Recaps

After seven hundred years of misfortune as a transmigrator, the Old Emperor finally found the Ascension Platform and believed he could become immortal and escape the world. His confidence in Great Xia’s strength was shaken again when Shu Mountain revealed how many Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivators it possessed.

• The Old Emperor reached the Ascension Platform, wept with joy, and declared that he could finally become immortal and leave the world.
• The Old Emperor recalled how his plans to rise as a transmigrator were derailed by his best friend’s rebellion, his brother’s disastrous campaign, and his mother’s false claim about his parentage.
• After ascending the throne, the Old Emperor endured powerful rivals, upheaval among his family, and his Second Prince’s return with an army seeking the throne.
• The Old Emperor reached the Body Integration Realm but saw Lingxu defeat multiple Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivators, surpassing what he thought possible.
• The Old Emperor counted Great Xia’s four Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivators and assumed they could dominate Central Continent, until Shu Mountain announced its own number of such cultivators.

The Old Emperor tracked Li Xuanxiao from Mount Wu Wang to Divine Grass Mountain, suspecting that his unusually ordinary history concealed a plot. He detected a Sword Spirit and Elder Sun’s aura on the mountain, but continued toward Li Xuanxiao, convinced he could handle the danger.

• The Old Emperor learned that Li Xuanxiao had gone to Mount Wu Wang and judged his routine records suspicious.
• The Old Emperor found Li Xuanxiao at Mount Wu Wang, sensed hidden Shu Mountain cultivators, and then left after hearing that Li Xuanxiao had also been seen in Great Sui.
• The Old Emperor traveled to Divine Grass Mountain, sealed the surrounding space, and laid down additional formations to prevent Li Xuanxiao from escaping.
• The Old Emperor detected a Sword Spirit within the mountain and concluded that it was part of Li Xuanxiao’s scheme.
• The Old Emperor sensed Elder Sun’s aura as he cautiously continued toward Li Xuanxiao.

The Old Emperor suspected Li Xuanxiao might have hidden defenses, but after testing his reactions, he attacked Divine Grass Mountain with a subordinate’s help. Li Xuanxiao activated a spatial seal to trap the Old Emperor, while Elder Sun and the Sword Spirit confronted him in battle.

• The Old Emperor examined Li Xuanxiao and considered what hidden forces or abilities he might have overlooked.
• Li Xuanxiao concealed his fear with the Turtle Breathing Technique as the Old Emperor watched him through Spiritual Sense.
• The Old Emperor tested Li Xuanxiao with strange movements, then vanished to send a subordinate instead of attacking directly.
• After about half an incense stick, the Old Emperor struck Divine Grass Mountain with a massive palm, and Elder Sun and the Sword Spirit met him in combat.
• Li Xuanxiao drilled underground, reached his prepared transmission formation, and activated the spatial seal with the Purple Gold Gourd.
• The Sword Spirit and Elder Sun layered their battlefields and formations over the spatial seal as the Old Emperor invited them to reveal their methods.

The Old Emperor fought Elder Sun, the Sword Spirit, and Di Nüfeng on the ancient battlefield, overpowering the three despite their combined attacks. Meanwhile, Shi Hao entered the Dragon Vein’s protected grounds with Zhang Haoran, whose motives remained unclear as they passed deeper into its defenses.

• The Old Emperor unleashed a sea of blood, extinguished Elder Sun’s Dharma lamp, and forced him back.
• The Sword Spirit drew on Divine Grass Mountain’s earth veins while the ancient sword attacked the Old Emperor’s blood sea, but it reformed and pressed forward.
• Di Nüfeng attacked the Old Emperor, was swallowed by the blood sea, and escaped with a green lotus leaf as Elder Sun and the Sword Spirit renewed their assault.
• The Old Emperor continued fighting all three with one hand, leaving them shocked by his strength, while Li Xuanxiao monitored the battle and focused on Great Xia Capital.
• Shi Hao arrived at the Dragon Vein’s protected grounds for an inspection, and Zhang Haoran volunteered to accompany him through its defenses.

