Recaps

Yu Bai considered the differences between the laws of the Perfect World and the Primordial World before turning to cultivation methods from the Eternal Life World. The chapter then catalogued the Three Thousand Great Daos and their powers, rankings, and known cultivators.

• Yu Bai judged the Perfect World's laws to be weaker and simpler than those of a complete world, so he focused on the cultivation methods of the Eternal Life World.
• The chapter described how Fang Han learned all but the Great Fate Art from Heavenly Monarch Jun Cangsheng, then mastered the full Three Thousand Great Daos after comprehending the Great Fate Art.
• The chapter outlined the Great Fate Art and other leading Daos, including the Great Karma Art, Great Wish Art, Great Reincarnation Art, Great Five Elements Art, and Great Calamity Art.
• The chapter listed further Daos and their abilities, including the Great Inner Demon Art, Great Origin Art, Great Chaos Art, Great Yin-Yang Art, and Great Star Art.
• The chapter continued through additional Daos, including the Great Investiture of the Gods Art, Great Liberation Art, Great Salvation Art, Great Soul Art, Great Blood Essence Art, Great Firmament Art, Great World Art, Great Statecraft Art, and Great Dragon Aspect Art.

Yu Bai arranged the techniques and treasures inherited from Desolate Heavenly Emperor Shi Hao and Fang Han, then sealed them inside a protected Great Thousand World for future human prodigies. The gratitude of the Primordial Pre-natal Human Race triggered Yu Bai’s sudden breakthrough, and the Three Thousand Great Daos appeared around him as Fuxi, Houtu, and Xuanming watched in shock.

• Yu Bai catalogued the cultivation arts, secret techniques, domains, and treasures from Shi Hao and Fang Han’s lives.
• Yu Bai created a Great Thousand World, placed the treasures inside, and strengthened it so that even an ordinary Heavenly Dao Realm expert would struggle to break in.
• Yu Bai told the Primordial Pre-natal Human Race that prodigies who met the conditions could enter the world and seek its treasures.
• The 129,600 pre-natal humans thanked Yu Bai, prompting a sudden surge in his cultivation and new insights into the world.
• Yu Bai sat down and summoned the Three Thousand Great Daos around himself, while Fuxi, Houtu, and Xuanming stared in astonishment.

Yu Bai awakened after repaying karma with greatly increased strength and a glimpse of the path to Mythical Grand Luo, then set out with Fuxi, Houtu, and Xuanming to hear Nuwa preach and help Houtu merge with the Dao. Outside Zixiao Palace, the Five Saints discovered Hongjun had died after the Heavenly Dao devoured his origin, and Laozi established Daoism while Yuanshi began declaring his own teaching.

• Yu Bai learned that his cultivation had surged and that he had glimpsed a path toward Attaining Dao as a Mythical Grand Luo.
• Nuwa announced that she had Attained Dao as Lord of Human Dao and would preach at Empress Wa's Heaven in ten thousand years.
• Yu Bai led Fuxi, Houtu, and Xuanming toward Nuwa's preaching, promising to help Houtu merge with the Dao afterward.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian Jiaozhu, Jieyin, and Zhunti found that Hongjun would not answer them and calculated that the Heavenly Dao had devoured his origin, killing him.
• Laozi established Daoism and became a Saint Triple Heaven cultivator, while Yuanshi began proclaiming his own teaching.

Yuanshi and Tongtian established the Chan and Jie Schools and became Saints, while Jieyin and Zhunti attained Sainthood through their forty-eight vows. After Nuwa named the Human Dao Saints and revealed the future Earth Dao Saints, a mysterious Reincarnation Golden Ranking reappeared over the Primordial World.

