Recaps

Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang moved the White Crystal Vein into the Myriad Spirit Ring before Zhang Xuanchen reunited with his clan and learned how dire the war between the Nine Splendor Sword Sect and Soul Devouring Cult had become. The chapter left him confronting a battlefield where cultivators were traded for resources and the Nine Splendor Sword Sect seemed poised to lose without outside help.

• Luo Lingshuang hugged Zhang Xuanchen, then Zhang Xuanjing and Little Lotus shared gossip about the relationship between their former masters, Li Xuanlong and Luo Tianhua.
• Luo Lingshuang ordered Little Lotus to use the Great Teleportation Technique to lift the White Crystal Vein, and Zhang Xuanchen stored it in the Myriad Spirit Ring.
• Zhang Xuanchen checked that his clan members were safe and praised Zhang Xuanbing for reaching Foundation Establishment Late Stage and killing a Foundation Establishment Peak Evil Cultivator.
• Zhang Xuanbing credited his rapid improvement to Zhang Xuanchen's cultivation technique, and Zhang Xuanchen asked about the war and Golden Core Pill exchanges.
• Zhang Guanghan explained that the Nine Splendor Sword Sect was outmatched below Nascent Soul and that Golden Core Pills required ten Golden Core Evil Cultivator corpses or many Foundation Establishment corpses.

Zhang Xuanchen learned that the Zhang Family’s advance purchase of pills had paid off as their prices soared during the war, and he thanked Luo Lingshuang for helping the family. He decided to register as a Rogue Cultivator to hunt Evil Cultivators for Golden Core Pills, and Luo Lingshuang offered to guarantee his registration in Daojian Immortal City.

• Zhang Guangyao told Zhang Xuanchen that the Xuandan Sect had delivered the pills and that Healing Pills and divine-soul healing pills had nearly doubled in price.
• Zhang Xuanchen credited Luo Lingshuang for urging him to buy pills, and the Zhang Family members noticed their growing affection for each other.
• Zhang Guangyao reported that the family held seven Foundation Establishment Peak and thirteen Foundation Establishment Late Stage Evil Cultivator Corpses, many of them killed by Luo Lingshuang and given to the Zhang Family.
• Luo Lingshuang refused to take the corpses and explained that the Zhang Family needed them to obtain Golden Core Pills for its elders.
• Zhang Xuanchen declined Luo Lingshuang’s offer to join her team and said he would register as a Rogue Cultivator to seek corpses for two Golden Core Pills.
• Luo Lingshuang agreed to guarantee Zhang Xuanchen’s registration in Daojian Immortal City and told him to disguise himself before they traveled.

Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang arrived in Daojian Immortal City, where a clash between the Zhang Family and Bihai Immortal Sect drew in rival Nine Splendor Sword Sect factions. Luo Lingshuang crushed Wu Hao and Zhang Min for breaking the Immortal City's rules.

• Zhang Xuanchen disguised himself, and he and Luo Lingshuang led the group to Daojian Immortal City.
• Wu Hao and the Bihai Immortal Sect disciples beat Zhang Xuanhu after a dispute over seats, prompting Zhang Xuanming to confront them.
• Zhao Tianyang attacked Wu Hao to defend the Zhang Family, but Li Na intervened and ordered Wu Hao to apologize and pay compensation.
• Li Na refused to let Zhao Tianyang punish Wu Hao, and Luo Lingshuang arrived with another figure and pinned Li Na and the Bihai Immortal Sect disciples to the ground.
• Luo Lingshuang lifted Wu Hao and Zhang Min into the air and crushed them to death for breaking the Immortal City's rules.

Luo Lingshuang punished Li Na for attacking the Zhang Family and compensated the bystanders, while Zhang Xuanchen urged her not to risk more trouble for his sake. Her feelings for him left her questioning whether she had fallen in love, a doubt that threatened her cultivation.

• Luo Lingshuang healed Zhang Xuanhu and stopped Zhang Xuanchen from escalating the fight with Wu Hao and Zhang Min.
• Li Na accused Luo Lingshuang of breaking sect rules, so Luo Lingshuang shattered Li Na's dantian and warned her not to challenge her again.
• Luo Lingshuang gave Zhao Tianyang five hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones to compensate for damaged buildings, and Zhao Tianyang mocked Li Na and reassured the onlookers.
• Luo Lingshuang asked Zhang Xuanchen whether he was satisfied and offered to kill Li Na, but he told her not to invite trouble on his behalf.
• Zhang Xuanchen admitted he would be heartbroken if Luo Lingshuang harmed herself for him, leaving her to wonder whether she loved him and fear the effect on her cultivation.

