Recaps

Tian Xiaojian considered Feng Liang’s offer to use Demonic Qi Infusion to advance him to Lihe, despite his doubts about the risk. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan returned to Cloud Province and discovered Ye Ping’er fighting three cultivators, leaving him poised to intervene and ask about the Demon Race.

• Feng Liang offered to use Demonic Qi Infusion to help Tian Xiaojian reach Lihe, claiming she had eighty percent confidence and that his new realm would remain stable.
• Tian Xiaojian weighed the promised breakthrough against the danger and remained uneasy as Feng Liang urged him to decide.
• Lin Xuan flew toward Baisuan Pavilion after returning to Cloud Province, then sensed a battle and went to investigate in secret.
• Lin Xuan recognized Ye Ping’er, an old acquaintance from the Demon Race, and wondered how she had reached Cloud Province without a Top-grade Spirit Stone.
• Ye Ping’er was wounded while fighting three Core Condensation Realm cultivators, and Lin Xuan watched as she struggled against them.

Lin Xuan rescued Ye Ping'er from three evil cultivators and revealed that they had met a hundred years earlier on Demon Spirit Island. After Ye Ping'er recognized him, her poison wound flared up, and Lin Xuan offered her a pill to counter the poison.

• Ye Ping'er resisted the Three Heroes of Meng Mountain and discovered that her wound had been poisoned.
• Lin Xuan appeared, overwhelmed the three cultivators with his spiritual pressure, and killed them when they tried to escape or beg for mercy.
• Ye Ping'er thanked Lin Xuan cautiously, and he reminded her that he had saved her before at the Mystic Phoenix Sect's main altar on Demon Spirit Island.
• Ye Ping'er recognized Lin Xuan and apologized for forgetting him, but the poison suddenly spread across her face.
• Lin Xuan gave Ye Ping'er a pill that could counter the poison arts of a Core Condensation Realm cultivator.

Lin Xuan learned from Ye Ping'er that a catastrophic Spatial Storm had struck Demon Spirit Island, destroying more than half the island and forcing survivors into Spatial Vortexes. Ye Ping'er believed the island might now be gone, but many cultivators and demon beasts could have escaped through the vortexes, leaving Lin Xuan and Yue'er anxious about Xiang'er.

• Lin Xuan gave Ye Ping'er an antidote that neutralized her poison, then took her to a quiet lakeside to ask how she had reached the Twelve Heavenly Cloud Provinces.
• Ye Ping'er was shocked to learn Lin Xuan had left Demon Spirit Island over a hundred years earlier and told him that a Spatial Storm had struck the island about half a year ago.
• Lin Xuan explained how dangerous Spatial Turbulence and Spatial Storms were, recalling what he had learned about them from the Horizon Sea Pavilion's records.
• Ye Ping'er said the storm destroyed more than half of Demon Spirit Island and that she escaped through a Spatial Vortex while the island was still being torn apart.
• Yue'er came out of the Heavenly Mystery Mansion and asked whether everyone on Demon Spirit Island had perished; Ye Ping'er replied that many had likely survived by entering the vortexes.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er learned that Ye Ping'er had reached Cloud Province after Demon Spirit Island was destroyed, and they worried about whether their friends had survived the spatial storm. Seeing Ye Ping'er had nowhere safe to turn, Lin Xuan offered to guide her, and she asked him for help.

• Ye Ping'er was shocked to see Yue'er beside Lin Xuan but kept her questions to herself.
• Yue'er asked whether she would see Xiang'er again, and Lin Xuan reassured her that Xiang'er’s exceptional talent gave them hope of meeting again.
• Lin Xuan asked Ye Ping'er about her time in Cloud Province and her plans, and she recalled narrowly escaping danger from cultivators who wanted to seize her as a Cauldron.
• Ye Ping'er considered the risks of seeking shelter with a sect and hoped she might join Horizon Sea Pavilion, but remained uncertain about her future.
• Lin Xuan decided to help Ye Ping'er find a safe path, and she bowed to him and asked him to guide her.

