Recaps

Xiao Yan refined an Ancient Phoenix Blood Pill for Ya Fei, then reunited with Yao Lao, who had captured Mu Gu. Xiao Yan prepared to torment Mu Gu and asked Yao Lao to accompany him to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, where they planned to avenge Qing Lin and claim the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s legacy.

• Xiao Yan refined five drops of Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence into an Ancient Phoenix Blood Pill and helped Ya Fei absorb its power.
• Yao Lao returned with Mu Gu sealed in a Jade Bottle, and Xiao Yan used the Fallen Heart Flame and Sheep Talisman's power to begin tormenting Mu Gu.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao they would visit the Nine Netherworld Python Clan to deal with those responsible for Qing Lin's poison.
• Xiao Yan revealed that they intended to claim the legacy left by the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, and Yao Lao asked about the clan's strongest fighters.

Xiao Yan prepared to visit the Nine Netherworld Python Clan with Yao Lao, then agreed to take Cai Lin, Cai Die, and Xiao Yi Xian along. The group reached the Nine Nether Abyss and entered the clan’s underground territory unseen.

• Xiao Yan persuaded Yao Lao to accompany him to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, and they planned to leave after resting at Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan gathered Cai Lin, Cai Die, and Xiao Yi Xian, then spent the day and night with them.
• Cai Lin asked to join Xiao Yan’s trip, and Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Die also requested to go; Xiao Yan agreed.
• Xiao Yan brought the three women to Yao Lao, and the group departed Starfall Pavilion after saying goodbye to Feng Xian.
• Xiao Yan used the Rabbit Talisman to travel quickly to the Nine Nether Abyss, where he used the Snake Talisman to conceal the group and lead them past the guards.

Xiao Yan entered the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and found Yao Ming imprisoned beneath the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s stronghold. Yao Ming agreed to let Xiao Yan place a soul seal on him in exchange for being freed.

• Xiao Yan led Yao Lao, Cai Lin, Cai Die, and Xiao Yi Xian to the Nether Serpent Earth Vein, headquarters of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.
• Xiao Yan left the others with Yao Lao and plunged into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
• Xiao Yan fought off the black creatures in the springs with his golden beams and Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Xiao Yan found Yao Ming bound by chains and learned he was the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s Clan Leader.
• Xiao Yan offered to free Yao Ming if he opened his soul to receive a soul seal, and Yao Ming agreed.

Xiao Yan freed Yao Ming from the Yellow Springs Yin Stone, restored his strength, and joined him on the way out. At the surface, a Black-Clothed Man arrived with his men and ordered an attack on Cai Lin and the others, but someone emerging from the springs seized the attacker.

• Yao Ming gave Xiao Yan his last two Yellow Springs Blood Crystals and explained how to break the Yellow Springs Yin Stone.
• Xiao Yan shattered the stone with one punch, freeing Yao Ming and alerting the Black-Clothed Man, who summoned his men and set out for the springs.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself to Yao Ming, healed him with the Horse Talisman's power, and agreed to leave with him so Yao Ming could confront his younger brother.
• Yao Lao, Cai Lin, and the other women waited beside the springs until the Black-Clothed Man appeared through a Space Wormhole with several subordinates.
• The Black-Clothed Man ordered his men to keep the women and cripple Yao Lao, but a hand emerging from the springs grabbed the gaunt old man by the neck.

Xiao Yan fought Yao Xiaotian’s men while Yao Ming recovered his strength and pursued his treacherous younger brother. The battle was interrupted by a new Dou Sheng-level threat shouting at Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan killed the scrawny old man and burned away his fleeing soul with Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Ming emerged from the Nine Nether Yellow Springs at Two-Star Dou Saint strength and chased the fleeing Yao Xiaotian.
• Xiao Yan sent Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Cai Die to fight a Nine Revolutions Dou Zun while he confronted two Half-Saints.
• Xiao Yan blasted one Half-Saint apart, then trapped both Half-Saints in exploding Fire Lotuses.
• A terrifying Dou Sheng-level pressure descended, and a furious voice shouted for Xiao Yan to die.

Cai Lin, Cai Die, and Xiao Yi Xian fought a Nine Revolutions Dou Zun while Xiao Yan killed two Half-Saints, drawing a sudden attack from the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s Dou Sheng First Elder. Xiao Yan survived the ambush and faced the First Elder, who still underestimated him.

