Recaps

Sikong Jing gathered the Eastern Tyrant forces to march on Ancient Sacred Peak and expose the Thousand Kings Holy Tower’s disguised siege. In Overlord Heaven City, Murong Jianyun announced a fixed-price, first-come sale of fifty Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagrams, forcing potential buyers to weigh whether they would risk breaking the encirclement to obtain them.

• Weng Ting told Sikong Jing that ordinary martial artists and nearby factions were helping defend Ancient Sacred Peak, encouraged by his advance.
• Sikong Jing learned the besiegers were still attacking under the false name of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall and declared that the Eastern Tyrant forces would destroy them as demons.
• The Eastern Tyrant force, joined by Weng Ting and the Zhang Duiyi siblings, set out for Ancient Sacred Peak.
• Murong Jianyun announced that Overlord Heaven City would sell forty Two-Tenths Qianyuan and ten Four-Tenths Qianyuan diagrams at set prices six days later, without an auction.
• Guests in the city realized that buying the diagrams might require their factions to break through the Thousand Kings Holy Tower’s encirclement, and some questioned whether to take the risk.

The Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce put Sikong Jing’s Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagrams on sale, prompting factions to race for them while Qian Ta tried to block buyers and stir up attacks on Overlord Heaven City. Pei Kuang’s attempt to intimidate the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land ended with Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor sending him a Qianyuan Fragment Map while refusing to receive him.

• Sects across Overlord Heaven City ordered their people to obtain Bright Core Crystals and buy the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagrams after hearing of Sikong Devil’s victories.
• Qian Ta ordered the city sealed, directed his forces to buy or steal all fifty diagrams, and spread a rumor about a hundred-percent Qianyuan version to incite attacks on Overlord Heaven City.
• Murong Jianyun told the Tyrant Heaven higher-ups that selling the diagrams would turn the Thousand Kings Holy Tower’s obstruction into public outrage, and they prepared to defend the city.
• Pei Kuang and Madam Raccoon arrived at the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land, where Pei Kuang demanded to see Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor refused to leave seclusion but sent Pei Kuang a Qianyuan Fragment Map, leaving Pei without a reason to force his way inside.

Pei Kuang and Madam Raccoon intimidated the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land before leaving, and the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor turned his attention to capturing the Beiheng Sword Formation. He revealed that he wanted the people inside alive because he believed Sikong Jing’s origins might be tied to the Boundless Sea.

• Pei Kuang and Madam Raccoon shook the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land’s mountain-protecting formation, then departed after warning the Sacred Ancestor.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor identified Madam Raccoon as likely one of the Boundless Sea survivors hunting the Sikong couple and feared the Thousand Kings Holy Tower’s growing power.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor learned that Heaven Wrath had failed to break the Beiheng Sword Formation, where the Long Night Empire’s troops and emperor were defending Su Old Devil’s protected domain.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor ordered Heaven Wrath to take the Beiheng Sword Formation within twenty days, before Pei Kuang could reach it.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor said Sikong Jing might come from a place in the Boundless Sea and resolved to enter it.

Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor resolved to seize Sikong Jing and reach the place where the Sikong couple had fought, while Ancient Sacred Peak neared defeat under a relentless siege. The chapter left Tie Binghun and Cang Lin’s forces trapped beneath the main peak, desperate to hold out until help arrived.

• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor recalled witnessing the Sikong couple’s battle near a hell-like place in the Boundless Sea and believed Sikong Jing could lead him back there.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor ordered his forces to capture the people inside the Beiheng Sword Formation within twenty days and set out to block Sikong Jing at Bright Dragon Stronghold.
• At Ancient Sacred Peak, Tie Binghun rallied the defenders by promising that Dongba’s Dark Wing Commander and Sikong Jing would soon arrive.
• Cang Lin warned Tie Binghun that he could no longer sustain the Overlord Soul Hundred-Man Army-Slaying Formation, though he continued fighting.
• The besieging forces broke through Ancient Sacred Peak’s defenses and drove the defenders beneath the main peak, leaving them in a desperate last stand.

