Recaps

Chen Qing learned that the Nine Heavens Vein’s Wu Hanhai had cut his Contribution Points, then bought Zhang Yi’s powerful new pills while preparing to break through his bottleneck. Chen Qing’s suggestion to add Red Blood Bodhi transformed the pill, leaving Zhang Yi astonished by Chen Qing’s apparent alchemical insight.

• Chen Qing visited Qu He, who explained that Wu Hanhai had deducted three hundred Contribution Points and that the Nine Heavens Vein was suppressing the True Martial lineage.
• Qu He told Chen Qing that Li Yujun and the traitor Li Qingyu had once been closely bonded, and that Li Qingyu had killed Li Yujun’s master during his defection.
• Qu He resolved to find a way to make the Nine Heavens Vein pay, while Chen Qing decided to remember the deduction and went to Danxia Peak to buy pills.
• Chen Qing persuaded Zhang Yi to sell him two bottles of his new pills at twenty Contribution Points each, then suggested adding Red Blood Bodhi to improve them.
• Zhang Yi tested the suggestion, refined pills with gentler medicinal power and more than thirty percent greater overall effect, and hurried out to bring one to Chen Qing.

After months of accelerated cultivation, Chen Qing attended Meng Qianxue’s gathering, where the candidates accepted that Lu Chenming was unlikely to be challenged before reaching the True Origin Realm. Chen Qing returned to seclusion and broke through to Gang Strength Late-stage, manifesting his True Gang externally.

• Lu Chenming reviewed the candidates’ strengths, concluded none posed an immediate threat, and resolved to break through to the True Origin Realm and pursue higher-ranked seats.
• With Zhang Yi’s improved pills, Chen Qing cultivated for five months, bringing his True Gang close to a breakthrough and advancing his body-tempering technique.
• At Meng Qianxue’s gathering, Wan Shangyi reported that Lu Chenming had an estimated eighty percent chance of reaching the True Origin Realm within three years, and the candidates turned their attention to their own breakthroughs.
• Han Xiong apologized to Chen Qing after the gathering, and Chen Qing accepted his attempt at reconciliation.
• After five more days of cultivation, Chen Qing broke through to Gang Strength Late-stage and manifested his True Gang outside his body.

After breaking through to Gang Strength Late-stage, Chen Qing focused on advancing his Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body and investigated the growing unrest in Blackwater Abyss Prison. He learned he could patrol the second underground level, where denser Killing Intent might help him break through to the fourth level of his body-tempering art.

• Chen Qing consolidated his Gang Strength Late-stage cultivation and began intensively cultivating the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body.
• Chen Qing caught three Ice Crystal Silver Cod at Bibo Pond and met Zhu Yu, who reported on Wu Hanhai, opposition to Chen Qing’s resource support, and Chen Qing’s fall to tenth place in the Tianbao Tower rankings.
• Zhu Yu told Chen Qing that he might marry an Outer Sect junior sister, and the two ate together at the Xuwang Mountain dining hall.
• An attendant disciple told Chen Qing that the Killing Intent in Blackwater Abyss Prison had grown denser, so Chen Qing prepared to patrol Prison Peak.
• At the prison, Chen Qing ignored Luo Xiangru’s seduction, and Qiku said Chen Qing’s physique could withstand the second underground level but warned him not to enter the third.
• Chen Qing resolved to use the second level’s stronger Killing Intent to temper his body and seek a breakthrough to the fourth level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body.

Chen Qing cultivated in Blackwater Abyss Prison until he advanced the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body to its fourth layer, then returned to Tianbao Tower to test his strength. His climb drew the attention of Wu Anren, Wan Shangyi, Qian Baole, and disciples across the sect.

• Chen Qing cultivated on the second level of Blackwater Abyss Prison, where Huang Chengzhi tried to recruit him into delivering a letter in exchange for a treasure.
• Master Qiku identified Huang Chengzhi as a dangerous Gu Sect elder imprisoned for killing an expert of the Tianbao Supreme Sect, and Chen Qing refused to help him.
• After the prison’s Killing Intent faded, Chen Qing broke through to the fourth layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body and spent two days mastering his increased strength.
• Zhu Yu told Chen Qing that his Xuwang Mountain ranking had fallen to thirteenth, so Chen Qing decided to challenge Tianbao Tower again.
• Chen Qing entered Tianbao Tower, and word of his challenge spread through the sect.
• Wu Anren, Wan Shangyi, and Qian Baole abandoned their plans and headed to Tianbao Tower to watch Chen Qing’s climb.

