Chapter Summaries

Xiao Zhan formally united the Jia Ma Empire and Chu Yun Empire as the Xiao Empire, expanding his invincible domain across both lands. He then declared that the Xiao Empire would soon conquer the Luo Yan Empire, prompting Yan Luotian to openly declare war.

• Xiao Zhan ordered the Xiao Clan to gather the surrendered factions and announce the founding of the Xiao Empire.
• Xiao Zhan proclaimed the merger of the Jia Ma Empire and Chu Yun Empire, and the gathered leaders hailed him as the Xiao Emperor.
• Xiao Zhan sensed Yan Luotian approaching and realized his invincible domain had expanded across the former Chu Yun Empire.
• Yan Luotian arrived to assess the Xiao Clan's strength, and Xiao Zhan told him to prepare for the Xiao Empire's conquest of Luo Yan.
• Yan Luotian warned that other empires would oppose Xiao Zhan's expansion and effectively declared war on the Xiao Empire.

Xiao Zhan effortlessly captured Yan Luotian and forced him to promise that the Golden Goose Sect and Luo Yan Empire would submit to the Xiao Empire. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan won first place in Jia Nan Academy’s selection tournament and reached the Library Pavilion, where two mysterious elders caused Yao Lao to sever his connection with him.

• Yan Luotian tried to flee Xiao Zhan’s square, but Xiao Zhan stopped him with a gesture and dragged him back.
• Xiao Zhan planted his foot on Yan Luotian’s face and made him promise to persuade the Golden Goose Sect and Luo Yan Empire to submit before letting him leave.
• Xiao Yan crushed his opponents to win first place in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and earned entry to the Library Pavilion.
• Hu Gan led Xiao Yan and the other four top students through a hidden passage to the Library Pavilion and called for its elders to open the doors.
• Two gray-robed elders appeared at the pavilion entrance, and Xiao Yan realized Yao Lao had severed their connection.

Xiao Yan and the other students entered the library after Hu Gan explained its rules, and Xiao Yan caught and discarded a fire-attribute Earth Tier cultivation method because he refused to abandon the Flame Mantra. The other students were left astonished by his choice as they continued searching for treasures.

• The gray-robed elders recognized Xiao Yan’s Green Lotus Core Flame and opened the Space Lock for Hu Gan and the students.
• Hu Gan explained that each student could take only one item from the library and warned them not to force the energy barriers.
• The five students entered the ancient library, where energy barriers sent out various treasures for them to catch.
• Xiao Yan caught a pale-red scroll containing the low-grade Earth Tier Ninefold Phoenix Flame Art and threw it away because he would not replace the Flame Mantra.
• Another student seized the scroll and questioned Xiao Yan in astonishment for turning down an Earth Tier fire cultivation method.

Xiao Yan obtained the high Mystic Tier sonic Dou Technique Lion-Tiger Shattering Gold Chant from the Library Pavilion before leaving with his companions. News of Xiao Zhan's defeat of Yan Luotian reached the Mulan Empire, where the Mulan Three Elders worried that they could not match the Xiao Empire's strength.

• Xiao Yan caught a treasure from the Library Pavilion's energy barrier and identified it as the Lion-Tiger Shattering Gold Chant, a high Mystic Tier sonic Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yan and the other four left the Library Pavilion with their prizes after the barriers reclaimed the remaining treasures.
• The gray-robed elders warned the group not to reveal anything about the Library Pavilion, and Hu Gan saw them off.
• Yan Luotian returned to the Luo Yan Empire, submitted it to the Xiao Empire, and began purging those who opposed surrender.
• The Mulan Three Elders discussed Yan Luotian's defeat by Xiao Zhan and feared they would be unable to resist the Xiao Empire.

After the Xiao Empire expanded, Xiao Zhan confronted Soul Hall agents who had come to investigate the Xiao Clan and summon reinforcements. The Ninth Heavenly Venerate arrived to face him, and Xiao Zhan attacked as Vulture Protector watched in shock.

• The Mulan Three Elders abandoned resistance and prepared to withdraw from the Mulan Empire.
• Queen Medusa began a breakthrough inside the palace, and Xiao Zhan ordered the Lightning Flying Eagle to guard her cultivation.
• Vulture Protector led a Soul Hall Venerable and another protector toward Xiao City to investigate the rising Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhan appeared before the three agents and killed the seven-star Dou Zong protector with a gesture.
• The Soul Hall Venerable summoned the Ninth Heavenly Venerate, who arrived and confronted Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Zhan pointed at the Ninth Heavenly Venerate, leaving Vulture Protector stunned by what happened next.

