Recaps

Lu Ye went to Pill Heart Sect’s camp to find Li Baxian and explain matters in person, but Senior Brother Wu refused to let him in. Lu Ye forced his way through the protective array, bringing Jujia and Feng Yue inside, and defeated Senior Brother Wu in a brief fight.

• Lu Ye asked Senior Brother Wu to pass word to Li Baxian, but Senior Brother Wu denied that Li Baxian was his Fourth Senior Brother and ordered him to leave.
• Lu Ye contacted Shui Yuan and asked her to tell Li Baxian that he was outside the camp.
• Lu Ye used Formation Flags to open the protective array, then entered with Jujia while Senior Brother Wu retreated inside with a bleeding chest wound.
• Jujia carried the frightened Feng Yue into the camp after she tried to wait outside.
• Senior Brother Wu attacked Lu Ye and Jujia with spells, but Jujia shielded Feng Yue while Lu Ye dodged the attacks and closed in.
• Lu Ye knocked Senior Brother Wu down with a knee strike and held his saber against the man’s forehead.

Lu Ye and his companions were surrounded after fighting their way into the Pill Heart Sect camp, but Feng Yuechan stopped the battle and rebuked the sect’s disciples. The conflict ended with Feng Yue released and Li Baxian watching from nearby, while Feng Yuechan hinted that Lu Ye had come with a purpose.

• Lu Ye knocked Senior Brother Wu unconscious, then fought off Pill Heart Sect cultivators who rushed to defend their camp.
• Amber, Yiyi, and Jujia joined Lu Ye as more disciples surrounded them, and a Pill Heart Sect cultivator took Feng Yue hostage.
• Li Baxian arrived at Heaven's Mystery Hall, but Feng Yuechan stopped him from intervening and said Lu Ye and his companions were not in mortal danger.
• Feng Yuechan ordered the Pill Heart Sect disciples to stop and scolded them for their poor fighting and for taking Feng Yue hostage.
• The captor released Feng Yue, who thanked Feng Yuechan and regretted entering the Core Region.

Lu Ye challenged the Pill Heart Sect cultivators in a series of fights, defeating two Heaven Seven opponents and two Heaven Nine experts before Feng Yuechan ended the bouts. After receiving treatment, he went with Feng Yuechan to Eagle Beak Cliff, where he finally met Li Baxian.

• A Pill Heart Sect cultivator challenged Lu Ye and was defeated with a single strike, after which Lu Ye invited the next challenger.
• Lu Ye quickly knocked down another Heaven Seven cultivator, then shattered a Heaven Nine Body Cultivator’s shield and pierced his chest.
• A Heaven Nine Sword Cultivator struck Lu Ye with a desperate sword technique, but Lu Ye brought him down before suffering a neck wound himself.
• Feng Yuechan stopped another cultivator from challenging Lu Ye and sent her sect’s cultivators away to reflect on their defeat.
• Feng Yuechan arranged treatment and clean clothes for Lu Ye, then took him to Eagle Beak Cliff to meet Li Baxian, whom they found cooking in an apron.

Lu Ye visited the Pill Heart Sect camp to persuade Li Baxian to advance to Cloud River, then left for the Three Saints Institute camp. As he traveled toward the Core Region, Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators ambushed him and were swiftly killed.

• Lu Ye shared a meal and drinks with Li Baxian, who explained that he had not advanced because he wanted to remain on the Spirit Stream Battlefield as support for Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye revealed that his fight with the Pill Heart Sect cultivators had been meant to demonstrate his strength and reassure Li Baxian, who decided to head for the Cloud River Battlefield.
• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan saw Lu Ye, Jujia, and Feng Yue off, and Li Baxian set out for the Mad Blade Sect to settle a grudge.
• Yiyi questioned Lu Ye about his reason for visiting the Pill Heart Sect, and Lu Ye explained that he had gone there to persuade Li Baxian to advance.
• Feng Yue spotted Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators following them, so Lu Ye attacked and killed them, while Yiyi collected their belongings.

Lu Ye entered the Core Region and became the target of a coordinated Myriad Demon Ridge pursuit, while Li Baxian repaired his Spiritual Apertures, killed Yan Xing, and advanced with Feng Yuechan to the Cloud River Realm. Lu Ye continued fleeing through the Core Region, using his speed and nine controlled artifacts to break through pursuit and ambushes.

• News spread that Lu Ye had entered the Core Region, prompting Myriad Demon Ridge forces to mobilize and try to kill him.
• Li Baxian challenged Yan Xing outside the Mad Blade Sect's camp, killed him in a single move, and reclaimed the top spot on the Spirit Stream Rankings.
• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan advanced to the Cloud River Realm, and their names vanished from the Spirit Stream Rankings.
• Myriad Demon Ridge forces pursued Lu Ye across the Core Region for two days, coordinating their search and sending cultivators to intercept him.
• Lu Ye evaded pursuers with his fast flying artifact and fought through ambushes with nine powerful controlled artifacts, leaving Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators struggling to keep up.

Lu Ye arrived at the Three Saints Institute camp after a relentless pursuit by Myriad Demon Ridge, but chose not to stay and endanger the sect. After arranging for Feng Yue to remain there, he replenished his strength and studied the Ten-Part Map for terrain he could use to strike back while fleeing.

• Situ Han and Shi Lei prepared the Three Saints Institute camp to receive Lu Ye, despite fearing his arrival would bring disaster.
• Lu Ye reached the camp with Jujia and Feng Yue after enduring days of pursuit, and Situ Han welcomed them inside.
• Lu Ye declined to stay at the camp, asked Situ Han to let Feng Yue remain, and formed an Alliance Contract so he could use the sect's Heaven's Mystery Pillar.
• Lu Ye spent most of his Merit on supplies in the Heaven's Mystery Vault, then ate with Jujia and studied the Ten-Part Map for a place to counterattack Myriad Demon Ridge.

Lu Ye left the Three Saints Institute camp with Jujia and drew the Myriad Demon Ridge pursuit into Mist Concealed Mountain, where he hoped the mist and terrain would conceal him. As Yu Qi found Lu Ye beside a mountain spring, he discovered the corpse of a powerful Ghost Cultivator behind him.

• Lu Ye bid farewell to Situ Han and left the Three Saints Institute camp with Jujia as Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators pursued them.
• Lu Ye entered Mist Concealed Mountain, prompting Myriad Demon Ridge to organize a widespread search through the dangerous, mist-shrouded forest.
• Yu Qi joined the search, hoping that killing Lu Ye would earn enough rewards to help him open more Spiritual Apertures.
• Yu Qi discovered Lu Ye resting beside a spring while Jujia roasted a mountain boar and a snow-white Monster Beast ate nearby.
• Yu Qi crept toward Lu Ye, then spotted the corpse of a Heaven Nine Grade Ghost Cultivator behind the boulder and recognized him.

Lu Ye killed Yu Qi after letting him send a message that revealed Lu Ye’s location, then prepared to face the Myriad Demon Ridge forces converging on him. As the attackers besieged him, Lu Ye sheltered behind a Protective Spirit Array and unleashed deadly formations that devastated several teams.

• Yu Qi discovered Lu Ye, tried to flee, and sent a message revealing his location before Lu Ye killed him.
• Jujia moved Yu Qi’s corpse behind a boulder among the bodies of other Ghost Cultivators who had tried to assassinate Lu Ye.
• Myriad Demon Ridge teams converged on Lu Ye, and more than seventy cultivators gathered before surrounding him and launching an attack.
• Lu Ye raised a Protective Spirit Array around himself and Jujia, shielding them from the attackers’ spells and Controlled Artifacts.
• Lu Ye activated an Explosion Spirit Array beneath one team, killing or severely injuring most of its members, then unleashed additional formations against other attackers.

Lu Ye and his companions annihilated more than seventy Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators by luring them into a prepared series of formations. After the survivors discovered the trap, Qin Zheng rallied them and accepted command of the pursuit, arguing that Lu Ye’s supply of Formation Flags would run out.

• Lu Ye activated successive formations that trapped and weakened the Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators, while Yiyi, Jujia, Amber, and Lu Ye killed them.
• Lu Ye’s group gathered the spoils and withdrew, leaving more than seventy dead Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators behind.
• A new group investigated the battlefield and realized Lu Ye had used at least seven formations, making the Mist Concealed Mountain dangerous to search.
• Qin Zheng of Thousand Feather Sect revealed that he was a Spirit Stream Rankings expert and argued that Lu Ye could not keep using formations because Formation Flags cost substantial Merit.
• The Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators condemned Lu Ye’s wealth and resolve to continue the pursuit, then agreed to let Qin Zheng coordinate their efforts.

Lu Ye continued evading the Leaf Eradication Alliance through Mist Concealed Mountain, using traps and ambushes to kill more than three hundred pursuers before their coordinated pursuit forced him to conserve his remaining formations. As exhaustion set in, Jujia discovered a beehive whose honey restored Lu Ye’s strength, giving the group a timely source of food and recovery.

• Qin Zheng organized Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators into the Leaf Eradication Alliance and ordered them to scout for and counter Lu Ye’s formations.
• Lu Ye’s traps and attacks killed more than three hundred pursuers, but Qin Zheng merged nearby squads after concluding Lu Ye was running low on formation materials.
• Lu Ye continued moving deeper into Mist Concealed Mountain with Jujia, Yiyi, and Amber, relying on rapid spiritual power recovery despite growing physical exhaustion.
• Jujia attached a thread to a wasp and followed it to a large beehive, then removed the hive despite the swarm attacking him.
• Lu Ye, Jujia, and Amber ate the honey, which helped restore Lu Ye’s spiritual power and physical strength.

Lu Ye and his companions harvested Hornet nests in Mist Concealed Mountain, but a clash with a large Myriad Demon Ridge squad left him wounded and forced to retreat. After recovering and resuming the hunt, they followed Yiyi to a valley filled with a vast sea of flowers.

• Lu Ye and Jujia collected Hornet nests until Lu Ye ran short of Storage Bags, so he hid in a concealment formation to ambush Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators for more.
• Lu Ye ambushed a squad of more than twenty Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators and killed their Heaven Nine Grade Spell Cultivator, but the group’s counterattack forced him and Jujia to flee with Yiyi and Amber.
• Yiyi returned to the battlefield and looted Storage Bags from the fallen cultivators while the squad pursued Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye washed and bandaged his wounds by a mountain stream, then took the recovered Storage Bags and resumed collecting Hornet nests with Jujia.
• Yiyi found something remarkable and led Lu Ye and the others to a mountain valley filled with a vast, fragrant sea of flowers.

Lu Ye infiltrated a giant Demonic Bee hive to steal its honey and suspected Royal Jelly, then fled with a swarm pursuing him. As he escaped Mist Concealed Mountain, he ran into Qin Zheng’s Leaf Eradication Alliance and flew straight past them.

• Lu Ye entered the enormous hive under concealment, found golden honey and amber liquid he suspected was Royal Jelly, and killed the bees guarding it to steal both.
• The Demonic Bees stung Lu Ye and pursued him in a massive swarm; Yiyi received his warning to run and fled with Jujia.
• Lu Ye escaped above Mist Concealed Mountain while the Talent Tree burned away the venom, but the Leaf Eradication Alliance spotted him in the sky.
• Lu Ye dodged the Alliance cultivators’ attacks and flew past them without engaging.

Lu Ye discovered that the Demonic Bees were tracking the honey scent on him and used their swarm to attack Myriad Demon Ridge squads pursuing him. The Leaf Eradication Alliance suffered heavy losses and withdrew from Mist Concealed Mountain, leaving Lu Ye still fleeing with the swarm on his heels.

• Lu Ye escaped the Demonic Bees after they killed more than a dozen Leaf Eradication Alliance cultivators, but his Flying Wing Thorn Tattoo neared its limit and he switched to Artifact Flight.
• The swarm caught up with Lu Ye again, and he led it back toward the Leaf Eradication Alliance, where it killed more cultivators.
• Lu Ye threw a beehive at a Myriad Demon Ridge squad, drawing the Demonic Bees onto them while he fled.
• Lu Ye realized the bees were tracking the honey scent on him and sent Jujia and Yiyi a message telling them to withdraw.
• Lu Ye led the swarm through Mist Concealed Mountain, causing heavy losses among Myriad Demon Ridge squads, and the Leaf Eradication Alliance withdrew.