• Yuanshi established the Chan School and Tongtian established the Jie School, and both gained enough Heavenly Dao merit to become Saints.
• Jieyin and Zhunti established the Western Sect, then made forty-eight vows to receive further merit and become Saints; the Three Pure Ones mocked them before returning to Kunlun Mountain.
• Thirty thousand years passed as Nuwa preached, raising the strength of beings across the Primordial World and ending the calamity baleful qi.
• Nuwa named Queen Mother of the West and Xuanming as Human Dao Saints, revealed that Wangshu would take the third position, and told Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi their paths lay with the Earth Dao.
• Fuxi said he sensed he might soon become a Heavenly Dao Saint, and Nuwa and the others headed toward the Netherworld Blood Sea to help Houtu merge with the Earth Dao.
• A surge of reincarnation aura spread across the Primordial World, and the Reincarnation Golden Ranking appeared, shining across the land.

Yuanshi and Tongtian established their sects and became Saints, while Jieyin and Zhunti used forty-eight great vows to gain enough merit to become Saints as well. After the Western pair withdrew under the Three Pure Ones’ mockery, Yuanshi asked Laozi whether they would still investigate the Dao Ancestor’s disappearance.

• Yuanshi established the Chan School and became a Saint at the Second Heaven.
• Tongtian established the Jie School and became a Saint at the Second Heaven.
• Jieyin and Zhunti established the Western Sect, but their initial merit was insufficient to make them Saints.
• Jieyin and Zhunti declared forty-eight great vows, received more merit, and became Saints, though they worried about repaying the Heavenly Dao.
• The Three Pure Ones mocked Jieyin and Zhunti, who left Zixiao Palace, and Yuanshi asked Laozi whether they would investigate the Dao Ancestor’s disappearance.

After Nuwa finished preaching, she appointed Queen Mother of the West and Xuanming as Human Dao Saints and revealed that Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi were destined for the Earth Dao. As Nuwa and the others set out to help Houtu join with the Earth Dao, the Reincarnation Golden Ranking suddenly reappeared over the Primordial World.

• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian Jiaozhu left for Kunlun Mountain to establish their sects as the Primordial World grew peaceful and prosperous.
• After thirty thousand years of preaching, Nuwa’s strength rose to the second heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm, and her listeners thanked her for raising their cultivation.
• Nuwa named Queen Mother of the West and Xuanming as two Human Dao Saints and gave each a strand of Human Dao Profound Yellow Qi.
• Nuwa revealed that the third Human Dao Saint was already chosen, that Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi were destined for the Earth Dao, and that five Earth Dao Saint positions would eventually exist.
• Fuxi said he might soon become a Heavenly Dao Saint, and Nuwa and the others headed toward the Netherworld Blood Sea to help Houtu join with the Earth Dao.
• The Reincarnation Golden Ranking appeared in the sky, bathing the Primordial World in golden light as beings recognized the treasure and explained its power to reveal and return memories from divine-thought reincarnations.

The Golden Ranking announced the Teng Qingshan Arc and recounted Teng Qingshan’s past life as assassin Wolf and his rise in the Nine Prefectures. It left him exposed as Qin Wolf and hunted by Qing Hu Island after he obtained Emperor Yu’s legacy.

• The Golden Ranking declared that those who crossed paths with Teng Qingshan would be drawn into his story, then displayed his life’s history.
• On Earth, Wolf avenged Cat by destroying much of the RED Organization, then died saving his younger brother Teng Qinghe and crossed over to the Nine Prefectures Continent.
• Born in Teng Village, Teng Qingshan cultivated internal martial arts, proved himself as a youth, and became a renowned expert and disciple of Zhuge Yuanhong.
• Teng Qingshan became a seventeen-year-old innate expert, killed Tie Wanmao, and drew Qing Hu Island’s hostility after protecting his family and sabotaging its plans.
• Teng Qingshan opened Emperor Yu’s Treasure, gained its legacy, and was exposed as Qin Wolf, leaving him hunted by Qing Hu Island’s Silver Shark Army.

The chapter recapped Teng Qingshan’s rise from hunted fugitive to founder of the Xingyi Sect, his spread of Internal Martial Arts, and his cultivation breakthroughs. It left him as an Insightful Emptiness Realm expert traveling the world to understand earth, life and death, and reincarnation.

