Recaps

Xiao Yan revealed that he knew the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Art, alarming its members before he assured them he meant no harm. He then recognized his former North Sea Academy rival Shui Miao, who revealed that he was really Ouyang Miao, heir to the Ouyang Clan.

• Xiao Yan explained that he had not expected to encounter the Emperor Seal Art on the Origin Martial Continent.
• Xiao Yan demonstrated the first five seals of the Emperor Seal Art, startling the Gu Clan members, then dispersed the handprint and said the art had been given to him by someone important.
• Xiao Yan turned to leave and recognized the white-robed young man as Shui Miao, his former opponent from North Sea Academy.
• Shui Miao and Xiao Yan acknowledged that both had reached Yuan Zong, and Shui Miao said Xiao Yan had defeated him at the academy.
• Two middle-aged men addressed Shui Miao as Heir Ouyang, and he revealed that his real name was Ouyang Miao and his father was the Ouyang Clan patriarch.

Xiao Yan saved Ouyang Miao and the Gu Clan members from an attack by the Zhao Clan, and Ouyang Miao invited him, Bai Hua, and Lian'er to travel through Sacred Gold City. As they set off, Xiao Yan learned that the attackers were tied to the Xiao Clan, raising suspicions about his connection to them.

• Ouyang Miao thanked Xiao Yan for rescuing the Gu Clan members, and Xiao Yan said he had acted because he recognized the Emperor Seal Art.
• Bai Hua and Lian'er arrived, and Xiao Yan told Ouyang Miao they were heading to Xiao City.
• Ouyang Miao invited the group to use the teleportation array in Sacred Gold City, and Xiao Yan accepted.
• The Gu Clan members identified the dead attackers as men from the Zhao Clan of Liyang City, a faction under the Xiao Clan.
• Ouyang Miao silenced the Gu Clan members' suspicions about Xiao Yan and led him, Bai Hua, and Lian'er east toward Sacred Gold City.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in Sacred Gold City, where Ouyang Miao showed them the giant sword bearing the Orchid Sword Saint’s sword Qi and learned of Xiao Yan’s connection to the battle at Heavenly Cloud Manor. They stayed at an Ouyang Clan residence, leaving the story poised for what would happen the next day.

• Xiao Yan’s group reached Sacred Gold City and saw the giant sword standing outside its gates.
• Ouyang Miao explained that the sword was modeled on the Orchid Sword and bore characters written by Ouyang Yu, the Orchid Sword Saint.
• Xiao Yan told Ouyang Miao that he had been at Heavenly Cloud Manor and briefly recounted the battle there.
• Ouyang Miao described the Ouyang Clan’s strength, its expansion through allied families, and the sword’s role in protecting and bolstering its reputation.
• The Gu Clan members parted ways with Xiao Yan’s group, and Ouyang Miao brought Xiao Yan and his two companions to an Ouyang Clan residence to rest.

Xiao Yan prepared to leave Sacred Gold City but first met Ouyang Miao to settle their anticipated fight. Their confrontation was interrupted by Bai Ruoxuan of the Bai Clan, whose powerful entourage drew Xiao Yan’s attention as his Storage Ring suddenly stirred.

• As experts gathered in Sacred Gold City, Xiao Yan recovered from his journey and decided to say goodbye to Ouyang Miao before leaving.
• Xiao Yan and Ouyang Miao agreed to decide the winner of their fight in a hundred exchanges, while Bai Hua and Lian'er moved aside.
• Bai Ruoxuan arrived with three elders, including a Yuan Zun, and challenged Ouyang Miao’s choice of opponent.
• Ouyang Miao warned Xiao Yan that Bai Ruoxuan was from the Bai Clan and could not be trusted.
• Xiao Yan recalled that the Black Jade Ruler was reportedly in the Bai Clan’s possession, then felt a disturbance from his Storage Ring.

Bai Ruoxuan discovered that Xiao Yan possessed the Heavy Xuan Ruler and attacked him in Sacred Gold City. After Xiao Yan blocked the strike and revealed his Heavenly Flames, an old man offered to let him leave if he surrendered the ruler, and Xiao Yan refused.

• Ouyang Miao told Bai Ruoxuan that his second uncle was in seclusion and had not agreed to take him as a disciple.
• Bai Ruoxuan summoned the Black Jade Ruler, causing Xiao Yan's Heavy Xuan Ruler to shake inside his Storage Ring.
• Bai Ruoxuan attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan revealed the Heavy Xuan Ruler and blocked the blow.
• Xiao Yan wrapped the Heavy Xuan Ruler in flames, and an old man recognized his Heavenly Flames and demanded that he hand over the ruler.
• Xiao Yan produced a white-jade Formation Plate and asked the old man what would happen if he refused.

