Recaps

Yan Qing and the others broke into the Chang'an Military Mansion’s secret realm under cover of Ying Ru Shi’s Barrier Token, while Ying Ru Shi kept Li Long from pursuing them. Li Long recognized Ying Ru Shi as one of Ying Le’s people and confronted her with his hatred as she prepared to kill him.

• Li Long rang the alarm and threatened the masked thieves, but Yan Qing and the others attacked him before the military guards could arrive.
• Ying Ru Shi’s Barrier Token contained the noise, and she realized Li Long was deliberately holding them back because he had alerted people inside the dungeon.
• Yaoshi Yuan kicked through the wall beside the bookcase while Ying Ru Shi used her Gui Cang Secret Sword to stop Li Long from reaching the others.
• Li Long identified Ying Ru Shi as one of Ying Le’s people after recognizing her swordsmanship and Conch Ring.
• Li Long revealed that Ying Le had left the scar on his face, and Ying Ru Shi drew her sword and threatened to kill him.

Yan Qing, Yaoshi Yuan, and Shang Xin Lei entered the prison secret realm, where they fought to reach the dungeon’s lowest level before its gates closed. They found Divine Marquis Manor constables waiting beside the earthfire, and a white-haired prisoner named Chu Luoyan broke out of his cell and joined the confrontation.

• A ceiling mechanism flung an object into the secret realm after Li Long sounded the Alarm Bell, exposing the thieves’ plan.
• Yaoshi Yuan entered first and killed a jailer, while Yan Qing and the others killed eight more as the disorganized jailers scattered.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Yan Qing jumped through the closing ebony gates toward the dungeon’s lower level, while Shang Xin Lei stayed behind to face the regrouped jailers.
• Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan found four Divine Marquis Manor constables waiting beside the earthfire, including a Silver Badge Constable who ordered them captured.
• A white-haired prisoner named Chu Luoyan broke out of his cell, armed himself, and declared that he would capture Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan to regain the Dragon-Locking Bodhisattva’s favor.

Yan Qing activated Bingzi Jiaolin’s Overturning the Heavens mode and fought the Divine Marquis Constables while Yaoshi Yuan faced Chu Luoyan. After the demons grew stronger by absorbing a fallen comrade’s blood qi, Yan Qing glanced toward Yaoshi Yuan and saw her draw her Fine Steel Spear.

• Yaoshi Yuan recognized the white-haired prisoner as Chu Luoyan, the former Duke of Wei and a key figure in the coup against Yaoshi Mo Ke.
• Yan Qing deployed eight White Iron Straight Blades and activated Bingzi Jiaolin’s Overturning the Heavens mode, forcing back the approaching Divine Marquis Constables.
• Yan Qing used Naraku Curse to damage the constables’ joints and slow them, eventually breaking the Bronze Badge Constables’ feet.
• A Bronze Badge Constable died and declared he would protect his comrades under the Yellow Springs, while his blood qi healed and empowered the other demons.
• The strengthened demons charged Yan Qing, who saw Yaoshi Yuan draw her Fine Steel Spear as she faced Chu Luoyan.

Chu Luoyan fought Yaoshi Yuan, whom he recognized as Black Wolf Thief, and revealed how Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Rope strengthened his phantom attacks. After their battle turned into a deadly spear clash, Yan Qing was also locked in close combat with the Divine Marquis Constable.

• Chu Luoyan used his Blood War Messenger combat system and Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Rope to overwhelm Yaoshi Yuan with tracking phantom attacks.
• Yaoshi Yuan endured Chu Luoyan's blows, then used Whirlwind Lantern to absorb his phantom attacks and smash his Liquan Spear.
• Chu Luoyan recognized Yaoshi Yuan and told her that Dragon Locking True Person had sent him to the dungeon as a reward for her, ruining his years of plans.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Chu Luoyan resumed their spear fight with killing intent, while Yan Qing fought the Divine Marquis Constable at close range.

Li Long battled Ying Ru Shi in the sealed room, using his ultimate Extreme Ascending Dragon to break through her defenses. The chapter ended with Ying Ru Shi revealing that Li Long had struck an illusion and stabbing him through the chest with the Mortal World Eye.

• Two Masked Soldiers noticed that the guards on the commander's courtyard shift had not returned, but chose not to investigate before their own shift change.
• Li Long used continuous violet-flame attacks to suppress Ying Ru Shi while she evaded him with the Shadow Spider Boots and attacked with Relying on Heaven Sword.
• Li Long unleashed Extreme Ascending Dragon, blasting Ying Ru Shi through a wall and believing he had broken her Defense Barrier.
• Ying Ru Shi returned to fight at close range, but Li Long used killing intent attacks to force her into the air and slammed her into the floor.
• Li Long celebrated after striking Ying Ru Shi with Dragon Subduing, but her apparent corpse vanished and he realized she had stabbed him through the chest.
• Li Long recognized the white fox thief's Divine Martial Demonic Blood and Mortal World Eye.

