving for the academy.

• Xiao Yan defeated Lu Guan with a single finger and entered the tent with Xiao Yu, impressing the senior students.
• Instructor Ruo Lin arrived, welcomed Xiao Yan, and asked the students about their strength.
• Xiao Yan declared that he was thirteen years old and a Five-Star Dou Ling, astonishing everyone in the tent.
• Ruo Lin eagerly promised Xiao Yan academy benefits, and Xiao Yan told her he wanted to enter the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan, with Ruo Lin following them to keep him from slipping away.
• Xiao Yan spent the next two days wandering Wutan City with Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er.

Xiao Yan said farewell to his family and friends before leaving Wutan City with Ruo Lin and Xiao Yu for Jia Nan Academy. After their journey, they arrived at the academy, where Ruo Lin offered to show Xiao Yan to his private residence and Xiao Yu decided to go with them.

• Xiao Yan visited his family, Little Purple, Qing Lin and her mother, and Xiao Yi Xian before leaving, making sure they had what they needed and stabilizing Xiao Yi Xian's Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er each kissed Xiao Yan goodbye, while Ya Fei held him in a close embrace at the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Yan met Ruo Lin at the Jia Nan Academy camp and boarded the Flying Magical Beast with Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yan reassured the homesick Xiao Yu during the flight, and their laughter eased her sadness about leaving Wutan City.
• Several days later, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu, and the other new students arrived at Jia Nan Academy, where Ruo Lin offered to show Xiao Yan his residence and he invited Xiao Yu along.

Xiao Yan settled into a residence at Jia Nan Academy while Xiao Yu moved in with him and befriended Xue Ni. As rumors about his talent spread, Xiao Yan left the academy for the Black-Corner Region to train and proposed going after Han Feng.

• Ruo Lin showed Xiao Yan the spacious courtyard prepared for him, and he joked that she should stop calling him little.
• Xiao Yu moved into the residence, cooked for Xiao Yan, and felt flustered by the thought of living under the same roof.
• Ruo Lin reported Xiao Yan's talent, prompting instructors and Elders to praise him as a remarkable genius.
• Xue Ni questioned Xiao Yu about her relationship with Xiao Yan and teased her about living and eating with him.
• Xiao Yan entered the Black-Corner Region to hone his combat skills and asked his teacher whether they should kill Han Feng.

Xiao Yan rested in Black Seal City while considering whether he could obtain the third Demonic Flame Remnant Map, and the two Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Pythons awakened and transformed into Cai Lin and Cai Die. The sisters emerged naked in Xiao Yan’s arms, and the chapter ended with Cai Die complaining that he had pinched her too hard.

• Xiao Yan learned more about the Black-Corner Region and offered to kill Han Feng, but Yao Lao fell silent at the mention of his former disciple.
• Xiao Yan settled into an inn in Black Seal City and planned to visit the Black Seal City Auction House the next morning to seek the third Demonic Flame Remnant Map.
• The two Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Pythons awakened, and Xiao Yan gave them Companion Amethyst Source.
• The pythons began glowing and transforming, so Xiao Yan used the Sheep Talisman to block Yao Lao’s perception before the transformation finished.
• Cai Lin and Cai Die appeared in human form in Xiao Yan’s lap, and Xiao Yan awkwardly touched them before the sisters pulled away and conjured clothes.
• Cai Die told Xiao Yan not to squeeze so hard next time.

Xiao Yan spent the night with Cai Lin and Cai Die after they turned into Little Sky Swallowing Pythons, then visited the Black Seal City Auction House to ask about a fragmentary map. Yuan Yi learned of Xiao Yan’s interest and began assessing the concealed young man before deciding how to respond.

• Xiao Yan used the Horse Talisman to heal Cai Lin and Cai Die and noted that their evolution was still incomplete.
• Cai Lin and Cai Die turned into Little Sky Swallowing Pythons to evade Xiao Yan’s invitation to share his bed, then slept on his chest.
• Xiao Yan woke late, released the Sheep Talisman’s Restriction on Yao Lao, and heard his master tease him about spending the night with women.
• Xiao Yan went to the Black Seal City Auction House and asked for medicinal herbs and a fragmentary map matching his description.
• The old man recognized Xiao Yan’s description as a mysterious cloth fragment and went to tell Yuan Yi about the inquiry.
• Yuan Yi questioned the old man about Xiao Yan’s strength and identity before considering what to do.

Xiao Yan recovered the Demonic Flame Remnant Map from the Auction House, then discovered its manager had sent men to rob him. He killed the pursuers and destroyed the Auction House with a Two-Colored Fire Lotus, leaving Black Seal City shaken.

• Xiao Yan bought the medicinal herbs and Demonic Flame Remnant Map from the old man at the Auction House.
• Xiao Yan led the Auction House's pursuers into a deserted alley and killed three of them with the Black Heavy Ruler and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yan flew back to the Auction House and formed a Two-Colored Fire Lotus from the Purple Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Yuan Yi tried to flee when Xiao Yan confronted him, but the Fire Lotus caught him and exploded, destroying his Dou Qi shield.
• Yao Lao praised Xiao Yan's formidable Dou Technique as the blast shook Black Seal City.

After killing Yuan Yi, Xiao Yan looted the auction house and traveled to Maple City to confront Han Feng with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus as his gift. He reached Han Feng’s estate and prepared the Fire Lotus, while Yao Lao concealed him and lent him the Ancient Spirit Cold Flame.