Zhang Haoran helped Li Xuanxiao and Liu Qiushui infiltrate Great Xia’s Dragon Vein, where Liu Qiushui used the Old Emperor’s secret method to drain its Dragon Qi. As the Dragon Vein’s damage weakened the Old Emperor at the ancient battlefield, he realized Li Xuanxiao had outmaneuvered him.

• Zhang Haoran revealed Shu Mountain’s hidden treasure banner and brought Liu Qiushui to the Dragon Vein through a teleportation formation.
• Zhang Haoran knocked Shi Hao unconscious, and Liu Qiushui used a blood gourd to absorb Dragon Qi from the Dragon Vein.
• The Dragon Vein cried out, trembled, and developed spreading cracks as its golden radiance dimmed.
• The Old Emperor sensed the damage, recognized Liu Qiushui’s scheme, and ordered the Dragon Vein protected.
• At the ancient battlefield, the weakened Old Emperor bled while fighting Di Nüfeng, Elder Sun, and the Sword Spirit, then admitted that he had underestimated Li Xuanxiao.

Liu Qiushui drained Great Xia’s Dragon Vein, causing the Old Emperor’s cultivation to collapse because it was bound to the dynasty’s national fortune. With the Old Emperor weakened, Di Nüfeng, the Sword Spirit, and Elder Sun attacked him on the ancient battlefield.

• Liu Qiushui used the Nine Palaces Dragon Locking Formation to trap Great Xia’s imperial fortune, while guards discovered the Imperial Seal was missing because Zhao Lu had taken it.
• Liu Qiushui absorbed Dragon Qi as Zhang Haoran told her to use a prepared teleportation formation to support Great Sui.
• The Dragon Vein cracked, breaking the Old Emperor’s Golden Core of Fortune and causing his cultivation and body to deteriorate.
• Di Nüfeng, the Sword Spirit, and Elder Sun attacked the weakened Old Emperor, and the Sword Spirit wounded him with Sword Qi.
• Di Nüfeng froze the Old Emperor’s chest with an ice lotus, and he called out the Myriad Souls Banner.

The Old Emperor unleashed the Myriad Souls Banner, sacrificing a major realm to overwhelm Elder Sun, Di Nüfeng, and the Sword Spirit. Meanwhile, Liu Qiushui escaped the capital with Zhang Haoran, exposed his connection to Li Xuanxiao, and announced that she was abandoning the plan to fight the Old Emperor.

• The Old Emperor raised the Myriad Souls Banner, fell from the Tribulation Crossing Stage to the Body Integration Realm, and unleashed its ghosts against his attackers.
• Elder Sun, Di Nüfeng, and the Sword Spirit were battered by the banner’s power as the Old Emperor challenged them to attack together.
• Liu Qiushui absorbed Great Xia’s Dragon Qi and left the capital with Zhang Haoran after the Dragon Gate opened.
• Liu Qiushui broke through Dragon Tiger Mountain’s formation and reached the teleportation formation with Zhang Haoran.
• Liu Qiushui recognized Zhang Haoran as Li Xuanxiao’s avatar, revealed that she understood his scheme, and decided to leave them to deal with the Old Emperor.

Liu Qiushui killed Zhang Haoran, injuring Li Xuanxiao through their divided soul, but Shu Mountain’s experts ambushed her as the stolen Dragon Qi began escaping her body. At Divine Grass Mountain, Li Xuanxiao shifted to Plan Two while the Old Emperor’s Myriad Souls Banner overwhelmed his allies.

• Liu Qiushui revealed that she had known Zhang Haoran’s scheme and killed him, damaging Li Xuanxiao’s main body through their shared soul.
• Liu Qiushui began losing the Dragon Qi she had stolen, then discovered four Tribulation Crossing Stage experts from Shu Mountain blocking her escape.
• Li Xuanxiao abandoned Plan One and activated Plan Two as the Sword Spirit, Di Nüfeng, and Elder Sun fought the Old Emperor on the ancient battlefield.
• The Old Emperor used the Myriad Souls Banner to summon powerful cultivators and countless resentful souls, overwhelming Li Xuanxiao’s allies while he recovered.
• The Old Emperor linked his Dao to the Myriad Souls Banner to try to return to the Tribulation Crossing Stage, and Li Xuanxiao prepared to counter the banner.