Chen Qing defeated the Tianbao Tower’s thirtieth-floor puppet with his physical strength and cleared the thirty-first floor by overcoming two coordinated Gang Strength Perfection puppets. He stopped before the thirty-second floor, and his record drew immediate attention at Xuwang Mountain as he left the tower.

• Chen Qing defeated the thirtieth-floor puppet barehanded, testing the power of his fourth-layer Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body.
• Chen Qing advanced to the thirty-first floor and used his body and True Martial Demon Purging Spear to destroy its two coordinated puppets.
• Chen Qing chose not to challenge the thirty-second floor, suppressing the agitated purple light cluster in his mind as he exited Tianbao Tower.
• The crowd saw Chen Qing’s record reach the thirty-first floor, and disciples hurried to spread the news while Wu Anren left under pressure.
• Meng Qianxue, Wan Shangyi, Qian Baole, and Zhu Yu congratulated Chen Qing, who said he would consolidate his cultivation before departing with Zhu Yu.
• Wan Shangyi told Qian Baole that Chen Qing was not ready to challenge Lu Chenming, whose Gang Strength Perfection and saber intent made him exceptionally difficult to surpass.

After Chen Qing cleared Tianbao Tower’s thirty-first floor, Lu Chenming saw him as a growing threat and ordered him watched. Chen Qing spent two months perfecting his spear technique, then formally challenged Lu Chenming, with the duel set for five days later.

• Lu Chenming learned that Chen Qing had passed Tianbao Tower’s thirty-first floor and ordered his junior brother to monitor Chen Qing’s cultivation, movements, and possible challenge plans.
• Qu He brought Chen Qing three thousand Contribution Points and a Solidify Essence Foundation Pill, then warned him that Lu Chenming and the Nine Heavens Vein were watching him.
• Chen Qing told Qu He he planned to challenge Lu Chenming after consolidating his cultivation, then devoted himself to advancing the True Martial Demon Purging Spear.
• Zhu Yu was removed from his medicine garden post, recognized the move as pressure from Lu Chenming’s side, and kept the setback from Chen Qing while he cultivated in seclusion.
• After two months, Chen Qing reached the Perfection realm in the True Martial Demon Purging Spear and went to Seven Stars Platform to challenge Lu Chenming.
• Steward Wu recorded Chen Qing’s challenge and scheduled it for five days later.

Chen Qing challenged Lu Chenming for the tenth True Disciple Seat, and their battle at the Seven Stars Platform drew the attention of the sect. After revealing his Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body and Three True Gangs Fusion, Chen Qing met Lu Chenming’s saber intent with his strongest spear strike, leaving the result unresolved.

• Lu Chenming received Chen Qing’s challenge and prepared for the fight after Zhao Mu warned him that the Nine Heavens Vein’s elders would be watching.
• The Shen Family discussed Chen Qing’s challenge, while Luo Chengxuan and Shen Wanqing judged that Lu Chenming would likely defeat him.
• Han Guxi told Qu He to attend the challenge and oversee the fight, and news of Chen Qing’s challenge spread through the sect.
• At the Seven Stars Platform, Chen Qing and Lu Chenming exchanged attacks; Chen Qing revealed his perfected True Martial Demon Purging Spear and fourth-layer Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body, forcing Lu Chenming onto the defensive.
• Lu Chenming unleashed saber intent, but Chen Qing revealed Three True Gangs Fusion and countered with Demon Subduing Mountain Suppressing; the chapter ended before the result was shown.

Chen Qing defeated Lu Chenming and was officially named the Tianbao Supreme Sect’s tenth True Disciple, prompting celebrations in the True Martial lineage and alarm among the sect’s factions. As Chen Qing began recovering, the Nine Heavens Vein and Shen Family considered the consequences of his rise and their earlier misjudgments.

