Recaps

Xu Yi defeated Demon King Kui Li and Heaven Devouring Demon King by unleashing the Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword, then captured their immortal souls and collapsed from exhaustion. He later woke in a cavern three thousand li away and headed to the seaside while Huang Mei fumed over his ingratitude.

• Demon King Kui Li slaughtered the hostages while Xu Yi restored his strength with spirit liquid and pills.
• Demon King Kui Li and Heaven Devouring Demon King transformed and attacked Xu Yi with a sealing power that restrained him and his sword array.
• Xu Yi broke the seal with the Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword, and the two Dragons of Stars helped him kill the demon kings and pin their escaping immortal souls.
• Xu Yi seized the immortal souls from Huang Mei and sealed them in Immortal Locking Bottles before fainting.
• Huang Mei carried Xu Yi to a cavern three thousand li away, where Xu Yi woke, complained, and went out to the seaside.

Xu Yi negotiated with Huang Mei over the Immortal Souls, learned about Human Immortals, and fled to Fengdu City after the battle at the Golden Roc Demon King's Mansion. He reunited with Xia Sibo, who warned that Xu Yi had become a walking bomb and urged him to leave.

• Xu Yi refused to give Huang Mei all the Immortal Souls and settled on giving him one for every ten in exchange for an explanation.
• Huang Mei explained how cultivators became Human Immortals and admitted he needed to devour the old demons' Immortal Souls to learn how to cross the Yin-Yang Tribulation.
• Xu Yi gave Huang Mei a wisp from each Immortal Soul, and Huang Mei fell unconscious after swallowing them.
• Xu Yi assessed the resources from the two old demons, then traveled to Fengdu City to recover his vitality and avoid the Golden Roc Demon King.
• Xu Yi visited Xia Sibo after nearly two years away, and Xia Sibo warned him that anyone who got close to him was in danger.

After returning from nearly two years away, Xu Yi learned that Long Wenzhang had been suspended and that powerful figures were competing for control of the Catching Thieves Division. He replenished his lost vitality with medicine bought through Xia Sibo, then left to visit Long Wenzhang despite Xia Sibo's warning to stay out of sight.

• Xia Sibo told Xu Yi that he had been gone nearly two years, Long Wenzhang had been suspended, and powerful officials were vying for the Catching Thieves Division.
• Xu Yi insisted he would not give up his position and asked Xia Sibo to buy Precious Medicine to restore his vitality.
• Xia Sibo exchanged Xu Yi's Incense Beads for a large supply of Precious Medicine, driving its price up across Fengdu City.
• Xu Yi consumed the medicine and fully recovered his lost life force in less than two days.
• Xu Yi thanked Xia Sibo, asked whether Long Wenzhang had shut himself away at the Long residence, and vanished before Xia Sibo could stop him.

Xu Yi’s visit to the Long residence and his use of a Central Palace decree brought the Underworld Court’s highest officials to Fengdu City for a formal hearing. At the gathering, Yang Wushang rebuked Xu Yi, who challenged him to clarify his role in the investigation.

• After Xu Yi visited the Long residence, soldiers surrounded him, and the Scorching Thunder Drum sounded across Fengdu City.
• Yan Fengyan and Zhang Yong'an struggled to arrange chairs for the five Underworld Lords, six Regent Elders, four Nether Lords, and other officials arriving for a meeting.
• Chen Tianyuan ordered reception arrangements simplified after Yang Wushang reported that Fengdu City could not accommodate the visitors.
• Xu Yi entered Cloudy Mist Hall and bowed before the assembled Underworld Court officials.
• Yang Wushang angrily accused Xu Yi of causing trouble and recounted how Xu Yi had repeatedly used a Central Palace decree to stop his arrest.
• Xu Yi asked whether Yang Wushang had come to investigate the case and whether he was the chief or deputy examiner, prompting Yang to apologize to the Underworld Lords.

