Recaps

Father Jim tried to recruit Federation Kings to retrieve the divine staff from Huaxia, promising advancement resources and the support of Father Hoel. Meanwhile, three Beast Kings emerged from the Heaven and Earth Pass secret realm, and Zhou Shang attacked their white-robed leader after Cai Jingyun's qin music dazed him.

• Father Jim offered participating Kings priority resources to advance to Emperor if they joined the journey to retrieve the divine staff.
• Father Jim promised that Father Hoel would accompany them and argued that the Federation had an absolute advantage in Mountain Sea Realm martial artists.
• Cai Jingyun and Zhou Shang watched three mid-stage Hegemony Realm Beast Kings emerge from the secret realm at Heaven and Earth Pass.
• Cai Jingyun played her Jade Qin, and its music made the white-robed Old Man stop, dazed.
• Zhou Shang seized the opening and struck the white-robed Old Man with fierce sword light.

Crane Old Man broke free of the [Four-Sided Qin Array] and revealed that he had reached the seventh level of the Hegemony Realm, forcing Cai Jingyun and Zhou Shang to prepare to defend Heaven and Earth Pass. As Crane Old Man advanced toward the pass, Zhou Shang fought Black Armor Woman and Red Beard Man, while the defenders’ chances depended on how long his array and secret art could hold.

• Zhou Shang attacked Crane Old Man with his [Star Sword], but Cai Jingyun sensed the [Four-Sided Qin Array] weaken and warned him to retreat.
• Crane Old Man caught Zhou Shang’s blade, broke free of the array, and revealed an aura comparable to the seventh level of the Hegemony Realm.
• Cai Jingyun rose from the battlement, left her Storage Treasure Tool and [Seal of Judgment], and charged into battle with her Jade Qin.
• Dozens of Martial Infant Realm defenders formed an array to strengthen Zhou Shang as Crane Old Man urged him to surrender to the [Beast God Domain].
• Crane Old Man sent Black Armor Woman and Red Beard Man to stop Zhou Shang while he walked toward Heaven and Earth Pass.
• Zhou Shang fought Black Armor Woman and Red Beard Man with a sword-qi tornado, holding his ground as shockwaves shook and collapsed nearby mountains.

Cai Jingyun fought Crane Old Man at Heaven and Earth Pass, but his seventh-level Hegemony Realm cultivation gave him the advantage. Ye Li arrived and swiftly killed the two Eighth-Tier Beast Kings attacking Zhou Shang, leaving Zhou Shang stunned.

• Cai Jingyun attacked Crane Old Man with her Jade Qin, but he countered her music with his whisk and true qi.
• Crane Old Man taunted Cai Jingyun about the absent reinforcements and the coming war as their battle of attrition continued.
• Zhou Shang weakened while fighting Black Armor Woman and the red-bearded Beast King.
• Ye Li arrived with his Golden Great Bow and killed the red-bearded Beast King in one shot.
• Ye Li ordered Black Armor Woman to stand still, then struck her down and crushed her into bloody water.

Ye Li arrived at Heaven and Earth Pass and swiftly killed two Hegemony Realm alien beasts before turning to face the late-Hegemony Realm Crane Old Man. After Ye Li nearly killed Crane Old Man with one palm, the beast fled toward the Spatial Gate, and Ye Li pursued it.

• Ye Li killed a second Hegemony Realm alien beast with the Golden Great Bow as Zhou Shang and Cai Jingyun watched.
• Cai Jingyun warned Ye Li that Crane Old Man had reached the late Hegemony Realm after devouring two peak Dao Observation Realm Beast Venerables.
• Ye Li told Zhou Shang and Cai Jingyun to fall back, then confronted Crane Old Man alone.
• Crane Old Man proposed a bargain, but Ye Li attacked before it could finish speaking, shattering its fly-whisk and gravely injuring it.
• Crane Old Man fled toward the Spatial Gate and begged Ye Li to let it go, but Ye Li said he would not let it leave.

