Recaps

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan lured the Fire Python toward Han Feng, whose attack weakened it before they found and shattered the scale concealing its flame origin. The flame origin emerged, and Han Feng raced to claim it while the Gold and Silver Elders held back the Inner Academy elders.

• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan drew the Fire Python toward the Black-Corner Region group, and Han Feng attacked it with the Sea Heart Flame.
• The Fire Python struck Han Feng with invisible energy, injuring him and collapsing his sea of fire.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan attacked the weakened Fire Python, and Xiao Fan broke the scale beneath its head to reveal the flame origin.
• Han Feng rushed toward the flame origin, but the Inner Academy elders blocked his path.
• The Gold and Silver Elders led the Black-Corner Region group against the Inner Academy elders while they blocked the First Elder.

Xiao Yan approached the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin while Xiao Fan held off Han Feng, who sought to claim the flame for himself. After their heavenly flames clashed, Han Feng called on the Gold and Silver Elders to help defeat Xiao Fan.

• The First Elder confronted the Gold and Silver Elders as Xiao Fan warned Xiao Yan about heart fire near the flame’s origin.
• Han Feng broke through the elders’ blockade and tried to bargain with Xiao Fan for the Fallen Heart Flame, but Xiao Fan refused to let him pass.
• Xiao Fan activated the Fourth Transformation of Nine Solar Transformations and raised his strength to the Six-Star Dou Wang realm.
• Xiao Fan and Han Feng clashed with the Green Lotus Core Flame and Sea Heart Flame, blasting each other backward and scorching the surrounding ground.
• Unable to break through Xiao Fan’s defense, Han Feng asked the Gold and Silver Elders to deal with him in exchange for granting their earlier request.

Han Feng and the Gold and Silver Elders moved to seize the Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Fan fought to stop them. Xiao Fan faced Gold Elder’s attack as a cool, alluring voice suddenly rang across the battlefield.

• Han Feng promised the Gold and Silver Elders a reward, and Gold Elder transferred much of his Dou Qi to Silver Elder so Silver Elder could hold off the First Elder.
• Gold Elder went to attack the badly injured Xiao Fan while Han Feng approached Xiao Yan and the flame origin.
• Han Feng was caught by the heart fire near the flame origin, but he evaded Xiao Yan’s ambush and fought back with the Sea Heart Flame.
• Gold Elder trapped Xiao Fan beneath his Great Compassion Palm and raised an earthen wall to block his escape.
• Xiao Fan prepared to unlock another stage of Radiant Sun Transformation, but a cool, alluring voice sounded across the battlefield.

You Ruo awakened and rescued Xiao Fan, forcing Han Feng and the Black-Corner Region experts to abandon their attempt to seize the Heavenly Flames. Han Feng withdrew, leaving the Inner Academy’s side in control of the battlefield.

• You Ruo appeared beside Xiao Fan, shattered Elder Gold’s attack, and used seven-colored energy to ease Xiao Fan’s injuries.
• You Ruo struck Elder Gold with her purple snake tail, while Elder Silver rushed to protect him.
• Han Feng asked You Ruo to stay out of the conflict, but Xiao Fan intervened and said he would handle matters.
• Xiao Fan removed the Sky-Sealing Formation Flags and warned Han Feng that the Black-Corner Region group could not take the Heavenly Flames.
• Han Feng conceded and apologized for intruding, and the Black-Corner Region experts and the Gold and Silver Elders breathed a sigh of relief.

After Han Feng left the Inner Academy, the Fallen Heart Flame devoured scattered flames and attacked Xiao Fan, who was too weakened to escape. The fire python consumed Xiao Fan and the area around him, leaving Yue Yao in tears.

• Xiao Fan demanded compensation from Han Feng, who gave him a fifth-grade pill formula before leading the Black-Corner Region group away.
• You Ruo explained that she had briefly awakened after sensing Xiao Fan was in danger, then returned to his sleeve to continue merging her souls.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan noticed the Fallen Heart Flame devouring the scattered flames, and the fire python grew enormous and charged back into the Inner Academy.
• First Elder Su Qian ordered the students to flee, while Xiao Yan attacked the fire python to give Xiao Fan time to escape.
• The weakened Xiao Fan retreated without using his movement techniques, but the fire python bypassed Xiao Yan and lunged at him.
• The fire python consumed Xiao Fan and everything within thirty-odd feet, and Yue Yao watched in disbelief as he vanished.

