Recaps

Zhang Yuanqing was trapped in Yi Chuanmei’s dream and nearly killed, but Chen Bloodblade broke the illusion and revealed that he had been waiting to expose her. The monster remained sealed, and Yi Chuanmei was wounded as Chen Bloodblade confronted her.

• Zhang Yuanqing realized Yi Chuanmei had dragged him into a dream and tried to escape, but she guessed he was Yuanshi Tianzun and decided to kill him.
• Yi Chuanmei fired a rocket at Zhang Yuanqing, but his Blue Face faceplate nullified the attack; he then exiled her summoned images of Fu Qingyang, Demon Lord, and the Silver Moon Divine General.
• Yi Chuanmei saw through Zhang Yuanqing’s bluff, grew gigantic, and crushed him while explaining that she had trapped the Princess in an illusion.
• Chen Bloodblade stabbed Yi Chuanmei from behind, breaking the dream and revealing that the black coffin’s monster had never escaped its seal.
• Chen Bloodblade explained that he had been waiting for Yi Chuanmei and identified her as the Evil Profession in the team, leaving her to demand to know who he was.

Zhang Yuanqing and Chen Bloodblade fought Yi Chuanmei, who trapped them in a dream before Princess Yinyao awakened Zhang Yuanqing. Yi Chuanmei then revealed she had manipulated Zhao Youcai into feeding a Scout to the coffin, awakening the fiendish thing.

• Chen Bloodblade and Zhang Yuanqing attacked Yi Chuanmei, but she used vines, mental strikes, and illusions to resist them.
• Zhang Yuanqing wounded Yi Chuanmei by using wind feedback to locate her real body, while Chen Bloodblade revealed he was Huang Taiji and explained how he had deduced her identity.
• Yi Chuanmei trapped Zhang Yuanqing and Huang Taiji in a dream and tried to kill them, but Princess Yinyao pulled Zhang Yuanqing out of it.
• Zhang Yuanqing saw Zhao Youcai open the coffin and throw a Scout escort guard inside, while Huang Taiji and Yi Chuanmei also emerged from the dream.
• Yi Chuanmei revealed she had manipulated Zhao Youcai into seeking mutual destruction, and the fiendish thing began devouring the Scout as yin energy and rain returned.

Zhang Yuanqing and Huang Taiji were trapped in a mirror world with a powerful water-aligned undead creature and Yi Chuanmei. Zhang Yuanqing absorbed and suppressed the black mist at the cost of his physical body, and Huang Taiji carried his corpse toward Divine Sword Manor in hopes of saving him.

• Zhao Youcai emerged possessed by the black-mist creature, while Yi Chuanmei revealed that her side quest was complete and taunted Zhang Yuanqing and Huang Taiji.
• Huang Taiji protected himself and Zhang Yuanqing with earth barriers, but the black mist spread disease and dehydration through their defenses.
• As Huang Taiji turned to stone and fell asleep, Zhang Yuanqing used the Azure Emperor Jade Belt to recover, then drew the black mist into himself and fought it with Solar Power and the Heaven-Worship Set.
• Zhang Yuanqing suppressed the black mist but collapsed as a charred corpse when the mirror world disappeared, and Yi Chuanmei fled after Huang Taiji attacked her.
• Princess Yinyao told Huang Taiji that Zhang Yuanqing had planned for him to be awakened, and Huang Taiji sensed the black mist fused with Zhang Yuanqing's kidneys.
• Huang Taiji sealed Zhang Yuanqing's corpse in an earthen coffin and left for Divine Sword Manor with Princess Yinyao.

Yi Chuanmei reached Divine Sword Manor and found Orderly Profession survivors trapped in the Sword Pavilion while Evil Profession players held the grounds outside. After joining Greedy Divine General and the other attackers, she learned the sword formation was blocking their advance, and they expected her dream abilities to break the stalemate.

