Recaps

Xu Yi exposed Elder Miao’s secret promises to win support for the Acting Sect Leader position, and Elder Bai and Elder Hong challenged whether Miao could actually fulfill them. The hall’s enthusiasm for Miao’s offer collapsed, leaving his bid for power in trouble.

• Xu Yi’s mental transmission prompted Elder Bai to warn the hall that someone might be promising benefits in exchange for support, and opponents of Elder Miao rallied behind Elder Hong.
• Immortal Lord He publicly revealed that Elder Miao had promised resources to core elders and access to the Golden Purple Domain to non-core elders, and Elder Miao confirmed the offer.
• Elder Hong condemned the proposal as divisive, but Elder Bai appeared to support Miao before questioning how he could provide the promised benefits when the sect’s resources were limited.
• Elder Hong and his supporters challenged Miao to explain why he could fulfill his promises and why he would not use his resources to advance his own cultivation, turning the crowd against the offer.

Elder Bai accused Elder Miao of secretly relying on the Sacred Clan and Taiqing Upper Sect to influence the Donghua Immortal Sect’s Acting Sect Leader selection. The four outsiders arrived in Heavenly Dome Hall, and Elder Hong rallied the sect’s elders against them.

• Immortal Lord He threatened Elder Bai, but Elder Hong invoked Elder Miao’s promise to let Bai speak.
• Elder Bai accused Elder Miao of making private agreements with the Sacred Clan and Taiqing Upper Sect, and the hall turned against Miao.
• Immortal Lord He suspected Xu Yi had guided Elder Bai’s arguments.
• Kong Zhang, Elder Xia, Long Danqing, and the Taiqing Upper Sect’s Young Sect Master entered Heavenly Dome Hall.
• Elder Hong condemned the outsiders’ intrusion, rallied the Donghua Immortal Sect’s elders, and Elder Miao reproached Kong Zhang for arriving uninvited.

The Donghua Immortal Sect debated leasing Passage Number Three and two spirit lands to outside factions in exchange for resources. Elder Miao’s proposal won broad support, leaving Elder Hong to warn that the deal would sacrifice Donghua’s future.

• Kong Zhang reminded Elder Hong that the Sacred Clan and Taiqing Upper Sect had helped Donghua defend Passage Number Three, then urged the sect to address its inability to protect the passage.
• Elder Bai exposed Elder Miao’s plan to lease Passage Number Three, and Xu Yi’s earlier warning made him realize that exposing the scheme would not stop the tide of self-interest.
• Elder Xu and Elder Meng supported leasing the passage to gain resources for cultivation, and most of the gathered disciples backed the proposal.
• Elder Miao announced plans to lease Passage Number Three to the Sacred Clan for fifty years and the Water Spirit Land and Fire Spirit Land to the Taiqing Upper Sect for twenty years.
• Elder Hong condemned the terms, warning that Donghua would lose its future talents, cultivation resources, and standing among the Eight Great Immortal Sects.

Sect Leader Zhu confronted Ancestor Miao over his scheme to seize Donghua and obtain help refining a treasure gourd. He activated the Xiangtian Absolute Array, but the sixteenth mirror failed and the entire array shattered.

• Elder Hong yielded the Acting Sect Leader position to Elder Miao, but summoned Sect Leader Zhu to settle the dispute.
• Sect Leader Zhu arrived as a soul clone, asserted his authority, and ordered Elder Hong to see the outsiders out.
• Kong Zhang called for Ancestor Miao, who appeared and revealed that Donghua had failed to refine its treasure gourd while other powers had succeeded.
• Sect Leader Zhu accused Ancestor Miao of scheming for the gourd and using Qingkong to take control of Donghua.
• Sect Leader Zhu activated the Xiangtian Absolute Array, but its sixteenth mirror failed, and all sixteen treasured mirrors shattered.

Xu Yi intervened as Ancestor Miao and his allies seized control of Donghua, killing Xu Guangming and rescuing Sect Leader Zhu’s split soul. He revealed himself as the long-missing Wang Qianqiu, leaving Donghua’s gathered cultivators stunned.

