Recaps

Yue Yao challenged Hun Feng with the White Bone Combat Technique, drawing on the legacy of Han Ling, the Spirit Clan's seventieth Saintess. As their fight continued, a Yan Clan youth recounted Han Ling's legendary last battle, while Yue Yao and Hun Feng remained locked in combat.

• Yue Yao took up the Silver Bone Spear, revealed her killing intent, and challenged the Soul Clan before Hun Feng accepted her challenge.
• Yue Yao summoned white bone phantoms that shifted between illusion and reality, forcing Hun Feng to adapt as they attacked him.
• A Yan Clan youth identified Yue Yao's technique as Han Ling's White Bone Combat Technique, and Hun Feng turned his attack toward Yue Yao when he could not easily overcome the phantoms.
• Yue Yao blocked Hun Feng's close-range attacks while the bone phantoms joined the fight around them.
• After Huo Zhi stopped the Yan Clan youth's preamble, he explained Han Ling's past, including her fatal battle against five Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan experts and three Hall of Souls fighters.

Yue Yao and Hun Feng fought fiercely on the Competition Stage, revealing their spatial techniques and formidable battle formations. The chapter left them trading attacks evenly as Xun'er closely studied the battle.

• Yue Yao sent successive squads of White Bone Phantoms to attack Hun Feng, who endured their assault while searching for the technique's weakness.
• Hun Feng identified how Yue Yao used spatial force to conceal and manifest the phantoms, then destroyed four squads and attacked her directly.
• Yue Yao used a defensive formation to block Hun Feng's strike, then shifted to an offensive formation and charged him with her White Bone Spear.
• Hun Feng countered Yue Yao's formation with Blood Flash Extreme Kill, and their attacks collided without either gaining the advantage.
• Hun Feng summoned a towering Crimson Avatar and continued attacking, while Yue Yao's White Bone Battle Formation met each blow.
• Xun'er watched the evenly matched battle closely, studying both Yue Yao's and Hun Feng's abilities.

Yue Yao and Hun Feng unleashed their strongest attacks in a fierce battle at the Spirit Clan Saintess's Enfeoffment Ceremony, which ended in a draw. Granny closed the ceremony and invited the clans to stay or depart, while Hun Feng laughed eerily after Yue Yao disappeared.

• Yue Yao summoned twelve white-bone phantoms and fused them into a towering battle phantom as Hun Feng merged with his blood-red phantom.
• Yue Yao and Hun Feng struck each other with powerful Earth-tier Dou Techniques, creating shock waves that stunned the assembled clans.
• After the clash, Yue Yao and Hun Feng remained standing but badly exhausted, and Granny declared the match a draw.
• Granny announced the end of the Enfeoffment Ceremony, invited the clans to stay in the Spirit World or leave, and departed with Yue Yao.
• Hun Feng watched the place where Yue Yao had vanished and broke into crazed laughter, naming Yue Yao and Han Ling.

After the Spirit Clan's Enfeoffment Ceremony, Xun'er left with Gu Su while worrying about Yue Yao and the Spirit Clan. Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan followed the Wan Huo Atlas to a hidden lava cave, where they discovered a naturally formed earthfire cavern.

• The Lei Clan, Yan Clan, Yao Clan, and Stone Clan decided they could not abandon the Spirit Clan despite the power gap between their clans and the Soul Clan and Gu Clan.
• Gu Su urged Xun'er to leave, and she departed after deciding to learn more about the Spirit Clan.
• Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan followed the Wan Huo Atlas to a valley, where Xiao Yan dug until he struck crimson soil that blocked soul power.
• The Heavenly Fire Venerable recognized the soil as belonging to a naturally formed lava cave and explained its benefits for fire-attribute cultivators.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan broke through into the cavern and found a vast earthfire cavern filled with crimson soil, stalactites, and flames.

