Recaps

Jiang Ping An confirmed that Ji Fei’s infant daughter was his, named her Jiang MiaoYi, and told Meng Jing, who accepted the news without anger. After he returned to the Sect Leader Great Hall, an Immortal shrouded in black mist appeared behind him.

• Jiang Ping An learned that Ji Fei had given birth to his child and went to the Nine-Tailed Fox clan’s territory to meet them.
• Jiang Ping An used a bloodline-detection technique and confirmed that the baby girl was his daughter, then accepted Ji Fei’s suggestion to name her Jiang MiaoYi.
• Jiang Ping An left the Nine-Tailed Fox territory, thanked the elders who had protected his daughter, and sold them pills and magical artifacts at a discount.
• Jiang Ping An told Meng Jing about his daughter, and she said she believed he had been forced and was not angry.
• A black-mist-shrouded being appeared behind Jiang Ping An, and he sensed an aura like that of an Immortal.

An Immortal from the Darkness Forbidden Zone sought to take Jiang Ping An’s daughter, Jiang MiaoYi, as a disciple and warned him that the Barren Realm would eventually be destroyed. Years later, Jiang Ping An remained intent on creating a new cultivation path, while his young daughter amused Ji Fei with a cheeky remark.

• An Immortal from the Darkness Forbidden Zone told Jiang Ping An that Jiang MiaoYi had an Immortal Demon Body and must be trained to face the Barren Realm’s coming destruction.
• Jiang Ping An refused to let the Immortal take Jiang MiaoYi before she came of age, and the Immortal left him an immortal art to give her later.
• Jiang Ping An kept the black jade stone, spoke with Meng Jing, and spent the following years caring for Jiang MiaoYi as she grew.
• Jiang Ping An reached the peak of the Heaven Origin Realm but continued searching for a new cultivation path, convinced the Hidden Universe Art held the key to God Void Daoist’s strength.
• Ji Fei urged Jiang Ping An to abandon his difficult path, but Jiang MiaoYi teased her that she would be Sect Leader if she were stronger than her father.

Jiang Ping An returned to the Ascension Pavilion during a challenge from the Moon God Residence and discovered its disciples had mysteriously grown much stronger. After Qian Huan Rou defeated one opponent, the Moon God Residence’s prodigy Tian Xi entered the arena, and Qian Huan Rou asked Jiang Ping An to fight in her place.

• Jiang Ping An entrusted Miao Yi to Ji Fei and entered seclusion, then returned to the Barren Realm to find the Moon God Residence challenging the Ascension Pavilion.
• Jiang Ping An learned that the Moon God Residence had defeated dozens of Ascension Pavilion geniuses, including badly injuring Ye Wuqing, despite having lost to them a few years earlier.
• Jiang Ping An watched Qian Huan Rou fight a Moon God Residence Cultivator and recognized that their sudden improvement was suspicious.
• Qian Huan Rou defeated her opponent, but Tian Xi, the Moon God Residence Master's powerful daughter, entered the arena and challenged her.
• Qian Huan Rou declined to fight Tian Xi herself and asked Jiang Ping An to take her place, leaving the Ascension Pavilion disciples uncertain whether he could win.

Jiang Ping An joined the Ascension Pavilion’s battle against the Moon God Residence for the chance to win an Immortal Abode Token, then survived Tian Xi’s Moon Wheel and exposed the jade talismans empowering her side. After Tian Xi insulted Qian Huan Rou, Jiang Ping An overpowered her and left the onlookers stunned.

• Jiang Ping An entered the spatial barrier after learning the winning side could obtain an Immortal Abode Token and an opportunity to seek an immortal’s inheritance.
• Tian Xi attacked Jiang Ping An with the Moon Wheel and spatial confinement, but Jiang Ping An emerged completely unharmed.
• Jiang Ping An revealed that the Moon God Residence Cultivators carried jade talismans that stored energy and techniques, prompting their opponents to accuse them of unfairly boosting their strength.
• Tian Xi insulted Qian Huan Rou, so Jiang Ping An charged her and used a chain to stop her spatial shield from forming.
• Jiang Ping An struck Tian Xi in the face, pursued her, and repeatedly slammed her into the ground while the spectators watched in disbelief.

