Recaps

Daoist Xuanji gave Jiang Fan treasures and advice to help him repair his damaged great dao foundation, and told him to return for the Sect Promotion Grand Competition in three years. A year later, Jiang Fan had failed to refine the treasures and wondered if he would ever sense laws again.

• Daoist Xuanji gave Jiang Fan a law manifestation product of the law of water, Law Source Liquid, and notes on comprehending the great dao.
• Daoist Xuanji urged Jiang Fan to seek insight through experiencing the natural world and told him to return before the competition in three years.
• Jiang Fan returned to the meditation chamber and began refining the treasures.
• Jiang Fan spent a year in the Bamboo Listening Pavilion practicing his Primordial Meditation Technique and trying to refine the treasures, but an invisible barrier kept him from accessing their power.
• Jiang Fan opened his eyes and wondered whether he could ever sense laws or reconnect with the great dao.

Jiang Fan took Jiang Ming from the Heavenly Divination Palace to Greenwood Town, hoping to explore the Upper Realm and investigate matters concerning the Heavenly Demon Royal Court and the Cangming Sect. After they enjoyed the town’s sights and food, a sudden commotion broke out downstairs.

• Jiang Fan struggled to reach the third level of the Primordial Meditation Technique, then decided to leave seclusion and take Jiang Ming down the mountain.
• Jiang Fan told Jiang Ming they would travel and have fun, and Daoist Xuanji let them leave the Heavenly Divination Palace after warning them to be careful.
• Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming spent half a month walking through the Ancient Garrison Mountain Range before reaching Greenwood Town.
• Jiang Fan explained the town’s spirit beasts to Jiang Ming, who asked to raise one, and promised to find her a cute one while taking her to eat.
• Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming ate at a restaurant, where Jiang Fan reflected on experiencing life beyond cultivation before someone shouted downstairs.

Jiang Fan watched as a white-robed man rescued a little girl from a reckless nobleman’s carriage and confronted the nobleman over his abuse of the townspeople. The nobleman ordered his powerful Guards to surround the man in white.

• Jiang Fan prepared to save Nannan, but a white-robed man darted out and rescued her from the charging carriage.
• The man in white returned Nannan to her mother and told them to leave, but the young nobleman accused him of damaging the carriage and demanded ten thousand High-grade Spirit Stones and an apology on his knees.
• The man in white challenged the nobleman’s treatment of commoners, and the nobleman claimed he was the law in Greenwood Town and Linjiang County.
• The man in white released a powerful aura and lunged at the young nobleman, who called for his Guards to attack.
• Several Guards, including an Emperor Realm leader, emerged and surrounded the man in white.

Jiang Fan intervened when Xiao Tian’s guards were about to kill a man in white, then used his Void Realm pressure to stop the guards and protect the injured man and a mother and daughter. Xiao Tian revealed that he was the son of Linjiang County Governor Xiao Yun and ordered his men to kill Jiang Fan and the man in white.

• Xiao Tian’s guards overpowered the man in white after he tried to save a mother and daughter, and Xiao Tian ordered them to kill him.
• Jiang Fan called down from a window and argued that the man in white should be spared, but Xiao Tian ordered his guards to seize him too.
• Jiang Fan’s pressure immobilized the guards and sent them flying, then he descended to face Xiao Tian and the guard captain.
• Jiang Fan let the mother and daughter leave and gave the injured man a medicinal pill, but the man in white chose to stand beside him.
• Xiao Tian identified himself as the son of county governor Xiao Yun, a True Realm expert, and ordered his men to kill both men and summon stronger experts if they resisted.

Jiang Fan defeated Xiao Tian’s guards and forced Xiao Tian to apologize, but spared him to avoid provoking his father, Xiao Yun. After leaving, Jiang Fan introduced himself to Lu Song, who thanked him for saving his life.

• The guard captain attacked Jiang Fan, who disarmed and injured him with a finger flick and a palm strike.
• Jiang Fan let the guards flee, then knocked Xiao Tian down and demanded an apology.
• Xiao Tian begged for mercy, and Jiang Fan spared him while warning him not to cause trouble again.
• Jiang Fan left with Jiang Ming, followed by the injured white-robed man.
• The man introduced himself as Lu Song of the Thunderbolt Alliance, and Jiang Fan said he was from the Heavenly Divination Palace.

After Jiang Fan learned that Xiao Tian would likely return with powerful backing, Lu Song invited him and Jiang Ming to join an expedition to an ancient ruin. The group assembled at Greenwood Town’s eastern gate, where Leng Feng openly questioned Jiang Fan’s strength and decision to bring Jiang Ming.