Bai Ruoxuan demanded Xiao Yan’s Heavy Xuan Ruler, while Bai Rong threatened to keep Xiao Yan from leaving and Ouyang Miao challenged the Bai Clan’s interference. Xiao Yan and Bai Ruoxuan agreed to fight for their rulers, and the others withdrew as the duel was about to begin.

• Bai Rong threatened to detain Xiao Yan, prompting Ouyang Miao to protest and Xiao Yan to prepare to resist.
• Bai Ruoxuan claimed the Heavy Xuan Ruler and Black Jade Ruler had once been one and asked Xiao Yan to hand his ruler over.
• Xiao Yan challenged Bai Ruoxuan to give him the Black Jade Ruler instead, and he endured pressure from a Bai Clan elder with the Strength Elephant Art.
• Bai Ruoxuan proposed a duel, promising to give Xiao Yan the Black Jade Ruler if Xiao Yan won and demanding the Heavy Xuan Ruler if he lost.
• Bai Rong and the other elders withdrew, while Ouyang Miao, Bai Hua, and Lian'er watched as Xiao Yan and Bai Ruoxuan faced each other.

Xiao Yan confronted Bai Ruoxuan in the arena and matched his attacks with precise movement and powerful ruler strikes. As Bai Ruoxuan unleashed the Intent Class Dou Technique Light of the Solar Corona, Xiao Yan answered with nine consecutive strikes, prompting Bai Rong to prepare to intervene.

• Bai Ruoxuan charged Xiao Yan with his Black Jade Ruler, but Xiao Yan evaded the first blow with startling speed.
• Bai Ruoxuan swung again, and Xiao Yan blocked with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, calling it his first strike.
• Xiao Yan countered Bai Ruoxuan's golden dragon attack with his second strike, and the two fighters staggered back from the clash.
• Bai Ruoxuan used Light of the Solar Corona, an Intent Class Dou Technique, to gather powerful golden energy into his ruler.
• Xiao Yan chopped with the Heavy Xuan Ruler nine times, and Bai Rong began circulating his Origin Qi as he watched.

Xiao Yan defeated Bai Ruoxuan, but Bai Rong and a purple-robed elder both intervened, each intending to kill him. The elder revealed that he was Xie Shan’s father and attacked Xiao Yan as Xiao Yan activated his Formation Plate.

• Xiao Yan used the Light of the Solar Corona and seven strikes of the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler to clash with Bai Ruoxuan’s attack.
• Xiao Yan emerged unharmed and knocked Bai Ruoxuan into the ruins, while Bai Rong and a purple-robed elder collided as they tried to intervene.
• Bai Rong mistook the purple-robed elder for Xiao Yan’s helper, but learned that he also meant to kill Xiao Yan.
• The purple-robed elder identified himself as Xie Shan’s father and vowed revenge for Xiao Yan killing his son in the Southern Region.
• The elder charged at Xiao Yan, who activated his Formation Plate and released Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring.

The purple-robed man broke through Xiao Yan’s seventh-tier formation and moved to kill him, but Ouyang Miao stepped in to defend him. Just as the attacker struck at them, the Orchid Sword appeared and halted the attack, signaling its owner’s arrival.

• The purple-robed man battered Xiao Yan’s formation while dismissing Ouyang Miao’s appeal to the Ouyang Clan’s standing.
• Xiao Yan gathered Origin Qi and formed Buddha’s Fury Reincarnation as Bai Rong watched, confident that Xiao Yan would die.
• The purple-robed man shattered the formation and lunged for Xiao Yan’s throat.
• Ouyang Miao moved in front of Xiao Yan and thrust his spear at the attacker.
• A surge of sharp force blasted the purple-robed man back and froze Ouyang Miao, and the Orchid Sword appeared in midair.

Ouyang Yu, the Orchid Sword Saint, protected Xiao Yan from the purple-robed man and forced him to concede defeat. The man then broke his promise and rushed past Ouyang Yu to attack Xiao Yan.

