Recaps

Han Li completed the Black Reef Island mission while hiding the Profound Yin Sect clues and deflecting Zhao Wuji’s probing questions. After months of cultivation and work in the Star Palace, he accepted a dangerous patrol mission near Ghost-Crying Reef, hoping to gain experience and build connections.

• Han Li reported repairing Black Reef Island’s formation, earned contribution points, and sealed away the Profound Yin artifacts and clues.
• Han Li prepared a deliberately incomplete report and gave Zhao Wuji a plausible account of the island’s yin-energy eruption, though he suspected Zhao Wuji remained wary of him.
• Han Li exchanged contribution points for cultivation pills and materials, borrowed Star Palace reference texts, and spent the following months cultivating and completing Formation Pavilion missions.
• Han Li received a fifty-point mission to patrol Ghost-Crying Reef with the Battle Guard Hall’s Third Squad under Zhou Tao and accepted it.

Han Li joined Zhou Tao’s patrol near Ghost-Crying Reef and helped defend the Wave-Breaking Boat when Star Pirates attacked. The pirates fled after Han Li’s intervention, but Zhou Tao grew suspicious of the formation master’s combat ability.

• Zhou Tao assigned Han Li and the others to patrol the waters around Ghost-Crying Reef and inspect formations and spatial disturbances.
• Han Li detected a concealed battle between Black Skull pirates and the Golden Flood Dragon Society, but the Society’s plea exposed the patrol’s position.
• The one-eyed Black Skull leader ordered his pirates to attack, and Zhou Tao’s group formed up to defend the boat.
• Han Li secretly killed several pirates and helped turn the battle in the patrol’s favor.
• The Black Skull pirates fled into the fog, and Zhou Tao stopped the others from pursuing them.
• Zhou Tao watched Han Li with suspicion after seeing his decisive combat skills.

Han Li helped the Star Palace patrol defeat pirates, discovered a Space Rift at Ghost-Crying Reef, and fought a Rift-Cleaving Crocodile threatening to widen it. Zhou Tao offered to recommend Han Li for promotion to full deacon, leaving Han Li with a new opportunity after the patrol.

• Han Li concealed the extent of his combat skills from Zhou Tao and declined Tu Gang's jade token after the Star Palace patrol rescued the Golden Flood Dragon Society cultivators.
• Zhou Tao reported the Black Skull Pirates' crimes and assigned Han Li to take on more formation work as the squad continued its patrol.
• Han Li detected a Space Rift in Soul-Severing Gorge, and he and Chen Song began setting up a Space-Locking Formation to seal it.
• A Rift-Cleaving Crocodile attacked the patrol and threatened the rift, but Han Li and Zhou Tao killed it while Chen Song helped complete the formation.
• Zhou Tao recorded the rift's location and offered to recommend Han Li to Elder Sun for promotion to full deacon.

Han Li passed the assessment to become a formal steward of the Formation Pavilion, gaining new resources and refining his weapons and cultivation. He then set out with Tie Zhan and the Battle Guard Hall for Cold Moon Island, where a demonic beast horde threatened a valuable resource site.

• Zhou Tao recommended Han Li for promotion, and Han Li passed Elder Sun’s practical, theoretical, and crisis-management assessments.
• Elder Sun promoted Han Li to formal steward of the Formation Pavilion and granted him a higher stipend and new privileges.
• Han Li moved into the Bing-7 Cave Abode, reforged the Bone Blades into a Profound Yin Thorn, and refined a Yin-Soul Pill.
• Han Li became a trusted Formation Pavilion specialist before Zhou Tao summoned him to assist with the crisis on Cold Moon Island.
• Tie Zhan recruited Han Li to rebuild Cold Moon Island’s failing defensive formation, and Han Li sailed there with the Battle Guard Hall disciples.

Han Li repaired the damaged Starfall Grand Formation, earning promotion to A-grade steward and access to advanced formation texts. After three years of study and cultivation, he created the Void Star-Locking Formation and reached the foundation establishment middle stage.