The Eastern Underworld Lord accused Lei Chiyan of secretly being Xu Yi and conspiring with Old Demon Kongxu, while the Western Underworld Lord allowed the accusation to proceed. Xu Yi defended himself as the Eastern Underworld Lord presented circumstantial evidence, leaving the assembled lords increasingly suspicious of him.

• The Western Underworld Lord asked the Eastern Underworld Lord to present the case against Lei Chiyan and warned Xu Yi not to interrupt.
• The Eastern Underworld Lord recounted how he discovered that Lei Chiyan had been absent from the Catching Thieves Division and that Xu Yi and Lei Chiyan's movements repeatedly overlapped.
• The Eastern Underworld Lord argued that Lei Chiyan and Xu Yi had staged their apparent enmity, citing the deaths of Duan Haiping and his associates as evidence of their cooperation.
• Xu Yi called the allegations assumptions and pointed to footage of himself pursuing Xu Yi after striking the Scorching Thunder Drum.
• The Eastern Underworld Lord claimed the footage had been staged in advance to make Lei Chiyan appear to be Xu Yi's sworn enemy.

Xu Yi challenged Eastern Underworld Lord’s accusations that he had colluded with Old Demon Kongxu and served as a spy for the Golden Roc Demon Mansion. Just as Western Underworld Lord ordered his arrest, Xu Yi produced objects he said came from two great Demon Kings, leaving the court stunned.

• Eastern Underworld Lord cited Xu Yi’s connection to Zhang Bao'er and their simultaneous disappearances as evidence of collusion with Old Demon Kongxu.
• Xu Yi argued that Eastern Underworld Lord’s coincidences instead supported the theory that he and Old Demon Kongxu were one person, then asked what their alleged collusion was meant to achieve.
• Eastern Underworld Lord accused Xu Yi of being a Golden Roc Demon Mansion spy who had built the Wind Message Battalion to gather intelligence.
• Xu Yi asked Eastern Underworld Lord to stand by his accusation, but Western Underworld Lord ordered the guards to seize him.
• Xu Yi displayed a Four-Colored Seal, a broken Kui Horn, and purple eyes, claiming they came from Old Demon Kongxu and the Golden Roc Demon Mansion’s two great Demon Kings.

Xu Yi defended himself before the Underworld Lords by presenting proof that he had killed Demon King Kui Li and Heaven Devouring Demon King, then openly challenged the Western Underworld Lord. The Western Underworld Lord rose to fight, declaring he would eliminate Xu Yi despite the Emperor Lord’s favor.

• Xu Yi explained that he had killed Old Demon Kongxu, Demon King Kui Li, and Heaven Devouring Demon King, and displayed their corpses as proof.
• The Eastern Underworld Lord rejected the evidence and insisted the demon kings must have killed each other before Xu Yi found their bodies.
• The Western Underworld Lord pressed Xu Yi for an answer, hoping to use the accusations against him to undermine the Central Underworld Lord.
• Xu Yi challenged both the Eastern and Western Underworld Lords to test his strength, provoking outrage throughout Cloudy Mist Hall.
• The Western Underworld Lord stood up and declared that killing Xu Yi would rid the Underworld Court of a menace.

Xu Yi defeated the Western Underworld Lord in an instant, becoming the talk of the Underworld Court. After avoiding the crowds seeking his favor, he became the subject of a discussion about how the court could reward and place him.

• The Western Underworld Lord challenged Xu Yi, who swiftly pierced him with swords and held him at his mercy.
• Xu Yi released the Western Underworld Lord and apologized, while the Central Underworld Lord sent the Eastern Underworld Lord to confess and dismissed the gathering.
• Xu Yi's victory made him famous, and visitors crowded Long Wenzhang's residence until Xu Yi slipped away on the third day.
• The Central Underworld Lord and Star Rooster Divine Lord discussed Zhu Tongming's resignation and the Central Underworld Lord's taking over his duties.
• The Central Underworld Lord and Star Rooster Divine Lord considered sending Xu Yi to Tu Hun Star because the Underworld Court had no suitable vacant position for him.

