Recaps

Yu Sui and Mei Chengyu questioned Wei Lingshu about the divination array, then discussed their pasts and the theft of the Milky Way Water. Yu Sui arranged a dormitory inspection to help retrieve Gu Gan’s fragments, and the chapter ended with Gu Gan, Ji Meng, and Huo Xiao examining them.

• Mei Chengyu and Nian Qiuyan questioned Wei Lingshu, who said Qu Zhenghao had been contacted through an Agricultural School Sound Transmission Beast but knew nothing about the people behind the array.
• Mei Chengyu waited for Yu Sui, and she asked why he had come to the outer city; he explained that a child he knew had sought his help.
• Yu Sui and Mei Chengyu discussed the Hanging Moon Cave theft, her life in Qingyang, and the prisoners she had once taken home as a slave.
• Yu Sui told Li Jinshuang that instructors would inspect the dormitories the next night and advised her to cause a disturbance to create an opportunity for Wei Ren.
• Yu Sui checked on Gu Gan and saw him with Ji Meng and Huo Xiao, all staring at the Futuo Tower Fragments.

Yu Sui examined the recovered Futuo Tower Fragments, investigated possible links between Lan Poison and Xuan Kui, and helped Wei Ren prepare for a covert operation during a sudden dormitory inspection. The inspection turned into a search for stolen Milky Way Water, and Yu Sui watched to see whether the Saints present would help Nian Qiuyan.

• Gu Gan worried that recovering the Futuo Tower Fragments had gone too smoothly, while Ji Meng urged him to keep them safe.
• Yu Sui rested after the previous night's events, then showed Zhongli Que how to use the Fusang Pearl and discussed Lan Poison investigations in the capital.
• Wei Ren told Yu Sui that Ji Shuyan had once sent him to kill a Lan Shi involved in Lan Poison, and Yu Sui suspected Chu Jin belonged to Xuan Kui.
• Yu Sui let Wei Ren proceed with his plan to enter a room during the dormitory inspection, while Xue Mushi prepared to help distract the Instructors.
• Chang Sunzi arrived with the Instructors, and Agricultural School Saint Ou Rushuang announced that they had sealed the dormitories to search for the stolen Milky Way Water.
• Yu Sui watched the Instructors gather and wondered how many Saints had come to help Nian Qiuyan.

Yu Sui orchestrated a dormitory search for the Milky Way Water to distract the Sages while Wei Ren entered Gu Gan’s room to steal the Futuo Tower Fragment. Dustless Earth could not copy the fragment, so Wei Ren took the original and left as Gu Gan sensed something was wrong.

• Chang Sunzi and Yu Sheng led searches of the dormitories while Sheng Zui and Mu Mengbai speculated about how the Communication Institute had learned of the Milky Way Water.
• Gu Gan worried that the search would expose the Futuo Tower Fragments in his room, while Sha Qian publicly accused him of hiding the Milky Way Water.
• Yu Sui told Wei Ren that no Sage would search Gu Gan’s floor and directed him to enter the room and retrieve the fragment.
• Wei Ren opened the Black Wooden Box using Yu Sui’s instructions, but Dustless Earth failed to copy the Futuo Tower Fragment.
• Yu Sui ordered Wei Ren to take the original fragment, and he escaped while Gu Gan began to suspect that something was wrong.

Yu Sui watched the searches for the Milky Way Water and used a staged Gu-poison outbreak to divert attention from Nian Qiuyan’s room. The searchers found only a fallen Mechanical Rabbit, while Mei Chengyu quietly helped Nian Qiuyan.

• Zhu Feiye silenced the disciples and ordered the instructors to search the rooms in order as Wei Ren returned after retrieving the item.
• Wei Ren overheard Jiang Shulan and Kuang Chu discussing the dangerous Milky Way Water while he waited outside the residence.
• Yu Sui watched the search reach Nian Qiuyan’s room, where a noise drew suspicion just as an instructor was about to open the door.
• Yu Sui triggered a disturbance by shattering the Five Elements Light Core, and several disciples collapsed with symptoms of Gu poison.
• Ou Rushuang arrived, treated the poisoned disciples, and then joined Chang Sunzi in inspecting Nian Qiuyan’s room.
• The searchers opened Nian Qiuyan’s door and found a fallen red Mechanical Rabbit, while Mei Chengyu stood by as if he had helped cover for him.

