Recaps

Hun Xuzi and Hun Qianmo tried to distract the Flame Realm while Hun Miesheng baited the Lei Clan, as the Hun Clan pursued Ancient Jade from the weakened clans. Gu Yuan learned a Hun Clan spy had stolen two pieces of Ancient Jade from the Gu Clan and ordered a purge to uncover further infiltrators.

• Hun Xuzi and Hun Qianmo approached the Flame Realm, where Fairy Fire Spirit refused to leave the protective formation and watched for a Hun Clan ambush.
• Hun Xuzi told Hun Qianmo that Hun Tu and the others had been revived but were not fully awakened, while they waited for Hun Tiandi and the nihility devouring flame to arrive.
• Hun Miesheng provoked Lei Zhen outside the Thunder Realm, but Lei Zhen recognized the attempt to lure the Lei Clan leaders away and stayed at the formation's core.
• Gu Yuan confronted Gu Lie and learned that Gu Yang had been exposed as a Hun Clan spy who stole two pieces of Ancient Jade, while Hun Yaoyao helped the theft succeed.
• Gu Yuan ordered Gu Lie to gather every Gu Clan member at Dou Zong or above for inspection, fearing the Hun Clan had planted more spies.

Fan Tian met with Yao Ye at the Jia Ma Imperial Family palace, where she served him and explained that her sister Yao Yue was hosting a banquet for the Alchemist Competition champion. The chapter ended with Fan Tian ordering Yao Ye to summon Nalan Yanran to the palace.

• Yao Ye entertained Fan Tian and said Jia Xingtian had instructed her to treat him respectfully and meet his requests.
• Fan Tian embraced Yao Ye and asked why Yao Yue had not come to meet him; Yao Ye said her sister was hosting a banquet for the Alchemist Competition champion, Yao Yan.
• Yao Ye told Fan Tian that the Nalan Family had not yet invited Yao Yan because Nalan Jie was afflicted with Brand Poison.
• Fan Tian ordered Yao Ye to summon Nalan Yanran to the palace in the Imperial Family's name.

Fan Tian ordered Yao Ye to summon Nalan Yanran so he could influence her upcoming Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan. Meanwhile, Yun Shan learned Yun Yun’s account of the Snake-People Temple and urged her to quietly side with the mysterious young man if necessary, as the chapter ended with the Pill Tower leaders gathering to discuss the Three Thousand Burning Flame and an alliance.

• Fan Tian told Yao Ye that Xiao Yan had grown too strong for Nalan Yanran and ordered her to summon Nalan Yanran in the Imperial Family’s name.
• Yun Shan recalled the mysterious Dou Zong who had given him a Sect Breaking Pill and suspected that he was targeting the powerful presence in the Snake-People Temple.
• Yun Yun told Yun Shan that a powerful young man had captured and confined her, and that he appeared to support the Snake-People Tribe.
• Yun Shan revealed that a mysterious Dou Zong had demanded the Misty Cloud Sect unite Jia Ma’s forces and attack the Snake-People Tribe, then advised Yun Yun to side with the young man if the conflict became unavoidable.
• Yun Yun flew to Jia Ma Holy City to quietly explain Yun Shan’s position to Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma.
• The Pill Tower’s three leaders met with the Ancestor, who called them to discuss possession of the Three Thousand Burning Flame and an alliance.

The Pill Tower Ancestor gave the Three Thousand Burning Flame to Xuan Kongzi and proposed uniting Central Plains forces as the Pill Alliance. In the Ancient Realm, Gu Yuan searched for Hun Clan infiltrators and ordered the allied clans confined while he investigated.

• The Pill Tower Ancestor defeated the Three Thousand Burning Flame and gave its origin to Xuan Kongzi to refine.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor proposed an alliance of Central Plains forces, excluding the Hall of Souls and the Wind Lightning Pavilion, and named it the Pill Alliance.
• Gu Yuan inspected the Gu Clan members for infiltrators after discovering that Gu Yang had evaded his emperor realm soul.
• Gu Yuan revealed that the box brought into the Ancient Realm did not contain the Ancient Jade and ordered the Gu Clan to claim publicly that the Yao Clan's jade remained in its possession.
• Gu Yuan forbade people from leaving the Ancient Realm and ordered the Spirit Clan, Stone Clan, and Yao Clan group to undergo inspection.

Fan Tian heard Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma explain why they had accepted pills and pledged loyalty, then removed hidden golden flames planted in their bodies. After the two elders left, Yao Ye joined Fan Tian in the hall.

• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma told Fan Tian that a mysterious Dou Zong had offered pills in exchange for an assault on the Snake-People Tribe and Queen Medusa.
• Jia Xingtian explained that he suspected Fan Tian was the real target and that Hai Bodong had urged them to follow Fan Tian.
• Fan Tian accepted their allegiance and devoured golden flames hidden in Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma, saving them from the pills' concealed danger.
• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma thanked Fan Tian, then left the hall while exchanging teasing remarks.
• Yao Ye entered, sat on Fan Tian's lap, and flirted with him as Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma departed.

Fan Tian secured Yao Ye’s cooperation as she asked him to protect the Jia Ma Imperial Family, while Yun Yun traveled toward the capital and the Mittel Family elevated Ya Fei. The chapter ended with Hai Bodong urging the family to prepare for a major battle at the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Yao Ye told Fan Tian that Nalan Yanran would arrive at high noon the next day, then asked him to protect her Imperial Family.
• Fan Tian took Yao Ye for himself as she submitted to him and pleaded for her family’s safety.
• Yun Yun flew toward Jia Ma Imperial City while the young man remained on her mind.
• Mittel Tengshan promoted Ya Fei to Supervisory Elder, giving her authority over the Shadow Guards and the Mittel Auction House.
• Hai Bodong advised Ya Fei to keep serving Fan Tian and warned that the Imperial Family’s two princesses would be her rivals.
• Hai Bodong told Mittel Tengshan to consume Fan Tian’s pills and prepare the Mittel Family for a coming battle atop the Misty Cloud Sect.

After the Hall of Souls collapsed, Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Qin Tian brought surviving subordinates to the Northwest Continent to lie low while weighing their options. Meanwhile, Gu He plotted with neighboring empires to take over the Misty Cloud Sect and then the Jia Ma Empire.

• Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Qin Tian arrived in the Northwest Continent with Protector Wu and discussed hiding from the aftermath of the Ancient Clans’ war.
• Venerable Qin Tian mentioned the Pill Alliance, while Venerable Qing Hai argued that they should follow whichever side won.
• Protector Wu revealed that Xiao Clan survivors might be living near the Jia Ma Empire, and Venerable Qingtian agreed to investigate after they plundered local factions’ resources.
• Gu He promised an envoy from the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect that he would help seize control of the Misty Cloud Sect and send Yun Yun to serve Sect Master Xie.
• Gu He told the envoy that he intended to control the entire Jia Ma Empire and would consider the interests of the Chu Yun, Mulan, and Golden Goose Empires.
• After the envoy left, Gu He reflected that Yun Shan was too old and unfit to lead the Misty Cloud Sect.

Fan Tian was caught with Eldest Princess Yao Ye when Zi Yan stormed in and attacked her, prompting a chaotic confrontation in the palace. Hai Bodong arrived with Ya Fei, setting up another clash as Zi Yan demanded to know who the newcomer was.

• Fan Tian and Yao Ye spent the night together, but Zi Yan tracked him to the imperial palace and confronted them.
• Zi Yan accused Fan Tian of sneaking around and grabbed Yao Ye by the hair while Fan Tian tried to protect her.
• Jia Xingtian brought Yao Yue to help her sister, and Fan Tian promised Zi Yan a place among his top three women and marriage after affairs in the Jia Ma Empire were settled.
• Hai Bodong arrived with Ya Fei, and Zi Yan angrily asked who the new woman was.

Ya Fei warned the Imperial Family that powerful outsiders had gathered on Misty Cloud Mountain, while Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma questioned whether Yun Shan was behind it. Yun Yun arrived with a warning from her teacher that two forces were maneuvering in the Jia Ma Empire, and she left the hall tense after recognizing Fan Tian.

• Ya Fei reported that scouts had seen Dou Emperors from other empires on Misty Cloud Mountain, and Hai Bodong identified the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect among them.
• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma said Yun Shan would not betray the Jia Ma Empire, while Fan Tian wondered what the Misty Cloud Sect was planning.
• Fan Tian sensed Yun Yun approaching, and she arrived at the Imperial Family on her teacher's orders to discuss an important matter.
• Yun Yun recognized Fan Tian and reacted with fear and agitation as he reminded her of their meeting at the Snake-People Temple.
• Yun Yun warned Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma that two forces were playing against the Jia Ma Empire and that the factions could be destroyed by a misstep.

Fan Tian warned the Jia Ma Empire’s leaders that Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran could spark a conflict involving powerful forces, then demanded they choose whether to follow him. Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, Hai Bodong, Yao Ye, Yao Yue, and Ya Fei pledged themselves to him, while Yun Yun remained undecided as Fan Tian confronted her.

