Recaps

Wan Ling accepted Wei He’s refusal to marry into the Wan Family, while Zhou Shun’s search for his missing son stalled. Later, Wei He and Wang Shaojun discussed the court’s collapse and Zhou Shun’s strength, leaving Wei He wary of seeking revenge through poison.

• Wan Ling let Wei He leave after he refused to marry into her family, and she decided there was no need to rush Wan Qingqing’s marriage.
• After Emperor Shizong was killed and King Qingting took the throne, Zhou Shun threatened Meng Tinghuan over his failure to find Zhou Shun’s missing son.
• Meng Tinghuan argued that someone had falsified clues about the disappearance and urged Zhou Shun to investigate the people connected to them again.
• Wang Shaojun condemned the Central Imperial Court’s turmoil and told Wei He that Taizhou remained stable under Governor Zhao Huanxian’s new policies.
• Wang Shaojun suggested poisoning Zhou Shun to repay his attack, but Wei He rejected the plan because Zhou Shun’s strength and senses made it too dangerous.

Wei He persuaded Wang Shaojun to report Zhou Shun’s suspected military-equipment smuggling to the Chijing Army, giving them grounds to move against the Heavenly Seal Sect. After Wang Shaojun and Wei He killed two spies who overheard them, Wang Shaojun revealed his past connection to the Returning Goose Pagoda and warned that he might have to leave to deal with it.

• Wei He told Wang Shaojun that his missing deputy was linked to Zhou Shun and the theft of military equipment, which Wei He suspected had been sold to the Xiangqu Rebel Army.
• Wang Shaojun agreed to report the matter to Commander Yuchi and told Wei He not to spread the information himself.
• Wang Shaojun killed a masked Returning Goose Pagoda spy outside the estate, then he and Wei He split up to pursue the others who had overheard them.
• Wei He caught a masked pursuer and killed him, but the corpse dissolved through a method Wang Shaojun identified as the Returning Goose Pagoda’s.
• Wang Shaojun revealed that the Returning Goose Pagoda was a branch of the Chaos God Cult that he had once joined, and said he might leave soon to handle its renewed pursuit of him.

Wei He continued cultivating while Zhou Shun, under mounting pressure, prepared to flee Xuanjing City and abduct nine people connected to Zhou Yugui’s disappearance. Wang Shaojun warned Wei He of the secret arrests, and Wei He concluded that Yuchi Zhong would move against Zhou Shun before he could escape.

• Rumors about military arms smuggling spread through Xuanjing City, leaving Zhou Shun under investigation and increasingly constrained.
• Jiu Ying announced he was writing a book on pharmacology, while Wei He trained Iron Ridge Garment to strengthen Overturning Rain Vigor.
• Xie Yan urged Zhou Shun to seek help as their situation worsened, but Zhou Shun concealed that he had already contacted his family and planned to leave the city that night.
• Zhou Shun ordered Xue Dewang to take nine suspicious people with them, including Wei He, and personally lead the operation.
• Wang Shaojun warned Wei He that Zhou Shun was secretly arresting people connected to Zhou Yugui’s disappearance, and Wei He predicted Yuchi Zhong would stop Zhou Shun from escaping.

After the Chijing Army ambushed Zhou Shun as he fled, Shangguan Ji confronted him and left him to escape mortally wounded. Wei He found Zhou Shun in the forest, promised to find his son, then told Wang Shaojun that he had already killed Zhou Yugui.

• Xie Yan led a raid on Zhou Shun's residence after learning he had sold military equipment to the Incense Gathering Cult.
• At the east city gate, Xu Chi's Chijing Army surrounded Zhou Shun's convoy and shot down his followers as Zhou Shun fought his way out, wounded by a poisoned short spear.
• Shangguan Ji confronted Zhou Shun beside a lake, and Zhou Shun escaped after their battle while Shangguan Ji returned to the Heavenly Seal Sect.
• Wei He and Wang Shaojun pursued Zhou Shun, who offered Wei He his wealth and a high-grade meat field in exchange for help.
• An unseen attacker struck Zhou Shun from behind, and he died after asking Wei He to find his son, Yu Gui.
• Wang Shaojun asked whether Wei He would keep his promise, and Wei He revealed that he had killed Zhou Yugui himself.

