Recaps

Ye Li and True Cultivator Xuanwei left Heavenly Thunder Mountain to answer a request for aid at Jade Splendor Manor, where disciples had mysteriously disappeared. After arriving at Jade Radiance Ancient City, Ye Li planned to meet the Alliance Association investigator and confront the manor lord’s wife.

• Ye Li changed their destination to Jade Splendor Manor, and True Cultivator Xuanwei agreed to take him and Lu Wan there.
• Before leaving, Ye Li told Heavenly Thunder True Cultivator he could help his disciple up, then departed with his companions.
• Heavenly Thunder True Cultivator erupted in fury and threatened Ye Li and Xu Xuanwei after they vanished.
• True Cultivator Xuanwei transported the group to Jade Radiance Ancient City and explained that an Alliance Association manager was waiting there.
• Lu Wan reported that more than a dozen Jade Splendor Manor disciples had disappeared half a year earlier and that the manor lord had two sons.
• Ye Li set out to meet the investigator and enter Jade Splendor Manor, intending to question the manor lord’s wife.

At the Three Continents Alliance branch in Jade Radiance Ancient City, Cheng Yang weighed whether to continue investigating Jade Splendor Manor after Divine Dragon Mountain became involved. Ye Li arrived and offered to take responsibility, then asked Cheng Yang for the details.

• Cheng Yang told the Alliance Association cultivators he had requested help from nearby Path Opening Realm Managers before deciding whether to proceed.
• Lu Xingkai urged Cheng Yang to report the matter to headquarters, while another cultivator accused him of abandoning the mission after Cheng Yang had protected him on past missions.
• Cheng Yang said he would request a replacement if only one Path Opening Realm Manager came, but asked the group to help if two arrived.
• Ye Li entered with a white-robed woman and declared that he would take responsibility for the investigation.
• The Alliance cultivators recognized Ye Li as the Palace Heir of Supreme Clarity Palace, and Ye Li asked Cheng Yang to explain the case.

Ye Li learned that Xiang Tiantian was involved in the disappearances at Jade Splendor Manor and set out to confront him. Pei You'an and Qin Baiyi spotted Ye Li approaching the manor, where the story left off.

• Cheng Yang told Ye Li that more than a hundred Jade Splendor Manor members had died or disappeared and that Xiang Tiantian and his Guardian had driven the investigators away.
• Ye Li recognized Xiang Tiantian as the man he had intended to seek out and ordered Cheng Yang to lead him to Jade Splendor Manor.
• Cheng Yang identified Pei You'an and Qin Baiyi as the Alliance Association members watching the manor, and Ye Li reacted to their names.
• Pei You'an and Qin Baiyi discussed their past with Ye Li and watched Xiang Tiantian's aura through an Ancient Bronze Mirror.
• Qin Baiyi saw several auras approaching and announced that Ye Li had arrived.

Ye Li arrived at Jade Splendor Manor with Lu Wan after learning that Xiang Tiantian was still inside, and he ordered Lu Wan to knock on the door. Inside the manor, Xiang Tiantian assured Qin Liu that Divine Dragon Mountain would protect Jade Splendor Manor from the Three Continents Alliance.

• Ye Li appeared before Pei You'an and Qin Baiyi after receiving the Alliance Association's request for aid, and Pei You'an confirmed that Xiang Tiantian remained inside Jade Splendor Manor.
• Pei You'an explained that deputy manor lord Qin Liu had come out but could not act against the Alliance Association's investigators.
• Ye Li told Lu Wan to knock on Jade Splendor Manor's door, while Pei You'an recognized Lu Wan and Qin Baiyi compared her with Pei You'an.
• Qin Liu complained to Xiang Tiantian about the Alliance Association's interference, and he claimed Divine Dragon Mountain could protect Jade Splendor Manor.

Ye Li arrived at Jade Splendor Manor to investigate its missing disciples and confronted Xiang Tiantian, Qin Liu, and Xiang Tiantian’s Guardian. After the Guardian tried to abandon Qin Liu and leave, Ye Li stopped him and declared that neither he nor Xiang Tiantian would be leaving.

