Recaps

Liu Yi watched reactions to Qian Duoduo’s success, then cultivated by refining World Origin and deducing martial arts. Meanwhile, Central Continent Devil Dao leaders finalized plans for a war against the righteous sects and prepared to mobilize their forces.

• Liu Yi read comments praising Qian Duoduo’s judgment and the Eastern Desolation sects’ reforms, then chose not to contact him.
• Liu Yi swallowed two hundred drops of World Origin and used his Divine Sense and the Subsystem Computing Power Matrix to develop Return to Oneness Realm methods and martial Dao abilities.
• Hua Jincheng gathered Central Continent Devil Dao leaders and urged them to begin the war before their position weakened further.
• Zhong You, Yin Changfeng, and the other leaders agreed to target righteous sects and send those unable to bind systems to the battlefield.
• Hua Jincheng assigned the Heavenly Devil Sect to attack the Wei Household, the Nine Nether Devil Sect to strike the Azure Cloud Sect, and the Profound Yin Sect to assault the Mystic Maiden Hall.
• The leaders settled their military arrangements, teleported back to their sects, and began mobilizing for war.

As the righteous and devil paths moved toward war, Zhu Yizhou hosted a feast at the Azure Cloud Sect and defended his rise after Zheng Xing accused him of hiding his system. A Devil Dao force led by Zhong You then attacked the sect, demanding that Ye Changqing hand over those who could not bind the system.

• Zhu Yizhou celebrated reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm Combat Power Ranking as Lin Yan and Wang Ruoxi admired his success.
• Zheng Xing challenged Zhu Yizhou about whether he could defeat Su Yuxuan and accused him of concealing his system from the sect and Wang Ruoxi.
• Zhu Yizhou explained that he had bound the system while seeking opportunities outside the sect and credited his progress to both hard work and fortuitous encounters.
• A furious warning announced the devil-path attack, and Zhu Yizhou led the disciples out to defend the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Zhong You's Devil Cultivators emerged from spatial gates and attacked the activated Azure Cloud Grand Formation, while Zhong You demanded that Ye Changqing surrender those unable to bind the system.

Ye Changqing and the Azure Cloud Sect defended their mountain gate against Zhong You’s growing army of Devil Cultivators while calling for righteous reinforcements. The sect-protecting formation shattered, and both sides began a bloody close-quarters battle as devilish mighty figures joined the assault.

• Ye Changqing replenished the Azure Cloud Grand Formation with Spirit Stones, requested aid through Microchat, and urged the sect disciples to attack the Devil Cultivators outside.
• The Devil Cultivators shattered the formation’s first two defensive barriers as Ye Changqing tried to keep the disciples calm and fighting.
• Righteous reinforcements emerged through spatial gates inside the mountain gate, and both sides poured more cultivators through spatial gates to join the battle.
• The third defensive barrier shattered, and righteous and devilish cultivators charged into close combat, suffering heavy casualties.
• Zhong You called on the nearby devilish mighty figures to attack, and they joined him in a fierce assault on the Azure Cloud Sect.

The righteous and Devil Dao forces fought a massive battle at the Azure Cloud Sect, with Zhu Yizhou battling Zhao Yanyu and Yu Zhan while Ye Changqing clashed with Zhong You. After more than half a day, the Devil Dao withdrew having inflicted heavier losses on the righteous side, leaving Ye Changqing and the survivors furious and grieving.

• Ye Changqing rallied the righteous leaders as Devil Dao forces attacked, and the two sides fought in a battle involving more than two hundred thousand cultivators.
• Zhu Yizhou fought Zhao Yanyu and Yu Zhan, who mocked him over Su Yuxuan and his place on the Combat Power Ranking.
• Ye Changqing and Zhong You fought evenly while trading taunts about the Azure Cloud Sect's destruction and the war's outcome.
• After fighting for more than half a day, both sides were exhausted; Zhong You estimated that the righteous side had lost over thirty thousand, compared with just over twenty thousand Devil Dao casualties.
• Zhong You ordered the Devil Dao forces to withdraw, while Ye Changqing and the surviving righteous cultivators cursed them and vowed revenge.

