Recaps

The Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle carried the Qian Yuan Sect through an ancient passage beneath the sword scar and into a different part of the Void Sea. Gu Yuanqing traveled to Nine Li Mountain to settle his old grievance, and the Lord of Nine Li Mountain offered his own life in exchange for sparing his territory.

• The Qian Yuan Sect's disciples returned to Qian Yuan Island, and Qin Wuya confirmed to the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle that everyone was aboard.
• The Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle crossed the turbulent Void Sea and followed an ancient passage beneath the sword scar, emerging in a different region that the disciples hoped was the Spirit Realm.
• Gu Yuanqing reached the Nine Li Mountain Range and observed how the sect's influence permeated its vast territory.
• The Lord of Nine Li Mountain met Gu Yuanqing at Heaven-Inquiring Peak and acknowledged that his Dao path was severed and death was inevitable.
• Gu Yuanqing said he had come to settle a matter of life and death, and the Lord of Nine Li Mountain offered his life in exchange for sparing Nine Li Mountain; Gu Yuanqing agreed.

Gu Yuanqing defeated the Lord of Nine Li Mountain, who died after settling his karma, then confronted Zhao Shengbing and the Sacred Heaven Sect. Though the sect’s Immortal Artifact blocked Gu Yuanqing’s attack, his Nirvana Heavenly Saber killed Zhao Shengbing from afar, leaving the Sacred Heaven Sect’s fate unresolved.

• The Lord of Nine Li Mountain fused with the Witch Ancestor Dharma Form, challenged Gu Yuanqing, and was killed by his sword intent after asking to witness the Void Immortal path.
• Li Cang bowed as the Lord of Nine Li Mountain died, and Nine Li Mountain’s people mourned him when the ancestral soul lamp went out and nine funeral bells rang.
• After hearing of the Lord of Nine Li Mountain’s death, Zhao Shengbing ordered the Sacred Heaven Sect to seal its mountain and prepare the Myriad Weapons Great Formation.
• Gu Yuanqing demanded that Zhao Shengbing take his own life and seal the sect for ten thousand years, then attacked the mountain with the North Spring World Suppressing Seal.
• Zhao Shengbing summoned the World-Breaking Immortal Spear, but the Weapon Refining Furnace’s Immortal Artifact stopped Gu Yuanqing’s seal from breaking through.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Nirvana Heavenly Saber through a trace of Zhao Shengbing’s divine soul origin, annihilating Zhao Shengbing inside the Weapon Refining Furnace.

Gu Yuanqing forced the Sacred Heaven Sect to seal itself for ten thousand years, prompting the Righteous Sects to begin a campaign against the Demonic Path. At the Netherworld Sect, Li Youhe sacrificed millions of souls to drag Gu Yuanqing into the Underworld, where he confronted him with the Interminable Ghost Mother's power.

• Gu Yuanqing killed Zhao Shengbing, and Jing Yue ordered the Sacred Heaven Sect to seal its mountain for ten thousand years.
• Observers across the Spirit Realm learned of Zhao Shengbing's death, while the Jile Sect's leader resolved to fight Gu Yuanqing rather than await her own death.
• The Righteous Sects began a campaign against selected Demonic Sects, and Gu Yuanqing headed for the Netherworld Sect.
• Li Youhe used the Nine Nether Lamp and millions of tortured souls to pull Gu Yuanqing and the surrounding region into the Underworld, then transformed into a Void Immortal with the Interminable Ghost Mother's power.
• Xuanchengzi saw the Netherworld Sect's ritual and sent a warning about Gu Yuanqing to the Righteous Sects.

Gu Yuanqing fought Li Youhe and two Yin Commanders in the Underworld, then used his true body’s power to turn the battle around. The King of the Underworld intervened when the Interminable Ghost Mother appeared, took the Nine Nether Lamp, and invited Gu Yuanqing to talk.

• Gu Yuanqing overwhelmed Li Youhe’s attacks, but Jing Wang and Xing Hai arrived and joined him in a coordinated assault.
• Gu Yuanqing drew on his true body through the Heavenly Angling Technique and trapped the three enemies in a sword formation, then brought down the North Spring World Suppressing Seal.
• Li Youhe invoked the Ghost Mother Sigil, freezing the battlefield and cutting off Gu Yuanqing’s connection to his avatar.
• The King of the Underworld appeared, took the Nine Nether Lamp, and freed Gu Yuanqing from the frozen moment.
• The King of the Underworld told Gu Yuanqing that his help was part of a transaction and invited him to sit and discuss it.

