Recaps

Ji Xuanying proposed using the Phantom Aura Pearl with a concealed box so Huang Xiao could detect the Longevity Daoist without revealing his own Longevity True Qi. Xuan Yuanjun agreed to prepare the formation, while Ji Xuanying urged him to summon the other elders again under the pretext of dealing with the Longevity Daoist.

• Xuan Yuanjun told Ji Xuanying and the others about the Immortal Alchemist and the possibility of finding the Longevity Daoist, giving Zuo Qiu Shu some hope.
• Ji Xuanying proposed adding Huang Xiao's Phantom Aura Pearl to the box and formation to conceal his aura while disguising his Longevity True Qi as the Longevity Daoist's.
• Ji Xuanying explained that the Phantom Aura Pearl contained some of the Longevity Daoist's aura, which could let Huang Xiao sense the Daoist without creating a resonance he could detect.
• Xuan Yuanjun said he could prepare the formation within half a month, and Zuo Qiu Shu asked what would happen afterward.
• Xuan Yuanjun worried that summoning the elders again might alert the Longevity Daoist, but Ji Xuanying advised him to call them back on the grounds of dealing with the Daoist.

Xuan Yuanjun and the others prepared to test a formation meant to hide Huang Xiao from the Longevity Daoist while he investigated the old fellows. The test showed promise, so Huang Xiao set out in disguise, leaving the group to hope the plan would succeed and help them find the Longevity Daoist and rescue Zuo Qiu Yi.

• Xuan Yuanjun decided to summon the old fellows to store their true qi in the formations, while Ji Shidao agreed to notify Demon God and the others.
• Xuan Yuanjun used Huang Xiao and Huo Lian to test the combined box and Phantom Aura Pearl formation, and Huang Xiao sensed the formation more clearly while Huo Lian sensed nothing.
• Xuan Yuanjun judged the results promising but not conclusive, and told Huang Xiao to disguise himself as a boatman before investigating the old fellows.
• Huang Xiao concealed his aura and took on the appearance of an unfamiliar, dark-skinned man, whom Xuan Yuanjun could no longer recognize by aura.
• Xuan Yuanjun sent Huang Xiao to take the risk because discovering the Longevity Daoist could help them gain the initiative and rescue Zuo Qiu Yi.

Xuan Yuanjun prepared formations to collect the old experts’ true qi for an attempt to break the Longevity Daoist’s grand formation, while Huang Xiao tried to identify the disguised Longevity Daoist among them. The old experts cooperated, but Huang Xiao sensed nothing even after drawing on nearly all his Longevity True Qi.

• Zuo Qiu Shu asked Huang Xiao to identify the Longevity Daoist so they could find a way to rescue Zuo Qiu Yi.
• Xuan Yuanjun set up seven formations around the Transfer Grand Formation and began preparing a formation to break through the Longevity Daoist’s formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun summoned the Demon God and the other old experts to pour their true qi into the formations, and they complied despite their displeasure.
• Huang Xiao used his Longevity True Qi to probe the old experts, but he sensed no response and continued until he had used nearly all of it.

Xuan Yuanjun activated his formation against the Longevity Daoist’s grand formation and estimated that continued efforts had a seventy to eighty percent chance of breaking it. After investigating Huang Xiao’s use of Longevity True Qi, Xuan Yuanjun concluded the Longevity Daoist was not among the old fellows present, leaving the group to suspect someone absent.

• Xuan Yuanjun activated his formation, but the others sensed only a slight effect on the Longevity Daoist’s formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun told the Demon God that continued work gave them a seventy to eighty percent chance of breaking the formation, while warning that they still needed to be cautious about Xu Zhiru’s secret tampering.
• Xuan Yuanjun went aboard the ship and asked Huang Xiao about the disturbance caused by his Longevity True Qi.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained that the Demon God had sensed Huang Xiao’s immense aura rather than a response from the Longevity Daoist, and said the Longevity Daoist was not among the old fellows present.
• After Xuan Yuanjun left with a sack, Tan Ming reminded Baili Zhen that some old fellows had not come, and the group suspected one of them might be the Longevity Daoist.