• Xiang Tiantian reassured Qin Liu that he would cover up her use of the manor’s disciples, but balked when she asked him to establish a contract through the Great Dao.
• A crash shook Jade Splendor Manor as Lu Wan destroyed its Mountain Gate, and Ye Li led his group inside.
• Ye Li’s aura forced the manor’s disciples to their knees, and Xiang Tiantian and Qin Liu recognized him as the Palace Heir of Supreme Clarity Palace.
• The Divine Dragon Mountain Guardian blamed Qin Liu for the missing disciples and prepared to leave with Xiang Tiantian.
• Ye Li stopped the Guardian and said that he and Xiang Tiantian would not be leaving that day.

Ye Li refused the black-robed elder’s offer to fight him alone and agreed to face the elder and Xiang Tiantian together. He revealed three Path Opening Realm figures under his control to battle the elder, then vanished as he faced Xiang Tiantian.

• The black-robed elder broke free of Ye Li’s grip and tried to flee with Xiang Tiantian, but the Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator halted them and sent them back into the manor.
• The black-robed elder offered to fight Ye Li in Xiang Tiantian’s place, and Ye Li accepted a battle against both of them.
• Ye Li summoned the Golden Virtue Institute Dean, the Tide Life Gate Master, and Yu Liang, who attacked the black-robed elder.
• The black-robed elder ordered Xiang Tiantian to hold Ye Li off for half a quarter-hour while he fought the three figures.
• Ye Li activated Supreme Clarity Qi and vanished before Xiang Tiantian could respond.

Ye Li defeated Xiang Tiantian, forced him to confess that Qin Liu had killed the missing Jade Splendor Manor disciples, and burned him to death. As Xiang Tiantian's guardian charged Ye Li, several allies sacrificed their soul bodies to stall the elder while Ye Li prepared a powerful saber strike.

• Ye Li overwhelmed Xiang Tiantian, pinned him with Jade Clarity Qi, and took the Dragon-Shaped Jade Pendant before Xiang Tiantian could activate it.
• Xiang Tiantian admitted he knew Qin Liu had killed the Jade Splendor Manor disciples and had helped cover it up and detain the manor lord.
• Ye Li ignited the divine fire inside Xiang Tiantian and killed him, though he suspected something was wrong with the remains.
• The black-robed elder resolved to kill Ye Li, and the heads of the Golden Virtue Institute and Tide Life Gate, followed by Yu Liang, detonated their soul bodies to delay him.
• The black-robed elder broke through the blockade as Ye Li finished charging the Divine Iron saber and swung it at him.

Ye Li defeated and killed a Peak Fifth Tier Path Opening Realm elder from Divine Dragon Mountain, but a massive dark palm suddenly erupted from Xiang Tiantian’s body and attacked him. The Mysterious Grace True Cultivator recognized the attacker as Wu Guang and rushed to intervene.

• The black-robed elder used a Jade-Green Treasure Pellet to survive Ye Li’s saber strike, then attacked him with a dragon claw.
• Ye Li pressed the elder in close combat, seized his head and shoulder, and tore his dragon head from his body.
• Ye Li crushed the elder’s head and divine soul, killing him and earning Malice Points.
• Cheng Yang and the Alliance Association witnesses marveled at Ye Li’s strength, while Cheng Yang hoped the Supreme Clarity Palace could regain influence in the Three Continents Alliance.
• The Mysterious Grace True Cultivator began withdrawing her immortal essence after witnessing Ye Li’s victory.
• Dark light burst from Xiang Tiantian’s body and formed a palm that struck at Ye Li, prompting the Mysterious Grace True Cultivator to identify Wu Guang and intervene.

Wuguang True Cultivator ambushed Ye Li with a concealed soul fragment and a deadly palm, but Ye Li’s ring unleashed the True Lord’s supreme treasure Heaven and Earth United. Qingyuan True Cultivator emerged through the treasure and revealed that he had anticipated Wuguang’s attack.