Ying Ru Shi killed Li Long after revealing that her Mortal World Eye had trapped him in an illusion, and Li Long warned her that Divine Martial True Blood awakeners were fated to kill one another. After an unseen voice challenged her belief that Ying Le would not discover or kill her, Ying Ru Shi was left alone in the ruined room, shaken.

• Li Long recalled how Ying Le had used the Mortal World Eye to make him and his companions see illusions in the Divine Marquis Manor.
• Ying Ru Shi explained the Mortal World Eye’s power and killed Li Long after he recognized the illusion.
• Li Long laughed that Ying Le and Ying Ru Shi would repeat the Ying Clan’s history of bloodline awakeners killing one another.
• Ying Ru Shi searched Li Long’s body and resolved that Ying Le would not discover her Mortal World Eye.
• An unseen voice warned Ying Ru Shi that Ying Le might kill her even if she stayed hidden, and Ying Ru Shi swung at the empty room.

Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan survived their battles against the Divine Marquis Constables and Chu Luoyan, though both suffered serious injuries. As they gathered themselves, Yan Qing realized he could not see the loot he expected to find on the demons.

• Yan Qing killed the Divine Marquis Constables almost simultaneously, enduring a severe shoulder wound to prevent the survivors from powering up.
• Yan Qing searched the constables' corpses for treasure while Yaoshi Yuan recovered nearby.
• Yaoshi Yuan reflected on Chu Luoyan's death and how the Star Shifting Disk and enhanced Vidyaraja Armor had helped her defeat him.
• Yaoshi Yuan retrieved her spears and found Yan Qing still searching the corpses.
• Yan Qing realized that, like Yaoshi Yuan and Shang Xin Lei, he could not see the miracles or loot that locals could not perceive.

Yan Qing recruited Yaoshi Yuan into the Calamity Organization and revealed the authorities that could help rescue Bunny Heroine. Yaoshi Yuan dove into the Earth Flame Magma to retrieve the Exotic Iron, and Yan Qing activated Concentric Lock as her armor’s defenses failed.

• Yan Qing bandaged Yaoshi Yuan’s injured leg and insisted that Red Snake should not be blamed for their mission.
• Yan Qing used a calamity token to invite Yaoshi Yuan into the Calamity Organization, and she accepted after learning about the two authorities.
• Yan Qing told Yaoshi Yuan to retrieve the Exotic Iron from the platform in the magma, and she donned her Vajra Armor and wrapped herself in Chains.
• Yaoshi Yuan swam through the magma, retrieved the Exotic Iron, then descended deeper as her armor barrier and spiritual power gave out.
• Yan Qing activated the team skill Concentric Lock, creating a golden chain between himself and Yaoshi Yuan in the magma.

Yaoshi Yuan entered the lava prison and broke the rock anchoring Bunny Heroine’s Golden Locks, freeing her despite the danger and exhaustion. When Bunny Heroine seemed unconscious, Yaoshi Yuan feared the rescue had failed, but Bunny Heroine woke and teased her big sister.

• Yan Qing used the Concentric Lock and his barriers to hold out while Yaoshi Yuan crossed the lava and entered the prison.
• Yaoshi Yuan saw Bunny Heroine suspended in the Golden Locks and resolved to free her.
• Yaoshi Yuan hammered through the rock wall anchoring each lock until Bunny Heroine fell free.
• Yaoshi Yuan called to Bunny Heroine, then despaired when she appeared not to wake.
• Yaoshi Yuan picked Bunny Heroine up, and Bunny Heroine revealed she had been awake and complained that the armor was poking her.

Yaoshi Yuan rescued Bunny Heroine from the magma prison, and Bunny Heroine used Immortal Travel to reach Jiang Shi in Ping City. Yaoshi Yuan and Yan Qing escaped the magma afterward and waited for help, leaving them trapped until Shang Xin Lei and Ying Ru Shi broke open the Blackstone door.

• Yaoshi Yuan urged Bunny Heroine to escape as magma flooded the prison, and Bunny Heroine told her that she and Yan Qing both cared for her before activating Immortal Travel.
• Bunny Heroine appeared in the Ping City military camp beside Night Four and Jiang Shi, then began meditating.
• Yan Qing pulled Yaoshi Yuan out of the magma, and they discarded her damaged armor and Chu Luoyan's corpse to hide their traces.
• Yaoshi Yuan asked whether Yan Qing had formed his organization to support her rescue, but he denied that she was worth the effort.
• Shang Xin Lei and Ying Ru Shi broke open the Blackstone door, and Shang Xin Lei made Yaoshi Yuan and Yan Qing beg for help.

Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei escaped the Cold Marrow Prison with their companions, but Yaoshi Yuan’s Storage Ring shattered as a dangerous ore appeared. Meanwhile, Yaoshi Yue left the Medicine King Valley secret realm and set out to stop the thieves who had taken her family’s Exotic Iron.

• Chang'an’s military constables discovered that the commander’s residence had been destroyed, but the thieves had already escaped.
• Shang Xin Lei scolded Yan Qing for jumping into danger, then gave him her grass bracelet and bit his hand after he tried to excuse himself.
• Ying Ru Shi reflected on how the group’s shared ordeal had brought them closer, though a mocking laugh unsettled her.
• Yaoshi Yuan’s Storage Ring shattered, releasing a long piece of golden ore and eight chains as Red Snake turned back at a warning.
• Yaoshi Yue emerged from the Medicine King Valley secret realm, learned the thieves had taken her second uncle’s Exotic Iron, and vowed to catch Yellow Dog.

Yan Qing and his companions were trapped when Dragon Locking True Person’s Golden Locks bound Yaoshi Yuan and Ying Ru Shi, while Chang’an’s soldiers closed in around them. As Yaoshi Yuan prepared to die rather than be captured, Yan Qing remained confident and reached toward the Exotic Iron.

• Yaoshi Yuan kicked Yan Qing out of danger but was caught by the Golden Locks, and the group’s Legendary Relics failed to break the chains.
• Ying Ru Shi stored the Exotic Iron in her Storage Ring, but the ring shattered and the returning chains bound her left hand.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Ying Ru Shi told Yellow Dog and Red Snake to hide and buy time as they considered waiting for the enemy to exhaust her spiritual power.
• Yan Qing saw government soldiers closing in from several directions while Yaoshi Yuan resolved to die rather than be captured.
• Yaoshi Yuan urged Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei to leave, but Yan Qing told her to stop yelling and reached toward the Exotic Iron.

Yan Qing and the other thieves escaped Yaoshi Yue’s attempt to reclaim the Exotic Iron by using the Return Token’s barrier to block the Dragon Locking Seal. They returned to the Thieves’ Den, where the Exotic Iron was formally secured and everyone celebrated their survival.

• Yaoshi Yue repeatedly failed to activate the Exotic Iron’s Golden Locks while it was inside a Storage Ring, then raced toward Chang'an City.
• Yan Qing used the Return Token’s invincible barrier to prevent Yaoshi Yue from triggering the Dragon Locking Seal through the Exotic Iron.
• Yan Qing, Yaoshi Yuan, Ying Ru Shi, and Shang Xin Lei escaped toward Anguo Temple as palace guards pursued them.
• Shang Xin Lei and Ying Ru Shi pulled Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan to the top of the pagoda, and the four returned to the Thieves’ Den’s main hall.
• The Exotic Iron appeared above the stone table and was formally taken over by the Thieves’ Den, prompting the group to laugh in relief.

After escaping the Chang'an Military Mansion, the Thieves' Den debated who was responsible for attracting Dragon Locking True Person's attention and who should lead the group. The mission earned a Meritorious Service rating, and Yan Qing and Black Wolf tied for first in Thief Points.

• Chang'an's soldiers learned that Commander Li Long had died and the dungeon's treasures were gone, then tore through the city searching for the thieves.
• Ying Ru Shi suggested that Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan's actions had drawn Dragon Locking True Person's attention, while Yaoshi Yuan argued that the military mansion's agents might have alerted her.
• Ying Ru Shi and Yaoshi Yuan traded blame as they challenged each other's authority, while Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei privately teased one another.
• The Thieves' Den rated the Exotic Iron theft Meritorious Service and awarded Yan Qing 40 additional Thief Points for his mission contributions.
• The settlement screen showed Yellow Dog and Black Wolf tied for first with 100 Thief Points each.

Thieves' Den began auctioning the rewards for the Relying on Heaven Sword theft, while Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan silently tried to yield the custom Legendary Relic to each other. Shang Xin Lei and Ying Ru Shi bid on the Exotic Iron instead, forcing Yaoshi Yuan to make a decisive move as the bidding continued.

