Recaps

Ye Han waited outside Fairy Jade Orchid’s bamboo house while Young Master Black Mountain’s followers attacked Magnolia Valley’s warding formation. As the barrier began to weaken, Fairy Jade Orchid emerged and said she had a formation to deal with the attackers, then asked whether Ye Han had Ye Chunfeng’s Sword Talisman.

• Young Master Black Mountain’s followers bombarded Magnolia Valley’s barrier while Fairy Jade Orchid had Little Red bring her the Spirit-Calming Pills.
• Ye Han waited outside the bamboo house, considered asking the Azure Profound Sect for help, and watched the attackers slowly drain the warding formation.
• After more than four hours, the barrier’s glow dimmed, and Ye Han asked Little Red whether they should replenish it with Spirit Stones.
• Fairy Jade Orchid emerged from the house and claimed she had a formation to handle the attackers.
• Fairy Jade Orchid asked Ye Han whether he had Ye Chunfeng’s Sword Talisman.

Fairy Jade Orchid used Ye Chunfeng’s Sword Talisman to activate a sword formation hidden in the magnolia trees around Magnolia Valley. The formation’s petals overwhelmed Young Master Black Mountain’s men, while his fate remained unresolved.

• Ye Han gave Fairy Jade Orchid Ye Chunfeng’s Sword Talisman after sensing her desire to avenge Ye Chunfeng.
• Fairy Jade Orchid promised to kill Young Master Black Mountain and his men with a sword formation and offered Ye Han their belongings.
• Fairy Jade Orchid planted thirty-six silver formation flags in the magnolia trees and embedded the Sword Talisman in a rock to activate the formation.
• The magnolia trees moved to block Magnolia Valley’s entrance as Young Master Black Mountain’s men broke through the valley’s restriction formation.
• The magnolia blossoms unleashed Sword Qi that pierced the attackers’ defensive treasures and bodies, while Young Master Black Mountain sensed danger.

Fairy Jade Orchid used Magnolia Valley’s formation to kill Young Master Black Mountain’s followers and fight off his attack. She shattered his Black-Light Greatsword at the cost of her essence blood, leaving him badly injured as he tried to retreat.

• Young Master Black Mountain used the female cultivator who had sought his protection as a shield, but the Magnolia Sword Glints killed her and his other followers while his Gray Shield held.
• Young Master Black Mountain rode his golden flying sword into Magnolia Valley and attacked with eight Black Swords as Fairy Jade Orchid reshaped the formation and concealed the valley in mist.
• Young Master Black Mountain combined the eight Black Swords into a Black-Light Greatsword and sent it crashing toward the Bamboo House.
• Ye Han prepared to use the Purple Cauldron’s aura if the attack reached them, while Fairy Jade Orchid poured her essence blood into the Formation Flag.
• Fairy Jade Orchid’s Sword Intent Storm shattered the Black-Light Greatsword and grievously wounded Young Master Black Mountain, who tried to flee.

Fairy Jade Orchid’s magnolia sword formation battered Young Master Black Mountain until its Sword Talisman ran out, allowing him to escape the valley badly injured. As he flew away, Ye Han used the Skull-Encircled Mirror to disable his flying sword and smash him into the ground.

• Fairy Jade Orchid’s magnolia Sword Qi trapped Young Master Black Mountain and destroyed his defensive treasures as Ye Han gathered the fallen cultivators’ belongings and obstructed him with the Vine Soul Technique.
• Young Master Black Mountain swallowed a Pitch-Black Pill and forced his way out of the sword formation, suffering severe injuries along the way.
• The Sword Talisman’s remaining sword intent vanished, and Young Master Black Mountain fled on his Golden Flying Sword while threatening revenge.
• Ye Han’s Skull-Encircled Mirror struck Young Master Black Mountain with gray light, disabled his flying sword, and crushed him into a crater.
• Ye Han appeared before the injured Young Master Black Mountain and grinned, “Didn't see that coming, did you?”

