Recaps

Qian Renyue challenged the Clear Sky Sect, advanced her divine trials, and learned that Xuan Ling was her father and might still be alive. She ended the stretch preparing to meet the Saintess while Bibi Dong held Xuan Ling captive and Little Phoenix warned her about a strange, evil aura.

• Qian Renyue passed the first stage of the Kindness Second Test, then took Guang Ling, Jiu Lan, and Azure Luan to the Clear Sky Sect and demanded recompense for Tang Hao’s actions.
• Qian Renyue obtained the Clear Sky Sect’s two supreme techniques, and Xue Ye lifted the ban on her after learning she was Jiu Xian'er's daughter.
• Qian Renyue struggled through the kindness trial as a shadow double accused her of selfishness and warned, “To gain, you must first lose.”
• Xue Ye gave Qian Renyue a box from Jiu Xian'er, and Qian Renyue found a portrait confirming Xuan Ling was her father and a pendant containing his life force.
• Golden Crocodile told Qian Renyue that Xuan Ling had been reported dead after Tang Hao wounded him, but Bibi Dong later revealed Xuan Ling was imprisoned in the Rakshasa Secret Realm.
• Bibi Dong suggested Tang Hao might know what happened to Xuan Ling, while secretly threatening Xuan Ling with making Qian Renyue his next companion.
• Little Phoenix took human form and warned Qian Renyue to avoid a purple-haired woman whose aura felt strange and evil.
• Qian Renyue studied a divine-mark cultivation manual, and Jiu Lan announced that the Saintess had come to see her.

Qian Renyue met her mother through the jade pendant and learned that the Flower God lineage offered a path forward as she sought answers about her father. After reconnecting with friends and confronting old enemies, she visited Chen Xin to learn more about the Nine Pity Sword and borrowed money from him.

• Qian Renyue declined Hu Liena’s invitation to compete in the tournament, renamed Little Phoenix Little Nine, and entered a heartscape through her glowing jade pendant.
• Qian Renyue met Jiu Xian'er, learned that she was the previous Flower God, and heard that Xuan Ling was still alive and that the Flower God’s divine artifact could shield her from tribulation.
• Qian Renyue told Guang Ling about her plans to cultivate divine runes and seek her father, then traveled toward Heaven Dou City with him and their companions.
• Xin'er realized Jiang Mo had feelings for her, encountered Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Liu Erlong, and secretly marked their pouch of coins with her aura.
• Qian Renyue visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy, reunited with her friends, and used Yu Tianheng’s token to enter the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, where she confronted Yu Tianxin about Yu Xiaogang’s plagiarism.
• Qian Renyue found a powerless canary in the Star Dou Great Forest, reassured Guang Ling of her affection, and Azure Luan took the bird and named her Azure Jade.
• Qian Renyue visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Chen Xin confirmed that he had taken her as his disciple and explained the Nine Pity Sword’s connection to Jiu Xian'er and her bloodline.
• Qian Renyue learned that her immortal herb had helped Chen Xin reach rank ninety-seven and borrowed about 250,000 Gold Soul Coins from him.

Qian Renyue pursued Xiao Wu and Tang San, then endured a divine tribulation that cost her Little Nine, Green Yaxin, and Jiu Lan. After awakening, she turned to investigating Xuan Ling and confronting Bibi Dong, leaving Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong imprisoned as Bibi Dong moved to silence him.

• Jiang Mo and Xin'er captured an insect Soul Master in Heaven Dou City, and his token led Qian Renyue to recognize Yu Xiaogang’s mark.
• Qian Renyue and Guang Ling attacked Shrek Academy, where she struck down Tang San and captured Xiao Wu before her heart demon disrupted the fight.
• Qian Renyue confronted her heart demon, but her divine-rune tribulation killed Little Nine, while Green Yaxin and Jiu Lan also died as her Nine-Petal Immortal Lotus completed its third awakening.
• After recovering, Qian Renyue won Bibi Dong’s Soul Bone wager, killed Xiao Wu, and began pursuing power and information about Xuan Ling.
• Qian Renyue imprisoned Yu Xiaogang, paraded him through the city, and later captured Liu Erlong after she freed him, demanding that he reveal what he knew about Xuan Ling.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed he knew Xuan Ling’s whereabouts, but Bibi Dong confronted Qian Renyue in the dungeon and prepared to kill him after he abandoned Liu Erlong and praised her.
• Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his broken promises, while Bibi Dong focused on taking him before he could reveal her secrets.

Qian Renyue investigated the truth about Xuan Ling while strengthening her ties with Qian Renxue, Guang Ling, and Ye Lingling. After half a year of cultivation, she returned to Spirit City with news of Tang San nearby and faced questions about Green Yaxin and Jiu Lan.

• Qian Renyue learned from Yu Xiaogang that Bibi Dong had supposedly hidden Xuan Ling in a secret chamber, then visited Xue Qinghe and explained her origins and relationship with Guang Ling.
• Qian Renxue shared her father’s diary with Qian Renyue, who worried that evidence about Xuan Ling could pit her against Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renyue left for Sunset Forest with Ye Lingling, gave her an Aromatic Silk Beauty, and asked Yu Tianheng to consider working with her as the continent’s balance of power shifted.
• Guang Ling and Jiang Mo searched the Papal Hall’s secret chamber and found no sign that Xuan Ling had lived there recently.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Bibi Dong might have devoured Xuan Ling and said Tang San had cured his stroke with an immortal herb, while Guang Ling suspected Yu Xiaogang had become a fallen soul master.
• After half a year of secluded cultivation, Qian Renyue reached level seventy and met Dugu Bo, who told her he had seen Tang San with Tang Hao.
• Qian Renyue asked Dugu Bo to protect Ye Lingling in Heaven Dou City, then flew to Spirit City, where Guang Ling met her and Azure Luan asked why Green Yaxin and Jiu Lan had not returned with her.