Recaps

Lu Yunxiao took Queen Medusa back to the Snake-people Race, where they saw how much it had grown and how relations with humans had improved. The Snake-people celebrated Queen Medusa’s return, and Lu Yunxiao gave the race pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Dou Skills.

• Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa as they woke, then agreed to take her back to the Snake-people Race.
• Queen Medusa briefly revived her old commanding manner, and she and Lu Yunxiao laughed together about how their relationship had changed.
• The Snake-people Race had expanded across much of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and established trade and marriage ties with humans.
• The Snake-people celebrated Queen Medusa’s return, and she approved of the race’s progress and its six Dou Zong experts.
• Lu Yunxiao gifted the Snake-people Race medicinal pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Dou Skills.

Lu Yunxiao celebrated the Snake-people Race’s acceptance of him and agreed to stay while Queen Medusa made arrangements for her clan. He then presented her with the Tian Shu Sword, an immortal artifact more powerful than the Red Jade Sword.

• Lu Yunxiao rejoiced that the Snake-people Race believed Queen Medusa had married the right man, and Queen Medusa understood why their approval mattered to him.
• Queen Medusa asked to spend several days arranging matters for the Snake-people Race, and Lu Yunxiao agreed to wait until she was finished.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed the Tian Shu Sword, whose sudden appearance caused strange phenomena across the Northwest Continent before he suppressed them.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Tian Shu Sword was a Big Dipper Divine Weapon with formidable offensive power and surpassed the Red Jade Sword.
• Queen Medusa was astonished to learn that the Tian Shu Sword was even stronger than the Red Jade Sword.

Lu Yunxiao gave Queen Medusa the Tian Shu Sword, and she claimed it as her own. After warning her not to overestimate what she could do with it, he told her the sword was one of seven immortal swords, though he did not know where the other six were.

• Lu Yunxiao explained the Tian Shu Sword’s power and limits to Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa bound the Tian Shu Sword with her blood and felt its immense boost to her strength.
• Queen Medusa claimed she might use the sword to let a Dou Zun kill a Dou Saint, and Lu Yunxiao scolded her for being overconfident.
• Queen Medusa beat Lu Yunxiao after he mocked her strength, then straightened his clothes and combed his hair.
• Lu Yunxiao named the other six Big Dipper immortal swords and said he did not know where they were.

Lu Yunxiao visited the Snake-people Race and Misty Cloud Mountain, strengthening their future prospects before returning to Jia Nan Academy with Queen Medusa. He and Zi Yan then prepared to leave for Ancient Dragon Island, where Zhu Kun’s return had major implications for the Ancient Dragon Clan.

• Lu Yunxiao visited Cloud Gate on Misty Cloud Mountain and left behind powerful Dou Zun puppets to protect it.
• Queen Medusa made follow-up arrangements for the Snake-people Race after reviewing its development plans.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Zi Yan about bonding with Zhu Kun, then told her they would leave Jia Nan Academy that afternoon.
• Zi Yan agreed they should return to Ancient Dragon Island because Zhu Kun’s return was important for the Ancient Dragon Clan, and Lu Yunxiao promised to go with her.
• Lu Yunxiao said farewell to Su Qian, Wu Hao, and the others, leaving scrolls and medicinal pills for Jia Nan Academy before departing with his companions.

Lu Yunxiao decided to travel to the Barren Ancient Region to claim the Bodhi Ancient Tree itself, then headed toward the forest where he sensed Yun Yun and his Innate Separation Fire. At the tree, Yun Yun remained inside its body, apparently receiving the chance to attain enlightenment beneath it.

• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan and Queen Medusa that he would visit the Barren Ancient Region before going to the Beast Region, intending to take the Bodhi Ancient Tree for himself.
• Lu Yunxiao used Space Power to bring his companions to Manghuang Town, where he sensed Yun Yun's Innate Separation Fire deep in the Barren Ancient Region.
• Lu Yunxiao and his companions entered the forest, believing Yun Yun was already using the Innate Separation Fire and would soon obtain the Bodhi Heart.
• Cloud Gate's Strong Persons saw Yun Yun inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree and feared for her safety.
• Feng Qing'er reassured them that Yun Yun was protected by Lu Yunxiao's means and was likely receiving the opportunity for enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree.

