Recaps

Jiang Lin developed his theories of spiritual qi and artifact forging, then created Hu Jia’s Life Artifact and began forging Life Artifacts for Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er. The arc ended with Xiao Yan receiving his cannon in his Dantian while Jiang Lin started work on Gu Xun'er’s artifact.

• Jiang Lin studied pill lightning, drew Heavenly Dao Lightning onto himself, and used the strikes to refine his spiritual grade and advance his cultivation.
• Jiang Lin compiled his theories of spiritual qi and destiny artifacts, and Pei Xuan used them to explain his ghost-cultivation path to Yao Chen.
• Jiang Lin forged the Azure Spirit Sword as Hu Jia’s Life Artifact and engraved Spirit Seals and spiritual-mark meridians into the sword and Hu Jia’s body.
• Hu Jia implanted the Azure Spirit Sword, broke through to one-star Dou Ling, and survived its lightning tribulation after Jiang Lin redirected the strikes onto himself.
• Hu Jia recovered, named her Life Artifact the Mysterious Sky Spirit-Slaying Sword, and tested its abilities under Jiang Lin’s guidance.
• Jiang Lin broke through to three-star Dou Wang, reforged Xiao Yan’s Mysterious Flame Xuan Heavy Cannon as a Life Artifact, and sent it into Xiao Yan’s Dantian after enduring its lightning tribulation.
• Jiang Lin advanced to four-star Dou Wang and began forging Gu Xun'er’s Life Artifact, giving her the simple Spatial Spirit Mark she requested.

Jiang Lin expanded Spirit Artisan’s influence through the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array, then traveled with Hun Ke’er to reunite with Xiao Yi Xian and explore her Ling Kui techniques. He left poised to combine Ling Kui and Life Artifact research, with the resources and plans for his next breakthrough in hand.

• Jiang Lin helped Gu Xun’er survive her Void Heaven Realm Wheel’s tribulation, then learned about her sealed Divine Bloodline and investigated Pei Xuan’s Nine-Touring Feather and its path to Exotic Wind.
• Jiang Lin reached five-star Dou Wang, established a Nine-One Qi Gathering Array at the Black Emperor Sect, and arranged for Lu Protector to manage it with Soul Hall’s cooperation.
• Jiang Lin and his allies built a vast array around Black Seal City, drew the Black Corner Region’s factions into a cooperative interest group, and marked their alliance on a Builder’s Stone Tablet.
• Hun Ke’er returned to find Western Regions Soul Hall renovated and working with Spirit Artisan, then invited Jiang Lin to join the Ancient Sea Trial and accompanied him toward Xiao Yi Xian.
• Hun Ke’er revealed her Ling Kui path by controlling a Gale Wyvern King and sparring with Jiang Lin, but Jiang Lin used Divine Essence Spirit Fire to break her Soul Puppet Nether Threads and subdue her.
• Jiang Lin recruited the Gale Wyvern King with Soul Pills, reached the Heavenly Poison Sect, and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian before bringing her to Hun Ke’er.
• Jiang Lin explained his Theory of Spiritual Qi and Theory of Destiny Artifacts to Hun Ke’er, identifying Life Artifacts as his Grandmaster Path.
• Hun Ke’er shared her Ling Kui techniques and offered a Half-Saint’s corpse for research, while Jiang Lin proposed eventually forging a Ling Kui Life Artifact and considered how his existing resources could support his next breakthrough.

Jiang Lin advanced his artifact forging and cultivation at Jia Nan Academy, then set out beyond the Dou Qi Continent to seek rare resources and investigate the Nine-Touring Roc. As the Soul Clan faced the Spirit Clan’s Blood Sacrifice Emperor Array, Jiang Lin entered the Void Storm Sea and heard an ancient voice welcome him.

• Jiang Lin completed the Nine-One Qi Gathering Array, refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s remains, and helped Xiao Yi Xian forge a Life Artifact while advancing her cultivation.
• Jiang Lin endured his Dou Emperor lightning tribulation and touched the Demon Thunder Pearl, drawing Lei Ying’s attention.
• Jiang Lin advised Xiao Yan to use the Tuoshe Ancient Jade to buy time for his family, then took him to the magma world, where Xiao Yan began absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Jiang Lin found Yao Tianhuo trapped in a smaller Fallen Heart Flame and left him with Xiao Yi Xian to guide her and study artifact forging.
• Jiang Lin departed Jia Nan Academy with Hun Ke’er, flew beyond the Dou Qi Continent, and entered the Fuyao Wind Domain with Pei Xuan.
• Pei Xuan revealed his ties to the Nine-Touring Roc and its legendary Great Emperor, while Jiang Lin suspected the world had been deliberately refined and predicted disaster on the Central Continent.
• Hun Tiandi explained that the Spirit Clan had turned the Sacred Weapon Project into the Blood Sacrifice Emperor Array, and the Soul Clan prepared to leave behind its last descendants.
• Jiang Lin navigated the Void Storm Sea with the Nine-Touring Feather, plunged into a tornado, and heard an ancient voice welcome him.

Jiang Lin won the Nine-Touring Fuyao Wind, returned to his companions, and helped prepare them for the Ancient Sea Secret Realm. The group entered the trial, where Jiang Lin discovered that his companions were illusions and faced a mysterious fragment that might let him defy the realm’s rules.

• Jiang Lin defeated the Nine-Touring Wind Masters, earned the Nine-Touring Fuyao Wind, and forged it into Twelve Wind Spirit Wings as the Lord of Nine Tours revealed the Dou Qi Plane’s decline.
• Jiang Lin reunited with Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan, and helped Gu Xun'er consider how to handle a marriage proposal from a powerful clan.
• Hun Ke'er led the group toward the Ancient Sea Secret Realm, and Jiang Lin joined her at the Soul Hall before they traveled to the Deep Sea Soul Hall and met the oppressed Merfolk.
• Jiang Lin and Xiao Yi Xian grew closer, and the group spent a month cultivating and preparing for the Ancient Sea Trial.
• Hun Ke'er gave Jiang Lin a mysterious fragment and warned the group about the secret realm’s dangers, while Jiang Lin told Xiao Yan of a man who had cleared the realm and later sacrificed his clan.
• Azure Venerable opened the Dragon Gate, and Jiang Lin led the group into the trial, where he found that his companions were illusions and killed them to restore his cultivation.
• The Nine-Touring Sparrow told Jiang Lin that the secret realm had targeted him for higher levels and that the mysterious fragment might let him defy its rules.