Recaps

Chu Zhou built his influence in the Black-Corner Region through pill refining, defeated Han Feng and the Hall of Souls’ protectors, and advanced to Dou Emperor. He traded a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame to Jia Nan Academy for its mature flame, then returned to Blue Star after Qin Zhengguo called about a major incident.

• Chu Zhou left the Snake-People Tribe with Cai Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin after helping the First Elder advance to Dou Zong, then gave Yao Chen the Green Lotus Core Flame and promised to deal with Han Feng.
• Chu Zhou reached Black Seal City, found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map, and used a new teleportation array to move supplies between Blue Star and the Dou Qi Continent.
• Chu Zhou’s pill commissions drew powerful clients, and his Supreme Extreme Pills challenged Han Feng’s standing as the Medicine Emperor while Cai Ling advanced to Four-Star Dou Zong.
• Han Feng brought the Hall of Souls’ protectors against Chu Zhou, but Chu Zhou defeated Han Feng, captured Vulture Protector, and forced Silver Protector to flee.
• Chu Zhou used pills to advance to Dou Emperor, received rewards from the Firmament Ledger, and traveled with Cai Ling to Jia Nan Academy to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Chu Zhou found Yao Tianhuo’s remains and a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame in the Lava World, then killed three Flame Lizardmen for their Fire Beads.
• Chu Zhou traded the juvenile flame to Jia Nan Academy for the mature Fallen Heart Flame, subdued it over seven days, and reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
• Chu Zhou refined a Supreme Extreme Pill for Su Qian, prepared to visit the Black Emperor Sect, and returned to Blue Star, where Qin Zhengguo called about a major incident.

Chu Zhou stabilized Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, claimed Mount Fuji’s secret realm, and helped Yun Yun inherit Yun Potian’s legacy while curing Yun Shan. After destroying the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect and strengthening Xiao Yi Xian, he turned toward the Black-Corner Region, where a fallen Heavenly Demon Phoenix awaited.

• Chu Zhou stopped the avalanche at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, captured the two Jade Snow Ice Dragons, and killed the fleeing foreign cultivators before heading to Mount Fuji.
• Chu Zhou broke into Mount Fuji’s secret realm and cultivated there for three months while foreign experts gathered outside, believing he was dead.
• Chu Zhou returned to the Northwest Continent, killed Yan Luotian, defeated Hall of Souls protectors Wu and Tie, and secured Yun Yun’s help in saving Yun Shan.
• Chu Zhou agreed to make Yun Shan a Soul-Controlling Pill in exchange for access to the Gate of Life and Death, while Cai Ling sent the Snake-People Tribe to invade the Mulan Empire.
• Chu Zhou helped Yun Yun uncover the Gate’s Seventh and Eighth Layers, gave her four Earth-Grade Spiritual Veins, and enabled her to inherit Yun Potian’s legacy.
• Chu Zhou refined the Soul-Controlling Pill, cured Yun Shan of the Hall of Souls’ mark, and left the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Yun for the Snake-People Holy City.
• Chu Zhou, Cai Ling, and Yun Yun killed Xie Biyan and destroyed the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, while Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the sect leader’s poisonous power.
• Chu Zhou sought information about a dried magical beast corpse in the Black-Corner Region, revealed it was a fallen eighth-rank Heavenly Demon Phoenix, and began teaching Yun Yun the Kun Character sword technique.

Chu Zhou entered the ancient ruins, gained the Moonlight inheritance’s power, and reunited An Tianying with his family. Back at the Black Emperor Sect, he forged an alliance with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to hunt hostile Otherworlders and began refining a pill to save Lin Xue'er.

• Chu Zhou revived Yao Tianhuo, then followed An Tianying to the storm-wracked ruins and entered them with him.
• Chu Zhou reached the Starlight Goddess, who chose Ya Fei for the Cold Star Inheritance, while Chu Zhou cultivated to Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong and gained a Heaven Realm soul.
• Chu Zhou helped An Tianyue complete the Yin Moon Inheritance, then reunited her with An Tianying and brought the siblings to their mother, Lin Xue'er.
• Chu Zhou discovered Lin Xue'er needed a Grade 8 Pill, accepted An Tianyue as his Sword-Bearing Maid, and announced that he would refine pills for those who supplied ingredients or information.
• Feng Qing'er and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan arrived, and Chu Zhou exposed Nigeria’s attempt to provoke a conflict before offering to purify Feng Qing'er's bloodline.
• Chu Zhou awakened a trace of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix's origin power in Feng Qing'er and secured the clan’s help hunting hostile Otherworlders in exchange for monthly bloodline tempering and alchemy services.
• After the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and its allies began hunting the Otherworlders, Chu Zhou gathered ingredients for Lin Xue'er's Seven-Aperture Soul-Connecting Pill and began refining it as four-colored Pill Lightning gathered overhead.

Chu Zhou obtained the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, saved Lin Xue'er, and helped Hui Tianshuang break the curse that trapped her before defeating her conspirators. He destroyed the Heavenly Snake Mansion's leadership, freed Chi Lian and Qing Luo, and set the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame on Kunlun, where it stirred beasts across the world outside Huaxia.

• Chu Zhou subdued the beasts on Hanging Dead Island, took the Yin-Yang Mystic Soul Fruit, bonded with the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, and killed Purple Cloud Old Ghost and Yellow Springs Venerable when they attacked An Tianying and An Tianyue.
• Chu Zhou used the Seven-Orifice Nether-Piercing Venerable Pill to heal Lin Xue'er, then traveled with his companions to the Heavenly Snake Empire and agreed to examine the unconscious Hui Tianshuang.
• Chu Zhou found Hui Tianshuang trapped by the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake Soul Curse and helped her refine its Origin power, while Hui Jiuyin watched the palace and waited for an opportunity.
• Chu Zhou and Hui Tianshuang broke through to Peak One-Star Dou Zun, became husband and wife, and prepared to confront Hui Jiuyin as he moved to seize power.
• Hui Tianshuang exposed Hui Jiuyin's rebellion at court, but Bai Qitian and other officials sided with him, so she summoned Chu Zhou to face the traitors.
• Chu Zhou killed Bai Qitian, Venerable Soul Nightmare, and Venerable Hei Man, while Hui Tianshuang sealed Hui Jiuyin and ordered the rebel officials arrested.
• Chu Zhou destroyed the Heavenly Snake Mansion's leaders, found Chi Lian and Qing Luo imprisoned beside the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, and freed the sisters after subduing the flame.
• Chu Zhou planted the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame on Kunlun, stirring beasts around the world outside Huaxia, then refined Feng Qing'er's Fire Bead to strengthen her bloodline.