Recaps

After discovering Yan Zi and Xuan Xuan missing, Xu Yi traced the Pang Family’s scheme to Liu Ming and rushed to find Tong Fang, Mu Yu, and Du Fei. He learned they had been moved to the External Affairs Hall and found them regretting their betrayal as they waited for news from Uncle Yin.

• Xu Yi found no sign of Yan Zi or Xuan Xuan at Long Cui Peak and learned Song Zheng Yi and Qian Feng were also absent.
• Xu Yi deduced that Uncle Yin had used Liu Ming to learn about the Divine Tomb and tested his theory by contacting Liu Ming, whose panicked reaction confirmed it.
• Xu Yi went to North Kun Mountain and learned Tong Fang, Mu Yu, and Du Fei had been transferred to the External Affairs Hall as steward disciples.
• Tong Fang, Mu Yu, and Du Fei argued over their betrayal of Xu Yi, then Tong Fang contacted Uncle Yin with his Ruyi Pearl.

Xu Yi interrogated Tong Fang, Du Fei, and Mu Yu about the plot against him and learned that Elder Wei had ordered Yan Zi to be lured out, though the Pang Family might have arranged her disappearance independently. The three men were left writhing in pain after Xu Yi sealed their acupoints and activated Origin Seal Beads.

• Tong Fang, Du Fei, and Mu Yu panicked when Xu Yi arrived, then pledged to answer his questions in exchange for a chance to live.
• Tong Fang identified Elder Wei as the Pang Family's close connection on Two Forget Peak and said he had ordered Yan Zi to be lured out so her token could be used to enter Long Cui Peak.
• Tong Fang revealed that Yan Zi and the other young woman had not been captured through his plan, and that Elder Wei had not replied when Tong Fang asked about their disappearance.
• Xu Yi suspected that the Pang Family had used other forces to take the women and concluded that Wei Zhongxing had learned of the scheme afterward.
• Xu Yi sealed the three men's Yongquan acupoints, put an Origin Seal Bead in each of their mouths, and activated the spell, leaving them howling in pain.

Xu Yi killed three men who refused to tell him the truth, then reached Forgetfulness Hall as Qian Feng publicly challenged Elder Wei over Song Zheng Yi’s punishment and the events at Long Cui Peak. Qian Feng accused the sect leadership of endangering the Two Forget Peak Dojo’s reputation, while Wei Zhongxing remained composed.

• Xu Yi tortured Du Fei and two others for information, killed them when they refused to confess, and preserved their fetal lights so their Life Soul Tablets would not break.
• Xu Yi told Meng You to leave Tong Fang and the other two unassigned, then continued to Tai Yin Mountain.
• Qian Feng confronted Wei Zhongxing in Forgetfulness Hall, demanding explanations for Song Zheng Yi’s sentence, the events at Long Cui Peak, and the disappearance of Xu Yi’s relatives.
• A middle-aged elder defended Wei Zhongxing’s decision to send Song Zheng Yi to Contemplation Cliff and accused Qian Feng of disrupting the elders’ deliberations.
• Qian Feng claimed he and Song Zheng Yi were being targeted because of their ties to Xu Yi, and appealed to the elders to protect the sect’s honor.

Xu Yi arrived at Forgetfulness Hall just as Elder Bai was about to kill Qian Feng, then destroyed the Three Suns Chessboard and overwhelmed the Middle Executive Elders who attacked him. He seized Wei Zhongxing and demanded to know where his two relatives were.

• Elder Bai trapped Qian Feng in a shrinking net of light and prepared to kill him while Wei Zhongxing ignored calls to stop.
• Xu Yi appeared beside Qian Feng, shattered Elder Bai's Three Suns Chessboard, and asked Wei Zhongxing where his two relatives were.
• Wei Zhongxing branded Xu Yi a criminal and offered a three-rank promotion to anyone who captured him.
• More than thirty Middle Executive Elders attacked Xu Yi, but he redirected their assault through the Door of No Reason and struck them down with a green dragon.
• Xu Yi collected the fallen magic treasures, seized Wei Zhongxing by the Dragon Spine Acupoint, and demanded to know where his relatives were.

