Recaps

Jiang Ning tested his Summoning Clouds and Rain divine ability by dispersing the clouds over Dongling City, exhausting his Spiritual Power before recovering in the lake. After cultivating Great Sun Essence Qi, he neared a breakthrough in the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill and prepared to advance toward Fourth Grade.

• Jiang Ning gave two drops of blood to Old Turtle and continued studying to increase his Literacy experience.
• Liu Wanwan brought Jiang Ning breakfast, and he ate before returning to his books.
• Jiang Ning used Summoning Clouds and Rain to clear the clouds over Dongling City, alarming Zhao Yulong and Jīn Chán, who suspected a Great Divine Power Practitioner had manipulated the weather.
• Jiang Ning recovered his Spiritual Power in the lake, then absorbed Great Sun Essence Qi as Bai Luoyu watched and concluded Jiang Ning's Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill was only at Minor Completion.
• Jiang Ning saw that the skill needed only 105 more experience points to reach Great Completion and anticipated breaking through to Fourth Grade, which would let him confront Yu Manyun and Xiao Qiushui.

Yu Manyun visited Jiang Ning with Xiao Emei to invite him to Water Moon Sword Palace, but threatened his family when he refused. Jiang Ning overwhelmed her with his aura and sent both women away, then decided to wait until he reached Fourth Grade before killing her.

• Yu Manyun and Xiao Emei arrived at Jiang Ning's residence, and Jiang Ning used his Heavenly Eye to identify them before they entered.
• Jiang Ning showed the women his speaking Dragon Carp, which deepened their sense that he was mysterious and powerful.
• Yu Manyun invited Jiang Ning to Water Moon Sword Palace on Xiao Qiushui's behalf, but Jiang Ning refused.
• Yu Manyun threatened that Jiang Ning had family and vulnerabilities, so Jiang Ning released his overwhelming aura and silenced her.
• Yu Manyun apologized and left with Xiao Emei after Jiang Ning told them to get lost.
• Jiang Ning considered killing Yu Manyun but decided to wait until his Inner Breath transformed and he reached Fourth Grade.

Jiang Ning entrusted Xiao Emei with watching Yu Manyun and strengthened both her and Old Turtle with his blood before taking Luyi to Dongling City's Patrol Office. There, Su Zhi escorted him to the Internal Affairs Office to obtain proof for Martial Academy Training, where he discovered that White Granny was an Origami Person rather than her true body.

• Jiang Ning ordered Xiao Emei to keep Yu Manyun from harming his family, gave her Three Drops of Blood, and told her that loyalty could bring her great benefits.
• Jiang Ning gave Old Turtle blood to absorb and promised he could eventually reach the realm of a Great Demon or even a Demon King if he protected Jiang Ning's family.
• Jiang Ning and Luyi went to Dongling City's Patrol Office, where Bai Luoyu and Su Zhi welcomed him and Su Zhi praised his prospects as a Candidate Inspector.
• Su Zhi led Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu to the Internal Affairs Office to obtain proof for entering Martial Academy Training.
• Jiang Ning recognized White Granny inside, and Su Zhi explained that the figures he had met in Luoshui County and Dongling City were Origami People made by White Granny, whose true body was in the Royal Capital.

Jiang Ning obtained a Martial Academy Identity Token, converted Contribution Points into credits, and browsed the Sixth Rank Authorization List for resources and cultivation guides. After purchasing explanations for the Fourth Rank Marrow Refining Realm and Third Rank Blood Exchange Realm, he considered the expensive Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill manual and credited Shen Congyun for helping him reach his current strength.

• Jiang Ning received a vermilion Martial Academy Identity Token from White Granny, bound it with his blood, and learned that it recorded his aura and Credit Points.
• Su Zhi approved Jiang Ning’s access to the Martial Academy, and Jiang Ning exchanged one hundred thousand Contribution Points for one hundred credits.
• Jiang Ning showed White Granny his Celestial Secrets Record and received the Sixth Rank Authorization List instead of the Eighth Rank list.
• Jiang Ning exchanged sixty thousand Contribution Points for the Fourth Rank Marrow Refining Realm True Explanation and Third Rank Blood Exchange Realm Rough Explanation.
• Jiang Ning browsed the list, found that the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill manual cost six hundred thousand Contribution Points, and thought of Shen Congyun.

