Recaps

Jiang Chen and the Undead Race fought Dijun’s Demon army for control of Northern Jambudvipa, using Death Qi to turn the tide. As Jiang Chen unleashed the River of Death, the Nine Yang Daoist arrived on Dijun’s behalf and answered with the power of the Solar Star.

• The Three Demons planned to spread Luo Hou’s inheritance while Ren studied the growing Devil Dao, and Dijun prepared to punish traitorous Demon Race factions as a smokescreen for his hidden plans.
• Dijun’s forces gathered to attack Jiang Chen, who rallied the Undead Race and drew Death Qi from beneath the Eighteen Provinces with Ren and Duan De’s help.
• The Demon Race charged into Northern Jambudvipa, where the Undead revived fallen fighters and turned dead demons into new recruits, while their Six Kings battled the Demon Kings.
• Dijun sent more Demon Soldiers, Generals, and Kings into the fight, overwhelming the Undead until Ren sent Death Qi and corpses from the Trash Station through the Sky Ranking.
• Jiang Chen emerged from the Death Palace, declared himself the Undead’s ancestor, and summoned tens of billions of skeletons, ghosts, and zombies to restore the Undead’s numerical advantage.
• The Demon Race formed the Demon Sage Grand Formation and Demon Emperor Grand Formation, but Jiang Chen’s five Undead races continued their assault as a golden-robed Daoist appeared from the flames.
• The Nine Yang Daoist told Jiang Chen that Dijun had sent him because Jiang Chen could not match Dijun, then fought him as Jiang Chen unleashed the Black Coffin and River of Death.
• The Nine Yang Daoist answered with Sun Illuminates the Firmament, summoning a blazing sun linked to the Solar Star above Northern Jambudvipa.

Jiang Chen defeated Dijun’s Flame Emperor incarnation, transformed Northern Jambudvipa into Netherworld Land, and founded the Burial Heaven Sect. Dijun disappeared, while the Demon Empress and Shadow Fiend discussed opening Luohu’s Shadow Realm and the danger Ren posed to keeping it hidden.

• Jiang Chen defeated Nine Yang Daoist, but the Fusang Tree revealed itself as Dijun’s Flame Emperor incarnation, who devoured Nine Yang Daoist and began a breakthrough.
• Jiang Chen used the Flame Emperor’s fire to refine his body, then emerged from the Burial Heaven Coffin with a perfected Zombie Physique and fought the Flame Emperor at Half-Step Primordial Unity.
• Jiang Chen sacrificed undead and Demon Race forces to awaken the Netherworld Land Grand Formation, then defeated the Flame Emperor with a Death Sun before Dijun intervened.
• Jiang Chen devoured the Flame Emperor’s heart and used the Burial Heaven Coffin, Burial Earth Peak, Burial Person Stele, and Yellow Springs River to transform Northern Jambudvipa into Netherworld Land.
• Jiang Chen used the Great Burial Technique against Dijun, who retreated with several Demon Kings and left his remaining followers behind.
• Jiang Chen founded the Burial Heaven Sect and fused its founding merit into the Burial Person Stele, while he and Ren wondered where Dijun had gone.
• Jiang Chen asked Ren for the Heaven-Earth Cauldron to make his Zombie Physique innate, as Taiyi planned to search for Dijun and send Jiang Chen a gift.
• The Demon Empress asked Shadow Fiend about opening the Shadow Realm, and he explained Luohu’s keys, the shadow seeds, and the risk that Ren could access it through the Origin of All Evil she had given him.

Ren uncovered the Demon Cult’s search for Ji Du and explored the dangers of the Earthly Fiend Layers while his allies pursued cultivation and clues about Zhu Jiuyin. On Jinao Island, Ren followed his Shadow Divine Ability Rune into the Destruction Sword Pool and met Destruction Sword Venerable, an incarnation of Tongtian’s Sword Intent.

• The Shadow Fiend used the Three Demons’ merged shadows to open the Shadow Realm, and the Demon Empress later traded its records of Dijun to Taiyi for clues about Ji Du.
• Taiyi linked Ji Du to the Earthly Fiend Layers and Luo Hou, prompting the Demon Empress to order an investigation while Kong Xuan searched the Heavenly Dipper Layers for Zhu Jiuyin.
• Demon Madara used Emperor Zun’s Cauldron Transformation Technique and Jiang Taixu’s teachings to refine Luohu’s Killing Qi and forge a Slaughter True Physique.
• Ren and his allies discussed the Earthly Fiend Layers’ creatures, restrictions, and treasures, then sent Jiang Taixu and Wang Bo inside to cultivate under a thousand-year deadline.
• Zhao Gongming asked Ren to investigate a disturbance in the Destruction Sword Pool, where Ren’s Shadow Divine Ability Rune pulled him through the dangerous sword mist.
• Ren followed the rune into the pool, countered its Destruction Sword Aura, and met Destruction Sword Venerable, who revealed himself as an incarnation of Tongtian’s Sword Intent with a complete Sword Dao inheritance.

Ren learned more about Tongtian’s Heaven-Cutting Sword Dao and received the Origin of All Evil, then sent the Sword Dao Legion to strengthen Sword Peak. In the Heavenly Dipper Layers, Wushi fought Flame Dipper Demon Venerable as Zhu Jiuyin returned to confront Taiyi, and the arc ended with Flame Dipper claiming the Celestial Dipper Origin could not be extracted.

• The Destruction Sword Venerable explained Tongtian’s Heaven-Cutting Sword Dao, the Three Pure Ones’ history, and Hongjun’s hidden control over the Immortal Dao System.
• The Destruction Sword Venerable gave Ren the Origin of All Evil, then left to seek disciples while Ren sent millions of Sword Dao Legion troops to Sword Peak.
• Ren began refining the restored Shadow Divine Ability, and the Demon Empress used the Heavenly Timing Flag to track Kong Xuan in the Heavenly Dipper Layers.
• Emperor Zun and Wushi entered the layers, met Kong Xuan, and followed traces of the Time Dao toward Zhu Jiuyin and Taiyi’s avatar.
• Zhu Jiuyin fought Taiyi’s avatar over the Celestial Dipper Origin, while Wushi intercepted Flame Dipper Demon Venerable and challenged him.
• Wushi and Flame Dipper Demon Venerable fought across the Heavenly Dipper Layers as Taiyi aided his avatar and sought to draw other powers into the conflict.
• Wushi shattered the Heavenly Dipper Battle Spear and wounded Flame Dipper Demon Venerable, while Taiyi’s World-Destroying Golden Wheel clashed with the Emperor Bell.
• Zhu Jiuyin returned to challenge Taiyi, and Wushi pursued Flame Dipper Demon Venerable, who said he had fused the Celestial Dipper Origin with his Great Sun Origin beyond extraction.