Recaps

Jiang Ning brought the Old Turtle home, treated it to a meal, and tasked it with protecting his family. The next morning, his Source Energy had surged, and he discovered that his Taiyin Stones had merged into one that infused wine with silver threads.

• Jiang Ning explained to Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan that the talking Old Turtle was a Little Demon, then let Xiao Doubao play with it while he returned to his courtyard.
• Jiang Ning watched three Taiyin Stones merge and continued reading to improve his Literacy experience.
• Jiang Ning shared Electric Eel hotpot and wine with his family and the Old Turtle, which eagerly drank wine infused with Emperor Flow Paste.
• Jiang Ning asked the Old Turtle to stay and protect his family, then fed it his blood to increase its cultivation.
• The next morning, Jiang Ning found that his Source Energy had risen to 2793.67 and discovered that the merged Taiyin Stone was releasing silver threads into wine.
• Jiang Ning checked his Panel and saw that Firewood Chopping Blade Technique and Swimming were both eligible for a limit break costing one thousand Source Energy Points.

Jiang Ning gained the Great Five Elements Water Escape Innate Divine Ability from Swimming’s seventh limit break and tested its stealth, speed, and heavy energy cost. After crossing roughly thirty li in an instant, he returned to the lake and decided to prioritize Water Nature’s next limit break to improve his underwater treasure searches.

• Jiang Ning broke through Swimming’s seventh limit and gained the Great Five Elements Water Escape Innate Divine Ability.
• Jiang Ning tested merging with the lake water and found he could vanish without disturbing it, but the ability rapidly drained his strength and energy.
• Jiang Ning used Water Escape to travel an unknown distance underwater, then emerged through the ice and used bursts of Inner Breath to fly above the lake.
• Jiang Ning compared his starting point with his home and realized he had crossed about thirty li in an instant.
• Jiang Ning returned to the water, found his Spiritual Force Field could now cover a five-li radius, and chose to save Source Energy Points for Water Nature’s eighth limit break.

Jiang Ning learned that a powerful White Chi Demon lived in Luo River Lake, but chose to keep searching its depths and gained enough Source Energy to advance Water Nature to its eighth limit break. He tested his new River Lord trait in a river near BeiQiu Mountain and discovered that it vastly increased his strength, perception, and recovery while he was in rivers.

• Jiang Ning questioned Old Turtle about Luo River Lake’s great demons and learned that a White Chi Demon with at least a Thousand Years of Cultivation lived there and could rival a Grandmaster.
• Jiang Ning continued searching the lake for treasures, cultivated under the sun, and later found a Taiyin Stone Fragment that fused with his original Taiyin Stone.
• Jiang Ning spent two thousand Source Energy Points to break Water Nature’s limit for the eighth time and gained the River Lord trait.
• Jiang Ning traveled to BeiQiu Mountain and entered the river to test River Lord, discovering that he could draw on River Power and extend his perception throughout the river.
• Jiang Ning confirmed that River Power greatly amplified his attacks, Water Control, and recovery, even replenishing the energy spent on Great Five Elements Water Escape within a few breaths.

Jiang Ning followed Old Turtle’s directions through Luo River Lake in search of a demon gathering and the Great Demon White Dragon. He found evidence of a powerful enemy’s attack on an underwater palace, where traces of the White Dragon’s chilling power made him realize how outmatched he would be.

• Jiang Ning learned from Old Turtle that a fire-red Big Shrimp had invited him to join a group of demon-transformed creatures two hundred years earlier, and he headed northeast to look for them.
• Jiang Ning found a fresh crayfish claw that Old Turtle recognized as belonging to the Big Shrimp, whose cultivation had been only about a hundred years.
• Jiang Ning discovered a turtle shell from a demon with roughly three hundred years of cultivation and stored it in his Summoning Ring.
• Jiang Ning and Old Turtle reached a collapsed underwater palace and sensed the Great Demon White Dragon’s aura there.
• Jiang Ning touched ice left by the White Dragon and felt its unbearable chill, leaving him wary of facing the Great Demon directly.

