Recaps

Hun Xiu returned to the Hun Clan after the Soul and Ancient Clans agreed to marry him to Gu Xun'er in ten years, then entered seclusion while Medusa gave birth to their daughter. Three years later, Hun Xiu emerged and met his little daughter for the first time.

• Hun Xiu killed Gu Shan with one move, and the Gu Clan elders accepted the marriage alliance between the Soul and Ancient Clans.
• Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor agreed to announce the alliance, with Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er set to marry in ten years.
• After returning to the Hun Clan, Hun Xiu visited Medusa and entered seclusion while Medusa gave birth to a little princess accompanied by a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• Soul Emperor ordered rewards for the women who attended Medusa and protection for his granddaughter and daughter-in-law.
• Hun Xiu spent three years in seclusion creating Heavenly Flames, then emerged and went to Medusa's courtyard.
• Hun Xiu's daughter ran into him and fell, while the maids recognized him as the Young Master.

Hun Xiu emerged from five years of seclusion, reunited with his daughter Hun Xiao, and learned that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had attacked the Nether Snake Mountain Range while Medusa was away. He waited for Medusa to return and met her late that night.

• Hun Xiu found Hun Xiao in the courtyard, confirmed he was her father, and learned that Medusa had been leaving early and returning late.
• Hun Xiu asked Elder Hun Zhu where Medusa had gone, and she told him Medusa had traveled to the Nether Snake Mountain Range.
• Hun Xiu took Hun Xiao to visit Soul Emperor, who gave her a Seventh-Grade Pill as a candy bean and criticized Hun Xiu's cultivation progress.
• Soul Emperor told Hun Xiu that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had attacked the Nether Snake Mountain Range and that he had sent experts to protect Medusa and the area.
• Hun Xiu put Hun Xiao to bed and waited for Medusa, who returned late that night, and he invited her inside to talk.

Medusa told Hun Xiu that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s attack on the Nether Snake Mountain Range had become a trial for the younger generation, while Hun Xiu spent time with their daughter, Hun Xiao. In the Jia Ma Empire, Yun Shan pressured Yun Yun to marry Gu He, but she refused and insisted she loved someone else, leaving Yun Shan determined to force the marriage.

• Medusa explained that Soul Emperor had sent Hun Feng, Soul Jade, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and other young members of the Hun Clan to help defend the Nether Snake Mountain Range and gain experience.
• Hun Xiu and Medusa spent the night together, and the next morning Hun Xiu joined Hun Xiao before she met Medusa in the courtyard.
• Hun Xiao told Medusa she had heard her crying during the night and promised that she and Hun Xiu would comfort her if she had another nightmare.
• Yun Yun told Yun Shan she still refused to marry Gu He and already loved someone else, despite having been kept under house arrest for three years.
• Yun Shan declared that Yun Yun had to marry Gu He whether she wanted to or not.

Yun Shan imprisoned Yun Yun after she refused to marry Gu He, sealing her Dou Qi and confining her with her allies. Little White escaped and sought help from Hun Xiu, then contacted two Hall of Souls figures with his token.

• Yun Yun rejected Yun Shan's marriage plan and threatened to kill herself rather than marry Gu He.
• Yun Shan disarmed Yun Yun, sealed her Dou Qi, and ordered the elders to imprison her and the Amethyst Winged Lion King mother and daughter.
• Three days later, Little White visited Yun Yun, learned she could not undo Yun Shan's seal, and agreed to find Hun Xiu for help.
• Yun Shan spotted Little White leaving Yun Yun's room, but she escaped using Nine Heavens Lightning Flight.
• Little White summoned two black-robed Hall of Souls figures and showed them Hun Xiu's token.

Little White used the Soul Token to gain the obedience of two Hall of Souls members, then chose to return to the Central Plains and ask Hun Xiu to rescue Yun Yun from the Misty Cloud Sect. Meanwhile, Gu He arrived at the sect and pressed Yun Shan to honor his promise.

• Little White showed two Hall of Souls members her Soul Token, and they knelt and addressed her as their lord.
• Little White considered taking the two Dou Zong experts to rescue Yun Yun but decided Gu He's presence made it too dangerous without her master's help.
• Little White ordered the Hall of Souls members to take her to their nearest branch so she could use its Spatial Tunnel to return to the Central Plains.
• Gu He arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect and reminded Yun Shan of his promise, making the elders tense with the pressure of his strength.
• Yun Shan agreed to keep his word, and Gu He let the pressure in the hall fade.

