Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan made a Seventh-Grade Pill to strengthen Dan Chen’s frail body and used the Talismans to help her absorb its potent energy. Her health improved rapidly, though Xiao Yan wondered whether the new treatment might make her grow muscles.

• Xiao Yan decided to cure Dan Chen’s imbalance by improving her body with a pill and the Tiger and Horse Talismans.
• Xiao Yan refined a Seventh-Grade Pill by hand, then used a black ring of light to swallow the pill omen’s thunderclouds.
• Dan Chen swallowed the pill, and Xiao Yan reassured her and helped her withstand its powerful medicinal energy.
• Xiao Yan supported Dan Chen with the Dog, Horse, and Tiger Talismans as her body grew healthier, while Madam Dan watched her condition improve.
• Xiao Yan wondered whether his new pill recipe might make Dan Chen grow muscles.

Xiao Yan used the Talisman's power to help Dan Chen refine a pill, restoring her health and changing her appearance. After the Dan Family celebrated her recovery, Xiao Yan collected the Medicinal Herbs he needed and prepared to return home to refine new pills for Cai Lin and the others.

• Xiao Yan helped Dan Chen refine the pill safely, and she recovered her strength and vitality.
• Dan Chen's clothes tore after her body became fuller, and Madam Dan covered her with a quilt while Xiao Yan took his leave.
• Madam Dan teased Dan Chen about falling for Xiao Yan, and Dan Chen denied it shyly.
• The Dan Family Head and Xuan Kongzi met Xiao Yan outside, and the Dan Family hosted a banquet to thank him for healing Dan Chen.
• Dan Chen joined the banquet looking healthy and beautiful, and she nervously spoke with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan collected the Medicinal Herbs he needed and prepared to go home to refine pills for Cai Lin and the others.

After refining Saint Marrow Pills and Voidroot Pills, Xiao Yan delivered some to Feng Xian and arranged for ten Dan Family Alchemists to accompany him to the Northwest Continent. He traveled with them through a Space Passage, anticipating his return.

• Xiao Yan spent three months refining Saint Marrow Pills that raised Dou Zun cultivation and Voidroot Pills that strengthened the body.
• Xiao Yan visited Starfall Pavilion, gave Feng Xian pills for himself and Qingluan, and checked on Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan went to the Dan Family and recruited three Seventh-Tier and seven Sixth-Tier Alchemists to help train the Flame Alliance’s Alchemists.
• Xiao Yan formed a Dou Qi Flying Boat and took the ten Alchemists through a Space Passage toward the Northwest Continent.

Cai Lin continued managing the powerful Flame Alliance while Xiao Yi Xian urged her to rest. Xiao Yan returned to the Imperial Capital with ten Alchemists, reunited with the alliance’s leaders, and saw four women approaching him.

• Xiao Yi Xian brought Cai Lin the Alchemist Guild's Medicinal Herb List and urged her to rest from managing the Flame Alliance.
• Cai Lin said she would rest once the alliance was fully settled and thought of how Xiao Yan would react to her work.
• Xiao Yan led ten Alchemists through a Space Passage to the Imperial Capital, where they became sick from the ride.
• Yao Tianhuo, Yun Potian, Green Rong, Little Purple, Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, and other Flame Alliance experts surrounded Xiao Yan before recognizing and greeting him.
• Four graceful women flew toward Xiao Yan, who smiled when he saw them.

After returning to the Flame Alliance, Xiao Yan reunited with Cai Lin, Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei, then rewarded the alliance’s leaders and his longtime allies. He sent Yun Potian, Green Rong, and Yao Tianhuo away with pills capable of raising them to Nine-Star Dou Zun, then turned to Cai Lin and the others and asked who wanted to go first.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Cai Lin, Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei, embracing them after three years apart.
• Xiao Yan returned with the women to the Flame Alliance headquarters and heard how it had grown into a powerful, prosperous force under Cai Lin’s leadership.
• Xiao Yan rewarded the alliance’s senior members with high-grade pills and gave Hai Bodong, Little Purple, Yun Shan, Fa Ma, and Gu He peak seventh-tier Voidroot Pills.
• Xiao Yan gave Yun Potian, Green Rong, and Yao Tianhuo eighth-tier Saint Marrow Pills that could raise their cultivation to Nine-Star Dou Zun, and they left to advance.
• After the three Dou Zun departed, Xiao Yan asked Cai Lin and the others which of them wanted to go first.

