Recaps

Dog Head Ridge had become an inner sect Main Peak, while Fang Chen had risen to become the Glazed Sword Sect’s Floating Immortal Saint. Black Flame Dao Master announced that Fang Chen had restored the Glazed Sword and that the sect would choose a new Sword Wielder.

• Fang Chen's achievements in the Tianluo Secret Realm won the sect's disciples over, and Dog Head Ridge gained Main Peak status under Elder Yun, Li Yanshan, and Wu Qingfeng's leadership.
• Wu Qingfeng brought the workers from Thousand Bamboo Ridge to Dog Head Ridge as Inner Disciples, and the ridge began recruiting according to strict sect rules.
• Black Flame Dao Master announced that Fang Chen had completely restored the Glazed Sword, prompting excitement among the Glazed Sword Sect's disciples.
• Black Flame Dao Master said the sect would choose a new Sword Wielder, leaving the disciples puzzled about why Fang Chen would not wield the sword himself.
• Dao Master Honghe projected Fang Chen's image through the Glazed Mirror, and Elder Yun, Li Yanshan, and Wu Qingfeng recalled how far he had come.
• Cao Bin regretted sending Fang Chen to Thousand Bamboo Ridge, but he could not change the decision that had shaped their fates.

Fang Chen’s projection saw Elder Yun, Li Yanshan, and Wu Qingfeng at Dog Head Ridge, stirring memories of the friends who had cared for him. He announced a selection for the Glazed Sword’s next Sword Wielder and revealed that even someone without a Spiritual Root could be chosen, since he himself had none.

• Fang Chen’s projection recognized Elder Yun, Li Yanshan, Wu Qingfeng, and other former servants among the crowd at Dog Head Ridge.
• Fang Chen told Black Flame Dao Master that seeing his old friends had stirred memories, and Black Flame Dao Master encouraged him to visit them after the matter was settled.
• Fang Chen’s projection greeted Elder Yun and Li Yanshan, then explained that he needed to leave the sect to train and would leave the Glazed Sword behind to protect it.
• Fang Chen opened the Sword Wielder Selection to disciples of every age, cultivation level, and faction, including servants without Spiritual Roots.
• Fang Chen revealed that he had no Spiritual Root himself and said that someone chosen by the Glazed Sword could cultivate without one.

Fang Chen announced that the Glazed Sword might allow someone without a Spiritual Root to cultivate and arranged testing for potential Sword Wielders. He then visited Dog Head Ridge to reunite with Li Yanshan and ask after his old friends.

• Fang Chen told the Glazed Sword Sect’s disciples and workers that the Glazed Sword could choose someone without a Spiritual Root and said the sect would bring them to Heavenly Ruins Mountain for testing.
• Fang Chen left Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue in charge and waited until evening before heading to Dog Head Ridge.
• Fang Chen placed his old Identity Token in the Mountain Guardian Stone, and a disciple recognized him and hurried to announce his arrival.
• Li Yanshan came out on a Little Donkey and embraced Fang Chen, who said he had missed him and asked to visit Elder Yun and Steward Wu.
• Huahua tried to intimidate the Little Donkey, but it ignored him and shook him off; Fang Chen introduced Huahua to Li Yanshan.

Fang Chen returned to Dog Head Ridge and reunited with Elder Yun, Wu Qingfeng, and the former errand runners of Thousand Bamboo Ridge. He greeted Little Six and noticed the dog now carried a faint ripple of Spiritual Power.

• The myna bird suspected Little Donkey was unusual, but Fang Chen refused to investigate because the donkey belonged to Elder Yun.
• Fang Chen saw that Dog Head Ridge’s old huts and surroundings were mostly unchanged, while the opposite mountain had become a thriving cultivation site.
• Fang Chen greeted Elder Yun and Wu Qingfeng, who told him they had reached the Nascent Soul Realm and Foundation Establishment Perfection, respectively.
• The former errand runners greeted Fang Chen, who remembered their kindness and thanked them for looking after him at Thousand Bamboo Ridge.
• Little Six rushed over to Fang Chen, who picked up the dog and sensed faint Spiritual Power within him.

