Arc 2The Luo River Abyss

Xiao Yan joined the Luo God Clan in the Luo River Abyss, gained the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame, and helped them survive a Blood God Clan ambush. After defeating Xue Ku and reaching complete assimilation, he left Luo Shen City with Luo Lan to search for Cai Lin and Xun'er.

  • Xiao Yan exposed Luo Ping's plot to poison Luo Chuan and cured the Blood Fiend Palm victims, then impressed Luo Tianshen by mastering the Reverse Scale Spirit-Guiding Method.
  • Xiao Yan entered the Luo River Abyss with Luo Lan and the young Luo God Clan members, where he rescued Luo Lan from the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon and found traces of the Blood God Clan's scheme.
  • Xiao Yan obtained a wisp of the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame, then returned to save the Luo God Clan youths from Xue Shi and defeated him with a fused Fire Lotus.
  • Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries and advanced his assimilation by using the ice flame to connect his Dou Qi and Spiritual Energy.
  • Xue Ku attacked Luo Shen City while Luo Tianshen was away, but Xiao Yan fought him until Luo Tianshen returned and drove off the Blood God Clan.
  • Xiao Yan reached complete assimilation and became a Lower Earthly Sovereign, then gave the Luo God Clan medicine and cultivation aid before preparing to leave.
  • A Heng's grandfather entrusted her to Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan left with Luo Lan after promising to take A Heng as his disciple if she reached the Spirit Movement Realm.
  • Xiao Yan and Luo Lan departed Luo Shen City, and Xiao Yan followed Cai Lin's Soul Jade toward his wives.
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Ch. 26Hidden Hand

Xiao Yan searched the Luo Shen Residence library for clues about ancient Dou Qi experts while treating five members of the Luo God Clan with Fire Pattern Pills. When Luo Chuan suddenly worsened after taking a pill, Xiao Yan stabilized him and discovered that the fallen pill was not his.

  • Xiao Yan found only a brief record saying the ancient Dou Qi experts from the Lower Plane had vanished, and he resolved to grow stronger as he searched for answers.
  • Luo Su delivered the supplies Xiao Yan had requested, and he entrusted her with fifteen Fire Pattern Pills for five injured Luo God Clan members.
  • Xiao Yan met Luo Chuan, a young Luo Shen Guard who had been poisoned while protecting commoners, and learned of his loyalty to Luo Shen City.
  • The Fire Pattern Pills improved the five patients for two days, but Luo Chuan’s blood fiend Qi erupted after his third dose and began surging toward his heart meridian.
  • Luo Feng accused Xiao Yan of poisoning the pills, but Xiao Yan used his flame to stabilize Luo Chuan and identified the fallen pill as not his.

Ch. 27Confrontation

Xiao Yan exposed Luo Ping as the one who had tampered with the pills using Blood Erosion Powder, while Luo Tianshen punished Luo Feng for failing to control his steward. Xiao Yan refined a new medicine for Luo Chuan, and Luo Tianshen decided to confront the Blood God Clan.

  • Xiao Yan found Blood God Clan traces and a fingertip imprint in the pill, then identified Luo Ping as the likely culprit.
  • Luo Ping tried to flee, but Xiao Yan stopped him and found Blood Erosion Powder in his possession.
  • Luo Tianshen ordered Luo Ping taken away and stripped Luo Feng of his elder position, confining him to his quarters for three years.
  • Xiao Yan refined a new batch of pills to counter the Blood Erosion Powder, and Luo Chuan awoke before receiving one.
  • The medicine dispelled the blood baleful Qi from Luo Chuan, while Luo Tianshen resolved to speak with the Blood God Clan's leader.

Ch. 28The Test

After the Blood God Clan’s spy was exposed and the injured Luo God Clan members recovered, Xiao Yan trained Luo Lan and taught A Heng. Luo Tianshen tested Xiao Yan’s abilities on a stone platform, where Xiao Yan recognized the principle behind his Spirit Immobilization technique and eagerly asked to continue.

