Recaps

Xiao Yan drove Mu Zhan away after declaring Ya Fei was his woman, then took her to her office under the pretense of reviewing her work. Their private investigation was interrupted by an employee at the door, and Ya Fei confessed to her workplace mistakes as Xiao Yan vowed to investigate her more often.

• Ya Fei told Mu Zhan that Xiao Yan was the Flame Alliance Leader, but Mu Zhan refused to believe her until Xiao Yan appeared behind him.
• Xiao Yan embraced Ya Fei, warned Mu Zhan not to bother her again, and sent him fleeing from the Mittel Auction House.
• Ya Fei led Xiao Yan to her office, where he locked the door and set Restrictions before claiming he needed to review her work.
• An employee knocked at the door to deliver a Medicinal Herb List, but Xiao Yan and Ya Fei continued their private investigation without answering.
• Ya Fei confessed to her work mistakes, and the employee eventually left without getting a response.

Xiao Yan gave Ya Fei a Life Devouring Pill, helping her break through to One-Star Dou Wang, while the Flame Alliance expanded and his cultivation rose to peak Eight-Star Dou Zong. After sensing that Zi Yan had completed her transformation, he headed to Jia Nan Academy with Yao Lao to take her to meet Zhu Kun in the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion.

• Xiao Yan gave Ya Fei a Life Devouring Pill and helped her refine it, allowing her to reach One-Star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Mittel Family's estate, where he discussed alchemy with Yao Lao and improved his strength.
• Yao Lao refined Life Devouring Pills that helped strengthen the Flame Alliance's core forces, and the alliance brought the surrounding empires under its control.
• Xiao Yan's cultivation reached the peak of Eight-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan sensed that Zi Yan had completed her transformation and left for Jia Nan Academy with Yao Lao to take her to meet Zhu Kun.

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy, where he met the newly promoted Dou Zun Qian Bai Er Lao and learned that Zi Yan’s transformation was nearing completion. After waiting several days, he watched Zi Yan emerge from her egg and discovered she had advanced from Peak Dou Wang to Dou Zong; she then reminded him of his promise to help her find her family.

• Xiao Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy and encountered Qian Bai Er Lao, who had become Dou Zun experts with the help of his Pills.
• Su Qian welcomed Xiao Yan and told him about the powerful energy fluctuations surrounding Zi Yan’s secluded breakthrough.
• Xiao Yan entered the Restriction to wait for Zi Yan and studied the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations from a jade piece.
• After several days, Zi Yan emerged from the Purple egg, and Xiao Yan concealed Yao Lao before she came out.
• Xiao Yan gave Zi Yan clothes and sensed that she had advanced from Peak Dou Wang straight to Dou Zong.
• Zi Yan reminded Xiao Yan that he had promised to take her to find her family once she became strong enough.

Xiao Yan took Zi Yan into the Magma World beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower to find her father, Zhu Kun, while planning to hunt Flame Lizardmen for Crimson Fire Beads. He and Zi Yan reached a hidden space at the magma’s apparent end, where an enormous pair of eyes opened in the darkness.

• Xiao Yan promised Zi Yan he would take her to meet Zhu Kun and planned to hunt Flame Lizardmen after bringing her to her father.
• Xiao Yan, possessed by Yao Lao, brought Zi Yan beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower and told her that her family was under the magma.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan encountered countless Flame Lizardmen, then used the Snake Talisman to vanish and slip past them.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan reached the apparent end of the magma and passed through a concealed space after Xiao Yan touched it.
• A pair of enormous eyes opened in the darkness as Xiao Yan and Zi Yan entered the hidden space.

Xiao Yan brought Zi Yan and Yao Lao to the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, where they encountered Zhu Kun, Zi Yan's father and a peak Nine-Star Dou Saint. After their long-awaited reunion, Zi Yan hid her hurt in Xiao Yan's arms, leaving Zhu Kun unsure how to comfort her.

• Xiao Yan led Zi Yan and Yao Lao through the mysterious space to the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, and Yao Lao recognized it as a Dou Di's abode.
• Xiao Yan told Zi Yan that her father lived there, then revealed their presence by dispelling the Snake Talisman's concealment.
• Zhu Kun emerged from the darkness and transformed into a middle-aged man, while Zi Yan recognized him as family.
• Zhu Kun asked Zi Yan whether she had been all right, but Zi Yan insisted she had been fine and buried her face in Xiao Yan's arms.
• Zhu Kun apologized and, unable to comfort Zi Yan himself, pleaded with Xiao Yan for help.

