Recaps

Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng received Xuan Du’s urgent message, which only demanded that Qi WuHuo call him Big Brother, and decided to descend to see his junior brother. Meanwhile, Qi WuHuo studied Xuan Zhen’s unfinished Human Dao cultivation and set out to continue it before Di Ting told him the task he had requested was done.

• Xuan Du sent Tian Peng an urgent message asking Qi WuHuo to call him Big Brother Xuan Du, and Tian Peng decided to visit his junior brother.
• The Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole approved Tian Peng’s descent and planned to visit Houtu with Yun Qin accompanying him as a relative.
• Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate watched Xuan Du’s message and declared that he could also be Big Brother Taiyi to Qingwei.
• Qi WuHuo read Xuan Zhen’s notes describing a Human Dao cultivation path that rewarded actions benefiting all sentient beings.
• Qi WuHuo vowed to try Xuan Zhen’s path and finish it, then heard Di Ting say that he had completed the task Qi WuHuo requested.

Qi WuHuo learned that the underworld would let unjustly killed souls return briefly to visit their families, while Old Yellow Ox discovered that the Northern Emperor might be arranging a marriage alliance between Qi WuHuo and Yun Qin. The Northern Emperor appeared after Old Yellow Ox challenged the idea of treating the pair as chess pieces, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Listening Truth told Qi WuHuo that the Ten Hall Yama Kings had agreed to let unjustly killed souls return to see their loved ones, and said Ksitigarbha King was still unconscious.
• Old Yellow Ox worried that Qi WuHuo and Yun Qin's ties to opposing powers made them a dangerous match, then asked Yun Qin to invite him along when she visited Qi WuHuo.
• Yun Qin decided to visit Qi WuHuo, and Star Lord Zuo Fu said the Northern Emperor would accompany her to the mortal world.
• Old Yellow Ox inferred that the Northern Emperor might use Qi WuHuo and Yun Qin as a marriage alliance to ease tensions between Heaven and Empress Houtu.
• After Old Yellow Ox objected to the pair being treated as chess pieces, the Northern Emperor revealed himself and asked what it would matter if he did so.

Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole set out with Yun Qin and Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng to visit Empress Houtu, while the young Jade Emperor recovered a fragment of his past and decided to join the meeting. Their unexpected convergence left Great Master Xuan Du stunned as he watched them head toward Qi WuHuo.

• Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole warned Old Yellow Ox to watch his words and actions before setting out with Yun Qin and Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng, who carried gifts for the visit.
• The young Jade Emperor dreamed of meeting Empress Wa and Fuxi, remembered that he was Zhang Xiaoyu, and wondered whether reliving Haotian's experiences could restore his fading Primordial Spirit.
• After seeing Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole's descent in the Haotian Mirror, Zhang Xiaoyu decided to attend the meeting and asked Taiyi Salvation Heavenly Venerate and Nine Spirit Yuan Sheng to escort him.
• Great Master Xuan Du saw Tian Peng bringing Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole and Yun Qin, while Taiyi brought the young Jade Emperor, all heading toward Qi WuHuo's home, and his smug smile froze.

Great Master Xuan Du rushed to prepare a gift for Qi WuHuo after learning that the Jade Emperor and the Great Emperor Ziwei had already sent theirs, while Yun Qin and Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng approached the mountain gate. In Jinzhou, Qi WuHuo tended to a grieving old man, who revealed himself as a mysterious being and spoke the word "Immortality."

• Great Master Xuan Du decided to outdo the Jade Emperor and the Great Emperor Ziwei with a grand gift, then went to Doushuai Palace and fought the Azure Ox Ancestor while collecting what he was owed.
• Yun Qin traveled with Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng, carrying a bundle of paintings and snacks as the two gifts followed behind her.
• Qi WuHuo taught the children of Jinzhou, bought food from the townsfolk, and went to the clinic to treat an old man overcome by grief.
• The old man questioned Qi WuHuo about death, suffering, and reincarnation, then revealed a serene presence and declared, "Immortality."

Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole met Qi WuHuo and argued that accelerating reincarnation could eventually grant Changsheng to all living beings, asking him to lend Fengdu’s authority. The chapter ended as Houtu Empress Earthly Deity faced Ziwei of the North Pole and Yun Qin asked where Wuhuo was.

• Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole revealed himself to Qi WuHuo and explained that he had come because Qi WuHuo had severed a calamity with one sword.
• Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole argued that universal Changsheng would end premature death and inequality, and proposed accelerating reincarnation to make it possible.
• Qi WuHuo accepted that Changsheng was not wrong but challenged the suffering and repeated deaths required by Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole’s plan.
• Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole asked Qi WuHuo to lend him Fengdu’s authority so he could demonstrate his method.
• Primordial Ying Yuanjun warned Houtu Empress Earthly Deity that Ziwei of the North Pole had arrived with Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng, and Houtu went out to meet them.
• Yun Qin greeted Houtu Empress Earthly Deity and asked where Wuhuo was.

Qi WuHuo challenged Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole’s case for immortality through reincarnation, but Changsheng left without taking Fengdu’s authority after secretly poisoning him with castor beans. Qi WuHuo returned to find Yun Qin visiting Empress Houtu and eagerly greeting him.

• Yun Qin visited Empress Houtu with Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole, and her gift eased Houtu’s hostility enough for her to welcome them inside.
• Great Emperor Changsheng asked Qi WuHuo to lend him Fengdu’s authority and defended reincarnation by arguing that a soul remained the same person across lifetimes.
• Qi WuHuo argued that experience and continuity made each reincarnated self different, and Changsheng challenged him to consider reincarnation with memories intact.
• Great Emperor Changsheng declined to seize Fengdu, urged Qi WuHuo to grow stronger and find his own answer, then revealed that the tea he had given him contained castor beans that affected immortals.
• After suppressing the poison, Qi WuHuo contacted Listening Truth and returned to his lodging, where he found Yun Qin visiting Empress Houtu and greeting him.

Ziwei Great Emperor of the North Pole drew Qi WuHuo into a private conversation about reincarnation, identity, and the dangers of pursuing longevity. After explaining that strict order and execution were necessary to restrain desire, he offered Qi WuHuo the position of Fourth Saint of the Northern Pole and admitted that he had established the order governing all living beings.

• Yun Qin visited Qi WuHuo with Empress Houtu, Ziwei Great Emperor of the North Pole, Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng, Star Lord Zuo Fu, and the three Primordial Ladies.
• Ziwei Great Emperor of the North Pole invited Qi WuHuo to a tea stall, where they discussed Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole's pursuit of longevity and whether reincarnated souls remained the same people.
• Qi WuHuo argued that a person was made by their memories and relationships, and that living forever as an empty consciousness would not be true longevity.
• Ziwei Great Emperor of the North Pole warned that unchecked longevity would inflame desire and cause chaos, and said death and harsh laws were necessary to preserve order.
• Ziwei Great Emperor of the North Pole offered Qi WuHuo the place of Fourth Saint of the Northern Pole, and admitted that he had established the order all living beings were expected to follow.

Qi WuHuo challenged the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole’s justification for ruling through strength, accepted his Demon-Slaying token, and resolved to oppose him through the Way. The Jade Emperor and other powerful figures gathered at Houtu’s home, where their tense meeting was interrupted by Qi WuHuo’s teacher.

• The Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole argued that strength was necessary to enforce stable order, warned Qi WuHuo not to obstruct him, and gave him a Demon-Slaying token.
• Qi WuHuo accepted the North Emperor’s invitation to see the world from another perspective and considered how to defeat him through the Way rather than force.
• The Jade Emperor chose to continue to Houtu’s home with Taiyi, while Qi WuHuo and the North Emperor returned to find the Jade Emperor, Great Master Xuan Du, and others gathered there.
• Houtu comforted Yun Qin and gave her an ancient hairpin, while the North Emperor gave Qi WuHuo a black jade folding fan and the Jade Emperor offered the pair jade pendants.
• Qi WuHuo’s grey-robed teacher kicked open the door and announced his arrival, freezing when the assembled leaders turned to stare at him.

Di Ting accidentally entered Qi WuHuo’s house during a gathering of exalted gods, while Great Master Xuan Du arranged for the Old Green Ox to protect Qi WuHuo from Heavenly Court schemers. After the guests departed, Qi WuHuo and Yun Qin admitted that the heavens felt stifling, and Yun Qin proposed that they run away.