Gu Yuanqing’s allies learned that he had been trapped in the Underworld while the demonic sects used attacks on the Realm Cities and a hostage-bound formation to delay the rescue. As the righteous cultivators battled the Five Absolute Spirit Locking Great Formation, Gu Yuanqing arrived, ignored its restraints, and struck at Yin Jiuming.

• Zhang Qingyue warned the righteous Great Cultivators that Gu Yuanqing might be trapped in the Underworld, while heavenly demons attacked the Realm Cities and disrupted their formations.
• Li Miaoxuan contacted Gu Yuanqing, who reassured her that another of his avatars was already on its way to help.
• The righteous Great Cultivators entered the Netherworld Sect’s territory and were blocked by five demonic cultivators using the Five Absolute Spirit Locking Great Formation, which was tied to the lives of tens of millions of mortals.
• Ji Shan identified weaknesses in the formation, and the righteous cultivators attacked while the demonic cultivators fought to hold them back.
• Gu Yuanqing entered the formation, rendered its restraints ineffective, and attacked Yin Jiuming as Yin Jiuming summoned the Taiyin Grand Hall.

Gu Yuanqing defeated the five demonic cultivators who controlled the Five Absolute Spirit Locking Great Formation and helped the righteous cultivators dismantle it. He then joined them at the Myriad Banners Netherworld Great Formation, where they saw the slaughtered civilians, while the King of the Underworld warned that their time was nearly up.

• Gu Yuanqing killed or suppressed Yin Jiuming, Miaoyin Tiannv, Profound Extreme Ancestor, Heavenly Lord Ji Mie, and Xue Mingzi, claiming their treasures and artifacts.
• Gu Yuanqing and the righteous cultivators dismantled the weakened Five Absolute Spirit Locking Great Formation and freed the people trapped within it.
• Zhengyi Sect cultivators arrived and began purging hidden Demonic Sects as the fog around the region vanished.
• Gu Yuanqing and the righteous sect leaders reached the Myriad Banners Netherworld Great Formation and saw cities filled with the corpses of civilians.
• The King of the Underworld told his companion that their pursuers had arrived and their time was almost up.

Gu Yuanqing returned safely from the Underworld with the Nine Nether Lamp after the King of the Underworld removed Li Youhe and the Interminable Ghost Mother's manifestation. He joined the righteous cultivators in deciding to destroy the Netherworld Sect, whose elder Yin Jiu pleaded for mercy as they arrived at its headquarters.

• Gu Yuanqing gave the King of the Underworld the Ten Thousand Dao Stone, and the King erased Li Youhe, Jing Wang, Xing Hai, and the Interminable Ghost Mother's manifestation.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to the Spirit Realm with the Nine Nether Lamp, severed the Netherworld Banners, and incinerated the released ghosts with Chaos Heaven Vital Fire.
• Gu Yuanqing told the righteous cultivators that Li Youhe was likely dead and declared that the Netherworld Sect had no reason to exist; they agreed to join him in attacking it.
• Gu Yuanqing and the righteous cultivators arrived at Burial Heaven Abyss, where the Netherworld Sect had activated its Nine Abyss Eternal Darkness Great Formation.
• Yin Jiu emerged from the formation, blamed Li Youhe for the massacre, and begged Gu Yuanqing and the other cultivators to spare the sect.

Gu Yuanqing and the righteous cultivators attacked the Netherworld Sect after rejecting Yin Jiu’s plea for mercy, and they broke the Nine Abyss Eternal Darkness Great Formation with a coordinated assault. The Nine Nether Profound Coffin tried to flee with the sect’s surviving elders and disciples, but Gu Yuanqing stopped it as it entered the void.