• Yi Chuanmei rode toward Divine Sword Manor, avoided venomous snakes and a buried explosive trap, then transformed into an eagle to fly over the forest.
• Yi Chuanmei spotted the corpses at the manor and saw that Cai Longshen and Jiang Ju were defending the Sword Pavilion with wounded Far Sea escorts.
• Cai Longshen told Jiang Ju to meet the Yellow Banner Escort Agency if it arrived, and Jiang Ju accused him of treating him as cannon fodder.
• Yi Chuanmei landed near Greedy Divine General, who recognized her, and she discovered Snake Woman, Hundred-Man Slayer, and Little Round nearby.
• Yi Chuanmei asked about the conflict and learned that Greedy Divine General and Snake Woman had eliminated two escort agencies, Little Round controlled the Red Flame Escort Agency, and Cai Longshen had seized the Sword Pavilion's powerful formation.
• Greedy Divine General asked Yi Chuanmei to use her dream abilities to break the deadlock because the sword formation could not stop dreams.

After Yi Chuanmei revealed that Yuanshi Tianzun had died, Little Round lost control and attacked her, but Greedy Divine General drove her away. Little Round then reached Huang Taiji and the others, where Princess Yinyao declared that the wounded bee woman was not an enemy.

• Yi Chuanmei read Murong Wenxing’s blood letter, learning how Murong Long’s attempt to master the Five Elements secret arts caused Divine Sword Manor’s massacre and how Murong Wenxing concealed the secrets and his son’s remains.
• Snake Woman explained the free and orderly factions’ objectives, and Yi Chuanmei revealed that Yuanshi Tianzun had died after the water-element spiritual power merged into him.
• Little Round reacted with grief and rage to Yuanshi Tianzun’s reported death, then attacked Yi Chuanmei; Greedy Divine General blocked her stinger and struck her away.
• Jiang Ju used the chaos to leave the Sword Pavilion in Night Wanderer mode, while Huang Taiji approached Divine Sword Manor carrying the earthen coffin with Princess Yinyao and Blood Rose.
• The injured Little Round landed near Huang Taiji and stared at the coffin, but Princess Yinyao told Huang Taiji that she was not an enemy.

Little Round arrived to find Yuanshi Tianzun dead, but Princess Yinyao said his spirit might still be trapped in his body. As Huang Taiji and the others tried to take him to the Sword Pavilion, the Evil faction launched an early attack on the coffin.

• Princess Yinyao told Huang Taiji that Little Round was Yuanshi Tianzun's friend, and Little Round asked whether Yuanshi Tianzun had really died.
• Princess Yinyao explained that Yuanshi Tianzun's body was destroyed but his spirit remained intact, and Huang Taiji opened the coffin so Little Round could see him.
• Little Round fed Rebirth Gu to Yuanshi Tianzun, while Huang Taiji, Jiang Ju, and Cai Longshen debated whether to trust or fight her.
• Princess Yinyao warned that Cai Longshen was trying to lure Huang Taiji and Jiang Ju into danger, and Huang Taiji proposed working with Little Round to protect Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Cai Longshen agreed to take Yuanshi Tianzun to the Sword Pavilion, but the Greedy Divine General swooped down and struck at the coffin with his saber.

Greedy Divine General attacked Huang Taiji and the others, but Huang Taiji began refining his domain while Jiang Ju, Princess Yinyao, Little Round, and the Yin Jade Doll fought to restrain the Fog Master. The battle left Princess Yinyao beheaded and Little Round gravely wounded as Greedy Divine General recovered and declared the real fight had begun.

• Greedy Divine General used Bewitch on Princess Yinyao, Little Round, and Jiang Ju, but Huang Taiji resisted, shielded the earthen coffin, and caught the divine general’s blade.
• Jiang Ju broke free by activating Berserker and attacked while Huang Taiji pinned Greedy Divine General under crushing gravity to refine his domain.
• Jiang Ju battered Greedy Divine General as Princess Yinyao and the Yin Jade Doll repeatedly sealed his spirit, giving Little Round an opening to stab him with her stinger.
• Greedy Divine General cursed Little Round through her stinger and then swung his saber, but Princess Yinyao shoved Little Round aside and took the beheading strike herself.
• Jiang Ju knocked Greedy Divine General back and threw Princess Yinyao’s corpse away as the divine general replenished his strength with Bloodthirsty Frenzy.
• A giant python, a tattooed man, and Yi Chuanmei approached Divine Sword Manor, while Princess Yinyao’s severed head told Little Round to treat her wounds and reattach it.

Little Round survived long enough for Huang Taiji and Jiang Ju to move Yuanshi Tianzun’s coffin toward Mountain God Manor, while Jiang Ju fought off the attackers. The two men fell for an illusion and left the coffin exposed, and the Greedy Divine General and Hundred-Man Slayer struck at it.

