Recaps

Huang Xiao and Xuan Yuanjun gathered divine weapons and prepared formations and allies to oppose the Longevity Daoist. As Xuan Yuanjun arranged a gathering of domain ancestors, Huang Xiao witnessed a renewed essence blood harvest led by attackers including Xu Zhiru.

• Zhu Qingquan agreed to awaken Huang Xiao's Minghong Saber and located Inugami and Tiger Wing with the Demon God Sect and Evil God Sect.
• Xuan Yuanjun secured Ganjiang and Moye from Zhu Qingquan and retrieved both Evil Blades while Shentu Kuanglang blamed Xun Wuying for stealing Inugami.
• Huang Xiao and Xuan Yuanjun warned Xuan Yuanxiang that the treasure site's location had been exposed and returned with their companions to the Desolate Domain.
• Huo Lian uncovered the formation's killing intent, and Xuan Yuanjun and his allies suspected that the Longevity Daoist used his trapped victims to cultivate the Ruthlessness Dao.
• Xuan Yuanjun arranged the destruction of the Radiant Sun Sect to target Xu Zhiru, but Xu Zhiru escaped before the attack.
• Xuan Yuanjun completed a cultivation formation for Huang Xiao and the others before leaving to recruit allies in the Immortal Spirit Domain.
• Xuan Yuanjun persuaded Chiyou to oppose the Longevity Daoist and enlisted Zhu Qingquan to gather the domain ancestors through a weapons auction.
• Huang Xiao witnessed attackers harvesting essence blood at the Transfer Formation Site and saw Xu Zhiru approach the Great Powers' forces.

Huang Xiao disrupted Xu Zhiru’s blood-gathering formation, while Xuan Yuanjun united the major factions and investigated the Longevity Daoist’s plans. As the allies prepared to break the Transfer Formation, Xu Zhiru’s agents targeted Huang Xiao and Fu Beiwang, leaving Huang Xiao under attack by Gu Chengfei.

• Huang Xiao killed several of Xu Zhiru’s fighters, absorbed much of the essence blood aura, and escaped after the formation collapsed.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained the Longevity Daoist’s betrayal to the Jianghu leaders, and the Demon God backed his call to unite against him.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the Demon God confronted the Blood God, who admitted cooperating with the Longevity Daoist and agreed to help oppose him.
• The allied leaders investigated the Transfer Formation trapping Xuan Yuanxiang and learned that breaking it would require their strength and divine weapons.
• Ao Yuan revealed that the Longevity Daoist had sought the Divine Beast Clan’s essence blood, and Xuan Yuanjun arranged for the clan to share its supply while the Ancestors restrained hunts.
• While Xuan Yuanjun prepared to work on the formations, Xu Zhiru, Du Mei, and Gu Chengfei secretly planned to kill Huang Xiao and ambush Fu Beiwang.
• Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao intercepted Xu Zhiru and Du Mei, but Gu Chengfei attacked Huang Xiao and nearly immobilized him.
• The Xuanyuan Sword, Ganjiang, and Zhanlu struck Gu Chengfei, allowing Huang Xiao and his companions to flee to the Ji Residence’s small island.

Zhao Yunhui’s formations trapped Gu Chengfei long enough for Xuan Yuanjun to learn about the Longevity Daoist’s plans, but the Daoist had already captured Zuo Qiu Yi. The group realized the Daoist was hiding among them and began planning how to find him without provoking the Grand Formation.

• Zhao Yunhui trapped Gu Chengfei in layered formations until Xuan Yuanjun returned, and Ji Xuanying killed him after he revealed the Longevity Daoist’s schemes.
• Xuan Yuanjun learned that the Longevity Daoist had supplied blood jade to Ao Yuan and the Divine Beast Clan, gathered essence blood for a Blood Sacrifice, and ordered Gu Chengfei to target Huang Xiao.
• Leng Guhan returned to the Slaughter Domain to warn its Ancestor, but he and the Four Fiends found the chamber empty and the Ancestor missing.
• Wen Zhaozhen revealed to Zuo Qiu Yi that he was the Longevity Daoist and had impersonated the Blood God, then explained that he planned to extract Zuo Qiu Yi’s Longevity True Qi to counter the Ruthlessness Dao backlash.
• The Longevity Daoist told Zuo Qiu Yi that he intended to sacrifice the Ancient World and leave for his master’s realm, then strengthened the formation draining Zuo Qiu Yi’s true qi.
• Leng Guhan reported Zuo Qiu Yi’s capture, and Xuan Yuanjun concluded that the Daoist wanted Zuo Qiu Yi’s true qi to ease his backlash while Huang Xiao’s Longevity True Qi could expose his identity.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the others realized the Longevity Daoist was likely disguised as one of the old fellows, so they agreed not to gather them or confront him prematurely.
• Xuan Yuanjun proposed using the aura-concealing box to help Huang Xiao sense the Longevity Daoist, then ordered everyone to return together while they sought Senior Ji’s advice.

Xuan Yuanjun exposed Wen Zhaozhen as the Longevity Daoist and rescued Zuo Qiu Yi, then spent seven years preparing to break the sea formation. Its destruction revealed another formation, while the Demon God captured Du Mei and obtained a lead about the Longevity Daoist’s whereabouts.

• Xuan Yuanjun used Huang Xiao’s concealed Longevity True Qi to investigate the old experts and enlisted the Demon God to lure Wen Zhaozhen away with blood jade.
• Xuan Yuanjun rescued Zuo Qiu Yi from the Blood God Sect and confirmed that Wen Zhaozhen was the Longevity Daoist.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi discovered that the Spirit Land Grand Formations were gathering power and coordinated preparations with the Demon God.
• Xuan Yuanjun and his allies broke the sea formation after seven years of preparation, but the revealed island exploded with Xuan Yuanxiang and the others still on it.
• The Longevity Daoist taunted Xuan Yuanjun through a vortex he called a true transfer formation, and Xuan Yuanjun revealed his preparations for rapidly deploying movable formations.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Zuo Qiu Yi used the Minghong Saber to draw out heaven and earth origin flame, awakening Demon Phoenix and destabilizing the formation enough to study its flaws.
• The Demon God secretly followed Huang Xiao toward the Zhu Family, killed Xu Zhiru when he and Du Mei attacked, and captured Du Mei.
• Du Mei told the Demon God and Zhu Qingquan that the Longevity Daoist had headed toward the Desolate Domain, while Huang Xiao privately suspected the final activation would occur in the Immortal Spirit Domain.