Recaps

Yin Serpent Demoness learned that the Crimson Sanctuary was a trap set by the Wang Clan, while the Blood Child Devil Master was ambushed and overwhelmed at the ruins’ entrance. After Wang Shouzhe asked True Lord Yuling about True Immortal reincarnation, her description of inherited insights and techniques left him startled.

• The Blood Child Devil Master used the Blood Demon Cloak to draw the Blood Nest Warriors away while Yin Serpent Demoness rushed to the sanctuary.
• Crimson Charm Demon Envoy confessed that she had defected and revealed that the Wang Clan had emptied the Blood Venerable Ruins and fed the Blood Child Devil Master false intelligence.
• Yin Serpent Demoness refused to open the sanctuary door, and the Blood Child Devil Master abandoned his attempt to break in and fled toward the ruins’ entrance.
• Jiang Zhencang struck the Blood Child Devil Master with the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, while Emperor Longchang, Long Jingjing, Wang Zongkun, True Lord Yuling, and Old Dragon Ancestor helped corner him.
• Wang Shouzhe asked True Lord Yuling how she identified herself as a reincarnated True Immortal, and her account of inherited Dao insights and cultivation techniques startled him.

Wang Shouzhe’s forces cleared the Blood Venerable Ruins and exposed Blood Child Devil Master’s failed scheme, prompting him to threaten an open war against East Qian Kingdom. Afterward, Ji Yue’er and Jiang Qingxue joined the Wang Clan as retainers, while Emperor Longchang and True Lord Yuling considered signing contracts too.

• Blood Child Devil Master’s avatar self-destructed after the Wang Clan’s forces trapped it, but it sent word that Yin Serpent Demoness had betrayed him and the ruins were a trap.
• Wang Anye led the Wang Clan Militia Corps in battle, where its trained camps defeated the Blood Nest Warriors and collected their Wedding Dress Blood Gu.
• Jiang Zhencang, Emperor Longchang, Long Jingjing, and Old Dragon Ancestor eliminated the remaining Void Ascension Realm Blood Nest Warriors, completing the clearing of the ruins.
• Blood Child Devil Master learned that the ruins had been emptied and that Yin Serpent Demoness had deceived him; after Emperor Yuan You and Emperor Yanqing demanded compensation, he vowed to summon reinforcements and invade East Qian Kingdom.
• Wang Shouzhe welcomed Jiang Qingxue and her master Ji Yue’er as Wang Clan retainers and showed Ji Yue’er the contract’s benefits.
• Emperor Longchang complained about his treatment and considered signing a retainer contract, while True Lord Yuling asked whether she could sign one too.

Wang Shouzhe secured True Lord Yuling’s support against Blood Child Devil Lord, then distributed the Wedding Dress Blood Gus won in the Blood Venerable Ruins among the Wang Clan. After absorbing a top-grade Wedding Dress Blood Gu and greatly improving his aptitude, he met Wang Mei, whose suggestive talk about learning the Enchantress Yin-Demon Codex was interrupted by Liu Ruolan’s arrival.

• Wang Shouzhe showed True Lord Yuling a Legion Commander's Protection, and she explained that it could unleash a powerful strike from a peak Void Ascension Realm legion commander.
• Wang Shouzhe reassured Ji Yue'er that Great Qian could answer Blood Child Devil Lord’s expected reinforcements, then brought the Wang Clan’s younger generation home.
• The Wang Clan assigned its Wedding Dress Blood Gus to family members, retainers, and militia officers according to their aptitude and cultivation, with recipients owing contribution points if necessary.
• Wang Shouzhe absorbed a top-grade Wedding Dress Blood Gu over a month and raised his bloodline aptitude to upper-tier Peerless Prodigy rank.
• Wang Mei returned from the Demon Dynasty with intelligence and maps, and Wang Shouzhe proposed that she learn the Enchantress Yin-Demon Codex from Ji Yue'er.
• Wang Mei made suggestive remarks about offering herself to Wang Shouzhe, and Liu Ruolan arrived behind him while he struggled to respond.

Wang Fugui visited Wang Ningxi to seek artifact-refining advice and watched him upgrade Wang Shouwei’s puppet. Their workshop visit turned into a family spectacle when Wang Shouzhe unexpectedly defeated Liu Ruolan in their latest sky battle.

