Recaps

Lu Yang killed Tian Qiu, looted the Dragon Palace, and strengthened his cultivation before confronting the Pure Land and uncovering a plot against True Person Demon-Sweeping. The arc ended with Mo Shiyuan’s death breaking Demon-Sweeping’s No-Kill Sword Intent and unleashing his killing intent.

• Lu Yang defeated Patriarch Tingyou in a spar and learned how Yama Hall used Gold Nature to False Hold a Gold Position.
• Lu Yang entered Jietian, returned to the Overseas, killed Crown Prince Tian Qiu, and absorbed his Gold Nature.
• Lu Yang and Suo Huan looted the Dragon Palace treasury, and Lu Yang refined Parting Sorrow Heaven into Mystic Capital Blessed Land.
• Lu Yang defeated Guangming Buddha’s Son’s avatar and gave Suo Huan a method to seek Gold by devouring the Xuanling Realm.
• Lu Yang learned that Sky Soaring and Guangming Buddha’s Son planned to use Quexie against True Person Demon-Sweeping, and he warned Demon-Sweeping of the plot.
• Mo Shiyuan accused True Person Demon-Sweeping of slaughtering Jimo City’s residents, and Demon-Sweeping revealed their severed heads remained conscious.
• True Person Demon-Sweeping beheaded Mo Shiyuan with the No-Kill Sword, killing him and sending his soul to the Netherworld.
• True Person Quexie celebrated the No-Kill Sword’s first killing, while True Person Demon-Sweeping realized the Ye Clan had betrayed him and erupted with killing intent.

Lu Yang helped True Person Demon-Sweeping bring the Pure Land’s Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts to an end, then seized the chance to claim the Sword Dao Fruit Position. After defeating True Lord Cheng Tian Zhengde and Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva with Sky Soaring’s help, Lu Yang claimed the position as the Earthly Buddha Land collapsed and the World Honored One looked over.

• True Person Demon-Sweeping left Sword Pavilion with Lu Yang, killed Vimala Arhat, and wounded True Person Quexie before continuing to the Pure Land.
• Lu Yang and the Sacred Sect attacked Sword Pavilion, and Lu Yang led the destruction of the Ye Clan before defeating Zhengde’s Response Body with Patriarch Tingyou.
• Lu Yang gained Zhengde’s Gold Nature and the Dove Occupies Magpie’s Nest talent as True Person Demon-Sweeping reached the Pure Land and prepared to sever its bonds to the World Honored One.
• True Person Demon-Sweeping severed the Pure Land’s karmic connections and left behind the No-Kill Sword, while Lu Yang rejected Sky Soaring’s invitation and chose to pursue the Sword Dao Fruit Position.
• Lu Yang reclaimed his body from Spirit Immortal Shangzhang, joined forces with Sky Soaring, and killed True Person Quexie and Wu Tai'an before True Lord Cheng Tian Zhengde descended to confront him.
• Lu Yang fought Zhengde with Sky Soaring’s help, survived Zhengde’s final strike, then pursued his reincarnated soul and imprisoned it in Yama Hall to claim his Gold Nature.
• Lu Yang and Sky Soaring attacked Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva, and Lu Yang claimed the Sword Dao Fruit Position with the No-Kill Sword as the Earthly Buddha Land collapsed and the World Honored One looked over.

Lu Yang entered the Dao Court, gained a powerful official post, and used its authority and his cultivated abilities to pursue his plans. After defeating Hongyun and triggering a clash among True Lords, Lu Yang seized Sky Soaring’s Divine Sense as it reached a tiny remnant of Hongyun’s Grotto-Heaven.

• The World Honored One restored City-Wall Earth to the Pure Land and separated the Sword Dao Fruit Position from Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts.
• After failing to seek Pomegranate Wood, Lu Yang restarted, carried his previous-life gains forward, and chose to pursue Fire in the Sky through the Dao Court.
• Lu Yang took Du Huan’s identity, presented Wu Tai'an with the Incense Fire Godhood Method, and won an audience with the Dao Court Son of Heaven.
• The Son of Heaven appointed Lu Yang All-Heaven Department Right Assistant Commander, and Lu Yang used the office’s gathered knowledge to comprehend Noon Fire.
• Lu Yang built ties with the One Heart Society, reported the Nine Transformations Dragon-Transformation Formula, and gained Emperor Jiayou’s blessing and Old Dragon Lord’s support.
• Lu Yang refined Heaven-Earth Union, created a Celestial Embryo Clone, and lured Chongguang toward Hongyun’s Grotto-Heaven Fragment in Jiangnan.
• Lu Yang defeated Hongyun with Returning Palace and the Double-Departure Imperial Mountain-Sea Chart, stripping him of his powers and treasures before Hongyun escaped to the Netherworld.
• True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow destroyed Hongyun’s Grotto-Heaven Fragment amid a battle with the Sword Pavilion, but Sky Soaring preserved a tiny remnant and Lu Yang seized his approaching Divine Sense.

Lu Yang gathered allies, expanded the Imperial City Bureau, and helped Chongguang and Patriarch Tingyou pursue new paths to power. After Sky Soaring’s schemes brought chaos to Tianwu City, Lu Yang killed Emperor Jiayou and maneuvered Crown Prince Longxing into the palace.

• Lu Yang captured Hongyun, built the Imperial City Bureau, and used its stipends and missions to bind recruits to Emperor Jiayou while preparing to build his own power.
• Lu Yang arranged for Chongguang to pursue Covered Lamp Fire with Hongyun Gold Nature, while Sky Soaring lost control of his plans and tried to claim Sand-In-Metal Earth and White Wax Metal.
• Lu Yang and Sky Soaring struck a cautious bargain over Fire in the Sky and Ji Earth, and Lu Yang refined Ji Earth and Wei Earth to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection.
• Lu Yang sent Patriarch Tingyou into Non-Existent Heaven, where Tingyou secured Mu Changsheng’s support and emerged claiming Carefree Heaven after driving the True Lords into seclusion.
• Lu Yang arranged a contest over Hongyun Gold Nature and used Sky Soaring’s hidden sword attack on Tian Wu Hall to kill Emperor Jiayou while he suppressed the strike.
• Lu Yang blamed Chen Yuanli for the assassination, placed Tianwu City under martial law, and had the Imperial City Bureau detain All-Heaven Department officials.
• Lu Yang persuaded Crown Prince Longxing to enter Tian Wu Hall and govern, while intending to isolate him there and rule through his authority.