Recaps

Luo Chuan arranged a frame-up against Qin Yu at the White Cloud Sect, but Qin Yu exposed the planted evidence and the disciples who carried it out. As Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng learned of the Luo Family’s immense influence and vowed to stand together, an unknown calamity also descended upon the Great Yan Continent.

• Luo Chuan learned Qin Yu had joined the White Cloud Sect and vowed to settle their old score, while three terrifying figures arrived in the Great Yan Continent’s northwest and announced the prelude to destruction.
• Luo Chuan ordered Zhang Peng, Zhang Lin, and Zhang Jun to provoke Qin Yu and frame him for stealing a spirit artifact from the Weapons Hall.
• Qin Yu disproved the forged evidence at the outer sect training grounds, exposed the disciples’ involvement, and heard them confess that Luo Chuan had ordered the scheme.
• Wang Lin cleared Qin Yu of wrongdoing and said the Law Enforcement Hall would investigate Luo Chuan, while Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng joined Qin Yu and pledged their support.
• Zhao Xinyu explained the Luo Family’s imperial ties and influence, and Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng vowed to face the family and the imperial power together.

Qin Yu joined a patrol mission to the Northern Dark Abyss Valley, where Qiu Fusheng and Ye Han secretly tried to use the undead against him. After turning their scheme back on them and killing them, Qin Yu ventured deeper and encountered demonic beings from beyond the Great Yan Continent.

• Wang Lin assigned Qin Yu to patrol the Northern Dark Abyss Valley with Qiu Fusheng and Ye Han, while Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng were sent to the Formless Ancient Marsh.
• Qin Yu and his companions entered the valley, where death Qi suppressed their power and monstrous undead shadows attacked them.
• Qiu Fusheng and Ye Han secretly used talismans to draw more undead toward Qin Yu, intending to get him killed on orders from Luo Chuan.
• Qin Yu used the Black Bone War Spear to reverse their control of the death Qi, and the returning force consumed Qiu Fusheng and Ye Han.
• Qin Yu continued alone toward a broken altar and stone stele, then encountered a group of strange demonic beings he recognized as not being from the Great Yan Continent.

Qin Yu tested the black bone war spear against waves of demonic spirits in Northern Dark Abyss Valley, then fled and hid when stronger enemies appeared. He rescued the wounded Mu Qingwan, who revealed she belonged to the Silent Ring Palace and had entered the valley to find a Withered Wood Spring for her senior sister; they rested together before planning to investigate further.

• Qin Yu used the black bone war spear and several spear techniques to destroy the first wave of demonic spirits, but stronger spirits emerged.
• Qin Yu fought his way through the pursuing spirits and hid in a cliff fissure, where the spear resonated with an ancient presence deeper in the valley.
• Qin Yu found the injured Mu Qingwan, brought her to a concealed cave, and drove the death Qi from her body after it formed a shadow beast.
• Mu Qingwan thanked Qin Yu and explained that she came from Dream Void Moon, the Silent Ring Palace, to seek a Withered Wood Spring for her injured senior sister.
• Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan agreed to recover inside the cave before venturing out to investigate the demonic spirits.

Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan fought their way through a demonic spirit tide in Northern Dark Abyss Valley, only to face the demonic spirit king. Its Final Stillness: Soul-Annihilating Tide left them unconscious in the devastated valley as the king disappeared into the mist.

• Qin Yu sensed the mysterious gray light within him answer the valley’s death Qi, making ghostly figures vanish.
• Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan battled the demonic spirit tide together, but its endless waves forced them to retreat.
• The demonic spirit king appeared, and Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan fought through the tide to reach the outer valley, where the king pursued them.
• The demonic spirit king unleashed Death Source Falls Upon the World and Netherfire Soul Annihilation, badly injuring Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan.
• The demonic spirit king struck with Final Stillness: Soul-Annihilating Tide, leaving Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan unconscious before vanishing into the death mist.

Qin Yu recovered from his near-death injuries and ventured into Northern Dark Abyss Valley to find the Clear Sky Soul-Revitalizing Ganoderma that could save Mu Qingwan. After fighting through undead and demonic spirits to obtain it, he used the herb to dispel her death Qi, and Mu Qingwan awoke.

• Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan dreamed of their respective pasts and inheritances as gray light revived Qin Yu and restored his body.
• Qin Yu carried the unconscious Mu Qingwan to a hidden lakeside secret realm, protected her with a formation, and set out to find the Clear Sky Soul-Revitalizing Ganoderma.
• Qin Yu fought through waves of undead and escaped an assault by powerful demonic spirits in Northern Dark Abyss Valley.
• Qin Yu found and carefully harvested the Clear Sky Soul-Revitalizing Ganoderma, then hurried back to Mu Qingwan.
• Qin Yu gave Mu Qingwan the herb’s spiritual liquid and suppressed the death Qi as its medicinal power cleansed her body and soul.
• Mu Qingwan expelled the remaining turbid Qi and opened her eyes, and Qin Yu told her she was safe.

Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan spent nearly a year recovering and growing closer while sheltered from the devil spirit tide in a valley. Elsewhere, Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng survived a devil spirit king’s attack when Yang Zheng’s safety talisman destroyed it, and Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan left their refuge to search for a way out of the Northern Dark Abyss Valley.

• Mu Qingwan woke after Qin Yu healed her with the Clear Sky Soul-Revitalizing Ganoderma, and she felt grateful and increasingly close to him.
• Qin Yu protected their valley with a Qi Shield Spear Wall while Mu Qingwan recovered, and they relied on each other through nearly half a year in hiding.
• Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng fought a devil spirit tide alongside another White Cloud Sect disciple, but a powerful devil spirit leader overwhelmed them and killed the third disciple.
• Yang Zheng’s safety talisman released a light dragon that destroyed the devil spirit leader, and Zhao Xinyu admitted that she loved him as he fell unconscious.
• After nearly a year in the valley, Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan left their refuge together to investigate the devastated surroundings and seek a way out.

Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan faced a powerful demonic spirit commander in Northern Dark Abyss Valley, where Qin Yu’s mysterious Gray Ring awakened and erased the monster. After surviving, Mu Qingwan accepted Qin Yu despite his unknown power and secretly swore a Fate Soul Oath to live and die with him.

• Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan investigated unnatural death Qi and encountered a shadow that warned them of an unfinished blood sacrifice and the master’s coming descent.
• A demonic spirit commander attacked, and Qin Yu and Mu Qingwan fought together but were badly injured as Mu Qingwan’s strength ran out.
• Qin Yu’s Gray Ring awakened and used Gray Ring: Shadow Blade to erase the demonic spirit commander completely.
• Mu Qingwan asked Qin Yu about the Gray Ring, and he admitted that he did not know its origin; she then reassured him that her feelings would not change.
• Mu Qingwan secretly swore a Fate Soul Oath binding her life to Qin Yu, and the two remained together after the battle.

Qin Yu returned from the Northern Dark Abyss Valley after the Gray Ring entered his sea of consciousness, and Mu Qingwan left with the Silent Ring Palace after asking him to visit her. Back at the White Cloud Sect, Qin Yu reunited with Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng, learned of the Gray Ring’s soul-attacking powers, and resolved to master and conceal them as new threats gathered.

• The Gray Ring struck Qin Yu and appeared in his sea of consciousness, while Mu Qingwan vowed to stay by him despite fearing its power.
• Liu Qingfeng and four others from the Silent Ring Palace found Mu Qingwan, thanked Qin Yu for saving her, and offered him a Soul Divine Pill, which he declined.
• Mu Qingwan asked Qin Yu to visit her at the Silent Ring Palace before Liu Qingfeng led her away, and Qin Yu promised to come.
• Qin Yu returned to the White Cloud Sect, reunited with Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng, and told them that Luo Chuan had arranged for Qiu Fusheng and Ye Han to kill him.
• Two demon spirits performed a sacrifice in the Soul-Devouring Wasteland, while Luo Chuan vowed to target Qin Yu’s companions after learning he had survived.
• Qin Yu examined the Gray Ring’s ten skills and their fused form, Soul Erosion, then resolved to control and conceal its power.

After the White Cloud Sect announced an inner sect competition in one month, Qin Yu entered the Realm Soul Annihilation Forest to seek a breakthrough, while Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng headed for Netherworld Valley. Deep in the forest, Qin Yu fought increasingly powerful demon spirits and collected their cores, but found himself facing Soul Foundation Realm enemies he could not defeat head-on.

