Recaps

Xiao Yan secured the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, confronted the Ancient Void Dragons, and founded the Tianhe Alliance. As the alliance prepared to expand its influence, he traveled to the Black Corner Region to find Xiao Yu and encountered old allies.

• Nalan Yanran killed Gu You and his Soul Emissaries, then left the Dou Sheng relic carrying a scroll for Xiao Yi Xian and vowing not to give up on Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan won the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit through a series of duels, then helped Jiu Feng resist Ao Lie and fought beside Yao Tianhuo until Phoenix killed Ao Lie.
• Phoenix delivered the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to Feng Qing'er, while Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion and later traveled to Baiyu City with Xiao Yi Xian and his companions.
• Xiao Yan proposed an alliance at the Yun Family gathering, and over the following three years the Tianhe Alliance grew to encompass nearly eighty percent of Central Continent's forces.
• Nalan Yanran emerged from three years of seclusion at late-stage One-star Dou Sheng and declared she would defeat Xiao Yan.
• At the 12th Tianhe Summit, Xiao Yan explained the alliance's plans and then left with Han Yue and Gu Qinghan to search for Xiao Yu in the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei told Lin Wu that Xiao Yu was Xiao Ning's sister, while Lin Yan warned Lin Mei and Lin Shu that the sisters' past crimes would soon catch up with them.
• Xiao Yan traveled with the Han Family Caravan to Black-Seal City, stopped a robber at the Eight Fan Gate auction house, and waited in a VIP room after Yu He summoned Yuan Yi.

Xiao Yan returned to the Black Corner Region, where rumors drew powerful outsiders and the Ancient Void Dragon Kings came to seize Hun Wu. The battle left Xiao Yan apparently dead and Cai Lin awakened to overwhelming strength, while Qing Lin joined the fight and Soul Spirit agreed to save Xiao Yan once more.

• Xiao Yan returned to the Black Corner Region, killed Shi Tian, and reunited with his companions while learning that Xiao Yu was still missing.
• The Joyful Desire Venerables rumor drew peak Dou Zuns into the region, and Xiao Yan discovered that Lin Yan was Hun Yan, who challenged him while Hun Shu and Hun Mei fled with Hun Wu.
• The Ancient Void Dragon Kings invaded for Zi Yan and Hun Wu, and Mang Tianchi, Lei Xiao, Cai Lin, Zi Yun, and Phoenix joined the fight against them.
• Hun Yan exposed her dealings with the Dragon Kings, but Ao Jing activated the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array and absorbed the bloodlines of captured dragons to become a late-stage Four-star Dou Sheng.
• Ao Jing battered the defenders and struck Xiao Yan, who vanished into sparks while shielding Cai Lin, leaving her to awaken as the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Qing Lin arrived and worked with Phoenix and Gu Qinghan to help Cai Lin fight Ao Jing, while Soul Spirit agreed to save Xiao Yan after Black Xiao Yan begged her.
• Qing Lin used the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to coordinate surprise attacks with Cai Lin, then fused with her and unleashed Barbaric Snake Soul Rending Palm at Ao Jing.

Xiao Yan gathered the Tianhe Alliance and set out for the Bodhi Ancient Tree in the Barbaric Ancient Region, while old and new conflicts followed him. The arc ended with Hun Ming of Soul Hall appearing before Xun'er and the others and announcing a slaughter.

• Xiao Yan recovered from the Black Corner Region battle, reunited with his family, and accepted the Tianhe Alliance’s reserved opportunity to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed to Feng Qing'er that her Calamitous Poison Body might leave her only two or three years to live, and made her promise not to tell Xiao Yan.
• Xun'er arrived at Starfall Pavilion and tried to grow closer to Xiao Yan, but her secret meals led to Zi Yan’s unexpected night with him and Xiao Yi Xian uncovered Zi Yan’s deception.
• Xiao Mei fought Gu Yuelan after Gu Yuelan insulted Xiao Yan, while Xiao Ning and Gu Zhen also clashed before the groups reconciled.
• Nalan Yanran rescued Qing Lin and Lv Man from Yao Shan, and Qing Lin enslaved him to guide them into the Nine Nether Nether Python territory.
• Xiao Yan led his companions into the Barbaric Ancient Region while Xun'er and the others remained outside, where Lei Dong confronted Xun'er over her love for Xiao Yan.
• Hun Ming appeared behind Xun'er and Lei Dong with several Soul Hall figures and announced that they had orders to slaughter everyone present.

Lei Dong reunited with Xun'er and helped her repel the Soul Hall, while Xiao Yan's search for the Bodhi Ancient Tree drew him into its Illusion Realm and its plan to remake the world. As the others battled Soul Hall forces outside the hidden barrier, Yun Ling revealed herself through Hun Ye's body, and a black-robed figure arrived to attack her.

• Lei Dong revealed his sealed strength, killed Hun Ming, and helped Xun'er destroy the Soul Hall array before they left for the Barbaric Ancient Region.
• Xiao Yan joined Phoenix's group, and Yao Xiaotian betrayed Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo by trapping them in the Bodhi Ancient Tree's Illusion Realm.
• Nalan Yanran killed Yao Kui and Yao Ming, while Qing Lin refined Yao Xiaotian and Nalan Yanran began meditating before the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree raised Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo to Supreme Expert strength, then revealed his plan to erase humanity and establish a New Order.
• Zhong Meng and Liu Di rejected the Bodhi Ancient Tree's offer and joined Soul Spirit against him, while Yun Ying revealed herself and Yao Chen's group followed Xiao Yan's soul thread toward the barrier.
• Cai Lin, Phoenix, Yao Chen, and their allies fought Hun Duan, Hun Qing, and Hun Ye as formations unleashed a beast tide around the hidden barrier.
• Yun Ling took over Hun Ye's body, used the Nihility Devouring Flame to overwhelm Phoenix, Cai Lin, and Ancestor Huoyun, and prepared to destroy them before a black-robed figure struck her with Sky Thunder Roar.