Recaps

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan after gathering the herbs for her Transformation Pill, then began refining the Eighth-Tier Pill in seclusion. On the twenty-fifth day, a brilliant light and vast thunderclouds announced the pill’s emergence, leaving Su Qian stunned by its power.

• Xiao Yan gathered the medicinal herbs and told Zi Yan they were returning to Jia Nan Academy to solve her transformation problem.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan traveled back at a leisurely pace, stopping in cities to eat, shop, and sightsee.
• Su Qian welcomed them back, and Zi Yan gave him the snacks and trinkets she had brought.
• Xiao Yan took Zi Yan to a secluded place, set up Restrictions, and began refining the Transformation Pill with Yao Lao’s guidance.
• After more than twenty days, a brilliant light shot from the Myriad Beast Cauldron as thunderclouds gathered overhead, and Su Qian arrived, astonished by the pill’s aura.

Xiao Yan refined an Eighth-Tier Pill through Three-Colored Pill Lightning, then gave it to Zi Yan to solve her transformation problem. Zi Yan began an advancement inside a purple cocoon, while Xiao Yan completed the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill and prepared to revive Yao Tianhuo.

• Su Qian and Zi Yan witnessed Xiao Yan face the Three-Colored Pill Lightning, which tempered and strengthened his Physique as the Eighth-Tier Pill was completed.
• Xiao Yan gave the Pill to Zi Yan, who refined it and transformed into an adult form before collapsing as she neared advancement to Dou Emperor.
• Purple Pill Lightning enveloped Zi Yan and formed a giant egg around her, so Xiao Yan secured the area with Restrictions and left her to transform.
• Xiao Yan refined the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill over several days, then released Yao Tianhuo's long-sealed soul from a Jade Bottle.

Xiao Yan offered to revive Yao Tianhuo in exchange for ten years of service, then began preparing the Earth Demon Old Ghost’s body as a vessel. With Yao Tianhuo’s soul repaired and the revival materials ready, they stood poised to begin the ritual.

• Xiao Yan promised to revive Yao Tianhuo in exchange for ten years of following his orders, and Yao Tianhuo accepted.
• Xiao Yan placed a Soul Imprint on Yao Tianhuo, who pledged to assist him while Xiao Yan promised to remove it when the time was right.
• Xiao Yan produced the repaired corpse of the Earth Demon Old Ghost as a vessel for Yao Tianhuo.
• Xiao Yan used the Horse Talisman's power to rapidly repair Yao Tianhuo's Soul Origin.
• Xiao Yan revealed the Red-Eyed Roaring Flame Tiger blood essence and prepared the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill for the revival.
• Yao Tianhuo gave Xiao Yan a strand of soul power, swallowed the pill, and waited for his command to enter the corpse.

Xiao Yan successfully revived Yao Tianhuo in a new body, restoring him at Five-Star Dou Zun strength. After reassuring Su Qian and securing Zi Yan, Xiao Yan left Jia Nan Academy with Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yu to return to the Jia Ma Empire.

• Xiao Yan fused the Red-Eyed Roaring Flame Tiger's blood essence with Earth Demon Old Ghost's corpse and used Heavenly Flames to help Yao Tianhuo's soul take over the body.
• Yao Tianhuo awakened in his new body with the strength of a Five-Star Dou Zun and thanked Xiao Yan for saving his life.
• Xiao Yan reassured Su Qian that the unfamiliar Dou Zun aura belonged to a friend, then told him he planned to leave the academy and visit home.
• Xiao Yan studied the Puppet Method and Flame Manipulation Art while Yao Tianhuo adjusted to his body.
• Xiao Yan reinforced the Restriction around Zi Yan, then left the Inner Academy with Yao Tianhuo, picked up Xiao Yu, and headed for the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan with Xiao Yu and Yao Tianhuo, while the chapter recounted how the clan’s rise and Xiao Yan’s reputation renewed the Nalan Family’s interest in his engagement to Nalan Yanran. The marriage remained undecided until Xiao Yan returned, leaving Nalan Jie pleased with the families’ prospects but Nalan Yanran unhappy.

• Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Yu to Yao Tianhuo, who opened a Space Rift and brought them to the Jia Ma Empire and the Xiao Clan.
• The chapter explained that the Xiao Clan’s influence had grown after the Mittel Family announced it would serve as the clan’s subordinate.
• Nalan Jie visited the Xiao Clan with Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran and proposed setting a wedding date for Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Zhan said they would wait for Xiao Yan to return before discussing the marriage, and Nalan Jie accepted the delay.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su left the Xiao Clan delighted with their plans, while Nalan Yanran remained bitter.