• The White Cloud Sect announced that outer sect disciples would compete for promotion to the inner sect in one month, and Qin Yu resolved to reach the Middle Stage of the Soul Foundation Realm.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng agreed to train separately and meet again at the competition; Qin Yu went north to the Realm Soul Annihilation Forest, while Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng traveled to Netherworld Valley.
• Qin Yu entered the forest, defeated several demon spirits, and collected their demon cores as he pressed deeper into the forbidden realm.
• Qin Yu encountered three powerful demon spirits and destroyed them with his spear techniques, then faced a wave of stronger enemies.
• When seven demon spirits appeared, including three at Initial Entry into the Soul Foundation Realm, Qin Yu fled their encirclement and continued hunting weaker spirits while dodging the stronger ones.

Qin Yu survived a battle with a powerful otherworldly being by using the Gray Ring, then found and refined a Myriad-Colored Lotus in a hidden cave. He broke through to the Initial Entry into the Soul Foundation Realm and left with a trove of demon cores and spirit stones, intent on defeating Luo Chuan in the outer sect disciple grand competition.

• Qin Yu escaped into the forest with dozens of demon cores and found a spirit-vein heavenly pool where he planned to cultivate.
• A black-robed otherworldly being emerged from the pool and attacked Qin Yu, but Qin Yu used Gray Ring: Shadow Blade to destroy its Fate Soul.
• A Myriad-Colored Lotus appeared in the pool, and Qin Yu took it to a hidden cave before others could claim it.
• Qin Yu refined the lotus, endured its violent spiritual power, and broke through to the Initial Entry into the Soul Foundation Realm.
• Qin Yu gathered his demon cores and three supreme-grade spirit stones and vowed to trample Luo Chuan at the grand competition.

Qin Yu killed three Soul Foundation Realm cultivators with the Gray Ring and took their storage rings, while a separate group of cultivators discovered a dragon heart in the Gloomy Forest and were annihilated by a demonic spirit commander. The commander absorbed the dragon heart’s power, evolved, and led its legion deeper into the forest, leaving devastation behind.

• After the Myriad-Colored Lotus vanished, three cultivators tracked Qin Yu down and tried to seize his treasures.
• Qin Yu used Gray Ring: Shadow Blade and Gray Ring: Fallen Earth to kill all three, then collected their storage rings and hid in a cave to inspect their resources.
• Five Yuan Transformation Realm cultivators found a giant dragon heart in the Gloomy Forest and attacked it, awakening its guardian will.
• A withered-hand demonic spirit commander and its legion appeared, killed the five cultivators, and devoured the dragon heart and its guardian will.
• The commander absorbed the dragon heart’s energy, evolved into a more powerful form, and led its legion deeper into the Gloomy Forest, destroying everything in its path.

After returning from the Realm Soul Annihilation Forest, Qin Yu broke through to the Middle Stage of the Soul Foundation Realm and awakened three devastating Ring Spear techniques. With only three days before the White Cloud Sect competition, he ventured into Netherworld Valley to rescue Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng, annihilated the Demonic Spirit King, and headed back to the sect with them.

• Qin Yu returned to the White Cloud Sect with a vast collection of demonic cores and treasures, then began cultivating in seclusion to prepare for the outer sect competition.
• Qin Yu survived a dangerous breakthrough and reached the Middle Stage of the Soul Foundation Realm.
• The Gray Ring resonated with the black bone war spear and gave Qin Yu three Ring Spear techniques: One Spear Rends the Void, Heaven-Devouring Slaughter Spear, and Zero Tribulation Soul Severance.
• Worried that Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng had not returned from Netherworld Valley, Qin Yu left the sect with three days remaining before the competition and tracked their presence in the valley.
• Qin Yu found Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng surrounded by Demonic Spirits and rescued them with his Ring Spear techniques, ultimately erasing the Demonic Spirit King and the remaining spirits with Zero Tribulation Soul Severance.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng set out together for the White Cloud Sect.

After Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng celebrated their recent breakthroughs, they entered the White Cloud Sect’s outer sect competition, where Qin Yu hoped to earn a chance to challenge Luo Chuan. Zhao Xinyu defeated a purple-robed opponent with her frost sword and soul arts, and her name appeared on the Golden Stele as she advanced to the second elimination round.