• Sect Leader Zhu identified Zhu Jiong as the one who had betrayed him by using his knowledge of the Xiangtian Absolute Array.
• Elder Xu Guangming imprisoned Sect Leader Zhu, while Immortal Lord He defeated Hong Jiantong and declared that Ancestor Miao would govern Donghua.
• Xu Yi invoked the sect rules against Xu Guangming and crushed him with the Destroying Hand Seal, then freed Sect Leader Zhu’s split soul from its cage.
• Ancestor Miao called Xu Yi an outsider and ordered the cultivators to kill him, but Xu Yi changed his appearance and aura.
• Immortal Lord He recognized Xu Yi as Wang Qianqiu, and the gathered cultivators reacted in shock at the return of the presumed-dead prodigy.

Xu Yi invoked the Donghua Sect Rules to kill Miao Qingkong and Immortal Lord He, then challenged Venerable Xia and asked about Feng Bing. When Ancestor Miao attacked, Xu Yi’s sword formation overcame him and killed the fleeing Kong Zhang, leaving Ancestor Miao shocked by Xu Yi’s power.

• Xu Yi cited the sect rules and killed Miao Qingkong despite Ancestor Miao’s intervention.
• Xu Yi invoked the rules against Immortal Lord He, who attacked with the Divine Treasure Autumn Water Sword, but Xu Yi broke the sword and killed him.
• Ancestor Miao recognized Xu Yi’s Void-Splitting Hand and asked about his connection to Long Jingtian, while Xu Yi offered Venerable Xia three strikes to settle their delayed pact.
• Venerable Xia declined to fight and Xu Yi asked him about Feng Bing, prompting Xu Yi to declare that he would kill a Sacred Clan member in front of him.
• Kong Zhang fled as Ancestor Miao attacked Xu Yi with a book-like wall of light, but Xu Yi countered with a Sword Robe and killed Kong Zhang with a chain of Sword Qi.

After Xu Yi killed Kong Zhang, Long Danqing and Young Sect Master Du left safely, and Xu Yi released Sect Leader Zhu’s divided soul and reunited it with him. Sect Leader Zhu briefly recovered enough strength to speak with Xu Yi, but he remained near death and entrusted Donghua’s future to him.

• Venerable Xia left after telling Xu Yi he would report any news about the Kong family and leave a communication pearl behind the Shanhai Cliffs.
• Xu Yi told Long Danqing to stay out of the conflict and asked Young Sect Master Du to carry his warning back to the Taiqing Upper Sect, and both men departed.
• Xu Yi retrieved Venerable Xia’s communication pearl, released Sect Leader Zhu’s divided soul, and followed it to a cave dwelling on a green island.
• Xu Yi reunited Sect Leader Zhu with his divided soul and used spiritual liquid from the Sheep Fat Jade Pure Bottle to restore some of his vitality, but the effect quickly faded.
• Sect Leader Zhu stood, praised Xu Yi, and reminded him to remember that he belonged to Donghua as he faced death.

Xu Yi discussed Ancestor Miao and the changes in the Cultivation World with Sect Leader Zhu, who explained that the Purple Domain had driven the rise of powerful experts. The chapter ended with Xu Yi arguing that Donghua Immortal Sect could face the Saint Clan by uniting after Kong Zhang’s death.

• Sect Leader Zhu reflected on Xu Yi’s return and said he was relieved to see Donghua Immortal Sect stabilized before his own death.
• Xu Yi asked Sect Leader Zhu about Ancestor Miao, and Zhu described Miao as a cautious, formidable True Core Late Stage expert who had advanced through his own abilities.
• Sect Leader Zhu explained that the opening of the Purple Domain, rather than resources being freely supplied to resist the Green Demons, had caused powerful cultivators to emerge.
• Xu Yi asked why Ancestor Miao had left instead of fighting, and Zhu said Miao had judged the risk too high after seeing Xu Yi’s strength and losing Kong Zhang.
• Sect Leader Zhu warned that killing Kong Zhang had brought Donghua into conflict with the Saint Clan, but Xu Yi argued the sect’s greater danger came from internal division and that the killing could help unite it.

