Recaps

Lu Ming and Sister Ningyun helped Li Siyuan conceal her identity as they continued their journey, while Old Man You She and Purple Light Star Lord investigated the Space Rift and were driven back by its powerful defenders. Nearly a month later, news about the Exile Land spread widely, and the chapter ended by revealing that someone had deliberately circulated it.

• Lu Ming warned Li Siyuan to keep her story consistent and hide King Kui and the Hidden Blood Technique, while Sister Ningyun gave her clothes to disguise her.
• Old Man You She and Purple Light Star Lord discussed the dangers within the Space Rift and agreed to investigate it together.
• After entering the rift, Old Man You She and Purple Light Star Lord returned injured and reported that a Savage King inside was likely at the High Heaven Human Realm.
• Old Man You She and Purple Light Star Lord considered negotiating with the savages and planned to keep the rift's location from spreading further.
• Nearly a month later, news of the Exile Land spread across the region despite their efforts, and the chapter revealed that someone had spread it deliberately.

News of the Exile Land spread across Shazhou, drawing powerful sect leaders to its rift. Meanwhile, the Black Robe Figure killed Yellow Soil Old Monster after questioning him about Lu Ming and the Demon Fox King, then turned his attention to freeing the exiles.

• Old Ancestor Lie Huo and Old Woman You Shui arrived at the Exile Land rift, forcing Old Man You She and Li Zonghai to face the public discovery of the prison.
• Yellow Soil Old Monster prepared to leave Shazhou after spreading the Exile Land’s location to thwart the forces hunting him.
• The Black Robe Figure confronted Yellow Soil Old Monster and asked about the corpse-puppet user who had died in Ghost City.
• Yellow Soil Old Monster described the woman who killed Yin Corpse and Lu Ming’s beast king’s claw, prompting the Black Robe Figure to connect Lu Ming to the Demon Fox King.
• Yellow Soil Old Monster attacked and tried to flee, but the Black Robe Figure immobilized and killed him, then destroyed his body.
• The Black Robe Figure looked toward the Exile Land’s rift and decided freeing the exiles could serve his plans better than luring out the Demon Fox King.

Lu Ming cultivated in seclusion at the Zhu Family and broke through to the mid Sea Transformation Realm. As the family discussed the upheaval in Shazhou and the formidable forces within the Exile Land, Lu Ming completed his breakthrough.

• Lu Ming entered seclusion after returning from Shazhou, and Heaven and Earth Origin Energy converged on his chamber as he prepared to break through.
• Zhu Jianchen overheard the Zhu Family members praising Lu Ming and sent them off to cultivate.
• Zhu Xiaojian arrived and told Zhu Ningyun, Li Siyuan, and the others that Shazhou was in turmoil and that the Exile Land held powerful experts who were difficult for outsiders to challenge.
• Zhu Xiaojian watched the immense flow of Origin Energy toward Lu Ming’s chamber and refrained from asking about his cultivation technique.
• Lu Ming absorbed the gathered Origin Energy through his starry Gang Yuan phenomenon and broke through to the mid Sea Transformation Realm.

Lu Ming used a Wushen Fruit to open all the apertures in his body, then began refining the Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed to strengthen his Fire Profundity. Zhu Ningyun told Zhu Xiaojian that Lu Ming had given her a Wushen Fruit, and Zhu Xiaojian revealed he had summoned her for another matter.

• Lu Ming swallowed a Wushen Fruit and opened all the fleshly apertures in his body in just over ten days.
• Lu Ming began refining the Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed, whose intense heat filled his dantian opposite the Ice Dragon Pearl.
• Zhu Xiaojian summoned Zhu Ningyun and offered her an Aperture Opening Pill because she was nearing the Mid Sea Transformation Realm.
• Zhu Ningyun explained that Lu Ming had already given her a Wushen Fruit from the White Bone Battlefield on the Luanfeng Continent.
• Zhu Xiaojian accepted that Zhu Ningyun did not need the pill, then said he had summoned her for another matter.

After months of seclusion, Lu Ming advanced his Fire Profundity and mastered Darkness Sword Dao, then returned to the Zhu Family to find Li Siyuan and take her back to the Wuji Sect. He arrived at the training ground just as Zhu Youchang fled after noticing him.

