Recaps

Qin He survived a purge in Sin City, cultivated and rejected a dangerous art, and joined Da Yajin’s group to hunt the Netherflame Beast’s mate. After they killed a Nether Silkworm, Da Yajin led them to an icy canyon to ambush Mo Sanfeng’s pursuers near an Ice Flood Dragon.

• Qin He killed the Netherflame Beast’s mate’s pursuers, returned to Sin City, and sold the beast’s corpse and other spoils.
• Qin He bought a heavy weapon, fought off three black-clad attackers, and burned the two men he killed.
• Qin He revised the Evil Qi Art and briefly cultivated it, but stopped when it stirred destructive urges and helped trigger a citywide purge.
• Qin He signed up for another night patrol, and Ye Tai offered to help him hunt the Netherflame Beast’s mate.
• Da Yajin recruited Qin He for the hunt, then led him and his team into the wilderness as masked pursuers followed them.
• Qin He spotted an opening in the Nether Silkworm’s armor, and Ma Da, Ma Er, and Ge Yanbing helped kill the beast.
• Da Yajin led the group past an Ice Flood Dragon to Canyon Lake, where they waited to ambush Mo Sanfeng’s pursuers.

Qin He survived the Ice Flood Dragon, helped Da Yajin investigate Pillar 270, and took down a Netherflame Mother Beast before entering the Cave Dwelling to find its cub. The arc ended with Mo Qianyang confronting the group and a cave-in trapping them deeper inside.

• Da Yajin's hunt for a pregnant Netherflame Beast stirred an Ice Flood Dragon from beneath the ice, forcing Qin He and the others to flee into a concealed cave.
• Qin He and Da Yajin found frozen Night Watchmen and an incomplete Teleportation Array, then reunited with Da Yajin's men and continued toward Pillar 270.
• At Pillar 270, Qin He used Lion's Roar to destroy an Evil Spirit, and the group uncovered the bones of twenty-six people beneath the stele.
• Qin He agreed to help Great Gold Tooth kill the Netherflame Mother Beast in exchange for a Spirit Contract Talisman, and the group defeated it after a hard fight.
• Qin He prepared the beast's six human victims for cremation and learned about possible work at Sin City's Corpse Burning Chamber.
• Qin He, Great Gold Tooth, and Ge Yanbing entered the Cave Dwelling, survived a swarm of Black Armored Snake Apes, and learned that an Evil Beast Tide had reached the entrance.
• Da Yajin knocked out the Netherflame Beast cub with pills and led Qin He and Ge Yanbing toward the exit, where Mo Qianyang confronted them and demanded the cub.
• Da Yajin threw a Blazing Thunder Pill at Mo Qianyang and dragged Qin He and Ge Yanbing deeper into the Cave Dwelling as the blast triggered a collapse that blocked their passage.

Qin He escaped Mo Qianyang, rescued Ma Da and Ma Er, and returned to Sin City, where he became a Corpse Burner and received dangerous rewards. As corpses mutated and reports of a Thousand-Eyed Demonic Soul spread, Sin City prepared for the extreme night while Da Yajin’s group struggled to meet a tightening reconnaissance deadline.

• Qin He and his companions escaped Mo Qianyang after Qin He’s chanting convinced him that Qin He was tied to the Lord of Sin City.
• Qin He evaded the Fugitive of Sin search parties, rescued Ma Da and Ma Er from their stronghold, and returned to Sin City with stolen goods.
• Qin He took a Corpse Burner job through Master Tai’s introduction and recognized a captured Demon Cultivator among the bodies he was ordered to cremate.
• Qin He received a Black Demon Banner, then discovered a Purple Gold Alms Bowl that could store objects without Origin Power.
• Qin He found a mutated corpse among the City Guard’s dead and subdued it, but White Yama questioned him after the mutations killed workers and guards.
• Qin He received a Three Suns Body Tempering Pill and endured its purifying effects as he recovered at home.
• Hu Tiancheng ordered Shen Gonglan to investigate whether the Thousand-Eyed Demonic Soul was the main force of the coming extreme night, while announcing that a Divine Envoy would arrive.
• Shen Gonglan shortened the reconnaissance deadline, and Da Yajin, Ge Yanbing, and Liu Shan considered hiring Qin He to help complete the work.

Qin He helped Da Yajin explore the Netherland’s depths, then killed Shen Gongjin when the scout tried to silence them. After burning the bodies, Qin He traveled to Blackstone Town, where he proved he had fled Sin City and was allowed inside.

• Qin He joined Ma Da and Ma Er on a trip to rescue Da Yajin, then fought through the Netherland’s depths with Great Gold Tooth’s group and helped them find Nether Jade.
• Zhang Xiu arrived in Sin City as Divine Envoy and ordered the city leaders to search for the Interworld Sky Demon with Demon Revealing Mirrors.
• Shen Gongjin confronted Qin He and Da Yajin, then attacked them to eliminate witnesses before the Divine Envoy’s inspection.
• Qin He killed Shen Gongjin and his four subordinates, collected the bodies and spoils, and burned the corpses, earning the Coiling Dragon Spear Art.
• Qin He bonded with Shen Gongjin’s silver spear and traveled through the wilderness, hunting evil creatures and burning corpses along the way.
• Qin He reached Blackstone Town and gained entry after showing its guards three City Patrol Division tokens taken from Shen Gongjin’s subordinates.