Recaps

Xiao Yan drove Fu Yulong and the Sea Cloud Palace from Qingyang City, then treated Lian'er and recovered Xiao Yi Xian. After defeating the Tian Brothers and securing the Liu Clan's loyalty, he set out for Burning Flame Valley and stopped in Liu Cang City.

• Fu Yulong arrived in Qingyang City and fought Xiao Yan, who unleashed his Heavenly Flames and bloodline power to match the Sea Cloud Palace master before Zhou Tai's arrival forced Fu Yulong to withdraw.
• Xiao Yan examined Lian'er and discovered that her Woeful Poison Body had infected her Qi vortex and Soul Origin, so he removed most of the poison and sealed the rest while seeking a way to save her.
• Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yi Xian had left to avoid burdening him, chased her south, and rescued her from Zhang Yi before bringing her back to Qingyang City.
• Xiao Yan and his companions identified Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva as a possible cure for Lian'er and planned to seek it at Burning Flame Valley, while Xiao Yan stayed to protect Qingyang City from the Sea Cloud Palace.
• Xiao Yan broke through to the Origin Return Realm and killed the Tian Brothers after they sent their puppets against him, driving Fu Yulong and Wu Kui to flee.
• Xiao Yan assigned the captured puppets to Liu Huabai and Xiao Yi Xian, and the Liu Clan swore a Lightning Punishment Oath to follow him.
• After a month of calm, Xiao Yan left Qingyang City with his companions for Burning Flame Valley, while Leng Bingshuang stayed behind and the One-Horned Whale Serpent guarded the Liu Clan.
• Xiao Yan's group reached Liu Cang City, where he froze men who had insulted Xiao Yi Xian, then declined Liu Changsheng's invitation to visit the Liu Clan estate.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached the Far Southern Land, where his treatment of Fang Zhicong's poison drew him into the Fang Clan's conflict with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. His Heavenly Flames undermined the sect's demands, but Mao Xun moved to kill Fang Zhicong while Fang Chi questioned Xiao Yan's connection to the Heavenly Puppet Sect.

• Xiao Yan accepted Liu Ya's hospitality and forced the Blood Flame Bird to carry his companions to the Far Southern Land.
• Luo Jin and Xiao Yan rescued Li Bingrui from attackers, and she hinted that she sensed other people's presence on Xiao Yan before departing.
• Xiao Yan reached Hopeless City and found Mirror-Breaking Flowers that could help the Heaven-Reaching Giant Ape recover his cultivation.
• Xiao Yan agreed to treat Fang Zhicong's poison with Heavenly Flames, and Lan Ye supplied medicinal ingredients before Xiao Yan completed the first treatment.
• Xiao Yan showed his companions the aged Thousand-Fan Tree whose leaves they could exchange for the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Yan accompanied Lan Ye toward the Fang Clan and defeated the Four Elders of East Valley after they attacked the group with puppets.
• Lan Ye interrupted Mao Xun's attempt to force Fang Chi into joining the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, and Xiao Yan displayed his Heavenly Flames as proof that he could treat Fang Zhicong.
• Fang Chi rejected the sect's demands and released Mao Xun, who then prepared to kill Fang Zhicong, while Fang Chi questioned Xiao Yan about the Heavenly Puppet Sect.

Xiao Yan survived Fang Chi’s accusations and saved Fang Zhicong, then traveled toward Burning Flame Valley with his companions and Xiao Xuan. At the valley’s competition, Xiao Yan drew Qin Yan’s attention and challenged the disciples before Grand Elder Li Chengxu invited him to tea.

• Fang Chi accused Xiao Yan and his companions of plotting with the Heavenly Puppet Sect, but Xiao Xuan’s power intervened and forced Fang Chi to stop.
• The Fang Clan elders suspended Fang Chi and made Xiao Yan an honored elder, while Xiao Yan secured Fang Chi’s apology to Xiao Yi Xian before treating Fang Zhicong’s poison.
• Xiao Yan purged Fang Zhicong’s poison with Heavenly Flames, but the toxin entered his own body, so Xiao Yi Xian absorbed it and saved him.
• Xiao Yan accepted the Fang Clan’s medicinal ingredients, announced that his group would leave for Burning Flame Valley, and learned that Fang Zhicong had sought the valley master’s help against the poison.
• A black-robed Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect assassin named Hui Fu attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Xuan defeated him and revealed that he had recovered his Spiritual Strength.
• Xiao Yan and his companions reached Burning Flame Valley’s sect competition, where Xiao Yan declined Xuan Hua’s offer to become his disciple and watched Qin Yan dominate the selection round.
• After Burning Flame Valley disciples challenged him, Xiao Yan drew a circle and announced that he would defeat them without stepping outside it.
• Grand Elder Li Chengxu dispersed the disciples and invited Xiao Yan to tea, while Luo Jin warned Xiao Yan that Li Chengxu was an Origin Emperor-level expert.

Xiao Yan won Burning Flame Valley’s competition and secured Earth Core Marrow, then learned the truth about Xiao Yao and helped Xiao Xuan regain a body. After leaving with Xiao Xuan and Qin Yan for the Fire Maple Forest, Xiao Yan was confronted by the Four Elders of East Valley and their puppets.

• Li Chengxu initially attacked Xiao Yan and Luo Jin over their request for Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva, but Luo Jin revealed his identity as Cloud-Hidden Pavilion’s pavilion master and cleared up the misunderstanding.
• Li Chengxu warned Xiao Yan that Qin Yan also wanted the saliva, and Xiao Yan later accepted Qin Yan’s challenge at the sect competition.
• Xiao Yan and Qin Yan fought through an arena-shaking battle, ending with their Great Dao attacks overwhelming the defensive formation before Fen Tian contained the flames.
• Fen Tian told Xiao Yan that Burning Flame Valley had no saliva, but Xiao Yan guessed it had transformed into Earth Core Marrow and found the liquid in a hidden cave.
• Xiao Yan received a third of the Earth Core Marrow from Fen Tian, then discovered Xiao Yao’s remains and learned that the Hun Clan had killed him.
• Xiao Yan reached the Middle Origin Return Realm, became an honorary elder of Burning Flame Valley, and learned that the Heavenly Puppet Sect and Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect were cooperating.
• Xiao Yan refined Mirror-Breaking Pills for his companions and a Bone-Restoring Pill for Xiao Xuan, who regained a body using Xiao Yao’s preserved essence blood and rose to Eight-Star Origin King.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, and Qin Yan left Burning Flame Valley for the Fire Maple Forest, but the Four Elders of East Valley and their puppets attacked them in a city along the way.