Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan slipped away from the battle at the Medusa Temple and used the myriad beast spirit flame to locate the real heavenly flame in the eastern Sacrificial Temple. After crossing a poisonous lake and a deadly garden, he reached a clearing and found the green lotus core flame beside Empress Medusa.

• The black-robed Dou Emperor, Yan Shi, Feng Li, and the others fought the Snake-People while Gu He chose the northern route to search for the heavenly flame.
• Xiao Yan separated from the group and flew east after the myriad beast spirit flame reacted to that direction.
• Xiao Yan found the unguarded Sacrificial Temple and crossed its poisonous lake, burning the giant pythons that attacked him.
• Xiao Yan crept through the island’s poisonous plants and bamboo grove, following the heavenly flame’s aura.
• Xiao Yan reached a clearing and saw the green lotus core flame and Empress Medusa.

Xiao Yan watched Empress Medusa attempt to transform by swallowing the green lotus core flame, which apparently burned her to death. As he moved to claim the weakened flame, the wind fury dragon flame approached the Holy City.

• Xiao Yan saw Empress Medusa suppressing the green lotus core flame with the Frozen Spirit Spring and hid while watching her.
• Empress Medusa removed her clothes, transformed into a giant purple snake, and swallowed the green lotus core flame to begin her ritual.
• The flame burned Empress Medusa from within until she collapsed, and Xiao Yan believed she had died.
• Xiao Yan approached the charred body and spotted the weakened green lotus core flame inside it.
• A towering fire tornado drew near the Holy City, and Xiao Yan identified it as the wind fury dragon flame, ranked eighteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

Gu He and Yun Yun flew toward the wind fury dragon flame, hoping to subdue it despite the danger. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan contained the weakened green lotus core flame with his myriad beast spirit flame, befriended a newly transformed seven-colored snake named Cai Lin, and fled the city with both flames.

• Gu He identified the approaching wind fury dragon flame and estimated that his chance of subduing it was less than twenty percent.
• Yun Yun agreed to help Gu He, and the two flew toward the tornado while he warned that anyone below Dou Emperor would be burned to ashes nearby.
• Xiao Yan collected the remaining Frozen Spirit Spring and used the myriad beast spirit flame to swallow and contain the green lotus core flame.
• A seven-colored snake emerged from the charred corpse, and Xiao Yan realized she might be Empress Medusa after her transformation.
• Xiao Yan fed the snake a Green Lotus Seed, named her Cai Lin, and fled the city with her as the myriad beast spirit flame followed, carrying the green lotus core flame.

The wind fury dragon flame threatened to destroy the Snake-People Holy City, but it changed course before reaching the walls. It chased Xiao Yan instead, leaving him to face the danger of being caught between multiple heavenly flames.

• The Snake-People guards fired arrows and poison spears at the approaching wind fury dragon flame, but their attacks were swept away as the heat killed some of their people.
• Gu He and Yun Yun watched the flame approach and sought a chance to slow it down, while the Snake-People feared Empress Medusa would not return.
• The wind fury dragon flame stopped just five li from the Holy City and veered around it, allowing the Snake-People to celebrate their escape.
• Xiao Yan tried to flee with the green lotus core flame, but the wind fury dragon flame changed direction and pursued him.
• Xiao Yan realized the heavenly flames were drawn to one another and that carrying both the green lotus core flame and myriad beast spirit flame had made him the flame's target.

Xiao Yan used Essence of Life to restore the green lotus core flame, then set it against the approaching Wind Fury Dragon Flame in hopes that their clash would weaken both. Gu He and Yun Yun witnessed the collision from a distance and waited for it to end.

• Xiao Yan realized the weakened green lotus core flame would lose to the Wind Fury Dragon Flame unless he restored its strength, and he ordered the little puppy to guard it.
• Xiao Yan fed the green lotus core flame two Green Lotus Seeds, but they barely improved its power.
• Xiao Yan opened his bottle of Essence of Life and saw both the myriad beast spirit flame and the green lotus core flame react eagerly to it.
• Xiao Yan fed a drop of Essence of Life to the green lotus core flame, causing it to erupt with overwhelming power and forcing him to withdraw the myriad beast spirit flame.
• The green lotus core flame transformed into a towering lotus and collided with the Wind Fury Dragon Flame in the desert.
• Yun Yun stopped Gu He from approaching the flames, and Gu He resigned himself to losing his chance to obtain the Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Yan survived for three weeks inside the devastation caused by the green lotus core flame and wind fury dragon flame as they fought to exhaustion. When the wind fury dragon flame began absorbing the weakening green lotus core flame, Xiao Yan saw his last chance and charged toward them with the revived myriad beast spirit flame.

