Recaps

Xiao Chen strengthened his cultivation and artifacts while confronting demonic cultivators and navigating the Li Fire Sect’s growing ties with other sects. At Bright Moon True Person’s Ascension Ceremony auction, Xiao Chen outbid Zhang Ruihao for the Wind Thunder Pair Swords, while Zhang sought funds to challenge him again.

• At the Su Family’s Whole Fish Feast, Su Ruihe offered Xiao Chen a gift list in exchange for a guarding pact or marriage to Su Wanqing, but Xiao Chen refused and Su Ruihe gave him the list anyway.
• Xiao Chen tested his artifacts, investigated a demon cave in He Yang County, and destroyed its altar before returning with a Jade Bone that Chen Tianfeng identified as a specially made Buddha Bone.
• Xiao Chen absorbed the Buddha Bone’s Gold Essence, strengthened his body, and bought spirit water and spirit pearls at Yellow Wind Valley before killing Wen Shishi after she tried to cheat him over a Twin Stem Cyan Lotus.
• Xiao Chen advanced his Blazing Sky of Rosy Clouds and killed Ding Silei, then helped Elder Liu fight Ding Sanlei, destroyed the demonic formation, and absorbed the Blood Plague’s Spiritual Power to reach Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer.
• Xiao Chen traveled with the Li Fire Sect to Thousand Bamboo Market for Gu Lihui’s Ascension Ceremony, consigned seven Foundation Establishment Pills, and bought Six Harmonies Divine Water and Five Lights Profound Water at the auction.
• Xiao Chen bought the Five-Colored Golden Lotus and bid seventy thousand Spirit Stones for the Wind Thunder Pair Swords after Elder Liu and Chen Tianyuan helped secure funds.
• Zhang Ruihao accused Xiao Chen of raising the price maliciously, but Elder Liu vouched for him, and Zhang went to ask Yan Hui for money to make a higher bid.

Xiao Chen entered He Province, earned renown as a Demon Slayer, and fought the Divine Fire Sect’s Four Directional Travelers. He killed the Northern, Southern, and Western Travelers while the conflict between the sects continued elsewhere.

• Xiao Chen entered the Profound Heaven Immortal Palace, comprehended the Wordless Stele’s secret method, and broke through to Foundation Establishment Stage 6.
• Xiao Chen killed Lu Wuqiang, explored the Immortal Palace with Lin Ping'an, and later uncovered demonic plots while searching Li Province for resources and Killing Intent.
• Xiao Chen investigated the Blood Plague Secret Realm, exposed Eastern Traveler’s scheme, and defeated him and Cao Honghai before continuing his cultivation.
• Xiao Chen traveled to He Province, joined Spirit Origin Sect’s campaign, and took charge of guarding the Cyan Sun Spirit Mine.
• Xiao Chen killed infiltrators and a White Bone Gate stronghold’s leaders, then earned enough points to qualify as a Demon Slayer Guard.
• Xiao Chen killed Cao Wunian after he used a Sacred Pill to transform, helping save Cyan Sun County and recover stolen Flame Crystal Stone.
• Xiao Chen discovered a demonic beast egg at the mine and sheltered Chang Shunping’s clan as the Divine Fire Sect’s forces advanced.
• Xiao Chen killed Northern Traveler, then defeated Southern and Western Travelers and set out to retrieve the final hidden array disk.

Xiao Chen survived the Yellow Springs Palace, gathered the resources and insights he needed, and sought the Yin Fire Seal amid the Divine Fire Sect’s assault on He Province. He left the province to break through and formed a Flawless Golden Core as the White Bone Demon Body devastated the righteous sects.

• Xiao Chen refined the demonic cultivators’ spoils, formed a Pseudo-Core, and killed the remaining invaders, earning 2,600 Points and a reward from the Golden Core True Persons.
• Xiao Chen pursued cultivation and trade, won all twelve Flowing Clouds at Li Mountain, and retrieved Spirit Turtle eggs with Qiu Xingwen and Song Jingyi.
• Xiao Chen entered Yellow Springs Palace, rescued trapped cultivators, absorbed Yellow Springs Sha, killed Zhou Xingyuan, and collected the inheritance and rare treasures before escaping by random teleportation.
• Xiao Chen hunted the Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator and raided the Hui Dong Merchant Guild warehouse for the Five-Colored Jade Coral, then fought demonic cultivators and learned that Jade Sand True Person had died.
• Xiao Chen found Nether Flame Evil beneath Azure Sky Ravine and formed a Yin Fire Seal, while the White Bone Demon Body destroyed Azure Sky Mountain and attacked other righteous sects.
• Xiao Chen traveled beyond He Province, refined spiritual materials, and prepared to form his core as the White Bone Demon Body destroyed Ten Thousand Flowers Valley.
• Xiao Chen used the Yin Yang Harmonizing Contract and spiritual materials on May eleventh to break through and form a Flawless Golden Core.

Xiao Chen rose to Golden Core power, defeated threats to the Li Fire Sect and Spirit Origin Sect, then traveled east in disguise to prepare for the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm. After gathering rare treasures and strengthening his cultivation, he attended the Spirit Herb Banquet, where he bought Demon Cores and sought Fourth-Order Spirit Pills.

• Xiao Chen completed his Golden Core breakthrough, reached Qi Yun Peak, and defeated the Azure Flame Sect’s Golden Core cultivators before looting Azure Flame Peak and claiming the Big Dipper Spirit Fire.
• Xiao Chen helped the Spirit Origin Sect defeat the Divine Fire Sect, then used the Big Dipper Spirit Fire to destroy the White Bone Altar and Gu Weiyuan.
• Xiao Chen settled debts and exchanged treasures for Spirit Fires, then traveled east aboard the Subduing Sea Ship and evaded the Zhao Family’s pursuit by adopting a false identity.
• Xiao Chen reached Hundred Herbs City, formed Dual Golden Cores, refined his Wind Thunder Pair Swords as Natal Flying Swords, and prepared for the Secret Realm.
• Xiao Chen entered the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm and gathered Purple-Gold Bodhi Fruits, rare spirit medicines, and Evil-Repelling Black Gold Wood.
• Xiao Chen exchanged rare herbs for pills and Spirit Stones, then killed Jin Baoqiang, Jin Xiuyong, and Jin Xiuli after they attacked him for his Demon Cores.
• Xiao Chen acquired a Fairy Mushroom Soul Cleansing Pill, attended the Spirit Herb Banquet, and bought twenty-two Demon Cores from Ink Plum True Monarch.