Ye Li killed Crane Old Man at Heaven and Earth Pass and gave Zhou Shang a Heaven and Earth Hegemony Fruit to restore his damaged foundation. He then learned that Cai Jingyun was nearing death and offered her his golden blood.

• Ye Li used the Divine Spear’s [Pursuit] mark to kill Crane Old Man with a devastating throw.
• Cai Jingyun and Zhou Shang watched as the threat to Heaven and Earth Pass vanished, and the enforcers cheered for General Ye.
• Ye Li gave Zhou Shang a Heaven and Earth Hegemony Fruit, which Zhou Shang accepted gratefully.
• Cai Jingyun revealed that her Gate of Heaven and Earth was collapsing and that the fruit could not stop her from dying.
• Ye Li cut his finger, produced golden blood, and told Cai Jingyun to crouch down and open her mouth.

Ye Li gave Cai Jingyun his Golden Blood, stabilizing her collapsing Bridge of Heaven and Earth and granting her nearly a hundred years of life. After she vowed to repay him, Ye Li said he would return to Fengyun University the next day and vanished, leaving Cai Jingyun stunned to learn he was still a freshman under twenty.

• Ye Li offered Cai Jingyun his Golden Blood, and she swallowed it to restore her failing condition.
• Cai Jingyun felt her Bridge of Heaven and Earth stabilize and realized she had gained nearly a hundred years of lifespan.
• Cai Jingyun thanked Ye Li and vowed to risk her life for him if he ever needed her help.
• Ye Li said he would stay for a day and return to Fengyun University the next day.
• Cai Jingyun learned Ye Li was still a freshman, and Ye Li vanished before she could recover from her shock.

Ye Li cultivated at Heaven and Earth Pass and broke through to the peak of the Hegemony Realm, his advancement unleashing a vast phenomenon that shook the surrounding land. After dispersing the Sea of Clouds with a flick of his sleeve, he stood as Blue Star's strongest Hegemony Realm martial artist.

• Ye Li began cultivating atop Heaven and Earth Pass while Zhou Shang and Cai Jingyun watched nearby.
• Ye Li advanced through the eighth and ninth levels of the Hegemony Realm as his aura and Gate of Heaven and Earth grew stronger.
• Ye Li reached the peak of the Hegemony Realm, and the resulting Sea of Clouds shook the pass and surrounding land.
• Ye Li swept his sleeve and blasted the Sea of Clouds away, leaving Zhou Shang, Cai Jingyun, and the enforcers stunned.

After reaching the peak of the Hegemony Realm, Ye Li learned how the three secret realms were connected as the Beast God Domain and told Zhou Shang and Cai Jingyun what he had discovered. He planned to enter the Beast God Secret Realm alone to assess the Mountain Sea Realm threat, while Cai Jingyun silently considered accompanying him.

• Ye Li asked whether any Hegemony Realm exotic beasts remained at Heaven and Earth Pass, and Zhou Shang said the three Beast Kings and all Beast Venerables there had been killed.
• Ye Li recalled Crane Old Man's memories and learned that the three secret realms had once formed one Beast God Domain, linked by blood-red patterns left by the Beast God.
• Ye Li explained the secret realms' origins and the creation of two weak semi-divine beings to Zhou Shang and Cai Jingyun.
• Ye Li told Zhou Shang and Cai Jingyun that he intended to enter the Beast God Secret Realm to gauge the strength of Mountain Sea Realm beings.
• Zhou Shang offered to accompany Ye Li, but Ye Li declined because the secret realm was too dangerous for him; Cai Jingyun considered whether she could assist instead.

At Shanhai Pass, Zhang Qingliu warned Yang Qingshan that the [Beast God] was close to awakening and another all-out war was approaching. After reading reports about Ye Li’s achievements, Zhang Qingliu learned that Huaxia had a Land Immortal powerful enough to defeat the Divine Temple Pope, and understood Yang Qingshan’s confidence.