Wei He prepared to spar with Wan Qingqing while reflecting on his past and storing away the spoils he had collected. In Xuanjing, Wen Lian urged Lin Xiaoxiao to replace Wei He as Rushui Workshop’s adviser, but Lin Xiaoxiao remained loyal to him and considered expanding only after discussing it with him.

• Wei He thought about returning to Cloud Province but decided he needed to become stronger before making the dangerous journey.
• Wei He examined his hidden stash, including Zhou Shun’s map marking three flesh fields, then took gold notes and set out to spar with Wan Qingqing.
• Wei He arrived at Wan Qing Court’s training ground, where the disciples were practicing under the guidance of veteran members.
• Wen Lian criticized Lin Xiaoxiao for contracting Rushui Workshop’s markets and relying on Wei He, and advised her to seek support from Arc Light Court instead.
• Lin Xiaoxiao refused to replace Wei He, explaining that he was good to her and that her brother and business were doing well under the current arrangement.

Wen Lian was taken by Han Yuzhong after he demanded grain and meat from her father, Wen Shang, and decided to claim her in exchange for the Wen Family’s stability. Lin Xiaoxiao asked Wei He to help rescue her, but he refused to interfere in the family’s affairs.

• Wen Lian left Lin Xiaoxiao after failing to persuade her to seize the market more aggressively.
• Han Yuzhong pressured Wen Shang to provide grain and meat, then set his sights on Wen Lian when he saw her in the garden.
• Wen Shang arranged for Wen Lian to spend time with Han Yuzhong, hoping to secure the Wen Family’s future.
• Wen Lian rejected Han Yuzhong’s advances, and he had his guards restrain her before beating her unconscious.
• Lin Xiaoxiao went to Wei He and asked him to help Wen Lian after Han Yuzhong took her away.
• Wei He refused to intervene, saying he had no right to involve himself in another family’s affairs.

Wei He agreed to intervene after Lin Xiaoxiao offered him Wen Lian’s two North Map Cave Wolf meat farms, and Wang Shaojun used the Wang Family’s influence to secure Wen Lian’s release. The chapter ended with Wen Lian fleeing her family and taking refuge with Lin Xiaoxiao, while Wei He and Wang Shaojun deepened their partnership and planned future ventures.

• Lin Xiaoxiao offered Wei He both of Wen Lian’s North Map Cave Wolf meat farms in exchange for helping her, and Wei He agreed to act immediately.
• Wei He asked Wang Shaojun to intervene, and Wang sent a message to handle Wen Lian’s situation before asking Wei He to help with a separate threat involving Returning Goose Pagoda assassins.
• Wei He encountered a convoy carrying Elder Xie Minzhi and learned from Wang Shaojun that the elder was a powerful figure from the Prefectural City.
• Wang Shaojun proposed that he and Wei He build a business and family fortune together, and Wei He agreed to discuss his share later.
• Under pressure from the Wang Family, Han Yuzhong released Wen Lian before harming her, but Wen Shang had urged her to return to him.
• Wen Lian quarrelled with her family, ran away from home, and sought refuge with Lin Xiaoxiao.

After Lin Xiaoxiao rescued Wen Lian with Wei He's help, the Wen Family was destroyed by Han Yuzhong's crackdown. Wei He then accompanied Wan Ling and Wan Qingqing to a gathering where Commander Yuchi Zhong pressured the Heavenly Seal Sect to supply the Chijing Army and proposed a martial contest between their juniors.

• Lin Xiaoxiao comforted Wen Lian, explained that Wei He had helped rescue her from Han Yuzhong, and urged her to thank him.
• Han Yuzhong had the Wen Family's businesses and residences searched and seized, forcing Wen Shang and his family to flee while Wen Lian lost everything.
• Wan Ling brought Wei He and Wan Qingqing to Yuchi Zhong's gathering of the Heavenly Seal Sect's eleven branch lineages.
• Yuchi Zhong demanded supplies for the Chijing Army, and the sect leaders offered large quantities of rice and exotic beast meat before he demanded more.
• Yuchi Zhong called for a martial contest, and Shangguan Ji persuaded him to have the juniors compete instead of the sect leaders.

At a gathering in Jade Mountain Hall, Commander Yuchi Zhong challenged the Heavenly Seal Sect masters to fight his disciple Zhou Xingtong, offering to exempt the winner’s branch from tribute. After Zhou Xingtong easily defeated two chief disciples, Yuchi Zhong proposed that he face one of the Nine Sons of Heavenly Seal, leaving Shangguan Ji to weigh the threat to the aging masters.

