Recaps

Xu Yi bought a Magnetic Origin Bead and other treasures from Mu Guangming, then learned the value of his Mystical Talismans and traded them for Spirit Stones. He asked Mu Guangming to exchange the remaining balance for Mid-grade Fire Spirit Stones, and Mu Guangming agreed to argue for him before the Elder Council.

• Mu Guangming offered Xu Yi the Magnetic Origin Bead for five million Spirit Stones’ worth of Mystical Talismans, and Xu Yi accepted after hearing of its power.
• Xu Yi paid Mu Guangming eight million Spirit Stones for his purchases, using the wealth he had collected after fighting the Yun Household.
• Mu Guangming valued a Level 1 Grade 3 Water Element Mystical Talisman at three hundred thousand Spirit Stones and a Level 1 Grade 4 Talisman at one million five hundred thousand.
• Xu Yi presented ten Level 1 Grade 4 and twenty-five Level 1 Grade 3 Mystical Talismans, which Mu Guangming valued at twenty-two million five hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
• Xu Yi asked Mu Guangming to exchange his remaining eight million one hundred thousand Spirit Stones for Mid-grade Fire Spirit Stones, and Mu Guangming agreed to plead his case before the Elder Council.

Xu Yi exchanged his Mystical Talismans with Mu Guangming and learned about the rare Talisman Treasure and the Exquisite Pagoda. When Xu Yi showed him the golden-armored insect, Mu Guangming identified it as a Chiwu Worm and began explaining its origins in a Pool of Resentment.

• Xu Yi exchanged ten Level 1 Grade 4 and twenty-five Level 1 Grade 3 Mystical Talismans for spirit stones and other treasures after the Elder Council approved the deal.
• Mu Guangming told Xu Yi that the Chaotic Star Sea possessed a rare Talisman Treasure that revealed talismans’ properties, but refused to seek its release.
• Xu Yi showed Mu Guangming the Exquisite Pagoda, and Mu Guangming explained that it could seal opponents or form a defensive barrier.
• Xu Yi brought out the Soul-Summoning Banner and its golden-armored insect, prompting Mu Guangming to identify the creature as a Chiwu Worm.
• Mu Guangming explained that Chiwu Worms formed from the essence of remnant souls gathered in a Pool of Resentment, then asked Xu Yi how the insect had become abnormal.

Xu Yi learned from Mu Guangming how the Chiwu Worm survived Great Elder Yun’s death and why it was difficult to nurture. Mu Guangming then eagerly offered to buy the rare worm on behalf of the Chaotic Star Sea.

• Mu Guangming recognized Xu Yi’s Soul-Summoning Banner as a fourth-tier soul artifact and warned him to keep its power secret.
• Xu Yi recounted how the Chiwu Worm had attacked him and attached itself to the banner, while withholding the secret of the Golden Lightning Mark.
• Mu Guangming explained that the worm had imprinted itself on Xu Yi’s surviving soul after devouring only part of it, allowing it to survive Great Elder Yun’s death.
• Mu Guangming explained that Great Elder Yun had held back the still-immature worm because feeding it souls would make it harder to nurture.
• Xu Yi considered whether to keep the Chiwu Worm, and Mu Guangming eagerly asked him to name a price so the Chaotic Star Sea could buy it.

Xu Yi refused Mu Guangming’s offer to trade for the Chiwu Worm, then followed his advice on how to capture it. The worm entered Xu Yi’s spiritual platform, where the lightning mark in his soul subdued it, and Mu Guangming explained that it could now remain there safely.

• Xu Yi rejected Mu Guangming’s offer of Talisman Treasures and access to the Chaotic Star Sea armory in exchange for the Chiwu Worm.
• Mu Guangming explained that Xu Yi could lure the worm into a Yin-soul treasure with a fragment of his soul.
• Xu Yi used the Soul Locking Bottle as bait, and the Chiwu Worm left the Soul-Summoning Banner and burrowed into his spiritual platform.
• The lightning mark in Xu Yi’s soul frightened the Chiwu Worm into retreating, while Xu Yi watched Mu Guangming for signs of a trap.
• Mu Guangming said the Chiwu Worm could safely coexist with Xu Yi’s soul and be nurtured there without requiring him to offer soul fragments.

