Recaps

Ye Yu agreed to help Wang Yue eliminate the Wang Family cultivators who had seen Wang Xiong, while ensuring Wang Xiong stayed alive. After negotiating for Wang Yue’s help, Ye Yu broke the Seven Suspended Sect’s barrier and prepared to attack as the Nine Nether Blood Qi spread.

• Wang Yue asked Ye Yu to kill the Wang Family members who had seen Wang Xiong and take Wang Xiong away, and Ye Yu agreed.
• Wang Yue argued with Wang Xiong about his moral lectures, and Ye Yu knocked Wang Xiong unconscious and stored him in the Void Sky Cauldron.
• Ye Yu met Wang Yue at the barrier and demanded her help drawing out the Nine Nether Blood Qi, then broke the barrier with the Void Sky Cauldron.
• The Wang Family cultivators rushed from the main hall to reinforce the shattered barrier without noticing Ye Yu, who concealed his aura and appeared behind them.

Ye Yu helped Wang Yue eliminate seven Wang Family cultivators by exposing them to the Nine Nether Blood Qi, then left for the Heavenly Saint Academy with Feng Qiwen. Wang Yue later concealed his role from Wang Lie, but the Blood Qi's corruption left his story vulnerable to a soul search.

• Ye Yu fought the seven Wang Family cultivators and used Haotian Mirror fragments to break their shields as Wang Yue unleashed the Nine Nether Blood Qi, killing them.
• Wang Yue absorbed a wisp of Nine Nether Blood Qi to make his deception of Wang Lie convincing, and Ye Yu noticed his Bloodline Power growing stronger.
• The Cauldron Spirit reflected on whether fear, curses, and desire were the essence of the world as Ye Yu departed with Feng Qiwen for the Heavenly Saint Academy.
• The next day, Wang Lie and the Wang Family Clan Elders found the Nine Nether Blood Spring spreading across ten li and summoned Wang Yue.
• Wang Yue claimed the barrier had suddenly shattered, but Wang Lie demanded to search his soul to learn what had happened.

Ye Yu returned to Heavenly Saint Academy and learned that he could enter the Newcomer Competition, where Ye Chengjun was expected to dominate. Li Daoyi discovered that Feng Qiwen had returned and ordered the Dark Hall to find him, hoping to learn Xu Yunxi’s whereabouts.

• Wang Lie stopped his soul search of Wang Yue after learning that Wang Xiong’s soul lamp was still lit, and a Clan Elder sent her back to recuperate.
• Ye Yu returned to Heavenly Saint Academy, met Lei Dong and Li Daoyi at Hidden Sword Peak, and learned that he had condensed a golden body.
• Li Daoyi told Ye Yu that he qualified for the Newcomer Competition and warned him that Ye Chengjun had nearly defeated Jiang Taibai.
• Jiang Taibai told Li Daoyi that Feng Qiwen had returned, and Li Daoyi ordered the Dark Hall to find him and uncover Xu Yunxi’s whereabouts.
• Jiang Taibai suggested Ye Yu resembled Xu Yunxi, but Li Daoyi said he cared only about Xu Yunxi and would not involve Ye Yu.

Jiang Taibai told Li Daoyi he intended to target the Xu family in the future, while Li Daoyi warned him to remember that Ye Yu was his junior brother. Ye Yu then entered the Inner Court with the Outer Court representatives and saw how its resources favored powerful families; the Inner Court elders ignored his group when handing out recovery pills.

• Jiang Taibai told Li Daoyi that he would not give the Xu family a chance to seek revenge and would move against them when he was strong enough.
• Jiang Taibai warned Li Daoyi that Ye Yu might choose Xu Yunxi over him if Ye Yu was her child, then left.
• After several days of seclusion, Ye Yu joined Li Daoyi and the other Outer Court representatives on their journey to the Inner Court.
• Chang Qingzi used a single-use token to open the barrier and led the group inside, where Ye Yu saw the Inner Court's abundant spiritual energy and earthfire resources.
• Chang Qingzi explained that Heavenly Saint Academy favored major powers to maintain their support, and Li Daoyi called the Inner Court a Noble Academy.
• At the mountaintop platform, Inner Court elders distributed recovery pills to their new disciples but passed over Ye Yu's group despite having pills left.

