Recaps

Si Ming traveled to Longxiang Commandery after learning of a Monster Race sighting, hoping to gain enough Blazing Sun True Qi to restore his cultivation body. He arrived with Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Xiaohui, and Tong Qingshan introduced them to the commandery governor before the planned attempt to eliminate the monster.

• Si Ming planned a lightness-technique discount day and escaped Si Jingyu’s suggestion that they hold a grand wedding.
• Si Shuiyun reported news of the Monster Race, and Si Ming confirmed it with Qiu Dahu before setting out for Longxiang Commandery.
• Si Ming brought Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Xiaohui, while explaining that natural harmony and sufficient cultivation were key to suppressing monsters.
• At the commandery governor’s residence, guards tried to turn Si Ming and his companions away because exorcists from the Six Paths Temple had already been invited.
• Qiu Dahu confronted his sworn brother Tong Qingshan, who had failed to delay the exorcists’ invitation but secured the group’s entry.
• Tong Qingshan escorted the group to the commandery governor and presented them as volunteers who could help eliminate the monster.

Si Ming and his companions entered the governor’s residence to confront a Monster Race threat, where Six Paths Temple exorcists Duan Jinsu and Feng Liancheng prepared a formation. The creature emerged as a Hairy Zombie with at least five hundred years of cultivation, and Feng Liancheng’s sword struck it as the fight began.

• The governor warned Si Ming and his companions that the monster was dangerous, then led them to the Yin Qi-filled rear courtyard.
• Duan Jinsu and Feng Liancheng dismissed the group as a hindrance while the governor explained their ties to the Six Paths Temple and the Three Great Holy Lands.
• Si Ming discussed the Six Paths Temple with the governor and Qiu Dahu, while Zhao Jiaren explained why its disciples were treated as heroes despite their varied conduct.
• Duan Jinsu formed the Supreme Unity Sin-Removing Demon-Slaying Formation, drawing a Hairy Zombie out of the ground.
• Duan Jinsu’s wind-and-thunder spell barely affected the Hairy Zombie, and Feng Liancheng used his ancient sword to cut its black Qi and strike it.

Si Ming easily defeated a Hairy Zombie and absorbed its origin, but a second, far stronger zombie emerged from a linked pearl and sent him crashing beneath the prefect's rockery. The others faced the newly arrived Flying Zombie as Si Ming's fate remained uncertain.

• The Hairy Zombie broke through the Supreme Unity Sin-Removing Demon-Slaying Formation and attacked Si Ming, who battered it into submission and devoured its origin.
• Duan Jinsu explained why zombies were classified as monsters, and Si Ming joked about their legendary origins.
• A Mother-Child Heart-Linking Pearl appeared in the Hairy Zombie's ashes, and Si Ming shattered it before a figure attacked him.
• The attacker sent Si Ming through the prefect's residence and buried him beneath an ornamental rockery.
• A beautiful female Flying Zombie appeared, leaving Feng Liancheng and Qiu Dahu despairing while Zhao Jiaren rushed to find Si Ming.

Si Ming fought the Flying Zombie after she threatened Zhao Xiaohui, and both claimed to have held back during their initial clash. He proved his strength by catching her sixty-percent-power attack and launching her away with a devastating palm strike.

• Duan Jinsu summoned a golden-armored divine being to attack the Flying Zombie, but it was destroyed, leaving Duan Jinsu collapsed.
• The Flying Zombie attacked Zhao Xiaohui, and Si Ming intercepted her, revealing that his sealed Cultivation Body had been fully unshackled.
• Si Ming and the Flying Zombie fought fiercely, damaging much of the prefectural governor’s residence before both were blasted backward.
• The Flying Zombie offered to make Si Ming her adopted son if he became a zombie, but Si Ming refused and claimed he had used only fifteen percent of his strength.
• The Flying Zombie said she had used thirty percent of her strength, then attacked at sixty percent, but Si Ming caught her claw and struck her with Scorched Earth for a Thousand Li, sending her flying.

Si Ming overwhelmed the Flying Zombie with his martial skill and unleashed power, forcing her to retreat. She escaped after revealing her name as Zhu Mei, leaving Si Ming at the ruined commandery governor’s residence.

