Recaps

Qin Yan cleared the Heavenly Stairway, won two challenges in the End-of-Month Assessment, and prepared for further cultivation and work in Mystic City. After passing the Heavenly Arena’s Gold Defender assessment, he faced a dispute over the opening when Zhou Xiong proposed a duel with Xing Yu.

• Qin Yan climbed to the 999th stair using his Five-Colored Divine Light and joined Lin Ruoxi, Long Aotian, and other prodigies who had cleared the trial.
• Yun Nichang ended the trial and arranged Golden Thrones for the qualified prodigies, then announced the challenge rules.
• Qin Yan defeated Mu Qingfeng with his Five Elements Block and spear attacks, discouraging others from challenging him.
• Ao Yuan challenged Qin Yan, who defeated him with his Ice Flame Spear Technique after their Domains and defenses clashed.
• Lin Qingyue told Qin Yan that she had lost to a Special-Class Disciple, while Long Aotian ordered Ao Yuan to keep watching and challenging Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan spent his Mystic Points on Spirit Mountain cultivation, researched Mystic City and the Demon Sect, and accepted missions at the Heavenly Arena and near Mystic City.
• Qin Yan passed the Gold Defender assessment by disarming Shi Yong and forcing him to admit defeat.
• Zhou Xiong arrived with Xing Yu and opposed Qin Yan becoming a Gold Defender, proposing that Xing Yu duel him for the opening.

Qin Yan won a series of arena matches, expanded his cultivation, and drew the attention of the Mystic Guard and other prodigies. After entering the Mystic Sanctuary and defeating Ao Yuan, he returned to the Heavenly Arena and earned ten consecutive challenger victories before spending his reward on Meridian Unblocking Pills.

• Qin Yan defeated Xing Yu with his Five Elements defenses and spear, earning a Gold Defender Token and beginning his assignment at the Heavenly Arena.
• Qin Yan trained between arena matches, wagered on challengers, and defeated Cang Yuan to end his attempt at a ninth consecutive win.
• After Qin Yan left the arena, Xing Yu and Elder Qin tried to ambush him, but Xuan Mo intervened as a Mystic Guard and forced them to apologize.
• Qin Yan entered the Mystic Sanctuary, cultivated on the Golden Lotus Platform, and later accepted Xing Yu and Elder Qin’s apology while suspecting someone had compelled them.
• At the end-of-month assessment, Qin Yan defeated Ao Yuan in his Flood Dragon True Body and returned to training at the Heavenly Arena.
• Qin Yan defeated Lei Yu with a single spear thrust, after which Sun Cheng ended his Gold Defender assignment and Qin Yan entered the challenge tournament as a challenger.
• Qin Yan won ten consecutive challenger matches, including fights against a Half-Dragon and the Tiger Tribe Gold Defender, and received 300 Heavenly Points from Sun Cheng.
• Qin Yan exchanged his Heavenly Points for sixty-six Meridian Unblocking Pills.

Qin Yan joined Huang Jiuli’s team, advanced his cultivation, and completed missions that revealed the power of his Blood Chains. The team began its assault on the Seven Star Sword Sect, where Yun Qingge accused its leaders of colluding with the Demon Sect and Sovereign Star Wuji ordered an attack.

• Yin Li explained the Inner Academy mission competition and invited Qin Yan to join her and Huang Jiuli’s team, and Qin Yan accepted.
• Qin Yan broke through to Sixth Grade, advanced his alchemy, opened all thirty-six meridians, and accepted an escort mission to take Nangong Wan'er to the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Old Monster Canglang attacked the escort, but Qin Yan protected Nangong Wan'er and killed him with a Blood Chain before continuing to the sect.
• Qin Yan tracked down and destroyed the Wolf Gang, killing Scar Wolf and Black Wolf and collecting the gang’s resources.
• Qin Yan improved his cultivation and spear technique while Huang Jiuli told him that Lu Qingshan and Yun Wuyue had joined their team.
• Yin Li, Huang Jiuli, Qin Yan, Lu Qingshan, and Yun Qingge planned a mission to destroy the Seven Star Sword Sect and kill its high-ranking members.
• Huang Jiuli drew away three sect defenders while Yin Li confronted the Seven Star Sword Sect at its gates.
• Sovereign Star Wuji emerged with Liu Rufeng and five elders, and Qin Yan joined Yin Li, Lu Qingshan, and Yun Qingge as Yun Qingge accused the sect of colluding with the Demon Sect.

Qin Yan and his team destroyed the Seven Star Sword Sect and completed missions while preparing for a Beast Tide in Qingyun City. Qin Yan opened his first Blood Demon Acupoint and fought in the tide, then learned the city’s four Half-Step Grandmaster beasts might become their next targets.

• Yin Li, Qin Yan, Huang Jiuli, Yun Qingge, and Lu Qingshan battled Xing Wuji and the Seven Star Sword Sect, killing its elders and vice sect master before Yin Li beheaded the Demonized Xing Wuji.
• The team returned to Mystic City, where Qin Yan strengthened his elemental Wonder Trees and improved his cultivation.
• Qin Yan traveled to Greatwood City, used Zhu Ming’s blood to track him down, and helped Zhao Lei arrest the fugitive before heading to Qingyun City.
• The team gathered in Qingyun City as Lin Ruoxi took interest in their group and Zhao Qingyun warned that a Beast Tide could form within days.
• When the Beast Tide surged toward Qingyun City, Qin Yan stayed behind long enough to open his first Blood Demon Acupoint, reaching the Sixth Grade Acupoint Awakening Realm.
• Qin Yan joined the battle and used Blood Chains and Blood Puppets to kill Fierce Beasts and strengthen his growing force of puppets.
• The Ironback Grey Wolf’s roar made the Beast Tide retreat, and Yin Li warned that the afternoon assault would be fiercer.
• Qin Yan met with the City Lord after learning that four Half-Step Grandmaster-level Fierce Beasts led the threat, and he worried the team might be sent to fight them.