Ye Yu learned from the Cauldron Spirit how the Immortal Path, Imperial Path, Heaven’s Mandate Holders, and Fate Defiers came to be, then rejected both paths in favor of looking after himself. As the Newcomer Competition’s guests arrived, he noticed Qin Ruoxian of Yaochi among them.

• Ye Yu spotted an ancient bronze fragment on the central platform and suspected it was connected to the Imperial Path rather than the Void Sky Cauldron.
• The Cauldron Spirit recounted how the Immortal Path and Imperial Path arose, how Fate and Heaven’s Mandate Holders came about, and how Fate Defiers were created.
• Ye Yu refused to choose the Immortal Path or the Imperial Path, saying he wanted only to protect himself and flee responsibility.
• Ye Yu wondered whether he could claim the bronze fragment, which seemed intended for Ye Chengjun, just as he had gained control of the Void Sky Cauldron.
• Stone islands rose as invited factions arrived for the Newcomer Competition, and the Yaochi Saintess Qin Ruoxian appeared among the guests.

Qin Ruoxian returned as Yaochi’s Saintess and publicly ended her relationship with Ye Yu, though he understood she had her reasons and promised to keep the Autumn Water Sword for her. As the ceremony’s visitors gathered, the Newcomer Competition began.

• Qin Ruoxian arrived as Yaochi’s Saintess, and Ye Qingqing recognized how far Qin Ruoxian had risen.
• Kong Yue urged Qin Ruoxian to make a clean break with Ye Yu, and Qin Ruoxian went to return the Autumn Water Sword.
• Qin Ruoxian told Ye Yu that they would part ways and handed him the sword case, while Ye Yu silently accepted it.
• Ye Yu secretly told Qin Ruoxian he would keep the sword for her, and she smiled before returning to the stone island.
• Ye Qingqing cursed Qin Ruoxian, while Li Daoyi rebuked Zheng Xiang for joking about the breakup.
• After the remaining guests arrived, an inner court elder announced the start of the Newcomer Competition.

Ye Yu won his first Newcomer Competition match by defeating a three-colored savage bull before it could transform. Ye Chengjun dominated his opponents and reached the top ten, leaving Lin Qingyue shaken by the gap between their cultivation.

• Li Daoyi gave Ye Yu an A-three token, and Ye Yu entered the barrier to face a three-colored savage bull.
• Ye Yu struck the bull out of the barrier before it could complete its transformation and won his first match.
• Ye Chengjun faced a Dragonbone Peak representative in C-one and defeated him with overwhelming spiritual power.
• Lin Qingyue watched Ye Chengjun's victory and realized she lacked confidence to fight him after he had reached the Body Integration Realm.
• Ye Chengjun swept through his matches without drawing a weapon and became the first competitor to reach the top ten.
• Kong Yue urged Ruoxian to befriend Ye Chengjun for Jade Pool's sake.

Ye Yu emerged as a top-ten finisher in the Newcomer Competition, shocking the crowd and drawing attention from powerful figures. As the finalists received numbered tokens, Ye Yu’s token was linked to Ye Chengjun’s, setting up their next encounter.

• Qin Ruoxian spoke of how difficult it would be to kill Ye Chengjun, and Kong Yue warned her against provoking a war with the Ye family.
• Ye Yu appeared on the top-ten pillar as a Hidden Sword Peak disciple, stunning the crowd and especially Lin Qingyue, who had seen him swallowed by Absolute Qi.
• Ye Qingqing felt proud of Ye Yu, while Qin Ruoxian remained confident in him and Lin Qingyue began considering cooperation with the Ye family.
• Li Daoyi and Jiang Taibai suspected Ye Yu was hiding a secret, while Kong Yue worried other forces might target him after the competition.
• The ten finalists received numbered tokens, and Ye Yu’s token connected by spiritual light to Ye Chengjun’s.

