Recaps

Chen Chuan defeated the Old Imperial Household’s forces, then led Great Shun’s advance toward the Nether Capital while capturing dangerous anomalies along the way. As the capital’s defenses crumbled, Emperor Wenguang escaped through a rift into the spiritual world, and Chen Chuan set out for Haixi Province to pursue him.

• Chen Chuan fought the Old Imperial Household’s forces, killed Yuan Rong and Yuan Congye, and destroyed their field spaces and airships while Chu Xianyin’s ritual failed to stop him.
• After the enemy withdrew, Chen Chuan helped plan the final campaign against the Old Imperial Household and led Great Shun’s forces to capture fortresses near the Nether Capital.
• Ming Chengzi shared intelligence about the capital and helped Chen Chuan capture Prince Qiong, whose presence could encourage Emperor Wenguang to use a secret escape route.
• Chen Chuan’s forces found and sealed the Headless General in a Double-eared Urn while Emperor Wenguang prepared a Northern Hunt and put Prince Yuan in command of the Palace Guards.
• Great Shun attacked the Nether Capital, and Chen Chuan used Spiritual Impacts to test and weaken its ritual defenses as the defenders struggled to protect the city.
• Emperor Wenguang, Empress Cao, and Prince Yuan boarded the Fangzhang and crossed through the rift beneath Green Eye Lake into the spiritual world.
• After Ming Chengzi warned that Emperor Wenguang might be escaping, Chen Chuan located a rift in Haixi Province and set out to pursue the imperial fleet.

Chen Chuan killed Emperor Wenguang and secured the Nether Capital, uncovering the emperor’s ascension scheme and the city’s dangerous secrets. He then entered the Outer Heaven, defeated Pi Lingzi, and gained authority over the Hidden Treasures while offering to find descendants of the Cao Clan.

• Chen Chuan confronted Prince Yuan at Anbo Lake, killed him, and discovered that Emperor Wenguang and his court were constructs tied to the Aspect of the Gods.
• Chen Chuan returned to the siege of Nether Capital and helped break its ritual defenses before advancing on Anye Palace with Ming Chengzi and the other fighters.
• Ming Chengzi revealed that Emperor Wenguang had bound the city’s Divine Energy and believers to protect his ascension, so Chen Chuan led an attack into the ritual.
• Chen Chuan fought through the immortals and Ancient Deities, killed Emperor Wenguang, and destroyed Consort Teng’s escaping wisps as the ascension anomaly dissipated.
• Chen Chuan and Ming Chengzi searched the palace, finding records of the ascension scheme, Ascension Water, and Consort Teng’s poison, while Chen Chuan’s forces secured the city and its dangerous laboratory.
• Chen Chuan found a black Jade Talisman among Emperor Wenguang’s possessions and used it to open the rift to the Outer Heaven, where Pi Lingzi offered a wager over the Hidden Treasures.
• Chen Chuan defeated Pi Lingzi in the ritual field, and Pi Lingzi conceded the Hidden Treasures to Chen Chuan’s side.
• Chen Chuan offered to search for descendants of the Cao Clan, and Pi Lingzi thanked him.

Chen Chuan secured the Cao Family’s Hidden Treasures, eliminated Prince Yi, and recovered Chen Bitong while preparing for the approaching calamity. After handing over command, he joined the Highest Security Advisory Group and obtained the Primal Relic he needed, but his blunt challenge to the Council drew attention from a higher power.

• Empress Cao gave Chen Chuan the token to claim the Hidden Treasures, and he took items from the first two caches that could aid his cultivation and Red Dust.
• Chen Chuan tracked down Prince Yi, killed him and the Golden Bell Demon, sealed the rift, and captured Tiger Fang Isle.
• After the Advisory Council selected Cen Xinwu as its alternate candidate, Tianshu appointed Chen Chuan as a full member, but Chen stayed at the Frontline until a replacement took command.
• Chen Chuan opened the third Hidden Treasure, recovered more fragments of the Heavenly Human Secret Map, and found records of agreements between the Chang Dynasty and Ancient Deities.
• Chen Chuan rescued Chen Bitong from beneath Yin Ridge and arranged treatment for him, while Red Dust absorbed the Divine Fetus’s remaining energy.
• Chen Chuan handed over Frontline command and traveled to Zhongjing, where Fan Zhentong helped him bypass Peng Jinghui’s demand that he sign a Safety Protocol.
• At Dan Xin Hall, Chen Chuan joined the Advisor Group and obtained the stored wisp of Primal Relic from Xiao Yuanguang.
• Chen Chuan criticized the Council’s decisions and promised to change things, then received an unexpected summons from a higher power.

Chen Chuan joined the Supreme Advisory Council, strengthened his position in the Purity Faction, and pursued the Ascension Ladder while exploring the Other Side World. Meanwhile, the Conservative Faction’s Heart-Devouring Worm operation began disrupting the Skyline, and Deng Fu’s team captured the technicians behind it.

• Elder She and Meng Zhenyang explained why Tianshu had promoted Chen Chuan, and Chen Chuan inspected the Council’s duties before returning to Jibei Province.
• Chen Chuan toured the Eternal Rift with Xiao Yuanguang, learned how the World Ring was defended, and prepared to patrol the Other Side World.
• Chen Chuan investigated the Ascension Ladder, took control of his Gao Qiu estate, and gained support from Purity Faction leaders to purge the organization and reclaim the Security Affairs Department.
• Chen Chuan launched an operation against He Shugang, whose abduction led to his suspension while the Executive Council began a wartime review.
• Chen Chuan developed his Golden Cicada aspect, pursued stronger Precious Material beyond the World Ring, and defeated several aberrations while investigating the Ascension Ladder with allies.
• The Conservative and Fusion Factions advanced the Heart-Devouring Worm Plan, and their technicians brought the worms to Jibei Province Central City to disrupt Fu Mu and the Skyline.
• Jin Guogang ordered inspections and field maintenance after detecting anomalies, while Qi Gao reported suspicious outsiders hiding near the Skull Gang.
• Lao Qi and Chu Wu investigated the Skull Gang as officials traced Fu Mu’s interference to an external organism, and Deng Fu’s team captured the four technicians handling the Heart-Devouring Worms.