  • Luo Ping confessed that the Blood God Clan had recruited him, and the disciplinary hall discovered two more servants working with them; Luo Feng lost his elder position and was confined for three years.
  • Xiao Yan’s pills cured Luo Chuan and the other victims of the Blood Fiend Palm, while Luo Lan trained in Xiao Yan’s courtyard and A Heng began learning to sense Qi.
  • Luo Tianshen brought Xiao Yan to a stone platform and invited him to attack, stopping his first punch with a single finger.
  • Xiao Yan used Three Thousand Lightning Movement, but Luo Tianshen’s Spirit Immobilization halted his afterimages and struck his real body.
  • Xiao Yan identified how Spirit Immobilization worked, surprising Luo Tianshen, who smiled and told him to attack again.

Ch. 29The Third Layer

Xiao Yan endured Luo Tianshen’s attacks and formed the third layer of his reverse scales, allowing him to connect with the Spiritual Energy of the Great Thousand World and raising his assimilation to fifty percent. He learned that the Luo River Abyss held the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame Xiao Yi needed, and prepared to join the Luo God Clan’s expedition there next month.

  • Xiao Yan repeatedly attacked Luo Tianshen, gradually understanding how precise control of Spiritual Energy and Spirit Marks shaped power in this world.
  • Xiao Yan formed a third, connecting layer of reverse scales that let his Spiritual Energy resonate with the world, and his assimilation reached fifty percent.
  • Xiao Yan sensed Xiao Yi longing for a flame of extreme yin and cold, and Luo Tianshen told him the Luo River Abyss held one and invited him to enter with the younger generation.
  • Luo Tianshen recognized Xiao Yan had mastered the final layer of the Reverse Scale Spirit-Guiding Method on his own.
  • Xiao Yan returned to the courtyard, where Luo Lan explained the Luo River Abyss and warned that the Blood God Clan seemed interested in it.

Ch. 30Luo River Abyss

Xiao Yan prepared for the Luo River Abyss while improving his ability to control Spiritual Energy, then entered the secret realm with the Luo God Clan’s younger generation. A hidden watcher sent several figures after the group as the entrance closed.

  • Xiao Yan practiced controlling Spiritual Energy, strengthening his techniques and advancing his assimilation from fifty to sixty percent.
  • A Heng gave Xiao Yan carefully gathered herbs, and he promised to return from the Luo River Abyss in seven days.
  • Xiao Yan joined Luo Feng, Luo Lan, and twenty-one other young Luo God Clan members at the Luo River.
  • Luo Tianshen used the Luo Shen Token to open the abyss, and Xiao Yan sensed a cold flame inside before entering with the others.
  • After the entrance closed, a watcher with dark red eyes ordered several figures to set out after them.

Ch. 31A World Beneath the Abyss

Xiao Yan explored the Jade Abyss with Luo Lan, gathering medicinal herbs while sensing the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame far below. At night, he detected an unfamiliar presence near the sealed entrance and recognized a trace of blood, suggesting someone else had entered the Luo River Abyss.

  • Xiao Yan arrived beneath the Luo River and sensed the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame rising from the depths below the stone islands.
  • Luo Feng explained the seven layers of the Luo River Abyss, set rules for the expedition, and gave each participant a communication jade talisman.
  • Luo Xiao mocked Luo Lan for associating with Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan unsettled him by asking about Elder Luo Cheng, and Luo Feng stopped the confrontation.
  • Xiao Yan gathered medicinal herbs in the Jade Abyss and taught Luo Lan to identify them, promising that he could fight after learning for three days.
  • At sunset, Luo Xiao's group returned with a Jade-Scaled Python while Xiao Yan and Luo Lan brought back bags of herbs.
  • That night, Xiao Yan sensed a faint fluctuation near the sealed entrance and detected a familiar trace of blood.

Ch. 32Mist Abyss

Xiao Yan recognized the Mist Abyss as a Spirit Mark array and guided the Luo God Clan disciples to its hidden exit beneath the stele. The group reached the Cold Abyss and found three Ice Soul Spiritual Fruits on an island in a black pool, while Luo Xiao looked eager.