The Devil Dao leaders celebrated their surprise attacks and planned to keep weakening the righteous sects before offering peace talks. At the Azure Cloud Sect, the righteous leaders recognized that both sides were using the war to purge those who could not bind to the system, and agreed they needed to do the same.

• Hua Jincheng warned the Devil Dao leaders to stay alert for retaliation, and they agreed to support one another while planning further attacks.
• Zhong You and Yin Changfeng said the Devil Dao aimed to weaken the righteous sects and force peace talks, not fight until both sides were crippled.
• Hua Jincheng said the Devil Dao would keep striking until the righteous side was ready to accept peace negotiations.
• Ye Changqing called for the righteous sects to retaliate after their heavy losses, while Wei Yan backed him.
• Liu Qingqing and Cai Qiang explained that the Devil Dao had started the war to buy time for reforms and purge sect members who could not bind to the system.
• Ye Changqing and the other righteous leaders agreed to purge those members to avoid system penalties or extermination missions.

Ye Changqing and the other sect masters launched a counterattack against the Devil Dao Sect, igniting wars across four regions and fueling a boom in System Store trade. While Little Yellow celebrated the conflict as a reprieve for the Dao Seed Martial Dao System, Zhong Lingxiu arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect to meet Ye Changqing.

• Ye Changqing, Wei Yan, Liu Qingqing, Cai Qiang, and the other sect masters agreed to strike back at the Devil Dao Sect and discussed their targets.
• Righteous and devil-path sects traded Spatial Teleportation ambushes, spreading war across the Central Continent, Southern Barbarians, Northern Plains, and Western Rivers as neither side gained an advantage.
• Demand for pills, Law Treasures, and talismans surged, allowing Alchemists, artifact refiners, and talisman makers to profit from the war.
• Little Yellow broke through to the Dao Soul Realm, watched a battle video on TikTok, and messaged Liu Yi that the war would prevent immortal cultivators from uniting against the Dao Seed Martial Dao System.
• Zhong Lingxiu arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect and asked its disciples to inform Ye Changqing that she wished to see him.

Zhong Lingxiu visited the Azure Cloud Sect to promote the Puppet Sect’s new War Weapons, and a demonstration video showed their devastating power. Ye Changqing was stunned by the weapons’ capabilities and was invited to inspect them in person at the Puppet Sect.

• Huo Deyang recognized Zhong Lingxiu at the Azure Cloud Sect’s gate and sent word to the sect master while she waited.
• Ye Changqing received Zhong Lingxiu in Azure Cloud Hall, where she offered the Puppet Sect’s War Weapons for sale.
• Zhong Lingxiu showed a video demonstrating the God-Extinguishing Repeating Crossbow, the God-Slaying Cannon, and the heavily armed War Flying Ship.
• Ye Changqing was astonished by the weapons’ power and questioned whether the promotional claims were true.
• Zhong Lingxiu assured Ye Changqing that the claims were honest and offered to take him to the Puppet Sect to see the weapons firsthand.

Ye Changqing and the Central Continent's righteous-path sects bought the Puppet Sect's entire stock of War Weapons to keep them out of the devil path's hands. Meanwhile, Liu Yi emerged from seclusion after creating a Return to Oneness Realm cultivation method and the World-Extinguishing martial Divine Ability.

• Ye Changqing failed to negotiate a price reduction with Zhong Lingxiu and proposed that the righteous-path sects pool their Energy Points to buy the War Weapons.
• Wei Yan, Liu Qingqing, and the other sect masters supported purchasing the weapons, and the group agreed to buy the entire stock.
• Zhong Lingxiu handed Ye Changqing a storage Law Treasure containing 3,158 God-Extinguishing Repeating Crossbows, 1,021 God-Slaying Cannons, ten War Flying Ships, and about one million God-Extinguishing Arrows.
• Ye Changqing paid Zhong Lingxiu and began discussing with the righteous-path sect masters how to deploy the weapons against the devil path.
• Liu Yi completed a Return to Oneness Realm method and created the World-Extinguishing Divine Ability, which wielded both creation and destruction.