• Bai Rong recognized the Orchid Sword as Ouyang Yu appeared and asked the purple-robed man to stop.
• The purple-robed man demanded that Ouyang Yu hand over Xiao Yan, but Ouyang Yu refused because Xiao Yan was his clan's guest.
• The purple-robed man attacked Ouyang Yu, and the Orchid Sword blocked his claw and cut his palm with Sword Qi.
• The purple-robed man admitted he was no match for Ouyang Yu, then declared that Xiao Yan still had to die.
• The purple-robed man surged past Ouyang Yu and charged toward Xiao Yan.

A purple-robed Yuan Zun attacked Xiao Yan, but Ouyang Yu intervened and revealed his Eight-Star Yuan Zun strength. The attacker fled Sacred Gold City after Ouyang Yu shattered his attack, leaving Xiao Yan with a threat of future revenge.

• The purple-robed man used a giant energy claw to attack Xiao Yan, who struggled to escape as the surrounding space froze.
• Xiao Yan prepared to strike back with Buddha's Fury Reincarnation, but Ouyang Yu appeared between him and the claw.
• Ouyang Yu revealed his Eight-Star Yuan Zun presence and shattered the giant claw with a two-finger strike of sword Qi.
• The purple-robed man retreated and threatened Xiao Yan before flying toward the outskirts of Sacred Gold City.
• Xiao Yan answered that he would be ready for their next encounter.

After Xiao Yan defeated Bai Ruoxuan, Bai Rong tried to keep the Black Jade Ruler, but Ouyang Yu made Bai Ruoxuan honor the wager. Ouyang Yu accepted Bai Ruoxuan as his disciple, and Xiao Yan left with the ruler.

• Xiao Yan watched the purple-robed man depart, then summoned the Black Jade Ruler from the rubble as his spoils.
• Bai Rong intercepted the ruler and claimed Xiao Yan had won through a sneak attack, while Ouyang Miao defended Xiao Yan's victory.
• After hearing about the wager and the Heavy Xuan Ruler, Ouyang Yu told Bai Ruoxuan to accept his loss and warned that a disciple of his must keep his word.
• Bai Ruoxuan accepted Ouyang Yu's offer to become his disciple and handed over the Black Jade Ruler despite Bai Rong's objections.
• Ouyang Yu declared the Black Jade Ruler Xiao Yan's, and Xiao Yan drew it to himself and stored it away.

After Xiao Yan defeated Bai Ruoxuan and claimed the Black Jade Ruler, Ouyang Yu took the injured Bai Ruoxuan away while Xiao Yan and his companions prepared to leave Sacred Gold City. Ouyang Miao escorted them to an Ouyang Clan teleportation array, and the group departed for the Xiao Clan.

• Bai Ruoxuan’s injuries worsened after his protective pill wore off, and an elder gave him another healing pill.
• Ouyang Yu took Bai Ruoxuan with him and left the others in Ouyang Miao’s care.
• Bai Ruoxuan threatened Xiao Yan over the Black Jade Ruler, but Xiao Yan told him he would wait for him to reclaim it.
• Ouyang Miao led Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er through Sacred Gold City toward the teleportation arrays as onlookers learned Xiao Yan had beaten Bai Ruoxuan.
• Xiao Yan and his companions entered an Ouyang Clan teleportation array, which activated and sent them away from Sacred Gold City.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached Tianyang City and asked an old man for directions to the Xiao Clan. After testing Xiao Yan with spiritual pressure, the old man let them proceed and watched them leave with a cryptic hope for the clan’s future; on the road, Xiao Yan noticed a lecherous gaze aimed at him.

• Xiao Yan led Bai Hua and Lian'er to the old man who controlled Tianyang City's teleportation array and asked for directions to the Xiao Clan.
• The old man questioned Xiao Yan about his purpose and pressed Xiao Yan and Bai Hua with powerful Spiritual Strength.
• Xiao Yan resisted the pressure with his own Spiritual Strength, impressing the old man, who withdrew it and sent a streak of light toward the Xiao Clan's direction.
• The old man restarted the teleportation array and privately praised Xiao Yan, while hoping he would not repeat the mistakes of an ancestor.
• Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er walked toward the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yan's icy glare drove away passersby staring at Lian'er.
• Xiao Yan turned toward a lecherous gaze coming from ahead.

Xiao Yan defended Lian'er from Zhao Mingjie’s attempt to abduct her and left Zhao Mingjie beaten after An Nan intervened. Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er continued toward Xiao City, warned that Zhao Mingjie had connections in the Xiao Clan.