Ye Han helped Fairy Jade Orchid defeat Young Master Black Mountain, then killed him and captured his primordial spirit in the Ghost Skull Mirror. After burning the bodies and collecting the treasures, Ye Han prepared to leave as Fairy Jade Orchid warned him that the Black Mountain Cult would soon search for its missing Young Master.

• Ye Han used the Ghost Skull Mirror and a flying sword to kill the wounded Young Master Black Mountain.
• The Ghost Skull Mirror swallowed Young Master Black Mountain’s escaping primordial spirit, and Ye Han burned his body and collected his treasures.
• Ye Han burned the other cultivators’ corpses and destroyed their Identity Tokens before returning to Magnolia Valley.
• Fairy Jade Orchid told Ye Han that the Black Mountain Cult would search for Young Master Black Mountain, and said she and Little Red had a safe place to go.
• Ye Han said farewell, but Fairy Jade Orchid stopped him and offered him something.

Ye Han accepted Fairy Jade Orchid’s formation books and left her before returning to the Azure Profound Sect after a dangerous journey. Back at the sect, he resolved to improve his cultivation, escape abilities, and divine sense before venturing out again.

• Ye Han realized Fairy Jade Orchid had sacrificed her lifespan to avenge Ye Chunfeng, then accepted her formation books and promised to put them to good use.
• Fairy Jade Orchid gave Ye Han a Nine-Turn Blood-Replenishing Pill and prepared to leave with Little Red for a place that would shelter them from the Black Mountain Cult.
• Ye Han raced toward the Azure Profound Sect alone, using talismans, his Cloud-Treading Boots, and later his Invisibility Cloak to avoid hostile cultivators.
• After four days, Ye Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect and reflected on how his weak cultivation and lack of escape techniques had left him vulnerable during his journey.

Ye Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect with the spoils from his dangerous trip, then learned that Jin Feng had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. In his cave abode, he examined the valuable treasures taken from Young Master Black Mountain and his followers.

• Ye Han entered the sect and overheard disciples say that Jin Feng had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm after finding a treasure in an ancient cultivator's cave abode.
• Ye Han worried that Jin Feng's advancement could cause trouble, though he thought his status as the Seventh Elder's registered disciple might protect him.
• Ye Han returned to his cave abode and found scorching heat coming from Han Yuwan's cultivation room, so he left her undisturbed as she attempted her breakthrough.
• Ye Han activated his room's restrictions and opened the storage bags he had brought back from the trip.
• Ye Han found Young Master Black Mountain's damaged Eight Black Swords, a set of spirit artifacts, and his damaged Hundred-Beast Armor, along with more than ten thousand spirit stones.

Ye Han sorted through Young Master Black Mountain’s spoils, finding weapons and cultivation resources that could strengthen him as his cultivation advanced. He also considered studying talismans and formations, while planning to sell what he could not use at Heavenly Peace Market.

• Ye Han found six high-grade wood-element Wood Spirit Flying Swords and planned to erase Young Master Black Mountain’s Divine Sense Marks, though he could not yet wield all six.
• Ye Han examined the loot, including a Golden Flying Sword he could not operate yet and the Ghost Step Pace Movement Technique Young Master Black Mountain had not mastered.
• Ye Han replaced his Storage Bags with one that held ten feet of space and set aside materials and treasures to sell at Heavenly Peace Market in two months.
• Ye Han kept Red Lady’s damaged Demon Beast Skeleton and considered studying Ye Chunsheng’s talisman art, particularly Demon Beast possession talismans.
• Ye Han recalled Fairy Jade Orchid’s failing condition and her gift of formation insights and diagrams, then made cultivation plans that included studying formations.

Ye Han recovered from his battle with Red Lady and chose to cultivate without relying on the Purple Cauldron, focusing especially on the Blood Refining Art. At the Scripture Pavilion, he learned that Azure Profound Sect might have a divine sense cultivation art for him, but a Messaging Talisman arrived before he could pursue it.