Yun Yun entered an enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree, beginning a legendary Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation that could strengthen her path toward the Dou Di realm. Lu Yunxiao arrived in the tree’s sealed space, reunited with Feng Qing'er, and saw that Yun Yun’s enlightenment was going well.

• Feng Qing'er organized Cloud Gate experts to guard Yun Yun as she meditated inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Huo Xuan and members of the Lei Clan recognized Yun Yun’s rare opportunity, while Gu Qingyang warned the gathered Ancient Clans not to act rashly.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree’s space trembled, and Lu Yunxiao arrived with two women and an imposing middle-aged man.
• Feng Qing'er joyfully greeted Lu Yunxiao, who asked about Yun Yun’s condition and approved of her progress.

Lu Yunxiao met Gu Qingyang and learned that Xun'er remained in seclusion after receiving the Heavenly Flames he had sent her. He then reunited with Cao Ying at the Bodhi Ancient Tree and invited her to join Cloud Gate.

• Lu Yunxiao watched Yun Yun benefit from her enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree, then received respectful greetings from the gathered factions.
• Gu Qingyang told Lu Yunxiao that Xun'er was still in seclusion, and Lu Yunxiao asked him to tell Gu Yuan that Cloud Gate would send people to welcome her as a bride once she emerged.
• Lu Yunxiao found Cao Ying, who explained that she had come for a Bodhi Seed rather than the Bodhi Heart and was preparing for the future possibility of refining a Bodhi Pill.
• Lu Yunxiao sat beside Cao Ying, caught up with her, and suggested that she join Cloud Gate so they could see each other more often.

Lu Yunxiao tried to recruit Cao Ying to Cloud Gate as its Pill Hall Master, but she refused because she could not bear to leave the Pill Tower. When he mentioned an alchemy genius from the Yao Clan, Cao Ying’s competitive spirit stirred.

• Lu Yunxiao offered Cao Ying the position of Cloud Gate Pill Hall Master and promised her guidance from its Rank 9 alchemists.
• Cao Ying declined the offer, saying she did not want to leave the Pill Tower, though she hoped Lu Yunxiao might still guide her.
• Lu Yunxiao joked that he would not guide her for free, then pretended to threaten her when she continued to refuse.
• Cao Ying said she could not leave her master, and Lu Yunxiao claimed Cloud Gate had alchemists more talented than her.
• Cao Ying asked about the other genius, and Lu Yunxiao said she had been sent by the Yao Clan and was close to becoming a Rank 9 Alchemist.

Lu Yunxiao waited in the Barren Ancient Region while Yun Yun underwent the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation, tempering her soul and foundation. After a month and a half, Yun Yun opened her eyes, beginning the awakening of her Innate Wind God Physique.

• Lu Yunxiao teased Cao Ying about her alchemy talent, and she vowed to surpass the Yao Clan’s alchemist.
• Cao Ying asked why Lu Yunxiao had come to the Barren Ancient Region, and he indicated the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• The gathered factions cultivated as they waited, while Lu Yunxiao tempered his Origin Power and watched over Yun Yun.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed that Yun Yun’s soul power and control over her strength had improved through the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation.
• After another half month, Lu Yunxiao finished tempering his Origin Power, and Yun Yun opened her eyes inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Yun Yun emerged from the Bodhi Ancient Tree after experiencing Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation and revealed that she had gained the strength to slay a Dou Saint. Lu Yunxiao discussed the possibility of Queen Medusa gaining similar insight, and she realized he had come to claim the tree for its power to aid their cultivation.

• Yun Yun awoke inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, recognized Lu Yunxiao, and emerged to greet him.
• Yun Yun told Lu Yunxiao that her experience had been perilous but that she could now easily slay a Dou Saint.
• Lu Yunxiao praised Yun Yun's new confidence and inferred that she had gained insight into her physique or the Grass Character Sword Art.
• Queen Medusa sensed the pressure of Yun Yun's soul and questioned whether Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation was truly so miraculous.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa that the Tian Shu Sword and the Grass Character Sword Art might let her kill a One-Star Dou Sheng if she gained insight.
• Queen Medusa realized Lu Yunxiao intended to take the Bodhi Ancient Tree because it offered a rare chance for comprehension.