Xiao Zhan killed the Soul Hall experts who confronted him and let the Vulture Protector escape, hoping he would bring more enemies. At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan entered the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and was struck by an invisible flame that began burning him from within.

• Xiao Zhan killed Demon Rain and another Soul Hall Venerable, then destroyed Demon Rain's soul.
• Xiao Zhan took the Storage Rings of the dead and released the Vulture Protector, hoping he would summon more Soul Hall experts.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and saw its entrance open as students rushed inside.
• Xiao Yan entered the tower and an invisible flame appeared inside his body, burning his meridians and tissues.

Xiao Yan discovered that the invisible flame entering his heart was an offshoot of the fallen heart flame hidden beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, and learned it could accelerate and refine his cultivation. After Yao Lao warned him not to provoke the unstable seal, Xiao Yan entered a cultivation chamber and broke through to five-star Da Dou Shi.

• Xiao Yan used the green lotus core flame to contain the invisible flame inside him, and Yao Lao identified it as an offshoot of the fallen heart flame rather than its true body.
• Yao Lao explained that the fallen heart flame was nearby and that its effect condensed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and could greatly increase his cultivation speed.
• Xiao Yan examined the tower’s first floor and found a deep, scorching shaft that Yao Lao believed led to the fallen heart flame imprisoned below.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that the seal was unstable and advised him to cultivate, gather ingredients for the Earth Spirit Pill, and wait before confronting the flame.
• Xiao Yan entered a cultivation chamber and broke through to five-star Da Dou Shi in less than two hours.

The Soul Hall dispatched a blood-red figure to investigate Demon Rain’s death as the Xiao Empire continued expanding. Queen Medusa broke through to Dou Zong and heard Xiao Zhan’s plan to marry her in seven days, while Xiao Yan prepared to confront the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy.

• A black-robed elder learned that Demon Rain had been killed and sent a blood-red figure to investigate with a Space Jade Tube.
• Queen Medusa emerged from her shattered pavilion after breaking through to Dou Zong, and Xiao Zhan announced that he intended to marry her in seven days.
• At Jia Nan Academy, the elders discussed Xiao Yan’s rapid progress and worried that enemies might target him because of Xiao Zhan’s expansion.
• Xiao Yan reached Four-Star Dou Ling, then entered the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower with Yao Lao’s approval to try to devour the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan used his Azure Flame Eyes to provoke the Fallen Heart Flame, which surged up from the shaft amid rising heat and a terrifying aura.

Xiao Yan witnessed the sealed Fallen Heart Flame’s fire spirit erupt before agreeing to a challenge in the tower’s Sixth Layer. After defeating a higher-ranked student who provoked him over his identity as the Xiao Emperor’s son, Xiao Yan claimed the number twenty cultivation chamber.

• The Fallen Heart Flame’s fire spirit surged from the dark opening but was trapped by a spatial cage, and Xiao Yan concealed what he had seen from Tower Patrol Elder Liu.
• Xiao Yan entered the Sixth Layer, hoping to gain access to the chambers reserved for the Top Ten and reach Peak Dou Ling quickly.
• A black-clad student ranked twentieth challenged Xiao Yan, saying he wanted to test the Xiao Emperor’s son.
• Xiao Yan fought the Seven-Star Dou Ling with Dou Techniques and defeated him with an Earth Tier technique, winning the number twenty cultivation chamber.

Queen Medusa agreed to marry Xiao Zhan after learning he could provide a homeland for her people, and they held their wedding in Xiao City. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao provoked the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy, forcing the students to evacuate as the Elders tried to contain it.

• Queen Medusa returned to Xiao Zhan and agreed to marry him, and Xiao Zhan promised to grant the Snake-People Tribe a homeland near the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Zhan and Queen Medusa completed their wedding ceremony and entered the bridal chamber.
• The next morning, Xiao Zhan taught Queen Medusa a dual cultivation technique and cultivated with her.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao he was ready to seek the Fallen Heart Flame, and Yao Lao agreed because the seal was weakening.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao disturbed the seal, causing the heart fire in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to erupt as the Inner Academy Elders tried to contain it.
• Xiao Yan evacuated from the tower with the other students while the Elders held back the invisible flames.

