Recaps

Fang Yu confronted Calamity Heavenly Lord, who offered to help him recover the power he had accumulated across 2,999 epochs in exchange for cooperation and access to his legacy. Fang Yu refused, and Calamity Heavenly Lord ended their argument with a threat that making a move against him would mean certain death.

• Fang Yu openly identified himself and challenged Calamity Heavenly Lord to explain why he had brought him there.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord offered Fang Yu several ways to recover his former power and described the worlds as a final epoch created by the Gate of Eternal Life.
• Fang Yu questioned Calamity Heavenly Lord's motives and pointed out their enmity, including Fang Yu's killing of his grandson and conflict with his son.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord admitted he wanted Fang Yu's legacy but feared that killing him would provoke Hongmeng Daoist and others before he could refine the power.
• Fang Yu rejected Calamity Heavenly Lord's offer, saying he could not trust him and that cooperation would put his life at risk.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord asked whether Fang Yu dared to act, and Fang Yu warned that he would die if he tried.

Fang Yu tried to provoke Calamity Heavenly Lord into attacking him so he could discover which powerful figures backed him, but Calamity Heavenly Lord saw through the scheme and refused to risk the consequences. Calamity Heavenly Lord agreed to send Fang Yu away before his absence caused more trouble.

• Fang Yu argued that Calamity Heavenly Lord was too far from becoming an Immortal King and urged him either to attack or to rely on Fang Yu’s future rise.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord exposed Fang Yu’s attempt to draw out the Immortal Kings and Heavenly Lords supporting him, and said he would not kill him.
• Fang Yu tried to provoke Calamity Heavenly Lord by invoking Zhao Fenghua’s death, but Calamity Heavenly Lord said he did not care about a worthless grandson.
• Fang Yu asked Calamity Heavenly Lord to let him return before the genius competition, warning that his continued absence could cause trouble for the Heavenly Court and Eclosion Sect.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord said he would send Fang Yu away because killing him would bring immense trouble.

Fang Yu demanded that the Calamity Heavenly Lord let him go, while factions across the Heavenly Court discussed his removal from the talent competition and the fate they believed they could seize from him. Muye Zhen and Huangfu Bi'an planned to kill him, and the Qi Emperor and Void Emperor weighed the chance of becoming Heavenly Lords against the danger of acting against him.

• Fang Yu told the Calamity Heavenly Lord to either fight him or let him return to prepare for the talent competition.
• Muye Zhen, resurrected with three thousand extra eyes bestowed by a blind half-step Heavenly Lord, said he and Huangfu Bi'an would join forces to kill Li Feiyu and claim his fate.
• The blind man worried that the Calamity Heavenly Lord might have killed Li Feiyu, but Muye Zhen insisted the Heavenly Lord had summoned him for another purpose.
• The Qi Emperor and Void Emperor discussed why the Calamity Heavenly Lord had taken Li Feiyu and decided to watch the competition rather than risk opposing the powers behind him.
• The Void Emperor admitted he wanted to kill Li Feiyu and seize his fate to reach the Heavenly Lord realm, while the Qi Emperor said he did not understand the mysteries of fate.

The Void Emperor and Qi Emperor debated whether to support Fang Yu, oppose him, or seize his treasures, then visited him to judge his strength and intentions. Fang Yu warned them against making him an enemy and offered to help them become Heavenly Lords if they submitted to him.

• The Void Emperor and Qi Emperor agreed to wait for the Genius War’s outcome before deciding whether to aid Fang Yu or try to kill him and take his treasures.
• The two emperors entered Fang Yu’s palace while he was refining Undying Heavenly Talismans from the Heavenly Vein.
• Fang Yu asked whether they had come for revenge, guidance, or some benefit, and impatiently urged them to speak plainly.
• The Void Emperor threatened Fang Yu by warning that many people wanted him dead and had asked the emperors to target him during the Genius War.
• Fang Yu said he could withstand their schemes, warned that making him an enemy would ruin their prospects, and offered to help them become Heavenly Lords if they submitted to him.

Fang Yu failed to persuade Qi Emperor and Void Emperor to become his subordinates, while he resumed cultivating and planned to use the Undying Heavenly Talisman to strengthen the Eclosion Sect. Thunder Emperor then ordered the two Emperors to submit to Fang Yu and uncover the whereabouts of Electric Mother Heavenly Lord, promising Lord Creation Immortal King's help in making them Heavenly Lords.

