Recaps

Lin Ming battled the Barbarian Dou Ancestor after his Heavenly Flame wolf spirit defeated the Ancient Dragon Bear and damaged its source. The Barbarian Dou Ancestor unleashed Dragon Bear Stomp as Lin Ming answered with Blazing Sun Slash, and their attacks collided.

• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor recalled the badly injured Ancient Dragon Bear, whose beast-soul source had been damaged by Lin Ming's wolf spirit.
• Lin Ming recalled his victorious wolf spirit into his body.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor formed a massive bear leg from deep yellow Dou Qi and prepared to crush Lin Ming with Dragon Bear Stomp.
• Lin Ming gathered Heaven and Earth Energy into a blazing sun at his saber's tip.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor sent Dragon Bear Stomp crashing down as Lin Ming slashed upward with Blazing Sun Slash.

Lin Ming and the Barbarian Dou Ancestor’s attacks collided and triggered a devastating Black Hole explosion that injured the Barbarian Dou Ancestor and weakened Venerable Yao and Protector Wu. With Xiao Yan and Venerable Yao in danger of capture, Lin Ming decided he needed to negotiate another deal.

• Lin Ming and the Barbarian Dou Ancestor’s attacks were swallowed by a Black Hole, which then erupted in a powerful shockwave across the Misty Cloud Sect.
• The shockwave knocked out and killed some weaker disciples, while those who kept their Dou Qi defenses survived the aftershock.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor emerged badly burned, while Lin Ming appeared largely unharmed apart from his tattered clothes.
• Venerable Yao and Protector Wu appeared after defending themselves, with Venerable Yao nearly dissipating and Protector Wu in better condition.
• Lin Ming weighed the risks of letting Xiao Yan and Venerable Yao be captured or attacking them himself, and decided to make another deal.

Xiao Yan and Venerable Yao faced a desperate battle with little strength left, so Lin Ming offered to save them in exchange for Venerable Yao's Storage Ring. After Venerable Yao urged Xiao Yan to prioritize their survival, Xiao Yan gave Lin Ming the ring.

• Lin Ming offered to save Venerable Yao if Xiao Yan handed over Venerable Yao's Storage Ring, which contained the Burning Incantation.
• Lin Ming summoned Elder Yao's Dou Ancestor Soul Body to prove he had the means to help.
• Lin Ming argued that Venerable Yao's life was worth more than his possessions and promised future assistance within his capabilities.
• Venerable Yao accepted Lin Ming's terms, and Xiao Yan struggled with surrendering the ring and its contents.
• Xiao Yan threw Venerable Yao's Storage Ring to Lin Ming and asked him to keep his word.

Lin Ming gave Elder Yao the Fallen Heart Flame to help him fight Protector Wu while Lin Ming defended against the Barbarian Dou Ancestor. Protector Wu tore Yun Shan’s soul from his body and began feeding it Black Mist, leaving Yun Yun helpless as the soul rapidly expanded.

• Lin Ming inspected the Storage Ring containing the Body Refining Scroll and gave Elder Yao the Fallen Heart Flame to use against Protector Wu.
• Protector Wu tried to persuade Elder Yao to stay out of the fight, but Elder Yao refused and attacked him.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor launched an all-out assault on Lin Ming, forcing Lin Ming to defend while Elder Yao confronted Protector Wu.
• Elder Yao burned away Protector Wu’s Soul Chains, but Protector Wu resumed his hand seals as Yun Shan’s face emerged from the Black Veins covering his body.
• Protector Wu tore Yun Shan’s soul free and flooded it with Black Mist, causing it to swell as Yun Yun watched in anguish.

Elder Yao used the Fallen Heart Flame to suppress Protector Wu and devour Yun Shan’s fierce soul. The Barbarian Dou Ancestor tried to intervene, but Lin Ming blocked him as Elder Yao swallowed the soul.

• Elder Yao summoned a Flame Flood Dragon and used its roar and suction to pull Yun Shan’s fierce soul toward it.
• Protector Wu poured out his remaining Soul Power to resist, but the flood dragon’s force suppressed him and continued dragging the fierce soul closer.
• Protector Wu urged the Barbarian Dou Ancestor to interrupt Elder Yao, warning that they would be overwhelmed if he fell.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor broke away from Lin Ming and charged at Elder Yao, but Lin Ming blocked him.
• Elder Yao swallowed Yun Shan’s fierce soul whole with the Flame Flood Dragon.