Xuan Yuanjun distributed the blood jade among the old fellows to ease their resentment, then privately explained to the Demon God why he had called him back. He revealed that he suspected the Longevity Daoist might be impersonating one of them, with Wen Zhaozhen as his prime suspect.

• Xuan Yuanjun divided the blood jade equally among the old fellows, and the Demon God accepted the arrangement.
• The Demon God and the other old fellows left, while Hong Yi and the others stayed aboard the ship awaiting Xuan Yuanjun.
• The Demon God secretly returned and questioned Xuan Yuanjun about the aura of Longevity True Qi he had sensed.
• Xuan Yuanjun told the Demon God he had summoned everyone for another important reason and had kept quiet because he could not rule out the Longevity Daoist impersonating one of them.
• Xuan Yuanjun named Wen Zhaozhen as his prime suspect, and the Demon God questioned whether the Longevity Daoist could truly impersonate him.

Xuan Yuanjun told the Demon God that Wen Zhaozhen was suspected of being Longevity Daoist and that Zuo Qiu Yi had been captured. They agreed to draw Wen Zhaozhen away from the Blood God Sect so Xuan Yuanjun could try to rescue Zuo Qiu Yi.

• Xuan Yuanjun used Huang Xiao’s Longevity True Qi to explain how they could identify Longevity Daoist without being detected.
• Xuan Yuanjun revealed that Zuo Qiu Yi was the Slaughter Evil Lord, had mastered the complete Longevity and Imperishability Scripture, and had been captured by Longevity Daoist.
• The Demon God judged Wen Zhaozhen the likeliest suspect and urged Xuan Yuanjun to act before Zuo Qiu Yi was killed.
• Huo Lian encouraged Xuan Yuanjun to stop hesitating, and the Demon God agreed that rescuing Zuo Qiu Yi was urgent.
• Xuan Yuanjun proposed that the Demon God lure Wen Zhaozhen out of seclusion by offering him blood jade, while Xuan Yuanjun searched the Blood God Sect for Zuo Qiu Yi.

Xuan Yuanjun and the Demon God planned to draw Wen Zhaozhen away from the Blood God Sect so Xuan Yuanjun could search for and rescue Zuo Qiu Yi. The Demon God delivered the summons, and the Blood God Sect Master relayed it to Wen Zhaozhen while considering stepping down to avoid the coming turmoil.

• Xuan Yuanjun and the Demon God agreed to travel to the Blood God Sect, where the Demon God would summon Wen Zhaozhen and Xuan Yuanjun would enter after he left.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Huang Xiao to leave the island and hide in the Desolate Domain while they attempted to rescue Zuo Qiu Yi.
• The Demon God ordered the Blood God Sect Master to tell Wen Zhaozhen to collect the blood jade at the sea relay point, warning that refusing would be treated as collusion with the enemy.
• The Blood God Sect Master disturbed Wen Zhaozhen's seclusion and passed on the message.
• Afterward, the Blood God Sect Master feared the upheaval ahead and considered resigning as Sect Master.

The Longevity Daoist left the Blood God Sect for a meeting after receiving the Demon God’s message, while Zuo Qiu Yi remained trapped in his formation. Xuan Yuanjun learned the Blood God had departed and secretly entered the sect to search for Zuo Qiu Yi, killing the Sect Master to conceal his infiltration.

• The Longevity Daoist told Zuo Qiu Yi that he would be away and would kill him after returning, while Zuo Qiu Yi saw no way to escape the formation.
• The Blood God Sect Master decided to ask the Longevity Daoist to step down when he returned, believing the Ancestor would be pleased about the blood jade.
• Xuan Yuanjun secretly entered the Blood God Sect and asked the Sect Master whether Wen Zhaozhen had left for the formation relay point.
• The Blood God Sect Master confirmed that Wen Zhaozhen had departed, and Xuan Yuanjun killed him to keep his presence secret.
• Xuan Yuanjun went to Wen Zhaozhen’s secluded cultivation chamber, where he suspected Zuo Qiu Yi was being held.