Gu He offered Yun Shan rare pills, and Yun Shan agreed to hold Gu He and Yun Yun’s wedding next month despite Yun Yun’s imprisonment and unwillingness. News of the wedding spread across the Jia Ma Empire and Great Northwest, while Little White returned to the hidden Hun Realm.

• Gu He presented Yun Shan with Emperor Extreme Pills, Dou Spirit Pills, and Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills to settle his marriage to Yun Yun.
• Yun Shan accepted the pills and set Gu He and Yun Yun’s wedding for the following month.
• When Gu He asked to see Yun Yun, Yun Shan hesitated, and Gu He agreed not to disturb her while their households prepared for the wedding.
• The Misty Cloud Sect and Pill Mansion spread news of the wedding, prompting major factions to prepare gifts.
• Little White returned to the Hun Realm with help from a high-ranking figure in the Hall of Souls.

Hun Xiu learned that Yun Yun had been detained by Yun Shan and Gu He, then left the Hun Realm with Little White to rescue her. They arrived in Jia Ma Imperial City, where Hun Xiu noticed an unusual crowd of powerful outsiders and spotted an old acquaintance who might explain their presence.

• Hun Bufan brought Little White to Hun Xiu, who sent Soul Xiao away and heard that Yun Yun was in danger.
• Little White explained that Yun Shan and Gu He had taken Yun Yun’s freedom, and Hun Xiu vowed to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect if she was harmed.
• Hun Xiu told Medusa he was returning to the Great Northwest, and she accepted his departure.
• Hun Xiu and Little White traveled for half a month to Jia Ma Imperial City, where Hun Xiu noticed many Dou Wang, Dou Huang, and Dou Zong experts.
• Little White said the experts were not from the Jia Ma Empire, but Hun Xiu stopped her from asking around after spotting an old acquaintance.

Hun Xiu met Ya Fei again on the streets of Jia Ma Imperial City, and she remembered him as the senior who had once given her a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill. They walked together toward the Misty Cloud Sect, where Little White had already arrived in disguise to watch Hun Xiu disrupt Yun Yun and Gu He's wedding.

• Hun Xiu recognized Ya Fei and sent Little White ahead to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Hun Xiu reminded Ya Fei of their meeting years earlier in Wu Tan City, and she recognized him as the senior who had given her a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.
• Ya Fei invited Hun Xiu to walk with her to the Misty Cloud Sect and told him about Yun Yun and Gu He's wedding.
• Little White reached the Misty Cloud Sect, disguised herself, and blended into the crowd to avoid being recognized by Yun Shan.
• Hun Xiu and Ya Fei walked together toward the Misty Cloud Sect, drawing surprised looks from people who recognized her.

Hun Xiu arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect with Ya Fei on the day of Gu He and Yun Yun’s wedding, intending to learn about Gu He’s mysterious backing. After detecting Mu Gu of the Hall of Souls, Hun Xiu confronted him and revealed his Soul Token.

• Hun Xiu and Ya Fei discussed Gu He’s rise to seventh-tier alchemist and Dou Zong, along with the unknown faction supporting him.
• Ya Fei entered the Misty Cloud Sect with Hun Xiu, then left him to speak with Hai Bo Dong, who said Hun Xiu was too powerful for him to see through.
• Hun Xiu sensed someone within the sect and vanished without being noticed.
• Mu Gu sensed Hun Xiu probing him, but Hun Xiu’s Soul Power overwhelmed Mu Gu’s; Mu Gu introduced himself as a Venerable Elder of the Hall of Souls.
• Hun Xiu appeared before Mu Gu and showed him a Soul Token, prompting Mu Gu to bow and address him respectfully.

Hun Xiu met Mu Gu at the Misty Cloud Sect and learned that Gu He was Mu Gu’s disciple. After Hun Xiu left, Mu Gu warned Gu He and Yun Shan that a major figure from the Hall of Souls was attending the wedding and that nothing could go wrong.

• Hun Xiu showed Mu Gu a Soul Token, and Mu Gu treated him with great respect.
• Mu Gu told Hun Xiu he had come to attend his disciple Gu He’s wedding, and Hun Xiu said he had come to join the festivities.
• Hun Xiu left the hall to look around the Misty Cloud Sect, and Mu Gu sent a signal for Gu He and Yun Shan.
• Mu Gu told Gu He and Yun Shan that a major figure from the Hall of Souls was at the sect and warned them to prevent any wedding mishaps.
• Gu He agreed to make a good impression on the visitor, while Yun Shan promised Mu Gu that the wedding would proceed without accidents.

