Recaps

Zhao Rulíng and Yu Changkong set out to confront the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord while Meng Zhao’s allies negotiated entry to the Lei Family’s Grotto-Heaven Secret Realm. Meng Zhao infiltrated the expedition under Lei Chongfeng’s identity, and the group reached a mysterious giant tree that gave him new insights.

• Monk Huikong escaped the Nameless Eunuch, while Zhao Rulíng warned Yu Changkong that Meng Zhao and Shen Tianci were dangerous Persons of Destiny and joined him on his mission to the Arctic Ice Plains.
• Liu An, Qiao Nian, Yan Libing, and Shi Jiawen agreed to trade information about the Chaos Body for access to the Lei Family’s Grotto-Heaven Secret Realm, while Shi Jiawen secretly planned to kill Qiao Nian.
• Meng Zhao chose not to exploit the Pudu Cult’s retreat and decided to follow the group to the secret realm, as Lei Wanche argued that cooperation was necessary to protect the Lei Family’s future from Meng Zhao’s growing power.
• Lei Wanche told Lei Chongmao to prepare an escape route for the family, including a possible marriage alliance with Meng Zhao, while warning that the Lei Family had to remain aligned with the Imperial Clan for now.
• Lei Wanche proposed that Qiao Wei marry Lei Chongmao, and Qiao Nian secured the Marquis of Beining’s Estate’s support for his inheritance and further access to the secret realm.
• Meng Zhao overheard Lei Wanche and Qiao Nian’s agreement, assumed Lei Chongfeng’s identity, and learned about the realm’s Thunder Marsh, Poison Pit, and possible connection to the Divine Firmament Sect.
• Lei Wanche led the expedition to the giant tree that opened the secret realm, while Lei Chongmao gave Meng Zhao a green wooden token and asked him to protect the Lei Family elders.
• The Ox-Head God’s theory that the giant tree might allow entry without the key stirred suspicion, but Lei Wanche led the group to investigate it, and Meng Zhao gained insights from the tree while forging a Primordial Spirit martial art.

Meng Zhao entered the Jianmu Grotto-Heaven, defeated the Poison King and the Lesser Heavenly Dao’s Eye, and gained new power. He reunited with Yan Libing and Horse-Face Ghost, opened the route to Thunder Marsh, and found Lei Wanche claiming the Thunder Marsh powerhouse’s inheritance.

• The Ox-Head God linked the Jianmu remnant seed to the ancient Jianmu, and Lei Wanche and Meng Zhao considered claiming its Grotto-Heaven for themselves.
• The Jianmu Grotto-Heaven opened, and Lei Wanche, Meng Zhao, Liu An’s group, the Ox-Head God, and Horse-Face Ghost entered before the canyon turned barren.
• Meng Zhao led the party through the Poisonous Cave Land, where they faced venomous beasts and the Poison King’s attacks.
• The Poison King emerged, and Meng Zhao revealed that it was sustained by a dead Heavenly Man’s will and sought to possess its body.
• Yan Libing and Horse-Face Ghost pledged to serve Meng Zhao, who revealed his identity and shattered the Bizarre Poison King with the Qiong Tian Seal.
• Meng Zhao fought the Lesser Heavenly Dao’s Eye, destroyed it with his Purple True Dragon power, and swallowed the blood-colored mist as the Poison Grotto collapsed.
• Meng Zhao reunited with Yan Libing and Horse-Face Ghost on an island, named the realm the Jianmu Grotto-Heaven, and opened a passage into Thunder Marsh.
• Meng Zhao found Lei Wanche and the Ox-Head God fighting over a jade inheritance tablet, but a thunderclap awakened it and the tablet entered Lei Wanche’s body.

Meng Zhao defeated the Thunder Marsh-controlled Lei Wanche, gathered allies, and learned that Thunder Marsh was devouring the damaged Poison Grotto. He forged a Five-Colored Stone and mended the Poison Grotto’s Heavenly Dao, then returned to the Divine Land as the Lei Family faced the consequences of Lei Wanche’s dealings with Beitang Shu.

• Meng Zhao fought Lei Wanche in Thunder Marsh, endured the lightning sea, and escaped with Lei Wanche and his companions after a golden eye erased the storm.
• Meng Zhao brought the group to Horse-Face Ghost and Yan Libing, then persuaded Lei Wanche to set aside their enmity and ally with him.
• Meng Zhao explained the secrets of the Jianmu Grotto-Heaven and secured the group’s loyalty with azure dew, before taking Flood Dragon Little Nine to explore the resource-rich ocean.
• When the Thunder Marsh began devouring the weakened Poison Grotto, Meng Zhao used the Sheji Royal Cauldron and gathered materials to refine a Five-Colored Stone.
• Meng Zhao entered Poisonous Cave Land and mended its Heavenly Dao, then returned with a sacred aura after the companions saw the celestial disturbances disappear.
• Meng Zhao gave his allies a Heaven-Mending Aura Diagram, repaired Lei Wanche’s Grotto-Heaven Secret Key, and led the group back to the Divine Land.
• Lei Wanche told Lei Chongmao that Meng Zhao had been at the center of the Grotto-Heaven’s events, and the two discussed the Lei Family’s conditional allegiance to him.
• Lei Wanche admitted that he had revealed the Jianmu Grotto-Heaven to Beitang Shu, leaving the Lei Family to manage Beitang Shu’s expectations while Meng Zhao claimed the realm.

Meng Zhao maneuvered the Lei Family and three surviving scions into concealing Qiao Nian’s death while Beitang Shu weighed his rivalry with Meng Zhao and sought a way to capture Nangong Yao. Meanwhile, Zhao Rulíng and Yu Changkong escaped the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord’s pursuit by sacrificing Imperial Ruyi, whose destruction left Fire Dragon Cave’s flood dragon absorbing its power.

• Lei Chongmao advised Lei Wanche to conceal the Lei Family’s gains in Jianmu Grotto-Heaven, coordinate with Liu An and the others, and use Thunder Marsh to discourage Beitang Shu from claiming the realm.
• Meng Zhao learned about the mysterious organization from Ox-Head God and Horse-Face Ghost, sent a letter to Shen Tianci, and ordered Horse-Face Ghost to track grandmasters.
• Yan Libing told Liu An and Shi Jiawen to work with the Lei Family to fabricate clues about Qiao Nian’s death, while Meng Zhao concluded that Qiao Nian had likely survived and warned himself not to underestimate him.
• Beitang Shu and Mister Feng considered recruiting Meng Zhao, Tong Lie, Xie Wanzhi, Lu Binglin, and other powerful fighters to capture Nangong Yao, while Beitang Shu recognized Meng Zhao as a major threat.
• Beitang Shu feared that Qiao Nian’s death would expose his ties to Lei Wanche and the surviving scions, while Mister Feng proposed blaming Meng Zhao, unaware that Meng Zhao had already secured their cooperation.
• After deciding not to provoke the Meng Family, Beitang Shu ordered a hundred moles into it, while Zhao Rulíng and Yu Changkong sought refuge with Meng Zhao after their defeat by the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord.
• Zhao Rulíng buried Imperial Ruyi near Fire Dragon Cave as bait, and its self-destruction wounded the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord and caused a massive earthquake.
• True Lord Fire Dragon inspected the devastation and told the elders not to disturb the Crimson Flood Dragon as it absorbed Human Dragon Qi left by Imperial Ruyi’s destruction.