Fang Chen returned to Dog Head Ridge and reunited with Elder Yun, Old Deng, Li Yanshan, and the former attendants of Thousand Bamboo Ridge. As they prepared a feast and invited Xu Yi, Chef Wang arrived with the main course.

• Little Six barked at the myna bird, and the bird told Fang Chen that the dog and a donkey were no ordinary animals.
• Fang Chen asked Old Deng about his cultivation, and Old Deng said he had been stuck at the Eighth Layer of Foundation Establishment for ten years.
• Elder Yun proposed a reunion feast, and Wu Qingfeng told the former attendants to prepare tables and chairs at the foot of Dog Head Ridge.
• Fang Chen asked Li Yanshan to invite Xu Yi, who arrived half an hour later and respectfully greeted him as the Floating Immortal Saint.
• Chef Wang arrived carrying a food box, surprising Fang Chen, who remembered him from Thousand Bamboo Ridge.

Fang Chen reunited with the old laborers at Dog Head Ridge, sharing a meal and helping them improve their cultivation with Devouring God Imprints. Ten days later, a powerful Sword Intent and a nine-colored beam appeared over the Glazed Sword Sect.

• Wang Dahai brought braised pork and steamed buns to Fang Chen and the old laborers, who shared a meal and toasted Fang Chen.
• Yun Su led the Dog Head Ridge disciples to Heavenly Ruins Mountain to see who might be chosen as the Glazed Sword's Sword Wielder.
• Fang Chen stayed at Dog Head Ridge and began inscribing Devouring God Imprints for Elder Yun, Li Yanshan, Wu Qingfeng, Old Deng, and the others.
• Fang Chen spent ten days chatting and drinking with the old laborers while they treasured his visit.
• While Fang Chen was playing chess with Li Yanshan, a powerful Sword Intent swept across the sect and a nine-colored beam shot into the sky.

Yun Su became the Glazed Sword’s chosen Sword Wielder, drawing the attention of Fang Chen, Elder Yun, and the Glazed Sword Sect. As Yun Su endured the sword’s inheritance on Heavenly Ruins Mountain, Fang Chen encouraged him to absorb its power without fear.

• Fang Chen recognized the nine-colored beam as the Glazed Sword choosing a new Sword Wielder and brought Elder Yun and the others to Heavenly Ruins Mountain.
• Elder Yun identified the man receiving the Glazed Sword’s power as his great-great-grandson, Yun Su, and the group congratulated him.
• Fang Chen joined the Glazed Saint and the others, who remarked that Dog Head Ridge had produced both Fang Chen and the new Sword Wielder.
• Disciples gathered near Heavenly Ruins Mountain saw Yun Su and defended Fang Chen against a disciple who questioned the fairness of the selection.
• Fang Chen stood beside Yun Su as the inheritance strained his body, then urged him telepathically to keep absorbing the Glazed Sword’s power.

Yun Su absorbed the Glazed Sword’s energy with Fang Chen’s help, completed his eighth Nirvana inside a golden cocoon, and immediately began his ninth Nirvana as the sword continued to pour power into him. His life aura weakened sharply as golden flames rose around him.

• Yun Su told Fang Chen he could absorb no more power, so Fang Chen covered his body with Devouring God Imprints to speed his energy refinement.
• After three hours of absorbing the Glazed Sword’s energy, Yun Su began his eighth Nirvana, and his life aura rapidly faded.
• Yun Su turned into a golden cocoon entwined with the Glazed Sword; the Myna bird and Fang Chen confirmed he was stable inside it.
• The cocoon cracked apart after an hour, and Yun Su emerged having completed his eighth Nirvana with a stronger aura.
• The Glazed Sword sent more energy into Yun Su, and Fang Chen told him to begin his ninth Nirvana when he again felt close to bursting.
• Yun Su began his ninth Nirvana amid golden flames, and his life aura weakened sharply.

