Recaps

Yang Zhen and the Empress of Su Emperor Palace reached the Western Region, where they rescued Qiao Yunduo from pursuers of the Great Jiang Kingdom. After learning that the Western Region Holy Assembly concerned the impending appearance of the Void Heaven Seal, Yang Zhen discovered it would be held at the Jade Pool Holy Land.

• Yang Zhen, the Empress of Su Emperor Palace, and Shameless Cat traveled west toward the Western Region.
• The Empress of Su Emperor Palace went to help Qiao Yunduo, who was fleeing black-clad pursuers from the Great Jiang Kingdom.
• Yang Zhen confronted the white-haired pursuer, knocked him away with a slap, and sent the other men fleeing.
• Qiao Yunduo told Yang Zhen and the Empress of Su Emperor Palace about the Western Region Holy Assembly and the Void Heaven Seal's prophesied return.
• Qiao Yunduo said the assembly would be held at Yaoqing Mountain in the Jade Pool Holy Land, and Yang Zhen reacted with surprise.

Yang Zhen, the Empress of Su Emperor Palace, and Shameless Cat headed for the Jade Pool Holy Land to investigate the Western Region Holy Assembly and the Savage Wilderness supreme treasure. Yang Zhen opened a way through the Holy Land’s intricate restriction, and the group entered while he and Shameless Cat resumed their bickering.

• Yang Zhen learned that the Western Region Holy Assembly would be held at the Jade Pool Holy Land and left with the Empress of Su Emperor Palace and Shameless Cat to investigate.
• Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat suspected the Savage Wilderness supreme treasure was connected to the Holy Land and planned to stay unnoticed so Chen Xiaotian and Shuya would not be alerted.
• The Empress of Su Emperor Palace identified a recently erected restriction around the Jade Pool Holy Land and admitted she could not break it.
• Yang Zhen declared that the group would simply walk in, and a small door opened in the restriction as they approached.
• The Empress of Su Emperor Palace stared in disbelief as Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat traded insults after entering the Holy Land.

Yang Zhen returned to the Jade Pool Holy Land and learned that Saint Venerable Luo planned to propose to the Third Holy Maiden after attempting the Heavenly Star Trial. He recruited a group of cultivators to spread his challenge, then Shameless Cat hurried off to publicize it himself.

• Yang Zhen entered the Jade Pool Holy Land with the Empress of Su Emperor Palace and discussed how much the sect had declined.
• Yang Zhen overheard cultivators say Saint Venerable Luo intended to ask for the Third Holy Maiden's hand after completing the Heavenly Star Trial.
• Yang Zhen told a fat cultivator to spread the news that he would stop Saint Venerable Luo from passing the trial.
• Yang Zhen explained that he wanted to make a spectacle before the whole world, and Shameless Cat vanished to spread the news.

Yang Zhen explained to the Empress of Su Emperor Palace that he had made his arrival known to stir up trouble among the powerful figures gathered in the Western Region. He left her convinced that Chen Xiaotian and the others would have a harder time pursuing their own plans if they joined forces against him.

• Yang Zhen and the Empress of Su Emperor Palace checked into the Stone Road Inn after he parted ways with Shi Weitian.
• The Empress of Su Emperor Palace warned Yang Zhen that publicizing his arrival could unite his enemies against him.
• Yang Zhen told the Empress of Su Emperor Palace that he had come to stir up trouble, though he also claimed to want the Savage Wilderness supreme treasure.
• Yang Zhen argued that if his enemies joined forces against him, their coordination would make it harder for them to pursue their own goals.
• The Empress of Su Emperor Palace was startled by Yang Zhen's strategy, while Yang Zhen looked forward to seeing what Chen Xiaotian was planning.

Rumors spread through the Jade Pool Holy Land about a mysterious young man and a talking cat challenging Luo Jin and Jin Chanzi. Luo Jin announced he would take the Heavenly Star Assessment and wait for Yang Zhen, drawing a crowd as the assessment began.

