Recaps

Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang discovered that the East Wall had suffered a disaster and rushed toward it. At the ravine, Xiao Yan fought the freezing winds and awakened his Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, allowing him to push into its center.

• Xiong Gang sensed events beneath the earth and realized the disturbance had come from the East Wall.
• Tian Ying and Yan Shi learned that something had happened at the East Wall, and all three transformed and flew toward it.
• Xiao Yan struggled to cross a deep ravine where violent cold winds froze his legs and blocked his advance.
• Xiao Yan awakened his Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, summoned the Ancient Dragon Phoenix Armor, and forced the cold winds back.
• Xiao Yan strode through the weakened winds and reached the center of the ravine.

Xiao Yan struggled against the cold wind in the ravine as Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang caught up and attacked him. Gravely wounded and struck by the wind, he fell into the ravine while Tian Ying turned the others’ attention to the breach.

• Xiao Yan failed to advance through the ravine’s strengthening cold wind and sensed Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang approaching.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang arrived and confronted Xiao Yan about the ravine, and Yan Shi attacked him.
• Xiao Yan fought back with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, but Yan Shi and Xiong Gang broke through his defense as Tian Ying joined the assault.
• Tian Ying’s sword pierced Xiao Yan several times, and the cold wind struck him as he fell gravely wounded toward the ravine.
• Tian Ying stopped Yan Shi from pursuing Xiao Yan and focused on the breach, while Xiong Gang wondered whether they had jumped to conclusions.

Two months after his defeat by Tian Ying and two others, Xiao Yan trained his speed by baiting the Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon into chasing him. After returning the bull’s Verdant Spirit Mushroom and giving him an Emperor Grade Pill, Xiao Yan hurried toward a lake to seek out a faster magical beast, unaware that it was a Nine-Star Half-Emperor.

• Xiao Yan recalled how Gu You had rescued him after Tian Ying and the others defeated him, and recognized that his speed and strength were inadequate against Nine-Star Half-Emperors.
• Xiao Yan spent a week using the Verdant Spirit Mushroom to lure the Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon into a chase, but the bull grew faster instead of helping Xiao Yan improve.
• The Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon charged at Xiao Yan at increased speed, and Xiao Yan transformed into a gigantic Vajra god and stopped him with a punch.
• Xiao Yan returned the Verdant Spirit Mushroom and promised the bull an Emperor Grade Pill in exchange for information about a fast magical beast.
• The Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon directed Xiao Yan to a lake southwest of the area, and Xiao Yan flew off after giving him the pill.
• The Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon revealed that the magical beast at the lake was a Nine-Star Half-Emperor.

Xiao Yan reached a mountain lake and discovered that the creature he had tracked was a newly advanced One-Horned Whale Serpent at the Early Nine-Star Half-Emperor stage. When the cautious serpent refused to fight him, Xiao Yan offered to wager an Emperor Grade Pill if it could catch him.

• Xiao Yan sensed that the beast beneath the lake was an Early Nine-Star Half-Emperor rather than the Eight-Star Half-Emperor he had expected.
• Xiao Yan drew the Heavy Xuan Ruler, stirring the lake and prompting the One-Horned Whale Serpent to emerge and challenge him.
• Xiao Yan recognized the serpent as an ancient species and asked it to spar, but the beast refused and threatened to withdraw into seclusion.
• Xiao Yan pointed out that he was only a Five-Star Half-Emperor, but the serpent suspected he had strength beyond his apparent rank and declined to fight.
• Xiao Yan offered the One-Horned Whale Serpent an Emperor Grade Pill if it could catch him.

Xiao Yan lured the One-Horned Whale Serpent into attacking him by offering two Emperor Grade Pills if it could touch his clothes. After Xiao Yan escaped its attacks with the Great Dao of the Void, the serpent accused him of cheating, and Xiao Yan agreed to stop using that power just as it launched another attack.