• Zhang Qingliu entered Shanhai Pass unseen and appeared in its judgment courtyard.
• Yang Qingshan read a report describing Ye Li’s overwhelming strength in the Golden Moon Country secret realm and the uproar it caused.
• Zhang Qingliu told Yang Qingshan that the [Great Dao Thunder Seal] had been purged from the [Beast God] and that the second all-out war was near.
• Yang Qingshan remained calm and gave Zhang Qingliu reports about Ye Li’s deeds.
• Zhang Qingliu read the reports and was stunned to learn that Ye Li was a Land Immortal under twenty who could defeat a sixth-level Hegemony Realm opponent.

Yang Qingshan and Zhang Qingliu discussed Ye Li’s extraordinary rise and prepared for the coming battle with the Beast God. When a message arrived from Heaven and Earth Pass, they learned Ye Li was there and connected to the report to find out what had happened.

• Yang Qingshan showed Zhang Qingliu reports describing Ye Li’s rise from a novice martial artist to a Land Immortal who had killed a sixth-level Hegemony Realm Federation Emperor.
• Zhang Qingliu told Yang Qingshan not to disturb Ye Li and said Huaxia’s situation had shifted in their favor because of him.
• Zhang Qingliu declared that he would face the Beast God if it resorted to an all-or-nothing attack.
• The Seal of Judgment received a communication request from Heaven and Earth Pass, where Yang Qingshan identified the auras of Cai Jingyun and an unfamiliar, powerful Judge.
• Zhang Qingliu recognized the second aura as Ye Li, and he and Yang Qingshan connected to the message to learn what was happening at the pass.

Ye Li asked the bureau for Ninth Tier martial arts and methods to advance into the Mountain Sea Realm before facing the Beast God. After learning that the materials were at Shanhai Pass and that the Pillar of the Nation was nearing the end of his seclusion, he began asking Zhang Qingliu how many advancement methods the bureau possessed.

• Cai Jingyun apologized that Heaven and Earth Pass had no Ninth Tier martial arts and invited Ye Li to contact the main bureau with her Seal of Judgment.
• Ye Li and Cai Jingyun met Yang Qingshan and Zhang Qingliu in the bureau’s consciousness space.
• Yang Qingshan asked about Heaven and Earth Pass, and Ye Li revealed that he had killed all three attacking Eighth-Tier Beast Kings.
• Cai Jingyun confirmed Ye Li’s strength and offered to help if the other secret realms needed assistance.
• Ye Li asked for Ninth Tier martial arts, and Zhang Qingliu said he would organize them and asked Ye Li to visit Shanhai Pass.
• Ye Li then asked how many Cultivation Methods for advancing into the Mountain Sea Realm the bureau had.

Ye Li revealed that he had reached the peak of the Hegemony Realm and asked the Qingyi Bureau to prepare every Spirit Ascension Method for him to study. He planned to enter the Beast God Secret Realm in two days, and Cai Jingyun said she would accompany him.

• Zhang Qingliu warned Ye Li that studying Mountain Sea Realm Spirit Ascension Methods too early could damage his cultivation, then asked his exact realm.
• Ye Li released his aura and shocked Zhang Qingliu, Yang Qingshan, and Cai Jingyun by revealing his peak Hegemony Realm cultivation.
• Ye Li asked to see all the Bureau's Spirit Ascension Methods and said he would collect them at Shanhai Pass.
• Ye Li told Yang Qingshan that he planned to enter the Beast God Secret Realm in two days, and Yang Qingshan advised him to be careful.
• Ye Li asked Cai Jingyun to explain the connection between the three secret realms, and she told the two men that they were one whole.
• Cai Jingyun said she would accompany Ye Li into the Beast God Secret Realm to ensure his safety.