Xu Yi learned about the Golden Purple Domain and the treasure gourds, and Sect Leader Zhu entrusted him with Donghua’s Purple Gourd while asking him to protect the sect. After examining Xu Yi’s unusual cultivation, Zhu sent a split soul toward his spiritual platform, where Xu Yi prepared to defend himself if anything went wrong.

• Sect Leader Zhu explained that the Golden Purple Domain held powerful Sky Demons and high-grade spirit cores, and that four factions controlled its strategic regions.
• Zhu described the treasure gourds’ immense power and gave Xu Yi a Purple Gourd, judging it safer in his hands than elsewhere in Donghua.
• Zhu asked Xu Yi to repay his kindness by protecting Donghua, and Xu Yi promised to do everything he could.
• Zhu examined Xu Yi’s spiritual platform and found that Xu Yi had a Primal Soul and divine intent despite not having formed a Core.
• Zhu sent a split soul toward Xu Yi’s spiritual platform, while Xu Yi sealed it and warned the Chiwu Worm to be ready to strike.

Sect Leader Zhu explained why Xu Yi could not form a core, then ascended to immortality, deepening Xu Yi’s resolve to seek the Dao. Seven days later, Hong Jiantong told Xu Yi that the Sacred Clan had summoned them to a meeting and threatened to stop protecting Passage Number Three.

• Sect Leader Zhu explained that Xu Yi’s Soul Fire had burned away the liquid in his True Spirit Circle, preventing core formation, though his strength and control of fire-element spiritual power were extraordinary.
• Xu Yi thanked Sect Leader Zhu, who left for his cave dwelling and ascended to immortality as bells rang across the Nine Mountains, Thirteen Peaks, and Seventy-Two Islands.
• Xu Yi reaffirmed his resolve to seek immortality and left Hong Jiantong to grieve.
• Seven days later, Xu Yi prepared to seek Hong Jiantong after Sect Leader Zhu’s funeral, but Hong Jiantong came to him first.
• Hong Jiantong told Xu Yi that the Sacred Clan had demanded a meeting with them and threatened to stop protecting Passage Number Three if they refused.

Xu Yi accepted Sect Leader Zhu’s appointment as Great Elder and promised to protect Donghua while arranging a powerful guardian for Passage Number Three. He learned that Yan Zi had entered the Purple Domain ten years earlier to search for him, and asked for information to pursue her.

• Xu Yi accepted the Great Elder position and told Hong Jiantong he would handle the Saint Clan and had secured a heavyweight to guard Passage Number Three.
• Hong Jiantong explained that Yan Zi had reached the Three-turn Point Origin Yang Venerable stage and entered the Purple Domain ten years earlier with a Core Corpse to search for Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi asked Hong Jiantong to gather detailed information about the Purple Domain so he could find Yan Zi.
• Xu Yi asked how to refine Sect Leader Zhu’s treasure gourd, and Hong Jiantong gave him a Sumeru Ring containing the formation diagram and explained the requirements.

Xu Yi arrived at Passage Number Three in the Purple Domain and learned about the dangers and scarce islands that shaped life there. After surveying the passage and its surroundings with Elder Xi, he saw demon vines and heard that Purple Domain Sky Demons often gathered near them.

• Xu Yi studied the information about the Purple Domain, then traveled to Qiyun Peak, where Hong Jiantong showed him the entrance to Passage Number Three.
• Xu Yi entered the Purple Domain and met Elder Xi and the other cultivators stationed at the passage.
• Xu Yi learned that the passage occupied a rare island and that its Skyflame Stone construction could resist Purple Domain Sky Demons, while formations did not work in the chaotic realm.
• Xu Yi left the passage with Elder Xi to inspect the Purple Domain and spotted a large patch of demon vines.
• Elder Xi explained that demon vines could blanket wide stretches of sky and that Purple Domain Sky Demons were more likely to appear near them.

Xu Yi traveled through the Golden Purple Domain toward the Holy Clan’s Passage Number One while searching for spatial fragments. There, the Holy Clan’s elders argued over whether to attack Donghua Immortal Sect, and the Great Elder condemned their divisions.

