Recaps

Qu Jianlei and his companions crossed a ruined gate into a strange, foggy space where a Company-level Warship was destroyed for using non-cultivator power. Transformation Master Wen Yu revealed that the area might contain an Out of Body Opportunity as he tried to convince Qu Jianlei to cooperate.

• Qu Jianlei and the others crossed the Forest Sea, fought off several Tapir Beasts, and reached a ruined city gate that led to another world.
• Qu Jianlei, Jing Yuexin, and Duo Gan entered together, felt the Trial Cave Dwelling react, and arrived in a hazy landscape of grass, fog, and hills.
• Transformation Master Wen Yu and Guan Fei True Immortal reappeared inside the space and used a Compass to follow Qu Jianlei's group.
• Qu Jianlei brought out a Company-level Warship, but it collapsed into dust when the space rejected power other than cultivator power.
• Transformation Master Wen Yu apologized for withholding information and said the group might have found an Out of Body Opportunity.

Qu Jianlei’s group searched the Peninsula for treasure while Wen Yu and Guan Fei told them about its ruins and the rumored Rule Item. They chose to investigate a heavily defended palace, and Qu Jianlei ended by asking whether Heavenly Demons had ever appeared at the Peninsula’s spatial anomaly points.

• Wen Yu and Guan Fei swore they would not covet an opportunity and explained that the mountain beyond the city contained treasure materials, shifting ruins, and few spirit beasts.
• Qu Jianlei, Jing Yuexin, and Duo Gan spent days gathering materials, and Qu Jianlei used calculations to improve their search despite Guan Fei’s warnings.
• The group entered several accessible ruins, found little, and fought two Nascent Soul Realm puppets whose cores soon ran out of energy.
• Wen Yu identified a palace as a major haul and described its strong defenses, while also revealing that a Paifang held a Rule Item but had driven previous explorers away with traps and counterattacks.
• Qu Jianlei chose to investigate the palace and asked what power artifacts could use; after learning that the upper realm forbade attacks above the Out-of-Body Realm, he asked whether Heavenly Demons had appeared at the spatial anomaly points.

Qu Jianlei and his companions reached the Palace but could not break through its defenses with a Battle Formation. After recovering from divination backlash, Qu Jianlei and Guan Fei used a modified Golden Crow Chasing Rabbit Grand Array to draw energy from the Palace into the Small Tripod, leaving the array’s effects still unfolding.

• Qu Jianlei’s group reached the Palace’s defenses, but he determined that they could not attack it with a Battle Formation.
• Qu Jianlei divined and suffered backlash, so the group rested in Jing Yuexin’s Mobile Palace for ten days.
• After emerging, Qu Jianlei asked Guan Fei to set up a Golden Crow Chasing Rabbit Grand Array to compress and absorb the Palace’s array energy.
• Qu Jianlei and Guan Fei gathered materials and devised a workaround to build a modified grand array around the Palace.
• Guan Fei activated the array, and after several days Qu Jianlei released the Small Tripod, which drew streams of energy from the shaking Palace.

Qu Jianlei and his companions broke the Golden Crow Chasing Rabbit Grand Array and entered the ruined palace complex, where a trace of Primordial Source suggested valuable discoveries. The group found the palace’s spatial folds made escape difficult, then searched several empty buildings before discovering a locked Palace.

• Guan Fei estimated that breaking the Golden Crow Chasing Rabbit Grand Array would take seven or eight days, and the Small Tripod absorbed the energy when the array finally collapsed on the fifteenth day.
• Jing Yuexin and Duo Gan suspected that the Small Tripod had been hiding its strength as it expanded and contained the explosion’s violent energy.
• Guan Fei detected Primordial Source, and after waiting for the energy to settle, Qu Jianlei led the group into the palace complex and told them not to split up.
• Jing Yuexin and Duo Gan watched the group’s flanks and rear while Qu Jianlei and Guan Fei identified the entrance as the Wordless Hall.
• Duo Gan, Guan Fei, and Wen Yu discovered that spatial folding had made the way back distant, while Qu Jianlei said the Small Tripod remained as a backup.
• Duo Gan and Guan Fei searched several palaces and found nothing until they discovered a locked Palace.

