Recaps

Ye Li agreed to accompany Gu Yang to the Gu Family and refine a pill, despite An Lingzhen’s warning that a Dao Seeking Realm expert lived there. After Ye Li left, Yu Qiurou told Ma Su about his astonishing alchemy and asked him to send trusted powerhouses to follow and help Ye Li if needed.

• Ye Li revealed that he was an alchemist and agreed to go with Gu Yang to the Gu Family.
• An Lingzhen warned Ye Li that the Gu Family had a Dao Seeking Realm expert, but Ye Li went anyway.
• Yu Qiurou told Ma Su that Ye Li had refined six flawless Spirit Ascension Pills in less than an hour.
• Ma Su reacted with shock and wondered whether Ye Li’s performance was a marketing tactic.
• Yu Qiurou asked Ma Su to mobilize trusted powerhouses to follow Ye Li and help him if necessary.

Gu Yang brought Ye Li to the Gu Family Residence to refine a Yangchun Demon-Exorcising Pill for his wounded father, while warning Gu Feng not to kill anyone if the attempt failed. Gu Feng secretly revealed to Miss Haitang that he had been killing failed alchemists on her orders and feared Ye Li might save his father.

• Gu Yang took Ye Li into the Gu Family Residence and gave him the pill formula and three sets of ingredients for his father's treatment.
• Ye Li memorized the formula, entered the alchemy hall, and began refining the pill while Gu Yang waited outside.
• Gu Feng arrived, celebrated that an alchemist was helping their father, and promised Gu Yang he would not act rashly again.
• Gu Feng went to a secluded side hall and told Miss Haitang that Ye Li was refining the pill with ingredients different from the ones he had supplied.
• Miss Haitang told the worried Gu Feng not to panic and asked him to explain what had happened.

Gu Feng sought Ji Haitang’s help after fearing his father had realized someone was plotting to seize the Gu Family’s leadership. Ji Haitang urged him to kill the newly arrived alchemist and promised the Ji Family would suppress any retaliation, leaving Gu Feng to mobilize his warriors.

• Gu Feng told Ji Haitang that his father had restricted visits and might suspect him of coveting the Lineage head position.
• Gu Feng admitted he had helped silence alchemists and feared the new alchemist might successfully refine the Yangchun Demon-Exorcising Pill.
• Ji Haitang dismissed the alchemist as likely insignificant and warned Gu Feng that he had no way back from their plot.
• Gu Feng worried about the alchemist’s possible backing, but Ji Haitang promised to use the Ji Family’s influence to handle any consequences.
• Gu Feng decided to mobilize his dead warriors and keep the killing secret as he headed toward the Lineage head’s grand courtyard.
• Ji Haitang agreed to help seal off the news and said she would personally kill the alchemist if necessary.

Ye Li finished refining the Yangchun Demon-Exorcising Pill and other pills before Gu Feng and Gu Family death warriors ambushed him in the Alchemy Hall. Ye Li unleashed his sword and thunder techniques and slaughtered the attackers, leaving Gu Feng facing him amid the blood and wreckage.

• Ye Li used crystals from the Gluttonous Treasure Pouch to restore his Immortal Power, finished refining his pills, and stored them away.
• The Alchemy Hall’s restriction vanished, and Ye Li sensed Gu Feng and dozens of Gu Family death warriors surrounding him with killing intent.
• Gu Feng led the ambush with the Blood Mountain Overturning Sea Scripture, but Ye Li’s sword strike tore through the hall and injured Gu Feng.
• Ye Li attacked Gu Feng with a barrage of thunder seals while killing death warriors with powerful blows.
• Gu Feng blasted apart the thunder seals and looked around to find the death warriors dead and Ye Li staring at him with bloodied knuckles.

Ye Li defeated and killed Gu Feng after Gu Feng tried to summon help and flee. With the Gu Family estate in ruins, Ye Li gave Gu Yang a medicinal pill to save his father.

• Gu Feng crushed a communication jade seal, but Ye Li attacked before he could finish speaking.
• Ye Li battered Gu Feng with flaming fists, shattered his body, and hurled him through the estate’s sealing barrier.
• Gu Feng activated his Blood Escape art and called for Miss Haitang, but a silver Divine Spear pierced him and Gale Force killed him.
• Gu Yang saw his eldest brother die, while an unseen barrier protected him from the Gale Force.
• Ye Li tossed Gu Yang a glowing medicinal pill and told him to use it to save his father.