• Wang Fugui rode the Primordial Water Old Turtle to Wang Ningxi’s home and told Shangguan Lingbo he had come for guidance after feeling down about Mengyu’s return to the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty.
• Wang Fugui watched Wang Ningxi fit a recovered intermediate power-core drive into Wang Shouwei, and suggested developing labor-saving agricultural puppets.
• Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan began fighting above the Wang Clan territory, drawing Wang Ningxi, Wang Fugui, Wang Shouwei, Emperor Longchang, Jiang Zhencang, and other spectators outside.
• Wang Ningxi and Shangguan Lingbo teased each other affectionately while Wang Fugui realized he had been caught between displays of romance.
• Wang Shouzhe descended from the sky carrying a limp Liu Ruolan, stunning the spectators by winning their fight.

Wang Shouzhe’s attempt to use Golden Toad Soul-Melting Powder on Liu Ruolan backfired, and ten days later he turned to clan affairs, arranging a new inheritance site and support for Wang Mei. The chapter ended with him asking Ji Yue'er for intelligence on the Little Demon Lord because he intended to deal with him.

• Wang Shouzhe carried Liu Ruolan into the Portable Cave Abode, where she overcame the powder’s effects and pinned him down instead.
• Ten days later, Wang Shouzhe discussed Wang Mei’s cultivation with Wang Mei and asked her to arrange a meeting with Ancestor Longyan.
• Wang Shouzhe reassured Chen Conglian about her past service to the True Demon Hall and approved her continuing to manage the Wang Clan Hotel Chain.
• Wang Shouzhe asked Ji Yue'er to help Wang Mei join her lineage and proposed building a new Divine Ability inheritance site, which Ji Yue'er and the Enchantress Codex accepted.
• Wang Shouzhe asked Ji Yue'er for detailed intelligence on the Little Demon Lord, leaving her shocked that he planned to oppose him.

Wang Shouzhe gathered intelligence on the Little Demon Lord and had Wang Lixian cleanse and restore the Blood Demon Cloak, creating a new Artifact Spirit named Wang Baoli. Meanwhile, Wang Longyan returned to the Yin Sha Sect with greatly improved aptitude, leaving Qi Hongzhao convinced that she could revive the sect.

• Wang Shouzhe questioned Ji Yue'er about the Little Demon Lord, then gave Wang Mei their compiled intelligence for further investigation.
• Wang Shouzhe had Wang Lixian erase the Blood Demon Cloak's hostile Artifact Spirit and cleanse its baleful energy; the restored cloak developed a new Spirit named Wang Baoli.
• Wang Shouzhe sent Wang Baoli, Wang Tank, and Liu Safety to Clan School, with Wang Lixian responsible for Baoli.
• At the Yin Sha Sect, Qi Hongzhao welcomed Wang Longyan back from her journey and learned that she had reached the seventh level of the Purple Mansion Realm.
• Wang Longyan told Qi Hongzhao she had found a juvenile Profound Ice Phoenix and improved her aptitude; a test revealed she had reached the peak of the second grade of Peerless Prodigy, prompting Qi Hongzhao to celebrate her potential to revive the Yin Sha lineage.

Wang Longyan learned that her improved aptitude made her eligible to compete for the Nether Baleful True Demon Scripture, while the Wang Clan continued to grow stronger at home. The chapter ended with Wang Lixian and her companions fleeing from Teacher Bear toward Wang Shouzhe.

• Qi Hongzhao told Wang Longyan that the Yin Sha Sect descended from the True Demon Hall and urged her to compete for the Nether Baleful True Demon Scripture after reaching the Divine Ability Realm.
• Wang Longyan recommended that Qi Hongzhao employ a wandering disciple from the Charm Maiden Yin Demon Lineage to help prepare for the contest.
• At the Wang Clan School, Wang Lixian bullied Wang Fugui into doing her homework while Wang Baoli and Wang Tank watched.
• Wang Shouye told Wang Shouzhe that he was ready to study Sixth Grade Treasure Pills and could soon advance to the Purple Mansion Realm.
• Wang Shouye revealed that Master Danding wanted him to explore a holy land ruin near Northern Zhou for clues to an alchemy codex.
• Teacher Bear chased Wang Lixian, Wang Baoli, and Wang Tank toward Wang Shouzhe's courtyard as Wang Lixian called out to her father.

