Recaps

Yang Jing lost the Profound Truth Sect’s Top Potential Seed contest to Chu Yunhai, but turned his disappointment into relentless cultivation. As the sect prepared to face the Vajra Order’s Three Heroes, Yang Jing reached the peak of the qi-devouring realm and began attempting a breakthrough.

• Hong Shixian ordered Hong Qingzhu to marry Yang Jing for the Hong Family’s future, while Yang Jing trained, received upper-grade treasure armor, and became one of the sect leaders’ leading candidates for priority cultivation.
• Yang Jing sparred with Si Jiawen, visited the Lin Family with Sun Ningxiang, and accepted Lin Weiyuan’s offer of five Marrow Tempering Pills each month in exchange for watching over Lin Ziheng.
• Cao Zhen ordered stronger defenses against the Demon Cult and approved five Grade-A Training Rooms, with Ouyang Jingxuan tasked to choose between Yang Jing and Chu Yunhai for the Top Potential Seed position.
• Ouyang Jingxuan found Chu Yunhai’s root bone superior and judged his comprehension ahead, then stopped their evenly matched combat assessment and selected Chu Yunhai as Top Potential Seed.
• The sect granted Chu Yunhai exclusive use of a Grade-A Training Room and priority resources, while Hong Shixian ended Hong Qingzhu’s proposed marriage to Yang Jing and Yang Jing resolved to advance without those advantages.
• Yang Jing trained intensely in Grade-B Training Rooms, reaching near the peak of the qi-devouring realm, while Si Jiawen won fourth place on the Profound Truth Ranking and Bai Bing encouraged Yang Jing to keep cultivating.
• Yang Jing celebrated Sun Ningxiang’s breakthrough with Lin Ziheng, Fang He, Yan Chenglong, and Ma Qiang, then returned to training as Qin Chuan succeeded in reaching the Qi-Nourishing Realm.
• Yang Jing reached the peak of the qi-devouring realm and began a breakthrough attempt with a Marrow Tempering Pill after Cao Zhen agreed that Chu Yunhai and Yang Jing could face the Vajra Order’s Three Heroes.

Yang Jing advanced to the Qi-Nourishing Realm and received the Profound Truth Sect’s support before facing the Vajra Order’s Three Heroes. After Chu Yunhai’s opening matches, Yang Jing defeated Li Yu, whose desperate attempt to break through ended in severe injury.

• Yang Jing broke through to the Qi-Nourishing Realm, and Bai Bing secured pills, jade marrow, and access to a Grade-A Training Room for his cultivation.
• Yang Jing trained intensively, raised his root bone to the sixth grade, and advanced the Indestructible True Art to the Qi-Nourishing Realm before the challenge began.
• The Vajra Order’s Three Heroes arrived at Fu Mountain Square, where Yang Jing borrowed Zhao Wenju’s Shadow Garment to conceal his cultivation.
• Chu Yunhai defeated Xu Shizheng, then fought Zhou Qiang to a draw despite their injuries.
• Yang Jing revealed his Qi-Nourishing Realm aura and faced Li Yu as the Profound Truth Sect’s final challenger.
• Yang Jing fused the internal qi of his two true arts and defeated Li Yu with a powerful punch.
• Li Yu tried to force his Astral Dharma Body into the Qi-Nourishing Realm, but his breakthrough failed and damaged his meridians and dantian.

Yang Jing became Lingxi Peak’s Senior Brother, strengthened himself in the Aperture-Nurturing Jade Pool, and joined the search for the Demon Cult. Back in Yuhe County, he detected a cult connection at the Ironblood Gang and prepared to investigate it.

• Yang Jing defeated Si Jiawen and became Lingxi Peak’s Senior Brother, earning access to the Aperture-Nurturing Jade Pool.
• Yang Jing cultivated in the pool, improved his root bone, and later left with Sun Ningxiang to search for Demon Cult members in Yuhe County.
• Yang Jing returned to the Sun Clan Martial Arts School and reunited with Sun Yong, then visited his family at the Yang Residence.
• Yang Jing and Sun Ningxiang searched the countryside, while Yang Jing warned the martial arts school disciples not to confront suspected cultists themselves.
• Yang Jing detected a Demon Cult aura on Young Master Hai and secretly followed him and his guard to the Ironblood Gang.
• Liu Maolin told Yang Jing that Hai Guangfu had become the Ironblood Gang’s acting Chief after Xu Tai disappeared.
• Yang Jing broke through to the True Qi Realm and prepared to infiltrate the Ironblood Gang after nightfall.

Yang Jing uncovered and destroyed a Demon Cult stronghold, then returned to the Profound Truth Sect after learning the cult had infiltrated the Stone Mountain Secret Realm. The Five Great Sects prepared to purge the secret realm and set the date and venue for the Jintai Grand Tournament.

• Yang Jing tracked Young Master Hai to the Ironblood Gang’s underground palace, killed Hai Guangfu and the Demon Cult fighters there, then followed Young Master Hai to the cult’s fortress.
• Yang Jing fought through the fortress, killed Shangguan Yun, and joined Lei Lie in uncovering evidence of the Demon Cult’s strongholds and its use of heart’s essence blood.
• Yang Jing returned to Yuhe County, reunited with Bai Bing, and left with her and Sun Ningxiang for the Profound Truth Sect.
• At the sect, Yang Jing confirmed his True Qi Realm breakthrough, and Cao Zhen revealed that the Demon Cult had seized control of the Mountain-Supporting Sect and hidden in the Stone Mountain Secret Realm.
• Yang Jing refined a Bone Jade Pill and trained to strengthen his cultivation while the Five Great Sects prepared for the Demon Cult purge.
• Ren An set the 50th Jintai Grand Tournament for May fifth at Moonwatch Mountain, with the Five Great Sects leading the event.