Recaps

Li Yuanba witnessed Jian Wuwei’s breakthrough, then fought for the Northern Shu factions on the Eternal Joy Battlefield as the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild rebuilt its presence. Meanwhile, Li Shiming uncovered the Guild’s search for a hidden Cave Heaven and claimed the Mountain and River Universe Fan before its collapsing space cast him out.

• Li Yuanba watched Sword Elder survive his Nascent Soul tribulation, then studied the Sword Intent Soaring Pavilion legacy under Jian Wuwei’s guidance.
• At Sword Old Ancestor’s celebration, Li Yuanba defeated Great Arhat Zhihuo in a spar, while Li Shiming used his Silver Corpses to defeat Great Elder Lan Hongxi.
• The Northern Shu Nascent Soul Ancestors met Jin Kai, who agreed to rebuild the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild on Eternal Joy Island, and the ensuing conflict grew into a battlefield for Golden Core cultivators.
• Li Yuanba killed Great Elder Shi Ming, took his treasures, and absorbed his sword intent, while Great Arhat Zhihuo was killed by Great Elder Sun Ao.
• Li Shiming tracked Sun Ao to a waterfall, defeated and killed him, then learned from his memories that the Guild sought Great Power Zhai Ge’s Cave Heaven.
• Li Shiming explored a hidden small realm and discovered two stalks of Fourth Grade Three Yuan Illusion Spirit Grass, then found the Mountain and River Universe Fan trapped by a Sword Intent scar.
• Li Shiming transferred the Sword Intent Blade into his Server Room Space, and the Artifact Spirit stopped the spatial leak as the realm collapsed around him.

Li Shiming explored a Cave Heaven trial, claimed Great Power Zhai Ge’s inheritance, and advanced to Golden Core Late Stage while the Nascent Soul cultivators searched for him. The arc left Li Shiming cultivating the Human Path Reincarnation Art and preparing to refine powerful pills as the Eternal Joy Battlefield closed.

• Li Shiming mastered the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art, while Li Yuanba advanced to Golden Core Late Stage and Sword Old Ancestor helped him improve his sword intent.
• Li Shiming visited Yin Shilan and gave her a complete set of Golden Core advancement resources, while Northern Shu’s Nascent Soul Old Ancestors and the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild raced to find a Cave Heaven at Five Wolf Mountain.
• Li Shiming killed You Xia as he tried to open the Cave Heaven, concealed its entrance, and entered alone before the Nascent Soul cultivators arrived.
• Li Shiming passed the Hell Dao trial and survived its dangerous spaces, while the Nascent Soul group fought Nether Ghosts and Silver Corpses on its way through the Cave Heaven.
• Li Shiming passed the Hungry Ghost and Animal Dao trials, used the Phantom Spirit Flood Dragon to obtain a Blood-Red Stone, and earned a drop of Body Refinement Great Power Blood.
• Li Shiming broke through to Golden Core Late Stage, passed the Asura and Human Path trials, and received Great Power Zhai Ge’s inheritance as the Nascent Soul cultivators were expelled from the Cave Heaven.
• Li Shiming escaped the pursuing Nascent Soul cultivators with the Crystalline Orb, then began secluded cultivation as the Northern Shu cultivators and the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild agreed to search for the inheritance.
• Li Shiming refined the Shu Mountain Mysterious Treasure Pill and discovered that the Human Path Reincarnation Art conflicted with the Greedy Heaven Dreaming Sleep Incantation, so he decided to stop the latter while practicing the former.

Li Shiming’s inheritance drew the Heavenly Inquiry Sect’s pursuit, forcing him to flee the Northern Shu Continent with Li Yuanba and Honored One Huijing. After killing Old Ancestor Han Xiao at sea, Li Shiming reached the Eastern Qi Continent and rescued Yuan Xi and Yuan Xiao from two Ice Crystal Beasts.

• Li Shiming refined Fourth Grade Spiritual Pills for several Nascent Soul Ancestors, received valuable cultivation resources, and shared the Lapis Flame Sun-Eating Art with Old Ancestor Zuo and Old Ancestor Fan.
• After Old Ancestor Luo Wei used the Heavenly Inquiry Secret Technique to learn that Li Shiming had obtained the Cave Heaven inheritance, Li Shiming escaped the Shu Mountain Sect before Luo Wei could find him.
• The Six Great Sects imprisoned Li Yuanba to lure Li Shiming out, but Li Yuanba escaped, raided Old Ancestor Li’s cave dwelling, and destroyed it with explosives and medicinal powder.
• Li Shiming and Li Yuanba departed by sea aboard the Meteor Ink Boat, while six Nascent Soul Ancestors searched their empty underwater hideout and learned they had already left.
• Li Shiming and Honored One Huijing ambushed Old Ancestor Han Xiao at sea, killed him, and took his Far Sailing Boat, Jade Purity Thunder Canon, and Thunder Hammer.
• After eleven months at sea, Li Shiming reached the Eastern Qi Continent and killed two Ice Crystal Beasts that had trapped Yuan Xi and Yuan Xiao.
• Yuan Xi gave Li Shiming a map of the continent, and Li Shiming learned that four major sects dominated the region.

Li Shiming built his standing at Wuqing Mountain and joined the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, where his alchemy, transformed spirit pet, and combat strength drew attention. After killing three Great Elders sent to seize his dragon, he used the Cloud Stepping Token to reach Green Field Blessed Land, where cultivators began turning against one another.

• Li Shiming rented a Cave Dwelling at Wuqing Mountain, found a concealed chamber containing a fake Cloud Stepping Token, and began earning resources by refining pills.
• After Tai Yi attacked his Cave Dwelling, Li Shiming pursued and killed him, then moved into a Nascent Soul-grade dwelling and agreed to refine pills for Wuqing Mountain cultivators.
• Li Shiming joined the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, received a mountain peak and a Fourth Grade Spirit Spring, and completed alchemy missions that earned him contribution points and Nascent Soul advancement resources.
• Li Shiming helped the Phantom Spirit Flood Dragon transform into a Four-Clawed Golden Dragon, then spent a year refining 190 Flowing Light Starfalls to strengthen his lightning arts.
• When three Great Elders pursued Li Shiming to seize his spirit pet, he used his Flowing Light Starfall flying swords to kill them and took their resources and array disk.
• Li Shiming left the sect with the Cloud Stepping Token, reached Green Field Blessed Land, and refused Lai Yuan's proposal to attack the other token holders.
• As more cultivators gathered at Green Field Blessed Land, two Golden Core Late Stage cultivators appeared to fight before joining forces to attack two Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators.