Recaps

Ye Li overwhelmed Xiao Yueyi despite her evasion art and held her captive while beating her. Zhou Shen emerged with his heavenly law at its limit and fought Ye Li’s clone, but Ye Li adapted and began overpowering him as his true body continued attacking Xiao Yueyi.

• Xiao Yueyi failed to affect Ye Li with the Yin-Yang Bliss Scripture and was badly wounded when his punch broke through her evasion art.
• Ye Li grabbed Xiao Yueyi by the neck and repeatedly punched her, leaving her unable to fight back.
• Zhou Shen emerged from the sea with the [Mind-Illuminating Nature-Seeing Art] at its limit and rushed to rescue Xiao Yueyi.
• Ye Li created a powerful clone that clashed with Zhou Shen, who initially gained the advantage with his enhanced strength.
• Ye Li adapted to Zhou Shen’s heavenly law, weakened his runes, and shattered his shoulder with a kick.
• Ye Li’s true body continued holding Xiao Yueyi and punched her abdomen again.

Ye Li killed Xiao Yueyi and Zhou Shen, then used their souls to blast Wei Changge and Liu Shanshui during their retreat. Liu Shanshui begged for mercy as Ye Li continued toward him.

• Ye Li repeatedly slapped Xiao Yueyi whenever Zhou Shen threatened him, until Xiao Yueyi begged for her life and told Zhou Shen to be quiet.
• Ye Li's clone tore off Zhou Shen's arm and shattered his skull, while Ye Li killed Xiao Yueyi with purple fire.
• Zhou Shen charged Ye Li in a rage, but Ye Li overwhelmed him and destroyed his body and soul.
• Liu Shanshui and Wei Changge tried to flee when Ye Li summoned the souls of Xiao Yueyi and Zhou Shen, which detonated beside them.
• The blast weakened Wei Changge and scorched Liu Shanshui, who pleaded with Ye Li for mercy as Ye Li kept approaching.

Ye Li killed Liu Shanshui and confronted Wei Changge, who tried to deceive him into letting him go by offering Jade Tiger Hall's protection. Ye Li revealed he planned to attack the Yin-Yang Sect and Shangzhang Academy, and Xiao Yueyi and Zhou Shen appeared as Wei Changge tried to escape.

• Ye Li caught Liu Shanshui and killed him with a Divine Spear, crushing his soul with True Lord Intent.
• Wei Changge regained his senses after Xiao Yueyi's death, saw Ye Li kill Liu Shanshui, and begged to be spared.
• Wei Changge warned Ye Li about the Yin-Yang Sect and Shangzhang Academy, then offered Jade Tiger Hall's support while secretly planning to betray him.
• Ye Li saw through Wei Changge's lies and said he intended to attack both major powers.
• Wei Changge tried to burn his remaining Immortal Essence and flee, but Xiao Yueyi and Zhou Shen appeared and blocked his path.

Ye Li and his allies killed the four Heaven-Grasping cultivators who had attacked them, leaving the Kong Family and Pei You'an stunned. Kong Zhiqiu decided to serve Ye Li even more closely, while Pei You'an tried to suppress her unexpected thoughts about him.

• Ye Li, Zhou Shen, and Xiao Yueyi killed Wei Changge, and Ye Li burned away his body and soul.
• The four attacking Heaven-Grasping cultivators were wiped out, shocking the Kong Family cultivators aboard their flagship.
• Kong Zhiqiu asked Pei You'an whether she was Ye Li's Dao companion, hoping to secure her own place in Ye Li's household.
• Pei You'an scolded Kong Zhiqiu, then privately wondered whether becoming Ye Li's Dao companion was truly impossible.
• Pei You'an slapped herself to stop her thoughts, while Kong Zhiqiu took her reaction as a sign that Pei You'an had feelings for Ye Li.

After defeating four Heaven-Grasping Realm cultivators, Ye Li replenished his energy and discovered an enormous reserve of Malice Points, but [Good Fortune Avoids Calamity] warned him of a new crisis. Meanwhile, Mountain Lord Luoyun planned to help Gu Qingchen advance by retrieving a Minor World, and his companion doubted such a place existed on the continent.

• Ye Li recovered after his battle, checked his panel, and found he had 648.9 billion Malice Points.
• Just as Ye Li began planning his upgrades, [Good Fortune Avoids Calamity] triggered with an unusually intense golden light.
• A gray-robed man told Mountain Lord Luoyun that Gu Qingchen was struggling to break through and needed a [Barrier-Breaking Pill].
• Mountain Lord Luoyun dismissed the pill and said he had prepared a sea of Minor Worlds for Gu Qingchen to claim.
• The gray-robed man challenged Mountain Lord Luoyun's claim, arguing that the continent's perfected masters would have found such a place already.

The master of Falling Cloud Mountain revealed that he had manipulated Xiao Yueyi into claiming Lu Hai Changling, but discovered that she had died and could no longer divine what was happening there. Ye Li learned of the scheme through [Good Fortune Avoids Calamity] and realized how thoroughly Xiao Yueyi, Zhou Shen, and Wei Changge had been used.

• The master of Falling Cloud Mountain told the Gray-Robed Man that he had sent Xiao Yueyi to claim Lu Hai Changling by making her believe it was an opportunity meant only for her.
• The master of Falling Cloud Mountain sensed that Xiao Yueyi's soul had vanished and learned that the restrictions he placed on her had been erased.
• The master of Falling Cloud Mountain opened a Void Path toward Lu Hai Changling, then stopped himself and performed a divination instead.
• The master of Falling Cloud Mountain found that Lu Hai Changling was obscured by chaos and abandoned his plan to go there himself.
• Ye Li used [Good Fortune Avoids Calamity] to witness the conversation and trace the scheme that had led to Xiao Yueyi's death.

Ye Li decided to leave Lu Hai Changling for the Yin-Yang Sect before the Yin-Yang Dao Seizure, anticipating that the sect would continue secretly probing his background. As he and Pei You'an prepared to go, she warned him not to win the contest and become the sect's Saintess.

• Ye Li concluded that the Yin-Yang Sect might keep investigating him and decided to head to its territory at once.
• Ye Li told Pei You'an to prepare to leave, reminding her that fewer than three days remained before the Yin-Yang Dao Seizure.
• Pei You'an asked what Ye Li would call the faction he had taken control of, and he said he had not decided.
• Ye Li asked whether a man could win the contest and become Saintess, and Pei You'an explained that the sect could use a secret art to transform the winner.
• Pei You'an urged Ye Li to hold back at the Yin-Yang Sect and avoid winning first place, and Ye Li agreed to keep a low profile.

After the Seaside Residence rose under Pei You'an’s leadership, she prepared to rely on her own sword for the coming Yin-Yang Dao Seizure. Ye Li consumed Treasure Pills and malice points to reach the peak of the ninth rank of the Sea-Illuminating Realm, then condensed three Supreme Grade arts from Five Elements Law fragments.

• Pei You'an and her allies established the Seaside Residence, and most of the surviving Kong and Wang Families stayed and submitted to it.
• Pei You'an returned to her quarters and resolved to prepare for the Yin-Yang Dao Seizure through her own efforts.
• Ye Li swallowed his Top-Grade Treasure Pills and used malice points to advance to the peak of the ninth rank of the Sea-Illuminating Realm.
• Ye Li refined the Five Elements Law fragments and condensed the Supreme Grade Water Art [All Things Bear], Earth Art [Buzhou Stabilization], and Wood Art [Inferential Mastery].

Ye Li perfected all Five Laws, prepared to travel to the Yin-Yang Sect, and learned Pei You'an had entered seclusion to prepare for the Dao Seizure. As he emerged, an attendant reported that an unwelcome visitor was causing trouble in Dustdream Hall.

