Recaps

Chen Qing prepared Jiangnan to expand into the Northern Wolf Kingdom and Southeast Commandery as rival factions and invading forces threatened both fronts. Ziyue headed southeast after Jiang Xiaoling summoned the Correctors, while Chen Qing entrusted Tian Heng with the campaign against the Southern Barbarians and prepared to face hidden enemies.

• Murong Yunji and Yuchi Feihong uncovered the Murong Family’s involvement with rival northern envoys, and Chen Qing warned them that the fake Nascent Soul Method and black lamps were dangerous.
• Chen Qing gathered Jiangnan’s officials and chose to expand north, agreeing to divide the Northern Wolf Kingdom with Wang Shiyu’s faction and sending Ziyue with A Li.
• As Jiangnan’s borders opened the Underworld to invasion, Ziyue and Shen Shiyi assessed expansion into Southeast Commandery, where the Southern Barbarians and monsters drove residents from their homes.
• The King of Qin revealed that he had engineered a crisis to make Jiang Xiaoling use a summoning device, while Ziyue learned that Heavenly Secrets dreamed of a woman from the modern world.
• Jiang Xiaoling activated his mark to summon the Correctors, and Ziyue and A Li turned toward the signal while Heavenly Secrets escaped through the Heavenly Secrets Cave.
• Painted Skin Mister found Jiang Xiaoling amid the Southern Barbarians’ assault and explained that the Correctors had used him as bait for a trap aimed at Chen Qing.
• Chen Qing gave Tian Heng command of the southeastern campaign against more than seven hundred thousand Southern Barbarian troops, while he and Ao Zhen prepared to handle the hidden high-end combatants.

Chen Qing captured White Cloud City and pursued Jiang Xiaoling, uncovering the Corrector Plan and the Federation's intentions for the Demon World. He sought protection against a possible Disintegration Program while Jiangnan's expansion stalled at Tiannan Pass.

• Chen Qing shattered White Cloud City's East Sea Barrier and led the West Sea Army through its defenses.
• The King of Qin used Youyun Jellyfish to divert Chen Qing and took Jiang Xiaoling toward the East Sea, revealing that he was Number One.
• Wu Xiaoli secured regional support for the Corrector Plan and identified Jiang Xiaoling as a descendant of the designer Jiang Cheng.
• The King of Qin warned that extra Correctors suggested infiltration from Data City, while Elder Zhang authorized efforts to enlist Chen Qing despite Number One's objections.
• Chen Qing retrieved Jiang Xiaoling, learned the truth about the data world, and regained his resolve after Ao Zhen reassured him.
• Chen Qing demanded guarantees for cooperation with the Federation and asked it to remove any Disintegration Program that his unknown sponsor might have placed in him.
• Jiang Xiaoling settled his family in Jiangnan and considered a marriage alliance with the Tian Household, while Heavenly Secrets revealed himself as Number Three and urged him to oppose Federation entry.
• Chen Qing and Tian Heng resolved to capture Tiannan Pass after mounting losses threatened Jiangnan's campaign and its forces in the Underworld.

Chen Qing seized Tiannan Pass and built a system for selecting Underworld officials, then opened Jiangnan to Federation newcomers under an agreement. As new spirits arrived and the Federation prepared for Chen Qing’s return, his allies questioned whether the newcomers could be integrated without threatening the world.

• Chen Qing exploited the Southern Wilderness Alliance’s delayed reinforcements and dangerous Second Blessing, then captured Tiannan Pass while Quefeng failed to kill him.
• Chen Qing assigned Tian Heng and Wei Gongcheng to govern the conquered southeast and announced that Underworld officials would be chosen through rotating terms and public evaluations.
• Chen Qing agreed with Zhang Zhengyuan to admit Federation Reincarnators in exchange for information and support, while refusing to give the Federation its own Underworld territory.
• Liu Xie was selected as a candidate for county Underworld office, and the first Spirit Return Festival brought families together with the dead as Federation observers watched the public vote.
• Chen Qing let arriving Western spirits choose between being born with Jiangnan features or keeping their appearance among distant island minorities, and most chose the islands.
• Heavenly Secrets explained that Federation nobles and immortal players were locked in a struggle over the virtual world, while the King of Qin gave Ziyue ten days to help prove Chen Qing was not Pu Yunchuan.
• Chen Qing confirmed to Wei Gongcheng and Shen Qi that the newcomers were his compatriots from an unlivable place, vowed to punish anyone who broke his system, and warned Wei Gongcheng that refusal to serve meant death.

The King of Qin exploited Chen Qing’s crossing and West China’s shutdown to seize the command center and launch the Illusory Moon Plan, while Chen Qing and Wang Ye worked to stop him. After Chen Qing returned and destroyed the invading forces, the Central Federation prepared to carry its counterattack into the other regions.

• Chen Qing crossed into the Federation through the rift, but the King of Qin took control of his appearance and began manipulating the authorities.
• Heavenly Secrets and Wang Ye entered Data City, escaped the West China shutdown, and traced the King of Qin’s plot to use Wu Xiaoli’s identity to reach the command center.
• Wang Ye exposed and killed the puppet Wu Xing, but the King of Qin framed him and Heavenly Secrets while preparing to shut down Central China and impose the Illusory Moon Plan.
• The King of Qin seized the command center, killed its personnel, turned officials into puppets, and authorized a shutdown before Chen Qing’s preparations trapped him there.
• Central China’s enemies invaded, and their dragons, wizards, and regional forces broke through the Federation’s defenses as the first civil war began.
• Chen Qing returned to the battlefield, killed Zhuoge, Sita’er, the duchess, and her dragons, and forced the invading forces to retreat.
• Hou Xiaoping ordered a counterattack, while the other regions’ legislators panicked and Kaidi learned that West China’s shutdown had been staged.