Recaps

Zu Zong advanced at Jianan Academy, rescued Zi Yan’s father, and uncovered a possible connection to the Xiao Clan while Xiao Yan trained for his duel with Nalan Yanran. The stretch ended as Zu Zong’s group gathered at the Misty Cloud Sect and the Three-Year Agreement began.

• Zu Zong oversaw Medusa’s evolution into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, then took his companions to Jianan Academy to pursue the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Zu Zong and his companions entered the Inner Courtyard, where he refined pills, advanced his cultivation, and prepared to devour the Fallen Heart Flame with Bibi Dong and Ye Lingling.
• Zu Zong secretly arranged Xiao Yan’s capture by the Combining Ape Sect, while Xiao Yan entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range and was overcome by the apes.
• Zu Zong recovered the young Fallen Heart Flame and met Zhu Kun, Zi Yan’s father, at the Tuo She Ancient Emperor Cave, then used his teleportation method to free them both.
• Zhu Kun reunited with Zi Yan and left with her after promising Zu Zong his aid, while Gu Yuan privately raised Zu Zong’s possible Xiao Clan ancestry and offered to take him to the Heavenly Tomb.
• Zhu Kun reunified the Void Ancient Dragon clan, while Zu Zong destroyed most Soul Hall branches, strengthened his soul, and helped Medusa find a Sky Swallowing Python nest before she entered seclusion.
• Zu Zong became a renowned Pill Saint, reached peak one-star Dou Sheng, and gathered his companions at the Misty Cloud Sect to watch Xiao Yan challenge Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran accepted Xiao Yan’s life-and-death terms, and Zu Zong ordered their duel to begin.