Recaps

Lin Wudao and Su Yao fought their way out of the Ancient Witch Clan leader’s formation and obtained a Star Palace key fragment. They then headed for Immortal Burial Valley, where the Devil Master’s rebirth plot and a wider crisis among the cultivation sects were unfolding.

• The Ancient Witch Clan leader activated the Nine Nether Dark Baleful Intent Formation, suppressing Lin Wudao and Su Yao and allowing it to control Su Yao’s whip.
• Lin Wudao used the Star Spirit-Guiding Formation Diagram, then learned from the immortal corpse’s memories about the Star Palace’s Falling Star Backlash.
• Lin Wudao fused falling-star power with the Chaos Heaven-Devouring Instruction and redirected the formation’s power, destroying the witch effigy and defeating the leader.
• Lin Wudao caught the Jade Slip fragment and learned that the remaining fragments lay deep within Immortal Burial Valley.
• A dark-gold pillar appeared over Immortal Burial Valley, and the Ancient Witch Clan leader revealed that his clan had prepared an ultimate formation there to revive the Devil Master.
• Lin Wudao and Su Yao flew toward Immortal Burial Valley as a message warned that the Heavenly Mysteries Sect and other sects were accelerating their collection of sect-guarding treasures.

Lin Wudao and Su Yao reached the Ancient Witch Clan’s altar, where nine shamans were corrupting the great sects’ treasures to force open the Star Palace’s second level. Lin Wudao activated Falling Star Resonance and broke through the altar’s barrier, striking toward the blood-colored sphere.

• Lin Wudao and Su Yao traveled through the Devil Qi surrounding Immortal Burial Valley, where the Jade Slip fragment resonated with a distant pillar of light.
• Deathly arms attacked them; Lin Wudao swallowed their Devil Qi but suffered backlash from the Devil Master's remnant soul, and Su Yao used a jade talisman to help them advance.
• They found nine Ancient Witch Clan shamans using the sect-guarding treasures of several sects in a ritual to open the Star Palace’s second level.
• The shamans attacked Lin Wudao and Su Yao with black chains, while Lin Wudao’s Falling Star Annihilation was reflected by the altar’s barrier.
• As the treasures fused into a blood-colored sphere, Lin Wudao activated Falling Star Resonance and combined the Chaos Sword with the Jade Slip fragment.
• Lin Wudao’s Sword of the Falling Star broke through the altar’s barrier and struck toward the blood-colored sphere.

Lin Wudao and Su Yao broke the Ancient Witch Clan’s formation, but its collapse unleashed vengeful spirits and the Devil Master’s power. With help from the Jade Void Palace’s holy maiden and several treasures, Lin Wudao struck at the abyss to stop the Devil Master and left the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Lin Wudao used the Sword of the Falling Star to shatter the blood-colored sphere, while Su Yao pulled the sect-guarding treasures from the altar.
• The altar’s destruction released a swarm of vengeful spirits, and the Ancient Witch Clan’s great shamans attacked Lin Wudao as the Devil Master’s remnant soul stirred within him.
• The holy maiden arrived from the Jade Void Palace with the Great Void Star Jade, helping Lin Wudao unleash Falling Star Samsara against the spirits and the shamans’ attacks.
• The lead great shaman tried to complete the ritual, but the Lord of the Devil-Sealing Abyss seized him and the Jade Slip fragment and dragged them into the abyss.
• Su Yao gave Lin Wudao the chain fragment, which temporarily sealed the abyss and trapped the Devil Master.
• Lin Wudao fused the Great Void Star Jade, the Jade Slip fragment, and the chain fragment into the Sword of the Falling Star, then unleashed Falling Star Final Chapter toward the abyss.

Lin Wudao used the Sword of the Falling Star and the power of star chaos to weaken and nearly seal the Lord of the Devil-Sealing Abyss. A dark red light empowered the Devil Master and broke the seal, leaving Lin Wudao wounded but determined to keep fighting for the Star Palace.