After Yun Yun emerged from seclusion, Nalan Yanran told her about her unwanted betrothal to Xiao Yan and asked for help ending it. Yun Yun promised to visit the Xiao Clan, but learning of its strength and the Mittel Family’s allegiance made her wary of the consequences.

• Nalan Yanran returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and struggled to cultivate as she dwelled on her betrothal to Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun emerged from seclusion, noticed Nalan Yanran’s distress, and listened as her disciple explained why she refused to marry Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun promised to accompany Nalan Yanran to settle the betrothal, lifting her disciple’s spirits.
• Yun Yun reviewed the sect’s affairs and learned that the Mittel Family had pledged itself to the powerful Xiao Clan.
• Yun Yun decided to visit the Xiao Clan herself and discuss Nalan Yanran’s betrothal.

Yun Yun led Nalan Yanran and a Misty Cloud Sect group to Wutan City, where Nalan hoped to end her engagement to Xiao Yan. In the transformed Xiao Clan, Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian sparred while Xun'er told them Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran would arrive the next day.

• Yun Yun reassured Nalan Yanran that no one could force her to marry, then teased her about possibly regretting ending the engagement if Xiao Yan turned out to be handsome and powerful.
• Yun Yun's group traveled toward Wutan City, which had grown prosperous under the Xiao Clan's influence and been extensively renovated with help from the Mittel Family and Ya Fei.
• Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian sparred on the Xiao Clan's Training Ground, and Xiao Yi Xian won while holding back her strength.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xun'er about the Misty Cloud Sect's visit, and Xun'er said Yun Yun and Xiao Yan's fiancée, Nalan Yanran, were coming without Old Master Nalan.
• Xun'er changed the subject, and she, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin left together for Wutan City's marketplace.

Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran visited the Xiao Clan, where Yanran explained that she wanted to end her arranged engagement to Xiao Yan because she did not want to marry a stranger. As Xiao Zhan prepared to respond, Xiao Yan returned with Xiao Yu and Yao Tianhuo by tearing open space, leaving Nalan Yanran seeing her fiancé for the first time.

• Yun Yun sensed a formidable aura as she entered the Xiao Clan and exchanged polite greetings with Xiao Zhan in the Reception Hall.
• Nalan Yanran noticed Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, and wondered what kind of person her unseen fiancé Xiao Yan was.
• Yun Yun raised the marriage arrangement, and Xiao Zhan asked whether Nalan Yanran looked down on Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran respectfully explained that she wanted to end the engagement because she wished to choose her own life rather than marry a stranger by arrangement.
• Xiao Yan's voice rang through the hall, and he arrived with Xiao Yu and Yao Tianhuo through a rift in space.
• Nalan Yanran looked at Xiao Yan and murmured that this was the man she was engaged to.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan with Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yu, astonishing Yun Yun with his power. He agreed to dissolve his engagement to Nalan Yanran, and the chapter ended with her feeling unexpectedly unsettled while Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian rejoiced.

• Xiao Yan emerged from a Space Rift with Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yu, and Yun Yun suspected he was a Dou Zong after sensing his strength.
• Xiao Yan greeted Xiao Zhan, who introduced Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran and explained the childhood engagement and Nalan Yanran's wish to end it.
• Xiao Yan agreed to dissolve the engagement and told Xiao Zhan that his grandfather would understand.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran signed the dissolution agreement and pressed their fingerprints onto it.
• Nalan Yanran realized the engagement was truly over but felt less happy than she had expected, while Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian were relieved.