Xu Yi interrogated Wei Zhongxing about Yan Zi and Xuan Xuan, then discovered that Old Ancestor Hong Yi was involved in a plot against him. The chapter ended with Hong Yi confronting Xu Yi after Xu Yi challenged his refusal to investigate.

• Xu Yi repeatedly slapped Wei Zhongxing and demanded to know where Yan Zi and Xuan Xuan were.
• Wei Zhongxing released his Purple Corpse to attack Xu Yi, but Xu Yi shattered it and seized Wei Zhongxing's Corpse Core.
• Wei Zhongxing claimed he did not know who had taken Yan Zi and Xuan Xuan, and Xu Yi suspected Pang Daojun had acted without Wei Zhongxing's knowledge.
• Old Ancestor Hong Yi appeared, and the gathered members of the Executive Committee knelt to him.
• Xu Yi asked Hong Yi to uphold justice, but he learned through Wei Zhongxing's mental transmission that Hong Yi had agreed to help Pang Daojun eliminate him in exchange for information about a Gold Seed.
• Hong Yi demanded that Xu Yi release Wei Zhongxing and then challenged him for speaking disrespectfully.

Xu Yi destroyed Wei Zhongxing’s corpse pill and fled Two Forget Peak as Hong Yi pursued him with powerful fire attacks. After Xu Yi escaped through the mountain gate, he abruptly stopped Hong Yi’s two enormous fire dragons with his Heaven-Covering Hands, shocking everyone.

• Xu Yi destroyed Wei Zhongxing’s corpse pill, causing Wei Zhongxing to age decades, then flew away as Hong Yi attacked him.
• Xu Yi endured several of Hong Yi’s fire strikes, using his Adamant Aspect and pills to keep flying toward the mountain gate.
• Elder Bai urged Hong Yi to activate the locking formation, but Hong Yi refused to protect his reputation and avoid disturbing the ancestors in seclusion.
• Hong Yi’s fire dragon engulfed Xu Yi, who shot through the mountain gate and fled southwest while still burning.
• Xu Yi halted and destroyed Hong Yi’s two pursuing fire dragons with his Heaven-Covering Hands, astonishing the onlookers.

Xu Yi lured Old Ancestor Hong Yi to a remote island and overwhelmed him with the Four Divine Beasts and a stone seal, leaving Hong Yi defeated and his followers stunned. Qian Feng wondered whether he could keep up with Xu Yi’s sudden rise.

• Xu Yi destroyed Hong Yi’s Nine Dragon Forbidden Fire and fled toward the sea, prompting Hong Yi to pursue him.
• Xu Yi challenged Hong Yi to a secluded fight and led him to an uninhabited island far from Ink City.
• Xu Yi summoned a Vermilion Bird that broke through Hong Yi’s nine fire dragons and wounded him.
• Xu Yi unleashed all Four Divine Beasts, and Hong Yi used the Electric Soaring Sword to hold back their assault.
• Xu Yi dropped a stone seal onto the Electric Soaring Sword, sending it into the sea as the Four Divine Beasts’ attack engulfed Hong Yi.
• Hong Yi floated motionless on the sea, while the Middle Executive Elders stared in shock and Qian Feng worried about his ties to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi captured Hong Yi and forced him to explain what he knew about Xu Yi’s missing family members. Hong Yi denied knowing who had taken them and advised Xu Yi to abandon his search, leaving Xu Yi without a clear lead.

• Xu Yi severed his ties with Two Forget Peak, returned the Two Forget Token to Qian Feng, and left with the defeated Hong Yi.
• Xu Yi bound Hong Yi in a mountain cave and used the Chiwu Worm to frighten him into answering questions.
• Hong Yi said he had never contacted the Pang family and claimed Biyou Academy’s upper ranks had tolerated conflict between Xu Yi and the family for their own interests.
• Hong Yi insisted Pang Daojun had not taken Xu Yi’s family members and urged Xu Yi to stop searching for the women he cared about.

Xu Yi questioned Hong Yi about Pang Daojun, Heavenly Dao seeds, and powerful magic treasures while considering who had kidnapped Yan Zi and Xuan Xuan. When Xu Yi threatened to kill him, Hong Yi offered to reveal the secret method for refining Black Spirit magic treasures.