• Lu Ming used his improved Fire Profundity to destroy a star and demonstrated his newly mastered Darkness Sword Dao, which had formed a separate Primordial Spirit.
• Lu Ming reviewed the progress of his various powers and decided to return to the Wuji Sect with Li Siyuan to deliver a former prodigy's ashes.
• Lu Ming returned to the Zhu Family, where its members greeted him with awe, and went to the training ground to find Li Siyuan.
• Li Siyuan lost a sparring match to Zhu Youchang, who invited her to seek opportunities in a perilous place, but she declined.
• Zhu Youchang noticed Lu Ming and hurried away, leaving the onlookers puzzled until they realized why he had left.

Lu Ming brought Li Siyuan to the Wuji Sect and revealed that she was the descendant of its vanished White Cloud Swordsman, Li Baiyun. The elders welcomed her and received Li Baiyun’s ashes, vowing to give him a proper burial.

• After Zhu Ningyun entered the Zhu Family ancestral grounds to cultivate her bond with a supreme-grade sword, Lu Ming flew with Li Siyuan to the Wuji Sect.
• The Wuji Sect’s elders gathered in the Main Hall to welcome Lu Ming, who congratulated them on their growth and told them that he and Zhu Ningyun had consummated their marriage.
• Lu Ming introduced Li Siyuan and explained that she was Li Baiyun’s descendant, recounting how they had met in a deadly forbidden land.
• Li Siyuan presented Li Baiyun’s ashes and said that his wish had been to return to the Wuji Sect.
• Ren Canqing accepted the urn and promised to give Li Baiyun a proper burial, welcoming Li Siyuan into the sect as part of its family.

After mourning White Cloud Swordsman, Lu Ming stayed in Wuji Sect to guide Li Siyuan and advance his cultivation, creating a fused Wind-and-Fire blade technique. He agreed to Wuji Sect’s plan to open a route through the Miasma Land to the sea and decided to inspect the region himself.

• Lu Ming led Wuji Sect in holding a funeral for White Cloud Swordsman and placing his memorial tablet in the Grand Patriarch Hall.
• Li Siyuan chose to remain in Wuji Sect, spend time with her family’s graves, and cultivate under Lu Ming’s guidance; he gave her the [King Kui Technique].
• Lu Ming advanced his Wind and Lightning Profundities and created [Blazing Vortex Slash], a blade art combining Wind and Fire Profundities.
• Ren Canqing told Lu Ming that Wuji Sect’s Elders wanted to expand southwest through the Miasma Land and establish a route to the sea.
• Lu Ming approved the exploration in principle, asked Ren Canqing to prepare a detailed plan, and said he would inspect the Miasma Land himself.

Lu Ming explored a natural passage through Miasma Land and discovered that his new Fierce Evil Saber absorbed blood essence and unleashed a dangerous aura. After suppressing that aura and advancing his Saber of Slaughter, he tested whether the blade could grow by absorbing his own blood.

• Lu Ming found a relatively safe canyon through Miasma Land, widened the passage, and killed a fifth-level Ghost Poison Wolf with his blood-red blade.
• Lu Ming saw the blade absorb the wolf’s blood essence, unleash a fierce aura, and drain the corpse until it withered.
• The blade’s evil aura invaded Lu Ming’s sea of consciousness, but his powers suppressed it and the Saber of Slaughter absorbed it, advancing to the mid-tier level.
• Lu Ming identified the blade as Fierce Evil, decided against using it to cultivate his Slaughter Primordial Spirit, and tested its ability to absorb blood by cutting his own hand.

Lu Ming emerged from the Miasma Land and encountered Feng Xinglie and Du Zhengtao, leaders of an overseas force seeking a foothold in Fengzhou. Their meeting left the Qi Hai Alliance surprised to find a powerful cultivator in the Zhao Kingdom and unsure how the region’s strength had changed.