• Ye Li reviewed his five supreme-grade Divine Abilities and decided to postpone unlocking a new trait until he could face a Dao Source True Lord safely.
• Kong Zhiqiu reported that the Kong and Wang Families' elites had been reorganized and that Senior Pei had prepared the Star-Crossing Skiff for Ye Li's journey.
• Kong Zhiqiu told Ye Li that Pei You'an had entered seclusion to make a final breakthrough before the Dao Seizure.
• An attendant rushed to Ye Li and Kong Zhiqiu, reporting that someone was causing trouble in Dustdream Hall.
• Kong Zhiqiu rebuked the attendant and demanded to know who the intruder was and why they were angry.

Ye Li confronted Qin Baiyi after she bullied the attendants at Dustdream Hall and falsely claimed to be a princess of the Longwind Divine Dynasty. Pei You'an recognized Qin Baiyi as her friend, and the chapter left Qin chastened after Ye Li punished her for lying.

• An attendant told Kong Zhiqiu that a woman at Dustdream Hall demanded rare tea and insisted on seeing Ye Li, prompting Ye Li to go there and Kong Zhiqiu to follow.
• Qin Baiyi claimed to be a commandery princess of the Longwind Divine Dynasty and threatened the attendants, so Ye Li slapped her and ordered her to lick the spilled tea from the floor.
• A manager warned Ye Li that the dynasty was supposedly backed by a True Lord, and Ye Li asked about the Old Ancestor's cultivation realm.
• Pei You'an arrived and recognized Qin Baiyi, who admitted she had invented her royal status to impress her friend and help her gain standing.
• Pei You'an called Qin Baiyi an idiot and made her apologize, while Ye Li warned Qin not to lie again and smacked her backside.

Ye Li and Pei You'an discussed the risk of impostors targeting the newly established Seaside Residence before envoys from the Three Continents Alliance and Cold Purity Palace arrived to recruit him. Qin Baiyi tested their identities and confirmed that both visitors were genuine, leaving Ye Li to consider their offers.

• Ye Li spared Qin Baiyi after her deception was exposed, and Pei You'an scolded her for causing trouble.
• Pei You'an warned Ye Li that his growing reputation could attract swindlers, and the three discussed their upcoming trip to the Yin-Yang Sect tournament.
• Kong Zhiqiu announced that envoys from the Three Continents Alliance and Cold Purity Palace had come to meet Ye Li.
• Lu Shusheng offered Ye Li status and resources if he joined the Three Continents Alliance, while Shuanghua offered him an Inner Sect Disciple position if he dissolved the Seaside Residence and entered Cold Purity Palace.
• At Pei You'an's request, Qin Baiyi challenged the envoys to prove their identities; Lu Shusheng showed his Alliance token, and Shuanghua's display of power convinced Qin Baiyi that both were genuine.

Ye Li rejected recruitment by the Cold Purity Palace, then struck envoy Shuanghua after she insulted and threatened him. He sealed the Seaside Residence with [Buzhou Stabilization] and declared he would storm the Cold Purity Palace, even after learning Shuanghua was only an avatar.

• Pei You'an hoped Ye Li would negotiate for more benefits, but Ye Li declined the recruitment offers and said he would soon attend the Yin-Yang Sect's trials.
• Lu Shusheng defended Ye Li's right to refuse, while Shuanghua threatened him and insulted his origins.
• Ye Li crossed the hall in a flash and slapped Shuanghua through a wall and into the plaza.
• Ye Li activated Earth Art, [Buzhou Stabilization], sealing the Seaside Residence and trapping Shuanghua within its domain.
• Shuanghua revealed she was an avatar and warned that the Cold Purity Palace would retaliate, but Ye Li said he would treat her as an appetizer before storming the palace.

Ye Li rejected Lu Shusheng’s warning and destroyed Shuanghua’s avatar in a fight, provoking the Cold Purity Palace. He then joined the Three Continents Alliance, though Lu Shusheng warned that the new membership would not shield him from retaliation.