• Cultivators at a teahouse discussed a Saint Realm youth who had challenged Luo Jin, then learned that a talking cat had also challenged Jin Chanzi.
• Jin Chanzi and Luo Jin discussed the mysterious youth and agreed that they should meet him; Luo Jin invited Jin Chanzi to watch him compete at the Heavenly Star Assessment.
• News spread that Luo Jin would take the Heavenly Star Assessment alone and wait there for Yang Zhen.
• Luo Jin arrived at the assessment grounds with the Jade Pool Holy Lord, the Third Holy Maiden, and two elders, while crowds gathered to see whether Yang Zhen would appear.
• The Jade Pool Holy Lord said he knew a junior capable of stirring up trouble, but that the junior was away from the Western Region; the Third Holy Maiden briefly reacted to his words.

At the Jade Pool Holy Land, Luo Jin questioned the Third Holy Maiden about Yang Zhen and grew angry when she warned that he should leave if Yang Zhen had arrived. Elder Luo then gave Luo Jin permission to use any means against whoever was targeting the Western Region Holy Assembly, while the Third Holy Maiden seemed to anticipate Yang Zhen's return.

• Luo Jin brought up Yang Zhen's past with the Third Holy Maiden and asked whether the newcomer could be him.
• The Third Holy Maiden denied that the newcomer was Yang Zhen, then warned Luo Jin to leave the Jade Pool Holy Land if he was.
• The Jade Pool Holy Lord explained that Yang Zhen was not in the Western Region, and the Third Holy Maiden wistfully called him a little overbearing.
• Luo Jin became angry, and Elder Luo told him he could use any means against those targeting the Western Region Holy Assembly, as long as he avoided a heart demon and karma.
• Those present wondered whether Yang Zhen would appear and how much influence he had over the Third Holy Maiden.

Luo Jin agreed to hold the Jade Radiance Lock open so the Yaoguang Holy Lord could retrieve the Savage Wilderness inheritance, despite hoping to impress the Third Holy Maiden. Their preparations were interrupted by Yang Zhen’s dramatic arrival on a Heaven-Swallowing Hou.

• The Yaoguang Holy Lord explained that Luo Jin needed to hold open the Jade Radiance Lock for an incense stick’s time so he could enter and obtain the inheritance.
• The Third Holy Maiden clarified that she would not enter the lock, so the Yaoguang Holy Lord would go instead.
• Luo Jin reluctantly agreed to help the Yaoguang Holy Lord, setting aside his plans to get closer to the Third Holy Maiden.
• A thunderous roar announced a Heaven-Swallowing Hou descending toward the group.
• Yang Zhen called out from the sky, announcing his arrival as the Sage of Saunter and asking the Yaoguang Holy Lord and Third Holy Maiden if they had missed him.

Yang Zhen arrived at the Jade Pool Holy Land with the Empress of Su Emperor Palace, stirring up Luo Jin’s jealousy and confusing the gathered crowd with his reunion with the Third Holy Maiden. The two women quickly made peace, and the chapter ended with Yang Zhen denying Luo Jin’s accusation that he had invited him to meet.

• Yang Zhen’s arrival on the Heaven-Swallowing Hou surprised the Jade Pool Holy Land, and the Third Holy Maiden’s delight made Luo Jin suspect she and Yang Zhen shared a secret.
• Yang Zhen descended with the Empress of Su Emperor Palace, and he stepped between her and the Third Holy Maiden as their gazes met tensely.
• Yang Zhen greeted the Third Holy Maiden and introduced the Empress as his current partner, then jokingly called the Jade Pool Holy Lord his father-in-law.
• The Third Holy Maiden denied Yang Zhen was her fiancé, then exchanged warm greetings with the Empress, leaving the onlookers astonished.
• Luo Jin confronted Yang Zhen about telling him to wash himself and wait, and Yang Zhen denied having any interest in men.

At the Jade Pool Holy Land, Luo Jin broke through while Yang Zhen accused him of hiding resentment, and Jin Chanzi challenged Yang Zhen over the accusation. Yang Zhen produced a tiny bug that shattered Jin Chanzi’s halo, leaving everyone stunned.