During the dormitory search, Yu Sui watched the investigation while the instructors and Sages dealt with the commotion. At the Communication Institute, Zou Qian raised the possibility that the Milky Way Water theft and the mysterious message involved multiple people, while Yu Sui concealed that she had taken control of the Number Mountains.

• Chang Sunzi went upstairs to investigate the fighting, while Ou Rushuang led the search of Nian Qiuyan's floor and found no sign of the Milky Way Water.
• After Ou Rushuang left, Nian Qiuyan told Mei Chengyu and Kong Yiyi that the only thing in his room was a Mechanical Rabbit.
• Kuang Chu questioned whether Gu Gan and his fellow Hanging Moon Cave entrants should still be considered suspects, while Jiang Shulan noted that the Legalist School had cleared Gu Gan.
• At the Communication Institute, Zou Qian explained that several Listening Wind Rulers could have been used to send the untraceable message and suggested that the Milky Way Water theft might have involved a group.
• Li Qiuwen checked the Communication Institute's visitor records and found no one suspicious, while Yu Sui secretly realized the Number Mountains belonged to her now.

Yu Sui’s staged hint led Leng Rouyin to discover Lan Poison traces in Qiao Jun’s dormitory. When Qiao Jun tried to escape, Leng Rouyin and Kuang Chu struck him down, leaving the investigation to continue with his body.

• Yu Sui watched the instructors search the dormitories and saw Leng Rouyin detect the scent of Lan Poison in Qiao Jun’s room.
• Leng Rouyin identified a spilled bottle of Lan Poison and ordered Qiao Jun taken to the Legalists for a blood test.
• Two of Qiao Jun’s roommates confirmed seeing a blue bottle, and Leng Rouyin ordered the instructors to take him away.
• Qiao Jun used the Wind Riding Technique and the Mystic Technique: Pseudo-Beast to transform into a bird and flee through the window.
• Leng Rouyin and Kuang Chu struck the fleeing Qiao Jun with Sword Qi, killing him in the Peach Blossom Forest.
• Leng Rouyin told Kuang Chu to take Qiao Jun’s body to the Legalists for testing, while Kuang Chu disputed who was responsible for the killing.

After Qiao Jun was exposed for Absorbing Lan Poison and died during capture, the Sages searched the dormitory, giving Yu Sui’s group cover to take Gu Gan’s Futuo Tower Fragment. Gu Gan discovered the theft and confronted the Mysterious Person, but their exchange ended with both threatening to expose each other.

• Leng Rouyin informed the Sages that Lan Poison had been found, and Ou Rushuang announced that Qiao Jun had died while trying to flee capture.
• The Sages ordered a search of the dormitory, while Zhang Xiangyun suspected Nian Qiuyan of engineering the night’s events and Nian Qiuyan feared his allies would turn against him.
• The instructors searched the rooms of Gu Gan, Ji Meng, and Huo Xiao but found nothing, and Gu Gan discovered that the Futuo Tower Fragment was missing from his Black Wooden Box.
• Yu Sui warned Li Jinshuang and Xue Mushi that Gu Gan would investigate the theft, while Gu Gan suspected the instructors who had entered his room.
• Gu Gan accused the Mysterious Person of taking the fragment, and the Mysterious Person threatened to reveal what Gu Gan had lost if he continued blaming them.

Yu Sui and her allies considered the Lan Poison plot and the Futuo Tower Fragments as the Sages gathered to investigate. Wei Ren brought the fragments to Yu Sui the next morning, just as Mei Chengyu arrived at her door.