Xuan Yuanjun broke into Wen Zhaozhen’s secluded chamber and rescued Zuo Qiu Yi, confirming that Wen Zhaozhen was the Longevity Daoist. The Longevity Daoist realized his identity had been exposed but chose to let Xuan Yuanjun enjoy a brief victory while he prepared his unfinished grand formation.

• Xuan Yuanjun broke through the formations protecting Wen Zhaozhen’s chamber and triggered a hidden warning formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun found Zuo Qiu Yi, who confirmed that Wen Zhaozhen was the Longevity Daoist and warned him not to enter the inner formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun broke the formation trapping Zuo Qiu Yi, and the two escaped the Blood God Sect unnoticed.
• Wen Zhaozhen returned to the empty chamber, realized Zuo Qiu Yi had escaped, and concluded that his identity was exposed.
• The Longevity Daoist left the Blood God Sect, while its members mistook the absent Blood God for an ancestor still in seclusion and chose an acting Sect Master.

Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi investigated the Spirit Land Grand Formations and discovered signs that they were gathering power in preparation for activation. They left Ye Nishang and Feng Qilou concerned about what the Longevity Daoist was preparing to do.

• Xuan Yuanjun chose to study the Spirit Land Grand Formations with Zuo Qiu Yi before they left the Immortal Spirit Domain, delaying word to the Demon God and leaving the Slaughter Domain uninformed of Zuo Qiu Yi’s rescue.
• Three months later, Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi met Ye Nishang and Feng Qilou at the final Spirit Land and joined them in examining its Grand Formation.
• Ye Nishang reported that the formation’s oppressive pressure had vanished about a month earlier, and Xuan Yuanjun said the later formations they had studied showed the same change.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained that the formations had not yet been activated but were gathering power beforehand, a process that surprised Ye Nishang and Feng Qilou.

Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi discussed the Longevity Daoist’s vast Spirit Land Grand Formations and concluded that breaking the sea formation would not prevent him from activating his final plan. After studying the formations, they prepared to seek the Demon God and revealed that Wen Zhaozhen was the Longevity Daoist.

• Xuan Yuanjun explained that the Spirit Land Grand Formations were gathering strength and could unleash a lethal attack when activated.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi warned that the sea formation might be a trap meant to distract them, but argued that studying and breaking it could still reveal a way to challenge the other formations.
• Xuan Yuanjun said they might have to attack the Longevity Daoist while he activated the final Grand Formation, though they had not yet determined when or where he would be.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi examined the formation for three days, then told Ye Nishang and Feng Qilou that Wen Zhaozhen was the Longevity Daoist.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi prepared to go out to sea after visiting the Demon God to share what they had learned and discuss their next moves.

Xuan Yuanjun told the Demon God that the Longevity Daoist’s Spirit Land Grand Formations were accumulating power faster than expected and proposed making him doubt their security. The Demon God agreed that the Longevity Daoist might be less confident after his Blood God disguise was exposed, and the group prepared to exploit that uncertainty.

• The Demon God questioned Zuo Qiu Yi about the Longevity Daoist’s Ruthlessness Dao, and Zuo Qiu Yi explained that the Longevity Daoist had advanced beyond what others could detect.
• Xuan Yuanjun told the Demon God that the Immortal Spirit Domain’s Spirit Land Grand Formations had changed and would likely be activated sooner than expected.
• The Demon God said he could not break the Longevity Daoist’s formations, so Xuan Yuanjun proposed that he maintain a blockade to make the Longevity Daoist curious.
• Xuan Yuanjun argued that the Longevity Daoist’s confidence might have weakened after his Blood God identity was exposed, and that they could deepen his doubts about the formations.

Xuan Yuanjun and Demon God agreed to secretly work on the Immortal Spirit Domain formation to distract Longevity Daoist while Xuan Yuanjun prepared to break the formation at sea. Seven years later, Xuan Yuanjun’s group gathered at the relay site to begin, uncertain whether their preparations could withstand the hidden Killing Formation.

