Recaps

Li Wan'er rose beyond the Great Thousand World’s limits while her avatars shaped the Three Realms and the lives of the gods. After the Phoenix God’s tribulation ended and the realms gained new protectors, Li Wan'er was swept into a bronze coffin with Ye Fan’s group.

• Li Wan'er broke through the limits of heaven and earth, created three avatars, and sent them to seek positions as gods in the Shangqing Divine Domain.
• Di Jinglong, Di Tianfeng, and Di Qilin fought the ancient Demon God, later governed the Shangqing Divine Domain, and gathered forces as Li Wan'er joined with the Heavenly Dao.
• Heavenly Phoenix underwent many lives and was reborn as Xiao Ya, a princess who secretly practiced Xiao Lin’s cultivation manual before leaving the Sheng palace.
• Xiao Ya joined the Carefree Sect, became its leader, and later learned from Jinglong that she was the True God Heavenly Phoenix undergoing tribulation.
• Xiao Ya became a True God, helped resolve the conflict over Cang Jiumin’s fate, and sealed away the God-Slaying Crossbow and Heaven-Slaying Sword.
• Cang Jiumin sacrificed himself to save the world, while Li Susu, Zhao You, and Gongye Jiwu took on new roles as protectors of the realms.
• The Dragon God, Phoenix God, and Qilin God entrusted the Four Continents and Three Realms to Zhao You, Li Susu, and Xiao Lin before departing to seek the Creator God’s path.
• Li Wan'er arrived at Mount Tai, where a five-colored altar opened a gateway and drew her and Ye Fan’s group into a gigantic bronze coffin traveling through the starry sky.

Li Wan'er became a Great Emperor, then used a Nirvana Rebirth Pill to begin a new life as Dao Hongchen and later Red Dust. She intervened in the martial world, led the Ming Cult and founded a Wudang branch on Chivalry Island before disappearing from public view.

• Li Wan'er reached the peak of Return to Dao and the Quasi-Emperor realm, then survived a cosmic tribulation and became a Great Emperor.
• Li Wan'er severed her memories with a Nirvana Rebirth Pill, and Zhang Sanfeng found her at Wudang and named her Dao Hongchen.
• Dao Hongchen mastered the Yin-Yang Manual, defended Zhang Cuishan and Wudang from martial artists demanding Xie Xun's whereabouts, and drove the attackers away.
• After Zhang Cuishan, Yin Susu, and Zhang Wuji met their tragic fates, Dao Hongchen left Wudang to travel and study nature.
• Red Dust killed Yuan soldiers who had slaughtered villagers, reached the Xiantian Realm, and arrived at Bright Summit to offer to lead the Ming Cult.
• Red Dust became the Ming Cult's leader, defeated challengers from the major sects, and warned them that Yuan soldiers were targeting their headquarters.
• Red Dust built political power through the Ming Cult, married Dongfang Cheng, and raised Di Dongfang, who became the crown prince as Great Ming expanded.
• Red Dust and Zhang Sanfeng established Chivalry Wudang on Chivalry Island, where Wudang grew into a major branch before Red Dust disappeared from public view.

Red Dust rose through the realms, founded Carefree Island, and became a powerful guardian of Great Tang as Haotian’s arrival drew near. While Ning Que entered the Academy’s Second Floor and Wei Guangming pursued the Son of the Underworld King, danger gathered around Chang’an and the Desolate Plain.

• Red Dust cultivated from Knowing Destiny through the Shattering Realm and Nascent Transformation, founded Carefree Island, and trained Li Mu and the Carefree Five.
• Red Dust fought Xuankong’s Cai Jian, carried the Butcher and Drunkard’s message to Fuzi, and warned Carefree Island’s cultivators not to rush into battle after Ye Jingtao’s death.
• Red Dust returned to Chang’an, helped its rulers, and asked Fuzi to suppress her approaching breakthrough until the right time.
• Ning Que entered the Academy’s Second Floor trials, overcame their tests, and became the Academy’s Thirteenth Mister.
• Red Dust warned Li Zhongyi about Li Peiyan’s conspiracy and reassured him that Great Tang need not fear Xiling.
• Chen Tian introduced himself as Carefree Island’s representative and later rescued Ning Que and Mo Shanshan’s group from attackers serving Xia Hou.
• Wei Guangming escaped You Pavilion, identified Sang Sang as the Daughter of Light, and decided to remain in Chang’an to find the shadow of darkness.
• Yan Se told the Tang Emperor that Wei Guangming was following Sang Sang and revealed that Chongming had founded the Restoration Society.

Ning Que and his allies fought Haotian, and Fuzi and Red Dust closed Heaven’s Gate before the world expanded into the stars. Red Dust then recovered her memories and lived through multiple worlds, eventually becoming a High God as Shanggu’s growing bond with Bai Jue unfolded.

• Liansheng Thirty-Two forced his inheritance into Ning Que, but Ning Que used the mountain’s sword marks to turn the cage against him and kill him.
• Yan Se reached the Sixth Realm, accepted Red Dust as his teacher, and learned her insights into Talisman Dao.
• Ning Que and Sang Sang married, but Sang Sang awakened as Haotian and challenged Fuzi and Red Dust to a battle in the heavens.
• Fuzi, Red Dust, Buddha, and Li Mu defeated Haotian, closed Heaven’s Gate, and established the moon as the world’s new stabilizing force.
• Red Dust and her companions shattered the Divine Kingdom, allowing Blue Star to return to the universe as humanity began exploring the stars.
• Red Dust recovered her memories as Xuan Yi and intervened in the Shushan conflicts, helping Jing Tian defeat the Evil Sword Immortal and later becoming the Underworld Emperor.
• Red Dust watched events unfold across further worlds, while an evil thought of hers became Mo Tian and pursued the restoration of the Demon Clan.
• Red Dust became a High God and later a Protector War God, while Bai Jue trained Shanggu and their feelings grew as Mo Tian challenged Shanggu in Jiuyou.