Recaps

Hun Xiu crippled the Sword Saint on Immortal Spirit Island, prompting the Baiyue Cult Master to pursue him when he tried to escape with the Wine Sword Immortal. The Wine Sword Immortal confronted Baiyue to protect his senior brother, and the chapter ended as he unleashed the Sword Control Technique.

• Hun Xiu crippled the Sword Saint and warned him that the Baiyue Cult Master might come to kill him.
• The Sword Saint called for help from the Wine Sword Immortal, while Baiyue learned of the Sword Saint’s condition and decided to attack him.
• The Wine Sword Immortal reached Immortal Spirit Island, helped the Sword Saint onto his flying gourd, and carried him away.
• Baiyue intercepted the pair beyond Immortal Spirit Island, surrounded them with crows, and declared that he would kill both of them.
• The Wine Sword Immortal challenged Baiyue and unleashed the Sword Control Technique, sending a storm of sword qi at him.

Baiyue overwhelmed the Wine Sword Immortal and pursued him and the crippled Sword Saint, but they escaped onto Immortal Spirit Island, where Hun Xiu was waiting. Hun Xiu admitted he had crippled the Sword Saint and then ordered the two men to leave, despite Baiyue waiting outside.

• Baiyue effortlessly dispelled the Wine Sword Immortal’s sword attack and chased him and the Sword Saint after the Wine Sword Immortal tricked him into turning around.
• The Sword Saint directed the Wine Sword Immortal back to Immortal Spirit Island, where Baiyue shattered their gourd but stopped short of entering the island.
• The Wine Sword Immortal helped the injured Sword Saint and learned from Hun Xiu that Baiyue feared entering the island because Hun Xiu was there.
• Hun Xiu admitted that he had crippled the Sword Saint after the Sword Saint tried to show off before him.
• Hun Xiu ordered the Wine Sword Immortal and the Sword Saint to leave, and the Wine Sword Immortal realized Hun Xiu was sending them out to face Baiyue.

Zhao Ling'er drove Baiyue away from Immortal Spirit Island, and Wine Sword Immortal returned to Shu Mountain with the injured Sword Saint. Over the next five years, Baiyue prepared to fuse with the Water Demon Beast, Li Xiaoyao grew powerful while remaining in Yuhang Town, and Zhao Ling'er and Sword Saint advanced in cultivation.

• Hun Xiu sent Zhao Ling'er to dismiss Baiyue, and she warned him to leave Immortal Spirit Island; Baiyue withdrew rather than risk provoking Hun Xiu.
• Wine Sword Immortal took Sword Saint back to Shu Mountain, where Sword Saint entered seclusion and entrusted the mountain to Wine Sword Immortal.
• Baiyue found a Secret Technique to fuse with the Water Demon Beast, then spread word that Sword Saint had been crippled, prompting demons to attack Shu Mountain.
• Li Xiaoyao cultivated Hun Xiu's technique and learned the Sword Control Technique in a dream before continuing his work at his family's inn in Yuhang Town.
• Over the next five years, Li Xiaoyao reached the peak of the Human Realm, Zhao Ling'er neared the Human Realm's limits, and Sword Saint regained the Dao Entry Realm.

After recovering his Dao Entry Realm cultivation, the Sword Saint set out with the Wine Sword Immortal to kill Baiyue, who waited for them at a lake in Nanzhao Kingdom. Hun Xiu brought Zhao Ling'er and his disciple Li Xiaoyao to join the confrontation, and the chapter ended with the Wine Sword Immortal recognizing Li Xiaoyao’s weapon as the legendary Demon Sword.

• After five years of rebuilding his cultivation, the Sword Saint returned to Shu Mountain and agreed to take the Wine Sword Immortal to kill Baiyue.
• Hun Xiu told Zhao Ling'er she was ready to take revenge, then brought her to Yuhang Town to collect Li Xiaoyao, whose power alarmed her.
• The Sword Saint and Wine Sword Immortal confronted Baiyue at a lake, where Baiyue effortlessly erased the Wine Sword Immortal's Myriad Sword Technique and said they should wait for everyone to arrive.
• Hun Xiu guided Li Xiaoyao to the lake, where Li Xiaoyao saw Baiyue, the Sword Saint, and the Wine Sword Immortal and wondered which one was the prophesied devil.
• The Wine Sword Immortal sensed Li Xiaoyao's immense strength, recognized the Demon Sword in his hand, and alerted the Sword Saint.