Sun Hanjian met Xu Yi and explained why Tu Hun Star could offer him a valuable post despite its dangers and political complications. Xu Yi agreed to go, encouraged by the prospect of a mine-chief appointment, double pay, Star Stones, and access to sinkholes for tribulation.

• Mao Ri Divine Lord asked Sun Hanjian to handle Lei Chiyan's assignment and explain its advantages and drawbacks.
• Sun Hanjian met Xu Yi, spoke candidly about seeking goodwill with him, and discussed the favors he had already provided.
• Sun Hanjian described Tu Hun Star's harsh conditions, valuable Star Stone mines, and the likely difficulty Xu Yi would face with You Yue Divine Lord.
• Xu Yi agreed to take a post on Tu Hun Star and asked what position he would receive.
• Sun Hanjian said Xu Yi could likely become a mine chief, receive a Nether Lord stipend at double pay, and benefit from Star Stone earnings and the world's sinkholes.

Xu Yi prepared to leave Qin Guang Star for Tu Hun Star and began the grueling journey across the True Gang Void Domain. After entrusting the Catching Thieves Division and the Zhang siblings’ care to Xia Miyuan and Long Wenzhang, he set his course and pushed ahead at full speed.

• Xu Yi accepted the Central Underworld Lord’s offer to travel to Tu Hun Star and stocked up on food, household goods, and Precious Medicines.
• Chen Fang completed Xu Yi’s travel procedures and gave him an identity token, a Sumeru Ring, a Departing Fire Ring, and a jade tablet.
• Xu Yi arranged for Xia Sibo, now called Xia Miyuan, to take over the Catching Thieves Division and asked him and Long Wenzhang to watch over the Zhang siblings on Penglai Island.
• On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xu Yi said farewell to Long Wenzhang and Xia Miyuan and entered the True Gang Void Domain.
• Xu Yi used the Star Positioning Instrument to set his course, endured the cutting true gang without raising his protective barrier, and took spirit liquid and Precious Medicines when his body began to fail.

Xu Yi endured an eight-month journey through the True Gang Void Domain, improving his flight and hardening his body while learning from Desolate about Tu Hun Star. He came within a hundred thousand li of the planet before an unknown attacker sent a violent wave of light at him.

• Xu Yi used the Departing Fire Ring to rest safely, then spent a month refining the Purple Firmament Sword Group into a streamlined aircraft and continued training his body against True Gang explosions.
• Desolate woke up, and Xu Yi finally slept for two days before resuming his journey and discussing the Yin-Yang Tribulation and Tu Hun Star with him.
• Desolate explained that Niu Gangfeng and Shi Wenjie had completed their breakthroughs at Tu Hun Star with the help of resources and protective fathers, but neither he nor the two old demons knew the planet firsthand.
• Xu Yi followed Desolate’s advice to reach Tu Hun Star quickly, traveling for five more months before slowing down to manage the strain on his body.
• After three days, Xu Yi saw the aurora-like halos marking his approach to Tu Hun Star, but a violent wave of light rushed toward him and nearly knocked him off balance with its astral gale.

Xu Yi fought off members of Hurricane Hall on Tu Hun Star and declined the Shunyi Alliance’s offer of help to avoid attracting attention. He reached the barren surface and hid underground until the dangerous hours passed, while asking Huangmei about Hurricane Hall.

• Xu Yi killed two Hurricane Hall experts who ambushed him, then defeated a larger group that attacked him while he was near a siege.
• Qi Gaosheng offered Xu Yi help from the Shunyi Alliance, but Xu Yi left before the group could respond.
• Xu Yi avoided joining the Shunyi Alliance because its affiliations might expose his presence to the Yin Court’s seven bases.
• Xu Yi broke through Tu Hun Star’s True Gang Void Domain and found a barren, freezing landscape with no life nearby.
• Huangmei warned Xu Yi to hide from possible exotic beasts, so Xu Yi dug an underground cave and settled in to wait.

