Recaps

Hong Ying set out with Yun Ming to find her senior brother before returning to her master, while Ye Qiubai won the Hidden Dao Academy exchange by defeating Jian Chaomian and helping him comprehend Sword Intent. After the Southern Region took first place, the Asura Iron Cavalry turned its killing intent on Ye Qiubai, and Huang Tian Ming demanded that he admit his crime.

• Hong Ying told Yun Ming they were going to find her senior brother, then return to see her master.
• Ye Qiubai faced Jian Chaomian in the Northern Region's Hidden Dao Academy exchange, and his stronger Sword Intent swallowed Jian Chaomian's attack.
• Wu Deshi stopped an elder from intervening, and Jian Chaomian entered an epiphany within Ye Qiubai's Sword Intent.
• Jian Chaomian comprehended Sword Intent, thanked Ye Qiubai, and conceded the match.
• Wu Deshi announced Ye Qiubai as the winner and the Southern Region as the exchange's first-place region.
• The Asura Iron Cavalry released killing intent toward Ye Qiubai, and Huang Tian Ming demanded that Ye Qiubai admit his crime.

Huang Tian Ming ordered the Asura Iron Cavalry to execute Ye Qiubai, but Elder Yun intervened and shielded him. When a sinister stranger challenged Yun Jing and drew him away, Huang Tian Ming renewed his threat against Ye Qiubai.

• Huang Tian Ming accused Ye Qiubai of a crime and ordered the Asura Iron Cavalry to execute him while Fan Jingyao blocked Qin Tiannan.
• Ye Qiubai resisted the cavalry’s killing intent with Dark Demon and his Sword Intent as Huang Tian Ming’s allies prevented others from coming to his aid.
• Huang Tian Ming ordered the cavalry’s general to join the attack, intensifying the pressure until Elder Yun appeared and dispersed the killing intent.
• Elder Yun identified himself as a protector of the academy and stood between Ye Qiubai and the Sunset Dynasty’s forces.
• A sinister stranger challenged Yun Jing, who drew his sword and left Ye Qiubai to face Huang Tian Ming alone.

Ye Qiubai faced death when his jade pendant summoned a phoenix that blocked the general’s attack, but it could not stop the Asura Iron Cavalry’s advance. Hong Ying arrived with Yun Ming, who annihilated the cavalry and its general, while Huang Tian Ming was left demanding to know who she was.

• The general struck Ye Qiubai with a palm attack empowered by the Asura Iron Cavalry, but Hong Ying’s jade pendant summoned a phoenix that blocked it.
• The general and the Asura Iron Cavalry combined their forces against the phoenix, and the jade pendant vanished after the clash.
• As the Asura Iron Cavalry charged again, Yun Ming rushed in and tore through nearly half their ranks while Hong Ying appeared beside Ye Qiubai.
• Hong Ying explained that she had sensed her protective jade pendant shatter, and Yun Ming asked her how to deal with their enemies.
• Ye Qiubai ordered that the Asura Iron Cavalry be left there, and Yun Ming killed the remaining soldiers and the general.
• Huang Tian Ming asked who Hong Ying was, but she ignored him.

Yun Ming's attack forced Huang Tian Ming to retreat, and Ye Qiubai declined Yun Jing's offer to become his disciple. At the Cottage, Lu Changsheng activated the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array when four illusory visitors prepared to attack him.

• Yun Ming hurled his spear at Huang Tian Ming after he challenged Hong Ying's sovereign status.
• Eunuch Ming intercepted the spear and persuaded Huang Tian Ming to retreat because he could not guarantee his safety.
• Ye Qiubai declined Yun Jing's offer of discipleship and maintained that his own master surpassed Yun Jing.
• Qin Tiannan prepared the students to return to the academy and promised Ye Qiubai rewards.
• Lu Changsheng told four illusory visitors about his home universe, but they suspected that he was toying with them.
• Lu Changsheng activated the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array as the four visitors prepared to attack.

Lu Changsheng accidentally unleashed the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array on four visitors, then punished Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying before making them cook. Meanwhile, Huang Yitong stripped Huang Tian Ming of his position as prince and ordered him to eliminate Ye Qiubai if he wanted it back.

