Recaps

Lu Ye’s attempt to reach the Central Great Hall was interrupted when Xiaoyue’s forces turned against him after capturing the city. Xiaoyue revealed that she wanted him dead because she was Howling Moon, the enemy who had once promised to wait for him in the Inner Realm.

• The Desolate-tier City Lord ordered his forces to abandon the city, and the female cultivator fled to the Hehe Realm as Xiaoyue broke the city’s protective array.
• Lu Ye moved through the battle toward the Central Great Hall, but Xiaoyue reached it first while Merging Dao cultivators from both sides clashed.
• A bearded ally stabbed at Lu Ye, but Lu Ye blocked the attack and killed him before slaughtering seven or eight more attackers who had joined the ambush.
• Xiaoyue pressed Lu Ye down with her Uniting Dao power and approached him, refusing to explain why she had ordered the attack.
• Xiaoyue told Lu Ye she would wait for him in the Inner Realm, and he recognized her as Howling Moon.

Lu Ye revealed that he had only pretended to be suppressed and struck Xiaoyue, the former Howling Moon, after learning she intended to kill him. As Lu Ye pursued her and Yuan Xi turned her full power on their opponents, the Desolate-tier City Lord abandoned his attempt to flee and the three cultivators fighting Yuan Xi escaped.

• Xiaoyue revealed that she was Howling Moon and tried to kill Lu Ye, citing his slaughter of people in Boundless City.
• Lu Ye dropped his act, severed Xiaoyue’s arm, and sent her crashing through buildings with a powerful strike.
• The Desolate-tier City Lord and Luo Feng and Kakarot saw Lu Ye pursuing Xiaoyue and realized the planned assassination had failed.
• Lu Ye told Yuan Xi that Xiaoyue had tried to kill him, prompting Yuan Xi to unleash more of her power against her three opponents.
• Xiaoyue denied the accusation while fighting Lu Ye, and the Desolate-tier City Lord mocked Luo Feng for betraying allies.
• Yuan Xi ordered her three opponents to get lost, and they used the opening to flee.

Yuan Xi sided with Lu Ye against Luo Feng and Xiaoyue, and Lu Ye killed Xiaoyue before taking the Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City's Uniting Dao Pearl. The Desolate-tier City Lord fled, while Lu Ye headed back to Yuan Xi City with the Pearl fragments.

• Yuan Xi ordered Luo Feng and the Desolate-tier City Lord to fight one another while she attacked Kakarot, declaring that neither side was an ally after they had targeted Lu Ye.
• Yuan Xi dismissed Luo Feng's threats about Governor City and Thin Bamboo City, while Lu Ye gained the upper hand against Xiaoyue after her Dao Soldier sword shattered.
• Lu Ye pierced Xiaoyue with his saber and destroyed her body, killing her as Luo Feng pleaded for her life.
• Lu Ye entered the Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City, shattered its Uniting Dao Pearl, and sent a Talent Tree Clone back to Yuan Xi City with the fragments.
• The Desolate-tier City Lord forced Luo Feng back and fled, calling out to Yuan Xi as he departed.

Lu Ye and Yuan Xi killed Xiaoyue City's remaining Uniting Dao cultivators, captured its city, and advanced Yuan Xi City to Flood-tier. After winning another battle, Yuan Xi City stopped at a Floating Land, where an approaching group of refugees prompted Lu Ye to order them away.

• Yuan Xi ambushed Luo Feng while he was focused on Lu Ye, then handed the helpless Kakarot to Lu Ye, who killed him.
• Yuan Xi overwhelmed Luo Feng, and Lu Ye killed him after she ordered the strike.
• Lu Ye and Yuan Xi broke into the empty Xiaoyue City, shattered its Uniting Dao Pearl, and took its fragments.
• Yuan Xi merged the fragments into her city's Uniting Dao Pearl, raising Yuan Xi City to Flood-tier.
• After Yuan Xi City won a later battle against a Heaven-tier city and stopped at a Floating Land, You Die spotted an approaching group, and Lu Ye ordered them to keep their distance.

Yuan Xi City ignored Governor City’s summons over the destruction of Xiaoyue City, then survived an ambush by five Dao Integration cultivators. After Yuan Xi left for the Hehe Realm to seek more manpower, Lu Ye and You Die spotted a rare treasure nearing maturity nearby.