Xu Yi learned more about the Eight Great Immortal Sects and the Sacred Court’s plans for the sealed Heavenly God Hall from Mu Guangming. After leaving the Chaotic Star Sea, he returned to Bayi City and went to the Merchant Alliance Headquarters, where Su Yunlai greeted him.

• Mu Guangming explained that the Chiwu Worm had been nourished by Xu Yi’s soul without harming it, and Xu Yi said the worm stayed away from the lightning imprint in his spiritual platform.
• Xu Yi asked Mu Guangming about the Eight Great Immortal Sects, and Mu Guangming listed them and said their strict lineages made entry difficult for outsiders.
• Mu Guangming received a message that the Sacred Court had summoned Path Venerables and major forces to discuss the sealed Heavenly God Hall, delaying its reopening.
• Xu Yi declined to stay in the Chaotic Star Sea and arranged to meet Mu Guangming again after the Sacred Court confirmed its plans.
• Xu Yi traveled back to Bayi City and went to the Merchant Alliance Headquarters, where Su Yunlai came out to greet him.

Xu Yi recovered from his injuries by tempering his body with Thunder Spirit Stones in a refining room in Bayi City. When the Holy Envoy arrived in disguise to collect Xu Yi’s communication pearl, the two met privately, and the Holy Envoy demanded to know why Xu Yi had contacted him.

• Xu Yi asked Su Yunlai to keep his return to Bayi City secret and arranged to use the Merchant Alliance’s highest-grade refining room.
• Xu Yi used the Profound Thunder Body Tempering Art and eighteen mid-grade Thunder Spirit Stones to heal his body and soul over three days and nights.
• Xu Yi studied books and notes from the Jade Floating Mountain Battle until Su Yunlai announced that the visitor had arrived.
• Xu Yi recognized the disguised Holy Envoy and took him to a secret room, where the Holy Envoy sealed the space with the Boundary Barrier Pearl.
• The Holy Envoy confronted Xu Yi about the communication pearl and demanded that he explain why he had sought contact.

Xu Yi revealed his true identity as the Divine Dragon Guard’s Left Deputy Commander to the Holy Envoy and negotiated over the Heart-Devouring Worm bottle. He asked the Holy Envoy to arrange a respectable identity that would let him return to Huaixi Prefecture, leaving the Holy Envoy to consider how to transfer him without exposing their connection.

• Xu Yi promised to return the Heart-Devouring Worm bottle later, then revealed that he was the Left Deputy Commander of the Divine Dragon Guard and proved it with his official seal.
• Xu Yi explained that his identity gave the Holy Envoy leverage over him too, and promised to return the bottle once he had finished what he needed to do.
• The Holy Envoy realized Xu Yi wanted his help with official affairs and asked what he needed.
• Xu Yi asked the Holy Envoy to arrange a respectable identity that would let him leave the Jiannan Road station and return to Huaixi Prefecture.
• The Holy Envoy warned that the Yun Family and Yu Family might investigate Xu Yi, but Xu Yi said he would take responsibility and arrange for the bottle to be returned if he died.

Xu Yi received his official post as Minor Wind Observer and discovered that the Merchant Alliance Headquarters' Deputy Alliance Leader was the cloaked man who had given him the Rebirth Pill and made a three-to-five-year pact with him. The man revealed how he had identified Xu Yi, and Xu Yi asked whether he had come to collect on their agreement.

• Xu Yi and the envoy bound their agreement with a Soul Restriction Talisman, and the envoy arranged to send Xu Yi his seal and official notice.
• After two days, Su Yunlai delivered the seal and notice; Xu Yi read the booklet and was pleased with his Minor Wind Observer post in the Imperial Straightening Hall.
• An attendant told Xu Yi that the Merchant Alliance Headquarters' Deputy Alliance Leader wanted to meet him, and Xu Yi followed Su Yunlai to a secret chamber.
• The Deputy Alliance Leader revealed himself as the cloaked man who had given Xu Yi the Rebirth Pill and made a three-to-five-year pact with him.
• The cloaked man explained how Xu Yi's wind talismans and Steward Fang's move to Cold Sun Peak had revealed his identity, and Xu Yi asked whether he had come to claim his promise.

