Recaps

Hu Hu reunited with another balloon after Xu Yi used the Ruyi Talisman to fulfill his wish, and Xu Yi made peace with the sacrifice. In Flowing Fragrance City, Xu Yi organized his followers and found Su Beihun’s notes on True Intent Supernatural Abilities.

• Hu Hu woke to the touch of a familiar balloon, and the two soared and played together.
• Bai Jizi lamented Xu Yi’s use of the Ruyi Talisman, but Xu Yi said fulfilling Hu Hu’s wish had been worth it.
• Xu Yi took his followers to an estate in Flowing Fragrance City, distributed spirit crystals according to merit, and sent a message to the Emperor Lord of the Black Eyebrow Empire.
• Bai Jizi and the others discovered their Ruyi Pearls had stopped working, so Xu Yi had Qin Kong provide replacements to restore their connections.
• Xu Yi asked his followers about True Intent Supernatural Abilities, and Bai Jizi suggested that Su Beihun’s insights might clarify the subject.
• Xu Yi searched Su Beihun’s belongings and found a notebook containing his thoughts on True Intent Supernatural Abilities.

Xu Yi demonstrated his Utmost Sorrow intent to Bai Jizi and the others, then spent months walking through the wilderness until he comprehended a bright-pearl intent and unleashed a powerful sword strike. He arrived in Qingxing City to find it tense and diminished, and discovered that Guanglong Hall had been renamed Ru Yi Hall.

• Xu Yi asked Bai Jizi and Qin Kong about true intent, then revealed his Utmost Sorrow intent, startling them with its destructive force.
• Xu Yi set off on foot along the ancient Mengjin Road and endured months of hardship, abuse, hunger, and exposure.
• As Xu Yi neared death on a snowy peak, a golden ray dispelled a demonic whisper and helped him comprehend a bright-pearl intent, which he demonstrated with Sword Qi and a mountain-crushing strike.
• Xu Yi reached Qingxing City and fled after guards began checking arrivals, then found the city unusually quiet and hostile.
• Xu Yi went to Guanglong Hall, saw its new Ru Yi Hall plaque, and was threatened by a guard who ordered him away.

Xu Yi found Cao Mengfu and learned that Wufeng Country had fallen into turmoil after Long Yuanshou seized the Imperial Seal of the State. Cao Mengfu began explaining what happened to Desolate Ancestor and Yan Zi during Ru Yi Hall’s attack on Guanglong Hall.

• Xu Yi found Guanglong Trading Company empty, then waited and intercepted Cao Mengfu at his home.
• Cao Mengfu told Xu Yi that Long Yuanshou had seized the Imperial Seal from Zhao Tangyuan, throwing Wufeng Country into upheaval.
• Cao Mengfu explained that Ru Yi Hall, the Donghe Alliance, and the Ancient Sword Sect now divided control of Qingxing City under Lord Tong.
• Xu Yi asked about Desolate Ancestor and Yan Zi, and Cao Mengfu said Old Lu had fought Ru Yi Hall to cover Yan Zi’s escape.

Xu Yi learned that Desolate Ancestor had died rather than betray him, then arrived at South Plaza and retaliated against the men tormenting prisoners. After crippling his attackers, Xu Yi faced an offer from Lord Tong and a sudden attack by a red-robed cultivator.

• Cao Mengfu told Xu Yi that Desolate Ancestor had detonated his treasures to resist Ru Yi Hall, after which the thugs killed him and displayed his head.
• Xu Yi asked whether Yan Zi had escaped, then captured two men who assaulted Cao Mengfu and warned Cao Mengfu to leave with his family.
• Xu Yi carried the two men to South Plaza, retrieved Desolate Ancestor's head, and disabled the black-robed men and executioners who attacked him.
• Lord Tong offered Xu Yi a place in his service, but the red-robed middle-aged cultivator attacked before Xu Yi could answer.
• Nine flashes of light erupted around the red-robed cultivator, and a powerful blaze swallowed him.

Xu Yi confronted the Ru Yi Hall men over their destruction of his friends’ homes and families, brutally killing Hall Master Song and the white-browed youth. Lord Tong was left pleading for his life as Xu Yi turned his attention to him.

