Recaps

Su Yi joined Gu Tongtong and Ye Xiaxuan on Qingyun Mountain, where he stopped Gu Tongtong’s battle from endangering the mountain and helped the Thirteenth Bureau resolve the relic dispute. He crafted replicas to win the Book of Lu Ban, gave Ye Xiaxuan Soul Severing to train with, and left Old Yang to present the artifacts to the scholars.

• Su Yi beat Zhao Zhiyuan at cards in Macau, took a chip, and later impressed livestream viewers by carving Xu Diandian’s likeness from a radish.
• Lin Yiyun told Su Yi that her historical novel drew on dreams of his past as Liu Xiu, then hired him at her finance company.
• Tang Yue accepted the Black Water Mystic Nether Great Emperor’s inheritance and ordered demonic cultivators to infiltrate Qingzhou City.
• Su Yi agreed to accompany Gu Tongtong to Qingyun Mountain, where she challenged Zhang Tiande over the Sword-Washing Mountain relics and unleashed a divine palm that Su Yi dispelled.
• Su Yi crossed to Cloud Brocade Mountain with Gu Tongtong, subdued Xie Xuecheng’s challenge, and suggested making replicas so the Thirteenth Bureau could recover the relics from scholars.
• Su Yi wagered against Second Master Lu and carved replicas of the artifacts in a day, winning the Book of Lu Ban as Second Master Lu conceded.
• Su Yi gave Ye Xiaxuan Soul Severing and had its artifact spirits teach her sword qi, then showed Old Yang the completed replicas.
• Second Master Lu leaped from a cliff after conceding, and Old Yang took Su Yi to the scholars with the replicas while defending Celestial Master Zhang.

Su Yi helped Ye Xiaxuan win the bookstore’s claim at the blessed-land competition, then went to Fengjing Town and forced its Human Realm Immortals to register and follow the law. He reunited with Lin Yiyun, rejected her claim that she was Yin Lihua, and prepared Ye Xiaxuan for the Golden Needle Banquet in a hanfu he made himself.

• Ye Xiaxuan became Soul Severing’s master, advanced to the Golden Core realm, and agreed to compete for the Thirteenth Bureau alongside Gu Tongtong.
• Gu Tongtong defeated Yuan Haoran to win Spirit Wood Town, and Ye Xiaxuan later gained sword intent after studying the sword spirits’ memories of Su Yi.
• With Su Yi controlling her body, Ye Xiaxuan broke Yuan Haoran’s formation and secured Green Mountain Bookstore after Li Youyou conceded.
• Su Yi and his companions discovered that Fengjing Town’s residents were possessed by Human Realm Immortals, and Su Yi used Soul Severing’s sword intent to make them submit.
• Su Yi required Fengjing Town’s 1,388 immortals to register and accept monitoring, then learned Tang Yue had concealed his role in Tang Yaowen’s death.
• Su Yi met Lin Yiyun, who claimed she was Yin Lihua and confessed her feelings, but he told her to remember she was Lin Yiyun and required her company’s immortals to register.
• Lin Yiyun invited Su Yi and Ye Xiaxuan to the Golden Needle Banquet, and Su Yi made Ye Xiaxuan a pink-and-white ruqun before helping her dress and style her hair.

Su Yi rescued Ding Miaomiao from Zhou Zhan's blackmail, and Lin Yiyun brought about the actor's downfall. After Human Realm Immortals targeted Su Yi and Ye Xiaxuan, Su Yi destroyed them in Fengjing Town, leaving the Thirteenth Bureau investigating their disappearance.

• Lin Yiyun took Ding Miaomiao to meet Zhou Zhan at the Golden Needle Banquet and forced Yang Yuan to sell Xinli Media after their confrontation.
• Su Yi recovered Ding Miaomiao's phone and recorded Zhou Zhan's blackmail confession, then Lin Yiyun arranged Zhou Zhan's downfall.
• Su Yi took Ye Xiaxuan to challenge the Japanese dojo, where she subdued an onmyōji whom Gu Tongtong killed after he attacked her.
• Su Yi killed three Human Realm Immortals who ambushed him and released Soul Severing's seals so its sword spirit could kill Yu Long when he attacked Ye Xiaxuan.
• Su Yi destroyed Fengjing Town's Human Realm Immortals, killed Tang Yue, and reopened the passage to the Immortal Realm with the Hidden Dragon Pearl.
• Su Yi learned that four Immortal Emperors were besieging the Black Water Mystic Nether Great Emperor and ordered descending Immortals and demons to report to the Thirteenth Bureau.
• Su Yi tried driving with Ye Xiaxuan and visited Yangzhou Beef, where he warned Li Youyou against provoking him and rebuffed Yuan Haoran's challenge.
• Ye Xiaxuan concealed Su Yi's responsibility during the investigation of Fengjing Town, while Yuan Haoran offered to serve the Thirteenth Bureau for permission to cultivate amid the lingering Dao resonance.

Su Yi dealt with Old Lin’s death, the Thirteenth Bureau’s demands, and the growing conflict around Lin Yiyun while Ye Xiaxuan advanced in swordsmanship. The stretch ended with Su Yi explaining Jinmen’s cultivation world and scolding Ye Xiaxuan for neglecting her sword intent.

• Yuan Haoran challenged Su Yi before settling down to cultivate, and Su Yi wounded him with Soul Severing’s sword spirit before healing him with an elixir that triggered his cultivation.
• Old Lin refused treatment and died after taking pills, prompting Lin Yiyun to attack Su Yi before agreeing to give her grandfather a proper funeral.
• At Old Lin’s crowded funeral, Tang Shuhua threatened Su Yi and Xu Diandian, and Su Yi restrained her Human Realm Immortals with his words.
• Su Yi helped Wang Xiu face Situ Zhe and later brought him to the Thirteenth Bureau, where Wang Xiu passed his strength assessment and joined as an intern.
• Old Yang recognized Su Yi’s hidden strength and asked for an immortal pill, which Su Yi gave him with a warning about the risks of changing fate.
• At dinner, Long Hao pressured Ye Xiaxuan to be with him, and Liao Yunxing trapped her in his Buddha Kingdom in the Palm after Su Yi took her away.
• Ye Xiaxuan broke Liao Yunxing’s formation with sword intent, while Wu Wenze arrived and later explained that Lin Yiyun had secured support to lead the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce.
• Su Yi refused to contact Lin Yiyun first, then explained Jinmen’s cultivation rules to Ye Xiaxuan and reprimanded her for neglecting the sword intent he had taught her.