• Lu Song warned Jiang Fan that Xiao Tian would seek revenge and explained that killing him could provoke the authorities and his True Realm father, Xiao Yun.
• Lu Song invited Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming to explore a suspected ancient ruin near the border of Linjiang County and Giant Pine County, and Jiang Fan agreed.
• Jiang Ming objected when Lu Song suggested leaving her behind, and Jiang Fan assured him that he would protect her.
• After arranging their departure, Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming met Lu Song and his four companions at a pavilion by Greenwood Town’s eastern gate.
• Leng Feng belittled Jiang Fan and questioned why he had brought a child, while Lu Song introduced the other teammates and the group welcomed Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan joined Lu Song’s team as they set out for Black Wind Ridge, where an ancient ruin had appeared, but he clashed with Leng Feng before they could leave. The group reached the city gate after learning of the ruin’s dangers, and an arrogant voice suddenly ordered them to stop.

• Leng Feng insulted Jiang Fan and warned that he would not protect anyone he considered dead weight.
• Jiang Fan calmly challenged Leng Feng, and Leng Feng’s Void Realm pressure vanished before it could affect him.
• Lu Song and the others intervened to defuse the confrontation, and Jiang Fan asked Lu Song about their destination.
• Lu Song explained that an ancient ruin had appeared in Black Wind Ridge and might contain Great Dao Fragments, while warning that previous explorers had never returned.
• Wen Xi asked Jiang Fan to help with any formations or restrictions, and the group headed out toward the forbidden land.
• As Jiang Fan and the others were about to pass through the city gate, an arrogant voice shouted for them to stop.

Xiao Tian cornered Jiang Fan, Lu Song, and their companions after summoning guards, and Leng Feng abandoned them to join Xiao Tian’s side. As the others chose to fight together, Jiang Fan blocked two Void Realm captains’ attacks, but Leng Feng and the captains then surrounded him.

• Checkpoint guards switched sides as Xiao Tian arrived with more than twenty guards, and Lu Song told Leng Feng and the others about his conflict with the governor’s son.
• Leng Feng disavowed any connection to Jiang Fan and offered to help capture him, while Xiao Tian promised to spare everyone else who abandoned the group.
• Jiang Fan urged Wen Xi, Chen Zhao, and Cui Yiting to leave, but they chose to stand with him and Lu Song.
• Xiao Tian ordered his guards to kill everyone, and Jiang Fan easily blocked the two Void Realm captains’ attacks with his spiritual power.
• Leng Feng joined the captains’ assault, knocked Lu Song and the others back, and helped surround Jiang Fan from three sides.

Jiang Fan defeated the attackers sent against him and killed Leng Feng and both Void Realm guard leaders after Xiao Tian ordered them to keep fighting. The deaths of the County Defense Army guards left Lu Song fearing the conflict had become impossible to resolve, while Xiao Tian and his remaining Guards were terrified.

• Jiang Fan crippled the two Late Void Realm guard leaders and pierced Leng Feng through the chest when he tried to flee.
• Xiao Tian berated his surviving men and ordered the guard leaders to attack Jiang Fan together with their saber and poison needles.
• Jiang Fan dodged their attacks and killed the saber-wielding guard leader with a finger strike to the temple.
• Lu Song feared that killing a County Defense Army guard had changed the situation beyond repair.
• Jiang Fan killed the other guard leader with Sword Qi, terrifying Xiao Tian and the remaining Guards.

Jiang Fan killed Xiao Tian despite the arrival of Xiao Yun, the Linjiang County governor, and used the Space-Escaping Mirror to flee with Jiang Ming, Lu Song, and the others. Xiao Yun shattered the unfinished space channel, throwing them back onto the street in Greenwood Town.

• Jiang Fan ignored Xiao Tian's threats and prepared to kill him after Xiao Tian threatened Jiang Ming.
• Xiao Yun arrived at Greenwood Town's eastern gate and ordered Jiang Fan to spare Xiao Tian.
• Jiang Fan killed Xiao Tian in front of Xiao Yun, enraging the county governor.
• Xiao Yun attacked Jiang Fan and his companions with a giant spiritual-power hand, so Jiang Fan activated the Space-Escaping Mirror to take them into the void.
• Xiao Yun caught up with them through space and shattered the channel, hurling Jiang Fan and the others back onto the stone pavement.

Jiang Fan used the Golden Scale to protect his group from Xiao Yun’s attack and wound the True Realm governor with its counterstrike. Xiao Yun remained determined to kill them, and Jiang Fan prepared to withstand his next assault while seeking a way to escape.

