Recaps

Yunxiao and Yang Zhengshan established the immortal palace, organized its residents and administration, and moved into Longevity Palace. There, Ma Qiuyan reported the completion of the Blazing Sun Golden Boat, and Ning Yun revealed that she had recovered nine Black Iron Steles containing thousands of cultivation methods, including a mysterious Sun True Scripture.

• Yunxiao chose a palace, which Yang Zhengshan named Yunxiao Palace, and he appointed Red Cloud and Green Mist to oversee the Immortal Official Department.
• Yang Zhengshan reorganized the Twelve Towers as Foundation Establishment Cultivators moved into the immortal palace, and its residents furnished the grounds and established the Immortal Official Department and Heavenly Soldier Guard.
• Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi moved into Longevity Palace, where Ma Qiuyan reported that the Blazing Sun Golden Boat was finished and that she would lead the new Cloud Skiff Hall.
• Ning Yun told Yang Zhengshan she had cracked the Ancient Relic Formation and Dharma Transmission Hall, recovering nine Black Iron Steles containing many cultivation methods and the Sun True Scripture.
• Yang Zhengshan examined the Sun Stele to find the Sun True Scripture among its recorded methods.

Yang Zhengshan studied the Sun True Scripture’s insights on merging with the Dao, then ordered Ning Yun to rebuild the Dharma Transmission Hall and keep the scripture there. Three years later, Jian Changhe emerged from seclusion, investigated a guarded array at Wuzhen Dao Palace, and discovered the Spirit Source Land’s Grotto-Heaven Teleportation Array.

• Yang Zhengshan realized the scripture described stages of Dao Intent comprehension and stopped himself from reaching beyond his current understanding.
• Yang Zhengshan told Ning Yun the Cultivation Experience would help him, then instructed her to rebuild the Dharma Transmission Hall and store the Sun True Scripture inside.
• After more than three years in seclusion, Jian Changhe received an invitation from Baiyun True Lord and learned that several forces sought access to Great Sun Mountain’s resources.
• Jian Changhe went to Wuzhen Dao Palace looking for Yunxiao, but instead found a heavily guarded formation and recognized it as a Grotto-Heaven Teleportation Array.
• Qu Changkong apologized to Jian Changhe and crushed his Jade Token rather than reveal the array’s secret function.

Yang Zhengshan revealed his Golden Core cultivation to Jian Changhe, then discussed Sun Cave Heaven’s Core Formation opportunities and the possibility of seeking allies to pursue Great Sun Mountain. He and Jian Changhe visited Baiyun True Lord, whose alarm at Yang Zhengshan’s mysterious lethal power left the negotiations poised to begin.

• Yang Zhengshan emerged from the teleportation array and surprised Jian Changhe by revealing that he had also formed a Golden Core.
• Yang Zhengshan told Jian Changhe that opportunities from Sun Cave Heaven had helped him prepare for Core Formation, and Jian Changhe asked about the Cloud Sparrow Demon King’s support for their plans at Great Sun Mountain.
• Jian Changhe explained that Que Lingyu was devoted to Heavenly Sword True Monarch and had no interest in joining them, so Yang Zhengshan agreed to approach Baiyun True Lord instead.
• Yang Zhengshan and Jian Changhe contacted Baiyun True Lord, and Yang Zhengshan’s Wither and Flourish ability made Baiyun True Lord sense a fatal threat.
• Baiyun True Lord welcomed the two cultivators to Yuxiao Hall, where Cloud Skiff arrived and was stunned to see Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan urged Baiyun True Lord and Jian Changhe to unite their forces with the Cloud Sparrow Clan and build a regional power capable of competing for resources and influence. Jian Changhe grew receptive but insisted they first seek Que Lingyu’s opinion.