Ye Yu faced Ye Chengjun in the Newcomer Competition, where Ye Chengjun revealed overwhelming speed and power and attacked with lethal intent. After Ye Yu’s Purple Firmament Sword cracked and a massive fist seal struck, Spiritual Seals rose both inside and outside the barrier, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The matchup list paired Ye Yu with Ye Chengjun, and spectators expected Ye Yu’s run to end against the Body Integration Realm cultivator.
• Lei Dong warned Ye Chengjun not to take Ye Yu’s life, prompting Ye Chengjun to suspect that Ye Yu was an unforeseen threat and resolve to kill him.
• Ye Yu released black-and-white spiritual power that dispelled Ye Chengjun’s pressure, and Qin Ruoxian ordered preparations to use the Jade Pond Token while Lin Qingyue insisted Ye Yu must survive.
• Ye Chengjun vanished with tremendous speed, but Ye Yu intercepted him with the Purple Firmament Sword, which cracked when Ye Chengjun caught it.
• Ye Chengjun struck Ye Yu with a massive fist seal, nearly shattering the barrier, and Spiritual Seals then rose from the ground inside and outside it.

Ye Yu used linked formations and Haotian Mirror fragments to withstand Ye Chengjun, who offered him a place at the Ye family's side. Ye Yu rejected the offer, and Ye Chengjun prepared to unleash the fiery sword’s power.

• Ye Yu’s linked formations shielded him from Ye Chengjun’s attack, but Ye Chengjun shattered the formations with his superior mastery of formations.
• Ye Yu fought Ye Chengjun with the Purple Firmament Sword and three Haotian Mirror fragments, which resisted Imperial Power and helped him keep pace.
• Ye Chengjun knocked Ye Yu back with golden light and offered him a contract promising access to the Ye family’s resources and a status second only to his own.
• Ye Yu cleaved apart the contract, and Ye Chengjun declared that he had made a foolish decision.
• Ye Chengjun summoned a fiery red longsword as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered around him like an army.

Ye Yu and Ye Chengjun unleashed their strongest sword techniques in a clash that shattered the barrier, leaving the outcome unclear as the dust settled around them.

• Ye Yu used his blood to activate the Purple Firmament Sword and secretly drew on the Void Sky Cauldron’s power, while Jiang Taibai prepared to summon the Dark Hall.
• Ye Chengjun revealed that he had also reached unity between man and sword, freezing the swords summoned by Ye Yu’s display.
• A bronze fragment on a stone pillar reacted to both Ye Chengjun and Ye Yu, puzzling Lei Dong.
• Ye Chengjun attacked with Imperial Decree, Nine Heavens Destruction Slash, summoning a giant phantom and a wave of spiritual warriors.
• Ye Yu struck back with the Purple Firmament Sword and three fragments of the Haotian Mirror, and their collision shattered the barrier despite Lei Dong’s intervention.
• As the spiritual radiance faded, the crowd saw Ye Yu and Ye Chengjun standing amid the settling dust.

Ye Yu and Ye Chengjun’s battle was interrupted by Yu Xinghe of the Jade Spirit Clan, who arrived with other Ancient Royal Clan members and challenged the human factions’ control of the Divine Continent. The royal clans declared their intentions and demanded the bronze fragment on the stone platform, leaving Ye Yu startled by what he saw.

• Ye Yu and Ye Chengjun were both badly injured, and Ye Yu prepared a trap with Haotian Mirror fragments and the Void Sky Cauldron as Ye Chengjun approached.
• A golden broadsword smashed through the Heavenly Saint Inner Court’s barrier, forcing Ye Yu and Ye Chengjun to retreat before they could resume their fight.
• Yu Xinghe introduced himself as a member of the Jade Spirit Clan, and five other royal clan figures arrived with Mahayana Stage pressure.
• Ye Yongxiu and the Xu Family’s Ninth Elder joined Lei Dong and Li Daoyi, forming a nine-cultivator standoff against the royal clans.
• The royal clans announced that the Divine Continent would no longer belong solely to the human race and said they had come to take the bronze fragment on the stone platform.
• Ye Yu used his azure-lit eyes to inspect the royal clan members, then reacted with shock.

The royal clans took the bronze fragment after the Ye family and Xu family refused to risk a confrontation, and the Newcomer Competition ended in disarray. Afterward, Li Daoyi told Lei Dong that the human race’s division and hesitation weakened it, leaving the need for a united leader unresolved.

