Recaps

Ye Han and the others strengthened the Five-Element Formation as Devil Lord Shadow’s forces battered the Creation Heaven Cube’s barrier. The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda began to materialize, but as the barrier started to weaken, its phantom suddenly shrank.

• Ye Han pushed the Azure Profound Art to its limit and used the Blood Refining Art to withstand the Five-Element Formation’s pressure, impressing Qin Minghui and Gu Changdao.
• The five elemental pillars grew stronger, revealing more of the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda and releasing a terrifying pressure sensed by everyone.
• Devil Lord Shadow empowered his subordinates with blood-red runes, then led the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast in a powerful strike against the Creation Heaven Cube’s barrier.
• The barrier recovered from the strike, but repeated attacks dimmed its runes and threatened to break through within a quarter of an hour.
• As the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda’s Restrictive Barrier remained unchanged, its ten-thousand-zhang phantom suddenly shimmered with gold-and-silver runes and shrank rapidly.

The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda broke through the Five Elements Restriction and absorbed the Creation Heaven Cube, leaving Qin Minghui and the others exposed to Devil Lord Shadow’s forces. As Devil Lord Shadow charged for the pagoda in a giant zombie puppet, the treasure suddenly flew toward Ye Han.

• Qin Minghui urged everyone to open the restriction as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda shrank and smashed through the Five Elements Restriction.
• The backlash injured Qin Minghui, Ye Han, and the other formation operators, while Qin Minghui tried to seize the pagoda.
• The pagoda shattered Qin Minghui’s pearl treasure, absorbed the Creation Heaven Cube, and caused its Restrictive Barrier to vanish.
• Devil Lord Shadow fused zombie puppets into a giant, took control of it, and ordered his forces to attack the injured cultivators.
• Devil Lord Shadow charged the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, but it erupted with runes and shot toward Ye Han.

Ye Han fled as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda pursued the Creation Heaven Cube in his Storage Bag, while the Devil Lord Shadow unleashed his controlled forces against the trapped cultivators. As the Devil Lord gathered heaven and earth spiritual energy to attack Ye Han, Qin Minghui shouted for him to get out of the way.

• The Devil Lord Shadow's zombie giant seized the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, but Qin Minghui severed its hand with her blue flying sword and freed the pagoda.
• The Devil Lord Shadow ordered his magic beasts and Demonized Cultivators to kill the cultivators, while Qin Minghui tried to reach the pagoda and was surrounded.
• Ye Han used Ghost Step Pace to flee toward the valley mouth, and the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda followed him because of the Creation Heaven Cube in his Storage Bag.
• The Devil Lord Shadow began forming seals with the zombie giant's many hands and drew in heaven and earth spiritual energy as he prepared to attack Ye Han.
• Qin Minghui sensed the danger gathering behind Ye Han and shouted, "Ye Han! Get out of the way!"

Devil Lord Shadow unleashed the zombie giant’s devastating golden beam and believed he had killed Ye Han, but Ye Han survived using a Substitute Talisman. Ye Han escaped with the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, leaving Devil Lord Shadow furious and too drained to attack again.

• Devil Lord Shadow fused his zombie puppets into a giant and fired a powerful golden beam that blasted Ye Han to ashes.
• Qin Minghui and the others believed Ye Han was dead and feared they would be next.
• Ye Han reappeared after his Substitute Talisman absorbed the fatal blow, sacrificing decades of his lifespan.
• Ye Han activated a Blood Escape Talisman and fled through the hole in the cliff as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda followed him.
• Devil Lord Shadow raged at Ye Han’s escape, while the golden attack’s cost left the zombie puppets weakened and prevented another strike.

Ye Han escaped Devil Lord Shadow’s killing blow and raced toward the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda as Shadow pursued him and the others. Qin Minghui fought her way after Ye Han, while Gu Changdao appeared to help Sun Houde before suddenly slashing his throat.

• Ye Han used a High-Grade Substitute Talisman and Blood Escape Talisman to evade Devil Lord Shadow’s attack and rush into the blasted opening, with the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda following him.
• Devil Lord Shadow sent the Demonized Cultivators and magic beasts after Ye Han and continued pursuing him in the giant zombie.
• Qin Minghui consumed a blood-red pill at the cost of her lifespan, used eight Crystal-Clear Beads to kill several attackers, and chased after Ye Han.
• Devil Lord Shadow ordered Gu Changdao to kill Lin Hongyan and Sun Houde, then join him in pursuing Ye Han and Qin Minghui.
• Gu Changdao rushed to help Sun Houde, killed two Demonized Cultivators, and then struck Sun Houde’s neck with a streak of golden sword radiance.

