Recaps

Wang Yu received a Cold Pool token from Zuoqiu Ming and took his newly advanced Snow Jade Fox to Cold Blood Peak for a bath. A Core Formation elder tried to buy the token from him, but Wang Yu refused and entered the pool, leaving the elder weakened by a hidden wisp of Death Qi.

• Zuoqiu Ming gave Wang Yu a Cold Pool token and clarified that Wang Yu would return the Heavenly Enlightenment Cushion after five years.
• Wang Yu asked Gu Zheng Shun to find him a Third Tier Refined Corpse arm and arrange to buy his stored frozen corpses.
• Wang Yu helped the Snow Jade Fox break through to the First Tier Late Stage and decided to take it to the Cold Pool.
• Flying Snow Elder offered Wang Yu Spirit Stones and a spell art to surrender his Cold Pool opportunity, but Wang Yu refused and rebuked him.
• Wang Yu slipped Death Qi into Flying Snow Elder as he passed, then entered the Cold Pool while the exhausted elder let him go.

Wang Yu and the Snow Jade Fox underwent the Cold Pool baptism, improving his aptitude and cultivation while awakening the fox’s powerful Three-Tailed Snow Fox bloodline. After leaving the pool, Wang Yu planned to help Xueyu advance further, but postponed that to meet Gu Zheng Shun about acquiring a third-tier Corpse Arm.

• Wang Yu entered the Cold Pool with the Snow Jade Fox, and the pool strengthened his spiritual roots and affinity for water, ice, and Yin Spirit Qi.
• The Snow Jade Fox evolved into a Three-Tailed Snow Fox, gaining a powerful bloodline and rising to the First Tier Peak Stage.
• Wang Yu left the Cold Pool after Flying Snow Elder’s descendants arrived, avoiding any involvement with the dead elder’s belongings.
• A month after the baptism, Wang Yu had advanced his Foundation Establishment cultivation and considered buying a High-grade Foundation Establishment Pill to help Xueyu break through.
• Gu Zheng Shun summoned Wang Yu to Eight Treasures Pavilion, where Wang Yu asked whether he had found a seller for the third-tier Corpse Arm.

Wang Yu learned that Gu Zheng Shun's true disciple had lost the Corpse Fighting Assembly and met Lan Ji, who carried a request from Prince Jiang. He agreed to deliver Prince Jiang's letter to Princess Yan Ling in exchange for a Third Tier yin-and-soul bamboo treasure material, to be delivered to the Law Enforcement Hall.

• Gu Zheng Shun explained that his true disciple had lost the Corpse Fighting Assembly, leaving him under pressure to raise Spirit Stones and repair the disciple's Natal Corpse.
• Lan Ji arrived, gave Gu Zheng Shun thirty thousand Spirit Stones as a loan, and revealed that she had arranged the meeting with Wang Yu.
• Wang Yu threatened Lan Ji after she teased him, then used his Xiezhi Crown to make her disclose that Prince Jiang had sent her to contact him.
• Lan Ji asked Wang Yu to deliver Prince Jiang's letter to Princess Yan Ling, claiming Prince Jiang wanted a private meeting about Nascent Soul matters.
• Wang Yu demanded a Third Tier bamboo-type treasure material with yin and soul attributes, and Lan Ji agreed to have it delivered to the Law Enforcement Hall in Evil God Ward within three days.

Wang Yu received the Ghost Domain Wailing Bamboo and brought True Inheritor Jiang’s Secret Letter to Tantai Chan to pass to Yan Ling. He persuaded Tantai Chan to help deliver it and refine a High-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, leaving her to hope that supporting Yan Ling would let her change her fate.

• Wang Yu received the Third Tier Ghost Domain Wailing Bamboo and decided to use it to refine the Ghost Wail Flute.
• Wang Yu visited Tantai Chan and gave her True Inheritor Jiang’s Secret Letter for Yan Ling, emphasizing that she should deliver it quickly and in private.
• Tantai Chan initially refused to help, but Wang Yu reminded her of Yan Ling’s support and hinted that Yan Ling could help her escape her constraints.
• Wang Yu paid Tantai Chan thirty thousand spirit stones to refine a High-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, which she agreed to provide in a month.
• After Wang Yu left, Tantai Chan resolved to take the risk, believing Yan Ling might offer her only chance to change her fate.

