Recaps

Xie Yuan survived conspiracies and battles while pursuing new skills, protecting allies, and traveling west. The stretch ended with him intervening as Peng Jie prepared to attack poisoned escort members.

• Xie Yuan killed Shan Han and escaped the Nine Hells with his companions, then received the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron from the Devil Master and left the realm with Xi’s help.
• Xie Yuan fought through the Sky Garden, killed Yelü Chu, and took the radiant golden flower, then destroyed Master Xinhe’s blood-draining altar and killed her.
• Xie Yuan fully refined the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron, but later killed Autumn Wind Pavilion Master Yao Yuyi in a ruined valley, prompting the Yao Family to flee to the Capital City.
• Jade Serenity revealed that he had manipulated Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun, then apparently killed Xie Yuan and gathered the Black Heaven Book’s nine pages as Mu Chaoyun carried away the unconscious Situ Qin.
• Xie Yuan returned to battles and investigations, rescued Xu Ding, defeated martial artists at the Iron Clothes Gate, and killed Lu Lao San after rescuing women held as hostages.
• Xie Yuan traveled west and defeated the Third Leader who attacked the escort convoy, then faced Luo Dong Sheng after exposing the plot against Long Dan Yun and revealing the jade disc fragment.
• Xie Yuan impersonated Yao Tianchuan, learned of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain hunt, and found the Great Golden River Skill among Yao Tianchuan’s notes.
• Xie Yuan helped Wang Lei keep his land and secured Staff Lin’s estate for Lin Cheng and Lin Zhen, then arrived as Peng Jie prepared to attack the poisoned escorts.

Xie Yuan survived ambushes, advanced his martial arts, and became entangled in conflicts involving the Yao Family, Autumn Wind Pavilion, and a human-trafficking network. After helping expose and dismantle the network, he learned that a young lady from the Chen Commandery Xie Family was coming to visit him.

• Xie Yuan escaped with the wounded Mu Chaoyun, then helped her organize the Yin Yang Escort to evade the Grandmasters hunting them.
• Xie Yuan faced Xie Yan at the Martial Arts Field and demonstrated strength that persuaded several elders to support him as clan head.
• Xie Yuan joined the Yunshan Sword Sect under the identity Zhang Shan, advanced his martial arts, and won the first-day championship at the tournament.
• Xie Yuan fought off the Soul Extinguishing Three Elders and later joined Yun Xing on the Holy Mountain, where he killed Tao Qingqing before Li Yun trapped him.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun tracked the attacks carried out under his name to Wu Daoji, who had left a threatening message at Universal Salvation Temple.
• Xie Yuan and Situ Qin stole Peng Yue’s account book and locked box, while Xie Yuan’s identity was exposed at the Yao Residence and Yao Yuzhi pledged the family’s resources to him.
• Xie Yuan killed Qian Yangfeng, recovered the trafficking ledger, and freed the captives, whose evidence helped Spring Rain Pavilion dismantle the network.
• Xie Yuan continued cultivating as Yao Yuzhi told him that a young lady from the Chen Commandery Xie Family was coming to Jinling to visit him.

Xie Yuan pursued the Black Heaven Book’s progress while navigating sect trials, family schemes, and a growing hunt for his life. After leaving Yunshan Mountain for Jiang Province, he reunited with Boss Wu just as demonic forces closed in on the restaurant.

• Xie Yuan impersonated Yao Tianchuan to infiltrate Autumn Wind Pavilion, learned of Shen Xu’s schemes, and killed Shen Xu after he drowned village children.
• Xie Yuan and Situ Qin survived Sword Peak’s violent sword winds, while Xie Yuan’s Black Heaven Book gained progress from enduring them.
• Xie Yuan investigated Wang Zhiyi’s murder in Jinling, joined Huijue and Zhang Junyi in confronting the great families’ crimes, and learned the Duke of Ning sought Master Zhiling’s cultivation method.
• Xie Yuan fought the Autumn Wind Pavilion selection as Nether Goose, escaped the Pavilion Master with Mu Chaoyun’s help, and returned to Yunshan Mountain to resume training.
• Xie Yuan confronted Chen Su and Wang Chengpeng over the seized escort agency, then planned with Mu Chaoyun to draw the Ji Family away from the Xie clan and wait for them in North Mountain Village.
• Li Xingtuo defeated Yao Yuzhi and Qian Wubing, while Xie Yuan killed two pursuing assassins and fled southwest toward Shu Province as the Qian and Yao Families tracked him.
• Xie Yuan mastered Fleeting Light Shadow Sword, left Yunshan Mountain after Li Xingtuo departed through the Tower to Heaven, and traveled to Jiang Province seeking three Black Heaven Book pages.
• Xie Yuan reunited with Boss Wu at Chunjiang Restaurant and warned him to leave, then vanished as demonic forces closed in.

Xie Yuan advanced his cultivation while confronting clan disputes, criminal networks, and threats tied to the Black Heaven Book. After a false rumor brought a Grandmaster against him, he left with Mu Chaoyun to pursue Wu Daoji and grow stronger.

• Xie Yuan received Xie Xuan’s residence and cultivation resources, then broke through the Great Golden River Skill during seclusion as Xie Lingyun confessed her feelings and warned him of clan challengers.
• Xie Yuan returned to Yunshan Mountain, received the Formless Sword from Li Xingtuo, and reached the Grandmaster realm on Sword Peak at age twenty.
• Xie Yuan traveled under the identity of Zhang Shan, fought bandits and criminal groups, and repeatedly used his growing strength to protect others and pursue justice.
• Xie Yuan saved Xie Yi with medicines gathered from the clan, Situ Qin, and Xie Wu, then returned to Chen Commandery and addressed the elders as Family Head.
• Xie Yuan investigated the trafficking of women and children with Situ Qin, traveled to Kucha for the Manjusaka, and forced Miao Yun to retreat when she tried to take him away.
• Xie Yuan comprehended Indestructible Buddhist Intent and transformed the Golden Bell Cover, then challenged Xie Yan after clan factions resisted his plans for Heaven Cloud Garden.
• Long Qianqiu spread a rumor that Xie Yuan possessed two Black Heaven Book pages, murdered the people at Heavenly Fragrance Mountain Manor, and impersonated Xie Yuan.
• Xie Yuan killed Tong He after Tong attacked him over the rumor, then left with Mu Chaoyun to pursue Wu Daoji and refine the True Shadow Candlestick.