Xiao Yan spoke with Great Elder Su Qian about the fallen heart flame and learned the Inner Academy wanted his help containing it. The flame broke through the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, and Su Qian and the elders formed a sealing array as the Invisible Fire Python resisted.

• Xiao Yan waited outside the tower and sensed the struggle between the fallen heart flame and its seal weakening.
• Su Qian approached Xiao Yan, confirmed his connection to the disturbance, and asked him to keep the incident secret.
• Su Qian asked Xiao Yan to help the Inner Academy control the fallen heart flame, but warned that the academy depended on its benefits.
• The tower's pinnacle burst apart, and the fallen heart flame emerged as a gigantic Invisible Fire Python amid a torrent of magma.
• Su Qian commanded the elders to form the Thousand-Layer Sealing Array, and the Invisible Fire Python hissed against the barrier.

Xiao Yan watched the Invisible Fire Python battle Su Qian and the Inner Academy elders, but the creature blasted a tiny hole through their energy net and sent a powerful fluctuation skyward. In Maple City, Medicine Emperor Han Feng sensed what he believed was a Heavenly Flame and summoned several sect leaders and two other men to help him investigate.

• Xiao Yan watched as the Invisible Fire Python charged Su Qian's multicolored energy net, and the elders helped hold it back.
• The Invisible Fire Python condensed its flames into a small snake that exploded against the net, opening a tiny gap and releasing a powerful surge of energy.
• Medicine Emperor Han Feng sensed the distant fluctuation from his bamboo building in Maple City and suspected it came from a Heavenly Flame near Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy.
• Han Feng ordered Han Beng to summon the Earth Flame Sect, the Eight Gates, the Blood Sect, and two other men to Maple City.

Hu Gan and the Outer Academy reinforcements helped Su Qian’s forces suppress the Invisible Fire Python and seal it beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. As Xiao Yan and Yao Lao waited to act, another faction arrived, and Yao Lao reacted with fury to its leader.

• Hu Gan and the Outer Academy elders arrived and took over maintaining the energy barrier around the Invisible Fire Python.
• Su Qian organized the Inner Academy elders and Outer Academy instructors into a sealing formation while Hu Gan controlled the barrier.
• Su Qian gathered their Dou Qi and blasted the Invisible Fire Python back into the shattered Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, sealing it again.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao when they would act, and Yao Lao warned that other factions had been alerted to the disturbance.
• A group surrounded by a bloody aura appeared above the Inner Academy, and Yao Lao trembled with fury as Xiao Yan asked what was wrong.

Su Qian confronted Han Feng, who had come with allies to seize the Fallen Heart Flame, and Xiao Yan learned that Han Feng had stolen an incomplete fragment of the Flame Mantra from Yao Lao. When Xiao Yan revealed his Green Lotus Core Flame, Han Feng’s group coveted it, but Su Qian warned them that Xiao Yan was the Xiao Emperor’s Third Son.

• Su Qian and Hu Gan challenged Han Feng’s group after they broke through the Barrier Mirror and demanded the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Han Feng refused to leave and revealed the Sea Heart Flame, while Xiao Yan learned from Yao Lao that Han Feng had stolen part of the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan erupted with the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Han Feng recognized it and grew greedy for it.
• Han Feng’s allies urged him to take Xiao Yan’s flame, but Su Qian revealed Xiao Yan’s identity as the Xiao Emperor’s Third Son.

Han Feng abandoned his attempt to take Xiao Yan’s heavenly flame after learning Xiao Yan was the Xiao Emperor’s son, then demanded that Su Qian surrender the fallen heart flame. Su Qian refused, and the confrontation erupted into battle.

• Su Qian revealed that Xiao Yan was the Xiao Emperor’s Third Son, prompting Han Feng’s followers to apologize and Han Feng to postpone his attempt to seize Xiao Yan’s green lotus core flame.
• Han Feng apologized to Xiao Yan, then demanded that Su Qian hand over the heavenly flame and warned that the Black-Corner Region would destroy the Inner Academy if challenged.
• Su Qian ordered the Elders to defend the heavenly flame, while Han Feng summoned the Gold Silver Elders to support his side.
• Su Qian attacked Han Feng with a ribbon of Dou Qi, and Han Feng countered with his deep blue flame before being forced a step back.

