Recaps

Lu Changsheng joined Sage-Proving Mountain with his five apprentices to hide from the seven great demon kings, then spent centuries cultivating and accumulating treasures. Su Xiaoqi left after learning that her clan leader had fallen, while Lu Changsheng’s breakthrough to the Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm drew Daoist Yuxuan’s attention.

• Lu Changsheng decided to take his apprentices to Sage-Proving Mountain for protection and joined the sect under the name Longevity Daoist.
• Elder Qian welcomed Lu Changsheng and his five Heavenly Immortal apprentices, assigning them Changqing Cave on Jingyun Peak under Daoist Yuxuan’s jurisdiction.
• A hundred years later, Lu Changsheng bestowed treasures on Su Xiaoqi and received the Life-and-Death Yin-Yang Mirror and a sacred artifact fragment in return.
• Su Xiaoqi’s eldest sister told her that the clan leader had fallen, and Su Xiaoqi left Sage-Proving Mountain after leaving Lu Changsheng a letter.
• After cultivating on Sage-Proving Mountain for eight hundred years, Lu Changsheng attempted a breakthrough, and Daoist Yuxuan recognized something familiar in the resulting phenomenon.

After breaking through to Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal, Lu Changsheng learned that Daoist Yuxuan was a Mount Shu predecessor and gained his support. He continued cultivating at Changqing Cave and began searching Sage-Proving Mountain for treasures to nurture his disciples.

• Lu Changsheng absorbed the surging Spiritual Qi and completed half of his Great Luo Golden Body, drawing the attention of Sage-Proving Mountain’s Peak Masters and Sect Master.
• Daoist Yuxuan confronted Lu Changsheng, recognized the Taiqing Wuji Art, and discovered they both came from Mount Shu; Lu Changsheng revealed he had cultivated for only a little over ten thousand years.
• Lu Changsheng asked Daoist Yuxuan about Mount Shu’s ascended geniuses and the Reincarnation Hall, but Daoist Yuxuan’s damaged sea of consciousness left him unable to recall much.
• Daoist Yuxuan recognized Azure Lotus Fairy’s Fire Lotus True Qi in Lu Qinglian and offered to guide Lu Changsheng and his disciples, while Lu Changsheng declined promotion to Grand Supreme Elder.
• Elder Qian received the Sect Master’s approval to arrange for a Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal from the High Antiquity Han Clan to cultivate at Sage-Proving Mountain.
• Lu Changsheng began cultivating the Dragon Transformation Art and visited the treasure pavilion, where he learned about a Fire Snake Fruit suited to strengthening Lu Qinglian’s body and cultivation.

Lu Changsheng traded for rare treasures, then strengthened Lu Qinglian and Dugu Aotian through his disciple-bestowal system, including a hundred-millionfold return that produced a Phoenix Fruit. Meanwhile, Han Jie arrived at Sage-Proving Mountain seeking Enlightenment Tea so he could reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm and eventually take revenge on Jinglong Mountain.

• Lu Changsheng exchanged a True Martial Fire Essence Pill for eight Fire Snake Fruits and ten more pills for a Demon Bloodstone at Sage-Proving Mountain’s Treasure Pavilion.
• Lu Qinglian ate a Fire Snake Fruit, triggering a hundred-millionfold return that gave Lu Changsheng a Phoenix Fruit; after she swallowed it, he helped her refine it into Phoenix Fire Lotus True Qi.
• Lu Changsheng gave Lu Qinglian and Ning Qianqian more Fire Snake Fruits and Earth Fire Fruits, receiving additional Earth Fire Fruits and an Earth Core Fruit in return.
• Lu Changsheng bestowed the Demon Bloodstone on Dugu Aotian and received a sealed drop of Demon Marshal Blood, then helped Dugu Aotian withstand and refine the stone’s devil blood.
• Lu Changsheng glimpsed the terrifying Demon Marshal through the blood’s origin fragments as Dugu Aotian’s devil Qi grew stronger beneath a concealment formation.
• Elder Qian welcomed Han Jie to Sage-Proving Mountain, where Han Jie declared he would win Enlightenment Tea and advance to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm before taking revenge on Jinglong Mountain.

