Recaps

Ning Xiaochuan fled toward Nine Deaths Cliff, survived the Demon Sect’s crisis and a fight with the God-Slaying Battalion, then became entangled in the murder of Duanmu Ji Shuang. Imprisoned with Duanmu Ling'er, he prepared to escape as Lin Zhirong announced their impending deaths.

• Ning Xiaochuan escaped White Emperor City after provoking Mu Honglai into a clash with Chou Wangu, while Xiao Cheng pursued him and Ji Hanxing tried to stop Xiao Cheng.
• Ning Xiaochuan joined a merchant caravan carrying Shang Pojun’s Iron Coffin, treated those afflicted by Yin Fiend spirits, and revealed his identity to Duanmu Ling'er and Elder Lin.
• Ning Xiaochuan reached the second level of the Worldly Detachment Realm and escaped Xiao Cheng with Duanmu Ling'er after Shang Pojun’s corpse fled the relay station.
• Ning Xiaochuan found the Worldly Detachment Pine in the desert, then fought Yan Lingfeng and the God-Slaying Battalion to protect it, killing many soldiers before Duanmu Ling'er and Zi Zhui'er found him wounded.
• Ugly Old Woman subdued Shang Pojun’s corpse and warned Ning Xiaochuan about the escaped heart that was stealing powerful practitioners’ hearts, while the Demon Emperor prepared the Demon Sect for its assembly.
• Ning Xiaochuan discovered that the Mystic Beast Egg had hatched into a little girl, named her Xiao Ling'er, and went with Duanmu Ling'er to borrow clothes from Duanmu Ji Shuang.
• Lin Zhirong secretly killed Duanmu Ji Shuang and framed Ning Xiaochuan, who fought back against Lin Zhirong and the Demon Sect martial artists until the Demon Sect Saintess asserted her authority and beheaded Luo Tuozi.
• Duanmu Linye ordered Ning Xiaochuan and Duanmu Ling'er imprisoned after Lin Zhirong accused them of treachery, and Ning Xiaochuan later broke his chains while Lin Zhirong warned that they would die in two days.

Ning Xiaochuan escaped Nine Deaths Cliff, learned the truth about his parents’ deaths and the betrayal eleven years earlier, and returned to claim leadership of Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion. After an ancient demon attacked his coronation, Ning Xiaochuan organized the mansion’s businesses and confronted the Situ Family while the Crown Prince intervened.

• Ning Xiaochuan rescued Duanmu Ling'er from Ten Thousand Snakes Cave, where Qi Chong revealed his ties to Ning Qianyi and urged Ning Xiaochuan to investigate Yue Wuyang and Mo Longting.
• Dark Sky King revealed himself as Mo Longting and explained the Jade Ripple Great Emperor’s plot, while the Demon Sect Saintess told Ning Xiaochuan that his parents had died in the events surrounding the pact.
• Ning Xiaochuan escaped with Duanmu Ling'er, killed Xiao Cheng with the Heaven Extinction Path’s help, and returned to Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion after uncovering the truth of the betrayal.
• Ning Xiaochuan survived an assassination by Gold-Rank Assassins, and the Old Marquis named him heir and gave him authority over the mansion’s fiefs, forces, and businesses.
• During Ning Xiaochuan’s coronation, the Herb Gathering Farmer attacked the sacrificial altar, killed martial artists and marquises, and sought the hearts of Martial Venerables.
• Ning Xiaochuan wielded the Heavenly Emperor Blade to split the Herb Gathering Farmer, then escaped with Xiao Ling'er as the Great Golden Roc King fought the demon in a Different Dimension.
• Ning Xiaochuan hid at Jade Viewing Pavilion, learned that the ancient demon coveted his Seven Aperture God-Demon Heart Palace, and began organizing the mansion’s businesses into a powerful weapons and war-mount trade.
• Ning Xiaochuan confronted the Situ Family at a wine shop, took Situ Fengwu hostage, and demanded artifact refinement masters at Huantian Cliff after Murong Hua fought the Crown Prince’s Martial Soul Avatar.