• Di Ting opened the door, saw the Emperors and disciples of the Three Pure Ones dining inside, and hurriedly apologized and retreated.
• The Old Green Ox mocked Di Ting for barging in, then realized Great Master Xuan Du intended to give him to Qi WuHuo as a mount and tried to escape.
• Great Master Xuan Du caught the Old Green Ox and explained that he wanted him to shield Qi WuHuo from meddling immortals.
• The Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole departed after the gathering, with Yun Qin granted permission to travel between the immortal and mortal realms.
• Alone together, Qi WuHuo and Yun Qin discussed their unhappiness with the stifling heavens, and Yun Qin suggested that they run away.

Qi WuHuo took Yun Qin away from the oppressive banquet and found comfort in her advice and friendship as he wrestled with the Emperors’ doctrines. Walking alone afterward, he encountered the Supreme One and formally acknowledged him as his teacher.

• Yun Qin suggested that she, Qi WuHuo, and their friends escape the stifling conflict, so Qi WuHuo took her to a quiet mountain lake.
• Qi WuHuo rode the wind with Yun Qin to a forest lake, where she advised him that he could challenge the one who imposed the order and return it to all living beings.
• Yun Qin exchanged Empress Houtu’s hairpin with Qi WuHuo’s folding fan, making the keepsakes gifts between friends rather than tokens of reconciliation between the Emperors.
• The Green Ox broke free of Xuandu’s Diamond Bangle, threatened to spread embarrassing stories about Xuandu, and rode away on the clouds.
• Qi WuHuo pondered the South Pole and North Pole Emperors’ doctrines as he walked through the dark mountains, then met the old man on a blue ox and paid his respects to Teacher.

Taishang reunited with Qi WuHuo, gave him the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern, and promised to teach him for three months before he descended the mountain after the New Year. Meanwhile, Yun Qin challenged the Northern Emperor's Son.

• Taishang told Qi WuHuo to unite knowledge and action by walking his own Dao, then gave him the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern.
• Taishang arrived at Qi WuHuo's courtyard and promised to teach him everything he could learn for three months.
• Old Green Ox and Di Ting discussed Taishang's generous investment in Qi WuHuo, and Di Ting panicked over Taishang's displeasure.
• Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole remembered his wife's death and watched Yun Qin approach with a black-jade fan.
• Yun Qin transformed the fan into a sword and declared that she would challenge the Northern Emperor's Son.

Yun Qin challenged the Northern Emperor's Son, and the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole sent her to earn that right by defeating talented peers in the Ministry of Thunder and Ministry of Dipper. She later met the black-clothed Great Dao Lord, who showed her the sword embryo he was forging before revealing his plan to visit Qi WuHuo and glimpsing a familiar green ox in a vision.

• Yun Qin said she wanted to challenge the Northern Emperor's Son because the Northern Emperor had made her uncomfortable, and the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole required her to defeat young opponents from the Ministry of Thunder and Ministry of Dipper first.
• Yun Qin searched for the black-clothed Great Dao Lord in the library and left pastries for him, but he startled her outside and caught the folding fan she swung at him.
• The black-clothed Great Dao Lord took Yun Qin to the meeting of the sea of blood and the Weak Water, where he showed her the sword embryo and the magical treasures he had prepared to forge a divine sword.
• The Great Dao Lord told Yun Qin he planned to find Qi WuHuo and ask for a room in his courtyard, then used a spell to show her the place he intended to visit.
• The Great Dao Lord's vision revealed an old green ox, and his admiring smile froze when he recognized it.

The black-clothed Great Dao Lord discovered that Taishang had returned to guide Qi WuHuo, whose teacher explained the trials ahead and gave him the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern. The chapter ended with Shangqing confronting Taishang and identifying Qi WuHuo as Supreme Xuanwei.

• Yun Qin left the black-clothed Great Dao Lord, who grew suspicious after seeing an Old Green Ox and went to Doushuai Palace to ask Lord Laojun where it had gone.
• Lord Laojun told the black-clothed Great Dao Lord that Great Master Xuan Du had taken the green ox, temporarily easing his suspicions.
• The black-clothed Great Dao Lord saw Taishang guiding Qi WuHuo in the mortal world and realized that Taishang had returned for him.
• Taishang watched Qi WuHuo demonstrate his skills, explained that his Eight Tribulations centered on proving the Dao, and gave him the Eight Sceneries Palace Lantern.
• Taishang told Qi WuHuo to overcome the Thunder Tribulation and reach pure Yang within half a month, then met Shangqing by the Heavenly River and Blood Sea.
• Shangqing confronted Taishang and asked whether Qi WuHuo was Supreme Xuanwei.

