Recaps

Xu Xiao used the True Meaning of Freedom to twist the eight eminent monks' desires and sent them to kill the remaining Jingnian Zen Monastery disciples. He took the He Shi Bi from Shi Feixuan, but a bolt of heavenly lightning struck as he tried to examine it, leaving him to wonder why the treasure had provoked such a response.

• Xu Xiao amplified the monks' hidden ambitions and urged them to slaughter the remaining Jingnian Zen Monastery disciples.
• The eight eminent monks succumbed to Xu Xiao's influence and scattered to attack the monastery's disciples.
• Xu Xiao restrained Shi Feixuan, moved the wounded Master Dixin aside, and took the He Shi Bi from her robes.
• A lightning bolt struck Xu Xiao as he covered the He Shi Bi with his Divine Sense, but his Air Shield blocked it.
• Shi Feixuan taunted Xu Xiao, who slapped her and began considering why the lightning had appeared.

Xu Xiao triggered the Great Tang Twin Dragons World's Will while investigating the He Shi Bi, then escaped its lightning attacks by flying out to sea and hiding underwater. He discovered that he could no longer absorb spiritual Qi, leaving him uncertain how long he could endure.

• Xu Xiao linked his Divine Sense to the He Shi Bi again, and the World-Crossing Gate warned that the world's Will was awakening and would reject him.
• Xu Xiao replenished his world-crossing energy but chose to test the World Will instead of immediately fleeing.
• A thunderbolt struck Xu Xiao, but he blocked it with his air shield and then dodged the barrage that followed.
• Xu Xiao flew out over the ocean and hid beneath the sea, where seawater diluted the lightning and his Telekinesis formed a sealed space.
• Xu Xiao realized he could no longer absorb spiritual Qi.

Xu Xiao explored the He Shi Bi despite the Great Tang world's will disrupting his access to spiritual Qi. Inside the jade disc, he found a space filled with seven-colored mist and golden light, seized the light, and felt it trigger a new change.

• Xu Xiao found that the world's will had driven spiritual Qi away from him, so he replenished his Spiritual Power with a crystal core and defied it.
• Xu Xiao used his Divine Sense to pierce the barrier around the He Shi Bi and entered a vast white space filled with seven-colored mist and golden light.
• Xu Xiao discovered that brushing the mist strengthened his mental power, then hurried toward the golden light.
• Xu Xiao recognized the immense will inside the golden light as the Great Tang world's will, but seized the light anyway.
• Xu Xiao felt a warm current flow from the golden light as the world's will vanished, and a new change began.

Xu Xiao discovered that the golden light contained an unknown character that let him take control of the thundercloud pursuing him, though only enough to stop its lightning temporarily. Back in his body beneath the sea, he watched the Heavens World-Crossing Gate begin assimilating the character as it circled his True Spirit Seed, unsure what would happen next.

• Xu Xiao absorbed the golden light’s power, uncovered an unknown character, and found himself viewing the world from inside the thundercloud that had chased him.
• Xu Xiao sensed the world’s will lingering in the thundercloud and used the character to stop its lightning from striking his body in the sea.
• Xu Xiao failed to make the thundercloud disperse, and a pulling force sent his consciousness back to his body.
• Xu Xiao found the character circling his True Spirit Seed and the Heavens World-Crossing Gate in his Sea of Consciousness as the Gate began assimilating it.

Xu Xiao learned that the He Shi Bi had exposed him as an outsider because it contained a fragment of the world's origin, but absorbing its power gave the World-Crossing Gate authority that stopped the World Will from attacking him. With the danger past, he realized the Gate's disguise could let him enter even worlds with formidable backgrounds, provided he avoided treasures tied to their World Wills.

• The World-Crossing Gate assimilated the unknown character, sending some of its power into the Gate and the rest into Xu Xiao's True Spirit Seed.
• Xu Xiao learned that the character was a world wonder containing a trace of the world's origin and laws, which had been intended for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.
• Xu Xiao understood that taking the He Shi Bi had exposed him to the World Will, while the Gate's countdown disguise had concealed him in his previous worlds.
• The Gate absorbed a fragment of world authority, giving Xu Xiao a more legitimate status and causing the World Will to stop attacking him.
• Xu Xiao flew from the seabed as the thunderclouds followed overhead, and he considered visiting worlds he had previously avoided.

After the Jingnian Zen Monastery was destroyed, Xu Xiao summoned martial artists from across the world to Chang'an for a martial arts conference, threatening those who refused to attend. Song Que took the insult in Xu Xiao’s letter as a challenge and set out for Chang'an as the gathering drew near.

