Recaps

Chen Sanshi uncovered Bai Liangbi’s demonic transformation, secured the Huangtian Breathing Soil, and led the Heavenly Strike Army against Shengyun Sect. After bringing the treasure to Huayao Palace and settling affairs in Chang’an, he waited in vain for a Golden Body Realm cultivation method.

• Chen Sanshi discovered that Bai Liangbi was being consumed by demonic arts, but Bai Liangbi absorbed the Golden Essence Mud Embryo and became a Golden Body before turning into a Dragon Puppet and dying.
• Chen Sanshi negotiated the Bai family’s submission in exchange for the Huangtian Breathing Soil, which Bai Linxun took to Mount Dafeng as Shangguan Siheng arranged a formation.
• Peng Rui’s Shengyun Sect force was trapped in the Nine Palaces Soul-Bewildering Formation at Mount Dafeng, but Elder Shouzhong shattered it and fought Bai Liangbi’s puppet after realizing he had been lured away.
• Chen Sanshi led the Heavenly Strike Army against Great Marsh Main Peak, where its lightning formation killed Zhu Qingfeng and Chen Sanshi fought Li Sheng.
• Chen Sanshi placed the Huangtian Breathing Soil at Huayao Palace, ordered Xu Yunhuan to cultivate its treasures, and announced an amnesty, tax reductions, and plans to recruit cultivators with spiritual roots.
• Cao Xie learned that Chen Sanshi had obtained the Breathing Soil, killed Cao Dongjun, and ordered Cao Zhi to search for Chen Sanshi and settle two little beggars.
• Chen Sanshi trained Su Can, Yu Ji, and Yu Lie in new breathing techniques, considered destroying the reviving Ancestral Vein, and remained in Chang’an to handle affairs.
• Chen Sanshi waited more than ten days for a Golden Body Realm cultivation method after spending over a dozen bags of spirit stones, but received no word.

Chen Sanshi advanced his cultivation and joined the Qingxu Sect’s campaign against demonic cultivators, uncovering signs that the danger to mortals went beyond ordinary sacrifices. After fighting across Sixue Dao and the Demon Realm, he rescued prisoners, thwarted Cao Zhi, and gained Zhao Xun’s offer to join Great Song, while Jiang Xiyue agreed to help him obtain Jade Dew of Creation.

• Chen Sanshi advanced his Dragon Scripture to True Force Late Stage, left Hundred Flowers Valley to hunt, and killed an Iron-Spined Bull Python before encountering a woman who shed her human skin.
• Chen Sanshi rescued Chen Er Ya from an Immortal Master Landlord, renamed her Yunchuan, and helped establish official ranks and seals to protect Tianyong City’s cultivators from Law Suppression.
• Chen Sanshi joined the Qingxu Sect’s expedition to Dragon Elephant City, survived a demonic ambush at Sixue Dao, and began patrolling the border as the war intensified.
• After years of cultivation and hunting, Chen Sanshi found villages whose residents had all died by suicide and suspected the demonic cultivators were pursuing a purpose beyond sacrifice or cultivation.
• Chen Sanshi entered the Demon Realm to investigate Mingquan Lake, learned of the Blood Tax, and worked with Shangguan Siheng and Dugu Ao to plan a prison break for captured cultivators.
• Chen Sanshi infiltrated the death prison in disguise while Lu Zhiyong waited with an Alchemy Furnace, then later returned from the Mingquan Lake rescue and rose to third place on the Heavenly Dao Ranking.
• Chen Sanshi helped Zhao Xun escape Cao Zhi’s attack, trapped Cao Zhi’s Golden Body puppet, and learned that Baili Zhe had served the Horse Groomer’s plot before Zhao Xun killed him.
• Zhao Xun invited Chen Sanshi to join Great Song as an Immortal Marquis, and Jiang Xiyue later told Chen Sanshi that their master had asked her to help retrieve the Jade Dew of Creation.

Chen Sanshi prepared Great Han for war, defended Jiang Xiyue as her demonic power resurfaced, and pursued the Far North secret realm for resources. The arc ended with Chen Sanshi and Jiang Xiyue escaping an ambush after Lu Zhao and Yuwen Jiangyi attacked them in the miasma.

• Chen Sanshi defeated Xue Zhu, but Jiang Xiyue’s demonic power emerged after Xue Xianrong revealed an evil god statue, forcing Chen Sanshi to destroy it and carry her away.
• Chen Sanshi traded Xue Zhu’s head for the Jade Dew of Creation, then fled Sixue Dao with Jiang Xiyue as Zhao Rui’s corpse army overwhelmed the region.
• Chen Sanshi returned to Qingxu Sect, prepared to form his Golden Core, and later helped suppress Jiang Xiyue’s demonic seed with True Person Yuling and Jiang Qiongsu.
• Chen Sanshi completed the Grand Unity Golden Light Formation, agreed to send Great Han troops to Tianshui on his own terms, and organized a force of more than 2.6 million soldiers.
• Chen Sanshi refused True Person Yuling’s offer to hide, gathered materials and advanced his skills, then set out toward the Far North secret realm as Jiang Xiyue began to awaken.
• Chen Sanshi forced Old Green Wood Demon to give up Essence Wood, rescued the White Jade Spirit Snake, and obtained Azure Blood Hou essence blood with Dugu Ao’s help.
• After Xu Wencai died following his forty-nine-day divination, Chen Sanshi went to Yufang Mountain and entered the miasma with Jiang Xiyue and Qingxu Sect disciples to seek rare materials.
• Chen Sanshi confronted Lu Zhao and Yuwen Jiangyi after they killed two disciples, but escaped with Jiang Xiyue when their attacks overwhelmed him.

Chen Sanshi survived the Luoxiao secret realm, gained treasures and a stronger body, and escaped with Jiang Xiyue. He returned to confront Cao Xie's invasion, defeated him under All Laws Forbidden, and mourned the dead while demanding stricter training from his family.

• Chen Sanshi reached the Sword Cave with Jiang Xiyue, obtained spirit liquid, and attained the Early Lapis Lazuli Golden Body Realm as Jiang Xiyue drew the Taiyin Lu Po Sword.
• Chen Sanshi defeated the Golden Core assassins, then accompanied Daoist Master Dongwei deeper into the secret realm and learned of Cao Xie's planned invasion.
• Chen Sanshi opened the Treasure Hall after betrayals and battles, restored his cultivation with a Heavenly Dao Bead, and obtained treasures including a Spirit Extinguishing Great Formation.
• Jiang Xiyue killed Yin Jiuzhu, and the Witch killed Li Wushe before Chen Sanshi repaired the Teleportation Array and escaped with the unconscious Jiang Xiyue.
• Chen Sanshi learned that Xu Wencai had died and Cao Xie had invaded, then destroyed Guiyuan Sect's spirit vein and defeated its cultivators with reinforcements led by Qi Cheng.
• Chen Sanshi confronted Cao Xie on Mang Mountain, activated All Laws Forbidden, and overcame him with spear intent after exploiting his doubts.
• Su Yao and Zhao Lei defeated the Ice Soul Dragon and an ancient Ice Cultivator before continuing their journey.
• Chen Sanshi killed Cao Zhi during the destruction of the Cao clan, honored his senior brother and Xu Wencai, and imposed rigorous training on Sun Li, his daughters, and his disciples.