• Qi Emperor and Void Emperor refused Fang Yu's offer to become his subordinates, and Fang Yu sent them away and erased his memories of their conversation.
• Fang Yu resumed cultivating in the heavenly vein and studied how to produce Undying Heavenly Talismans to accelerate the Eclosion Sect's disciples' cultivation.
• Qi Emperor and Void Emperor discussed their regret over rejecting Fang Yu, then Thunder Emperor summoned them to Hell Prison Hall.
• Thunder Emperor told the two Emperors that Lord Creation Immortal King ordered them to submit to Fang Yu and learn the whereabouts of Electric Mother Heavenly Lord from him.
• Qi Emperor and Void Emperor agreed to obey, and Thunder Emperor clarified that Fang Yu was also known as Li Feiyu.

Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord pressured two emperors into joining Fang Yu to uncover Electric Mother Heavenly Lord’s whereabouts, while Fang Yu prepared for the genius battle. As the competition began, the Huangfu Clan blocked his way but ultimately backed down after he threatened them.

• The two emperors regretted rejecting Fang Yu’s offer, then agreed to submit to him and search for Electric Mother Heavenly Lord under Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord’s orders.
• Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord and Chaos Heavenly Lord revealed that the emperors’ mission was one part of a wider plan, though Fang Yu did not know where his elder sister was.
• After seven days of rest, the Heavenly Court’s blazing sun rose and bells announced the start of the genius battle.
• Fang Yu led the Eclosion Sect’s holy sons toward the competition and confronted the Huangfu Clan, warning that he would destroy them if they obstructed him.
• The Huangfu Clan stepped aside, disappointing the other clans and sects that had hoped the two sides would fight.

Fang Yu confronted the Huangfu Clan, revealed that he knew about Huangfu Fei’s talisman and their plan to take his Eightfold Pagoda, and challenged them to attack. The Huangfu Clan held back, while Huangfu Fei and Huangfu Guo struggled to understand how Fang Yu had learned their secrets.

• The Huangfu Clan stepped aside, and Fang Yu mocked them while warning that he could kill them and use their ancestor to advance his Eightfold Pagoda.
• Fang Yu taunted Huangfu Fei and accused the Huangfu Clan of coveting his Eightfold Pagoda, but Huangfu Guo signaled his people not to attack.
• Huangfu Fei questioned how Fang Yu knew about the talisman, and Huangfu Guo denied betraying the clan and warned him not to be provoked.
• Huangfu Guo told Huangfu Fei to pursue the Eightfold Pagoda openly now that their objective had been exposed.
• The other holy sons and elders doubted the Huangfu Clan could seize the Eightfold Pagoda and feared Fang Yu’s growing strength.

At the Heavenly Court Genius Tournament, Xi Emperor revealed that Li Feiyu was actually Fang Yu and announced that Calamity Heavenly Lord had revoked Fang Yu’s wanted notice. Xi Emperor then exposed Fang Yu’s connection to the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, leaving the assembled forces consumed by greed.

• Fang Yu exchanged a brief clash of power with Xi Emperor and recognized that he could not defeat him.
• Xi Emperor publicly identified Li Feiyu as Fang Yu, the wanted supreme sect leader of the Eclosion Sect from the Great Primordial World.
• Fang Yu questioned Xi Emperor about how the Heavenly Court learned his identity and welcomed the chance to appear openly as himself.
• Xi Emperor announced that Calamity Heavenly Lord had revoked Fang Yu’s wanted notice and urged him to win the tournament.
• Xi Emperor confirmed that Calamity Heavenly Lord wanted to learn the location of the Great Primordial World and the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, making the crowd openly covet Fang Yu’s secret.

Fang Yu warned the assembled Emperors and Saints against attacking him, then openly offered the Xi Emperor a choice between submitting to him and risking the wrath of Heavenly Lords. The Xi Emperor avoided answering and redirected the gathering to the genius tournament, while the Huangfu Clan privately discussed capturing Fang Yu.

• Fang Yu told the gathered powers that attacking him would bring retribution from Electric Mother Heavenly Lord, the Heavenly Lords, and the Hongmeng Daoist.
• Thunder Sovereign asked whether the Emperors should attack, but Qi Emperor warned that doing so could provoke Eternal Heavenly Lord and get them killed.
• Fang Yu taunted the crowd for holding back and offered benefits to anyone who submitted to him, then directly demanded that the Xi Emperor choose between joining him and becoming his enemy.
• The Xi Emperor suppressed the gathering’s clamor and spoke about the purpose of the genius tournament instead of answering Fang Yu.
• Huangfu Guo told Huangfu Fei that the Huangfu Clan should capture Fang Yu after the tournament, but Huangfu Fei warned that the attempt would be too dangerous.