Xiao Yan broke through to Nine-Star Dou Emperor in a strange cave, and Xiao Fan challenged him to a wager over who would advance first. After agreeing that the loser would carry the winner around for a month, they explored the cave to find its treasures.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the cave’s fire-attribute energy and broke through to Nine-Star Dou Emperor while Xiao Fan guarded him.
• Xiao Fan and Yao Lao discussed the cave’s earthfire and the mysterious red liquid Yao Lao had found in a similar place.
• Xiao Fan began cultivating and challenged Xiao Yan to see whether Xiao Yan would reach Dou Zong or Xiao Fan would reach Dou Zun first.
• Xiao Yan wagered that the loser would carry a palace and haul the winner around for a month, and Xiao Fan accepted.
• Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and the Heavenly Fire Venerable explored deeper into the cave and found several stalactites dripping red liquid.

Xiao Fan discovered that the crimson liquid strengthened meridians and increased Dou Qi, then forced Xiao Yan into it so he would absorb its energy. After realizing Xiao Fan had staged the apparent attack to test his character, the Heavenly Fire Venerable accepted Spirit-Guarding Liquid and returned to Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring to recover.

• Xiao Fan tested the crimson liquid and found that it nourished his meridians and increased his Dou Qi Points.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan explored the sealed cave, then returned to the puddle; Xiao Fan kicked Xiao Yan into the liquid to make him absorb it.
• Yao Lao rushed at Xiao Fan, but stopped when he realized Xiao Fan had not meant to harm Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Fan urged Xiao Yan to endure the pain and cultivate, explaining to Yao Lao that Xiao Yan had wanted to save the liquid for him.
• Xiao Fan gave Yao Lao seventh-tier Spirit-Guarding Liquid and explained that he had staged the incident to judge Yao Lao’s character.
• Yao Lao accepted the liquid, praised Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, and returned to Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring to digest it.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan cultivated in the Lava Cave, using its crimson energy to strengthen themselves, while Zi Yan found the fire-heavy surroundings offered her little benefit and stayed to guard them. Meanwhile, in the Spirit World, Granny discussed the Saintess’s dangerous cultivation with a worried young woman and said time was running short.

• Xiao Fan tested the crimson energy on Zi Yan, found that it damaged her meridians without repairing them, and concluded it only benefited fire attribute cultivators.
• Xiao Fan entered a red pool to cultivate, while Zi Yan tried to cultivate nearby and discovered that the Lava Cave’s fire energy left little energy for her to use.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan absorbed the crimson energy as it damaged and repaired their meridians, and Xiao Fan broke through to Nine-Star Dou Zong.
• Zi Yan gave up on cultivating in the Lava Cave and chose to remain nearby to watch over Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan.
• In the Spirit World, a young woman told Granny that the clans had withdrawn and asked about the Saintess’s condition.
• Granny said the Saintess faced great danger because of her unusually high compatibility, but success would bring immense rewards and time was running short.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan cultivated in the Lava Cave, where Xiao Fan reached Nine-Star Dou Zong and Xiao Yan stabilized his Nine-Star Dou Emperor strength. A new task promised Xiao Fan a spirit realm soul and Dou Qi Points if he helped Xiao Yan break through to Dou Zong before the day ended.

• Xiao Fan absorbed all the crimson liquid in his pool and reached Nine-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Fan saw that Zi Yan gained little from the cave’s fire energy and checked that Xiao Yan’s Nine-Star Dou Emperor strength had stabilized.
• Xiao Fan decided to use the final pool of crimson liquid to help Xiao Yan continue cultivating.
• The system gave Xiao Fan a task to help Xiao Yan reach Dou Zong before the day ended, rewarding him with 100 Dou Qi Points and a spirit realm soul.
• Xiao Fan realized the reward would advance his soul realm, while Xiao Yan continued absorbing the crimson energy, unaware of Xiao Fan’s plans.

Xiao Fan forced crimson energy into Xiao Yan to help him break through, and Xiao Yan reached the Dou Zong realm. As Xiao Yan’s Gu Ling Cold Flame mark flared, Xiao Fan sent his soul imprint toward it and commanded it to open.