Ye Li killed Gu Feng and learned that Ji Haitang, the Ji Family's fourth daughter, had ordered the attempt on his life. When Ji Haitang offered him a place in her family, he rejected her with an insult, leaving a confrontation imminent.

• Gu Yang accepted Ye Li's flawless Yangchun Demon-Exorcising Pill and hurried to the underground palace for guidance.
• The Gu Family members gathered in fear after witnessing Ye Li kill Gu Feng while the patriarch remained badly wounded.
• Ye Li sensed Ji Haitang hiding nearby and forced her to reveal herself.
• Ji Haitang introduced herself and offered Ye Li a place with the Ji Family, believing he was no stronger than a peak True Spirit Realm cultivator.
• After learning from Gu Feng's soul that Ji Haitang had masterminded his assassination, Ye Li insulted her instead of accepting her offer.

Ji Haitang confronted Ye Li after he mocked her, and their fight escalated into a clash between near-peer cultivators. Ji Haitang tried to destroy Ye Li’s mind with the Ji Family Heart-Shaking Art, but his golden Mind Avatar shattered her soul threads.

• Ji Haitang recalled how she had killed a collateral-branch girl to suppress rumors and won the Matriarch’s approval and power within the Ji Family.
• Ji Haitang threatened to pull Ye Li’s teeth out, but Ye Li recovered his strength and revealed an aura close to the ninth level of the True Spirit Realm.
• Ji Haitang attacked Ye Li with her Netherworld Divine Wind, but he forced his way through and fought her in close combat.
• Ye Li’s strikes overwhelmed Ji Haitang’s defenses, leaving her arms numb and breaking the hairpin in her hair.
• Ji Haitang used the Ji Family Heart-Shaking Art to bind Ye Li’s Mind Avatar with soul threads, but golden light burst from his mind and shattered them.

Ye Li defeated Ji Haitang after resisting her soul attack and stealing the power of her protective pendant. As he stood over the helpless Ji Haitang, a projection of a Phoenix Crown Woman appeared and asked him to spare her life.

• Ye Li exploited Ji Haitang's backlash and struck her, while the Heaven-Intercepting Spirit-Plundering Technique erased her pendant's protective imprint and took its power.
• Ye Li's punch sent Ji Haitang crashing through the ruins and left her badly injured and unable to move.
• Ye Li summoned heavenly lightning to strike Ji Haitang, leaving her charred and helpless.
• A Phoenix Crown Woman's projection emerged from Ji Haitang's hidden treasure and asked Ye Li to spare the Ji Family descendant.

Ye Li rejected Ji Yuehan’s offer to spare Ji Haitang and humiliated the Ji Family matriarch before killing Haitang. He shattered Ji Yuehan’s projection and left the Ji Family as a target for the future.

• Ji Yuehan appeared through a projection and offered Ye Li a reward if he released Ji Haitang, but he recognized her deception and refused.
• Ye Li pulled out Ji Haitang’s teeth and forced her to shout that the Eastern Ji Family’s matriarch was an idiot across Silver Cliff Ancient City.
• Ye Li admitted he had lied about letting Ji Haitang go and detonated the Divine Fire Marks inside her, burning her to death.
• Ji Yuehan threatened Ye Li, who declared the Ji Family his target and shattered her projection.

An Lingzhen found the Gu Family estate devastated and learned that Ye Li had killed the Gu Family’s eldest young master and the Ji Family’s Fourth Miss, escalating the danger from the Eastern Star Domain. She urged Ye Li to flee or let her slaughter Silver Cliff Ancient City, but he persuaded her to trust him and prepare to leave for the Gale Divine Dynasty.

• An Lingzhen arrived at the ruined Gu Family estate and hurried to check that Ye Li was safe.
• Ye Li told An Lingzhen that the Gu Family’s eldest young master and the Ji Family’s Fourth Miss had attacked him, and showed her the Fourth Miss’s storage ring as all that remained of her.
• An Lingzhen realized Ye Li had provoked the Ji Family and offered to use her sect’s final trump card to slaughter Silver Cliff Ancient City.
• Ye Li revealed that the Ji Family Matriarch already knew, because he had shattered her projection.
• An Lingzhen urged Ye Li to flee with her and cultivate elsewhere, but agreed to trust him when he asked whether she believed him or the Ji Family.
• Ye Li told An Lingzhen to pack up so they could go to the Gale Divine Dynasty.

