Recaps

Lin Shisan survived the pursuit from Tai Chi Hall, recovered at the Long Household, and returned to Tianshui Village, where Mu Ling'er drew him into a journey toward the Danyang Sect. After reaching the sect’s examination grounds, he became Feng Xian'er’s disciple and chose to prove himself through the Grand Examination.

• Lin Shisan escaped Tai Chi Hall’s pursuers with Pang Yue’s help, then killed Lan Shanye and severed Ouyang Xiao’s shoulder before collapsing and being rescued by Long Qingshan.
• At the Long Household, Lin Shisan recovered, discovered his Dao Seed had awakened, and drove off Si Wu when he threatened Long Shuang'er and the household.
• Lin Shisan left Qingyang for Tianshui Village, where he rescued Hu Niu from a brothel and confronted the men who had sold her.
• Mu Ling'er and Aunt Mei revealed that Mu Ling'er had saved Hu Niu, then Mu Ling'er disguised herself as Hu Niu and completed a wedding ceremony with Lin Shisan before they left for the Danyang Sect.
• At Nine Palaces Mountain, Mu Ling'er flung Lin Shisan into the examination grounds after registration had closed, where he fought Wang Yan and Zhang Qiling.
• Feng Xian'er declared Lin Shisan her disciple, tested his Reverse Scale with an energy arrow, and warned him Zhang Mazi might sabotage him.
• Lin Shisan declined direct admission and chose the Grand Examination, and Feng Xian'er gave him a Storage Ring before sending him out of the pavilion.

Lin Shisan passed the Danyang Sect trials, defeated enemies threatening the Long Household, and won the alchemy test through the Biluō Purple Cauldron. Studying the Nine Yang Cauldron brought him the Nine Nether Alchemy Scripture, but also exposed him to Gai Jiuyou, a dangerous being sealed inside it.

• Lin Shisan passed the Ling Yun Stairway trial by reaching the eightieth step, setting a Danyang Sect record, and refused Steward Ling’s demand to join the Ling Household.
• Feng Xian'er rescued Lin Shisan from Steward Ling, then went with him to the Long Household, where they stopped Ning Jiuying and rescued Long Yan'er.
• Lin Shisan killed Ouyang Xiao, and Long Qingshan entrusted him with the Biluō Purple Cauldron before dying, and Feng Xian'er took Long Yan'er as a nominal disciple.
• Lin Shisan won first place in the alchemy test by refining a four-mark Spirit-Gathering Pill, while Feng Xian'er punished Guan Yue for sabotaging him.
• Feng Xian'er treated Lin Shisan for Nine-Tailed Centipede Poison, and Lin Shisan later followed Mu Ling'er's note to study the Nine Yang Cauldron.
• Lin Shisan learned new alchemy techniques from the cauldron’s runes, received the Nine Nether Alchemy Scripture, and reached the peak of the ninth Body Tempering stage, but a golden cocoon sealed his Dantian.
• Lin Shisan broke free of an illusion and realized that a dangerous being was sealed in the Nine Yang Cauldron, and Gai Jiuyou offered to help him avenge his father if he freed her.

Lin Shisan survived Gai Jiuyou’s attack, entered Feng Xian’er’s care, and became entangled in Gu Mengli’s struggle against the Ling Household while preparing a Meridian-Congealing Pill. After returning Long Shuang’er’s cauldron and keeping Long Yan’er on Cold Moon Peak, he began his breakthrough as Ling Yun’s sabotage sent the pill’s power out of control.

• Gai Jiuyou attacked Lin Shisan for his Taiji Wheel, but Feng Xian’er and the elders sealed her projection after the Little Black Cauldron shielded him.
• Feng Xian’er took Lin Shisan to Cold Moon Peak, taught him basic alchemy, and warned him to conceal the Nine Nether Alchemy Scripture.
• Lin Shisan attended the Gu Household’s alchemy gathering, placed second, and later reunited with Long Yan’er, who brought him the Meridian-Congealing Pill recipe.
• Gu Mengli enlisted Lin Shisan’s help against her Second Uncle and the Ling Household, while Gai Jiuyou revealed herself inside Gu Mengli and gave Lin Shisan pill-refining memories.
• After ten failed attempts in the Biluō Purple Cauldron, Lin Shisan refined and improved Meridian-Congealing Pills with the Little Black Cauldron.
• Ling Yun and Ling Lei came to Cold Moon Peak demanding the Biluō Purple Cauldron and Long Yan’er, but Feng Xian’er defended Lin Shisan and Yan’er chose to stay.
• Long Shuang'er and Ning Jiuying arranged Ling Yun’s murder, and Ning Jiuying devoured him and the young woman with him.
• Lin Shisan began his Meridian Opening breakthrough, but the pills’ power turned violent, and he used the Jiaolong True Spirit and Heavenly Star Seal to contain it.

After surviving the attack on Cold Moon Peak, Lin Shisan entered the Heavenly Revelation Secret Realm, where he made allies, faced betrayal, and joined forces with Gai Jiuyou. He and Gu Mengli set out for the Ancient Lightning Pool, with the Immortal Volcano ahead.

• Feng Xian'er fought off Ning Jiuying's attackers, but the clash swallowed Lin Shisan and the Heart-Exterminating Mirror in a starry vortex, and Bai Ziyin later rescued Feng Xian'er and healed Lin Shisan with the Soul-Returning Grass.
• Lin Shisan advanced to the Meridian Opening Third Realm, learned that Gai Jiuyou planned to use him and the mirror to transform into an immortal, and agreed to help her in exchange for protection and answers about his father's death.
• Lin Shisan defeated Gu Feiyu in one punch and prepared for the Heavenly Revelation Secret Realm, while Feng Xian'er lent him the Heart-Exterminating Mirror.
• Bai Ziyin led the disciples into the secret realm, where Lin Shisan was separated from Gu Mengli and teamed up with Ye Xingchen after fighting Ironback Azure Wolves.
• Lin Shisan and Ye Xingchen rescued Su Wan'er from Poison Pythons, then Lin Shisan followed Gu Mengli's plea and killed Wang Yan, Ling Feng, and their accomplice after they used her to ambush him.
• Gu Mengli explained that her Second Uncle had forced her to lure Lin Shisan into the trap, and Gai Jiuyou offered him the route to the Ancient Lightning Pool in exchange for recovering her demon seed.
• Lin Shisan and Gai Jiuyou agreed to work together against Xiao Han and Ning Jiuying, and Gai Jiuyou gave Lin Shisan a Divine Sense imprint that could block one fatal attack.
• Lin Shisan and Gu Mengli crossed Miasma Forest and fought through Ten Thousand Beasts Ridge, reaching its summit with the Immortal Volcano in view.