Taishang persuaded Shangqing that Qi WuHuo was his future Dao-friend rather than his disciple, and arranged for Shangqing to forge the young Daoist’s sword while concealing the truth. When Shangqing later tested Qi WuHuo, he found the young man’s body filled with Primordial Ancestral Qi.

• Shangqing confronted Taishang about whether Qi WuHuo was his disciple, and Taishang called him a future Dao-friend instead.
• Taishang explained that he had only guided Qi WuHuo and arranged to teach him for three months, while Shangqing agreed to forge the sword after half a month of tempering.
• Taishang told Qi WuHuo to set aside the title of Teacher for three months and instructed him to cultivate the One Qi needed for a divine ability.
• Shangqing decided to visit Qi WuHuo and assess his skills, then descended to the mortal realm and attacked him with a trace of his aura.
• Qi WuHuo countered Shangqing’s attack with the Blood River Sword, prompting Shangqing to check his cultivation.
• Shangqing was shocked to discover that Qi WuHuo’s entire body was full of Primordial Ancestral Qi.

Qi WuHuo fought Shangqing Great Dao Lord, who tested him while hiding his identity and limiting himself to the same cultivation level. Qi WuHuo narrowly defeated him, and Shangqing was left to honor his promise to stay and teach him.

• Shangqing recognized Yuqing’s exceptionally solid cultivation in Qi WuHuo and challenged him to last thirty breaths for a month of instruction, or ninety breaths for three months.
• Qi WuHuo fought Shangqing with swordsmanship, divine powers, and the Heaven-Overturning Seal, then absorbed and redirected Shangqing’s Qi with Nine Revolutions Refine Yuan.
• As the duel passed sixty breaths, Shangqing recognized Yuqing’s methods in Qi WuHuo’s seamless techniques and struggled to break his rhythm without using his signature powers.
• Qi WuHuo used Fuxi’s True Sound to disrupt the exchange, then struck with Tribulation Sword and broke Shangqing’s branch sword.
• Qi WuHuo returned to Taiqing and said he had narrowly won because his opponent seemed to have held back, leaving Taiqing speechless.

After Qi WuHuo narrowly defeated Shangqing Great Dao Lord with the Tribulation Sword, Shangqing decided to teach him and came to forge him a sword with Empress Houtu. Meanwhile, the young Jade Emperor struggled with worsening memories and chose to seek Qi WuHuo, while the chapter ended with Shangqing introducing himself as Qingshang.

• Qi WuHuo told Supreme that he suspected his opponent was an old acquaintance and had used that senior's sword technique, while Supreme praised his considerate victory.
• Shangqing Great Dao Lord accepted his defeat, resolved to teach Qi WuHuo, and received a message from Empress Houtu arranging a time to forge a sword.
• The young Jade Emperor woke from a draining dream of his past, reviewed Heavenly Court reports, and decided to visit Qi WuHuo to seek a way to restore his strength.
• Empress Houtu met Qi WuHuo and brought Shangqing to forge him a sword before he became an immortal.
• Shangqing introduced himself to Qi WuHuo as Qingshang, a traveling swordsmith.

Qi WuHuo trained under his Teacher, who tested him before revealing the sect’s greatest divine ability. Meanwhile, the young Jade Emperor’s attempt to locate Qi WuHuo with the Haotian Mirror failed, and the Teacher taught Qi WuHuo One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.

• Qingshang arrived to forge a sword for Qi WuHuo and told him to come for a test after dark.
• Qi WuHuo demonstrated his swordsmanship for his Teacher, who praised his foundation and challenged him to attack with everything he knew.
• The young Jade Emperor used the Haotian Mirror to search for Qi WuHuo, but the mirror overheated and flew away into the plaque beneath Soaring Heavens Palace.
• Shangqing Great Dao Lord sensed a vast presence and abandoned his attempt to watch the fight.
• Qi WuHuo fought his Teacher and two powerful figures summoned from the Teacher’s qi, then admitted defeat.
• The Teacher revealed that his unique divine ability was called One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and began passing it on to Qi WuHuo.

