Recaps

He Pingsheng discovered that the basin could duplicate and improve objects, then used it to overcome his poor spiritual roots and advance through Qi Refining. After Hao Yun’s death, He Pingsheng left the Alchemy Hall, cultivated in seclusion, and set out for the Trade Pavilion.

• He Pingsheng found the Treasure-Gathering Basin and learned it could improve and duplicate objects, while his work at the Alchemy Hall brought him into contact with Hao Yun and Martial Uncle Yuxuan.
• After Linglong’s failed pill refinement, Hao Yun was beaten, and He Pingsheng gave him a supreme-grade Golden Bone Pill that the basin had produced.
• He Pingsheng learned the Basic Breathing and Qi-Guiding Method, but Jade Virtue later told him Linglong had killed Hao Yun and ordered him to bury the body.
• He Pingsheng buried Hao Yun and hid his books and pills, then left Bamboo Peak and returned to his family courtyard.
• When his cultivation stalled, He Pingsheng used the basin to enhance his manual and chose the Lihuo True Method, eventually reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining.
• He Pingsheng bound the basin to himself with his blood, stored it in his Dantian, and expanded it to three chi across.
• He Pingsheng practiced the Fire Crow Technique in the mountains, then went to the Outer Sect Hall and learned that fourth-level cultivators could enter the Trade Pavilion upstairs.

He Pingsheng earned a place among the inner disciples, became Yu Ning’s direct disciple, and advanced his cultivation while using the Treasure-Gathering Basin to improve pills and equipment. After selling treasures at Horsehead Mountain Market and buying a Storage Bag and an earth-attribute method, he flew back toward the sect as the Blackwind Three Fiends pursued him.

• He Pingsheng joined Spirit Medicine Valley to tend Blazing Sun Flowers, learned to gather their pollen, and secretly kept some before delivering the harvest with Wang Dun to Abundant Harmony Manor.
• He Pingsheng enhanced the incomplete God-Communion Method into two cultivation formulas, strengthened his divine sense, and later sold pollen at Horsehead Mountain Market to buy alchemy supplies.
• He Pingsheng learned that Wang Dun had been killed, studied alchemy, refined Qi-Gathering Pills, and reached the fifth layer of Qi Refining before applying for inner-disciple selection.
• He Pingsheng was selected as an inner disciple and accepted by True Person Yu Ning, who made him her direct disciple after he successfully refined Qi-Gathering Pills.
• He Pingsheng bought and enhanced magical artifacts and talismans, set up a Seclusion Formation, and advanced to the sixth level in his fire- and wood-element dantians.
• He Pingsheng sold a supreme-grade Alchemy Furnace and Vine Armor Shield at Horsehead Mountain Market, then traded formation materials and spirit stones for a low-grade Storage Bag.
• He Pingsheng bought an Earth-Attribute Cultivation Method and new formation materials before flying toward the Great Void Sect, while the Blackwind Three Fiends set out to chase him.

He Pingsheng prepared for the Green Screen Mountain Trial while uncovering the danger posed by Linglong and Jade Virtue, then entered the secret realm with Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, and Xu Kunlun. Separated from his companions by a deadly bee swarm, he survived alone, began cultivating the Nine-Toxin Golden Body, and collected bee jelly and golden bee carcasses.

• He Pingsheng killed the eldest and third Blackwind Fiends, then used their spoils to strengthen his cultivation and equipment.
• Linglong tried to force He Pingsheng to refine pills and arranged an attack with a golden python, but Yu Ning and Jade Virtue intervened and Jade Virtue compensated him.
• He Pingsheng learned that He Sanjie and his Dao companion were his parents, and Xu Kunlun's account of their deaths revealed the danger Jade Virtue and Linglong posed to him.
• He Pingsheng cultivated to the seventh level in all five elements, prepared for the Green Screen Mountain Trial, and joined Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, and Xu Kunlun as they entered the secret realm.
• The group gathered Immortal Bamboo Shoots and pursued Tiger-Striped Golden Bee jelly, but a vast swarm trapped them at a cliffside cave.
• Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, and Xu Kunlun used their Jade Tokens to escape, while He Pingsheng jumped into the pool and swam away using the Ren Water Escape Technique.
• He Pingsheng strengthened the Bronze Skin Golden Bone Scripture into the Nine-Toxin Golden Body, refined Poison Pellets, and proved he could withstand a bee sting.
• He Pingsheng pushed into the hive, collected bee jelly and thousands of golden bee carcasses, and returned to his formation.

He Pingsheng gathered treasures in the Secret Realm, killed Linglong and Jade Virtue, and escaped with Qiao Huizhu’s help. Back at the sect, he faced an investigation but avoided conviction and gave Water Essence Spirit Apricots to his companions.

• He Pingsheng gathered herbs, golden bee jelly, Gold-Silver Peaches, and poison materials, while killing two Zhuang Lineage disciples and Yang Xu.
• He Pingsheng killed Linglong after she and her companions attacked him, and Luo Yu helped him escape before revealing Jade Virtue’s threat.
• He Pingsheng recovered in a cave, where the Treasure-Gathering Basin upgraded his bell, Storage Bag, apricots, and Dao Talisman.
• Qiao Huizhu helped He Pingsheng disguise himself as a woman and leave the Secret Realm, then sheltered him at Heavenly Talisman Mountain’s camp.
• Jade Virtue tracked He Pingsheng to his cave, confessed to killing his parents, and died with his Golden Giant Python when He Pingsheng used two Dao Talismans.
• Yu Ning found He Pingsheng and brought him back to Bamboo Peak, where he gave Water Essence Spirit Apricots to Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, and Xu Kunlun.
• He Pingsheng denied killing Jade Virtue or Linglong during the Enforcement Hall’s questioning, and Elder Hong found insufficient evidence to convict him.
• Yu Ning ordered He Pingsheng and his companions to remain on Bamboo Peak, took charge of his planned market trip, and considered how to distribute her remaining apricots.