Recaps

Lin Xuan survived Blue Flood Dragon’s devastating sneak attack and killed him with the Immortal Binding Rope, Banana Leaf Fan, and Demon Infant. The gray-robed elder’s transformed monster remained nearby, apparently waiting to strike at Lin Xuan’s exposed Nascent Soul.

• Lin Xuan burned away the sand flood dragon, but Blue Flood Dragon opened a spatial rift and sent a demonic blade at him.
• Lin Xuan used the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring and talismans to withstand the strike long enough to escape with Nine Heavens Micro-Steps.
• Blue Flood Dragon revealed that he had used a flood dragon secret art to summon an upper-realm divine will, but the attack left him heavily wounded.
• Lin Xuan trapped Blue Flood Dragon with the Immortal Binding Rope and corroded his body with the Banana Leaf Fan’s Yin-Yang Strange Wind.
• Blue Flood Dragon’s soul fled, but Lin Xuan’s Demon Infant intercepted and burned it to ash with Infant Fire.
• The gray-robed elder’s transformed monster stayed to attack Lin Xuan, believing his exposed Nascent Soul made him vulnerable.

Lin Xuan fought a powerful demonic beast that wielded a Demon Core, a refined horn, and a soul banner, then forced it to flee. He let the injured monster escape because his newly formed Nascent Soul was unstable, but collected the treasures it left behind.

• Lin Xuan used the Azure Phantom Nether Fire, the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, and his Gourd Artifact to attack the demonic beast.
• The beast revealed a Demon Core, a refined Magic Banner, and a single horn, while Lin Xuan brought out the Beast Soul Banner to oppose it.
• Lin Xuan and the beast exchanged attacks, but their powers reached a stalemate as the beast's Demon Core held off his Ice Flood Dragons and fireballs.
• The beast abandoned its Demon Core, horn, and Magic Banner and fled, while Lin Xuan stopped pursuing because his Nascent Soul was unstable.
• Lin Xuan used incantation gestures to collect the abandoned Demon Core, horn, and Magic Banner.

Lin Xuan fled after capturing the Demon Core and recovering from his battle, but the Snow Fox Clan began searching for their missing little princess. He found a hidden place to recuperate, where he used Heaven Dust Pills and his spiritual power to stabilize his two Nascent Souls.

• Lin Xuan captured the Demon Core, Magic Banner, and Single Horn, then fled with the little snow fox.
• The young master of the Snow Fox Clan found a hair belonging to Little Sister Xiang'er and ordered the clan elders to search for her.
• After flying more than a thousand li, Lin Xuan felt the damage caused by using his true essence soon after condensing his Nascent Soul and swallowed pills to treat it.
• Lin Xuan continued flying for half a day before asking Yue'er to carve a hidden cave beneath the ice.
• Lin Xuan swallowed Heaven Dust Pills and began refining their medicinal power as Yue'er and the little snow fox watched.
• Lin Xuan saw his weak white Nascent Soul opposite the vigorous black Demon Infant, which wrapped the white Nascent Soul in Infant Fire as spiritual power flowed into them.

Lin Xuan continued stabilizing his Nascent Soul while the Snow Fox King and the Poison Flood Dragon King’s group learned that a human cultivator had defeated the gray-robed old man. The Poison Flood Dragon King and the Green-Eyed Patriarch set out to pursue the human and the Snow Fox Clan’s princess.

• Lin Xuan spent a day and night refining his Nascent Soul, which began to stabilize.
• The Snow Fox King received a message about Xiang'er and decided to act personally despite the risk of conflict.
• The Poison Flood Dragon King and the Green-Eyed Patriarch restored the gray-robed old man, who thanked them for saving him from losing his Demon Core and intelligence.
• The gray-robed old man revealed that an unfamiliar human cultivator with a Second Nascent Soul had defeated him and captured the Snow Fox Clan's little princess.
• The Poison Flood Dragon King learned that the Snow Fox King was heading toward the area, so he and the Green-Eyed Patriarch decided to pursue the girl and confront the human.