Jiang Ping An fought Tian Xi, who drew on a wisp of immortal qi and revealed a second divine ability, Moon Radiance. Though she gained the upper hand, Ye Wuqing remained confident that Tian Xi was the one in danger as she prepared her finishing blow.

• Tian Xi used a wisp of immortal qi to heal her injuries and strengthen her attacks, but Jiang Ping An continued fighting despite warnings to surrender.
• Jiang Ping An used Reincarnation and Rebirth, then combined several techniques to hold Tian Xi back as the onlookers learned of her immortal qi.
• Tian Xi increased her combat strength threefold with her second divine ability, Moon Radiance, and shattered the Sun God Body.
• Tian Xi prepared to deliver the final blow to Jiang Ping An, while Ye Wuqing told Luo Yi that Tian Xi was the one in danger.

Jiang Ping An defeated Tian Xi, but the Moon God Residence Master’s projection intervened and revealed a confrontation involving the Ascension Pavilion’s Huo Ruan. Jiang Ping An survived, while Luo Su faced Tian BoNing and the newly exposed spy as the rival factions withdrew from a full battle.

• Jiang Ping An endured Tian Xi’s Moon Wheel assault with Yin Thunder, then used the Battle God Art and Annihilation Fist to defeat her.
• As Jiang Ping An tried to finish Tian Xi, a jade talisman released a projection of Tian BoNing that blasted him apart, while Luo Su arrived to confront the Moon God Residence Master.
• Jiang Ping An revived with a Substitute Death Talisman and withdrew; Huo Ruan blocked Luo Su, exposing himself as a spy.
• Jiang Ping An admitted he had invented his accusation to test the elders, and Huo Ruan’s actions confirmed it; Luo Su ordered him to leave the Ascension Pavilion.
• Tian Xi’s remaining Yin Thunder exploded, but Tian BoNing restored her; Luo Su shielded Jiang Ping An and ordered Tian BoNing to leave.

After Huo Ruan’s betrayal, Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou were rewarded for their performance and received Luo Su’s warnings before departing for the Main Pavilion. At the first trial of the Ascension Road, Shen Tu Yi objected to letting the three younger cultivators enter the Thousand Severing Formation with the others.

• Luo Su announced that all competitors would receive Contribution Points and that Qian Huan Rou and Jiang Ping An would receive extra rewards and Immortal Abode Tokens.
• Luo Su coughed up blood, gave Jiang Ping An several drops of her immortal blood, and warned him and Qian Huan Rou about the dangers and rivalries awaiting them at the Main Pavilion.
• Luo Yi brought Ye Wuqing along as the ten selected and five recommended prodigies departed for the Main Pavilion.
• The fifteen prodigies arrived at the Ascension Road, where a voice announced three trials and opened the gate to the dangerous Thousand Severing Formation.
• Shen Tu Yi argued that Ye Wuqing, Qian Huan Rou, and Jiang Ping An should not enter the formation because their lower realms could endanger the group and cost the others their chance to compete for the Immortal Transformation Technique.

Jiang Ping An and his companions entered the Black Gate after the other prodigies abandoned them, then faced a three-gate formation designed to test their judgment and unity. While the other group chose the left gate and barred them from following, Jiang Ping An claimed he had already found the formation core.

• Shen Tu Yi and the other prodigies entered the Black Gate without Jiang Ping An’s group, while Luo Yi and Cheng Han stayed behind to accompany them.
• Qian Huan Rou explained that the three gates were designed to provoke conflict, and Jiang Ping An said his Pupil Technique talent could reveal energy trails and formation cores.
• Jiang Ping An, Qian Huan Rou, Luo Yi, Cheng Han, and Ye Wuqing entered the Black Gate and encountered three paths marked by a warning that only one was safe.
• The ten prodigies who chose the middle gate were driven back by flames, then decided the larger left gate with weaker energy fluctuations must be safe.
• Shen Tu Yi ordered Jiang Ping An’s group not to follow, but Qian Huan Rou offered to teach Jiang Ping An how to find formation cores and he replied that he had already found one.