• Teng Qingshan escaped Qing Hu Island’s pursuit after Zhuge Qing died, then went into hiding and advanced his Internal Martial Arts and understanding of the Dao.
• Teng Qingshan traveled to the North Sea Continent, acquired the Thirty-Six Mountain-Splitting Forms, subdued the Six-Legged Blade Chi, and took Teng Shou and Yang Dong as disciples.
• Teng Qingshan married Li Jun, reached the Emptiness Realm, and returned to the Nine Prefectures, where he opposed Qing Hu Island under the alias Jing Yi.
• Teng Qingshan founded the Xingyi Sect, spread Internal Martial Arts through Qingshan Dojos, and later had children named Teng Honglin and Teng Hongwu.
• After Teng Hongwu was nearly assassinated, Teng Qingshan killed the Emptiness Realm experts of Shooting Sun Divine Mountain and later reached the Insightful Emptiness Realm.
• Pei San challenged Huang Tianqin, Qin Shiqi, and Teng Qingshan; after Huang Tianqin and Qin Shiqi died, Teng Qingshan traveled alone to seek insight into earth, life and death, and reincarnation.

The Reincarnation Golden Ranking began Gu Xiaosang’s arc, revealing how she struggled against the Golden Emperor’s plan to possess her and how her relationship with Meng Qi shaped their fates. After Xiaosang died, Meng Qi withdrew from the martial world and mourned her for ten years.

• Teng Qingshan and Pei San became supreme experts, and Pei San left the Nine Provinces after his daughter’s marriage while Teng Qingshan spent his final five hundred years with his family.
• Hongyun watched Zhen Yuanzi’s golden light fade and wondered who the Lord of Six Paths of Reincarnation was as the ranking introduced Gu Xiaosang’s arc.
• Gu Xiaosang, born Yu Longzi, chose her mother’s surname and struggled with the fear that the Golden Emperor would take over her body, while the Luo Sect isolated her from those she cared about.
• Gu Xiaosang worked with Meng Qi to obtain the Present Life Fruits and linked their fates, but later gave up cooperating with the Demon Buddha and placed her hopes in Meng Qi.
• When the Golden Emperor controlled Gu Xiaosang, she attacked Meng Qi and concealed her true intentions; she removed her defenses during their fight, and Meng Qi accidentally destroyed her primordial spirit.
• After Gu Xiaosang died, Meng Qi left the martial world and spent ten years in an ancient temple grieving beside the lotus she had left behind.

The Golden Ranking showed Gu Xiaosang’s life and fate in the World of The Sage Who Transcended Samsara, angering the Queen Mother of the West when she saw herself portrayed as a villain. A new ranking entry then began revealing Zhou Yuan’s extraordinary birth.

• The Golden Ranking recounted how Gu Xiaosang and Meng Qi survived Golden Emperor’s schemes, became husband and wife, and eventually protected all living beings before having a daughter, Ling'er.
• Golden light entered the smallest of three clouds in the Primordial World as an innate being was being nurtured.
• The Queen Mother of the West complained that the images portrayed her as a villain and described the great beings’ schemes in the alternate world.
• Xuanming, Houtu, and Nuwa questioned Yu Bai about his karmic connection to Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang, then struck at him when he refused to answer.
• The Golden Ranking announced Zhou Yuan and showed that he was born amid sacred omens with all eight meridians open and had already reached qi nourishing.

The chapter recapped Zhou Yuan’s journey from the destruction of his Saint Dragon Root to his climactic battle with Wu Huang in the Saint Remains Domain. After Zhou Yuan reclaimed most of Wu Huang’s Saint Dragon Qi, Great Zhou’s national fortune returned and the balance of power shifted away from Great Wu.

