Recaps

Qin Yan used his growing strength to defend himself, destroy the Qiao family, and build influence in Clear Water Village. After joining the Azure Blade Gang and starting a mountain-goods business, he caught Li Wenqing’s attention and quickly mastered the Six Harmonies Saber demonstration.

• Qin Yan accepted the family division, then beat Qin Zhao, Qin Qing, and Zhao He before leaving for his dilapidated house and beginning body-tempering training.
• Qin Yan ambushed Zhao He’s relatives after they came to attack him, then secured five taels of silver and the old village chief’s support.
• Qin Yan trained in archery and hunting, befriended Song Bao, Qin An, and Chen Ergou, and taught them the Basic Body-Tempering Technique.
• After Qiao Shanhe’s men injured Song Cheng and other villagers, Qin Yan killed the Qiao family’s dog and later tracked down and killed Qiao Shansheng and his companions.
• Qin Yan attacked the Qiao family home, killed its members, and burned the house, then killed Qiao Laosan when Qiao Shanwei returned and accused him.
• Qin Yan spared Qin Zhao after breaking his thigh, joined the Azure Blade Gang as a formal disciple, and took over his father’s trading position.
• Qin Yan recruited eleven youths, trained them, and protected his mountain-goods business during floods and a food shortage.
• Qin Yan sold goods to Zhang Dangxing, one of his father’s killers, then accepted Li Wenqing’s offer to learn the Six Harmonies Saber and performed the moves after seeing them once.

Qin Yan trained his followers, destroyed Black Wind Mountain, and secured farmland while confronting the Mu Lineage and a corpse monster. After the commandant questioned him but did not pursue him, Qin Yan broke through his physical limits and went hunting as the village’s grain ran low.

• Qin Yan mastered the Six Harmonies Saber, became Li Wenqing’s sixth personal disciple, and escorted Madam Chen and Wan'er to Clear Water Village before returning to train the village youths.
• Qin Yan hunted an Awakened Spirit Mouse, killed an aberrant black snake, ate its gallbladder and strange fruits, and watched his young followers grow stronger as danger spread around Qinghe Town.
• Qin Yan confronted Liu Laodao’s bandits at Clear Water Village, killed their leader, and sent Qin Xiaoyi and the other youths to execute the captured raiders.
• Qin Yan went to Black Wind Mountain, killed Cao Lian and the other bandits, rescued captive women, and returned with their weapons and wealth while Zong Xiaoshan joined him.
• Qin Yan began teaching the teenagers the Six Harmonies Saber, challenged Mu Feng for abusing farmers, and led his followers out to buy farmland in Shanghe Village.
• Qin Yan defeated Mu Feng’s men and crippled Mu Feng, then killed Mu Youcheng at the Mu compound before battling the Green-Faced Corpse Monster and escaping with a heavy box of silver.
• The commandant questioned Qin Yan about the Mu Lineage deaths, but Lu Xiao declined to pursue him, and Qin Yan decided to seek his gang leader’s help if trouble arose.
• Qin Yan broke his bodily limits and gained Heart Burst, then went hunting for food and returned with a White Jade Centipede and a giant black bear.

Qin Yan built his standing in Qinghe Town, joined the Demon-Suppression Bureau, and passed Ma Daren’s assessment by defeating dangerous corpses and confronting Master Zhixing. He reached Youshan Prefecture with an appointment document and met Commandant Zhao Zhen.

• Li Chun warned Qin Yan that Mu Youcheng’s wife planned to accuse him of murder, then gave him a letter for County Magistrate Jiang in exchange for Qin Yan’s future help.
• Qin Yan sold bear parts and the rare Snow-Seen Red, fought Qian Fei’s men, and became Li Wenqing’s fourth personal disciple.
• Qin Yan settled in Qinghe Town, acquired property, opened businesses, and took control of the west district after ordering its gang leaders killed.
• Di Feng recruited Qin Yan to help investigate a corpse, and Qin Yan fought the Ghost Mist and the Mother-and-Child Corpse Sha at Guiliu Village.
• Qin Yan joined the Demon-Suppression Bureau and studied the Great Five-Viscera Immortal Abode before Ma Daren tested him at a crematorium in Mian County.
• Qin Yan destroyed three risen corpses, then helped Ma Daren investigate the Wei family’s haunting and learned that Cuixiang and Wei Fu had died through the family’s abuse.
• Qin Yan killed Master Zhixing, exposed his connection to the Yinluo Way, and witnessed Wei Fu say goodbye to Auntie Li before dispersing.
• Ma Daren gave Qin Yan an appointment document and the Qi-Reading Technique, and Qin Yan reached Youshan Prefecture and met Zhao Zhen.

Qin Yan established his authority in Qinghe Town, fought the threats at Mass Grave Mound and the river, and uncovered a ghost-raising scheme tied to grave robbers. The search for the dangerous scholar led the authorities to Min Xingzhi’s house, where empty coffins and seven urns raised new suspicions.

• Zhao Zhen assigned Qin Yan to Qinghe Town and ordered him to clear Mass Grave Mound and recover the stolen burial objects.
• Qin Yan asserted his authority at the county yamen, punished Li An and Li Wenqing, and established the Infinite Martial Arts School.
• Qin Yan entered Mass Grave Mound, destroyed many evil entities, and discovered that a deep pool concealed a powerful threat.
• Qin Yan reported the danger beneath the pool, bringing Zhao Zhen, Qin Zhu, and other Demon-Suppression Bureau members to Qinghe Town.
• Qin Yan and Zhang Jing investigated Yan Hong’s corpse in the river, where Qin Yan killed the River Nether and helped arrange for the body to be burned.
• Qin Yan investigated Bai Yunzeng after Zheshen Ghost detected a ghost at the White Estate, then destroyed the Ghost Baby and arrested Bai Yunzeng.
• Bai Yunzeng confessed that a young scholar had taught him ghost-raising, but a Paper Man killed him before he could reveal more.
• Qin Yan and Zhao Zhen followed clues to Min Family Village, where Min Xingzhi and Min Zhong allowed a search that uncovered empty coffins and seven urns.