Recaps

Xu Changsheng gained a system that let him conceal his cultivation and copy talents while Qi Zhaoyue kept him imprisoned as her cultivation furnace. Qi Zhaoyue founded the Divine Maiden Sect to support her bid for the throne and prepared to bring Zhu Xiaoliang into the Lotus Grotto-Heaven.

• Xu Changsheng awakened a system and gained Accumulation over Days and Months, which let him seal spiritual power and copy talents through intimate contact.
• Qi Zhaoyue brought Ye Luoxue to Xu Changsheng to advance her cultivation, and Xu Changsheng copied Ye Luoxue’s Lone Star Slashes the Moon Saber Instruction.
• Qi Zhaoyue announced the Divine Maiden Sect’s recruitment, drawing female cultivators and agents sent to investigate her rapid advancement.
• Xu Changsheng copied Qi Zhaoyue’s phoenix bone talent as dragon bone and reached the Bone Refining Realm through his training.
• Ye Luoxue delivered the books Xu Changsheng requested, giving him access to cultivation references and the Star-Picking Tower rankings.
• Qi Zhaoyue offered Zhu Xiaoliang access to her secret realm in exchange for a Heavenly Dao Contract protecting its secrets.
• Qi Zhaoyue ordered eight recruits executed, expelled disciples who mocked Fanyin, and chose Fanyin as her first personal disciple.
• Qi Zhaoyue suspected Fanyin was Tianyi Fan Yin and opened the Lotus Grotto-Heaven’s gate when Zhu Xiaoliang arrived that night.