Recaps

Lü Daoxuan explained to Zhao Qian that Xu Taiping had shaped the plans surrounding his journey to the Wilderness through his pursuit of the Dao. As Xu Taiping faced the tribulation, his saber strikes severed lightning and shattered clouds, but the clouds gathered in greater numbers.

• Lü Daoxuan told Zhao Qian that Xu Taiping’s past victories and pursuit of the Great Dao had led True Martial Heaven and the Azure Profound Sect to support him.
• Zhao Qian accepted Lü Daoxuan’s view that Xu Taiping was a true Seeker of the Dao just as three tribulation clouds struck him.
• Xu Taiping used Unity Blade to sever three bolts of lightning and split their clouds, though the thunder left deep wounds in his body.
• Xu Taiping launched Shattering Blade as five tribulation clouds lit up and released lightning together.
• Xu Taiping’s strike shredded much of the five bolts’ power and destroyed three clouds, then he declared Burning Blade beneath the remaining tribulation clouds.

Xu Taiping used thunderflames formed from Blade Qi Manifestation to burn away the second round of tribulation clouds. As the third round began almost immediately, a vast eye-shaped vortex of lightning appeared above him.

• Xu Taiping’s thunderflame blade manifestations astonished the cultivators watching in the First-Rank Pavilion teahouse.
• Thirteen tribulation clouds unleashed their power of thunder, and Xu Taiping merged with his thunderflames to strike them.
• Xu Taiping’s thunderflames burned apart the second round’s tribulation clouds and cleared the sky above Jiaye Temple.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu received a message from Old Ox, who said he would break through the world’s shackles and join him.
• The sky darkened again, and a huge eye-shaped vortex of lightning appeared as the third round of tribulation began.

Xu Taiping learned that the heavenly tribulation eye could be broken only by enduring its lightning and striking during a brief opening, so he planned to use the Thunder Sound Formation and origin returning true fire. As his allies prepared to protect the formation at Jiaye Temple, Abbot Jiaye drew fragrant blood from his wrist.

• Xu Taiping asked the Lotus Eye how to counter the heavenly tribulation eye, and it explained that he needed to survive its lightning and strike when its power briefly ran out.
• Xu Taiping decided to use the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation and origin returning true fire against the tribulation eye.
• Xu Taiping thanked Abbot Jiaye, Dongfang Yuejian, and Xuanzhi for protecting him and said that he had a plan for the next tribulation.
• As Yin Gods and Demon Bones battered the Courtyard-Guarding Golden Light, Abbot Jiaye assigned Xuanzhi and Dongfang Yuejian to guard the Thunder Sound Banner alongside him.
• Abbot Jiaye cut his wrist, and Dongfang Yuejian noticed that his fragrant blood smelled like musk and orchids.

Dongfang Yuejian drank Abbot Jiaye’s blood to strengthen herself before taking her position at Jiaye Hall’s south gate, while Jiaye lured the Yin Gods and Demon Bones with his flesh and blood. As the attackers overwhelmed the temple defenses, Xuanzhi began chanting the Seven-Character Great Light Mantra, revealing that the defenders had set a trap.

• Dongfang Yuejian drank two mouthfuls of Abbot Jiaye’s blood, then hurried to the south gate as Master Xuanzhi took the north gate.
• Abbot Jiaye tore flesh from his chest, drawing the Yin Gods and Demon Bones into a frenzy that shattered the Courtyard-Guarding Golden Light.
• Yin God Huangpao flew toward Jiaye Hall, while Xunqi of Ningchan Cave and Ghost Servant Madam Lu followed and expected the defenders to fall.
• The attackers broke through Jiaye Hall’s protective light and surged toward Abbot Jiaye at the east gate.
• Xuanzhi struck a wooden fish, scattered millet, and began chanting, prompting Xunqi to realize that Xuanzhi had mastered Buddhism’s Seven-Character Great Light Mantra.

Master Xuanzhi’s Seven-Character Great Light Mantra destroyed the Demon Bones and stripped Ghost Servant Madam Lu of Yin God Su Yan’s power, but it could not harm ordinary cultivators. Xunqi and Madam Lu charged toward Jiaye Hall as the watchers worried that no one inside could stop them.