• Lu Shusheng warned Ye Li that challenging the Cold Purity Palace could bring grave danger, but Ye Li insisted he had made up his mind.
• Shuanghua invoked her fifth-grade heavenly law, [Life-Sustaining Luan], and unleashed a blizzard that shattered the Seaside Residence’s defensive formation.
• Ye Li broke through the blizzard, battered Shuanghua, and destroyed her avatar after promising to make the Hall Master bring her to apologize.
• Ye Li asked whether the Three Continents Alliance could offer a higher price, and Lu Shusheng accepted him into the Alliance Association by giving him a Taiqing Token.
• Lu Shusheng advised Ye Li to prove himself at [Yin-Yang Dao Seizure] so an influential alliance figure might protect him from the Cold Purity Palace.

Ye Li left the Seaside Residence for the Yin-Yang Dao Seizure while Kong Zhiqiu and the stewards pledged their support. At the Cold Purity Palace, Shuanghua recovered from the destruction of her clone and anticipated Ye Li’s next move toward the Dao-Seizing Trial.

• Lu Shusheng offered Ye Li a place to turn for help before leaving, and Ye Li departed with Pei You'an and Qin Baiyi.
• Kong Zhiqiu and hundreds of stewards knelt to see Ye Li off, and she gave him a cloak to ward off the wormhole’s cold.
• Ye Li entrusted Kong Zhiqiu with a Jade Slip to help her and the core personnel escape if the residence’s situation became hopeless.
• Shuanghua woke at the Cold Purity Palace and suffered severe karmic backlash after Ye Li destroyed her clone.
• Shuanghua feared Ye Li’s power and concluded that he would likely head to the Yin-Yang Sect for the Dao-Seizing Trial.

Shuanghua planned to use the Yin-Yang Dao Seizure to make Ye Li pay for destroying her avatar. At the Yin-Yang Sect, Gu Qingchen defeated Manager Zhao and faced a challenge from eight disciples.

• Shuanghua learned that Elder Cold Moon had gone to the Yin-Yang Sect and decided to join the delegation instead of reporting her failed mission.
• Shuanghua planned to wait for Ye Li to be eliminated from the tournament, then reveal the Seaside Residence incident so her master would kill him.
• Gu Qingchen defeated Manager Zhao in the arena and gouged out half of his divine soul after he tried to dual cultivate with her.
• Eight Yin-Yang Sect disciples blocked Gu Qingchen and challenged her to fight them together.

Gu Qingchen defeated eight disciples who challenged her together, then learned from Mountain Lord Luoyun that her opportunity at Lu Hai Changling had run into trouble and received an Essence-Stabilizing Pellet before the Dao Seizure tournament. The next morning, Ye Li and his companions arrived in Yin-Yang Sect territory to gather intelligence, and three people approached Ye Li as he rested.

• Gu Qingchen warned eight disciples that losing a duel meant surrendering their souls, then defeated all eight and captured their souls.
• Mountain Lord Luoyun told Gu Qingchen that the opportunity at Lu Hai Changling had run into trouble and might require a Perfected One's intervention.
• Mountain Lord Luoyun gave Gu Qingchen an Essence-Stabilizing Pellet and warned her about a prodigy from Divine Dragon Mountain competing in the tournament.
• Ye Li, Qin Baiyi, and Pei You'an arrived in Yin-Yang Sect territory and marveled at its spiritual energy and vast scenery.
• Pei You'an proposed that she and Qin Baiyi split up to learn the tournament's rules and participants, while Ye Li rested in a pavilion.
• Three people finished talking and approached Ye Li as he brewed tea.

Ye Li met Su Mu, Lin Yue, and their heavily armored companion, who warned him about the powerful competitors in the Yin-Yang Dao Seizure and invited him to join their cautious hunting plan. Ye Li considered their strategy useless for gathering the malice points he needed, leaving their proposal unanswered.

