Recaps

Ning Chen and the demonic incarnation left the Demon Wheel Sea to search the Outer Heavens for the waters of Yaochi, while Shaking Light King reached the Sovereign realm in Sunset Divine City. After demonstrating his sword technique to Ning Chen, Shaking Light King confronted the sects and Human Sovereigns over their past persecution of him.

• Ning Chen helped the demonic incarnation suppress his injuries, then merged with him and left the Demon Wheel Sea with Bai Yunlian to seek the waters of Yaochi.
• Shaking Light King waited in Sunset Divine City for Ning Chen as sect leaders, Supreme Elders, and Human Sovereigns gathered to witness his attempt to enter the Sovereign realm.
• Ning Chen arrived, and Shaking Light King used the Boundless Sword to destroy the heavenly tribulation before the Dragon Gate appeared.
• Shaking Light King told Ning Chen the first matter was settled and demanded that the assembled powers answer for what they had done to him.
• A Supreme Elder and an Attendant of the Xuanji Imperial Dynasty defended the past hunt by claiming the Red Serpent Demon had been foretold to bring calamity.
• Shaking Light King threatened to leave everyone in Sunset Divine City dead if Tianji City's prophecy had truly foretold their fate.

Ning Chen rejected the Central Province sects’ request to become Military Advisor and reunited with Qing Ling, telling her about his search for a way to revive the Ghost Maiden. He decided to travel to the Outer Heavens alone and arranged for his demonic body to impersonate him as Military Advisor and face the coming demonic tribulation.

• The Taibai Manor Lord severed his own arm to answer for Taibai’s past actions, but Ning Chen stopped Zhao Liusu from striking him and refused to accept the sects’ request to become Military Advisor.
• Ning Chen left Sunset Divine City with Qing Ling, and they spoke about her years away and his plan to find the waters of Yaochi in the Outer Heavens to revive the Immortal Peach Tree.
• Qing Ling urged Ning Chen to stop letting the human realm bind him, and he decided he would go to the Outer Heavens to pursue the Ghost Maiden’s revival.
• Ning Chen told his demonic body to remain behind, suppress the demonic tribulation, and impersonate him as the Five Domains’ Military Advisor.
• Ning Chen gave his demonic body red robes, a white fan, part of the Phoenix Source, the Azure Coffin, mandala flower seeds, the Yellow Springs Restriction method, and the Immortal Slaying Sword.

The Heavenly Palace army invaded the Five Domains, and the Five Domains Alliance struggled to respond to its strange advance. Ning Chen, disguised in red, watched the war unfold before arriving at Jingfeng City, where his appearance alarmed the defenders.

• The Phoenix Body warned Devil Body that Destiny's identity was only a temporary cover and urged him to preserve his life before flying away.
• Heavenly Palace forces crossed into the Five Domains and seized ten cities, slaughtering those who resisted and driving out most civilians.
• Xiao Bieli ordered the army to press onward after Tiandu Venerable reported that no Human Sovereign-level experts had appeared.
• Zhao Liusu sent Venerable Muhua and Baili Venerable to reclaim cities, but Heavenly Palace kept advancing while abandoning lightly guarded settlements.
• The Shaking Light King waited in Sunset Divine City for the coming clash between the Sword God and the Sword Venerable.
• Ning Chen watched the fighting with Bai Yunlian, then appeared before Jingfeng City, prompting Zhao Liusu to announce that he had arrived.

Ning Chen took command of the Five Domains’ war effort after identifying Zhao Liusu’s mistakes and ordering a new strategy against Tianfu. He then set out to investigate Tianfu’s rear cities, while Xiao Bieli learned that a mysterious red-clad young man had arrived in Jingfeng City.

