Recaps

Black Flame Dao Master endured increasingly powerful Heavenly Thunder bolts during his tribulation, relying on the Devouring God Imprint, Fang Chen’s defensive Formation, and his Black Flame Manifestation to survive. The eighth bolt struck and badly dented his Life-Bound Alchemy Furnace, which was sent tumbling through the sky.

• Black Flame Dao Master used the Devouring God Imprint to consume the lightning from the second and third bolts and strengthen himself.
• Black Flame Dao Master took the fourth and fifth bolts, and the fifth left blood at the corner of his mouth as Dao Master Honghe and the others watched with concern.
• Black Flame Dao Master endured the seventh bolt, then unleashed his Manifestation, healing his wounds with Black Flames.
• Black Flame Dao Master brought out his Life-Bound Alchemy Furnace to face the eighth bolt.
• The eighth bolt struck the Alchemy Furnace, denting it and blasting away many of its Formation Runes before it tumbled through the sky.

Black Flame Dao Master faced the final bolt of his Saint Tribulation after surviving the ninth bolt, but the golden lightning destroyed his Life-Bound Alchemy Furnace and tore his body apart. Fang Chen and the others believed he had died, and Fang Chen prepared to attack the Tribulation Clouds.

• Black Flame Dao Master survived the ninth bolt of Heavenly Thunder and recovered as black Flames and Spiritual Qi gathered around him.
• A golden sphere of Spherical Lightning emerged from the Tribulation Clouds, revealing a Golden Divine Sword within it.
• Fire Glazed Saint warned that Black Flame Dao Master might not withstand the final bolt, and Fang Chen chose not to interfere with his Tribulation.
• Black Flame Dao Master burned his Vital Blood, soul, and power, then charged the golden lightning behind the protection of his Life-Bound Alchemy Furnace.
• The Golden Divine Sword pierced Black Flame Dao Master and exploded, tearing his body apart and making his aura vanish.
• Fang Chen, Dao Master Honghe, and the others believed Black Flame Dao Master was dead, and Fang Chen summoned the Floating Immortal Sword to attack the Tribulation Clouds.

Black Flame Dao Master survived his Heavenly Tribulation and became Black Flame Saint. As everyone celebrated, Daoist Misty Lord began his own tribulation.

• Fire Glazed Saint stopped Fang Chen from seeking revenge and told him Black Flame Dao Master was still alive.
• Black Flame Dao Master reformed his body from his Spirit Flame, absorbed the Origin Light Beam, and condensed his Saint Seal.
• Black Flame Saint restored his Life-Bound Alchemy Furnace and received congratulations from Fang Chen, Dao Master Honghe, and the others.
• Black Flame Saint advised Daoist Misty Lord about the Heavenly Tribulation before Daoist Misty Lord chose to face it that day.
• Fang Chen and Fire Glazed Saint encouraged Daoist Misty Lord as he flew above the Tribulation Ground.

Daoist Misty Lord faced successive Heavenly Tribulation strikes, using Spirit Talismans, his Devouring God Imprint, and his Ethereal Vanishing Manifestation to endure them. After surviving the ninth bolt, he prepared a half-sheet of yellow Paper Talisman as the Tribulation Clouds gathered for another wave.

• Daoist Misty Lord began his Tribulation Transcendence as Fang Chen and the others watched from the edge of the Tribulation Ground.
• The Fifth Checkpoint bolt shattered Daoist Misty Lord's Spirit Talismans and injured him, but his Devouring God Imprint consumed the lightning within him.
• Daoist Misty Lord used a golden Paper Talisman to strengthen himself and endured the Sixth and Seventh Checkpoint bolts, though the seventh injured him.
• The Eighth Checkpoint bolt devastated Daoist Misty Lord, but he recovered, revealed his Ethereal Vanishing Manifestation, and faced the ninth bolt.
• The ninth bolt shattered Daoist Misty Lord's bones and organs, but the Formation beneath him restored him as the Tribulation Clouds gathered for a possible tenth wave.
• Daoist Misty Lord burned his bloodline power, Soul Power, and Life Essence, then pressed a half-sheet of yellow Paper Talisman to his forehead, turning his skin to stone and covering it with Mysterious Runes.