Xi Emperor revealed Fang Yu’s identity and tied him to the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, making him a target for the Heavenly Court and the wider Heavenly Realm. As the genius tournament began, Xi Emperor displayed its prizes, including the Radiance Blade and a holy-grade immortal pill that Fang Yu resolved to obtain despite the danger.

• Fang Yu realized Xi Emperor had exposed his connection to the Hongmeng Secret Treasury to provoke powerful factions into targeting him.
• Qi Emperor warned Fang Yu that Calamity Heavenly Lord would prevent Eternal Heavenly Lord from intervening after the tournament.
• Fang Yu considered the tournament a test from the Heavenly Lords and Immortal Kings and decided he needed to seize enough rewards to advance toward the emperor realm.
• Xi Emperor presented the tournament prizes, including the king-grade immortal artifact Radiance Blade and a holy-grade immortal pill.
• The gathered emperors and holy sons discussed stopping Fang Yu from claiming the pill, while Fang Yu decided he needed it to extend his lifespan and help keep Buddha Emperor awake.

The Xi Emperor announced the Genius Competition’s prizes and rules, including the All-Heavens Monarch Pill, a king artifact, and a chance to become the Eternal Heavenly Lord’s disciple. As the competition began, Fang Yu’s Eclosion Sect disciples won their first battles, and Fang Yu ordered Sun Shihua to recruit promising Golden Immortal disciples from other sects.

• The Xi Emperor revealed the champion’s rewards, and Fang Yu resolved to meet the Eternal Heavenly Lord while dismissing the other Holy Sons’ plans to wear him down.
• The Xi Emperor explained the life-and-death duel rules, and the Heavenly Court opened the many battle realms for the competition.
• Fang Yu sent the Eclosion Sect’s Golden Immortal and Ancestral Immortal disciples into battle after helping strengthen them; all fifty-six returned alive, and Fang Yu healed the wounded.
• Fang Yu gave Sun Shihua a list of talented Golden Immortal disciples to recruit by any means, including offering the Primordial Secret Treasury.

Fang Yu defeated and killed a Hell Prison Enforcement Squad disciple in the Heaven and Earth Arena, then the Heavenly Court’s Emperors discussed how to seize the Hongmeng Secret Treasury and prevent Fang Yu and the Eclosion Sect disciples from escaping. The chapter left Xi Emperor and the others weighing their plans against the Heavenly Lords who might protect Fang Yu.

• Fang Yu gave his allies talismans that let them wield Saint-level strength and urged them to defeat their opponents without needless killing.
• Fang Yu entered the arena against a Hell Prison Enforcement Squad disciple who declared Thunder Emperor’s order to kill him.
• Fang Yu offered the disciple a chance to surrender, then flattened him with a slap and killed him after he begged for mercy.
• Thunder Sovereign sought Xi Emperor’s help against Fang Yu, while Xi Emperor said factions would try to capture Fang Yu and seize the Hongmeng Secret Treasury once he left the arena.
• Xi Emperor and Qi Emperor agreed that the Heavenly Court’s Heavenly Lords would ultimately claim the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, while Snow Sovereign warned that capturing Fang Yu would require coordinated action and depend on how far his allies would protect him.

The Heavenly Court’s sovereigns decided to use the genius tournament to kill Fang Yu, while Xi Emperor privately wondered whether to seek Fang Yu’s help with the Great Destiny Art. Fang Yu defeated another Heavenly Lord’s disciple and used his powers of deduction and cultivation knowledge to strengthen Eclosion Sect’s competitors.

• The Heavenly Court’s sovereigns agreed to kill Fang Yu during the tournament, believing his death there would shield them from retaliation by his powerful allies.
• Fang Yu faced a Child of Slaughter, warned him to surrender, then shattered his sword and killed him when he attacked.
• Fang Yu returned to the Eclosion Sect disciples, urged them to obey his advice, and used his deductions to assess their chances of victory.
• Fang Yu shared cultivation insights with the disciples, helping some reach higher realms and impressing the watching factions.
• Xi Emperor recognized Fang Yu’s Great Destiny Art and began weighing whether to submit to him for help changing his fate.