• Ning Chen criticized Zhao Liusu for ten strategic errors, including failing to anticipate Tianfu’s invasion, wasting forces retaking cities, and neglecting the refugees Tianfu had driven out.
• Zhao Liusu handed Ning Chen the jade talisman granting him authority over the alliance’s Supremes and armies, and he ordered the Venerables to intercept Tianfu’s forces, protect refugees, and investigate the occupied cities.
• Ning Chen told Zhao Liusu to guard Jingfeng City and keep Senior Shaking Light ready to confront Tianfu’s Sword Venerable.
• Xiao Bieli learned that Baili and Muhua had redirected their armies toward Venerable Chiwei and wondered whether the Five Domains had finally found a capable commander.
• Ning Chen and three Venerables secretly approached Tianfu’s ten rear cities to investigate their troop transfers, with Ning Chen heading toward the city where Xiao Bieli was likely stationed.
• A scout told Xiao Bieli that an unfamiliar young man in red had appeared in Jingfeng City and attracted the Supremes’ attention, so Xiao Bieli ordered a further investigation.

Ning Chen identified Tianheng City as the source of the Heavenly Palace army, but the three Venerables refused to attack, costing Central Province its chance to destroy the city’s supply base. Qing Ling recognized Ning Chen as the demonic body and stood by him, while Xiao Bieli learned that Ning Chen was the Five Domains' Military Advisor and ordered reinforcements.

• Ning Chen told Venerable Xuanzhen, Yusheng, and Qingyu that the Heavenly Palace army came from Tianheng City, but they feared the Sword Venerable and declined to attack.
• Ning Chen explained to Zhao Liusu that the opportunity was lost, leaving her furious and Central Province without its advantage in troop numbers.
• Qing Ling confronted Ning Chen about being the demonic body, reassured him of her loyalty, and ordered him to visit Sword Forging Villa at dawn to answer for injuring the Sword Forger Master.
• A spy confirmed Ning Chen's identity to Xiao Bieli, who destroyed the portrait and summoned Zhenyang, Dongxun, Tiandu, and Taixuan to defend Tianheng City.

Qing Ling brought Ning Chen to Sword Forging Villa so he could take responsibility for the demon body’s past attack and apologize to the Sword Forger Master. The Sword Forger Master accepted the apology and urged Ning Chen to show tolerance toward the Central Province sects, while Yin'er hoped Ning Chen would help her leave the villa.

• Qing Ling persuaded Ning Chen that he had to acknowledge his mistake and warned him against letting revenge and killing consume him.
• Ning Chen and Qing Ling reached Sword Forging Villa, where Yin'er recognized Ning Chen as Brother Bai and led them inside.
• Qing Ling apologized to the Sword Forger Master on Ning Chen’s behalf, and Ning Chen returned the Red Serpent Demonic Sword.
• The Sword Forger Master forgave Ning Chen, said his injury was worth it if the world avoided demonic calamity, and advised him to be more tolerant of the sects.

Ning Chen left Sword Forging Villa with Yin'er and returned to Jingfeng City, where he learned that Xi Piaoxu had descended from Mount Xiyao. As new experts approached the Five Domains Alliance, Xi Piaoxu crossed the western wilderness by smashing through a mountain.

• Ning Chen apologized to the Sword Forger Master, accepted responsibility for guarding Red Serpent, and promised to give the Central Plains sects one chance.
• Qing Ling, Ning Chen, and Yin'er returned to Jingfeng City, where Yin'er stayed with Ning Chen and complained that he had lied about his name.
• Bai Lingling told Qing Ling that Xi Piaoxu had descended from the mountain and reached the perfected realm, and asked Qing Ling to keep an eye on her.
• Zhao Liusu told Ning Chen that three Human Sovereigns were on their way to the Five Domains Alliance and warned him that the newly advanced Sovereign from Western Buddhism might be difficult to deal with.
• Xi Piaoxu walked through the western wilderness and split a mountain that blocked her path.

Ning Chen met Xiao Bieli, the Heavenly Prime Minister, who offered him a bargain to stay out of the war in exchange for sparing the Eastern Divine Continent. Xiao Bieli demanded the Central Domain’s surrender and revealed that he had obtained the Vermilion Bird Divine Treasure, while Ning Chen left his allegiance unresolved.

