Chapter Summaries

The Flame Emperor Xiao Yan returned to the Dou Qi Continent just before his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran, with his strength reduced to Three-Stage Dou Qi and a new system bound to him. After defeating a Misty Cloud Sect outer disciple, he gained Four-Stage Dou Qi and mastered Stone Shattering Fist, then prepared to face the agreement with greater strength.

• Xiao Yan returned to his fifteen-year-old self on the Misty Cloud Sect training ground, retaining memories of his life as the Flame Emperor.
• The Flame Emperor Returns system bound to Xiao Yan and assigned him to defeat a Misty Cloud Sect outer disciple.
• A hostile outer disciple mocked Xiao Yan and attacked him with Stone Shattering Fist.
• Xiao Yan countered the disciple's attack, broke his fist, and completed the system mission.
• The system raised Xiao Yan to Four-Stage Dou Qi and granted him mastery of Stone Shattering Fist, while he resolved to win the Three-Year Agreement decisively.

Xiao Yan defeated Zhao Li and Wang Hao, intimidating the Misty Cloud Sect’s outer disciples and completing a system side quest that raised his cultivation and granted him Wind Walking Step. A Sixth-Stage inner disciple confronted him, and Xiao Yan began fighting back as their battle escalated.

• Wang Hao and Zhao Li attacked Xiao Yan together, but he evaded them with Quick Step, knocked Zhao Li unconscious, and broke Wang Hao’s arm with Stone Shattering Fist.
• Xiao Yan intimidated the gathered outer disciples and completed the Establish Dominance side quest, reaching peak Fourth Stage Dou Qi and gaining Wind Walking Step and a Basic Body Tempering Pill.
• A Sixth-Stage inner disciple arrived with two other inner disciples and demanded that Xiao Yan explain injuring the outer disciples.
• The inner disciple attacked Xiao Yan with Wind Splitting Claw, but Xiao Yan dodged using Wind Walking Step and countered with Stone Shattering Fist.

Xiao Yan defeated Lin Chen and two other inner sect disciples, earning system rewards that advanced his cultivation and unlocked the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler scroll. As stronger figures approached, he prepared for the next confrontation at the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Yan dodged Lin Chen’s Wind Splitting Claw, spotted an opening, and struck Lin Chen’s ribs with Stone Shattering Fist.
• The system rewarded Xiao Yan for injuring Lin Chen, raising his cultivation to the fifth stage and unlocking the system shop.
• Xiao Yan defeated one of Lin Chen’s companions with a punch and broke the other’s arm with an elbow strike.
• Xiao Yan fought Lin Chen and the remaining disciple together, then shattered Lin Chen’s Wind Splitting: Strangulation and knocked both opponents unconscious.
• The system awarded Xiao Yan peak fifth-stage cultivation, 200 points, and an incomplete Flame Splitting Wave Ruler scroll for completing the hidden quest.
• Xiao Yan sensed powerful figures approaching from within the Misty Cloud Sect and anticipated a more serious welcome.

Xiao Yan fought Misty Cloud Sect enforcer Zhang Hao and used the system to unlock and strengthen Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, forcing a stalemate despite his lower cultivation. After a mission reward raised him to Sixth-Stage Dou Qi, Nalan Yanran stopped the fight and set their Three-Year Agreement for noon the next day on Misty Cloud Platform.

• Zhang Hao arrived with four inner-sect disciples and demanded that Xiao Yan cripple an arm and kowtow for injuring Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
• Xiao Yan spent 100 points to unlock beginner Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and held off Zhang Hao's Stacked Wave Palm with his iron ruler and Wind Walking Step.
• Xiao Yan spent another 100 points to strengthen the technique and clashed with Zhang Hao's strongest palm, leaving both fighters injured and standing.
• The system rewarded Xiao Yan for completing the challenge mission with Sixth-Stage Dou Qi, 150 points, and a slight increase in physical strength.
• Nalan Yanran ordered Zhang Hao to stop and told Xiao Yan to meet her at noon the next day on Misty Cloud Platform for the Three-Year Agreement.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in their Three-Year Agreement on the Misty Cloud Platform and gained Seventh Stage Dou Qi through the system. As the crowd reacted to his victory, he sensed unfriendly watchers within the Misty Cloud Sect and resolved to continue toward the peak.