Wang Yu spent four months running the Law Enforcement Hall while secretly cultivating spells, soul arts, and his divine sense, leaving most of his inheritances at an initial level. When his alchemy progress stalled for lack of materials and he could only wait, Situ Hong arrived with the long-sought Yin Marrow Liquid, and Wang Yu rewarded him with three Top-Grade Cold Blood Pills.

• Wang Yu acted like a domineering enforcer in Evil God Ward while secretly comprehending spells and cultivating throughout the day and night.
• Wang Yu entered most of his art inheritances and strengthened his divine sense, while his True Essence accumulation reached thirty drops.
• Wang Yu found that completing Cold Dragon Alchemy would still take fifteen years, leaving him unable to advance his alchemy without better materials.
• Situ Hong visited Wang Yu and delivered the Yin Marrow Liquid Wang Yu had asked him to find years earlier.
• Wang Yu gave Situ Hong three Top-Grade Cold Blood Pills, and Situ Hong accepted them with delight.

Wang Yu perfected Profound Yin Hand, began cultivating Flame Shaping Art, and used his sect position to gather valuable knowledge. He then visited Elder Lei Pivot at the Thunder Pivot Weapon Forging Workshop to have Ghost Bamboo forged into a weapon, claiming the material belonged to Lord Jiang.

• Wang Yu traded goods through Situ Hong for Yin Marrow Liquid, then used five portions over five months to perfect Profound Yin Hand and free Slot Three for Cold Dragon Alchemy.
• Wang Yu exchanged his remaining Contribution Points for Flame Shaping Art and discovered the discounts, salary, and storehouse access available through his Steward Token.
• Wang Yu explored Enforcement Headquarters' storehouse and obtained rare reference materials before life returned to its usual calm.
• Wang Yu visited the Thunder Pivot Weapon Forging Workshop with Zhuo Shouqing's introduction and asked Elder Lei Pivot to forge Ghost Bamboo with Earth Spirit Gold into an upgradeable Second Tier weapon.
• Elder Lei Pivot warned that the weapon would waste the Ghost Bamboo's potential, and Wang Yu claimed it was intended for the winner of the Corpse Fighting Dharma Assembly, Lord Jiang, to use in refining two natal treasures.

Wang Yu obtained his Ghost Wail Flute despite Lei Shu’s hidden tracking mark, while Snow Jade returned stronger from her breakthrough. Five years later, Wang Yu accepted a three-hundred-year appointment in Guiling City and prepared to depart, with his cultivation gains still to be revealed.

• Lei Shu kept the Ghost Domain Wailing Bamboo for half a month before returning it as a Ghost Wail Flute, which Zhuo Shouqing’s family found had contained a tracking mark.
• Wang Yu reunited with Snow Jade after her breakthrough at Ice Condensation Cave, and they trained together until their combat coordination improved.
• Wang Yu studied artifact appraisal and alchemy while developing his spells over the next five years.
• Zuoqiu Ming brought Wang Yu an appointment for territory in Guiling City, and Wang Yu agreed to travel there after making preparations.
• Wang Yu reviewed his spell and divine-sense progress as he prepared to leave for Guiling City.

After five years of rapid cultivation, Wang Yu reached the Foundation Establishment Second Layer and left the sect to take up his post as city lord of Guiling City. As he traveled through Cloud Ridge Province, he studied the city’s powers and considered how to establish control despite his low cultivation.

• Wang Yu reviewed his progress and rearranged his Placement Slots, assigning Mountain Searching Demon Finding to the third slot.
• Wang Yu spent his accumulated Spiritual Stones on supplies and prepared to leave the sect.
• Wang Yu thanked the Rebellious Spirit Three Young Masters and departed aboard his Flying Cloud Boat; Zuoqiu Ming gave him intelligence about Guiling City and warned him to be careful.
• Tantai Chan, Zhuo Shouqing, and the others watched Wang Yu leave while Situ Hong approached the final hurdle of his seclusion breakthrough.
• Wang Yu studied Guiling City’s population, resources, ruling clans, and history as he flew through Cloud Ridge Province.
• Wang Yu decided to make a show of force before offering concessions, hoping to stabilize the city until he reached Foundation Establishment Mid-stage.

Wang Yu reached the Three Thousand Li Reed Marshes, gained sudden insight into his musical techniques, and continued toward Guiling City. He bought local intelligence from Chao Yun Niang and learned that the Tuoba Family controlled the City Lord's Mansion, leaving him resolved to use them to establish his authority.

