Recaps

Lu Ye and Li Shang found a Cycle Tree Clone on a Dead Star and followed its clues through an unstable Insect Path into Mist Dragon. Li Shang was suppressed by the ancient Starry Sky Spectacle, while Lu Ye remained unaffected.

• Lu Ye confirmed that playing the Bone Ocarina attracted nearby star beasts as the Star Boat traveled through the Long Cloud Star System.
• Lu Ye and Li Shang found and dug up a dead Cycle Tree Clone on a Dead Star, then searched for an abyss marked on the Cycle Tree’s Star Map.
• After failing to find the abyss, Li Shang located an underground route, and Lu Ye burrowed down until he reached a natural Insect Path.
• Lu Ye used the Dragon Seat and Li Shang’s Soul Possession to cross the unstable Insect Path into Mist Dragon.
• Li Shang detached from Lu Ye under Mist Dragon’s suppressive effect and explained that Starry Sky Spectacles preserved an ancient environment; Lu Ye asked why he was unaffected.

Li Shang explained that Lu Ye’s Cycle Tree Imprint came from his victory in the Divine Sea Conflict, which also granted him resistance to Starry Sky Spectacles’ suppression. As they crossed the Mist Dragon, Soul Devouring Aphids attacked Li Shang, but they left her and rushed into Lu Ye’s Divine Sea, prompting her to warn him not to let them reach the Soul Sea.

• Li Shang told Lu Ye that the Primordial Realm’s Spiritual Light strengthened cultivators and helped them resist the suppressive force of Starry Sky Spectacles.
• Lu Ye lit a segment of the Cycle Tree Clone and led Li Shang through the Mist Dragon, where they found and collected the remains of several travelers trapped inside.
• Lu Ye identified one corpse as a Moon Jade Realm cultivator, took his Storage Rings, and later gathered four more corpses as they continued onward.
• Soul Devouring Aphids invaded Li Shang’s body and began gnawing at her Soul Body, leaving her in intense pain.
• Lu Ye ordered Li Shang into his Divine Sea, where the aphids left her and surged toward him; Li Shang realized his Divine Soul Power was stronger and warned him to keep them out of the Soul Sea.

Lu Ye burned away the Soul Devouring Aphids that attacked him inside the Mist Dragon and found their source in a seemingly dead little girl. After discovering she was alive and clearing the vast swarm from her Divine Sea, he took her with him; days later, he and Li Shang finally emerged from the fog.

• Soul Devouring Aphids entered Lu Ye's Divine Sea, but he used the Talent Tree's flames to destroy them, and Li Shang asked to hide inside his Divine Sea.
• Lu Ye found a little girl's body that released another swarm of Soul Devouring Aphids, then realized she was still alive and used Spiritual Pills to restore her body.
• Lu Ye entered the girl's Divine Sea, burned away the vast swarm, and found her Divine Soul Spirit Body protected inside a white cocoon.
• Lu Ye decided to take the girl with them, and Li Shang carried her as they continued through the Mist Dragon.
• After several more days, Lu Ye and Li Shang reached the edge of the fog and saw boundless starlight.

Lu Ye discovered that the Lingyu in his Storage Ring had been consumed to transform the Copper Coin into a Silver Coin, whose restrained power seemed extraordinary. As he crossed a dangerous Barren Land and passed the Mirror of Rending Void, he found the region crowded with armed Weapon Cultivators searching for something, and a cultivator suddenly flew toward him and attacked.

• Lu Ye found that three million Lingyu had vanished and discovered the Copper Coin had turned into a Silver Coin.
• Lu Ye tested the Silver Coin with a Lingyu and watched it devour the offering, confirming that it required Lingyu to activate its power.
• Lu Ye followed the Star Map through a Barren Land and spent a month bypassing the dangerous Mirror of Rending Void.
• Lu Ye encountered many cultivators from nearby star systems, most of them Weapon Cultivators carrying and activating their weapons as they searched the region.
• A cultivator who spotted Lu Ye flew directly toward him and fired a streak of light.

Lu Ye received a summons to a treasure gathering near Heavenly Dog Star but continued toward home until he rescued Du Lang from a pack of Star Beasts. Reunited with his old acquaintance, Lu Ye learned Du Lang came from the Undetermined Star System, which lay along Lu Ye’s route home.