• Xiao Yi Xian injured the red-robed elder with her Netherworld Poison Flame, and Cai Lin, Cai Die, and Xiao Yi Xian held their ground against his greater cultivation.
• Xiao Yan killed two Half-Saints in a massive explosion, shocking the red-robed elder and the three women.
• The Dou Sheng First Elder attacked Xiao Yan with a lightning palm, while the red-robed elder blocked Cai Lin, Cai Die, and Xiao Yi Xian as they rushed to help him.
• The First Elder ordered the Nether Serpent Guards to capture the three women, but Xiao Yan emerged unharmed from the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
• Xiao Yan mocked the First Elder and challenged him to watch closely.

Xiao Yan used the Sheep Talisman to defeat the Nine Netherworld Python Clan's First Elder and discovered he could separate and alter another person's consciousness. After returning the First Elder's consciousness to his body, Xiao Yan watched him kneel in respect.

• Xiao Yan swiftly killed the experts attacking the three women and struck the First Elder, tearing off one of his ears.
• The First Elder unleashed the Nine Nether Yellow Springs' chilling power, but Xiao Yan vanished and escaped his attack.
• Xiao Yan used the Sheep Talisman to separate the First Elder's consciousness from his body and realized he could use the ability on others.
• The First Elder begged for mercy, but Xiao Yan used the talisman to alter his consciousness and make him respect Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan returned the First Elder's consciousness to his body, and the First Elder rose before dropping to his knees.

Xiao Yan used the Sheep Talisman's power to make the Nine Netherworld Python Clan's Grand Elder submit to him, allowing Yao Ming to reclaim leadership and execute Yao Xiaotian. He then tested the power on Yao Lao and discovered it could affect even a five-star Dou Sheng's consciousness.

• The Grand Elder knelt before Xiao Yan, begged forgiveness, and admitted he had helped Yao Xiaotian poison and injure Yao Ming.
• Yao Ming arrived with the defeated Yao Xiaotian, revealed his identity to the elders, and exposed the Grand Elder and Yao Xiaotian's plot.
• The Grand Elder confessed after Xiao Yan gave him permission, and Yao Ming reclaimed his position as Clan Leader and executed Yao Xiaotian.
• Yao Lao asked Xiao Yan how he had controlled the Grand Elder, so Xiao Yan offered to demonstrate the ability on him.
• Xiao Yan struck Yao Lao without force, causing his consciousness to leave his body, and Yao Lao realized how terrifying the power was.

Xiao Yan entered the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet to obtain Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s essence blood. After surviving every attack without moving or suffering harm, he left the Demon Saint questioning how a middle Heaven Realm soul could endure his power.

• Yao Ming thanked Xiao Yan for saving the clan and offered to show him the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet.
• Yao Ming led Xiao Yan and the others to the altar and explained that the tablet held Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and the Demon Saint’s essence blood.
• Xiao Yan sent his soul into the tablet, let its lightning temper him, and challenged the Yellow Springs Demon Saint.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint attacked Xiao Yan with crushing palms, but Xiao Yan remained unharmed and did not move.
• The Demon Saint unleashed Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, yet Xiao Yan survived the sound-wave attack without a scratch, leaving the Demon Saint bewildered.

Xiao Yan passed the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s test, received his techniques and Essence Blood, and learned that Origin Qi was required to break through to Dou Di. Before the Demon Saint’s remnant soul could disappear, Xiao Yan restored it to its original Emperor Realm Soul, then returned from the Stone Stele with the Demon Saint’s soul secretly entering his Storage Ring.

• Xiao Yan endured the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and received the cultivation methods and insights for three Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yan explained that the world lacked Origin Qi, preventing anyone from becoming a Dou Di, and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint gave him his Essence Blood.
• As the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s remnant soul began to fade, Xiao Yan used the Horse Talisman and Sheep Talisman to restore it to its Emperor Realm Soul.
• Xiao Yan’s soul returned from the Stone Stele to his body, while the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s soul secretly entered his Storage Ring.

After obtaining the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and dividing the demon saint essence blood, Xiao Yan prepared Cai Lin and Cai Die to cultivate in the Nine Nether Yellow Springs. The sisters entered the springs under his protection, while Xiao Yan planned to refine his share and pursue a breakthrough to Dou Sheng.