Yun Su completed his ninth and then tenth Nirvanas under Fang Chen’s guidance, becoming a Quasi-Saint able to perceive Saint Force. After absorbing the Glazed Sword’s power and receiving a flood of information from it, he emerged as its new Sword Wielder, to the delight of Elder Yun and the old menial workers.

• Yun Su completed his ninth Nirvana in the time it took a stick of incense to burn, but the Glazed Sword’s power soon pushed his body to its limit.
• Fang Chen urged Yun Su to begin a tenth Nirvana, and Yun Su formed a purple-gold cocoon that Fang Chen covered with Devouring God Imprints to speed its absorption of energy.
• Yun Su emerged from the cocoon with vastly increased power and the ability to perceive Saint Force, becoming a Quasi-Saint.
• Fang Chen told Yun Su to keep absorbing the Glazed Sword’s power, and the sword sent a scorching current and unfamiliar information into Yun Su’s mind before its light dimmed.
• Yun Su withdrew his hand from the Glazed Sword and formed battle armor, while Elder Yun and the old menial workers celebrated his success as the sword’s new Sword Wielder.

Yun Su became the Glazed Sword Sect’s Sword Wielder and Glazed Peak’s new Peak Master as Fang Chen stepped away from managing the peak. After returning to the sect and visiting Dog Head Ridge, Fang Chen received a request from the Fire Glazed Saint to upgrade the Seven Great Main Peaks’ Inherited Divine Swords.

• Fang Chen named Yun Su the Glazed Sword Sect’s Sword Wielder and Glazed Peak’s Peak Master, then assigned him Glazed Hall.
• Fang Chen took Yun Su to Glazed Hall, where Yun Su reunited with Elder Yun, and ordered the disciples to end the Sword Wielder assessment and return to the sect.
• Fang Chen showed Elder Yun and the others around Glazed Hall, escorted them to Dog Head Ridge, and then left to meet the Fire Glazed Saint.
• The Fire Glazed Saint asked Fang Chen to upgrade the Seven Great Main Peaks’ Inherited Divine Swords, explaining that each was a Saint Weapon made to accompany the Glazed Sword.

Fang Chen reforged the Seven Great Main Peaks’ Inherited Divine Swords into Saint Swords, enabling them to better complement the Glazed Sword. The Fire Origin Glazed Saint then asked him to refine Grade 8 Communication Talismans so the sect’s Saints could communicate across great distances.

• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint told Fang Chen that seven missing Saint Swords had once belonged to the Glazed Sword Butterfly and asked him to upgrade the Seven Great Main Peaks’ inherited swords.
• Fang Chen summoned the Seven Peak Masters to the Eighth Layer of the Demon Cave and asked them to bring their swords.
• Fang Chen used the Heaven Refining Furnace to reforge the seven Divine Swords, spending three days turning them into Saint Swords.
• The Seven Peak Masters gained the new Saint Swords’ recognition, and Fang Chen urged them to advance to the Quasi-Saint or Saint realms.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint asked Fang Chen to refine Grade 8 Communication Talismans, and Fang Chen agreed.

Fang Chen learned how to make the Myriad Sound Transmission Talisman and the more powerful but costly Spiritual Jade Talisman, then decided to find a way to combine their strengths. He began analyzing both methods, pushing his Soul Power until his soul felt as if it were tearing.

• The Fire Glazed Saint gave Fang Chen the method for making the Myriad Sound Transmission Talisman, and the Myna bird identified its limitations.
• With the Fire Glazed Saint's permission, the Myna bird gave Fang Chen the method for making the Spiritual Jade Talisman, which could transmit images and sound almost instantly but required Saint Realm cultivation and could be used only once.
• Fang Chen passed the Spiritual Jade Talisman method to the Fire Glazed Saint and pointed out its high costs and strict requirements.
• Fang Chen proposed combining the two talismans' strengths to create a powerful, accessible talisman that could be used multiple times.
• Fang Chen began studying both methods and rapidly exhausted his Soul Power as intense tearing sensations struck his soul.

Fang Chen entered seclusion in the Demon Cave to study two Spirit Talismans, but the Heavenly Demon Feather triggered a violent reaction there. After the Fire Origin Glazed Saint learned about the feather and its possible connection to sealed Heavenly Demon remnants, he revealed that his Lineage had guarded the Demon Cave for generations.

