Recaps

Xiao Lin returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, checked on the news about the planned auction of the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and asked Ji Li and Ling Miao to gather ingredients for a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill. He then visited Tian Huangzi, who had reached Nine-Star Dou Venerable, and left with the essence blood he needed after Tian Huangzi gave it willingly.

• Xiao Lin traded barbs with Ji Li before confirming that Ji Li and Ling Miao had spread the news of his planned Tou She Ancient God Jade auction without exposing their involvement.
• Xiao Lin gave Ji Li a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill recipe and asked him to gather its ingredients, including Heavenly Phoenix essence blood.
• Tian Huangzi emerged from the Realm of Formations after breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Venerable and complained when Xiao Lin called him Little Phoenix.
• Xiao Lin tested Tian Huangzi, explained the next steps in his cultivation, and gave him guidance on the Dou Venerable realm.
• Tian Huangzi immediately drew several drops of his essence blood for Xiao Lin and expressed gratitude for the help he had received from Xiao Lin, his teacher, and the Elders.

Xiao Lin gave Tian Huangzi a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill in exchange for his essence blood, then asked him to help set up his youngest grandson, Xiao Yan, when he arrived in the Central Plains. After Xiao Lin left, Tian Huangzi took Feng Qing'er with him to the Wind Lightning Pavilion to carry out the plan.

• Xiao Lin gave Tian Huangzi a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill to replenish his essence blood and as payment for a second favor.
• Xiao Lin told Tian Huangzi that his youngest grandson, Xiao Yan, would soon arrive in the Central Plains and likely join the Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Lin instructed Tian Huangzi to arrange matters involving Xiao Yan, and Tian Huangzi reluctantly agreed.
• Xiao Lin returned to the Ancient Emperor's Cave to await the ingredients for the Life-Renewing Creation Pill.
• Tian Huangzi left the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace with Feng Qing'er and headed for the Wind Lightning Pavilion.

After gathering three sets of ingredients for the Life Creation Pill, Xiao Lin struggled to find a ninth-grade Alchemist to refine it. He chose to seek out Old Man Shennong and left for the Shennong Mountain Range with the ingredients.

• Ji Li asked Xiao Lin who he planned to hire to refine the Life Creation Pill, and Xiao Lin realized he had not considered finding an Alchemist.
• Xiao Lin ruled out the Hun and Gu Clans and weighed asking Danta or the Yao Clan for help.
• Ling Miao suggested an independent cultivator, prompting Xiao Lin to remember Old Man Shennong, a ninth-grade Profound Pill Alchemist.
• Ji Li warned that Old Man Shennong was difficult to find, but Xiao Lin said he knew where the alchemist lived in seclusion.
• Xiao Lin left the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace for the Shennong Mountain Range, entrusting its affairs to Ji Li and Ling Miao.

Xiao Lin searched the Shennong Mountain Range for Old Man Shennong and found a hidden independent space near a waterfall. He introduced himself and asked to meet, and the space began to open a doorway.

• Xiao Lin entered the Shennong Mountain Range and released his Heaven Realm Great Perfection soul power to search for Old Man Shennong.
• Xiao Lin flew northwest, displaying his Dou Sheng halo to deter magical beasts and treasure hunters as he searched.
• After about five days, Xiao Lin detected an independent space beside a waterfall and descended to approach it.
• Xiao Lin introduced himself as the Palace Master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and asked Elder Shennong to meet him.
• Ripples spread across the hidden space, and a doorway slowly opened.

Xiao Lin met Old Man Shennong and shared tea with him in his secluded medicinal garden. After savoring the tea, Xiao Lin gained insight and sensed an opportunity to break through.

• Old Man Shennong emerged to meet Xiao Lin and was surprised that Xiao Lin’s strength exceeded the rumors.
• Xiao Lin explained that he had concealed his strength to guard against Soul Hall and the Hun Clan, and Old Man Shennong welcomed him into his dwelling.
• Xiao Lin admired Old Man Shennong’s quiet life among the mountains and herbs, and the two agreed he could visit again someday.
• Old Man Shennong prepared tea by hand, and Xiao Lin recognized his skill as they shared it.
• After tasting the tea, Xiao Lin reflected that life was like tea and suddenly sensed an opportunity to break through.

Xiao Lin gained an unexpected insight while observing Old Man Shennong’s tranquil way of life and advanced to the mid-stage of Six-Star Dou Sheng. After they grew closer through conversation, Xiao Lin asked Old Man Shennong to refine a Life Creation Pill and revealed that he had obtained its rare recipe and Heavenly Phoenix Essence Blood.