• Lu Ming learned that his blade drained essence, energy, and spirit that he could not restore without the complete True Undying Art, then continued clearing the passage.
• Feng Xinglie and Du Zhengtao arrived by treasure ship and discussed the Qi Hai Alliance’s plan to expand north into Fengzhou.
• Feng Xinglie suggested entering Fengzhou through the southern cape and traveling east toward the Fenglin Kingdom, while Du Zhengtao ordered a search for a passage through the Miasma Land.
• Lu Ming emerged from the passage and met Feng Xinglie and Du Zhengtao, both Sea Transformation Realm cultivators.
• Lu Ming identified himself as the Grand Elder of the Wuji Sect in the Zhao Kingdom, and Feng Xinglie and Du Zhengtao realized their information about Fengzhou was outdated.

Lu Ming returned to Zhao after encountering powerful forces from the sea and ordered Wuji Sect to investigate them while continuing its expansion toward the coast. After the sect opened a passage to the sea, Lu Ming cleared nearby high-level Demon Beasts and confronted a powerful talking brown bear.

• Du Zhengtao ordered an investigation of Fengzhou after Feng Xinglie asked how to respond to Zhao of the Miasma Land.
• Lu Ming told Ren Canqing and the Wuji Sect group about the sea forces and ordered an investigation, but kept the sect’s coastal expansion underway.
• Leaders of several forces discussed Wuji Sect’s campaign, and Tu Menhai suggested joining its expansion toward the sea.
• Wuji Sect cleared the passage to the sea, while Lu Ming drove away or fought high-level Demon Beasts along the route.
• Lu Ming wounded a talking brown bear that had ambushed him, then offered it five thousand High-grade Yuan Stones as compensation.

Lu Ming negotiated an alliance with Xiong Ba, a powerful bear in the Miasma Land, to keep beasts away from the passage connecting Wuji City to the sea. After marking the agreed boundary and returning to the city, he announced the pact and barred travelers from crossing Boundary Mountain.

• Lu Ming introduced himself to Xiong Ba and explained that he had driven away beasts to protect the passage he opened to the sea.
• Xiong Ba agreed to restrain the beasts near the passage in exchange for humans staying out of its territory beyond a distant ridge.
• Lu Ming and Xiong Ba sealed their alliance with three palm strikes, and Xiong Ba recoiled from Lu Ming's strength.
• Lu Ming carved the words "Boundary Mountain" into the ridge with his Will of Slaughter, then returned to Wuji City as Xiong Ba roared to enforce the agreement.
• Lu Ming told Ren Canqing and the assembled sect leaders about the pact and ordered Wuji Sect members and travelers using Wuji City not to cross Boundary Mountain.

After the Qi Hai Alliance conquered Fenglin Kingdom, Lu Ming prepared Wuji Sect to resist its invasion and warned Xiong Ba that the ocean forces might threaten the Miasma Land. Xiong Ba was shocked to learn the alliance was stronger than all of Fengzhou.

• Lu Ming approved recruiting the visiting sects to help build a city and told Ren Canqing to inform them that ocean forces intended to invade the land.
• Water Dragon Swordsman and Thousand Mechanism Gate pledged to follow Wuji Sect, while other visitors hesitated or chose to consult their allies.
• Li Ansheng returned from Fenglin Kingdom with news that the Qi Hai Alliance had captured its five strongest Seventh-Rank Sects using five Sea Transformation Realm experts.
• Lu Ming declared that Wuji Sect would fight the Qi Hai Alliance and ordered Ren Canqing to gather everyone around Wild Cloud Ridge.
• Lu Ming visited Xiong Ba in the Miasma Land and warned him that the Qi Hai Alliance had invaded Fenglin Kingdom and might threaten the land; Xiong Ba was stunned by its strength.

As the Qi Hai Alliance occupied Fenglin Kingdom, Lu Ming gathered forces at Wild Cloud Ridge while Nine Heavens Sect debated whether to join him or flee. The Alliance’s Young Alliance Leader headed for Zhao Kingdom to challenge Lu Ming, but news of Lu Ming’s powerful backing reached the Alliance too late to stop him.

• Several kingdoms and sects chose sides, with Qingyun Sect, Thousand Mechanism Gate, and Jade Luo Sect gathering with Wuji Sect as Nine Heavens Sect considered relocating.
• Yang Xuan argued that Nine Heavens Sect should move away, but the sect learned that Wuji Sect had called resistance forces to Wild Cloud Ridge.
• Ren Canqing told Lu Ming that Fenglin Kingdom had fallen and Nine Heavens Sect was preparing to relocate; Lu Ming ordered his allies to prepare and wait.
• Du Zhengtao tried to persuade the Qi Hai Alliance’s Young Alliance Leader to prioritize occupying territory, but the young man rushed toward Zhao Kingdom to kill Lu Ming.
• After learning that Lu Ming was backed by a Third-Rank Family and a Venerable Celestial, Alliance members hurried to bring the Young Alliance Leader back.

