Recaps

As the False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions burned, they released a powerful aura of vitality that Huang Xiao connected to the Longevity Chapter. Xuanyuan Song kept the others from interfering, and the chapter ended when the inscriptions burst apart and someone cried, “Longevity Pill!”

• The Selection Inscription Stele burned away without revealing anything unusual, while the False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions continued to burn.
• A growing aura of vitality emerged, making the experts feel stronger and leading Huang Xiao to suspect it was connected to the Longevity Chapter.
• Liu Tengfan tried to seize the False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions, but Xuanyuan Song stopped him and an invisible formation repelled the others’ attacks.
• Xuanyuan Song said the inscriptions belonged to Imperial Remnant Manor and assured the experts that they were in no danger.
• All nine False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions burst apart, releasing the aura, and an unseen voice exclaimed, “Longevity Pill!”

A masked intruder entered the formation to seize the Longevity Pill’s aura, but the Sword Master intervened. The intruder accused the Sword Master of being an old witch and escaped the formation after making him falter.

• A masked man evaded Xuanyuan Song and entered the formation protecting the flames.
• The intruder unleashed supreme demonic qi and tried to intercept the Longevity Pill’s aura as it withdrew into the formation.
• Leng Guhan demanded that Xuanyuan Song remove the formation, but Xuanyuan Song said he could not undo his ancestor’s work and called for the Sword Master.
• The Sword Master arrived and charged into the formation to stop the masked man.
• The masked man accused the Sword Master of meddling as an old witch, then escaped the formation when the Sword Master faltered.

A masked intruder escaped after the Longevity Pill’s aura vanished, leaving the gathered experts uncertain about his identity and the pill’s whereabouts. The Sword Master revealed that Imperial Remnant Manor had deliberately sought the False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions, but did not explain what had happened to the pill.

• The masked man’s escape caused the formation and the Longevity Pill’s aura to disappear, and his powerful Divine Sense slowed the experts as they tried to stop him.
• Leng Guhan wounded the fleeing man with the Zhanlu Sword, but the Sword Master called off the pursuit and assessed the intruder’s unusual strength.
• Liu Tengfan and the others argued over whether the masked man was tied to the Demon Hall or Imperial Remnant Manor, while the Sword Master said his identity remained uncertain.
• The experts demanded an explanation for the Longevity Pill’s disappearance, and the Sword Master admitted Imperial Remnant Manor had sought the False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions from the start.

The Sword Master explained that the Imperial Remnant Manor had known the fake Tortoise Shell Inscriptions held a secret, but denied obtaining a Longevity Pill when its mysterious aura vanished. After Baili Zhen connected a masked man's cry about an “old hag” to the Manor's ancestor, Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly, the others wondered whether she was still alive.

• The Sword Master said the Manor's ancestor had instructed its descendants to use the Longevity Jade Slip and other inscriptions to uncover a secret, though they had not known it involved a Longevity Pill.
• Wan Liukong and the others accused the Sword Master of concealing the Longevity Pill, but he insisted the Manor had obtained no pill and that the vanished aura might have been only an aura.
• Baili Zhen asked who the masked man had meant by the “old hag,” prompting Leng Guhan and the other major powers to suspect Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly, the Manor's female ancestor.
• Leng Guhan mocked Tan Ming for not knowing the ancestor's identity, and Xuanyuan Song rebuked him for trying to sow discord.
• Leng Guhan wondered whether Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly was still alive, and Huang Xiao privately considered that possibility.

The Sword Master agreed to let the gathered factions study the Longevity Pill Manual for ten days, while denying that he knew whether the strange aura belonged to the Longevity Pill. After he and Xuanyuan Song left, the aura reappeared and rushed into Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly’s mausoleum.

• Baili Zhen and Leng Guhan demanded answers about the Longevity Pill, and the Sword Master said the manual might reveal its whereabouts.
• Leng Guhan set a ten-day deadline for Imperial Remnant Manor to find clues or hand over the Longevity Pill, and the Sword Master accepted.
• Xuanyuan Song asked whether the Sword Master possessed the Longevity Pill, but the Sword Master said he could not identify the aura and wondered whether Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly was alive.
• The Sword Master told Xuanyuan Song to investigate the masked man, whose identity and ability to bypass the formations puzzled him.
• After the Sword Master and Xuanyuan Song departed, the vanished aura emerged from the gravestone and rushed into the mausoleum.