• Fang Chen went deeper into the Demon Cave with the Myna bird to study the Myriad Sound Transmission Talisman and the Spiritual Jade Talisman, while the Azure Cloud Dao Master and the others practiced with their Saint Swords.
• Little Crane brought out the Heavenly Demon Feather, causing the Demon Cave to shake and a blood-red Vortex to appear overhead, so Fang Chen had Little Crane swallow it again.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint arrived to investigate, and Fang Chen told him that the feather came from the Yaochi Holy Land and belonged to a Heavenly Demon with a Half-Immortal Body.
• Fang Chen described the sealed Heavenly Demon Remnants at the Yaochi Holy Land and in the South Sea, and the Fire Origin Glazed Saint said his Lineage had guarded the Demon Cave for generations.

Fang Chen suspected the Demon Cave might be connected to the Heavenly Demon and wondered whether a Ninth Layer existed, but he and the Fire Glazed Saint postponed investigating until they were stronger. After devising a new communication Spirit Talisman, Fang Chen set out to refine one and waited for the Fire Glazed Saint to bring the materials.

• Fang Chen asked the Fire Glazed Saint whether the Demon Cave was connected to the Heavenly Demon and whether it had a Ninth Layer, and they agreed to investigate later.
• Fang Chen struggled to fuse the Spiritual Jade Talisman and Myriad Sound Transmission Talisman methods, then studied other communication Spirit Talismans Myna bird provided.
• After ten days of cultivation, Fang Chen believed he had devised a powerful, easy-to-use communication Spirit Talisman that required inexpensive materials.
• Fang Chen met the Fire Glazed Saint and the others, explained his invention, and gave the Fire Glazed Saint a list of materials to obtain.
• The Fire Glazed Saint left to collect the materials, while Fang Chen watched the others practice the Glazed Sword Array and waited through nightfall without his return.

Fang Chen refined more than ten thousand Talisman Blanks and engraved them into Spirit Talismans using the Floating Immortal Sword. After a month of work, he activated the talismans and condensed them into tiny golden swords.

• The Fire Glazed Saint returned with the materials Fang Chen had requested, which Daoist Misty had helped him gather.
• Fang Chen used the Heaven Refining Furnace and his Old Farmer Alchemy Manifestation to refine more than ten thousand golden Talisman Blanks.
• Fang Chen summoned the Goddess Mends the Heavens Manifestation and used the Floating Immortal Sword to engrave Formation Runes onto the blanks as the Fire Glazed Saint, Azure Cloud Dao Master, the Myna bird, and the Paper Crane watched.
• After a month, Fang Chen activated the talismans with Sword Qi and Spiritual Qi, then used the Heaven Mending Goddess's Divine Light to condense them into tiny golden swords.

Fang Chen crafted thousands of little swords that functioned as both communication talismans and hidden weapons, then tested their reach with Paper Crane. After Fire Glazed Saint suggested Paper Crane might help Fang Chen enter the Sacred Land, Fang Chen decided to wait until the Glazed Sword Sect was more settled.

• Fang Chen gathered the little swords and explained that they could transmit messages and serve as hidden weapons.
• Fang Chen sent Paper Crane out of the Demon Cave to test communication, and its projection appeared clearly through the sword.
• Paper Crane traveled to the South Sea and then Heavenly Talisman Mountain, while Fang Chen confirmed the swords could connect across great distances.
• Fire Glazed Saint suggested Paper Crane could take Fang Chen into the Sacred Land, but Fang Chen postponed the trip until he had handled the Glazed Sword Sect's affairs.
• Paper Crane returned to the Demon Cave exhausted, and Fang Chen tucked it away to rest.

Fang Chen named the thirteen thousand communication-and-weapon talismans he had crafted Spirit Sword Talismans and demonstrated their devastating power. Fire Glazed Saint and the others recognized their potential to make the Glazed Sword Sect formidable.