• The clash of the green lotus core flame and wind fury dragon flame trapped Xiao Yan in a deadly domain, where the myriad beast spirit flame shielded him as its power steadily dwindled.
• Yun Yun and Gu He waited more than a hundred li away, hoping to see whether the flames' struggle would leave one weakened enough to claim.
• The heavenly flames burned across the Tagor Desert for weeks, vaporizing vast amounts of sand and forcing Xiao Yan to endure without food or water.
• On the twenty-first day, the wind fury dragon flame began to overpower the withering green lotus core flame and absorb it.
• Xiao Yan withdrew the myriad beast spirit flame, fed the exhausted little puppy a drop of Essence of Life, and charged toward the small wind field.

Xiao Yan captured the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, but the two flames began merging inside his Divine Pattern Space. He lured the Green Lotus Core Flame away with Essence of Life, tamed it, and gained a third Divine Pattern.

• After the Wind Fury Dragon Flame weakened the Green Lotus Core Flame, Xiao Yan sent the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to attack it.
• Xiao Yan weakened the Green Lotus Core Flame with Frozen Spirit Spring, captured it, and spent two hours refining it into his Divine Pattern Space.
• The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame brought the Wind Fury Dragon Flame into the Divine Pattern Space, where it and the Green Lotus Core Flame began merging.
• Xiao Yan offered the Green Lotus Core Flame a drop of Essence of Life, drawing it away from the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and beginning to tame it.
• The Green Lotus Core Flame took root in Xiao Yan's Divine Pattern Space, manifesting a third jade-green Divine Pattern and giving him control over its power.

Xiao Yan subdued the green lotus core flame and the wind fury dragon flame, raising his cultivation to One-Star Dou Wang and gaining the power to briefly contend with a Dou Emperor. As he disguised himself to leave the Tagor Desert, the black-robed Dou Emperor who had accompanied Gu He caught up with him.

• Xiao Yan tamed the green lotus core flame, which strengthened his Divine Pattern and raised his cultivation to six-star peak Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yan persuaded the wind fury dragon flame to surrender with a promise of Essence of Life, then tamed it and gave it a drop to recover.
• The two newly subdued flames raised Xiao Yan's cultivation to One-Star Dou Wang and formed the third and fourth rings of his Divine Pattern.
• Xiao Yan considered the flames' abilities, hid his identity beneath a gray robe, and prepared to leave the Tagor Desert.
• The black-robed Dou Emperor who had accompanied Gu He arrived and asked Xiao Yan to stay, but he refused to hand over his heavenly flames.

Xiao Yan refused to trade away a Heavenly Flame and fought the black-robed Dou Emperor who had come seeking one. He overwhelmed her with Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and the battle ended with him recognizing her as Yun Zhi.

• The black-robed Dou Emperor offered Xiao Yan two Dou Ling Pills and an Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique for a Heavenly Flame, but he refused and said he would sell them at an auction in the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan activated the Fourfold Divine Pattern, raised his strength to that of a Nine-Star Dou Wang, and challenged the black-robed woman, who identified herself as a Misty Cloud Sect expert.
• Xiao Yan used Wind Fury Dragon Flame to pressure the Dou Emperor, melting and damaging her emerald-green longsword in close combat.
• The black-robed Dou Emperor launched Setting Sun Radiance, but Xiao Yan's complete Wind Fury Dragon Flame absorbed and neutralized it.
• Xiao Yan expanded the fire tornado and charged through her Cloud Wind Whirling Shield, slashing apart her black robe and recognizing her as Yun Zhi.

Xiao Yan and Yun Zhi recognized each other after their battle and discussed their search for a heavenly flame. Unable to give her one, Xiao Yan offered her a Green Lotus Seed, and Yun Zhi traded him a Dou Ling Pill before returning to Gu He with a possible substitute for refining the Soul-Consolidating Pill.

