Recaps

Zi Yu left the Qingyuan Sect after restoring Su Zhiqing’s cultivation prospects, then reunited with his companions and led them into Jia Nan Academy. The group set out for the academy through the Black Corner Region as an attack was arranged against their traveling party.

• Zi Yu revealed that he had refined Su Zhiqing’s Water Spirit Root into a divine artifact, then left the Qingyuan Sect with her after defeating the Linen-robed Elder and completing his mission.
• Zi Yu helped Su Zhiqing awaken an Exquisite Heavenly Sword Heart, advance her cultivation, learn alchemy, and receive powerful treasures before leaving her with a wedding ring and protective talismans.
• Zi Yu returned to the Dou Qi Continent, gave Xiao Yu the Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed, and helped her awaken the Water God Body and Dou Di Bloodline.
• Zi Yu equipped Ya Fei with treasures before leaving, then took Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu to enroll at Jia Nan Academy.
• Zi Yu and the girls impressed Ruo Lin and the students with their cultivation, and Zi Yu accepted a place at the academy.
• Miao Ke'er confessed her love to Zi Yu, and they spent the night together before he cared for her and promised to protect her.
• Zi Yu departed with the recruitment team, while Ruo Lin warned the girls about the Black Corner Region and they vowed to explore it once they reached the Dou Wang realm.
• Ya Fei decided to return to the Mittel Family, while Old Cheng ordered an attack on Jia Nan Academy’s party after it camped beneath Black Cloud Mountain.

Zi Yu led Jia Nan Academy’s recruits through a battle with Magic Flame Valley, then recovered from the sealed power of the Purple Gold Sacred Light Pearl and entered the academy. The arc left him facing Hu Jia after she tried to claim his four companions.

• Zi Yu warned Chang Chengping of Magic Flame Valley’s ambush, and Jia Nan Academy’s forces defeated the attackers after Zi Yu killed three Dou Lings and unleashed a secret art that killed three Dou Wangs.
• Zi Yu collapsed when the Purple Gold Sacred Light Pearl’s sealed energy surged, and Ling Qingzhu treated him while Dongfang Jing and Qing Yan Jing watched unseen.
• Zi Yu awoke with Ling Qingzhu, and both discovered that the pearl’s residual power had raised them to the Half-step Spirit Warrior level.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Su Qian approved Zi Yu’s two-month Outer Court stay before direct admission to the Inner Academy, and granted Zi Yu and the four women access to the Scripture Pavilion.
• Ya Fei became Clan Leader of the Mittel Family after defeating the elders who opposed her.
• Zi Yu gave Ruo Lin precious pills and medicine, then asked her to keep his status as a Fourth-grade Alchemist private while he focused on obtaining the academy’s Heavenly Flame.
• Hu Jia approached Zi Yu and offered cultivation methods and Dou Skills if he would give her Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu, but Zi Yu refused and mocked her as she tried to attack him.

Zi Yu rescued Feng Qingwu, restored her cultivation, and helped her awaken her Ancient Divine Phoenix Bloodline while strengthening his bond with the women at Jia Nan Academy. He then traveled to the Black Corner Region, confronted Han Feng, and demanded the Sea Heart Flame.

• Zi Yu defeated Hu Jia, frightened her into tears, and later received permission to visit the Scripture Pavilion with Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu.
• Zi Yu rescued the gravely injured Feng Qingwu, healed her meridians, gave her cultivation techniques, and sent her into a secret realm to cultivate.
• Feng Qingwu swore eternal loyalty to Zi Yu, then awakened her Ancient Divine Phoenix Bloodline with a Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed and advanced to Intermediate Martial General.
• Zi Yu gave Xiao Yu the Heart of the Water God, helping her and the other women advance their cultivation before spending the night with Xiao Yu.
• Zi Yu promised Gu Xun'er he would find a rare opportunity for her and left for the Black Corner Region, while Ruo Lin realized she had developed feelings for him.
• The system summoned Yu Wuxin, who pledged herself to Zi Yu, and Zi Yu traveled with her and Dongfang Jing toward Maple City.
• Zi Yu confronted Han Feng, accused him of betraying Yao Chen, and demanded that he surrender the Sea Heart Flame.
• Han Feng summoned the Sea Heart Flame and challenged Zi Yu to prove he could take it.

Zi Yu killed Han Feng, claimed the Sea Heart Flame, and expanded his forces while rewarding and protecting the women close to him. As the Inner Academy tournament approached, Xiao Yu defeated Wang Yuan and Zi Yu began binding captured cultivators to his growing faction.

• Zi Yu defeated Han Feng, refined his body to extract the Sea Heart Flame, and sealed Han Feng’s soul for Yao Chen.
• Zi Yu bound the Golden Silver Elders to serve him, named them A Da and A Er, and sent them to recruit powerful cultivators.
• Zi Yu gave Yu Wuxin the Southern Bright Departing Fire Sword, refined Sixth-grade pills, and decided to establish his headquarters in the Star Domain.
• Zi Yu rescued Han Yue from a Black Fiend Tiger, then returned to Jia Nan Academy and learned that Ling Qingzhu was pregnant.
• Zi Yu gave Ling Qingzhu the Immortal Spirit Nourishing Pill and gave Gu Xun'er the Sea Heart Flame and Flame Spirit Annihilation Method.
• Zi Yu gave Ruo Lin a Water Spirit Jade Ginseng Fruit and taught Feng Qingwu artifact refinement, supplying her with powerful weapons and armor.
• At the Outer Academy tournament, Zi Yu dismissed Wang Yuan’s challenge and sent Xiao Yu to fight him, and she defeated him after a long battle.
• Zi Yu met A Da and A Er in the Black Corner Region, reviewed the sixteen cultivators they had captured, and used the Heavenly Contract Stone to demand their submission.