• Xu Yi revealed himself and demanded that Hall Master Song kneel and apologize to his friend.
• Hall Master Song attacked Xu Yi with Crimson Fire Thunder Beads, but Xu Yi shattered his dantian, tortured him to death, and captured his Divine Infant.
• Xu Yi questioned Lord Tong about the attack on Guanglong Hall, and the white-browed youth accused Lord Tong of lying.
• Xu Yi killed the white-browed youth despite his attempt to earn merit by exposing Lord Tong.
• Lord Tong pleaded that he had not killed anyone from Guanglong Hall, while Xu Yi calmly assured him there was no need to worry.

Xu Yi forced Lord Tong to search Qingxing City for Yan Zi and then used him to punish those responsible for the slaughter at Guanglong Hall. The chapter ended with Xu Yi beheading nearly a thousand cultivators at once and trapping their vengeful spirits in a black banner.

• Xu Yi ordered Lord Tong to find Yan Zi, and Lord Tong mobilized his followers to search all of Qingxing City.
• When the search failed, Lord Tong begged Xu Yi for his life and offered to help him enter Long Yuanshou’s coronation to kill the usurper.
• Xu Yi tortured Lord Tong with a Ruyi Pearl, then ordered him to hold a funeral for Desolate Ancestor and make everyone involved in the slaughter attend.
• Lord Tong brought Xu Yi ninety-three heads and two Ruyi Pearls containing records of the executions and funeral.
• Lord Tong gathered nearly a thousand cultivators responsible for the attack on Qingxing City at the South Plaza, where Xu Yi beheaded them in an instant and bound their vengeful spirits with a black banner.

After destroying the attackers in Qingxing City, Xu Yi reunited with Tang Shanhai and declared that he would storm the Royal Court of Wufeng Country to kill the false emperor. At the Royal Court, preparations for Long Yuanshou’s enthronement continued as the Immortal Palace Envoy arrived.

• Xu Yi explained to Lord Tong that he had decided to be ruthless, while the Soul-Summoning Banner fell silent after absorbing the resentful souls.
• Xu Yi sensed Tang Shanhai’s arrival, brought him to the city tower, and learned that Guanglong Trading Company had fallen and his employer was missing.
• Tang Shanhai warned Xu Yi that the Xuanqing Sect and Xu Yi himself were in danger, but Xu Yi announced he would attack the Royal Court and butcher the false emperor.
• At the Royal Court of Wufeng Country, officials and guests gathered for Long Yuanshou’s enthronement ceremony.
• The Immortal Palace Envoy arrived at Yanxi Hall, where Huang Longdao, Liu Taobai, and the assembled guests welcomed him.

At Wufeng Country’s dynasty celebration, the Immortal Palace Envoy and Liu Taobai discussed the Qingxing City massacre while Huang Longdao dismissed the killer as no threat. Yibu Xin arrived, effortlessly humiliated one of the Twelve Divine Generals, and said he was waiting for someone.

• The Immortal Palace Envoy asked about the massacre in Qingxing City, and Liu Taobai said the Royal Court’s Twelve Divine Generals would hunt down the fiend after the Emperor Lord’s enthronement.
• Huang Longdao claimed the Qingxing City victims were weak and boasted that he could defeat the fiend with ease, prompting others to praise his strength.
• Yibu Xin arrived at the hall, ignored the guests, and sat down holding his rusted sword.
• A young man in golden armor, one of Wufeng Country’s Twelve Divine Generals, questioned Yibu Xin, who cut apart his armor and clothes with a single sword stroke.
• Liu Taobai warned Yibu Xin against causing trouble, and Yibu Xin replied that he was waiting for someone and would do nothing unless provoked.
• The Immortal Palace Envoy watched the horizon with growing anticipation, wondering who Yibu Xin was waiting for.

Xu Yi attacked Long Yuanshou during the new emperor’s Heaven Altar ceremony, killing his decoy and exposing the ruler’s deception. Surrounded by Wufeng Country’s forces, Xu Yi unleashed Clear Light and began cutting down the assembled experts.

