Recaps

Xiao Yan defeated Yan Shi and reunited Murong Qianqian with Tian Ying and the other two injured Nine-Star Half-Emperors. Murong Qianqian learned Xiao Yan had destroyed the East Wall, but defended him by saying he had saved her life several times.

• Murong Qianqian called for Xiao Yan to stop, but he punched Yan Shi into the forest after Yan Shi tried to break free.
• Xiao Yan told Murong Qianqian that he was a Five-Star Half-Emperor and reassured her that the three men were not seriously hurt.
• Tian Ying and the others recognized Murong Qianqian as their Eldest Miss and questioned why she was with Xiao Yan.
• Tian Ying said Xiao Yan had destroyed the East Wall and nearly unleashed the cold current across the Xilin Mountain Range.
• Murong Qianqian acknowledged the East Wall's importance but defended Xiao Yan because he had saved her life several times.

Murong Qianqian used her rescue by Xiao Yan to make Tian Ying and the other two apologize and promise Xiao Yan one favor each. After she and Xiao Yan left, Xiong Gang argued that Xiao Yan’s destruction of the East Wall had released some dangerous cold Qi and might delay a larger disaster.

• Murong Qianqian told Tian Ying and the other two that Xiao Yan had saved her from human pursuers and their magical beast subordinates.
• Tian Ying, Xiong Gang, and Yan Shi apologized to Xiao Yan after Murong Qianqian said each man had to grant him one request.
• Murong Qianqian led the three men toward their lair to tend to her injuries, and Xiao Yan followed her.
• Tian Ying vowed to make Xiao Yan pay for destroying the East Wall, but Xiong Gang questioned whether Xiao Yan was truly to blame.
• Xiong Gang explained that the East Wall’s collapse had released some cold Qi and might delay its full eruption, leaving Tian Ying and Yan Shi to reconsider Xiao Yan’s actions.

Xiao Yan and his companions returned to the depths of the Xilin Mountain Range, where Yan Shi and the others tried to reconcile with him. After Tian Ying offered to fulfill Xiao Yan’s requests, Xiao Yan saw an opportunity to benefit from Murong Qianqian’s arrangement.

• Xiao Yan and the others reached the depths of the Xilin Mountain Range after traveling for a day.
• Yan Shi approached Xiao Yan and tried to make peace, saying he wanted to become his friend.
• Tian Ying and the other man joined them and assured Xiao Yan that they would honor Murong Qianqian’s promise to fulfill one request each.
• Xiao Yan wondered what kind of magical beast Murong Qianqian was, but Gu You suggested he ask her directly.
• Xiao Yan accepted Tian Ying’s offer and concealed his delight at the chance to make requests.

After Murong Qianqian unexpectedly plunged toward the mountains, Xiao Yan caught her and arrived with her at Tian Ying's cave dwelling. He entered with Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang and asked whether he could make his first request of Tian Ying.

• Tian Ying realized Murong Qianqian's thoughts about Xiao Yan might be more complicated than he had assumed.
• Murong Qianqian plunged toward the mountain range, and Xiao Yan rushed to catch her.
• Murong Qianqian broke free from Xiao Yan's arms, accused him of being a pervert, and threatened Tian Ying until he opened his cave dwelling.
• Tian Ying welcomed Xiao Yan into the grand, illuminated passage of his cave dwelling, and Yan Shi and Xiong Gang joined them.
• As they walked through the passage, Xiao Yan asked Tian Ying if he could make his first request of him.

Xiao Yan asked Tian Ying and the other two to let him pass through the Xilin Mountain Range so he could reach the Western Wilderness Region, but they could not enter its forbidden heartland or withstand its deadly cold wind. Tian Ying revealed that their young mistress was the only possible solution, and Xiao Yan continued down the passage with the three men following.

• Xiao Yan told Tian Ying that his request was for the three men to open a path through the Xilin Mountain Range.
• Tian Ying explained that the rules forbade them from entering the heartland and that even the three of them could not guarantee surviving its cold wind.
• Xiao Yan realized the mountain’s heartland might contain an expert above the Dou Di level and worried he could not reach the Western Wilderness Region.
• Tian Ying said there was a possible way through the mountain, but it depended on their young mistress.
• Xiao Yan accepted the revelation with helpless relief and continued toward the end of the passage as Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and the other man followed.