Lin Xuan invited Ye Ping'er to join Baisuan Pavilion, then revealed that he and Yue'er had both reached the Lihe Realm. Ye Ping'er embraced the opportunity and pledged her loyalty to the sect.

• Lin Xuan invited Ye Ping'er to return with him and join Baisuan Pavilion, and she accepted respectfully.
• Lin Xuan explained that he wanted to help Ye Ping'er and recruit her because her rapid cultivation showed exceptional potential.
• Ye Ping'er asked whether Lin Xuan was a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, and he revealed that he had surpassed that realm.
• Lin Xuan revealed that Yue'er was also a Lihe Realm cultivator, and Ye Ping'er bowed to them as the sect's Martial Ancestors.
• Lin Xuan promised to support Ye Ping'er's cultivation if she served the sect loyally, and she pledged to devote herself to Baisuan Pavilion.

Lin Xuan and Ye Ping'er arrived at Baisuan Pavilion, whose disciples had been discussing its alliance with Horizon Sea Pavilion and Lei Sha Sect’s apology. The chapter left the two gate guards waiting nervously as more cultivators approached.

• The gate guards discussed Lei Sha Sect’s apology and debated whether Baisuan Pavilion should trust its new alliance with Horizon Sea Pavilion.
• The older guard wondered whether the mysterious supreme elder had influenced Horizon Sea Pavilion’s decision to ally with Baisuan Pavilion.
• Lin Xuan and Ye Ping'er flew toward Jiuling Mountain, and the guards sensed their formidable spiritual pressure.
• The guards greeted Lin Xuan, who silently surveyed the familiar sect grounds while Ye Ping'er followed his lead.
• Several more streaks of light appeared before the gate guards.

Lin Xuan returned to Baisuan Pavilion after reaching the Lihe Realm and reunited with Yue'er, Zheng Xuan, Lu Ying'er, and Wu Yun'er. While he asked the pavilion masters about the sect’s situation, Tian Xiaojian agreed to risk Demonic Qi Infusion under Feng Liang’s guidance.

• Lin Xuan met Zheng Xuan at Baisuan Pavilion, where she joyfully reunited with Yue'er after a hundred years apart.
• Zheng Xuan identified Lin Xuan as the Supreme Elder, and the cultivators on duty knelt to pay their respects.
• Lin Xuan met with Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er, who had both reached the Late Core Condensation Realm, and asked about Baisuan Pavilion’s current situation.
• Tian Xiaojian agreed to undergo Demonic Qi Infusion after weighing the risks of refusing Feng Liang’s proposal.
• Feng Liang told Tian Xiaojian to seal his spiritual sense and all the magic power in his body.

Lin Xuan reunited with Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er, learned how Baisuan Pavilion had survived the Lei Sha Sect's attack, and reassured them that his position at Horizon Sea Pavilion would not weaken his support. He proposed expanding Baisuan Pavilion's trade with Outer Seas cultivators, leaving the two women excited by the opportunity.

• Lu Ying'er recounted how Baisuan Pavilion had grown over the past century and repelled the Lei Sha Sect's siege using Lin Xuan's defenses and treasures.
• Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er credited Lin Xuan for their fortunes and asked whether he and Yue'er had joined Horizon Sea Pavilion as grand elders.
• Lin Xuan confirmed the rumors and explained that his agreement with Meng Ruyan would let him support Baisuan Pavilion while benefiting from Horizon Sea Pavilion's backing.
• Lin Xuan described the trade between Cloud Province and the Outer Seas, where inland goods were exchanged for demon-beast resources.
• Wu Yun'er realized Lin Xuan intended for Baisuan Pavilion to take over trade with Outer Seas cultivators.

Lin Xuan explained how he intended to direct Kuijin Island Market’s Cloud Province trade to Baisuan Pavilion, then reassured Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er that he could secure Horizon Sea Pavilion’s cooperation. He advised them to prioritize cultivation, guided them through their progress, and gave Lu Ying'er a Jade Maiden Seven-Heart Technique slip, leaving her puzzled about why he had given her another copy.