Lu Ye fled the Demonic Bees into the Blazing Fire Land, where the harsh heat and Fire Lizard attacks decimated the swarm until it turned back. After resting, he sensed that a Fire Element treasure nearby could be devoured by his Talent Tree and set out on foot to find it.

• Lu Ye entered the Blazing Fire Land to escape the Demonic Bees pursuing him.
• Fire Lizards attacked Lu Ye and killed many Demonic Bees, but the swarm retaliated and slaughtered the lizards.
• As the heat intensified, the Demonic Bees lost strength and eventually abandoned the chase.
• Lu Ye rested, replenished his strength, and sensed that the Talent Tree was reaching for a Fire Element treasure.
• Lu Ye adapted to the heat and chose to continue forward on foot rather than fly deeper into the Blazing Fire Land.

Lu Ye used the Talent Tree to endure the Blazing Fire Land’s extreme heat and push deeper toward its center. There, he encountered a powerful demon woman who attacked him, leaving him fighting for his life.

• Lu Ye endured the Blazing Fire Land’s heat while hunting fire-type demonic beasts and told Yiyi to keep hiding with Jujia and Amber.
• Near the land’s center, Lu Ye realized the Talent Tree could devour the surrounding Fire Attribute power through roots extending across his body, allowing him to continue.
• Lu Ye used his Spirit Boat to fly deeper into the Blazing Fire Land and found a woman lying on the ground.
• The woman revealed herself as an Overlord-level great demon and lunged at Lu Ye, piercing his Defense Spirit Pattern as he counterattacked with his Weapon Casket and Crag Mountain Saber.

Lu Ye encountered an Overlord-level Female Demon in the Blazing Fire Land, barely survived her attacks, and discovered she could not travel deeper into the harsh terrain. She asked him to retrieve a powerful ball of fire from the center, but he continued toward it alone after replacing his destroyed Spirit Boat.

• The Female Demon kicked Lu Ye from his Spirit Boat and attacked him, leaving him with cracked ribs before stopping at the limit of how deep she could venture.
• Lu Ye healed himself, then attacked the Female Demon with nine Controlled Artifacts, but she knocked most aside and seized three, which he destroyed with Explosion Spirit Patterns.
• The Female Demon called after Lu Ye and asked him to bring her the powerful ball of fire she sensed deeper in the Blazing Fire Land.
• Lu Ye ignored her request, refined a better Spirit Boat from his Storage Bag, and continued toward the center.

Lu Ye devoured the powerful flame at the heart of the Blazing Fire Land with his Talent Tree, then escaped the Female Demon who had come searching for it. After recovering in a concealed mountain refuge, he discovered that the Royal Jelly he had stolen from the Demonic Bees rapidly restored him and accelerated the circulation of his vitality, blood, and Spiritual Power.

• Lu Ye descended into the pit at the center of the Blazing Fire Land and let the Talent Tree devour its orange-red flame, igniting more than a hundred leaves in the shape of a Vermilion Bird.
• The Female Demon arrived after the flame vanished and searched the pit while Lu Ye slipped away on his Spirit Boat.
• Lu Ye flew for most of the day, then sheltered in the mountains and set up linked Formations before contacting Yiyi and confirming they were safe.
• Lu Ye examined the High-Quality Honey and Royal Jelly he had taken from the Demonic Bees, then drank some Royal Jelly and found that it boosted the circulation of his vitality, blood, and Spiritual Power.

Lu Ye was overwhelmed by the Talent Tree’s vast inheritance and learned that its burning leaves held the remnants of the Vermilion Bird’s True Phoenix Fire. He recovered with a new Spiritual Pattern, Fire Phoenix, while the woman who completed the inheritance left the Inheritance Land.