Qu Jianlei’s group explored the palace complex, finding rare materials, Sword Embryos, an Earth Fire courtyard, a Curse Art, and a Profound Water Source. After more than ten days of searching, they discovered a small side courtyard protected by an array, suggesting another unusual find.

• True Immortal Guan Fei broke the first palace’s Defense Array, and the group found only ineffective pills before discovering rare materials and Sword Embryos in later palaces.
• True Immortal Wen Yu offered a Rule Item for the Pill Courtyard and its dormant Earth Fire, but Qu Jianlei seized the entire courtyard with a Big Hand.
• Duo Gan found a hidden chamber beneath a stone flowerpot containing a Nascent Soul Technique, a forbidden Curse Art, and a sealed Profound Water Source.
• Qu Jianlei offered the Profound Water Source to the Dao Palace cultivators if they left, and Wen Yu and Guan Fei accepted his terms after smoothing over the dispute.
• The group made several more gains over the next ten days, then discovered a small side courtyard protected by an array.

Qu Jianlei discovered and claimed a withered divine plant containing Spatial Rules, then warned that collecting it had changed the Restricted Area’s array. Dao Palace’s Wen Yu agreed to continue the dangerous exploration, with Red Leaf Ridge retaining priority over future gains.

• Guan Fei, Qu Jianlei, and Wen Yu identified a concealed array hiding an unusual sprout in the desolate courtyard, and Duo Gan joined them.
• Wen Yu recognized the sprout as a supreme treasure that might be a Rule Item, while Qu Jianlei determined it contained Spatial Rules and might be a withered Jianmu.
• Qu Jianlei warned Wen Yu that the exploration ahead could be deadly; Wen Yu chose to continue and agreed that Red Leaf Ridge would get first choice of future gains.
• Qu Jianlei uprooted the sprout with a clump of earth, and the group waited for the courtyard to react.
• Wen Yu and Guan Fei sensed that something had changed, and Guan Fei detected an alteration in the array that he could not locate.

Qu Jianlei’s group pressed deeper into the strange Palace complex despite sensing growing danger, then fought a pack of powerful puppets. After opening ancient doors, they encountered a hostile aura that might belong to an Out-of-Body Realm presence.

• Qu Jianlei sensed estrangement from the realm, and Wen Yu explained that the Boundary Realm contained folded space from elsewhere; Qu Jianlei said the Territory Consciousness had told him it would not necessarily help the realm grow.
• After White Mist spread through the Palaces, Duo Gan urged the group to investigate the Profound Qi and find a way out, so they headed deeper and encountered eighteen Nascent Soul Realm puppets.
• Qu Jianlei divined Mid-level Danger, and Wen Yu chose to fight the puppets; two days later, the group had defeated all eighteen, though four members were lightly injured.
• The group found ancient doors behind the Palace, and Jing Yuexin opened them with a Nascent Soul Talisman after stopping Qu Jianlei from divining again.
• A heavy, wild aura surged from beyond the doors, and Jing Yuexin warned that an Out-of-Body Realm presence could not be ruled out.

Qu Jianlei and the others explored a wilderness where they sensed the lingering pressure of an Out-of-Body Realm being and found the bones of a dead Star Tapir. After Wen Yu sealed one bone for the Dao Palace, the group continued onward, with Qu Jianlei collecting another bone himself.