Jiang Ning found Linglong, a surviving Dragon Carp from a settlement destroyed by the Great Demon White Dragon, and fed her his blood, drawing her into his trust. After learning that Linglong wanted to avenge Grandpa Turtle, Jiang Ning left the lake and planned a trip to Prefecture City with his family before his upcoming Martial Academy Training and the Imperial Examination.

• Jiang Ning uncovered a golden-red Dragon Carp named Linglong and fed her his blood, strengthening her and earning her trust.
• Linglong told Jiang Ning that Grandpa Turtle had hidden her before confronting a hornless white dragon, and Jiang Ning identified the creature as the White Chi Demon.
• Jiang Ning showed Linglong Grandpa Turtle's shell, and she mourned him and vowed to avenge him.
• Jiang Ning searched another ruined demon gathering place with Linglong's guidance, found treasures and valuables, and suspected the Great Demon White Dragon was slaughtering lake creatures to increase its cultivation.
• The next night, Jiang Ning considered the danger the White Dragon posed and decided to travel to Prefecture City with his elder brother's family before his training and the Imperial Examination.

Jiang Ning prepared to leave for Dongling City with Luyi, believing the Luo River lakeside might become dangerous because the Great Demon White Dragon had destroyed two demon gathering places. As he read and waited for his niece Xiao Doubao, she met Linglong and Old Turtle, and Old Turtle eagerly joined her breakfast outing.

• Jiang Ning reviewed his Skills, chose to save his Source Energy for Literacy, and planned a trip to Dongling City with Luyi.
• Jiang Ning reflected on Dongling City's Raging River and his River Lord Trait, which greatly strengthened him while he was in rivers.
• Xiao Doubao arrived at Jiang Ning's courtyard, reunited with him, and asked to walk to breakfast on her own.
• Xiao Doubao met Linglong, learned she was a talking Dragon Carp, and invited her to eat fish soup.
• Old Turtle woke up, heard Xiao Doubao was going to breakfast, and asked to go with her.

Jiang Ning prepared to leave Luoshui County for Dongling City, visiting Wang Jin to bid farewell and warn him about a Great Demon in Luo River Lake. After training and stopping by the Patrol Office, Jiang Ning arrived at Myriad Blossom Pavilion to see Qingyi.

• Jiang Yiming told Jiang Ning he had achieved Martial Dao Entry Rank, and Jiang Ning praised his progress.
• Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan agreed to leave for Dongling City that day so Yiming could attend the Martial Academy's spring enrollment.
• Jiang Ning brought Wang Jin meat from a demon-transformed electric eel and warned him that a Great Demon in Luo River Lake might soon come ashore.
• Jiang Ning trained his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill until its experience reached 4049/5000, then went to the Patrol Office and Myriad Blossom Pavilion.
• Qingyi appeared on the pavilion rooftop and asked Jiang Ning why he had come in the middle of the day.

Jiang Ning discussed the Great Demon in Luo River Lake with Qingyi, then left Myriad Blossom Pavilion and set out for Dongling City. As he traveled with his family, Yu Manyun arrived in Luoshui City to seek him, while Jiang Ning focused on improving his literacy and preparing to break through to Fourth Grade.

• Jiang Ning told Qingyi about the Great Demon White Chi, and she explained the risks of demonic tribulation and why the demon was unlikely to come ashore.
• Qingyi drank until she was drunk and invited Jiang Ning to help her back to her room, but he left without pursuing her advances.
• Yu Manyun arrived at Luoshui City, intending to find Jiang Ning after Xiao Emei failed to invite him to Water Moon Sword Palace.
• Jiang Ning traveled toward Dongling City with his family and read in the carriage, reflecting that his inner-breath accumulation was nearly complete and that he needed to improve his Literacy before advancing to Fourth Grade.

Yu Manyun searched Jiang Ning's residence at night and found his family had already left, while Jiang Ning traveled toward Dongling City with his family and a merchant caravan. The convoy stopped before Shuangyang Mountain, where a powerful mountain chieftain collected passage fees, and Jiang Ning remained unconcerned about the danger ahead.