Elder Yao captured Protector Wu and handed him to Lin Ming, who sealed him away while preparing a powerful Dou Skill against the Barbarian Dou Ancestor. As Lin Ming charged the Star Dragon Saber, Old Yao revealed that he was about to unleash an Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill.

• Elder Yao swallowed Yun Shan's fierce soul, then weakened Protector Wu and captured him when he tried to flee.
• Elder Yao gave Protector Wu's Soul Body to Lin Ming, who sealed it in a Jade Bottle with Fallen Heart Flame.
• Lin Ming asked Elder Yao to hold off the Barbarian Dou Ancestor while he prepared a Dou Skill.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor attacked Lin Ming, but Elder Yao blocked him as Lin Ming channeled Dou Qi into the Star Dragon Saber.
• The saber's power withered the vegetation on Misty Cloud Mountain, and Old Yao identified Lin Ming's technique as an Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill.

Lin Ming unleashed the Eight Desolations against the Barbarian Dou Ancestor, who sacrificed his clan’s Ancient Dragon Bear Beast Soul to survive the devastating strike. The Barbarian Dou Ancestor escaped badly wounded, and Lin Ming and Zi Yan decided to pursue him after recovering.

• Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to let go of his grievances with Lin Ming and warned him not to become Lin Ming’s enemy.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor tried to surrender and leave, but Lin Ming attacked him for harming those he cared about.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor used Blood Sacrifice to summon his Ancient Dragon Bear Beast Soul, which the Desolate Saber Aura destroyed before severely wounding him.
• The Barbarian Dou Ancestor opened a spatial rift and escaped, promising to make Lin Ming pay for destroying the Beast Soul.
• Zi Yan wanted to chase the fleeing Barbarian Dou Ancestor, but Lin Ming said they would go after him once they had recovered.

After defeating the Misty Cloud Sect, Lin Ming returned to the family estate and reunited with Ya Fei. He cultivated through the night and broke through to Nine-star Dou Emperor by dawn.

• Lin Ming sent everyone home and said the remaining matters would be decided in the Imperial Capital three days later.
• Ya Fei rushed out to greet Lin Ming, embraced him, and then fled in embarrassment when the others teased her.
• Lin Ming meditated and cultivated instead of sleeping after returning to his room.
• An unusual fluctuation awakened Lin Ming, and Elder Hai, Mittel Tengshan, Grandpa Liu, Master Toso, and the others guarded his room as an energy storm gathered.
• Lin Ming broke through the barrier between eight-star and Nine-star Dou Emperor and successfully advanced to Nine-star Dou Emperor.

After reaching the Nine-star Dou Emperor realm, Lin Ming helped Elder Yao refine the captured Yun Shan fierce soul with Fallen Heart Flame. Lin Ming left Elder Yao to maintain the fire cauldron while he prepared to handle the Misty Cloud Sect matter.

• Lin Ming reached the Nine-star Dou Emperor realm, and Elder Yao praised his strength and composure.
• Elder Yao explained that refining Yun Shan fierce soul would restore his Soul Power, while Lin Ming recognized that Fallen Heart Flame could suppress its violent emotions.
• Yun Shan fierce soul tried to escape, but Lin Ming trapped and burned it with Fallen Heart Flame as Elder Yao urged him to intensify the flames.
• Lin Ming supplied Dou Qi while Elder Yao transformed the flames into a cauldron and began refining the fierce soul into pure Soul Power.
• Lin Ming supplied enough Dou Qi to sustain the fire cauldron for several days, then left to deal with the Misty Cloud Sect matter.

Lin Ming returned to the Mittel Family and helped decide where the factions would meet to deal with the Misty Cloud Sect. He then revealed a patterned Tier 6 Peak Imperial Pill he had refined, astonishing the family elders and Master Toso.

• Lin Ming thanked Elder Hai and the other elders for guarding him, while Ya Fei and Zi Yan ran to greet him.
• Great Elder Teng Shan told Lin Ming that Fama, the Jia Ma Royal Family, and other families had proposed holding the meeting at the Alchemist Guild.
• Lin Ming agreed to the Alchemist Guild as the venue, and Elder Hai instructed Teng Shan to confirm it.
• Lin Ming asked about Elder Hai's cultivation and learned that he had reached the Six Stars Peak Dou Emperor realm.
• Lin Ming gave Master Toso a Jade Bottle containing a Tier 6 Peak Imperial Pill with Pill Patterns, and confirmed that he had refined it.
• Master Toso declared that Lin Ming had surpassed Pill King Gu He, and Elder Hai and the others rushed to inspect the pill.