Xu Yi was forced to flee a relentless beast tide on Tu Hun Star and discovered that the planet severely limited his perception. He found a cave to hide in while Yang Wufang vowed revenge for Hurricane Hall’s dead.

• Xu Yi escaped the encroaching beast tide by flying above it and learned from Huang Mei that the beasts would keep pursuing him until they were killed or he found shelter.
• Xu Yi searched the area with Huang Mei’s help and discovered that Tu Hun Star limited his close-range perception to a thousand yards.
• Xu Yi found a cave beneath a boulder, broke its defensive array, and slipped inside as the beast tide gathered outside.
• Yang Wufang raged at the surviving Hurricane Hall members and ordered them to put out a bounty on Xu Yi and avenge their fallen companions.

Xu Yi found Yang Wufang and Hurricane Hall hiding in a cramped cave and subdued them with the Purple Firmament Sword Group and Ba Beads. After binding their strange beasts with cave vines, he settled into their shelter and insisted he had no intention of killing them or taking their treasures.

• Yang Wufang tried to rally Hurricane Hall by promising to investigate and avenge their dead companions, though he knew they could not afford a bounty.
• Xu Yi burst into the hideout with two strange beasts and trapped Yang Wufang and his men with the Purple Firmament Sword Group.
• Xu Yi made the group swallow Ba Beads as restrictions, then withdrew the swords once they complied.
• Yang Wufang gave Xu Yi cave vines, which Xu Yi used to bind the strange beasts and put them to sleep.
• Xu Yi accepted that the cramped black-glazed pit was a safe refuge and stretched out on a couch while the others crowded onto the ground.

Xu Yi seized the Starry Sky Rings of Yang Wufang and his companions, then learned about their impoverished lives on Chu Jiang Star and the trading hub of Ruolan Cave City. After feeding them, he promised to free them if they helped him reach the heavenly pit and break through to the Human Immortal Realm.

• Xu Yi took the crowd's Starry Sky Rings and found that their combined resources were meager.
• Yang Wufang explained that they came from Chu Jiang Star and survived by searching for resources beyond True Gang Void Domain and paying fees to Ruolan Cave City.
• Yang Wufang told Xu Yi that Ruolan Cave City was a cavern managed by several factions and served as a resource-trading center.
• Xu Yi gave Yang Wufang and his companions food and wine, and learned that such supplies were scarce and costly.
• Yang Wufang offered to help Xu Yi reach the heavenly pit, and Xu Yi promised to set the group free if he succeeded in breaking through to the Human Immortal Realm.

Xu Yi learned that he needed Dragon Transformation Fiend and Yuan Turtle Shell to prepare for the Yin-Yang Tribulation, so he accepted Shi Qinglai’s plan to capture nearby groups and take their Star Spirit Essence. He led Yang Wufang’s group to locate Liu Yaoshun’s cave and waited nearby for nightfall to ambush its occupants.

• Yang Wufang explained the resources Xu Yi needed for the Yin-Yang Tribulation, and Xu Yi asked the group how to obtain them.
• Shi Qinglai proposed capturing nearby groups, and Yang Wufang said seven groups nearby might have enough Star Spirit Essence to buy the needed resources.
• Xu Yi warned the group against betraying him, used Huang Mei to punish them, and rewarded Shi Qinglai with food and wine.
• After resting and sharing a meal, Xu Yi led the group out of their cave and followed Yang Wufang to the area where Liu Yaoshun’s group hid.
• Xu Yi found Liu Yaoshun’s underground cave empty, then took the group to hide in a pit thirty li away and wait for nightfall.

Xu Yi raided the seven nearby caves, captured their residents, and expanded his forces to ninety-seven while gathering just over twenty blue Star Spirit Essences. Though his followers urged him to stop, he remained uncertain whether he had enough resources for his planned Yin-Yang Tribulation and kept his divided groups under close watch.

