Recaps

Xu Yi survived the factions’ assault at Azure Dragon Mountain, defeated Feng Xifeng and Old Ancestor Wen, and helped Xia Zimo escape before collapsing from his wounds. After recovering, he disguised himself and learned that the search for him had spread, then encountered a bandit gang and Steward Sun.

• Xu Yi emerged from the waterfall, killed Marquis Wu Cheng and the Deer Crane Elders, then faced Jiang Nanxun and the Four Symbols Killing Formation.
• After the factions fought over the Mysterious Monster, Xu Yi endured Feng Xifeng’s Divine Intent Sword attacks, shattered the sword, and forced Feng Xifeng to flee.
• Old Ancestor Wen tricked Xu Yi into submission, but Xu Yi activated the Lesser Flame Formation, killed Jiang Nanxun and Feng Xifeng, and burned Old Ancestor Wen to ash.
• Xu Yi carried Xia Zimo from the cave and sent her through the waterfall, then fought off pursuing experts until Fan Mo Ke and King Jiang Bai left him gravely wounded.
• Xia Zimo used a forbidden art to travel far away, while Xia Xingguang recognized that her daughter’s protective Golden Feathers had broken and summoned her forces.
• Xu Yi woke after more than ten days, found Xia Zimo’s Sumeru Ring among his supplies, recovered with its pills, and disguised himself as a traveling scholar.
• At an inn, Xu Yi learned that Old Ancestor Wen, Jiang Baihou, and Feng Xifeng had died and that the factions were searching for the Scar-faced Daoist, then beat a gang leader who tried to rob him.
• The bandits fought over Xu Yi’s Sumeru Ring until Steward Sun freed him, and Sun asked Xu Yi to reveal his identity as a Superior Officer.

Xu Yi returned to the Divine Capital, secured Zimo Xuan’s standing, and reunited with Yan Zi at a gathering where he defeated Prince Pu'an Yi’s challengers in a literary contest. He left Yan Zi at Futuo Mountain and entered the auction through hidden passages in disguise.

• Xu Yi forced Steward Sun to help him enter the city, then met Lu Shanren, who helped disguise him and travel with him through the Space Gate to the capital.
• Xu Yi returned to Zimo Xuan and reassured Zong Er about the shop’s finances by displaying five valuable Sumeru Rings.
• Li Xiuluo told Xu Yi that the Ghost Master wanted the Thousand Machine Formation flags and manual, and Xu Yi agreed to cooperate and received invitations to the gathering.
• Yan Zi attended the gathering with Shui Qingchen, who revealed her identity and tried to attack Yan Zi, but Xu Yi intervened and recognized her.
• Xu Yi confronted Master Niu over his demands, and Li Xiuluo killed Shui Qingchen after Xu Yi alerted him to her presence.
• Prince Pu'an Yi struck Xu Yi after Xu mocked his interest in Yan Zi, then challenged Xu’s reputation as Poet Immortal and Word Sage through a literary contest.
• Xu Yi defeated Ye Piaoling in couplets and Gu Yunzhen with a poem inspired by Yan Zi’s painting, winning a million gold coins from Prince Pu'an Yi.
• Xu Yi took Yan Zi away from the gathering, persuaded her to return to Futuo Mountain, and entered the auction’s hidden passages in disguise.

Xu Yi secured rare auction treasures, advanced his cultivation, and survived a deadly ambush before confronting the Ghost Master in a volcanic cavern. After condensing Fire Gang Malice through the Great Cloud Tribulation, Xu Yi formed a Vengeful Embryo, leaving Ghost Master to explain its dangerous history.

• Xu Yi bought Divine Essence Pills, the Thousand Machine Formation, Taiyin Liquid, and the Life and Death Realm at the auction, then accepted Marquis Anqing’s request to rewrite his calligraphy.
• Xu Yi became Deputy Commander of the Southern Guard, strengthened his Yin Soul with Taiyin Liquid, and helped Yan Zi break through into the Black Purple Lake realm.
• Xu Yi developed his techniques and prepared supplies before leaving the capital, but Prince Pu'an Yi and Chen Tianfang pursued him into Azure Dragon Mountain.
• Xu Yi killed the eleven pursuers, including Jiu Toutuo and Chen Tianfang, then flew to a volcanic wasteland and found an Earth Spirit Fire.
• Xu Yi used an Audio-Visual Orb recording to force the Ghost Master to guard him while he attempted to condense Fire Gang Malice.
• Xu Yi absorbed fire qi with the Ghost Master's help, completed the fifth turn of the Undefeated Golden Body, and formed a purple fetal form as the Great Cloud Tribulation began.
• Xu Yi survived three lightning bolts but lost the ability to sense energy in his meridians, and Ghost Master identified his new state as a Vengeful Embryo.

Xu Yi learned more about his strange condition, accepted Marquis Anqing’s mission to retrieve a boundary tablet, and sought answers in the Imperial Library. As he raced toward Dragon Head Peak, Xue Zihan faced danger there and Qiu Wa was hunted by Ghostfire Venerable’s disciples.

• The Ghost Master explained the Seven Souls and the Vengeful Embryo, while Xu Yi puzzled over his own survival and ordered the Ghost Master to disguise himself as the Scar-faced Daoist.
• Xu Yi joined Zhao Baling’s group on a battlefield and defeated Venerable Guangcheng and his men after they threatened the Hero Society.
• Marquis Anqing revealed Jiang Hentian’s connection to the Seven Fiend Soul Tablet and asked Xu Yi to retrieve a boundary tablet after the tablet was broken.
• Marquis Anqing equipped Xu Yi with rare treasures, and Xu Yi entered the Imperial Library, where Old Cangtou advised him about Vengeful Embryos and artistic conception.
• Xu Yi studied how sorrow could power a Soul-Summoning Banner, then left the capital after receiving an urgent message.
• Xue Zihan endured pressure from Senior Sister Lu and Elder Liufeng, then contacted Xu Yi, who told her he was heading to Dragon Head Peak.
• Qiu Wa waited eagerly for Xu Yi, but Ghostfire Venerable and his disciples found her and tried to capture her alive.
• Qiu Wa struck Red Ghost and Purple Ghost with concealed Sonic Flying Daggers, but the six ghosts attacked her with shock waves as she tried to escape underground.