  • Xiao Yan and the Luo God Clan disciples entered the Mist Abyss, where thick mist separated them and blocked their Soul Power.
  • After repeatedly returning to the same stele, Luo Xiao attacked the mist and triggered an assault by wolf-shaped mist beasts.
  • Xiao Yan identified the mist’s Spirit Mark pattern and told Luo Feng that the array’s exit lay beneath the stele.
  • Luo Feng struck the ground with a Spirit Mark, dispelling the mist wolves and opening a fissure into the Cold Abyss.
  • The group descended into an ice cavern and discovered three Ice Soul Spiritual Fruits on an island in a black pool; Luo Xiao’s eyes brightened.

Ch. 33The Cold Pool

Xiao Yan discovered that a powerful Sovereign-level beast slept beneath the pool guarding the Ice Soul Spiritual Fruit, but Luo Xiao stole a fruit and awakened it. When the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon dragged Luo Lan underwater after he saved Luo Zhi, Xiao Yan plunged into the pool to rescue him.

  • Xiao Yan sensed a huge, sleeping Sovereign-level spiritual beast at the bottom of the pool and warned Luo Feng.
  • Xiao Yan brewed medicine for the injured clansmen, and Luo Zhi offered him advice about preparing Abyss Dew Grass while Luo Lan watched her.
  • Luo Feng agreed to move the camp away from the pool, but Luo Xiao secretly crossed to the island and plucked an Ice Soul Spiritual Fruit.
  • The Abyss Scale Flood Dragon emerged and attacked, and Luo Lan shoved Luo Zhi clear before its tail dragged him into the pool.
  • Xiao Yan rushed into the freezing water after Luo Lan.

Ch. 34Slaying the Flood Dragon

Xiao Yan rescued Luo Lan from the icy pool by killing the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon, then helped him recover with Heartwarming Star Grass. After Luo Feng punished Luo Xiao and reclaimed the Ice Soul Spiritual Fruit, Xiao Yan noticed a Blood Fiend Palm wound on the dragon’s corpse.

  • Xiao Yan found Luo Lan bound in the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon’s coils and struck the dragon’s tail to free him.
  • Xiao Yan used his bone wings to evade the dragon’s ice attacks, then reversed the pool’s currents with the Sea Overturning Seal and shattered the dragon’s horn, killing it.
  • Xiao Yan carried Luo Lan to the surface and treated his cold-injured meridians with Heartwarming Star Grass.
  • Luo Lan woke and joked that he had looked cool, relieving the gathered Luo God Clan disciples.
  • Luo Feng ordered Luo Xiao to report to the Punishment Hall and hand the Ice Soul Spiritual Fruit to Luo Lan, and Luo Xiao left the fruit on the ice.
  • Xiao Yan saw a Blood Fiend Palm print on the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon’s corpse.

Ch. 35Breath of the Abyss

Xiao Yan uncovered the Blood God Clan’s trap in the Cold Abyss, helped Luo Lan reach the Divine Soul Realm, and learned of the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame in the seventh layer. He left before dawn and descended into the Mystic Yin Abyss despite the danger.

  • Xiao Yan and Luo Feng realized the Blood God Clan had used Luo Ping’s spy work and blood sacrifice arts to enter the abyss and deliberately awaken the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon as a trap.
  • Xiao Yan guided the Ice Soul Spiritual Energy through Luo Lan’s meridians, helping him break through to the Divine Soul Realm.
  • Luo Feng told Xiao Yan that an ancestor had vanished in the seventh layer after leaving a jade slip that said, “The fire is waiting for someone,” and gave him a life-bound jade talisman.
  • Xiao Yan warned Luo Feng about the Blood God Clan, then told Luo Xiao he trusted him to guard the others while he was gone.
  • Xiao Yan descended through the fourth, fifth, and sixth layers, then stepped into the seventh layer, the Mystic Yin Abyss.