Li Xiaoyao arrived with the Demon Sword and joined the Sword Saint, Wine Sword Immortal, and Zhao Ling'er in attacking Baiyue. After they overwhelmed him, Baiyue summoned the Water Demon Beast and revealed that it was not his final trump card.

• The Sword Saint and Wine Sword Immortal recognized the Demon Sword in Li Xiaoyao's hand, and Li Xiaoyao's sword energy sent all three men flying.
• Li Xiaoyao identified Baiyue as the fiend and attacked him, gaining the upper hand with the Demon Sword.
• Zhao Ling'er joined the battle, and she and Li Xiaoyao beat Baiyue until he coughed up blood.
• Baiyue revealed that they were at the place where Qing'er died and where the Water Demon Beast was sealed, then challenged all four opponents.
• The Sword Saint, Wine Sword Immortal, Li Xiaoyao, and Zhao Ling'er attacked together and left Baiyue badly wounded.
• Baiyue spilled his blood into the lake and summoned the Water Demon Beast, then declared that it was not his final trump card.

Baiyue merged with the Water Demon Beast, but the beast consumed his consciousness and turned on Li Xiaoyao and the others. Li Xiaoyao sealed the Water Demon Beast inside the Demon Sword, ending the calamity.

• Baiyue summoned the Water Demon Beast and merged with it, believing their combined power made him undying and undefeatable.
• The Water Demon Beast overwhelmed Baiyue's consciousness, consumed him, and threatened Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Ling'er, the Sword Saint, and their companion.
• Li Xiaoyao attacked the Water Demon Beast with the Demon Sword, but its wounds healed after each strike.
• Li Xiaoyao decided to seal the Water Demon Beast, which panicked and pleaded for mercy.
• Li Xiaoyao drew the Water Demon Beast into the Demon Sword, and the darkened heavens returned to normal.

Hun Xiu praised Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er after their victory, then exposed and destroyed an avatar of Heavenly Emperor Fuxi. In the God Realm, Fuxi discovered that his avatar was gone and that the Human Realm’s course had changed, just as someone answered his demand to know who was responsible.

• Hun Xiu congratulated Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er, and the Sword Saint realized Li Xiaoyao’s fate with Shu Mountain had been severed.
• Hun Xiu sensed someone hiding nearby and forced a white-robed man to appear, revealing him as an avatar of Heavenly Emperor Fuxi.
• The Heavenly Emperor’s avatar threatened Hun Xiu, but Hun Xiu destroyed him with a single finger.
• Hun Xiu looked toward the God Realm and said someone was courting death, leaving Li Xiaoyao, the Sword Saint, the Wine Sword Immortal, and Zhao Ling'er stunned.
• Heavenly Emperor Fuxi discovered his avatar had vanished and could not calculate who had changed the Human Realm’s course.
• When Heavenly Emperor Fuxi demanded to know who was responsible, an unseen person answered, “It was me.”

Hun Xiu confronted Heavenly Emperor Fuxi in the God Realm and easily overpowered him, forcing Fuxi to abandon his hostility. After Hun Xiu demanded that the Human Realm be freed from the God Realm, Fuxi agreed to end its vassal status.

• Heavenly Emperor Fuxi discovered Hun Xiu in the great hall after failing to divine his whereabouts, then chose not to attack when he could not gauge Hun Xiu's strength.
• Hun Xiu immobilized Fuxi, removed him from the throne, and took his seat, leaving Fuxi shocked and wary.
• Hun Xiu revealed that he had destroyed Fuxi's avatar in the Human Realm, and Fuxi swallowed his anger rather than challenge him.
• Hun Xiu said he had changed the Human Realm's arranged trajectory and demanded that it no longer remain a vassal of the God Realm.
• Heavenly Emperor Fuxi agreed to issue an order ending the Human Realm's vassal status, and Hun Xiu approved of his decision.