Xiao Yan reunited Zi Yan with Zhu Kun and helped the father and daughter reconcile. After Zhu Kun tested Xiao Yan’s strength and learned about the divided dragon race, he flew into a rage at the Three Great Dragon Kings.

• Xiao Yan comforted Zi Yan, then told her about Zhu Kun’s situation, and she softened toward her father.
• Xiao Yan reassured Yao Lao that he would one day reach a realm beyond Dou Di, prompting Yao Lao to feel excitement and strange flashes of forgotten memories.
• Zi Yan introduced Xiao Yan to Zhu Kun as a good friend, and Xiao Yan cheekily called Zhu Kun his father-in-law.
• Zhu Kun pressured Xiao Yan to test his strength, but Xiao Yan remained unaffected, and Zi Yan stepped in to protect him.
• Xiao Yan told Zhu Kun about the situation on Dragon Island, and Zhu Kun erupted in anger when he learned the Three Great Dragon Kings had split the dragon race.

Xiao Yan kept Zhu Kun imprisoned while arranging for him to help Zi Yan unite the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, then took Yao Lao into the Magma World to hunt lizardmen for Crimson Fire Beads. After slaughtering many weak lizardmen, Xiao Yan drew the attention of stronger foes, and Yao Lao warned that they were approaching.

• Xiao Yan explained his plan for Zhu Kun to give Zi Yan resources and support, but chose not to free him yet.
• Zi Yan agreed to help unite Dragon Island, and Xiao Yan asked Zhu Kun for essence blood before leaving them alone.
• Xiao Yan took Yao Lao into the Magma World, where Yao Lao lent him power that raised him to six-star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan slaughtered waves of weak lizardmen with Lasers and Heavenly Flames, collecting the Crimson Fire Beads they left behind.
• Stronger lizardmen at the Dou Zong and Dou Zun levels approached, and Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that the big ones were coming.

Xiao Yan slaughtered the lizardmen in the Magma World, then escaped a surprise attack from a Half-Saint lizardman and returned to the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion for Zi Yan. As they left, Zi Yan gave Xiao Yan a jade bottle from Zhu Kun, and he recognized its aura with delight.

• Xiao Yan used four-colored Heavenly Flames and Fire Lotuses to kill the lizardmen and collect their corpses and Crimson Fire Beads.
• A pale-white lizardman ambushed Xiao Yan with Spatial Power, but Xiao Yan vanished and escaped its attack.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, where Zhu Kun asked about the commotion and Xiao Yan took Zi Yan toward the exit.
• Zi Yan promised Zhu Kun she would return after uniting Dragon Island, then asked Xiao Yan whether Zhu Kun could ever escape his prison.
• Zi Yan offered to share Zhu Kun's gifts with Xiao Yan, but he refused and kept comforting her about finding the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Zi Yan gave Xiao Yan a jade bottle Zhu Kun had left for him, and Xiao Yan reacted with delight after sensing its aura.

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan after receiving Zhu Kun's Origin Essence Blood, which he planned to use to resurrect Yao Lao. While resting and preparing to break through to the Dou Zun Realm, he reunited with Han Yue and Xiao Yu at the Inner Academy.

• Xiao Yan persuaded Yao Lao to accept Zhu Kun's Origin Essence Blood as a resurrection material, then left the Magma World with Zi Yan.
• Back at Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan decided to rest and digest his Crimson Fire Beads before traveling with Zi Yan to the Central Plains.
• Zi Yan gave Xiao Yan Medicinal Herbs so he could make pills for her, then happily ate the pills he prepared.
• Xiao Yan met Han Yue in the Inner Academy and learned she was nearing graduation and planned to return to her hometown.
• Xiao Yan remembered the Wind and Thunder Northern Pavilion's trouble with Han Yue's family as he and Han Yue chatted.
• Xiao Yan encountered Xiao Yu, who had advanced to Da Dou Shi, and learned she had entered the Inner Academy.

Xiao Yan returned from Jia Nan Academy, reunited with his companions, and arranged the Flame Alliance’s affairs before beginning a major breakthrough in seclusion. Yao Tianhuo and Yao Lao guarded him as he advanced toward Dou Zun.

• Xiao Yan refined a Life Devouring Pill that helped Xiao Yu break through to Dou Wang, then left Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Mittel Family and found Cai Die, Cai Lin, Ya Fei, and Qing Lin together; Zi Yan quickly became friendly with them.
• Xiao Yan discussed his coming seclusion with Cai Lin and made arrangements with her and Ya Fei before leaving for the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan chose the Small Mountain Valley, set up Restrictions, and absorbed the Crimson Fire Bead’s energy until he reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong.
• Yao Tianhuo and Yao Lao watched over Xiao Yan as he began his assault on the Dou Zun realm.