• Xu Yi disabled the ward at Liu Yaoshun's cave, subdued its eight residents, and had Yang Wufang help handle the prisoners.
• Liu Yaoshun identified his sworn brother Kuang Mei'an's cave, and Xu Yi captured Kuang Mei'an's group on the second night.
• Over nine days, Xu Yi cleared the remaining five caves, avoiding two beast tides by retreating to shelter.
• Xu Yi's force grew to ninety-seven, but the seven caves yielded less than fifteen blue Star Spirit Essences, leaving him with just over twenty in total.
• Yang Wufang and the others urged Xu Yi to stop raiding caves, but Xu Yi calculated that his two Dragons of Stars would require more tribulation supplies than they expected.
• Xu Yi divided the prisoners into seven mixed groups, returned their Starry Sky Rings, distributed Ruyi Pearls, and kept his perception alert for rebellion.

Xu Yi studied strange beasts and discovered that a little wolfdog-like beast could regain its strength by consuming vitality-restoring Precious Medicine and Spirit Wine. He traced it to a subterranean nest of strange beasts, escaped their attack, and insisted that his companions help carry out his plan to hunt them.

• Xu Yi caged two strange beasts and observed them until one starved to death, then discovered the surviving little wolfdog would consume vitality-restoring Precious Medicine and Spirit Wine.
• Xu Yi discussed hunting strange beasts with Huang Mei, who warned that the beasts traveled in packs and the hunt might yield too few resources.
• Xu Yi released the little wolfdog and followed it to a subterranean area containing roughly two thousand strange beasts in dozens of nests.
• Two flying strange beasts attacked Xu Yi; he killed them, collected a beast core, and fled as the surrounding beasts poured out in pursuit.
• Xu Yi gathered his companions and explained his plan to hunt strange beasts, but they warned him of the danger and tried to dissuade him.
• Xu Yi told the group they would proceed regardless and demanded to know who supported the plan and who opposed it.

Xu Yi punished his followers for offering no solutions to trapping the alien beasts, then rewarded Shi Qinglai for proposing a city built from Three-Harmony Meteorite Iron. The group accepted Shi Qinglai as commander-in-chief, and Xu Yi asked how much the material would cost.

• Yang Wufang and Liu Yaoshun discussed capturing the alien beasts, and Xu Yi said they could starve them in captivity within fifteen days.
• When the group offered only objections instead of solutions, Xu Yi had Huang Mei activate their restrictions and made them writhe in pain.
• Shi Qinglai proposed building a city of Three-Harmony Meteorite Iron to trap the alien beasts, and Xu Yi appointed him commander-in-chief.
• Xu Yi gave Shi Qinglai supplies to keep or use as rewards, prompting envy and resentment among the others.
• Xu Yi asked how much Three-Harmony Meteorite Iron would cost for a hall five zhang long, wide, and high, and the crowd nearly erupted.

Xu Yi bought the materials for his hall in Ruolan Cave City and was ambushed by a group of cultivators after leaving. The attackers demanded his valuables and dismissed his warning that news of their actions could spread.

• Xu Yi put Shi Qinglai in charge of the experts, then chose Yang Wufang to accompany him to Ruolan Cave City.
• Xu Yi bought the required materials from Lijing Hall for five blue Star Spirit Essences.
• Xu Yi ate at a restaurant, paid forty-six Star Stones, and left the city with Yang Wufang departing separately.
• A group of nine cultivators surrounded Xu Yi outside the city and demanded that he hand over his valuables.
• Xu Yi challenged the attackers over their reputation, and they laughed that no one could spread the word.

Xu Yi surrounded Zhang Wanhe’s band, took their resources, and put Zhang to work helping choose a site and build a huge iron house on Scorpion Tail Mountain. He prepared his forces and bait for a nighttime operation, then sent undiluted spirit liquid into the little wolfdog’s pit.

