Recaps

Jiang Cheng helped Jia Nan Academy defeat Han Feng, rescued the Xiao Family, and welcomed his daughter Jiang Xiao before pursuing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He left the other experts through a passage he opened and faced the flame alone, revealing himself as the Academy Confucian Sage.

• Jiang Cheng descended beneath Jia Nan Academy, collected the immature Fallen Heart Flame, and met the dying soul of Yao Tianhuo.
• Han Feng attacked Jia Nan Academy to seize the Fallen Heart Flame, but Jiang Cheng returned, stopped the invaders, and caught the escaping Sea Heart Flame after Su Qian beheaded Han Feng.
• Jiang Cheng and Xiao Li reached Stone Desert City, where Jiang Cheng killed the Soul Hall captors, healed Xiao Ding and Xiao Zhan, and urged the Xiao Family to return to the Monster Mountain Range.
• Jiang Cheng gave the Sea Heart Flame to Xiao Yi Xian, then attended the birth of Cai Lin’s daughter, Jiang Xiao, who was born a One-Star Dou Venerate.
• After reaching the Nine-Star Dou Saint realm, Jiang Cheng went with Qingyun Fairy to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s domain and exposed its illusions.
• Jiang Cheng freed Xiao Chen from the flame’s control and confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, which trapped the gathered experts in its Heaven Refining Ancient Formation.
• Jiang Cheng opened a passage for Qingyun Fairy and the other experts to escape, then stayed behind to face the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame as the Academy Confucian Sage.

Jiang Cheng absorbed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, entered Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, and defeated the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill before claiming the inheritance for his family. Hun Tiandi escaped after a battle with Jiang Cheng and the ancient clan leaders, leaving Jiang Cheng to prepare to refine the pill.

• Jiang Cheng absorbed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, reached the Nine-Star Dou Saint realm, and reunited with his family at Peach Forest Mountain.
• Xiao Xun Er asked Jiang Cheng to ally with Gu Yuan against Hun Tiandi, but Jiang Cheng refused and later found Xiao Yan near death with Yao Chen fading away.
• Jiang Cheng and Hun Tiandi agreed to cooperate in opening Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, but Jiang Cheng recognized Hun Tiandi's scheme and took Zi Yan to find Zhu Kun.
• Jiang Cheng reunited Zi Yan with Zhu Kun, used the complete Tou She Ancient God Jade to open the Stone Gate, and entered the cave mansion with them.
• Jiang Cheng defeated the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and received Tou She Ancient God's inheritance, which he chose to give to his wives rather than claim for himself.
• Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame confronted Jiang Cheng and the ancient clan leaders, but Jiang Cheng subdued Nihility Devouring Flame while Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun badly wounded Hun Tiandi.
• Hun Tiandi escaped through a spatial crack, and Jiang Cheng warned Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin that Hun Tiandi might use captured clans to pursue Dou Emperor power.
• Jiang Cheng returned to Peach Forest Mountain with the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and inheritance, gave the inheritance to Yun Yun, and considered how to refine the pill safely.