Hun Xiu arrived at Yun Yun's wedding, broke her seal, and promised that no one could force her to marry. He later hid with Little White among the wedding guests as the ceremony began, while Mu Gu searched the hall for him.

• As Yun Yun waited alone in her bridal room, Hun Xiu arrived, lifted her veil, embraced her, and broke her seal.
• Yun Yun urged Hun Xiu to flee before Yun Shan noticed, but Hun Xiu reassured her and said no one could force her to marry if she did not wish to.
• When the auspicious hour arrived, Hun Xiu left the room, and Yun Yun was escorted to the main hall as though her seal remained intact.
• Hun Xiu and Little White blended in among the guests while Gu He waited eagerly for the wedding to begin.
• Little White suggested killing Gu He, but Hun Xiu told her to wait and let him enjoy his smile before he cried.
• Mu Gu searched the hall for Hun Xiu but failed to find him.

Yun Yun regained her ability to move and rejected Gu He at their wedding, but he threatened to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect to force her compliance. Hun Xiu told Little White to carry out a plan as Gu He pressed Yun Yun to continue the wedding.

• Yun Yun avoided Gu He's hand, lifted her veil, and declared that she would not marry him.
• Gu He urged Yun Yun to discuss her refusal after the wedding, but she rejected him and told him not to call her Yun'er.
• Gu He threatened that the Misty Cloud Sect would be destroyed if Yun Yun continued to resist, leaving her conflicted.
• Hun Xiu told Little White to follow his instructions, and she agreed.
• Gu He used Yun Yun's concern for the Misty Cloud Sect to press her to proceed with the wedding.

At Yun Yun and Gu He's wedding, Bai Linglong intervened when Yun Yun was pressured to accept the marriage and helped her refuse. Mu Gu threatened Bai Linglong after she challenged him, leaving the confrontation on the verge of violence.

• Gu He invoked Mu Gu's rank as a Venerable to pressure Yun Yun, who began to give in despite fearing for the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Bai Linglong entered the hall, confronted Gu He and Yun Shan, and supported Yun Yun.
• Bai Linglong reassured Yun Yun that they did not need to fear Gu He, and Yun Yun firmly rejected the marriage.
• Gu He threatened to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect, while Bai Linglong dismissed him and challenged Mu Gu over his disciple's conduct.
• Mu Gu released his oppressive aura and declared that Bai Linglong would be the first and last person to speak to him that way.

Little White used a Soul Token to block Mu Gu’s attack and reveal her authority over members of the Hall of Souls. After Mu Gu and Yun Shan recognized the token’s power, they both knelt before her.

• Mu Gu attacked Little White with a flame palm, but she used a Soul Token to make the strike vanish.
• Little White demanded that Mu Gu pay his respects, and Gu He attacked her despite Mu Gu’s warning.
• The token formed a barrier that knocked Gu He back, prompting Little White to accuse Mu Gu of planning to rebel.
• Mu Gu recognized the Hall of Souls’ rule to obey anyone bearing a Soul Token and knelt before Little White.
• Little White ordered Mu Gu to rise, then called Yun Shan down from his place at the head of the hall.
• Yun Shan hurriedly knelt before Little White after seeing Mu Gu submit.

Little White used the Soul Token to make Mu Gu submit and protect Yun Yun, then summoned her master, Hun Xiu, who revealed that Gu He had tried to steal his woman. The chapter ended with Mu Gu, Gu He, and Yun Shan kneeling before Hun Xiu as he confronted Mu Gu about his disciple.

• Little White ordered Yun Shan to clear the hall, then rebuked Mu Gu, who knelt and admitted his guilt.
• Gu He and Yun Shan urged Mu Gu to ignore Little White’s token, so Mu Gu wounded them with a shout and forced them to kneel.
• Little White reassured Yun Yun and called for her master, and Hun Xiu emerged from the space inside the hall.
• Yun Yun ran into Hun Xiu’s arms, while Mu Gu recognized him as the lord who had previously sought him out.
• Hun Xiu told Mu Gu that Gu He had dared to steal his woman and compared his nerve to Hun Miesheng’s.

