Recaps

Xu Yi broke through to the Spirit Communication Stage, defeated the Eastern Judgment Prefecture’s forces, and reclaimed his place as Old Demon Kongxu. After living among ordinary people, he found the perspective he needed to overcome his inner delusion and intervened to reunite Zhang Zhongxing and Xiu Niang, but Zhong Shenxiu arrived with an army as Xu Yi prepared to leave.

• Xu Yi connected with Heaven’s will, formed a second Dragon of Stars, and killed Qin Guang and the Ghost Immortals who attacked him.
• Xu Yi stormed the Eastern Judgment Prefecture, killed Young Emissary Chen and the officials who fought him, then escaped the pursuing armies.
• Xu Yi recovered on a sea island, refined Young Emissary Chen’s Roving Official Seal, and agreed to help Li Jinhuan negotiate with the Old Yellow Dragon Demons.
• Xu Yi revealed himself as the real Old Demon Kongxu, forced Huanglong and the assembled cultivators to surrender their resources, and made them swear to preserve their bond with Li Jinhuan.
• Xu Yi traveled to Tokyo City and lived among ordinary people, earning his keep before joining Mr. Jiang’s storytelling crowd and hearing Liu Sheng’s tale of Zhang Sheng and Xiu Niang.
• After Zhang Zhongxing died, Xiu Niang tried to take his Yin Soul, but underworld officials seized them both and Zheng Xiong sentenced Xiu Niang to severe punishment.
• Xu Yi’s Karma Fire Golden Lotuses appeared as he broke through his delusion, then he forced Zheng Xiong to release Zhang Zhongxing and Xiu Niang and restored their health.
• Zhong Shenxiu arrived with four high-ranking Earth Palace officials and summoned eight hundred Mighty Guards to attack Xu Yi.

Xu Yi secured a post in the Underworld Court, took control of the Catching Thieves Division, and built the Wind Message Battalion to hunt ranked demons. At Fubo Mountain, he exposed a scam, defeated Red Eagle Master, and won White Wolf’s recommendation to the Golden Roc Demon King, where he began proving his worth.

• Xu Yi left Tokyo City, learned about the Immortal Realm from Silver Venerable, and traveled to Fengdu City to claim a post with his Roving Official Seal.
• After Xia Sibo omitted Xu Yi from the appointments, Xu Yi struck the Scorching Thunder Drum and proved his merit by showing footage of his fight with Old Demon Kongxu.
• Xu Yi negotiated the Chief of the Catching Thieves Division post and took command by imprisoning Song Huaishan and Duan Mingyu, then winning the other commanders’ allegiance.
• Xu Yi secured Long Wenzhang’s approval to form the Wind Message Battalion and recruited its officers, but the search for ranked demons brought little intelligence.
• Xu Yi traveled to Fubo Mountain, exposed Liu Chuanfeng’s scheme to steal Zhang Baoyu’s Wenxue Pills, and killed Red Eagle Master with his Maxim machine gun.
• When Liu Chuanfeng and Zhang Baoyu’s relatives confronted him, Xu Yi fought them until White Wolf arrived and agreed to take him to the Golden Roc Demon King.
• Xu Yi corrected White Wolf’s introduction, answered Tu Wuming’s doubts about his strength, and demonstrated his Maxim heavy machine gun for the Golden Roc Demon King.

Xu Yi eliminated Tu Wuming through a layered scheme, then used his growing authority to purge officials conspiring against him. After winning new posts and invitations, he reunited with Zhang Bao'er for the Mid-Autumn Festival and left her at the Zhang family gathering.

• Xu Yi silenced Tu Wuming by completing Free and Easy Wanderings, won favor at the banquet, and accepted a high-ranking post from the Golden Roc Demon King.
• Xu Yi lured Chu Suiyi, Lang Tianyun, and Jiang Xiaofo into his trap and killed them, then attacked Tu Wuming and was badly wounded before White Wolf intervened.
• Xu Yi framed Tu Wuming by using Huang Mei’s corpse puppet to implicate Lei Chiyan, then presented evidence that led the Golden Roc Demon King to kill Tu Wuming.
• White Wolf explained the cultivation realms to Xu Yi, who built connections before returning to Fengdu City after Xia Sibo sent an alarming message.
• Xu Yi persuaded Duan Haiping and other officials to consider using an ancient temple to trap Lei Chiyan, but Lei Chiyan’s forces surrounded Banshan Garden and killed them while Xu Yi escaped.
• The Central Palace promoted Lei Chiyan to Deputy Commander, and Xu Yi rewarded his officers, expanded the Wind Message Battalion, and secured support for his appointments.
• After learning he had become Donghua Hall Policy Advisor, Xu Yi chose to visit Zhang Bao'er for Mid-Autumn Festival, where she gave him an invitation to Immortal King City and he shared his past relationships with her.
• Xu Yi gave Zhang Bao'er a Sumeru Ring and left for urgent business, while she and Zhang Baoyu joined the Zhang family gathering at Huaiyu Hall.

Xu Yi made Zhang Bao'er the temporary head of the Zhang family, deepened his cultivation, and entered the Third Realm before traveling to Immortal King City. There, he helped Niu Ganghuo challenge Xie Xuanting for Ice Cloud Fairy’s favor, leaving Niu claiming Xu Yi’s poem as his own and ready to confront Dragon Grandson.

• Zhang Bao'er agreed to marry Liu Chuanshan to save Zhang Wenfeng, but Xu Yi arrived and invoked their chess wager over Huaiyu Mountain.
• Xu Yi postponed the rematch for three years and secured Zhang Bao'er's position as patriarch, while Lei Chiyan arrested Zhang Kuangxing and his allies for their ties to Old Demon Kongxu.
• Zhang Bao'er took charge of the Zhang family, while Xu Yi began cultivating and negotiated with Tong Fengliu for Star Spirit Essences and other resources.
• Xu Yi mastered the Ghost Mother Puppet, refined a thunder card, and solved the Thirty-Six Questions Bewildering Method in White Cloud Mountain's Scripture Depository Cave.
• Xu Yi learned from the dried-corpse senior, returned to Fubo Mountain, and advised White Wolf on handling Niu Ganghuo's challenge to his authority.
• Xu Yi constructed an Incense Talisman Field, illuminated his Dragons of Stars, entered the Third Realm, and chose to accompany Niu Ganghuo to Immortal King City.
• At Yun Jin Palace, Xu Yi challenged Xie Xuanting's poem, then urged Niu Ganghuo to answer Xie's insults with a poem of his own.
• Niu Ganghuo recited Xu Yi's poem about devotion to one beloved, claimed it as his own, and declared his love for Ice Cloud Fairy, while her maid looked at him before withdrawing behind the curtain.