• Wang Yu played an ordinary flute over the reed marshes and suddenly advanced his three Soul and Sound Dual Dao Spell Techniques by learning to blend emotion into music.
• Chao Yun Niang intercepted Wang Yu aboard the Rouge Boat and invited him to travel with Cloud Dream Pavilion toward Guiling City.
• Wang Yu boarded the Rouge Boat and paid Chao Yun Niang for upper-grade intelligence about Guiling City's powers and surrounding territory.
• Wang Yu learned that the Bai, Guan, and Jiang Clans dominated the city, while several Core Formation forces held influence in the North District.
• Chao Yun Niang revealed that the Tuoba Family controlled the City Lord's Mansion and that General Tuoba had reached Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer.
• Wang Yu recalled that Zhuo Shouqing had arranged for him to take Guiling City and decided the Tuoba Family would make a useful target for establishing his authority.

Wang Yu arrived in Guiling City as Tuoba Lei and other local powers plotted against the new city lord. He attacked the City Lord’s Mansion, forced the gathered cultivators to choose sides, and began fighting as several opponents defected.

• Wang Yu and Chao Yun Niang reached Guiling City, where the Tuoba Family gathered local powers to discuss the incoming city lord.
• Tuoba Lei and his allies planned to kill Wang Yu, recruiting the Azure Dragon Gang Leader and considering help from Yellow Springs Temple.
• Wang Yu killed the armored guards at the City Lord’s Mansion and entered the assembly hall during the meeting.
• Wang Yu ordered those present to choose whether to stand with him or Tuoba Lei, while the Azure Dragon Gang Leader attacked.
• The Ink Wash Gate representative, the Scent Listening Sect Female Cultivator, the Jiang Family Head, and several minor factions sided with Wang Yu; the Guan Family Head and the Purple Dragon Mountain representative switched sides as the fight began.

Wang Yu used the City Lord’s formation to capture Guiling City’s rivals, then ordered the Tuoba clan and its allies executed and absorbed their souls to strengthen his Black Fiend Armor. He took control of the city and left the story with plans to recruit disciples, rebuild the city guard, and secure support from local families and sects.

• Wang Yu activated the Spirit Sealing Life Execution Formation, binding Tuoba Lei, Bai Family Head, and the others while preventing them from using their cultivation.
• Wang Yu proclaimed himself Guiling City’s new City Lord and sentenced the Tuoba Family, the Azure Dragon Gang Leader’s group, and Bai Family Head to death.
• Wang Yu killed more than five hundred captives with the formation and devoured their souls, strengthening his Black Fiend Armor to Peak Foundation Establishment power.
• Wang Yu assured the assembled families and sects that the city would continue under its old rules, and the Guan family head pledged to follow him.
• Wang Yu announced an early spirit-testing ceremony, plans to replace the city defense army, and his intention to take disciples from the Guan and Jiang families while requesting temporary help from the three sects.

Wang Yu appointed Xiang Xiang to help maintain order in North City and set a date for the clans to bring disciples for his new mansion. He inventoried the spoils and the City Lord's Mansion, uncovering valuable treasures and records of Guiling City's finances, which left him with substantial assets but also the burden of managing the city's affairs.

• Wang Yu set the Mansion to Accept Disciples for half a month later, limited each clan to two candidates, and entrusted Xiang Xiang with maintaining order in North City.
• Wang Yu and Snow Jade cleared the remains from the mansion, and Wang Yu inventoried more than five hundred Storage Bags containing Spirit Stones, magical artifacts, cultivation methods, and the Clear Heart Mantra.
• Wang Yu searched the mansion's Medicine Garden, storehouses, and treasure vault, finding 1.36 million Spirit Stones, Blood Dragon Essence, Golden Qi Root, and other goods; he left one million Spirit Stones for the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect.
• Wang Yu explored the Scripture Pavilion and found the Purple Dragon Earth Travel Technique, then calculated that his assets had risen to nearly five hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
• Wang Yu examined the Archive Library's records and learned that Guiling City's taxes generated nearly three hundred thousand Spirit Stones annually before expenses.

Wang Yu reviewed Guiling City's finances and planned ways to restore its industries before meeting the city's factions to secure cooperation and manpower. The meeting ended with Ink Wash Gate and Scent Listening Sect accepting responsibility for city defense in exchange for waived rent.

