Recaps

Lu You overwhelmed Wang Ai with a fire dragon that consumed his summoned army and evaporated his tidal wave, then stopped short of killing him when Zhang Zhiwei intervened. The Old Celestial Master arrived as Quanxing watched from the tournament stands, leaving the confrontation on Mount Longhu suspended.

• Lu You unleashed a five-clawed fire dragon that destroyed Wang Ai’s cavalry and shield soldiers in a single sweep.
• Feng Shayan conceded her match after Jia Zhengliang was knocked unconscious, while Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin noticed the dark red sky and hurried toward the disturbance.
• Shen Chong and other Quanxing members watched the sky from the spectator stands and remarked on the powerful qi.
• Wang Ai painted a towering Qiantang tide, but Lu You’s fire dragon absorbed and evaporated the waves.
• Lu You appeared before Wang Ai and prepared a Three Sovereigns Cannon Punch, but Zhang Zhiwei stopped him by reminding them that weapons were forbidden on Mount Longhu.
• Lu You withdrew his punch and dismissed the fire dragon, claiming he had only been teasing Wang Ai.

After Lu You defeated Wang Ai, Feng Zhenghao offered him Spirit Summoning and Sending to repay his help to Feng Xingtong, while the Old Celestial Master warned him about the dangers of acquiring an Eight Extraordinary Skill. Lu You saw through Wang Ai’s attempt to use that warning against him and forced the Wang Family to hand over both Spirit Summoning and Sending and Divine Painting.

• Zhang Zhiwei arrived as Wang Ai’s Qiantang Tidal Bore Painting dissipated, and Wang Ai weighed whether to yield or rely on the Old Celestial Master.
• Feng Zhenghao thanked Lu You for helping Feng Xingtong and offered him Spirit Summoning and Sending, asking the Old Celestial Master to witness the offer.
• Zhang Zhiwei greeted Lu You as a fellow Daoist and warned him that inheriting an Eight Extraordinary Skill would attract danger from the Outsider world.
• Wang Ai apologized to Lu You and offered the Wang Family’s copy of Spirit Summoning and Sending, hoping the Old Celestial Master’s warning would make Lu You a target.
• Lu You demanded Divine Painting as well, and Wang Ai reluctantly agreed to hand over the Wang Family’s inheritance.

Lu You studied the Wang and Feng families’ Spirit Summoning and Sending and Divine Painting arts while waiting for the Luotian Grand Ceremony final. Two nights before the match, Zhang Zhiwei asked him to help Zhang Chulan defeat Zhang Lingyu, and Lu You agreed on the condition that he receive the Heaven Communicating Talisman Art.

• Lu You compared the Feng and Wang families’ Spirit Summoning and Sending manuals and mastered its principles alongside the Wang family’s Divine Painting.
• Lu You bet all his money on Zhang Chulan to win the final against Zhang Lingyu.
• Zhang Zhiwei climbed through Lu You’s hotel window and asked him to help Zhang Chulan become the Celestial Master’s successor.
• Lu You refused to kidnap Zhang Lingyu and pointed out that Zhang Chulan needed a respectable fight.
• Lu You offered to help Zhang Chulan if Zhang Zhiwei secured him Lu Jin’s Heaven Communicating Talisman Art, and Zhang Zhiwei agreed to ask Lu Jin.

On the eve of the final, Lu You brought Zhang Lingyu to Zhang Chulan and revealed that Quanxing had sent dangerous members to Mount Longhu. At the Old Celestial Master's recommendation, Zhang Lingyu agreed to help deal with them discreetly, despite Zhang Chulan's attempts to avoid the task.