• At the Jingfeng City council, Zhao Liusu learned that reinforcements would take at least a month, and Ning Chen received Xiao Bieli’s invitation.
• Ning Chen left the council and persuaded Yin'er to accompany him out of Jingfeng City.
• Two days later, Ning Chen met Xiao Bieli on the battlefield and discussed why he was helping Central Province despite his grudges against its sects.
• Xiao Bieli offered to keep the war from reaching the Eastern Divine Continent if Ning Chen stayed out of the fighting, and gave Yin'er the Heavenly Sword Transformation scroll.
• Xiao Bieli said the Heavenly Palace would accept no terms short of the Central Domain’s surrender, and Ning Chen agreed to relay the demand to Zhao Liusu.
• Xiao Bieli revealed the Vermilion Bird Divine Treasure, while Ning Chen declared that the false would never replace the true.

Ning Chen returned from negotiations with the Heavenly Minister, who had offered to spare the Eastern Divine Continent if Ning Chen withdrew from the war. After Xi Piaoxu attacked him and Qing Ling intervened, the Five Domains’ Venerables reaffirmed their resolve to defend Central Province, while Bai Lingling warned that Ning Chen must not be killed.

• Xiao Bieli told Fan Xinghong he had spared Ning Chen because he was unsure of victory and valued his talent, but promised her a chance to kill him in three days if Ning Chen still refused to yield.
• Ning Chen told Yin'er he would leave Central Province’s fate to its sects, then traveled toward Jingfeng City as Zhao Liusu received a report about his meeting with the Heavenly Minister.
• Xi Piaoxu attacked Ning Chen with sand swords and palm strikes, but Qing Ling stopped her and declared that anyone who harmed Ning Chen was her enemy.
• Xi Piaoxu told Bai Lingling she had come to kill Ning Chen to sever Qing Ling’s mortal attachments, and suspected Ning Chen was avoiding battle because his body could not fight easily.
• At Jingfeng City, Ning Chen reported that the Heavenly Minister demanded the Five Domains cede Central Province and had offered to protect the Eastern Divine Continent if Ning Chen withdrew.
• The Venerables, Zhao Liusu, Warm Sun Venerable, and Venerable Xinling pledged to help defend Central Province, while Bai Lingling warned Xi Piaoxu that Ning Chen could not die.

Ning Chen visited Golden Buddha Temple to ask Bodhi Venerable about Xia Ziyi’s whereabouts and learned that one of his rescuers was Mi Fei, the Luoshui Deity. The revelation left Ning Chen questioning the origin of the mysterious woman.

• Ning Chen took the sleepy Yin'er from Wenxuan Palace and went to Golden Buddha Temple, seeking information about Xia Ziyi.
• Outside the temple, Ning Chen told Bai Yunlian she could not kill Bodhi Venerable as she was and asked for the whereabouts of the demon who had once fought him alongside her.
• Ning Chen sent Bodhi Venerable the Alliance military token, and Bodhi emerged from the Demon Suppressing Pagoda to meet him.
• Ning Chen asked Bodhi about the people who rescued Xia Ziyi, and Bodhi identified one of them as Mi Fei, most likely Luoshen.
• Bodhi told Ning Chen that Mi Fei was the Luoshui Deity, surprising him with the revelation that she was not human.

Ning Chen visited Luoshen to ask about Xia Ziyi and learned from Consort Luo’s letter that his demonic tribulation would force him to choose between humanity and demonhood. After the Heavenly Prefecture killed Venerable Muhua with an unknown expert, Ning Chen warned that the final battle had begun and ordered the alliance to prepare.

• Ning Chen entered the Luoshui realm, resisted his rising demonic nature, and asked Luoshen about Xia Ziyi.
• Luoshen gave Ning Chen Consort Luo’s letter, which said Xia Ziyi had been taken away and warned Ning Chen to accept demonhood if the world denied him a chance to recover his humanity.
• Ning Chen returned to Jingfeng City and learned that the Heavenly Prefecture had sent five Human Sovereigns into battle, causing heavy losses and the fall of four cities.
• Ning Chen deduced that the Heavenly Prefecture was preparing for a final battle and urged the alliance to reinforce the threatened front.
• Zhao Liusu reported that an unfamiliar expert had killed Venerable Muhua in fewer than thirty moves, and Ning Chen ordered the venerables to prepare for the final battle and change their strategy.

