Recaps

Shen Qian took command of the Old Days Squad, survived the mission to destroy the demonic-beast altar, and uncovered Xu Nian’s monstrous scheme. After defeating Xu Nian, Shen Qian learned that Marquis Ling Tian had manipulated events to seize what was hidden within him, forcing him to flee through time while his avatar remained trapped.

• Shen Qian claimed the Heavenly Scale, then accompanied Ding Yi into the Heaven Realm and discovered that the overseas Gate’s formation had been completed with lives lost in six cities.
• Shen Qian learned from Wu Wei that Earth was the ancient Primal Land, then trained, became captain of the Old Days Squad, and received an upgraded Mountain River Saber.
• Shen Qian removed Shi Changhai and his followers from the Old Days Squad, confronted Qu Feng, and was allowed by Marquis Ling Tian to recruit replacements.
• Marquis Ling Tian sent twelve squads to destroy the altar beyond the A-15 gate, while Shen Qian rescued Huo Ling’er and entered the Great Wilderness alone to investigate a newly opened rift.
• Shen Qian held off Zhu Yan as Xu Nian’s group deployed a star-powered scroll, and the system took over Shen Qian’s body as the fallen star devastated the Great Wilderness.
• Shen Qian survived inside Zhu Yan, then fought Xu Nian and his disciples, and Xu Nian devoured his companions and transformed, but Shen Qian awakened the Ten Directions Creation Body and shattered him.
• Shen Qian discovered that Marquis Ling Tian was Qiao Tianliang and learned that the secret left by King of Jiangling was hidden within him, and Ling Tian then pursued him through time after he escaped with the Chaos Bell.
• Shen Qian’s avatar remained imprisoned in Ling Tian’s spatial cage on the deserted battlefield.

Shen Qian returned from the Great Wilderness World, learned more about the factions and dangers surrounding humanity, and prepared for the Sea of Learning. After breaking through the Seventh Restriction, he entered the realm, fought off a bounty-hunting force, and was swept into the Middle Sea as Wang Shuo pursued a Nine-Star Literary Position.

• Shen Qian escaped Marquis Ling Tian in the River of Time and reached Lucheng fourteen years in the past, where Candle Dragon swallowed Marquis Ling Tian and nearly half the city.
• Gao Wenyuan explained Qiao Tianliang’s connection to King Zhouyi and warned Shen Qian that the River of Time’s rejection could harm his loved ones.
• Shen Qian emerged alone from the Great Wilderness World, faced accusations from Duke of Yanshan, and was rescued when Jiang Huan and Wu Jun arrived.
• Wu Jun opened fourteen layers of Heaven’s Gate and became Marquis Youming, while Wu Wei explained the factions among the Wang Hou and warned Shen Qian about the Sea of Learning.
• Shen Qian returned to Jing City, married Ji Ruoshui, and used her utmost yin energy to cross the Life and Death Gate and reach the Seventh Restriction.
• Shen Qian entered the Sea of Learning and killed Tan Hao and more than a hundred martial artists who attacked him for the bounty, then collected their Literary Positions.
• A Knowledge Storm swept Shen Qian and Sun Zuo into the Middle Sea, where they gathered Literary Positions and saw Book Mountain rise nearby.
• Wang Shuo found a Magatama he claimed was a Nine-Star Literary Position and spoke of a larger plan, while Gao Wenyuan sensed something terrifying arriving through the starfield.

Shen Qian forged the Sovereign Literary Rank, fought the Wang Hou and uncovered the danger sealed within the Sea of Learning. He defeated King Yanling with Emperor Storm, learned that his system was the Seed of Fire, and woke beside Tantai Qin’s sword.

• Shen Qian fought his way to Book Mountain, forged the Eight-Star Sovereign Literary Rank, and drove off the martial artists who sought to take it.
• Shen Qian survived the Ghost Clan’s suicide attack, exposed Sun Zuo’s betrayal, and killed Wang Shuo and the Wang Hou avatars who attacked him.
• Gao Wenyuan killed Duke Tianning and Marquis Qin Zhao before the Witch Emperor attacked him and removed Ten Thousand Years Mountain’s restrictions.
• Shen Qian dismantled Book Mountain, forged the Omniscience Literary Rank, and discovered the Chaos Creature Bo Qi had sealed the Sea of Learning against a being called It.
• Shen Qian learned that It had marked him and that the White Emperor and Azure Lotus Buddha Lord had died driving it away, then prepared to lift the seal and send the others out.
• Shen Qian received King Yanling’s help approaching the Eighth Restriction, but King Yanling became the shadow that trapped the martial artists and attacked him.
• Shen Qian used Emperor Storm to erase King Yanling’s face and the Sea of Learning, while Tantai Qin shielded him from the shadow and shattered her soul.
• Shen Qian learned from a memory that Gao Wenyuan had helped create the Seed of Fire and realized the Seed was his system, then awoke beside Tantai Qin’s sword.

Shen Qian killed Marquis Zhaoyuan, learned that the Heavenly Dao threatened humanity, and returned to Earth’s Core City as Divine Emperor Palace moved to seize power. Wu Wei’s allies defeated the faction’s forces, while Han Chi prepared to take a final step toward the end of the martial path.

• Shen Qian destroyed Dao Heaven teahouse, expelled Shi Xuanyi from Sky-Reaching Academy, and confronted Jun Buping at his estate on the anniversary of his teacher’s death.
• Shen Qian defeated and killed Marquis Zhaoyuan, then entered the bronze gate beneath Earth’s Core City and learned from the Demon King about the Heavenly Dao’s corruption and the Seed of Fire.
• Shen Qian joined the Marquis Council, killed Wu Taifeng after he insulted him, and was admitted by a vote of the council.
• Wu Wei defended Shen Qian’s refusal to reveal his Chaos secret, then exposed Han Chi’s ceasefire deal with the Witch Clan and began a counterattack against Divine Emperor Palace.
• Gu Donglai revealed that he had betrayed Han Chi’s plans, but Han Chi gravely injured him before Shen Qian and Shi Dingyan rescued him.
• Wu Wei and Han Chi fought inside Wu Wei’s domain while the other Wang Hou battled Divine Emperor Palace, and Han Chi brought down the entire Yan Mountain.
• Wu Wei opened twenty Heavenly Gates and defeated Han Chi despite his Dharma body shattering, while Han Chi revealed that he had prepared with Heavenly Calculation and intended to take a final step toward the end of the martial path.