Xu Yi declined to join the Merchant Alliance Headquarters' expedition to the Heavenly God Hall, but gave its Deputy Alliance Leader powerful talismans and asked the alliance to search for Talisman Treasures. After settling his pact with the alliance, Xu Yi visited Bayi City and reunited with Deputy Envoy Cen.

• The Deputy Alliance Leader asked Xu Yi to join the Merchant Alliance Headquarters' team exploring the Heavenly God Hall, but Xu Yi said he had already promised to help someone else.
• Xu Yi gave the Deputy Alliance Leader three Level 1 Grade 3 Fire Talismans, and the Deputy Alliance Leader burned the Soul Restriction Talisman to end their pact.
• Xu Yi gave the Deputy Alliance Leader two Swift Body Talismans and asked the alliance to find reliable information about Talisman Treasures.
• Xu Yi left the Merchant Alliance Headquarters and went to the eastern part of the city, where Old Qin greeted him at the entrance.
• Deputy Envoy Cen rushed into the main hall, joyfully greeted Xu Yi, and teased him about looking better since his time in the Road Court.

Xu Yi returned to Cold Sun Peak, where he learned Elder Qin had left Huaixi Prefecture and reunited with Yan Zi and the revived Ice Fire Rabbit. After sharing a meal and a quiet evening with Yan Zi, he stayed at the mountain.

• Deputy Envoy Cen told Xu Yi that Elder Qin had left Huaixi Prefecture and sold Green Isle, and Xu Yi gave Cen a voice transmission pearl before departing.
• Xu Yi arrived at Cold Sun Peak and stopped the Ice Fire Rabbit as it rushed toward him, then learned it had awakened after Yan Zi fed it a Fire Spirit Stone.
• Yan Zi explained the rabbit's ice and fire abilities, while Xu Yi praised her cultivation progress in the Late Condensing Liquid Realm.
• Xu Yi and Yan Zi prepared and shared a meal together, then sat beneath the moon drinking tea until Xu Yi rose and Yan Zi offered to make his bed.

Xu Yi reconsidered disbanding the Number One Under Heaven Sect after Steward Fang argued it could protect Yan Zi and suggested a way to spare Xu Yi its administrative burdens. After Xu Yi returned to Cold Sun Peak to cultivate, Steward Fang brought alarming news that sent Xu Yi into a fury, while a separate scene showed three men watching a storm gather over Jade Wave Lake.

• Steward Fang urged Xu Yi not to disband the Number One Under Heaven Sect, arguing it could benefit Yan Zi and that Xu Yi could resolve its troublesome affairs by using his status.
• Xu Yi agreed to keep the sect, then met Han Xuedao at Steward Fang's request.
• Xu Yi hosted Qiu Dao Ming, Gong Xiuhua, and the others from his examination cohort for two days, then returned to Cold Sun Peak and ordered Zhao Wuliang to bar visitors while he cultivated.
• Steward Fang rushed into the main hall with earth-shattering news, and Xu Yi shattered the furnishings in anger and vowed to kill those responsible.
• Three men sat beside Jade Wave Lake as ominous clouds gathered, and a bolt of purple lightning split the sky.

Elder Zhou weathered the minor lightning tribulation and entered the Yang Venerable realm, then shared his breakthrough insights with Elders Qi, Sun, and Kong. The four realized Xu Yi had become a heart demon for them, but they saw no easy way to remove him.

• Elder Zhou emerged from his tribulation and was congratulated by Elders Qi, Sun, and Kong on reaching the Yang Venerable realm.
• Elder Zhou shared his breakthrough experiences and warned that unresolved negative emotions could form heart demons during a tribulation.
• Elder Sun and Elder Kong revealed their lasting hatred of Xu Yi, while Elder Qi recalled their earlier conflict with him after he killed Elder Xia.
• Elder Zhou admitted that Xu Yi had appeared as a heart demon during his tribulation, and the other elders recognized him as a knot in their own hearts.
• Elders Qi, Sun, and Zhou discussed how Xu Yi's official standing and powerful backing made killing him nearly impossible.

Elder Kong persuaded Elders Qi, Sun, and Zhou that Xu Yi had lost Princess Yinqiu’s protection and devised a plan to humiliate him. At Cold Sun Peak, Steward Song and a Qi Seer arrived to meet Xu Yi, who learned they had business with the sect master.

