Recaps

After leaving Green Ox Village, Ye Han used the Azure Mystic Token to enter the Azure Profound Sect and chose a cave abode at Seven Mysteries Peak. With Zhang Qingshan's guidance and the Purple Cauldron's apparent help, Ye Han began cultivating, but rumors engineered by the Fifth Elder put his cave abode and safety at risk.

• Erwazi found the Purple Jade Little Cauldron in the monster’s cave, escaped after a woman in blue drove the monster away, and left Green Ox Village as Ye Han.
• Ye Han met Teacher Lan Qing in Wutong City, learned about cultivation, and received a letter of recommendation that brought him before Sect Master Qing Xuan.
• Ye Han chose the Seventh Elder and received a cave abode at Seven Mysteries Peak, where he met Zhang Qingshan and asked him to teach cultivation.
• After the Golden Spirit Art failed, Ye Han studied the Azure Mystic Art with Zhang Qingshan, sensed spiritual energy, and rapidly reached the first layer of the Qi Refining Realm.
• Zhang Qingshan broke through to the eleventh layer, while Ye Han suspected the Purple Cauldron had helped his progress and discovered it had changed back into purple jade.
• The Fifth Elder recruited Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai to spread rumors that Ye Han traded a Foundation Establishment Pill for his cave abode.
• Ye Han admitted the trade to Zhang Qingshan, explained why he trusted him, and persuaded him to keep cultivating in the cave abode and help protect him.

Ye Han endured threats at his Cave Abode, advanced his cultivation with help from the Purple Cauldron, and reunited with the injured Zhang Qingshan. As Zhang taught him spells, Ye Han learned that Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai might have caused Zhang’s injuries and faced their demand for help with a Demon Beast.

• Ye Han stayed in Zhang Qingshan’s protected Cave Abode, practiced the Blood Refining Art, and discovered that the Purple Cauldron had changed and contained green spiritual light.
• Jin Feng tried to force his way into Ye Han’s Cave Abode, but Azure Phoenix Fairy drove him off and gave Ye Han Qi Refining Pills after questioning him about the Azure Mystic Art.
• The Purple Cauldron absorbed the pills’ potency while Ye Han meditated, helping him reach the peak of the fourth level of the Qi Refining Realm with a stable foundation.
• Ye Han encountered Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai, who pressured him to help trap a Demon Beast, then found Zhang Qingshan injured and missing an arm outside the Cave Abode.
• Zhang Qingshan explained his ambush and his plan to compete for a Foundation Establishment Pill in the Dark Forbidden Land, while Ye Han told him the three disciples had asked him to serve as bait.
• Zhang Qingshan taught Ye Han basic incantations and hand seals, then gave him the Vine Soul Technique, which Ye Han practiced in the Cave Abode.
• Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai demanded that Ye Han honor his promise, and Wang Fulai let slip that Zhang Qingshan had been badly injured, leading Ye Han to suspect the three were responsible.
• Zhang Qingshan left the Cultivation Room and asked Ye Han to share his plan for dealing with the three disciples.

Ye Han joined Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai on a hunt that ended in their deaths and a battle against the Qin Mountain Twin Fiends and a Claw Beast. He and Zhang Qingshan uncovered a spirit spring, survived the Water Demon, and left the cavern stronger, carrying a Beast Crystal and new secrets.

• Ye Han entered Black Demon Forest with Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai, then was sent to lure a Claw Beast from its cave while the others waited to attack.
• Ye Han bound the Claw Beast with the Vine Soul Technique, but a second beast appeared as Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai fought, and the Qin Mountain Twin Fiends then joined the battle.
• Zhang Qingshan fought the fiends while Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai fled with a Claw Beast corpse, but the Claw Beast killed all three before Ye Han helped Zhang Qingshan defeat it.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan searched the Claw Beasts’ lair, found a spirit spring and white lotus, and were attacked by a Water Demon that swallowed Zhang Qingshan.
• The Purple Cauldron absorbed energy from the spring, enabling Zhang Qingshan to break free and kill the Water Demon, and Ye Han gave Zhang Qingshan the Purple Pellet and watched over him while he recovered.
• Ye Han dismantled the Water Demon and used the Purple Cauldron to absorb energy from pills and Spirit Stones, then cultivated until he reached the seventh-layer peak of the Qi Refining Realm.
• Zhang Qingshan awoke at great perfection in the Qi Refining Realm, and Ye Han concealed the Purple Cauldron’s role in his recovery.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan recovered a Beast Crystal from the Water Flood Dragon Beast’s head, and Zhang Qingshan gave Ye Han a Dagger Magic Artifact before they planned to return to the sect.

Ye Han gained the Seventh Elder’s backing, refined his treasures with the Purple Cauldron, and agreed to help Han Yuwan hunt an earth-type demon beast. After they killed an Earth-Armored Beast, Han Yuwan revealed she needed a beast captured alive, and Ye Han agreed to continue with an added precaution and request.

• Zhang Qingshan returned to Seven Mysteries Peak with Ye Han, sold their spoils, and left him supplies before departing to register for the Immortal Ascension Assembly.
• The Seventh Elder examined Ye Han, offered to take him as a registered disciple after Foundation Establishment, and gave him a token for sect privileges.
• Ye Han redeemed the token for a Thorn Bracelet, chose the Qing Xuan Sword Technique, and spent days studying and refining the bracelet.
• Zhang Qingshan told Ye Han their spoils had sold for 8,305 Spirit Stones and gave him cultivation supplies, including pills and Blood Escape Talismans.
• Ye Han discovered the Purple Cauldron absorbed Qi Refining Pills but not Body Refining Pills, then advanced to the eighth layer while reading in the Scripture Pavilion.
• Han Yuwan asked Ye Han to help hunt an earth-type demon beast and offered him the Treasure Refining Art in exchange for his help.
• Ye Han used the Purple Cauldron and Treasure Refining Art to refine his treasures, then set out with Han Yuwan for Wilds Valley.
• Ye Han and Han Yuwan trapped and killed an Earth-Armored Beast, after which Han Yuwan admitted she needed to capture an Earthwalker Demon Beast alive and offered him most of their other spoils to keep helping.