Recaps

Li Yan returned Wu Lao Si’s remains, gained the inheritance of Ju Chengshan, and traveled with Wang Dao Xuan and Sha LiFei to Tai Bai Mountain. There, he built the first level of his Luo Feng tower and became entangled in an underworld mission involving centipedes and a sealed Taoist.

• Li Yan killed You LaoSi during the bandit attack, then continued with Wang Dao Xuan and Sha LiFei after imperial troops reopened the checkpoint.
• Li Yan sought Lu San’s help to find Wu Lao Si’s family graves, and the group fought Zhao Kui’s constables and a sorcerer before burying the remains.
• Li Yan met the old woman who guarded Ju Chengshan’s sealed chamber and received the North Emperor Scripture, the Luo Feng Scripture, the Soul Hooking Chain, and the Yin Laws.
• Li Yan, Wang Dao Xuan, and Sha LiFei followed a trail of Rampaging Soldiers along the Dan River, sealed the spirits, and traveled onward to Tai Bai Mountain.
• At Doumu Daoist Temple, Steward Bai revealed two undisclosed spiritual apertures, and Li Yan chose one at the Immortal Ascension Platform to build his first tower level.
• Li Yan completed the first level of the Luo Feng tower overnight, while Luo Yihong killed an Earth Centipede and revealed that she was a Demon Hunter.
• Li Yan accepted an underworld mission involving centipedes feeding blood to an Old Taoist, then awoke as centipedes attacked the campsite and called for his Cloud Thunder Divine Drum.

Li Yan gathered allies in Chang'an, won Red Yaksha's duel, and investigated a curse tied to the Du family tomb. He uncovered a Maitreya Sect plot to raise a Rakshasa Bird, killed the monk behind it, and captured the demon.

• Li Yan arrested the Old Taoist as a Yin Offender, then traveled to Chang'an with Red Yaksha and his companions.
• Li Yan trained in Pigua and recruited allies to help Red Yaksha face Liu WenChen in a contest for the Noon Demon Slayer Sword.
• Wang Dao Xuan, Shen SanYou, and Li Yan won three matches against the Fire Bear Gang, forcing Liu WenChen's side to surrender the sword.
• Li Yan and Wang Dao Xuan moved into a vacant estate and helped Zheng Xian's son recover from an animal fetus, awakening the boy's Ghost God Yin Yang Eyes.
• Li Yan, Wang Dao Xuan, and Sha LiFei investigated the Du family's curse and learned that Landlord Du had hidden his father in the Great Ancient Zhou Tomb.
• The group traced the curse to a Rakshasa Spirit and a hidden operation, where Li Yan learned that Hui Qing and Zhao Changsheng were behind it and that Luan HongEr had killed Li Hu.
• Li Yan and Luo Faqing infiltrated Xiangji Temple while Sha LiFei and Wang Dao Xuan disrupted the enemy's formation.
• Li Yan killed the monk attempting to refine the Du ancestor's corpse, captured the Rakshasa Bird, and took the sariras and Flintlock Gun.

Li Yan pursued clues about his father's death, prepared for the Drum King Assembly, and discovered that Chang'an's factions were entangled with a Drought Demon and missing firearms. The assembly became a series of contests, while Li Yan's growing strength drew in new rewards and trouble.

• Li Yan learned that Zhao Wan Fang's account of the strange cat cries and Peilan Sachets linked Yan Sect women to his father's death, and he helped Li LaoGan recover his property and receive compensation.
• Li Yan used the North Emperor Yin Mountain Method at the Mass Burial Grounds, then witnessed occultist gunners testing powerful new flintlock rifles and taught Sha LiFei and Wang Dao Xuan to shoot.
• Luo MingZi revealed that Zhao Changsheng had once been Chang KongZi and led a campaign against Northern Frontier shamans, prompting Li Yan to suspect a shaman master had possessed him.
• The Enforcement Hall's pursuit of DuGu Gan led to a disastrous encounter with a Drought Demon and corpse tide, while Bai RuoXu fled with a firearm and Guo YuHuai framed Chang Xuan and Feng FeiYan.
• Guan WanChe's search put Li Yan's circle at risk, so Li Yan sent Sha LiFei and Wang Dao Xuan away and waited in Chang'an as the city restored order for the Lantern Festival.
• Li Yan led Manager Wan's procession with the Cloud Thunder Divine Drum, comprehended the Great Cloud Thunder Sound, and opened the Yin-Yang Knot to reach the Peak of Hidden Strength.
• During the nighttime procession, Li Yan's team defeated the Yulin team's divine tower, then Li Yan beat Yuan Ba in a fist contest and won an ancient Phoenix Gold Ornament that strengthened his Great Luo Dharma Body.

Li Yan obtained Sever Dust and left Mount Hua, then investigated a demonic murder that led him to Monk Ku Xin and a hidden gunpowder workshop. The foxes recovered their immortal’s heart, but Li Yan learned that its essence and Divine Soul had already been sacrificed to Yuan ZiMei.

• Li Yan killed Xiong BaoDong in a ritual-flag challenge, and a gunman killed Qiao Sanhu before fleeing as Li Yan recognized Lu San’s scent.
• Li Yan helped defend the old mausoleum from Yuan Zhetian’s band, and his companions defeated the attackers before setting out for Mount Hua with their spoils.
• At Mount Hua, Li Yan warned the Daoists of a Fei Yi threatening the Drought Demon’s coffin, earned Jing XuZi’s favor, and obtained the materials he needed from the treasury.
• Li Yan cultivated Geng Metal Qi and received Sever Dust, a saber made by a reclusive craftsman, before Yan Jiuling secured the troops’ withdrawal and Li Yan’s group departed Mount Hua.
• In Shangjin City, Li Yan investigated Hu YuanWai’s family massacre and identified the Fox Heart Art, then traced the culprit to White Dragon Temple and Monk Ku Xin.
• Li Yan joined Chiliarch Huang’s search for Monk Ku Xin, fought the She Ling Soldiers, and exposed the monk hiding in a pillar before using his underworld command to extinguish the flames.
• Li Yan and his companions returned the Fox Immortal’s heart to its remains at an ancient Chu ritual site, but the old fox could not revive the immortal because Yuan ZiMei had already taken its essence and Divine Soul.