Recaps

Xu Taiping left Tusita Palace with the Soul-Suppressing Bell, joined forces with Danyuan Palace’s survivors, and escaped the Wuji Abyss before heading to Fengdu. At the Black Prison, he entered the arena and began a fierce battle with Xiao Huang, whose spear was finally trapped by Xu Taiping’s Fifth Blade Domain.

• Li Changeng entrusted Qi Haitang and Xiang Nantian with the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner and asked Xu Taiping to find the reincarnated Third Watch Observatory disciples, while branding him with a seal linked to Dong Cangzi.
• Daoist Lord Wangchen gave Xu Taiping Chu Lingyue’s message, and Xu Taiping learned she had arranged his place in Tusita Palace and urged him to cultivate for three years before seeking one of the final ascension seats.
• Three years later, Xu Taiping left Tusita Palace with Ping'an and Old Daoist Huang, recovered the Soul-Suppressing Bell, and met Heavenly Lord Gansui and the surviving Danyuan Palace members.
• Xu Taiping rang the Soul-Suppressing Bell through the Ghost Domain, freeing trapped souls as Gansui and the Man-Faced Shadows wiped out the Ghost Generals and agreed to follow Xu Taiping.
• Xu Taiping and his companions broke through the ambush by Venerable Ziming, Cangwu Heavenly Lord, Heavenly Lord Qingmu, and Zhu Li, then escaped the Wuji Abyss and set out for Fengdu.
• At Fortune Comes Restaurant, Xu Taiping’s group confronted Xue Ju after he seized their wages, and Ping'an defeated Xue Ju and his two martial cultivators.
• Xu Taiping used Ninth Madam’s Purple Sky Black Prison Token to enter the Black Prison, where he watched Xiao Huang defeat Guan Cixue and then accepted Xiao Huang’s challenge.
• Xu Taiping and Xiao Huang fought with their ultimate physiques and powers, and after Xiao Huang’s Ziyang Overlord Body and formation charge brought down Xu Taiping’s Thousand Arms Vajra, Xu Taiping’s Infernal Prison blade domain trapped Xiao Huang’s spear shadow.

Xu Taiping defeated Xiao Huang, joined the Black Prison as a Named Elder, and pursued clues to Yellow Springs after the destruction of Fulai Inn. After passing Fengdu’s trial and uncovering a teleportation plot, he reached Wangjin Ferry’s depths, found Dugu Qingxiao, and saw signs that the Yellow Springs Entrance might appear.

• Xu Taiping defeated Xiao Huang after both reached the Moon-Supporting Great Sage Realm and agreed to represent the Black Prison at the Chaotic Stars Assembly.
• Xu Taiping accepted Heavenly Lord Xuanbei and Daoist Fengzhu’s retrieval mission after they promised to help resolve the Azure Profound Sect’s Ghost Domain Calamity.
• Xu Taiping investigated Fulai Inn’s destruction and used divine soul marks to uncover Su Chan’s presence and Su Yun’s directions to Yellow Springs.
• Xu Taiping and Ping'an defeated Qiu Qianche and the Heavenly River Sect cultivators, rescuing Xiahou You, Qu Chao Ci, and Jiang Shuoxue.
• Xu Taiping passed Fengdu’s trial by commanding ghost generals with the Fengdu Token and gained access to its forbidden grounds for three years.
• Xu Taiping uncovered Madam Xiao’s plot to tamper with his group’s Teleportation Tokens and entered Wangjin Ferry’s depths while preparing to exploit the Hundred Ghosts Night Run.
• Xu Taiping concealed his companions near Lion Bridge and recognized Dugu Qingxiao among the passing Ghost Creatures.
• Ping'an delivered Xu Taiping’s message to Dugu Qingxiao, whose Sword Finger gesture confirmed his remaining true nature, and Xu Taiping urged his companions onto the bridge as signs of the Yellow Springs Entrance appeared.

Xu Taiping found the Yellow Springs entrance and secured allies and resources for his Dao Integration breakthrough, but accepted a dangerous mission to Three Paths Village. There, he began searching for Cui’er and reached a cliff where she and Big Yellow were trapped with two mountain bandits.

• Xu Taiping found the Sunken Abyss Bell and revealed that he and his companions had collected a vast store of Netherworld Artifacts, securing Fengdu Prefecture’s support for his breakthrough.
• Xu Taiping told Ninth Madam about the Yellow Springs entrance and met Heavenly Lord Xuanbei and Daoist Fengzhu, who offered him a Moonlight Stone showing the Flame Emperor’s battle in exchange for retrieving their token from Three Paths Village.
• Xu Taiping accepted the mission to enter Three Paths Village, where the villagers were trapped in a repeating seven-day cycle, and learned that the Book of Life and Death might free them.
• Xu Taiping entered Three Paths Village, watched Butcher Zhao kill Zhou Xiaochuan, and then found the Lame Old Man searching for his missing granddaughter Cui’er.
• Xu Taiping promised to find Cui’er and followed clues through the village, using Lotus Eye and Lotus Root Broken, Yet Its Fibers Remain to trace her path despite the Netherworld Edict.
• Xu Taiping defeated an evil ghost that attacked him on the way to the mountains, then followed Cui’er’s trail to a hillside near a cliff.
• Xu Taiping heard Big Yellow barking near the cliff, where Gu Changming warned that Cui’er and the dog were with two mountain bandits.

Xu Taiping uncovered the Green Sand Gang’s threat and joined Three Paths Village’s defense, leading a raid on the bandits’ camp and fighting to buy the villagers time. After the village soldiers died and the Netherworld Edict forced the survivors to witness the massacre, Xiao Moji told Xu Taiping they had uncovered the truth behind Three Paths Village’s destruction.

• Xu Taiping saved Cuicui and Big Yellow from Li Biao and Wang Big Tiger, then permanently destroyed the bandits as evil ghosts with the Book of Life and Death, leaving him gravely weakened.
• Xu Taiping helped Li Damo reunite with Wang Ling’er by delivering her water lily, while Xiao Moji warned that the Green Sand Gang would attack the village.
• Xu Taiping refused to flee and joined Scholar Liu’s defense, learning that the gang had surrounded Three Paths Village and that the villagers planned to resist.
• Xu Taiping demanded Blasting Stones and custody of the captured outsiders, then offered the frightened captives a chance to leave while Xiao Moji and Ye Lingxu chose to stay.
• Xu Taiping led a raid on the bandit camp, summoning Ghost Generals to hold off the attackers while Xiao Moji, Ye Lingxu, and the villagers set fire to the provisions.
• Xu Taiping and his allies repeatedly charged the bandits, but their forces dwindled until fireworks signaled that Three Paths Village was ready.
• Blade Ghost cut a path through the pursuing bandits, and Gu Changming carried Xu Taiping and the survivors away before the Netherworld Edict’s backlash separated them from the village soldiers.
• Tian Bufan and the soldiers fought the bandits in the forest and were killed, while Xiao Moji explained that discovering the truth had sealed the world into reenacting the village’s destruction.