Recaps

Chen Sanshi led Poyang’s people through the barbarian invasion and reached Liangzhou to compete in the Vanguard Selection. After he exposed a deadly plot against him, Sun Xiangzong revealed his overwhelming power by killing Ning Changqun.

• Chen Sanshi killed Wumuer, helped rout the barbarians at Poyang, and led tens of thousands of civilians toward safety as the invasion spread through Yun Province.
• Chen Sanshi repeatedly delayed the pursuing barbarians, killing their commanders and fighting with his small force until the refugees crossed the Hongze River.
• Chen Sanshi mastered Viscera Quenching and traveled to Liangzhou, where he joined the Vanguard Selection with his Poyang soldiers and focused on winning the chief true disciple position.
• Chen Sanshi earned Bai Tingzhi’s loyalty, then killed a pack of Soldier Apes after Cao Fan’s faction lured him into danger in the mountains.
• Chen Sanshi led his soldiers through the first test’s cavalry charge and beast tide, earning Grade A, then entered the second test’s formation.
• Chen Sanshi fought through the Gate of Death and killed four hidden Organ Refining fighters, exposing that the second test had been sabotaged to kill him.
• Chen Sanshi presented evidence of the plot, and Fang Qingyun traced it to Ning Changqun, who attacked Sun Xiangzong after being accused.
• Sun Xiangzong destroyed Ning Changqun with a silver dragon, displaying his power before the crowd.

Chen Sanshi rose from Vanguard champion to a leading commander, using repeated river crossings and battlefield deception to defeat the Red Brow Army and capture Meishan. Back in Liangzhou, he uncovered the Incense God Cult’s presence while advancing his cultivation and preparing for new threats.

• Chen Sanshi won the Vanguard Selection final against Cao Fan, was named champion and chief True Disciple, and became Sun Xiangzong’s disciple.
• Chen Sanshi killed Huang Tianrong and later ambushed and killed Yin Hanwen and Wei Gong after discovering their plots against him and his family.
• During the Mingzhou campaign, Chen Sanshi warned of Dong An’s betrayal, led his force across the Hongze River repeatedly, burned rebel provisions, and escaped encirclement.
• Chen Sanshi crossed the rivers a fourth time, defeated He Xianliang with the Sword Qi Technique, captured Meishan, and executed Liang Jinian after finding the Heavenly Book and its mysterious bead.
• Chen Sanshi joined the Capital Army at Luotian Pass, recovered Yu Song’s body, and returned to Liangzhou, where he reunited with his family and adopted Chen Yunxi.
• Chen Sanshi discovered that his mystic pearl could absorb incense offerings, gave Eunuch Hou the Heavenly Book, and learned from Ningxiang that the Incense God Cult had a Liangzhou branch.
• Chen Sanshi advanced his cultivation, trained his subordinates with Strength-Tempered Medicine, and identified Incense God Cult Daoists at Ciyun Temple as disguised observers watched him.

Chen Sanshi conquered Laizhou and defeated Southern Xu at Hulao Pass before uncovering a royal conspiracy and helping Emperor Longqing survive a coup. After receiving new titles and reading Cao Xie's cultivation manual, he returned to Liangzhou and learned a formidable female guest had stopped Lan Jie'er from seeing him.

• Chen Sanshi forged arrows, perfected his archery, and left Liangzhou to lead three thousand Black Armored Army soldiers east, entrusting his family’s safety to Rong Yanqiu.
• Chen Sanshi won Meizi County’s surrender by promising to protect its people and distribute grain, then spread a wave of surrenders across Laizhou and captured Zhaotong Prefecture.
• Chen Sanshi persuaded Deng Feng to join him without pledging loyalty to Great Sheng, then defeated Southern Xu’s forces at Hulao Pass and secured Fan Shuzhen and Fan Jiaxiao’s surrender.
• Chen Sanshi helped capture Yongle Prefecture, learned of the treasure beneath Ziwei Mountain, and discovered that the Fourth and Eighth Princes planned to move against the Crown Prince.
• Chen Sanshi explored Cao Xie’s hidden chamber and attended the Fengshan gathering, where Li Gong’s assassins attacked Emperor Longqing and killed the Seventh Prince.
• Chen Sanshi trained during the seven days before the revolt, retrieved the Grand Ancestor’s relics, and arrived as the conspirators confronted Emperor Longqing.
• Chen Sanshi brought the Black Armored Army to Ziwei Palace, fought the Incense God Cult’s forces, and helped Emperor Longqing defeat the Crown Prince’s coup.
• Chen Sanshi killed the fleeing cultists and Cao Fan, read Cao Xie’s Five Elements Art, received new military titles, and returned to Liangzhou, where a formidable female guest had blocked Lan Jie'er from meeting him.

Chen Sanshi led Hongze Camp through the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array crisis, defeated the barbarian armies, and secured peace for Great Sheng. He chose to remain in Liangzhou, married Sun Li, and learned that Emperor Longqing planned to summon him to the capital as Marquis Champion.

• Chen Sanshi reached the End of the World, entered the Cultivation World, and returned to Liangzhou after Ghost Seven’s scheme destroyed the revived spirit vein.
• Chen Sanshi uncovered the sect leaders’ loss of control, then received Sun Xiangzong’s inheritance and set out to attack Tiger Hill Mountain.
• Chen Sanshi’s eight hundred cavalry captured Tiger Hill Mountain, and he led Hongze Camp north against the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array despite imperial orders to turn back.
• Chen Sanshi defeated Yuwen Jingwen at Agate River, captured his son Yuwen Xin, and marched on Langjuxu Mountain after reaching the Martial Saint Realm.
• Chen Sanshi broke through the barbarian army, destroyed the formation eye, and killed the Witch God Cult High Priest as the blood mist receded and the four barbarian tribes surrendered.
• Chen Sanshi returned to Liangzhou, honored the fallen, and chose to stay after Sun Xiangzong offered him a choice between seclusion and leading the Northern Liang Army.
• Sun Xiangzong gave Chen Sanshi the Dragon Gallant Bright Silver Spear and Dragon Scripture, and Chen Sanshi married Sun Li.
• Emperor Longqing approved Yan Liang’s proposal to award Chen Sanshi the title Marquis Champion and bring him to the capital.