Recaps

Xiao Ying strengthened the Sky-Supporting Tribe, established its presence in Wasteland Prefecture, and passed the Heavenly Heart Sect’s tests. He secured Nuwa’s help and the Three Pure Spiritual Energy, then left with Tianxin Yunlan to study the sect’s teachings while the Thunder Emperor’s Immortal Palace remained ahead.

• Xiao Ying approved fifty squads of Demonic Scales Fighters, tested the Roc Fighter against a Nine-Heaven Golden Roc, and ordered preparations to improve the tribe’s crops and defenses.
• Xiao Ying erected the Heaven Stele and opened the teleportation link to Heavenfall Island, where he announced that the tribe had settled on Nine-Dragon Giant Island without claiming it.
• Blood Wuyang confronted Xiao Ying on the way to Wasteland Prefecture, and the Sky-Supporting Tribe fought his group before Xiao Ying challenged the Immortal Emperors over Blood Venerating Island’s role in the God-Devouring Storm.
• Xiao Ying registered the tribe’s reclamation and exchanged beast remains for rare materials, then learned from Tian Wen about Heavenheart Island and the Three Pure Immortal Emperors.
• Xiao Ying traveled to Heavenheart Island and passed the Heavenly Heart Sect’s aptitude, comprehension, perseverance, and heart-refining tests, revealing his primordial chaos body and connection to Nuwa.
• Nuwa recognized Xiao Ying’s Dream Divine Ability, gave him the Three Pure Spiritual Energy, and agreed to trade the Kongtong Seal for demonic scales marrow.
• Tianxin Yunlan confronted Xiao Ying about their past, revealed how she and Luo Ziyan had helped him, and agreed to guide him to the Three Pure Ones World-Refining Scripture and the Heavens-Building Mystical Art.

Xiao Ying forged Great Huan Heaven-Earth, then sent Xiao Jiutian into the Thunder Emperor’s Immortal Palace, where he obtained the Karmic Fire Thunder Prison and a bronze cauldron that Xiao Ying recognized as the Great Wilderness Cauldron. After returning to Nine-Dragon Island with his strengthened companions, Xiao Ying found the tribe confronting visiting factions and asked what had happened.

• Xiao Ying studied the Great Flood Heavenly Court template, chose to build Great Huan Heaven-Earth, and tested its power on the Eight Separation Witch King and the tribespeople.
• After leaving the Heavenly Heart Sect, Xiao Ying learned that the Disaster Demon Emperor was pursuing him, so he hid inside the Heaven-Earth Bell while Xiao Jiutian traveled toward the Thunder Emperor’s Immortal Palace.
• Xiao Jiutian entered the palace with Feng Tianyun, claimed the Tribulation Purple Lotus, and concealed the Karmic Fire Thunder Prison as Demon Emperors attacked.
• As Thunder Emperor Island collapsed, Xiao Jiutian entered Thunder Emperor Main City, where the Three Pure Ones fought the Blood Emperor and the Wolf Clan Demon Emperor, then escaped with treasures from the ruined hall.
• Xiao Ying examined a bronze cauldron recovered by Xiao Jiutian and discovered it was the Great Wilderness Cauldron, which strengthened his body and helped refine the Sky-Supporting Tribe.
• Xiao Ying returned to Heavenfall Island and showed visiting factions his Great Huan Heaven-Earth and several treasures, while refusing to sell his treasure bones or disclose more about his findings.
• Xiao Ying and over a thousand Demon-Scaled Witch Guards returned to Nine-Dragon Island, where the tribe’s leaders greeted them and Xiao Ying noticed the Spirit Wisdom Sect disciples among the gathered cultivators.

Xiao Ying led the Sky-Supporting Tribe and its allies in destroying Netherblood Island, then strengthened his forces and prepared to found a nation. At the founding banquet, he met powerful young leaders and ended the stretch by proposing to the Blue Sky Empress, who fled in anger and embarrassment.

• Xiao Ying exposed the Spirit Wisdom Sect’s collusion with the Devil Race, captured its disciples, and learned that Netherblood Island was behind mass disappearances.
• Xiao Ying recruited the Dragon Mulberry Patriarch’s beasts and rallied the Sky-Supporting Tribe, cultivators, and nine Demon Emperors to attack Netherblood Island.
• Xiao Ying’s forces broke through the island’s defenses, captured or drove off its leaders, and destroyed Netherblood Island before he assigned the Karmic Fire Thunder Prison to the Demon Emperors.
• Xiao Ying brought Immortal Emperor Shura and other powerful captives into his faction, planned two incarnations, and selected Bai Ze’s bloodline for his demonic-path avatar.
• After three months of preparation, Xiao Ying welcomed representatives from major factions to the Sky-Supporting Tribe’s nation-founding banquet and rejected offers from Luo Lun and Di Yi Yunrong.
• Xiao Ying accepted Guangming Jingfu’s heart of light and performed a fable and song for the assembled guests.
• Lan Nianlan pressed Xiao Ying about a marriage alliance, and he named her as the proper match before she attacked him and fled in anger.