Ye Li left Heaven and Earth Pass for Shanhai Pass within the next few days and received a Gold Quality reward after his infamy increased. News of his killing the Federation Temple Pope and his Land Immortal strength spread across Blue Star, while Yu Weng read about his disciple’s reputation in Fengyun City as Lin Yinyun arrived.

• Ye Li told Cai Jingyun he would leave for Shanhai Pass within three days and departed Heaven and Earth Pass.
• The system announced that Ye Li’s infamy had increased and granted him a Gold Quality reward.
• The Federation Temple accused Huaxia’s newly appointed Arbiter of killing its Pope and demanded the return of the Pope’s staff.
• News spread across Blue Star that the Arbiter was not yet twenty and had reached the Land Immortal realm, alarming martial artists and nations.
• Yu Weng read about Ye Li’s deeds in the newspaper and privately delighted in his disciple’s reputation.
• Lin Yinyun entered Yu Weng’s courtyard.

Lin Yinyun told Yu Weng that Ye Li had killed the three Eighth-Tier Beast Kings at Heaven and Earth Pass and resolved the crisis there. Yu Weng then asked where Senior Sister Chen was and left to watch the New Student Competition.

• Lin Yinyun brought Yu Weng a newspaper with news about Ye Li going to Heaven and Earth Pass.
• Yu Weng worried that Ye Li had gone to face the three Beast Kings alone.
• Lin Yinyun revealed that Ye Li had killed all three Eighth-Tier Beast Kings and saved Heaven and Earth Pass.
• Yu Weng asked where Senior Sister Chen was and learned she regularly swept Ye Li's courtyard.
• Yu Weng left to see which competitor had drawn Ye Li in the New Student Competition.

Ye Li confronted Chen Jingli about her strange behavior in his courtyard, but even his threat to kill her only made her more fervent. He offered her Treasure Medicine before traveling, and she chose a Sea Convergence Vein Fruit.

• Ye Li found Chen Jingli hugging his bed and questioned her about making strange noises while cleaning his room.
• Chen Jingli admitted she visited him this way and insisted no one else would see her.
• Ye Li used his aura to seal the room and threaten Chen Jingli, but she smiled and asked him to kill her.
• Ye Li dropped the threat and told Chen Jingli to get dressed and come downstairs.
• Ye Li offered Chen Jingli Treasure Medicine, and she asked for a Sea Convergence Vein Fruit after learning she could not consume the medicine Principal Zuo had eaten.

Fengyun University began its New Student Competition amid widespread anticipation that General Ye Li might attend. Jiang Qingzhu arrived after weeks in seclusion, learned of Ye Li’s legendary rise, and watched him enter the Training Ground as the crowd erupted.

• The president of Fengyun University asked Zuo Qingyu whether Ye Li would come, and she said she could not contact him.
• Fengyun University opened its New Student Competition and included Ye Li in the match pool despite not knowing whether he would attend.
• Jiang Qingzhu arrived at the competition and heard classmates recount Ye Li’s extraordinary feats and his rise to Land Immortal.
• Jiang Qingzhu recognized Ye Li as he entered the Training Ground and sensed the overwhelming aura of a Land Immortal.
• The vice principal rose to greet Ye Li as the students’ thunderous cheers filled the Training Ground.

Ye Li arrived at Fengyun University as a Land Immortal, astonishing the students at the New Student Competition. He brought Jiang Qingzhu to the university’s rear mountain, where they reunited, while he planned to finish his visit and open a Gold Quality Reward before heading to Shanhai Pass.

• Ye Li arrived at the New Student Competition, and the students reacted with awe at his Land Immortal aura.
• Zuo Qingyu greeted Ye Li and invited him to watch from the high platform, but he said he would greet acquaintances first.
• Fengyun University's principal began the first match between new students Wang Lei and He Jie.
• Jiang Qingzhu felt overwhelmed by the gap between her cultivation and Ye Li's, and her true qi began to stir.
• Ye Li brought Jiang Qingzhu to the university's rear mountain and steadied her true qi with a calm instruction.
• Ye Li greeted Jiang Qingzhu, while he planned to open his Gold Quality Reward and then travel to Shanhai Pass.