Daoist Misty Lord survived his Heavenly Tribulation, formed a Saint Seal, and became Misty Saint. After deciding to remain at the Glazed Sword Sect, he entered seclusion while Fire Glazed Saint told Fang Chen that the Sacred Land was opening to travelers again, despite lingering dangers.

• Daoist Misty Lord endured the Golden Divine Sword's attacks and received the Tribulation Clouds' Source Power, successfully becoming Misty Saint.
• Black Flame Saint, Fire Glazed Saint, Fang Chen, and the others congratulated Misty Saint before he returned to Cold Star Island.
• Misty Saint told Heavenly One Talisman Saint that he would stay at the Glazed Sword Sect, then entered seclusion.
• Fire Glazed Saint told Fang Chen that Barbaric Sea storms were subsiding and many people were preparing to travel to the Sacred Land, where Spatial Storms still made the journey dangerous.

Fang Chen and the Fire Origin Glazed Saint planned to release footage of the Glazed Sword Sect eating the Ye Family’s Sky-Sniffing Dog to publicize their victory and provoke a response. Five days later, cultivators across the Central Barrens saw the footage and learned that the Glazed Sword Sect had defeated the Ye Family Saints.

• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint said he would stay at the Glazed Sword Sect to protect it, while Fang Chen planned to visit the Sacred Land later.
• Fang Chen proposed releasing the dog-eating footage to reveal the Ye Family’s defeat, and the Fire Origin Glazed Saint agreed to wait for the family’s reaction before taking further action.
• Fang Chen returned to his old quarters on Glazed Peak, remembered True Person Liuli, and fell asleep dreaming of him.
• Five days later, the footage of the Sky-Sniffing Dog being cooked spread throughout the Central Barrens.
• Cultivators watching the footage learned that the Glazed Sword Sect had driven off the Ye Family Saints and mocked the family by eating the dog.

The Ye Family seethed after the Glazed Sword Sect humiliated them, but Ye Mian judged that attacking the sect would cost too much and no Saint dared to volunteer. Meanwhile, Fang Chen woke from a vivid Dream Realm in which True Person Liuli had forged a sword.

• After footage of the Glazed Sword Sect stewing the Sky-Sniffing Dog spread, the Spirit Dog Saint coughed up blood and vowed revenge.
• Ye Mian weighed the Fire Origin Glazed Saint's strength and warned that an attack on the Glazed Sword Sect could devastate the Ye Family.
• When Ye Mian challenged the Saints in Xuanhuang Hall to go fight, none stepped forward, including the Spirit Dog Saint.
• Saint Chixing told the Ye Family Saints to remember the humiliation and avoid an all-out war for now.
• Fang Chen woke after dreaming that True Person Liuli had forged a sword and asked for his opinion.

After recovering from five days of sleep following the dog meat feast, Fang Chen learned that the Ye Family had not retaliated and began planning protective battle armor for the Glazed Sword Sect’s future tribulations. He left to refine the treasures, while the Fire Origin Glazed Saint warned the sect to stay prepared for a possible attack.

• Fang Chen woke after five days and found that Huahua was still asleep in the Qingyang Realm with Fang Chen’s clones.
• Fang Chen asked the Fire Origin Glazed Saint whether the Ye Family had reacted, and learned that the dog-eating footage had spread widely but the Ye Family had made no move.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint cautioned Fang Chen that the Ye Family might still launch a surprise attack.
• Fang Chen proposed refining protective battle armor to help Glazed Sword Sect members withstand increasingly unpredictable Heavenly Tribulations.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint offered to help Fang Chen with the task.

Fang Chen crafted a hundred sets of Standard Grade Battle Armor to help people in the sect survive the increasingly powerful Heavenly Tribulations. After finishing the armor, he explained its purpose to the Myna bird.

