Recaps

Qin Yan went to Spirit Mountain to cultivate after refining five bottles of pills without breaking through. His Token led him to Golden Lotus Platform No. 110 in the Core Zone.

• Qin Yan refined all five bottles of Five Elements Spirit Pills but still failed to break through, though he felt close.
• Qin Yan headed to Spirit Mountain, where young prodigies discussed the cultivation grounds and their Mystic Points.
• Qin Yan entered Spirit Mountain and felt its dense spiritual energy strengthen his cultivation technique.
• Qin Yan followed his Token through the Lotus Platforms to the Core Zone and found Golden Lotus Platform No. 110.

Qin Yan began cultivating on his exclusive Golden Lotus Platform while other Prodigies ridiculed his Mid Fifth Grade strength and vowed to challenge his Special-Class status. He activated the platform’s Spirit Gathering Formation, spent five Mystic Points, and started channeling its abundant spiritual energy through the Five Elements Chaos Genesis.

• Qin Yan sat on the Golden Lotus Platform and felt its spiritual energy surge into him.
• Nearby Prodigies compared Qin Yan unfavorably with Lin Ruoxi, Long Aotian, and Huang Jiuli, then vowed to challenge him at the End-of-Month Assessment.
• Qin Yan ignored the insults, memorized the Prodigies’ faces, and resolved to prove his strength at the assessment.
• Qin Yan used his Token to activate the Golden Lotus Platform’s Spirit Gathering Formation, which consumed five Mystic Points.
• Qin Yan circulated the Five Elements Chaos Genesis, refining the gathered spiritual energy into five-element true qi that flowed into the Five Elements Sprig.

Qin Yan used the Golden Lotus Platform to break through to Late Fifth Grade and strengthened his cultivation before leaving Spirit Mountain. On the way out, Shen Wanqian, a First-Class Disciple and son of an elder of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce, stopped him.

• Qin Yan extended his Golden Lotus Platform session and broke through to Late Fifth Grade.
• Qin Yan consolidated his new realm and checked that his Total Blood Qi had reached 191,000 Cal.
• Qin Yan left Spirit Mountain with forty Mystic Points and considered ways to earn more.
• Little Fatty saw Qin Yan leave and followed him down the mountain.
• Shen Wanqian caught up with Qin Yan and introduced himself as a First-Class Disciple from the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.

Shen Wanqian approached Qin Yan to befriend him after noticing his unusual Special-Class ranking, and offered him a valuable Blood Crystal. After learning Shen Wanqian genuinely wanted a connection, Qin Yan accepted his friendship over a meal at Heavenly Food Hall.

• Shen Wanqian explained that Qin Yan’s Special-Class ranking stood out because he came from Blue Star rather than a renowned Greater World, so he had sought him out to form a good connection.
• Shen Wanqian gave Qin Yan a Mid-Grade Blood Crystal, which Qin Yan accepted despite wondering what Shen Wanqian wanted from him.
• Shen Wanqian invited Qin Yan to Heavenly Food Hall and told him he simply wanted to befriend him.
• Qin Yan agreed to acknowledge Shen Wanqian as a friend, recognizing that a local prodigy could help him at Mystic Sanctuary.

Shen Wanqian explained why Qin Yan's Five Elements Chaos Genesis cultivation made him an exceptionally promising but unusual disciple. He revealed that the technique had stalled many talented cultivators at Fourth Grade, leaving Qin Yan's future progress uncertain.

• Shen Wanqian offered Qin Yan his help, and the two exchanged contact information through their Tokens.
• Shen Wanqian asked whether Qin Yan was cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Genesis after noticing the Five Elements power around him at Spirit Mountain.
• Qin Yan confirmed the technique and asked how Shen Wanqian had recognized it.
• Shen Wanqian explained the technique's demanding requirements and said he had identified it from ancient records and the phenomenon around Qin Yan.
• Shen Wanqian recalled that many gifted cultivators had failed to advance beyond Fourth Grade with the technique, and that some clans and sects had made it taboo.

Shen Wanqian explained that the Five Elements Chaos Genesis dated back to the Primordial Era and gave Qin Yan an Epoch Compendium. He also introduced several formidable Special-Class Disciples, leaving Qin Yan aware of how exceptional his new peers were.