Xiao Yan recognized that the Soul Hall had infiltrated the Misty Cloud Sect and planned to deal with its agent, Wu Ying. After reconnecting with his family and touring Wutan City, he began considering how to strengthen the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Yan sensed a Soul Hall presence among the Misty Cloud Sect delegation, and Yao Lao confirmed it; Xiao Yan identified Wu Ying as a threat he intended to eliminate.
• Xiao Zhan and Yun Yun concluded their meeting, and Yun Yun agreed to stay at the Xiao Clan for a few days.
• Nalan Yanran thanked Xiao Yan for ending their engagement and asked to spar with him, but Xiao Yan told her to consult Yun Yun first.
• Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin showed Xiao Yan around the Xiao Clan and Wutan City, and Xiao Yan noted Qing Lin's growth and considered taking her to the Heaven Snake Mansion.
• Xiao Yan reunited with his family at dinner, then returned to his unchanged courtyard and took out the Life Devouring Pill Recipe scroll as he resolved to build up the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yan planned to use the Life Devouring Pill Recipe to strengthen the Xiao Clan, confident he could eliminate the pills’ side effects. He asked Ya Fei to gather the required herbs, then encountered Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran as they toured the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Yan showed Yao Lao the Life Devouring Pill Recipe and explained that the Horse Talisman could let him ignore the pills’ side effects.
• Xiao Yan studied the recipe overnight and went to Ya Fei to request help gathering its medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yan massaged Ya Fei’s shoulders and used the Horse Talisman to dispel her fatigue, while she also broke through by one star.
• Ya Fei agreed to seek the herbs, and Xiao Yan promised her a possible surprise before leaving.
• Xiao Yan ran into Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, whose gaze toward him was uneasy and complicated.

After learning that Xiao Yan was a Dou Zong, Nalan Yanran lost confidence in herself, while Yun Yun and Xiao Yan spoke cordially. Xiao Yan warned Yun Yun about threats within the Misty Cloud Sect, checked on Little Purple, and decided to take Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan was a Dou Zong, leaving Nalan Yanran stunned by the difference between them.
• Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun met Xiao Yan the next day, and Nalan Yanran watched as he and Yun Yun chatted easily.
• Xiao Yan discreetly warned Yun Yun that there were rats in the Misty Cloud Sect before he left.
• Xiao Yan visited Little Purple and the little Amethyst Winged Lion King, finding that Little Purple had reached the Three-Star Dou Zong level.
• Xiao Yan went to see Qing Lin and her mother and planned to take Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

Xiao Yan arranged to take Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion, then intervened when Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body nearly lost control. After comforting her beneath the stars, he was interrupted on the rooftop by an amused young woman.

• Xiao Yan visited Qing Mian and Qing Lin and told them he planned to take Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• Qing Lin agreed to go with Xiao Yan, and he said he would return for her the next day.
• Xiao Yan sensed Xiao Yi Xian’s poison qi spiraling out of control and used the Horse and Tiger Talismans to stabilize her.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xiao Yan and leaned against him, and he took her to the roof to watch the stars.
• Xiao Yi Xian kissed Xiao Yan’s cheek, and they playfully tumbled together on the rooftop.
• An amused young woman appeared and asked whether she had come at the wrong time.

Xiao Yan spent a night with Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er before traveling with Yao Tianhuo and Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion. He forced its leaders to submit, leaving the Mansion under his control.

• Xun'er joined Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian on the rooftop, where the three shared stories and stayed together until daybreak.
• Xiao Yan went with Yao Tianhuo to collect Qing Lin, then traveled with her to the Heavenly Snake Empire.
• Xiao Yan and his companions arrived at the Heavenly Snake Mansion, where Green Yan greeted them and Green Rong emerged from a Space Rift.
• Xiao Yan demanded that the Heavenly Snake Mansion belong to him, and Yao Tianhuo's pressure forced Green Yan and Green Rong to submit.
• Green Rong pledged the entire Heavenly Snake Mansion to Xiao Yan, who told her she would be glad she had agreed.

Xiao Yan made Green Rong and Green Yan submit to him, then entrusted Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion for cultivation. After branding Green Rong’s soul and healing her old injuries, he declared himself master of the mansion and promised Qing Lin he would stay until she adjusted.

• Xiao Yan brought Green Rong and Green Yan into the Heavenly Snake Mansion and told Green Rong he wanted her to train Qing Lin.
• Green Rong recognized Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and eagerly agreed to cultivate her, then opened her mind to Xiao Yan’s precautions.
• Xiao Yan branded Green Rong’s soul with the Sheep Talisman and healed her injuries with the Horse Talisman, leaving her close to breaking through to Three-Star Dou Zun.
• Green Rong summoned the elders, introduced Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, and announced Xiao Yan as the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s new master.
• After arranging lodging for Xiao Yan and the others, Green Rong left to plan Qing Lin’s cultivation, while Xiao Yan reassured Qing Lin that he would stay until she adjusted.

Xiao Yan refined a Peak Seventh-Grade Marrow-Washing and Vein-Molding Pill for Ya Fei and advanced his cultivation while refining pills for more than twenty days. He checked on Qing Lin, then took her to enjoy the Imperial Capital, where Yao Lao responded to his prediction that something would happen.