• Commander Yuchi Zhong summoned Zhou Xingtong and offered a branch exemption from tribute to anyone who could defeat him head-on.
• Xie Rusheng challenged Zhou Xingtong, but Zhou Xingtong’s casual blow sent him crashing into the wall and left him unable to fight.
• Zhou Xingtong struck the floor with his steel whip, demonstrating his powerful Alternating Sound Jin.
• Song Huiming fought Zhou Xingtong in a contest of force but was overwhelmed and injured.
• Commander Yuchi Zhong proposed that Zhou Xingtong challenge one of the Nine Sons of Heavenly Seal, and Shangguan Ji recognized his plan to bolster Zhou Xingtong’s reputation.

At the Night Gathering, Zhou Xingtong defeated the Nine Sons of Heavenly Seal and killed Chen Yuan, while Commander Yuchi Zhong’s soldiers prevented Shangguan Ji from retaliating. Shangguan Ji left without defending the sect, prompting its branches to withdraw and Zhou Xingtong and Yuchi Zhong to plan their next moves against them.

• Zhou Xingtong challenged Wan Ling, defeated her with his Innate Copper Skin and Alternating Sound Jin, then went on to defeat Daoist Jin Xu and other leaders of the Nine Sons of Heavenly Seal.
• Chen Yuan attacked Zhou Xingtong with her full strength, but he struck her down and killed her with Alternating Sound Jin.
• Commander Yuchi Zhong’s gunmen aimed at the Heaven Seal Sect members as Shangguan Ji prepared to retaliate, and Zhou Xingtong taunted him to fight.
• Shangguan Ji departed without answering Daoist Jin Xu, and the Nine Sons of Heavenly Seal announced that their branches were leaving the sect.
• Commander Yuchi Zhong agreed that the Zhou Family could claim one-third of the territory and planned to watch Shangguan Ji while Zhou Xingtong dealt with the other branches.

After the Heavenly Seal Sect’s defeat, Wan Ling and Wan Qingqing discussed Shangguan Ji’s continued inaction as they traveled home with Wei He. Meanwhile, the Chijing Army ambushed Daoist Jin Xu and his disciples, killing them and showing how its formations could overwhelm powerful martial artists.

• Wan Qingqing told Wei He that Master was fairly well, but the Chijing Army might be preparing to attack the Heavenly Seal Sect.
• Wan Ling said Shangguan Ji could not be relied on and lamented that his repeated endurance had helped bring the sect to ruin.
• Daoist Jin Xu rode away with Xue Ji and another Arc Light Court disciple, furious that Zhou Xingtong had used the challenge to build his reputation.
• Zhou Wang and Chijing Army soldiers blocked the riders’ path and opened fire on Jin Xu and his disciples.
• Military officers repeatedly attacked Jin Xu with coordinated blade formations while Zhou Wang waited for an opening.
• Zhou Wang struck Jin Xu in the chest with his short spear, killing him, while the two Arc Light Court disciples also died.

The Chijing Army attacked the Heavenly Seal Sect’s branches, while Zhou Xingtong forced Du Han to surrender and revealed that Shangguan Ji had concealed a lasting injury. You Muxuan ambushed Wan Ling and Wan Qingqing on their way to West Mountain, and Wei He raced back after discovering the Chijing Army’s musketeers.

• The Chijing Army killed or captured the leaders and disciples of several Heavenly Seal Sect branches, including Lu Yuanzhen, Jiang Lin, Zhu Min, and Chen Yuan’s remaining disciples.
• Zhou Xingtong cornered Du Han, revealed that Shangguan Ji was badly weakened by an old injury, and persuaded Du Han to join the Golden Punishment Department.
• Wan Ling and Wan Qingqing reminisced about the Heavenly Seal Sect’s former strength as their carriage crossed Little He’s stone bridge toward West Mountain.
• You Muxuan and armored cavalry attacked Wan Ling and Wan Qingqing, while hidden musketeers and Flying Knives prevented them from escaping.
• Wei He eliminated twenty ambushing musketeers, realized the Chijing Army was targeting the Heavenly Seal Sect, and sprinted back toward the bridge after hearing gunfire.

You Muxuan’s forces nearly killed Wan Ling and Wan Qingqing, but Wei He intervened with poison and helped them escape. He revealed himself among the retreating soldiers and faced You Muxuan, who attacked him with her Nine Mountain Saber Art.

