Recaps

Huang Xiao met Shi Hen and Liu Tengfan and explained that the Demon Refining Formula made people vulnerable to the Supreme Demon Token. They agreed to keep their affliction hidden from Kui Yong and leave Wei Yidao’s neutralization unnoticed, while awaiting contact with the Three Immortal Mountains.

• Huang Xiao reunited with Shi Hen and Liu Tengfan, who asked how he had persuaded Pang Ji to withdraw.
• Huang Xiao explained that the Demon Refining Formula caused the Supreme Demon Token’s influence and that he had found a way to neutralize it.
• Shi Hen and Liu Tengfan advised Huang Xiao not to neutralize their formulas yet, so Kui Yong would not discover his and Huo Lian’s plans.
• Shi Hen proposed that Wei Yidao cultivate the Demon Refining Formula again to conceal that it had been neutralized.
• Huang Xiao agreed that Wei Yidao could do so, and Shi Hen said Pang Ji would keep the secret because of his ambition for power.

Li Bai arrived to join Huang Xiao, Shi Hen, and Liu Tengfan, and the group discovered that his strength had risen dramatically during seclusion. He explained that he had gained inspiration from ancient sword marks on a forgotten cliff face, leaving the others to reflect on the Three Immortal Mountains’ neglected treasure.

• Li Bai arrived from the Three Immortal Mountains after receiving Huang Xiao’s message, and Shi Hen and Liu Tengfan sensed that his strength had soared.
• Huang Xiao, Shi Hen, and Liu Tengfan asked Li Bai how he had improved so much, and he agreed to explain.
• Li Bai said his seclusion had involved studying sword marks left by masters who fought during the Ancient Times.
• Li Bai revealed that the Three Immortal Mountains’ forebears had obtained the cliff face but forgotten it beneath piled-up belongings for over ten thousand years.
• Shi Hen remarked that the Three Immortal Mountains might have produced many Sword Dao masters if they had valued the cliff face earlier.

Li Bai told Huang Xiao and the others that the Demon Hall’s experts were heading to Mist Mountain, and Huang Xiao realized they were likely targeting the Divine Beast Holy Land and the Soaring Immortal Fruit. With Huo Lian unreachable and the divine beasts and Huang Xiao’s loved ones at risk, they decided to act before the Demon Hall could break the formation seal.

• Shi Hen said Li Bai was uniquely suited to uncover the cliff face’s Sword Dao mysteries, and Liu Tengfan acknowledged that Li Bai’s strength now surpassed his own.
• Li Bai reported that Pang Yi, Pang Ji, Mo Pozheng, and the seven former Demon Hall Masters had left for Mist Mountain.
• Huang Xiao concluded that the Demon Hall was heading for the Divine Beast Holy Land to seize the Soaring Immortal Fruit.
• Shi Hen warned that Mo Pozheng might break the formation seal around the Divine Beast Holy Land, putting the divine beasts and Huang Xiao’s loved ones in danger.
• Huang Xiao said Huo Lian could not be reached for another month, so Li Bai proposed that their allied forces act without him.
• Shi Hen asked Liu Tengfan to escort the others to the Three Immortal Mountains while he stayed behind to act.

Liu Tengfan led forces toward the Three Immortal Mountains while Shi Hen, Huang Xiao, and Li Bai hurried to the Divine Beast Holy Land to respond to the Demon Hall. Pang Yi and the Demon Hall reached the Holy Land, intent on breaking its formation and claiming the Soaring Immortal Fruit under Kui Yong’s order.

• Li Bai arranged for a Three Immortal Mountains disciple to guide Liu Tengfan and his forces, then set out with Shi Hen and Huang Xiao for the Divine Beast Holy Land.
• Shi Hen warned Huang Xiao and Li Bai to follow cautiously and avoid confronting the Demon Hall until reinforcements arrived.
• Xuanyuan Xing detected the Demon Hall’s approach and fled after the group triggered a warning formation.
• Pang Yi, Pang Ji, and the others reached the Divine Beast Holy Land and found traces of someone who had recently escaped.
• Pang Yi recalled Kui Yong’s order to break the grand formation, check the Formation Seal and Soaring Immortal Fruit, and seize the fruit if it had ripened.
• Pang Yi resented having to obey Kui Yong and worried that the other Demon Hall members would prevent him from claiming the fruit for himself.