• Su Mu introduced himself and Lin Yue, then asked Ye Li about his cultivation and offered to work together.
• Ye Li claimed he had no master and had perfected all five laws at the peak of the sea-illuminating realm, shocking Su Mu and Lin Yue.
• Lin Yue warned Ye Li about powerful competitors, including White Crane, Pure Dust, and Chen Tiandi, and explained that the first stage involved hunting demonic beasts for three days in the Earth Demon Marsh.
• Su Mu proposed that their group hunt ox demons together to earn respectable rankings without confronting major threats.
• Lin Yue, Su Mu, and their armored companion offered Ye Li healing, supplies, and protection, but Ye Li doubted their cautious plan would help him gather malice points.

Ye Li refused to join Su Mu, Lin Yue, and their fellow independent cultivators, then prepared with Pei You'an and Qin Baiyi for the first round of the Yin-Yang Grand Competition. After learning that only thirty-two contestants would advance, he planned to use the Tracking Compasses to find targets and clear the way for his companions.

• Ye Li declined Lin Yue's invitation, and Su Mu returned to the independent cultivators without him.
• Lin Yue reassured the group that they could manage without Ye Li, though Su Mu remained uneasy about the Purple-Robed Youth.
• Qin Baiyi brought Ye Li three Tracking Compasses and explained that they would work in the Heavenly Beast World after being powered for an hour.
• Pei You'an told Ye Li that only the top thirty-two beast hunters would advance, so Ye Li instructed her and Qin Baiyi to hide and power the compasses while he secured their advancement.
• Pei You'an reluctantly thanked Ye Li, and Qin Baiyi celebrated the chance to win a Six-Pattern Dao-Sensing Pellet before an ancient bell rang across the waiting area.

Ye Li and the other contestants gathered for the Path-Seizing Tournament as Fortune-Mastery True Cultivators and major factions arrived. The first round was set to begin after Qingyuan True Cultivator took his seat.

• The Yin-Yang Sect elder explained that contestants would spend three days hunting demonic beasts in the Heavenly Beast World, where their jade tokens recorded points and could be used to withdraw or transfer points.
• The formation transported Ye Li and the contestants to the tournament grounds, where Qin Baiyi identified the Yin-Yang Sect’s deputy sect master, Wuguang True Cultivator, as a Fortune-Mastery expert.
• Glass True Cultivator arrived for the Cold Purity Palace, and Shuanghua spotted Ye Li among the contestants and secretly hoped he would die in the trial.
• Chen Tiandi arrived for Divine Dragon Mountain, followed by White Crane Fairy and Gu Qingchen, whose appearance drew the crowd’s attention.
• Qingyuan True Cultivator arrived on behalf of the Three Continents Alliance, exchanged greetings with Wuguang True Cultivator, and was invited to take his seat before the ceremony began.

As the Yin-Yang Sect opened its Heavenly Beast World trial, Chen Tiandi threatened to kill any prodigy who crossed his path. Ye Li answered publicly that one strike would be enough to kill him, drawing the attention of the entire gathering and the three True Cultivators.

• Pei You'an told Ye Li that Qingyuan True Cultivator of the Supreme Clarity Palace handled the Three Continents Alliance's external affairs in the Cold Sea Continent.
• The Yin-Yang Sect elder opened the Heavenly Beast World and explained that the thirty-two successful contestants would proceed to the Fortune-Measuring Pillars.
• Qin Baiyi explained that the pillars measured talent and fortune, and Pei You'an wondered what Ye Li's results would reveal.
• Chen Tiandi entered the trial first and threatened to kill anyone who appeared before him, prompting Wuguang True Cultivator to praise his approach.
• Qin Baiyi worried about Chen Tiandi, but Ye Li called him a stray dog and declared that one strike would kill him, silencing the crowd.

Ye Li entered the Heavenly Beast World after publicly challenging Chen Tiandi, while Mountain Lord Luoyun suspected Ye Li was the killer of Xiao Yueyi. Perfected Wuguang learned of the connection and watched Ye Li enter the Secret Realm with keen interest.

