Recaps

Liu Yu used the Immortal Abode Space to grow herbs and refine pills, advanced to the fifth layer of Qi Refining, and survived several attacks while seeking a breakthrough. After winning a Yellow Dragon Pill at an underground auction and killing the cultivators who pursued him, he approached another battle on his way back to the Primordial Yang Sect.

• Liu Yu discovered that the Emerald Light Dot contained an Immortal Abode Space whose black soil rapidly matured spirit herbs, then used it to grow ingredients for alchemy.
• Liu Yu refined Spirit-Gathering Pills and Pure Spirit Pills, reached the fifth layer of Qi Refining, and traded rare herbs for magical artifacts and talismans.
• Yu Xiaotong ambushed Liu Yu after tracking him with Soul-Tracking Powder, but Liu Yu killed him and took his belongings.
• Liu Yu gained a reputation as an alchemist, joined Jiang Qiushui’s Outer Courtyard faction as a pill refiner, and learned the Spirit-Concealing Secret Art.
• Liu Yu bought clear lotus tea seeds and learned of an underground auction where a Yellow Dragon Pill would be sold.
• Liu Yu outbid a scholar-robed cultivator for the Yellow Dragon Pill, then killed the scholar and his wife when they pursued him for it.
• Liu Yu treated his injuries and continued toward the Primordial Yang Sect, then sensed a battle ahead and recognized the red-dressed female cultivator from the auction.

After rescuing Yan Qun'er, Liu Yu advanced to the inner sect and sought a safer assignment as war spread between the great sects. He led four disciples to Cold Iron Ore Vein, completed the handover, and took charge of guarding the mine.

• Liu Yu rescued Yan Qun'er from the Black-and-White Fiends, and Yan Hongyu rewarded him with a Black Jade Pendant and a Yan Household token.
• Liu Yu refined the Golden Silk Mirror, cultivated with Clear Lotus Tea, and broke through to late Qi Refining before becoming an Inner Disciple.
• Jiang Qiushui told Liu Yu that the war over a spirit stone mine had drawn in all five great sects, so Liu Yu used Yan Hongyu's token to request a rear-area assignment.
• Yan Hongyu arranged for Liu Yu to guard a resource site near Mirror Province for five years with four outer disciples.
• Liu Yu bought a Black Iron Shield and Mother-and-Son Soul-Chasing Blades, then met Wu Chang, Zhou Guibo, Xie Huaxiong, and Sun Ju before departing for Cold Moon City.
• Liu Yu met Chai Wenzheng and Su Ding, then traveled with his group to Cold Iron Ore Vein to take over the posting.
• Liu Yu checked the ore ledger, stored ore, and mine formation, then took charge and ordered rotating patrols while instructing Lin Dayong to record daily production.

Liu Yu discovered the Feng Household’s alliance with the Hehuan Sect and gathered disciples and allied households to attack it. The Feng Household’s defenses collapsed, and Liu Yu captured Feng Guangyou as the battle continued.

• Liu Yu moved into Cold Moon City, refined pills, and traveled in disguise to sell them at Yellow Mountain Market Ward.
• Pei Sanjiu tried to recruit Liu Yu into the Cultivators’ Fellowship, but Liu Yu refused and killed Pei Sanjiu and his two followers when they pursued him.
• Liu Yu found a talisman revealing the Feng Household’s planned defection to the Hehuan Sect and recruited Wu Chang, Zhou Guibo, Xie Huaxiong, Sun Ju, the Hou Household, and the Gongsun Household to attack it.
• Liu Yu led twenty cultivators to Little Brow Mountain, where they killed guards, burned the Feng Household’s buildings, and attacked the Jade Spirit Formation protecting its Ancestral Hall.
• Gongsun Cang used a Yin Thunder Pearl and Hou Yanze used a Golden Wind Dispersal Talisman to destroy the formation, while Liu Yu chased down Feng Guangxiu and Feng Guanglin.
• Liu Yu questioned Feng Guangxiu about the Hehuan Sect cultivators and threatened Feng Guanglin, while the allied forces gained the advantage over the Feng Household.
• Liu Yu sent his son blades against Feng Guangyou, disabled him, and seized his Storage Bag as Hou Yanze and Gongsun Cang cornered Feng Tianwei.

Liu Yu helped destroy the Feng Household and defeat the Hehuan Sect cultivators, then secured Purple Sun Grass and strengthened his cultivation while concealing his gains. As the war worsened, he handed over the Cold Iron Mine, returned to the sect, and received a token from Sun Ju.

• Liu Yu killed Feng Tianwei, helped eliminate the Feng Household, and led the allied cultivators to attack the Hehuan Sect cultivators hiding on Ram's Horn Mountain.
• Liu Yu and the coalition defeated the Hehuan Sect group, and Liu Yu secretly kept the effeminate cultivator’s Purple Sun Grass and valuable spoils.
• Liu Yu reported the victory to Martial Uncle Qian while hiding his discoveries, then advanced to the eighth layer of Qi Refining and later reached the ninth layer.
• Liu Yu freed Liu Bing'er and Shi Yan, prepared pills and supplies, and arranged to hand the Cold Iron Mine over to Tian Fu and the incoming disciples.
• Liu Yu completed the mine handover and returned to the sect with Wu Chang, Zhou Guibo, Xie Huaxiong, and Sun Ju as the war continued.
• Liu Yu registered the mission and received contribution points, then exchanged cave-abode addresses with his companions before Sun Ju offered him a blue-green token.