• Han Li accepted Elder Sun's urgent assignment to repair the Starfall Grand Formation in the Falling Star Archipelago.
• Han Li reached Tianshu Star, discovered three stewards trapped in the Main Control Hall, and identified conflicting formations as the cause.
• Han Li stabilized the spatial turbulence and repaired the formation core with composite formations, freeing the trapped stewards and restoring the grand formation.
• Han Li returned to Green Wave Island, presented the Star Dome Space-Locking Formation to Elder Sun, and was promoted to A-grade steward.
• Han Li studied the Essentials of Void Formations for three years, developed the Void Star-Locking Formation, and advanced to the foundation establishment middle stage.

Han Li repaired Cold Moon Island’s ruined defenses by combining three formations into a Yin-Yang Harmonization Formation that countered the island’s bitter cold and drove off the Icefield Demon Wolves. The formation stabilized the ice soul crystal mine, and Han Li reflected on how the Profound Yin Sect’s legacy had inspired his success.

• Han Li arrived at Cold Moon Island with Tie Zhan and learned that Icefield Demon Wolves had nearly destroyed the island’s protective formation and threatened its mine.
• Han Li inspected the damaged formation and proposed combining a Fire-Gathering Formation with an Earth Vein Channeling Formation to stabilize the defenses.
• The Icefield Demon Wolf king led its pack in an attack while Han Li worked, and Han Li used the Fire-Gathering Formation to keep the wolves at bay.
• Han Li completed the Yin-Yang Harmonization Formation, which repelled the wolves and forced them to retreat.
• Han Li spent three days refining the formation, and on the fourth day it was completed and the ice soul crystals began condensing again.
• Tie Zhan left Han Li on Cold Moon Island to let the formation stabilize, and Han Li considered how the Yin-Yang Reversal Art had inspired his design.

After earning a promotion for his work on Cold Moon Island, Han Li studied compound formations while cultivating in seclusion and developed several new techniques. He sensed that he was close to a breakthrough and prepared to advance while Elder Sun sought higher-level assignments for him.

• Tie Zhan returned to Green Wave Island and praised Han Li's work on the Yin-Yang Harmonization Formation, and Zhou Tao told Han Li that Elder Sun had petitioned for a reward.
• Chen Fengyang promoted Han Li to Grade B Deacon, increased his stipend, granted him a B Sector cave abode, and authorized him to use the Formation Research Room.
• Han Li studied compound formations with Elder Mo for three months and recognized that his Yin-Yang Harmonization Formation was an elementary compound formation.
• Han Li developed the Five Elements Rotation Formation and, after repeated failures and revisions, mastered the basics of compound formations and created several new formations over half a year.
• Han Li sensed that he was nearing a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment middle stage but chose to stabilize his cultivation and prepare before attempting it.
• Elder Mo recommended Han Li for higher-level assignments, and Elder Sun began searching for suitable work while Han Li continued cultivating.

Han Li investigated the Mistbound Illusory Sea, rescued the trapped members of the rescue team, and broke the formation at its Seven Emotions Lotus Platform. Green Wave Hall rewarded him with the title Formation Elite and an A-section cave abode, while Han Li continued studying illusory formations in seclusion.

• Elder Sun assigned Han Li to investigate the Mistbound Illusory Sea after a merchant convoy and rescue team disappeared inside it.
• Han Li resisted Meng Yao's illusions on Carefree Isle, broke free with an Illusion-Breaking Talisman, and rescued Lin Yue.
• Han Li spent three days finding the other lost rescue team members and identified the Seven Emotions Lotus Platform as the formation's core.
• Han Li isolated the platform's contemplation node with his Profound Yin Token and an Illusion-Breaking Talisman, collapsing the illusory formation.
• Hall Master Chen Fengyang named Han Li Formation Elite, increased his stipend, and granted him an A-section cave abode.
• Han Li entered seclusion for three months to record his insights and refine his study of illusory formations.

Han Li attended a formation exchange in Heavenly Wave City, where he encountered Zi Ling, then investigated spatial anomalies in the Mist Islands and repaired an ancient teleportation array. He learned that it led to the Void Sky Hall, but Zhou Tao sealed it and sent him back until he was strong enough to enter.

