Recaps

Qin Yan tested the strength of Su Zhao, the former Holy Son of the Temple of Light, by secretly striking him with a powerful Blood Curse. Su Zhao purified the curse and flew deeper into the Medicine Garden, suspecting Blood Li or Blood Wuya had attacked him.

• Su Zhao appeared above the martial artists, and the crowd identified him as the former Holy Son of the Temple of Light and a top Grandmaster on the second layer of Emperor Fall Land.
• Qin Yan decided to test Su Zhao and formed a Deadly Curse from his Blood Dao power, targeting him as he flew away.
• The Blood Curse struck Su Zhao, causing him to cough up golden blood and discover curse threads eroding his body and vitality.
• Su Zhao activated his Radiant Body and used his Light Power to dissolve the curse after half an hour.
• Su Zhao suspected Blood Li or Blood Wuya had cursed him, then continued flying deeper into the Medicine Garden.

Qin Yan entered the Medicine Garden’s trial space, where he learned that surviving longer would earn him a higher-grade Spirit Medicine. Before the trial began, he used his preparation time to set up the Heavenly Cycle Star Formation, though he could form only thirty of its three hundred and sixty-five stars.

• Qin Yan reflected that the Temple of Light’s Holy Son had easily dispelled his hastily cast Deadly Curse and continued toward the Medicine Garden’s core.
• At the core, Qin Yan heard that Zhao Ming had passed the trial and taken an Eleventh-Rank True Emperor-level Spirit Medicine.
• Qin Yan approached the vine-and-flower gate and was transported into a vast space filled with enormous, dangerous plants.
• The unseen voice declared that the trial would begin after a short preparation period and that lasting longer would earn a higher-grade Spirit Medicine.
• Qin Yan formed thirty illusory stars while setting up the Heavenly Cycle Star Formation, far short of its full three hundred and sixty-five stars.

Qin Yan activated his Undying Blood Demon Body and summoned Blood Demon City, testing his control over it and filling its rooms with Blood Puppets that replenished the city’s energy. When the trial began, a vast plant army attacked, and the city’s astral formations fought the advancing War Ancient Trees until they began to falter.

• Qin Yan activated his Undying Blood Demon Body and manifested Blood Demon City, complete with ten Blood Demon Cannons.
• Qin Yan took the throne atop Blood Demon City and discovered he could control the city and raise or dismiss its barrier with a thought.
• Qin Yan filled a thousand rooms with Blood Puppets, whose energy replenished Blood Demon City.
• The trial began, and the giant plants charged Blood Demon City under the lead of the War Ancient Trees.
• The thirty phantom stars summoned astral manifestations that battled the War Ancient Trees, but the plant army’s second wave overwhelmed them.
• Qin Yan called out, “Blood Demon Chains!” as the astral manifestations began to falter.

Qin Yan used Blood Demon City to destroy the War Ancient Trees, but Man-Eating Flowers swallowed its Blood Demon Chains as the plant army advanced with Ironwood Giants and a threatening Metal-Wood Giant. He formed ten Peak-Stage Grandmaster Blood Demons from his forces, and they began fighting the Ironwood Giants.

• Qin Yan's Blood Demon Chains pierced the War Ancient Trees and drained their essence to sustain Blood Demon City and nourish him.
• Over a hundred Man-Eating Flowers swallowed the Blood Demon Chains, while Ironwood Giants and a thousand-zhang Metal-Wood Giant advanced behind them.
• Qin Yan deployed one hundred Blood Puppets and ten Blood Demons, then used the Blood Puppet Battle Formation to raise the ten Blood Demons to Peak-Stage Grandmaster strength.
• The ten Blood Demons charged the Ironwood Giants, and one sent a giant flying with a Blood River while another drew two giants toward its Demon Cave.

Qin Yan’s Blood Demon City held off the Ironwood Giants, Man-Eating Flowers, and War Ancient Trees, but the Metal-Wood Giant proved powerful enough to kill a Blood Demon with one strike. Qin Yan sent out the Blood-Devouring Mosquito, which blocked the Metal-Wood Giant’s next attack and taunted it.