Ch. 36The Flame Was Waiting for Someone

Xiao Yan reached the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame and used the Yin-Separating Marks to draw a wisp of it into his body for Xiao Yi. He left the flame behind, but Luo Feng’s life-bound jade talisman cracked as he reached the sixth layer.

  • Xiao Yan found the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame beside the frozen body of the ancestor who had died trying to seize it.
  • Xiao Yan carved seven Yin-Separating Marks into his left arm and approached the flame with a wisp of Xiao Yi’s pink fire.
  • The Mysterious Yin Ice Flame stopped its assault when Xiao Yi’s fire appeared and gave Xiao Yan a wisp of blue flame.
  • Xiao Yan brought the blue flame into his heart meridian, where Xiao Yi embraced it and stirred in her sleep.
  • Xiao Yan bowed to the ancestor, promised to return for the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame, and headed back toward the sixth layer.
  • Xiao Yan felt heat in his chest and found that a crack was spreading across Luo Feng’s life-bound jade talisman.

Ch. 37Blood Sacrifice

While Xiao Yan remained in the seventh layer, Xue Shi led the Blood God Clan in an attack on the Luo God Clan camp, using a Blood Sacrifice Array to weaken its defenders. As Xue Shi held Luo Xiao hostage and demanded Xiao Yan, the cold pool began to boil and glow with golden light.

  • Luo Feng moved the camp away from the pool, while Luo Lan and Luo Xiao waited anxiously for Xiao Yan to return.
  • A wounded guard stumbled back, and Xue Shi led more than ten Blood God Clan members into the cavern.
  • Xue Shi activated a Blood Sacrifice Array using the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon's blood, weakening the Luo God Clan members.
  • Luo Feng attacked Xue Shi but was knocked back, and the Blood God Clan overwhelmed the camp; Luo Lan and Luo Xiao fought to protect their fellow clansmen.
  • Xue Shi seized Luo Xiao and demanded that the Luo God Clan bring him Xiao Yan in exchange.
  • The cold pool began bubbling, and a faint golden light rose from its depths as Xue Shi waited for Xiao Yan.

Ch. 38One Person

Xiao Yan rescued Luo Xiao, destroyed Xue Shi’s Blood Sacrifice Array, and struck down most of the Blood God Clan assassins with the Heavy Xuan Ruler. Xue Shi survived by sacrificing his subordinates and began the Blood God Transformation as Xiao Yan’s strength waned.

  • Xiao Yan emerged from the pool and ordered Xue Shi to release Luo Xiao, then burned away the Blood Sacrifice Array and freed the Luo God Clan youths from its suppression.
  • Xiao Yan used an Emperor Realm Soul attack to rescue Luo Xiao and returned him to Luo Feng, then told Luo Feng to protect the wounded.
  • Xiao Yan used the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to destroy more than a dozen Blood God Clan assassins, though the attack left his hand injured and drained much of his Spiritual Energy.
  • Xue Shi survived the flames by using two subordinates as shields, then began drawing blood from the fallen assassins into himself.
  • Xue Shi activated the Blood God Transformation and invoked Myriad Bloods Return to the Origin.

Ch. 39Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus

Xiao Yan faced Xue Shi after the Blood God Clan elder used a forbidden technique to become a blood-colored giant. Xiao Yan combined three flames with Spirit Marks to create a small Fire Lotus that devastated the ice valley, leaving Xue Shi barely alive and Xiao Yan collapsing from his injuries.

  • Xue Shi absorbed the blood of his clansmen and transformed into a towering giant with power far beyond a Second Grade Sovereign.
  • Xue Shi struck Xiao Yan through the ice cavern wall, and Xiao Yan burned the Blood Fiend Qi from his meridians while preparing to fight back.
  • Xiao Yan asked the sleeping Xiao Yi for fire, and she sent him a pink flame and a pale blue ice flame.
  • Xiao Yan fused the two flames with his own pale gold fire and inscribed Spirit Marks to form a small Fire Lotus.
  • Xiao Yan sent the Fire Lotus into Xue Shi's chest, and its explosion flattened the ice valley and left Xue Shi charred and barely breathing.
  • Luo Feng found Xiao Yan badly injured at the crater's edge, and Xiao Yan collapsed after remarking that the Fire Lotus was only thirty percent of its former size.