• Xiao Fan poured the crimson energy over Xiao Yan, whose effort to control it was overwhelmed by the sudden surge.
• Xiao Fan kept adding crimson energy while Zi Yan watched, then settled beside him as Xiao Yan continued cultivating.
• Xiao Yan absorbed all the crimson liquid and reached the peak of Dou Emperor, then broke through to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Fan sent a strand of soul power toward Xiao Yan’s forehead, and Xiao Yan let his soul imprint land on the Gu Ling Cold Flame mark.
• Xiao Yan’s flame mark flared, and Xiao Fan’s voice commanded, “Open for me!”

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to reach Yao Lao in the Hall of Souls, where they confirmed that he was imprisoned but not having his soul origin extracted. After Old Man Mu Gu drove them away, they resolved to grow stronger and left the Lava Cave with Yao Lao’s safety confirmed.

• When Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Zong, Xiao Fan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to open a temporary spatial portal, and Xiao Yan followed him through it.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan found Yao Lao bound by chains in the Hall of Souls and saw that, though exhausted and imprisoned, his soul origin was not being extracted.
• Old Man Mu Gu appeared, attacked Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, and shattered their illusory forms before dismissing Xiao Fan as no threat.
• Back in the Lava Cave, Xiao Fan told Xiao Yan that they needed to cultivate before they could rescue Yao Lao, and Xiao Yan agreed.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan sealed the Lava Cave entrance and departed, leaving its crimson liquid undisturbed.

Mo Shang killed an opponent in the Hall of Souls’ trial and continued through the trial grounds, unaware that someone was following him. Meanwhile, Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan traveled to the Wind Lightning Pavilion’s Main Pavilion for the Four Pavilions Assembly, where they arrived as the venue filled with guests.

• Mo Shang trapped a fleeing young man with Shadow Prison and killed him with Void Blade, then burned the body and took his Storage Ring.
• A hidden figure watched Mo Shang leave and began following him.
• Xiao Fan told Xiao Yan they would attend the Four Pavilions Assembly to meet Venerable Feng, and reassured him that he could protect the group.
• Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan traveled through a Spatial Passage; Xiao Fan’s attempt to build a stable passage failed, so they continued by other means.
• The three reached the crowded Wind Lightning Pavilion’s Main Pavilion, the site of the Four Pavilions Assembly.

Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan reached Thunder Mountain, where the Four Pavilions Assembly was being held, and learned about the entry assessment. They chose the spectator route and discovered how the Wind Lightning Pavilion’s thunderclouds were sustained.

• Xiao Fan’s attempts to create spatial passages failed, and he used spatial force to spar with Xiao Yan and Zi Yan throughout their journey.
• As they approached Thunder Mountain, Xiao Yan and Zi Yan heard that the assembly’s likely contenders included Feng Qing’er, Wang Chen, Mu Qingluan, and Tang Ying.
• At the foot of Thunder Mountain, Elder Huo explained that participants needed to be at least three-star Dou Emperors, under thirty, and able to withstand five of his moves.
• Xiao Fan led Xiao Yan and Zi Yan onto the spectator path after they said they only wanted to find Venerable Feng.
• Xiao Yan realized that the ancient silver trees along the stairs fed thunder power into the clouds, and Xiao Fan told him the explanation was common knowledge.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan attended the Four Pavilions Assembly on Thunder Mountain, where the arrival of powerful pavilion masters revealed the gulf between Dou Zun and Dou Zong. After Sword Venerable and Yellow Springs Venerable exchanged barbs, the crowd sensed another arrival and looked toward the sky.

• Feng Qing'er flew to Thunder Mountain on a seven-colored phoenix, and Xiao Yan sensed her formidable strength as she briefly studied him.
• Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and their companion reached the crowded summit and watched from a silver tree as the assembly began.
• Thunder Venerable and the other Wind Lightning Pavilion masters arrived, and Xiao Yan felt the overwhelming pressure of a Dou Zun expert.
• Sword Venerable arrived with Tang Ying, then traded pointed remarks with Thunder Venerable and Yellow Springs Venerable about their past matches.
• Yellow Springs Venerable suddenly looked toward the sky, and the crowd followed his gaze.

