Recaps

Qin Tiexin fought through the Star Selection quarterfinals and semifinals, then conceded the final when Xiao Wan tried to expose him as Liu Qing. After Qin Tiexin identified Xiao Yan as a stand-in, Xiao Wan fled and the Crown Prince and other powerful groups offered Qin Tiexin positions.

• Qin Tiexin returned Jiang Lie’s axe and inheritance information to Jiang Cheng, while Chen Xi began treating Qin Tiexin’s severed arm with a Golden-Tailed Flood Dragon’s essence blood, venom, and tendon.
• Qin Tiexin defeated Chen Chen in the round of sixteen, then watched Lan Lingwei, Chen Du, Xiao Yan, and Gu Ting advance to the final eight.
• Xie Chen, Lan Lingwei, Xiao Yan, and Mingjue won their quarterfinals, while Qin Tiexin’s Blood Qi Heavy Abyss ruined Chen Du’s cultivation and left Qin Tiexin poisoned and unable to compete.
• Qin Tiexin burned away the poison with his Fire of Life, reached the peak of the Qi and Blood Realm, and defeated Lan Lingwei in the semifinals after breaking free of her ice prison.
• Xiao Wan raised her cultivation to the false core realm and defeated Xie Chen with the Principle of Nirvanic Chan Mind, advancing to face Qin Tiexin in the final.
• Xiao Wan trapped Qin Tiexin in the Pure Dharma Glazed Realm and challenged him to reveal his identity as Liu Qing, but Qin Tiexin conceded before she could attack him.
• Qin Tiexin reported Xiao Yan as a stand-in, and Xiao Wan fled the drill grounds with help from a masked Buddhist cultivator as Crown Prince Chen Xiao ordered an investigation and annulled Xiao Yan’s results.
• Crown Prince Chen Xiao praised Qin Tiexin’s judgment and offered him the post of guard commander, while representatives from the Supreme Splendor Academy, Nebula Sect, and city lord’s residence also offered him positions and benefits.

Qin Tiexin secretly had his severed arm reattached while cultivating in the imperial Spirit Vein, then explored the treasury with Lin Chuan. Guided by the severed arm and the Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts, he chose several unusual treasures and turned back to investigate another section.

• The crown prince confirmed the Arena Trial rankings, and Qin Tiexin returned to the Lin Residence with Lin Chuan as concealed observers followed them.
• Marquis Lin explained how to use the Sacred Object Qi-Sensing Instruction, and Qin Tiexin discovered a spatial principle in a Void Spirit Python skull and made it into a bracelet.
• Qin Tiexin entered the imperial city with the other top cultivators and secretly slipped his white jade puppet past the guards.
• Chen Xi and Su Qing secretly treated Qin Tiexin, cleared the sharpness principle from his shoulder, and reattached his right arm while leaving a harmless trace of sharpness for him to study.
• Qin Tiexin returned to the Spirit Vein with his arm concealed, cultivated cautiously until his spiritual liquid reached ninety percent, and then entered the imperial treasury with Lin Chuan.
• The severed arm guided Lin Chuan to choose an ancient charred willow branch, while Qin Tiexin rejected several relics before finding a three-element grass that resonated with his Spirit Roots.
• Following the Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts, Qin Tiexin found a dark red bloodline stone and chose it, then selected a heavy tortoise egg after the severed arm said it could help him.
• As Qin Tiexin and Lin Chuan headed for the exit, Qin Tiexin turned back toward the spiritual materials and Law Artifact section to pursue the catalog's task.

Qin Tiexin uncovered the plot behind the Bloodline Curse and trained toward Meridian Opening while Chen Xi investigated the Buddhist threat. As Qin Tiexin’s companions departed for their postings, he prepared to reopen Zhaoming Temple and faced decisions about those he hoped to help.

• Qin Tiexin completed the treasury mission, identified ancient treasures, and discovered a map naming Bone-Melting Mountain, Furnace Valley, and the Ancient Smelting Mystic Realm.
• After sparring with Xiao Zhenyue, Yan Yue, and Fu Qingge, Qin Tiexin declined a military rank and received his posting as abbot of the Royal Zhaoming Temple, while Lin Chuan was assigned to Jade Star City.
• Qin Tiexin learned that the Bloodline Curse was draining the Chen Household’s Power of the Stars and connected it to Zhaoming Temple, the Great Brahma Dynasty, and Devil Venerable Xuanli’s bracelet.
• Qin Tiexin told Chen Xi what he knew, and Chen Xi infiltrated Jialan City and uncovered the Holy Buddha Son’s plan to curse the imperial family using a Buddhist Devil Artifact and Chen blood.
• While Chen Xi investigated the plot, Qin Tiexin cultivated with Golden Core Demon Beast flesh and advanced toward forming a Meridian Seed.
• Qin Tiexin reunited with his companions, exchanged gifts with them, and learned that the Life-Extension Pill had already been sold before buying a risky Origin-Locking False Golden Core Pill for Martial Uncle Wu.
• Chen Xi shared his findings with Su Qing, prompting the emperor to investigate and tighten security in Ten Thousand Stars City as Qin Tiexin’s companions left the capital.
• Qin Tiexin registered himself and Ming'an with Zhaoming Temple and learned that the temple would be completed in seven days.

Qin Tiexin rebuilt Zhaoming Temple, whose bell eased Chen Zhao’s curse, then left for the Azure Xuan Region with Chen Xi. Xiao Wan’s ambush cost Chen Xi his life, but Qin Tiexin killed her after a brutal fight, leaving him wounded and pursued by Brahma Sound Valley.

• Chen Xi helped expose the Xiao Household’s treason, and the authorities seized its members while Xiao Wan, Xiao Yan, and Benhong escaped.
• Qin Tiexin and Ming'an opened Zhaoming Temple, and the great bell stirred Chen Zhao’s curse before easing it.
• The emperor arranged for Chen Zhao to recuperate at Zhaoming Temple, where she met Ming'an, while Qin Tiexin began opening his Conception Vessel.
• Qin Tiexin left Ming'an in charge of the temple and set out with Chen Xi for the Azure Xuan Region after bidding farewell to Su Qing and Bai Shao.
• Xiao Wan led Brahma Sound Valley and Golden Summit Temple forces in an ambush, and Chen Xi sacrificed his clone to blast Qin Tiexin clear of their encirclement.
• Qin Tiexin encountered the badly wounded Xiao Wan and fought her, using his Arhat manifestation and saber techniques against her Golden Core powers.
• Qin Tiexin shattered his Meridian Seed to evade Xiao Wan’s Buddha palms, severed her hand, and cut through her Buddhist seal with the Principle of Sharpness.
• Qin Tiexin struck Xiao Wan with Arhat Fist and killed her with a Falling Star Spear as she fled toward approaching Brahma Sound Valley cultivators.