• Lu Changsheng trapped four visitors in the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array, then accidentally crushed them when he clenched his fist after hearing Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying return.
• Lu Changsheng ordered Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying to clean the Cottage without Spiritual Qi, but told them to cook first.
• Huang Tian Ming admitted to Huang Yitong that he had underestimated Ye Qiubai's connections, mishandled the Asura Iron Cavalry, and kept Shadow Kill from acting.
• Huang Yitong stripped Huang Tian Ming of his position as prince and said he could regain it by dealing with Ye Qiubai.

Yun Ming watched Lu Changsheng’s carefree routine and doubted he had any abilities, but Lu Changsheng’s brief guidance helped Ye Qiubai break through to the Qi Sea Realm and brought Hong Ying into the Celestial Person State. Yun Ming concluded that Lu Changsheng was a hidden master, while a scholar in the Northern Region set out for the Southern Region to visit his own master.

• Yun Ming observed Lu Changsheng sleeping, eating, and tending his garden, then asked what abilities he had; Lu Changsheng said he did not seem to have any.
• Qin Tiannan brought a talented young woman and tried to make Lu Changsheng take her as a disciple, but Lu Changsheng refused.
• Ye Qiubai asked Lu Changsheng about the Primordial Sword Scripture, and Lu Changsheng’s pointers helped him break through to the Qi Sea Realm.
• Hong Ying asked Lu Changsheng for guidance and entered the Celestial Person State, astonishing Yun Ming.
• Yun Ming decided Lu Changsheng was a hidden master, while a scholar in the Northern Region chose to head south and visit his master.

Ye Qiubai returned to Heavenly Origin City after learning the Ye Lineage faced pressure over his missing father, Ye Qing. He discovered Ye Qing had been sent to Desolate City, but the Heavenly Origin Imperial Dynasty and Sunset Dynasty forces appeared and revealed they meant to use Ye Qing to threaten him.

• Qin Tiannan offered Ye Qiubai a chance to cultivate at the Hidden Dao Academy Main Academy, and Lu Changsheng told him to go if he wanted.
• Ye Qiubai sensed trouble and hurried to Heavenly Origin City, where imperial guards surrounded the Ye Lineage.
• The Ye Lineage elders said the Heavenly Origin Imperial Dynasty demanded Ye Qing, and the ancestor revealed he had sent Ye Qing to Desolate City.
• The ancestor explained that Ye Qiubai's talent and growing power had made him reconsider antagonizing him.
• Ye Qiubai went outside and faced experts from the Heavenly Origin Imperial Dynasty and Sunset Dynasty, who said they had planned to use Ye Qing to threaten him.

Ye Qiubai faced an ambush orchestrated by the Sunset Dynasty, with the Heavenly Origin Dynasty’s sixth prince allowing the attack to proceed. The Ye Lineage ancestor intervened to protect him, but as the battle escalated and help was cut off, Ye Qiubai confronted ranked expert Tian Pin.

• Ye Qiubai recognized that the Sunset Dynasty had arranged the ambush and suspected the Ye Lineage grand elder had revealed his location.
• The sixth prince refused to help Ye Qiubai, and Sunset Dynasty Attendant Tian Pin blocked his sword intent and moved to seize him.
• The Ye Lineage ancestor appeared, used the ancestral shrine’s power to reach the Qianyuan Realm temporarily, and severed two of Tian Pin’s fingers.
• Fan Jingrao attacked the ancestor while the sixth prince ordered the palace guards to mobilize and Tian Pin prepared to fight Ye Qiubai.
• Tian Pin brought his double-bladed axe down on Ye Qiubai, who countered with the sixth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon.

Lu Changsheng added the power of life to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array, triggering a destructive clash with its power of death and leaving him determined to find a way to control it. Elsewhere, Ye Qiubai unleashed the sixth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon against the sixth prince’s forces in Heavenly Origin City.

