Recaps

Jiang Ping left Golden Cloud Island with a way to resolve his children's problem, then returned home to recover from the backlash of his Years Sword. He planned to seek medicine from the Island of Ten Thousand Saints, while Chen Qingyan decided to pursue sainthood herself.

• Qi Family's Old Ancestor learned that Qi Xin had provoked Jiang Ping and feared the consequences, while Hao Jun reassured him that Jiang Ping would not implicate the clan without cause.
• Jiang Ping offered Jiang Siqi, Martial Saint Murong, and Shangguan Chun Spirit Pills before leaving Haiyue Island, and admitted that his injury would take about half a year to heal.
• Jiang Ping returned to Xuanxin Island and told Chen Qingyan how his fight with Hao Jun had left him injured after he used the Years Sword.
• Jiang Ping told Chen Qingyan that the Island of Ten Thousand Saints might have medicine for their children, and she warned him that the clan there was dangerous.
• Chen Qingyan put the children in Jiang Ping's care and said she would become a Saint while he recovered.

Jiang Ping tried to help Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao adapt to their incomplete Life and Death Dao Patterns, while Jiang Yirou learned that the painful process might give them Near-Dao Talent. Chen Qingyan emerged from seclusion, survived her Saint Tribulation, and became a Great Saint.

• Jiang Ping repeatedly removed and restored Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao’s Life and Death True Meaning to help them adapt, despite their distress.
• Jiang Yirou asked Jiang Ping to change her talent too, but he joked that she would have to reincarnate.
• Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao reached one month old, and Jiang Ping kept their existence and the family’s ability to leave the island private.
• Chen Qingyan emerged from seclusion and began her Saint Tribulation at the Jiang Family Dojo, drawing attention across the Imperial City.
• Chen Qingyan refused Jiang Ping’s help and endured the tribulation until she completed her Baptism and became a Great Saint.

After Chen Qingyan became a Great Saint, Jiang Ping continued treating Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao's Innate Deficiency while preparing to seek medicine for them. The Heavenly Tide blocked his route from the island, delaying the journey for several years as the children endured their daily treatment.

• Chen Qingyan celebrated her new strength and lifespan, then comforted Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao after their painful treatment.
• News spread that Xuanxin Island had gained a second supreme Great Saint, and people praised the Jiang family's children.
• Jiang Ping increased the duration of the children's daily treatment, but restored Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao's True Intent when their suffering became too severe.
• Jiang Ping told Chen Qingyan he would leave soon to seek medicine, and she promised to continue helping the children adapt to their Incompleteness.
• Jiang Ping set out, but the shifted Heavenly Tide made the South Sea passage too dangerous, forcing him to postpone his journey for several years.
• Jiang Ping stayed on the island and continued the children's daily Baptism; five years passed.

Five years later, Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan continued treating their children in hopes of curing their inability to practice Martial Dao, while Jiang Yirou prepared to leave for another Heroes’ Gathering. Jiang Ping asked whether she was certain she would leave that day.

• Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan’s five-year-old twins, Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao, endured another painful treatment, but it still showed no effect.
• Chen Qingyan considered giving up the treatment, while Jiang Ping insisted it remained their only option without medicine from the Island of Ten Thousand Saints.
• Jiang Yao said she wanted to practice Martial Dao and become as powerful as Jiang Ping after learning that martial artists could avoid white hair.
• Jiang Yirou returned and told the family she would leave for a Heroes’ Gathering for up to half a year; Jiang Hao asked to go with her, but Chen Qingyan said the twins needed to stay for treatment.
• Jiang Yirou asked Jiang Ping to make Storage rings to use as prizes at her gathering, and Jiang Ping asked whether she was sure she would leave that day.

Jiang Ping left Xuanxin Island to seek Divine Medicine and help his children, then learned that Jiang Siqi and Shangguan Chun were living under the control of a Spirit Wander Clan. He planned to visit them and collect Water Element Divine Medicine from his friend Ling.