Lu Changsheng donated valuable treasures to Sage-Proving Mountain to become a Grand Supreme Elder and prepare to compete for Enlightenment Tea at the Nine-Pulse Martial Assembly. The Taihua Saintess learned he might possess rare materials she needed and entered his cave to trade with him.

• Daoist Yuxuan urged Lu Changsheng to become a Grand Supreme Elder and win an Enlightenment Tea Leaf at the Nine-Pulse Martial Assembly in three thousand years, and Lu Changsheng agreed to try.
• Lu Changsheng donated rare Artifact Refining materials and other treasures at the Treasure Pavilion, becoming a Grand Supreme Elder and securing elder titles for several disciples.
• Elder Chang presented Lu Changsheng's solarflame essence gold to the Taihua Saintess, who decided to meet Lu Changsheng herself to seek more materials for a Sacred Artifact.
• Lu Changsheng continued body-tempering with the Dragon Transformation Art, then agreed to trade with the visitor from Taihua Sacred Ground only at Changqing Cave.
• The Taihua Saintess entered Lu Changsheng's cave alone after agreeing that she was the one asking him for something.

Lu Changsheng traded rare Artifact Refining materials to the Taihua Saintess for a favor, then spent three thousand years cultivating at Sage-Proving Mountain. At the Nine-Pulse Martial Assembly, he faced the return of his enemy Han Jie and prepared to settle their grudge himself.

• Lu Changsheng gave the Taihua Saintess Primordial Fire Sand and Taiyi Fire Gold in exchange for her promise to grant him one reasonable favor, and she left him a Talisman bearing the name Qinghan.
• Lu Changsheng continued cultivating in seclusion for three thousand years, stabilizing his Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm and advancing the Dragon Transformation Art to the Sixth Layer.
• Lu Changsheng brought his four disciples to the Nine-Pulse Martial Assembly, where he encountered Han Jie among Canglong Peak's Grand Supreme Elders.
• Han Jie recognized Lu Changsheng and vowed to kill him, while Lu Changsheng welcomed the chance to take revenge for their past conflict.
• After the Sect Master Qingyangzi and the eight Peak Masters arrived, Daoist Yuxuan offered to teach Han Jie a lesson, but Lu Changsheng insisted on beating him himself.

At the Nine-Pulse Martial Assembly, Lu Changsheng gave Xiao Fan the Ten Thousand Dragons Armor before his match, earning a Dragonbone Scarlet-Gold Armor as a return reward. Xiao Fan defeated Gu Hong and rejected the other Peak Masters’ offers to take him as their disciple, while the Taihua Saintess continued watching Lu Changsheng.

• The Nine-Pulse Martial Assembly began after the Taihua Saintess arrived, and Lu Changsheng recognized her as the woman with whom he had traded three thousand years earlier.
• Jingyun Peak’s Outer Sect and inner disciples failed to advance past the top thirty-two, drawing Daoist Yuxuan’s anger and mockery from the other Peak Masters.
• When Xiao Fan was matched against Gu Hong of Canglong Peak, Lu Changsheng bestowed the Ten Thousand Dragons Armor on him and received the Dragonbone Scarlet-Gold Armor in return.
• Xiao Fan fought Gu Hong, overcame the stronger Heavenly Immortal, and defeated him by pressing the Asura Blood Spear to his throat.
• Daoist Yuxuan won a True Martial Fire Essence Pill from the Canglong Peak Master, while Xiao Fan refused the other Peak Masters’ offers to become their disciple.
• The Taihua Saintess kept watching Lu Changsheng, intending to see what he was truly capable of.

Lu Changsheng’s four disciples dominated the elders’ group, and Lu Qinglian, Xiao Fan, Ning Qianqian, and Dugu Aotian took the top four places. In the Grand Supreme Elders’ group, Lu Changsheng revealed he had reached Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal, while Han Jie defeated Daoist Xingjian with a Sacred Artifact and prepared to face Lu Changsheng.

