Recaps

Jiang Liu discovered that a dark figure had emerged from the Source of the Netherworld and clashed with the Heavenly Dao, then hurried toward Seven Stars Island to investigate and try to reseal the source. He left King Chujiang Hall’s statues intact for observation and instructed its people to rest before heading to the waters near the Assassin Alliance archipelago.

• Jiang Liu devoured the spirits of three King Wuguan statues, strengthening his Divine Sea, and worried about the dark figure that had escaped into the seabed.
• Gongsun Haoyue joined Jiang Liu, and he inspected the three King Chujiang statues aboard the ship, finding their spirits uncorrupted.
• Jiang Liu told Dongling Rui to have King Chujiang Hall’s people prepare to go ashore, and they were relieved that he had spared their statues.
• Jiang Liu ordered the Sea Turtle toward Seven Stars Island and explained the danger at the Source of the Netherworld to Gongsun Haoyue.
• Jiang Liu sent Dongling Rui instructions to rest for a few days before traveling to the waters near the Assassin Alliance archipelago.

Wheel King Palace sent assassins from the Assassin Alliance to the continent to investigate missing Grandmasters, assess the continent, and prepare for a possible invasion. Jiang Liu remained unaware of the plan as he reached the waters around Yao Guang Island.

• A high-reward search mission for missing Grandmasters appeared on the Assassin Alliance's board, and assassins began sailing toward the continent.
• Dongyang Sheng confronted Dongyang Xian about the mission, and Dongyang Xian explained that Wheel King Palace's Old Ancestor had ordered it to investigate the missing people, including Dongyang Sheng's nephew.
• Wheel King Palace used the Assassin Alliance to gather resources and drive low-level martial artists to cultivate as part of its gu cultivation plan.
• Wheel King Palace sent assassins to investigate the missing Grandmasters, scout the continent's strength, and stir conflict among its factions.
• Jiang Liu traveled toward the Source of the Netherworld without realizing the assassins' purpose, and the Sea Turtle reached the waters around Yao Guang Island.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue fought through ice and weakened threads beneath the sea to reach the frozen Source of the Netherworld. As Jiang Liu began examining it, the source trembled and sent out more threads.

• Jiang Liu agreed to let Gongsun Haoyue accompany him, and they dove toward the Source of the Netherworld while telling the Fire-Winged Monkey and the Sea Turtle to wait.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue found the Primal Qi Barrier sealed by ice and visible threads, which Gongsun Haoyue burned away with the Skyfire Staff.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue passed through the barrier and slowly cleared a path through the ice, taking turns resting and recovering their Primal Qi.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue reached the Source of the Netherworld, which was completely encased in ice, and Jiang Liu considered why his Entrapment Formation had failed so soon.
• Jiang Liu stepped forward to clear the ice, but the Source of the Netherworld trembled and sent out more threads.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue temporarily restrained the Source of the Netherworld, and Jiang Liu realized the formation had failed before because it lacked enough Primal Qi. He left the sealed area to break the Primal Qi Barrier, where the thread attached to his Divine Sea snapped and vanished.

• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue fought back the Source of the Netherworld’s threads, then Jiang Liu linked five formation foundations to restore and reinforce the Entrapment Formation.
• Jiang Liu discovered that a thread from the Source of the Netherworld remained in his Divine Sea and grew thicker when he tried to cut it.
• Gongsun Haoyue alerted Jiang Liu to lifeless threads hanging around them, and Jiang Liu realized they had reappeared because the area had run out of Primal Qi.
• Jiang Liu poured his remaining Primal Qi into the formation foundations and told Gongsun Haoyue to burn the threads while he went to break the Primal Qi Barrier.
• As Jiang Liu passed through the barrier, the thread in his Divine Sea snapped and vanished; he then found his way outside and began searching for a way to break the barrier.

Jiang Liu found and broke the supporting nodes of the Primal Qi Barrier, then strengthened the Entrapment Formation around the Source of the Netherworld. He began testing whether the formation could contain the source as he prepared to investigate the danger within it.