• Cloud Skiff was startled to see Yang Zhengshan with Baiyun True Lord and Jian Changhe, then left after Baiyun dismissed him.
• Baiyun True Lord explained that the Wanhua Demon Court would control three of True Sun Immortal City’s seven director seats, while the Deep Sea Profound Palace had secured one and other powers would contest the remaining seats.
• Baiyun True Lord suggested that their group could pursue just one seat, but Yang Zhengshan proposed a broader alliance instead of having Jian Changhe and himself serve beneath Baiyun.
• Yang Zhengshan told Jian Changhe that Hidden Sword Mountain could not provide enough resources for his cultivation and urged him to join a larger coalition to contend for resources and resist the Wanhua Demon Court.
• Baiyun True Lord and Jian Changhe considered Yang Zhengshan’s proposal, and Jian Changhe said they should first ask Que Lingyu whether she agreed.
• Baiyun True Lord said they could not proceed without Que Lingyu and expressed confidence that she would understand the need to improve the Cloud Sparrow Clan’s prospects.

Yang Zhengshan and his allies established the Tianyun Sword Sect to unite the Yunxiao Mountain Range’s powers, while Yang Zhengshan secured key positions for the Yang Family. The sect began recruiting members and prepared to hold its founding ceremony three months later.

• Yang Zhengshan told Yunxiao he planned to use a new sect as a shield for the Spirit Source Land and gradually bring it under the immortal palace’s influence.
• Jian Changhe informed Que Lingyu that Yang Zhengshan had formed his core and that Baiyun True Lord had agreed to establish a new sect; Que Lingyu agreed to seek Baiyun’s support.
• Baiyun True Lord, Que Lingyu, Jian Changhe, Yang Zhengshan, and Yunxiao agreed to name the new sect Tianyun Sword Sect and base it in Baiyun Immortal City.
• The group appointed Cloud Skiff as Sect Master and allocated two hall-master positions to Yang Zhengshan, who chose Yang Jizhen to lead Lingye Hall and Kou Ta to lead Lingqi Hall.
• Yang Zhengshan and Hidden Sword Mountain sent cultivators to join the sect, which grew to 362 Foundation Establishment elders and over 3,000 registered personal and inner disciples within a month.
• The Tianyun Sword Sect scheduled its founding ceremony for three months later, and news of its creation spread throughout the Wanhua Western Regions and Wanhua Mountain Range.

Xiao Shan, Xiong Bawang, and Xuan Ling debated how to manage the competing powers seeking influence over True Sun Immortal City, while Yellow Springs Old Ancestor decided to oppose the Tianyun Sword Sect and target Baiyun True Lord. The Tianyun Sword Sect’s founding ceremony then began in Baiyun Immortal City, with representatives from more than a hundred factions arriving to witness its establishment.

• Xiao Shan, Xiong Bawang, and Xuan Ling discussed the Tianyun Sword Sect and the demands of Que Lingyu and Yellow Springs Old Ancestor, but could not agree on how to distribute positions in True Sun Immortal City.
• Old Ghost Tian Ye reported the Tianyun Sword Sect’s five Golden Core cultivators to Yellow Springs Old Ancestor, who ordered preparations to stop the sect and send its founders a grand gift.
• Baiyun True Lord and the Tianyun Sword Sect prepared a formal founding ceremony at the Chengtian Platform in Baiyun Immortal City.
• Representatives from Tianji Pavilion, Wanbao Trading Company, Wanhua Demon Court, and more than a hundred other factions arrived to attend the ceremony.

During the Tianyun Sword Sect’s founding ceremony, Yang Zhengshan guarded the Great Void while Baiyun True Lord performed the heaven-sacrifice ritual. The Earth-Shaking Tiger King and Old Ghost Huangquan attacked, leaving Yang Zhengshan facing the Tiger King as Huangquan turned his assault on Jian Changhe and Yunxiao.

• Que Lingyu warned Xuan Ling not to let the Wanhua Demon Court interfere with the ceremony, and Xuan Ling insisted he had come only to observe.
• Baiyun True Lord led the founding ceremony, and the Sect-Suppressing Seal triggered a great response from heaven and earth.
• Yang Zhengshan, Jian Changhe, and Yunxiao confronted Old Ghost Huangquan in the Great Void while Yang Zhengshan guarded against sabotage.
• The Earth-Shaking Tiger King rushed at Yang Zhengshan, who used the Wither and Flourish Divine Ability to drain the Tiger King’s life force and halt his charge.
• Old Ghost Huangquan opened the Yellow Springs Map and sent its river water sweeping toward Jian Changhe and Yunxiao.