• Master Xuanzhi completed the Seven-Character Great Light Mantra, whose Buddha Light destroyed the Demon Bones and scattered the Yin Gods’ black fog.
• The mantra erased the divine power Yin God Su Yan had given Ghost Servant Madam Lu, while Xunqi survived unharmed and urged her to attack Jiaye Temple.
• Xunqi and Madam Lu charged toward Jiaye Hall, and Madam Lu raced ahead, calling for her master.
• At the First-Rank Pavilion teahouse, Heavenly Lord Shihu and Xiahou You doubted Xu Taiping could survive the Heavenly Tribulation Eye, while Ningchan Cave’s elders expected the temple defenders to fall.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu worried that the wounded people inside Jiaye Hall could not stop Xunqi and Madam Lu.

As Xu Taiping endured his breakthrough, Dongfang Yuejian used the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation to trap Xunqi of Ningchan Cave and Madam Lu, but Xuanzhi took Madam Lu’s attacks in her place with the Diamond Self-Sacrifice Curse. Xu Taiping held back from intervening, waiting for the Heavenly Tribulation Eye to light so he could activate the Thunderflame Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation.

• Dongfang Yuejian used the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation to trap Xunqi of Ningchan Cave and Madam Lu, and the teahouse learned she had gained power from Abbot Jiaye’s blood.
• Xunqi of Ningchan Cave tore open the sword formation and sent Madam Lu to attack Dongfang Yuejian while he held the gap open.
• Xuanzhi used the Diamond Self-Sacrifice Curse to block Madam Lu’s sword strike for Dongfang Yuejian, then began reciting scriptures beneath a Lotus Throne.
• Madam Lu unleashed a volley of Ice-Soul Swords, and Xuanzhi took the wounds for Dongfang Yuejian before collapsing but continuing to recite.
• Lotus Eye urged Xu Taiping to endure until the Heavenly Tribulation Eye lit, and Xu Taiping agreed to wait before activating the Thunderflame Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation.

Xu Taiping waited for the Heavenly Tribulation Eye to send down its first lightning strike while Dongfang Yuejian and Master Xuanzhi held off Xunqi of Ningchan Cave and Madam Lu. As Xunqi weakened the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and Madam Lu attacked, Dongfang Yuejian endured the pain and refused to let go.

• Xu Taiping steadied his mind and used the Heavenly Dao’s reward to temper and repair his body as he waited for the first tribulation lightning.
• Xunqi of Ningchan Cave cracked one of the immortal swords with two full-strength slashes, grievously injuring Dongfang Yuejian’s divine soul.
• Madam Lu sent Ice-Soul Flying Swords into Master Xuanzhi’s golden protection and urged Xunqi to wear down the defenders rather than risk shattering a sword.
• Xunqi attacked the Immortal-Slaying Sword, causing more cracks and making Dongfang Yuejian spit blood again.
• Dongfang Yuejian endured the pain and reminded herself that she would regret it if she let go of Spring and Autumn and the Thunder Sound Banner.

Dongfang Yuejian and Master Xuanzhi endured devastating attacks without releasing the banner pole as they protected Xu Taiping during his cultivation. When the Heavenly Tribulation Eye opened for the third tribulation, Xu Taiping activated the Thunder Sound Banner and called the formation to battle.

• Xunqi struck the Immortal-Slaying Sword again, spreading cracks through the blade and gravely wounding Dongfang Yuejian's divine soul, but she refused to let go.
• Ghost Servant Madam Lu attacked Dongfang Yuejian's protective light, tearing apart half of it and mutilating Master Xuanzhi, who continued chanting and holding the banner pole.
• Xuanzhi told Dongfang Yuejian that he was willing to protect her, and his words helped her steady herself despite her pain and guilt.
• Xunqi and Ghost Servant Madam Lu struck again, leaving Dongfang Yuejian in agony and Xuanzhi collapsed in a pool of blood, yet neither released the banner pole.
• The Heavenly Tribulation Eye opened fully, and Xiahou You announced that the third heavenly tribulation was coming.
• Xu Taiping drove the Commandant-Rank Thunder Sound Banner into Jiaye Hall's roof and shouted for the formation to activate and slay the enemy.

Xu Taiping and the others activated the Thunder Sound Banners, revealing that they were forming the legendary Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation. As the formation’s battle intent gathered at Jiaye Temple, Xunqi and Ghost Servant Madam Lu faced a growing threat.

• Xu Taiping shouted the Heavenly Thunder Army’s battle cry, prompting the wounded Dongfang Yuejian to rise and activate her Thunder Sound Banner.
• The banner’s power summoned armored warriors who shattered Madam Lu’s sword and forced her to retreat.
• Master Xuanzhi activated his banner at the north gate, while Xunqi and Madam Lu attacked Abbot Jiaye at the east gate.
• Abbot Jiaye activated his banner, and thunder arrows struck Xunqi and Madam Lu as the four banners’ battle intent began to merge.
• A war drum sounded, and Xunqi recognized the formation as the legendary Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation.

