Recaps

Chen Fan rebuilt his cultivation, earned recognition in the Heavenly Court, and entered Demon King Valley to reclaim his strength and investigate a sword tied to his past. After returning at Qi Refining Layer 6, he discovered he could bring Heavenly Court talismans into the physical world and used one to save Mo Bai, just as a new threat arrived.

• Chen Fan recovered his memories, healed his injuries, and crushed Yang Mo’s fist when Yang Mo demanded Chen Jingjing become his Dao Companion.
• Chen Fan stole a Heavenly Court Token, defeated a higher-level opponent with Five Elements Strange Sword Talismans, and earned a Grade A rating and a One-Star Heavenly Soldier token.
• Chen Fan killed Zhang Ting in a life-and-death duel, then left Heavy Sword City for Demon King Valley to strengthen himself through combat.
• Chen Fan stole a sword and Marrow Cleansing Pill from the cave controlled by the Black-Veiled Woman, then rejected her offer to become her disciple.
• Chen Fan reached Qi Refining Layer 6, killed Qingyue and several Immortal Sect disciples, and returned to Heavy Sword City to reunite with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng.
• Chen Fan learned the Nine Palaces Sword Art from Tianliang and traded talismans for a Daoist Talisman Compendium and Mid-grade Talisman Paper.
• Chen Fan discovered he could bring talismans from the Heavenly Court into the physical world and used a Heaven Flower Talisman to stabilize Mo Bai’s True Qi.
• A mocking voice came from outside Mo Bai’s hut, and Chen Fan turned toward the entrance as Mo Bai paled.

Chen Fan advanced through the Heavenly Court, uncovered Elder Li’s betrayal, and took Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to cultivate in Demon King Valley. After Nalan Tian attacked them, Chen Fan defeated him and then fought two Immortal Sect cultivators, only to be interrupted by newcomers on a golden wheel.

• Chen Fan healed Mo Bai, then entered the Heavenly Court and passed its Immortal Qi trial while defeating the cultivators hunting him.
• Chen Fan reached Qi Refining Layer 6, killed the White-robed Scholar and other opponents, and left the trial with 5,600 Immortal Qi.
• The Immortal Sect took Chen Fan’s treasured sword, and Chen Fan vowed to reclaim it after reaching Nascent Soul.
• Chen Fan reached Qi Refining Eighth Layer, exposed Elder Li’s plot, killed him, and learned that Sect Master Su held the Six Paths Jade Disk and the remaining inheritance.
• Chen Fan obtained a Storage Ring and led Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to Demon King Valley, where he taught them pill refining and cultivation.
• Nalan Tian and Immortal Sect disciples attacked the women while Chen Fan cultivated, but Chen Fan emerged, defeated Nalan Tian, and sent the women to safety.
• Chen Fan fought Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo, evaded their combined attacks, and was ordered to stop when two figures arrived on a golden wheel.

Chen Fan survived the volcanic cavern, gained new power and Bald Bird as an ally, then defeated Ten Thousand Swords Sect cultivators and took control of two sword cultivators. He learned that Golden Core Elders had pursued Chen Jingjing and her companions, and set out with Bald Bird and Mo Bai for Tianchi City.

• Chen Fan returned to the battlefield, killed Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo, and finally collapsed from his injuries after fighting Liu Ziming and Bai Yue.
• Qin Xian'er saved Chen Fan, helped him rescue Zhang Rumeng from Heavy Sword Peak, and accompanied him as he defeated Yang Feng and absorbed the Purple Sha.
• Chen Fan went to Heaven Ghost Sect to retrieve its inheritance, but an old woman blasted him into the volcano, where he met a sealed being and learned the Burning Fire Chapter of the Blazing Heaven Sword Art.
• Chen Fan refined the Killing Intent, Pure Fire Essence, and runes beneath the volcano, then emerged and killed Du Qing, Wang Hui, and other Immortal Sect cultivators.
• The being beneath the lava emerged as Bald Bird, who recovered some power with a Fire-Devouring Fruit and joined Chen Fan on his journey.
• Chen Fan defeated two Ten Thousand Swords Sect women and their water dragons, took their Spirit Tool swords, and planted Divine Soul threads in their minds with Bald Bird's help.
• Chen Fan learned that two Golden Core Elders had pursued Chen Jingjing and her companions, then agreed to Bald Bird's plan to infiltrate Tianchi City using the Young Sect Master's token.
• Mo Bai joined Chen Fan's party to search for Mo Hu and the departed Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples, and they reached Tianchi City two days later.

Chen Fan claimed the Ten Thousand Swords Villa’s treasures, entered Shu Mountain under the name Chen Feng, and challenged the Heavenly Court’s Fifth Layer. He defeated two Foundation Establishment cultivators in public and won their Spirit Tools.

• Chen Fan chose not to approach Mu Yunshui in Tianchi City, then learned the First Sword of Nirvana from Bald Bird’s jade slip and repeatedly faced its crushing sword intent.
• Chen Fan traveled to Ten Thousand Swords Villa with Big and Little Bai, presented the Black Iron Token, and received the villa’s treasures from Bai Yupeng.
• Bai Yulong trapped Chen Fan and his companions in the Sword Formation, but Chen Fan broke it with the Array-Breaking Ruler and killed Bai Yulong after Mu Yunshui asked him to spare the Bai Family.
• Chen Fan released Big and Little Bai and entered Shu Mountain disguised as Chen Feng, exposing examiners who had taken a bribe and securing a place among the outer disciples.
• Chen Fan settled on Shu Mountain’s Eighth Peak, learned that Qin Xian'er was safe through the Heavenly Court, and prepared talismans for a Fifth Layer challenge.
• Chen Fan entered the Fifth Layer challenge before watching cultivators in Lingxiao City and defeated two Foundation Establishment opponents with his sword, claiming their Black Silk Treasure Armor and Six Yang Mirror.