Recaps

Li Yun told Kong Xuan that the gate led to a true, perilous world of Chaos filled with beasts stronger than most saints, and the two sealed the area to protect the Phoenix Clan. With the gate secured, they left to continue Li Yun’s cultivation using the Source of Myriad Fires.

• Li Yun reassured Kong Xuan that he was safe and revealed that his encounter with a Chaos beast had greatly strengthened him.
• Li Yun warned Kong Xuan that the world beyond the gate was true Chaos and that even Vermilion Bird could die there.
• Kong Xuan promised to warn the Phoenix Clan and asked Li Yun to help seal the gate’s surroundings.
• Li Yun and Kong Xuan drew Chaos qi across the region, and Li Yun created array barriers that could replenish themselves indefinitely.
• Kong Xuan invited Li Yun to cultivate with the Source of Myriad Fires, and they headed out together.

Li Yun returned to the Phoenix Clan camp and entered its treasury to absorb the Laws of Fire and phoenix flames. Meanwhile, Li Mo forced the Demon General to contact the Demonic Path, and an enormous eye began forming in the vortex above him.

• Kong Xuan told Li Yun that Li Mo and Yuan Ming had taken the Demon Generals and some Devil Race members, then damaged the Phoenix Clan camp, though no clansmen had died.
• Da Peng opened a Space Tunnel to the Phoenix Clan Treasury, and Li Yun entered to absorb the fire powers inside.
• Li Mo confronted the Demon General and threatened to kill him unless he acted immediately.
• The Demon General revealed that he had contacted the Demonic Path and began a ritual to summon it.
• The Demon General collapsed as demonic flames gathered and a vortex appeared, while Li Mo watched an eye take shape within it.

Li Mo negotiated with the Eye of the Devilish Dao to join the Devil Dao independently of Li Yun, and swore an oath of loyalty in exchange for the Saint Seat. The Eye agreed to grant it, while requiring Li Mo to seize territory in the Primordial World and help the Devil Dao return.

• Li Mo told the Eye of the Devilish Dao that he followed the Devil Dao because he had been tainted from birth, not because he represented Li Yun.
• Li Mo showed the New God-Slaying Spear to demonstrate his independence, and the Eye accepted that he could serve the Devil Dao without opposing Li Yun.
• Li Mo swore an oath not to betray the Devil Dao or target Li Yun, and the Eye agreed to grant him the Saint Seat.
• The Eye explained that Li Mo would need to seize territory in the Primordial World to help the Devil Dao return and fully empower the Saint Seat.
• Li Mo promised to help the Devil Dao return as the fourth Dao alongside Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao, and the Eye began granting him the Saint Seat.

Li Mo accepted the dark purple power and reached a perfected Half-Saint cultivation while resisting the temptation to advance further. The Eye of the Devilish Dao transformed his New God-Slaying Spear into an Innate Supreme Treasure, and Li Mo asked how to obtain a Saint Seat for Yuan Ming or help her advance.

• Li Mo absorbed the Eye of the Devilish Dao's power and broke through to Half-Saint, then suppressed his aura before reaching False Saint.
• The Eye of the Devilish Dao praised Li Mo's firm Dao Heart but withheld its decision on making him its spokesperson or having him Merge with Dao.
• The Eye of the Devilish Dao upgraded Li Mo's New God-Slaying Spear into an Innate Supreme Treasure, which entered his body and strengthened him.
• Li Mo asked whether the spear could be merged with the New God-Slaying Spear held by Di Jun, and the Eye of the Devilish Dao said it was possible but difficult.
• Li Mo asked whether Yuan Ming could obtain a Devilish Dao Saint Seat, and the Eye of the Devilish Dao said she lacked the necessary potential and that it was impossible for now.
• Li Mo asked if there was another way to help Yuan Ming break through her current shackles.

Li Mo received pure Devilish Dao energy and learned that Yuan Ming could not attain a Devilish Dao Saint Seat, but could use the energy to reach Half-Saint through Dual Cultivation. Meanwhile, Li Yun perfected his Law of Fire, strengthened his Law of Strength, and rejoined Kong Xuan and Da Peng.

• The Eye of the Devilish Dao gave Li Mo pure Devilish Dao energy and taught him a Dual Cultivation method, explaining that Yuan Ming could reach Half-Saint but could not become a Devilish Dao Saint without Li Mo's further advancement.
• Li Mo told Yuan Ming what the Eye had said and offered her the energy as a path to improvement; Yuan Ming eagerly agreed to Dual Cultivation.
• Li Mo sent a message to his true self, then gave Yuan Ming the black energy and began Dual Cultivation with her.
• Li Yun perfected his Law of Fire in the Phoenix Clan's forbidden grounds and absorbed Yuan Ming's Law of Fire, strengthening his Law of Strength.
• Li Yun controlled the growing flames and Devouring Demon Fire, left the forbidden grounds, and received congratulations from Kong Xuan and Da Peng.