• Unable to sleep before his match with Zhang Chulan, Zhang Lingyu reflected on his jealousy and resolved to win.
• Lu You found Zhang Lingyu meditating and invited him to come along, saying the Old Celestial Master wanted it; Zhang Lingyu followed after Lu You hinted at a secret.
• Lu You and Zhang Lingyu visited Zhang Chulan, who nervously joked that they had come to bury him before learning they needed him to handle a threat.
• Zhang Chulan recognized the Four Unruly Ones of Quanxing as the intruders Lu You had found on Mount Longhu, while Zhang Lingyu reacted tensely.
• Lu You explained that other Quanxing groups might also be present and that the investigation needed to avoid alerting them.
• Zhang Lingyu accepted the Old Celestial Master's assignment to deal with Quanxing, while Zhang Chulan tried to persuade him to refuse.

Lu You gave Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu Qi Seeds that strengthened them, then brought them to confront Quanxing's Four Unruly Ones. The two prepared to enter the room where the four were gathered, while Lu You watched from outside.

• Lu You offered Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu Qi Seeds containing a portion of his strength, and both accepted.
• The Qi Seeds caused Zhang Chulan intense pain and gave Zhang Lingyu a gentler surge of power, while permanently strengthening both of them.
• Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu thanked Lu You, who said he had given them the Qi Seeds in advance for Qi-State Origin-Flow and the Heaven Communicating Talisman Art.
• Lu You led Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu to the Four Unruly Ones' room behind Mount Longhu, where Zhang Lingyu knocked on the black-covered window.
• A seductive male voice answered the knock, and Zhang Chulan recognized it as Xia He's.

Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu confronted Quanxing's Four Maniacs, and Zhang Chulan easily overpowered Shen Chong in their first clash. As the four prepared to attack together, Zhang Chulan blocked Shen Chong's punch without budging and taunted him.

• Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Chulan burst into the house and encountered Shen Chong, whose palm strike Zhang Chulan repelled with overwhelming force.
• Shen Chong, Dou Mei, Xia He, and Gao Ning recognized the intruders and prepared to fight them together.
• Zhang Chulan asked the Four Maniacs to leave two people behind as guests, while Shen Chong suspected someone else was waiting outside.
• Gao Ning began manipulating Zhang Chulan's and Zhang Lingyu's meridians as Shen Chong launched a swift attack on Zhang Chulan.
• Zhang Chulan blocked Shen Chong's punch without moving, then asked if that was all he had.

Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu fought the Four Unruly Ones while empowered by Qi Seeds, and Zhang Chulan used the battle to study his opponents. After resisting their mental abilities and Shen Chong’s attacks, Zhang Chulan concluded that overwhelming stats could defeat both techniques and martial skill.

• Shen Chong attacked Zhang Chulan with Jeet Kune Do, while Zhang Chulan endured the blows to learn how experienced fighters fought.
• Dou Mei and Gao Ning used their mental abilities against Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Chulan, and Zhang Lingyu unleashed his Yin Five Thunders while Zhang Chulan escaped the wooden house.
• Gao Ning activated the Twelve-Labor Emotion Formation with Dou Mei, slowing Zhang Chulan and stirring Zhang Lingyu’s painful memories of Xia He.
• Zhang Lingyu bit through his tongue to resist the formation, detonated his Qi Seed, and sent a flood of Black Lightning toward Gao Ning and Dou Mei.
• Zhang Chulan realized his Qi Seed’s enhanced stats let him withstand Shen Chong’s attacks and the others’ abilities, then vanished and struck with a punch that shook the void.

Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu overwhelmed the Quanxing attackers, but Zhang Lingyu began losing control as Lu's Qi Seed faded. Gao Ning and Dou Mei escaped while Zhang Chulan went to restrain Zhang Lingyu, and Shen Chong tried to flee before an unseen pursuer confronted him.

• Zhang Chulan smashed Shen Chong through several walls and left him badly injured.
• Zhang Lingyu used Black Water Filth Thunder to pressure Gao Ning and Dou Mei, while Xia He escaped through a window.
• Gao Ning exhausted himself to break through Zhang Lingyu's lightning and urged Dou Mei to flee with him.
• Gao Ning warned Zhang Chulan that Zhang Lingyu was draining his life, so Zhang Chulan left the window and rushed to restrain him.
• Gao Ning and Dou Mei escaped, and Shen Chong tried to slip away before a quiet voice confronted him from behind.