As Heavenly Palace’s armies advanced, Xiao Bieli ordered Fan Xinghong and Vermilion Bird to kill Marquis of Knowing Fate, while Ning Chen explained why the alliance’s retreats were part of a strategy. The Sword Venerable challenged the Shaking Light King to a decisive battle, and both sides prepared for the clash as Xiao Bieli set another killing game in motion.

• Xiao Bieli ordered Fan Xinghong to join Vermilion Bird and kill Marquis of Knowing Fate, warning him to withdraw if he could not win within ten moves.
• Ning Chen directed the allied armies’ withdrawals and told the Venerables that Heavenly Palace’s costly offensive reflected its need for time and left it with less than a thirty percent chance of victory.
• The alliance received the Sword Venerable’s challenge, and Ning Chen arranged for the Taibai Manor Lord, the Bailu Headmaster, and Bodhi Venerable to guard against another Heavenly Palace expert during the Shaking Light King’s duel.
• Ning Chen warned that if the Shaking Light King lost and the unknown expert did not intervene, Heavenly Palace’s chance of victory would exceed seventy percent.
• Xiao Bieli told Mu Changge that he could only win the coming battle, then continued his plan to seize the greater momentum.

Shaking Light King and Mu Changge began their decisive sword duel, while the battle’s observers watched anxiously. Far from the battlefield, Fan Xinghong and the Vermilion Bird trapped Ning Chen and attacked him in a plot ordered by the Heavenly Form.

• Fan Xinghong delivered the Lihe Sword to Shaking Light King and proposed staying beside Ning Chen to prevent interference; Ning Chen accepted.
• Mu Changge and Shaking Light King fought with their divine swords at Windless Plain, and Mu Changge wounded Shaking Light King with the Emperor’s Sword.
• Yusheng Venerable worried that Shaking Light King was at a disadvantage, while Qingyu Venerable noted that Ning Chen was missing.
• A purple-robed man appeared before Bodhi Venerable, Taibai Manor Lord, and Bailu Headmaster, claiming he had come only to watch the duel.
• Three hundred miles north, Fan Xinghong and the Vermilion Bird blocked Ning Chen, and Fan Xinghong used a secret art to reach the Half-Venerable realm.
• Ning Chen recognized the trap and attacked Fan Xinghong and the Vermilion Bird with Clear Sun Lihuo.

The Shaking Light King and Mu Changge fought to a bloody draw, while Ning Chen escaped Vermilion Bird and Fan Xinghong’s ambush after revealing his demonic sword forms. Fan Xinghong died after returning to Xiao Bieli with a warning that Marquis of Knowing Fate and Tianfu Star might not be the same, and Xiao Bieli left carrying her body.

• Mu Changge unleashed Sword Ten, Immortal Slaying, against the Shaking Light King’s Forgetful Sword, and both swordsmen fell back bloodied before Mu Changge forced out one final sword strike.
• Vermilion Bird and Fan Xinghong trapped Ning Chen using the Heavenly Strategist’s analysis of his recorded moves, but Ning Chen revealed his Blood Path and Blood Flame sword forms and drove them back.
• Vermilion Bird retreated, and Ning Chen struck Fan Xinghong’s heart meridians before she escaped despite her injuries.
• Fan Xinghong returned to Xiao Bieli, told him Marquis of Knowing Fate and Tianfu Star might not be the same, and died before she could finish her warning.
• Xiao Bieli remembered rescuing and raising Fan Xinghong, then carried her body eastward through the rain.

The Shaking Light King and Mu Changge unleashed their final swords, leaving Windless Plain destroyed and the Shaking Light King dead while Mu Changge was left near death. As the Heavenly Manor army overran Central Province, Ning Chen called for peace talks, but Xiao Bieli demanded that the sects withdraw from Central Province.

