Recaps

Duanmu Ren and Hua Chunning survived an ambush near Azure Cloud Market, while Hu Yueqiu advanced her sword cultivation and left Supreme Mystery Mountain to seek her own path. After facing her past and rebuilding her Manifestation from her memories, Hu Yueqiu received Mystic Marsh Submerged Thunder Qi and completed Fu Water as Mirror Moon Lake filled with water.

• Duanmu Ren exposed Lin Yunqing’s attack on Hua Chunning with the Ding Fire lamp, and later killed Xue Changfeng before Li Chengxuan warned him against using Children of Fate as cultivation resources.
• Liu Zhijian took charge of the General Affairs Hall, while Hu Yueqiu comprehended sword intent and became Li Chengxuan’s Registered Disciple.
• Hu Yueqiu replenished her Manifestation at the Supreme Mystery Sub-Courtyard, and a viral video of her sword dance brought her a surge of sword immortal Manifestation.
• Li Chengxuan arranged for Hu Yueqiu to receive Mystic Marsh Submerged Thunder Qi and instructed her to gather the remaining autumn seasonal signs as she cultivated Fu Water.
• Hu Yueqiu declined a Mid-Autumn gala invitation, while Duanmu Ren told her he could not distinguish right from wrong and urged her to consider the question herself.
• As her Manifestation diminished, Hu Yueqiu left Supreme Mystery Mountain, killed evil cultivators in the Zhao Kingdom’s palace, refused Ximen Feixue’s invitation, and studied beside her dying former teacher.
• Hu Yueqiu returned to her family but left without taking revenge, then realized her lost Manifestations had become part of her and restored eight seasonal Manifestations from her memories.
• Hu Yueqiu received Mystic Marsh Submerged Thunder Qi and completed the final season of Fu Water, then swung her sword as Mirror Moon Lake filled with water.

Li Chengxuan traced Clear Water’s lost inheritance, defeated Pang Dafu, and established his Foundation before returning to Supreme Mystery Mountain. As Liu Zhijian’s fishing exposed a lake god’s residence, Hu Yueqiu opened the way into it, where competing cultivators and demons fought over its treasures as the abode crossed between worlds.

• Li Chengxuan investigated Du Qingquan’s unusual son, helped suppress the infant’s excess Manifestation, and followed Du Qingquan and Pang Dafu to Danzhou to investigate the source of Female Water.
• Pang Dafu revealed that the Du ancestor had been killed by cultivators from Supreme Mystery Mountain, Rejuvenation Valley, and the Hua Household, then betrayed Li Chengxuan and tried to turn Du Qingquan against him.
• Li Chengxuan defeated and killed Pang Dafu, then used the Azure Origin Cloud Script Divine Talisman to witness the history of Clear Water and learn the Azure Primordial Cloud Talisman Scripture.
• Li Chengxuan lectured on talisman methods in Danzhou, restored the city’s spirit springs, and completed his Immortal Foundation, forming the Grotto Mystery Book as his lifebound Law Artifact.
• Li Chengxuan returned to Supreme Mystery Mountain and refused the Immortal Alliance’s offer of a teachings elder post, while Liu Zhijian’s fishing at Mirror Moon Lake exposed the former lake god’s underwater residence.
• Hu Yueqiu discovered that moon worship and Cloud Seal Script divine talismans could open the residence, then led cultivators and demons inside, where Dongfang Qingyin recognized her family’s osmanthus tree and Lord Longwhiskers sought a Confluence Water jewel.
• General Xie killed Rogue Cultivators to pull the cave abode toward the present, while Hu Yueqiu killed Blood Young Master and Dongfang Qingyin fought Lord Longwhiskers.
• As the cave abode crossed between the yin and yang worlds, Daoist Lightless blinded Lord Longwhiskers, drained the Confluence Water pearl, and drew moonlight from the laurel tree.