Yang Zhengshan used the Wither and Flourish Divine Ability during the battle in the Great Void, killing the Earth-Shaking Tiger Prince and forcing Old Ghost Huangquan to flee after losing Yin Longevity. After the Tianyun Sword Sect’s founding ceremony, Yang Zhengshan invited Zhongli Xiayi to share tea, and she marveled at how far he had come.

• Jian Changhe summoned the Azure Gold Sword as Old Ghost Huangquan prepared to fight, while Yunxiao sensed Yang Zhengshan had weakened the Earth-Shaking Tiger King with his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability.
• Yang Zhengshan drained the Earth-Shaking Tiger Prince’s lifespan and seized part of Old Ghost Huangquan’s Yin Longevity, prompting Old Ghost Huangquan to escape into the Great Void.
• Jian Changhe asked about Yang Zhengshan’s ability, and Xuan Ling recognized it as the Wither and Flourish Divine Ability while watching from Baiyun Immortal City.
• The Tianyun Sword Sect received Heaven’s recognition during its founding ceremony, while Xuan Ling hurried back to True Sun Immortal City and warned Xiao Shan about Yang Zhengshan.
• Yellow Springs Old Ancestor lamented losing three hundred years of Yin Longevity and vowed revenge against Yang Zhengshan.
• After the banquet, Yang Zhengshan invited Zhongli Xiayi to his courtyard, where she expressed amazement at his advancement to Core Formation.

Yang Zhengshan learned that True Sun Immortal City was thriving amid disorder and that Great Sun Mountain held vast third-grade mineral veins, then prepared the Tianyun Yang Clan to establish itself there. After organizing the clan’s business venture and discussing a council seat, he returned to Yuxiao Hall, where Baiyun True Lord confronted him about his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability.

• Yang Zhengshan gave Zhongli Xiayi a Supreme Demon Core Pill and Spirit Pine Dew, and she explained True Sun Immortal City’s profits, the chaos around Great Sun Mountain, and its extensive mineral veins.
• Yang Zhengshan assigned Ning Yun, Hong Fuxiu, Li Jianan, and Li Jianning to establish the Tianyun Yang Clan’s business in True Sun Immortal City, travel there by flying boat, and keep its Teleportation Array within the Ancient Relic Formation.
• Ning Yun reported that Ziwei Tower would let the Lingxi Yang Family manage the Ancient Relic Formation, which Yang Zhengshan accepted as the family’s new base.
• Yang Zhengshan returned to the Tianyun Sword Sect’s courtyard in Baiyun Immortal City and joined Baiyun True Lord, Que Lingyu, Jian Changhe, and Yunxiao to discuss competing for a council seat.
• Baiyun True Lord asked Yang Zhengshan whether he had comprehended the Wither and Flourish Divine Ability, revealing that he and the others had learned of it.

Yang Zhengshan explained the limits of his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability as the newly established Tianyun Sword Sect planned to secure seats on True Sun Immortal City's managing council. Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan reached True Monarch Chihua's secluded Hua Xian Sect to seek his alliance, and Chihua recognized Jian Changhe's Azure Gold Sword.

• Yang Zhengshan told Baiyun True Lord that he could consume an enemy's lifespan but could not extend other people's lifespans.
• Baiyun True Lord planned to seek seats on True Sun Immortal City's managing council, and Yang Zhengshan proposed allying with Chihua instead of pursuing three seats.
• Que Lingyu explained Chihua's strength and said Jian Changhe could use Heavenly Sword True Monarch's favor to invite him; Jian Changhe agreed to go with Yang Zhengshan.
• Baiyun True Lord went to speak with the White-Forehead White Tiger King while Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan traveled to the Hua Xian Sect.
• True Monarch Chihua met Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan at his mountain gate and led them into the sect.
• Chihua served the visitors ordinary spring water and recognized that Jian Changhe had gained the Azure Gold Sword's acknowledgment.

Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan recruited True Monarch Chihua to join the Tianyun Sword Sect’s bid for council seats in True Sun Immortal City. As they traveled back, an unseen pursuer ambushed them, and Yang Zhengshan faced a powerful attacker while Jian Changhe fought a demonic beast.