• Dugu Aotian defeated a Heavenly Immortal elder, then Lu Qinglian overwhelmed Tang Si and endured his Sudden Rain Pear Blossom Needles until he admitted defeat.
• Ning Qianqian won her match, and Lu Changsheng’s four disciples advanced to the elders’ semifinals, where they settled the rankings among themselves: Lu Qinglian first, Xiao Fan second, Ning Qianqian third, and Dugu Aotian fourth.
• Qingyangzi awarded the top three Law Treasures, and Lu Qinglian gave the Asura Blood Sword to Dugu Aotian.
• Daoist Xingjian defeated Song Elder and said he planned to use the competition to strengthen his understanding of the Great Dao.
• Lu Changsheng defeated his Grand Supreme Elder opponent with the Immortal-Slaying Sword, while Han Jie realized he had become a Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Han Jie used a Sacred Artifact from the High Antiquity Han Clan to defeat Daoist Xingjian, then looked forward to facing Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng faced Han Jie in the Nine-Pulse Martial Assembly final, where Han Jie used the Qiankun Ruler to attack him. Lu Changsheng survived with his defensive treasures and revealed the Mixed-Origin Vajra Bracelet, leaving the spectators stunned as it tried to seize Han Jie's Sacred Artifact.

• Lu Changsheng defeated Daoist Tianjiu with a Quasi-Emperor Tier sword technique and advanced to the final against Han Jie.
• Daoist Yuxuan warned Lu Changsheng about Han Jie's Sacred Artifact, but Lu Changsheng insisted he could win without help.
• Han Jie brought out the Qiankun Ruler and struck Lu Changsheng with a full-force attack, smashing him into the ground.
• Lu Changsheng emerged unharmed beneath the Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and wearing the Dragonbone Scarlet-Gold Armor.
• Lu Changsheng revealed the Mixed-Origin Vajra Bracelet and used its suction to try to seize Han Jie's Qiankun Ruler.

Lu Changsheng defeated Han Jie at the Nine-Pulse Martial Assembly, took the Qiankun Ruler, and spared him when Qingyangzi intervened. Han Jie returned with his branch patriarch to demand revenge, but the Taihua Saintess appeared to protect Lu Changsheng.

• Lu Changsheng beat Han Jie, took the Qiankun Ruler with the Mixed-Origin Vajra Bracelet, and won the Enlightenment Tea Leaf before Qingyangzi stopped him from killing Han Jie.
• After Han Jie woke from three days of unconsciousness, he returned to the High Antiquity Han Clan with Sun Peng and persuaded his branch patriarch to avenge him.
• Han Jie and the patriarch arrived at Jingyun Peak, where the patriarch demanded Lu Changsheng and threatened Sage-Proving Mountain despite Daoist Yuxuan and Qingyangzi intervening.
• Lu Changsheng confronted the patriarch, and the Taihua Saintess appeared and asked whether the Han Clan would show her respect.

Lu Changsheng used the Enlightenment Tea Leaf to advance his cultivation and began the Eighteenfold Heavenly Tribulation, with Qingyangzi and Daoist Yuxuan guarding him. He endured the final waves of Chaotic Divine Thunder, while Xia Ningxue sensed his breakthrough might have succeeded and resolved to seek news of him.

• The Han Clan ancestor withdrew after the Taihua Saintess protected Lu Changsheng, warning Han Jie not to attack him openly.
• The Taihua Saintess called Lu Changsheng a half-friend and left, while the Peak Masters urged him to cultivate his connection with Taihua Sacred Ground.
• Lu Changsheng empowered his four disciples, used the Enlightenment Tea Leaf to deepen his comprehension, and prepared to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.
• Qingyangzi and Daoist Yuxuan stood guard as Lu Changsheng faced the Eighteenfold Heavenly Tribulation, whose final waves unleashed Chaotic Divine Thunder.
• Lu Changsheng used his Law Treasures, Sacred Artifacts, and powerful physique to withstand the Chaotic Divine Thunder and absorb its Great Dao Principle Fragments.
• Xia Ningxue sensed a large return of cultivation and comprehension from Lu Changsheng and decided to send Daoist Tuquan to seek news of him.

After completing his Great Luo Golden Body, Lu Changsheng became Jingyun Peak’s Deputy Peak Master and attended Sage-Proving Mountain’s Apprentice-Selection Ceremony, where candidates flocked to join his peak. The ceremony ended with Lu Changsheng recognizing a candidate who claimed to be his senior brother: Zhao Wuyan, his former senior brother from Mount Shu who had also ascended.

