Recaps

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao encountered Zhu Ling, a powerful Ancient Void Dragon who recognized Zi Yan’s bloodline and treated her with familiar affection. Zhu Ling learned that Zhu Kun was trapped and became curious about Xiao Yan after sensing Zhu Kun’s blood essence on him.

• A terrifying presence arrived as an Ancient Void Dragon, and Zi Yan recognized the newcomer as one of her people.
• The dragon transformed into a woman, introduced herself as Zhu Ling, and showed affection toward Zi Yan, who felt a kinship with her.
• Zi Yan told Zhu Ling that Zhu Kun was trapped and that gathering the pieces of the Tou She Ancient God Jade was needed to free him.
• Zi Yan introduced Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to Zhu Ling, who noticed Zi Yan’s flushed reaction while describing Xiao Yan.
• Zhu Ling scrutinized Xiao Yan, sensed Zhu Kun’s blood essence on him, and remarked that Zhu Kun must have trusted him greatly.

Zhu Ling took Xiao Yan and Zi Yan to Dragon Island, where her overwhelming aura summoned the island’s leaders. After the Three Great Dragon Kings realized she was not the Dragon Emperor, Zhu Ling asked which of them belonged to East Dragon Island.

• Xiao Yan told Zhu Ling how he had helped Zi Yan, and Zhu Ling thanked him and promised to support him.
• Zhu Ling set out for Dragon Island with Zi Yan and Xiao Yan, tearing open a Space Wormhole to reach it.
• Zhu Ling, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yan arrived at Dragon Island, where Zhu Ling sensed the clan had weakened and lost many familiar faces.
• Zhu Ling released her aura across Dragon Island, prompting experts from all four islands to gather and wonder if the Dragon Emperor had returned.
• The Three Great Dragon Kings recognized Zhu Ling and relaxed when they learned she was not the Dragon Emperor.
• Zhu Ling asked which of the gathered experts belonged to East Dragon Island, making the Three Great Dragon Kings suspect she bore it a grudge.

Zi Yan revealed her Dragon Emperor inheritance and was recognized as ruler of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. After she sentenced the Three Great Dragon Kings to death, Zhu Ling killed them when the North Dragon King tried to take others with him.

• Qing Shan and the East Dragon Island elders feared Zhu Ling’s arrival, while the North Dragon King noticed Zi Yan’s powerful royal aura.
• Zi Yan released her Royal Bloodline and used a Purple-Gold Dragon Scale to summon Zhu Kun’s phantom, which declared her the new Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan vowed to reunite the clan and make Dragon Island whole, then sentenced the Three Great Dragon Kings to death for inciting civil strife.
• The North Dragon King tried to self-destruct, but Zhu Ling stopped him and killed him instantly.
• The West and South Dragon Kings attempted to flee, but Zhu Ling killed them too, leaving Xiao Yan to contemplate their bodies.

After Zhu Ling killed the Three Great Dragon Kings, Zi Yan spared their followers and began reunifying Dragon Island. She gave Xiao Yan the dead kings’ bodies for his plans to refine them, then summoned the Ancient Void Dragons who were still searching the void for Zhu Kun.

• Zi Yan spared the Three Great Dragon Kings’ followers and ordered them to help reunify Dragon Island.
• Zi Yan took control of the Three Great Dragon Islands, while Xiao Yan settled into the Dragon Emperor’s palace.
• Xiao Yan asked Zi Yan for the Three Great Dragon Kings’ bodies, and she gave them to him despite the Dragon Tomb custom.
• Xiao Yan asked Zi Yan about the Ancient Void Dragons searching for Zhu Kun, and she sent out a call with several roars.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Yan to rest on Dragon Island while he prepared to refine the bodies.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao refined an eighth-tier pill to advance their souls, and Xiao Yan reached the Heaven Realm after a month in seclusion. He then prepared to help Zi Yan refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, leaving off as he readied the Tiger Talisman's power.

• Xiao Yan shared the soul-strengthening herbs Zi Yan had supplied with Yao Lao so they could refine a pill to advance their souls.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao completed the pill amid Eight-Colored Pill Lightning, and Xiao Yan swallowed it before entering seclusion.
• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion with his soul at the Heaven Realm and agreed with Zi Yan to refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit the next day.
• Zi Yan brought out the sealed Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Xiao Yan lifted its Sealing with the Sheep Talisman.
• Xiao Yan prepared to use the Tiger Talisman's power to help Zi Yan refine the fruit.