Gu Changdao defected to Devil Lord Shadow after killing Sun Houde, while Ye Han fled through the mountain passage with the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda pursuing him. The pagoda swallowed the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast’s weapons, and Ye Han raised the Black Bone Shield to block the passage.

• Gu Changdao killed Sun Houde, destroyed his fleeing primordial spirit, and took his treasures before charging toward Lin Hongyan.
• Ye Han escaped with a Blood Escape Talisman through the hole blasted by Devil Lord Shadow’s Golden Light Beam.
• Ye Han realized the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda was pursuing the Creation Heaven Cube in his Storage Bag and noticed the Purple Cauldron growing more agitated.
• Devil Lord Shadow and the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast pursued Ye Han, and the beast hurled its six lightning-charged weapons at him.
• The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda swallowed the weapons in a ring of Spatial Ripples, and Ye Han summoned the Black Bone Shield to block the hole.

Ye Han detonated the Black Bone Shield to collapse the cavern and escape Devil Lord Shadow’s pursuing forces, but the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda caught up and tried to swallow him. His Purple Cauldron absorbed the pagoda, leaving Ye Han fleeing with a powerful treasure sealed inside it.

• Ye Han detonated the Black Bone Shield, injuring himself and collapsing the cavern on Devil Lord Shadow’s forces while Qin Minghui stopped outside.
• Ye Han escaped into a forest of stone spires as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda smashed through the rock wall and pursued him.
• The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda trapped Ye Han and began pulling him into its vortex.
• Ye Han’s Purple Cauldron emerged from his Divine Sense Sea, freed him, and drew the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda into itself.
• Ye Han returned the Purple Cauldron to his Divine Sense Sea and noticed that the Creation Heaven Cube had stopped stirring inside his Storage Bag.

Ye Han fled after the Purple Cauldron absorbed the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, pursued by Devil Lord Shadow, Qin Minghui, and the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast. He used talismans to disrupt Devil Lord Shadow’s giant zombie serpent, briefly freeing several puppets from his control.

• The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda vanished into the Purple Cauldron, and Devil Lord Shadow and Qin Minghui both pursued Ye Han, believing he had taken it.
• Devil Lord Shadow transformed his zombie puppets into a giant zombie serpent and chased Ye Han while Qin Minghui and the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast followed.
• Ye Han used the Blood Escape Talisman twice, replenished his spell power with the Purple Cauldron, and fled with Ghost Step Pace.
• Devil Lord Shadow strengthened the giant zombie serpent with black and red flames, allowing it to close the distance to Ye Han.
• Ye Han threw several talismans at the serpent, and a Curse-Breaking Talisman freed some zombie puppets from Devil Lord Shadow’s control.

Ye Han fought to escape Devil Lord Shadow, using a golden Sword Talisman to wound the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast. When Devil Lord Shadow drove the beast to self-destruct, Ye Han hid inside a Creation Heaven Cube as a vast pillar of lightning engulfed the area, leaving his fate uncertain.

• The Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast caught up with Ye Han and bombarded him with purple-black lightning.
• Ye Han used the Seventh Elder's golden Sword Talisman to wound the beast, but Devil Lord Shadow infused it with blood-red runes and sent it charging after him.
• Ye Han realized the beast was about to self-destruct and brought out a Creation Heaven Cube, startling Devil Lord Shadow.
• As the beast exploded, Ye Han fitted himself inside the Creation Heaven Cube while the blast devastated the surrounding area.
• Qin Minghui saw the lightning pillar and wondered whether Ye Han had been killed.

Ye Han survived the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast’s self-detonation inside the Creation Heaven Cube and resumed fleeing from the Devil Lord Shadow. Their pursuit became a battle of attrition, and the Devil Lord Shadow began transforming into a fleshly body as his resources dwindled.

• The Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast detonated itself, but the Creation Heaven Cube protected Ye Han from the blast.
• Ye Han emerged battered, stored the Creation Heaven Cube, and raced up the mountainside with a Tailwind Talisman and Ghost Step Pace.
• The Devil Lord Shadow sent the giant zombie serpent after Ye Han, whose zombies fired Spell Power beams that blasted apart the cliff as Ye Han evaded them.
• Ye Han replenished his dwindling Spell Power by consuming Medium-Grade Qi Refining Pills, while the Devil Lord Shadow’s Blood Pool neared exhaustion.
• The Devil Lord Shadow gathered blood-red light from the zombie puppets and transformed into a fleshly Devil Lord body.