• Ye Yu considered revealing Ye Chengjun’s identity to the royal clans but decided the risk was too great.
• A Jade Spirit Clan cultivator challenged Ye Yongxiu and the Xu family’s old woman to oppose the royal clans, but both remained silent.
• The royal clan members took the bronze fragment while Ye Chengjun watched without intervening.
• Ye Yongxiu led Ye Chengjun away, and the other visitors left as the Newcomer Competition ended abruptly.
• Lei Dong angrily condemned Ye Yongxiu and the Xu family’s old woman, while Li Daoyi said Lei Dong had also lacked the courage to act first.
• Li Daoyi argued that the human race needed unity and a leader willing to guide it with iron-fisted methods.

Ye Yu began fusing the Autumn Water Sword with its embryo while Li Daoyi shielded his cave from intrusion. On Hidden Sword Peak, Guan Yunlan appeared and was driven away by Li Daoyi over her treatment of Xinru.

• Li Daoyi dismissed Lei Dong’s justification for his actions and told him to notify him when he went to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
• Jiang Taibai escorted Ye Yu back to his cave, where Ye Yu questioned the Cauldron Spirit about the royal clans and humanity’s resistance to fate’s ruler.
• Ye Yu placed the broken Purple Firmament Sword in the Void Sky Cauldron to restore it, then began fusing the Autumn Water Sword with the sword embryo.
• The fusion sent sword intent through Hidden Sword Peak, and Li Daoyi stopped Jiang Taibai from investigating before sealing Ye Yu’s cave against entry.
• Guan Yunlan came to Hidden Sword Peak after sensing the surge, but Li Daoyi rebuked her over Xinru’s fate and ordered her to leave.
• After Guan Yunlan departed, the broken sword calmed, and Li Daoyi promised Xinru that he would help her take revenge.

Ye Yu completed the fusion of the Autumn Water Sword but chose not to bond with it, wary of hidden risks and uncertain of his mother's intentions. After leaving Heavenly Saint Academy, he learned that royal clans were spreading across the Divine Continent and set out with Feng Qiwen toward the Wang Family's Teleportation Array.

• Gai You sensed longing rather than hatred from Li Daoyi's broken sword, but Li Daoyi insisted Xinru wanted revenge on Xu Yunxi.
• Ye Yu examined the transformed Autumn Water Sword and decided to carry it without fusing with it, telling the Cauldron Spirit he would judge his mother's love for himself.
• Ye Yu told Li Daoyi he was leaving Heavenly Saint Academy, and Li Daoyi welcomed him back to Hidden Sword Peak while warning him about trouble in Central Province.
• Ye Yu met Feng Qiwen in Heavenly Saint City and learned from Murong Xue that eight royal clans had established footholds outside Central Province.
• Ye Yu asked Murong Xue to find a master artifact refiner to repair and strengthen Zi Xiao, then altered his and Feng Qiwen's appearances.
• The next morning, Ye Yu took Feng Qiwen to the Wang Family's Teleportation Array.

Ye Yu traveled to Dry Moon Island to capture the Dragon Spirit and strengthen the broken Purple Firmament Sword, while keeping his identity hidden and watching for Ye Chengjun. As the full moon rose, the Dry Moon Sect decided to seek the Ye Family’s support by offering it the Dragon Spirit.

• Ye Yu took Feng Qiwen through the Wang Family’s Teleportation Array to Dry Moon Island, concealing his aura and appearance to avoid the Xu Family’s investigation.
• Ye Yu learned little about Wang Yue and stayed in the same cave dwelling as before while Feng Qiwen gathered information.
• Ye Yu watched the Dry Moon Sect’s Teleportation Array for signs of Ye Chengjun, but no likely contenders arrived before the full moon.
• The Dry Moon Sect Master and elders discussed their worsening position and chose to seek the Ye Family’s backing.
• The Dry Moon Sect decided to offer the Dragon Spirit to the Ye Family as a meeting gift.

The Dry Moon Sect Master activated the sect’s sealed formation to slow everyone on Dry Moon Island and prevent the Wang Family from claiming the Dragon Spirit. Ye Yu discovered that the Dragon Spirit was a Dragon-Phoenix, but it became trapped on the island as the formation’s light spread.