Pang Yi’s group debated whether to break the formation around the Divine Beast Holy Land, while Pang Ji warned that doing so might help Huo Lian and others claim the Soaring Immortal Fruit. After Mo Pozheng estimated that breaking the formation would take at least half a month, Pang Yi ordered the work to begin.

• Pang Ji questioned the timing of breaking the formation, arguing that Huo Lian’s absence suggested the Soaring Immortal Fruit was not yet ripe.
• Pang Yi ordered the group to investigate the surroundings and set up defensive formations before proceeding.
• Pang Ji and the others returned from setting up formations while Mo Pozheng continued examining the Grand Formation.
• Mo Pozheng estimated that breaking the formation would take at least half a month, and possibly longer.
• Pang Yi ordered Mo Pozheng, Pang Ji, and the seven Seniors to begin breaking the formation while the other Demon Hall experts stood guard.

Xuanyuan Xing left the Divine Beast Holy Land to warn his people, but met Huang Xiao, Li Bai, and Shi Hen on the way and learned that reinforcements had already been notified. The four returned toward the Demon Hall’s formation to investigate and disrupt its plans while awaiting their allies.

• Xuanyuan Xing saw Pang Ji and the Demon Hall’s Seven Former Hall Masters gathering near the Divine Beast Holy Land, then hurried toward the outskirts to notify his people.
• Xuanyuan Xing met Huang Xiao, Li Bai, and Shi Hen, who told him that Senior Li had already sent word to the Great Powers and that Pang Yi and Mo Pozheng were also present.
• Xuanyuan Xing agreed with Huang Xiao, Li Bai, and Shi Hen to approach the Demon Hall’s forces and delay them until reinforcements arrived.
• The four cautiously avoided the Demon Hall’s perimeter guards, and Xuanyuan Xing warned them that the formation was just ahead.

Huang Xiao, Li Bai, Shi Hen, and Xuanyuan Xing infiltrated the formations around the Demon Hall experts and watched them try to break Kui Yong’s grand formation. As Huo Lian’s arrival drew near, Mo Pozheng proposed setting up a vast formation that could encompass the Divine Beast Holy Land.

• Huang Xiao and his companions chose the formation laid by the least skilled practitioner and slipped through it without raising an alarm.
• Pang Yi worried about Mo Pozheng and the Supreme Demon Token, but urged the group breaking the formation to preserve their strength.
• The four intruders spotted Pang Yi and the others working on Kui Yong’s formation and decided to watch rather than attack.
• After a day of slow progress, Mo Pozheng warned that Huo Lian and his companions could arrive before the formation was broken.
• Mo Pozheng proposed quickly setting up a grand formation large enough to encompass the Divine Beast Holy Land.

Mo Pozheng deployed the Tomb Clan’s powerful formation using Kui Yong’s Black Needles, trapping the Demon Hall experts inside and buying time to break the Divine Beast Holy Land’s formation. Huang Xiao and the others failed to seize the needles, and the Demon Hall resumed its attempt to reach the Soaring Immortal Fruit.

• Mo Pozheng revealed that he had brought the Black Needles needed to form a barrier against Huo Lian and the others, and Pang Yi ordered him to deploy it.
• Huang Xiao, Xuanyuan Xing, Shi Hen, and Li Bai agreed to attack when Mo Pozheng was halfway through setting up the formation and seize some needles.
• Mo Pozheng scattered the needles and completed the formation almost instantly, leaving the four unable to act.
• The formation covered the perimeter and trapped the Demon Hall experts inside, preventing Huo Lian and the others from attacking them directly.
• Pang Yi ordered the others to resume breaking the Divine Beast Holy Land’s formation while the Demon Hall experts watched.

Huang Xiao, Li Bai, Shi Hen, and Xuanyuan Xing began searching for a way to break Mo Pozheng’s defensive formation from within while avoiding the Demon Hall. After the Three Immortal Mountains alerted the other sects, Wu Xuancang, Zuo Qiu Shu, and Xuan Tu prepared to join forces against the Demon Hall at the Divine Beast Holy Land.