Xiao Yan met Tian Ying in a palace and learned that the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb supposedly contained Venerable Heavenly Severing’s inheritance, divided among three sealed halls. The seals required his three signature techniques, and Xiao Yan realized that this could make him a target, but Tian Ying’s next revelation changed his expression again.

• Xiao Yan and Tian Ying entered a palace after crossing the mist-shrouded passage, while Yan Shi left with Xiong Gang to recover.
• Tian Ying asked Xiao Yan about his journey to the Western Wilderness Region and described it as a dangerous land rich in cultivation opportunities and treasures.
• Tian Ying said he had heard information about the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb and claimed Venerable Heavenly Severing had divided his inheritance among three halls.
• Tian Ying explained that each hall’s seal required one of Venerable Heavenly Severing’s three signature techniques and that forcing a seal would destroy its contents.
• Xiao Yan realized that the techniques’ holders and others seeking the inheritance could make him a target, but Tian Ying continued with information that changed his expression.

Tian Ying told Xiao Yan that the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb held Venerable Heavenly Severing’s Soul Origin power and a valuable cultivation manual called the Origin Return Mantra. After Gu You urged him to verify the manual’s identity, Xiao Yan learned it supposedly allowed cultivation without bottlenecks below the Half-Emperor level, and the chapter left him awaiting the tomb’s opening.

• Tian Ying told Xiao Yan that the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb contained Venerable Heavenly Severing’s Soul Origin power, which interested Xiao Yan because of Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul.
• Tian Ying revealed that the tomb also held a cultivation manual that was the source of Venerable Heavenly Severing’s strength.
• Tian Ying identified the manual as the Origin Return Mantra, but Xiao Yan initially showed little interest because he practiced the Flame Mantra.
• Gu You urged Xiao Yan to confirm the manual’s identity, and Xiao Yan asked Tian Ying to clarify its name.
• Tian Ying confirmed that the manual was likely the Origin Return Mantra and said it reportedly allowed cultivation without bottlenecks below the Half-Emperor level.
• Xiao Yan confirmed Gu You recognized the manual and waited to learn more when the ancient tomb opened.

After recovering in Tian Ying's cave residence, Xiao Yan decided to seek the materials needed to refine the Ice Spirit Pill and strengthen himself. He visited Yan Shi beneath a volcano to ask for rare fire-attributed ingredients and Flame Crystals, but Yan Shi's confident smile faded as Xiao Yan listed what he needed.

• Xiao Yan recovered in Tian Ying's cave residence and assessed his improved combat strength, while recognizing that he needed to grow stronger and obtain the Ice Spirit Pill.
• Xiao Yan flew to a volcano and used his Heavenly Flames and Heavenly Severing Steps to descend through the magma to Yan Shi's barrier.
• Yan Shi welcomed Xiao Yan and offered to provide any fire-attributed medicinal ingredients or Flame Crystals he needed.
• Xiao Yan thanked Yan Shi and began listing the rare materials required for the Ice Spirit Pill and an incarnation, causing Yan Shi's expression to turn blank.

Xiao Yan asked Yan Shi for medicinal ingredients and discovered a trove of rare fire-attribute materials beneath the volcano. He promised to refine an Emperor Tribulation Pill for Yan Shi before leaving the Western Region, and Yan Shi gave him the ingredients.

• Xiao Yan listed nearly a hundred medicinal ingredients, alarming Yan Shi until Xiao Yan offered to exchange Emperor Grade Pills for them.
• Yan Shi led Xiao Yan through the living grove and into his cave beneath the magma, where powerful fire energy filled the air.
• Yan Shi opened a stone chamber containing rare medicinal ingredients, materials, and Flame Crystals, including nearly everything Xiao Yan needed.
• Xiao Yan promised to refine an Emperor Tribulation Pill for Yan Shi before leaving the Western Region.
• Yan Shi joyfully gave Xiao Yan all the medicinal ingredients.

Xiao Yan used his soul power to refine five Blazing Flame Crystals, completing the Nine Revolutions Avatar Art. After half a month of guarding him, Murong Qianqian, Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang saw him rise with nine identical avatars.

• Xiao Yan stored the remaining treasures from Yan Shi's cave residence and grew closer to Yan Shi.
• At dawn, Xiao Yan began refining five Blazing Flame Crystals with his soul power, aiming to complete all nine avatars.
• The soul pressure alarmed Murong Qianqian, Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang, who gathered nearby and protected Xiao Yan without disturbing him.
• After half a month, Xiao Yan's soul pressure faded and he stood before the others alongside nine identical avatars.

