Recaps

Li Qingqiu saved Jiang Zhaoxia from his heavenly tribulation, then discussed the sect’s future and the threat of war with him. Months later, news of Zhu Xian’s assassination raised suspicions that the Li clan was clearing the way for Li Sifeng to claim the throne.

• Li Qingqiu shielded Jiang Zhaoxia from the final bolts of his tribulation, and Jiang Zhaoxia survived and consolidated his cultivation.
• Li Qingqiu told Jiang Zhaoxia he wanted him to become one of Qingxiao Sect’s four defenders and advised him to investigate the flood dragon seen around his soul.
• After the tribulation frightened the disciples, they began sharing formation manuals, cultivation insights, and new techniques.
• Zhang Yuchun and Chu Jing told Li Qingqiu that Zhu Xian had been killed by one of his generals and that Li Da now controlled Cangzhou.
• Li Qingqiu questioned whether Li Sifeng was involved, while Chu Jing argued the Li clan had acted independently to benefit him and Qingxiao Sect.

After ordering an investigation into Zhu Xian’s death, Li Qingqiu met Liu Jing, a Qingxiao Sect disciple who carried his mother’s coffin to seek justice. Liu Jing proposed dividing the Nine Provinces among several dynasties and asked to take control of the Liu Clan and found a nation, leaving Li Qingqiu to consider his ambitious pledge.

• Li Qingqiu ordered Zhang Yuchun to investigate Zhu Xian’s death and bring Li Da back if the Li Clan was involved.
• After Zhu Xian’s death, the realm entered an uneasy peace while the Qingxiao Sect’s protected provinces prospered.
• Liu Jing carried his mother’s coffin to Lingxiao Courtyard and asked Li Qingqiu to deliver justice.
• Liu Jing argued that the Nine Provinces were too vast to unify and proposed that two or three dynasties maintain peace under the Qingxiao Sect’s oversight.
• Liu Jing revealed his ties to Liu Lin, explained that his mother had died after being mistreated, and asked to become emperor and establish a dynasty accountable to the sect.

Li Qingqiu agreed to back Liu Jing’s bid to replace Liu Lin, on the condition that Liu Jing unify the land within three years, while Qingxiao Sect prepared to support his campaign. As the year’s end approached, Li Qingqiu checked on Zhao Zhen, who suspected that creating his newly comprehended divine ability would bring his fated tribulation.

• Liu Jing persuaded Li Qingqiu to support him, and Li Qingqiu ordered him to unify the land within three years or Qingxiao Sect would back Li Sifeng instead.
• Liu Jing buried his mother, then left the mountain with dozens of Qingxiao Sect disciples as word spread that he intended to bring peace to the people.
• Zhang Yuchun planned to have the sect’s aristocratic clans publicly support Liu Jing, while Li Qingqiu said the sect could replace rulers over generations if needed.
• Li Qingqiu decided it was time to summon Li Sifeng and his wife back to Qingxiao Sect, delighting Li Shoumin.
• Li Qingqiu visited Zhao Zhen and worried that his fated calamity had not passed; Zhao Zhen said he believed creating his new divine ability would require him to face a tribulation alone.

Zhao Zhen created the True Martial Supreme Sun divine ability by enduring a heavenly tribulation, earning a new Fate and becoming Qingxiao Sect’s undisputed top genius. At the New Spring gathering, Zhu Yan told Li Qingqiu that the Zhu Clan had begun supporting Liu Jing.

• Zhao Zhen told Li Qingqiu how his insights into heavenly thunder led him to create a divine ability, and Li Qingqiu advised him to face the tribulation on his own.
• Zhao Zhen endured sixteen bolts of heavenly thunder on the Tribulation Platform and created the True Martial Supreme Sun divine ability.
• Li Qingqiu received a chance to choose a Fate and saw that Zhao Zhen’s new World-Shaking Divine Ability Fate had replaced Fate of Easy Breaking.
• Zhao Zhen returned to the Scripture Pavilion and offered to write down True Martial Supreme Sun for the disciples to study.
• At the New Spring gathering, Li Qingqiu said Li Sifeng would teach Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin to cultivate when he returned.
• Zhu Yan told Li Qingqiu that the Zhu Clan was willing to support Liu Jing and had already begun acting.

Li Qingqiu oversaw the Qingxiao Sect’s growing influence and resources while Liu Jing rose to power and the sect’s disciples expanded their activities. In the Northern Barbarians’ territory, Hell Kirin sensed an unknown presence, and Li Sifeng ordered the group to flee.