• Nalan Yanran offered Xiao Yan a chance to concede, but he rejected it and declared he had returned to settle their grudge.
• Nalan Yanran attacked with the Wind Spirit Sword Art, and Xiao Yan used Wind Walking Step and Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to counter her strikes.
• Xiao Yan pressed Nalan Yanran back with Wave Devouring, forcing her to unleash her ultimate move, Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds.
• Xiao Yan met Nalan Yanran's ultimate attack with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler: Unification, and the collision left her injured and exhausted while he remained standing.
• Nalan Yanran admitted defeat, and the system awarded Xiao Yan Seventh Stage Dou Qi, increased shop access, and a mysterious draw chance.
• The crowd erupted over Xiao Yan's victory, while he noticed unfriendly gazes from the depths of the Misty Cloud Sect and resolved to keep advancing.

After defeating Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan faced Ge Ye’s attack and used Heavenly Flames Simulation to counter him, forcing Yun Yun to intervene. He then followed a hidden mission to a cave on Misty Cloud Mountain, where an ancient voice spoke from a flame-marked wall.

• Ge Ye attacked Xiao Yan to avenge Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Yan dodged his blows while the system assigned him a mission to withstand ten breaths and counterattack.
• Xiao Yan activated Heavenly Flames Simulation and struck Ge Ye’s left ribs, disrupting his Dou Qi and completing the mission.
• Yun Yun stopped Ge Ye and allowed Xiao Yan to leave, and Xiao Yan headed toward the rear mountain after a hidden mission revealed a presence connected to a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan found a hidden cave with flame patterns on a black stone wall, which lit up as an aged voice addressed him.

Xiao Yan received a fragment of the Burning Heaven Art from a remnant soul in the cave and used its flame-control secrets to repel Lin Chen and two deacons. After escaping Misty Cloud Mountain, he reached the Eighth Stage of Dou Qi and set out to return to the Xiao Clan and awaken Yao Lao sooner.

• Xiao Yan met a remnant soul in the stone wall, which offered him the Burning Heaven Art fragment if he endured its soul impact.
• Xiao Yan withstood the soul impact, memorized the Burning Heaven Art fragment, and completed the system’s inheritance mission.
• Lin Chen arrived with two Eighth Stage deacons and accused Xiao Yan of trespassing and stealing a sect treasure.
• Xiao Yan used the Burning Heaven Art fragment and improved Heavenly Flames Simulation to drive back both deacons, while Lin Chen fled.
• Xiao Yan escaped Misty Cloud Mountain, reached the Eighth Stage of Dou Qi, and decided to return to the Xiao Clan and awaken Yao Lao sooner.

Xiao Yan diverted to Black Wind Ridge to destroy the Black Wind Stronghold and protect the Xiao Clan caravan on his journey home. After defeating the bandits and their leader, Hei Xiong, he rescued the merchants, claimed his quest rewards, and continued toward Wutan City.

• Xiao Yan received the Protecting the Journey Home quest and changed course for Black Wind Ridge.
• Xiao Yan attacked the bandits escorting captive merchants and killed their Seventh Stage leader after identifying the Xiao Clan caravan among the captives.
• Xiao Yan defeated the Black Wind Stronghold's bandits and killed its Ninth Stage leader, Hei Xiong.
• Xiao Yan completed the quest, gained peak Eighth Stage cultivation, unlocked Explosive Step, and received 400 points.
• Xiao Yan distributed the stronghold's stolen valuables among the rescued merchants and set off toward Wutan City.

Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City and intervened when the Liu Clan tried to seize the Xiao Clan’s mine. He defeated Liu Chengfeng, gained new system rewards, and demanded that the Liu Clan publicly apologize within three days.