• Yao Ming tried to study Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath but was rejected by the stone stele and injured.
• Xiao Yan divided the demon saint essence blood among himself, Yao Ming, Yao Lao, and the women, saving a tiny drop for Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yan gave Cai Lin and Cai Die Yellow Springs Blood Crystals and refined two Eighth-Tier Pills to aid their cultivation.
• Xiao Yan gave the sisters pills and Jade Slips, and Cai Lin and Cai Die entered the Nine Nether Yellow Springs together.
• Xiao Yan placed a restriction around the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and planned to refine the essence blood in seclusion to break through to Dou Sheng.

After returning to Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan helped his companions prepare for cultivation and entered seclusion to refine Demon Saint Essence Blood, hoping to break through to Dou Sheng. Three months later, a terrifying aura swept out from the Dragon Emperor's Palace on Dragon Island.

• Xiao Yan returned from the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, and Yao Ming sealed the springs so Cai Lin and the other woman could cultivate undisturbed.
• Xiao Yan turned the First Elder into an emotionless puppet called Old Dog and returned to Starfall Pavilion with Yao Lao and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yi Xian a ring of poisons, and she went into seclusion to refine them and the Essence Blood.
• Xiao Yan spent a week with Ya Fei, gave her a wisp of Demon Saint Essence Blood, and she entered seclusion to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan entered seclusion to refine a mass of Demon Saint Essence Blood and break through to Dou Sheng.
• Three months later, a terrifying aura swept out from the Dragon Emperor's Palace on Dragon Island.

After a year in seclusion, Xiao Yan emerged as a Dou Sheng and revealed a newly awakened Dragon Talisman whose aura overwhelmed Zi Yan and Zhu Ling. He returned to his residence with them, where he took Zi Yan inside and left Zhu Ling bewildered by the sounds from the room.

• Qing Lin broke through to Nine-Star Dou Zun, and Zi Yan later arrived at the Star Realm after refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and reaching Early Six-Star Dou Sheng.
• After a year of seclusion, Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Sheng, and a sea of flames and a dragon-shaped apparition filled the Star Realm as he emerged.
• Xiao Yan greeted Yao Lao and the others, while Zi Yan rushed into his arms and Zhu Ling explained how eagerly she had wanted to see him.
• Zi Yan and Zhu Ling asked why Xiao Yan's dragon's might could suppress them, and he explained that he had awakened the Dragon Talisman and called it his own talent.
• Xiao Yan carried Zi Yan into a room, leaving Zhu Ling outside as she heard embarrassing sounds and realized what they were doing.

After a month with Zi Yan, Xiao Yan visited Qing Lin and helped her control Old Dog so she could grow stronger. He then returned to find Zhu Ling embarrassed and annoyed by the sounds she had heard during his time with Zi Yan.

• Xiao Yan learned that Zi Yan had reached early Six-Star Dou Sheng after eating the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Xiao Yan visited Qing Lin, whose cultivation had risen to the peak of Nine-Star Dou Zun, and brought her Old Dog to control.
• When Qing Lin could not subdue Old Dog because of his strength, Xiao Yan used the Sheep Talisman's power to make him accept her control, allowing her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to form a contract.
• Xiao Yan told Qing Lin to get used to controlling Old Dog and said he would take her away the next day or the day after.
• Xiao Yan found Zhu Ling waiting outside his residence, and she scolded him for being intimate with Zi Yan where others could hear before they entered the courtyard together.

Xiao Yan brought Qing Lin to the Ancient Void Dragons’ Dragon Tomb so she could refine the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake’s soul with the dragon aura and Ancient Heavenly Snake essence blood. After arranging her secluded cultivation, he left the tomb with Zi Yan and planned to visit the Void Lightning Pool after they were done together.

• Zi Yan agreed to provide Ancient Heavenly Snake essence blood and let Xiao Yan use the Dragon Tomb for Qing Lin’s cultivation.
• Xiao Yan carried Zi Yan, Zhu Ling, and Qing Lin to Dragon Island at astonishing speed, where the Ancient Void Dragons excitedly welcomed their returning Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan obtained the essence blood from the treasury and led Xiao Yan and Qing Lin into the Dragon Tomb, where Xiao Yan set up protective restrictions.
• Xiao Yan restored the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake’s soul with the Horse Talisman, erased its intelligence with the Sheep Talisman, and helped suppress it within Qing Lin.
• Qing Lin began secluded cultivation with the essence blood, while Xiao Yan left the Dragon Tomb with Zi Yan and said he would visit the Void Lightning Pool afterward.

