Recaps

Xiao Yan joined Spirit Hall, rose as a member of its Golden Generation, and revealed the power of his Heavenly Flames while concealing his origins. After reconnecting with Tang San and proving his pill-making breakthrough, he struck a bargain with Dugu Bo to cure his family’s poison backlash in exchange for loyalty to Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Yan left Holy Soul Village after Tang Hao disowned him, then joined Su Yuntao in the Soul Hunting Forest and killed a thousand-year Flame Light Bird with cyan flames.
• Yan Xiao revealed the sealed power within Emperor Flame and helped Xiao Yan disguise it as Soul Rings, while Bibi Dong accepted Xiao Yan as her disciple and introduced him to Hu Liena.
• Xiao Yan defeated Yan in a spar and became the fourth member of the Golden Generation, then helped Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan hunt Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Yan used a three-flame Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus to destroy the Magma Giant Ape, and the Titan Giant Ape drove the group from the forest as the silver dragon awakened.
• Bibi Dong named Hu Liena and Xiao Yan her potential successors, while Xiao Yan’s alchemy experiments led him to discover that Soul Beast blood essence could replace Magic Cores.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Tang San during the Man Faced Demon Spider hunt, refused to reconcile with Tang Hao, and arranged protection for Tang San before they parted as enemies.
• Xiao Yan refined pills using Soul Beast essence blood, demonstrated their power to Spirit Hall, and traveled with Yue Guan to Dugu Bo’s garden for ingredients.
• Xiao Yan offered Dugu Bo a method to control his poison and save the Dugu Family in exchange for the family’s loyalty to Spirit Hall, and Dugu Bo accepted the partnership.