• Wuguang True Cultivator used a treasure imbued with True Lord dao resonance to conceal his soul and ambush Ye Li.
• Wuguang True Cultivator struck Ye Li with a massive palm formed from his divine soul power.
• Ye Li prepared to escape using Rook Exchange, but the blue-black ring on his finger activated first.
• Heaven and Earth United released Qingyuan True Cultivator’s power and stopped Wuguang’s palm.
• Qingyuan True Cultivator confronted Wuguang True Cultivator, who recognized the ring as a True Lord’s supreme treasure.

Ye Li endured Wuguang True Cultivator’s attack behind the protection of [Heaven and Earth United] and vowed to visit the Yin-Yang Sect. After Wuguang withdrew, Qingyuan True Cultivator and Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator reassured Ye Li, while Pei You’an and the others realized how important he was to the Supreme Clarity Palace.

• Wuguang True Cultivator repeatedly attacked Ye Li, but [Heaven and Earth United] blocked every strike while Ye Li taunted him.
• Wuguang threatened Ye Li, who said he would visit the Yin-Yang Sect, before Wuguang’s soul body dispersed.
• Qingyuan True Cultivator explained that Wuguang had promised to guard the sect for thirty thousand years and would be reluctant to leave early.
• Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator apologized for failing to detect Wuguang’s concealment and promised to grant Ye Li a future wish within her principles.
• Cheng Yang and the others watched the aftermath, and Lu Wan learned that Pei You’an was Ye Li’s ancestral master.

Qingyuan True Cultivator told Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator and Ye Li about a Fortune-Mastery Realm Demon King inside Heavy Water True Cultivator’s cave abode and invited Ye Li to challenge its three Water Dragon Platforms. After Ye Li agreed to go, he killed Qin Liu for her role in the disciples’ disappearances and left Cheng Yang to rescue the survivors and investigate.

• Qingyuan True Cultivator revealed that he, Liuli, and Hidden Edge had found a Demon King from Vast Wild Continent inside Heavy Water True Cultivator’s cave abode, and that it had escaped deeper within.
• Qingyuan True Cultivator explained that three Water Dragon Platforms could be challenged only by those below the Path Opening Realm, and that occupying them would grant their legacies and seal the cave abode’s entrance.
• Ye Li agreed to accompany Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator to the cave abode and said he would bring Lu Wan and one other person.
• Ye Li returned to the square and burned Qin Liu to death after she claimed the missing disciples had volunteered and denied knowing the Heavenly Law would harm them.
• Ye Li instructed Cheng Yang to rescue the surviving manor disciples and investigate the case, while the disciples thanked him for saving them.

Ye Li left with Pei You'an and the Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator after reflecting on how a Dao Source True Lord’s hidden power had escaped his perception. Meanwhile, Hidden Sword Mountain’s Xie Buming prepared to seek out Ye Li at the Water Dragon Platforms and test his strength.

• Ye Li offered the remaining opportunity to Pei You'an and Qin Baiyi; Qin Baiyi chose to return and report while Pei You'an went with him.
• Ye Li considered how a supreme treasure had concealed a soul fragment within Xiang Tiantian and resolved to stay alert to abilities beyond his realm.
• The Jade Splendor Manor Lord thanked Ye Li for rescuing him, and the Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator transported Ye Li, Pei You'an, and their companions away.
• At Hidden Sword Mountain, Xie Buming waited at the gates, expecting Ye Li to come challenge him, despite the managers' worries about a fight.
• A messenger told Xie Buming that the Mountain Lord had sent him to the Water Dragon Platforms, where Ye Li and other top prodigies were expected to go.
• Xie Buming set off for the platforms, eager to test Ye Li, while the managers worried he would provoke a fight there.

Pei Xuandu learned that Ye Li was a twenty-year-old Heaven-Grasping cultivator who had killed powerful Path Opening Realm opponents, and he became interested in meeting him. His master arranged to take him to the late Heavy Water True Cultivator’s Cave Abode, where Ye Li would also be present, and Pei Xuandu vowed to defeat him within three moves or publicly resign as Palace Heir.