• Xiao Yan used herbs from the Heavenly Snake Mansion to refine a Marrow-Washing and Vein-Molding Pill intended to improve Ya Fei's aptitude, while Green Rong kept others away from his pill refining.
• Over more than twenty days of refining, Xiao Yan endured repeated Pill Lightning, neared the eighth tier of Physique, and advanced to Four-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan visited Qing Lin as she trained with Green Rong and learned that she had settled in well and subdued several snake-type Magical Beasts.
• Xiao Yan took Qing Lin out of the Heavenly Snake Mansion to explore the Imperial Capital, where they bought snacks and trinkets.
• Xiao Yan remarked that a scene like their outing seemed destined for something to happen, and Yao Lao called him a brat.

Xiao Yan discovered a concealed legacy left by the Netherworld Poison Venerable, a Dou Zun who had possessed the Netherworld Poison Flame. He learned that the Poison Master inheritance could help Xiao Yi Xian develop her talents, while another revelation in the legacy left him excited.

• Yao Lao sensed something unusual at a market stall, and Xiao Yan bought a rust-covered piece of dark green metal from the stallholder.
• Back in his quarters, Xiao Yan used his Three-Colored Heavenly Flames to strip away the metal's disguise and reveal an aura belonging to the Netherworld Poison Flame.
• The metal melted into runes that flew toward Xiao Yan, whose Horse Talisman and Sheep Talisman protected his mind as he absorbed their information.
• Xiao Yan learned that the metal held the complete Poison Master legacy of the Netherworld Poison Venerable, including poison formulas and knowledge rivaling a peak seventh-grade Alchemist's legacy.
• Yao Lao noted that the inheritance was especially suited to Xiao Yi Xian and her Woeful Poison Body, while Xiao Yan remained excited by another piece of information it contained.

Xiao Yan learned that the Netherworld Poison Flame was hidden in the Chu Yun Empire and planned to obtain it for Xiao Yi Xian, while Yao Lao prepared Spatial Jade Slips to protect Qing Lin. Xiao Yan left the Heavenly Snake Mansion with Yao Tianhuo and headed for the Xiao Clan, where Jia Xingtian had arrived to investigate and potentially win over or warn the clan.

• Xiao Yan found the Netherworld Poison Flame's location in the legacy iron fragment and decided to seek it for Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body.
• Yao Lao agreed to refine Spatial Jade Slips so Qing Lin could summon Xiao Yan if she faced danger.
• Xiao Yan gave Qing Lin a Jade Slip, instructed Green Rong to look after her, and departed with Yao Tianhuo.
• Xiao Yan chose to return to the Xiao Clan to check on the medicinal herbs Ya Fei had gathered.
• Jia Xingtian arrived at the Xiao Clan to investigate its alliance with the Mittel Family and attempt to win it over or warn it.

Jia Xingtian arrived at the Xiao Clan expecting a respectful welcome, but a hidden Dou Zong crushed him and forced him to kneel at the gate for seven days. After Xiao Yan returned and learned what had happened, Little Purple released Jia Xingtian and drove him away, and Xiao Yan went to find Ya Fei.

• Jia Xingtian flew into Wutan City and unleashed his Peak Dou Emperor aura above the Xiao Clan to announce his arrival.
• A powerful voice from the Xiao Clan Back Mountain pressed Jia Xingtian to the ground, and he begged the hidden Dou Zong to spare his life.
• The pressure eased enough to spare Jia Xingtian, but he remained kneeling at the Xiao Clan's gate for seven days as people mocked him.
• Xiao Yan returned with Heavenly Fire Venerable, learned what had happened from Xiao Zhan, and ordered Little Purple to release Jia Xingtian.
• Little Purple freed Jia Xingtian but refused his attempt to approach the Xiao Clan, then sent him fleeing from Wutan City.
• Xiao Yan went to see Ya Fei, who told him she was ready.

Xiao Yan gave Ya Fei a pill that could improve her cultivation aptitude, then rewarded Xiao Yi Xian with a Poison Master inheritance. He planned to take Xiao Yi Xian to the Chu Yun Empire after refining the Life Devouring Pill to search for the Netherworld Poison Flame.

