Recaps

Xiao Yan met Zhang Yi at the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion branch in Lengcui City, where he learned that the Four Great Sects’ masters had secretly gathered there two years earlier. He feared they had targeted the Liu Clan, but Luo Jin reassured him that they had not gone to Ancient Wilderness City, and Xiao Yan resolved to protect the clan that had given him Heavenly Severing Steps.

• Zhang Yi welcomed Xiao Yan and praised his strength, while Luo Jin revealed that Xiao Yan had forced a nine-star half-emperor to retreat and defeated another.
• Zhang Yi told Luo Jin that he had detected four powerful visitors in Lengcui City two years earlier and suspected they were the sect masters of the Four Great Sects.
• Xiao Yan feared the four masters had gone to Ancient Wilderness City to find the Liu Clan and asked Zhang Yi whether they had left Lengcui City.
• Luo Jin reminded Xiao Yan that the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion headquarters was in Ancient Wilderness City, making it unlikely the four masters had dared to go there unnoticed.
• Xiao Yan felt reassured and resolved to protect the Liu Clan because Heavenly Severing Steps had repeatedly saved his life.

Xiao Yan reached Lengcui City’s gates and found Zou Shan and another Eight-Star Half-Emperor preventing anyone from leaving. When they attacked the yellow-robed elder, Xiao Yan and the Northern King intervened, and a powerful arrival addressed Xiao Yan before Zou Shan could respond.

• Xiao Yan noticed an inconspicuous follower trailing him as he headed for Lengcui City’s closed gates.
• Zou Shan used his pressure to force the crowd to kneel and declared that no one could leave, while the Sword Emperor challenged his authority.
• Xiao Yan sensed the follower guiding the burly middle-aged man from the previous day toward him, but the follower escaped his perception.
• Zou Shan and the other Eight-Star Half-Emperor attacked the yellow-robed elder, and Xiao Yan and the Northern King blocked their strikes.
• Xiao Yan told Zou Shan he was testing whether he had the strength to leave, and a voice from the horizon invited him to stay for an apology.

Xiao Yan confronted a middle-aged Nine-Star Half-Emperor who had been following him and tried to stop him from leaving Lengcui City. When the man revealed that others had sent him and launched an attack, Xiao Yan summoned the Northern King and faced Zou Shan and Ruo Shui.

• Xiao Yan rejected the middle-aged man's offer of friendship and accused him of having someone follow him.
• The middle-aged man blocked Xiao Yan from leaving, and Xiao Yan's storm-like power stirred Lengcui City's residents as they recognized him as Yan Xiao.
• Xiao Yan demanded to know who had sent the man and learned that he was a Nine-Star Half-Emperor wielding a black axe.
• The middle-aged man engaged the Northern King and ordered Zou Shan and Ruo Shui to capture Xiao Yan in exchange for help advancing to Nine-Star Half-Emperor.
• Zou Shan and Ruo Shui attacked Xiao Yan, who called out to Xiao Jin.

Xiao Yan fought Zou Shan and Ruo Shui while the Northern King and Xiao Jin battled a Nine-Star Half-Emperor. Xiao Yan struck both Eight-Star Half-Emperors with Buddha's Fury Reincarnation, but their furious shouts from the dust cloud showed they were still standing.

• Xiao Yan used Three Thousand Lightning Movement to evade Zou Shan and Ruo Shui, while the Northern King and Xiao Jin battered their Nine-Star Half-Emperor opponent.
• The middle-aged man charged back into battle and berated Zou Shan and Ruo Shui for failing to defeat Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan sent two fire dragons at Zou Shan and Ruo Shui, then attacked with his incarnation using two Buddha's Fury Reincarnations.
• Xiao Yan used the Great Dao of the Void to send the flaming attacks directly into Zou Shan and Ruo Shui, blasting them into Lengcui City.
• The crowd gathered and reacted in shock to Xiao Yan's strength as two furious shouts rose from the dust below.

Xiao Yan used Fire Lotus Bottles and his Heavy Xuan Ruler to fight Zou Shan, while his avatar struggled against Ruo Shui. He trapped Zou Shan with six Spatial Curtains and launched the first two strikes of the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xiao Yan and his avatar hurled hundreds of Fire Lotus Bottles at Zou Shan and Ruo Shui, but the blasts failed to seriously harm the Eight-Star Half-Emperors.
• Zou Shan attacked Xiao Yan with his Lightning Flash Thrust and Hundred-Turn Heaven-Breaking Spear, but Xiao Yan blocked and shattered the attacks with his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Xiao Yan used the Six Directions Wandering Body Ruler to deflect Zou Shan's spears, then used six Spatial Curtains to evade his pincer attack.
• Zou Shan was struck by his own lightning bolt as Xiao Yan reappeared behind him and began the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the first strike, and Zou Shan countered with Startling Thunder Waterfall before Xiao Yan's second strike came from another Spatial Curtain.