Wang Shouzhe punished Wang Lixian for neglecting her studies and moved Emperor Longchang out of Immortal Abiding Valley, while the Blood Child Devil Master obtained plans for the Kunwu Ironclad and prepared a new attack on East Qian. At Ferry Port, the struggling Dongfang Clan’s youths learned that Wang Shouye had arrived and decided to find a way to meet him despite their ancestor’s hostility toward him.

• Wang Shouzhe punished Wang Lixian for mistreating her teacher and neglecting her homework, moved Immortal Abiding Residence away from the mahjong players, and began tutoring her.
• The Blood Child Devil Master received genuine Kunwu Ironclad plans from the Ancient Elephant Devil Master and ordered Yin Fengtu to build a shipyard and forge warships for an attack through West Sea Prefecture.
• Dongfang Yuxi completed six Marrow Cleansing Pills but decided to sell the clan’s share to cover its financial troubles, rejecting the Wang Clan Alchemy Company’s offer of employment.
• Dongfang Lingrou learned that Wang Shouye had arrived at Ferry Port and asked Dongfang Mingxu to help her meet him, despite Dongfang Yuxi’s longstanding grudge against him.

Dongfang Lingrou sought Wang Shouye’s help to save the indebted Dongfang Clan, and he persuaded the Shangguan Clan to ease its demands. Dongfang Yuxi resolved to work for the Wang Clan Alchemy Company and rebuild his clan, while Wang Shouye continued his journey toward Great Zhou.

• Shangguan Yunde demanded that Dongfang Yuxi repay the Dongfang Clan’s debts within three days or face the seizure of its main residence.
• Dongfang Lingrou went to Baiwei Pavilion and begged Wang Shouye to save her clan, offering to serve him in return.
• Wang Shouye asked Shangguan Jianming to give him face, and the Shangguan Clan agreed to let the Dongfang Clan repay its debts slowly.
• Dongfang Yuxi heard how Wang Shouye had helped and resolved to apply for a position at the Wang Clan Alchemy Company, bringing his juniors along to work off the debt.
• Wang Shouye watched the Dongfangs set out to rebuild their clan and prepared to continue his trip to Great Zhou, while a voice behind him offered to train Dongfang Lingrou.

Wang Shouye prepared to travel to Northern Zhou with Jiang Qingxue and a group of Master Danding’s disciples aboard the Wang Clan’s ironclad fleet, while Dongfang Yuxi watched their departure from the docks. Months later, Wang Shouzhe and his family oversaw Changning Guard’s college entrance examination, which ended with Long Jingjing waiting confidently for Wang Zong Kun to finish.

• Wang Shouye reprimanded Jiang Qingxue for her frivolous behavior and warned that she might be sent to the Wang Clan’s Clan School for moral instruction.
• Wang Shihao brought five advanced Wang Clan ironclads to Ferry Port to escort Wang Shouye north and explore trade with Northern Zhou.
• Qian Xuefu, Yuwen Nianjing, Si Xinghai, Master Danding, and Gu Hanyu joined the Northern Zhou expedition, and Dongfang Yuxi saluted the fleet as it departed.
• Months later, Wang Lijue reported preparations for Changning Guard’s college entrance examination to Wang Shouzhe, Emperor Longchang, and Jiang Zhencang.
• Wang Shouzhe decided to take the examination himself, and more than eighty thousand candidates sat for the final test under strict supervision.
• Long Jingjing waited outside the examination venue, confident that Wang Zong Kun would graduate and then marry her.

Wang Lici, Wang Lixian, and the Green Dragon Ancestor received their exam results, while Wang Fugui ranked first and Wang Shouzhe sent him and Wang Anye to represent the clan at a Divine Ability banquet in the Immortal Dynasty. As their party departed aboard the Cloud Ray Flying Ship, trouble unfolded in the Northern Domain Prince's Estate, where Jiang Yiyi attacked Yun Lixuan and a strange five-colored tree rummaged through the estate treasury.