• Xiao Yan offered the One-Horned Whale Serpent two Emperor Grade Pills if it could touch his clothes, and the serpent accepted the challenge.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent lunged at Xiao Yan with its tail, but he dodged using Heavenly Severing Steps.
• The serpent coiled around Xiao Yan to trap him, but he escaped with Six Paths Curtain and appeared behind it.
• Xiao Yan demonstrated the Great Dao of the Void, shocking the One-Horned Whale Serpent, which accused him of cheating and began to retreat.
• Xiao Yan agreed not to use the Great Dao of the Void, and the One-Horned Whale Serpent suddenly lunged at him again.

Xiao Yan used the One-Horned Whale Serpent’s pursuit to train Heavenly Severing Steps for half a month, then ended their game and left after giving it an Emperor Grade Pill. As the serpent watched him go, its horn transformed and its eyes turned scarlet.

• The One-Horned Whale Serpent struck Xiao Yan into a lake and demanded the promised pills, while Xiao Yan used the distraction to escape and remove the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Xiao Yan changed their bargain so the serpent would receive one Emperor Grade Pill each time it touched him, then used Heavenly Severing Steps to evade it.
• For nearly half a month, Xiao Yan led the serpent across the sky, land, water, and mountains, improving his technique and deepening his understanding of the Wind Movement Realm.
• Xiao Yan stopped the serpent with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and Yellow Springs Palm, gave it a final Emperor Grade Pill, and prepared to leave.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent asked Xiao Yan’s name and watched him depart; after Xiao Yan answered, its black horn broke away to reveal a marked bone horn, and its eyes turned scarlet.

Xiao Yan settled in a cave in the Xilin Mountain Range and focused on cultivating his Dou Qi, the Soul Suppressing Seal, and Heavenly Severing Steps. After two months, he broke through to mid Five-Star Half-Emperor, just as a large group approached his cave.

• Xiao Yan found an empty cave beside a waterfall and decided to make it his temporary home.
• Xiao Yan assessed his strength and realized he could hold his own against an early Nine-Star Half-Emperor but could not overcome the strongest threats in the Xilin Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan began cultivating intensely, and Gu You appeared nearby and watched him with approval.
• Xiao Yan spent two months cultivating Dou Qi, the Soul Suppressing Seal, and Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Xiao Yan broke through to mid Five-Star Half-Emperor and prepared to leave the cave as a large group approached through the forest.

Xiao Yan faced a brocade-robed young man and his clan’s forces at the cave entrance, including the Nine-Star Half-Emperor Elder Quan. As the attackers charged, Xiao Yan revealed his Heavenly Flames and unleashed the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler, and Elder Quan recognized him.

• The brocade-robed man confronted Xiao Yan and threatened to kill him, while Xiao Yan mocked him and the two gray-robed elders.
• Elder Quan stepped forward, ordered the gray-robed elders back, and faced Xiao Yan as a Nine-Star Half-Emperor.
• The brocade-robed man ordered his people to surround Xiao Yan and then commanded them to attack and kill him.
• Xiao Yan calmly counted the strongest attackers, summoned his enormous black ruler, and wrapped it in Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan swung the ruler and unleashed the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler, destroying the cave behind him as Elder Quan recognized him as Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan revealed his identity and defeated seven high-level Half-Emperors with one ruler strike, terrifying the black-robed elder and the brocade-robed man. The elder confronted Xiao Yan with his Domain of Darkness as Xiao Yan advanced with his Domain of Flame.

• The black-robed elder identified the young man as Xiao Yan, startling the seven Half-Emperors who had been searching for him.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler and sent all seven opponents crashing into the forest, gravely injuring them.
• The black-robed elder shielded the terrified brocade-robed man and warned Xiao Yan that the Four Great Sects would come for him.
• Xiao Yan refused to let the elder and the brocade-robed man leave and prepared to fight them.
• The black-robed elder spread his Domain of Darkness, and Xiao Yan stepped forward with his Domain of Flame to meet it.

Xiao Yan fought the black-robed elder on equal terms and forced Sun Che to flee, then declared that neither man would escape. When the elder attacked Xiao Yan as he stood motionless, Xiao Yan unleashed bone-white flames and blasted him away with one strike.