• Fang Chen returned to the Qingyang Realm and melted Quasi-Saint Artifacts in the Heaven Refining Furnace to make Battle Armor.
• Fang Chen combined his two Manifestations and shaped armor plates after studying the Heaven Mending Goddess's Scale Armor.
• Fang Chen engraved Dao Patterns onto the plates and used the Old Farmer's robe as a model to craft Battle Garments.
• Fang Chen made a hundred metal-thread garments, engraved them with defensive and Devouring God formations, then attached the scale-like plates.
• Fang Chen fused and reinforced the completed armor in the Heaven Refining Furnace, producing a hundred sets of Standard Grade Battle Armor.
• The Myna bird arrived, and Fang Chen explained that the armor would help sect members withstand stronger Heavenly Tribulations.

Fang Chen crafted Devouring God Armor to help the Glazed Sword Sect survive Saint Tribulations and received a Formula for the Heart Tribulation Pill from the myna bird. He summoned the Fire Origin Glazed Saint to gather its ingredients and gave him the armor for the sect.

• Fang Chen discussed preparing Magic Treasures and Pills for the Glazed Sword Sect's return to the Barbaric Sea with the myna bird.
• The myna bird shared the Heart Tribulation Pill Formula with Fang Chen from its newly recovered memories.
• Fang Chen named his armor Devouring God Armor and explained that its imprints absorbed surrounding energy without strengthening Heavenly Tribulations.
• Fang Chen contacted the Fire Origin Glazed Saint and asked him to come to the Qingyang Realm to help gather the Heart Tribulation Pill's ingredients.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint examined the Devouring God Armor, praised its defenses, and took the suits to distribute to sect members facing tribulations.

Fang Chen delayed his journey to the Sacred Land so he could prepare Heart Tribulation Pills and learn more about the dangers there. He arrived at the Glazed Sword Sect’s Library Pavilion to search for books about the Sacred Land.

• Fang Chen gave Fire Origin Glazed Saint a recipe for Heart Tribulation Pills and asked her to gather the rare ingredients.
• Fang Chen decided to wait until the pills were ready, noting that his strength had grown and that he hoped to learn Fire Origin Glazed Saint’s Sword of Nirvana once his cultivation improved.
• Fang Chen and the Myna bird discussed preparing for the Sacred Land, including researching its hazards, ruins, resources, and inhabitants.
• Fang Chen and the Myna bird traveled to the Glazed Sword Sect’s Library Pavilion in Glazed City, where Dao Master Jue Xing welcomed them.
• Dao Master Jue Xing led Fang Chen to the top floor, where the sect kept its books about the Sacred Land.

Fang Chen and the myna bird searched the Glazed Sword Sect’s library for information about the Sacred Land, but found a sealed book in the Elf language containing a life-extending cultivation method. The myna bird taught Fang Chen the method, and Fang Chen realized its unusual nature as the chapter ended.

• Dao Master Jue Xing brought Fang Chen and the myna bird to the Secret Chamber in the Ninth-Layer Space of the Library Pavilion, where they began searching its books and Jade Slips.
• The myna bird scattered his feathers into Clones to search the chamber, and one of them found a yellow-covered book sealed with Formation Runes.
• Fang Chen removed the seal, and the myna bird identified the book’s contents as written in the Elf language and translated them as a life-extending Secret Method.
• Fang Chen, concerned that his flawed Life Wheel left him with only a few hundred years to live, urged the myna bird to teach him the method.
• The myna bird warned that Fang Chen could not practice it, but taught him anyway; Fang Chen frowned when he saw what kind of cultivation method it was.

Fang Chen rejected the harmful Yin Yang Longevity Technique and learned more about the Sacred Land and the Human Race’s fragile balance of power. When Eldest Brother Fang told him that all nine Clones were ready to undergo Tribulation Transcendence, Fang Chen hurried back to the Qingyang Realm to meet them.