• Han Li attended the formation exchange at the Star Sea Pavilion, watched Zi Ling demonstrate her Illusory Dream Lost Track Formation, and exchanged polite greetings with her afterward.
• Elder Sun assigned Han Li to investigate spatial fluctuations in the Mist Islands, and Han Li traveled there aboard the Flowing Cloud Shuttle.
• Han Li found an ancient teleportation array beneath an island, defeated three Ironback Demon Apes, and repaired the array using several compound formations.
• Han Li discovered from a jade slip that the array led to the Void Sky Hall, then met Zhou Tao, who confirmed the destination and sealed the array until a suitable cultivator could enter.
• Han Li returned to Green Wave Island and used his discoveries to develop a new Void Positioning Formation.

Han Li asked Elder Sun to recommend him for a position at the Pill Pavilion so he could study pill refinement alongside formations. Elder Sun agreed, and Han Li left the Formation Pavilion for Hundred Herb Island to begin his new training.

• Han Li decided that learning pill refinement could support his cultivation and improve his work with formations.
• Han Li explained his reasons to Elder Sun and requested a recommendation to study at the Pill Pavilion.
• Elder Sun praised Han Li’s achievements at the Formation Pavilion but gave him a Jade Slip recommending him to Dan Chenzi, with monthly assessments and duties at both pavilions.
• Han Li said farewell to Chen Song, Wang Ping, and Elder Mo before leaving the Formation Pavilion.
• Han Li traveled by Flowing Cloud Shuttle toward Hundred Herb Island and the Pill Pavilion.

Han Li traveled to Hundred Herb Island and passed the Pill Pavilion’s herb-identification, flame-control, and pill-refinement examinations, becoming an official apprentice. He began combining his formation knowledge with alchemy and, a month later, refined an exceptionally high-quality Peiyuan Pill while continuing monthly duties for the Formation Pavilion.

• Han Li arrived at Medicine King Valley and met Pavilion Master Dan Chenzi, who tested his knowledge of medicinal herbs.
• Han Li correctly identified all ten herbs, including the poisonous purple scorpion vine, and earned full marks on the first examination.
• Han Li used techniques drawn from formations to control the Small Fire-Gathering Furnace and passed the flame-control examination.
• Han Li refined a three-marking Spirit-Restoring Pill without impurities, passed all three examinations, and became a Pill Pavilion apprentice.
• Han Li settled into Green Bamboo Courtyard, studied alchemy while maintaining warning formations for the Formation Pavilion, and applied formation principles to steady his alchemical flames.
• A month later, Han Li refined a four-marking Peiyuan Pill, impressing Dan Chenzi with his progress and his fusion of alchemy and formations.

Han Li hosted Zi Ling at Green Bamboo Courtyard and learned that the Blood Fiend Sect was targeting star-tear grass in the Chaotic Star Sea. He fused formation methods with pill refinement to produce a five-marked Spirit-Gathering Pill, then learned he had to return to the Mist Islands in three days.

• Han Li refined a four-marked Qi-Gathering Pill and studied star-tear grass before Zi Ling visited with spirit pastries.
• Zi Ling explained how to harvest star-tear grass and warned that the Blood Fiend Sect had hidden lookouts near the Falling Star Abyss.
• Han Li reported Zi Ling's warning to Dan Chenzi, who said the Star Palace would have the Enforcement Hall monitor the threat.
• Han Li used formation principles and rare materials to refine a five-marked Spirit-Gathering Pill with no pill toxin.
• Elder Mo told Han Li to return to the Mist Islands in three days to maintain the Formation Pavilion's Warning Formation.

Han Li returned to the Mist Islands, suppressed Blood Fiend Sect corruption, and repaired the Warning Formation using pills and formation techniques. After inventing the Star-Pill Spirit-Guiding Formation and reporting the danger, he returned to the Pill Pavilion and accepted an invitation to compete in the Star Palace Grand Tournament.