• Zhao Mingjie and his men blocked Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er in the street, and Zhao Mingjie tried to take Lian'er.
• Xiao Yan used his Yuan Zong pressure to drive back Zhao Mingjie’s men, seized Zhao Mingjie, and kicked him away.
• An Nan arrived and warned Xiao Yan that Zhao Mingjie’s father was a Yuan Zun; Xiao Yan released Zhao Mingjie but then struck him unconscious when he threatened revenge.
• An Nan identified himself as the head of Tianyang City’s An Clan and cautioned Xiao Yan that Zhao Mingjie had connections within the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan thanked An Nan and continued toward Xiao City with Bai Hua and Lian'er.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached Xiao City and decided to rest before visiting the Xiao Clan. At the Ouyang Clan, Ouyang Yu revealed that he believed Xiao Yan came from another continent and planned to give him the Emperor Seal Art’s final three seals, but postponed sending Ouyang Miao to the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Yan led his companions to find lodging in Xiao City, planning to enter the Xiao Clan the next day.
• Ouyang Miao told Ouyang Yu that Xiao Yan had defeated him and had intervened after seeing the Emperor Seal Art.
• Ouyang Yu concluded that Xiao Yan came from another continent because he possessed both the Heavy Xuan Ruler and the Emperor Seal Art, which had originated beyond the Origin Martial Continent.
• Ouyang Yu told Ouyang Miao to borrow the Emperor Seal Art’s final three seals from the Gu Clan and give them to Xiao Yan.
• When Ouyang Miao mentioned Xiao Yan was headed for the Xiao Clan, Ouyang Yu said it was not the right time to go.

Xiao Yan went into Xiao City to learn more about the Xiao Clan and heard that Zhao Mingjie had come seeking support from a clan member. He then encountered Zhao Mingjie and Xiao Chuhang, who challenged him while releasing the pressure of a Yuan Zong expert.

• Xiao Yan took Bai Hua and Lian'er through Xiao City to gather information about the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan overheard residents gossiping that Zhao Mingjie had been beaten in Tianyang City and was relying on someone in the Xiao Clan for support.
• Zhao Mingjie complained to Xiao Chuhang that Xiao Yan had beaten his men and insulted him, but could not describe where Xiao Yan had gone.
• Xiao Yan revealed himself to Zhao Mingjie, who recognized him and angrily challenged him in front of the crowd.
• Xiao Chuhang stopped Zhao Mingjie and confronted Xiao Yan, releasing the oppressive presence of a Yuan Zong expert.

Xiao Chuhang challenged Xiao Yan after revealing that he had reached Yuan Zong, but Xiao Yan effortlessly countered his attacks. Xiao Chuhang unleashed Wind God's Fury, drawing Xiao Clan guards to the scene as Xiao Yan waited to see whether they would intervene.

• Xiao Chuhang revealed his Yuan Zong cultivation and attacked Xiao Yan with claw winds.
• Xiao Yan evaded Xiao Chuhang’s attacks and then deflected them with precise strikes of his sleeve.
• Frustrated by his failure to hurt Xiao Yan, Xiao Chuhang unleashed the powerful Wind God's Fury technique.
• The technique’s wind pressure shook the street, and Xiao Clan guards hurried toward the commotion.
• Xiao Yan sensed something unusual about the technique and smiled as the guards arrived overhead.

Xiao Chuhang ignored the Xiao Clan guards’ orders and unleashed Wind God’s Fury against Xiao Yan and his companions. As the enormous palm descended, Xiao Yan summoned a golden vajra giant and struck back.

• Xiao Clan guards arrived and warned Xiao Chuhang that fighting was forbidden in Xiao City.
• Xiao Chuhang refused to stop, fully formed Wind God’s Fury, and forced the guards to seal off the battle.
• Xiao Chuhang sent Wind God’s Fury’s enormous palm crashing down toward Xiao Yan and his two companions.
• Xiao Yan stepped forward, summoned a golden vajra giant wreathed in crimson flames, and drove its fist into the descending palm.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Chuhang fought a fierce clash of Xiao Chuhang’s Wind God's Fury against Xiao Yan’s flame-wreathed punch. Xiao Yan shattered Xiao Chuhang’s all-out attack and walked away, but someone called for him to wait.

• Xiao Yan formed his diamond body, covered it with scarlet red lotus karmic fire, and struck Xiao Chuhang’s descending palm with a powerful punch.
• Xiao Chuhang added a second palm strike to the collision, intensifying the compressed energy vortex between them.
• Xiao Yan withdrew his fist, then shot it forward again and punched through the erupting energy to break Xiao Chuhang’s attack.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Chuhang that his Dou Technique was good but his mastery fell short, then started down the street.
• Someone called out, “Sir, please wait,” as Xiao Yan was leaving.