As the Flame Alliance dominated the Northwest Continent, Jia Xingtian’s declining Imperial Family was further humiliated when Hai Bodong invited him to celebrate breaking through to Dou Zong. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan emerged from a lengthy breakthrough in the Small Mountain Valley and reached Dou Zun, awakening a new Talisman.

• The Flame Alliance annexed surrounding empires, while Jia Xingtian’s Imperial Family declined after his failed breakthroughs and the death of its Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast.
• Hai Bodong sent Jia Xingtian a taunting invitation to a banquet celebrating Hai Bodong’s breakthrough to Dou Zong, and Jia Xingtian fainted in anger.
• A month-long surge of energy around the Small Mountain Valley drew Magical Beasts into a frenzy, and Yao Lao and Yao Tianhuo concealed the spectacle with a Restriction.
• Three days after the spectacle ended, Xiao Yan released a powerful aura that confirmed his breakthrough to Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan found that his physique and Soul Power had strengthened, with his soul reaching Spirit Realm Grand Perfection, and he sensed that a new Talisman had awakened.

After breaking through to Dou Zun, Xiao Yan tested his newly awakened Rabbit Talisman and physical strength against Yao Tianhuo in the Tagor Desert. He overwhelmed Yao Tianhuo with his speed and power, leaving Yao Lao stunned by his strength.

• Xiao Yan asked Yao Tianhuo to spar so he could test his strength, and the three traveled to the Tagor Desert.
• Xiao Yan used the Rabbit Talisman's speed to create countless afterimages that Yao Tianhuo and Yao Lao could not distinguish from the real him.
• Yao Tianhuo summoned five Fire Spirits and launched his Five-Wheel Flame Disc at Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan shattered the Five-Wheel Flame Disc with one punch and emerged unharmed.
• Xiao Yan used his speed to land a series of controlled kicks on Yao Tianhuo, while Yao Lao struggled to follow his movements.

After returning from seclusion, Xiao Yan found the Flame Alliance and Xiao Clan thriving before rushing to the Chu Yun Empire when he sensed Xiao Yi Xian had emerged. He discovered that she had reached Dou Zun and reunited with her, while she confidently believed her new strength could handle him.

• Yao Tianhuo conceded defeat after he could not see or fight Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan used the Horse Talisman's power to heal him.
• Xiao Yan, Yao Tianhuo, and Yao Lao traveled to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, where Xiao Yan saw the Flame Alliance and Xiao Clan flourishing.
• Xiao Yan sensed that the safeguard near Xiao Yi Xian had been triggered and left for the Ten Thousand Poisons Abyss in the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xiao Yan found the once-barren Ten Thousand Poisons Abyss transformed into a thriving wetland and discovered Xiao Yi Xian had emerged from seclusion at Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan teased Xiao Yi Xian, and she laughed before boasting that her new strength meant she was no longer afraid of him.

Xiao Yan returned to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital with Xiao Yi Xian and reunited with his family, then announced that he would travel to the Central Plains with only Zi Yan and Yao Lao. After arranging protection for the Flame Alliance and Xiao Clan, he spent his remaining days with the women before his departure, ending as he entered Cai Lin’s room.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian left the Ten Thousand Poisons Abyss and returned to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Yan brought Xiao Yi Xian to his parents’ courtyard, where he reunited with his family and invited Yao Lao to join their gathering.
• Xiao Yan told the family he would travel to the Central Plains with Zi Yan and Yao Lao, while the others stayed behind.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Tianhuo, Yun Potian, and Green Rong to protect the Flame Alliance and Xiao Clan during his absence.
• Xiao Yan spent several days with the women before leaving, then entered Cai Lin’s room and teased her about hiding under the blanket.

Xiao Yan discovered Cai Lin had sent Cai Die to him, and the two grew closer before his departure. The next morning, Xiao Yan left the Jia Ma Empire with Yao Lao and Zi Yan, carrying the Tou She Ancient God Jade under protective restrictions.

• Xiao Yan realized the woman in Cai Lin's bed was Cai Die, who explained that her sister had sent her, and they became intimate.
• Cai Die confessed she had loved Xiao Yan since he rescued her from the dream and was glad her wish had finally come true.
• Xiao Zhan gave Xiao Yan the Xiao Clan's ancestral Ancient Jade before his journey to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan recognized the jade as a piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade, concealed it with the Sheep Talisman's Restrictions, and stored it safely.
• Xiao Yan left the Jia Ma Empire with Yao Lao and Zi Yan, who asked why he had been so busy lately.