• Xiao Zhong told Xiao Yan that the Liu Clan had threatened to take the Xiao Clan’s western mine and was confronting Xiao Ding there.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the mine and challenged Liu Chengfeng after Liu Chengfeng mocked him as a good-for-nothing.
• Xiao Yan used Suction Palm, Explosive Step, and Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to overcome Liu Chengfeng’s attacks.
• Liu Chengfeng surrendered, and Xiao Yan ordered him to bring the Liu Clan to apologize at the Xiao Clan residence within three days.
• The system completed Xiao Yan’s quests, raised his cultivation to the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi, unlocked beginner pill refining, and activated the Yan Xiao identity disguise.

After returning to the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan opened Yan Pharmacy in Wutan City under the name Yan Xiao and won customers by refining Blood Coagulation Powder to save a child. He defeated the Mittel pharmacy manager who came to threaten him, establishing his reputation while anticipating further trouble from the Mittel Family.

• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan after three years away, reunited with his family, and learned that Xun'er had returned to the Gu Clan but still sent letters asking about him.
• Xiao Yan received the quest to open a pharmacy as Yan Xiao, refine Blood Coagulation Powder, and make his first sale, then opened Yan Pharmacy using valuables taken from the Black Wind Stronghold.
• Xiao Yan refined Blood Coagulation Powder in front of customers and used it to cure a venomous snake bite, earning his first sale and attracting a crowd to the pharmacy.
• Xiao Yan completed the quest and received peak Ninth Stage of Dou Qi cultivation, 500 points, and the Rejuvenation Powder formula.
• The Mittel pharmacy manager confronted Xiao Yan and ordered his assistants to wreck the shop, but Xiao Yan defeated the assistants and knocked the manager unconscious.
• Xiao Yan's reputation and business grew across Wutan City, while he recognized that stronger opponents from the Mittel Family could threaten the Xiao Clan's plans.

Disguised as Yan Xiao, Xiao Yan gained the Mittel Family’s favor, reached the Tenth Stage of Dou Qi, and won the Qi Gathering Powder formula at an alchemists’ exchange. He then rushed to defend the Xiao Clan’s mine from masked attackers, where he began fighting their Two-Star Great Dou Master leader.

• Mittel Tengshan apologized to Xiao Yan, commissioned ten batches of Rejuvenation Powder, and invited him to the alchemists’ exchange after Xiao Yan completed the commission and reached the Tenth Stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan defeated Jia Lie Bi and his soldiers when they tried to seize his pharmacy, earning a system reward and making the Jia Lie Family wary of him.
• At the Mittel estate, Xiao Yan impressed Master Fa Ma by refining high-grade Qi Gathering Powder and received its formula and Fa Ma’s appreciation.
• Xiao Yan went to the Xiao Clan’s mine and found Xiao Ding and the guards under attack from masked men led by a Two-Star Great Dou Master.
• Xiao Yan activated Heavenly Flames Simulation and attacked the masked leader with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, beginning their clash.

Xiao Yan defeated Jia Lie Nu while defending the Xiao Clan’s mine, broke through to the One-Star Great Dou Master realm, and discovered a Dou Qi Source Crystal and an ancient remnant soul. After the Jia Lie Family vowed to attack the Xiao Clan the next morning, Xiao Yan prepared to face Jia Lie Ao and defend his clan.

• Xiao Yan fought Jia Lie Nu at the mine, broke through to the One-Star Great Dou Master realm, and killed him.
• Xiao Yan entered the mine’s depths, found a Dou Qi Source Crystal, and promised the remnant soul to gather and pass on the scattered Storage Ring’s legacy.
• Xiao Yan brought the Dou Qi Source Crystal back to the Xiao Clan and began cultivating with it, increasing his cultivation speed.
• Jia Lie Ao learned that Jia Lie Nu had died and ordered the Jia Lie Family’s Da Dou Shi to attack the Xiao Clan the next morning.
• Xiao Yan received the system mission to repel the attack and severely injure Jia Lie Ao, then resolved to lead the Xiao Clan through the coming battle.

