Recaps

Hun Changqing left the Soul Clan after Hun Feng crippled him, then traveled to Wutan City and persuaded Yao Chen to cooperate by promising to oppose the Soul Palace. He began gathering resources and drawing closer to Xiao Yan’s circle, resolving to use Gu Xun’er’s feelings for Xiao Yan.

• Lin Changqing fell into a crystal cave on Mount Tai and reincarnated as Hun Changqing, a Soul Clan member with a Supreme Yin True Body.
• Hun Changqing advanced to peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor, collected rare yin resources in the Grand Competition’s small world, and killed Hun Yang and Hun Yu for their treasures.
• Hun Feng attacked Hun Changqing as the disciples returned from the small world, destroying half his body, but Hun Changqing escaped and secretly healed himself with Three-Light Divine Water.
• Hun Changqing disguised himself and left the Soul Clan for the Northwest Continent, then reached the Xiao Clan and stole Xiao Yan’s storage ring after Xiao Yan’s confrontation with Nalan Yanran.
• Hun Changqing persuaded Yao Chen to work with him against the Soul Palace by claiming he had been deceived by it and offering to gather materials to restore Yao Chen’s soul.
• Hun Changqing healed most of Yao Chen’s soul injuries, agreed to take Xiao Yan as his adopted younger brother, and learned that his water and wood attributes made the Flame Mantra unsuitable for him.
• Hun Changqing killed the Amethyst Winged Lion King, took its cub, and later watched Xiao Yan and Xun’er clash with Jia Lie Ao at the Xiao Family Market.
• Hun Changqing secretly intensified Jia Lie Ao’s anger and damaged his meridians, and Gu Xun’er killed Jia Lie Ao after he struck Xiao Yan, prompting Hun Changqing to plan to use her love for Xiao Yan.

Hun Changqing abducted Gu Xun’er and used Xiao Yan’s safety to force her cooperation, while she pursued the Flame Mantra and planned to grow strong enough to capture him. Much later, Hun Changqing defeated the Alien Demon Emperor, returned to the Soul Realm with Qingtan and the Ice Master, and reunited with his daughter as Gu Xun’er urged him to settle down.

• Hun Changqing failed to refine Yao Chen’s pill, then developed Mirror Flower, Water Moon and abducted Gu Xun’er while disguising her presence from Ling Ying.
• Hun Changqing threatened Xiao Yan to make Gu Xun’er provide Gu Clan resources and techniques, and he imprisoned and abused her before sending her back under the false name Lin Changqing.
• Xiao Yan accepted Hun Changqing as his sworn older brother, while Gu Xun’er returned to the Xiao Clan and struggled with her feelings toward both men.
• Hun Changqing courted Ya Fei as Xiao Yan and Gu Xun’er trained, and Gu Xun’er grew jealous and resolved to become stronger than Hun Changqing.
• Gu Xun’er abandoned the Profound Origin Ancient Emperor Art, cultivated the Flame Mantra, and refined the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame’s energy.
• Gu Xun’er took the Tou She Ancient God Jade to Gu Yuan, revealed the Flame Mantra, and secured vast resources and support to cultivate in the Black-Corner Region.
• Hun Changqing gravely wounded and killed the Alien Demon Emperor, absorbed his origin, and left the Tianxuan Continent with Qingtan and the Ice Master.
• Hun Changqing returned to the Soul Realm and met Hun Gu’er, who called him her father, before Gu Xun’er arrived and asked him to settle down and spend more time with their child.