• Lu Ye examined the Talent Tree’s burning leaves, saw a flaming bird descend, and fainted from the flood of information.
• A woman emerged from the Myriad Poison Pool, finished preparing, and used a Grand Array Jade Token to leave the Inheritance Land.
• Lu Ye experienced visions of the Vermilion Bird hatching, growing powerful, departing its world, and later falling back as a remnant of flame.
• Lu Ye woke in agony, drank Soul Cleansing Water, and eventually recovered after sleeping.
• Lu Ye realized the leaves contained one vast inheritance drawn from the Vermilion Bird’s incomplete True Phoenix Fire, which formed the Fire Phoenix Spiritual Pattern and a spell.

Lu Ye discovered that the Royal Jelly had permanently enhanced his vitality and Spiritual Power, then learned that Jujia, Yiyi, and Amber were trapped in Myriad Poison Forest by Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators. As Lu Ye hurried to rescue them, Hua Ci offered to come too, and an Overlord-level Female Demon suddenly approached him.

• Lu Ye tested his greatly improved Fire Phoenix Art and realized the Royal Jelly had permanently strengthened his vitality and Spiritual Power.
• Lu Ye read Yiyi's messages and learned that Jujia had fled with Yiyi and Amber into Myriad Poison Forest, where Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators had surrounded them.
• Lu Ye told Yiyi to hold on and set out for Myriad Poison Forest while she explained that their collected honey helped them resist the poison miasma.
• Lu Ye exchanged messages with Hua Ci, who said she was coming to help, but he told her to stay away because the situation was dangerous.
• An Overlord-level Female Demon with blazing red wings suddenly approached Lu Ye as he flew toward Myriad Poison Forest.

Lu Ye raced toward the Myriad Poison Forest to relieve Yiyi and Jujia, while Myriad Demon Ridge gathered forces to trap him and use Jujia as bait. Northern Profound Sword Sect cultivators ambushed Lu Ye’s pursuers and joined him, leaving him to ask Yu Lianzhou why they had come.

• Lu Ye escaped the Female Demon’s pursuit after convincing her that neither of them could find the True Phoenix Fire, and she returned to the Blazing Fire Land to search for it.
• Myriad Demon Ridge gathered thousands of cultivators around the Myriad Poison Forest, intending to capture Jujia alive and lure Lu Ye into a prepared trap.
• Lu Ye hurried toward the forest, drawing Myriad Demon Ridge pursuers away from Yiyi and Jujia as the enemy forces learned he was approaching.
• Northern Profound Sword Sect cultivators led by Yu Lianzhou ambushed Lu Ye’s pursuers, and Lu Ye joined them to kill most of the attackers.
• Lu Ye recognized Yu Lianzhou, declined to be called Martial Uncle, and asked why the Sword Cultivators had come.

Lu Ye hurried toward Myriad Poison Forest with Yu Lianzhou and a growing force of Vast Sky Alliance cultivators to rescue the trapped Crimson Blood Sect disciples. On the way, Lu Ye used the Spirit Storage Spiritual Pattern to greatly expand his available Spiritual Power, leaving Yu Lianzhou and the others sensing the dangerous force building within him.

• Lu Ye refused to wait for more reinforcements and persuaded Yu Lianzhou and Northern Profound Sword Sect cultivators to escort him toward Myriad Poison Forest.
• Lu Ye recovered his Spiritual Power while Yu Lianzhou carried him on his spirit sword, and Vast Sky Alliance cultivators joined their group as they fought off Myriad Demon Ridge interceptors.
• Lu Ye recalled the Spirit Storage Spiritual Pattern and began storing Spiritual Power in patterns constructed on his body.
• Lu Ye constructed five Spirit Storage Spiritual Patterns, storing an amount of Spiritual Power that made him seem ready to erupt.
• Lu Ye asked Yu Lianzhou to fly faster, and Yu Lianzhou gained confidence that Lu Ye might break through Myriad Demon Ridge's defenses.

Lu Ye approached Myriad Poison Forest with several hundred Vast Sky Alliance cultivators and unleashed a powerful technique against Myriad Demon Ridge’s forces. His Spiritual Power formed a gigantic Vermilion Bird that swept through their attacks, leaving both sides stunned as it advanced toward the enemy camp.