• You Die told Yuan Xi and Lu Ye that Vice City Lord Thunderclap had ordered Yuan Xi City to explain the slaughter of Xiaoyue City’s cultivators, but Yuan Xi ignored his ultimatums.
• Five Dao Integration cultivators ambushed Yuan Xi City, and the city endured their attacks until they withdrew.
• Yuan Xi asked Lu Ye about recruiting Dao Integration cultivators, then left for the Hehe Realm while You Die concealed the city as a meteorite.
• Lu Ye spotted a distant blue light, and Fan Wu identified it as a Mystic Moon Ice Lotus nearing maturity that would produce a Lotus Seedling, which could increase Dao Fish production in a Dao Pool.

Lu Ye and You Die hid Yuan Xi City near a Mystic Moon Ice Lotus, but five other Uniting Dao Cities gathered nearby as the Lotus Seedlings neared maturity. A cultivator from Governor City located Yuan Xi City and demanded that Yuan Xi answer for Xiaoyue City’s destruction, then attacked after noticing the Ice Lotus.

• Lu Ye decided to keep Yuan Xi City hidden and wait for the Mystic Moon Ice Lotus’s Lotus Seedlings to mature.
• A succession of Uniting Dao Cities arrived to inspect the Ice Lotus and conceal themselves nearby, leaving six cities in the area, including Yuan Xi City.
• A Uniting Dao cultivator used an unknown object to locate Yuan Xi City, and Lu Ye realized the Resonance Mark could reveal their position.
• The cultivator identified himself as Governor City’s messenger and ordered Yuan Xi to report to Governor City under Vice City Lord Thunderclap’s command.
• The messenger noticed the Mystic Moon Ice Lotus, summoned his Dao Soldier, and struck at Yuan Xi City while demanding that its people come out.

Lu Ye and You Die tried to flee Yuan Xi City after a Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City discovered them, but four enemy cultivators battered their protective array while two pursued the messenger who had exposed them. With the array weakening and Fu Wei still searching for Yuan Xi, Lu Ye ordered You Die to turn Yuan Xi City back toward the battlefield in a desperate attempt to muddy the waters.

• A barrage exposed Yuan Xi City, and the nearby Desolate-tier city sent four Uniting Dao cultivators to attack it while two chased the messenger.
• Lu Ye sent Fu Wei to find Yuan Xi, and You Die activated the protective array as the four enemies pounded the fleeing city.
• Lu Ye realized the messenger was approaching Yuan Xi City for shelter, but refused to open the array and let him inside.
• The messenger's struggle worsened, and Lu Ye feared that his death would leave Yuan Xi City facing all six enemy cultivators.
• Lu Ye ordered You Die to turn Yuan Xi City around toward the battlefield, hoping the sudden change would create a chance to escape.

Lu Ye tried to help Yuan Xi City escape the four Uniting Dao cultivators by exposing hidden cities and stirring them into battle. An allied Desolate-tier City joined the fighting, but after it sheltered the Army Supervisor of Governor City, the pursuing enemies turned their attention back to Yuan Xi City.

• You Die steered Yuan Xi City past hidden Uniting Dao Cities, forcing several to reveal themselves as the four attackers continued their assault.
• You Die judged the newly exposed cities to be enemies because their Resonance Marks did not respond, but Lu Ye said their silence did not prove their allegiance.
• Lu Ye urged a second Desolate-tier City to attack before Yuan Xi City fell, and the allied city sent cultivators into battle, prompting two Heaven-tier Cities to join the melee.
• The Army Supervisor of Governor City asked the allied Desolate-tier City for shelter and was allowed inside.
• Lu Ye ordered You Die to move Yuan Xi City closer to the allied city, but the two cultivators who had pursued the Army Supervisor stopped chasing him and turned toward Yuan Xi City.

Lu Ye led Yuan Xi City to safety by drawing its pursuers toward a Desolate-tier City, then agreed to help City Lord Zhao attack an enemy Heaven-tier City in exchange for that protection. After a wounded Army Supervisor entered Yuan Xi City and attacked him, Lu Ye revealed that the man had badly misjudged his strength.

