Recaps

Liang Qu excavated the Mermaid Ruins, gained valuable treasures, and strengthened his Water Beasts and martial abilities. After returning to Pingyang Prefecture, he learned of the Ghost Mother Sect’s attack, reconnected with Su Guishan, and prepared for new opportunities while the Flood Dragon’s hostility intensified.

• Liang Qu and his Water Beasts excavated the Mermaid Ruins, finding Mermaid Tears, Dragon Silk, and Dragon Spirit Silk, which bonded with Liang Qu and became his clothing.
• Liang Qu evolved Fist with Marsh Essence, then sold Mermaid Tears to Liu Shiqin and opposed replacing the Dragon King in Fragrant Town’s Water God Temple, helping establish the White Ape as a subordinate deity instead.
• After Liang Qu received word that Huaiyin County had been attacked, he completed the temple ceremony and learned that Prefect Su had died fighting the Ghost Mother Sect and Grandmaster Weng Lijun had been gravely wounded.
• Liang Qu opened his hand meridian with the Snake Demon’s gallbladder, found Bloodstones with Fist, and endured the Flood Dragon’s killing intent while building a waterway across Pingyang Prefecture.
• Liang Qu discovered that Su Guishan had survived by staging his death and had become Water River Governor, then welcomed him into his residence alongside the Old Monk.
• Liang Qu evolved Awei, Round Head, and the Fat Catfish, gave Snake Gall Wine and Mermaid silk to his martial arts teachers and colleagues, and demonstrated his Two-and-a-Half True Aura to Yang Dongxiong.
• Liang Qu sold Mermaid Silk to the Celestial Ship Merchant Guild, kept five Mermaid Tears for auction, and continued training against the Flood Dragon’s pressure as Round Head found enormous snake trails in the marsh.

Liang Qu investigated the coming Long Qi phenomenon, negotiated with allies, and led a fleet into the Great Marsh, where he formed his Heart Meridian during a kite ride. As the Dragonfolk, Frog Clan, and River Conservancy Office negotiated against the Northern Fish, the Dragonfolk began to suspect Liang Qu resembled the Dragon Lord.

• Liang Qu learned from Su Guishan about the Dragon Lord, the Demon Court pillars, and the Huai River Dragon, while Old Toad traded Long Qi information to the Dragonfolk and Fat Catfish secretly overheard the deal.
• Liang Qu scouted the valley where the Heavenly Water Long Qi was expected to appear, while the Dragonfolk and Frog Clan prepared to claim the spiritual opportunity.
• Liang Qu arranged the River God Sacrifice and persuaded Old Toad to invest Treasure Fish in expanding the frog clan’s pond in exchange for a future warship.
• Liang Qu recruited Yang Dongxiong, Hu Qi, Xiang ChangSong, and Xu Yuelong to help secure underwater territory, and Xu Yuelong arranged paid passage for officials and martial artists to the phenomenon.
• Liang Qu experienced a sudden enlightenment while flying a kite and formed his Heart Meridian, then argued with Xu Zishuai and Xiang Fangsu after their kites crashed into the marsh.
• The River Conservancy Office fleet approached the phenomenon as the Dragonfolk and Frog Clan prepared, while Liang Qu’s companions scouted and reported the Northern Fish’s movements.
• Xu Yuelong proposed an alliance with the Dragonfolk and Frog Clan against the Northern Fish, demanding payment and Treasure Land in return, and the sides finalized their deal after confirming a clash with the Frog Clan.
• Long Zongyin asked Long Binglin and Long E Ying why they thought Liang Qu resembled the Dragon Lord.

Liang Qu helped the River Conservancy Office and its allies defeat the Iron Head Fish and Ghost Mother Sect, then gained a manifestation during the Immortal Island Above the Clouds phenomenon. Back home, he received Dragon Girl attendants and discovered that the Mirage Worm could reach the island in dreams, while Su Guishan confirmed it had existed in the past.

• Long Zongyin decided to befriend Liang Qu while investigating whether he was the Dragon Lord Reincarnation, and the River Conservancy Office joined the Dragonfolk and Frog Clan against the Iron Head Fish.
• Liang Qu and the allied patrol ambushed the Iron Head Fish vanguard, then helped drive off its forces and learned the fish clans had suffered heavy losses.
• Liang Qu and the others captured Ghost Mother Sect spies aboard the ice convoy, and Long Zongyin joined Ran Zhongshi’s force in exchange for Old Ice and the prospect of River Conservancy Office posts for his juniors.
• Liang Qu helped defeat Tie Qing and the Iron Head Fish, while the River Conservancy Office prepared an expedition against the Ghost Mother Sect and waited for the Great Marsh phenomenon.
• At the Immortal Island Above the Clouds phenomenon, Liang Qu developed an Azure Dragon manifestation and the Ze Cauldron recorded Heavenly Water Morning Dew Qi and sapphire-blue Long Qi.
• Liang Qu returned home, received his share of the campaign spoils, welcomed Long Yao and Long Li as household attendants, and expanded his pond while preparing offerings for the River God Sacrifice.
• Liang Qu evolved the Mirage Worm into Dream Butterfly and discovered that it could connect to Cloud Cottage Immortal Island through dreams.
• The Mirage Worm explored the island in a dream, and Su Guishan told Liang Qu that the Immortal Island Above the Clouds had existed in the past.

Liang Qu used the River God Sacrifice and White Ape ruse to draw the Snake Demons into a trap while advancing his cultivation and gathering Dragonfolk support. The King of Yue arrived as Su Guishan and Weng Lijun confronted the Ghost Mother Sect, and four captured Snake Demons brought their ships to shore.

• Su Guishan explained the history of Immortal Island Above the Clouds, and Liang Qu led Yixing Town’s River God Sacrifice, receiving precious offerings from the Snake Demons and other creatures.
• Liang Qu accepted the Snake Demons’ treasures in exchange for false promises of White Ape’s whereabouts, then entered seclusion and completed several meridians as Dragonfolk established a secret patrol around the snakes.
• Liang Qu and his companions ambushed Purple Scale, killed him, and escaped the pursuing Snake Demons, while the River Conservancy Office took possession of the corpse.
• Su Guishan arranged to use the King of Yue’s arrival as bait for the Ghost Mother Sect, and Liang Qu passed letters between Su Guishan, Xu Yuelong, and Weng Lijun.
• Liang Qu lured Scarlet Scale and the other Snake Demons through the Vortex Waterway toward the King of Yue’s ships, where the King removed Scarlet Scale’s gallbladder.
• Su Guishan and Weng Lijun joined the fight against a Ghost Mother Sect grandmaster as the King of Yue sent support, and four captured Snake Demons hauled their ships to the welcome party.
• Liang Qu joined the officials in greeting the King of Yue, received praise for his Pinyin Method, and saw Li Shoufu recognize his granduncle among those arriving by boat.