Recaps

Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang killed Guan Wen and Yan Ji, then became trapped in a strange realm inside the Moon Sea as its monsters threatened the sect groups. Shi Chun rescued Bian Weiying from Zhao Shanqi, and the group remained hidden while searching for a way out and the monsters’ leader.

• Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang deceived Guan Wen with fake crystals, killed him, and hid his body, then joined the sect leaders in claiming he had entered the Moon Sea to search for crystals.
• When Yan Ji led reinforcements into the Moon Sea, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang killed him and discovered Guan Wen’s grave had been opened and his corpse was gone.
• Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang found a hidden cave containing Jin Zhan’s Heaven-and-Earth Bracelet, the Big Dipper Demon Tome, and a protective Treasure Garment.
• After mist-like monsters attacked, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang escaped into an abyss and reached an icefield where Bian Weiying’s group was trapped.
• Zhao Shanqi’s group attacked Bian Weiying and Gan Tangyu, killing Gan Tangyu and carrying Bian Weiying into an ice cave.
• Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang killed Luo Buqi and Zhao Shanqi, rescued Bian Weiying, and carried her back to shelter.
• Bian Weiying confessed her feelings to Shi Chun, who said he liked someone else, while he and Wu Jinliang searched for the red-glowing monster believed to lead the creatures.

Shi Chun escaped the Moon Sea with Bian Weiying and Wu Jinliang, then joined Xiang Lan’er to gather insect core crystals and expose the Suyuan Sect’s crimes. After Huyan Dao’s betrayal led to a clash and negotiations with Mulan Qingqing, Shi Chun challenged the captured Chao Zhilin before the Tournament Grounds watched.

• Shi Chun escaped the Moon Sea with Bian Weiying and Wu Jinliang, then reunited with Xiang Lan’er, who searched their belongings for Sun Shigang’s danger-warding item.
• Xiang Lan’er used Sun Shigang’s incense to send teams safely into the Moon Sea, collected 477 Insect Core Crystals, and agreed to help Shi Chun compete for first place.
• Shi Chun told Chu Jingtang and Huyan Dao that Yan Ji and the Suyuan Sect had lured people into danger, but Mulan Qingqing and Huyan Dao plotted to attack him and his companions.
• Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang captured Xun Lingyin, Chao Zhilin, Mao Zhong, and Zhu Ze after Huyan Dao’s ambush, while Chu Jingtang and allied sects escaped the camp.
• Mulan Qingqing met Shi Chun to negotiate, and they agreed to divide the Mystic Continent forces and crystals for a contest, using a fake engagement to justify her support.
• Shi Chun brought the captured Chao Zhilin before the Tournament Grounds, then freed him and challenged him after accusing him of killing Guan Wen and Yan Ji.

Shi Chun took command of the Mystic Continent’s forces, built their strength through raids, and manipulated the contest over Insect Core Crystals. When the two factions disputed how to divide their gains, he proposed a duel with Mulan Qingqing, who agreed to fight him.

• Shi Chun defeated Chao Zhilin in the tournament, then killed two captured disciples after deciding they were too dangerous to keep alive.
• Mulan Qingqing killed Huyan Dao and Jin Zaogong as agreed, while Shi Chun gathered support from smaller sects and became their commander.
• Shi Chun drilled thousands of fighters, led raids for Insect Core Crystals, and secretly replaced their real crystals with fakes to manipulate Mulan Qingqing’s side.
• As Shi Chun’s force fought around the Moon Sea, he absorbed killing aura and the fiery Blood Qi of a Monster Bird, while his followers grew frustrated with his decision to slow their attacks.
• Mulan Qingqing’s forces defeated the Winnowing Basket Continent coalition and reported large hauls, prompting Shi Chun’s followers to attack Di Continent’s elites and suffer a devastating defeat.
• At the final gathering, Shi Chun’s side challenged the elite forces’ claim to the crystals, and Mai Zhanchang rallied his followers to protest the unfair division.
• Shi Chun proposed a single fight to settle the dispute, and Mulan Qingqing offered to face him herself.

Shi Chun defeated Mulan Qingqing, secured Mount Wukang’s victory in the Skyfall Meteor Assembly, and weathered accusations and political pressure in the Royal Capital. After the awards, he visited Miao Yilan and gave her a red insect core crystal.

• Shi Chun defeated Mulan Qingqing in their duel, though an unseen expert intervened before he could kill her, and he claimed the crystals as his spoils.
• Shi Chun and his companions counted their crystals, entered the Xun Gate, and registered 44,839 crystals under their own names.
• Mulan Qingqing learned that Wang Sheng had been an impostor and that he had secretly replaced most of the crystals with stones, then collapsed from her injuries.
• Young Master Nan protected Shi Chun after Bai Shuchuan’s confrontation, while the Regional Lords investigated accusations that Shi Chun had cheated and killed Falling Moon Valley disciples.
• The Royal Capital garrison arrested Shi Chun and the Mount Wukang group, but Wei Mo defended them as the sects gave conflicting accounts of the contest.
• Wei Mo revealed Mount Wukang, Life Continent, and Shi Chun as the top-ranked winners, granting Mount Wukang permanent free passage through public Xun Gates and awarding Shi Chun one million in sandalwood gold.
• Mulan Qingqing congratulated Shi Chun and promised to seek a rematch in three years, while Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang went to visit Miao Yilan.
• Lan Qiaoyan brought Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang into the Miao Household, where Shi Chun gave Miao Yilan a red insect core crystal.