• Jiang Liu used his Divine Sense to locate speckled supporting nodes along the edges of the Primal Qi Barrier.
• Jiang Liu used a spiritual-power figure to strike a node, dissolving the barrier and unleashing a surge of Primal Qi.
• Jiang Liu reassured Gongsun Haoyue that breaking the barrier should not cause a greater disaster and said they needed to stabilize the Entrapment Formation.
• Jiang Liu drew a stabilizing formation and a Gathering Qi Formation, stopping nearby Primal Qi and drawing in more to conceal the Source of the Netherworld.
• Jiang Liu sensed the suppressed Source of the Netherworld and circulated the Saintly Sky Art's Primal Qi to test whether the Entrapment Formation could contain it.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue left the seabed and headed toward the Assassin Alliance's headquarters while Jiang Liu investigated why a mysterious thread had vanished from his Divine Sea. In the Imperial City, Murong Yin and the Hall of Governmental Affairs responded to foreign assassins appearing across the country by issuing a Death Decree and a Bounty Order.

• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue emerged from the seabed, found the surrounding water colder and free of sea beasts, and returned to Sea Turtle's back.
• Jiang Liu ordered Sea Turtle toward the Assassin Alliance's headquarters and continued probing his Divine Sea for an explanation of the vanished thread.
• Qin Bailian told Murong Yin and the Hall of Governmental Affairs that skilled assassins from across the sea had appeared throughout the country.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch urged the officials to wipe out the foreign martial artists, then departed without further discussion.
• Murong Yin and the officials issued secret orders for a nationwide Death Decree and Bounty Order against the foreign martial artists, igniting a bloody storm.

The Holy Dynasty and its allies hunted foreign Assassin Alliance martial artists across the mainland, with Yun Province and Xun Province bearing the brunt of the attacks. After reports claimed the invaders had been nearly wiped out, Flowing Cloud Matriarch doubted the threat was over, while Murong Yin and Feng Yue remained in the imperial palace and thought of Jiang Liu.

• Muliya fled Wind City’s martial artists into the mountains near the former Deity Summoning Society headquarters, and his pursuers failed to find him.
• Yi Yue led Grandmasters and Minor Grandmasters, supported by local forces and Yin Yunting’s intelligence, to hunt foreign martial artists throughout Yun Province.
• Chen Bo and Li Xuewu organized the manhunt in Xun Province, while bounty-seeking cultivators flocked to both provinces.
• The Ministry of Surveillance and Martial Division hunted Assassin Alliance martial artists nationwide, and provinces reported that they could no longer find any traces of them.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch questioned whether the foreign martial artists had been bait and worried about the force behind them.
• Murong Yin and Feng Yue stayed in the imperial palace rather than risk revealing the Heaven-Veiling Grand Formation, and they thought about Jiang Liu.

Dongyang Yi and Dongyang He searched Abyssal Canyon for Wheel King Palace’s lost treasure, but three Beast Emperors attacked them and drew the attention of the continent’s authorities. Meanwhile, Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue reached the Assassin Alliance archipelago and headed for its headquarters island to investigate.

• Dongyang Yi and Dongyang He identified Abyssal Canyon as the place where Wheel King Palace’s lost treasure might be hidden.
• The Dragon Beast, Phoenix Beast, and Three-Eyed Flying Tiger attacked Dongyang Yi and Dongyang He, forcing them into a fierce battle above the canyon.
• Wind Hall reported the battle, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch rushed toward Abyssal Canyon after learning that two Peak Grandmasters had infiltrated the continent.
• Sea Turtle carried Jiang Liu, Gongsun Haoyue, and Fire-Winged Monkey to the waters near the Assassin Alliance archipelago, traveling underwater at high speed.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue landed on a small island, hired a boat, and set out for the Assassin Alliance headquarters island.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue were exposed on the island and captured the Assassin Alliance’s forces sent after them. After learning that the Alliance was only a front for the Wheel King Palace, they headed for its headquarters, where Dongyang Yu called for reinforcements.

• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue disguised themselves, but the Assassin Alliance’s informants tracked them and reported their presence to Dongyang Yu.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue subdued the watchers and the Grandmaster-led group sent to capture them, then took the captives to a secluded place.
• Jiang Liu learned that the Assassin Alliance did not know the location of the Wheel King Palace’s headquarters and froze the captives before destroying them.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue decided to strike the Assassin Alliance’s Peak Grandmasters before reinforcements gathered, and approached its headquarters.
• Dongyang Yu learned that the newcomers included a veteran Peak Grandmaster and sent a message to her elder brother at the Wheel King Palace for help.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue attacked the Assassin Alliance headquarters, and Jiang Liu killed Dongyang Yu as he tried to escape. Dongyang Xian arrived at the burned ruins and found his younger brother dead, leaving him consumed by grief and rage.

• Dongyang Yu hid in the underground secret chamber while waiting for reinforcements, and Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue arrived at the Assassin Alliance headquarters.
• Gongsun Haoyue trapped the Grandmasters in a ring of skyfire while Jiang Liu killed those who tried to flee.
• Gongsun Haoyue burned the headquarters as Jiang Liu searched for Dongyang Yu with his Divine Sense.
• Dongyang Yu revealed himself while escaping the burning chamber, and Jiang Liu immobilized and beheaded him.
• Dongyang Xian arrived at the ruins, saw Dongyang Yu's head, and vowed to tear the newcomers apart.

Jiang Liu returned to Sea Turtle with Gongsun Haoyue and planned to wait for King Chujiang Hall before attacking Wheel King Palace. At the Assassin Alliance headquarters, Dongyang Xian warned his fellow Peak Grandmasters not to act alone, while hiding how fiercely he wanted to avenge Dongyang Yu.

• Jiang Liu learned that Wheel King Palace had gradually taken control of the islands through the Assassin Alliance, and he and Gongsun Haoyue flew back to Sea Turtle.
• Jiang Liu decided to wait for King Chujiang Hall and consider using Dongyang Yu's corpse to lure out more Peak Grandmasters.
• Dongyang Xian learned that the attackers were one man and one woman, and ordered the Peak Grandmasters with him not to search for them alone.
• Dongyang Sheng urged the group to avenge Dongyang Yu, but Dongyang Xian called a meeting and warned everyone to travel in groups and report their whereabouts.
• Dongyang Cuo suggested summoning the Old Ancestor, but Dongyang Xian refused because the Old Ancestor needed to preserve his strength while awaiting the treasure from Dongyang Yi and Dongyang He.

Jiang Liu prepared to attack Wheel King Palace after Dongling Rui and the King Chujiang Hall forces arrived. Dongling Rui and his men welcomed the chance to fight their old enemies and claim their cultivation resources.

• Jiang Liu moved Sea Turtle away from the Assassin Alliance archipelago and waited two days for Dongling Rui to arrive.
• Dongling Rui learned that Wheel King Palace was their target and explained his hatred of its people for provoking the Halls of Yama into war.
• Jiang Liu gave Dongling Rui Dongyang Yu's corpse and promised him and his men the spoils of war if they did their work properly.
• Dongling Rui returned to the ship, where Dongling Heng and Dongling Qing confirmed Dongyang Yu was from Wheel King Palace.
• Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, and Dongling Qing looked forward to the battle and hoped to obtain more Peak Grandmaster corpses for cultivation.

Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, and Dongling Qing led King Chujiang Hall’s forces to the Assassin Alliance Archipelago, where they clashed with Dongyang Xian and the Wheel King Palace. The battle turned against King Chujiang Hall until the Sea Turtle, the Fire-Winged Monkey, and Gongsun Haoyue entered the fight.

• Jiang Liu sent the three Donglings toward the Assassin Alliance Archipelago and followed behind with the Sea Turtle.
• Dongyang Xian learned of the approaching ship and gathered the Wheel King Palace’s Peak Grandmasters at the shore.
• Dongling Heng’s argument with Dongyang Sheng sparked a fight, and the two sides’ leaders joined the battle.
• Dongyang Sheng and Dongyang Cuo pressed Dongling Heng until the Fire-Winged Monkey struck Dongyang Cuo with help from the Sea Turtle.
• Gongsun Haoyue appeared and trapped Dongyang Sheng in a ring of fire.

The battle between the Wheel King Palace and Dongling Rui’s group intensified as Jiang Liu discovered that Dongyang Cheng and Dongyang Wei were approaching with formidable strength. The chapter ended with Jiang Liu confronting them and recognizing that Dongyang Cheng seemed to be in the Half-Saint Realm.