• Hong Yi argued that Pang Daojun’s family lacked the power to kidnap Yan Zi and Xuan Xuan without a trace, leaving Xu Yi to suspect a more powerful enemy.
• Xu Yi asked Hong Yi about Pang Daojun’s cultivation and learned that refining Heavenly Dao seeds could greatly strengthen an upper-corpse cultivator.
• Hong Yi explained how Black Spirit magic treasures worked and described the Church, the Ancestral Court, and Biyou Academy.
• Xu Yi realized Hong Yi was stalling in the hope that Two Forget Peak would rescue him and threatened to kill him unless he proved useful.
• Hong Yi offered to reveal where to find the secret method for refining Black Spirit magic treasures, and Xu Yi demanded some of his corpse qi.

Xu Yi forced Hong Yi to surrender a corpse aura, then let him contact his Martial Uncle, Lu Bu Fan, while secretly preparing to escape. When Lu Bu Fan and Kuang Fang arrived together, Xu Yi attacked and fled through a Space Gate.

• Xu Yi made Hong Yi give up a wisp of corpse aura, and Huang Mei swallowed it before revealing information to Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi gave Hong Yi a Ruyi Pearl to contact Lu Bu Fan, and Hong Yi lured his Martial Uncle by claiming Xu Yi possessed more than ten Black Heavenly Spirits.
• Lu Bu Fan and Kuang Fang learned where Hong Yi was and set out to meet him, with Lu Bu Fan deciding he wanted to capture Xu Yi alive.
• Xu Yi found Heavenly Spirit Beads in Hong Yi's Starry Sky Ring and knocked Hong Yi unconscious with the Pure Seal.
• Lu Bu Fan and Kuang Fang arrived together, but Xu Yi attacked them with the Four Symbols and escaped through a flickering Space Gate as they pursued him.

Xu Yi lured Lu Bu Fan and Kuang Fang into the Purple Domain Space, where they lost their powers and were captured alongside Hong Yi. After waking the three Old Ancestors, Xu Yi had Old Desolate refine Lu Bu Fan’s golden qi into a corpse pill.

• Xu Yi used the Four-Colored Seal to draw Lu Bu Fan and Kuang Fang into the Purple Domain Space, where its disintegrating force left them unable to use their magical power.
• Xu Yi captured the pair, knocked them unconscious, and collected their spoils before the Purple Domain Space collapsed.
• Xu Yi’s separated corpse secured the Four-Colored Seal while Xu Yi emerged at a dry space within a coral reef and woke Lu Bu Fan, Kuang Fang, and Hong Yi.
• Lu Bu Fan urged Xu Yi to return to Two Forget Peak, while Hong Yi told him to ask what Xu Yi wanted instead.
• Xu Yi sent Old Desolate to extract Lu Bu Fan’s golden qi, and Old Desolate turned it into a golden corpse pill.

Xu Yi forced Lu Bu Fan, Hong Yi, and Kuang Fang to cooperate, then asked Lu Bu Fan to teach him how to carve spell grooves. As Xu Yi began making a One-Yang Groove, the others realized his magical power was extraordinarily pure, and his first fleck of starlight merged with the artifact blank.

• Xu Yi took the three Corpse Pills from Chiwu Worm and warned Lu Bu Fan, Hong Yi, and Kuang Fang to cooperate.
• Xu Yi moved the group to a remote island, where they built an underground refining chamber and shared a meal.
• Lu Bu Fan explained that Five-Complete Sages had refined all five elemental seeds, and Xu Yi asked about Earth Immortals and spell grooves.
• Lu Bu Fan demonstrated how to carve a One-Yang Groove, but the artifact blank shattered after the demonstration.
• Xu Yi began carving a groove into Hong Yi's spirit-jade blank, and Lu Bu Fan, Hong Yi, and Kuang Fang were astonished by the purity and abundance of his magical power.
• Xu Yi carefully guided a streak of starlight into the spirit-jade blank, and its first fleck finally melded with the material.

Xu Yi rapidly refined starbursts before his spirit jade cracked, then spent days experimenting with a way to absorb and redirect Lu Bu Fan’s magical power. He finally produced a small vortex of borrowed energy, though Lu Bu Fan doubted the technique would be useful in a real fight.