The old man taught Qi WuHuo the principles and cultivation method of his secret art, One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones. Qi WuHuo learned that he had entered its first realm, while the story left the art’s further stages unexplained.

• The old man asked Qi WuHuo why Daoist cultivation followed the inverse path, and Qi WuHuo explained how reversing Three to return to One led cultivators toward the Dao.
• The old man named his divine art Reverse of Reversals and taught Qi WuHuo its principles, describing Primordial Chaos, the Three Qi, and the heavens.
• Qi WuHuo guessed that the art created three bodies or joined the past, present, and future, but the old man rejected both explanations.
• The old man explained that External Incarnation was only a prerequisite, then taught Qi WuHuo about the Dharma Body, Response Body, and Transformation Body.
• The old man placed a hand on Qi WuHuo’s head and completed the transmission; Qi WuHuo realized the storm and supernatural signs had been illusions.
• The old man named the art One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and declared that Qi WuHuo had reached its first realm.

The old man taught Qi WuHuo the first realm of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and showed him how his treasures could support its three bodies. After giving Qi WuHuo a sealed jade slip as a seven-day challenge, the old man sent him on his way, where he encountered Zhang Xiaoyu, who had come alone.

• The old man explained that Qi WuHuo could use his coming thunder tribulation to divide his One Qi into three bodies, but warned that the process required support from treasures and could not be rushed.
• The old man revealed several possible forms for Qi WuHuo’s divided bodies through his many treasures, and Qi WuHuo recognized One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones as the Dao.
• The old man gave Qi WuHuo a jade slip sealed against his Qi and promised a reward if he learned its divine ability within seven days.
• Qi WuHuo tried and failed to break the jade slip’s seal as he descended the mountain after breakfast.
• Qi WuHuo met Zhang Xiaoyu on the road and realized the Jade Emperor had come alone.

Qi WuHuo helped Zhang Xiaoyu suppress a violent backlash from his Haotian cultivation body after Zhang tried practicing the way of destiny, and the two grew more trusting of each other. Meanwhile, Shangqing Great Dao Lord went to confront Taishang over the technique Taishang had taught Qi WuHuo, only to find a dignified Daoist waiting outside and calling him Teacher.

• Zhang Xiaoyu joined Qi WuHuo on a visit to the village school, where Qi taught the children and Zhang watched.
• When Zhang Xiaoyu tried the way of destiny, his Haotian cultivation body surged, and Qi WuHuo pressed down the backlash before it could harm anyone.
• Zhang Xiaoyu and Qi WuHuo reassessed each other after the incident, and Zhang wrote a couplet for the children before one child gave him a warm egg.
• Zhang Xiaoyu asked Qi WuHuo to demonstrate how to master power through tempering, and Qi asked where Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate was.
• Shangqing Great Dao Lord stormed out to confront Taishang about teaching Qi WuHuo a powerful technique, then found a dignified Daoist outside who greeted him as Teacher.

Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate reunited with his Teacher, Shangqing Great Dao Lord, and used his Ten Directions cultivation to stop him from fleeing. After the Jade Emperor left, Shangqing prepared to forge Qi WuHuo’s sword and decided to prolong the work by teaching him difficult techniques, beginning with a test of his swordsmanship.

• Shangqing Great Dao Lord tried to escape Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate, but Taiyi found him wherever he went and revealed his mastery of the Ten Directions.
• Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate paid his respects, urged Shangqing to take responsibility for his disciples, and agreed not to demand that he return to the heavens before honoring his agreement with Empress Houtu.
• Qi WuHuo refused Zhang Xiaoyu’s request to practice restoring his cultivation without a safe place or another person present, and Zhang Xiaoyu left with Great Emperor Taiyi Qinghua.
• Shangqing told Qi WuHuo to come to his courtyard so they could prepare to forge the sword, then planned to delay the work by giving him difficult lessons.
• Shangqing challenged Qi WuHuo to cross swords and began his test by unleashing the Tribulation Sword.