• Ye Han finished refining a Medium-Grade Qi Refining Pill and decided to cultivate in his cave abode without using the Purple Cauldron because its killing intent unsettled him.
• Ye Han trained with pills and the Blood Refining Art, recognizing that his strengthened body and qi and blood had helped him survive recent battles.
• Ye Han visited the Scripture Pavilion and asked Ye Lingzhi for a cultivation art that strengthened divine sense.
• Ye Lingzhi told Ye Han that Seven Mysteries Peak had no divine sense cultivation arts for Qi Refining cultivators, but suggested he check the Azure Profound Sect's larger Scripture Pavilion.
• Ye Lingzhi warned Ye Han that exchanges there might require sect merit or completed missions, and a Messaging Talisman suddenly arrived before him.

Ye Han was summoned by the Seventh Elder and met his third senior brother, Zhang Lingjun, before being introduced to the Fourth Elder and her disciple, Qin Minghui. The elders discussed Ye Han’s cultivation and proposed that he spar with Qin Minghui to test his combat ability.

• Ye Han said goodbye to Ye Lingzhi and hurried to the summit of Seven Mysteries Peak after receiving the Seventh Elder’s summons.
• Zhang Lingjun introduced himself as the Seventh Elder’s third disciple and flew Ye Han to the elder’s secluded valley.
• The Seventh Elder praised Ye Han’s progress, and the Fourth Elder examined him and noted his solid foundation, strong body, and strong divine sense.
• The Seventh Elder introduced Ye Han to the Fourth Elder and her disciple, Qin Minghui, and the two disciples exchanged greetings.
• The Fourth Elder suggested that Ye Han and Qin Minghui spar to assess Ye Han’s actual combat ability.

The Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder arranged a sparring match between Ye Han and Qin Minghui to test their abilities. Ye Han gained a slight advantage with his Vine Soul Technique, but the elders then allowed them to use magic artifacts, leaving the match poised to escalate.

• The Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder brought Ye Han and Qin Minghui to a mountain valley and told them to fight with all their strength.
• Qin Minghui opened with her Water God Art and an Icicles Storm, while Ye Han countered with the Vine Soul Technique.
• Qin Minghui froze the ground, slowing Ye Han's wood-type spell, but Ye Han reshaped his vines into fists that shattered her Icicles Shields.
• The Fourth Elder praised Ye Han's spell skill and provoked Qin Minghui by saying he was better than her.
• Qin Minghui asked whether they could use magic artifacts, and the Seventh Elder said they could go all out.

Ye Han and Qin Minghui fought a magic spar, trading defensive treasures and attacks as Ye Han resisted her sword art and sonic bells. After Qin Minghui escaped his Thorn Cage, Ye Han activated the Vine Soul Technique to seize her as she landed.

• Qin Minghui attacked Ye Han with eight icy Flying Swords, but Ye Han used his Thorn Bracelet’s vines to block them.
• Qin Minghui rang her golden bells, freezing Ye Han’s vines and delaying his reactions as her swords closed in.
• Ye Han used a Vajra Talisman and Vajra Bell to survive Qin Minghui’s sword assault.
• Ye Han sent his Thorn Bracelet down as a Thorn Cage, but Qin Minghui used her bells to halt it and retreat.
• Ye Han activated the Vine Soul Technique as Qin Minghui landed, forming a huge hand to grab her foot.

Ye Han and Qin Minghui fought a fierce duel, injuring each other before the Fourth Elder stopped them. The Seventh Elder offered Ye Han a reward, but Ye Han decided he should not ask for a treasure.

