Recaps

Fan Zhongkun seized Inugami and defeated Luo Bin, while Huang Xiao and his companions reached Mist City amid rising tensions between the Imperial Court and Jianghu factions. At Water Pavilion, Huang Xiao learned that Phoenix Blood might break his curse and found it was the only listed treasure likely to help him.

• Zhong Gu’s fake Inugami was exposed, and the Heavenly Evil Sect’s lord arrived and ordered Huang Xiao to reveal where the real saber was.
• Fan Zhongkun appeared with Inugami, killed several Heavenly Evil Sect experts, and defeated Luo Bin before fleeing as the sect’s envoys arrived.
• Huang Xiao traveled with Liu Jinyi’s convoy toward Mist City, where Zhangsun Youyue warned him that the Sword Pavilion might challenge him over his connection to Senior Li.
• Zhangsun Youyue’s group hosted Huang Xiao and his companions at Water Pavilion after Mist City’s inns filled, while tensions flared between the Eighth Prince’s party and Lin Chusheng’s allies at Phoenix Arrival Pavilion.
• Zhangsun Youyue told Huang Xiao that the Rare Treasures Appreciation Gathering would feature clues to the phoenix and Phoenix Blood, which could break his curse.
• Daoxuanzi recognized Huang Xiao’s demon saber technique, identified his Demon-Ghost Blood Curse, and asked him to invite the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord to Shangqing Temple.
• Huang Xiao studied the treasure booklet and found Phoenix Blood was the only item likely to help with his curse, while Lin Chusheng agreed to help He Jingui pursue the Transcendent Immortal Swordsmanship after the gathering.

Huang Xiao and his companions attended the Rare Treasures Pavilion gathering as Zhangsun Youyue won the Heavenly Cicada Gauze Garment and the Sword Pavilion acquired Phoenix Blood. The Saint Thief stole the Phoenix Feather, and after the tower collapsed, rival powers argued over who owned it, leaving Yang Hengchang refusing to pay for its recovery.

• Huang Xiao and his companions arrived at the Rare Treasures Pavilion, where Zhangsun Youyue secured the Heavenly Cicada Gauze Garment with an offer of Bishui Nectar.
• Huang Xiao offered to teach Zhangsun Youyue the Taixuan Sword forms as the Heavenly Sword Sect won the incomplete Transcendent Immortal Swordsmanship manual.
• Zhangsun Youyue failed to obtain the Phoenix Blood, while the Sword Pavilion won it with a year at the Sword Enlightenment Altar.
• The Demon Hall offered to spare one sect from utter destruction for the Divine Beast Traces clue, and the Sword Pavilion won the Phoenix Feather.
• The Saint Thief seized the Phoenix Feather, and Chilian and Huang Shui fought him as treasure seekers battled over the prize.
• Huang Xiao led Zhangsun Youyue and their companions through the Pavilion’s formations while the tower collapsed and the Saint Thief and three pavilion masters disappeared.
• Hao Jinghai, Xiang Guiqing, and Zhong Tianlang negotiated with Linghu Xiang for the Phoenix Feather, but Yang Hengchang refused to pay twice for it and claimed it still belonged to the Rare Treasures Pavilion.

Linghu Xiang escaped with the Phoenix Feather, while Huang Xiao and his companions faced Yang Hengchang’s retaliation until Pei Yi intervened. Huang Xiao defeated Feng Xiaofeng in a public duel, then Daoxuanzi questioned him about his Upper Clarity Heart Scripture and its teacher.

• Linghu Xiang traded clues about Tiger Wing for the Phoenix Feather, then used Sound Art to escape the Rare Treasures Pavilion with the feather while Hao Jinghai and the others pursued him through its formations.
• As the Saint Thief’s escape triggered chaos and attackers targeted Zhangsun Youyue’s carriage, Liao Dunqi reclaimed stolen treasures and Yang Hengchang confronted Huang Xiao for helping Linghu Xiang escape.
• Yang Hengchang attacked Huang Xiao’s companions despite Huang Xiao’s status as the Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord’s successor, but Pei Yi arrived, drove him back, and forced him to abandon the confrontation.
• The Three Pavilion Masters arranged compensation for the Phoenix Feather and witnessed Huang Xiao challenge Feng Xiaofeng to a duel at the Rare Treasures Pavilion’s Martial Arts Arena.
• Huang Xiao disarmed Feng Xiaofeng with a swift attack and defeated him, then returned Pursuing Wind as Feng Xiaofeng left vowing revenge.
• Liao Dunqi discovered that the spiritual essence had vanished from the Rare Treasures and Strange Stones, while Huang Xiao returned to the Water Pavilion.
• Daoxuanzi visited Huang Xiao, recognized his connection to Shangqing Temple’s Upper Clarity Heart Scripture, and asked him to tell his presumed teacher, Daoxuanzi’s absent junior brother, to return if they met.

Huang Xiao learned more about Daoxuanzi’s plans and obtained the Three Forms Fragmentary Sword Manual before returning toward Qinyang City to protect the Transcendent Immortal Escort Agency. Fan Zhongkun, corrupted by Inugami, slaughtered pursuing martial artists, and Huang Xiao’s group captured Lin Chusheng as they approached the danger.

• Daoxuanzi explained the Demon-Ghost Blood Curse, the Rare Treasures Pavilion’s hidden influence, and the Sword Pavilion’s possession of Phoenix Blood, then described the stages of control over Heaven and Earth Momentum.
• Huang Xiao requested the Three Forms Fragmentary Sword Manual as his competition reward, and Liao Dunqi gave it to him while offering a VIP Token.
• Huang Xiao demonstrated Senior Li’s seventh sword form to Zhangsun Youyue, who left for Bishui Palace after warning him that the Heavenly Sword Sect was plotting against the Transcendent Immortal Escort Agency.
• Huang Xiao, Zhu Yang, and Liu Yu set out for Qinyang City, while Lin Kuisheng and Lin Chusheng headed there to pursue the agency’s swordsmanship.
• Fan Zhongkun, empowered by Inugami, pursued the fleeing experts, shattered their formations, and killed several Half-Step Martial Realm fighters despite Lin Kuisheng and Shi Tiannan’s efforts to organize a defense.
• Huang Xiao’s group met Liu Zhi, who explained that the Imperial Court wanted the Three Forms Fragmentary Sword Manual to gain Bishui Palace’s goodwill against the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• After fleeing martial artists reported Fan Zhongkun’s rampage, Huang Xiao’s group chose to detour, captured Lin Chusheng, and learned from Liu Zhi that the Transcendent Immortal Escort Agency was connected to him and Senior Transcendent Immortal Sword Lord.