Ch. 40Bowing His Head

After Xiao Yan saved the Luo God Clan youths from Xue Shi and the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon, he recovered in the ice cavern while the group mourned their dead and Luo Xiao apologized. As the survivors prepared to leave, Xue Shi warned that Elder Xue Li had sent more than one agent, and Xiao Yan watched the four Soul Jade tokens as the seventh day approached.

  • Luo Xiao caught the unconscious Xiao Yan, and Luo Zhi treated his injured hands with medicinal paste while the surviving youths regarded him with awe.
  • Luo Feng reported that Luo Shi and Luo Wen had died and seven others were gravely injured; Xiao Yan questioned the bound Xue Shi and showed him the blood jade he had taken.
  • Xue Shi warned that Elder Xue Li had sent more than one person, while Xiao Yan revealed a wisp of flame guarding Xue Shi's dantian against self-detonation.
  • Luo Xiao bowed to Xiao Yan, admitted his past mistakes, and apologized for blaming him over his grandfather's actions; Xiao Yan acknowledged Luo Xiao's courage.
  • During three days of recovery, Xiao Yan accepted the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon core, gave Luo Zhi a scale for medicine, and checked the Soul Jade tokens tracking Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, Xun'er, and Cai Lin.
  • Xiao Yan noted Xue Shi's lingering warning and looked toward the ice dome as the seventh day approached.

Ch. 41Seven Days

Xiao Yan and the surviving Luo God Clan youths returned from the Luo River Abyss, where the Blood God Clan had ambushed them and killed Luo Shi and Luo Wen. The clan captured Xue Shi, Xiao Yan reunited with A Heng and kept Luo Feng’s cracked life-bound jade talisman, and Luo Tianshen stood over the kneeling captive as news of the battle spread through Luo Shen City.

  • The Luo God Clan gathered at the riverbank as the youths returned; twenty-one survived, while Luo Shi and Luo Wen’s bodies were brought out last.
  • Luo Feng reported that Xue Shi and the Blood God Clan had ambushed the youths in the Cold Abyss, and Luo Xiao threw the captured deacon beneath the platform.
  • Xiao Yan returned carrying Luo Lan, reassured A Heng that he was unhurt, and told her the Heartwarming Grass she had given him had saved Luo Lan’s life.
  • Luo Feng offered Xiao Yan the cracked life-bound jade talisman, telling him to keep it so Luo Feng could sense if he was in danger.
  • Stories of Xiao Yan’s actions spread through Luo Shen City as Luo Lan repeatedly embellished the tale, while Luo Tianshen stood over the kneeling Xue Shi at the Luo Shen Residence.

Ch. 42The Fourth Level

Xiao Yan created a fourth layer of Reverse Scales that balanced yin and yang, bringing his Dou Qi and Spiritual Energy into harmony and accelerating assimilation to eighty percent. After remembering his family and seeing Cai Lin’s Soul Jade flicker dangerously, he was joined by Luo Tianshen for a walk.

  • Xiao Yan spent three days studying how the Mysterious Yin Ice Flame affected the conflict between his Dou Qi and Spiritual Energy.
  • Xiao Yan drew a strand of ice flame into his unassimilated Dou Qi and carved a fourth Reverse Scales layer called “Fusion.”
  • Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and Spiritual Energy began to flow together, raising his assimilation from sixty to eighty percent in three days.
  • Xiao Yan remembered his loved ones beneath the stars and saw that Cai Lin’s Soul Jade was flickering more violently than before.
  • Luo Tianshen entered Xiao Yan’s courtyard and invited him to take a walk.

Ch. 43Seeking His Wives, Seeking the Dao

Luo Tianshen learned why Xiao Yan had come to the Great Thousand World and prepared to confront the Blood God Clan over the deaths of Luo Shi and Luo Wen. After Luo Tianshen left Luo Shen City with Xue Shi and the blood jade, Xiao Yan sensed a sinister presence watching from a hill.