• You Muxuan’s explosive arrows and Flying Knives badly wounded Wan Ling and Wan Qingqing in the river.
• When Wan Ling prepared to cut her own face to save her daughter, poison spread among the soldiers and warhorses, giving Wan Ling time to carry Wan Qingqing toward West Mountain.
• You Muxuan ordered her surviving troops to pursue the women, but the disguised Wei He revealed himself and poisoned the heavy cavalry at close range.
• Wei He identified himself to You Muxuan and taunted her as the poison weakened her forces.
• You Muxuan charged Wei He with her saber and shield, unleashing the Nine Mountain Saber Art’s Nine Layers Slash.

Wei He killed You Muxuan with poison and revealed his strength to Wan Ling, who was left stunned by what she witnessed. As the Chijing Army learned of the deaths and Zhou Xingtong marched on Wan Qing Court’s West Mountain base, the sect began evacuating.

• Wei He poisoned You Muxuan and evaded her attacks until he killed her and took her head.
• Wan Ling found Wei He among the corpses, and he asked her to keep his strength secret.
• Wang Shaojun learned that the Chijing Army had attacked the Heavenly Seal Sect and worried about Wei He and Wan Qing Court.
• Zhou Xingtong learned that poison had killed You Muxuan and ordered his troops to wear anti-poison masks before marching on Wan Qing Court’s base.
• Wan Ling and the others hurriedly evacuated the West Mountain base as Zhou Xingtong’s forces advanced.

After the Chijing Army shattered the Wanqing Sect, Wan Ling and twelve disciples followed Wei He toward Black House Mountain to hide. When Wei He sensed a lone pursuer closing in, he stayed behind to confront him while the others continued into the mist.

• Yao Hansheng and more than half the Wanqing Sect’s followers left to protect their families, leaving twelve disciples with Wan Ling and the unconscious Wan Qingqing.
• Wei He told Wan Ling about Black House Mountain, and she agreed to lead the remaining disciples there under his guidance.
• A purple hawk reported to Zhou Xingtong that Wei He’s group was heading west, and Zhou Xingtong set off alone to intercept them.
• As the group neared Black House Mountain, Wei He sensed a fast-moving pursuer and told the others to continue without him.
• Wan Ling led the disciples onward, and Wei He put on white silk gloves and walked back to face the pursuer.

Wei He fought Zhou Xingtong in the forest, but Zhou's powerful defenses and techniques kept him from gaining the upper hand. Wei He eventually poisoned Zhou, slowing him down, though the fight remained unresolved.

• Zhou Xingtong rushed through the forest and encountered Wei He after mistaking him for the man who had killed his subordinates.
• Wang Shaojun found Wanqing Sect's former camp burned down and followed the hoofprints toward Zhou Xingtong's path.
• Wei He unleashed Whale Flood Art and clashed head-on with Zhou Xingtong, but Zhou's strength and bronze skin withstood his attacks.
• Zhou Xingtong used his Invisible Whip and concealed steel needles while Wei He evaded and struck back, leaving both unable to finish the other.
• Zhou Xingtong's roars briefly stunned Wei He, but Wei He dodged his next attack as poison weakened Zhou's arms.
• Zhou Xingtong realized Wei He had poisoned him despite his Poison Cleansing Pearl.

Wei He and Zhou Xingtong fought to a standstill as poison and a dangerous sonic technique weakened them both, while Wei He kept his distance and wore Zhou down. As they traded thrown debris in the misty forest, Wang Shaojun approached after concealing his Wang Family identity.

• Wei He struck Zhou Xingtong repeatedly and coated him with many kinds of poison, slowing him despite his Poison Cleansing Pearl and Copper Skin Iron Bones.
• Zhou Xingtong unleashed Myriad Manifestations Dragon Sound, stunning and injuring Wei He before pursuing him through the trees.
• Wei He recovered quickly, and his strikes triggered Zhou Xingtong's coughing, interrupting a second attempt to use the sonic technique.
• Wei He and Zhou Xingtong held their distance, each waiting for the poison or reinforcements, until a Black Lion Wolf attacked Zhou Xingtong and he killed it.
• Wei He and Zhou Xingtong began hurling trunks, stones, and other debris at each other in a chaotic exchange.
• Wang Shaojun hurried through the misty forest, hid the signs identifying him as part of the Wang Family, and continued following the tracks toward the fight.