• Lin Xuan proposed giving Baisuan Pavilion all of Kuijin Island Market’s business in Cloud Province, and Lu Ying'er warned that the Outer Seas sects and clans might object.
• Wu Yun'er noted that Kuijin Island Market benefited from dealing with multiple merchant alliances, but Lin Xuan explained that Horizon Sea Pavilion now controlled the Outer Seas and that he had authority to direct the trade.
• Lin Xuan admitted he was favoring Baisuan Pavilion, reassured the women that Meng Ruyan would not take offense, and urged them to focus on strengthening their cultivation.
• Lin Xuan heard Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er describe their cultivation progress and gave them guidance, hoping they would form Nascent Souls before he ascended to the Spirit World.
• Lin Xuan gave Lu Ying'er a Jade Maiden Seven-Heart Technique Jade Slip, and she wondered why he had given her another copy of the method she already practiced.

Lin Xuan gave Lu Ying'er a superior copy of the Jade Maiden Seven-Heart Technique and spirit pills, then settled into a new cave residence at Jiuling Mountain. Far away, Feng Liang urged Tian Xiaojian to seal his divine sense and magic power to improve the odds of Demonic Qi Infusion, but Tian Xiaojian remained wary.

• Lu Ying'er recognized that Lin Xuan's Jade Maiden Seven-Heart Technique was a powerful original rather than the counterfeit she had practiced, and Lin Xuan told her to copy it for Xin'er in You Province.
• Lin Xuan gave Lu Ying'er and Wu Yun'er mid-grade spirit pills and asked them to find a position for the young woman who had returned with him and assess her abilities.
• Lu Ying'er showed Lin Xuan his newly prepared cave residence in a flower-filled valley on Jiuling Mountain, where Baisuan Pavilion had grown to over five hundred Core Condensation cultivators and nearly ten thousand Foundation Establishment disciples.
• Feng Liang told Tian Xiaojian to seal away his divine sense and magic power temporarily to raise the success rate of Demonic Qi Infusion, but Tian Xiaojian hesitated because he feared losing the ability to defend himself.

Lin Xuan refined the Flood Dragon soul inside his Azure Phantom Nether Fire, transforming it into a three-colored flame with poison, extreme cold, and deathly power. He named it Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and learned that Yue'er wanted to cultivate it too.

• Lin Xuan refined the Flood Dragon soul trapped in his Azure Phantom Nether Fire during a month of seclusion at Baisuan Pavilion.
• The flame transformed into three layers of emerald poison, azure extreme cold, and gray death energy.
• Lin Xuan tested the flame on a Flying Dagger, and it froze, poisoned, and dissolved the Ancient Treasure.
• Lin Xuan learned to switch the flame between its poisonous and extreme-cold forms, but he could not fully control its death-energy form.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er settled on the name Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, and Yue'er asked to cultivate the Demon Flame divine ability.

Lin Xuan planned how to strengthen his power before the Asura Gate opened, but found that he could not yet cultivate the Ink Moon Tribe’s next secret arts. He turned to the Insect Controlling Insights for a way to ripen his Jade Luo Bees, then sensed Ying'er’s arrival and wondered whether trouble had arisen at Baisuan Pavilion.

• Yue'er asked to learn another flame-type secret art, and Lin Xuan reassured her that the Asura True Explanation might reveal one as her cultivation improved.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er spent a romantic night together, then resumed cultivation the next day as Lin Xuan weighed the risks of joining Meng Ruyan to reach the Spirit World through the Ancient Teleportation Array.
• Lin Xuan searched the Ink Moon Tribe’s Jade Slip for new secret arts, but found that his divine sense was insufficient to cultivate any beyond the Azure Phantom Nether Fire and True Spirit Strike.
• Lin Xuan considered improving his Dharma Treasures, then consulted the Insect Controlling Insights for a way to ripen his Jade Luo Bees.
• Lin Xuan sensed Ying'er’s arrival and wondered whether something serious had happened at Baisuan Pavilion.

