Recaps

Lan Chang'an strengthened his cultivation and household, dealt with threats to the Mu Family, and prepared for the Azure Underworld Secret Realm. After Zhao Siyao and Zhang Tieshan returned with rare materials and news of Chen Fuhai’s death, Lan Chang'an left the realm’s gathering place with Alchemist Hua and another pursuer on his trail.

• Lan Chang'an advanced to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, developed his puppets and Treasure Talismans, and settled Mu Bingyun at Small Turtle Peak after treating her damaged foundation.
• Lan Chang'an killed Huang Changling and later waited out Huang Tankong’s illness until Huang Tankong died near Jade Moon Lake, easing the threat to the Mu Family.
• Shi Manrong traded Lan Chang'an formation materials and inheritance for a restriction-breaking art, then lost much of her recent memory after breaking the restriction in her Sea of Consciousness.
• Guan Qiaozhi failed her Foundation Establishment attempt, and Lan Chang'an soothed her backlash and protected her foundation with the Evergreen Secret Technique.
• Lan Chang'an discovered a suspected Hundred-Host Soul Gu in Chen Fuhai’s Sea of Consciousness and warned Zhao Siyao to avoid him before she entered the Azure Underworld Secret Realm.
• Lan Chang'an joined the Foundation Establishment cultivators entering the Azure Underworld Secret Realm, while Soul Tablets began cracking unusually quickly after the opening.
• Zhao Siyao and Zhang Tieshan returned with rare resources and reported that Chen Fuhai had been exposed as an ambusher and killed by pursuing cultivators.
• Lan Chang'an left for Broken Mouth Canyon after the secret realm closed and noticed Alchemist Hua and another pursuer following him.

Lan Chang'an strengthened Wuqi Mountain while the Beast Tide and conflicts around Yellow Dragon Immortal City reshaped his alliances and opportunities. As hostile forces besieged Yellow Dragon Mountain, Lan Chang'an entered the city in disguise and Fu Xuemei began her attempt at Core Formation.

• Lan Chang'an killed Alchemist Hua and framed Xiang Jinglong and Liang Shaotian's lineage, then concealed his role as the murder went uninvestigated.
• Lan Chang'an helped Zhao Siyao secure Foundation Establishment Pills for Mu Bingyun, who later established her foundation, while Lan Chang'an advanced to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
• Lan Chang'an chose Ye Fei as Wuqi Mountain's new peak master and defended the mountain during the Beast Tide, defeating a demon-beast attack and driving off Gao Cheng with help from the Earth Rock Rat.
• Lan Chang'an obtained the Hundred Illusion Mask and a Magic Treasure Prototype, while True Person Yellow Dragon's attempt to subdue the Green-Eyed Stone Ape ended in heavy losses and his own injury.
• Lan Chang'an watched the Mu Family's divisions deepen, gave Li Erqing advice and supplies, and later treated Shen Bixin after robbers badly injured her.
• Lan Chang'an bought rare materials in Liaoyuan Immortal City, advanced his Mystic Water Turtle to the second order, and learned that Xiang Jinglong had become a Pseudo-Core cultivator.
• Lan Chang'an learned that the Mo Clan and Hengchuan Chamber of Commerce were preparing to attack Yellow Dragon Mountain, then secretly traveled to Yellow Dragon Immortal City as its mountain came under assault.
• Xiang Jinglong investigated a hidden passage near the city while Fu Xuemei entered a Secret Chamber to attempt Core Formation, with Fu Dong resolving to guard her.

Lan Chang'an protected Fu Xuemei's Core Formation, profited from preparations for Liang Kingdom's invasion, and dealt with robber cultivators targeting Wuqi Mountain. He left Senior Brother Zhuo captured in hiding as the war worsened and Zhao Siyao prepared to depart for the battlefield.

• Lan Chang'an helped True Person White Silk defend Fu Xuemei's Core Formation, then Fu Xuemei formed a bottom-tier True Core and later took authority at Yellow Dragon Mountain.
• Lan Chang'an received a quasi-Third-Order Talisman Brush and an incomplete Talisman Master inheritance, learned Liang Kingdom's sects planned to invade Feng Kingdom, and sold supplies while refusing to join the war.
• Lan Chang'an reached the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment, strengthened Small Turtle Peak with Shi Manrong's Mountain Protection Array, and helped the Peak Masters confront robber cultivators near Wuqi Mountain.
• Lan Chang'an and Shi Manrong pursued Mu Bingyun's trackers, fought Night Fisherman and his allies, and Lan Chang'an captured Night Fisherman after learning he was Senior Brother Zhuo.
• Lan Chang'an hid Senior Brother Zhuo near Wuqi Mountain, concealed his capture from Song Wenshu, and used the Soul Bewitching Spell to learn that he was Zhuo Yangping, whose crimes had been covered up by a deputy hall master.
• Lan Chang'an learned Lin Lu had vanished on the Feng Kingdom battlefield and agreed to look after Zhao Tan'er if Zhao Siyao did not return from the war.
• Zhao Siyao bought talismans and a defective Turtle Puppet from Lan Chang'an, who secretly placed a Treasure Talisman inside it before leaving Golden Cloud Valley.

Lan Chang'an navigated the war’s aftermath, Yellow Dragon Mountain’s destruction, and Zhou Qingxuan’s soul-gu restriction while advancing his body refinement and gathering resources. The Liang Kingdom’s border was sealed, and he focused on reaching Foundation Establishment Late Stage as he considered future opportunities and threats.

• Lan Chang'an completed his Youth Preservation Pill collection, settled the Night Fisherman affair, and arranged for Lin Ye to refine pills and share an alchemist inheritance.
• Lan Chang'an declined to join the front lines, while Zhao Siyao and Zhang Tieshan fought at Golden Cloud Valley and survived a crushing Liang Kingdom defeat with the help of Lan Chang'an’s talisman.
• Lan Chang'an learned that True Person Yellow Dragon was critically ill, then stayed away from his funeral after He Yuanwu threatened Wuqi Mountain.
• Lan Chang'an treated Fu Xuemei, refused True Person Yellow Dragon’s offer to become her Dao companion, and later found that True Person Yellow Dragon and He Yuanwu had perished together.
• Lan Chang'an rescued Ye Fei and survived Zhou Qingxuan’s attack when the Nine Imprint Tablet devoured her Hundred-Host Soul Gu, then bound her to sixty years of service by oath.
• Zhou Qingxuan secretly supplied Lan Chang'an with resources as he advanced the Cloud Sand Body Refining Art to its seventh layer, while he and Shi Manrong postponed their plan to recover her memories.
• Lan Chang'an bought a Longevity Pill and spirit wood at auction, then suspected Zhang Tieshan had formed a Gray Core to use a Core Transformation Secret Technique.
• Lan Chang'an learned that Liang Kingdom’s sects had sealed the border, prepared for the worst, and devoted himself to advancing toward Foundation Establishment Late Stage.