• Qin Yu praised Yang Zheng and Zhao Xinyu’s cultivation after they shared a night of laughter and renewed their resolve to face the future together.
• Sect Master Xiao Yinshan appeared at the White Cloud Sect’s central square, where an elder explained the three stages of the competition for entry into the inner sect.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng vowed to advance, and the preliminary round began across the sect’s battle platforms.
• Zhao Xinyu accepted a challenge from a purple-robed female disciple and countered her Purple Spirit Flower Rain with the Moon-Congealing Frost sword.
• Zhao Xinyu used Phantom Frost Sword Shadows and her Soul Blade arts to break her opponent’s attacks and defeat her.
• The Golden Stele recorded Zhao Xinyu as victorious and advancing to the second elimination round, while Qin Yu and Yang Zheng congratulated her.

Yang Zheng defeated Li Feng with the Heng Mountain Sword Art, and Qin Yu then overwhelmed Chu Wen'an with a single spear strike to qualify for the elimination round. As the twenty successful disciples prepared for the next stage, Luo Chuan secretly arranged for Xun Qing to face and kill Qin Yu.

• Yang Zheng used the Heng Mountain Sword Art to defeat Li Feng and advance to the elimination round, while Zhao Xinyu watched with pride and growing affection.
• Qin Yu faced Chu Wen'an and defeated him with the Spirit Spear Heaven-Guiding Art: Heaven-Guiding Strike.
• The first round ended with twenty disciples qualifying for the elimination round, which was set to begin after a short rest.
• Luo Chuan secretly contacted Xun Qing and arranged for him to face Qin Yu in the elimination round and kill him.
• Xun Qing agreed to Luo Chuan's plan as Qin Yu rested, unaware of the danger approaching.

Qin Yu defeated Xun Qing in a brutal tournament match and advanced to the finals after overcoming their cultivation gap. As the crowd celebrated his victory, Luo Chuan vowed to kill him in the finals.

• Zhao Xinyu defeated Ye Chengfeng with her Soul Blade Void-Breaking Art and entered the finals.
• Yang Zheng overcame Bai Ruolin, and Han Qing defeated Lin Ce, securing their places among the finalists.
• Mo Xuan beat Su Bai with his fast sword and advanced to the finals.
• Qin Yu matched Xun Qing’s spear techniques, wounded him with a precise strike, and endured Xun Qing’s powerful counterattack.
• Qin Yu used the Mystic Origin Wind-Wielding Art to break Xun Qing’s final assault, then knocked him out and won the match.
• The elder announced Qin Yu’s advancement to the finals, while Luo Chuan reacted furiously and threatened to kill him there.

Qin Yu recovered rapidly through the Gray Ring after his elimination-round victory, then challenged Luo Chuan as the ten finalists selected their inner sect opponents. Luo Chuan received a Blood Soul Crystal Core from the mysterious elder, and the next morning the White Cloud Sect’s promotion finals officially began.

• Qin Yu used the Gray Ring to restore his spiritual power in moments, and Zhao Xinyu and Yang Zheng noticed his uncanny recovery without questioning him.
• Ling Feng defeated his opponent, and the elder announced Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, Han Qing, Mo Xuan, Ling Feng, Ji Biling, Duan Hongzhi, Gongsun Xiyan, and Yin Gaojun as the ten finalists.
• The ten finalists chose their opponents from the inner sect’s top ten, and Qin Yu challenged Luo Chuan, who accepted with open hostility.
• The elder postponed the ten duels until the next day, while Qin Yu resolved to face Luo Chuan without relying on the Gray Ring.
• The mysterious elder gave Luo Chuan a Blood Soul Crystal Core and told him it could temporarily grant him power beyond his limits.
• At dawn, Xiao Yinshan opened the promotion finals before the gathered White Cloud Sect disciples, but the duels had not yet begun.

The White Cloud Sect finals continued as Jia Pintian, Gongsun Xiyan, Duan Hongzhi, Ji Biling, Ren Qianhun, Jian Jiaping, and Gai Wenguang won their matches. Yang Zheng then overcame a major cultivation gap to defeat Ma Ruide, and Zhao Xinyu caught him as he staggered after the elder declared him victorious.

