Arc 1The Flame-Locking Array
Xiao Yan returned to his youth, rose through the Misty Cloud Sect, protected the Xiao Clan, and traveled to Jia Nan Academy in pursuit of the Fallen Heart Flame. After stopping Mo Feng’s schemes and reinforcing the Heart Flame’s seal, Xiao Yan and his companions followed a map toward the Gu Clan ruins in the Central Plains.
- Xiao Yan returned to his fifteen-year-old self, bound the Flame Emperor Returns system, defeated Misty Cloud Sect disciples, and won the Three-Year Agreement against Nalan Yanran before leaving the sect with a Burning Heaven Art fragment.
- Xiao Yan rescued the Xiao Clan caravan, drove the Liu Clan away from the western mine, and returned to Wutan City, where he opened Yan Pharmacy and helped the Xiao Clan defeat Jia Lie Family forces.
- Xiao Yan found Qing Lin in the Jia Lie Family treasury, then returned to defend the Xiao Clan from Misty Cloud Sect Dou Wang Ling Ying and He Xue before setting out for Jia Nan Academy.
- Xiao Yan traveled with Ya Fei, won the Hunters' Tournament in Iron Ridge City, and collected Associated Source Crystals that strengthened his Green Lotus Core Flame and unlocked new techniques.
- Xiao Yan enrolled at Jia Nan Academy, won the recruitment competition and the Strong Ranking Challenge, then entered the Earth Core Magma Pool with Zi Yan and discovered the Fallen Heart Flame’s origin blood essence.
- Xiao Yan and his companions pursued the Flame-Locking Array fragments, fought Mo Feng and Burning Heaven Valley, and learned that the nine fragments sealed the Fallen Heart Flame.
- Xiao Yan’s team gathered the remaining fragments, reinforced the seal against Mo Feng’s Heart-Exploding Gu, and captured Mo Feng as Zi Yan received the Ice Phoenix Inheritance and Xiao Yan gained the Heart Flame’s Recognition.
- Xiao Yan and Lu Mu discovered that the Flame-Locking Array and Beast Soul Altar designs formed a map pointing to the Gu Clan ruins in the Central Plains.