Hun Xiu left the God Realm and entered a new world, where he took the Xuanyuan Sword from Yang Su and accepted Yuwen Tuo as his disciple. He returned the sword to Yuwen Tuo and left him with cultivation techniques, charging him to grow strong enough to rescue his mother.

• Hun Xiu left Heavenly Emperor Fuxi in charge and departed the God Realm for another world.
• Hun Xiu arrived as Yuwen Tuo struggled to draw the Xuanyuan Sword while soldiers held his mother captive, and Yang Su tried to seize the sword.
• Hun Xiu took the Xuanyuan Sword and defeated Yang Su with a single exchange, sending Yang Su and the soldiers fleeing.
• Yuwen Tuo recognized Hun Xiu's strength and asked to become his disciple, and Hun Xiu accepted him.
• Hun Xiu returned the Xuanyuan Sword to Yuwen Tuo, gave him cultivation techniques, and told him to rescue his mother himself before vanishing.

After Hun Xiu stopped Yang Su from killing the Empress of Northern Zhou, Yang Su unified the Great Sui Dynasty. The Demon Lord failed to alter Yuwen Tuo’s destiny and sent Ning Ke to befriend him, but years later Hun Xiu appeared before Yuwen Tuo, alarming Ning Ke.

• Hun Xiu warned Yang Su that he would die if the Empress of Northern Zhou did, and Yang Su killed a soldier who had witnessed their encounter.
• Several years later, Yang Su ended the chaos and unified the Great Sui Dynasty.
• The Demon Lord foresaw Yuwen Tuo defeating the Demon Realm and tried to exchange Yuwen Tuo’s and Chen Jingchou’s destinies, but a mysterious force injured him and blocked the spell.
• The Demon Lord sent Ning Ke into the Human Realm to befriend Yuwen Tuo, hoping to win him over with a beauty trap.
• Years later, Hun Xiu appeared before Yuwen Tuo, who greeted him as his teacher, while Ning Ke watched Hun Xiu suspiciously.

Hun Xiu recognized Ning Ke as a demon and told her he could help her become ruler of the Demon Realm, while Yuwen Tuo left to rescue his mother from Yang Su. Yuwen Tuo reached Yang Su’s residence and confronted the Grand Tutor with the Xuanyuan Sword.

• Hun Xiu noticed Ning Ke was no ordinary person, prompting Yuwen Tuo to question her hidden identity.
• Hun Xiu stopped Yuwen Tuo from pressing Ning Ke and said he would let her reveal her identity herself.
• After Yuwen Tuo departed for Chang’an, Ning Ke revealed her demonic form and attacked Hun Xiu, but he effortlessly dispersed her strike.
• Hun Xiu offered to help Ning Ke become ruler of the Demon Realm, but she did not believe his offer or accept it.
• Yuwen Tuo arrived at Yang Su’s residence, defeated the guards who tried to stop him, and confronted Yang Su.
• Yang Su attacked with divine flames, and Yuwen Tuo drew the Xuanyuan Sword and sent a sword strike toward him.

Yuwen Tuo killed Yang Su, rescued his mother, and learned from Hun Xiu that the Xuanyuan Sword could be restored with the missing fragment. He then gathered divine artifacts and companions to prepare for the Crimson Comet and the opening of the Mark of the Heavens.

• Yuwen Tuo revealed the Xuanyuan Sword, defeated Yang Su without drawing it, and rescued his mother from the Grand Tutor's Residence.
• Yang Su's death plunged the Great Sui Dynasty into chaos, while Yuwen Tuo entrusted his mother to Ning Ke and sought Hun Xiu's guidance.
• Hun Xiu restored the Xuanyuan Sword by merging the sword Fifteen into it and told Yuwen Tuo to seek the other divine artifacts.
• Yuwen Tuo went to Moon River City, awakened Yu Xiaoxue, and took her with him to the Tuoba Tribe.
• Yuwen Tuo obtained the Shennong Cauldron and left with Tuoba Yuer, then gathered the divine artifacts before the Crimson Comet descended and the Mark of the Heavens opened.

As the Mark of the Heavens opened and demons invaded the Human Realm, Yuwen Tuo confronted the Demon Lord with the Xuanyuan Sword and the Ten Great Divine Artifacts. Yuwen Tuo wounded the Demon Lord with ease, leaving the ruler of the Demon Realm enraged and preparing to retaliate.