Jiang Ning reviewed Martial Saint Manor’s exchange catalogue, selected several pills and rare materials, and then read the sealed explanation of Martial Dao Fourth Rank. The chapter left him with the Fourth Rank knowledge memorized and his remaining contribution points still to allocate.

• Jiang Ning learned that the Indestructible Vajra Body required one million Contribution Points to cultivate to Great Completion, while the Dragon Tiger Fetal Breath Pill cost four hundred thousand.
• White Granny gave Jiang Ning sealed sheets containing the Fourth Rank True Explanation and Third Rank Rough Explanation, warning that they would burn away after he removed their protective films.
• Jiang Ning wrote a redemption list that included a Rebirth Pill for Jiang Li, an Embracing Origin Qi Pill, Moonlight Dew, and Hundred Spirits Blood.
• Jiang Ning chose not to buy Sword Testing Stone or Hanging Blade Wall tickets because he had already mastered Blade Intent.
• Jiang Ning removed the film, read and memorized the Fourth Rank True Explanation, and let the sunlight burn the sheet to ash.

Jiang Ning studied the Martial Dao Fourth Rank and Third Rank explanations, learning how marrow refinement and the different kinds of Grandmasters worked. He realized his Third Level Momentum and existing skills gave him a clear path toward becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster.

• Jiang Ning learned that Fourth Rank Marrow Refinement required transformed Inner Breath and at least Second Level Momentum to draw Heaven and Earth Force into his body.
• Jiang Ning concluded that his Third Level Firewood Chopping Blade Momentum and Five Animal Frolics Fist Momentum made a Marrow Cleansing Pill unnecessary.
• Jiang Ning read the Crude Explanation of Martial Dao Third Rank and gained 588 Literacy Experience Points.
• Jiang Ning learned that Third Rank Grandmasters were divided into Human Path, Earthly, and Heavenly Human Grandmasters, with Heavenly Human Grandmasters able to wield Heaven and Earth Force.
• Jiang Ning learned several paths to becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, including the Heaven and Man United Realm, perfected Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, and True Intent.
• Jiang Ning planned to reach Fourth Rank after his Inner Breath transformed, then pursue repeated blood exchanges through further cultivation and True Intent.

Jiang Ning spent 1,150,000 Contribution Points on pills, rare blood, and the first volume of the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, then used Hundred Spirits Blood to replenish his body and boost his Qi and Blood. He prepared a Rebirth Pill and his Essence Blood for Jiang Li, hoping to help his brother advance rapidly in martial arts.

• Jiang Ning selected 1,150,000 Contribution Points' worth of items, including the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, and White Granny fetched them after confirming he could pay.
• White Granny explained that the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram was stored in a Void Crystal Stone and that it could be activated only eight or nine times.
• Jiang Ning consumed two drops of Hundred Spirits Blood, replenishing his body's deficit and increasing his Qi and Blood Power.
• Jiang Ning condensed Essence Blood with the Divine Descendant Subordinate imprint removed, intending it to improve Jiang Li's martial talent and physique.
• Jiang Ning sent Luyi to deliver Jiang Li a Rebirth Pill and the Essence Blood, expecting them to help him advance through the martial ranks.

Jiang Ning used Hundred Spirits Blood to strengthen himself, Linglong, Old Turtle, and his saber, then tested Moonlight Dew’s effects on his spiritual power. Meanwhile, Jiang Li consumed Jiang Ning’s gifts and began a marrow cleansing, while Jiang Ning prepared to activate the Void Crystal Stone and study the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram.

• Jiang Ning fed the remaining Hundred Spirits Blood to his Spirit Weapon, Linglong, and Old Turtle, whose rising auras Bai Luoyu recognized as possible Demon Qi.
• Jiang Li accepted the Rebirth Pill and blood bead from Jiang Ning, consumed them, and fainted as his body began expelling filth through marrow cleansing.
• Liu Wanwan found Jiang Li covered in greasy black filth and carried him back to his room, grateful for Jiang Ning’s gifts.
• Jiang Ning put away the Thousand Spirits Blood and consumed ten drops of Moonlight Dew, increasing his Spiritual Force Field’s range from three hundred and fifty to three hundred and sixty meters.
• Jiang Ning placed the Void Crystal Stone against his brow and prepared to activate the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, trusting his Photographic Memory.

Jiang Ning used the Void Crystal Stone to learn the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, gained the Contemplation skill, and rapidly improved his Spiritual Power. The next morning, he checked his progress toward a major Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill breakthrough and prepared to take the Embracing Origin Qi Pill.

