Recaps

Lin Xiao entered seclusion after the Lingxian Sect opened its doors to the village, while Jiang Youfu saved Grandma Jiang and helped draw visitors to Xiushui Village. The emperor learned of the sect, and the battered Shangyang Sect began rebuilding as Mo Yuanjiao returned to the capital.

• Lin Xiao planted the Guiding Beacon, met Qin Jianghe on the Heart-Questioning Road, and later declared North Mountain a sect site when Wen Keming came to investigate.
• Jiang Youfu used Silver-Tailed Fish and his spiritual power to revive Grandma Jiang, then advanced to Foundation Establishment and received Lin Xiao’s immortal food tools.
• Lin Xiao and Qin Jianghe organized the Lingxian Sect’s affairs, distributed uniforms and stipends, and prepared the members to manage the sect while Lin Xiao cultivated in seclusion.
• The villagers kept their land as newcomers settled in Xiushui Village, and Jiang Youfu’s food drew visitors after the sect devised ways to sustain the village’s trade.
• Lin Xiao advanced to Foundation Establishment Late Stage and continued cultivating, while Mo Yuanjiao returned to the capital and began investigating a fortune-teller he suspected was tied to the Shangyang Sect.
• Liu Yunan received the emperor’s letter through Wei San, and the sect sent Li Zhouxuan a Sound Transmission Talisman proposing another meeting the following year.
• Li Zhouxuan considered the weakened Shangyang Sect’s position and sought an audience with the Li family ancestor, while Song Jusheng learned that Elder Luo planned to rebuild Shangyang Sect.
• Mo Yuanjiao demonstrated the Air-Stepping Technique to his family, and Baojian arrived to meet him.

Wei Hai attacked Xiushui Village in search of the Spirit Stone mine, but Lin Xiao and the Lingxian Sect defeated him and protected the villagers. The sect and village then celebrated the New Year as the imperial court recognized the Lingxian Sect and prepared to visit.

• Mo Yuanjiao told Emperor Li Zhouxuan that he had joined the Lingxian Sect, then traveled with General Mo and Mo Que to Xiushui Village.
• Wei Hai sent Shangyang Sect disciples to locate the Lingxian Sect, and Liu Yunan moved the villagers toward safety and prepared the sect’s defenses.
• Wei Hai attacked Xiushui Village, but Lin Xiao’s tribulation lightning, Liao Pantu’s formations, and the sect’s defenses slowed him as Mo Yuanjiao and his companions arrived.
• Lin Xiao defeated Wei Hai with Liu Yunan’s Two Aspects Life and Death Formation, and Li Zhanying revealed himself as an imperial ancestor who had kept other visitors away.
• Lin Xiao welcomed Li Zhanying and the visitors, while the villagers returned to their homes and more people sought to settle in Xiushui Village.
• The villagers and sect members celebrated New Year traditions, including ancestral rites, as Lin Xiao learned that Wei Hai’s spoils contained a stone tied to an unknown Taiyin Sealing Formation.
• Tong Shuzheng and Xue Chengfeng learned that the court recognized the Lingxian Sect and decided to deliver it New Year’s gifts.
• Lin Xiao gathered the village youngsters to learn a new spell, and Village Chief Du’s bronze gong rang at midnight.

Lin Xiao grappled with protecting the Lingxian Sect while expanding its grounds, recruiting members, and developing Xiushui Village. The arc ended with Gu Yuxiao joining the sect and the new inn and restaurant opening.

• Lin Xiao worried that the Lingxian Sect could become a target, but Lin Dayou reassured him, and Lin Xiao decided to recruit carefully rather than hide the sect.
• Lin Xiao received a Yaoguang Attached Pearl, planned for future disciples, and led the sect in carving a winding path up North Mountain.
• Liao Pantu warned Lin Xiao that other great sects were making moves, while Shangyang Sect elders returned to reclaim their damaged sect and mines.
• Lin Xiao and Village Chief Du planned new businesses for Xiushui Village, and Qin Jianghe took Mother Qin and Tietou's Mother to Songyang County as the Lingxiao Escort Agency considered expanding.
• Niu Xiaoxue sought entry to the Lingxian Sect, but Li Zhanying accepted her as his student instead.
• Liao Pantu showed Lin Xiao the herb garden, completing a construction mission, and Lin Xiao used a peach branch and Spirit Stones to create new sect uniforms.
• Gu Yuxiao passed the Heart-Questioning Road, joined the Lingxian Sect, and began managing the new inn and restaurant.
• Gu Yuxiao recruited and trained workers, and the Lingxian Restaurant and Lingxian Inn opened in Xiushui Village fifteen days later.

Han Weishu uncovered a cross-border kidnapping operation, and Lin Xiao and his allies rescued the captives while Pusi Kingdom prepared to oppose Huanyou Nation. Lin Xiao then traveled toward the Talisman Master Assembly with Jiang Youfu and Yuan Qing, while Mo Yuanjiao brought his family toward Xiushui Village and told Baojian that Tong Jialiang had survived.

• Ma Changlong sampled Lingxian Restaurant’s daily dish and stayed overnight at the inn as Gu Yuxiao watched the businesses fill with customers.
• Han Weishu discovered that cultivators had abducted Tong Jialiang and villagers, tracked them to a mine in Huanyou Nation, and reported the forced mining to Tong Shuzheng.
• Lin Xiao, Han Weishu, Tong Shuzheng, Liu Yunan, and Li Zhanying crossed into Huanyou Nation and rescued the captives from the mine, where colored stones drained spiritual power.
• Lin Xiao sealed the mine behind arrays, while Li Zhanying returned the rescued villagers and captured cultivators to Pusi Kingdom and Han Weishu brought Tong Jialiang to the Lingxiao Escort Agency.
• Li Zhouxuan gathered support from three sects against Huanyou Nation as Liu Yunan and Qin Jianghe traveled to the capital, and Liu Chun set out with goods for the cultivation world.
• Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu prepared for the Talisman Master Assembly, found the wounded Yuan Qing, and agreed to take him along after he swore to keep Lin Xiao’s identity and their mystic-realm history secret.
• Lin Xiao, Jiang Youfu, and Yuan Qing boarded a spirit ship, where Jiang Youfu cooked Spirit Cuisine and Yuan Qing continued recovering from his injuries.
• Mo Yuanjiao took Madam Mo, Old Madam Mo, and their attendants toward Xiushui Village, then told Baojian that Tong Jialiang had been rescued and was recovering.