• King Wu seized Great Zhou’s Sacred Dragon Fortune, and Zhou Yuan later began cultivating under Cang Yuan after meeting him and Yao Yao in the Ancestral Land.
• Zhou Yuan grew stronger through battles and training, defeated Qi Hao and Wu Huang, and reclaimed part of the Saint Dragon Qi stolen from Great Zhou.
• Zhou Yuan and his companions entered the Saint Remains Domain, where he advanced his cultivation, gained new techniques, and reached the Saint Tower summit.
• Zhou Yuan borrowed the Silver Shadow armor and narrowly defeated Wu Huang, destroying his physical body while the Sacred Palace envoy rescued his Spirit.
• Zhou Yuan recovered two-ninths of Great Zhou’s Sacred Dragon Fortune, and Great Zhou’s national-guarding fortune returned as Great Wu’s national fortune weakened.

Zhou Yuan led the Heavenly Abyss Region team through Guyuan Heaven, gaining ancestral qi resources and defeating rivals while helping the Cangxuan Heaven team escape Sacred Spirit Heaven. After joining forces with Cangxuan Heaven, he returned to the main camp, learned news of Tuntun, and discussed an alliance with Myriad Beasts Heaven against the Saint Race.

• Zhou Yuan led the Heavenly Abyss Region team in Guyuan Heaven, using the Barrier-Breaking Saint Rune to find rich ancestral qi resources and defeating Qian Hu to seize a medium-grade branch channel map.
• Zhou Yuan, Su Yuwei, and Dong Ye trapped Wang Xuanyang and Li Zhu, and Zhou Yuan later pressured Zhao Mushen into handing over an ancestral qi treasure.
• Zhou Yuan fused the Cangxuan Seven Arts and led his team to rescue Luluo and Zuoqiu Qingyu from Tong He.
• Zhou Yuan led the Heavenly Abyss Region team to drive back Sacred Spirit Heaven and heavily injure Jimo and Wei Tuo before bringing the Cangxuan Heaven team into their group.
• Zhou Yuan returned to Hunyuan Heaven's main camp, met Jin Ling'er, learned news about Tuntun, and discussed cooperating with Myriad Beasts Heaven against Sacred King Heaven and Sacred Spirit Heaven.

The chapter presents Yao Yao’s history with Zhou Yuan, from their first meeting and growing bond to her awakening, sacrifice, and eventual rebirth. It ends with Yao Yao awakened a hundred years later and carrying Zhou Yuan’s child.

• Yao Yao lived with Cang Yuan in the Zhou Clan Ancestral Land until Zhou Yuan arrived, and Cang Yuan asked Zhou Yuan to take her away and protect her.
• Yao Yao repeatedly helped Zhou Yuan, including aiding his cultivation, fighting alongside him, and sealing the Resentful Dragon Poison with the Great Dragon-Subduing Rune.
• Yao Yao undid her seal to save Zhou Yuan, later fell unconscious after her body shattered, and was awakened after Zhou Yuan found the Ancestral Dragon Lantern and Ancestral Dragon Flesh.
• Yao Yao fought Saint Race enemies alongside Zhou Yuan, helped defend Cangxuan Heaven, and later married him in the Great Zhou Dynasty before sealing herself away after awakening.
• Yao Yao fully awakened a year later and fought the Sacred God, but sacrificed herself to become Zhou Yuan’s Divine Bone.
• Zhou Yuan returned Yao Yao’s Divine Bone to the peach tree at their old cave dwelling, and a hundred years later Yao Yao awakened again, carrying their child.

The Reincarnation Golden Ranking showed Su Yuwei’s life, and its golden light formed Yun Xiāo, Qióng Xiāo, and Bì Xiāo from three clouds in the Primordial World. The sisters recognized their reincarnated identities and set off for the Netherworld Blood Sea, as the ranking began Liu Ming’s arc.

• The ranking recounted Su Yuwei’s rise from a poor girl to a Law Domain Realm cultivator and her reunion with Zhou Yuan.
• Three golden lights merged into the white clouds and transformed into Yun Xiāo, Qióng Xiāo, and Bì Xiāo.
• Yun Xiāo, Qióng Xiāo, and Bì Xiāo recognized Su Yuwei, Yao Yao, and Gu Xiaosang as their reincarnated selves.
• Qióng Xiāo observed that Meng Qi and Zhou Yuan seemed to share the same soul essence, and Bì Xiāo celebrated their eternal sisterhood.
• Yun Xiāo proposed that the sisters find him, and the three followed their karmic trail toward the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• The Reincarnation Golden Ranking displayed the beginning of Liu Ming’s arc, recounting his rise from Fierce Island through his return to the Taiqing Sect.

