Recaps

Qin Hao rescued his father from the Northern Yan Dynasty, then returned to Tianshui City and prepared to enter the Nether Demon World. Inside, he and the other disciples encountered an alluring golden hall and fought over red-bi phoenix lotuses as Mo Heyue threatened the gathered cultivators.

• Qin Hao entered the Northern Yan Dynasty’s Imperial City, found Liu Wei, and learned that the Shadow Guard had captured Qin Yuntian and that Qi Yuelan was likely in the palace.
• Qin Hao broke into Shadow Guard Headquarters, killed Bu Yunfeng, and escaped with Qin Yuntian while Tian Zhongtian fought off their pursuers.
• Lingxiaozi unleashed the Lingxiao Divine Sword, killing Huang Haiwei and other powerful cultivators, and Qin Hao killed Shi Yongbo before fleeing with Qin Yuntian and Liu Wei.
• Qin Hao brought his father and Liu Wei to Tianshui City, subdued Sun Zixing with the Fifth Elder’s Soul-Locking Mark, and left to join the Myriad Phenomena Hall’s expedition.
• The Venerables opened a breach into the Nether Demon World, and Qin Hao entered with the other disciples, who soon saw a golden hall and a colossal Phoenix-like statue.
• Chen Jianqing broke the hall’s illusion, while Mo Heyue recognized an image of the Origin World Crystal and planned to claim it for the Crimson Blood Sect.
• Qin Hao, Chen Jianqing, Zhuge Hong, and Ji Fenglan harvested eight red-bi phoenix lotuses, and Mu Ziqing secured another after Qin Hao drove Lei Zhen back.
• Mo Heyue offered Lei Zhen two lotuses to become his subordinate, then demanded that everyone surrender their red-bi phoenix lotuses or die.

Qin Hao survived the pursuit of Mo Heyue and Lei Zhen, gained the Golden Roc Great Demon’s protection, and strengthened his body and martial soul while racing toward the Nether Demon Palace. He arrived as the Otherworldly Prodigies attacked his companions, and the arc ended with him facing Shi Ye and reuniting with Mu Ziqing.

• Mo Heyue tried to seize the Red-Bi Phoenix Lotuses, but Purple Profound Crab Monsters erupted from the lake and forced the cultivators to flee.
• Lei Zhen ambushed Qin Hao, who became separated from Zhuge Hong’s group, healed in the woods, and advanced by refining lotus petals and Heaven Soul Grass.
• Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast killed a Shadow Bear, raised Qin Hao’s martial soul to the eighth grade, and continued toward the Palace as nine mysterious cultivators entered the Nether Demon World.
• Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast found liquefied spirit milk in a volcano, where Qin Hao strengthened his body before Di Yuannan and Mo Heyue attacked him.
• Mo Heyue and Di Yuannan tried to kill Qin Hao, but the Cloudwing Beast fell into the lava and a Golden Roc emerged with it alive.
• The Golden Roc killed Lei Zhen, Di Yuannan, and their companions, then explained the Nether Demon World’s danger and sent Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast toward the Palace.
• Qin Hao advanced his martial soul to the ninth grade and learned that Shi Xiu’s group was seeking the Origin World Crystal while attacking the Southern Reach cultivators.
• Qin Hao reached the Palace and blocked Shi Ye’s punch as Chen Jianqing, Zhuge Hong, Ji Fenglan, Chu Xu, and Mu Ziqing faced the Otherworldly Prodigies.

Qin Hao and the others explored the Nether Demon Palace, where he uncovered the Azure Li Lord’s past and the Undying Phoenix remnant soul. After Shi Xiu seized the soul and threatened the survivors, the Cloudwing Beast helped Qin Hao reach safety inside the palace, where the group considered how to escape and where to go next.

• Qin Hao challenged Shi Xiu and Shi Ye, then joined Huangfu Yi and the others in climbing the Jade Steps to the Nether Demon Palace.
• Qin Hao and his companions entered the palace, claimed powerful weapons, and found treasures and techniques behind its restrictions.
• Qin Hao met the Azure Li Lord, learned about the Azure Flame Sect and the Origin World Crystal, and was told Mu Ziqing had obtained the crystal.
• Qin Hao seized the Remnant Gold True Art as the palace shook under attacks from four great demons, then fought Shi Xiu and Shi Ye while the group tried to escape.
• Shi Jun absorbed the Undying Phoenix remnant soul and lost control, but Shi Xiu killed him and took the soul for himself.
• The four great demons opened a passage into the Sea of Nothingness, while Qin Hao killed Mo Heyue and Qi Lei after they threatened Mu Ziqing.
• As Shi Xiu attacked Huangfu Yi and the others, the Cloudwing Beast emerged from the Undying Phoenix statue and helped Qin Hao lead everyone into the palace.
• Shi Xiu failed to break the palace barrier, and Ji Yue and Huangfu Yi offered Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing paths to the Primordial Domain, the Five Elements Sect, and the Hundred Immortals Palace.

Qin Hao fought to save Mu Ziqing after Shi Xiu sent her and the others into the Sea of Nothingness, mastering the Past Form and reversing time to prevent their fall. He killed Shi Xiu, left the Nether Demon World, and faced the factions accusing him of killing their disciples.

• Ji Yue invited Mu Ziqing to the Primordial Domain to awaken her phoenix Martial Soul, and Qin Hao promised to join her after rescuing his mother and protecting the Qin family.
• Mu Ziqing gave Qin Hao the Origin World Crystal, and she, Ji Yue, Yu Jingyi, and Tang Huan entered a spatial rift before Shi Xiu's attack scattered them into the Sea of Nothingness.
• Qin Hao entered the Myriad Treasures Hall to win the Time Crystal Core, learned the Past Form while fighting White Tiger monsters, and passed the assessment despite losing an arm and nearly forgetting himself.
• Qin Hao used the Time Crystal Core to reverse fifteen minutes, then confronted Shi Xiu and killed him by piercing his chest and disrupting the balance between his Earth Laws and undying phoenix remnant soul.
• Shi Ye escaped with the Undying Phoenix Remnant Soul and warned Qin Hao that Primordial City would hunt him, while Qin Hao formed a time clone from the Time Crystal Core.
• Qin Hao left the Nether Demon World, killed the Purple Profound Crab Monster leader, and escaped through the Voidrealm-Breaking Formation as the gathered factions argued over their dead.
• Qin Hao emerged from the formation and was welcomed by the Myriad Phenomena Hall, but Black Crow Ancestor attacked him and Qin Hao declared that Mo Heyue and Qi Lei would remain dead.