• Han Li detected traces of the Blood Fiend Sect near the Mist Islands and found its Soul-Locking Flags had damaged the Warning Formation.
• Han Li used Five-Pattern Spirit-Gathering Pills and Profound Yin Thorns to repair and expand the Warning Formation, then reported the Blood Fiend Sect's presence to Elder Sun.
• Han Li cultivated in seclusion for seven days and created the Star-Pill Spirit-Guiding Formation, which could locate and monitor spatial rifts.
• Zhou Tao arrived with the Battle Guard Hall's Sea-Calming Boat and told Han Li that the Enforcement Hall would deal with the Blood Fiend Sect.
• Han Li gave Zhou Tao the new formation's diagrams and returned to the Pill Pavilion, where Dan Chenzi invited him to represent it at the Star Palace Grand Tournament.

Han Li prepared for the Star Palace Grand Tournament by refining traditional pills and reviewing his formations. As the tournament drew near, he remained calm and continued his steady routine.

• Han Li studied traditional recipes and decided to refine practical pills for the tournament.
• Han Li refined superior-grade Foundation Establishment Pills and practiced making other traditional pills over the following days.
• Zi Ling brought Han Li heart-clearing grass and invited him to test her Illusory Moon Lost Track Formation; Han Li agreed to spar with her.
• Han Li spent the next half month refining dozens of pill batches, then reviewed basic and compound formations and special formation techniques.
• As the tournament approached, Han Li continued his usual routine, reassuring Little Li that preparation would keep him from panicking.

Han Li competed in the Star Palace Grand Tournament, demonstrating his skill in both pill refinement and formations by creating an innovative pill-and-formation technique. After placing in the top ten in both disciplines and defeating Zi Ling in a formation spar, he returned to Green Bamboo Courtyard and accepted her challenge to a rematch.

• Han Li refined four-pattern Peiyuan Pills and placed third in the first Pill Dao round, while Zi Ling displayed her Illusory Moon Lost Track Formation.
• Han Li combined pill flames and formation techniques to create Ice-Fire Spirit-Restoring Pills, impressing Elder Sun and advancing in the combined performance round.
• Han Li countered Zi Ling's Illusory Moon Lost Track Formation with his Void Star-Locking Formation and won their spar by disrupting her Star-Moon Hairpin.
• Han Li placed in the top ten in both the Pill Dao and formations, and Elder Sun recommended that he read the Two Principles Array-Pill Art in the Star Palace's secret repository.
• Han Li compiled his tournament insights into a booklet, then accepted Zi Ling's written challenge to a future match.

Han Li defeated Zi Ling’s Stars Shift and Dipper Turn Formation by combining formation techniques with pills, deepening both of their understanding of the Two Principles Array-Pill Art. They left the story planning new ways to unite formations and pills, with Zi Ling giving Han Li Stellar Force Pills for their next spar.

• Han Li studied the Two Principles Array-Pill Art while preparing to meet Zi Ling at the Star-Shift Platform.
• Zi Ling activated her Stars Shift and Dipper Turn Formation, trapping Han Li with spatial displacement, reversed gravity, and stellar force.
• Han Li used an Ice-Fire Spirit-Restoring Pill and his Void Star-Locking Formation to resist the formation, then used a Star-Congealing Pill to intercept its stellar force and defeat Zi Ling.
• Zi Ling asked Han Li for his pill formulas, and Elder Sun explained the history of the Two Principles Array-Pill Art.
• Han Li and Zi Ling discussed creating new formations that combined displacement, healing, illusion, and stellar force.
• Zi Ling gave Han Li Stellar Force Pills and promised to use his combined formation-and-pill method in their next spar.

Han Li repaired the Spirit-Gathering Grand Formation in Dream Cloud Marsh after discovering the Blood Fiend Sect had contaminated its spirit vein with a Spirit-Locking Token. He returned to Green Wave Island with a new combined formation-and-pill technique, and Elder Sun rewarded him with the Spirit Vein Nurturing Formula.

• Elder Sun sent Han Li to Dream Cloud Marsh after the Spirit-Gathering Grand Formation began losing Spiritual Power and endangering the surrounding islands.
• Han Li found the cracked Spirit-Gathering Stele, damaged formation pillars, and Spatial Fiendish Qi at the site, then identified a Blood Fiend Sect Spirit-Locking Token as the source.
• Han Li stabilized the spirit vein and used the Pill-Fiendish Qi Joint Expulsion Technique to remove the token and drive out the fiendish qi.
• Han Li repaired the formation pillars and stele over three days, restoring the spirit vein and replenishing the spiritual energy across the islands.
• Zi Ling messaged Han Li about his success and challenged him to face her Star-Illusion Maze Formation; Han Li sent a reply crediting her Stellar Force Pill.
• Han Li reported his findings to Elder Sun, who praised his technique and gave him the Spirit Vein Nurturing Formula to study.

