“One Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining” Episode 188 – 190 Plot Summary
I. Overall World and Story Background
The story of “100,000 Years of Qi Refining” is set in a world of cultivation, with multiple cultivation realms such as Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Elixir, and Nascent Soul. There are many sects in this world, and each sect competes for resources, and the disciples pursue ascension. The protagonist Xu Yang is the founding disciple of Tianlan Sect, but he has been trapped in the Qi Refining period for a long time. Others such as his master, nephew, etc. have ascended one after another, the watchdog has also ascended, and even the old tree has experienced tribulation, but Xu Yang has been refining Qi silently. After ten thousand years of seclusion, he broke through the 9999th level of the Qi Refining period and broke out. He faced the decline of the cultivation world and the precarious situation of Tianlan Sect. As the story develops, he explores the secrets of the three realms of human, demon, and immortal behind his stagnation in cultivation. At the same time, the protagonist’s life experience and the reasons behind the rise and fall of Tianlan Sect are also part of the grand background of the story. Against this backdrop, the story of episodes 188-190 unfolds.
2. Episode 188 plot
In episode 188, the Silver Moon Sect’s divine treasure, the Silver Bottle, is mentioned or there are related plots. This episode may involve a fight between multiple parties or a plot to explore its secrets around the Silver Bottle. Because in the world of cultivation, such divine treasures often contain powerful power or special functions, which may be achieved by a certain unknown spell or are of great help in improving cultivation, so both the protagonist and the villain will covet or explore it. Because of the existence of the Silver Bottle, the relationship between the various sects or characters is in a tense and delicate state. The various forces compete with each other openly or secretly, and all want to occupy a favorable position in the events related to the Silver Bottle.
3. Episode 190 plot
In episode 190, there is a plot about the use of thunder magic. It may be that the protagonist Xu Yang or other important characters participate in the plot of using thunder magic, and one party says “Thunder magic is not used like you, I use it like this”, which means that there are different ways or realms in the use of thunder magic. The thunder magic of cultivators is very powerful, and different ways of using it may determine the power, direction and additional effects of thunder magic. In this episode, the discussion or struggle related to thunder magic may be the core part, which also implies the differences in the magic cultivation system of the characters or sects (there may be multiple sects) who embody thunder magic, or the different understandings of the ancient thunder magic inheritance, and may also involve fighting skills between sects or personal competitiveness.
4. Episode 189 plot
Episode 189 mentioned the status of Guiyun Sect, that is, “When did a fourth-level sect like Guiyun Sect also have the qualifications to speak at the table?” This reflects that Guiyun Sect has a relatively low status in the current sect system and is not recognized, or suddenly wants to participate in major events due to certain factors. In this world of cultivation, the hierarchy is strict, and sects of different levels have huge differences in resource allocation and discourse power. The Guiyun Sect may have caused such heated discussions among other sects because of some recent actions or resource acquisition. At the same time, this discourse may also be the beginning of provoking conflicts between different sects or putting the Guiyun Sect at the forefront of the storm. The Guiyun Sect may have to respond to such public opinion or some hidden strength is about to surface.
V. The connection between the three episodes
From the overall perspective of episodes 188-190, there is a subtle connection between these episodes. The appearance of the Silver Bottle (episode 188) may cause conflicts of interest among various sects, which will involve the status of each sect in the entire cultivation world (like the situation of the Guiyun Sect in episode 189). The thunder method (episode 190) may also be a means for sects or characters to fight for power or show their own strength. The change in the situation of the Guiyun Sect may be a chain reaction of the conflict of interests in the Silver Bottle incident and the display of strength by the thunder method. Together, they construct the sect disputes, the struggle for initiative, the rise of new forces or the dissatisfaction of old forces in the cultivation world at this stage. This also sets up different obstacles and tests for the protagonist Xu Yang on the road to integrating all parties in the cultivation world or uncovering the truth behind his own stagnation in cultivation.