After Ji Haitang’s death, Ji Yuehan ordered her son to investigate Mr. Ye and warned him against acting rashly. In Silver Cliff Ancient City, Yu Qiurou and Ma Su realized Mr. Ye might have powerful backing and agreed to keep his information from the Ji Family.

• Ji Yuehan told her son that Ji Haitang was dead and ordered him to investigate Mr. Ye carefully before pursuing him.
• Ji Yuehan considered contacting the Ji Family Patriarch but decided the matter was not yet serious enough to alert him.
• Ma Su told Yu Qiurou that Mr. Ye had forced Ji Haitang to curse her mother in public and then killed her before the Gu Family.
• Yu Qiurou suggested that Mr. Ye’s backing might surpass the Ji Family’s, citing his unusual Spirit Ascension Pill refining methods.
• Yu Qiurou urged Ma Su to keep their accounts consistent and reveal nothing about Mr. Ye if the Ji Family questioned them.

Gu Mingyuan convinced Gu Yang that the Gu Family had to distance itself from Master Ye after he killed a Ji Family descendant, despite having saved Gu Mingyuan's life. When the Ji Family's Third Young Master arrived, Gu Mingyuan ordered Gu Yang to answer his questions truthfully, especially about Master Ye.

• Gu Mingyuan emerged from the collapsed underground palace with Gu Yang's help, and the medicinal pill had stabilized his condition.
• Gu Yang argued that the Gu Family should repay Master Ye's kindness, but Gu Mingyuan insisted the family could not risk the Ji Family's wrath for an outsider.
• Gu Mingyuan persuaded Gu Yang to abandon his objections by pointing out that he would have to leave behind his lovers if the family fled.
• Gu Mingyuan told Gu Yang that the Gu Family's future depended on him and convinced him to cooperate against Master Ye.
• A servant announced that the Ji Family's Third Young Master had come to see Gu Mingyuan, who ordered Gu Yang to tell him the truth about Master Ye.

Ji Renyuan questioned the Gu Family about Ji Haitang’s supposed death and Ye Li’s whereabouts, but Ji Haitang revealed herself and destroyed his avatar. She then attacked the Gu Family with Ye Li, who killed Gu Mingyuan with his silver Divine Spear.

• Ji Renyuan pressured Gu Mingyuan and Gu Yang to explain how Ji Haitang had died and where Ye Li had gone.
• Gu Yang blamed Ye Li for Ji Haitang’s death and said he had heard Ye Li went to the Gale Divine Dynasty.
• Ji Haitang, disguised as a Gu Family maid, stabbed Ji Renyuan and tore apart his avatar.
• Ji Haitang used the Ji Family’s God Shaking Technique to shatter Gu Mingyuan’s Mind Avatar, leaving the Gu Family estate in ruins.
• Ye Li killed Gu Mingyuan with his silver Divine Spear as Gu Family members tried to flee.

After resolving the hidden danger involving the Gu Family, Ye Li prepared to take An Lingzhen to the Gale Divine Dynasty and entered seclusion to spend his accumulated Malice Points on raising his Martial Arts Level. He planned to grow stronger for the Gale Hegemony Competition and the Latent Dragon Ranking despite the Ji Family's pursuit.

• An Lingzhen worried as the starship circled near Silver Cliff Ancient City, fearing the Ji Family Matriarch might attack.
• Ye Li emerged from the cultivation chamber, told An Lingzhen the matter was resolved, and she set a course for the Gale Divine Dynasty.
• Ye Li gave An Lingzhen two Spirit Ascension Pills and returned to seclusion.
• Ye Li reviewed his thirty-five million Malice Points and prepared to raise his Martial Arts Level using his pills.
• Ye Li began consuming Malice Points to increase his Martial Arts Level.

Ye Li consumed numerous pills and Malice Points, advancing from the True Spirit Realm's third level to its late ninth level as his Brow-Center Universe evolved into a galaxy. An Lingzhen witnessed the phenomenon, reaffirmed her decision to help him, and began refining her own power with a Spirit Ascension Pill.

• Ye Li swallowed twenty-one top-tier True Spirit Realm treasures and used Malice Points to advance to the late sixth level of the True Spirit Realm.
• An Lingzhen prepared to take a Spirit Ascension Pill when Ye Li's breakthrough shook the starship and transformed the view outside into an illusory universe.
• Ye Li continued cultivating as his Brow-Center Universe formed a spiral galaxy and he advanced through the seventh and eighth levels to the middle ninth level.
• Ye Li reached the late ninth level, stabilized his inner universe, and contained the immense aura and phenomenon within his body.
• An Lingzhen wondered whether Ye Li needed her help, decided to assist him anyway, and took a Spirit Ascension Pill to begin cultivating.