• Gu Yuanqing, the Spirit Venerable, and the others rejected Yin Jiu’s plea and demanded the Netherworld Sect answer for the millions of lives it had taken.
• Gu Yuanqing suppressed the sect’s formation while Ji Shan and Heavenly Lord Xuanji studied its workings, and their allies countered the Myriad Souls Spirit Devouring Banner and Yellow Springs Bell.
• Ji Shan identified the formation’s weak points, and seven righteous cultivators formed a joint array to attack its exposed nodes.
• The seven cultivators shattered the Nine Abyss Eternal Darkness Great Formation, and the North Spring World Suppressing Seal crushed the Netherworld Sect’s grounds.
• The Nine Nether Profound Coffin swept up surviving Netherworld Sect elders and disciples and tried to escape into the void, but Gu Yuanqing struck it and forced it back.

Gu Yuanqing cultivated after crushing the Demonic Sects, gaining insight into how to order the laws within his Heavenly Human World. When demonic forces besieged the Immaculate Zen Forest, he arrived to aid Xiao Wuyou and brought Li Miaoxuan over to join the battle.

• Gu Yuanqing's victories drove major Demonic Sects into hiding, while the Spirit Realm's strongest cultivators questioned whether his power truly belonged to a Void Immortal.
• Gu Yuanqing studied the yin-yang transformations of his North Spring Grotto-Heaven and realized that his future path required both deeper understanding of the Great Dao and ordering its laws within his Heavenly Human World.
• After decades of cultivation, Gu Yuanqing sensed a disturbance and sent an avatar to the besieged Immaculate Zen Forest, where Ling Yi explained that a broken seal had let demonic energy escape and Jù Niè Demon Lord had attacked.
• Gu Yuanqing went to assist Xiao Wuyou, then used the Heavenly Angling Technique to bring Li Miaoxuan from the North Spring Grotto-Heaven and promised to help her slay a Void Immortal.
• Gu Yuanqing entered the Buddhist Courtyard and found Xiao Wuyou struggling against Jù Niè Demon Lord while another Void Immortal Demon King attacked the formation.

Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan joined Xiao Wuyou inside the Golden Alms Bowl and killed Demon King Huiwang, then fought Jù Niè Demon Lord as true demon qi strengthened him. Gu Yuanqing drew on his grotto-heaven’s power, and Jù Niè Demon Lord finally recognized him as the same person he had encountered in the Outer Realm; the battle continued with Xiao Wuyou attacking alongside Gu Yuanqing.

• Gu Yuanqing arrived and attacked Demon King Huiwang, trapping him with spatial laws and destroying his demonic body.
• Li Miaoxuan used the Dragon Slaying Guillotine to execute Demon King Huiwang and sever his origin demonic seed.
• Jù Niè Demon Lord tried to escape through the Golden Alms Bowl’s barrier, but the barrier held and Gu Yuanqing joined Xiao Wuyou in fighting him.
• Jù Niè Demon Lord grew stronger as true demon qi poured into him, while Xiao Wuyou struck his origin demonic seed to disrupt his rising power.
• Gu Yuanqing drew power from the North Spring Grotto-Heaven and wounded Jù Niè Demon Lord with a powerful sword strike.
• Jù Niè Demon Lord recognized Gu Yuanqing as the visitor from the Outer Realm and countered with demonic flames as Xiao Wuyou attacked again.

Gu Yuanqing captured Jù Niè Demon Lord with the Heavenly Angling Technique, then left the monastery with Li Miaoxuan to attack the heavenly demons outside the Zhou Tian Star Palace formation. As Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan cleared a path through the demonic tide, Xuan You and Seven Emotions launched a concealed joint attack.

• Gu Yuanqing and Xiao Wuyou wounded Jù Niè Demon Lord, but Jù Niè unleashed the Blood-Edict Life-Binding Demon Prison to trap Gu Yuanqing.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Heavenly Angling Technique to capture Jù Niè, then destroyed the demon’s escaping origin thought with his sword formation, protective treasures, and karmic fire.
• Gu Yuanqing told Xiao Wuyou he had acted to settle his karma with the Nine Domains Divine Continent, then left the monastery with Li Miaoxuan while Huiwu Zen Master continued suppressing the demonic shadow.
• Star Evolution Dao Venerable Zhang Beichen opened a passage through the Zhou Tian Star Palace Grand Formation, and Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan went outside to fight the heavenly demons.
• Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan devastated the demonic tide, prompting Xuan You and Seven Emotions to conceal their auras and attack together when Gu Yuanqing’s sword offensive paused.

