Recaps

The Zhang Family returned to Xuanxiao Mountain, recovered from its losses, and prepared for its next challenges as Zhang Xuanchen strengthened the clan and Zhang Chongxian avenged the Bihai Immortal Sect’s attacks. The arc ended with the Zhang Family wiping out several rival clans and consolidating its dominance across the Penglai Islands.

• Ren Danxiong traded a Golden Core Pill for Thousand-year Stone Milk and arranged for Xuandan Sect juniors to study with the Zhang Family.
• Xiao Yan learned that Little Village had been destroyed, found Li Lan and Zhang Qingqing’s graves, and left a message for Zhang Tiedan beneath a floorboard.
• Zhang Xuanchen and his companions explored the Azure Nether Mountain Range, rescued a Mutated Tiger Cub, and returned to Xuanxiao Mountain after a journey that cost seventy-three Zhang Family lives.
• Zhang Chongxian destroyed Bihai Immortal Sect outposts and battled Bu Yun and Xi Mengyao, while Zhang Xuanchen returned to rebuild the Zhang Family and honor its dead.
• Zhang Xuanchen arranged a Spirit Vein upgrade, prepared clan members for spiritual energy empowerment, and sent Zhang Chongxian to the Yunjin Barren Ruins with armor and a request to find his disciple in Little Village.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave the Mutated Tiger Cub to Zhang Xuanlong, who named it Thor and formed an Equal Contract, while the clan announced competitions with powerful beasts as rewards.
• Zhang Guangxin and Zhang Guangli led attacks that destroyed the Huang and Yang Families, and Zhang Hongqing recruited Yang Yihu and Yang Yilong into the Dark Hall.
• The Zhang Family wiped out the Huang, Yang, Blue, and Ding Families and twelve Qi Refining families, prompting its remaining affiliated forces to fall silent or offer tribute.

Zhang Xuanchen exposed traitors, rescued Zhang Tiedan, and helped the Zhang Family strengthen its spirit vein while preparing to seek Dragon Yuan for Zhang Xuanbing. He arrived at the Dragon Court with Luo Lingshuang and faced an uncertain welcome from Long Xuan.

• Zhang Xuanchen exposed Zhang Hongyuan and Hao Cheng as Bihai Immortal Sect spies, and the two traitors died after their betrayals came to light.
• Zhang Chongxian rescued Zhang Tiedan, destroyed the Purple Cloud Sect Outer Court, and helped Zhang Tiedan avenge his family and village.
• Zhang Chongxian found a cave mansion with Zhang Tiedan, discovered his Thunder-Fire Dual Spiritual Root, and brought him back to Zhang Xuanchen, who named him Zhang Wanjun.
• Zhang Xuanchen oversaw the advancement of Flower Fruit Mountain’s spirit vein, and the returned spiritual energy strengthened several Zhang Family cultivators.
• Zhang Xuanchen learned Su Muyan was pregnant and set out for Dragon Court to obtain Dragon Yuan for Zhang Xuanbing, with Luo Lingshuang insisting on joining him.
• Zhang Xuanchen met Long Zhantian on Wind Green Island and offered him ten thousand Monster Spirit Pills in exchange for help obtaining a Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan.
• Long Zhantian brought Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang to Dragon Court, where Long Xuan hosted them at a lavish banquet that left Zhang Xuanchen unsure of the Sea Race’s intentions.

Zhang Xuanchen secured Dragon Yuan and treasures from the Dragon Court, helped Long Zhantian obtain the means to transform into a dragon, and finally confessed his feelings to Luo Lingshuang. The group later found Han Li in the Small World and agreed to share it while Luo Lingshuang pursued her Golden Core breakthrough.

• Long Xuan punished Long Yun for threatening Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang, then negotiated for Zhang Xuanchen’s Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art in exchange for Dragon Yuan, treasury treasures, and a favor.
• Zhang Xuanchen imparted the technique to Long Zhantian, who received the Dragon King Token and took Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang to select three treasures from the Dragon Court Treasury.
• Jin Shijiu and Jin Xingtian pursued Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang, but Zhang Xuanchen trapped and killed them with the Thousand Frost Shattering Sha Talisman.
• Zhang Xuanchen arranged a five-year trading link between the Zhang Family and the Dragon Court, returned to Xuanxiao Mountain, and gave Zhang Xuanbing the Dragon Yuan to refine.
• Zhang Xuanchen confessed his love to Luo Lingshuang at Moon Gazing Lake, and they exchanged gifts before the Zhang Family celebrated their relationship.
• Zhang Chongxian encountered Chu Zhiwei in the Yunjin Barren Ruins, accepted her offer of information about Yaoyang Sword Leaf Grass, and guarded her while she recovered.
• Zhang Xuanchen, Luo Lingshuang, and Great Sage found Han Li cultivating in the Small World and agreed he could stay there for five years under oaths while Luo Lingshuang prepared for her Golden Core breakthrough.

As Zhang Xuanbing recovered and Zhang Zujun survived his tribulation, the Zhang Family prepared to face the Bihai Immortal Sect and unite the Penglai Islands. Luo Lingshuang attained a Great Dao Golden Core, the Su Family allied itself with the Zhang Family, and Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei confessed their feelings as danger stirred on Sword Mountain.

• Zhang Xuanbing refined the Dragon Yuan, recovered to Foundation Establishment Peak, and comforted Su Muyan, while Su Zhengyi failed to form a Golden Core and became a False Core.
• Zhang Zujun completed a mottled Seventh-grade Golden Core and survived the Thirty-nine Heavenly Tribulations, then forced True Person Huang Tian to submit to the Zhang Family as Gou Fugui.
• Ren Danxiong secured Wang Teng's approval to send Ren Shian and other disciples to the Zhang Family, while Zhang Hongzhan welcomed the Xuandan Sect delegation and paired Zhang Xuanli with Ren Shian for a tour.
• Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei reached Sky Scar Sword Mountain, where Zhang Chongxian killed Curved Blade True Person and Zhu Jue approached him in admiration.
• Luo Lingshuang condensed a Great Dao Golden Core, and Zhang Xuanchen promised to marry her within two years after his family united the Penglai Islands.
• True Person Canghun ordered an attack on the Su Family in one month, and Xu Yun reported the plan to Zhang Hongqing, who warned Zhang Hongkai and helped arrange Zhang Family preparations.
• Zhang Zujun told Su Jiaru about the coming Night Raid, and Su Jiaru offered to make the Su Family an Affiliated Family and use Burning Golden Core against the Bihai Immortal Sect.
• Chu Zhiwei confessed her love to Zhang Chongxian, who admitted his feelings and promised to protect her before the Treasure Seeking Rat warned them of danger above as Sword Mountain shook.