• Princess Yinyao told Little Round that her damaged body needed Spirit Talismans and materials within three hours, but Little Round found the Resurrection Gu jar empty and began to die.
• Jiang Ju blasted Snake Woman, Yi Chuanmei, and Hundred-Man Slayer with flames while Huang Taiji gave Little Round his last tube of Life Essence Fluid and shielded her and Princess Yinyao.
• The Greedy Divine General released a vast fog, and Little Round urged Huang Taiji and Jiang Ju to take Yuanshi Tianzun’s coffin into Mountain God Manor to complete the main quest.
• Huang Taiji and Jiang Ju carried the coffin toward the manor, but they reached the stone steps without receiving a Spirit Realm prompt and realized they had been lured away by an illusion.
• Jiang Ju raced back through the fog and found the coffin still in place as the Greedy Divine General and Hundred-Man Slayer raised their blades to strike.

Yi Chuanmei’s group outmaneuvered the lawful faction, and Jiang Ju’s self-destruction failed to stop them from taking the stone coffin. As the enemy reached Murong Fu’s mausoleum, Huang Taiji, Little Round, and Princess Yinyao pinned their last hope on awakening Yuanshi Tianzun.

• Yi Chuanmei trapped Jiang Ju in a dreamscape while Greedy Divine General opened Yuanshi Tianzun’s coffin, but Little Round’s Fortune Reduction and Huang Taiji’s stone armor disrupted him.
• Jiang Ju and Huang Taiji fought to recover the coffin, while Yi Chuanmei’s illusions and Mental Strike confused their opponents; Hundred-Man Slayer shot Little Round and forced her to drop the coffin.
• Jiang Ju detonated himself in a massive explosion, but Yi Chuanmei revealed that she had manipulated his emotions and Greedy Divine General survived unharmed.
• Greedy Divine General’s group left Huang Taiji, Little Round, and Princess Yinyao behind and continued toward Murong Long’s mausoleum; the allies planned to extract the water-element yin entity from Yuanshi Tianzun to awaken him.
• Cai Longshen confronted the departing group from the Sword Pavilion, while Greedy Divine General and the others reached Murong Fu’s tomb and felt the stone coffin shaking and thudding from within.

Cai Longshen refused to help the Orderly Faction, while the Five Elements powers gathered in Yuanshi Tianzun’s body and awakened Murong Long as a Sovereign-level demon. Murong Long began devouring the defenders, but a Level 5 Star Official notification awakened the true owner of the body, who prepared to fight back.

• Cai Longshen rejected Huang Taiji and Little Round’s plea to help awaken Yuanshi Tianzun, and the three left the Sword Pavilion in despair.
• The Five Elements powers converged in Yuanshi Tianzun’s coffin, triggering the final battle and awakening Murong Long.
• Murong Long emerged wearing the Heaven-Worship Ceremonial Attire, accepted Yi Chuanmei’s request to kill the manor’s enemies, and attacked Huang Taiji, Little Round, and Princess Yinyao.
• Murong Long drained the defenders’ power as the evil faction watched, and Snake Woman anticipated her promotion for their apparent victory.
• A notification announced advancement to Level 5 Star Official, and Zhang Yuanqing’s molten-gold eye opened as he demanded to know who had stolen his body.

Yuanshi Tianzun awakened inside Murong Long’s body and devoured Murong Long’s soul, gaining control of the five-element power while becoming dangerously manic. After killing or subduing the enemy forces, he prepared to continue into Murong Fu’s tomb palace, but a young man from the Far Sea Escort Agency appeared at the cemetery entrance.

• Zhang Yuanqing awakened when leveling up disrupted Murong Long’s control, then used Solar Power to collapse the vortex and save Little Round, Princess Yinyao, and Huang Taiji.
• Zhang Yuanqing empowered his soul with the Lunar Moon origin and devoured Murong Long, taking control of the five-element power despite absorbing Murong Long’s mental corruption.
• Zhang Yuanqing killed Hundred-Man Slayer and Greedy Divine General, made Yi Chuanmei his Spirit Servant, and killed Snake Woman.
• Zhang Yuanqing used an Evil-Breaking Talisman to suppress his madness, gave Life Source Fluid to Little Round and Huang Taiji, and ordered Princess Yinyao to accompany him into the tomb palace.
• Little Round warned Zhang Yuanqing that his condition was abnormal, and a gloomy young man in a Far Sea Escort Agency uniform appeared at the cemetery entrance.