• Mu Changge used Sword Eleven, and he and the Shaking Light King broke into the Immortal Ascension Realm before their final swords collided and destroyed Windless Plain.
• Ning Chen found no trace of the Shaking Light King, while Venerable Lingtian carried the gravely crippled Mu Changge away.
• Ning Chen ordered the Central Province alliance to prepare for battle, and the Heavenly Manor army soon advanced north, capturing dozens of cities in less than half a month.
• Ning Chen told the allied Venerables that peace talks were necessary, and Zhao Liusu arranged negotiations with Xiao Bieli in Tianluo City.
• Xiao Bieli refused to negotiate without Ning Chen and demanded that the sects withdraw from Central Province, threatening war in another domain if they refused.

Ning Chen planted demonized mandrakes at Wanxing Pass to lure Tianfu's Human Sovereign and went to Tianluo City after negotiations collapsed. He warned Zhao Liusu to prepare for war and left the talks with Xiao Bieli unresolved, confident that Tianfu would eventually seek peace.

• At Wanxing Pass, Ning Chen had Yin'er plant demonized mandrake seeds, explaining to Qing Ling that their poison could lure Tianfu's Human Sovereign.
• The negotiations in Tianluo City deadlocked when Xiao Bieli insisted that Central Province yield its territory, and Zhao Liusu asked for another day to consult Ning Chen.
• Ning Chen returned to the Allied Forces' camp, told Zhao Liusu that war was unavoidable, and ordered her to prepare the Sovereigns to fight before Tianfu reached Wanxing Pass.
• At the final negotiation, Ning Chen challenged Xiao Bieli's insistence on taking territory and warned that Central Province could prolong the war with his help.
• Ning Chen ended the talks and left with Yin'er, telling Xiao Bieli they would meet again on the battlefield.

As Central Province’s alliance retreated from Wanxing Pass, Ning Chen used poisoned mandrake flowers and the Yellow Springs Divine Restriction to lure Tianfu’s Venerables into a trap. He unleashed the Immortal Slaying Sword to destroy the pass and declared the ruined area a Human Forbidden Zone.

• Ning Chen ordered the allied sect forces to withdraw from Wanxing Pass and told the Venerables to stand by for a decisive battle.
• Bai Yunlian summoned a storm that watered the mandrake flowers with Heavenly Craftsmanship Spring Water, spreading poisonous mist through Wanxing Pass and trapping the Tianfu army.
• Ning Chen sealed the exits with the Yellow Springs Divine Restriction as the Tianfu soldiers succumbed to the poison.
• Venerable Lingtian and four other Tianfu Venerables arrived, broke the restriction, and entered Wanxing Pass to rescue the trapped army.
• Ning Chen planted the Immortal Slaying Sword in the earth, unleashed the power of the collapsing earth veins, and devastated Wanxing Pass and the Tianfu forces.
• Ning Chen told Venerable Lishan that the sword could not be retrieved and declared Wanxing Pass a Human Forbidden Zone.

Ning Chen trapped nine Heavenly Palace Sovereigns inside the Immortal Slaying Restriction Zone at Wanxing Pass, then returned to Jingfeng City and struggled with his demon tribulation and lingering humanity. As he took Qing Ling and Yin'er out into the city, Xi Piaoxu considered attacking him, but a powerful aura suddenly shook the human world.

• Ning Chen told the six Human Sovereigns that the nine Heavenly Palace Sovereigns were trapped in the forbidden zone and led them back to Jingfeng City.
• Zhao Liusu thanked Ning Chen for his role in Central Province’s victory, and he went to Wenxuan Palace with Qing Ling.
• Ning Chen admitted that killing troubled him, and Qing Ling urged him to prioritize her over others if he needed power; he rejected her offer to end his demon tribulation by sacrificing herself.
• Qing Ling woke Yin'er, helped her dress, and took her and Ning Chen out into the city while warning Yin'er about propriety.
• Zhao Liusu warned Venerable Lishan to keep the Alliance Sovereigns from becoming arrogant after their victory.
• Xi Piaoxu said Marquis of Knowing Fate’s survival prevented Junior Sister from reaching the Sovereign Realm, but a powerful aura suddenly appeared and made the human world tremble.

