Recaps

Jiang Yi and Yang Xun entered the Bottomless Abyss, where Han Li was captured by a Yaksha General and Jiang Yi discovered a shrine gathering Yin Qi. Jiang Yi absorbed the Yin Qi until he broke through, then crushed a tiger-headed Fierce Baleful Beast that threatened him and Yang Xun.

• Han Li used his Thousand Souls Banner to devour ghosts, but a Yaksha General captured him and carried him toward the Prefectural City.
• Jiang Yi taught Yang Xun the Breath-Concealing Technique, and they disguised their living presence to enter the ghost village.
• Jiang Yi found a tiny shrine linked to the Underworld Office and absorbed its rich Yin Qi to nourish his Dao Embryo.
• Yang Xun defended Jiang Yi from swarming ghosts with the Black Sha Pagoda Lock as a tiger-headed Fierce Baleful Beast arrived to seize them.
• Jiang Yi emerged from his breakthrough and crushed the tiger-headed Fierce Baleful Beast's head with one hand.

Jiang Yi destroyed the ghosts of Upper Cao Prefecture’s villages and refined them to strengthen his Dao Embryo and fire techniques. Meanwhile, a powerful girl in Upper Cao City searched for a living man she believed was destined to marry her lady, while Jiang Yi’s arrival remained unknown to her.

• Jiang Yi crushed the Tiger-Head Fierce Baleful Beast, refined its spirit chance, and forced the Chang Ghost to reveal nearby villages.
• Jiang Yi consolidated his Dao Embryo, discovered that his Innate Fire Virtue Body had advanced his Fire-Control Art, and learned a new Ding Fire technique.
• Jiang Yi made the Chang Ghost lead him to other villages, where he killed and consumed the Black Ox and Human-Headed Swan Fierce Baleful Beasts.
• The Red-Browed Ghost King told Great-Grandmother that he could not find the living man she sought, and she swallowed the blood-tainted ghosts throughout Upper Cao City.
• Great-Grandmother ordered the Red-Browed Ghost King to keep searching and said the new Lord of [Lesser Yang] would come to marry her lady.

Jiang Yi strengthened his fire techniques while exploring a ghost city, and the Heavenly Book revealed a possible marriage bond ahead. Meanwhile, the Xiantian Sect learned that its Patriarch had chosen an outsider as Dao Child, and True Lord Lu ordered the eight peaks to welcome him.

• Jiang Yi burned an eighth-level butcher ghost to a remnant that Profound Mystery True Person ate, then absorbed Yin Qi and advanced his cultivation.
• Jiang Yi asked the Heavenly Book about a possible marriage bond and received a four-hour deduction time to learn whether it was fortunate or ill-fated.
• Profound Mystery True Person privately worried that Jiang Yi might inherit the former master's dangerous romantic entanglements.
• Foundation Establishment True Persons at Zhen Peak disputed the Patriarch's choice of an outsider as the Xiantian Sect's Dao Child, questioning whether the successor to [Lesser Yang] could protect the sect's fortunes.
• True Lord Lu arrived with the Sect Master's decree for all eight peaks to descend and welcome the Dao Child, and ordered Drum Elder to bring him back.

Drum Elder accepted the Xiantian Sect’s order to seek the prophesied Dao Child, while Jiang Yi discovered the strength of his growing Dao Embryo in the Bottomless Abyss. After Yang Xun was abducted by Granny’s ghosts and forced into wedding clothes, Jiang Yi prepared to learn more about the danger.

• True Lord Lu ordered Drum Elder to descend the mountain and find the person destined to enter the Xiantian Sect, whose arrival would make the Mysterious Sound Dharma Drum ring seven times.
• True Lord Lu ended the debate over the Dao Child and told the Foundation Establishment cultivators that only a True Lord could claim the vacant Eternal Bright Heavenly Pool.
• Jiang Yi raised his cultivation progress to sixty-six percent and learned from the Heavenly Book that his physique could withstand powerful Qi Refining attacks and defeat Sect-tier opponents.
• The Chang Ghost told Jiang Yi that Granny of Cloud-Gathering Cave had seized Yang Xun while he was returning from the Ghost Market with Yin Zhi and Yin Shen.
• Granny’s ghosts dressed Yang Xun in wedding clothes and prepared to make him Granny’s husband, while Yang Xun feared Jiang Yi would be captured if he came to rescue him.