Han Feng and his Black-Corner Region allies fought Jia Nan Academy’s experts while he tried to reach the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and break its seal. The seal shattered during the battle, revealing the intelligent fallen heart flame, and Su Qian turned his attention to the greater threat inside the tower.

• The Gold and Silver Elders intercepted Su Qian while Han Feng sent his allies to engage the academy’s experts and descended toward the tower.
• Hu Gan broke away from the aerial battle and fought Han Feng, preventing him from reaching the seal as Xiao Yan waited on Yao Lao’s advice.
• Han Feng summoned his deep-blue flames and sought to overcome Hu Gan quickly, while the membrane over the tower quietly weakened and the fallen heart flame watched Han Feng and Xiao Yan.
• The energy membrane shattered, halting the battles as a pair of enormous flaming serpent eyes appeared above the tower.
• Su Qian abandoned the Gold and Silver Elders’ fight and focused on the fallen heart flame, while Han Feng watched its emergence with excitement.

The weakened Inner Academy elders tried to reseal the Heavenly Flame, but the Invisible Fire Python shattered their barrier and revealed itself as fallen heart flame. Freed, it targeted Xiao Yan and Han Feng, leaving Xiao Yan preparing to retreat as the flame charged toward Han Feng.

• Su Qian ordered the Inner Academy elders to form their sealing array while Han Feng persuaded Elder Ban to wait for both sides to weaken before seizing the Heavenly Flame.
• The Invisible Fire Python erupted with a piercing hiss and battered the elders' weakened energy walls.
• The python shattered one side of the seal and revealed itself as fallen heart flame, delighting Han Feng with its cultivation-enhancing power.
• The freed python fixed its greedy gaze on Xiao Yan and Han Feng, making them seem like prey instead of hunters.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao for advice, and Yao Lao urged him to keep his distance from the powerful flame.
• As Xiao Yan prepared to rise away, the Invisible Fire Python shot toward Han Feng.

Han Feng and the Black-Corner Region experts attacked the Invisible Fire Python, while Su Qian and Hu Gan held back and Xiao Yan watched for a chance to reap the spoils. The Python counterattacked with pillars of invisible flame, and Han Feng clashed with one using his Sea Heart Flame.

• The Black-Corner Region experts began to falter as the Invisible Fire Python charged, but Han Feng persuaded them to stay and promised them twice their requested pills.
• Han Feng and the experts launched a combined assault that drove the Python downward, while Su Qian and Hu Gan decided to wait and prevent Han Feng from obtaining the fallen heart flame.
• Xiao Yan watched the battle from the sky, hoping to take advantage of the clash between Han Feng's group and the Python.
• The Python recovered and fired a pillar of invisible flame, burning more than a dozen weaker experts as Han Feng and the others dodged.
• Han Feng blocked a second flame pillar with a canopy of Sea Heart Flame, and the collision caused a thunderous explosion that raised the temperature across the sky.

Han Feng used heavenly cold qi and his Heavenly Flame to weaken and attack the Invisible Fire Python, but the Fallen Heart Flame struck him down and turned its attention to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan dodged its ambush and blocked its next blast with green lotus core flame, leaving them locked in a clash.

• The Gold and Silver Elders retreated, and Han Feng used ice-blue bottles of heavenly cold qi to suppress the Invisible Fire Python.
• Han Feng sent a flame drill into the weakened Python, dispersing the cold mist and provoking a surge of invisible flames.
• The Invisible Fire Python vanished, reappeared behind Han Feng, and struck him into a fall.
• The Python targeted Xiao Yan, who dodged its attacks as it hid within the flames and pursued him.
• Xiao Yan met the Python's blast with two streams of green lotus core flame, and the attacks collided in midair.

Xiao Yan discovered and struck the origin of the Fallen Heart Flame, weakening it until its true form appeared. As Xiao Yan rushed to seize it, Han Feng also moved to claim the flame, and their allies clashed in the sky.

• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan to find and attack the Fallen Heart Flame's origin instead of wasting strength against its enormous body.
• Xiao Yan used the Azure Flame in his eyes to locate the origin beneath the Invisible Fire Python's maw and pierced it with a flaming spear.
• The wounded Fire Python turned illusory and vanished, revealing the Fallen Heart Flame's origin as a hovering cluster of flame.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to seize the weakened flame, while Han Feng also surged forward to claim it.
• Su Qian sent the Inner Academy elders to block Han Feng, but the Gold and Silver Elders and their allies attacked the interception line, reigniting the battle in the sky.