Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan fought Tian Ying and Xiong Gang while Yan Shi engaged the Northern King, using his Heavenly Flames, techniques, and speed to withstand the two Nine-Star Half-Emperors. After hundreds of exchanges left him badly injured, Xiao Yan took pills to recover and began forming hand seals as his power rose.

• Yan Shi took on the Northern King while Tian Ying and Xiong Gang prepared to fight Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan charged Tian Ying, but Xiong Gang joined the clash and drove him back with a powerful attack.
• Xiao Yan endured hundreds of exchanges against both opponents, sustaining serious injuries while astonishing them by holding his ground.
• Xiao Yan swallowed two pills that rapidly healed and stabilized his injuries.
• Xiao Yan formed intricate hand seals as his power began to rise.

Xiao Yan used his Clan Mark and Heavenly Flames to fight Tian Ying and Xiong Gang, two Nine-Star Half-Emperors, while trying to enter the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range. He fled as a decoy, letting his black-robed true body slip through the forest in another direction.

• Xiao Yan activated his Clan Mark and restored his strength to the level of a Six-Star Half-Emperor, surprising Tian Ying and Xiong Gang.
• Tian Ying and Xiong Gang refused to let Xiao Yan enter the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range and prepared to drive him away.
• Xiao Yan opened his Domain of Flame, but Tian Ying's and Xiong Gang's combined domains broke through it.
• Xiao Yan used the Heavy Xuan Ruler and Heavenly Flames to counter their attacks, then swallowed two Emperor Grade Pills and fled toward the mountain range.
• Tian Ying pursued Xiao Yan's incarnation while Xiong Gang turned back to the battle between the Northern King and Yan Shi.
• Xiao Yan's black-robed true body raced through the forest in another direction, unnoticed.

Xiao Yan used an incarnation to mislead Tian Ying and slipped into the Xilin Mountain Range while Tian Ying ordered a search. With the Northern King reunited with him and his strength partly restored, Xiao Yan reached sight of the snow-covered peaks marking the range’s deep interior.

• Tian Ying realized the Xiao Yan he had chased was an incarnation and ordered the Magical Beasts to search for the real Xiao Yan before he entered the hinterland.
• Yan Shi discovered that the Northern King had escaped during the confusion and reflected on the puppet’s formidable strength.
• Xiao Yan concealed his presence and hurried through the mountain forests, avoiding Magical Beasts as his power faded.
• The Northern King caught up with Xiao Yan, who placed him in his Storage Ring and took Emperor Grade Pills to recover his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan increased his speed and saw snow-covered peaks at the edge of his vision.

Xiao Yan entered the frozen heart of the Xilin Mountain Range and discovered that its deadly cold could extinguish Heavenly Flames. After enduring the freezing winds, he reached an icy slope, while Gu You warned that something ahead might be beyond Xiao Yan’s ability to overcome.

• Xiao Yan explored the snow-covered heart of the Xilin Mountain Range and released his soul power to search for danger.
• Gu You urged Xiao Yan to turn back, warning that a threat ahead could defeat him even without a Dou Di-level magical beast.
• Xiao Yan continued through the frozen region as night fell and the cold grew more severe.
• A powerful gust extinguished Xiao Yan’s hovering Heavenly Flames, so he unleashed a pillar of flame to destroy the oncoming winds.
• Xiao Yan pressed deeper through the cold winds and stopped before an icy slope where more gusts roared down.

Xiao Yan struggled against an increasingly powerful freezing wind as he climbed a slope toward the heartland of the Xilin Mountain Range. After Gu You refused to help, Xiao Yan unleashed a powerful ruler technique, triggering the collapse of the icy slope and revealing a ravine filled with even more terrifying winds.

• Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flames to melt the ice covering his Heavy Xuan Ruler and repeatedly shattered the cold winds as he climbed.
• Snow and ice began to cover Xiao Yan, and he rested against his ruler and swallowed two Emperor Grade Pills to withstand the cold.
• Gu You told Xiao Yan he could not escape under his own power and refused to act unless Xiao Yan forced him to.
• Xiao Yan resumed his climb and used Heavenly Severing Steps and the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler to destroy the slope ahead.
• The icy region collapsed into a deep ravine, releasing stronger winds, while Tian Ying and his two companions sensed the upheaval deep in the Xilin Mountain Range.

Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang discovered that the East Wall had suffered a disaster and rushed toward it. At the ravine, Xiao Yan fought the freezing winds and awakened his Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, allowing him to push into its center.

• Xiong Gang sensed events beneath the earth and realized the disturbance had come from the East Wall.
• Tian Ying and Yan Shi learned that something had happened at the East Wall, and all three transformed and flew toward it.
• Xiao Yan struggled to cross a deep ravine where violent cold winds froze his legs and blocked his advance.
• Xiao Yan awakened his Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, summoned the Ancient Dragon Phoenix Armor, and forced the cold winds back.
• Xiao Yan strode through the weakened winds and reached the center of the ravine.

Xiao Yan struggled against the cold wind in the ravine as Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang caught up and attacked him. Gravely wounded and struck by the wind, he fell into the ravine while Tian Ying turned the others’ attention to the breach.

• Xiao Yan failed to advance through the ravine’s strengthening cold wind and sensed Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang approaching.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang arrived and confronted Xiao Yan about the ravine, and Yan Shi attacked him.
• Xiao Yan fought back with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, but Yan Shi and Xiong Gang broke through his defense as Tian Ying joined the assault.
• Tian Ying’s sword pierced Xiao Yan several times, and the cold wind struck him as he fell gravely wounded toward the ravine.
• Tian Ying stopped Yan Shi from pursuing Xiao Yan and focused on the breach, while Xiong Gang wondered whether they had jumped to conclusions.

Two months after his defeat by Tian Ying and two others, Xiao Yan trained his speed by baiting the Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon into chasing him. After returning the bull’s Verdant Spirit Mushroom and giving him an Emperor Grade Pill, Xiao Yan hurried toward a lake to seek out a faster magical beast, unaware that it was a Nine-Star Half-Emperor.

• Xiao Yan recalled how Gu You had rescued him after Tian Ying and the others defeated him, and recognized that his speed and strength were inadequate against Nine-Star Half-Emperors.
• Xiao Yan spent a week using the Verdant Spirit Mushroom to lure the Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon into a chase, but the bull grew faster instead of helping Xiao Yan improve.
• The Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon charged at Xiao Yan at increased speed, and Xiao Yan transformed into a gigantic Vajra god and stopped him with a punch.
• Xiao Yan returned the Verdant Spirit Mushroom and promised the bull an Emperor Grade Pill in exchange for information about a fast magical beast.
• The Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon directed Xiao Yan to a lake southwest of the area, and Xiao Yan flew off after giving him the pill.
• The Heaven-Supporting Bull Demon revealed that the magical beast at the lake was a Nine-Star Half-Emperor.

Xiao Yan reached a mountain lake and discovered that the creature he had tracked was a newly advanced One-Horned Whale Serpent at the Early Nine-Star Half-Emperor stage. When the cautious serpent refused to fight him, Xiao Yan offered to wager an Emperor Grade Pill if it could catch him.

• Xiao Yan sensed that the beast beneath the lake was an Early Nine-Star Half-Emperor rather than the Eight-Star Half-Emperor he had expected.
• Xiao Yan drew the Heavy Xuan Ruler, stirring the lake and prompting the One-Horned Whale Serpent to emerge and challenge him.
• Xiao Yan recognized the serpent as an ancient species and asked it to spar, but the beast refused and threatened to withdraw into seclusion.
• Xiao Yan pointed out that he was only a Five-Star Half-Emperor, but the serpent suspected he had strength beyond his apparent rank and declined to fight.
• Xiao Yan offered the One-Horned Whale Serpent an Emperor Grade Pill if it could catch him.

Xiao Yan lured the One-Horned Whale Serpent into attacking him by offering two Emperor Grade Pills if it could touch his clothes. After Xiao Yan escaped its attacks with the Great Dao of the Void, the serpent accused him of cheating, and Xiao Yan agreed to stop using that power just as it launched another attack.

