The fifth season of Dou Po Cangqiong picks up once the three-year appointment has passed. Xiao Yan at last meets Xun'er at Canaan College, where he forms close friendships and founds the Pan Clan. He still means to avenge his father by taking on the Yun Lan Clan, and to grow strong enough for that he risks a journey deep into the Sky Burning Refining Tower to devour the Meteoric Heart Flame. The season is an action adventure set in a fantasy world.