Recaps

Wang Chen used his growing skills to clear Earth Rhinoceroses from the farmers’ fields, but a traveling merchant’s attempt to rob him left his meridians injured and forced him to seek greater strength. After breaking through to the fourth layer of Qi Condensation and acquiring new techniques, he watched the Yunyang Sect’s formation strike the spreading plague, unsure whether it had ended.

• Wang Chen discovered the Cultivation Panel and used its experience gains to improve his skills while struggling to advance his Five Elements Technique.
• Wang Chen killed Earth Rhinoceroses in his own fields, then took jobs from nearby farmers and earned Spirit Stones and Human Virtue as his Gengjin Finger advanced.
• Wang Chen killed the demonized Earth Rhinoceros infestation across Old Man Lu’s fields and other farms, but repeated use of Gengjin Finger damaged his meridians.
• Wang Chen survived an attack by the traveling merchant when Xiao Bai woke him, then uncovered the merchant’s identity, destroyed his Vengeful Soul, and kept his stolen treasures.
• Wang Chen used Heavenly Merit to improve his attributes, traveled to Yunyang City, and broke through to the fourth layer of Qi Condensation.
• Wang Chen obtained the later portions of the Five Elements Technique and bought the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma, Vajra Butter, the Spirit Eye Technique, and the Object Manipulation Technique.
• Wang Chen built a rice milling machine, advanced his Five Elements Technique, and practiced his new spells while the Outer Sect’s insect plague worsened.
• Wang Chen watched a Yunyang Sect flying ship activate formation flags that killed airborne beetles and demonized Earth Rhinoceroses, then wondered whether the plague was truly over.

Wang Chen survived a deadly night patrol, earned merit, and strengthened his cultivation while the sect’s levies and recruitment drives deepened his distrust. After harvesting and sowing his fields, he learned Old Sun had taken in Madam Li and her son.

• Wang Chen watched an Insect Giant devastate the Spirit Fields before Mu Qingqiu’s sword strike destroyed it, then resolved to grow stronger.
• Wang Chen began cultivating the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma, trained his skills, and prepared for the coming harvest as scarecrows appeared across the region.
• Grand Uncle Sun delivered Wang Chen’s Night Watchman order, and Wang Chen joined the Fourth Night Patrol Team under Yao Mingjie.
• Gray-Eyed Bandits ambushed the patrol, and Wang Chen killed a black-robed cultivator before fleeing with the attacker’s Storage Bag.
• Wang Chen destroyed a scarecrow Evil Spirit, burned its victim’s remains, and returned to Guard Post Yi-10 with the bandit’s Storage Bag.
• Wang Chen received a commendation, improved his Spiritual Root, and exchanged Merit Points for new techniques, but declined to join the reserve teams.
• Wang Chen harvested his rice, paid his quota amid complaints about rising levies, and rejected the Reclamation Camp and preparatory program.
• Wei Xiong plowed Wang Chen’s fields, and Wang Chen learned Old Sun had taken in Madam Li and her son after Old Man Lu’s eldest son drove them out.

Wang Chen strengthened his cultivation, defenses, and arsenal while surviving an Evil Beast attack and a later assault by three intruders. Wei Xiong then took Wei Lian to Yunyang City to begin her cultivation under Xie Yaoxiu, leaving Wang Chen with a crane letter and the knowledge that the attackers were the Taize Three Friends.

• Wang Chen survived the fog’s Evil Beast attack by luring wolf beasts into his tunnel, then sold a Yin Qi Bead and learned that a White Grudge-level Mist Puppet had controlled them.
• Wang Chen received a visit from Lu Defang, broke through to the Jade Bone realm, and grew wary of his uncle’s concealed malice.
• Wang Chen attended Changchun’s lecture, witnessed the public executions of seventeen cultivators, and resolved to grow strong enough to return to his original world.
• Wang Chen reached the fifth level of Qi Condensation, advanced Earth Stone Technique to Grandmaster, and uncovered the Ruyi Golden Needle’s Spirit Possession Method.
• Wang Chen sheltered Wei Lian after a Mystic Fire Phoenix devastated Black Rock Stronghold, and later completed his first talisman while she stayed with him.
• Wang Chen killed three intruders who broke into his home, then found a Soul-Swaying Bell among their possessions and learned that others were seeking Wei Xiong and Wei Lian.
• Wei Xiong returned, reunited with Wei Lian, and explained that he had secured her a place as a maidservant in Xie Yaoxiu’s household so she could pursue cultivation.
• Wei Xiong identified the dead intruders as the Taize Three Friends, gave Wang Chen a crane letter, and left for Yunyang City with Wei Lian.

Wang Chen survived a deadly clash with Yin Derong and kept his identity hidden as the Yunyang Sect’s policies and power struggles shifted. During the Ancestral Worship Ceremony, Zhao Huai'an exposed the human hunters, prompting Ji Guantao to punish the guilty and reform conditions for Outer Sect farmers, while secretly pursuing his own ambitions.

• Wang Chen killed Yin Derong and his companions after they attacked him, concealed the evidence, and escaped through a secret passage back to his chamber.
• Yin Honghui sought Senior Brother Zhuge’s divination to find his grandson’s killer, but the divination backfired so severely that Zhuge severed ties and Yin Honghui stopped the investigation.
• Wang Chen raised his Physique, improved his techniques, and stayed hidden while preparing for the Yunyang Sect’s Ancestral Worship Ceremony.
• Deputy Village Chief Zhang ordered Wang Chen and Han Dashi to prepare roads and plant Purple Brocade Orchids, and Wang Chen learned the Wither and Flourish Art.
• Zhao Huai'an confronted Ji Guantao’s procession with an Imprint Stone showing Purple Mansion hunters killing his companions, and Ji Guantao ordered an investigation and arrests.
• Meng Han and the Inner Guard arrested the implicated cultivators, and Ji Guantao punished the offending families while sending evidence and prisoners to the Nine Peaks Sect.
• Wang Chen learned that Ji Guantao had reduced farmers’ rent and made rice seeds free, while Zhao Huai'an was promoted to the Inner Sect as a true disciple.
• Ji Guantao’s junior sister oversaw the executions, and Ji Guantao privately admitted that he had feigned devotion to Purple Brocade Orchids to attract the former Sect Leader’s daughter and advance his position.