• Two Ironwood Giants were sucked into a Blood Demon’s demonic abyss, forcing the survivors to regroup in a defensive formation.
• Qin Yan used Blood Demon City’s cannons to destroy waves of Man-Eating Flowers, while the city’s defenses blocked their assault and its Blood Chains strangled the War Ancient Trees.
• The Metal-Wood Giant cleaved through a Blood River and demonic abyss, killing a Blood Demon with a single strike.
• Qin Yan sent the Blood-Devouring Mosquito to confront the Metal-Wood Giant.
• The Blood-Devouring Mosquito’s blood blade clashed with the Metal-Wood Giant’s Blade Qi, and it crushed the weakened attack before taunting its opponent.

The Metal-Wood Giants and the Blood-Devouring Mosquito fought fiercely while Qin Yan judged their strength and prepared to intervene. Qin Yan attacked with fourteen Dark Lasers, and the Metal-Wood Giants unleashed the Metal-Wood King Blade to meet them.

• The Metal-Wood Giants struck the Blood-Devouring Mosquito with their Ancient Wood Warblade and drove it back, but the mosquito blocked their Thousandfold Slash with its six legs.
• Qin Yan assessed that the Metal-Wood Giants were slightly stronger but that the Blood-Devouring Mosquito could hold its own.
• Qin Yan summoned the Dark Vault Scepter and Nine-Tassel Profound Black Imperial Crown, then formed three Hands of the Dark Abyss and fired fourteen Dark Lasers at the Metal-Wood Giants.
• The Metal-Wood Giants drew dark-golden blood across their Ancient Wood Warblade and unsealed the Metal-Wood King Blade.
• The Metal-Wood Giants swung the gigantic blade at Qin Yan’s fourteen Dark Lasers, and the attacks collided in a deafening blast.

Qin Yan and the Blood-Devouring Mosquito defeated the Metal-Wood Giant and cleared the Medicine Garden trial. Faced with more than a hundred True Emperor-level Spirit Medicines as his reward, Qin Yan asked Little Black for advice, which recommended three choices.

• Qin Yan's Dark Lasers clashed with the Metal-Wood Giant's blade, and the shockwave swept the fighters below off their feet.
• The Blood-Devouring Mosquito ambushed the weakened Metal-Wood Giant, pierced it, restrained it, and drained its blood until it was defeated.
• The Medicine Garden announced Qin Yan's victory, withdrew the remaining plant armies, and offered him a choice of one Spirit Medicine from more than a hundred True Emperor-level options.
• Qin Yan examined the Spirit Medicines but could not identify most of them, so he asked Little Black for help.
• Little Black recommended the Enlightenment Flower, the Spear Soul Grass, and the Dark Lotus and began explaining their effects.

Qin Yan chose the Dark Lotus from three rare spirit medicines, prioritizing its immediate benefits to his Darkness Law and mental strength. After the Plant Spirit sealed its power, Qin Yan stored it in the Blood Demon Nest, where its Darkness Law began resonating with the darkness cultivators before he returned to the trial battlefield.

• Little Black explained the benefits of the Enlightenment Flower, Spear Soul Grass, and Dark Lotus to Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan compared the medicines and chose the Dark Lotus because it could immediately improve his mental strength and Combat Power.
• The Plant Spirit sealed the Dark Lotus's power, and Qin Yan respectfully thanked the Plant Spirit before storing the lotus in his Blood Demon Nest.
• Little Black, Little Black's Shadow Clone, and Qin Yan's Shadow Clone gathered around the Dark Lotus as its Darkness Law resonated through the Blood Demon Nest.
• Qin Yan glowed with green light and reappeared on the trial's battlefield.

Qin Yan left the Medicine Garden after reclaiming his resources, while outside Su Zhao attacked Blood Wuya over a suspected Blood Curse. Blood Wuya escaped, and Qin Yan emerged as a third cultivator to pass the trial, drawing the attention of the gathered prodigies.

