Recaps

Zhu Yu rose to prominence in the Qingping Spirit Ruins, survived the war and returned to establish a new corpse-rearing home while pursuing cultivation and trade. His Insect Realm spirit met Hua Ling, who offered guidance and resources for advancing toward the Ninth Age Stage.

• Zhu Yu escaped into the Insect Realm after the island battle, then helped his allies divide the island’s treasures and later earned fame after killing Qi Hong and placing ninth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
• Zhu Yu learned that the Heavenly Dao Sect was plundering lesser Spirit Ruins, found a White-Tail Pear Spirit Seed in the Insect Realm, and joined the assault on the last Qingping stronghold at No-Return Island.
• After the Qingping Spirit Ruins were evacuated, Zhu Yu returned with Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan, then rented a Grade A Armor-Casting Corpse Land and discovered a dormant Six-Armed Naga in its upper-grade coffin.
• Zhu Yu moved into his new corpse field, restored its corpse seeds, planted fifty Qingping Corpse Seeds, and buried Black Tiger beside the Six-Armed Naga.
• Zhu Yu traded in the Immortal Tomb market, sold the Rain Carp Horn to Cang Li, and hosted a housewarming feast where he gave his guests branches of Starry Wood.
• Zhu Yu killed an old servant who attacked him, cultivated with enhanced Meditation Pills, and learned that Fu Hongxi had disappeared and was likely made into a Dharma Seed.
• In the Insect Realm, Hua Ling visited Zhu Yu, told him about the nearby tribes and Great Wilderness, gave him six high-grade Spirit Seeds, and lent him Spirit Power Fruits to help him advance toward the Ninth Age Stage.

Zhu Yu expanded his corpses and spirit beasts, reached Qi Refining Perfection, and prepared to explore the Affiliated Spirit Ruins. When Long Yan ambushed him to seize his Corpse-Rearing Coffin, Zhu Yu struck back and pursued her.

• Zhu Yu traded with Manager Liu, bought Green Spirit Pythons, and arranged for Little Jade to breed with Black Blade, gaining spirit-insect hatchlings.
• Zhu Yu cultivated Life Plundering, sold 146 Purple-Veined Snake-Person Living Corpses, and received a Dragon-Blooded Kobold Corpse Seed from Bai Meng.
• Zhu Yu completed the Graveyard Grass Dao foundation and broke through to Qi Refining Perfection, then inspected his corpses and prepared for the Qingping Tower’s opening.
• Zhu Yu learned that Foundation Establishment had killed Jiao Zuo, Bai Meng, and Ning, then killed Niu Erhu when two cultivators tried to take his Corpse-Rearing Coffin.
• Zhu Yu bought three yin-aligned Spirit Body arts and considered using a Split Spirit in an Affiliated Spirit Ruins to accelerate his study of Superior Person.
• Zhu Yu sold more Living Corpses, raised Black Tiger into an Iron-Armored Corpse, and saw Little Jade awaken its Void-Splitting Butterfly bloodline before departing for the Affiliated Spirit Ruins.
• Little Black discovered that the Treasure Herb fragment had awakened as Xiao Wu, while Zhu Yu blocked a dangerous golden thread and rode toward the Affiliated Spirit Ruins.
• Zhu Yu fought the Rogue Cultivators following him, while Long Yan attacked Black Tiger and tried to take the Corpse-Rearing Coffin, and Zhu Yu struck her with Foundation Establishment aura and pursued her.

Zhu Yu entered the Canglan Spirit Ruins as Milo, gained the Storm Crown inheritance, and prepared to transform his bloodline. Back in the Borderlands, he harvested Giant Peak Grapes, traded with Hua Ling, and planted the One-Leaf Lotus Life Seed with help from the spirit beasts.

• Zhu Yu chose to enter the Canglan Spirit Ruins with Ruan Yu'an's group, but left Long Yan's offer behind and sent his Split Spirit into the ruins.
• Zhu Yu awakened in Milo's body, and Yali protected him as he recovered in Storm Nest and was welcomed home by Gregor Helstota.
• Zhu Yu received the Forest of Lin and the Storm Crown inheritance, then left the Immortal Grave Spirit Ruins and learned that time passed far faster in Canglan.
• Zhu Yu researched bloodline transplantation, chose the Storm Naga bloodline, and met Little Seven, a ginseng spirit that claimed it could revive him once it reached Third-Order.
• Zhu Yu harvested Giant Peak Grapes with help from the spirit beasts, sold the Spiritual Power fruits, and discovered the Myriad Star Disk among Baldy's gifts.
• Hua Ling promised Zhu Yu a One-Leaf Lotus seed, obtained one from Mountain Master Ye Lian, and traded it to him along with Spirit Power Food and other goods.
• After Zhu Yu molted into the First-Instar Intermediate Insect Clan Warrior Stage, the spirit beasts helped him dig a pool, and he planted the One-Leaf Lotus seed there.

Zhu Yu pursued Spirit Ruins opportunities, auctioned Starry Wood Fruits, and encountered the Moon Sprite while a crisis in Yinming Mansion disrupted cultivation. After absorbing the Divine Seed and gaining Innocent Heart, he entered a village where Outworlders and the Four Ghosts were gathering.

• Zhu Yu killed the White Dream Butterfly, welcomed Cailing as a companion, and discovered a Slender-Leaf Sword Cedar and a West Mansion Begonia seed on Flower Mountain.
• Zhu Yu sold Li Jiu a sealed Gold Puppet Spirit, learned about Qingping Tower’s Mansion Opening competition, and transformed three Yi Humans into Six-Armed Nagas.
• Zhu Yu reached Qi Refining Perfection, consigned a Starry Wood Fruit at the auction, and saw the Moon Sprite recognize Moon Wood and vow to reclaim its source essence.
• Zhu Yu acquired the Broken Sword Dao Beacon and Ten-Thousand-Year Grave Soil, while Mu Ruo recruited Lian Sheng to capture Zhu Yu, an insect, and a Starry Wood.
• The Great Thousand Mirror stripped cultivators in Yinming Mansion of their Rings and Dao Foundations, and Zhu Yu restored his cultivation before preparing to practice the Mass Grave spell.
• Zhu Yu entered Wu San’s body, absorbed the Divine Seed, and learned that his talent was Innocent Heart, which strengthened his focus and Blood Qi control.
• Lady Shi’s group captured Mi Ya’er and two other Outworlders, while Special Envoy Meng ordered the Four Ghosts to act that night and asked about a person placed in the village by Helmsman Wu.