• Jia Pintian defeated Yin Gaojun with Frost Final Severance in the first match.
• Gongsun Xiyan defeated Hong Shuzhuang, and Duan Hongzhi defeated Tao Han in the next two matches.
• Ji Biling, Ren Qianhun, Jian Jiaping, and Gai Wenguang won their respective matches, demonstrating the strength of the inner sect.
• Yang Zheng fought Ma Ruide, endured his black-flame attacks, and injured him with his Thunder Flame techniques.
• Yang Zheng blocked Ma Ruide's final Black Abyss sword beam with Flame Thunder Body Protection, and the rebound knocked Ma Ruide unconscious outside the arena.
• Zhao Xinyu rushed to support Yang Zheng, and the referee elder declared him the winner as the disciples cheered.

Zhao Xinyu defeated Rong Yangyun and secured a place among the White Cloud Sect’s new inner disciples, before Qin Yu fought Luo Chuan in a deadly final match. Qin Yu killed Luo Chuan despite his forbidden Soul Crystal Core, and the sect master formally promoted six disciples to the inner sect.

• Zhao Xinyu used the Soul Blade Void-Breaking Art to defeat Rong Yangyun, earning the ninth place among the outer disciples promoted to the inner sect.
• Qin Yu and Luo Chuan began their long-awaited duel, trading powerful spear and sword techniques as the crowd watched.
• Qin Yu endured Luo Chuan’s forbidden Blood Moon attacks and struck back with the Mystic Wind Soul-Annihilating Slash, badly wounding him.
• Luo Chuan crushed a Soul Crystal Core to gain power near the Initial Stage of the True Spirit Realm and unleashed a devastating sword strike.
• Qin Yu used Ring Spear · World Rend-One Spear Rends the Void to destroy Luo Chuan’s attack and kill him, then won the final match.
• Sect Master Xiao Yinshan announced that Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, Gongsun Xiyan, Duan Hongzhi, and Ji Biling were formally promoted to inner disciples.

After Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng celebrated becoming inner disciples, Luo Qianhua vowed revenge for Luo Chuan and sent the royal legion to demand Qin Yu from the White Cloud Sect. As a demon spirit army invaded Central State and attacked both the royal camp and the Luo Family, the White Cloud Sect prepared to defend itself, leaving Qin Yu and his companions facing a battle for the sect’s survival.

• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng celebrated their victories and swore to stand together through life and death.
• After learning that Qin Yu had killed Luo Chuan, Luo Qianhua vowed revenge and ordered envoys, hidden guards, and royal forces to pressure the White Cloud Sect.
• The royal legion demanded Qin Yu at the White Cloud Sect’s gate, but Xiao Yinshan refused to hand him over and ordered an investigation.
• A demon spirit army descended on Central State, massacred the royal camp, and attacked the Luo Family residence.
• After receiving news of the demon spirit invasion, Xiao Yinshan ordered the White Cloud Sect to mobilize and defend its mountain gate.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng joined the gathered disciples as Xiao Yinshan called on the sect to resist the Demon Spirit Legion unto death.

The Demon Spirit Legion attacked the White Cloud Sect and the Luo Family, forcing Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, and Luo Qianhua into desperate battles. The Demon Spirit King appeared at the Luo Family estate and unleashed Ten Thousand Hands Bury the Living, leaving the clan under an overwhelming assault.

• Xiao Yinshan activated the White Cloud Sect’s defenses and sent disciples at or above the Soul Foundation Realm to reinforce the mountain gate.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, and Yang Zheng joined the Imperial Clan Legion’s battle and used their arts to cut through a group of demon spirits.
• The trio stood their ground as more demon spirits emerged, vowing not to retreat even if it cost them their lives.
• Luo Qianhua rallied the Luo Family against the Demon Spirit Legion as its commander slaughtered disciples and the family’s defenses began to fail.
• The Demon Spirit King arrived and clashed with Luo Qianhua, who summoned the Golden Soul Halberd Phantom to block its Ten Thousand Hands Bury the Living attack.

Luo Qianhua nearly died defending the Luo Family from a demonic spirit king before Luo Tianming arrived and drove it back. The demonic spirit commander revealed that it had devoured a giant dragon’s heart, overpowered Luo Tianming, and left the Luo Family facing imminent defeat.