• Huang Xiao proposed breaking Mo Pozheng’s defensive formation from within, and the four agreed to study separate directions and compare their findings daily.
• The Three Immortal Mountains quickly informed the sects entitled to participate in the struggle for the Soaring Immortal Fruit about the Demon Hall’s movements.
• Wu Xuancang said he would go alone from the Three Immortal Mountains, fearing the Demon Hall might use the Divine Beast Holy Land as a feint to attack his sect.
• Zuo Qiu Shu agreed to join forces with Wu Xuancang and Xuan Tu, and Xuan Tu assured her he would kill Demon Hall members if the opportunity arose.
• Wu Xuancang entrusted the Three Immortal Mountains to Zen Master Duheng and Abbess Jingluo, then set out with the others.

Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly, Feng He, Leng Guhan, and the Three Immortal Mountains converged on the Divine Beast Holy Land after the Demon Hall’s experts moved to claim the Soaring Immortal Fruit. They found a formidable formation blocking the way, and Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly waited for the other factions to arrive so they could decide what to do.

• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly left Imperial Remnant Manor to prevent the Demon Hall from obtaining the Soaring Immortal Fruit, while Xuanyuan Song raised the manor’s defenses on the Ancestor’s orders.
• Leng Guhan set out alone for Mist Mountain to join the Three Immortal Mountains, while Jiang Pandong decided the Heavenly Evil Sect would not compete.
• Feng He chose to pursue the Soaring Immortal Fruit despite knowing that many surviving experts were stronger than him.
• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly reached the Divine Beast Holy Land and found a grand formation that would take years to break, so she waited for allies.
• Feng He arrived and kept his distance from Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly, then the Three Immortal Mountains arrived with Leng Guhan among them.

Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and the others discovered that the Demon Hall had concealed itself behind a newly established formation and debated whether to break through or wait. Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly suspected Huo Lian had deliberately delayed his arrival, while Xuan Tu wanted to hurry to protect the younger divine beasts.

• Zuo Qiu Shu demanded an explanation from Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly for torturing Du Fuzhou and the others, but Xuan Tu urged her to let the matter go.
• Wu Xuancang explained that Huo Lian was away on business and might not arrive for a month, prompting Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly to suspect he knew the Demon Hall's formation would delay them.
• Xuan Tu identified the formation as a recently established barrier, and everyone who examined it agreed they could not break it within a month.
• Wu Xuancang, Leng Guhan, and Feng He wondered what had happened to Huang Xiao, Li Bai, Shi Hen, and Xuanyuan Xing, who were all missing.
• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly proposed waiting for Huo Lian or ambushing the Demon Hall for the Soaring Immortal Fruit, while Xuan Tu remained concerned for the younger divine beasts.

The group debated whether to wait for the Demon Hall’s people or break the formation while waiting for Huo Lian to return. Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and Leng Guhan provoked Feng He into a fight, which ended with Leng Guhan revealing unexpectedly powerful Sword Qi and pressing his attack.

• Feng He agreed with Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly’s suggestion to lie in wait, while Zuo Qiu Shu objected and Fan Zhuolang proposed breaking the formation while guarding against the Demon Hall’s escape.
• Leng Guhan and Feng He argued over whether Feng He was afraid to break Kui Yong’s formation, and Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly said Leng Guhan was stronger than him.
• Wu Xuancang tried to end the dispute, but Feng He challenged Leng Guhan to a fight.
• Leng Guhan struck Feng He with Sword Qi, forcing him to retreat, then followed up with a claw attack and challenged Feng He to show his true claw force.

Leng Guhan overwhelmed Feng He in a brief exchange, and his Sword Qi struck the invisible formation, alerting Mo Pozheng that outsiders had arrived. The Demon Hall revealed the scene beyond the formation and saw seven powerful figures, while Huo Lian’s whereabouts remained unknown.