• Qin Yan recovered Blood Demon City, his Blood Puppets and Blood Demons, and the Blood-Devouring Mosquito before the Plant Spirit sent him out of the Medicine Garden.
• Su Zhao attacked Blood Wuya, suspecting him of placing a Blood Curse on him, though he began to doubt that Blood Wuya was responsible.
• Su Zhao chose to continue fighting rather than apologize, and Blood Wuya countered with a feigned Blood River Slash before fleeing on his spear.
• Su Zhao prepared to pursue Blood Wuya, but a new green pillar rose from the Medicine Garden, signaling another successful trial.
• Qin Yan emerged disguised as an ordinary-looking young man, as Su Zhao, Zhao Tianji, and the other prodigies turned their attention to him.

Qin Yan, disguised as Li Mu, faced down Su Zhao and Zhao Tianji after they tried to stop him and seize his Eleventh-Grade Spirit Herb. He revealed two Supreme-Grade Domains, then summoned Little Black in the same disguise, leaving the surrounding prodigies stunned.

• Su Zhao and Zhao Tianji approached Qin Yan and tried to learn who his master was, but he gave them the false name Li Mu and said his master was none of their business.
• Su Zhao and Zhao Tianji blocked Li Mu’s path again and proposed a spar, while secretly coveting his Eleventh-Grade Spirit Herb.
• Li Mu recognized that the two Holy Sons intended to make an enemy of him and prepared to fight.
• Li Mu unleashed his Solar Spear Domain and Darkness Domain, revealing that he possessed two Supreme-Grade Domains and was both a Martial Dao and Mental Strength cultivator.
• Li Mu summoned Little Black, who appeared in the same disguise and released mental strength measuring six hundred and ninety-nine hertz.

Qin Yan trapped Su Zhao and Zhao Tianji beneath the Imperial Crown Verdict, then entered the darkness with Little Black to fight them. Zhao Tianji recognized Qin Yan by his spear, Mo Yuan, just as Qin Yan launched his attack.

• Qin Yan assigned Little Black to fight Su Zhao and summoned the Nine-Tassel Profound Black Imperial Crown.
• Qin Yan used Imperial Crown Verdict to engulf Su Zhao and Zhao Tianji in a curtain of darkness that their attacks could not pierce.
• Qin Yan and Little Black entered the darkness, while several onlookers left the Medicine Garden rather than risk being caught in the battle.
• Inside the darkness, Su Zhao and Zhao Tianji formed a defensive stance and realized they could not escape without at least Mid Venerable-level Combat Power.
• Qin Yan appeared beside Zhao Tianji and attacked with Mo Yuan, which Zhao Tianji recognized as Qin Yan's signature Spirit Weapon.

Qin Yan revealed four Supreme-Grade Domains and overwhelmed Zhao Tianji, while Little Black used his Darkness Domain to keep Su Zhao occupied. The battle continued as Su Zhao struck at Little Black’s dark dragon with his Bright Greatsword.

• Qin Yan revealed his identity to Zhao Tianji and Su Zhao and said he would not let either of them leave.
• Qin Yan opened four Supreme-Grade Domains, shocking Zhao Tianji and Su Zhao.
• Zhao Tianji summoned his Gale Domain, but Qin Yan’s Domains shattered and began crushing it.
• Su Zhao opened his Radiant Sword Domain, and Little Black’s Darkness Domain forced him to fight the clone instead of helping Zhao Tianji.
• Little Black sent a dark dragon at Su Zhao, who answered with a blazing strike from his Bright Greatsword.

Zhao Tianji and Qin Yan escalated their battle as Zhao Tianji’s Gale Domain weakened under Qin Yan’s pressure. Zhao Tianji activated his Hurricane Dao Essence and Thunder Dao Essence, preparing to unleash his killing move.

