Chapter Summaries

After awakening, Xiao Yan thanked Tian Ying and the others, then asked Murong Qianqian to help him cross the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range, but she refused. A sudden disturbance at the East Wall sent Tian Ying and the others racing east, leaving the situation unresolved.

• Xiao Yan dismissed his nine incarnations and thanked Tian Ying and the others for protecting him during his two-week recovery.
• Yan Shi teased Xiao Yan about Murong Qianqian's concern for him, and the two were left awkwardly facing each other.
• Xiao Yan asked Murong Qianqian to help him cross the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range, but she refused, saying she could only enter alone.
• A violent roar shook the area as magical beasts fled over the mountains, and Tian Ying and the others recognized the disturbance as coming from the East Wall.
• Tian Ying and the other two hurried toward the eastern horizon while Xiao Yan wondered if the East Wall had collapsed again.

The Eastern Wall split open, unleashing an icy wind powerful enough to freeze the surrounding mountain forest and kill nearly all life below the Half-Emperor realm. Xiao Yan and his companions reached the canyon, where Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang began trying to seal it, leaving Xiao Yan to protect Murong Qianqian if they failed.

• The Eastern Wall cracked apart, and its freezing current swept through the mountain forest, freezing the land and its creatures.
• Xiao Yan and the others arrived at the canyon and found its icy wind far stronger than before.
• Xiao Yan noticed the wind dispersed before reaching Murong Qianqian, suggesting something protected her.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang unleashed their powers and transformed to prepare to seal the canyon.
• Tian Ying asked Xiao Yan to take Murong Qianqian out of the Xilin Mountain Range if they could not hold on, and Xiao Yan nodded.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang roared and launched their Dou Techniques at the canyon.

Tian Ying and the other two unleashed three Human Class Dou Techniques against the canyon’s cold wind, but the cold overwhelmed their control and fused the techniques into a shrinking sphere of crimson light. As the sphere’s power grew beyond what they could easily withstand, Xiao Yan used Heavenly Severing Steps as the storm descended.

• Tian Ying and the other two combined their strength to send three Human Class Dou Techniques down against the canyon’s cold wind.
• Xiao Yan watched the cold wind raise ice spikes that slowed and weakened the descending techniques.
• The freezing cold severed Tian Ying and the other two’s connection to their techniques and forced the three powers to fuse.
• The fused techniques formed a crimson sphere that condensed while its power rapidly increased.
• Tian Ying and the other two prepared to act as the storm descended, and Xiao Yan executed Heavenly Severing Steps.

Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian survived the canyon’s devastating cold wind as Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang struggled to contain it. Xiong Gang used the Power of the Great Dao to lift and drop a massive boulder over the canyon, sealing its opening.

• A golden blast unleashed a vast wave of Dou Qi that froze the Void Space, and Xiao Yan carried Murong Qianqian to safety.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang attacked the cold wind surging from the canyon, gradually forcing it back.
• Xiao Yan sensed that Xiong Gang had grasped the rudiments of the Power of the Great Dao.
• Xiong Gang lifted a colossal boulder, but its weight made him collapse to his knees as the cold wind began breaking through again.
• Tian Ying and Yan Shi dove down to hold back the cold wind while Xiong Gang struggled upright with the boulder.
• Xiong Gang slammed the boulder down and sealed the canyon beneath it.

Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang formed a formation to suppress the cold wind gathering beneath the boulder sealing the fissure, but the force began to overwhelm them. As Xiao Yan prepared to intervene, Murong Qianqian used a Cold-Delaying Jade to halt the spreading chill.

• Xiong Gang warned Tian Ying and Yan Shi that the power beneath the boulder was growing and urged them to finish sealing the fissure.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang formed a formation on the boulder, channeling their remaining Dou Qi into seals to suppress the cold wind.
• The cold wind lifted the boulder against the formation, and Xiao Yan prepared to use Gu You's power while Murong Qianqian readied a jade tablet.
• Murong Qianqian rushed to the formation's center and pressed the Cold-Delaying Jade against it, drawing in the three men's Dou Qi and spreading its power across nearly a thousand li.
• The spreading chill vanished, and Gu You identified the jade tablet as a Cold-Delaying Jade.