Xu Taiping used the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation to trap and crush Xunqi of Ningchan Cave, while Yellow Robe intervened to pull him free. Xu Taiping opened the formation’s Death Gate as Yellow Robe’s arm reached inside.

• Xunqi of Ningchan Cave seized Ghost Servant Madam Lu as a shield and fled toward Jiaye Temple’s exit in his Fire Luan form, but Xu Taiping struck him with the formation’s thunder.
• The thunder shattered Madam Lu’s protective qi and burned her body, while Xunqi broke free of the lightning palm only to be pinned down by thunder spears.
• The formation’s earth dragon and charging battle generals ground Xunqi toward their central opening, prompting spectators to identify the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu of Jade Balance Mountain realized the Thunder Sound Banners might save his Eldest Brother from the Heaven-Demon Battlefield.
• Yellow Robe reached into the formation and grabbed Xunqi, but Xu Taiping commanded the formation to open its Death Gate beneath Yellow Robe’s arm.

Xu Taiping used the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation to sever Yin God Huangpao’s arm, but Huangpao escaped with Xunqi of Ningchan Cave using Borrowing Objects to Substitute Forms. Xu Taiping opened the Rest, Fright, and Life Gates to defend against the coming tribulation lightning, then challenged the Heavenly Tribulation Eye.

• Xu Taiping opened the Death Gate and severed Yin God Huangpao’s arm as Huangpao tried to take Xunqi of Ningchan Cave away.
• Yin God Huangpao used Borrowing Objects to Substitute Forms, leaving a Demon Bone in the formation while reappearing with his arm restored and Xunqi at his feet.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu and Xiahou You realized Xu Taiping was saving his strength to withstand the Heavenly Tribulation Eye’s next lightning strike.
• Xu Taiping opened the Rest Gate, Fright Gate, and Life Gate to form a defense against the tribulation lightning.
• Xu Taiping drove the Ranked Thunder Sound Banner into the roof of Jiaye Hall and declared himself before the Heavenly Tribulation Eye.

Xu Taiping used the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation to absorb and refine two immense waves of tribulation lightning, but the formation began to crack under the strain. Inside the Demon-Suppressing Coffin, he condensed thunderflame, Golden Flame, and 𩙥 Flame and prepared to combine them into the Origin-Returning True Flame.

• The formation absorbed the first tribulation lightning and converted it into spiritual power, while Heavenly Lord Shihu warned that the formation could collapse if it lost balance.
• Xu Taiping ate an Earth Fruit Seed and sensed the formation as the second tribulation lightning approached.
• Xu Taiping expanded the formation's grinding disc to absorb and refine the second bolt, but the thunder continued pouring down and scorched the surrounding land.
• The formation began to crack after failing to grind the immense surge of thunder quickly enough, while Xu Taiping remained calm because it had served its purpose.
• Inside the Demon-Suppressing Coffin, Xu Taiping condensed thunderflame, Golden Flame, and 𩙥 Flame and said he needed to combine them to create the Origin-Returning True Flame.

The Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation collapsed far sooner than expected, leaving Xu Taiping exposed to the Heavenly Tribulation Eye. As golden tribulation lightning struck and charred him, Heavenly Lord Shihu believed Xu Taiping was finished.

• The thick-earth grinding disc shattered, and the Thunder Sound Five-Direction Earth-Splitting Formation began to collapse despite Xuanzhi and the others trying to reinforce it.
• Xu Taiping stood motionless on Jiaye Hall as cultivators blamed him for the formation’s failure, while Xiahou You suspected he was secretly preparing another plan.
• The formation exploded completely, and Heavenly Lord Shihu argued that Xu Taiping had no time or means left to withstand the coming tribulation lightning.
• Xu Taiping drew his saber and leaped toward the golden tribulation lightning with the iron coffin on his back.
• The lightning tore apart Xu Taiping’s blade light and reduced his body to charcoal, and Heavenly Lord Shihu declared that it was over.

After a charred body that seemed to be Xu Taiping’s shattered beneath the tribulation, he emerged from the iron coffin, revealing that he had survived through a clone. As the next bolts threatened, Heavenly Lord Shihu prepared to rescue him but learned that Xu Taiping’s aura was powerful enough to kill a great Dao Integration Realm cultivator.

