Festival of Lights · Diwali
Lu Changzhi recruited Gu Chen, Luo Ling'er, Jin Fugui, and Mu Fan while strengthening Hidden Origin Peak with new gifts, skills, and an array. The arc left Lu Changzhi, Gu Chen, and Mu Fan at the Flower Spirit Sect banquet, where Lu Changzhi confronted Sun Mo as Gu Chen prepared to sneak into Clear Flame Garden.
Lu Changzhi exposed a Mystic One Sect spy, arranged Luo Zhen’s departure, and found Qin Li to recruit as his disciple. After concealing the Five Symbols Sect and learning of a city’s slaughter, he joined an investigation that led toward the Thousand-Fathom Mountain Range.
The Five Symbols Sect uncovered demonic cultists, survived a major assault by the Blood Demon Clan, and concealed the true extent of Lu Changzhi’s help. The clan turned its attention to the Cloud Heaven Holy Land, while Lu Changzhi secretly bolstered the sect’s ancestors with Life Spirit Spring water.
Lu Changzhi helped the Cloud Heaven Holy Land defeat the Devil Race, captured its surviving leaders, and returned to the Five Symbols Sect. As the Heavenly Azure Ruins approached, he strengthened his allies and gave the sect communication stones, while keeping his plans for the ruins secret.
Lu Changzhi prepared the Five Symbols Sect for the Heavenly Azure Ruins, where his group explored the ruins as Qin Jiuxiao reached the summit and appeared to claim the saint’s inheritance. A Dongfang Clan ambush led to a battle against the Five Symbols Sect elders, and new spatial fluctuations began as the conflict ended.
Lu Changzhi recovered the Heavenly Azure inheritance, dealt with a spatial rift and a black dragon, and prepared for the Flower Spirit Sect’s music gathering. The Five Symbols Sect arrived at the gathering as tensions over Qin Jiuxiao and the missing treasures continued to build.
Lu Changzhi watched Qin Jiuxiao claim the Divine Sound Lotus Pool and Liu Qingyan, then rescued Qin after the Dongfang Clan ambushed the Cloud Heaven Holy Land vessel. The Dongfang Clan turned its attack on the Mystic One Sect, leaving Wu Fan to rally the sect’s defenses and call for aid.
The Unsealing Keys stirred the world as the Mystic One Sect fell, while Lu Changzhi recruited Xiao Ye and strengthened his disciples and hidden resources. The stretch left Lu Changzhi preparing to follow Gu Chen toward a treasure map while planning to revive the Mystic One Sect ancestors.
Lu Changzhi protected Gu Chen during his clash with Jing Yun, then broke through to the Dao Comprehension Realm and upgraded the system. He learned that his parents’ dying wish had established Hidden Origin Peak, but Cang Wenyu knew little about their deaths, leaving Lu Changzhi to grow stronger before investigating.
Lu Changzhi secretly took Qin Jiuxiao’s Dust-Cleansing Sacred Fruit while Qin and the Cloud Heaven Holy Land expedition faced Qi Zhan’s soul-possession trap. After the rescue, Lu Changzhi claimed several rewards, imprisoned Qi Zhan, and returned to developing his disciples and investigating his parents.
As the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and other powers maneuvered over the Eastern Region, Lu Changzhi strengthened ties within the Five Symbols Sect and advised it to conceal its true power. The Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s confrontation with the sect was interrupted by Min Qianlan of the Star Moon Holy Land, who demanded its territory, while Huang Yunya offered the Five Symbols Sect vassal status instead.
Jiang Yuanyin claimed the Five Symbols Sect’s territory for the Extreme Arms Holy Land, while Lu Changzhi pursued Qin Jiuxiao’s opportunity and helped Xiao Ye thwart Xiao Zhong’s scheme against Xiao Ya. The Cloud Heaven Holy Land faced a coordinated assault as Lin Tianlei attempted to break through to the Saint Realm, and his tribulation intensified while Zhou Kun attacked the sect’s formation.
Lu Changzhi’s tribulation destroyed Cloud Heaven Holy Land and earned him the inheritances of Lin Tianlei and Ge Duantian. He then claimed the Origin of Water and faced three factions demanding the treasure, using Ge Duantian’s spear to confront them.
Lu Changzhi advanced his cultivation and took control of Chen Fangyuan’s inheritance while rival powers blamed Cloud Heaven Holy Land for the Flower Spirit Sect incident. As the accusations weakened the Holy Land, Lu Changzhi investigated the Blood Devils and accepted Jin Fugui as his true disciple.
Lu Changzhi prepared the Five Symbols Sect and his disciples for the Struggle of the Heaven’s Chosen while Gu Chen and Xiao Ye uncovered the Buddhist Order’s abuses. The sect arrived in Heaven’s Chosen City, where Lu Changzhi’s group set out to explore just as another major power arrived.
Lu Changzhi gathered opportunities and prepared the Five Symbols Sect for the Heaven’s Chosen Grand Gathering, where rival factions offered Saint Artifact prizes and the sect’s disciples entered a dangerous secret realm. The arc ended as Gu Chen and the others faced the realm’s Dao Comprehension Realm overlord, the Two-Horned Giant Rhino.
Lu Changzhi intervened in Qin Jiuxiao’s bloody calamity, rescued Qin Han from Zhou Xun, and gained a way to share Qin Han’s opportunities. The secret realm’s cities became refuges as their inhabitants pursued light and cultivation, while Qin Jiuxiao and Luo Zhen recovered from their defeats.
Lu Changzhi manipulated events around Qin Han’s opportunities while his disciples hunted spirit beasts and gained renown. Qin Han left the Eighth Palace believing he had inherited a Saint Realm expert’s legacy, and Lu Changzhi prepared to deal with Zhou Xun before departing.
Lu Changzhi gathered his disciples at Zither Sound Valley, where Qin Han’s sudden enlightenment sparked a spectacular sword display. Qin Jiuxiao killed Liu Qingyan, and Qin Han fled as Dai Tianfeng and Wujie pursued him over the Eighth Palace.
Lu Changzhi and the Five Symbols Sect defeated Qian Shenglin’s raid on Eighteen City, then learned from Xiao Ye’s Memento Jade that a deadly beast tide had trapped people in the secret realm. As Qin Han escaped his pursuers and Luo Zhen woke underground, Lu Changzhi headed to Thirteenth City to investigate a new mission.