• Yu Sui denied taking the fragments when Gu Gan confronted her, and the two ended their conversation after threatening each other.
• Wei Ren returned to his dorm, where Mei Chengyu teased him; Yu Sui revealed that Mei Chengyu knew Wei Ren had taken the Futuo Tower Fragments but did not know about the Fusang Pearl.
• Mei Chengyu and Nian Qiuyan discussed the Lan Poison, Qiao Jun, and the Sages’ coming response before Mei Chengyu left; Nian Qiuyan searched the dormitory and wondered who had exposed the poison.
• Yu Sui told Zhongli Que that Qiao Jun had used Mystic Technique · Pseudo-Beast to carry messages and transport Lan Poison, then decided to focus on the Tianzi Text while the Sages met at the Court of Justice.
• Yu Sui practiced turning Ownerless Qi into Nine Schools Techniques through her Five Elements Light Cores as she waited for morning.
• Wei Ren brought the Futuo Tower Fragments to Yu Sui, and she examined their glow before opening the door to Mei Chengyu.

Yu Sui and her companions studied the Futuo Tower Fragment and discovered that its soothing power could make people lose their desire to resist. Meanwhile, Gu Gan’s allies searched for the stolen fragment and questioned Yu Sui, who concealed her involvement; Wei Ren wondered whether Mei Chengyu knew she was pretending.

• Yu Sui, Wei Ren, and Xue Mushi examined the Futuo Tower Fragment, and Yu Sui shut its box after noticing its power had absorbed her and Xue Mushi.
• Yu Sui told Wei Ren to copy the Tianzi Text while Gu Gan’s allies gathered to discuss the fragment’s disappearance and argued over who might have leaked information.
• Qian Ying suspected Yu Sui might have told Mei Chengyu about the fragment, but Yu Sui acted shocked and denied knowing anything about it.
• After Qian Ying left, Yu Sui decided to have Black Beard ensure Gu Gan’s investigation of the instructors was handled cleanly.
• Wei Ren copied the Tianzi Text and asked Xue Mushi whether Mei Chengyu knew Yu Sui was putting on an act.

Mei Chengyu and his companions suspected Nian Qiuyan had helped obtain the Milky Way Water by using Six Mysterious Wood, while Yu Sui continued studying the Futuo Tower fragments. As Taiyi tested its disciples for Lan Poison, Chu Jin learned of the investigation and ordered Zhang Xiangyun to give Nangong Sui Qiao Jun’s position, setting up a test of her loyalty.

• Mei Chengyu, Xing Chun, and Zhongli Shan connected Nian Qiuyan’s unusual star-chart divinations and visits to Mechanism Island to a possible search for Six Mysterious Wood, then planned to inspect the deep-sea woodlands.
• Yu Sui asked Gu Gan about the missing Futuo Tower fragments, then returned to study the Tianzi Text with books from the academy library.
• Taiyi Academy ordered its disciples to be tested for Lan Poison, and Zhang Xiangyun confronted Nian Qiuyan, accusing him of withholding an item; Nian Qiuyan denied involvement and walked away.
• Chu Jin received news that Taiyi had found Lan Poison and that Xuan Kui had lost a Divine Mechanism · Pseudo-Beast, then questioned Wu Fu about Mei Chengyu and Nangong Sui.
• Chu Jin ordered Wu Fu to tell Zhang Xiangyun to give Nangong Sui Qiao Jun’s position so her father would have to choose between his daughter and her Senior Martial Brother.

Yu Sui kept up appearances while Taiyi investigated the Lan Poison and prepared to take the Level Up Challenge. At the Military School, Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu learned that Qingkui intended to use Nangong Sui in Qiao Jun’s place, hoping her failure would get her expelled from Taiyi.

• Yu Sui visited Sage Chang Gen, who told her that he planned to join the investigation into the Lan Poison in the outer city and that the Sages were still searching for the Lan Shi and the missing Milky Way Water.
• Mei Chengyu told Sage Chang Gen that the three visiting Sages accepted his intentions, then explained the Level Up Challenge to Yu Sui, who decided to try it in a few days.
• Yu Sui went to the Military School under the pretext of practicing combat so she could meet Li Jinshuang, but Mei Chengyu found her watching the Training Ground and told her he disliked her looking at the disciples there.
• Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu discussed the Xuan Kui Organization’s message assigning Nangong Sui to replace Qiao Jun, and Zhang said Qingkui wanted Nangong Sui to fail and be expelled from Taiyi.