After spending three days with Zi Yan, Xiao Yan entered the Void Lightning Pool to temper his body and sought out its powerful Black Demon Lightning. He found the dark lightning deep in the pool and prepared to absorb it.

• Xiao Yan carried Zi Yan to her bedchamber, where they spent three days together.
• After Zi Yan left to handle Dragon Island's affairs, Zhu Ling took Xiao Yan to the Void Lightning Pool and warned him about the sentient Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Xiao Yan entered the pool and let its ordinary lightning strike him, but found it too weak to help temper his body.
• Using his Heaven Realm soul, Xiao Yan located the Black Demon Lightning and traveled into the pool's dark depths.
• Xiao Yan reached clusters of Black Demon Lightning and recognized their immense destructive power.

Xiao Yan cultivated in the Void Lightning Pool, using Black Demon Lightning to temper his body and absorb its energy. After three months, he reached the Early-Stage Three-Star Dou Sheng level and prepared to explore deeper into the pool, where the Nine Profound Golden Lightning awaited.

• Xiao Yan entered the Black Demon Lightning and let it strike him, using its power to temper his body and refine energy.
• Xiao Yan used his Telekinesis to draw in vast numbers of lightning bolts, alarming Zhu Ling, who checked that his Jade Slip remained intact before leaving.
• Cai Lin and Cai Die sensed a summons from the depths of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and suspected it came from the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python nest Xiao Yan had mentioned.
• Xiao Yan spent three months absorbing Black Demon Lightning, advancing from Early One-Star Dou Saint to Early-Stage Three-Star Dou Sheng and greatly strengthening his physique.
• Xiao Yan turned toward the depths of the Void Lightning Pool, where he sensed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

Xiao Yan reached the Nine Profound Golden Lightning at the heart of the thunder pool and discovered that absorbing its power had added a trace of lightning to his Dou Qi. He used his talismans to break through its defenses and began taking control of it.

• Xiao Yan approached the Nine Profound Golden Lightning while absorbing the Black Demon Lightning that attacked him.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning opened its eyes and struck Xiao Yan with a golden bolt, but he survived and noticed a thread of lightning power in his Fire Attribute Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan realized that combining fire and lightning could greatly increase his strength, and he restored his clothes with the Horse Talisman.
• Xiao Yan used the Horse, Dog, and Sheep talismans to pass through the lightning field and reach the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Xiao Yan pressed his palm against the dragon's head, and the Sheep Talisman began invading its true body.

Xiao Yan helped the Nine Profound Golden Lightning gather its spirit using the five talismans while it endured a violent backlash. The Black Demon Lightning sacrificed itself to aid the process, and the Nine Profound Golden Lightning neared success as Xiao Yan sealed off the disturbance.

• The Sheep Talisman's power calmed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, and Xiao Yan asked it to follow him after he helped it gather its spirit.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning began forming its spirit, drawing in energy as Black Demon Dens gathered around it.
• Xiao Yan used the Horse, Dog, Sheep, Tiger, and Dragon Talismans to strengthen and protect the Nine Profound Golden Lightning against its origin's backlash.
• The Black Demon Lightning rushed into the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and helped slow the backlash, sacrificing itself as spiritual vitality grew in the dragon's eyes.
• Xiao Yan sealed the lightning pool with Sheep Talisman restrictions, then saw the Nine Profound Golden Lightning nearing the completion of its spirit-gathering.

Xiao Yan awakened the Nine Profound Golden Lightning’s consciousness and began refining it, entering seclusion as its power threatened to transform his strength. Outside, Zhu Ling worried about him, and Zi Yan teased her about joining Xiao Yan and becoming sisters.

• Xiao Yan used the Sheep Talisman to give the Nine Profound Golden Lightning a complete consciousness, and it recognized him as its master.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning shrank to palm size and entered Xiao Yan’s body so he could refine it.
• Xiao Yan endured the lightning’s destructive power with help from his talismans, sent Zi Yan and Zhu Ling a message that he was safe, and entered seclusion.
• Zhu Ling considered entering the Void Lightning Pool to check on Xiao Yan, then relaxed after receiving his message.
• Zi Yan teased Zhu Ling about becoming sisters with her, and Zhu Ling blushed and protested that she was Zi Yan’s aunt.