• Shen Wanqian worried that Qin Yan might struggle to advance beyond the Sixth Grade, then explained that the Five Elements Chaos Genesis traced back to the Primordial Era.
• Shen Wanqian outlined the five epochs and gave Qin Yan an Epoch Compendium to help him learn their history.
• Shen Wanqian introduced Special-Class Disciples including Lin Ruoxi, Beichen Xing, Long Aotian, Huang Jiuli, and Feng Wuji.
• Qin Yan listened to the disciples' remarkable backgrounds and recognized how far they surpassed the prodigies he had known on Blue Star.
• Qin Yan and Shen Wanqian finished their meal, and Shen Wanqian paid the 3 Mystic Points bill.

Qin Yan read the Epoch Compendium and learned how the previous eras fell in brutal struggles over their Supreme Essences. He resolved to keep Little Black’s Darkness Essence hidden, focus on growing stronger, and investigate the mysteries of the seven Essences later.

• Qin Yan returned to his courtyard and read the Epoch Compendium, learning about the five eras and their defining powers.
• Qin Yan learned that the Demon Race had been hunted for its Darkness Essence after the Demon Dao Era, while Demon Sovereigns remained terrifying threats.
• Qin Yan decided to conceal Little Black’s Darkness Essence and considered the Holy Son position at the Mystic Sanctuary as possible protection.
• Qin Yan wondered about the three Supreme Essences absent from the book, then set the question aside to focus on gaining strength.
• Qin Yan summoned a blood-red crystal into his palm.

Qin Yan used a Mid-Grade Blood Crystal and Little Black’s Demonic Qi to break through to Early Fifth Grade Body Tempering and advance his Undying Blood Demon Body to Minor Success. He discovered that the Blood Demon Nest had expanded and developed a blood pool beneath its blood river.

• Qin Yan activated the Mid-Grade Blood Crystal and circulated the Undying Blood Demon Scripture as Little Black sent Demonic Qi into his body.
• Qin Yan combined Blood Qi, Demonic Qi, and Five Elements power to open his foundation meridian and reach Early Meridian Opening.
• Qin Yan checked his status panel and saw that his total Blood Qi had risen to 231,000 Cal and his Undying Blood Demon Body had reached Minor Success.
• Qin Yan inspected the expanded hundred-zhang Blood Demon Nest and saw a three-zhang blood pool beneath the blood-colored river.

Qin Yan discovered that his Primary Blood Pool could nurture Blood Puppets and demonstrated the Blood Mist Domain, which weakened enemies within its reach. He tested the Undying Blood Demon Body’s Flesh Regeneration by severing and reattaching his right arm, then recovered completely in half an hour.

• Qin Yan recognized the blood pool as a Primary Blood Pool that could nurture Blood Puppets and potentially produce Blood Demons at a higher stage.
• Qin Yan activated the Blood Mist Domain, which weakened living beings within its range by 10%, and noted that its complete form would require demonic qi and weaken them by 30%.
• Qin Yan concealed his demonic qi and withdrew the Blood Mist Domain.
• Qin Yan severed his right arm with his spear to test Flesh Regeneration, enduring severe pain as blood energy sealed the wound.
• Qin Yan pressed the severed arm back onto his shoulder, and blood energy reconnected it until the arm was fully restored after half an hour.

Qin Yan used the Five Elements Light Orb to enter the Mystic Tower and began a new challenge, easily defeating the gatekeepers on floors forty-five through forty-nine. After repeated prompts asking whether he would continue, he reached the fiftieth floor and faced a Peak Fifth Grade Golden Figure.

• Qin Yan reflected on the gap between his abilities and the Special-Class Disciples, then decided to challenge the Mystic Tower for more Spear Dao Essence.
• Qin Yan activated the Five Elements Light Orb and entered the Mystic Tower with his strength and skills matching his original body.
• Qin Yan defeated the Late Fifth Grade gatekeeper on the forty-fifth floor with one punch and heard a new prompt asking whether he would continue.
• Qin Yan accepted the prompt and defeated the gatekeepers on floors forty-six through forty-nine with a single punch each.
• Qin Yan reached the fiftieth floor, where a Peak Fifth Grade Golden Figure stood waiting.

After Qin Yan cleared the fiftieth floor, the Artifact Spirit revealed that the Mystic Tower was one of nine subsidiary Five Elements Yin-Yang Chaos Towers belonging to the Chaos Origin Sect. It recognized him as a core disciple and presented three powerful rewards, leaving him eager to claim them.

