Recaps

Lin Yuan suspected that Ye Yiyi might be Gu Yi, while Gu Yi hid his identity and struggled with the shock of meeting Lin Yuan again. Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou argued over their feelings for Ye Yiyi as they watched over him, and Gu Yi finally fell into uneasy sleep.

• Lin Yuan told Lin Ning and Xiao Cheng that Ye Yiyi might be Gu Yi, and said he would not pursue Ye Yiyi if he was not Gu Yi.
• Gu Yi recalled how he had avoided Lin Yuan discovering him by using the Tianmu Sect cultivation technique and Jiang Lingzhou's jade pendant.
• Jiang Lingzhou complained about Lin Yuan and argued with Xie Wenyun over taking Ye Yiyi to the market and pursuing him.
• Xie Wenyun told Jiang Lingzhou that Ye Yiyi did not like him and explained that caring for Ye Yiyi meant understanding his poor health.
• Gu Yi asked to sleep in the room, while Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou kept watch; Gu Yi eventually drifted into an uneasy sleep thinking of Lin Yuan.

Gu Yi went to the night market with Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou, but a crowd separated them, leaving him alone. When a cultivator cornered Gu Yi, Lin Yuan rescued him and said he had been searching for someone for three years.

• Gu Yi, Xie Wenyun, and Jiang Lingzhou visited a talisman stall, where Jiang Lingzhou bought all the talismans.
• A sudden crowd surge separated Gu Yi from Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou, and Gu Yi wandered the streets alone.
• An unfamiliar cultivator trapped Gu Yi and threatened him.
• Lin Yuan attacked the cultivator, killed him, and asked Gu Yi if he was all right.
• Lin Yuan took Gu Yi to the top of Nansi City's gate tower and said Gu Yi reminded him of someone he had searched for over three years.

Gu Yi tried to conceal his identity from Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan’s questions and Gu Yi’s realization that Yezi and Mu Yang were the leads from the novel left him fearing Lin Yuan would kill him. Both men planned to use Gu Yi’s Life Lamp at the Illusory Demon Sect: Lin Yuan wanted to confirm Gu Yi’s identity, while Gu Yi intended to steal it and hide that he was alive.

• Gu Yi claimed he was an ordinary Tianmu Sect disciple, but Lin Yuan questioned how he knew Lin Yuan was searching for the Demon Venerable.
• Fireworks dazzled Gu Yi’s light-sensitive eyes, and Lin Yuan caught him before suggesting they head back.
• Lin Yuan said Yezi had saved his life, and Gu Yi realized Yezi was the female lead and Mu Yang was the male lead.
• Gu Yi grew afraid that Lin Yuan might kill him to conceal their past intimacy, while Lin Yuan remained suspicious of his identity.
• Lin Yuan resolved to seek Gu Yi’s Life Lamp at the Illusory Demon Sect, and Gu Yi planned to steal it so no one could prove he was alive.

After Gu Yi returned safely to the restaurant, Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou discovered they had both mistakenly thought the other was with Gu Yi, who was now missing. Fireworks launched before Jiang Lingzhou could give his surprise, prompting Xie Wenyun to rush off to find Gu Yi while Jiang Lingzhou joined the search.

• Xie Wenyun escorted Gu Yi back to the restaurant, then learned from his earlier voice transmissions that Jiang Lingzhou had prepared a surprise on a pleasure boat.
• Xie Wenyun found Jiang Lingzhou on the boat, and they realized Gu Yi was missing because each had assumed the other was with him.
• Fireworks burst overhead, and Xie Wenyun warned Jiang Lingzhou that Gu Yi's eyes were sensitive to light.
• Xie Wenyun struck Jiang Lingzhou into the river and hurried away to find Gu Yi.
• Jiang Lingzhou learned his disciples had mistaken him grabbing Xie Wenyun's wrist for the signal to launch fireworks, then set off to search for Gu Yi himself.

Lin Yuan discussed his suspicions about Ye Yiyi and sought a way to confirm whether she was Gu Yi, the Dao Companion he had been searching for. After receiving a Chaos Spirit Herb from Yezi, he decided to test Ye Yiyi again and promised to leave her alone if it did not bloom.