• Jiang Ping told his family he would leave the next day, and his wife and children spent their final night with him before he departed in his Primordial Spirit body.
• Jiang Ping reached Haiyue Island and discovered that the Three Seniors had moved; Martial Saint Murong explained that Jiang Siqi had fathered a child with a female Saint and was now living with her Spirit Wander Clan under pressure from her father.
• Martial Saint Murong told Jiang Ping that Jiang Siqi was being sent to the battlefield, though his Eighth Heaven Martial Saint cultivation kept him safe from ordinary opponents.
• Martial Saint Murong praised Jiang Ping for defeating Hao Jun, then revealed that the Water Element Divine Medicine from the settlement was with Jiang Ping's friend Ling.
• Jiang Ping decided to visit Jiang Siqi and the others, then make another trip to Golden Cloud Island to collect the Water Element Divine Medicine.

Jiang Ping reunited with Jiang Siqi and met his new wife, Yin Yue, and their infant son on Lingchuan Island. He gave the child a blade art as a gift, then witnessed tension between Jiang Siqi's stepson Yin Yuan and the family.

• Martial Saint Murong led Jiang Ping to Lingchuan Island, where Jiang Siqi lived with Yin Yue, a noblewoman of the Yin Clan.
• Jiang Ping reunited with Jiang Siqi and Shangguan Chun at Yin Mansion, and Shangguan Chun asked about Jiang Ping's battle with Hao Jun.
• Jiang Ping met Yin Yue and gave her the Shocking Blade art, which he said contained his insights into water and fire.
• Yin Yue summoned her older son Yin Yuan and asked him to show Jiang Ping around, but Yin Yuan refused and glared at Jiang Ping.
• Yin Yue tried to suppress Yin Yuan with her aura, and Shangguan Chun urged her to calm down to prevent Yin Yuan from provoking Jiang Ping.

Jiang Ping visited Yin Yue’s household, where Jiang Siqi defended him from Yin Yuan’s insults and planned to leave the Yin Clan with his family. At the clan banquet, Jiang Ping met Lingchuan Island’s young talents and heard them discuss his anonymous victory over Hao Jun.

• Yin Yuan mocked Jiang Siqi’s prospects and Jiang Ping’s talent, so Jiang Siqi dragged him out and forced him to apologize to Jiang Ping.
• Jiang Ping urged Jiang Siqi to discuss moving out with Yin Yue’s father-in-law, and Jiang Siqi agreed to establish his own household.
• At the Yin Clan banquet, Jiang Siqi saw Yin Yue speaking with her ex-husband, while Yin Yuan’s father nearly confronted him before being stopped.
• Yin Yue introduced Jiang Ping to Lingchuan Island’s outstanding young figures, who praised his Martial Bone Talent.
• The gathered Martial Saints discussed how Jiang Ping had defeated Hao Jun across realms, not realizing Jiang Ping was the person they were talking about.

Jiang Ping listened as cultivators discussed the era’s extraordinary geniuses, including a legendary True Saint who reached that realm before age one hundred. At a council of the Yin Clan, he learned that rival forces would contest a newly discovered Spiritual Spring, and that Jiang Siqi was expected to fight for the clan’s share.

• A Peak Female Saint and other cultivators discussed the era’s gifted figures, including Zhong Shenxiu, Jiang Pingping, and Ji Wushuang.
• A traveling Martial Saint told the group of a legendary being who had become a True Saint before age one hundred and later advanced to Near Dao.
• Jiang Ping listened in on a meeting of the Yin Clan and learned that an Innate Spiritual Spring had been found beneath the sea near Lingchuan Island.
• Yin Xiang explained that two other Spirit Wander forces knew of the spring, and the clan members discussed settling the contest through a Martial Saint Deathmatch.
• Yin He and Yin Yue’s ex-husband said Jiang Siqi’s strength could secure the clan’s share, while Yin Yue’s ex-husband hoped his son Yin Yuan would receive the spring’s benefits.

Jiang Siqi announced that he wanted to leave the Yin Clan, but the banquet turned violent when Jiang Ping killed the men who challenged them. Yin Xiang recognized Jiang Ping as the feared Jiang Pingping and was left stunned.