• Lu Ye received a Jade Slip from Luo Shenzi inviting him to seek treasure near Heavenly Dog Star in one month, but he continued on his journey.
• Lu Ye saw Du Lang and another cultivator besieged by Hyena Star Beasts; their Late Stage companion fled, leaving them behind.
• Lu Ye killed the Star Beasts and rescued Du Lang, who recognized him from the Primordial Realm.
• Du Lang mourned the dead cultivator and collected the Star Beast corpses before boarding Lu Ye’s Star Boat.
• Du Lang asked whether Lu Ye was going to seize the treasure, and Lu Ye learned the gathering was the one mentioned in Luo Shenzi’s message.
• Du Lang revealed that Crimson Sky Continent was in the Undetermined Star System, along Lu Ye’s route home, and Lu Ye considered using Du Lang to make connections there.

Lu Ye learned from Du Lang that the declining Crimson Sky Continent depended on Wuding for cultivation opportunities, and that a long-rumored opportunity in the Barren Land was reserved for Weapon Cultivators. After hearing that Luo Shenzi had summoned cultivators to Heavenly Dog Star, Lu Ye agreed to investigate, while Li Shang discovered that Li Taibai was his alias and asked about his nickname, Lu Yiye.

• Du Lang explained that Crimson Sky had lost its Sunlight powerhouses and could no longer produce Spiritual Light, leaving its cultivators dependent on Wuding for advancement opportunities.
• Du Lang told Lu Ye that he and his senior brother had come to the Barren Land seeking Lingyu and a rumored opportunity, but Xu Dingyang had forced them into danger and his senior brother had died.
• Du Lang said the opportunity was for Weapon Cultivators, that the Sunlights of the Four Directions Star System had barred higher-level cultivators from the region, and that Luo Shenzi had summoned people to Heavenly Dog Star.
• Lu Ye learned that Heavenly Dog Star lay along their route and agreed to go investigate while Du Lang recovered aboard the Star Boat.
• Li Shang asked whether Lu Ye was Li Taibai or Lu Yiye, and Lu Ye admitted Li Taibai was an alias and explained how his one-leaf aptitude had earned him the nickname Lu Yiye.

Lu Ye and Du Lang reached Heavenly Dog Star with a vast gathering of cultivators summoned by Luo Shenzi to seize an opportunity hidden there. After Luo Shenzi organized the assault on the star-beast lair, two teams drew the Moon Jade Realm beasts toward prepared ambushes, and Lu Ye stood with Luo Shenzi as one beast approached.

• Lu Ye and Du Lang arrived outside Heavenly Dog Star, where hundreds of Star Boats had gathered, and Lu Ye saw Xu Dingyang and Luo Shenzi.
• Luo Shenzi approached Lu Ye, recognized him as a powerful cultivator, and asked him to help slay a Moon Jade Realm star beast.
• When the deadline arrived, over a thousand cultivators assembled, and Luo Shenzi explained that they had to defeat two Moon Jade Realm star beasts before entering Heavenly Dog Star.
• Luo Shenzi assigned the cultivators to teams and led the operation, while Li Shang stayed aboard the Star Boat with the unconscious little girl.
• The teams entered Heavenly Dog Star and lured its star beasts out; two teams were pursued by the Moon Jade Realm beasts, and Lu Ye waited with Luo Shenzi near a concealed ambush as one approached.

Lu Ye and the other cultivators fought to encircle two Moon Jade Realm star beasts, but the beasts’ strength made the battle perilous. As more Star Constellation cultivators joined, the beasts tried to flee, and Luo Shenzi rallied everyone to stake everything in a final push.

• Cultivators lured a Moon Jade Realm star beast into the Grand Array, where Lu Ye and the ambushers attacked it while others fought the second beast and the Star Constellation beasts.
• Luo Shenzi injured the beast with his golden spear, while Lu Ye dodged its suction and pursued attacks; the beast then targeted Lu Ye, who fled toward a sect’s battle formation.
• The formation’s leader attacked Lu Ye, but the star beast crashed into the group and broke their formation; Luo Shenzi intervened to save them.
• More cultivators joined as the Star Constellation beasts were killed, gradually overwhelming both Moon Jade Realm beasts and driving them to flee toward Heavenly Dog Star.
• Luo Shenzi urged the cultivators to risk everything and activated a Red Talisman, prompting others with similar reserves to use their own methods.