• Lin Yuan returned to the tavern and found Lin Ning suffering from a stomachache while Xiao Cheng rubbed her belly.
• Lin Yuan told Lin Ning and Xiao Cheng that he had tested Ye Yiyi but could not confirm whether she was Gu Yi.
• Yezi questioned Lin Yuan about the person he was searching for, and he revealed that the person was his male Dao Companion and that they had practiced dual cultivation.
• Yezi gave Lin Yuan a Chaos Spirit Herb, explaining that it would bloom when supplied with blood from both Dao Companions who had practiced dual cultivation.
• Lin Yuan asked Yezi how to hide spiritual power's aura and learned that special treasures could mask it but not conceal it completely.
• Lin Yuan considered Ye Yiyi's differences from Gu Yi and decided to use the Chaos Spirit Herb to test her again, resolving to stop pursuing her if the test failed.

Lin Yuan tested Ye Yiyi with the Chaos Immortal Grass to determine whether she was Gu Yi, but Gu Yi secretly used Lin Yuan’s blood to make the test fail. Lin Yuan left convinced she was not Gu Yi, while Xie Wenyun returned and explained that Jiang Lingzhou had gone ahead to the Illusory Demon Sect.

• Lin Yuan asked Ye Yiyi for a drop of blood and demonstrated that his own blood vanished into the Chaos Immortal Grass.
• Gu Yi recognized the test from the original novel and feared the plant would expose his identity.
• Xie Wenyun returned and interrupted Gu Yi just as he was about to give the plant blood.
• Gu Yi secretly used blood he had taken from Lin Yuan, so the Chaos Immortal Grass did not bloom.
• Lin Yuan accepted the result, apologized, and left; Xie Wenyun told Gu Yi that Jiang Lingzhou had gone ahead to the Illusory Demon Sect.

At the Orthodox-Demonic Friendship Conference, He Yan proposed a dangerous demonic-beast hunt and offered a magical artifact as a prize, while Gu Yi suspected he had ulterior motives. As Gu Yi searched the Illusory Demon Sect for his Life Lamp, Lin Yuan pursued the same goal and heard a rumor that Gu Yi had loved Jing Yuan.

• Gu Yi trembled while watching He Yan, and Xie Wenyun steadied him as He Yan noticed a hostile gaze and identified Lin Yuan.
• He Yan proposed a demonic-beast hunting contest where the winner could choose a favored person first and receive a magical artifact, and Jing Yuan reluctantly agreed with rules against harming other participants.
• Gu Yi received gifts and love letters while Jiang Lingzhou and Xie Wenyun turned away visitors, and Lin Yuan continued avoiding him in public.
• Gu Yi overheard Illusory Demon Sect disciples claim that he had loved Jing Yuan, while Lin Yuan arrived and asked whom Gu Yi had liked.
• An Illusory Demon Sect disciple told Lin Yuan that Gu Yi had loved Jing Yuan, leaving Lin Yuan confused by the revelation.

Gu Yi heard Illusory Demon Sect disciples spread a false rumor that he had risen to power through a relationship with Jing Yuan, and Lin Yuan threatened one of them for repeating it. On the day of the beast hunt, Gu Yi entered the Illusory Beast Purgatory with Jiang Lingzhou and Xie Wenyun, and the three stopped to rest after finding no beasts.

• An Illusory Demon Sect disciple claimed Gu Yi had become sect leader because Jing Yuan favored his looks and gave him cultivation resources.
• Lin Yuan cut off the disciple’s topknot and warned him not to discuss Gu Yi again; Gu Yi then told the disciples to stop spreading rumors that could harm Jing Yuan’s reputation.
• Gu Yi wondered why Lin Yuan had reacted so angrily and remained irritated with Jing Yuan for failing to control his sect’s disciples.
• Jing Yuan opened the Illusory Beast Purgatory for the beast hunt after warning participants not to kill one another.
• Gu Yi entered the secret realm with Jiang Lingzhou and Xie Wenyun, and they rested in a clearing after finding no demonic beasts.