• Lu Ye steered Yuan Xi City toward a Desolate-tier City, forcing six pursuing Uniting Dao cultivators to abandon the chase after the city's Protective Grand Array broke.
• The Desolate-tier City Lord, City Lord Zhao, demanded that Yuan Xi City help attack an enemy array while his forces moved to exchange one Heaven-tier City for another.
• You Die joined the battle, and City Lord Zhao personally rushed to the other battlefield to prevent the enemy from gaining a timing advantage.
• The wounded Army Supervisor entered Yuan Xi City and tried to make Lu Ye kneel, but Lu Ye's defenses easily withstood the attack.
• Lu Ye drew the Crag Mountain Saber and prepared to strike the Army Supervisor.

Lu Ye and Huan Qing killed the wounded Army Supervisor from Governor City, triggering a crisis for Yuan Xi City. As the two Heaven-tier Cities neared defeat, City Lord Zhao wounded You Die to stop her escape, and a Uniting Dao cultivator ordered Lu Ye's group to surrender.

• Huan Qing restrained the wounded Army Supervisor, allowing Lu Ye to kill him with the Crag Mountain Saber.
• A guarding Uniting Dao cultivator warned Lu Ye that Yuan Xi City had caused a calamity, while the two Heaven-tier Cities continued to falter in battle.
• Lu Ye sent a message to You Die to retreat, but City Lord Zhao attacked her and forced her to stay.
• City Lord Zhao resumed attacking the Heaven-tier City's defensive array, and You Die shouted for Lu Ye to run.
• The guarding Uniting Dao cultivator arrived before Lu Ye and ordered everyone to stay or be slaughtered.

Lu Ye entered the Desolate-tier city as a hostage so Huan Qing could seize control of Yuan Xi City and escape. He broke Wu’s restriction and began attacking the city’s remaining defenders, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

• Lu Ye agreed to enter the Desolate-tier city as a hostage after Wu placed a restriction on him, and Wu carried him inside before returning to battle.
• Huan Qing understood Lu Ye’s signal and ordered Yuan Xi City to prepare to leave, then took control of its Grand Array and led the city away.
• The Heaven-tier city’s Grand Array fell, and its defenders fought their way toward the other battlefield while City Lord Zhao’s forces broke into the enemy city.
• Lu Ye burned away Wu’s restriction with the Talent Tree and walked toward the Central Great Hall as Yuan Xi City escaped unnoticed.
• When two cultivators blocked Lu Ye’s path, he drew his saber and severed the arm of the one who tried to grab him.

Lu Ye fought his way to the Central Great Hall and threatened to destroy the city's Uniting Dao Pearl unless its City Lord released You Die. The guardian agreed to relay the demand, leaving You Die's fate in the City Lord's hands.

• Lu Ye knocked down the cultivators who tried to stop him and crossed the Blood Sea to reach the Central Great Hall.
• Lu Ye shattered the guardian's phantom palm with a saber strike, damaging the hall and forcing the Uniting Dao cultivator to block the attack.
• Lu Ye clashed with the guardian but stopped pressing forward when their battle risked damaging the Uniting Dao Pearl.
• Lu Ye demanded that the City Lord release You Die, threatening to destroy the Uniting Dao Pearl if the city refused.
• The guardian said he would relay Lu Ye's demand and leave the decision to the City Lord.

Lu Ye used the Uniting Dao Pearl as leverage to force City Lord Zhao’s side to let him leave safely, but Yuan Xi City returned before the deal was settled. Yuan Xi confronted City Lord Zhao over his attack on You Die, leaving the standoff unresolved.

• City Lord Zhao’s forces captured the enemy city, while You Die left to return to Yuan Xi City after Lu Ye secured her safety.
• Lu Ye threatened to destroy the Uniting Dao Pearl and demanded that every Dao Unity cultivator swear not to pursue him for an hour after he left.
• City Lord Zhao agreed to let Lu Ye go, but Lu Ye insisted on an oath and began counting down the breaths he would give them.
• Lu Ye saw Yuan Xi City approaching again and realized You Die had returned with Yuan Xi and Fu Wei.
• Yuan Xi asked Lu Ye whether he was injured, then confronted City Lord Zhao about hurting You Die.