• Wang Lici scored 431 and graduated, Wang Lixian scored 435 and graduated, while the Green Dragon Ancestor scored 259 and had to continue studying at the Clan School.
• Da Xue'er reported that Wang Fugui scored 729 and ranked first, while Wang Shouzhe scored 720 and ranked thirty-ninth; Wang Shouzhe then assigned Wang Fugui and Wang Anye to represent the clan at the Cold Moon Immortal Dynasty's Divine Ability banquet.
• Yao Chengchao increased the Cloud Ray Flying Ship's order for Wang Clan wheat seeds, then welcomed Wang Anye and the other travelers as they boarded for the Immortal Dynasty.
• Jiang Yiyi attacked Yun Lixuan in the Northern Domain Prince's Estate, accusing him of setting his sights on her family's ancestor, while True Lord Yuling and Yun Mengyu watched and talked about potential suitors.
• A five-colored glazed tree searched the Northern Domain Prince's Estate's treasury, rejected its riches, and cherished a small bundle of coins, Spirit Stones, and a handkerchief bearing True Lord Yuling's name.

Jiang Yuling exposed Yun Lixuan’s forgotten handkerchief and private-money stashes, but the Insightful Appraisal Mirror showed that the handkerchief later vanished mysteriously. At Zhuwei Lake, Long Jingjing cheered up the heartbroken Wang Zongkun by promising the Dragon Whale clan would feed him while he studied for his next college entrance examination.

• Jiang Yiyi beat Yun Lixuan after learning he had secretly kept Jiang Yuling’s handkerchief, while the Northern Domain Prince urged her to stop before the matter became a family scandal.
• The Northern Domain Prince used the Insightful Appraisal Mirror to investigate Yun Lixuan’s missing handkerchief, and the mirror showed it disappearing without any detectable spatial fluctuation.
• Jiang Yuling suggested the Immortal Emperor might have taken her handkerchief, then revealed that an undergarment had also gone missing and provoked Jiang Yiyi into fighting Yun Lixuan again.
• Wang Zongkun grieved over failing the college entrance examination by one point while his sister Wang Lixian passed, and the Dragon Whale maidservants failed to cheer him with food, singing, or water tricks.
• Long Jingjing promised that the Dragon Whale clan would forage for Wang Zongkun so he could focus on studying, then took him to ask Wang Shouzhe for tutoring.

After leaving the Cold Moon Wang Clan, Wang Fugui traveled alone to the Northern Domain Prince's Estate to visit Yun Mengyu. A clash at the estate’s entrance brought the Northern Domain Prince out, and he recognized Wang Fugui’s name.

• Wang Anye left for Chaoyang Continent while Wang Fugui stayed in the Immortal City under Jiang Qinglian’s protection.
• Wang Fugui took a taxi Flying Carriage to the Northern Domain Prince’s Estate and asked to see Yun Mengyu, but the gate general hesitated because he had no appointment.
• Wu Zhiyu arrived and dismissed Wang Fugui as an unsuitable visitor, then ordered Elder Fu to drive him away.
• Jiang Qinglian defeated Elder Fu with a single palm strike, revealing herself as a Divine Ability Realm cultivator.
• The Northern Domain Prince arrived with his retainers, questioned Wang Fugui, and reacted with shock when Wang Fugui gave his name.

Wang Fugui arrived at the Northern Domain Prince's Estate to visit Yun Mengyu, whose affection for him alarmed the Northern Domain Prince and unsettled Wu Zhiyu. After Wang Fugui's princess token revealed his appointment as Yun Mengyu's future Estate Lord, he settled nearby and attended a banquet where the Northern Domain Prince announced he would test Wang Fugui with questions.

• Wang Fugui visited the Northern Domain Prince's Estate, where Yun Mengyu welcomed him warmly and scolded Wu Zhiyu and the gate guards for obstructing his arrival.
• Yun Mengyu recognized the princess token she had given Wang Fugui, and the chief steward identified him as the appointed future Estate Lord of her Princess's Estate.
• Yun Mengyu arranged for Wang Fugui to stay in Spirit Bamboo Garden, while Wu Zhiyu summoned Ying Ruyu, Wang Baotian, and Luo Xuanji to join him in opposing this outside rival.
• Wang Fugui and Jiang Qinglian attended a banquet hosted by Heir Xuan and his wife, where Wang Fugui formally greeted Wang Baotian as his junior and revealed that he had taken first place in the Changning College Entrance Exam.
• The Northern Domain Prince, displeased by Yun Mengyu's closeness with Wang Fugui, announced that he would test Wang Fugui with questions and reward him if he performed well.