Xiao Yan led the Xiao Clan in defending their home and defeated Jia Lie Ao, destroying the Jia Lie Family’s power in Wutan City. After breaking through to the Two-Star Great Dou Master realm, he planned to open the Jia Lie Family treasury before continuing his journey to Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yan prepared for the Jia Lie Family’s attack and bought a Dou Qi Recovery Pill while Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li organized the clan’s defenses.
• Jia Lie Ao led his forces to the Xiao Clan residence and demanded its businesses and mines, but Xiao Zhan and Xiao Li refused to surrender.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li fought a Jia Lie Family elder as the clans’ guards clashed, while Xiao Yan faced Jia Lie Ao in battle.
• Xiao Yan used Flame Splitting Wave Ruler: Flame Prison to withstand Jia Lie Ao’s Earth-Splitting Axe, then restored his Dou Qi with the pill and defeated him.
• Xiao Yan killed Jia Lie Ao and defeated the remaining Jia Lie Family elders, causing their guards to flee and completing the Family Protection quest.
• Xiao Yan broke through to the Two-Star Great Dou Master realm, received the Jia Lie Family Treasury Key, and prepared to explore the treasury.

Xiao Yan explored the Jia Lie Family treasury, fought and then negotiated with the imprisoned Snake-Person Qing Lin, and uncovered her connection to the Black Snake Tribe. After Qing Lin escaped and Xiao Yan collected the treasury’s rewards, the system warned that a Dou Wang-level Misty Cloud Sect expert was approaching the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Yan opened the hidden treasury and found Qing Lin, a Snake-Person imprisoned by the Jia Lie Family for her snake gallbladder.
• Xiao Yan fought Qing Lin, wounded her, and learned that the Jia Lie Family had traded with the Black Snake Tribe for its poison arts manual.
• Qing Lin promised not to harm Wutan City’s ordinary people, revealed the Azure Nether Stone, and escaped through a secret passage.
• Xiao Yan completed both quests, received their rewards, and exchanged much of the treasury’s contents for points.
• The system detected a Dou Wang-level presence bearing the Misty Cloud Sect’s mark and heading toward the Xiao Clan, so Xiao Yan hurried back to Wutan City.

Xiao Yan defended the Xiao Clan from two Misty Cloud Sect Dou Wang, using his ancestors’ remnant power until Gu Yuan arrived and drove them away. After the battle, the system rewarded Xiao Yan and assigned him a new quest to find the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yan rushed back to the Xiao residence with Xiao Li after the system warned that two Misty Cloud Sect Dou Wang were approaching the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan gave the Azure Nether Stone to Xiao Zhan to strengthen the clan’s formation, but Ling Ying’s attack badly damaged it and killed the first elder.
• Xiao Yan summoned Qing Lin to hold off He Xue, then gained Peak Dou Ling strength for ten breaths from the ancestors’ remnant souls and drove Ling Ying back.
• Gu Yuan arrived, injured Ling Ying and He Xue, and forced the Misty Cloud Sect fighters to retreat.
• Xiao Yan learned that the system had awarded him 100,000 points and Heavenly Flames Affinity, and received a quest to find the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Yan set out for Jia Nan Academy and rescued Ya Fei from a blood wolf pack in the Black Wind Mountain Range, then traveled with her to Iron Ridge City. After Xiao Yan defeated guards who harassed Ya Fei at the city gate, a Peak Dou Ling from the city lord’s residence approached, leaving Xiao Yan facing another confrontation.

• Xiao Yan left Wutan City for Jia Nan Academy after promising Xiao Ding he would protect the Xiao Clan by growing stronger.
• Xiao Yan killed the blood wolf leader and rescued Ya Fei, earning the system’s quest rewards.
• Xiao Yan and Ya Fei traveled together through the Black Wind Mountain Range toward Iron Ridge City.
• At the city gate, Xiao Yan knocked out Wang Hu and defeated the guards after Wang Hu tried to harass Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yan and Ya Fei heard that the city lord’s son was seeking them, and the system announced the approach of a Peak Dou Ling from the city lord’s residence.

Xiao Yan fought Wang Gang and won the Iron Ridge City Hunters' Tournament, earning the right to enter the Black Stone Mine. After defeating a Shadow Leopard and absorbing an associated source crystal, he increased Green Lotus Core Flame's purity and unlocked Flame Clone.