• Yu Manyun searched Jiang Ning's empty residence and decided to seek information from his Martial Arts Hall master.
• Jiang Ning camped with his family, warmed Xiao Doubao with his Inner Breath, and read through the night while Old Turtle kept watch.
• Over several days of travel, Jiang Ning cultivated and read while his family ate electric eel meat and their skills and Source Energy accumulated.
• Jiang Ning agreed to travel with Liu Guangqi's merchant caravan toward Dongling City to avoid trouble on the roads.
• Liu Guangqi warned Jiang Ning that the convoy would cross Shuangyang Mountain, where a chieftain collected travel fees.
• Jiang Li explained that the chieftain was a Martial Dao Rank 7 Outer Sect disciple of Vajra Temple, but Jiang Ning assured him they would be safe.

The White-Robed Young Monk followed his Senior Brother, a former Vajra Temple disciple turned mountain chieftain, as he went to collect a toll from a merchant caravan. The caravan paid five hundred taels, and a veiled woman invited the chieftain to join the Su Family as an honored retainer, but he refused.

• The White-Robed Young Monk and the Burly Monk discussed the monk’s drinking, the Buddha Reincarnation, and the Burly Monk’s decision to kill people he considered deserving of death.
• A bandit reported that a merchant caravan had entered Shuangyang Mountain, and the White-Robed Young Monk went with the Burly Monk to meet it.
• Jiang Ning noticed that the bandits guarding Shuangyang Mountain showed signs of martial training as the caravan entered the mountain pass.
• The Burly Monk confronted the caravan, demanded a toll, and rejected Golden Dart Leader Jin Mingcheng’s attempt to rely on his agency’s standing.
• A veiled woman praised Master Xu’s deeds, agreed to pay five hundred taels, and asked him to become an honored retainer of the Su Family, but he refused.

Jiang Ning encountered a mysterious White Robed Monk whose Buddhist Heavenly Eye provoked Jiang Ning’s own heavenly eye to retaliate, then reached Dongling City with the merchant caravan. Meanwhile, Yu Manyun learned where Jiang Ning had gone and set out after him, while officials at the city gate waited to notify him that his Master had been attacked.

• Jiang Ning and the White Robed Monk sensed each other’s unusual strength, and Jiang Ning’s heavenly eye struck back when the monk used his Buddhist Heavenly Eye to observe him.
• After the caravan paid its toll and departed Shuangyang Mountain, the White Robed Monk told the Burly Monk that a youth in the caravan was nearly his equal and possessed an Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Yu Manyun learned from a Canglang Martial Hall disciple that Jiang Ning had gone to Dongling City, spared Wang Jin, and rode out of Luoshui County toward the city.
• Jiang Ning arrived at Dongling City with Liu Guangqi and saw its towering walls, while two Black-Gold Uniformed men waited at the gate to tell him that his Master had suffered a disaster.

Jiang Ning entered Dongling City and learned that Wang Jin had been gravely injured, likely by Yu Manyun. He arranged protection for his family before planning to return to Luoshui County and take Wang Jin to Medicine King Valley.

• The Su Family's Eldest Daughter and Liu Guangqi saw Patrol Office personnel greet Jiang Ning respectfully at the city gate and regretted not befriending him earlier.
• The Patrol Office personnel told Jiang Ning that Wang Jin had been grievously wounded in Luoshui County, and Jiang Ning decided to return after settling his family.
• Jiang Ning brought Jiang Li and the others to Linjiang Restaurant and left Old Turtle and Linglong with them.
• Jiang Ning sent a Flying Messenger Bird to summon Xiao Emei to protect Jiang Li's family.
• Jiang Ning planned to seek Bai Luoyu's help securing his family's safety, then return to Luoshui County and take Wang Jin to Medicine King Valley.

Jiang Ning visited Bai Luoyu in Dongling City and asked for help protecting his eldest brother and sister-in-law’s family from Yu Manyun. Bai Luoyu agreed and arranged for Jiang Ning to choose a nearby residence for them, leaving Jiang Ning with a promising property to consider.

• Jiang Ning crossed into Dongling City’s East District and bought baked cakes on his way to Bai Luoyu’s residence.
• Bai Luoyu welcomed Jiang Ning, and Jiang Ning explained the danger facing his eldest brother and sister-in-law’s family.
• Bai Luoyu promised to protect the family and declared that Great Xia’s authority could restrain Water Moon Sword Palace.
• Bai Luoyu summoned Land Deed Official Wang Fugui to find a suitable East District residence for Jiang Ning.
• Wang Fugui presented a seized residence less than one li from Bai Luoyu’s home, with a six-and-a-half-mu plot beside a small river, and Jiang Ning approved its features.