The Devil Lord absorbed the remaining zombie puppets to gain a physical body and pursued Ye Han, who turned back down the cliff to draw him toward the others. Qin Minghui joined Ye Han against the Devil Lord, and the battle remained desperate as Gu Changdao arrived.

• The Devil Lord formed a blood-red body from the zombie puppets and chased Ye Han down the cliff, attacking him with eight Black Demon Sword sword-rays.
• Ye Han’s six Wood Spirit Flying Swords were damaged, but Qin Minghui arrived and intercepted the Devil Lord’s attack with her icy sword-rays.
• Ye Han and Qin Minghui fought the Devil Lord together, while Ye Han landed and Qin Minghui urged him to attack with her.
• Gu Changdao arrived as the Devil Lord’s sword-rays pushed back Ye Han and Qin Minghui, and both the Devil Lord and Qin Minghui called for his help.

Gu Changdao pretended to betray the Azure Profound Sect, then joined Ye Han and Qin Minghui to ambush and defeat the Devil Lord. As Ye Han used the Ghost Skull Mirror to destroy Devil Lord Shadow, a golden sword pierced Qin Minghui through the chest.

• Gu Changdao attacked Ye Han while Qin Minghui and the Devil Lord fought with spells and swords.
• Gu Changdao feigned defeat, then attacked the Devil Lord while Ye Han's Thorn Bracelet seized his feet.
• Qin Minghui's icy beams and Gu Changdao's sword strikes wounded the Devil Lord, and Gu Changdao decapitated him.
• The Devil Lord's shadow escaped, but Ye Han's Ghost Skull Mirror tore it apart as Qin Minghui praised him.
• A streak of golden sword light pierced Qin Minghui through the chest.

Gu Changdao ambushed Qin Minghui after the Devil Lord’s defeat, but Ye Han intervened to protect her. As Gu Changdao accused Ye Han of trying to take all the treasures, Ye Han suddenly warned him of danger behind him.

• Gu Changdao used a powerful black-and-gold sword attack to break Qin Minghui’s defenses and severely wound her.
• Gu Changdao claimed to Ye Han that they had agreed to kill Qin Minghui and divide the treasures, though Ye Han had made no such agreement.
• Qin Minghui tried to retaliate but could not mobilize her spell power because of the runes in her wound.
• Ye Han blocked Gu Changdao’s attempt to strike Qin Minghui’s neck and declared that he would not let him kill his Martial Uncle.
• Gu Changdao accused Ye Han of wanting all the treasures, and Ye Han shouted for him to watch out behind him.

Ye Han turned on Gu Changdao after suspecting him of murdering Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan, and the two fought over Qin Minghui’s fate. Ye Han revealed the Wood Dragon Staff and Hundred-Beast Armor, leaving Gu Changdao shocked by the strength of his hidden treasures as their battle continued.

• Ye Han attacked Gu Changdao with his Wood Spirit Flying Swords and vines, but Gu Changdao cut through the assaults and charged at him with both swords.
• Ye Han suspected Gu Changdao had killed Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan and had tried to murder Qin Minghui, so he decided to strike first.
• Ye Han withdrew his damaged flying swords and brought out the Wood Dragon Staff and Hundred-Beast Armor.
• Ye Han transformed the staff into a giant Wood Dragon, which clashed head-on with Gu Changdao’s sword attacks.
• Gu Changdao realized the Wood Dragon Staff was a supreme-grade magic artifact and prepared to use a newly comprehended sword technique.

Ye Han and Gu Changdao fought fiercely until Qin Minghui intervened with the Golden Cicada Silk Ribbon and helped destroy Gu Changdao’s body. Ye Han captured and swallowed Gu Changdao’s escaping primordial spirit with the Ghost Skull Mirror, then faced Qin Minghui’s demand for an explanation.

• Gu Changdao burned his cultivation and lifespan to unleash a powerful sword strike that damaged Ye Han’s Wood Dragon Staff and forced him to retreat while injured.
• Qin Minghui, appearing through the Blue-Light Treasure Pearl, used the Golden Cicada Silk Ribbon to bind Gu Changdao and crush his body.
• Gu Changdao’s primordial spirit fled in a streak of golden light, but Ye Han used the Ghost Skull Mirror to capture and swallow it.
• Ye Han wondered why the Ghost Skull Mirror had now devoured three people.
• Qin Minghui demanded an explanation from Ye Han, who replied that it was not the time.

After Gu Changdao’s death, Ye Han faced the Golden Core Martial Uncle, whose primordial spirit remained inside a Blue-Light Bead after Qin Minghui’s body rejected her. Their tense exchange over the missing Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda ended with her wavering at Ye Han’s claim that he had not taken it.

