Recaps

Xu Yue entered the Chinese Paladin World, intervened in the struggle over the Five Spirit Orbs, and brought Jing Tian, Xuejian, Luo Rulie, and Fujiwara Shinnosuke to Mount Shu. After confronting the Evil Sword Immortal and the Nine Heavens Profound Lady, Xu Yue returned to the human realm as Xuanyuan Shi arrived seeking the one who had crossed the boundary.

• Xu Yue destroyed Muren’s Shinto formation, revived the fallen soldiers, and saw the corps wiped out as Guangying pursued its remnants and the Penguin Merchant Guild took over its affairs.
• Xu Yue entered the Chinese Paladin World, met Jing Tian and Tang Xuejian, and saved them from Thunderclap Hall before asking Xu Changqing to teach Jing Tian Shushan cultivation.
• Xu Yue and the others reached Penglai, where the Evil Sword Immortal attacked them, but Xu Yue defeated his sword qi and studied Penglai’s cultivation arts and formations.
• Japan’s forces obtained the Earth Spirit Orb, while Fujiwara Shinnosuke’s group became involved in the Tang Family Fortress succession struggle and clashed with Xuejian, Jing Tian, and Luo Rulie.
• Fujiwara Shinnosuke unleashed a formation against Tang Family Fortress, but Xu Yue destroyed its attacks and then shattered the formation, prompting Fujiwara Shinnosuke to reconsider his allegiance.
• Shisui, Itachi, and other hidden-faction leaders rescued the Goryeo resistance from Japan’s forces, using Black Flame, Los Lobos, and Susanoo’s Amaterasu Fire to cover their escape.
• Xu Yue brought Jing Tian, Xuejian, Luo Rulie, and Fujiwara Shinnosuke to Mount Shu, where he confronted the Evil Sword Immortal and destroyed the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Sword Formation before leaving with the group.
• Xu Yue returned to the human realm after the Heavenly Realm’s surveillance passed, while Xuanyuan Shi arrived at Mount Shu seeking the person who had crossed the boundary.

Xu Yue gathered the Five Spirit Orbs, repaired the Demon Locking Tower, and brought his gains back to his world. There, he entered a Punishment mission requiring him to win a major Go title, while Inoue Ieyasu began using his own mission to gather disabled Go players.

• Xu Yue defeated the Japanese military formations, took control of the Reincarnators, and gathered the Five Spirit Orbs and a Divine Fruit from the Ghost and Heavenly Realms.
• Xu Yue defeated Evil Sword Immortal, removed the Water Spirit Pearl from Zixuan without killing her, and used the Five Spirit Orbs to repair and enhance the Demon Locking Tower.
• Xu Yue returned to his world with Pangu’s essence blood and other gains, then began assimilating them as Japan intensified its suppression of Goryeo.
• Fujiwara Shinnosuke won the support of Fujiwara Family Head and the returning warlords, securing a family role despite Inoue Ieyasu’s opposition.
• Xu Yue learned that his Punishment mission required him to win one of seven major Go titles, then began studying Go and encountered Fujiwara Sai and Shindo Hikaru.
• Xu Yue improved rapidly at Go, invested in clubs and training programs, and used a charity initiative to draw Reincarnators into the open.
• Xu Yue stopped Kaga Tetsuo and Shindo Hikaru’s quarrel and proposed a Go match, while Hikaru later lost to Kaga after getting distracted by Fujisaki Akari.
• Inoue Ieyasu appealed to disabled Go players on television, prompting many to gather at his home, and Fujiwara Sai suspected that Inoue was a Reincarnator.

Xu Yue rose through the Go world, claimed major titles, and became a Divine Hand while Inoue Ieyasu’s schemes failed to secure him a title. Xu Yue then entered a Storm Riders mission as Mumei, where he sought to change Dugu Jian Sheng’s fate as the Fujiwara Family pursued the Four Auspicious Beasts.

• Xu Yue entered the Go Academy, quickly rose through its groups, and defeated Watanabe while becoming known for his cooking.
• Xu Yue rescued Touya Akira from two Reincarnators, then qualified for the professional ranks and beat Touya Akira in their match.
• Xu Yue defeated Oza Zama in his professional debut, and his secretary dealt with Zama’s attempt to arrange a scandal or an accident.
• Xu Yue won major titles and defeated Meijin Touya, merging his momentum with himself and becoming a Divine Hand, while Inoue Ieyasu’s path to a title was interrupted by a car accident.
• Xu Yue established a Penguin Merchant Guild branch in Japan and refused Inoue Ieyasu’s demands, while Inoue reported him to the Fujiwara Family Head.
• Xu Yue chose Storm Riders as his mission world, entered as Mumei, and sent Jian Chen to observe Dugu Jian Sheng’s battle with Xiong Ba.
• The Fujiwara Family Head sent his Reincarnators to seek Sword Twenty-Three, the Fire Qilin, and Zewu Shen Palace, while Xu Yue resolved to rescue Dugu Jian Sheng and claim the mission’s rewards.
• Jian Chen stopped Dugu Jian Sheng’s carriage on the way to Heavenly Gathering and asked him not to go.

Xu Yue repeatedly disrupted the Fujiwara Family Head’s plans while the Storm Riders fought Xiong Ba and Zewu Shen for control of the martial world. After the Fujiwara Family Head poisoned Mumei and lost control of Heavenly Gathering, he turned to dragon hunting and prepared to confront her sooner.

• Jian Chen defeated the Sword Saint’s Sacred Spirit Swordplay, but the Sword Saint continued toward the Heavenly Gathering, where Xu Yue later broke his Sword Domain and restored his strength.
• The Fujiwara Family Head and the Twelve Heavenly Pool Fiends ambushed the Bear Slaying Convention, but the Sword Saint intervened and Xu Yue drove back the attackers as Wind and Cloud escaped.
• At Sword Worship Manor, Duan Lang defeated Jian Chen and broke the Hero Sword, while Bu Jingyun drew the genuine Peerless Sword before Xu Fu carried him away from Xiong Ba.
• Xu Yue fought the Fujiwara Family Head, then returned to Zhonghua Pavilion with Bu Jingyun and drank the poisoned wine Jian Chen offered him.
• Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng infiltrated Heavenly Gathering to rescue Qin Shuang, and Xu Yue captured Ito before helping the Storm Riders confront Xiong Ba.
• Xu Yue severed the Fujiwara Family Head’s arm with the Hero Sword, but the Family Head later persuaded Zewu Shen to seize Heavenly Gathering while Mumei was poisoned.
• The Sword Emperor used Xu Yue’s Sword Intent to rescue Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun from Zewu Shen, while the Fujiwara Family Head shifted his plans toward slaying the dragon before targeting Mumei.