Liu Yi perfected and strengthened the World-Extinguishing Divine Ability, then learned that the righteous and devil sides had gone to war. He watched the righteous sects attack the Heavenly Devil Sect and saw Hua Jincheng and other devil leaders warn their forces to prepare for a possible trap.

• Liu Yi defeated his mirror image on the Trial Tower's 3,000th floor after ten days of refining the World-Extinguishing Divine Ability.
• Liu Yi learned from Little Yellow that the great war between the righteous and devil sides had begun and considered concealing a breakthrough to the Mortal Transcendence Realm before facing the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Liu Yi watched a livestream of a large righteous force attacking the Heavenly Devil Sect's protective formation and wondered why the righteous sects had committed so many fighters.
• Hua Jincheng warned the Heavenly Devil Sect disciples that the righteous attack might be a scheme, while Zhong You, Yin Changfeng, and other devil leaders urged caution.

Ye Changqing unleashed the righteous path’s war machines against the Heavenly Devil Sect, destroying its formation and inflicting heavy casualties before the Devil Cultivators charged into close combat. The two sides became entangled in a brutal battle, reducing the machines’ effectiveness as Liu Yi and the livestream viewers reacted to their power.

• Ye Changqing ordered more than four thousand cultivators to fire their God-Extinguishing Repeating Crossbows, God-Slaying Cannons, and warships at the Heavenly Devil Sect.
• The war machines shattered the Heavenly Devil Great Formation and caused heavy casualties and panic among the Devil Cultivators.
• Hua Jincheng urged the Devil Cultivators to charge the righteous ranks and mingle with them, and Zhong You agreed.
• The Devil Cultivators charged while Ye Changqing attacked Zhong You and the righteous cultivators engaged the enemy.
• The two sides became locked in close combat, forcing the war machines to reduce their attacks to avoid hitting their allies.
• Liu Yi watched the assault and read livestream comments marveling at the war machines’ power and speculating that they would be hard to produce in large numbers.

Righteous and devil-path cultivators clashed with War Flying Ships giving the righteous side a powerful advantage, though the ships struggled to seriously threaten Tribulation Transcendence Realm experts and consumed enormous amounts of power. The devil path attacked righteous sect gates to force a retreat, and Ye Changqing ordered the righteous forces to withdraw.

• Wei Yan and Hua Jincheng fought while their forces battled around the War Flying Ships, and Hua Jincheng feared what the righteous side could do with more War Weapons.
• Shen Qing piloted a War Flying Ship, repeatedly bombarding Lan Xiao and suppressing the devil-path forces, but recognized that the ship's attacks could not easily defeat a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator and drained power rapidly.
• Devil-path cultivators watching the livestream sent reinforcements to the battlefield and launched raids against righteous sect gates to break the stalemate.
• Ye Changqing pressed the injured Zhong You until messages reported that the Azure Cloud Sect and other righteous sects were under attack.
• Ye Changqing recognized the devil path's strategy, called off the battle, and ordered the righteous cultivators to withdraw.

Zhong You and Hua Jincheng dealt with the devastating losses caused by the righteous path’s War Weapons, while Liu Yi learned why the righteous forces had retreated. After emerging from seclusion, Liu Yi revealed that he had reached the Return to Oneness Realm and saw that the Dao Seed Martial Dao System and the War Weapons were trending.

• Zhong You assessed the Devil Dao’s heavy casualties and realized the righteous path’s War Weapons could leave the Devil Dao at a disadvantage in future battles.
• Hua Jincheng surveyed the destruction of the Heavenly Devil Sect, vowed revenge, and contacted other Devil Dao leaders to discuss countering the War Weapons.
• Liu Yi learned from livestream comments that the righteous path had retreated because the Devil Dao attacked its sect grounds, and he was pleased the conflict would continue.
• Liu Yi emerged from seclusion, ate Little Yellow’s Spirit Cuisine, and heard that the righteous and devil paths were fighting across the Eastern Region.
• Little Yellow discovered that Liu Yi had reached the Return to Oneness Realm, and Liu Yi confirmed that the Dao Seed Martial Dao System was now preliminarily complete.
• Liu Yi checked TikTok and saw the system’s completion and the Puppet Sect’s War Weapons among the top trending topics.