The Old Emperor escaped the ancient battlefield and attacked Li Xuanxiao, but Di Nüfeng intervened and fought him. Lingxu arrived to protect Li Xuanxiao, yet accidentally sliced off his disciple’s head with the skull fragment he had caught.

• The Old Emperor tore through the ancient battlefield’s barrier and escaped while the Sword Spirit continued fighting the wronged souls.
• The Old Emperor searched Divine Grass Mountain for Li Xuanxiao, found him hidden in the earth veins, and tried to seize him.
• Di Nüfeng struck the Old Emperor to protect Li Xuanxiao, but the Old Emperor unleashed his strength and blasted her into the mountains.
• A skull fragment flew toward Li Xuanxiao, and Lingxu caught it between his fingers.
• Lingxu turned to show off the fragment and accidentally cut off Li Xuanxiao’s head.

Lingxu found Ling Xuanxiao alive and attacked the old emperor, whose escape was blocked by a spatial confinement array. The old emperor swallowed the Myriad Souls Banner and trapped Lingxu inside the ancient battlefield, where Elder Sun and the sword spirit were already fighting.

• Lingxu mistook Ling Xuanxiao for dead and threatened to kill the old emperor, then learned Ling Xuanxiao was alive beneath his feet.
• Lingxu recognized the old emperor as the wielder of the Myriad Souls Banner and moved to capture him.
• The old emperor tried to escape, but a spatial confinement array stopped him, and Lingxu struck him with a powerful punch and kick.
• The old emperor swallowed the Myriad Souls Banner and used his power to trap Lingxu inside the ancient battlefield.
• Lingxu found Elder Sun and the sword spirit fighting vengeful spirits, while Elder Sun was badly wounded and surprised to see him.

The Old Emperor endured the Myriad Souls Banner’s vengeful spirits, reached an unprecedented realm, and attacked Lingxu. Lingxu effortlessly crushed his hundred-zhang demonic body with one finger, leaving the Old Emperor’s assault broken.

• The Old Emperor restored the Armored Old Apes and fused with the Myriad Souls Banner, returning to the Tribulation Crossing Stage as vengeful souls tore at him.
• The Old Emperor resisted the spirits’ torment, awakened to a new realm, and revealed his true self to Lingxu, Elder Sun, and the Sword Spirit.
• The Old Emperor formed a hundred-zhang demonic body and unleashed a fist that shattered the battlefield’s formations and nearly overwhelmed Elder Sun.
• Lingxu summoned his Dharma Idol Golden Body and crushed the demonic body with one finger, angrily insisting that he had gnawed on sweet potatoes, not corn.

Lingxu shattered the Old Emperor’s demonic body, Dao foundation, and resentful-soul formation, leaving him crippled and apparently defeated. When Lingxu ordered him to return to Shu Mountain, the Old Emperor refused and used the Myriad Souls Banner to rebuild himself at the cost of nearly all his remaining lifespan.

• Lingxu destroyed the Old Emperor’s demonic body and Purple Mansion with his five-finger combo, while the resentful souls gathered to attack him.
• The Old Emperor’s newly formed grand formation trapped and suppressed Lingxu, but Lingxu broke it apart with his eight-finger combo.
• Lingxu found the Old Emperor broken among the ruins and demanded that he return to Shu Mountain to explain himself.
• The Old Emperor refused to repent or surrender and declared that he had not lost yet.
• The Old Emperor drew the banner’s resentful souls into himself, restoring his body and laws while his remaining lifespan fell to less than a year.

The Old Emperor defeated Lingxu, but Lingxu returned and shattered his defenses, forcing him to flee through a spatial passage. He landed in Li Xuanxiao’s prepared traps, and the two transmigrators finally met as Li Xuanxiao asked why the Old Emperor had sought him.

