Recaps

Jiang Hao killed Yun Ruo, incurred a debt to the Heavenly Joy Pavilion, and drew the attention of powerful figures while growing his cultivation and tending the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower. The sect assigned him to a Demon Grotto mission with four other disciples, and he began preparing for the dangers ahead.

• A woman broke into Jiang Hao’s home, questioned whether he belonged to the Heavenly Sound Sect, and forced a pill into his mouth before escaping.
• Jiang Hao reached Foundation Establishment, learned Daily Appraisal, and discovered that Senior Sister Yun Ruo was a Sunset Glow Immortal Sect spy who wanted to use him to deliver a Jade Pendant.
• Jiang Hao killed Yun Ruo and was punished by the Law Enforcement Hall with five years without cultivation resources and a thousand-spirit-stone compensation payment.
• Jiang Hao took a Pure Yang Flower tending job, learned to make talismans, and received a Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower seed from Bai Zhi.
• Jiang Hao grew the flower, gained the Primordial Chaos Heart Scripture, and met Hong Yuye, who claimed the flower and ordered him to care for it in secret.
• Jiang Hao advanced to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, paid his compensation, and learned that Liu Xingchen was a perfected Golden Core cultivator undercover from the Haotian Sect.
• Jiang Hao bought and planted Snow Lotus and Blue Lotus seeds, while Han Ming challenged him after reaching Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and revealed that Jiang Hao was on the mission roster.
• Jiang Hao learned that Qing Xue, Lou Feng, Xin Yuyue, and Zheng Nineteen would accompany him to the Demon Grotto, and Lou Feng warned him not to expect help.

Jiang Hao advanced to Golden Core, gained a growing Primordial Heaven Saber, and protected Heartbreak Cliff’s spirit fields while the sect fought Azure Heaven Mountain. After learning that Mu Qi had faked his injury to pursue an inheritance, Jiang Hao took his place at the Mining Grounds and was assigned to Wei Lie.

• Jiang Hao entered the Demon Grotto with Qing Xue, Lou Feng, Zheng Nineteen, and Xin Yuyue, then hunted Demonfolk until Lou Feng repeatedly stole his kills.
• Jiang Hao slipped away to gather enough cultivation and blood essence to advance, but Lou Feng and Qing Xue found and attacked him, after reaching Foundation Establishment perfection, Jiang Hao killed both with his saber and talismans.
• Jiang Hao returned to the sect, defeated Han Ming in a private spar, and reported a suspected Sunset Glow Sect spy to Liu Xingchen.
• Jiang Hao formed a Golden Core, then killed Jin Zhouheng with Moon-Splitting Slash and told Ku Wuchang that his skill came from the Demon Grotto.
• Jiang Hao captured a rabbit-like Azure Heaven Mountain agent and fed it spirit stones until its bloodline produced a Golden Legend bubble, which gave him Poem Whisper, the growing Primordial Heaven Saber.
• Jiang Hao foiled Yan Hua’s attempt to sabotage the Spirit Medicine Garden, while Rabbit learned to speak and called himself Lord Rabbit.
• After Azure Heaven Mountain’s defeat, Jiang Hao learned Mu Qi had been injured at the Mining Grounds and that a Ghost Shadow Sect spy connected to Jin Zhouheng had been captured.
• Jiang Hao discovered that Mu Qi had faked his injury to absorb an ancient inheritance, then took his place at the Mining Grounds, where Wei Lie assigned him to collect prisoners and beat those who resisted.