Recaps

The Zhang Family endured a devastating assault, then rallied against its enemies as a newly revealed Secret Realm drew powerful factions together. Far from home, Zhang Xuanchen found the Star Core and began a long transformation while Luo Lingshuang faced a choice about her cultivation path.

• Zhang Zu'an sacrificed himself to let the younger Zhang Family members escape with the Yaoyang Sword Leaf Grass, and Jun Xiaoyao refused to intervene as the clan mourned its dead.
• Zhang Hongzhan prepared Zhang Xuance to awaken his Sword Body, while Li Qingrou enlisted the Cloud Mountain Sword Sect and Yunmeng Jiang Clan in the Wang Family's plan to destroy the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Xuanbing and Lin Wanqing returned and struck at the Ninglu Sect's forces, prompting the Zhang Family and its allies to launch a purge across the Penglai Islands.
• Zhang Zujun joined Lin Wanqing and Zhang Xuanbing against their pursuers, but the discovery of a Blue Vortex Secret Realm suspended their conflict as factions hurried to the island.
• Zhang Xuanchen reached the Starry Holy Palace with Wei Wushuang, reunited with Luo Lingshuang's group, and gave Wei Wushuang his four Star Tokens before heading for the Star Core.
• After Yan Jin sent Southern Bright Flame Palace cultivators after him, Zhang Xuanchen crushed them with the Starry Tower, then entered the Abyss Rift and found the immortal-grade Star Core.
• The Star Core entered Zhang Xuanchen and reforged his body, raising him to Late Golden Core over the following year before enclosing him in a crystal of purple-gold light.
• Luo Lingshuang entered the Great Emperor Heart Mausoleum with Great Sage and Wuxin, and the Starry Emperor Sovereign advised her to weigh the conflict between cultivating the Starry Great Dao and preserving her Water Great Dao's purity.

Zhang Xuanchen gained the Starry Body and reunited with Luo Lingshuang, while the Zhang Family endured a siege and losses in the Bihan Secret Realm. The arc ended with Zhang Xuanchen returning at Late Golden Core as Luo Yichen kept Luo Yuanhui from confronting him.

• Luo Lingshuang received Starry Emperor Sovereign’s inheritance and began breaking through as his remnant soul dissipated, while Ye Xingyun evaded the other Golden Core cultivators and escaped the collapsing inheritance site.
• Zhang Xuanchen awakened his Starry Body, reached Late Golden Core, and reunited with Luo Lingshuang, Great Sage, and Wuxin after they emerged from their inheritances.
• The major factions searched the survivors for inheritance treasures, but Zhang Xuanchen concealed his gains and Ye Xingyun escaped using a Shift-Shadow Talisman.
• Zhang Xuanchen obtained the commissioned weapons and the Azure Cloud, then collected the Nine-Orifice Golden Ginseng from Feiyuan Island before taking Luo Lingshuang to the Nine Splendor Sword Sect.
• Hua Shisan told Zhang Xuanchen that Zhang Chongxian had been presumed dead and that the Zhang Family was besieged, prompting Zhang Xuanchen to vow revenge against Feather Immortal Sect.
• In the Bihan Secret Realm, Zhang Xuanbing rescued Zhang Xuanming, helped him break through, and fought the forces targeting the Zhang Family, while Ling Han swore to help the family breach Ice Cold Palace’s Sect Protecting Grand Array.
• After the Secret Realm ended, the Zhang Family resisted demands from rival sects and withdrew to the Penglai Islands, then buried its fallen and required survivors to surrender forty percent of their treasures.
• Four months later, Zhang Xuanchen returned at Late Golden Core, and Luo Yichen stopped Luo Yuanhui from intercepting him and Luo Lingshuang.

Zhang Xuanchen reunited with Luo Lingshuang’s family, strengthened the Zhang Clan, and prepared to avenge its fallen members by attacking the Ninglu Sect and its allies. The Zhang forces broke the sect’s formation, while Zhang Xuanchen confronted the hidden Wang Yu as the battle remained unresolved.

• Luo Yichen challenged Zhang Xuanchen, but after seeing his strength he apologized and promised the Luo Clan’s support, while Luo Lingshuang chose to remain with Zhang Xuanchen.
• Zhang Xuanchen returned to Xuanxiao Mountain, learned Zhang Zu'an had died defending the clan, and vowed to destroy the Ninglu Sect, Cloud Mountain Sword Sect, and Yunmeng Jiang Clan.
• Zhang Xuanchen organized the clan for war, shared cultivation inheritances, welcomed Feng Xiao and Feng Linger, and supported Zhang Wanjun’s decision to become Wu Tianlei’s disciple.
• Zhang Xuanchen gathered the Zhang Family’s forces and led them toward the Ninglu Sect, while Wang Yu rallied Li Qingrou and the sect’s allies against the coming attack.
• Zhang Xuanchen used a Fourth-tier Low-grade Spirit Talisman to weaken the Ninglu Sect’s formation, and his allies shattered it as the Zhang forces stormed the sect.
• Li Qingrou, Zhou Li, and Zhang Shikai formed the Three Talents Formation while Zhang Xuanchen sent his beasts and insects to guard against reinforcements.
• Zhang Xuanchen tracked Wang Yu, defeated his spiritual-power attack, revealed his Late Golden Core cultivation, and introduced himself as the Clan Leader of the Zhang Clan of Xuanxiao Mountain.

Zhang Xuanchen consolidated the Zhang Family’s victories, investigated the Wang Family, and strengthened ties with Long Zhantian and the Dragon Court. After securing rare treasures and an invitation to the Dragon Court Secret Realm, he left Dragon Court territory with Bai Jingran and the captured Ink Ice Flood Dragon.

• Zhang Xuanchen and his allies defeated the Ninglu Sect, Cloud Mountain Sword Sect, and Yunmeng Jiang Clan forces, then took control of their territories and planned a Zhang Family Army.
• Zhang Xuanchen bought Green Bud Rice seeds from Yin Qianbao, learned of the Wang Family’s suspected role in the disappearances of female cultivators, and traveled to Wind Green Island.
• Zhang Xuanchen defended Zhang Family traders, reunited with Red Shrimp and Green Crab, and went to Dragon Court for Long Zhantian’s wedding.
• Long Zhantian punished the Golden-winged Azure Water Roc Clan for attacking Zhang Xuanchen, then revealed Dragon Court’s refusal to join the planned Beast Tide.
• Long Xuan publicly named Long Zhantian the next young lord and Dragon Lord, while Zhang Xuanchen supplied pills to the Yao Generals and negotiated an exchange for Dragon Court treasures.
• Long Xuan invited Zhang Xuanchen and Long Zhantian to enter the Dragon Court Secret Realm after reaching Nascent Soul, and Zhang Xuanchen accepted while agreeing to trade demon cultivation arts for spiritual objects.
• Zhang Xuanchen selected treasures from the Dragon Court Treasury, but Long Guang confronted him and demanded the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art.
• Bai Jingran restrained Long Guang’s Ink Ice Flood Dragon and explained why Long Zhantian had greater support, then escorted Zhang Xuanchen onward.