• Xu Yi merged with seventeen starbursts before the spirit jade cracked, and Lu Bu Fan and the others marveled at his talent for carving magic channels.
• Lu Bu Fan, Hong Yi, and Kuang Fang discussed whether Xu Yi would return their corpse pills and worried that his revenge against Pang Tianze could draw them into trouble.
• After summoning the three back to the secret chamber, Xu Yi asked Lu Bu Fan to attack him with gentle magical power and repeatedly absorbed the attacks, injuring himself.
• Xu Yi eventually released a vortex made from a tiny trace of Lu Bu Fan’s magical power, prompting Hong Yi and Kuang Fang to call it an evil art.
• Lu Bu Fan warned Xu Yi that the technique seemed impractical because he had managed to redirect only a tiny amount of magical power.

Xu Yi used Stars Shift to borrow mana from Lu Bu Fan, Kuang Fang, and Hong Yi so he could carve a stable One-Yang Groove into the powerful mutated Zixiao. After the groove stabilized and vanished into the weapon, Xu Yi prepared to fuse the Black Heavenly Spirit and corpse qi into it.

• Xu Yi warned Lu Bu Fan, Kuang Fang, and Hong Yi to obey him, then revealed that he intended to refine the mutated Zixiao.
• Xu Yi explained that the Zixiao required more mana than he could supply, so he used Stars Shift to convert Lu Bu Fan's mana without leaving Lu Bu Fan's aura on the weapon.
• Lu Bu Fan lent Xu Yi mana as he gathered the fire-element and then water-element starry rays into the Zixiao.
• Xu Yi cycled mana between Lu Bu Fan, Kuang Fang, and Hong Yi until all three were exhausted and fell asleep.
• Xu Yi completed the metal-element starry rays, confirmed that the One-Yang Groove had stabilized, and prepared to fuse the Black Heavenly Spirit and corpse qi into the Zixiao.

Xu Yi spent two days and nights refining Zixiao with Heavenly Spirits, then slept for five days while Lu Bu Fan, Kuang Fang, and Hong Yi watched. When Zixiao transformed into an Innate Spiritual Treasure, Xu Yi named it Immortal Slaying and learned that the Demon Embryo within it might carry a dangerous demonic nature.

• Xu Yi used Corpse Xu Yi, corpse fire, and thirty-three Black Heavenly Spirits to refine Zixiao, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Lu Bu Fan recognized that Zixiao had begun to develop a soul, while Kuang Fang abandoned his plan to attack Xu Yi because the Desolate Wraith guarded him.
• Xu Yi woke on the sixth day, discovered he could transform Zixiao into a ring, and heard Lu Bu Fan identify it as an Innate Spiritual Treasure.
• Lu Bu Fan warned Xu Yi that the Demon Embryo’s demonic nature might affect him as the treasure grew, and Xu Yi said he would be careful.
• Xu Yi named the treasure Immortal Slaying, and he, Lu Bu Fan, Kuang Fang, and Hong Yi shared a meal.

Xu Yi reached Three Sacred City, where he unexpectedly spotted his former acquaintance Huang Kai acting as a chivalrous hero. He then headed to Donghua Hall to confront the bounty gathering for his own death, but Zhang Kaiyang invited him to join the hunt without recognizing him.

• Xu Yi realized more than ten days had passed and hurried with Huang Mei to Three Sacred City, while Lu Bu Fan and the others followed.
• Xu Yi explored the Church-ruled city, stocked up on Sandalwood Roasted Chickens, and recognized Huang Kai defending a green-robed girl from a group of cultivators.
• Xu Yi chose not to intervene in Huang Kai's predicament and continued toward Donghua Mountain.
• Zhang Kaiyang approached Xu Yi and invited him to join a group seeking a fortune, while Xu Yi understood that the gathering was meant to collect Pang Daojun's bounty for his head.
• Zhang Kaiyang praised Xu Yi as a hero and said he had mastered a family secret art for judging character.

Xu Yi followed Zhang Kaiyang into Donghua Hall, where a group of cultivators competed to lead a team hunting Xu Yi for a Fire Element Seed. The chapter ended with Xu Yi revealing his identity to Commander Su and the stunned hunters, while Commander Su tried to flee.