• Qu Jianlei led Jing Yuexin, Duo Gan, Wen Yu, and Guan Fei through the gate and across rain-soaked wilderness toward a strange Out-of-Body Realm presence.
• The group discovered a broken bone carrying intense pressure and a primordial aura, and Guan Fei identified it as belonging to an Out-of-Body Realm Alien Beast.
• Qu Jianlei consulted Hypocrite through the Broken Axe and learned the dead beast was a Star Tapir; Hypocrite advised against using its bone as a sacrifice because Qu Jianlei had little karmic connection to it.
• Wen Yu sealed and stored the bone for the Dao Palace, then admitted that the effort left him with only half his combat strength for the next half day.
• The group continued despite Wen Yu's weakened condition, and Qu Jianlei collected a second, much larger bone before Wen Yu could try to seal it.

Qu Jianlei and the others took a massive Star Tapir bone containing the Guardian Rule, awakening an overwhelming presence and forcing them to flee the Restricted Area. After escaping, they met Paranoid, learned Mu Yu was away hunting spirit beasts, and prepared to rest while she remained missing.

• Qu Jianlei stored the third and fourth bones, then pulled a massive bone containing the Guardian Rule from underground.
• The ground shook and an Out-of-Body Realm presence emerged, so Qu Jianlei carried Guan Fei as the group fled while Guan Fei threw Array Plates behind them.
• The group escaped the valley despite shifting arrays and Tapir Beast attacks, with Jing Yuexin also getting injured.
• The five encountered Paranoid outside the valley, and Qu Jianlei discreetly stored the Broken Axe in the Trial Cave Dwelling.
• Paranoid told them Mu Yu had been hunting spirit beasts for five days and had learned from High-Fidelity Replica that First One's group was not in immediate danger.

After returning from Forgotten Peninsula, Qu Jianlei’s group discussed the Star Tapir Great Venerable, handed over their spoils, and negotiated with the Dao Palace over the Pill Courtyard and repairing the Broken Axe. Back at Red Leaf Ridge, Qu Jianlei refused the Artifact Spirit’s requests for more resources and challenged the Hypocrite about using the Guardian Rule on the Broken Blade instead of the Ritual Artifact.

• Mu Yu returned from scouting, and the group left Forgotten Peninsula after recovering and reviewing their expedition.
• Qu Jianlei and the others discussed the Star Tapir’s survival, the mysterious bone that drove it mad, and the Broken Axe’s identity as a Ritual Artifact.
• Qu Jianlei handed the Dao Palace their spoils, then said he would only trade for the Pill Courtyard in exchange for Luck or rules; Wen Yu offered to consult the upper realm about repairing the Broken Axe.
• Qu Jianlei returned to Red Leaf Ridge, briefed the team, and entered seclusion with Jing Yuexin and Duo Gan to recover from their injuries.
• The Artifact Spirit asked Qu Jianlei for the Spatial Rules, the Profound Water Source, and the Star Tapir remains, but he refused to give up the team’s resources.
• Qu Jianlei asked the Hypocrite why the Guardian Rule should go to the Broken Blade rather than the damaged Ritual Artifact, and the Hypocrite said the rule would better strengthen and control the blade.

Qu Jianlei allocated a Guardian Rule to protect the Heroic Spirit Obsessions and spent weeks preparing for the team’s expedition into the void. As Wen Yu brought news about Ritual Artifacts from damaged worlds, Qu Jianlei learned that devouring them carried serious karmic risks, while the Heroic Spirits urged him to hunt the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon.

• Qu Jianlei argued that the Heroic Spirit Obsessions deserved Guardian Rules, and he decided to use one to help them endure.
• Qu Jianlei studied the Profound Water Source and handled divinations and other duties for more than a month as the team prepared to enter the void.
• Jing Yuexin announced that Red Leaf Ridge would postpone its trip to West Ox Embrace Province, while Dongsheng factions urged the team not to risk the expedition.
• Wen Yu arrived with more than a thousand Dao Palace disciples, reported that the upper realm would watch the Out-of-Body Star Tapir, and raised the possibility of finding Ritual Artifacts from damaged worlds.
• Qu Jianlei asked the Heroic Spirits about devouring damaged Ritual Artifacts, and they confirmed it was possible but warned of severe karmic consequences.
• The Heroic Spirits urged Qu Jianlei to set out and kill the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon, saying such extermination campaigns could greatly benefit Ritual Artifacts.

