Recaps

Zhang Yuan returned to Dragon Creek City and visited Chen Qinkuai, who feared Chen Xinqiao had died after being away for two years. As Zhang Yuan tried to reassure him, Chen Xinqiao arrived home.

• Zhang Yuan met Chen Qinkuai in the rain, and Chen Qinkuai offered him an umbrella without recognizing him at first.
• Chen Qinkuai recognized Zhang Yuan, bought food for him, and walked with him to the Chen Residence.
• At the gate, Chen Qinkuai asked whether Chen Xinqiao had died, and Zhang Yuan said she was safe and cultivating on the Aohai Cui Clan's Ancestral Continent Island.
• Chen Qinkuai doubted Zhang Yuan's reassurance and pleaded to know how Chen Xinqiao had died.
• Chen Xinqiao arrived and asked what Zhang Yuan and Chen Qinkuai were talking about.

Chen Xinqiao returned alive to the Chen Residence and reunited with Zhang Yuan and her father, Chen Qinkuai. Their reunion was interrupted when Cui Zhaowei arrived, leaving her and Chen Xinqiao seated silently on either side of Zhang Yuan.

• Chen Xinqiao appeared at the Chen Residence, and Zhang Yuan realized Li Huixi had resurrected her.
• Chen Xinqiao asked Zhang Yuan for his real name, and he told her he was Zhang Yuan, with the Dao Epithet [Return to True].
• Chen Xinqiao told Chen Qinkuai she had spent two years cultivating and exploring a secret realm, concealing that she had died and been resurrected.
• Zhang Yuan told Chen Qinkuai he would not stay long because he planned to visit the East Sea and had lodging with the Aohai Cui Clan.
• Cui Zhaowei arrived looking for Zhang Yuan, then sat beside him after she and Chen Xinqiao exchanged startled looks.
• Chen Qinkuai left the Dining Hall, while Ao Xiu trembled inside Zhang Yuan's collar and wondered what was happening.

Zhang Yuan learned that Wenren Qihan was causing the extraordinary storm outside Dragon Creek City to challenge him to a duel, while Xiao Yuanjun and Cui Yuanxi were occupied. Chen Xinqiao gave Zhang Yuan a Mystic Pearl bearing the mystery of [Heavenly Well Radiance], and he and Cui Zhaowei flew to confront the dragon as Chen Xinqiao suspected the Lords of Heaven and Earth were targeting her.

• Cui Zhaowei told Zhang Yuan that a South Sea Demon Dragon was stirring up the storm, and Zhang Yuan recognized it as Wenren Qihan challenging him to battle.
• Cui Zhaowei explained that Cui Yuanxi had been confined at home and Xiao Yuanjun had gone to subdue a Ren Water manifestation, leaving them unable to join Zhang Yuan.
• Zhang Yuan decided to stop the storm before it flooded Dragon Creek City, and Cui Zhaowei rose to accompany him.
• Chen Xinqiao gave Zhang Yuan a Mystic Pearl that could reveal concealment and block a divine ability or mystic wonder, assuring him that lending it would not harm her.
• Zhang Yuan and Cui Zhaowei flew toward the coast, while Chen Xinqiao concluded that the Lords of Heaven and Earth had sent the dragon to probe her and reflected on her progress toward returning to [Heavenly Well Radiance].

Zhang Yuan arrived at Dragon Creek City’s shore to face Wenren Qihan while numerous True Lords and other powerful figures watched. After the spectators gathered, Wenren Qihan attacked Zhang Yuan with a Thunderbolt Halberd, leaving their fight just beginning.

• Zhang Yuan arrived at the shore with Ao Xiu and noticed the many hidden observers, who then revealed themselves.
• Zhang Yuan recognized Qin Jieyu and Jiang Xinyi among the spectators, while Jiang Xinyi told Qin Jieyu she planned to cultivate the Heartless Dao art Beauty's Annihilation.
• Zhang Yuan considered Wenren Qihan’s preparations and decided to trade blows, knowing Qin Jieyu could save him if he lost.
• Wenren Qihan formed a Thunderbolt Halberd from a bolt of lightning and charged Zhang Yuan for close combat.
• Wenren Qihan roared and swung his halberd down at Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan and Cui Zhaowei wounded Wenren Qihan and forced him to flee after Zhang Yuan used the Mystic Pearl of [Heavenly Well Radiance] to break free of Wenren Qihan’s Mystic Wonder. As the battle ended, the Lords of Heaven and Earth began focusing their attention on Zhang Yuan and [Heavenly Well Radiance].