  • Luo Tianshen bought Crimson Feather Beast skewers for himself and Xiao Yan, then told him he had secretly paid the stallholder to feed Luo Lan when he was a child.
  • At the Luo God ancestor’s statue, Xiao Yan told Luo Tianshen he had come to find his two wives and seek the Dao.
  • Luo Tianshen revealed that Xue Shi had confessed to the Blood God Clan’s involvement in the Luo River Abyss incident and said he would take Xue Shi to Blood God City the next morning.
  • Xiao Yan gave Luo Tianshen the blood jade bearing Xue Li’s imprint as evidence and warned him the journey might be a trap, but Luo Tianshen chose to go.
  • Luo Tianshen left Luo Shen City with Xue Shi in chains, and Xiao Yan sensed a brief, decaying, blood-stained presence on a distant hill.

Ch. 44Blood Domain

Xiao Yan faced Xue Ku, a Lower Earthly Sovereign who trapped Luo Shen City in a Blood Domain while Luo Tianshen was away. After Xue Ku injured Elder Qin and struck Xiao Yan down, Xiao Yan prepared to stake everything on a final fight.

  • Xiao Yan brought the Abyss Scale Flood Dragon core to Elder Qin to develop pills for the injured Luo God Clan youths.
  • A Blood Domain covered the city, and Elder Qin identified Xue Li and the Lower Earthly Sovereign Xue Ku outside the Luo Pill Pavilion.
  • Xue Ku injured Elder Qin with a glance and revealed that Luo Tianshen was away, leaving the city vulnerable.
  • Xiao Yan instructed Luo Lan to break through the Blood Domain at its weakest point and find Elder Luo Yan, then stepped outside to confront Xue Ku.
  • Xue Ku struck Xiao Yan with a single palm, badly injuring him, and Xiao Yan decided to stake everything on one fight.

Ch. 45Burning Away the Origin

Xiao Yan burned nearly all his remaining Dou Qi origin to fight Xue Ku, but the power faded before he could defeat him. As Xue Ku’s blood palm descended to kill him, an unseen intervention stopped it.

  • Xiao Yan ignited the remaining twenty percent of his Dou Qi origin and struck Xue Ku with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, burning his palm and forcing him back.
  • Xiao Yan fought Xue Ku across the street and blasted him with a massive Fire Lotus, wounding him and tearing open the blood-red canopy.
  • Luo Yan fought Xue Li while Luo Lan punched the blood curtain until Luo Xiao and Luo Feng broke through and rushed inside.
  • Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi ran out, his bone wings shattered, and he fell helplessly onto the street as Xue Ku prepared to kill him.
  • Xue Ku’s blood palm descended toward Xiao Yan, but it stopped before striking him.

Ch. 46Luo Tianshen

Luo Tianshen returned to Luo Shen City and stopped Xue Ku from killing Xiao Yan, then drove the Blood God Clan elder away and severed Xue Li’s arm. He carried the critically wounded Xiao Yan to the Luo Shen Residence, while a spark in Xiao Yan’s empty sea of Dou Qi began to brighten.

  • Luo Tianshen appeared above the street and immobilized Xue Ku’s blood palm before it could strike Xiao Yan.
  • Luo Tianshen revealed that he had discovered Xue Ku’s cave residence was empty and fought his way out of Blood God City.
  • Luo Tianshen struck Xue Ku through the city wall and into a mountain, shattering the Blood Domain over the street.
  • Luo Tianshen cut off Xue Li’s arm for Luo Shi and ordered the Blood God Clan to stay out of Luo Shen City.
  • Luo Tianshen examined Xiao Yan, found his Dou Qi nearly extinguished, and carried him toward the Luo Shen Residence as the spark within him brightened.

Ch. 47Fulfillment

After burning away his remaining Dou Qi, Xiao Yan completed his assimilation into the Great Thousand World and awakened as a stable Lower Earthly Sovereign. He recovered in Luo Shen City, then decided to leave after checking the Soul Jade bearing Cai Lin’s mark.