• True Monarch Chihua revealed that Heavenly Sword True Monarch had been his Guardian and agreed to ally with the Tianyun Sword Sect for the council-seat contest.
• Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan learned that True Monarch Chihua had formed his core at ninety-nine and discussed his exceptional talent as they departed.
• Jian Changhe detected someone following them through the Great Void, and Yang Zhengshan sensed the pursuer had been waiting for them to leave the Hua Xian Sect.
• A scaled bird-beast attacked Yang Zhengshan and Jian Changhe, while a Square Seal struck Yang Zhengshan and badly damaged his Dao body.
• Yang Zhengshan confronted the hidden attacker, who demanded to know why he had visited the Hua Xian Sect, while Jian Changhe fought the demonic beast.
• Yang Zhengshan summoned the Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron and Azure Wood Violet Lightning Sword and unleashed a river of thunder, but the attacker blocked it with a Square Seal.

Yang Zhengshan tried to lure a powerful Golden Core cultivator away from Jian Changhe, but the man pursued him through the Great Void and trapped him with his mountain-based Divine Ability. After his concealment was exposed, Yang Zhengshan called on Golden Crow and prepared to use the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace to seek a chance to escape.

• Yang Zhengshan fled in the opposite direction from Jian Changhe to draw the man away, but the man pursued him and used mountain phantoms to attack.
• Yang Zhengshan repeatedly shuttled through the Great Void, yet the man followed and used Kunyuan Ten Thousand Peaks and the Square Seal to restrict his movement.
• Yang Zhengshan concealed his Qi Mechanism with the Jade Gourd's Azure Mist Hidden Dust while he studied the man's abilities and weighed his escape options.
• The man shook the Great Void with an earthy-yellow banner, weakening Yang Zhengshan's concealment until a trace of his Qi Mechanism was exposed.
• Yang Zhengshan summoned the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace, supplied it with Spirit Stones, and began channeling magic power into it.

Yang Zhengshan fled through the Great Void while using the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace, his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability, and the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda to delay True Lord Chiyuan. Que Lingyu rescued Jian Changhe from Chiyuan’s Black Gold Scaled Night-Owl, but she and Jian Changhe could only hope Yang Zhengshan escaped on his own.

• Yang Zhengshan used the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace to hold back the square seal and fled as True Lord Chiyuan pursued him.
• Yang Zhengshan drained both their lifespans with his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability, then trapped Chiyuan’s soul for one breath with the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda and widened his lead.
• Jian Changhe fled toward Baiyun Immortal City while the Black Gold Scaled Night-Owl pursued him, until Que Lingyu arrived and blocked the demon.
• Que Lingyu recognized the Black Gold Scaled Night-Owl as True Lord Chiyuan’s spirit pet, subdued him with her speed, and forced him to wear the Wind Binding Ring.
• Jian Changhe told Que Lingyu that Chiyuan was hunting Yang Zhengshan, and Que Lingyu concluded they could not locate the two men in the Great Void without a message from Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan fled through the Wanhua Mountain Range as Chiyuan pursued him, using Golden Crow and his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability to buy time. As Chiyuan caught up again, an unseen woman offered help in exchange for a condition, and Yang Zhengshan called for her aid, but Chiyuan attacked once more.

• Yang Zhengshan fled from Chiyuan, and Golden Crow briefly delayed the pursuit with Solar True Fire fueled by Yang Zhengshan's Top-grade Spirit Stones.
• Chiyuan used Kunyuan Ten Thousand Peaks to break through Golden Crow's defense and continued chasing Yang Zhengshan toward the Hua Xian Sect.
• Yang Zhengshan unleashed his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability, frightening Chiyuan into retreating before escaping again.
• Chiyuan realized Yang Zhengshan had only bluffed and resumed the chase as a beautiful woman watched from the sky.
• The unseen woman offered to drive Chiyuan away if Yang Zhengshan agreed to a condition, and Yang Zhengshan asked her for help after mistaking her identity.
• Chiyuan searched for the unseen helper, dismissed Yang Zhengshan's plea as a bluff, and sent the Zhenyue Seal smashing toward him.