The Hundred Tigers Sacred Grotto arrived to help Ancient Sacred Peak, giving Tie Binghun’s forces a chance to hold out until Sikong Jing arrived. Sikong Jing reached Ancient City and rushed toward Tie Ti’er after hearing that Granny Kui had betrayed her and pledged allegiance to the Thousand Kings Holy Tower.

• The Thousand Kings Holy Tower’s commander ordered the slaughter of Ancient Sacred Peak, but the Golden Tiger Emperor and the Hundred Tigers Sacred Grotto arrived and joined the battle on Ancient Sacred Peak’s side.
• Tie Binghun rallied his forces, believing Sikong Jing had persuaded the Golden Tiger Emperor to help, while the Golden Tiger Emperor struggled to defend against the allied forces and waited for Sikong Jing.
• Sikong Jing arrived at Ancient City, sensed the Golden Tiger Emperor’s support, and sped toward the Iron Cang Martial Resonance Stone after hearing Tie Ti’er accuse Granny Kui of betrayal.
• Granny Kui claimed she had pledged allegiance to the Thousand Kings Holy Tower to protect Tie Ti’er and make her a concubine of a Thousand King Young Master.
• Granny Kui blamed Sikong Jing for Tie Ti’er’s change and called him a good-for-nothing as Sikong Jing rushed toward them with killing intent.

Sikong Jing rescued Tie Ti'er from Granny Kui and the allied forces, and Tie Ti'er killed the traitor herself. Tie Ti'er then explained that she had come to ring the Iron Cang Martial Resonance Stone to encourage Ancient Sacred Peak's defenders.

• Granny Kui revealed her plan to capture Tie Ti'er and use her to force Tie Binghun to surrender.
• Tie Ti'er prepared to kill herself rather than become a burden to Ancient Sacred Peak, but Sikong Jing arrived and stopped her.
• Sikong Jing killed the surrounding allied troops and struck Granny Kui down.
• Tie Ti'er took a sword and killed Granny Kui for betraying Ancient Sacred Peak.
• Tie Ti'er told Sikong Jing she wanted to ring the Iron Cang Martial Resonance Stone to give confidence to those fighting for Ancient Sacred Peak.

Sikong Jing summoned Iron Cang’s will projection from the Iron Cang Martial Resonance Stone to help Ancient Sacred Peak, then promised his troops would arrive in two hours. Iron Cang set off with Tie Ti'er to defend the sect, vowing to hold on until then.

• Tie Ti'er told Sikong Jing she planned to strike the Iron Cang Martial Resonance Stone and awaken Iron Cang’s will projection to help Ancient Sacred Peak.
• Sikong Jing used his spirit projection to summon Iron Cang without taking the Resonance Stone’s trial.
• Iron Cang thanked Sikong Jing for repaying Ancient Sacred Peak’s sincerity and asked Tie Ti'er, its current Saintess, to join him.
• At Sikong Jing’s nod, Tie Ti'er climbed onto the Resonance Stone, and Iron Cang prepared to detonate the sect’s remaining formations.
• Sikong Jing promised his troops would arrive in two hours, and Iron Cang agreed to hold on as the Resonance Stone flew toward Ancient Sacred Peak.

Iron Cang appeared through the Iron Cang Martial Resonance Stone, rallied Ancient Sacred Peak, and entrusted Tie Ti'er with his inheritance in case the battle was lost. After the Canggu Remnant Formation fell and the defenders fought on, Sikong Jing arrived with Dongba's forces and ordered them into the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation.

• Iron Cang's Martial Resonance Stone rang out, and his will-projection appeared above Ancient Sacred Peak, restoring the defenders' fighting spirit.
• Iron Cang activated the Canggu Remnant Formation and told Tie Binghun, Cang Lin, and the others to recover for half an hour before fighting again.
• Iron Cang implanted his inheritance in Tie Ti'er and urged her to keep treating Sikong Jing sincerely.
• Tie Cang explained that Sikong Jing had previously rung all eighteen chimes of the Wuming Stone trial, which had enabled the patriarch to appear.
• The allied forces broke the Canggu Remnant Formation after half an hour, and the restored defenders fought back.
• Sikong Jing arrived with Dongba's soldiers and ordered them to form the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation.