• Wenren Qihan used [Dragon Creek Court Rain Curtain] and [Object Immersion Stillness] to trap Zhang Yuan, while his Golden Armor blocked Zhang Yuan’s attempt to disperse the rain cloud.
• Zhang Yuan’s Divine Abilities failed to harm Wenren Qihan, but his Celestial Sword Qi forced Wenren Qihan to dodge and exposed him to Cui Zhaowei’s ambush.
• Cui Zhaowei’s golden Sword Qi wounded Wenren Qihan, while [Object Immersion Stillness] continued immobilizing Zhang Yuan.
• At Zhang Yuan’s request, Ao Xiu delivered the Mystic Pearl of [Heavenly Well Radiance], which Zhang Yuan shattered to dispel the Mystic Wonder and break the rain cloud.
• Zhang Yuan and Cui Zhaowei severed Wenren Qihan’s head, but Wenren Qihan swallowed his frozen body and fled into the Great Void using Dragon Roaming the Great Void.
• The Lords of Heaven and Earth turned their attention toward Zhang Yuan and [Heavenly Well Radiance].

The Lords of Heaven and Earth discovered that Chen Xinqiao had revived as the former master of [Heavenly Well Radiance] and gathered to stop her from reclaiming her position. As a True Lord attacked Chen Xinqiao, Zhang Yuan desperately searched for a way to save her.

• The Lords of Heaven and Earth realized that [Heavenly Well Radiance] had manifested and questioned [Cloud Ao Bearing the Mountain True Lord] about its master.
• [Cloud Ao Bearing the Mountain True Lord] said the Aohai Cui Clan would not interfere, while Cui Yuanxi worried that Chen Xinqiao was in danger.
• Chen Xinqiao rose from Dragon Creek City, revealed herself as True Person Qingxu, and claimed she could reclaim her position.
• A True Lord ordered [True Lord Imperial Balance Myriad Turns] to attack, but he refused, so the True Lord formed a massive cyan hand and struck at Chen Xinqiao.
• Zhang Yuan watched the attack from the beach and struggled to think of a way to save Chen Xinqiao.

Chen Xinqiao reclaimed the position of [Heavenly Well Radiance] and became a True Lord, while the [Heavenly Army Night-Cutting Goddess] held the other Lords of Heaven and Earth at bay. Chen Xinqiao proclaimed her title across the five realms.

• Zhang Yuan worried that no one could stop the True Lords from killing Chen Xinqiao, but the [Heavenly Army Night-Cutting Goddess] arrived and destroyed the attacking True Lord’s hand.
• The [Heavenly Army Night-Cutting Goddess] recognized that Chen Xinqiao was not the original True Person Qingxu and agreed to hold off the Lords of Heaven and Earth while she claimed her position.
• True Person Qingxu’s remnant true nature merged into Chen Xinqiao, and her prepared six streams of five skandhas and six qi formed the [Mysterious Void Destiny-Dust Dao Domain].
• [True Lord Imperial Balance Myriad Turns] urged the Lords of Heaven and Earth to attack Chen Xinqiao, but [Heavenly Well Radiance] manifested before they could stop her.
• Chen Xinqiao attained the golden position [Heavenly Well Radiance], took the title [True Lord Miaoling Duzhao], and proclaimed her achievement throughout the five realms.

Chen Xinqiao reclaimed her Golden Position as True Lord Miaoling Duzhao, forcing the Lords of Heaven and Earth to abandon their attack. She declared that she remained Chen Xinqiao, then went to Zhang Yuan and asked him to go home with her.

• Chen Xinqiao used Heavenly Well Radiance to restore the [Heavenly Army Night-Cutting Goddess]'s sword, then had her slash [True Lord Imperial Balance Myriad Turns] in revenge for his role in Zhang Yuan's Three Celestial Trials.
• [True Lord Imperial Balance Myriad Turns] fled wounded, and the other Lords of Heaven and Earth stopped attacking and congratulated Chen Xinqiao.
• [Cloud Ao Bearing the Mountain True Lord] asked whether Chen Xinqiao should be addressed as Qingxu or Miaoling, and she said she was still Chen Xinqiao, aided by her previous life's legacy.
• Chen Xinqiao dispersed the dark clouds over the Five Realms, descended beside Zhang Yuan, and asked him to go home because her father was waiting.