After a year and a half in seclusion, Xiao Yan emerged from the Void Lightning Pool having refined the nine profound golden lightning. He reunited with Zi Yan and Zhu Ling, revealed his gains, and disclosed that he had reached the early stage of Seven-Star Dou Saint.

• Zi Yan and Zhu Ling arrived at the Void Lightning Pool, where Zhu Ling sensed a terrifying aura brewing beneath its surface.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the lightning sea, drawing the golden lightning into his body as Zi Yan rushed into his arms.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Dragon Emperor's Palace with Zi Yan and Zhu Ling and told them what he had gained during his seclusion.
• Xiao Yan summoned a little golden dragon of lightning, and Zhu Ling and Zi Yan confirmed that it was the nine profound golden lightning.
• Xiao Yan told Zi Yan and Zhu Ling that he had broken through to the early stage of Seven-Star Dou Saint.

After returning from the Void Lightning Pool as a Seven-Star Dou Saint, Xiao Yan watched the Nine Profound Golden Lightning become a little girl named Dahuang and reunited with Zi Yan. After a month together, Xiao Yan agreed to visit Zhu Kun at the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion with her.

• Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached the early stage of Seven-Star Dou Saint, astonishing Zi Yan and Zhu Ling.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning transformed into a little girl who showed affection for Xiao Yan and was named Dahuang.
• Xiao Yan asked about Qing Lin, and Zi Yan said she was still in seclusion in the Dragon Tomb; she also reported that Starfall Pavilion and the Northwest Continent were peaceful.
• Zhu Ling tactfully left, and Xiao Yan and Zi Yan spent a month together in her bedchamber.
• Zi Yan suggested visiting Zhu Kun at the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, and Xiao Yan agreed.

Xiao Yan told Zi Yan that he could free her father, Zhu Kun, without danger, then traveled with her to Jia Nan Academy to visit Su Qian. As Xiao Yan and Zi Yan reunited with the First Elder, the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and Xiao Yi Xian’s courtyard at Starfall Pavilion began showing strange disturbances.

• Xiao Yan told Zi Yan he could rescue Zhu Kun using an awakened ability, and reassured her that the method was safe.
• Zi Yan invited Zhu Ling to join them, but Zhu Ling refused and left after her mood turned sour at the mention of Zhu Kun.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan traveled through a Space Wormhole to Jia Nan Academy and reflected on their memories of the place.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan appeared in Su Qian’s courtyard, where Su Qian recognized them and welcomed them with tea.
• The Nine Nether Yellow Springs began boiling again, and an astonishing phenomenon appeared in Xiao Yi Xian’s private courtyard at Starfall Pavilion.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan reunited with Zhu Kun beneath the magma, where Xiao Yan used a Talisman to break the seal imprisoning him. Zhu Kun celebrated his freedom and learned that opening the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion required all pieces of the Tou She Ancient God Jade or a breakthrough to Dou Di.

• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan visited the Fallen Heart Flame before descending to the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, where Zhu Kun sensed their arrival.
• Zi Yan told Zhu Kun that she had unified Dragon Island, become the Dragon Emperor, and was now together with Xiao Yan.
• Zhu Kun discovered that Xiao Yan had reached Seven-Star Dou Sheng and subdued the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Xiao Yan used a Talisman to shatter the Dou Di seal and free Zhu Kun from his confinement.
• Zhu Kun asked Xiao Yan to open the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, and Xiao Yan explained that they needed all pieces of the Tou She Ancient God Jade unless someone reached Dou Di.

Xiao Yan reunited with his family and helped open a pocket world for several factions before returning to Starfall Pavilion. There, he met his four wives, learned about their cultivation and the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python remnant souls, and promised to help them resolve the issue.

• Xiao Yan brought Zhu Kun and Zi Yan to the Flame Alliance, where he reunited with Su Wan, Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Yan, Zhu Kun, and Zi Yan spent about half a month opening a pocket world, and Xiao Yan arranged for several factions to relocate there.
• Zhu Kun and Zi Yan returned to Dragon Island while Xiao Yan opened a passage between the Star Realm and the Xiao Realm.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Star Realm and reunited with Cai Lin, Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei, learning that three had reached One-Star Dou Sheng while Ya Fei was a Nine-Star Dou Zun.
• Cai Lin and Cai Die showed Xiao Yan their Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python inheritances and remnant souls, and he promised to help resolve the matter.
• Xiao Yan spent time with the four women, and a pink figure arrived at Starfall Pavilion ten days after his return.