• Ning Ke left Yuwen Tuo's mother in a protected array and headed for the Mark of the Heavens.
• Yuwen Tuo waited at the Mark of the Heavens with the Xuanyuan Sword and the Ten Great Divine Artifacts as lesser demons fled into the Human Realm.
• The Demon Lord emerged and recognized Yuwen Tuo as the Earth Sovereign, then refused to retreat when Yuwen Tuo challenged him.
• Yuwen Tuo struck the Demon Lord, wounded his palm, and rejected his offer to become the Demon Emperor.
• Yuwen Tuo shattered the Demon Lord's attack and cut through his armor, prompting the Demon Lord to use the Heavenly Demon Great Method.

Yuwen Tuo defeated the Demon Lord in the Human Realm and prepared to kill him with the combined power of the Ten Great Divine Artifacts. Ning Ke stopped the fatal strike and revealed that she was a demon and the Demon Lord’s daughter, leaving Yuwen Tuo in shock.

• Yuwen Tuo overwhelmed the Demon Lord, who explained that his strength was suppressed in the Human Realm.
• Yuwen Tuo discovered that the Demon Lord could recover after being cut apart, then threatened him with the combined power of the Ten Great Divine Artifacts.
• The Demon Lord tried to flee through the Mark of the Heavens, but Yuwen Tuo blocked him and fused the divine artifacts into the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Ning Ke appeared and stopped Yuwen Tuo from delivering the killing blow to the Demon Lord.
• The Demon Lord revealed that Ning Ke was his daughter, and Ning Ke admitted that she was a demon, shocking Yuwen Tuo.

After Ning Ke revealed that she was the Demon Lord’s daughter, Yuwen Tuo believed her love was real and let her father return to the Demon Realm. Learning that Ning Ke was pregnant, Yuwen Tuo followed her there, where the Demon Lord was shocked to see him reunite with her.

• Ning Ke admitted that meeting Yuwen Tuo had been planned, but insisted her love for him was genuine, and Yuwen Tuo said he believed her.
• Ning Ke asked Yuwen Tuo to spare the Demon Lord, so Yuwen Tuo let the Demon Lord take her back to the Demon Realm and repaired the Mark of the Heavens.
• Hun Xiu told Yuwen Tuo that Ning Ke was pregnant and offered to send him to the Demon Realm, and Yuwen Tuo accepted.
• The Demon Lord recovered his strength in the Demon Realm and told Ning Ke she was carrying Yuwen Tuo’s human-demon child, leaving her distressed that she had returned.
• Hun Xiu sent Yuwen Tuo to the Demon Realm, where he embraced Ning Ke and promised not to let her leave him again, while the Demon Lord watched in disbelief.

Yuwen Tuo faced the Demon Lord in the Demon Realm, where the ruler overwhelmed him and threatened to kill him despite Ning Ke’s pleas. After Yuwen Tuo summoned his teacher Hun Xiu, Hun Xiu forced the Demon Lord to kneel and offered to help Yuwen Tuo take Ning Ke away or even rule the Demon Realm.

• The Demon Lord used his power to force Yuwen Tuo to his knees and vowed to make him suffer for his past defeat and the failure of the Demon Realm’s plans.
• Ning Ke shielded Yuwen Tuo and begged her father to spare him, revealing that Yuwen Tuo was her man and the father of her unborn child.
• Yuwen Tuo warned the Demon Lord that a powerful person backed him, but the Demon Lord restrained Ning Ke and demanded that Yuwen Tuo summon that person.
• Yuwen Tuo called for his teacher, and Hun Xiu appeared in the hall, beyond the reach of the Demon Lord’s demonic sense.
• Hun Xiu ordered the Demon Lord to kneel, forcing him down and making him spit blood as Yuwen Tuo regained his ability to stand.
• Hun Xiu reassured Yuwen Tuo and said he could help him take Ning Ke away or even become ruler of the Demon Realm.

Hun Xiu returned to the Lotus Lantern world, freed his imprisoned son Hun Jiao, and confronted Haotian over his actions. He left Haotian with an order to prepare his own coffin, setting up an imminent reckoning.

