Recaps

After surviving Yunling Mountain, Lin Xuan encountered Xiahou Lan and her awakened Spirit World self, Fairy Xinyue, before uncovering the Asura Gate’s entry token in Qingyuan Forest. He left for Xueming Prefecture, where he began investigating the local region and noticed an unusual stalk of spirit grass.

• Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian joined their devil flames to destroy the Demon Monster, while North Nether True Lord fled and later captured the weakened Demon Infant.
• Lin Xuan escaped Yunling Mountain with Wu Yun'er, altered her memories of the treasure, and avoided the turmoil surrounding the deaths there.
• Lin Xuan rescued Xiahou Lan’s father and discovered that Xiahou Lan had a hidden soul connected to a powerful Spirit World incarnation.
• Xiahou Lan awakened as Fairy Xinyue and fought Lin Xuan, but he outmaneuvered and bound her before using an Affection Pill to bring Xiahou Lan’s gentle personality back to the fore.
• Xiahou Lan told Lin Xuan that she remembered the words “Asura Gate,” then left when Fairy Xinyue began to awaken again.
• In Qingyuan Forest, Lin Xuan defeated Daoist Helian, captured his Nascent Soul, and took the Asura Jade Token after the Hidden Goose Sect elders fled.
• Lin Xuan learned that the Asura Gate opened every nine thousand years and connected the Human World with the Underworld Realm, then traveled to Xueming Prefecture.
• Lin Xuan gathered information about the local sects in Xueming Prefecture and noticed an unremarkable stalk of spirit grass in a medicine shop.

Lin Xuan traveled to Xueming Mountain after rescuing Zhu Qianru, where he reunited with Qin Yan and helped her survive a deadly puppet attack. The arc ended with Lin Xuan and Qin Yan meeting privately and recalling their shared past.

• Lin Xuan absorbed the Heavenly Tribulation Fire into his Azure Phantom Nether Fire, then emerged from hiding to kill Flower-Plucking Old Devil and save Zhu Qianru and her companions.
• Lin Xuan accepted Zhu Qianru’s invitation to Xueming Mountain, where Ji Xuansheng welcomed him and told him that Qin Yan was visiting as the Fairy in the Clouds.
• Lin Xuan met Master Yuantong and Fairy Huadie, then sensed Qin Yan in danger and rushed from the trade fair toward the distant battle.
• Lin Xuan found Qin Yan fighting alongside Zhu Tianyun and his wife, and shielded her from a concealed puppet before they recognized each other.
• Lin Xuan and Qin Yan joined forces with the Jiang Brothers and Zhu Tianyun’s couple against a Nascent Soul Late Stage Puppet, then fled when it began to self-destruct.
• Lin Xuan and Qin Yan combined their powers to survive the puppet’s explosion and destroy the resulting demon beast, while Ji Xuansheng evacuated Xueming Sect’s disciples.
• Lin Xuan and Qin Yan returned to Xueming Mountain, where Zhu Tianyun offered them access to the sect’s records and warned the Red-Clad Beauty not to investigate their relationship.
• Qin Yan met Lin Xuan in a remote forest clearing, accepted his explanation about his Bitter Spirit Root, and listened as he asked whether she remembered their trip to Stream Leap Ravine.

Lin Xuan and Qin Yan survived the awakening of the Vajra Mountain Monster, and Lin Xuan claimed a mysterious treasure that gave Yue'er a powerful sword. After defeating Kong Xuan and escaping his allies, Lin Xuan reflected on the unstable Dao heart caused by his rapid cultivation, while Meng Ruyan endured humiliation in hopes of strengthening her own.

• Lin Xuan and Qin Yan explored Xueming Mountain as Chen, Murong, and Liu Mei uncovered the Xuantian Underworld Treasure and removed its seal, awakening a giant monster that devoured the mountain and its cultivators.
• Lin Xuan entered the monster with Qin Yan, retrieved the Jade Box Yue'er had sensed, and escaped with Qin Yan and the wounded Zhu Qianru as Zhu Tianyun and his allies stayed behind to fight.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er learned that the Jade Box contained a treasure connected to a woman who resembled Yue'er, and Yue'er opened it to reveal the Illusion Moon Profound Light Sword.
• Lin Xuan condensed a five-colored fourth-level Demon Core, restored his Black Gold Dragon Scale Shield, and left Mist Hidden Valley with Yue'er to pursue the monster.
• Lin Xuan joined the battle against the monster in Chaoyun Prefecture, then took the Sky Moon Crystal from the rubble before Kong Xuan could claim it.
• Kong Xuan lured Lin Xuan away to seize the crystal, but Lin Xuan revealed his cultivation and fought him with the Broken Sword, Pangolin, the Corpse Demon, and Yue'er.
• Kong Xuan escaped as a Nascent Soul, and Lin Xuan destroyed his body, took his Storage Bag, and fled while the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect organized a search for him.
• Lin Xuan examined Kong Xuan's possessions and worried that his rapid, pill-fueled cultivation had weakened his Dao heart, while Meng Ruyan endured humiliation in hopes of improving her own state of mind.

Lin Xuan traveled to the Sky Cloud Trade Fair while evading the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, uncovering a Luo Clan scheme and helping allies along the way. After learning that the sect had destroyed Azure Cloud Mountain and poisoned Ouyang Qinxin, he set out to find a cure and strengthen himself, only to encounter a Living Corpse at the Ghost Cultivator market.

• Lin Xuan disguised himself as an Ascetic Monk, met Meng Ruyan, and gave her a mask and Spirit Stones so she could attend the trade fair.
• Lin Xuan rescued Zheng Xuan from pursuers, then killed Luo Yun Feng after he tried to seize her for her Underworld Spirit Root and learned that the Luo Clan was plotting against the Seven Great Powers.
• Lin Xuan met Lu Ying'er in Crouching Tiger City and learned she planned to establish a Baisuan Pavilion branch in Cloud Province before the trade fair.
• Yue'er recognized the Baleful Ghost Ink as tied to her former divine abilities, refined the scholar's inkstone, and learned to control the ink while Lin Xuan restored his Azure Fire Sword.
• Lin Xuan, Tian Xiaojian, and Meng Ruyan traveled to Xuanyuan City for the trade fair, where Lin Xuan rescued Wu Yun'er from Playboy Flower.
• Wu Yun'er told Lin Xuan that the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect had massacred Azure Cloud Mountain and the Wu Family, and that Ouyang Qinxin was poisoned with Heavenly Spider Gu Poison.
• Lin Xuan gave Wu Yun'er pills to delay the poison and promised to find a cure within three to six months before entering the Ghost Cultivator market in disguise.
• A Living Corpse arrived at the market and passed Lin Xuan to meet Tian Xiaojian, who was disguised as a woman.