Ning Xiaochuan eliminated Minister Tian, expanded his plans for the Divine Sword Palace, and searched for the Earth Core Magma Blood needed for the Earth Dominion Pill. After returning to the Emperor Ruins, he defeated Han Fu and spared him, then learned from Yue Mingsong that the Heavenly Emperor had left behind a Mystic Artifact Compendium.

• After Young Master Chuan outmaneuvered the Crown Prince and Situ Ao, Ning Xiaochuan took Situ Fengwu as his sword attendant and began cultivating beneath the Blood Toad Wood.
• Ning Xiaochuan planned a Weapon Ranking Chart to stir rivalries among Martial Venerables, defeated the Three Great Elders of the No Life Path, and escaped the Crown Prince with Situ Fengwu.
• Ning Xiaochuan met Silver Pool Madam, returned to the Sword Pavilion Marquis’s Mansion, and persuaded the Old Marquis to support his plans for a Divine Sword Palace and a large Pasture Land.
• Meng Ying revealed her identity as a former Gold-Rank Assassin and proposed becoming Ning Xiaochuan’s wife, while Yu Ningsheng fought her and then left with Xiao Ling'er.
• Ning Xiaochuan and Murong Hua fought Minister Tian, and Ning Xiaochuan borrowed the Heavenly Emperor Blade’s power to kill Minister Tian and refine him into treasure pills.
• Ning Xiaochuan stabilized Netherworld Manor, appointed Meng Ying as Netherworld Envoy, and learned that the Thousand-Year Ancient Demon had killed three marquises.
• At the Emperor Ruins, Han Fu and Ning Xiaojian accused Ning Xiaochuan of killing Sun Haixing, but Ning Xiaochuan defeated Han Fu, took the World Reflection Mirror, and spared him.
• Ning Xiaochuan returned to Three Masters Martial Academy, gave Ning Xiner a defensive weapon, and heard Yue Mingsong’s claim that the Heavenly Emperor had left a Mystic Artifact Compendium.

Ning Xiaochuan advanced his cultivation, took control of the Enforcement Hall for Netherworld Manor, and clashed with powerful enemies while protecting Silver Pool Madam. He set out for Cold Star Lake to seek the Heavenly Emperor’s descendants, while the Undead City Lord pressed Silver Pool Madam to recruit him.

• Ning Xiaochuan received a Phoenix Feather at the Golden Silk Nest, then passed the Heaven Reaching Bridge and vowed to overcome its limits.
• Ning Xiaochuan cultivated in White Cloud Grotto-Heaven, learned the Mystic Gate Evasion Technique, and reached the seventh level of the Worldly Detachment Realm.
• Ning Xiaochuan forced Han Fu to establish Netherworld Manor’s Enforcement Hall and staged Han Fu’s death by burning down the old hall.
• Ning Xiaochuan killed Luo Mufeng and several Cloud Twelve Tiger Generals, then escaped the Imperial City with Yue Mingsong and later took Qi Ming as a nominal disciple.
• Ning Xiaochuan refined Earth Dominion Pills with Earth Core Magma Blood, but three Martial Venerables cornered him as he tried to leave the Imperial City.
• Ning Xiaochuan rescued the black-veiled woman, who proved to be Silver Pool Madam, and escaped with her down the Yulan River.
• Ning Xiaochuan and Silver Pool Madam fought Mu Honglai before splitting up, and the Heaven Extinction Path’s Path Master later battled Mu Honglai near White Dragon City.
• Ning Xiaochuan set out for Cold Star Lake after the Heavenly Emperor Blade identified it as a place to seek the Heavenly Emperor’s descendants, while Silver Pool Madam returned to the Imperial City under pressure from the Undead City Lord.