Recaps

Xu Taiping sealed the Blade Ghost, then joined the Sixth Peak’s expedition into the Yunmeng Marsh Ruins to gather medicine and find Lin Buyu. After rescuing her from the Flying Jiangshi and helping Duan Tianya defeat a demon cultivator, Xu Taiping and Duan Tianya faced a black flood dragon until Lin Buyu destroyed it.

• Xu Taiping trapped the Blade Ghost with the Three-Talents Ghost-Sealing Talisman, which began draining his qi and blood, and learned from Fairy Lingyue’s letter that medicine and cultivation could help him endure its effects.
• Xu Taiping accepted Peak Master Meng’s offer to represent the Sixth Peak in the Yunmeng Marsh ruins, where he and his companions faced Huang Que’s bear at the entrance and then confronted Cloudview Palace’s disciples.
• A black flood dragon attacked during the teleportation, scattering Xu Taiping and the others across the ruins, and Xu Taiping followed his pendant into a burial-mound forest to find Lin Buyu.
• Xu Taiping fought through Corpse Wraiths and a Hairy Jiangshi, then followed a Flying Jiangshi who carried Lin Buyu to Listening Wind Tower.
• Xu Taiping used white crystal chrysanthemums and Dragon Gall Wine to distract the Flying Jiangshi, rescued Lin Buyu, and hid as a demon cultivator attacked the jiangshi and fought Duan Tianya.
• Duan Tianya weakened the demon cultivator, and Xu Taiping destroyed its Demon Seed with Crowfire while the Ghost-Sealing Seal captured its escaping Divine Essence.
• A black flood dragon attacked Listening Wind Tower, and Duan Tianya drove it back as Xu Taiping defended himself before Lin Buyu appeared and tore the dragon apart with Heaven-Splitting.

Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu uncovered the ruins’ secrets, rescued Xu Ziyan’s group, and faced a demon assault while protecting the Sixth Peak disciples. As the Golden Qilin Formation weakened, they prepared for its fall and Xu Ziyan urged Xu Taiping to escape with Lin Buyu if needed.

• Xu Taiping learned from Duan Tianya that Nine Nether cultivators were using the ruins as a medicine garden, then received Water-Cutting, the Demon-Slaying Blade manual, and jade bracelets from him.
• Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu teleported to the Peony Pavilion, fought through Cloudview Palace’s ambush, and joined Xu Ziyan’s group as Lin Buyu entered their sword formation.
• Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu pursued the Hairy Jiangshi into the cellar, found the Dragon Fang Fruit and a warning about Mortal Bone cultivators, and brought the fruit back to Xu Ziyan’s group.
• Xu Ziyan’s group raised the Golden Qilin Formation, but a blond demon cultivator and his Demon Flood Dragon attacked it, prompting Xu Taiping to challenge the demon to a physical duel.
• Xu Taiping used the Dragon Fang Fruit and his cultivation to weaken the blond martial demon, then sealed him with the Ghost-Sealing Talisman and cut him down with Water-Cutting when he resisted.
• Xu Taiping endured the sealing backlash and recovered with help from Xu Ziyan, Zhou Ao, and Lin Buyu as a Demon Venerable continued testing the formation.
• Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu activated Hearts in Harmony and learned that the demon cultivators planned to attack the Dining Hall node of the weakening formation.
• Xu Ziyan shifted the formation’s power toward the Dining Hall node and told Xu Taiping to flee with Lin Buyu if the barrier fell, while Zhou Ao gave Xu Taiping a powerful bow and Arrow Case.

Longyuan and Chengying rescued Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu in the ruins, where they gained treasures from Taixuan Hall. Xu Taiping then trained against the Blade Ghost, secured his help containing a Demon Lotus, and prepared to enter the Immortal Gourd Grotto-Heaven.

• Longyuan and Chengying saved Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu from the Immortal-Slaying Blade, and both disciples stayed to fight the demon army.
• Nie Shu absorbed the black lotus and declared himself a Devil Master, but a mysterious force dragged him into Taixuan Hall before Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu entered and obtained treasures.
• Xu Taiping endured the Blade Ghost’s repeated torture, learned Cicada Cry, and wounded him with Duan Tianya’s Demon-Slaying Blade technique.
• Fairy Lingyue awakened, warned Xu Taiping about the Sumeru Realm, and suggested that the demon cultivators had been manipulated into feeding the monster in Taixuan Hall.
• Fairy Lingyue defeated the Blade Ghost and discovered a Demon Lotus, which he agreed to contain in exchange for testing blades with Xu Taiping every three months.
• Xu Shengbo announced that the Nine Prefectures Immortal Law Bureau had chosen Xu Taiping to enter the Immortal Gourd Grotto-Heaven after Zhou Tong awarded the sect’s place to Ye Xuan.
• Fairy Lingyue urged Xu Taiping to retrieve Jade Bone and Spirit Marrow Liquid from the grotto-heaven to remove his Demon Lotus, while Jin Hezhi entrusted Su Chan’s Sword Case to Ye Xuan.
• Xu Taiping trained for three years and prepared to depart for the grotto-heaven, and Recluse Sansan appeared before him for the first time.

Xu Taiping entered the Immortal Gourd Grotto-Heaven, survived the Blood Moon Tide, and helped uncover Nine Nether’s plot while fighting his way to the lower level. As A Meng battled the Demon Venerables at the Blood Pool, Xu Taiping reached the sacrificial platform where the Demon God Blood Jade was guarded.

• Recluse Sansan taught Xu Taiping the Stored Swords Stance and lent him Rusty Lion, while Fairy Lingyue prepared him for the Immortal Gourd Grotto-Heaven.
• Xu Taiping entered the grotto-heaven, encountered Murong Song during the Blood Moon Tide, and rescued Duan Xiaoyu from the wolf pack and the beast beneath Phoenix Perch Hall.
• Xu Taiping and Duan Xiaoyu reached Ice-Crystal Cave, where Duan Xiaoyu held off Qingyu while Xu Taiping activated the formation node, then Xu Taiping defeated Qingyu and learned Nine Nether planned to kill the sect disciples.
• Liu Chuxuan tasked Xu Taiping with reaching the lower level and placing a Jade Disc on its altar, and Xu Taiping negotiated for the Spirit Marrow Liquid beneath Jade Gourd Mountain.
• Xu Taiping hunted Demon Cultivators in the lower level, evaded Chen Sheng’s Immortal-Trapping Sword Formation, and killed the eight demons sent into it.
• Wuchang Demon Venerable destroyed Chen Sheng’s formation and returned to the Blood Pool, where Xu Taiping saw the Demon Cultivators gather as A Meng arrived and challenged them.
• A Meng fought Wuchang and Su Chan, unleashed Ocean Sword Qi, killed Chen Sheng, and scattered the Demon Venerables while Xu Taiping slipped across the stone bridge toward the sacrificial platform.
• The Purple-Eyed Demon Venerable shattered Xu Taiping’s apparent body and the bridge, but Xu Taiping appeared on the sacrificial platform as its blows struck around him.