• Xiao Yan and the black-robed elder exchanged hundreds of blows, with Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames and physical strength wearing down the elder.
• The elder ordered Sun Che to flee, but Xiao Yan said neither of them would leave the Xilin Mountain Range alive.
• Sun Che fled while the elder stayed to confront Xiao Yan, who calmly claimed he was certain he could defeat him.
• Xiao Yan withdrew his Dou Qi and closed his eyes, prompting the suspicious elder to charge and thrust his spear at Xiao Yan's forehead.
• Xiao Yan opened his eyes and released bone-white flames that blasted the elder away with one strike.

Xiao Yan, empowered by Gu You and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, defeated and killed a Nine-Star Half-Emperor who tried to self-destruct. After discovering he had broken through to greater mastery of the Wind Movement Realm, Xiao Yan sent black lightning after the fleeing Sun Che and lifted the injured young woman from the ruins.

• Xiao Yan's white-flame firestorm crushed the black-robed elder and sent him crashing into a crater.
• Xiao Yan burned away the elder's Dou Qi and body with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, killing him before he could self-destruct.
• Xiao Yan realized he had reached greater mastery of the Wind Movement Realm and tested his greatly increased speed.
• Xiao Yan remembered the injured young woman, found her in the ruins with his soul power, and lifted her into the air.
• Xiao Yan sent a bolt of black lightning after Sun Che as he prepared to pursue him.

Xiao Yan killed the remaining enemies in the mountain forest, then waited as the young woman he had rescued recovered. She woke and, remembering that he had touched her chest while saving her, slapped him.

• Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to kill a gray-robed Eight-Star Half-Emperor before he could speak.
• A second elder raised his strength with a secret technique and tried to self-destruct, but Xiao Yan crushed him and his Dou Qi; the blast also killed three injured Seven-Star Half-Emperors.
• Xiao Yan sat in a forest clearing and circulated the Flame Mantra to restore his Dou Qi while the young woman recovered nearby.
• The young woman woke, noticed Sun Che and his group were gone, and recognized Xiao Yan as the person who had rescued her.
• Remembering that Xiao Yan's hands had landed on her chest, the young woman walked up to him and slapped his face.

Xiao Yan argued with the young woman he had rescued, who accused him of being allied with her pursuers. When she fled into the forest rather than trust him, Xiao Yan chased her and caught her after her injuries caused her to collapse.

• The young woman tried to slap Xiao Yan, but he stopped her and argued that he had saved her.
• Xiao Yan teased the young woman for accusing him and leaving without thanking him, then threatened to return her to her pursuers.
• The young woman fled into the forest, afraid of falling into her pursuers’ hands again.
• Xiao Yan chased after the young woman with the Heavenly Severing Steps and told her he had killed the pursuers.
• The young woman pushed herself to run faster, but her injuries caused her to lose consciousness, and Xiao Yan caught her.

Xiao Yan kept the injured Murong Qianqian in his cave and refined a healing pill after her wounds worsened. She recognized his Myriad Beast Cauldron and, after he asked for her name, introduced herself.

• Murong Qianqian woke in Xiao Yan’s cave and realized he had not returned her to Sun Che and his group.
• She tried to sit up, but Xiao Yan warned that moving could cost her life, so she lay back down.
• Murong Qianqian noticed Xiao Yan’s alchemy and asked whether he was an alchemist.
• She recognized his cauldron as the Myriad Beast Cauldron, ranked sixth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, and asked who he was.
• Xiao Yan asked Murong Qianqian to give her name first, and she introduced herself.

While Xiao Yan spent a week extracting medicinal ingredients and began refining a pill, Murong Qianqian asked to take a bath and left the cave after he harshly refused. Xiao Yan secretly watched over her near a pool while continuing the pill refinement, which lasted another month.

• Xiao Yan completed extracting the medicinal ingredients and collected their essences in jade bottles.
• Murong Qianqian shyly asked Xiao Yan to let her take a bath, but he told her to wait or leave.
• Murong Qianqian left the cave, and Gu You questioned Xiao Yan about letting her go in her injured state.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he knew Murong Qianqian would head toward a pool and secretly monitored her with his soul power.
• Xiao Yan continued refining the pill while Murong Qianqian remained outside the cave, and the process took another month.