• Jiang Ning activated the Void Crystal Stone and visualized the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, unlocking the Visualization skill and then raising Contemplation to Initiation.
• Jiang Ning continued contemplating the great sun through the night, increasing his Spiritual Force Field’s range to three hundred seventy-six meters and gaining 63 Experience Points in Contemplation.
• Jiang Ning checked his Source Energy total the next morning and noted that the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill was 105 Experience Points from Great Completion.
• Jiang Ning woke Old Turtle and Linglong, learned that their cultivation had risen to 221 years and 50 years respectively, and sent Old Turtle to visit Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan.
• Jiang Ning opened the bottle containing the Embracing Origin Qi Pill, whose medicinal fragrance immediately stirred the Inner Breath in his Dantian.

Jiang Ning used Embracing Origin Qi Pills to reach Two Sexagenary Cycles of Inner Breath, then cultivated until the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill reached Great Completion and transformed his Inner Breath. He tested its greatly increased range, while a Yellow Robed Daoist dispersed the clouds and the Young Monk warned Zhao Yulong that the sudden change in weather might signal something ominous.

• Jiang Ning refined ten Embracing Origin Qi Pills and raised his Inner Breath to Two Sexagenary Cycles of Power.
• A Yellow Robed Daoist at the Three Origins Daoist Temple used a Rain Dispelling Talisman to clear the clouds, and Jiang Ning noticed the weather changing.
• Jiang Li thanked Jiang Ning for completing his Marrow Cleansing, and Jiang Ning later saw that the clouds had scattered.
• The Young Monk defeated Zhao Yulong at chess and pointed out that the sudden clearing sky was abnormal.
• Jiang Ning cultivated Great Sun Essence Qi until the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill reached Great Success and his Inner Breath began condensing into liquid droplets.
• At noon, Jiang Ning reached Great Completion, confirmed his Inner Breath had transformed, and tested attacks that traveled up to one hundred and thirty zhang.

Jiang Ning tested his newly liquefied True Essence, cultivated the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill under the midday sun, and confirmed a path toward Perfected Realm and the Heavenly Human Grandmaster threshold. After learning the Martial Academy admissions date, he prepared to begin marrow refinement and left his courtyard for the cliffs east of Dongling City.

• Jiang Ning discovered that his transformed inner breath had become True Essence, which was immensely powerful but rapidly depleted during bursts.
• Jiang Ning inhaled Great Sun Essence Qi at noon and gained twenty-six Experience Points in the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, confirming that sustained practice could bring it to Perfected Realm.
• Jiang Ning learned that the Martial Academy admissions assessment would take place in four days and planned to bring Jiang Yiming to enroll.
• Jiang Ning concluded that his Fifth Grade cultivation had reached its limit and prepared to draw Heaven and Earth Force into his body to refine his marrow.
• Jiang Ning tested his Third Level Blade Intent with Dragon Abyss, saw the destructive force of his strike, and headed toward the cliffs east of Dongling City to practice.

Jiang Ning began Marrow Refinement on an unnamed peak, completed several marrow cleansings, and discovered that he could alter how his panel displayed a trait. After Xiao Emei warned him that Yu Manyun planned to abduct one of his relatives, Jiang Ning resolved to stop her, leaving the panel’s connection to his will newly revealed but unexplained.

• Jiang Ning drew Heaven and Earth Force into his marrow with his blade and completed his first cleansing, entering the Fourth Rank.
• At the Water Moon Sword Palace Station, Yu Manyun told Xiao Emei she planned to abduct Jiang Ning’s nephew or niece to lure him to the palace.
• Xiao Emei sent Jiang Ning a message warning that Yu Manyun planned to abduct Jiang Yiming or Jiang Yuanyuan that night.
• Jiang Ning vowed to stop Yu Manyun, then continued practicing and completed six or seven marrow cleansings by sunset.
• Jiang Ning saw that his panel listed Fourth Grade Marrow Refinement as 8/1999 and suspected its number represented the cleansings needed for perfection.
• Jiang Ning changed the panel’s Water Control Technique trait into Water Control Divine Power (First Break), confirming that he could influence the display.

Jiang Ning refined his marrow by practicing Five Animal Frolics Fist and confirmed that its Third Level Fist Momentum accelerated the process. As Yu Manyun approached his residence to take Xiao Doubao, Xiao Emei followed her to the wall but refused to enter.