Xiao Yan gave the four women pills, returned to the Xiao Clan, and reunited with his family. That night, he let a playful game decide which woman he would choose first.

• Xiao Yan gave Cai Die, Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei pills suited to their cultivation, asking each woman for a kiss before handing over her Jade Box.
• Xiao Yan took the women to the Xiao Clan and learned from Cai Lin that Qing Lin had left to gain experience, though she carried a Spatial Jade Slip for emergencies.
• Xiao Yan was warmly welcomed by the Xiao Clan members and reunited with Xiao Zhan and Su Wan at their courtyard.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li joined the family for dinner, where Xiao Yan recounted his past three years and handed out pills to his relatives.
• Back at their residence, Xiao Yan proposed choosing which woman to be with first by letting his finger pick one while he chanted about a little rooster.

Xiao Yan spent four consecutive nights with Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Die, and Ya Fei, rewarding the women for their efforts and answering their challenges. The chapter ended with Ya Fei showing Xiao Yan how much she had missed him.

• Xiao Yan chose Cai Lin first, took her to their bedroom, and spent the night with her.
• The next day, Cai Lin’s radiant appearance prompted Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Die to ask about her night with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi Xian bathing and spent the night with her after she bragged that she could handle him.
• On the third day, Xiao Yan found Cai Die with Cai Lin and spent the night with both sisters.
• On the fourth day, Ya Fei teased Xiao Yan and showed him how much she had missed him.

Xiao Yan and the women restored the small house in the valley and decorated it with colorful portraits, turning the place into their secret home. As they rested together under the stars, Xiao Yi Xian worried that her Woeful Poison Body might affect their children.

• Xiao Yan brought Cai Lin, Cai Die, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian to the small valley, where the women admired its scenery and Xiao Yi Xian recalled meeting him there.
• Xiao Yan and the women cleaned the house, then he returned with natural pigments and painted a portrait of Cai Die on the wall.
• Xiao Yan and the women painted portraits and flowers together before Cai Die and the others covered him in pigment, sparking a playful chase around the valley.
• Xiao Yan finished portraits of Cai Lin, Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, Ya Fei, Xun'er, Zi Yan, and himself, and declared the valley their secret home.
• After the women kissed his pigment-stained cheeks and he chased them, Xiao Yan and the women rested beneath the stars, where Xiao Yi Xian asked whether her Woeful Poison Body could affect their children.

Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Yi Xian that her Woeful Poison Body would not affect their children, then traveled to the Black Emperor Sect to seek Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva. He obtained the sect’s supply and asked Mo Tianxing whether it also had a dried corpse of a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast nearing the eighth rank.

• Xiao Yan comforted Xiao Yi Xian about her Woeful Poison Body, and his four wives later entered seclusion to refine their pills.
• Xiao Yan left the Small Mountain Valley and flew to Black Emperor City, where the Heavenly Flames within him stirred over the Black Domain Great Plains.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Dou Zun aura, prompting Black Emperor Sect master Mo Tianxing to approach and respectfully ask what he wanted.
• Xiao Yan asked for Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, and Mo Tianxing admitted that the sect kept some in its treasury.
• Mo Tianxing led Xiao Yan to the treasury, where Xiao Yan took the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva and asked about a dried corpse of a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast nearing the eighth rank.

Xiao Yan obtained a mummified Magical Beast corpse from Mo Tianxing and compensated him with two pills before leaving the Black Emperor Sect. He investigated the Black Domain Great Plains’ Black Storm and discovered that something beneath its center was stirring his Heavenly Flames.

• Mo Tianxing showed Xiao Yan the Magical Beast corpse, and Xiao Yan placed it in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan joked about staying at the Black Emperor Sect, then gave Mo Tianxing an Emperor's Extreme Pill and a Sect Breaking Pill in exchange for the corpse.
• Xiao Yan declined Mo Tianxing's invitation and flew to the Black Domain Great Plains to investigate the strange disturbance sensed by his Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan used his Soul Perception to detect an oppressive force across the plains and found a vast Black Storm at their center.
• Xiao Yan entered the Black Storm and reached its center, where his Heavenly Flames surged and he sensed something hidden beneath the ground.