Jiang Ping An found the First Trial’s array core in the words above the three doors, allowing his group to cross the dangerous array safely. The five emerged after a day and faced the Second Trial, where they would have to defeat opponents one minor realm stronger.

• Jiang Ping An pointed out that the words above the doors were the array core, and Qian Huan Rou confirmed it with an energy talisman.
• Qian Huan Rou used runes to turn the characters for “safe” into a barrier that protected the group of five as they entered the middle door.
• Ten Cultivators emerged from the left door, and You Qianqiu realized that Jiang Ping An’s group had found the array’s shortcut; Qian Huan Rou refused to bring the others along because the barrier could protect only five people.
• Jiang Ping An and the others crossed the array safely and left the other Cultivators behind to continue through it on their own.
• After a day, the five exited the array, heard that the Second Trial required defeating a projection one minor realm stronger without high-grade magic treasures, and Cheng Han warned that it would be especially difficult for Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou.

Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou cleared the second trial quickly while discussing how to create a fourth cultivation realm, and the group entered the third trial. They learned that they had to explain what the Dao was to an old man before they could climb the steps into the Ascension Pavilion.

• Jiang Ping An, Qian Huan Rou, Luo Yi, Ye Wuqing, and Cheng Han defeated their projected opponents, though Cheng Han took three days while the others finished on the first day.
• Qian Huan Rou shared her and Luo Su's research on a fourth realm with Jiang Ping An, and they discussed how to develop a cultivation system beyond the Heaven Origin Realm.
• Cheng Han arrived and misunderstood Jiang Ping An's remarks about difficulty, then joined the others as they entered the third gate.
• The group appeared beneath immense steps surrounded by cultivators and learned that the third trial required them to answer the question, “What is the Dao?”
• An old man rejected a young cultivator's answer as superficial, leaving the gathered cultivators to challenge how he judged their responses.

At the Main Pavilion’s test, Tang Xie asked the cultivators to explain their Dao, and Qian Huan Rou clarified that he was asking about their purpose in cultivation. Cheng Han and Ye Wuqing passed, Qian Huan Rou’s profound exposition astonished Tang Xie, and a fellow disciple approached Jiang Ping An seeking a hint.

• Qian Huan Rou told Jiang Ping An and the others that the question concerned their goals in cultivation, and Cheng Han answered that he sought revenge for his murdered wife before passing the test.
• Ye Wuqing declared that his Dao was to protect his boss, and Tang Xie accepted his resolve and let him ascend.
• Qian Huan Rou expounded on the Dao, causing the laws of Heaven and Earth to respond and prompting Tang Xie to listen respectfully and salute her.
• Qian Huan Rou climbed the stairs, while a large-headed cultivator asked Jiang Ping An how to pass the test.

Jiang Ping An and his companions passed Tang Xie's trial and entered the Main Pavilion, where they encountered Cheng Han fighting Wang HuZhe for revenge. Cheng Han was snapped in two, leaving Jiang Ping An unable to reach him because of the dueling platform's barrier.

• Jiang Ping An gave Tang Xie a Storage Ring containing his Dao and received approval to enter the Main Pavilion and a Command Token.
• Yang Chaoqi tried to bribe Tang Xie with a Fourth-Order Magical Treasure, but Tang Xie struck him away and threatened to disqualify anyone who tried bribery.
• Luo Yi told Tang Xie that her mother was Luo Su, and Tang Xie let her pass; all five members of Jiang Ping An's group ascended.
• Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou were astonished by the Main Pavilion's wealth and power, and Jiang Ping An vowed to protect his loved ones from immortal threats.
• Jiang Ping An recognized Wang HuZhe as the man who had killed Cheng Han's wife and imprisoned him, then tried to stop Cheng Han from fighting him.
• Cheng Han's blood-energy technique drove Wang HuZhe back, but Wang HuZhe grew a Bone Spike and snapped Cheng Han in two while Jiang Ping An was blocked by the platform barrier.

