Recaps

Qin Ling'er subdued Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi, seized the Innate Spirit Embryo, and returned to help Gu Sheng kill Bone Chi. With the battle won, she explained that the Spirit Embryo could help her undergo an important transformation.

• Qin Ling'er froze Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi with her strange power, then took the Spirit Embryo, which responded to her as though they shared an origin.
• Qin Ling'er left Yuwen Ruo and Mei Qi restrained for Gu Sheng to decide their fate and flew back to the battle.
• As Bone Chi prepared a final arrow, Qin Ling'er told Gu Sheng she had obtained the treasure and restrained the other two.
• Gu Sheng drew on the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron's Source Power, crossed the distance to Bone Chi, and killed him with a single sword strike.
• Qin Ling'er revealed that the Spirit Embryo's soul had been erased and that refining it might restore her losses and help her advance.

Gu Sheng and his companions were caught in a battle between Tantai Mingjing and Yuwen Ku after Yuwen Ku learned Qin Ling'er was a transformed Innate Spirit Embryo Spirit. Tantai Mingjing sent the group away and confronted Yuwen Ku, while Li Yanxin arrived to help; Yuwen Ku launched a desperate attack and tried to escape.

• Tantai Mingjing warned Gu Sheng that Yuwen Ku had recognized Qin Ling'er and wanted to seize her, then teleported Gu Sheng and five companions away behind a protective barrier.
• Tantai Mingjing accused Yuwen Ku of sacrificing his disciples for Qin Ling'er, and he admitted he would sacrifice Yuwen Ruo to pursue the Saint King Realm.
• Tantai Mingjing struck Yuwen Ku with Mirror Heaven · Shatter, injuring him and revealing that her true body had one foot in the Saint King Realm.
• Yuwen Ku threatened that other Central Continent sacred lands would learn of Qin Ling'er, but Li Yanxin arrived and declared that she was protecting Gu Sheng at the Blazing Heaven Sacred Land's Saintess's request.
• Yuwen Ku used Divine Profound Secret Art · Myriad Souls Devour the Spirit against Tantai Mingjing and Li Yanxin while attempting to flee.