• Xiao Yun attacked Jiang Fan and the others with a powerful pillar of earthen-yellow light, but Jiang Fan activated the Golden Scale to shield them.
• The Golden Scale fired a streak of golden light that shattered Xiao Yun’s shield and pierced his right chest.
• Lu Song and the others regained hope, while Jiang Fan realized the Golden Scale could both defend and attack.
• Jiang Fan tried to intimidate Xiao Yun into leaving, but the wounded governor vowed to keep fighting.
• Jiang Fan activated the Golden Scale again as Xiao Yun gathered power for another attack.

Wei Lang arrived at Linjiang County’s city gate and stopped Xiao Yun from attacking Jiang Fan, then condemned Xiao Yun for abusing his authority and excused Jiang Fan’s group as acting in self-defense. Wei Lang left with Jiang Fan to speak privately, while Xiao Yun remained behind nursing his hatred.

• Wei Lang appeared at the city gate and halted Xiao Yun and Jiang Fan’s confrontation with his authority.
• Xiao Yun accused Jiang Fan of killing guards and Xiao Tian, but Wei Lang said he knew what had happened and rebuked Xiao Yun for ignoring his son’s crimes.
• Wei Lang ruled that Jiang Fan and the others had acted in self-defense and warned Xiao Yun that his abuse of official power could have cost him his position and cultivation.
• Wei Lang spoke warmly with Jiang Fan, who thanked him for upholding justice, then invited him to talk and took him away.
• Lu Song and the others wondered how Jiang Fan knew Wei Lang, while Xiao Yun rose and vowed vengeance against Jiang Fan and Wei Lang.

Wei Lang questioned Jiang Fan about his recovered cultivation and advised him about restoring his Great Dao Foundation and avoiding Xiao Yun’s revenge. Jiang Fan revealed that he planned to explore Black Wind Ridge with fellow cultivators, and Wei Lang grew serious upon hearing the name.

• Jiang Fan told Wei Lang that Daoist Xuanji had used a Nine-Orifice Meridian-Penetrating Lotus to restore his meridians, though his Great Dao Foundation remained damaged.
• Wei Lang praised Xuanji and advised Jiang Fan that experience and comprehension might help him recover his Great Dao Foundation.
• Wei Lang explained that he had handled the case in Greenwood Town according to the Laws, but had only warned Xiao Yun because pursuing him further could provoke a backlash.
• Wei Lang warned Jiang Fan that Xiao Yun would likely seek revenge in secret, and Jiang Fan thanked him for the reminder.
• Jiang Fan told Wei Lang he intended to travel with several fellow cultivators to explore an ancient ruin at Black Wind Ridge, and Wei Lang reacted with concern.

Jiang Fan weighed Wei Lang’s warning about Black Wind Ridge and his limited means of survival before returning to Lu Song and the others. He explained Wei Lang’s authority, but had not yet decided whether to enter the forbidden land.

• Wei Lang warned Jiang Fan that Black Wind Ridge was a dangerous ancient battlefield with few rewards and that Xiao Yun could attack him there, then advised him to think carefully and gave him the Grand Capital Prefecture Token as a deterrent.
• Wei Lang told Jiang Fan that the young girl traveling with him likely belonged to a clan of the chaotic Heavenly Demon Royal Court and warned him not to get involved.
• Jiang Fan considered whether to risk visiting Black Wind Ridge and assessed his exhausted Space-Escaping Mirror, fading Golden Scale, and status-based Grand Capital Prefecture Token.
• Jiang Fan decided to ask Lu Song and the others about the journey, then returned to them in Greenwood Town.
• Jiang Fan reassured Lu Song, Chen Zhao, Wen Xi, and the others, and explained that Wei Lang was a Grand Capital Prefecture Deacon ranked above Xiao Yun, shocking the group.

After Wei Lang intervened against Xiao Yun, Jiang Fan warned his companions that Xiao Yun might seek revenge and revealed that Black Wind Ridge was likely an ancient battlefield rather than a treasure-filled ruin. Lu Song, Wen Xi, Chen Zhao, and Cui Yiting chose to continue the expedition with him, and Jiang Fan resolved to protect them while pursuing any hope of restoring the Great Dao.

• Jiang Fan told Lu Song and the others that Wei Lang had only met him once and had intervened impartially, though they believed Wei Lang had shown him special regard.
• Jiang Fan warned the group that Xiao Yun hated him and might attack them once they left Wei Lang's protection, then asked whether they still wanted to enter Black Wind Ridge.
• Lu Song, Wen Xi, Chen Zhao, and Cui Yiting said they would continue because they valued their friendship and owed Jiang Fan for his help.
• Jiang Fan revealed that Black Wind Ridge might be an ancient battlefield with lingering dangers and few treasures, rather than an ancient expert's residence.
• Lu Song, Wen Xi, and Chen Zhao argued that ancient relics or materials might remain, and the group decided to investigate despite the risks.
• Jiang Fan accepted their decision and vowed to protect them, even if he had to stake his life against Xiao Yun.

