Recaps

Lu Changsheng recruited Shi Sheng and remade his physique while Hong Ying gathered support to restore the Cloud Phoenix Empire. In the Extreme Northern Icefield, the Cottage and its allies fought for the Heart of the Realm as the conflict with their opponents escalated.

• Lu Changsheng recruited Shi Sheng into the Cottage, gave him the Chaos Stars Record and Falling Star Divine Axe, and used a Nirvana Remodeling Pill to grant him the Nirvana Physique and Star Physique.
• Hong Ying rebuilt the Cloud Phoenix Empire as Empress Yunhuang, while Lu Changsheng sealed the Wilderness Realm and set defenses against forces descending from the Upper Realm.
• Hong Ying led her allies into the Extreme Northern Icefield, where Ye Qiubai, Ning Chenxin, and Xiao Hei stood with her against factions opposing the empire’s restoration.
• Ye Qiubai killed Murong Mou, while Xiao Hei defeated Murong Yi and later killed two Serrated White Rats in the Spiritual Qi storm.
• Shi Sheng opened his Starry Sky Dantian, advanced his cultivation, and lit his first star as he resolved to seek the castle of starlight and free his parents from the mortal cycle.
• The Heavenly Spirit Sect’s Great Elder attacked Lu Changsheng’s concealment formation, but its defenses killed eight experts and left the Great Elder crippled as he escaped.
• The factions reached the Heart of the Realm, and Bei Feng and the Buddhist Sect moved to eliminate the Cottage and its allies before claiming it.
• Hong Ying, Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Ning Chenxin joined the battle against the hostile factions, and Hong Ying unleashed her Spear of Samsara against Ming Ao’s Nether Qi ball.

Hong Ying returned and began rebuilding the Cloud Phoenix Empire as the Cottage disciples advanced through the academy exchange and pursued their own paths. The arc ended with Ning Chenxin defeating the Buddhist Son in debate and establishing the Study’s standing.

• Hong Ying killed Ming Ao and Bei Feng, reclaimed the Heart of the Realm, and called on the continent’s factions to help rebuild the Cloud Phoenix Empire.
• The Cottage disciples attended the academy competition, where Shi Sheng defeated his opponents and secured a place in the Four Regions Academy Grand Competition.
• Ye Qiubai received Mu Ziqing’s message that her Lineage had taken her to a higher realm, and he promised to find her.
• The Cottage disciples comprehended their respective intents on Dao-Seeking Mountain, then won their combat-round matches against Jian Chaomian and two Main Academy disciples.
• Lu Changsheng helped Xiao Hei recover memories from the black stone, and Xiao Hei and Lu Changsheng restored Afterglow Village’s sixty-nine villagers to life.
• Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying established the Azure Cloud Sword Sect and the Cloud Phoenix Empire, while Ning Chenxin established the Study in the Western Region.
• Ning Chenxin accepted the Buddhist Son’s challenge and defeated him in a debate about the Dao, securing the Study’s reputation.

Lu Changsheng helped Hong Ying defeat the Heavenly Spirit Realm’s invasion and the Buddhist Sect, while the disciples set out for the Boundless Realm. Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng formed the Cottage Mercenary Group and prepared to face an ambush during their first escort mission.

• Lu Changsheng helped the Wilderness Realm’s forces repel Kong Jianghan’s army, then fought off a black-clad Dark Domain recruiter and secured the Heavenly Spirit Realm’s surrender for Hong Ying.
• Hong Ying’s forces defeated the Buddhist Sect, and the Cloud Phoenix Empire became the Wilderness Realm’s ruling power as Xiao Hei returned from the Extreme Northern Icefield.
• Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng traveled to the Heavenly Spirit Realm, helped Hong Ying suppress opposing factions, and then departed for the Boundless Realm.
• During the spatial voyage, Ye Qiubai and his companions met Mu Fusheng and his father Mu Zhengyan, survived a spatial storm, and entered the Boundless Realm.
• Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng chose to remain independent as mercenaries and established the Cottage Mercenary Group in Cloudrise City.
• The Cottage group competed with He Lin’s Scale Armor Mercenary Group for a Yang Lineage escort mission, and Ye Qiubai sensed Mu Ziqing through her jade pendant.
• The two groups escorted Yang Qi and the Yang Lineage party toward Dragonrise City, where Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng detected a screening formation around their camp and prepared for an attack.

Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng protected Yang Yuwan, earned recognition at Dragonrise City’s auction, and fought off attackers seeking the Demon Abyss Token. Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng helped Hong Ying master the Dao Law of Samsara and restore the Wilderness Realm’s Heavenly Dao, leaving her ready to spread the Dao and travel to the Boundless Realm.

• Ye Qiubai, Shi Sheng, and Xiao Hei defeated the assassins targeting the Yang Lineage, then killed a Half-Emperor who tried to take Yang Yuwan, with Xiao Hei shielding her.
• After parting from the Yang Lineage in Dragonrise City, Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng earned Purple Gold Tokens at the Holy Hidden Chamber of Commerce and sold Lu Changsheng’s pills for five million three hundred thousand Origin Crystals.
• Ye Qiubai bought the Stone of the Stars for Shi Sheng and won the Demon Abyss Token for Xiao Hei after securing credit from Dong Xiaoqin.
• Jian Liancheng rescued Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, and Shi Sheng from eight pursuers, killed their Emperor Realm leader, and advised the three to rely on themselves.
• Hong Ying comprehended Lu Changsheng’s Dao Law of Samsara, activated the Heart of the Realm, and restored Spiritual Qi while taking control of the Wilderness Realm’s Heavenly Dao.
• Hong Ying advanced to the middle Emperor Realm and told Lu Changsheng she would spread the Dao before traveling to the Boundless Realm, while Lu Changsheng received the primordial Hongmeng physique from the system.