Li Yun learned that Li Mo had gained the Devilish Dao’s recognition, then prepared to leave the Phoenix Clan and search for the Wordless Heavenly Book with Kong Xuan. Da Peng later went with Qing Luan to visit Vermilion Bird and discovered that she was pregnant.

• Li Yun reassured Kong Xuan and Da Peng that the Source of Myriad Fires was not seriously damaged and revealed that Li Mo had gained the Devilish Dao’s recognition, while Yuan Ming had not.
• Li Yun learned that the Wordless Heavenly Book remained undiscovered and decided to search for it himself after hearing that Sect Master Tongtian was still missing.
• Kong Xuan agreed to accompany Li Yun, and the two left the Phoenix Clan while Da Peng sealed the spatial entrance.
• Da Peng told Qing Luan that Li Yun had left and that Kong Xuan had gone with him, then followed her to visit Vermilion Bird.
• Da Peng saw Vermilion Bird’s swollen abdomen and realized that she was pregnant, then wondered whether Zhurong could be responsible.

Da Peng learned that Vermilion Bird was carrying Li Yun’s child and reported that Li Mo had inherited the Devilish Dao Saint Seat. Vermilion Bird warned against plotting around Li Yun, then prepared to strengthen her child while pursuing freedom from her own shackles.

• Da Peng realized Li Yun might be the father of Vermilion Bird’s child, and Qing Luan confirmed it was true and urged him to keep it secret.
• Da Peng revealed that Li Mo had inherited the Devilish Dao Saint Seat, but Yuan Ming had not received its blessing because Li Mo had not yet become its spokesperson.
• Vermilion Bird explained that Li Mo could still become the Devilish Dao’s spokesperson and perhaps merge with it, and she and Qing Luan warned Da Peng never to scheme against Li Yun.
• Vermilion Bird ordered Da Peng to bring the clan’s spirit fruits to her and later send Zhu Xuan’er to find Li Yun after he finished his affairs.
• Vermilion Bird told Qing Luan she wanted freedom and hoped Humanity Dao’s power could break her shackles, while Qing Luan offered her a special Innate Spirit Treasure that could strengthen the fetus at a cost to Vermilion Bird.

Li Yun found the Wordless Heavenly Book after it appeared in the Northern Huang Region, where cultivators had gathered and fought over it. With Humanity Dao promising him a Saint Seat and Laozi warning that other Saints were moving, Li Yun urged the Great Spiritual Power Users to enter the gorge and compete for the book.

• A pillar of light revealed the Wordless Heavenly Book, drawing cultivators from across the region and sparking a battle that wounded Fuxi and other powerful beings.
• Humanity Dao offered Li Yun a Saint Seat if he brought back the book, while Laozi told him that other Saints had begun moving and that his master would hold them back.
• Li Yun warned Kong Xuan not to get involved, and Kong Xuan agreed to stay out of the conflict.
• Li Yun entered the battle zone and told the Great Spiritual Power Users to stop fighting outside and compete for the book, promising to reward whoever handed it to him.
• The Great Spiritual Power Users accepted Li Yun's proposal, and the slaughter outside the gorge subsided.

Li Yun and the others sealed the Gorge’s entrance before descending to the Wordless Heavenly Book. They found it protected by a force that repelled even Quasi-Saint experts, leaving everyone looking to Li Yun for a way to reach it.

• Li Yun and the others joined forces to seal the Gorge’s entrance, trapping the other cultivators outside.
• The group descended to the bottom of the Gorge and found the Wordless Heavenly Book floating amid a milky-white glow and golden patterns.
• A Quasi-Saint Late Stage cultivator tried to grab the book, but its force repelled him and left him injured.
• A Quasi-Saint Perfection cultivator also failed to reach the book and was sent flying.
• The cultivators turned to Li Yun, believing he might overcome the force protecting the Wordless Heavenly Book.

Fuxi, Li Yun, and the surrounding cultivators failed to take the Wordless Heavenly Book because it resisted every attempt. After everyone had tried, Li Yun stepped forward to make another attempt.