Pang Ruyuan deciphered a clue to another Longevity Pill hidden deep in Mist Mountain but found no trace of the Longevity Chapter. After he escaped Huo Lian, Huo Lian realized Pang Ruyuan might be connected to the old enemy who had once made him suffer and headed for Imperial Remnant Manor.

• Pang Ruyuan deciphered the Longevity Pill Manual’s text and concluded it pointed to a Longevity Pill in Mist Mountain, though his current body could not safely reach it.
• Pang Ruyuan lamented that he had found no clue to the Longevity Chapter, which he considered more important than the pill.
• Huo Lian confronted Pang Ruyuan, said he did not intend to kill him, and warned that someone was coming to seek revenge.
• Pang Ruyuan suspected Wei Yidao was alive and fled before Huo Lian could discover his true nature.
• Huo Lian returned to find Pang Ruyuan gone and realized the unusual aura he sensed might belong to the old bastard who had once defeated him.
• Huo Lian decided to seek the Longevity Pill Manual at Imperial Remnant Manor instead of pursuing Pang Ruyuan.

Pang Ruyuan realized Huang Xiao had no trace of the Demon Refining Formula and suspected Huo Lian of trying to free the next Hall Master from his control. At Imperial Remnant Manor, Huo Lian barged in demanding the Longevity Pill Manual, while Baili Zhen called out that he had been looking for him.

• Pang Ruyuan recalled Huo Lian’s strength and divine sense, then vowed to kill him and keep the next Hall Master under his control through the Demon Refining Formula.
• Huang Xiao returned to their quarters with Liu Tengfan, who lamented losing the False Tortoise Shell Inscription and feared the Pang Family would blame him.
• Huang Xiao asked whether Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly might still be alive, and Liu Tengfan said the Demon Hall’s Thousand-Year Period would proceed regardless.
• An alarm sounded, and Liu Tengfan took Huang Xiao outside to see that Huo Lian had forced his way through Imperial Remnant Manor’s formations.
• Huo Lian greeted Xuanyuan Xing and demanded the text of the Longevity Pill Manual, then told Baili Zhen he had no time for him but would claim half of any Longevity Pill.

Huo Lian learned that the Imperial Remnant Manor may have obtained a Longevity Pill and heard about a masked intruder he believed was connected to the Demon Hall's First Hall Master. He then suggested Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly might still be alive and revealed that the First Hall Master could be alive too, leaving the gathered factions stunned.

• Huo Lian demanded the Longevity Pill Manual, and Liu Tengfan revealed that the Imperial Remnant Manor might have obtained a Longevity Pill.
• Leng Guhan recounted the masked man's appearance and actions, and Huo Lian concluded that the man was likely Pang Ruyuan being used by the Demon Hall's First Hall Master.
• Huo Lian suggested that the aura from the False Tortoise Shell Inscription was connected to Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and that she might reveal herself during the Thousand-Year Period.
• Xuanyuan Xing denied knowing about his ancestor's possible survival, while Huo Lian explained how the transformed inscription might help her emerge.
• Huo Lian said the Demon Hall's First Hall Master could also still be alive, shocking the people present.

Huo Lian joined the search for clues to the Longevity Pill and learned that his removal of Dragon Fang had helped cause Hong Yi’s disappearance. After memorizing the Longevity Pill Manual, he concluded that refining the pill was almost impossible.

• Huo Lian demanded that Xuanyuan Xing explain the Imperial Remnant Manor’s monopoly on Longevity Pills if the manual held no clues.
• Baili Zhen accused Huo Lian of causing the Dragon Burial Ground upheaval that made Hong Yi disappear, and Huo Lian admitted the events were connected.
• Huo Lian speculated that Hong Yi might have been transported to the Divine Beast Holy Land or the Soaring Immortal Land.
• Xuanyuan Xing recited the Longevity Pill Manual, and Huang Xiao confirmed its text was accurate.
• Huo Lian memorized the manual and said refining the Longevity Pill was almost impossible.