After awakening, Xiao Yan thanked Tian Ying and the others, then asked Murong Qianqian to help him cross the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range, but she refused. A sudden disturbance at the East Wall sent Tian Ying and the others racing east, leaving the situation unresolved.

• Xiao Yan dismissed his nine incarnations and thanked Tian Ying and the others for protecting him during his two-week recovery.
• Yan Shi teased Xiao Yan about Murong Qianqian's concern for him, and the two were left awkwardly facing each other.
• Xiao Yan asked Murong Qianqian to help him cross the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range, but she refused, saying she could only enter alone.
• A violent roar shook the area as magical beasts fled over the mountains, and Tian Ying and the others recognized the disturbance as coming from the East Wall.
• Tian Ying and the other two hurried toward the eastern horizon while Xiao Yan wondered if the East Wall had collapsed again.

The Eastern Wall split open, unleashing an icy wind powerful enough to freeze the surrounding mountain forest and kill nearly all life below the Half-Emperor realm. Xiao Yan and his companions reached the canyon, where Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang began trying to seal it, leaving Xiao Yan to protect Murong Qianqian if they failed.

• The Eastern Wall cracked apart, and its freezing current swept through the mountain forest, freezing the land and its creatures.
• Xiao Yan and the others arrived at the canyon and found its icy wind far stronger than before.
• Xiao Yan noticed the wind dispersed before reaching Murong Qianqian, suggesting something protected her.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang unleashed their powers and transformed to prepare to seal the canyon.
• Tian Ying asked Xiao Yan to take Murong Qianqian out of the Xilin Mountain Range if they could not hold on, and Xiao Yan nodded.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang roared and launched their Dou Techniques at the canyon.

Tian Ying and the other two unleashed three Human Class Dou Techniques against the canyon’s cold wind, but the cold overwhelmed their control and fused the techniques into a shrinking sphere of crimson light. As the sphere’s power grew beyond what they could easily withstand, Xiao Yan used Heavenly Severing Steps as the storm descended.

• Tian Ying and the other two combined their strength to send three Human Class Dou Techniques down against the canyon’s cold wind.
• Xiao Yan watched the cold wind raise ice spikes that slowed and weakened the descending techniques.
• The freezing cold severed Tian Ying and the other two’s connection to their techniques and forced the three powers to fuse.
• The fused techniques formed a crimson sphere that condensed while its power rapidly increased.
• Tian Ying and the other two prepared to act as the storm descended, and Xiao Yan executed Heavenly Severing Steps.

Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian survived the canyon’s devastating cold wind as Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang struggled to contain it. Xiong Gang used the Power of the Great Dao to lift and drop a massive boulder over the canyon, sealing its opening.

• A golden blast unleashed a vast wave of Dou Qi that froze the Void Space, and Xiao Yan carried Murong Qianqian to safety.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang attacked the cold wind surging from the canyon, gradually forcing it back.
• Xiao Yan sensed that Xiong Gang had grasped the rudiments of the Power of the Great Dao.
• Xiong Gang lifted a colossal boulder, but its weight made him collapse to his knees as the cold wind began breaking through again.
• Tian Ying and Yan Shi dove down to hold back the cold wind while Xiong Gang struggled upright with the boulder.
• Xiong Gang slammed the boulder down and sealed the canyon beneath it.

Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang formed a formation to suppress the cold wind gathering beneath the boulder sealing the fissure, but the force began to overwhelm them. As Xiao Yan prepared to intervene, Murong Qianqian used a Cold-Delaying Jade to halt the spreading chill.

• Xiong Gang warned Tian Ying and Yan Shi that the power beneath the boulder was growing and urged them to finish sealing the fissure.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang formed a formation on the boulder, channeling their remaining Dou Qi into seals to suppress the cold wind.
• The cold wind lifted the boulder against the formation, and Xiao Yan prepared to use Gu You's power while Murong Qianqian readied a jade tablet.
• Murong Qianqian rushed to the formation's center and pressed the Cold-Delaying Jade against it, drawing in the three men's Dou Qi and spreading its power across nearly a thousand li.
• The spreading chill vanished, and Gu You identified the jade tablet as a Cold-Delaying Jade.