• While sipping tea in Old Man Shennong’s quiet mountain retreat, Xiao Lin had an epiphany and began breaking through.
• After half a month of cultivation, Xiao Lin advanced from Early Six-Star Dou Sheng to the mid-stage and apologized to Old Man Shennong for breaking through on his grounds.
• Xiao Lin and Old Man Shennong discussed cultivation and stories from across the Dou Qi Continent, growing closer.
• Xiao Lin asked Old Man Shennong to refine a medicinal pill and gave him the Life Creation Pill recipe.
• Xiao Lin confirmed he had collected the required Heavenly Phoenix Essence Blood, shocking Old Man Shennong.

Xiao Lin asked Old Man Shennong to refine a Life Creation Pill and showed him Heavenly Phoenix Essence Blood, whose rarity made it exceptionally valuable to Alchemists. After learning Old Man Shennong’s honest explanation of its worth, Xiao Lin arranged for him to make two pills, offering the remaining essence blood as payment.

• Old Man Shennong examined Xiao Lin’s Heavenly Phoenix Essence Blood and confirmed it was genuine, becoming excited by its rarity and medicinal properties.
• Old Man Shennong explained that the lost Life Creation Pill recipe and the vanished Heavenly Phoenix Essence Blood made Xiao Lin’s offer far more valuable than ordinary payment.
• Xiao Lin chose to entrust the refinement to Old Man Shennong after hearing his candid explanation.
• Old Man Shennong proposed taking one drop of essence blood as payment, but Xiao Lin offered three ingredient sets and the remaining blood in exchange for two Life Creation Pills.
• Old Man Shennong began to protest that Xiao Lin’s offer was excessive, but Xiao Lin cut him off and left the refinement in his hands.

Xiao Lin arranged for Old Man Shennong to refine two Life Creation Pills and returned to cultivate, while Xiao Yi Xian arrived in Wutan City hoping to catch a glimpse of Xiao Yan. As she watched the Xiao Household from a nearby inn, a pink-haired girl approached its entrance.

• Xiao Lin and Old Man Shennong agreed that Xiao Lin would return in a year to collect two Life Creation Pills, giving Old Man Shennong time to study the recipe and prepare.
• Xiao Lin returned to the Ancient Emperor's Cave, impressed Zhukun with his rise to Mid-Stage Six-Star Dou Sheng, and resumed studying the Emperor Array.
• Xiao Yan stayed with Medusa in the Snake-People Tribe's Holy City but planned to return to the Xiao Household before traveling to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived in Wutan City and settled at an inn near the Xiao Household, hoping to see Xiao Yan without approaching him.
• As Xiao Yi Xian watched the Xiao Household's entrance, a beautiful pink-haired girl arrived and headed straight for it.

Nalan Yanran repeatedly visited the Xiao Household hoping Xiao Yan had returned, while Xiao Yi Xian secretly watched the household and grew curious about Nalan Yanran’s connection to him. After Nalan Yanran tracked her down outside Wutan City, Xiao Yi Xian revealed that she had allowed herself to be found, leaving Nalan Yanran on edge.

• Nalan Yanran visited the Xiao Household and learned from a guard that Xiao Yan had not returned from the Snake-People Tribe Holy City.
• Xiao Yi Xian watched Nalan Yanran from hiding, wondered about her relationship with Xiao Yan, and continued observing the Xiao Household.
• After staying with the Xiao Household for three days, Nalan Yanran left and sensed that someone was watching her again.
• Nalan Yanran secretly searched around the Xiao Household for several days and finally located Xiao Yi Xian outside an inn.
• Nalan Yanran led Xiao Yi Xian out of Wutan City and demanded to know why she was watching the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Yi Xian calmly admitted that Nalan Yanran had found her sooner than expected, revealing that she had let herself be discovered.

Xiao Yi Xian confronted Nalan Yanran to learn how she was connected to the Xiao Household and Xiao Yan. After overpowering Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yi Xian trapped her in a poisonous barrier so she could question her.

• Xiao Yi Xian implied she meant to use Nalan Yanran to test the Xiao Household's reaction, and Nalan Yanran accused her of targeting the family.
• Nalan Yanran attacked Xiao Yi Xian with Wind's Extremity-Annihilation, but purple poison mist corroded and swallowed the strike.
• Xiao Yi Xian used Corrosive Poison Demon Hand against Nalan Yanran, who cut an opening in it with Heaven-Raising Nine Swords, Third Sword-Cleave the Netherworld.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed Heavenly Poison Prison Realm, trapping Nalan Yanran in a poisonous cage and leaving her unable to escape or safely absorb outside energy.

