Chapter 7: Embers of Reunion and Foundations of LegacyXiao Yan's Path — Reunion by Poison and Fire
The lands bordering the Tager Desert carried a unique silence, one broken only by the whistling wind and faint tremors beneath the earth. Guided by fragmented memories and a deeper, instinctual pull, Xiao Yan stood once again at the edge of the Poison Swamp, where fate had once intertwined his with a woman of dangerous elegance—the Little Doctor Fairy.
Now a Dou Wang, she did not recognize the youth who stood before her—his aura refined, his eyes calm and commanding. Yet something stirred within her. Their reunion was not one of fiery passion, but of subtle tension and unspoken memories.
Before emotions could resurface, danger struck. A newly-formed Azure Lotus Platform had emerged from the heart of the swamp, guarded by a convergence of toxic beasts and flame-born spirits. Atop it burned the remnants of the Azure Lotus Core Flame—but fragmented, unstable.
Utilizing his Emperor's Spirit Embryo, Xiao Yan etched an ancient Temporal Acceleration Array onto the platform. With time sped within the sealed domain, the rebirth of the flame could be hastened. He named the future flame: Azure Lotus Skyfire Reincarnate.
There, beside the platform, a familiar presence emerged—Queen Medusa, Cai Lin—drawn by the fire, unaware of Xiao Yan's rebirth. A new story would begin again… one of destiny, memory, and rekindled fate.
Meanwhile in Wu Tan City, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged inside the Qiankun Space Ring, surrounded by clouds of medicinal mist. He consumed a series of pills, each from his divine system's latest sign-in.
Celestial Marrow Pill: Strengthened bones and Qi roots to increase cultivation speed and durability.
Three Layers Yuan Gathering Pill: Tripled his Qi absorption, allowing him to ascend through the Dou Master ranks swiftly.
Nine Flame Lotus Pill: Stabilized his Flame Control, preparing him for future dual cultivation techniques.
Pharmacopedia Codex (Volume I): Contained detailed formulas from basic powder to Grade 9 Nine-Color Pills, unlocking an entire alchemy legacy.
His challenge to Nalan Yanran had spread through the empire like wildfire. In four years, she would fight him. And he had declared:
"If you win, you are free. If you lose, you will be my concubine—not my wife."
Though controversial, it stirred excitement and fear alike. Xiao Chen no longer trained alone—Meng'er, Yun Yun, and Qing Lin took turns guiding and sparring with him.
In the capital, Mu Lie—armed with the knowledge of countless lifetimes—led Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu to the edge of the Canaan Academy territory, where ruins of an ancient civilization lay buried.
There, using spirit marks and memory shards of the Temporal Demon Spirit Book, he etched the prototype for the Array Master's Seal—the future qualification badge of all Formation Experts.
Using Nightmare Demon Pot fragments, he infused spatial manipulation into formations, allowing the first Array Union Pavilion to be created. With guidance from Xiao Yu's precision and Xiao Mei's flame control, the first elemental-aligned arrays were born—spirit, fire, and wind.
In the depths of the Blacksmith Guild of the Central Plains, Gu San, now acknowledged as a Dou Wang genius, forged weapons laced with Hidden Spirit Arrays and Refined Beast Cores. His vision was not just superior weapons—but artifact souls embedded in them.
His Weapon Alliance recruited lost geniuses, abandoned craftsmen, and nomadic spirit binders. Through his blueprint, the foundation of the Artifact Tower was laid.
His tools?
The Clear Sky Hammer of Tang Clan's Legacy
A Fire-Etched Divine Inscription Manual recovered from ancient ruins
And the will to redefine war through crafting, not bloodshed
Canaan Academy Awaits...
At the end of their respective paths, all roads led to one place: the gates of Canaan Academy, where a new chapter in cultivation, conflict, and convergence would begin. But before the academy's tests began, the world itself trembled...
A strange pulse was felt across the empire. Ancient tombs stirred. A celestial war drum sounded.
A new era had arrived.