• Luo Jin withdrew from handling the Jade Radiance Lock and broke through amid a surge of Qi and celestial phenomena.
• Yang Zhen mocked Luo Jin’s apparent magnanimity, prompting others to defend Luo Jin and condemn Yang Zhen.
• Jin Chanzi confronted Yang Zhen for slandering Luo Jin, and Yang Zhen challenged him by asking whether he was deaf or blind.
• Jin Chanzi radiated sacred power and formed a halo above his head as the crowd watched their confrontation.
• Yang Zhen showed Jin Chanzi a tiny bug in his palm, causing Jin Chanzi to stagger back and his halo to shatter.

Yang Zhen revealed that Luo Jin had planted a Heavenly Forbidden Insect inside him, and the revelation ruined Luo Jin’s breakthrough and left him entangled in heart-demon karma. Luo Jin attacked Yang Zhen in desperation, while Yang Zhen remained calm as the strike closed in.

• Yang Zhen showed the Heavenly Forbidden Insect, and its sight caused Luo Jin to lose his newly reached realm while Jin Chanzi stared in shock.
• Jin Chanzi identified the insect, and the crowd realized Luo Jin had secretly planted it inside Yang Zhen.
• The Third Holy Maiden demanded an explanation, and Luo Jin admitted that the setback had ruined his chance to break through to the Emperor Realm.
• Yang Zhen joked that Luo Jin was a man of ill fate, and Luo Jin erupted in rage and launched a sneak attack.
• Luo Jin charged at Yang Zhen with a powerful palm strike as the crowd and the Third Holy Maiden tried to warn or reach him, but Yang Zhen remained calm.

Yang Zhen stopped Luo Jin from attacking and revealed that Luo Jin had planted a Heavenly Forbidden Insect in him, while claiming he had come to save the Western Region Holy Assembly. He offered Luo Jin a chance to sever his Heart Demon and karma, leaving Luo Jin interested in hearing him out.

• Luo Jin ignored Yang Zhen’s demand to stop, but Elder Luo intervened and halted his attack.
• Elder Luo questioned Yang Zhen, who said Luo Jin could not kill him and crushed the Heavenly Forbidden Insect in his hand.
• Yang Zhen took the Third Holy Maiden’s hand and rebuked Luo Jin for trying to pursue another man’s woman.
• Yang Zhen claimed that killing Luo Jin would endanger everyone at the Western Region Holy Assembly and said he had come to save it.
• Yang Zhen offered Luo Jin a chance to sever his Heart Demon and karma, and Luo Jin showed interest.

Yang Zhen warned Elder Luo and Luo Jin that Chen Xiaotian and Devil Cultivators would threaten the Western Region Holy Assembly, then proposed competing with Luo Jin to kill Chen Xiaotian. After Luo Jin accepted, Yang Zhen turned to Jin Chanzi and prepared to draw him into the contest.

• Yang Zhen told Luo Jin that he forgave him for planting the Heavenly Forbidden Insect, provoking Luo Jin's anger.
• Yang Zhen warned Elder Luo and Luo Jin that Chen Xiaotian and Devil Cultivators were coming to cause trouble at the Western Region Holy Assembly, and swore that they would appear.
• Heavenly clouds gathered in response to Yang Zhen's oath, then dispersed after a thunderclap when he challenged the heavens.
• Yang Zhen proposed that he and Luo Jin compete to see who could kill Chen Xiaotian, and Luo Jin accepted.
• Yang Zhen tried to recruit Jin Chanzi, who refused because he had no grievance against Chen Xiaotian, so Yang Zhen accused him of having a heart that was not in Zen.

Yang Zhen persuaded Jin Chanzi and Luo Jin to join forces against Devil Venerable Chen Xiaotian, then reunited with the Third Holy Maiden and promised he could withstand the Jade Radiance Lock. The Yaoguang Holy Lord bet that if Yang Zhen endured its power for two incense sticks, he would give him the Yaoguang Holy Land and make him its Holy Lord.