• Yun Yun said her teacher wanted her to stand on Fan Tian’s side, and Fan Tian explained that Yun Shan was hedging between him and Xiao Yan’s girlfriend.
• Fan Tian revealed that Xiao Yan’s match with Nalan Yanran would become a fuse and that Yan Xiao, the Alchemist Competition champion, was Xiao Yan’s alias and an Eight-Star Great Dou Master.
• Fan Tian raised his Peak Dou Zong aura and gave everyone a chance to follow him or leave.
• Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma knelt and pledged loyalty to Fan Tian, while Jia Xingtian offered Yao Ye and Yao Yue as handmaidens.
• Yao Ye and Yao Yue massaged Fan Tian’s shoulders, and Ya Fei served him tea as Yun Yun watched.
• Fan Tian asked Yun Yun whether she would submit willingly or be made to submit.

Fan Tian dealt with Yun Yun privately while the others pursued their own plans, then received Nalan Yanran, who asked him to help defeat Xiao Yan. He agreed after she offered Yun Yun’s thanks, leaving his motives unclear.

• Fan Tian sent everyone out of the hall, while Fa Ma took Zi Yan to the Alchemist Guild and Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong took the princesses and Ya Fei away.
• Fan Tian confronted Yun Yun about her resentment and treated her harshly while keeping her alone with him.
• Four hours later, Yao Ye reported that Nalan Yanran had arrived, and Fan Tian told her to enter.
• Nalan Yanran asked Fan Tian to help her defeat Xiao Yan and offered the thanks of her teacher, Yun Yun, as payment.
• Fan Tian agreed to help Nalan Yanran and studied her with interest.

Nalan Yanran asked Fan Tian to heal her grandfather, Nalan Jie, and help with her agreement with Xiao Yan, but refused when he demanded she become his maid. Yun Yun pleaded with Fan Tian to save Nalan Jie for her sake, and he agreed; Yanran returned home furious and puzzled by a familiar scent.

• Nalan Yanran offered Fan Tian the seven illusory azure spirit saliva in exchange for healing Nalan Jie, but he rejected it as insufficient payment.
• Fan Tian offered to help Yanran with her three-year agreement with Xiao Yan and heal Nalan Jie if she became his maid, and Yanran angrily refused and left.
• Yun Yun asked Fan Tian to save Nalan Jie for her sake, and he agreed to treat him as soon as possible.
• Nalan Yanran shut herself in her room at the Nalan Family, complained about Fan Tian's demand, and wondered why she had smelled her master's fragrance in the hall.

Yun Yun secured Fan Tian’s promise to cure Nalan Jie and protect Nalan Yanran, while Fan Tian asked Yun Yun to leave the Jia Ma Empire with him. The next day, they arrived at the Nalan estate to treat Nalan Jie, where Nalan Yanran was startled to find Fan Tian there.

• Fan Tian promised Yun Yun he would cure Nalan Jie and leave Nalan Yanran alone for now, then asked Yun Yun to come with him when he left the Jia Ma Empire.
• Yun Yun refused to follow Fan Tian because he had too many extraordinary women, but became distressed when he said he might never return.
• Fan Tian, Yun Yun, and Eldest Princess Yao Ye visited the Nalan Family estate, where Nalan Su welcomed them and knelt to ask Fan Tian to save Nalan Jie.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Su that they would resolve the Brand Poison in Nalan Jie’s body that day.
• Nalan Yanran arrived late, greeted Yun Yun and Yao Ye, and froze when she saw Fan Tian.

Fan Tian cured Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison at the Nalan Mansion, then Yun Yun chose to deepen their relationship. Nalan Yanran witnessed their intimacy and renewed her resolve to defeat Xiao Yan in the Three-Year Agreement, with only three days remaining.

• Nalan Yanran apologized to Fan Tian and asked him to treat her grandfather’s Brand Poison.
• Fan Tian absorbed the Brand Poison and restored Nalan Jie’s health.
• The Nalan Family honored Fan Tian at a banquet, while Nalan Yanran watched Yun Yun with growing confusion.
• Yun Yun visited Fan Tian at night, asked what place she would have in his life, and kissed him willingly.
• Nalan Yanran saw Yun Yun kissing Fan Tian and returned to her room in distress.
• Nalan Yanran thought of Xiao Yan and vowed to become the nightmare he could never escape before their Three-Year Agreement.

Nalan Yanran returned to the Misty Cloud Sect after Fan Tian and Yun Yun left, while Xiao Yan arrived for the Three-Year Agreement. The two former betrothed faced each other in the sect’s training plaza, and Nalan Yanran launched the first attack.