• Xiao Yan offered the One-Horned Whale Serpent two Emperor Grade Pills if it could touch his clothes, and the serpent accepted the challenge.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent lunged at Xiao Yan with its tail, but he dodged using Heavenly Severing Steps.
• The serpent coiled around Xiao Yan to trap him, but he escaped with Six Paths Curtain and appeared behind it.
• Xiao Yan demonstrated the Great Dao of the Void, shocking the One-Horned Whale Serpent, which accused him of cheating and began to retreat.
• Xiao Yan agreed not to use the Great Dao of the Void, and the One-Horned Whale Serpent suddenly lunged at him again.

Xiao Yan used the One-Horned Whale Serpent’s pursuit to train Heavenly Severing Steps for half a month, then ended their game and left after giving it an Emperor Grade Pill. As the serpent watched him go, its horn transformed and its eyes turned scarlet.

• The One-Horned Whale Serpent struck Xiao Yan into a lake and demanded the promised pills, while Xiao Yan used the distraction to escape and remove the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Xiao Yan changed their bargain so the serpent would receive one Emperor Grade Pill each time it touched him, then used Heavenly Severing Steps to evade it.
• For nearly half a month, Xiao Yan led the serpent across the sky, land, water, and mountains, improving his technique and deepening his understanding of the Wind Movement Realm.
• Xiao Yan stopped the serpent with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and Yellow Springs Palm, gave it a final Emperor Grade Pill, and prepared to leave.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent asked Xiao Yan’s name and watched him depart; after Xiao Yan answered, its black horn broke away to reveal a marked bone horn, and its eyes turned scarlet.

Xiao Yan settled in a cave in the Xilin Mountain Range and focused on cultivating his Dou Qi, the Soul Suppressing Seal, and Heavenly Severing Steps. After two months, he broke through to mid Five-Star Half-Emperor, just as a large group approached his cave.

• Xiao Yan found an empty cave beside a waterfall and decided to make it his temporary home.
• Xiao Yan assessed his strength and realized he could hold his own against an early Nine-Star Half-Emperor but could not overcome the strongest threats in the Xilin Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan began cultivating intensely, and Gu You appeared nearby and watched him with approval.
• Xiao Yan spent two months cultivating Dou Qi, the Soul Suppressing Seal, and Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Xiao Yan broke through to mid Five-Star Half-Emperor and prepared to leave the cave as a large group approached through the forest.

Xiao Yan faced a brocade-robed young man and his clan’s forces at the cave entrance, including the Nine-Star Half-Emperor Elder Quan. As the attackers charged, Xiao Yan revealed his Heavenly Flames and unleashed the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler, and Elder Quan recognized him.

• The brocade-robed man confronted Xiao Yan and threatened to kill him, while Xiao Yan mocked him and the two gray-robed elders.
• Elder Quan stepped forward, ordered the gray-robed elders back, and faced Xiao Yan as a Nine-Star Half-Emperor.
• The brocade-robed man ordered his people to surround Xiao Yan and then commanded them to attack and kill him.
• Xiao Yan calmly counted the strongest attackers, summoned his enormous black ruler, and wrapped it in Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan swung the ruler and unleashed the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler, destroying the cave behind him as Elder Quan recognized him as Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan revealed his identity and defeated seven high-level Half-Emperors with one ruler strike, terrifying the black-robed elder and the brocade-robed man. The elder confronted Xiao Yan with his Domain of Darkness as Xiao Yan advanced with his Domain of Flame.

• The black-robed elder identified the young man as Xiao Yan, startling the seven Half-Emperors who had been searching for him.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler and sent all seven opponents crashing into the forest, gravely injuring them.
• The black-robed elder shielded the terrified brocade-robed man and warned Xiao Yan that the Four Great Sects would come for him.
• Xiao Yan refused to let the elder and the brocade-robed man leave and prepared to fight them.
• The black-robed elder spread his Domain of Darkness, and Xiao Yan stepped forward with his Domain of Flame to meet it.

Xiao Yan fought the black-robed elder on equal terms and forced Sun Che to flee, then declared that neither man would escape. When the elder attacked Xiao Yan as he stood motionless, Xiao Yan unleashed bone-white flames and blasted him away with one strike.