• Yang Zhen convinced Jin Chanzi that Chen Xiaotian threatened the Western Region, and Luo Jin urged them to unite against the Devil Venerable.
• Yang Zhen turned their agreement into a contest to see who would kill Chen Xiaotian, and both Luo Jin and Jin Chanzi accepted.
• Shameless Cat explained that Luo Jin had spoken up because he did not want to be the only fool, while Yang Zhen and the Third Holy Maiden teased each other about their reunion.
• Yang Zhen told the Third Holy Maiden and the Yaoguang Holy Lord that he could withstand the Jade Radiance Lock and keep the Yaoguang Holy Land inside it.
• The Yaoguang Holy Lord bet that Yang Zhen could not last two incense sticks, then promised him the Yaoguang Holy Land and its position as Holy Lord if he succeeded.

Yang Zhen agreed to enter the Jade Radiance Lock for a chance to claim the Yaoguang Holy Land, while the Yaoguang Holy Lord wagered that he would fail and preach the Dao for ten days if he lost. Yang Zhen revealed that he knew the Savage Wilderness Artifact Refining Technique, leaving the bet’s outcome uncertain as the Yaoguang Holy Lord insisted he would honor it.

• The Yaoguang Holy Lord offered Yang Zhen the Yaoguang Holy Land if he endured two incense sticks inside the Jade Radiance Lock, and asked him to preach the Dao for ten days if he failed.
• Yang Zhen accepted the wager, and the Yaoguang Holy Lord postponed opening the Jade Radiance Lock until the next morning.
• Shameless Cat suspected the Jade Radiance Lock held a hidden difficulty, but Yang Zhen said he knew how to refine it.
• Shameless Cat recognized Yang Zhen’s knowledge as the Savage Wilderness Artifact Refining Technique, which Yang Zhen had assembled from parts of two Heavenly Book chapters.
• Yang Zhen told Shameless Cat that the Yaoguang Holy Land was as good as his, while Shameless Cat demanded to become an elder.
• The elders questioned whether the Yaoguang Holy Lord would give up the holy land if Yang Zhen succeeded, and he said he would.

The Yaoguang Holy Lord and elders discussed Yang Zhen’s possible connection to a legendary figure and the upheaval shaking the Great Wilderness World. Yang Zhen went to the Jade Radiance Lock to help the Third Holy Maiden, but Luo Jin, Jin Chanzi, and a hidden woman appeared to watch.

• The Yaoguang Holy Lord said Yang Zhen carried the presence of a person whose reincarnation could change heaven and earth.
• The Grand Elder speculated that the vanished Emperor Realm powerhouses might have reincarnated and wondered whether the Nine Heavens existed.
• Yang Zhen met the Third Holy Maiden the next morning and prepared to enter the Jade Radiance Lock as the sect activated its defenses.
• Luo Jin and Jin Chanzi appeared, explaining that they had come to see whether Yang Zhen could endure the lock.
• Yang Zhen sensed a hidden woman, who revealed herself in red and surprised Luo Jin and Jin Chanzi.

Yang Zhen encountered Mei Lanyu, whose mysterious abilities and Savage Wilderness-era artifact-refining knowledge could have helped with the Jade Radiance Lock. He entered the valley to open the complete lock himself, while Mei Lanyu and the others watched skeptically.

• Mei Lanyu appeared at the Yaoguang Holy Land, and the Third Holy Maiden identified her as a renowned cultivator from West Qi Mountain.
• Yang Zhen traded flirtatious taunts with Mei Lanyu, while Shameless Cat warned that there was something familiar and dangerous about her.
• Luo Jin and Jin Chanzi revealed that Mei Lanyu knew artifact-refining techniques from the Savage Wilderness era and could aid Yang Zhen with the Jade Radiance Lock.
• Mei Lanyu's presence rippled through the space after Yang Zhen called her half-baked, but she relented when he insisted he could open the lock himself.
• Yang Zhen entered the valley and faced the complete Jade Radiance Lock, while Mei Lanyu, Luo Jin, and Jin Chanzi watched him with doubt.

Yang Zhen entered the Jade Radiance Lock and turned its devastating Blazing Sun Radiance into a small earthworm-like light. He used the light and special metal to forge a whip for the Third Holy Maiden, leaving Mei Lanyu startled by its power.

