Recaps

Su Zhan questioned True Person Tiangong about why he wanted to take his body, and learned that Tiangong’s aging body was failing. After Tiangong claimed poison had left Su Zhan with no chance of survival, Su Zhan dismissed him and warned him to leave or die.

• True Person Tiangong struck Su Zhan with poison and demanded that he surrender his body to avoid death.
• Su Zhan asked why True Person Tiangong wanted his body despite being powerful.
• True Person Tiangong explained that his old body was failing and he needed Su Zhan’s talented body to preserve his cultivation.
• Su Zhan mocked True Person Tiangong’s assumptions and warned him to leave or face death.
• True Person Tiangong mocked Su Zhan in response.

Su Zhan revealed that he had purged the poison and overpowered True Person Tiangong. He trapped True Person Tiangong in locked space and prepared to kill him.

• Su Zhan showed True Person Tiangong the poison he had expelled from his body.
• True Person Tiangong dismissed Su Zhan's warning and flew toward him to attack.
• Su Zhan slapped True Person Tiangong, leaving him furious and afraid.
• Su Zhan locked the surrounding space, preventing True Person Tiangong from escaping.
• Su Zhan immobilized True Person Tiangong and told him he intended to kill him.

Su Zhan killed True Person Tiangong and left with the Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon, carrying off Tiangong’s treasures and the Phantom Mist Jade. True Person Tiangong’s disciple, Daoist Tian Qiong, confronted them to avenge his master, and his first clash with Su Zhan ended with both men pushed back.

• Su Zhan killed True Person Tiangong, then confirmed that no trap had been triggered.
• Su Zhan rejoined the Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon, and they set off with Tiangong’s treasures and the Phantom Mist Jade.
• True Person Tiangong’s disciple, Daoist Tian Qiong, sent assassins after Su Zhan, but they were too weak to harm him.
• Daoist Tian Qiong appeared before Su Zhan and his companions, declared that he would avenge his master, and attacked.
• Su Zhan met Daoist Tian Qiong’s palm strike, and both men staggered back half a step.

Daoist Tian Qiong ambushed Su Zhan by abducting Moon Beast, then tormented him and stole his Divine Bone. Su Zhan and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon found Moon Beast gravely injured, but Daoist Tian Qiong had escaped, leaving Su Zhan to stabilize Moon Beast before pursuing him.

• Daoist Tian Qiong knocked Moon Beast down, seized him, and fled while Su Zhan called the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon to help chase them.
• Daoist Tian Qiong knocked Moon Beast unconscious, hid in a cave, and tormented him to take revenge on Su Zhan.
• Daoist Tian Qiong took Moon Beast's Divine Bone and put it in his Storage Realm.
• The Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon heard Moon Beast's agonized screams and led Su Zhan to the cave where he lay unconscious and gravely injured.
• Su Zhan found no trace of Daoist Tian Qiong and used his power to stabilize Moon Beast's injuries before continuing the hunt.

Su Zhan learned that Daoist Tian Qiong had pulled out the Moon Beast’s Immortal Bone and discovered that Tian Qiong was connected to the Moon Above Heaven Sect. He left the Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon in hiding while seeking help, beginning by asking around for Fox King Tian’s residence.

• The Moon Beast woke after Su Zhan eased his pain and told him that Daoist Tian Qiong had pulled out his Immortal Bone.
• The Moon Beast could not say where Tian Qiong had gone, but he showed Su Zhan a brown crystal that suggested Tian Qiong came from the Moon Above Heaven Sect.
• Su Zhan told the Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon to stay put while he sought help to confront Tian Qiong.
• Su Zhan warned the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon to flee with the Moon Beast rather than fight a powerful enemy.
• Su Zhan left to seek allies and began asking around for Fox King Tian’s residence.

Su Zhan found Fox King Tian and asked him to join forces against the Moon Above Heaven Sect. Fox King Tian agreed, and the four of them set off for the sect, reaching its vicinity.