Jiang Yi disguised himself as a ghost cultivator and entered Cloud-Gathering Cave while Yang Xun was being forced into a wedding with Ghost Granny. Yang Xun learned that the marriage was meant to let Ghost Granny steal his allotted fate and evade punishment in the living world, while Jiang Yi arrived at the feast and caught the attention of a female ghost.

• Profound Mystery True Person teased Jiang Yi about finding a master's wife, and Jiang Yi disguised himself with Turbid Yin before setting out for Cloud-Gathering Cave.
• Yang Xun learned from the old maidservant that Yang Marriages and Yin Weddings were arts of Stealing Fate and Deceiving Heaven, allowing ghosts to take a living person's fate and escape the laws of the living world.
• The old maidservant and several ghost women carried Yang Xun toward the wedding ceremony, and Yang Xun feared Jiang Yi would risk his life trying to rescue him.
• Jiang Yi entered Cloud-Gathering Cave disguised as a ghost cultivator and offered the Blood Soul Mirror as a congratulatory gift.
• Jiang Yi was seated among the ghosts at a feast of human remains, where a female ghost holding her head asked where he came from and remarked that he smelled sweet.

Jiang Yi attended Ghost Granny’s wedding feast to rescue Yang Xun and learned that Ghost Granny planned to marry him for his allotted fortune. The Red-Browed Ghost King and a girl from the Eighteen Levels Halls disrupted the ceremony, and the girl claimed Yang Xun as the Empress’s husband.

• Jiang Yi charmed Cui Ying, who explained the history of Yang Marriage and Yin Wedding and revealed that Ghost Granny possessed law artifacts and a Śarīra.
• Cui Ying slapped the Drowned Water Ghost into black mist after it grew angry at her closeness with Jiang Yi.
• Ghost Granny appeared at the feast, and Yang Xun was brought before her in wedding clothes as the ceremony began.
• The Red-Browed Ghost King stormed into Cloud-Gathering Cave and challenged Ghost Granny, then summoned Great-Grandmother to punish her for violating the profound laws.
• A big, fat girl arrived in a sedan chair, noticed the Red Thread had moved, and ordered her followers to seize Yang Xun as the Empress’s husband.

The fat girl searched for her lady’s Fated Person while rescuing Yang Xun from Ghost Granny, but the Red Thread ultimately chose Jiang Yi. Mysterious Law Lady Qing True Lord chose the Fated Person over [Lesser Yang], leaving Jiang Yi bound to the thread as the intended partner in a Yin marriage.

• Ghost Granny attacked the fat girl with blood arrows and tried to escape with Yang Xun, but the fat girl defeated her and brought Yang Xun back to Cloud-Gathering Cave.
• Ghost Granny killed herself after Red-Browed Ghost King received her, and the fat girl drove him away before questioning Yang Xun about his companions.
• Yang Xun tried to kill himself rather than reveal Jiang Yi’s whereabouts, but the fat girl restrained him with her nine heads.
• Jiang Yi appeared and asked the fat girl not to harm his grandpa, then explained why he seemed to have ghostly Qi.
• The Red Thread flew from its box and wrapped around Jiang Yi’s wrist.
• Mysterious Law Lady Qing True Lord chose the Fated Person rather than [Lesser Yang], and another Red Thread snapped free.

Jiang Yi accepted Gui'er's offer to pursue his marriage fate with her Lady and arranged for Yang Xun and Han Li to leave the Bottomless Abyss safely. While choosing compensation from the ghost granny's Sleeve Pouch, Jiang Yi uncovered a gold-foil sheet identified as the Great Vow Incantation to Ferry All Through Hell.

