Recaps

Lu Ming rose from a starving beggar to a powerful martial artist by mastering the Heavenly Saber Art, fighting demonic beasts and enemies, and comprehending a prototype of Blade Intent. After traveling with Chu Yunxiao, he entered the Wuji Sect as an Outer Sect disciple, where its leaders planned to test him against ordinary recruits first.

• Lu Ming reached Shuofeng City, learned the Heavenly Saber Art through the Jade Pendant, and began cultivating while Old Man Zhao helped him study and train.
• Lu Ming killed the beggar who had oppressed the original owner, gained a new saber, and developed his skills before heading into the Shuofeng Mountain Range.
• Lu Ming hunted demonic beasts, killed the Ruan Brothers when they tried to rob him, and met Dugu Mingri, who later broke through to the Zhen Qi Realm and left for the Jade Luo Sect.
• After months of training, Lu Ming refused to join the Black Tiger Gang and defeated Li Chonghu, an Early Zhen Qi Realm fighter, before Old Man Zhao treated his injuries.
• Lu Ming retrieved Old Man Heavenly Saber's books, buried his bones, and comprehended a prototype of Blade Intent while reflecting on the master's journals.
• Lu Ming set out for the Nine Heavens Sect, but joined Chu Yunxiao in fighting Sacred Cult pursuers and killed Li Chonghu and Chi Wuya as another enemy escaped.
• Lu Ming agreed to travel with Chu Yunxiao to the Wuji Sect, where Gongsun He admitted him as an Outer Sect disciple and ordered that he first face ordinary Outer Sect competition.

Lu Ming became an inner sect disciple, grew stronger through missions and cultivation, and helped bring down Lan Wuying. He passed the Preliminary Competition’s trials and prepared for the arena matches, where he was grouped with Chu Yunxiao and Feng Chao.

• Lu Ming broke through to the Zhen Qi Realm, passed the inner sect assessment, and defeated Du Shaohai to keep his courtyard.
• Lu Ming chose new martial arts, trained for months, and accepted a mission to kill Yu Yuan, whom he slew while rescuing a kidnapped woman.
• Lu Ming accepted a mission to guard the Liu Family, defeated Chen Jiang, and helped capture and kill Lan Wuying.
• Xiao Zan ambushed Lu Ming and Jiang Ruoshui, but Li Ansheng drove Xiao Zan away, and Lu Ming later returned to the sect and advanced his cultivation and Wind Momentum.
• Lu Ming reunited with Zhu Ningyun at registration, and she revealed to Li Ansheng and Gongsun He how quickly he had advanced.
• Lu Ming and Zhu Ningyun passed the Preliminary Competition trials, while Cui Bai was eliminated at the third stage and Chu Yunxiao advanced alongside Lu Ming.
• Lu Ming passed the seventh trial and qualified among the final three hundred, while Li Biehe challenged him ahead of the arena matches.
• Lu Ming reached great mastery in the third stage of the Iron Elephant Art, drew Group Eleven, Number Seven, and returned to his courtyard to prepare for the competition.

Lu Ming won the inner sect tournament by revealing his Saber Intent Prototype, then rose to the top Zhen Qi Realm Core Disciple position and pursued a mission near Milo Dragon Bay. In Nanhua City, he faced growing tension with the Nine Heavens Sect as the auction began and a bidding contest over an ancient Stone Slab unfolded.

• Lu Ming defeated Feng Chao and Li Biehe, advanced through the tournament finals, and defeated Chi Xuan with his Saber Intent Prototype to become champion.
• He Jianjun forfeited her final match, and Lu Ming received tournament rewards, met Li Yishan, and obtained the Hegemon Saber Art.
• Lu Ming reached the late-stage Zhen Qi Realm, accepted a mission near Milo Dragon Bay, and killed four Seven Kill Hall assassins after finding Tong Xiao dead.
• After returning to Wuji Sect, Lu Ming defeated Chi Yunqing to become the number-one Zhen Qi Realm Core Disciple and prepared to attend the Nanhua Merchant Alliance auction.
• Lu Ming traveled to Nanhua City with Guan Wuli, Gongsun He, and Zhu Ningyun, where he used his wind-listening skill to find valuable objects on Antique Street.
• Nie Jianjun challenged Guan Wuli and warned Lu Ming away from the secret realm, while Lu Ming demonstrated his speed against Zhou Lie.
• At the auction, Lu Ming bid on an ancient Stone Slab against Zhou Lie, stopped at 4,000 Low-grade Yuan Stones, and let Zhou Lie raise the price to 4,100.

Lu Ming prepared for and entered the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm, where he won powerful techniques and weapons while fighting rival disciples. After returning to Wuji Sect, he rebuilt his cultivation and left to seek experience and prepare for the Ten Nations Prodigy Competition.

• Lu Ming helped the Wuji Sect secure the Mysterious Spirit Armor, then fought off an ambush by Xiao Zan and Seven Kill Hall assassins alongside Gongsun He and Guan Wuli.
• After months of refining his martial arts, Lu Ming reached the peak of the True Qi Realm and joined the Wuji Sect expedition to the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm.
• Inside the secret realm, Lu Ming claimed martial arts manuals, killed Cui Lin, and broke through to the Gang Qi Realm before rescuing He Jianjun and Zhu Ningyun.
• Lu Ming killed Sheng Ziqing and later defeated Kuang Changqing in a trial challenge, then passed the Power Testing Stone Pillar and entered the secret realm’s deeper stages.
• Lu Ming killed Nie Jianjun and Kong Quanzhen over a jade slip, acquired the Cave True Profound Technique, and fought Kuang Changqing and Man Youjun over divine weapons.
• Lu Ming wounded Kuang Changqing and escaped the secret realm, where Dongfang Yulong defended him against Fire Spirit Son as the sects disputed the deaths and missing disciples.
• Back at Wuji Sect, Lu Ming surrendered most of his gains, rebuilt his cultivation with the Divine Illumination True Scripture, and mastered several martial arts.
• After Guan Wuli left to seek experience, Lu Ming received a Sky Thunder Seed from Li Ansheng, said goodbye to Zhu Ningyun, and set out for Zhu Zi Kingdom and the Ten Nations Prodigy Competition.