Recaps

Jiang Che survived a betrayal, reached the Complete Truth Realm, and kept his True Disciple seat after defeating Cao Ge. His investigation of Lin Zhen’s murder uncovered an apparent sect connection and led him to pursue Xiao Yi after Lin Jiangli disappeared.

• Wan Tongnian lured Jiang Che’s group into a trap at the Abandoned Mine, where Jiang Che killed two First-Rank War Gods and Suying defeated the Third-Rank War God before collapsing.
• Zhamuhe killed three elders and pursued Jiang Che’s group, but Ye Wuchen arrived, killed Zhamuhe, and sent Jiang Che and the others toward the border.
• Jiang Che returned to the sect, cultivated in the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land, and broke through to the Complete Truth Realm in three days.
• Jiang Che accepted Cao Ge’s challenge and defeated him with his Prison-Suppressing Force Field, retaining his Ninth True Disciple seat.
• Shen Yanjun took Jiang Che’s Taiyi Soul-Nourishing Pill for Ye Wuchen, so Fang Zhenge gave Jiang Che his own pill and promised to reclaim the missing allotments.
• Jiang Che investigated Lin Zhen’s murder in Tai Prefecture, killed three Giant Spirit War Gods, and found a coded letter on the treacherous Chen Wu that pointed to an origin inside the sect.
• True Mother Cult members killed Zhao Zhuo, while Xiao Yi lured Lin Jiangli away from the governor’s residence.
• Jiang Che examined the crime scenes, suspected Xiao Yi of abducting Lin Jiangli, and left with Chief Commandant Liu to investigate his residence.

Jiang Che uncovered the True Mother Cult’s plot, secured the Soul-Stabilizing Divine Bone, and returned to the sect after completing his True Body’s first tempering in the True Beast Secret Realm. With Great Chu under attack, he challenged Shen Yanjun over their pill allocations, and their duel began.

• Jiang Che exposed and killed the spy in Lin Li’s household, rescued Lin Jiangli from Xiao Yi, and discovered that her bracelet held the Soul-Stabilizing Divine Bone.
• Jiang Che reunited with Shao Jianbo and Luo Kun, returned to the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect, and cleared fifty-nine floors of the Demon-Suppressing Tower before reaching the Second Stage of Complete Truth.
• Jiang Che entered the True Beast Secret Realm, teamed up with Yan Juque, and defeated dangerous True Beasts while the True Mother Cult’s Left Protector hunted sect disciples.
• Jiang Che killed the Giant Bull and Daoist Jingxu, completed his True Body’s first tempering, and learned from a portrait sheet that the True Mother Cult had targeted him.
• Fang Zhenge returned badly wounded, and Daoist Wuwei warned that Helian Zong’s army had taken the Capital City and occupied much of Great Chu’s north.
• Jiang Che gave Fang Zhenge a Seven Treasures Heart-Protecting Pill, challenged Shen Yanjun over their pill allocations, and met his sword strike with a punch before Shen Yanjun unleashed his Heaven-Slashing Sword Domain.

Jiang Che rose to Third True Disciple, defeated Song Yushu, survived a True Mother Cult ambush, and developed new powers before joining Great Chu’s war against Great Yan. After his victories made him a celebrated war hero, Shen Yanjun defected to the cult and helped capture Fang Zhenge and Luo Qinghan.

• Jiang Che defeated Shen Yanjun, became the Third True Disciple, and chose the Void Nether Evasion Jade from Spirit Void Peak’s treasury.
• Jiang Che formed the Domain of All Laws Returning to Silence, advanced to the Third Stage of Complete Truth, and teamed up with Yan Juque to hunt a King Level True Beast.
• Jiang Che accepted Yan Juque’s request to represent the Sword Sect, defeated Song Yushu at the Two Sects Martial Tournament, and comprehended the Founder’s Sword Intent.
• The True Mother Cult’s Left Protector ambushed Jiang Che, but Jiang Che killed him and escaped Yin Youxuan’s attack with the Void Nether Evasion Jade.
• Jiang Che developed Star Leap, then joined the campaign against Great Yan and helped his team raid enemy territory before returning to Black Wind Pass Camp.
• Jiang Che killed a Fourth-Rank War God and led a successful raid, but Yelu Yan pursued the team until Bai Han wounded him and drove him off.
• Jiang Che cultivated in seclusion while Gu Canghai prepared to challenge Helian Zong, and Shen Yanjun grew suspicious of Jiang Che’s success.
• The True Mother Cult coerced Shen Yanjun into joining and attacking Jiang Che, and Shen Yanjun and the Right Protector captured Fang Zhenge and Luo Qinghan.

Jiang Che defeated major enemies, advanced his cultivation, and removed the Heart of the Black Abyss before traveling west to investigate signs of the Black Demon Calamity. He entered the Buddhist Kingdom and cleared the Arhat Formation to reach the Great Sun Furnace.

• Jiang Che rescued Fang Zhenge, Luo Qinghan, and Suying from Yin Youxuan, then killed Yin Youxuan after defeating his attempts to escape.
• Jiang Che trained by enduring repeated battles with Yelu Yan, broke through to the Creation Realm, and later killed Helian Ba with Ye Wuchen’s help.
• Jiang Che helped Great Chu defeat the Giant Spirit army, returned to the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect, and accepted Dao Seed status instead of becoming Dao Child.
• Jiang Che defeated Bai Han in a public duel, then removed the Heart of the Black Abyss with the Death-Substitution Spirit Puppet’s help.
• Jiang Che cleared the Demon-Suppressing Tower’s eightieth floor, learned the Founder’s Grandmaster cultivation method, and heard that the Lord of the Black Abyss was behind the calamity.
• Jiang Che traveled with Master Kurong toward the Great Sun Furnace, treated villagers exposed to a mutated beast, and encountered another transformed spirit beast near the Buddhist Kingdom.
• Fahui brought Jiang Che and Master Kurong into the Buddhist Kingdom, where Chief Seat Puguan linked the signs of the calamity to an ancient prophecy.
• Jiang Che defeated all eighteen Golden Arhats in the Arhat Formation, clearing the way to the Great Sun Furnace.