• Deng Ziheng declared Chen Qing the winner and the sect’s tenth True Disciple, and Bell Peak rang once to announce his promotion.
• Qu He escorted the injured Chen Qing away from the Seven Stars Platform, where Chen Qing inspected his damaged armor and began healing in his Quiet Room.
• Luo Ziming learned that Chen Qing had defeated Lu Chenming, ordered aid for Lu Chenming, and commanded a close investigation of Chen Qing and the True Martial lineage.
• Shen Jiuhe received confirmation of Chen Qing’s promotion and summoned Shen Boyuan and Shen Wanqing to discuss the family’s failed judgment and its response.
• Shen Xinyue learned that Chen Qing had become a True Disciple and sat silently before her zither, staring at its broken string.

After becoming a True Disciple, Chen Qing moved to True Martial Peak, received a spirit treasure spear, and learned about the privileges and dangers of his new position. He settled into his new residence and planned to visit a Cave Heaven, advance his body-tempering art, and gather medicinal materials.

• Qu He explained Chen Qing’s True Disciple privileges, the balance among the True Disciples, and the threat posed by rivals who might reach the True Origin Realm first.
• Han Guxi praised Chen Qing’s service and bestowed the Mysterious Dragon Spear, a low-grade spirit treasure.
• After Chen Qing left, Qu He asked Han Guxi about his visit to Wanfa Peak, and Han Guxi said the outcome was hard to judge.
• A deacon brought Chen Qing to his new courtyard on True Martial Peak, where Qing Dai, Bai Zhi, Su Wen, and Zi Su were assigned to attend to him.
• Chen Qing tested the Mysterious Dragon Spear, declined Qing Dai’s offer to help him change, and planned his next steps while bathing.

Chen Qing entered the sect’s Cave Heaven to cultivate and discovered that the Purple Light in his mind reacted violently to its core. A mysterious woman approached the core as a storm erupted, and after Chen Qing left, Elder Xiang’s questions and Luo Ziming’s scrutiny left the cause of the disturbance unresolved.

• Chen Qing shared a meal prepared by Zi Su, then cultivated while Qing Dai reminded the other women to serve him diligently and improve their cultivation.
• Chen Qing studied the Cave Heaven at Wanfa Peak, then visited its entrance and received permission from Elder Xiang to cultivate in the outer region.
• Inside the Cave Heaven, Chen Qing’s Purple Light surged toward the core, where a violent storm erupted and a mysterious black-robed woman walked toward the dangerous region.
• Chen Qing cultivated until his Identity Jade Token warned him his time was nearly up, then left the Cave Heaven with his True Gang strengthened.
• Several angry elders gathered outside, and Chen Qing told Elder Xiang that he had been caught in the disturbance but was unharmed.
• Luo Ziming questioned when Chen Qing had entered, but Elder Xiang said he did not remember the exact time.

Chen Qing met Luo Zhixian at Bibo Pond and passed the spear master’s test after watching him demonstrate the Azure Nether Startling Swan Spear once. Luo accepted Chen Qing as his disciple, explained the Spear Dao and True Origin Realm, and left him with the challenge of defeating him one day.

• Chen Qing encountered Luo Zhixian while fishing at Bibo Pond, and Luo offered to teach him the Ten Absolute Spear Arts if he passed a test.
• Chen Qing arrived at Thundercliff the next morning, watched Luo demonstrate the Azure Nether Startling Swan Spear once, and performed the full spear art himself.
• Luo was astonished by Chen Qing’s talent and offered to pass on his spear arts on the condition that Chen Qing eventually defeat him.
• Chen Qing agreed, called Luo Master, and received guidance on spear intent, spear practice, and the True Origin Realm’s refinements.
• Luo watched Chen Qing leave and reflected that he might finally have found an inheritor worthy of his Spear Dao.

Chen Qing learned more about Luo Zhixian’s concerns over Master Qiku and accepted temporary authority over True Martial Peak’s resources while Qu He pursued a breakthrough. At Danxia Peak, Zhong Yu used Chen Qing’s cultivation level to claim most of the Spirit Nourishing and Soul Calming Pills for Nine Heavens, leaving Chen Qing with only two.