Yang Zhengshan was rescued from Chiyuan by Qingyuan Fox Venerable, who took him to the Qingyuan Fox Clan’s cave heaven and demanded that he repay her. As she probed his sea of consciousness beside the clan’s sacred tree, Yang Zhengshan sensed its vast life force and faced pressure to reveal his secrets.

• Qingyuan Fox Venerable stopped Chiyuan’s Zhenyue Seal, reclaimed it, and used her bewitching power to make Chiyuan retreat into the Great Void.
• Yang Zhengshan resisted Qingyuan Fox Venerable’s bewitchment with help from the Life Realm Immortal Palace and followed her into the Qingyuan Fox Clan’s cave heaven.
• Qingyuan Fox Venerable showed Yang Zhengshan the Qingling Amber Sacred Tree and explained that it had formed through the divine soul of the clan’s first Demon Venerable.
• Qingyuan Fox Venerable demanded repayment for saving Yang Zhengshan and tested his divine soul, discovering his soul-protecting treasure and an unknown presence in his sea of consciousness.
• As Qingyuan Fox Venerable’s divine soul pressure seeped toward his sea of consciousness, Yang Zhengshan focused on the sacred tree’s immense life force and considered whether he could draw upon it.

Yang Zhengshan examined the Qingling Amber Sacred Tree after Qingyuan Fox Venerable asked him to find out why it had stopped bearing fruit. He concluded that the real problem was Qingyuan Cave Heaven’s lack of a master, leaving its future uncertain.

• Qingyuan Fox Venerable tested Yang Zhengshan, then asked him to cure the Qingling Amber Sacred Tree, which had not borne fruit for a thousand years.
• Yang Zhengshan inspected the sacred tree and Qingyuan Cave Heaven, but found no problems with the tree’s energy circulation, spiritual energy, veins, or celestial bodies.
• Yang Zhengshan learned that the first Demon Venerable’s soul had fused with the sacred tree, which served as the cave heaven’s master despite having no awareness of its own.
• Yang Zhengshan realized Qingyuan Cave Heaven was effectively ownerless because the Fox Clan had never gained control of it.
• Yang Zhengshan explained that an unmaintained cave heaven would gradually drift toward the Main World, altering its Qi Mechanism, and said Qingyuan Cave Heaven needed a master.

Yang Zhengshan explained that Qingyuan Cave Heaven’s decline could be stopped by making Qingyuan Fox Venerable its master, and she successfully refined the Sacred Tree. After rewarding him and letting him leave, Qingyuan Fox Venerable suspected that he had revealed a greater secret about the Wanhua Mountain Range’s grotto-heavens.

• Yang Zhengshan explained that the changing Qi Mechanism was weakening Qingyuan Cave Heaven and advised Qingyuan Fox Venerable to refine the Sacred Tree as a Spirit Artifact and become its master.
• Qingyuan Fox Venerable spent two days beneath the Sacred Tree, then thanked Yang Zhengshan for helping preserve her clan’s home.
• Qingyuan Fox Venerable hosted Yang Zhengshan in Cloud Valley and gave him Qingxin Stalactite Milk, a Qingling Amber Fruit, the Zhenyue Seal, and the Flowing Shadow Shuttle.
• Yang Zhengshan accepted the gifts and said he would leave to check on Jian Changhe and the situation outside Qingyuan Cave Heaven.
• Yang Zhengshan departed through the Great Void, while Qingyuan Fox Venerable wondered whether he had uncovered a secret about the other grotto-heavens and the Wanhua Demon Emperor.

Yang Zhengshan returned to Baiyun Immortal City after escaping Chiyuan True Lord and prioritized securing board seats in True Sun Immortal City over seeking revenge. Meanwhile, the Yang clan’s Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat arrived at Great Sun Mountain and was attacked by Sand Nightmare Beasts.