• Zhang Kaiyang brought Xu Yi into a group whose members were choosing a leader for the hunt against Xu Yi.
• Cheng Boda and Zhang Kaiyang competed for votes, each promising rewards to the group.
• Xu Yi left the voting to inspect the jade tablets, and Zhang Kaiyang and Cheng Boda pressed him to cast the deciding vote.
• Commander Su arrived and asked Xu Yi to announce his choice.
• Xu Yi refused to vote, revealed that he was the Xu Yi they had gathered to kill, and sent Commander Su scrambling to escape.

Xu Yi annihilated the gathering at Donghua Hall and publicly challenged Pang Tianze, forcing the Daoist Lord to appear. As tens of thousands gathered to watch, Pang Tianze began their battle by drawing mana from nearby cultivators and unleashing it at Xu Yi.

• Xu Yi killed Commander Su and Blood Corpse Old Demon, then used the Spirit Official Manifestation to destroy Donghua Hall and its gathering.
• Xu Yi collected resources from the ruins and shouted a public challenge to Pang Tianze.
• Pang Tianze arrived with Lu Zhongyuan and another Daoist Lord, while cultivators flocked to witness the fight.
• Xu Yi taunted Pang Tianze about his son’s death and urged him to have his companions join the battle.
• Pang Tianze advanced and drew mana from nearby cultivators before hurling a powerful strike at Xu Yi.

Xu Yi battled Pang Tianze, using the Door of No Reason and the Four Divine Beasts to withstand Pang Tianze’s attacks. Pang Tianze wounded Xu Yi with a powerful black bird, but Xu Yi raised an ancient seal that blocked the next assault.

• Xu Yi absorbed Pang Tianze’s shock wave with the Door of No Reason, then reflected it into a mountain and destroyed the peak.
• Pang Tianze launched repeated attacks, and Xu Yi’s divine ability absorbed or redirected them while the watching cultivators struggled against Pang Tianze’s power drain.
• Pang Tianze summoned a giant river beast and a living mountain through seed ensoulment, and Xu Yi summoned the solid-form Four Divine Beasts to fight them.
• Pang Tianze sent a black bird toward Xu Yi’s spiritual platform, and the attack broke through Unreasonable Point and made Xu Yi spit blood.
• Pang Tianze sent more black birds after Xu Yi, but Xu Yi produced an ancient seal whose yellow light shielded him from their attacks.

Xu Yi defeated Pang Tianze with the dull-black iron sword, then went to rescue Huang Kai from a siege. He reunited with Huang Kai, who proudly recounted his heroic deeds.

• Xu Yi's Mountain River Seal was nearly shattered by Pang Tianze's Heaven Measuring Ruler, but Xu Yi used the dull-black iron sword to kill Pang Tianze and claim his resources.
• Xu Yi reflected on the value of seed cultivators and remembered that Huang Kai was under siege, so he went to check on him.
• Xu Yi knocked aside two cultivators guarding Huang Kai's refuge and entered the residence without acknowledging the besiegers.
• Huang Kai recognized Xu Yi and joyfully welcomed him, then told him about the righteous deeds he had accomplished over the years.
• Xu Yi praised Huang Kai and said that the chivalrous heroes Huang Kai had sought admired his reputation.

Xu Yi helped Huang Kai rescue Xia Ying from the East Sea Alliance and frightened Zhou Donghai into backing down. After leaving Three Sacred City, Xu Yi confronted three Church Dao Lords who had followed him and summoned three powerful allies to face them.

• Xu Yi noticed Xia Ying’s family jade pendant, but she and Huang Kai prepared to leave while he held off the East Sea Alliance.
• Zhou Donghai arrived with his men, but they recognized Xu Yi as Old Demon Kongxu and scattered in fear.
• Xu Yi left Zhou Donghai to Huang Kai, who refused to kill him and escorted Xia Ying away.
• Three Church Dao Lords confronted Xu Yi outside Three Sacred City and demanded Pang Tianze’s belongings.
• Xu Yi summoned three cloaked Upper Corpse realm experts, including a Seed cultivator, to challenge the Church Dao Lords.