Chao Tianxi arrived at Wanxing Pass and overwhelmed the Human Sovereigns, though her injuries forced her to stop short of pursuing them. Ning Chen ordered a retreat and began preparing to draw reinforcements from the other domains, while Chao Tianxi returned to Tianheng City and tasked Xiao Bieli with planning the next stage of the war.

• Ning Chen left Qing Ling and Yin'er to lead the Human Sovereigns from Jingfeng City toward Wanxing Pass after sensing Chao Tianxi's arrival.
• Chao Tianxi entered the Immortal Slaying Restriction Zone, rescued Venerables Taixuan and Tiandu with Venerable Lingtian, and blocked Ning Chen's forces from pursuing them.
• Chao Tianxi fought the ten Sovereigns as Bodhi, Taibai Manor Lord, and a purple-clad young woman joined the battle, but her counterattack grievously wounded them and forced Ning Chen to order a retreat.
• Chao Tianxi's injuries surfaced after the battle, and Ning Chen told Zhao Liusu to use the threat of Tianfu's invasion to persuade the other domains to send Human Sovereigns.
• Chao Tianxi returned to Tianheng City, reassured Xiao Bieli, and ordered him to plan Tianfu's next move.

As Tianfu’s forces advanced through Central Province, Ning Chen worked with the Taibai Manor Lord and Bai Lingling to prepare a defensive formation in Jingfeng City. He began transforming their Buddhist and Daoist formations into an offensive grand formation, and Bodhi Venerable volunteered to test it.

• Chao Tianxi and Xiao Bieli helped Tianfu capture seven cities in ten days, while Zhao Liusu learned that Ning Chen was preparing Jingfeng City against Tianfu Star Venerable.
• Ning Chen had the Taibai Manor Lord and Bai Lingling establish Daoist and Buddhist formations, then used his knowledge of formations to connect them with divine restrictions.
• Xi Piaoxu questioned Yin'er about how she met Ning Chen and reflected on the tangled truth behind the Red Serpent Demon and Ning Chen’s past.
• After Yin'er left to sleep, Ning Chen began shaping the formations into an offensive grand formation, with Qing Ling watching for mistakes.
• Zhao Liusu arrived as Ning Chen’s formation took shape, and Bodhi Venerable volunteered to enter it as its test subject.

Ning Chen struggled to combine the Daoist and Buddhist arrays while the Tianfu army advanced and Zhao Liusu began to suspect his changed behavior. Yin'er’s riddle helped him find a way to balance the formations, and he successfully activated the god-slaying array above Jingfeng City.

• Qing Ling pointed out that Ning Chen’s first arrangement kept the Daoist and Buddhist formations separate, while merging them directly made them collide and injure Bodhi Venerable.
• Ning Chen stopped working on the front-line war, and Zhao Liusu noticed that his irritability seemed unlike the Marquis of Knowing Fate she knew.
• Xiao Bieli led the Tianfu army’s advance, while Chao Tianxi entered seclusion to recover from his injuries.
• After three days of failed attempts, Ning Chen heard Yin’er’s riddle and realized he could introduce opposing powers into each formation without merging the arrays themselves.
• Ning Chen had the Taibai Manor Lord and Bai Lingling channel opposing powers into the Daoist and Buddhist arrays, then used divine restrictions to bring them into balance.
• An azure and golden Taiji Diagram appeared above Jingfeng City, recreating the Daoist Patriarch’s god-slaying array and shocking Zhao Liusu.

Ning Chen used the Two Forms Array to fight Chao Tianxi in Jingfeng City, but their battle shattered the formation and left Bai Lingling near death. Just as Chao Tianxi’s attack broke through, the Xiyao Master arrived and stabilized the array.

