Recaps

Jiang Ping'an reached the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Realm after more than four months of secluded cultivation and visited Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang, where Xuan Shuang refused his plan to fake their deaths and leave the Azure Origin Sect. Later, Su Xiaodie asked him to help her advance, and Yin Suhun told him which treasures she needed.

• Wang Zhongyou questioned Jiang Ping'an about his cultivation progress and urged him to reach the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Realm within half a year.
• Jiang Ping'an entered secluded cultivation and reached the mid-stage after more than four months, then sent Ziling to report his progress to Wang Zhongyou.
• Jiang Ping'an visited Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang, learned that Xiu Yun had reached the Qi Refining Realm, and offered them spirit stones for a spirit boat.
• Xuan Shuang rejected Jiang Ping'an's suggestion that she and Xiu Yun fake their deaths to leave the Azure Origin Sect, warning that it would expose him.
• Su Xiaodie emerged from the Soul Jade Token and asked Jiang Ping'an to help her advance from the Charm Spirit stage.
• Jiang Ping'an visited Yin Suhun, who named Profound Yin Essence and Dragon Ether Fragrance as the treasures Su Xiaodie needed to advance into a Charm Mistress.

Jiang Ping'an obtained the materials needed to advance Su Xiaodie into a Charm Mistress and oversaw her transformation in Yin Suhun's cave abode. Su Xiaodie completed the advancement and gained a corporeal form, while Jiang Ping'an agreed to her request for a Soul Jade Bottle.

• Jiang Ping'an gave Yin Suhun spirit stones to buy Dragon Ether Fragrance and Profound Yin Essence, and she brought the materials to him half a month later.
• Jiang Ping'an waited until midnight in Yin Suhun's Cultivation Chamber and summoned Su Xiaodie to begin her advancement.
• Su Xiaodie absorbed the Dragon Ether Fragrance and fused five drops of Profound Yin Essence before condensing into a bead and absorbing Jiang Ping'an's Nether True Qi.
• Su Xiaodie emerged as a beautiful, corporeal Charm Mistress, and Jiang Ping'an resisted her seductive influence.
• Su Xiaodie asked to move her residence to a Soul Jade Bottle, and Jiang Ping'an agreed before she returned to the Soul Jade Token.
• Yin Suhun confirmed Su Xiaodie's success and pulled Jiang Ping'an into her bedroom.

Jiang Ping'an gave Su Xiaodie his self-created formation manual and arranged for her to learn and refine formations to help him prepare for True Lord Xuan Luo. After Su Xiaodie quickly mastered two basic formations and crafted a Wood Element Formation, Jiang Ping'an tested it and found it stronger than Azure Origin Sect’s basic formations.

• Jiang Ping'an placed Su Xiaodie's vessel in a Soul Jade Bottle and gave her Jiang's Basic Formations, which he had created to avoid violating Azure Origin Sect's Heavenly Dao Oath.
• Su Xiaodie quickly memorized the manual, then returned to the bottle to study its formations.
• A month later, Su Xiaodie told Jiang Ping'an she had comprehended the Metal Element Formation and the Wood Element Formation, and he promised to provide materials for her to refine one.
• Jiang Ping'an supplied three sets of materials, and two days later Su Xiaodie presented a set of Wood Element Formation flags made using one and a half sets.
• Jiang Ping'an tested the formation in an uninhabited valley, where its vines restrained the sika deer and strangled one; he judged it stronger than Azure Origin Sect's basic formations.

Yu Lianhua learned that Dongfang Jintang had reached Foundation Establishment and asked Wang Zhongyou for permission to do the same, but he refused. Meanwhile, Jiang Ping'an visited Dongfang Jintang to congratulate her and left her cave abode five days later with the suppression on his Divine Soul greatly weakened.

