Recaps

Xing Yan married Xueyi and Qiong Rong, deepened his powers and relationships, and became the center of an expanding story whose coming Immortal Road War was driven by ambition and sacrifice. Alongside the narrative, readers and Guan Pingchao reflected on the novel’s style, characters, and place in xianxia, while Ping Chao described the planned story reaching through volume 21.

• Elder Su Li told Xing Yan that breaking Fire Li Village’s curse had exposed it to heavenly tribulation, then asked him to marry Xueyi and Qiong Rong, and he agreed.
• Elder Su Li officiated Xing Yan’s wedding to Xueyi and Qiong Rong, and after the feast Xing Yan entered the bridal chamber as Qiong Rong reminded him not to forget her.
• The account described Water Dragon's Chant as a rare divine melody played on Divine Snow, and Zhang Xingyan’s earlier performance of it with Great Splendor Dao Power and a strange horseshoe-shaped stone.
• Xing Yan used the Four Rivers Divine Spell to defeat Li Yangya, saved the troops, and captured him, while Qiong Tong wounded Mo Chian and took his Vermilion Bird Divine Sabers.
• Xing Yan returned to Highest Clarity, drove Zhao Wuchen away from Xueyi, reunited with Ju Ying, learned that his Strange Sword was called Yao Guang, and received an imperial appointment as Central Court Grand Master.
• Xing Yan devoured a wandering ghost and gained Dao Power, then opened Lingyi’s Jade Lotus on Mid-Autumn night and shared music and wine with her until the Shangqing Sect Master arrived.
• Readers and Guan Pingchao discussed the novel’s gentle pace, classical style, characters, and central thread, while Ping Chao outlined future travels, broader conflicts, and a story framework planned through volume 21.
• Ping Chao explained that ambition and sacrifice had caused the Immortal Road War and that the South Sea Battle would trigger its next major stage, while he advocated combining immortal fantasy with chivalry and traditional Chinese supernatural culture.

Xing Yan returned to his hometown, became engaged to Lingyi, and lost Kou Xueyi when Meng Zhang attacked Mount Luofu. As Xing Yan and Ling Xu prepared to retaliate, the Mystic Spirit Cult rallied behind Xing Yan, who accepted the title of Myriad Spirits Demon King.

• Xing Yan uncovered Tiao Han’s plot, freed Su Shui Ruo, and helped lift Emerald Li Village’s curse before returning home with Kou Xueyi and Qiong Rong.
• Xing Yan visited his parents, reconnected with Qinghe, and learned the hidden meaning of the Highest Clarity Bamboo Slips and the Refining Spirit into Void Treatise.
• Yinghuo visited Xing Yan, then Dragon Lingzi invited him to the South Sea, where Meng Zhang tried to remove him as a rival and Xing Yan escaped the Giant Yang Flowers’ effects.
• Lingyi chose Xing Yan over Meng Zhang, and they agreed to marry, but Meng Zhang attacked Mount Luofu and Kou Xueyi sacrificed herself to save Xing Yan.
• Xing Yan recovered and set out with Lingyi and Qiong Rong to avenge Xueyi, while Ghost King Xiao Mang reported that he could find no trace of her soul.
• Ling Xu declared that the Shangqing Order would retaliate, handed leadership to Qinghe, and led an expedition south with Xing Yan, Lingyi, Qiong Rong, and the Godslaying swords.
• The Mystic Spirit Cult welcomed Xing Yan and asked him to lead a campaign against the South Sea Dragon Domain, and Xing Yan accepted the title Myriad Spirits Demon King.
• The Four Rivers Dragon Lord called Xing Yan his grandson-in-law and gave him the Kunlun Goblet and Four Spirits Regalia as Lingyi recalled her grandfather’s old prohibition.

Xing Yan led the Four Rivers and Mystic forces to defeat Wu Zhiqi and seize key South Sea islands, while Meng Zhang’s position weakened and Qiong Rong’s strange visions remained unexplained. The war widened as the East Sea and Zhuyou Ghostside maneuvered around the conflict.

• Xing Yan allied with the Lord of the Clouds and the Four Rivers Dragon Army, then helped defeat South Sea forces at Wave-Subduing Island and capture Hidden Wave Isle.
• Xing Yan led the assault on Hidden Wave Isle, where Xiao Mang consumed the Flame Spider Mother and the Wolf Spider Warriors surrendered.
• Xing Yan and the allied forces defeated Meng Zhang’s army at Hidden Wave Isle, and Xing Yan drained Wu Zhiqi’s spirit power until the god died.
• After the victory, Xing Yan remembered Wu Zhiqi with a wine offering, recovered from his injuries, and joined the Four Rivers and demon forces in honoring the fallen.
• Meng Zhang protected Xueyi’s body in the Cold Chill Grotto and sought aid from Yujiang as Xing Yan marched to relieve the Divine Tree Archipelago.
• Xing Yan’s forces drove back South Sea defenders across the archipelago, and Qiong Tong confronted the Phoenix Goddess Xuan before the islands submitted to the Four Rivers coalition.
• Meng Zhang considered Qiong Rong a key to countering Xing Yan, while Qiong Rong privately wept over dreams of a fiery mountain, the Strange River, and her unexplained verse.
• Flame Isle joined the coalition against Meng Zhang, the East Sea sent troops to its northern frontier, and Yujiang prepared to send forces as reports emerged of a possible South Sea–Zhuyou alliance.

Xing Yan confirmed the Ghostside conflict, helped Xiao Mang recover his memories, and forged an alliance against the South Sea Dragon Clan. As the war widened and Chaos’s influence came to light, the Four Rivers forces crushed a rebellion on Nanba’s isles while Meng Zhang prepared for the coming fight.

• Yujiang’s march south was blocked by Cang Bi and the Yaksha Navy, forcing his army to retreat toward the Bering Strait.
• Xing Yan traveled to Ghostside, where Xiao Mang opened a path through the Dragon Clan’s fire barrier and Yingluo restored his lost memories.
• Xiao Mang allied Zhuyou Ghostside with the Four Rivers and Mysterious Spirit Monster Race, then Xing Yan fought Hu Yantuo, killed Azure Ram, and rescued Qiong Rong from the South Sea army.
• Jun Tai tried to take Qiong Rong away, but she escaped his storm and returned to Xing Yan, who began questioning why Meng Zhang had kept the powerful divine general out of the war.
• A supernatural storm devastated the harbor, and the Lord of the Clouds revealed that the rebel dragon was under Chaos’s influence and called the realms to war.
• Xing Yan learned that the God-Sealing Sword had been found at Horseshoe Mountain and that the Lord of the Clouds had watched him because of it, then welcomed Daoist reinforcements to Wave-Subduing Island.
• Xing Yan led the Four Rivers forces in a siege of Mulberry Sunset Isle, where Qiong Rong and Ling Yier destroyed a hidden flaming-arrow tower and the rebellion ended.
• Meng Zhang accepted Long Ling’s military plan and tended to Moon Lady, while Long Ling visited Boyu and the Four Seas Hall Master sat through a portrait session wishing for the little girl’s company.