After Xiao Fan was swallowed by the Fire Python, the First Elder and the other elders recaptured the beast and sealed it in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. As the Inner Academy began rebuilding, Han Yue left a Jade Box for the unconscious Yue Yao, whose forehead briefly showed a crescent moon.

• Xiao Yan tried to attack the Fire Python, but the First Elder stopped him and poured his strength into a formation to trap the beast.
• The First Elder and the elders forced the Fire Python back into the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and sealed it away.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that he had stopped him because he was injured and urged him to recover before seeking revenge for Xiao Fan.
• The elders returned the students to the ruined Inner Academy, where Hu Jia cared for the unconscious Yue Yao.
• Han Yue gave Hu Jia a Jade Box for Yue Yao and left, saying Yue Yao would not want to see what was inside.
• A crescent moon appeared and vanished on Yue Yao's forehead as she lay unconscious.

Inside the fallen heart flame, Xiao Fan searched for its essence and received three system missions. An imprisoned figure warned him about the chaos flame and a dangerous mark, then helped shield him as the mysterious space collapsed.

• Xiao Fan woke inside the fallen heart flame, protected from the magma by his chaos flame, and searched for the flame’s essence.
• The system offered Xiao Fan missions to devour, sacrifice, or subdue the fallen heart flame, and Xiao Fan asked what a chaos flame seed was.
• An aged voice pulled Xiao Fan into the pitch-black space, where he recognized the place from his earlier visit to the Inner Academy.
• The figure bound by Black Chains warned Xiao Fan not to stare at the runes and explained that the chaos flame needed to devour other flames to grow.
• As the space shattered, the figure shielded Xiao Fan from a pale red energy attached to his soul, and both energies disappeared.

Xiao Fan reached Dou Wang and began burning away the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin to strengthen his chaos flame. As Yue Yao mourned his apparent death and confessed her feelings, a silver-white beam descended on Pan Gate, and Han Yue said farewell to Miss.

• Xiao Fan remembered the mysterious space, realized he had reached Dou Wang, and chose to sacrifice the Fallen Heart Flame to advance his chaos flame.
• Xiao Fan wrapped his chaos flame around the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin and began burning away its protective energy as the Fire Python thrashed in pain.
• Yao Lao, speaking through “Xiao Yan,” told the First Elder that the activated formation could only be destroyed by brute force, and Su Qian thanked him for saving the Inner Academy.
• Yue Yao wept over the jade pendant Han Yue had brought, remembered Xiao Fan, and confessed that she liked him while hoping he was still alive.
• A silver-white beam descended into Pan Gate, and Han Yue watched it and quietly bade Miss farewell.

Xiao Fan continued consuming the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin and growing stronger while waiting for the Seven-Colored Little Snake to awaken. At the Inner Academy, Yue Yao left Pan Gate, and Xiao Yan decided to travel to the Black-Corner Region.

• Xiao Fan used chaos flame to erode the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin, gaining Dou Qi and spiritual strength as the trapped flame pleaded and struggled.
• Xiao Fan realized the Fallen Heart Flame had once tried to seize his body because of his unusual affinity for heavenly flames, and he resolved to consume it.
• Xiao Fan sensed that the Seven-Colored Little Snake was close to awakening and thought of Yue Yao, his junior brother, and the others waiting outside.
• Yue Yao told Hu Jia she was leaving Pan Gate, and Hu Jia noticed that her demeanor had changed sharply since her pavilion was destroyed.
• Xiao Yan learned from Yao Lao that the Black-Corner Region was in turmoil after the Blood Sect’s master died and decided to go there, agreeing to change his appearance.

Three months after the Inner Academy was devastated, Lin Yan described its rebuilding and growing conflict with the Black-Corner Region. Meanwhile, Xiao Fan broke through the Fallen Heart Flame's barrier and began absorbing its accumulated power, with the Chaos Flame directing part of the energy into You Ruo as well.

• Lin Yan told the statue of Xiao Fan that Pan Gate had become the Inner Academy's leading faction and that Hu Jia was managing it while Xiao Fan and the other Xiao founders were away.
• Lin Yan said the Inner Academy and the Black-Corner Region had entered open conflict, then left with a severe wound on his arm.
• Elder Huo urged the First Elder to rest, but the First Elder continued watching the magma before leaving to attend to other duties.
• Xiao Fan shattered the Fallen Heart Flame's barrier and linked its origin to himself with the Chaos Flame.
• When Xiao Fan could not withstand the energy, the Chaos Flame channeled some of it into the sleeping You Ruo, who awakened and began absorbing it beside him.

After absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame’s energy, Xiao Fan lost control and became intimate with You Ruo deep beneath the magma. A year later, Pan Gate gathered at Xiao Fan’s statue, where Hu Jia reported that Han Feng was organizing an alliance in Maple City and lamented how many of her companions had left.

• Xiao Fan and You Ruo absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame’s energy, including the malice it had accumulated during its imprisonment.
• Xiao Fan broke You Ruo’s attempt to restrain him, and You Ruo eventually relaxed her resistance as he succumbed to his frenzy.
• After an unknown time, Xiao Fan and You Ruo lay together within the black flames as their strength continued to rise.
• A year after the war began, Inner Academy students gathered for the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower’s monthly opening, and Pan Gate members paid respects to Xiao Fan’s statue.
• Hu Jia told Xiao Fan’s statue that Han Feng had gathered the invading sects in Maple City, then complained that Xun’er, Xiao Yan, Wu Hao, and Yue Yao had all left.
• Lin Yan challenged Hu Jia’s claim that she was the only one left, and Hu Jia glared at him over his antics in Pan Gate.

As the Heart Fire in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower neared collapse, Xiao Fan woke in the magma after sacrificing the Fallen Heart Flame and rose to Four-Star Dou Emperor. You Ruo joined him, and they turned back toward the surface instead of exploring deeper.

• The First Elder learned that the tower's Heart Fire could only be used about twice more, then ordered the elders and students to evacuate when the underground energy began rampaging.
• The First Elder descended toward the seal as scorching energy surged beneath the tower.
• Xiao Fan awoke in the crimson space beside You Ruo, suggested they repeat their intimate encounter, and was blasted away by her energy.
• Xiao Fan checked his system panel, claimed the completed sacrifice quest, and advanced from Two-Star to Four-Star Dou Emperor.
• You Ruo questioned Xiao Fan's strength, then told him to focus on escaping, and he chose to turn back from the depths of the magma.

Xiao Fan and You Ruo broke the seal beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and emerged as magma erupted through the Inner Academy. Xiao Fan stopped the eruption from destroying the students, and Hu Jia welcomed him back.

• You Ruo found the seal too sturdy to break by force, so Xiao Fan used a chaos flame seed to corrode it.
• Xiao Fan and You Ruo broke the seal, unleashing a torrent of magma that surged toward the tower’s summit.
• The First Elder failed to stop the magma from bursting out of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and raining down on the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Fan froze the falling magma and sent it back into the tower, while the students saw him and You Ruo hovering in the air.
• Hu Jia recognized Xiao Fan and welcomed him back.

Xiao Fan returned to the Inner Academy and revealed his overwhelming strength by defeating Lin Yan in a single blow. The First Elder welcomed him and thanked You Ruo for protecting the academy a year earlier, while Xiao Fan introduced her as his girlfriend.

• Xiao Fan returned to the plaza after forcing the magma underground and reunited with Hu Jia and Lin Yan among the Pan Gate students.
• The First Elder greeted Xiao Fan and suggested he spar with Lin Yan, who eagerly accepted.
• Xiao Fan struck Lin Yan down in one move, and Lin Yan recognized that Xiao Fan had reached Dou Emperor.
• The First Elder sent the students to cultivate in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and took Xiao Fan and his companions to a quiet office.
• Xiao Fan introduced You Ruo as his girlfriend, and the First Elder thanked her for helping protect the Inner Academy a year earlier.

Xiao Fan learned that the Inner Academy had spent the past year fighting the Black-Corner Region’s factions while he was trapped in the Fallen Heart Flame. After he revealed that he had devoured the flame, the First Elder arranged for him to supply a weaker substitute for the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and sent him back to Pan Gate.

• The First Elder told Xiao Fan that the Inner Academy had fought the invading factions for a year and had defeated most of them.
• The First Elder explained that Xiao Yan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and other strong students had gone to the Black-Corner Region, where Han Feng was trying to unite the remaining factions against the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Fan told the First Elder that he had devoured the Fallen Heart Flame and that the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower could no longer accelerate cultivation as before.
• The First Elder gave Xiao Fan a container for heavenly flames, and Xiao Fan filled it with his Chaos Flame transformed to resemble the Fallen Heart Flame.
• The First Elder accepted the container and told Xiao Fan to return to Pan Gate, so Xiao Fan left with You Ruo.