• Su Zhao clashed with Little Black while Zhao Tianji’s Gale Domain was gradually overwhelmed by Qin Yan’s domain.
• Zhao Tianji summoned his nine-hundred-and-eighty-zhang Hurricane Emperor Azure-Gold Body, and Qin Yan condensed his Yin-Yang Five Elements Chaos Golden Body.
• Zhao Tianji used the Eye of the Hurricane to send a storm of powerful hurricanes at Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan’s Mo Yuan Spear weakened the hurricanes, and his Golden Body advanced through them before piercing apart the Eye of the Hurricane.
• Zhao Tianji recognized the threat posed by Qin Yan’s Spirit Weapon Skill and decided to use his killing move quickly.
• Zhao Tianji activated his Hurricane Dao Essence and Thunder Dao Essence, causing dense Runes to emerge across his body.

Zhao Tianji and Qin Yan fused their Dao Essences and clashed with their Golden Bodies, while Su Zhao and Little Black escalated their battle. Su Zhao discovered Little Black was not Li Mu’s clone and faced the devouring power of Little Black’s Nine Netherworld Soul-Devouring Golden Body, leaving him to defend himself with his trump cards.

• Zhao Tianji fused Hurricane Dao Essence and Thunder Dao Essence, sharply increasing his strength.
• Qin Yan fused Yin-Yang Essence and met Zhao Tianji’s palm-leaf fan with Mo Yuan, causing space to collapse around their clash.
• Su Zhao realized he needed to defeat Qin Yan quickly and summoned his Bright Sacred Golden Body as Little Black summoned his Nine Netherworld Soul-Devouring Golden Body.
• Su Zhao recognized that Little Black could not be Li Mu’s clone, while Little Black’s black vortex began pulling Su Zhao’s Golden Body toward it.
• Su Zhao activated Light Divine Body and Light Sacred Armor, enveloping himself in a phantom of light.

Su Zhao was overwhelmed by Little Black’s Darkness Force, while Qin Yan and Zhao Tianji fought evenly after Qin Yan revealed his Yin-Yang Essence. Their spirit weapon skills destroyed each other, and Zhao Tianji began unleashing Wind God Punishment.

• Little Black attacked Su Zhao with Darkness Force vines and phantom beasts, forcing Su Zhao to defend himself with his Bright Sacred Golden Body and Bright Greatsword.
• Qin Yan and Zhao Tianji clashed with their Golden Bodies, and Zhao Tianji reacted in shock when he recognized Qin Yan’s Yin-Yang Essence.
• Qin Yan assessed how Yin-Yang Essence let him match Zhao Tianji despite Zhao Tianji’s greater Blood Qi and other Dao Essences.
• Zhao Tianji used Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds to send an enormous azure vortex at Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan countered with the Five Elements Yin-Yang Spear Array, and the two spirit weapon skills exhausted each other in a violent collision.
• Zhao Tianji began gathering countless hurricanes around his Golden Body and unleashed Wind God Punishment.

Qin Yan effortlessly stopped Zhao Tianji’s Wind God Punishment and rejected his offer to surrender, leaving Zhao Tianji to stake his remaining Fire Dao Essence on one last attack. His Hurricane Emperor Azure-Gold Body began cracking under the strain of four percent Dao Essence.

• Zhao Tianji launched Wind God Punishment at Qin Yan, drawing the Second Layer of Emperor Fall Land’s Heavenly Tribulation, which watched without descending because Zhao used only his own power.
• Qin Yan used Yin-Yang Five Elements Block to weaken Zhao Tianji’s flames by forty percent and extinguish them without harm.
• Zhao Tianji poured wind power into his crumbling Gale Domain to keep it stable, rapidly consuming his vitality and blood.
• Zhao Tianji offered a Heavenly Dao Oath and help killing Su Zhao in exchange for ending the battle, but Qin Yan demanded Zhao become a corpse or accept a slave contract.
• Zhao Tianji unleashed his final one percent Fire Dao Essence, and his Hurricane Emperor Azure-Gold Body began cracking under the combined strain of four percent Dao Essence.

Qin Yan countered Zhao Tianji’s desperate Wind-Thunder-Fire Tribulation by drawing on the Cangwu Small World’s Heavenly Dao Force and unleashing his Yin-Yang Annihilation Pupil. He shattered Zhao Tianji’s attack and sent three beams of judgment plunging toward him.