After the orderly faction defeated its enemies, Zhang Yuanqing led his companions into Murong Fu’s tomb, where they found relics but no Five Elements secret art. As Zhang Yuanqing’s unstable state worsened, he killed Cai Longshen for trying to claim the spoils; Little Round left the dungeon, and the survivors received notice that the mission was complete.

• Cai Longshen revealed himself and tried to use his family status to take charge, but Zhang Yuanqing ignored him and led the group into the tomb palace.
• Zhang Yuanqing explained that Murong Long had awakened Murong Fu’s will by consuming a divine pill, and that a Five-Colored Badge could lead to the Five Elements secret art.
• The group found six relics in Murong Long’s coffin, and Zhang Yuanqing stopped Cai Longshen from claiming the Bad People Badge before assigning items to his companions.
• Cai Longshen seized several relics despite Huang Taiji’s warning, but Zhang Yuanqing exposed the theft as an illusion and killed him with a draining vortex.
• Zhang Yuanqing gave Little Round a Teleportation Jade Talisman; she chose three relics and left, triggering the Spirit Realm notification that the mission was complete.

Zhang Yuanqing completed the Spirit Realm dungeon, advanced to Level 6, and gained rewards after the Spirit Realm removed Murong Long’s power and contamination. Back in reality, he restored Princess Yinyao’s Spirit Talismans, while Huang Taiji called Fu Qingyang to discuss his dungeon with Yuanshi Tianzun.

• The Spirit Realm purged Zhang Yuanqing’s contamination and Dominator-level power, then rewarded him with two levels, a Level 2 Guild Token, Five Elements Spiritual Energy Experience Cards, and a Charm Ring.
• Zhang Yuanqing activated the Guild Token, examined his rewards, and agreed with Huang Taiji that they would discuss Cai Longshen’s death with Fu Qingyang after leaving the dungeon.
• Huang Taiji learned Zhang Yuanqing had reached Level 6, and Zhang Yuanqing collected Greedy Divine General’s and Hundred-Man Slayer’s weapons before giving Jiang Ju a share of the spoils.
• Zhang Yuanqing returned to reality with Princess Yinyao and repaired her damaged Spirit Talismans before her deadline.
• Huang Taiji called Fu Qingyang and told him that he had been matched with Yuanshi Tianzun in an instance dungeon.

Zhang Yuanqing returned from a level-six dungeon after reaching level six and killing several powerful Walkers, including Cai Longshen, while Fu Qingyang devised a cover story and political shield to protect him. The chapter ended with Zhang Yuanqing warning his friends not to bring Dominator-grade items into dungeons, prompting disbelief in their group chat.

• Huang Taiji told Fu Qingyang that Zhang Yuanqing had reached level six in the dungeon and killed Greedy Divine General, Snake Woman, Yi Chuanmei, and Cai Longshen.
• Little Round returned to the Wuhen Hotel and told Kou Beiyue and Little Fatty that Yuanshi Tianzun had killed the dungeon’s powerful opponents, including Yi Chuanmei.
• Fu Qingyang explained that Jiang Ju’s testimony could expose Cai Longshen’s death, then proposed a cover story and a public campaign to make Zhang Yuanqing a role model protected by the authorities’ credibility.
• Zhang Yuanqing returned to Guan Ya, told her he had reached level six, and completed a dungeon guide for Fu Qingyang.
• Zhang Yuanqing warned the Protagonist Squad Advancement Group not to bring Dominator-grade items into dungeons, and Xiahou Aotian disputed his claim that he had faced a level-six Walker.

After Yuanshi Tianzun revealed his leap to Level Six and his defeat of three Level Six enemies, allies and rivals reacted to the news, while Cai Shuishi was ordered to investigate Cai Longshen’s death. The chapter ended with Zhang Yuanqing preparing to use Stargazing Art to decide whether to save Demon Eye.