• Lu Changsheng asked the willow tree to protect the Cottage, then infused the array with Sword Intent carrying the power of life.
• When Lu Changsheng activated the array, its powers of life and death collided, unleashing a storm that shattered space and destroyed his defensive formations.
• The willow tree shielded the Cottage, while Lu Changsheng stopped the destructive force with his Spiritual Qi; afterward, he resolved to learn how to control the array’s newfound power.
• In Heavenly Origin City, Ye Qiubai used the sixth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon against the double-bladed axe, and his demonic Qi and Sword Intent forced several guards to their knees.
• The sixth prince turned pale with shock and fury as the attack’s power nearly made him kneel.

Ye Qiubai fought Tian Pin despite their vast cultivation gap, then killed him by partially drawing the Azure Cloud Sword and unleashing Sword Intent containing Sword Dao Law. With Ye Qiubai drained and suffering the sword’s backlash, the sixth prince ordered the imperial guards to kill him.

• Ye Qiubai endured Tian Pin’s attacks and injured his palm with the Dark Demon Sword, astonishing the spectators.
• Tian Pin pursued Ye Qiubai, who was nearly out of Spiritual Qi, while the First Elder, the Ye Lineage ancestor, the sixth prince, and Fan Jingrao feared or anticipated his defeat.
• Ye Qiubai put away Dark Demon and partially drew the Azure Cloud Sword, prompting Fan Jingrao to warn Tian Pin to retreat.
• The Azure Cloud Sword’s Sword Intent cracked Tian Pin’s axe, tore through his body, and killed the Four Regions Martial Ranking expert.
• The sixth prince ordered the imperial guards to kill Ye Qiubai, who was exhausted and suffering the sword’s backlash, while Fan Jingrao prepared to strike as well.

Ye Qiubai killed Tian Pin but collapsed from the backlash of drawing the Azure Cloud Sword, and Yun Ming rescued him. Huang Tian Ming used Tian Pin’s death as a pretext to lead the imperial guards to the Hidden Dao Academy, where Lu Changsheng and Hong Ying prepared to face them.

• After Ye Qiubai fell helplessly, Yun Ming rescued him before the Sixth Prince and Fan Jingrao could kill him.
• The Sixth Prince and Fan Jingrao returned to the palace, where Huang Tian Ming decided to demand Ye Qiubai’s surrender for killing Tian Pin.
• The ruler of Heavenly Origin agreed to send the imperial palace guards with Huang Tian Ming to the Southern Region’s Hidden Dao Academy.
• Yun Ming brought Ye Qiubai back to the Cottage, and Lu Changsheng treated his injuries while Hong Ying awakened from the Celestial Person State and broke through to the Qianyuan Realm.
• Lu Changsheng sensed the approaching imperial forces, and Qin Tiannan asked Huang Tian Ming why he had come to the Hidden Dao Academy.

Huang Tian Ming demanded that the Hidden Dao Academy surrender Ye Qiubai, but Qin Tiannan and the elders refused and prepared to fight the Sunset Dynasty. As the academy faced overwhelming odds, Yang Xu arrived to defend it, and a spear-wielding woman appeared before Eunuch Ming.

• Huang Tian Ming accused Ye Qiubai of killing Tian Pin and demanded that the academy hand him over.
• Qin Tiannan refused, and the academy elders united behind him as Huang Tian Ming threatened war.
• Qin Tiannan and Fan Jingrao flew off to fight, while Gao Weian challenged the academy elders.
• Yang Xu arrived and said he would protect the academy one more time.
• The academy’s grand protective formation took shape, but Eunuch Ming claimed he could break it in two strikes.
• A woman holding a spear appeared before Eunuch Ming and asked what would happen if he faced her too.

Hong Ying confronted the Sunset Dynasty’s forces and fought Eunuch Ming, revealing her Qianyuan Realm cultivation and three powerful artistic conceptions. Ye Qiubai chose to handle the Sunset Dynasty himself, while Eunuch Ming’s whisk transformed into an array that halted Hong Ying’s giant flaming spear.