• Li Qingqiu warned Zhu Yan to keep the Zhu Clan from threatening the sect and allowed them to assist Liu Jing without scheming to control him.
• Liu Jing took control of the Liu Clan’s organization and resolved to seize power and unify the realm within three years.
• Li Qingqiu sent Jiang Zhaoxia and Sword Solitary out to gain experience, then visited Yuantie Port Town, where Yu Lin showed him a mysterious ore found beneath the sea.
• Li Sifeng agreed to lead the Training Hall disciples back from the Northern Barbarians’ territory, but Hell Kirin became agitated while watching the darkness ahead.
• The sword soul warned Li Sifeng that the approaching danger might not be human, so Li Sifeng ordered everyone to retreat immediately.

Qingxiao Sect planned to establish an outpost city in Central Heaven Continent while Li Qingqiu dealt with Yuan Li’s unwanted marriage proposals. A bloodied figure claiming to be a surviving Training Hall disciple revealed that a three-headed, six-armed monster had attacked Li Sifeng’s group, but Li Qingqiu exposed and killed the impostor before it threatened to devour the sect.

• Zhang Yuchun told Li Qingqiu about plans to build a cultivation city in Central Heaven Continent, and Li Qingqiu ordered the sect to keep it separate from secular trade.
• Yuan Qi complained that an Aristocratic Clan was disrupting Yuan Li’s cultivation with marriage proposals, and Li Qingqiu ordered people not to approach his disciple about marriage.
• Xiao Wuqing brought a badly injured Training Hall disciple to Li Qingqiu, who learned that Li Sifeng had stayed behind with the Hell Kirin while a mysterious attacker pursued the fleeing group.
• The supposed survivor described a creature with three heads and six arms, and Li Qingqiu realized the man was missing from the Legacy System and cut off his head.
• The impostor’s corpse melted into foul blackish-red blood, and its severed head admitted that it wanted to eat everyone in Qingxiao Sect.

Li Qingqiu learned that the Silent Nether Ghost King had massacred the Xuanji Sect, then left the Qingxiao Sect to track it down and find Li Sifeng. In the northern frontier, he came across a badly wounded man and a woman who seemed to be waiting to die.

• Li Qingqiu immobilized the ghost's split soul, used the Soul Seizing Curse to extract its memories, and learned that the Silent Nether Ghost King had nine split souls and had massacred the Xuanji Sect.
• Li Qingqiu gathered the Qingxiao Sect's hall masters, explained the threat, ordered them to guard the sect, and announced that he would go north himself.
• Li Qingqiu left Chu Jing behind and set out with Lin Chuan, Nangong E, and Jinlang, hoping to follow the ghost king's trail and find Li Sifeng.
• Li Qingqiu traveled through Cangzhou and continued north on foot, sending Lin Chuan and Nangong E to search for signs of the ghost king.
• In the second half of the night, Li Qingqiu followed a man's groans and found a half-bodied man and a woman beside a campfire; he recognized the man's wounds as the ghost king's handiwork.

Li Qingqiu rescued the badly wounded Murong Tiancheng and continued to Xuanji Sect in search of Li Sifeng and the Silent Nether Ghost King. He found the sect in ruins and the Hell Kirin and other captives maimed, then hid in the Hell Kirin’s cage to wait for the ghost king.

• Li Qingqiu treated Murong Tiancheng’s wounds and told him not to give up, while Murong Tianxuan learned their benefactor was the Qingxiao Sect’s sect master.
• Murong Tianxuan carried Murong Tiancheng away, and he resolved to keep living after Li Qingqiu’s words.
• Li Qingqiu traveled to Xuanji Sect with Lin Chuan and Nangong E, then climbed the mountain alone while his ghost servants watched the flanks.
• Li Qingqiu found Xuanji Sect destroyed, with captives and beasts maimed in cages and the Hell Kirin barely alive.
• Li Qingqiu entered the Hell Kirin’s cage, treated it, and concealed himself there to await the Silent Nether Ghost King.

Li Qingqiu watched the Northern Court Army enter the Xuanji Sect, where the Silent Nether Ghost King began slaughtering the soldiers. As Fang Tianshu prepared to fight back, Li Qingqiu emerged from his cage and faced the ghost.