• Lu Changsheng emerged from the Eighteenfold Heavenly Tribulation as a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and Qingyangzi approved Daoist Yuxuan’s request to appoint him Deputy Peak Master of Jingyun Peak.
• Lu Changsheng returned to Changqing Cave to consolidate his cultivation while Sage-Proving Mountain prepared for its five-hundred-year Apprentice-Selection Ceremony.
• Candidates discussed Lu Changsheng’s reputation, and many decided to seek admission to Jingyun Peak in hopes of becoming his disciples.
• At the ceremony, Lu Changsheng found no candidate who met the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator’s standards, while the other Peak Masters noted that his fame had drawn applicants to Jingyun Peak.
• A candidate pointed at Lu Changsheng and announced that the peerless expert was his junior brother; Lu Changsheng recognized him as Zhao Wuyan, his former senior brother from Mount Shu.

Lu Changsheng reunited with Zhao Wuyan at Sage-Proving Mountain and welcomed him to cultivate on Jingyun Peak. While bestowing treasures on his disciples, Lu Changsheng received a ten-billionfold return: the Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus, a rare treasure that gathered Primordial Purple Qi and could transform Changqing Cave into a superior cultivation sanctuary.

• Zhao Wuyan told Lu Changsheng that Mount Shu’s elders and disciples had ascended, and explained that he had fled to Sage-Proving Mountain after offending Great King Golden Feather.
• Lu Changsheng and Daoist Yuxuan welcomed Zhao Wuyan to Jingyun Peak, and Lu Changsheng later gave him cultivation methods, treasures, Immortal Pills, and Talismans.
• Lu Changsheng exchanged treasures at the Treasure Pavilion, then bestowed the Ice Kui and Worry-Forgetting Grass on Dugu Aotian, receiving Frost-Sky Kui and Illusion Immortal Grass in return.
• Lu Changsheng bestowed a Spirit-Gathering Lotus on Lu Qinglian and received the Eighteenth-Grade Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus through a ten-billionfold return.
• Lu Changsheng used the Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus at Changqing Cave, where it gathered spiritual energy and drew Primordial Purple Qi from the void; he kept its existence secret and considered using it to strengthen his cultivation or rebuild Mount Shu.

Lu Changsheng cultivated with the Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus for several thousand years while preparing to face the World-Overturning King. His tenth disciple, Su Xiaoqi, returned after her Lineage fell into trouble, and Lu Changsheng used Transmission Empowerment on her, triggering a massive reward from the system.

• Lu Changsheng refined Primordial Purple Qi drawn by the Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus and absorbed its Great Dao Principle Fragments.
• Lu Changsheng weighed ways to defeat the World-Overturning King and resolved to grow strong enough to face him himself.
• Su Xiaoqi returned to Changqing Cave, explained that she had nowhere else to go, and asked Lu Changsheng to take her in.
• Lu Changsheng agreed to let Su Xiaoqi stay and began Transmission Empowerment despite her concern for his cultivation.
• Su Xiaoqi absorbed Lu Changsheng's cultivation and a trace of Primordial Purple Qi, while the system rewarded him with eight million days of cultivation and eight wisps of Primordial Purple Qi.

Lu Changsheng gave Su Xiaoqi the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram, receiving only Sacred Artifact Fragments in return. He synthesized the fragments into the Middle-Grade Sacred Artifact Purple Heaven Immortal Sword, tested its power, and began considering how to complete the Nine Heavens Sword Formation.

• Lu Changsheng arranged for Su Xiaoqi to cultivate in Changqing Cave and agreed to oversee Jingyun Peak while Daoist Yuxuan was away.
• Lu Changsheng bestowed the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram on Su Xiaoqi, receiving only a few Sacred Artifact Fragments each time.
• Lu Changsheng collected 360 Sacred Artifact Fragments and synthesized the Middle-Grade Sacred Artifact Purple Heaven Immortal Sword.
• Lu Changsheng refined the Purple Heaven Immortal Sword and tested it in a battle simulation, defeating a powerful enemy but struggling to supply the sword with enough True Qi.
• Lu Changsheng considered completing the Nine Heavens Sword Formation before facing the World-Overturning King.

Lu Changsheng agreed to join a Taihua Sacred Ground rescue mission after learning that Daoist Yuxuan was trapped on Ancient Mulberry Island in the Netherworld Sea. He set out with Su Xiaoqi and a large squad led by the Taihua Saintess, gaining powerful talismans along the way as they traveled toward the forbidden sea.