• Chen Qing speculated that the purple light in his mind might be connected to the lost Great Void True Scripture, then continued training with Luo Zhixian and cultivating in the Cave Heaven.
• Luo Zhixian warned Chen Qing that Master Qiku’s past and karma were complicated, and Chen Qing resolved to visit Prison Peak for the next layers of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body.
• Qu Lin told Chen Qing that Qu He had entrusted him with temporary authority over True Martial Peak’s resources and asked him to oversee the distribution of new Spirit Nourishing and Soul Calming Pills.
• At Pill Condensation Hall, Elder Zhang Yi and Elder Li refined eighteen superior-quality pills, and Ruan Lingxiu proposed dividing them according to each lineage’s number of True Disciples.
• Zhong Yu argued that Chen Qing could not benefit much from the pills before reaching the True Origin Realm, then took seven for Nine Heavens; Luo Chengxuan took five and Ruan Lingxiu took four.
• Ruan Lingxiu left with Jade Empyrean’s four pills, leaving Chen Qing with the final two on the Red Jade Plate.

Chen Qing accepted the unequal distribution of pills, while Elder Zhang Yi and Luo Zhixian defended their interest in his potential despite lineage tensions. After strengthening his Sea of Consciousness with a pill, Chen Qing obtained the fifth through eighth layers of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body from Master Qiku in exchange for agreeing to seek a Blood Bodhi and guard the prison’s Third Layer; he refused Qiku’s request to sever the Evil Fruit.

• Chen Qing thanked Zhang Yi for his advice and left the Pill Condensation Hall, while Zhang Yi told Elder Li that he had only guided Chen Qing because he valued his talent.
• Li Yujun questioned Luo Zhixian about choosing Chen Qing, a disciple of the True Martial lineage, as his successor, and Luo Zhixian insisted that Chen Qing alone showed exceptional understanding of the Spear Dao.
• Chen Qing gave one Spirit Nourishing and Soul Calming Pill to Qing Dai for Qu He and consumed the other, spending two days digesting its power and strengthening his Sea of Consciousness.
• Chen Qing visited Master Qiku at Blackwater Abyss Prison and asked for the cultivation method beyond the fourth layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body.
• Master Qiku required Chen Qing to obtain a Blood Bodhi, cultivate to the fifth layer and guard the Third Layer, and eventually sever the Evil Fruit; Chen Qing agreed to the first two tasks but refused the third.
• Master Qiku imparted the methods for the fifth through eighth layers and told Chen Qing that the complete twelve-layer inheritance was kept at Great Sumeru Temple in the Buddhist Pure Land of the Western Desert.

Chen Qing searched for information on Blood Bodhi, continued cultivating, and learned that Lu Chenming and other candidates were racing to reach the True Origin Realm. Meanwhile, Nan Zhuoran returned to Tianbao Supreme Sect, heard about Chen Qing’s victory over Lu Chenming, and prepared to host a banquet for the True Disciples.

• Master Qiku sensed a change in the prison’s Killing Intent and hurried deeper to investigate, while Chen Qing’s Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body training advanced only slightly.
• Chen Qing searched the Scripture Pavilion for Blood Bodhi and learned that it was rare, difficult to refine, and might appear through Cloudwater Supreme Sect’s trade networks.
• Chen Qing trained for dozens of days, and Zhu Yu told him that Lu Chenming had recovered and was receiving Nine Heavens Vein support to break through to the True Origin Realm.
• Zhu Yu reported that Nan Zhuoran was expected to return soon, and Chen Qing considered the threat his arrival could pose to his position.
• Nan Zhuoran returned with Yan Chi and heard from Zhong Yu that Chen Qing had defeated Lu Chenming and cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body.
• Nan Zhuoran treated Lu Chenming’s defeat as an ordinary change of seats and instructed Zhong Yu to invite the True Disciples to a banquet at Nine Heavens Peak.

Chen Qing attended Nan Zhuoran’s banquet at Nine Heavens Peak, where the True Disciples discussed a recent disturbance in the Cave Heaven. Qu He revealed the sect’s legends about a hidden Patriarch’s Legacy, and Chen Qing suspected it was connected to the purple sphere in his mind.