Zhang Xuanchen registered to hunt Evil Cultivators under the name Li Feiyu, with Luo Lingshuang as his guarantor. He left the registration office with an Identity Token and a duty to complete at least three cultivation-level tasks each month.

• Luo Lingshuang realized she and Zhang Xuanchen had flown past the registration office, and the two teased each other before turning back.
• At the crowded registration hall, cultivators objected to Zhang Xuanchen skipping the queue until Golden Core Deacon Han Ming arrived and silenced them.
• Luo Lingshuang asked Han Ming to register Zhang Xuanchen as a solo cultivator and offered to guarantee him.
• Han Ming recorded Zhang Xuanchen’s details on the Paper Magic Tool under the name Li Feiyu and added Luo Lingshuang as his guarantor.
• Han Ming warned that Li Feiyu had to complete three tasks each month or Luo Lingshuang would face punishment, then gave him an Identity Token.

Zhang Xuanchen learned about the Mysterious Light Spirit Paper and headed to the Mission Hall to pursue his goal of earning a Golden Core Pill. Meanwhile, Bai Zijing warned Xia Xiangtian that his chance to become Sect Leader was fading, but Xia revealed his intention to make Luo Lingshuang his woman, leaving Bai disappointed.

• Zhang Xuanchen admitted he wanted a Paper Magic Tool to handle clan affairs, and Luo Lingshuang identified it as the Mysterious Light Spirit Paper refined by Gao Yuan.
• Luo Lingshuang offered to ask about the tool’s materials when they returned to the sect, and Zhang Xuanchen obtained a regional map before heading to the Mission Hall.
• Bai Zijing told Xia Xiangtian that his chances of becoming Sect Leader were small and shrinking, prompting Xia to smash the jade table in anger.
• Bai Zijing urged Xia Xiangtian to follow Zhou Tianjian’s example and get closer to Luo Lingshuang, but Xia declared he intended to make her his woman.
• Bai Zijing regretted misjudging Xia Xiangtian and questioned why he was so desperate for the Sect Leader position.

Xia Xiangtian rejected Bai Zijing’s warning and exploited Li Na’s injury to pursue his own plans involving Luo Lingshuang. Zhang Xuanchen learned of Jade Marrow Spirit Milk on Spirit Jade Island and accepted a dangerous mission to destroy the Soul Devouring Cult branch there.

• Xia Xiangtian dismissed Bai Zijing, who vanished after warning him that he would regret his decision.
• Li Na told Xia Xiangtian that Luo Lingshuang had injured her, and Xia pretended to promise revenge while planning to use Li Na to get closer to Luo.
• Xia Xiangtian gave Li Na a pill and carried her into his room.
• Zhang Xuanchen learned that three drops of Jade Marrow Spirit Milk would form at Spirit Jade Island in three days and could advance him to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage without side effects.
• Zhang Xuanchen accepted the high-tier Earth Grade mission to exterminate the Soul Devouring Cult branch on Spirit Jade Island under the name Li Feiyu.

Zhang Xuanchen raced toward Spirit Jade Island while Xia Xiangtian persuaded Li Na to apologize to Luo Lingshuang for the sake of his bid to become Sect Leader. During a rest, Zhang Xuanjing suggested a thoughtful gift for Luo Lingshuang, and Zhang Xuanchen went underwater to gather materials for a tidal-themed necklace.

• Zhang Xuanchen flew toward Spirit Jade Island, hoping to reach the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk before the Evil Cultivator could refine it.
• Xia Xiangtian told Li Na they would apologize to Luo Lingshuang, explaining that he needed to avoid alienating her until he became Sect Leader.
• Zhang Xuanjing advised Zhang Xuanchen that a gift’s thoughtfulness mattered more than its value and led him to a sea region rich in Tidal Shells.
• Zhang Xuanjing explained that Tidal Pearls and Third-grade Top-tier Tidal Jade Crystals could form a necklace that would help Luo Lingshuang comprehend the Water Great Dao.
• Zhang Xuanchen concealed his aura and plunged underwater to collect the materials.

