Recaps

Blood River arrived at the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range to kill Qin Yu and seize his Heavenly Flames, but discovered Qin Yu had grown far stronger than expected. After Qin Yu sealed the space and resisted Blood River’s blood-control technique with his Qilin Bloodline, Blood River’s Soul Tablet shattered, leaving the Hall of Souls to suspect Qin Yu had killed him.

• Blood River reached the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range, expecting to kill a Two-Star Dou Venerable and first intending to seal off the area.
• Qin Yu confronted Blood River as an Eight-Star Dou Venerable, and Blood River realized someone had given him false information about Qin Yu’s strength.
• Blood River attacked with the Blood Fiend Heavenly Demon Palm, but Qin Yu destroyed it with Heavenly Flames and evaded Blood River’s counterattack.
• Qin Yu revealed Turtle Spirit Earthfire and used it to seal off the space, preventing Blood River from escaping with a Spatial Jade Slip.
• Blood River activated the Blood Transformation Great Method, but Qin Yu’s Qilin Bloodline resisted it, and Qin Yu declared that Blood River was about to die.
• Blood River’s Soul Tablet shattered, and Hall of Souls members wondered whether Qin Yu had killed him.

Qin Yu returned to Saint Pill City after his trip, astonishing Xuan Kongzi with his rapid advancement and the news that he had killed Blood River. After Qian Xu reported that Qing Lin had left Misty Cloud Mountain alone and vanished, Qin Yu calmly accepted the news, reflecting that she had grown up.

• Xiao Yi Xian sensed Qin Yu's return before Xuan Kongzi did, and Xuan Kongzi was astonished to find Qin Yu had reached Eight-Star Dou Venerable.
• Cao Ying showed Xuan Kongzi the Turtle Spirit Earthfire Child Flame Qin Yu had shared with her and described their trip to the Mysterious Spirit Mountain Range.
• Cao Ying told Xuan Kongzi that Qin Yu had killed Blood River and refined him into a puppet, then admitted that Qin Yu was the only peer she truly respected.
• Qian Xu told Qin Yu that Qing Lin had left Misty Cloud Mountain alone and that no one knew where she was.
• Qin Yu thanked Qian Xu and, after he left, quietly reflected that Qing Lin had grown up.