Recaps

After confronting the Rakshasa God, Lu Yuan awakened as Origin, punished the gods, and vanished. He then awoke blind and powerless in a new world, where he joined Dongfang Guyue’s manor and began preparing for the dangers gathering around his apprenticeship.

• Lu Yuan refused the Rakshasa God’s bargains, fought her alongside Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, and was nearly killed before the Asura God intervened.
• Rejecting the Divine Realm’s judgment, Lu Yuan sacrificed his remaining life force and awakened as Origin, who restrained the gods and demanded accountability for their actions.
• Origin punished the gods, gave Di Tian the Sea God Throne and Trident, arranged compensation for Bibi Dong, and vanished as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well returned to the continent.
• Lu Yuan awoke blind and injured in a ruined temple, where he stood up for the abused children and later used Dongfang Qinlan’s Pure Yang Flame to heal himself and defeat hidden attackers.
• Lu Yuan agreed to become Dongfang Guyue’s Close Disciple on the condition that he take the rescued children with them, then brought them to Godly Fire Mountain Manor.
• As Jin Renfeng stoked resentment among the manor’s disciples and prepared a scheme, Lu Yuan regained his sight, advised Yuan Mao and the other children, and asked Master about preparations for the apprenticeship banquet.
• Dongfang Huaizhu confronted Lu Yuan over Dongfang Qinlan’s mistaken claim that he would also be her disciple, and Lu Yuan began shaping Fire Element and mental energy into solid beads before fusing them into Black Flame.

Lu Yuan became Dongfang Guyue’s Close Disciple, exposed Jin Renfeng’s schemes, and began building a covert network while pursuing his own cultivation. As the Black Fox’s plans ensnared the manor and Dongfang Huaizhu, Lu Yuan stepped in to confront it and Jin Renfeng.

• Yang Yifang recognized Lu Yuan’s missing Heavenly Eye and declared him a lost member of the Yang Family, but Dongfang Guyue protected his disciple and refused to give him up.
• At the apprenticeship banquet, Lu Yuan became Dongfang Guyue’s Close Disciple, countered Jin Renfeng’s Pure Yang Flame with black flames, and defended the disciple who challenged Jin Renfeng’s control.
• Lu Yuan recruited Chen An to build the Heavenly Net and named its seven Stars, while Jin Renfeng lost his position as Senior Brother.
• Lu Yuan developed a new method of cultivation, repaired the Tai Xu Bone Spear, and surprised Dongfang Guyue by revealing that he could already fly.
• At the star-stone gathering, Lu Yuan supported Li Muchen, then touched the stone and shattered it before promising Wang Quan Fei Lao a replacement.
• The Black Fox recruited Jin Renfeng, who killed a spying disciple and resolved to strike quickly while keeping Dongfang Guyue alive for his spiritual blood.
• Chen An reported that most of his operatives had vanished, and the Black Fox trapped him and the six Stars outside a storeroom protected by dragon might.
• As Yuan Mao and Dongfang Huaizhu fought the Black Fox’s puppets, Lu Yuan stepped in to protect Huaizhu and raised the Tai Xu Bone Spear to use Earth-Rising Ice Flower.

Lu Yuan helped expose Jin Renfeng’s betrayal, then used the Yang Family wedding to reveal the Black Fox and strengthen his position. He launched “Conquer the South” with a small force, beginning the campaign by striking demons and rescuing refugees.

• Lu Yuan defeated Jin Renfeng, destroyed his Mana Origin, and left him in Dongfang Guyue’s hands.
• Lu Yuan captured the Black Fox in a sealed teapot and began recording what he learned about its kind.
• At the Yang Family wedding, Lu Yuan stopped Xiao Wancheng from arresting the groom, while Li Muchen trapped the Black Fox and its testimony undermined the accusation.
• Lu Yuan gave Li Muchen the Heaven and Earth Scroll, assigned Dragon Shadow Bookstore’s plan to disrupt the world as his trainees’ assessment, and later revealed that the Black Fox was in her teapot.
• Lu Yuan gathered forty-five people for “Conquer the South,” warning them of the risks before leading Yuan Mao and Li Muchen toward the Southern Kingdom.
• Lu Yuan impaled a Demon King’s head with the campaign banner, arranged shelter for rescued refugees, and led his force onward after Tian Xuan reported killing 136 demons.
• Lu Yuan halted his group in the forest after spotting a donkey carrying a human.

Lu Yuan subdued the Southern Kingdom’s demons and secured an agreement with Huan Du Qingtian, while drawing Yue Ti Xia closer and taking the freed Black Fox Girl into his service. He began teaching Huan Du Luolan and preparing to use a reversed tide to pacify the west.

• Lu Yuan forced Poison Teacher to free the human laborers and guard the Southern Kingdom’s border for twenty years, then defeated Elder Gai and confronted Huan Du Luolan.
• Lu Yuan challenged Huan Du Luolan to consider a future beyond division between humans and demons, then faced Huan Du Qingtian and defeated him by commanding Heaven and Earth Power.
• Lu Yuan signed an agreement with Huan Du Qingtian and toured the royal city with Yue Ti Xia before stopping a Black Fox Girl who attacked him.
• Lu Yuan learned that the Black Fox Girl had escaped the Black Fox Lady’s control, showed her his memories, and asked her to serve him without forcing her to accept.
• Chen An ordered his organization to establish forces in the Southern Kingdom, while Dongfang Huaizhu considered whether to pursue Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan agreed to teach Huan Du Luolan and mapped strategic points across the Southern Kingdom, while telling the Black Fox Girl he would wait until she chose to work for him.
• Lu Yuan ordered Heavenly Balance and Kai Yang Star away from the border, decided to seek answers about the Black Foxes from Tushan, and taught Huan Du Luolan that poison depended on proportion.
• Lu Yuan tapped an unmarked region on the map and declared he would use the reversed tide to pacify the west.