Zhang Xuanchen collected Tidal Pearls, subdued a Winged Gull to speed his journey, then killed it after learning people were fighting on an island ahead. There, he witnessed a bloodied young man transform after calling on his master for help.

• Zhang Xuanchen took sixty-three Tidal Pearls from the seabed Tidal Shells and spared the mid-second stage shell after taking its century-old pearl.
• Zhang Xuanchen used the Gale Sha Sword Art to overpower a Winged Gull and forced it to carry him toward Spirit Jade Island.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Zhang Xuanjing whether the True Dragon Egg could hatch and learned it needed tremendous life force and spiritual power.
• Zhang Xuanjing warned Zhang Xuanchen about a battle on the island, and Zhang Xuanchen killed the Winged Gull before concealing himself in the forest.
• A Foundation Establishment Early Stage Evil Cultivator attacked a bloodied young man for stealing Spirit Jade Marrow from the Soul Devouring Cult.
• The young man called on his master, whose possession transformed him with crimson hair, abyssal eyes, and a terrifying aura.

Xiao Yan, possessed by the Burning Ruin Venerable, killed the remaining Evil Cultivators who had cornered him. Zhang Xuanchen confronted him, demanding to know what had happened to Xiao Yan, and the Venerable relinquished control so Xiao Yan could answer.

• The Burning Ruin Venerable killed the leading Foundation Establishment Early Stage Evil Cultivator with a single strike.
• The Venerable used eight flaming swords to kill seven fleeing Qi Refining Evil Cultivators and the last Foundation Establishment Early Stage Evil Cultivator.
• The Venerable sensed Zhang Xuanchen hiding nearby and called him out, while Zhang Xuanjing warned Zhang Xuanchen to retreat.
• Zhang Xuanchen revealed himself and demanded to know where Xiao Yan was, displaying his Foundation Establishment cultivation and body-refining strength.
• The Burning Ruin Venerable recognized Zhang Xuanchen, then relinquished control of Xiao Yan's body and told Zhang Xuanchen that Xiao Yan was fine.

After Xiao Yan recognized Zhang Xuanchen and explained his difficult years of training, he declared his determination to pursue the Dao and revive Burning Ruin Venerable. Zhang Xuanchen encouraged him and predicted that he would become a great powerhouse.

• Xiao Yan regained control of his body and stopped Zhang Xuanchen from attacking by calling out to him.
• Xiao Yan told Zhang Xuanchen that Burning Ruin Venerable had recognized him, then recounted his dangerous training in the Azure Nether Mountain Range and his theft of Spirit Jade.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked whether Xiao Yan regretted pursuing immortality, and Xiao Yan described his reasons for cultivating and his dream of reviving his master.
• Burning Ruin Venerable was moved by Xiao Yan's resolve and silently vowed to protect him and help him become a supreme powerhouse.
• Zhang Xuanchen praised Xiao Yan's character and encouraged him to trust himself, while Xiao Yan admitted he was still only a Qi Refining cultivator.

Zhang Xuanchen helped the badly injured Xiao Yan recover and asked Elder Dan to trade the Golden Core Pill formula for a Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass. Elder Dan recognized the herb’s value and challenged Zhang Xuanchen over whether he feared being robbed, leaving the negotiation unresolved.

• Zhang Xuanchen gave Xiao Yan a Healing Wound Pill and carried him to a nearby island to recover.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Xiao Yan he had accepted a mission to eliminate the Evil Cultivators on Spirit Jade Island.
• Xiao Yan asked Zhang Xuanchen what help he needed, and Zhang Xuanchen requested a meeting with his master to discuss a trade.
• Elder Dan emerged from Xiao Yan’s soul ring, assessed Zhang Xuanchen, and learned that he wanted the Golden Core Pill formula.
• Zhang Xuanchen offered a Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass, and Elder Dan warned that he might seize it; Zhang Xuanchen replied that Elder Dan would not need to ask if he intended to rob him.

Zhang Xuanchen exchanged a Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass and an Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire seed for Elder Dan’s Golden Core Pill formula and a promise to refine pills for the Zhang Family. Elder Dan stored the fire seed for Xiao Yan, whose prospects for Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment improved.