Murong Qianqian’s Cold-Delaying Jade seemed to offer a way to stabilize the formation, but the boulder suddenly shattered and unleashed an even more violent cold storm. Xiao Yan rescued Murong Qianqian and Tian Ying’s group, yet he and Murong Qianqian were trapped in the storm as an icy voice commanded it to stop.

• Gu You explained that Murong Qianqian’s Cold-Delaying Jade could ward off the cold, and Xiao Yan and the others expected the formation to be safely restored.
• Tian Ying accused Xiao Yan of failing to protect Murong Qianqian, but she defended him and said he had been about to help her.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang resumed channeling Dou Qi into the formation while Murong Qianqian prepared to leave it.
• The boulder shattered, the formation collapsed, and freezing winds engulfed Murong Qianqian and the three exhausted men.
• Xiao Yan rescued Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang with his incarnations and the Northern King, then freed Murong Qianqian from the ice with Heavenly Flames.
• A tremendous tornado trapped Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian, and as Tian Ying and the others tried to rush to their aid, an icy voice from within the storm ordered it to stop.

Xiao Yan froze and shattered the overwhelming cold-wind storm, then entrusted Murong Qianqian to Tian Ying and headed toward the canyon as the wind began stirring again. He promised Tian Ying he would stop the cold wind from spreading any farther.

• Xiao Yan froze the storm with a single word, shocking Tian Ying and the others and awakening Murong Qianqian.
• Xiao Yan shattered the enormous mass of ice and crossed through the falling shards without harming himself or Murong Qianqian.
• Xiao Yan appeared before Tian Ying, whose fear deepened when he saw Xiao Yan’s pale face, white hair, and chilling presence.
• Xiao Yan handed Murong Qianqian to Tian Ying and turned toward the canyon, where the cold wind was beginning to stir again.
• Tian Ying thanked Xiao Yan and said he was counting on him, and Xiao Yan promised to stop the cold wind from spreading.

Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to destroy Cold Wind Canyon and stop its frigid wind, then sought a lasting solution by bringing underground magma to the surface. The magma began filling the basin he had carved, leaving the hidden danger to be contained by the forces beneath the earth.

• Xiao Yan activated his Domain of Flame, and Tian Ying recognized the bone-white fire as the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, ranked eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
• Xiao Yan formed a gigantic palm of Heavenly Flame and crushed Cold Wind Canyon into a flat-bottomed basin, extinguishing its frigid wind.
• Xiao Yan decided that suppressing the underground wind would only be temporary and looked for a permanent solution.
• Xiao Yan sent his soul power underground, found magma, and recalled his first meeting with Zhu Kun beneath Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flame to drive the magma upward, and it erupted into the basin and began filling it.

Xiao Yan sealed the deadly cold wind in the Xilin Mountain Range by filling a basin with magma, then revealed that his overwhelming strength was borrowed and temporary. As he collapsed from the strain, he asked Murong Qianqian to take him into the heart of the range.

• Xiao Yan filled the sunken basin with magma, suppressing the cold wind and clearing the mist from the sky.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and the other man thanked Xiao Yan for saving them and treated him with newfound respect.
• Murong Qianqian asked Xiao Yan who he was and whether his immense strength was his true cultivation.
• Xiao Yan explained that Gu You's power burdened his body and could damage his cultivation if he used it too long.
• Xiao Yan asked Murong Qianqian to take him into the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range, then let the borrowed power fade and collapsed toward her.

Xiao Yan woke after seven days unconscious in Tian Ying's cave dwelling and learned Murong Qianqian had agreed to help him enter the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range. Murong Qianqian led the way out, and Xiao Yan hurried after her.

• Xiao Yan woke in Tian Ying's cave dwelling and remembered asking Murong Qianqian to help him enter the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range.
• Gu You complained that Xiao Yan had failed to thank him for lending his power to seal the rift, and Xiao Yan thanked him before asking about Murong Qianqian's answer.
• Tian Ying and Murong Qianqian entered the chamber and found Xiao Yan awake after seven days unconscious.
• Tian Ying told Xiao Yan that Murong Qianqian had worried about him, and she denied it while saying he was fine.
• Murong Qianqian agreed to take Xiao Yan into the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range because he had saved them, and Xiao Yan hurried after her.

Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian used the Cold-Delaying Jade to cross the snow peaks and enter the hinterland of the Xilin Mountain Range. As Xiao Yan questioned why a Dou Di expert had not intervened during the cold wind crisis, the jade’s protective energy suddenly dissipated.

• Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian arrived at the boundary between the lava lake and the snow peaks, where Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang joined them.
• Murong Qianqian activated the Cold-Delaying Jade, and she and Xiao Yan crossed the snow peaks while Tian Ying and the others respectfully bade her farewell.
• Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian traveled into the Xilin hinterland, and Xiao Yan reflected on how much easier the crossing had become since his first attempt.
• After half a day of travel, Xiao Yan asked Murong Qianqian why the Dou Di expert in the hinterland had not stopped the cold wind from endangering Tian Ying and the others.
• Murong Qianqian explained that the mountain’s guardians had responsibilities for their own walls, but could not reveal the full reason for the expert’s absence; then the Cold-Delaying Jade’s energy abruptly dissipated.

Murong Qianqian’s Cold-Delaying Jade broke, leaving her and Xiao Yan exposed to the deadly winds in the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range. As Xiao Yan’s strength began to fail and Gu You remained silent, an unknown king addressed him from the winds.

• The Cold-Delaying Jade shattered, and Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames to shield himself and Murong Qianqian from the icy winds.
• Xiao Yan carried Murong Qianqian through the air, repeatedly striking with the Heavy Xuan Ruler and Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler to burn away the winds and their moisture.
• After spending more than half his Dou Qi, Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame barrier shrank to less than one zhang around him, and he put Murong Qianqian down.
• Xiao Yan asked Gu You for help, but received no response, then prepared to form the Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus.
• An unseen speaker called Xiao Yan a human brat and demanded to know why he had trespassed into the king’s territory.

Xiao Yan entered the ice beauty’s domain with the injured Murong Qianqian and was attacked after failing to explain himself. Murong Qianqian stopped the attack, and the ice beauty effortlessly halted and dispersed Xiao Yan’s counterstrike.

• Xiao Yan apologized to the unseen senior and tried to explain that he had only come to pass through with Murong Qianqian.
• The senior accused Xiao Yan of trespassing and injuring one of her people, then pinned him in place and launched a lethal gust at him.
• Xiao Yan activated his Ancient Dragon Phoenix Armor and Vajra Glazed Body, broke free, and unleashed a Heavenly Flame palm strike.
• Murong Qianqian leapt in front of Xiao Yan and called out to Sister Bing Shuang, stopping the gust before it struck her.
• The ice beauty appeared and embraced Murong Qianqian, then stopped Xiao Yan’s palm strike and dispersed it, returning its Dou Qi to him.

Bing Shuang revealed herself as an Eight-Star Dou Di and appeared to strike Xiao Yan, but her attack left him unharmed. She explained that she was compensating him for helping Murong Qianqian, and the Dou Qi surging through Xiao Yan began pushing his cultivation toward Six-Star Half-Emperor.

• Xiao Yan recognized Bing Shuang as an Eight-Star Dou Di after her presence nearly knocked him from the air.
• Bing Shuang raised her hand toward Xiao Yan, but Murong Qianqian begged her not to kill him and explained that he had saved her several times.
• Bing Shuang comforted Murong Qianqian, then flicked a finger at Xiao Yan, whose body remained unharmed.
• Bing Shuang said she would overlook Xiao Yan trespassing in her territory and offered him compensation because Murong Qianqian had borrowed passage.
• Dou Qi surged through Xiao Yan, stabilizing his Mid Five-Star Half-Emperor cultivation and driving his presence toward Six-Star Half-Emperor.

Xiao Yan refined the Dou Qi surging within him while Murong Qianqian told Bing Shuang about his feats and abilities. After a prolonged breakthrough, he reached the Early Six-Star Half-Emperor realm.

• Murong Qianqian urged Xiao Yan to refine the Dou Qi, and he used the Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flames to absorb it.
• Bing Shuang teased Murong Qianqian about her feelings for Xiao Yan, while Murong Qianqian insisted he was special.
• Murong Qianqian told Bing Shuang that Xiao Yan had slain a Nine-Star Half-Emperor and resolved the East Wall incident.
• Murong Qianqian revealed that Xiao Yan was a second-tier alchemist, surprising Bing Shuang.
• Xiao Yan absorbed a storm of natural energy for four hours and stabilized at the Early Six-Star Half-Emperor realm.