• The Dry Moon Sect Master decided to activate the sect’s secret formation and ordered disciples below the Spirit Transformation Stage to remain inside the sect.
• Ye Yu removed his disguise, and the Dragon Spirit approached him and affectionately rubbed against him.
• Ye Yu recognized the Dragon Spirit as a Dragon-Phoenix and invited it to come with him; it landed on his palm, startling the Cauldron Spirit.
• The Dragon-Phoenix broke free when Ye Yu tried to establish a Karma connection, and the moon turned withered as spiritual light rose from the Dry Moon Sect.
• The formation’s light slowed the Wang Family members and spread across Dry Moon Island, while the Dragon-Phoenix failed to escape and was dragged back by an invisible force.

Ye Yu used the Void Sky Cauldron and Karma power to claim the Dragon-Phoenix Spirit, weakening Ye Chengjun’s Heaven’s Mandate. As the Dry Moon Sect searched for the spirit under an island-wide immobilizing light, Ye Yu confronted the Dry Moon Sect Master.

• Ye Yu resisted the yellow spiritual light with the Void Sky Cauldron, then used Karma power to imprint the Dragon-Phoenix Spirit and absorb it into his arm.
• Ye Chengjun sensed that Heaven’s Mandate had weakened and realized someone was competing with him for it.
• The Dry Moon Sect Master distributed jade talismans to nine elders and led them out to search for the Dragon-Phoenix Spirit before the formation’s one-hour limit expired.
• The Dry Moon Sect Master passed through Wang Family territory and destroyed the Spirit Palaces and dantians of two Wang Family Body Integration Realm cultivators.
• Ye Yu approached the Dry Moon Sect Master, who recognized him and greeted him as the Ye Family’s young friend.

Ye Yu convinced the Dry Moon Sect Master that he represented the Ye Family and negotiated access to the Dry Moon Sect’s hidden opportunity. He identified the creature inside the sect’s boulder as a Kunpeng and left the Sect Master tasked with obtaining the Dragon Spirit in exchange for the stone.

• Ye Yu abandoned his plan to attack the Dry Moon Sect Master and let him explain that the sect had sought the Dragon Spirit for Ye Chengjun.
• Ye Yu led the Dry Moon Sect Master to believe the Ye Family was interested in Dry Moon Island and had sent Ye Yu alone to investigate.
• The Dry Moon Sect Master took Ye Yu back to the sect, where Ye Yu recognized a Kunpeng within the enormous boulder.
• Ye Yu asked the Dry Moon Sect Master to hand over the boulder in exchange for the Ye Family’s help, then agreed to accept the Dragon Spirit instead.
• Ye Yu settled into the seat of honor and feigned the bearing of a powerful guest while the Dry Moon Sect Master accepted the arrangement.

Ye Yu confronted the Cauldron Spirit over the Kunpeng spirit and revealed that he had suspected its plans and tested what it was hiding. He declared that he would follow his own instincts and wanted only to distance himself from the Cauldron Spirit’s struggle.

• Ye Yu argued that he could take the Kunpeng spirit because he considered himself a Fate Defier, while the Cauldron Spirit insisted the opportunity belonged to his mother.
• The Cauldron Spirit revealed that Ye Yu had been reborn because of its and his mother's actions, provoking a surge of Karma power and a halt in the mysterious chains.
• Ye Yu explained that he had deliberately drawn out the Cauldron Spirit's confession and deduced its arrangements involving Ye Chengjun, Yang Zhen, and the Ring of Holding.
• Ye Yu said he trusted his instincts rather than the Cauldron Spirit or his mother, and accused the Cauldron Spirit of shaping his reincarnation and memories.
• Ye Yu told the Cauldron Spirit that he had no interest in its struggle and only wanted to escape the world around him.

Ye Yu took the Kunpeng Stone from the Dry Moon Sect after proving his Ye Family blood and turning the sect master's caution into a negotiation. As Ye Yu left, he told the Cauldron Spirit that he had made proper use of fate.