• Su Zhan found Fox King Tian's residence and asked to work together against the Moon Above Heaven Sect.
• Fox King Tian agreed to help Su Zhan and proposed setting off to destroy the sect.
• Su Zhan brought Fox King Tian to see the injured Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon.
• After hearing how True Person Tiangong had wronged Su Zhan, Fox King Tian supported his decision to fight the Moon Above Heaven Sect.
• Su Zhan, Fox King Tian, the Moon Beast, and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon traveled together to the vicinity of the Moon Above Heaven Sect.

Su Zhan and Fox King Tian discovered that many people guarded the Divine Power Heavenly Pool where the Moon Beast’s Divine Bone was kept, and feared the sect would surround them if they fought. Su Zhan vowed to retrieve it and went with Fox King Tian to count the Moon Above Heaven Sect’s forces before deciding how to proceed.

• Su Zhan and Fox King Tian returned from scouting and explained that many people guarded the Divine Power Heavenly Pool, making it dangerous to take the Moon Beast’s Divine Bone.
• The Moon Beast offered to give up the Divine Bone, but Su Zhan promised to find a way to cure him and retrieve it.
• Su Zhan and Fox King Tian left the Moon Beast, who felt useless and was comforted by the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon.
• Su Zhan and Fox King Tian approached the Moon Above Heaven Sect to determine how many people were stationed there before choosing their next move.

Su Zhan and Fox King Tian infiltrated the Moon Above Heaven Sect to retrieve the Divine Bone, but the plan split them apart when the sect master confronted Fox King Tian. Su Zhan returned to the cave and found the Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon missing, while they were fighting Daoist Tian Qiong again.

• Su Zhan and Fox King Tian disguised themselves and entered the Moon Above Heaven Sect, where Fox King Tian sent Su Zhan to retrieve the Divine Bone while he kept watch.
• Su Zhan knocked down the guards, took the Divine Bone from the Divine Power Heavenly Pool, and left with Fox King Tian following.
• The Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect blocked their path, so Fox King Tian stayed behind to fight while Su Zhan carried the Divine Bone away.
• Su Zhan returned to the cave and discovered that the Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon had vanished.
• The Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon fought Daoist Tian Qiong again.

Daoist Tian Qiong tried to capture the powerless Moon Beast, but the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon protected him and battled Daoist Tian Qiong. While they fought, the Moon Beast secretly manipulated a stone ball, causing rumbling sounds.

• Daoist Tian Qiong found the Moon Beast and tried to capture him for the Moon Above Heaven Sect, but the Moon Beast threatened him and relied on the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon for protection.
• The Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon struck Daoist Tian Qiong with its tail, sending him flying, and the Moon Beast mocked him.
• Daoist Tian Qiong attacked again, but the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon unleashed a powerful storm and prepared to defend the Moon Beast.
• Daoist Tian Qiong focused his attacks on the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon, hoping to defeat it before dealing with the Moon Beast.
• The Moon Beast secretly manipulated a stone ball as Daoist Tian Qiong and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon battled amid deafening noise and powerful shock waves.

The Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon defeated and killed Daoist Tian Qiong, then returned to Su Zhan with the Divine Bone. After learning about Fox King Tian, Su Zhan hurried off, and the Moon Beast sent the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon to help him.

• The Moon Beast warned the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon, which escaped through a tear in space as Daoist Tian Qiong was caught in an explosion and crippled.
• The Moon Beast rejected Daoist Tian Qiong's plea for mercy and snapped his neck.
• The Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon returned to the cave, where they found Su Zhan probing with his power.
• Su Zhan praised the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon for killing Daoist Tian Qiong and gave the Divine Bone to the Moon Beast.
• After the Moon Beast asked about Fox King Tian, Su Zhan rushed off, and the Moon Beast told the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon to go help him.

Su Zhan arrived at the Moon Above Heaven Sect and confronted its Sect Master after Daoist Tian Qiong's death. The Sect Master trapped Su Zhan and Fox King Tian in a formation, but Su Zhan opened a gap for Fox King Tian and began breaking the formation.