• Zhao Tianji burned his foundation to unleash the Wind-Thunder-Fire Tribulation, risking Dao wounds to strike Qin Yan with his strongest attack.
• Qin Yan summoned the Cangwu Small World’s Heavenly Dao Force, raising his strength to the Peak-Stage Grandmaster level.
• Qin Yan fired the Yin-Yang Annihilation Pupil, whose black-and-white light weakened and wore down Zhao Tianji’s hurricane.
• Qin Yan released golden tribulation lightning that shattered the Wind-Thunder-Fire Tribulation.
• The black, white, and golden beams continued toward Zhao Tianji.

Qin Yan killed Zhao Tianji, claimed his Dao Essence and Wind-Thunder Bamboo, and joined Little Black in defeating Su Zhao. Su Zhao surrendered and was bound by Darkness Chains so Qin Yan could place a Slave Contract on him, though he secretly planned to have it removed and expose Qin Yan and Little Black.

• Qin Yan destroyed Zhao Tianji with Yin-Yang Force and Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, then collected his Dao Essence and discovered and took the Wind-Thunder Bamboo.
• Qin Yan reduced his power to Late-Stage Grandmaster and went to help Little Black fight Su Zhao.
• Su Zhao saw Zhao Tianji's death and offered to become Qin Yan's servant, hoping his Light Constitution would let him remove a Slave Contract later.
• Qin Yan stopped Little Black's attack and ordered Su Zhao to dismiss his Golden Body and approach.
• Little Black bound Su Zhao with Darkness Chains after Su Zhao abandoned his attempt to resist, while Su Zhao secretly vowed to expose them after escaping Emperor Fall Land.

Qin Yan killed Su Zhao, collected his spoils, and learned that the Spirit Herbs and Dao Essences offered him little immediate benefit. He and Little Black disguised themselves as Zhao Tianji and Su Zhao and prepared a scheme in the Second Layer of Emperor Fall Land.

• Qin Yan pierced Su Zhao with the Mo Yuan Spear, killing him and collecting his Dao Essence fragments and Eleventh-Grade Spirit Herb.
• Little Black told Qin Yan that it could have enslaved Su Zhao, but Qin Yan had already killed him.
• Little Black identified the Wind-Thunder Bamboo and Pure World Golden Lotus, which Qin Yan decided to keep for a future trade.
• Qin Yan sorted the Dao Essences taken from the two men and lamented that he had gained no Spear Dao Essence.
• Qin Yan disguised himself as Zhao Tianji and made his power appear to be hurricane force, while Little Black disguised itself as Su Zhao.
• Qin Yan whispered his plan to Little Black, and the two exchanged smiles as warriors gathered outside.

Disguised as Zhao Tianji, Qin Yan emerged from the Darkness Space carrying the unconscious Su Zhao and claimed that Li Mu had died after Su Zhao sacrificed himself. As Qin Yan tried to leave the Medicine Garden, four disciples of Nine-Mountain Lake blocked his way and requested a spar.

• Qin Yan appeared disguised as Zhao Tianji, holding the nearly lifeless Su Zhao, while Li Mu was nowhere to be seen.
• Qin Yan told the gathered warriors that Li Mu had been slain and Su Zhao had died protecting him.
• The crowd believed Qin Yan had survived the fight with both fallen prodigies’ spoils, and their greed and killing intent grew after they noticed his apparent injury.
• Qin Yan announced his departure, but Yue Zheng, Yue Heng, Yue Ming, and Yue Chuan of Nine-Mountain Lake blocked his path.
• Yue Zheng politely asked Qin Yan to spar with the four disciples and give them guidance.

Using Zhao Tianji's identity, Qin Yan killed four Nine-Mountain Lake geniuses who challenged him, then rode away on an azure hurricane. The remaining martial artists feared his strength and continued deeper into the Medicine Garden.