Xiao Yan helped Zi Yan refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, while Yao Lao broke through to the Heaven Realm and refined pills for him. After more than two months, Zi Yan emerged with her Dragon-Phoenix Royal Bloodline fully awakened.

• Xiao Yan used the Horse, Dog, and Tiger Talismans to help Zi Yan safely refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Yao Lao emerged from seclusion with a Heaven Realm soul and began refining pills at Xiao Yan's request.
• Over two months passed as Dragon Island was restored and more Ancient Void Dragons returned.
• Zi Yan emerged from seclusion with her Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline fully awakened and a fully matured Royal Bloodline.

Zi Yan completed her initial refinement of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and was welcomed as Dragon Emperor, then privately invited Xiao Yan to her bedchamber. After an intimate encounter, Xiao Yan gained insight into the Thirteen Deathly Spears, while his discussion with Yao Lao about Ninth-Tier Pills brought Yao Lao’s revival closer.

• Zi Yan refined the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit enough to reveal her Heavenly Phoenix Wings and Ancient Dragon Body, and the Ancient Void Dragons knelt to greet her as Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan thanked Xiao Yan and Zhu Ling for their help, while Xiao Yan noticed Zhu Ling briefly seemed troubled by a memory.
• Xiao Yan returned to his residence, asked Yao Lao about Ninth-Tier Pills, and learned that Yao Lao had gained insights from an ancient formula.
• Xiao Yan became absorbed in discussing alchemy with Yao Lao and then hurried to Zi Yan’s bedchamber after remembering her invitation.
• Zi Yan seduced Xiao Yan in the dark, and he attained enlightenment in the Thirteen Deathly Spears.

After a month with Zi Yan, Xiao Yan returned to his quarters and began refining a Ninth-grade Pill with Yao Lao. His cauldron produced Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, but Xiao Yan unleashed even greater power, and a trace of black appeared in the clouds.

• Xiao Yan left Zi Yan’s bedchamber after a month and told Zhu Ling that he had cleared the blockage in Zi Yan’s medicinal energy so she could enter seclusion.
• Xiao Yan returned to his quarters, where Yao Lao teased him before they revised a Pill Recipe and gathered the herbs needed to refine a Ninth-grade Pill.
• Xiao Yan spent thirty days refining the pill while Yao Lao watched and advised him.
• Xiao Yan released the pill’s energy, drawing Pill Lightning that transformed into Nine-Colored Pill Lightning above Dragon Island.
• Xiao Yan struck the Medicine Cauldron again and poured in more power, causing a trace of black to appear in the thunderclouds.

Xiao Yan completed the transformation of the Pill from Eighth-Tier to Ninth-grade, drawing Black Demon Lightning to Dragon Island. He endured the lightning’s tempering unharmed, then the Pill escaped in his own likeness, and he moved to capture it.

• Xiao Yan used the Spirit Ascension Method to transform the Pill into a Ninth-grade Pill, summoning Black Demon Lightning that swallowed the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Zhu Ling and the onlookers feared the Black Demon Lightning would kill Xiao Yan, but he met its first bolt head-on and remained unharmed.
• Xiao Yan let the Black Demon Lightning temper his body, strengthening his Physique and making its golden light begin to solidify.
• Xiao Yan decided to visit the Void Lightning Pool on Dragon Island after finishing his work, then returned to the Medicine Cauldron as the Pill emerged.
• The Ninth-grade Pill transformed into Xiao Yan’s likeness and tried to flee, but Xiao Yan appeared behind it and struck with an enormous Soul hand.

Xiao Yan became a Ninth-Rank Alchemist on Dragon Island and earned the Ancient Void Dragons’ friendship. He returned to Starfall Pavilion with Yao Lao, where Yao Lao recounted their journey and revealed Xiao Yan’s achievement to Feng Xian and Mu Qingluan.

• Xiao Yan subdued the sentient pill with his soul power and completed his first Ninth-grade Treasure Pill.
• Zhu Ling and the Ancient Void Dragon experts congratulated Xiao Yan, befriended him, and gave him Spatial Jade Slips for future aid.
• Xiao Yan returned to his quarters, where Yao Lao praised his achievement and discussed Alchemy with him.
• Xiao Yan decided to leave Dragon Island before refining Yao Lao’s body, then used the Rabbit Talisman to return to Starfall Pavilion with him.
• Feng Xian and Mu Qingluan welcomed them, and Yao Lao recounted their adventures, including Xiao Yan’s rise to Ninth-Rank Alchemist.

