Recaps

Gu Yuanqing cultivated on North Spring Mountain, uncovered its hidden legacy, and grew powerful enough to defend himself. After Li Miaoxuan departed and the mountain transformed, he learned that the princess set to marry was not the real Miaoxuan, while the Green Luan Gate arrived at the mountain.

• Gu Yuanqing gained a system that bound North Spring Mountain as his residence, then cultivated and used Mountain Observation to uncover a hidden chamber filled with manuals and weapons.
• Gu Yuanqing tempered his acupoints, formed a Profound Martial Secret Treasure, and drew spiritual energy from the mountain as he advanced through the True Martial Realm.
• Qin Baijun attacked Gu Yuanqing on North Spring Mountain, but Gu Yuanqing severed his arm and Elder Qin fled after an unseen force stopped his attack.
• Gu Yuanqing met Li Miaoxuan on the mountain, shared cultivation insights with her, and watched her leave for the Lingxu Sect before North Spring Mountain transformed and named him its Master.
• Gu Yuanqing trained in the Spiritual Mountain Trial and broke through to the True Martial Seventh Layer as demonic qi leaked from a cavern and drew the Forbidden Army away from its patrols.
• Prince Qing confronted Gu Yuanqing but mistook his mountain-backed power for Grandmaster strength, then revealed that the Miaoxuan set to marry was not the real Li Miaoxuan.
• Gu Yuanqing moved to Repentance Cliff, grasped how Mountain Observation and Object Control related to the Dao, and practiced his new control before the Green Luan Gate arrived.

Gu Yuanqing defended North Spring Mountain from Crimson Dragon Cult attackers and drew powerful martial artists there with rumors of his flying sword. As he forged a new cultivation method, the Crimson Dragon Cult attacked the Demon Realm Seals, and Yuan Yingsong tried to pressure him into intervening.

• Gu Yuanqing killed Xiahou Ming with the Kunwu Sword after the Crimson Dragon Cult leader wounded Prince Qing and Qin Hu.
• Gu Yuanqing advanced to the profound martial ninth layer and killed Ghost Butcher Shentu Hong when he broke into the forbidden grounds.
• Gu Yuanqing took Void Form’s Remnant Scripture, then used the Spiritual Mountain Trial to test cultivation methods and improve his skills.
• Jiang Hongguang climbed North Spring Mountain seeking someone beyond Grandmaster, but Gu Yuanqing’s unseen Flying Sword killed him.
• Gu Yuanqing completed a new cultivation method that stabilized his Profound Martial Grand Formation and strengthened his foundation.
• The Crimson Dragon Cult massacred Demon Suppression Division forces and soldiers, while Zuo Qiu opened a Demon Realm Seal and made a Sacred Demon Pill.
• Yuan Yingsong begged Gu Yuanqing to leave the mountain and fight the Crimson Dragon Cult, but Gu Yuanqing exposed the scheme and forced him to remain kneeling.

Gu Yuanqing defended North Spring Mountain from the Crimson Dragon Cult and its allies, then completed his transformation into a Grandmaster. Gong Xin and Zuo Qiu's attacks continued, leaving Gu Yuanqing expecting another assault.

• Gu Yuanqing forced Yuan Yingsong and the Divine Eagle Guard soldiers to kneel on North Spring Mountain, then released them when Xu Lianying arrived and took Yuan Yingsong away.
• Zuo Qiu and the Crimson Dragon Cult reached North Spring Mountain, where Li Shi'an fought Zuo Qiu and Gu Yuanqing killed Si Zhiyu before drawing Li Shi'an into the mountain for safety.
• Gu Yuanqing used North Spring Mountain's power to seize Zuo Qiu's Blood Tiger Yao Blade, then wounded Zuo Qiu when he infiltrated the mountain and drove him beyond its boundary.
• Gu Yuanqing transformed his Profound Martial Secret Treasure into a Dao Embryo and became a Grandmaster, then subdued Gu Wenqi when he tried to exploit Gu Yuanqing's weakness and steal the North Spring Sword Sect's inheritance.
• Gu Yuanqing retrieved the Secret Sword from its hidden chamber as Zuo Qiu and Gong Xin plotted against Great Qian and attacked North Spring Mountain with Ghost Face Gold Devouring Bees.
• Gong Xin summoned phantoms of the dead from North Spring Mountain and struck Feng Tao down, but Gu Yuanqing dispersed the phantoms and thwarted Gong Xin's later assault with White Bones and animals.
• Gong Xin and Zuo Qiu left North Spring Mountain after their attack failed, while Gu Yuanqing watched them go and expected further attacks.

Gu Yuanqing defended North Spring Mountain, clashed with the Lingxu Sect, and helped Great Qian survive Zuo Qiu’s Blood Demon Array without leaving his mountain. As Li Miaoxuan departed through the Heaven Gate, North Spring Mountain transformed into a nascent cave heaven, and Gu Yuanqing began fishing prey from the Demon Realm.

• Gu Yuanqing merged his will with North Spring Mountain and destroyed Zuo Qiu’s and Gong Xin’s assault, while a White-Clad woman killed Gong Xin.
• Li Miaoxuan revealed the danger posed by the Demon Realm and gave Gu Yuanqing a sealed Cosmic Bag, then Gu Yuanqing killed Yue Hong when he tried to seize it.
• Gu Yuanqing defeated Kuang Tongyi in a duel and later killed Feng Zhong, while North Spring Mountain absorbed demonic qi and grew more powerful.
• Gu Yuanqing refused Li Shi'an’s invitation to help capture Zuo Qiu, but gave him a jade token containing one of his strikes.
• Zuo Qiu activated the Blood Demon Array around Dayu Mountain, and Gu Yuanqing’s Green Mountain Palm Seal suppressed him long enough for him to escape again.
• Li Miaoxuan left through the Heaven Gate, while Ji Qingyun sensed an unknown disturbance as tremors shook the continent.
• North Spring Mountain absorbed and purified demonic qi, sealed the rifts into the Demon Realm, and transformed into a high-grade spirit mountain and nascent cave heaven.
• Gu Yuanqing strengthened his Heavenly Fishing line with North Spring Mountain’s power and pulled a wild boar from the Demon Realm into the mountain.