• Qin Minghui froze Ye Han’s Frostlight Sword Rays with her Iceberg Seal, wounding him when the rays were knocked back.
• Ye Han unleashed the Wooden Dragon Art’s Secret Method, and his dragon claw clashed with Qin Minghui’s Iceberg Seal, leaving both fighters gravely injured.
• Qin Minghui brought out an icy chain, but the Fourth Elder intervened and ordered the duel to end.
• The Fourth Elder rebuked Qin Minghui for flaunting her treasures, while the Seventh Elder praised Ye Han and offered to let him choose a reward.
• Ye Han considered asking for a treasure, then decided against it because he feared the Seventh Elder would look down on him.

Ye Han declined a flying sword and asked the Seventh Elder for a secret art to strengthen his divine sense, earning the Secret Method of the Mind-Clearing Art. As the elders discussed finding him a set of wood element flying swords, Ye Han remembered the Wood Spirit Flying Swords he had obtained from Young Master Black Mountain and considered asking the Seventh Elder for help.

• Ye Han asked the Seventh Elder for a technique to strengthen his divine sense instead of a treasure.
• The Seventh Elder tested Ye Han by offering him a flying sword, but Ye Han insisted that he wanted to improve his own strength.
• The Fourth Elder urged Qin Minghui to rely less on treasures, and Qin Minghui accepted her Master's admonition.
• The Seventh Elder gave Ye Han the Secret Method of the Mind-Clearing Art, which could strengthen his divine sense and protect him from external demons.
• The Fourth Elder asked the Seventh Elder about obtaining wood element flying swords for Ye Han, but he said he had no complete set available.
• Ye Han remembered his Wood Spirit Flying Swords from Young Master Black Mountain and wondered whether to ask the Seventh Elder for help removing the powerful divine sense within them.

Ye Han accepted a task from the Fourth Elder and received Divine Wood Beads to aid his cultivation. He revealed his six Wood Spirit Flying Swords to the Seventh Elder, who erased their divine sense marks, then warned him to be careful when facing the evil sects.

• The Fourth Elder asked Ye Han to join a task with other disciples, urged him to reach the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm, and gave him Divine Wood Beads.
• Ye Han decided to accept the task and asked the Seventh Elder to erase the marks on his six Wood Spirit Flying Swords.
• The Seventh Elder examined the swords, recognized their marks as belonging to a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, and removed them with spiritual fire.
• The Seventh Elder returned the swords and said they would let Ye Han use the Azure Profound Sword Formation after he cultivated the Pure Heart Art.
• The Seventh Elder warned Ye Han to use the valuable swords carefully, especially against the evil sects outside.

Ye Han returned to Seven Mysteries Peak with valuable gifts and prepared to strengthen his cultivation for the task planned by the Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder. On his way to his cave abode, Wang Lan invited him to a Cultivator Exchange Gathering, leaving Ye Han wary of the unexpected offer.

• The Seventh Elder warned Ye Han to use the six Wood Spirit Flying Swords cautiously, then ordered him to stay on the mountain and inform him before going anywhere.
• The Fourth Elder urged Ye Han to master the Azure Profound Sword Technique's sword formation and raise his cultivation, while she and the Seventh Elder discussed their confidence in him and took Qin Minghui to the Seventh Elder's cave abode.
• Ye Han returned to his cave abode with the Pure Heart Art and Divine Wood Beads, reasoning that he needed to improve before the elders' planned task and that the Purple Cauldron's current state reduced the risk of exposing it.
• Wang Lan greeted Ye Han on the way and invited him to a Cultivator Exchange Gathering with his friends, prompting Ye Han's expression to change.

Ye Han joined Wang Lan's gathering of senior disciples and earned their respect as the Seventh Elder's registered disciple, though Liu Jingzhi confronted him over Han Yuwan and the Foundation Establishment Pill. As the group exchanged cultivation insights, Ye Han discovered the gathering could help him improve his cultivation and planned to ask about strengthening his divine sense.

