Recaps

Li Qingyuan advanced through the immortal estate, took the Soul Suppressing Stone and Heavenly Eye, and killed Young King Yuan before the Five Yuan King could seize the surviving prodigies. The Human King defeated the Five Yuan King’s forces, then privately met Li Qingyuan, who admitted to killing Young King Yuan and offered him a Thunder Spirit Fruit.

• Li Qingyuan crossed the secret realms, broke through to Late-Stage Core Formation in both cultivation paths, and reached Forbidden Treasure Mountain with Zhenxing.
• Li Qingyuan collected the Five Yuan Fruit Tree and Xuanming Needle, then joined Young King Yuan’s camp in disguise and helped break the restrictions guarding the Soul Suppressing Stone and Ancient Treasure Blood.
• Li Qingyuan used the Heart Demon Pupil to intensify the fighting over the treasures, then helped turn the conflict between Young King Yuan and Wang Fugui’s factions into a battle that left roughly two hundred dead.
• Li Qingyuan revealed himself, fought Young King Yuan with talisman arrays and the Five Energies Returning to Origin Technique, and defeated him with Ji Kun’s help before refining him into the Second Yuan corpse-puppet clone.
• Li Qingyuan gathered his companions inside the Mysterious Feminine Space as the grotto-heaven collapsed, where the Heavenly Eye acknowledged him and the Five-colored Lotus Lamp entered his body.
• The Five Yuan King confronted the Human King over Young King Yuan’s death and led a rebellion, but the Human King overwhelmed his forces and drove him toward Yellow Province.
• The Human King took Li Qingyuan aside, recognized his Formless Divine Ability, and learned that Li Qingyuan had killed Young King Yuan and possessed the Five Yuan Mountain Replica.
• Li Qingyuan gave the Human King a Thunder Spirit Fruit, and the Human King asked what he wanted in exchange.

Li Qingyuan secured the Human King’s backing, strengthened his family and allies, and helped defeat Five Yuan King rebels before traveling to Human King Hall. There he became the Core Formation Chief Disciple and began negotiating with Qing Qiu over the Ancient Treasure Blood.

• Li Qingyuan offered the Human King the grotto-heaven inheritances and joined him in pursuing Five Yuan King, then became his personal disciple and helped expose the Five Yuan King Lineage to a campaign across the Eight Provinces.
• Li Qingyuan returned to the Three Joys Immortal Sect and his family, refined Fourth-grade elixirs, supported Miao Le and other cultivators, and strengthened Cloud Mist Mountain before leaving to seek Nascent Soul cultivation.
• Golden Sun True Monarch’s forces ambushed Li Qingyuan to draw out Bai Hezhui, but Li Qingyuan and Zhao Guangzheng killed the Golden Light Armored Beetle, while Bai Hezhui defeated the rebels and killed Bai Yunsheng.
• Li Qingyuan and Bai Hezhui traveled with the selected prodigies to Human King Hall, where Ning Wu challenged him and Li Qingyuan defeated him before overcoming Wen Ji to become Core Formation Chief Disciple.
• The Human King returned most of Li Qingyuan’s treasure medicines and spirit plants, then asked him to set aside Ancient Treasure Blood for Qing Qiu, a Fourth-Tier flood dragon seeking to advance.
• Li Qingyuan asked Qing Qiu for dragon clan essence blood, one hundred azure flood dragon scales, and a Fourth-grade Mysterious Ice Jade Lotus in exchange, and Qing Qiu called him greedy.

Li Qingyuan prepared for and achieved Nascent Soul through both the dharma and body paths, then traveled to Desolate Province and helped Miao Le defeat the attackers threatening the Mysterious Heaven Sect. The arc ended with Li Qingyuan and Miao Le departing together after rewarding True Lord Xuantian and giving Miao Le resources for her advancement.

• Qing Qiu traded dragon blood essence and scales for Li Qingyuan’s Sub-dragon True Blood, while Li Qingyuan asked the Human King to forge Azure Scale Dragon Armor and settled into his new Qingyuan Immortal Mansion.
• Li Qingyuan reached Peak Core Formation in magic and body cultivation, became a Fourth-grade Talisman Master, and refined the Soul Refining Banner and Green Wood Heavenly Sun Sword.
• Li Qingyuan killed Blood Dragon Son with the Azure Sun Sword and returned to the Human King Hall with his Nascent Soul as proof of completing the mission.
• After years of preparation, Li Qingyuan survived the lightning and Inner Demon Tribulations, formed both magic power and physical body Nascent Souls, and reached Nascent Soul Early-Stage Perfection.
• Li Qingyuan received the title of King of Arid Province and traveled toward Desolate Province, where Ji Kun advanced to the fourth tier by surviving a Two-Colored Lightning Tribulation.
• True Lord Xuantian and Miao Le fought Baleful Yin, Myriad Phenomena, True Monarch Enchantress, and their allies as attackers assaulted the Mysterious Heaven Sect.
• Li Qingyuan arrived at the battle, wounded True Monarch Enchantress, and helped drive the enemies back while Ji Kun killed the Flame Swallowing Spirit Sparrow and Miao Le captured Baleful Yin’s Nascent Soul.
• Li Qingyuan and Miao Le departed after giving True Lord Xuantian a pill to aid his advancement, and Li Qingyuan gave Miao Le a Three Talents Infant Transformation Pill and instructions for refining the Green Wood Heavenly Sun Immortal Sword.

Li Qingyuan founded the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect, defeated invading rebels and their Nascent Soul leaders, and helped unite the Seven Kingdoms. The Human King named him King of Arid Province, and Li Qingyuan began organizing the province to forge a God-Slaying Sword and build new sects and an academy.

• Li Qingyuan returned to the sect with Miao Le, revealed his Nascent Soul breakthrough, and agreed to discuss a Dao companion ceremony with her after speaking with Luo Ling and visiting his parents.
• Li Qingyuan established the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect on the former Myriad Phenomena Sect territory and declared his ambition to become King of Arid Province.
• Li Qingyuan captured and killed rebel cultivators in Xiang Country, gathered eight Nascent Soul Infants, and refined a Five Nascent Soul Transformation Elixir for Er Yuan, who then formed a Nascent Soul.
• Li Qingyuan reunited with the migrating Li Clan, and Miao Le and Luo Ling agreed to remain by his side as Dao companions while Luo Ling pursued Core Formation.
• Li Qingyuan and his allies defended the Seven Kingdoms against invading rebels, killing Abbot Yuan Xin, True Monarch Xiaoyao, True Monarch Blood River, True Lord Scarlet Shadow, and many other Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Li Qingyuan and the allied cultivators crushed the remaining rebel forces, after which the Human King’s edict named Li Qingyuan King of Arid Province.
• Li Qingyuan announced plans to forge the Seven Kingdoms into a God-Slaying Sword, establish Nascent Soul Sects, and create an Arid Province Academy offering free cultivation instruction and ideological education.