Recaps

Su Mo settled at Spirit Beast Mountain, drew the Ji Clan into an uneasy alliance, and accepted its hairpin while preparing to enter the Ancient Forbidden Land. The arc ended with Su Mo, Wu Qian, Ji Yue, and the Ji Clan crossing into the Forbidden Land and leaving a Ghost-Eyed Divine Flood Dragon’s lair unharmed.

• Su Mo awakened his Divine Rune and connected with the spirits of all things, then helped Spirit Beast Mountain survive the Beast Taming Sect’s attack without killing its members.
• Su Mo kept Wu Qian at his side as the Supreme Sect’s allies tested Spirit Beast Mountain, forcing Qi Yu, Qi Huan, Qi Shuo, and the Qi Household to submit.
• Su Mo demanded compensation from the Ji Clan for Qi Shuo’s threat, and Ji Yue brought him a mysterious hairpin while he claimed to belong to the Eternal Life Sect as Su Eternal Life.
• The name Su Eternal Life appeared on all ninety-nine Emperor Throne Incense steles, and the Divine Maiden taught Su Mo to erase his memory of the Confucian Sage’s real name, Wang Tiedan.
• Ji Shuang secretly traveled to Su Mo to reclaim her hairpin, but he refused, after the Ji Clan found her beside him, Su Mo asked her parents for Spiritual Qi-rich tea instead of a reward.
• The Ji Clan prepared to enter the Ancient Forbidden Land, and Su Mo agreed to go with Wu Qian while the Divine Maiden warned him of the danger and passed her aura to him.
• Su Mo, Wu Qian, Ji Yue, and the Ji Clan entered the bronze gate and appeared in a Ghost-Eyed Divine Flood Dragon’s lair, where the beast watched Wu Qian but let the group leave.

Su Mo and Wu Qian reached the Forbidden Land’s center, where Su Mo took the Moon Essence and defeated Li Wudi before learning the truth about Wu Qian’s heritage. They entered the Ancient Ruins with Wu Pangzi, and Su Mo awakened in the life of a royal heir whose past he began to relive.

• Su Mo and Wu Qian evaded Wu Pangzi and the Frenzied Spirit Giant Bird, stole the remaining Yunying Eggs, and ate them before continuing toward the Forbidden Land’s center.
• Su Mo and Wu Qian hid near the gathered factions as they fought over the Moon Essence, while Wu Pangzi used a Clay Jar to take one drop and Su Mo recovered another from his buried jar.
• Su Mo gave his Moon Essence to Wu Qian, then defeated Li Wudi, whose Dao Heart collapsed after Su Mo shattered his strongest attack.
• The Demon Moon Great Emperor’s remnant quelled the Immortal-Slaying Net, gave it to Su Mo, and warned him that others had noticed him before Li Wudi died by Su Mo’s hand.
• Wu Qian told Su Mo about the Wonder Stone and her inherited bond with it, and Su Mo refused her offer to give it to him.
• Su Mo, Wu Qian, and Wu Pangzi reached the Ancient Ruins, where Wu Pangzi explained the deadly rules governing the living people and repeated history inside.
• Su Mo and Wu Pangzi entered the Ruins in disguise, while Su Mo sent Wu Qian to wait at the Ghost-Eyed Divine Flood Dragon’s territory.
• Su Mo awoke in the body of a royal heir, relived the heir’s past through the Reincarnation Scroll, and called the War King “Father” before declaring that he wanted to cultivate.

Su Mo completed Pei Hongyi’s reincarnation, inherited the Imperial Heirloom Jade Seal, and left the Ruins with his Imperial Fate restored. Outside, he reunited with Wu Pangzi and acquired the persistent, mind-reading Broken Brush, whose contract drained his spiritual power.

• Su Mo gained a second cultivation through the Sea-Splitting Pill, then went to the trials and screened candidates for spies with Wu Pangzi.
• The War King took Su Mo beyond the Border Pass to temper his Dao, while Ji Yue and an elder decided to leave the Ruins after their plans were disrupted.
• The War King and his wife revealed that Su Mo was not their son, and Su Mo entered the reincarnation of Pei Hongyi’s regret, where he watched Pei Min’an grow up.
• Su Mo tried to change Min’an and Yunxue’s fate, but Yunxue married Min’an, and their deaths left the world without its guardians.
• The Emperor revealed his regret and asked Su Mo three questions, bringing Su Mo’s Imperial Fate cultivation to perfection.
• Su Mo fought beside the Emperor, received the nine Pass Seals and Imperial Heirloom Jade Seal, and watched the reincarnation shatter before returning to the Ruins.
• Su Mo left the Forbidden Land with Wu Pangzi, divided the treasures they had collected, and fled pursuing factions with the Broken Brush, which eventually forced a contract and drained his spiritual power.

Su Mo took Li Wudi’s place as pass lord, repelled a Beast Tide, and founded Peach Mountain to strengthen Desolate Demon Pass and improve life for its people. With the Divine Maiden’s support, he arranged a way to restore Zhuang Shi and persuaded Yanzhi to hand over Rouge Pass, leaving his goal of spreading peach blossoms across Floating Life Pass still ahead.

• Su Mo accepted the Pass Lord Token from Zhuang Shi and became the new lord of Desolate Demon Pass after driving back the Beast Tide with a vast Sword Tide.
• Su Mo established his residence on Peach Mountain and founded Peach Mountain to support the pass’s soldiers and residents.
• Su Mo learned that Zhuang Shi was the former Book Sage, whose Dao Foundation had been damaged, and the Divine Maiden agreed to help restore him using the Origin of All Things.
• Peach Mountain’s disciples began overseeing local affairs, punished six outlaws, and organized trade, schools, farming, and other services as the pass prospered.
• Su Mo discovered that Hong Shi’s public use of his talismans to summon rain had led people to worship Su Mo and build Eternal Life Temples.
• Su Mo asked Yanzhi to secretly deliver the Book Sage a pill to remove the poison harming his Dao Foundation, and she gave him Rouge Pass’s Pass Lord Token.
• Su Mo told Yanzhi that he wanted peach blossoms to bloom throughout Floating Life Pass, and she briefly looked dazed.