• Xu Taiping’s charred body fell onto Jiaye Hall’s roof and shattered, leaving the iron coffin behind, and Xiahou You and the others believed he was dead.
• The Heavenly Tribulation Eye opened again, and observers noticed that the iron coffin’s lid was moving.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu identified the complete Taiqing Mysterious Origin Avatar Art as a possible explanation for Xu Taiping’s survival.
• Xu Taiping rose from the coffin, and Heavenly Lord Shihu decided to send his primordial spirit to the Mysterious Wasteland to save him from the remaining tribulation bolts.
• Old Ox contacted Heavenly Lord Shihu and warned that Xu Taiping’s aura was strong enough to kill a great Dao Integration Realm cultivator.

As Xu Taiping faced the heavenly tribulation, he ignited a vast sea of fire and condensed the legendary Origin-Returning True Flame. Heavenly Lord Shihu and the onlookers recognized the human race’s progenitor of earthly fire, and Shihu warned Xiahou You and Xiahou Qingyuan to watch as Xu Taiping prepared to burn the tribulation with it.

• Heavenly Lord Shihu held back from intervening after Old Ox warned him, while Purple-Robed Elder Lu assumed Xu Taiping was doomed.
• A tremendous blast erupted around Xu Taiping, and a sea of flames spread across a thousand-zhang area around Jiaye Temple.
• Old Ox told Heavenly Lord Shihu that the spectacle would be earthly fire burning the heavens, a marvel unseen in a hundred thousand years.
• Xu Taiping raised his hand toward the Heavenly Tribulation Eye as black, white, and yellow true fire gathered at his fingertip.
• A voice identified the flame as the Origin-Returning True Flame, and Heavenly Lord Shihu confirmed its identity to Xiahou You and Xiahou Qingyuan.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu told Xiahou You and Xiahou Qingyuan to watch Xu Taiping burn the heavenly tribulation with earthly fire.

Xu Taiping endured the Heavenly Tribulation’s golden lightning and drove his Origin-Returning Earth-Fire Golden Crow toward the Heavenly Tribulation Eye. He left the onlookers in awe after transforming into a dragon and crashing into the eye, causing it to burst open in a vast bloom of three-colored fire.

• Xiahou You praised Xu Taiping for preparing the Origin-Returning True Flame, while Xiahou Qingyuan doubted he could survive the remaining tribulation lightning.
• The Heavenly Tribulation Eye unleashed a prolonged torrent of golden lightning that destroyed Jiaye Temple and seemed to overwhelm Xu Taiping.
• Xu Taiping sent his Origin-Returning Earth-Fire Golden Crow flying against the lightning toward the Heavenly Tribulation Eye, stirring the crowd to cheer him on.
• When a surge of thunder halted the Fire Raven, Xu Taiping transformed into a dragon, seized the three-colored fire orb, and charged into the Heavenly Tribulation Eye.
• The Heavenly Tribulation Eye exploded, scattering three-colored flames across the sky, and Heavenly Lord Shihu bowed to Xu Taiping.

After Xu Taiping fell into the Great Iron Coffin, the watching cultivators believed his tribulation had killed him. As Yin God Huangpao moved to seize Abbot Jiaye’s Buddhist fortune, a heartbeat from the coffin hinted that Xu Taiping might still be alive.

• Xu Taiping’s scorched body fell into the Great Iron Coffin, and the watching cultivators mourned what they believed was his death.
• Yin God Huangpao and Xunqi of Ningchan Cave returned with the Yin Gods, and Huangpao ordered Xunqi to transfer Abbot Jiaye’s Buddha fate and fortune to him.
• Ningchan Cave’s Purple-Robed Elder Lu silenced the cultivators who condemned Ningchan Cave’s alliance with the Yin Gods.
• Master Xuanzhi and Dongfang Yuejian tried to protect Abbot Jiaye, but Yin God Huangpao blasted them toward the surrounding Yin Gods.
• As Xunqi approached Abbot Jiaye, the Great Iron Coffin began to tremble to the sound of a heartbeat, raising hope that Xu Taiping was alive.

Xu Taiping survived the tribulation by hiding a thread of vitality in his sword intent, then received the Heavenly Dao’s reward of Ultimate Dao Power. Lotus Eye urged him to absorb as much of it as possible to determine whether he could reach the summit of Vulture Peak.