• Lin Chuan reported that at least a hundred thousand Northern Court soldiers had surrounded the mountain, and Li Qingqiu decided to wait for the Silent Nether Ghost King.
• The Silent Nether Ghost King appeared atop a tower and watched the army approach while Li Qingqiu judged its strength.
• Fang Tianshu led the soldiers into the Xuanji Sect, ordered them to burn the buildings, and saw the Silent Nether Ghost King cut soldiers in half.
• Fang Tianshu rallied his soldiers and charged toward the invisible ghost, but Li Qingqiu's Sword Qi accidentally struck the pavilion and broke open Hell Kirin's cage.
• Li Qingqiu stepped out of the cage and faced the Silent Nether Ghost King as the soldiers fell silent.

Li Qingqiu fought the Silent Nether Ghost King at the Xuanji Sect, revealing that the terrifying foe was a powerful monster rather than a true ghost. He carried the battle down the mountain with the Divine Dragon Transformation and met the king’s next attack with a sword-clone technique.

• The Silent Nether Ghost King emerged before Li Qingqiu and attacked after Li Qingqiu told Fang Tianshu to withdraw the soldiers.
• Li Qingqiu severed the king’s fingers, and Fang Tianshu realized the bleeding foe was not a ghost.
• The Silent Nether Ghost King slaughtered soldiers as his blood mist grew, prompting Fang Tianshu to order a retreat.
• Li Qingqiu transformed into a golden dragon, seized the king, and carried him down the mountain before releasing him into the ground.
• The wounded Silent Nether Ghost King attacked Li Qingqiu, who summoned silver sword clones to strike from every direction.

Li Qingqiu defeated the Silent Nether Ghost King, captured his soul, and learned from the ghost’s memories how the Northern Court Son of Heaven had betrayed his former cultivation sect. The chapter left the ghost king’s origins revealed as Li Qingqiu continued searching his memories.

• Li Qingqiu battered the Silent Nether Ghost King with the Immortal Absolute Three Swords, then crushed him beneath a boulder using Mountain Moving God Suppressing.
• Li Qingqiu used the Soul Seizing Curse to subdue the Silent Nether Ghost King and stored his soul in the Soul Refining Banner.
• Fang Tianshu thanked Li Qingqiu for saving the Northern Court Army and recognized him as the Qingxiao Sect’s sect master.
• At night, Li Qingqiu searched the Silent Nether Ghost King’s memories and learned that the Northern Court Son of Heaven had poisoned and ambushed the ghost’s sect.
• The Silent Nether Ghost King’s memories revealed that his junior sister had died during their flight from the Northern Court’s pursuit.

Li Qingqiu learned of the Ghost King and the thousand evil ghosts in Ghost King Ridge, then returned to the Qingxiao Sect without finding Li Sifeng. Li Sifeng lost his black-robed mentor, who asked him to seek out the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Qingxiao Sect prepared to develop spells against ghosts.

• Li Qingqiu learned from the Silent Nether Ghost King's memories about Ghost King Ridge, its powerful Ghost King, and the many evil ghosts living there.
• Li Sifeng's black-robed mentor used up his soul to purge the ghostly aura from Li Sifeng, then asked him to look for Song Kejian's descendants in the Heavenly Sword Sect before disappearing.
• Li Sifeng promised to fulfill the request, resolved to return to the Qingxiao Sect and cultivate, and set off to leave the underground chamber.
• After ten days of searching without finding Li Sifeng, Li Qingqiu returned to Qingxiao Mountain carrying the injured Hell Kirin.
• Li Qingqiu told the sect leaders that Li Sifeng was alive, revealed the Silent Nether Ghost King, and warned them about Ghost King Ridge and its Ghost King.
• Li Qingqiu assigned Elder Jing to develop ghost-path spells and urged the Qingxiao Sect to cultivate cautiously and keep its disciples within the Nine Provinces.

Li Qingqiu managed the Qingxiao Sect as Li Sifeng slowly made his way home and sent Xu Ning out to hunt ghosts. Jiang Zhaoxia returned with a mysterious map that revealed a hidden restriction and a possible opportunity, which Li Qingqiu entrusted to Mingguang for study.

• Li Qingqiu stayed at Qingxiao Mountain, arranged care for the injured Hell Kirin, and learned that Liu Jing was expanding his rule while the Northern Barbarians retreated.
• Chu Jing presented Li Qingqiu with a new ghost-path spell, and he approved it for the Scripture Pavilion at fifteen hundred Dao Yuan.
• Xu Ning asked to travel through Guzhou to fight ghosts and test her spells, and Li Qingqiu gave her permission.
• Jiang Zhaoxia returned after half a year away, reported taking Sword Solitary as his disciple, and gave Li Qingqiu a sheepskin map he had found in a river.
• Li Qingqiu uncovered the map's concealed restriction and sent it with Mingguang to study, while reflecting that the True Dragon in the Mortal World Fate suited travelers better than a sect leader.