Lu Ming confronted Qi Tian, the Young Alliance Leader of the Qi Hai Alliance, and killed him after breaking his blade technique. The alliance elders arrived too late and were left facing Lu Ming as he turned on them.

• Qi Tian arrived at Wild Cloud Ridge and challenged Lu Ming’s claim to be Fengzhou’s number-one prodigy.
• Qi Tian attacked with Whale Shark Slash, but Lu Ming cut through it with Blazing Vortex Slash.
• Lu Ming used Condensing Kill to freeze the space around Qi Tian and decapitated him with a second strike.
• Du Zhengtao and the Qi Hai Alliance elders were stunned by Qi Tian’s death and feared Lu Ming’s strength.
• Lu Ming declared that the newcomers would stay and prepared to attack them.

Lu Ming killed Qitian, the young alliance leader of the Qihai Alliance, and drove his companions away. As he stayed behind to protect the people gathered with him, the Supreme Elder of the Formless Palace returned with Daoist Xingxuan and Su Xinghan, signaling another major development.

• Lu Ming unleashed a combined saber-and-sword attack, killing Qitian and causing Du Zhengtao and the other Qihai Alliance fighters to flee.
• Chang Yan and Shu Buqi watched Lu Ming's victory and reflected on how far he had surpassed them.
• The Supreme Elder of the Formless Palace arrived, learned that Lu Ming had defeated the Qihai Alliance fighters, and told him the forces of Fengzhou had formed the Sea-Expelling Alliance.
• Lu Ming stayed behind to protect the people gathered with him while the Supreme Elder went to aid the alliance forces in Fenglin Country.
• The Supreme Elder returned with Daoist Xingxuan, Su Xinghan, and several others, leaving Lu Ming to suspect that a major change had occurred.

Lu Ming learned that the Qi Hai Alliance had withdrawn from Fenglin Kingdom and was hailed as Fengzhou’s number one expert after killing Qi Tian. The chapter revealed that the alliance was retreating because Du Ling Sea Sect had entered the conflict and its old leader was gravely injured, leaving Alliance Leader Wang to seek a new foothold to the east.

• Daoist Xingxuan and the others told Lu Ming that the Qi Hai Alliance had withdrawn and explained that killing Qi Tian had earned him the title of Fengzhou’s number one expert.
• Lu Ming learned from the captured Grand Elder of Tianhuo Sect that the Qi Hai Alliance had invaded Fengzhou under pressure from the Star Moon Sea Region, and the group planned to investigate the cause of its sudden retreat.
• Du Zhengtao reported Qi Tian’s death to Alliance Leader Wang, who questioned how Lu Ming had killed him before he could use the Mysterious Ice Pearl.
• A Late Sea Transformation Realm elder told Alliance Leader Wang that Fengzhou had united against them and that Lu Ming was a formidable opponent.
• Alliance Leader Wang revealed that Du Ling Sea Sect had entered the conflict and the old alliance leader was gravely injured, making it impossible for the Qi Hai Alliance to remain in the region.
• Alliance Leader Wang directed the Qi Hai Alliance to head east and settle temporarily among the scattered islands, and the others agreed to follow his orders.

Lu Ming reassured Su Xinghan and Gu Sha as Fengzhou learned of the sea’s upheaval and hailed him as its strongest fighter. Meanwhile, the Star Moon Alliance’s leaders discussed dividing the Qi Hai Alliance’s former territory before a Green-robed Figure appeared from the torn Sky Curtain.