Sikong Jing’s arrival turned the battle at Ancient Sacred Peak in favor of Dongba and its allies, forcing the allied forces to surrender and securing the peak. Iron Cang’s spiritual projection faded after thanking Sikong Jing and encouraging Tie Ti’er, while Ancient Sacred Peak’s survivors honored him and thanked Sikong Jing.

• Sikong Jing’s Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation joined the counterattack by Ancient Sacred Peak and Hundred Tigers Sacred Grotto, routing the allied forces.
• Several top-tier Emperors fled, while Sikong Jing’s side killed the sect masters of the Ten Thousand Herbs Holy Sect and the Eastern Night Sacred Pool.
• Sikong Jing ordered the defeated allied forces to drop their weapons and surrender, and they laid down their arms as the battle ended in victory for Ancient Sacred Peak.
• Iron Cang’s spiritual projection thanked Sikong Jing, encouraged Tie Ti’er, and disappeared; Ancient Sacred Peak’s people knelt to honor their patriarch.
• Tie Binghun and the others knelt before Sikong Jing to thank him, and the Golden Tiger Emperor proclaimed that Commander Dark Wing was invincible and Overlord Heaven would triumph.

After defeating the Thousand Kings Holy Tower’s forces at Ancient Sacred Peak, Sikong Jing gave Tie Binghun and Golden Tiger Emperor the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation diagrams and prepared to strengthen their alliance. The meeting ended when Sikong Jing sensed the approaching Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion.

• Tie Binghun and the others proclaimed Sikong Jing invincible, while hidden observers considered how the victory might shift power across the Central Plains.
• Sikong Jing, Golden Tiger Emperor, and Tie Binghun discussed delaying the Thousand Kings Holy Tower and wearing away its prestige.
• Sikong Jing gave Tie Binghun and Golden Tiger Emperor diagrams containing sixty percent of the Primal Heaven Map, restricted to them and Elder Cang Lin.
• Sikong Jing also gave them green jade bricks inscribed with his martial insights and outlined their next arrangements.
• Sikong Jing sensed the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion approaching Ancient Sacred Peak and sprang to his feet.

The Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion told Sikong Jing that the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land had invaded the Eastern Plains Northern Lands and that Yang Yi and the others were trapped while fleeing its experts. Sikong Jing realized the attack was likely aimed at him and wondered whether the Sacred Land intended to enter the Central Plains conflict.

• The Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion reached Sikong Jing after the messenger routes were sealed and warned him that the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land was attacking his homeland.
• The Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion explained that Sui Yu, Xia Dielian, and others used Sikong Jing's battle-killing formations, while the Long Night Empire's forces helped drive the invading disciples from the Azure Dragon Small Domain.
• The Armor-Splitting Flying Vulture's supplies and Divine Shuttle Ships helped the Long Night Empire abandon its territory and reinforce the Azure Dragon Small Domain before the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land could conquer it.
• The Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion reported that Yang Yi, Hua Meixi, and the others had nearly died in a siege and were hiding in the Bright Dragon Mountain Range as Heavenly Dao experts cut off communications.
• Sikong Jing concluded that the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land's target was likely him and questioned whether it wanted to join the Central Plains dispute.

Sikong Jing left to return to the Eastern Plains Northern Lands after learning that the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land was attacking his homeland, leaving the Dongba troops under Weng Ting and the other two. The Golden Tiger Emperor examined Sikong Jing’s martial insights on a blue jade stone brick and was stunned by his nearly hundred meridian diagrams.

• Sikong Jing told Tie Binghun and the Golden Tiger Emperor about the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land’s attack and said he had to leave immediately.
• Sikong Jing appointed Weng Ting and the other two to administer the Dongba troops, then departed on the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion.
• Tie Binghun caught up with Sikong Jing and warned that revealing the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land’s actions might make the Golden Tiger Emperor lose faith in him.
• Sikong Jing explained that the truth would soon emerge and said the Golden Tiger Emperor would not harbor crooked thoughts after viewing the blue jade stone brick.
• The Golden Tiger Emperor examined the brick and found nearly a hundred sets of meridian diagrams attributed to Sikong Jing.
• Tie Binghun returned and heard the Golden Tiger Emperor call Sikong Jing monstrous and say he was not human.