Xiao Yan agreed to accompany a Xiao Clan guard after defeating Xiao Chuhang, then reached the clan’s heavily protected entrance with Bai Hua and Lian'er. After the group entered, Xiao Xuan sensed Xiao Yan’s arrival and hurried to meet him.

• Xiao Yan agreed to explain the fight to the Xiao Clan guard, while other guards moved to support the badly injured Xiao Chuhang.
• Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er followed the guard across Xiao City to the Xiao Clan’s entrance.
• Xiao Yan tested the spatial barrier and learned from the guard that it could withstand a full-force attack from a Yuan Zun expert.
• Two Yuan Zun elders opened a passage through the archway and let Xiao Yan and his companions enter the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Xuan sensed Xiao Yan’s arrival, rose from his cliff, and flew down the mountain to meet him.

Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Xiao Clan’s hidden world, where Elder Li revealed that the clan already knew Xiao Yan’s identity and cautioned him about testing others. Xiao Xuan appeared unharmed and took Xiao Yan to meet the Xiao Clan leader.

• Xiao Huan led Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er through the spatial passage into the Xiao Clan’s hidden world.
• Elder Li dismissed Xiao Huan and told Xiao Yan that the clan had known who he was since he entered Xiao City.
• Elder Li advised Xiao Yan to focus on cultivation and avoid repeating his ancestor’s mistakes, but directed him to ask Xiao Xuan about what had happened to him.
• Xiao Xuan arrived, greeted Elder Li, and reassured Xiao Yan that he was well.
• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yan that they were going to meet the Xiao Clan leader.

Xiao Yan gave Xiao Xuan the final fragment of the Origin Return Mantra, easing the ancestor’s worries about his cultivation, and the two went to meet the Xiao Clan leader. Meanwhile, a young man learned that Xiao Yan had injured Xiao Chuhang and set out to confront him and Xiao Xuan.

• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yan that his cultivation had reached the Peak Origin Emperor level but would likely stagnate without the rest of the Origin Return Mantra.
• Xiao Yan presented Xiao Xuan with the final black parchment fragment of the Origin Return Mantra, and Xiao Xuan accepted it with visible emotion.
• Xiao Xuan led Xiao Yan to the fiery-red hall to meet the clan leader.
• A middle-aged subordinate told a young man that Xiao Yan had injured Xiao Chuhang and that Xiao Xuan had personally welcomed him.
• The young man vowed to confront Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan and headed for the main hall.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan met Xiao Mingyuan before entering the Xiao Clan hall, where clan leader Xiao Yuheng praised Xiao Yan’s strength and invited him to formally join the clan. Xiao Yan resisted the pressure to accept immediately, and Xiao Yuheng assured him he could take his time deciding.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan passed the guards and encountered Xiao Mingyuan, who welcomed them and sent them to meet the clan leader.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan entered the hall and greeted Xiao Yuheng, who recognized Xiao Yan as a Yuan Zong despite his young appearance.
• Xiao Yan sensed that Xiao Yuheng was exceptionally powerful and discreetly tried to assess him.
• Xiao Yuheng and the elders formally invited Xiao Yan to become part of the Xiao Clan, surrounding him with pressure as they waited for his answer.
• Xiao Yan frowned at the pressure, so Xiao Yuheng eased the atmosphere by saying Xiao Yan could decide later and stay with the clan in the meantime.

Xiao Mingyuan punished Xiao Chuhang for breaking clan rules and warned Xiao Feng not to target Xiao Yan, but Xiao Feng set off to confront Xiao Yan anyway. After Xiao Yan refused to join the Xiao Clan, Xiao Feng appeared before him and Xiao Xuan despite Xiao Mingyuan’s warning.

• Xiao Mingyuan told Xiao Feng that Xiao Chuhang would be confined to the clan for six months and lose his monthly allowances for breaking the rules.
• Xiao Mingyuan warned Xiao Feng not to cause trouble for Xiao Yan, and Xiao Feng reluctantly acknowledged the message.
• Xiao Feng told his middle-aged companion to watch over Xiao Chuhang and rushed off to meet Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Mingyuan that he would not join the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Mingyuan suggested discussing it again after the first elder left seclusion.
• Xiao Feng appeared before Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, and Xiao Mingyuan, who asked whether his earlier warning had been clear enough.