Recaps

Su Bai advanced his alchemy, secured the Profound Sky Breakthrough Pill formula, and took a teaching post before following his Thunderous Beast to the Southern Sea in search of Profound Dome Bamboo. He obtained the bamboo but drew the attention of Thunder Cloud Palace and became entangled in the conflict between it and Immortal Palace.

• Su Bai opened Number Nine Pill Shop, perfected his lightning techniques, upgraded the Soaring Dragon Sword, and copied He Ming’s Alchemy Talent to create Candle Heart Spirit Tracing.
• Su Bai refined the Yingning Pill for Ying Luo, received the Profound Sky Breakthrough Pill formula, and accepted a flexible teaching post at Starlight Academy.
• Su Bai searched for Profound Dome Bamboo, bought a Thunderous Beast cub, and befriended Han Zhenyuan while keeping the young cultivator’s ambitions secret.
• After the Thunderous Beast reached adulthood, Su Bai traveled to the Southern Sea, killed cultivators who attacked him, and bound the thief Du Ling to a Sea Tribe contract.
• Su Bai and Du Ling obtained forged Thunder Island identities from Shi Gu, then Su Bai killed the Peeled Skin leader and more than a dozen of his followers as they left the black market.
• The Thunderous Beast located Profound Dome Bamboo on Thunder Island, where Su Bai fought Immortal Palace cultivators and took the fifth-rank bamboo from Thunder Cloud Palace disciples.
• A Thunder Cloud Palace Golden Core Cultivator tracked Su Bai using Life-Generating Grass hidden in the bamboo, while Lord Lie Feng ordered his forces to destroy the San Lin Ye Family.

Su Bai strengthened his cultivation, survived Abyss Time in the Water Pavilion Secret Realm, and built connections before returning to Qingzhou. After establishing a cultivation line among the Su Family and visiting the Jade Mist Sect, he formed his Golden Core in a hidden cavern and set out for the Demon Star Sea.

• Su Bai escaped Lie Feng and Dongfang Taicang, returned to Heavenly Star City, and had True Man He refine a Profound Dome Breakthrough Pill that carried him to Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
• Su Bai copied Han Zhenyuan’s Water Attribute Heavenly Spirit Root, cultivated in the Zhang Family’s Water Pavilion Secret Realm, and reached Peak Foundation Establishment.
• Su Bai treated Qin Lin’s poisoning and removed his tracking mark, then disguised himself as a merman during Abyss Time and absorbed a mysterious blue light that raised his Sea Tribe cultivation to Peak Core Formation Stage.
• Su Bai copied Du Ling’s Thousand Faces Phantom talent, evaded Chen Shuo, and later returned to the Water Pavilion Secret Realm to consolidate his Foundation Establishment cultivation.
• Su Bai returned to Yan Kingdom, healed Su Yao, and established the Su Family Inner Family before visiting the Jade Mist Sect and sharing sword cultivation guidance.
• Su Bai met Jiang Han, learned that the Immortal Palace had left Qingzhou without Golden Core oversight, and searched for a Water-rich place to advance.
• Su Bai killed an X Tier White Demonic Python in a waterfall cavern, formed his Golden Core, and stabilized his cultivation after more than half a year in seclusion.
• Su Bai decided not to return to the Jade Mist Sect and set out toward the teleportation array leading to the Demon Star Sea.

Su Bai advanced to Golden Core, became a Vice Pavilion Master, and led the Heavenly Star Alliance’s alchemists to the South Sea Alchemy Grand Gathering. After besting Lin Huasheng in a pill demonstration and negotiating a group refining contest, Su Bai learned that a Demon King might be waiting to assassinate him and prepared to watch Qiu Yi refine a Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill.

• Su Bai reported his Golden Core advancement, was appointed a Vice Pavilion Master, and agreed to lead the Star Luo Pill Pavilion’s delegation to the South Sea Alchemy Grand Gathering.
• Su Bai copied sword Dao Divine Abilities, acquired thirteen lightning-attribute Spirit Swords, and cultivated the Thundercloud Sword Array at a secluded lake.
• Ancestor Tian Xing led Su Bai and the Heavenly Star Alliance alchemists to the artificial sea island, where Qiu Yi staged a display of Southern Sea alchemy and challenged them to refine pills from a demonic flood dragon’s core.
• Su Bai watched Lin Huasheng refine a Demonic Flood Dragon Breakthrough Pill, then produced a superior Class A Superior pill and restored the Heavenly Star Alliance’s confidence.
• Cang Mingjue warned Su Bai that a Demon King had been sent to assassinate him, and Ancestor Tian Xing ordered Su Bai to stay within his protection.
• At Pill Island’s group sparring match, Su Bai led the Heavenly Star Alliance alchemists in refining pills and negotiated rewards from Qiu Yi, but the South Sea side won the stage and tied the contest.
• After Qiu Yi announced he would refine a Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill, Su Bai selected himself, Ancestor Tian Xing, and Ying Luo to witness the refinement.

After surviving Fu Kong’s assassination attempt, Su Bai helped the Heavenly Star Alliance counter the Demon Race’s herb blockade by securing Sea Tribe trade and covertly gathering spirit herbs in Demon Star City. He returned to Heavenly Star City with the crisis still unfolding, carrying suspicions about Yin Cang’s death and awaiting Old Ancestor Heavenly Star’s decision on his reward.

• Qiu Yi refined the Lightning Summoning Soul Cleansing Pill through a Heavenly Tribulation, and Su Bai returned safely to Heavenly Star City after Old Ancestor Heavenly Star drove off Fu Kong.
• Su Bai advanced to Demon General and discovered that the Demon Race’s attacks on trade routes had nearly exhausted the Alliance’s spirit herb reserves.
• True Man He sent Su Bai to negotiate with the Merfolk Race, and Su Bai secured a Sea Spirit Plant trade agreement with Cang Mingxiao while secretly making a second deal with Yuan Cang.
• Su Bai absorbed Origin Spiritual Essence from the Merfolk totem, increasing his Tidal Song Sacred Vein development, then traveled to Demon Star City to obtain spirit herbs.
• Su Bai killed three of Old Nightmare Rat’s sons, lured Old Nightmare Rat underground and injured him, then impersonated the clan chief to collect its spirit herbs and copy his earth-affinity talent.
• Su Bai delivered spirit herbs to Ancestor Tian Xing and gathered intelligence in Demon Star City, while learning that Yinyue’s bloodline connection to Yin Cang had broken and that Cang Zhu claimed Yin Cang was dead.
• Su Bai suspected Yin Cang’s death had involved a third-party bargain, then returned to Heavenly Star City with Ancestor Tian Xing, who concealed Su Bai’s role in obtaining the herbs.