• Yang Zhengshan told Jian Changhe and Que Lingyu to set aside their plans to pursue Chiyuan and focus on the board seats in True Sun Immortal City.
• Que Lingyu agreed to travel to True Sun Immortal City with Baiyun True Lord while Yang Zhengshan and Jian Changhe stayed to guard Baiyun Immortal City.
• Yunxiao and Yang Zhengshan entered seclusion to cultivate and comprehend Divine Path Intent.
• The Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat, designed by Ma Qiuyan and built by Spirit Source Land’s artisans, flew openly toward Great Sun Mountain.
• Zhang Baishan and Zhang Ying recognized the flying boat as belonging to Immortal Clan Yang.
• A group of Sand Nightmare Beasts attacked the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat with a sand-filled yellow wind, alarming Ning Yun and Li Jianning.

Li Jianning and Li Jianan tested their sword arts by slaying a pack of Sand Nightmare Beasts as the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat traveled to True Sun Immortal City. Hong Fuxiu and the others established the Yang Family’s presence there, while negotiations seated three new council members and left Yellow Springs Old Ancestor and True Monarch Chiyuan unable to challenge the city.

• Li Jianning and Li Jianan flew beyond the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat’s protection and killed more than a dozen Sand Nightmare Beasts with their sword arts.
• Hong Fuxiu, Ning Yun, Li Jianning, and Li Jianan arrived in True Sun Immortal City and discussed which businesses the Yang Family should open.
• Zhongli Xiayi gave Hong Fuxiu’s group a token and arranged four shops for them to buy; they also purchased two cave-abode courtyards and began preparing to open their shops.
• Baiyun True Lord, Que Lingyu, and True Monarch Chihua joined True Sun Immortal City’s council and gained a share of its profits in exchange for helping protect it.
• Yellow Springs Old Ancestor accepted that he could not oppose True Sun Immortal City, while True Monarch Chiyuan hid to recover from his losses and feared Yang Zhengshan’s Wither and Flourish Divine Ability.

After celebrating Baiyun True Lord’s council seat, Yang Zhengshan refined the Flowing Shadow Shuttle and dealt with the uncooperative Zhenyue Seal. He then began seclusion to comprehend the Great Void Dao Intent.

• Baiyun True Lord and Yang Zhengshan agreed to call one another Senior Brother and Junior Brother, and Yang Zhengshan took the fifth place among the five fellow disciples.
• Yang Zhengshan entered seclusion in Longevity Palace and established a connection with the Flowing Shadow Shuttle.
• Yang Zhengshan tested the Flowing Shadow Shuttle and found that it increased his Great Void travel speed by up to fifty percent and his ordinary flying speed by thirty percent.
• When the Zhenyue Seal refused to acknowledge him, Yang Zhengshan erased its Spirit of Artifact and took control of the spiritual artifact.
• Yang Zhengshan planned to have Ning Yun gather materials for Heavenly Spirit Liquid to improve his spiritual artifacts.
• Yang Zhengshan began cultivating the Void-Refining Scripture and Azure Flower Thunder Art while focusing his seclusion on comprehending the Great Void Dao Intent.

Yang Zhengshan spent ten years comprehending the Great Void Dao Intent while the Spirit Source Land expanded and prospered. He finally awakened with a new divine ability, Body Transformation into Formlessness, after realizing his own understanding of the Great Void.

• Over ten years, Jade Capital City grew into a prosperous industrial center, while the Spirit Source Land established plans for five cities with distinct roles.
• Yu Qingyi gave Ding Qiu pills and advice as he prepared to attempt the first breakthrough to the Divine Soul Realm in the Spirit Source Land.
• Yu Qingyi learned that Yang Qingyu had successfully established her foundation and held a celebration with Yang Qinting and Li Qianqian.
• Yang Zhengshan awakened from his ten-year seclusion after comprehending the Great Void and gaining the divine ability Body Transformation into Formlessness.

Yang Zhengshan deepened his understanding of Body Transformation into Formlessness and watched Ding Qiu break through to the Divine Soul Realm. Later, Ning Yun reported the Spirit Source Land’s profits from True Sun Immortal City and warned that Ancestor Chixia’s declining lifespan was drawing interest in the Xia Xian Sect, but Yang Zhengshan chose not to get involved.