• Fuxi tried to grab the Wordless Heavenly Book, but an invisible force blocked him.
• Fuxi attacked the book with his Magical Power, and Li Yun kicked him away before he could damage it.
• Li Yun tried to take the Wordless Heavenly Book, but its light stopped him from removing it.
• Li Yun invited the other cultivators to try, and they were all repelled or sent flying.
• After nearly an hour of failed attempts, Li Yun walked toward the book and said he would take his turn.

Li Yun used the power of Humanity Dao’s Fortune and the Emperor’s aura to make the Wordless Heavenly Book accept him. After Fuxi was severely injured trying to seize it, Li Shen claimed the book was destined for him and drew it into Li Yun’s sea of consciousness.

• Li Yun said he would try once more to take the Wordless Heavenly Book, and the gathered cultivators agreed to watch.
• Li Yun infused the Wordless Heavenly Book with Humanity Dao’s Fortune Power and the aura of an Emperor, causing it to stop resisting and move toward him.
• Fuxi charged at Li Yun to seize the Wordless Heavenly Book, but its silver character “Break!” struck him and left him severely wounded.
• Li Yun reached out and took the Wordless Heavenly Book, which began to send its power into his body.
• Li Shen sensed his connection to the Wordless Heavenly Book and drew it into Li Yun’s sea of consciousness, surprising Li Yun.

Li Yun let Li Shen keep the Wordless Heavenly Book after Li Shen revealed he could wield part of its power. Fuxi then accused Li Yun of taking the Human Book and demanded it back, leaving the cultivators to watch as Li Yun challenged him to fight.

• Li Shen told Li Yun he could wield part of the Wordless Heavenly Book's power and began comprehending it after Li Yun let him keep it for now.
• The cultivators gave up hope of taking the book and began to leave, but Fuxi rose and accused Li Yun of claiming the Human Book despite already being promised a Saint Seat by Humanity Dao.
• Li Yun suspected Nuwa had told Fuxi the book's identity, but denied it was the Human Book and refused to hand it over.
• Fuxi threatened Li Yun unless he surrendered the book, while the other cultivators watched without taking sides.
• Li Yun summoned the Great Emperor Sword and invited Fuxi to fight.

Li Yun revealed that he had reached Quasi-Saint Middle Stage and overwhelmed Fuxi in their battle. After Li Yun’s sword strike cracked the Fuxi Zither and continued toward him, Fuxi cried out for his little sister to save him.

• Fuxi attacked Li Yun with the Fuxi Zither, but Li Yun’s Ultimate Emperor Seal blocked the sonic assault.
• Fuxi realized Li Yun was stronger than Quasi-Saint Early Stage, and Li Yun disclosed that he had reached Quasi-Saint Middle Stage.
• Li Yun released his aura, shocking the gathered cultivators and causing many to abandon the contest.
• Fuxi attacked again with the Fuxi Zither, and Li Yun answered with One Sword Divides Yin and Yang.
• Li Yun’s sword strike cracked the Fuxi Zither and kept advancing toward Fuxi, who cried out for his little sister to save him.

Li Yun confronted Fuxi after Nuwa’s Red Embroidered Ball shielded him from Li Yun’s attack. Li Yun exposed the artifact as a limited safeguard rather than Nuwa’s direct intervention, then revealed an Eye of Heaven and Earth that wielded Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao power, leaving Fuxi and the onlookers stunned.

• Nuwa’s Red Embroidered Ball wrapped around Fuxi and blocked Li Yun’s Heaven-Opening Sword Qi, while the resulting shockwaves scattered the cultivators.
• Li Yun realized the Red Embroidered Ball had likely been given to Fuxi beforehand and that Nuwa had not personally intervened.
• Fuxi used the artifact’s power to threaten Li Yun and demand the Human Book, but Li Yun declared that he had seen through the bluff.
• Fuxi realized the Red Embroidered Ball’s Saint power was limited and that it could not guarantee victory over Li Yun.
• Li Yun displayed his Eye of Heaven and Earth, whose Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao power shocked Fuxi and the surrounding cultivators.

Li Yun exhausted the power Saint Nuwa had left in Fuxi’s Red Embroidered Ball and defeated Fuxi with Heaven-Opening Sword Qi. Fuxi was left gravely wounded and could only stare in disbelief at Li Yun’s overwhelming strength.

• Fuxi refused to give up the Human Book and attacked Li Yun with the Red Embroidered Ball.
• Li Yun clashed with Fuxi’s attack, and the power Saint Nuwa had left in the Red Embroidered Ball steadily weakened.
• Cultivators inside the area fled as Li Yun and Fuxi fought, while Kong Xuan sensed Li Yun’s aura outside the barrier.
• Li Yun exhausted Nuwa’s remaining power in the Red Embroidered Ball and wounded Fuxi with Heaven-Opening Sword Qi.
• Fuxi crashed to the ground with half his body destroyed and could not believe Li Yun had reached such strength.