• The myna bird suggested Fang Chen name his newly crafted swords, and Fang Chen called them Spirit Sword Talismans.
• Fang Chen said the batch contained thirteen thousand talismans, kept five hundred, and explained that cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm could activate them with True Essence Power or Soul Power.
• Fang Chen demonstrated a Spirit Sword Talisman's explosive attack, which tore apart space with force comparable to a One Tribulation Saint's self-destruction.
• At Fang Chen's request, Fire Glazed Saint tested a talisman's penetration; it pierced one Light Screen, broke the second with its explosion, and cracked the third.
• Fire Glazed Saint praised the talismans' power and said a large stockpile could let the Glazed Sword Sect defeat anyone who provoked it.

Fang Chen realized his Spirit Sword Talismans could also serve as powerful explosives and decided to strengthen the Glazed Sword Sect for an expected attack. The Myna bird taught him how to craft the Meteor Tear, a devastating Saint Weapon, but its rare materials left Fang Chen questioning the cost.

• Fang Chen recognized that his thirteen thousand Spirit Sword Talismans could explode with tremendous power, and the Fire Origin Glazed Saint considered his potential to be vital to the Glazed Sword Sect's future.
• Fang Chen decided to craft weapons for the sect and asked Senior Huo Li for explosive treasures, but the Myna bird said it had one.
• Fang Chen told Senior Huo Li that the Myna bird might be a survivor of the Ancient Heavenly Court whose sealed memories contained powerful techniques.
• Fang Chen asked the Myna bird for crafting methods so he could prepare for the bald donkeys' next attack, and the bird passed him instructions for the Meteor Tear.
• Fang Chen learned that a Meteor Tear could pierce defenses and kill an Eight-Tribulation Saint, but its costly materials prompted him to question whether it was worth making.

Fang Chen decided to try crafting Meteor Tears and moved his nine Quasi-Saint clones into the Qingyang Realm to cultivate. After teaching them the Glazed Sword Array, he left to check on the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm and Chaos Demonic Star Vine while the clones joked about his lack of interest in women.

• Fang Chen sent the Meteor Tear materials list and crafting method to the Fire Glazed Saint, who agreed to gather the costly materials.
• Fang Chen gave the Fire Glazed Saint most of his Spirit Sword Talismans and promised to have Myna bird extract treasures from the Qingyang Realm to support the sect.
• Fang Chen discovered that all nine of his clones had reached the Quasi-Saint realm and had Little Crane move them into the Spirit Crane Space.
• Fang Chen took the clones to the Qingyang Realm and taught them the Glazed Sword Array.
• Fang Chen left to check on the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm and Chaos Demonic Star Vine, while his clones joked about whether he should seek out women.

Fang Chen comforted Xiao Yi after the boy awoke grieving for his grandfather, then entrusted him to his nine Clones in the Qingyang Realm. The Clones welcomed Xiao Yi and agreed to care for him while using the realm’s resources responsibly.

• Fifth Brother led the Clones into the Qingyang Realm to search for Spirit Medicine and gather materials for Fourth Brother to make Pills.
• Little Crane told Fang Chen that Xiao Yi had awakened, and Fang Chen comforted the grieving boy by reminding him of his grandfather’s words.
• Second Brother sensed Xiao Yi’s unusual life force and brought the Clones to Fang Chen, where they recognized Xiao Yi as a transformed Medicine King.
• Fang Chen explained that Xiao Yi was his friend, and Xiao Yi eagerly agreed to live with the Clones.
• Fang Chen told the Clones that Xiao Yi could grow Spirit Medicine and asked them to care for him without overharvesting the Qingyang Realm’s resources.

Fang Chen cultivated with the Heavenly Demon Feather and Floating Immortal Sword while sending the myna bird to gather resources for the Glazed Sword Sect. Fire Glazed Saint contacted him with nearly all the materials for Meteor Tear and set out to bring them to the Qingyang Realm.