• Ning Zhiwei reported Ye Li’s feats at the Supreme Clarity Palace and in Southern Long Marsh to Pei Xuandu.
• Ning Zhiwei revealed that Ye Li had cultivated for only twenty years, surprising Pei Xuandu.
• Pei Xuandu said he wanted to meet Ye Li, and his master announced that they would go to the late Heavy Water True Cultivator’s Cave Abode, where Ye Li would be present.
• Pei Xuandu promised to defeat Ye Li within three moves or publicly step down as Palace Heir.

Prodigies from the three continents gathered at a cave abode in the Netherfrost Sea to compete for its legacy by defeating three Water Dragons. Su Lieyang claimed the first Water Dragon Platform after driving away Wei Dingchuan and defeating its guardian, leaving the other two platforms unclaimed.

• A Heaven-Grasping Realm cultivator and several other prodigies tried and failed to defeat the Water Dragons guarding the platforms.
• Wei Dingchuan, ranked eighth on the Three Continents Prodigy Ranking, fought one Water Dragon evenly but began to tire without gaining the advantage.
• Su Lieyang, ranked third, pulled Wei Dingchuan off the platform and said the top three deserved the three platforms.
• Su Lieyang unleashed powerful crimson attacks and defeated the Water Dragon in less than an hour.
• The Water Dragon dissolved into ancient Dao Runes, and a beam of light marked Su Lieyang as the first to claim a Water Dragon Platform.

Su Lieyang claimed the first Water Dragon Platform but received no inheritance, and tensions rose as he tried to make others claim the remaining platforms. Ye Li arrived with the Supreme Clarity Palace group and challenged Su Lieyang for the occupied platform.

• Su Lieyang urged Pei Xuandu and then Xie Buming to claim another platform, but both refused.
• Ye Li arrived on a Supreme Clarity Palace treasure ship with Lu Wan, Pei You'an, and Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator.
• Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator confirmed Ye Li's rumored achievements to the gathered cultivators and answered a red-browed elder's taunt.
• Ye Li ignored the empty platforms, approached Su Lieyang, and demanded that he leave the occupied platform within three seconds.

Ye Li defeated Su Lieyang in a brief, overwhelming fight on the Water Dragon Platform, drawing the Alliance Guardians’ attention to the Supreme Clarity Palace Heir’s strength. The chapter left open whether Pei Xuandu would challenge Ye Li over Heavy Water True Cultivator’s inheritance.

• Ye Li ordered Su Lieyang off his platform, and their clash began before the watching cultivators.
• Ye Li steadily shattered Su Lieyang’s fiery palm attacks and struck him in the chest, sending him flying from the platform with grievous injuries.
• Elder Remnant Sun caught Su Lieyang and recognized how badly Ye Li had wounded him, while the Guardians reconsidered the balance of power in the Alliance Association.
• Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator thanked Elder Remnant Sun for the match and refused the multicolored-robed elder’s offer to take Ye Li to Jade Dais Palace.
• The multicolored-robed elder said Pei Xuandu was interested in Heavy Water True Cultivator’s inheritance, leaving the Guardians wondering whether he would face Ye Li.

After Ye Li easily defeated Su Lieyang, Pei Xuandu challenged him by demonstrating his own strength, setting up a contest between the two leading prodigies. Above, their elders wagered fortune veins on which Mountain Gate would claim more Water Dragon Platforms.

• The crowd reacted to Ye Li's defeat of Su Lieyang, while Pei You'an and Lu Wan declared that Ye Li could become the greatest prodigy of the three continents, prompting Ning Zhiwei to object.
• Pei Xuandu invited Ye Li to fight, then destroyed the water dragon on another platform with one punch and challenged Ye Li to give the contest everything he had.
• Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator and the tall old man wagered their palaces' fortune veins on which contender would secure more Water Dragon Platforms for his Mountain Gate.
• The tall old man accepted Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator's terms, putting the Jade Dais Palace's Eastern Territory fortune vein against the Supreme Clarity Palace's newly discovered vein.