Xiao Yan used Spatial Curtains to strike Zou Shan with the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler, but Ruo Shui intervened before his sixth strike could land. As Zou Shan and Ruo Shui joined forces against Xiao Yan, he summoned his Heavenly Flames and prepared to use Shatter Heart Palm.

• Xiao Yan reappeared behind Zou Shan and struck him with the fifth strike, sending him flying and coughing blood.
• Xiao Yan launched the sixth strike, but Ruo Shui arrived and countered it with the Ruo Water Sword, forcing the battles in the sky to pause.
• The Northern King and Xiao Jin continued to pressure the burly middle-aged Nine-Star Half-Emperor, whose strength was waning as the Northern King grew stronger by devouring lightning.
• Zou Shan recovered and joined Ruo Shui in confronting Xiao Yan, who had spent much of his Dou Qi using Spatial Curtains and the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler.
• Xiao Yan asked Elder Gu for help inwardly, unleashed his Heavenly Flames, and prepared to use the Intent Class Dou Technique Shatter Heart Palm as Zou Shan and Ruo Shui charged him.

Xiao Yan killed Zou Shan and Ruo Shui with the Heart-Shattering Palm, then joined Northern King and Xiao Jin in defeating the middle-aged man who had intercepted him. As Xiao Yan tried to learn who had sent the man, a genuine Dou Di arrived in Lengcui City and declared that Xiao Yan had to die.

• Xiao Yan used the Heart-Shattering Palm to kill Zou Shan and Ruo Shui, exhausting his Dou Qi and suffering backlash.
• Xiao Jin and Northern King exploited the middle-aged man's hesitation and defeated him while Xiao Yan recovered atop the city gate.
• Luo Jin and Zhang Yi watched from the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion and recognized Xiao Yan's attack as an Intent Class Dou Technique.
• Northern King brought the gravely injured middle-aged man to Xiao Yan, who demanded to know who had sent him and ordered Northern King to kill him when he would not answer.
• An aged voice announced that Xiao Yan had to die, and an overwhelming pressure descended over Lengcui City as a genuine Dou Di arrived.

Xiao Yan faced several hidden Dou Di experts in Lengcui City and discovered that they knew his real identity. As the Four Great Sects’ masters appeared, Zhang Yi identified them and Xiao Yan prepared for a confrontation.

• An unseen Dou Di expert pressured Xiao Yan, who offered to spare his opponent if the newcomer wanted to protect him.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Northern King and Xiao Jin to resist the pressure, while another hidden voice recognized him as Yan Xiao from Ancient Wilderness City.
• The second voice revealed that Yan Xiao was Xiao Yan in reverse, and Xiao Yan realized the Ghost Fiend Gate might have exposed his identity.
• Xiao Yan armed himself with Heavenly Flame armor and the Heavy Xuan Ruler, with the Northern King and Xiao Jin taking position beside him.
• Zhang Yi arrived and identified the hidden figures as the sect masters of the Four Great Sects, who emerged from the void as four Dou Di experts.

The Four Great Sects’ masters confronted Xiao Yan in Lengcui City, demanding the Heavenly Severing Steps, while Zhang Yi stood between them and Xiao Yan. After Jian Ming defeated Zhang Yi, the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion’s pavilion master arrived and challenged him.

• Wu Jitian, Chen Zhen, Jian Ming, and the fourth sect master confronted Zhang Yi and Xiao Yan at Lengcui City’s gate.
• Zhang Yi refused Chen Zhen’s request to stand aside and protected Xiao Yan after learning that Xiao Yan possessed the Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Jian Ming unleashed his pressure, forcing the injured Xiao Yan to kneel and cough blood, then declared that the four sects would not let him go.
• Jian Ming attacked Zhang Yi with eight swords, broke his Heaven-Expanding Palm, and sent him crashing into the city wall.
• Jian Ming dismissed Zhang Yi and challenged the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion’s authority, but the pavilion master’s voice rang out and alarmed the sect masters.

Luo Jin confronted the Four Great Sects’ masters over their attempt to seize Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Severing Steps, while Xiao Yan recovered under an Emperor Grade Pill. Chen Zhen pressed his attack despite the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion’s warning, and Xiao Yan finally denied possessing the technique.

