Recaps

Qin Hao faced the Blood Demon Ancestor and the Crimson Blood Sect until Venerable Hun Yan returned and turned the battle in the Myriad Phenomena Hall’s favor. After traitors attacked Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast was gravely wounded, he traveled with Hun Yan to rescue Qi Yuelan from the Northern Yan Dynasty.

• Lei Zhen’s ambush and the gathered Venerables’ demands put Qin Hao in danger, but Ji Fenglan and Chu Xu urged the Limitless Ancestor and Ancestor Chu to help him.
• Blood Demon Ancestor arrived, overwhelmed the gathered warriors, and ordered Qin Hao to his knees, but Qin Hao survived his attacks by using time laws.
• Venerable Hun Yan appeared, protected Qin Hao, and killed Cheng Feng, Profound Spirit Poison Venerable, and Black Crow Ancestor while Ancestor Yan Yun fled.
• Hun Yan promised to help Qin Hao rescue his mother, then fought the Crimson Blood Sect’s Venerables as Bai Ze battled Mo Lan and Lei Yunkui and Zong Han turned on Qin Hao.
• The Cloudwing Beast shielded Qin Hao and suffered a grave soul injury, and Hun Yan stopped Lei Yunkui’s self-detonation, killed him and Mo Lan, and restrained Zong Han for Qin Hao to punish.
• Hun Yan arranged for a Soul-Nourishing True Pill for the Cloudwing Beast and carried Qin Hao to the Northern Yan Dynasty’s Imperial City to find his mother.
• Qin Hao fought Qi Feng and learned that Qi Yuelan was imprisoned in the East Palace Hall, while Hun Yan searched unsuccessfully for Ancestor Yan Yun’s remnant soul.
• Qin Hao rescued Qi Yuelan from her attempted suicide, reassured her, and killed the guards who rushed in to capture him.

Qin Hao reunited with his family, strengthened his cultivation, and prepared for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament while the Myriad Phenomena Hall welcomed a visit from Lin Zhang. After Lin Zhang defeated Zhuge Hong and challenged Qin Hao, the two began a duel at the Hall.

• Qin Hao killed Ancestor Yan Yun by cutting apart his remnant soul in his Consciousness Sea, then learned the Northern Yan Dynasty would be spared under Qi Xiaotian's rule.
• Qin Hao reunited Qi Yuelan with the Qin family, gave them treasures, and arranged to move the clan to Myriad Forms City because Lei Yunkui's doppelganger remained a threat.
• Qin Hao raised his martial soul and cultivation, discovered the Cloth Armor could withstand Lingxiaozi's full-powered strike, and led the Qin family procession to Myriad Forms City.
• Qin Hao presented treasures to the Myriad Phenomena Hall and learned that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament would resume in three years, setting his sights on first place.
• Qin Hao studied the Clear Sky Sword Art, developed a short-range teleportation technique through wind laws, and completed a time clone to cultivate the time laws.
• Lin Zhang arrived with the Soul-Nourishing True Pill, which Qin Hao gave to the Cloudwing Beast, restoring its divine soul and helping it defeat Lin Zhang's Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent.
• Lin Zhang defeated Yan Zhongjie and Zhuge Hong in cultivation-suppressed contests, then challenged Qin Hao, who accepted and drew the Setting Sun Sword.
• Lin Zhang attacked Qin Hao with Thunderclap Tyrant Palm, and Qin Hao countered by controlling the Setting Sun Sword with the Supreme Clarity Sword Control Art.

Qin Hao left the Southern Reach for the Primordial Domain, but his search for a map in the Great Scarlet Reach drew him into deadly conflicts over a True Dragon Scale. After defeating several powerful pursuers, he escaped Uncle Liu and began training while investigating a torn map that matched one hidden in the Glazed Stone Soul.

• Qin Hao defeated Lin Zhang with his Wind-Rain Sword Domain, won their wager, and agreed to attend Chen Jianqing’s gathering before departing for the Primordial Domain.
• Qin Hao refined his body, said goodbye to Mu Changfeng and Bai Ze, and left for Ningwu City with the Cloudwing Beast.
• Qin Hao met Chen Jianqing and other young cultivators in Ningwu City, then headed north toward the Great Scarlet Reach as Lei Yunkui learned of his approach.
• In Wuyi City, Qin Hao bought a True Dragon Scale from Yuan Laosan, rejected Chen Hai’s offer to buy it, and drew Chen Hai’s pursuit.
• After buying a map and mystic-tier swords, Qin Hao defeated Li Feng and Yang Zhu with his Supreme Clarity Sword Formation, while Chen Hai escaped.
• Qin Hao killed Young Xiao Zheng, Chen Hai, and Liang Qiyuan in battle, while the Cloudwing Beast held off Uncle Liu.
• Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast fled Uncle Liu, and Qin Hao severed his right arm with the Setting Sun Sword.
• Qin Hao searched the defeated warriors’ rings, found Liang Qiyuan’s saber manual and a torn map, and recognized the map as matching one hidden in the Glazed Stone Soul.

Qin Hao pursued the Soul-Severing Sect into Dragon Refining Mountain, rescued Lin Zhang and the Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent, and entered the mountain’s interior. After claiming the True Dragon’s treasures and advancing his cultivation, he drew the fury of the Soul-Severing Sect Master, Jiao Hong.

• Qin Hao comprehended wind and rain original hearts, then killed Uncle Liu when he pursued Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast.
• Qin Hao entered Dragon Refining Mountain, killed Soul-Severing Sect disciples, and freed Lin Zhang and the Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent from their chains.
• Qin Hao retrieved Lin Zhang’s Storage Spirit Ring from Chen Qing, killed Chen Qing, and helped Lin Zhang and the Silvermoon Dragon Flood Serpent escape with a Teleportation Talisman.
• Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast crossed the final restriction and found the remains of a True Dragon, where the Cloudwing Beast claimed the Dragon Pearl and Qin Hao cultivated in the spirit-liquid pool.
• Qin Hao’s sword martial soul advanced to mystic tier first grade, his cultivation reached the true martial realm fifth layer peak, and his high-grade glazed body began to form.
• Qin Hao stored the Dragon Pearl and the True Dragon Skeleton in the Supreme Sword Tower after refusing the Black-Robed Elder’s demand to leave them behind.
• The Black-Robed Elder contacted Jiao Hong, the Soul-Severing Sect Master, who learned Qin Hao had entered the mountain’s interior and left his palace.