Red Leaf Ridge and its allies entered the Endless Void aboard two Battalion-Class Ships and quickly engaged the Heavenly Demons guarding the Channel Entrance. After most of the enemies were defeated, Sunset Glow pursued the lone Nascent Soul Realm Heavenly Demon that escaped.

• Qu Jianlei refused to delay the expedition for Bitter Sea and the Art Academy’s unfinished transactions, and Red Leaf Ridge departed for West Ox Embrace Province.
• Jing Yuexin arranged for the Book Pavilion to lead Star Palace and Jade Forest Matron’s disciples, while Red Leaf Ridge gave the Book Pavilion a Battalion-Class Ship.
• True Immortal Wuchen stowed away aboard the Book Pavilion’s ship, and Qu Jianlei allowed him to remain with the expedition.
• The two ships entered the Endless Void and attacked the Heavenly Demons guarding the passage, with Jade Forest Matron leading her disciples into battle.
• Most of the Heavenly Demons fell, but one Nascent Soul Realm enemy escaped, so Sunset Glow went after it.

Qu Jianlei used divination with the Broken Axe and seashell to guide Red Leaf Ridge toward a vast mass of Heavenly Devil Qi, while the Book Pavilion fleet withdrew to a safe distance. As the fleets prepared for a possible battle with an Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon, an unseen attack dissolved the entire mass of Heavenly Devil Qi.

• Qu Jianlei learned from Hypocrite that the Left Spiral Tortoise Shell carried the karma of Divination Combat and should be used cautiously.
• Qu Jianlei divined the direction of a large mass of Heavenly Devil Qi, and Hypocrite told him to make the final preparations.
• Jiao Daoren collected the last Golden Core Realm cultivator's Out of Body Imprint, and the cultivator transferred to the Book Pavilion's battleship to recover.
• Jade Forest Matron moved her battleship away from Red Leaf Ridge's and warned her people to remain alert as they waited near the vast mass of Heavenly Devil Qi.
• A faint glimmer and wave of energy appeared, and the mass of Heavenly Devil Qi dissolved into nothingness.

Qu Jianlei’s group used the Flawed Portable Abode to crush most of a Heavenly Demon swarm, then prepared to evade a possible Out-of-Body Realm attack. As the Book Pavilion warship fled, the allied Battalion-Class Ship vanished into the void, leaving Qu Jianlei and the Broken Axe behind.

• Qu Jianlei’s group struck the Heavenly Demon swarm with the Flawed Portable Abode, killing most of the demons but leaving injured Nascent Soul Realm Heavenly Demons fleeing.
• Duo Gan asked whether the Book Pavilion warship carried a treasure that could interfere with powerful karma, and Jade Forest Matron withdrew her crew from the fight when their Talisman Treasure proved inadequate.
• Ruler returned after Sunset Glow escaped the destruction of a Company-level Warship, while Qu Jianlei’s team prepared for an Out-of-Body Realm presence and gathered near the Broken Axe.
• After faint fluctuations passed, Qu Jianlei told his companions to run, and the allied Battalion-Class Ship vanished, leaving him and the Broken Axe behind.
• The Book Pavilion warship received an Artifact Spirit warning and fled at maximum speed as its crew watched the screens for the allied ship’s fate.

Qu Jianlei used the repaired Dao Stele to bait the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon while Xiao Hu led the warship in an apparent escape. The demon attacked through Xiao Hu’s digital domain and invaded Qu Jianlei’s Sea of Consciousness, where the Dao Stele struggled to hold back its cold aura.