• The Old Emperor devoured the souls and bones in the Myriad Souls Banner, trapped Lingxu in an empty space, and attacked Elder Sun, who sacrificed himself while entrusting Great Sui to True Person Jia Sidao.
• Lingxu broke free and overwhelmed the Old Emperor, who escaped through a spatial passage after losing most of his body.
• The Old Emperor emerged into Li Xuanxiao’s traps and was bound by spells, chains, and Soul Fixing Needles.
• Li Xuanxiao came out of hiding, and the two transmigrators met face-to-face.
• Li Xuanxiao asked the Old Emperor why he had insisted on finding him.

Li Xuanxiao defeated the Old Emperor, but the dying emperor destroyed one of his Nascent Souls and left him with the Myriad Souls Banner and the secret of the Ascension Platform. Li Xuanxiao found the buried platform and contacted Lingxu, while Happy Old Man learned of the Old Emperor’s death and reconsidered his plan against Shu Mountain.

• The Old Emperor told Li Xuanxiao that they were fellow transmigrators and revealed that the Ascension Platform and Myriad Souls Banner could help him ascend.
• The Old Emperor detonated decoys and sacrificed himself to destroy Li Xuanxiao’s weaker Nascent Soul, leaving him with reduced cultivation and the Old Emperor’s inheritance.
• The Old Emperor’s final plan was to push Li Xuanxiao into using the Myriad Souls Banner and becoming like him.
• Li Xuanxiao found the hidden Ascension Platform, kept the Myriad Souls Banner, and told Lingxu that he had found it.
• Li Xuanxiao walked into the sunlight and called to his surviving Nascent Soul.
• Happy Old Man confirmed the Old Emperor was dead and decided to change his plan to destroy Shu Mountain.

Su Jin tricked and killed a cultivator before Feng Liuli pursued and killed him, then returned to her sect and learned of the Old Emperor’s death. In Great Xia, Zhao Lu received her father’s letter accusing Li Xuanxiao and Shu Mountain of his murder and an edict naming her heir to the throne.

• Su Jin used his oddly named flying swords to kill a middle-aged cultivator, then looted him and left.
• Feng Liuli chased Su Jin for three days, killed him, and completed Silver Sword Peak’s corpse-destruction procedure.
• Feng Liuli returned to her sect and found her senior brother in secluded cultivation, while Zhao Lu was away in Great Xia after the Old Emperor’s death.
• The chief eunuch gave Zhao Lu a box containing her father’s letter, which blamed Li Xuanxiao and Shu Mountain for his death and for an earlier attack on her.
• Zhao Lu discovered the Old Emperor’s succession edict naming her heir, with her mother to govern until she took the throne.

After the Old Emperor’s death, Zhao Lu read his letter urging her to trust Li Xuanxiao, while Li Xuanxiao considered the aftermath and his unstable cultivation. Lingxu sent him into five years of confinement at Buxianxian, where the Water Qilin’s two young were assigned to watch over him.

• A tiny black Gu Worm emerged from Zhao Lu’s head as she opened her father’s letter, and Li Xuanxiao noted that the Old Emperor had left hidden plans behind.
• Zhao Lu woke on a swing and read her father’s letter, which comforted her and repeatedly urged her to listen to Li Xuanxiao while warning her against pursuing him romantically.
• Li Xuanxiao assessed the losses and political consequences of the Old Emperor’s death, then worried about his rushed advancement to Nascent Soul and searched his body for his true Nascent Soul.
• Li Xuanxiao received Lingxu’s order to go into confinement and left Silver Sword Peak with his luggage.
• At Buxianxian, Li Xuanxiao met the two young Water Qilins assigned to guard him and learned that he would spend five years confined in the pond pavilion.

Lin Wanqing learned from Baili that Fanyue had died and heard the story of their past lives and repeated separations. When Fanyue’s lingering divine sense appeared and began to fade, Lin Wanqing broke through from Golden Core to Spirit Transformation, determined to keep him from dying.