Xiao Yan began forging a new body for Yao Lao from the North Dragon King’s corpse, Zhu Kun’s blood essence, and a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill. He intensified his four-colored Heavenly Flames when the Ancient Void Dragon’s body resisted the heat.

• Mu Qingluan admired Xiao Yan’s alchemy talent, while Xiao Yan and Yao Lao credited each other and Feng Xian noticed how much Yao Lao had changed.
• Xiao Yan told Feng Xian and Yao Lao that all the materials were ready and he had returned to forge a body for his teacher.
• Feng Xian led Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to Yao Lao’s former retreat, where they reminisced before Feng Xian left.
• Xiao Yan used the Sheep Talisman to isolate the chamber and brought out the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, the North Dragon King’s corpse, and Zhu Kun’s blood essence.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan a wisp of his soul power and Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Xiao Yan placed the soul power in the corpse and began refining it with the blood essence.
• When the Ancient Void Dragon’s body resisted Xiao Yan’s four-colored Heavenly Flames, he raised their temperature.

Xiao Yan used four-colored Heavenly Flames to fuse the North Dragon King's body with its blood essence, allowing Yao Lao to enter it and begin his revival. After half a year, Yao Lao had adapted enough to his new body to continue cultivating alone, and Xiao Yan left to plan his next steps.

• Xiao Yan tempered the North Dragon King's body and blood essence for thirty days until they fused and signs of new life appeared.
• Yao Lao swallowed the Nirvana Creation Pill and entered the body, enduring intense pain until Xiao Yan used four talismans to protect his soul.
• Xiao Yan continued tempering Yao Lao with Heavenly Flames for half a year while Feng Xian repeatedly waited outside the secluded chamber.
• Yao Lao emerged with a restored youthful appearance and began adapting to his new body, while Xiao Yan rested after completing the revival.
• Xiao Yan told Feng Xian that Yao Lao had been revived, reinforced the Restrictions around the chamber, and left to plan his next steps.

Xiao Yan refined the Saint of Creation’s remains into Dou Sheng Marrow and used it to rapidly advance his cultivation during a year of seclusion. After learning that Xuan Yi had visited Starfall Pavilion, he left to meet her and ask about the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Xiao Yan burned the Saint of Creation’s remains for several days until they yielded about a hundred beads of Dou Sheng Marrow.
• Xiao Yan consumed a bead, felt its powerful energy, and began refining the marrow’s effects.
• Xiao Yan entered seclusion with Feng Xian’s knowledge and spent a year using the marrow to advance from Two-Star Dou Zun to Two-Turn Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan read messages from Feng Xian and Mu Qingluan and learned that Xuan Yi had recently come to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan left his quarters, sensed an aura he suspected belonged to Xuan Yi, and went to meet her and ask about the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion and met Xuan Yi, one of the Pill Tower’s Three Giants and Yao Chen’s confidante. After discovering Xiao Yan was a young ninth-rank alchemist, Xuan Yi invited him to join the Pill Tower, and he expressed interest in the three thousand burning flame.

• Xuan Yi waited at Starfall Pavilion for Yao Chen to emerge from seclusion while Feng Xian explained that Yao Chen’s disciple might have just finished his own seclusion.
• Xuan Yi sensed powerful soul perception, and Xiao Yan arrived at the reception hall.
• Xiao Yan greeted Xuan Yi as his mistress, startling her and Feng Xian, then thanked her for her concern for Yao Chen.
• Xuan Yi was astonished by Xiao Yan’s soul power and learned that he had reached the ninth tier as an alchemist.
• Xuan Yi invited Xiao Yan to join the Pill Tower, and Xiao Yan agreed in principle before asking about the three thousand burning flame.

Xiao Yan accompanied Xuan Yi to Sacred Pill City to join the Pill Tower, hoping to gain a chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. After Xuan Yi introduced him to Xuan Kongzi and revealed that Xiao Yan was a Ninth-Tier Alchemist, Xuan Kongzi hesitated over the danger of Xiao Yan’s request.

• Xiao Yan told Xuan Yi he planned to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and she warned him that the powerful fire would be difficult to control.
• Xiao Yan gave Feng Xian a Jade Slip to summon him if danger arose, then left Starfall Pavilion with Xuan Yi.
• Xuan Yi brought Xiao Yan to the Pill Tower in Sacred Pill City and asked him not to call her Master's wife in public.
• Xuan Kongzi met Xiao Yan, learned that Yao Chen had returned, and discovered Xiao Yan was a Ninth-Tier Alchemist.
• Xuan Yi explained Xiao Yan's wish to join the Pill Tower and his condition of getting a chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, leaving Xuan Kongzi concerned for his safety.