• Elder Dan rejected Zhang Xuanchen’s initial offer of soul-restoring herbs, then asked for a Spirit Fire seed and more soul-nourishing medicines in exchange for the Golden Core Pill formula and a free pill-refining session.
• Zhang Xuanchen agreed, swore a Blood Oath, and received the formula inscribed on a Jade Slip.
• Elder Dan explained that the fire seed could awaken Xiao Yan’s Flame Spirit Body and enable Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.
• Zhang Xuanchen separated a seed from his Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire while Elder Dan shielded the group from outsiders.
• Elder Dan drew the fire seed into his soul ring, and Xiao Yan thanked Zhang Xuanchen for his help.

Zhang Xuanchen left Xiao Yan to recover and headed to the Spirit Jade Mine, while the Soul Devouring Cult learned that Gu Yan and four other cultivators had died and sent Du Xie after Xiao Yan. Zhang Xuanchen reached the mine just before the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk appeared.

• Zhang Xuanchen reviewed the Golden Core Pill formula and found that the Zhang Family had only a fraction of its required ingredients.
• Zhang Xuanchen left Xiao Yan with Elder Dan, and Elder Dan ordered Xiao Yan to recover within seven days before beginning harsh training with a massive black ruler.
• Yin Kui learned that Gu Yan and four other Foundation Establishment cultivators had died, and Du Xie volunteered to pursue Xiao Yan.
• Zhang Xuanchen arrived at the Spirit Jade Mine, where many captured people were forced to labor, with a quarter of an hour remaining before the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk appeared.

Zhang Xuanchen disguised himself as an Evil Cultivator and entered the Spirit Jade Mine to seize the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk. As its appearance drew near, a man who knew the real Li Feng confronted him, leaving Zhang Xuanchen ready for trouble.

• Zhang Xuanjing revealed that her glimpse of Xiao Yan’s future showed him becoming the Flame Emperor and reaching the Spirit Realm, but she said her divine ability carried severe backlash and could not see Zhang Xuanchen’s future.
• Zhang Xuanchen killed a lone Evil Cultivator, hid the corpse in the Myriad Spirit Ring, and disguised himself in the man’s clothes.
• Inside the mine, Zhang Xuanchen ordered two abused women to keep mining and moved to the passage nearest the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk’s emergence point.
• With the spirit milk due soon, a burly man approached and mocked Zhang Xuanchen, calling him Li Feng; Zhang Xuanchen secretly prepared to fight if necessary.

Zhang Xuanchen tricked Brother Leopard into taking a jug of Purple Fruit Wine, then secretly dug out three drops of Jade Marrow Spirit Milk from the mine. He began using the spirit milk to break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

• Brother Leopard searched the mine tunnel for a fragrance, found Zhang Xuanchen's Purple Fruit Wine, and took it away after whipping a miner who reached for it.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave the injured miner a Healing Pill and ordered the miners to wait outside while he sealed off the tunnel with concealment formations.
• Zhang Xuanchen used the Dragon Abyss Sword to dig through the mine and collect three drops of Jade Marrow Spirit Milk.
• Zhang Xuanjing asked how Zhang Xuanchen had found the spirit milk, and he claimed he could sometimes sense opportunities.
• Zhang Xuanchen returned the miners to work, then went to a secluded place and used the spirit milk to attack the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage barrier.

Zhang Xuanchen broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and infiltrated a Soul Devouring Cult meeting, where he learned that the cult planned to attack Daojian Immortal City in half a month. He resolved to warn the Nine Splendor Sword Sect and raised his hand to approach Yin Kui with a supposed treasure.

• Zhang Xuanchen broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage using spiritual milk from the Spirit Jade mine, then hurried to find the gathering of Evil Cultivators.
• Li Bao worried that Li Feng had missed the meeting, but Zhang Xuanchen arrived in time and joined District 09.
• Yin Kui rallied the gathered Evil Cultivators by announcing that three Golden Core True Persons would lead an assault on Daojian Immortal City in half a month.
• Yin Kui distributed Blood Spirit Beads, Spirit Pills, and Potent Medicines, ordering everyone to advance one minor realm before the battle.
• Zhang Xuanchen decided to warn the Nine Splendor Sword Sect and sought a chance to kill or wound Yin Kui, then claimed he had a treasure to present.