Li Yun defeated Fuxi and left with the Wordless Heavenly Book, racing to return to Human Race territory before the other Daos could stop him. After the cultivators departed, Luomo approached Fuxi and offered him a path to Half-Saint cultivation and a chance to become a Devilish Dao Saint if he submitted to the Demonic Path.

• Fuxi admitted defeat and acknowledged Li Yun's strength.
• Li Yun hurried away with the Wordless Heavenly Book, while the other cultivators chose to withdraw rather than challenge him.
• A cloaked stranger approached the weakened Fuxi and said he had an important matter to discuss.
• The stranger revealed that he was Luomo, heir to the Demonic Path and descendant of Luohu.
• Luomo offered Fuxi Demonic Path origin qi, Half-Saint cultivation, and the future opportunity to attain Devilish Dao Sainthood in exchange for submitting to him.

Luomo persuaded Fuxi to help him track Di Jun and find a chance to reclaim the God-Slaying Spear, in exchange for Demonic Path origin and the promise of a Demonic Path Saint Seat. Fuxi agreed and was left with Luomo’s token and Jade Talisman, ready to watch for Di Jun while avoiding Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

• Fuxi questioned whether Luomo’s promises were real and worried that joining the Demonic Path would bring the Three Dao’s suppression.
• Luomo argued that Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao would not accept Fuxi because he was Nuwa’s elder brother, leaving the Demonic Path as his only option.
• Fuxi asked what Luomo wanted in return, and Luomo gave him a token and tasked him with monitoring Di Jun to find a chance to take the God-Slaying Spear.
• Luomo explained that the spear was tied to his father’s relic and would help him claim the Demonic Path Saint Seat, while Fuxi could eventually become a Devilish Dao Saint.
• Fuxi agreed to the task but warned Luomo not to break his promises, and Luomo gave him a Jade Talisman before leaving.

Li Yun left with the Wordless Heavenly Book as Kong Xuan returned to the Interception Sect, but Hongjun offered the last strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi to whoever captured the book. Cultivators rushed to seize it, and a Quasi-Saint Perfection expert blocked Li Yun and demanded he surrender it.

• Fuxi decided to pursue the chance to become a Saint and left with the Red Embroidered Ball.
• Li Yun reunited with Kong Xuan, who chose to return to the Interception Sect and await Sect Master Tongtian.
• Li Yun and Kong Xuan parted, and Li Yun continued toward the Human Race alone.
• Hongjun commanded the Primordial World's cultivators to seize the Wordless Heavenly Book, promising the last strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi as a reward.
• A Quasi-Saint Perfection cultivator confronted Li Yun and demanded that he hand over the Wordless Heavenly Book.

Li Yun killed a Quasi-Saint Perfection Cultivator with one strike and took his sword, frightening many of the cultivators gathered for the Wordless Heavenly Book. As weaker cultivators fled and others approached, they claimed they wanted to escort Li Yun back to the Human Race.

• Li Yun drew the Great Emperor Sword and killed the attacking Quasi-Saint Perfection Cultivator with one strike.
• The surrounding cultivators were shocked by Li Yun's power and grew afraid to challenge him.
• Li Yun collected the dead cultivator's High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure longsword.
• Weaker Quasi-Saint cultivators withdrew, while some of the remaining cultivators still approached Li Yun.
• A cultivator offered to escort Li Yun back to the Human Race, and others joined the offer.

Li Yun accepted a group of powerful cultivators as his guards after they swore Dao Heart oaths, strengthening his forces amid the struggle for Hongmeng Purple Qi. When several cultivators who had tried to deceive him fled, his new guards captured them, and Li Yun ordered them destroyed.

• Li Yun questioned why the cultivators wanted to become his guards despite the chance to pursue Hongmeng Purple Qi, and they explained that joining Humanity Dao offered their best prospects.
• Li Yun agreed to accept them as guards if they swore Dao Heart oaths, and most of the cultivators present promptly took the oaths.
• Several Quasi-Saint cultivators who had not intended to join tried to flee, but Li Yun's newly sworn guards surrounded and captured them.
• Li Yun ordered the captured cultivators destroyed, and several Quasi-Saints attacked them with their Lingbao.