• Hun Xiu forced the Demon Lord to kneel, took the throne, and secured permission for Ning Ke to leave with Yuwen Tuo.
• Hun Xiu brought Ning Ke and Yuwen Tuo back to the Human Realm, then returned to the Lotus Lantern world after several centuries away.
• Haotian, Tathagata, and Nuwa sensed Hun Xiu's divine presence, while Haotian and Tathagata feared his return because they had imprisoned Hun Jiao and targeted Hun Xiu's family.
• Hun Xiu entered Mount Hua unnoticed, shattered the chains binding Hun Jiao, and reunited with his son.
• Haotian arrived at Mount Hua and tried to explain Hun Jiao's imprisonment, but Hun Xiu ordered him to prepare a coffin before departing with Hun Jiao.

Haotian rushed to Spirit Mountain after Hun Xiu returned and confronted Shakyamuni over their role in suppressing Hun Jiao. Sun Wukong challenged Haotian, but Haotian effortlessly defeated him, leaving Sun Wukong unable to believe the Jade Emperor was so powerful.

• Haotian went to Spirit Mountain, fearing Hun Xiu would hold him responsible for suppressing Hun Jiao, and sought to involve Shakyamuni.
• Shakyamuni pretended not to know who had returned and tried to distance himself from Haotian.
• Sun Wukong rebuked Haotian for addressing Shakyamuni by name and threatened to cause Havoc in Heaven again.
• Sun Wukong attacked Haotian with the Golden Cudgel, but Haotian caught the blow and flung him into the Great Hero Hall.
• After Haotian's strike sent him crashing down and spitting blood, Sun Wukong asked who Haotian really was.

Haotian confronted Shakyamuni at Spirit Mountain over Hun Xiu’s return, but Shakyamuni refused to stand with him and disavowed his role in suppressing Hun Jiao. Haotian attacked Shakyamuni and left him coughing blood, while the assembled Buddhas and Sun Wukong watched in shock.

• Haotian asserted his identity as the Jade Emperor and spared Sun Wukong, who was stunned by Haotian’s power.
• Haotian told Shakyamuni that Hun Xiu had returned, and Shakyamuni claimed he already knew.
• Shakyamuni told Haotian to prepare a coffin and denied taking part in suppressing Hun Jiao.
• Haotian’s sovereign pressure forced the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Sun Wukong to their knees, while Shakyamuni resisted with golden radiance.
• Haotian threatened Shakyamuni, who refused to join him and challenged him to fight.
• Haotian shattered Shakyamuni’s golden defense with one punch and sent him flying; Shakyamuni rose and spat blood.

Haotian killed Shakyamuni and summoned the Three Realms’ powers to the Heavenly Court, hoping to resist Hun Xiu. Hun Xiu arrived and erased Haotian, leaving the Jade Emperor’s throne vacant as the Light of Dominance descended and Primeval Lord of Heaven pursued it.

• Haotian defeated and killed Shakyamuni, razed Spirit Mountain, and left Shakyamuni’s disciples alive.
• Haotian summoned the immortals, gods, demons, and yao of the Three Realms to the Heavenly Court to prepare for Hun Xiu.
• Hun Xiu entered the Heavenly Court and erased Haotian after rejecting his plea for another chance.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven prepared to claim the vacant throne, but the Light of Dominance descended into the mortal world.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven hurried after the Light of Dominance, which would determine the ruler of the Three Realms.

Hun Xiu claimed the Light of Dominance and destroyed it, ending the possibility of anyone ruling the Three Realms with its power. He stored the world in a scroll and departed for another world, where he intended to begin anew without a system or cheats.

• The Light of Dominance escaped Primeval Lord of Heaven and landed in Hun Xiu's hand.
• Hun Xiu asked Primeval Lord of Heaven if he wanted the Light, and Primeval Lord of Heaven said he would not dare claim it from him.
• Hun Xiu ordered Primeval Lord of Heaven to leave, deciding that keeping him alive would motivate his children to grow stronger.
• Hun Xiu crushed the Light of Dominance into powder and vanished from the world.
• Hun Xiu stored the world in a scroll and headed for another world to build his legend from an ordinary beginning.

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