• Yang Zhen told Mei Lanyu he was powerful and entered the Jade Radiance Lock despite the Third Holy Maiden's concern.
• The Jade Radiance Lock unleashed the Blazing Sun Radiance, and the Yaoguang Holy Lord urged Yang Zhen to escape.
• Yang Zhen cast more than a hundred restrictions and transformed the Blazing Sun Radiance into a tiny, harmless-looking light.
• Yang Zhen used the Golden Lotus Heavenly Fire and Savage Wilderness Artifact Refining Technique to forge the light and soft metal amid an artifact-refining celestial phenomenon.
• Yang Zhen gave the finished whip to the Third Holy Maiden, and Mei Lanyu recoiled after briefly taking it.

Yang Zhen refined a Natal Sacred Treasure for the Third Holy Maiden, leaving Luo Jin furious and the others amazed. Despite his depleted Qi, Yang Zhen activated the entire Jade Radiance Lock and vanished inside as the Third Holy Maiden and the Empress of Su Emperor Palace rushed to him.

• Yang Zhen revealed that he had refined a Natal Sacred Treasure for the Third Holy Maiden, shocking the crowd and enraging Luo Jin.
• Jin Chanzi and Mei Lanyu doubted Yang Zhen could hold open the Jade Radiance Lock after exhausting himself, and the Yaoguang Holy Lord urged him to recover first.
• Yang Zhen said he was not going to hold the Jade Radiance Lock open, then activated the entire treasure.
• The Jade Radiance Lock engulfed Yang Zhen in a chaotic presence, and he disappeared from view.
• The Third Holy Maiden and the Empress of Su Emperor Palace rushed toward the Jade Radiance Lock, leaving Luo Jin stunned.

Yang Zhen stopped the Jade Radiance Lock and let the rescuers discover him casually rinsing his mouth inside its domain. He claimed he had refined the artifact, but its sudden mechanical clicking left everyone fearing it might activate again.

• Luo Jin watched the Yaoguang Holy Lord, Mei Lanyu, and others rush into the Jade Radiance Lock to save Yang Zhen.
• The group found the Jade Radiance Lock quiet and Yang Zhen sitting beneath it, drinking spring water and rinsing his mouth.
• Yang Zhen said he had stopped the Jade Radiance Lock, leaving the Yaoguang Holy Lord and the others stunned.
• The Jade Radiance Lock began clicking as Yang Zhen stood, alarming everyone inside and Jin Chanzi and Luo Jin outside.
• Yang Zhen told the group he had refined the Jade Radiance Lock.

Yang Zhen refined the Jade Radiance Lock, and the Yaoguang Holy Lord made him the new Holy Lord. After Yang Zhen gave the inheritance and control of the lock to the Third Holy Maiden, a terrifying Savage Wilderness presence emerged as she entered it.

• Luo Jin and Mei Lanyu examined the Jade Radiance Lock and confirmed that Yang Zhen had refined it.
• Mei Lanyu questioned Yang Zhen about his background, and he flirted with her.
• The Yaoguang Holy Lord declared Yang Zhen the new Holy Lord of the Yaoguang Holy Land.
• Yang Zhen gave the Jade Radiance Lock and Savage Wilderness inheritance to the Third Holy Maiden and taught her how to control the lock.
• The Third Holy Maiden entered the Jade Radiance Lock, and a powerful Savage Wilderness presence erupted from beneath it.

Yang Zhen broke through Heaven and Earth's Fury to rescue the Third Holy Maiden, then made the heavenly force vanish with a shout. A figure appeared from the stele, and the Yaoguang Holy Lord recognized him as Yaoguang Holy Land's founding ancestor.

• Yang Zhen tried to enter the Jade Radiance Lock, but its force repelled him as Mei Lanyu warned that the Third Holy Maiden was in danger.
• Yang Zhen forced his way inside the Jade Radiance Lock, unleashing his Ninth Dragon Elephant power against the force surrounding it.
• Yang Zhen entered the lock and found the Third Holy Maiden surrounded by lightning dragons identified as Heaven and Earth's Fury.
• Yang Zhen shouted at the lightning dragons to get lost, and Heaven and Earth's Fury vanished.
• Yang Zhen rescued the exhausted Third Holy Maiden and asked what Heaven and Earth's Fury was.
• The Yaoguang Holy Lord and the people of Yaoguang Holy Land knelt as an old man appeared from the stele, and the Holy Lord recognized him as their founding ancestor.