• Nalan Yanran found Fan Tian and Yun Yun gone, with a note warning her to beware of Xiao Yan, and left the Nalan Mansion after assuring Nalan Jie she would end the matter.
• Three days later, Xiao Yan climbed Misty Cloud Mountain, determined to repay Nalan Yanran for humiliating him and the Xiao Clan.
• Nalan Yanran and leaders from across the Jia Ma Empire gathered in the training plaza to witness the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yan arrived as an Eight-Star Great Dou Master, while Nalan Yanran revealed she was a Two-Star Great Dou Master.
• Nalan Yanran drew her sword and charged at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in their three-year agreement but demanded that she beg for mercy and admit she was wrong. Nalan Yanran defied him by accusing him of relying on a woman, and Xiao Yan erupted in rage.

• Xiao Yan overcame Nalan Yanran's Wind techniques and defeated her with the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Yun Yun descended and declared the agreement over, but Xiao Yan taunted Nalan Yanran and demanded that she beg for mercy.
• Nalan Jie protested Xiao Yan's treatment of his granddaughter, while Yun Yun ordered Nalan Yanran to step back.
• Xiao Yan reminded Nalan Yanran of how she had humiliated him and his father when she broke their engagement, then demanded a public apology.
• Hai Bodong asked Xiao Yan to stop, but Nalan Yanran called him trash who relied on a woman, provoking him into fury.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran argued over the engagement’s broken promise and who had caused Nalan Yanran’s father to lose face, until Yun Yun stopped Xiao Yan from striking her. Ling Ying appeared to protect Xiao Yan on Gu Xun'er’s orders and attacked Yun Yun, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xiao Yan held the Heavy Xuan Ruler to Nalan Yanran’s neck as she taunted him for relying on his girlfriend’s resources to grow stronger.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran blamed each other for the humiliation surrounding their broken engagement, and Nalan Yanran argued that Xiao Yan’s lost cultivation had caused his father’s suffering.
• Xiao Yan swung the Heavy Xuan Ruler at Nalan Yanran, but Yun Yun deflected it and ordered him to leave the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan called for Ling Ying to deal with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, and Ling Ying appeared to protect him under Gu Xun'er’s orders.
• Ling Ying declared that Yun Yun could not harm someone Gu Xun'er wished to protect, then gathered dark attribute Dou Qi and attacked her.

Ling Ying attacked the Misty Cloud Sect after Yun Yun refused to make Nalan Yanran submit to Xiao Yan’s demands. As Ling Ying prepared another strike, Yun Shan arrived and confronted him to defend the sect.

• Yun Yun’s sword broke when Ling Ying wounded her with a single attack, so she ordered the Misty Cloud Sect to form the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Formation.
• Ling Ying summoned a massive palm and demanded that Nalan Yanran beg Xiao Yan’s forgiveness, but Xiao Yan hesitated as Nalan Yanran and Nalan Jie pleaded with him.
• Ling Ying sent his palm crashing down, and Yun Yun’s formation barely held it back; the impact killed or injured spectators and Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
• Ling Ying summoned another palm against the exhausted Yun Yun, and Yun Shan appeared to protect her and the sect.
• Yun Shan used the Great Wind Hand Seal to clash with Ling Ying’s palm, declaring that he would not allow Ling Ying to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Yan demanded that Nalan Yanran kneel and beg for mercy, then insisted Yun Yun do the same. Yun Shan attacked Xiao Yan, but Ling Ying intervened and warned Yun Shan to reconsider.

• Yun Shan offered Xiao Yan cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques to settle the dispute, but Xiao Yan demanded that Nalan Yanran kneel and beg for mercy.
• Nalan Yanran knelt before Xiao Yan and begged him to spare her and the Misty Cloud Sect, admitting she had wronged him and Uncle Xiao.
• Yun Yun criticized Xiao Yan for continuing to demand humiliation, so Xiao Yan demanded that she kneel and beg for mercy too.
• Xiao Yan blamed Yun Yun for allowing Nalan Yanran to break off their engagement at the Xiao Clan, and Yun Shan attacked him in anger.
• Ling Ying appeared in front of Xiao Yan, blocked Yun Shan's attack with a Dou Qi barrier, and warned Yun Shan to think carefully.

Gu Xun'er arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect and killed Yun Shan after he and the sect attacked Xiao Yan. Fan Tian then appeared to confront Gu Xun'er, while Zi Yan led Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma away.

• Yun Shan fought Ling Ying while Yun Leng, Yun Yun, and the Misty Cloud Sect elders captured and beat Xiao Yan.
• Gu Xun'er appeared, struck down Yun Yun and the others, and rescued Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan demanded that Gu Xun'er kill everyone in the Misty Cloud Sect, and she killed Yun Shan with golden flames.
• Fan Tian chose not to save Yun Shan, then appeared before Gu Xun'er as Zi Yan led Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma away.
• Gu Xun'er mocked Fan Tian and challenged him to deal with her.