Zhang Yuan and Chen Xinqiao prepared to leave after she assumed the station of True Lord, but Qin Jieyu tried to teleport him back to Flying Immortal Peak. The attempt was stopped, Qin Jieyu departed without a fight, and Chen Xinqiao asked Zhang Yuan about the price he had paid to revive her.

• Zhang Yuan agreed to leave with Chen Xinqiao while the Lords of Heaven and Earth watched them depart.
• Qin Jieyu sent the Light-Tracing Green Lotus Hairpin’s teleportation light toward Zhang Yuan, but Chen Xinqiao shielded him and the Heavenly Army Night-Cutting Goddess destroyed it.
• The Heavenly Army Night-Cutting Goddess challenged Qin Jieyu, but Qin Jieyu left with Jiang Xinyi rather than fight.
• The Lords of Heaven and Earth and the Heavenly Army Night-Cutting Goddess departed, leaving Zhang Yuan, Chen Xinqiao, and Cui Zhaowei on the shore.
• Chen Xinqiao asked Zhang Yuan what price he had paid to bargain with the True Lord of the Eastern Bian Li Clan, and Zhang Yuan concealed the truth about Li Huixi and reassured her that there was no debt to erase.

Chen Xinqiao reunited with Zhang Yuan and resolved to investigate the karmic price of her resurrection, while Qin Jieyu attacked a Golden-Armored Deity who tried to recruit her against Zhang Yuan. Their clash disturbed the East Sea, where a gigantic dragon claw emerged and seized for the Golden-Armored Deity.

• Chen Xinqiao acknowledged that she had missed Zhang Yuan and decided to investigate his karmic tie to the Dark-Heaven World-Annihilating True Lord.
• The Golden-Armored Deity intercepted Qin Jieyu and Jiang Xinyi and proposed joining forces against Zhang Yuan.
• Qin Jieyu attacked the Golden-Armored Deity with the Light-Tracing Green Lotus Hairpin because she took his claim that she held a grudge against Zhang Yuan as an insult.
• The Golden-Armored Deity cleaved the East Sea with his halberd, but the divided waters immediately closed again.
• A colossal cyan dragon claw rose from the seabed and reached for the Golden-Armored Deity.

The East Sea Dragon Lord drove off the Golden-Armored Deity and greeted Qin Jieyu while awaiting Zhang Yuan’s help with Ao Xiu and Wenren Qihan. The fleeing Golden-Armored Deity then agreed to consider a plot by Immortal Lord Duo Ning the Usurper to kill Zhang Yuan, though they planned to wait before acting.

• The East Sea Dragon Lord pursued the Golden-Armored Deity through the Great Void until the Golden-Armored Deity fled, leaving behind a Pre-Heaven Supreme Treasure long halberd.
• The East Sea Dragon Lord greeted Qin Jieyu, who left, and resolved to have Zhang Yuan bring Ao Xiu back and kill Wenren Qihan.
• Immortal Lord Duo Ning the Usurper approached the Golden-Armored Deity above a sea of blood and proposed working together against Zhang Yuan.
• The Golden-Armored Deity understood that Duo Ning planned to use a cultivator as a conduit for a hidden killing blow and agreed to hear more.
• Duo Ning proposed waiting until Zhang Yuan lowered his guard and invited the Golden-Armored Deity to Nine Serenities Island.

Zhang Yuan learned that returning Ao Xiu to the East Sea Dragon Clan meant crossing a dangerous stretch where the South Sea Dragon Clan could attack, and that the journey was part of a contest among powerful factions. Though he considered setting Ao Xiu free, he agreed to escort her all the way home, relying on his powerful allies for protection.

• Chen Xinqiao explained that the East Sea Dragon Clan lived far from shore and the South Sea Dragon Clan could send Celestial Persons to intercept them.
• Zhang Yuan questioned why Ao Xiu had not contacted her clan, and she said she could not reach them.
• Zhang Yuan suggested letting Ao Xiu swim home, but she leaped onto his shoulder and begged him to take her back in exchange for a reward.
• Zhang Yuan realized that the East Sea Dragon Lord’s karmic ties had drawn him into the conflict and that he could not easily avoid the journey.
• Zhang Yuan promised to escort Ao Xiu home and considered Li Huixi, Chen Xinqiao, and Qin Jieyu potential protection along the way.