• Jiang Ning judged that his panel required 1,999 marrow cleansings to reach perfection and returned home to guard against Yu Manyun.
• Jiang Ning practiced Five Animal Frolics Fist, completed another marrow cleansing, and found its Fist Momentum more effective than his Blade Intent at drawing Heaven and Earth Force.
• Bai Luoyu saw Jiang Ning's fiery Fist Momentum from a distance and resolved to seek a Thunderclap Fruit at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion auction.
• Yu Manyun insisted on taking Xiao Doubao while Jiang Ning was occupied, despite Xiao Emei warning her about his strength.
• Xiao Emei accompanied Yu Manyun to Jiang Ning's residence, then told her she would not enter as Yu Manyun vaulted over the wall.

Yu Manyun infiltrated Jiang Ning’s residence to seize Liu Wanwan and Xiao Doubao, but Jiang Ning revealed his Fourth Rank strength and killed her. He rewarded Xiao Emei for warning him, allowed her to bury Yu Manyun, and left her free to remain loyal to Xiao Qiushui.

• Yu Manyun entered Jiang Ning’s residence while Xiao Emei stayed outside after receiving Jiang Ning’s warning.
• Yu Manyun found Liu Wanwan and Xiao Doubao, but Jiang Ning arrived surrounded by Divine Radiance Protection, revealing he had reached the Fourth Rank.
• Yu Manyun attacked Liu Wanwan and the others, and Jiang Ning killed her with Gang Qi before taking her body away.
• Xiao Emei returned to Jiang Ning, received two drops of his blood as a reward, and felt their effects strengthen her.
• Xiao Emei asked to bury Yu Manyun and admitted she would not betray her master, Xiao Qiushui; Jiang Ning accepted and told her to contact him if Water Moon Sword Palace acted.

Jiang Ning used Source Energy to break through the Firewood Chopping Blade Technique twice, awakening and strengthening an Innate Blade Bone that contained a devastating Innate Treasure Art and greatly enhanced his Saber Intent. The chapter left him anticipating a clash with Xiao Qiushui while Bai Luoyu realized Jiang Ning had mastered the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill to Great Completion.

• Jiang Ning spent one thousand Source Energy Points to advance the Firewood Chopping Blade Technique to its Seventh Limit Break and awakened an Innate Blade Bone.
• Jiang Ning spent another two thousand Source Energy Points to reach the Eighth Limit Break, strengthening his blade talent and revealing an Innate Treasure Art within his bone.
• Jiang Ning triggered the Innate Treasure Art briefly, nearly unleashing enough power to destroy his house, then suppressed it and confirmed that his Saber Intent had grown stronger.
• At the Qinghe Earl Residence, the Earl of Qinghe refused He Jinsheng's pleas to act against Jiang Ning, saying the family could not oppose Zhao Yulong or withstand the trouble.
• Jiang Ning breathed in Great Sun Essence Qi at noon, and Bai Luoyu saw the Rosy Cloud Light and concluded that Jiang Ning's Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill had reached Great Completion.

Jiang Ning visited Medicine King Valley, gave Wang Jin Essence Nurturing Pills, and told him he had killed the woman who injured him. After demonstrating Third Level Momentum and completing another round of marrow refining, Jiang Ning considered advancing Water Fire True Force to improve his training efficiency.

• Jiang Ning arrived at Medicine King Valley and found Wang Jin recovering in bed.
• Jiang Ning gave Wang Jin a bottle of Essence Nurturing Pills, and Lu Qingshan confirmed they would aid his recovery and martial progress.
• Jiang Ning told Wang Jin that he had avenged him by killing the woman who had attacked him.
• Jiang Ning practiced in the courtyard, displaying Third Level Momentum before Lu Qingshan and Elder Huang and then producing the radiance of Marrow Refining.
• Jiang Ning reviewed his slow marrow-refining progress and decided to try advancing Water Fire True Force to grasp Water Fire Momentum.

Jiang Ning trained Water Fire True Force by the lake, broke through to its third level, and grasped Water Fire Grindstone Momentum. The breakthrough also granted him the Boiling Stones divine ability, while its overwhelming momentum left his companions and pets unconscious as he continued training.