Old Ancestor Minghe learned that Houtu was about to merge with the Earth Dao and bowed to congratulate her. A new Reincarnation Golden Ranking image then began showing Zhou Mingrui’s life, ending with the war sparked by Feysac’s air raid on Backlund.

• Empress Nuwa arrived above the Netherworld Blood Sea with Houtu, Xuanming, Queen Mother of the West, and Yu Bai, and Old Ancestor Minghe appeared to pay his respects.
• Empress Nuwa told Old Ancestor Minghe that the Earth Dao would appear and its lord would begin merging with the Dao.
• Old Ancestor Minghe congratulated Houtu on becoming the Lord of Earth Dao, and Houtu returned his courtesy.
• A new image began displaying Zhou Mingrui’s arc, from his arrival in Tingen and formation of the Tarot Club through his rise as Gehrman Sparrow and Dwayne Dantès.
• Zhou Mingrui killed Ince Zangwill, advanced to Sequence 4 Trickmaster, and later investigated ancient history with Leonard Mitchell and Audrey Hall.
• Feysac launched an air raid on Backlund, triggering the war Adam needed for his ritual to advance to godhood.

Klein was hunted by Amon after George III’s failed advancement, then was taken to the Forsaken Land of the Gods, where he uncovered the Mysteries World’s connection to Earth and fully digested the Ancient Scholar potion. After escaping Amon’s control and returning to Sefirah Castle, he faced the Antigonus ancestor and learned more about the history of the world and the Evernight Goddess.

• George III’s Black Emperor ritual failed, Trissy Cheek sacrificed herself, and the Lord of Storms purged George III after he lost control.
• Zaratul hunted Klein, who learned from Adam that Adam had arranged the events behind the scenes; Klein escaped the world inside Groselle’s Travels and returned to Backlund.
• An Amon avatar tracked Klein through a lost marionette, parasitized him, and brought him to the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
• Klein deduced that the Mysteries World was Earth at Chernobyl, entered a fragment of pre-First Epoch history, and fully digested the Ancient Scholar potion.
• Amon controlled Klein’s body and tried to steal Sefirah Castle, but the Evernight Goddess briefly blocked him, allowing Klein to return to Sefirah Castle and destroy his body.
• Klein divined the Antigonus ancestor, obtained the Miracle Invoker formula and information about Mysteries Servant’s ingredients, and learned that the first awakened one had been the Evernight Goddess.

Old Ancestor Minghe watched Klein’s rise to become the second Lord of the Mysteries and recognized the power of the Mysterious Law. He chose to sacrifice the Slaughter Asura Sword Dao to complete the Path of Mystery, transforming his bearing.

• The scene revealed Klein’s journey from advancing to Sequence 0 The Fool to awakening as the second Lord of the Mysteries ten years later.
• Nuwa, Houtu, Xuanming, Queen Mother of the West, and Yu Bai realized that Old Ancestor Minghe was the second Lord of the Mysteries shown in the scene.
• Yu Bai observed the Mysterious Law around Old Ancestor Minghe and considered its potential and his possible path forward.
• Old Ancestor Minghe chose to sacrifice the Slaughter Asura Sword Dao to achieve the Path of Mystery.
• Old Ancestor Minghe’s bearing changed drastically.

The chapter recounted Chu Yang’s life from his rebirth as the Nine Tribulations Sword Master through his rise in the Nine-Layered Heavenly Palace and victory over the Saint Monarch and the Outer Realm Demonic Fiends. After the account ended, Yu Bai began fusing with another past life, and a new scene introduced Black Empress Clan’s story.