Wang Fugui impressed the Northern Domain Prince’s household with his mathematical skill and calm generosity, then revealed his close connection to Imperial Prince An. The Northern Domain Prince tried to regain the upper hand by challenging Fugui to solve a problem at the Princess’s Estate, with the Princess Token at stake.

• Yun Mengyu negotiated a reward for Wang Fugui, and the Northern Domain Prince had a teacher test the young guests with mathematics problems.
• Wang Fugui answered every problem correctly, impressed the teacher, and received a ten-thousand-Immortal-Crystal note from the Northern Domain Prince.
• Wu Zhiyu and Luo Xuanji boasted about their families’ ties to Imperial Prince An, but True Lord Yuling revealed that Fugui was Imperial Prince An’s biological great-great-grandson.
• Wang Baotian opened Fugui’s red packet and found fifty thousand Immortal Crystals, prompting the embarrassed Northern Domain Prince to replace Fugui’s reward with a total of two hundred thousand Immortal Crystals.
• The Northern Domain Prince challenged Wang Fugui to find the source of a strange problem in his estate, offering a divine ability Spirit Treasure but demanding the Princess Token if Fugui failed.

Wang Fugui investigated the mysterious thefts in the Northern Domain Prince's Estate and discovered that the culprit was a five-colored glazed treasure tree hiding in the treasury. The tree forcibly formed a life-bound contract with him, and the Northern Domain Prince realized it might be the legendary Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure-Gathering Tree.

• Wang Fugui agreed to investigate the estate's thefts, and the Northern Domain Prince offered a divine ability Spirit Treasure as a reward for solving them.
• Wang Fugui analyzed the stolen-item reports, questioned victims, and suspected the thief's ability was connected to people forgetting their belongings.
• Wang Fugui used Jiang Qinglian's soul-confounding art to forget his exploration puppet spider, which was stolen while he could not remember it.
• Wang Fugui traced the puppet spider's signal through the estate and found it inside the heavily sealed underground treasury.
• Wang Fugui uncovered the stolen goods beside a five-colored glazed treasure tree and identified it as the thief.
• The tree pierced Wang Fugui's palm and forcibly bound its life to his, while the Northern Domain Prince recognized it as possibly the legendary Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure-Gathering Tree.

Wang Fugui survived the forced contract with the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure-Gathering Tree after the Northern Domain Prince used an Eighth-Rank Creation Immortal Pill to save him, and he received the promised Divine Ability Spirit Treasure. Meanwhile, Wei Qingyun traveled to the Chaoyang Ji Clan to claim its canon, while Wang Anye arrived in Chaoyang Continent with Ji Wuchen and met Ji Qianqian.

• Wang Fugui collapsed after contracting the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure-Gathering Tree, and the Northern Domain Prince realized his vitality had been overdrawn.
• The Northern Domain Prince and True Lord Yuling protected Wang Fugui, and the Northern Domain Prince saved him with an Eighth-Rank Creation Immortal Pill.
• Yun Mengyu reminded the Northern Domain Prince of his promised Divine Ability Spirit Treasure, and he honored the promise while keeping Wang Fugui's princess token in place.
• Wei Qingyun traveled with Ji Yanxiu toward the Chaoyang Ji Clan, intending to inherit its canon with the help of the Wei Clan's Luck Tree.
• Wang Anye discussed Ji Wuchen's clan and the Sword-and-Array Dual Excellence Canon as their flying ship neared Chaoyang Continent.
• Ji Qianqian approached Wang Anye aboard the Cloud Ray Flying Ship and introduced herself as a disciple of the Immortal Palace.

Wang Anye visited the declining Ji Clan with Ji Qianqian and learned that the clan’s Sword-and-Array Dual Excellence Canon had attracted the Chaoyang King’s husband, Yao Yuangang. As Yao pressed the Ji Clan to surrender it, another Void Ascension Realm expert arrived, leaving the clan facing a second claimant.