Gu Yuanqing fought the Seven Emotions Demon Lord and Demon Lord Xuan You while protecting Li Miaoxuan, turning their attacks into an opportunity to hone his swordsmanship and help her advance. When the two demons combined their full strength for a killing blow, Gu Yuanqing revealed that he had been waiting for them to commit themselves so he could keep them there.

• The Seven Emotions Demon Lord and Demon Lord Xuan You launched a coordinated attack on Gu Yuanqing, but he dispelled Xuan You’s blade and pursued them through their disguises.
• Gu Yuanqing battled both Devil Masters without using his Grotto-Heaven power, while Li Miaoxuan resisted their arts and disrupted their attacks, steadily improving her cultivation and control.
• Zhang Beichen asked Li Yanshen how Gu Yuanqing compared with His Majesty, and Li Yanshen replied that defeating the heavenly demons would not make His Majesty an immortal.
• As their prolonged attack failed, the Seven Emotions Demon Lord and Xuan You agreed to make one final attempt before retreating.
• The two Devil Masters combined their origin power in a soul-targeting attack, and Gu Yuanqing said he had been waiting for them to strike with all their strength so he could keep them there.

Gu Yuanqing trapped Demon Lord Xuan You and the Seven Emotions Demon Lord in his heavenly human realm, using their attacks to deepen his Dao comprehension before unleashing Myriad Phenomena Tribulation, Calamity Arises, Dao is Born. With the grotto-heaven’s power, he ultimately erased both avatars and turned his sword formation on the surrounding heavenly demons.

• Gu Yuanqing broke the Seven Emotions Demon Lord’s chains and stopped Demon Lord Xuan You’s blade with the North Spring Mountain Phantom, prompting Xuan You to flee.
• Gu Yuanqing unfolded his heavenly human realm and trapped both Devil Masters; Xuan You attacked with his Dark Demon Domain while the Seven Emotions Demon Lord tried to corrupt Gu Yuanqing’s mind.
• Gu Yuanqing used the clash to refine his Dao comprehension, then invoked Myriad Phenomena Tribulation, Calamity Arises, Dao is Born, unleashing tribulations that shattered Xuan You’s domain and turned the Seven Emotions Demon Lord’s secret technique against him.
• Demon Lord Xuan You tried to summon Demon Abyss Power as the heavenly demons outside attacked Gu Yuanqing’s domain, but Gu Yuanqing empowered it with the grotto-heaven and froze both Devil Masters’ avatars.
• Gu Yuanqing erased the two avatars and sent hundreds of millions of sword qi through the heavenly demons, while the Moon Devouring Cult Master fled.

Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan helped defeat the demonic assault on the Nine Domains Divine Continent by suppressing the Devil Masters and pursuing the fleeing heavenly demons. After accepting tokens of gratitude from the realm’s leaders, they returned to the North Spring Grotto-Heaven, where Li Miaoxuan prepared to cultivate before the Primordial Divine Sect’s arrival.

• Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan pursued the fleeing heavenly demons and killed many powerful ones after the Devil Masters and Demon Kings escaped.
• The cultivators of the Nine Domains Divine Continent joined the counterattack, and Li Yanshen wondered whether the power behind Gu Yuanqing belonged to an Immortal.
• Ling Yi, the Zhou Tian Star Palace Palace Master, and Li Yanshen thanked Gu Yuanqing and offered him tokens, but he declined their invitations and departed with Li Miaoxuan.
• Xiao Wuyou arrived after Gu Yuanqing had left and regretted missing him.
• Back at the North Spring Grotto-Heaven, Li Miaoxuan planned to cultivate toward the Void Immortal realm before the Primordial Divine Sect arrived.

After defeating the Devil Masters, Gu Yuanqing spent seven years refining his understanding of the Great Dao and reunited with Li Miaoxuan and Li Chengyi. News of powerful demons gathering on the Outer Realm Battlefield prompted Li Miaoxuan to return and fulfill her duties as a Dao Child.