• The golden ranking recounted Chu Yang’s rebirth, his search for the Nine Tribulations Sword, and his battles across the Three Heavens and Nine-Layered Heavenly Palace.
• Chu Yang reunited the Nine Tribulations brothers, fought the Saint Monarch’s forces, and helped defeat the Outer Realm Demonic Fiends before ascending with his brothers.
• Old Ancestor Minghe saw golden light appear on Yu Bai’s brow and realized Yu Bai was fusing with yet another lifetime.
• Nuwa sensed that Yu Bai had not yet reached the Great Dao Realm, though she believed his accumulated reincarnation power brought him close.
• The ranking introduced Black Empress Clan’s past, including how Duan De and Little Puppy buried Shi Hao and later chose to become burial cultivators.

Primordial Qilin learned that a future fragment of his soul had become the Black Emperor and suspected Ye Fan and Shi Hao had come to the Primordial World. The Reincarnation Golden Ranking then began showing Zi Yan’s life, from her lonely childhood to her alliance with Xiao Yan and advancement to Dou Huang.

• After receiving the Black Emperor’s memories, Primordial Qilin grew furious that his future soul had become a shameless black dog.
• Primordial Qilin sensed Ye Fan’s and Shi Hao’s auras near the Netherworld Blood Sea and concluded they might have arrived in the Primordial World with their memories.
• The Reincarnation Golden Ranking displayed Zi Yan’s early life, including her discovery of the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk and her rise to first place on the Inner Academy’s Strong Ranking.
• Zi Yan met Xiao Yan while searching for medicinal ingredients, made a deal to trade help finding them for pills, and later joined Pan Gate.
• Zi Yan helped Xiao Yan and his allies against their enemies, followed him back toward the Jia Ma Empire, and advanced to Dou Huang while remaining in a little girl’s form.

Princess Long Jiu sensed Xiao Yan’s presence and considered leaving Donghai as the Reincarnation Golden Ranking began showing Yao Chen’s past. The account ended with Yao Chen winning the Pill Assembly and becoming famous across the Central Plains.

• Princess Long Jiu woke in the Donghai Dragon Race, sensed Xiao Yan, and considered going out for a walk.
• The Reincarnation Golden Ranking began displaying Yao Chen’s story, beginning with his father’s death and his expulsion from the Medicine Clan.
• Yao Chen met Feng Xian, survived the Feng Family’s destruction, and developed his alchemy skills with help from Hu Jiujiu and Dan Huchen.
• Yao Chen entered the Pill Tower, where Han Shanshan took him as her medicine attendant and feelings grew between them.
• Yao Chen sacrificed his body to save Han Shanshan from the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and she sacrificed herself to restore him, losing her memories of their time together.
• Yao Chen refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s Core Flame, advanced to Dou Emperor, and won the Pill Assembly championship.

Yao Chen revived through Xiao Yan’s efforts and reached the Half-Saint class, restoring Starfall Pavilion’s standing before helping its allies recover. The chapter ended with Yao Chen giving Xiao Yan the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and sending him to aid Yun Yun while he remained at the pavilion.

• Yao Chen’s restored Half-Saint strength and reputation drew powerful visitors, and several experts accepted invitations to become Starfall Pavilion guest elders.
• Yao Chen removed his soul imprint from the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and handed the flame to Xiao Yan.
• When Nalan asked Xiao Yan to help Yun Yun, Yao Chen hoped Yun Yun would lead the Flower Sect and ally it with Starfall Pavilion.
• Yao Chen gave Xiao Yan a spatial jade slip to summon him and stayed behind to help Tian Huo and Little Doctor Immortal recover and control the Calamity Poison Body.

The Reincarnation Golden Ranking revealed Xia Qingyue’s life, from her pursuit of power to reunite with her mother to her conflict with Yun Che and her mysterious leap into the Abyss of Nothingness. After the vision ended, Changxi received Xia Qingyue’s golden light and Xihe realized her sister was Xia Qingyue’s original self before reincarnation.

