Recaps

Lu Changzhi used the Holy Water gathering to secure control over Long Miao and Xiao Wu’s egg while watching its dangerous effects transform the participants. Qin Han’s reckless breakthroughs won him an invitation to the Xiang Clan, while Qi Zhan fell into the Xia Clan’s hands and Luo Zhen entered the baptism.

• Lu Changzhi offered the Black Tortoise egg to Long Miao, who killed Long Chao and took the egg, but Lu Changzhi later learned Long Miao had begun a master-recognition ritual.
• Xiang Qing and Long Miao divided access to the poisonous Water of Transformation, and Lu Changzhi warned Sun Yi and Huang Pi about the baptism’s risks.
• The Holy Water changed its participants in varied ways, including Bai Gen’s transformation, Zhou Mu’s altered sight, and Qin Jiuxiao’s temporary indestructible physique.
• Lu Changzhi let the system manage Xiao Wu’s egg as Long Miao formed a connection to it, then ordered Long Miao to obtain the Unsealing Key · Kan and prepare Long Chao’s body and scales.
• Qi Zhan’s missing arms regrew as legs, and the Xia Clan captured and tortured him until he revealed a possible dragon burial site.
• Luo Zhen entered the Holy Water as other participants suffered gruesome effects, while Xiang Qing arranged an early opportunity for Qin Han.
• Mu Qianqian expelled Qin Jiuxiao and his fellow disciples after Qin Jiuxiao asked her to act against Qin Han, who began absorbing the Holy Water to advance his cultivation.
• Qin Han rapidly reached the Transcendent Realm despite Hua Yunfan’s warning about the damage to his foundation, then stopped at its sixth level and accepted Xiang Qing’s invitation to join the Xiang Clan.

Xiang Qing’s search for Hidden Origin Peak drew the Xiang Clan into conflict with Lu Changzhi, while the escaped Holy Water and a false oath complicated matters. Prophecies spread across the Land of the Four Directions as Lu Changzhi prepared for the Law Contemplation Gathering and Qin Jiuxiao suspected his master had been taken over.

• Qin Han joined the Xiang Clan, while the Holy Water gathered itself into a glowing mass and escaped Xiang Qing’s barrier.
• Lu Changzhi returned to Hidden Origin Peak, shared the Saint King Red Dragon Fish, and arranged for Qin Li to leave and temper herself.
• Xiang Qing visited the Five Symbols Sect to investigate its history and the hidden Beast Race presence, but the patriarchs diverted him to a fake Hidden Origin Peak.
• Lu Changzhi freed the Black Dragon from its restraints, and a masked Xiang Lin seized it after overpowering Xiang Qing, and Lu Changzhi also deprived Xiang Qing of his Heart of Insight.
• Xiang Lu accused Xiang Qing of taking the Water of Transformation, but Liang Si posed as Xiang Lin, swore an oath against him, and forced the Xiang Clan to leave.
• Xiang Qing followed a Divination Knows messenger and learned of a prophecy warning against forcing events, while Lu Changzhi found that three ominous prophecies had appeared in different regions.
• Lu Changzhi received a partial External Avatar to help refine the Seed of Chaos, and factions discussed the prophecies and the influence of outside cultivators.
• Lu Changzhi decided to attend Myriad Laws Academy’s Law Contemplation Gathering, while Mo Gen hid the injured Qin Jiuxiao, who said their master might have been taken over.

Lu Changzhi brought his group to the Myriad Laws Academy, where Xiang Li’s proposed engagement to Shen Wenxi and Xiao Ye’s growing connection with her drew attention. Meanwhile, Qin Jiuxiao and Mo Gen launched a trap against Qin Han, leaving Qin Han under attack as Hua Yunfan urged Qin Jiuxiao to use a talisman.

• Qin Han kept Luo Zhen close after Hua Yunfan said he seemed to bring good fortune, while Liang Si urged Lu Changzhi to deepen his grasp of the laws and told him about the Myriad Laws Academy gathering.
• Lu Changzhi investigated Gu Chen’s repeated sign-in failures and helped restore his system’s connection, then returned to Hidden Origin Peak and prepared for the gathering.
• Lu Changzhi traveled to the academy with Mu Fan, Luo Ling'er, and Xiao Ye, while Qin Han and Luo Zhen arrived separately and Qin Han found a teleportation talisman inside a stone.
• Xiao Ye met Shen Zhiyi in the library and learned she was Senior Sister Shen, then Xiang Zhou threatened him to stay away from her and Xiao Ye resolved to defy him without troubling Lu Changzhi or the sect.
• Lu Changzhi watched the Xiang Clan arrive and discovered Xiang Li’s fortuitous encounters included an engagement to Shen Wenxi, an inheritance, and dragon marrow crystals, while he found that Shen Wenxi’s sacred physique was damaged and her bloodline was missing.
• The Xiang Clan planned to propose Shen Wenxi as Xiang Li’s principal wife, but Meng Yu told the Academy leaders that the decision belonged to her, and meanwhile, Lu Changzhi resolved to help Xiao Ye get closer to her.
• Qin Jiuxiao and Mo Gen prepared an attack on Qin Han, disguising Qin Jiuxiao as a weakened captive and arranging a trap in Qin Han’s room.
• Qin Han recognized Qin Jiuxiao and ignored Hua Yunfan’s warning, but Mo Gen blinded him and knocked away his blade as Mu Qian’s power formed a spear aimed at him.

Lu Changzhi dealt with Qin Han’s death, guided Xiao Ye’s progress, and faced Lu Yuan in a spar that revealed his extraordinary strength. As the Law Contemplation Gathering approached, the academy and the Xiang and Huang Clans maneuvered over Shen Wenxi’s betrothal, with Xiao Ye emerging as a possible candidate despite his disadvantage in strength.

• Qin Han escaped by talisman, but Xiang Li killed him after Xiang Qing confirmed he had recruited him, prompting the system to grant Lu Changzhi a talent tied to Xiang Li.
• Xiao Ye shared insights with Shen Wenxi, then accepted Meng Yu’s personal guidance at the academy, while Xiang Qing investigated Luo Zhen’s rapid healing and brought him into the Xiang Clan’s care.
• Lu Changzhi learned that the Huang Clan had arrived as Huang Jiuzhao approached Shen Wenxi about opposing the Xiang Clan’s marriage alliance and sought a spar with Lu Changzhi.
• Lu Yuan arrived to reclaim his Purple-Gold Guest Token, sparred with Lu Changzhi, lost, and promised to do one hundred things for him while keeping the token with him.
• Huang Jiuzhao and Gu Chen sparred through the night, after which Lu Yuan agreed to guide Gu Chen and Huang Jiuzhao joined Lu Changzhi’s effort to oppose the Xiang Clan’s plan.
• Meng Yu urged Shen Wenxi to ask Kong Mu whether he would become betrothed to her, while the academy announced that she would choose a betrothed at the Law Contemplation Gathering.
• Xiang Ge prepared Xiang Li with Dao Comprehension Well Water and planned to use the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s legacy to advance the Xiang Clan’s standing.
• Liang Si recruited his hidden Senior Brother to help oppose the Xiang Clan, while Lu Changzhi prepared gifts for Xiao Ye and noted that Xiao Ye’s lack of Saint Realm cultivation left him at a disadvantage in the coming contest.