Jiang Fan and his companions reached Black Wind Ridge, where they learned that the direct route to the Ancient Ruins led through the deadly Ghost Cry Valley. Jiang Fan chose the longer detour, though his companions questioned his decision.

• Jiang Fan led Lu Song, Wen Xi, and the others from Greenwood Town toward Black Wind Ridge, sharing cultivation experiences and asking about the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty along the way.
• After half a month, the group reached Linjiang County and learned that Black Wind Ridge contained treacherous terrain, dangerous demonic beasts, and miasma that could damage spiritual power and spiritual sense.
• Lu Song showed the group a map marking the Ancient Ruins deep inside Black Wind Ridge, reachable by passing through Ghost Cry Valley.
• Lu Song explained that the valley housed vicious Soul-Eating Beasts, while the alternative route through the southern mountains and Misty Marsh would take at least three extra days and posed its own dangers.
• Jiang Fan decided that the group would take the detour, leaving Lu Song and the others surprised and asking why.

Jiang Fan led the group through Black Wind Ridge and chose a detour through Misty Marsh to avoid the Soul-Eating Beasts in Ghost Cry Valley. The poisonous fog left them unable to follow their map, and Chen Zhao suddenly attacked Cui Yiting.

• Jiang Fan persuaded Lu Song and the others to avoid Ghost Cry Valley and travel through Black Wind Ridge and Misty Marsh instead.
• Jiang Fan used his divine sense to detect and eliminate low-rank demon beasts as the group crossed Black Wind Ridge.
• The group entered Misty Marsh, where corrosive Poison Mist drained their spiritual power and hindered their divine sense and flight.
• Lu Song could no longer identify landmarks through the thickening fog, and Jiang Fan told everyone to stop until they could determine their direction.
• Chen Zhao suddenly went berserk and slashed his sword at Cui Yiting.

Jiang Fan saved Chen Zhao from attacking Cui Yiting after the Poison Mist made him hallucinate, then followed Jiang Ming’s guidance through the Misty Marsh. Just as the group neared the exit, a mid-stage Void Realm Poison-Scaled Crocodile Flood Dragon appeared before them.

• Jiang Fan stopped Chen Zhao from striking Cui Yiting and explained that the Poison Mist had eroded Chen Zhao’s divine sense, causing him to hallucinate.
• Jiang Fan asked Jiang Ming to sense a safe route, and Lu Song led the group in the direction she pointed.
• The group confirmed their route at a rocky reef, then relied on Jiang Ming to avoid deadly marsh traps as they traveled through the Misty Marsh.
• After half a day, the Poison Mist thinned and the group saw towering trees ahead, but a Poison-Scaled Crocodile Flood Dragon emerged from the marsh.
• Lu Song identified the beast as a mid-stage Void Realm demonic beast and prepared to face it.

Jiang Ming frightened away a Poison-Scaled Crocodile Flood Dragon with her mysterious presence, helping the group cross the Misty Marsh safely. After traveling for several days, they reached the edge of the ancient battlefield ruins, where a vast, desolate basin lay ahead.

• Lu Song and the others failed to damage the Poison-Scaled Crocodile Flood Dragon, and its tail sent them flying.
• Jiang Fan struck the beast but barely scratched it before Jiang Ming stepped in and ordered it to leave, sending it fleeing into the swamp.
• Jiang Fan told Lu Song and the others that Jiang Ming’s unusual constitution restrained certain demonic beasts, and her presence kept creatures away as they crossed the marsh.
• The group left the Misty Marsh, followed Lu Song’s route through Black Wind Ridge and other regions, and reached the ancient ruins on the third day.
• From a ridge, the group saw a vast basin filled with broken pillars, toppled statue pedestals, scorched earth, and a palpable atmosphere of death and killing intent.

Jiang Fan and his companions reached the Ancient Ruins and discovered that they were the remains of an ancient battlefield. After searching the barren site without finding anything, they started to leave, but a sudden change erupted as they neared the exit.

• Lu Song identified Ghost Cry Valley and explained that the group had avoided its dangers by taking a longer route into the basin.
• After resting, Jiang Fan warned the group to stay alert as they entered the battlefield ruins.
• Jiang Fan, Chen Zhao, Cui Yiting, Lu Song, Wen Xi, and the others explored the battlefield and found only ruined buildings, weapons, bones, and traces of lingering power.
• The group searched for more than half a day but found no treasures or clues to help Jiang Fan repair his Great Dao Foundation.
• Lu Song led the group toward the western valley exit, but a sudden change erupted just as they were about to leave the battlefield.

