Recaps

Wang Chen hunted Evil Spirits, defeated Tree Granny, and uncovered the truth behind Lu Defang’s betrayal and Wang Shaoyuan’s legacy. After learning that the Primordial Dao Stele was inside him and resolving the mystery of the remnant soul, Wang Chen prepared to leave his Spirit Fields and enter the Inner Sect.

• Wang Chen tried learning butchering from Second Master Tu, then hunted Night Roaming Souls and Lantern Puppets in Chaos Burial Mound to earn Human Virtue.
• Wang Chen advanced to the seventh level of Qi Condensation, escaped a false arrest, and confronted Lu Defang, who admitted he had tried to kill him over Wang Shaoyuan’s supposed treasure.
• Wang Chen and Wei Xiong ambushed and killed Lu Defang, after which Wang Chen retrieved the deed to his family home and gained a new companion, Yuan Yuan.
• Wang Chen qualified for the Inner Sect, claimed Wang Shaoyuan’s city residence, and unsealed the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil by destroying Evil Spirits.
• Wang Chen defeated Tree Granny with talismans, the Heavenly Net, and Pure Yang Boy Water, then exchanged the Wood Essence he found beneath the tree with Wuxiang for Buddhist teachings and a Dragon-Subduing Sarira.
• Wang Chen revealed his Inner Sect status when Lu Tailai and the Discipline Hall tried to arrest him, then killed Lu Tailai after confronting him over the Night Patrol Team conscription.
• Wang Chen read Wang Shaoyuan’s letter and learned that his father had implanted an ancient stele in him, causing the remnant soul to merge with him and revealing the Primordial Dao Stele.
• Wang Chen accepted his life in this world, harvested his Spirit Rice, and offered his fields to Han Dashi before preparing to enter the Inner Sect.

Wang Chen settled into life as a spirit planter on Sunset Peak, built up his cultivation and sword skills, and reached the eighth level of Qi Condensation. After strengthening his body with the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma, he took sect missions and entered the Ruined City, where a giant Evil Spirit sent Gray-Eyed Bandits after him.

• Wang Chen transferred his old home and Spirit Field, left the Outer Sect, and presented his Inner Sect Jade Tablet to the Mystic Tortoise before beginning life at Sunset Peak.
• Wang Chen chose spirit planting, bought a Willow Leaf Flying Boat, and mastered the Wither and Flourish Art to clear weeds from his fields.
• Wang Chen commissioned a Flying Sword from Huo Zhenghai, blood-bound it, and practiced until his Sword Control Technique advanced.
• Wang Chen received Vermilion Fruits from Yuan Yuan, which raised his Spiritual Root, and learned that Zhao Huai’an had fled after Lu Hong ordered him to monitor his neighbor.
• Wang Chen harvested his Spirit Fields, reached the eighth level of Qi Condensation, and advanced the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma, with the Primordial Dao Stele suppressing the Heavenly Dragon True Form and perfecting his Physique and Divine Soul.
• Wang Chen sold his possessions to buy Vajra Butter, accepted missions to hunt Gray-Eyed Bandits and collect Yin Qi Beads, and killed a Ghost Groom, Shapeshifting Fiends, and a Ghost Matchmaker in the Ruined City.
• A giant Evil Spirit emerged from the earth and sent Gray-Eyed Bandits after Wang Chen, who fled before turning to fight them with Exorcism Talismans and fire crows.

Wang Chen advanced his techniques, joined the Yunyang Sect’s Clear Realm operation, and survived a deadly encounter with a Blood God Son underground. After returning home with new spoils and mission rewards, he went to Peach Blossom Valley seeking guidance on the Purple Mansion.

• Wang Chen defeated the Gray-Eyed Bandits in Ruined City, returned to the Yunyang Sect, and used his Human Virtue to improve several techniques.
• Wang Chen met Pang Zitong at Sunset Peak’s Dao Discussion and later bought a Spirit Plant Puppet, naming it Wood Kui.
• Wang Chen discovered a peach blossom formation and Huang Yuqiu’s tomb, where Changchun praised his poem and told him to return alive in half a month.
• Wang Chen joined the Clear Realm operation, killed Rogue Cultivators and hostile fellow disciples, and gained Shrink Ground into Inch from Du Yuankui’s Jade Slip.
• Wang Chen inspected a household, killed an evil cultivator, and witnessed Mu Qingqing take Ji Wanrong as her disciple.
• Wang Chen fought the Blood God Son beneath Ruined City, trapped and weakened it with the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil, then burned it and earned 1007 Human Virtue.
• Wang Chen escaped the collapsing underground space, helped clear four Evil Nests, returned to Yuan Yuan, and went to Peach Blossom Valley seeking guidance on the Purple Mansion.

Wang Chen became Changchun’s disciple, mastered new sword techniques, and left Yuan Yuan with Bai Susu before accepting a three-year garrison mission in Great Qian. In Nanshao, he encountered a deadly political dispute and learned that the White Deer Academy might be working against the Yunyang Sect.

• Wang Chen accepted Changchun as his master, repaired his Fire Crow Sword, and studied the Sword Dao and foundational sword forms.
• Wang Chen fought through the Black Jade Bees to gather spirit honey, killed a demon bear on his return, and earned Changchun’s instruction in the Thunderclap Sword Technique.
• Wang Chen followed Yuan Yuan underground to the Demon Suppression Cave, where Bai Susu transformed Yuan Yuan into a little girl and agreed to teach her for ten years.
• Bai Susu warned Wang Chen that upheaval was coming to the Yunyang Sect, and Wang Chen prepared supplies before accepting a three-year garrison mission in Great Qian.
• Wang Chen traveled to Qian Capital, met Fei Xinghe, and learned the duties and authority of the Protector Heavenly Masters from Cao Chengping.
• Wang Chen rode toward Nanshao and sheltered in a temple during a storm, where Yu Chi Zhong, a brocade-clad youth, and several jianghu wanderers gathered.
• Xiao Wentian killed the Five Wanderers of Heaven’s Scars and Earth’s Defects before Imperial Guard Directorate crossbow bolts killed him, and Yu Feihong recognized Wang Chen as an Immortal Master.
• Yu Feihong explained the pursuit of Yu Chi Zhong and the Zhang Family’s legitimate grandson, warned Wang Chen that White Deer Academy might oppose the Yunyang Sect in Nanshao, and offered Xiao Wan as his assistant, which Wang Chen accepted.