Recaps

Li Qianqing strengthened the Li Clan through cultivation, expanded spirit veins and alliances, and prepared Li Xunting for the Four Sects Trial. Li Xunting entered the Netherworld Ghost Domain and, with one day left, faced a powerful ghost creature in an ancient building.

• Li Xunting endured a dangerous breakthrough and established her foundation, while Clear Wind Valley considered recruiting her for the Four Sects Trial.
• Yan Xuewei told Li Qianqing that Clear Wind Valley wanted Li Xunting to compete, and Li Qianqing agreed after receiving a one-time-use Jade Slip containing the Rank 2 Ice Seal Art.
• Li Qianqing refined pills for the Zhong Clan, trained Li Xunting in combat, and led the Li Clan in acquiring Micro Spirit Veins for Changqing Mountain.
• Li Xingsheng secured cooperation with the Ding Clan and Ma Family, while Li Qianqing discovered that Li Xunming had a Wind Spiritual Root and began personally instructing him.
• Li Xingsheng took Li Xunming out with Shu Shu, which found a Small Metal Spirit Mine, and Li Qianqing later agreed to accompany Li Xunting to Clear Wind Valley.
• Yan Xuewei explained the Four Sects Trial and its requirements to Li Xunting, introduced her to Duan Rongrong, and warned Li Qianqing about Huo Tianling's allies.
• The four sects competed in the Beast Fighting Arena, and their Core Formation leaders opened the Netherworld Ghost Domain for the next level of the trial.
• Li Xunting entered the Ancient City Area, earned 124 points and fifth place, then found a Second Order Mid-Stage Ghost Creature in a towering ancient building with one day remaining.

Li Qianqing strengthened the Li Clan through new territory, cultivation advances, and two Foundation Establishment Pills while Heaven Harmony Sect and local clans watched its growing influence. The stretch ended with the Ma and Li Clans taking over a Chang Clan spirit-vein land after the Chang Clan withdrew.

• Li Xunting placed third in the Second Level trial, and Li Qianqing returned to Changqing Mountain to continue supporting the clan and its cultivators.
• Li Qianqing joined Ma Xuanzong in destroying the loose cultivators who had attacked the Feng Clan, then took possession of the Feng Clan’s spirit-vein land and arranged for Li Clan cultivators to manage it.
• Li Liqing discovered a rich miniature Spirit Stone Mine, while the Ma Family transferred the former Feng Clan land to the Li Clan, drawing concern from local families and Heaven Harmony Sect.
• Li Qianqing advanced to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, then attended the Lu Kingdom auction with Li Qianyin and won two Foundation Establishment Pills for the clan.
• Li Cunliu reserved one Foundation Establishment Pill for Li Xingsheng, and Li Lilong advanced to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage after exchanging cultivation insights with Li Qianqing.
• Ma Xuanzong enlisted Li Qianqing’s help in attacking the Chang Family, and Li Qianqing sent Li Liling, Li Xunchen, and Li Qianhu to join the Ma Clan.
• The Chang Clan Head withdrew from the spirit-vein land after the Sun Family could not assist, and Ma Huanghuang’s forces found its spiritual fields and orchard intact.

The Li Clan expanded its influence by securing spirit-vein lands, strengthening Luoyun Valley, and welcoming new Foundation Establishment cultivators. The arc ended with Li Xunming stopping a raid on Caolong County’s market and the Li Clan gaining standing after the royal manager failed to respond.

• The Ma and Li clans seized the Chang Clan’s spirit-vein lands, and Li Xunchen helped repel a Chang and Tian force that tried to retake one.
• Li Dihong persuaded Zhu Guiyou to make the Zhu Family an affiliated force, and the Zhu Family destroyed the Wang Family and transferred its spirit-vein land to the Li Clan.
• Li Qianqing moved a Micro Spirit Vein to Luoyun Valley, where Duan Rongrong set up a Medium Spirit Array and Li Xunting took charge of the area.
• Li Xunming established Foundation without using his Foundation Establishment Pill, then took on patrol duties across Xiangshui Prefecture before planning to travel.
• The Chen Clan chose to improve relations with the Li Clan, while Li Qianqing welcomed young cultivators Li Qiuling and Li Xunmeng and learned that Li Xingsheng had reached the peak of the ninth Qi Refining layer.
• Yang Xiusheng led a group of Loose Cultivators in a raid on Caolong County’s market, and Li Xingpin sent a warning that brought Li Xunming to intervene.
• Li Xunming pursued and killed Yang Xiusheng after capturing another raider who used an Immortal Seeking Pearl to track him.
• Li Xingpin spread word that the Li Clan had rescued the market, and cultivators blamed the Zhao Country Royal Family’s manager for failing to organize resistance.

The Li Clan expanded its control across Xiangshui Prefecture, gained new affiliated forces, and strengthened its alliances while Li Qianqing eliminated Ghost Daoist. The arc ended with the Li and Ma Clans attacking the Chang Clan as the Tian Clan weighed whether to intervene.

• Li Xunming returned with Yang Xiusheng’s remains, and Li Qianqing suspected Huo Tianling had arranged the raid on the Caolong County market.
• Li Qianqing negotiated the transfer of all five market management rights from Zhao Zongyong, and the Li Clan took over the markets with broad cultivator support.
• Li Xingsheng established his foundation, contracted the Flame Turtle Changming, and later celebrated his breakthrough alongside Li Xunming at a joint banquet.
• Li Xunchen overcame his fear of failure and established his foundation, while the Gao Clan and other Qi Refining clans began affiliating with the Li Clan.
• Li Qianqing killed Ghost Daoist and gave his head to Yan Xuewei, who used the completed mission to claim the sect’s Core Formation Spiritual Object.
• The Li Clan agreed to support the Ma Clan’s attack on the Chang Clan and the Chen Clan’s operation against the Sun Family, while Huang Xinzhong brought the Huang Clan and several other forces under Li control.
• Ma Xuanzong and Li Qianqing set the Chang Clan attack for the sixth day of the tenth month, and the Li Clan committed three Foundation Establishment cultivators and Qi Refining support for its allies.
• The Li and Ma Clans attacked the Chang Clan’s spirit vein lands and ancestral land, while the Chang Clan sought help and the Tian Clan debated whether to support it.