Recaps

Jiang Ning completed his Golden Body and tested its formidable defenses as he prepared to strengthen it further. Meanwhile, Xiao Qiushui arrived at Qingyuan Temple to visit Xiao Qiuyue’s grave, prompting the monks to hurry to notify the Qinghe Earl.

• Ye Zhengqi departed through the suspended rain, and Bai Luoyu congratulated Jiang Ning on his coming appointment as county inspector.
• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that Ye Zhengqi was heading to Luo River Lake to investigate a demon responsible for many deaths, then gave Jiang Ning 250,000 Contribution Points for slaying the Demonic Path Cultivator.
• Jiang Ning discovered that his skin membrane had turned gold, and he crushed refined-iron daggers and resisted a Thousand Refined blade with his Golden Body.
• Jiang Ning considered using his 3,381 Source Energy to break through the Perfected Realm Indestructible Vajra Body and resolved to gain another 10,000 experience points.
• Xiao Qiushui arrived at Qingyuan Temple and asked to see Xiao Qiuyue’s grave, so two young monks rushed to inform the Qinghe Earl.

At Qingyuan Temple, Xiao Qiushui reached the Heaven and Man as One realm, became a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, and announced that she would take Xiao Qiuyue’s and He Jinyun’s remains. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning continued tempering his body until he sensed a Grandmaster approaching Dongling City.

• Xiao Qiushui grieved at Xiao Qiuyue’s grave and vowed to take her younger sister home.
• Qinghe Earl arrived at the grave, recognized Xiao Qiushui’s Heaven and Man as One realm, and was wounded when she warned him not to interfere.
• Xiao Qiushui returned as a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, declared she would take Xiao Qiuyue’s and He Jinyun’s remains, and Qinghe Earl agreed to lead her to He Jinyun’s grave.
• Jiang Ning continued tempering his skin membrane, gained experience points, and calculated that he was nearing another breakthrough.
• Qingyi and Jiang Ning sensed a powerful aura approaching; Jiang Ning used Spirit Vision and identified the approaching presence as a Grandmaster.

Xiao Qiushui arrived in Dongling City as a newly advanced Heavenly Human Grandmaster, seeking revenge on Jiang Ning for her sister and nephew. Qingyi tried to protect Jiang Ning but was badly wounded by Xiao Qiushui’s attack, leaving Jiang Ning to face the threat beside her.

• Jiang Ning recognized Xiao Qiushui approaching and confirmed that she had become a Heavenly Human Grandmaster.
• Xiao Qiushui gathered water from the rivers into a skyborne torrent as Qinghe Earl, Zhao Yulong, and Bai Luoyu realized she was targeting Jiang Ning.
• Qingyi stepped between Xiao Qiushui and Jiang Ning, revealing a jade sword and confronting Xiao Qiushui’s Sword Intent.
• Xiao Qiushui unleashed “Green waves—Ten Thousand Hectares,” and the river swallowed Qingyi before exploding above Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning caught the severely injured Qingyi, covered her with a robe, and refused to flee or abandon her.

Xiao Qiushui tried to kill Jiang Ning after becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, but Zhao Yulong and Wang Shouyi intervened and forced her to retreat. Jiang Ning then cared for the wounded Qingyi, whose injury remained painful because Xiao Qiushui’s Sword Intent obstructed its healing.

• Xiao Qiushui prepared to strike Jiang Ning, while Jiang Ning’s restrained Saber Intent gathered in response.
• Zhao Yulong confronted Xiao Qiushui and warned her against attacking a Patrol Office official, but she insisted she was avenging her sister and nephew.
• Wang Shouyi summoned a Divine Statue from the Saint Temple and ordered Xiao Qiushui to leave; with Zhao Yulong approaching, she retreated.
• Jiang Ning thanked Wang Shouyi, sheathed his saber, and carried the wounded Qingyi toward her room.
• Qingyi explained that Xiao Qiushui’s Sword Intent was preventing her shoulder wound from healing, and Jiang Ning cleaned the wound despite the pain it caused her.

Jiang Ning treated Qingyi’s Sword Intent wounds, then met Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu, who warned him about Qingyi’s connection to the One-Worded Shoulder-to-Shoulder King and urged him to make peace with Xiao Qiushui. Jiang Ning accepted their advice politely but kept his own thoughts about both matters to himself.