Zhang Xuanchen assassinated Yin Kui in the Main Hall and slaughtered the fleeing Evil Cultivators. He pursued Shi Feng, who unleashed corpse puppets and several escape techniques as a battle erupted on a nearby island.

• Zhang Xuanchen tricked Yin Kui into leaning close, then beheaded him with the Dragon Abyss Sword.
• Zhang Xuanchen attacked the Main Hall’s Evil Cultivators with the Gale Sha Sword Art, killing Qi Refining cultivators and cutting down three Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators who tried to flee.
• Zhang Xuanchen used Wind Escape to chase Shi Feng, who released three corpse puppets to delay him.
• Zhang Xuanchen battered the corpse puppets aside while continuing the pursuit, revealing his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage body cultivation.
• Shi Feng sensed battle fluctuations on a nearby island and activated the Blood-Burning Secret Art, Blood Escape Art, Evil Shadow Vanishing Trace, and a Gale Talisman to escape.

Zhang Xuanchen pursued Shi Feng and Du Xie, but discovered that Shi Feng had escaped using an Evil Puppet Substitute and killed Du Xie. He rescued Xiao Yan, then flew back to the cult branch to retrieve its resources while asking Xuanjing about the substitute.

• Zhang Xuanchen used Dragon God Fist to destroy three Corpse Stiffs and caught up with Shi Feng as he fled.
• Shi Feng urged Du Xie to help kill Zhang Xuanchen, and Zhang Xuanchen attacked them with Wind Fire Tornado.
• Du Xie cast Chaos Soul Ghost Cry, then discovered that the Shi Feng beside him was an Evil Puppet Substitute and that the real Shi Feng had escaped.
• Zhang Xuanchen burned away the yin souls and killed Du Xie, who cursed Shi Feng for betraying him.
• Zhang Xuanchen checked on Xiao Yan, gave him a Healing Wound Pill, and flew back to the cult branch to recover the remaining resources.
• Xuanjing assured Zhang Xuanchen that Shi Feng could not return quickly, and Zhang Xuanchen asked what an Evil Puppet Substitute was.

Zhang Xuanchen wrestled with Xuanjing’s view that the cultivation world had no absolute righteousness or evil, then cleared Spirit Jade Island and arranged to protect Xiao Yan while Elder Dan recovered. He left the miners to choose whether to stay or go and began purifying Blood Spirit Beads taken from the defeated Evil Cultivators.

• Xuanjing explained that refining an Evil Puppet Substitute required the heart’s blood of at least one thousand and eighty newborn infants, and Zhang Xuanchen was horrified to learn Shi Feng had killed at least ten thousand.
• Xuanjing told Zhang Xuanchen that the world had no absolute righteousness or evil, leaving him speechless and deep in thought.
• Zhang Xuanchen collected valuables from the ruined Soul Devouring Cult branch hall, then told the miners on Spirit Jade Island that the Evil Cultivators were gone and they could leave.
• When an Elder demanded a flying boat and Spirit Stones, Zhang Xuanchen called him an Evil Thing and killed him with Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire.
• Elder Dan asked Zhang Xuanchen to protect Xiao Yan for three days while he refined the Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass, and Zhang Xuanchen agreed.
• Zhang Xuanchen sorted the defeated Evil Cultivators’ belongings, found a Second-tier Top-grade Ghost Demon Flower and 132 Blood Spirit Beads, and purified the beads with Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire.

After recovering from his injuries, Xiao Yan accepted Zhang Xuanchen’s explanation for absorbing purified Blood Spirit Beads and agreed to return with him to Daojian Immortal City. On the journey, Zhang Xuanchen suggested that Xiao Yan’s distant ancestral clan might be the Golden Core Xiao Clan near the Dragon Mountain Range.

• Zhang Xuanchen purified the Blood Spirit Beads and cultivated with them while Xuanjing stood guard.
• Xiao Yan recovered enough to leave the cave and decided to save Blood Spirit Beads for Zhang Xuanchen after learning they would not corrupt him.
• Zhang Xuanchen invited Xiao Yan to return with him to Daojian Immortal City while Elder Dan continued refining the Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass.
• Xiao Yan admired Zhang Xuanchen’s Flowing Cloud Shuttle and reacted with surprise when he heard it had cost around fifty or sixty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Xiao Yan about the Golden Core Xiao Clan near the Dragon Mountain Range as a possible ancestral clan.