• Xiao Yan and the black-robed elder exchanged hundreds of blows, with Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames and physical strength wearing down the elder.
• The elder ordered Sun Che to flee, but Xiao Yan said neither of them would leave the Xilin Mountain Range alive.
• Sun Che fled while the elder stayed to confront Xiao Yan, who calmly claimed he was certain he could defeat him.
• Xiao Yan withdrew his Dou Qi and closed his eyes, prompting the suspicious elder to charge and thrust his spear at Xiao Yan's forehead.
• Xiao Yan opened his eyes and released bone-white flames that blasted the elder away with one strike.

Xiao Yan, empowered by Gu You and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, defeated and killed a Nine-Star Half-Emperor who tried to self-destruct. After discovering he had broken through to greater mastery of the Wind Movement Realm, Xiao Yan sent black lightning after the fleeing Sun Che and lifted the injured young woman from the ruins.

• Xiao Yan's white-flame firestorm crushed the black-robed elder and sent him crashing into a crater.
• Xiao Yan burned away the elder's Dou Qi and body with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, killing him before he could self-destruct.
• Xiao Yan realized he had reached greater mastery of the Wind Movement Realm and tested his greatly increased speed.
• Xiao Yan remembered the injured young woman, found her in the ruins with his soul power, and lifted her into the air.
• Xiao Yan sent a bolt of black lightning after Sun Che as he prepared to pursue him.

Xiao Yan killed the remaining enemies in the mountain forest, then waited as the young woman he had rescued recovered. She woke and, remembering that he had touched her chest while saving her, slapped him.

• Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to kill a gray-robed Eight-Star Half-Emperor before he could speak.
• A second elder raised his strength with a secret technique and tried to self-destruct, but Xiao Yan crushed him and his Dou Qi; the blast also killed three injured Seven-Star Half-Emperors.
• Xiao Yan sat in a forest clearing and circulated the Flame Mantra to restore his Dou Qi while the young woman recovered nearby.
• The young woman woke, noticed Sun Che and his group were gone, and recognized Xiao Yan as the person who had rescued her.
• Remembering that Xiao Yan's hands had landed on her chest, the young woman walked up to him and slapped his face.

Xiao Yan argued with the young woman he had rescued, who accused him of being allied with her pursuers. When she fled into the forest rather than trust him, Xiao Yan chased her and caught her after her injuries caused her to collapse.

• The young woman tried to slap Xiao Yan, but he stopped her and argued that he had saved her.
• Xiao Yan teased the young woman for accusing him and leaving without thanking him, then threatened to return her to her pursuers.
• The young woman fled into the forest, afraid of falling into her pursuers’ hands again.
• Xiao Yan chased after the young woman with the Heavenly Severing Steps and told her he had killed the pursuers.
• The young woman pushed herself to run faster, but her injuries caused her to lose consciousness, and Xiao Yan caught her.

Xiao Yan kept the injured Murong Qianqian in his cave and refined a healing pill after her wounds worsened. She recognized his Myriad Beast Cauldron and, after he asked for her name, introduced herself.

• Murong Qianqian woke in Xiao Yan’s cave and realized he had not returned her to Sun Che and his group.
• She tried to sit up, but Xiao Yan warned that moving could cost her life, so she lay back down.
• Murong Qianqian noticed Xiao Yan’s alchemy and asked whether he was an alchemist.
• She recognized his cauldron as the Myriad Beast Cauldron, ranked sixth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, and asked who he was.
• Xiao Yan asked Murong Qianqian to give her name first, and she introduced herself.

While Xiao Yan spent a week extracting medicinal ingredients and began refining a pill, Murong Qianqian asked to take a bath and left the cave after he harshly refused. Xiao Yan secretly watched over her near a pool while continuing the pill refinement, which lasted another month.

• Xiao Yan completed extracting the medicinal ingredients and collected their essences in jade bottles.
• Murong Qianqian shyly asked Xiao Yan to let her take a bath, but he told her to wait or leave.
• Murong Qianqian left the cave, and Gu You questioned Xiao Yan about letting her go in her injured state.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he knew Murong Qianqian would head toward a pool and secretly monitored her with his soul power.
• Xiao Yan continued refining the pill while Murong Qianqian remained outside the cave, and the process took another month.