• Xu Xiao returned to Luoyang, took Shi Feixuan away, and left the monastery’s surviving grandmasters to flee after they recovered from his influence.
• Xu Xiao sent invitations to martial artists across the world, promising safety to those who came to Chang'an and threatening those who stayed away.
• Xu Xiao settled into a lavish estate in Chang'an, where the Yuwen Family supplied him with beautiful women and delicacies while he cultivated.
• Song Que read Xu Xiao’s personal insult about Fan Qinghui, grew furious, and decided to ride to Chang'an despite Song Shidao warning that the invitation might be a trap.
• Martial artists and factions across the jianghu, including the Yin Gui Sect, the Wuji Sect, the Turks, Dongying, and Goryeo, received invitations and reacted in different ways as Chang'an became a gathering point.

Wanwan entered Chang'an to investigate the Heavenly Venerable Savior, while Zhu Yuyan waited outside the city for other Demon Sect members. Xu Xiao sensed Wanwan's arrival, captured her, and confronted her in the city.

• Zhu Yuyan told Wanwan they would wait outside Chang'an for others to arrive before deciding whether to enter and investigate the Heavenly Venerable Savior.
• Wanwan persuaded Zhu Yuyan to let her scout ahead, then slipped into Chang'an alone.
• Xu Xiao spotted Wanwan using the World-Crossing Gate's expanded Divine Sense and approached her beneath a moving dark cloud.
• Wanwan recognized Xu Xiao's illusion technique and tried to flee, but Xu Xiao bound her and drew her close.
• Xu Xiao stroked Wanwan's cheek and told her he would not hurt her if she obeyed him.

Shan Meixian arrived in Chang'an with Shan Wanjing, and she, Zhu Yuyan, and her granddaughter argued over whether Wanjing should be offered to the Heavenly Venerable Savior. Xu Xiao arrived with Wanwan and interrupted them, leaving Zhu Yuyan wary as he openly appraised the three generations.

• Shan Meixian brought the Dongming Sect convoy toward Chang'an after receiving warnings and advice from the Yuwen Clan.
• Zhu Yuyan stopped the convoy and joined Shan Meixian and Shan Wanjing in the central carriage.
• Zhu Yuyan advised them to wait outside Chang'an until Wanwan and the other Holy Sect members investigated the Heavenly Venerable Savior.
• Shan Meixian revealed that the Yuwen Clan had suggested Shan Wanjing could entrust herself to the Heavenly Venerable, prompting Zhu Yuyan to angrily defend her granddaughter.
• Xu Xiao arrived with Wanwan, interrupted Zhu Yuyan's threat, and confirmed that he was the Heavenly Venerable Savior.
• Zhu Yuyan sensed Xu Xiao's unusual bearing and prepared to defend herself as he openly looked over her, Shan Meixian, and Shan Wanjing.

Xu Xiao used his True Meaning of Desire to expose Zhu Yuyan, Shan Meixian, and Shan Wanjing’s deepest wishes, then released them and threatened Zhu Yuyan with control and humiliation. He offered to help her reclaim the Demon Sect and advance her cultivation, leaving her to decide whether to submit.

• Xu Xiao propositioned Zhu Yuyan, Shan Meixian, and Shan Wanjing, then used his mental force to make them reveal their deepest desires.
• Xu Xiao planted suggestions that the women should obey him, and Shan Meixian, Shan Wanjing, and then Zhu Yuyan approached him before he ended the influence.
• Zhu Yuyan demanded to know what martial art Xu Xiao had used, and he told her that Fan Qinghui had become his obedient woman.
• Xu Xiao immobilized Zhu Yuyan and kissed her, then threatened to control her if she resisted.
• Xu Xiao promised to help Zhu Yuyan reclaim the Holy Sect and master the Heavenly Demon Great Art, while leaving her to choose whether to submit.

Song Que traveled to Chang'an to assess the Yuwen Family’s campaign and meet Xu Xiao, the Heavenly Venerable Savior. After Xu Xiao welcomed him outside the city, Song Que challenged him and was swiftly defeated, then followed Xu Xiao’s arrangements for the gathering.

• Song Que observed that the Yuwen Family had conquered and governed several territories while protecting commoners and stabilizing local affairs.
• Song Que stopped outside Chang'an to inspect construction of the palace and questioned whether Xu Xiao was rushing toward luxury.
• Xu Xiao appeared beside Song Que unnoticed and introduced himself as the Heavenly Venerable Savior who had invited him.
• Song Que challenged Xu Xiao to a saber match, and Xu Xiao agreed, saying Song Que would listen to the rules afterward.
• Xu Xiao defeated Song Que in less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, breaking his saber, and Song Que silently followed his arrangements.