Lu Yunxiao distributed Bodhi Seeds from the Bodhi Ancient Tree to Cao Ying, Gu Qingyang, and the gathered Ancient Clans. As the strange space began to collapse, he warned everyone to leave, and they escaped as it shattered.

• Yun Yun confirmed that she had obtained the Bodhi Heart, and Lu Yunxiao prepared to approach the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree released nearly thirty Bodhi Seeds, which Lu Yunxiao gathered and distributed.
• Lu Yunxiao gave ten Bodhi Seeds each to Cao Ying and Gu Qingyang, then let the Ancient Clans compete for the rest.
• The Lei Clan and Flame Clan each claimed three Bodhi Seeds, the Yao Clan claimed two, and the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan each claimed one.
• As the space shook and began to break apart, Lu Yunxiao ordered the Ancient Clans to withdraw, and they rushed out when the space shattered.

Lu Yunxiao tried to subdue the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which resisted his attempts and attacked him with a devastating beam. He shattered the attack and unleashed overwhelming power across the Barren Ancient Region as he continued to seize the tree.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree expelled the people inside its radiance, and they fled while Lu Yunxiao told Cao Ying and the others to retreat.
• The tree began sinking into the earth to escape, but Lu Yunxiao shook the land across tens of thousands of li and forced it back out.
• Lu Yunxiao told the Bodhi Ancient Tree he wanted it to accompany him and would neither harm it nor extract its tree spirit, but it continued to resist.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree fired a massive jade-green beam at Lu Yunxiao, and he shattered it with a shout.
• Lu Yunxiao unleashed a tremendous suction force that darkened the sky and forced people and beasts across the region to kneel in fear.

Lu Yunxiao overpowered the Bodhi Ancient Tree after it destroyed countless Bodhi Seeds to attack him, then sealed and shrank it. He brought the tree and the others into his Inner World, where Cao Ying was dazzled by its treasures and asked to live there, but Lu Yunxiao refused.

• Cao Ying, Gu Qingyang, and Zhu Kun marveled at Lu Yunxiao's power as he faced the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree unleashed a torrent made from self-destructing Bodhi Seeds, angering Lu Yunxiao over the loss of the precious seeds.
• Lu Yunxiao swallowed the torrent, uprooted the Bodhi Ancient Tree, sealed it, and shrank it into a small tree.
• Lu Yunxiao led everyone through a golden vortex into his Inner World, where Cao Ying and Zhu Kun admired its abundant spiritual energy, herbs, and treasures.
• Cao Ying asked to live in Lu Yunxiao's Inner World forever, but he told her to keep dreaming and walked away.

Lu Yunxiao brought the group to the World Tree in the Inner World, where the Bodhi Ancient Tree took root and grew stronger after receiving the world’s baptism. Beneath the World Tree, Zhu Kun and Zi Yan encountered a sleeping fiery-red creature whose bloodline utterly suppressed them.

• Lu Yunxiao revealed that the enormous tree at the center of the Inner World was the World Tree, though it was still only a sapling.
• Lu Yunxiao removed the seal on the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which rushed toward the World Tree but was struck away by one of its branches.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree took root three hundred miles away, received Spiritual Rain from the Inner World, healed its injuries, and grew from a thousand zhang to two thousand zhang tall.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the rain was the Inner World's baptism and then led everyone beneath the World Tree.
• Zhu Kun and Zi Yan saw a sleeping fiery-red creature and felt their bloodlines overwhelmed by its immense pressure.

Lu Yunxiao awakened a Pureblood Fire Qilin, which immediately became docile toward him despite its overwhelming pressure on Zi Yan and the others. He explained that even the Ancient Void Dragons and the Great Thousand World's dragon and phoenix clans were not genuine pureblood True Dragons or True Phoenixes, leaving Zi Yan stunned.

