Recaps

Li Ling avenged Shu Changsheng, repelled an assault tied to Nether Heaven, and used the disaster to refine his resurrection arts and recruit new disciples. He then traveled with Mu Qingsi to Gathering Grotto Continent, forged ties with Longevity Hall, and pursued a route into the Bashan Demon Kingdom while uncovering Hu Lao’s people’s plight.

• Li Ling cursed Shu Changsheng’s hunters, then used Phantom Floating Fragrance to kill the Man-Eating Monk and the other afflicted cultivators, defeating the Ghost Immortals who came after him.
• Li Ling fought Lin Rouniang and the Blood Sea Demon Venerable’s forces as Nether Heaven’s influence spread across the North Sea, then removed the mark Nether Heaven had placed on Lin Rouniang and gained the Soul-Reaping Incense ability.
• After the disaster, Li Ling recruited talented survivors and resurrected over a hundred million mortals before realizing the Underworld and Heavenly Court limited what he could restore.
• Li Ling and Mu Qingsi traveled to Gathering Grotto Continent, where he established an alliance with Longevity Hall and began developing Beast-Taming Incense and Heartlink Incense.
• Li Ling sought access to the Bashan Demon Kingdom through Wu Lin and Hu Lao, while secretly hoping to find Ju Huang and Qing Ji and reach the Myriad Demon Gathering.
• Li Ling followed Hu Lao and learned that he and Hu Gou mourned their people’s oppression and hoped for the Heavenly Fox Race’s revival.
• Li Ling joined Hu Lao’s party on the journey to Partridge Ridge and asked him whether he had heard of conversion power.

Li Ling helped Hu Lao rise to power and led the endangered Fox Clan toward refuge, while Bashan’s rivalries spiraled into open conflict. After harvesting Sacred Fruits from the Divine Tree, Li Ling learned Hu Lao had returned to Bashan City and prepared to summon his soul in case he died.

• Li Ling secured trade access in Bashan and helped Hu Lao rescue enslaved Heavenly Foxes, who found work through the Incense Market.
• Hu Lao became a Demon King and reclaimed Giant Pillar Peak, but Lord Bashan ordered the Five Brothers to kill him.
• Li Ling saved Hu Lao and the Fox Clan, revealed his identity, and helped them seek refuge with General Hound, who shared his secret Aperture-Opening Powder formula.
• As Bashan’s factions clashed over Hu Lao and Zi Lian, Li Ling reached the World-Building Tree and collected a dozen false Sacred Fruits after using the Stone of Time to uncover their lost Soul Dao power.
• Lord Bashan defeated Yinwu and swallowed his soul, then agreed to use Zi Lian’s public execution as bait for Yinwu and the Leopard Race.
• Hu Lao refused to abandon Zi Lian and returned to Bashan City with General Hound’s help, hoping to rescue her and ally with the Leopard Race.
• Li Ling returned with the Sacred Fruit, divined that Hu Lao faced near-certain death, and prepared an altar to call his soul back in seven days.

Li Ling helped destroy Lord Bashan’s plans, defeated the Netherworld Sect’s challenge, and advanced the Incense Deity Path. The Rotting Corpse Calamity then spread from Bashan, leading Li Ling to commit the Incense Accumulation Sect to the conflict as the World-Connecting Tree faltered.

• Hu Lao gave his life to save Zi Lian, but Li Ling used Returning Soul Incense to gather Hu Lao’s scattered soul and offer him a chance at resurrection.
• Li Ling and his allies destroyed the Worry-Free Tree and hunted Lord Bashan, who was massacring demon tribes to build a Chang Ghost army.
• Li Ling lured Lord Bashan to Mount Gaiwang with corrupted soul essence, then joined the allied demons in defeating him and capturing his Chang Ghosts.
• Li Ling refused to surrender Lord Bashan’s remnant soul to Venerable Lianwu and fought off the elder’s corpse puppets, gaining insights into law power.
• Li Ling developed his understanding of destruction law, Chang Ghosts, and Soul Devouring, while the Lion and Leopard Races rallied against the Tiger Race.
• Li Ling warned the Incense Accumulation Sect to withdraw from the frontier because of the Netherworld Sect’s Spirit Transformation threat, then cultivated a new Incense-Transformation Method.
• Li Ling sensed the Rotting Corpse Calamity spreading across the continent, and agreed to aid the Lion Race and Longevity Hall in exchange for lands and Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs.
• Sichen Yuan Guang told Li Ling that the immortal root was withering, and Li Ling learned that something had gone wrong with Bashan’s World-Connecting Tree.

Li Ling strengthened the Incense Accumulation Sect, restored past-life memories in Yan Ji and Lin Rouniang, and built a family with Mu Qingsi. As Shu Changsheng’s forces reclaimed territory in the East Sea, the sect expanded its influence while demonic violence continued in the conquered lands.

• Li Ling sent Song Yang and Luo Ying to spread the gourmet Dao, then went to the Netherworld Ghost Domain and recovered Luo Dao’s remnant soul from the Corpse Kun.
• Li Ling arranged for Luo Dao and Hu Lao to be reincarnated, supported the Heavenly Court and East Sea Immortal Alliance, and prepared sect disciples for a counterattack.
• Li Ling used Past-Wisdom Incense to awaken Yan Ji’s memories as Hu Lao and help Lin Rouniang recover her nature and reincarnation power.
• After discussing the risks of reincarnation with Mu Qingsi, Li Ling had nine children with her and established them in fiefs across the North Sea.
• Shu Changsheng used Li Ling’s Supreme Wisdom Incense to master Soul-Reaping Incense, then led the assault that captured Huanwang Island and killed thousands of demonic elites.
• The righteous forces advanced across the Weiying Sea as the Incense Accumulation Sect sent disciples to fight, govern reclaimed lands, and support Shu Changsheng’s bid to become Heavenly Lord.
• Li Haoran reclaimed the Chang Kong Sea while Shu Changsheng faced resistance from local magnates, and Ye Zhen’s forces uncovered demonic sympathizers supplying corpses.
• The sect recruited Zhang San into its incense workshop, while Li Si killed villagers and forced captive children to fight for survival.