Li Sifeng returned to Qingxiao Sect, reported his encounter with the powerful Silent Nether Ghost King, and was urged by Li Qingqiu to settle down and train. The next morning, Li Sifeng discovered that his young son Li Shouzheng had extraordinary sword talent, leaving him shocked and relieved he had returned before the boy surpassed him.

• Li Sifeng returned to Qingxiao Mountain and watched Sword Solitary defeat an opponent, recognizing that the young disciple's swordsmanship surpassed his own.
• Li Sifeng reunited with Pei Miao and realized that the two boys cheering for Sword Solitary were his sons, Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin.
• Li Sifeng told Li Qingqiu about the Silent Nether Ghost King's strength and warned that the ghost might head south, while Li Qingqiu told him to remain in the sect and train.
• Li Qingqiu sensed a powerful new soul within the Emperor Profound Sword and wondered about Li Sifeng's latest fortuitous encounter.
• Li Sifeng showed off his swordsmanship to his sons, then lent the Emperor Profound Sword to Li Shouzheng when the boy asked to try it.
• Li Shouzheng's swordsmanship improved rapidly as he practiced, and the sword's voice declared him an unparalleled genius who might surpass Li Sifeng before adulthood.

Li Shouzheng displayed extraordinary sword talent with the Emperor Profound Sword, while Li Sifeng reunited with his family and learned that Li Qingqiu had killed the Silent Nether Ghost King. Li Qingqiu took charge of teaching the boys, and Li Sifeng entered seclusion to improve his cultivation.

• Li Shouzheng flawlessly performed Li Sifeng's sword sequence with the Emperor Profound Sword, astonishing his parents and exciting Li Shoumin.
• Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin refused to let Li Sifeng teach them spiritual cultivation without Li Qingqiu's permission, and Li Sijin arrived to visit her brother.
• Li Sijin told Li Sifeng that Li Qingqiu had killed the Silent Nether Ghost King and imprisoned its soul in the Soul Refining Banner, leaving Li Sifeng stunned.
• Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin agreed to focus on cultivation and pursue greatness before venturing down the mountain.
• Li Qingqiu refused Li Sifeng's request to teach the boys to cultivate, saying he would guide them himself, and Li Sifeng went into seclusion to raise his cultivation.

Li Qingqiu managed the Qingxiao Sect as Liu Jing expanded his rule, addressed new research and internal disputes, and prepared for the Daoist Convention. The chapter ended with Xue Jin setting out to deal with demonic entities and warning Li Sifeng that he would challenge him for the Training Hall if he failed to fulfill his duties.

• Chu Jing told Li Qingqiu that Liu Jing had seized three provinces and that the Linchuan Li Clan, including Li Yuzhong, had joined his cause.
• Li Qingqiu ordered the next Daoist Convention to offer rewards for the top hundred equal to those given to the top ten at the previous convention.
• Xiao Wuqing reported that He Jinshu had found a demonic beast's blood that could help disabled disciples regrow flesh, and Li Qingqiu urged him to continue researching.
• Xiao Wuqing told Li Qingqiu that Xiao Wudi had clashed with Gu Changping's family, and Li Qingqiu assigned Chai Yunshang to resolve the dispute.
• Xue Jin told Li Sifeng that demonic entities had appeared in Southern Chu Province and that he would handle them personally while Li Sifeng oversaw the Training Hall.
• Li Sifeng apologized over Zheng Yunqiao's death, and Xue Jin said he would challenge Li Sifeng for the hall master position if he continued neglecting his duties.

Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun finalized plans for Central Heaven Immortal City, naming Yuan Qi as its city lord, while the sect prepared for the new year. At Lingxiao Courtyard, Li Qingqiu discovered a gifted new disciple, Hu Yan, whose fate included powerful Righteous Qi and a life of hardship.

• Li Qingqiu finished searching the Silent Nether Ghost King's memories and resolved to prepare the sect against the other evil ghosts at Ghost King Ridge.
• Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun chose Yuan Qi to lead Central Heaven Immortal City and discussed staffing it and building more border cities.
• Yuan Qi told Yuan Li he planned to marry and establish a clan to support his younger brother, and Yuan Li agreed to stay on Qingxiao Mountain.
• Disciples challenged Yuan Qi's appointment, while the sect welcomed returning adventurers and prepared for the Spring Festival.
• At Lingxiao Courtyard, Li Qingqiu checked the new disciples' status panels and discovered Hu Yan, whose fate included Righteous Qi, a Life of Hardship, and Malice Perception.