• Luo Jin appeared beside Xiao Yan and gave him an Emperor Grade Pill to heal his injuries and restore his Dou Qi.
• Luo Jin told Jian Ming that the mysterious power behind the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion was absent, then demanded that the sect masters leave.
• Chen Zhen argued that Xiao Yan should hand over the Heavenly Severing Steps and threatened to let others learn that Xiao Yan possessed them.
• Chen Zhen released his Eight-Star Dou Di pressure toward Xiao Yan, but Zhang Yi stepped in to shield him and was forced backward.
• Chen Zhen demanded the technique while Xiao Yan continued refining the pill, and Xiao Yan eventually said he did not have the Heavenly Severing Steps.

Chen Zhen pressured Xiao Yan to surrender Heavenly Severing Steps, destroyed the movement technique scroll Xiao Yan offered, and attacked Xiao Jin and the Northern King when they resisted. Xiao Yan then offered his Storage Ring for Chen Zhen to inspect, but Chen Zhen found no Heavenly Severing Steps inside.

• Xiao Yan offered Chen Zhen his Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll, but Chen Zhen destroyed it and demanded Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Luo Jin intervened to protect Xiao Yan and Zhang Yi, while Xiao Yan continued to deny possessing the technique under Chen Zhen's pressure.
• Xiao Jin roared to weaken Chen Zhen's pressure, but Chen Zhen struck him into the city wall and then sent the Northern King crashing beside him.
• Chen Zhen threatened to kill Xiao Jin unless Xiao Yan surrendered Heavenly Severing Steps, and Xiao Yan offered his Storage Ring instead.
• Wu Jitian urged Chen Zhen to inspect the Storage Ring, but Chen Zhen found no Heavenly Severing Steps and withdrew his spiritual power.

Wu Jitian tortured Xiao Yan in an attempt to find the missing Heavenly Severing Steps, but Xiao Yan insisted he did not have them. Luo Jin intervened to protect Xiao Yan and forced the Four Great Sects to withdraw, though Wu Jitian warned that Xiao Yan would not be safe forever.

• Wu Jitian searched Xiao Yan's Storage Ring, found no trace of the Heavenly Severing Steps, and violently demanded to know where they were.
• Ye Luotian healed Xiao Yan and urged him to hand over the steps, but Xiao Yan again said he did not have them.
• Wu Jitian attacked Xiao Yan, and Luo Jin used the Taiyi Star Disk to block the blow.
• Luo Jin threatened to destroy the Four Great Sects if they harmed Xiao Yan, making their sect masters abandon the confrontation.
• Wu Jitian warned Xiao Yan not to leave the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion, and Luo Jin ordered the others to leave.
• Just as Wu Jitian turned to go, someone called, "Wait."

Chen Zhen abandoned his demand for Heavenly Severing Steps for the moment and accused Xiao Yan of injuring a subordinate of the Four Great Sects. The sect masters demanded that Xiao Yan endure one palm strike from each of them, and he accepted despite his grave injuries.

• Chen Zhen stopped Luo Jin from leaving and said the Four Great Sects would no longer insist on obtaining Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Chen Zhen claimed Xiao Yan had injured a jointly appointed subordinate and demanded that he answer for it.
• Luo Jin protested that Xiao Yan was already gravely injured, but Chen Zhen insisted on four palm strikes as the price of ending the dispute.
• Wu Jitian and the other sect masters threatened and taunted Xiao Yan while pressing him to reveal Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Xiao Yan stopped Luo Jin from speaking and agreed to take one palm strike from each of the four sect masters.

Xiao Yan refused Luo Jin’s protection and fought Wu Jitian despite his injuries, meeting the Dou Di expert’s Heavenly Dipper Fist with his Sevenfold Heaven Breaking Ruler. After the clash, Xiao Yan reappeared coughing and demanded another round.

• Luo Jin stopped Wu Jitian and offered to protect Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan declined and chose to face the opponents himself.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Heavy Xuan Ruler and challenged Wu Jitian to attack.
• Wu Jitian used the Heavenly Dipper Fist at twenty percent strength, and Xiao Yan answered with the Sevenfold Heaven Breaking Ruler.
• Their techniques collided in a violent energy storm, and Xiao Yan disappeared from view.
• Xiao Yan’s coughing voice rang out, mocking Wu Jitian’s strength and calling for another attack.

Xiao Yan survived Wu Jitian’s punch and faced Jian Ming’s Ten Thousand Swords Form while the Four Great Sects tested whether he could endure their attacks. After holding out for nearly an hour, Xiao Yan’s defense shattered and Jian Ming’s swords closed in on him, leaving Luo Jin alarmed.