• Wu Beihan prepared Myriad Demon Ridge’s forces to ambush Lu Ye, relying on their superior numbers, formations, Spirit Nets, and the hidden Ghost Shadow.
• Yu Lianzhou led Lu Ye and several hundred Vast Sky Alliance cultivators toward the Myriad Demon Ridge camp, where Lu Ye asked them to leave what came next to him.
• Lu Ye drank Rest Fruit Wine and used up his Spiritual Power and Mind Power to form a blazing Spiritual Power egg as he approached the enemy.
• Ghost Shadow sensed imminent danger and fled, while Wu Beihan ordered the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators to attack the approaching egg.
• The egg shattered and revealed a massive Vermilion Bird that burned through spells, destroyed Controlled Artifacts, and brushed aside the Spirit Nets.
• Yu Lianzhou and the other cultivators recognized the apparition as a manifestation of the Vermilion Bird and realized Lu Ye had wielded an extraordinarily powerful technique.

Lu Ye unleashed an uncontrollable Fire Phoenix that devastated Myriad Demon Ridge’s forces, then fled into the Myriad Poison Forest badly wounded. The Heavenly Mechanism displayed the Spirit Stream Rankings and placed him at thirty-third with Heaven Rank Tier Seven cultivation, drawing the attention of cultivators within a hundred li.

• Lu Ye’s Fire Phoenix tore through Myriad Demon Ridge’s defenses, killing or wounding more than two hundred cultivators, including Wu Beihan.
• The Fire Phoenix collapsed in the Myriad Poison Forest, and Lu Ye fell from the sky as surviving Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators recognized him and saw a chance to kill him.
• Yu Lianzhou and more than three hundred Vast Sky Alliance cultivators attacked the disorganized Myriad Demon Ridge forces, then withdrew after gaining an advantage.
• Lu Ye fled through the poisonous forest, exhausted and wounded, relying on Rest Fruit Wine and stored Spiritual Power while Yiyi guided Jujia toward him.
• The Heavenly Mechanism revealed the Spirit Stream Rankings, and Lu Ye appeared at thirty-third as a Heaven Rank Tier Seven cultivator.

Lu Ye’s Vermilion Bird attack placed him thirty-third on the Spirit Stream Rankings, but the ranking exposed his location to Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators. As he fled through the poisonous Myriad Poison Forest, Ghost Shadow and pursuers found him, and he escaped deeper into the forest with Jujia.

• Lu Ye’s attack on more than two hundred Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators, including ranked expert Wu Beihan, earned him thirty-third place on the Spirit Stream Rankings, and the Nine Provinces learned of his feat.
• The ranking revealed Lu Ye’s location, so he concealed himself with the Trace Annihilation Bracelet while fleeing through the Myriad Poison Forest.
• Lu Ye sensed and attacked Ghost Shadow, ranked ninth, but Ghost Shadow blocked his Controlled Artifacts and joined the pursuit.
• When Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators spotted Lu Ye, Jujia arrived, and Lu Ye leaped onto Jujia’s flying artifact as they fled together.
• The poison drove most pursuers back, but Jujia eventually lost control of his artifact and plunged downward.

Lu Ye and Jujia escaped into Myriad Poison Forest, where Lu Ye set up a protective formation before collapsing from his injuries. As Myriad Demon Ridge surrounded the forest and celebrated his likely death, Hua Ci rushed to find him but was intercepted by enemy cultivators.

• Yiyi caught Lu Ye and Jujia after their fall, and Lu Ye gave Jujia Royal Jelly to counter the poison.
• Lu Ye established a protective formation and used a Spirit Gathering Spirit Pattern to draw poisonous mist from its interior before falling asleep.
• Myriad Demon Ridge celebrated Lu Ye’s apparent impending death and surrounded Myriad Poison Forest to prevent his escape.
• Hua Ci hurried toward Myriad Poison Forest, repeatedly trying to contact Lu Ye without receiving a reply.
• Several Heaven-Grade cultivators intercepted Hua Ci, and their leader wounded her after she identified herself as a Medical Cultivator.