Jiang Ning secured a residence and protection in Dongling City, then used the Raging River to return quickly to Luoshui County after learning that Wang Jin had been injured. He arrived at Canglang Martial Hall and found Hong Minghu and Ye Qiu beside the badly wounded Wang Jin.

• Jiang Ning arranged with Bai Luoyu to watch for Yu Manyun, protect his new residence, and furnish it for his family.
• Jiang Ning jumped from the city wall into the Raging River, used Great Five Elements Water Escape to travel partway toward Luoshui County, and ran the rest of the way.
• Bai Luoyu told Zhao Yulong that Jiang Ning had returned to Luoshui County because of an incident involving Yu Manyun.
• Jiang Ning arrived at Canglang Martial Hall, surprising the disciples who had believed he was in Dongling City.
• Jiang Ning went to Wang Jin's room and found Hong Minghu, Ye Qiu, a physician, and Wang Jin, who was tightly wrapped in gauze.

Jiang Ning rushed to Wang Jin after learning of his severe injuries and decided to take him to Medicine King Valley for treatment. He carried Wang Jin across the wilderness with astonishing speed, and the chapter ended as they arrived before Lu Qingshan in a display of Skywalking.

• Jiang Ning learned from Physician Niu that Wang Jin’s shattered bones, destroyed meridians, and internal injuries could not be fully healed by ordinary treatment.
• Jiang Ning told Wang Jin he would take him to Medicine King Valley to seek Lu Qingshan’s help, and Wang Jin agreed to endure the journey.
• Jiang Ning carried Wang Jin out of Luoshui County, revealing that he had Two Sexagenary Cycles of Power and could recover his stamina rapidly in the stream.
• At Medicine King Valley, Lu Qingshan discussed a request from Prince Huai'an for antidote pills before Jiang Ning announced his arrival from the sky.
• Lu Qingshan looked up and saw Jiang Ning carrying Wang Jin through the air by Skywalking.

Jiang Ning brought his badly injured master, Wang Jin, to Medicine King Valley and used a display of extraordinary Inner Breath to secure Lu Qingshan’s help. Lu Qingshan promised Wang Jin could recover fully, while the valley’s elders agreed to invest in Jiang Ning’s future favor and began considering ways to draw closer to him.

• Jiang Ning carried Wang Jin through the air to Medicine King Valley, astonishing Lu Qingshan and the valley’s elders with his immense cultivation.
• Lu Qingshan welcomed Jiang Ning and agreed to treat Wang Jin after Jiang Ning promised him a favor if his master recovered completely.
• Lu Qingshan examined Wang Jin and said his severe injuries were treatable, then assigned Huang Yu to attend to him.
• The elders agreed to spare no effort treating Wang Jin because Jiang Ning’s future favor could benefit Medicine King Valley.
• Lu Qingshan urged the elders to arrange for eligible young women to attend Wang Jin and approach Jiang Ning, while Elder Huang was pleased that Huang Yu had already met him.

Jiang Ning left Medicine King Valley after entrusting Wang Jin’s treatment to Lu Qingshan, then hurried toward Dongling City to protect his family from Yu Manyun. At the Liu family gate, Liu Wanwan and her children were insulted and attacked, but Liu Sansheng intervened and punished the family servants.

• Jiang Ning cultivated above Medicine King Valley, nearing Great Completion in his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill while resolving to avenge Wang Jin.
• Lu Qingshan told Jiang Ning that Wang Jin’s shattered hand bones would require prolonged treatment, and Jiang Ning left for Dongling City to check on his family.
• Yu Manyun reached Dongling City after riding and traveling day and night, then entered the city to rest and seek information about Jiang Ning.
• At the Liu family gate, the old butler insulted Liu Wanwan and her family, and his son knocked Jiang Li aside before trying to seize Xiao Doubao.
• Jiang Yiming forced the young man back, and Liu Sansheng arrived, struck the old butler, and ordered him and his son punished.
• Liu Sansheng comforted Jiang Li and Xiao Doubao, while Xiao Doubao’s words about missing her uncle made him fear Jiang Ning’s power.

