Recaps

Lin Qiye defeated Azathoth’s hold over him, reunited with his friends, and created a true Fifth Universe where the people lost in Cangnan were revived. The story then followed Zhou Ping’s early life, his connection to Wang Shang and Ye Fan, and his rise toward becoming Great Xia’s Sword Saint.

• Lin Qiye mastered karma, reclaimed his Seraph self, and defeated the Key of Doors with help from An Qingyu, King Mask, Kronos, Merlin, and Cao Yuan, but An Qingyu disappeared into the Gate of Truth.
• Chaos revealed that Lin Qiye was Azathoth, and Lin Qiye recovered his identity through repeated dream cycles while the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods held his will and Azathoth’s apart.
• Lingbao Tianzun and Jialan entered the higher-dimensional world, and An Qingyu, Cao Yuan, Jiang Er, and Shen Qingzhu reunited with Lin Qiye as the dream universe began to collapse.
• Lin Qiye gathered the karma of Great Xia into a blade and struck Azathoth, then completed his treatment and created a true Fifth Universe where his friends and the people lost in Cangnan returned.
• Wang Shang sent his presence back in time to meet Zhou Ping, and Ye Fan witnessed Zhou Ping’s abusive home life before Zhou Ping killed the Heart-Devouring Spider and chose to leave his parents to the law.
• Uncle Shang trained Zhou Ping, while Ye Fan resolved to protect him as his scabbard, and Kronos took Wang Shang’s Eye of Time Sequence in exchange for a life.
• Zhou Ping used a time bridge opened by Kronos to send three sword strikes into the God War, helping Ye Fan and Wang Qing fight Loki and Gaia, though Wang Qing died sealing Gaia.
• After learning Wang Shang had survived the God War but later died of illness, Zhou Ping met Ye Fan and agreed to become Great Xia’s Sword Saint.