• Xunqi of Ningchan Cave tried to seize Abbot Jiaye and prepare Yin God Huangpao’s Dove Usurping the Magpie’s Nest, but the Great Iron Coffin’s violent thudding disrupted his rune.
• A sword cry and immense pressure hurled Xunqi backward as white sword light shot out of the Great Iron Coffin into the shattered tribulation clouds.
• The clouds gathered into a huge bolt of jade-colored lightning that struck the coffin, and multicolored vitality mist surged from it.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu told Xiahou You that Xu Taiping had passed the Ultimate Dao tribulation and that the Heavenly Dao’s reward had restored his life.
• Xu Taiping awakened inside the Demon-Suppressing Coffin as golden runes spread across his body and Ultimate Dao Power entered his mind.
• Lotus Eye urged Xu Taiping to absorb as much Ultimate Dao Power as he could to improve his chances of reaching the summit of Vulture Peak.

Xu Taiping’s sword strike from within the Demon-Suppressing Coffin proved that he had mastered the Hidden Sword Art, convincing Lü Daoxuan that his Dao Heart could sustain sword intent beyond death. As Yin God Huangpao attacked with a Geng Metal talisman, Xu Taiping prepared to counter with a Heavenly Dao Edict.

• Zhao Qian told Lü Daoxuan that Taiping had drawn the sword, and Lü Daoxuan recognized that he had mastered the Hidden Sword Art.
• Lü Daoxuan explained that the art’s final strike endured through the strength of the sword cultivator’s Dao Heart, then said Taiping’s strike reassured him about his plans.
• Yin God Huangpao entered Jiaye Hall and hurled a talisman toward Xu Taiping’s Demon-Suppressing Coffin.
• The Lotus Eye warned Xu Taiping that the talisman would form a powerful Bronze Halberd from Geng Metal qi, but could be broken while it gathered power.
• Xu Taiping told the Lotus Eye that his true body had comprehended one Heavenly Dao Edict and that two Primordial Spirit clones were still comprehending more.
• As the Bronze Halberd plunged toward the coffin, Xu Taiping raised his palm and declared that his Heavenly Dao Edict was enough.

Xu Taiping invoked the Heavenly Dao Edict, All Things Meet Spring, to stop Yin God Huangpao’s Demon-Slaying Talisman attack. The vines seized and shattered the bronze halberd and talisman, leaving Xiahou You reflecting on Xu Taiping’s steadfast heart.

• At the First-Rank Pavilion teahouse, cultivators feared Yin God Huangpao’s ancient Demon-Slaying Talisman and worried he could threaten Shangqing if he possessed Abbot Jiaye.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu told Old Ox that he would come to help Xu Taiping, but Old Ox revealed that Xu Taiping might have obtained the Heavenly Dao Edict, All Things Meet Spring.
• As Huangpao’s Geng Metal halberd descended toward Xu Taiping’s Bronze Coffin, Xu Taiping reached out and declared, “On this day, throughout the Mortal Realm, All Things Meet Spring!”
• Thick vines surged from the ground, wrapped around the halberd, pulled it away from Xu Taiping, and hurled it into the Demon-Slaying Talisman, shattering both.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu recognized Spring as the edict that had once saved the Human Race, and Xiahou You said Xu Taiping had never forgotten his original heart.

Xu Taiping’s Heavenly Dao Edict, Spring, summoned ancient willows that shielded Abbot Jiaye, Dongfang Yuejian, and Master Xuanzhi from the Yin Gods. The spectators realized why Xu Taiping had risked breaking through at Jiaye Temple, but Yin God Huangpao then attacked the willows with a powerful gale.

• Xu Taiping’s summoned willows repelled the Yin Gods and protected Abbot Jiaye, Dongfang Yuejian, and Master Xuanzhi after Dongfang Yuejian’s Ten-Crow Umbrella shattered.
• A cultivator explained that Xu Taiping’s Ultimate Dao breakthrough let him wield the Heavenly Dao Edict Spring, and the spectators recognized the power he had used against Huangpao.
• The cultivators reconsidered Xu Taiping’s motives and concluded that he had broken through at Jiaye Temple to protect everyone there.
• Xiahou You remarked that Yelai had remained faithful to Xu Taiping from the beginning.
• Yin God Huangpao summoned a howling gale that snapped most of the willows’ branches and exposed the Great Iron Coffin.

