Recaps

Lu Changzhi suspected the Five Symbols Sect had been draining the Five Continents Domain of its geniuses and warned the imperial clan and Myriad Laws Academy about dangers surrounding the Longevity Battlefield. As rumors about the Unsealing Keys spread across domains, the Canglan Domain’s experts grew interested in the Land of the Four Directions.

• Lu Changzhi wondered whether the Five Symbols Sect had drawn away the Five Continents Domain’s geniuses, then considered that the Beast Race might attack when the Longevity Battlefield opened.
• Lu Changzhi warned the imperial clan and Myriad Laws Academy that unrest and outside forces such as the Beast Race could threaten them during the battlefield’s opening.
• Lu Changzhi reflected that the Unsealing Keys might let him influence the scale of the coming chaos, while Qin Zhen continued making progress on Chen Yibi’s eight gates legacy.
• As Xiang Ge met with other forces, news spread that Unsealing Keys could admit large groups into the Longevity Battlefield days early, alarming smaller forces and reaching the Mystic Origin and Canglan Domains.
• In the Mystic Origin Domain, leaders discussed the approaching storm and the Blood Devil’s preparations, while Canglan Domain experts focused on the Land of the Four Directions after learning a mysterious gate had appeared there.

Qin Zhen finished the objects Chen Yibi had tasked him with and was told to stay behind for good things. Lu Changzhi traveled to West Mountain Province, discovered a concealed array guarded by human experts and a Blood Devil, and sent his External Avatar to confront them; the Blood Devil attacked, but a sword strike instantly dispelled its power.

• Qin Zhen completed the objects at One Brush Saint Hall, and Chen Yibi told him he would stay behind to take on some matters.
• Lu Changzhi chose a location in West Mountain Province and sensed a concealed array guarded by human experts and a saint emperor expert of the Blood Devil Race.
• Lu Changzhi sent his External Avatar to confront the guards and pointed out that their array and restrictions were not well hidden.
• The Blood Devil attacked Lu Changzhi's External Avatar, but a swift sword strike made its overwhelming power dissipate.

Lu Changzhi killed Xue Po and extracted his memories, learning that the Blood Demon Clan was conspiring with human powers and planning to target the Five Continents Domain. Xue Po briefly survived through a hidden safeguard, but Lu Changzhi killed him again before he could finish warning the Blood Demon king.

• Lu Changzhi restrained Xue Po, then split his devil body in two with a fiery-red saber when Xue Po refused to explain the formation restriction.
• Lu Changzhi extracted Xue Po's memories and learned that major Mystic Origin Domain powers were cooperating with the Blood Demon Clan over the Longevity Battlefield, while the Canglan Domain also planned to attack the Five Continents Domain.
• Lu Changzhi wondered which ancestor had orchestrated the converging troubles and decided to investigate, then noticed Xue Po's information page remained lit and used the Dao Simplification Brush to erase the character for "slay."
• Xue Po revived as a ball of flesh in the Mystic Origin Domain and rushed to warn the Blood Demon king about the Five Continents Domain.
• As Xue Po began his warning, the character for "slay" appeared inside him and made him explode, leaving the furious king demanding to know what the Five Continents Domain had.

Lu Changzhi visited the Black Dragon Clan, warned Qin Li that the Five Continents Domain would soon face danger from the Beast Race and the Blood Devil Race, and brought her and Xiao Ming back to Hidden Origin Peak. Qin Li met Zhong Ming and Mu Fan, while Hei Ao was left worried about his clan's safety.

• Lu Changzhi appeared in the Black Dragon Clan's territory, where Long Biao recognized him and tried to hide.
• Lu Changzhi praised Qin Li's progress, then warned her that the Five Continents Domain would face turmoil and Blood Devil Race members of at least Saint Emperor Realm would arrive.
• Qin Li agreed to return to Hidden Origin Peak, and Xiao Ming joined her and Lu Changzhi; Hei Ao tried to ask for help before they vanished.
• At Hidden Origin Peak, Qin Li met Zhong Ming and learned he had recently entered the Saint Realm and studied the Five Symbols Sect's ancestral teachings.
• Qin Li teased Mu Fan about his place among the handsome disciples, and Zhong Ming reassured him that he was more handsome.