• Qin Yan shattered the Golden Figure, and seven-colored light gathered into the Artifact Spirit of the Five Elements Yin-Yang Chaos Tower.
• The Artifact Spirit congratulated Qin Yan on clearing the fiftieth floor and becoming a core disciple of the Chaos Origin Sect.
• The Artifact Spirit explained that nine subsidiary towers existed and that they would form the true tower when united.
• The Artifact Spirit refused to reveal the Chaos Origin Sect's origins, saying Qin Yan's strength and rank were insufficient.
• The Artifact Spirit revealed three rewards: One-Thousandth Spear Dao Essence, One-Thousandth Five Elements Essence with two methods for condensing Supreme Spear Intent, and a method suited to Qin Yan's Annihilation End Spear Intent.

Qin Yan learned that the Chaos Origin Sect could teach him to fuse multiple Supreme Spear Intents, but he first had to meet its advancement requirements. He chose the sect's inheritance and received three orbs as his core disciple reward.

• The Artifact Spirit explained that cultivating the Lunar and Solar Spear Intents required Qin Yan to complete the first layer of Five Elements Chaos Genesis, while the Annihilation End Spear Intent matched his existing Spear Intent.
• The Artifact Spirit warned that choosing an Intent outside the Chaos Origin Sect would end Qin Yan's connection to the sect, so Qin Yan chose the Chaos Origin Sect's Spear Intent.
• The Artifact Spirit said Qin Yan needed to clear the Seventieth Floor of the Five Elements Yin-Yang Chaos Tower and comprehend two of the sect's Supreme Spear Intents to become a Quasi-Holy Son.
• The Artifact Spirit revealed that a Chaos Origin Sect divine ability could fuse Supreme Intents and that Qin Yan would obtain it after passing the Sixtieth Floor.
• Qin Yan reaffirmed his choice, and the Artifact Spirit gave him three orbs of light as his core disciple reward.

Qin Yan absorbed new Spear Dao and Five Elements Essences, then learned the methods and requirements for condensing the Lunar, Solar, and Great Annihilation Spear Intents. He declined to continue the challenge, deciding to return when his cultivation was higher.

• Qin Yan absorbed one thousandth of Spear Dao Essence, strengthening his Spear Dao talent and foundation.
• Qin Yan absorbed one thousandth of Five Elements Essence and deepened his understanding of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
• Qin Yan learned the concepts and condensing methods for Lunar Spear Intent and Solar Spear Intent.
• Qin Yan learned that Great Annihilation Spear Intent required him to fuse four Spear Intents and endure a dangerous cultivation process in a place filled with destruction.
• Qin Yan declined the Artifact Spirit's offer to continue the challenge, judging that his Late Fifth Grade cultivation was insufficient to clear the Sixtieth Floor.

After receiving three Supreme Spear Intent inheritances, Qin Yan studied the requirements for forming Great Annihilation Spear Intent and searched Mystic Sanctuary’s resources for the missing intents. He began pursuing Quiet Extinction Spear Intent at Spear Mountain, while planning to seek the other two intents later.

• Qin Yan returned to Courtyard No. 110 and studied the Lunar Yin, Solar Yang, and Great Annihilation Spear Intent inheritances.
• Qin Yan learned that Great Annihilation required Annihilation End, Great Silence, Extinction, and Shatter Spear Intents, plus a suitable environment and a strong body and will.
• Qin Yan found Third Grade Quiet Extinction Spear Intent at Outer Academy’s Spear Mountain and learned that First Grade Shatter Spear Intent was restricted to Inner Academy disciples.
• Qin Yan searched for Second Grade Extinction Spear Intent but found no listing, so he planned to train at Spear Mountain, enter the Inner Academy, and seek the remaining intent through its connections.
• Qin Yan nurtured his Lifebound Spirit Weapon, considered how to condense Lunar Yin and Solar Spear Intents, and trained for the day.
• On October 10th, Qin Yan traveled to Spear Mountain and saw its many interwoven Spear Intents.

Qin Yan entered the No. 10 room on Outer Academy's Spear Mountain to comprehend its Third Grade Silence Spear Intent. After training with his spear for several hours, he raised his comprehension progress to 49%.