Jiang Ning returned to Dongling City, learned Yu Manyun was at the Water Moon Sword Palace station, and weighed the risks of killing her. As Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan visited the Liu Family, Yu Manyun rejected Xiao Emei’s warning and remained set on confronting Jiang Ning.

• Liu Sansheng welcomed Liu Wanwan and Jiang Li into the Liu Family after learning Commander Jiang had returned to Luoshui County.
• A messenger told Jiang Ning that Yu Manyun had entered Dongling City and was staying at the Water Moon Sword Palace station; Jiang Ning considered the consequences of killing her and met Xiao Emei, who confirmed Yu Manyun’s presence.
• Jiang Ning returned to his residence, learned his family had gone to the Liu Family, and hurried there with Luyi.
• At the Liu Family, Liu Wanwan and Jiang Li met her third uncle, while Jiang Yiming took Xiao Doubao to the backyard; Liu Wanwan continued waiting for her parents.
• Xiao Emei warned Yu Manyun to abandon her mission against Jiang Ning, but Yu Manyun dismissed the warning and vowed to confront him.

At the Liu Family, Jiang Yiming defended Xiao Doubao after Liu Boming and his companions insulted his parents and threatened his sister. Backed by Jiang Ning, Jiang Yiming attacked Liu Boming and nearly beat him to death before Liu Family members rushed in to stop him.

• Jiang Yiming heard Liu Boming and Liu Rensheng mock his family and threaten Xiao Doubao, and warned them to stay away.
• Liu Boming ordered his guards to approach, but Jiang Yiming prepared to fight after Jiang Ning assured him he would handle the consequences.
• Jiang Yiming charged through the guards, grabbed Liu Boming, and repeatedly slapped him while Jiang Ning urged him not to hold back.
• Jiang Yiming knocked Liu Boming unconscious and raised his hand to strike again, but a stern voice from the backyard entrance ordered him to stop.

Jiang Yiming confronted the Liu family over Liu Boming’s insults and defended Xiao Doubao, while Liu Wanwan’s relatives argued over whether to accept her family back. Liu Wanwan stood by her son and challenged the Liu family’s elders, calling the family a den of beasts.

• Liu Xinyi arrived and ordered Jiang Yiming to release Liu Boming, but Jiang Yiming struck Liu Boming again and rebuked Liu Xinyi for insulting his parents.
• Liu Xinzhi arrived with his wife, Liu Wanwan, Jiang Li, and others, then questioned Jiang Yiming’s conduct and criticized his upbringing.
• Jiang Yiming rejected Liu Xinzhi as his maternal grandfather, saying the Liu family had treated his family disgracefully.
• Liu Wanwan asked Jiang Yiming what had happened, and he said Liu Boming had insulted his parents and tried to hurt Xiao Doubao.
• Liu Wanwan defended Jiang Yiming and asked Liu Xinyi why he had called her son a little beast, then called the Liu family a den of beasts.

Jiang Ning arrived at the Liu Family to protect Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan, then summoned Bai Luoyu to support them. Bai Luoyu’s arrival revealed Jiang Ning’s powerful connection to the Liu family and left the family facing the consequences of its treatment of Jiang Li.

• Liu Wanwan insulted the Liu family and accused Liu Xinyi’s daughter of adultery and murdering her husband, prompting Liu Xinzhi to try to strike her before Jiang Li intervened.
• Jiang Ning arrived, praised Jiang Yiming, wounded the old butler’s son with a piece of gravel, and released black blood from Jiang Li’s chest with a light strike.
• Wei Offering arrived and challenged Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning dismissed his boasts and prepared to face him.
• Bai Luoyu arrived with his Patrol Office team and addressed Jiang Ning as a brother, shocking Liu Xinzhi and the other Liu family members.
• Jiang Ning welcomed Luyi and explained that he had invited Bai Luoyu to strengthen Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan’s standing in the Liu family.

After Bai Luoyu arrested Old Wei, Jiang Ning pressured the Liu Family to explain who had injured Jiang Li and gave them a chance to investigate their own crimes and surrender. The Liu elders dismissed his warning, while Jiang Ning left with his family and agreed to help Jiang Li begin martial arts training.