• Ye Han assessed the Martial Uncle’s power and concluded that her Golden Cicada Silk Ribbon was a one-use trump card.
• The Martial Uncle guarded her bead with the ribbon and demanded to know who Ye Han was and what he wanted.
• Ye Han retreated and proposed that they part ways, but the Martial Uncle stopped him to ask whether he had the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda.
• Ye Han denied obtaining the pagoda and suggested that his master and the Fourth Elder could search his Storage Bag once they escaped.
• The Martial Uncle considered Ye Han’s explanation and wondered whether he truly had not obtained the Treasure Pagoda.

Ye Han persuaded the Golden Core Martial Uncle to cooperate and sheltered her soul and Qin Minghui's body inside the Creation Heaven Cube. After discovering that Gu Changdao had Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan's Storage Bags, Ye Han wondered how Gu Changdao planned to hide the stolen treasures from the elders.

• The Golden Core Martial Uncle realized Ye Han had leverage over her and agreed to discuss escaping the Darkness Forbidden Ground with him.
• Ye Han placed the Golden Core Martial Uncle's soul and primordial spirit, along with Qin Minghui's Physical Body, inside the Creation Heaven Cube to protect them from demonic qi.
• Ye Han searched Gu Changdao's corpse and found more than a dozen Storage Bags, including those belonging to Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan.
• The Golden Core Martial Uncle warned Ye Han that cultivators like Gu Changdao would do anything for treasures and resources.
• Ye Han wondered how Gu Changdao had intended to conceal the stolen Storage Bags from the Fourth Elder and Seventh Elder.

Ye Han persuaded his Golden Core Martial Uncle to help conceal their treasures, while refusing to swear a blood oath that would bind him to a future task. After she hid their Storage Bags in the Golden Cicada Silk Ribbon, she revealed that Ye Han would have to open a gap in the formation and help them deceive the Fourth Elder and the Seventh Elder to escape.

• Ye Han hinted that his Golden Core Martial Uncle should help him hide the treasures collected in the Darkness Forbidden Ground, arguing that they needed resources to heal her injuries.
• Ye Han's Golden Core Martial Uncle agreed to help but asked him to swear a blood oath to perform a task after he established his foundation; Ye Han refused.
• Ye Han's Golden Core Martial Uncle taught him the Steal Heaven and Replace the Sun concealment secret method and hid their Storage Bags inside the Golden Cicada Silk Ribbon.
• Ye Han tested the concealment with his divine sense and could not detect the hidden treasures.
• Ye Han's Golden Core Martial Uncle said they had to rely on Ye Han to open a gap in the formation and then fool the Fourth Elder and the Seventh Elder when they escaped.

Lin Hongyan revived beneath the cliff, while Ye Han returned from the Darkness Forbidden Ground carrying Qin Minghui’s weakened body and claiming the mission had failed. He and Senior Sister Ningyu hid what had happened inside, and the elders asked whether they had obtained the Treasure Pagoda.

• Lin Hongyan’s corpse absorbed a wisp of blood essence, then she revived and cursed Ye Han.
• The Fourth Elder worried over Qin Minghui’s cracking Life Token, and the Seventh Elder refused to send more disciples into the Darkness Forbidden Ground.
• Ye Han emerged through the collapsing spatial rift carrying Qin Minghui, and the elders pulled them both to safety.
• The Fourth Elder treated Qin Minghui, while the Seventh Elder questioned Ye Han about the missing disciples.
• Ye Han deferred to Senior Sister Ningyu, who complained that the elders had nearly gotten her killed.
• The elders asked Senior Sister Ningyu whether they had obtained the Treasure Pagoda.

Ningyu and Ye Han concealed the truth about the Darkness Forbidden Ground, claiming the Treasure Pagoda had trapped them and killed the other disciples. The Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder remained suspicious, and the Seventh Elder sensed someone approaching as they prepared to return.

• Ningyu told the Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder that the Treasure Pagoda had drawn the five disciples into a space filled with demonic qi and Demonic Beasts, where the others had died.
• Ningyu and Ye Han maintained their agreed-upon cover story because they wanted to keep the treasures and hide what had really happened.
• The Fourth Elder questioned Ye Han about how he had survived, and he credited Ningyu with saving him.
• Ningyu said Ye Han had stayed beside her throughout the ordeal and that she had nearly died saving him, prompting the elders to believe he had survived through her protection.
• The Seventh Elder announced that someone was approaching.