Yu Sui tested whether her Ownerless Qi could manifest a Soldier School sword spirit while sparring with Li Jinshuang, and heard a strange sound that suggested her experiment had begun to work. That night, Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu intercepted her on the way to the outer city and forced her into their carriage, hinting that Nangong Ming wanted her to learn about Xuan Kui.

• Zhang Xiangyun dismissed Nangong Sui as harmless while telling Luo Fu that they would take Nian Qiuyan when people arrived that night.
• Yu Sui sparred with Li Jinshuang and used Ownerless Qi to manifest Soldier School techniques, then heard a faint sound like water bubbling beneath the surface.
• Yu Sui received word that someone from the Prince's residence wanted her to go to the outer city, and she left Taiyi Academy after telling Li Jinshuang she would go alone.
• Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu stopped Yu Sui outside the academy and said they were headed to Xide Restaurant, revealing that the Prince's order was connected to Xuan Kui.
• Luo Fu seized Yu Sui's Listening Wind Ruler, and Zhang Xiangyun threatened that Mei Chengyu would have trouble explaining himself to Nangong Ming if he learned about the night; Yu Sui reluctantly boarded their carriage.

Yu Sui learned that the Nangong Family cooperated with Xuan Kui and was ordered by Nangong Ming to take charge of the organization’s work in Taiyi. Meanwhile, Nian Qiuyan revealed where the Milky Way Water was hidden.

• Zhang Xiangyun told Yu Sui that the Prince’s household was helping Xuan Kui and that they needed her assistance with Lan Poison.
• Nian Qiuyan went to the Nangong Family’s outer-city residence and met Cao Yan, while Mei Chengyu and his hired hands reached Mechanism Island.
• Cao Yan confirmed that the Nangong Family cooperated with Xuan Kui and gave Yu Sui Nangong Ming’s letter ordering her to take over their partnership in Taiyi.
• Yu Sui accepted Nangong Ming’s command while concealing her resolve to eliminate Xuan Kui’s Lan Shi in Taiyi.
• Luo Fu demanded the location of the Milky Way Water, and Nian Qiuyan said it was in the sea filled with Six Mysterious Wood.

Mei Chengyu, Zhongli Shan, and Xing Chun worked together to cross the storm-wracked Abyssal Sea and reach the woods beneath it in search of the Six Mysterious Wood. Zhongli Shan split the waves with the Tai'a Sword Technique, and the three entered the passage stabilized by Xing Chun and Mei Chengyu’s star arrays.

• Mei Chengyu and Zhongli Shan waited on the shore while Xing Chun warned them that the waves and chaotic Five Elements Qi made crossing the Abyssal Sea dangerous.
• Zhongli Shan drew on the Zhongli Family’s Tai'a Sword Technique and cleaved a towering wave in two.
• Mei Chengyu summoned the Northern Darkness Black Tortoise Star Array to suppress the Five Elements Qi across the parted sea.
• Xing Chun used the Wall Constellation to stabilize the passage and keep the two water walls from collapsing.
• Mei Chengyu, Zhongli Shan, and Xing Chun stepped between the water walls and headed toward the woods beneath the sea.

Mei Chengyu, Xing Chun, and Zhongli Shan searched the Coral Sea and found Six Mysterious Wood carrying the Milky Way Water. As Mei Chengyu began to sink after a sudden attack of pain, a sea vent formed and dragged all three toward the seabed.