• Jiang Ning dissolved Xiao Qiushui’s Sword Intent from Qingyi’s wounds and treated her while keeping his eyes closed.
• Jiang Ning went to Bai Luoyu’s residence, where Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu discussed Qingyi’s identity and the danger surrounding her.
• Zhao Yulong told Jiang Ning that Qingyi, called Qi Consort, was connected to the One-Worded Shoulder-to-Shoulder King and warned him not to cross a red line with her.
• Zhao Yulong urged Jiang Ning to resolve his enmity with Xiao Qiushui, explaining her standing and potential as a Heavenly Human Grandmaster.
• Jiang Ning thanked Zhao Yulong for the advice but kept his true thoughts private.

After witnessing Xiao Qiushui’s power, Jiang Ning prepared to protect himself and investigate the True Dragon Hall, while Qingyi left Dongling City to avoid bringing him trouble. He followed the True Dragon Hall Jade Tablet east and reached the Yunmeng River, using the Great Five Elements Water Escape Art to continue his journey.

• Jiang Ning sent letters to the Zhou Family Pharmacy, Xie Xiaojiu, and Feng Jiuge, then considered how to defend himself against Heavenly Human Grandmasters.
• Jiang Ning activated Long Xingyun’s Jade Tablet and decided to seek the True Dragon Hall, giving himself three days to reach it.
• Qingyi told Jiang Ning she was leaving because people in Dongling City had recognized her, and she departed without letting him see her off.
• Jiang Ning used his Heavenly Eye to watch Qingyi leave and memorize the people secretly observing her, then set out east toward the True Dragon Hall.
• Jiang Ning reached the Yunmeng River the next day and entered the water to travel east with the Great Five Elements Water Escape Art.

Jiang Ning followed the Jade Tablet’s guidance to the True Dragon Hall and refused the Dragon Clan’s offer to become a Dragon Descendant. He received a drop of ordinary Dragon Blood and was sent to a valley, where he concluded that the Secret King and Long Xingyun had already become Dragon Descendants.

• Jiang Ning repeatedly used the Great Five Elements Water Escape Art to travel down the Yunmeng River, then followed the Jade Tablet’s changing directions toward the True Dragon Hall.
• Jiang Ning dove beneath a waterfall, where the Jade Tablet revealed a Dragon Head relief that transported him to a Purple Gold Giant Gate guarded by a living Dragon Relief Stone Pillar.
• The Dragon Relief offered Jiang Ning the Dragon Transformation Pool’s baptism and the chance to become a Dragon Descendant, but Jiang Ning refused because he would not abandon his human body.
• The Dragon Relief accepted Jiang Ning’s refusal and gave him a drop of ordinary Dragon Blood before sending him to a valley.
• Jiang Ning examined the Dragon Blood and reasoned that the Secret King, the Eighteen Dragon Heads, and Long Xingyun had become Dragon Descendants through the True Dragon Hall.

After returning to Dongling City, Jiang Ning welcomed Zhou Xing and gave him blood to strengthen him for the work ahead. He used Source Energy to break through Wind Thunder Step again, greatly improving his speed and aiming to approach the speed of sound.

• Jiang Ning returned home, ate the food Luyi and Liu Wanwan prepared, and learned that Zhou Xing had come to see him.
• Zhou Xing arrived, pledged his loyalty, and told Jiang Ning that he was an Eighth Grade martial artist with 2,500 jin of force.
• Jiang Ning gave Zhou Xing his blood to strengthen him and told him to raise his strength quickly; afterward, Jiang Ning decided to let Cheng Ran choose his own future.
• Jiang Ning learned that the Inspector Banquet preparations were underway and told Luyi to pass along his preference for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
• Jiang Ning spent 1,000 Source Energy to advance Wind Thunder Step to its Fourth Limit Break, gaining the Rhythm of the Wind trait.
• Jiang Ning tested the movement technique in the Eastern Mausoleum Mountain Range and found his top speed had increased by about twenty percent, bringing him closer to breaking the sound barrier.

Jiang Ning broke through Wind Thunder Step and gained the space lesser Divine Ability Ground Shrinking to an Inch, then cultivated Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill and visited Bai Luoyu. Bai Luoyu invited him to visit Lord Ye and explained that Dongling County had a second, hidden Inspector whose identity he did not know.