Lin Ming gave Elder Hai and three other elders valuable pills, then reunited with Xiao Yi Xian when she arrived at the Mittel Family after advancing to Dou Ancestor and one more star in the Dou Zong realm.

• Lin Ming gave Elder Hai an Imperial Pill that could raise his cultivation from peak Six-Star Dou Emperor to Eight-Star Dou Emperor.
• Lin Ming gave Grandpa Liu, Great Elder Teng Shan, and Master Toso Spirit Dou Pills to aid their cultivation.
• Lin Ming and the elders talked late into the night about his experiences over the past few years.
• Elder Yao sensed something in the distance but withdrew his Soul Power without warning Lin Ming.
• A powerful aura approached the main hall, and Lin Ming reassured the elders that the newcomer was his friend.
• Xiao Yi Xian emerged through space, apologized for her delayed arrival, and revealed she had advanced to Dou Ancestor and one more star in the Dou Zong realm.

Xiao Yi Xian reunited with Lin Ming and promised to protect him, then joined him, Zi Yan, and Old Man Hai on a visit to the Alchemist Guild. The group arrived to meet President Fama, who was startled to discover that Xiao Yi Xian was a Dou Ancestor.

• Grandpa Liu confirmed that the powerful newcomer was Xiao Yi Xian, and the Mittel Family elders welcomed her into the hall.
• Xiao Yi Xian apologized to Lin Ming for missing the battle with Yun Shan, and Lin Ming asked her to protect him from now on.
• Over the next two days, Lin Ming delivered Dou Qi to Elder Yao and saw that the Soul Body was nearly fully refined.
• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Old Man Hai flew to the Alchemist Guild, where Fama and Mitchell welcomed them.
• Fama recognized Xiao Yi Xian's ability to fly without Dou Qi Wings as a sign of Dou Ancestor cultivation, and led the group inside.

Lin Ming presided over a meeting to judge the Misty Cloud Sect and heard demands for compensation from the Jia Ma Empire’s families. He proposed that the sect disband without paying compensation, leaving the gathered parties to decide.

• Fama and Mitchell escorted Lin Ming and his companions into the hall, where Jia Xing Tian, Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran awaited them.
• Lin Ming invited the attendees to suggest a judgment for the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yao Ye called for it to compensate the great families.
• Xiao Yan declined to make demands, while Yun Yun accepted responsibility and promised to compensate those harmed by the sect.
• After the attendees called for increasingly large payments, Lin Ming proposed that the Misty Cloud Sect disband without further compensation.

Lin Ming used his and Xiao Yi Xian’s power to secure the factions’ agreement to dissolve the Misty Cloud Sect. After Yun Yun accepted the decision, Lin Ming kept her and Nalan Yanran behind, challenging their blame of him for the sect’s fate.

• Lin Ming and Xiao Yi Xian’s auras pressured the assembly, and Fama, the Nalan Family, and the Mu Family supported Lin Ming’s proposal to dissolve the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun agreed to announce the Misty Cloud Sect’s dissolution within three months, and Lin Ming warned the factions not to target its ordinary disciples afterward.
• After the other factions left, Lin Ming asked Fama to clear the hall so he could speak privately with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Lin Ming argued that the Misty Cloud Sect had brought its fate upon itself, and Yun Yun fell silent as she recognized her Teacher’s responsibility.
• Nalan Yanran defended the sect and challenged Lin Ming, but Yun Yun stopped her and asked Lin Ming to speak plainly.

Lin Ming persuaded Yun Yun to dissolve the Misty Cloud Sect and consider leaving the Jia Ma Empire for the Flower Sect. After making arrangements for the Mittel Family and helping Elder Yao absorb refined Soul Power, Lin Ming prepared to seek the Barbarian Dou Ancestor and the Barbarian Race, then went to sleep before departing.

• Lin Ming told Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran that dissolving the Misty Cloud Sect would cost them only its name, and urged Yun Yun to leave the Jia Ma Empire for the Flower Sect.
• Lin Ming returned to the Mittel Family hall and announced that he would seek the Barbarian Dou Ancestor after Elder Yao finished refining the Fierce Soul.
• Lin Ming gave Master Toso a list of items for the family to search for so he could refine them into pills upon his return.
• Elder Yao completed refining the Fierce Soul, absorbed its Soul Power, and estimated that absorbing it fully would take two or three months.
• Lin Ming told Elder Yao that he had nearly mastered the Five Rounds Leaving Fire Method and planned to prepare for Elder Yao's resurrection after the absorption.
• Elder Yao returned to Lin Ming's White Storage Ring, and Lin Ming went to sleep before setting out the next morning.

Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan investigated a Soul Fluctuation in the Monster Mountain Range, where Zi Yan fought a Blood Rock Earth Dragon guarding Purple Spirit Quenching Soul Grass. A Dark Demonic Star Fiend Tiger attacked them, but after a fierce three-on-one battle it retreated, leaving the group to collect their prizes and continue their journey.

• Lin Ming sensed a faint Soul Fluctuation to the northwest, and he led Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan to investigate.
• Lin Ming identified Purple Spirit Quenching Soul Grass in a valley, and Zi Yan defeated the Blood Rock Earth Dragon guarding it.
• A Seventh Order Dark Demonic Star Fiend Tiger appeared and attacked Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan.
• The three fought together against the tiger's Star Light Blades, weakening it until it fled into the forest.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave the Purple Spirit Quenching Soul Grass to Lin Ming, while Zi Yan collected the Blood Rock Earth Dragon's Magic Core.

Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan reached Huang Yan City and reunited with Su Xue at the Su Family residence. Lin Ming asked about the Barbarian Race, and Su Xue offered to have the family’s merchant caravans watch for information while inviting the group to stay for a welcoming banquet.

• Lin Ming and his companions crossed the Monster Mountain Range and recognized that they had reached the area near Huang Yan City.
• Lin Ming recalled that he had once saved Su Xue near the city and found the Mysterious Yellow Flame beneath her mine.
• The three entered Huang Yan City and went to the Su Family residence, where Lin Ming showed the guards Su Xue’s Jade Tablet.
• Su Xue recognized Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan and welcomed them into the residence.
• Lin Ming asked Su Xue about the Barbarian Race, and she offered to have the Su Family’s merchant caravans report any relevant news.
• Su Xue arranged for the group to stay at the residence and invited them to a banquet hosted by her father.

Lin Ming confronted Jin Yu after the Second Prince barged into the Su Family residence and insulted its guests. Xiao Yi Xian’s overwhelming aura stopped Jin Yu and his guards, leaving them terrified.

• Jin Yu forced his way into the sitting room with two guards and challenged Su Xue’s guests.
• Su Xue ordered Jin Yu to leave, but he questioned Lin Ming and stared greedily at Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lin Ming exposed Jin Yu’s unstable, pill-forced cultivation, provoking him to order his guards to seize Lin Ming.
• Su Xue stepped between Lin Ming and the guards, warning Jin Yu that attacking a Su Family guest would make the Jin Huai State an enemy.
• Lin Ming’s confidence made the guards hesitate, and Xiao Yi Xian silenced Jin Yu with an aura that terrified everyone in the room.

Lin Ming’s group returned to the Su Family, where Xiao Yi Xian’s Dou Zong strength drove off Jin Yu and eased the family’s troubles. The next day, a merchant caravan arrived with urgent information about the Barbarian Race Lin Ming had asked about.

• Xiao Yi Xian revealed her Dou Zong aura, frightening Jin Yu and his guards into leaving the Su Family residence.
• Su Xue led Lin Ming’s group to the Listening Bamboo Garden and explained how the Jin Huai Royal Family had been undermining the Su Family.
• Lin Ming offered to help, and Su Xue said Xiao Yi Xian’s strength had already resolved the family’s difficulties.
• Su Xiao hosted a banquet to thank Lin Ming’s group for helping Su Xue and the Su Family.
• A merchant caravan from the Sky Pillar Mountain Range arrived with information about the Barbarian Race, catching Lin Ming’s attention.

Lin Ming’s group learned that the Barbarian Race might be near Saint Demise Valley, deep within Gale Canyon, and set out to investigate. They reached the canyon’s dangerous outskirts and began navigating unstable space and hostile creatures.

• Black Wind showed Lin Ming a Barbarian armor fragment and bloodstained cloth recovered near Gale Canyon, and Lin Ming confirmed they carried the Barbarian Race’s aura.
• Black Wind reported that a powerful warning will had driven his group away from the area and pointed toward Saint Demise Valley, a deadly region within Gale Canyon.
• Lin Ming rewarded Black Wind and his men, rested at the Su Family, and then departed with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan for Gale Canyon.
• After traveling through the mountains, Lin Ming’s group reached the canyon’s outskirts and continued inward through distorted space and chilling winds.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned that spatial fissures threatened them, while the group defeated corrupted Magical Beasts and Malevolent Spirits.

Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan crossed Soul Severing Canyon, resisting its soul-corroding wind and clearing away attacking Remnant Souls. Near the canyon’s end, they encountered a Soul Erosion Lizard King, and Zi Yan began fighting it while Lin Ming guarded against its soul attacks.