Zhang Yuan prepared to take Ao Xiu to the East Sea Dragon Clan with Cui Zhaowei, but Xiao Yuanjun arrived with news that a strand of Ren Water had escaped her. Zhang Yuan realized it was the Ren Water Chen Xinqiao had drawn in when she returned as [Heavenly Well Radiance], and suspected an unknown True Lord had tried to prevent her return.

• Ao Xiu celebrated that her massage techniques had persuaded Zhang Yuan to take her home, while Cui Zhaowei agreed to accompany him to the East Sea Dragon Clan.
• Zhang Yuan prepared to leave the Chen Residence and look for his master, Xiao Yuanjun, before traveling to the Aohai Cui Clan's residence.
• Xiao Yuanjun rushed in and said the strand of Ren Water she had nearly obtained had grown legs and run away.
• Zhang Yuan connected the escaped Ren Water to the strand Chen Xinqiao had drawn in, and Chen Xinqiao confirmed his suspicion with a nod.
• Zhang Yuan deduced that a True Lord had exposed the Ren Water to Celestial Persons in an attempt to stop Chen Xinqiao from completing her Dao Domain, and suspected [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts].
• Xiao Yuanjun recognized Chen Xinqiao and introduced herself as Zhang Yuan's master.

Chen Xinqiao gave Xiao Yuanjun a strand of Xin Metal after revealing that she had become a True Lord, while Xiao Yuanjun speculated about Chen Xinqiao’s title and her potential rivals. At the Nine Serenities Sect, Wenren Qihan arrived and killed three disciples at the gate, leaving the others fearful and uncertain of his intentions.

• Xiao Yuanjun introduced herself to Chen Xinqiao, who bowed to her as Senior Xiao.
• Chen Xinqiao offered Xiao Yuanjun the Xin Metal left by her previous incarnation, True Person Qingxu, as compensation for taking the Ren Water.
• Xiao Yuanjun realized Chen Xinqiao had become True Lord Miaoling Duzhao and accepted the Golden-Pearl Bracelet.
• Xiao Yuanjun wondered whether Chen Xinqiao’s title suggested a special person and considered the threats posed by Cui Zhaowei and Li Huixi.
• Wenren Qihan reached the Nine Serenities Sect’s gate and killed two guards with purple thunderbolts.
• Wenren Qihan killed a disciple who approached him, while the others backed away and wondered whether he was an enemy of the sect.

Wenren Qihan entered the Nine Serenities Sect seeking help for his severed neck, only to discover that its ancestor, [Immortal Lord Duo Ning the Usurper], was Lu Qisong of the Hengyang Lu Clan. After stopping Qihan’s escape and healing his injuries, the Immortal Lord prepared to use his True Dragon body for a plan.

• Wenren Qihan entered the Nine Serenities Sect to seek help from its higher cultivators.
• [Immortal Lord Duo Ning the Usurper] and the Golden-Armored Deity decided that Qihan would make a suitable candidate for their plan.
• Qihan recognized [Immortal Lord Duo Ning the Usurper] as Lu Qisong and tried to flee into the Great Void.
• [Immortal Lord Duo Ning the Usurper] stopped Qihan’s escape, cleared the Sword Qi from his neck, and tempered his body with Immortal Flame.
• [Immortal Lord Duo Ning the Usurper] said Qihan’s strengthened body could withstand one strike from the Golden-Armored Deity, helping ensure their plan succeeded.

Zhang Yuan learned that Cui Yuanxi would travel with him to the Inverted Sea aboard an Aohai Cui Clan Magic Ship, a journey arranged to protect him and strengthen ties with Chen Xinqiao. He chose a ship departing that night to leave Dragon Creek City before his enemies could track him.

• Xiao Shi visited Zhang Yuan, and Cui Yuanxi revealed herself after he sensed she was hiding nearby.
• Cui Yuanxi explained that Patriarch Yun'ao had given her a concealment Supreme Treasure and arranged for her to travel to the Inverted Sea.
• Zhang Yuan recognized the Aohai Cui Clan's offer as a gesture of goodwill and agreed to travel with Cui Yuanxi.
• Xiao Shi described the night's ship as a way to hide Zhang Yuan's departure while tomorrow morning's ship served as bait.
• Zhang Yuan chose the Magic Ship departing at Hai Hour, and Xiao Shi promised to fetch him with Cui Yuanxi.

Zhang Yuan visited Chen Xinqiao to say farewell before escorting Ao Xiu toward the East Sea Dragon Clan, and Chen Xinqiao gave him a bracelet of twelve protective profound mysteries. At Hai Hour, he reunited with Cui Yuanxi and Xiao Shi, who were ready to take him to the waiting Magic Ship.