Han Li defeated Zi Ling’s Star-Illusion Maze Formation by combining pills and formations through his new Twofold Formation-Pill Induction. The match earned him access to a more advanced manual and left him and Zi Ling planning a new joint formation.

• Han Li used an Ice-Fire Spirit-Restoring Pill and a Void Star-Locking Formation flag to anchor his spirit and break Zi Ling’s memory-based illusions.
• Han Li countered the Illusory Star Tower’s Bewitching Heart Curse with a Two-Yi Pill Sphere, causing its beam to strike Zi Ling’s Star-Moon Hairpin before the tower collapsed.
• Zi Ling accepted her defeat, and Elder Sun praised Han Li’s technique and offered to take him to retrieve the Two-Ceremonies Formation-Pill Manual from the Star Palace Treasury.
• Zi Ling proposed creating an Illusory-Real Two-Yi Formation with Han Li and gave him a pouch of illusory star grass for their next match.

Han Li retrieved the Two-Yi Array-Pill Manual from the Star Palace treasury after passing its trials, then mastered Array-Pill Form Transformation and developed new array-pills with Zi Ling. The chapter left him preparing to take the Star-Illusion Two-Yi Formation to suppress a space rift in the Ten-Thousand Bones Cavern.

• Han Li traveled with Elder Mo Chen to the Star Palace treasury and identified the genuine Two-Yi Formation to open the Heavenly Pivot Tower.
• Han Li refined a two-mark Dew-Congealing Pill to pass the second trial and claimed the Two-Yi Array-Pill Manual from the Two-Yi Hall.
• Han Li studied the manual in seclusion and created the Void Condensing Pill after realizing formations and pills had to blend through intent.
• Zi Ling brought Han Li illusory star grass and helped him create the Star-Illusion Pill and the Star-Illusion Two-Yi Formation.
• Han Li mastered the manual's first volume and received Zi Ling's Two-Yi Pill Catalysts before leaving seclusion.
• Elder Sun assigned Han Li to take the Star-Illusion Two-Yi Formation to the Ten-Thousand Bones Cavern and suppress a space rift.

Han Li used the Star-Illusion Two-Yi Formation and pills to seal the Void-Devouring Calamity at the Ten-Thousand Bones Cavern. After learning that the rift connected to the Void Sky Hall, he returned to the Star Palace with new intelligence and a summons to meet the Hall Master.

• Han Li reached the Ten-Thousand Bones Cavern and used formation pills and flags to trap its remnant souls and stabilize the spatial rift.
• Han Li merged the Void Star-Locking Formation with the Star-Illusion Two-Yi Formation, then used an Essence-Nourishing Foundation-Stabilizing Pill and a Mind-Cleansing Pill to weaken the calamity and purify the souls.
• After six hours, Han Li reduced the rift to a small, sealed opening and recovered while Zhou Tao summoned him back to the Star Palace.
• Zhou Tao told Han Li that the rift connected to the Void Sky Hall region, prompting Han Li to recall a teleportation formation he had repaired there.
• Elder Sun rewarded Han Li with the title Twin Masters of Formation and Pill, granted him a place in the formation competition finals, and gave him intelligence on the Void Sky Hall for a meeting with the Hall Master in three days.

Han Li was summoned by Chen Fengyang and tasked with investigating the weakening seals in Void Sky Hall’s Soul-Burial Zone and seeking the Twofold Formation Pill inheritance. After preparing with Zi Ling’s help, he set out for the Mist Islands, where they planned to meet before entering the secret realm.