• Qin Yan climbed Spear Mountain and found that the Spear Intents grew stronger toward the summit, with some reaching Third Grade.
• Qin Yan used his Token to spend 5 Mystic Points and enter the No. 10 room, where he encountered its Silence Spear Intent.
• Qin Yan sensed the intent and trained with his spear, reaching 1% comprehension in less than a quarter of an hour.
• Qin Yan continued practicing until nightfall and raised his Silence Spear Intent comprehension progress to 49%.

Qin Yan continued comprehending the Silence Spear Intent and broke through to Third Grade Quiet Extinction Spear Intent. He tested its destructive and eroding power, then decided to keep training.

• Qin Yan renewed his stay in the room for another day so he could finish comprehending the Silence Spear Intent without spending Skill Points on it.
• Qin Yan practiced through the night and day, steadily increasing his comprehension until the intent took shape as a tiny black spear in his mind.
• Qin Yan formed a powerful strand of Extinction Qi, which drew in the room’s Extinction Spear Intent and transformed his spear.
• Qin Yan swept his spear and created a lingering vacuum zone that annihilated dust and eroded anything living within it.
• Qin Yan saw that his panel now listed Third Grade Quiet Extinction Spear Intent at 1%, and he resumed training.

Qin Yan cultivated the Silence Spear Intent through the night, raising his progress to 3%, then encountered Lin Ruoxi and Xiao Tianci on his way back to Heaven Zone Second Peak. After Lin Ruoxi noticed his Third Grade Spear Intent and called him a little genius, Qin Yan judged that the pair were powerful Special-Class Disciples, likely at Sixth Grade.

• Qin Yan practiced the Silence Spear Intent until dawn and increased his progress from 1% to 3%.
• Qin Yan returned to Heaven Zone Second Peak, where Lin Ruoxi noticed his Third Grade Spear Intent as she walked with Xiao Tianci.
• Lin Ruoxi called Qin Yan a little genius, then told Xiao Tianci they were heading to Mystic City to prepare for the approaching End-of-Month Assessment.
• Qin Yan sensed the pair's profound auras and concluded that they were Special-Class Disciples with cultivation likely at Sixth Grade.

Qin Yan cultivated the Annihilation End Spear Intent and Ice Flame Spear Technique before completing the nurturing and blood recognition of his Lifebound Spirit Weapon. The spear bonded with him and flew into his hand at his summons.

• Qin Yan returned to his courtyard and cultivated the Annihilation End Spear Intent and Ice Flame Spear Technique.
• A week later, Qin Yan poured Five Elements True Qi, blood qi, and Demon Qi into the spirit weapon forged from Creation Divine Iron.
• Qin Yan struggled to cut his hardened arm and repeatedly bled into the spear as his wounds quickly healed.
• The blood spread across the entire spear, and a pattern woven from the five elements and blood Demon Qi formed on it.
• Qin Yan sensed a direct connection with the spirit weapon and summoned it into his hand.

Qin Yan fed Feng Jin’s fifty-six-pattern crimson gauntlet to his Lifebound Spirit Weapon, and the spear evolved into an eleven-pattern Spirit Weapon. After training his Annihilation End Spear Intent, he learned that the spear had two Spirit Weapon Skills.

• Qin Yan discovered his spear was a One-Pattern Spirit Weapon that boosted his Blood Qi by 0.1x.
• Qin Yan fed Feng Jin’s fifty-six-pattern crimson gauntlet to the spear, which absorbed it and began evolving.
• The spear gradually gained patterns as it devoured the gauntlet, and Qin Yan trained his Annihilation End Spear Intent from 45% to 80%.
• By nightfall, the Lifebound Spirit Weapon had reached eleven patterns and become a true Spirit Weapon.
• Qin Yan received feedback from the spear and learned that it possessed two Spirit Weapon Skills.

Qin Yan discovered that his new spirit weapon had two powerful skills, though sealing its Demon Qi weakened Blood Demon Burst. He named the spear Mo Yuan and trained with it until he mastered Annihilation End Spear Intent.

• Qin Yan learned that Five Elements Block could neutralize 30% of an attack and Blood Demon Burst could triple his blood qi, but he could only use a weaker blood-only version while the Demon Qi remained sealed.
• Qin Yan confirmed that the spear doubled his blood qi while he wielded it and decided to name it Mo Yuan Spear.
• Qin Yan named the spear in remembrance of his Ink Trace Spear and celebrated its Five Elements and Blood Qi powers.
• Qin Yan trained with Mo Yuan Spear day and night, improving his spear technique, martial skills, and intent.
• On October 22nd, Qin Yan reached 100% mastery of Annihilation End Spear Intent.