Lin Xuan learned that mysterious Nascent Soul Realm cultivators had attacked Baisuan Pavilion in You Province, where Liu Xin had managed to hold them at a stalemate. He ordered Lu Ying'er to remain in Cloud Province and decided to handle the threat himself, suspecting You Province held secrets.

• Lu Ying'er told Lin Xuan that Liu Xin had reported an attack by an unknown cultivation clan with several Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
• Lin Xuan learned that the attackers' origins were hidden and Soul Searching Techniques had failed to reveal their identities.
• Lu Ying'er explained that Baisuan Pavilion had suffered early losses but was now holding its ground through its numbers and formations.
• Lu Ying'er proposed returning to You Province with elite disciples and a Nascent Soul puppet, but Lin Xuan rejected her plan because he needed her in Cloud Province.
• Lin Xuan said he would personally go to You Province to deal with the attackers and investigate its secrets.

Lin Xuan agreed to take Zheng Xuan back to You Province so she could reunite with her parents, and the group traveled there by teleportation and flight. On their way, Lin Xuan sensed strange demonic qi near Haoshi City but chose not to investigate, while a hidden Devil Ancestor watched him and Yue'er; the chapter ended with Lin Xuan approaching Azure Cloud Mountain and reflecting on You Province’s desolation.

• Zheng Xuan asked to accompany Lin Xuan to You Province to see her parents, and Lin Xuan agreed after warning her to follow instructions.
• Lin Xuan sensed unusual demonic qi near Haoshi City, but he and Yue'er decided not to investigate; a Devil Ancestor nearby sensed the two Lihe cultivators and remained wary.
• Lin Xuan traveled through Qing Province’s Teleportation Array and then flew to You Province, arriving with Yue'er and Zheng Xuan.
• Lin Xuan headed toward Azure Cloud Mountain to learn about the situation from Zheng Xuan’s parents, who led the Tianxuan Sect.
• Lin Xuan noticed how thin You Province’s spiritual qi was and how few cultivators lived there.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er came across Xu Yin and her sect members fighting a Nascent Soul cultivator, just as Zheng Xuan risked her life to protect her mother. Yue'er saved them by destroying the enemy's weapon, and she and Lin Xuan faced the stunned cultivator.

• Lin Xuan sensed a fierce battle nearby and flew over to investigate.
• Lin Xuan recognized Xu Yin among the five Core Condensation cultivators fighting a powerful black-robed Nascent Soul cultivator.
• The black-robed cultivator trapped Xu Yin and attacked her, but Zheng Xuan rushed out to shield her mother.
• Xu Yin broke free of the restraint and stood in front of Zheng Xuan as the curved blade closed in on them.
• Yue'er destroyed the black-robed cultivator's bonded weapon, then appeared alongside Lin Xuan and revealed their overwhelming power.

Lin Xuan captured a black-robed Nascent Soul cultivator who had attacked Xu Yin’s group and used soul searching to learn his origins. After absorbing the captive’s Nascent Soul into the Beast Soul Banner, Lin Xuan faced Xu Yin’s question about what he had discovered.

• Xu Yin recognized Lin Xuan as her Martial Uncle, and the sect cultivators greeted him as their Supreme Elder.
• The black-robed cultivator sacrificed a Ghost Fork to distract Lin Xuan and Yue'er while he fled.
• Lin Xuan conjured a great net, trapped the black-robed cultivator, and prevented him from destroying his Nascent Soul.
• Lin Xuan rejected the captive’s offer of a deal and searched his soul despite the sect’s protective secret art.
• Lin Xuan reduced the captive’s body to ash and stored his Nascent Soul in the Beast Soul Banner.
• Xu Yin asked Lin Xuan whether he had learned the black-robed cultivator’s origins.

Lin Xuan learned that the Luo Clan had secretly preserved a force in You Province and returned to Azure Cloud Mountain with Xu Yin and Zheng Xuan. There, Zheng Xuan grieved the death of her father, and Lin Xuan discovered Liu Xin had come to meet him.