Xiao Yan discovered the Nine Nether Wind Flame in an abyss beneath the Black Storm and fought the sentient Heavenly Flame. As the flame charged him, Xiao Yan formed his four-colored Heavenly Flames into the shape of an Ancient Void Dragon.

• Xiao Yan erased the ground beneath the Black Storm and plunged into the abyss below.
• Xiao Yan reached an underground cavern and found the Nine Nether Wind Flame, ranked tenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
• Xiao Yan touched the flame, repelled its attack, and challenged it to reveal its true form.
• The Nine Nether Wind Flame transformed into a Black Flame Giant Bird and attacked Xiao Yan with black fire and wind.
• Xiao Yan overwhelmed the bird's flames with his four-colored Heavenly Flames, then shaped them into an Ancient Void Dragon as the bird charged him.

Xiao Yan subdued the Nine Nether Wind Flame and returned to the Flame Alliance, where he visited the Alchemist Guild. He left the guild’s alchemists discussing their work and was greeted by Gu He, Fa Ma, and the others.

• Xiao Yan used his Fused Heavenly Flame to overpower the Nine Nether Wind Flame, absorb its power, and seal its Heavenly Flame Origin in a ball of flame.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the cavern as the Black Storm dissipated, frightening the nearby factions before tearing open space and leaving.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Flame Alliance and visited the Alchemist Guild to check on the alchemists he had entrusted to Fa Ma.
• Xiao Yan watched Gu He, Fa Ma, and several Dan Family alchemists discuss their work until one of them noticed him and the group hurriedly bowed.

Xiao Yan guided the Flame Alliance’s alchemists and learned that Jia Xingtian was still alive but bedridden. After returning to the Xiao Clan, he reunited with Little Purple and Little Blackie, then prepared to devour the Nine Nether Wind Flame.

• Xiao Yan reassured Gu He, Fa Ma, and the other alchemists, then spent the day answering their questions.
• Xiao Yan recognized Yao Yue and Liu Ling, learned that Jia Xingtian was bedridden, and invited the pair to join the line for alchemy guidance.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan and found that Little Purple had brought Little Blackie to train in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan entered his Secret Chamber and took out the Nine Nether Wind Flame, preparing to devour it.

After refining the Nine Nether Wind Flame, Xiao Yan advanced the Flame Mantra to Heaven Tier and prepared to break through to Half-Saint. He went to Dragon Island, where Zhu Ling found him a secluded place to cultivate.

• Xiao Yan refined the Nine Nether Wind Flame over fifteen days, bringing his total to five Heavenly Flames.
• The Flame Mantra evolved from Quasi-Heaven Tier to low-level Heaven Tier, and Xiao Yan sensed that he was about to break through.
• Xiao Yan sent messages to Hai Bodong, Cai Lin, and the others, then left the Jia Ma Empire for Dragon Island.
• Zhu Ling was stunned to discover that Xiao Yan had reached Peak Nine-Turn Dou Zun and was nearing Half-Saint.
• Zhu Ling used Spatial Displacement to take Xiao Yan to a secluded, energy-rich place, and he began cultivating for his breakthrough.

Xiao Yan spent five months absorbing energy before successfully breaking through to Half-Saint, then sensed that a friend was in danger and left the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Qing Lin, poisoned and pursued by three Dou Zun elders who wanted her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, crushed a Jade Slip to summon help.

• Xiao Yan drew in vast amounts of energy for five months, then emerged from a month of silence with a Half-Saint aura.
• Xiao Yan learned from Zhu Ling that Zi Yan was doing well, but sensed trouble and opened a Space Wormhole despite Zhu Ling offering help.
• Qing Lin fled through the mountains while poisoned and pursued by three Dou Zun elders seeking her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Qing Lin crushed a Jade Slip, releasing a terrifying Space Fluctuation that made the three elders realize they needed to run.

Xiao Yan rescued Qing Lin from three Elders of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, healed her, and killed the men before taking her back to Starfall Pavilion. After settling Qing Lin in and meeting Mu Qingluan, Xiao Yan sensed an unfamiliar aura outside his courtyard the next morning.

