Recaps

Li Qing advanced his cultivation, refined powerful magic tools, and prepared to capture strange beasts while learning of the Tianhe Sect’s upcoming Ascension Ceremony. When Ye Feng’s Soul Lantern flickered, Li Qing rushed to the secret realm to confront Gu Ming and avenge him if necessary.

• Li Qing sold Ye Feng the Curved Water Sword, then agreed to forge a Water Attribute whip from Ye Feng’s materials.
• Li Qing completed the Soft Water Whip and delivered it to Ye Feng, who brought him into a secret underground trading gathering.
• Li Qing investigated Heavenly Measure Temple, learned how Red Moon Secret Power affected cultivators, and gave weapons and part of the Limitless Art inheritance to the Azure Gang.
• Li Qing rented a cave on Little West Mountain, advanced to the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, and repaired Jiuxiao’s spirit boat with a restraining water net.
• Li Qing refined a Water Entanglement Net, while Rice Bucket broke through to Mid First-tier and the Tianhe Sect announced its upcoming Ascension Ceremony.
• Li Qing refused Ye Feng’s invitation to explore a secret realm, then learned that Gu Ming had revealed the hidden Soul Nurturing Temple and its Soul Nurturing Bell to Ye Feng.
• When Ye Feng’s Soul Lantern flickered, Li Qing took Rice Bucket, another Soul Lantern, and the Water Entanglement Net and hurried to the secret realm to ambush Gu Ming.

Li Qing survived the upheaval around Tianhe Marketplace, opened the Soul Nurturing Temple, and strengthened his cultivation before reconnecting with Ye Feng and Daoist Qingyang. After helping repair Qingyang’s cauldron, Li Qing tested a blood-purified Red Moon crystal on Rice Bucket, whose transformation left him stronger but changed his eyes.

• Li Qing killed Gu Ming, explored the Hidden Realm, and found Ye Feng gravely wounded, and Ye Feng asked him to find a body, and Li Qing later helped him possess a dead cultivator.
• Li Qing acquired Sky Star Grass and the Soul Nurturing Bell, overcame the temple’s restrictions, and broke through to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining.
• Li Qing learned from Ye Feng’s letters that the Shangqing Sect had infiltrated the Shi Family and that the war with the Tianhe Sect had reached a stalemate.
• After reuniting with Ye Feng, Li Qing left the Black Sand River when an underwater grotto-heaven discovery sparked a dispute between the two sects.
• Li Qing met Daoist Qingyang and repaired his damaged cauldron, while Qingyang agreed to look for someone willing to jointly refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Li Qing tested a blood-purified Red Moon crystal on Rice Bucket, who endured a violent transformation and emerged stronger with one red eye and one black eye.

Li Qing advanced his cultivation, strengthened Rice Bucket, and gained new techniques and resources while preparing to seek Foundation Establishment. After Ye Feng betrayed him, Li Qing was branded a criminal by Tianhe Sect and fled north toward Liang Kingdom with pursuers close behind.

• Li Qing learned that the grotto-heaven had yielded a mysterious stone egg, then witnessed the Black Sand River’s aftermath as Tianhe Sect made peace with Shangqing Sect and Jiuxiao celebrated his Foundation Establishment.
• Li Qing attended Jiuxiao’s celebration, helped Daoist Qingyang and Liu Hanyue refine Foundation Establishment Pills, and guarded Liu Hanyue as she broke through while killing Shi Bao and the attacking Shi Family remnants.
• Li Qing moved into a cave on a Second-order Spirit Vein, advanced to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, and acquired the Shi Family’s records and techniques, including Soul Condensing Slash.
• Li Qing visited the Eternal Night World, where Rice Bucket absorbed Red Moon Secret Power and transformed while Li Qing survived the mushroom forest and Black Feather Outsiders, then escaped a One-Eyed Giant Deer with Two Realms Travel.
• Li Qing harvested Sky Star Grass, mastered Soul Condensing Slash, traded an eight-hundred-year plant to Daoist Qingyang for Bao Yuan Tree spirit wood, and completed the third layer of the Precious Wood Body Tempering Art.
• Ye Feng drugged Li Qing to steal his Foundation Establishment Pill and secret realm inheritance, but Li Qing wounded Ye Feng’s soul and killed him before fleeing Tianhe Marketplace with the intelligence and Storage Bag.
• Tianhe Sect declared Li Qing wanted and sealed routes out of its territory, so Li Qing chose to travel north through Wangyuan City and Liang Kingdom as Yang Xi led a squad in pursuit.
• Li Qing ambushed and killed Lin Ya during the search, took his Storage Bag, and raced north through the forest while Yang Xi followed the Divination Instrument’s trail.

Li Qing escaped Tianhe Sect’s pursuit with Suxin and reached Lingyun Sect, where he achieved Foundation Establishment. He settled into his new role as an elder, chose a risky fire cultivation art, and suspected Shen Ningbing had joined Bingyun to subdue the demonic beast in a mysterious stone egg.

• Li Qing returned to Xunjiang City, rescued the Wei family from Wu Yang, and fought Tianhe Sect disciples who massacred mortals to draw him out.
• Li Qing fled across Feng and Liang Kingdoms with Elder Suxin in pursuit, modifying the Serpent-headed Spirit Boat to escape her.
• Li Qing encountered Suxin again while she pursued the Joyful Ape, and Desire Miasma from the Heavenly Desire Flowers overwhelmed them both.
• Li Qing and Suxin escaped the Lu Family’s formation by merging their Spiritual Sense, then evaded Zhong Ya and Lü Feiyu until Li Qing reached Lingyun Sect.
• Elder Chen and Wu Chong defended Li Qing from Zhong Ya and Lü Feiyu, and Sect Master Xu Yun later gave Li Qing a Foundation Establishment Pill after questioning whether he was a Tianhe Sect spy.
• Li Qing consumed four Foundation Establishment Pills and successfully established his foundation, becoming an elder of Lingyun Sect.
• Li Qing chose a cave dwelling on Barren Cloud Peak, selected the Crimson Blazing Heaven Art, and began converting his true essence to its fire attribute.
• Li Qing attended Ji Bai’s celebration with a bell he had refined and heard that Shen Ningbing might have gone with Bingyun to subdue the demonic beast inside the stone egg.