Ye Li reunited with Jiang Qingzhu and gave her several dozen top-grade Fourth-Tier Treasure Medicine before learning that the Wu Family was threatening the Jiang Family over a Cold Iron Ore vein. He told her to have her grandfather invoke his name, then revealed a glimpse of his power by returning them instantly to the Training Ground.

• Ye Li gave Jiang Qingzhu several dozen top-grade Fourth-Tier Treasure Medicine, and she reluctantly accepted them.
• Jiang Qingzhu told Ye Li that the Wu Family had gained a second Martial Infant Realm expert and was trying to seize half of the Cold Iron Ore vein, leaving the Jiang Family with only ten percent.
• Ye Li instructed Jiang Qingzhu to tell the Wu Family's head that the families must return to equal shares or Ye Li would intervene himself.
• Ye Li swept Jiang Qingzhu from their secluded spot back to the Training Ground, where the spectators were watching two students fight.
• Jiang Qingzhu realized that Ye Li had used a Land Immortal's power to move them without anyone noticing.

Ye Li activated his Level 5 infamy reward and obtained the Golden Divine Ability Three-Mark Divine Fire Wheel. After showing off its flames to Zuo Qingyu, he gave her the Fengyun Gold Medal containing high-grade Treasure Medicine and prepared to leave for Mountain Sea Pass.

• Ye Li activated his Gold Quality reward after his infamy reached Level 5 across Blue Star.
• Ye Li obtained the Three-Mark Divine Fire Wheel, which let him wield Divine Fire, refine Treasure Medicine, and strengthen his true qi and martial techniques.
• Ye Li tested the new ability on the cliff, causing a fierce flare that Zuo Qingyu witnessed from afar.
• Ye Li appeared behind Zuo Qingyu and teased her for spying on a Land Immortal.
• Ye Li gave Zuo Qingyu the Fengyun Gold Medal with high-grade Treasure Medicine as a return gift and prepared to set off for Mountain Sea Pass.

Ye Li left Fengyun University after giving Zuo Qingyu a Fengyun Gold Medal filled with rare Treasure Medicine, reassuring her that they would meet again. Meanwhile, Father Jim learned that Huaxia’s Land Immortals were free to act again, but still resolved to lead the Federation’s Kings there to demand the divine staff.

• Ye Li placed the Fengyun Gold Medal in Zuo Qingyu’s Storage Treasure Tool and assured her they would meet again before flying away.
• Zuo Qingyu discovered the medal contained an immense supply of Seventh-Tier Treasure Medicine and felt newly driven to become a demigod.
• Father Jim told the four Kings that the two supreme Popes were expected to cross the Star Sea in three days and that the Federation still had not recovered the divine staff.
• A King informed Father Jim that Huaxia’s Land Immortals could move freely again after the three Beast Kings died at Heaven and Earth Pass.
• Father Jim dismissed concerns about the Land Immortals’ condition and ordered the Kings to accompany him to Huaxia at dawn to demand the divine staff.

At Shanhai Pass, Yang Qingshan briefed Ye Li on the Beast God’s strength and dangerous ability to temporarily ban techniques. Zhang Qingliu arrived and prepared to show Ye Li the sealed Spatial Gate, leaving Ye Li ready to begin.

• Yang Qingshan asked Ye Li when he planned to set off, and Ye Li said he would likely leave within a day or two.
• Cai Jingyun went to check on the Pillar of the Nation, while Yang Qingshan explained that he was still selecting items from the national treasury.
• Yang Qingshan told Ye Li that the Beast God was likely at the third level of the Mountain Sea Realm and might have reached the fourth.
• Yang Qingshan described the Beast God’s past battle with Zhang Qingliu and warned that its innate ability could temporarily prevent martial artists from using techniques.
• Zhang Qingliu entered and asked whether they should view the Spatial Gate now or later, and Ye Li chose now.