Venerable Feng arrived at the Four Pavilions Assembly, and the Thunder Venerable began the fifty-three-person melee to decide which eight contestants would advance. Xiao Yan and Xiao Fan spotted their old acquaintance Lin Yan and watched to see how long his unusual movement technique could keep him in the competition.

• Venerable Feng arrived with Mu Qingluan, exchanged greetings with the Thunder Venerable and Sword Venerable, and ignored the hostile Yellow Springs Venerable.
• The Thunder Venerable welcomed the gathering, announced that the melee would continue until eight contestants remained, and started the competition.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan recognized Lin Yan among the contestants and noted that he had reached four-star Dou Emperor after leaving the Inner Academy.
• Feng Qing'er, Wang Chen, Tang Ying, and Mu Qingluan claimed the plaza’s four corners while the other contestants battled, and several injured participants withdrew.
• Lin Yan evaded attacks with an unusual movement technique, prompting Xiao Yan to predict he would reach the top twenty and Xiao Fan to say he could make the top eleven.

Lin Yan survived the melee and reached the final eleven, but Wang Chen attacked him even after he conceded. As Wang Chen moved to kill the wounded Lin Yan, someone pulled him to safety and spoke to him.

• Xiao Fan watched Lin Yan dodge his way into the final eleven, surprising Xiao Yan and the other contestants.
• A red-clad Eight-Star Dou Emperor pressured Lin Yan across the square and forced him into Wang Chen's range.
• Wang Chen struck Lin Yan despite his surrender, wounding him and then advancing with daggers as spectators condemned him.
• As Wang Chen's dagger descended toward the helpless Lin Yan, a suction force pulled Lin Yan backward and a warm hand caught his shoulder.
• An unfamiliar yet familiar voice asked Lin Yan why he had meddled in a place like this.

Xiao Yan rescued Lin Yan from Wang Chen and confronted the Yellow Springs Pavilion over Wang Chen's attack after Lin Yan had conceded. With the Yellow Springs Venerable forcing a fight and Xiao Fan assuring Xiao Yan that no one would interfere, the crowd waited to see whether Xiao Yan would accept.

• Xiao Yan rescued Lin Yan from Wang Chen and told the Wind Lightning Pavilion disciples that Wang Chen had broken the assembly rules by attacking after Lin Yan conceded.
• Xiao Yan challenged Wang Chen and the Yellow Springs Pavilion, while the Yellow Springs Venerable questioned him and the other Venerables struggled to settle the dispute fairly.
• The Yellow Springs Venerable proposed that Xiao Yan fight Wang Chen, and Wang Chen demanded that Xiao Yan kneel if he refused.
• Xiao Fan spoke from the stands, identified Xiao Yan as his Junior Brother, and got the Yellow Springs Venerable to promise not to interfere in the match.
• Xiao Fan and the Venerables concealed their strength from one another, while Feng Qing’er and Zi Yan exchanged furious killing intent.

Xiao Yan fought Wang Chen in the tournament and revealed that he had reached the Dou Zong Realm, gaining the upper hand with the Six Harmonies Fire technique. Wang Chen, desperate to avoid defeat, unleashed the Yellow Springs Blood Art, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Xiao Fan gave the injured Lin Yan a pill and reassured him as Xiao Yan faced Wang Chen on the Plaza.
• Xiao Yan calmly blocked Wang Chen's attacks with the Xuan Heavy Ruler while Xiao Fan watched from a chair at the edge of the Plaza.
• Xiao Yan used the Six Harmonies Fire technique and revealed a Dou Zong-level aura, prompting the spectators to predict Wang Chen's defeat.
• Wang Chen feared the consequences of losing, then used the Yellow Springs Blood Art and transformed amid violent, dark Dou Qi.