Ye Li reached the late ninth level of the True Spirit Realm and prepared to register for the Latent Dragon Ranking to raise his infamy through the Gale Hegemony Competition. His attempt to bind his name to a blue Dao Hearing Stone ended with the treasure exploding, while an Alliance branch erupted into chaos.

• Ye Li adapted to his increased strength and reached the late ninth level of the True Spirit Realm, though the upgrade consumed many Malice Points.
• Ye Li resolved to pursue first place in the Gale Hegemony Competition so his name would spread widely enough to raise his stagnant infamy level.
• Ye Li activated a blue Dao Hearing Stone and entered his name to register for the Latent Dragon Ranking.
• Ye Li supplied a drop of golden blood for verification, causing the stone’s spell formations to accelerate and shine intensely.
• The Dao Hearing Stone exploded into fragments, and an Alliance branch far away erupted into chaos.

At the Azure Star branch of the Star Sea Merchant Alliance, Cheng Zhining discovered a forbidden red-level Dao Hearing Stone signal for Ye Li, prompting General Manager Du Heng to take over the case. After learning Ye Li was only nineteen and already at the Late Ninth Layer of the True Spirit Realm, Du Heng contacted him directly.

• Cheng Zhining noticed an unusually strong signal from Seven Vortex Passage, which turned blood-red and flooded the branch hall.
• Cheng Zhining recorded Ye Li's name and location, but discovered upper management had locked the detailed information.
• Du Heng arrived, took charge of Ye Li's case, and promoted Cheng Zhining to supervisor.
• Du Heng unlocked the encrypted record and learned that Ye Li was nineteen and at the Late Ninth Layer of the True Spirit Realm.
• Du Heng activated a star-sea communication formation and asked whether Mr. Ye was there.

Du Heng and two other Prime Ministers debated how to list Ye Li after the Alliance formation revealed his extraordinary age, cultivation, and martial foundation. They agreed to report his information truthfully to the Board of Directors while submitting his public ranking and placement for a ruling.

• Du Heng's communication with Ye Li ended when Ye Li's Dao Hearing Stone shattered, so Du Heng summoned two other Prime Ministers to discuss him.
• Du Heng showed Prime Ministers Qin and Li Ye Li's information, including his age of nineteen, suspected late Ninth Layer True Spirit Realm cultivation, and perfect-grade martial foundation.
• Prime Minister Qin argued that Ye Li should rank first, while Prime Minister Li objected that such a placement would attract danger and argued rankings should reflect more than aptitude.
• Du Heng urged them not to register Ye Li anonymously without permission and proposed reporting his true information while carefully wording the public ranking entry.
• The three Prime Ministers drafted Ye Li's profile and sent the question of his exact ranking to the Alliance's Board of Directors for a ruling.

An Lingzhen stabilized her cultivation at the Early True Spirit Realm Seventh Layer and helped Ye Li search the Latent Dragon Ranking after his Dao Hearing Stone exploded. His name was absent even as they approached the top hundred, and a voice behind them told her to keep scrolling.

• An Lingzhen completed refining the Spirit Ascension Pill’s power and reached the Early True Spirit Realm Seventh Layer.
• An Lingzhen confirmed that the starship was two days from Divine Wind Star and learned that Ye Li’s Dao Hearing Stone had exploded during registration.
• An Lingzhen opened the detailed Latent Dragon Ranking and searched for Ye Li’s name.
• An Lingzhen found no trace of Ye Li among the ranked cultivators as the list reached 101st place.
• A young voice behind An Lingzhen told her to keep scrolling.

An Lingzhen discovered that Ye Li had risen to third on the Latent Dragon Ranking, earning the unprecedented evaluation “Unrivaled Throughout the Ages” as the era’s youngest True Spirit Realm cultivator. She showed Ye Li how the ranking had shaken major factions and secured his invitation to the Gale Hegemony Competition, with the Gale Divine Dynasty offering a 300,000 Chaos Coin appearance fee.