• Feng He attacked Leng Guhan with his signature Claw Force, but Leng Guhan countered with powerful Sword Qi and forced him to retreat.
• Xuan Tu stopped Leng Guhan from pursuing Feng He, and Fan Zhuolang urged everyone to focus on breaking the formation.
• Mo Pozheng sensed that someone had disturbed the formation and told Pang Ji that outsiders had arrived.
• Pang Yi led the group toward the formation’s edge, while Huang Xiao and his three companions hid nearby.
• Mo Pozheng used his techniques to reveal the scene outside, and Pang Yi saw Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly, Xuan Tu, Wu Xuancang, Fan Zhuolang, Zuo Qiu Shu, Leng Guhan, and Feng He.
• Pang Ji asked whether Huo Lian had arrived, but Mo Pozheng said he could not detect anyone who had not disturbed the formation.

Wu Xuancang and the others began attacking the formation after Feng He left, while the Demon Hall considered recruiting him. Hidden inside, Huang Xiao proposed weakening the formation by pulling out its fine needles so they could join forces with the experts outside.

• Wu Xuancang and the others agreed to break the formation, but Feng He left after admitting he could not face Leng Guhan and had no claim to the Soaring Immortal Fruit.
• Wu Xuancang worried Feng He might join the Demon Hall, but Zuo Qiu Shu and Fan Zhuolang said they could kill him later; Mo Pozheng then suggested recruiting him.
• Mo Pozheng judged the outside group’s attacks too weak to break the formation, so Pang Yi and the others left to work on the formation outside the Divine Beast Holy Land.
• Huang Xiao and his three companions, still hidden inside the formation, worried that the Soaring Immortal Fruit would ripen before the outsiders broke through.
• Huang Xiao proposed pulling fine needles from the formation to weaken it, and said the four could coordinate from inside with the experts outside.

Huang Xiao, Li Bai, Shi Hen, and Xuanyuan Xing debated whether to risk weakening the formation before the Demon Hall could reach the Soaring Immortal Fruit. Meanwhile, Feng He left Mist Mountain and encountered a powerful disguised man whose Imperishability Chapter aura revealed his connection to the Demon Hall.

• Shi Hen warned that pulling fine needles from the formation could alert Mo Pozheng, while Xuanyuan Xing rejected Huang Xiao's dangerous plan and proposed searching for weaknesses for another half month.
• Feng He left Mist Mountain in anger after realizing he had fallen behind Leng Guhan and would likely lose his share of the Soaring Immortal Fruit.
• Feng He decided to hide in the Ghost Capital and turn to the Demon Hall if Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and the others moved against him.
• An old man in black robes appeared before Feng He and asked whether he wanted to live or die, then revealed an aura Feng He recognized as the Imperishability Chapter's Supreme Demonic Qi.

Kui Yong emerged and ordered Feng He to accompany him to the Divine Beast Holy Land, but he changed course after learning Huang Xiao was nearby. Kui Yong began searching Mist Mountain for Huang Xiao and the Longevity Chapter while Feng He stayed behind and chose to side with him.

• Kui Yong revealed himself to Feng He, who recognized the Imperishability Chapter and agreed to serve as his errand-runner rather than risk being killed.
• Feng He told Kui Yong that Huang Xiao and his companions might still be near Mist Mountain after withdrawing from Pang Yi's group.
• Kui Yong left Feng He behind and went to search for Huang Xiao, whose Longevity Chapter had helped prompt his early emergence.
• Feng He decided to wait for Kui Yong, reasoning that Wu Xuancang's side would not spare him and fleeing could leave him hunted by both sides.
• Kui Yong searched the surrounding terrain for traces of Huang Xiao and chose to take his time, hoping to obtain the Longevity Chapter before Huang Xiao learned he had emerged.

Huang Xiao and the others studied the fine-needle formations inside Mo Pozheng’s formation while the outer formation around the Divine Beast Holy Land neared collapse. Huang Xiao pushed to act before the Demon Hall could seize the divine beasts, but Xuanyuan Xing urged caution, leaving the group divided.

