Recaps

Lu Ren destroyed the Taihang Sword Sect’s attackers, left Guo Muyang behind, and traveled with Xuanzang to Mani Temple. There he uncovered the temple’s brutal practices, entered Shakya’s statue, and found the Future Buddha True Scripture, while Long Jia realized the statue’s fading radiance signaled trouble.

• Lu Ren killed Chen Tianshou and later named Guo Erwa Guo Muyang, then climbed to the ruined Taihang Sword Sect and killed Liu Qing, Li Qian, and Chen Yi.
• Xuanzang met Lu Ren, recognized Shakya’s aura in him, and persuaded him to visit Mani Temple in exchange for a Demon Clan cultivation method.
• Lu Ren left Guo Muyang with a pendant and traveled with Xuanzang to Linjiang City and then Mani Temple, where he learned that monks used human flesh and blood to grow spirit rice.
• Lu Ren toured Mani Temple’s Sheep Farm and saw people bred for meat, then concealed his anger while waiting to learn whether Shakya’s legacy could help him advance.
• Lu Ren entered Shakya’s statue and destroyed its relics and Bodhisattva Golden Bodies for Skill Points before finding a wooden box on the fifth floor.
• Lu Ren received the Future Buddha True Scripture and a jade slip, studied the scripture, and discovered altered passages that concealed a trap.
• Subhuti explained Shakya’s three scriptures and the Past Maitreya True Scripture, while Lu Ren formed a blurry figure in his sea of consciousness but rejected modeling it on Shakyamuni.
• As the Buddha statue’s radiance dimmed, Long Jia realized something was wrong, and Chen Xin strode toward the statue while Xuanzang fell silent under Long Jia’s gaze.

Lu Ren destroyed Mani Temple, explored the Seeking Truth Realm, and followed the Primordial Path to El Land, where he found the Past Maitreya True Scripture. He left El bound behind, but she freed herself and caught up with him to demand the Bible.

• Lu Ren advanced through the Ten Worlds Sutra, reached the Truth-Seeking Realm, and killed Mani Temple’s monks and Long Jia before burning the temple’s breeding grounds and nearby branch.
• Lu Ren left A'nuo and A'lan a chance to change their lives, then spent months developing a body that absorbed the sun and moon’s essence before returning to the Taihang Mountains.
• Lu Ren encountered and destroyed an Abyssal Creature in the Seeking Truth Realm, then questioned Changxing about its dangers and the path through his Inner World.
• Lu Ren entered the Primordial Path, fought Contaminated Soldiers, and met Klea, who offered him El Land’s cultivation knowledge if he killed Furnace Castle’s deranged lord.
• Lu Ren killed Stoffen, took the Lord’s Greatsword, and flew across The Ring to the central palace, where he claimed the Past Maitreya True Scripture despite El’s warning.
• El told Lu Ren that Outer Gods had destroyed El Land, but he refused to rescue her and left with the scripture, after he departed, El broke free and pursued him.
• El confronted Lu Ren and demanded the Bible, explaining that only No Returnees could read it, and Lu Ren warned her of the consequences and challenged her to fight for the scripture.

Lu Ren explored the Seeking Truth Realm, learned more about the vanished immortals, and returned to Earth as ancient powers began to awaken. After helping contain the Queen Mother of the West, he reconnected with ordinary people while new Spatial Rifts appeared.

• Lu Ren killed El in the Seeking Truth Realm, escaped the Outer Gods, and learned that three years had passed while Earth faced invasions and evacuations.
• Lu Ren explored the ruined Moon Palace, found the Mirror of Revealing, and brought the damaged Chang'e into his Inner World, where she explained why the immortals had fled and described the Heavenly Court’s departure.
• Lu Ren entered a deeper layer of the Seeking Truth Realm, fought Zhou Kun, and returned to Earth to find black qi and the Kunlun Otherworld spreading across the landscape.
• Lu Ren crashed into the Queen Mother of the West’s tomb, joined Zhang Tongxuan and Chen Yuehua, and helped contain her with three Heaven-and-Earth Isolation Formations after her awakening attack defeated them.
• Lu Ren traveled through the mountains, returned to his villa, and resumed contact with his former classmates before meeting Ji Quanzhen for a meal.
• Ji Quanzhen warned Lu Ren about contamination and the loss of humanity, showed him a mass of flesh from the Seeking Truth Realm, and urged him to stay connected to ordinary people.
• Lu Ren watched the Special Action Team respond to a Spatial Rift, declined a young woman’s invitation to explore it, and visited Falcon Fist Martial Arts Hall to reconnect with familiar people.

Lu Ren investigated Sun Wukong’s prison, then Ji Quanzhen’s transformation and the dangers awaiting him on the Primordial Path. After defeating his True Self and Shakya’s projection, he reached Primordial City, where Lin Hui offered to guide him through Wang City.

• Lu Ren reunited with Li Qingling at Falcon Fist Martial Hall, tested her Phoenix Rebirth True Intent, and learned that a Divine Phoenix might be using her as an anchor.
• Lu Ren and Ji Quanzhen entered Sun Wukong’s sealed tomb, where they found the imprisoned ape and learned that he had been held for centuries.
• Lu Ren refused to free Sun Wukong and used the five skeletal Bodhisattvas to suppress him, but Sun Wukong cursed Ji Quanzhen and began restoring himself after they left.
• Sun Wukong’s curse transformed Ji Quanzhen into a Lingming Stone Monkey, while Lu Ren continued along the Primordial Path and overcame its illusions and trials.
• Lu Ren fought his mirror image, upgraded the Ten Worlds Sutra, became a Primordial Spirit, and defeated the reflection.
• Lu Ren encountered Shakya on the Primordial Path and destroyed his projection after Shakya demanded Lu Ren’s body.
• Lu Ren reached Primordial City and met Lin Hui, who explained Wang City’s rules and offered to guide him for one Wang Coin.