• An Lingzhen saw Qu Qingyao ranked sixty-second and found Ye Li in third place on the Latent Dragon Ranking.
• She read the Star Sea Merchant Alliance’s evaluation that Ye Li was unrivaled throughout the ages and the youngest True Spirit Realm cultivator of the current era.
• An Lingzhen reviewed reports of factions reacting to Ye Li’s ranking, including the Purple Heaven Holy Land, the Gaia Divine Kingdom, and the Ji Family.
• Ye Li asked what practical benefits his ranking brought him, and An Lingzhen contacted the Gale Divine Dynasty about the Gale Hegemony Competition.
• The Gale Divine Dynasty offered Ye Li 300,000 Chaos Coins to appear in the competition, and An Lingzhen said a royal fleet would soon welcome him.

First Prince Asel overheard the capital’s residents betting that Ye Li would easily defeat him, deepening his anger and resolve to win. As the Gale Divine Dynasty’s fleet waited to welcome Ye Li, Asel began considering ways to weaken him before their match.

• Citizens of the Gale Divine Dynasty’s capital debated Ye Li’s upcoming fight with First Prince Asel and predicted Ye Li would win easily.
• Disguised as a wealthy young man, Asel tried to defend himself but was mocked when he suggested the First Prince might win.
• Asel left the Swan Tavern in anger, determined to defeat Ye Li and prove the crowd wrong.
• Asel watched the Gale Divine Dynasty’s welcoming fleet and considered using his princely privileges and knowledge of the local environment to weaken Ye Li before the battle.

King of Gale refused Chu Botian entry to the competition and prepared to welcome Ye Li, hoping his arrival would help Asel rise in rank. After Ye Li and An Lingzhen arrived, Aliya insulted Ye Li under her breath, and An Lingzhen confronted her.

• King of Gale denied Chu Botian a last-minute slot in the Gale Hegemony Competition despite his offer to pay.
• Aliya told King of Gale that Ye Li's starship was nearly there, and he instructed her to address Ye Li respectfully before they went to welcome him.
• Ye Li and An Lingzhen arrived at the royal flagship, where King of Gale and the welcoming party greeted them.
• Aliya nervously curtsied to Ye Li, who entered the flagship while An Lingzhen stayed behind to speak with the others.
• Aliya muttered an insult about Ye Li, and An Lingzhen turned toward her and demanded to know what she had said.

An Lingzhen confronted Princess Aliya for insulting Ye Li, while the King of Gale frantically tried to prevent the dispute from escalating into a conflict between their realms. When Aliya refused to apologize, Ye Li appeared before her at terrifying speed, leaving her afraid of what he would do next.

• An Lingzhen rejected the King of Gale's plea to excuse Aliya's insult and warned that the princess's words could be taken as the will of the Gale Kingdom.
• Aliya refused to apologize, calling An Lingzhen Ye Li's maid and demanding to know why her brother had been mocked across the country.
• Ye Li appeared at the cabin doorway and challenged Aliya's understanding of his role in the competition and the Gale Divine Dynasty's public opinion.
• The King of Gale ordered Aliya to kneel and apologize to Ye Li and An Lingzhen, then tried to explain her refusal.
• Ye Li moved in a flash to stand before the retreating Aliya, terrifying her.

Ye Li punished Princess Aliya for accusing and insulting him, forcing King of Gale to hand her over. After she apologized, Ye Li left with An Lingzhen, while the Gale Kingdom officials and Knight Commander of Gale remained behind in stunned silence.

• Aliya fled to King of Gale for protection, but he chose his kingdom’s safety and brought her before Ye Li.
• Ye Li slapped Aliya twice and demanded an apology while King of Gale dragged her back to him.
• After a third, more severe blow, Aliya feared for her life and repeatedly kowtowed to Ye Li.
• Ye Li mocked King of Gale, then left with An Lingzhen, leaving the Gale Kingdom’s officials and Knight Commander of Gale behind.

Asel learned that Ye Li had injured Aliya, then persuaded King of Gale to use fabricated public outrage to pressure Ye Li into throwing their match. The king approved the scheme, leaving Asel to arrange its execution.

• Asel welcomed Ye Li and was shaken by the depth of his aura.
• King of Gale told Asel that Aliya had angered Ye Li and was recovering at the Royal Family Sacred Spring.
• Aliya woke and begged Asel to kill Ye Li, and Asel listened to her account before leaving.
• King of Gale told Asel that Ye Li had refused to throw their match for a draw, even for doubled prize money.
• Asel proposed spreading a distorted account of Aliya's injuries to provoke public anger and pressure Ye Li into a draw.
• King of Gale agreed to the plan, and Asel promised to carry it out.