• Jiang Siqi asked Yin Xiang to let him leave the Yin Clan and establish his own household, drawing objections from the clan members.
• Yin He ordered Jiang Siqi to pour wine, and Yin Yue's ex-husband mocked him as an ungrateful phoenix man.
• Jiang Ping entered the hall after hearing the insults, killed a peak Martial Saint who berated him, then slaughtered eight Great Accomplishment Martial Saints who surrounded him.
• Yin Xiang approached Jiang Ping with courtesy, but Jiang Ping threatened to destroy him and the entire Yin Clan.
• Yin Xiang learned through a voice transmission that Jiang Ping was Jiang Pingping, the formidable figure who had nearly killed Golden Haze Peerless.

Jiang Ping continued punishing the Yin Clan and its allies after they demanded justice for the slain Martial Saints. Yin Xiang submitted to him, while Jiang Ping killed Yin Yue's Ex-husband, spared Yin Yuan under strict conditions, and turned on Yin He; he then stopped Yin Yuan's cousin from leaving as the frightened clansman pleaded for his life.

• Yin Yue urged her father to avoid escalating the conflict, but Yin He blamed Jiang Siqi and the gathered guests demanded that Yin Xiang act against Jiang Ping.
• Yin Xiang stepped aside instead of confronting Jiang Ping, who seized and killed Yin Yue's Ex-husband despite Yin Yuan and Yin Yue's pleas.
• Jiang Ping spared Yin Yuan at Yin Yue's request but warned that he must remain on Lingchuan Island and never seek out his mother.
• Jiang Ping attacked Yin He for calling him Little Jiang, and Yin Xiang stayed silent as his son was beaten.
• Yin Yuan's cousin tried to leave after learning Jiang Ping's identity, but Jiang Ping stopped him and rejected Yin Xiang's attempt to vouch for the clan.

Jiang Ping stopped the slaughter, took control of the Innate Spiritual Spring, and helped Jiang Siqi’s family secure resources for their child. After discovering that Jiang Ping’s gift was a Half-Step Heavenly Technique, Yin Yue began to suspect that he and his companions came from extraordinary origins.

• Jiang Ping spared Yin He at Jiang Siqi’s request, stripped him of his status as heir, and told Yin Xiang to nurture Jiang Siqi’s younger brother-in-law instead.
• Jiang Ping demanded the Innate Spiritual Spring and went with Yin Xiang to retrieve it while Jiang Siqi became the honored guest at the gathering.
• Yin Yue learned Jiang Ping’s strength from Jiang Siqi, while Yin He was warned that he had lost the clan’s support and should avoid causing trouble.
• Jiang Ping returned with four portions of the Spiritual Spring, giving one to Yin Xiang and the remaining three to Jiang Siqi, who saved them for his family.
• Yin Yue found Jiang Ping’s gifted blade art and realized it was a Half-Step Heavenly Technique, then began studying it for herself and her child.

Jiang Siqi decided to establish a Spirit Wander Jiang Family on Lingchuan Island and make it a base for All Saints of Xuanxin Island. After bidding farewell to the seniors, Jiang Ping returned to Golden Cloud Island to collect Divine Medicine and appeared unexpectedly at Ling Chen’s residence.

• Jiang Siqi told Jiang Ping and the others that he would stay on Lingchuan Island, build his own family, and help All Saints of Xuanxin Island find a stable foothold beyond their island.
• Shangguan Chun, Jiang Ping, and Martial Saint Murong toasted Xuanxin Island’s future, and Jiang Ping left at dawn to seek medicine for his children.
• Jiang Ping crossed back to Golden Cloud Island and headed to the Ling Family to collect the Divine Medicine prepared by the Qi Family’s Old Ancestor.
• Jiang Ping’s spatial fissure appeared above Ling Mansion, frightening Ling Chen’s descendants and prompting Ling Chen to emerge from seclusion.
• Jiang Ping greeted Ling Chen, who recognized him and feared that he had returned to settle accounts with the Ling Family.

Jiang Ping left Golden Cloud Island and began traveling toward the Island of Ten Thousand Saints, stopping at Zhenyung Island along the way. Ling Chen reflected on the distance between himself and Jiang Ping, then received a series of visitors connected to their encounter.