Ye Li received two Ninth Tier premium martial skills and the Spirit Ascension Method from Zhang Qingliu before leaving the meeting to cultivate. He began investing Malice Points into Great Dao Thunder Seal as he prepared for the Beast God Secret Realm.

• Zhang Qingliu gave Ye Li the Great Dao Thunder Seal and Indestructible Golden Light martial skills, along with the Lightning Tribulation Refinement Spirit Ascension Method.
• Zhang Qingliu urged Ye Li to wait until the Gate of Heaven and Earth stabilized before studying the Mountain Sea Realm method.
• Ye Li left the meeting room, and the others discussed his plans to go to the Beast God Secret Realm and reports that a priest from the Divine Hall had been active.
• Ye Li checked that he had 140,000 Malice Points and decided to cultivate Great Dao Thunder Seal first.
• Ye Li read the predecessors' insights and began spending Malice Points to raise Great Dao Thunder Seal.

Ye Li mastered the Ninth Tier martial skill Great Dao Thunder Seal, giving himself a long-range attack capable of threatening Mountain Sea Realm creatures. At Shanhai Pass, Yang Qingshan discussed how to protect the Federation while Ye Li entered the Beast God Secret Realm, and Zhang Qingliu argued that he should accompany Ye Li instead of Cai Jingyun.

• Ye Li used the annotations in Zhang Qingliu's jade slip and Malice Points to master Great Dao Thunder Seal, a long-range attack that could threaten the Beast God.
• Ye Li vanished from his spot after deciding he would need to test the perfected martial skill himself.
• At Shanhai Pass, Yang Qingshan said the Federation should refuse to hand over the divine staff and station a powerful expert in the country in case it was demanded by force.
• Yang Qingshan noted that both Cai Jingyun and Zhang Qingliu wanted to enter the Beast God Secret Realm with Ye Li, so only one of them could go.
• Zhang Qingliu told Cai Jingyun that the journey was too dangerous for her and said he could protect Ye Li and bring him away safely.

Ye Li prepared to enter the Beast God Secret Realm with Zhang Qingliu, while Cai Jingyun stayed behind to guard Huaxia. Before departing, Ye Li summoned the dead Beast God Cult Saintess, who reported that the transmission ritual was ready.

• Yang Qingshan persuaded Cai Jingyun to remain in Huaxia because a Mountain Sea Realm martial artist would be more useful in the secret realm.
• Ye Li arrived at the meeting, said he would leave for the secret realm, and instructed the others to wait for his return before handling any new threats if possible.
• Zhang Qingliu joined Ye Li and explained that the Great Dao Thunder Seal he had planted would help him locate the beast's true body.
• Ye Li summoned the Beast God Cult Saintess's soul from the black mist, and she told him the transmission ritual was ready.

Ye Li entered the Beast God Secret Realm after giving Yang Qingshan a Realm-Breaking Golden Vine as repayment. Within the realm, the Forbidden Law Azure Dragon learned that Ye Li had killed the three kings, and the Beast God Cult Saint Son returned and addressed him directly.

• The Beast God Cult Saintess burned the souls and blood-red patterns to open a gate, and Ye Li and Zhang Qingliu entered it.
• Ye Li gave Yang Qingshan a Realm-Breaking Golden Vine, and Zhang Qingliu followed Ye Li through the gate.
• The Forbidden Law Azure Dragon questioned his subordinates about the deaths of the three kings and learned that Ye Li had killed them.
• An old woman said the Saint Son had warned them that Ye Li was dangerous and a young hero of Huaxia.
• The Beast God Cult Saint Son entered the hall, ignored the expected bow, and asked the Forbidden Law Azure Dragon whether he was the Beast God.