• Long Yuanshou offered the Imperial Seal to Heaven, but the Divine Master fell from the sky and the Auspicious Rain stopped.
• Xu Yi appeared on the Heaven Altar and destroyed the first Long Yuanshou, only for a stronger version of the ruler to reveal that the first had been a decoy.
• Tao Jingsheng identified Xu Yi and urged Huang Longdao and the Twelve Divine Generals to capture him, while Long Yuanshou offered rewards for his death.
• Huang Longdao charged Xu Yi and was killed along with his Divine Infant, prompting Long Yuanshou and Tao Jingsheng to summon more fighters and troops.
• Xu Yi rejected Liu Taobai’s offer to surrender and struck at the surrounding experts with Clear Light, killing more than thirty and scattering their Divine Infants.
• The Buffalo Monster appeared and sucked the fleeing Divine Infants into its nose.

Xu Yi slaughtered the forces surrounding him and faced Yibu Xin, who challenged him with a sword strike before sacrificing his body to forge the Eastern Sea into True Intent. Xu Yi answered with his own sorrowful True Intent, and Yibu Xin’s Divine Infant acknowledged his ability and departed.

• Xu Yi killed the encircling experts, while the three thousand armored soldiers and Long Yuanshou’s allies fled or stood helplessly by.
• Yibu Xin stepped between Xu Yi and Long Yuanshou, then beheaded Long Yuanshou and let Xu Yi refine his Divine Infant.
• Yibu Xin challenged Xu Yi, and their exchange revealed the brilliance of Yibu Xin’s swordsmanship before his sword returned to its rusty, cracked state.
• Yibu Xin’s Divine Infant emerged and transformed the Eastern Sea into a giant sword, crushing the Royal Court as he sacrificed his body to forge the Dao.
• Xu Yi unleashed his sorrowful True Intent, causing Yibu Xin’s giant sword to vanish, and Yibu Xin’s Divine Infant praised him before riding away.

After killing Yibu Xin, Xu Yi discovered that Tao Jingsheng was possessed and attacked him rather than accept his offer to make peace. The possessor’s attacks failed against Xu Yi’s True Meaning and the Chiwu Worm, and he eventually tried to stop the fight.

• Yibu Xin burned his Divine Infant to unleash a final sword strike, then died as Xu Yi watched his Divine Infant dissipate.
• Xu Yi recognized that Tao Jingsheng had been possessed and rejected the possessor’s proposal to turn his enmity with Jingsheng into friendship.
• Xu Yi pretended to apologize, then struck Tao Jingsheng with clear light and wounded him.
• Tao Jingsheng summoned a Wind-and-Thunder Sword, but it could not pierce Xu Yi’s True Meaning, while the Chiwu Worm disrupted his techniques.
• After the Chiwu Worm dispersed his Heavenly Evolution Finger, Tao Jingsheng stopped fighting and pleaded with Xu Yi to let him withdraw.

Xu Yi defeated Tao Jingsheng after forcing him to swear that the Tao Family would not trouble him, then captured the fleeing wisp of true spirit. The Chiwu Worm vanished into the Soul-Summoning Banner, where its totem appeared to move, and Xu Yi left the Royal Court with the battlefield’s resources.

• Xu Yi pressed Tao Jingsheng with precise sword strikes until Tao Jingsheng agreed to swear to Heaven that the Tao Family would never make trouble for Xu Yi.
• Tao Jingsheng swore the oath without Xu Yi’s requested condition, so Xu Yi resumed attacking and shattered Tao Jingsheng’s body and Divine Infant.
• The Buffalo Monster pulled Tao Jingsheng’s escaping wisp of true spirit into its mouth, but the Soul-Summoning Banner flashed and drew in the Chiwu Worm.
• Xu Yi saw an ugly ox totem move across the Soul-Summoning Banner and stowed it away after failing to sense the Chiwu Worm directly.
• Xu Yi gathered the surviving resources and storage rings from the battlefield, then left the Royal Court.

Xu Yi confronted Cao Qi after slaughtering the Wufeng Royal Court, suspecting him of betraying their alliance and endangering Yan Zi. Cao Qi’s ambush froze Xu Yi and much of South Plaza, but the men preparing to kill him still feared his power.

• Xu Yi returned to South Plaza, where Cao Qi and Tang Shanhai awaited him, and asked after Yan Zi.
• Xu Yi gave Cao Qi three green spirit crystals and accused him of arranging for Yibu Xin to take his Starry Sky Ring.
• Cao Qi denied betraying Xu Yi and asked what share of his gains the three crystals represented.
• Xu Yi accused Cao Qi of getting Lu killed for the crystals and demanded that he reveal the men he had prepared.
• Tang Shanhai attacked Xu Yi with a burst of white light, freezing him and more than a thousand people across an area exceeding ten li.
• More than ten powerful cultivators surrounded Xu Yi’s ice sculpture, while the entity possessing Tang Shanhai urged Cao Qi to have him killed.