• Si Ming used Sevenfold Heaven to batter the Flying Zombie and withstand her Black Flames Fill the Firmament.
• The Flying Zombie recognized that Si Ming’s earlier enhancement had increased only his strength, and Si Ming activated Solar Prominence Eruption to raise all his abilities.
• Si Ming cut through Zhu Mei’s corpse Qi and used the Sea-Upholding Demon Dragon Art to scatter her Netherfire Immersion.
• Si Ming struck Zhu Mei with Dragon Whale Raises a Hundred Tides, shattering her right forearm and cracking half her body.
• Zhu Mei identified herself and fled, while Si Ming declined to pursue her and apologized to the commandery governor for the destruction.

After Si Ming rescued the prefect and treated Duan Jinsu’s injuries, he learned that the Six Paths Temple was a branch of the Six Paths Sect, a once-evil sect that had reformed under new leadership. Si Ming persuaded Duan Jinsu and Feng Liancheng to consider joining the Heavenly Martial Alliance, and Duan Jinsu ultimately requested to join so he could access Soul Intent Diagrams.

• The prefect thanked Si Ming for saving lives, while Qiu Dahu marveled at his strength and Zhao Xiaohui complained that her master had not taught her more powerful martial arts.
• Si Ming rejected Zhao Xiaohui’s plea for protection from discipline, then gave Duan Jinsu a Nine Treasures Bright Jade Pill to heal his injuries.
• After recovering, Duan Jinsu told Si Ming that the Six Paths Temple was a branch of the Six Paths Sect, whose disciples practiced many different arts and traveled the Barbarian Continent as heirs to its legacy.
• Duan Jinsu explained that the Six Paths Sect’s new leader had imposed strict rules against evil, transforming the sect into a force that fought demons, ghosts, and monsters.
• Si Ming invited Duan Jinsu and Feng Liancheng to join the Heavenly Martial Alliance, and explained its martial arts exchange system and the benefits of Soul Intent Diagrams.
• After learning how to obtain a Soul Intent Diagram, Duan Jinsu decided to join the Heavenly Martial Alliance and asked Si Ming to accept him.

Si Ming expanded the Heavenly Martial Alliance across the Western Martial World while guiding Zhao Jiaren toward becoming a more practical martial artist. As Si Ming reached the peak of level nine by devouring Anomalies and Monster Race beasts, Si Jingyu reported that the Jin Lineage had destroyed the alliance branch in Donglang County and killed everyone there.

• Si Ming appointed Qiu Dahu to lead a Longxiang County branch and offered him rewards for bringing most of its sects into the alliance.
• Si Ming urged Zhao Jiaren to develop a martial artist’s edge by robbing corrupt officials, and Zhao Jiaren reluctantly accepted the idea.
• Over the following months, the Heavenly Martial Alliance expanded rapidly, reaching one-sixth of the Western Martial World and drawing martial artists to its headquarters in Pingyuan Commandery.
• Si Ming devoured a Monster Race beast’s anomalous origin and reached the peak of level nine after killing more than a thousand Anomalies and over a dozen Monster Race members.
• Si Jingyu told Si Ming that the Jin Lineage had destroyed the Donglang County branch, leaving no survivors.

Dou Tianming attended a secret meeting where fifteen sect leaders criticized Si Ming’s destruction of the Donglang Jin Lineage and agreed to demand a greater role in the Heavenly Martial Alliance. After Xue Huang heard of their plan, he warned Dou Tianming that the other leaders lacked the confidence to confront Si Ming openly.

• Dou Tianming arrived at Kou Feng’s secret meeting in place of Xue Huang and heard the sect leaders condemn Si Ming’s power and the Jin Lineage’s destruction.
• The sect leaders agreed to visit headquarters together and demand protections for their sects and a say in managing the Heavenly Martial Alliance.
• Dou Tianming recognized that the leaders were also seeking access to the alliance’s martial arts manuals and a share of its power.
• After Xue Huang emerged from seclusion, Dou Tianming told him about the meeting and its plan to pressure Si Ming.
• Xue Huang warned Dou Tianming that the leaders’ delay showed they lacked confidence, and pointed out that they were afraid even to say Si Ming’s name.

Xue Huang and Dou Tianming went to meet Si Ming and discovered that thirteen other sects had already pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Martial Alliance. Si Ming rewarded the allied sects with opportunities to cultivate high-grade martial arts, granting the Mysterious Sword Sect three places and each of the other fourteen sects one.