• Lin Ming formed a Jade Profound Heart Flame barrier as the group entered Soul Severing Canyon, and Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan added their own defenses against the Soul Erosion Wind.
• Lin Ming led the group through the wind’s weaker periods, and the three of them destroyed Remnant Souls that attacked along the way.
• A Soul Erosion Lizard King ambushed the group, and Zi Yan recognized its horn as a source of amplified soul attacks.
• Lin Ming purified the lizard king’s soul arrow with his Jade Profound Heart Flame, while Zi Yan struck its eye and drew a sweeping tail attack.
• Zi Yan blocked the lizard king’s tail with a purple scale shield and remained unharmed, her battle intent growing stronger.

Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan crossed Soul Severing Canyon and entered the deadly outer region of Saint Demise Valley in search of the Barbarian Race Land. They quietly neutralized a Barbarian sentry post and found the clan’s cave entrance, where the wounded Barbarian Clan Leader was hiding.

• Lin Ming killed the Soul Erosion Lizard King with Explosive Blast Fist and collected its demonic core and horn.
• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan endured the Soul Erosion Wind and crossed into the dangerous outer region of Saint Demise Valley.
• Lin Ming identified the region as the site of an ancient battle where a Dou Sheng had fallen and warned that the Barbarian Clan Leader might be preparing for their arrival.
• Lin Ming sensed a hidden Barbarian sentry post, and Xiao Yi Xian used poison to put its guards unconscious without triggering the warning array.
• The three slipped past the guards and found a huge cave entrance marked by massive Barbarian Race statues, with the Clan Leader’s familiar aura coming from within.

Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan attacked the Barbarian Race's stronghold, breaking its entrance Restriction and overwhelming its defenders. As the injured Barbarian Clan Leader began losing the battle, he sacrificed the Beast Souls sealed in the entrance statues to increase his power.

• Lin Ming used the Jade Profound Heart Flame to shatter the Barbarian Race Land's Restriction and drew the clan's warriors out to fight.
• Lin Ming ordered Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan to attack the defenders while he charged the Barbarian Clan Leader.
• Xiao Yi Xian's Poison Mist ravaged the Barbarian Race's Dou Kings and Dou Emperors, while Zi Yan gained the upper hand against the Half-step Dou Ancestor old man.
• Lin Ming clashed with the injured Barbarian Clan Leader and aggravated his wounds, while the defenders fell in large numbers.
• The Barbarian Clan Leader abandoned his fight with Lin Ming, sacrificed his blood to the beast statues, and drew their Beast Souls into his body to raise his power.

The Barbarian Clan Leader absorbed the beast souls and became a mad Peak Dou Ancestor, forcing Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan into a desperate battle. Lin Ming formed the Five Rounds Leaving Fire Array and annihilated the monster, leaving him nearly drained as his companions came to support him.

• The transformed Barbarian Clan Leader killed the Half-step Dou Ancestor Barbarian with a single punch and then charged at Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan.
• Lin Ming blocked the monster's attack with a Flame Giant Shield, was injured, and asked Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan to buy him ten breaths.
• Xiao Yi Xian used a Poison Dragon and Zi Yan fought in her mature form to restrain the monster while Lin Ming prepared his flames.
• Lin Ming used a Sixth Order Magic Core to create Blood Demon Flame and shaped five flames into the Wolf, Leopard, Lion, Tiger, and Dragon spirits.
• Lin Ming formed the Five Rounds Leaving Fire Array, trapping and burning the Barbarian Clan Leader until his body and soul vanished.
• Lin Ming nearly exhausted himself after the battle, and Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan hurried to support him.

After recovering from the battle that destroyed the Barbarian Race tribe, Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan searched its hidden treasure vault for useful treasures and clues about Saint Demise Valley. Lin Ming found the missing half of a black token he had bought years ago and joined it to the half he already owned, hoping it would reveal its purpose.

• Lin Ming recovered while Xiao Yi Xian guarded him and Zi Yan, and the three discussed the Barbarian Race’s treasure vault and the mysteries of Saint Demise Valley.
• Zi Yan sensed a hidden space behind a mountain wall, and Lin Ming broke its concealment restriction to open the treasure vault.
• The three collected medicinal materials, ores, inheritance records, magic cores, and other valuables from the vault.
• Lin Ming sensed a trace of soul fluctuation among discarded objects and uncovered a black half-token.
• Lin Ming recognized the token as the match to the half he had bought at Jia Nan Academy years earlier, then fitted the two pieces together.