Recaps

Ye Qingcang rescued Wang Dong'er from the collapse of her Spiritual Space, then joined the war and turned the fight for Zhennan Pass against Dou Three. After mourning the defenders and considering the coming conflict among the Tang Sans and the Gods, he gained Gu Yuena’s agreement to act.

• Ye Qingcang entered Wang Dong'er’s shattered Spiritual Space, helped her mend it, and learned that Poseidon Tang San had hidden a seal in Xiao Qi’s Soul Shards.
• Ye Qingcang left Liu Erlong to prepare Blue Tyrant Academy’s evacuation and traveled with Sheng Cai’er to Exorcist Pass, where he took command of the Demon Race army and broke the siege.
• Ye Qingcang joined the battle at Zhennan Pass, restored Ruo Shui’s shattered heart, and used an Alchemy Array and the Myriad Machine Tide to devastate the Dou Three forces.
• Ye Qingcang killed Qian Gu Dong Feng, drove the enemy from Zhennan Pass, and sent reinforcements and squads to aid the other battlefronts while Yue Ye faced Yun Ming on the Demon Race’s side.
• Ye Qingcang refused the Victory Banquet and mourned the defenders with Sheng Cai’er, blaming himself for their deaths and resolving to strike back.
• Ye Qingcang concluded that Poseidon Tang San had drawn him into a conflict involving God King Tang San, considered using the Eight-Sided Magic Cube to alter the foretold God Realm Storm, and blocked the Gods from spying on him.
• Gu Yuena read Ye Qingcang’s letter, destroyed it with spatial power, and agreed to make a move.

Gu Yuena released the Golden Dragon King, but Poseidon Tang San died trying to absorb its power, leaving the God Kings to decide what to do with the divine positions. In Qin, Ye Qingcang took control of Netherworld, rejected Ying Zheng’s offer to serve Qin, and traveled to Xinzheng to assess the threats around Han Fei and Red Lotus.

• Gu Yuena freed the Golden Dragon King to help her fight the gods, and it agreed to give its life as she saw fit.
• Poseidon Tang San stole the Golden Dragon King’s power and fought the God Kings, but the Golden Dragon King’s database destroyed him when he tried to decipher it.
• The God Kings discussed the fate of Poseidon Tang San’s divine positions while Ye Qingcang returned to Qin’s Moon and turned his attention to the Qin Kingdom.
• Ye Qingcang’s Faceless Men infiltrated Netherworld, and he confronted Lü Buwei, who surrendered the organization’s authority rather than risk a futile purge.
• Netherworld’s four Sword Masters accepted Ye Qingcang as their new leader, and its operations shifted away from Lü Buwei and the Qin Kingdom.
• Ying Zheng met Ye Qingcang at Wangyue Tower and offered him a place in Qin’s reforms, but Ye Qingcang refused and warned they might become enemies.
• Ye Qingcang traveled to Xinzheng, found Surprise Carp guarding Red Lotus, and considered Netherworld’s plans against the threats surrounding Han Fei’s side.

Ye Qingcang strengthened Quicksand’s position in Xinzheng while freeing Flame Lingji and Tian Ze from Bai Yifei’s captivity. The rescued Baiyue leaders reached Purple Orchid Pavilion and began considering an alliance against Night Curtain.

• Ye Qingcang reviewed Netherworld’s intelligence as Bai Yifei returned to Xinzheng and received rewards from King An of Han.
• Night Curtain debated how to counter Han Fei and Netherworld, then rejected an assassination attempt and agreed to keep Han Fei from obtaining evidence against them.
• Han Fei and Zi Nu planned to protect Red Lotus and prepare for Night Curtain’s moves, while Ye Qingcang revealed that he controlled all of Netherworld and identified the surviving Baiyue captives.
• Ye Qingcang infiltrated the dungeon where Bai Yifei had imprisoned Flame Lingji and freed her after showing her how he could transform the crystal walls into water.
• Flame Lingji agreed to join Quicksand if Ye Qingcang rescued Tian Ze, and Ye Qingcang freed Unrivaled Ghost, Corpse Driving Demon, and Hundred Poisons King to help.
• Ye Qingcang led Flame Lingji, Corpse Driving Demon, and Hundred Poisons King into Blood Robe Fortress, where they found Tian Ze chained in a dungeon.
• Tian Ze escaped with the group as a woman awakened in the forbidden ground, and Bai Yifei returned to find the dungeon empty.
• Ye Qingcang brought Tian Ze and the Baiyue leaders to Purple Orchid Pavilion, where Tian Ze met Wei Zhuang and Quicksand discussed its growing alliance against Night Curtain.

Ye Qingcang drew Lady Mingzhu and Bai Yifei away from Night Curtain while Quicksand moved to recruit members of Hundred Birds and prepare for a wider struggle in Xinzheng. After reorganizing its forces, Ye Qingcang prepared to leave and faced Flame Lingji’s request to revive her lost family and village.

• Jing Ni exposed Lady Mingzhu’s attempted tricks in Red Lotus’s bedchamber, and Ye Qingcang revealed that he knew Night Curtain planned to use the Baiyue Assassin Group against Quicksand.
• Ye Qingcang accepted Lady Mingzhu as a spy within Night Curtain and allowed Bai Yifei to retain command of his troops, while Bai Yifei chose to make a show of loyalty by dealing with Han Yu.
• Lady Mingzhu and Bai Yifei planned to weaken Han Yu and draw Zhang Kaidi toward Han Fei, while Bai Yifei resolved to work with Mo Ya against Night Curtain.
• Ye Qingcang met Gan Sha and awakened Hei Bai Xuan Jian, then stopped Surprise Carp from killing Mo Ya when she caught him spying near Netherworld’s base.
• Ye Qingcang persuaded Mo Ya that Hundred Birds should avoid internal conflict and could join Quicksand, where Mo Ya accepted the condition that Vulture be killed for destroying Fire Rain Manor.
• Quicksand assigned Mo Ya, Ying Ge, and Bai Feng roles in its reorganized forces, and Ye Qingcang announced that he would leave temporarily.
• Flame Lingji asked Ye Qingcang to revive her younger brother and the people of her village, but he demanded an honest explanation and reflected on the different planes of Red Lotus’s world and the Qin’s Moon Plane.