Recaps

Zhou Ling won the Dao Academy competition, joined the Evil Slaying Department, and helped defeat a Blood Soul Sect stronghold before assisting Wang Xin in obtaining an Ancestral Flame Seed. After advancing in cultivation and winning the Heavenly Crafts assessment, he became an instructor and began teaching Artifact Crafting.

• Zhou Ling restored Wang Xin’s spirit body with the Azure Lotus Spirit Flame, and they agreed to a betrothal so he could help her compete for a family Spirit Flame.
• Zhou Ling won the Inner Academy competition with his sword techniques and puppets, earning an Earth-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill that he gave to Li Ru.
• Zhou Ling joined the Evil Slaying Department and helped Wang Qingshang and He Zijian defeat Blood Soul Sect cultivators at West Yan Mountain, destroying their array and stronghold.
• Wang Qingshang promoted Zhou Ling to Second-grade Evil Slaying Guard and awarded him military merit, while he cultivated with Blood Fiend Crystal Stones and advanced his body tempering.
• At the Wang Family ancestral ceremony, Zhou Ling fused with the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame’s Spirit Soul, and Wang Xin emerged with its Ancestral Flame Seed.
• Zhou Ling rejected Patriarch Wang’s proposal that he marry into the Wang Family, refined the Five Elements Heart Fire into five Natal Spirit Flames, and accepted an Outer Academy Instructor position.
• Zhou Ling crafted a Third-Tier Fire Gold Sword to win the Heavenly Crafts assessment, earning promotion to Third-Grade Steward and a new courtyard for his family.
• After learning that Wang Xin had achieved Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment, Zhou Ling taught his first Artifact Crafting class and noted the talents of Song Yue and Bai Ji.

Zhou Ling married Wang Xin, forged five Third-Tier Treasure Swords, and won the Heavenly Guard assessment before building up his family’s Workshop and estate. At the Four Great Daoist Academies competition, he advanced to the semifinals and accepted Dean Gong’s offer to teach at the Nine Heavens Sword Academy after the competition.

• Zhou Ling made Bai Ji and Song Yue his disciples, gave them swords, and assigned them to manage his Dao Academy Workshop.
• Wang Xin left the Wang Family to live with Zhou Ling, and they married after Li Ru arranged a wedding in the Zhou Family Courtyard.
• Zhou Ling forged five Third-Tier Natal Swords, cultivated the Spirit Flame Six Revolutions Art, and prepared to compete in the Heavenly Guard assessment.
• Zhou Ling forged the Triple Layered Sword at the assessment and won first place, choosing to remain in Qingyun Immortal City as Deputy Steward.
• Zhou Ling used his awarded spirit land to build a family residence, fields, and Workshop, then accepted orders and organized the Zhou Family Workshop.
• Zhou Ling crafted Artifact Refiner Puppets, accepted Wang Qingshang’s order for five Treasure Robes, and joined the Xuanyuan Daoist Academy delegation at the Four Great Daoist Academies competition.
• Zhou Ling defeated He Rui and Li Yun, then advanced past Qian Huo after Qian Huo conceded.
• Dean Gong invited Zhou Ling to join the Nine Heavens Sword Academy as an Outer Academy Instructor, and Zhou Ling accepted before his semifinal against Wan Kun.

Zhou Ling won the academy tournament, became an instructor, and advanced his sword and soul cultivation while killing a Blood Soul Sect Golden Core cultivator. He strengthened the Purple Cloud Sect, prepared for the Chang Sheng Domain expedition and the Heavenly Crafts Division contest, and helped Wang Xin break through to Mid Foundation Establishment.

• Zhou Ling defeated Wan Kun and Zhao Jie with his sword techniques, won the tournament, and accepted an instructor position at Nine Heavens Sword Academy.
• Zhou Ling taught Class Three Dao House, took Luo Xuan as his disciple, deduced the missing layer of her Thunder-Breaking Sword Art, and repaired Dean Gong’s Five Elements Treasure Swords.
• Zhou Ling reached Foundation Establishment’s Fourth Layer, while Li Ru achieved Earth-Grade Foundation Establishment and Wang Xin announced her pregnancy.
• Zhou Ling killed the Blood Soul Sect Golden Core cultivator who ambushed him, then concealed his role in the kill to protect his family from retaliation.
• Zi Ling taught Zhou Ling the Three Pure Creation Art and named him heir to the Ling Xiao lineage, while his soul cultivation grew into a powerful Golden Lotus Divine Soul Dharma Image.
• Song Yue achieved Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment, and Zhou Ling agreed to supply Treasure Artifacts for the five families’ planned exploration of the Chang Sheng Domain.
• Zhou Ling defeated the Black Water Sect’s leaders, made the sect an affiliate of Purple Cloud Sect, and left Liu Yue’er with resources and protectors.
• Wang Xin absorbed the Black Fire Spirit Flame and broke through to Mid Foundation Establishment, and Zhou Ling’s family celebrated her breakthrough.

Zhou Ling became a Heavenly Crafts Division Steward, strengthened the Zhou Family, and advanced his artifact refining and swordsmanship. When a Beast Tide threatened Anyang Immortal City, he led supplies and Formation Masters there, joined the defenders, and shared his findings about the demonic beasts.

• Zhou Ling broke through to late Foundation Establishment, won the Steward competition with his Five Elements Treasure Swords, and took office in the Heavenly Crafts Division.
• Zhou Ling secured a Fourth-Order Spirit Gathering Formation for the Zhou Family, recruited Workshop staff, and helped Luo Qin establish the formation and integrate a Third-Order fire spirit vein.
• Zhou Ling forged a Fourth-Tier Fire Fiend Sword, advanced his Five Elements swordsmanship, and joined Dean Gong’s team for the Grand Academy Competition.
• Zhou Ling helped He Zijian and He Lingyun join the Zhou Family, then worked with Dean Gong to form the Sun Moon Sword Domain before she entered seclusion.
• As a Beast Tide threatened Anyang Immortal City, Zhou Ling expanded the Workshop’s warship production, broke through to Third-Tier Body Refining, and directed the Heavenly Crafts Division to prioritize supplies.
• Zhou Ling led Steward Luo and ten Formation Master stewards to Anyang Immortal City, bringing supplies and the Heavenly Gate Sword Light Formation.
• Zhou Ling agreed to fill the formation’s eighth position with Dean Gong and six other Golden Core sword cultivators, then helped deploy the formation at the west city gate.
• Zhou Ling studied the Demon Beast Camps, identified weaknesses in several Fourth-Tier beasts, and asked City Lord Qi to gather the Nascent Soul cultivators so he could brief them.