Recaps

Chen Fan advanced to Foundation Establishment, exposed a deadly mission trap at Tianyun City, and killed the cultivator behind its soul-refining array. He joined Eighth Peak’s team at the Immortal Arts Exchange Conference, where the first matches ended with a formidable Seventh Peak disciple challenging Zhang Yifei.

• Chen Fan earned three A-grade ratings and fifteenth place on the Heavenly Soldier Rankings, then entered seclusion and broke through to Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
• Chen Fan took sealed mission slips from the Jade Pavilion and shared their Contribution Point rewards with Huang Cheng and Tang Xue, unaware that the slips would lure disciples into a deadly trap.
• At Tianyun City, Chen Fan led Huang Cheng, Tang Xue, and two other disciples to safety while a Nightmare Beast and other monsters attacked the city’s trapped survivors.
• Chen Fan discovered the Blood Prison Soul-Refining Array and seized the Soul Devouring Banner, then killed the white-haired cultivator who had refined it and destroyed the array.
• Chen Fan returned to Shu Mountain with Huang Cheng and Tang Xue, and Gao Yueyue recruited him for Eighth Peak’s team at the Immortal Arts Exchange Conference by offering Dragon Saliva True Water.
• At the conference, Xia Lan defeated Lin Hu, then Zhang Yifei outlasted Xia Lan for twenty rounds and won the match.
• A bearded Seventh Peak disciple carrying a massive sword entered the arena and challenged Zhang Yifei to last five rounds.

Chen Fan defeated Chu Tiankuang, advanced his cultivation, and learned to refine an Artifact Heart while joining Sixth Peak. He traveled to the Bitter Sea Cliff Secret Realm, where rival sects began hunting him and a Shu Mountain disciple recognized him at the entrance.

• Chen Fan caught Chu Tiankuang’s sword between two fingers, forcing him to concede and securing half a bottle of Dragon Saliva True Water for Sixth Peak.
• Bai Jing True Person showed Chen Fan a damaged Artifact Heart, and Chen Fan later found Seven-Star Stone in the Heavenly Court Immortal Cave.
• Chen Fan used the Dragon Saliva True Water and rare ingredients in Bald Bird’s medicinal cauldron, advancing to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and discovering a flame and leaf in his dantian.
• Chen Fan and Bald Bird joined Bai Jing True Person at Sixth Peak, where Chen Fan began practicing artifact refinement and learned about the coming Bitter Sea Cliff Secret Realm.
• Chen Fan cultivated for three days, traveled toward Bitter Sea Cliff, repaired his Black Silk Treasure Armor, and refused Senior Brother Hai’s attempt to buy it.
• Chen Fan arrived at the secret realm with other sect disciples, exchanged hostile transmissions with Mu Yunshui, and learned that the Immortal Sect and Ten Thousand Swords Sect were hunting him.
• A Shu Mountain disciple recognized Chen Fan near the secret realm entrance and called out that he had been found.

Chen Fan reached the central region, defeated Wang Yan, and faced Liu Xun while the cultivators gathered to open the sealed Immortal’s Cave Abode. Liu Xun’s final lightning attack destroyed Chen Fan’s body in the Heavenly Court Realm, but Chen Fan remained alive in a tiny void realm and awoke when Chaos Qi surged into him.

• Chen Fan entered the secret realm, gathered Demon Cores, and advanced his cultivation after absorbing the ancient tree’s spiritual energy.
• Chen Fan defeated Wang Yan with his Nirvana Sword Intent, shattering Wang Yan’s foundation and forcing him out of the realm.
• Chen Fan and Shen Wushuang reached the central region, where cultivators gathered before a sealed mountain occupied by Monster Beasts.
• Liu Xun accused Chen Fan of killing Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples, and Chen Fan declared the Young Sect Master dead before challenging him.
• Chen Fan fought Liu Xun, using their clashes to temper his sword path and splitting Liu Xun’s lightning serpent with the Earth Territory Sword Formation.
• Chen Fan turned his challenge toward Xiao Munan as Liu Xun formed the Thunder Nine Heavens Formation and unleashed nine bolts of divine lightning.
• Chen Fan gained insight into the Nine Palaces Sword Art, but Liu Xun’s merged thunders shattered his sword formation and destroyed his body in the Heavenly Court Realm.
• As the cultivators joined forces to strike the mountain’s seal, Chen Fan drifted unconscious in a tiny void realm until Chaos Qi surged into him and woke him.

Chen Fan completed his sword art, defeated Liu Xun, and escaped the secret realm before the Ten Thousand Swords Sect could seize him. He fled to Demon King Valley, bound the Soul Devouring Banner, and moved deeper into the valley as Shu Mountain investigators searched for him.

• Chen Fan absorbed the Pure Wood Essence, advanced to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and completed the Nine Palaces Sword Art to form his own Sword Dao.
• Chen Fan returned to the altar, defeated Liu Xun with the Nine Palaces Sword Formation, and escaped the collapsing mountain with Qin Xian'er and the others.
• Chen Fan discovered that the bronze boxes held map fragments, then gave Chen Jingjing the Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talisman method and Zhang Rumeng a copy of the Thorn Sword Art.
• Hai Linfeng confronted Chen Fan over his immortal boat, but Qin Xian'er froze the group and Chen Fan restored the black sword sheath to its original form.
• When Chen Fan emerged from the secret realm, Liu Xun and others attacked him, while Zeng Rong and Mu Yunshui seized Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to demand his fortune.
• Chen Fan unleashed Oblivion, killed Zeng Rong with his Nirvana Sword Intent, and drove Mu Yunshui away before returning to his companions.
• Chen Fan concealed his identity, left Shu Mountain, and traveled to Demon King Valley, where he bound the Soul Devouring Banner's main soul as its Artifact Spirit.
• Chen Fan used the banner to overwhelm the Man-Eating Giant Ant Clan, forced its main soul back under his control, and moved deeper into Demon King Valley as Shu Mountain searched for him.