Li Yun’s guards defeated the cultivators who tried to seize the Human Book, and Li Yun led his growing force toward Humanity Dao’s territory. Meanwhile, Di Jun refused to let the Demon Race join Hongjun’s bounty scheme and planned to use the crisis to advance toward sainthood.

• Li Yun’s guards killed the resisting cultivators and delivered their Innate Spirit Treasures to him, but he let them keep the spoils.
• Li Yun ordered his followers to return to the human race, and their strength deterred most would-be attackers along the way.
• Watching Li Yun’s group depart, the remaining cultivators worried that they could no longer seize the Human Book from him.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked Di Jun whether the Demon Race should pursue Hongjun’s bounty on Li Yun and the chance to obtain Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Di Jun forbade the Demon Race from getting involved, citing Li Yun’s strength and protection and the danger of provoking the Witch Clan.
• Di Jun told Eastern Emperor Taiyi that the crisis might help him secure sainthood by making the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun anxious.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun decided not to interfere in the struggle over the Human Book, while Xuanming instructed the Witch Clan to stay out of it. She then told Dijiang that the Witch Clan needed to secure three kings in the Earthly Dao, and he agreed to choose candidates carefully.

• Di Jun told Eastern Emperor Taiyi that they should watch from the sidelines and that others would bear the consequences of any confrontation.
• Xuanming warned the Ancestor Witches not to interfere in the dispute over the Human Book and ordered Zhujiuyin to keep the Witch Clan from acting against Li Yun.
• Zhujiuyin and the other Ancestor Witches left to carry out Xuanming's order, while Zhurong vowed to punish anyone who harmed Li Yun.
• Xuanming consulted the Earthly Dao and told Dijiang that the Witch Clan and Asura Race would benefit by selecting kings.
• Xuanming explained that the Witch Clan needed three of the five Earthly Dao kings to preserve its authority, and Dijiang agreed to select three promising candidates.

Dijiang and Xuanming agreed to make Xing Tian one of the Witch Clan’s kings and choose two more through combat. As Li Yun’s party advanced, the Saints spotted the Dragon Clan led by Eastern Duke’s possessed body, but Nuwa and the others stopped Laozi from intervening and left Li Yun to face them.

• Xuanming proposed Xing Tian as a king and suggested that Great Witches compete for the other two positions, with the winners earning the clan’s recognition and Earthly Dao blessings.
• Dijiang agreed to the plan and told Xuanming to begin selecting candidates.
• Laozi showed the Saints a mirror projection of Li Yun leading his guards through the Primordial World, and the group remained focused on watching him.
• Zhunti noticed a powerful force approaching Li Yun, and the Saints saw the Dragon Clan gathering ahead of his party.
• Laozi recognized Eastern Duke’s possessed body at the head of the Dragon Clan and prepared to attack.
• Nuwa warned Laozi that the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor could punish the Saints if he intervened, so Laozi held back and left Li Yun to handle the threat.

Li Yun and his guards encountered the Dragon Clan force led by Eastern Duke, who revealed Half-Saint-level power and challenged Li Yun. As the guards attacked the Dragon Clan members, the Dragon Clan activated the Ten Thousand Dragons Grand Formation to defend themselves.

• Laozi's warning silenced Nuwa, while Li Yun halted his party after sensing an enemy ahead.
• Li Yun's group encountered Eastern Duke and the Dragon Clan, and a Quasi-Saint guard demanded that they move aside.
• Eastern Duke blasted the guard backward with his overwhelming aura, revealing himself as a Half-Saint.
• Li Yun ordered the injured guard to stand down and sent his guards to attack the other Dragon Clan members.
• A Dragon Clan Quasi-Saint called for the Ten Thousand Dragons Grand Formation, which formed around the clan and strengthened its cultivators.

Li Yun's guards shattered the Ten Thousand Dragons Grand Formation and slaughtered Eastern Duke's fleeing Dragon Clan subordinates. Eastern Duke demanded the Human Book, but Li Yun refused and met him in battle, leaving their fight to devastate the surrounding area.

• Li Yun's guards broke the Ten Thousand Dragons Grand Formation, killing many Dragon Clan cultivators and driving the rest to flee.
• Li Yun taunted Eastern Duke over his losses while deciding not to reveal that Eastern Duke was a reincarnated body possessed by someone else.
• Eastern Duke demanded the Human Book and threatened Li Yun, who refused and challenged him to take it by force.
• Li Yun summoned the Profound Yellow Axe, and Eastern Duke charged with his spear.
• Li Yun and Eastern Duke clashed in midair, shattering space and forcing the guards to retreat from the battle.