• Lu Changsheng prepared to intervene, but Hong Ying stopped him and charged at the Sunset Dynasty’s forces with Yun Ming following.
• Hong Ying revealed her Qianyuan Realm cultivation and told the academy elders to deal with the imperial guards while she faced Eunuch Ming.
• Hong Ying’s spear displayed destructive spear, reincarnation, and flame artistic conceptions, shocking Eunuch Ming and making Huang Tian Ming regret provoking Ye Qiubai.
• Ye Qiubai woke and chose to leave the Sunset Dynasty to himself, saying he would soon be able to flatten it.
• Hong Ying’s giant flaming spear destroyed Eunuch Ming’s horsetail whisk, but the whisk released an array that stopped the attack.

Hong Ying and Ye Qiubai turned the battle against Huang Tian Ming and his forces, forcing them to retreat from the Hidden Dao Academy. Lu Changsheng captured and soul-searched an assassin from Shadow Kill, then headed toward the Northern Region, while Yang Xu received a pill as he prepared for a dangerous breakthrough.

• Hong Ying overwhelmed Eunuch Ming, and Yang Xu learned that Lu Changsheng of the Cottage was her master.
• Ye Qiubai attacked Huang Tian Ming, but a Shadow Kill assassin tried to stab him before Lu Changsheng intervened and pulled the assassin to the Cottage.
• Lu Changsheng searched the assassin's soul, learned he belonged to Shadow Kill, and left for the Northern Region.
• After the imperial guards were killed and the battle turned against them, Huang Tian Ming ordered a retreat and warned Ye Qiubai to stay inside the academy.
• Ye Qiubai thanked Qin Tiannan and the elders, while Yang Xu said his chance of surviving a breakthrough was ten percent.
• A streak of light arrived, and Yang Xu caught it and found a pill inside.

Yang Xu received an Origin-Breaking Pill from Hong Ying and left to break through, while Lu Changsheng confronted the Shadow Kill leaders after killing First Kill. Lu Changsheng saw through the Shadow Kill Formation and beat the master of Shadow Kill as the confrontation continued.

• Hong Ying explained that the Origin-Breaking Pill could guarantee Yang Xu a Qianyuan Realm breakthrough but would prevent him from advancing further afterward.
• The Pill Hall elder learned that the pill belonged to Lu Changsheng and asked to meet him, while Yang Xu left to attempt his breakthrough.
• The master of Shadow Kill learned that First Kill’s soul tablet had disappeared and suspected Ye Qiubai had received help from a powerful expert.
• Lu Changsheng appeared before the master of Shadow Kill and confirmed that he had killed First Kill.
• The master of Shadow Kill used the Shadow Kill Formation, but Lu Changsheng tracked him easily, grabbed him, and slapped him repeatedly.

Lu Changsheng confronted the Shadow Kill Pavilion Master for repeatedly targeting his disciple, Ye Qiubai, and destroyed the Pavilion after the Master tried to trap him in a formation. He killed the Pavilion Master and erased the evidence, then left to eat; someone later arrived at the ruins.

• Lu Changsheng held the Shadow Kill Pavilion Master by the collar and slapped his head, then demanded that he cripple his own cultivation for targeting Ye Qiubai.
• The Shadow Kill Pavilion Master activated Shadow Kill’s maze formation, but Lu Changsheng unleashed Sword Intent, Spear Intent, and flame that destroyed the formation and the Pavilion.
• The black-clad man was consumed by the flames, and Lu Changsheng killed the wounded Shadow Kill Pavilion Master by shattering his soul.
• Lu Changsheng burned the Pavilion Master’s corpse, vanished to return home and eat, and someone arrived at the ruins about two incense sticks later.

Lu Changsheng returned to the Cottage after destroying Shadow Kill Pavilion and learned that Ye Qiubai had blamed him for the Pill Hall elder’s request, leading him to punish Ye Qiubai. As Lu Changsheng went to the Pill Hall, a scholar arrived at the Hidden Dao Academy seeking his master at the Cottage.

• Huang Yitong learned that Shadow Kill Pavilion had been destroyed and ordered men to seal it off while wondering who could have overcome its formation.
• Lu Changsheng returned to the Cottage, told Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying that he had wiped out Shadow Kill Pavilion, and asked them to prepare a meal.
• Hong Ying told Lu Changsheng that the Pill Hall elder wanted to see him, then blamed Ye Qiubai when Lu Changsheng asked who had volunteered him.
• Lu Changsheng made Ye Qiubai take responsibility for the blame and ordered him to do all the Cottage’s chores for the month.
• Lu Changsheng headed to the Pill Hall as a scholar arrived at the academy gate and said he was seeking his master at the Cottage.