Xiao Yan used the Rabbit Talisman's speed to take Zi Yan and Yao Lao from the Northwest Continent to Starfall Pavilion in the Central Plains. After Xiao Yan pretended to have killed Yao Chen, Feng Xian learned that his old friend was alive.

• Xiao Yan activated the Rabbit Talisman and carried Zi Yan and Yao Lao to the Heavenly Star Mountain Range in just a few breaths.
• Xiao Yan used the Pig Talisman's power to reveal Starfall Pavilion through its concealment formation.
• Xiao Yan called for Feng Xian, and Feng Xian welcomed him and Zi Yan into the pavilion.
• Feng Xian noticed the Bone Flame Ring and grew furious when Xiao Yan claimed he had killed a spirit named Yao Chen.
• Yao Lao emerged from the ring, and Feng Xian's anger gave way to joy and disbelief at seeing his friend alive.

Yao Lao reunited with Feng Xian and told him how Han Feng had betrayed him, leaving Feng Xian furious. Xiao Yan met his new junior sister Mu Qingluan and toured Starfall Pavilion with her and Zi Yan.

• Feng Xian embraced Yao Lao after confirming that his old friend was alive, and Yao Lao introduced Xiao Yan as his disciple.
• Yao Lao recounted his past to Feng Xian, who smashed a table in anger when he learned that Han Feng had murdered his master.
• Mu Qingluan arrived, met Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, and learned that Xiao Yan was a Dou Zun and her new senior brother.
• Zi Yan grew jealous when Xiao Yan looked at Mu Qingluan and denied it when he teased her.
• Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Mu Qingluan toured Starfall Pavilion, where Xiao Yan revealed he came from the Xiao Clan on the Northwest Continent.

Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Yao Lao set out from Starfall Pavilion to find the Dou Saint Ruins in the Beast Region, seeking treasures that could aid Yao Lao’s revival and advance Zi Yan’s cultivation. Zi Yan located the ruins and led Xiao Yan through their restrictions, where they began their search.

• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao and Zi Yan about his plan to explore the Dou Saint Ruins and secure the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, the Saint of Creation’s remains, and a Heaven-Class Dou Technique.
• After informing Feng Xian, Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Yao Lao left Starfall Pavilion for the Beast Region, with Yao Lao entering the Bone Flame Ring.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan arrived at the Skeleton Mountain Range, where Zi Yan’s Ancient Void Dragon aura drove away the watching magical beasts.
• Zi Yan used her talent to find the ruins and guided Xiao Yan through their layers of restrictions.
• Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Yao Lao entered the ancient ruins, and Xiao Yan announced that they would begin collecting treasures.

Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Yao Lao entered the crimson ruins, overcame its hidden entrance and silver puppet guardians, and searched an ancient forest for treasures. At a lake, they found a Soul Infant Demon Tree and Zi Yan attacked the water, where its guardian might be hiding.

• Xiao Yan brought Zi Yan to the enormous crimson hall and led her into its fire-filled passage, discovering that the true route lay beneath the lava.
• Xiao Yan passed through the lava with Zi Yan and took control of the ten silver puppets guarding the inner stone door, causing it to open.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan entered an ancient forest with Yao Lao and gathered rare treasures without destroying their sources.
• Yao Lao recognized a Soul Infant Demon Tree on an island in a lake and warned that a Magical Beast was likely guarding it.
• Zi Yan rushed over the lake and struck its surface with her fist.

Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Yao Lao secured a Soul Infant Fruit before Zi Yan sensed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit in the forest. They entered a hidden Spirit Beast Barrier, found the legendary fruit on an ancient altar, and left with it protected by Xiao Yan’s talisman power.

• Zi Yan subdued a Sky-Piercing Flood Dragon with her Ancient Void Dragon aura, and Xiao Yan gave it an improved Transformation Pill in exchange for the Soul Infant Fruit.
• Zi Yan used her treasure-finding gift to locate a distant presence calling to her through her bloodline, which Xiao Yan identified as the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zi Yan opened the hidden Spirit Beast Barrier with her blood, and Xiao Yan and Yao Lao followed her into a desolate plain.
• Xiao Yan used the Horse Talisman's power to shield Zi Yan and Yao Lao from the altar's pressure as they reached its summit.
• Zi Yan found the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit growing on a sapling above the skeletons of an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and an Ancient Void Dragon, then put it away.
• Xiao Yan added protection with the Sheep Talisman's power to keep the precious fruit safe.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan shared a kiss after she thanked him for helping her obtain the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, then the trio searched a pill storehouse and captured a Pill Beast. They reached the Ruins’ main hall, where Xiao Yan began to reveal the truth about the ten glowing orbs and the real Heaven-Class Dou Technique.