• The Moon Beast urged the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon to help Su Zhan and Fox King Tian at the Moon Above Heaven Sect, and he flew there.
• Su Zhan arrived while Fox King Tian fought the Sect Master, and he offered to end their enmity now that Daoist Tian Qiong was dead.
• The Sect Master attacked Su Zhan, then ordered the disciples to form a Great Formation around Su Zhan and Fox King Tian.
• Su Zhan opened a gap in the formation so Fox King Tian could escape, then battered the formation and wounded or killed its disciples.
• The Sect Master realized he had to stop Su Zhan from continuing to destroy the formation.

Su Zhan left Moon Above Heaven Sect after clashing evenly with its Sect Master, then reunited with Fox King Tian and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon. They helped the Moon Beast fuse with the Divine Bone and recover from his injuries, and the Moon Beast thanked them.

• Su Zhan and the Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect exchanged palm strikes without either gaining the advantage, and Su Zhan left while the Sect Master stayed to care for his injured disciples.
• Su Zhan met Fox King Tian and said Moon Above Heaven Sect was too busy tending to its own people to pursue them.
• Su Zhan and Fox King Tian met the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon and told him what had happened before the three headed to the Moon Beast.
• Su Zhan found the Moon Beast badly injured because he could not fuse with the Divine Bone, and Fox King Tian restrained him.
• Su Zhan drove the Divine Bone into the Moon Beast and used pills to heal his injuries.
• The Moon Beast recovered, thanked Su Zhan and Fox King Tian, and bowed to them several times.

Su Zhan explained that the Divine Bone he had infused into the Moon Beast was helping him break through, so he and the others waited outside the cave. The Moon Beast’s strength rose rapidly, and he sensed that a Heavenly Tribulation might soon come.

• Su Zhan told the Moon Beast to examine his Dantian, and the Moon Beast began circulating power through his meridians.
• Su Zhan led Fox King Tian and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon out of the cave while the Moon Beast cultivated.
• Su Zhan explained to Fox King Tian that the nourished Divine Bone contained abundant power and could help the Moon Beast break through.
• Fox King Tian agreed to wait outside with Su Zhan until the Moon Beast emerged.
• The Moon Beast drew on the surging power inside and around him, steadily raising his strength and sensing that he might face a Heavenly Tribulation.

The Moon Beast began undergoing a Lightning Tribulation while Su Zhan kept the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon from interfering. After the first strike nearly overwhelmed the Moon Beast, Fox King Tian warned Su Zhan not to help him, leaving the Moon Beast to face the tribulation himself.

• The Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon moved toward the Moon Beast, but Su Zhan stopped him and warned that he could interfere with the tribulation.
• The Moon Beast faced the descending lightning and raised a shield to weaken its first strike.
• The lightning passed through the shield and struck the Moon Beast, making him tremble and nearly roll his eyes back.
• Su Zhan considered helping the Moon Beast, but Fox King Tian warned that intervening would make his next Heavenly Tribulation harder.

The Moon Beast survived the Lightning Tribulation and grew stronger, then cleaned himself up after seeing his scorched appearance. Su Zhan asked Fox King Tian to help him interfere with the Moon Above Heaven Sect, but Fox King Tian declined and prepared to leave.

• The Moon Beast endured the final lightning bolts without a barrier and increased his strength.
• Su Zhan and the others laughed at the Moon Beast's bedraggled appearance, and he used a water mirror to see it before washing in a nearby stream.
• Fox King Tian asked Su Zhan what he planned to do now that the Moon Beast was stronger.
• Su Zhan asked Fox King Tian to help him interfere with the Moon Above Heaven Sect.
• Fox King Tian said he could not help because he had matters to attend to and could not leave his Spirit Energy for long.
• Su Zhan accepted Fox King Tian's refusal, and Fox King Tian bid farewell to Su Zhan, the Moon Beast, and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon.