Luo Shenzi and the cultivators killed one Moon Jade Star Beast while another escaped, and Lu Ye entered Heavenly Dog Star to search for the opportunity hidden within its beehive-like interior. After two days of finding little, Lu Ye suspected the passages were blood vessels and decided to follow the largest one toward where the star’s heart had been.

• Luo Shenzi and the cultivators attacked the two Moon Jade Star Beasts, killing one with a Red Talisman while the other fled grievously wounded.
• Luo Shenzi’s companions discussed how the surviving Star Beast might eliminate rival cultivators searching Heavenly Dog Star.
• Lu Ye, Li Shang, and Du Lang entered Heavenly Dog Star and found countless deep pits leading into a maze of passages.
• Lu Ye encountered concealed Heavenly Dog Star Beasts and defeated the ones that attacked, but found no other cultivators or signs of the opportunity.
• After searching for two days, Lu Ye reasoned that the passages might be blood vessels and chose to follow the largest passage toward the star’s heart.

Lu Ye, Li Shang, and Du Lang encountered Yu Jin's group and an injured Moon Jade Star Beast in the heart-shaped chamber. Lu Ye used the Silver Coin to seal the beast in place and hacked it to death, proving the treasure's power.

• Lu Ye and his companions entered a vast chamber resembling a heart and encountered Yu Jin and two fellow sect members, who blamed Lu Ye for their earlier encounter with a Moon Jade Star Beast.
• Yu Jin threatened Lu Ye, but a hidden injured Moon Jade Star Beast attacked and devoured Yu Jin's two companions before killing Yu Jin as he tried to flee.
• Lu Ye judged that fighting the Moon Jade Star Beast directly would be too dangerous and used his Silver Coin as the beast charged.
• The Silver Coin's silver light enveloped the beast and sealed it in place, leaving Du Lang and Li Shang astonished.
• Lu Ye climbed onto the beast and repeatedly struck its wounds with his Crag Mountain Saber until it died.

Lu Ye discovered that the Treasure Coin's silver light had killed the Moon Jade Star Beast, and he found a strange statue inside its corpse. The statue activated an opportunity exclusive to Weapon Cultivators, sending Lu Ye into a trial where he faced an identical copy of himself.

• Lu Ye recovered Yu Jin and the others' Storage Rings from the Moon Jade Star Beast and found a statue that could not be stored in a Storage Ring.
• After Lu Ye poured Spiritual Power into the statue, it opened its eyes, then released azure ripples that expelled Li Shang and other non-Weapon Cultivators from Heavenly Dog Star.
• Du Lang identified the ripples as the Weapon Cultivator opportunity and said that cultivators would need to pass a trial to claim it.
• The azure ripples carried Lu Ye to an independent azure hall, where a mysterious force examined him.
• The statue transformed into a figure identical to Lu Ye, which matched his Tyrant Saber Technique and fought him to a standstill.

Lu Ye fought a seemingly perfect copy of himself and discovered that the enemy’s saber inflicted wounds that could not heal normally. Unable to use outside resources, he began exploiting the copy’s flaws and using the battle to uncover weaknesses in his own swordsmanship.

• Lu Ye clashed evenly with a duplicate that shared his face, strength, fighting style, and abilities.
• The duplicate unleashed Lotus Sun and Myriad Stars, forcing Lu Ye to defend himself and meet its attacks head-on.
• Lu Ye noticed that wounds from the duplicate’s saber were worsening instead of healing, then used the Talent Tree to burn away the strange power.
• Lu Ye found that he could not access his Storage Ring or activate the Red Talisman, so he had to rely on his own abilities.
• Lu Ye spotted a flaw in the duplicate’s attack, seized the opening, and began searching for more weaknesses in his fighting style.

Lu Ye developed a sawing application of Tidal Sea Myriad Waves and used it to defeat the opponent who mirrored his abilities inside Heavenly Dog Star. His victory cost him the Crag Mountain Saber, and the strange figure hinted at an ancient agreement before melting away.