• Jiang Ning spent Source Energy to break through Wind Thunder Step, gaining Ground Shrinking to an Inch and testing its spatial movement, which could carry him several zhang at a time but quickly drained his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
• Jiang Ning decided to focus on breaking through Indestructible Vajra Body, then cultivated Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill at noon and saw its progress pass thirty percent.
• Jiang Ning concluded that perfecting Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill could help him become an Entering Heavenly Human Grandmaster, while he still lacked a path to Heaven and Man as One or advancement through Saber Intent.
• Jiang Ning visited Bai Luoyu that afternoon, and Bai Luoyu invited him to visit Lord Ye and welcomed his appointment as Inspector.
• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that Dongling County had another Inspector who worked in secret, though Bai Luoyu did not know that person's identity.

Jiang Ning learned that the White Dragon had injured Ye Zhengqi, then returned home and used Dragon Blood to rapidly strengthen his body and advance his Indestructible Vajra Body. He ended the chapter eager to see how much Source Energy the Dragon Blood would yield.

• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that the Ancient Dragon Species White Dragon had forced back Ye Zhengqi and left him injured, and Jiang Ning visited Ye Zhengqi with Bai Luoyu.
• Jiang Ning returned home, rested, and reconciled with Xiao Doubao by giving her candied hawthorn skewers.
• Jiang Ning examined a drop of Dragon Blood with his Heavenly Eye, swallowed it, and practiced the eighteenth movement of the Indestructible Vajra Body as the blood released powerful energy.
• Jiang Ning's Indestructible Vajra Body experience points rose from 1033 to 6173, and he felt his blood qi and physical strength grow substantially.
• Jiang Ning understood that his Dragon Blood aura explained Linglong's affection, but he rejected the idea of becoming a Dragon Descendant and anticipated gaining Source Energy from the blood.

Jiang Ning received his Dongling County Patrol Envoy seal and uniform, then focused on strengthening his Indestructible Vajra Body ahead of his appointment banquet. After filling its experience bar, he discovered that his 4,778 Source Energy was insufficient to trigger a breakthrough and decided to test whether 5,000 points would be enough.

• Ye Zhengqi gave Jiang Ning his official seal and robe, and Jiang Ning returned home and tried on the uniform.
• Jiang Ning gained 4,778 Source Energy from refining Dragon Blood and resolved to prioritize survival over offensive strength.
• As factions prepared gifts for Jiang Ning’s upcoming Inspector Banquet, he spent the day training his Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Jiang Ning filled the skill’s experience bar to 10,000 but saw no breakthrough option because his Source Energy was insufficient.
• Jiang Ning decided to gather 5,000 Source Energy and took out the wine flask that had been soaking the Taiyin Stone.

Jiang Ning refined Emperor Flow Paste, raised his Source Energy Points above five thousand, and resumed Marrow Refinement while preparing for the Inspector Banquet. Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Jiuge arrived in Dongling City, where he entrusted Xie Xiaojiu with his official seal and assigned both women to help establish the new prefecture.

• Jiang Ning fed Linglong a strand of Emperor Flow Paste, then drank and refined half a flask, enduring alternating waves of cold and heat.
• The next morning, Jiang Ning saw that his Source Energy Points had reached 6374, concluded that his Indestructible Vajra Body needed ten thousand points to break through, and began Marrow Refinement again.
• Bai Luoyu watched Jiang Ning train and resolved to work harder so that Jiang Ning would not leave him too far behind.
• Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Jiuge arrived in Dongling City and gave Jiang Ning a letter from Cheng Ran, who had chosen to stay in Luoshui County with his father and family wine business.
• Jiang Ning gave Xie Xiaojiu the Dongling County Inspector's official seal and told Feng Jiuge to assist her with establishing the prefecture.
• Jiang Ning left the fourth Deputy Envoy position vacant and told Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Jiuge to arrange their subordinate appointments and seek his help if needed.

Jiang Ning tested a mixture of tea, wine, Emperor Flow Paste, and his blood on Feng Jiuge and Xie Xiaojiu, then fed Emperor Flow Paste to Linglong and the old soft-shelled turtle after learning how much it advanced Linglong’s cultivation. That night, guests gathered at Jiang Ning’s Inspector Banquet, where the late arrival of Wang Shouyi and Zhao Yulong displeased Ye Zhengqi, and the two hurried to greet him.