• Ning Chen and the venerables gathered in Jingfeng City as Chao Tianxi approached, and Zhao Liusu organized the defenders.
• Chao Tianxi entered the Two Forms Array and attacked Ning Chen, while the Taibai Manor Lord and Bai Lingling helped sustain the formation.
• Ning Chen fought Chao Tianxi with the array’s yin-yang power and sword forms, but the two supporting venerables suffered severe injuries.
• Ning Chen unleashed Sword Form: Blood Flame as the array faltered, then rescued Bai Lingling from Chao Tianxi’s attack.
• Chao Tianxi broke through the collapsing Two Forms Array, but the Xiyao Master arrived and used Buddhist power to stabilize it.

Ning Chen and the Xiyao Master reinforced the Two-Form Array and fought Chao Tianxi until the array shattered and Chao Tianxi withdrew. Badly injured, Ning Chen returned to Wenxuan Palace, where he admitted to Yin'er that he had exaggerated his injuries so the others would not resent being hurt more than he was.

• The Xiyao Master arrived in Jingfeng City, restored the Two-Form Array, and joined Ning Chen against Chao Tianxi.
• Ning Chen fought Chao Tianxi with the array’s power and borrowed swords, wounding him, while the Xiyao Master and Taibai Manor Lord suffered the array’s backlash.
• When Taibai Manor Lord fell and the array broke, Ning Chen unleashed Nirvana, and the Xiyao Master followed with Bodhisattva's Myriad Demon Repentance.
• Zhao Liusu and more than ten Supreme Ones surrounded Chao Tianxi, who conceded the round and vanished after warning Ning Chen not to leave Jingfeng City.
• Ning Chen spat blood after Chao Tianxi left, then Qing Ling took him to Wenxuan Palace to recover.
• Yin'er caught Ning Chen pretending to be more injured than he was, and he explained that he wanted the others to feel their injuries were more balanced.

While Ning Chen recovered in Wenxuan Palace, he weighed the danger Tianfu still posed and searched for a way to counter Chao Tianxi. On the battlefield, Mu Qianshang and Sword Two joined forces with Yi Xuanmiao to fight Venerable Lingtian, until a sudden arrow pierced the clash.

• Xiao Bieli rejected Venerable Lingtian's suggestion to attack Ning Chen, suspecting the reported injuries might be a trap.
• Yin'er used Ning Chen's two promised wishes to persuade him to sneak out with her, and he agreed to stay within Jingfeng City.
• Ning Chen considered the alliance's disadvantage and concluded that he needed a way to deal with Chao Tianxi while the Tianfu Star Venerable remained injured.
• Mu Qianshang and Sword Two headed toward the Marquis of Knowing Fate, then stopped to battle Venerable Lingtian as he pursued them.
• Yi Xuanmiao joined Mu Qianshang and Sword Two, and the three swordsmen struck Venerable Lingtian together.
• An arrow of light suddenly pierced into the battlefield and passed through a body.

Mu Qianshang, Sword Two, Yi Xuanmiao, and Luo Xingchen killed Venerable Lingtian and traveled to Jingfeng City, where they reunited with Ning Chen. Ning Chen revealed that Tianfu Star Venerable was nearly as powerful as half a Hades King and admitted he could only oppose him within Jingfeng City, leaving his allies to consider how to face the threat.

• Luo Xingchen shot Venerable Lingtian from behind while Mu Qianshang, Sword Two, and Yi Xuanmiao fought him, and their combined attacks killed him.
• Mu Qianshang, Luo Xingchen, Sword Two, and Yi Xuanmiao headed for Jingfeng City and discussed their friendship with Marquis of Knowing Fate and Yi Xuanmiao’s connection to him.
• The four reached Wenxuan Palace and met Ning Chen, who stood up from his wheelchair and demanded repayment of Luo Xingchen’s debt before learning Venerable Lingtian had died.
• Ning Chen explained that Tianfu Star Venerable had combat strength close to half a Hades King, and Mu Qianshang denied having promised help from the Daoist Sect’s legacy.
• Ning Chen told Sword Two and Mu Qianshang that he could contend with Tianfu Star Venerable only inside Jingfeng City, since his true body could no longer regain the power it had against the Hades King.