Xu Yi defeated Cao Qi’s forces with a silvery power and confronted Tang Shanhai’s true spirit. He traded spirit crystals for Tang Shanhai’s knowledge and learned why spirit crystals mattered to powerful cultivators.

• Xu Yi’s silvery disc destroyed Cao Qi’s formations and killed the experts, while Xu Yi captured Cao Qi’s Divine Infant.
• Xu Yi’s Soul-Summoning Banner unleashed black and white Qi that swept up Divine Infants and threatened Tang Shanhai’s true spirit.
• Xu Yi told Tang Shanhai that he had recently killed a Heavenly Decline Realm expert from the Tao Family, then offered to spare Tang Shanhai’s true spirit in exchange for instruction.
• Xu Yi gave Tang Shanhai three spirit crystals and swore a Blood Oath; Tang Shanhai also swore to answer truthfully.
• Tang Shanhai explained that spirit crystals contained immortal spirit energy and could refine artifacts, concoct pills, heal injuries, and nourish true spirits.

Xu Yi questioned Tang Shanhai about the Heavenly Decline Realm and learned how it transformed cultivators and constrained their true spirits. Tang Shanhai shared what he knew about higher realms, connected their Ruyi Pearls, and urged Xu Yi to strengthen his cultivation before facing Heavenly Decline.

• Xu Yi asked Tang Shanhai what a true spirit was, and Tang Shanhai explained the five signs of Heavenly Decline and how a true spirit survived the body's decay.
• Tang Shanhai told Xu Yi that Heavenly Decline experts had to shelter their dying bodies underground because their true spirits were vulnerable outside them.
• Tang Shanhai admitted he did not know what realm lay beyond Heavenly Decline, but said the Immortal Palace, the Demon Tower, and White Horse Temple might hold true immortals.
• Xu Yi asked how powerful Heavenly Decline experts were, and Tang Shanhai explained that Lightning Tribulation experts could attach their true spirits to all things while Heavenly Decline experts commanded all things within a domain.
• Tang Shanhai linked his Ruyi Pearl with Xu Yi's and advised him to raise his cultivation and build a strong foundation.

Xu Yi sought answers about Xue Zihan’s fading vitality and learned that Golden Core Academy might hold clues, then set out to find Yan Zi. He reunited with her and brought her away from Desolate Ancestor’s grave, while Xue Zihan’s fate remained uncertain.

• Tang Shanhai examined Xue Zihan’s body and told Xu Yi that Golden Core Academy might help explain her miraculous condition.
• Tang Shanhai revealed his surname was Cao and departed, leaving Xu Yi to weigh his urgent responsibilities.
• Xu Yi released Cao Qi’s Divine Infant and forced him to reveal Yan Zi’s location, then set out to find her.
• Xu Yi found Yan Zi atop a peak above the sea of clouds, and Cao Qi’s Divine Infant was caught and destroyed after fleeing.
• Yan Zi reassured Xu Yi that she could endure her hardships, and he smiled at how much she had grown.
• Yan Zi burned spirit money at Desolate Ancestor’s grave for three days before Xu Yi pulled her away.

Xu Yi returned to Xuanqing Sect and found it under attack by the Thirteen Alliances of the Eastern Union, who demanded the sect submit or be destroyed. He revealed his Calamity Tribulation Realm cultivation and faced the alliance’s leader, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Xu Yi comforted Yan Zi by the Mo River, then set aside his plan to travel to Blackbrow Country and decided to change his appearance before visiting Golden Core Academy.
• Xu Yi planned to refine a Soul-Stabilizing Pill by meeting Qin Kong in Chishui Country, but first headed back to Xuanqing Sect out of regard for Sect Leader Hongyi.
• Xu Yi arrived to find several hundred cultivators from the Thirteen Alliances of the Eastern Union attacking Xuanqing Sect’s protective formation and demanding its submission.
• The Golden Crown Youth questioned Xu Yi and offered him a place in the alliance or destruction alongside Xuanqing Sect; True Man Scarlet Fire identified Xu Yi as Guanglong Hall’s Hall Master and recognized his Calamity Tribulation Realm cultivation.
• Xu Yi told the Golden Crown Youth to finish arranging his forces before they talked, while the alliance prepared for a confrontation.

