Recaps

Shen Ge survived the destruction of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, rebuilt his body, and began living among ordinary people while pursuing cultivation. After crossing paths with Su Liuyue and curing Han Lin, he reached Linhai City and learned of a gathering of cultivators and an upcoming auction.

• Shen Ge became Mo Shang’s branch soul, but escaped the Verdant Sea battle after Mo Shang destroyed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and Spirit Moon Sect forces cleared the area.
• Shen Ge hid in a coastal cave, learned the Return to Life Instruction from Lu Xi’s memories, and completed a physical body after fifteen years of cultivation.
• Shen Ge forged a rough sword, reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement, and traveled to Sea Village, where Han Yu and her family took him in.
• Shen Ge entered a misty forest to find medicine for Han Lin and discovered the badly wounded Su Liuyue after her battle with a Devil Cultivator.
• Su Liuyue spared Shen Ge, gave him a Storage Bag and a Divine Sword Peak disciple token, and identified his Spirit Root as top-grade Metal.
• Shen Ge used Clear Brightness Grass and Five-Leaf Ginseng to cure Han Lin, then said farewell to Han Yu and left for Linhai City.
• Shen Ge visited a brothel in Linhai City, learned about cultivators gathering near Sunset Valley, and heard that the Sea Peak Trading Company would auction a strange white pearl.

Shen Ge joined the Spirit Moon Sect, established his foundation, and pursued artifact refinement while confronting dangers around the South Sea. The arc ended with Mu Wan buying a defensive Law Artifact for him at auction, leaving him in her debt.

• Shen Ge bought and refined treasures at the Sea Peak Merchant Association, then traveled to Sunset Valley and fought off Rogue Cultivators with Lü Yang.
• Shen Ge entered the immortal market, bought talismans and Law Artifacts, and later joined the Spirit Moon Sect as Mo Qingyu’s second personal disciple.
• Shen Ge learned the Gold Sword Instruction, reached Foundation Establishment, and began artifact-refining work while building ties with Su Liuyue, Mu Wan, and other disciples.
• Shen Ge and Mu Wan hunted a Tide Crab near the sect’s Sand Copper mine, killed it, and grew concerned about the increasing number of Demon Beasts near the South Sea.
• Shen Ge and his companions linked the attacks and missing ore vein to a possible ambush, while learning that the East Approach Secret Realm would soon open.
• Shen Ge and Mu Wan traveled to Changliu for an auction, where Shen Ge respectfully visited Ghost Demoness’s grave and a strange white orb later displayed his image.
• Li Hai investigated the slaughtered enforcement squad and killed a guard who had received a suspicious voice-transmission Jade Slip.
• Mu Wan bid 2,600 Spirit Stones for a defensive Law Artifact on Shen Ge’s behalf, leaving him worried about repaying her.

Shen Ge brought Su Sui to the Spirit Moon Sect, then joined Huang Tao’s expedition to White Bone Mountain, where a betrayal left him trapped beneath a cave abode. As Shen Ge faced the black-robed man in his mind, the Spirit Moon Sect mourned Qin Yu and Meng Yan pursued his own plans.

• Shen Ge won his wager with Huang Tao, gave the Star Stone to Su Liuyue, and entered secluded cultivation while the Thunder Eagle rampage in the East Approach Secret Realm led to Qin Yu’s fatal stand and Meng Yan’s escape.
• Shen Ge met the emperor of Flowing Cloud City, discovered that Xiao Mei had a supreme-grade Ice Spirit Root, and brought her back to the sect, where Su Liuyue took her in as Su Sui.
• Shen Ge paid respects at Qin Yu’s and Liu Xiao’s graves, then agreed to investigate the Corpse Sha at White Bone Mountain with Huang Tao and his companions.
• At White Bone Mountain, Shen Ge concealed his control over Yin Souls as the group fought through the fog and entered a cave abode.
• Yang Chong died, Han Li attacked the group, and Huang Tao used black mist to weaken Shen Ge before driving him into a hidden space beneath the white-bone chair.
• Shen Ge found a lamp and an impassable stone wall in the hidden space, then was knocked unconscious by a figure formed from the black mist.
• In his mind, Shen Ge offered the black-robed man the Return of the Soul Instruction in exchange for his life, but the man demanded a fight with Shen Ge’s body at stake and overwhelmed him with greater combat experience.

Shen Ge survived a soul search but suffered an injury that blocked his cultivation, and the Spirit Moon Sect failed to find a cure. After competing at the Evergreen Sect and witnessing Mo Qingyu's breakthrough, he devoted himself to mastering techniques while remaining determined to heal and pursue immortality.

• A clay statue in Shen Ge's memories erased the black-robed man during his soul search, and Shen Ge escaped with a damaged sea of consciousness after Huang Tao stole his belongings.
• Ziyang suppressed Shen Ge's soul injury but found no Spirit Severing Pill in the ruins, and Shen Ge's cultivation later stalled at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
• Shen Ge joined the Spirit Moon Sect delegation to the Evergreen Sect, where Daoist Qingguang refused Ziyang's request to seek a Spirit Severing Pill in the Gods and Devils Abyss.
• Jin Ling won the artifact refining competition, and Shen Ge helped the Spirit Moon Sect win the team battle before Li Ze challenged him to a future duel.
• Huang Tao reached the Golden Core Stage, disguised his appearance and divine soul signature, and became a Purple Qi Sect protector under the name Zhou Shun.
• Mo Qingyu reached the Nascent Soul Realm, but Xuanguang could not heal Shen Ge, who resolved to study for twenty years before traveling the world.
• Han Yu expanded her network through Hundred Flowers Kingdom and prepared unrest while pursuing the Commandery Princess's order to secure the kingdom's flower.
• Shen Ge mastered thirty techniques over a year, and Su Sui reached Foundation Establishment and promised to cultivate hard enough to heal him.