Recaps

Ji Changqing concealed his strength while eliminating Soul Hall Protectors and building Yun Yun’s power, then traveled to the Monster Beast Mountain Range and gained the Calamity Poison Body. He and Xiao Yi Xian collected treasures in a hidden cave, where Xiao Yan and Mu Li’s mercenaries trapped them.

• Nalan Yanran asked Ji Changqing to accompany her to end her engagement to Xiao Yan, and he secretly followed her to Wutan City.
• Ji Changqing destroyed the Jia Lie Family, killed Protector Wu and Protector Tie, and used their tokens to deceive Soul Hall.
• Ji Changqing’s alchemy aptitude impressed Elder Danxia, while he secretly posed as an elderly sect senior to teach Yun Yun and give her pills and fighting skills.
• Yun Yun sent Ji Changqing to Qingshan Town, where he joined Xiao Yi Xian’s herb-gathering party and encountered Xiao Yan.
• Ji Changqing discovered Xiao Yi Xian’s hidden cave plan, gained the Calamity Poison Body and its scripture through a check-in, and went to the cave with her at midnight.
• Ji Changqing and Xiao Yi Xian took the cave’s herbs, Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and fighting skills before Xiao Yan could claim them.
• Mu Li and his mercenaries blocked the chamber’s exit and demanded the treasures, trapping Ji Changqing, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yan inside.

Ji Changqing helped Yun Yun secure the Heavenly Flames, killed Gu He, and defeated Protector Yuan while concealing his role from the Misty Cloud Sect. After refining the Green Lotus Core Flame, he continued training Yun Yun and prepared to break through to Dou Venerate.

• Ji Changqing escaped the mercenaries with Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan, then traveled deeper into the Monster Beast Mountain Range while Yun Yun followed him.
• Ji Changqing secretly killed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King during its battle with Yun Yun and later returned to the Misty Cloud Sect in disguise.
• Ji Changqing traveled to the Tagor Desert, helped Queen Medusa survive her evolution, and arranged for Yun Yun to receive the Heavenly Flames.
• Ji Changqing killed Gu He with the Great Sun Shattering Finger and captured the souls of Gu He and Liu Ling in the Blazing Banner.
• Ji Changqing impersonated Protector Wu, killed Protector Yuan, and poisoned Protector Liu to force his cooperation.
• Ji Changqing refined the Green Lotus Core Flame with Yun Shan guarding the chamber, and Yun Yun rushed him to the Alchemy Hall after he emerged injured.
• Ji Changqing continued training Yun Yun as the mysterious senior and wounded Yun Shan when he approached their secret meeting.
• Ji Changqing promised Yun Yun a Sect Breaking Pill if she advanced to Dou Zong, then prepared to break through to Dou Venerate.

Ji Changqing entered Jia Nan Academy, impressed its alchemists, and helped Moon Spirit promote his Clear Serenity Pills while evading Xiao Xun'er's questions. The arc left him entering the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and claiming he had barely endured its heartfire.

• Ji Changqing broke through to Dou Venerate, passed Jia Nan Academy's special alchemy assessment, and helped Yun Yun reach Dou Zong before building a Space Wormhole between the academy and the Misty Cloud Sect.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Nalan Yanran defeated Dong Chengkang and Bai Shan when they challenged Ji Changqing, while Xiao Xun'er questioned him about the Jia Lie Family's destruction.
• Ji Changqing won attention at the Pill Competition by refining a Fourth-grade Pill with the Green Lotus Core Flame, then enrolled in the Inner Academy and declined Han Xian's Medicine Gang invitation.
• Queen Medusa emerged from the Sky-Swallowing Python's evolution and agreed to protect Ji Changqing for one year in exchange for a Spirit Fusion Pill.
• Ji Changqing joined Moon Spirit as its vice president and developed Clear Serenity Pills that removed Fire Toxin, then used a dance promotion to draw customers to the faction's stall.
• Ji Changqing evaded Xiao Xun'er's questions and learned about the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower from Han Yue before entering it with Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue.
• When Elder Liu arrived to draw out the tower's heartfire, Ji Changqing stood and claimed he had barely endured it, leaving Elder Liu impressed.

Ji Changqing advanced his cultivation, defeated threats from the Soul Hall and Han Feng, and grew closer to Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue. The arc ended with Xiao Xun'er leaving for her clan while Ling Quan's envoys confronted Ji Changqing.

• Ji Changqing entered the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, obtained the Golden Emperor Heavenly Flame, and later caused further disturbances while cultivating the Great Sun Undying Body.
• Ji Changqing refused Han Xian's offer for the Clear Serenity Pill formula, challenged Bai Cheng, and defeated him with Xiao Xun'er's help.
• Ji Changqing cured Nalan Jie of his Branding Poison, exchanged Hai Bodong's Profound Ice Dragon Soar scroll for a promise to refine the Po E Pill, and returned to Jia Nan Academy.
• Ji Changqing disguised himself as a Soul Hall protector, lured Qin Tian into a sealed formation, killed him, and took his identity for intelligence gathering.
• Ji Changqing distanced himself from Xiao Xun'er after learning about her history with Xiao Yan, then rescued her from Han Feng and forgave her when she apologized.
• Ji Changqing told Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue that he loved them both, and the two women agreed to share him.
• Gu Yuan ordered Xiao Xun'er back to her clan, and she gave Ji Changqing a Dou Technique scroll before Ling Quan and the Black Mist Army arrived to escort her away.
• Ling Quan mocked Ji Changqing and announced that the Clan Leader had authorized a warning, while Xiao Xun'er threatened the envoys with her golden flames.