• Yuanshi Tianzun warned the group about bringing Sovereign-grade items into dungeons, then revealed that he had killed Greedy Divine General, Yi Chuanmei, and Snake Woman with Huang Taiji, Jiang Ju, and Cai Longshen.
• Zhang Yuanqing told Fu Qingyang he planned to refine the bodies into yin corpses, asked for money and materials, and shared a photo of Greedy Divine General and Hundred-Man Slayer with the group.
• Zhao Chenghuang, Xiahou Aotian, and All Under Heaven Returns to Fire saw the Five Elements Alliance announcement that Yuanshi Tianzun had reached Level Six and killed three Level Six Walkers.
• Elder Cai ordered Cai Shuishi to requisition the Tiger Tally and question Yuanshi Tianzun and Huang Taiji over Cai Longshen’s death.
• After receiving congratulations and learning he had been placed sixth on the Heaven Rankings, Zhang Yuanqing prepared to use Stargazing Art to weigh the consequences of saving Demon Eye.

Zhang Yuanqing used Stargazing and the Great Luo Star Chart to foresee the risks of rescuing Demon Eye, then sought Princess Yinyao’s advice on planning around future omens. The chapter ended with Ling Jun asking Elder Sun about Elder Everlasting Rivers and Mountains, while Fu Xue was stunned by a news report in the Free Federation.

• Zhang Yuanqing used the Great Luo Star Chart to see that rescuing Demon Eye could lead either to punishment by the Five Elements Alliance or to his capture and recruitment by the Lord of Weapons Cult.
• Zhang Yuanqing decided he needed a careful plan to rescue Demon Eye and asked Princess Yinyao how to use Stargazing to guide one.
• Ling Jun visited Elder Sun after Sun Miaomiao left and asked whether he remembered Elder Everlasting Rivers and Mountains.
• Fu Xue and Chen Shu discussed obtaining Life Source Fluid for Chen Shu’s biotech company, and Fu Xue admitted she might use her connections in Hua Nation.
• Fu Xue’s assistant brought her a news report, and Fu Xue froze in shock after reading it.

Fu Xue learned that Zhang Yuanqing had reached Level Six and proudly called him her son-in-law, while Chen Shu discovered his identity and tried to contact him. Elsewhere, Ling Jun confronted Elder Sun about Everlasting Rivers and Mountains and Ling Tuo’s deaths, and Zhang Yuanqing received news of materials for refining Yin Corpses.

• Fu Xue learned that Yuanshi Tianzun had risen from Level Four to Level Six and killed three high-level Saints, and she celebrated having him as her son-in-law.
• Chen Shu recognized Yuanshi Tianzun as her son, failed to reach him, and urged that he be sent abroad to take over the World Salvation Society.
• Ling Jun questioned Elder Sun about Everlasting Rivers and Mountains’s erased records and Ling Tuo’s death, and Elder Sun’s warning implied that the Sect Master had killed them.
• Jiang Yu'er told Zhang Yuanqing that Chen Shu had asked about his girlfriend and wanted him to break up with her, and Zhang Yuanqing dismissed the request.
• Fu Qingyang told Zhang Yuanqing that materials for refining Yin Corpses had been gathered in the gang warehouse.

Zhang Yuanqing refined Princess Yinyao, two corpse puppets, and Yi Chuanmei into stronger servants, then heard from Ling Jun that Elder Sun had warned him about clues to the deaths of Ling Tuo and Everlasting Rivers and Mountains. After deciding to halt the dangerous investigation for now, Zhang Yuanqing was called by Xiahou Aotian, who said people were watching him over the Qin Dynasty antiques.

• Zhang Yuanqing used materials from the White Tiger Guard warehouse to refine Princess Yinyao into a level-six corpse puppet, and she celebrated her breakthrough.
• By dawn, Zhang Yuanqing had also refined Greedy Divine General and Hundred-Man Slayer into corpse puppets and turned Yi Chuanmei into a Spirit Servant; he agreed to meet Yi Chuanmei's need to be whipped but refused to humiliate her.
• Ling Jun called Zhang Yuanqing with clues about Everlasting Rivers and Mountains and Elder Sun's warning concerning the deaths of Ling Tuo and Everlasting Rivers and Mountains.
• Zhang Yuanqing urged Ling Jun to stop investigating, but Ling Jun said he would cautiously probe further and mentioned that Victoria was protecting him.
• After weighing the danger of provoking the Taiyi Sect, Zhang Yuanqing decided to pause the investigation and went to sleep.
• Xiahou Aotian called Zhang Yuanqing the next morning, saying that people were watching him because the Qin Dynasty antiques they had sold had attracted attention.