• Ye Han accepted Wang Lan's invitation to meet fellow disciples at a mountaintop platform.
• Wang Lan introduced Ye Han as the Seventh Elder's registered disciple, and Wang Chunyang, Wang Hongying, and Lin Hongde welcomed him.
• Liu Jingzhi questioned Ye Han about Han Yuwan and the cave abode, then pressed him about trading his Foundation Establishment Pill to the Seventh Elder.
• Wang Lan intervened, and Liu Jingzhi apologized after Ye Han reminded him to discuss his cultivation troubles rather than let them lead to deviation.
• The disciples exchanged cultivation insights, and Ye Han recognized problems in his own cultivation and considered asking about strengthening his divine sense.

At a Cultivator Exchange Gathering, Ye Han shared the benefits of body cultivation and asked the others how to improve Divine Sense. He left with new insights and began studying the Mind-Clearing Art back at his Cave Abode.

• Wang Chunyang recommended taking two Body Tempering Pills at once, and Ye Han backed him up by citing advice he attributed to the Seventh Elder.
• Wang Lan considered strengthening his body to help break through his cultivation bottleneck, while Liu Jingzhi cast doubt on Ye Han's claims.
• Ye Han asked the group how to cultivate Divine Sense, and Wang Lan and Wang Hongying suggested reading and broadening one's knowledge.
• The gathering continued for several hours, and Ye Han gained ideas about cultivating both his body and Divine Sense.
• Wang Lan scheduled another gathering for a month later and invited Ye Han, who accepted before returning to his Cave Abode to study the Mind-Clearing Art.

Ye Han broke through to the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm while using the Azure Profound Art to support his body-tempering practice. He then tested the Purple-Gold Runes with his Essence Blood and sensed a reaction from the Purple Cauldron.

• Ye Han endured painful Blood Refining Art training with heavy Copper Hammers while taking two Body Tempering Pills at once.
• Ye Han circulated the Azure Profound Art to ease his fatigue and unexpectedly broke through to the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm.
• Ye Han meditated and refined a Medium-Grade Qi Refining Pill, stabilizing his cultivation and increasing his Spell Power.
• Ye Han considered how the Purple-Gold Runes might help him address the time and resource limits affecting his cultivation and treasure refining.
• Ye Han dripped Essence Blood onto the Purple-Gold Runes, which absorbed it and caused the Purple Cauldron in his Storage Bag to react.

Ye Han absorbed the Purple-Gold Runes into his divine sense sea and decided to test the Purple Cauldron, believing the runes might protect his mind from its influence. The cauldron entered his divine sense sea and triggered a murderous frenzy, leaving Ye Han heading toward the Cave Abode entrance to kill the Azure Profound Sect disciples outside.

• Ye Han's essence blood awakened the Purple-Gold Runes, which entered his body and formed a large rune in his divine sense sea.
• Ye Han weighed the Purple Cauldron's risks against its cultivation benefits and decided to take it out for a test.
• The Purple Cauldron transformed into purple-black light and entered Ye Han's divine sense sea, where the purple-gold rune plunged into it.
• The Purple Cauldron released black aura that filled Ye Han's divine sense sea and flooded his mind with killing intent.
• Ye Han lost his reason, took on a demonic appearance, and walked toward the Cave Abode entrance, intent on killing the Azure Profound Sect disciples outside.

Ye Han used the Mind-Clearing Art and the Purple-Gold Runes to destroy the sinister primordial spirit controlling the Purple Cauldron and suppressing his mind with killing intent. As spiritual energy surged from the Cultivation Room, he suspected Han Yuwan was about to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm.

• Ye Han struggled to restrain the Purple Cauldron's killing intent, but the Mind-Clearing Art calmed his mind and caused the Purple-Gold Runes to bind the cauldron.
• The strange old man inside the Purple Cauldron protested that Ye Han had discovered him, then begged to be spared and offered to guide Ye Han's cultivation.
• Ye Han refused the old man's offer and used the Purple-Gold Runes to destroy him, revealing the cauldron's translucent purple jade beneath the black energy.
• Ye Han realized the old man's primordial spirit had manipulated him with power and killing intent, and that the Purple-Gold Runes had freed the Purple Cauldron from its influence.
• Ye Han sensed an intense surge of spiritual energy from the Cultivation Room and wondered whether Han Yuwan was about to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Ye Han replenished the cave abode’s spiritual energy formation to support Han Yuwan’s attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment. He inspected the Purple Cauldron in his divine sense sea and wondered whether he could still summon it.