Gu Yi overheard orthodox disciples slandering him and confronted A Ke when she came over to insult him. He left A Ke bloodied and furious, while Zhao Chen hesitated to defend her.

• Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou left Gu Yi by the fire, where Zhao Chen and other disciples discussed rumors about him.
• A Ke approached Gu Yi and mocked him, so he tripped her and slapped her.
• When A Ke tried to hit him back, Gu Yi caught her wrist, slapped her again, and tripped her as she charged at him.
• Zhao Chen helped the injured A Ke up, but Gu Yi complained that his hand hurt, and Zhao Chen suggested they let the matter go.

Gu Yi’s campsite was interrupted by A Ke, who returned mortally wounded after an ambush. As she died, she warned that someone was trying to kill them, leaving Gu Yi and his companions facing a new threat.

• Lin Ning arrived with Lin Yuan and drove Zhao Chen and the other disciples away from Gu Yi’s campsite.
• Gu Yi teased Lin Ning, provoking dark looks from Lin Yuan and Xiao Cheng before the group left to hunt demonic beasts.
• Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou returned and competed to care for Gu Yi’s irritated eyes, then spent the night beside him.
• At dawn, Gu Yi heard A Ke calling for help and found her badly wounded in the woods.
• A Ke told Gu Yi that someone had ambushed them and wanted to kill them, then died despite his efforts to help her.

Gu Yi, Xie Wenyun, and Jiang Lingzhou discovered that black-clad cultivators were hunting the disciples trapped in the secret realm and hid to survive. After hearing that the Qingling Sword Sect disciples were being targeted, Gu Yi worried that Lin Yuan and the others were in danger.

• Gu Yi identified sword wounds among the dead disciples and concluded that someone was hunting them, so the three decided to hide and seek other survivors.
• Gu Yi stopped Jiang Lingzhou from attacking a dozen peak Golden Core pursuers, then watched Mu Yang defeat them while Yezi escaped with him.
• Gu Yi refused to join Mu Yang and Yezi, and the three hid in a concealed tree hollow for two days as black-clad men searched for survivors.
• The three overheard that Mu Yang had gathered around thirty disciples and that most of the others had been killed.
• Gu Yi heard the black-clad men say Brother Chu was targeting three Qingling Sword Sect disciples, and learned that two had escaped while the remaining one's power had surged.

Gu Yi saved Lin Yuan from Chu Jing and escaped with him after discovering that He Yan had orchestrated a massacre targeting both righteous and demonic disciples. The two took shelter in a cave, while Gu Yi realized He Yan intended to spark a war between the righteous path and the Demonic Cult.

• Chu Jing attacked Lin Yuan after his inner demon surged and the spell One Leaf Obscures the Eyes blinded him, while Lin Ning and Xiao Cheng escaped the fight.
• Xiao Cheng was wounded while protecting Lin Ning, and Lin Yuan fought Chu Jing as the people in black surrounded them.
• Gu Yi recognized that He Yan had arranged the slaughter of disciples from both sides and urged the others to stop it.
• Gu Yi appeared in time to knock Chu Jing unconscious, but Chu Jing's sword cut the jade pendant that concealed Gu Yi's aura.
• Lin Yuan recognized Gu Yi and embraced and kissed him before Gu Yi led him to a cave, where they hid behind a barrier.

Gu Yi rescued Lin Yuan from Chu Jing and entered his sea of consciousness to investigate the inner demon that Lin Yuan refused to eliminate. The inner demon revealed it had formed when Lin Yuan advanced to Golden Core, after Gu Yi left him behind, and claimed Lin Yuan kept it because it let him see Gu Yi.

• Gu Yi and his companions found Lin Ning carrying the unconscious Xiao Cheng, and Lin Ning told Gu Yi that Lin Yuan had succumbed to demonic corruption.
• Gu Yi left Jiang Lingzhou and Xie Wenyun to handle the men in black and hurried to Lin Yuan, shielding him from Chu Jing’s attack before knocking Chu Jing away.
• Lin Yuan held Gu Yi and asked why he had left him behind, then said he could see Gu Yi only while his inner demon remained.
• Gu Yi entered Lin Yuan’s sea of consciousness and found the inner demon taking the form of Gu Yi as the Demon Venerable.
• The inner demon told Gu Yi it had formed when Lin Yuan advanced to Golden Core and claimed Lin Yuan had spared it because it let him see the Gu Yi he missed.
• Gu Yi rejected the inner demon’s explanation and reached out to seize it.