Hun Xiu forced Mu Gu to choose between Gu He and the force behind him, and Mu Gu killed his own disciple to save himself. Hun Xiu agreed to spare Yun Shan at Yun Yun’s request, leaving Yun Shan’s fate in his hands.

• Hun Xiu threatened Mu Gu, who decided that protecting Gu He would cost him his life.
• Mu Gu killed Gu He, collected his soul in a jade bottle, and begged Hun Xiu to spare him.
• Hun Xiu spared Mu Gu because the Hall of Souls needed his skills as an eighth-tier alchemist.
• Yun Shan begged Hun Xiu for mercy, but Hun Xiu ordered Mu Gu to kill him.
• Yun Yun asked Hun Xiu to spare Yun Shan, and Hun Xiu agreed.

Hun Xiu punished Yun Shan for using a Hall of Souls secret technique, then left the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Yun while Mu Gu handled the aftermath. Three days later, Nalan Yanran emerged from seclusion as a seven-star Dou Wang and learned that Yun Yun was supposedly cultivating in seclusion.

• Hun Xiu ordered Mu Gu to cripple Yun Shan's cultivation to its former peak Dou Huang level, leaving him unable to advance further.
• Hun Xiu departed with Yun Yun, and Mu Gu, Yun Shan, and Little White followed; the gathered guests left the Misty Cloud Sect with their gifts.
• Yun Shan ordered the sect to remove the red decorations, and news of Gu He's death and the ruined Gu Residence spread through the Jia Ma Empire and the Great Northwest.
• After three days of cultivation with Hun Xiu, Yun Yun remained away from the sect's affairs as Nalan Yanran emerged from the rear mountain as a Dou Wang.
• Nalan Yanran asked Yun Shan to see Yun Yun, but he told her that her teacher was in seclusion and should not be disturbed.

The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan attacked the Nether Snake Mountain Range, where Medusa and the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe relied on a formation to hold them back. When Huang Tian threatened Medusa and tried to break the barrier, Hun Sha appeared and overpowered him, leaving the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s fate in question.

• Yao Ming reported that Huang Tian had arrived, and Medusa reassured the gathered experts that someone would handle him.
• Huang Tian struck the Nether Snake Mountain Range’s formation, but it remained intact despite the force of his attack.
• Medusa confronted Huang Tian, rejected his offer to make her his queen, and warned him to withdraw or face destruction.
• Huang Tian attacked the formation with his Demon Phoenix Finger, but Hun Sha stopped the strike and appeared before him.
• Hun Sha’s pressure injured Huang Tian, who recognized him as one of the Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan; Hun Sha ordered him to kill himself to spare his army.

Hun Sha drove off the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and protected Medusa, while Hun Xiu brought Yun Yun to the Hun Clan and learned that the clan’s plan to attack the Spirit Clan was about to begin. On East Dragon Island, elders discovered the Ancient Void Dragon Emperor’s bloodline had awakened and sent Hei Qing to find her before the other Dragon Islands could.

• Hun Sha crushed Huang Tian with the Extreme Sha Returning Demon Palm, and the wounded Huang Tian escaped as Kun Huang, Ying Huang, and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan army fled.
• Hun Sha departed after Medusa approved, leaving the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe’s crisis resolved and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s fate sealed.
• Yun Yun left the Misty Cloud Sect with Hun Xiu, Little White, the Amethyst Winged Lion King mother and daughter, and Nalan Yanran, leaving Yun Shan alone and the sect weakened.
• Soul Emperor told Hun Xiu to prepare to accompany Nihility Devouring Flame to the Spirit Clan, and warned Nihility to leave no traces of the planned clan extermination.
• East Dragon Island’s Third Elder saw the Emperor’s bloodline awaken in a crystal ball and ordered Hei Qing to find her on the Central Plains before the other Dragon Islands did.
• Hei Qing secretly left East Dragon Island, but an expert discovered his departure and set off for North Dragon Island.

Wu Gui reported that Hei Qing had gone to the Central Plains Continent to search for the Dragon Emperor, whose return threatened the Three Great Dragon Kings. The North Dragon King summoned the South Dragon King and West Dragon King to North Dragon Island to discuss what to do.