Qi WuHuo endured the Shangqing Great Dao Lord’s Tribulation Sword and was ordered to practice swordsmanship each evening, then considered which treasures to use as foundations for One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones. The Taiyi Seal appeared before him and manifested Taiyi, leaving Qi WuHuo facing the ancient deity.

• Qi WuHuo used his divine abilities and swordsmanship to withstand the black-clothed Great Dao Lord’s Tribulation Sword, and the Great Dao Lord showed him an overwhelming second strike before ordering him to practice with only a sword after sunset.
• The Shangqing Great Dao Lord watched Qi WuHuo leave and privately decided to train him in swordsmanship for three hours a day before sending him down the mountain after three months.
• Qi WuHuo tried to unlock his Teacher’s jade slip, briefly revealed the character [Battle], then stopped to rest after realizing the effort had depleted his mind and Qi.
• Qi WuHuo weighed the Fuxi Qin, Human Emperor Seal, Blood River Sword, Mount Tai Prefect’s fire star, and the Great Dao Lord’s coming sword as possible foundations for One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• The Taiyi Seal gathered the light of all things before Qi WuHuo and manifested a golden, ancient figure, whom Qi WuHuo recognized as Taiyi.

Qi WuHuo was attacked by Taiyi in the world of his mind and escaped by injuring himself, then discovered that Taiyi’s fading mark had targeted him because of his unusual lineage. When he tried to tell his Teacher what happened, a hidden power struck him with lethal pain and prevented him from speaking.

• Taiyi nearly touched Qi WuHuo’s brow in the world of his mind, but the Tribulation Sword disrupted the encounter and Qi WuHuo resisted Taiyi’s attempt to replace him.
• Unable to defeat Taiyi, Qi WuHuo struck himself to shatter his mind’s world and woke coughing blood with injuries to his mind and body.
• Qi WuHuo contacted the Azure Dragon and Huang Yao and learned that neither they nor Xiao Pengcao had experienced unusual dreams after receiving the Taiyi Seal.
• Qi WuHuo suspected his lineage and inherited powers had made him a suitable vessel for Taiyi, and he noticed Taiyi’s mark was fading while Taiyi seemed to fear his Teacher.
• Qi WuHuo went to his Teacher and began to explain the attack, but Taiyi’s hidden power struck him with lethal pain and stopped him from speaking.

Qi WuHuo discovered that Taiyi’s influence was growing and that he could not warn others through speech or writing without being suppressed. After resolving to return to the Teacher, he was pulled into sword practice with Shangqing Great Dao Lord, who sensed that Qi WuHuo’s life-threatening enemy was hiding inside him.

• Qi WuHuo asked the Teacher whether he could defeat Taiyi, and the Teacher said only Haotian and Fuxi’s return and a desperate alliance might overcome the [One].
• Qi WuHuo found that attempts to record Taiyi’s return and possession failed, then fought off Taiyi’s growing apparition with Tribulation Sword.
• Taiyi’s influence nearly made Qi WuHuo strike a child, so Qi WuHuo resolved to return and tell the Teacher what was happening.
• The Great Dao Lord appeared and challenged Qi WuHuo for missing their sword practice, then noticed his sudden improvement and questioned him about his hidden enemy.

The Shangqing Great Dao Lord and Taishang discovered that Taiyi’s remnant power had become entangled with Qi WuHuo’s spirit and soul, and they worked to protect him. After the Great Dao Lord taught Qi WuHuo a sword art to counter Taiyi’s attack, Qi WuHuo entered another confrontation with Taiyi and struck back at the cost of a grievous wound.

• The Shangqing Great Dao Lord used his sword to sever the power controlling Qi WuHuo, then gave him a sword to keep him safe.
• Taishang examined Qi WuHuo, confirmed that Taiyi’s remnant power was within him, and placed a protective character in his palm.
• The Great Dao Lord and Taishang concluded that Taiyi’s Dao could not be fully separated from Qi WuHuo without destroying him, so the Great Dao Lord taught Qi WuHuo how to counter Taiyi’s technique.
• Qi WuHuo entered a dream confrontation with Taiyi and used the character in his palm to raise a barrier against him.
• When Taiyi attacked with the same overwhelming finger technique, Qi WuHuo broke its force with the newly taught sword art, suffered a bloody wound, and pierced Taiyi’s heart.