• Dongling Heng and the Fire-Winged Monkey, Sea Turtle, and Gongsun Haoyue attacked Dongyang Sheng, Dongyang Cuo, Dongyang Xian, and Dongyang Hui.
• Dongling Rui launched an attack on Dongyang Xian, while Dongling Heng fought Dongyang Sheng and Dongling Qing fought Dongyang Hui; the Fire-Winged Monkey and Sea Turtle attacked Dongyang Cuo.
• Dongyang Cheng and Dongyang Wei cultivated the forbidden Yin-Yang Replenishment Art, which strengthened them while allowing Dongyang Cheng to slow his aging and approach the Saint Realm.
• Jiang Liu sensed two powerful auras approaching from the Wheel King Palace’s headquarters and ordered Dongling Rui to finish the fight quickly.
• Dongyang Cheng and Dongyang Wei halted Jiang Liu’s approach with their attacks, and Jiang Liu appeared before them, sensing that Dongyang Cheng was likely in the Half-Saint Realm.

Jiang Liu struggled against Dongyang Cheng and Dongyang Wei, whose coordinated attacks and symbiotic bond challenged his spiritual-power advantage. Gongsun Haoyue arrived to face Dongyang Wei as Jiang Liu prepared to fight Dongyang Cheng, leaving both pairs poised for battle.

• Dongyang Wei and Dongyang Cheng attacked Jiang Liu with coordinated essence-energy and spiritual assaults, but Jiang Liu’s spiritual avatar broke the needles in his Divine Sea and sent backlash to Dongyang Cheng.
• Dongyang Wei used her essence energy to soothe Dongyang Cheng’s spiritual pain, and Jiang Liu realized the pair shared a symbiotic bond that strengthened their teamwork.
• Jiang Liu used concealed Ice Blades and the Yin-Yang Five Elements Steps to attack, but Dongyang Cheng defended Dongyang Wei and countered with essence-energy arrows.
• Gongsun Haoyue arrived and drove Dongyang Wei away from Jiang Liu with a flame from her Skyfire Staff.
• Gongsun Haoyue prepared to face Dongyang Wei while Jiang Liu drew his modified great blade to confront Dongyang Cheng, and their gathering auras sent nearby sea beasts and island residents fleeing.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue fought Dongyang Cheng and Dongyang Wei while the Fire-Winged Monkey and Sea Turtle overwhelmed Dongyang Cuo. After the monkey killed Dongyang Cuo, it advanced and faced heavenly punishment Thunder, giving Gongsun Haoyue a possible model for enduring her own impending advancement.

• Dongyang Wei attacked Gongsun Haoyue with Blood Rain Fragrance, while Jiang Liu and Dongyang Cheng began an even saber fight.
• Dongyang Xian sensed that the Old Ancestor and Dongyang Wei had grown stronger, but he could not leave his battle with Dongling Rui to help Dongyang Cuo.
• Sea Turtle and the Fire-Winged Monkey battered Dongyang Cuo, and the monkey smashed him into minced flesh with a golden staff strike.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey's aura surged, its fur turned red, and it began advancing under gathering heavenly punishment Thunder.
• The monkey took the first Thunder strike head-on and was badly injured, while the other nearby fighters scattered and Jiang Liu's distant battle continued.
• Gongsun Haoyue kept attacking Dongyang Wei as she considered whether the Fire-Winged Monkey's trial could guide her own impending advancement.

The Fire-Winged Monkey completed its breakthrough and began recovering while Jiang Liu and his allies fought the Wheel King Palace members. Once it woke, the monkey struck down Dongyang Cheng, turning the tide of the battle and leaving Wheel King Palace’s survivors afraid.

• The Fire-Winged Monkey survived its lightning tribulation, and Jiang Liu ambushed Dongyang Wei while pulling Gongsun Haoyue clear of Dongyang Cheng.
• Dongyang Cheng healed Dongyang Wei as Dongling Rui and his companions fought to keep Dongyang Xian’s group away from the recovering Fire-Winged Monkey.
• Jiang Liu used the Saintly Sky Art to aid the monkey’s recovery while Gongsun Haoyue guarded them, and Dongling Rui denied Dongyang Xian’s accusation that Jiang Liu was a Saint Heaven Sect disciple.
• Dongyang Cheng shot Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, and Dongling Qing with arrows from his jade bow, knocking them toward the seabed.
• The awakened Fire-Winged Monkey smashed Dongyang Cheng into the seabed with its staff, shattering his bow and severely injuring him.

Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey defeated the Wheel King Palace fighters after the monkey reached the Saint Realm. Dongyang Cheng and Dongyang Wei died, leaving the remaining fighters injured and the palace’s forces in disarray.

• Dongyang Wei found Dongyang Cheng gravely wounded on the seabed and tried to carry him away, while Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey attacked the other Wheel King Palace fighters.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey struck Dongyang Sheng and Dongyang Hui, while Gongsun Haoyue blocked Dongyang Xian from reaching Jiang Liu.
• Dongyang Cheng regained consciousness, broke Jiang Liu’s pressure, and urged Dongyang Wei to flee as he prepared to self-destruct.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey knocked Dongyang Cheng unconscious and pierced his dantian with its staff, while Jiang Liu caught and beheaded Dongyang Wei.
• Jiang Liu saw Dongyang Cheng’s corpse and realized that his body had begun transforming toward the Saint Body, though his essence energy had not reached the Saint Realm.

Jiang Liu discovered the Yin-Yang Union Art on Dongyang Cheng, then entered his Divine Sea to investigate the effects of the Fire-Winged Monkey's advancement. He learned that the monkey had gained the ability to communicate with him through mental power, while Wheel King Palace's defeat was nearly complete.

• Jiang Liu found the Yin-Yang Union Art on Dongyang Cheng's corpse and tucked it away to study later.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey knocked Dongyang Xian unconscious and brought him to shore, while Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, and Dongling Qing rescued their besieged forces.
• Jiang Liu discovered his Divine Sea had expanded and that his mental power had been consumed to form a tiny mental-power Fire-Winged Monkey.
• Jiang Liu realized he and the Fire-Winged Monkey could now communicate through mental power, and he patiently answered the monkey's many questions.
• Jiang Liu explained the change to Gongsun Haoyue, while the others finished pursuing Wheel King Palace's remaining fighters and brought the battle close to an end.

Jiang Liu found Wheel King Palace’s hidden statue and devoured its divine soul to restore his mental energy, but the soul was tainted by Dark Primal Qi. Black threads invaded his Divine Sea and began taking control of his mental avatar as Gongsun Haoyue and the Fire-Winged Monkey struggled to help him.

• Jiang Liu flew with Gongsun Haoyue and the Fire-Winged Monkey to Wheel King Palace’s small, cleared island.
• Jiang Liu used his Divine Sense to locate Wheel King’s statue beneath a dilapidated house and cut open the structure to reveal it.
• Jiang Liu devoured the statue’s divine soul and circulated the Saintly Sky Art, drawing in Primal Qi as a black head appeared behind him.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey could not contact its counterpart in Jiang Liu’s Divine Sea, and Dark Primal Qi blasted Gongsun Haoyue away when she tried to wake him.
• Black threads bound Jiang Liu’s mental avatar and spread across it, while the invasion caused his Divine Sea to darken further whenever he struggled.

Jiang Liu struggled inside his Divine Sea as Dark Primal Qi corrupted his body, while Gongsun Haoyue’s attempt to awaken him with the Star Cloud Saint Art accidentally sped up the spread. The Saintly Sky Art briefly held the corruption at bay, but the Dark Primal Qi broke through, leaving Jiang Liu twisted and radiating an evil aura.

• Gongsun Haoyue tried to awaken Jiang Liu with the Star Cloud Saint Art, but its primal qi accelerated the Dark Primal Qi’s spread through his body.
• Jiang Liu sensed the corruption from within his Divine Sea and used the Saintly Sky Art to resist it, while the Dark Primal Qi eroded his first dantian and reached his second.
• The Saintly Sky Art’s primal qi and Dark Primal Qi clashed, halting the corruption for a time as Gongsun Haoyue and the Fire-Winged Monkey saw Jiang Liu hold his ground.
• The Dark Primal Qi broke through the stalemate and spread past Jiang Liu’s chest toward his neck, making his aura evil and his expression sinister.
• Gongsun Haoyue recoiled in alarm, and the Fire-Winged Monkey watched Jiang Liu warily in case he attacked.