• Luo Qianhua unleashed his Fate Soul’s power against the demonic spirit king, but the king’s Soul-Devouring Nether Abyss overwhelmed him and devastated the Luo Family’s land.
• Luo Tianming descended and struck the demonic spirit king with his golden-flamed greatsword, then confronted the demonic spirit commander as it demanded the Luo Family’s Soul Crystal Core.
• Luo Tianming and Luo Qianhua rallied the Luo Family disciples to fight the commander and its demonic spirit legion.
• The commander revealed that it had devoured a giant dragon’s heart and claimed power beyond the True Spirit Realm, then clashed with Luo Tianming in the sky.
• The commander’s demonic palm overwhelmed Luo Tianming’s sword, shattered the Luo estate’s protective formation, and sent the bleeding ancestor flying as the Luo Family faced destruction.

The demon spirit commanders seized the Soul Crystal Core, reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, and destroyed the Luo Family, turning Luo Tianming into a soul slave. At the White Cloud Sect, Qin Yu and the remaining defenders faced the demon spirit army until the commander arrived with the enslaved Luo Tianming.

• Luo Tianming tried to use the Soul Crystal Core to defeat the demon spirit commanders, but the black-mist commander stole and swallowed it, breaking through to Initial Entry into the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• The black-mist commander and the withered-handed demon spirit commander overpowered Luo Tianming, killed him, and made him a soul-devoured slave; the demon spirit army then destroyed the Luo Family and killed Luo Qianhua.
• Qin Yu, Zhao Xinyu, Yang Zheng, the imperial army, and White Cloud Sect's disciples fought the demon spirit army outside the sect's mountain gate as their numbers dwindled.
• A demon spirit commander at Major Completion of the True Spirit Realm arrived at the White Cloud Sect with the enslaved Luo Tianming, and its pressure threatened to shatter the sect's mountain-guarding formation.

The demon spirit commander and Luo Tianming's soul slave attacked the White Cloud Sect, overwhelming its defenses despite Xiao Yinshan and the elders’ efforts. After the mountain-protecting formation shattered and all ten elders were killed, Xiao Yinshan stood alone against Luo Tianming to protect the sect’s disciples.

• Xiao Yinshan and ten elders reinforced the mountain-protecting formation as the demon spirit commander and Luo Tianming prepared to attack.
• The demon spirit commander and Luo Tianming unleashed a combined assault, forcing Xiao Yinshan and the elders to spend their strength defending the formation.
• Tens of thousands of demon spirits joined the assault, and Luo Tianming’s blood dragon tore through the formation until it shattered.
• The ten elders attacked Luo Tianming together, but his blood dragon destroyed their defense and killed them all.
• Xiao Yinshan blocked Luo Tianming’s next blow with his true spirit manifestation, suffering severe injuries as he vowed to protect the disciples.

Qin Yu awakened the Gray Ring and used its three techniques to destroy the demonic spirit commander, Luo Tianming, and the demonic army threatening the White Cloud Sect. The sect hailed him as its savior and new central pillar, while Qin Yu insisted he was still just Qin Yu.

• Qin Yu summoned the Gray Ring, whose presence froze the battlefield and terrified the demonic spirit commander.
• Qin Yu used Fallen Light, Soul Withering, and Void Devouring to annihilate the demonic spirits, their commander, and Luo Tianming.
• The White Cloud Sect disciples and surviving royal soldiers reacted in awe, and Yang Zheng led them in calling Qin Yu the Heavenly God.
• Qin Yu dismissed the Gray Ring and asked Xiao Yinshan not to call him a god.
• Xiao Yinshan thanked Qin Yu, declared that the White Cloud Sect would obey his commands, and the disciples welcomed him as their savior.

After the White Cloud Sect survived a demonic spirit attack, Qin Yu rushed to the besieged Silent Ring Palace to rescue Mu Qingwan and annihilated its demonic army with three devastating spear techniques. He reunited with the injured Mu Qingwan, but warned that the battle was not over.

• Qin Yu urged Xiao Yinshan to repair the White Cloud Sect and care for the wounded after the Gray Ring's retreat.
• A messenger reported that the major sects were under attack and the Silent Ring Palace was in the worst danger; Qin Yu left alone to save Mu Qingwan.
• Mu Qingwan and the Silent Ring Palace elders fought to defend the palace until its protective formation shattered and demonic spirits overwhelmed the last line of defense.
• Qin Yu arrived, gave Mu Qingwan a divine pill, and used three Ring Spear forms to erase the demonic spirit army, its kings, and its commander.
• Qin Yu carried the recovering Mu Qingwan in his arms and declared that the battle was not over.