• Qu He visited Chen Qing, advised him not to dwell on the Nine Heavens Vein’s suppression of his resources, and invited him to Nan Zhuoran’s banquet.
• Chen Qing and Qu He arrived at Moon-Catching Pavilion, where Chen Qing met several True Disciples, including Ji Yunliang and Zhang Baicheng, who proposed exchanging spear techniques.
• Nan Zhuoran welcomed the gathered disciples and asked Ji Yunliang about a recent disturbance in the Cave Heaven.
• Ji Yunliang said he had found no source for the disturbance, while Nan Zhuoran raised the possibility that it related to ancient records about Cave Heavens.
• Qu He told Chen Qing that the Cave Heaven disturbance had revived speculation about the sect’s lost Patriarch’s Legacy, and Chen Qing connected it to the purple sphere in his mind.

After Nan Zhuoran revealed Chen Qing’s connection to Luo Zhixian and warned that the sect would deploy its new disciples against the Wuji Demonic Sect, Chen Qing received orders to reinforce East Pole City. He studied the city’s strategic importance and the Demonic Sect’s leadership before beginning to prepare for the mission.

• Nan Zhuoran described killing Bone-Corroding Elder and warned that the Wuji Demonic Sect remained a formidable threat whose conflict with Tianbao Supreme Sect would intensify.
• Nan Zhuoran publicly congratulated Chen Qing for studying Spear Dao under Luo Zhixian, prompting Zhang Baicheng, Huo Qiushui, and Zhong Yu to reconsider Chen Qing’s growing influence.
• Nan Zhuoran clarified privately that Chen Qing was Luo Zhixian’s Registered Disciple, while Qu He warned Chen Qing not to expect the Nine Heavens Vein to favor him in lineage disputes.
• Chen Qing learned that the sect would deploy disciples to support the conflict and focused on cultivating while awaiting orders.
• Deng Ziheng delivered Chen Qing’s transfer order assigning him and other Xuwang Mountain disciples to defend East Pole City, with rewards for defeating Wuji Demonic Sect members.
• Chen Qing reviewed Archives on East Pole City and the Wuji Demonic Sect, memorizing its ten elders, four Protectors, and leader Qi Xunnan.

Chen Qing prepared to travel to East Pole City, where the Wuji Demonic Sect was plotting attacks against the Tianbao Supreme Sect's reinforcements. After Sikong Hui assigned an assassin to target Chen Qing, Deng Ziheng secretly joined the journey as his hidden guardian.

• Chen Qing brought fish to Luo Zhixian, who gave him a strand of Spear Dao will to protect his soul from one True Origin Realm spiritual attack for three months.
• Sikong Hui ordered an ambush against Ji Yunliang and Ruan Lingxiu, and assigned the Ninth Elder to assassinate Chen Qing after Li Han warned that ordinary Gang Strength fighters might not be enough.
• Sikong Hui promised Li Han the vacant elder position if he served the Sacred Gate well.
• Chen Qing gathered the Hundred Sect Selection disciples at Xuwang Mountain and set out for East Pole City after Luo Qianjue confirmed everyone was present.
• Elder Deng Ziheng revealed that Pulse Master Han Guxi had sent him to follow the group secretly as a hidden guardian, then trailed Chen Qing and the others toward the east.

Chen Qing’s party was ambushed at a roadside tea stall by Wuji Demonic Sect assassins using poison, including Hu Yuning and the True Origin Realm elder Mo He. Elder Deng Ziheng confronted Mo He while Chen Qing fought off the attackers, and the chapter ended with Hu Yuning, Han Kui, and Zhao Chi surrounding Chen Qing for a combined assault.

• Deng Ziheng told Chen Qing that the Gu Family dominated East Pole City and maintained influence in both Tianbao Supreme Sect and Cloudwater Supreme Sect.
• A poisonous fragrance crippled several Xuwang Mountain disciples’ True Gang, and Wuji Demonic Sect attackers emerged from the black mist and killed two disciples.
• Chen Qing killed three attackers with his Mysterious Dragon Spear, drawing the attention of Han Kui and Zhao Chi, while True Origin Realm elder Mo He moved to attack him.
• Deng Ziheng revealed his cultivation and stopped Mo He’s strike, then fought the Ninth Elder as Han Kui and Zhao Chi attacked Chen Qing.
• Chen Qing deflected Han Kui and Zhao Chi’s attacks, then turned aside a poison needle from the concealed Hu Yuning.
• Hu Yuning joined Han Kui and Zhao Chi in surrounding Chen Qing and urged them to attack together.