Xiao Yun ambushed Jiang Fan and his companions at Black Wind Ridge, forcing them to retreat into the Ancient Battlefield Ruins. After the Golden Scale ran out of power and Xiao Yun trapped Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming in an Earth Cage, Jiang Fan tried to restore the artifact with his blood essence.

• Xiao Yun revealed that he had tracked Jiang Fan and blocked the valley exit, overwhelming Lu Song, Wen Xi, and the others with his True Realm pressure.
• Jiang Fan used the Golden Scale to block Xiao Yun’s attack, then sent Lu Song and Wen Xi fleeing in different directions while he led Jiang Ming deeper into the ruins.
• Xiao Yun pursued Jiang Fan, shattered the Golden Scale’s barrier, and trapped Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming inside an Earth Cage.
• With Xiao Yun gathering energy for a fatal strike, Jiang Fan spat his blood essence onto the Golden Scale, causing it to shine with dazzling light and release an ancient, majestic aura.

Jiang Fan escaped Xiao Yun by leaping into Ghost Cry Valley with Jiang Ming, where he recovered from his injuries and prepared to search for a way out. Xiao Yun stayed at the valley’s entrance, waiting for them to emerge or die inside.

• Jiang Fan burned his blood essence to break Xiao Yun’s Earth Cage, then fled with Jiang Ming through the ruins.
• Jiang Fan used Xiao Yun’s palm strike to propel himself and Jiang Ming into Ghost Cry Valley, and Xiao Yun chose to wait outside.
• Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming landed on the valley floor, where Jiang Fan identified the forbidden zone and resolved to find an exit.
• Jiang Fan refined healing pills for two hours, recovering his injuries but falling from Void Realm Mid-Stage Peak to Void Realm Early Stage.
• Jiang Fan took Jiang Ming’s hand and led her along the valley path to search for a way out.

Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming entered Ghost Cry Valley, where its baleful energy weakened Jiang Fan and empowered the demon beasts. After Jiang Ming’s bloodline drove off a Black-Winged Bat and helped them travel safely, a terrifying yin wind and mournful cries rose ahead.

• Jiang Fan protected Jiang Ming as they walked into Ghost Cry Valley and sensed that the valley’s eerie force was eroding his spiritual power and divine sense.
• A Black-Winged Bat attacked Jiang Fan, whose attacks struggled against its enhanced speed and defense as the valley drained his strength.
• The bat wounded Jiang Fan with a claw coated in yin poison, but Jiang Ming stepped in and forced it to flee with a golden glow in her eyes and a single command.
• Jiang Ming released her pressure as they continued, causing the hidden demon beasts to flee before they could attack.
• A fierce yin wind churned the mist ahead, and mournful cries from all directions began to cloud Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming’s minds.

Jiang Fan used the Soul-Devouring Ancient Mirror to defeat the Soul-Eating Beasts as he and Jiang Ming crossed Ghost Cry Valley. Near the exit, they encountered a colossal pangolin and realized they had been shrunk.

• Jiang Fan recognized a Soul-Eating Beast and shielded Jiang Ming when it attacked them with a soul strike.
• Jiang Fan used the Soul-Devouring Ancient Mirror to absorb the Soul-Eating Beast, then continued through the valley with Jiang Ming.
• Jiang Fan relied on the mirror to deal with more Soul-Eating Beasts as the pair advanced toward the exit.
• A terrifying aura erupted, and a huge pangolin emerged from the mist, leaving Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming unable to resist.
• Jiang Fan noticed that the surrounding grass had become towering trees and realized that he and Jiang Ming had shrunk.

Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming were shrunk inside Ghost Cry Valley and nearly crushed by a giant pangolin before a white barrier from an enormous skeleton saved them. Unable to escape the skeleton’s domain or return to their normal size, Jiang Fan approached it and asked the deceased senior for forgiveness.

• Jiang Fan noticed that the narrow path through Ghost Cry Valley had become a vast swamp and forest, and realized the surroundings had been transformed.
• A giant pangolin charged at Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming, forcing them to flee through the swamp as their spiritual power ran low.
• A white barrier appeared and stopped the pangolin, which then retreated into the gray mist.
• Jiang Fan discovered that the barrier and the domain came from an enormous human skeleton leaning against a cliff.
• Jiang Fan found that he and Jiang Ming could not regain their size or leave the domain, so he approached the skeleton and respectfully introduced himself.