• Xuan Haoji ordered the domains to report immediately if Gu Yuanqing appeared again, while the Devil Masters argued over their losses and Jù Niè sought a route to a human realm.
• Gu Yuanqing connected the Great Dao of his Heavenly Human World with the Spirit Realm and spent seven years deepening his cultivation.
• Gu Yuanqing reunited with Li Miaoxuan in the courtyard, and they joked about being a family before bringing Li Chengyi home for a visit.
• Li Chengyi reported that heavenly demons were gathering on the Outer Realm Battlefield, including multiple possible chaos heaven deathless great demons.
• Gu Yuanqing sent Li Chengyi back to his duties, and Li Miaoxuan decided to return to the battlefield to fulfill her responsibilities and test her skills.

Gu Yuanqing used the Heavenly Derivation Method to improve the Golden Palace Qi Huang Dan Jing and cultivate Dao Origin True Fire, then refined Demon King Wujian’s avatar and gained power and insights into the Dao of Space. The refining destroyed Wujian’s origin demonic seed, causing him to lose his rank and face Demon Lord Xuan You; after digesting another demon king’s power, Gu Yuanqing prepared to refine Xuan You’s avatar.

• Gu Yuanqing extrapolated the Golden Palace Qi Huang Dan Jing and cultivated his chaos heaven vital fire into Dao Origin True Fire.
• Gu Yuanqing tested the new flame by refining Demon King Wujian’s sealed origin demonic seed, absorbing spiritual power and fragments of the Way of Space.
• Demon King Wujian sensed his avatar being refined, drained three chaos heaven immortal level demonic beasts, and still lost his origin demonic seed when Gu Yuanqing finished refining the avatar.
• Demon Lord Xuan You appeared before Wujian, who had fallen below Devil Lord rank, and rejected his plea for mercy.
• Gu Yuanqing spent ten days digesting Wujian’s power, then refined the Nether Bone Demon King’s avatar and gained insights into death, decay, and the Life and Death Cycle.
• After cultivating for a month, Gu Yuanqing kept the Gluttony Demon King for possible use by Li Miaoxuan and prepared to refine Demon Lord Xuan You’s avatar.

Gu Yuanqing refined several powerful demonic avatars to strengthen himself as the Primordial Divine Sect reappeared and began influencing the boundary domains. After refining the Ten Thousand Sins Demon Lord's avatar, his divine soul and cultivation surged, though he still needed time to master the new power.

• Gu Yuanqing spent a month refining Demon Lord Xuan You's two avatars, gaining vast soul power and insights into several Daos, while Demon Lord Xuan You lamented his losses in the Tianlan Great Rift Valley.
• Gu Yuanqing spent years consolidating his gains, studying alchemy, gathering materials, and planning to forge a flying sword before the Primordial Divine Sect attacked.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed the Primordial Divine Sect had noticed something was wrong and refined the Seven Emotions Demon Lord's avatar, gaining deep insights into emotions and the mind.
• Li Shi'an told Gu Yuanqing that Heavenly Human cultivators who had fought the Devil Race had returned from the Primordial Divine Sect to their former sects, and Gu Yuanqing warned the Qian Yuan Sect to stay alert without changing its routines.
• Gu Yuanqing refined the Ten Thousand Sins Demon Lord's avatar in a little over twenty days, then meditated as the accumulated power greatly strengthened his divine soul and Dao Principle Imprints.

Gu Yuanqing used the Sword of Self-Transformation and Freedom to remove the Town Abyss Underworld Edict’s seal from Lu Zeyu and restore his memories. Lu Zeyu apologized for his past accusations and revealed that the Primordial Divine Sect had sent him back to target Gu Yuanqing, directing much of the slander in the Phantom Spirit World.

• Gu Yuanqing examined Lu Zeyu and recognized the mind-controlling seal as the work of the Town Abyss Underworld Edict.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Demon Refining Ascension Tower’s mirror and the Sword of Self-Transformation and Freedom to break the seal while protecting Lu Zeyu’s soul.
• Lu Zeyu regained consciousness, remembered the past century, and apologized to Gu Yuanqing for accusing him at the Ancient Realm Platform.
• Gu Yuanqing forgave Lu Zeyu, gave him spirit tea, and asked what had happened after his return from the Primordial Realm.
• Lu Zeyu admitted that the Primordial Divine Sect had sent him back to target Gu Yuanqing and that he had directed much of the slander in the Phantom Spirit World.