Fang Yu comprehended reincarnation’s true meaning, spoke with Reincarnation Daoist, and learned that the ancient figure had vanished beyond recovery. As the competition continued, Jun Cangsheng killed Muye Zhen and challenged Fang Yu, who publicly mocked him and prepared to face him.

• Fang Yu met Reincarnation Daoist, who explained that he had chosen Fang Yu because Fang Yu understood reincarnation’s true meaning, then vanished into endless reincarnation.
• Fang Yu told Xi Emperor to choose whether to submit to him after the genius competition, while Xi Emperor silently developed killing intent toward him.
• Fang Yu identified Jun Cangsheng as a Heavenly Lord reincarnation empowered by Heavenly Court Emperors, but assured Xu Muyun that he could defeat him.
• Jun Cangsheng killed Muye Zhen, prompting spectators to debate whether he could defeat Fang Yu.
• Fang Yu loudly insulted Jun Cangsheng and warned him to admit defeat, while Jun Cangsheng challenged Fang Yu and vowed to take the Hongmeng Secret Treasury.

Fang Yu arranged an early final battle with Jun Cangsheng in the Heaven-Earth Battle Arena, intending to kill and refine the reincarnation of a Heavenly Lord. After Jun Cangsheng attacked and Fang Yu effortlessly caught his sword strike, Fang Yu unleashed his Way of All Beings, leaving Jun Cangsheng facing a seemingly unavoidable death.

• Fang Yu taunted Jun Cangsheng and asked the Xi Emperor to allow their final battle to begin early, and the Xi Emperor agreed.
• Fang Yu entered Jun Cangsheng’s arena realm and offered to spare him if he conceded, but Jun Cangsheng refused.
• Jun Cangsheng struck with his sword and Fang Yu caught the attack in his palm, using his own Dao to overcome Jun Cangsheng’s.
• Fang Yu dismissed Jun Cangsheng’s claims of invincibility and brought down his Way of All Beings, leaving Jun Cangsheng with nowhere to evade.

Fang Yu killed Jun Cangsheng with the Palm of All Life and began refining what remained of the reincarnated Heavenly Lord to break through to the sovereign realm. The Eclosion Sect disciples waited for him to secure their escape, while Xi Emperor held back the Heavenly Court’s sovereigns so they could pursue the Hongmeng Secret Treasury later.

• Fang Yu killed Jun Cangsheng with one slap, destroying the reincarnated Heavenly Lord before the Heavenly Court could seize his memories.
• Fang Yu refined Jun Cangsheng’s remains in the Heaven-Earth Battle Arena, seeking a breakthrough to the sovereign realm so he could protect the Eclosion Sect and take its disciples home.
• Sun Shihua and the Eclosion Sect disciples agreed to wait and put their hopes in Fang Yu’s breakthrough rather than interfere.
• A Heavenly Court sovereign urged Xi Emperor to capture Fang Yu and obtain Jun Cangsheng’s memories, but Xi Emperor ordered the others not to act until Fang Yu revealed the Hongmeng Secret Treasury’s location.
• Xi Emperor said Fang Yu might reach the sovereign realm by refining Jun Cangsheng, but would need to refine more than ten experts of equal longevity with heaven and earth to advance further.

After breaking through to the Monarch realm, Fang Yu demanded the Heavenly Court immediately deliver his championship prizes and confronted the Spear of Judgment when it tried to summon him to meet Eternal Heavenly Lord. The Spear of Judgment backed down and said Eternal Heavenly Lord wanted to see him, but Fang Yu refused the meeting and insisted the Heavenly Court either give him the prizes or stop pressuring him.

• Fang Yu thanked the Heavenly Court Monarchs after surviving his tribulation, while Huangfu Fei and Huangfu Guo discussed waiting for a chance to seize his treasures and secrets.
• Fang Yu refined the Heavenly Vein origin energy and Sacred-grade spirit vein within Jun Cangsheng, then chose to claim his championship rewards before leaving the Heavenly Court.
• Fang Yu demanded that Xi Emperor immediately give him a king-grade immortal artifact and a Sacred-grade medicinal pill, but Xi Emperor told him to come along because Eternal Heavenly Lord wished to see him.
• Fang Yu addressed Eternal Heavenly Lord directly and asked for an avatar to deliver the prizes, prompting the Spear of Judgment to appear and accuse him of a capital offense.
• Fang Yu challenged the Spear of Judgment to attack and threatened to kill him once he grew stronger, then prepared to leave when the prizes were still withheld.
• The Spear of Judgment stopped Fang Yu and said Eternal Heavenly Lord wanted to meet him, but Fang Yu refused and demanded that the Heavenly Court either give him the prizes or stop seeking information he did not possess.