• Zhang Yuan told Chen Xinqiao he would travel by Magic Ship to the Inverted Sea and then find a way to reach the East Sea Dragon Clan with Ao Xiu.
• Chen Xinqiao urged Zhang Yuan to stay but accepted his decision and gave him a bracelet containing twelve protective profound mysteries.
• Zhang Yuan said goodbye to Chen Xinqiao and promised to return after taking Ao Xiu home.
• Back at the Cui Residence, Ao Xiu charmed Xiao Yuanjun into sharing pastries, then hid inside Zhang Yuan's collar.
• At Hai Hour, Cui Yuanxi and Xiao Shi arrived in night-travel clothes and told Zhang Yuan that the Magic Ship for Ancestral Continent Island was waiting by the shore.

Zhang Yuan and his companions left Dragon Creek City aboard a concealed magic ship bound for Ancestral Continent Island, escorted by Celestial Persons of the Aohai Cui Clan. He met the clan’s powerful elders aboard and wondered about the hidden motives behind their protection.

• Zhang Yuan’s party met Cui Zhaowei at the harbor and boarded a small vessel that Xiao Shi revealed was a Pre-Heaven Supreme Treasure with a world inside it.
• Zhang Yuan and the others entered the ship’s sprawling estate and found Cui Wenshan, Cui Qingchi, Cui Surong, and Cui Suli waiting there.
• Cui Wenshan introduced the three Cui cultivators to Zhang Yuan, who greeted them respectfully.
• Cui Surong suggested they speak as equals, but Zhang Yuan doubted that she had merely lived a few extra years, given her late Celestial Person cultivation.

Zhang Yuan traveled aboard the Aohai Cui Clan’s Magic Ship toward Ancestral Continent Island, wary of the forces pursuing him and the dangers surrounding their route. After half a month of uneventful travel, the ship shook and three strands of five skandhas and six qi appeared nearby, which Zhang Yuan suspected were part of a plot against him.

• Zhang Yuan reasoned that the Aohai Cui Clan had chosen a long sea journey to avoid overstepping the Lords of Heaven and Earth, while he remained wary of the South Sea Dragon Clan and the Nine Serenities Sect.
• A black-robed True Dragon and Wenren Shangzhi failed to find Zhang Yuan aboard a departing ship, then agreed that Wenren Shangzhi would seek the Nine Serenities Lu Clan’s cooperation against the Return to True Celestial Person.
• Zhang Yuan stayed in his quarters for half a month as Cui Yuanxi, Cui Zhaowei, and Xiao Shi visited, while the Magic Ship slowly crossed the Western Sea Region.
• The Magic Ship shook violently, and Ao Xiu swallowed the pastries sliding off the courtyard table.
• Xiao Yuanjun urged Zhang Yuan to trace the karma, and he sensed three nearby strands of five skandhas and six qi: ren water, Wu Earth, and bing fire.
• Zhang Yuan suspected that the rare appearance of three strands at once was a conspiracy aimed at him.

Zhang Yuan and his companions discovered that the island trapping their Magic Ship was the corpse of a Bixi, divided into four sections containing three strands of five skandhas and six qi and a formation core. After splitting up to investigate the sections, Zhang Yuan entered the northern ravine to seek Ren water.

• Cui Qingchi identified the island as the corpse of a Bixi and suspected the South Sea Dragon Clan had set a trap.
• Cui Surong reported that sword qi sealed the ravines between the island’s sections and that the eastern section held the formation core immobilizing the Magic Ship.
• Cui Wenshan proposed that his group attack the eastern core while Zhang Yuan and the others sought the three strands of five skandhas and six qi.
• Zhang Yuan chose the north, Xiao Yuanjun chose the south, and Cui Zhaowei and Cui Yuanxi chose the west.
• Zhang Yuan used the [Primordial Form-Converging Sword] to cut through the northern ravine’s lingering sword qi and entered the section.

Zhang Yuan encountered Wenren Qihan on the northern island, where the True Dragon attacked under pressure from Immortal Lord Duo Ning the Usurper. Zhang Yuan countered Wenren Qihan’s attacks with his treasures and prepared to end the fight with sword qi, though he worried Wenren Qihan could escape through the Great Void.

