Recaps

Lu Changsheng used a Three Thousand Small Worlds Fragment to obtain an Origin Principle Fragment of the Sword Dao and spent months studying it, mastering the sixth form of the Nine Taichu Forms. The Void Boat then reached one of the Three Thousand Small Worlds, but World Power repelled the group, and Lu Changsheng noticed that part of the world was missing.

• Lu Changsheng bestowed the Three Thousand Small Worlds Fragment upon Lin Qingzhi and received an Origin Principle Fragment of the Sword Dao as a billionfold reward.
• Lu Changsheng studied the fragment for months, deepening his Sword Dao comprehension and mastering the sixth form of the Nine Taichu Forms.
• Yuexi asked Lu Changsheng to exchange Sword Dao insights, but he noticed a distant light in the Void and turned his attention toward it.
• Lu Changsheng identified the light as one of the Three Thousand Small Worlds, astonishing Yan Ruxue, Saint Zou, Saint Zeng, Saint Duanmu and the others.
• The Void Boat was repelled by World Power as it approached the Small World, and Lu Changsheng confirmed that a piece of the world was missing.

Lu Changsheng and the others found a blood-soaked Small Star and recognized the sinister presence there as kin to the Primordial Evil Spirit. They approached the source and saw Native Xiuzhenzhe making a desperate stand against a terrifying Demonic Claw.

• Lu Changsheng identified the broken World Fragment as part of a Small World, then steered the Void Boat around it to continue toward the Immortal Realm.
• The group landed on a smaller star and found its Native population slaughtered, with fresh Blood Qi and Evil Qi lingering nearby.
• Lu Changsheng determined that the Evil Qi came from a being related to, but distinct from, the Primordial Evil Spirit; the group prepared protective treasures and set out to investigate.
• Eighty thousand li away, Native Xiuzhenzhe charged a black Demonic Cloud, but its Demonic Claw struck them down despite their strength.
• The Old Clan Chief gathered his clansmen's True Qi, burned his Dao Seal, and charged the being in a final attempt to destroy it.

Lu Changsheng and his companions joined the tribal elder in attacking the horned Evil Spirit, whose body seemed to crumble beneath their combined assault. The Evil Spirit reformed, crushed the exhausted elder, and appeared before Lu Changsheng, threatening everyone.

• The tribal elder burned his Dao Seal and fought the Evil Spirit with a stone spear while his tribe watched helplessly.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions arrived and unleashed their formations, spells, and sword techniques against the Evil Spirit.
• The tribespeople cheered as the combined attack and the elder’s spear engulfed the Evil Spirit, who appeared to turn to ash.
• When the elder asked where Lu Changsheng’s group came from, Lu Changsheng sensed danger, but a Demonic Claw crushed the elder.
• The horned Evil Spirit reformed unharmed, declared that everyone would die, and suddenly appeared face-to-face with Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng and his companions fled the Evil Spirit aboard the Void Boat after his sixth Nine Taichu Form failed to kill it. Spatial Turbulence shattered the boat and scattered them through the Void, leaving Lu Changsheng determined to find his disciples.

• The Evil Spirit broke Lu Changsheng’s Invincible Gang Qi with a single punch and revealed it was gravely injured.
• Lu Changsheng unleashed the sixth Nine Taichu Form, Annihilate Mountains and Rivers, splitting the Evil Spirit apart before it began to regenerate.
• Lu Changsheng used the Void Boat to evacuate his disciples, the Eastern Sea Academy and Divine Maiden Palace members, and the Ancient Star’s surviving tribe.
• The Evil Spirit pursued the Void Boat through the Void, catching up as it entered Spatial Turbulence.
• The turbulence broke the Void Boat and scattered Lu Changsheng and his companions, so he told his disciples to protect themselves while he searched for them.

After the Spatial Turbulence carried Lu Changsheng to the Azure King's Tomb, he used simulations to learn that the Evil Spirit was hunting his disciples and realized he had only five hundred years before it killed Lu Qinglian. He and Yuexi entered the tomb to seek the Azure King's and Merak Sword Maiden's Law Treasures, hoping to use them against the wounded Evil Spirit.

• Lu Changsheng arrived at the Azure King's Tomb and simulated Lu Qinglian's and Lin Qingzhi's futures, learning that the Evil Spirit would find and kill them.
• Lu Changsheng concluded that the Evil Spirit was hunting those who had witnessed it and considered how to defeat it without his Void Boat or a disciple nearby.
• Yuexi found Lu Changsheng, and he explained his suspicions about the Evil Spirit's origins, motives, and injuries.
• Lu Changsheng proposed finding the Evil Spirit and killing it before it recovered, despite Yuexi warning that they were no match for it.
• Lu Changsheng entered the Azure King's Tomb to retrieve the ancient powerhouses' Law Treasures, and Yuexi followed him.

Lu Changsheng and Yuexi entered the Azure King's Tomb under the protection of the Human Emperor Cauldron and discovered the tomb’s hidden formation and the arrangement of the Azure King’s and Merak Sword Maiden’s coffins. They learned the steles contained the Myriad-Lifetimes Reincarnation Art, a powerful Dual Cultivation Method that might help Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue confront the Evil Spirit.

• Lu Changsheng used the Human Emperor Cauldron to pass through the tomb’s grand formation without disturbing it, and Yuexi followed within its protective light.
• Lu Changsheng and Yuexi reached the central hall and saw that the Azure King’s and Merak Sword Maiden’s coffins stood at the eyes of a Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram surrounded by eight steles.
• Lu Changsheng and Yuexi studied the steles and learned they contained the Myriad-Lifetimes Reincarnation Art, created by the Azure King and Merak Sword Maiden to approach the power of a Great Emperor.
• Lu Changsheng considered that the method might help him and Xia Ningxue deal with the Evil Spirit, while Yuexi realized she had imagined cultivating it with him and dismissed the thought.