• Xiao Yan rose from the ruins, and Luo Jin was relieved to see that he was alive.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a medicinal pill and mocked Wu Jitian, who was stopped from attacking him again by Chen Zhen.
• Ye Luotian declined to strike first, so Jian Ming challenged Xiao Yan with the Ten Thousand Swords Form.
• Xiao Yan used the Six Directions Wandering Body Ruler to defend himself against Jian Ming’s endless flying swords for nearly an hour.
• Jian Ming’s swords broke Xiao Yan’s defense and surged toward him as Luo Jin’s expression darkened.

Xiao Yan survived Jian Ming’s sword barrage by using the Power of the Great Dao, but the effort left him badly weakened. Jian Ming sent his sword dragon to kill him, and as its claws descended, a roar interrupted the attack.

• Jian Ming realized Xiao Yan had vanished without leaving blood and suspected he had used Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the void in the sky, his presence fading as the black curtain behind him dispersed.
• Chen Zhen recognized that Xiao Yan had used the Power of the Great Dao rather than Heavenly Severing Steps, shocking the watching experts.
• Xiao Yan spat out blood and grew weaker after forcing himself to use the Power of the Great Dao.
• Jian Ming ordered his sword dragon to tear Xiao Yan apart, and its claws descended toward him as he sensed death approaching.
• A roar sounded just as the dragon’s claws were about to strike Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan prepared to strike the sword dragon’s core while Xiao Jin endured its attacks to protect him. As the sword dragon brought its claw down on Xiao Jin, Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes and unleashed the Vajra Glazed Body.

• Xiao Jin blocked the sword dragon for Xiao Yan, while the Northern King attacked it and Gu You revealed that its core was in its head.
• Xiao Yan swallowed two Emperor Grade Pills as Jian Ming intensified the sword dragon’s attack on Xiao Jin.
• Luo Jin challenged Jian Ming and threatened the Four Great Sects, but Jian Ming warned that intervening would endanger Xiao Yan and Xiao Jin.
• Xiao Jin continued shielding Xiao Yan as Jian Ming broke him free of the sword dragon and ordered a claw strike at his head.
• Zhang Yi noticed something unusual about Xiao Yan, whose presence Luo Jin could not discern.
• Xiao Yan opened his eyes as the claw descended and unleashed the Vajra Glazed Body, filling the sky with golden light and Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan unleashed Vajra Glaze and used his ghastly white Heavenly Flames to destroy the sword dragon while Xiao Jin held it back. After Jian Ming wounded him and Xiao Jin was left near death, Xiao Yan charged Jian Ming with Heavenly Severing Steps, revealing that he possessed the technique.

• Xiao Yan transformed into a ninety-nine-foot vajra giant and burned away the sword dragon’s arm with his Heavenly Flames.
• Jian Ming ordered the sword dragon to kill, and Xiao Jin clung to it despite suffering severe wounds to protect Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan punched through the sword dragon’s head, but Jian Ming split the dragon and struck Xiao Yan with a sword beam, leaving a wound across his golden body.
• Xiao Yan gathered the barely breathing Xiao Jin into his arms, used the Three Thousand Burning Flame to shrink him, and took him into his body.
• Xiao Yan used Heavenly Severing Steps to appear beside Jian Ming and attack him, and Jian Ming recognized the technique.

Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames and overwhelming physical attacks to break through Jian Ming’s protective sword barrier. Jian Ming then unleashed his full power and trapped Xiao Yan inside a cage of enormous swords, preparing to strike from above.

• Xiao Yan’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame weakened Jian Ming’s sword barrier, and Xiao Yan battered Jian Ming into the city.
• Xiao Yan grabbed Jian Ming and struck him repeatedly with Eight Extremes Collapse, nearly shattering the barrier.
• Xiao Yan kicked Jian Ming in the face, breaking the sword barrier and sending him flying.
• Jian Ming rose unharmed, released his suppressed presence, and summoned four enormous swords to enclose Xiao Yan.
• Jian Ming formed another sword above the cage and invoked the Sixth form, Sword Seal.

Jian Ming sealed Xiao Yan inside the Sword Seal and unleashed a deadly attack while Luo Jin and Zhang Yi tried to stop the four sects. Chen Zhen countered Zhang Yi’s Spirit Class Dou Technique by trapping him and Luo Jin in the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Array, leaving their survival uncertain.

