Recaps

Lu Heng advanced through the Strong Ranking Tournament, defeating several top-ranked students and finishing second behind Zi Yan. After the competition, he continued developing his Five Elements Array and stabilized it by activating its nodes in sequence.

• Lu Heng awakened his Mystic Water Body, learned that he needed high-rank Magical Beast essence blood to advance, and began preparing for the Strong Ranking Tournament.
• Cao Yue sought Lu Heng’s help with alchemy, and his advice helped her refine a Peak Fourth-Grade Red Sun Soul-Stabilizing Pill.
• Lu Heng defeated Qin Lie and Zhou Kui, while Han Yue and Zi Yan also advanced through the tournament rounds.
• Lu Heng defeated Murong Ling’s revival challenge and then used soul power and a five-attribute attack to defeat Mo Chen, rising to fifth place.
• Zi Yan defeated Chu Yuan to claim first place, while Lu Heng studied Cao Yue’s Pill Fire Meteor Array and defeated her to reach second place.
• Su Qian announced the final rankings and the upcoming Heart Fire Origin Body Tempering for the top ten.
• After sharing dinner with his friends, Lu Heng struggled to stabilize the Five Elements Array until Han Yue suggested activating its nodes in sequence.
• Lu Heng activated the nodes in the order of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, producing a stable, rotating five-colored wheel.

Lu Heng returned from Jia Nan Academy, reunited with Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian, and strengthened their prospects while preparing to treat Xiao Yi Xian’s Woe Poison Physique. He then traveled to the Tagor Desert, rescued Qing Lin, and brought her to Stone Desert City, where he saw how people treated her.

• Lu Heng completed Heart Fire tempering, reached Seven-Star Dou King after two years of cultivation, and left Jia Nan Academy for Wutan City.
• Lu Heng reunited with Ya Fei, gave her pills, and visited the Xiao Family, where he offered help if they faced serious trouble.
• Lu Heng encountered Nalan Yanran and her companions, then learned she had gone to the Xiao Family to break off her engagement.
• Lu Heng found Xiao Yi Xian in Green Mountain Town and learned that her Woe Poison Physique had caused her family’s deaths, so he promised to refine a Five Elements Poison-Locking Pill for her.
• Lu Heng returned to Ya Fei and refined a Heaven Origin Pulse-Clearing Pill that cleared her blocked meridians and helped her advance to One-Star Dou Master.
• Lu Heng traveled to the Tagor Desert, rescued Qing Lin from bandits, and took her to Stone Desert City to meet Commander Xiao Ding.
• Lu Heng entered Stone Desert City with Qing Lin and noticed that passersby avoided her and muttered about her.

Lu Heng rescued Qing Lin, restored Hai Bodong’s strength, and brought them back to Wutan City before resuming his cultivation and visiting Xiao Yi Xian. He attended the Xiao Family coming-of-age ceremony, where Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er noticed his extraordinary presence and the family began considering how to draw him closer.

• Lu Heng found Qing Lin abducted by Mo Cheng, destroyed the Mo Clan estate, and fought off Lu Man and White Fang when they tried to take her.
• Lu Heng returned to Wutan City with Qing Lin and Hai Bodong, introduced Qing Lin to Ya Fei, and settled Hai Bodong into the Mittel Family as Ya Fei’s protector.
• Lu Heng cultivated for eight months, reaching Nine-Star Dou King before postponing his return to the desert to attend the Xiao Family coming-of-age ceremony.
• Lu Heng visited Xiao Yi Xian, gave her Ya Fei’s supplies, promised to find a cure for her Woe Poison Physique, and spent half a month with her before leaving for the ceremony.
• Lu Heng, Ya Fei, and Qing Lin attended the Xiao Family ceremony, where Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er sensed his unusual strength and presence.
• Xiao Yan defeated Xiao Ning in the ceremony’s combat test, while Lu Heng concealed his Nine-Star Dou King cultivation by claiming he was a Dou Ling.

Lu Heng helped Qing Lin awaken her snake-controlling ability, then heard confessions from Xiao Yu, Xueni, and Ruo Lin before leaving Wutan City. After Ya Fei and Qing Lin departed for the Imperial Capital, he traded with the Amethyst Winged Lion King, rescued Yun Yun, and continued toward the Tagor Desert.

• Lu Heng helped Qing Lin control a Flame Demon Snake, which she named Little Red, and stayed by her as she recovered.
• Lu Heng reunited with Xueni, Ruo Lin, and Xiao Yu during Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment, while Xiao Yan chose to reapply in two years.
• Xueni, Xiao Yu, and Ruo Lin each confessed their feelings to Lu Heng, and he said he would consider them after his journey.
• Ya Fei rejected the Mittel Family’s demand that she marry into the Mu Family, then left for the Imperial Capital with Qing Lin and Hai Bodong’s support.
• Lu Heng defeated the Amethyst Winged Lion King and traded pills for medicinal ingredients, Amethyst Source, and its essence blood.
• Lu Heng rescued Yun Yun from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, gave her an Amethyst Crystal for Nalan Yanran, and guarded her as she recovered.
• Yun Yun invited Lu Heng to visit the Misty Cloud Sect, and he flew west toward the Tagor Desert.