• Wang Yu studied Guiling City's revenues, expenses, and lost assets, then identified the Guan Clan's crafts as a possible source of trade with Sanmao City.
• Wang Yu summoned the city's families and sect representatives after his half-month deadline arrived, offering Purple Dragon Mountain the frozen cultivators' remains for thirty-two thousand Spirit Stones.
• Jiang Family Head and the head of the Guan family presented spiritual-root assessment records, and the Guan family offered three hundred spirit farmers and two young men for Wang Yu to choose as disciples.
• Wang Yu ordered those with spiritual roots to report to the City Lord's Mansion the next day and asked the three sects to provide manpower.
• Ink Wash Gate and Scent Listening Sect agreed to place their North District forces under Wang Yu's command, and he assigned them city defense while waiving their five-year land rent.

Wang Yu pressured Guiling City’s powerful families to pay five years of unpaid taxes, then entered seclusion to temper his divine sense. The Bai Family Grand Elder secretly chose to burn the family’s assets rather than pay, while the Bai Clan Old Ancestor warned that defying the Saint Sect would doom them.

• Wang Yu demanded that the families repay their overdue taxes and gave them a month to settle, after the Bai Family Grand Elder agreed to pay in full.
• After leaving the City Lord’s Mansion, the Bai Family Grand Elder told Guan Family Head and Jiang Family Head his plan, which he called “Fire Dragon Burns the Granary.”
• Wang Yu entered seclusion and used the vicious souls in his Black Fiend Armor to temper his divine sense, advancing it to Late Stage Foundation Establishment.
• The Bai Clan Old Ancestor struck Bai Zhiyang for proposing to burn the family’s assets and warned that the plan would bring the Saint Sect’s punishment upon them.
• Bai Zhiyang ordered the Old Ancestor taken away and insisted that he would carry out “Fire Dragon Burns the Granary.”

Wang Yu retaliated against the Bai Clan after its elders burned the clan’s accounts to evade their debt, using his Heart Controlling Demonic Sound to turn the family’s own members against one another. The Grand Elder realized he had misjudged Wang Yu as the massacre spread, and Wang Yu appeared beside him as he demanded to know whether he had something to say.

• Xiang Xiang told Wang Yu that the Bai Clan had burned its account room and refused to pay its Spirit Stones.
• Wang Yu left the City Lord’s Mansion and went to the Bai Clan estate, where the Grand Elder waited to capture him and seize the City Lord Token.
• At midnight, Wang Yu’s flute melody drew near, and the elders discovered Bai Xuan acting strangely with Bai Meng’s corpse.
• The Grand Elder ordered the clan members to activate the formation and hunt Wang Yu, but the hidden Wang Yu made Bai Clan members devour one another.
• As the Grand Elder regretted provoking Wang Yu, Wang Yu appeared beside him and asked whether he had something to say.

Wang Yu used illusions, demonic sound, and surprise attacks to cripple the Bai Family’s defenses and kill Bai Yihe and Bai Decai. The Bai Family formation was activated, but its elders remained occupied while Wang Yu continued his assault.

• Wang Yu trapped the Bai Family Grand Elder in the Illusory Moon Realm and concealed himself with the Blood Mist Spirit Concealment Formation.
• Bai Zhuzhu and the Second Elder activated the Mountain Marsh Tortoise Shell Formation, then Heart Controlling Demonic Sound drove controlled Bai Family Disciples into attacking them.
• Bai Decai and Bai Yihe used Bloodline Tracing to locate their family members, but Wang Yu attacked them with Ghost Crow Soul Devouring Sound.
• Bai Yihe’s Sonic Boom Hound disrupted the ghost crows, so Wang Yu struck Yihe with Soul Shattering Finger and killed him with Wailing Heart Severing Blade.
• Wang Yu killed Decai, took the two Storage Bags, and put the dying Sonic Boom Hound into a Spirit Beast Pouch before disappearing.

Wang Yu fought the Bai family elders outside the ancestral hall, using his artifacts and abilities to overcome them. Bai Zhuzhu activated the Return Origin Secret Art and self-destructed, destroying the Earth Essence Cauldron and leaving Wang Yu injured.

• Onlookers gathered outside the Bai family estate as the activated Clan Protection Formation and scent of blood spread alarm through the city; the Guan family head prepared backup ledgers while waiting for news.
• Bai Zhuzhu and the Second Elder struggled to restrain the Bai family descendants controlled by the demonic sound and considered breaking their limbs.
• Wang Yu ambushed Bai Zhuzhu with a punch, then baited the Second Elder into attacking through the controlled disciples before striking him with the Glass Soul Lantern and Profound Yin Hand.
• Wang Yu fought Bai Zhuzhu with sword qi and the Heart Controlling Demonic Sound, but she resisted and used her Gold Ring to trap them together.
• Bai Zhuzhu invoked the Return Origin Secret Art—Dismemberment, so Wang Yu severed his left arm to escape the Gold Ring and hurled her away.
• Bai Zhuzhu exploded, and Wang Yu sheltered inside the Earth Essence Cauldron, which cracked under the blast as he spat blood.

