Recaps

Xu Ran defeats Hun Miesheng, Xiao Yan, and the Void Swallowing Flame, while Tuoshe Ancient Emperor intervenes and Xiao Yan loses his family. Xu Ran leaves the Mist Cloud Sect’s women and allies to grow stronger, then prepares the Void Swallowing Flame for a breakthrough he can control.

• Xu Ran defeats Hun Miesheng, reveals himself as a Dou Di, erases his memories, and orders him to protect the Mitre Family and royal family while attacking the Hall of Souls.
• At the Mist Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan assaults Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, but Xu Ran arrives, kills Yun Shan, and overcomes the Void Swallowing Flame.
• Xu Ran defeats and captures the Void Swallowing Flame, then tells Xiao Yan that his loved ones at Jia Nan Academy are safe because Gu Yuena and the others defeated the Soul Clan Dou Shengs.
• Tuoshe Ancient Emperor takes control of Xiao Yan and bargains with Xu Ran, then withdraws after Xu Ran agrees not to kill Xiao Yan immediately.
• Xu Ran reveals Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan to Xiao Yan, who kills his father in the chaos before Tuoshe takes control and escapes with him.
• Xu Ran returns to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, and they agree to leave the Mist Cloud Sect with him so they can grow stronger and help their allies.
• Xu Ran supplies the Void Swallowing Flame with Origin Qi to help him reach the Emperor Realm, secretly adding divine power so he can control him.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran reunite with Little Medical Fairy and the others, and Xu Ran arrives to tease Little Medical Fairy before she settles into his embrace.

Xu Ran built Spatial Wormholes, secured the Jia Ma Empire Royal Family's position, and returned to Jia Nan Academy to reunite with his companions. He brought Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, and the others to the Black-Corner Region, where their reunion quickly revived romantic rivalries.

• Xu Ran built Spatial Wormholes at the Mist Cloud Sect and the Snake-People Tribe and promised to connect his companions to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xu Ran met Yaoyue while buying gifts, endured her attack at the Mitre Family residence, and revealed his identity to her and Yao Ye.
• Yao Ye offered the imperial family's allegiance to Xu Ran, became his lover, and asked him to comfort Yaoyue after she discovered their relationship.
• Xu Ran reconciled with Yaoyue, backed the Jia Ma Empire Royal Family, and allied it with the Mitre Family before leaving for Jia Nan Academy.
• Xu Ran reunited with Han Yue and Xinlan at the Xu Sect and assigned the captured Hun Miesheng to guard its main gate.
• Xu Ran comforted Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei over the Xiao Clan's destruction, blamed Xiao Yan's attack, and received Xun'er's assurance of support.
• Xu Ran established a Spatial Wormhole near Jia Nan Academy, visited Tang Yuehua, and gave gifts to his companions.
• Xu Ran brought Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, and their companions to the Black-Corner Region, where Yun Yun challenged Queen Medusa's teasing and asked which of them he preferred.

Xu Ran traveled to the Central Plains and saved Han Xue and the Han Family convoy from Hong Chen, Xia Mang, and their allies. He escorted Han Yue, Han Xue, and Xinlan to Northern Sky City, where his strength and the killings began stirring the Han Family.

• At the Xu Sect, Xu Ran gathered the women for a household meeting, disciplined Ning Rongrong, and assigned cultivation and alchemy duties before creating a secret realm for the sect.
• Xu Ran left Jia Nan Academy with Han Yue and Xinlan and hurried toward Han Xue after spotting her in danger near Tianya City.
• Hong Chen and Xia Mang ambushed Han Xue’s convoy, and Xu Ran appeared beside Han Xue after she offered herself to spare the others.
• Xu Ran killed Xia Mang with one sword strike, then killed Hong Chen and two Hong Family elders when they threatened the Han Family.
• Han Xue learned that Xu Ran was Han Yue’s boyfriend and struggled with her own feelings, while Han Yue reassured her that Xu Ran was stronger than the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s pavilion master.
• Xu Ran gave Han Chong a pill to help him reach Dou Huang, then joined Han Yue, Han Xue, and Xinlan on the journey to Northern Sky City.
• Han Lin questioned Xu Ran’s place in the family, but Han Chong and the convoy recounted Xu Ran’s victories, and Han Yue brought Xu Ran and Xinlan into the Han Family residence.

Xu Ran protected the Han Family by destroying the Hong Family and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, while helping Han Yue and Han Chi grow stronger. He left with Xinlan and Feng Qing'er for Ye City, where he challenged the elders who were forcing Xinlan into a political marriage.

• The Han Family elders accepted Xu Ran as a powerful backer, while Han Xue tested his talents in Go, calligraphy, poetry, and music before agreeing to be with him.
• Hong Li and Elder Shen led an assault on the Han Family, but Xu Ran protected Han Yue and killed Hong Li, Shen Yun, Hong Tianxiao, and the Hong Family’s fighters.
• Xu Ran carried Han Yue away after the battle, and she later dressed for him while Xinlan and Han Xue secretly watched and discussed his reputation.
• Han Yue gave Han Chi a sentient seventh-grade pill from Xu Ran, and Han Chi used it to rise to nine-star Dou Zong.
• Xu Ran killed the Wind and Thunder Pavilion elders who came to Northern Sky City, then destroyed the North Pavilion and killed its Branch Hall Master and thousands of its members.
• Feng Qing'er asked Xu Ran to spare the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, but he crippled Lei Venerable and wiped out its experts while sparing ordinary people, and Feng Qing'er then asked to follow him.
• Xu Ran left Han Yue and Han Xue with a promise to return with presents, then went with Xinlan and Feng Qing'er to Ye City.
• Xinlan refused the Ye Family elders’ plan to marry her to Cao Dan, and Xu Ran condemned them for demanding that she sacrifice herself while they made no sacrifices.