Xu Yi returned to Long Cui Peak, where Hong Yi killed Elder Bai after the elders blundered into their meeting. Later, Xu Yi remembered Yan Zi sewing a blue robe and discovered one on a clothes rack where none had been before.

• Lu Zhongyuan withdrew after Lu Bu Fan and the others shifted the balance of the fight in Xu Yi's favor.
• Elder Bai and the Middle Executive Elders confronted Elder Zhang, then rushed toward Long Cui Peak after hearing Xu Yi had returned.
• Elder Zhang led the elders to Long Cui Peak, where Hong Yi swept them away after they interrupted his conversation with Xu Yi.
• Elder Bai accused Xu Yi and charged at him, so Hong Yi killed him with a sweep of his hand.
• Xu Yi entertained Qian Feng and Song Zheng Yi, who reflected on their rise to Middle Executive Elders, then returned to his underground chamber.
• Xu Yi recalled Yan Zi sewing a blue robe and noticed a blue robe on the clothes rack, although he remembered it had been empty.

Xu Yi discovered a message from the mysterious figure who held the two women and was promoted to Golden Hall Elder by the Ancestral Court. When Lu Zhongyuan arrived at Two Forget Peak, he said the Church had no intention of settling scores over Pang Tianze’s death.

• Xu Yi found the words “We will meet again only when you become an immortal” inside the cyan robe and concluded that the mastermind was powerful and had been watching him.
• After waking, Xu Yi decided to ask Huang Kai about the jade pendant, but Elder Zhang informed him that an Ancestral Court Comfort Envoy had come to see him.
• The Comfort Envoy appointed Xu Yi a Golden Hall Elder, and Xu Yi accepted the position and pressed his blood onto the golden seal.
• Hong Yi questioned Xu Yi’s decision to join the Ancestral Court, while Kuang Fang warned that the Church’s power ran deeper than Xu Yi knew.
• Kuang Fang admitted Lu Zhongyuan to Heaven’s Pole Hall, where Lu Zhongyuan said the Church had judged Pang Tianze to be in the wrong and had not come to settle old scores.

Lu Zhongyuan negotiated with Xu Yi for the Blood-Colored Twin Dragon Jade, offering Heaven Wish Beads in exchange for ending his feud with the Pang family. Xu Yi accepted the beads but refused to promise that he would return the jade, leaving Lu Zhongyuan furious.

• Lu Zhongyuan asked Xu Yi to return Pang Tianze’s Blood-Colored Twin Dragon Jade in exchange for the sect dropping its pursuit of him.
• Xu Yi refused and demanded three thousand Heaven Wish Beads to settle his grievances with the Pang family.
• Lu Zhongyuan offered eight hundred Heaven Wish Beads, estimating that Xu Yi needed them to refine his Golden Corpse and prepare for a breakthrough.
• Xu Yi accepted the beads and declared his feud with the Pang family over, but made no promise to return the jade.
• Lu Zhongyuan challenged Xu Yi for breaking the implied bargain, and Xu Yi insisted he had never agreed to give back the token.

After confronting Lu Zhongyuan and extracting Heaven Wish Beads from Kuang Fang, Xu Yi learned about the Ninth Tribulation of Lightning and decided to travel to Mount Sumeru for a Heavenly Spirit Treasure. At Mount Sumeru, Xu Linghe gathered the Church’s leaders and vowed to eliminate Xu Yi.

• Lu Zhongyuan complained to Kuang Fang about Xu Yi, but Kuang Fang said the Old Ancestors would have to decide whether to expel him; Xu Yi then confronted Kuang Fang and left with eight hundred Heaven Wish Beads and a task for him.
• Xu Yi asked Lu Bu Fan how to prepare for the Ninth Tribulation of Lightning, and Lu Bu Fan gave him a jade slip containing defensive formations.
• Huang Mei warned Xu Yi that the tribulation would be especially dangerous for a Heavenly Gold Corpse, then urged him to visit Mount Sumeru to retrieve a Heavenly Spirit Treasure once owned by Pang Tianze.
• Xu Linghe convened the Church’s highest-ranking members at Mount Sumeru and vowed to get rid of Xu Yi for killing Pang Tianze and taking Heaven Wish Beads.