• Xu Yi told Elder Xi that reinforcements would have a definite answer by the next day, then left to explore the Golden Purple Domain alone.
• Xu Yi headed west to inspect Passage Number One and searched for spatial fragments, but found none and discovered that his divine sense could not penetrate the domain.
• The Holy Clan’s elders gathered at Passage Number One to debate how to respond to Donghua Immortal Sect’s killing of Kong Zhang.
• The Third Elder urged an immediate war to restore the Holy Clan’s prestige, while the Sixth Elder warned that attacking could jeopardize its gains in the Golden Purple Domain.
• The Great Elder broke part of the table and rebuked the elders for their infighting, warning that they would fall apart before defeating their enemies.

The Sacred Clan elders debated how to retaliate against the Donghua Immortal Sect, while the Ninth Elder argued to pressure the sect through Passage Number Three and eventually target Wang Qianqiu. Wang Qianqiu then appeared and cleanly severed part of Passage Number One, leaving the Great Elder preparing the elders to fight as Wang challenged him over the invitation.

• The Great Elder called on the Ninth Elder to settle the elders' dispute, and the Ninth Elder proposed pressuring the Donghua Immortal Sect through Passage Number Three or arranging a patient strike against Wang Qianqiu.
• Wang Qianqiu's attack broke off a third of Passage Number One, stunning the Sacred Clan elders.
• The Ninth Elder recognized Wang Qianqiu, while the Third Elder realized that a single cultivator had cleanly cut through the Skyflame Stone passage.
• The Great Elder ordered the elders to prepare the Horn-Locking True Array and asked Wang why he had come.
• Wang reminded the Great Elder that the Sacred Clan had invited him and asked whether the Great Elder had forgotten.

Xu Yi forced the Holy Clan to agree to help defend Donghua Immortal Sect’s Passage Number Three after demonstrating that he could sever their passage. The Holy Clan sent an envoy to discuss joint defense and then shortened its own passage, leaving Elder Xi and the other elders astonished and suspicious.

• Xu Yi told the Great Elder that the Holy Clan must help defend Passage Number Three, then left after warning them by severing part of Passage Number One.
• The Holy Clan elders debated their options, while Jiang Mengfan revealed that his Miao Miao Pearl had recorded Xu Yi’s attack.
• Xu Yi returned to Donghua Immortal Sect and told Elder Xi that reinforcements had been secured before departing through the star chart.
• The Holy Clan’s Sixth Elder arrived to discuss joint operations and mutual defense.
• Hall Master Sun reported that the Holy Clan had shortened its passage to ease the flow of air between the inside and outside.

Du Kui visited Lotus Jade Island intending to force Qin Qing and Yu Yinqiu into serving him, but they saw through his scheme and confronted him. The chapter ended as Qin Qing prepared to fight Du Kui while Yu Yinqiu stood ready to cover her.

• Du Kui traced Long Danqing's respect for Wang Qianqiu to Qin Qing and Yu Yinqiu, then decided to use them to vent his anger.
• Du Kui invited Qin Qing and Yu Yinqiu to Dragon Hidden Island under the pretext of seeking help with a cultivation formation, but they refused because they were cultivating.
• Du Kui threatened to force the women to accompany him, and Qin Qing and Yu Yinqiu mocked his status and motives.
• Qin Qing showed Du Kui a light-and-shadow sphere she had obtained through Senior Brother Zhu, warning that his actions could be recorded.
• Du Kui insisted the sphere would not stop him, so Qin Qing challenged him and told Yu Yinqiu to stay back and cover her.

Dong Ge arrived at the Taiqing Upper Sect on Wang Qianqiu’s behalf to visit Qin Qing and Yu Yinqiu, provoking Du Kui as he continued trying to seize them. When Du Kanglin and the elders arrived, Dong Ge reported Du Kui’s behavior and threatened to inform Wang Qianqiu, leaving the Taiqing elders scrambling to preserve relations between the sects.