• Elder Kong told Elders Qi, Sun, and Zhou that Xu Yi was in Huaixi Prefecture and proposed ruining his reputation to dispel their heart demons.
• Elder Kong claimed Princess Yinqiu had fallen and Xu Yi’s official registration had been transferred out of Jiannan Road, convincing the others that Xu Yi was vulnerable.
• Elder Kong said he had already prepared a plan and asked the three elders to show up when the time came.
• After Xu Yi’s aura blasted the main hall’s furnishings to dust, Steward Song and a Qi Seer arrived at Cold Sun Peak.
• Steward Fang identified Steward Song as the head of the First Section of the Household Registration Department, and Steward Song formally greeted Xu Yi.

After learning that Elder Xia’s death had prompted a plot against Cold Sun Peak, Xu Yi decided to appeal the Household Registration Department’s order to renovate the mountain. He arrived at the hearing and challenged the elders, where Elder Kong took over as presiding officer.

• Steward Song told Xu Yi that a Qi Seer’s reading justified renovating Cold Sun Peak and gave him two days to appeal before the department issued its order.
• Xu Yi announced that he would appear at the Household Registration Department the next day, then flung Zhao Wuliang out of the hall with his divine sense.
• News of the appeal drew a huge crowd, so Steward Song moved the hearing from the department’s main hall to the martial arts ground before Jufeng Peak.
• Xu Yi arrived on time, greeted the four clan elders mockingly, and demanded a seat instead of being treated like a defendant.
• Elder Kong argued that the department alone could decide Cold Sun Peak’s fate, then ordered Steward Song aside and declared that he would conduct the hearing himself.

Xu Yi challenged the Household Registration Department’s ruling on Cold Sun Peak and brought Lin Sen, Tai Xuan Pavilion’s Great Elder, to expose the weakness in its Qi Gazing case. The hall recognized Lin Sen as the renowned Seven-Colored Forest, leaving Elder Kong facing a formidable authority.

• Xu Yi confronted Elder Kong over the Department’s investigation of Cold Sun Peak and produced a Shadow-Sound Pearl when Kong tried to dismiss his appeal.
• Xu Yi said he would argue the case through Qi Gazing and revealed that an expert would speak for him.
• Zhao Xing arrived to challenge Xu Yi’s expert, but Lin Sen appeared and demanded that Zhao Xing explain his claim about Cold Sun Peak’s mountain qi.
• Zhao Xing recognized Lin Sen as his Martial Uncle-Ancestor, withdrew from the case, and left the hall.
• Elder Kong threatened Lin Sen, who introduced himself as Tai Xuan Pavilion’s Great Elder, prompting the hall to identify him as Seven-Colored Forest.

Elder Kong rejected Lin Sen's assessment and closed the case against Xu Yi, ordering the Number One Under Heaven Sect to leave Cold Sun Peak. Just as Kong tried to provoke Xu Yi into violence, Gao Wenhe arrived and identified himself as the Holy Court's Wind Messenger.

• Xu Yi invited Elder Kong to have another Qi Seer assess Cold Sun Peak alongside Lin Sen, but Kong declared the mountain qi compromised and ordered everyone uninvolved to leave.
• Lin Sen withdrew after telling Xu Yi that his influence was limited, while Kong and the elders Qi, Sun, and Zhou gloated over Xu Yi's predicament.
• Xu Yi accused Kong of using public office to settle a private grudge, and Kong threatened to report him to the Road Court and ordered the Number One Under Heaven Sect to evacuate Cold Sun Peak within twelve hours.
• Kong baited Xu Yi by asking whether he planned to use violence, but a six-person official delegation arrived before Xu Yi answered.
• Gao Wenhe introduced himself as the Wind Messenger stationed in Huaixi Prefecture by the Imperial Straightening Hall of the Holy Court and verified his Crane Seal and official notice.

Gao Wenhe accused four Huaixi elders of illegally redeeming Merit Points, while the Deputy Lord tried to contain the scandal. The Wind Messenger then revealed that Xu Yi was a Minor Wind Observer, leaving the elders’ plot against him exposed and the Deputy Lord unable to reverse their claims about Cold Sun Peak.

• Gao Wenhe arrived with the Wind Messenger and announced that elders Kong Weide, Qi Tianming, Sun Changgong, and Zhou Qijian had violated the Holy Court’s rules on redeeming Merit Points.
• The Deputy Lord argued that the practice was customary and offered to submit a formal report, but the Wind Messenger said his superiors had ordered Huaixi to be made an example.
• The Deputy Lord asked to meet the Wind Messenger’s superior, and the Wind Messenger identified Xu Yi as the Minor Wind Observer.
• The four elders realized Xu Yi had concealed his standing while drawing them into a dispute over Cold Sun Peak, and the Deputy Lord could not undo their repeated claims that its mountain aura had leaked.

Xu Yi used his Minor Wind Observer authority to pressure Elders Kong, Qi, Sun, and Zhou, then challenged all four to a fight. The elders accepted and demanded a death pact, believing their strength gave them the advantage.

• The Deputy Lord greeted Xu Yi warmly, recognizing the authority his Minor Wind Observer post gave him over provincial officials.
• Elder Kong accused Xu Yi of abusing public office for personal revenge, but Xu Yi proposed settling their grievances in a fight.
• Gao Wenhe warned Xu Yi against facing four experts whose True Spirit Circles were perfected.
• Elder Zhou accepted Xu Yi's challenge on behalf of the four elders, and Kong, Qi, and Sun agreed to fight as well.
• The elders insisted that everyone sign a death pact, confident that Zhou's concealed Yang Venerable cultivation would secure their victory.

Xu Yi fought Elders Kong, Sun, Qi, and Zhou after Elder Zhou revealed he had reached the Yang Venerate realm. Xu Yi defeated all four in a single unseen strike, shattered their Qi Seas, and agreed to reconsider the matter of their service in the Holy Court Archives Department.

• The Deputy Lord tried to stop the fight, but Elder Qi persuaded the others that Xu Yi posed too great a threat to spare.
• Elder Zhou revealed his Yang Venerate cultivation and insisted the fight proceed, while Xu Yi accepted the challenge and both sides signed a life-and-death contract.
• Xu Yi struck before anyone could see his technique, knocking all four elders from the air and leaving himself unharmed.
• The crowd realized Xu Yi had shattered the four elders' Qi Seas, and the Deputy Lord declared Xu Yi the winner.
• Xu Yi agreed to reconsider the elders' service in the Holy Court Archives Department after understanding the Deputy Lord's request.

Xu Yi dealt with the four elders, prepared for his trip to the Heavenly God Hall, and refined Level 1 Grade 4 Fire Talismans. He concluded that the Flame Burst Talisman could not advance beyond Level 1 Grade 4.

• The Deputy Lord had the four elders taken away after Xu Yi shattered their Qi Seas, and Xu Yi left the Sacrificial Guard Office.
• Steward Fang praised Xu Yi’s handling of the elders and revealed that Han Xuedao had been causing trouble; Xu Yi told Fang to stand up to him and sent him back with a promise of support.
• Xu Yi returned to Cold Sun Peak and entered seclusion to prepare for his imminent trip to the Heavenly God Hall.
• Xu Yi repaired four sets of Grade 4 battle armor and spent more than ten days refining Fire Talismans with his mid-grade Fire Element Spirit Stones.
• Xu Yi produced sixteen Level 1 Grade 4 Fire Talismans from eighty-one stones and realized the Flame Burst Talisman could not exceed that grade.

Xu Yi received a fragment of the Heavenly God Chart from Mu Guangming and learned that the Saint Court planned to charge three hundred thousand spirit stones for entry to the Heavenly God Hall. He offered to share any treasures he found with Mu Guangming, who claimed he had given the fragment freely.

• Xu Yi woke from two days of sleep when Mu Guangming contacted him and asked him to reply after emerging from seclusion.
• Old Cai delivered a Sumeru Ring containing a fragment of the Heavenly God Chart and a Shadow-Sound Pearl message from Mu Guangming, who said he could not enter the Heavenly God Hall.
• Zhao Wuliang told Xu Yi that the Saint Court would charge each entrant three hundred thousand spirit stones to enter the Heavenly God Hall.
• Xu Yi realized Mu Guangming had sent the chart fragment because he could not safely enter the hall and hoped Xu Yi might share its treasures.
• Xu Yi promised Mu Guangming a share of any treasures he found, and Mu Guangming laughed and insisted the fragment had been a free gift.

