Recaps

Liu Yu establishes the Shadow of the Sun, forges his Life-bound Treasure, and advances his body cultivation before joining the defense of Golden Spear City. When the city falls, he escapes, kills a pursuing Heavenfrost Eagle, and returns to the Primordial Yang Sect with its materials.

• Liu Yu opened the Origin Sun Villa branch courtyard, recruited disciples, and later refined third-tier pills while keeping his alchemy skill secret.
• Liu Yu created and trained the Shadow of the Sun, selecting nine Foundation Establishment death soldiers and naming Shen Shan White Tiger.
• Liu Yu forged the Setting Sun Golden Rainbow Spear as his Life-bound Treasure, then advanced to the Blazing Sun Stage and awakened Astral Eyes.
• Liu Yu left the branch villa for Golden Spear Immortal City, where he helped organize its defenses and fought the beast tide alongside the other Golden Core cultivators.
• After years of siege, the beast tide shattered Golden Spear City’s formation, and Liu Yu fled toward Qing Province as the city was overrun.
• Liu Yu killed a pursuing Heavenfrost Eagle, gathered its materials, and warned Li Buyu that the beast tide could reach Qing Province.
• Liu Yu returned to the Primordial Yang Sect, reported Golden Spear City’s fall to Li Changfeng, and later asked Lian Hongchen to craft treasures from the Heavenfrost Eagle’s beak and feathers.

Liu Yu refined his treasures, took charge of a market ward during the beast tide, and joined the dangerous Chang'an Plan to reach Great Tang. After preparing his disciples and allies for his absence, he set out with four Golden Core cultivators and encountered a powerful presence near Skyhawk Ridge.

• Liu Yu returned to Qingyang Peak, forged a new flying treasure and darts from the Heavenfrost Eagle, and named the wings the Blackwind Wings.
• Liu Yu rescued Zhou Yunlong from demon beasts, accepted him as a registered disciple, and defended Everlasting Prosperity Market Ward during the beast tide.
• Liu Yu extrapolated the ninth layer of the Azure Yang Art in the Immortal Mansion, then returned to the sect when summoned.
• Heavenly Wind Ancestor announced Operation Chang'an, and Liu Yu volunteered to seek the Azure Yang Art’s continuation in Great Tang before defeating Zhao Wuji in the selection contest.
• Liu Yu absorbed the Azure Lotus Spirit Flame into his Azure Yang Demonic Flame, then appointed Zhou Yunlong Holy Son of the Sacred Fire Cult and left him to rebuild it.
• Liu Yu promised Elder Yan to help the Yan Household, helped Little Green survive its tribulation, and named the newly intelligent spirit beast Liu Qing.
• Liu Yu entrusted Jiang Qiushui with his affairs and departed with Heavenly Wind Ancestor, joining Zhuo Mengzhen, Gao Jianhan, Mu Yunyan, and Cang Lou for the Chang'an Plan.
• The five crossed into demon-beast territory and approached Skyhawk Ridge under the Azure Soul Gauze, but Liu Yu stopped Zhuo Mengzhen when a third-tier presence suddenly surrounded them.

Liu Yu and his companions crossed dangerous demon territories, taking refuge in Soaring Heaven Cave while he advanced his cultivation and strengthened his alliance with Zhuo Mengzhen. They entered the Myriad Demon Grand Formation during its brief shutdown, but were discovered and forced to split up as they fled.

• Liu Yu and his companions crossed Jade Wave Lake and Redblood Marsh, where Zhuo Mengzhen’s exposed aura sparked a battle that ended with them defeating the Redblood Crocodile clan chief and claiming the Golden-Scale Fruits.
• After Liu Yu estimated that demon cultivators might soon pursue them, Mu Yunyan led the group to Soaring Heaven Cave, where they sealed the entrance and agreed to hide for five years.
• Liu Yu used a Golden-Scale Fruit to advance his body refining to the third-tier middle stage, then spent four years cultivating in seclusion.
• Zhuo Mengzhen and Liu Yu practiced dual cultivation, and Liu Yu absorbed her primordial yin to break through to the Golden Core middle stage.
• Liu Yu bought Mu Yunyan’s Golden-Scale Fruit Tree and planted it in the Immortal Mansion before the group left Soaring Heaven Cave after five years.
• At the Black Dragon Mountain Range, Liu Yu and his companions waited for the Black Flood Dragon King’s birthday, then entered the Myriad Demon Grand Formation during its one-hour shutdown.
• A nearby battle drew demon cultivators toward the group, and a golden streak pierced their concealment, forcing Liu Yu and his companions to split up and flee.
• Liu Yu killed an azure giant wolf and the Purple Bird Demon with his spear and other techniques while the Fiery-Eyed Golden Ape continued pursuing him.

Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen escaped the Myriad Demon Grand Formation, crossed the demon-controlled Sparkfire Mountain Range, and reached Changnan City in disguise. There, Liu Yu found the Annam Protectorate’s last contact and accepted a mission to retrieve Defiling Spirit Liquid from Lingwu City, setting out with Zhuo Mengzhen.

• Liu Yu rescued Zhuo Mengzhen and reunited with Gao Jianhan and Mu Yunyan before the group hid to recover and escaped the demon patrols.
• Liu Yu traded the Vajra Bead and spirit stones to Mu Yunyan for the Phantom Dream Heart Sutra, then studied its Great Dream Through the Ages art.
• Liu Yu led his companions toward the Sparkfire Mountain Range, where Third Princess Fire Phoenix discovered them and drove them apart in battle.
• Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen escaped with an Instant Thousand-Mile Talisman, severed the demons’ tracking connections, and recovered in a hidden cave.
• Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen entered Changnan City disguised as captive laborers and learned that demons ruled the region and enslaved its people.
• Liu Yu contacted Zhang Tao at Jiren Study, learned the Annam Protectorate’s history, and agreed to retrieve Defiling Spirit Liquid from Lingwu City in exchange for a second-tier spirit flame.
• Liu Yu refined the Mandala Blood Flame into the Azure Yang Demonic Flame, raising it to the second grade, then set out with Zhuo Mengzhen toward Lingwu City.