• Jiang Ning gave Feng Jiuge and Xie Xiaojiu a drink infused with Emperor Flow Paste and his blood, and both became drowsy.
• Jiang Ning learned that Linglong’s cultivation had increased by twenty-five years, reaching one hundred and five years, and gave her and the old soft-shelled turtle more Emperor Flow Paste to refine.
• Jiang Ning arrived at the Inspector Banquet with Ye Zhengqi and Bai Luoyu, and the guests greeted him as Dongling County Patrol Envoy.
• The guests discussed Jiang Ning’s official rank, his place on the Earth Rankings, and his conflict with Xiao Qiushui.
• Wang Shouyi and Zhao Yulong arrived after the banquet had begun, and Zhao Yulong used Sound Transmission into Secrecy to alert Wang Shouyi to Ye Zhengqi’s displeasure.
• Wang Shouyi and Zhao Yulong hurried to the head table to greet Ye Zhengqi.

After his Inspector Banquet, Jiang Ning refined the gifts he received until he had enough Source Energy to break through the Indestructible Vajra Body. He triggered the breakthrough and endured the violent changes and pain in his body.

• At the Inspector Banquet, Ye Zhengqi praised Zhao Yulong’s progress toward the Heaven and Man United Realm.
• Jiang Ning reviewed the banquet gifts, then refined the treasures through the night to raise his Source Energy.
• Ye Zhengqi departed with Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu, ordered them to investigate the God Worshipping Sect in Baisha County, and warned them not to confront the injured White Dragon.
• Jiang Ning’s Source Energy surpassed ten thousand, allowing him to activate the Indestructible Vajra Body’s first breakthrough.
• Jiang Ning’s Source Energy fell by ten thousand as the breakthrough caused immense power to surge through him, rapidly dividing his cells and tearing at his muscles.

Jiang Ning gained Dragon Elephant Power after breaking through the Indestructible Vajra Body, then mastered his increased strength and returned to Dongling City with Wang Jin. The chapter ended with Jiang Ning beginning his noon Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill practice while Wang Jin marveled at his talent.

• Jiang Ning gained Dragon Elephant Power and a second layer of Protective Golden Light, and he tested his strength by crushing air and twisting a Thousand Refined Iron dagger.
• Jiang Ning spent half a month quietly adjusting to his new strength while his actions against the Liu Family stirred rumors in Dongling City.
• Jiang Ning visited Medicine King Valley, thanked Lu Qingshan for restoring Wang Jin, and invited Wang Jin to return to the Martial Arts Hall.
• Wang Jin learned that Jiang Ning had become Dongling County Patrol Envoy, a Sixth Rank official, and was astonished by his disciple’s rise.
• Jiang Ning left Medicine King Valley with Wang Jin and began practicing the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill at noon.

Jiang Ning completed Fourth Grade Marrow Refining and considered how to become a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, setting his sights on the hardest path and nine Blood Exchanges. After training his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, he returned to Dongling City and learned Bai Luoyu had gone to Baisha County to deal with the God Worshipping Sect.

• Jiang Ning reached the Perfected Realm of Marrow Refining and studied the paths to Grandmaster, deciding he would aim to become the Strongest Grandmaster through nine Blood Exchanges.
• Jiang Ning absorbed Great Sun Essence Qi at noon, raising his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill experience, and told Wang Jin that the skill had reached Great Completion.
• Jiang Ning left Wang Jin and the two White Snow Crimson Flame Steeds to travel back to Luoshui County while he returned to Dongling City ahead of them.
• Zhou Xing told Jiang Ning that Bai Luoyu had led a team to Baisha County to investigate the God Worshipping Sect.
• Jiang Ning checked the Celestial Secrets Record, warned Bai Luoyu about the Sect’s connection to an Evil God, and offered to come help if needed.

Jiang Ning focused on strengthening his Five Animal Frolics Fist while considering his path to becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, then received an urgent message about Baisha County. There, Bai Luoyu tried to leave after discovering the county’s corruption, but County Magistrate Deng Fei blocked him and claimed to know where his missing subordinates were.

• Bai Luoyu rode toward Baisha County with a powerful team after his subordinates stopped reporting, reassured by a message from Jiang Ning that help would come.
• Jiang Ning reviewed his cultivation options and decided to train the Five Animal Frolics Fist to deepen his qi and blood while reserving Source Energy Points for future breakthroughs.
• After three days of focused training, Jiang Ning strengthened his qi and blood and received a call for aid through the Celestial Secrets Record about Baisha County.
• Bai Luoyu decided to withdraw from Baisha County after seeing signs of the God Worshipping Sect’s influence and the county’s abnormal, savage residents.
• Deng Fei confronted Bai Luoyu at his doorway, insisted that he stay, and said he had information about Bai Luoyu’s missing subordinates.