Huo Lian revealed that the rare Soaring Immortal Fruit needed for Longevity Pills was last found in the Divine Beast Holy Land, inside a sealed Soaring Immortal Land. He admitted he hoped the other factions might uncover clues to breaking its seal, as the First Hall Master's emergence had disrupted his plans.

• Leng Guhan asked whether the ingredients for Longevity Pills could be gathered, and Xuanyuan Xing explained that Soaring Immortal Fruit had not been obtained since the Immortal Alchemist found it ten thousand years ago.
• Huo Lian said the fruit had been found in the Divine Beast Holy Land, and Xuanyuan Xing explained that Huo Lian could enter the land but could not break the separate seal protecting the Soaring Immortal Land.
• Leng Guhan realized Huo Lian had sent Zhu Fancheng to help break that seal, while Huo Lian cautioned that nobody knew whether any Soaring Immortal Fruit remained inside.
• The gathered factions grew dispirited over the apparent impossibility of making Longevity Pills, and Jiang Pandong lamented that their efforts to obtain the Longevity Jade Slip and Longevity Pill Manual might come to nothing.
• Leng Guhan questioned why Huo Lian had revealed the secret, and Huo Lian said he wanted the factions to search their ancient records for clues to breaking the seal before the First Hall Master could reach the Soaring Immortal Land.

Huo Lian learned that Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly’s records said the Soaring Immortal Land’s seal could not be forcibly broken and might disperse on its own. Xuanyuan Xing agreed to reveal the route to the Divine Beast Holy Land in ten days, while Huang Xiao gained a chance to experience the Xuanyuan Sword.

• Xuanyuan Xing told Huo Lian that Imperial Remnant Manor’s records said only someone stronger than the Immortal Alchemist and more skilled in formations could break the seal, which might instead disperse on its own.
• Du Fuzhou, Jiang Pandong, Leng Guhan, and Fan Liya asked where the Divine Beast Holy Land was, and Xuanyuan Xing promised to reveal the route in ten days.
• Huo Lian joined Xuanyuan Xing and the others in studying the text of the Longevity Pill Manual.
• Xuanyuan Xing offered Huang Xiao a chance to experience the Xuanyuan Sword, and Liu Tengfan traded away his own opportunity so Huang Xiao could stay for five days.

Huang Xiao entered Imperial Remnant Manor’s valley to behold the Xuanyuan Sword and approach it through the sword formation. Its overwhelming pressure weakened him, and Xuanyuan Song concluded that Huang Xiao had not resonated with the sword.

• Xuanyuan Song escorted Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng to the valley where the Xuanyuan Sword was kept.
• Huang Xiao saw the vast sword formation and the chained divine beasts whose essence blood was being used to restore the sword.
• Xuanyuan Song told Huang Xiao to approach the formation’s center and sense the Xuanyuan Sword, while Dugu Sheng led him onward.
• Huang Xiao struggled against the growing sword pressure and told Dugu Sheng that it was becoming hard to bear.
• Xuanyuan Song observed that Huang Xiao had not resonated with the Xuanyuan Sword and was relieved.

Huang Xiao adapted to the Xuanyuan Sword’s pressure to refine his True Qi while Dugu Sheng continued trying to resonate with the sword. Once they were sure they could speak safely, they exchanged news about their companions and wondered whether Baili Zhen’s disciple Hong Yi was their missing Brother Hong.

• Huang Xiao reached his limit more than a li from the Xuanyuan Sword and sat down, while Dugu Sheng continued toward it and Xuanyuan Song warned Huang Xiao that he had five days.
• Huang Xiao used the sword’s pressure to condense his True Qi and cautiously advanced five zhang over half a day, keeping his Heart Fire secret in case Imperial Remnant Manor’s experts were watching.
• Dugu Sheng secretly told Huang Xiao that no one else was nearby, and the two exchanged greetings while concealing their conversation from anyone who might be watching.
• Dugu Sheng told Huang Xiao that Senior Li Bai had revealed their whereabouts and that Brother Hong was still missing.
• Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng wondered whether Baili Zhen’s disciple Hong Yi was their Brother Hong, but agreed they lacked enough information to know.

Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng discussed Huang Xiao’s chances of becoming Demon Hall Master and the danger of the Demon Hall’s thousand-year period. Huang Xiao revealed that former Hall Masters may still be alive under special restrictions and that Huo Lian, the previous Hall Master, was the First Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

• Dugu Sheng worried that Huang Xiao might become Hall Master and unleash a massacre, while Huang Xiao said he had reached the enlightenment realm but remained unable to control his circumstances.
• Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng discussed how the Xuanyuan Sword had rapidly increased Dugu Sheng’s strength and how Dugu Sheng might one day have to fight Huang Xiao.
• Dugu Sheng urged Huang Xiao to remain true to himself even if he reached the pinnacle of the demonic path, and Huang Xiao explained that even a Demon Hall Master could be constrained by forces beyond his control.
• Huang Xiao revealed that most past Demon Hall Masters were probably still alive through special means, and that the current thousand-year period might differ from earlier ones.
• Huang Xiao identified Huo Lian as the Patriarch and First Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, surprising Dugu Sheng.

Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng discussed their need for strength to escape being controlled by powerful factions, then Huang Xiao faced the Xuanyuan Sword’s Sword Soul attacking his Divine Sense. He used the Upper Clarity Scripture to recover and began studying the Sword Soul’s aura with his heart fire.

• Huang Xiao told Dugu Sheng that he wanted the Demon Hall Master’s strength so he could protect those he loved and control his own fate.
• Dugu Sheng warned that the Thousand-Year Period could endanger Huang Xiao and urged him to attune himself to the Xuanyuan Sword within the five days remaining.
• The Xuanyuan Sword’s Sword Soul attacked Huang Xiao’s Divine Sense, apparently reacting to the Minghong Saber's aura he carried.
• Huang Xiao used the Upper Clarity Scripture to repair his damaged Divine Sense, which grew stronger after the external assault.
• Huang Xiao failed to imitate the Sword Soul’s aura with the Ten Thousand Demons Skill, then used his heart fire to burn and study that aura.

Huang Xiao used the Ten Thousand Demons Skill and Heart Fire to imitate the Xuanyuan Sword's aura, strengthening his Divine Sense and true qi by combining internal and external forces. He continued approaching the hostile Xuanyuan Sword, determined to use its pressure to improve his strength despite doubting he could resonate with it.

• Huang Xiao used Heart Fire to break down part of the sword soul's aura, then imitated it with the Ten Thousand Demons Skill to stimulate his Divine Sense.
• Huang Xiao simultaneously tempered his Divine Sense with Heart Fire and the imitated aura, enduring intense pain before repairing it with the Upper Clarity Scripture.
• Dugu Sheng chose not to hear Huang Xiao's explanation, then urged him to make the most of the five days with the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Huang Xiao imitated the surrounding sword intent and combined it with Heart Fire to refine his true qi more effectively.
• Huang Xiao advanced closer to the Xuanyuan Sword, sensing its hostility and accepting the increased pressure as a chance to grow stronger.

After leaving the valley, Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng discovered that the stone turtle statue was a ten-thousand-year-old divine beast from the Divine Beast Holy Land. Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng told it about the Longevity Jade Slip and the Soaring Immortal Land, and the divine beast said Senior Immortal Alchemist’s prophecy seemed close to coming true.

• Huang Xiao stopped a hundred feet from the Xuanyuan Sword when his five-day visit ended, and he and Dugu Sheng left the valley.
• Huang Xiao sensed someone watching them and suspected the watcher might have noticed his relationship with Dugu Sheng.
• Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng discovered that the Turtle-Shaped Stone Statue was a living divine beast that had hidden its presence.
• Huang Xiao introduced himself as a Hall Master Candidate, and the divine beast said his aura felt familiar despite its loathing for the Demon Hall cultivation method within him.
• Huang Xiao asked about the Divine Beast Holy Land, and the divine beast revealed that the First Hall Master had sealed it ten thousand years earlier.
• Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng told the divine beast about the Longevity Jade Slip and the Soaring Immortal Land, and it said Senior Immortal Alchemist’s prophecy seemed about to come true.