• Yun Zhi realized the black-robed Dou Emperor was Xiao Yan, and they ended their fight after recognizing each other.
• Xiao Yan explained that he needed heavenly flames to cultivate and that the Wind Fury Dragon Flame had devoured the other flame.
• Yun Zhi asked Xiao Yan for a heavenly flame so Gu He could refine a pill for her ailing disciple, but Xiao Yan said he had only one.
• Xiao Yan gave Yun Zhi a Green Lotus Seed, and she gave him a Dou Ling Pill in exchange before leaving for the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Zhi told Gu He they had failed to obtain a heavenly flame but had traded for a Green Lotus Seed, and Gu He decided to try refining the pill with it.

Xiao Yan returned to Stone Desert City after acquiring two heavenly flames and found the Desert Iron Mercenary Group under attack by the Storm Mercenary Group. He rescued Xue Lan and prepared to confront the attackers after learning that Qing Lin had gone missing.

• Xiao Yan decided to return to Stone Desert City, bring pills to his brothers, and continue seeking heavenly flames after pursuing third-grade alchemist certification.
• Xiao Yan reached Stone Desert City in less than three days and discovered bloodshed at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's compound.
• Feili told Xiao Yan that outside experts had joined the Storm Mercenary Group, that the group leaders were struggling to defend themselves, and that Qing Lin had vanished during a mission.
• Xiao Yan gave Feili a Recovery Pill and flew to the training ground, where he found Xue Lan facing a burly Storm Mercenary Group member.
• Xiao Yan incinerated the burly man with heavenly flames, and Xue Lan recognized him with relief.

Xiao Yan rescued the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and learned that the Mo Family had likely captured Qing Lin. He realized that Qing Lin possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

• Xue Lan warned Xiao Yan that the Second Group Leader was trying to escape through the back gate, and Xiao Yan sent twelve Flame Beasts to support the mercenaries.
• Xiao Li and his men were cornered at the back gate, where a One-Star Great Dou Master defeated Xiao Li and attacked the others.
• Xiao Yan arrived in time to stop the attacker’s technique and told Xiao Li to leave the fight to him.
• Xiao Yan burned the Great Dou Master until he revealed that the Mo Family’s Grand Elder, Mo Cheng, had likely captured Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan killed the Great Dou Master, then realized Qing Lin had the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Xiao Yan learned that the Mo Family had captured Qing Lin and targeted the mercenaries who had taken over the Storm Mercenary Group. He destroyed their base in a single attack, then left the Mo Family’s fate unresolved.

• Xiao Ding explained the Mo Family’s ties to the Misty Cloud Sect and warned Xiao Yan about Mo Cheng’s strength, but Xiao Yan vowed to destroy the family.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Ding pills to distribute and flew off to find the Storm Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yan counted down outside the Storm Mercenary Group’s gates and blasted away more than twenty mercenaries who charged him.
• A three-star Dou Shi attacked Xiao Yan with Golden Edge Slash, but Xiao Yan shattered the attack and killed him with its residual force.
• Xiao Yan unleashed a fire tornado that burned the entire Storm Mercenary Group’s base to nothing.

After destroying the Storm Mercenary Group, Xiao Yan mourned the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's dead and set out for Salt City to rescue Qing Lin from the Mo Family. He entered the city by showing the guards his alchemist badge, as the Mo Family prepared to celebrate Mo Cheng's birthday.

• Xiao Yan destroyed the Storm Mercenary Group's headquarters and warned its survivors that he would kill their master in three days.
• Xiao Yan helped the Desert Iron Mercenary Group treat its wounded and mourned the thirty-two members who had died.
• Xiao Ding urged Xiao Yan to bring Qing Lin back, and Xiao Yan promised his brothers he would rescue her alive.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Salt City, where the Mo Family had restricted entry for Mo Cheng's birthday celebration.
• The guards demanded Xiao Yan's invitation, but he showed his First-Rank Alchemist badge and entered Salt City.

Xiao Yan arrived in Salt City to confront the Mo Family at Mo Cheng’s birthday celebration, and Mo Ling Lin gave him an invitation to enter the estate. At the estate’s gate, he saw Nalan Yanran arrive with the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Yan entered Salt City and decided to wait until Mo Cheng’s birthday banquet to publicly challenge the Mo Family.
• At an inn, Mo Ling Lin introduced herself as a member of the Mo Family and gave Xiao Yan a gold-embossed invitation to the celebration.
• Xiao Yan left the inn and followed the guests to the Mo Family estate, carrying the invitation and planning to enter before the banquet began.
• At the estate gate, Xiao Yan saw Nalan Yanran arrive with members of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Yan entered the Mo Family’s birthday celebration under the name Yan Xiao, intending to confront Mo Cheng, and Mo Ling Lin led him to the summit. There, his search for Qing Lin drew the attention of Nalan Yanran, his fiancée.

• Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye arrived at the Mo Family celebration and presented a bottle of fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder as their gift.
• Xiao Yan gave the gate retainer second-grade Central Origin Pills as a disguised funeral send-off and registered himself as Yan Xiao.
• After being seated halfway up the Man-Made Mountain, Xiao Yan met Mo Ling Lin, who took him to the summit despite his low-ranking invitation.
• At the summit banquet, Xiao Yan searched the estate with his soul power for Qing Lin and inadvertently caught the attention of Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan confronted Mo Cheng at the Mo Family estate during a birthday banquet, demanding to know where Qing Lin was. He overwhelmed Mo Cheng and his guards, and the chapter ended with the guests stunned by his strength as Nalan Yanran recognized something familiar in his voice.

• Mo Cheng announced the formation of the Mo Alliance and accepted the position of its leader.
• Xiao Yan, disguised in a black robe, stepped forward and asked Mo Cheng where the little girl he had taken was.
• Mo Cheng ordered his men to seize Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan summoned twelve Flame Beasts that killed the surrounding Dou Shi.
• Mo Cheng attacked Xiao Yan with his executioner's axe, but a Flame Beast blocked him and Xiao Yan slapped him into a wall.
• Mo Cheng threatened that Qing Lin would die if he was killed, reassuring Xiao Yan that she was alive.
• Xiao Yan demanded that Mo Cheng hand Qing Lin over or face the destruction of the Mo Family, while Nalan Yanran found his voice familiar.

Xiao Yan rescued Qing Lin from the Mo Family, killed the transformed Mo Cheng, and threatened the family into obeying him. As Qing Lin emerged from the secret passage, a powerful woman in a green dress appeared with her, leaving Xiao Yan facing a Dou Huang expert.

• Mo Lan offered to release Qing Lin, but Mo Cheng defied him, so Xiao Yan burned away Mo Cheng's arm.
• Mo Cheng transformed himself with magical-beast parts and attacked Xiao Yan, who killed him with one sweep of a Heavenly Flames Greatsword.
• Xiao Yan gave Mo Lan ten minutes to bring Qing Lin before him or face the destruction of the Mo Family.
• Xiao Yan sensed someone in the secret passage and attacked, but rapidly growing plants absorbed his strike.
• A green-dressed woman emerged from the passage carrying unconscious Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan recognized her immense aura as that of a Dou Huang expert.

Xiao Yan fought Lu Man, a Five-Star Dou Emperor from the Heavenly Snake Mansion, to stop her from taking Qing Lin. After his Flame Beasts injured Lu Man and broke her escape technique, she summoned a gigantic python for help.

• Xiao Yan activated his divine pattern secret art and confronted Lu Man after she refused to put Qing Lin down.
• Xiao Yan and twelve Flame Beasts attacked Lu Man, who revealed that she belonged to the Heavenly Snake Mansion and tried to escape on a rapidly growing tree.
• Xiao Yan switched to the wind fury dragon flame and made the Flame Beasts self-destruct, breaking Lu Man’s Dou Technique and injuring her.
• Lu Man blew a whistle, and a gigantic python appeared at the foot of the Mo Family’s Man-Made Mountain and wound its way toward the summit.

Xiao Yan fought the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor while Lu Man escaped with Qing Lin. Unable to defeat the serpent quickly, Xiao Yan considered fusing his three heavenly flames to create a stronger killing move.

• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor arrived to help Lu Man and challenged Xiao Yan, letting her flee with Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan attacked with the Heavenly Flames Greatsword and Wind Fury Dragon Flame, but the serpent evaded his fiery wind and answered with poison and a powerful venomous fang.
• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor and Xiao Yan clashed above the Mo Family’s Man-Made Mountain as their attacks battered the estate.
• Xiao Yan realized he lacked a killing move powerful enough to defeat a Dou Emperor and entered the Divine Pattern Space.
• Xiao Yan removed the restrictions separating his three heavenly flames, causing them to stir restlessly as he considered fusing them.