Tie Binghun and Golden Tiger Emperor were convinced by Sikong Jing’s meridian diagrams and returned to Ancient Sacred Peak to support his plans. Meanwhile, conflict over the Primal Heaven Maps intensified, and Sikong Jing reached Bright Dragon Stronghold, where a sudden sense of danger stopped him.

• Golden Tiger Emperor showed Tie Binghun the azure jade stone brick’s meridian diagrams, and both resolved to support Sikong Jing.
• Tie Binghun and Golden Tiger Emperor returned to Ancient Sacred Peak to work with Elder Cang Lin on the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation and cooperate against the Thousand Kings Holy Tower’s defectors.
• Qian Ta’s forces bought Primal Heaven Maps and stirred up chaos in Overlord Heaven City, while Murong Jianyun expelled or killed troublemakers and announced another sale for half a month later.
• Pei Yugong secured the Qianyuan Fragment Map from the Thoughtless Sacred Sect, then led its people to attack a sect opposing the Thousand Kings Holy Tower as allies mounted similar campaigns elsewhere.
• After ten days of travel, Sikong Jing reached Bright Dragon Stronghold by a safer route through the Bright Dragon Mountain Range and sensed immediate danger.

Sikong Jing tried to avoid Bright Dragon Stronghold, but Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor pursued him and sealed off the surrounding mountains. Their exchange revealed that Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor suspected Sikong Jing came from the Desolate Sea Forbidden Land, leaving Sikong Jing wondering whether someone from Boundless Sea stood behind him.

• Sikong Jing sensed a powerful Saint Martial Stage presence at Bright Dragon Stronghold and fled north with the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor pursued Sikong Jing using spatial folding and trapped him inside a sealing barrier in the mountains.
• Sikong Jing recognized Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and explained that the old man's use of a Mechanism Messenger Bird's spatial folding had revealed his identity.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor mentioned the Desolate Sea Forbidden Land to test Sikong Jing, and Sikong Jing's surprise confirmed his suspicion.
• Sikong Jing realized Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor knew about Boundless Sea and suspected that someone from there might be pursuing him.

Sikong Jing evaded Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s attempt to capture him by using demon beasts and Army-Slaying Formations, then taunted him with decoys. Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor broke the formations but still failed to find Sikong Jing, who remained at large and continued the standoff.

• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor demanded that Sikong Jing return to Heavenly Dao Sacred Land without explaining his purpose, then tried to capture him while threatening his homeland.
• Sikong Jing and the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion escaped through a hole that demon beasts had dug beneath the hill.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s barrier was blasted apart when Sikong Jing unleashed the demon beast Army-Slaying Formation, and formations erupted throughout the Bright Dragon Mountain Range.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor shattered the formations and declared that they could not threaten him.
• Sikong Jing used a demon beast corpse and a wild fruit carrying traces of his aura as decoys, frustrating Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s attempts to seize him.

Sikong Jing evaded the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor and tried to learn why he wanted him. The Sacred Ancestor revealed that Sikong Jing’s Third-Grade Holy Body and reaction to the Desolate Sea Forbidden Land had convinced him that Sikong Jing came from another homeland, leaving Sikong Jing to realize his disguise had caused the misunderstanding.

• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor failed to locate Sikong Jing despite pursuing him and surrounding the area with a barrier, so he agreed to negotiate.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor said he wanted Sikong Jing’s birthplace, while Sikong Jing insisted he was born in the small domain within the Beiheng Sword Formation.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor threatened to join forces with the Thousand Kings Holy Tower against the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce if Sikong Jing kept denying what he knew.
• Sikong Jing asked whether the Sacred Ancestor was searching for someone from the Sikong family, but the Sacred Ancestor said he wanted Sikong Jing himself, not the Sikong couple’s son.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor explained that Sikong Jing’s reaction to the name Desolate Sea Forbidden Land and his Third-Grade Holy Body proved to him that Sikong Jing came from elsewhere.
• Sikong Jing realized that his disguise as a Third-Grade Holy Body had caused the Sacred Ancestor’s mistaken belief about his homeland.