• Huang Xiao, Xuanyuan Xing, Shi Hen, and Li Bai compared their progress and found they had comprehended formations around only sixteen fine needles between them.
• The four realized they had no way to contact Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and the others outside the formation.
• Mo Pozheng announced that the formation around the Divine Beast Holy Land could break at any moment, and Pang Yi ordered his forces to seize the Soaring Immortal Fruit or capture the divine beasts.
• Huang Xiao feared for his wives, Demon Phoenix, and Hong Yi, and urged the others to act before the formation broke.
• Xuanyuan Xing opposed acting without coordination, while Li Bai and Shi Hen sided with Huang Xiao.

Huang Xiao, Shi Hen, Li Bai, and Xuanyuan Xing revealed themselves and seized nineteen fine needles from Mo Pozheng’s formation. As Pang Yi’s group attacked, Huang Xiao warned Li Bai that Mo Pozheng had something capable of suppressing him and Shi Hen.

• After Pang Ji spotted their hiding place, Xuanyuan Xing, Huang Xiao, Shi Hen, and Li Bai rushed to seize the fine needles they had studied.
• Huang Xiao grabbed four needles, while Shi Hen and Li Bai each took six and Xuanyuan Xing took three, leaving nearly a fifth of the formation’s needles missing.
• Pang Yi tried to stop Huang Xiao from taking another needle, but Huang Xiao knocked it flying and secured it first.
• Mo Pozheng admitted he did not understand the formation well enough to know whether losing the needles would make it collapse.
• When Shi Hen retreated at the sight of Mo Pozheng, Huang Xiao warned Li Bai that Mo Pozheng could suppress him and Shi Hen, and Li Bai charged to keep Mo Pozheng away from Shi Hen.

Li Bai, Xuanyuan Xing, and Shi Hen fought Mo Pozheng and the former Demon Hall Masters while Huang Xiao faced Pang Yi. Huang Xiao and Pang Yi remained evenly matched, and the formation still showed no sign of breaking.

• Li Bai drew the Ganjiang Sword and provoked Mo Pozheng, who ordered the group to join forces against their opponents.
• Xuanyuan Xing took on Pang Ji, while Li Bai and Shi Hen each faced three former Hall Masters.
• Huang Xiao recognized that Pang Yi had grown stronger with the Supreme Demon Saber and drew his Dao Realm Imitation Saber to fight him.
• Pang Yi and Huang Xiao traded saber attacks, and their clash injured both of them without giving either a decisive advantage.
• Pang Yi pressed Huang Xiao, but Huang Xiao escaped his attack and struck back; Pang Yi realized he still lacked confidence in killing him.

Huang Xiao was cornered by Pang Yi and Mo Pozheng, so he traded opponents with Xuanyuan Xing and joined him against the Former Hall Masters. Their surprise attack badly injured the Third Hall Master, but Huang Xiao and his allies remained surrounded and outnumbered.

• Pang Yi called Mo Pozheng to help corner Huang Xiao, while the two Former Hall Masters continued attacking Li Bai.
• Huang Xiao saw Xuanyuan Xing struggling against Pang Ji and the Former Hall Masters, then rushed over and called for them to switch opponents.
• Xuanyuan Xing agreed, and Huang Xiao struck back at the Second Hall Master, overpowering him with his greater strength as the current Hall Master.
• Huang Xiao and Xuanyuan Xing suddenly joined forces against the Third Hall Master and sent him flying with a heavy blow.
• Mo Pozheng supported the injured Third Hall Master as he withdrew to recover, and Pang Yi angrily rebuked Huang Xiao.

As the formation destabilized, Pang Yi’s forces overwhelmed Huang Xiao, Xuanyuan Xing, Shi Hen, and Li Bai, leaving the four prepared to fight to the death. Just as their enemies charged, the formation collapsed.

• Huang Xiao and Xuanyuan Xing joined forces against Pang Yi and Mo Pozheng while the others continued trying to unravel the formation.
• Xuan Tu sensed the formation had become unstable, and the group concluded it might collapse outright rather than gradually weaken.
• Pang Yi’s reinforcements pushed Huang Xiao and his three companions to the brink, and Pang Yi ordered his men to kill them.
• Huang Xiao and the others resolved to concentrate their last strength on whoever charged first, briefly slowing the attack.
• Pang Ji urged the attackers forward, and the formation collapsed as the two sides were about to clash.