Liu Yi read reactions to the Dao Seed Martial Dao System’s Return to Oneness Realm and the Puppet Sect’s War Weapons, reflecting on their impact on cultivation and technology. After reaching the Return to Oneness Realm, he decided to hunt down the God of Light and kill him.

• Liu Yi watched a video explaining the Return to Oneness Realm and was surprised that its creator had grasped how cultivators could advance by comprehending the Great Dao.
• Liu Yi read comments praising the Dao Seed Martial Dao System and agreed that people should cultivate according to their talents.
• Liu Yi watched Zhong Lingxiu present the Puppet Sect’s War Weapons and recognized their potential to transform large-scale battles.
• Liu Yi read comments about the weapons’ destructive power, expense, and commercial value, and felt satisfied that system hosts were embracing technological development.
• Liu Yi rested after his long seclusion and planned to find and kill the God of Light.

More than three hundred cultivators gathered on Crimson Blood Mountain to compete for the ripe Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruit, while Su Yuxuan livestreamed the coming battle. Jian Lingxu sensed danger from Chen Jie and Su Yuxuan and asked them to introduce themselves, leaving the rivals poised to meet.

• More than three hundred cultivators under three hundred years old gathered on Crimson Blood Mountain to compete for its forty-nine ripened Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruits.
• Su Yuxuan noticed Chen Jie and Jian Lingxu among the competitors and considered how their presence might change the contest and Ding Xin’s fate.
• Su Yuxuan started a livestream, explained the fruit’s body-refining benefits to the growing audience, and promised to broadcast the battle.
• Jian Lingxu sensed danger from Chen Jie and Su Yuxuan, wondered whether they were reincarnated experts, and asked their names.

Su Yuxuan and Chen Jie met Jian Lingxu, whose claim to be invincible in his realm provoked challenges and disbelief. Chen Jie and Su Yuxuan declared that Liu Yi was the Eastern Region’s greatest prodigy and the strongest expert of the age, leaving Jian Lingxu and the others to consider their claims.

• Jian Lingxu asked Su Yuxuan where she was from, and she told him she came from the Eastern Region.
• Chen Jie introduced himself as the Eastern Region’s second-ranked Void Return Realm cultivator and challenged Jian Lingxu to spar later.
• Jian Lingxu declared himself invincible in his realm and dismissed Ding Xin, who vowed to challenge him when the Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruit ripened.
• Chen Jie deferred their spar until Jian Lingxu had dealt with Ding Xin and said someone stronger than himself was the Eastern Region’s greatest prodigy.
• Chen Jie named Liu Yi as the greatest prodigy of the Azure Billows Realm and strongest expert of the age, and Su Yuxuan affirmed Liu Yi’s overwhelming strength.

Chen Jie told Jian Lingxu that Liu Yi had fought and slain a True Immortal-level demon god while at the Dao Integration Realm, leaving Jian Lingxu stunned and skeptical. Jian Lingxu and Chen Jie agreed to test each other’s strength as the gathered crowd debated whether Liu Yi’s feats were real.

• Ding Xin and Jian Lingxu doubted Chen Jie and Su Yuxuan’s claims about Liu Yi being the strongest expert of the present age.
• Chen Jie said Liu Yi was not yet three hundred and had once slain a True Immortal-level demon god using his own strength and a restriction while at the Dao Integration Realm.
• Jian Lingxu was shaken by the tale but questioned whether Liu Yi had relied on outside help, and Chen Jie insisted he had witnessed Liu Yi fight unaided.
• Ding Xin mocked Jian Lingxu for believing Chen Jie, prompting Jian Lingxu to accuse Chen Jie of inventing the story to shake his Dao heart.
• Jian Lingxu said he wanted to test Chen Jie’s strength, and Chen Jie accepted while the surrounding people argued over whether Liu Yi could truly exist.

As the Fairness System spread across the Azure Firmament Continent, Su Yuxuan watched the Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruits ripen and agreed to a contest among four Void Return Realm prodigies. Jian Lingxu defeated Ding Xin in three strikes, leaving the contest for the fruits still to come.