Sikong Jing questioned Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor about a place connected to people surnamed Sikong and tokens bearing their name. He chose to exploit Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s mistaken beliefs to learn more, then refused to take him there despite his threats.

• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor accused Sikong Jing of coming from a place where many people surnamed Sikong had died, and Sikong Jing secretly collected tokens bearing the name Sikong.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor claimed the tokens belonged to Sikong Jing’s dead relatives and demanded that Sikong Jing take him to their place.
• Sikong Jing realized the place might be connected to his father’s family and played along with Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s misunderstanding to learn more.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor revealed that Sikong Jing’s parents had once tried to keep the people there alive and threatened to kill everyone inside the Beiheng Sword Formation if Sikong Jing refused.
• Sikong Jing refused, arguing that Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor would not dare ally with the Thousand Kings Holy Tower and that Grandpa Su’s Beiheng Sword Formation could not easily be broken.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor warned Sikong Jing not to force his hand.

Sikong Jing rejected the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s coercive demands and learned that Pei Kuang was heading to destroy the Beiheng Sword Formation. He raced to stop Pei Kuang, prepared to risk demonic possession to protect the formation and kill him.

• Sikong Jing refused to tell the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor about the place and threatened to eliminate the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land if necessary.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor warned Sikong Jing that Pei Kuang and Madam Raccoon were coming to destroy the Beiheng Sword Formation, then offered to help if Sikong Jing accepted his conditions.
• Sikong Jing secretly left while the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor shouted after him, and the ancestor set off toward the Beiheng Sword Formation to pursue him.
• Sikong Jing and the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion raced through the Bright Dragon Mountain Range as little demon beasts.
• Sikong Jing vowed to stop Pei Kuang and said he would accept demonic possession if that was what it took to kill him.

Sikong Jing realized Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor was using Yang Yi and the others to threaten him, then returned to the Bright Dragon Mountain Range to protect them. He killed the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land expert who had cornered them and ordered everyone to leave with the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion.

• Sikong Jing resolved to make Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor reveal what he knew about his parents and the place connected to them.
• After nearly eighteen days of travel, Sikong Jing neared the Beiheng Sword Formation and learned that Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor had sent an expert to capture Yang Yi and the others.
• The Heavenly Dao Sacred Land expert attacked Hua Meixi and the Four Great Mad Demons, believing the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion was away with Sikong Jing.
• Sikong Jing arrived atop the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion, blocked the attack, and snapped the expert's neck with a demonic claw.
• Sikong Jing told Yang Yi, Hua Meixi, A Ying, and the others to leave with the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion.

Sikong Jing rescued Yang Yi and the others from the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s trap, then sent them into hiding while he headed for the Beiheng Sword Formation. The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor pursued him, but Sikong Jing concealed himself underground and remained undetected.

• Sikong Jing had the Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion carry Yang Yi and the others away before the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor arrived.
• The Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion explained that the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor planned to use Yang Yi and the others to threaten Sikong Jing, and warned them that Pei Kuang was also coming.
• Yang Yi urged the group not to become a burden, and Hua Meixi promised not to act recklessly despite her anger at Pei Kuang.
• Sikong Jing told the dying Heavenly Dao Emperor Realm expert to relay that he would negotiate with the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor after entering the Beiheng Sword Formation, then disappeared.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor interrogated the expert’s lingering spirit, learned Sikong Jing had rescued the group, crushed the spirit, and pursued him toward the formation.
• Sikong Jing disguised his aura as a small demon beast and burrowed underground as the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor reached his former location, leaving the pursuer unable to find him.

Sikong Jing revealed that he had entered the Beiheng Sword Formation, depriving the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor of his leverage over the people inside. When the ancestor attacked him, the formation struck back with a seemingly endless barrage of sword radiance, leaving Sikong Jing confident that he could negotiate from a position of strength.

• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor searched for Sikong Jing and threatened to keep him out of the Beiheng Sword Formation unless he obeyed.
• Sikong Jing appeared inside the formation and explained that it recognized him and would not attack him.
• Sikong Jing told the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor they could now negotiate face-to-face, but the ancestor refused and charged at him.
• The Beiheng Sword Formation summoned a sword gleam, forcing the Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor to defend himself instead of seizing Sikong Jing.
• The Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor shattered the first strike, then fought against a continuing rain of sword radiance as Sikong Jing praised the formation’s power.

Sikong Jing used the Beiheng Sword Formation to strip Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor of his leverage and learned why he wanted to reach the Desolate Sea. He refused to take him there and returned to the Azure Dragon Small Domain.

• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor was forced out of the Beiheng Sword Formation and admitted he doubted Pei Kuang could destroy it.
• Sikong Jing made Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor answer questions, learning he had seen the place from afar and wanted to search its ruins for treasures.
• Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor offered not to interfere against Pei Kuang, but Sikong Jing said he had no terms and would not take him to the place.
• Sikong Jing ignored Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor's threats and insults, then vanished into the Azure Dragon Small Domain.

Sikong Jing returned to the Beiheng Sword Formation as the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land withdrew, then visited Grandpa Su and Grandma Ye while the people prayed for peace. After comforting a little girl who prayed for his safe return, he sensed Pei Kuang’s arrival in the west.

• Sikong Jing ignored Heavenly Heart Sacred Ancestor’s threats and flew across the Azure Dragon Small Domain toward the Beiheng Sword Formation.
• Sikong Jing saw people praying outside North Dance City and entered the formation to pay his respects to Grandpa Su and Grandma Ye.
• Sikong Jing spoke with Grandpa Su and Grandma Ye about what had happened since he left the Azure Dragon Small Domain.
• The Heavenly Dao Sacred Land withdrew its troops, and the people celebrated while Sikong Jing drank and continued talking beside the sword mountain.
• Little Porridge prayed for the Azure Dragon Small Domain’s peace and Sikong Jing’s safe return, and Sikong Jing reassured her before sensing Pei Kuang’s arrival.

Sikong Jing left the Beiheng Sword Formation to confront Pei Kuang and Madam Raccoon, while news of his return spread through Yun Province. As Pei Kuang threatened to destroy the formation and take Su Beiheng's corpse, Ji Shengmang ordered the Long Night forces to stand with Sikong Jing.

• Sikong Jing spoke with a little girl in North Dance City, then vanished from the formation to face the enemy as his beast-form spirit shadow entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Heavenly Prison.
• The girl's parents recognized Sikong Jing and spread news of his return through North Dance City and Yun Province.
• Ning Jingjing suggested that the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land had retreated because Sikong Jing had returned, and Beigong Xianfeng received confirmation that Sikong Jing planned to face a powerful enemy.
• Pei Kuang announced that he would destroy the Beiheng Sword Formation, take Su Beiheng's corpse, and make Sikong Jing share Su Beiheng's fate.
• Old Mo identified Pei Kuang as the master of the Thousand Kings Holy Tower, and Ji Shengmang ordered the Long Night forces to reassure the people and live or die together with Sikong Jing.

Pei Kuang and Madam Raccoon planned to break the Beiheng Sword Formation by gathering people for a Blood Demon Grand Formation. Sikong Jing appeared at the formation’s edge and offered Pei Kuang a simpler way to destroy it, leaving Pei Kuang curious rather than immediately attacking.

• Ji Shengmang’s companions left the Divine Shuttle Ship to comfort the people of the Azure Dragon Small Domain and share their fate.
• Pei Kuang and Madam Raccoon judged that their own strength could break the Beiheng Sword Formation only at great cost, while an Army-Slaying Formation was impractical.
• Madam Raccoon proposed using a Blood Demon Grand Formation, and Pei Kuang decided they would gather people from the Eastern Plains Northern Lands.
• Before they could leave, an unseen man inside the formation announced that he knew a simple way to break it.
• Sikong Jing appeared at the edge of the formation, asked Madam Raccoon whether she had caught the person she sought, and offered Pei Kuang his method.
• Pei Kuang recognized Sikong Jing and said he would spare him for now in order to hear how he planned to break the formation.