• Lu Ming met with Su Xinghan and Gu Sha, who lamented how far behind him they had fallen, and encouraged them to keep pursuing their cultivation.
• Fengzhou learned that the Star Moon Alliance had seized the Qi Hai Alliance’s territory and that the defeated alliance had retreated to eastern deep-sea islands.
• People across Fengzhou discussed the sea’s growing forces and the possible arrival of a golden age, while recounting Lu Ming’s victory over the Qi Hai Alliance’s Young Alliance Leader.
• Island Master Ling destroyed the remaining buildings on Qi Shan Island as he and other figures discussed how to divide the Qi Hai Alliance’s former territory.
• A Green-robed Figure fell through a tear in the Sky Curtain and asked whether the people below belonged to the Star Moon Alliance.

Lu Ming told the Star Moon Alliance that the Wuji Sect would trade in its waters, then demonstrated his strength after its members dismissed him. He defeated Old Monster Surging Waves, but Black Lady stepped forward to challenge him next.

• Lu Ming introduced himself as a member of the Wuji Sect and announced that the Qi Hai Alliance had been driven to the eastern sea islands.
• When the Star Moon Alliance members scorned the Wuji Sect, Lu Ming said he would speak with them from a position of strength.
• Old Monster Surging Waves attacked Lu Ming, who broke his punches with the Fierce Evil Treasure Blade and the Rising Sun Slash.
• Lu Ming used Seven Suns Across the Sky to break Old Monster Surging Waves' Boundless Sea defense and defeat him, devastating Qi Shan Island in the clash.
• Black Lady challenged Lu Ming, and he accepted her challenge.

Lu Ming defeated Black Lady by cutting through her Spider King Technique, securing the Star Moon Alliance’s promise not to obstruct Wuji Sect’s trade. After he left, Island Master Ling and the others discussed investigating him, but a mysterious voice said there was no need.

• Black Lady used Spider King Descends, spreading poisonous black light that suppressed Lu Ming’s Scorching Sun Across the Sky and shattered the attack.
• Lu Ming answered with Blazing Vortex Slash, cutting through the spider’s legs and splitting the giant black spider in two.
• Black Lady admitted defeat, and Island Master Ling promised the Star Moon Alliance would not make things difficult for Wuji Sect’s trade.
• Lu Ming apologized for his earlier conduct, exchanged polite words with the group, then tore open the sky curtain and left.
• Island Master Ling and the others agreed to investigate Lu Ming and Wuji Sect by sending people to the Nine Provinces Continent.
• A cold voice interrupted their discussion and said there was no need.

Lu Ming returned to the Wind Island Sea Region and met Li Siyuan, who had settled there to lead Wuji Sect’s new outpost. After learning about the island’s conditions and the nearby sea, he continued helping Wuji Sect prepare to expand overseas.

• Ling Xueyi told Island Master Ling and the others that Qi Longyun was badly wounded, the invasion of the Nine Provinces Continent had been repelled, and Lu Ming had killed Qi Tian.
• Ling Xueyi revealed that Lu Ming was backed by a Third-Rank Family and protected by a revered Celestial Being, leading the others to decide they could not provoke him.
• Lu Ming chose to stay at Wuji Sect for a while and recorded hazards and potential stops along his return route to aid the sect’s future fleet.
• At Wind Island, Li Siyuan defeated a Late Level Four strange fish, and Lu Ming praised her progress with the King Kui Technique.
• Lu Ming collected the strange fish’s blade-like fins, reassured Li Siyuan that the Star Moon Alliance would not make trouble for them, and asked about the situation on Wind Island.

Lu Ming explored a deep-sea cave where immense gravity grew stronger with depth, finding a stone stele that warned trespassers away from a place that suppressed calamity. He withdrew when the Fierce Evil Saber reacted excitedly to something beyond the stele, then returned to Wind Island and gave Li Siyuan a powerful Mysterious Ice Pearl before heading back to Wuji City.

• Lu Ming entered the underwater cave without his Gang Yuan shield and endured gravity that weakened his body, Gang Yuan, and Primordial Spirit as he traveled deeper.
• After reaching a huge stone chamber more than seven thousand miles inside, Lu Ming found a black stele and felt the Fierce Evil Saber tremble with excitement.
• Lu Ming deciphered the stele's warning, "Place of Suppressing Calamity. Trespassers invite misfortune," and retreated without going farther.
• Lu Ming returned to Wind Island, told Li Siyuan about the cave, and advised her to cultivate only outside it.
• Lu Ming gave Li Siyuan a half-Extreme Grade Mysterious Ice Pearl for her protection, stayed on Wind Island for several days, and then returned to Wuji City.