• Su Yuxuan considered the Fairness System’s rapid spread and hoped to claim more Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruits.
• Ding Xin proposed that the four prodigies compete for the forty-nine fruits, and Chen Jie, Jian Lingxu, and Su Yuxuan agreed.
• Ding Xin challenged Jian Lingxu, who repelled his devil-fire flying sword and overcame his attacks with sword strikes.
• Jian Lingxu disarmed Ding Xin, shattered his spiritual power shield, and wounded him in three moves.
• Ding Xin admitted he could not withstand three moves, and Jian Lingxu asked whether he wanted to continue fighting.

After Jian Lingxu defeated Ding Xin in three sword strikes, Su Yuxuan declined to challenge him, and Chen Jie stepped forward to fight for first place. Their clash left both evenly matched, with Chen Jie’s mecha-powered punches and Jian Lingxu’s flying sword locked in a stalemate.

• Jian Lingxu defeated Ding Xin in three sword strikes, and Ding Xin conceded while vowing to challenge him again after switching to a saber.
• Su Yuxuan decided not to risk injury against Jian Lingxu and told Chen Jie to compete for first place.
• Chen Jie challenged Jian Lingxu, declared that he would defeat him, and donned his top-of-the-line mecha.
• Jian Lingxu and Chen Jie exchanged attacks, with Chen Jie’s punches knocking Jian Lingxu’s flying sword away.
• Jian Lingxu and Chen Jie continued trading blows at high speed, but neither gained the upper hand.

Chen Jie fought Jian Lingxu to a standstill, enduring the assault of eight flying swords while spectators watched in awe. Jian Lingxu then formed a Sword Domain around Chen Jie, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Su Yuxuan watched Chen Jie fight Jian Lingxu evenly and marveled at his mech and strength as her livestream filled with gifts and comments.
• Jian Lingxu summoned seven additional flying swords and attacked Chen Jie with all eight, but Chen Jie dodged and knocked the blades away with his mech.
• Ding Xin watched the relentless fight and struggled to keep believing he could defeat Jian Lingxu after his earlier loss.
• Chen Jie laughed and challenged Jian Lingxu's claim of invincibility, while Jian Lingxu acknowledged Chen's strength and unleashed his Sword Domain with all eight swords.

Chen Jie fought Jian Lingxu through his Sword Domain and Heavenly Sword Formation, using Fist Shatters the Void to escape the domain but failing to break the ensuing stalemate. He then used Spatial Teleportation to appear behind Jian Lingxu and launched a close-range punch, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Chen Jie shattered Jian Lingxu's weakened Sword Domain with Fist Shatters the Void and escaped through a breach as Jian Lingxu transformed the domain into the Heavenly Sword Formation.
• Chen Jie narrowly evaded the eight divine swords, and he and Jian Lingxu resumed their fierce stalemate.
• Su Yuxuan watched the fight and resolved that her potential would let her match Jian Lingxu in the future.
• The watching Central Region prodigies praised both fighters and speculated that Jian Lingxu's higher cultivation could have changed the battle's outcome.
• Chen Jie decided against winning through attrition and used Spatial Teleportation to appear behind Jian Lingxu, striking at his vital points.

Chen Jie defeated Jian Lingxu in a spar, while Jian Lingxu accepted the loss and vowed to challenge him again. Chen Jie then considered buying powerful ranged weapons and prepared to livestream Su Yuxuan and Ding Xin's duel, but viewers told him Ye Qingxue had taken first place on the Void Return Realm Combat Power Ranking.

• Jian Lingxu failed to stop Chen Jie's punch, broke his arm, and admitted defeat after Chen spared him.
• Jian Lingxu healed his injuries, conceded that his claim of being invincible was arrogant, and promised to challenge Chen Jie again.
• Chen Jie challenged Ding Xin, who refused to fight him after his battle with Jian Lingxu.
• Chen Jie read viewers' praise of the match and decided to seek the God-Extinguishing Repeating Crossbow and God-Slaying Cannon as ranged weapons.
• Chen Jie announced that he would livestream Su Yuxuan and Ding Xin's duel, and viewers told him Ye Qingxue had taken first place on the Void Return Realm Combat Power Ranking.

