Recaps

Xiao Long expanded the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court by recruiting Yun Yun, Medusa, and people from Jia Nan Academy, while drawing visitors with its powerful resources. The arc ended with Black Corner Region experts forming the Anti-Heaven Alliance and reaching Jia Nan Academy to attack the Heavenly Court.

• Hai Bodong brought Fama to the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court, where Fama discovered its extensive alchemical formulas and left to gather money for purchases.
• Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun explored the Heavenly Court, and Xiao Long later recruited Yun Yun as Lord of Cloud Heaven with two Demonic Puppets and a Purple Gold Winged Lion King mount.
• Xiao Long visited Medusa, revealed he was a Dou Zun, and made her and four Dou Zong elders work for him in exchange for pills.
• Xiao Long opened routes to new regions and recruited Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei, offering them resources and asking them to bring beautiful female students and instructors from Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Mei gathered thirty recruits, including eight instructors, Liu Fei, and Han Yue, while Su Qian and Jia Nan Academy’s Elders visited the Heavenly Court and bought its goods.
• Su Qian promoted the Heavenly Court across the Black Corner Region, but Mo Tianxing, Old Ghost of Earth Demon, and other experts agreed to raid it with help from a Shi Ming Sect Dou Zun.
• The experts formed the Anti-Heaven Alliance and arrived at Jia Nan Academy, where Su Qian directed them to the wormhole and Old Ghost of Earth Demon asked him to join their attack.

Xiao Long crushed the attackers from the Black Corner Region, expanded the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court’s influence, and gave Xiao Yi Xian forces to resolve her Calamity Poison Body and take control of the Chuyun Empire. The arc left the Jia Ma Empire uneasy about its growing rivals and short of the resources needed to strengthen itself.

• Old Ghost of Earth Demon and the other attackers arrived at the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court, where Medusa confronted them and Xiao Long killed their leaders and routed their forces.
• Xiao Long sent Han Yue to loot the fallen sects, while Su Qian plundered their wealth and testified that the Heavenly Court had acted in self-defense.
• Xiao Long established the Sea God Hall in the Black Corner Region and sent Heavenly Flame Venerate to escort Qing Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• Han Yue returned to her family after Xiao Long offered her a Battle Venerate to help resolve her family’s troubles, and Xiao Yi Xian arrived seeking help with her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Long gave Xiao Yi Xian the Poison Pill Method and the required materials, then appointed her to lead forces in unifying the Chuyun Empire.
• Xiao Yi Xian’s forces forced the Chuyun imperial family to sign a treaty, established the Heavenly Sect, and defeated the empire’s organized opposition.
• Jia Xingtian warned Yao Ye that the Jia Ma Empire’s Dou Emperors might not obey the imperial family and said he could not afford another Sect Breaking Pill.

Xiao Long recruited Yao Ye into the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court, hunted down Soul Hall branches, and drew Soul Hall’s forces into a confrontation. As he rushed to the Snake People Tribe after its wormhole was destroyed, he found Medusa facing Shi Tian while wounded and newly advanced to Dou Venerate.

• Yao Ye joined the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court as Xiao Long’s maid and brought Jia Xingtian pills before giving up the throne to her elder brother.
• Xiao Long searched for Soul Hall’s location, then went to the Tian Xin Empire and learned from the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s giant snake where its branch hall was hidden.
• Xiao Long destroyed the branch hall, killed its two Dou Venerates, freed its captive souls, and refined its Soul Origin to advance his soul strength.
• Xiao Long made Yao Ye pledge the Jia Ma Empire’s allegiance and supplied Dou Zong puppets to her and his allies while Soul Hall mobilized to investigate.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate confronted Xiao Long at the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court, but Xiao Long summoned captured Soul Hall fighters and destroyed the wormhole after the battle began.
• Xiao Long treated Liu Fei, then hurried to the Snake People Tribe after sensing its wormhole had been destroyed, where Shi Tian confronted the wounded Medusa beneath the desert.

Xiao Long rescued Xiao Xun'er from the North Dragon King, helped Zi Yan unite the Dragon Islands, and learned the details of Xiao Xun'er's ordeal. He returned to the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court, tracked down Medusa, and killed Han Lei after arriving at the Han Family.

• Xiao Long killed Shi Tian, saved Medusa, and left her to recover before the system warned him that the imitation Nuwa Stone protecting Xiao Xun'er was close to shattering.
• Xiao Long used a locator and Teleportation Talisman to reach Xiao Xun'er on North Dragon Island, where he defeated the North Dragon King with the Blue Poison Beast.
• Xiao Long took Xiao Xun'er to East Dragon Island, learned how Gu Yuan had taken her Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flames and how she had escaped Gu Zhen, Gu Yao, and Gu Yang, then comforted her.
• Xiao Long secured North Dragon Island's submission to Zi Yan and helped her campaign against the South and West Dragon Islands, killing the South Dragon King when he pleaded for mercy.
• Xiao Long collected the Dragon Islands' wealth, refined the North Dragon King's corpse into a Demonic Puppet, and later advanced to Seven-star Dou Venerate in the Void Thunder Pool.
• Xiao Long returned to the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court, learned Medusa had left to seek a breakthrough, and intercepted her in a Space Wormhole before persuading her to travel with him to the Central Continent.
• Xiao Long and Medusa visited Tianbei City to find Han Yue, but Han Lei attacked Xiao Long and was killed by his soul attack, prompting the guards to call for revenge.