Xiao Yan convinced Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi that he could subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame by revealing his fused Heavenly Flames and explaining that he had prepared for the task. As Xuan Kongzi arranged a future visit to the flame, Cao Ying arrived and was shocked by Xiao Yan’s soul power and his status as a Ninth-Rank Alchemist.

• Xuan Kongzi warned Xiao Yan that previous attempts to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame had ended badly.
• Xiao Yan revealed his three fused Heavenly Flames, reassuring Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi that he could handle the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Kongzi thanked Xiao Yan on behalf of Sacred Pill City and said he would arrange a time for Xiao Yan to see the flame.
• Cao Ying arrived, sensed Xiao Yan’s overwhelming Soul Power, and was astonished when Xuan Kongzi introduced him as a Ninth-Rank Alchemist.
• Xiao Yan and Cao Ying greeted each other, while Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi exchanged knowing smiles.

Xuan Kongzi arranged for Cao Ying to show Xiao Yan around the Pill Tower, where she questioned his ability to refine Ninth-grade Pills. Their conversation was interrupted by Song Qing, and Xiao Yan left him kneeling under overwhelming Soul Power.

• Xuan Kongzi asked Cao Ying to guide Xiao Yan around the Pill Tower, and she agreed.
• Cao Ying showed Xiao Yan around while passersby whispered about the two of them.
• Cao Ying asked whether Xiao Yan could really refine Ninth-grade Pills, and he teased her for doubting him.
• Song Qing approached and accused Xiao Yan of bullying Cao Ying, but she denied it and Xiao Yan called Song Qing a simp.
• When Song Qing pointed at him and challenged him, Xiao Yan unleashed his Soul Power and forced him to his knees.
• Song Qing's anger turned to fear, and he begged Xiao Yan to spare his life.

Xiao Yan overwhelmed Song Qing with his Soul Power, then spent the day guiding Cao Ying in pill refining. The next morning, he accepted an appointment to the Little Pill Tower’s Great Elder Council and arrived at its gathering plaza.

• Xiao Yan forced Song Qing to beg for mercy and sent him fleeing, convincing Cao Ying of the vastness of his Soul Power.
• Xiao Yan toured the Pill Tower and Sacred Pill City with Cao Ying, answering her questions about pill refining.
• Xiao Yan spent the night at the residence arranged by Xuan Kongzi, who later learned of his confrontation with Song Qing.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, Tian Leizi, and Cao Ying invited Xiao Yan to join the Little Pill Tower’s Great Elder Council, and Xiao Yan agreed.
• Xuan Kongzi led the group into the Little Pill Tower’s Pocket World, where Xiao Yan entered the summit plaza and heard an ancient bell ring.

Xiao Yan was welcomed as a new Elder of the Little Pill Tower, surprising its members with his Heaven Realm Soul Power. He left the gathering facing Old Monster Hou’s challenge to compete in Alchemy.

• The First Elder introduced Xiao Yan as a new Elder, and Xiao Yan exchanged a brief Soul Power contest with him.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself as Yao Chen’s disciple, provoking astonishment and displeasure among the elders, especially Old Monster Hou.
• Old Monster Hou questioned Xiao Yan’s qualifications, and Xiao Yan revealed his Heaven Realm Soul Power to the gathered Alchemists.
• Old Monster Hou challenged Xiao Yan to an Alchemy contest and mocked Yao Chen, while the Elders waited to hear Xiao Yan’s response.

Xiao Yan rebuked Old Monster Hou for insulting his teacher, then agreed to an alchemy contest after demanding a Ninth-grade Pill Recipe or an equivalent treasure. He accepted Old Monster Hou’s recipe and prepared to compete, leaving the contest’s outcome undecided.

• Xiao Yan insulted Old Monster Hou and slapped away the old man's pointing hand after Old Monster Hou mocked his teacher.
• Xiao Yan agreed to compete in Alchemy if Old Monster Hou offered a Ninth-grade Pill Recipe or a comparable treasure.
• Old Monster Hou handed Xiao Yan a Ninth-grade Pill Recipe, and Xiao Yan accepted the challenge.
• The First Elder authorized both alchemists to gather Medicinal Herbs and declared that whoever refined the highest-grade pill would win.
• Xiao Yan examined the scroll and was pleased with the recipe as he prepared for the contest.