Fan Tian used Spirit Devouring to weaken Gu Xun'er and gained the upper hand, while Yao Ling seized Xiao Yan to force Gu Xun'er to surrender. Meanwhile, Zi Yan led Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma to confront Gu He and his allies at Sky Cloud Peak, where they struggled against Xie Biyan.

• Gu Xun'er fought Fan Tian at the Misty Cloud Sect, but his Spirit Devouring power swallowed her flame and weakened her bloodline-fueled strength.
• Yao Ling struck Ling Ying aside, seized the injured Xiao Yan, and threatened Gu Xun'er, who was then knocked back and wounded by Fan Tian.
• Zi Yan led Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma to Sky Cloud Peak, where they found Gu He and foreign allies waiting.
• Gu He questioned how Jia Xingtian had discovered their concealed presence, and Jia Xingtian accused him of betraying the empire.
• Xie Biyan attacked Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma, who fought together but were steadily pushed back.

Gu He fled the battlefield as Zi Yan, Medusa, and the others fought the invading powers, while Fan Tian nearly defeated Gu Xun'er. The Hall of Souls arrived with two Dou Zun experts, leaving the battle facing a far more powerful threat.

• Gu He slipped away toward the Black-Corner Region while the others were distracted.
• Zi Yan sent Yan Luotian flying, then fought the Mulan Three Elders as Medusa arrived and engaged Yan Luotian.
• Fan Tian overwhelmed Gu Xun'er with his spirit-devouring power and struck her down before she could crush Gu Yuan's Spatial Jade Slip.
• A spatial rift opened above the Misty Cloud Sect, and Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Qin Tian emerged with more than a dozen Hall of Souls Dou Zong Protectors.

As Hall of Souls experts arrived to capture Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling, Yao Ling allied with Gu Xun'er against them, and Fan Tian joined the standoff. The chapter ended with the Hall of Souls trying to recruit Fan Tian and Yao Ling before the confrontation began.

• Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Qin Tian emerged with more than a dozen Hall of Souls Dou Zong Protectors and ordered Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling captured.
• Yao Ling gave Gu Xun'er an eighth-tier Qi Recovery Pill and explained that she wanted revenge for the Yao Clan's destruction by the Hun Clan.
• Yao Ling urged Gu Xun'er not to let the Hall of Souls take her, and Gu Xun'er agreed to fight beside her.
• Fan Tian appeared beside the two women as the Hall of Souls Protectors advanced.
• Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Qin Tian offered Fan Tian and Yao Ling positions in the Hall of Souls if they submitted.

Fan Tian lured the Hall of Souls Protectors away from Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling, then used Spirit Devouring to consume them and raise his power to the level of a six-star Dou Zun. Meanwhile, Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling fought the two Venerables and unleashed Heaven-rank techniques, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Fan Tian left Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling to face Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Qin Tian, drawing thirteen Hall of Souls Protectors after him.
• Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling activated their clan bloodlines to reach Two-Star Dou Zun, but the Venerables quickly gained the advantage and wounded them.
• Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling stood back-to-back and unleashed the Ancient Emperor Palm and Medicine Emperor Finger.
• Fan Tian led the Protectors to a deserted wasteland, where he activated Spirit Devouring and trapped them.
• Fan Tian drained the Protectors of their Dou Qi, souls, and vitality, reaching the level of a six-star Dou Zun as his breakthrough drew near.

Fan Tian returned to the battle above the Misty Cloud Sect after crushing a Spatial Jade Slip to summon Luo Linglong, while Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling exhausted themselves fighting the Hall of Souls’ Dou Zuns. As Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Qin Tian captured the two women, Fan Tian arrived and claimed Yao Ling as his woman, then proposed leaving Gu Xun'er to them.

• Fan Tian failed to break through to Dou Zun, crushed Luo Linglong’s Spatial Jade Slip, and hurried toward the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling combined their heaven-rank dou techniques, Ancient Emperor Palm and Medicine Emperor Finger, and badly wounded Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Qin Tian.
• After their dou qi ran out, Gu Xun'er and Yao Ling collapsed, and Venerable Qing Hai seized them while Venerable Qin Tian threatened them.
• Fan Tian arrived as Venerable Qing Hai dismissed Yao Ling’s hope of rescue.
• Fan Tian claimed Yao Ling was his woman and offered to take her while letting the Hall of Souls do what it wanted with Gu Xun'er.