• Xue Huang explained that Dai Wen's rapid mastery of the fifth move of the Ananda Saber Technique showed how formidable Si Ming was, then took Dou Tianming to the alliance headquarters.
• Si Ming received Xue Huang and Dou Tianming and told them the others had been waiting.
• Si Ming led them to a meeting hall, where Dou Tianming saw that thirteen other sects had also come to pledge allegiance.
• Kou Feng justified his earlier scheme as an effort to protect the alliance, and the other sect masters condemned the Mount Kun Sect and promised loyalty to Si Ming.
• Si Ming gave each of the fourteen allied sects one place to cultivate a high-grade martial art and awarded the Mysterious Sword Sect three places.

After Si Ming let the Mount Kun Sect leave the Heavenly Martial Alliance, most of its disciples defected to the alliance, leaving the sect greatly weakened. The Six Great Aristocratic Families arrived with a monk from the Glazed Temple, and Si Ming turned their visit into a public accusation of foreign interference.

• Si Ming let the Mount Kun Sect part amicably from the Heavenly Martial Alliance, and ninety percent of its disciples left to join the alliance.
• Si Ming learned that the Six Great Aristocratic Families had assembled and initially refused to meet them, but changed his mind after hearing that a prominent monk was with them.
• Shen Wumian introduced the families’ representatives, and the monk identified himself as Wuguo of the Glazed Temple.
• Si Ming accused the families of colluding with the Glazed Temple to control the Western Martial World and declared that the Heavenly Martial Alliance would defend it.
• Kou Feng echoed Si Ming’s declaration, and the alliance’s followers joined the show of force.

Si Ming defended the Heavenly Martial Alliance against Shen Wumian and the aristocratic families, arguing that it represented martial artists’ shared interests and had been freely chosen by its members. Wuguo urged both sides to seek peaceful coexistence, leaving Si Ming to consider a path toward peace.

• Shen Wumian challenged Si Ming’s origins and argued that the Heavenly Martial Alliance relied on profit and would crumble if its power waned.
• Si Ming declared that the alliance represented the advancement of martial arts and the interests of ordinary martial artists, then criticized the aristocratic families for serving their own clans.
• The Zhou Clan representative challenged Si Ming, but Si Ming argued that the alliance served everyone and that its members had elected him as their representative.
• Kou Feng and the alliance members affirmed their support for Si Ming, and their collective Martial Dao Will nearly knocked the Zhou Clan head down.
• Wuguo asked Si Ming why he sought to eliminate the aristocratic families, and Si Ming said they were welcome in the alliance but that some families were coercing their relatives to leave it.
• Wuguo apologized and asked Si Ming to show goodwill toward the six great aristocratic families and seek peaceful coexistence.

Si Ming rejected Master Wuguo’s plea for compromise and proposed a seven-match contest between the Heavenly Martial Alliance and the great clans to avert war. After Wuguo agreed to hold both sides accountable for honoring the wager, Si Ming named Zhao Jiaren and Liang Zhenhuan among his fighters.

• Si Ming argued that the Heavenly Martial Alliance and the great clans had incompatible interests, and Shen Wumian prepared to leave with his people.
• Wuguo tried to kneel to plead for peace, but Shen Wumian supported him with his scabbard and declared that the clans would not accept humiliation.
• Si Ming offered a contest of seven fighters, with the first side to win four matches taking the victory, and set the match for half a month later at a venue Wuguo would choose.
• Si Ming asked Wuguo to ensure the loser honored the wager, and Wuguo vowed that anyone who broke it would become an enemy of the Glazed Temple.
• Si Ming named Zhao Jiaren and Liang Zhenhuan as the first two fighters for the Heavenly Martial Alliance, surprising both sides with his choices.

Si Ming chose the Heavenly Martial Alliance’s seven fighters for its wagered contest against the aristocratic families and promised to train them before the match. Fifteen days later, the contest began at Butterfly Valley, where the crowd doubted the alliance’s chances and Si Shuiyun challenged Si Ming over his apparent effort to sway public opinion.