• Lin Xuan pieced together that the Luo Clan had sent talented disciples to You Province, where they had rebuilt their strength and planned to seize control of the region.
• Xu Yin told Zheng Xuan that her father had died in seated meditation twenty years earlier after reaching the end of his lifespan.
• Lin Xuan, Xu Yin, Zheng Xuan, and their companions reached Azure Cloud Mountain, where Tianxuan Sect disciples welcomed them.
• Liu Xin arrived with several hundred Baisuan Pavilion cultivators, surprising Lin Xuan.
• After Yue'er took the grieving Zheng Xuan to rest, Lin Xuan asked Liu Xin why she had come.

Liu Xin told Lin Xuan that Baisuan Pavilion’s headquarters had fallen to the Luo Family after an enemy Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator overwhelmed its defenses. Lin Xuan spared her punishment and ordered her to locate the enemy strongholds, then prepared to deal with the threat himself.

• Liu Xin knelt before Lin Xuan and revealed that Baisuan Pavilion’s headquarters had been breached and many disciples killed or wounded.
• Xu Yin suspected a traitor, but Liu Xin explained that the enemy had gained a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator.
• Lin Xuan absolved Liu Xin of blame, saying she could not have resisted such a powerful enemy, and told her to stand up.
• Liu Xin and Xu Yin offered their support, and Lin Xuan ordered them to find the Luo Family’s strongholds while he vowed to eliminate its cultivators.
• Liu Xin left to investigate, and Xu Yin offered to guide Lin Xuan to his old cave residence on Azure Cloud Mountain.

Lin Xuan planned to have Xu Yin manage Tianxuan Sect and promised to help her form a Nascent Soul, then learned the Luo Clan's whereabouts and set out to reclaim Wangyue Mountain. He reached the occupied mountain, killed a Luo Clan patrolman for information, and prepared to attack its remaining cultivators.

• Lin Xuan asked Xu Yin about her age and offered to help her form a Nascent Soul so she could manage Tianxuan Sect on his behalf.
• Lin Xuan returned to his old cave residence, rested, and learned from Liu Xin that Baisuan Pavilion had located the Luo Clan cultivators.
• Lin Xuan refused Liu Xin's offer of assembled forces, told her to keep Yue'er on Azure Cloud Mountain, and flew to Wangyue Mountain alone.
• Luo Jun patrolled Wangyue Mountain, where the Luo Clan had seized Baisuan Pavilion's headquarters and its wealth.
• Lin Xuan subdued Luo Jun, searched his soul, and burned him to ashes, learning that the enemy's great cultivator had already left.
• Lin Xuan flew deeper into Wangyue Mountain and gathered the surrounding vitality into countless wind blades to attack the Luo Clan's remaining forces.

Lin Xuan wiped out the Luo Clan’s forces across You Province, leaving its headquarters in Mochou Valley unaware that its strongholds had fallen. He reached the remote headquarters’ vicinity, where the Luo Clan elders still knew nothing of the attacks.

• Lin Xuan overwhelmed the Luo Clan cultivators guarding Wangyue Mountain and killed them all, then collected their souls with the Beast Soul Banner.
• Lin Xuan searched Wangyue Mountain with his divine sense, confirmed there were no survivors, and left for his next target.
• At Qianhua Mountain, Lin Xuan used Soul Searching Technique on patrol disciples, broke through the clan’s defenses, and slaughtered its cultivators.
• Within three hours, Lin Xuan destroyed the Luo Clan’s branch altars and secret strongholds throughout You Province.
• The Luo Clan elders in Mochou Valley remained unaware of the attacks because their headquarters was remote and Lin Xuan left no survivors at the strongholds.

Lin Xuan arrived at the Luo Clan’s secret headquarters to destroy them, but recognized their Grand Elder as Fairy Hongling, his former foe from Demon Spirit Island. Both realized that Lin Xuan had become a Lihe Realm cultivator, leaving the Luo Clan’s leaders terrified and Hongling stunned.