Chen Qing defeated Han Kui, Zhao Chi, and Hu Yuning after they joined forces against him, turning the battle in favor of the Xuwang Mountain disciples. As Mo He tried to escape from Deng Ziheng, Deng unleashed the Mountain River Seal, which swallowed the Demonic Sect's Ninth Elder in a cloud of dust.

• Han Kui, Zhao Chi, and Hu Yuning attacked Chen Qing together, but Chen Qing endured Zhao Chi's palm strike and shattered Han Kui's saber and saber gang with the Mysterious Dragon Spear, killing him.
• Chen Qing used the Nine Luminaries Star-Glow Needles to delay Hu Yuning, then pierced Zhao Chi's throat and pursued Hu Yuning, killing her with his spear.
• With their leaders dead, the Demonic Sect members lost their fighting spirit, and the Xuwang Mountain disciples pursued them as Chen Qing watched Deng Ziheng fight Mo He.
• Mo He saw his subordinates fall and tried to flee through poisonous mist, but Deng Ziheng used the Mountain River Seal to crush and engulf him.

Chen Qing and Elder Deng Ziheng defeated Mo He, who escaped with his foundation shattered, while six Tianbao Supreme Sect disciples died in the attack. A black-robed Demonic Sect cultivator then betrayed the injured Mo He, devoured his remaining essence and True Origin, and vanished into the forest.

• Mo He burned his Essence Blood and Spiritual Sense Origin to escape Elder Deng Ziheng’s Mountain River Seal, leaving with a shattered Qi Sea and a gravely damaged foundation.
• Deng Ziheng explained Mo He’s weakness and praised the potential of Chen Qing’s Three True Gangs and foundation.
• Luo Qianjue reported that six disciples had died, and Chen Qing ordered the survivors to recover briefly before heading for East Pole City.
• The survivors cleared the battlefield, counted their Contribution Points, and set out under Deng Ziheng’s urging.
• Mo He reached a ravine, took a secret medicine, and spoke with a black-robed subordinate who claimed to have come on Sikong Hui’s orders.
• After the subordinate left, he doubled back and attacked Mo He, then drained his essence and True Origin, leaving only a skeleton before disappearing.

Chen Qing arrived in East Pole City and learned that Wuji Demonic Sect raiders had been attacking merchant ships and Tianbao Supreme Sect disciples. After meeting with the powerful Gu Family, he heard that the raiders were likely based on Black Profound Island, within Swallow's Nest's sphere of influence.

• Chen Qing and Deng Ziheng reached East Pole City, where Steward Huang Mei welcomed them and described the Demonic Sect's increasingly violent attacks and the difficulty of tracking the raiders.
• Chen Qing decided to wait for better intelligence before acting, then cultivated and attended Huang Mei's welcoming banquet.
• Huang Mei delivered an invitation from the Gu Family, and Deng Ziheng explained that its Old Ancestor, Gu Xing, was a Gang Strength Late-stage expert afflicted by a mysterious toxin.
• Chen Qing and Deng Ziheng visited the Gu Family estate, where Patriarch Gu Yunzhou welcomed them and disclosed that Demonic Sect raiders were likely based on Black Profound Island.
• Gu Yunzhou said Black Profound Island lay within Swallow's Nest's sphere of influence and suggested that some factions there had murky dealings with the Wuji Demonic Sect.

Gu Yunzhou’s report about a Demonic Sect stronghold on Black Profound Island led Chen Qing to investigate the island and Swallow’s Nest’s ties to it. After the sect confirmed the intelligence and ordered the stronghold destroyed, Chen Qing prepared to lead an expedition, knowing Swallow’s Nest might oppose them.