• Gui'er declared Jiang Yi the fated match for her Lady, and Jiang Yi agreed to attend to his business before going to the Eighteen Levels Halls.
• Gui'er arranged for Han Li to be escorted out of the Bottomless Abyss and supplied Jiang Yi with heaps of yin zhi and yin shen.
• Jiang Yi comforted Yang Xun, gave him cultivation advice and medicine, and told him to return to the Qianji Sect with Han Li.
• Gui'er opened the ghost granny's Sleeve Pouch, and Jiang Yi selected scriptures, notes, Little Ghee Elixirs, and medicine for Yang Xun while leaving the Buddhist relic behind.
• A sheet of gold foil slipped from the scripture, and Gui'er and Profound Mystery True Person identified it as the Great Vow Incantation to Ferry All Through Hell.

Jiang Yi learned that the gold-foil Little Immeasurable Blessing and Longevity Incantation came from a World-Honored One, then gave it to Yang Xun after confirming it would cause no harm. Gui'er brought Jiang Yi and Cat Master through the Nine Ramparts to the Central Palace of Mysterious Capital, where a woman in blue robes arrived to escort him.

• Jiang Yi examined the gold foil and learned from Gui'er that it held an incantation created by a World-Honored One, though its power had faded.
• Jiang Yi decided not to keep the Buddhist incantation, but gave it to Yang Xun after the Heavenly Book showed that doing so would cause no harm.
• Jiang Yi said farewell to Yang Xun and agreed to accompany Gui'er to Fengdu, while Gui'er teased Yang Xun about possibly becoming her lady's father-in-law.
• Gui'er performed a ritual and used her Law Power to carry Jiang Yi and Cat Master through the Nine Ramparts.
• Jiang Yi arrived at the Central Palace of Mysterious Capital, where a woman in blue robes appeared to escort him on the palace's orders.

Jiang Yi arrived at the Central Palace of Mysterious Capital, where Xiao Qiao took him to the Six Antiquities Palace and settled him in the Palace of Gathering Elegance. Profound Mystery True Person explained that the nether marriage could help Her Ladyship escape [Fengdu] and warned Jiang Yi that his immense fortune would bring a terrible Tribulation if he advanced without her help.

• Gui'er greeted Xiao Qiao and left Jiang Yi in her care as he entered [Fengdu].
• Xiao Qiao escorted Jiang Yi to the Six Antiquities Palace, gave him a Landscape Official's token, and assigned him a room in the Palace of Gathering Elegance.
• Jiang Yi consulted the Heavenly Book and learned that Xiao Qiao appeared to be an ordinary female ghost, then explored his new quarters with Profound Mystery True Person.
• Profound Mystery True Person warned Jiang Yi that Xiao Qiao could sense him and explained that Her Ladyship intended to use their nether bond to leave [Fengdu] and join another Dao Lineage.
• Jiang Yi resolved to reach the Tenth Level of Qi Refining within a hundred days and aim for supreme-grade True Qi.
• Gui'er watched Xiao Qiao return and concluded that Jiang Yi could already be called her son-in-law.

Jiang Yi left the Palace of Gathering Elegance to explore the Nine Layers and gather medicinal spirit plants for Profound Mystery True Person. On the fourth layer, the Kang-Surnamed Youth discovered the Seedling God Tai Sui and rushed to capture it.

• Jiang Yi consolidated his cultivation, then decided to leave the palace and search for blooming spirit plants to make health tonics for Profound Mystery True Person.
• A Da directed Jiang Yi toward the River of Forgetfulness below the Nine Layers, while A Er warned that the place was dangerous.
• Jiang Yi descended to the Nine Layers after the Heavenly Book foretold fright without danger, and Profound Mystery True Person explained the layers’ origins and earth-aspect qualities.
• On the fourth layer, the Kang-Surnamed Youth captured a mist-riding snake and extracted a valuable strand of Ji Earth essence Qi while his Skirted Woman companion praised him.
• The Kang-Surnamed Youth detected the Seedling God Tai Sui and sped off to capture it, with the Skirted Woman following.

Jiang Yi gathered spirit resources in Fengdu and met Xiao Qiao beside the River of Forgetfulness, where a Seedling God Tai Sui fled into his boat. Kang Lanyun demanded the treasure and ordered Jiang Yi to kneel, leaving Jiang Yi facing an arrogant cultivator from a Sect-tier lineage.