Xiao Fan reunited with Hu Jia and Lin Yan at Pan Gate and learned that Yue Yao had returned to her family, leaving him a mysterious moon-shaped jade pendant. After hearing about Pan Gate’s situation and the upheaval in the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Fan decided to go there and deal with Han Feng.

• Xiao Fan returned to Pan Gate, where Lin Yan marveled at his rise to Dou Emperor and Xiao Fan explained how he had survived and grown stronger.
• Hu Jia told Xiao Fan that Yue Yao was not in the Black-Corner Region but had gone home, then gave him the moon-shaped jade pendant Yue Yao had left behind.
• Xiao Fan wondered about Yue Yao’s family and resolved to ask Han Yue about her destination when he had the chance.
• Hu Jia updated Xiao Fan on Pan Gate’s development and explained that many of its members were alternating between the Inner Academy and the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Fan decided to head to the Black-Corner Region and eliminate Han Feng as soon as possible.

Xiao Fan left the Inner Academy with You Ruo and Zi Yan and crossed the mountain range toward the Black-Corner Region, where Zi Yan led them to confront magical beasts that had wronged her. You Ruo continued to indulge Zi Yan and gave Xiao Fan a kiss before vanishing ahead, leaving him eager to follow.

• Xiao Fan used the First Elder’s authorization token to leave the Inner Academy with You Ruo and Zi Yan, who had insisted on accompanying them to the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Fan struck a Windshadow Wolf away, and Zi Yan scolded it for stealing her coldwind grass before taking medicinal ingredients from it.
• Zi Yan told You Ruo that an Earthshell Dragon had once taken a wuliu fruit from her, then hurried off to get revenge.
• Xiao Fan complained that You Ruo spoiled Zi Yan and acted as her enforcer against magical beasts.
• You Ruo kissed Xiao Fan’s cheek, vanished to join Zi Yan, and left Xiao Fan declaring that he loved helping others.

Xiao Fan traveled toward Chuangu City with You Ruo and Zi Yan, while the Deathless Gate he had established there faced growing pressure from the Eight Gates and the Earth Flame Sect. After reports warned that Xinlai City and Zhong Sai City were preparing to attack, Xiao Yan and the Gate’s leaders weighed the danger of provoking the factions behind them.

• Xiao Fan led You Ruo and Zi Yan toward Chuangu City after they collected medicinal ingredients from magical beasts in the mountain range.
• The Deathless Gate gained influence in Chuangu City by offering independent cultivators missions and rewards, while rival factions’ experts disappeared.
• Lin Xiuya reported that Xinlai City and Zhong Sai City were preparing to move against the Deathless Gate.
• Liu Qing and other Inner Academy members called for fighting the two cities, but Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing worried about provoking the Eight Gates and the Earth Flame Sect.
• Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing looked to Xiao Yan for guidance.

Xiao Yan planned to destroy Xinlai City and Zhong Sai City’s forces before the Earth Flame Sect and the Eight Gates learned of his campaign. Meanwhile, Xiao Fan, You Ruo, and Zi Yan arrived in Xinlai City, where Xiao Fan protected his companions and encouraged You Ruo to enjoy a meal.

• Xiao Yan declared that his forces would ensure no one returned if Xinlai City and Zhong Sai City attacked.
• Lin Xiuya warned that the Earth Flame Sect and the Eight Gates might notice the fighting, but Xiao Yan said they had no attention to spare and would not discover the outcome for at least half a month.
• Xiao Fan, You Ruo, and Zi Yan reached Xinlai City and stopped at an inn to eat before continuing toward Chuangu City.
• Xiao Fan’s aura frightened away the locals who had been staring greedily at You Ruo and Zi Yan, and the innkeeper arranged a luxurious private room for them.
• Xiao Fan urged You Ruo to eat and enjoy life as well as cultivation, and she began to relax over the meal.

Xiao Fan overheard that the Earth Flame Sect planned to destroy the Deathless Gate in Chuangu City, where he suspected the Inner Academy group had settled. He decided to wait in Xinlai City for the Earth Flame Sect to act so he could surprise them.

• A spy reported to his master that Xiao Fan and two veiled women had entered Xinlai City, and the master ordered the spy to keep monitoring the city.
• Xiao Fan listened as Rogue Cultivators discussed the Deathless Gate’s rewards for those who completed its missions.
• An Earth Flame Sect disciple claimed the sect would soon destroy the Deathless Gate, provoking the Rogue Cultivators’ interest in the impending conflict.
• Xiao Fan guessed that the Inner Academy group had settled at the Deathless Gate and decided to wait in Xinlai City for the Earth Flame Sect to make its move.