Xu Xiao gathered invited martial artists in Chang'an and opened the Dao Enlightenment Tower’s vast collection of manuals, tasking them with finding a path beyond Innate. He continued using the Heavens World-Crossing Gate to encroach on the Great Tang world’s will, hoping to gain control and locate the War God Temple.

• Xu Xiao spared the martial artists who came to Chang'an and housed them in the Dao Enlightenment Tower, where they could study its martial arts and other classics in exchange for pursuing a path beyond Innate.
• Xu Xiao explained that Shattering the Void occurred when the world's will drove beings who exceeded its power limit to leave for a higher world.
• Xu Xiao promised rewards for discoveries and left the martial artists to study while he went to the tower’s upper floor.
• Xu Xiao recalled that Fu Cailin had agreed to let him take the three Goryeo sisters and that the grandmasters had accepted his offer to study his collection.
• Xu Xiao used the Heavens World-Crossing Gate and the He Shi Bi’s trace of authority to slowly encroach on the Great Tang world’s will, while seeking the missing War God Atlas.

Xu Xiao unified the Central Plains, discovered that ruling the people accelerated his encroachment on the World Will, and founded the Hua nation with Chang'an as its capital. His ascension drew worship and an unexplained new power into his Sea of Consciousness.

• The Yuwen Clan defeated the remaining rivals, including Li Tang, and brought the Central Plains under Xu Xiao's command.
• Xu Xiao realized that the True Dragon Qi and the people’s wishes helped him encroach on the World Will.
• Xu Xiao prepared to declare himself emperor after the Daming Palace neared completion in Chang'an.
• Xu Xiao founded Hua, named Chang'an its capital, and ascended above the city in imperial robes.
• The people hailed Xu Xiao as emperor, and an unfamiliar power gathered in his Sea of Consciousness.

After gaining nearly half of the Great Tang world's authority, Xu Xiao resolved to seize control of the worlds he had visited and used his power to expand Great Hua. He located the hidden War God Temple beneath Mount Tai and entered its strange world to investigate.

• Xu Xiao felt his ambition grow after gaining nearly half of the Great Tang world's authority, and he decided to pursue complete control of this and other worlds.
• Great Hua's armies advanced across the surrounding regions while Xu Xiao used his authority over nature to aid their conquests.
• In September of Great Hua's first year, Xu Xiao went alone to Mount Tai and searched through space for the War God Temple.
• After two hours of searching, Xu Xiao found traces of the Temple and used lightning to break open a doorway into its independent world.
• Xu Xiao stopped the lightning, approached the entrance, and stepped into the War God Temple despite being unable to probe it with his Divine Sense.

Xu Xiao entered the War God Temple’s grotto-heaven and found the island where the War God Atlas was said to be. When its guardian Demon Dragon attacked, he destroyed it with his Atomic Collapse technique.

• Xu Xiao entered the War God Temple and surveyed its water-and-fire grotto-heaven with his Divine Sense.
• Xu Xiao flew toward the rocky island he believed held the War God Atlas, and the Demon Dragon erupted from the lake to attack him.
• Xu Xiao struck the Demon Dragon with lightning, Telekinesis, and a mental attack, but the beast resisted and grew more frenzied.
• Xu Xiao pressed his palm against the Demon Dragon and used Atomic Collapse to trigger a chain reaction inside its body.
• The Demon Dragon vanished in a burst of white light, leaving no dust behind.

Xu Xiao entered the War God Temple and began studying its War God Atlas and the remains of Guangchengzi, hoping to uncover their secrets. He prepared to research both alone, with the potential rewards depending on his ability to seize the opportunity.

• Xu Xiao landed on the central island, regretted destroying the near-dragon without saving its meat, and flew up the thousand-tiered staircase to the temple.
• Xu Xiao read the words on the stone wall and resisted the giant’s lingering presence with his powerful mental strength.
• Xu Xiao entered the hall, found the forty-nine War God Atlas reliefs, and swallowed an NZT-49 pill to aid his study.
• Xu Xiao found Guangchengzi’s remains, examined their unusual strength, and suspected the ancient sage had left behind a hidden plan.
• Xu Xiao moved Guangchengzi’s remains to the center of the hall and began studying them alongside the War God Atlas.

Xu Xiao discovered the War God Atlas’s true inheritance by entering the War God’s memories and experiencing his battles. After the Heavens World-Crossing Gate warned that the inheritance carried residual will, Xu Xiao refused to accept it and confronted the War God’s lingering presence.