Cheng Han avenged his wife by killing Wang HuZhe, but Qiu Pingsheng retaliated and killed Cheng Han despite Luo Yi’s intervention. After an elder stopped Luo Yi and lightly punished Qiu Pingsheng, an unknown cultivator challenged him to a fight.

• Cheng Han trapped Wang HuZhe in burning blood and killed him after Wang HuZhe called for his boss, Qiu Pingsheng.
• Qiu Pingsheng attacked Cheng Han with Samadhi True Fire, but Luo Yi blocked the flames and defended Cheng Han’s right to fight in a life-and-death duel.
• Qiu Pingsheng used a Mental Attack to kill Cheng Han, who died in Jiang Ping An’s arms after saying he had avenged his wife.
• Luo Yi attacked Qiu Pingsheng, but a bald old man stopped her and ordered Qiu Pingsheng to pay ten thousand Contribution Points and undergo one year of confinement.
• An unknown Cultivator challenged Qiu Pingsheng to a fight.

Jiang Ping An challenged Qiu Pingsheng over Cheng Han’s murder, but enforcer Li Yongzhi punished him instead and sent him to Wall-Facing Cliff. After arriving, Jiang Ping An noticed a mysterious fist imprint on the bloodstained cliff.

• Jiang Ping An challenged Qiu Pingsheng, who had killed Cheng Han, but Li Yongzhi intervened and ordered Qiu to leave.
• Jiang Ping An provoked Li Yongzhi, who sentenced him to three years of reflection at Wall-Facing Cliff; Li also pressured Luo Yi and the others to drop the matter.
• Luo Yi’s mother and Cheng Han’s master declined to pursue the killing, while Jiang Ping An gave Qian Huan Rou his token and followed the enforcers.
• The enforcement disciples delivered Jiang Ping An to Wall-Facing Cliff and reported his sentence as one year, warning him about the dangerous lingering powers.
• Jiang Ping An entered the cliff’s formation, felt its chaotic laws and powers, and spotted a mysterious fist imprint on the cliff face.

Jiang Ping An studied the fist imprints at Wall-Facing Cliff and discovered that a figure in his Sea of Consciousness could help him comprehend their Fist Intent. After a projection of Qiu Pingsheng’s father struck him, Jiang Ping An learned its identity and charged at it in anger over Cheng Han’s death.

• Jiang Ping An approached Wall-Facing Cliff and began studying its fist imprints, while nearby Cultivators bet on when he would be injured.
• A faceless figure appeared in Jiang Ping An’s Sea of Consciousness and mimicked the cliff’s Fist Intent, greatly speeding up his comprehension at the cost of Mental Power.
• As night fell, dangerous projections appeared around the cliff, and a humanoid projection struck Jiang Ping An and sent him flying.
• Nearby Cultivators recognized the projection as Pavilion Master Qiu Feng in his youth, the father of Qiu Pingsheng.
• Jiang Ping An remembered that Qiu Pingsheng had killed Cheng Han, stopped to confront the projection, and charged at it as the Cultivators mocked him.

Jiang Ping An fought Qiu Feng's projection through the night at Wall-Facing Cliff, matching its rare techniques and surviving its One-Word Killing Art. At dawn, he used the Saint Demon Body to destroy the projection, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Jiang Ping An exchanged powerful blows with Qiu Feng's projection and countered its Judgment Fist and Samadhi True Fire with his own techniques.
• Qiu Feng's projection used the One-Word Killing Art to blast Jiang Ping An to the ground, but Jiang Ping An recovered and resumed the fight with the Battle God Art.
• Jiang Ping An and the projection fought until dawn without a victor, while the Cultivators at Wall-Facing Cliff watched in astonishment.
• Jiang Ping An restrained the projection with Sealing Heaven and the Star Guiding Art, then sent out his Saint Demon Body to destroy it with the Annihilation Fist.
• Jiang Ping An remarked that Qiu Feng's main body must be stronger than the projection as the sun rose and the onlookers stood stunned.

Jiang Ping An learned that his transformed Sea of Consciousness let him manifest opponents and practice against them, then used the ability to study Qiu Feng’s Fist Intent. Elsewhere, Qiu Feng secretly gave his son Qiu Pingsheng advance access to the Immortal Transformation Technique examination questions, revealing that several places had already been arranged for powerful families.