Lin Xuan stabilized his newly formed Nascent Soul while Yue'er watched over him and Xiang'er slept, unaware of the connection forming between them. The Snow Fox King discovered Lin Xuan’s Mystic Phoenix Sect token and learned he had Xiang'er, setting plans in motion to retrieve her; after three months, Lin Xuan was ready to leave the Ice Cave.

• Lin Xuan continued tempering his Nascent Soul as Yue'er meditated nearby and Xiang'er slept, with a Five-Colored Lotus appearing in the snow fox’s sea of consciousness.
• The Snow Fox King’s forces found the Ancient Qilin Cave and learned that a Nascent Soul cultivator had clashed with the Poison Flood Dragon King’s subordinates.
• The Snow Fox King concluded that Lin Xuan had Xiang'er and ordered his son Jian'er to contact the Mystic Phoenix Sect and seek her return.
• The Snow Fox Clan found Lin Xuan’s Mystic Phoenix Sect Guest Elder Command Token, allowing the Snow Fox King to identify his sect and threaten force if negotiations failed.
• After ninety days of cultivation, Lin Xuan stabilized his Nascent Soul, while Yue'er finished meditating and he sensed a faint new connection with Xiang'er.

Lin Xuan began forging a powerful magic treasure from the gray-robed old man's Single Horn, using the Nine Heavens Profound Art and the Azure Phantom Nether Fire. He formed a blue sphere from rare materials and left it swallowed by a green Phoenix of flame, hoping to imbue the treasure with deadly poison.

• Lin Xuan examined the Single Horn and decided to refine it into an offensive magic treasure.
• Lin Xuan studied the treasure-refining methods in the Nine Heavens Profound Art while Yue'er took Little Fox to a quiet room.
• Lin Xuan and his Nascent Soul and Demon Infant took turns tempering the Single Horn with Infant Fire until it melted.
• Lin Xuan combined the molten horn with Black Mother Profound Iron and other materials, then purified the resulting blue sphere with the Blue Star Sea.
• Lin Xuan shaped the Azure Phantom Nether Fire into an emerald-green Phoenix and had it swallow the blue sphere to continue refining the treasure.

Lin Xuan completed the Azure Fire treasure and learned from Man Gu that the Snow Fox King believed the Mystic Phoenix Sect had abducted his missing daughter, the little snow fox. He saw the coming conflict as a chance to steal the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art and find a way off Demon Spirit Island.

• Lin Xuan finished refining the Azure Fire sword and set off with the little snow fox after feeding her medicinal pills.
• Man Gu fled when he sensed Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan captured him, searched his soul, killed him, and took his Demon Core.
• Lin Xuan learned that the little snow fox was the Snow Fox Clan's princess and daughter of a powerful demon expert.
• Lin Xuan realized that losing his Mystic Phoenix Sect guest elder token had made the Snow Fox King suspect the sect had taken his daughter.
• Lin Xuan decided the Snow Fox Clan's likely clash with the Mystic Phoenix Sect might let him steal the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art.

Mystic Phoenix Sect’s Nascent Soul elders discussed the Snow Fox Clan’s threat after it accused the sect of abducting its little princess. The acting sect master ordered defenses and called on allied sects for aid as the Snow Fox Clan prepared to attack.

• Senior Brother Wu learned that the Snow Fox Clan had surrounded Mystic Phoenix Sect and demanded the return of its missing princess within three days.
• Junior Brother Jiang presented a guest elder token found in the Ice Desert Wasteland as the Snow Fox Clan’s evidence, and Senior Brother Wu rejected it as implausible.
• Senior Sister He argued that the accusation was a pretext to attack the sect, while Junior Brother Jiang questioned why the Snow Fox Clan would target them.
• Senior Brother Wu ordered the sect to activate its restrictions, move Spirit Movement Stage disciples near Tianxuan Peak, and recall its Foundation Establishment Realm and Core Condensation Realm disciples.
• Senior Brother Wu sent Junior Brother Yu and Junior Sister Gu to seek aid from the Tianhe Gang, the Pear Blossom Sect, the Five Phoenix Blade Sect, and other allied sects.