• Lu Ye realized the trial itself was the Weapon Cultivators’ opportunity, but his opponent kept adapting until their battle reached a stalemate.
• Outside Heavenly Dog Star, Li Shang learned from Du Lang that cultivators emerged after losing, while Lu Ye remained inside and continued fighting.
• Lu Ye used a two-handed strike that combined Divine Edge with a sawing application of Tidal Sea Myriad Waves, breaking his opponent’s Sacred Guard and cutting into his body.
• The wounded figure spoke, declared that Lu Ye had won, then absorbed the Crag Mountain Saber and warned him not to lose his saber again.
• The figure mentioned an ancient agreement and said he wanted to wake sooner, then began melting before Lu Ye’s eyes.

Lu Ye emerged from Heavenly Dog Star after outlasting Luo Shenzi, who challenged him to a duel and resolved to seek him out in the Undetermined Star System. On the journey onward, Lu Ye examined his transformed saber and learned from Li Shang that Fang might be a Weapon Race.

• Xu Dingyang emerged from Heavenly Dog Star before Luo Shenzi, conceding that he had lost the contest to last the longest.
• Luo Shenzi appeared in better condition than Xu Dingyang, then noticed that Lu Ye had not yet come out and wondered if he had died inside.
• Lu Ye emerged, startling the gathered cultivators, and declined Luo Shenzi's eager challenge, saying they could talk when he had time.
• Lu Ye left with Li Shang and Du Lang aboard a Star Boat bound for the Undetermined Star System, while Luo Shenzi decided to visit Wuding Realm with his Great Elder in hopes of fighting Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye examined the Rocky Mountain Saber, learned its new identity was Fang, and heard Li Shang suggest that the being he encountered might have been a Weapon Race.

Li Shang explained the Weapon Race’s history and abilities, confirming that Fang could grow with Lu Ye and help him wield a stronger weapon as his cultivation advanced. On the way to Wuding, Lu Ye was intercepted by Xu Dingyang, who demanded to know what he had obtained at Heavenly Dog Star.

• Li Shang told Lu Ye that the Weapon Race was an ancient, dwindling race whose members could become powerful weapons and grow alongside their masters.
• Lu Ye realized Fang could solve the Crag Mountain Saber’s advancement problem and learned that Fang’s wounds carried a power that could hinder healing.
• Li Shang explained that a subdued Weapon Race member slept until its master died, and Lu Ye considered Fang’s ability to help him grow.
• Du Lang spotted a Wuding Realm Star Boat pursuing them, and Lu Ye allowed it to catch up.
• Xu Dingyang blocked Lu Ye’s Star Boat and questioned where he came from; Lu Ye identified the Jade Snail Star System.
• Xu Dingyang asked whether Lu Ye had obtained anything inside Heavenly Dog Star, confirming Lu Ye’s suspicion that the powerful Star Constellations knew about the opportunity.

Lu Ye wounded Xu Dingyang and his companions after they demanded to inspect his saber, then continued toward Wuding with Du Lang and Li Shang. While focusing on the Crag Mountain Saber, he encountered Qing Li, a Demon Race cultivator from Hundred Battles, who attacked him.

• Xu Dingyang demanded to see Lu Ye's saber, so Lu Ye struck him and several companions in a single exchange before returning to his Star Boat.
• Xu Dingyang concluded that Lu Ye had probably not subdued a Weapon Race member and decided to return to Wuding, intending to settle the injury later.
• Li Shang warned Lu Ye that Xu Dingyang would likely seek revenge, but Lu Ye explained that killing him would jeopardize his plans to cooperate with Wuding.
• Du Lang piloted the Star Boat onward while Lu Ye immersed his mind in the Crag Mountain Saber.
• Lu Ye found himself in the Azure Hall facing a rabbit-eared woman who introduced herself as Qing Li, Demon Race from Hundred Battles, then attacked him with her saber.

Aboard the Star Boat, Lu Ye discovered that Fang contained the saber inheritances of its former masters and repeatedly challenged Qing Li’s imprint to learn her techniques. After passing Qing Li’s trial, he directed the group toward Red Sky to seek an introduction to Wuding’s powerful cultivators.