Hu Yan settled into life as a new Registered Disciple at the Qingxiao Sect and recalled how a mysterious disciple had saved him and sent him there. After gaining Hu Yan’s Righteous Qi, Li Qingqiu decided to take on another disciple, but he had not chosen anyone by the time he reached Ziyang Peak.

• Hu Yan and Duan Xiaojuan explored the Qingxiao Sect and learned about the path from Registered Disciple to True Disciple.
• Hu Yan remembered the Qingxiao Sect disciple who had rescued him and urged him to seek out the sect.
• Li Qingqiu tested Hu Yan’s Righteous Qi by having Jinlang attack him, and the Qi repelled Jinlang without Li Qingqiu’s help.
• Li Qingqiu announced that he would take on another disciple, prompting Shen Yue to accompany him as he searched the sect.
• Li Qingqiu passed over several promising disciples and continued toward Ziyang Peak, insisting to Shen Yue that he would choose whoever caught his eye.

Li Qingqiu searched Ziyang Peak for Hu Yan and, after meeting him by chance, unexpectedly offered to take him as a disciple. Hu Yan and Duan Xiaojuan hesitated as Li Qingqiu invited them to come along without revealing who he was.

• Li Qingqiu and Shen Yue discussed Sword Solitary and toured the lively Ziyang Peak while Li Qingqiu searched for Hu Yan.
• Hu Yan and Duan Xiaojuan watched martial arts duels and decided to focus on learning about the sect and beginning their cultivation.
• Zhu Qingling offered Hu Yan help, but he and Duan Xiaojuan politely kept their distance and continued down the mountain.
• Li Qingqiu stopped Hu Yan, learned he was an unclaimed new disciple, and asked him to take him as his master.
• Duan Xiaojuan questioned Li Qingqiu's identity, and Shen Yue urged them not to fear following him within Qingxiao Sect.

Li Qingqiu brought Hu Yan to meet Xu Ning and revealed that he had chosen Hu Yan as his sixth disciple, while Xu Ning promised to guide Hu Yan’s friend Duan Xiaojuan. The next morning Hu Yan moved to Qingxiao Mountain, and Zhu Yan warned the Zhu Clan disciples that he would become someone they could only look up to.

• Li Qingqiu and Shen Yue took Hu Yan and Duan Xiaojuan to Xu Ning’s Cave Mansion, where Xu Ning welcomed them and met her new Sixth Junior Brother.
• Li Qingqiu revealed himself to Duan Xiaojuan as the sect master and told Hu Yan he would move to Qingxiao Mountain the next day.
• Xu Ning offered to teach Duan Xiaojuan cultivation, reassuring her that she would still have chances to see Hu Yan.
• Li Qingqiu, Shen Yue, and Xu Ning celebrated the festival while news of Hu Yan’s acceptance spread among the sect’s higher-ups.
• Hu Yan moved to Qingxiao Mountain the next morning, surprising the other Registered Disciples.
• Zhu Yan instructed the Zhu Clan disciples on sect rules and told them to befriend Hu Yan, leaving Zhu Qingling stunned.

Li Qingqiu welcomed Hu Yan as his sixth disciple, then heard that evil spirits were ravaging the Northern Court and agreed to consider its plea for help. The next morning, Ji Ya taught Hu Yan the Primordial Scripture and discovered that Hu Yan cultivated Origin Energy with astonishing speed.

• Xu Ning, Yuan Li, Zhao Zhen, and Ji Ya met Hu Yan at Lingxiao Courtyard, where Li Qingqiu formally welcomed him as his disciple and Li Dongyue and Li Sijin gave him gifts.
• Xiao Wuqing reported trouble in the northern frontier, and Fang Tianshu pleaded with Li Qingqiu to save the Northern Court from evil spirits and growing numbers of Ghost Soldiers.
• Li Qingqiu told Fang Tianshu that Qingxiao Sect would discuss the request, then warned his disciples that growing stronger would bring further enemies and calamities.
• Li Qingqiu asked Ji Ya to teach Hu Yan the Primordial Scripture, and Ji Ya agreed before Li Qingqiu explained the sect rules to Hu Yan.
• The next morning, Ji Ya taught Hu Yan, who cultivated Origin Energy in less than the time it took an incense stick to burn and left Ji Ya wondering whether his talent surpassed that of his senior brothers.