• Jiang Ping accepted the Qi Clan's Water Element Divine Medicine from Ling Chen and assured him that he would not pursue old grievances.
• Ling Chen explained to his descendant that Jiang Ping's overwhelming presence made friendship feel burdensome, then returned to preparing for his third Crossing the Tribulation.
• The Qi Family's Old Ancestor, Hao Jun, and other visitors came to Ling Chen after Jiang Ping departed.
• Jiang Ping traveled across the sea, encountered a giant bird that tried to make him its mount, and left it behind.
• Jiang Ping reached Zhenyung Island in disguise, intending to rest and possibly see Zhong Shenxiu.

Jiang Ping arrived in Zhong Clan Main City and joined a crowd of geniuses hoping to meet Zhong Shenxiu. When he learned that entry to the gathering cost ten Spirit Pills, he tried to leave, but Qin Feng and the others urged him to stay.

• Jiang Ping reached Zhong Clan Main City and learned that many young geniuses had come on pilgrimage to meet Zhong Shenxiu.
• Qin Feng invited Jiang Ping to join the pilgrimage crowd, and Jiang Ping introduced himself as Fang Yong while meeting You Xue and Tang Yu.
• The group arrived at a manor where visitors were told to pay ten Spirit Pills to enter and meet Zhong Shenxiu.
• Jiang Ping decided the fee was not worth paying and started to leave.
• Qin Feng and You Xue urged Jiang Ping not to miss the opportunity, while Tang Yu asked whether he could not afford ten Spirit Pills.

Jiang Ping attended Zhong Shenxiu’s meet-and-greet with Qin Feng, Tang Yu, and You Xue, and learned about Divine Medicine and the dangers of the Yellow Springs Absolute Land. The conversation left him interested in the Forbidden Land, where rare wild medicine could be found.

• Jiang Ping admitted he lacked the ten Spirit Pills needed for admission, so Qin Feng paid for them and brought him into the gathering.
• Qin Feng explained that Zhong Shenxiu would play the qin at the lake pavilion and test the guests’ talent.
• Jiang Ping told Qin Feng, Tang Yu, and You Xue that his humble background left him struggling to obtain resources and Divine Medicine.
• Tang Yu and You Xue explained that Divine Medicine helped Spirit Wanderers break through and awaken the Primordial Spirit’s Undying characteristic early.
• Tang Yu and Qin Feng described Yellow Springs in Xingluo Domain as a perilous Forbidden Land where wild Divine Medicine grew, and recounted the island’s destruction during a battle between two Near-Dao Beings.

Jiang Ping discovered that the Zhong Clan had been deceiving visitors by sending Zhong Shenxiu’s younger brother, disguised as her, to entertain them. He kept the secret as the disguised young man appeared and the admirers fought over his handkerchief.

• Jiang Ping overheard Zhong Clan attendants reveal that Zhong Shenxiu would not attend and that her younger brother would appear in disguise.
• Jiang Ping learned the younger brother was using the deception to mock Zhong Shenxiu’s admirers, but chose not to expose him.
• The disguised Zhong Shenxiu descended, and the warriors crowded closer, believing they were seeing the Heavenly Maiden.
• Qin Feng hinted that he liked feminine men, causing the disguised young man to shudder.
• The disguised young man’s handkerchief fell into the lake, and Tang Yu fought off the others to claim it before being refused when he tried to return it.

Jiang Ping saw through the guqin music’s hidden power and nearly awakened the True Saint Artifact, then learned that Qin Feng’s brother was gathering Close to the Dao Seeds to explore the Yellow Springs Absolute Land for the Great Dao Tree. Qin Feng invited Jiang Ping to join the expedition, and Jiang Ping left the decision to his brother.

• You Xue congratulated Brother Tang, while Qin Feng abandoned his plan to offer the wary man advice.
• Xiao Nan Liang played the Eight Heavenly Sounds, helping several martial artists break through, while Jiang Ping found the music had little effect on him.
• Jiang Ping used his Reincarnation Eye to inspect the guqin, awakening its power and causing a thunderous interruption; Qin Feng identified it as a True Saint Artifact.
• Qin Feng deduced that Jiang Ping had forged his foundation with a Heavenly Art, and Jiang Ping disclosed that he had used Water, Fire, and Earth.
• Qin Feng invited Jiang Ping to join his brother’s expedition to the Yellow Springs Absolute Land, where they planned to seek the Great Dao Tree; Jiang Ping said his participation depended on his brother’s approval.