• Jiang Ming introduced Dong Ge as Wang Qianqiu’s envoy, and Du Kui briefly panicked at the Great Elder’s name before learning Wang had not come himself.
• Du Kui insulted Dong Ge and grew more determined to capture Qin Qing and Yu Yinqiu, while Dong Ge challenged his lack of courtesy.
• Jiang Ming tried to calm Du Kui and said the Sect Leader would meet the visitors, then Du Kanglin arrived with more than a dozen elders after Elder Zhu alerted him.
• Dong Ge explained Wang Qianqiu’s ties to Qin Qing and Yu Yinqiu, then said he would report Du Kui’s conduct to Wang.
• Du Kui dared Wang Qianqiu to come kill him, while several elders urged Dong Ge not to jeopardize relations between the sects.

Du Kanglin punished Du Kui for attacking Dong Ge and sought to repair Taiqing’s relations with Wang Qianqiu and the Donghua Immortal Sect. Dong Ge delivered Xu Yi’s gifts to Qin Qing and Yu Yinqiu, leaving Qin Qing surprised by Xu Yi’s generosity and wondering whether Yu Yinqiu had succeeded in her breakthrough.

• Du Kui tried to stop Dong Ge from leaving, but Du Kanglin struck him down and ordered him imprisoned in the Nether Prison for ten years.
• Du Kanglin reassured Qin Qing before leaving, while recognizing that promoting Qin Qing and helping Yu Yinqiu reach the True Core Early Stage were important.
• Dong Ge gave Qin Qing a jade pendant containing a Puppet Technique treatise from Xu Yi, and Qin Qing asked him to thank the Great Elder.
• Dong Ge explained that Xu Yi had also sent Yu Yinqiu his cultivation insights and techniques, including permission to pass on the Three-Five-Seven Sword.
• Qin Qing wondered whether Yu Yinqiu had broken through and reflected that Xu Yi might still care for her.

Yinqiu resisted having her feelings for Xu Yi disrupt the Pure Void Forgetfulness Art, while Dong Ge returned with her message for Xu Yi. In the Purple Domain, the Third Holy Son struggled against a high-rank Chaos Demon until Zuo and Xiong Bei Ming arrived to help.

• Qin Qing calmed Yinqiu when her feelings for Xu Yi unsettled her cultivation, and Yinqiu chose not to give Dong Ge the Hundred Blessings Pouch for Xu Yi.
• Yinqiu sent her regards to her elder brother and went to study the cultivation insights Xu Yi had taught her, while Qin Qing chased after her in jest.
• The Third Holy Son fought a powerful high-rank Chaos Demon in the Purple Domain but struggled to stop it from escaping.
• Zuo and Xiong Bei Ming arrived, used their spirit sprouts to block the Chaos Demon, and asked the Third Holy Son to offer Jade King Nectar in return for their help.

The Third Holy Son, Xiong Bei Ming, and Zuo An defeated a Chaos Demon and celebrated their friendship over Jade King Nectar. Zuo An then revealed that Passage Number One had been shortened, leaving the Third Holy Son shocked and the reason for the change unknown.

• The Third Holy Son, Xiong Bei Ming, and Zuo An trapped and destroyed the Chaos Demon, and the Third Holy Son collected its purple spirit core.
• The Third Holy Son invited Xiong Bei Ming and Zuo An to his protected floating island and shared Jade King Nectar with them.
• Xiong Bei Ming and Zuo An discussed their friendship with the Third Holy Son and joked about how rarely he shared his limited supply of Jade King Nectar.
• Zuo An told the Third Holy Son that a section of Passage Number One had been cut off, and the Third Holy Son reacted with alarm.
• Xiong Bei Ming speculated about why the passage had changed, while Zuo An suggested using the Aurora Pearl to investigate; the Third Holy Son refused to spend the costly, single-use item.

Xiong Bei Ming told Zuo An and the Third Holy Son that Wang Qianqiu had returned, then helped the Third Holy Son learn that Wang Qianqiu had severed the Saint Clan’s passage. After watching the recorded strike, the three recognized its immense power, though Xiong Bei Ming believed its long preparation left a weakness to exploit.