• Xu Xiao used his spiritual power to enter the War God Atlas and became the ancient War God in a vision.
• Xu Xiao experienced the War God’s battles against enormous beasts and learned how fighting spirit drove the body and martial arts beyond their limits.
• Xu Xiao followed the War God’s life and found the War God True Formula, which made will rule the body so long as the will endured.
• The War God Atlas’s reliefs formed a point of light, but the Heavens World-Crossing Gate warned Xu Xiao that the inheritance contained residual will.
• Xu Xiao stopped himself from taking the inheritance and prepared to destroy it, accusing the War God of trying to use his body.
• The War God appeared from the point of light and denied intending to borrow Xu Xiao’s body or influence his will.

Xu Xiao fought the War God's apparition, convinced the consciousness inside the inheritance was a dangerous hidden threat. After failing to overcome its defenses, he agreed to hear the War God's proposal, which promised a path to the Great Dao in exchange for a condition.

• The War God's apparition told Xu Xiao it was only a remnant consciousness and denied influencing him, but Xu Xiao refused to trust it.
• Xu Xiao attacked the apparition with mental power, while the War God Atlas images shielded it and kept Xu Xiao from leaving the temple.
• Xu Xiao fought for over two hours, trying mental attacks, Telekinesis, and physical attacks, but could not damage the apparition or escape.
• As Xu Xiao's mental power dwindled, the War God urged him to stop and talk; Xu Xiao finally agreed, keeping the World-Crossing Gate as an escape route.
• The War God offered to swear a Great Dao Oath and disperse his consciousness if Xu Xiao accepted a condition, then promised him a path to the Great Dao.

Xu Xiao agreed to find a suitable successor for the War God's Path of Battle Intent in exchange for guidance toward a True Intent path and martial cultivation leading to the Golden Core. The War God's phantom passed him insights and prepared to use Guangchengzi's remains to provide the promised cultivation method.

• The War God's phantom offered Xu Xiao guidance in exchange for finding a successor to his Path of Battle Intent.
• Xu Xiao offered to inherit the War God's art himself, but the War God's phantom rejected him as unsuited to the path of battle.
• The War God's phantom explained that Xu Xiao would make poor progress on a Great Dao he did not truly desire, and Xu Xiao accepted that he should not pursue the inheritance.
• Xu Xiao agreed to find a suitable heir once he verified the promised payment, and the War God's phantom gave him insights into True Intent cultivation.
• The War God's phantom summoned Guangchengzi's remains to obtain a martial cultivation method, and an unseen powerful being approved his use of them.

Xu Xiao received the cultivation insights drawn from Guangchengzi’s remains after the War God assured him that Guangchengzi had permitted it. The War God passed on control of the grotto-heaven before dissipating, and Xu Xiao began absorbing the two inheritances.

• The War God drew the insights from Guangchengzi’s remains and told Xu Xiao that Guangchengzi had agreed to let him take them.
• Xu Xiao hesitated over the risk, but the War God reassured him that Guangchengzi would not object to his using the remains or their insights.
• Xu Xiao accepted the insights and promised to find a suitable inheritor for the War God.
• The War God revealed that the method for controlling the grotto-heaven was included in the inheritance, then dissipated into starlight.
• Xu Xiao vowed to advance cautiously and used his Divine Sense to absorb one of the two orbs of light.

Xu Xiao emerged from seclusion in the Great Tang World after gaining insights into the Path of True Intent and the Dao of Cultivating Perfection. He decided to follow his own desire-driven path, cultivate both spirit and body, and prepare to form a pill in the Anaconda World after mastering Great Tang.

• Xu Xiao returned from the War God Temple and decided to disband the Dao Enlightenment Tower because he no longer needed mortal martial arts for insight.
• Xu Xiao concluded that the Path of True Intent required refining and embedding a chosen will throughout the body, and he chose the Dao of Desire as his foundation.
• Xu Xiao drew on Guangchengzi's teachings about cultivating perfection but rejected the idea of focusing solely on the true self and abandoning physical cultivation.
• Xu Xiao resolved to cultivate spirit and body together and to visit the Anaconda World for Spiritual Energy and pill formation once he had mastered the Great Tang World.

Xu Xiao returned to Anaconda World and searched the Borneo Rainforest for a place with dense Spiritual Energy where he could form his core. He found a hidden passage beneath a waterfall and suspected the world’s rules prevented its creatures from cultivating, while leaving the world’s deeper secret undiscovered.