After receiving Bai Luoyu’s urgent request for help, Jiang Ning reached Baisha County and discovered that the God Worshipping Sect’s influence covered the city. He joined Bai Luoyu as the inspector prepared to follow County Magistrate Deng Fei into a suspected trap.

• Bai Luoyu agreed to follow Deng Fei while privately telling his subordinates to stall for time until Zhao Yulong and Jiang Ning arrived.
• Jiang Ning used his speed to reach Baisha County, detected the God of Flesh and Blood’s aura on the guards, and used his Heavenly Eye to see the corruption shrouding the city.
• The Mountain Spirit Envoy and the other Divine Envoys decided to kill Bai Luoyu before he could alert Zhao Yulong and disrupt their planned sacrifice of Baisha County.
• Jiang Ning appeared in Bai Luoyu’s backyard, proved his identity by absorbing Great Sun Essence Qi, and learned about the danger from Bai Luoyu.
• Deng Fei arrived to take Bai Luoyu away, and Jiang Ning claimed to be the inspector’s subordinate as Bai Luoyu agreed to follow him.

Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu uncovered a God Worshipping Sect stronghold beneath Emerald Willow Pavilion, where Jiang Ning swiftly killed the ambushers and cultists. The Blood Pool began to boil as Jiang Ning warned Bai Luoyu to fall back.

• Deng Fei led Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu to Emerald Willow Pavilion, which he identified as a God Worshipping Sect stronghold where Bai Luoyu's subordinates had disappeared.
• Jiang Ning found Lin Xiao's bloodstained Token near the entrance to the Underground Chamber, and he and Bai Luoyu descended into the tunnel.
• Three spirit envoys ambushed Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu, but Jiang Ning killed the woman with one punch and blasted the other two apart with two more.
• Jiang Ning killed the remaining God Worshipping Sect followers with Saber Intent and lit the chamber, leaving Bai Luoyu stunned by his strength.
• The Blood Pool began to boil, and Jiang Ning told Bai Luoyu to fall back.

Jiang Ning confronted the God of Flesh and Blood when it descended into the Underground Chamber, then used his Heavenly Eye to make the divine incarnation collapse and seized its statue and Authority Fragment. Afterward, he began drying out the Blood Pool, revealing the scale of his power to Bai Luoyu.

• The God of Flesh and Blood formed an incarnation from the Blood Pool and attacked Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu, recognizing that Jiang Ning held a fragment of the same Authority.
• Jiang Ning activated his Perfected Indestructible Vajra Body and opened his Heavenly Eye, revealing the Divine Statue within the incarnation and glimpsing the Deity’s true form in an Alternate Dimension.
• The God of Flesh and Blood’s incarnation disintegrated, and Jiang Ning seized its stone statue, gaining seventeen Divinity Points and increasing his Flesh Regeneration Authority.
• Jiang Ning restored the damaged Underground Chamber and told Bai Luoyu that the Deity’s descent had collapsed; Bai Luoyu guessed that heaven and earth had suppressed it.
• Jiang Ning summoned a Blazing Tiger to evaporate the Blood Pool and unleashed his Blade Bone’s Saber Intent, cutting through the earth above while Bai Luoyu retreated from the razor-sharp force.

Jiang Ning uncovered and destroyed the God Worshipping Sect’s five Blood Pool strongholds in Baisha County, freeing the controlled constables and exposing the scale of the deaths. After boosting his Divine Descendant Subordinate Authority, he considered his growing threat from the God of Flesh and Blood and Bai Luoyu urged him to claim the merit to aid his path to becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster.

• Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu found more than a thousand bones in the dried Blood Pool, and Jiang Ning freed County Magistrate Deng Fei and the constables by removing the Gu Insects from their heads.
• Jiang Ning left Bai Luoyu to handle Deng Fei and exterminated the God Worshipping Sect’s strongholds at the other four Blood Pools, gaining Divinity and progress in Flesh Regeneration.
• Deng Fei acknowledged his guilt and said he and his men were beyond saving, while Bai Luoyu ordered the city sealed and its gates closed until the garrison arrived.
• Jiang Ning spent thirty-three Divinity Points to advance Divine Descendant Subordinate, then reflected on the God of Flesh and Blood marking him as an enemy.
• Bai Luoyu encouraged Jiang Ning to claim the merit for resolving the crisis, arguing it could help him obtain the Dharma Gate needed to become a Third Grade Heavenly Human Grandmaster.

