Recaps

Ye Jingcheng led the Ye Family through the aftermath of the Celestial Water Sect’s destruction, strengthening the family’s territory and connections while pursuing treasures and cultivation resources. As the family prepared to explore a secret realm and send members west, Qinghe Sect and Celestial Corpse Sect set an ambush there.

• Ye Jingcheng helped the Ye Family escape the beast tide after destroying the Celestial Water Sect, then upgraded his Grotto-Heaven’s spirit vein and established Lingyun Peak as a fortified base.
• Ye Qingshuang died after surviving her Golden Core tribulation, and her final recording warned Ye Jingcheng about the dangers of rapid enlightenment and revealed the phrase “Clear Heart Cloud Water Spirit Codex.”
• Ye Jingyu accepted Heavenly Saber Sect’s treasures and methods for the Ye Family, while Ye Haihe and Ye Haiyu occupied Azure Vermilion Mountain as a new transfer point.
• Ye Jinghu, the Thunder Flood Dragon, and the Thunder Tiger survived simultaneous tribulations, giving the Ye Family another Golden Core cultivator and two Demon Kings.
• Ye Jingcheng traded for rare treasures at the Nascent Soul fair and spent heavily at Medicine King Valley’s auction to acquire materials, a Gold Core Pill, the Mountainous Giant Peak Grand Array, and the Sky Vast Mysterious Light Furnace.
• Qingchen True Monarch arranged for Golden Spirit True Monk to supply the Ye Family with resources and help several clansmen enter Western Region sects discreetly.
• Ye Jingyu reported a possible Eight Desolations Sect secret realm in Yan Return County, and Ye Jingcheng decided to share the expedition’s risks with Heavenly Saber Sect and other forces.
• Crimson Blood True Monarch’s avatar and Gold Armor Real Person prepared a blood-pool ambush for the Ye Family in the Wild Wasteland Secret Realm, hiding Qinghe Sect and Celestial Corpse Sect cultivators beneath it.

The Ye Family defeated the Celestial Corpse Sect, gained the Wild Wasteland inheritance, and strengthened its alliances and foundations. As Ye Jingcheng advanced and prepared for the Nascent Soul ceremony, the family planned its expansion into the Central Region and watched for Penglai’s interference.

• Ye Jingyu’s party defeated Gold Armor Real Person and the Celestial Corpse Sect, claimed the Azure Blood Mirror, and recovered the first half of the Nine Stars Divination Spirit Codex.
• Ye Jingcheng exchanged the Azure Blood Mirror with Medicine King Valley for an Azure Immortal Lotus and three Gold Core Pills, then arranged for Ye Yunchang, Ye Tengyuan, and Ye Tengxue to establish a branch in the Western Region.
• Ye Jingcheng helped the Six-Colored Cloud Deer prepare for its fifth-order breakthrough, while Ye Yunmei agreed to compete for the Spirit Child position and the Ye Family began planning Central Region expansion.
• Ye Jingcheng contracted the Yuan Magnetic Mountain Spirit and later brought it into Snail Within the Sky, while Ye Xuefan developed an illusion formation to temper clan members before breakthroughs.
• The Ma Family sought reconciliation with the Ye Family, and the Wan Family offered gifts and a secret realm, and at Ye Jingcheng’s ceremony, Ye Zhijian and Ye Tengchuan defeated Wan Family challengers.
• Ye Jingcheng preached for five days, then remained in enlightenment as Ye Haicheng announced the Elder Council, hall appointments, Spirit Child support, and family competitions.
• Ye Jingcheng emerged with three connected Nascent Soul Spirit Patterns and demonstrated two Divine Powers, while Ye Jingyu completed his cultivation change and divined a vague sign pointing to Tiandu County.
• Ye Jingyu reviewed the ceremony preparations and inspected Soaring Clouds Market, while Wei Dazhong prepared to attend the ceremony and instructed Wei Yuanyu to treat the Ye Family with utmost respect.

The Ye Family weathered a ceremony ambush, expanded its influence through the Talisman Association, and built an alliance with the Li Family. Ye Jingcheng then led an expedition to the Eastern Wasteland Islands, where the search for a secret realm ended with a blood-devouring Wood Demon attacking Li Shangwu, Ye Xuefan, and Ye Xuecang.

• Jiang Xuanyuan approached Li Shangwu with a false offer of defection while the Ye Family prepared for Qianchen’s ceremony, and factions arrived bearing gifts and suspicious offerings.
• Penglai Sect and its allies used the ceremony as a diversion to attack Medicine King Valley, but its defenders and reinforcements drove off the assault and exposed traitors across the four kingdoms.
• Ye Jingcheng traded for rare treasures, discussed a future attack on the Beast Spirit Sect, and arranged for the Ye Family to focus on Lingyun Peak and its Central Region foothold.
• Li Shangwu revealed that his family’s Teleportation Array led to the Eastern Wasteland Islands and a secret realm, and Ye Jinghu accepted the Li Family as an affiliate in exchange for most of the realm’s gains.
• Ye Jingting and the Ye Talisman Sect resisted Thunder Origin Immortal and the Xiao Family’s attempt to discredit them, then held a successful Talisman Association and accepted the Xiao Family’s properties as compensation.
• Ye Jingcheng prepared to return to the East Sea, sent Ye Xueliang and Ye Xuefu through the array, and subdued Green Cloud Bats and Golden Light Cranes on the island chain.
• Ye Jingcheng moved the Teleportation Array to Wu Xin Island and found a secret realm hidden by a God Blocking Stone, then Li Shangwu volunteered to enter first.
• Li Shangwu entered the realm with Ye Xuefan and Ye Xuecang, but the ancient Yin Locust revealed itself as a blood-devouring Wood Demon and attacked them.

Ye Jingcheng expanded the Ye Family’s power through the Eastern Wasteland Islands and Central Region, securing allies, resources, and a place in the prefectural contests. The family gained two prefectures and new holdings, but Ye Jingcheng concluded that it could not yet leave the Eastern Region because Medicine King Valley and Penglai remained threats.

• Ye Xuecang killed the Old Yin Locust Tree Wood Demon, explored the secret realm with Li Shangwu, and honored the Ye Family’s promise to give the Li Family twenty percent of its harvest.
• Ye Jingcheng helped subdue the Shark Demon Emperor Yuan, established a teleportation route to Yin Shark Sea, and began building the Ye Family’s strength there.
• Ye Jinghu defeated Green Bamboo Real Person’s attack on Jade Union Sect, and Ye Jingcheng resolved the dispute while gaining compensation and stronger ties with Central Region factions.
• Ye Jingcheng met Xing Yuan True Monarch, who offered the Ye Family a path into the Righteous Path Sect and a chance for Ye Jingcheng to become Divine Lord Zhengyuan’s disciple.
• Ye Jingcheng sent Ye Jinghu and Ye Yunxi to the Nascent Soul gathering, where Ye Jinghu defeated Liu Yuansheng and Ye Yunxi lost to the Mystic Puppet Sect’s competitor.
• The Ye Family secured two prefectures, while Ye Jingcheng accepted an arrangement with the Mystic Puppet Sect to share prefectural profits and secret-realm gains.
• Ye Jingcheng obtained materials for his Natal Magic Treasure, and Ye Jingting and Ye Xingliu managed visitors and the Ye Family’s newly acquired holdings.
• Ye Jingcheng reviewed the family’s income and concluded that it could not yet leave the Eastern Region because Medicine King Valley and Penglai might threaten its people and holdings.