Recaps

Lu Nan advanced his cultivation, developed his talisman and alchemy skills, and inherited a fifth-grade Alchemist’s knowledge while keeping the Mysterious Space secret. After arranging entry into the Sword Erosion Secret Realm through Fu Ye, he discovered its growth had improved his spirit plants and peaches, then confronted men attacking a wounded Azure Lotus Sword Sect disciple.

• Lu Nan arrived at Azure Lotus Market, passed the Azure Lotus Sword Sect entrance test with Low-grade Fire and Wood Spiritual Roots, and discovered the Mysterious Space after reaching his new quarters.
• Lu Nan used the Mysterious Space’s Spirit Soil to grow a peach tree and spirit plants, raised his cultivation through Body Tempering, and took on Herb Garden and Book Collection Pavilion duties.
• Lu Nan learned about the Three-Pulse Competition, watched Ye Shuang and Su Wan compete, and began studying talisman-making after Su Wan lent him books.
• Lu Nan resisted the Fat and Thin Duo, partnered with Fu Ye to produce talismans, and received pills, materials, and Snow Chant in return for his work.
• Lu Nan reached the second layer of Qi Condensation, activated an inheritance in the Broken Copper Piece, and received the knowledge of a fifth-grade Alchemist.
• Lu Nan learned about the Sword Erosion Secret Realm and its Earth Vein Qi, then arranged with Fu Ye to enter through the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.
• Lu Nan entered the secret realm, hid in a cave, and found that his Mysterious Space had expanded and his spirit plants and peaches had matured further.
• Lu Nan overheard men threatening a wounded Azure Lotus Sword Sect disciple, confronted their leader, and drew his Longsword.

Lu Nan pursued Earth Vein Qi and Heavenly Foundation Establishment before returning to the sect and taking a mission to investigate missing disciples near the Wang Family. He uncovered the family’s Living Human Alchemy, killed Wang San, and was separated from Su Wan and the rescued disciples as the Wang Family’s elders hunted him.

• Lu Nan explored the Azure Desolate Secret Realm, gathered Earth Vein Qi, and learned from Chi Hun that a treasure land was essential for Heavenly Foundation Establishment.
• Lu Nan returned to the sect with Earth Vein Qi, passed the Formal Disciple assessment, and accepted a mission to investigate disappearances in the Wang Family’s territory.
• Lu Nan and Su Wan uncovered the Wang Family’s plot to kill Sword Sect disciples, then escaped Wang Manor using Su Wan’s Hundred Mile Talisman.
• Lu Nan discovered the Wang Family Ancestor’s blood-filled chamber and fled rather than risk alerting him, then lured Wang San away and killed him.
• Lu Nan rescued Jing Ran and Li Nianqiao, learned that Li and An had died helping them escape, and hid the women in a warded hollow.
• Lu Nan found Su Wan in the Strange Rock Forest, helped her fight through Wang Family forces, and was separated from her after hurling her to safety during an elder’s attack.
• Lu Nan hid from two pursuing elders and fled injured, while Su Wan reached Jing Ran and Li Nianqiao and learned that Lu Nan had likely killed Wang San.

Lu Nan joined the Artifact Refining Sect and Azure Lotus Sword Sect as a disciple of Liu Qilan and Ye Hanyan, then entered the Sword Tomb and claimed several spirit swords. After promising to protect the Bai Clan of Changye Commandery, he traveled there and found the little beggar whose sword matched the map.

• Su Wan reached Ye Hanyan, who rescued the surviving disciples and uncovered the Wang Family’s Blood Pill scheme, while Lu Nan escaped the Wang Family Ancestor and was later found by Liu Qilan.
• Lu Nan recovered at Ninth Peak, learned formations from Liu Qilan, and impressed Jiang Qing with his formation skills, earning Peak Lord Disciple status in the Artifact Refining Sect.
• Ye Hanyan, Liu Qilan, and Qingchuan disputed Lu Nan’s allegiance, then agreed that Ye Hanyan and Liu Qilan would jointly be his masters in their respective sects.
• Lu Nan entered the Sword Tomb, evaded Sword Fiends, and claimed Through the Profound, which revealed the Netherworld and showed him two marked swords.
• Lu Nan agreed to protect the Bai Clan after the One-armed Sword Fiend offered him Finger Transformation, then recovered Mountain Bearer, Wind Borrower, and Fire Seater before leaving the Sword Tomb.
• Liu Qilan took Lu Nan back to Ninth Peak after Ye Hanyan won the right to be his Great Master, and Lu Nan trained with his new swords while preparing to travel to Changye Commandery.
• Lu Nan followed Through the Profound’s marker to the little beggar, learned the Bai family ruled Changye Commandery, and bound Finger Transformation after rescuing the girl’s mother from three men.

Lu Nan prepared for the Azure Desolate Secret Realm, entered it with Wu Wan, and fought through its elemental regions before reuniting with Su Wan and rescuing her group. As the survivors struggled across the Black River and toward the Crimson Mountain Range, Lu Nan crossed the deadly wind wall while Wu Wan and Lian Feng formed an alliance to face the dangers ahead.

• Lu Nan left Luocheng after rescuing Bai Wei'er and her mother, then claimed spirit swords and divine abilities before returning to the Artifact Refining Sect.
• Lu Nan defeated Ye Hanyan in a trial through arrays and trickery, earned a Mortal Transformation Pill, and transformed his Spiritual Root to high-grade.
• Lu Nan joined the sect’s expedition into Soul Erosion Abyss, evaded the Chimei with Wu Wan, and slipped into the Azure Desolate Secret Realm.
• Lu Nan traversed the gold, water, wood, and fire regions, gathering ninety-nine beads in each and defeating powerful guardians on the stairway beyond the fire domain.
• Lu Nan found Su Wan captive after Zhu Huai Lei’s group had abandoned Jing Ran and Li Nianqiao, then rescued Su Wan and Lian Feng’s group from Hong Tian and restored the women’s severed arms.
• Lu Nan’s group reached the deadly Black River, where Chimei forced the survivors to cross and people used fused elemental beads to create protective barriers.
• Lu Nan crossed the wind wall with Su Wan’s water beads, while Wu Wan and Lian Feng swore an oath to cooperate and entered the gorge together amid surrounding monsters.