• Xiao Yan arrived through a Space Wormhole, freed Qing Lin from the three elders’ attack, and healed her with the Horse Talisman.
• The three elders begged for mercy by invoking the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, but Xiao Yan killed them and burned away the evidence.
• Qing Lin woke in Xiao Yan’s arms, and he reassured her that protecting her was why he cultivated so hard.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin returned to Starfall Pavilion, where they met Mu Qingluan, who had recently broken through to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan arranged a place for Qing Lin to rest, returned to his quarters, and sensed an aura outside his courtyard the next morning.

Feng Xian reached Nine-Star Dou Zun, and Yao Lao emerged from seclusion as a Mid-Stage Five-Star Dou Sheng. After sharing news of the past few years, Xiao Yan began planning a visit to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint.

• Feng Xian broke through to Nine-Star Dou Zun and thanked Xiao Yan for the pills that helped him advance.
• Xiao Yan sensed Yao Lao emerging from seclusion, sealed the area with the Sheep Talisman’s Restriction, and went with Feng Xian to greet him.
• Yao Lao reunited with Feng Xian, while Xiao Yan dodged his teacher’s attempt to hug him.
• Xiao Yan recounted the past few years over tea and chess, and Yao Lao revealed that he had reached Mid-Stage Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan promised to accompany Yao Lao to the Yao Clan Ceremony, then planned a visit to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint.

Xiao Yan suppressed and sealed the nine-headed Ancient Heavenly Snake's soul inside Qing Lin, then gave her pills to help her grow stronger and eventually refine it. After leaving her residence, he went to find Yao Lao but discovered that he was missing from the Star Realm.

• Xiao Yan visited Qing Lin after sensing a powerful soul aura and learned that she had summoned the soul of an Ancient Heavenly Snake with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• The soul attacked Xiao Yan, but he subdued it with his Soul Power and sealed it on Qing Lin's back using the Sheep Talisman's power.
• Qing Lin collapsed from exhaustion, and Xiao Yan used the Horse Talisman's power to help her recover before she hurriedly dressed and returned to speak with him.
• Xiao Yan gave Qing Lin an Eighth-Tier Saint Marrow Pill and a Seventh-Tier Voidroot Pill, promising to take her somewhere to refine the soul after she reached Nine-Star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan left Qing Lin's residence and went to find Yao Lao, but found no trace of him in the Star Realm.

Xiao Yan visited Feng Xian, learned Yao Lao had gone to see an old friend, and returned to the Flame Alliance to reunite with Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei. After Cai Lin and Cai Die emerged from seclusion, Xiao Yan planned to take the women to Starfall Pavilion, but an unexpected discovery delayed their departure.

• Xiao Yan found Feng Xian and Mu Qingluan directing construction in the Star Realm, and Feng Xian told him Yao Lao had gone to visit an old friend.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Flame Alliance, where Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei welcomed him after his half-year absence.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei told Xiao Yan that Cai Lin and Cai Die were still in seclusion, and the group spent time together while waiting for them.
• Cai Lin and Cai Die emerged from seclusion after fifteen days and had both reached Nine-Star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan told the women he planned to take them to the Central Plains, and Xiao Zhan and the others chose to remain at the Xiao Clan.
• The day before Xiao Yan and the women were due to leave, Xiao Yan learned something unexpected.

Xiao Yan approved Green Rong’s leave, then brought Cai Lin, Cai Die, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian from the Northwest Continent to the Starfall Pavilion. He settled his four wives near his residence, where they began their first night together.

• Green Rong asked Xiao Yan for leave to handle personal matters, and he gave her a Jade Slip for emergencies.
• Xiao Yan left the Flame Alliance under Xiao Ding’s management, with Wangcai guarding it, and traveled with his four wives to the Star Realm.
• Xiao Yan showed Cai Lin, Cai Die, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian around the Starfall Pavilion, where disciples greeted him and began gossiping about his wives.
• Mu Qingluan heard about Xiao Yan’s arrival, joined the group, and guided the women around the pavilion.
• Xiao Yan arranged residences for the four women near his own and placed Restrictions around them before joining Cai Lin in her courtyard.