• Ye Li challenged Chen Tiandi, who entered the Secret Realm first and dared Ye Li to follow him.
• White Crane Fairy warned Ye Li that Chen Tiandi grew stronger when people feared him, and Ye Li entered the Secret Realm with Qin Baiyi and Pei You'an.
• Mountain Lord Luoyun learned that Ye Li came from Lu Hai Changling and divined a blank result, leading him to suspect Ye Li had killed Xiao Yueyi.
• Perfected Wuguang revealed that he could perceive Mountain Lord Luoyun's thoughts, then heard his report about Ye Li and Xiao Yueyi.
• Perfected Wuguang watched Ye Li in the Secret Realm with apparent delight.

Ye Li entered the Secret Realm with Qin Baiyi and Pei You'an, then went off alone to search for points while they activated the Tracking Compass. Elsewhere, Su Mu and Lin Yue’s group defeated an ox demon and debated whether Ye Li’s public challenge to Chen Tiandi would put him in danger.

• Ye Li found that his Divine Consciousness could sweep across the Secret Realm despite its restrictions, but detected no other contestants nearby.
• Ye Li gave Qin Baiyi and Pei You'an soul-housing wooden chips for emergencies, then left to search for points while they set up an array and activated the Tracking Compass.
• Su Mu, Lin Yue, and their companions ambushed and killed an ox demon in the Earth Demon Marsh, earning points through their jade tokens.
• Su Mu’s group discussed Ye Li, with Su Mu saying his mastery of all five laws should protect him if he avoided top prodigies.
• Lin Yue criticized Ye Li for provoking Chen Tiandi and said the group was better off not recruiting him.

Ye Li hunted Great Demons in the Heavenly Beast World and rapidly climbed the points ranking, reaching seventh place. He sensed four approaching figures who seemed dangerous and waited for them at the cliff.

• Lin Yue, Su Mu, and the others dismissed Ye Li as reckless and resumed hunting Ox Demons.
• Ye Li used his Divine Consciousness and Golden Firmament Rainbow Transformation to find and kill a crimson-robed Great Demon, earning 3,200 points.
• Ye Li killed several more Great Demons in rapid succession, and his points climbed to 47,600.
• The Yin-Yang Sect's viewing screens began tracking Ye Li after he entered the top hundred.
• Ye Li saw that he ranked seventh, sensed four auras approaching, and waited as the four figures surrounded him.

Ye Li was ambushed by He Wenchuan and his three companions, who demanded most of his points, but he killed them all and took their accumulated points. His rank rose to second with 89,620 points.

• He Wenchuan and his companions surrounded Ye Li and demanded that he hand over eighty percent of his points.
• Zhu Shan attacked Ye Li, who shattered his fist and killed him with a blow to the head.
• He Wenchuan trapped Ye Li in the Breathless Spirit-Sealing Array, but Ye Li broke through its effects and killed the archer and the old woman in black.
• Ye Li destroyed He Wenchuan's array, killed him, and crushed Zhu Shan's True Spirit.
• Ye Li took all four cultivators' points, reaching 89,620 points and second rank.

Spectators discussed Ye Li’s overwhelming victory, while Chen Tiandi hunted contestants in the Heavenly Beast World and tracked Su Mu’s group to their hiding place. Chen Tiandi trapped them with a sealing array, leaving them unable to escape by crushing their jade tokens.

• Spectators praised Ye Li’s strength, and Wuguang True Cultivator said he would recruit him even if he failed to reach the second stage.
• Chen Tiandi used fear to strengthen his [Spirit Bowing] Heavenly Law as he hunted contestants and rose to third place in points.
• Su Mu’s group continued hunting Ox Demons in the Earth Demon Marsh until Divine Dragon Mountain followers detected their concealed camp.
• Lin Yue ordered the group to break out, but Chen Tiandi arrived and refused Su Mu’s offer to surrender their points.
• Divine Dragon Mountain’s [Black Dragon Spatial Locking Nails] formed a Sealing Array that disrupted the jade tokens’ teleportation.