Lu Changzhi learned from Liang Si that the Five Continents Domain faced threats from the Canglan Domain, the Mystic Origin Domain, and the Beast Race, and that the Five Symbols Sect’s fate depended on him. He prepared for the coming turmoil by issuing orders and constructing a site resembling the Unsealing Key’s surroundings.

• Zhong Ming told Lu Changzhi he planned to wait near the Xiang Clan and loosen the soil for its ancestor, while Qin Li shared what she knew about the Longevity Battlefield.
• Liang Si explained that the Canglan Domain awaited an early Unsealing Key, the Mystic Origin Domain planned to follow the Blood Devil’s attack, and the Beast Race was also waiting for an opportunity.
• Liang Si told Lu Changzhi that whether the Five Symbols Sect fell into chaos was up to him, and Lu Changzhi decided it must remain peaceful.
• Lu Changzhi considered moving Mountain and Sea Village closer to the sect, then told Lu Yuan to stay near it and had the Sea Race move closer as well.
• Lu Changzhi transformed a chosen location into an ancient-looking site with eight great gates and traces of the Unsealing Key’s Qi, then sent light into the sky.

Lu Changzhi manipulated the Unsealing Key’s message to draw the Xiang Clan and others toward the Longevity Battlefield while he concealed himself nearby. As the Xiang Clan prepared to enter, a powerful outsider arrived, and Lu Changzhi arranged for the Dao-Severing Sword Spirit to be waiting inside.

• Lu Changzhi had the system send a message announcing that the Unsealing Key could be used, then hid near the marked location.
• Xiang Qingcang gathered the Xiang Clan’s experts, ordered them to announce the opening to other forces, and told them to guard the clan while they were away.
• Xiang Qingcang decided Luo Zhen should remain in the clan because taking him along would be unsafe.
• A middle-aged man learned the tampered message pointed to the Five Continents Domain and set out to investigate.
• Yu Chang and Yu Zhen reached the marked location and concealed themselves while they waited for people with Unsealing Keys.
• Lu Changzhi recognized Yu Chang as a powerful outsider and sent the Dao-Severing Sword Spirit inside; soon after, the Xiang Clan’s flying boat arrived with a large procession.

As the Longevity Battlefield drew near, the Xiang Clan offered outsiders a chance to enter early in exchange for payment, collateral, and help in a crisis. Yu Chang secured two spots by handing over eighteen powerful artifacts, intending to reclaim them after the battlefield killed most lower-realm entrants.

• Xiang Qingcang saw the Longevity Battlefield open and noted that the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had an Unsealing Key too.
• Xiang Ge offered one final entry spot and announced the Xiang Clan's requirements, including a strength threshold and payment or collateral.
• Lu Changzhi realized the Xiang Clan's arrangement would recruit powerful outsiders and increase its strength before rivals arrived.
• Yu Chang approached Xiang Ge and asked for two spots, refusing to promise help if the Xiang Clan encountered trouble.
• Yu Chang presented seventeen Saint Emperor Artifacts and a Dao Artifact, and Xiang Ge accepted the exchange after receiving Xiang Qingcang's approval.
• Yu Chang told Yu Zhen that ninety-nine percent of lower-realm entrants would die and said they could recover the artifacts afterward.

Xiang Qingcang began gathering the forces to open the Longevity Battlefield after four Unsealing Keys appeared, while the Huang Clan’s absence raised suspicions that it held another key. Just as Xiang Qingcang considered using the situation against the Huang Clan, an unidentified voice declared that everyone had arrived and they could begin.

• Xiang Qingcang decided that befriending Yu Chang and possibly following him into the battlefield could be worthwhile.
• Xiang Qingcang revealed the Xiang Clan’s Unsealing Key, and experts from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and Academy revealed theirs.
• Jin Xiao revealed an Unsealing Key belonging to the Beastfolk Race, bringing the number of displayed keys to four.
• Xiang Ge pointed out that the Huang Clan had not arrived, and people suspected it might possess an Unsealing Key.
• Xiang Qingcang considered exploiting the Huang Clan’s absence when an unidentified voice announced that everyone was present and they could begin.