• Yu Lianhua told Jiang Ping'an that Dongfang Jintang had reached Foundation Establishment and later asked Wang Zhongyou for permission to advance, but he ordered her to wait.
• Yu Lianhua blamed Jiang Ping'an for Wang Zhongyou's refusal, then returned to her abandoned cave abode in tears.
• Jiang Ping'an visited Dongfang Jintang, congratulated her, gave her twenty bottles of Youth Preserving Pills, and asked her to buy five pieces of Mysterious Yin Bone Jade.
• Dongfang Jintang took Jiang Ping'an to her bedroom and kept him at her cave abode for five days.
• Jiang Ping'an left Dongfang Jintang's cave abode with weakened suppression on his Divine Soul, though his cultivation had not improved.

Jiang Ping'an used Yu Lianhua’s angry departure to refine and sell more Youth Preserving Pills, while making a secret outing with Ziling. After Dongfang Jintang summoned him to her cave abode, he looked forward to collecting the Spirit Stones from the pills she had sold.

• Jiang Ping'an found Ziling’s letter, learned Yu Lianhua had returned to her mother’s home, and visited her, but she ignored his attempts to reconcile.
• Jiang Ping'an spent days refining Youth Preserving Pills, then visited Yu Lianhua again and arranged to meet Ziling at Fulong Daping Valley Market.
• Jiang Ping'an took Ziling shopping and to an inn, then bought ingredients to make more Youth Preserving Pills.
• Jiang Ping'an continued refining pills and, after running out of ingredients, returned to Fulong Daping Valley Market to restock and sell a bottle.
• Dongfang Jintang sent Jiang Ping'an a Spiritual Sense voice transmission summoning him to her cave abode that night, and he anticipated receiving Spirit Stones from her sales.

Jiang Ping'an traded with Dongfang Jintang, waited until Yu Lianhua resumed accompanying him, and helped three Sword Wraiths advance into Sword Envoy Spirits. He then devised and assembled the Mystic Nether Returning Array to supply yin qi for his spirit companions.

• Jiang Ping'an gave Dongfang Jintang twenty bottles of Youth Preserving Pills to sell and asked her to acquire rare materials for his Charm Mistress and Ghost General.
• Dongfang Jintang told Jiang Ping'an she would move to Mist Sea Cave Mansion, and he gave her two bottles of Youth Preserving Pills as a housewarming gift.
• After more than a month, Yu Lianhua returned to Feiquan Cave Mansion and later accompanied Jiang Ping'an to inspect the mines and visit Vengeful Sword Valley.
• Over three nights in Vengeful Sword Valley, Jiang Ping'an helped three Sword Wraiths advance into Sword Envoy Spirits, and they recovered the names Tang Zhanfei, Hu Yijian, and Zhuo Bufan.
• Jiang Ping'an studied the Yin Gathering Array, derived the Profound Yin Spirit Gathering Array, and used his panel to perfect a new array called the Mystic Nether Returning Array.
• Jiang Ping'an spent nearly two months refining the array disk and flags, then bought five hundred Yin Qi Beads to power the array.

Jiang Ping'an cultivated his Sword Envoy Spirits with Mystic Yin Qi, met Dongfang Jintang to obtain rare treasures, and devised a new array for advancing a Ghost General into a Ghost King. The chapter left him with the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array and the Nightmare Demon Core among the materials he was gathering.

• Jiang Ping'an used the Mystic Nether Returning Array to make Mystic Yin Qi and let all five Sword Envoy Spirits absorb it, improving their cultivation.
• Jiang Ping'an sold Youth Preserving Pills at Jadeite Street, then met Dongfang Jintang and received the Seven Emotions Fiend Crystal and Yin Jade Spirit Wall.
• Jiang Ping'an traded Youth Preserving Pills for spirit stones and shared Spirit Wine with Dongfang Jintang before they entered the bedroom together.
• More than a year later, Dongfang Jintang helped Jiang Ping'an buy a Nightmare Demon Core, one of the treasures needed for a Ghost General to advance into a Ghost King.
• Jiang Ping'an exchanged merit points for three high-grade arrays, used his panel to comprehend three top-grade arrays, and combined them into the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array.

Jiang Ping'an arranged for Dongfang Jintang to acquire materials for his ghost arrays and traded large batches of Youth Preserving Pills to finance the purchases. After more than half a year of cultivation and waiting, Dongfang Jintang delivered five rare treasures, leaving Jiang Ping'an owing her an errand fee.