• Xiong Bei Ming told Zuo An and the Third Holy Son that Wang Qianqiu had emerged again, prompting the Third Holy Son to recall his past defeat by him.
• Xiong Bei Ming explained that Wang Qianqiu had become Great Elder of the Guardian Sect and had recently sent someone into the Taiqing Sect.
• The Third Holy Son used his Aurora Pearl to contact the Saint Clan’s Great Elder and ask whether Wang Qianqiu had cut off the passage.
• The Great Elder showed the three a recording of Xu Yi gathering Sword Qi and cleaving through the Skyflame Stone passage.
• Zuo An and Xiong Bei Ming discussed the technique’s power, and Xiong Bei Ming claimed its lengthy preparation gave them a chance against Wang Qianqiu.
• Xiong Bei Ming asked the Third Holy Son to hand over the promised Jade King Nectar before going into seclusion.

The Green Demon King watched Xu Yi use the Hun Tian Sword to destroy the Skyflame Stone passage and realized Xu Yi had revealed its ultimate secrets. He learned of the Demon Race traitors’ route to the Purple Domain and the Devil Ancestor’s plans, then ordered Fei Hong to focus intelligence gathering on Wang Qianqiu.

• Xiong Bei Ming accepted more than a hundred bottles of Jade King Nectar from the Third Holy Son and departed, while Zuo An left after reflecting on the age’s rising heroes.
• Fei Hong showed the Green Demon King an image of Xu Yi using the Hun Tian Sword to split the Skyflame Stone passage.
• The Green Demon King recognized the sword technique as his own Hun Tian Sword and marveled that Xu Yi had brought it to its highest realm.
• Fei Hong reported that Demon Race traitors had found a secret passage to the Purple Domain and that the Devil Ancestor was ready to activate something he had studied.
• The Green Demon King dismissed the Devil Ancestor’s claims and sent him the image, then ordered Fei Hong to shift intelligence gathering to Wang Qianqiu.

Xu Yi recovered on his island after using the Hun Tian Sword, then entered seclusion to refine a Purple Gourd. The Purple Gourd vanished during the process, and Xu Yi suspected the Dark Gourd around his neck had swallowed it.

• Xu Yi rested on his island and shared a meal with Qiu Wa and A Li before assigning them cultivation studies for his seclusion.
• Xu Yi asked Elder Qiu to build two neighboring cave abodes, and the three entered seclusion.
• Xu Yi arranged five supreme-grade Five Elements Spirit Stones and used their power to refine the Purple Gourd.
• The Purple Gourd disappeared as the spirit stones were consumed, and white Qi poured from the Dark Gourd around Xu Yi's neck.
• Xu Yi suspected the Dark Gourd had eaten the Purple Gourd, but it showed no further reaction despite his hours of watching it.

Xu Yi emerged from seclusion and reunited with Qiu Wa, then welcomed the old ghost, who arrived with a living body granted through Auspicious Duck’s guidance. The old ghost began explaining his transformation, while Xu Yi saw a chance to ask Auspicious Duck for help with his pressing problems.

• Qiu Wa demonstrated how her seven Spirit Wood Swords could become vines that trapped Xu Yi, and he praised her technique.
• The old ghost’s shadow clone approached Xu Yi, who seized it before recognizing him and letting him go.
• The old ghost explained that he had waited seven days at the Foreign Affairs Hall to see Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi summoned Elder Song, and the old ghost transferred his shadow into a flesh-and-blood body.
• The old ghost described how Auspicious Duck had helped him gain a body that could feel warmth, smell flowers, and taste food.

Old ghost came to Xu Yi on Auspicious Duck’s behalf to trade information about a treasure for help with a wish. He revealed that Yan Zi faced a deadly calamity, but Xu Yi refused to negotiate through him and said he would speak with Auspicious Duck directly.

• Xu Yi demanded to know why old ghost had come, and old ghost said Auspicious Duck wanted to make a deal for a treasure Xu Yi possessed.
• Xu Yi recognized that Auspicious Duck was bluffing about knowing the treasure’s identity and turned down the vague offer.
• Old ghost revealed that Auspicious Duck had divined Yan Zi’s location and warned she would die in a calamity during the years of Chou and Wei without Xu Yi’s help.
• Xu Yi acted indifferent to Yan Zi’s peril and told old ghost to leave, provoking old ghost to accuse him of being cold-hearted.
• Old ghost concluded Xu Yi was bargaining for a better deal, but Xu Yi said he would speak with Auspicious Duck himself.