Murong Qianqian’s Cold-Delaying Jade seemed to offer a way to stabilize the formation, but the boulder suddenly shattered and unleashed an even more violent cold storm. Xiao Yan rescued Murong Qianqian and Tian Ying’s group, yet he and Murong Qianqian were trapped in the storm as an icy voice commanded it to stop.

• Gu You explained that Murong Qianqian’s Cold-Delaying Jade could ward off the cold, and Xiao Yan and the others expected the formation to be safely restored.
• Tian Ying accused Xiao Yan of failing to protect Murong Qianqian, but she defended him and said he had been about to help her.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang resumed channeling Dou Qi into the formation while Murong Qianqian prepared to leave it.
• The boulder shattered, the formation collapsed, and freezing winds engulfed Murong Qianqian and the three exhausted men.
• Xiao Yan rescued Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang with his incarnations and the Northern King, then freed Murong Qianqian from the ice with Heavenly Flames.
• A tremendous tornado trapped Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian, and as Tian Ying and the others tried to rush to their aid, an icy voice from within the storm ordered it to stop.

Xiao Yan froze and shattered the overwhelming cold-wind storm, then entrusted Murong Qianqian to Tian Ying and headed toward the canyon as the wind began stirring again. He promised Tian Ying he would stop the cold wind from spreading any farther.

• Xiao Yan froze the storm with a single word, shocking Tian Ying and the others and awakening Murong Qianqian.
• Xiao Yan shattered the enormous mass of ice and crossed through the falling shards without harming himself or Murong Qianqian.
• Xiao Yan appeared before Tian Ying, whose fear deepened when he saw Xiao Yan’s pale face, white hair, and chilling presence.
• Xiao Yan handed Murong Qianqian to Tian Ying and turned toward the canyon, where the cold wind was beginning to stir again.
• Tian Ying thanked Xiao Yan and said he was counting on him, and Xiao Yan promised to stop the cold wind from spreading.

Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to destroy Cold Wind Canyon and stop its frigid wind, then sought a lasting solution by bringing underground magma to the surface. The magma began filling the basin he had carved, leaving the hidden danger to be contained by the forces beneath the earth.

• Xiao Yan activated his Domain of Flame, and Tian Ying recognized the bone-white fire as the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, ranked eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
• Xiao Yan formed a gigantic palm of Heavenly Flame and crushed Cold Wind Canyon into a flat-bottomed basin, extinguishing its frigid wind.
• Xiao Yan decided that suppressing the underground wind would only be temporary and looked for a permanent solution.
• Xiao Yan sent his soul power underground, found magma, and recalled his first meeting with Zhu Kun beneath Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flame to drive the magma upward, and it erupted into the basin and began filling it.

Xiao Yan sealed the deadly cold wind in the Xilin Mountain Range by filling a basin with magma, then revealed that his overwhelming strength was borrowed and temporary. As he collapsed from the strain, he asked Murong Qianqian to take him into the heart of the range.

• Xiao Yan filled the sunken basin with magma, suppressing the cold wind and clearing the mist from the sky.
• Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and the other man thanked Xiao Yan for saving them and treated him with newfound respect.
• Murong Qianqian asked Xiao Yan who he was and whether his immense strength was his true cultivation.
• Xiao Yan explained that Gu You's power burdened his body and could damage his cultivation if he used it too long.
• Xiao Yan asked Murong Qianqian to take him into the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range, then let the borrowed power fade and collapsed toward her.

Xiao Yan woke after seven days unconscious in Tian Ying's cave dwelling and learned Murong Qianqian had agreed to help him enter the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range. Murong Qianqian led the way out, and Xiao Yan hurried after her.

• Xiao Yan woke in Tian Ying's cave dwelling and remembered asking Murong Qianqian to help him enter the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range.
• Gu You complained that Xiao Yan had failed to thank him for lending his power to seal the rift, and Xiao Yan thanked him before asking about Murong Qianqian's answer.
• Tian Ying and Murong Qianqian entered the chamber and found Xiao Yan awake after seven days unconscious.
• Tian Ying told Xiao Yan that Murong Qianqian had worried about him, and she denied it while saying he was fine.
• Murong Qianqian agreed to take Xiao Yan into the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range because he had saved them, and Xiao Yan hurried after her.

Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian used the Cold-Delaying Jade to cross the snow peaks and enter the hinterland of the Xilin Mountain Range. As Xiao Yan questioned why a Dou Di expert had not intervened during the cold wind crisis, the jade’s protective energy suddenly dissipated.

• Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian arrived at the boundary between the lava lake and the snow peaks, where Tian Ying, Yan Shi, and Xiong Gang joined them.
• Murong Qianqian activated the Cold-Delaying Jade, and she and Xiao Yan crossed the snow peaks while Tian Ying and the others respectfully bade her farewell.
• Xiao Yan and Murong Qianqian traveled into the Xilin hinterland, and Xiao Yan reflected on how much easier the crossing had become since his first attempt.
• After half a day of travel, Xiao Yan asked Murong Qianqian why the Dou Di expert in the hinterland had not stopped the cold wind from endangering Tian Ying and the others.
• Murong Qianqian explained that the mountain’s guardians had responsibilities for their own walls, but could not reveal the full reason for the expert’s absence; then the Cold-Delaying Jade’s energy abruptly dissipated.

Murong Qianqian’s Cold-Delaying Jade broke, leaving her and Xiao Yan exposed to the deadly winds in the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range. As Xiao Yan’s strength began to fail and Gu You remained silent, an unknown king addressed him from the winds.

• The Cold-Delaying Jade shattered, and Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames to shield himself and Murong Qianqian from the icy winds.
• Xiao Yan carried Murong Qianqian through the air, repeatedly striking with the Heavy Xuan Ruler and Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler to burn away the winds and their moisture.
• After spending more than half his Dou Qi, Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame barrier shrank to less than one zhang around him, and he put Murong Qianqian down.
• Xiao Yan asked Gu You for help, but received no response, then prepared to form the Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus.
• An unseen speaker called Xiao Yan a human brat and demanded to know why he had trespassed into the king’s territory.

Xiao Yan entered the ice beauty’s domain with the injured Murong Qianqian and was attacked after failing to explain himself. Murong Qianqian stopped the attack, and the ice beauty effortlessly halted and dispersed Xiao Yan’s counterstrike.

• Xiao Yan apologized to the unseen senior and tried to explain that he had only come to pass through with Murong Qianqian.
• The senior accused Xiao Yan of trespassing and injuring one of her people, then pinned him in place and launched a lethal gust at him.
• Xiao Yan activated his Ancient Dragon Phoenix Armor and Vajra Glazed Body, broke free, and unleashed a Heavenly Flame palm strike.
• Murong Qianqian leapt in front of Xiao Yan and called out to Sister Bing Shuang, stopping the gust before it struck her.
• The ice beauty appeared and embraced Murong Qianqian, then stopped Xiao Yan’s palm strike and dispersed it, returning its Dou Qi to him.

Bing Shuang revealed herself as an Eight-Star Dou Di and appeared to strike Xiao Yan, but her attack left him unharmed. She explained that she was compensating him for helping Murong Qianqian, and the Dou Qi surging through Xiao Yan began pushing his cultivation toward Six-Star Half-Emperor.

• Xiao Yan recognized Bing Shuang as an Eight-Star Dou Di after her presence nearly knocked him from the air.
• Bing Shuang raised her hand toward Xiao Yan, but Murong Qianqian begged her not to kill him and explained that he had saved her several times.
• Bing Shuang comforted Murong Qianqian, then flicked a finger at Xiao Yan, whose body remained unharmed.
• Bing Shuang said she would overlook Xiao Yan trespassing in her territory and offered him compensation because Murong Qianqian had borrowed passage.
• Dou Qi surged through Xiao Yan, stabilizing his Mid Five-Star Half-Emperor cultivation and driving his presence toward Six-Star Half-Emperor.

Xiao Yan refined the Dou Qi surging within him while Murong Qianqian told Bing Shuang about his feats and abilities. After a prolonged breakthrough, he reached the Early Six-Star Half-Emperor realm.

• Murong Qianqian urged Xiao Yan to refine the Dou Qi, and he used the Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flames to absorb it.
• Bing Shuang teased Murong Qianqian about her feelings for Xiao Yan, while Murong Qianqian insisted he was special.
• Murong Qianqian told Bing Shuang that Xiao Yan had slain a Nine-Star Half-Emperor and resolved the East Wall incident.
• Murong Qianqian revealed that Xiao Yan was a second-tier alchemist, surprising Bing Shuang.
• Xiao Yan absorbed a storm of natural energy for four hours and stabilized at the Early Six-Star Half-Emperor realm.