• Qingyangzi told Lu Changsheng that Daoist Yuxuan and other cultivators were trapped in the Netherworld Sea, and Lu Changsheng agreed to join the rescue squad with Su Xiaoqi.
• Lu Changsheng and Su Xiaoqi met Daoist Luoyu, Daoist Xuancheng, Daoist Xingjian, and more than thirty other Great Luo Golden Immortals at Qiyun Ridge.
• The Taihua Saintess arrived with a formidable old swordsman and two Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortals, then promised rewards for completing the mission.
• The Taihua Saintess led the assembled experts toward the Netherworld Sea, while Lu Changsheng bestowed talismans on Su Xiaoqi and received a Sixteenth-Rank Chaotic Divine Thunder Talisman in return.

Lu Changsheng and the reinforcements reached Ancient Mulberry Island and discovered that the trapped cultivators were caught in the Torch Dragon Clan’s Eternal Slumber Formation. Blood Sea Hall and a Torch Dragon expert ambushed them, sealing the island and targeting Lin Qinghan; the chapter ended as Daoist Yuxuan recognized Blood Sea Hall’s leader as the Blood Demon Ancestor, an old enemy of Mount Shu.

• Lu Changsheng and his companions arrived at Ancient Mulberry Island and found Daoist Yuxuan and the others trapped inside a formation that cut off their spiritual energy.
• The Taihua Saintess identified the formation as the Torch Dragon Clan’s Eternal Slumber Formation, and Lu Changsheng and Su Xiaoqi sensed an ambush nearby.
• Blood Sea Hall’s forces and a white-haired Torch Dragon expert appeared, while the dark-red-cloaked elder sealed the island with a Blood Realm and declared Lin Qinghan would die there.
• Lin Qinghan’s elderly guard blocked the Torch Dragon expert’s attack, and Lu Changsheng prepared to fight Blood Sea Hall’s elders.
• Daoist Yuxuan recognized Blood Sea Hall’s leader as the Blood Demon Ancestor, founder of Reincarnation Hall and an old adversary of Mount Shu.

Lu Changsheng fought off Blood Sea Hall’s ambush and helped Lin Qinghan escape after the Blood Realm trapped Taihua Sacred Ground’s forces. He detonated the Qiankun Ruler to wound the Blood Demon Ancestor, and the two fled through the Netherworld Sea while Blood Sea Hall pursued them.

• The Blood Demon Ancestor and Blood Sea Hall attacked Lin Qinghan and her allies while the old Taihua guard battled the Torch Dragon Clan’s White-Haired Man.
• Lu Changsheng and Su Xiaoqi trapped a Blood Sea Hall Elder with their treasures and sword formation, then killed him after Lu Changsheng used a Nine-Yang Sacred Transformation Pill.
• Blood Sea Hall’s second peak Great Luo Golden Immortal joined the attack, and Lin Qinghan broke open the Blood Realm with the Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella so the others could flee.
• The Blood Demon Ancestor struck Lin Qinghan as she tried to escape, and Lu Changsheng killed his opponent before sending Su Xiaoqi to safety.
• Lu Changsheng detonated the Qiankun Ruler’s shattered small world to create an opening, then escaped with Lin Qinghan as the blast wounded the Blood Demon Ancestor.
• Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan used Spatial Talismans to flee through the Netherworld Sea while Blood Sea Hall pursued them.

Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan fought off the Blood Demon Ancestor’s forces and escaped, while Taihua Sacred Ground’s reinforcements gathered on Qifeng Island. When they reunited, Lin Qinghan revealed that the stern middle-aged leader was her father.

• Lin Qinghan told Lu Changsheng that Taihua Sacred Ground had sent people to search for a missing Grand Supreme Elder, and that the Blood Sea Hall had likely lured her into a trap.
• After nearly a month in hiding, Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan were found by the Blood Demon Ancestor and attacked by him and twelve Blood Sea Hall Elders.
• Lin Qinghan used her Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella to unleash Taiyi Divine Fire, while Lu Changsheng ambushed the Blood Demon Ancestor with the Purple Heaven Immortal Sword and grievously wounded him.
• Lu Changsheng used a Chaotic Divine Thunder Talisman to disrupt the attackers, caught the exhausted Lin Qinghan, and broke through the Blood Realm with his sword to escape with her.
• On Qifeng Island, Taihua Sacred Ground’s reinforcements arrived, and Lu Changsheng returned carrying Lin Qinghan.
• Lin Qinghan told Lu Changsheng that the middle-aged leader was her father and said Lu Changsheng had saved her twice.

