Recaps

Qu Jianlei survives the Fallen, takes control of scavengers’ goods, and uses cultivation and violence to pursue his own path. After leaving the antidote gatherings and heading into the wilderness, he returns to learn that Old Cripple is dead and a stranger is offering information about him.

• Qu Jianlei refused to save Rogers, escaped the Fallen, and was caught up in Mr. Sai’s search for a Pink Mecha, then accepted a job gathering information about the Mine.
• Qu Jianlei received a Gene Modification Agent, awakened the Nameless Qi Refining Art, reclaimed his stolen tricycle, and killed Scavengers who tried to take Third Master’s Laser Gun.
• Qu Jianlei defeated Mohawk Head and his accomplices, then traveled with more than forty Scavengers to Hong Four Settlement to collect antidote and face Tu Zuo Fu’s demands.
• Qu Jianlei captured and killed an ambusher, took half a Mutated Beast Crystal, and discovered that it could stimulate his mind and help repair his body.
• Qu Jianlei avoided the next antidote gathering, cultivated with half the crystal in an abandoned town, and left for the wilderness on his motorcycle.
• Qu Jianlei killed Sand Scorpions and traded their venom sacs for supplies and ammunition at Po Wei Camp.
• Qu Jianlei returned to the camp where Old Cripple had lived and learned from a destitute woman that Old Cripple was dead.
• A man silenced the woman and offered Qu Jianlei information about Old Cripple in exchange for half-price Purple Flower Lichen.

Qu Jianlei traveled with Xiao Jing through the settlements and wilderness, fought off pursuers, and spent the winter cultivating in a hidden shelter. After Cracked joined them, the group survived more ambushes and reached Hongyi Settlement, where Qu Jianlei offered his companions the choice to stay or continue with him.

• Qu Jianlei killed Dong Ge and his men after learning that the Hong Character Main Settlement had killed Old Cripple and hundreds of Scavengers, then traded and upgraded his vehicles while traveling toward Hong Yi Settlement.
• Qu Jianlei rescued Hairless Freak, who became Xiao Jing, and the two escaped a sandworm swarm before reaching Sweetwater Camp, where Qu Jianlei adopted the name Black Sky.
• After finding Luan Shi Camp destroyed and the Alloy Ring missing, Qu Jianlei returned for Xiao Jing, left Sweetwater, and killed Iron Palm Gang pursuers before trading with Hua Xiezhi’s group.
• Qu Jianlei and Xiao Jing entered Hong Wu Settlement, opened the treasure chest with the Secret Silver Plate, and traded gold for Mutated Beast Crystals, Energy Blocks, and supplies before escaping the settlement’s pursuers.
• Qu Jianlei lured the pursuing convoy into Three-Colored Marsh, where his mixture provoked venomous snakes to attack, then traveled with Xiao Jing to a hidden shelter near the Garbage Dump and spent the winter cultivating.
• Qu Jianlei reached Qi Refining Stage Level Three and absorbed Taiji Essence from a Mutated Beast Crystal, then practiced Tai Chi and gave Xiao Jing an oscillation blade for gathering ice.
• Xiao Jing brought the nearly dead Cracked to the shelter, where Qu Jianlei let him stay, after winter, the three escaped the buried shelter and traveled toward Hong San Settlement, fighting off ambushers along the way.
• Qu Jianlei, Xiao Jing, and Cracked reached Hongyi Settlement after fifteen days, and Qu Jianlei offered resources if they chose to stay, but Xiao Jing chose to continue with him and Cracked asked where they were going.

Qu Jianlei escaped the Main Settlement’s pursuit, crossed the Endless Mountain Range with Hua Xiezhi, and joined forces with Cindy and Claire after surviving a Frost Wolf siege. The group reached Zhou Six, where Qu Jianlei exposed Spencer’s extortion scheme and demanded compensation.

• Qu Jianlei took the name Fu Gui and settled near Hong Yi with Xiao Jing and Cracked, then hunted beasts, advanced his cultivation, and began repairing a damaged mech.
• Qu Jianlei evaded searchers, destroyed Mr. Sai’s vehicle and the Main Settlement’s camp with his Electromagnetic Cannon, and escaped into the mountains in his mech.
• Qu Jianlei reunited with Hua Xiezhi, learned that Hunter Wind had died and Xiao Jing had been crippled, and agreed to cross the mountains with her.
• Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezhi survived the winter in a cave, where Qu Jianlei killed a mammoth and recovered its Rank A Mutated Crystal before they continued toward the plains.
• At a supply station besieged by thousands of Frost Wolves, Qu Jianlei killed two Wolf Kings with Hua Xiezhi’s help, causing the pack to retreat.
• Hua Xiezhi sold the Frost Wolf corpses, and Qu Jianlei, Hua Xiezhi, Cindy, and Claire left for Zhou Six after buying supplies and securing Cindy’s relocation.
• At Honest Camp, Qu Jianlei exposed Spencer’s attempt to extort them over the unharmed Snow Mastiff and demanded compensation.

Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezhi left Universe Six, joined Bentley, and traveled to Tian-character Settlement, where Qu Jianlei built a reputation as a repair expert while preparing for revenge. After Tian Gong’s hired attack failed, the group left with spoils as the Mountain Master negotiated compensation, just as a Fallen force attacked.

• Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezhi struck back against the Sai family, then joined Bentley, who explained Ultimate Warriors and led them toward the Tian-character Settlement Area.
• Qu Jianlei cultivated with Mutated Crystals and read Bentley’s cultivation records while he and Bentley experimented unsuccessfully to develop a method for Bentley.
• Qu Jianlei earned Silver Coins and respect by identifying faults in fresh-air systems and other equipment, while Bentley handled clients and disputes over Qu Jianlei’s credentials.
• Tian Gong repair technicians confronted Qu Jianlei, and he and Bentley later uncovered that Stahl wanted to use them against Tian Gong.
• Qu Jianlei and Bentley accepted Tian Gong’s offer to inspect two Industrial Robots, fortified an isolated courtyard, and disabled the drones sent to survey it.
• Bobopov led Tian Gong’s attack, but Qu Jianlei and Bentley killed the attackers and destroyed their mechs before leaving the battlefield before dawn.
• Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezhi disposed of the spoils as Bentley resumed advertising Master Jian Lei’s paid services, while he negotiated with the Mountain Master over Tian Gong’s settlement.
• A shout announced that a Fallen force was attacking while Bentley and the Mountain Master were still negotiating.