• Jiang Ping An discovered the Pavilion Master's projection in his Sea of Consciousness and asked the Ancient Emperor about it.
• The Ancient Emperor explained that Jiang Ping An had grasped Manifestation Power, which let him simulate battles against people he had seen and study their techniques.
• Jiang Ping An manifested Qiu Feng's projection to practice against its Judgment Fist, while disciples at Wall-Facing Cliff watched him from afar.
• A disciple posted that someone had defeated Qiu Feng's younger projection, but Qiu Pingsheng threatened him until he deleted the message.
• Qiu Feng gave Qiu Pingsheng the examination questions for the Immortal Transformation Technique five years early and promised him a place, along with places for descendants of the Sixth and Seventh Pavilion Lords.

Jiang Ping An spent five years studying the projections at Wall-Facing Cliff and created the second move of the Annihilation Fist, “Chaotic Antiquity.” As the competition for the Immortal Transformation Technique began, he joined the others, determined to compete despite warnings that the winner was effectively predetermined.

• Jiang Ping An remained at Wall-Facing Cliff past the end of his sentence, studying ancient experts and simulating battles until he found the basis for his second Annihilation Fist move.
• Qian Huan Rou, Ye Wuqing, and others urged Jiang Ping An to leave for other Cultivation Grounds, but he continued cultivating at the cliff and sometimes sent a body back to the Barren Realm to visit Miao Yi and the others.
• You Qianqiu told Shen Tu Yi, Ran Hong Chen, and the other Cultivators that the Immortal Transformation Technique competition would consist of three randomly selected questions set by the main pavilion’s ten Pavilion Masters.
• Qian Huan Rou and the others found Jiang Ping An at Wall-Facing Cliff after five years and learned that he had created the Annihilation Fist’s second move, “Chaotic Antiquity.”
• When the competition began, Jiang Ping An set out to compete for the Immortal Transformation Technique despite Luo Yi warning him that the place was nearly predetermined.

At the Ascension Pavilion, the competition for the Immortal Transformation Technique began with a spell-creation assessment using randomly selected runes. Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou stayed to compete, confident they could make the top hundred, while Luo Yi and Shen Tu Yi doubted their chances.

• Ten Immortals appeared above the pavilion and announced the start of the competition, explaining that three questions would be chosen from ten pavilion masters’ submissions.
• A disciple randomly selected the question requiring competitors to create a spell from provided runes within one month, and Qiu Pingsheng was pleased because he had prepared for it in advance.
• Qiu Feng announced that the spells would be scored out of ten, only one hundred disciples would advance, and outside assistance was forbidden.
• Many disciples gave up and left, while the remaining competitors memorized the runes; Luo Yi also withdrew from the assessment.
• Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou sat down to create techniques, and Ye Wuqing told Luo Yi to stop disturbing them as Shen Tu Yi and the others questioned their confidence.

Jiang Ping An, Qian Huan Rou, and the remaining examinees completed the spell-creation assessment, and the Immortals began scoring their work. Two spells received perfect scores, leaving the examinees eager to learn whose they were.

• As the month-long trial ended, the examinees activated their spells, and those whose spells failed or injured them were eliminated until only one-tenth remained.
• The Female Pavilion Lord gave each survivor a golden sphere to imprint with their spell, then mixed the spheres for a blind review.
• Jiang Ping An said he had reached the perfected level of the Third-Order Law, while Qian Huan Rou said she had incorporated the Star Guiding Art; nearby Cultivators mocked their confidence.
• The Immortals scored the spells, mostly giving one or two points, until the Sixth Pavilion Lord awarded one spell ten points and suspected the Fourth Pavilion Lord and Seventh Pavilion Lord had helped refine it.
• The First Pavilion Lord also awarded a spell ten points and questioned the Fourth Pavilion Lord, Sixth Pavilion Lord, and Seventh Pavilion Lord about whether they had modified techniques.