The Seventh Elder detected Old Blackwater Ghost's presence and fled with Ye Han, the Fourth Elder, and Ningyu's soul. When three Golden Core cultivators pursued them, the Seventh Elder stayed behind to fight, leaving the story as the other two caught up to him.

• The Seventh Elder sensed Old Blackwater Ghost's aura, placed Ningyu in the Soul-Nourishing Altar, and escaped the island with Ye Han while the Fourth Elder carried Qin Minghui's body.
• Senior Brother Blackwater and two Golden Core cultivators arrived at the island and chased the Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder.
• The Seventh Elder stopped and sent the Fourth Elder, Ye Han, and Qin Minghui onward while he prepared to face the pursuers alone.
• The female cultivator pursued the Fourth Elder's group, but the Seventh Elder's sword strike forced her to defend herself with a bull-horn shield and other treasures.
• The other two pursuers caught up to the Seventh Elder as he stood ready to fight them.

The Seventh Elder, Ming Jing, confronted Old Blackwater Ghost, Xu Daolai, and Nine Phoenix Lady, then fought all three Golden Core cultivators alone while Ye Han and the Fourth Elder watched from afar. As they fled onward, Ye Han warned that the fight might be a diversion and that others could be waiting to ambush them.

• Ming Jing denied entering Demon-Subduing Island and dismissed the accusations from Old Blackwater Ghost, Xu Daolai, and Nine Phoenix Lady.
• Nine Phoenix Lady, Old Blackwater Ghost, and Xu Daolai attacked Ming Jing, who met all three with a barrage of sword techniques.
• Ye Han watched the battle from afar and asked the Fourth Elder whether Ming Jing could handle the three opponents; she said a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator had once failed to catch him.
• The Fourth Elder questioned Ye Han about the Treasure Pagoda and suspected he had conspired with Elder Ningyu, but Ye Han defended himself and reminded her of their close relationship.
• Ye Han suggested the three cultivators might be holding Ming Jing back while others prepared to intercept them, and the Fourth Elder realized the danger.

The Fourth Elder evaded two Golden Core Stage Cultivators waiting to intercept them after Ye Han warned her, then questioned him about Ningyu’s injury and searched his Storage Bags. She brought Ye Han back to the Azure Profound Sect, where they found the Seventh Elder already safe in his Cave Abode, leaving Ye Han anxious about what his master would say.

• Ye Han warned the Fourth Elder that enemies might be waiting ahead, so she used a Water-Repelling Pearl to hide with him and Qin Minghui beneath the sea.
• The Fourth Elder praised Ye Han’s quick thinking and asked how Ningyu had been injured, but Ye Han gave a vague answer.
• The Fourth Elder restrained Ye Han and searched his Storage Bags and cultivation, finding no evidence of his concealed progress.
• The Fourth Elder flew Ye Han back to the Azure Profound Sect, where they found the Seventh Elder already returned safely to his Cave Abode.
• The Seventh Elder looked at Ye Han and said something that left him astonished.

The Seventh Elder ended the pursuit of the Treasure Pagoda, gave Ningyu’s soul to the Fourth Elder, and accepted Ye Han as a full disciple after apologizing for sending him into danger. Ye Han returned to Seven Mysteries Peak and found a familiar but unexpected figure waiting outside his cave abode.

• The Seventh Elder told the Fourth Elder to let go of the Treasure Pagoda and handed her Ningyu’s soul in the Soul-Nourishing Flask.
• The Fourth Elder left with Qin Minghui’s body, while the Seventh Elder apologized to Ye Han and offered to make him a full disciple.
• The Seventh Elder gave Ye Han a Foundation Establishment Pill and said it was compensation for the danger he had faced.
• Ye Han bowed to the Seventh Elder and formally accepted him as his master.
• Ye Han returned to Seven Mysteries Peak and saw an unfamiliar yet familiar figure waiting outside his cave abode.

Ningyu visited Ye Han at his Cave Abode to reclaim her Storage Bags and the Golden Cicada Silk Ribbon, assuring him she would not make trouble for him. Before leaving, she warned him about the Fourth Elder and asked whether he still had the Creation Heaven Cube.

• Ningyu arrived at Ye Han's Cave Abode, and he tested her intentions before letting her inside.
• Ye Han transformed his clothing into the Golden Cicada Silk Ribbon and returned Ningyu's Storage Bags to her.
• Ningyu promised not to make things difficult for Ye Han, and he relaxed after judging that she meant it.
• Ningyu warned Ye Han to be careful of the Fourth Elder, who was less accommodating than his master, the Seventh Elder.
• Ningyu asked Ye Han whether he still had the Creation Heaven Cube, making him realize she wanted to know about it.