Yuan Xi confronted City Lord Zhao over Xiao Die’s injury and Lu Ye’s detention, then revealed her city’s strength and forced Zhao to back down. Lu Ye wounded Zhao before returning with Yuan Xi’s approval, leaving the dispute temporarily settled.

• Yuan Xi rejected City Lord Zhao’s demand for an explanation and refused to accompany him to Governor City over the Army Supervisor’s death.
• Yuan Xi tested Zhao in a brief clash and proved far stronger, while Wu revealed that Yuan Xi City was a Flood-tier City.
• Yuan Xi threatened to join two neighboring cities and destroy Zhao’s city unless he released Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye sheathed his saber and left Zhao’s side, then suddenly wounded Zhao with a close-range slash after Yuan Xi said Xiao Die’s injury could not be ignored.
• Yuan Xi called the matter even for now, and Zhao suppressed his anger and accepted her terms.

After Yuan Xi City withdrew from the battle, City Lord Zhao reported the death of an Army Supervisor to Governor City. Thin Bamboo recognized Yuan Xi as someone he could not offend, and Thunderclap realized that his order had nearly brought disaster upon her city.

• Yuan Xi proposed an alliance to City Lord Zhao, who refused and withdrew his Desolate-tier City while the enemy City Lord invited her to switch sides.
• City Lord Zhao ordered a truthful report to Governor City about the Army Supervisor Yuan Xi had killed.
• At Thin Bamboo City, Thunderclap reported the Army Supervisor's death, and Thin Bamboo ordered him to investigate Yuan Xi's appearance and temperament.
• After hearing the details, Thin Bamboo told Thunderclap not to interfere with Yuan Xi City and warned that even he could not afford to offend Yuan Xi.
• Thunderclap learned that the Army Supervisor he had sent had exposed Yuan Xi City's location and helped provoke its near-destruction, leaving him fearing her retaliation.

Yuan Xi welcomed Lian, the master of Golden Stamen Tower, into Yuan Xi City to strengthen its ranks in the Snow Plain conflict. Lu Ye then used the Talent Tree to begin burning away Huan Qing’s Blood Curse, leaving her in agony but hopeful that she could finally be freed.

• Lian joined Yuan Xi City, and Yuan Xi announced that the city would attempt a surprise attack to seize a Lotus Seedling.
• You Die concealed Yuan Xi City with the Mirage Spirit Pattern while Fan Wu and the others repaired its Protective Grand Array.
• Lian told Lu Ye she would keep Yuan Xi’s secret, asked to see his special method, and warned that Huan Qing’s Brahma bloodline might alert someone in Blood Drinking City.
• Lu Ye visited Huan Qing and used the Talent Tree’s power through their joined hands to burn away the Blood Curse in her bloodline.
• Huan Qing endured intense pain as she sensed the curse disappearing and realized Lu Ye might be able to cure her.

Yuan Xi City received Conscription Authority from Governor City after it recognized the city’s rank and the destruction of Xiaoyue City. Yuan Xi’s group used the authority to locate City Lord Zhao’s nearby Desolate-tier City and sent it a request to cooperate in seizing the Lotus Seedling.

• Yuan Xi planned for herself and Lian to distract the enemy while Lu Ye seized the Lotus Seedling if an opportunity arose.
• You Die reported that Governor City had granted Yuan Xi City Conscription Authority, allowing it to contact and recruit up to five lower-ranked Uniting Dao Cities.
• You Die discovered a nearby allied Desolate-tier City, and Lu Ye sensed that City Lord Zhao was there because his Dao Soldier’s power still clung to him.
• Yuan Xi ordered You Die to summon City Lord Zhao’s cooperation, while Lian advised presenting the Lotus Seedling to Governor City to encourage the other city to agree.
• City Lord Zhao’s subordinate announced that Yuan Xi City had sent a message, leaving City Lord Zhao and the other cultivators shocked.

Yuan Xi City secretly joined forces with City Lord Zhao to seize the Lotus Seedling, catching a rival Desolate-tier City Lord off guard. Yuan Xi and Lian overwhelmed the two cultivators sent to claim it, while Lu Ye focused on securing the Lotus Seedling.