After rescuing Lin Qinghan, Lu Changsheng received rewards and an invitation from the Taihua Sacred Ground, then discovered a possible connection between the Guanghan Holy Land and Xia Ningxue. He returned to Sage-Proving Mountain to cultivate, where seven hundred years later Su Xiaoqi neared the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.

• Lin Qinghan warned that someone in the Taihua Sacred Ground might be colluding with the Blood Sea Hall, and Lu Changsheng suggested investigating who stood to gain most.
• Lin Qinghan's father gave Lu Changsheng a token inviting him to join the Taihua Sacred Ground, then broke the Eternal Slumber Formation and awarded Lu Changsheng thirty-nine Enlightenment Tea Leaves in total.
• A group from the Guanghan Holy Land arrived, and Lu Changsheng sensed a faint trace of Xia Ningxue in its leading disciple, who was the Moon Palace Master's second personal disciple.
• Lin Qinghan told Lu Changsheng they could be friends, while he resolved to seek Xia Ningxue at the Guanghan Holy Land after dealing with the Seven Great Demon Kings and growing stronger.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions returned to Sage-Proving Mountain, where Qingyangzi told them to cultivate and leave the conflict to the Sacred Ground.
• Seven hundred years later, Su Xiaoqi used Enlightenment Tea to advance rapidly, and the barrier to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm began to loosen.

Su Xiaoqi passed her tribulation and became Lu Changsheng’s first Great Luo Golden Immortal disciple, earning a Sacred Artifact and further instruction. Lu Changsheng’s teaching returns granted him valuable treasures and a complete Emperor-Grade sword scripture, which he invited Daoist Yuxuan to study with him; Daoist Yuxuan was stunned to learn its grade.

• Lu Changsheng protected Su Xiaoqi as she endured the Heavenly Tribulation and advanced to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.
• Lu Changsheng awarded Su Xiaoqi the Life-and-Death Yin-Yang Mirror and received the Middle-Grade Sacred Artifact Void Mirror in return.
• Lu Changsheng tested teaching returns with solarflame essence gold and received taiyi fire gold and flame-dao true gold.
• Lu Changsheng taught Su Xiaoqi the Scattered Manuscript of the Divine King Sword Scripture and received its complete Emperor-Grade version in return.
• Lu Changsheng asked Daoist Yuxuan to study the Emperor-Grade sword scripture with him, and Daoist Yuxuan reacted in disbelief.

Daoist Yuxuan studied Lu Changsheng’s Divine King Sword Scripture and agreed to help him cultivate its first three layers, while Lu Changsheng’s disciples gained Merit by defeating Evil Cultivators and demons. After the Merit Return System activated and the pagoda grew over a thousand years, Dugu Aotian wiped out a Demon Sect and drew the attention of its sect master, who pursued him.

• Daoist Yuxuan studied the Divine King Sword Scripture for three months, then warned Lu Changsheng to keep the Emperor-Grade technique secret and offered to guide him through its first three layers.
• Xiao Fan killed Daoist Xixiang and the other Evil Cultivators who had destroyed the Azure City Sect, rescued two Immortal Maidens, and triggered Lu Changsheng’s first Merit return.
• Lu Changsheng received Merit from his disciples’ deeds, and the Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda grew to twenty-one stories over a thousand years.
• Dugu Aotian wiped out a Demon Sect, devoured its sect master’s Blood Qi, and left after receiving Merit for killing 8,000 Evil Cultivators.
• The goateed old man found his son’s destroyed Demon Sect and used a south-pointing chariot to lead several elders in pursuit of Dugu Aotian.

Xiao Fan defeated the Divine Sky Sect elders who tried to capture him to lure out Lu Changsheng and pursue Ning Qianqian, then left after warning them against targeting his junior sister. Lu Changsheng simulated Dugu Aotian’s future and learned he would survive Ancestor Black Goat’s pursuit and later join forces with Liu Yiyi, while Dugu remained on the run.

