Recaps

Lan Chang'an returned to Great Qing, reclaimed the consequences of old bargains, and strengthened his position in the brewing conflict between the Dao Defense Alliance and Beast King Valley. He helped Xia Wenyue form a Nascent Soul and left for Liang Kingdom as his enemies assessed him and True Lord Qingmu vanished.

• Lan Chang'an repaired the spatial passage to Great Qing, returned through it, and learned that Zhang Tieshan had formed a Nascent Soul and raised Golden Cloud Valley into a Nascent Soul sect.
• Lan Chang'an confronted Blazing Fire Palace over the Heavenly Infant Fruit, then traveled through Jing Kingdom and defeated True Lord Black Feather before reuniting with Zhang Tieshan at Golden Cloud Valley.
• Lan Chang'an strengthened his weapons, met with Dao Defense Alliance leaders, and agreed to help the Alliance counter Beast King Valley's influence while preparing to oppose True Lord Qingmu.
• Lan Chang'an killed Evil Shen at Poison Dragon Pool, secured rewards for Great Snow Mountain and his allies, and reunited with Xiao Ni Yue after a century apart.
• Lan Chang'an and Puppet Master Wei attacked the Teng Clan, captured and devoured Elder Teng's Nascent Soul, then reconstructed the Thousand Mechanisms Soul Derivation Art.
• After Situ Lan was assassinated, Lan Chang'an supported war preparations against Beast King Valley and helped expose Wujian Gate infiltrators across the Alliance.
• Lan Chang'an took Xia Wenyue as his concubine and helped her overcome the Inner Demon Tribulation and form a Nascent Soul.
• Xia Wenyue returned to Proud Moon Palace for a low-key Nascent Soul ceremony, while Lan Chang'an set out for Liang Kingdom after receiving Jiang Yechen's request and learned that True Lord Qingmu had disappeared.

Lan Chang'an helped the Dao Defense Alliance defeat Beast King Valley, then pursued True Lord Qingmu to obtain the complete Evergreen Art. His hunt led to a raid on Bishan Sect, and he left the stretch after capturing True Lord Zihuan's Nascent Soul.

• Lan Chang'an abducted Pei Shuyuan from her wedding to True Lord Black Feather, enslaved her, and later defeated Black Feather and True Lord Wanhe at Yuanliu City.
• Lan Chang'an and Fairy Xia fought the Beast King Valley Grand Elder, then joined True Lord Stealth Shadow to defeat True Lord Qingmu, whose Nascent Soul escaped.
• Lan Chang'an helped turn the southern battlefield against Beast King Valley, captured True Lord Guo's Nascent Soul, and witnessed the sect's collapse after the sealed Beast Kings were freed.
• Lan Chang'an returned to Golden Cloud Valley, advanced his soul art, and departed with Di Yan Jun to pursue True Lord Qingmu.
• Lan Chang'an tracked Qingmu to Bishan Sect, attended a Central Region auction and Nascent Soul exchange meeting in disguise, and learned Qingmu had fled after a warning from Seven Stars Temple Master.
• Lan Chang'an infiltrated Tianshu Pavilion and sabotaged its array before attacking Bishan Sect, then escaped after fighting Fairy Bishui and Senior Brother Chen.
• Lan Chang'an crossed the Seven Nations Alliance battlefield and defeated True Lord Zihuan with the Green Profound Sword Formation, capturing his Nascent Soul.

Lan Chang'an returned to the Great Abyss, helped Great Dayu defeat Great Daluo, and advanced his cultivation while navigating the war and the Sea Alliance’s scrutiny. After killing True Lord Ming Shui and reconciling with Jing Wufeng, he entered seclusion as alarming news arrived from the Western Region.

• Lan Chang'an defeated Blood Bat King, drove Yin-Yang Old Demon away, and withdrew to Golden Cloud Valley, where he began decades of cultivation before leaving Great Qing for the Great Abyss.
• Lan Chang'an reunited with Jiang Ziyan at Cloud Glow Sect, stayed out of the war until negotiating battlefield rewards, then helped Great Dayu defeat Great Daluo and kill its leading cultivators.
• Jiang Ziyan advanced to Nascent Soul Middle Stage while Lan Chang'an developed his body and puppet array, then he left Cloud Glow Sect to search for the complete Evergreen Art.
• Lan Chang'an protected Xu Qingge from Cai Lin and Xu Congfeng, forced Xu Congfeng to serve the Xu Clan, and later returned to Cloud Glow Sect with the complete Evergreen Art and advanced to Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• Lan Chang'an lured True Lord Ming Shui into a trap and captured her Nascent Soul, then destroyed it with the Nine Imprint Tablet and concealed his involvement as the Sixteen Sea-Suppressing Sects investigated.
• True Lord Fuhai tested Lan Chang'an’s puppet formation at Cloud Glow Sect, and Lan Chang'an intervened when Fuhai and Jing Wufeng clashed over Jing’s Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng exchanged help and treasures, with Lan Chang'an accelerating Jing’s Nine-Seed Bitter Heart Lotus and giving him a Great Freedom Heavenly Demon secret technique.
• Lan Chang'an entered seclusion to study spatial techniques and cultivate with the lotus, while the Sixteen Sea-Suppressing Sects lifted their wanted notices and news from the Western Region alarmed the Great Abyss’s leading powers.

Lan Chang'an left the Great Abyss for the Heavenly Star Sea, where he reunited with Zhao Siyao and became entangled in the Azure Sea Merchant Alliance’s succession crisis. After helping Wei Dongjun inherit the Great Demon King’s Life Contract, Lan Chang'an brought the Heaven-Splitting Axe through its first Spirit Treasure tribulation and hunted a Dragon Lizard.

• Lan Chang'an agreed to remain neutral in the conflict between the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty and Great Dayu, then witnessed the Tianyi Great Tribulation and left the Great Abyss for the Outer Sea.
• Lan Chang'an joined the Azure Sea Merchant Alliance as a Guest Elder, settled on Hidden Mist Island, and took Zhao Shiyao under his protection as his concubine.
• Lan Chang'an helped Zhao Shiyao reform her core, then killed the Ink Flood Dragon and traded its materials through the Merchant Alliance.
• Qiu Luoyan betrayed the Merchant Alliance during an attack by the Insect Demon, and Lan Chang'an killed her allies, rescued Wei Dongjun, and helped repel the attackers.
• Lan Chang'an uncovered evidence suggesting Immortal Physician Ling Chun had tampered with the Azure-Eyed Beast, then backed Wei Dongjun as he inherited the Great Demon King’s Life Contract and became vice alliance leader.
• Lan Chang'an entered Wei Lang’s Fourth Life, learned his cultivation arts and memories, and helped Zhao Shiyao obtain the Azure Sea Returning Tide Melody.
• The Heaven-Splitting Axe survived its first Spirit Treasure tribulation, and Lan Chang'an later killed a Tier 4 Dragon Lizard with a single strike.