• City Lord Zhao agreed to cooperate with Yuan Xi City after learning Governor City had granted it authority to requisition other cities.
• You Die told Lu Ye that City Lord Zhao had agreed, and Lu Ye and Yuan Xi planned to use the alliance to fish in troubled waters.
• When the phenomenon vanished, City Lord Zhao's forces engaged the rival Desolate-tier City Lord's troops while Yuan Xi City appeared beside the Lotus Seedling.
• Lu Ye moved toward the Lotus Seedling as Yuan Xi and Lian intercepted the two enemy Uniting Dao cultivators, who turned to flee.
• Lian used her speed to carry Yuan Xi after the fleeing cultivators, and Yuan Xi and Lian quickly gained the upper hand in the fight.

Lu Ye captured a Lotus Seedling and placed it in Yuan Xi City’s Dao Pool, then helped Yuan Xi and Lian kill two enemy Uniting Dao cultivators. The group attacked an enemy Heaven-tier City, throwing the other battlefield into disorder.

• Lu Ye seized the Lotus Seedling despite its deadly poison and brought it back to Yuan Xi City, where Fan Wu placed it in the Dao Pool and explained that it would gradually improve the pool’s production of Dao Fish.
• Yuan Xi and Lian wounded two enemy Uniting Dao cultivators and left them vulnerable for Lu Ye to kill, allowing him to obtain Star Abyss Coins through his contribution to the battle.
• Lian told Lu Ye that others with his status had tried to obtain Star Abyss Coins by letting their elders kill enemies, but had failed when they contributed nothing themselves.
• Yuan Xi urged the group to attack the enemy city, and Lian persuaded her to target the Heaven-tier City instead of the Desolate-tier one.
• Yuan Xi, Lian, and Lu Ye attacked the Heaven-tier City, disrupting the other battlefield because several of its cultivators, including its City Lord, were fighting there.

Yuan Xi, Lian, and Lu Ye’s attack on the Heaven-tier City forced its lord, Fellow Daoist Ning, to seek a way back to defend it, while the Desolate-tier City Lord tried to keep their forces together. Unable to find Yuan Xi City and facing the imminent loss of his own city, Fellow Daoist Ning agreed to abandon it and join Fellow Daoist Chang’s Desolate-tier City.

• Yuan Xi and Lian joined Lu Ye in killing two Dao Integration cultivators, prompting the Heaven-tier City Lord to demand that Fellow Daoist Chang withdraw to defend the Heaven-tier City.
• Fellow Daoist Chang refused to retreat, fearing Yuan Xi and Lian would attack his Desolate-tier City, while City Lord Zhao’s group held off their stronger force.
• Fellow Daoist Ning saw his Protective Grand Array weakening under the attack and again insisted that they withdraw to defend his city.
• Fellow Daoist Chang proposed attacking Yuan Xi’s Uniting Dao City to draw Yuan Xi and Lian back, but discovered that the city had vanished under You Die’s Mirage Spirit Pattern disguise.
• City Lord Zhao warned them to stay put, and Fellow Daoist Chang told Fellow Daoist Ning to abandon the undefendable Heaven-tier City and take refuge in the Desolate-tier City.
• Fellow Daoist Ning reluctantly accepted, and Fellow Daoist Chang promised to treat him and his remaining people well.

Yuan Xi's attack on the enemy Heaven-tier City ended with its Uniting Dao Pearl shattered, leaving her with far fewer fragments than expected. Furious, she pressured City Lord Zhao into joining an assault on the enemy Desolate-tier City, and the group advanced toward it.

• Lu Ye warned Yuan Xi that the enemy Uniting Dao cultivators were retreating, while the city's cultivators began evacuating through the Central Great Hall.
• The last enemy Uniting Dao cultivator fled toward the Desolate-tier City after leaving a trap that destroyed the Central Great Hall and shattered the Uniting Dao Pearl.
• Yuan Xi, Lian, and Lu Ye gathered scattered fragments, but many escaped and they obtained only about twenty percent of the expected share.
• City Lord Zhao tried to leave, but Yuan Xi demanded that he help attack the Desolate-tier City and threatened to report his retreat to Governor City.
• City Lord Zhao agreed to follow Yuan Xi into battle, and nearly ten Uniting Dao cultivators advanced toward the enemy city.