• Wu Gui told the North Dragon King that Hei Qing had left East Dragon Island after learning of a possible lead on the missing Dragon Emperor.
• The North Dragon King panicked, accidentally killed the two women beside him with his surging Dou Qi, and ordered Wu Gui and Ma Dan to summon the South Dragon King and West Dragon King.
• The North Dragon King dismissed the others and collapsed, fearing the Emperor would punish him for his actions.
• The South Dragon King and West Dragon King initially refused to answer the summons because they did not want to appear subordinate to the North Dragon King.
• Wu Gui and Ma Dan explained the news about the Emperor, and the two Dragon Kings hurried to North Dragon Island to discuss a countermeasure.

The North Dragon King met with the South Dragon King and West Dragon King to discuss how to make amends before the Emperor returned. They eased their fears by considering that the Emperor might not be the long-missing ruler after all.

• The North Dragon King anxiously waited for the South Dragon King and West Dragon King to arrive.
• The South Dragon King and West Dragon King joined the North Dragon King, and he urged them to find a way to make amends for dividing Ancient Dragon Island.
• The North Dragon King and South Dragon King nearly fought after trading insults, but the West Dragon King stopped them.
• The North Dragon King suggested that the Emperor mentioned by East Dragon Island might not be their missing ruler, since the ruler would have returned earlier if he were alive.
• The South Dragon King and West Dragon King agreed that the long-missing ruler might have died, easing their fear that the Emperor was about to return.

The Three Great Dragon Kings agreed that East Dragon Island’s “Emperor” was likely the missing royal heir, and they swore to destroy East Dragon Island and seize control. Meanwhile, Hun Xiu learned that Huang Tian had designs on his woman and set out for the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to kill him.

• The South Dragon King proposed that the three kings destroy East Dragon Island, then use the returning Emperor as a puppet to rule Ancient Dragon Island.
• The North Dragon King and West Dragon King agreed, and the Three Great Dragon Kings swore a blood oath to attack East Dragon Island.
• The South Dragon King and West Dragon King left to gather their armies for the invasion.
• Hun Xiu returned to the Hun Clan, learned that Huang Tian had designs on his woman, and headed for the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to kill him.

Hun Xiu and Zi Yan arrived at the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Heavenly Demon Space, where Zi Yan killed the elder Gou Dongxi after he insulted them. Their arrival left the clan facing the deaths of one of its elders.

• Hun Xiu brought Zi Yan to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Heavenly Demon Space after she insisted on accompanying him.
• Gou Dongxi confronted them, but Hun Xiu and Zi Yan effortlessly neutralized his aura.
• Zi Yan pressured Gou Dongxi and declared that she would break his Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wings.
• Zi Yan snapped off Gou Dongxi’s wings, then threw them back at him and killed him.

After the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan retreated from the Nether Snake Mountain Range, Jiu Feng and the clan elders learned that Hun Sha had defeated Huang Tian after the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe submitted to the Hun Clan. Huang Tian returned to the hall gravely wounded, leaving the clan relieved that he had survived.

• The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan retreated to the Heavenly Phoenix Space, and Jiu Feng took charge while Huang Tian's fate remained unknown.
• Jiu Feng questioned how Huang Tian could have failed to defeat the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe, and Kun Huang revealed that Hun Sha of the Hun Clan had intervened.
• Feng Huang explained that Hun Sha was a Seven-Star Dou Saint and learned that the clan's spies had missed the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe's submission to the Hun Clan.
• Feng Huang condemned the failed intelligence gathering as the clan worried over its losses and the enemy it had provoked.
• Huang Tian crashed into the hall badly wounded, and the clan members realized their Clan Head had returned alive.

Hun Xiu and Zi Yan arrived at the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan after the clan had relaxed its guard, and Hun Xiu demanded that Huang Tian come out and die. The clan learned that the Hun Clan had come, while Huang Tian remained in seclusion and the confrontation loomed outside Heavenly Demon Space.

• After a month passed without an attack, the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan lowered its guard, while Huang Tian remained in seclusion to recover.
• Jiu Feng sent Kun Huang and Ying Huang to investigate two experts outside Heavenly Demon Space after receiving a message from Gou Dongxi.
• Kun Huang and Ying Huang arrived in time to see Zi Yan kill Gou Dongxi, then recognized her and saw Hun Xiu beside her.
• Hun Xiu identified himself as the Hun Clan's Young Master and demanded that Huang Tian come out or the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan would be buried with him.
• Kun Huang returned to the main hall and confirmed to Jiu Feng and the assembled experts that the Hun Clan had arrived.