• Lin Wanqing met Baili at an underwater array after being told she knew where Fanyue was.
• Baili told Lin Wanqing that Fanyue was dead and recounted their past lives, including their repeated attempts to live together.
• Baili used a golden bead to summon Fanyue’s surviving divine sense, and Fanyue told Lin Wanqing that a Shushan Disciple named Li Xuanxiao had destroyed his soul in his second reincarnation.
• Lin Wanqing learned Fanyue’s remaining time was short and cried out as his divine sense began to fade.
• Lin Wanqing disappeared briefly, then reappeared after breaking through from Golden Core to Spirit Transformation, with white hair and frost spreading across the water.
• Li Xuanxiao noticed that the Gu Worm on Lin Wanqing had briefly lost its aura and wondered what had happened.

Lin Wanqing reached Spirit Transformation and sacrificed three hundred years of witnessing heaven and earth to open the Heavenly Gate and reincarnate Fanyue. She returned to Shu Mountain with a newly sharpened Sword Dao, while Ling Xuanxiao struggled to understand what had happened.

• Lin Wanqing offered to bear witness to heaven and earth for three hundred years, restored Fanyue's body, and sent him through the Heavenly Gate to be reborn.
• Fanyue was born in another place, but his mother died during childbirth, leaving Ling Xuanxiao baffled by his unexpected return.
• Baili warned Lin Wanqing to keep their involvement secret and to be wary of Ling Xuanxiao, while Lin Wanqing promised to repay the favor and defend Shu Mountain.
• Ling Xuanxiao worried that Lin Wanqing might seek revenge as he tried to calculate how the Fanyue incident had gone wrong.
• Lin Wanqing returned to Shu Mountain as a Spirit Transformation cultivator, impressing the sect with her powerful Sword Qi and clear sword heart, and greeted Liu Yidao.

Lin Wanqing returned to Shu Mountain after reaching Spirit Transformation and confronted Li Xuanxiao about Fanyue’s attempted Soul Possession. Believing Li Xuanxiao had been wronged, she cut off her own hand to apologize, while he tried to keep his true cultivation hidden.

• Lin Wanqing returned to Shu Mountain, where Lingxu sensed her Spirit Transformation cultivation and her pure sword heart.
• Lin Wanqing visited Li Xuanxiao at Tongtian Peak and asked what he remembered about Fanyue’s disappearance and Soul Possession attempt.
• Li Xuanxiao gave Lin Wanqing an altered account, claiming a mysterious soul had tried to possess him during his tribulation and caused him to fail.
• Lin Wanqing drew her sword and cut off her own left hand, apologizing to Li Xuanxiao on Fanyue’s behalf.
• Lin Wanqing prepared to strike at her remaining arm, and Li Xuanxiao tried to stop her without revealing his cultivation, pretending to be knocked away when she blocked him.

After Lin Wanqing cut off her arm and returned to Silver Sword Peak, Li Xuanxiao organized his many unfinished tasks while secretly overseeing Shu Mountain. Zhao Lu left to take the throne of Great Xia, and Li Xuanxiao appeared at the capital to support her.

• Lin Wanqing severed her left arm after testing Li Xuanxiao, then returned to Silver Sword Peak as sect leaders and disciples questioned him about what had happened.
• Li Xuanxiao used his clones to handle Shu Mountain's affairs, study the Poison Scripture, watch Lin Wanqing, and pursue several unresolved goals.
• Half a year later, Zhao Lu prepared to leave Shu Mountain and asked Li Xuanxiao whether she would become a good emperor.
• Zhao Lu confessed her affection, but Li Xuanxiao dodged her kiss, and she departed for Great Xia's capital in tears.
• Zhao Lu arrived at the capital and found Li Xuanxiao waiting there, prompting her to ask why his shoulder hurt.

The Great Sui Emperor died after asking Jia Sidao to protect Great Sui and fulfill his wish to destroy Great Xia. Under house arrest after her father’s death, Zhao Lu chose to become emperor, and Li Xuanxiao agreed to help her.

• The Great Sui Emperor asked Jia Sidao to assist Ye Yunzhou and protect Great Sui, then died after Jia Sidao agreed.
• Jia Sidao accepted the Great Sui Emperor’s request to destroy Great Xia, despite also needing to help his junior sister there.
• The Empress kept Zhao Lu under house arrest and ordered her to mourn her father for three years.
• Zhao Lu asked Li Xuanxiao what she should do, and he told her she alone had to choose between becoming a Shushan Disciple and ruling Great Xia.
• After thinking for a night, Zhao Lu decided to become emperor and said she wanted to be a good emperor like her father.