Xu Yi revealed his identity as Young Master Yiling to the Thirteen Alliances of the Eastern Union and entered Xuanqing Sect under his protection. The alliance’s leaders were left arguing over whether to flee or stay, while Blood Night Demon Lord turned on Zhou Xingyao.

• Golden Crown Youth held back two elders until reinforcements led by his cousin, Blood Night Old Devil, arrived at Xuanqing Sect.
• Xu Yi tossed the Imperial Seal of the State to the white-robed youth and revealed that he was Young Master Yiling, whom the alliance feared as Old Demon Yiling.
• Xu Yi asked Blood Night Old Devil to gather the alliance and his uncle for a larger attack, then escorted Yan Zi into Xuanqing Sect.
• True Man Scarlet Fire opened the formation to welcome Xu Yi, while the alliance stayed frozen outside until he disappeared inside.
• The alliance elders argued over whether to flee or remain, and Blood Night Demon Lord silenced them before slapping and threatening Zhou Xingyao.

Xu Yi returned to Xuanqing Sect, where he reunited with old friends and learned that Sect Leader Hongyi had died. He refused to become the new Sect Leader but promised to protect the sect, leaving its leadership to True Man Scarlet Fire for now.

• Zhou Binglin examined the genuine Imperial Seal of the State but doubted that Xu Yi was Old Demon Yiling, and he ordered everyone to wait before acting.
• Xu Yi toured Xuanqing Sect with Yan Zi and exchanged greetings with Meng Fu and the Co-learning Society.
• Xu Yi asked True Man Scarlet Fire about Sect Leader Hongyi and learned that Hongyi had died, leaving a message asking Xu Yi to lead the sect or let it disband.
• Xu Yi refused the position but offered incense to Hongyi and promised that Xuanqing Sect would not need to disband yet.
• Xu Yi appointed True Man Scarlet Fire to lead temporarily and said the first person to reach the Calamity Tribulation Realm within ten years should become Sect Leader.

Xu Yi confronted the Thirteen Alliances of the Eastern Union, demonstrating his power by killing Wu Qijing and the Nine Dragon Sect delegation. He gave the alliance one hundred breaths to persuade him to spare them, and Zhou Binglin offered the alliance’s complete obedience and support for Xuanqing Sect and Xu Yi’s chosen ruler of Wufeng Country.

• Zhou Binglin recognized Xu Yi as Old Demon Yiling, presented him with the Imperial Seal of the State, and begged for mercy on behalf of the Thirteen Alliances of the Eastern Union.
• Wu Qijing arrived with more than twenty Tribulation Transcending Experts from the Nine Dragon Sect, mocked Zhou Binglin, and dismissed the warning that Xu Yi was Young Master Yiling.
• Xu Yi killed Wu Qijing and the Nine Dragon Sect delegation, then used the Soul-Summoning Banner to seize their Divine Infants.
• Xu Yi warned Zhou Binglin not to use him as a weapon and gave the Thirteen Alliances of the Eastern Union one hundred breaths to persuade him to spare them.
• After the alliance’s elders discussed how to appease Xu Yi, Zhou Binglin offered their obedience, protection for Xuanqing Sect, and help installing Xu Yi’s chosen ruler of Wufeng Country.

Xu Yi forced Blood Night Demon Lord, Zhou Binglin, and the others to submit, then agreed to let Zhou Binglin rule Wufeng in exchange for securing the Begonia Letter. After Zhou Binglin was installed as ruler and the letter arrived, Xu Yi took it and left, while the survivors remained haunted by their encounter with him.

• Blood Night Demon Lord and Zhou Binglin drove Soul-Piercing Spikes into themselves and urged the others to do the same to beg Xu Yi for mercy.
• Blood Night Demon Lord told Xu Yi about the Begonia Letter and the chance to trade for treasures at the Begonia Pavilion, and Xu Yi agreed to give Zhou Binglin the Imperial Seal if he obtained the letter.
• Xu Yi gave Zhou Binglin a pearl to swallow, then left with the people of the Eastern Alliance's Thirteen Leagues while the others continued suffering until their allotted time passed.
• The Eastern Alliance's Thirteen Leagues rebuilt Wufeng's royal court, announced the kingdom's restoration, and secured approval from the Immortal Hall.
• Zhou Binglin became ruler of Wufeng, and the Begonia Letter arrived two days later.
• Xu Yi took the Begonia Letter and departed, leaving Zhou Binglin and the elders relieved to have survived but still terrified of him.

