Recaps

Chen Mu escaped Qiu Jinwu’s pursuit through the Heavenly River Law Realm, settled in Haizhou, and joined the Hundred Illusions Sect as an Auxiliary Soldier. After Jiao Shi tracked him down, Chen Mu captured and killed him, then refined the Dragon Pearl Spiritual Mechanism as Jiao Yufei’s tracking attempt failed.

• Chen Mu discovered the hidden Qi Mechanism in the Kui Niu Drums, but Qiu Jinwu dragged the fleet into the Heavenly River Law Realm and Chen Mu fled in the Pingning Hao.
• Chen Mu found a way out of the icy Cave Heaven, escaped with the Seven Siblings of Wushan, and concealed the Pingning Hao from Qiu Jinwu’s tracking.
• After months of travel, Chen Mu reached Haizhou, sold Tongxi Baizhang Pills, and cultivated until he produced Innate Qi and completed his River Cart.
• Chen Mu chose to join the Hundred Illusions Sect as an Auxiliary Soldier, but Jiao Shi tracked him to Bixi Alley and revealed his monstrous form.
• Chen Mu subdued Jiao Shi, used his body to make a Clay Doll, and killed him after releasing plague toxin in Bixi Alley.
• Chen Mu boarded the White Calamity Ship, crushed Jiao Shi’s Amber Spirit Seeking Bead, and refined Yin Fault Yang Deviation with the Dragon Pearl Spiritual Mechanism as Jiao Yufei’s Amber Pearl lost its signal.

Chen Mu strengthened his Heavenly Demon Body and linked his Peach Divine Lords to prepare for his Dao Soldier service at Qianji Sect. When the Blood River invaded Qingqiu Mountain, his Contract bound the Dao Soldiers to fight, and Eyeless pursued him into Prison of Essence Valley, where Chen Mu turned the tables with his Candle Dragon Dharma Body.

• Chen Mu entered the Body Washing Cave at the Hundred Illusions Sect, resisted its illusions, and began learning the Demon Slaying Technique before mining Demonic Energy Stones in Prison of Essence Valley.
• Chen Mu discovered the sealed Stone Gourd, absorbed Nine Heads’s Origin Qi, and used Lingbao Shuji Pian to explore the layers of the Heaven-Bearing Magic Restriction and refine hundreds of Peach Divine Lords.
• Chen Mu developed the Spirit Seed Tribulation Splitting Art, strengthened his Heavenly Demon Body with Yin Soul Monsters and beast essence, and passed his Grinding Stone Workshop assessment.
• Chen Mu linked 137 Peach Divine Lord versions through the Nine Lives Tribulation Splitting Art, chose a Grade A Dao Soldier Contract, and submitted it to the Pure Yang Dao Ancestor.
• A fissure opened above Qingqiu Mountain and blood poured from the sky, prompting Zheng Bai Lian to order the Dao Soldiers to defend the mountain under threat of the Contract’s punishment.
• Many Dao Soldiers fled and were killed by the Contract’s Five Thunder Strike as Eyeless Child bound Chen Mu and recognized his Shadow Cave Heaven.
• Eyeless pursued Chen Mu into Prison of Essence Valley and trapped him in an underground river cavern, but Chen Mu summoned his Candle Dragon Dharma Body, which shattered Eyeless’s shadow and began swallowing its fragments.

Chen Mu survived the Haizhou demon crisis, concealed Meng Qingchan and her Heaven-Bearing Gourd, and reached Heavenly Gate Star, where he secretly cultivated while serving in Demon Slaying Alley. As Lü Yue’s war expanded and conscription reached Chen Mu’s courtyard, Chen Mu prepared to strengthen his Jade Cicada Secret Manual before being sent to Bian She Star.

• Chen Mu completed his Divine Embryo, gained the Delusion Seven Emotions Flame, and helped endure the Green Worm Gu outbreak as Qianji Sect cultivators purged the poison across Haizhou.
• After the demons were driven back, Chen Mu developed the Ten Directions Hand and expanded Thousand Lantern City, where he discovered the Heaven-Bearing Gourd sought by the Qianji Sect.
• Meng Qingchan revealed herself inside the gourd, offered Chen Mu Qianji Sect inheritances, and persuaded him to shelter her in exchange for the Jade Cicada Secret Manual.
• Chen Mu hid the gourd from the Qianji Sect and, fearing Lü Yue and the Bone-Illuminating Mirror, killed Meng Qingchan before passing inspection at the Heavenly Gate and reaching Heavenly Gate Star.
• Chen Mu began cultivating the Jade Cicada Secret Manual while working in Demon Slaying Alley, but overexertion depleted his vitality and forced him to recover and regulate his training.
• Chen Mu discovered that the Heaven-Bearing Gourd could produce Spirit Nurturing Wine, used its divine power to nourish his Heavenly Demon Body, and continued advancing his Jade Seed Reshaping and Giant Spirit Secret Technique.
• As Lü Yue’s campaign expanded toward Bian She Star, Chen Mu avoided volunteering, but learned that his entire courtyard had been conscripted and that deserters were sent to the front line.
• Chen Mu abandoned his escape plans and resolved to raise the Jade Cicada Secret Manual to Tier 4 before departing for Bian She Star, considering the Soul Seizing Yuan Returning Technique to speed his progress.

Chen Mu cultivated on the Heavenly Pillar Stars while learning to remove Demon Poison and gathering demon beasts for his secret arts. Huodao Star fell to Nether Demon Heaven Demons, leaving Chen Mu hidden underground as Zhou Tong planned an escape that would sacrifice the Dao Soldiers.

• Chen Mu reached the fifth tier of the Jade Cicada Secret Manual as Lü Yue’s Yellow Millet Plague spread across the stars, and he gained the Plague Immortal Method from the banner.
• Chen Mu survived Meng Qingchan’s attack in Thousand Lantern City, then discovered that combining the Plague Immortal Method with Jade Cicada Qi Mechanism let him remove Demon Poison from beast meat.
• Chen Mu advanced his Jade Cicada Secret Manual and Giant Spirit God while returning to Heavenly Gate Star, then received orders to deploy to Huodao Star.
• Chen Mu harvested plague-stricken demon beasts on Huodao Star and raised the Plague Immortal Method to its sixth tier, but stopped after Zhou Tong’s forces began hunting the thief.
• Chen Mu used his Giant Spirit God to gather and dissect demon beasts, improving his Heavenly Demon Armor and Qianji Method while remaining at Tian Gong Camp.
• Chen Mu advanced the Jade Cicada Secret Manual to tier eight as Huodao Star’s daylight failed, then watched a blood-red sky and giant black eye destroy Huodao City’s defenses.
• Nether Demon Heaven Demons invaded Huodao Star and destroyed its White Jade Heavenly Gate, forcing Chen Mu to flee and hide in an underground cavern.
• Chen Mu monitored the occupied city and overheard Zhou Tong, Li Jiu, and Fei Zhao plan to escape through the void, with Fei Zhao proposing to use more Dao Soldiers as protection.