Zhao Yulong investigated the Blood Pools in Baisha County and suspected the God Worshipping Sect had prepared a formation to sacrifice the city’s inhabitants and aid the God of Flesh and Blood’s return. He summoned Shen Wenyuan to assess the threat, and the Great Grandmaster arrived as Jiang Ning and the others waited on the city wall.

• Zhao Yulong inspected the Blood Pool, tested its corrosive water, and took Jiang Ning’s five Divine Statues as merit.
• Zhao Yulong examined the Blood Pools with Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu and suspected the sect’s formation could sacrifice more than a hundred thousand people.
• Zhao Yulong contacted Shen Wenyuan, and he explained that a Second Rank Great Grandmaster could receive a marquis’s rank and a county fief.
• Zhao Yulong ordered Deng Fei to accompany them while Shen Wenyuan decided how to punish the county magistrate.
• Shen Wenyuan flew to Baisha County at tremendous speed and landed on the city wall, where Jiang Ning and the others greeted him.

Shen Wenyuan confirmed that the God Worshipping Sect had built a Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Soul Array in Baisha County and destroyed its Blood Pools. After seven days of relief efforts, Jiang Ning watched the Yellow Sky Sect’s Talisman Water cure the corrupted townspeople, while the Su Family's Eldest Daughter regretted missing her chance to befriend him.

• Shen Wenyuan examined the Blood Pool, identified the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Soul Array, and ordered Zhao Yulong to begin exterminating the God Worshipping Sect.
• Shen Wenyuan revealed that Shen Congyun was his nephew, promised Jiang Ning a Class D Great Merit, and destroyed the Blood Pools with his Martial Dao True Intent.
• Shen Wenyuan told Zhao Yulong to handle Deng Fei according to the rules, then returned to Prefecture City after inviting Jiang Ning to visit.
• Seven days later, an Earthly King of the Yellow Sky Sect distributed Talisman Water in Baisha County, and the townspeople recovered from the God of Flesh and Blood’s corruption.
• The Su Family's Eldest Daughter recognized Jiang Ning as the County Patrol Envoy and regretted that she had not befriended him earlier.

Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu oversaw four days of distributing Talisman Water to Baisha County’s residents while Jiang Ning cultivated and read. After the work ended, Jiang Ning learned more about the Yellow Sky Sect and its formidable leader, while He Zhongchun abandoned his plan to seek revenge against him.

• Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu supervised the orderly distribution of Talisman Water, and Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that County Magistrate Deng had been dealt with while his family would be cared for.
• Jiang Ning read during the four-day operation and cultivated the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, while He Zhongchun recognized him and gave up his revenge plan rather than risk confronting the Dongling County Patrol Envoy.
• After completing his cultivation on the final day, Jiang Ning expected to reach the Perfected Realm and become a Heavenly Human Grandmaster within a month, with a Class D Great Merit securing access to the necessary Dharma Gate.
• At the Victory Banquet, Bai Luoyu identified the Yellow Sky Sect’s Earthly King as He Zhongchun and explained the sect’s influence and the Yellow Sky Daoist’s standing as one of the Second Under Heaven.
• Jiang Ning asked about the absent Martial Saint and learned that the Patrol Office Prefect had not appeared, while two disciples handled affairs as Deputy Prefects.
• He Zhongchun left the banquet area, and Jiang Ning decided to keep an eye on the Yellow Sky Sect without trying to confront it.

Jiang Ning returned home, tested how his blood strengthened Linglong, and learned from his letters about famine in Da Li Province and Xiao Qiushui’s Grandmaster Banquet. He gave Jiang Li a drop of Essence Blood and reached the banquet’s nine-day countdown, while Wang Qingtan worried that a Grandmaster’s demand would be difficult to oppose.

• Jiang Ning fed Linglong his blood and learned it had increased her cultivation by about eleven years.
• Jiang Ning read Ji Mingyue’s letter about drought, famine, and rebel attacks in Da Li Province, then learned Ye Zhengqi would visit before Xiao Qiushui’s Grandmaster Banquet on the tenth day of the fifth month.
• Jiang Ning reunited with Jiang Li and gave him a drop of Essence Blood to strengthen him.
• Jiang Ning checked his panel, saw that he still lacked the Source Energy needed for another limit break, and decided against asking Wang Qingtan for more money.
• Wang Qingtan set out to collect a debt while worrying that her Master, a Grandmaster, could not be opposed and wondering whether Jiang Ning could help.