Jiang Ping learned most of the Zhong Clan’s Eight Heavenly Sounds while listening to Zhong Shenxiu perform, and agreed to visit Qin Feng’s family to discuss joining a team bound for the Yellow Springs Absolute Land. As they left Zhenyung Island, Qin Feng revealed that his brother was recruiting powerful Close to the Dao Seeds for a quest involving the Great Dao Tree.

• Jiang Ping and his Enlightenment Minions studied the Eight Heavenly Sounds, refining their copied melodies as Zhong Shenxiu performed the Killing Songs.
• Jiang Ping learned that Zhong Shenxiu had defeated the Seventh Seat of the Close to the Dao Seed Ranking, and Qin Feng said his brother had once challenged her in the Same Realm.
• Jiang Ping agreed to visit Qin Feng’s brother after the banquet and consider joining the team heading to the Yellow Springs Absolute Land.
• Jiang Ping and Qin Feng left Zhenyung Island, and Qin Feng said his brother had recruited three Close to the Dao Seeds and was inviting Lin Tianjiao.
• Qin Feng said the Great Dao Tree had drawn Close to the Dao Seeds from Tianluo Region, Xingluo, and Another Domain, and that Ji Wushuang had arrived.

Jiang Ping traveled with Qin Feng to Qin Island and joined Qin Yun’s group of Close to the Dao Seeds after demonstrating his Three Talents Divine Eyes. His display summoned four ancient fiends and drew an angry challenge from a powerful cultivator in Qin City.

• Qin Feng explained that Ji Wushuang was a formidable rival and that Zhong Shenxiu believed Jiang Pingping had forged a Reincarnation Body by merging Life and Death.
• Jiang Ping and Qin Feng crossed the sea to Qin Island, where Qin Feng brought him to the mansion of his older brother, Qin Yun.
• Qin Yun agreed to let Jiang Ping join the group if he demonstrated his Heavenly Art, and Jiang Ping met Qin Yun, Hao Jun, Shu Mingxiao, and Wu Qingqing.
• Jiang Ping activated his Three Talents Divine Eyes and Bone Technique, stirring fierce winds and purple lightning across Qin City.
• Jiang Ping summoned the ancient fiends Hundun, Qiongqi, Taowu, and Taotie, prompting an angry shout from a cultivator in the city.

Jiang Ping demonstrated his unusual Three Talents techniques to the Close to the Dao Seeds, then traded the technique to Wu Qingqing for three Divine Medicines. After three days as a guest of the Qin Family, he joined Qin Yun’s group as they set out for the Yellow Springs Absolute Land.

• Jiang Ping’s Fierce Beast technique alarmed the Qin Clan, but Qin Yun stopped the experts from treating the display as an attack.
• Jiang Ping summoned four Auspicious Beasts with his Good Fortune Technique, impressing the Close to the Dao Seeds while saying he wanted to control the true Eight Beasts.
• Wu Qingqing agreed to pay three Divine Medicines for Jiang Ping’s Three Talents Technique, and Qin Yun fetched two more from the Ancestral Land.
• Jiang Ping learned that only one of Wu Qingqing’s medicines was a Fire Element Herb, but he already had two of the four medicines needed to refine Heavenly Medicine.
• Jiang Ping stayed with the Qin Family for three days, then Qin Yun gathered the group and led them out toward the Yellow Springs Absolute Land.

Qin Yun’s group set out for the Yellow Springs Absolute Land after learning Lin Tianjiao had joined a stronger team, and they saw the danger and devastation surrounding the forbidden land. They rested and gathered information, discovering that Lin Tianjiao, Zhong Shenxiu, and Ji Wushuang had already entered a Desolate Island in search of the Great Dao Tree, while Jiang Ping focused on finding Divine Medicines.