• Jiang Ping'an gave Dongfang Jintang a materials list for the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array and exchanged Youth Preserving Pills for Solar Flowing Pulp.
• Su Xiaodie reported that she needed another year to advance to Charm Empress and had nearly mastered the intermediate arrays Jiang Ping'an taught her.
• Over the following months, Jiang Ping'an nourished two thousand five hundred Sword Wraiths with Mystic Yin Qi while the five Sword Envoy Spirits reached the peak of the Ghost General realm.
• Jiang Ping'an sold Youth Preserving Pills on Jadeite Street and agreed to lower their price to forty-five spirit stones when Dongfang Jintang returned.
• Dongfang Jintang delivered Rakshasa Hair, Xuan Nether Blood Iron, Two-Yin Magnetic Fiend Stone, Myriad Souls Wailing Bead, and Ink Flood Dragon Inverse Scale, then charged Jiang Ping'an a three-thousand-spirit-stone errand fee.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Dongfang Jintang thirty-seven more bottles of Youth Preserving Pills to cover the fee.

Jiang Ping'an guided Su Xiaodie in beginning work on the Five Elements Life and Death Array, but first sensed a mysterious presence in her Sea of Consciousness and suggested it might be her previous life. After twenty-seven days of refining, the array was completed, bringing Jiang Ping'an closer to making the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array.

• Su Xiaodie told Jiang Ping'an that she had comprehended the Five Elements Life and Death Array, and he prepared her to refine it under his guidance.
• Jiang Ping'an entered Su Xiaodie's Sea of Consciousness, sensed a powerful presence, and searched for it without finding anything.
• Jiang Ping'an suggested the presence might be Su Xiaodie's previous life and reassured her that awakening could strengthen her rather than replace her.
• Jiang Ping'an controlled Su Xiaodie's spirit body as she began refining the Five Elements Life and Death Array, then replenished her with Nether True Qi.
• Twenty-seven days later, Su Xiaodie completed the Five Elements Life and Death Array, and Jiang Ping'an looked forward to refining the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array.

Jiang Ping'an entered Vengeful Sword Valley to recruit its Sword Envoy Spirits and Sword Wraiths, then learned that ten Nightmare Demon Cores lay sealed in the sect's forbidden grounds. After defeating the valley's defenders and capturing more than two thousand Sword Wraiths, he prepared to press deeper into the valley.

• Jiang Ping'an flew into Vengeful Sword Valley at night to investigate its depths and search for Sword Envoy Spirits and Sword Wraiths.
• Jiang Ping'an questioned Xiao Duanyu and Zhang Kaifeng, and Zhang Kaifeng revealed that opening the seals on ten Nightmare Demon Cores had once caused the valley's black mist.
• Jiang Ping'an ordered Zhang Kaifeng to scout ahead and Xiao Duanyu to guard him as they moved deeper into the valley, capturing wandering native Sword Wraiths along the way.
• Zhang Kaifeng warned Jiang Ping'an that several Sword Envoy Spirits and thousands of Sword Wraiths were approaching, so Jiang Ping'an assembled his forces into a defensive circle.
• Jiang Ping'an's forces repelled and routed the native Sword Wraiths and Sword Envoy Spirits, capturing more than two thousand Sword Wraiths in the Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner.

Jiang Ping'an found the Hidden Sword Tomb in Vengeful Sword Valley and opened it with Profound Firmament Sword Qi, releasing the valley’s hidden Sword Envoy Spirits and Sword Wraiths. He confronted their leaders, Chen Cangwu and Xiao Jinfeng, and demanded that they enter his spirit banner or face destruction.