• Xiao Yan teased Ya Fei and gave her a peak seventh-grade Marrow-Washing and Vein-Molding Pill to improve her cultivation aptitude.
• Ya Fei thanked Xiao Yan with her first kiss, and he left the Mittel Auction House after her assistant knocked.
• Xiao Yan visited Xiao Yi Xian, who smelled Ya Fei on him and chased him around the room.
• Xiao Yi Xian massaged Xiao Yan in exchange for his promised reward, and he passed her a Poison Master inheritance with some knowledge sealed until she advanced.
• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Yi Xian absorb the inheritance and planned to take her to the Chu Yun Empire to look for the Netherworld Poison Flame after refining the Life Devouring Pill.

Xiao Yan shared affectionate moments with Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er before retreating to refine Life Devouring Pills with Yao Lao. After several days, they produced fifty pills, and Xiao Yan left the cave considering what to do with them.

• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xiao Yan for her reward, and he turned her intended cheek kiss into a kiss on the lips.
• Xiao Yan visited Xun'er with trinkets and snacks, spent time with her, and kissed her before leaving.
• Xiao Yan went to the Back Mountain, asked Little Purple to guard the area, and set up Restrictions before refining Pills.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao refined Pills for several days as Pill Lightning gathered above the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Zhan explained the phenomenon to the clan members.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao finished refining all the herbs and produced exactly fifty Life Devouring Pills.
• Xiao Yan left the cave with the fifty Life Devouring Pills and began considering what to do with them.

Xiao Yan used the Life Devouring Pill and the Horse Talisman to help Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Su Wan break through to Dou Wang without losing their lifespans. The family celebrated their new strength, and Xiao Yan vowed to restore the Xiao Clan to its former peak.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Zhan a Life Devouring Pill and explained that it could raise a Da Dou Shi to Dou Wang at the cost of lifespan, which he could restore with the Horse Talisman.
• Xiao Zhan took the pill, broke through to Dou Wang, and had its lifespan-draining side effect erased by Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan that Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Su Wan would also take the pills, and Xiao Li arrived and joked with his father.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Su Wan Life Devouring Pills, then helped all three reach Dou Wang and restored their lost lifespans.
• Xiao Yan told his family that the Xiao Clan would soon rise back to its former peak.

Xiao Yan distributed the Life Devouring Pills to strengthen the Xiao and Mittel families, then rested after two months of refining pills. The two Little Sky Swallowing Pythons awakened and began transforming, leaving Xiao Yan eager to see what came next.

• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhan to select twenty-five trustworthy Da Dou Shi from the Xiao Clan to receive Life Devouring Pills.
• Xiao Yan gave Ya Fei twenty pills for the Mittel Family and discussed the difficulty of gathering ingredients for future batches.
• Xiao Yan returned home, slept through the night, and woke when the two Little Sky Swallowing Pythons licked his face.
• The two sisters began glowing and transforming, and Xiao Yan locked Yao Lao in the Black Room so he would not see them.

After Cai Lin and Cai Die evolved into Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Pythons, Xiao Yan reassured them that the Little Sky Swallowing Pythons would not disappear when their souls fused. He then kissed Cai Lin, and Cai Die returned to the room and caught them in an intimate moment.

• Cai Lin and Cai Die woke in human form beside Xiao Yan and confirmed they could move freely, though their souls had not fully fused.
• Cai Die asked whether the Little Sky Swallowing Pythons would disappear, and Xiao Yan assured the sisters they would not.
• Xiao Yan whispered an explanation to Cai Die, who blushed, called him a pervert, and ran out of the room.
• Cai Lin asked Xiao Yan what he had told her sister, and he kissed her and began guiding her in an intimate encounter.
• Cai Die returned with candied hawthorns, heard strange sounds from the room, and peered through the door to see Xiao Yan and Cai Lin.

Cai Die accidentally witnessed Xiao Yan and Cai Lin together and fled, leaving her frightened and embarrassed. After Xiao Yan comforted Cai Lin, he reunited her with Cai Die at Xun'er's residence, where the four women met and later went shopping together in Wutan City.

• Cai Die secretly watched Xiao Yan and Cai Lin, then fell over in fright when she saw them and ran away.
• Cai Die took out her embarrassment and anger on weeds, then met Xun'er and began getting along with her.
• Xiao Yan restored Cai Lin's strength with the Horse Talisman's power and told her he had said the Little Sky Swallowing Python would become their child.
• Xiao Yan brought Cai Lin to Xun'er's residence, introduced her and Cai Die to Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, and the four women got along well.
• Xun'er suggested that everyone shop in Wutan City, and Xiao Yan joined the four women as they browsed shops and sampled food.