• Qin Yun told the group that Lin Tianjiao had left with four powerful Close to the Dao Seeds, prompting Wu Qingqing to complain and Shu Mingxiao to worry about their prospects.
• Wu Qingqing explained that Close to the Dao Seeds who had undergone the Seven-Nine Tribulation would avoid the forbidden land, and the five set off together for the Yellow Springs Absolute Land.
• Jiang Ping and the others arrived at the ruined islands, where an unfamiliar Close to the Dao Seed spoke of protecting the North Nether before heading into a charred island.
• The five rested on a nearby artificial island and learned from an injured Close to the Dao Seed that Lin Tianjiao, Zhong Shenxiu, and Ji Wushuang were searching a Desolate Island for the Great Dao Tree.
• Jiang Ping asked whether the forbidden land contained Divine Medicines, and the injured Close to the Dao Seed left after warning them that his Dao Injury would take ten years to recover.

Qin Yun and his companions learned about the dangers of Number Four Desolate Land and the Great Dao Tree drawing powerful cultivators to No. 3 Forbidden Land. After hearing that the tree had been found, seven Close to the Dao Seed entered the frozen Forbidden Land together.

• Hao Jun urged the others not to lose heart over setbacks, and the group went to a tavern to gather information.
• Qin Yun and his companions heard that a Close to the Dao Seed had disappeared in Number Four Desolate Land, where powerful Spirit Wander cultivators had vanished before.
• A returning Close to the Dao Seed reported that Zhong Shenxiu and Ji Wushuang had exchanged a few moves, though no one knew who had prevailed.
• The group learned that many experts were seeking the Great Dao Tree in No. 3 Forbidden Land, and two Close to the Dao Seed joined them.
• After hearing that someone had found traces of the tree in the Core Zone, seven Close to the Dao Seed set out overnight and entered the frozen No. 3 Forbidden Land.

Jiang Ping and his companions crossed the Forbidden Land’s dangerous outer regions, enduring deadly heat, snow, and other calamities while trying to catch up with the main force. After Yao Hong suggested reducing the group, the companions argued over whether Jiang Ping was useful, but Qin Yun settled the dispute and they continued together.

• Qin Yun led the group along a safe route through the icy and crimson regions toward the core of the Forbidden Land.
• In a dense forest, Jiang Ping spotted Divine Medicine guarded by a powerful Tree Demon but agreed to leave it alone and conserve their strength.
• Wu Qingqing used her life-type Heavenly Art to protect the group as they crossed a deadly snowfield.
• After further calamities injured Hao Jun and exhausted Qin Yun, Yao Hong suggested that the group split up, drawing objections from Wu Qingqing and Shu Mingxiao.
• Qin Yun smoothed over the argument, and the group rested for half a day before setting out again.

Jiang Ping collected an Earth Divine Medicine in a fog-shrouded rainforest, then returned to the group and attacked after realizing the figures with him were demons disguised as his teammates. He learned that his enemy had reached the Seventh Heaven.

• The group encountered powerful demons near the core region and reached a rainforest filled with unnatural fog.
• Jiang Ping ignored the others' warnings and entered the fog alone to retrieve an Earth Divine Medicine.
• Jiang Ping returned unharmed, hiding his stiff smile and the medicine from the group.
• Jiang Ping suddenly attacked the supposed teammates with his Broken Sword, blasting away the fog and forest.
• Jiang Ping recognized that the demons had taken his teammates' forms and realized his opponent was in the Seventh Heaven.

Jiang Ping killed the Flower Demons after a brutal fight that left him badly injured, then continued toward his teammates. He arrived with a mysterious blue-robed youth following him, whom the group recognized as Yan Liang, the missing Tenth Seat among the Close to the Dao Seeds.

• Jiang Ping killed Yao Hong and fought the remaining Flower Demons, using the Broken Sword and his Sword of Time to overcome them despite suffering severe injuries.
• Qin Yun and the other Flower Demons tried to escape through pollen, but Jiang Ping pursued and killed them, then destroyed their corpses with Samsara Intent.
• Jiang Ping treated his injuries and reflected that his realm was too low to match Ji Wushuang or Zhong Shenxiu, so he would have to rely on teammates.
• A blue-robed youth appeared before Jiang Ping, introduced himself as a fellow contender for the Great Dao Tree, and followed him despite Jiang Ping's reluctance.
• Jiang Ping reunited with his teammates, who recognized the youth as Yan Liang, the missing Tenth Seat from Number Four Desolate Land.