Gu Yi escaped from Lin Yuan after clearing his inner demon, then found Mu Yang and the others, who reported that Lin Ning, Xie Wenyun, and Jiang Lingzhou had been missing for three days. The chapter recounted how the three had searched for Gu Yi and Lin Yuan, and left them waiting at Mu Yang’s camp with Gu Yi still unaccounted for.

• Gu Yi cleared Lin Yuan’s inner demon, but Lin Yuan’s divine sense chased and entangled him, and Gu Yi fled while Lin Yuan slept.
• Gu Yi reached Mu Yang’s group and learned that Yezi had stabilized Xiao Cheng, while Lin Ning, Xie Wenyun, and Jiang Lingzhou had been missing for three days.
• Gu Yi realized he and Lin Yuan had spent seven days in the lair, then recalled how Lin Ning, Xie Wenyun, and Jiang Lingzhou had searched for them.
• Jiang Lingzhou found Gu Yi’s jade-pendant tassel among the black-clad corpses, and Xie Wenyun led the group to find Yezi and Mu Yang so Xiao Cheng could receive treatment.
• Mu Yang told them that Gu Yi and Lin Yuan had never reached the camp, and Xie Wenyun stopped Jiang Lingzhou from rushing out to search for Gu Yi.

After Gu Yi returned alone, Jiang Lingzhou refused to stop searching for Senior Sister Ye, and Xie Wenyun and Lin Ning pursued him. Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou fell from a dangerous cliff together, with Jiang Lingzhou pushing something cold into Xie Wenyun’s hand before darkness engulfed them.

• Gu Yi returned to Yezi and lied that he had not found Lin Yuan, then discovered his cultivation showed signs of advancing.
• Gu Yi decided to wait for the others and try to cultivate, but he could not break through to Golden Core.
• Xie Wenyun and Lin Ning found Jiang Lingzhou, who refused to return and continued searching for Senior Sister Ye.
• At a cliff where their spiritual energy failed, Xie Wenyun caught Jiang Lingzhou as he slipped, but a mysterious force dragged them toward the edge.
• The vine holding them snapped, and Jiang Lingzhou pushed something cold into Xie Wenyun’s hand as they fell into the abyss.

Lin Yuan woke after Gu Yi saved him and realized Gu Yi had left again, while the disciples prepared to rescue Jiang Lingzhou and Xie Wenyun from a cliff. Lin Yuan returned to camp and reunited with everyone, leaving Gu Yi flustered as Lin Yuan began to explain who had saved him.

• Lin Yuan woke in a beast lair, remembered that Gu Yi had saved him and removed his inner demon, and resolved to find him among the secret-realm disciples.
• Lin Ning returned to camp and reported that Jiang Lingzhou and Xie Wenyun had fallen from a vine-covered cliff.
• Gu Yi, Mu Yang, and the others decided that Gu Yi and Mu Yang would go search for the missing disciples while Lin Ning stayed to care for Xiao Cheng.
• Lin Yuan arrived at camp, and Lin Ning embraced him in relief before he assured her he was unharmed.
• Lin Yuan said that someone had saved him, and Gu Yi hurriedly interrupted by announcing that he and Mu Yang would leave to rescue Jiang Lingzhou and Xie Wenyun.

Xie Wenyun rescued the unconscious Jiang Lingzhou from the cliff and carried him to safety before falling asleep. Meanwhile, Lin Yuan set out to find Gu Yi, who was searching with Mu Yang when Chu Jing and his men attacked them.