• Zhang Yuan spotted Wenren Qihan atop the mountain and realized someone had forced the True Dragon to recover and intercept him early.
• Wenren Qihan charged Zhang Yuan with a lightning halberd and sent him crashing into the forest, exploiting his strengthened body and speed.
• Zhang Yuan retreated from close combat, guarded against Wenren Qihan’s rain, and demanded the ren water or Wenren Qihan’s surrender.
• Wenren Qihan hurled a lightning halberd empowered by a slaughter divine ability, but Zhang Yuan absorbed the lightning with the Eastern Mystic-Yang Fusang Banner and shattered the weapon.
• Wenren Qihan invoked his rain and stillness abilities, while Zhang Yuan judged that sword qi could sever his head again but might not prevent him escaping into the Great Void.

Zhang Yuan faced a Golden-Armored Deity from the Boundless Southern Heaven Realm after Wenren Qihan was killed, then protected himself from the Deity's attack with the Sun-Moon Seven-Hue Robe. The Deity recognized the robe's connection to Sun-Moon Cliff and withdrew most of his strike's power.

• Wenren Qihan's chest burst open, and he begged Zhang Yuan to behead him before a Great Immortal Lord could use him as a vessel to strike.
• Zhang Yuan backed away because he had exhausted his sword qi and could not cut through Wenren Qihan's body.
• A Golden-Armored Deity emerged from the bloody mist and destroyed Wenren Qihan with a golden Long Halberd.
• The Golden-Armored Deity threatened to kill Zhang Yuan and offered to spare the others if he committed suicide, but Zhang Yuan refused.
• The Golden-Armored Deity attacked, and Zhang Yuan activated the Sun-Moon Seven-Hue Robe's defensive radiance while gripping Chen Xinqiao's Beaded Bracelet.
• The Golden-Armored Deity recognized Zhang Yuan's connection to Sun-Moon Cliff and withdrew seventy percent of the golden beam's power.

Xiao Yuanjun confronted a Red Dragon and four Nine Serenities Sect cultivators at the Bing Fire dune. After swiftly killing the four cultivators and turning the dragon’s sea of flames into an icefield, she revealed that her third mystic wonder was [Jade Emperor's Journey].

• Xiao Yuanjun arrived above the Bing Fire dune and invited a hidden opponent to attack her.
• A Red Dragon emerged with four Mahayana cultivators from the Nine Serenities Sect, swallowed the Bing Fire, and attacked after confirming Xiao Yuanjun had no powerful backing.
• Xiao Yuanjun used [Myriad Forms Transformation] to destroy the four Mahayana cultivators, then erased their souls and nascent souls with [Miasma Wind].
• Xiao Yuanjun transformed the Red Dragon’s sea of fire into an icefield, leaving the dragon stunned and unwilling to attack.
• Xiao Yuanjun explained that the transformation was her third mystic wonder, [Jade Emperor's Journey], rather than her Dao Domain.

Xiao Yuanjun used her mystic wonders to overpower and kill Wenren Xixiang, then checked on the other battles and flew east to test her [Jade Emperor's Journey] against stronger opponents.

• Xiao Yuanjun explained that the Red Dragon’s cultivation was shallow, shrank her to the size of an ant, and crushed her body and soul.
• Xiao Yuanjun retrieved the Bing Fire and explained how [Jade Emperor's Journey] strengthened her other mystic wonders and sealed space within its domain.
• Xiao Yuanjun saw that Zhang Yuan was keeping Wenren Qihan pinned down and confirmed that Cui Yuanxi and Cui Zhaowei were safe and winning their fight.
• Xiao Yuanjun flew east with [Jade Emperor's Journey] to see whether cultivators at celestial person perfection and Immortal Lords could challenge it.

Cui Yuanxi and Cui Zhaowei drove off the South Sea True Dragon and hurried north to aid Zhang Yuan, who had survived the Golden-Armored Deity’s attack. The Golden-Armored Deity prepared to depart, but a faint flame appeared in the crater.

• The South Sea True Dragon fled after Cui Yuanxi and Cui Zhaowei nearly defeated it, leaving the Wu Earth behind.
• Cui Zhaowei collected the Wu Earth, and she and Cui Yuanxi flew north to help Zhang Yuan.
• Zhang Yuan rose from a vast crater, injured but protected by the [Sun-Moon Seven-Hue Robe].
• The Golden-Armored Deity hid his relief, threatened Zhang Yuan, and prepared to disperse his incarnation.
• A faint glow of fire appeared in the crater as the Golden-Armored Deity was about to leave.