• Gu Yunzhou told the Gu Family Old Ancestor that Chen Qing had heard about the suspected stronghold, and the Old Ancestor explained that the Gu Family hoped to use Tianbao Supreme Sect’s response to trouble Swallow’s Nest.
• Chen Qing ordered Huang Mei to investigate Black Profound Island and Swallow’s Nest, while Deng Ziheng advised verifying the report before involving the sect.
• Chen Qing cultivated the True Martial Demon Purging Spear and Azure Nether Startling Swan Spear as the sect’s agents investigated the island.
• Huang Mei confirmed that Black Profound Island sheltered a Demonic Sect branch led by Fang Cheng, Guo Pingling, and the traitor Zhao Yuandou, under the protection of island master Jiang Kui and his Swallow’s Nest connection.
• The sect sent Jiang Lishan’s order authorizing the destruction of verified Demonic Sect strongholds and the elimination of anyone who obstructed the operation.
• Chen Qing accepted Deng Ziheng’s warning that Swallow’s Nest might be the greater threat and gathered Huang Mei, Luo Qianjue, He Shuang, and other core personnel for the expedition.

Chen Qing led Xuwang Mountain disciples in a surprise attack on the Demonic Sect’s Black Profound Island hideout, killing Zhao Yuandou and Island Master Jiang Kui. The fight ended with Swallow’s Nest elder Bai Cang confronting Chen Qing over Jiang Kui’s death.

• Jiang Kui hosted Fang Cheng, Guo Pingling, and Zhao Yuandou at the abandoned shrine and promised them Swallow’s Nest would protect the Demonic Sect’s hideout.
• Fang Cheng blocked an incoming Gold Coin Dart, but three Demonic Sect experts were killed as Luo Qianjue, He Shuang, and other Xuwang Mountain disciples attacked.
• Chen Qing injured Zhao Yuandou with the Mysterious Dragon Spear, then killed him despite Jiang Kui’s attempt to intervene.
• Chen Qing defeated Jiang Kui’s attacks and killed him with a spear thrust through the throat.
• Bai Cang arrived too late to save Jiang Kui and demanded an explanation from Chen Qing.

Chen Qing survived Bai Cang’s attack after Gu Sitong intervened and defeated Mao Chengyue, but Zhang Longhu then invited him and Deng Ziheng to Black Dragon Island on his master’s behalf. The group arrived at the island, where Chen Qing remained uncertain why its Island Master had summoned him.

• Deng Ziheng blocked Bai Cang from attacking Chen Qing, while Mao Chengyue restrained Deng Ziheng so Bai Cang could attack Chen Qing again.
• Chen Qing endured Bai Cang’s True Origin attacks with his spear and martial arts until Gu Sitong arrived and incapacitated Mao Chengyue with a single punch.
• Zhang Longhu arrived and invited Chen Qing to Black Dragon Island; Chen Qing accepted and sent He Shuang, Luo Qianjue, and the others back to East Pole City with Gu Sitong.
• Zhang Longhu took Chen Qing and Deng Ziheng aboard Black Dragon Island’s fleet, where Chen Youning received them and escorted them to a guesthouse.
• Chen Qing asked Chen Youning why the Island Master had summoned them, but she said she did not know; Deng Ziheng explained that she was likely the Island Master’s Closed-Door Disciple.

Mo Yuan sheltered Chen Qing and Deng Ziheng on Black Dragon Island before sending them away, but Swallow's Nest and Demonic Sect experts ambushed their ship at sea. Just as the attackers surrounded them, an unknown gray-robed man appeared and struck Bai Cang with a devastating spear attack.

• Mo Yuan heard Zhang Longhu's assessment of Chen Qing, ordered Black Dragon Island to host him and Deng Ziheng for ten days, and discussed Chen Youning's cultivation and Jiang Lishan's promise.
• Chen Youning took Chen Qing around Black Dragon Island, and he realized her outings were part of the island's effort to protect him while avoiding an open conflict with Swallow's Nest.
• Zhang Longhu told Chen Qing and Deng Ziheng that Mo Yuan remained in seclusion and arranged a fast ship for their departure; the two left Black Dragon Island expecting danger on the journey.
• Bai Cang, Mao Chengyue, another Swallow's Nest elder, He Jie, and Tu Wanjun surrounded Chen Qing and Deng Ziheng's ship, trapping them at sea.
• An unseen Spear Light struck Bai Cang and hurled him into the sea, while a quiet gray-robed man appeared across the water.