• Jiang Lingzhou shielded Xie Wenyun from falling rocks, and vines caught them before they plunged to their deaths.
• Xie Wenyun cut Jiang Lingzhou free, carried him to safety, returned his ring, and fell asleep beside him.
• Lin Yuan learned from Lin Ning that a disciple who had gone looking for his junior sister was still missing, and he left to search for Gu Yi.
• Gu Yi and Mu Yang searched for the vine-covered cliff, but Chu Jing appeared with black-clad followers and ordered them to attack.
• Gu Yi decided Mu Yang could handle the fight and looked for somewhere to hide.

Gu Yi escaped Mu Yang’s fight with Chu Jing and encountered Zhao Chen while searching for Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou. Zhao Chen tried to assault him, but Lin Yuan intervened, and Gu Yi killed Zhao Chen at Lin Yuan’s urging.

• Gu Yi left Mu Yang to fight Chu Jing and headed toward Vine Cliff to search for Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou.
• Gu Yi met Zhao Chen in the mist and grew suspicious when Zhao Chen claimed he was looking for his junior sister.
• Zhao Chen deceived Gu Yi with a claim that two figures were nearby, then grabbed and tried to assault him.
• Lin Yuan severed Zhao Chen’s hand and knocked him down before Gu Yi kicked him while venting his anger.
• Lin Yuan told Gu Yi to kill Zhao Chen, and his sword beheaded Zhao Chen.

Gu Yi and Lin Yuan reached the cliff where Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou had fallen, and followed their tracks in search of them. Lin Yuan deduced that Xie Wenyun was carrying the injured Jiang Lingzhou, then remarked that Gu Yi’s feet seemed large for a woman.

• Gu Yi thanked Lin Yuan for killing Zhao Chen, then set off to find Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou.
• Lin Yuan insisted on accompanying Gu Yi, and they discovered that their spiritual energy vanished within a particular area.
• Gu Yi began climbing down a vine toward the cliff bottom, but it came loose, and Lin Yuan caught him as he fell.
• Lin Yuan dropped Gu Yi onto the ground, and Gu Yi retaliated by stomping mud onto Lin Yuan’s shoe.
• Gu Yi and Lin Yuan followed footprints along the bottom of the cliff, and Lin Yuan concluded that Xie Wenyun was carrying Jiang Lingzhou.
• Lin Yuan asked why Miss Ye’s feet were larger than an ordinary woman’s, and Gu Yi replied that he was also taller than average.

Gu Yi and Lin Yuan were attacked by Love Vines in the mist, and Lin Yuan rescued Gu Yi while suffering severe wounds. After realizing the vines had made them hallucinate and act on their desires, Gu Yi found Lin Yuan unconscious and decided not to blame him for what had happened.

• Gu Yi and Lin Yuan encountered a swarm of vines that attacked and entangled them in the mist.
• Lin Yuan was pierced through the chest and wounded further, but fought on to cut the vines binding Gu Yi.
• Lin Yuan rescued Gu Yi, and Love Vine poison made them hallucinate and embrace and kiss.
• Gu Yi recognized the vines as Love Vines and realized their pollen had also drained their spiritual power.
• Gu Yi found Lin Yuan unconscious and badly injured, then said he would not blame him because Lin Yuan had saved him.

After recovering from the vine poison, Lin Yuan believed Gu Yi’s claim that he had hallucinated and tried to take liberties with him. When Gu Yi’s Golden Core tribulation struck, Lin Yuan rushed to his side and helped him withstand the final bolt.

• Gu Yi told Lin Yuan that poisoned hallucinations had made him mistake Gu Yi for someone else and try to molest him.
• Lin Yuan accepted Gu Yi’s explanation and apologized, promising that the Qingling Sword Sect would compensate him.
• As they rested for the night, Golden Core tribulation lightning gathered, and Gu Yi went alone to a nearby hill to face it.
• Gu Yi endured successive bolts with a protective barrier until the final strike descended.
• Lin Yuan appeared beside Gu Yi with Ink Sea circling overhead, and asked why Gu Yi had not woken him for the tribulation.

Xiao Cheng woke from his injuries and comforted Lin Ning, who admitted her regrets and fear of losing him. Lin Ning then told him that Xiao Yuan had met Demon Venerable Gu Yi, leaving Xiao Cheng to suspect Gu Yi kept his distance to protect Xiao Yuan and the Qingling Sword Sect.