The spell-technique scores were revealed, and Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou received perfect marks despite being Refining Void Cultivators. Their unexpected results sparked accusations of cheating from the crowd.

• The ten Pavilion Masters finished reviewing the techniques, leaving six scores above five undistributed.
• You Qianqiu received five points, while Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou remained without scores and drew the crowd’s attention.
• The First Pavilion Lord called the six high-scoring cultivators forward, including Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou.
• Qiu Pingsheng received nine points and saw that Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou had earned the two perfect scores.
• The crowd erupted, with several cultivators accusing Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou of cheating.

Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou demonstrated their perfect-score spells, impressing the Immortal Pavilion Lords and defeating Qiu Pingsheng’s attacks. After 113 cultivators were selected to continue, Jiang Ping An discovered that all nine question spheres for the Second Trial contained the same question.

• The First Pavilion Lord asked Qian Huan Rou and Jiang Ping An to identify themselves, and a Female Pavilion Lord revealed that Qian Huan Rou had created her own cultivation system.
• Qiu Pingsheng questioned why Jiang Ping An had earned a perfect score, then attacked him with a fire dragon during his spell demonstration.
• Jiang Ping An rebounded Qiu Pingsheng’s fire dragon with a spell that used the Strength Law, knocking Qiu Feng down.
• Qian Huan Rou dispersed Qiu Pingsheng’s Samadhi True Fire with her Gravity Law spell, then fused it back together and sent it striking him.
• The First Pavilion Lord selected 113 cultivators to proceed to the Second Trial, and Jiang Ping An saw that all nine question spheres contained the same question.

Jiang Ping An and the other examinees began the Second Trial, where they had to face the opponents they feared most. Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou emerged immediately because neither feared an opponent at their own cultivation level, stunning the crowd.

• Jiang Ping An chose a golden sphere and revealed that the Second Trial required examinees to fight their greatest fear inside the Soul Severing Array.
• The examinees entered their formations, where the Soul Severing Array manifested their feared opponents at the same cultivation level.
• Qiu Pingsheng entered confidently, intending to defeat the image of his elder brother after years of training against him.
• The crowd watched You Qianqiu face Shen Tu Yi, while Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou had no opponents appear in their formations.
• Qian Huan Rou and Jiang Ping An left their formations simultaneously, and the crowd speculated that they possessed invincible hearts or walked the Invincible Path.

Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou passed the Second Trial first, alarming the Pavilion Lords because their success threatened the plans for Qiu Pingsheng to obtain the Immortal Transformation Technique. The ten remaining contestants prepared to choose questions for the final trial.

• Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou emerged from the formation without encountering opponents, and the First Pavilion Lord confirmed they scored ten points each.
• Qiu Feng urged the Pavilion Lords to change the Third Trial, while the First Pavilion Lord warned him not to make the manipulation obvious.
• Qiu Pingsheng emerged after half an hour and learned he had placed third behind Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou, then received reassurance from Qiu Feng that the technique would still be his.
• You Qianqiu was eliminated and encouraged Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou to win honor for the Azure Wave Province Branch Pavilion.
• The Second Trial ended with ten contestants remaining, and the First Pavilion Lord announced that the final trial would begin as eight question spheres appeared before them.

Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou discovered that the final attack-power trial was rigged after their scores fell short of the Immortal Transformation Technique. They left the assessment, while Qiu Pingsheng mocked them and claimed the slots had been decided in advance.

• The final trial required participants with suppressed cultivation to attack twenty walls, with points awarded for each wall destroyed.
• Jiang Ping An unleashed the Annihilation Fist and destroyed six walls, but Qiu Feng called his attack power unimpressive and awarded him six points.
• Qiu Pingsheng destroyed thirteen walls with Samadhi True Fire, surpassed Jiang Ping An's total, and arrogantly taunted him.
• Qian Huan Rou used the Great Expanse Stellar Fist but destroyed only six walls, and later scores pushed both her and Jiang Ping An out of contention for the Immortal Transformation Technique.
• Jiang Ping An and Qian Huan Rou left the assessment, and Qiu Pingsheng mocked them while claiming the slots had been predetermined.