Lu Tianmu arrived with the four missing Unsealing Key pieces, allowing the assembled experts to open the Longevity Battlefield. As Yu Chang, Yu Yue, and hundreds of others rushed through the gate, it vanished before everyone could enter.

• Lu Tianmu arrived and produced the four Unsealing Key pieces he had collected.
• Lu Tianmu and Xiang Qingcang placed all eight pieces into the recesses, opening a massive gate to the Longevity Battlefield.
• Yu Chang grabbed Yu Yue and raced through the gate ahead of the other experts.
• Xiang Qingcang and the other token holders entered, while additional experts rushed to try their luck as the crowd exceeded the expected limit.
• The gate vanished, leaving a qualified entrant outside and many others regretting that they had not rushed in.

Yu Chang ignored the gate’s formation trial and prepared to break through its spatial barrier by force. An unseen voice ordered him to behave and confiscated his spear, leaving his attack halted.

• Yu Yue asked Yu Chang why the gate differed from what he had expected, and they discussed the trial and the advantages enjoyed by people with connections.
• Formation experts recognized that the gate’s restrictions resembled the One Brush Saint Hall’s techniques, and the gathered groups began studying how to open it.
• Yu Chang told Yu Yue to watch as he demonstrated a shortcut, then pushed nearby people aside and revealed his Peak Saint Emperor Realm power.
• Yu Chang summoned a powerful Dao artifact spear and raised it toward the spatial barrier to break through by force.
• An unseen voice ordered Yu Chang to behave and demanded his spear, causing his presence to weaken and his raised weapon to freeze.

Yu Chang surrendered his treasured spear after a sword strike warned him not to break the Longevity Battlefield’s rules, and Lu Changzhi learned he had gained the weapon while preparing to use the Unsealing Keys. Meanwhile, Xiao Qian discovered someone had severed the keys’ connection to the master disc, just as a mysterious middle-aged man arrived and offered him an object.

• Yu Chang released his spear’s claim of ownership and gave it up after sensing the overwhelming power behind the sword strike.
• Yu Chang warned Yu Yue to follow the rules if his strength was insufficient, while the other gathered powerhouses abandoned thoughts of taking shortcuts.
• Lu Changzhi learned he had received the Dao Artifact spear and decided to give it to Gu Chen, then confirmed he had collected all eight Unsealing Keys.
• A group in the void discussed a junior’s unusual abilities, and one of them went to speak with someone who had noticed the disturbance.
• Xiao Qian found that the connection between the Unsealing Keys and the master disc had been severed, and a middle-aged man told him not to interfere before sending him an object.

Zhong Ming considered how to exploit the Xiang Clan’s guarded mausoleum, while factions across the domains reacted to the Longevity Battlefield opening earlier than expected. The Canglan Domain’s divine attendants chose to attack, and the Devil King asked whether the Mystic Origin Domain could help him enter and leave the battlefield freely.

• Xiao Qian recognized the jade token given by the middle-aged man, and the man said Zhong Ming could afford to act more boldly under the protection of a powerful backing.
• Near the Xiang Clan, Zhong Ming decided against forcing his way into its guarded mausoleum and considered how to stir up chaos for his own gain.
• Cultivators in the Azure Billows Continent received images proving that the Unsealing Key had opened the Longevity Battlefield early and debated whether to attack the Five Continents Domain before its experts returned.
• The six divine attendants ordered their forces to fight, targeting both the Land of the Four Directions and the Xiang Clan.
• The Mystic Origin Domain discussed moving early to seize Xiang Li and the Xiang Clan’s resources, while the Devil King asked whether it could help him enter and leave the battlefield freely.

Lu Changzhi rerouted the Mystic Origin Domain’s teleportation array into a new passage, allowing the Blood Devil Race to enter the Longevity Battlefield. The Blood Lord arrived at the first gate, where Yu Chang recognized the invaders and prepared to face them.

