Recaps

Lin Bai and his allies faced a group challenge from the remaining princes and Holy Sons, with Lin Bai repeatedly killing the Undying Holy Sect’s Holy Son until the sect agreed to give him the Star Plucking Demonic Palm. After the other battles ended in surrender or intervention, Lin Bai challenged the two remaining Holy Sons over their attempt to withdraw from the fight to the death.

• Chen Yule defeated Sun Miao for ten exotic creatures, while Yi Song and Shui Mo Dan won their own wager battles and Shui Mo Dan nearly refined Wang Ai in her Spirit Refining Furnace.
• Lin Bai’s group accepted a six-on-six fight to the death against the remaining outsiders, and Meng Qinxian, Lu Qingjun, Nie Shang, Yi Heze, and Qian Hen took their opponents while Lin Bai faced the Undying Holy Sect’s Holy Son.
• Lin Bai killed the Holy Son repeatedly despite his Blood Rebirth art, then agreed to stop after the Undying Holy Sect offered him the genuine Star Plucking Demonic Palm in exchange for a Demonic Heart Oath.
• Qian Hen used the Longting Shield and a Golden Divine General to defeat the Crown Prince of the Thousand Water Kingdom, who admitted defeat and promised a gift.
• Meng Qinxian nearly killed the Crown Prince of the Fire Immortal Kingdom, but Emperor Chu blocked his final strike and ordered the prince to surrender under the agreed conditions.
• Yi Heze defeated the Crown Prince of the Black Domain Kingdom, and Lu Qingjun and Nie Shang forced the Yin-Yang Sect and Ten Thousand Demons Corpse Cave Holy Sons to surrender with their Dao Arts.
• Lin Bai rejected the two Holy Sons’ attempt to surrender from the life-and-death battle and confronted them alongside Qian Hen, Yi Heze, Meng Qinxian, Lu Qingjun, and Nie Shang.

After Lin Bai’s group won the Southern Sky Hunt, he collected their rewards and became caught in a dispute over his marriage, which ended with Fallen Immortal declaring herself his beloved. He then pursued repairs for the Yellow Springs Demon Bone, began a plan to draw out the Third Prince, and hosted a gathering for his allies.

• Lin Bai defeated the Ten Thousand Demons Corpse Cave’s Holy Son, then accepted settlement gifts after Nie Shang and Lu Qingjun negotiated terms with the sects.
• The Chu Emperor awarded Chen Yule the hunt’s first prize, while Lin Bai received one million immortal jades and claimed the Undying Holy Sect’s Star Plucking Demonic Palm after swearing not to pass it on.
• Lin Bai chose the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree as his Primordial Wilds Breed, then became the focus of marriage proposals from the Third Prince and Liang Wang until Fallen Immortal declared her love for him.
• Lin Bai confirmed his relationship with Fallen Immortal, and Liang Wang accepted their match as they agreed to marry after reaching the Grand Luo Dao Fruit realm.
• Lin Bai kept the Mount Tai Sword and Overlord Sky Halberd under a five-year challenge agreement, then asked Old Man Wuchuan to repair the Yellow Springs Demon Bone.
• Lin Bai consulted Chao Yushi about the Third Prince and agreed to spread word that he had evidence concerning the deaths of the First Prince and Second Prince, hoping to provoke the Third Prince into acting.
• Prince Chen approved Lin Bai’s plan and gave him tokens to command fifty Heavenly Guard Battalion martial artists, while the Chu Emperor arranged covert support for Prince Chen amid the succession struggle.
• Lin Bai gathered Tianshui Sect allies and visiting Holy Sons and Holy Daughters at Immortal Abode Restaurant, where Mo Nan thanked them for rescuing the Star Sect disciples and the banquet began.

Lin Bai exposed the suspected poison behind the First and Second Princes’ deaths, drew the Third Prince’s attention, and advanced his cultivation while preparing to confront him. At Deer Terrace Palace, Lin Bai answered Luo Yu’s public taunts by crippling him with a flying sword.

• Lin Bai hosted a lavish banquet, divided his reward among the hunt participants, and discussed the royal engagement with Fallen Immortal, who warned him against breaking it before the Birthday Celebration.
• Lin Bai defended Fallen Immortal when Chu Tinghan attacked her, then refused Prince Liang’s Estate’s effort to recruit him and reaffirmed his support for Prince Chen.
• Lin Bai told Chen Yule and Huang Qingyun that the First and Second Princes had been poisoned with God-Devil Calamity Poison, and named Xia Jingzhi as the likely culprit protected by the Third Prince.
• Fallen Immortal and Chao Yushi revealed Prince Liang’s Estate’s links to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, while Lin Bai and Chao Yushi agreed to find Xia Jingzhi and work against Prince Liang’s Estate.
• Lin Bai used his immortal jades to advance to the mid-grade Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm, then stabilized his cultivation as the Third Prince took the bait and drew Old Man Wuchuan into his plans.
• Lin Bai received the Yellow Springs Demon Bone from Meng Ye and learned that Old Man Wuchuan had returned to help the Third Prince, so he promised to protect them and handle the matter.
• Lin Bai went to Deer Terrace Palace to watch Lady White Deer’s sword dance, borrowed admission money from a crow, and clashed with Luo Yu, who insulted him and his sect.
• Lin Bai overwhelmed Luo Yu’s swords with his sword intent, pierced his chest with a flying sword, destroyed his meridians, and sealed his Dao Fruit before telling the guests to continue the festivities.

Lin Bai uncovers Ling Tianzi’s hidden Reverse Five Elements Sword Formation while tensions rise between the Chu Empire and the Northern Region. After the Northern martial artists defeat Chu’s sects in public contests, Lin Bai recruits Chen Yule and Yi Song to secretly challenge them and counter the provocation.

• Lin Bai left Luo Yu trapped beneath the pool, met the Flying Sword Devil Sect’s purple-robed elder, and concealed what he had recalled about Ling Tianzi’s legacy.
• Lin Bai entered the Sword Formation Tower through the Dragon Eye Flying Sword, mastered its first four sword formations, and discovered the Reverse Five Elements Sword Formation on the fifth floor.
• Lin Bai learned that Northern Region forces had gathered near the frontier as Northern martial artists defeated Tianshui Sect, Celestial Immortal Sect, and Chen Family fighters at the Divine Armory Pavilion.
• Lin Bai heeded orders from Prince Chen’s Residence and the Chu Emperor not to enter the contests, then urged Yi Song and Chen Yule to endure the public humiliation for the nation’s sake.
• Lin Bai reassured the defeated Tianshui Sect disciples, then left in secret to act against the Northern Region martial artists.
• Lin Bai gave Chen Yule a Golden Rose Mask and recruited Yi Song, and the three disguised themselves before meeting Chao Yushi at Hongtian Tavern.
• Chao Yushi explained that the Northern Region’s victories were a calculated provocation in an ongoing conflict, and Lin Bai proposed that he, Chen Yule, and Yi Song publicly defeat Northern martial artists in disguise.