• Lin Xuan entered Mochou Valley and killed five Core Condensation Realm guards, triggering the alarm.
• Hundreds of Luo Clan cultivators gathered to confront Lin Xuan, led by five Nascent Soul elders, including their Nascent Soul Late Stage Grand Elder.
• Lin Xuan recognized the Grand Elder as Fairy Hongling, who had once chased him and was later stranded on Demon Spirit Island.
• The Luo Clan elders sensed Lin Xuan’s Lihe Realm cultivation and feared their clan would be wiped out.
• Red Silk recognized Lin Xuan and recalled that he had been a Core Condensation Realm cultivator when they last met, making his advancement to Lihe in two hundred years seem impossible.

Lin Xuan confronted Red Silk, now called Fairy Hongling, and the Luo Clan cultivators at Mochou Valley. After Red Silk urged the clan to fight, Lin Xuan slaughtered them all, leaving only himself and Hongling.

• Red Silk recognized Lin Xuan as the Lihe Realm cultivator she had fought before and realized she was in grave danger.
• Lin Xuan greeted Red Silk, prompting the Luo Clan elders to suspect she had been plotting against them.
• Red Silk told the Luo Clan cultivators to fight their way out rather than beg Lin Xuan for mercy.
• The Yellow-robed Elder ordered the disciples to attack, and Lin Xuan summoned Wind Dragons that destroyed their weapons and killed the Luo Clan cultivators.
• Lin Xuan stood unharmed as the last survivor, Fairy Hongling, remained defiant before him.

Lin Xuan confronted Red Silk, whose Spirit Piercing Ring and ancient techniques made her a formidable opponent. When her attempt to draw in demonic qi backfired and left her suffering cultivation deviation, Lin Xuan chose to approach her, intending to save her and learn the secret of her jade talisman.

• Red Silk activated the Spirit Piercing Ring, which became four faces that fired countless needles and pierced Lin Xuan's heaven-and-earth shield.
• Lin Xuan dodged the needles with Nine Heavens Micro-Steps and offered to spare Red Silk if she signed a Master-Servant Blood Pact, but she refused.
• Red Silk began a mysterious ritual, cutting her wrist and drawing a pillar of light into a blood rune on her forehead as her aura surged.
• Lin Xuan prepared the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, but Red Silk began convulsing as the demonic qi she had summoned backfired and caused cultivation deviation.
• Lin Xuan decided to save Red Silk, both to learn the secret of her jade talisman and because her defiance reminded him of his wife.

Feng Liang began a mysterious ritual with Tian Xiaojian, hoping to escape his confinement and take revenge on Wang Tinglou. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan rescued Red Silk from qi deviation, settled their old enmity, and asked her about Princess Yuanke and her sister, but Red Silk knew nothing of Yuanke’s younger sister.

• Tian Xiaojian agreed to Feng Liang’s proposal, and Feng Liang began channeling demonic qi and ancient runes into him.
• Red Silk woke in an Ancient Cave and panicked when she saw Lin Xuan, but Lin told her he had saved her.
• Red Silk thanked Lin Xuan and offered to repay his kindness; Lin said he no longer held their past grudge against her.
• Lin Xuan asked Red Silk about Princess Yuanke, and she described Yuanke as one of Demon Spirit Island’s Three Great Demon Kings.
• Red Silk had never heard of Yuanke’s younger sister, leaving Lin Xuan puzzled about Xiang’er’s circumstances.

Lin Xuan asked Hongling about the Jade Talisman, and she revealed that it came from the Spirit World and had once drawn powerful figures from several realms into a great battle. Hongling also told him that its former owner brought two beast eggs to the Human World, then prepared to show Lin Xuan an illustration of the one that hatched.

• Lin Xuan asked Hongling to explain the Jade Talisman, and she agreed to share what she knew because he had saved her.
• Hongling said the Jade Talisman came from the upper realm and had once attracted powerful human, demon, and Ancient Demon Realm figures, including the White Tiger.
• Hongling admitted she did not know the Jade Talisman's function or how it had ended up with her sect.
• Hongling said the Talisman's former owner had also brought two beast eggs to the lower realm; one hatched, while the other disappeared.
• Hongling took out a blank Jade Slip to show Lin Xuan an illustrated record of the hatched spirit beast.