Su Zhan prepared to trouble Fox King Tian with the Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon, while the Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect targeted Fox King Tian's offspring. Fox King Tian returned to his Lineage and found it reeking of blood.

• Su Zhan asked the Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon for their stance, and both agreed to follow his arrangements.
• Su Zhan and his companions began preparing to give Fox King Tian trouble.
• The Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect investigated Fox King Tian and learned that he had many offspring.
• The Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect entered Fox King Tian's settlement and slaughtered many of his offspring, leaving a few alive to deliver a message.
• Fox King Tian returned to his Lineage, smelled blood, and rushed inside to discover what had happened.

Fox King Tian learned that the Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect had slaughtered his offspring and confronted him to seek revenge. The two faced off in the sky, ready to fight, but neither had yet broken the deadlock.

• Fox King Tian's remaining offspring told him that the Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect had slaughtered his offspring.
• Fox King Tian found the Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect, who mocked him and challenged him to attack.
• Fox King Tian vowed to kill the Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect and charged at him in blind fury.
• The Sect Master of Moon Above Heaven Sect prepared to face Fox King Tian as both men stared each other down in the sky.

The God of Chaos questioned the Sixth Elder about Su Zhan and learned that the King of the Underworld highly valued him. After the Sixth Elder tried to leave, the God of Chaos shut the door, leaving his intentions unclear.

• The God of Chaos dismissed the Sixth Elder's claim that he had acted for the King of the Underworld's good and reflected on the King of the Underworld's regard for Su Zhan.
• The Sixth Elder praised Su Zhan's strength and swordsmanship, warning that he would aid the King of the Underworld in the Heavenly Painting Hall.
• The God of Chaos challenged the Sixth Elder to say whether Su Zhan's Sword Dao surpassed his own.
• The Sixth Elder said Su Zhan was at least a threat to the God of Chaos, then turned to leave.
• The door suddenly shut in front of the Sixth Elder, and he anxiously asked the God of Chaos what he meant.

The Sixth Elder persuaded the God of Chaos to return with him to meet Su Zhan, while trying to keep his collusion secret from the King of the Underworld. They encountered Xuan Qi, who claimed the King had sent him to find the Sixth Elder and promised to conceal what he had seen.

• The God of Chaos saw through the Sixth Elder’s attempt to direct him toward Su Zhan and agreed to keep the Sixth Elder’s role secret for now.
• The God of Chaos decided to return with the Sixth Elder to judge Su Zhan’s strength for himself.
• The Sixth Elder and the God of Chaos met Xuan Qi, who said the King of the Underworld had sent him to find the Sixth Elder.
• Xuan Qi promised not to reveal where the Sixth Elder had been or anything else about the encounter.
• The Sixth Elder called Xuan Qi closer and told him he had done very well.

The Sixth Elder killed Xuan Qi to keep him from revealing their plan against Su Zhan, then warned the God of Chaos not to use him as an excuse. As Su Zhan cultivated on Underworld Mountain, the King of the Underworld dismissed the idea that he could be persuaded to stay.

• The Sixth Elder stabbed Xuan Qi in the Dantian, then burned and kicked him away, killing him.
• The God of Chaos rebuked the Sixth Elder for invoking him as an excuse, and the Sixth Elder promised to stop.
• Su Zhan cultivated while people across Underworld Mountain discussed his strength and the King of the Underworld's regard for him.
• The First Elder suggested that the King of the Underworld invite Su Zhan to stay as an elder, but the King said Underworld Mountain could not keep him.
• The King of the Underworld told the First Elder to stop probing and leave, startling him.

The First Elder realized the King of the Underworld was protective of Su Zhan and sent him incense as a gesture of goodwill. After the Sixth Elder returned, the First Elder ordered him to see the King of the Underworld, while Su Zhan sensed someone silently waiting outside his door.