• Lu Ye realized Fang held inheritances left by powerful former masters, and he began challenging Qing Li’s imprint for her saber techniques.
• Lu Ye entered the Azure Hall repeatedly and was cut down thousands of times, gradually learning to withstand Qing Li’s attacks as the Star Boat crossed the starry sky.
• After the group entered the Undetermined Star System, Lu Ye asked Du Lang about Red Sky and decided to visit its seniors before approaching Wuding.
• Du Lang piloted the Star Boat toward the Crimson Sky Continent, while Lu Ye continued training against Qing Li during the journey.
• After nearly half a year of struggle, Lu Ye passed Qing Li’s trial, and her imprint acknowledged him before disappearing.

Lu Ye faced Yan Xi’s ghostly saber arts in the Azure Hall, then arrived with Du Lang at the declining Red Sky Realm. Du Lang told his master that Lu Ye had saved him, and his master urged him to cultivate and befriend Lu Ye.

• Lu Ye was defeated by Ghost Race Yan Xi in the Azure Hall but recognized that studying Yan Xi’s saber arts could strengthen him.
• Du Lang guided Lu Ye and Li Shang into Red Sky, a Realm whose foundation was fading, and arranged for them to stay at his sect.
• Lu Ye let Li Shang hide in his Divine Sea and continued challenging Yan Xi while Du Lang reported to his master.
• Du Lang told his master that Xu Dingyang had abandoned him and that Senior Brother Yu had died after their encounter with Star Beasts.
• Du Lang revealed that Lu Yiye of the Nine Heavens had saved him, and his master encouraged him to cultivate and make Lu Ye his friend.

Du Lang told his master that Lu Ye had reached the Star Constellation Realm Late Stage, and the old man agreed to meet Lu Ye. Meanwhile, the girl Lu Ye rescued from the Mist Dragon woke, called Lu Ye and Li Shang her parents, and appeared to have no cultivation.

• Du Lang told his master that Lu Ye had saved him and reached the Star Constellation Realm Late Stage, convincing the old man to receive Lu Ye.
• The little girl woke after half a year and called Lu Ye her father, startling him as she threw herself into his arms.
• Li Shang came out to help, but the girl called her Mom and cried when Li Shang denied being her mother.
• Lu Ye and Li Shang concluded that the girl's mind might have been damaged by the Soul Devouring Aphids, and Li Shang soothed her until she fell asleep.
• Li Shang examined the girl and found no trace of cultivation, saying she seemed like a genuine mortal.

Lu Ye visited Hua Sheng to discuss the Myriad Phenomena Star System and ask for help meeting Wuding’s Sunlight cultivator. Hua Sheng asked Lu Ye to bring Red Sky’s Star Constellation cultivators to Myriad Phenomena when he returned, and realized Lu Ye wanted Wuding’s permission for his plans.

• Lu Ye left Li Shang to care for the little girl and went to meet Du Lang’s master, Hua Sheng.
• Hua Sheng thanked Lu Ye for saving Du Lang and learned that Lu Ye had traveled from the Myriad Phenomena Star System to Wuding in one year.
• Lu Ye revealed that an old Insect Path in the Barren Starfield had enabled his journey, but Hua Sheng stopped him from giving its exact location so he would not have to report it to Wuding.
• Hua Sheng asked Lu Ye to take no more than ten Red Sky Star Constellation cultivators to Myriad Phenomena when he returned, and Lu Ye agreed, though he said the trip would have to wait.
• Hua Sheng realized Lu Ye had come to ask to meet Wuding’s Sunlight cultivator.

Lu Ye prepared to travel with Hua Sheng to Wuding Realm, bringing Yaya along despite her treating him as her father. On the way, they encountered Kang Cheng and Xu Dingyang, and Lu Ye realized Xu Dingyang had come seeking trouble, though Kang Cheng’s real aim was to recruit him.

• Hua Sheng agreed to introduce Lu Ye to Wuding Realm’s Sunlight, and Lu Ye decided to seek cooperation there.
• Li Shang named the sleeping girl Yaya, and Lu Ye took her with him when he left Red Sky with Hua Sheng.
• Yaya insulted Hua Sheng’s gift, but Hua Sheng laughed it off before taking Lu Ye and Yaya aboard his Star Boat.
• A day into the journey, Lu Ye recognized Xu Dingyang aboard a Wuding Star Boat heading toward Red Sky with Kang Cheng.
• Kang Cheng claimed he had come to investigate an alleged invasion, but he privately intended to recruit Lu Ye for Wuding Realm.