Zhang Yuanqing arranged a secret escape for Xiahou Aotian from the authorities’ stakeout at the House of Myriad Treasures, while Yi Chuanmei and other allies attacked the waiting forces. Xiahou Aotian escaped with the money, but a spirit possessed him and the taxi driver on the way out of town, leaving him in danger.

• Xiahou Aotian told Zhang Yuanqing that the Flower City branch and the Zhao Family were watching the House of Myriad Treasures, so Zhang Yuanqing warned his companions not to come and checked for signs of danger.
• Lian Sanyue admitted that she had helped provoke the Zhao Family by secretly instigating Yuanshi Tianzun to injure Zhao Feichen, while Xiahou Aotian refused her offer to arrange his escape for a fee.
• Zhang Yuanqing told Xiahou Aotian to retrieve a black bead from the gang warehouse and wait three minutes before leaving with the money; Yi Chuanmei appeared from the bead and recognized the Qin Dynasty Occultist in Xiahou Aotian’s ring.
• Yi Chuanmei and other allies attacked the Flower City branch and Zhao Family teams, while Xiahou Aotian left the House of Myriad Treasures with six suitcases and escaped the old district.
• On the highway, a spirit possessed the taxi driver and then took control of Xiahou Aotian, as the driver announced that they would steal the sixty million yuan.

Zhang Yuanqing rescued Xiahou Aotian from Dark Night Rose’s Star Officials, learned that the organization was aiding the injured Pure Yang Sect Leader, and escaped Flower City with the captured Star Officials’ bodies. Back in Songhai, he turned his attention to planning a rescue for Magic Eye before Fear Heavenly King’s curse worsened.

• Zhang Yuanqing revealed himself after devouring the two Star Officials’ souls and learned that Dark Night Rose’s mobile unit was helping the Pure Yang Sect Leader prepare an ambush against Elder Hongying and the Nihility Sect.
• Zhang Yuanqing took the Star Officials’ bodies, questioned Yi Chuanmei about the strange spirit inside Xiahou Aotian’s ring, and escaped Flower City with the bodies hidden in Little Red Riding Hood.
• Xiahou Aotian told the group that Zhang Yuanqing had taken the sixty million, and the others withdrew their ten-million shares through Little Red Riding Hood.
• Elder Sauce Burst heard reports of the failed antique seizure and suspected the antiques came from Qin Feng Academy before deciding to report the matter to headquarters.
• Zhang Yuanqing returned to Fu Family Bay, reflected on the risks his actions had created, and resolved to plan a rescue for Magic Eye.

Zhang Yuanqing devised a plan to rescue Magic Eye by drawing key Songhai figures away, then visited Little Round with money and Life Essence. The chapter ended with him rehearsing how to involve Dark Night Rose in the plan during an online meeting.

• Zhang Yuanqing confirmed with Fu Qingyang that the Female Marshal was in Songhai and asked Fear Heavenly King to help lure her away.
• Zhang Yuanqing used the Military Soul Mask to devise a plan involving the Female Marshal, Dog Elder, Money Prince, and Dark Night Rose, with the Palace Master as his helper.
• Kou Beiyue and Little Round worried about their group’s limited funds, while Little Fatty teased Kou Beiyue about Little Round’s feelings for Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Zhang Yuanqing gave Little Round ten million yuan and three vials of concentrated Life Essence, offered to take her through a Saint instance, and asked about the Nihility Sect and Taiyi Sect’s pursuit of the Pure Yang Sect Leader.
• Zhang Yuanqing left after teasing Little Round, prompting Kou Beiyue to mistake the money for betrothal gifts.
• Zhang Yuanqing rehearsed his plan to lure Money Prince away before Fu Qingyang, Challenge the Peak, Red Tassel, and Yin Ji joined the online meeting.

Zhang Yuanqing shared intelligence about Dark Night Rose’s plan and helped the authorities devise a trap for the Pure Yang Sect Leader. The next morning, investigators used the Tiger Tally to force Huang Taiji to reveal that Yuanshi Tianzun had killed Cai Longshen, leaving headquarters with a serious case to resolve.