• Jian Ming used the Sword Seal to pin Xiao Yan beneath a giant sword, while he and Chen Zhen made clear they intended to kill Xiao Yan before he grew into a threat.
• Jian Ming’s golden sword crashed down toward Xiao Yan, who realized he could not withstand the attack from an Eight-Star Dou Di.
• Luo Jin poured his Dou Qi into the Taiyi Star Disk to counter Chen Zhen’s pressure as Zhang Yi prepared the Annihilation Palm.
• Zhang Yi launched his Spirit Class Dou Technique at Chen Zhen, but Chen Zhen formed a profound array beneath Zhang Yi and Luo Jin.
• Chen Zhen activated the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Array, surrounding Luo Jin and Zhang Yi with pillars of golden light.

Xiao Yan lost hope as a Dou Di’s giant sword bore down on him, but Gu You reminded him of Luo Jin, his ancestor, and his loved ones until his will reignited. He began the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations and swallowed three Heavenly Flames, leaving the outcome of his clash with the giant sword uncertain.

• Xiao Yan felt overwhelmed by the Dou Di’s power and stopped resisting as he fell toward the ground.
• Gu You scolded Xiao Yan for giving up while Luo Jin risked his life to endure the formation’s attacks.
• Xiao Yan saw Luo Jin’s injuries and began to regain his resolve, then Gu You reminded him of his ancestor, family, wife, children, father, and teacher.
• Xiao Yan roared, reignited his Heavenly Flame, and burned the giant swords surrounding him.
• Xiao Yan began the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations, swallowing a brilliant Heavenly Flame, the Emperor Flame, and Gu You’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations and his Dou Di Bloodline to reach Late Nine-Star Half-Emperor, then resisted Jian Ming’s Sword Seal with the Ancient Emperor Seal. Jian Ming shattered the seal and drove Xiao Yan into the ground, leaving him gravely wounded as the sword descended toward his chest.

• Xiao Yan activated the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations and his Dou Di Bloodline, raising his presence to Late Nine-Star Half-Emperor.
• Xiao Yan countered Jian Ming’s descending giant sword with pillars of Heavenly Flame, but the flames were severed.
• Xiao Yan formed the Ancient Emperor Seal and used it to hold back Jian Ming’s giant sword.
• Jian Ming unleashed the Sword Seal’s true power, shattered the Ancient Emperor Seal, and sent Xiao Yan crashing into the ground.
• Luo Jin and Zhang Yi cried out as the giant sword’s tip pierced toward Xiao Yan’s chest, and Luo Jin vowed to wash the four sects in blood.

Jian Ming’s giant sword pierced Xiao Yan’s chest, but Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames and awakened Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline let him fight back. He remained gravely wounded as he battered the sword apart, while Gu You controlled the Bone Spirit Cold Flame within him.

• Jian Ming drove his giant sword through Xiao Yan’s chest, leaving him barely alive and enraging Luo Jin.
• Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames awakened around him and began consuming the energy in Jian Ming’s sword.
• Xiao Yan awakened his Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, shattered part of the blade, and smashed off its tip with his dragon claws.
• Xiao Yan forced himself upright and repeatedly struck the broken sword, enduring violent energy that worsened his injuries.
• Xiao Yan’s Dragon-Phoenix power and dragon claws faded, while Gu You continued controlling the Bone Spirit Cold Flame inside him.

Xiao Yan shattered Jian Ming’s Sword Seal but collapsed from his injuries, leaving Jian Ming and the other sect masters intent on killing him. As Jian Ming’s swords closed in, an aged voice ordered him to scram.

• Xiao Yan broke Jian Ming’s enormous sword hilt, then fell into the crater after his Vajra Glazed Body burst apart.
• The four sect masters resolved to kill Xiao Yan, and Chen Zhen subdued Luo Jin while keeping him alive as leverage against the Cloud-Hidden Pavilion.
• Jian Ming recalled his defeat by a mysterious expert but decided he could strike after seeing Chen Zhen had taken control of Luo Jin.
• Jian Ming sent hundreds of swords toward the helpless Xiao Yan, but an aged voice suddenly commanded him to scram.

An unseen expert destroyed Jian Ming's blades and ordered the four Dou Di experts to leave Xiao Yan, Luo Jin, and the others alone. After the expert blasted Wu Jitian with a single strike and threatened the group, Chen Zhen and the others fled Lengcui City.

• An unknown expert shattered Jian Ming's rain of swords before it could hit Xiao Yan.
• Wu Jitian demanded that the hidden expert reveal himself, but the expert ordered the four men to leave the three people behind or die.
• Wu Jitian attacked the unseen expert's authority and was hurled to the ground by an invisible force.
• The four men realized the expert might have reached the Origin Transformation Realm, while Zhang Yi continued guarding Luo Jin.
• Chen Zhen gave up his plan to seize Luo Jin, and he, Wu Jitian, Jian Ming, and Ye Luotian fled in different directions.