Qin Yan spent his remaining Mystic Points cultivating but fell short of reaching Peak Fifth Grade, so he resolved to seek resources through alchemy while preparing for the End-of-Month Assessment. On October 31, he joined the gathered new disciples and met Lin Qingyue, whose cultivation had caught up to his.

• Qin Yan found that Silence Spear Intent progressed slowly and decided its costly training rooms were not worth using his limited Mystic Points on.
• Qin Yan spent all thirty Mystic Points cultivating at Spirit Mountain, but he remained short of breaking through to Peak Fifth Grade.
• Qin Yan decided to focus on advancing his cultivation and eventually pursue alchemy to secure more resources, while training his Ice Flame Spear Technique for the assessment.
• The bells rang on October 31, and Qin Yan joined the new disciples gathering for the End-of-Month Assessment.
• Lin Qingyue approached Qin Yan, and he noticed that she had reached Late Fifth Grade and envied the resources Lin Zhantian had given her.

Qin Yan and Lin Qingyue discussed the challenges facing his Special-Class Disciple position, while Shen Wanqian revealed that many disciples admired Lin Qingyue. Yun Nichang then sealed the plaza and began the End-of-Month Assessment, leaving latecomers locked outside.

• Lin Qingyue warned Qin Yan that Prodigies were targeting his Special-Class Disciple position, and he said worrying would not change anything.
• Shen Wanqian joined Qin Yan and Lin Qingyue, then explained that many disciples wanted to pursue Lin Qingyue and that others coveted Qin Yan's position.
• Qin Yan and Lin Qingyue gave contradictory answers when Shen Wanqian asked whether they knew each other.
• Yun Nichang appeared above the plaza and activated a Formation that trapped everyone inside while blocking late arrivals.
• Yun Nichang cited the Mystic Sanctuary's rules to disqualify absent disciples and announced the start of the End-of-Month Assessment.

Qin Yan and the other disciples watched as the Heavenly Stairway tested the competitors, with most failing before the 500th step required to enter the Challenge Tournament. As Lin Qingyue and Shen Wanqian grew wary of the test’s difficulty, a phoenix cry rang out beneath the stairway.

• The Mystic Sanctuary opened the Heavenly Stairway and announced that challengers had to pass the 500th step to qualify for the second-stage Challenge Tournament.
• Qin Yan considered whether the talent granted by his Essences would count toward the stairway’s assessment, then watched the competitors begin climbing.
• The Heavenly Stairway eliminated many challengers, most of whom failed in the 300s, and announced their results.
• Lin Qingyue and Shen Wanqian watched the failures with grave expressions as the stairway’s difficulty became clear.
• A clear phoenix cry sounded from beneath the Heavenly Stairway, drawing everyone’s attention upward.

Huang Jiuli climbed the Heavenly Stairway with ease, reaching the 500th Level before vanishing in golden light, while Zhao Wuji and other Special-Class Disciples began their own ascents. Lin Qingyue declared she would surpass Qin Yan and floated toward the stairway to begin her climb.

• Huang Jiuli appeared in phoenix flames and drew the prodigies’ attention as she stepped onto the Heavenly Stairway.
• Huang Jiuli raced up to the 500th Level, becoming the first prodigy to pass it, then disappeared in golden light.
• Zhao Wuji charged up the Heavenly Stairway, quickly passing the 300th level.
• Several powerful Special-Class Disciples revealed themselves and charged up the stairway, turning it into a contest among prodigies.
• Lin Qingyue told Qin Yan she intended to surpass him, then used streams of water to carry herself onto the Heavenly Stairway.

Qin Yan climbed the Heavenly Stairway with ease, discovering that the pressure began at the 500th level. He saw Huang Jiuli leading the strongest prodigies and Lin Qingyue steadily ascending below her.

• Qin Yan and Shen Wanqian joined the Heavenly Stairway challenge, and Qin Yan climbed without feeling any pressure.
• Lin Qingyue reached the 500th level and disappeared in a flash of golden light.
• Qin Yan passed the prodigies who had mocked him at Spirit Mountain, leaving them struggling on the 300th Step.
• Qin Yan stepped onto the 500th level, where he felt the Heavenly Stairway's pressure for the first time.
• Qin Yan saw Huang Jiuli leading dozens of pursuing prodigies and spotted Lin Qingyue climbing on the 600th level.