Recaps

Xu Yi returned to the Southern Pole Sect after reaching the Yin Fish Realm, secured resources from the Chaotic Abyss Sea factions, and advanced to the Third Realm of Yin Fish. He traveled to Yun Jing Immortal Palace as an Offering Envoy, where he faced a test and kept the sect’s offering with him.

• Xu Yi returned to the Southern Pole Sect, defeated Mu Jinlin at the Immortal Gathering, and revealed that he was Old Demon Kongxu before beginning his breakthrough to the Yin Fish Realm.
• Xu Yi endured years of illusions, emerged with two Yin Fish, and received Fish Mouth Peak after Zhang Daohan recognized his Golden Yin Fish.
• Xu Yi forced the Chaotic Abyss Sea factions to pay monthly Profound Yellow Pills and maintain agreed territorial boundaries, then cultivated until he reached the Second Realm of Life Wheel.
• Xu Yi studied the sect’s cultivation arts and advanced to the Third Realm of Yin Fish, while the factions continued sending him tribute.
• When the family leaders plotted against Xu Yi, Stone Buddha Old Ancestor refused to fight him, and Xu Yi made the factions increase their tribute by twenty percent.
• Shao Yong explained the Extreme Yin Line and the Southern Pole Sect’s prospects at Yun Jing Palace, then gave Xu Yi three hundred thousand Profound Yellow Pills for the offering journey.
• At Yun Jing Immortal Palace, a Yellow Turban Strongman tested Xu Yi by claiming the ceremony was canceled and demanding the offering, then let him proceed to the Immortal Welcoming Hall.
• A brocade-robed Yang Fish Great Power rebuked the Offering Envoys and ordered them out, and Xu Yi left without handing over the Southern Pole Sect’s offering.

Xu Yi survived the Southern Pole Sect’s destruction, killed Ji Ying and Chu Feng, and entered Shao Yi Palace to pursue the Extreme Yin Line. After surviving Shao Yi Righteous Immortal’s possession and defeating Meng Feishi, Xu Yi took up the Shao Yi identity, advanced his cultivation, and ended the stretch on a Northern Territory tour.

• Tong Tianchuan trapped Xu Yi in Sky Algae Pavilion, but Xu Yi escaped the death chamber, disguised himself, and turned the Yellow Turban Strongmen’s attacks against one another.
• Xu Yi pursued Ji Ying to Jinping Sea, escaped Tong Tianchuan, then killed him and took the Insight Mirror before reaching the besieged Southern Pole Sect.
• Xu Yi and Zhang Daohan joined forces against Ji Ying, killed him at Fish Mouth Peak, and Xu Yi collected his scattered life-wheel power and the Taiyi Light Splitting Ruler.
• Xu Yi used Ji Ying’s memories to expose Chu Feng’s role in the conflict, then killed Chu Feng and persuaded Shao Yi Palace to grant him access to the Extreme Yin Hall.
• Shao Yi Righteous Immortal tried to possess Xu Yi and claim his Golden Life Wheel, but Yun Jing Righteous Immortal’s attack and the ensuing battle left Du Shaoyi injured and Xu Yi carrying his Dao Fruit.
• Xu Yi recovered, claimed the Shao Yi Righteous Immortal’s identity, demanded seven pieces of Profound Yellow Essence from Zhang Yunjing, and killed Meng Feishi after he escaped.
• Xu Yi consumed the seven pieces, reached the Third Realm of Yang Fish, and ordered Jiang Zhun to rebuild the Southern Pole Sect and protect Zhong Ruyi’s family.
• Xu Yi toured the Northern Territory, sent his party back ahead of him, and was met by a figure who rushed into his arms.

Xu Yi rose to Director of Merit by resolving the Sima family dispute, then entered Xianlin City to trade for rare treasures. After killing Liu Xiangdong and defeating Mr. Zhu, he pawned a sealed treasure at Jiguzhai to obtain a True Dragon Eye and Star Core Marrow, risking a confrontation with powerful cultivators.

• Xu Yi joined the Loose Immortal Academy, maneuvered into the Jia Shen position, and won promotion to Director of Merit by resolving the Sima family dispute.
• After losing his external affairs duties, Xu Yi met Sima Rui, accepted a white bone key, and agreed to sell a Phoenix Gall at the Immortal Forest Gathering.
• Xu Yi sought advice from Liu Xiangdong, learned he had contacted Mr. Zhu about the bone key, and killed him before he could reveal Xu Yi’s identity.
• Xu Yi lured Mr. Zhu to Dragon Horn Mountain, killed him after a fierce fight, and recovered only a lump of Blood Freeze.
• Xu Yi bought the True Dragon Eye from Si Fang Zhai for forty pieces of Profound Yellow Essence and showed Jiguzhai his sealed Starry Sky Treasure Box.
• Xu Yi negotiated a five-year pawn deal for the True Dragon Eye and Star Core Marrow, then followed Head Shopkeeper Lin to a pavilion where powerful cultivators had gathered.

Xu Yi rose through poetry and cultivation while exposing corrupt officials, then chose to enter the grand examination and pursue an official career. As he prepared for the examination, Yuwen Tuo turned his attention toward him, while Wu Si still avoided explaining the missing treasure.

• Xu Yi tricked Liu Guancen with a character puzzle, impressed the gathering with his poetry, and pawned the Starry Sky Treasure Box at Jiguzhai for cultivation materials.
• Xu Yi transformed his Spirit Official Three Lives Aspect into the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Aspect, then killed Han Ba'er after Han Ba'er attacked him.
• Fan Cheng, Long Guang, Fang Taisong, and Xia Qijie conspired to have Xu Yi demoted, but Xu Yi proved their deception before Director Yu and Judge Venerable Xue, and the three officials were executed.
• Xu Yi pursued the Path of the Esteemed Scholar by selling poems at banquets, gathering Profound Yellow Essence, and preparing for a breakthrough into the Divine Diagram Realm.
• Xu Yi broke through, hosted a farewell gathering, and decided to enter the grand selection, receiving a recommendation letter arranged by Director Yu.
• Yuwen Tuo grew suspicious of Director Yu's connection to Xu Yi and considered using Xu Yi to stage a scandal, but Xia Qijie advised him to target Xu Yi through the grand examination instead.
• Xu Yi assessed his limited combat options for the examination and decided to find a mountain, while Wu Si finally met him after Shopkeeper Su warned him to stop avoiding him.