• Jiang Ping'an used Zhang Kaifeng to locate the Hidden Sword Tomb and learned that a wisp of Profound Firmament Sword Qi could open it.
• Jiang Ping'an opened the tomb with his sword fingers, and black mist poured out as the valley’s hidden Sword Envoy Spirits and Sword Wraiths emerged.
• Zhang Kaifeng identified Chen Cangwu, the former sect leader, and Xiao Jinfeng, the former grand elder, among the tomb’s leaders.
• Jiang Ping'an told Chen Cangwu that he had inherited the Profound Firmament Sword Art and invited the spirits to enter his spirit banner.
• Xiao Jinfeng accused Jiang Ping'an of trying to enslave them, but Jiang Ping'an promised them a chance to become Ghost Kings or Yin Gods and threatened to destroy them if they refused.
• Jiang Ping'an gave the gathered spirits the time it took to drink a cup of tea to decide whether to submit or fight.

Jiang Ping'an subdued the Sword Wraiths of the Hidden Sword Tomb and collected its Nightmare Demon Cores and swords. After helping the spirits recover, he returned to the Azure Origin Sect with Yu Lianhua and Ziling.

• Xiao Jinfeng led the native Sword Envoy Spirits and Sword Wraiths in an attack, but Jiang Ping'an turned the battle with the Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner and persuaded Zhang Cangwu to stop fighting.
• Zhang Cangwu and Xiao Jinfeng agreed to let the Sword Wraiths and five Sword Envoy Spirits enter the banner, then dissipated along with their swords.
• Jiang Ping'an entered the Hidden Sword Tomb, collected ten Nightmare Demon Cores, and took several spirit swords and magic swords.
• Jiang Ping'an restored his spirits with the Mystic Nether Returning Array and Mystic Yin Qi, then left Vengeful Sword Valley after dawn.
• Jiang Ping'an, Yu Lianhua, and Ziling rode a spirit boat back to the Azure Origin Sect.

Jiang Ping'an helped Su Xiaodie advance from Charm Mistress to Charm Empress in Vengeful Sword Valley, but her breakthrough triggered a Heavenly Tribulation. After she endured three bolts of lightning, the tribulation ended, and Jiang Ping'an placed her in the Soul Jade Bottle to help her recover.

• Jiang Ping'an finished refining the Sword Envoy Spirits and Sword Wraiths in the Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner and, a year later, brought Su Xiaodie to Vengeful Sword Valley to advance.
• Jiang Ping'an prepared the Mystic Nether Returning Array and gave Su Xiaodie the Seven Emotions Fiend Crystal, Yin Jade Spirit Wall, and Taiyin Flowing Slurry before guarding the area with spirits and Sword Wraiths.
• Su Xiaodie absorbed the treasures and completed her advancement, while Jiang Ping'an resisted her powerful charm; a Heavenly Tribulation formed overhead.
• Su Xiaodie could not prepare a defensive array or Magic Tool in time, so she faced the lightning with her magical power and protective astral barrier as Jiang Ping'an gathered Mystic Yin Qi to help her recover between strikes.
• Su Xiaodie endured three bolts of heavenly lightning, and after the tribulation ended, Jiang Ping'an drew her into the Soul Jade Bottle and poured Nether True Qi into it.

Su Xiaodie’s past life awakened as Su Wanying, the former sect master of the Green Lotus Immortal Sect, and she told Jiang Ping'an about the wider cultivation world. After returning to the Azure Origin Sect, Jiang Ping'an met with Wang Zhongyou, who asked about his cultivation progress.

• Su Xiaodie emerged from the Soul Jade Bottle with stronger charm and noble bearing, and Jiang Ping'an asked about her abilities and assigned her to study the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array.
• Su Xiaodie revealed that her past life had awakened and that she was Su Wanying, former sect master of the Green Lotus Immortal Sect on Tianmu Continent.
• Su Wanying explained that Tianmu Continent had far greater cultivation resources than the Western Mirror Continent, but admitted she could not yet defeat a Golden Core True Lord.
• Jiang Ping'an let Su Wanying move about unseen until dawn, and she returned to the Soul Jade Bottle before he left Vengeful Sword Valley.
• Jiang Ping'an returned to the Azure Origin Sect with Yu Lianhua and Ziling, and more than ten days later Wang Zhongyou invited him to Biguang Cave Mansion to ask about his cultivation progress.

