Recaps

Li Yun uncovered Hongjun’s scheme to place Eastern Duke in control of the Dragon Clan and learned that the Demon Clan had grown dangerous. As Li Yun was enthroned, he gained Human Race Faith, forged the Great Emperor Sword from Merit, and watched Laozi publicly challenge the path to sainthood through Severing the Three Corpses.

• Li Yun discovered Eastern Duke’s resurrection as a Blood Dragon and learned that Hongjun’s Good Corpse intended to use him to take control of the Dragon Clan.
• Li Yun returned to the Human Race and told Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian about the scheme, while Qingyun agreed to become Li Yun’s mount and report to Candle Dragon.
• Zhen Yuanzi warned Li Yun that Di Jun had obtained Hongmeng Purple Qi and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had become a False Saint, while Humanity Dao tasked Li Yun and Laozi with finding the Wordless Heavenly Book.
• Laozi and Li Yun organized a Primordial World-wide search for the Wordless Heavenly Book, offering spiritual treasures as a reward while keeping its importance secret.
• Humanity Dao began Li Yun’s Enthronement Ceremony, and Li Yun climbed the steps as Human Race Faith gathered around him and strengthened his comprehension of Chaos Law.
• Li Yun swore to protect and strengthen the Human Race, then cast his gathered Merit into his Bronze Sword, transforming it into the Great Emperor Sword.
• Laozi declared that Severing the Three Corpses could not lead to sainthood and revealed his three False Saint corpses as evidence that the method had failed.

Li Yun was enthroned as Human Race Great Emperor, defeated Ghost Chariot, and won the Fusang Tree from Di Jun before agreeing to a future contest over the Fusang and Osmanthus Trees. After the ceremony, the Dragon Clan learned that Blood Dragon was Eastern Duke’s reincarnation, while Yuanshi Tianzun accepted the Ancestor Dragon Lineage as a dependent of the Chan Teachings.

• Ancestor Minghe destroyed his Three Corpses with Laozi’s help, then pursued Attaining Dao through Law and reached Quasi-Saint Perfection.
• Li Yun absorbed the Human Dao Merit, awakened the Great Emperor Sword’s power, and was named Human Race Great Emperor by Laozi.
• Li Yun accepted Di Jun’s challenge and defeated Ghost Chariot with his Quasi-Saint body, Chaos Divine Light, and Heaven-Opening Sword Qi.
• Li Yun claimed the Fusang Tree from Di Jun, then agreed to a contest between their descendants in one hundred thousand years, wagering the Fusang Tree against the Osmanthus Tree.
• Di Jun celebrated the birth of ten Jade Rabbits, while the gathered cultivators realized their arrival had shifted the balance among the three Dao forces.
• Yuanshi Tianzun accepted Huang Long’s request and made the Ancestor Dragon Lineage a dependent race of the Chan Teachings.
• Qingyun told Candle Dragon that Blood Dragon was Eastern Duke’s reincarnation and planned to control the Dragon Clan, then explained that he could become Li Yun’s mount.

Li Yun secured alliances with the Dragon and Kirin Clans, then cultivated three powerful clones from the Yellow Middle Plum, Immortal Apricot, and Fusang Tree. The Fusang clone gained a demonic nature, leaving Li Yun uncertain which path it should follow.

• Candle Dragon named Qingyun the young lord of the Candle Dragon Lineage and arranged for the Dragon Clan to support Humanity Dao in exchange for recognition and incense power.
• Yuanshi Tianzun gave Li Yun the Yellow Middle Plum and Immortal Apricot, while Li Yun warned that Kunlun Mountain must remain Yuanshi's alone.
• Queen Mother of the West traded information about the Jade Rabbit Princesses for the Sun Moon Stars Tree, then asked Li Yun to admit her into Humanity Dao, but he refused.
• A dark violet eye gave Queen Mother of the West a Beguiler Demon's origin heart after she failed to infiltrate Humanity Dao or Earthly Dao.
• Laozi told Li Yun that the Dragon and Kirin Clans had provided origin blood to improve humanity, and that the Kirin Clan would become a Human Race vassal.
• Li Yun refined the Yellow Middle Plum into Li Feng, who became a Human Dao Saint Candidate, then turned the Immortal Apricot into Li Shen, a Divine Path clone.
• Li Shen entered the Twenty-Four Heavens to cultivate and create races, while Li Yun gave him control of the realm as his Divine Kingdom.
• Li Yun refined the Fusang Tree into a demonic clone after subduing its second soul, but remained uncertain which path the clone should take.

Li Yun strengthened the Human Race and guided his disciples while investigating the Earthly Dao’s offer to Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi. He refused a Saint Seat, arranged an alliance between the Earthly and Humanity Dao, and found their combined origins heading toward him.

• Li Yun restored the God-Slaying Spear through his Demonic Clone, and Li Mo awakened with Luohu’s inheritance and a powerful Slaughter Law.
• Li Yun exposed Queen Mother of the West’s past influence over the Three Pure Ones, and Laozi took the Pangu Divine Bead from her in exchange for letting her leave.
• Li Yun returned to the Human Race, established talent testing, and guided Luochuan, Luoyang, and Guyue along their cultivation paths.
• Li Yun went to the Sea of Blood, where Ancestor Minghe invited him and Zhen Yuanzi to discuss the Earthly Dao’s offer to make Minghe a Saint.
• The Earthly Dao’s power trapped Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi, but Li Yun resisted it and gained Earthly Dao Sage Pupils through the system.
• Minghe accepted the Earthly Dao’s terms and became a Saint, while Zhen Yuanzi offered the Earth Book and received a Saint Seat of his own.
• Li Yun refused the Earthly Dao’s offer of a Saint Seat and agreed to help arrange cooperation with Humanity Dao against Heavenly Dao.
• Li Yun summoned Humanity Dao, and the two Dao entities formed an alliance contract whose radiance shot toward him.