Recaps

Gu He killed Fan Lao and dismantled the Blood Sect, then took control of Twilight City and built Gu Ling Pavilion around his alchemy and recruitment plans. The arc left the city preparing for a major auction as Yuan Yi arrived to inspect Gu Ling Pavilion’s growing strength.

• Gu He killed Li Gui and the Black Wind Group, then led the convoy through a Black Windstorm before flying ahead to Twilight City.
• Gu He fought Fan Lao and Hao Han, killed both, and claimed Twilight City while warning its residents against violence and persecution.
• Gu He raided the Blood Sect headquarters, killed its elders and pursuing forces, and forced Elder Liu to serve him.
• Gu He gathered the Blood Sect’s treasures, discovered the black Medicine Cauldron’s unusual properties, and publicly refined pills to establish his reputation.
• Gu He advanced to Dou Huang Nine-star, returned to Twilight City, and punished those who broke his ban on fighting.
• Gu He announced an auction and founded Gu Ling Pavilion, recruiting cultivators and renaming Twilight City Gu Ling City.
• Su Mei and Yuan Yi apologized to Gu He for their subordinates, and Yuan Yi later visited the Gu Ling Auction House and examined its VIP rooms.

Gu He strengthened himself and expanded Gu Ling Pavilion while Demonic Flame Valley and other factions watched his growing power. After defeating Elder Jin Yin and building up the pavilion, he left in secret to secure a hidden cultivation site and attacked the Water Cloud Demonic Serpent.

• Gu He auctioned rare pills and techniques, exchanged formulas with Han Feng and Demonic Flame Valley’s Third Elder, and learned that Zi Jing was alive and imprisoned by the valley.
• Gu He expanded Gu Ling Pavilion with Liu Jianlin and Yao Er, established a medicinal herb caravan and pharmacies, and strengthened his cultivation with Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and Sky Demon Phoenix bloodline energy.
• Gu He refined the Sect Breaking Pill and harvested the Moon Spirit Orchid before returning to Gu Ling City to confront Elder Jin Yin, who had attacked Liu Jianlin and Tie Wu.
• Gu He defeated Elder Jin Yin with his Heavenly Flames, and news of the battle caused factions across the Black Corner Region to treat him with caution.
• Gu He advanced to Half-step Dou Zong, built up Pill Cauldron Pavilion, appointed Fan Hai and Bai Ping as elders, and prepared to leave Gu Ling City in secret.
• Gu He chose a deep pool as a hidden cultivation site and attacked the Water Cloud Demonic Serpent, which created a near-identical serpent after suffering severe wounds.

Gu He broke through to Dou Zong, killed Old Man Eagle Mountain with Queen Medusa, and strengthened himself by hunting the Flame Lizard Tribe for Fire Beads. He created a Soul Clone from a Black Bandit and sent him to cultivate for a future mission in Demonic Flame Valley.

• Gu He ripened the Snake Origin Fruit with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s blood, then broke through to One-star Dou Zong while Queen Medusa struggled against his restrictions.
• Gu He and Queen Medusa killed Old Man Eagle Mountain, and Gu He gave her the Spirit Melting Pill prescription before returning with her to Gu Ling City.
• Gu He concealed Gu Ling Pavilion with a spatial barrier, studied Soul Clone, and created a clone that could travel through earth and water.
• Yun Yun emerged from seclusion as a Dou Emperor and announced that the Misty Cloud Sect would reopen and recruit disciples.
• Gu He reached Advanced One-star Dou Zong, then traveled beneath the earth and killed Flame Lizard Tribe members to collect their Fire Beads, reaching Three-star Dou Zong.
• Gu He captured a Black Bandit, shattered his soul, and transferred his Soul Clone into the man’s body, where the clone took control and broke through to Dou Wang.
• Gu He named the clone Qing, refined Fire Beads into pills to strengthen him, and ordered him to cultivate until he reached Peak Dou Wang before investigating Demonic Flame Valley.

Gu He prepared for the Black Emperor Auction, traded pills for rare materials and a magical beast corpse, and secured a deal with Demonic Flame Valley. After Han Feng acquired the Profound Gang Spirit Splitting Sword, Gu He followed him out of the city and confronted him.

• Gu He cultivated in a distant cave, raised his soul to the peak of the Mortal Realm, and demonstrated control over twenty Azure Flame beasts.
• Gu He arrived in Black Emperor City, bought medicinal ingredients from Thousand Medicine Emporium and other shops, and arranged to exchange pills for rare herbs and auction items.
• Gu He offered a Sect Breaking Pill for a Seventh-tier Magical Beast corpse with intact wings, while Mo Tianxing and Qi Shan negotiated with him and Qi Shan exchanged a formula fragment for alchemy instruction.
• At the auction, Gu He bought the Whirlwind Dragon Step, Han Feng won the Great Flame Transformation Art and beast fire, and Gu He's Sect Breaking Pill went unsold for lack of a qualifying corpse.
• Han Feng traded a Seventh-grade Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill for the Profound Gang Spirit Splitting Sword, and Gu He agreed to deliver Demonic Flame Valley an Azure Nether Longevity Pill within two weeks.
• Gu He traded with Mo Tianxing for auction purchases, a magical beast corpse, and medicinal ingredients, then negotiated an Azure Nether Longevity Pill for much of the Black Emperor Sect's remaining stores.
• Gu He secretly followed Han Feng, Elder Ban, and Old Yin Bone out of Black Emperor City, killed the two escorts, and told Han Feng he wanted his life.