Recaps

Wang Ping advanced his cultivation and strengthened Thousand Wood Temple while political tensions pushed the Summer Dynasty toward war. After uncovering a plot tied to Liu Zixiu’s assassination, he faced two chaotic Star Gods who had tracked him with an Outer Realm Object.

• Wang Ping escaped Wulang and the Wood Cultivator, reached Moon Pool, and learned that Lanyang and Zizhu were Yulian’s parents.
• Wang Ping accepted Shen Xiaozhu as his Registered Disciple, secured the Second Realm of the Art of Refined Wood, and renamed it the Thousand Wood Technique.
• Wang Ping fused with the Huai Tree Soul’s memories in a ten-year seclusion, then learned that his unresolved heart demon prevented him from merging with it.
• Wang Ping helped Liu Shuang and Zuo Xuan advance to the Second Realm, while Zuo Xuan investigated dead fish and Netherworld Aura along the coast.
• As the Summer Dynasty prepared for war, Liu Zixiu was assassinated, and Wang Ping and Daoist Yucheng began investigating the killing through Internal Affairs.
• Wang Ping secretly traveled with Yulian and learned from the Star Demoness that two chaotic Star Gods had targeted him and that his fate was nearing its end.
• Wang Ping discovered that Wu San had spread Outer Realm Object powder around the Mountain Top Garden, then learned from Dan Chen’s letter that the Saint’s followers arranged Liu Zixiu’s assassination.
• Wang Ping and his allies trapped four fugitives, identified two as mad Star Gods, and attacked them after Tian Shan drew the Star Iron into his gourd.

Wang Ping navigated factional plots, war, and the dangers of advancement while building Thousand Wood Temple’s strength and pursuing the Taiyan Talisman. After receiving Lord Xiaoshan’s secret method, he returned to the temple as unrest between its courts threatened to disrupt plans for Central Province.

• Wang Ping learned of Wang Wenyi’s assassination, met Guan Xi, and agreed to help kill Si Ran after hearing about the Jimin Association’s factions and the threat posed by the mad Star Gods.
• Wang Ping survived Xiao Lingzi’s attack, joined the operation that killed Si Ran, and later warned Zi Luan about a planned ambush as Liu Zixiu’s assassination set off a northern campaign.
• After the northern expedition ended in defeat, Wang Ping helped Shen Xiaozhu improve his Spiritual Root and formally took him as his disciple, while Thousand Wood Temple expanded its alchemy work and cultivation efforts.
• When Zhao Yu’er advanced, an Outer Realm Demonic Creature intervened to stabilize her, and Wang Ping sealed her dojo underground while she remained unconscious.
• Wang Ping spent years strengthening his talisman abilities and soul, successfully sending his soul outside his body for longer periods before ending his secluded cultivation after the new emperor’s accession.
• Wang Ping met Lord Xiaoshan, shared what he had learned from the Huai Tree’s memories, and received the secret method for the latter half of the third volume of the Taiyan Talisman.
• Wang Ping returned to Baishui Lake, met Hu Qianqian, and then returned to Thousand Wood Mountain, where Liu Shuang and Yang Rong visited him as he advised Liu Shuang about expanding her spirit veins.
• Zhang Xinghuai warned Zhao Wan that conflict between the temple’s courts could turn bloody, and Wang Ping summoned them.

Wang Ping completed his advancement to the Third Realm, became Pacification Commissioner, and was elected a Third Seat amid political upheaval and disaster. After Wulang’s death brought ruin to Thousand Wood Temple, Leng Kezhen arrived with Commander Jiao’s head and news from the imperial court.

• Wang Ping refined his Physical Body into a spiritual body, then advanced to the Third Realm and formed a Primordial Spirit with Zi Luan guarding him.
• Lord Xiaoshan offered Wang Ping a path to the Third Seat, and Wang Ping accepted the Pacification Commissioner post while arranging compensation for Jinhuai Prefecture’s ruined crops.
• Wang Ping assumed his commissioner duties, explored the Daoist Scripture Hall, and later witnessed a battle between Third Realm cultivators devastate the region near Shangning Lake.
• At the Daoist Scripture Hall assembly, the Third Seats stripped four cultivators of their titles and approved their long confinement before opening two new Third Seat positions.
• Wang Ping and Hefeng won the Third Seat vote, while Zuo Xuan returned with Wulang’s head just as a dying cultivator’s fire destroyed much of Thousand Wood Temple.
• Wang Ping helped restore the devastated grounds, ordered punishments and relief for those affected, and discussed the attack’s political consequences with Zi Luan and other Third Seats.
• Zi Luan secured a nomination for Wang Ping’s group, Jiang Cun became a candidate, and Wang Ping reflected on the disaster at Thousand Wood Temple.
• Leng Kezhen visited Wang Ping, described Capital City’s discontent, and presented a sealed box containing Commander Jiao’s head after explaining that he had killed him.

Wang Ping investigated First Day’s influence as conflict on Mozhou Road culminated in the destruction of Changwen Prefecture and the capture of Ren Kong. After reaching the Fourth Realm, he strengthened Thousand Wood Temple’s defenses and prepared to travel to Capital City while tracking threats beyond Nanlin Road.

• Leng Kezhen delivered Li Yan’s head and the Cave Heaven Mirror to Wang Ping, who accepted the offer to make Wang Lian Governor-General and take Prince Weny as a disciple.
• Wang Ping investigated First Day’s network, learned of Wulang’s ties to Guan Mao, and oversaw Shen Xiaozhu’s successful Foundation Establishment.
• Wang Ping and his allies rushed to Mozhou Road as First Day’s forces attacked Ren Kong and unleashed True Spirits formed from the people of Changwen Prefecture.
• Wang Ping and the other cultivators fought the True Spirits and Snake Demon, then divided the Daoist Scripture Hall’s wealth and barrier array.
• Feng Miao brought Wang Ping Ke Yue’s sealed Primordial Spirit, and Ke Yue explained that Ren Kong had secretly absorbed part of the True Sun Sect’s Fire Spirit consciousness.
• Wang Ping reached the Fourth Realm after Wood Spirit Qi spread across Nanlin Road and Mozhou Road, causing devastation before he suppressed the awakened spiritual vein.
• Wang Ping returned to Thousand Wood Temple, strengthened its defenses, and agreed with Daoist Yucheng to seek Zi Luan’s support against outside threats.
• Wang Ping ordered Wang Ben to track Guan Mao and arranged protection for Hu Qianqian’s possible breakthrough as he prepared to travel to Capital City.