• Han Li read Elder Sun’s jade slip and learned that the Soul-Burial Zone’s weakening seals might be connected to the fissure in the Ten-Thousand Bones Cavern.
• Elder Sun gave Han Li a Star Palace Token and brought him to Chen Fengyang, who assigned him to investigate Void Sky Hall and provided a guide map marking formation nodes and a hidden escape route.
• Zi Ling gave Han Li Divine-Soul Restoring Pills and a Spirit-Gathering Pill Furnace, then agreed to accompany him into the Void Sky Secret Realm.
• Han Li studied the guide map, prepared formations and pills to counter the Soul-Burial Zone’s remnant-soul formation, and identified its soul crystal as the formation’s core.
• Han Li set out aboard the Flowing Cloud Shuttle toward the Mist Islands, where he planned to meet Zi Ling in three days.

Han Li and Zi Ling shared a tender night at their camp on the Mist Islands, recalling a dream of their previous lives and confessing their love. They promised to face the coming journey to the Void Sky Hall together.

• Han Li and Zi Ling gathered spring water and illusory star grass before settling into their tent.
• Zi Ling asked Han Li to teach her Twofold Formation-Pill Induction, and their close lesson left him flustered.
• Over tea, Zi Ling told Han Li she had dreamed of them visiting the Void Sky Hall together in a previous life.
• Han Li promised not to leave Zi Ling behind, and they held each other by the campfire.
• Han Li and Zi Ling kissed, confessed their love, and agreed to seek the Twofold Formation Pill inheritance together.

Han Li and Zi Ling traveled to Void Sky Hall together, using their formation and pill skills to reach its Inheritance Hall. They were separated by a trapping formation as an ancient voice announced their arrival.

• Han Li and Zi Ling prepared for the journey, shared supplies, and set out toward Soulbreak Cliff on the Flowing Cloud Shuttle.
• Han Li found an ancient teleportation array among the reefs, and he repaired it while Zi Ling refined Heart-Guarding Pills.
• Han Li activated the array, and he and Zi Ling endured a turbulent teleportation to the outskirts of Void Sky Hall.
• Han Li and Zi Ling opened a restricted stone door and entered the Inheritance Hall, where they found bamboo slips on a crystal dais surrounded by bronze lamps.
• The hall's trapping formation separated Han Li and Zi Ling, and an ancient voice spoke of waiting a thousand years for their arrival.

Han Li rescued Zi Ling from the Inheritance Hall’s killing formation, destroyed the hall’s remnant souls, and triggered the system’s return with new functions and rewards. He and Zi Ling left the hall with the inheritance, while a mysterious apparition and the Void Sky Hall’s remaining secrets threatened further trials.

• Han Li broke through the poison formation, reached Zi Ling, and protected her from the falling bone spikes.
• Han Li used his formations and Water Condensation Token to destroy more than a hundred remnant souls in the Inheritance Hall.
• Han Li triggered the system’s return and received a breakthrough opportunity, three Heart-Guarding Pills, and a fragment of the Void Escape Art.
• Han Li collected the bamboo slips and left the hall with Zi Ling after spotting an apparition watching them.
• Han Li and Zi Ling departed aboard the Flowing Cloud Shuttle as Han Li examined the system’s new functions and his path toward a breakthrough.

Han Li used a breakthrough opportunity to reach the foundation establishment late stage, then joined Zi Ling in defeating three Void Sky Hall guardian puppets. The bamboo slips revealed how to pursue the two-yi formation-pill inheritance, and they set course for Hundred Herb Island before seeking the Star-Gazing Platform.

• Han Li used the jade bead and the Flowing Cloud Shuttle's Spirit Gathering Array to break through to the foundation establishment late stage and unlocked Water-Mirror Reflection.
• Han Li and Zi Ling detected three Void Sky Hall guardian puppets in spatial turbulence and defeated them with the Star-Water Combined Formation and Water Dragon Chant.
• Han Li and Zi Ling analyzed the bamboo slips and learned that opening Two-Yi Hall required the Star-Water Token, Illusory Star Banner, and Water-Congealing Pill Formula.
• The system traced the Star-Water Token to Void Sky Hall's Star-Gazing Platform and identified its Star-Orbit Maze Formation as connected to the Big Dipper.
• Han Li and Zi Ling turned the Flowing Cloud Shuttle toward Hundred Herb Island to obtain star-tear grass before searching for the Star-Gazing Platform.