Recaps

Zhou Ling helped defend Anyang Immortal City, advanced his swordsmanship and physique, and established plans for the Lingxiao Sect before joining Dean Gong’s team at the academy competition. After defeating He Jing with his five Spirit Flames, he prepared to face Gao Qi and Yuhe Immortal City’s sword formation.

• Zhou Ling advised the defenders at Anyang Immortal City, killed the Golden Horned Beast and Silver Patterned Flood Dragon, and earned the foremost meritorious contribution as the beast army retreated.
• Zhou Ling refined the Thunder Flood Dragon Demon Core and gained the Blood Gang Azure Thunder Divine Ability while Dean Gong broke through to a Heaven-Grade Nascent Soul.
• Zhou Ling secured Third-Tier Spirit Land for the Lingxiao Sect, accepted Weng Lanyue as his disciple, and began planning a Five Elements Sword Dao Arena.
• Zhou Ling comprehended Dean Gong’s Falling Wood Sword Intent, condensed a Five Elements Sword Soul and Sword Domain, and reached Foundation Establishment Peak while preparing for a Heaven-Grade Golden Core.
• At Qingyang Immortal City’s academy competition, Zhou Ling defeated Lan Daobai’s Thunder Cloud Sword Domain and joined Dean Gong’s delegation as its chief instructor.
• Zhou Ling and Dean Gong’s team faced Tianxia Daoist Academy, where Dean Gong defeated Dean Lin and Zhou Ling broke He Jing’s Golden Core Fire Domain with five Spirit Flames.
• Zhou Ling absorbed law power into the Heart of the Azure Lotus and formed a Five Elements Law Domain after his victory over He Jing made him famous across Qingyang Immortal Domain.
• Zhou Ling analyzed Yuhe Immortal City’s sword formation and Gao Qi’s Star River Sword Domain, then met Gao Qi at Arena Five for their upcoming match.

Zhou Ling defeated powerful opponents, formed a Heaven-Grade Five Elements Golden Core, and announced the rebuilding of the Lingxiao Sect. He then traveled to Five Spirits Immortal City, repaired its damaged Purple Cauldron Warship formation plate, and agreed to help confront the Lightning Horn Dragon.

• Zhou Ling defeated Gao Qi and Xiao Gui before joining Dean Gong to defeat Yun Xuan and advance Nine Heavens Sword Academy to the final.
• Zhou Ling used the Foundation Replenishing Pill to trigger his Golden Core breakthrough, overcame the tribulation, and formed a Heaven-Grade Five Elements Golden Core and a Lightning Golden Core.
• Zhou Ling returned home, met his newborn daughter Yingying, and celebrated Nine Heavens Sword Academy’s first-place finish and promotion to a Fifth-Grade Daoist Academy.
• Zhou Ling accepted Zi Ling’s appointment as Lingxiao Sect Master, announced the sect’s rebuilding at his Golden Core Ceremony, and became a Patrolling Steward after receiving the Purple-Gold Thunder Seal.
• Zhou Ling fused the Purple-Gold Thunder Seal with his Lightning Golden Core, then traveled with Chen Zhanglei to Five Spirits Immortal City amid its beast calamity.
• Zhou Ling offered to repair the damaged Purple Cauldron Warship and restored its formation plate to about ninety percent of its original power.
• Five Spirits Immortal City’s leaders asked Zhou Ling to try controlling the Purple Cauldron Warship as they prepared to face the Lightning Horn Dragon, and Chen Zhanglei revealed Zhou Ling’s Beast Tamer talent.

Zhou Ling killed the Fire Dragon Sparrow, rose to become City Lord of Qingyun Immortal City, and strengthened his family, sect, and warship. After fusing with the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame, he reached Tianxia Immortal City to challenge Purple Firmament Sect for the Thunder Gang Dragon Seal and orthodox lineage.

• Zhou Ling used the Purple Cauldron Warship to defeat the Fire Dragon Sparrow, then absorbed its Demon Core and gained a Fire Dragon Sparrow domain and new abilities.
• The Dao Alliance promoted Qingyun Immortal City to Fifth Grade and appointed Zhou Ling City Lord, while his Zhou Family workshop gained support to supply warships.
• Fairy Zi Ling merged the Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein from Zhou Ling’s seals into the Zhou Family’s territory, and Jin Yun and Fang Yu Yun arrived to prepare for the contest against Purple Firmament Sect.
• Zhou Ling refined the Five Elements Jade Seal, strengthened his Thunder Rules, and planned to face Liu Po Lei, whose domain defeated Zhou Ling’s in a simulation.
• Zhou Ling oversaw plans to expand Qingyun Immortal City, arranged his marriage to Wang Qingshang, and worked with Fang Yu Yun to complete a warship formation powerful enough to contend with an early soul transformation cultivator.
• At the Wang Family, Zhou Ling fused with the Golden Soul Burning Heaven Flame’s Spirit Soul, advancing to the fourth layer of Golden Core and transforming his Beast Flame into a Fifth-Order Bright Sun Burning Heaven Flame.
• Fairy Zi Ling brought Zhou Ling and their companions to Tianxia Immortal City, where she declared that Lingxiao Sect and Purple Firmament Sect would compete in three days for the orthodox lineage and Thunder Gang Dragon Seal.
• Wu Shi Hong and Liu Zheng Jia discussed Zhou Ling’s past victory over the Fire Dragon Sparrow as Fairy Zi Ling took him to the Lingxiao Sect courtyard to prepare for the contest.

Zhou Ling secured the Lingxiao Sect’s orthodox inheritance, gained powerful techniques and resources from the Thunder Gang Dragon Seal secret realm, and helped Wang Qingshang form a Heaven-Grade Golden Core. He prepared to leave for the Sword Qi Great Wall as the top-ranked Heavenly Pride, where Dean Gong arrived just before his departure.

• Fang Yu Yun revealed Zhou Ling’s high rankings, and Lin Yu appointed him an Inspection Division Steward after he passed the Jade Qilin Hall’s array trial.
• Zhou Ling forged his Five Elements Treasure Swords into a Five Elements Sword Heart, then helped the Lingxiao Sect win the Purple Firmament Sect contest and claim the Thunder Gang Dragon Seals.
• Head Meng named Zhou Ling a candidate for future Dao Alliance leadership, and Zhou Ling married Wang Qingshang before joining the group that entered the seal’s hidden secret realm.
• Zhou Ling passed the Dao-questioning trial, obtained the Purple Firmament Immortal Thunder Art and Five Elements Yang Transformation Art, and found a Longevity Spirit Fruit for Fairy Zi Ling.
• Zhou Ling helped the Lingxiao Sect receive recognition as a sixth-grade sect, then learned he ranked first on the Heavenly Pride Ranking and had to compete at the Sword Qi Great Wall.
• Zhou Ling cultivated Five Elements True Yang Qi and used it to help Wang Qingshang pass her Golden Core Tribulation and form a Heaven-Grade Golden Core.
• Zhou Ling prepared the Zhou Family Workshop and sect for his absence, cautioned Wang Qingshang to keep her discovery about improving Golden Core quality secret, and set out for Tianxia Immortal City as Dean Gong called to him.