  • In the darkness, Xiao Yan’s four layers of Reverse Scale absorbed Spiritual Energy and used it to rekindle his Flame Mantra flame.
  • Xiao Yan realized that burning away his final Dou Qi had removed the barrier preventing complete assimilation.
  • Xiao Yan woke after three days unconscious, and A Heng, Luo Lan, and Luo Tianshen gathered around him as he asked for food.
  • Luo Lan told Xiao Yan that Luo Tianshen had tended his meridians throughout his unconsciousness, while Luo Su later found them wider than before.
  • Xiao Yan confirmed that his assimilation was complete and found himself firmly established as a Lower Earthly Sovereign.
  • Xiao Yan checked Cai Lin’s Soul Jade mark and told Luo Tianshen that it was time for him to leave.

Ch. 48Go On

Xiao Yan prepared to leave the Luo God Clan, giving its pill masters valuable recipes and paying respects to fallen Luo Shen Guards before meeting Luo Tianshen at the lake. Luo Tianshen gave him a map of the Western Heaven Continent and a Luo Shen Token, and Xiao Yan departed for the south.

  • Xiao Yan gave Elder Qin the Fire Pattern Pill recipe and improved Blood Erosion Powder medicine, and asked him to make Cold-Dispelling Meridian-Mending Pills for injured children.
  • Luo Qing visited Xiao Yan, bowed to him in respect for his alchemy mastery, and shared a rare smile with him.
  • Xiao Yan and Luo Feng drank wine at Luo Shi and Luo Wen’s graves, and Xiao Yan reminded Luo Feng that he had protected twenty-one people.
  • Luo Tianshen gave Xiao Yan a map marking Ten Thousand Serpents Marsh and warned him that the Xuanming Serpent Clan’s territory was dangerous to leave.
  • Luo Tianshen gave Xiao Yan a Luo Shen Token and promised the Luo Shen City gates would always be open to him.
  • Xiao Yan bowed to Luo Tianshen and left across the stone bridge as Luo Tianshen watched him go.

Ch. 49Three Stages

A Heng tested at the third stage of Sensing after just over a month of cultivation, and Xiao Yan encouraged her by recalling his own humble beginnings. As Xiao Yan prepared to leave to find his wife, he gave A Heng gifts and promised to return; Luo Lan arrived and insisted on going with him.

  • A Heng tested at the Spirit Testing Stele and reached the third stage of Sensing, prompting some Luo God Clan children to mock her.
  • Xiao Yan reassured A Heng, praised her rapid progress, and reminded the children that she had not received the advantages they had.
  • Xiao Yan gave A Heng's grandfather Essence Nourishing Pills and gave A Heng a cultivation method and a bronze lamp containing his source flame.
  • A Heng realized Xiao Yan was leaving to find his wife, and he promised to take her as his disciple if she reached the Spirit Movement Realm before he returned.
  • A Heng's grandfather entrusted her to Xiao Yan, and Luo Lan rushed into the courtyard, knelt, and demanded to go with him.

Ch. 50Southbound

Xiao Yan left Luo Shen City with Luo Lan, carrying gifts and farewells from the people they had come to know. As they traveled south, Xiao Yan followed Cai Lin’s Soul Jade toward the crimson wilderness and the city beyond it.

  • Luo Lan persuaded Xiao Yan to let him join the journey after Luo Tianshen gave permission.
  • Elder Qin, Luo Qing, Luo Su, Luo Yan, Luo Feng, Luo Xiao, Luo Chuan, Luo Zhi, and A Heng came to see Xiao Yan and Luo Lan off at Luo Shen City’s southern gate.
  • Xiao Yan bowed toward the gray figure watching from the gatehouse, then set out south with Luo Lan.
  • By the campfire, Xiao Yan told Luo Lan about Xun'er and Cai Lin and warned him not to ask which wife was stronger.
  • The next day, Xiao Yan followed the direction on Cai Lin’s Soul Jade and vowed to reach her.
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