• The Dao Stele appeared aboard Qu Jianlei’s warship after the Stone Egg’s Fate Rule partially repaired it, and Jing Yuexin confirmed the repair’s effects were uncertain.
• Qu Jianlei let the Dao Stele suppress its aura, hoping the weakened display would tempt the Heavenly Demon to pursue it, while Xiao Hu accelerated to draw the demon away from the other warship.
• The Heavenly Demon attacked Xiao Hu through the data network, but Big Head Butterfly mocked its attempt to corrupt an Artifact Spirit and pretended to struggle as Qu Jianlei instructed.
• Red vapor invaded Qu Jianlei’s Sea of Consciousness and took familiar forms, including memories from his previous life, until Xiao Hu and the red figures drove it out.
• Qu Jianlei regained consciousness to find the cold aura intensified and the Dao Stele barely protecting him, so he repeatedly used Nascent Soul Realm Light Therapy to warm himself.

Qu Jianlei baited the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon into a trap and unleashed the power that had destroyed one of its source Devil Qi Clusters, while the distant Book Pavilion ship witnessed Red Leaf Ridge’s apparent destruction. The survivors prepared for a possible attack but chose to trust Red Leaf Ridge rather than rush to its aid.

• Qu Jianlei increased the Dao Stele’s pressure, closed the box, and teleported away while Light-based Talismans delayed the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon.
• The Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon realized the white-light fluctuations came from the power that had destroyed its source Devil Qi Cluster and fled in terror.
• The Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon recalled how it had investigated Red Leaf Ridge, underestimated its resources, and slowly pressed Qu Jianlei while trying to control the Artifact Spirit.
• The Book Pavilion cultivators saw Red Leaf Ridge’s Battalion-Class Ship vanish in an explosion, and True Immortal Wuchen called it a sacrifice against the enemy.
• Jade Forest Matron ordered the Book Pavilion ship to remain alert, declined Empty Valley Instructor’s offer to provide support, and said they had to trust Red Leaf Ridge’s capabilities.

Qu Jianlei learned that the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon he had wounded would likely hibernate rather than die, and he considered whether to use his Dao Stele to finish it at greater cost. After revealing that his Dao Stele held the Luck Rule, he showed the Obsessions a Curse Art, which Hypocrite judged especially effective against Heavenly Demons.

• Qu Jianlei and his companions escaped aboard a Battalion-Class Ship, and Hypocrite explained that the wounded Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon would eventually hibernate rather than be killed.
• Qu Jianlei questioned whether he could destroy the demon completely, and the Violent Obsession proposed using the Dao Stele to reverse causality at a cost to Qu Jianlei and the Broken Axe.
• Jing Yuexin reminded Qu Jianlei that the group had waited five days and urged him to rest, while Hypocrite warned that the demon might still be dangerous.
• Qu Jianlei revealed that his Dao Stele held the Luck Rule and asked whether his Curse Art could kill an Out-of-Body cultivator.
• The Obsessions inspected Qu Jianlei’s Nascent Soul-level Curse Art, and Hypocrite said its ingenious method was especially effective against Heavenly Demons.

Qu Jianlei and the Obsessions prepared to use the Ritual Artifact to locate the severely injured Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon, while the Book Pavilion's warship learned Red Leaf Ridge was still safe. Jing Yuexin revealed that Red Leaf Ridge planned to hunt the demon with a secret technique, and Jade Forest Matron warned that driving it into hibernation would be enough.

• Jing Yuexin asked about the cost of using the Dao Stele, and Violent Obsession urged Qu Jianlei to let the Ritual Artifact observe it.
• Qu Jianlei tried to communicate with the Dao Stele, then moved it far from the ships while Hypocrite warned him to soothe it if it became displeased.
• The Artifact Spirit guided Jade Forest Matron toward Red Leaf Ridge and confirmed that Qu Jianlei and the others were safe.
• Jade Forest Matron's crew contacted Jing Yuexin, who reported that the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon was severely injured and might send its Remnant Soul to invade.
• Jing Yuexin said Red Leaf Ridge was using a secret technique to hunt the Out-of-Body cultivator, leaving the Book Pavilion's crew stunned.
• Jade Forest Matron advised Jing Yuexin that forcing the Heavenly Demon into hibernation would be sufficient and defended the Book Pavilion's knowledge.