Xu Taiping used the Heavenly Dao Edict All Things Meet Spring to protect Jiaye Temple, but Yin God Huangpao countered it with the great cultivator Bingling Duke’s Divine Ability, Heavenly Burial. As Huangpao’s hurricane threatened to destroy everything, Xu Taiping formed a hand seal that Heavenly Lord Shihu recognized as the Mountain-Moving Seal.

• Xu Taiping used vines to shield Dongfang Yuejian and the others from Huangpao’s gale, then attacked Huangpao with more vines.
• Huangpao deduced that Xu Taiping had stopped comprehending Heavenly Dao Edicts after mastering only one, and Heavenly Lord Shihu explained that Huangpao likely possessed a great cultivator’s body and abilities.
• Xu Taiping used All Things Meet Spring to grow a forest around Jiaye Temple, but Huangpao summoned a hurricane that uprooted the trees and shredded the vines.
• Huangpao unleashed Heavenly Burial, which Heavenly Lord Shihu identified as Bingling Duke’s great Divine Ability.
• At Old Ox’s urging, Heavenly Lord Shihu watched the Great Iron Coffin as Xu Taiping formed a seal with his bloodied hands, and Shihu recognized it as the Mountain-Moving Seal.

Xu Taiping used the Mountain-Moving Edict to pin Yin God Huangpao beneath four mountains, but Huangpao warned that the Edicts would soon fade and free him. As Xu Taiping rose from the coffin and revealed a Five-Colored Halo, Heavenly Lord Shihu realized he might have comprehended a third Heavenly Dao Edict.

• Xu Taiping invoked the Mountain-Moving Edict, raising three mountains to shield Jiaye Temple and crushing Yin God Huangpao beneath another mountain.
• Yin God Huangpao revealed his True Body as a yellow robe and began lifting the mountain, but Xu Taiping summoned three more mountains that pinned him down.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu explained that Xu Taiping's Heavenly Dao Edicts would fade when his Ultimate Dao Power dissipated, freeing Huangpao, while Xiahou You worried he could not be destroyed.
• Yin God Huangpao threatened to destroy Xu Taiping and Jiaye Temple once he escaped, and Xiahou Qingyuan said only a stronger Edict could kill him.
• Xu Taiping rose from the coffin and pointed at Huangpao as a Five-Colored Halo appeared around him, prompting Heavenly Lord Shihu to suspect he had comprehended a third Heavenly Dao Edict.

Xu Taiping used his third Heavenly Dao Edict, the Heavenly Dao Corruption Edict, to force Xunqi of Ningchan Cave out of Yin God Huangpao. Xunqi threatened Xu Taiping, Azure Profound Sect, and all of True Martial Heaven, leaving Xu Taiping facing his warning.

• Heavenly Lord Shihu explained that Ultimate Dao Law Cultivators who comprehended three Heavenly Dao Edicts gained much greater power and could control ultimate Dao power longer.
• Xu Taiping demanded that Yin God Huangpao hand over Xunqi of Ningchan Cave, but Huangpao laughed and insisted Xu Taiping could not kill him.
• Xu Taiping invoked the Heavenly Dao Corruption Edict, causing the mountains around Huangpao to wither and decay.
• The corruption forced Xunqi of Ningchan Cave's phantom primordial spirit out from beneath Huangpao's yellow robe.
• Xunqi admitted defeat but threatened Xu Taiping, Azure Profound Sect, and the cultivators of True Martial Heaven with Ningchan Cave's wrath.

Xu Taiping concentrated the Heavenly Dao Edict’s decaying power on Xunqi of Ningchan Cave and killed him despite threats and offers from Xunqi’s mother, Qi Wuyan. As the watchers debated Yin God Huangpao’s uncanny survival of the Edict, they worried Xu Taiping might stay in the Wilderness to fight him.

• Xu Taiping seized Xunqi of Ningchan Cave’s Primordial Spirit with the Heavenly Dao Edict, causing it to decay until Xunqi begged for death.
• Qi Wuyan identified herself as one of Ningchan Cave’s Six Coordinates of the Crimson Firmament, threatened Xu Taiping, and then offered him a great opportunity if he released her son.
• Xu Taiping killed Xunqi and told Qi Wuyan he would visit her if he ever ascended to the Shangqing Upper Realm.
• Heavenly Lord Shihu praised Xu Taiping’s decisiveness, while Xiahou You remained uneasy about his possible future on the Heaven-Demon Battlefield.
• Yin God Huangpao endured the decaying Edict for nearly half a cup of tea, leading Heavenly Lord Shihu to suspect he had possessed Huang Tianhua and to consider having Old Ox rescue Xu Taiping if needed.