Xiao Fan stayed in Xinlai City with You Ruo and Zi Yan while secretly monitoring the Earth Flame Sect's plans. He learned that the sect and the Eight Gates would attack the Deathless Gate in Chuangu City the next day, with more reinforcements arriving from headquarters.

• Xiao Fan booked two rooms in Xinlai City and stayed there with You Ruo and Zi Yan for three days.
• Zi Yan and You Ruo used their abilities to secretly plunder rare medicinal ingredients around the city.
• Xiao Fan infiltrated the Earth Flame Sect's branch and kept track of its preparations without being detected.
• Xiao Fan overheard Ku Lai tell the Earth Flame Sect's leaders that they would join the Eight Gates to attack the Deathless Gate and compete for control of Chuangu City.
• Ku Lai said an elder from headquarters would arrive the next day, and Xiao Fan realized the attack was imminent.

Xiao Fan and his companions traveled to Chuangu City as the Earth Flame Sect and the Eight Gates moved to attack the Deathless Gate. Xiao Yan and the Deathless Gate faced the two forces outside the city, whose leaders prepared to begin the battle.

• Zi Yan and You Ruo hid what they had been doing from Xiao Fan, who told them they would head to Chuangu City the next day.
• The Earth Flame Sect's disciples left Xinlai City, prompting Rogue Cultivators to gather near the sect's lightly guarded branch.
• Xiao Fan traveled to Chuangu City with You Ruo and Zi Yan to see what the Earth Flame Sect could do.
• Xiao Yan sensed the approaching forces and led Lin Xiuya and the others to the city wall to meet them.
• Ku Lai and Bei Hai confronted the masked Xiao Yan and agreed to let their forces attack the Deathless Gate.

Xiao Yan and the Deathless Gate faced eight Dou Wang experts from the Eight Gates and the Earth Flame Sect, leaving them outnumbered. Xiao Fan arrived and severely injured Ku Lai in one move, leaving the enemy’s remaining fighters afraid to act.

• Xiao Yan arranged for Elder Qian, Elder Han, Lin Xiuya, and Liu Qing to hold off the enemy Dou Wangs while he dealt with Bei Hai.
• Xiao Fan arrived with Hu Jia and another companion, answering Xiao Yan’s call for help.
• Ku Lai warned Xiao Fan not to interfere, but Xiao Fan ignored him and appeared beside him with astonishing speed.
• Xiao Fan struck Ku Lai once, sending the Three-Star Dou Wang crashing into a crater and leaving the seven remaining Dou Wangs terrified.

Xiao Fan arrived to support the Deathless Gate and revealed his Dou Emperor strength, overwhelming the Earth Flame Sect and Eight Gates forces. He began forcing their elders to submit, and after two tried to resist, he killed them while the rest watched in fear.

• Xiao Fan severely injured Ku Lai with one strike and released his Dou Emperor aura, shocking Bei Hai, the surrounding elders, Xiao Yan, Lin Xiuya, and Liu Qing.
• Xiao Fan warned the remaining elders not to resist, and Bei Hai signaled for his group to stand down while the Earth Flame Sect elders blamed the unconscious Ku Lai.
• Xiao Fan marked the Dou Wang elders with black flames and enclosed them in a barrier before demanding their submission or death.
• When an elder threatened retaliation from the Eight Gates, Xiao Fan burned him and another man to ash, frightening the remaining elders.
• Two Earth Flame Sect elders attacked and urged everyone to fight together or die.

Xiao Fan forced Bei Hai, Ku Lai, and several other Dou Wangs to submit by planting Chaos Flame Seeds in them, then killed two Earth Flame Sect elders who would not have been reliable. He ordered the survivors to return to their sects and lie low before leaving for Chuangu City, where Zi Yan and You Ruo had joined Xiao Yan and the others.

• Xiao Fan defeated the two elders who attacked him, and the remaining men agreed to obey him.
• Xiao Fan gave four men Black Flame Seeds as a means of controlling them, and Bei Hai and the last hesitant elder eventually accepted.
• Ku Lai also submitted to Xiao Fan and warned that two Earth Flame Sect elders would report the events to their sect.
• Xiao Fan burned the two Earth Flame Sect elders to ashes and told the survivors to return to their sects, lie low, and wait for his instructions.
• Ku Lai gave the survivors a cover story about buying their lives, after which Xiao Fan dismissed the Energy Barrier and left for Chuangu City.