• Xu Yi encircled Zhang Wanhe and his men with over a hundred cultivators, then had them take Ba pearls and suffer Huang Mei’s welcome ordeal before Shi Qinglai seized their resources.
• Zhang Wanhe suggested building on Scorpion Tail Mountain, and Xu Yi accepted the location while warning him against betrayal.
• Xu Yi led his workforce to Scorpion Tail Mountain, where they forged more than ten thousand jin of Three-Harmony Meteorite Iron into a huge iron house.
• Xu Yi assigned his troops to guard eight portions of bait, warned them not to falter, and gave them food and wine before nightfall.
• Xu Yi flew to the little wolfdog’s pit and sent in a drop of undiluted spirit liquid from the Sheep Fat Jade Pure Bottle.

Xu Yi lured a horde of exotic beasts into an iron hut and trapped them there for fifteen days, then collected their exotic cores. Afterward, he examined the surviving little wolfdog and learned from Zhang Wanhe that exotic beasts were notoriously difficult to tame.

• Xu Yi used spirit liquid to draw more than two thousand exotic beasts to an iron hut, where his cultivators sealed them inside and killed the beasts left outside.
• Xu Yi kept watch with his subordinates for fifteen days, then opened the hut and found that only thirty-eight beasts remained alive, including the little wolfdog.
• Xu Yi had his men kill the thirty-seven beasts with exotic cores and collected their cores before sending the group to rest at the other caves.
• Zhang Wanhe warned Xu Yi that exotic beasts were difficult to tame and told him about a booklet on the subject.
• Xu Yi found the booklet in his Starry Sky Ring and promised Zhang Wanhe the deputy commander's position if he earned another merit.

Xu Yi studied failed experiments on domesticating exotic beasts, then followed Desolate Charm’s advice to raise the little wolfdog with spiritual liquid. By the third day, golden light appeared around the beast, suggesting it was close to developing an anomalous core.

• Zhang Wanhe resolved to improve his standing and draw closer to Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi trapped the little wolfdog in a cage of Zixiao swords and read notes describing years of failed attempts to domesticate exotic beasts.
• Desolate Charm argued that beasts should be imprinted while young and suggested spiritual liquid could speed the little wolfdog’s growth.
• Xu Yi decided to gamble his resources on the wolfdog and fed it drops of spiritual liquid, which made it glow and fall asleep.
• By the third day, the little wolfdog began glowing with golden light after swallowing three drops.

Xu Yi established a tentative bond with the little wolfdog and used it and spirit liquid to lure strange beasts into a trap. A Green Core Strange Beast arrived with an overwhelming beast tide, and its appearance halted the beasts before the iron house.

• After Xu Yi injected his blood into the little wolfdog’s beast core, it swallowed the core, accepted spirit liquid from him, and fell asleep.
• When the little wolfdog woke, Xu Yi led it to a black-sand stretch, where its howl summoned strange beasts and forced him to flee to Scorpion Tail Mountain.
• Xu Yi ordered his subordinates to move the iron house to a barren mountain and prepared to lure the strange beasts there at night with spirit liquid.
• Xu Yi returned to the black sand with the little wolfdog, attracted a beast tide, and fled toward the iron house as a Green Core Strange Beast pursued him.
• The beast tide charged the iron house until a piercing howl stopped it, and a humanoid strange beast floated into view.

Xu Yi lured the beast tide away from the iron house and sent Yang Wufang's squad to fight the lone Green Core Strange Beast. Two more Green Core Strange Beasts arrived, bringing an even larger tide, and Xu Yi ordered eight cultivators to draw it off in four directions as the battle continued.

• Xu Yi threw spirit liquid into the iron house, drawing nearly ten thousand strange beasts toward it while his army shut its doors.
• A cultivator carrying spirit liquid lured the beast tide away through a chain of hidden caverns planned by Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi gave Yang Wufang's squad the first merit and sent them to fight the Green Core Strange Beast.
• Two more Green Core Strange Beasts charged into the formation, and Xu Yi's group struggled to penetrate their tough bodies and evade their attacks.
• A beast tide more than five times larger arrived, so Xu Yi ordered eight cultivators to lead it away in four directions with spirit liquid.