• Feng Liancheng and Kou Feng volunteered to fight, and Si Ming filled the remaining places with himself, his second wife, and his maid.
• Shen Wumian accepted the choices and set the contest for half a month later, while Master Wuguo agreed to find a venue within ten days.
• Zhao Jiaren worried that her brief martial training would not prepare her for the aristocratic families’ experts, so Si Ming promised her and Liang Zhenhuan special guidance.
• Kou Feng asked Si Ming to help complete the Mysterious Star Sword Technique, and Si Ming agreed to examine it.
• More than ten thousand martial artists gathered at Butterfly Valley to watch the contest, while many spectators predicted the Heavenly Martial Alliance would lose.
• Si Shuiyun accused Si Ming of using a reverse public opinion trick after hearing the crowd’s pessimistic talk.

Si Ming and Master Wuguo set the rules for the first contest between the Heavenly Martial Alliance and the Aristocratic Family Alliance, and Liang Zhenhuan faced Chen Feiyan in the bamboo grove. Their match began with Liang using palm force and Chen relying on superior lightness skill, and the outcome remained undecided.

• Si Ming reassured Si Shuiyun that winning the wager mattered, while Hongdou explained why Si Shuiyun had trained so hard.
• Master Wuguo announced a bamboo-grove contest in which a fighter lost if both feet touched the ground, and both alliances accepted the rules.
• The Heavenly Martial Alliance chose Liang Zhenhuan, while the Aristocratic Family Alliance sent Chen Feiyan, whose lightness skill was exceptional.
• Chen Feiyan identified Liang Zhenhuan's poor control of his recently increased cultivation and predicted his loss.
• Liang Zhenhuan attacked with palm force, but Chen Feiyan dodged and struck from behind; Liang evaded her by stepping onto another bamboo stalk.

Chen Feiyan and Liang Zhenhuan fought across a bamboo grove in a match decided by who landed first. Although Chen Feiyan believed she had won, Master Wuguo declared victory for the Heavenly Martial Alliance after Liang Zhenhuan landed balanced upside down on his hands.

• The Dragon and Tiger School master questioned Zhao Donglai about the Four Symbols Orthodox and Unorthodox Steps, and Zhao revealed that the alliance leader had restored the technique and helped him break through a cultivation bottleneck.
• Chen Feiyan and Liang Zhenhuan exchanged attacks above the bamboo grove, with Liang using the Five Elements Lost Track Fist and the surrounding Spiritual Qi to power his strikes.
• Chen Feiyan launched her Divine Eagle Thunder Strike, but Liang countered with a technique that redirected her force, injuring himself and sending them both into a final exchange.
• Chen Feiyan and Liang were sent falling through the broken bamboo, and Chen slowed her descent with her sleeves as they landed nearly simultaneously.
• Master Wuguo announced that the Heavenly Martial Alliance had won, and Gu Changsheng showed Chen Feiyan that Liang had landed upside down on his hands.

Liang Zhenhuan won the first martial contest through a loophole in its rules, and Feng Liancheng faced Zhang Gen in the second contest by the river. Their battle escalated from arrows and spells to powerful techniques, leaving Feng Liancheng unleashing wind and thunder against Zhang Gen’s seven-arrow attack.

• Liang Zhenhuan refused to fight Chen Feiyan again, and Chen Feiyan left after losing the first contest.
• Si Ming praised Liang Zhenhuan and promised him the True Yang Vermilion Blaze Saber manual.
• Master Wuguo led the martial artists to a shallow river, where Feng Liancheng and Zhang Gen began the second contest on slippery rocks.
• Zhang Gen fired rapidly at Feng Liancheng, who evaded the arrow and summoned a golden-armored heavenly god for protection.
• Feng Liancheng’s spirit sword pressured Zhang Gen, but Zhang Gen used the Six Jade Finger Rays to knock it away.
• Zhang Gen readied seven arrows with the Big Dipper Soul-Hooking Technique, and Feng Liancheng answered by gathering wind and thunder before Zhang Gen declared his seven-arrow attack.

Zhao Jiaren faced Li Xunrong, the woman who had once transferred an Anomaly to him, in the third match between the Heavenly Martial Alliance and the aristocratic families. As their fierce duel continued, Si Ming suspected Zhao Jiaren’s lingering feelings would keep him from defeating her.