The Empress decided to prevent Zhao Lu from taking the throne and send her to live in Jiangnan, while Zhao Lu insisted she would accept the throne or return to Shu Mountain. The Empress arranged for Zhao Lu to publicly renounce her claim at the enthronement ceremony in ten days and dismissed Li Xuanxiao's plans to support her.

• The Empress discussed the succession with Wei Wuyuan, favoring Fourth Brother over Zhao Lu because she thought Zhao Lu was too steadfast to control.
• The Empress met Zhao Lu in the mourning hall and told her she would not support her becoming Emperor.
• Zhao Lu offered to return to Shu Mountain, but the Empress said she could not and had arranged a residence for her in Jiangnan.
• The Empress ordered Zhao Lu to declare herself unfit to rule before the officials at the enthronement ceremony in ten days.
• Wei Wuyuan told the Empress that Li Xuanxiao had secretly followed Zhao Lu into the palace and intended to support her ascension.
• The Empress dismissed Li Xuanxiao as an inconsequential Shushan Disciple and ordered that he be left alone.

At Zhao Lu’s coronation, the Empress’s supporters tried to block her ascent, but Lingxu and seven other Shushan Tribulation Crossing Great Powers arrived and disrupted their opposition. Zhao Lu resumed climbing the steps as Lingxu publicly challenged the officials over her Princess’s crown and the ceremony’s irregularities.

• During Zhao Lu’s coronation, officials protested her rule, the Deputy Director of the Imperial Observatory cited an ill omen, and an imperial censor killed himself.
• As the Empress prepared to speak, Lingxu, Li Xuanxiao, and seven other Tribulation Crossing Great Powers descended into the capital.
• Lingxu greeted the Empress, then sat down with the seven visitors, while Li Xuanxiao reminded him to observe ceremony etiquette.
• The Deputy Director and protesting officials fell silent under the visitors’ intimidating presence, and Zhao Lu resumed climbing the jade steps.
• Lingxu questioned why Zhao Lu wore a nine-tassel crown and called attention to the blood, divided officials, and other improprieties as Li Xuanxiao prompted him.

Two years after helping Zhao Lu ascend the throne, Li Xuanxiao was betrayed during a mission and captured by demons in Xuzhou. As Blood Disciple Hand prepared to devour him, Li Xuanxiao called on the Supreme Emperor Weapon.

• Zhao Lu winked at Li Xuanxiao during her enthronement, and he wondered if helping her had been a mistake.
• Two years later, Li Xuanxiao was bound in a demon gathering place after his companions betrayed him.
• Blood Disciple Hand arrived and demanded revenge, blaming Li Xuanxiao for the slaughter of its centipede family.
• Li Xuanxiao reminded Blood Disciple Hand that his grandmaster had killed the centipedes, then learned the demon had eaten the couple who adopted it.
• Blood Disciple Hand killed a demon that offered to attack Li Xuanxiao and opened its jaws to eat him.
• Li Xuanxiao called for the Supreme Emperor Weapon.

Di Nüfeng rescued Li Xuanxiao by killing Blood Disciple Hand and the demons in his cave, then traveled with Li Xuanxiao to search for Fanyue’s reincarnation. The search remained uncertain, and they set out for another location.

• Di Nüfeng descended into the cave and severely wounded Blood Disciple Hand, who begged her to spare his life.
• Di Nüfeng ordered Blood Disciple Hand to kill every demon in the cave, and he slaughtered them, including his own children.
• Blood Disciple Hand tried to pledge himself to Liu Qiushui, but Di Nüfeng revealed her identity and killed him before freeing Li Xuanxiao.
• Several days later, Di Nüfeng and Li Xuanxiao sat at a tea stall, where Li Xuanxiao explained that they needed to find Fanyue before planning how to reclaim Heavenly Fiend Hall.
• Di Nüfeng used the Starfall Compass to search for Fanyue’s aura, but the search failed, so she and Li Xuanxiao traveled north to try again.