Zhang Xuanchen warned Xiao Yan that Daojian Immortal City faced an attack by three Golden Core Evil Cultivators and sought help protecting the Zhang Family. Luo Lingshuang arranged for Zhou Tianjian to evacuate them in exchange for her support in his Sect Leader bid, while Zhang Xuanchen swore to protect her.

• Zhang Xuanchen told Xiao Yan that the Golden Core Xiao Clan might be his main family and asked him to look for Zhang Tiedan in Qing Kingdom.
• Zhou Tianjian rewarded Zhao Tianyang with a Standard Grade Foundation Establishment Pill for protecting the Zhang Family members.
• After arriving in Daojian Immortal City, Zhang Xuanchen warned Xiao Yan that three Golden Core Evil Cultivators would attack in about a week and urged him to leave once Elder Dan woke.
• Zhang Xuanchen contacted Zhang Guangyao and Luo Lingshuang, who confirmed the city might not withstand the attack and could not return from their mission.
• Luo Lingshuang told Zhang Xuanchen to ask Zhou Tianjian to evacuate the Zhang Family to Canglan Immortal City in exchange for her support in his Sect Leader bid.
• Zhang Xuanchen swore that anyone who wanted to harm Luo Lingshuang would have to kill him first.

Zhang Xuanchen warned Han Ming that the Soul Devouring Cult planned to attack Daojian Immortal City within seven or eight days, but Han Ming ordered a secret retreat rather than a defense. Zhang Xuanchen left to arrange his clansmen’s evacuation as Han Ming sent the warning onward.

• Luo Lingshuang ended her communication with Zhang Xuanchen and hurried away with the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Han Ming that three Golden Core Evil Cultivators would lead an assault on Daojian Immortal City in seven or eight days.
• Han Ming confirmed the danger and said the city would be abandoned, with only a small share of cultivators able to escape and no mortals able to leave.
• Zhang Xuanchen agreed to keep the news secret and went to find Zhou Tianjian so he could evacuate his clansmen.
• Han Ming transmitted the warning to the master of the Mission Hall.

Zhang Xuanchen warned Zhou Tianjian that Evil Cultivators would attack Daojian Immortal City in about a week, then delivered Luo Lingshuang’s offer to help Zhou contend for the sect leadership if he brought the Zhang Family to Canglan Immortal City. Zhou accepted the offer and decided not to investigate Zhang Xuanchen, while Zhao Tianyang suspected his claim of being Luo’s subordinate was false.

• Zhang Xuanchen reached the Sword Tower and gained entry with Zhao Tianyang’s help after the guards questioned his identity.
• Xuanjing explained that Luo Lingshuang’s Fifth-Rank Spirit Tool could destroy the Nine Splendor Sword Sect if she self-destructed it, which was why the sect feared provoking her.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhou Tianjian about the approaching Evil Cultivator attack and Han Ming’s plan, and Zhou agreed that the sect had to follow it despite the cost.
• Zhang Xuanchen relayed Luo Lingshuang’s promise to support Zhou’s bid for Sect Leader if he brought the Zhang Family to Canglan Immortal City.
• After Zhang Xuanchen left, Zhao Tianyang said the Evil Cultivator warning was true but doubted his relationship with Luo Lingshuang; Zhou refused to investigate for fear of offending her.

Zhou Tianjian secured Luo Lingshuang’s support and ordered his allies to prepare for the crisis in Daojian Immortal City. Meanwhile, Zhang Xuanchen met Bai Zijing at Horizon Restaurant and sought information about the Golden Core Pill’s remaining ingredients.

• Zhou Tianjian ordered Zhao Tianyang to have Mingyue recall the teams stationed with the Zhang Family and prepare to leave for Canglan Immortal City.
• Disciples of factions friendly with the Nine Splendor Sword Sect quietly began leaving Daojian Immortal City as news of an Evil Cultivator attack spread.
• Bai Zijing learned that the city’s surface calm hid growing chaos and told Uncle Gu to continue business as usual.
• Bai Zijing recognized Zhang Xuanchen through his disguise and explained that his Divine Eye of Shattering Illusions could see through it.
• Zhang Xuanchen revealed his true appearance and prepared to ask Bai Zijing about the Golden Core Pill’s other main ingredients.