Recaps

Li Chen welcomed Morris and Venerable Hidden Moon to Heavenly Strategy, advanced railway and Crystal Chip projects, and drew new alliances among sects and merchants. The Tang Family gained wealth and influence through Li Chen’s visits, while Tang Yue worried that those visits might become less frequent.

• The Witch Gu Holy Lord escorted Morris north, while Li Xian and Chet abandoned their planned attack and Zhao Wenyuan strengthened the Imperial Capital’s defenses.
• Venerable Hidden Moon and Han Shuang took a railway train to find Li Chen, met Morris and the Holy Lord on the way, and later presented Li Chen with the Ten Netherworld Palace’s Immortal Token.
• Li Chen welcomed Morris to the Imperial Capital, heard Charles’s proposal to cooperate against the Holy See, and agreed to explore a technology exchange while refusing cooperation aimed only at restraining the Church.
• At the first National Cultivator Development Symposium, Li Chen urged sects to hold Sword Debate Tournaments, settled disputes, and offered the Ten Netherworld Palace access to resources in return for helping maintain stability.
• Li Chen and Elissa developed affordable Crystal Chips from Sasanian moonstone and star sand, while officials began producing prototype phones and planning their staged release.
• Madam Dai and Tang Shan’s Mother drew Li Chen into the Tang Family’s affairs, and the family hosted him at Mid-Autumn and wine banquets while Tang Hongxiu and Su Qinghe listened to his counsel.
• Tang Yue arranged for Li Chen to meet Liu Yuran and Su Qinghe, then watched the Tang Family’s fortunes rise as merchants sought its favor and worried that Li Chen might visit less often.

Li Chen explored the Immortal Ruins, returned to court with treasures and new political concerns, then traveled south toward the Eternal Day Empire. Along the way, he visited sects and cultivated ties with He Ying and Hua Rumeng through instruction in martial arts.

• Tang Yue and Liu Yuran used a banquet to secure Li Chen’s approval for the Tang Family to distribute mobile phones, while Liu Yuran recruited merchant families and women for the family’s growing network.
• Li Chen traveled to the Fallen Immortal Mountain Range with Yun He and Yue Shuang, defeated powerful beasts and an immortal soldier, and guided both disciples through the Immortal Ruins.
• Li Chen freed Ruoyu from her crystal coffin, persuaded her that she was his wife, and left the ruins with her after Yun He and Yue Shuang returned to their sect.
• Back in the capital, Li Chen rewarded his consorts, managed the booming phone trade, gave Li Sining treasures, and received Prince Morris and the Pope’s invitation to visit the Eternal Day Empire.
• Li Chen declined to launch a Northern Expedition and headed south with Xuan Ji, while Tuoba Zhen secretly provoked border clashes in hopes of recovering his lost territory.
• At the Eight Gates Heaven-Sundering Hall, Li Chen mastered the incomplete Eight Gates Wilds Sword Canon, then traveled with Dai Xiaoyao to Qingtian Pavilion and invited He Ying to accompany him south.
• Li Chen and He Ying delayed their journey for eight days with palm-technique practice, then visited the Hundred Flowers Sect, where Li Chen guided Hua Rumeng in swordsmanship.
• Hua Rumeng practiced Li Chen’s corrections until her sword art began to reveal its final form, then watched He Ying demonstrate how Li Chen’s guidance had improved her own skills.

Li Chen used the Holy See’s Amethyst Token and his Saint Realm power to gain influence in the Eternal Day Empire while turning Alfred’s household into his followers. Carlos remained loyal to the Blood Demon Society and set a trap for Li Chen as Mordred prepared to act.

• Hua Rumeng trained under Li Chen, broke through to the Heavenly Abyss Realm, and defended Madam Liu when Mo Tianxing attacked the Hundred Flowers Sect.
• Li Chen revealed his Saint Realm power, drove Mo Tianxing away, and traveled with the women of the Hundred Flowers Sect into the Eternal Day Empire.
• At Rose Manor, Alfred and his wives recognized Li Chen’s Amethyst Token, and Li Chen gave Gwyneth and the other women sacred power while Alfred became his follower.
• Carlos and Isabella tried to poison Li Chen, but he was immune, and he later destroyed a Blood Demon Angel during Alfred’s expedition to a Branch Altar.
• Li Chen accepted credit for Alfred and Carlos’s victory, preached at the church, and gained the support of Alfred’s family, including Ophelia.
• Li Chen helped Alfred defeat Albert with Holy Light, then confronted Mariana and Gwyneth for using Holy Light without permission.
• Carlos secretly met Mordred and said he would lure Li Chen into the Heavenly Net during an investigation in three days.

Li Chen consolidated his influence in Holy Radiance City, destroyed the Blood Demon Society, and met with the Pope and Charles. He then traveled with Hua Rumeng to the Azure Qilin Kingdom, took Su Wanqing and two royal women under his guidance, and returned toward Heavenly Strategy’s imperial capital.

• Li Chen drew Lilith and Namelia into his orbit at the Confessional, and the sisters’ undercover mission faded as they sought his purification.
• Li Chen performed a public purification at Drake Manor, boosting his reputation, while Veronica and Nader tried to escape the Blood Demon Society’s control.
• Lilith and Namelia revealed Mordred’s planned Blood Sacrifice Ritual, and Li Chen killed Mordred with Ludwig’s help before Carlos secured the captured Society members’ allegiance.
• Li Chen met the Pope, rejected his request to promote the Holy See in Heavenly Strategy, and changed the Prophecy Mirror’s vision to show himself defeating the Devil Race.
• Li Chen visited Charles, returned to Castro’s Manor, and spared Carlos after a captive accused him of plotting against Li Chen.
• Li Chen agreed to take Hua Rumeng to the Azure Qilin Kingdom, where he confronted the emperor over Su Wanqing and revealed his status as Heavenly Strategy’s emperor.
• Li Chen trained Su Wanqing, the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and palace candidates, then agreed to take the two royal women with him.
• Li Chen returned to the Hundred Flowers Sect with the Empress Dowager and Empress, and his procession reached Heavenly Strategy’s imperial capital.