Xu Yi prepared Yan Zi’s cultivation plan and refined a Soul-Stabilizing Pill before ascending into Exploding Canyon’s astral winds to undergo the Wind Tribulation. As his alts wrestled with fear and thoughts of betrayal, Xu Yi began the breakthrough method and formed a cycle of blood and qi within his body.

• Xu Yi arrived at Kongkong Pavilion, enjoyed Qin Kong’s banquet, and ordered Qin Kong to begin Yan Zi’s plan to reach Spiritual Root Layer Three within a year.
• Yan Zi entered seclusion, while Xu Yi refined a Soul-Stabilizing Pill in preparation for the Wind Tribulation.
• Xu Yi traveled with Qin Kong and the other alts to Exploding Canyon and waited to ascend at the third quarter of the Mao hour.
• Bai Jizi told the others that Old Demon Yiling had destroyed the Wufeng Royal Court, prompting Qin Kong, Lin Ming, and the others to reflect on their precarious position under Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi rose into the astral winds, opened his acupoints, and circulated his blood and qi until a perfect loop formed and scarlet suns appeared in his twelve main acupoints.

Xu Yi survived the Wind Tribulation without using his Soul-Stabilizing Pill, and his body and cultivation grew stronger. Afterward, he found Qin Kong and the other juniors missing and confronted five Lightning Tribulation Experts who had ambushed him.

• Xu Yi sent his Divine Infant into the astral winds, endured the first trial, and chose to face the final storm without taking the Soul-Stabilizing Pill.
• The astral windstorm nearly destroyed Xu Yi's Divine Infant, but it survived and transformed before returning to his body.
• Xu Yi's wounds healed, and he discovered that his defenses, physical abilities, and Infant Essence had improved.
• Xu Yi descended and found Qin Kong and the other juniors gone, with several cultivators lying in ambush.
• A white-clothed scholar and four other Lightning Tribulation Experts appeared, and their golden light blocked Xu Yi's sword intent.

Xu Yi defeated five Lightning Tribulation Experts who ambushed him with True Pattern Magic Robes, then rescued Qin Kong and the others from Liu Bingtang’s stronghold. He left Liu Bingtang’s forces for Qin Kong to deal with and agreed to stay to help Yan Zi advance to Spiritual Root Layer Three.

• The white-clothed scholar and four other Lightning Tribulation Experts ambushed Xu Yi, expecting the Soul-Stabilizing Pill to limit his power.
• Xu Yi unleashed nearly a hundred True Intent Supernatural Abilities, then destroyed the five True Pattern Magic Robes and killed their wearers.
• Xu Yi interrogated the five Divine Infants, learned where Qin Kong and the others were held, and offered the captives’ spirits to the Soul-Summoning Banner.
• Xu Yi stormed Liu Bingtang’s compound and incapacitated his core forces, allowing Qin Kong and the others to escape their prison.
• Bai Jizi praised Xu Yi’s strength, and Lin Ming asked to stay with Qin Kong to help Miss Yan advance to Spiritual Root Layer Three.

Xu Yi traveled toward Central City to visit Central Academy, but stopped at a roadside tea stall when his horse grew tired. There, he witnessed two cloaked attackers spring a trap on a powerful escort guarding an apparently empty carriage.

• Qin Kong failed to persuade Bai Jizi to stay at Kongkong Pavilion, while the others congratulated Bai Jizi and privately envied his favor with Old Demon Yiling.
• Xu Yi left Chishui Country and headed for Central Academy, switching to a plain disguise and continuing on foot and horseback after travel restrictions blocked his way.
• Xu Yi rested at a tea stall and noticed two cloaked figures attacking an escort of more than thirty Tribulation Transcending Experts.
• The cloaked figures overwhelmed the escort and tore open the carriage’s black felt covering.
• A golden net burst from the carriage and attacked the cloaked figures, revealing that the carriage contained only a glowing formation disc and had been set as a trap.