Recaps

Ji An advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, helped the Golden Spirit Sect prepare for the True Demon Tribulation, and purified Lin Lan’s demonic contamination. After leaving the sect, he clashed with Zhu Changhe, traded for fourth-order treasures, and departed Red Rock Immortal City with Gu Zhonghe’s clan for the Western Continent.

• Ji An refined Spirit Nurturing Divine Fire Pills, reached Golden Core Layer 9, and gained Earth Element insight as the sect’s Spirit Veins advanced.
• After Lin Lan returned contaminated by a Demon Seed, Ji An helped organize a sect-wide inspection that uncovered hundreds of affected disciples, many of whom were executed.
• Ji An sheltered Lin Lan in his Gourd World, helped Gu Hongming form a Golden Core, and commissioned puppets to tend the world’s plants and livestock.
• Ji An completed his preparations, refined a Nascent Soul Pill, and survived the thunder tribulation to become the Golden Spirit Sect’s first True Lord.
• Ji An stabilized his Nascent Soul, shared cultivation advice with the sect, advanced the Bodhi Woods, and used a Fourth Order Purifying Spirit Talisman to remove most of Lin Lan’s remaining contamination.
• Ji An perfected several techniques and spent five years cultivating, while Lin Lan’s demon soul was finally purified and she prepared for Five Qi Chaoyuan.
• Ji An left Southern Continent, fought Zhu Changhe near the Mysterious Yin Sect, and escaped after Zhu Changhe’s soul attack disrupted his sword technique.
• At Red Rock Immortal City, Ji An forced True Person Biyun to apologize to Gu Zhonghe, traded fourth-order spiritual items with True Lord Tianshui, and then left with Gu Zhonghe’s clan for the Western Continent.

Ji An confronted the Mysterious Yin Sect’s defection and a True Demon threat, then sought Golden Core Demon Kings to strengthen himself and the Stone Turtle. As demonic qi reached the Golden Spirit Sect, Ji An remained secluded in his Gourd World and advanced to Nascent Soul Layer 2.

• Ji An reached the Golden Spirit Sect, helped Gu Zhonghe’s family settle, and raised his Geng Xin Metal Dao Seed to Mid Grade after witnessing a Nascent Soul tribulation.
• Ji An set up the Mysterious Turtle Armor Formation near Harmony Peak and cultivated, refined Five Splendor Pills, and prepared to monitor the Mysterious Yin Sect.
• Morag recruited Zhu Changhe and Yun Nianrong into the Holy Alliance, while Ji An learned of the threat and traveled to Harmony Peak.
• Ji An killed Han Shanyue and fought Morag, then escaped and warned the Golden Spirit Sect that True Demons threatened the Western Continent.
• Ji An brought ten Wei Clan youths to the Golden Spirit Sect and set out to capture Golden Core demonic beasts for their Dao Rhyme.
• Ji An captured Demon Kings and used the Stone Turtle’s tribulation lightning to kill three of them, then arranged for True Monarch Chongxuan to find more living True Demons.
• After nine months of gathering Dao Rhyme, Ji An returned as demonic qi neared the sect, tended its Spirit Fields, and worked with his disciples on plants and pill ingredients.
• Demonic qi reached the sect’s grand array and missions outside the sect were suspended, while Ji An absorbed a Spiritual Energy Vortex in seclusion and advanced to Nascent Soul Layer 2.

Ji An defeated the True Demons who targeted the Golden Spirit Sect, then purified contaminated Spirit Veins and strengthened the sect while the enemy regrouped. After the True Demons renewed their siege, Ji An returned in time to kill their Nascent Soul commanders and drive them back.

• Ji An advanced to the Vajra Realm, then killed Chen Xingzhou, Yun Nianrong, Zhu Changhe, and several True Demons, including Mo Tielin, before Morag escaped.
• Ji An drove off the remaining demons, rescued the hidden Falling Maple Valley cultivators, and uncovered the True Demons’ plan to contaminate Spirit Veins and create demon lairs.
• Ji An purified contaminated Spirit Veins across the region and Falling Maple Valley while Lin Jiuxiao organized the sect’s defenses and recovery.
• Ji An strengthened his treasures and cultivation as the Gourd World’s Spirit Vein advanced, then forged the Five Elements Divine Mountain and made the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner his Natal Spiritual Treasure.
• While Ji An watched the demon lair at Harmony Peak, Morag and Iron Plow gathered forces for a final assault, and the Golden Spirit Sect’s defenders killed many elite True Demons with Thunder Pearls and Yin Thunder Beads.
• Ji An returned during the siege, killed a Nascent Soul Layer Six True Demon and five Early Nascent Soul True Demons, then escaped behind the sect’s formation as Iron Plow attacked it.
• Ji An learned the siege had delayed the sect’s Spirit Vein advancement, rested at Crimson Flame Peak, and asked the Stone Turtle to improve his Geng Xin Metal Dao Seed.

After defeating the True Demons, Ji An oversaw the sect’s recovery and advanced its resources while aiding his disciples and negotiating with Taixu Sect. The arc ended with Ji An refining a Nascent Soul Pill and going to meet an approaching silver sword light.

• Ji An killed Morag and Iron Plow, then released the wounded Hu Yujie to return to Green Hill.
• Ji An helped Crimson Flame Peak’s Spirit Vein advance to fourth order and organized cultivation, rebuilding, and trade plans for the sect.
• Thirty years after the True Demon Tribulation, Ji An reached Nascent Soul Layer Three and helped Han Shan gain Earth Element divine intent.
• The Five-Colored Deer underwent its Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation, survived, and began shapeshifting as Wuyue.
• Li Haoran returned to the Golden Spirit Sect with Taixu Sect envoys, and Ji An traded fourth-grade spiritual items for the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Heavenly River Sword Art.
• Ji An rejected Hu Yujie and Hu Yu Niang’s proposal for regular trade with Green Hill and asked them to avoid future contact with his sect.
• Ji An refined Jade Dew Condensing Flower Pills and a fine-quality Nascent Soul Pill, which Han Yan confirmed matched ancient records.
• After checking Wuyue’s giant egg, Ji An rode an Auspicious Cloud to meet a silver sword light approaching Crimson Flame Peak.