• Yang Zhengshan emerged from seclusion, met Yang Chuxuan, and entered the Great Void Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus to study how the Life Realm Immortal Palace could integrate into Great Void.
• Ding Qiu broke through to the Divine Soul Realm, and Yang Zhengshan congratulated him while urging Yang Mingzhao and the other Yang Family descendants to cultivate diligently.
• Yang Zhengshan spent time with Yu Qingyi tending plants in the expanding Spirit Source Land, then returned to Longevity Palace after receiving Ning Yun’s message.
• Ning Yun reported rumors that Ancestor Chixia of the Xia Xian Sect was nearing the end of his lifespan; Yang Zhengshan decided the Spirit Source Land would stay out of the resulting struggle.
• Ning Yun presented the profits from the last ten years, explaining that the Spirit Source Land’s True Sun Immortal City shops earned one hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones annually, while the Tianyun Sword Sect provided Yang Zhengshan an even larger share of resources.

Yang Zhengshan returned to the Tianyun Sword Sect, learned of an upcoming Golden Core trading fair, and prepared to attend while keeping the sect’s internal power struggles at a distance. He then received True Monarch Chixia, who asked him to look after the Xia Xian Sect after Chixia’s death and offered him a scroll in return.

• Yang Zhengshan returned to the Tianyun Sword Sect and learned from Baiyun True Lord about the Immortal Fate Trading Fair, which would be held in three months.
• Yang Zhengshan told Yang Jizhen and Kou Ta to focus on cultivation, promised to provide Kou Ta with resources for a future Golden Core attempt, and said he would support Yang Jizhen in time.
• Cloud Skiff brought True Monarch Chixia to meet Yang Zhengshan, and Chixia asked about Yang Zhengshan’s past conflict with Chiyuan and his friendship with the Qingyuan Fox Venerable.
• True Monarch Chixia asked Yang Zhengshan to take care of the Xia Xian Sect after his death and presented him with a scroll as a thank-you gift.

Yang Zhengshan accepted Chixia’s Lava Divine General in exchange for asking Qingyuan Fox Venerable to hear Chixia’s apology. Qingyuan Fox Venerable explained the old feud, ended the Qingyuan Fox Clan’s harassment of the Xia Xian Sect, and hinted that the sect’s worship of the Wanhua Dao Master involved deeper secrets.

• Chixia offered Yang Zhengshan a Lava Divine General and asked him to introduce him to Qingyuan Fox Venerable so he could apologize for an old offense.
• Yang Zhengshan agreed to make the introduction, and Chixia gave him the Lava Divine General regardless of whether the meeting succeeded.
• Yang Zhengshan visited Qingyuan Fox Venerable, who recognized Chixia’s request and said the feud began when Chixia injured a junior of the Qingyuan Fox Clan a thousand years earlier.
• Qingyuan Fox Venerable told Yang Zhengshan that the Qingyuan Fox Clan would stop troubling the Xia Xian Sect and asked him to pass the message to Chixia.
• Qingyuan Fox Venerable revealed that the Xia Xian Sect worshiped the Wanhua Dao Master, but said the deeper reasons would only make sense when Yang Zhengshan reached a higher level.

Yang Zhengshan thanked Chixia for his guidance and then attended the Immortal Fate Trading Fair with Baiyun True Lord. The fair began in a concealed palace, where Yang Zhengshan offered three pills and spotted a Third-grade Spiritual Item that suggested its owner was a sea demon.

• Chixia thanked Yang Zhengshan for passing on Qingyuan Fox Venerable's words, then stayed four days at Tianyun Sword Sect and taught him about Dao Intent, the Golden Core Realm, and traveling through the Great Void.
• After Chixia left, Baiyun True Lord warned Yang Zhengshan that Chixia was also known as the Red Demon, and Yang Zhengshan returned to cultivation to absorb his lessons.
• More than two months later, Yang Zhengshan accompanied Baiyun True Lord to the Immortal Fate Trading Fair, and they agreed to enter and leave separately to avoid suspicion over valuable trades.
• Yang Zhengshan concealed himself outside the cave until the other attendees had entered, then used its teleportation array to reach a hidden palace hall where more than ninety cultivators gathered.
• Yang Zhengshan placed a Supreme Demon Core Pill, a Tongming Pill, and a Lightning Tribulation Pill on his desk, then noticed five Fourth-grade Spiritual Items and a gourd of Deep Sea Yin Spring Paste that led him to suspect its owner was a sea demon.