Recaps

Chen Changan trained Ye Zhi Qiu and confronted the Qingyun Sect after Cao Jinxiu’s assassination plot, then parted from Ye Zhi Qiu and headed toward Dan Emperor City. There, Yao Niming gathered alchemists to investigate the mysterious Fetal Pearl, and Yun Xiao arrived as a possible disciple and heir.

• Gu Xian'er won a huge gambling-house bet with Chen Changan’s help, and they escaped the thugs who tried to rob them.
• Chen Changan reunited with Fang Yunxi and traveled with him to Qingyun Sect, where Chen Changan met Ye Zhi Qiu and accepted him as a disciple.
• Chen Changan taught Ye Zhi Qiu sword cultivation, and Ye Zhi Qiu defeated his opponents at the Qingyun Sect tournament before refusing the sect’s invitation to join.
• After Gu Xian'er brought Cao Jinxiu and Uncle Tu to the tournament, Chen Changan exposed the assassination attempt, killed Uncle Tu, and ordered Ye Zhi Qiu to kill Cao Jinxiu.
• Lu Qingyun appeared and acknowledged Chen Changan as his senior, then revealed that Chen Changan had originally told him to establish Qingyun Sect.
• Chen Changan parted from Ye Zhi Qiu, learned that Yao Niming might have the pearl he sought, and stopped to watch Kuang Zhongtang defeat Zhou Wanpeng before traveling toward Dan Emperor City.
• Yao Niming summoned alchemists to help refine the Fetal Pearl, but none could affect it, and Yun Xiao arrived as Yao Niming considered him as a disciple and heir.

Chen Changan recovered a Fetal Pearl, saved Yao Niming from Heavenly Punishment, and began taking revenge on the Fengtian Dynasty after King Zhenbei threatened Gu Xian'er. He won the Gu Family auction’s secret final lot and reunited with Lin Xiangliu and Wu Mingdao, preparing to bring down the dynasty.

• Chen Changan absorbed his Fetal Pearl at Dan Emperor Mansion, rose to the Spirit Transformation Realm, and used his Life Force to help heal Yao Niming.
• Chen Changan stayed to face Heavenly Punishment with Yao Niming, survived its lightning, and made it vanish before Yao Yuan accepted responsibility for the Dan Emperor Mansion.
• Leng Wuqing arrived with a threat from the Blood Butcher Great Emperor, and Chen Changan left for the Fengtian Dynasty after promising to return in a year.
• King Zhenbei demanded that Gu Xian'er marry his son, so Chen Changan challenged him and killed him and his three hundred thousand troops with a single sword strike.
• Chen Changan entered the Gu Family auction with Gu Xian'er, bought her the Seven Fragrance Scarlet Flame Fruit, and won the secret final lot with a bid of 2.5 million Top-grade Spirit Stones.
• The Gu Family’s Third Elder recognized Chen Changan as the person their ancestor had awaited, but Chen Changan postponed meeting the ancestor until after dealing with the Fengtian Dynasty.
• Lin Xiangliu, Wu Mingdao, and Big Yellow Dog reached Chen Changan’s inn, where Chen Changan confirmed Wu Mingdao’s Divine Dragon Armor and said they would settle the score the next day.

Chen Changan destroyed the Yin Family, helped Xiao Changlin take the throne, and secured the Fetal Pearl from the Gu Family while accepting Gu Fengyao as his fiancée. After leaving for Dan Emperor City, he encountered Lie Zhankuang, who revealed the Dragon Emperor Palace’s crimes and Long Wuqi’s plan to seize a new body.

• Chen Changan defeated Feng Wuliang, destroyed the Yin Family, and had Wu Mingdao confront Emperor Yin before exposing and destroying the emperor’s escaping soul.
• Xiao Changlin took control of the Fengtian Dynasty, while Chen Changan’s companions chose separate paths and the group later returned to the Gu Family.
• Chen Changan learned Mu Yunyao had arranged his engagement to Gu Fengyao and agreed to wait at the Gu Family for the Fetal Pearl.
• Nie Pengju and Ye Liuyun challenged Chen Changan over the engagement, but he evaded their attacks and won their wager without being touched.
• The Hammer Emperor returned the Fetal Pearl, which Chen Changan absorbed to break through to the first level of the Void Glimpse Realm, then Chen Changan humiliated him in a fight.
• Chen Changan left the Gu Family with Gu Fengyao, and after seven days of cultivation she reached the seventh level of the Spirit Transformation Realm and became the highest-ranked cultivator on the Human Ranking.
• Chen Changan encountered the hunted Lie Zhankuang, who explained that the Dragon Emperor Palace had used corpses to strengthen Long Wuqi’s soul and that Long Wuqi wanted Lie Zhankuang’s constitution as a replacement body.

Chen Changan rescued Chen Yunxuan and Ye Zhi Qiu from the Heavenly Sword Sect, then took Li Qiye as a disciple while traveling toward Dan Emperor City. As Blood Butcher Hall prepared to attack the city, Chen Changan suspected Yun Xiao was behind the conflict, but Leng Tu rejected warnings and ordered the assault.

• Chen Changan killed the Dragon Emperor Palace pursuers and learned from Wang Tianji that Chen Yunxuan was in danger at the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• Chen Yunxuan killed Xie Yuyan, and Ye Zhi Qiu helped him face Xie Yunfei until Chen Changan arrived and killed Xie Yunfei.
• The Heavenly Sword Emperor submitted to Chen Changan, who accepted him as a disciple and taught Chen Yunxuan and Ye Zhi Qiu to value survival and strength.
• Chen Changan found Li Qiye protecting the character “ruthlessness” that Li Jingyun had entrusted to him, then made Li Qiye his disciple and set him a task to reach the Human Ranking’s top ten.
• As the Blood Butcher Great Emperor’s army approached Dan Emperor City, Chen Changan met the Right Protector, who opposed the attack and agreed to try to persuade his Hall Master to stop it.
• Chen Changan suspected Yun Xiao was connected to the plot and possibly to Long Wuqi, then waited at Dan Emperor City to face Blood Butcher Hall alone.
• The Left Protector convinced Leng Tu to reject Fan Yi’s warnings, and Leng Tu gravely wounded Fan Yi before ordering the Blood Butcher Army to attack Dan Emperor City.