Fang Yu demanded Creation Immortal King's blood from the Heavenly Court, then vanished with the Eclosion Sect's disciples and holy sons before its emperors could stop him. Back at the Eclosion Sect, he told Feather Emperor he intended to leave and asked for help obtaining the blood, which he believed would let him advance to the realm of sharing the lifespan of heaven and earth.

• Fang Yu demanded either the Heavenly Court's cooperation on his earlier conditions or Creation Immortal King's blood, then disappeared with the Eclosion Sect's disciples and holy sons.
• Spear of Judgment and Xi Emperor discussed Fang Yu's unexplained escape and his ability to return undetected, then decided to go to the Eclosion Sect.
• Fang Yu returned to the Eclosion Sect through the mortal world and told its disciples to cultivate while they waited for Feather Emperor.
• Feather Emperor arrived, warned Fang Yu about the sects and clans he had offended, and asked what he planned to do next.
• Fang Yu said he would leave the sect and seek Creation Immortal King's blood, then asked Feather Emperor to help him obtain it.

Fang Yu rejected the Heavenly Court’s offer to earn the Creation Immortal King’s blood by fighting the Barbarian Tribe, accusing the emperors of trying to use him as a pawn. He announced he would leave to seek the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, and his claims about the blood stirred others to covet it.

• Fang Yu told the Feather Emperor that he would seek the Creation Immortal King’s blood and pursue the Heavenly Lord realm, the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, and his missing elder sister.
• Xi Emperor offered Fang Yu the blood in exchange for using the Totem Jar to kill enough members of the Barbarian Tribe and earn military merit.
• Fang Yu refused the offer and accused the Heavenly Court of hoping the Barbarian Tribe’s Heavenly Lords would kill him and let the emperors seize his treasures.
• Fang Yu pointed out the Heavenly Court’s other crises, including attacks by the God Clan and its allies and the danger posed by the Saint King of Termination.
• Fang Yu announced he would leave the Heavenly Court to search for the Hongmeng Secret Treasury and warned the emperors that they could not claim it.
• Fang Yu’s words led emperors and Saints present to suspect that refining the Creation Immortal King’s blood could reveal a way to obtain the Hongmeng Secret Treasury.

After Fang Yu drove the Heavenly Court emperors and other onlookers away from the Eclosion Sect, he told Feather Emperor he was leaving to pursue the Heavenly Monarch realm in another world. He entrusted the sect and the Totem Jar to Feather Emperor, who accepted that Fang Yu had to depart despite the dangers surrounding him.

• Fang Yu warned the emperors gathered outside the Eclosion Sect to leave, and they fled after he abruptly counted down from ten to one.
• Fang Yu explained to Feather Emperor that the Heavenly Court and other factions would continue plotting against the sect and that he planned to visit other worlds to pursue his cultivation.
• Fang Yu handed Feather Emperor the Totem Jar and entrusted him with protecting the sect while Fang Yu was away.
• Feather Emperor worried about Fang Yu leaving while powerful groups coveted the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, but he recognized Fang Yu believed he had to go.
• Fang Yu departed from the Eclosion Sect, and Feather Emperor examined the Totem Jar as Earth Saint questioned the decision.
• Feather Emperor told Earth Saint that Fang Yu faced pressure from those seeking the Hongmeng Secret Treasury and that the sect would be endangered if Fang Yu stayed.

Fang Yu entered the Coffin of Reincarnation to escape his pursuers and master reincarnation, causing his existence and others’ memories of him to be erased. The Heavenly Court and Eclosion Sect were left confused by the disappearance of Fang Yu and the Hua Family, while the Calamity Heavenly Lord ordered the emperors not to investigate.

