Recaps

After Huang Xiao killed Jiang Hengdao, the survivors thanked him and prepared to return from the Ancient World. You Lian'er revealed that she was pregnant, and three months later Xuan Yuanjun completed the formation for their journey.

• Huang Xiao confirmed Jiang Hengdao was dead, and Demon Phoenix burned his body to ashes.
• Xuan Yuanjun, Ye Nishang, Demon God, and the other survivors bowed to Huang Xiao in gratitude.
• Huang Xiao said he wanted to return to the Martial World and the Central Plains, while Leng Guhan chose to stay in the Ancient World and asked them to look after the Sword Pavilion.
• Xuan Yuanjun agreed to teach Huang Xiao how to use and build the formations connecting the worlds.
• You Lian'er told Huang Xiao she was a little over a month pregnant.
• Three months later, Xuan Yuanjun completed the formation, and Demon God and the others arrived.

Huang Xiao and his companions returned from the Ancient World to the Martial World, reunited with Jiang Xie, and later traveled back to the Central Plains, where Huang Xiao reunited with his grandfather and Ling Xie acknowledged his ancestors. You Lian'er gave birth to Ling Dai'er, who later preferred the stronger Jianghu of the Martial World and longed to visit the Ancient World.

• Huang Xiao and his companions took supreme treasures and divine weapons through Xuan Yuanjun's formation, while Ji Shidao joined them to explore the Martial World.
• Huang Xiao's group arrived in the Martial World, split up to visit familiar places, and reunited with Jiang Xie, who had become sect master of the Heavenly Evil Sect.
• Huang Xiao reunited with old friends and family, and Jiang Xie's name was changed back to Ling Xie before the group returned to the Central Plains half a year later.
• Huang Xiao found his grandfather still alive, and Ling Xie returned to the Central Plains to acknowledge his ancestors and rejoin his ancestral clan.
• You Lian'er gave birth to Ling Dai'er, and Huang Xiao's family began traveling more often between the Central Plains and the Martial World as Dai'er grew fond of the latter.

Ling Dai’er stole the Heavenly Demon Soul-Severing Zither and used it at the Wulin Assembly, but its power spiraled out of control and injured the gathered Jianghu fighters. You Lian’er arrived in time to stop the music and took Ling Dai’er and Xiao You away.

• The Fenshui Sect Master opened the Wulin Assembly and urged Ling Dai’er to become the Wulin Alliance Leader, but she insisted her father was number one under heaven and demanded wine.
• Ling Dai’er announced she would play her zither to prove her strength, and the guests panicked as they remembered the damage from her previous performance.
• Ling Dai’er played the Heavenly Demon Soul-Severing Zither, making the guests collapse and leaving Xiao You struggling to reach it.
• Ling Dai’er lost control of her aura and could not stop playing as the guests weakened and Xiao You failed to push the zither away.
• You Lian’er arrived, stopped the zither music, scolded Ling Dai’er for stealing the instrument, and took her and Xiao You away.

Ling Dai'er received a protective mark from Demon Phoenix after being scolded for her reckless behavior, while Huang Xiao discussed Ling You’s upbringing and future cultivation. Dai'er then tried to activate a Cross-Realm Grand Formation with Ling You, and the two vanished when it collapsed.

• Huo Lian warned Ling Dai'er about the danger of using the Heavenly Demon Soul-Severing Zither, and Demon Phoenix gave Dai'er and Little You protective flame marks.
• Demon Phoenix noted Huang Xiao’s favoritism toward Ling You, and Huang Xiao explained that he wanted his young descendants to practice the Upper Clarity Heart Scripture first.
• Huang Xiao decided Ling You was ready to begin learning other cultivation methods after his progress with the scripture.
• Ling Dai'er led Ling You into a formation site and revealed that its grand formation led to the Ancient World.
• Ling Dai'er activated the Cross-Realm Grand Formation, which roared and collapsed, leaving her and Ling You missing.

The author reflected on finishing "Free and Easy Sect," thanked readers and editors for their support, and apologized for missed updates and plot shortcomings. The author introduced the premise and style of the new novel, "Demon Hall Master," and invited readers to follow it.

• The author said "Free and Easy Sect" had run from March 25, 2014, to May 6, 2020, and thanked the readers and editors who helped sustain the novel.
• The author apologized for disappointing readers with the plot and for increasingly frequent missed updates, especially during the Ancient World arc.
• The author explained that Ling You and Ling Dai'er traveled to a fictional realm similar to the Central Plains, where Ling You would grow stronger gradually and Ling Dai'er would have many divine skills and secret arts.
• The author described "Demon Hall Master" as a slow-burning, traditional wuxia story in which Ling You endured hardships rather than becoming invincible at once.
• The author said unresolved plot points from "Free and Easy Sect" might appear as side stories in the new book and asked readers to support or bookmark it.