• Xiao Yan confirmed Yuan Yi was dead, took his Storage Ring, and burned the corpse to ash.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao plundered the auction house, collecting its treasures before leaving Black Seal City for Maple City.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao took shelter from a Black Storm, and Yao Lao sensed a faint, unusual disturbance within it.
• Xiao Yan arrived in Maple City and learned that Han Feng was there alone, with no Soul Hall agents nearby.
• Yao Lao concealed Xiao Yan and lent him the Ancient Spirit Cold Flame, which Xiao Yan used to form a Three-Colored Fire Lotus for Han Feng.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao confronted Han Feng after hearing him blame Yao Lao for his betrayal, and Xiao Yan blasted him with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus. Han Feng survived with the Sea Heart Flame, recognized Yao Lao, and pretended to repent before lunging at Xiao Yan, who remained calm as the chapter ended.

• Han Feng lost control while refining Pills and cursed Yao Lao, blaming him for his betrayal and exile.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao entered the bamboo grove unseen and heard Han Feng's rant; Yao Lao felt cold disappointment in his former disciple.
• Xiao Yan detonated a Three-Colored Fire Lotus in front of Han Feng, destroying the manor, but Han Feng survived using the Sea Heart Flame.
• Yao Lao revealed himself, and Han Feng realized his former teacher was alive and powerful.
• Han Feng pretended to repent and crawled toward Xiao Yan, then suddenly attacked him to seize a hostage.
• Xiao Yan stayed composed as Han Feng lunged, and teased him for putting on a show.

Xiao Yan killed Han Feng after overpowering him, then joined Yao Lao to leave Maple City and refine the Sea Heart Flame. In a hidden mountain cave, they discovered a Peak Seventh-Grade Life Devouring Pill that could grant a breakthrough to Dou Wang at the cost of three years of life.

• Xiao Yan crippled and killed Han Feng, whose fleeing soul was trapped by Yao Lao's spatial barrier.
• Xiao Yan took Han Feng's Storage Ring and ransacked the Maple City manor while Yao Lao dealt with Han Feng's soul.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan the Sea Heart Flame and took him to a secluded mountain range to refine it.
• Yao Lao sensed a concealed cave, where Xiao Yan found bones, old objects, a Jade Box, and a scroll.
• Xiao Yan read the scroll and discovered that the Life Devouring Pill could take someone at Da Dou Shi or above straight to Dou Wang, but left them only three years to live unless they reached Dou Emperor.

Xiao Yan used the Life Devouring Pill to break through to Dou Wang, then endured the Sea Heart Flame’s refinement and reached Peak Dou Wang. With the Inner Academy selection approaching, he left seclusion and flew back to Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yan consumed the Life Devouring Pill, broke through to One-Star Dou Wang, and used the Horse Talisman to restore the life force the pill drained.
• Xiao Yan gained the Pig Talisman’s Laser Eyes and blasted a crater into the cave wall.
• Xiao Yan forcefully refined the Sea Heart Flame for half a month while Yao Lao guarded the cave entrance.
• Xiao Yan emerged at Peak Dou Wang with Mortal Realm Great Perfection soul strength, a body rivaling a Peak Sixth-Tier Magical Beast, and an Early Earth Tier Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan decided to postpone breaking through to Dou Emperor until after entering the Inner Academy and flew toward Jia Nan Academy.

The Outer Academy packed the Inner Academy Selection Tournament to see Xiao Yan, but he failed to appear when his match was called. As doubts spread and Tang Xin left the stage, Hu Gan sensed a powerful aura rushing toward the tournament grounds.

• Hu Gan and an Elder discussed the crowds drawn by Xiao Yan, while Hu Gan’s granddaughter Hu Jia became eager to challenge him.
• Ruo Lin, Xiao Yu, and Xue Ni waited for Xiao Yan, who had been missing since leaving for the Black-Corner Region.
• The referee called Tang Xin of Profound Class One to face Xiao Yan of Yellow Class Two, but Xiao Yan did not appear.
• The spectators began doubting Xiao Yan, and Tang Xin decided to leave the stage.
• Hu Jia questioned Xiao Yan’s absence, and Hu Gan sensed a powerful aura approaching at astonishing speed.

Xiao Yan arrived at the selection competition and effortlessly defeated Tang Xin, then revealed his Dou Wang cultivation. Hu Gan declared him the competition’s first-place winner, leaving Xiao Yan to await entry to the Book Repository.

• Xiao Yan made a dramatic entrance on the Black Heavy Ruler and identified himself to the arena.
• Xue Ni asked Xiao Yu to introduce her to Xiao Yan, while Tang Xin challenged him to a match.
• Xiao Yan stopped Tang Xin’s attacks with one finger and then flicked him safely off the platform.
• Xiao Yan unfurled his azure Dou Qi Wings, revealing that he was a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan asked Hu Gan whether he needed to continue competing, and Hu Gan declared him the selection competition’s first-place winner.

After returning from the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Yan reassured Ruo Lin, Xiao Yu, and Hu Gan, then spent time refining pills and dealing with Hu Jia’s repeated challenges. When the Book Repository opened, he met Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, Yan Hao, Lin Yan, and Han Yue, easing their initial tension and beginning their acquaintance.

• Xiao Yan returned to his residence after Ruo Lin warned him to be more careful and Xiao Yu scolded him for disappearing into the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan stayed home refining pills while Xue Ni, Ruo Lin, and Hu Gan visited him; Hu Gan examined him and asked him to go easy on Hu Jia.
• Xiao Yan agreed to Hu Gan’s request, then beat Hu Jia in a spar after she demanded that he suppress his cultivation, but she kept challenging him in the following days.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Book Repository meeting place and met Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, Yan Hao, Lin Yan, and Han Yue.
• Lin Xiuya stopped Yan Hao from revealing what the group had said about Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan brushed off the awkwardness as they got acquainted.