Lu Ye learned that Lotus Seedling poison could weaken a city’s Protective Grand Array and tested it against the enemy city. The method worked, but the defenders immediately attacked him, leaving the breach uncertain.

• Yuan Xi besieged the Desolate-tier City and demanded that its City Lord hand over the burly cultivator who had shattered the Uniting Dao Pearl, but Fellow Daoist Chang refused.
• Lian told Lu Ye that Yuan Xi was stuck in an awkward position and needed a way to withdraw without losing face.
• You Die relayed that Fan Wu had a possible strategy to breach the city, so Lu Ye returned to the city to hear him out.
• Fan Wu explained that an ancient text described Lotus Seedling poison breaching a Cosmos-tier Uniting Dao City, and Lu Ye retrieved the Lotus Seedling from the Dao Pool.
• Lu Ye pressed the Lotus Seedling against the enemy’s Protective Grand Array, causing powerful ripples, but the defenders launched a furious attack at him.

Lu Ye discovered that the Lotus Seedling’s poison could severely weaken a Protective Grand Array, though using it drained the little plant. With City Lord Zhao’s forces persuaded to fight at full strength, the siege began tearing open the enemy city’s defenses, while Lu Ye left the exhausted Lotus Seedling in Yuan Xi City’s Dao Pool.

• Lu Ye realized the Lotus Seedling’s first attacks barely affected the enemy array, but its unexpected poisonous mist briefly poisoned him and revealed its true strength.
• Lu Ye and Lian used the Lotus Seedling’s mist to corrode one section of the Protective Grand Array, and Yuan Xi, City Lord Zhao, and their forces concentrated their attacks on that weakness.
• After the Lotus Seedling released a weaker third burst of mist, Lu Ye offered City Lord Zhao thirty percent of the battle’s gains, prompting Zhao and his cultivators to attack with greater force.
• Lu Ye returned the exhausted Lotus Seedling to Yuan Xi City’s Dao Pool and asked Fan Wu to watch over it before rejoining the battle.
• Fellow Daoist Ning warned Fellow Daoist Chang that the city’s array would soon fail, and Chang admitted that he could not hold the city.

Yuan Xi's forces met Fellow Daoist Chang's cultivators in battle, and Lian and Lu Ye quickly turned the fight against them by killing enemies together. After three cultivators fell and Fellow Daoist Ning was badly injured, Fellow Daoist Chang ordered a retreat, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Fellow Daoist Chang led his cultivators out of the city to fight Yuan Xi's forces, and City Lord Zhao engaged him while Yuan Xi faced Fellow Daoist Ning and his companion.
• Lian overwhelmed her opponent with her Startling Thunderwood Dao Soldier, creating an opening for Lu Ye to kill him with his saber.
• Lian and Lu Ye joined another battle, where their coordination helped Lu Ye kill a second enemy as Yuan Xi's forces claimed a third casualty elsewhere.
• Fellow Daoist Chang realized his side was losing badly as Fellow Daoist Ning neared defeat, and he ordered his cultivators to retreat.
• Fellow Daoist Chang fled after striking City Lord Zhao, who turned toward the nearest battlefield rather than pursuing him.

Lu Ye, Yuan Xi, and Lian helped defeat the enemy, seized the Uniting Dao Pearl fragments from a Desolate-tier City, and returned to Yuan Xi City. City Lord Zhao then proposed that his city become affiliated with Yuan Xi's.

• Lu Ye sent Lian to stop the enemy from shattering the Desolate-tier City's Uniting Dao Pearl, and she deterred the cultivator guarding it.
• Yuan Xi killed Fellow Daoist Ning, ending the fighting as the enemy cultivators fled and City Lord Zhao's group pursued them.
• Yuan Xi and Lu Ye broke into the abandoned Desolate-tier City, where Lu Ye froze the shattered pearl fragments so they could collect them.
• Yuan Xi merged the fragments into Yuan Xi City's Uniting Dao Pearl and gave City Lord Zhao the agreed share of the spoils.
• City Lord Zhao proposed that his city become affiliated with Yuan Xi's and that the two cities advance and retreat together.