Episode 36 recap: Xing Zhi had known about Shen Li's background for a long time.
Shen Li engaged in a fierce battle with Fu Sheng, wielding the sharp and unmatched Chiyu Spear. Ling Zun arrived and urged Shen Li to leave, but Fu Sheng unleashed a massacre. Ling Zun sacrificed himself to push Shen Li out of Xutian Abyss. Shen Li, deeply concerned about her master, resolutely returned and fought against the fiends.
Xing Zhi was repairing the painting in the immortal realm, attempting to purify Xutian Abyss. Shen Li briefly controlled Fu Sheng but was counterattacked when she hesitated to strike, and she was thrown into a formation eye. Fu Sheng followed closely but was controlled by the remaining essence of Mo Fang. A sober Mo Fang pleaded with Shen Li to kill him and free Fu Sheng from his control.
Mo Fang revealed his entanglement with fate and deep affection, ultimately choosing self-annihilation. Shen Li was overwhelmed with grief.
Despite his distant efforts, Xing Zhi failed to purify Xutian Abyss and his power gradually waned. Refusing to accept his fate, he firmly believed that he could protect the Three Realms and resolutely went to Xutian Abyss. Shen Li encountered Lu Ming and Feng Lai, who had been trapped for a thousand years, in Xutian Abyss. Feng Lai still cared for Liu Yu.
Lu Ming tempted Shen Li to break the seal and find Liu Yu, and Feng Lai acted impulsively, but Xing Zhi intervened in time to stop them. Shen Li sensed the danger within the formation eye and rescued Feng Lai, but Xing Zhi was severely injured. Shen Li faced it calmly and teased himself for being "almost a father-in-law" to her.
Shen Li was moved by Xing Zhi's knowledge of her background and his dedication to protecting her secret, even if it meant misunderstandings. Xing Zhi openly admitted that he loved Shen Li as a person, regardless of who she was.
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