Xiao Yi Xian questioned Nalan Yanran while probing her connection to Xiao Yan, and Nalan Yanran concealed her plan to use a Fifth-Level Formation Disk to turn the fight around. Their exchange confirmed that Nalan Yanran cared deeply for Xiao Yan, leaving Xiao Yi Xian shaken and Nalan Yanran searching for a chance to strike.

• Nalan Yanran refused to cooperate or reveal anything about the Xiao Household as Xiao Yi Xian questioned her.
• Nalan Yanran secretly relied on a Fifth-Level Formation Disk from Lin Supreme Elder as her trump card against Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to spare Nalan Yanran and leave the Xiao Household alone if she helped target Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran rejected the offer, and her reaction confirmed to Xiao Yi Xian that she and Xiao Yan shared a close relationship.
• Xiao Yi Xian threatened to poison and disfigure Nalan Yanran, while Nalan Yanran readied herself to seize an opening and subdue her.

Nalan Yanran tried to capture Xiao Yi Xian after learning she had a connection to Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yi Xian escaped using the Netherworld Poison Flame. Nalan Yanran was left behind, unable to stop her.

• Xiao Yi Xian hinted that she had chosen to forget the past and give up hope after learning Nalan Yanran was Xiao Yan's woman.
• Nalan Yanran swallowed a high-tier medicinal pill to recover her Dou Qi, then activated a Fifth-Level Formation Disk given to her by Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed the formation's danger and tried to flee, but Nalan Yanran's formation nearly trapped her.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed the Netherworld Poison Flame and broke through the formation before escaping beyond the horizon.
• Nalan Yanran recognized the pale-purple fire and concluded that Xiao Yi Xian could rival a Dou Zun expert.

Xiao Yan left the Snake-People Tribe Holy City alone and hurried toward Wutan City, where he learned Nalan Yanran was in danger. He reached her safely, unaware that he had just passed Xiao Yi Xian, who was leaving the Jia Ma Empire after seeing him from afar.

• Medusa refused to return to the Xiao Household or travel to the Central Plains with Xiao Yan, and the two parted after agreeing she might join him later.
• Yao Lao and the Heavenly Fire Venerable teased Xiao Yan as he flew toward Wutan City.
• Xiao Yan recognized Nalan Yanran’s Formation Disk in a battle nearby and rushed to help her.
• Xiao Yi Xian broke out of Nalan Yanran’s formation and spotted Xiao Yan, but she accelerated away without revealing herself.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian passed within a short distance of each other, and Xiao Yan continued to Nalan Yanran, finding her safe.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran discussed Xiao Yi Xian’s attack and decided to ask the Misty Cloud Sect to investigate her. Xiao Yi Xian fled the Jia Ma Empire, broke through to Dou Venerable while wandering, and encountered Qing Lin, who was searching with Baili Qing.

• Xiao Yan hurried to check on Nalan Yanran, and she slapped his hand away before recounting her battle with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran concluded that Xiao Yi Xian had targeted him and agreed to ask the Misty Cloud Sect to investigate her.
• Xiao Yi Xian left the Jia Ma Empire because she felt ashamed of her white hair and did not want Xiao Yan to see her.
• While wandering the Northwest Continent, Xiao Yi Xian broke through from Nine-Star Dou Zong to Dou Venerable, and her poison Dou Qi killed plants and animals around her.
• Qing Lin arrived at the site of the disturbance and startled Xiao Yi Xian with her Dou Zun-level aura while calling for Sister Baili.

After discovering Xiao Yi Xian following her Woeful Poison Body breakthrough, Baili Qing and Qing Lin befriended her and invited her to the Central Plains. Xiao Yi Xian accepted and set off with them for the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, unaware of its ties to Xiao Yan and his family.

• Baili Qing and Qing Lin found Xiao Yi Xian after noticing the commotion from her breakthrough, and Baili Qing recognized her Woeful Poison Body and Netherworld Poison Flame.
• Qing Lin praised Xiao Yi Xian's white hair, easing her suspicion and helping the three women become acquainted.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin discovered they both came from the Jia Ma Empire, while Baili Qing considered the empire's unusual connection to powerful talents.
• Baili Qing invited Xiao Yi Xian to visit the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace in the Central Plains, and Qing Lin encouraged her to come along.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted the invitation, and the three women prepared to travel to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.