Xiao Yan neared the end of refining a powerful pill while Murong Qianqian faced a beast group led by a Six-Star Half-Emperor. As the bald leader attacked her, Pill Lightning appeared outside the cave.

• Xiao Yan spent a month refining the pill and poured his soul power into controlling the Heavenly Flames as it neared completion.
• Murong Qianqian saw the approaching magical beasts and realized their giant ape leader was a Six-Star Half-Emperor she could not defeat.
• A bald, scarred man emerged from the woods, recognized Murong Qianqian as a magical beast, and ordered his subordinates to seize her.
• Murong Qianqian's bloodline pressure froze the men who approached, but the bald man resisted it and tore her sleeve while attacking.
• Pill Lightning thundered across the land as the bald man charged Murong Qianqian again.

Pill Lightning struck Xiao Yan’s cave, while Murong Qianqian used a secret art to raise her strength and defend him from the burly man. The burly man evaded her attacks and tore at her clothing, leaving her in danger as the chapter ended.

• Pill Lightning gathered overhead, and the burly man mocked Murong Qianqian and threatened Xiao Yan.
• A bolt of Pill Lightning destroyed the cave and split the mountain, exposing Xiao Yan.
• Murong Qianqian blocked the burly man’s charge and used a secret art to raise her strength to Five-Star Half-Emperor.
• The burly man attacked Murong Qianqian, evaded her strikes, and tore away her sash and parts of her dress.
• Murong Qianqian tried to flee, but the burly man caught a corner of her remaining dress.

Xiao Yan completed his second Emperor-grade Complete Pill and turned to protect Murong Qianqian from the burly man. After rescuing her, he caught the exhausted girl as she fainted, leaving them together while the crowd watched.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the power of three thunderbolts after refining the pill, despite the heavy strain on his soul power.
• The burly man tore Murong Qianqian's dress and reached for her as she froze in terror.
• Xiao Yan struck the burly man with a streak of black light, sending him crashing into a crater.
• Murong Qianqian rushed into Xiao Yan's arms, but her remaining dress slipped away as she embraced him.
• Murong Qianqian pulled free, weakened as her secret technique expired, and Xiao Yan caught her as she fainted.

Xiao Yan covered the unconscious Murong Qianqian and faced the burly man who wanted to steal his Emperor Grade Pill. After dodging the man's attack, Xiao Yan killed him with the Soul Suppressing Seal.

• Xiao Yan wrapped Murong Qianqian in a black robe and laid her on the ground.
• The burly man recognized Xiao Yan as a Five-Star Half-Emperor and prepared to steal his pill.
• The burly man attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan dodged the punch with an afterimage.
• Xiao Yan appeared beside the burly man and killed him with the Soul Suppressing Seal.

After killing the Six-Star Half-Emperor, Xiao Yan drove off the magical beasts competing for the Emperor Grade Pill, then struggled to save the unconscious Murong Qianqian and subdue the pill. The chapter left him using the Xiao Clan Mark to strengthen himself and break through the pill’s defenses with the Pill Transformation Ring.

• Xiao Yan warned the remaining magical beasts to leave within ten breaths or die, and they fled after sensing his overwhelming pressure.
• Xiao Yan found Murong Qianqian unconscious and gravely injured after she used a secret technique.
• Xiao Yan returned to the medicinal cauldron and used the Pill Transformation Divine Art to try to capture the Emperor Grade Pill.
• The pill formed a golden energy shield that resisted Xiao Yan’s weakened Pill Transformation Ring.
• Xiao Yan activated the Xiao Clan Mark, strengthened the Pill Transformation Ring, and burst the pill’s shield open.

Xiao Yan tried to help Murong Qianqian recover after giving her an Emperor Grade Pill, but Gu You warned that injecting Dou Qi directly could worsen her critical injuries. Gu You explained that Xiao Yan needed to stimulate her acupoints by massaging them, leaving Xiao Yan embarrassed as he prepared to treat her.