• Jiang Ning cultivated Water Fire True Force at Medicine King Valley and found that his martial insights and stronger qi and blood greatly increased his training speed.
• Jiang Ning returned to Dongling City and found Liu Sansheng and Liu Wanwan's mother visiting his residence.
• Jiang Ning used 500 Source Energy Points to break through Water Fire True Force, grasped First Level Water Fire Grindstone Momentum, and gained the Boiling Stones divine ability.
• Jiang Ning tested his new momentum on Linglong, who fainted, and decided to try it on Old Turtle the next day; Old Turtle also fainted.
• Jiang Ning began cultivating beside the lake again, while Luyi glimpsed the immense grindstone behind him and the Dragon Carp retreated to the lake bottom.

On the day Jiang Yiming went to take the Martial Academy entrance assessment, Jiang Ning trained until Water Fire True Force reached its Fourth Limit Break and gained the Water Fire Harmony trait. He used the trait to merge his True Essence with his Blood Qi, leaving his power able to erupt throughout his body as he prepared to head to the academy.

• Jiang Yiming visited Jiang Ning before the Martial Academy assessment, leaped across the lake, and demonstrated strength sufficient to reassure Jiang Ning he could pass.
• Jiang Ning told Jiang Yiming to go ahead with Liu Wanwan while he continued training, then sat down to cultivate Water Fire True Force.
• Jiang Ning reached the Fourth Limit Break, spent one thousand Source Energy Points, and gained the Water Fire Harmony trait.
• Jiang Ning used Water Fire Harmony to merge his True Essence with his Blood Qi, turning his body into an additional vessel for True Essence and allowing power to erupt from any part of him.

Jiang Yiming’s enrollment at the Martial Academy was threatened by a scheme to provoke and frame him, but he exposed the plot and displayed his strength to attract the academy’s attention. Jiang Ning watched from a distance as Jiang Yiming prepared to break the stalemate with a powerful blow.

• Jiang Ning discovered that Water Fire Harmony let his True Essence and qi and blood merge, greatly increasing his strength and endurance.
• At the Martial Academy entrance, Jiang Yiming arrived with his family to register while Wang Qingtan oversaw the enrollment.
• Liu Boming and the Young Earl arranged to provoke Jiang Yiming so a Martial Academy Student could use the disturbance to disqualify him.
• A sturdy youth cut in front of Jiang Yiming and attacked him, but Jiang Yiming blocked the attack and injured his shin; a Martial Academy Student then broke the youth’s shin and accused Jiang Yiming of viciousness.
• Jiang Yiming publicly accused the Martial Academy Student of framing him and unleashed his qi and blood, preparing a mighty hammering blow to demonstrate his talent before the academy’s important figures.

Jiang Yiming defeated a Martial Academy Student in three hammer blows, drawing the attention of Instructor Xu Nianqing and Wang Qingtan. Jiang Ning arrived with Bai Luoyu, revealed his Candidate Inspector status, and requested an investigation into the attack on his family; Xu Nianqing recognized Jiang Ning’s Marrow Refinement traits.

• Jiang Yiming defeated the Martial Academy Student with three powerful hammer blows, and Xu Nianqing ordered Wang Qingtan to investigate his identity and the interference at the Academy.
• Wang Qingtan checked Jiang Yiming’s registration and questioned how a constable’s son had reached Martial Dao Entry Rank at fifteen.
• Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu arrived, and Jiang Yiming greeted his uncle as Jiang Ning praised him.
• Jiang Ning identified himself as a Candidate Inspector and asked Bai Luoyu to investigate the attack on his family, alarming the students involved.
• Xu Nianqing met Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu, then recognized that Jiang Ning had attained Marrow Refinement traits.

Xu Nianqing accepted Jiang Yiming as her disciple after Jiang Ning and Jiang Li agreed, then helped expose the people behind the trap against him. Jiang Ning had them detained until the upcoming Imperial Examination and entered the Martial Academy, where Wang Qingtan was assigned to show him around.

• Xu Nianqing asked to take Jiang Yiming as her disciple, and Jiang Li agreed on behalf of the family.
• Xu Nianqing confirmed that Zeng Cheng had injured the burly youth, while Jiang Ning seized Liu Boming and the effeminate youth as the suspected instigators.
• The accused blamed one another before Liu Boming claimed responsibility, and Jiang Ning arranged through Bai Luoyu to have them detained until after the Imperial Examination.
• Xu Nianqing continued overseeing enrollment and accepted Jiang Yiming as her disciple.
• Jiang Ning used his passage Token to request training at the Martial Academy, and Xu Nianqing assigned Wang Qingtan to receive him.