After the Heavenly Poison Woman left, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran sought Yun Shan’s protection for their families and set out for the Central Plains. On the way, Xiao Yan revealed that they would join the Starfall Pavilion, founded by his teacher Yao Lao.

• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran learned only that the mysterious Heavenly Poison Woman had appeared in the Cloud Empire, then decided to travel to the Central Plains.
• Yun Shan promised to protect the Xiao Household and Nalan Family while Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran were away.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran received their families’ blessings and reminders before leaving for the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan declined to use Jia Nan Academy’s Spatial Wormhole because he did not plan to join the faction behind Elder Zhu Fang.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran that they would join the Starfall Pavilion, and Yao Lao appeared to reveal that he had founded it.

Xiao Yan introduced Nalan Yanran to Yao Lao and explained that Yao Lao had secretly absorbed his Dou Qi in the past to test him. After traveling together to Blackstone City, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran crossed a Spatial Wormhole and arrived in the Central Plains.

• Yao Lao revealed himself to Nalan Yanran and explained that he wanted her to know about him before they reached the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran that Yao Lao had caused his repeated falls in cultivation as a test, and she promised to help Xiao Yan revive him.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran traveled for about a month to Blackstone City and boarded a Space Shuttle Boat bound for the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran emerged from the Spatial Wormhole and stepped onto Central Plains land hand in hand.

While studying formations in the Ancient Emperor's Cave, Xiao Lin learned that Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran had reached the Central Plains and discussed the region's unrest with Ji Li. He was stunned to learn that Baili Qing and Qing Lin had brought Xiao Yi Xian, a girl with the Woeful Poison Body, to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and immediately headed back.

• Ji Li told Xiao Lin that Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran had arrived in the Central Plains, then teased him for arranging a trial that put his grandson Xiao Yan in difficulty.
• Ji Li reported that rumors of an auction involving the Tou She Ancient God Jade had stirred the Central Plains, keeping the Soul Hall occupied and delaying its investigation into Venerable Qing Hai's death.
• Xiao Lin said his formation studies in the Ancient Emperor's Cave were progressing faster than expected, and Ji Li told him that Qing Lin had become a Dou Venerable in less than ten years.
• Ji Li revealed that Baili Qing and Qing Lin had returned with a talented girl who possessed the Woeful Poison Body.
• After Ji Li named the girl Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Lin ended the call and returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.

Xiao Lin hurried back to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to meet Xiao Yi Xian, who had been staying there for about a month but remained undecided about joining. After Baili Qing and Qing Lin left them alone, Xiao Lin began to tell Xiao Yi Xian what he had come to say.

• Xiao Lin asked Ji Li where Xiao Yi Xian was staying, then went straight to Thousand Shadow Pavilion.
• Xiao Lin found Xiao Yi Xian talking with Baili Qing and Qing Lin, and they introduced him as the Palace Master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Xiao Yi Xian politely told Xiao Lin that her stay had been comfortable, while privately suspecting he had come to persuade her to join.
• Xiao Yi Xian remained hesitant to join because she was used to being alone and feared her Woeful Poison Body brought misfortune to others.
• Baili Qing and Qing Lin left Xiao Lin and Xiao Yi Xian alone after he said he had something to tell her.

Xiao Lin teased Xiao Yi Xian about marriage and suggested she marry his grandson, causing her to decide she would leave the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. When he hinted at a shared encounter in the Jia Ma Empire's Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yi Xian realized who he might be, and Xiao Lin revealed a familiar face.

• After Baili Qing and Qing Lin left, Xiao Lin met with Xiao Yi Xian, who remained polite and distant.
• Xiao Lin asked whether Xiao Yi Xian was married and offered to arrange a match with his grandson, despite her refusal to discuss marriage.
• Xiao Yi Xian rejected the proposal and decided to leave the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace as soon as she could.
• Xiao Lin mentioned an unforgettable encounter in the Jia Ma Empire's Magical Beast Mountain Range, making Xiao Yi Xian think of Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Lin changed his appearance and revealed a familiar face to Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian discovered that the Palace Master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace was Old Master Xiao, the benefactor she had met in Green Mountain Town. As she caught him up on her life, Xiao Lin teased her about her feelings for Xiao Yan and began probing why she had come to the Central Plains without him.