• Fang Chen found that the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm and Chaos Demonic Star Vine had consumed about a tenth of the pyramid wreckage and told them to keep eating.
• Fang Chen sent the myna bird to work with his nine Clones to collect treasures across the Qingyang Realm and gave it a Spiritual Jade Talisman for contact.
• Fang Chen used the Heavenly Demon Feather to strengthen the Floating Immortal Sword and discovered that branding the sword with Devouring God Imprints increased its energy flow.
• Fire Glazed Saint contacted Fang Chen and said he had gathered nearly all the materials for Meteor Tear, using substitutes for a few that were unavailable in the best quality.
• Fang Chen asked Fire Glazed Saint to bring the materials to the Qingyang Realm, and Fire Glazed Saint agreed to come himself.

Fang Chen showed the Fire Origin Glazed Saint the Floating Immortal Sword and learned that Huo Li had found it in dangerous ruins with his senior brother. Huo Li gave Fang Chen a rusted Ring found beside the sword, hoping he could uncover its true potential.

• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint arrived in the Qingyang Realm, and Fang Chen showed him the sword absorbing energy from the Heavenly Demon Feather.
• Fang Chen told Huo Li the sword was his Life-Bound Saint Weapon and let him examine it after separating it from the feather.
• Huo Li failed to make the sword react and recognized that Fang Chen had won its acceptance.
• Huo Li explained that he and his senior brother had found the sword in ruins, where it had lacked the words “Floating Immortal” on its blade.
• Huo Li gave Fang Chen the Ring found beside the sword and told him to claim it with a drop of blood.

Fang Chen bound the Floating Immortal Ring, which absorbed his blood, merged into his finger, and began breaking down its stored items. After the Floating Immortal Sword flew into the ring and seemed to rest inside it like a sword in its sheath, the Fire Origin Glazed Saint handed Fang Chen another ring.

• Fang Chen awakened the Floating Immortal Ring with his Essence Blood, and it merged into the Middle Finger of his Left Hand.
• Fang Chen discovered that the ring was breaking down the Fire Origin Glazed Saint's stored items and returned them to him.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint explained that the ring's ability had appeared because it had accepted Fang Chen, then removed his Barrier.
• The Floating Immortal Sword flew into the Floating Immortal Ring, where Fang Chen sensed it might be using the ring as a sheath.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint gave Fang Chen another ring.

Fang Chen began refining the Meteor Tear with materials gathered by the Myna bird and supplied by the Fire Origin Glazed Saint. As the dangerous process started, Fang Chen discovered that placing the Heavenly Demon Feather inside the Floating Immortal Ring gave him more power than attaching it to the Floating Immortal Sword.

• Fang Chen accepted the Fire Origin Glazed Saint’s materials and asked the Myna bird to return.
• The Myna bird gave the Fire Origin Glazed Saint a mountain of treasures and set aside materials for refining the Meteor Tear.
• Fang Chen summoned the Heaven Refining Furnace, sorted the materials, and began refining the Meteor Tear while the Fire Origin Glazed Saint watched.
• The Myna bird told Little Crane about the Meteor Tear’s power, and she encouraged Fang Chen to succeed.
• Fang Chen placed the Heavenly Demon Feather inside the Floating Immortal Ring, which sent Demonic Qi into the Floating Immortal Sword and a surge of power into Fang Chen.

Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Ring to accelerate the refinement and absorption of several treasures, then spent three years refining Meteor Tear. He produced thirty-six silver droplets and went to test them using the damaged Pyramid Battleship in the Qingyang Realm.

• Fang Chen discovered that the Floating Immortal Ring broke down Saint Bone and helped the Floating Immortal Sword absorb energy from treasures more efficiently.
• Fang Chen used the ring to refine Meteor Tear while the Old Farmer Alchemical Manifestation bolstered him.
• Three years later, the Heaven Refining Furnace erupted, and Fang Chen emerged with thirty-six smooth silver droplets that he suspected were Meteor Tear.
• Fang Chen and the Fire Glazed Saint decided to test the droplets with the damaged Pyramid Battleship, despite Myna bird's concern about its lack of defensive Formation Runes.
• Fang Chen arrived at the pyramid, greeted the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm, and said he needed the battleship to test a remarkable treasure.