• Profound Mystery True Person led Jiang Yi through the fourth layer, Moist Earth, collecting spirit materials and noting that they encountered no ghosts or monsters.
• The big, fat girl directed spirits to leave valuable resources in Jiang Yi’s path and learned that a cultivator had chased the Seedling God Tai Sui toward the River of Forgetfulness.
• Jiang Yi met Xiao Qiao by the river, declined to join her fishing, and then saw the Seedling God Tai Sui leap into her boat.
• Kang Lanyun of the Illuminating Nether Sect pursued the Tai Sui and attacked with Gui Water True Qi when it fled toward Jiang Yi, who blocked him with the Bright Flame Mirror.
• Jiang Yi identified himself as belonging to Qianji Sect, Wavelooking Peak, and Kang Lanyun ordered him to kneel and hand over the Tai Sui, citing the difference in their lineages.

Jiang Yi defeated Kang Lanyun, dealt with the Skirted Woman, and entrusted the Seedling God Tai Sui to Xiao Qiao. He then agreed to sail with her toward Shuo Mountain, while the big fat girl hurried after them and wondered what the Empress could see.

• Kang Lanyun attacked Jiang Yi with Gui Water techniques, but Jiang Yi shattered his defenses and killed him with a punch.
• Jiang Yi took Kang Lanyun’s Sleeve Pouch and questioned the Skirted Woman, who revealed that Elder Huang was in Hanyang Prefecture.
• At Xiao Qiao’s suggestion, the Skirted Woman burned her body and left behind a wisp of primal spirit, which Xiao Qiao collected.
• Xiao Qiao offered to cultivate the immature Seedling God Tai Sui for Jiang Yi, and he handed it to her before accepting her invitation to Shuo Mountain.
• Jiang Yi and Xiao Qiao sailed down the Wangchuan River as Xiao Qiao pointed out creatures along the banks.
• The big fat girl followed in a sedan chair and sent Wangliang to check whether the Forget-Worry Flowers had bloomed on Shuo Mountain.

Jiang Yi and Xiao Qiao traveled to Shuo Mountain, where the Forget-Worry Flowers unexpectedly bloomed as they arrived. After Xiao Qiao buried the Skirted Woman’s spirit and several resentful souls beneath the Peach God, she thanked Jiang Yi for letting her witness the flowers and meet the new Lord of [Lesser Yang].

• Jiang Yi examined Kang Lanyun’s supplies, recorded his Gui Water Method Formula, and used Yellow Sprout Pills to restore himself and Profound Mystery True Person.
• Xiao Qiao fished several resentful souls from the River of Forgetfulness as the orchid boat approached Shuo Mountain and passed beneath the Peach God’s Ghost Gate.
• Xiao Qiao spotted the withered Forget-Worry Flowers, which bloomed across both riverbanks as the boat passed.
• Lady Mysterious Maiden considered the choices before the new Lord of [Lesser Yang] and the gifts he might receive from her or Xiao Qiao.
• Xiao Qiao buried the Skirted Woman’s primal spirit and the captured resentful souls beneath the Peach God’s roots so they could be nourished by its Yang Qi.
• Xiao Qiao thanked Jiang Yi for witnessing the flowers bloom and said that she had been fortunate to see the new Lord of [Lesser Yang].

Jiang Yi learned that Qiao Yu was the daughter of the Sword-Discussing Pavilion’s late True Lord and discovered how the Eight Sects of the Demonic Dao had tied the position of Dao Child to [Lesser Yang]. Qiao Yu revealed that accepting the Empress’s marriage proposal would expose Jiang Yi as [Lesser Yang]’s new Lord, and offered him a choice that would decide whether he accepted.