The Yaoguang Ancestor revealed that Gods and Devils had once existed and that opening the Void Rock Realm was necessary to restore the world’s Principles. Before he could finish naming the person who could guide them there, black lightning erased him, leaving everyone staring at Yang Zhen.

• The Yaoguang Ancestor appeared inside the Jade Radiance Lock, and Mei Lanyu recognized his presence as that of the Savage Wilderness Great Emperor.
• The Yaoguang Ancestor explained that Gods and Devils had existed in High Antiquity and vanished after the Great Destruction.
• The Yaoguang Ancestor told the Yaoguang Holy Land’s descendants to find the Void Rock Shuttle and the soul of the person who had entered the Void Rock Realm with him.
• The Yaoguang Ancestor warned that opening the Void Rock Realm was necessary to return to the Savage Wilderness world and complete the Principles of Heaven and Earth.
• The Yaoguang Ancestor began to reveal that person’s name as Yang, but black lightning struck and made him vanish.
• Everyone beneath the Jade Radiance Lock turned to look at Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen rejected the idea that he was the divine soul of a mysterious figure and urged the Yaoguang Holy Land to investigate the Void Rock Shuttle. As rumors spread that the shuttle might be the Savage Wilderness’s supreme treasure, Yang Zhen stayed to feast while the others struggled to make sense of the revelations.

• Yang Zhen left the inheritance site with the Third Holy Maiden, while Shameless Cat questioned him about the Void Rock Realm and the mysterious figure.
• Yang Zhen denied being the figure’s divine soul and told the Yaoguang Holy Lord to send people to search for the Void Rock Shuttle.
• Yang Zhen asked about the Savage Wilderness’s supreme treasure, and the group realized it might be the Void Rock Shuttle.
• Yang Zhen considered the mysteries surrounding the Void Rock Realm and decided he must prevent Chen Xiaotian from disrupting events.
• Yang Zhen gave the Devil Pattern Origin to the Empress of Su Emperor Palace, then settled down to eat and drink at the Yaoguang Holy Land with Shameless Cat.

Yang Zhen delayed setting out while the Western Region Holy Assembly gathered allies, then received the Su Emperor Palace delegation and learned that Han Yan’er’s power was awakening. The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers arrived, and Yang Zhen learned that ten thousand people had come looking for him.

• Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat discussed when to leave, and Yang Zhen said he was waiting for the Western Region Holy Assembly to organize its people.
• The Empress of Su Emperor Palace, Granny, the Nine Dragons Saint Venerable, and Mei Wuhua arrived, and the Nine Dragons Saint Venerable told Yang Zhen that something inside Han Yan’er was awakening.
• Yang Zhen reassured himself that Feng Yu and the Holy Maiden would protect Han Yan’er, then said he was waiting for someone else before setting out.
• The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers arrived, thanked Yang Zhen for restoring his youth with the Heavenly Mystery Essence-Transferring Formation, and promised to fight at his direction.
• The Yaoguang Holy Lord told Yang Zhen that ten thousand people had come looking for him, and Yang Zhen said to let them into the Holy Land.

Yang Zhen gathered the people he had rescued from the Demon Sect’s Purgatory, who hailed him as Holy Lord Yang, and learned that Devil Qi had appeared at the Western Region Holy Assembly. He reached the assembly with Shameless Cat and set out toward Mount Xiyuan, where they encountered a fairy-like figure.

• More than ten thousand people Yang Zhen had rescued from the Demon Sect’s Purgatory gathered around him and called him Holy Lord Yang.
• Yang Zhen’s Power of Faith grew as the rescued cultivators rallied behind him.
• A messenger reported Devil Qi at the Western Region Holy Assembly, so Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat headed there.
• A scout told Yang Zhen that Jin Chanzi, Luo Jin, and other seniors had paused their attack on the Demonic Sect after an unusual celestial phenomenon appeared near Mount Xiyuan.
• Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat slipped out early to investigate Mount Xiyuan and saw a fairy-like figure ahead.