• Lin Wudao fought the Lord of the Devil-Sealing Abyss while Su Yao and the Holy Maiden battled the remnants of the Ancient Witch Clan.
• Lin Wudao discovered that the Sword of the Falling Star could expose the Star Palace's restraints on the Devil Master and combined its power with the Chaos Heaven-Devouring Instruction.
• Lin Wudao formed the power of star chaos, used the sword to drain the Devil Master's strength, and trapped him in a Falling Star Formation Diagram.
• Su Yao and the Holy Maiden joined Lin Wudao, weakening the Devil Master with golden flames and sound-wave blades.
• A streak of dark red light from the abyss entered the Devil Master's body, letting him break free and blast Lin Wudao away.
• Lin Wudao rose with the Sword of the Falling Star and refused to surrender the Star Palace.

Lin Wudao and Su Yao entered the earth veins to sever the Devil Master's connection to the Nether Demon Crystal, then destroyed the crystal and defeated him. Lin Wudao gained control of the Star Palace's second level and set out to uncover the truth about his origins.

• Lin Wudao discovered that the Devil Master was drawing power from the Nether Demon Crystal through an Ancient Witch Clan formation.
• The Holy Maiden disrupted the formation while Lin Wudao and Su Yao entered the earth veins and found the crystal bound by nine blood-red chains.
• Lin Wudao used the immortal corpse's chain fragments to reverse the crystal's incantations and shattered it with the Sword of the Falling Star.
• Lin Wudao summoned the stars to destroy the Devil Master's body, and Su Yao restrained his escaping remnant soul so Lin Wudao could devour it.
• Lin Wudao broke through the Chaos Heaven-Devouring Instruction to the perfection realm and gained control of the Star Palace's second level.
• Lin Wudao told Su Yao they would go to the Star Palace to uncover its secrets and the truth about his origins.

Lin Wudao, Su Yao, and the Holy Maiden entered the Star Palace and fought their way through its defenses, uncovering evidence of the Ancient Witch Clan’s role in the ancient turmoil. A changed Devil Master of High Antiquity appeared and challenged them to a final trial to prove Lin Wudao worthy of the palace’s power.

• Lin Wudao, Su Yao, and the Holy Maiden traveled to the Star Palace, whose gates opened in response to Lin Wudao’s Jade Slip.
• The three entered the palace and fought off a barrage of starlight using Lin Wudao’s devouring vortex, Su Yao’s gilt whip, and the Holy Maiden’s jade flute.
• Lin Wudao traced the palace runes with the power of the falling star and redirected the starlight restrictions deeper into the palace.
• A curtain of light showed the Ancient Witch Clan manipulating events and seeking to control the Star Palace by resurrecting the Devil Master.
• The Devil Master of High Antiquity emerged, asked whether Lin Wudao was worthy of inheriting the palace’s power, and attacked the three with chains of starlight.

Lin Wudao, Su Yao, and the Holy Maiden overcame the Devil Master's Illusory and Real Bewildering Formation and passed the trial. They opened the gate to the Star Palace's second level, where an even more powerful force awaited them.

• Lin Wudao and his companions attacked the stellar chains, but the chains resisted their powers while the Devil Master warned that greed would turn the Star Palace's power against them.
• Lin Wudao suffered visions of ruling the cultivation world and losing Su Yao and the Holy Maiden, until the Holy Maiden's Clear Heart Incantation revealed the Devil Master's formation.
• Lin Wudao faced and shattered his illusion of power, declaring that he sought to protect those he cared about.
• Lin Wudao used a chain fragment from the Nether Demon Crystal to form half of a Star Seal Diagram, then joined Su Yao and the Holy Maiden in breaking the stellar chains.
• The Devil Master declared that they had passed the trial and revealed a bronze gate to the Star Palace's second level, warning that the Ancient Witch Clan still sought greater power.
• Lin Wudao pressed the Jade Slip against the bronze gate, which opened and released a powerful force.