• Wang Gang confronted Xiao Yan over Wang Hu's injuries, but Ya Fei invoked the Mittel Family's influence and Xiao Yan accepted the challenge to win the Hunters' Tournament for access to the Black Stone Mine.
• Xiao Yan recovered, trained, and defeated several opponents before beating Lei Li in the tournament final and breaking through to Three-Star Great Dou Master.
• Wang Gang brought Xiao Yan and Ya Fei to the Black Stone Mine, where Xiao Yan found associated source crystals guarded by a High-Level Dou Ling Shadow Leopard.
• Xiao Yan killed the Shadow Leopard, gathered an associated source crystal, and absorbed it to raise Green Lotus Core Flame's purity to 10% and unlock Flame Clone.

Xiao Yan and Ya Fei fought their way through the Black Stone Mine, where Xiao Yan’s Green Lotus Core Flame grew stronger as he defeated magical beasts. They escaped a dormant Lava Behemoth with two Associated Source Crystals, and Xiao Yan received a new quest directing him to Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yan sent Ya Fei down a separate passage and lured two Peak Dou Ling Lava Lizards after him, then killed them and unlocked Flame Cage as his Green Lotus Core Flame purity increased.
• Xiao Yan rescued Ya Fei from three Rock Wolves, and the two killed the beasts together.
• Xiao Yan followed the system’s signal to a platform holding seven Associated Source Crystals and found a dormant Dou Wang Lava Behemoth guarding them.
• The Lava Behemoth woke as Xiao Yan reached for the crystals, so Xiao Yan took two, shielded Ya Fei, and fled while she summoned Wang Gang’s soldiers.
• Xiao Yan and Ya Fei escaped the mine with reinforcements, and the system raised his flame purity to 25%, awarded him 50,000 points, unlocked Flame Prison, and triggered the Road to Jia Nan Academy quest.

Xiao Yan absorbed a high-grade Associated Source Crystal, unlocked Flame Prison, and protected his companions through several threats on the road to Jia Nan Academy. After becoming Su Qian’s personal disciple and surviving a bandit ambush, he approached the academy with the journey nearly complete and its true challenges still ahead.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the crystal, raised the Green Lotus Core Flame’s purity to 30%, and unlocked Flame Prison’s Prairie Blaze technique before leaving Iron Ridge City with Ya Fei.
• At the waystation, Xiao Yan stopped Wang Teng from bullying Lin Xiuya, then helped Lin Xiuya refine a Qing Ling Pill and defeated a Black Wind Wolf King during a wolf attack.
• On the recruitment journey, Xiao Yan killed the Gold-Devouring Rat King, foiled Wang Teng’s attempted ambush, and earned Su Qian’s offer to become his personal disciple.
• Black Wind Bandits attacked the beast carriage, and Xiao Yan defended Ya Fei and Lin Xiuya before an Exploding Flame Bomb knocked him unconscious.
• Xiao Yan woke under Su Qian’s care, received Lin Xiuya’s family alchemy book, and saw Jia Nan Academy on the horizon as his quest reached 80% progress.

Xiao Yan competed in Jia Nan Academy’s Fire Energy Hunting Competition, overcoming Wang Teng, Han Yue, and Hu Gan to lead the red team with fourteen tokens. He won direct admission to the Inner Academy and received a new quest to seek traces of the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Xiao Yan enrolled at Jia Nan Academy as an Initial Dou Ling and learned that the competition’s top three contestants would qualify for the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan signed up with Ya Fei and Lin Xiuya, then drove Wang Teng from their dormitory after Wang Teng threatened to take their tokens.
• Xiao Yan drew Han Yue’s blue team away from his companions and confronted Wang Teng, reclaiming stolen tokens and freeing a captured student.
• Xiao Yan rescued Ya Fei from blue team students, while Lin Xiuya used knockout drugs to obtain tokens; Han Yue directed Xiao Yan toward Hu Gan’s valley.
• Xiao Yan fought Hu Gan and received five tokens from him, bringing his total to nine.
• Xiao Yan, Ya Fei, and Lin Xiuya finished with fourteen tokens combined, and Xiao Yan won first place and a golden Inner Academy pass as the competition unlocked a quest concerning the Fallen Heart Flame.