Recaps

Jiang Ning began training at Canglang Martial Hall to gain the strength and protection needed to defend his family from Xu Yunfeng and the Cao Family. After rapidly advancing in the Five Animal Frolics Fist and blade technique, he pursued the Patrol Office recommendation and asked Wang Jin to teach him more.

• Jiang Ning broke through Literacy, gained Photographic Memory, and chose martial arts as his path, while Jiang Li arranged for him to study under Wang Jin.
• After Jiang Li was injured by the God Worshipping Sect, Xu Yunfeng pressured him to yield Liu Wanwan to Cao Bin, and Jiang Ning sought Wang Jin’s protection by becoming his disciple.
• Jiang Ning memorized and practiced the Five Animal Frolics Fist, quickly advanced his skill and Blood Qi, and moved into Canglang Martial Hall to avoid Xu Yunfeng’s threats.
• Wang Jin had Jiang Ning chop firewood, where he learned the Firewood Chopping Blade Technique and advanced it to Great Completion while continuing to train and read.
• Wang Jin announced that the hall’s remaining Patrol Office recommendation would go to a disciple who met demanding martial requirements, and Jiang Ning resolved to qualify.
• Jiang Ning advanced the Five Animal Frolics Fist to Mastery, lifted a 150-jin dumbbell, and used up his Wild Ginseng as he worried about affording further training.
• Jiang Ning asked Wang Jin about the deeper principles of the five animal forms, and Wang Jin told him to ask again after reaching greater mastery.

Jiang Ning advanced his martial arts and discovered that the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill could strengthen his body, while preparing to qualify for the Patrol Office. As the hall’s disciples competed for support and the Sihe Trading Company and Zhou Xing maneuvered around one another, Wang Jin released a Ferocious Tiger for them to study.

• Jiang Ning quickly learned the Five Animal Frolics Fist’s forms from Wang Jin, gained access to the Study, and began training with medicinal decoction and books.
• Jiang Ning studied Great Xia’s rebellions and the political struggle behind them, then resolved to reach Martial Dao Entry Rank and join the Patrol Office.
• Jiang Ning perfected his Firewood Chopping Blade Technique, advanced the Five Animal Frolics Fist, and began cultivating the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill.
• After reaching Initiation in the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, Jiang Ning used its help to absorb Great Sun Essence Qi and improve his stamina and recovery.
• Jiang Ning sparred with Cheng Ran, revealed his rapid progress in the Five Animal Frolics Fist, and learned that Xu Yunfeng was nearing Martial Dao Entry Rank.
• Shen Congyun visited Wang Jin and offered to invest in him and teach him an incomplete version of the Peerless Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill.
• Zhao Hu demonstrated Fierce Tiger Force and challenged Cheng Ran, while Zhou Xing invited Cheng Ran and Li Qing to discuss cooperation ahead of the Patrol Office’s establishment.
• Wang Jin released a Ferocious Tiger for the disciples to observe as Zhou Xing and Liu Zhixiang assessed each other and searched for promising candidates to support.

Jiang Ning advanced rapidly in martial arts and became Wang Jin’s Direct Disciple, while the Cao Family moved against him and his family. Shen Congyun intervened to stop the pursuit, then revealed Jiang Ning’s rare talent and summoned him to Myriad Blossom Pavilion.

• Liu Zhixiang sought to invest in Cheng Ran and Xiao Peng, while Cheng Ran invited Jiang Ning to Sihe Trading Company’s banquet and promised to recommend him for support.
• Shen Congyun noticed Jiang Ning’s unusual cultivation of the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill and decided to investigate his potential, while Cao Bin ordered Xu Yunfeng to target Jiang Li’s family and Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning’s study of the tiger’s movements brought his Tiger Form Fist to Great Completion, and Wang Jin accepted him as a Direct Disciple and gave him the Canglang Saber Technique.
• Jiang Ning quickly advanced the Canglang Saber Technique, but Xu Yunfeng stopped Cheng Ran’s carriage and threatened to take Jiang Ning, prompting Wang Jin to intervene.
• Jiang Ning mastered double-layered Jin Force and resolved to strengthen his body, while Shen Congyun concluded that his rapid progress marked him as an exceptionally gifted Innate Spiritual Awakened.
• Cao Bin led constables to arrest Jiang Ning over accusations against Jiang Li, but Wang Jin stood between them and used Jiang Ning’s Ninefold Force to confront the Cao Family.
• Cao Rong targeted Jiang Ning with his bow, but Shen Congyun intervened and persuaded Cao Rong and Cao Bin to end their pursuit of Jiang Li’s family.
• Shen Congyun told Jiang Ning that he had protected him because of his rare talent, gave him golden pages for advancing the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, and summoned him to Myriad Blossom Pavilion.

Jiang Ning strengthened his martial arts as Shen Congyun left Luoshui County, then killed the gang members sent against him and trained in the mountains. He returned to the county with new resources and faced Wang Jin’s question about whether he had perfected the Five Animal Frolics Fist.

• Jiang Ning advanced his cultivation and martial arts with help from Wang Jin, reached Qi and Blood Completion, and received Shen Congyun’s gift, including the Indestructible Vajra Body manual.
• After Shen Congyun departed, Cao Rong ordered Tian Buyi to kill Jiang Ning, while Cao Bin arranged for Xu Yunfeng to target Jiang Ning and his family.
• Jiang Ning lured Xu Yunfeng, Hong Chengtao, and their companions into the woods, then killed them and hid the evidence before beginning skin refinement in the mountains.
• Jiang Ning advanced the Firewood Chopping Blade Technique and Indestructible Vajra Body, reaching Initiation in the latter as he continued training away from the city.
• Cao Bin ordered the gates watched after learning of the deaths, while Wang Jin searched for Jiang Ning and promised to punish whoever had harmed him.
• Jiang Ning returned to Luoshui County, reunited with Jiang Li and Xiao Doubao, gave his family money, and proposed buying them a courtyard in the Inner City.
• Jiang Ning returned to Canglang Martial Hall, where Wang Jin praised his counterattack against Hong Chengtao and asked whether he had reached the perfected realm of the Five Animal Frolics Fist.