Recaps

Xiao Yan crossed the Xilin Mountain Range, gathering a Flame Crystal and honing his cultivation while facing its powerful magical beasts. He broke through into the frozen hinterland, where a collapsing slope unleashed even stronger winds and drew the attention of Tian Ying and his companions.

• Xiao Yan entered Mulberry Wood Town and exposed the Heaven-Penetrating Pavilion attendant’s fabricated story, then fought the Heavenly Sword Sect’s young master and elders before escaping into the Xilin Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan practiced his soul technique, refined his avatars, and rescued Uncle Ge’s group from Thunder Leopard, trading two Emperor Grade Pills for Thunder Leopard’s Flame Crystal.
• Huo Yi reclaimed the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and left to confront the Barrier of Heaven, while Gu You told Xiao Yan to refine the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and gave him the Ice Spirit Pill formula.
• Xiao Yan spent half a year practicing alchemy, consolidated his Five-Star Half-Emperor strength, and raised the Northern King to Peak Late Nine-Star Half-Emperor.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang pursued Xiao Yan through their territory, but Xiao Yan fought them with his Heavenly Flames, Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus, and the Northern King before using an incarnation to mislead Tian Ying.
• Xiao Yan slipped into the heart of the mountain range, recovered his strength, and continued toward its snow-covered peaks despite Gu You’s warning about the danger ahead.
• Xiao Yan climbed through the frozen winds, using his Heavenly Flames and Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler to break the icy slope until it collapsed into a deep ravine.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang sensed the upheaval as stronger winds surged from the ravine.

After being defeated by Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang, Xiao Yan trained in the Xilin Mountain Range, refined an Emperor Grade Pill, and rescued Murong Qianqian. He faced the three kings again and overwhelmed them, but a new attacker appeared before he could finish the fight.

• Xiao Yan struggled against the ravine’s cold winds, then was defeated by Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang and fell toward the ravine.
• Xiao Yan trained by chasing the Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon and the One-Horned Whale Serpent, improving his speed before settling in a cave and breaking through to mid Five-Star Half-Emperor.
• Xiao Yan fought off Sun Che’s group, killed their elders, and rescued the injured Murong Qianqian.
• Xiao Yan spent a month refining an Emperor Grade Pill while Murong Qianqian recovered nearby, then killed the burly man who attacked her and captured the pill.
• Xiao Yan used the pill to help Murong Qianqian recover, and she asked them to treat what happened during her healing as a dream.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang confronted Xiao Yan again, but he used his techniques to injure Yan Shi and send Tian Ying and Xiong Gang crashing into the forest.
• A third attacker appeared as Xiao Yan prepared to throw the assailant away, and someone called for him to wait.

Xiao Yan helped Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang suppress the East Wall’s freezing current, then earned Murong Qianqian’s help crossing the Xilin Mountain Range. Bing Shuang welcomed him into the hinterland and strengthened his cultivation, leaving Xiao Yan at the Early Six-Star Half-Emperor realm.

• Xiao Yan fought Tian Ying, Xiong Gang, and Yan Shi before Murong Qianqian explained that he had saved her, and the three men promised to fulfill one request each.
• Xiao Yan requested a path through the Xilin Mountain Range, learned that only Murong Qianqian could guide him through its heartland, and heard Tian Ying describe the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb and the Origin Return Mantra.
• Xiao Yan obtained rare materials from Yan Shi and created nine incarnations while the others guarded him.
• When the East Wall cracked and its cold current swept through the mountains, Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang tried to seal the canyon, but their formation failed despite Murong Qianqian using her Cold-Delaying Jade.
• Xiao Yan rescued the others, froze the storm, and used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to crush Cold Wind Canyon before filling its basin with magma to suppress the cold wind.
• After Xiao Yan recovered from borrowing Gu You’s power, Murong Qianqian agreed to guide him through the hinterland, but the Cold-Delaying Jade shattered as they crossed the snow peaks.
• An unseen guardian attacked Xiao Yan, but Murong Qianqian stopped her and identified her as Sister Bing Shuang, who forgave Xiao Yan and gave him Dou Qi that raised his cultivation.
• Xiao Yan absorbed Bing Shuang’s Dou Qi and natural energy, stabilizing at the Early Six-Star Half-Emperor realm while Murong Qianqian told Bing Shuang about his strength and alchemy.

Xiao Yan left the Xilin Mountain Range with Murong Qianqian, fought the Zhao Clan in Sulan City, and traveled toward Yan City to obtain ingredients for the Ice Spirit Pill. At the Thousand Medicine Pavilion, he revived the Thousand-Fan Tree and made a deal with Jin Yao for its leaves and her favor.

• Xiao Yan reached the Ice Spirit Cold Spring with Gu You’s help, then negotiated with Leng Bingshuang to trade a Bodhi Restoration Pill formula for the cold liquid.
• Leng Bingshuang sent Xiao Yan to escort Murong Qianqian home, and Xiao Yan gathered diluted Ice Spirit Cold Liquid before leaving the Xilin Mountain Range with her.
• In Sulan City, Murong Qianqian confronted Zhao Qi, and Xiao Yan defeated Zhao Ying and Zhao Ling before the Zhao Clan ancestor stopped the fight.
• Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian escaped the crowd stirred up by the Four Great Sects’ bounty and traveled west toward Yan City, where Xiao Yan sought a Blazing Flame Flower for the Ice Spirit Pill.
• At the Thousand Medicine Pavilion, Xiao Yan met Jin Yao and offered to revive its withered Thousand-Fan Tree using the Life Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Yan revived the Thousand-Fan Tree, and Jin Yao offered him three items and a favor from a Dou Di expert in exchange for a share of the tree’s leaves.
• Xiao Yan gave Jin Yao a Child Flame and asked for a newly grown Thousand-Fan Leaf, leaving Jin Yao grateful and owing him a favor.