• Feng Liancheng defeated Zhang Gen after his arrows and quiver were destroyed, giving the Heavenly Martial Alliance the second match.
• Feng Liancheng thanked Si Ming for his advice on combining martial arts with spellcraft, while Si Ming concealed that he had secretly learned spellcraft’s general principles.
• Zhao Jiaren entered the flower-filled fighting ground and recognized his opponent, Li Xunrong, whose legs had recovered.
• Li Xunrong and Zhao Jiaren exchanged attacks, with her lightning-powered sword assault pressing against his calculated defenses.
• Si Ming explained that both fighters had Lightning-Attribute Dao Physiques and suspected Zhao Jiaren’s old feelings for Li Xunrong would prevent him from taking his chance to win.

Li Xunrong defeated Zhao Jiaren after he hesitated to strike her, giving the Aristocratic Family Alliance its first victory. Si Ming rebuked Zhao Jiaren for holding back and chose Kou Feng to fight next, where he expected to face Shen Wumian.

• Li Xunrong unleashed Nine Heavens Wild Thunder Rush, but Zhao Jiaren blocked most of its force with Thousand Crags Sword Wall and counterattacked as her Qi waned.
• Zhao Jiaren disarmed Li Xunrong but veered his sword aside instead of striking her, and she used the opening to knock him down with a palm strike.
• Master Wuguo declared the Aristocratic Family Alliance the winner of the third match, surprising the crowd.
• Zhao Jiaren admitted to Si Ming that he had not done his best, and Si Ming decided to teach him the Beast Blood Berserk Transformation.
• Si Shuiyun offered to fight next, but Kou Feng asked to face Shen Wumian over their old score, and Si Ming accepted.

The fourth martial contest was announced as a race to reach a rock pillar atop a cliff, and Hongdou volunteered to compete. Si Ming challenged Master Wuguo’s attachment to preaching compassion, injuring him through a clash of logic, and then noticed a mysterious ugly man among the aristocratic families.

• Master Wuguo announced that the fourth contest would be won by the first contestant to touch a rock pillar at the peak without flying or soaring.
• Si Shuiyun offered to compete, but Hongdou volunteered because she preferred a contest that did not require hurting anyone.
• Si Ming argued with Hongdou about seeking peace through strength and then questioned Master Wuguo’s attachment to delivering others.
• Master Wuguo suffered internal injuries and fell into a seated position after Si Ming’s words left him shaken.
• Si Ming sensed an unusual gaze and identified an ugly man who stood apart from the aristocratic families’ group.

Hongdou and Zhou Qian raced up a cliff in the climbing contest, where Zhou Qian attacked her and knocked her into a fall, but she survived by using a spatial technique. As Hongdou rapidly caught up again, Zhou Qian unleashed an avalanche of rocks at her, and the chapter ended with her swallowed by the rubble.

• The great families chose Zhou Qian to face Hongdou, and both contestants began climbing the cliff using their unusual abilities.
• Hongdou gained the climbing skill of a goat phantom and quickly caught up to Zhou Qian, who attacked her with his staff.
• Hongdou evaded Zhou Qian's attack, but he shattered the cliff beneath her and sent her falling.
• Hongdou used Boundary Wall Isolation to stop her fall, recovered, and resumed climbing as Si Ming and Si Shuiyun suspected the patriarchs had an undisclosed scheme.
• Zhou Qian triggered another collapse, and Hongdou continued climbing until the falling rocks swallowed her.

Hongdou defeated Zhou Qian in the climb, but he suddenly succumbed to poison and fell to his death, exposing the great families’ attempt to frame the Heavenly Martial Alliance. Si Ming and Master Wuguo recognized the scheme, and Si Ming admitted that the great families had won this round by preparing for an unexpected opportunity.

• Hongdou used Boundary Wall Isolation to stop Zhou Qian’s staff, overwhelmed him with her True Qi, and reached the summit of the stone peak.
• Hongdou offered to pull Zhou Qian up, but he began bleeding black blood and realized the Zhou family patriarch had arranged his poisoning.
• Zhou Qian lost his strength and fell to his death while Hongdou cried out in alarm.
• Si Shuiyun questioned how Zhou Qian had fallen, while Si Ming suspected the great families had staged the match to frame the Heavenly Martial Alliance.
• Master Wuguo recovered from his Qi deviation and told Si Ming that he had lost the round.
• Si Ming realized the great families had poisoned Zhou Qian in advance and seized the chance created by Master Wuguo’s inability to inspect the contestants.