The Tortoise-Shaped Divine Beast told Huang Xiao and Dugu Sheng that Senior Immortal Alchemist had foretold a great upheaval, which could bring down the seals around the Soaring Immortal Land and reshape the Martial World. Before withdrawing, he warned Huang Xiao that the First Hall Master of the Demon Hall was alive and coveted something Huang Xiao possessed.

• The Tortoise-Shaped Divine Beast explained that Senior Immortal Alchemist had predicted a great upheaval ten thousand years later, and that the appearance of the Longevity Pill Manual and Soaring Immortal Land could be signs of it.
• Huang Xiao asked whether Demon Phoenix's Parents were safe in the Divine Beast Holy Land, and the Tortoise-Shaped Divine Beast said they might survive there but could struggle to recover their damaged essence blood.
• The Tortoise-Shaped Divine Beast assured Huang Xiao that the First Hall Master and the she-devil from Imperial Remnant Manor were still alive.
• The Tortoise-Shaped Divine Beast warned Huang Xiao to beware of the Demon Hall and its First Hall Master, who wanted something Huang Xiao possessed.
• Huang Xiao realized the warning concerned his connection to the Longevity Chapter and resolved to be wary of everyone.

Huang Xiao returned to his quarters after hearing the tortoise-shaped Divine Beast’s suspicions about his treasure and the Demon Hall. Meanwhile, the experts studying the Longevity Pill Manual pooled their findings and narrowed the pill’s location to Mist Mountain, though they still lacked a precise spot.

• The tortoise-shaped Divine Beast privately hoped Huang Xiao would clash with the Demon Hall’s First Hall Master, while Huang Xiao remained wary of the elder’s intentions.
• Huang Xiao returned to his quarters, found Senior Liu still absent, and began studying the Longevity Pill Manual while waiting.
• Huo Lian challenged Fan Liya for claiming he had found no clues, and Fan Liya admitted he had gleaned a little before sharing it.
• Xuanyuan Xing had everyone write down their clues, and the experts combined them into a rough map pointing to Mist Mountain.
• Huo Lian said the clues did not identify the exact location, while Xuanyuan Song maintained that the real Longevity Pill lay deep within Mist Mountain.

The group studying the Longevity Pill Manual narrowed the possible location of the Longevity Pill to an area ten li across, but Huo Lian quit after accusing them of withholding clues. The gathering dissolved, leaving Xuanyuan Xing, Xuanyuan Song, and Tan Ming in the Main Hall as the others departed to pursue their own plans.

• Xuanyuan Xing and the others combined their insights and narrowed the Longevity Pill's possible location to an area about ten li across.
• Huo Lian accused the group of hiding clues, ended the joint study, and forced his way out of Imperial Remnant Manor.
• Xuanyuan Xing called off the gathering after admitting that everyone had kept some information to themselves.
• Leng Guhan left Imperial Remnant Manor, while the other guests departed one after another.
• Liu Tengfan said he would fetch Huang Xiao before leaving, and Baili Zhen departed to continue searching for Hong Yi.
• Xuanyuan Xing, Xuanyuan Song, and Tan Ming remained in the Main Hall.

Xuanyuan Xing and the others studied the Longevity Pill Manual while Liu Tengfan told Huang Xiao what they had learned about the Longevity Pill’s location in Mist Mountain. As Liu Tengfan and Huang Xiao set out, a messenger ordered them to return to the Main Hall.

• Xuanyuan Xing told Xuanyuan Song and Tan Ming to keep studying the scripture before trying to obtain the Longevity Pill, and they lamented that it contained no mention of the Longevity Chapter.
• Huang Xiao told Liu Tengfan that his time with the Xuanyuan Sword had given him a method to improve his strength faster, despite being unable to resonate with the sword.
• Liu Tengfan told Huang Xiao that the Longevity Pill was in Mist Mountain’s Core Region and that hidden clues could narrow its location to an area about nine li across.
• Liu Tengfan said the Longevity Chapter was likely elsewhere and warned Huang Xiao that rushing to Mist Mountain without deciphering the clues could be dangerous.
• Liu Tengfan took Huang Xiao toward the Heavenly Demon Hall, but a messenger told them the Supreme Elder had ordered them to return to the Main Hall together.