• The King of the Underworld told the First Elder to have the Sixth Elder visit him as soon as he returned.
• The First Elder decided not to antagonize Su Zhan and sent him Heart-Cleansing Incense from the Storehouse.
• Su Zhan accepted the incense and continued cultivating without trying to understand the First Elder's change in attitude.
• The First Elder intercepted the returning Sixth Elder and told him to report to the King of the Underworld immediately.
• The Sixth Elder worried that the King of the Underworld might know about Xuan Qi's death as he went to the hall to explain himself.
• Su Zhan sensed someone outside his door, but the person remained silent.

The God of Chaos visited Su Zhan to test his abilities and revealed that the King of the Underworld wanted his help with a dangerous venture involving the Heavenly Painting Hall. He explained how to gather the key fragments needed to open its doors, leaving Su Zhan aware of the task but not yet knowing what was inside.

• The God of Chaos entered Su Zhan’s quarters after rendering the guards outside unconscious.
• Su Zhan asked who he was, and the God of Chaos introduced himself and said he had come to test Su Zhan’s abilities.
• Su Zhan learned that the King of the Underworld had not told the God of Chaos what he wanted Su Zhan to help with.
• The God of Chaos explained that opening the Heavenly Painting Hall required enacting the sword techniques shown in its murals to collect key fragments.
• Su Zhan acknowledged the explanation as the God of Chaos stood before him.

The God of Chaos tested Su Zhan’s strength and tried to sow distrust between him and the King of the Underworld, while the King confronted the Sixth Elder over Xuan Qi’s death. The chapter left the Sixth Elder denying responsibility as the cause of Xuan Qi’s death remained unclear.

• The God of Chaos questioned why Su Zhan was not curious about the great hall, but Su Zhan said he trusted the King of the Underworld and refused to be turned against him.
• Su Zhan realized someone on Underworld Mountain had likely told the God of Chaos about his arrival and role as the King of the Underworld’s helper.
• The God of Chaos attacked Su Zhan to test whether he deserved the King of the Underworld’s hospitality, and they exchanged sword strikes inside the great hall.
• The King of the Underworld questioned the Sixth Elder about Xuan Qi’s death and suspected he had killed Xuan Qi after Xuan Qi failed to defeat Su Zhan.
• The Sixth Elder denied seeing or killing Xuan Qi, admitted that he had ordered Xuan Qi to provoke Su Zhan, and insisted he did not know how Xuan Qi died.

The King of the Underworld accused the Sixth Elder of pretending to mourn Xuan Qi and ordered him confined while the death was investigated. The First Elder then reported sword shadows inside Su Zhan’s palace, and the Sixth Elder realized the God of Chaos he had brought in was fighting Su Zhan.

• The King of the Underworld rejected the Sixth Elder’s claims of grief and accused him of lacking both magnanimity and sense.
• The King of the Underworld ordered the Sixth Elder to return and forbade him from going out until Xuan Qi’s death was investigated.
• The Sixth Elder blamed Su Zhan and insisted he would never harm his own subordinate, which further angered the King of the Underworld.
• The First Elder reported that Patrol Guards had seen sword shadows inside Su Zhan’s palace and asked whether they should investigate.
• The Sixth Elder realized the God of Chaos he had brought in was fighting Su Zhan and felt satisfied.

The King of the Underworld and the elders found Su Zhan fighting the God of Chaos and discovered that Su Zhan had the upper hand. After the God of Chaos offered Su Zhan greater rewards to change sides, Su Zhan reaffirmed his loyalty to the King of the Underworld.

• The Sixth Elder urged the King of the Underworld to check on Su Zhan, and the King led the First Elder and Sixth Elder to Su Zhan's hall.
• The King of the Underworld found the guards asleep and entered the hall, where Su Zhan was suppressing the God of Chaos in a sword fight.
• The God of Chaos admitted Su Zhan's swordsmanship was superior and offered him more than the King of the Underworld could to switch sides.
• Su Zhan refused the offer and said he would help only the King of the Underworld, who breathed a sigh of relief.