• Wang Anye met Ji Qianqian, learned she was descended from his master Ji Wuchen’s clan, and discovered her clan had sold the Divine Dynasty Afterglow Painting.
• Wang Anye and Ji Qianqian discussed sword cultivation, and she explained how she rose from an elite disciple to a core disciple of the Purple Void Sacred Land.
• Wang Anye visited the Ji Clan and saw its decaying residence and dispirited descendants, prompting him to ask to meet its ancestor, Ji Yuanxing.
• Yao Yuangang arrived and demanded the Ji Clan’s Sword-and-Array Dual Excellence Canon, revealing that Ji Yanchang had disclosed its existence to Yao Yuangang’s child, Yun Taian.
• Ji Yanchang defended his betrayal by arguing that the canon had brought the clan no benefit and that its sale could fund his advancement, enraging Ji Yuanxing.
• A second Void Ascension Realm expert named Wei arrived, and Ji Yuanxing and the others realized another claimant had come for the canon.

At the Ji Clan residence, the Jing'an Wei Clan and the Chaoyang King's Estate pressed their claims to the Sword-and-Array Dual Excellence Canon, and Ji Qianqian invited Wang Anye to compete for it. When Wei Dongyu attacked Anye, Ji Yue'er intervened, leaving the Wei ancestor wary of the powerful family behind her.

• Wei Dongyu and Yao Yuangang said the Ji Clan could not claim ownership of the canon and proposed letting young contenders seek its inheritance.
• Ji Yanxiu admitted he had offered to trade the canon for wealth, while Ji Yuanxing condemned him and refused to sell it.
• Ji Qianqian revealed she had become a Grade-D Great Heavenly Prodigy and asked to join the trial, then invited Wang Anye to compete as well.
• Wang Anye calmly challenged Wei Dongyu's claim that he lacked the right to participate, and Wei Dongyu struck at him with a flaming palm.
• Ji Yue'er appeared before Wang Anye, deflected Wei Dongyu's attack, and warned him not to threaten her young master.

Wang Anye confronted Wei Dongyu after the elder attacked him, then joined the contenders for the Sword-and-Array Dual Excellence Canon trials. At the Insight Sword Stele, Ji Wuchen realized that the Chao Qian'cuo who had nearly killed him was the Demon Venerable, and took pride in having been defeated by such a powerful figure.

• Ji Yue'er protected Wang Anye from Wei Dongyu's attack, and Wang Anye declared a feud between the Changning Wang Clan and the Jing'an Wei Clan.
• Yao Yuangang agreed to testify impartially, and the group set out for the Canon's Trial Land with Wang Anye allowed to compete.
• Ji Yanxiu led the group through the Ji Clan's formations to the sword tomb, where the contestants passed the self-service first trial.
• The contestants reached the Insight Sword Stele and learned from Ji Wuchen about its history and his own past defeat.
• Wang Anye and Ji Wuchen recognized that the Chao Qian'cuo who defeated Ji Wuchen was the Demon Venerable, and Ji Wuchen felt proud rather than resentful.

Wang Anye and the others began the Insight Sword Stele trial to compete for the Sword-and-Array Dual Excellence Canon. Wei Qingyun and Yun Taian each left impressive marks, and Wang Anye recognized the strongest sword intent as strangely similar to Liu Ruolan’s.

• Ji Qianqian tried first but left a sword mark shorter than one inch and failed the trial.
• Wei Qingyun left a four-inch mark, passed, and summoned the Sword Lady and Array Lady, who favored him for his talent and family resources.
• Yun Taian was allowed to try and left a mark slightly longer than Wei Qingyun’s, making the two Artifact Spirits hesitate over whom to choose.
• Wang Anye began comprehending the stele’s strongest sword intent and recognized its familiar flavor as resembling Liu Ruolan’s sword intent.

Wang Anye comprehended the responsibility behind a True Immortal’s sword intent and awakened a formidable sword intent of his own, drawing the attention of the Sword-and-Array Dual Ladies. Wei Qingyun activated the Luck Tree’s power and used a Heaven-Deceiving Lightning-Attracting Talisman to summon a Divine Ability tribulation, but the lightning’s unpredictable turns left Wang Anye unharmed and struck Yun Taian instead.

• Wang Anye recognized a familiar imprint in the sword intent, envisioned a lone woman forging a path for all living beings, and resolved to use his sword to secure a future for his family.
• Wang Anye’s sword intent erupted and stirred the ancient swords in the Sword Tomb, prompting the Sword-and-Array Dual Ladies to see him as a potential inheritor; Yun Taian conceded defeat, while Wei Qingyun grew determined to protect his chance at the canon.
• Wei Qingyun extracted origin power from the imprisoned Luck Tree and used a Heaven-Deceiving Lightning-Attracting Talisman to summon Divine Ability tribulation clouds over the Sword Tomb.
• Ji Yanxiu fled and was struck down by the first lightning bolt, while Ji Qianqian stayed behind and tried to wake Wang Anye; Wei Qingyun urged everyone to spread out as the next bolt gathered.
• Ji Qianqian tried to pull Wang Anye away from the sword stele, but he caught her and drew her into his arms; the second lightning bolt curved around them and struck Yun Taian instead.