Xiao Yan advanced to the six-star half-emperor level with Bing Shuang’s help, but she ordered him to leave the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range. He set out alone using the Heavenly Severing Steps, while Bing Shuang wondered whether he belonged to a group she feared.

• Xiao Yan emerged from cultivation as a six-star half-emperor and thanked Bing Shuang for helping him.
• Bing Shuang ordered Xiao Yan to leave, but he hesitated because he could not safely cross the heart of the Xilin Mountain Range alone.
• Bing Shuang threatened Xiao Yan with ice spikes, and Murong Qianqian tried to persuade her to let him stay because the Cold-Delaying Jade had shattered.
• Xiao Yan refused Murong Qianqian’s attempt to intervene and flew away using the Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Bing Shuang recognized Xiao Yan’s movement Dou Technique, then left with Murong Qianqian while wondering who Xiao Yan and his companions were.

Xiao Yan struggled to cross the Xilin Mountain Range’s heartland as its frigid winds drained his Dou Qi and suppressed his Heavenly Flames. Gu You revealed that the cold was connected to the Ice Spirit Cold Liquid, which Xiao Yan realized was likely hidden in the winds just ahead.

• Xiao Yan spent more than half his Dou Qi resisting the cold winds while racing toward Xilin’s heartland.
• Xiao Yan called for Gu You’s help when he feared he would run out of Dou Qi and freeze to death.
• Gu You teased Xiao Yan before explaining that the cold winds were connected to something Xiao Yan had been seeking.
• Gu You hinted at the Ice Spirit Pill, and Xiao Yan recognized the Ice Spirit Cold Liquid as the source of the extreme cold.
• Xiao Yan asked Gu You whether the Ice Spirit Cold Liquid was within the cold winds.

Xiao Yan discovered that the cold wind contained ice spirit cold liquid, but Gu You revealed that a much richer Ice Spirit Cold Spring lay ahead in Xilin's heartland. As they headed toward it using Gu You's power, Xiao Yan learned that Bing Shuang was far stronger than the Four Great Sects' masters, possibly reaching the Origin Transformation Realm.

• Xiao Yan refined the cold wind with Heavenly Flames and gathered a tiny amount of ice spirit cold liquid.
• Gu You explained that the liquid in the surrounding air was heavily diluted and that an Ice Spirit Cold Spring must exist in Xilin's heartland.
• Gu You offered to guide Xiao Yan to the spring, and Xiao Yan accepted and used Gu You's power to travel through the deadly cold wind.
• Xiao Yan asked why Gu You had concealed his presence around Bing Shuang, and Gu You warned him not to underestimate her strength.
• Xiao Yan realized Bing Shuang might have reached the Origin Transformation Realm.

Xiao Yan reached the desolate snowfield where Gu You sensed the Ice Spirit Cold Spring buried underground. Gu You warned that Bing Shuang owned it, then revealed a costly way for Xiao Yan to obtain it, leaving him exposed to the deadly cold.

• With Gu You guiding him and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame shielding him, Xiao Yan reached the mist-covered frozen land.
• Xiao Yan questioned whether the Ice Spirit Cold Spring was there, and Gu You explained that it lay beneath the snow and caused the frigid wind.
• Before Xiao Yan struck the ground, Gu You warned that the spring belonged to someone, likely Bing Shuang, and that taking it could make her an enemy.
• Xiao Yan asked how to claim the spring without being caught, and Gu You said the method would require him to pay a great price.
• After Xiao Yan agreed, Gu You fell silent as Xiao Yan's Dou Qi and flames drained away, exposing him to the terrifying cold.

Xiao Yan was trapped in a deadly snowstorm until Murong Qianqian and Bing Shuang found him and brought him to an ice cave. After waking near the ice spirit cold spring, he faced Bing Shuang and obeyed her order to sit.

• Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames weakened in the icy winds, and he was frozen solid after exhausting his Dou Qi.
• Murong Qianqian noticed Xiao Yan below as she and Bing Shuang passed through the clouds and mist.
• Xiao Yan woke in a furnished ice cave and learned from Gu You that he was close to the ice spirit cold spring.
• Murong Qianqian entered and checked on Xiao Yan, then Bing Shuang appeared behind her.
• Xiao Yan respectfully stood to greet Bing Shuang, but she ordered him to sit, and he obeyed.