Jiang Ning toured the Martial Academy with Wang Qingtan and Wang Qinghan, learning about its training facilities and discounted elixir pills while considering how to gather Source Energy for his next breakthrough. When he touched Wang Qingtan, his panel detected her owned Divinity Points and the damaged Authority of the Lord of Myriad Fires, leading him to realize she was a Divine Maiden.

• Wang Qinghan reminded Jiang Ning that she had seen him jump into the river, and he recalled their earlier meeting.
• Wang Qingtan explained the Earth Vein Secret Chamber and offered to lend Jiang Ning credits, but he declined to use it.
• At the Pill Tower, Jiang Ning examined the elixir prices while Wang Qingtan offered him a loan at Nine Out Eleven Return.
• Jiang Ning considered buying Embracing Origin Qi Pills to build Source Energy for a future limit break, but decided to learn more about the academy first.
• When Jiang Ning took the Pill Tower booklet from Wang Qingtan, his panel detected her owned Divinity Points and damaged Authority of the Lord of Myriad Fires.
• Jiang Ning concluded that Wang Qingtan was a Divine Maiden unlike the deities he had encountered before.

Jiang Ning toured the Martial Academy with Wang Qingtan and Wang Qinghan, learned about the Martial Training Tower, and decided to challenge it for credits. As Wang Qingtan faced off verbally with Yan Youhu while Lin He tested the Ninth Floor, Liu Sansheng recognized Jiang Ning and greeted him.

• Jiang Ning looked for a suitable bow at the Divine Weapon Tower but found none, and Wang Qinghan mentioned that her family owned their father's old battlefield bow.
• Wang Qingtan explained that the Martial Training Tower rewarded climbers with benefits and credits, and Jiang Ning paid to enter with his hundred-credit token.
• The group learned that Lin He was challenging the Ninth Floor, and Wang Qingtan said his success would not affect her own chance at special admission.
• Yan Youhu challenged Wang Qingtan's confidence, but she dismissed him and described Lin He as a formidable rival.
• Jiang Ning watched the academy students discuss Wang Qingtan, Lin He, and Yan Youhu, then Liu Sansheng arrived and called out to him as Commander Jiang.

Jiang Ning arrived at the Martial Academy and entered the Martial Training Tower after Lin He emerged from a failed attempt to clear its Ninth Floor. Outside, Wang Qingtan learned that Jiang Ning was about her age and had already reached the Fourth Grade, leaving her stunned and questioning her earlier assessment of him.

• Liu Sansheng greeted Jiang Ning at the tower and offered to show him around, while Yan Youhu wondered about Jiang Ning’s identity.
• Jiang Ning waited for Lin He to finish challenging the Ninth Floor; Lin He emerged bloodied, admitted his attempt had failed, and left after Wang Qingtan rebuffed him.
• Wang Qingtan explained how to enter the tower, and Jiang Ning went inside with his token, sensing that the tower could perceive him and deciding not to use certain methods.
• Outside, Wang Qingtan asked Liu Sansheng about Jiang Ning, who revealed that Jiang Ning was around her age and had defended a city from the Black Mountain Rebels.
• Wang Qingtan recalled that Jiang Ning appeared to possess Fourth Grade Marrow Refinement and was shocked by his age, then began to doubt her judgment.

Jiang Ning cleared all nine floors of the Martial Training Tower, earning 330 credits and substantial qi-and-blood rewards. After he emerged, Wang Qingtan entered the tower to attempt the climb herself, while Jiang Ning wondered whether she and her sister had unusual origins.

• Jiang Ning defeated the opponents on the first eight floors, absorbing their Blood Qi and earning increasing credit rewards as he climbed.
• Outside the tower, Yan Youhu identified Jiang Ning as the former Deputy Commander of the Patrol Office from Luoshui County and described his rapid rise; the onlookers watched him reach the ninth floor.
• Jiang Ning defeated the ninth-floor trial opponent, received nine strands of Blood Qi, and finished with 330 credits after clearing the tower.
• Jiang Ning emerged to congratulations from Liu Sansheng, while Lin He recognized how far Jiang Ning surpassed him and Wang Qingtan suspected Jiang Ning might be more than he appeared.
• Wang Qingtan entered the tower to challenge the ninth floor, and Jiang Ning reassured Wang Qinghan before noticing that she had no unusual prompt while her sister did.