Ye Li challenged Pei Xuandu after claiming the Water Dragon Platforms for Pei You'an and Lu Wan, and the two began a fierce contest. Pei Xuandu revealed the adaptive power of his first-rank Heavenly Law, [Jade Dais Aspect], as their battle continued without a clear victor.

• Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator accepted the wager, confident in Pei Xuandu, while Xu Xuanwei decided to trust her own prodigy.
• Ye Li sent Pei You'an to occupy the first Water Dragon Platform, then destroyed the water dragon on the third platform with one blow and called Lu Wan up.
• Ye Li stepped onto Pei Xuandu's platform and challenged him, while Pei Xuandu activated his [Jade Dais Aspect] Heavenly Law.
• Ye Li and Pei Xuandu traded an opening palm strike that ended nearly evenly, and Lu Wan explained that Pei Xuandu's Heavenly Law adapted to his opponent and made a prolonged fight dangerous.
• Ye Li and Pei Xuandu launched into a rapid series of close-range clashes, with Pei Xuandu continually adjusting his condition and holding his ground.

Ye Li overcame Pei Xuandu’s defensive techniques and devastating attacks, then defeated him with a crushing palm strike. Pei Xuandu lay grievously injured and unable to move on the shattered Water Dragon Platform.

• Ye Li struck Pei Xuandu in the chest, but the Heavenly Garment dispersed the force and spared him serious harm.
• Ye Li used Highest Clarity Qi to stop the Heavenly Garment from dispersing his next strike, caving in Pei Xuandu’s chest and making him bleed.
• Pei Xuandu attacked with the Heaven-Suppressing Seal, but Ye Li shattered it with a single palm strike.
• Pei Xuandu unleashed Nine Dais Thunder, but Ye Li’s burning pages appeared and his Pure Qi dispersed the lightning and clouds.
• Ye Li struck Pei Xuandu down with an enormous palm of azure light, leaving him bloodied, immobile, and grievously injured.

Ye Li defeated Pei Xuandu on the Water Dragon Platform, ending Pei Xuandu’s long reign as the top prodigy. As Ye Li claimed all three platforms, Pei Xuandu accepted the loss and resolved to reach the Path Opening Realm first, while other prodigies—including Xie Buming—set the same goal.

• Ye Li’s final palm shattered Pei Xuandu’s Jade Chen Dharma Form and left him unable to rise, prompting Ning Zhiwei to rush toward the platform.
• Pei Xuandu admitted Ye Li had not shown his full strength, apologized for his earlier arrogance, and asked to fight again after reaching the Path Opening Realm.
• At Pei Xuandu’s request, Ye Li kicked him off the platform, and Ning Zhiwei tried to catch him but was knocked down by the lingering force.
• Ye Li claimed all three Water Dragon Platforms as Ning Zhiwei watched him and Lu Wan teased her about Pei Xuandu’s defeat.
• Pei Xuandu resolved to reach the Path Opening Realm before Ye Li, and Xie Buming decided to begin his own breakthrough preparations.

After Ye Li defeated Pei Xuandu, the Jade Dais Palace's tall old man agreed to transfer a Fortune Vein to the Supreme Clarity Palace within five days. Ye Li received Heavy Water True Cultivator’s inheritance and prepared to use his accumulated Malice Points to break through.

• The Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator pressed the tall old man to honor his wager, and he promised to deliver a Fortune Vein's Transfer Contract in five days.
• The tall old man warned that Pei Xuandu could soon reach Path Opening, but stayed to watch Ye Li receive Heavy Water True Cultivator’s inheritance.
• Heavy Water True Cultivator appeared to Ye Li and explained that he had refined three drops of fortune-mastery true origin to help future cultivators break through bottlenecks.
• Lu Wan and Pei You'an offered their drops to Ye Li, but the Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator told them each to keep one because the three drops shared the same source.
• Ye Li decided it was time to leave the Heaven-Grasping Realm and summoned his screen to check his vast total of Malice Points.

