Recaps

Zhu Yu established Yinming Mansion, expanded his forces, and explored the Fungal Domain, gaining valuable seeds and allies. As he prepared for an approaching battle and encountered Ancestor Xiang’s family again, the arc left Xiang Kui and Xiang Sui facing a challenge inside the Inverted Tower.

• Zhu Yu emerged as a Great True Person, learned that Starry Wood needed Little Seven’s Spirit Snatch ability, and set about establishing his residence while selecting Thousand-Autumn Undying as his cultivation method.
• Zhu Yu captured Hai’s descendant Whale in the Spirit Marsh Secret Realm, then traveled with Cailing and his companions to the Insect Realm, where he traded for seeds, Life Origin Stones, and Meat Ganoderma fruits.
• Zhu Yu ate Sea Demon Nuli fruits, advanced to a high-level second-instar Insect Clan Warrior, and nurtured Sea Demon Nuli Algae in his Life Sac.
• Zhu Yu aided True Person Ma against the Sword Peak Master with Mystic Water Thunder, then joined the other True Persons in fighting the Evil Tide and collected Spirit Ruins Origins and a Myriad Beast Essence Soul.
• Zhu Yu recruited Bai Meng, Xun Su, Ni Ying, and Qiao Hewei, discovered that Bai Meng’s Crystal Ball could make firmly believed ideas real, and cultivated ten thousand Tu Fishmen as Yinming Mansion was completed.
• Zhu Yu connected Yinming Mansion to his Life Spirit Ruins, helped the Blood Slave attempt a breakthrough in the Abyss, and recruited disciples and battle soldiers while preparing his forces.
• Zhu Yu explored the Fungal Domain, collected God-Given seeds, and learned from the Moon Sprite that reaching Mountain Master required nurturing a Life Realm and acquiring a mythic-class talent or Divine Ability.
• Zhu Yu traded Meat Ganoderma fruits for Mysterious Origin Heavy Water and Blue Flame Lizardmen battle soldiers, declined Ancestor Xiang’s inheritance, and watched Xiang Kui and Xiang Sui face a challenge in the Inverted Tower.

Zhu Yu prepared for Qingping True Lord’s campaign, then entered the Martial Realm as his Split Spirit and rose to prominence at the Peerless Sect by gathering hundreds of sworn siblings. He led them to Tai Lake, captured Qingfeng Stronghold, and ended the stretch overcome by an unexplained fury as an azure sun appeared over Yan Province.

• Zhu Yu welcomed new allies and celebrated the growth of his pets, while Yao Ye sought his help against the demon seed planted by the Shangguan Family’s Great Ancestor.
• Qingping True Lord ordered Zhu Yu and the other Spirit Ruins Masters to enter the Martial Realm and throw Great Yu into chaos, and Zhu Yu helped Whale, Hong Youfu, and Qiao Heyong advance their foundations.
• As Milo Storm Helstota, Zhu Yu entered the Peerless Sect’s Inner Sect Grand Competition, defeated Yulou, and began gathering sworn brothers and sisters to share Human Hope.
• Zhu Yu recruited hundreds of disciples into his sworn brotherhood, then left the Peerless Sect with them to suppress bandits in Tai Lake.
• After reaching Tai Lake, Zhu Yu chose Qingfeng Stronghold as his target and led his sworn siblings in an attack that killed its leaders and yielded Spirit Ruins Origin.
• Zhu Yu shared the gathered Human Hope with his followers and returned to Qingfeng Stronghold’s secret chamber as an unexplained fury seized him, while an azure sun appeared over Yan Province.

Zhu Yu expanded his forces across Yong Province while navigating its succession struggle and the arrival of powerful outsiders. After Qin Hou’s plot collapsed and Qin Chuan’s hidden backing emerged, Zhu Yu pursued new alliances and continued his campaign to seize commanderies.

• Zhu Yu led the Tu Fishmen into Yong Province, captured Guan City, and sent his forces to plunder prefectures while collecting Spirit Ruins Origin.
• Zhu Yu killed Qin Ying, occupied Baiya’s Nine Prefectures, and prepared to exploit Yong Province’s birthday celebration and succession conflict.
• At the birthday banquet, Zhu Yu exposed Qin Chuan’s poisoned longevity pill to Qin Hou, who asked him to help kill Qin Chuan.
• Zhu Yu discovered that Qin Qi’s cultivation linked him to the Twelve Heavenly Immortal Alliance and reported his suspicions to Qingping True Lord.
• Qin Yu revealed that Return to Ruins had joined All Gods Domain and proposed that Zhu Yu’s Immortal Grave Spirit Ruins ally with Santu Spirit Ruins against Flower God Spirit Ruins.
• Zhu Yu negotiated with Huang Shi, but Qin Hou’s forces soon clashed with Qin Chuan’s allies and Qin Qi’s faction, leaving Qin Hou’s side defeated and Qin Hou stabbed.
• Zhu Yu killed Lady Fei and joined Zang Hai, Cang Li, and Fu Hongxi in killing the man surnamed Liu, then ordered pursuit of two fleeing prefecture lords.
• Zhu Yu learned that Qin Chuan had backing from a fifth-rank Evil God Sect Martial Artist, arranged a meeting with Qin Yu’s elders, and agreed to trade Huang Shi ten thousand Green Sucklings for a weapon.

Zhu Yu’s trade, cultivation, and military campaigns expanded his influence across the Martial Realm, while his split spirits strengthened their own factions. After the Tu Fishmen and allied True Persons destroyed Yong Province Prefecture, Zhu Yu uncovered Gen’s hidden body and learned of Qin Wuxiang’s scheme to exploit the crisis.

• Zhu Yu harvested and traded God-Given fruits, welcomed new residents to Giant Peak Market, and helped Hua Ling market his produce.
• Cailing transformed the White-Tail Pear into a fire-attribute spirit plant, and Zhu Yu began building a teleportation formation to connect with his main body.
• Zhu Yu broke through to the Dharma Image Realm, entered the Haoran Long River, and led Qingfeng Stronghold against White Horse Stronghold, where his followers reached the Golden Body Realm.
• Wanyan Hong and Yang Jiu killed Zhu Yu, but he revived in his Spirit Ruins, where Little Jade had advanced and awakened new abilities.
• Zhu Yu expanded his Life Spirit Ruins, sold Tu Fishmen to cultivators, and joined Qingping True Lord’s campaign to seize Yong Province.
• Zhu Yu traded Haoran Long River water for Yellow Springs Water, while his split spirits advanced their forces and Xiao Qing and Little White transformed into a Naga Great Serpent.
• Huang Shi and the True Persons attacked Yong Province Prefecture as Zhu Yu sent more than two million Tu Fishmen into the city, which was reduced to ruins while Yang Jiu escaped.
• Gen agreed to stay with Zhu Yu, who found its hidden true body and learned that Qin Wuxiang had sent Huang Shi to Yong Province to exploit the crisis and restore his cultivation.