Recaps

Luo Chen strengthened the Luo Tian Association, helped Sima Hui Niang establish its standing, and advanced his own cultivation while negotiating with Tao Wan for the Azure Pill Valley competition. He left Danxia Peak to assist Tao Wan, entrusting Sima Hui Niang with the association and leaving Gu Cai Yi to seek a Foundation Establishment Pill.

• Luo Chen won rare Demon Beast remains at Snow Lotus Hall’s auction, refined Emperor Flow Paste and Blood Fiend Pills, and began opening hidden meridians to improve his cultivation.
• Luo Chen secured Ice Fortress’s support and welcomed major powers to Sima Hui Niang’s Foundation Establishment ceremony, where the Luo Tian Association gained recognition and gifts.
• Luo Chen and Sima Hui Niang discussed Ice Fortress’s backing and spent the night together, while Luo Chen resolved to use Blood Fiend Pills to strengthen his meridians.
• Luo Chen opened his hundredth meridian, advanced his Ageless Evergreen Scripture, and negotiated with Tao Wan to represent her in Azure Pill Valley’s Golden Core Dao Seed Competition.
• Luo Chen advanced to Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer, gave Tantai Jin a Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice, and prepared to leave for months or possibly a year.
• Luo Chen and Sima Hui Niang bonded Spiritual Rhinoceros Gu and spent one final night together before he left Danxia Peak by flying boat.
• Gu Cai Yi asked Sima Hui Niang for a Foundation Establishment Pill, citing her contributions and Qi Refining Great Perfection.

Luo Chen helped Tao Wan secure the Dao Seed position at Azure Pill Valley while advancing his alchemy and cultivation. He returned to Danxia Peak, took responsibility for healing Gu Cai Yi, and resumed overseeing the growing Luo Tian Association.

• Tao Yisheng became head of the Tao Family, and Luo Chen received family resources and studied the Colorful Chrysanthemum Pill recipe before the competition.
• Luo Chen impressed the Azure Pill Valley alchemists by processing the Returning Origin Cicada Shell perfectly and won the pill technique contests, helping Tao Wan’s platform rise to first place.
• Heartless Immortal gave Luo Chen a new Profound Ice Talisman, and Tao Wan defeated Danyangzi to become Azure Pill Valley’s Dao Child.
• Luo Chen studied Nanshan Old Man’s Core Formation insights, resumed cultivation at Dao Child Hall, and left Azure Pill Valley after a year and a half with a breakthrough.
• Luo Chen found that Gu Cai Yi had suffered severe injuries during Foundation Establishment and promised to heal her, while learning his Jade Dew Pills may have worsened her condition.
• Gu Cai Yi confessed her love to Luo Chen, who took her to his cave mansion and planned a year of treatment using the Third-Order Rebirth Pill.
• Luo Chen reviewed the Luo Tian Association’s expansion and approved Sima Hui Niang’s plans to develop trade and prepare for a possible conflict with the Bai Family.

Luo Chen sent the Luo Tian Association into the Jade Cauldron Civil War, then joined them at Accumulated Thunder Nine Mountains after their losses mounted. He secured a safer rear assignment, advanced his body tempering with baleful qi and lightning, and returned to Golden Sand Floating Island as news of Wang Yuan and rare Core Formation techniques emerged.

• Luo Chen negotiated with Heartless Immortal to support the war with pills, sent the Luo Tian Association to the battlefield, and spent six months refining pills while restoring Gu Cai Yi’s Dantian and helping her establish her foundation.
• After the association suffered heavy casualties and Sima Xian died, Luo Chen made himself Battle Hall Master and led an expedition toward Accumulated Thunder Nine Mountains.
• Luo Chen defeated robbers who ambushed the Langqi Flying Boat, reached Golden Sand Floating Island, and drove Qu Zhenbiao’s family from the Luo Tian Association’s Spirit Land.
• Luo Chen treated wounded cultivators, learned scouts had found a lead on missing Wang Yuan, and began opening acupoints with Earth Fire Fiend Qi.
• Tantai Jin arranged a safer rear assignment for Luo Chen and the association on Sixth Mountain, where he established Min Longyu’s formation and continued opening acupoints.
• Luo Chen discovered controlled lightning could help open acupoints, accepted appointment as an Ice Fortress Guest Elder, and learned Qu Zhenbiao had died during the war.
• Luo Chen returned to Golden Sand Floating Island with Xu Huanzhen and Duan Feng and saw the Merit List announce four Core Formation Secret Techniques, including Upper Method Core Formation Technique.

Luo Chen survived Di Wanyun’s pursuit by drawing heavenly thunder down on him, then escaped the Spirit Transformation Remains with powerful new body-refining gains. Back with his allies, he strengthened his combat methods and helped the Luo Tian Association respond to threats from the Flame Alliance and the Zheng Family.

• Luo Chen and Wang Yuan discovered ancient doors beneath the Ninth Mountain, then hid the entrance after lightning revealed how they might open it.
• Luo Chen and Chu Kui fought for the Four Sect Alliance, earned Merit Points, and rescued Qin Yuanjiang’s group before Di Wanyun identified Luo Chen and pursued him.
• Luo Chen drew a storm of heavenly thunder down on Di Wanyun, then became trapped inside the Spirit Transformation Remains as Thunder Force ravaged his body.
• Luo Chen completed the Sky Thunder Body Refining Method, harvested Thunder Essence flowers, and escaped after clashing with Xiao Sanren and other cultivators.
• Luo Chen reunited with Wang Yuan, Min Longyu, and Chu Kui, then helped kill Old Devil Feng and Ling Yuzhi after they ambushed Chu Kui.
• Luo Chen returned to Sky Wave Peak, reunited with Bai Mei Ling, Gu Cai Yi, and Sima Hui Niang, and discovered that his body-tempering method had become Myriad Paths Convergence.
• Luo Chen practiced Heavenly Peng True Body under Wang Yuan’s guidance and gave Chu Kui a chance to test Locked Pearl Curtain for Core Formation.
• After training for a year, Luo Chen defeated a suspicious Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer cultivator, while Su Xiaolin learned the Flame Alliance had spread news about the Luo Tian Association’s four Core Formation Secret Techniques.