• Yue Zheng and his three companions joined their power to challenge Qin Yan, believing Zhao Tianji was seriously injured.
• Qin Yan summoned a devastating azure hurricane that trapped the four men as they tried to flee.
• The hurricane shredded Yue Zheng and his companions, and Qin Yan collected their spoils.
• Qin Yan asked whether anyone else wanted to fight, but the martial artists stayed silent as he departed.
• The surviving geniuses debated whether Zhao Tianji had been injured and then headed deeper into the Medicine Garden.

Qin Yan kept Zhao Tianji’s disguise to divert suspicion from Li Mu, but he noticed Blood Wuya secretly following him. After Blood Wuya nearly gave up, Qin Yan suddenly appeared to collapse from severe injuries, convincing his pursuer that Zhao Tianji was truly hurt.

• Qin Yan reflected that his act had shifted suspicion for the Medicine Garden’s spiritual medicines onto Zhao Tianji and away from Li Mu.
• Qin Yan sensed a hidden disturbance behind him and used his Dark Mental Strength to discover a crimson mist following at a distance.
• Blood Wuya, concealed in his Blood Shadow Realm, decided to follow Zhao Tianji for another quarter of an hour before withdrawing.
• Blood Wuya saw that Zhao Tianji seemed unharmed and began to abandon the pursuit.
• Qin Yan suddenly vomited blood, fell from the sky, and sat on the ground circulating his Cultivation Technique as Blood Wuya watched.

Blood Wuya attacked Qin Yan while mistaking him for an injured Zhao Tianji, but Qin Yan revealed his identity and repelled the Blood God Spear. Blood Wuya tried to retreat, unaware that Qin Yan was secretly spreading Darkness Force through the corpse he held.

• Blood Wuya saw the disguised Qin Yan apparently healing and decided to attack before Zhao Tianji recovered.
• Blood Wuya unleashed his Blood God Spear, but Qin Yan weakened and destroyed the strike with Yin-Yang Five Elements Block.
• Blood Wuya recognized Qin Yan of the Mystic Sanctuary and demanded to know where Zhao Tianji was.
• Qin Yan said he had killed Zhao Tianji while Darkness Force quietly spread from the Su Zhao corpse in his hand.
• Blood Wuya doubted Qin Yan's claim but, wary of the danger, called the encounter a misunderstanding and prepared to leave.

Qin Yan and Little Black trapped Blood Wuya, and Little Black overwhelmed him with darkness creatures before summoning a Dark Divine Dragon. Blood Wuya faced the dragon’s Venerable-level breath and formed his Blood River Heaven-Suppressing Wall to defend himself.

• Qin Yan called on Little Black, whose Darkness Force emerged from Su Zhao’s body and revealed Blood Wuya’s trap.
• Little Black sealed the area with dark vines, preventing Blood Wuya from escaping.
• Little Black summoned an army of dark creatures that forced Blood Wuya to fight defensively with his Blood God Golden Body.
• Little Black formed a Dark Divine Dragon and unleashed a destructive dragon breath at Blood Wuya.
• Blood Wuya used the Blood River Heaven-Suppressing Wall to create a towering crimson barrier against the attack.

Qin Yan and Little Black defeated Blood Wuya, planted Dark Enslavement Runes in him, and sealed him inside the Cangwu Small World. After several more days in the Medicine Garden, Qin Yan finally left with two Eighth-Grade Spirit Medicines, but could not determine where he was.

• Little Black shattered Blood Wuya’s Golden Body and knocked him unconscious while keeping him alive for enslavement.
• Little Black planted Dark Enslavement Runes in Blood Wuya and bound him with Darkness Chains.
• Qin Yan healed Blood Wuya’s wounds, stored him in the Cangwu Small World, and sealed him there until the enslavement was complete.
• Qin Yan encountered and killed two Peak-Stage Grandmaster Fierce Beasts while traveling through the Medicine Garden, obtaining Cloud-Piercing Sky-Breaking Grass and a Thunder-Attracting Flower.
• Qin Yan left the Medicine Garden on May 10th and found that he could not determine his location.