Lu Ye and Hua Sheng were intercepted by Kang Cheng, who tried to seize Lu Ye, but Yaya woke and shattered Kang Cheng’s arm with a single punch. They continued toward Wuding Realm, where Lu Ye hoped to negotiate passage to the Myriad Phenomena Star System.

• Kang Cheng attacked Hua Sheng’s Star Boat and tried to take Lu Ye away, while Hua Sheng warned that Lu Ye had important business with Wuding’s Realm Master.
• Yaya woke, struck Kang Cheng’s enormous palm apart, and sent him fleeing with Xu Dingyang after pulverizing one of his arms.
• Hua Sheng asked where Lu Ye had picked Yaya up, then said Wuding might overlook Kang Cheng’s injury if Lu Ye offered a route to the Myriad Phenomena Star System.
• Lu Ye and Hua Sheng continued toward Wuding Realm while Yaya slept, and several days later they arrived at the realm.

Lu Ye and Hua Sheng arrived at Wuding Realm to discuss an important matter, and Wuding’s cultivators welcomed them after learning of Lu Ye’s reputation and Yaya’s strength. Their meeting with Realm Master Jiang Shang took an unexpected turn when Yaya ate the Spiritual Fruits on his desk and called Lu Ye “Daddy,” while Luo Shenzi watched with interest.

• Lu Ye and Hua Sheng met Kang Cheng and five other Moon Jade Realm cultivators near Wuding, where Lu Ye introduced himself and explained that he had come to discuss an important matter.
• A Wuding cultivator recognized Lu Ye from the Cycle Tree’s Divine Sea Conflict and reminded the others that he had suppressed Luo Shenzi, making them wary of provoking him.
• Kang Cheng welcomed Lu Ye and led him and Hua Sheng into Wuding’s Holy Palace to meet Realm Master Jiang Shang.
• Yaya sensed Jiang Shang’s pressure, rushed into the great hall, and ate the Spiritual Fruits on his desk after asking whether he wanted some.
• Yaya brought the remaining fruit to Lu Ye and called him “Daddy,” leaving the gathered cultivators stunned as Luo Shenzi watched.

Lu Ye attended a banquet hosted by Jiang Shang and revealed that he had traveled from the Myriad Phenomena Star System through the Mist Dragon with guidance from the Cycle Tree. He asked the Undetermined Star System to grant passage for a group he planned to bring through after returning to Jade Snail.

• Lu Ye arrived with Yaya, greeted Jiang Shang, and joined the banquet with Luo Shenzi and the Moon Jade Realm cultivators.
• Jiang Shang recognized Lu Ye as the cultivator wanted by a joint Blood Race and Insect Race bounty for his deeds in the Primordial Realm.
• Lu Ye explained that he had reached the Undetermined Star System from the Myriad Phenomena Star System in one year, prompting the gathered cultivators to ask about the route.
• Lu Ye said the Insect Path lay within the Mist Dragon and that the Cycle Tree had guided him through it and provided his Star Map.
• Jiang Shang agreed that Lu Ye could borrow passage through the Undetermined Star System, but Lu Ye clarified that he wanted permission for a group he would bring after returning to Jade Snail.

Lu Ye secured Jiang Shang’s agreement to bring cultivators from Undetermined and Great Luo to the Myriad Phenomena Star System, while explaining its rules and opportunities. When Jiang Shang examined Lu Ye’s Star Map, he discovered that Lu Ye’s route to Jade Snail passed directly by an Insect Nest guarded by multiple Sunlight cultivators.

• Jiang Shang agreed to let Lu Ye bring Undetermined cultivators through his territory, and Lu Ye promised to take cultivators from Undetermined and Great Luo along to the Myriad Phenomena Star System.
• Lu Ye explained the Myriad Phenomena Sea’s faction limits, dangers, islands, White Spirit, and Star Constellation Hall contest to the gathered Moon Jade cultivators.
• Lu Ye told the group that his journey to Jade Snail would take about two years, and Jiang Shang arranged for Undetermined and Great Luo to prepare for the five-year round trip.
• Jiang Shang warned Lu Ye that an Insect Nest guarded by multiple Sunlight cultivators was lurking outside Undetermined and threatening invasion.
• Lu Ye showed Jiang Shang his Star Map, and Jiang Shang saw that Lu Ye’s route to Jade Snail led directly toward the Insect Nest.