Lu Ming approved the Qingyun Sect, Jade Luo Sect, and Thousand Mechanism Gate joining the Wuji Sect as branches while preserving their inheritances. After returning from secluded cultivation, he traveled with Su Xinghan to the Qi Hai Alliance’s territory and confronted its remaining Alliance Masters.

• Ren Canqing told Lu Ming that the Qingyun Sect, Jade Luo Sect, and Thousand Mechanism Gate wanted to merge with the Wuji Sect, and Lu Ming agreed to make them three branches.
• Ren Canqing told the branch leaders that disciples could move between lineages, and the three sects formally accepted their new status under the Wuji Sect.
• During Lu Ming’s two months in secluded cultivation, the Wuji Sect began regular sea voyages, and the Qi Hai Alliance’s former Alliance Master reportedly died after its leaders turned against him.
• Su Xinghan told Lu Ming where Qi Tian was, then agreed to travel with him to the Central Continent.
• Lu Ming attacked a Peak Late Sea Transformation Realm figure in the Blue Serpent Sea Region and confronted the Qi Hai Alliance’s remaining Alliance Masters, who were stunned to learn who he was.

Lu Ming deterred the Qi Hai Alliance as the Martial God Space appeared above Central Continent, signaling a Great Era and an approaching calamity. The Zhu Family arranged for Lu Ming to be informed and for his sect to be guarded while he was away.

• Lu Ming's punch convinced the Qi Hai Alliance members to leave without seeking revenge, and Su Xinghan learned that Lu Ming's physical body was especially powerful.
• A golden streak appeared above Central Continent, and people recognized it as the Martial God Space, which was said to appear during a Great Era.
• Daoist Xuan Ce sent his late Sea Transformation Realm disciple toward the Martial God Space and warned that a calamity might follow its arrival.
• Old Man Zhao and Nie Yunyou discussed the approaching calamity and Lu Ming's whereabouts, then arranged for the Great Wheel Bright Palace's qualified disciples to enter the Martial God Space.
• Zhu Xiaojian ordered Zhu Changting and Chang Hong to inform Lu Ming about the Martial God Space and guard the Wuji Sect in his place.

Lu Ming and Su Xinghan headed for the Martial God Space, where they encountered Starry Sky Alien Beasts drawn to its light. As prodigies demonstrated their abilities on the way, the pair continued toward the golden rainbow.

• Lu Ming helped Su Xinghan regain his confidence, and the two set out for the Central Continent after hearing about the Martial God Space.
• On the way, Lu Ming and Su Xinghan met Zhu Changting and another person, then parted after exchanging thanks.
• Lu Ming and Su Xinghan flew toward the golden rainbow, passed Xi Chan, and fought off the tentacles of a Starry Sky Alien Beast before moving on.
• The travelers realized the Martial God Space's light had drawn numerous alien beasts into the starry sky, creating a dangerous trial for those approaching it.
• Zong Hong killed a crocodile-like Starry Sky Alien Beast with his Chaos Profundity, while Bai Lesheng used Spatial Profundity to pass another beast unharmed.

Young geniuses gathered before the Martial God Stele at the entrance to the Martial God Space and learned that many names on it belonged to later Heavenly Human Realm experts. As more powerful contenders arrived, the crowd awaited the space’s opening and sized up their rivals.

• Starry Sky Alien Beasts swarmed toward the golden rainbow, but the ancient road barred them while young geniuses reached the gate tower and examined the Martial God Stele.
• The crowd recognized famous Venerable Rank Experts among the stele’s highest-ranked names and concluded that leaving a name there could lead to the Heavenly Human Realm.
• Bai Lesheng slipped through the crowd, and Zong Hong forced his way forward, repelling a young man’s attack with his sheathed sword and challenging Bai Lesheng to test his Way of Space inside.
• Young Master Cangchen watched Bai Lesheng, Zong Hong, Guan Zhi, and the young man from Yuan Kong Mountain as potential rivals.
• Fairy Shui Ji arrived and joined the people from the Water Origin Palace.
• Gong Shi'er and Xu Hongdie arrived with others from the Great Wheel Bright Palace.