Recaps

Li Zhexian used attacks and wine-sword resonance to weaken the seal suppressing his power, then left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek strong opponents and a way to break it. After facing Soul Beasts in the forest, he opened a hidden ruin whose carvings matched his Azure Lotus Sword and Drunken Immortal Wine Pot, while an unseen chained presence waited below.

• Li Zhexian joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, awakened the Azure Lotus Sword with Innate Full Soul Power, and became engaged to Ning Rongrong despite his sealed cultivation.
• After years stuck at level ten and facing pressure from the elders, Li Zhexian accepted Ning Rongrong's decision to end their engagement and used Shi Potian's attacks to earn rewards that weakened his seal.
• Li Zhexian drank wine and practiced with his sword, awakening the Drunken Immortal Wine Pot and breaking through to the peak of level twenty before the wine pot faded into his body.
• Li Zhexian told Ning Rongrong he planned to leave, packed his belongings, and set out from the sect despite Shi Potian threatening him and Spirit Hall targeting his Twin Martial Souls.
• Chen Xin gave Li Zhexian supplies and escorted him to the mountain gate, while Ning Rongrong watched him leave and kept his sword tassel.
• Li Zhexian rescued Ye Lan and the White Heron Caravan from robbers, then followed the system's lead into the forest and endured attacks from an Ironback Ape for rewards.
• Li Zhexian wounded the Ironback Ape, found a warm black fragment, and followed it to a hidden stone door.
• Li Zhexian used the Drunken Immortal Wine Pot to make a giant bear break open the door, then descended into the ruin and saw carvings of an Azure Lotus Sword and wine pot as chains sounded below.