• The Blood Lord led the Blood Devil Race toward the Five Continents Domain while Mystic Origin Domain experts planned to let them weaken their rivals first.
• Lu Changzhi used Void Raw Stones and Origin Spiritual Power to nest the teleportation array’s exit inside a new passage, concealing its destination.
• The Blood Lord and his forces entered the Longevity Battlefield through the altered array.
• At the first of the eight gates, Yu Chang watched the gathered experts struggle to break through its deliberately troublesome restrictions.
• A blood-red fluctuation brought the Blood Lord into the battlefield, and Yu Chang protected Yu Yue with his Spear Intent.
• The Blood Lord surveyed the gate and the assembled Human Race experts, then laughed in excitement at having successfully entered.

The Blood Lord discovered that the Five Continents Domain experts were trapped with him and tried to escape, but the gate’s rules thwarted him. The rules then added a trial requiring the humans to kill him, and Yu Chang led the attack.

• The Blood Lord realized he had been separated from his subordinates inside a sealed space and recognized that the Mystic Origin Domain had lured him into a trap.
• The Blood Lord attempted to leave by activating a devil technique, but the gate’s rules destroyed it; his second attempt failed as well.
• A voice announced that, because Yu Chang had broken the rules, humans and devils had to fight, and killing the Blood Lord would open the gate.
• The Five Continents Domain experts prepared to attack the Blood Lord, while he protested that he was outnumbered.
• Yu Chang unleashed his peak Saint Emperor presence and formed a spear from his Spear Intent, aiming it at the Blood Lord.

Yu Chang and the Five Continents Domain experts overwhelmed the Blood Lord, who escaped just before Yu Chang could deliver his decisive spear thrust. He reappeared in an unfamiliar passage, where a familiar voice shoved him into what looked like a beam of light but was actually a blade.

• The Blood Lord summoned blood dragons and fought Yu Chang, who destroyed the dragons and pressed him with his spear.
• A warning that only trial participants might receive benefits convinced the Saint Emperor and Saint Venerable experts to join the battle against the Blood Lord.
• Yu Chang wounded the Blood Lord with a spear thrust tailored to his Blood Devil body, and the gathered experts blocked his escape.
• The Blood Lord vanished before Yu Chang could finish him, leaving Yu Chang furious at losing his chance to strike.
• The Blood Lord arrived in an unfamiliar passage, heard a familiar voice, and was shoved into a beam of light that proved to be a blade.

Lu Changzhi killed the Blood Lord with the Dao Simplification Brush, while the Dao-Severing Sword Spirit began weakening and routing Blood Devils through a teleportation array for Lu Changzhi to finish off. The experts at the eight great gates finally entered, only to find another gate and a message saying they had won but another gate awaited; in the Mystic Origin Domain, the gathered experts prepared to go in next.

• Lu Changzhi used the character "slay" to kill the Blood Lord in the Blood Devil Throne, then collected the Blood Devils’ light orbs.
• The Dao-Severing Sword Spirit tested its strength on incoming Blood Devils, then began sending them alive through a teleportation array toward Lu Changzhi.
• The experts at the eight great gates saw the Blood Lord disappear and assumed he had escaped, then watched their gate open by falling backward.
• The experts rushed through and found a larger gate bearing the message, "Congratulations, you won! Another gate awaits," prompting cries of dismay.
• In the Mystic Origin Domain, an expert noted that more than half of the Blood Demon Clan’s main force had entered and asked if it was their turn.

A Misty Clear Realm official learned that Mystic Origin powerhouses had allied with a Blood Devil and ordered them punished and barred from entering the Five Continents Lower Realm. Meanwhile, Canglan Domain declared war across the Five Continents Domain, and Lu Changzhi expected the Longevity Battlefield to open soon.