After Chen Jie defeated Jian Lingxu, he discovered that Ye Qingxue had taken first place on the Void Return Realm Combat Power Ranking, leaving him in second. The revelation stunned Chen Jie and Jian Lingxu, while Su Yuxuan flew off to settle the ranking for the approaching Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruit.

• Chen Jie saw that Ye Qingxue had overtaken him on the Void Return Realm Combat Power Ranking and lost his composure.
• Su Yuxuan checked the ranking and realized Ye Qingxue had surpassed Chen Jie, easing the awe she had felt toward Jian Lingxu.
• Jian Lingxu questioned Chen Jie about whether someone had truly surpassed him, and Chen Jie confirmed it was Ye Qingxue.
• The crowd speculated about Ye Qingxue's strength as Su Yuxuan watched Chen Jie and Jian Lingxu struggle with the news.
• Su Yuxuan flew into the clouds and told Fellow Daoist Ding that they should settle their ranking before the Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruit ripened.

Su Yuxuan defeated Ding Xin with her speed and mastery of the Great Dao of Time, leaving him stunned by the Eastern Region’s prodigies. Jian Lingxu reconsidered the strength of this age and concluded that its finest cultivators could rival or surpass those of High Antiquity.

• Ding Xin challenged Su Yuxuan, confident he could defeat her after losing to Jian Lingxu.
• Su Yuxuan and Ding Xin exchanged powerful sword attacks, and she shattered his devil dragons before using the Time Movement Method to strike him.
• Ding Xin conceded defeat and asked Su Yuxuan whether the Eastern Region had many prodigies like her and whether Liu Yi Chen Jie truly existed.
• Su Yuxuan said several Eastern Region prodigies surpassed her and suggested Ding Xin might encounter Liu Yi Chen Jie himself someday.
• Jian Lingxu recognized that Su Yuxuan wielded the Great Dao of Time and judged that the strongest prodigies of this age could rival or surpass those of High Antiquity.

Su Yuxuan’s speed overwhelmed Ding Xin, prompting Chen Jie to realize he needed to incorporate the Great Dao of Space into his Movement Method. After the four prodigies divided the ripened Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruits, Chen Jie and Su Yuxuan used Spatial Teleportation to leave, while Jian Lingxu wondered about their cultivation systems; elsewhere, Ye Qingxue decided to expand the immortal cultivation system rather than create a new one.

• Su Yuxuan defeated Ding Xin with a swift sword strike, shocking the gathered prodigies and revealing to Chen Jie that his speed was a weakness.
• Chen Jie resolved to use the Dao Comprehension Space to explore incorporating the Great Dao of Space into his Movement Method after obtaining the Crimson Blood Marrow Refining Fruit.
• Chen Jie, Jian Lingxu, Su Yuxuan, and Ding Xin divided the ripened fruits according to their prior agreement, and Chen Jie ended his livestream.
• Chen Jie and Su Yuxuan used Spatial Teleportation to depart, leaving the crowd astonished and Jian Lingxu puzzling over their unfamiliar cultivation systems.
• Ye Qingxue, drawing on her gains from an ancient tomb and her desire to catch up to Liu Yi, chose to expand the immortal cultivation system instead of creating a new one.

Ye Qingxue developed and practiced a method to merge the Great Dao of Ice with her Primordial Spirit, forming a Great Dao Primordial Spirit despite nearly merging completely with the Dao. After recovering, she entered the Trial Tower and claimed first place on the Void Return Realm Combat Power Ranking.

• Ye Qingxue studied other cultivation systems and decided to expand the Immortal Cultivation System by cultivating a Great Dao Primordial Spirit.
• She refined 129,600 runes of the Great Dao of Ice into her Primordial Spirit, enduring repeated damage and repairs.
• The newly formed Great Dao Primordial Spirit resonated with heaven and earth, nearly causing Ye Qingxue to merge with the Dao.
• Ye Qingxue injured her Great Dao Primordial Spirit with Sword Qi to break free, then discovered she had advanced to the Late Stage of the Void Return Realm.
• After a month of recovery, Ye Qingxue challenged the Trial Tower and rose from third place to first on the Void Return Realm Combat Power Ranking, surpassing Chen Jie.