• Jiang Yi recognized Qiao Yu as the daughter of Qiao Bo, the famed Vast Marsh Pure Origin True Lord and Sword-Knowing Gentleman of the Sword-Discussing Pavilion.
• Qiao Yu told Jiang Yi that her father had died in the Western Journey to Destroy Buddhism, and explained that she and her sister had taken different kinds of Deathless Divine Medicine.
• Qiao Yu revealed that a Dao Lord had linked the position of Dao Child to [Lesser Yang], while another had arranged a marriage match that could lead the Eight Sects to find Jiang Yi.
• Jiang Yi realized that he would need the support of powerful Dao Lineages to challenge the [Sun], and decided he would not avoid becoming a Dao Child.
• Qiao Yu offered Jiang Yi the ancient sword [Upside Down], explaining that taking it would mean accepting the marriage to the Empress.

Jiang Yi agreed to enter a marriage with Qiao Yu despite the dangers of becoming a piece in a Dao Lord’s scheme. Qiao Yu accepted him, and the ancient killing sword Upside Down rang out as if blessing their union.

• Jiang Yi examined Upside Down as Qiao Yu explained its rankings and warned that the sword had never accepted even her father as its master.
• Jiang Yi resolved to become a Sect-tier Dao Child, enter the marriage, and obtain Upside Down, then told Qiao Yu he was willing to marry her.
• Qiao Yu warned Jiang Yi that the Immortal Dao would target him and that the Dao Lords would use him rather than protect him.
• Jiang Yi said he willingly accepted entering a Dao Lord’s game, but would not take Upside Down unless Qiao Yu freely agreed to their marriage.
• Qiao Yu accepted Jiang Yi and introduced herself as both Qiao Yu of the Sword-Discussing Pavilion and Xiao Qiao, Music-Regulating Official of the Central Palace of Mysterious Capital.
• Upside Down fell from the peach tree and rang out in a sound that seemed to bless the couple.

Jiang Yi chose to enter the Central Palace of Mysterious Capital with Qiao Yu, and the [Lesser Yang] Metal Position fixed its attention on him. After learning that [Lesser Yang]'s Dao Manifestation required him to steal the [Sun]'s glory, Jiang Yi crossed the palace threshold to make the new lord's presence known.

• Lady Mysterious Maiden sensed that Jiang Yi had chosen Xiao Qiao and [Upside Down], then wondered why he still intended to enter the Central Palace of Mysterious Capital.
• Jiang Yi asked Qiao Yu to accompany him to the Central Palace, while leaving the killing sword [Upside Down] in her care until he could claim it.
• Jiang Yi sensed the [Lesser Yang] Metal Position's Golden Nature watching him and learned from Profound Mystery True Person how its Dao Manifestation had been reshaped.
• Jiang Yi used the Heavenly Book to confirm that gaining [Lesser Yang]'s attention meant stealing the [Sun]'s glory.
• Jiang Yi entered the Central Palace of Mysterious Capital, determined to make the world know the new lord of [Lesser Yang].

Jiang Yi faced Lady Mysterious Maiden in the Central Palace of Mysterious Capital and declared that he intended to ascend [Lesser Yang] despite the danger of opposing the [Sun] and the [Immortal Dao]. Lady Mysterious Maiden accepted his resolve, and Jiang Yi asked her to help him cultivate.

• Lady Mysterious Maiden examined Jiang Yi's Dao Nature and questioned why he had come after choosing Xiao Qiao.
• Lady Mysterious Maiden suggested Jiang Yi and Xiao Qiao could retreat to the southern sea and cultivate through the surviving Sword-Discussing Pavilion branches.
• Jiang Yi rejected retreat, explaining that the conflict between [Lesser Yang] and the [Sun] made their enmity impossible to avoid.
• Lady Mysterious Maiden tested Jiang Yi with the radiance of Taiyin, then asked whether he feared the tribulation and death awaiting him.
• Jiang Yi said he would still be the second True Lord of [Lesser Yang] even if he attained the seat and died.
• Lady Mysterious Maiden praised Jiang Yi's resolve and asked what help he needed; he asked her to help him cultivate.

Jiang Yi asked Lady Mysterious Maiden to unveil [Fengdu] so he could break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining and draw the Dao Lineages’ attention to [Lesser Yang]. After persuading her that they could benefit one another, he declared his ambition to become the greatest cultivator of all time, and the four realms turned their attention toward [Lesser Yang].