Lu You defeated Shen Chong and subdued Gao Ning and Dou Mei, then ended Zhang Lingyu’s fight with Zhang Chulan. After the two young men reconciled and recovered, they entered the finals together at dawn.

• Lu You killed Shen Chong and stopped Zhang Lingyu by striking him between the brows with a melon seed.
• Lu You spared Gao Ning and Dou Mei, saying he would hand them over to the Celestial Master Mansion.
• Lu You asked whether he should pursue Xia He, but Zhang Chulan advised letting her go, and Zhang Lingyu said he could still fight in the match.
• After Lu You left with Gao Ning and Dou Mei, Zhang Lingyu thanked Zhang Chulan, apologized for his past behavior, and offered to acknowledge him as the Celestial Master.
• Zhang Chulan declined the position, explaining that he had come to investigate his grandfather’s affairs, and the two young men entered the finals venue together at dawn.

Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu entered the Luotian Grand Ceremony finals battered from their battle the previous night, while the Old Celestial Master and others discussed Daoist Lu’s power and the danger he might pose. Zhang Chulan still had some strength from his Yang Seed, but Zhang Lingyu had exhausted his Yin Seed; their final match began with both resolved to fight seriously.

• Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu emerged from the contestants’ passage supporting each other, leaving the spectators confused and prompting rumors about what had happened overnight.
• Zhang Zhiwei told Wang Ai that intruders had been cleared from Mount Longhu and warned that any who ignored the warning would not leave.
• Xu San and Xu Si discussed the Four Unruly Ones’ attack, Daoist Lu’s Qi Seeds, and the uncertainty surrounding his place in the Outsider world.
• Feng Baobao looked toward Lu You, who greeted her from his hidden seat in the stands.
• Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu took their positions, acknowledged they would give the match everything, and began the final.

Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu fought an even, escalating final with their Yang and Yin Five Thunders, until both unleashed their strongest attacks. Zhang Lingyu lost, but the two reconciled after the battle as the crowd applauded.

• Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu opened the final by clashing their Yang and Yin Five Thunders, each forcing the other back.
• Zhang Chulan used his Yang Seed and Lightning Speed to fight Zhang Lingyu at close range while Zhang Lingyu’s Water Filth Thunder corroded his defenses.
• Lu You watched and reflected that Zhang Chulan’s Yang Seed would last longer than Zhang Lingyu’s Yin Seed, making the contest unfair from the outset.
• As Zhang Lingyu gathered his remaining Qi for a final attack, Zhang Chulan chose to face it head-on instead of striking first.
• Zhang Chulan and Zhang Lingyu unleashed Great White Worm and Yin Five Thunders, and their collision shook the arena.
• Zhang Lingyu collapsed and admitted defeat; Zhang Chulan helped him up, and the crowd applauded them.

After Zhang Chulan began receiving the Heaven Communicating Talisman Art, Quanxing attacked Mount Longhu, and Lu You agreed to protect the mountain while the Old Celestial Master was occupied. Lu You arrived at a standoff between Lu Jin, Zhang Lingyu, and Quanxing fighters, then froze everyone in place with a deadly warning.

• Zhang Lingyu accepted the Heaven Communicating Talisman Art at the awards ceremony, while Zhang Chulan refused it.
• The Old Celestial Master gave Lu You the copied Heaven Communicating Talisman Art and fifty million, asking him to defend Mount Longhu during Zhang Chulan's transmission.
• The Old Celestial Master began transmitting the art to Zhang Chulan as Feng Baobao stood guard, and Quanxing launched its attack on the mountain.
• Lu You headed toward the heaviest fighting and found Lu Jin and Zhang Lingyu facing Yuan Tao and Handan, with Huang Dan concealed nearby.
• Lu You appeared among them and ordered everyone not to move, threatening to kill anyone who did.