Qu Jianlei used a Curse Art to target the wounded Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon, while the fleet changed course to evade the Heavenly Demon's retaliation. As the ritual passed its halfway point, the demon sent Yin Cold Qi toward Jing Yuexin's ship and discovered that its Book Pavilion target was full of troublesome opponents.

• Jing Yuexin agreed that the Heavenly Demon remained a threat, and Jade Forest Matron asked her to check whether anyone aboard the warships had been corrupted.
• Qu Jianlei set up a Curse Art formation with the Cloud Crown and began the thirteen-day ritual, while Tian Yin repeatedly treated him with Light Therapy.
• Qu Jianlei told Tian Yin to have the fleet change direction because the Heavenly Demon might send subordinates after them, and Jing Yuexin warned the Book Pavilion's ship.
• The three Battalion-Class Ships changed course for several days and fought off small groups of Heavenly Demons without getting drawn into prolonged battles.
• After more than half the ritual's duration had passed, Yin Cold Qi reached Jing Yuexin's ship, and the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon focused on the distant Book Pavilion warship and recognized its occupants as troublesome opponents.

The Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon made a final gamble as the Dao Stele unleashed a massive, targeted eruption that destroyed Qu Jianlei’s Battalion-Class Ship and threatened the ships nearby. Jing Yuexin deployed a Sub-Nest and a Division Level Ship to withstand the coming battle, but Mu Yu reported that High-Fidelity Replica could not contact the First One.

• On the ninth day, the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon tried to attack Tian Yin, but the Dao Stele’s eruption forced it to retreat.
• On the eleventh day, the Dao Stele erupted with overwhelming pressure and attack beams that Qu Jianlei believed were striking through Causality Lines.
• The Dao Stele destroyed the Battalion-Class Ship carrying Qu Jianlei, who survived unharmed, while the nearby ship began to buckle.
• Jing Yuexin ordered the deployment of a Sub-Nest and a Division Level Ship, and the group moved inside while the Broken Axe stayed outside.
• Mu Yu arrived and said that High-Fidelity Replica could not contact the First One.

Jing Yuexin and the others endured the Dao Stele’s pressure and the Heavenly Demons’ attacks while waiting for news of Qu Jianlei. As the ritual reached its climax, the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon was destroyed, but Hypocrite did not reveal Qu Jianlei’s condition.

• Jing Yuexin refused to release the Great Hammer and the others, while the team remained unable to contact Qu Jianlei.
• The Book Pavilion’s Battalion-Class Ship withdrew as Devil Qi battered the Sub-Nest, and Jing Yuexin refused to risk the Small Tripod while Qu Jianlei might still need it.
• After Claire noticed that no new Devil Qi Clusters were arriving, the Heroic Spirits told Jing Yuexin that the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon’s counterattack had likely ended, though the final hours remained critical.
• When the expected deadline passed without a major fluctuation, Jing Yuexin ordered everyone to keep holding on; then the Dao Stele’s pressure surged and Broken Axe released a vast aura.
• The team sensed a persistent void fluctuation that carried conflicting emotions, and Hypocrite announced that the ritual was resolved and the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon had been destroyed.
• Jing Yuexin asked about Qu Jianlei, but Hypocrite did not answer.

Qu Jianlei thanked the Dao Stele for finishing the curse against the Out-of-Body Heavenly Cat and protecting him, then recovered while Red Leaf Ridge regrouped and returned toward the passage. Afterward, he learned Xiao Hu had used digital simulations of High-Fidelity Replica and Gold Digger to help defend his Sea of Consciousness during the battle.

