Recaps

Song Changsheng became a Grand Elder of Myriad Manifestations Palace and used the Supreme Ceremony to unite allies, expose threats, and elevate the Song Clan. The arc ended with the Exchange Meeting complete and the Arena Competition beginning after Song Changsheng’s three-day sermon.

• Yi Tianzheng revealed that the Array Dao Academy was repairing the Four Poles Great Array, and True Monarch Yingyue ordered Song Changsheng to keep its secrets.
• Song Changsheng and Ji Shinian became Grand Elders as Xuanyin of Eight Directions Pavilion arrived, and Grandmaster Xuanlei’s sermon revealed Song Xingyuan’s golden Dragon of Luck and Li Tiezhu’s extraordinary breakthrough.
• Song Changsheng led Myriad Manifestations Palace and the Song Clan in refusing to bear the Borderlands’ burden alone, while the gathered factions agreed to provide aid and cooperate against the Soul Race.
• Song Changsheng welcomed Zhao Wuji and Li Tiezhu into the clan, helped Song Qingyun learn of Song Qingli’s feelings, and supported Peng Siying’s plan to keep the Wanlong Merchant Association independent.
• Song Changsheng prepared the Nascent Soul ceremony and Exchange Meeting, strengthened the Chengyuan Sword with a Human King Sword fragment, and privately declared his intention to claim the World's Throne.
• The Exchange Meeting showcased the Song Clan’s cultivators, including Song Xingyuan, while Song Changsheng and True Lord Yan Hun discussed Cheng Junlin’s role in the coming Calamity.
• Song Qingxi announced the rankings, Qian Jiujin yielded the Purple Mansion top spot to align the Blazing Sun Sect with the Song Clan, and Song Changsheng delivered a three-day sermon before the Arena Competition began.