Lu You left Lu Jin and Zhang Lingyu to handle Yuan Tao's group and headed elsewhere, where Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua had been trapped by Quanxing members. As Lu Linglong prepared to fight to the death, Lu You appeared beside her and calmly judged her a promising student.

• Lu You departed after intimidating Yuan Tao's group, while Lu Jin reflected that the Daoist was beyond ordinary human limits.
• Quanxing members ambushed Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua; Bian Min pinned Zhi Jinhua to the ground with iron spikes.
• Tu Junfang and five other Quanxing members surrounded Lu Linglong and tried to use Zhi Jinhua as leverage to obtain the Heaven Communicating Talisman Art.
• Lu Linglong refused to surrender and vowed to keep fighting even if she could not save Zhi Jinhua.
• Lu You appeared beside Lu Linglong without warning and considered keeping her as a potential student.

Lu You swiftly overwhelmed Quanxing after killing Bian Min, leaving several attackers dead or badly injured and forcing Tu Junfang to submit. He freed Zhi Jinhua and resolved to teach the Outsiders through brutal consequences to respect greater power.

• Bian Min mocked Lu You, who instantly cut off his head and stunned the Quanxing group.
• Tu Junfang realized he could not follow Lu You’s movements and feared he would be killed just as easily.
• Lu You severed the purple-haired woman’s hands, crippled the red-haired man with a pebble, and burned the fleeing burly man to ashes.
• The bald man surrendered, while Tu Junfang praised Lu You and admitted that Outsiders treated battles too lightly.
• Lu You shattered the steel needles in Zhi Jinhua’s body, and Lu Linglong helped her up.
• Lu You decided that he would make troublemaking Outsiders experience enough brutality to stop them causing trouble.

Lu You defeated Tu Junfang and left Lu Linglong to treat Zhi Jinhua before intervening in the battle against Xue Fan. He incapacitated Xue Fan, destroyed the Soul-Guiding Banner, and made its dead spirits destroy one another.

• Lu You frightened Tu Junfang into fleeing and explained to Lu Linglong that evil's continued existence helped preserve the balance between the righteous and the wicked.
• Lu You reassured Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua, then vanished, leaving Lu Linglong to take Zhi Jinhua for treatment.
• Xue Fan used his Mourning Technique to possess Xi with a vengeful spirit and poison, making Xi attack Xiao Xiao from behind.
• Lu You caught Xi's saber with one finger, shattered it, and knocked Xi into a tree.
• Xue Fan tried to flee, but Lu You stunned him, broke the Soul-Guiding Banner, and ordered its dead spirits to kill one another until they vanished.

Lu You crossed the burning battlefield on Mount Longhu and crushed Quanxing fighters with overwhelming force. As he continued deeper into the fighting, the nearby Taoists and Nadou Tong employees watched in fear.

• Xue Fan surrendered to Lu You, and Xiao Xiao bound him so he could be handed over to the Celestial Master Mansion and Nadou Tong.
• Lu You entered the burning buildings, taunted Zhang Zhiwei, and killed Quanxing attackers who tried to ambush him.
• Lu You unleashed Hidden God Mist Mountain, destroying nearby buildings and turning ten Quanxing members into blood mist.
• Lu You used Feng Hou Qimen to halt the wind and dust, then burned a fleeing Quanxing member and forced the remaining fighters to attack him together.
• Lu You summoned a platinum fire dragon that swallowed a dozen attackers, then killed a tall, thin swordsman and a woman who controlled insects.

Lu You let the fleeing Quanxing members escape while searching Mount Longhu for Baron Grills, whose Six Treasury Immortal Thief he wanted to obtain. To expose the hidden Baron, Lu You used Divine Painting to summon a vast mountain over Mount Longhu, leaving everyone stunned beneath its suppressive power.