• Jiang Yi asked Lady Mysterious Maiden to unveil [Fengdu] and provide nine exceptional first-grade Qi Refining spiritual objects aligned with [Five Phases] and [Yin-Yang].
• Jiang Yi offered to help Lady Mysterious Maiden leave [Fengdu] and attain the Dao Path anew if she supported his bid to become the Southern Continent’s sole [Lesser Yang].
• Lady Mysterious Maiden angrily rebuked Jiang Yi, but he explained that she could transfer to the [Demonic Dao] and serve as his Dao protector while they opposed the [Immortal Dao] and the [Sun].
• After Lady Mysterious Maiden warned that unveiling [Fengdu] would attract the Dao Lords and the [Immortal Dao], Jiang Yi recited a declaration of fearlessness and said he aspired to be the greatest cultivator of all time.
• Lady Mysterious Maiden lifted [Fengdu]’s seal, and Jiang Yi’s Divine Sense resonated with [Lesser Yang], drawing the attention of Dao Lineages across the four realms.
• A gray-robed Daoist beyond the Azure Firmament asked whether the Southern Continent approved of the Innate Dao Child he had chosen.

Jiang Yi drew [Lesser Yang]’s favor and the attention of the Demonic Dao’s Dao Lords, who debated whether to support him despite the Mysterious Thunder prophesied to kill [Lesser Yang]’s successor. He asked Lady Mysterious Maiden for help as White Jade Capital unleashed the Mysterious Thunder against him.

• Jiang Yi resolved to make himself indispensable to [Lesser Yang], and its Golden Nature descended toward him as five Dao Lords and the Taishi Patriarch gathered to watch.
• The Dao Lords discussed the Great Talisman Sect’s schemes, Mingxuan’s wager on Jiang Yi, and whether Jiang Yi deserved cultivation as the Innate Dao Child.
• The Dao Lords warned that White Jade Capital would invoke the Mysterious Thunder against [Lesser Yang]’s successor, and Mingxuan refused to intervene if Jiang Yi could not survive it.
• Jiang Yi realized that [Lesser Yang]’s favor alone would not secure the Dao Lords’ support, so he asked Lady Mysterious Maiden to help him and received nine first-grade spiritual objects.
• In White Jade Capital, the purple-robed Daoist commanded the Mysterious Thunder to slay [Lesser Yang].

The True Lord of Origin Response and Tribulation Administration ordered Mysterious Thunder to strike Jiang Yi, while Jiang Yi used the Heavenly Book and rare treasures to seek a chance at survival. As nine bolts of Mysterious Thunder descended on Fengdu, Jiang Yi endured the first strike with flames that tore it apart.

• The True Lord of Origin Response and Tribulation Administration sent a Talisman Edict summoning thunder officials to bring Mysterious Thunder to the Southern Continent.
• The officials of Dipper Pivot Court planned disasters to generate Tribulation Qi and strengthen the thunder punishment.
• Lady Mysterious Maiden gave Jiang Yi nine spiritual treasures, and the Heavenly Book warned him to seek life through nine deaths by surviving Mysterious Thunder and raising his Destiny Nature despite Tribulation Qi.
• Jiang Yi refined the treasures, broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, and learned that he needed to endure nine bolts of Mysterious Thunder.
• The archaic gateway opened above Fengdu, and the first bolt struck Jiang Yi as Qiao Yu and Gui'er watched in fear.
• Jiang Yi remained standing as flames rose around him and tore the first bolt of Mysterious Thunder apart.

Jiang Yi endured nine bolts of mystic lightning during his tribulation, while Profound Mystery True Person sacrificed himself to protect him. Upside Down finally broke the ninth bolt, and Jiang Yi emerged from the hall carrying the sword and challenging the True Lord to test it.