Xiao Yan defeated Wang Chen, and the Four Pavilions Assembly concluded with Feng Qing'er taking first place. As the crowd prepared to leave, Xiao Yan showed Venerable Feng something in a Storage Ring, leaving him stunned.

• Xiao Yan used the Six Harmonies Fire and Glazed Heart Fire to defeat Wang Chen, then walked away while Yellow Springs Venerable restrained himself from attacking.
• Zi Yan and Feng Qing'er faced off with mutual killing intent, but Thunder Venerable ordered the assembly to continue and restored the damaged plaza.
• Feng Qing'er won first place, Mu Qingluan took second, and Tang Ying claimed third, leaving Yellow Springs Pavilion without a place among the top four.
• Yellow Springs Venerable left after the assembly, while Wang Chen stayed behind and glared at Xiao Yan and his companions.
• Xiao Yan called Venerable Feng back and tossed him a Storage Ring; Venerable Feng caught it and froze in astonishment.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Fan proved to Feng Xian that they were Yao Chen’s disciples, and Feng Xian welcomed them as his own while revealing Yao Chen’s connection to the Starfall Pavilion. The group learned that Yao Chen had been captured by the Hall of Souls, and Feng Xian suspected Han Feng had helped betray him.

• Feng Xian recognized Yao Chen’s Storage Ring and asked Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan to prove they were Yao Chen’s disciples.
• Xiao Yan showed Feng Xian the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, confirming his identity, and Feng Xian accepted both disciples as his own and offered them the title of elder.
• Feng Xian departed Thunder Mountain with Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Mu Qingluan after the Four Pavilions Assembly ended.
• Xiao Yan told Feng Xian that the Hall of Souls had captured Yao Chen, prompting Feng Xian to reveal that Yao Chen had refused the Hall’s invitation and had founded the Starfall Pavilion with him.
• Feng Xian recalled that Han Feng had evaded his questions about Yao Chen’s supposed death and suspected Han Feng had played a significant role in the affair.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Fan learned that Yao Chen was imprisoned in the Hall of Souls Branch Hall in Nether City, and Venerable Feng began preparing to help rescue him. After Xiao Yan explained their past and revealed five heavenly flames, Xiao Fan disclosed his strength and stunned everyone.

• Xiao Yan told Venerable Feng that Han Feng had betrayed Yao Chen, then opened the bottle holding Han Feng's soul for questioning.
• Venerable Feng tortured Han Feng until he revealed that Yao Chen was imprisoned in the Hall of Souls Branch Hall in Nether City, guarded by at least two Venerable Elders.
• Xiao Fan sealed Han Feng away again, and Venerable Feng promised to contact Yao Chen's old friends and gather information about Nether City.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan told Venerable Feng they planned to attend the Pill Gathering and pursue the three thousand burning flame, while Xiao Yan explained how they had both become Yao Chen's disciples.
• Xiao Yan displayed five heavenly flames, astonishing Venerable Feng, Mu Qingluan, and Lin Yan, before Zi Yan announced that Xiao Fan had reached the Dou Zun Realm.

Xiao Fan revealed that he had reached the Dou Zun Realm and discussed Zi Yan’s identity and the risks posed by the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan with Venerable Feng. After parting ways, Xiao Fan and his companions set out for the Pill Region, where Xiao Yan prepared to face Feng Qing’er as a test of his resolve.

• Xiao Fan showed Venerable Feng and the others that he had reached the Dou Zun Realm, and Venerable Feng warned him about the danger surrounding Zi Yan’s identity.
• Venerable Feng gave Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan a jade token before leaving to investigate Yao Chen’s capture and organize a rescue.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan decided to travel to the Pill Region to prepare for the Pill Gathering and gather materials for refining bodies for Heavenly Fire Venerable and Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan asked Lin Yan to lead them to the nearest city with a space wormhole, but Xiao Fan sensed someone approaching and stopped the group.
• Xiao Fan warned Xiao Yan that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan could pursue them over the heavenly demon phoenix blood essence, and Xiao Yan resolved to use Feng Qing’er as his first whetstone.

