Recaps

Zhang Qingyuan killed the Abyssal Demon King, rescued his fellow Dao Ancestors from a trap, and prepared to seek advancement beyond Yuzhou. In Qingzhou, he investigated forbidden history and joined Zhou Zhengbin’s branch presidency contest, where imperial officials appeared to have an ulterior purpose.

• Zhang Qingyuan killed the Abyssal Demon King with the Divine Guard Puppet, ending the demonic threat in Yuzhou and earning the cultivators’ cheers.
• Zhang Qingyuan found the Five Elements Immortal Scripture, resisted the stele’s attempt to impose its predecessor’s Dao, and perfected his Water Element Great Dao.
• Golden Saint Dao Venerable and Holy Buddha Son lured Zhang Qingyuan to the Golden Extremity Sect ruins by capturing Old Ancestor Dan Yang and Xuan Su Dao Ancestor, but Zhang Qingyuan rescued them and drove off Holy Buddha Son.
• Zhang Qingyuan helped reestablish Xuan Shui Sect, left his cultivation insights with the Cloud Water Sect, and traveled beyond Yuzhou with Old Ancestor Dan Yang and Dao Venerable Xuan Su.
• In Qingzhou, Zhang Qingyuan investigated the forbidden history of the Yin Yang Twin Venerables while posing as Li Feiyu and sought information from Zhou Zhengbin.
• Zhang Qingyuan saved Lin Hao and Lin Yuchu, then created the Heaven-Seizing Destiny Technique to study how destiny changed.
• At the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce contest, Wu Fan defeated Xiang Wei, and Zhou Zhengbin took Wu Fan and Zhang Qingyuan to Tianzhu Mountain, where imperial officials arrived with apparent ill intent.

Zhang Qingyuan defeated the Great Zhou forces in Dongshan and joined the Flying Immortal Alliance, where he advanced his cultivation and learned of the Land of Divine Ruins. He entered a relic Cave Heaven, found the remains of the vanished Great Desolate Sacred Dynasty delegation, and reached the mirror he had sought.

• Wu Fan defeated Shi Yifan, but Li Zhengbang arrested Wu Fan and Zhang Qingyuan as accomplices after Wang Bao accused Zhou Zhengbin of colluding with the Demonic Sect.
• Zhang Qingyuan defied Li Zhengbang’s imperial fortune, crippled him with the Yin Yang Great Dao, and left him to Zhou Zhengbin, who later killed him.
• Zhou Zhengbin told Zhang Qingyuan that the Land of Divine Ruins had once been at the center of a cataclysm, and Zhang left Dongshan with Lin Hao and his sibling.
• Deng Long and the imperial court attacked Shangshan, but Zhang Qingyuan killed Deng Long and destroyed Ying Changkong’s army and formation with a single strike.
• Zhang Qingyuan studied the Dongshan Association’s records, learned of a Great Desolate Sacred Dynasty delegation that had vanished five thousand years earlier, and joined the Flying Immortal Alliance.
• At the Alliance’s headquarters, Zhang Qingyuan exchanged cultivation insights for years and learned that the Divine Emperor was most powerful within Shenjing.
• Zhang Qingyuan agreed to protect the Flying Immortal Alliance’s expedition to a relic Cave Heaven, then repelled the Prince of West Peace’s attack and helped the Alliance’s cultivators enter the realm.
• Zhang Qingyuan’s avatar broke the imperial court’s formation while the Alliance’s cultivators escaped, and he crossed the Cave Heaven alone to find the delegation’s remains and a mirror reflecting the realm.

Zhang Qingyuan obtained the Profound Heaven Mirror, fought the Great Zhou Divine Emperor’s clone, and joined the Flying Immortal Alliance as the Zhou court attacked its stronghold. After surviving a blood-sacrifice weapon that destroyed the mirror, he recovered and learned why the alliance’s members fought to overthrow the Zhou Dynasty.

• Zhang Qingyuan took the Profound Heaven Mirror from the Spatial Secret Realm and fought the Great Zhou Divine Emperor’s clone, then withdrew after they clashed across the West Sand Vast Sea.
• Zhang Qingyuan studied the Flying Immortal Alliance’s records about the Land of Divine Ruins while news of his strength spread across Qingzhou.
• Wu Fei challenged Zhang Qingyuan, who used the Profound Heaven Mirror to reflect Wu Fei’s attack and defeat him.
• As the Zhou court’s three-million-strong army attacked Vast Sea Cliffs, Carefree Old Daoist led the alliance’s defenses and fought Hong Tiantong, who revealed his role in destroying Carefree Old Daoist’s family and hometown.
• Carefree Old Daoist prepared to sacrifice himself against Hong Tiantong, but Zhang Qingyuan stopped him and shattered the court army’s formation with one palm.
• The fallen soldiers formed a Void Sky-level Blood Sea that struck Zhang Qingyuan and the alliance stronghold, but he survived by sacrificing the Profound Heaven Mirror and relying on his Immaculate Golden Body.
• After Hong Tiantong and the surviving court forces fled, Zhang Qingyuan recovered over three years, advanced to the Immaculate Golden Body, and reflected on his past arrogance.
• Carefree Old Daoist explained that the Flying Immortal Alliance had become home to people harmed by the Zhou Dynasty’s nobles and officials, while Zhang Qingyuan concluded that overthrowing the court would only begin another cycle of suffering.

Zhang Qingyuan rescues Qi Tiandao and dozens of imprisoned cultivators from the Black Prison, then learns that Qi Tiandao was the Great Zhou Divine Emperor’s discarded past self. After completing the Five Elements Immortal Scripture, Zhang faces Guo Taiping, whose attack leaves him badly wounded.

• Carefree Old Daoist warns Zhang Qingyuan that his cultivation is eroding his humanity, while Zhang perfects his Five Elements Great Dao and joins the rescue mission to Shenjing.
• Zhang Qingyuan and the Flying Immortal Alliance storm the Black Prison, free Dao Venerable Xuan Su, Old Ancestor Dan Yang, and other prisoners, and confront Chen Lei.
• Zhang Qingyuan defeats Chen Lei, rescues Qi Tiandao, and fights the Great Zhou Divine Emperor before escaping Shenjing after their clash damages the emperor and costs Great Zhou much of its destiny and luck.
• Zhang Qingyuan removes the golden dragon curse from Qi Tiandao, who awakens with only days to live and reveals that he is the Divine Emperor’s past self, separated through the Three-Aspect Secret Technique.
• Qi Tiandao explains how the Divine Emperor used Great Zhou and the Flying Immortal Alliance to weaken his bond to the dynasty, gives Zhang Qingyuan his secret technique and cultivation insights, then fades away.
• Zhang Qingyuan understands the unity and distinction of the Five Elements, completes the Five Elements Immortal Scripture, and vows to stop the Divine Emperor’s plan as Great Zhou’s suffering weakens its dragon aura.
• Guo Taiping attacks Zhang Qingyuan at the Flying Immortal Alliance, accusing him of seducing his Junior Sister, and the two carry their battle beyond the Nine Heavens.
• Guo Taiping’s emotion-powered attacks break through Zhang Qingyuan’s defenses and wound him, forcing Zhang to decide to use the Five Elements Immortal Scripture and conceal all traces of it.