Wang Anye remained calm as the Divine Ability tribulation repeatedly struck Yun Taian, then Wei Qingyun, exposing Wei Qingyun’s scheme and freeing the Luck Tree. Yun Taian realized Wei Qingyun had manipulated the lightning against him and confronted him in fury.

• The third through seventh bolts of heavenly lightning repeatedly changed course and struck Yun Taian, leaving him gravely injured despite his defensive treasures.
• Wei Qingyun offered to protect Yun Taian from the eighth bolt while secretly using the Luck Tree’s Luck Dispersal ability against Wang Anye and Ji Qianqian.
• The Luck Dispersal energy rebounded onto Wei Qingyun, scattering his Luck, and the eighth bolt struck him instead of Yun Taian.
• The lightning shattered Wei Qingyun’s Xi Rang Pendant, releasing the Luck Tree and the spirit soil from the Wei Clan’s collapsed confinement array.
• The enraged Luck Tree bound Wei Qingyun with its roots and whipped him, while Sword Lady and Array Lady recognized it.
• Yun Taian realized Wei Qingyun had created the tribulation clouds and cursed him for secretly targeting him.

Wang Anye formed the All-Life Sword Intent, split the ninth heavenly lightning with Passing Years, and protected Yun Taian as the tribulation ended. After gaining most of the heavenly sweet dew and befriending the Luck Tree, he watched the Sword Formation Twin Maidens confront Ji Wuchen, whom they accused of imprisoning them for more than seven thousand years.

• The Luck Tree reclaimed its stolen source power from Wei Qingyun, fled to Wang Anye, and left Wei Qingyun suffering the Heavenly Dao's misfortune backlash.
• Wang Anye awakened the All-Life Sword Intent, drew the ninth heavenly lightning toward himself, and used Passing Years to cleave its power and shield Yun Taian with the swords of the Sword Mound.
• The remaining lightning struck Wei Qingyun and Yun Taian, but Wei Qingyun survived by taking a Heaven-Seizing Sacred Pill while Wang Anye's sword formation protected Yun Taian.
• The Heavenly Dao's sweet dew raised Wang Anye's bloodline aptitude and improved Yun Taian's and Ji Qianqian's aptitudes, while a gust diverted Wei Qingyun's share to Wang Anye.
• Wang Anye agreed to let the Luck Tree recover before considering a natal contract, and the Luck Tree eagerly chose to follow him.
• The Sword Formation Twin Maidens recognized Ji Wuchen inside Passing Years and accused him of imprisoning them for more than seven thousand years.

Wang Anye won the Sword Array Canon, gained the Luck Tree’s loyalty, and saw Wei Dongyu withdraw after failing to reclaim it. As he inherited the canon, his aptitude rose to upper-grade Peerless Prodigy, leaving him qualified to compete for an Immortal Scripture.

• Ji Wuchen revealed himself to Ji Qianqian and confirmed that Wang Anye was his disciple, while the Sword Formation Twin Maidens prepared to unite with Anye as their heir.
• Wang Anye carved a sword mark more than a foot deep into the Insight Sword Stele, satisfying the Twin Maidens’ final requirement.
• Wei Dongyu, Yao Yuangang, and Ji Yue'er arrived, and Yun Taian recounted Wei Qingyun’s suspected use of the Luck Tree and a Heaven-Deceiving Lightning-Attracting Talisman.
• Wei Dongyu denied the accusations and demanded the Luck Tree back, but the Luck Tree refused to return to the Wei Clan, and Yao Yuangang and Ji Yue'er backed Wang Anye.
• Wei Dongyu left with Wei Qingyun, and Wang Anye entrusted the Luck Tree to Ji Yue'er before inheriting the Sword Array Canon.
• The canon’s stored essence raised Wang Anye’s bloodline aptitude to upper-grade Peerless Prodigy, qualifying him to compete for an Immortal Scripture.