Wang Yu destroyed the Bai Mansion, but the Bai Family Grand Elder escaped using a Yellow Springs Temple technique. The Bai Family’s fall made Wang Yu notorious across Cloud Ridge Province, and he returned to the City Lord’s Mansion to oversee its new cultivator recruits.

• Wang Yu collected the dead elders’ Storage Bags, devoured lingering souls, and planted demonic thoughts in the Bai Family Grand Elder before waiting for him to wake.
• The Grand Elder saw the Bai Family’s destruction, lost control to the demonic thoughts, and rushed toward the City Lord’s Mansion to kill Wang Yu.
• The Grand Elder escaped in Yellow Springs Ghost Mist before Wang Yu could catch him, while the crowd blamed the Bai Family’s destruction on Wang Yu.
• After the Bai Mansion’s Formation failed, looters found the clan’s resources gone, and Wang Yu’s reputation spread as cultivators feared him.
• Wang Yu returned to the City Lord’s Mansion, reunited with Snow Jade, and learned that Xiang Xiang had watched over the new cultivator seedlings.

After destroying the Bai Clan, Wang Yu inventoried its wealth, organized the City Lord's Mansion, and began recovering from his injuries. Five days later, he summoned the Guan and Jiang Clan leaders and other visitors, preparing to address their concerns about the Bai Clan's fall.

• Wang Yu warned the youths at the Martial Arts Arena not to hinder one another's cultivation, then assigned them jobs throughout the City Lord's Mansion and left Snow Jade to supervise.
• Wang Yu counted the Bai Clan's assets, noted that its treasury seemed depleted, and decided to place three complete cultivation inheritances in the Scripture Pavilion.
• Wang Yu discovered the incomplete Wind Thunder Treasure Scroll and resolved to cultivate its Wind Thunder Spirit Tattoo secret art.
• Wang Yu's damaged left arm could no longer be saved by the Corpse Demon Secret Art, so he fashioned a temporary ice arm and entered seclusion to heal.
• Five days later, Wang Yu summoned the waiting visitors, including the Guan and Jiang Clan leaders and four young cultivators, and the Head of the Guan Family addressed him as City Lord.

Wang Yu accepted disciples from the Guan and Jiang families, secured their cooperation in restoring the City Lord's Mansion's assets, and recruited forces to govern Guiling City. After organizing the new city guard, patrol army, and mansion staff, he began focusing on cultivation and the local branches of powerful Red Kite Demon Domain factions.

• Wang Yu accepted Guan Yingdong, Guan Yingxue, Jiang Li, and Jiang Chuan as disciples, then received taxes and rent from the five allied forces.
• Wang Yu offered the Bai Family's assets to the factions in exchange for returning the City Lord's Mansion's seized properties, and they agreed to help.
• Wang Yu announced a recruitment drive for Guiling City's City Guard Army and emerged from seclusion seven days later to oversee it.
• Wang Yu recruited a thousand City Guard Army members, five hundred City Patrol Army members, one hundred mansion guards, and ten instructors.
• Wang Yu withdrew from public affairs and began visiting branches of the Red Kite Demon Domain's major powers, including Gold Abundance Pavilion.

After ten years of cultivation and managing Guiling City, Wang Yu had reached Foundation Establishment Third Layer and strengthened his body, techniques, and resources for future breakthroughs. As he left seclusion, a visitor from Ink Wash Gate arrived with news that another cluster of ruins had been discovered in the Primeval Ruins Land.

• Wang Yu reviewed his ten years of progress, noting his Foundation Establishment Third Layer cultivation, perfected techniques, growing wealth, and plans to develop Flood Dragon Strength and prepare for Core Formation.
• Wang Yu emerged from seclusion and surveyed Guiling City, whose alliance, income, and defenses had remained stable under his management.
• Wang Yu reflected on the city's dealings with Core Formation cultivators and recalled that a member of the Overturning Sea Sect had passed through on the way to King Yama Ghost Market.
• Guan Yingdong reported that a previously unseen Ink Wash Gate senior had arrived at the reception room.
• Guan Yingxue told Wang Yu that the visitor likely came because another cluster of ancient ruins had been discovered in the Primeval Ruins Land, prompting Wang Yu to go meet them.