• Quanxing scattered after Lu You’s attack, and Nadou Tong’s employees chased the fleeing members.
• Lu You scanned Mount Longhu for Lu Linglong, Zhang Chulan, Yuan Tao, and especially Baron Grills, who was likely hiding with Xia Liuqing.
• Lu You recalled that Baron’s Six Treasury Immortal Thief concealed his presence and decided to use a large-scale technique to find him.
• Lu You painted a towering mountain range in the sky with Divine Painting, and its power enveloped Mount Longhu and halted both Quanxing and Nadou Tong.
• The Wang Family members marveled at the spectacle until Wang Ai rejected their claim that the painting was connected to the Wang Family’s Divine Painting.

Lu You spread his painting scroll across Mount Longhu and used it to search for the Quanxing members, while Zhang Chulan and the others reacted to his overwhelming display. He found Feng Baobao, Barren Grylls, and Xia Liuqing, then stopped Barren and Xia Liuqing from escaping.

• Zhang Chulan, Xu San, and Xu Si saw Lu You’s painting scroll cover Mount Longhu and continued searching for Feng Baobao.
• Yuan Tao and Handan fled after facing Lu Jin, while Zhang Lingyu recognized the sky-spanning display as Lu You’s work.
• Lu You sent the Five Elements Messengers across the mountain and used his painting scroll to locate the Quanxing members.
• Lu You found Feng Baobao fighting Barren Grylls while Xia Liuqing watched, and Barren and Xia Liuqing decided to retreat.
• Lu You appeared behind Barren and Xia Liuqing, pressed them back to the ground, and said he wanted to talk.

Lu You confronted Barren and Xia Liuqing, demanding Barren’s Six Treasury Immortal Thief and offering them the chance to attack together. After effortlessly stopping and breaking Barren’s dagger, Lu You explained that the Eight Extraordinary Skills were only a shortcut, but Xia Liuqing then attacked with his steel whips.

• Lu You appeared beside Xia Liuqing and Barren, startling them with his overwhelming presence, while Feng Baobao climbed a tree and stayed put under Lu You’s watch.
• Lu You identified Barren as the possessor of the Six Treasury Immortal Thief and demanded the skill; Barren chose to fight, and Xia Liuqing joined him.
• Barren lunged at Lu You with his dagger, but Lu You caught it between two fingers and shattered it with ease.
• Lu You told Barren that the Eight Extraordinary Skills were a shortcut rather than the true path of cultivation, then flicked the dagger fragments into a distant tree.
• Barren circled Lu You while Xia Liuqing put on his Divine Mask and struck at Lu You’s shoulder with a steel whip.

Lu You defeated Xia Liuqing and Barren, then made them write down their methods. He coaxed Feng Baobao out from behind a tree with a fake promise of valuable beads, and she proudly believed she had outsmarted him.

• Xia Liuqing's pushing force failed against Lu You's Gang Qi, and Lu You knocked the steel whip from his hand.
• Barren attacked Lu You from behind but was struck hard and sent crashing through three trees.
• Xia Liuqing and Barren fought Lu You together, but Lu You deflected their attacks and then sent Xia Liuqing flying with a palm strike.
• Lu You stopped Barren's final punch, criticized the limits of his Six Treasury Immortal Thief, and blasted him into the ground.
• Lu You handed Xia Liuqing and Barren paper and pens and had them write down their methods.
• Lu You lured Feng Baobao out from behind a tree by offering consecrated beads, and she said she had cleverly waited for a better reward.

Lu You tested Feng Baobao for the Eight Extraordinary Skills, then dismissed her and let Xia Liuqing and Barren leave with their copied secret manuals. After Lu You lifted the Divine Painting, Quanxing fled into a Nadou Tong ambush, while Zhang Zhiwei captured Yuan Tao, Handaner, and Huang Dan; someone then called out to him.

• Lu You bound Feng Baobao and examined her Qi, but found no clear sign that she had learned Qi-State Origin-Flow or another cultivation method.
• Lu You released Feng Baobao and sent Xia Liuqing and Barren away with the secret manuals they had copied.
• Lu You dispersed the Divine Painting over Mount Longhu, restoring the starry sky and easing the pressure on the mountain.
• Quanxing fled downhill and ran into Dou Le and more than a hundred Nadou Tong employees, sparking another pursuit.
• Zhang Zhiwei defeated Yuan Tao, Handaner, and Huang Dan, ordered his disciples to bind them, and heard someone call, “Grandmaster!”

