Recaps

Lu Heng earned a place in the Pill Tower, gathered rare Five-Element treasures, and prepared to break through to Dou Zun. While he entered seclusion, Ice River Valley targeted Xiao Yi Xian in Tianbei City, and Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian sent Lu Heng a plea for help.

• Lu Heng crafted the Taiyi Soul-Returning Pill, earned Eighth-Rank Mid-Stage certification, and accepted a Pill Tower Guest Elder position while declining a core elder seat.
• Lu Heng gathered four Five-Element treasures through the Pill Tower and the Saint Dan Gathering Pavilion, then took on backlogged commissions to earn rare materials and the Pill Tower’s support.
• After Lu Heng completed many Eighth-Rank commissions, Xuanyi and Sky Lightning Child gave him treasures, and Xuankong Zi obtained the Nine Netherworld Mysterious Ice Marrow and Taiyin Nether Lotus for his breakthrough.
• Lu Heng entered seclusion in the Astral Constellation Secret Realm, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin reached Dou Zong and traveled to Tianbei City with Yao Tianhuo.
• Tian Shuangzi came to the Han Clan to seize Xiao Yi Xian, but Yao Tianhuo defeated his group and forced him to escape after a black bone fragment blocked a fatal blow.
• Yao Tianhuo warned that Ice Venerable might come to Tianbei City, but Xiao Yi Xian refused to leave the Han Clan, and Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian crushed their Sensing Jade Slips to alert Lu Heng.
• Tian Shuangzi reported his defeat to Ice Venerable and warned that Ice River Valley could not capture Xiao Yi Xian without eliminating Yao Tianhuo.

After learning that Ice River Valley had attacked Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian, Lu Heng rushed to Tianbei City and destroyed the sect. He returned to Saint Dan City after making pills for his allies, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin uncovered a hidden passage beneath the ruins.

• Lu Heng broke through to Dou Zun, learned Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian were in danger, and used Hei Qing’s spatial powers to reach Tianbei City.
• After discovering that Ice River Valley had attacked the Han Clan to seize Xiao Yi Xian, Lu Heng set out with Hei Qing and Yao Tianhuo to confront the sect.
• Lu Heng destroyed Ice River Valley’s defenses, defeated and killed Ice Venerable, then killed Tian Shuangzi and the other fallen elders before dispersing the sect’s forces.
• Lu Heng gathered Ice River Valley’s treasures and returned to the Han residence, where he gave Xiao Yi Xian, Han Yue, and Qing Lin items to strengthen their cultivation.
• Lu Heng refined pills for Han Xue, Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Yao Tianhuo, Hei Qing, and Zi Yan, including an eighth-grade Poria Azure Pill that restored Yao Tianhuo’s strength.
• Lu Heng left Tianbei City for Saint Dan City while Han Yue stayed to help her clan manage Ice River Valley’s former territory, and Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin departed to train.
• Hei Qing delivered Lu Heng’s pills to Zi Yan and told Elder Zhu Li about Lu Heng’s achievements, prompting Zhu Li to order him to watch over Lu Heng.
• After returning to Saint Dan City and resting, Lu Heng left the ruins behind, where Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin found a hidden passage beneath a sealed Bronze Gate.