After Zhou Qian’s death, Si Ming admitted to the accusation and declared the Heavenly Martial Alliance had forfeited the round, turning the noble clans’ attempt to shame them into a loss of face for themselves. With the contest tied two to two, Si Ming chose Si Shuiyun to face Shen Wumian in the fifth match, which would be a duel on the lake beneath the Yin River Waterfall.

• Hongdou told Si Ming she had not caused Zhou Qian’s death, and Si Ming promised to help her get even with the noble clans.
• The noble clans accused the Heavenly Martial Alliance of poisoning and killing Zhou Qian, but Si Ming brazenly accepted the accusation and declared his side had forfeited the round.
• Si Ming mocked the noble clans for being unable to fight back, leaving them unable to attack without breaking their agreement and losing face.
• Master Wuguo ruled the fourth match a loss for the Heavenly Martial Alliance, making the score two to two.
• Si Ming expected the noble clans to send Shen Wumian next and assigned Si Shuiyun to challenge him instead of Kou Feng.
• Master Wuguo set the fifth match as an ordinary duel on the lake beneath the Yin River Waterfall, where the only place to stand above the water was a small island.

Si Shuiyun fought Shen Wumian on the island, using her unorthodox techniques to surprise him before his Mystic Frost Sword Technique turned the battle against her. She regained the initiative with a hidden fist strike, but Shen Wumian’s ultimate sword move swept toward her as the chapter ended.

• Si Shuiyun opened with Saber Snake Phantom, but Shen Wumian drew the Crimson Snow Sword and used the Mystic Frost Sword Technique to counter her attacks.
• Shen Wumian adapted to Si Shuiyun’s style, drove her to the island’s edge, and defended against her Wolf Shadow Thousand Kills.
• Onlookers debated Si Shuiyun’s identity and cheered as she appeared to press Shen Wumian, though his defense gradually gained the upper hand.
• Shen Wumian knocked the Wave-Severing Dagger-Axe from Si Shuiyun’s grip, but she struck him with Stars Fall and Moon Sinks and recovered her weapon.
• Shen Wumian unleashed Sword River, Surging Snow, sending a wave of Mystic Frost Sword Qi toward Si Shuiyun as she formed a hand seal and sacrificed True Qi to invoke divine power.

Si Ming’s analysis of Shen Wumian’s swordplay helped Si Shuiyun turn their duel around, and she began driving him back with a fast, continuous style combining the Void Shadow Killing Technique and the Water Moon Precious Mirror. Shen Wumian unleashed a vast attack that split the island and froze the lake, leaving the fight at a decisive moment.

• Si Shuiyun rejected Shen Wumian’s question about why she was a maid and resumed their duel.
• Si Ming publicly explained the Mystic Frost Sword Technique, helping Si Shuiyun anticipate Shen Wumian’s moves despite Gu Changsheng’s objections.
• Si Shuiyun used her growing understanding of Shen Wumian’s swordplay to attack faster and wound his shoulder.
• Shen Wumian unleashed surging Mystic Frost Sword Qi, freezing the islet, but Si Shuiyun remained steady and pressed her attack.
• Si Shuiyun developed a continuous, simplified fighting style that forced Shen Wumian backward.
• Shen Wumian split the island with Sword Qi, took to the air, froze the lake, and invoked Jade Dragon Howls at the Snow Abyss.

Si Shuiyun defeated Shen Wumian in the fifth martial contest, winning respect from the Heavenly Martial Alliance while the aristocratic families turned against their champion. The sixth contest was set above the waterfall, and the aristocratic families proposed a ban on outside interference as they awaited Si Ming's decision.

• Si Shuiyun pierced Shen Wumian's chest with her Wave-Severing Dagger-Axe, and Shen Wumian conceded defeat rather than strike her after losing by an inch.
• Master Wuguo declared the Heavenly Martial Alliance the winner of the fifth match, while Shen Wumian's clansmen berated him for losing.
• Shen Wumian shot Sword Qi through the chests of the clansmen who insulted him, then sat down to heal.
• The Heavenly Martial Alliance praised Si Shuiyun, and martial artists began discussing what nickname suited her.
• Master Wuguo announced that the sixth contest would take place above the waterfall, where the first to land would lose.
• Gu Changsheng proposed that neither side interfere in the contest, and Master Wuguo asked Si Ming to decide whether to accept the rule.