• Bai Luoyu confronted Old Wei over threatening Jiang Ning and took him to the Patrol Office for investigation.
• Jiang Ning unleashed an abyss-like aura that shocked Bai Luoyu and Old Wei, then demanded that Liu Xinzhi reveal who had injured Jiang Li.
• Jiang Li explained what had happened, and Liu Wanwan left the Liu Family’s fate to her husband; Jiang Ning gave the family one chance to investigate its crimes and turn themselves in.
• Liu Xinzhi and Liu Xinyi dismissed Jiang Ning’s warning, but Liu Sansheng urged them to take it seriously, citing the Xie Family’s survival after surrendering its offenders.
• Jiang Ning told Jiang Li that Wang Jin had been treated at Medicine King Valley and advised the couple to bring Old Turtle for protection when traveling.
• Jiang Li decided to practice martial arts, and Jiang Ning agreed to help him improve using his own purified blood.

Jiang Ning visited Bai Luoyu, discussed the Century Thunderclap Fruit that had given him more than sixty years of power, and prepared to meet Zhao Yulong, the Patrol Office Prefect and a Grandmaster. Zhao Yulong praised Jiang Ning and revealed that he had recently met another young prodigy just as remarkable, leaving Bai Luoyu curious about the person’s identity.

• Jiang Ning brought Electric Eel meat from a Fish Demon to Bai Luoyu and thanked him for helping his eldest brother and sister-in-law’s family.
• Jiang Ning explained that a Century Thunderclap Fruit from the Fish Demon had increased his power, and Bai Luoyu described the fruit’s immense value.
• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that Zhao Yulong, the Dongling City Patrol Office Prefect and a Grandmaster, was coming to visit.
• Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu welcomed Zhao Yulong, who praised Jiang Ning’s cultivation and achievements.
• Zhao Yulong said he had met another young prodigy as remarkable as Jiang Ning, prompting Bai Luoyu to ask who it was.

Jiang Ning shared a feast with Bai Luoyu and Zhao Yulong, who praised a young Vajra Temple monk and discussed the importance of fortune and martial comprehension. Zhao Yulong invited Jiang Ning to the Patrol Office, and Jiang Ning left feeling reassured that the officials’ goodwill would help protect him from Qinghe Earl Residence’s influence.

• Zhao Yulong joined Bai Luoyu and Jiang Ning for grilled meat from a two-hundred-year-old fish demon, and Bai Luoyu said Jiang Ning had also obtained a Century Thunderclap Fruit.
• Zhao Yulong told them that a young monk from Vajra Temple had comprehended Heaven and Man as One and mastered the Azure Dragon Strike in a day; Jiang Ning suspected the monk was the one he had seen on Shuangyang Mountain.
• Jiang Ning toasted Zhao Yulong for approving his reward of one million Contribution Points, and Zhao Yulong said he had acted to avoid chilling the brothers’ hearts.
• As Zhao Yulong departed, he invited Jiang Ning to visit the Prefecture City Patrol Office and use his Contribution Points.
• After returning home, Jiang Ning reflected that Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu’s goodwill would make it easier to deal with Qinghe Earl Residence and other threats.

After returning to the manor, Jiang Ning reunited with his family, settled into his newly renovated lakeside courtyard, and turned away Xiao Emei’s attempt to stay the night. The next morning, close to reaching Great Completion in the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, he let Linglong remain in his lake and sent her to fetch Old Turtle.

• Liu Wanwan thanked Jiang Ning for helping Jiang Li and Jiang Yiming, and Jiang Yiming toasted his uncle for protecting the family.
• Jiang Ning saw that the manor had been renovated and moved into the eastern courtyard, whose artificial lake connected to the river.
• Xiao Emei warned Jiang Ning that Yu Manyun was not giving up, then asked to stay the night; Jiang Ning refused and sent her away.
• Jiang Ning woke with 3533.31 Source Energy and found the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill at 4788/5000, just short of Great Completion.
• Jiang Ning let Linglong stay in his courtyard lake, fed her a drop of his blood, and told her to bring Old Turtle.