Feng Qing'er confronted Zi Yan as a suspected member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Zi Yan transformed and fought back despite being weaker. As Feng Qing'er’s Demon Phoenix Bell began suppressing the void to prevent Zi Yan from escaping through space, Xiao Fan realized Zi Yan might help him break Zhu Kun’s soul imprint on the Crimson Storage Ring.

• Feng Qing'er arrived on her Seven-Colored Celestial Crane and threatened the group while targeting Zi Yan as an Ancient Void Dragon.
• Xiao Yan stood between Feng Qing'er and the others, provoking her into releasing her Dou Zong pressure and preparing to attack.
• Zi Yan transformed into a young woman and her aura rose to the level of a Peak Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Fan noticed that Zi Yan’s transformation had weakened the soul imprint on Zhu Kun’s Crimson Storage Ring and suspected she could help remove it.
• Feng Qing'er attacked Zi Yan with the Demon Phoenix Sacred Image, while Zi Yan repeatedly escaped through the void using her innate spatial ability.
• Feng Qing'er summoned the Demon Phoenix Bell to suppress the void and stop Zi Yan from dodging.

Zi Yan fought Feng Qing'er while Xiao Fan watched for signs of her awakening powers, but Feng Qing'er lured her into range of the Demon Phoenix Sacred Line. Zi Yan was trapped by the Demon Phoenix Bell as the attack shot toward her heart.

• Zi Yan failed to escape into the void because Feng Qing'er's Demon Phoenix Bell suppressed space, then injured Feng Qing'er with her overwhelming strength.
• Feng Qing'er and Zi Yan exchanged blows, leaving Zi Yan wounded and close to her limit.
• Xiao Fan assured Xiao Yan and Lin Yan that Zi Yan would be safe and watched to see whether the fight awakened more of her power.
• Zi Yan struck Feng Qing'er and took advantage of the Demon Phoenix Bell's apparent weakening to attack from above.
• Feng Qing'er revealed that the bell had sealed space again and fired the Demon Phoenix Sacred Line at Zi Yan's heart, trapping her in its path.

Xiao Yan rescued Zi Yan from Feng Qing'er and fought her after she accused him of stealing Three Thousand Lightning Movement. When Xiao Yan briefly exposed the bloody aura of a Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse, Feng Qing'er vowed that her clan would hunt him down.

• Xiao Yan blocked Feng Qing'er's attack on Zi Yan and admitted he had bought Three Thousand Lightning Movement at auction.
• Feng Qing'er attacked Xiao Yan with the Demon Phoenix Bell, which repelled his Heavenly Flame-wrapped strike.
• Xiao Yan activated Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations, raising his strength from One-Star Dou Zong to Two-Star Dou Zong, and charged at Feng Qing'er.
• A jade bottle in Xiao Yan's Storage Ring released a savage, bloody aura before he quickly sealed it again with Heavenly Flames.
• Feng Qing'er recognized the aura as coming from a Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse and declared that her clan would hunt Xiao Yan down.

Xiao Yan defeated Feng Qing'er with a destructive Fire Lotus after she discovered his heavenly demon phoenix blood essence and Three Thousand Lightning Movement. When Feng Qing'er threatened to have her clan and the Wind Lightning Pavilion hunt him, Xiao Yan killed her, leaving Lin Yan and Xiao Fan stunned.

• Xiao Yan decided to stop Feng Qing'er from exposing his possession of heavenly demon phoenix blood essence and Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Xiao Yan fused three heavenly flames into a Fire Lotus and used it to destroy Feng Qing'er's Demon Phoenix Bell and severely injure her.
• Feng Qing'er told Xiao Yan that she had alerted the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's Enforcement Team and would report him to her master.
• Xiao Yan struck Feng Qing'er with the flame-covered Xuan Heavy Ruler and killed her.
• Lin Yan celebrated Feng Qing'er's death while Xiao Fan remarked that she had given Xiao Yan a trial of her own making.