The Mystic Phoenix Sect’s Grand Elder Yue advanced to Nascent Soul Late Stage, lifting the sect’s morale as it faced a demon-beast siege. The Snow Fox King learned of the breakthrough and ordered an immediate attack before Yue could stabilize his realm.

• The old monsters at Tianjin Peak saw a celestial phenomenon and learned that the Grand Elder had successfully advanced.
• The white-bearded old man and the palace-dressed woman reassured the arriving Core Condensation Realm cultivators and urged them to unite against the enemy.
• The palace-dressed woman warned that the Snow Fox Clan might attack early, and the old monsters agreed to revise their defenses.
• The Snow Fox King identified the phenomenon as a late-stage breakthrough and acknowledged that the Mystic Phoenix Sect’s new great cultivator complicated the invasion.
• The Snow Fox King ordered the demon beasts to attack while Yue’s realm was still unstable.

The Snow Fox King’s demon-beast army launched its first attack on the Mystic Phoenix Sect, whose disciples were shaken by the overwhelming numbers. The sect activated the Mystic Heaven Spirit Phoenix Array, and the beasts charged toward it as a vast cloud formed overhead.

• Tens of thousands of low-rank demon beasts advanced on the Mystic Phoenix Sect, frightening even the experienced Tang Song.
• Seven colored pillars surrounded the sect, revealing the activation of the powerful Mystic Heaven Spirit Phoenix Array.
• Tang Song recognized the array and wondered who could be presiding over it, while the disciples’ morale rose.
• The white-bearded Nascent Soul Realm elder used the spirit pill and talisman left by the Mystic Phoenix Fairy to unleash the array’s true power.
• The demon beasts ignored the array and charged forward, as an enormous cloud appeared in the sky.

The Mystic Phoenix Sect’s array struggled against the demon horde until its founder’s relic summoned seven giants to defend the sect. The giants drove back the advancing beasts, while Snow Fox King held his forces back and continued demanding the safe return of Xiang'er.

• The demon beasts blasted apart the thunderclouds, injuring the white-bearded elder who controlled the array from Tianjin Peak.
• The white-bearded elder used Mystic Phoenix Fairy’s talisman and his own blood to form seven small figures of light.
• Tang Feng prepared the sect’s cultivators to meet the advancing beasts as a crimson pillar of light transformed into a huge blood-colored sphere.
• Snow Fox King rejected his subordinates’ concerns about the unfamiliar array and ordered the demon beasts to continue their attack until Xiang'er was returned.
• The sphere burst open and revealed a red-armored giant that crushed and kicked apart demon beasts, while six other giants emerged from the remaining pillars and forced the horde back.

Lin Xuan returned to the Mystic Phoenix Sect and hid nearby, waiting for the battle to give him a chance to steal the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art. As the sect’s array unleashed its strongest power and a divine Phoenix emerged, the Snow Fox Clan prepared to answer with an ancient treasure.

• Lin Xuan returned from the Ice Desert Wasteland and decided to let the Mystic Phoenix Sect and the demon beasts fight while he waited for an opening to steal the art.
• The seven giants were overwhelmed by the demon beasts, and the white-bearded elder began casting the Mystic Heaven Spirit Phoenix Array’s strongest secret technique.
• The seven giants swelled and exploded, killing thousands of nearby demon beasts, then released seven colored spheres that merged into a radiant sphere of light.
• The Snow Fox King ordered Yuanke to use the Snow Fox Clan’s inherited Cinnabar Teapot as the Mystic Phoenix Sect’s sphere began forming a divine Phoenix.

Yuanke used the Snow Fox Clan’s inherited Cinnabar Teapot to face the Mystic Phoenix, while the human cultivators realized her treasure could imitate powerful Spirit World artifacts. The Phoenix’s attack had been blocked, but the battle remained unresolved as the Mystic Phoenix Sect prepared for an enemy assault.