Ye Li consumed refined Divine Pills, Heavy Water True Cultivator’s Fortune-Mastery True Origin, and Malice Points to cultivate on the Water Dragon Platform. He surged from the fourth level of the Heaven-Grasping Realm to the peak of the eighth level, with some Treasure Medicine’s power still unspent.

• Ye Li swallowed dozens of Divine Pills and drew Heavy Water True Cultivator’s Fortune-Mastery True Origin into his body.
• Pei Xuandu, Ning Zhiwei, Xie Buming, and the Guardians watched as Ye Li began cultivating, while Elder Remnant Sun woke Su Lieyang to observe.
• Ye Li used Malice Points to break through to the fifth and sixth levels of the Heaven-Grasping Realm.
• Ye Li continued advancing and reached the peak of the seventh level, stunning the onlookers.
• Ye Li kept cultivating and reached the peak of the eighth level of the Heaven-Grasping Realm.

Ye Li broke through five ranks to reach the peak of the Heaven-Grasping Realm, astonishing the cultivators watching him. As he studied two Dao scriptures and decided to deduce one suited to his Three Clarity Qi, he began another breakthrough toward the Path Opening Realm.

• Ye Li used Malice Points to strengthen his immortal essence, divine soul, and Three Clarity Qi, then reached the peak of the ninth rank of the Heaven-Grasping Realm.
• Pei Xuandu, Ning Zhiwei, Lu Wan, and the Guardians reacted in shock as Ye Li’s breakthrough overwhelmed the mountain and sea.
• Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator warned Elder Remnant Sun that Ye Li’s breakthrough was not over, and the surrounding cultivators wondered if he would enter the Path Opening Realm.
• Ye Li examined the Myriad Qi Returning to the Source Scripture and the Great Void Form-Scattering Scripture, learning how Dao scriptures provided paths from the Heaven-Grasping Realm into the Path Opening Realm.
• Ye Li recognized that the scriptures were based on Supreme Clarity Wind rather than his Three Clarity Qi, so he began deducing a suitable Dao scripture with his Malice Points.

Ye Li used malice points to perfect two first-grade Dao scriptures and create the supreme-grade Three Clarity Dao-Transformation Scripture. With help from Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator and another True Cultivator, he advanced into the Path Opening Realm and reached its early fourth level.

• Ye Li spent malice points to master the Myriad Qi Returning to the Source Scripture and the Great Void Form-Scattering Scripture.
• Ye Li extrapolated and perfected the Three Clarity Dao-Transformation Scripture, forming embryonic Jade Clarity, Highest Clarity, and Great Clarity Dao marks.
• Ye Li’s aura advanced to half-step path opening, and Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator and the tall old man replenished the island’s spiritual energy for his cultivation.
• Ye Li inscribed all three Dao marks on his spiritual platform and advanced to the first level of the Path Opening Realm.
• Ye Li’s cultivation surged through the second and third levels to the early fourth level of the Path Opening Realm.

Ye Li spent his remaining Malice Points to advance to the peak seventh layer of the Path Opening Realm, stunning everyone on the island. The Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator wondered whether she could still keep him in check as his Guardian.

• Ye Li used 150 billion Malice Points to reach the fifth layer of the Path Opening Realm and strengthen his Dao foundation.
• Ye Li spent another 650 billion Malice Points, tempered his Dao Marks to their limit, and reached the peak seventh layer of the Path Opening Realm.
• Pei Xuandu and the other young cultivators watched Ye Li’s breakthrough in shock, while the Guardians struggled to comprehend his power.
• The Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator questioned whether she could continue to keep Ye Li in check as his Guardian.
• Ye Li reined in his aura, and the surrounding cultivators cheered his success.
• The Mysterious Subtlety True Cultivator praised Ye Li for bringing honor to the Mountain Gate.