Recaps

As the empire descended into rebellion and demonic violence, Li Qingqiu strengthened Qingxiao Sect, sent disciples to fight, and discovered a hidden realm. The arc ended with Zhao Zhi surviving an assassination attempt and Li Qingqiu arriving to face Shen Yue in front of a gathered crowd.

• Yan Lan’s assault on the Imperial Palace ended in his death, and Li Qingqiu later told Zhao Zhen that he would honor his father’s wishes by training hard.
• Li Qingqiu refused Cai Liang’s offer to help the Cai Clan place a Zhao heir on the throne and declared that Qingxiao Sect would claim the Tai Kun Mountain Range and protect its people.
• Li Qingqiu supported Li Sifeng’s wish to marry Pei Miao and later sent him, Wu Man’er, and Zhang Yu to fight at Martial God Pass.
• Wu Man’er killed Changwu and helped seize Martial God Pass, while Li Qingqiu defeated the Forbidden Martial Guards who tried to capture her.
• Li Qingqiu and Li Dongyue opened a passage into a hidden realm at Tianji Mountain and recruited Yang Xuan, whose fate marked him as a future Human Dao Ancestor.
• Shen Yue fought Xuan Gong and was wounded by pill-enhanced attackers, prompting Li Qingqiu to send Xu Ning against the Three Dynastic Sects and plan action against the Forbidden Martial Guard.
• Xu Ning reported the destruction of Taiwu Sect and Li Yin Sect as Zhao Zhi drained prisoners and prepared his ritual platform, and Daoist Baishu’s attack failed to kill him.
• Zhao Zhi survived Baishu’s strike, fear of the demonic forces spread, and Li Qingqiu arrived at the Martial Arts Stage to face Shen Yue as Li Sifeng and Cheng Xiu accepted that their relationship would not continue.

Li Qingqiu killed Zhao Zhi and the conspirators behind his rule, then expanded Qingxiao Sect and prepared it for growing conflict. The arc ended with Ye Nan joining the sect as Qingxiao Sect investigated the Qi Clan and uncovered spies among its disciples.

• Li Qingqiu stormed Zhenyang Imperial City, killed Zhao Zhi and Master Jiang, and seized the Soul Refining Banner.
• Li Qingqiu learned Xuan Gong was Chu Jing, accepted his request to protect the Great Wei heir, and beheaded him before Chu Jing became the Heavenly Rainbow Sword’s sword soul.
• Li Qingqiu returned to Qingxiao Mountain, announced his victory, and set about growing the sect while news of Zhao Zhi’s death spread.
• Li Qingqiu trained the Xiao Clan Three Brothers, brought new allies into the sect, and investigated Lingtian Sect after recognizing Xiao Wuhui as their missing father.
• Li Qingqiu organized Qingxiao Sect’s Daoist Convention and new facilities as Shen Yue entered the sword-cultivator path and discovered a spirit mine.
• After refugees attacked the medicinal gardens, Xue Jin killed them, and Li Qingqiu ordered the sect to investigate rumors targeting him and prepare for conflict.
• Li Qingqiu sent disciples to destroy the Golden Snake Cult, questioned the captured Overlord Blade Mo Li, and later sent Xue Jin to investigate the Qi Clan.
• Li Qingqiu accepted Ye Nan into Qingxiao Sect, while the Spirit Control Hall revealed Golden Snake Cult spies within the sect.

Li Qingqiu strengthened Qingxiao Sect and uncovered the Qi Clan’s ties to a demonic tree that threatened the realm. After the tree’s avatar attacked his disciples, Li Qingqiu led an assault on Night Bright City and faced the Ancient God beneath it.

• Li Qingqiu learned that Lingtian Sect had threatened the Li Clan, then sent Jiang Zhaoxia, Xu Ning, Li Yang, and fifty True Disciples to attack Lingtian Sect.
• Xue Jin returned with a rescued boy and warned Li Qingqiu that the Qi Clan worshiped an Ancient God in the form of a demonic tree that used Divine Children as vessels.
• Mo Jiuhong joined Qingxiao Sect and explained that the Ancient God fed on flesh and blood, manipulated the Qi Clan, and sought to move through avatars.
• A white-haired youth attacked Jia Yi, Liu Jie, Xue Jin, and the Training Hall disciples before Xu Ning and Li Qingqiu stopped him, and Li Qingqiu captured his soul.
• Li Qingqiu discovered that Jia Ming had inherited the Fate of the Ancestor of Immortal Emperors, then recruited Bai Zhi and planned to confront the Qi Clan.
• Li Qingqiu, Shen Yue, and Mo Jiuhong traveled to Night Bright City, where Li Qingqiu pursued the Ancient God beneath the city as Shen Yue fought the Qi Clan’s martial artists.
• The Ancient God emerged and attacked Li Qingqiu, who warned the soldiers to evacuate the residents while drawing the creature into the open.

Li Qingqiu rebuilt Qingxiao Sect after defeating the Ancient God, advancing its cultivation, halls, and influence while confronting threats across the Nine Provinces. The arc ended with Shen Yue sent to challenge Yan Dao Sect and Zhao Zhen refusing to pursue the throne, as an unseen observer watched him.

• Li Qingqiu slew the Ancient God, destroyed the Qi Clan, and returned to Qingxiao Sect with demon wood and rescued civilians.
• Li Qingqiu expanded Qingxiao Sect with new halls and training paths, spared Zhou Ya under demotion, and began preparing the sect for future calamities.
• Li Qingqiu broke through to the Spiritual Sense Realm, then led disciples to claim the Tianshan Spirit Pool and Spirit Copper Mountain Range.
• Shen Yue and Xue Jin destroyed Lingtian Sect, with Xue Jin losing an arm before Li Qingqiu reattached it and promised to protect him.
• Li Qingqiu investigated Tianxuan Mountain and the deep-sea vortex while Qingxiao Sect disciples advanced and the Xiao Clan Three Brothers drove off a sixty-thousand-strong army.
• Li Sifeng returned with Pei Miao and their newborn sons, whom Li Qingqiu named Li Shouzheng and Li Shoumin, then left to seek experience.
• Yan Dao Sect defeated Li Yang and Yang Dong at Tianxuan Mountain, prompting Li Qingqiu to send Shen Yue to challenge its master.
• Ku Yi and Ku Er urged Zhao Zhen to claim the throne, but he refused and said he would visit Tianxuan Mountain as a Qingxiao Sect representative while an unseen onlooker watched.