• Ye Yu told the Cauldron Spirit that his hatred, fear, and desire had made him resemble a true defier of fate.
• The Dry Moon Sect Master returned with dejected elders and shut down the formation, revealing two dead Body Integration Realm experts to the Wang Family.
• Ye Yu asked whether the sect had captured the Dragon Spirit, then claimed the Kunpeng Stone under their agreement.
• Ye Yu used the Void Sky Cauldron's aura to awaken the Kunpeng Stone and stored it in his Ring of Holding.
• When the Dry Moon Sect Master questioned his identity, Ye Yu swore that Ye Family blood flowed within him, and the sect master accepted the oath.
• After leaving Dry Moon Island, Ye Yu told the Cauldron Spirit that he had made proper use of fate.

Ye Yu returned to Central Province to repair the Purple Firmament Sword and prepare to attempt the Body Integration Realm, while Xu Yunxi revealed that she had made herself the true Defier of Fate to shield him from the Emperor. The chapter left Ye Yu unaware that his mother was drawing the Emperor’s attention onto herself so he could act unnoticed.

• Ye Yu explained that destiny had made the Dry Moon Sect see him as part of the Ye family, then returned to Central Province with Feng Qiwen.
• Ye Yu retrieved his puppet and spiritual root and headed for the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to repair the Purple Firmament Sword before attempting the Body Integration Realm.
• Xu Yunxi sensed that Ye Yu had taken part of an opportunity belonging to her, but welcomed it as a sign that he could protect himself.
• Xu Yunxi argued with Po Jun that Defiers of Fate were trapped by destiny and called him a traitor for joining the Imperial Clan.
• Xu Yunxi revealed that she had accepted the Defier of Fate identity to conceal Ye Yu, drawing the Emperor’s attention onto herself so Ye Yu could remain unnoticed.

Ye Yu avoided leading Feng Qiwen directly to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, then followed Murong Xue to meet the artifact refiner Xun Mo. The chapter left Xun Mo angrily demanding to know why the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion would not let him go, as Ye Yu wondered whether his mother was involved.

• Ye Yu stopped far from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and summoned Murong Xue because a Mahayana Stage expert from the Xu family was tracking him.
• Murong Xue took the unconscious Wang Xiong back to Ye Chenxiang, and the two decided to have a child as their last hope after losing their spiritual roots and Bloodline Power.
• After three days of travel, Murong Xue led Ye Yu and Feng Qiwen to a blacksmith's shop in a small city to meet Xun Mo.
• Xun Mo recognized the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and demanded to know why it would not let him go, prompting Ye Yu to wonder whether his mother was involved.

Ye Yu met Xun Mo, a craftsman haunted by visions of an unchangeable future, and received a fragment of the Void Sky Cauldron from him. Ye Yu challenged Xun Mo to focus on the present and asked him to repair the Purple Firmament Sword, leaving Xun Mo impressed by the weapon.

• Ye Yu realized Xun Mo had likely seen visions while repairing the Haotian Mirror, and Xun Mo broke down when Ye Yu agreed to leave just as he had foreseen.
• Xun Mo asked Ye Yu to stay alone and led him to an underground furnace, where he revealed a fragment of the Void Sky Cauldron that merged into Ye Yu's body.
• Xun Mo explained that the fragment had shown him scenes of a future he believed he could not change, and Ye Yu urged him to focus on the present.
• Ye Yu asked Xun Mo to repair the broken Purple Firmament Sword, and Xun Mo praised its quality despite its low rank.

Ye Yu entrusted Xun Mo with repairing the Purple Firmament Sword and waited in a nearby city while he cultivated and received reports about the royal clans. Meanwhile, Li Daoyi prepared to search for Xu Yunxi, though Gai You feared his growing obsession was driving him toward madness.

• Ye Yu gave Xun Mo a vast store of refining materials and agreed to let him keep the surplus while he repaired the Purple Firmament Sword within a month.
• Xun Mo warned Ye Yu that the sword's spirit was severely damaged and that he needed to prepare another sword spirit.
• Ye Yu settled at an inn with Murong Xue and Feng Qiwen, cultivated, and heard that the royal clans were increasingly active and might soon reach Central Province.
• Murong Xue and Feng Qiwen discussed reports of four gates above the Divine Continent, but Ye Yu chose to focus on reaching the Body Integration Realm.
• Gai You told Li Daoyi that they would depart in three days, and Li Daoyi eagerly anticipated finding Xu Yunxi while Gai You feared his weakening sword intent signaled an approaching inner demon.