• The Mystic Phoenix’s divided soul transformed into a Phoenix, whose pressure subdued the demon beasts and whose flames threatened the Snow Fox forces.
• Yuanke drank the steaming tea from the Cinnabar Teapot and flew to confront the Phoenix, prompting the Snow Fox Young Master to worry about her safety.
• Yuanke wrote a rune with tea and demonic energy, forming a barrier that easily blocked the Phoenix’s first stream of fire.
• As the Phoenix increased its power, Yuanke inscribed dozens of Gold Talismans and spent more than half her demonic energy to activate them.
• The Gold Talismans formed replicas of several Spirit World treasures, and the white-bearded elder ordered the Mystic Phoenix Sect’s disciples to prepare for battle.

Snow Fox Princess used the Inheritance Treasure to battle the Mystic Heaven Spirit Phoenix while the Snow Fox King sent reinforcements against Mystic Phoenix Sect. As the battle turned into a bloody stalemate, Lin Xuan slipped toward the sect, but Yuanke sensed his presence and reacted with joy.

• Snow Fox Princess unleashed the mountain-and-river fan and Myriad Law Ruler against the berserk Phoenix, impressing the gathered Demon Race elders and strengthening the Snow Fox Clan's position.
• The Snow Fox King sent a squad of third-rank demon beasts to Mystic Phoenix Sect, and both armies exchanged massed attacks before the demon beasts reached the defensive lines.
• Tang Song and other cultivators fought the charging demon beasts as casualties mounted and the battle settled into a stalemate.
• Lin Xuan decided to infiltrate Mystic Phoenix Sect during the chaos and flew unseen through the battlefield despite Yue'er suggesting they wait.
• Yuanke sensed Lin Xuan as he passed near her and the Phoenix, then showed an expression of wild joy.

Snow Fox Princess left Phoenix to pursue the cultivator carrying her younger sister Xiang'er’s scent while the Snow Fox King attacked the Mystic Phoenix Sect. As the sect’s defenses faltered, its allies in the Five Phoenix Blade Sect debated whether to send aid and decided to wait for more news.

• Snow Fox Princess told the Snow Fox King that she had detected Xiang'er’s scent on a cultivator, then flew off to pursue him while the Snow Fox King ordered the demon beasts to attack.
• The Snow Fox King struck Phoenix with a giant icy fist and tore through its shield, badly injuring the spirit bird and the white-bearded old man controlling it.
• The white-bearded old man sent Junior Sister He to wake the Grand Elder, the only person in the Mystic Phoenix Sect who could withstand the Snow Fox King.
• Yellow-robed Nephew Ge reported to two Five Phoenix Blade Sect elders that the Snow Fox King had joined the attack and the Mystic Heaven Spirit Phoenix Array had been broken.
• The Five Phoenix Blade Sect elders agreed to hold their forces in place and gather more information before deciding whether to aid the Mystic Phoenix Sect.

Lin Xuan infiltrated the Mystic Phoenix Sect while the Snow Fox Clan’s eldest princess, Yuanke, tracked him by the scent of her younger sister Xiang'er. He hid the scent in a Herb Garden, but Yuanke’s aura exposed her to the sect’s guards, who trapped her in an array as she prepared to strike back.

• The Zhang Family set out to aid the Mystic Phoenix Sect but fell into the Snow Fox King’s ambush and was destroyed.
• Lin Xuan sensed Yuanke pursuing him, concealed his aura, and realized she was following Xiang'er’s scent on him.
• At Yue'er's suggestion, Lin Xuan covered himself with crushed Red Blood Plum flowers in a Herb Garden, masking the scent and breaking Yuanke’s trail.
• Yuanke lost track of Lin Xuan and accidentally revealed her aura, drawing seven Mystic Phoenix Sect guards to her location.
• The guards formed an array of purple mist around Yuanke, who launched a lotus-shaped attack after her Profound Yin Finger failed to defeat one of them.

Lin Xuan escaped Yuanke, then attacked a suspicious Mystic Phoenix Sect cultivator whose body concealed a demon’s divided soul, but the soul destroyed itself before he could search it. The demons hunting the Demon Eye Relic learned that another outsider was searching the sect, while the Snow Fox Clan’s little princess remained a possible target.