• Mei Chengyu led Xing Chun and Zhongli Shan into the deep sea using modified Four Seasons Rest Talismans to search for Six Mysterious Wood and Milky Way Water.
• Xing Chun detected the Milky Way Water with his River Probe Staff, and the three uncovered Six Mysterious Wood hidden beneath coral.
• Mei Chengyu cut off the damp branch holding the Milky Way Water and stored it in his Mechanism Box.
• Milky Way Water-bearing fuzz drifted into Mei Chengyu's ear, after which a sudden pain struck him and his talisman failed, leaving him unable to swim upward.
• Zhongli Shan grabbed Mei Chengyu as Xing Chun warned them, but a sea vent formed and dragged all three toward the seabed when the surface formations vanished.

Mei Chengyu recalled a childhood visit to Taiyi, where his father defended the Mechanism Clan and placed a glowing object in the Abyssal Sea. Back in the present, Mei Chengyu used his Mystic Technique to protect Xing Chun and Zhongli Shan as the sea eye dragged them toward the seabed, while Yu Sui learned that the missing Milky Way Water was hidden there and Cao Yan departed Taiyi.

• In a dreamlike memory, Mei Chengyu saw his father tell the Four Great Mechanical Clans that the Xuangu Continent could not survive without the Mechanism Clan and that he would handle the Yan Kingdom's troubles himself.
• Mei Chengyu remembered diving with his father and brother, finding Six Mysterious Wood beneath the Red Coral, and watching his father drop a glowing object into the sea eye.
• Mei Chengyu woke inside the sea eye, used the Mystic Technique to resist its chaotic Five Elements Qi, and pulled Xing Chun and Zhongli Shan close as it swept all three toward the seabed.
• Yu Sui questioned Cao Yan about Xuan Kui, Nian Qiuyan, and the Lan Poison, and Cao Yan told her that Nian Qiuyan had revealed the Milky Way Water was hidden in the Abyssal Sea with Six Mysterious Wood.
• Cao Yan told Yu Sui he was leaving Taiyi the next morning and said Zhang Xiangyun would find a way to retrieve the Milky Way Water.
• Yu Sui went to see Cao Yan off, and he left wondering how she had become more composed since arriving in Taiyi.

Yu Sui reflected on the dangers and uses of Lan Poison, then returned to her studies and sword training while keeping her worries about Nian Qiuyan to herself. The chapter ended with her discovering that Mei Liangyu was far out at sea.

• Nian Qiuyan told Zhang Xiangyun he had no reason to visit Mechanism Island, and Zhang Xiangyun arranged a time to retrieve the Milky Way Water.
• Yu Sui received the academy's notice that a Sage had destroyed the Lan Du Organization, while the academy withheld information about the Milky Way Water.
• Yu Sui remembered Old Man Yan teaching her to recognize Gold Sand, Misty Lotus, and Return Soul Incense, and he warned her to learn how to identify dangerous Lan Poison.
• Yu Sui spoke with Zhongli Que, attended lessons, and practiced swordsmanship with Li Jinshuang, who offered to search the Military School for hidden strange texts.
• Yu Sui checked Mei Liangyu's location on the Listening Wind Ruler and found that he was far out at sea.

Yu Sui lost contact with Mei Chengyu after the Communication Institute suspended the Listening Wind Ruler for seven days to inspect its Number Mountains. Zhang Xiangyun confronted her about the Milky Way Water and forced her and Li Jinshuang to agree to go to Mechanism Island, where Yu Sui’s dangerous involvement with Zhang Xiangyun remained unresolved.

• Yu Sui saw Mei Chengyu’s location disappear from Taiyi’s map, and the Communication Institute announced that all Listening Wind Ruler functions would be suspended for seven days.
• Yan Xiaochuan searched for Mei Chengyu at the Ghost Dao Saint Hall, but Yu Sui said he was not there and offered to help look for him.
• Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu confronted Yu Sui about Mei Chengyu allegedly stealing the Milky Way Water, and Zhang Xiangyun invited her to the Abyssal Sea the next day.
• Luo Fu attacked Li Jinshuang after discovering her hiding nearby, but Zhang Xiangyun agreed to leave her alone if she accompanied Yu Sui to Mechanism Island.
• Yu Sui took Li Jinshuang to her dormitory, explained her relationship with Zhang Xiangyun, and shared her fears about the dangerous mission.
• Li Jinshuang reassured Yu Sui that she did not see her as someone who would become like Zhang Xiangyun, and the two shared the late-night snacks.

Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang watched the Abyssal Sea’s sea eyes move, merge, and appear as the group searching for the Milky Way Water went underwater. When one swallowed Luo Fu’s Lightning Summoning Formation, representatives of the Four Great Mechanical Clans and several schools arrived at the shore.

• Aboard Zhang Xiangyun’s private boat, Yu Sui told Nian Qiuyan she would try to recover the Milky Way Water if Mei Chengyu had taken it, while Zhang Xiangyun questioned her plan.
• Zhang Xiangyun, Luo Fu, and Nian Qiuyan prepared a safe route into the Abyssal Sea, and Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu entered the water with Nian Qiuyan to search for the Milky Way Water.
• Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang climbed to a cliff and saw numerous sea eyes moving and merging, while new sea eyes formed across the sea.
• A sea eye appeared near shore, swallowed Luo Fu’s Lightning Summoning Formation, and vanished as the storm intensified.
• Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang saw practitioners from the Wen Yang, Situ, Murong, and Baili families arrive, followed by the Academy Saint, Leng Rouyin, Ou Rushuang, and Wu Huaiwei.

Yu Sui overheard the Academy Sages and Mechanism Clan discussing the Sea Eyes spreading through the Abyssal Sea, while their rivalries and hidden agendas surfaced. As the clans began preparing a barrier and the Sages worked to stabilize the Five Elements Qi, Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang worried about people still missing beneath the sea.

• Wu Huaiwei revealed that the Sea Stabilizing Pearl could no longer suppress the Abyssal Sea's chaotic Five Elements Qi, and she challenged Leng Rouyin over the Sea Eyes and the Water Vessel Plan.
• Situ Jin told the Sages that the Murong and Baili Families were preparing the Muti Water Wall, while the other clans would help stabilize the sea and clear a path for the formation.
• The Sages used Sea Stabilizing Pearls to suppress the Five Elements Qi as the clans sent boats into the storm to mark out the Muti Water Wall.
• Yu Sui overheard Wen Yangzhou and Wen Yangxiu worrying that Meimei might be in the sea, and the brothers argued over who should investigate the Undersea Mechanism City.
• Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang discussed the Sea Eyes and the possible origin of Milky Way Water, while Li Jinshuang worried that Zhang Xiangyun and the others might return from beneath the sea in front of everyone.

Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang disguised themselves as Wen Yang Family Technicians and sneaked onto a giant ship bound for the Undersea Mechanism City. While hiding aboard, Yu Sui discovered that Lin Chenghai had possessed Wen Yangzhou and planned to use the Sea Eye to take a missing Young Master away from Taiyi, leaving her worried that the impostor would recognize her.

• Yu Sui decided to search underwater for Mei Chengyu, and Li Jinshuang joined her; they knocked out two Wen Yang Family Technicians and stole their clothes.
• Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang boarded the giant ship in disguise and were ordered to hang coins in the Golden Sea Conches used to detect the Sea Eye.
• Yu Sui followed Wen Yangzhou with a Five Elements Light Core and watched a middle-aged man and Lin Chenghai trap and possess him.
• Lin Chenghai and Hu Gui said their Young Master had disappeared in the Abyssal Sea, suspected he had been swept into the Sea Eye, and planned to replace the Undersea Mechanism City's Central Hub to take him away from Taiyi.
• Yu Sui realized the possessed Wen Yangzhou could access his memories and worried he would recognize her as he and Hu Gui approached her level of the ship.

Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang secretly boarded the Spirit Bird as the Mechanism Clan set sail for the Undersea Mechanism City. After the ship dived beneath the sea, Yu Sui spotted Zhang Xiangyun and his companions approaching and used water arrows to drive Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu away.

• Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang avoided discovery when a man posing as Wen Yangzhou entered the room where they were working on the Water Control Mechanism.
• The Spirit Bird set sail with stewards from four Mechanism families and Ou Rushuang aboard, then crossed the Muti Water Wall into the stormy Abyssal Sea.
• The Mechanism Clan used Golden Sea Conches, formations, and the Golden Crow to stabilize the sea and complete Sea and Sky in One Color, allowing the Spirit Bird to dive beneath the surface.
• Situ Jin left the Helm Station to inspect the Observation Deck while the Spirit Bird headed toward the Undersea Mechanism City.
• Yu Sui spotted Zhang Xiangyun, Luo Fu, and Nian Qiuyan approaching the Spirit Bird and sent water arrows that wounded Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu, forcing them to retreat.

Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang hid aboard the Spirit Bird while Nian Qiuyan argued with the injured Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu about the underwater attack. Their concealment was exposed when Ou Rushuang recognized that Lin Chenghai was impersonating Wen Yangzhou, and Lin Chenghai attacked as Hu Tao seized Situ Jin.

• Luo Fu confronted Nian Qiuyan about why the School of Names' Words had spared him, and Nian Qiuyan denied arranging the underwater attack.
• Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu treated their injuries while Nian Qiuyan warned them that the Spirit Bird likely carried Mechanism Clan members and Academy Saints.
• Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang hid behind discarded Mechanism Boxes as Lin Chenghai, disguised as Wen Yangzhou, went with Situ Jin to observe the expanding Sea Eyes.
• Ou Rushuang questioned Situ Jin about the Undersea Mechanism City and recognized Lin Chenghai's disguise when the Golden Butterfly appeared.
• Lin Chenghai tore off his bandage and fought the Golden Butterfly with Five Elements Qi, while Hu Tao grabbed Situ Jin by the throat and took him hostage.

Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang were caught between Ou Rushuang, Lin Chenghai, and Hu Gui as their techniques and poison creatures turned the passage into a battlefield. Hu Gui escaped with Situ Jin, while Ou Rushuang revealed that Lin Chenghai had inherited the Blood Jade Golden Butterfly’s poison and was beginning to succumb to it.

• Ou Rushuang recognized Lin Chenghai’s Buddhist School Stealing Soul, Changing Corpse technique and attacked him with the Blood Jade Golden Butterfly.
• Ou Rushuang pursued Hu Gui, who used the Ghost Dao School Life Talisman to threaten Situ Jin and force Ou Rushuang back.
• Yu Sui warned Hu Gui about a Praying Sky Spider, but Hu Gui drained its vitality; Ou Rushuang then revived the dead Poison Beasts with Five Elements Qi.
• Li Jinshuang and Yu Sui dodged the butterflies and spiders as Hu Gui sealed Situ Jin’s mouth, then blew open a wall and escaped with him.
• Lin Chenghai drove Ou Rushuang toward the passage entrance, but Ou Rushuang revealed that the butterfly’s poison had transferred to Lin Chenghai through his possession technique.

Yu Sui helped the injured Lin Chenghai evade Ou Rushuang aboard the Spirit Bird and persuaded him to cooperate in finding their companions. Lin Chenghai learned she was the Ghost Dao Sage’s other disciple, while Yu Sui remained unaware that her naïveté was exasperating him.

• Lin Chenghai summoned a Wrathful Vajra to fight Ou Rushuang, then used Dubu to escape while the Vajra delayed Ou Rushuang and shattered the nearby passageways.
• Yu Sui followed the wounded Lin Chenghai to the Herb Garden and gave him an Instant Concealment Talisman as Ou Rushuang arrived.
• Ou Rushuang left the Herb Garden after being told that Zhang Xiangyun, Yan Qiuyan, and Luo Fu had been caught aboard the Spirit Bird, allowing Yu Sui and Lin Chenghai to remain hidden.
• Yu Sui told Lin Chenghai that Wen Yangzhou was a friend of her Senior Martial Brother and asked him to help find their companions; Lin Chenghai agreed that he had no reason to kill Wen Yangzhou.
• Lin Chenghai asked Yu Sui to reveal her identity, and she explained that she was the Ghost Dao Sage’s only other disciple before absentmindedly realizing she had given away too much.