Wang Shaojun killed Zhou Xingtong’s soldiers while Wei He fought Zhou Xingtong to a standstill, then Wei He wiped out more Chijing Army search parties. As the Golden Punishment Department reeled from its losses, Wei He recovered and prepared to use the Boundary-Breaking Pearl to advance Iron Ridge Garment.

• Wang Shaojun ambushed and killed a Chijing Army force, then pursued the fleeing musketeers to prevent them from reporting what they had seen.
• Wei He and Zhou Xingtong ended their fight without a victor and withdrew because their injuries made continuing too dangerous.
• Wang Shaojun met Wei He, gave him healing medicine, and agreed to gather information about two Returning Goose Pagoda men for a planned attack in three days.
• Wei He killed several Golden Punishment Department search parties, leaving more than half of the fifteen teams dead and prompting Zhou Xingtong to vomit blood upon hearing that eight martial masters had fallen.
• Wei He became widely known in Xuanjing City for defeating Zhou Xingtong and using unpredictable poisons, while the Chijing Army’s other divisions began maneuvering during Zhou Xingtong’s recovery.
• Wei He began preparing to use the Boundary-Breaking Pearl to advance Iron Ridge Garment to Jin and strengthen his defenses.

At Baisheng Restaurant, Old Fish told a sensational account of the Heavenly Seal Sect’s battle with the Chijing Army, while Zhao Zheng returned to Xuanjing and became captivated by a woman at a nearby table. The crowd’s argument over Old Fish’s exaggerations ended with a muscular woman claiming that Wei He had poisoned more than three hundred soldiers at Black House Mountain.

• Old Fish described the Heavenly Seal Sect’s losses and drew a crowd eager to hear how Shangguan Ji and the surviving Nine Sons had fared against the Chijing Army.
• Old Fish claimed that Wan Qingqing defeated Zhou Xingtong at Black House Mountain, but listeners disputed his account and accused him of inventing details.
• Zhao Zheng discussed his new post overseeing Industry Development Path and, after noticing a smiling woman nearby, found himself unable to stop thinking about her.
• A muscular woman challenged Old Fish’s story, saying Wei He had poisoned more than three hundred Chijing Army soldiers and fought Zhou Xingtong to a mutual defeat.
• The crowd erupted in astonishment as the woman said the Chijing Army had established defensive lines and sentries around Black House Mountain to guard against Wei He.

Wei He reunited with Wei Ying and asked Zhen Qi to keep his sister safe while he faced his own troubles. After they left, he used the Boundary-Breaking Pearl to strengthen his Overturning Rain Vigor until it rivaled the protection of Bone Jin.

• People in an inn discussed the Chijing Army's wanted notice and condemned Wei He for allegedly poisoning more than three hundred Golden Punishment Department soldiers.
• Zhen Qi reassured Wei Ying that Wei He was alive and arranged to meet him outside the city.
• Wei He appeared in the grove, and Wei Ying tearfully embraced him after fearing he had died.
• Wei He asked Zhen Qi to keep Wei Ying with her because he could not safely take his sister along.
• After Wei Ying and Zhen Qi departed, Wei He used the Boundary-Breaking Pearl to transform his Iron Ridge Garment Imprinted Blood and double his protective vigor.

Wei He tested Wan Qingqing’s recovery, helped the Wanqing Sect prepare for survival, and entered Xuanjing City in disguise to secure grain. He met Wang Shaojun, who revealed his breakthrough and asked Wei He to help eliminate Returning Goose Pagoda’s Bone Forging experts amid Taizhou’s growing political conflict.

• Wei He tested Wan Qingqing’s strength and confirmed she had recovered enough to travel, then asked the Wanqing Sect members to gather medicinal herbs and exotic beasts.
• Wei He and Wan Qingqing disguised themselves, entered Xuanjing City, and ordered over a hundred shi of coarse grain for the sect.
• Wei He sent Wan Qingqing to collect the grain while he met Wang Shaojun, who offered supplies from a Wang Family grain shop and revealed he had broken through toward Organ Refining.
• Wang Shaojun told Wei He that Returning Goose Pagoda had sent the Bone Forging masters of Feather Hall and Ruyi Hall into Taizhou, and asked him to help kill them.
• Wang Shaojun explained that the Chijing Army’s refusal to obey orders had angered those above, while his Wang Family had sided with the Taian Army.