Huang Xiao accompanied Liu Tengfan to the Main Hall, where Pang Tianjiu challenged Liu Tengfan over the False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions and Huang Xiao’s access to the Longevity Pill Manual. The elders backed Pang Tianjiu’s right to question their Grand Elder, but they fell silent when Shi Hen arrived.

• Liu Tengfan told Huang Xiao that Pang Ji had summoned them to the Main Hall, and they traveled there together.
• A guard informed Liu Tengfan that Pang Ji had ordered him to go directly to the main chamber, where Huang Xiao suspected the False Tortoise Shell Inscriptions were the cause of the summons.
• Pang Tianjiu objected to Huang Xiao attending the meeting and accused Liu Tengfan of mishandling the Longevity Pill Manual and the inscriptions.
• Liu Tengfan told Pang Tianjiu to mind his position, but Pang Tianjiu and several elders insisted that subordinates had the right to question the Grand Elder.
• Shi Hen entered the main chamber, and the elders immediately fell silent.

Pang Ji gathered the elders to hear the Longevity Pill Manual and ordered them to work together to locate the pill. Liu Tengfan offered to resign over giving the False Tortoise Shell Inscription to Imperial Remnant Manor, but Pang Ji absolved him of the blame and told him to study the manual; afterward, Pang Ji summoned Huang Xiao.

• Pang Ji had Liu Tengfan recite the Longevity Pill Manual and describe its map, then ordered the elders to study it and report clues every three days.
• Pang Tianjiu pressed Pang Ji to punish Liu Tengfan for handing the False Tortoise Shell Inscription to Imperial Remnant Manor.
• Liu Tengfan accepted responsibility and offered to resign as Inner Hall Grand Elder.
• Pang Ji said Imperial Remnant Manor had set a trap and that Liu Tengfan did not need to resign, directing him to study the manual instead.
• Shi Hen supported Pang Ji, and Liu Tengfan agreed to continue in his post.
• Pang Ji ordered Huang Xiao to come with him, and Huang Xiao followed after Shi Hen nodded.

Pang Ji privately questioned Huang Xiao about why he had not practiced the Demon Refining Formula, then warned him that Huo Lian might be using him for personal gain. He promised Huang Xiao that he would keep him alive even if he lost the contest for the Demon Hall Master's Seat.

• Shi Hen and Liu Tengfan wondered why Pang Ji had summoned Huang Xiao and agreed to wait for him to return.
• Pang Ji brought Huang Xiao into a secret chamber and asked whether he had practiced the Demon Refining Formula.
• Pang Ji guessed that Huo Lian had taught Huang Xiao another method to refine his true qi, and Huang Xiao confirmed that Huo Lian had forbidden him from practicing the formula.
• Huang Xiao told Pang Ji he feared dying if he lost the contest for the Demon Hall Master's Seat.
• Pang Ji guaranteed that Huang Xiao would live even if he failed to win.

Huang Xiao was forced by Pang Ji to practice the Demon Refining Formula while concealing his heart fire. After leaving Pang Ji, he met with Shi Hen and Liu Tengfan and admitted that the Supreme Elder had made him practice it.

• Huang Xiao rejected Pang Ji's guarantee as insufficient protection and began practicing the Demon Refining Formula under his supervision.
• Pang Ji considered the message from someone claiming to represent the Tomb Clan and grew suspicious that the Demon Refining Formula had a hidden problem connected to Huo Lian.
• Huang Xiao quickly mastered the formula, and Pang Ji dismissed him before meditating on his suspicions.
• Shi Hen summoned Huang Xiao, who found Liu Tengfan waiting in his study.
• Huang Xiao told Shi Hen and Liu Tengfan that Pang Ji had made him practice the Demon Refining Formula.