Recaps

Xiao Yan survived the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and returned from three years of seclusion with Li Bingrui as the Heavenly Puppet Sect and Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect attacked Burning Flame Valley. He rescued Xiao Yi Xian and joined Li Chengxu against the enemy’s Origin Emperors, while Ren Kui and a Vajra Puppet entered the confrontation.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan destroyed Ren Shaodong’s puppets and defeated their pursuers, but Xiao Xuan returned to the Xiao Clan while Xiao Yan continued toward the Fire Maple Forest.
• Zhu Hao stopped a Ghost Hall expert from seizing Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan fought Zhu Can before meeting Li Bingrui, who challenged him to reach Ye Honglian.
• Xiao Yan overcame the Red Lotus Karmic Fire trial, received the Flame Mantra and the fire from Ye Honglian, and swore to protect Li Bingrui.
• Xiao Yan spent three years refining the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, then left the Fire Maple Forest with Li Bingrui and learned that the two sects were advancing on Burning Flame Valley.
• Xiao Yan rescued Fang Chi and Fang Zhicong from a Heavenly Puppet Sect elder, then hurried with Li Bingrui to Southern Barbarian City as Burning Flame Valley prepared for battle.
• Xiao Yan arrived as Xiao Yi Xian and Bai Hua were overwhelmed, saved them, and badly injured several enemy Origin Kings with his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Shang Qing attacked Xiao Yan but was forced back, and Li Chengxu joined Xiao Yan as a Heavenly Puppet Sect Origin Emperor arrived with a Vajra Puppet.

Xiao Yan gathered the Ginseng Spirit Clan and returned to help Burning Flame Valley defeat the two sects and the Ghost Hall. After reaching Origin Emperor, he set out toward the Central Region and reunited with Leng Bingshuang, while Xiao Yi Xian withdrew in sorrow.

• Xiao Yan secured the Ginseng Spirit Clan’s support, then absorbed the Void Lightning Pool’s power and advanced to Peak Origin King.
• Ren Kui and Xie Shan attacked Burning Flame Valley with Ghost Hall support, but Xiao Yan returned and joined the battle.
• Xiao Yan killed Xie Shan, and his Fire Lotus explosion badly injured Hall Master Xiao and devastated the battlefield.
• The Ghost Fiend Gate tried to seize Xiao Yan, but Zhu Hao and an elder intervened, and Burning Flame Valley defeated the invading sects.
• After two months of cultivation, Xiao Yan broke through to Origin Emperor and decided to travel to the Central Region to find Xiao Xuan and confront the Ghost Hall.
• Xiao Yan subdued Fu Yulong, ordered the Sea Cloud Palace to protect Liu Ya’s clan, and continued west with his companions.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Leng Bingshuang in the Xilin Mountain Range, while Xiao Yi Xian went alone to a deserted peak and cried.

Xiao Yan established Xiao Gate as a major power in the Western Region, then traveled toward the Central Region and killed Futu Hao while pursuing Zhou Tong’s final wish. The group entered the Central Region, where Lian’er’s identity as the missing Holy Maiden drew the attention of the Tribulation Crossing Sect and a scheming young man.

• Xiao Yan founded Xiao Gate in the Western Region, recruited the Bai Clan and Lü Zhongtian, and gained the support of the Murong Clan and Burning Flame Valley.
• Xiao Yan rescued Jin Yao from Sheng Kai'er, killed her assailant and defeated Sheng Dong, who later ordered the Sheng Clan to submit to Xiao Gate.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Southern Region with his companions, where Lian’er revealed her strength and Xiao Yi Xian helped her control her Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Yan confronted Futu Hao over Zhou Tong’s death and the Luo Heavenly Cauldron, then killed him with Heart-Shattering Palm after a fierce battle.
• The Northern King killed Futu Sang and helped defeat the Futu Clan’s remaining forces, while Xiao Yan found the final fragment of the Origin Return Mantra in Futu Hao’s Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan and his companions reached Donghua City, where Zhang Li warned them about the Central Region’s powerful factions before guiding them to a sixth-tier teleportation formation.
• In Gulan City, Xiao Yan forced a gang demanding passage fees to kneel and apologize, while the Third Elder and a young man recognized Lian’er as their lost Holy Maiden.
• The young man agreed to help the Third Elder return Lian’er to the sect in exchange for support in marrying Qianqian, while secretly revealing his malicious intent.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached Heavenly Cloud Manor while fleeing the Tribulation Crossing Sect, and the restored Taiyi Star Disk brought the manor to their defense. The sect’s assault escalated into a wider battle when Gui Duo and Hall Master Xiao arrived, leaving Xiao Yan facing an old enemy.

• Xiao Yan rejected Tang Long’s demand for Xiao Yi Xian and fought him, using Buddha's Fury Reincarnation before the Northern King drove Xu Zhen away.
• Xu Zhen killed Tang Long and deceived three Tribulation Crossing Sect elders, who pursued Xiao Yan’s injured group toward Heavenly Cloud Manor.
• An old man healed Xiao Yan with a formation and a seventh-tier pill, and Luo Hao later protected the group from the pursuing elders.
• At Heavenly Cloud Manor, Xiao Yan’s Formation Plate fragment restored the Taiyi Star Disk, strengthening the manor’s barrier and raising the artifact to fifth place in the ranking.
• Luo Ao repaired Xiao Yan’s Heavy Xuan Ruler, but Wu Du soon attacked the manor and demanded that it surrender Xiao Yan and the two Woeful Poison Bodies.
• Luo Cheng and the Seven Heroes of the Luo Clan prepared for war, and the Tribulation Crossing Sect besieged Heavenly Cloud Manor with poison mist.
• The Seven Heroes activated the Taiyi Star Disk as Wu Du revealed that Gui Duo had come to capture Xiao Yan for the Ghost Fiend Gate.
• Huo Zhu confronted Gui Duo while the Seven Heroes fought Wu Du, and Xiao Yan recognized Hall Master Xiao, who had advanced to Four-Star Yuan Zong.