• Demon God agreed to coordinate formation masters to help Ye Nishang work on the Immortal Spirit Domain formation, following his advice to act in secret so Longevity Daoist would suspect a deception.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi left the Demon God Sect for Overseas, believing Longevity Daoist was focused on controlling the Spirit Land Grand Formations.
• Seven years later, Zhao Yunhui, Huo Lian, and Xuan Yuanjun checked their formations and confirmed they were ready to break the formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Ji Xuanying he was eighty percent confident, while Zuo Qiu Yi warned that breaking the formation was only the first step.
• Xuan Yuanjun’s group prepared to endure the hidden Killing Formation’s power with an external Grand Formation, and Xuanyuan Xin shouted that they could succeed.

Xuan Yuanjun and the others began using the Seven Great Treasures to attack the Longevity Daoist’s Grand Formation. The formation showed signs of change, but the outcome of the attempt remained uncertain.

• Huang Xiao showed the Demon God the revived Minghong Saber, whose Saber Soul had grown stronger while the Demon Phoenix’s consciousness remained dormant.
• Xuan Yuanjun assured the gathered elders that his Warning Formations would detect anyone sent to interfere.
• The Demon God and the others poured True Qi into seven storage formations, releasing seven years’ worth of energy into the formation made with the Seven Great Treasures.
• Xuan Yuanjun, Zuo Qiu Yi, Huo Lian, and Zhao Yunhui activated the formation together, stirring the sea and darkening the sky.
• The Seven Great Treasures formation struck the Longevity Daoist’s Grand Formation, and the gathered group saw the opposing formations begin to change.

The Demon God and the others exhausted themselves for five days helping Xuan Yuanjun break the Longevity Daoist’s formation, with the Heavenly Immortal Fruit helping them endure. The formation finally collapsed and revealed Xuan Yuanxiang’s island, but it exploded just as Xuan Yuanjun allowed everyone to leave, swallowing Xuan Yuanxiang and the others in the blast.

• The Demon God and the others worried that repeated efforts to feed true qi into Xuan Yuanjun’s formation would leave them vulnerable to an attack from Du Mei and her allies.
• Qingfeng brought the Heavenly Immortal Fruit, whose fragrance eased the group’s exhaustion and let them continue powering the formation.
• After nine more rounds of effort, Ye Nishang suggested that the lack of change might mean the grand formation was about to collapse, and it broke moments later.
• Xuan Yuanjun saw Xuan Yuanxiang on the revealed island but told him and the others to remain there while he checked for danger.
• Xuan Yuanjun eventually gave Xuan Yuanxiang permission to leave, but then shouted a warning as the island exploded and vanished with everyone on it.
• A massive vortex appeared where the island had been and began devouring the surrounding spiritual energy.

The Longevity Daoist revealed that the apparent transfer formation was another deception and claimed the real formation connected the Desolate Domain and Immortal Spirit Domain. Xuan Yuanjun steadied himself after his Creation Sect juniors were killed, but he and the others questioned whether the newly revealed formation was genuine and faced the possibility of being trapped there.

• The Longevity Daoist spoke through the vortex, taunted Xuan Yuanjun over the deaths of his son and Creation Sect juniors, and called the vortex a true transfer formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun rejected Zuo Qiu Yi's apology, recognized the Longevity Daoist's attempt to unsettle him, and reaffirmed his resolve to break the formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi explained that the earlier killing formation and grand formation had been decoys concealing another formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun doubted that the newly revealed formation truly connected the two domains, and Zuo Qiu Yi and the Demon God agreed that the Longevity Daoist's claim could not be trusted.
• Zuo Qiu Yi warned that the formation might be intended to keep them occupied, and Xuan Yuanjun said he had made preparations for the other spirit land grand formations.

Xuan Yuanjun revealed that his formation-breaking preparations could be forged into portable formations with Zhu Qingquan’s help, allowing them to be deployed quickly against the Longevity Daoist’s grand formations. The group agreed to contact Zhu Qingquan as they prepared to test the Transit Formation first.

