Recaps

Li Ping gathered the materials and skills for third-tier alchemy, returned to Windmist Immortal City, and supported his companions as their lives and factions shifted around him. The arc ended with Yan Liming exposed to suspicion and fleeing with Yan Hengchuan, while the Immortal City’s political upheaval and Wang Xingwei’s Foundation Establishment attempt remained unresolved.

• Li Ping discovered Heart-of-the-Pool Island’s third-tier spiritual vein and left Daoist Ji to guard Little Plum Mountain before traveling to Jixia Immortal City.
• Li Ping traded Xiao Yunzhi a Bloodline Fruit for the final millennium spirit herb he needed, then cured her demonic poison in exchange for a third-tier Sky Thunder Flame.
• Li Ping inherited third-tier alchemist skills, became a third-tier lower-grade pill refiner, and escaped demon cultivators after killing two pursuers with his White Bone Soul-Reaping Needles.
• Li Ping returned to Windmist Immortal City, advised Zhang Tie on marriage, accepted a crimson egg that he revived with the Longevity Art, and later watched it hatch into a Desolate Fire Sparrow.
• Li Ping and the Shared Boat Association supported Qi Hanmo’s departure for Jixia, helped Zhang Tie establish himself and welcomed new spirit-rooted children as the association’s Foundation Establishment Fund grew.
• The Meng Family investigated Hu Feng’s accusatory jade slip, and Windmist True Person punished Ye Chen, removed Dai Sangyu as acting leader, appointed Meng Qingyi, and made Zhang Tie logistics steward.
• Cheng Yao helped Wang Xingwei recover from despair, and he began a Foundation Establishment attempt in Zhang Tie’s cave abode while Li Ping raised his Desolate Fire Sparrow with Beast-Feeding Pills.
• Gu Musheng suspected He Yunyi had been possessed, Yan Hengchuan suspected he was hiding from pursuit, and Yan Liming recognized Liu Wusheng’s arrival before fleeing with the unconscious Yan Hengchuan as a hostage.

Li Ping supported his companions through breakthroughs, family struggles, and new responsibilities while Yan Hengchuan escaped Yan Liming and chose a demonic path. The arc ended with Dai Sangyu taking Xu Guike as her disciple, Li Ping preparing Bai Qing for the Qingyun Secret Realm, and the Desolate Fire Sparrow beginning its advancement.

• Li Ping fought Liu Wusheng and Miao Rou, killed them, and recovered Yan Liming’s Storage Bag and the Blood Spirit Myriad Transformations Scripture.
• Li Ping protected Gu Musheng from Xiong Pohai’s investigation, and Yan Hengchuan later escaped Yan Liming and chose to cultivate the demonic scripture.
• Gu Musheng and Cheng Yao obtained Foundation Establishment Pills, and Gu Musheng broke through and became Windmist True Person’s disciple.
• Dai Sangyu successfully formed her core, while Cheng Yao reached Foundation Establishment and arranged to become Dao companions with Wang Xingwei.
• Cheng Yao led the Wang Family to seize Rosy Cloud Mountain, and Dai Sangyu found Xu Guike, accepted him as her disciple, and killed the old emperor and his followers.
• Li Ping gathered 4,270 spirit stones for the Shared Boat Association and prepared supplies for Bai Qing’s Qingyun Secret Realm trip.
• Daoist Ji entrusted Ji Shuchen and Little Plum Mountain’s spirit vein to Li Ping, and Bai Lin advanced to late Qi Refining.
• The Desolate Fire Sparrow began advancing after several years of drowsiness.

Li Ping pursued Yan Liming, uncovered the Four Demonic Sects’ alliance with the Tuluo tribes, and secretly spread the warning. As the Defender Alliance prepared for war, Li Ping returned to Immortal Peach Mountain and urged others to take the threat seriously.

• Bai Qing returned from the Qingyun Secret Realm with two Golden Marrow Jade Zhi, and Li Ping later reunited with him as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
• Li Ping took on Yu Menghan’s request to save her Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly, receiving a Foundation Establishment Pill and arranging regular treatments.
• Dai Sangyu’s dispute with Huang Yan led Xiao Changkong to mediate a settlement that ended the blockade of the Immortal City and arranged Meng Qingyi’s marriage to Huang Yan.
• Bai Lin gave her Foundation Establishment Pill to Bai Zhengheng, then left Li Ping a letter and departed from Immortal Peach Mountain.
• Li Ping reached the Foundation Establishment middle stage, then took Yan Hengchuan north to find Yan Liming and captured him after defeating his Blood Sea Domain.
• Li Ping tortured Yan Liming and learned that the Four Demonic Sects had allied with six Tuluo tribes to attack the Defender Alliance, then spread the warning anonymously across several cities.
• Li Ping discovered instructions for the Zhou Tian Star Banners among Yan Liming’s belongings and resumed treating the butterfly, telling Yu Menghan it could recover within a year.
• You Zichong confirmed the Tuluo tribes were marching south, and Xiao Changkong organized the Defender Alliance’s defenses while the Meng Family Ancestor urged Huang Yunzi to uphold justice.

Li Ping navigated the wars and personal dangers in the Western Wasteland while preparing a hidden refuge and refining puppets. The Defender Alliance suffered Xiao Changkong’s death, and Yan Changqiu joined its retreating forces as the conflict shifted west.

• Li Ping attended Meng Qingyi and Huang Yan’s disrupted wedding, learned Windmist True Person and Dai Sangyu had been killed in a secret ambush, and watched Meng Qingyi reclaim the Stewardship Head position.
• Li Ping gave Xu Guike talismans before the Yan Kingdom expedition, investigated Yan Liming’s memories, and found a secret realm cave abode where he could hide and cultivate.
• Li Ping inherited puppet-making skills, crafted Jia Yi, and mourned Old Lin while declining Meng Qingyi’s invitation to become an Immortal City guest elder.
• Xu Guike escaped the Yan Kingdom with Lin Yue and A Yun, rescued Ji Shuxuan from Tuluo enslavement, and headed north rather than returning to the Western Wasteland.
• Li Ping killed Hua Hong after Hua Hong attacked him, treated Wei Yiling’s poisoning, and refused to flee with her to Great Zhou.
• Li Ping entered the Cloudmist Mountains secret realm and began refining puppets as Xiao Changkong led the Defender Alliance against Tuluo forces and the Four Demonic Sects.
• Lu Old Devil’s master possessed the Scarlet Flood Dragon and killed Xiao Changkong, then sent Lu Old Devil to seize Donghua Mountain and retrieve a secret-realm treasure.
• Li Ping completed Jia Er while Yan Changqiu detonated Donghua Mountain’s Mountain-Guarding Array, then left to join the Defender Alliance’s new line in Western Qi after arranging Jixia Immortal City’s evacuation.