• Zhang Yuanqing told Fu Qingyang, Elder Hongying, Gao Feng, and Yin Ji that Dark Night Rose planned to use the Pure Yang Sect Leader to lure them into an ambush.
• Zhang Yuanqing proposed leaking a Nihility Sect Dream Master’s whereabouts as bait, and Fu Qingyang agreed to join the operation.
• Elder Hongying visited Yin Ji and asked whether she had feelings for Yuanshi Tianzun, but Yin Ji denied it and noted that he already had a girlfriend.
• Investigators Wu Gou and Mercury questioned Huang Taiji in his office using the Tiger Tally.
• Huang Taiji revealed that Yuanshi Tianzun killed Cai Longshen after Cai tried to steal the spoils, and admitted he had concealed the truth because he felt indebted to Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Huang Taiji explained that Yuanshi Tianzun had suffered a mental breakdown after devouring the boss’s soul and asked the investigators to relay that killing Cai had not been his intention.

Zhang Yuanqing cooperated with headquarters’ investigation into Cai Longshen’s death, but Elder Cai’s men coerced him into signing a false confession. After the confession was posted and then deleted, Fu Qingyang prepared to seek support from the Nine Elders as Elder Cai pursued his case.

• Guan Ya told Zhang Yuanqing that her team was still hunting a dangerous Fog Master, and Fu Qingyang warned him that headquarters had learned he killed Cai Longshen.
• Zhang Yuanqing hid his phones and three level-six Yin corpses, then agreed with Fu Qingyang to cooperate with the Investigation Department.
• Headquarters investigators took Zhang Yuanqing to the Capital City, where a black-robed Sovereign used the Tiger Tally to question him about Cai Longshen’s death.
• The black-robed old man forced Zhang Yuanqing to sign a confession that falsely accused him of killing Cai Longshen over a dispute about the spoils.
• The Investigation Department posted the confession on the official forum, causing widespread debate, but the post was soon deleted.
• Fu Qingyang told Ling Jun that Elder Cai would likely pursue Zhang Yuanqing over alleged ties to Evil Professions, then set out to visit the Nine Elders for help.

After Yuanshi Tianzun was arrested for killing Cai Longshen, his allies tried to sway public opinion and negotiate with the Ten Elders to limit his punishment. Fu Qingyang’s appeal to Elder Miao failed, and Zhang Yuanqing was taken to the Supreme Court for trial.

• Sun Miaomiao, Zhao Chenghuang, Xiahou Aotian, and All Under Heaven Returns to Fire discussed ways to defend Yuanshi Tianzun, while All Under Heaven Returns to Fire outlined options involving public opinion, concessions, or defection.
• After learning Yuanshi Tianzun had been arrested, Guan Ya directed Li Chunfeng to challenge headquarters’ handling of the case, and posts demanding a fair hearing began spreading.
• Fu Qingyang told Ling Jun that public pressure had already taken effect and that they needed to win support from the Ten Elders; Fu Xue urged him to protect Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Fu Qingyang met Elder Miao, who said Elder Cai wanted Yuanshi Tianzun sentenced to death and demanded the return of Qin-era antiques in exchange for help.
• When Fu Qingyang offered only some of the antiques, Elder Miao proposed that Fu Qingyang marry Teng'er; Fu Qingyang rejected the match and left without an agreement.
• On the third day of detention, Zhang Yuanqing was handcuffed and escorted from the interrogation room to face the headquarters trial, with Elder Cai presiding.

Zhang Yuanqing faced a Tribunal hearing where Raging Waves accused him of murdering Cai Longshen and colluding with Evil Professions. After Elder Cai sentenced him to prison, a fine, and the loss of his Heaven-Worship Set and privileges, Zhang Yuanqing broke free of the Silent Seat and openly defied the verdict.

• Raging Waves demanded the death penalty for Zhang Yuanqing, accusing him of killing Cai Longshen over the distribution of spoils.
• Huang Taiji testified that Zhang Yuanqing had been driven mad after devouring a Sovereign-level boss's soul and that Cai Longshen had tried to seize the spoils, but Raging Waves challenged his account.
• Raging Waves accused Zhang Yuanqing of colluding with Evil Professions because a Spirit Medium had risked her life to save him, and Huang Taiji could not determine whether they had been more than friends.
• Elder Cai found Zhang Yuanqing guilty of both charges and sentenced him to three months in prison, a one-billion fine, confiscation of the Heaven-Worship Set, and loss of all merits and privileges.
• When Raging Waves demanded the Heaven-Worship Set, Zhang Yuanqing used a purple-gold pumpkin hammer to break his restraints and declared that he did not accept the verdict.