Gu Yuanqing freed Lu Zeyu and learned that several powerful figures, including Mu Tianheng, may have defected from the Primordial Divine Sect. After the sect’s ancestors learned that Gu Yuanqing had broken Lu Zeyu’s mark, they debated claiming him as an opportunity to restore their Dao paths, while Gu Yuanqing sensed that they now knew of his actions.

• Lu Zeyu told Gu Yuanqing that the Primordial Divine Sect had sent captured cultivators back to disrupt the Qian Yuan Divine Hall and that Mu Tianheng, Guo Yongquan, and Lei Fuyue might have defected.
• Lu Zeyu left with Yi Yunbo, and Gu Yuanqing reflected on the damage to Lu Zeyu’s cultivation before returning to his own practice.
• Lü Qianfan reported that Gu Yuanqing had broken Lu Zeyu’s Town Abyss Underworld Edict mark, and Qi Yichen summoned Zhang Cheng to investigate.
• Qi Yichen informed the six Primordial Divine Sect ancestors that Lu Zeyu and Yi Yunbo were missing and that Gu Yuanqing had probably rescued Lu Zeyu.
• The ancestors argued over who should claim Gu Yuanqing as the previous era cycle’s Calamity opportunity, but the Great Venerable urged them to investigate him and proceed cautiously.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed that the Primordial Divine Sect’s old monsters had learned of his actions and resolved to be more careful.

Gu Yuanqing tested his growing strength against Zhuo Ming in the Spiritual Mountain Trial and learned that the True God’s Heavenly Law Bell made him far stronger than expected. He then confronted the captive Zhuo Ming and demanded information about the other ancient souls in the Primordial Divine Sect’s Ancestor Hall.

• Gu Yuanqing weighed whether to attack the Primordial Realm, then decided to wait and strengthen himself before the Primordial Divine Sect made its move.
• In the Spiritual Mountain Trial, Gu Yuanqing defeated Demon King Wujian and other Void Immortal demons before Zhuo Ming defeated him in fewer than seven moves.
• Gu Yuanqing concluded that the Heavenly Law Bell’s Rules, rather than Zhuo Ming’s own power alone, had caused his defeat, and considered how North Spring Grotto-Heaven might help him resist the other ancient souls.
• Gu Yuanqing summoned Zhuo Ming’s suppressed True God divine spark and revealed that he could seal it away or send it to the Underworld.
• Zhuo Ming stopped taunting Gu Yuanqing, who demanded that he introduce the other old fossils in the Primordial Divine Sect’s Ancestor Hall.

Gu Yuanqing learned that Zhuo Ming and the other True Gods of the Primordial Divine Sect sought to possess compatible cultivators, then revealed that he had already reached the chaos heaven immortal level and could threaten Zhuo Ming. After imprisoning Zhuo Ming beneath North Spring Mountain, Gu Yuanqing summoned Li Miaoxuan and planned a preemptive strike against the Primordial Divine Sect.

• Zhuo Ming told Gu Yuanqing that six other True Gods remained in the Primordial Divine Sect's Ancestor Hall and that they hoped to possess suitable cultivators.
• Zhuo Ming proposed helping Gu Yuanqing reach the chaos heaven deathless realm, arguing that the Ancestor Hall's True Gods would have little reason to attack him once he could no longer be possessed.
• Gu Yuanqing revealed he had already passed the chaos heaven immortal level Calamity, then used his Myriad Phenomena Sword of Tribulation to test and shake Zhuo Ming's divine spark.
• Zhuo Ming refused to become an artifact spirit, and Gu Yuanqing suppressed him beneath North Spring Mountain.
• Gu Yuanqing summoned Li Miaoxuan, heard that she had killed three chaos heaven immortal-level beings on the Outer Realm Battlefield, and announced his intent to strike the Primordial Divine Sect before it could act.

Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan prepared to confront the Primordial Divine Sect while safeguarding the Qian Yuan Realm and Great Qian Dynasty, and Li Miaoxuan planned to become a Void Immortal. After Li Shi'an survived his tribulation and reached the Yin-Yang Level, a message from Zhou Tianyan confirmed the conflict was a Dao Struggle, and Gu Yuanqing answered him with a threat.