• A young man told his master that a Blood Devil’s body had been destroyed in the Five Continents Lower Realm and its soul in the Mystic Origin Lower Realm, after Mystic Origin powerhouses had arranged for it to enter first.
• The middle-aged man condemned cooperation between humans and devils, ordered the Mystic Origin powerhouses stopped, and sentenced those who discussed the alliance to nine tribulation lightning strikes each, followed by a three-month realm seal.
• Six divine attendants of the Canglan Domain appeared in the Five Continents Domain and used an object to display a gigantic blood-red war character across the sky.
• The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion prepared countermeasures, while factions across the domain speculated that Canglan had declared war on the Azure Billows Continent.
• Lu Changzhi saw the war announcement and judged that the Canglan forces had arrived early, with less than half a day remaining before the Unsealing Key opened the Longevity Battlefield.

Du Sheng refused to intervene as the Azure Billows Lower Realm entered the Five Continents Lower Realm, but arranged for someone to find and aid a person after the crisis. As Azure Billows Continent forces threatened the Xiang Clan, Xiang Tianlai revealed that the clan’s ancestors had secretly remained in its cemetery as a hidden reserve.

• Du Sheng dismissed concerns about the invasion, then gave a visitor an object and a pill to use after events in the Five Continents Lower Realm had settled.
• Experts gathered outside the Xiang Clan worried that they might be caught between the clan and the approaching Azure Billows Continent forces.
• The Xiang Clan’s experts learned that the invading force was larger than expected and feared their protective formation would not hold until their absent clan head returned.
• Xiang Tianlai arrived at the Xiang Clan hall and announced that the clan must face the impending battle with all its strength.
• Xiang Tianlai revealed that the Xiang Clan’s ancestors had secretly guarded the clan from the cemetery and declared that they would awaken as its Backup Hidden Energy.

Xiang Yuntian entered the Xiang Clan cemetery to summon the clan’s hidden ancestors while the Xiang Clan prepared for the approaching Azure Billows invasion. As Luo Zhen waited with the younger generation, one divine attendant diverted forces toward the Huang Clan, worried the invasion would not go smoothly.

• Xiang Tianlai led the Xiang Clan experts to the cemetery, where Xiang Zhen tried to stop them from disturbing the ancestors.
• Xiang Tianlai explained that the ancestors had left to avoid making Xiang Zhen dependent on them and would emerge when the clan was in danger.
• The Xiang Clan experts agreed to let Xiang Yuntian enter the cemetery, and he vowed to keep the clan safe or be unworthy of it.
• The Xiang Clan prepared for battle, protected its younger generation, and struggled to see what was happening inside the cemetery.
• Luo Zhen worried about the Xiang Clan as two Azure Billows divine attendants discussed their plans, and one left with a group for the Huang Clan.

As Canglan Domain experts arrived to attack the Xiang Clan, Zhong Ming tried to escape the clan-protecting formation but found its spatial defenses prevented him from leaving. The Xiang Clan’s ancestors emerged from the cemetery to reassure their descendants, leaving the clan ready to face the approaching enemy.

• Xiang Zhen mocked the elders’ belief in a hidden reserve power source as the Xiang Clan waited for the enemy.
• The Canglan Domain force approached, and Zhong Ming used a spatial talisman to escape but remained trapped inside the Xiang Clan’s formation.
• Zhong Ming returned toward the cemetery, deciding he would leave in broad daylight because he could not break through the formation in time.
• Cang Chen demanded that the Xiang Clan hand over its Five Elements Sacred Physique, while the divine attendant declined to intervene unless necessary.
• Xiang Yuntian reassured the Xiang Clan, and the old ancestors stood in formation in the cemetery as the descendants welcomed them.

Xiang Yuntian led the Xiang Clan ancestors out to face the Azure Billows Continent’s experts, claiming they would protect the clan. Instead, the ancestors abruptly renounced the Xiang Clan and fled, leaving both sides stunned before the attackers pursued them.