Ning Chenxin returned to the Cottage and used a discussion of the Dao to help Zhong Wu and two disciples break through. Lu Changsheng arrived at the Pill Hall elder’s courtyard, where the elder asked him how he had refined a pill he knew nothing about.

• Ning Chenxin introduced himself as Lu Changsheng’s disciple at the mountain gate, and Zhong Wu invited him to discuss the Confucian Dao.
• Ning Chenxin explained that different paths could all become supreme Great Daos, inspiring Zhong Wu and the two disciples to begin breaking through.
• Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying came to meet Ning Chenxin, confirmed he was their new junior brother, and brought him to the Cottage.
• Zhong Wu and the other two disciples completed their breakthroughs and praised Lu Changsheng’s disciples.
• Lu Changsheng visited the Pill Hall elder, who asked how he had refined a pill, leaving Lu Changsheng confused.

Lu Changsheng tried to reproduce the Origin-Breaking Pill from the Pill Hall elder’s description and made a new pill. Elder Li took it and broke through to the mid-stage Qianyuan Realm, while Lu Changsheng’s pill’s full effects remained uncertain.

• The Pill Hall elder asked Lu Changsheng how he had refined the Origin-Breaking Pill, and Lu Changsheng pretended he had forgotten its properties.
• After hearing the pill’s effects again, Lu Changsheng used his knowledge of medicinal ingredients to refine a pill in the Pill Hall elder’s chamber.
• The Pill Hall elder judged Lu Changsheng’s pill-refining skill to be far beyond his own after seeing the purified medicinal liquids.
• Hong Ying told Lu Changsheng that Ning Chenxin had returned, then followed him and the Pill Hall elder to test the pill.
• Elder Li swallowed Lu Changsheng’s pill and broke through from the early-stage to the mid-stage Qianyuan Realm.

Lu Changsheng’s pill helped Elder Li advance to the mid-stage Qianyuan Realm while restoring his talent, drawing the Pill Hall’s attention. After Ning Chenxin left to lecture in the Southern Region and Hong Ying departed, Ye Qiubai traveled with Qin Tiannan to the Hidden Dao Academy’s main campus in the Central Region.

• Elder Li broke through to the mid-stage Qianyuan Realm, and his meridians and talent seemed to have regained vitality after taking Lu Changsheng’s pill.
• Lu Changsheng left extra pills with the Pill Hall elder but kept the formula, then returned to the Cottage and ordered Ye Qiubai to cook and clean the mountain.
• Ning Chenxin lectured at the Confucian Academy and earned the students’ respect before preparing to continue teaching the Dao in the Southern Region.
• Hong Ying gave Ning Chenxin a phoenix jade pendant, while Ye Qiubai gave him a voice transmission talisman before he departed.
• Qin Tiannan came to take Ye Qiubai to the main academy, and Hong Ying left the Cottage for an unknown destination.
• Ye Qiubai arrived at the Hidden Dao Academy’s main campus in the Central Region.

Ye Qiubai and Jian Chaomian arrived at Hidden Dao Academy’s main campus and learned about its trial grounds and ranking system. After Ye Qiubai easily defeated Jian Chaomian in a spar, the two headed into the Land of Hundred Refinements to test its floors.

• A guide showed Ye Qiubai, Jian Chaomian, Tian Cheng, and Zhang He their residences and explained that Dao-Seeking Mountain required points to enter.
• Tian Cheng and Zhang He chose the Body Refinement grounds, while Ye Qiubai and Jian Chaomian decided to visit the Land of Hundred Refinements.
• Jian Chaomian challenged Ye Qiubai to a spar, but Ye Qiubai’s Sword Intent cut through Jian Chaomian’s attack and widened the gap between them.
• Tian Cheng and Zhang He left for the Body Refinement grounds, while Ye Qiubai and Jian Chaomian went to the Land of Hundred Refinements.
• Onlookers explained that the Land of Hundred Refinements had fifty floors and that Guan Zongyan’s first-place record reached Floor 47; Ye Qiubai and Jian Chaomian entered the rift.

