Recaps

Liang Qu advanced to Hunting Tiger Completion, acquired new powers, and helped Long E Ying break free of her Bloodline Shackles. At Dragon Abyss Path, Ao Qing confronted the group over the Dragonfolk’s future and learned White Ape could resolve their bloodline crisis.

• Liang Qu used Dragon Spirit Silk to entertain the Merfolk, then promised protection and court support if a secluded Mermaid Tribe relocated to Jiangchuan.
• Liang Qu refined the Innate Pure Yang Pill, reached Profound Light Opening, and emerged from a transformation that completed his third Azure Dragon and brought him to Hunting Tiger Completion.
• Liang Qu watched Jian Tianyuan’s execution, then purchased Sun Moon Spirit Seeds and their cultivation art from Lu Jia.
• Long Binglin became a Grandmaster and demonstrated the Startling Dragon Transformation, while Liang Qu tested the White Ape’s Vortex Armor and received imperial appointments for himself and White Ape.
• Liang Qu traveled with Long E Ying and Long Binglin to meet the Turtle King, who refused their banquet invitation but let them choose medicines and pearls from his vault.
• At Dragon Abyss Path, Liang Qu absorbed another Dragon Seed Aura, planted his third Divine Power Seed, formed his fourth Yinglong Mark, and gained the ability to strike from unexpected positions.
• Liang Qu removed Long E Ying’s Bloodline Shackles, and Ao Qing later asked whether Flood Dragon blood essence could save the Dragon Sturgeon Tribe.
• Ao Qing confronted Liang Qu and the others about the Dragonfolk’s bloodline crisis and the coming new lord of the Huai River, and Liang Qu revealed that White Ape could resolve it.

Liang Qu managed relief efforts in Xihe Prefecture, captured bandits, and defeated the Three Heroes before gathering Profound Yellow Tokens and sailing north. In the Imperial Capital, he secured training resources and spirit robes, then advanced River Lord’s Favor and prepared to enter seclusion.

• Ao Cangyuan agreed to deliver Abyss Clams regularly, and he and Ao Miyun pledged to follow Liang Qu as colleagues, and Liang Qu organized grain and supplies for the disaster relief fleet.
• Liang Qu exposed a disguised assassin aboard the fleet, learned her memories had been altered, and discovered that the revived Time Insect yielded Heavenly Dew and Red Qi.
• Yang Dongxiong explained the Grandmaster realm to Liang Qu, who guarded the Mu River dike and studied how True Images and Divine Powers were formed.
• Liang Qu captured Qiu Yifei, Chang Qihua, and Ding Fengmian, then fulfilled the Three Heroes’ challenge conditions with ten thousand shi of grain and five Wolf Smoke bandits.
• Liang Qu defeated Jiang Jixi, Yin Yingbo, and Peng Chuji in their public sparring match, earned five Great Merit, and received three Profound Yellow Tokens from the Old Monk.
• Liang Qu secured six months of leave, arranged support for the Merfolk, and sailed to the Imperial Capital with ten True Images escorting the Treasure Ship.
• Liang Qu obtained Profound Yellow Energy and exchanged Great Merit for Phoenix Cry Rainbow Feather Wind as a betrothal gift for Long E Ying.
• Liang Qu sublimated River Lord’s Favor, survived its visions and battle with a Great Demon, and gained the fourth level of Martial Dao Divinity before planning to advance further in seclusion.

Liang Qu broke through to True Image, received imperial honors, and married Long E Ying while taking on the court’s secret assignments. Back in Pingyang, he built up his forces and entered the Pufferfish Tribe’s territory to kill Spiky, drawing Spiky Thorns after him.

• Liang Qu endured a long retreat and formed his Dragon Court Immortal Island, then emerged as a twenty-two-year-old True Image Grandmaster.
• The Sacred Emperor tasked Liang Qu with secretly removing Hidden Stakes and preventing Great Snow Mountain from producing the Drought Demon Fruit.
• Liang Qu returned to his family, received the title of Second-Class Earl Xingyi, and was ordered to marry Long E Ying.
• Liang Qu and Long E Ying registered their marriage and left the Imperial Capital with the court’s gifts and assignments.
• Liang Qu visited the Immortal Palace with Long E Ying and Long Binglin, where the palace spirit spoke of the dream realm and Little Mirage Dragon gained new armor-enhancing Mirage Qi.
• Back in Pingyang, Liang Qu organized his forces, reopened the route between Pengze and the Jiang Huai Great Marsh, and investigated the Pufferfish Tribe’s conflict with the Doghead Fish Tribe.
• Liang Qu attacked the Pufferfish Tribe at noon and killed Spiky with one spear strike, then fled as Spiky Thorns pursued him.

Liang Qu returned from the Great Marsh with two Great Demon remains, helped establish the Great Huai Army, and developed plans for a formal martial academy. He advanced his cultivation and Vortex Palace, while Long E Ying broke through to the second stage of the True Image Realm.

• Liang Qu and Long Binglin killed Doghead Fish, escaped Iron Cannon’s attack, and returned to the Dragon Man Clan Grounds with Great Demon remains.
• Liang Qu presented the remains in Yi Xing Town, where Su Guishan awarded him twenty-five Great Merit after he explained how the two deaths would keep the rival tribes fighting.
• Liang Qu returned to the Yang Martial Hall, entered Sudden Enlightenment, and watched Du Hanwen break through the Flesh Barrier before learning how Hu Qi and Xiang ChangSong had built the Huaiyin Martial Academy.
• Liang Qu proposed official martial academy certificates and ranks, while Spiky Head organized five Pufferfish Tribe recruits for the Great Huai Army.
• Liang Qu completed the foundation of his second Dragon Court, visited the new Jiangchuan Theater, and watched a Shadow Play with Long E Ying and their companions.
• Liang Qu evolved his Vortex Aperture into the Vortex Palace, brought several Water Beasts inside, and advanced his Yang Spirit Seed into a golden peach blossom.
• Liang Qu and Long E Ying spent seven days together, after which he formed a White Jade Pillar on his second Immortal Island and sensed a possible step toward Great Grandmaster.
• Long E Ying advanced to the second stage of the True Image Realm and gained Startling Dragon Transformation, while Liang Qu’s Cloud Sea changed from solar to lunar.