• Zi Yan kissed Xiao Yan, and he returned the kiss; she revealed that Ya Fei had taught her.
• Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Yao Lao left the Spirit Beast Barrier and discovered the Pill Hall.
• The trio searched the Pill Hall, collected pills and Pill Recipes, and Xiao Yan captured a Pill Beast.
• Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Yao Lao navigated the passages and reached the main hall, where a Dou Sheng skeleton sat among ten glowing orbs and Stone Statue Puppets.
• Xiao Yan stopped Yao Lao and Zi Yan’s speculation and began explaining that the orbs were a distraction and where the real Heaven-Class Dou Technique was.

Xiao Yan took control of the ten Dou Zun-level Stone Statue Puppets and sent Zi Yan away before approaching the Dou Sheng Skeleton with Yao Lao. The skeleton’s lingering will awakened and attacked them, leaving Xiao Yan and Yao Lao facing a dangerous battle.

• Xiao Yan revealed that the Heaven-Class Dou Technique was on the Dou Sheng Skeleton’s ribs and told Yao Lao he planned to use the skeleton and Zhu Kun’s essence blood to revive him.
• Xiao Yan erased the marks in all ten Stone Statue Puppets and replaced them with his own, gaining control of the Dou Zun-level puppets.
• Xiao Yan sent Zi Yan to collect the scattered scrolls and assigned two puppets to guard her.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao approached the Dou Sheng Skeleton, but one of its fingers twitched when Xiao Yan touched it.
• The skeleton’s lingering will awakened and unleashed a roar, which Xiao Yan blocked with his Seven-String Guqin’s Zither Sound Domain.
• The skeleton stepped forward, fracturing space, and warned Xiao Yan and Yao Lao that trespassers in the ruins would die.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao joined forces against the Dou Sheng Skeleton, which unleashed the devastating Heaven-rank Great Heaven Creation Palm. The attack destroyed the main hall, but the skeleton’s lingering will faded, leaving Xiao Yan ready to claim the spoils.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao attacked the Dou Sheng Skeleton together, with Xiao Yan striking it while Yao Lao and the puppets harried it from the side.
• The skeleton devoured their attacks and countered, but Xiao Yan and Yao Lao coordinated with the stone puppets to crack its bones and weaken its aura.
• When the skeleton went still and its eye sockets flashed red, Xiao Yan warned Yao Lao to retreat and carried him to safety beside Zi Yan.
• The skeleton unleashed the Great Heaven Creation Palm, creating a black ring that annihilated the main hall and left a vast pit.
• Xiao Yan confirmed the skeleton’s lingering will had vanished and prepared to collect the spoils.

Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Yao Lao left the emptied Ruins and prepared to head to Dragon Island, where Xiao Yan planned to help Zi Yan refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. Yao Lao briefly recovered a fragment of a lost memory, but Xiao Yan concealed what he suspected about it.

• Xiao Yan stored the Dou Sheng Skeleton, and the three searched the Ruins again before leaving with the remaining minor opportunities.
• Xiao Yan asked Zi Yan about returning to Dragon Island, and she was delighted when he said he would accompany her and help refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zi Yan grew flustered at her feelings for Xiao Yan, then playfully hit him after he messed up her hair.
• Yao Lao experienced hazy memories of a snowy plain and murmured, "Sister Shan," before returning to normal.
• Xiao Yan tried the Horse Talisman on Yao Lao, but it only restored some Soul Power; he chose not to reveal what he suspected about Yao Lao's memories and Han Shanshan.

Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flames to unlock the Great Heaven Creation Palm from the Dou Sheng Skeleton and learned the technique from the Saint of Creation in a Void Space. After awakening, he found his right palm transformed, just as a terrifying pressure descended.

• Zi Yan activated a black dragon scale to summon her clansmen, and Xiao Yan waited with her and Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan tempered the three rune-marked ribs from the Dou Sheng Skeleton with Heavenly Flames until they melted into dark-gold liquid.
• Xiao Yan touched the liquid, which enveloped his hand and seeped into his skin as he learned the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Xiao Yan entered a Void Space, where the Saint of Creation demonstrated the technique and revealed its energy circulation route.
• Xiao Yan awakened with a strengthened right palm, but a terrifying pressure suddenly descended.