• Xiao Cheng woke while Lin Ning slept beside him, and he asked Yezi to let her rest.
• Lin Ning woke, broke down in tears, and confessed how much she relied on Xiao Cheng and regretted her past behavior.
• Xiao Cheng comforted Lin Ning and told her not to blame herself for his injuries.
• Xiao Cheng asked about Xiao Yuan, and Lin Ning revealed that Gu Yi had saved him and dual cultivated with him for seven days.
• Lin Ning complained that Gu Yi had avoided Xiao Yuan for years, while Xiao Cheng suggested he might be keeping away to protect Xiao Yuan and the Qingling Sword Sect.

Gu Yi, Xie Wenyun, and Lin Yuan reunited in a cave with the unconscious Jiang Lingzhou and decided to rest before leaving the Secret Realm. During the night, Jiang Lingzhou mistook Xie Wenyun for Gu Yi and clung to him, and Gu Yi woke to see them together.

• Gu Yi tried to check Jiang Lingzhou's injuries, but Xie Wenyun stopped him and explained that Jiang Lingzhou had been poisoned by the cliff vines and struck by falling rocks.
• Xie Wenyun brought Gu Yi and Lin Yuan to the cave where Jiang Lingzhou lay unconscious, and they agreed to rest there until morning before returning.
• Gu Yi fell asleep by the fire while Lin Yuan rested at the cave entrance, and Xie Wenyun stayed awake beside Jiang Lingzhou.
• Jiang Lingzhou rolled over, hugged Xie Wenyun, and called him Senior Sister Ye while saying he liked him.
• Gu Yi woke and laughed when he saw Jiang Lingzhou clinging to Xie Wenyun, who admitted Jiang Lingzhou had mistaken him for Gu Yi.

Gu Yi and the others encountered a vine demoness while carrying the unconscious Jiang Lingzhou, and Gu Yi was poisoned protecting him. Lin Yuan defeated the demoness and gave Xie Wenyun the flower that could neutralize the poison, then hurried off to search for his Gu Yi.

• Xie Wenyun carried Jiang Lingzhou while Gu Yi supported him, and Xie Wenyun grew jealous over Gu Yi's care for Jiang Lingzhou and the protective amulet around his neck.
• The group met a vine demoness, who attacked them with vines and poisonous pollen.
• Xie Wenyun and Lin Yuan fought the demoness while Gu Yi sheltered Jiang Lingzhou behind a spiritual barrier.
• When a poisonous thorn flew toward Jiang Lingzhou, Gu Yi caught it with his bare hand and was injured.
• Lin Yuan struck down the demoness and cut the flower from her head, which Xie Wenyun could use to neutralize Gu Yi's poison.
• Lin Yuan scolded Gu Yi for getting hurt, tossed the flower to Xie Wenyun, and left to search for his Gu Yi's Life Lamp.

After purging the toxins, Gu Yi discovered that the mist had trapped his companions in illusions based on their feelings for him. He broke Jiang Lingzhou, Xie Wenyun, and Lin Yuan out of their delusions, but Lin Yuan was upset that Gu Yi had interrupted him just before he caught his imagined Gu Yi.

• Jiang Lingzhou woke in an illusion where he believed he had returned to the Taichu Sect, while Lin Yuan chased an illusory Gu Yi and Xie Wenyun remained unaware of the mist's effects.
• Gu Yi opened his eyes and found Jiang Lingzhou acting out an imaginary wedding with him, so he kicked Jiang Lingzhou and fed him Love Vine stamens to end the illusion.
• Gu Yi discovered Xie Wenyun was reading an imaginary book about extending his junior sister's life and became embarrassed when Jiang Lingzhou accused Xie Wenyun of wanting to practice dual cultivation with him.
• Gu Yi left Jiang Lingzhou and Xie Wenyun arguing and punched Lin Yuan in the abdomen to break his illusion.
• Lin Yuan recovered and angrily told Gu Yi that he had almost caught the person he was chasing.