Hu Yan advanced rapidly in cultivation as the Qingxiao Sect dispatched Xu Ning and Jiang Zhaoxia to investigate reports of Ghost Soldiers and completed Central Heaven Immortal City. Meanwhile, Qiu Dahu weighed Qingxia Sect’s uncertain future and agreed to meet Baiyuan Valley, while Qin Yucheng secretly sent a message.

• Hu Yan awakened his Righteous Qi while cultivating, and Ji Ya began guiding him.
• The Qingxiao Sect leaders agreed to send Xu Ning and Jiang Zhaoxia north separately to investigate the Ghost Soldiers, while ordering the sect to support Central Heaven Immortal City’s construction.
• Hu Yan reached the third layer of the Nourishing Yuan Realm in three months, and a messenger announced that Central Heaven Immortal City was finished.
• Hu Yan greeted Zhu Qingling on his way to Ziyang Peak, and Zhu Qingling resolved to make him her target after realizing how far he had advanced.
• Qiu Dahu refused the Ningyuan County magistrate’s invitation and agreed with Qin Yucheng to visit Baiyuan Valley and explore an alliance.
• After leaving Qiu Dahu, Qin Yucheng sent a message on a paper crane that he ignited with Origin Energy.

Li Qingqiu established plans for the Town Evil Tower and watched the sect’s disciples grow, including the rising genius Hu Yan. After demons and evil spirits attacked Tianshan Spirit Pool and killed fifteen disciples, Li Qingqiu set out to investigate, leaving Shen Yue and Zhao Zhen in charge of Qingxiao Sect.

• Li Qingqiu chose a site behind Ziyang Peak for the Town Evil Tower after considering where best to build a prison.
• Liu Jing seized two more provinces, and Li Yuzhong earned a promotion for his role in a major victory.
• Hu Yan reached the Nourishing Yuan Realm Fourth Layer and became famous, while Yun Cai wondered about the Righteous Qi she sensed in him.
• Li Qingqiu learned that demons and evil spirits had attacked Tianshan Spirit Pool, killing fifteen disciples and injuring one hundred and twenty-two.
• Li Qingqiu ordered Xiao Wuqing to ring the Lingxiao Bell and left for Tianshan Spirit Pool, assigning Shen Yue and Zhao Zhen to watch over the sect.

Li Qingqiu waited at the Tianshan Spirit Pool and defeated the Soul Stealing Black Demon when it returned. By searching its memories, he learned that Da Moluo and fifteen other evil ghosts were building a ghost army and planned to establish a ghost court in the Nine Provinces.

• Li Qingqiu examined the dead disciples at the Tianshan Spirit Pool and heard Huang Shan explain how the fox-like ghost had attacked and possessed people.
• Li Qingqiu stayed at the pool for several days, waiting for the demon while Lin Chuan and Nangong E searched the surrounding area.
• The Soul Stealing Black Demon attacked again, and Li Qingqiu scattered its soul fragment and absorbed its ghostly energy with the Soul Refining Banner.
• Li Qingqiu searched the soul fragment's memories and learned that it had escaped Ghost King Ridge with fifteen evil ghosts led by Da Moluo.
• Li Qingqiu discovered that Da Moluo was making corpse demons to build a ghost army and planned to establish a ghost court in the Nine Provinces.

Li Qingqiu captured the Soul Stealing Black Demon and ordered the Qingxiao Sect to investigate evil ghosts and prepare to march against Da Moluo's ghost army. When Jiang Zhaoxia and Xu Ning returned, they reported encountering several powerful evil ghosts and confirmed that a ghost army of more than a thousand threatened the sect.

• Li Qingqiu left Huang Shan to guard the Tianshan Spirit Pool and captured the Soul Stealing Black Demon with the Soul Refining Banner.
• Li Qingqiu ordered the dead returned to the Qingxiao Sect and told the sect leaders to investigate places where plants had withered and select a thousand disciples for a campaign against Da Moluo.
• Yun Cai asked Li Qingqiu to take her north with the expedition, and he agreed.
• Jiang Zhaoxia reported that an illusion-wielding evil ghost had driven him back and that he had seen more than a thousand Ghost Soldiers led by two powerful streams of ghost aura.
• Xu Ning reported destroying one Spiritual Sense Realm-level evil ghost and failing to catch another, which moved at extraordinary speed.