Recaps

Ji Changqing reunited with Xiao Xun'er and repelled the Gu Clan’s efforts to reclaim her, then returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and helped Yun Yun secure an alliance against hostile factions and Soul Hall. After departing for Jia Nan Academy, he joined Han Yue and Xiao Xun'er on a dangerous herb-gathering mission.

• Ji Changqing defeated Ling Quan, while Xiao Xun'er refused to return to the Gu Clan and the Mysterious Elder Grandma drove off Gu Cangming.
• Ji Changqing returned to the Misty Cloud Sect, began a relationship with Yun Yun, and visited the Nalan Family with Nalan Yanran before restoring Hai Bodong’s strength with the Po E Pill.
• Yun Yun proposed a regional alliance, and Ji Changqing recognized Xiao Yi Xian among the visiting leaders as Yan Luotian challenged the Misty Cloud Sect’s authority.
• Queen Medusa joined Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yun Shan against Yan Luotian and the Mulan Three Elders, but You Li Venerable Elder arrived and attacked the gathering.
• Ji Changqing used the Great Sun Undying Body to destroy You Li Venerable Elder, while Yun Shan, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Queen Medusa defeated Yan Luotian and brought Mulan Valley under the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Ji Changqing learned from Protector Liu that Soul Hall was using the Shi Ming Sect to provoke conflict and harvest souls, then asked Xiao Yi Xian to help watch over the Misty Cloud Sect before leaving for Jia Nan Academy.
• Ji Changqing returned to Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue, then agreed to join them on Han Yue’s mission to find medicinal herbs in an area guarded by Fourth-order Magical Beasts.

Ji Changqing returned to the Misty Cloud Sect for Nalan Yanran’s duel with Xiao Yan, then faced Xiao Yan again at Jia Nan Academy and defeated him. The arc ended with Ji Changqing meeting Hun Tiandi and concealing what he knew about the Ancient Jade.

• Ji Changqing joined Liu Qing’s group on a Spirit Grass mission, then killed the Blood Sect elder who attacked him and later allowed Fan Ling to kill Liu Fei and Bai Cheng before he destroyed the Blood Sect.
• After breaking through to Dou Saint, Ji Changqing returned to the Misty Cloud Sect for the Three-Year Agreement, where Nalan Yanran fought Xiao Yan until Yao Chen took control of him and Ji Changqing intervened through Nalan Yanran.
• Ji Changqing exposed Mo Cheng’s forbidden cultivation and ended the Mo Clan’s demand for justice, while Xiao Yan left for Jia Nan Academy determined to grow stronger.
• Xiao Yan learned that Xun’er was with Ji Changqing, entered the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and later led the freshmen to victory in the Fire Energy Hunt Competition.
• Xiao Yan formally challenged Ji Changqing, but Ji Changqing emerged unharmed from his first attack and formed a Fire Lotus before Xiao Yan could finish his own.
• Their Fire Lotuses collided and threatened the Inner Academy until an aged hand emerging from azure mist absorbed the flames, leaving Xiao Yan injured and unconscious.
• Ji Changqing met Old Ghost Star-Picking and Old Man Mu Gu at the Wanhun Mountain Range Branch Hall, where Hun Tiandi appeared and asked about the Ancient Jade.
• Ji Changqing claimed that Soul Hall had failed to find the Xiao Family, and Old Man Mu Gu reported that a new power had killed many Soul Hall experts and blocked access to the Northwest Region.