• Fang Chen hid the Yin Yang Longevity Technique so no Glazed Sword Sect members would find it, though he refused to practice it.
• Myna bird shared what he had learned from the secret chamber’s books, and Fang Chen learned about the dangerous Sacred Land and the Human Race’s divided factions.
• Fang Chen received Eldest Brother Fang’s message that he and the other Clones were ready to undergo Tribulation Transcendence, and told them to wait for him.
• Fang Chen and Myna bird flew to the Mysterious Jade Forest, where the nine Clones gathered around him.
• Second Brother Fang, holding the sleeping Xiao Yi, asked Fang Chen whether they could begin Tribulation Transcendence.

Fang Chen brought his nine Clones to undergo Tribulation Transcendence together, expecting them to withstand the amplified Heavenly Punishment. Their combined tribulation began with a massive red lightning strike, which the Clones absorbed and refined with their Devouring God Imprints.

• Fang Chen checked Xiao Yi after learning he had drunk too much at the dog-meat feast, then warned Second Brother Fang not to feed him carelessly.
• Fang Chen took Xiao Yi and his Clones to the Chaos Demonic Star Vine’s former Tribulation Ground and summoned the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm and Little Star to watch.
• Fang Chen decided that all nine Clones would undergo Tribulation Transcendence together, and they agreed to face the stronger Heavenly Punishment as one.
• The nine Clones hovered above a desolate mountain range, joined their hands, and compressed their power until the Heavenly Dao Will summoned turbulent clouds and nine merging vortexes.
• A massive bolt of red lightning struck the Clones, who activated the Floating Immortal Art and used their Devouring God Imprints to absorb and refine it.

Fang Chen's nine clones endured the Heavenly Tribulation and combined their powers into the Glazed Sword Array. Their Nine-Colored Divine Sword fought a Black Thunder Dragon summoned from the Tribulation Clouds.

• Fang Chen's clones absorbed successive bolts of Heavenly Thunder, then survived nine explosive Lightning Orbs that tore through space.
• The clones unleashed their Manifestations and fused their powers into a Nine-Colored Divine Sword, which withstood the rain of Divine Swords.
• Fang Chen identified the formation as the Glazed Sword Array, the Glazed Sword Sect's strongest Sword Formation.
• A Black Thunder Dragon emerged from the Vortex and attacked the Nine-Colored Divine Sword with a black Lightning Orb and a tail sweep.
• The Nine-Colored Divine Sword recovered from the blow, Shattered the Void, and slashed down at the Black Thunder Dragon's head.

Fang Chen’s nine Clones survived tribulation and became Saints, so he taught them the Devouring God Art before heading to the Sacred Land. The Clones began studying the difficult art while the Fire Glazed Saint arrived with ingredients for the Heart Tribulation Pill.

• The Nine-Colored Divine Sword devoured the Black Thunder Dragon’s lightning, survived the Heavenly Tribulation, and became nine Saint Seals that went to Fang Chen’s nine Clones.
• Fang Chen congratulated the Clones on becoming Saints, and they thanked him for his guidance.
• Fang Chen taught the Clones the Devouring God Art by transmitting it through their joined Spiritual Senses, a process that took ten days.
• Fang Chen told the Clones to study the art patiently and left with Xiao Yi after the Fire Glazed Saint said he had gathered the Heart Tribulation Pill ingredients.
• The Clones discussed how to cultivate the difficult art and began contemplating it, while the Fire Glazed Saint arrived in the Qingyang Realm to meet Fang Chen.

The Fire Origin Glazed Saint told Fang Chen that a Longevity Valley Practitioner had invited him to visit in a year, raising the possibility that Fang Chen’s damaged Life Wheel could be repaired. Fang Chen began checking materials for a Heart Tribulation Pill while the Fire Origin Glazed Saint arranged to verify the invitation, leaving Fang Chen hopeful but cautious.

• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint showed Fang Chen a Longevity Post inviting him to Longevity Valley in a year and allowing him to bring one person.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint suggested that Longevity Valley might repair Fang Chen’s Life Wheel, and Fang Chen worried that the invitation could be a trap.
• The Fire Origin Glazed Saint promised to investigate the invitation and gave Fang Chen a Storage Ring of materials for a Heart Tribulation Pill.
• Fang Chen checked the materials, found no major problems, and said he would begin refining the pill before they left for Longevity Valley.
• After the Fire Origin Glazed Saint left, the Myna bird encouraged Fang Chen to hope that Longevity Valley could repair his Life Wheel.

Fang Chen refined the Heart Tribulation Pill, but his fused Manifestations took control of the Heaven Refining Furnace and transformed its contents. The furnace produced five-colored pods that contained radiant Pills, leaving Fang Chen unsure what he had created.

• Fang Chen began refining the Heart Tribulation Pill in the Heaven Refining Furnace while invoking the Goddess Mends the Heavens and Old Farmer Cooks Medicine Manifestations.
• After nine months, the Heaven Refining Furnace became uncontrollable as the Manifestations kicked it through the air for three days.
• The Manifestations disappeared, and the furnace released Five-Colored Divine Fire Origin before five-colored vines sprouted from it.
• Fang Chen and the myna bird watched the vines grow flowers and crystal-clear pods, which withered after producing their crop.
• Fang Chen opened one pod and found crystal-clear Pills glowing with five-colored light inside.

Fang Chen harvested more than a thousand Heart Tribulation Pills from pods grown during his refining and gave most of them to the Glazed Sword Sect. The Fire Glazed Saint confirmed that Longevity Valley was real and reported that several sect members had become Saints, including Yan Ziyi, whose heart demon had involved Fang Chen.

• Fang Chen and the myna bird found 108 pods containing twelve Heart Tribulation Pills each, and Fang Chen tested one before deciding it was effective.
• Fang Chen brought the pills to the Fire Glazed Saint, who kept most for the sect and left ten pods for Fang Chen to save for friends and relatives.
• The Fire Glazed Saint confirmed that the Longevity Post was real and that leaders of several major powers had received invitations to Longevity Valley.
• The Fire Glazed Saint told Fang Chen that Yan Ziyi and six other Glazed Sword Sect members had succeeded in Tribulation Transcendence.
• The Fire Glazed Saint said Yan Ziyi had endured eleven waves of Heavenly Thunder and a Heart Demon Tribulation involving Fang Chen before becoming a Saint; Fang Chen then left to see Uncle-Master Honghe and the others.

Fang Chen visited Saint Honghe after learning that he had succeeded in his tribulation, reconnecting with the sect elder he had rarely seen since the Glazed Sword Sect grew stronger. They shared tea in Saint Honghe’s Cave Abode, where Fang Chen asked to examine his body.

• Fang Chen recalled how Saint Honghe had once used the Glazed Mirror to discover that Fang Chen's Life Wheel was incomplete.
• Fang Chen realized he had rarely contacted Saint Honghe and went to his Cave Abode to congratulate him on succeeding in his tribulation.
• Saint Honghe was delighted that Fang Chen had come to visit and welcomed him inside to talk.
• Fang Chen and Saint Honghe shared tea, and Saint Honghe described how wonderful it felt to become a Saint.
• Fang Chen asked Saint Honghe if he could examine his body for injuries from the tribulation.

Fang Chen discovered cracks in Saint Honghe's Foundation Establishment Dao Platform and used his own source power to repair them. The treatment awakened a Red Flame Mark on Saint Honghe's platform, revealing another Innate Dao Diagram.

• Fang Chen examined Saint Honghe and found cracks in his Foundation Establishment Dao Platform, likely caused by his tribulation.
• Fang Chen urged Saint Honghe to report future injuries to the sect and offered to repair his platform.
• Fang Chen channeled his platform's source power into Saint Honghe's, causing his own platform to devour far more energy from the Floating Immortal Ring.
• Fang Chen's source power quickly healed the cracks, and he stopped when Saint Honghe's platform could absorb no more.
• A Red Flame Mark appeared on Saint Honghe's platform, and Saint Honghe told Fang Chen that another Innate Dao Diagram had emerged.