• Ye Han realized Han Yuwan’s breakthrough was draining the formation’s Spirit Stones and replaced them with fresh Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• The restored spiritual energy surged into the Cultivation Room as Han Yuwan’s aura strengthened and her breakthrough stabilized.
• Ye Han examined his divine sense sea and saw the Purple Cauldron surrounded by purple-gold runes.
• Ye Han reasoned that the runes might conceal the Purple Cauldron from Golden Core cultivators, then wondered whether he could still control and summon it.

Ye Han discovered that the Purple Cauldron had changed after entering his divine sense sea: it absorbed pill energy when he circulated the Azure Profound Art and helped him cultivate faster. After reaching the peak of the ninth layer of qi refining and hitting a bottleneck, he left his room just as a surge of spiritual energy suggested Han Yuwan had begun a breakthrough.

• Ye Han found that the Purple Cauldron would not emerge from his divine sense sea but refined pills when he swallowed them and circulated the Azure Profound Art.
• Ye Han learned that the Purple Cauldron absorbed energy only when he actively cultivated, then stored it after taking pills and released it to boost his cultivation.
• Ye Han cultivated for about half a month until he reached the peak of the ninth layer of qi refining and encountered another bottleneck.
• Ye Han realized he could control the Purple Cauldron's spell-power restoration and resolved to keep its ability secret.
• Ye Han walked out of his room and sensed an astonishing surge of spiritual energy from the Cultivation Room, suggesting Han Yuwan was attempting to break through to foundation establishment.

Han Yuwan successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment with help from Ye Han’s Spiritual Energy Formation and began a few months of seclusion to stabilize her realm. As Ye Han prepared to attend an exchange gathering, he learned concealment and movement techniques and remained cautious about revealing his rapid cultivation progress.

• Han Yuwan absorbed the surging Spiritual Energy and announced that she had successfully advanced to Foundation Establishment.
• Ye Han congratulated Han Yuwan, who said she needed two or three months to stabilize her realm and asked him to replenish the formation’s Spirit Stones.
• Ye Han decided to wait until Han Yuwan emerged from seclusion before asking about the mission that had earned her a Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Ye Han studied the Concealment Spell and Ghost Step Pace, finding that his improved comprehension helped him learn both techniques.
• Ye Han prepared to attend the Cultivator Exchange Gathering with Wang Lan and the others.

Ye Han reunited with Wang Lan and the others, told them Han Yuwan had reached Foundation Establishment, and heard that the Immortal Ascension Assembly in the Darkness Forbidden Ground had ended. Wang Chunyang revealed that an Azure Profound Sect disciple from Seven Mysteries Peak had distinguished himself there, and Ye Han asked whether it was Zhang Qingshan.

• Ye Han used Ghost Step Pace briefly on his way to meet Wang Lan and the others, then encountered Lin Hongde and Wang Hongying and went with them to the meeting place.
• Ye Han greeted Wang Chunyang, Wang Lan, and Liu Jingzhi, who noticed his improved cultivation and wondered how he concealed it.
• Ye Han told Liu Jingzhi that Han Yuwan had entered Foundation Establishment; the news left Liu Jingzhi despondent about his own chances of advancing and winning her affection.
• Wang Chunyang announced that the Immortal Ascension Assembly in the Darkness Forbidden Ground had ended and that an Azure Profound Sect disciple had made a name throughout Heavenly Billows.
• Wang Chunyang said the celebrated disciple came from Seven Mysteries Peak, and Ye Han asked if it was Zhang Qingshan.