Jiang Ping'an sent Dongfang Jintang away to search for the last materials needed for the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array, then learned that Wang Zhongyou had captured a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator for him to use in dual cultivation. Wang Zhongyou gave Jiang Ping'an the captive, Jiang Jinyue, along with Softening Pills to keep her powerless.

• Jiang Ping'an asked Wang Zhongyou to find another Foundation Establishment Realm female cultivator to help him cultivate, then told Yu Lianhua that Wang Zhongyou expected him to dual cultivate with someone else.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Dongfang Jintang thirty-four bottles of Youth Preserving Pills and urged her to leave in search of the missing Void Stone and Nine-Star Nether Silkworm Silk.
• More than a month later, Qingyuan summoned Jiang Ping'an to Biguang Cave Mansion, where Wang Zhongyou presented a bound Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator named Jiang Jinyue.
• Wang Zhongyou explained that Jiang Jinyue was the Solar Sword Sect Grand Elder's granddaughter and gave Jiang Ping'an Softening Pills to suppress her spiritual power.
• Jiang Ping'an accepted Jiang Jinyue and promised to cultivate diligently until he achieved Foundation Establishment.

Jiang Ping'an arranged for Jiang Jinyue to kill herself rather than become his furnace cauldron, then concealed his role from Wang Zhongyou. A month later, Wang Zhongyou introduced him to Wen Qingqing for dual cultivation, leaving Jiang Ping'an set to meet her the next day.

• Jiang Ping'an took Jiang Jinyue to Feiquan Cave Mansion, untied her, and gave her a dagger, but she first tried and failed to kill him before ending her own life.
• Jiang Ping'an told Yu Lianhua that Jiang Jinyue had killed herself and delayed bringing her corpse to Wang Zhongyou until the next morning.
• Wang Zhongyou suspected Jiang Ping'an had arranged Jiang Jinyue's death, but suppressed his anger and ordered Qingyuan to sell her corpse at Primordial Fiend Peak.
• Wang Zhongyou asked Yu Lianhua to watch Jiang Ping'an for signs of suspicion, and she said she had noticed nothing amiss.
• A month later, Wang Zhongyou told Jiang Ping'an that Wen Qingqing would meet him for dual cultivation, and Jiang Ping'an agreed to see her the next day.

Jiang Ping'an failed to persuade Wen Qingqing to help him cultivate, then tried to recruit Dongfang Jintang after she returned with the rare materials he had requested. She refused his proposal and his request to deceive Wang Zhongyou, while warning him about the overwhelming power of Golden Core True Lords.

• Jiang Ping'an told Wang Zhongyou that Wen Qingqing had insulted him and claimed he could persuade Dongfang Jintang to help him cultivate for one thousand spirit stones a month.
• Wang Zhongyou agreed to wait for Dongfang Jintang’s return and instructed Jiang Ping'an not to exceed the monthly limit of one thousand spirit stones.
• More than four months later, Dongfang Jintang returned with Void Stone, Nine-Star Nether Silkworm Silk, Rakshasa Hair, and Netherworld Ghost Stone, and Jiang Ping'an paid her the spirit stones he owed.
• Jiang Ping'an offered Dongfang Jintang one thousand spirit stones a month to cultivate with him, but she rejected the proposal and warned him not to insult her again.
• Dongfang Jintang allowed Jiang Ping'an to use Ode to Yin-Yang Bliss, and he refined the resulting benefits, slightly improving his cultivation.
• Dongfang Jintang refused to pretend to Wang Zhongyou that she had agreed to help Jiang Ping'an cultivate, then described a Golden Core True Lord’s power and warned that even one hundred Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators could not defeat one.

Jiang Ping'an arranged to fund Dongfang Jintang's cultivation assistance and prepared with Su Wanying to refine the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array against True Lord Xuan Luo. After receiving the spirit stones, Dongfang Jintang went to rent Cold Emerald Peak while Jiang Ping'an returned to Biyou Peak to await news.

