Recaps

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen competed against the Three Great High Schools, with Zhang Yu narrowly beating Yu Xinghan in the Physical Competition. As Zhang Pianpian prepared to leave, they chose to stay in the First Layer and pursue Foundation Establishment Certificates, while Zhang Yu sought money, training, and a way to protect their future.

• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen joined the Competition Team, then continued studying and cultivating as their exam rankings improved.
• At the Physical Competition, Zhang Yu placed fifth in the strength test, third in agility, and second in the 5,000-meter race, while Bai Zhenzhen also placed among the leaders.
• Zhang Yu lifted the 12,531-kilogram Sky Pillar, earning first place overall and defeating Yu Xinghan by three points.
• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen signed promotional contracts with Xianyun Corporation, while Fu Ji warned Zhang Yu that people might target him after Zhang Pianpian left.
• Zhang Pianpian offered Zhang Yu a place in Ten Thousand Laws University's Heavenly Genius Class, but he chose to stay in the First Layer with Bai Zhenzhen and pursue the Foundation Establishment Certificate Exam.
• Zhang Pianpian explained the exam's tracks, schedule, and Immortal Capital travel requirements, and Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen selected physical competition and Martial Arts respectively.
• Fu Ji advised Zhang Yu on cultivation and warned that Zhang Pianpian might be walking the Divine Path, while Zhang Yu spent his prize money to have Bai Zhenzhen's scars removed.
• Zhang Yu trained Le Mulan in ground combat, but she stopped him when grappling upset her and eventually pinned him.

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen trained toward the Foundation Establishment Exam, faced a temptation test in Immortal Capital City, and returned home with loans and renewed ambition. After Zhang Yu publicly defeated Zhou Chechen, he and Bai Zhenzhen arranged payments to skip upcoming competitions while preparing for further trouble.

• Zhang Yu advanced his cultivation through sparring with Le Mulan, studying the Great Sun Qi Sea, and training with Bai Zhenzhen, while they sought Spirit Vein access and strengthened their bodies.
• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen visited Xiong Wenwu’s Breeding Base and gained access to its Spirit Vein after An An agreed to let them cultivate there in exchange for tutoring.
• Zhang Pianpian gave Zhang Yu talismans and advice before leaving, and Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen traveled to Immortal Capital City to register for the Foundation Establishment Exam.
• Zhang Yu passed the registration tests and resisted the examiners’ lavish temptations, demanding a better chance at Immortal Dao for himself and Bai Zhenzhen instead of settling for a certificate.
• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen received interest-free loans, borrowed more money, and resumed intensive training after returning to Songyang City.
• Lan Ling challenged Bai Zhenzhen, who humiliated him during their fight, while Zhou Chechen confronted Zhang Yu over Zhang Pianpian and challenged him to withstand his attacks.
• Zhang Yu endured Zhou Chechen’s first three moves and knocked him down, turning the confrontation into a public disgrace before Lei Jun stopped the fight.
• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen negotiated payments to withdraw from upcoming competitions, securing 2.3 million yuan in offers and preparing for possible harassment from Zhou Chechen and Lan Ling.

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen advanced through the Immortal Dao exam while concealing the extent of their growth and facing scrutiny from people investigating Zhang Yu. After the exam, Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan found new ways to earn money, and Bai Zhenzhen chose to risk a contract to increase her potential as Huo Shan considered abandoning his hunt.

• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen trained at Xianyun Corporation’s Asking Dao Hall, where they gained insights into their cultivation arts and Song Xu attempted to investigate Zhang Yu with a Shadow Gu.
• Zhang Yu used Fu Ji’s Ritual to remove the Shadow Gu, while he and Bai Zhenzhen continued training and traveled to Immortal Capital for the exam.
• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen entered the exam with inflated reputations after Zhang Yu received an unknown valuation, then competed in the Magical Power and Gluttony tests.
• Zhang Yu held onto a top-twenty place in the Magical Power test and used controlled palm strikes to digest food, while Bai Zhenzhen and the other contestants displayed their own techniques in the Gluttony Contest.
• Zhang Yu mastered the eight-star Boundless Spring Autumn Zen, Bai Zhenzhen mastered the Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art, and both advanced to the second round.
• Zhang Yu sold research rights to his seed at Red Pagoda Building, refusing Director Long’s offer of godson status and reproductive rights because of his contract with Zhang Pianpian.
• Yu Xinghan sparred with Zhang Yu, then became a seed provider at Red Pagoda Group, where the arrangement eased his distracting thoughts and helped his cultivation advance.
• Bai Zhenzhen agreed to risk a Ritual contract to raise her potential, while Fu Ji said they first needed to hunt another Evil God and Huo Shan considered abandoning the hunt for Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen faced pressure from the Zhou Family while strengthening their cultivation and preparing for the Foundation Establishment Exam. Both secured top-two places in their tracks, leaving Ye Lingxiao still competing for first place in the Physical Education Exam.

• Zhang Yu exposed Huo Shan and Song Xu’s followers, then used Fu Ji’s recovered power to strengthen his potential and awaken new cultivation methods.
• Fu Ji’s Wish Ritual gave Bai Zhenzhen lightning-infused Special Magical Power, while Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen prepared detection and anti-detection rituals and continued cultivating.
• The Zhou Family restricted Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen through school pressure and surveillance, but Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen kept training until they traveled to Immortal Capital City for the Foundation Establishment Exam.
• Zhang Yu competed against Ye Lingxiao in the Physical Education Exam, taking drugs and cultivating through their effects until both exceeded 9,000 points and the exam paused over Ye Lingxiao’s condition.
• Bai Zhenzhen fought Dai Xingzhi in the Martial Dao Exam, endured a near-fatal exchange, and knocked him from the arena to secure a place in the final round.
• Zhang Yu used Boundless Spring Autumn Zen and the exam’s heavy-water pressure to temper his body, while Yu Xinghan withdrew and Ye Lingxiao endured the depths.
• Zhang Yu detonated retained toxins to withstand pressure beyond 1,300 meters, then withdrew once his score secured a top-two finish, leaving Ye Lingxiao to continue alone.