Recaps

Ye Wuque of Yuheng challenged Zhou Wuji on the Seven Star Platform, and their sword duel displayed her formidable Yuheng and Kaiyang swordsmanship against his deeper techniques. Zhou Wuji won by striking her star crown, then left the platform reflecting on the moon and reciting a verse.

• Ye Wuque stepped onto the Seven Star Platform and exchanged greetings with Zhou Wuji, while both recognized the other's exceptional cultivation and bearing.
• Zhou Wuji and Ye Wuque fought at great speed, and Ye Wuque blocked Zhou Wuji's opening barrage before counterattacking with her sword techniques.
• Zhou Wuji redirected Ye Wuque's Kaiyang Sword force with the Water Moon Sword and followed with the Night Rain Sword, breaking her star crown and defeating her.
• Ye Wuque acknowledged her loss and left the platform, while the Yuheng cultivators watched in dismay.
• Zhou Wuji watched the moon and recited a verse about holding the seven stars and commanding dragons and serpents.

After defeating Yuheng Hall’s sword cultivators, Zhou Wuji became famous across the Northern Pole’s main court and warned Ye Wuque not to become entangled with Zhou Zhiyi. When Zhou Zhiyi tried to evade him by claiming seclusion, Zhou Wuji entered Yuheng Hall and demanded the promised Third Rank Army-Breaking Sword.

• Zhou Wuji’s victory over Yuheng’s sword cultivators impressed Ye Wuque, Shui Wushang, and the gathered disciples, while the defeated Zhou Zhiyi and his followers departed.
• Yan Baoying praised Zhou Wuji’s swordsmanship and requested his poem, then told her father Yan Zhen how the battle had unfolded; Yan Zhen urged her to maintain her relationship with Zhou Wuji.
• News of Zhou Wuji’s victory spread through the main court, and visiting cultivators brought him gifts for several days as he waited to claim the Third Rank Army-Breaking Sword.
• When Zhou Wuji found Zhou Zhiyi supposedly in seclusion, he met Ye Wuque instead, apologized for breaking her star crown, and advised her to follow her own path rather than become entangled with Zhou Zhiyi.
• Zhou Wuji entered Yuheng Hall despite the Daoist children’s attempts to stop him and demanded the promised Third Rank Army-Breaking Sword from Zhou Zhiyi, who began to qualify his agreement.

After Zhou Zhiyi refused to hand over the Third Rank Army-Breaking Sword, Zhou Wuji left Yuheng and met Ye Wuque, who decided to return to Yuyang after discussing swordsmanship with him. He then traveled to Jingyang Upper Court and asked True Person Zhihua to teach him the sword technique in Zhou Zhiyi’s place.

• Zhou Zhiyi told Zhou Wuji he would receive the Third Rank Army-Breaking Sword only after an unspecified wait, so Zhou Wuji left without it.
• Ye Wuque declined Zhou Zhiyi’s offer of a True Disciple Candidate position and departed Yuheng Hall.
• Ye Wuque visited Zhou Wuji, confirmed he had used the Northern Pole Sword, and said she would return to practice before seeking his guidance again.
• After considering how to address Zhou Zhiyi’s broken promise, Zhou Wuji rode to Jingyang Upper Court to visit True Person Zhihua.
• Zhou Wuji asked True Person Zhihua to teach him the Third Rank Army-Breaking Sword, arguing that she could pass it on in Zhou Zhiyi’s place.

Zhou Wuji obtained the Third-Rank Army-Breaking Sword from True Person Zhihua and visited several elders in Jingyang, giving them pills and receiving advice. True Person Zhihua then sent him to help Xie Lingyun investigate traces of Yin Yang Dao Devil Cultivators at Yue Ridge.

• True Person Zhihua agreed to give Zhou Wuji the Third-Rank Army-Breaking Sword from the Upper Court in fulfillment of Zhou Zhiyi’s promise.
• Zhou Wuji collected the sword technique at Heavenly Authority Hall, memorized it, and paid the deacon to keep his visit secret.
• Zhou Wuji gave Old Daoist Zhiyuan Fourth-Revolution Jade Liquid Pills and arranged for him to sell twenty more in Jingyang.
• Zhou Wuji presented True Person Zhiyun with Five-Transformation Golden Nectar Pills, and True Person Zhiyun warned him not to confront Zhou Zhiyi directly.
• Zhou Wuji gave True Person Zhihua a box of pills, and she asked him to go help Xie Lingyun investigate Yin Yang Dao Devil Cultivators at Yue Ridge.

Zhou Wuji visited Xie Lingyun at White Earth Slope, where Xie confided his suspicions that Wang Zhenyuan was working with the Yin Yang Dao Devil Cultivators. Zhou Wuji agreed to stay and investigate, then sensed someone spying on him as he practiced the Army-Breaking Sword.

• Xie Lingyun welcomed Zhou Wuji to the Fire Phoenix Army’s stockade and told him about the hardships and dangers of the war at Yue Ridge.
• Xie Lingyun suspected Wang Zhenyuan was colluding with the Yin Yang Dao because he kept winning battles despite his poor military ability, and he mentioned rumors of a concealed gold mine.
• Xie Lingyun told Zhou Wuji that a Devil Cultivator had been spying on the stockade and feared Wang Zhenyuan might be plotting against him.
• Zhou Wuji agreed to stay at White Earth Slope and search for the Devil Cultivator, and Xie Lingyun prepared a feast to welcome him.
• After the feast, Zhou Wuji practiced the Army-Breaking Sword while refining the Dragon Saliva Grass’s power and sensed someone spying on him.

Zhou Wuji captured and secretly controlled Xu Yan, learning that Xu Tianming was conspiring with the barbarians and Wang Zhenyuan while targeting Xie Lingyun. He left Xu Yan in place as a lure and rode to Jingyang to seek help in killing Xu Tianming.

• Xu Yan watched White Earth Slope's military camp each night, searching for a weakness in its battle formation on Xu Tianming's orders.
• Zhou Wuji used Heavenly Puppet Silk and Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder to subdue Xu Yan, then implanted the Heavenly Puppet Technique in him.
• Under Zhou Wuji's control, Xu Yan revealed that Xu Tianming colluded with the barbarians and had been supplying Wang Zhenyuan with information about them.
• Zhou Wuji kept Xu Yan alive, erased part of his memory, and guided him back to watching the camp so he could lure Xu Tianming.
• Zhou Wuji warned Xie Lingyun to stay in camp, then rode to Jingyang to seek True Person Zhihua's help against Xu Tianming.

Zhou Wuji told True Person Zhihua that Xu Yan was Xu Tianming, prompting them to prepare an ambush with Xie Lingyun’s help. When Xu Tianming arrived to meet Xu Yan, True Person Zhihua launched an attack, and the confrontation began inside the Myriad Spirits Law Domain.

• Zhou Wuji told True Person Zhihua that Xu Yan was the notorious devil Xu Tianming, and she agreed to investigate with him.
• True Person Zhihua explained the Northern Pole Sect’s five Divine Artifacts and prepared to travel with Zhou Wuji to the White Earth Slope military camp.
• Zhou Wuji enlisted Xie Lingyun to leave the camp at night, giving Xu Tianming an opportunity to follow him out.
• Xu Yan spotted Xie Lingyun’s party, activated the secondary Profound Yin Myriad Spirits Banner, and alerted Xu Tianming through the Yin Spirits.
• Xu Tianming arrived, but a warning stirred in him; he activated the banner as True Person Zhihua charged through the black mist with her sword.