• Xiao Yan found that the Emperor Grade Pill's medicinal power could not heal Murong Qianqian because her injuries were too severe.
• Xiao Yan prepared to channel Dou Qi into Murong Qianqian, but Gu You warned that doing so could aggravate her fragile organs and meridians.
• Xiao Yan withdrew his hand and asked Gu You how he could help the pill's medicinal power spread safely.
• Gu You told Xiao Yan to massage acupoints to stimulate Murong Qianqian's Dou Qi and circulate the medicine.
• Gu You specified that Xiao Yan needed to massage meridians connected to her cultivation method and internal organs, leaving Xiao Yan deeply embarrassed.

After recovering from his injuries and restoring his strength, Xiao Yan awoke to find Murong Qianqian cultivating nearby, and the two awkwardly addressed what had happened while he treated her. The three kings of the Xilin Mountain Range approached, leaving Xiao Yan worried about protecting the still-injured Murong Qianqian.

• Murong Qianqian used the Emperor Grade Pill's medicinal power to recover and cultivate while Xiao Yan slept to restore his soul power.
• Xiao Yan woke the following day and noticed that Murong Qianqian's condition had improved.
• Gu You teased Xiao Yan about having fallen on Murong Qianqian and massaged her while she was awake.
• Murong Qianqian told Xiao Yan to treat the incident as a dream and act as though nothing had happened.
• Xiao Yan sensed Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang approaching and worried that Murong Qianqian's injuries would make their arrival dangerous.

Xiao Yan reunited with Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang, who had come to kill him after their previous battle. He revealed a powerful bloodline pressure and effortlessly dodged Tian Ying’s attack, leaving the trio and Murong Qianqian stunned by his growth.

• Yan Shi expressed surprise that Xiao Yan had survived their last battle, but Xiao Yan offered no explanation.
• Xiao Yan warned Murong Qianqian to leave before leaping into the sky to face Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang.
• Murong Qianqian chose to stay and watch as Tian Ying threatened Xiao Yan and the trio pressed him with their combined force.
• Xiao Yan activated his Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, repelled their pressure, and astonished Murong Qianqian with the ancient power she recognized.
• Tian Ying attacked Xiao Yan with a whip kick, but Xiao Yan evaded it with ease, shocking the three kings and Murong Qianqian.

Xiao Yan fought Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang, revealing that he had reached the Mid Five-Star Half-Emperor realm and could contend with the stronger opponents through his speed and power. After Xiao Yan badly wounded Yan Shi, Tian Ying activated the Blood Eagle Curse to increase his speed and continue the attack.

• Tian Ying attacked Xiao Yan, who dodged with Heavenly Severing Steps and matched Tian Ying’s claw with his scaled fist.
• Tian Ying realized Xiao Yan had reached the Mid Five-Star Half-Emperor realm, while Murong Qianqian watched in disbelief.
• Xiong Gang urged the others to attack together, and Yan Shi charged Xiao Yan with a flaming fist.
• Xiao Yan evaded Yan Shi’s strike with an afterimage and unleashed Heavenly Flames that broke Yan Shi’s ribs and sent him flying into Xiong Gang’s arms.
• Tian Ying attacked Xiao Yan again and activated the Blood Eagle Curse, causing scarlet mist to surround him and his speed to soar.

Xiao Yan fought Tian Ying and Xiong Gang, using his techniques to repel them while trying not to make enemies of the three kings of the Xilin Mountain Range. As he grabbed a third attacker’s leg and prepared to throw him, someone called for him to wait.

• Tian Ying used a secret art to slash Xiao Yan’s chest, tearing his robe and wounding him through his Ancient Dragon Phoenix Armor.
• Xiao Yan escaped Tian Ying and Xiong Gang’s pincer attack with Six Paths Curtain, then taunted them as they charged again.
• Xiao Yan used Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath to freeze Tian Ying and Xiong Gang, then blasted them into the mountain forest with Buddha’s Fury Reincarnation.
• Xiao Yan reflected that he had held back because he did not want to become enemies with the three kings of the Xilin Mountain Range.
• A third attacker appeared and launched a powerful kick at Xiao Yan, who transformed into a giant vajra god and grabbed the attacker’s leg.
• Someone called out to Xiao Yan to wait as he prepared to hurl the attacker away.