• Jiang Yi survived the seventh bolt as his Sage King destiny manifested, then Lady Mysterious Maiden sheltered him from the eighth with moonlight.
• Lady Mysterious Maiden closed her eyes as Jiang Yi faced the seemingly fatal ninth bolt, while Profound Mystery True Person comforted him.
• Profound Mystery True Person leaped in front of Jiang Yi and was pierced by the ninth bolt, which then continued toward Jiang Yi.
• Jiang Yi's Dao heart flooded with hatred as Qiao Yu's sword, Upside Down, leaped from its sheath and shattered the ninth bolt.
• Jiang Yi grasped Upside Down, left the hall, and challenged the True Lord to test his sword.

After Jiang Yi survived the nine bolts of Mysterious Thunder, he wielded the killing sword [Upside Down] to cut [Thunder Pivot] and wound the Primordial Response Tribulation Controller True Lord. His strike brought [Lesser Yang] into his body and began restoring him, while the Dao Lords recognized him as the Innate Dao Child.

• The Dao Lords discussed Jiang Yi’s karmic ties and True Lord Tao’s failed plans, then Profound Darkness and Dipper Chief pledged treasures in support of the wager on Jiang Yi.
• Netherworld Profound declared Jiang Yi the Innate Dao Child and warned the Eight Sects not to scheme against him.
• Jiang Yi grasped [Upside Down], declared that [Lesser Yang] would use the sword to slay [Thunder Pivot], and cut through the ancient gateway.
• Qiao Yu caught Jiang Yi as he fell, and [Lesser Yang] Golden Nature entered his body as dawn appeared over [Fengdu] and his damaged Furnace Cauldron began to mend.
• The Primordial Response Tribulation Controller True Lord tried to sever [Thunder Pivot] from the gateway, but Jiang Yi’s sword cut his forehead and damaged his Law Body.
• A pronouncement that [Lesser Yang] had wounded [Thunder Pivot] spread through the realms, while the Primordial Response Tribulation Controller True Lord suppressed his reaction.

After Jiang Yi wounded [Thunder Pivot] and survived by extinguishing his body, [Lesser Yang]'s Golden Nature merged with his Divine Sense and revealed the principles of attaining a great position. He reached the Great Void, where Patriarch Netherworld Profound named him the Xiantian Sect's Dao Child and invited him to embrace his hatred as a path to the Dao.

• Jiang Yi's Divine Sense received [Lesser Yang]'s Golden Nature, and he realized his body's destruction had freed him from [Thunder Pivot]'s grasp.
• Jiang Yi comprehended how True Lords and Metal Positions could stand in master-subordinate relationships, and how cultivators might ascend, beg for, or sacrifice to a position.
• As his fame spread for wounding a True Lord at Qi Refining, [Lesser Yang]'s Golden Nature merged with Jiang Yi's Divine Sense and carried him through visions of heavenly realms into the Great Void.
• Jiang Yi met the gray-robed Manifest Netherworld Profound Dao Lord, who declared him the Dao Child of the Xiantian Sect.
• Patriarch Netherworld Profound told Jiang Yi to hate freely if that hatred helped him verify his position and unite with the Dao.

Jiang Yi questioned Patriarch Netherworld Profound about uniting the Eight Sects’ fortunes and learned that attaining [Lesser Yang] alone would not be enough; he would need to seize the [Sun]’s brilliance. The Patriarch rewarded him with a Foundation Establishment Pill to restore his damaged body and aid his future cultivation, and Jiang Yi awoke among his companions.

• Jiang Yi asked Patriarch Netherworld Profound whether attaining [Lesser Yang] would let him unite the Eight Sects’ fortunes.
• Jiang Yi declared that reaching the supreme Dao required a transcendent position, and the Patriarch said he would need to seize all the brilliance of the [Sun] to claim what Ji Fuyao possessed.
• Patriarch Netherworld Profound explained that Jiang Yi’s damaged body would take years to recover and decided to reward him for wounding a True Lord and raising the Southern Continent’s fortune.
• Patriarch Netherworld Profound refined a Foundation Establishment Pill from a star and an origin’s worth of Spirit Chance, giving it to Jiang Yi to restore his body and support his cultivation.
• Jiang Yi returned to his body and opened his eyes as someone called out that Miss Xiao Qiao’s young master-in-law had awakened.