Recaps

Hun Xiu hid on Mount West Kunlun, where he subdued Queen Mother of the West and advanced to the mid-stage Quasi-Saint realm. After killing Old Man of the South Pole, he left Chanjiao and Jiejiao’s leaders blaming one another, and Tongtian faced Primeval Lord of Heaven over the accusations.

• Sect Master Tongtian found Hun Xiu’s True Spirit missing from the Investiture of the Gods List, then learned from his disciples that Hun Xiu had destroyed Jade Void Palace and suspected Primeval Lord of Heaven had killed him.
• Hun Xiu encountered Queen Mother of the West at her bathing pool, revealed his control of the Power of Law, and later became intimate with her after she tried to attack him while he was drunk.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven and Taishang Laozi suspected the Two Western Saints had framed Chanjiao, while Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti offered an alliance in exchange for permission to recruit in the East.
• Hun Xiu advanced to the mid-stage Quasi-Saint realm, then killed Old Man of the South Pole and sent his True Spirit to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Hun Xiu disguised himself as Shi Hao, roasted Old Man of the South Pole’s Immortal Deer, and let Taiyi Zhenren eat the venison before leaving with his Bag of Holding.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven discovered Old Man of the South Pole’s death and blamed the Two Western Saints, who swore they were innocent and ended their proposed alliance with Chanjiao.
• Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti traced the mysterious culprit to Hun Xiu, while Primeval Lord of Heaven confronted Tongtian and accused his disciple of killing Chanjiao disciples and destroying Jade Void Palace.
• Tongtian denied Hun Xiu’s alleged crimes and demanded proof, while Primeval Lord of Heaven demanded compensation and Tongtian called him shameless.

Hun Xiu targeted Chanjiao by manipulating the Western Sect into taking the blame for Taiyi Zhenren’s death, then killed more Chanjiao disciples and attacked Mount Sumeru. He ended the stretch with an avatar accepted as Chanjiao’s Vice Sect Master while Primeval Lord of Heaven captured his Shi Hao clone at Jade Void Palace.

• Hun Xiu defeated Taiyi Zhenren and sent his True Spirit to the Investiture of the Gods List, while Maitreya and Ksitigarbha’s actions led Primeval Lord of Heaven to confront the Western Saints.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven and the Western Saints investigated Taiyi Zhenren’s death, but their search revealed only a mysterious silhouette, and Patriarch Hongjun said the schemer was permitted by the Heavenly Dao.
• Disguised as Ksitigarbha, Hun Xiu killed True Person Yuding, whose True Spirit entered the Investiture of the Gods List, and Primeval Lord of Heaven failed to persuade the Western Saints to ally with Chanjiao.
• Hun Xiu’s disguised clones killed Ksitigarbha and Maitreya, sending their True Spirits beyond the Primordial World, while Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti failed to capture them.
• Hun Xiu attacked Mount Sumeru with the Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler and shattered its protective array, but Daoist Jieyin stopped him and invited him to join the Western Sect.
• Hun Xiu’s avatar, calling himself Xiao Yan, received offers from the Western Saints and the Three Pure Ones, then accepted Primeval Lord of Heaven’s offer to become Chanjiao’s Vice Sect Master.
• Daoist Jieyin prepared to attack Xiao Yan, but Primeval Lord of Heaven protected him as the Saints took opposing sides and drove away the watching divine senses.
• Hun Xiu sent a Shi Hao clone to infiltrate Jade Void Palace, where Primeval Lord of Heaven’s hidden clone trapped it in a world within his palm.

Hun Xiu returned to Golden Turtle Island, proved his strength to Sect Master Tongtian, and punished Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light for attacking him. Long-Eared sought help from Chanjiao against Hun Xiu, while the Three Xiao began confronting him over his misconduct.

• Daoist Jieyin and Sect Master Tongtian defeated their opponents in Chaos, with Tongtian trapping Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation until Hongjun ordered him to release them.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven tortured a captured Hun Xiu for information, but the prisoner blamed the Two Western Saints without evidence and learned that Hongjun had identified Hun Xiu as a mysterious expert.
• Hun Xiu visited Sect Master Tongtian on Golden Turtle Island and injured him with a punch imbued with the Power of Law, then admitted causing the incident at Jade Void Palace and asked to help Jiejiao during the calamity.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light attacked Hun Xiu, but Hun Xiu overpowered him and then defeated Duobao when he tried to intervene.
• Hun Xiu established a cave abode on Golden Turtle Island and entered meditation as Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light secretly vowed revenge and plotted to use Chanjiao against him.
• Duobao spread rumors that pushed Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light to approach Primeval Lord of Heaven, but Long-Eared offered no evidence for his accusation that Hun Xiu had destroyed Chanjiao’s cultivation grounds.
• The Three Xiao came to visit Hun Xiu but learned he was in seclusion, then destroyed Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light’s cave abode after hearing he had defiled Hun Xiu.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light returned to find his cave abode in ruins, and Bixiao admitted responsibility and challenged him while Yunxiao and Qiongxiao stood nearby.

Hun Xiu gained control of the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip, then used the list to destroy Chanjiao, the Western Sect, and Renjiao’s remaining disciples. The Saints turned against one another and began searching for Hun Xiu, while Ancestor Minghe lost his lotus to Jieyin and Zhunti.

• Bixiao, Yunxiao, and Qiongxiao defeated Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, and a century later Hun Xiu reached Late Stage Quasi-Saint before the system sent him to seek the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Hongjun gave Hun Xiu the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip, and Hun Xiu fused his essence blood into both treasures, freeing them from the Heavenly Dao.
• Hongjun told the Six Saints that the Calamity required three Saints and many other cultivators to enter the list, and the Saints argued over who should be sacrificed before joining forces to beat Haotian.
• The Three Pure Ones tried to force Nuwa onto the list, but Nuwa broke Sect Master Tongtian’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and allied with Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti.
• Hun Xiu gathered Chanjiao disciples at Jade Void Palace and used a flame formation to send nearly all their True Spirits to the list, then joined the Western Sect as Xiao Yan while Primeval Lord of Heaven was in seclusion.
• Hun Xiu destroyed Mount Sumeru and sent Western Sect disciples, Daoist Cihang, and Xuandu to the list while the Saints fought in Chaos, then escaped with the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus and Taiji Diagram.
• The Saints discovered their disciples had been listed and set out to find Hun Xiu, while Ancestor Minghe fused Jieyin’s lotus with his own before Jieyin claimed the resulting Twenty-Four Petal Lotus Platform.