• Xu Xiao ordered the three giant pythons to stand down after they returned to him, and explained that he hoped to solve the problem of time flow between worlds.
• Xu Xiao sensed Anaconda World’s abundant Spiritual Energy and decided he would take control of the world after forming his core.
• Xu Xiao searched the Borneo Rainforest and found a passage behind a waterfall where dense Spiritual Energy seeped from underground.
• Xu Xiao cleared the passage of oversized bats, rock pythons, and insects as he wondered why the creatures remained ordinary despite the Spiritual Energy.
• Xu Xiao reflected that Anaconda World might lack a rule permitting cultivation, and considered the limits and duties he had discovered as administrator of the Great Tang Twin Dragons World.

Xu Xiao cultivated in a Spiritual Energy-rich underground passage and began forming a golden core using Guangchengzi's method. His core grew rapidly but continued devouring energy, leaving him short of what he needed.

• Xu Xiao descended hundreds of meters underground and found Spiritual Energy so abundant that it had formed a faint mist.
• Xu Xiao drew a Spirit Gathering Array, made a temporary cave abode, and resolved to focus on forming his golden core.
• Xu Xiao swallowed NZT-49 and used the Divine Charm Five Hearts Golden Core Art to circulate and compress his true essence.
• Xu Xiao endured severe pain as he carefully controlled the dangerous core formation process.
• A tiny golden speck appeared in Xu Xiao's dantian and rapidly grew into a longan-sized core by absorbing his true essence.
• Xu Xiao drew in more Spiritual Energy as the core continued devouring energy, but even that was still insufficient.

Xu Xiao formed a Golden Core by drawing on a Spirit Vein beneath Borneo, then used the World-Crossing Gate to provoke the World Will into attacking him. After withstanding its lightning, he began eroding its authority over the world.

• Xu Xiao struggled to sustain his core formation as Spiritual Energy ran short, then used Telekinesis to dig deeper underground and found a Spirit Vein.
• Xu Xiao gathered abundant Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Vein, completed his Golden Core, and planted his True Spirit Seed inside it.
• Xu Xiao cultivated underground for forty-nine days as his True Essence transformed into Magic Power and strengthened his body.
• A three-day storm of lightning struck over Borneo, and people and teams sent to investigate disappeared while satellites encountered interference.
• Xu Xiao removed the World-Crossing Gate's disguise, drew the World Will's lightning attack, and used the Five Elements Art to withstand and control it.
• Xu Xiao concluded that the World Will had come to him on its own and began using the Heavens World-Crossing Gate to erode its authority.

Xu Xiao gained complete authority over Anaconda World and learned that the World-Crossing Gate could synchronize worlds without merging them. He ordered Anaconda World synchronized with Great Tang Twin Dragons World and its spirit veins transferred there, setting changes in both worlds in motion.

• Japan sent a research team and Self-Defense Force navy toward Borneo despite Xu Xiao's warning, and a typhoon devastated the expedition and Japan.
• America prepared to send warships, but a tsunami struck its west coast, while other disobedient countries also suffered disasters and Huaxia held back.
• Xu Xiao completely devoured Anaconda World's consciousness and found that the world had Spiritual Energy and spirit veins but lacked cultivation laws.
• The World-Crossing Gate explained that worlds under Xu Xiao's complete authority could share laws and resources while remaining independent.
• Xu Xiao ordered Anaconda World synchronized with Great Tang Twin Dragons World and its spirit veins moved to Great Tang Twin Dragons World.

Xu Xiao transferred the Anaconda World's Spiritual Energy into the Great Tang Twin Dragons World, reserving it for loyal martial artists and his imperial household before draining the source world. He then gathered women from other worlds and expanded his control over their world authorities, leaving the scientists in the Limitless and Lucy worlds to pursue human evolution.

• Xu Xiao opened a passage between the Anaconda World and the Great Tang Twin Dragons World, flooding the latter with Spiritual Energy and triggering breakthroughs among its martial artists.
• Xu Xiao announced that Hua State loyalists could receive more Spiritual Energy, then restricted the supply to the Great Hua imperial palace in Chang'an.
• Xu Xiao drained the Anaconda World's Spiritual Energy over three days, moved Blood Orchids and three mutated giant pythons into the War God Temple's small world, and left the source world without Spiritual Energy.
• Xu Xiao traveled between the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils World and the Condor Heroes World and brought the women from both worlds to the Great Tang Twin Dragons World.
• Xu Xiao gained world authority over every world he had visited except the Spider-Man World, including Lucy's world, and assigned scientists in the Limitless and Lucy worlds to continue researching human evolution.