Xu Yi arranged for Zhao Wuliang to secretly support the Vice Sect Master's cultivation while he prepared to travel to the Heavenly God Hall. Before leaving, he gave Yan Zi precious treasures and urged her to cultivate, promising to take her with him to explore the immortal realms.

• Xu Yi told Zhao Wuliang to move the Vice Sect Master to a secret cultivation chamber in Bayi City and provide all needed resources while concealing the Vice Sect Master's whereabouts.
• Xu Yi made Zhao Wuliang swear an oath and bind himself with a Soul Restriction Talisman, then rewarded him with two Swift Body Talismans.
• Xu Yi told Yan Zi that he would travel far away to enter the Heavenly God Hall, and she agreed to follow his arrangements.
• Xu Yi gave Yan Zi a Sumeru Ring filled with weapons and cultivation treasures for her protection.
• Xu Yi instructed Yan Zi to use the Water element and Fire Element Spirit Stones to feed the Ice Fire Rabbit and focus on cultivation while he was away.

Xu Yi secured Yan Zi's safety, bought a Heavenly God Hall entry permit, and returned to Cold Sun Peak, where an old ghost from the Great Yue realm appeared. After Xu Yi shattered the ghost's body, he grew suspicious of how the ghost had found him.

• Xu Yi reassured Yan Zi, gave her the Sumeru Ring, and saw her off to cultivate safely under Zhao Wuliang's protection.
• Xu Yi traveled to Bayi City, paid three hundred thousand spirit stones for an entry permit, and learned the Heavenly God Hall would open at the Boundless Sand Dunes in three to five days.
• Old Cai told Xu Yi that a persistent guest was waiting, and Xu Yi sensed the wisp of the old ghost's Heart Soul within his spiritual platform.
• Xu Yi found the old ghost in a young man's body, endured the ghost's black energy unharmed, and pierced his chest with a bone sword.
• The old ghost revealed the crystalline skeleton of King of Killing Jiang Hentian, and Xu Yi recalled that they had been separated after leaving the Great Yue realm.
• Xu Yi questioned how the old ghost had found him and warned him to stop complaining, leaving the ghost frightened by Xu Yi's ruthlessness.

Xu Yi learned that Old Ghost served Auspicious Duck, who had become the Great Virtue Mighty Young Master, and agreed to retrieve a treasure from the Heavenly God Hall in exchange for news of Xia Zimo. Old Ghost revealed that Xia Zimo was alive, and Xu Yi seized him to demand her whereabouts.

• Old Ghost explained that he had come on Auspicious Duck’s orders and revealed that the duck was the Great Virtue Mighty Young Master, Shaoguang.
• Old Ghost gave Xu Yi a jade token and said the Great Virtue Mighty Young Master wanted him to retrieve a treasure from the Heavenly God Hall.
• Old Ghost offered to tell Xu Yi whether Xia Zimo was alive or dead if he accepted the deal.
• Xu Yi agreed, and Old Ghost revealed that Xia Zimo was still alive.
• Xu Yi grabbed Old Ghost’s arm and demanded to know where Xia Zimo was.

Xu Yi learned that Xia Zimo was alive but that Auspicious Duck could not divine her location, then followed the duck’s cryptic clue to Thousand Transports City and waited at the Sun-Stopping Tower for a promised opportunity. After a full day without any sign of it, he remained unsure whether he had found the right place or should leave.

• Xu Yi forced old ghost to contact Auspicious Duck, who confirmed that Xia Zimo was alive but said she was not in this world and could not be located by divination.
• At Auspicious Duck’s request, Xu Yi returned old ghost’s Heart Soul, and old ghost regained it before Auspicious Duck sent him away.
• Auspicious Duck gave Xu Yi the clue to head west to Thousand Transports City and the Land of Hanging Sun, then the message sphere shattered.
• Xu Yi traveled to Thousand Transports City, consulted local guides, and identified the Land of Hanging Sun as the Sun-Stopping Tower.
• Xu Yi took a room at the tower and waited there for a day, worrying that he had chosen the wrong place or might miss the opportunity if he left.