• Qu Jianlei concluded that the Dao Stele had continued the curse to settle its karma, thanked it, and resolved to find more Fate Rules.
• Jing Yuexin brought Qu Jianlei to the Abode to rest, then coordinated the retrieval of the Sub-Nest after Broken Axe's fluctuations faded.
• Jing Yuexin told Jade Forest Matron that the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon had been defeated, and Red Leaf Ridge helped Book Pavilion disperse the remaining Heavenly Devil Qi.
• Jing Yuexin revealed that Red Leaf Ridge's round weapon was a damaged Level Three Asura nest, then the two Battalion-Class Ships swept Heavenly Devil Qi as they traveled toward the passage.
• After five days in Black Colt Tower, Qu Jianlei questioned Xiao Hu and learned it had used digital simulations of High-Fidelity Replica and Gold Digger to help defend his Sea of Consciousness.

Qu Jianlei and his team returned to the Cangwu Realm after defeating the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon, where five-colored light marked the cultivator’s fall and benefited Red Leaf Ridge. The damaged Sealing Grand Array and a recent Heavenly Demon invasion left the other factions demanding an explanation.

• Qu Jianlei spoke with Xiao Hu about secretly testing his Sea of Consciousness and told him to seek permission before repeating such experiments.
• The team reviewed the battle, chose to keep the Sub-Nest that could shelter a Division Level Ship, and refined a smaller nest into Restoration Fluid.
• Red Leaf Ridge’s warship and the Book Pavilion’s ship encountered an unresponsive Sealing Grand Array and five-colored light that passed through Red Leaf Ridge’s hull.
• The obstruction vanished, and both ships emerged into the Cangwu Realm as the light continued to envelop Red Leaf Ridge’s warship.
• Qu Jianlei identified the light as the phenomenon of an Out-of-Body Realm cultivator’s fall, while Tian Yin sensed that it enhanced light-element power.
• Jade Forest Matron confronted the Scripture Master of Dao Palace about the damaged array, and he explained that the Heavenly Demons had broken through its weak point during a large-scale invasion.

After Red Leaf Ridge returned from killing an Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon, Jing Yuexin explained their use of a Curse Art to the gathered leaders of the Cangwu Realm. The chapter ended with her urging unity while admitting she could not confirm whether more Out-of-Body Heavenly Demons remained.

• The Scripture Master of Dao Palace recognized the Five-Colored Light Beam as a sign that cultivators had returned, and Jade Forest Matron confirmed they had hunted down the Out-of-Body Realm.
• Jade Forest Matron and True Immortal Wuchen confirmed that the Out-of-Body Heavenly Demons had been erased, while Jing Yuexin revealed that Red Leaf Ridge had used a Curse Art acquired from the Forgotten Peninsula.
• True Immortal Yongheng suggested that Ridge Lord Qu had endured manageable backlash, and Jing Yuexin said Red Leaf Ridge had gone prepared to perish together.
• Jade Forest Matron confirmed that Red Leaf Ridge had used powerful magical treasures and that the Heavenly Demons' assault on the Channel Entrance had been an attempt to rescue their Out-of-Body ally.
• Jing Yuexin could not guarantee that only one Out-of-Body Heavenly Demon existed, but urged everyone to stand united and face the Heavenly Demons bravely.

Jing Yuexin deflected questions about Red Leaf Ridge's role in defending Cangwu and directed cultivators to rely on Star Palace for judgments about retaliation. She negotiated with Bitter Sea over its Withering Prosperity Rule and Restoration Fluid, while the Art Academy offered to have the Art Venerable register a Slaughter Rule; the talks remained unresolved.

• Jing Yuexin said all cultivators shared responsibility for resisting Heavenly Demons and directed questions about their tactics and West Ox Embrace Province's safety to Star Palace.
• Bitter Sea's elder offered the Withering Prosperity Rule, and Jing Yuexin accepted it while explaining that rules needed to improve combat strength quickly.
• Jing Yuexin said Bitter Sea could trade for one or two hundred portions of Restoration Fluid by providing a list of treasures, and the elder tried to negotiate for three hundred.
• True Immortal Beihai introduced the Art Academy's offer after Jing Yuexin rejected a proposal involving its Restricted Area on Forgotten Peninsula.
• True Immortal Beihai said the Art Academy could consider the Slaughter Rule because the Art Venerable could register it.