• Fang Yu entered the Coffin of Reincarnation with the Reincarnation Daoist’s help, intending to journey through reincarnation and gain the power to overcome his troubles.
• After Fang Yu vanished, an invisible force erased his traces and the memories of those who knew him.
• The Feather Emperor and the Sword of the Holy Hall realized they had forgotten a former friend, and the Feather Emperor discovered that the Hua Family had disappeared.
• The Heavenly Court’s emperors forgot their discussion about Fang Yu and the Genius Tournament champion, prompting the Calamity Heavenly Lord to explain that their memories of him had been erased.
• The Calamity Heavenly Lord forbade further questions, named Jun Cangsheng as the tournament champion, and ordered the emperors to reinforce the seal on the Saint King of Termination.
• The Spear of Judgment told the other emperors to follow the Calamity Heavenly Lord’s orders and wait for the forgotten person’s return.

Fang Yu reincarnated into the Dou Qi Continent as a low-ranking Xiao Family clansman and sought a way to earn money and rebuild his strength. After entering Wutan City's market, he encountered Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, whose attention turned to him before he hurried away.

• Fang Yu assessed his weak body and limited resources, then decided to create a high-grade Yellow-tier Dou technique to sell for gold coins.
• Fang Yu returned to his bare courtyard, changed into Xiao Family disciple attire, and went to the market to find a buyer.
• Fang Yu spotted Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er in the market and tried to slip away without drawing their notice.
• Xiao Xun'er called Fang Yu her cousin and asked him to wait, but Fang Yu declined and quickly fled.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan that Fang Yu seemed strange, and Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao what he had noticed.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao noticed Fang Yu’s unusually powerful soul force, while Fang Yu sold a combat technique to Xiao Xun'er and bought a mysterious iron plate. The chapter left Fang Yu preparing to strengthen himself and leave the Xiao Family, unaware that his actions had caused Xiao Yan to miss a wood-attribute magical core.

• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Fang Yu’s soul force surpassed his own and came from Fang Yu himself, but urged Xiao Yan to focus on finding a magical core.
• Fang Yu offered the high-grade Yellow-tier Pine-Crane Longevity Fist for sale, rebuffed a market guard captain, and sold it to Xiao Xun'er for fifteen thousand gold coins.
• Xiao Xun'er doubted Fang Yu’s explanation for the technique and planned to investigate him while returning to help Xiao Yan find a magical core.
• Fang Yu bought medicinal ingredients and noticed Xiao Yan confronting Galeo before spotting a black iron plate at a nearby stall.
• Fang Yu took the iron plate for one gold coin after frightening its owner, who fled with the wood-attribute magical core Xiao Yan had wanted.
• Fang Yu planned to raise his strength, leave the Xiao Family, and find a place of refuge.

Fang Yu chose to cultivate Dou Qi first and prepared medicines to improve his strength, but a summons from the Xiao Family interrupted him. He traded the clan a Mystic-tier Dou Technique for a larger courtyard and medicinal supplies, then moved into his new home while the clan quietly planned to investigate his secrets.

• Xiao Yan learned from Yao Lao that Fang Yu had bought a valuable item cheaply, and the two continued searching for a wood-attributed magical core.
• Fang Yu prepared internal and external spiritual medicines and decided to cultivate Dou Qi before pursuing the path of divine abilities.
• Fang Yu calmly followed the guard captain to meet Xiao Zhan and the three elders, then offered them a black iron sheet containing the Absorption Palm, a low-grade Mystic-tier Dou Technique.
• Xiao Zhan accepted the technique and promised Fang Yu medicinal materials and a better courtyard, while asking the First Elder to investigate him secretly.
• Three days later, Fang Yu moved into a courtyard among the Xiao Family's finest, though the clan had not gathered all the herbs and materials he had requested.

Fang Yu asked Xiao Xun'er to remove the old man guarding his courtyard and obtain at least ten high-rank beast cores, offering three Earth-tier cultivation methods in exchange. Xiao Xun'er agreed to both requests and promised to keep their deal secret.

• Fang Yu reached the seventh stage of Dou Qi and went to Xiao Xun'er's courtyard to ask her to remove the old gatekeeper.
• Xiao Ning confronted Fang Yu outside Xiao Xun'er's gate, but she invited Fang Yu in and told Xiao Ning not to visit again.
• Fang Yu asked Xiao Xun'er for fifth-rank or higher beast cores, especially wood-attributed ones, and offered three cultivation methods as payment.
• Xiao Xun'er inspected the scrolls and found that they contained two Earth-tier methods and one high-grade Earth-tier method.
• Xiao Xun'er agreed to gather the beast cores, remove the gatekeeper, and keep the deal between them; Fang Yu left, and she instructed the gatekeeper to help with his request.