Ye Qiubai and Jian Chaomian descended through the Land of Hundred Refinements, defeating its guardians and powerful Devil Beasts as they tested their limits. Jian Chaomian stopped at the thirty-first level, while Ye Qiubai continued to the thirty-fourth and fought two Half-Step Qianyuan Devil Beasts alone.

• Ye Qiubai and Jian Chaomian raced through the first four levels, then each defeated a Peak Purple Mansion Realm guardian to enter the sixth level.
• Ye Qiubai and Jian Chaomian descended together, gaining experience as the Devil Beasts grew stronger, until Jian Chaomian stopped at the thirty-first level.
• Ye Qiubai continued alone and reached the thirty-fourth level, where two Half-Step Qianyuan Devil Beasts confronted him.
• Ye Qiubai revealed that he had reached Great Sword Master mastery and fought both Devil Beasts with his Sword Intent and the sixth sword of the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon.
• Ye Qiubai broke three of the Four-Horned Bull Demon's horns and forced the tiger-leopard back, astonishing the onlookers.

Ye Qiubai rose to ninth place on the Land of Hundred Refinements stele and advanced to the middle stage of the Qi Sea Realm, drawing attention at the Main Academy. Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng checked on his disciples and learned what each was doing.

• At the Main Academy, a middle-aged man asked Qin Tiannan why Ye Qiubai would not stay, and Qin Tiannan explained that Ye Qiubai already had a master.
• A maid told a frost-surrounded woman that a Great Sword Master had arrived at the academy, but the news did not stir her interest.
• People gathered at the stone stele saw Ye Qiubai take ninth place after reaching the thirty-seventh floor, surpassing the previous holder.
• Jian Chaomian emerged after failing to pass the thirtieth floor, congratulated Ye Qiubai, and said he would keep striving to catch up.
• Ye Qiubai emerged at the middle stage of the Qi Sea Realm and left with Jian Chaomian to consolidate their cultivation.
• Lu Changsheng checked his disciples’ information and saw Ye Qiubai at the Main Academy, Hong Ying searching for Cloud Phoenix Empire subordinates, and Ning Chenxin preaching in the Southern Region.

Lu Changsheng was forced by Qin Tiannan to lecture at the academy’s halls, beginning with the Pill Hall. He demonstrated an unconventional pill-refining method that left the students unable to understand how Ye Qiubai and the others had learned under him.

• Qin Tiannan praised Ye Qiubai’s exploits at the main academy and told Lu Changsheng he had turned down an offer for Ye to join it.
• Qin Tiannan ordered Lu Changsheng to teach at the Pill Hall, Sword Hall, and Confucian Academy, and Lu reluctantly agreed.
• Qin Tiannan brought Lu Changsheng to the Pill Hall, where the elder and students awaited his lesson.
• Lu Changsheng decided to refine mind-stabilizing pills and began tossing ingredients into the furnace while giving the students vague instructions.
• The students were dumbfounded by Lu Changsheng’s strange method and wondered how Ye Qiubai and the others had managed to learn from him.

Lu Changsheng refined pills meant to clear the mind and nourish the spirit, but they unexpectedly helped Pill Hall students break through, improve their alchemy, and strengthen their soul power. Qin Tiannan then took him to teach at the Sword Hall, while Lu Changsheng hoped to ruin his own reputation by teaching nonsense.

• Lu Changsheng filled sixteen jade vials with pills and ate the leftover pill, then gave one to everyone in the Pill Hall.
• After taking the pills, a student broke through from the Golden Core Realm to the Purple Mansion Realm, while another gained the insight needed to refine a pill.
• A student's soul power grew stronger, and the Pill Hall elder said the pill had helped him solve a problem with a formula he had studied for years.
• The students and elder thanked Lu Changsheng for their gains, leaving him to lament that he had destroyed his chance at a quiet life.
• Qin Tiannan praised Lu Changsheng's teaching method and flew with him to the Sword Hall, where Lu Changsheng planned to teach nonsense.