• Yuanke’s lotus overwhelmed the purple python, giving Lin Xuan a chance to slip away unnoticed.
• Lin Xuan told Yue'er he planned to capture someone and use the Soul Searching Technique to find the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art.
• Lin Xuan ambushed a mid Core Condensation Realm Mystic Phoenix Sect cultivator and discovered the man carried extremely pure demonic power.
• Lin Xuan defeated the cultivator with the Azure Phantom Nether Fire and captured his fleeing black soul with the Immortal Binding Ball, but the soul self-destructed before he could search it.
• The tiger-headed monster told Brother Hei that his divided soul had been destroyed by an unknown outsider searching the sect.
• Brother Hei explained the Demon Eye Relic’s value and wondered whether the Snow Fox Clan’s little princess was in the Mystic Phoenix Sect.

Lin Xuan learned that the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art was in the Mystic Phoenix Sect’s Cold Pool, where its Nascent Soul Late Stage Grand Elder was secluded. As the Snow Fox King’s forces broke the sect’s protective array, Lin Xuan reached the Cold Pool and drew the attention of a powerful cultivator.

• The black-faced big man and the Tiger-Headed Monster set out for the Mystic Phoenix Sect after confirming the split soul had self-destructed.
• Lin Xuan subdued a Mystic Phoenix Sect disciple, used the Soul-Searching Technique, and learned the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art was in the Cold Pool.
• Lin Xuan headed toward the Cold Pool, knowing he would need the art to leave Demon Spirit Island despite the danger posed by the Grand Elder.
• The palace-dressed woman summoned Yue Xianfeng from his secluded cave and told him the Snow Fox King had surrounded the sect.
• The Mystic Heaven Spirit Phoenix Array broke, and Yue Xianfeng rushed toward the battlefield as Lin Xuan reached the Cold Pool.
• A powerful cultivator’s escaping light passed Lin Xuan, slowed, and turned to look at him.

Lin Xuan entered the Mystic Phoenix Sect’s Cold Pool, enduring a dangerous disturbance to his qi as he approached it. Elsewhere, Yuanke killed the last of seven purple-robed cultivators, but the blood he spilled activated a formation in the Purple Bamboo Forest and left her without magic power.

• Lin Xuan escaped Yue Xianfeng’s notice and cautiously entered the Cold Pool, where the gorge triggered a dangerous disturbance in his qi.
• Lin Xuan took calming pills and continued toward the Cold Pool despite his lingering discomfort.
• Yuanke defeated the seven purple-robed cultivators, killing six and pursuing the last survivor into the Purple Bamboo Forest.
• Yuanke killed the fleeing cultivator, whose blood activated an ancient formation hidden in the forest’s stone.
• Yuanke tried to leave the formation, but her magic power vanished and she fell from the air.

Lin Xuan searched the Mystic Phoenix Sect’s secluded valley for the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art and began exploring the Cold Pool, while the Snow Fox King’s fight with the sect escalated after he demanded his missing daughter. The chapter ended with the Snow Fox King and Grand Elder Yue Xianfeng preparing to duel.

• Lin Xuan found no clues in the valley or the Mystic Phoenix Fairy’s cave abode, so he entered the Cold Pool to search its depths.
• The Snow Fox King overwhelmed the Mystic Phoenix Sect’s defenders, and the wounded Nascent Soul elders ordered a retreat.
• The Snow Fox King intercepted the long-browed elder and trapped his fleeing Nascent Soul, but Yue Xianfeng cut open the net and rescued it.
• Yue Xianfeng denied that the sect had abducted the Snow Fox King’s daughter, but the Snow Fox King threatened to destroy the sect unless she was returned.
• Yue Xianfeng rejected the threat and summoned his treasures, and he and the Snow Fox King faced each other as the surrounding fighters retreated.

Yue Xianfeng and the Snow Fox King prepared to clash, while Lin Xuan searched the Cold Pool and found an ancient formation carved into a stone. A huge, aura-concealing monster ambushed Lin Xuan, leaving him face-to-face with the mysterious creature.