• The Demon God urged the group to attack the Transit Formation first and use their preparations to find out whether it was real.
• Fu Beiwang and others worried that using the preparations on the Transit Formation would waste resources intended for the other Spirit Land Grand Formations.
• Xuan Yuanjun revealed that the preparations would take only two or three years to replenish and that he had kept their nature secret from the Longevity Daoist.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained that he had worked with Zhu Qingquan to forge powerful formations into movable devices that could be carried into place and activated quickly.
• The group approved the plan, and Xuan Yuanjun said Huang Xiao would contact Zhu Qingquan.

Xuan Yuanjun sent Huang Xiao to deliver a message to Zhu Qingquan while the others watched the Longevity Daoist’s formation change and reveal heaven and earth origin flame. They decided to draw some of the flame into the Minghong Saber, hoping to weaken the formation’s activation.

• Xuan Yuanjun chose Huang Xiao to take the message to Zhu Qingquan and asked the Demon God and the others to provide forging treasures again.
• Zuo Qiu Yi noticed the formation changing as pale-purple flames gathered above the vortex and dark-red flame appeared within it.
• Xuan Yuanjun identified the flames as heaven and earth origin flame and warned that the Longevity Daoist’s plan threatened the Ancient World.
• Huang Xiao handed the excited Minghong Saber to Zuo Qiu Yi, who said he could help draw out some of the flame.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi began drawing heaven and earth origin flame from the formation, aiming to disrupt the Longevity Daoist’s plan.

The Minghong Saber accelerated its absorption of the heavenly and earthly origin flames, disrupting the Longevity Daoist’s formation and helping the others study its flaws. The Demon Phoenix awakened within the saber, but after the Longevity Daoist struck it away, he complained that his different flames were gone.

• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi used the Minghong Saber to draw origin flames from the formation, but they said the process was too slow and could last no more than an hour.
• The flames vanished from the saber’s surface as it began devouring them faster, and Huang Xiao sensed that the Demon Phoenix had awakened.
• The Minghong Saber moved to the formation’s edge and absorbed more flames, causing the formation to destabilize while Xuan Yuanjun and the others studied it for flaws.
• The Longevity Daoist angrily struck the Minghong Saber away from inside the formation.
• Huang Xiao rushed to the saber, where the awakened Demon Phoenix complained that he was dizzy and that his different flames were gone.

Demon Phoenix awakened as the Minghong Saber Soul and reunited with Huang Xiao in the Ancient World. As the old experts concluded that breaking Longevity Daoist’s formation was unlikely, Xuan Yuanjun sent Huang Xiao to the Zhu Family to retrieve items for inscribing formations.

• Demon Phoenix awakened within the Minghong Saber, manifested an incarnation, and learned that Huang Xiao and the others were far stronger than before.
• Demon God asked whether the formation was real, and Xuan Yuanjun and the others agreed they had to try to break it.
• Zuo Qiu Yi said the group had gained some insight, but Xuan Yuanjun warned that breaking the formation was unlikely and other grand formations remained.
• Xuan Yuanjun, Zuo Qiu Yi, two other experts, and Ye Nishang pooled their insights for two hours.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Huang Xiao to go to the Zhu Family and bring back items for inscribing formations, following Zhu Qingquan’s instructions.

Xuan Yuanjun secretly sent Demon God to follow Huang Xiao, fearing Longevity Daoist would target the Minghong Saber or the Zhu Family. Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discussed the dangers of the Ancient World as they headed to visit Zhu Qingquan.

• Xuan Yuanjun said that studying Longevity Daoist's unstable formation had revealed methods that could help them break other Spirit Land Grand Formations.
• Xuan Yuanjun privately asked Demon God to follow Huang Xiao and capture Du Mei and Xu Zhiru if they threatened Huang Xiao or the Zhu Family.
• Demon God left for the Immortal Spirit Domain while Xuan Yuanjun led the others toward the Desolate Domain.
• Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix that they should thank Zhu Qingquan for helping awaken him through the heaven and earth origin flame.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discussed the Ancient World's powerful experts and the danger of being caught up in Longevity Daoist's conspiracy.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix were ambushed by Du Mei and Xu Zhiru, who sought to seize the Minghong Saber. Demon God intervened and wounded Xu Zhiru, leaving Du Mei determined to retreat while Xu Zhiru still wanted to fight.

• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix approached the Zhu Family, but Du Mei and Xu Zhiru appeared and demanded the Minghong Saber.
• Xu Zhiru attacked Huang Xiao, broke through his Saber Force, and seized the Minghong Saber as Demon Phoenix tried to protect him.
• Xu Zhiru swung the saber at Huang Xiao, but Demon God suddenly appeared and struck him, then caught the Minghong Saber.
• Du Mei urged Xu Zhiru to retreat, while Xu Zhiru argued that they still had a chance and Demon God remarked on his confidence.
• Du Mei turned to leave as Xu Zhiru remained reluctant to withdraw.

Demon God confronted Du Mei and Xu Zhiru, whose longevity true qi let them recover quickly during their fight. As Demon God drove them back, he realized Longevity Daoist’s power had grown considerably since their past encounters.

• Demon God blocked Du Mei’s escape, and Xu Zhiru joined her to fight him.
• Demon God sent both opponents flying and discovered that Longevity Daoist’s true qi was healing their injuries.
• Xu Zhiru boasted that he could now fight Demon God, while Du Mei rebuked his overconfidence.
• Demon Phoenix urged Huang Xiao to retreat to the Zhu Family, but Huang Xiao chose to stay farther from the battle.
• Demon God and the two old fighters resumed combat, with Xu Zhiru and Du Mei repeatedly healing from their wounds.
• Demon God remarked that Longevity Daoist’s strength had improved since the old days.

The Demon God killed Xu Zhiru and spared Du Mei so she could reveal what she knew about the Longevity Daoist. He had Du Mei suppress her internal power, returned the Minghong Saber to Huang Xiao, and led the group toward the Zhu Family.

• Xu Zhiru tried to retreat from the Demon God, but the Demon God attacked him and plunged a hand into his chest.
• Du Mei struck the Demon God from behind, but he repelled her and killed Xu Zhiru by crushing his heart.
• Du Mei realized the Demon God had left her alive for information about the Longevity Daoist and agreed to cooperate.
• The Demon God told Du Mei to suppress her internal power, then tossed the Minghong Saber to Huang Xiao.
• The Demon God led the group toward the Zhu Family as Huang Xiao and the Demon Phoenix discussed the Demon God’s rescue.

The Demon God brought Du Mei and Huang Xiao to the Zhu Family after killing Xu Zhiru, and Zhu Qingquan explained how he had protected his family’s heirs while continuing Xuan Yuanjun’s work. Du Mei revealed that the Longevity Daoist had been seen heading toward the Desolate Domain, though the others suspected he might instead be preparing elsewhere before activating the Grand Formation in the Immortal Spirit Domain.

• The Demon God told Zhu Qingquan that he had killed Xu Zhiru, and Zhu Qingquan arranged for Xu Zhiru’s body to be buried.
• Zhu Qingquan explained that he had sent talented young Zhu Family members into hiding, including some who had learned to forge formation inscriptions.
• The Demon God and Zhu Qingquan discussed Zhu Qingquan’s decision to remain at the estate, where he could continue his work and avoid delaying Xuan Yuanjun’s undertaking.
• At the Demon God’s demand, Du Mei said she did not know the Longevity Daoist’s exact location but believed he was in the Desolate Domain.
• Du Mei explained that she and Xu Zhiru had received longevity true qi from the Longevity Daoist after meeting him by the sea and seeing him head toward the Desolate Domain.
• The Demon God and Zhu Qingquan questioned whether the Longevity Daoist had gone elsewhere to prepare, and Huang Xiao privately considered the Immortal Spirit Domain the likeliest place for the Grand Formation’s final activation.