Recaps

Zhang Yuan survived the pursuit of Deng Qiuzhi and Wenren Shangzhi, then witnessed Li Huixi unite the Five Realms and claim the Heavenly Lord’s position. He traveled toward the East Sea with Ao Xiu and Cui Zhaowei, pursued by Nether Bureau ghosts, and arrived in Dragon Creek City to meet someone.

• Zhang Yuan used the sun as a weapon to escape Deng Qiuzhi and Wenren Shangzhi, then took refuge with the Hengyang Lu Clan and had [True Lord Rainbow-Haloed Rosy Clouds] refine his robe.
• Li Huixi defeated the gathered True Lords and mighty beings, united the Five Realms around the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm, and rescued Chen Xinqiao from the past.
• Zhang Yuan received the Sun-Moon Seven-Hue Robe, learned Chen Xinqiao was alive, and traveled through the Great Void to the Ya Kingdom with Jiang Peilan, Xiao Yuanjun, and Ao Xiu.
• [Heavenly Army Night-Cutting Goddess] questioned Zhang Yuan about [Basking in the Spring Breeze] and asked him to bring Chen Xinqiao so she could cleanse her Immortal Sword with [Heavenly Well Radiance].
• Zhang Yuan set out for the Ao Kingdom with Ao Xiu, Xiao Yuanjun, Cui Yuanxi, and Cui Zhaowei, expecting Ren Water to emerge in Dragon Creek City.
• A Nether Bureau Ghost Soldier attacked Ao Xiu beneath Sky Mountain, and Zhang Yuan and Cui Zhaowei fought it off before more ghost soldiers appeared.
• Zhang Yuan escaped with Cui Zhaowei, misled the pursuing Nether Bureau Ghost General by hiding Ao Xiu’s aura and leaving false trails, then reached Dragon Creek City the next day.
• Zhang Yuan sent Cui Zhaowei to find Cui Yuanxi while he went to meet someone in Dragon Creek City.

Zhang Yuan reunited with Chen Xinqiao as she reclaimed her former position and became True Lord Miaoling Duzhao. He then set out to escort Ao Xiu to the East Sea, but a trap at sea drew him into a battle with Wenren Qihan and the Golden-Armored Deity.

• Zhang Yuan brought Chen Qinkuai news of Chen Xinqiao, then reunited with Chen Xinqiao and told her his true name.
• Zhang Yuan and Cui Zhaowei fought Wenren Qihan through the storm, while Chen Xinqiao rose as True Lord Miaoling Duzhao and drove off the Lords of Heaven and Earth.
• Chen Xinqiao returned to Zhang Yuan, and he agreed to escort Ao Xiu to the East Sea with Cui Zhaowei and the Aohai Cui Clan’s help.
• Xiao Yuanjun joined Zhang Yuan’s party aboard the Magic Ship, which became trapped at a Bixi corpse island where three strands of five skandhas and six qi had appeared.
• Zhang Yuan confronted Wenren Qihan, who warned that a Great Immortal Lord was using him as a vessel, but the Golden-Armored Deity emerged and attacked Zhang Yuan.
• Xiao Yuanjun defeated the Red Dragon and four Nine Serenities Sect cultivators, then recovered the Bing Fire with her [Jade Emperor's Journey].
• Cui Yuanxi and Cui Zhaowei drove off the South Sea True Dragon and collected the Wu Earth as the Golden-Armored Deity prepared to withdraw from the crater where Zhang Yuan had fallen.

After Wenren Shangzhi cast Zhang Yuan into the South Sea, Zhang Yuan survived among hostile factions and reached the Chu Family’s territory. He secured the Chu Family’s cooperation and gained the middle third of the East Sea Dragon Lord’s Dao-proving method, while his escort of Ao Xiu remained unfinished.

• Ye Xiangning saved Zhang Yuan from the Golden-Armored Deity’s avatar and secretly placed Ren Water in his hand.
• Zhang Yuan and the Cui sisters joined Xiao Yuanjun’s battle against Wenren Chiye, but Wenren Shangzhi carried Bixi Island into the South Sea and destroyed it while searching for Zhang Yuan.
• A fishing crew found Zhang Yuan and Ao Xiu, and Zhang Yuan killed Song Tao before concealing his strength from the crew.
• Qin Jieyu attacked the South Sea Dragon Clan, while the Chu Family prepared a formation to ambush Zhang Yuan as he came ashore.
• Zhang Yuan walked through the Chief Star Formation unharmed, then followed the Chu Family toward its home and crossed the chasm separating the realm’s land.
• On the ferry, Zhang Yuan befriended Ruan Jingxing and defeated Fu Lingkun after the Fu Family attacked the Chu Family.
• Zhang Yuan reached Osmanthus Fragrance Mountain, where the Chu Family decided to avoid provoking him and Chu Qingyuan agreed to approach him.
• Zhang Yuan demanded further payment from the East Sea Dragon Lord for continuing Ao Xiu’s escort, and the Dragon Lord secretly sent him the middle third of his Dao-proving method.

Zhang Yuan’s ties to the Chu Family ended in tragedy when the Shang Family slaughtered them, prompting him to pursue Lu Chaosheng and lay siege to the Grand Hua Jade Heaven Sect. After a Golden-Armored Deity cast him into a hidden microcosm, Zhang Yuan claimed the fifth Five-Direction Banner and met Chi Guanguan, whose divine sense entered his Dao Domain.

• Zhang Yuan rejected Chu Qingyuan’s marriage proposal, then left for Treasure-Gathering Cliff and refined Geng Metal and Ren Water into his Dao Domain.
• Lu Chaosheng captured Chu Zhankuo and ordered the Shang Family to destroy the Chu Family, while Zhang Yuan remained in seclusion.
• Zhang Yuan emerged to find the Chu Family dead, traced the massacre to Lu Chaosheng, and devastated the Shang Family before chasing him.
• Zhang Yuan pursued Lu Chaosheng to the Grand Hua Jade Heaven Sect and besieged it, but a Golden-Armored Deity shattered his Dao Domain and struck him into the Outer Chaos.
• Zhang Yuan entered a hidden microcosm, claimed the [Central True-Origin Emperor Banner], and encountered an ancient Great Luo who sought to possess him.
• The Great Luo taught Zhang Yuan about the qi sea uniting spirit dao and offered him an inheritance of Primordial Era formations, but he refused to let her possess him.
• Chi Guanguan entered Zhang Yuan’s Dao Domain and revealed that she wanted him to carry her divine sense outside, then struck him for his rude thoughts.