• Zi Yan asked Lu Yunxiao what kind of creature could suppress her Dragon Phoenix Bloodline, and he said it was not a magical beast.
• Lu Yunxiao woke the enormous fiery creature, which stopped roaring at his command and eagerly approached him.
• Lu Yunxiao identified the creature as a Pureblood Fire Qilin and described its power, potential, and auspicious nature.
• Zi Yan asked what pureblood meant, and Lu Yunxiao explained that only truly pure True Dragon, True Phoenix, and True Huang bloodlines could rival the Qilin.
• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan that the Ancient Void Dragons and the Great Thousand World's dragon and phoenix clans were not genuine True Dragons or True Phoenixes, leaving her speechless.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Zi Yan after the Fire Qilin’s pureblood lineage suppressed her Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, while she asked how she could evolve into a Pureblood True Dragon. He had no solution yet, and the pair rode the juvenile Fire Qilin toward the World Tree as Zi Yan learned more about its immense potential and needs.

• Lu Yunxiao comforted Zi Yan about the Fire Qilin’s superior bloodline, but she asked how to evolve into a Pureblood True Dragon.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that bloodline evolution would require a special opportunity and that he could not yet refine pills powerful enough to help her.
• Zi Yan asked where Lu Yunxiao had found the Fire Qilin, but he kept its origins secret and commanded it to shrink.
• Lu Yunxiao and Zi Yan climbed onto the Fire Qilin, and he scolded it when it objected to carrying her.
• As the Fire Qilin walked toward the World Tree, Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan that it was still a juvenile and could grow to the size of the Dou Qi Continent, though reaching its peak would demand immense time and resources.

Lu Yunxiao said farewell to Gu Qingyang and Cao Ying before deciding to take Zi Yan and Zhu Kun to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan while Yun Yun stayed behind to refine the Bodhi Heart. After arriving on Ancient Dragon Island, Lu Yunxiao headed for the Void Lightning Pool to claim the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

• Gu Qingyang left the Inner World with the Gu Clan members, and Cao Ying departed after Lu Yunxiao refused to ask her to stay.
• Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun he would postpone taking Cai'er to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and would travel to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan with Zi Yan.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Yun Yun to remain in his Inner World and refine the Bodhi Heart, and she agreed.
• Lu Yunxiao, Zi Yan, and Zhu Kun arrived on Ancient Dragon Island, where the return of Zhu Kun and Zi Yan stirred the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Lu Yunxiao left the clan gathering and went to the Void Lightning Pool to seek the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

Lu Yunxiao entered the deepest part of the Void Lightning Pool and found the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, a powerful divine lightning with its own spirituality. After it attacked him, Lu Yunxiao crushed its bolt and began to seize it with the Heaven and Earth Rules.

• Lu Yunxiao crossed the lightning pool, and the Black Demonic Lightning yielded to him as he considered refining new puppets to strengthen Cloud Gate.
• Lu Yunxiao reached the core of the pool and discovered the golden dragon form of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized the lightning’s immense power and judged that even Lei Ying might struggle to subdue it.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning opened its eyes and fired a bolt at Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao crushed the bolt and invoked the Heaven and Earth Rules to seize the divine lightning.

Lu Yunxiao restrained the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and offered to help it gather a spirit if it came with him. The Nine Profound Golden Lightning accepted, and Lu Yunxiao released it and calmed it with a touch.

• Lu Yunxiao used the power of rules to restrain the Nine Profound Golden Lightning as it struggled to escape.
• Black Demonic Lightning sacrificed itself to feed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, but Lu Yunxiao drove it away and suppressed the Void Lightning Pool.
• Lu Yunxiao offered to help the Nine Profound Golden Lightning gather a spirit in exchange for coming with him.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning accepted Lu Yunxiao's terms and stopped struggling.
• Lu Yunxiao released the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and touched its forehead, calming it and quieting its golden lightning.

Lu Yunxiao awakened the Nine Profound Golden Lightning’s intelligence and took it with him before returning to Ancient Dragon Island to reunite with Little Star. Zi Yan told him that an old man had returned and was speaking with the Grand Elder and the others.