• Dugu Aotian hid from Ancestor Black Goat’s pursuers and resumed healing, but soon sensed them approaching again and fled as black Qi.
• The Divine Sky Sect elders recognized Xiao Fan and tried to capture him, hoping to draw out Lu Changsheng and obtain information about the Dragon Emperor’s descendant.
• Xiao Fan wounded two Heavenly Immortal elders while fighting six Divine Sky Sect elders, then warned them not to target Ning Qianqian or provoke his master.
• Murong Lan chose not to attack Xiao Fan, and he left while the Divine Sky Sect elders decided to report his strength and threat to their sect master.
• Lu Changsheng received Merit from Mo Huazhi’s lecture and simulated Dugu Aotian’s life, learning that Dugu would still be hunted after three hundred years and would later team up with Liu Yiyi against Ancestor Black Goat.
• Dugu Aotian fled from Ancestor Black Goat and several Demon Sect elders as Lu Changsheng returned to cultivating the Nine Heavens Sword Formation with Su Xiaoqi.

Lu Changsheng rewarded Su Xiaoqi with swords and puppet talismans, eventually obtaining a Golden Immortal Puppet Talisman and the Jade Heaven Immortal Sword for his Nine Heavens Sword Formation. Meanwhile, Dugu Aotian encountered Liu Yiyi while fleeing Ancestor Black Goat, and they joined forces to face him and four Demon Sect Elders.

• Lu Changsheng gave Su Xiaoqi Immortal Swords and puppet talismans, receiving increasingly powerful treasures in return, including a Great Luo Golden Immortal puppet talisman.
• Lu Changsheng gave Su Xiaoqi the Sacred Artifact Dark Dream and received the Jade Heaven Immortal Sword, then tested his ability to control it alongside the Azure Heaven Immortal Sword and Purple Heaven Immortal Sword.
• Dugu Aotian remained pursued by Ancestor Black Goat for two hundred years and accidentally encountered Liu Yiyi in a ruined temple.
• Ancestor Black Goat and four Demon Sect Elders cornered Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi, who stood back to back and agreed to fight them together.

Lu Changsheng advanced his sword comprehension and traded flame-dao true gold with Lin Qinghan for Enlightenment Tea Leaves, while Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi grew stronger during Ancestor Black Goat’s pursuit. After eight hundred years, they confronted him and struck through his Devil Qi, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi escaped Ancestor Black Goat and four Demon Sect elders with a Spatial Talisman, then continued fleeing together despite their injuries.
• Lu Changsheng used Enlightenment Tea Leaves to master the fourth layer of the Divine King Sword Scripture and began studying the fifth.
• Lin Qinghan traded eighteen Enlightenment Tea Leaves for Lu Changsheng’s flame-dao true gold, discussed the Taihua Sacred Ground’s traitor, and invited him to join the sacred ground.
• Xia Ningxue received Sword Dao Comprehension through the Dual Cultivation System and intensified her cultivation.
• After eight hundred years of pursuit, Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi broke through to the sixth layer of the Heavenly Immortal Realm and killed two Demon Sect elders.
• Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi combined their swords and talismans to pierce Ancestor Black Goat’s Devil Qi and strike him.

Dugu Aotian fell into demonic deviation after Ancestor Mad Demon nearly killed him and Liu Yiyi, then overwhelmed the Demon Sect attackers. He returned to his senses when Liu Yiyi reached him, collapsed from the strain, and Lu Changsheng received merit through the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator.

• Ancestor Mad Demon trapped Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi with a Demon Banner, then battered Dugu Aotian and struck Liu Yiyi down with a Demonic Qi Bomb when she tried to protect him.
• Dugu Aotian emerged from the pit with overwhelming Demonic Qi, crushed Ancestor Mad Demon repeatedly until he died, and tore Ancestor Black Goat apart before annihilating him.
• Dugu Aotian killed the fleeing Demon Sect Elders and devoured their Blood Qi, then rampaged through the surrounding mountains and forests.
• Liu Yiyi approached Dugu Aotian and revealed her face, and he resisted the demonic urge to kill her before losing consciousness from overexerting his Devil Ancestor Dao Body.
• Liu Yiyi fed Dugu Aotian an Immortal Pill and used her True Qi to repair his shattered meridians, while Lu Changsheng received 8 million Merit for Dugu Aotian's kills.