Huang Xiao and his companions escaped the Demon Hall members when the formation collapsed and joined Wu Xuancang’s group. With the Divine Beast Holy Land’s formation close to breaking, both sides launched into battle, and Pang Yi chose to face Leng Guhan.

• Huang Xiao and his three companions reached Wu Xuancang and the others, forcing the Demon Hall members to halt their pursuit.
• Li Bai and Xuanyuan Xing revealed that the Divine Beast Holy Land’s formation was close to collapsing after more than twenty days of attacks.
• Zuo Qiu Shu and Fan Zhuolang called for the Demon Hall members to be killed, and Pang Yi ordered his group to attack.
• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly moved to fight Pang Ji, while Zuo Qiu Shu charged at Mo Pozheng.
• Pang Yi dismissed Mo Pozheng’s warning and chose Leng Guhan as his opponent.

Pang Ji and Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly began fighting while Xuan Tu, Wu Xuancang, and Fan Zhuolang faced the seven former Hall Masters. Leng Guhan fought Pang Yi and revealed his improved strength, ending the exchange by declaring that Pang Yi was far weaker than Huang Xiao.

• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly challenged Pang Ji, and they exchanged palm strikes as Pang Ji kept his Imitation Saber sheathed.
• Xuan Tu, Wu Xuancang, and Fan Zhuolang prepared to fight the seven former Hall Masters, while Huang Xiao warned them about their Combined Strike Method.
• Pang Yi attacked Leng Guhan with the Supreme Demon Saber, but Leng Guhan used the Zhanlu Sword to counter his moves and neutralize his force.
• Pang Yi unleashed the final slash of the Supreme Demon Saber Technique, but Leng Guhan evaded and struck Pang Yi's saber, forcing him to retreat with a wounded wrist.
• Leng Guhan told Pang Yi that he fell far short of Huang Xiao.

Leng Guhan overwhelmed Pang Yi with his Sword Qi manifestations, forcing Pang Yi to retreat and join Mo Pozheng against Leng Guhan and Zuo Qiu Shu. Meanwhile, Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly pressed Pang Ji until he drew his Imitation Saber, and she revealed the flexible sword concealed at her waist.

• Leng Guhan's Sword Qi manifestations bewildered Pang Yi, and Mo Pozheng broke away from Zuo Qiu Shu to warn Pang Yi of the danger.
• Pang Yi retreated toward Mo Pozheng, and Leng Guhan and Zuo Qiu Shu joined the fight against them.
• Pang Yi and Mo Pozheng switched opponents, with Pang Yi facing Zuo Qiu Shu and Mo Pozheng fighting Leng Guhan.
• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly maneuvered behind Pang Ji and forced him to draw his Imitation Saber to block her attack.
• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly drew the flexible sword concealed around her waist and blocked Pang Ji's slash.

Huang Xiao recovered and joined the battle, forcing Pang Yi onto the defensive until Mo Pozheng used the Supreme Demon Token to disrupt Huang Xiao's true qi. As Zuo Qiu Shu and Leng Guhan turned their attention to Mo Pozheng, Kui Yong sensed that the formation had been broken and rushed toward it.

• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly used her Crimson Flexible Sword to keep Pang Ji on the defensive while Huang Xiao finished healing his injuries.
• Huang Xiao charged Pang Yi and asked Zuo Qiu Shu to help kill the Demon Hall Master, forcing Pang Yi to retreat.
• Mo Pozheng broke away from his fight with Leng Guhan and used the Supreme Demon Token, making Huang Xiao's true qi run wild.
• Zuo Qiu Shu and Leng Guhan agreed to deal with Mo Pozheng and seize the token, while Mo Pozheng put it away.
• Pang Yi prepared to face Huang Xiao again and worried that his side would lose the Soaring Immortal Fruit if the battle dragged on.
• Kui Yong, having searched for Huang Xiao for over twenty days, sensed that Mo Pozheng's formation had been broken and vanished toward it.