Jiang Liu darkened and broke into the Saint Realm, then fought the Heavenly Dao’s Thunder punishment while Gongsun Haoyue and the Fire-Winged Monkey watched. After he was struck into the sea and left charred and without an aura, Gongsun Haoyue used the Star Cloud Saint Art to revive his body, finding that he was still faintly warm but unconscious.

• Jiang Liu darkened, reached the Saint Realm, and attacked the gigantic face of the Heavenly Dao with a black saber.
• The Heavenly Dao struck Jiang Liu with golden Thunder and an attack on his Divine Sea, but he recovered and fought back with black Primal Qi.
• Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, Dongling Qing, and the others recognized Jiang Liu’s battle as a heavenly tribulation and feared the consequences of advancing.
• The Heavenly Dao struck Jiang Liu into the sea and vanished, and Gongsun Haoyue found him charred and without a detectable aura.
• Gongsun Haoyue carried Jiang Liu to shore and used the Star Cloud Saint Art to nourish him until his charred skin peeled away.
• Gongsun Haoyue found warmth in Jiang Liu’s chest, though he remained unconscious, while the Fire-Winged Monkey watched with a strange expression.

Jiang Liu turned completely black after the black primal qi purged the remaining power within him, and the Fire-Winged Monkey realized Jiang Liu was asking it to subdue the qi and save him. The Fire-Winged Monkey began fighting Jiang Liu while Gongsun Haoyue watched anxiously, and Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, and Dongling Qing arrived before Gongsun Haoyue sent them away.

• The Fire-Winged Monkey sensed Jiang Liu's message in its spiritual sea and understood that it had to subdue the black primal qi to save him.
• Jiang Liu's aura surged and blasted Gongsun Haoyue away, while the black primal qi completely transformed his Divine Sea and Spiritual Avatar.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey prepared to unleash Staff Shatters the Sky, but Jiang Liu attacked it with a saber and then his fists.
• Gongsun Haoyue watched the Fire-Winged Monkey being driven back and worried that either fighter might be killed or crippled.
• Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, and Dongling Qing arrived, and Gongsun Haoyue ordered them to leave and continue their work.

Jiang Liu fought the Fire-Winged Monkey while Dark Primal Qi controlled him, and Gongsun Haoyue searched for a way to wake him. She used a Warm Spirit Jade to calm his soul, and Jiang Liu briefly regained consciousness before fainting again.

• Gongsun Haoyue drove away three onlookers by letting them fear the power of Jiang Liu's battle with the Fire-Winged Monkey.
• Jiang Liu smashed the Fire-Winged Monkey into a house, exposing a secret chamber and an underground space, then continued attacking despite Gongsun Haoyue's attempt to stop him.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey struck Jiang Liu with its source primal qi, weakening the Dark Primal Qi and allowing Jiang Liu's suppressed soul to awaken.
• Gongsun Haoyue found a glowing Warm Spirit Jade in the secret chamber and realized it could soothe Jiang Liu's disordered soul.
• After the Fire-Winged Monkey's heavy blow caused Jiang Liu's Dark Primal Qi to surge, Gongsun Haoyue placed the Warm Spirit Jade on his Heaven's Gate Acupoint.
• Jiang Liu woke with clear eyes, told Gongsun Haoyue he was fine, and then fainted.

Jiang Liu awoke after the Dark Primal Qi corruption was suppressed, and he discovered that his Divine Sea and cultivation had grown stronger. With Gongsun Haoyue resting safely beside him, he began considering preparations to advance to the Saint Realm.

• Gongsun Haoyue watched over the unconscious Jiang Liu while the Fire-Winged Monkey and Sea Turtle recovered and shared roasted meat.
• The Warm Spirit Jade shattered after Jiang Liu absorbed its remaining spiritual essence, and he awoke the following day to reassure Gongsun Haoyue.
• Jiang Liu soothed the exhausted Gongsun Haoyue until she fell asleep, then examined his Divine Sea and realized the corruption had been eliminated.
• Jiang Liu found that his Divine Sense, Divine Sea, and primal qi cultivation had improved substantially, and he considered preparing to advance to the Saint Realm.