• Jiang Ping'an agreed to provide Dongfang Jintang with fifteen thousand spirit stones for a dojo and eight thousand spirit stones annually starting in two years.
• Jiang Ping'an told Wang Zhongyou that Dongfang Jintang had agreed to assist his cultivation under three conditions, and Wang Zhongyou agreed to help fund the advance payment.
• Jiang Ping'an asked Su Wanying about the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array, and Su Wanying said she had mostly comprehended it and needed two to three months at the soonest to finish.
• Wang Zhongyou gathered thirty-two thousand spirit stones and gave them to Jiang Ping'an after three days.
• Jiang Ping'an delivered fifteen thousand spirit stones to Dongfang Jintang, who left to rent Cold Emerald Peak while he returned to Biyou Peak.

Jiang Ping'an told Yu Lianhua that he would dual cultivate with Dongfang Jintang, then visited Dongfang's new home on Cold Emerald Peak. After cultivating together for three days and four nights, his cultivation increased and the Dreamland Heavenly Dao's suppression on his Divine Soul eased.

• Jiang Ping'an told Yu Lianhua that Senior Brother Wang had arranged for him to dual cultivate with Dongfang Jintang, and Yu Lianhua reluctantly accepted.
• Yu Lianhua told Jiang Ping'an the rumor that Yue Qingning had died after failing Foundation Establishment, though she thought it might be false.
• Dongfang Jintang told Jiang Ping'an she had rented Cold Emerald Peak, and he flew there that evening to visit her.
• Jiang Ping'an suggested that Dongfang Jintang recruit disciples to share the peak's rent and offered to introduce Xuan Shuang.
• Jiang Ping'an and Dongfang Jintang cultivated together for three days and four nights, after which his cultivation rose slightly and the Divine Soul suppression eased.

Jiang Ping'an survived Su Wanying’s attempt to trap and devour his Divine Soul, then compelled her to resume helping him refine the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array. After more than five months, the array was complete, and he planned to strengthen Xiao Duanyu and Zhang Kaifeng once his cultivation improved.

• Su Wanying tried to seal Jiang Ping'an’s Divine Soul in her Sea of Consciousness, but he revealed it was only a wisp and that his main body could destroy her.
• Su Wanying released Jiang Ping'an’s Divine Soul and apologized; he accepted her service but warned her not to betray him again.
• Jiang Ping'an tested whether intimacy with Su Wanying could reduce the Dreamland Heavenly Dao’s suppression of his Divine Soul, but found the effect limited.
• The next night, Su Wanying helped Jiang Ping'an refine the Nine Nether Ghost King Soul Devouring Array under his control.
• After more than five months, Jiang Ping'an completed the array and resolved to wait until his cultivation improved before advancing Xiao Duanyu and Zhang Kaifeng into True Sword Spirits.

Jiang Ping'an promoted several Sword Envoy Spirits into True Sword Spirits while concealing his activities from the Azure Origin Sect. After three years, Hu Yijian became his third Ghost King, and Jiang Ping'an decided that was enough.

• Jiang Ping'an helped Xiao Duanyu survive the Heavenly Tribulation and become a True Sword Spirit, then had Su Wanying enchant Yu Lianhua and Ziling into obeying him and concealing his suspicious activities.
• Jiang Ping'an promoted Zhuo Bufan into a True Sword Spirit, but Tang Zhanfei died during his Heavenly Tribulation.
• Jiang Ping'an bought Yin Qi Beads to strengthen Xiao Duanyu and Zhuo Bufan so they could eventually challenge True Lord Xuan Luo.
• Over three years later, Jiang Ping'an helped Hu Yijian survive his Heavenly Tribulation and become his third True Sword Spirit.
• Jiang Ping'an decided that three True Sword Spirits were enough and told Dongfang Jintang to stop buying Netherworld Ghost Stones and Rakshasa Hair.

Jiang Ping'an reached Qi Refining Realm perfection and received the treasures and instructions for cultivating the Mysterious Nether Reincarnation Dao Foundation. As the winter solstice approached, he prepared for Foundation Establishment while Yu Lianhua and Ziling left him to prepare in seclusion.

