Recaps

Xiao Yan avenged Xiao Yi Xian’s death in battle, then cultivated and refined a Soul-Forging Pill to reach Two-Star Yuan Zong. He left Heavenly Cloud Manor for the Xiao Clan, but his journey brought him into contact with a group from the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Yan fought Hall Master Xiao while Xu Zhen ambushed him, and Xiao Yi Xian took Xu Zhen’s strike meant for Xiao Yan before dying in his arms.
• Xiao Yan attacked Yu Du in grief, but Yu Du escaped into the poison mist as Gui Xing and Gui Duo joined the conflict against Huo Zhu and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Jin and Long Lin arrived, and Long Lin defeated Wu Du’s challenge before the Tribulation Crossing Sect withdrew from Heavenly Cloud Manor.
• Xiao Yan mourned Xiao Yi Xian, then received Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones from Xiao Jin and advanced to Early Five-Star Origin Emperor.
• Xiao Yan refined a sixth-tier Soul-Forging Pill with Huo Zhu’s help, then used its power and the Fallen Heart Flame to reach Two-Star Yuan Zong.
• Xiao Yan left Heavenly Cloud Manor for the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Yi Xian’s hand twitched inside her ice coffin after his departure.
• On the road, Xiao Yan found Zhao Ming attacking a group using the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Art, killed Zhao Ming and his men, and learned the survivors belonged to the Gu Clan.

Xiao Yan recovered the Black Jade Ruler after defeating Bai Ruoxuan, then traveled to the Xiao Clan and reunited with Xiao Xuan. The clan invited him to join, but Xiao Yan refused, and Xiao Feng arrived despite being warned not to cause trouble.

• Xiao Yan recognized Ouyang Miao as his former opponent Shui Miao, then traveled with Ouyang Miao, Bai Hua, and Lian'er to Sacred Gold City.
• Bai Ruoxuan challenged Xiao Yan over the Heavy Xuan Ruler, but Xiao Yan defeated him and claimed the Black Jade Ruler after Ouyang Yu enforced the wager.
• Xiao Yan's fight was interrupted by Xie Shan's father, but Ouyang Yu drove him away and protected Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan traveled toward the Xiao Clan, defeated Zhao Mingjie's men and later overcame Xiao Chuhang's Wind God's Fury in Xiao City.
• Xiao Yan entered the Xiao Clan with Bai Hua and Lian'er, reunited with Xiao Xuan, and gave him the final fragment of the Origin Return Mantra.
• Xiao Yuheng and the elders invited Xiao Yan to join the Xiao Clan, but Xiao Yan said he would not join.
• Xiao Mingyuan warned Xiao Feng not to trouble Xiao Yan, but Xiao Feng arrived before Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, and Xiao Mingyuan.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan earned standing in the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yan mastered Fire God's Wrath while seeking a pill to help Xiao Xuan break through. When Xiao Qian took the needed Sumeru Grass, Xiao Yan and his companions set out for Shuyang City, where he also planned to pursue the Tribulation Crossing Sect.

• Xiao Xuan defeated Xiao Feng with the Great Dao of the Sword, and Xiao Yuheng granted Xiao Yan the status of a direct descendant.
• Xiao Yan agreed to join the Xiao Clan for its support in rescuing Xun'er, while Bai Hua and Lian'er settled in with him.
• Xiao Yan met Xiao Ling'er on the mountain and faced her challenge before Xiao Zhen confirmed his place in the clan and directed him to the Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling'er used a jade token to secure Xiao Yan entry to the Heaven-Nurturing Pavilion, where he overcame Xiao Tian and Xiao Jinghong's objections.
• Xiao Yan mastered Fire God's Wrath and found the Ancestor Transformation Pill formula, which Xiao Xuan agreed could help him break through.
• Xiao Xuan returned with most of the pill ingredients but said Xiao Qian had taken the Sumeru Grass after defeating him in three moves.
• Xiao Yan agreed to seek Sumeru Grass at an auction in Shuyang City and said he would collect the debt owed by the Tribulation Crossing Sect.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er left the Xiao Clan for Shuyang City.

Xiao Yan obtained the Sumeru Grass and the Eight Emperor Seal Techniques in Shuyang City, then returned to the Xiao Clan and risked everything to restore the damaged Creation Pill. After Bai Hua’s sacrifice and Xiao Yan’s breakthrough, Zhao Jin accused him of treason, and Xiao Yan challenged the clan’s account of Zhao Jin’s actions.

• Xiao Yan reached Shuyang City, obtained Sumeru Grass from the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion, and defeated Xiao Tian and Zhao Mingjie when they confronted him.
• At the auction, Ouyang Miao gave Xiao Yan the complete Eight Emperor Seal Techniques, while Xiao Yan acquired the defective Creation Pill and other medicinal ingredients.
• Ouyang Miao and An Nan supported Xiao Yan’s attempt to win the Thousand Seal Ruler, but Zhao Jin outbid them and took the scroll.
• Xiao Yan and Bai Hua tried to restore the Creation Pill, which transformed into a monster and badly injured the Northern King before Xiao Xuan helped contain it.
• Bai Hua bound himself to the monster so Xiao Yan could use the Pill Transformation Ring, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan fused their forces into a pill that might revive Bai Hua.
• While Xiao Yan sat refining pills, Zhao Jin attacked Xiao Xuan’s formation and tried to reach him, but Xiao Yan broke through to Three-Star Yuan Zong with Xiao Mingyuan protecting him.
• Zhao Jin accused Xiao Yan of colluding with the Ouyang Clan and demanded that the clan destroy his cultivation, while Xiao Yan questioned whether the clan forbade attacks on the great clans outside wartime.