• Xiao Yi Xian recognized Xiao Lin as Old Master Xiao, and he explained that only a few people knew his true identity as the Palace Master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Xiao Yi Xian recounted how she had found and subdued the Netherworld Poison Flame in the Cloud Empire, helping her control the Woeful Poison Body’s adverse effects.
• Xiao Lin pointed out that Xiao Yi Xian had left out her history with Xiao Yan, and she admitted that she liked him.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Xiao Yan had not rejected their Engagement Contract and that she had never told him about it, asking Xiao Lin not to blame him.
• Xiao Lin asked why Xiao Yi Xian had come to the Central Plains with Baili Qing and Qing Lin instead of following Xiao Yan, and he noticed her smoothing her pale hair.

Xiao Lin helped Xiao Yi Xian overcome her fear that Xiao Yan would reject her white hair, and she agreed to stay at the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace rather than seek him out. She officially joined the palace and reunited with Qing Lin and Baili Qing, who learned that she knew Xiao Lin’s true identity.

• Xiao Yi Xian admitted that she was avoiding Xiao Yan because she feared he would dislike her changed appearance, and Xiao Lin reassured her that his feelings would reveal his character.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xiao Lin, accepted his offer to call him Grandpa Xiao, and decided to wait for fate to bring her and Xiao Yan together instead of searching for him.
• Xiao Lin confirmed that Xiao Yan had reached the Central Plains, invited Xiao Yi Xian to stay at the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and promised not to tell Xiao Yan about her.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to stay and officially registered as a member of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace under Xiao Lin’s arrangements.
• Qing Lin and Baili Qing returned to find Xiao Yi Xian had joined the palace, and Qing Lin realized that Xiao Yi Xian knew Xiao Lin’s true identity.

Xiao Yi Xian happily joined the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace after explaining her past connection with Xiao Lin to Qing Lin and Baili Qing. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran traveled from Gulan City in the Central Plains’ Eastern Region toward the Southern Region, where they noticed three Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Qing Lin and Baili Qing about meeting Xiao Lin in Green Mountain Town, leaving out her feelings involving Xiao Yan.
• Qing Lin excitedly welcomed Xiao Yi Xian into the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and began showing her around.
• Xiao Yan studied a map in Gulan City while Yao Lao reminded him that the routes available to a Dou Venerable were beyond Xiao Yan’s current reach.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran accepted that they would need to travel across the Central Plains on foot, and Nalan Yanran said she would enjoy the scenery.
• Three young Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples walked past Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, drawing awe from the people on the street.

Wu Qing, Lu Zimo, and Jiang Qin discussed the upcoming Four Pavilions Assembly and Lu Zimo’s claim that Feng Qing’er had been captured, leaving the Wind Lightning Pavilion without its strongest fighter. After hearing about the assembly, Xiao Yan followed the three disciples with Nalan Yanran, planning to attend before heading to the Starfall Pavilion.

• Wu Qing, Lu Zimo, and Jiang Qin traveled toward the Wind Lightning Pavilion to watch the Four Pavilions Assembly and support Tang Ying.
• Lu Zimo told Wu Qing and Jiang Qin that Feng Qing’er had offended a mysterious expert and been captured, so she could not compete for the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• Wu Qing and Jiang Qin were pleased by the news and expected Tang Ying and the Myriad Sword Pavilion to have a better chance of winning.
• Nalan Yanran asked Xiao Yan about the Four Pavilions Assembly, and Xiao Yan agreed to take her to watch it before visiting the Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran followed Wu Qing, Lu Zimo, and Jiang Qin toward the Wind Lightning Pavilion.

Xiao Yan explained to Nalan Yanran that they were following the Myriad Sword Pavilion disciples to the Wind Lightning Pavilion so they could meet Senior Venner before the Four Pavilions Assembly. At the Wind Lightning Pavilion, Thunder Venerable offered Tian Huangzi the position of Honorary Pavilion Master, granting him authority equal to his own.

• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran that Senior Venner would represent the Starfall Pavilion at the Four Pavilions Assembly and that meeting him would give them support in the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran followed Wu Qing, Lu Zimo, and Jiang Qin toward the Northern Region without the three disciples detecting them.
• The Wind Lightning Pavilion hosted numerous guests arriving for the Four Pavilions Assembly, while its leadership gathered outside Tian Huangzi's room.
• Tian Huangzi emerged with Feng Qing'er and teased Thunder Venerable and the Wind Lightning Pavilion leadership about why they had gathered.
• Thunder Venerable offered Tian Huangzi the title of Honorary Pavilion Master, with authority equal to his own, and the senior elders supported the proposal.