• Jiang Ping'an told Xuan Shuang and Xiu Yun to take a distant mission and fake their deaths so they would not become his weakness, and they left the Azure Origin Sect together.
• Jiang Ping'an reached Qi Refining Realm perfection, and Wang Zhongyou delivered the Yin Yang Reincarnation Stone, Three Lives Cicada Molt, and Merit Purple Bamboo on True Lord Xuan Luo's behalf.
• Wang Zhongyou explained that Jiang Ping'an was to establish the Mysterious Nether Reincarnation Dao Foundation on the winter solstice, and Jiang Ping'an borrowed ten thousand spirit stones to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Realm portion of the Azure Nether Illusory Array Canon.
• Jiang Ping'an comprehended the cultivation method and prepared for the winter-solstice ceremony, while Yu Lianhua and Ziling moved out of Feiquan Cave Mansion so he could prepare alone.

Jiang Ping'an saved a wounded white fox named Bai Li, who later transformed into a beautiful woman and married him. Years into their happy family life, rumors of a heart-stealing demon and signs of Bai Li’s fox nature led a Daoist and soldiers to confront her at home.

• Jiang Ping'an failed his provincial examinations, met Bai Li when she came to repay him for saving her as a fox, and agreed to marry her.
• Jiang Ping'an and Bai Li returned to Nanpo Town, married, and had two children, Jiang Zhang and Jiang Ying.
• After people in nearby towns were found dead with their hearts missing, Jiang Ping'an saw blood on Bai Li’s lips and noticed her golden eyes.
• At a Mid-Autumn banquet, Master Zhang’s young son spotted Bai Li’s fox tail, and Jiang Ping'an took her home.
• Three days later, the county constable and a blue-robed Daoist surrounded Jiang Ping'an’s home, and the Daoist ordered Bai Li to reveal her true form and surrender.

Jiang Ping'an relived a first life in which a Daoist killed his fox-demon wife and children, driving him mad, then a second life in which he became Emperor of Great Yan and ruled successfully. He broke through both illusions and entered a third life as an immortal cultivator, recognizing it as the true trial.

• The Daoist in blue exposed Bai Li as a fox demon, killed her after she fled with Jiang Zhang and Jiang Ying, and then killed the children as well.
• Jiang Ping'an grieved over his family, went mad in Nanpo Town, and eventually approached death before breaking free of the first-life illusion.
• In the second-life illusion, nine-year-old Jiang Ping'an learned he was the surviving Imperial Grandson and was enthroned as Emperor of Great Yan.
• Jiang Ping'an endured Xiao Che's control, then purged the Xiao Clan after Xiao Che died and introduced reforms that strengthened Great Yan.
• Jiang Ping'an expanded Great Yan's territory and reached old age as a successful emperor before breaking free of the second-life illusion.
• Jiang Ping'an entered the third-life illusion as an immortal cultivator and recognized that the true trial had begun.

Jiang Ping'an broke through to Foundation Establishment and gained new reincarnation abilities, then left the Azure Origin Sect with Su Wanying and Wang Zhongyou. Five hundred li from the sect, True Lord Xuan Luo emerged from a gate opened by the Protective Jade Token, bringing Jiang Ping'an’s planned confrontation close.

• Jiang Ping'an shattered an illusion of his past lives and condensed the Mysterious Nether Reincarnation Dao Foundation, reaching Foundation Establishment.
• Jiang Ping'an mastered Reincarnation Guide, comprehended Reincarnation Imprint, and became able to use Nether Shadow Crossing.
• Jiang Ping'an summoned Su Wanying, who used her charm to make Wang Zhongyou accompany them as they left the Azure Origin Sect.
• Jiang Ping'an placed a Spiritual Sense imprint beneath a mountain's shadow as an escape route, then continued flying away from the sect.
• About five hundred li from the Azure Origin Sect, Jiang Ping'an sensed a powerful aura and threw away a Storage Bag containing True Lord Xuan Luo's Protective Jade Token.
• True Lord Xuan Luo emerged from the void gate formed when the Protective Jade Token shattered.