• Gu Yuanqing explained his plan to reveal his strength and strike at the Primordial Divine Sect, while Li Miaoxuan warned him not to trust Zhuo Ming completely.
• Li Miaoxuan said she could become a Void Immortal within three years, and she and Gu Yuanqing agreed to proceed while preparing for the Sect to attack during her tribulation.
• Li Chengyi, Li Miaoxuan, and the Great Qian leaders sent secret orders and arranged for Li Chengyi and Li Miaoxuan to return to the Qian Yuan Realm under the pretext of cultivation.
• Li Shi'an broke through during cultivation and survived the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, becoming the Qian Yuan Realm's second native cultivator at the Yin-Yang Level.
• Gu Yuanqing examined a jade pendant from the Nether Sea Palace and spoke with Zhou Tianyan, who called their conflict a Dao Struggle; Gu Yuanqing declared that the Primordial Divine Sect's elders did not belong in this era.

Gu Yuanqing captured Zhou Tianyan’s Dharma Body and learned that the Primordial Divine Sect planned to attack him, then forged a Void Immortal flying sword named Azure Nether. Li Miaoxuan emerged from seclusion and planned to undergo her Calamity in seven days.

• Gu Yuanqing stopped Zhou Tianyan from destroying his Dharma Body and suppressed him inside the North Spring Grotto-Heaven.
• Gu Yuanqing told Li Chengyi that the Primordial Divine Sect would target him, and ordered him to kill the elder from the Nether Sea Palace.
• The Primordial Divine Sect’s True Gods discussed attacking Gu Yuanqing and considered destroying the Qian Yuan Realm if necessary.
• Gu Yuanqing forged the flying sword Azure Nether, which endured a heavenly Calamity and became a Void Immortal treasure.
• Li Miaoxuan emerged from seclusion and told Gu Yuanqing she would undergo her Calamity in seven days.

As Li Miaoxuan prepared to undergo her tribulation, an emergency on the Outer Realm Battlefield drew Gu Yuanqing away to confront a void immortal demonic avatar. He discovered that the demon was Jù Niè Demon Lord, while Li Miaoxuan’s tribulation and the Primordial Divine Sect’s expected attack remained unresolved.

• As Li Miaoxuan’s tribulation grew near, she sensed that the Jade Pendant she had left with the Sect Master had been crushed and warned Gu Yuanqing that the Lingxu Sect might be in danger.
• Gu Yuanqing sent an avatar to the Xuanqiong Realm, where Mu Chuxia told him that heavenly demons had attacked and a void immortal-level devil lord had appeared near the realm cities.
• Spiritual Treasure Dao Venerable explained that the demon’s avatar had fought Xiao Lingyue and Heavenly Lord Xuanji at Guangling City, leaving both with serious dao injuries.
• Gu Yuanqing went to Guangling City and entered the space rift alone to find and destroy the demonic avatar.
• Beyond the realm, Gu Yuanqing spotted the Nine-Headed Demon Owl and then found Jù Niè Demon Lord surrounded by heavenly demons offering him their demonic thoughts.

Gu Yuanqing captured Jù Niè Demon Lord’s weakened avatar and cleared the heavenly demons around the space rift, securing the boundary domain. Back in North Spring Grotto-Heaven, he found Ji Shan arriving as a void immortal tribulation gathered around Li Miaoxuan, and Ji Shan asked about the Outer Realm Battlefield.

• The Nine-Headed Demon Owl reported the weak defenses near Guangling City to Jù Niè Demon Lord and promised to help conquer two worlds in exchange for renewed power.
• When the Nine-Headed Demon Owl conjured Gu Yuanqing’s likeness, Jù Niè Demon Lord recognized him, struck the owl down, and realized Gu Yuanqing was nearby.
• Gu Yuanqing trapped Jù Niè Demon Lord in a sword formation, captured his avatar, and destroyed the Nine-Headed Demon Owl and the surrounding heavenly demons.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to Realm City and told Heavenly Lord Xuanji and Xiao Lingyue that the threat beyond the realm had been dealt with and the space rift was clear.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to North Spring Grotto-Heaven, where a void immortal tribulation was gathering around Li Miaoxuan, then greeted Ji Shan and asked whether he had come about the Outer Realm Battlefield.