Recaps

Xiao Yu brought the Xiao Family and new allies into the Underworld, advanced to Dou Emperor, and recruited alchemists while reconnecting with Yun Yun. The arc left him welcomed into Heavenly Snake Valley, where Lin Qingge and the Elders confronted his ties to Qing Lin.

• Xiao Yu returned to Wutan City, revealed the Xiao Family’s ancient origins and the danger posed by the Soul Clan, and persuaded Xiao Zhan to relocate the family to the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Family out of Wutan City, and Ya Fei and Teng Shan decided to move the Mittel Family to the Black Corner Region as Xiao Yu invited Feng City’s faction leaders into the Underworld.
• Xiao Yu’s allies joined the Underworld, and he began refining Emperor Pills while Lin Qingge took charge of Qing Lin’s training and considered arranging her future with Lin Guannan.
• Yun Yun awakened from her cocoon as a Dou Zong, reunited with Little Xiao Nian, and learned that the Soul Hall had become Xiao Yu’s enemy.
• Xiao Yu finished refining Emperor Pills and awakened the Chaos Fire’s intelligence, then broke through to Dou Emperor and reached Three-Star Dou Emperor after surviving his lightning tribulation.
• Xiao Yu recruited alchemists from Jia Nan Academy for the Underworld and demonstrated Sixth-grade pill refining, while Elder Huo revealed Huo Yue'er’s unusual Heavenly Flame.
• Lin Qingge urged Qing Lin to question whether her attachment to Xiao Yu was love, then Xiao Yu arrived at Heavenly Snake Valley with Yun Yun, Cai Lin, Zi Yan, and Little Xiao Nian.
• Qing Lin rushed out to embrace Xiao Yu, but the Xuan Ming Elders attacked him before Lin Qingge stopped them and welcomed the visitors inside.

Xiao Yu built up the Underworld’s ranks, reunited Yun Yun with the remnants of the Misty Cloud Sect, and traveled to Black Mountain Fortress for the Alchemist Grand Meeting. He won the first round decisively, and Yan Xixi visited him with another question.

• Xiao Yu unlocked the System Marketplace, claimed the Prison Suppressing Divine Body, and recruited Han Yue and nearly a hundred Inner Academy members into the Underworld.
• Xiao Yu gave Cai Lin Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python true blood in exchange for ten years at his side, then recruited Huo Yue'er to study alchemy with him.
• Yun Yun returned to the ruined Misty Cloud Sect, revealed herself to its remaining disciples, and invited them to move to the Black Corner Region and join the Underworld.
• Xiao Yu reached Black Mountain Fortress, reunited with Xue Mei and Lin Fei, and impressed Fa Ma and Yao Zhantian with his Sixth-grade Alchemist badge.
• Xiao Yu invited Yao Yue to join the Underworld and taught her the alchemy competition would be a chance to study under him after the meeting.
• At the Alchemist Grand Meeting, Xiao Yu used Chaos Fire to refine the Seven Wonders Pill and finished first, while Huo Yue'er and Yan Xixi tied for second.
• Yan Xixi visited Xiao Yu after the first round and questioned him about his Soul Power and teacher, Dan Lao, before saying she had one more question.

Xiao Yu traveled to the Snake People Clan and the Chu Yun Empire as Xiao Yi Xian faced the Soul Hall and the Poison Sect entered an alliance against Jia Ma. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan returned to his family, reunited with Nalan Yanran, and began the journey to Jia Ma, where an ambush suggested a traitor had revealed their route.

• Xiao Yu won the Alchemist Grand Meeting with a Sixth-grade Crimson Soul Pill, then returned to Black Mountain Fortress and agreed to refine a pill for Jia Xing Tian.
• Cai Lin evolved Die with Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python essence blood, defeated Yan Luotian, and prepared to defend the Snake People Clan.
• Xiao Yi Xian fought off the Myriad Scorpion Gate’s attack on the Poison Sect while a black-mist figure offered to cure her Calamity Poison Body in exchange for joining an invasion of Jia Ma.
• Xiao Yu traveled with Cai Lin, Yun Yun, and Zi Yan to the Chu Yun Empire, found Xiao Yi Xian, and learned that the Soul Hall had approached her.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xie Shan agreed to cooperate against Jia Ma, while Xiao Yu disguised himself and joined their alliance to gather information.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower after subduing the Fallen Heart Flame, reunited with Nalan Yanran, and returned with her to the Xiao Family in Feng City.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li, learned that the Black Imperial Sect and Demonic Flame Valley had attacked the Xiao Family and Jia Nan Academy, and set out with his family for Jia Ma.
• After attackers burned the caravan’s supplies near Tian Yin City, Xiao Ding questioned Xu Qian and suspected that a traitor had revealed the family’s confidential route.

Xiao Yu reunited with the Underworld and his family in the Black Corner Region, secured the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva and a Sky Demon Phoenix corpse at the auction, and prepared to face the forces pursuing him. He left Black Imperial City with Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong to draw the pursuers into a gorge and confront the main threat.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi Xian defeated the Myriad Scorpion Gate, and Xiao Yi Xian joined the Underworld with loyal Poison Sect followers.
• Xiao Zhan arranged Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s marriage, while Xiao Yu returned to the Black Corner Region and learned Demonic Flame Valley had attacked Underworld caravans.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Ya Fei and Xiao Ding in Black Imperial City, then prepared for the joint auction with Xiao Yan and their companions.
• Xiao Yan bought the Six Harmonies Roaming Body Ruler, while Xiao Yu acquired Shadow Doppelganger and won the Sky Demon Phoenix corpse and Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Yu gave Xiao Yan the corpse’s Jade Bone Wings, cultivated a dark-attributed Shadow Doppelganger, and told Zi Yan that she belonged to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and her father was alive but trapped.
• Xiao Yu refined the Sky Demon Phoenix corpse and learned Demonic Flame Valley and Old Man Eagle Mountain were waiting outside Black Imperial City.
• Xiao Yu, Xiao Ding, and Hai Bodong secretly left the city, and Xiao Yu led them toward a gorge to confront the pursuing forces.