Fang Chen improved Saint Honghe’s Foundation Establishment Dao Platform and left him confident he could pursue higher realms. Fang Chen then visited Saint Gu Yan to check on him after his tribulation.

• Fang Chen added an Innate Dao Diagram to Saint Honghe’s Foundation Establishment Dao Platform, raising its grade.
• Fang Chen sealed Saint Honghe’s Cultivation, placed a Devouring God Imprint on his Dao Platform, then returned it to his dantian.
• Saint Honghe found that his Dao Platform absorbed energy dozens of times faster and resumed cultivating with renewed confidence.
• Fang Chen went to Saint Gu Yan’s residence to examine him for problems caused by transcending his tribulation.
• Saint Gu Yan welcomed Fang Chen into his humble courtyard and brewed tea for him.

Fang Chen examined Saint Gu Yan after learning that his Foundation Establishment Dao Platform and soul had been damaged during his tribulation. He removed the lingering Heavenly Thunder, repaired the Dao Platform, and left Saint Gu Yan with a Purple Flame imprint and two Innate Dao Diagrams.

• Fang Chen congratulated Saint Gu Yan on becoming a Saint, and Saint Gu Yan credited the Devouring God Imprint and Fang Chen’s help.
• Fang Chen told Saint Gu Yan he had repaired Uncle-Master Honghe’s damaged Dao Platform and came to examine him.
• Fang Chen found Heavenly Thunder lingering in Saint Gu Yan’s Soul Origin and damage to his Foundation Establishment Dao Platform.
• Fang Chen devoured the remaining Heavenly Thunder and used his Dao Platform’s Origin to repair Saint Gu Yan’s.
• A Purple Flame imprint appeared on Saint Gu Yan’s restored Dao Platform, giving it two Innate Dao Diagrams and the ability to unleash two Manifestations.

Fang Chen visited Yan Ziyi after she survived her Heavenly Tribulation and became a Saint, then repaired her damaged Dao Platform and removed the Heavenly Punishment Power in her soul. He left the Purple Cloud Dao Master with confidence that his treasures and pills could help her survive her own coming tribulation.

• Fang Chen finished repairing Saint Gu Yan’s Dao Platform and told him to continue his seclusion.
• The Purple Cloud Dao Master told Fang Chen that Yan Ziyi had survived eleven waves of Heavenly Thunder but was still injured.
• Fang Chen examined Yan Ziyi and found severe damage to her Dao Platform and soul, with Heavenly Punishment Power remaining.
• Fang Chen removed the Heavenly Punishment Power, repaired Yan Ziyi’s Dao Platform, and gave it a third Innate Dao Diagram shaped like a sword.
• Fang Chen told the Purple Cloud Dao Master that his Magic Treasures and Pills could help her face her upcoming tribulation.

Fang Chen improved the Foundation Establishment Dao Platforms of friends and fellow sect members, discovering that using his platform’s Source Power made it absorb energy faster and grow clearer. While he improved Fire Glazed Saint’s platform, it surpassed the limits of an Innate Dao Platform and drew a Heavenly Tribulation, which could transform it into a Destined Dao Platform if he survived.

• Fang Chen visited Purple Cloud Dao Master and Yan Ziyi, healing Yan Ziyi and strengthening both of their Foundation Establishment Dao Platforms with Devouring God Imprints.
• Fang Chen traveled around the sect and improved Azure Cloud Dao Master and others’ Dao Platforms, then did the same for Elder Yun and Li Yanshan at Dog Head Ridge.
• Fang Chen rested at Dog Head Ridge, noticing that his own Innate Dao Diagram grew clearer as he used his platform’s Source Power to improve others’ platforms.
• Fang Chen improved the Dao Platforms of Chen Xiaofei, Black Flame Saint, and Yun Qianxue, then offered to improve Fire Glazed Saint’s platform.
• Fire Glazed Saint’s Dao Platform absorbed Fang Chen’s Source Power and surpassed the limits of an Innate Dao Platform, summoning a Heavenly Tribulation that could turn it into a Destined Dao Platform.