Recaps

Gu Xiao escaped the Ancient Realm during the Soul Clan’s attack and later lived as Lu Yunxiao, building his strength through cultivation and desert battles. After Yun Yun rescued him and he chose Jia Nan Academy over the Misty Cloud Sect, Lu Yunxiao prepared to leave Hai Bodong’s shop for the academy.

• Gu Xiao advanced to the Fourth Stage Dou Disciple, but the Soul Clan attacked the Ancient Realm seeking him, and he escaped on a Twelve-Colored Lotus after the Yin Pendant protected Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Xun'er stayed in the Xiao Clan while searching for the missing Gu Xiao, and Ling Ying broke Xiao Yan’s legs after he sneaked into her room and reached toward her as she slept.
• Eight years after leaving the Ancient Realm, Lu Yunxiao sold Magical Cores in Mo City and continued living with Hai Bodong while delaying his breakthrough to strengthen his foundation.
• Lu Yunxiao broke through to Dou Zhe, received the Flying Rainbow Sword and Immortal's Flight Beyond the Heavens, and awakened his Gold Element before cultivating the Elemental Scripture.
• Lu Yunxiao reached Four-Star Dou Practitioner, received the Primal Geng Sword Art from Hai Bodong, and trained in the Tagore Desert until he advanced to Six-Star Dou Practitioner.
• Lu Yunxiao was surrounded by a swarm of Sand Spiders, and Yun Yun rescued him with her sword qi after he was nearly overwhelmed.
• Lu Yunxiao declined Yun Yun’s invitation to join the Misty Cloud Sect because he intended to attend Jia Nan Academy, then sold the Sand Spider Magical Cores for 210,000 Gold Coins.
• Lu Yunxiao learned about a Jia Nan Academy check-in mission and asked Hai Bodong for a Partial Map before preparing to visit the academy.

Lu Yunxiao joined Jia Nan Academy after surviving a deadly ambush by Fiery Demon Valley and displaying his strength in battle. At the academy, he began classes, drew the attention of students and mentors, and set out to confront students who had beaten Zhang Yun.

• Lu Yunxiao joined Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment group in Mo City, impressed Mentor Ruolin with his Six-Star Dou Practitioner cultivation, and traveled with her team toward the academy.
• At Black Crag Mountain, Fiery Demon Valley attacked the group, and Lu Yunxiao fought beside Mentor Ruolin, killing numerous attackers, including three Dou Masters with one sword strike.
• A black-armored Da Dou Shi gravely wounded Lu Yunxiao and Mentor Ruolin before three Jia Nan Academy Dou Wangs arrived and rescued them.
• After recovering, Lu Yunxiao reached Jia Nan Academy, was assigned to Yellow Class Two, and chose the dormitory beside Wu Hao despite Wu Hao’s warning that his reputation would bring challenges.
• Lu Yunxiao completed his academy check-in and received Alchemy Musings, a Soul Contract Stone, and three Cultivation Experience Cards, then began studying alchemy.
• In Yellow Class Two, Lu Yunxiao reunited with Zhang Yun, met Xiao Yu, and revealed that he was a fourteen-year-old Seven-Star Dou Zhe.
• When Xiao Yu told Lu Yunxiao that students from Profound Class Four had beaten Zhang Yun for defending him, Lu Yunxiao angrily went with her to confront them.

Lu Yunxiao established his strength at Jia Nan Academy, rejected Hu Jia’s staged confession, and joined the Law Enforcement Team to gain real combat experience. After advancing to Dou Master, he returned to the academy and accepted Hu Jia’s duel, ending the arc with her sprawled on the ground.

• Lu Yunxiao came to Zhang Yun’s aid, then defeated Zhao Lin and took on Profound Class Four, beating its students with his sword techniques and Sword Intent.
• A month later, Lu Yunxiao studied sword techniques in the Dou Skill Pavilion, where Hu Jia invited him to dinner and pretended to confess her love.
• Lu Yunxiao rejected Hu Jia’s insincere confession and criticized her act, prompting her to attack him before he left the pavilion.
• Hu Jia confronted Lu Yunxiao outside his dormitory, but he evaded her and went to register with the Law Enforcement Team, where he met Xiao Yu and Yue Ling.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted Wu Hao’s challenge, defeated him with Sword Intent, and joined him on a patrol assignment in Peace Town.
• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao pursued and killed a Nine Star Dou Master who had murdered a waiter, then Lu Yunxiao spent three months hunting criminals in the Black Corner Region and advanced to Dou Master.
• Lu Yunxiao returned to Jia Nan Academy with Wu Hao, and Hu Jia challenged him to a duel with a wager that favored her.
• Lu Yunxiao blocked Hu Jia’s whip attacks, broke through Frenzied Whip Dance with Sword Intent, and used Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens to kick her sprawling face-first.

Lu Yunxiao acquired Star Spirit Gold, defeated Mo Wen and the other tournament contenders, and entered Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Court. After stabilizing his cultivation in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, he left to gather herbs and prepare wine.

• Lu Yunxiao defeated Hu Jia and left her hanging until a venomous snake frightened her into admitting defeat, then spent six months reaching six-star Dou Master and correcting Sword Separating Worlds’ flaw.
• Lu Yunxiao and Wu Hao found Jade Crystal Fruits and a hidden cave, where Lu Yunxiao subdued the Starry Sky Flood Dragon and refined Star Spirit Gold, raising his cultivation to Eight-Star Dou Shi Peak.
• Lu Yunxiao exchanged Starry Sky Iron Ore for rewards and entered the Inner Court Selection Tournament, where he defeated Zhang Lingfeng and the other contestants, including Mo Wen.
• Lu Yunxiao chose Thousand Shadow Frost Kill from the Scripture Repository and told Hu Jia she could be his friend if she stopped making trouble.
• Lu Yunxiao won the Fire Energy Hunt with the help of the Starry Sky Flood Dragon, reached the Inner Court first, and received fifty days of Fire Energy.
• Lu Yunxiao entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, used Star Spirit Gold to extinguish its Heart Flame, and spent two weeks stabilizing his Eight-Star Dou Shi Peak realm.
• Lu Yunxiao left the tower to look for herbs and prepare to brew wine.