Wang Yu exchanged intelligence about the Primeval Ruins Land with Hermit Qingyang of Ink Wash Gate and learned that Eastern Peak Capital might contain a powerful painting inheritance. He judged the ruins too dangerous to explore for now and stayed in Guiling City as visitors began arriving.

• Wang Yu received Hermit Qingyang, who asked to join the exploration of the Primeval Ruins Land and to see the records kept by past Guiling City Lords.
• Wang Yu agreed to exchange intelligence, and Hermit Qingyang received access to twelve jade slips from the Records Room.
• Wang Yu learned that Ink Wash Gate had found clues to a possible Nascent Soul-level painting inheritance in the Craftsmen's Institute, but its explorations had made the ruins far more dangerous.
• Wang Yu decided not to enter Eastern Peak Capital, reasoning that he could wait until the current rush of cultivators had passed.
• Wang Yu returned to cultivation and city affairs, and many visitors arrived several days later.

Wang Yu declined to join the expedition to Eastern Peak Capital, sold Guiling City’s intelligence to the interested factions, and secured Hermit Qingyang’s promise to share his experiences. He then visited Gold Abundance Pavilion to inspect rare treasures, where Pavilion Master Qian presented a Core Formation Spirit Item: the Everlasting Treasure Branch.

• Wang Yu refused to visit Eastern Peak Capital, then charged seven groups five thousand Spirit Stones each to browse the City Lord’s Mansion’s intelligence records.
• Hermit Qingyang paid nothing for the intelligence and agreed to tell Wang Yu about the relic after returning.
• Wang Yu went to Gold Abundance Pavilion after receiving word that rare items had arrived.
• Pavilion Master Qian told Wang Yu he was transferring to the You Province branch and that his successor would continue helping him find spirit items.
• Pavilion Master Qian showed Wang Yu Thousand Year Ice Marrow Jade, Cold Moon Treasure Pearl, and the Core Formation Spirit Item called the Everlasting Treasure Branch.

Wang Yu uncovered Qian Zhong’s attempt to sell him a falsely presented Everlasting Treasure Branch, then escaped a threat from Gold Abundance Pavilion and incited Guiling City’s cultivators to loot its branch. With the city sealed and the mob closing in, Jin Miaoshan faced an attack backed by hidden Core Formation cultivators.

• Wang Yu challenged Qian Zhong’s five-million-spirit-stone price for the Everlasting Treasure Branch and accused him of deception.
• Jin Miaoshan revealed herself, identified Qian Zhong’s scheme, and said the branch was not his to sell; Wang Yu rejected her offer and tried to leave.
• A Core Formation elder blocked Wang Yu and threatened to kill him, so Wang Yu used a Third Tier Fleeing Void Talisman to escape.
• Wang Yu broadcast the dispute across Guiling City and issued an order in the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect’s name for cultivators to destroy Gold Abundance Pavilion’s branch and keep its spoils.
• Wang Yu activated the City Lord’s Mansion formation and sealed Guiling City, prompting cultivators to surround Gold Abundance Pavilion as Jin Miaoshan spotted several hidden Core Formation cultivators among them.

Jin Miaoshan tried to contain the crisis at Gold Abundance Pavilion after Wang Yu's threat drew a crowd of cultivators, and she opened negotiations with him. Wang Yu demanded information about Eastern Peak Capital and compensation, leaving Jin Miaoshan forced to bargain over his terms.

• Jin Miaoshan rebuked Old Liu for threatening Wang Yu and warned that fighting the crowd would ruin Gold Abundance Pavilion's reputation.
• Wang Yu watched Gold Abundance Pavilion from the City Lord's Mansion as Jin Miaoshan contacted him through the Void Evolution Pearl and asked him to disperse the cultivators.
• Wang Yu demanded that Old Liu be killed, and Jin Miaoshan activated the Soul Extinguishing Evil Restriction, killing him and sending his body to the City Lord's Mansion.
• Wang Yu asked Jin Miaoshan for all of Gold Abundance Pavilion's information about Eastern Peak Capital and demanded two Third Tier Spiritual Materials plus two High-Grade Core Formation Spirit Items with Yin and Ice attributes.
• Jin Miaoshan refused his initial demands, then offered ordinary Core Formation Spirit Items without guaranteed attributes, but Wang Yu rejected her offer and threatened to leave.