• Xiang Yuntian ordered the Xiang Clan experts to stay behind and protect the ancestors still sleeping in the burial grounds, then led the ancestors through the opened formation.
• The Xiang Clan displayed the battle outside to its clansmen and younger generation, while the Azure Billows Continent’s experts and the divine attendant failed to judge the ancestors’ strength.
• Xiang Yuntian agreed that the ancestors could not protect the clan, declared they were breaking ties with the Xiang Clan, and announced, “We’re leaving, sorry to disturb you!”
• The ancestors scattered and fled, shocking the Xiang Clan experts, the younger generation, and the Azure Billows Continent’s attackers.
• The Azure Billows Continent’s experts ordered a pursuit, fearing the fleeing ancestors might take the Xiang Clan’s resources.

Zhong Ming's ploy to draw the Azure Billows Continent experts away from the Xiang Clan partly worked, but the divine attendant tracked him down. As Zhong Ming waited for his system's mysterious spirit to act, the spirit said Lu Changzhi should be the one to show off, and Lu Changzhi received a choice to save his disciple.

• Zhong Ming's illusion-like escape caused the pursuing experts to lose sight of the Xiang Clan ancestors, but the divine attendant saw through the diversion and pursued him.
• A mysterious woman's voice from Zhong Ming's system warned him to flee, and he narrowly escaped as the divine attendant froze the space where he had been.
• The system spirit told Zhong Ming to stay put and revealed that Lu Changzhi should handle the danger as his master's chance to show off.
• Lu Changzhi received a system choice to let Zhong Ming face the trial, temper him before rescuing him, or cut down the divine attendant, with a powerful defensive trump card as the third reward.

Lu Changzhi used Descent to rescue Zhong Ming from the divine attendant, then killed the attacker with the Dao-Severing Sword. He collected the divine attendant and the light orbs he dropped and checked on Zhong Ming.

• Lu Changzhi learned that the Xiang Clan had attacked Zhong Ming and chose Descent as the gap in their strength left Zhong Ming in danger.
• The divine attendant immobilized Zhong Ming, failed to probe him, and demanded that he reveal his technique.
• Lu Changzhi appeared and stopped the divine attendant's spatial attack, then summoned Xiao Dao.
• Xiao Dao shattered the divine attendant's defenses and trapped his soul, allowing Lu Changzhi to finish him with a cleaver.
• Lu Changzhi collected the divine attendant and his dropped light orbs, then asked Zhong Ming if he was all right.

Lu Changzhi watched the experts leave the Longevity Battlefield to fight the Azure Billows Continent’s invasion, while he secured a reward tied to Lin Xuan. As he examined the powerful defensive measure, the system urgently asked him to upgrade it.

• Lu Changzhi revived the divine servant’s corpse through the system and sensed that the Xiang Clan was struggling against the invading experts.
• The voice in the Longevity Battlefield ordered the Five Continents Domain experts to return and drive back the Azure Billows Continent’s forces before the gate would open.
• Xiang Qingcang learned the Xiang Clan was under attack and asked the gathered factions, including Yu Chang, to help defend it.
• Lu Changzhi received the strongest trump card of the chosen one Lin Xuan and concluded Xiang Qingcang’s response could limit the Xiang Clan’s losses.
• As Lu Changzhi inspected the Emperor-Realm-level defensive measure, the system told him it needed to upgrade as soon as possible.

Lu Changzhi used the Unsealing Key to sense where its power might lead and set out with Xiao Ming. As the Xiang Clan faced a siege, its younger generation tried to escape through a teleportation formation, but chaotic void currents struck them, and Xiang Qingcang sensed that disaster had occurred.

• Lu Changzhi asked the system about the danger behind Lin Xuan, then used the Unsealing Key to pinpoint a direction and flew from Hidden Origin Peak with Xiao Ming.
• The Xiang Clan's defenders, unable to reach their clan leader and facing a failing protective formation, ordered the younger generation to flee.
• Xiang Clan youths prepared for teleportation as one warned them that spatial accidents could occur, though another doubted their luck could be so bad.
• The teleportation formation triggered chaotic void currents, terrifying the Xiang Clan juniors, and Luo Zhen made wishes in a desperate attempt to survive.
• Xiang Qingcang sensed that something had gone wrong, urged his companions to hurry back, and swallowed a pill to speed himself up.