After Tian Jinzhong was murdered during Quanxing’s attack on Mount Longhu, Zhang Zhiwei confronted the scene as rumors about Daoist Tianji spread through the Outsider world. At a Nadou Tong meeting, Zhao Fangxu warned that the Daoist’s abilities might exceed what a normal Outsider could do, and the Ten Elders considered the threat he could pose.

• A young Daoist told Zhang Zhiwei that Tian Jinzhong had been murdered, and Zhang went to see him.
• Zhang Zhiwei found Tian Jinzhong dead in his chair with a silver needle between his brows and removed it.
• News of Quanxing’s attack and Daoist Tianji spread, reaching Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing as rumors exaggerated the Daoist’s feats.
• Zhao Fangxu convened five of the Ten Elders and asked them to consider the limits of an Outsider’s abilities.
• Mu You reported that Quanxing elder Xia Liuqing had called the victor Daoist Tianji and believed he had lost to an immortal or god.
• Zhao Fangxu warned that Daoist Tianji might be able to extend his abilities across an entire city, far beyond the limits of a normal Outsider.

Zhao Fangxu worried about the mysterious Daoist Tianji and agreed to wait for the Old Celestial Master’s advice, but Bi Youlong reported that Nadou Tong had found Chen Duo and uncovered the more troubling Biyou Village. Meanwhile, Lu You prepared to break through to Gangjin and entered a hidden cave on Mount Longhu to begin.

• Zhao Fangxu discussed the danger posed by Daoist Tianji with the Ten Elders, who suggested waiting for the Old Celestial Master’s opinion.
• Bi Youlong told Zhao Fangxu that Nadou Tong had located Chen Duo and discovered Biyou Village.
• The Ten Elders speculated about how to respond to the company’s demands as Nadou Tong escorted them to a hotel.
• Lu You packed his books and banner, then decided to stay on Mount Longhu to pursue a breakthrough to Gangjin.
• Lu You found a concealed cave in the mountain’s rear woods, cleared its floor, and sat down to regulate his breathing before opening the system panel.

Lu You condensed his spiritual intent into a Purple Mansion Elixir and merged his combat and martial arts traits into Martial Arts Sainthood. After his body rejuvenated, he set his sights on Seeing the Divine, Indestructible and studied Six Treasury Immortal Thief.

• Lu You decided to use Gangjin to gather his scattered spiritual intent and form an elixir in his purple mansion.
• Lu You circulated Qi through his body, drawing in vital Qi and consuming medicinal herbs as he cultivated.
• Lu You formed the Purple Mansion Elixir, and his Qi became denser and increased in both quality and quantity.
• Lu You's Top-Tier Combat Technique and Chinese Martial Arts Gangjin traits merged into Martial Arts Sainthood, reshaping his body and making him look younger.
• Lu You left the cave and resolved to pursue Seeing the Divine, Indestructible.
• Lu You read the Six Treasury Immortal Thief that Barren had written down, considering its energy absorption useful but potentially harmful to Mount Longhu.

Zhang Zhiwei visited Lu You at night and asked him to help kill Gong Qing, offering access to the Celestial Master Degree in return. Lu You agreed, took a copy of the Golden Light Mantra, and planned to find a disciple after leaving the mountain.

• Zhang Zhiwei visited Lu You and said he intended to descend the mountain and sweep through Quanxing.
• Lu You refused to help wipe out Quanxing, and Zhang Zhiwei offered the Celestial Master Degree as payment for his assistance.
• Lu You agreed to kill Gong Qing and anyone who interfered, while leaving the rest of Quanxing alone.
• Zhang Zhiwei gave Lu You a copy of the Golden Light Mantra and promised to discuss the Celestial Master Degree later.
• Lu You told Zhang Zhiwei he planned to find a disciple to inherit his abilities.