Xiao Yan and Old Monster Hou competed in alchemy, with Xiao Yan using Heavenly Flames to create two Medicine Cauldrons and refine two Ninth-grade Pills at once. Old Monster Hou produced Nine-Colored Pill Lightning and declared victory, but two powerful rumbles from Xiao Yan’s cauldrons left the contest unresolved.

• Xiao Yan gathered the medicinal herbs for the contest and returned to the plaza, where Old Monster Hou was ready to begin.
• Old Monster Hou started refining while Xiao Yan rested, then Xiao Yan summoned two Medicine Cauldrons from his Three-Colored Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan placed two sets of herbs into the cauldrons and began refining two Ninth-grade Pills at once, surprising the crowd and worrying Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Cao Ying.
• Over several days, Xiao Yan shaped the medicinal liquids in both cauldrons into Pills while Old Monster Hou advanced toward forming his Pill’s embryonic shape.
• Ten days later, Old Monster Hou’s Pill summoned Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, and he declared Xiao Yan had lost.
• Two loud rumbles and a powerful fluctuation came from Xiao Yan’s fire cauldrons as deep blackness spread across the sky.

Xiao Yan revealed that he was refining two Ninth-Tier Pills, and their Pill Lightning devoured Old Monster Hou’s Nine-Colored Thundercloud. When Black Demon Lightning descended, Xiao Yan met it head-on and emerged unharmed, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Xiao Yan’s two fire dragons merged and unleashed dark clouds that swallowed Old Monster Hou’s Nine-Colored Thundercloud, revealing that Xiao Yan was refining two Ninth-Tier Pills.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, Cao Ying, and the First Elder watched in shock as Xiao Yan’s achievement became clear.
• Old Monster Hou accused Xiao Yan of using an evil technique, but Xiao Yan’s shout crushed his soul and knocked him to the ground.
• The Black Demon Lightning gathered in ominous silence, and the First Elder worried that Xiao Yan might not survive it.
• Xiao Yan flew into the air and collided with the Black Demon Lightning, taking no damage and leaving Old Monster Hou speechless.

Xiao Yan survived the collision of two Black Demon Lightnings and used their power to temper his body before capturing the two Ninth-Grade Motherly Soul-Nurturing Pills he had refined. The First Elder declared him the contest’s winner, while Xiao Yan turned his attention to preparing to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Xiao Yan endured the destructive storm from the colliding Black Demon Lightnings, and the First Elder protected the spectators until the storm subsided.
• Xiao Yan sensed that the Black Demon Lightning had strengthened his physique and saw that the two Motherly Soul-Nurturing Pills were fully refined.
• The Pills transformed into twin sisters and tried to flee, but Xiao Yan caught and suppressed them with his Soul Power.
• Xiao Yan presented the two Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills to the First Elder, who declared him the contest’s winner as the crowd praised him.
• Old Monster Hou left in despair, while Xiao Yan prepared to put his plan to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame into motion.

After refining two Ninth-grade Pills, Xiao Yan entered the Star Domain with Qiu Ling to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Qiu Ling left him before the flame, whose dragon eyes opened as Xiao Yan approached.

• Xuan Kongzi asked when Xiao Yan would attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xiao Yan chose the next day.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi led Xiao Yan to the top of the Pill Tower and opened a spatial gate to the Star Domain.
• Xiao Yan entered the Star Domain with Qiu Ling and followed him toward the powerful fire aura.
• Xiao Yan and Qiu Ling found the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the form of a gigantic purple-black Ancient Void Dragon.
• Qiu Ling left Xiao Yan before the flame, and the Ancient Void Dragon opened its eyes.

Xiao Yan spent two months subduing and refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame inside the Star Domain while Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi stood guard outside. When the flames burst through a fissure and threatened Sacred Pill City, Xiao Yan emerged safely and stopped them.

• Qiu Ling reported that Xiao Yan had entered the Star Domain and that the Three Thousand Burning Flame had seemed stable, so Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi organized a guard.
• For two months, Xiao Yan refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame inside the Star Domain while the three giants waited outside without hearing any disturbance.
• The Star Domain began to crack and release Purple-Black Flame, and Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi tried to reinforce the Sealing as experts formed a defense around Sacred Pill City.
• The fissure burst open and the flames overwhelmed the defenders, but the fire suddenly stopped when Xiao Yan stepped out and spoke to the gathered seniors.