• Yu Bai realized that Yao Chen was not the reincarnation connected to his past life and stopped watching his story.
• The Reincarnation Golden Ranking began showing Xia Qingyue’s life, including her reunion with Yun Che, rise to Moon God Emperor, and eventual confrontation with him.
• Xia Qingyue fought Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er, fled to the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, and jumped into the Abyss of Nothingness.
• Yun Che later learned the truth about Xia Qingyue, rebuilt the Moon God Realm, honored her as Empress of the God Realm, and named the realm Yun Yue.
• Changxi received a streak of golden light and began merging with it, while Xihe realized Changxi was Xia Qingyue’s original self before reincarnation.

The chapter followed Zi Nü’s role in founding Quicksand, investigating threats in Han State, and protecting her people and allies. After helping the King of Qin escape Xinzheng, Zi Nü discussed his offer of cooperation with Han Fei and warned him about the corrupting danger of power.

• Zi Nü helped Han Fei, Wei Zhuang, and Zhang Liang solve the Ghost Soldiers case and establish Quicksand.
• Zi Nü investigated murders at Purple Orchid Pavilion, fought Vulture, and helped expose the truth about Li Kai and Lady Hu.
• Zi Nü secured Nong Yu’s place in Quicksand and guided her through missions connected to Tian Ze and the Baiyue people.
• Zi Nü sheltered the King of Qin in Purple Orchid Pavilion and helped Quicksand conceal his identity from Nightfall.
• When the Eight Exquisites surrounded Purple Orchid Pavilion, Zi Nü escaped with the King of Qin and protected him as he left Xinzheng.
• Zi Nü told Han Fei that the poison of power could corrode both a nation and a resilient person.

The chapter recapped Zi Nü’s role in Quicksand and the fall of Purple Orchid Pavilion, then turned to Tian Yan’s past and her covert moves in the Peasant School’s struggle for leadership. Tian Yan exposed Tian Mi, secured support from rival factions, and emerged as the leading candidate for xia chief.

• Zi Nü helped Quicksand protect the King of Qin, mourned Purple Orchid Pavilion’s destruction, and contributed its reserves to the group’s operations.
• Honglian joined Quicksand as Crimson Snake, while Zi Nü took charge of its finances, intelligence, and plans in Nanyang.
• Tian Yan’s mother fled Luo Net, and Tian Yan grew up alongside her younger brother Tian Ci and Mei Sanniang in the Peasant School.
• Tian Yan secretly arranged Tian Meng’s death and used the Peasant School’s infighting to advance her plans for the position of xia chief.
• Tian Yan manipulated the Yinghuo Stone conflict, clashed with the Shadow Division, and negotiated support from Mohism, Taoism, and Ghost Valley Vertical and Horizontal.
• At the Six Sages Tomb, Tian Yan exposed Tian Mi’s betrayal and gained Zhu Family’s support; Tian Ci then defeated Tian Hu when he challenged her.

The Reincarnation Golden Ranking showed how Tian Yan’s schemes were exposed and how she later helped the Peasant School resist Qin before leaving after the dynasty fell. It then revealed Nong Yu’s life, from her time in Purple Orchid Pavilion and Quicksand to her doomed escape with Bai Feng, before the ranking disappeared again.

• Tian Yan secured the Xia Kui position, but Black Jade Qilin exposed her lies, Tian Ci revealed Tian Meng’s death was accidental, and Tian Yan admitted she was Jing Ni.
• Tian Yan fought Wei Zhuang and Ge Nie, warned them that Luo Net would target Confucianism and seek Yan Lu, then worked with Han Xin and Zhu Family to resist Wang Li’s forces.
• Tian Yan later betrayed Luo Net, joined the Anti-Qin Alliance, and left after the Qin Dynasty fell.
• The ranking revealed Nong Yu’s origins, her reunion with Lady Hu, and her recruitment into Quicksand, where she gathered intelligence and uncovered Lady Mingzhu’s blood-butterfly secret.
• The ranking showed Bai Feng and Mo Ya helping Nong Yu after her failed assassination of Ji Wuye; Bai Feng escaped with her, but she died after entrusting Little Bai to him.
• The images faded, and the Reincarnation Golden Ranking vanished.