Wei He and Wang Shaojun encountered the Returning Goose Pagoda’s massacre of Thousand Crane Mountain Villa, and Wei He killed the attackers before learning the He family had guarded a Mica Bug. He took the insect for its valuable eggs and left determined to strengthen himself against Zhou Xingtong and the Chijing Army.

• Wei He asked Wang Shaojun about Organ Refining and learned that stronger jin force could accelerate Bone Forging.
• The Silver Goose Mask and Returning Goose Pagoda assassins attacked Thousand Crane Mountain Villa, killing He Qianhe and most of his family and disciples.
• Wei He and Wang Shaojun arrived; Wei He killed the Silver Goose Mask with one strike and used poison to stop the other assassins from escaping.
• Wang Shaojun freed He Yuxin and He Yiru, who later took their own lives, and took the two surviving girls, He Wei and Xiang Ling, into his care.
• Wang Shaojun gave Wei He a Mica Bug, whose eggs could serve as a plentiful source of food, and warned him that it might have brought disaster to the villa.
• Wei He accepted the Mica Bug and resolved to advance his martial arts so he could confront Zhou Xingtong and the Chijing Army.

Wei He returned to the Wanqing Sect with the Mica Bug and began using its eggs to support his cultivation. As Lin Xiaoxiao and Wen Lian prepared to move their businesses to the Prefectural City, Wei He tested whether deep water pressure could speed his progress toward Bone Forging perfection.

• Two gray figures examined the bodies at Thousand Crane Mountain Villa and suspected that either Zhou Xingtong or Wei He had killed the martial masters there.
• A veiled woman from Returning Goose Pagoda inspected her disciple's corpse and ordered her followers to investigate nearby martial masters with innate Great Strength.
• Wen Lian persuaded Lin Xiaoxiao to stop working and prepare for their planned relocation to the Prefectural City, and Lin Xiaoxiao noticed that snow had begun to fall.
• Wei He trained at Black House Mountain, ate a Mica Bug egg, and found that the eggs provided abundant nutrition.
• Wei He entered a deep pool with a large stone to test whether water pressure could accelerate the jin penetrating his bones.

Wei He trained deep beneath a pool, using the pressure and cold to accelerate his Bone Forging, while an unknown red butterfly revealed how much of the world remained unexplored. A year later, with the Chijing Army marching against Li Tong and the Heavenly Seal Sect’s branches collapsing, Wei He planned to claim the Tianya Tower and challenge Wan Ling for leadership of the Wanqing Sect.

• Wei He descended into the pool and encountered a glowing red butterfly that examined him before swimming away into the darkness.
• Wei He made deep-water training part of his daily routine, accelerating his Bone Forging while consuming large amounts of strange beast meat.
• Wang Shaojun told Wei He that Li Tong’s veteran army was advancing on Taizhou and that the Chijing Army had marched to confront it.
• Wang Shaojun reported that Shangguan Ji had left Taizhou with his family, leaving the Thousand Bat Water Pavilion and Tianya Tower sealed by the authorities.
• Wei He declared that he would claim the Tianya Tower’s martial arts manuals and make the Wanqing Sect’s Overturning Rain Gathering Clouds Technique his path to greater strength.
• Wei He told Wang Shaojun that he would challenge Wan Ling and take the position of Wanqing Sect Master, and Wang Shaojun offered his support.

As the Chidi Sect and Lishan Sect maneuvered over Tianya Tower, Du Han refused to help Yan Haochun confront Wei He, whom he considered dangerously powerful. Deep beneath Black House Mountain, Wei He began using the Boundary-Breaking Pearl to complete the Bone Forging of his skull.

• Tavern patrons discussed the Peerless Sword Sect massacre, the Zhou Family killings, and the unrest following the Heavenly Seal Sect's decline.
• Liu Hulu fell silent after a warning that the Lishan Sect had sent people to Xuanjing, and the crowd watched the Chidi Sect procession head toward Tianya Tower.
• In the carriage, Du Han told Yan Haochun that the Chidi Sect would not take over Tianya Tower because Wei He would intervene.
• Yan Haochun proposed sealing off Tianya Tower until Yan Junshan arrived, intending to draw Wei He into a confrontation, but Du Han refused to participate.
• Under Black House Mountain, Wei He used the Boundary-Breaking Pearl to drive scorching heat toward his skull and begin its Bone Forging.