• Lu Yunxiao gave the Nine Profound Golden Lightning a spiritual seed and dispelled the backlash as it developed intelligence.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning showed its closeness to Lu Yunxiao, shrank into a small golden dragon, and vanished into his hand.
• Lu Yunxiao left the Lightning Sea and appeared on Ancient Dragon Island, where Little Star rushed into his embrace.
• Lu Yunxiao told Little Star he had come to take her home, and she happily agreed to leave with him.
• Zi Yan joined them and explained that an old man had returned and was speaking with the Grand Elder and the others.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Xing'er and told her and Zi Yan that he had subdued the Nine Profound Golden Lightning in the Void Lightning Pool. Zi Yan and Xing'er bickered over his hopes of finding the Primordial Violet Lightning, until Lu Yunxiao restrained Zi Yan and Xing'er teased her about her weight.

• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan that he had gained the Nine Profound Golden Lightning from the Void Lightning Pool.
• Zi Yan scolded Lu Yunxiao for treating the second-ranked divine lightning as a small gain and mocked his hope of finding the Primordial Violet Lightning.
• Xing'er defended Lu Yunxiao, insisting he could find anything he wanted, and argued with Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan pounced at Lu Yunxiao and Xing'er, but Lu Yunxiao held her in place and told her not to argue with a child.
• Xing'er called Zi Yan a baby weighing over a hundred pounds, making Lu Yunxiao burst out laughing.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Little Star, who fiercely defended him when Zi Yan complained about him. After teasing Zi Yan into a private contest, he returned seven days later to find Little Star waiting for him in the courtyard.

• Zi Yan charged at Little Star after the girl defended Lu Yunxiao, but Lu Yunxiao stopped her with a kiss and reminded them they were family.
• Little Star declared that Lu Yunxiao mattered more to her than anyone and would fight anyone who insulted him, prompting Zi Yan to complain about her lack of respect.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Zi Yan about how she had forced him to become her man, and they challenged each other before heading into a room together.
• Seven days later, Lu Yunxiao returned to the courtyard and found Little Star bored at the stone table; she greeted him happily and poured him tea.

Lu Yunxiao agreed to let Little Star leave Ancient Dragon Island and stay by his side, then brought her into his Inner World. He prepared to enter seclusion beneath the World Tree while Little Star chose to stay and guard him.

• Lu Yunxiao told Little Star she could follow him from now on, and she joyfully accepted.
• Lu Yunxiao brought Little Star into his Inner World, where she admired its scenery and met the Fire Qilin.
• Lu Yunxiao and Little Star passed Queen Medusa meditating inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and he sensed her Soul Power had grown stronger.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Little Star energy-rich medicinal pills and said he needed to enter seclusion beneath the World Tree.
• Little Star chose to stay and guard Lu Yunxiao, while the Fire Qilin eagerly rubbed against him.

Lu Yunxiao entered the World Tree to refine the Nine Profound Golden Lightning while Yun Yun continued cultivating with the Bodhi Heart. After a week, he emerged as a Late-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng and considered seeking the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and True Spirit Gold next.

• Lu Yunxiao gave the Fire Qilin another bottle of pills, then entered the World Tree after telling Little Star to wait outside.
• Lu Yunxiao saw Yun Yun steadily refining the Bodhi Heart and sat nearby to cultivate beneath the World Tree's light.
• Lu Yunxiao refined the Nine Profound Golden Lightning over the course of a week.
• Lu Yunxiao reached the Late-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng and recognized the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and True Spirit Gold as his next targets.
• Lu Yunxiao left the World Tree, thanked Little Star for standing guard, and turned his attention to Queen Medusa's ongoing seclusion.

Lu Yunxiao teased Zi Yan after defeating her, while Little Star pleaded for him to spend time with her instead of fighting Zi Yan again. The group learned that Queen Medusa had ended her seclusion, leaving Zi Yan apprehensive and Lu Yunxiao eager to see her.

• Lu Yunxiao joked about Zi Yan's defeat, and Zi Yan insisted she had been in poor condition and challenged him to fight again.
• Little Star asked Lu Yunxiao to stay with her, and he agreed to keep her company.
• Zi Yan demanded that Little Star address her respectfully, but Lu Yunxiao told Little Star to call her sister-in-law instead.
• Little Star and Zi Yan both climbed into Lu Yunxiao's embrace as they competed for his attention.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed that Queen Medusa had emerged from seclusion, and Zi Yan lamented that their carefree days were over.