• Yue Xianfeng summoned Demon-Devouring Butterflies, and the Snow Fox King recognized the supposedly extinct insects and demanded to know where he had obtained them.
• Yue Xianfeng used the Sword into Silk Technique to create silver snakes, while the Snow Fox King multiplied into nine identical forms and summoned different treasures.
• Lin Xuan searched the Cold Pool without finding clues, then discovered a gray stone marked with an unfamiliar ancient formation.
• Lin Xuan examined the stone with Yue'er but could not determine its purpose or whether it related to the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art.
• A huge, shell-backed monster struck at Lin Xuan from behind, and he narrowly dodged its tentacle before recognizing it as the mysterious monster.

Lin Xuan fought an ancient beast that guarded a strange, exceptionally durable stone, using his treasures and abilities to overcome its powerful attacks. He struck the beast with Azure Fire, cracking its shell, but its fate remained unclear.

• Lin Xuan recognized the octopus-like monster as a powerful ancient beast and tried to deter it with his spiritual pressure, but it attacked.
• Lin Xuan dodged the monster’s tentacles and discovered its attacks could not damage the strange stone.
• The monster cornered Lin Xuan and cracked his Three Yin White Bone Shield, so he summoned Azure Fire and severed one of its tentacles.
• The monster retreated into its shell and released poisonous ink, but Lin Xuan dispelled its effects with Azure Phantom Nether Fire.
• Lin Xuan used the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring to distract the monster, then enlarged Azure Fire and struck its shell, leaving cracks as spiritual light engulfed it.

Lin Xuan killed the Octopus Monster and used his blood to activate the mysterious stone, which transported him to a space filled with dense demon qi. While searching the Top-grade Demon Vein for the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art, he found a freshly killed two-headed bat and suspected other cultivators were nearby.

• Lin Xuan trapped and killed the Octopus Monster, then collected its poisonous inner core for his Azure Phantom Nether Fire.
• Lin Xuan discovered the stone absorbed blood and cut himself to test it, causing purple halos to bind him and transport him away.
• Lin Xuan recovered his magical power while falling through an unfamiliar space and used an escaping-light art to stop his descent.
• Lin Xuan recognized the dense demon qi and restricted divine sense as signs of a Top-grade Demon Vein, then began searching for the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Art.
• Lin Xuan found a freshly killed two-headed bat with smooth wounds and wondered whether other immortal cultivators were in the space.

Lin Xuan discovered that Demon Monsters were present in the fog and found Yuanke battling a Nascent Soul Realm Demon Monster. Xiang'er’s sudden call distracted Yuanke, leaving her badly wounded and forcing her onto the defensive as Xiang'er begged Lin Xuan to save her.

• Lin Xuan followed a trail of mangled monster corpses and recognized one as a Demon Monster.
• Lin Xuan heard fighting ahead and found Yuanke battling a Nascent Soul Realm Demon Monster.
• Lin Xuan hid nearby and watched as Yuanke held the upper hand without using her secret art.
• Xiang'er recognized Yuanke and called out to her, revealing Lin Xuan’s hiding place.
• Yuanke turned toward Xiang'er, and the Demon Monster struck her with a demonic spear, wounding her and reversing the fight.
• Xiang'er begged Lin Xuan to save Yuanke.

Lin Xuan weighed the benefits of helping Yuanke, the eldest princess of the Snow Fox Clan, and joined her fight against a Demon Monster. Yuanke’s powerful secret art broke through the monster’s defenses, and Lin Xuan prepared to seize the opening.

• Lin Xuan decided to help Yuanke to protect his bond with Xiang'er and improve their chances of surviving the mysterious space.
• Lin Xuan struck the Demon Monster with Sword Qi, freeing Yuanke to stop her bleeding and attack with six crescent-shaped treasures.
• Lin Xuan summoned a giant python from his Beast Soul Treasure and blocked the monster’s escape as he and Yuanke attacked together.
• The Demon Monster enlarged itself and formed a barrier covered in regenerating tentacles, turning the fight into a battle of attrition.
• Yuanke unleashed hundreds of crescent-shaped blades that destroyed the tentacles and blasted apart the demonic Qi.
• Lin Xuan sent the giant python after the exposed monster and took the Immortal Binding Rope in hand.