• Thieves' Den revealed the mission rewards: Exotic Iron for a custom Legendary Relic, Earth Vein Malice, Red Furnace Fire Essence, a Peerless Secret Technique Mastery Book, and a Shore Flower.
• When the Exotic Iron auction began, Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan both waited for the other to bid, each intending to give the Relic to the other.
• Shang Xin Lei bid 50 points, saying she would take the Exotic Iron since neither Yan Qing nor Yaoshi Yuan had bid.
• Ying Ru Shi bid 56 points, arguing that she could bid for an exclusive Legendary Relic just as Shang Xin Lei could.
• As Thieves' Den called Ying Ru Shi's bid for the third time, someone bid 96 points.

Yaoshi Yuan won the Exotic Iron and received Dragon Snake Seven Kills, a Legendary Relic whose abilities perfectly suited her and could grow stronger with her realm. Yan Qing then won Earth Vein Malice, while the remaining thieves watched the auction continue.

• Black Wolf won the Exotic Iron with a bid of 96 Thief Points, leaving Yan Qing relieved but envious that he had missed it.
• The Thieves' Den forged the Exotic Iron into Dragon Snake Seven Kills, and Yaoshi Yuan blood-sacrificed it to herself.
• The relic's revealed abilities impressed the thieves, and Yan Qing regretted that Yaoshi Yuan had received such a perfect custom weapon.
• Yan Qing bid 52 Thief Points for Earth Vein Malice and won it after no one present could outbid him.
• Earth Vein Malice turned into a small stone, and Yan Qing picked it up and learned how to use it.

The thieves auctioned off their rewards, and Shang Xin Lei and Ying Ru Shi coordinated their bids so each could claim an item cheaply. After Thieves' Den announced their increased wanted status and warned that a Gold Badge Divine Arrestor might pursue them on their next mission, Yaoshi Yuan summoned Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei, then appeared from Black Wolf's room.

• Yan Qing spent all his points to win the Red Furnace Fire Essence, while Ying Ru Shi did not bid.
• Shang Xin Lei proposed that Ying Ru Shi take the Peerless Secret Technique Mastery Book cheaply and promised not to contest the Shore Flower; Ying Ru Shi agreed, and they each won one reward.
• The thieves discussed the rising auction costs and the possibility that their next mission would involve fighting Foundation Establishment experts.
• Thieves' Den announced that their wanted status had been extended to seventy days and that the Divine Marquis Manor would send a Gold Badge Divine Arrestor and three Silver Badge Captains if they committed another crime.
• Ying Ru Shi identified a Gold Badge Divine Arrestor as a Fourth Rank Demon and urged everyone to strengthen themselves before the next mission.
• Yaoshi Yuan asked Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei to wait, then emerged from Black Wolf's room instead of her own.

Yaoshi Yuan apologized to Shang Xin Lei and the two women became friends, while Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan argued over the debts between them. After they agreed to start from zero, Yaoshi Yuan suddenly embraced Yan Qing.

• Yaoshi Yuan revealed her face and apologized to Shang Xin Lei for insulting her, and Shang Xin Lei accepted the apology.
• Shang Xin Lei removed her face covering and told Yaoshi Yuan she trusted her, then invited her to lunch.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Yan Qing argued over whether he had helped her during their mission and whether either of them owed the other anything.
• Yaoshi Yuan declared that they were even and that everything between them started from zero.
• Yan Qing agreed, and Yaoshi Yuan surged into his arms with a fragrant breeze.

Yaoshi Yuan offered to train Yan Qing and used the arrangement to claim a place under his leadership, while Yan Qing struggled to explain their connection to Shang Xin Lei. The chapter ended with Shang Xin Lei giving Yan Qing pastries after threatening him over his remarks.

• Yaoshi Yuan hugged Yan Qing as a substitute for Bunny Heroine, then asked him to spar with her as payment.
• Yan Qing agreed to train with Yaoshi Yuan and insisted Shang Xin Lei join them too.
• Yaoshi Yuan declared herself Yan Qing’s subordinate, revealing her interest in joining the Calamity Organization.
• Shang Xin Lei questioned Yan Qing about his secret with Yaoshi Yuan, but he refused to explain and angered her with his comments about their relative strength.
• Shang Xin Lei gave Yan Qing a box of pastries, and he took them to his room and ate them.

Shang Xin Lei prepared a hotpot meal to surprise Yan Qing, but after he failed to join her, she ate alone and dwelled on Yaoshi Yuan’s closeness with him. She ended the night wondering whether Yan Qing was thinking about her or Yaoshi Yuan.

• Shang Xin Lei had the kitchen slaughter a sheep and prepare fresh mutton for her hotpot.
• Shang Xin Lei cooked and devoured the mutton and other ingredients, then decided not to wake Yan Qing and gave the remaining meat to the servants.
• Shang Xin Lei recalled how Yan Qing had suggested the dish and how she had planned to share it with him after their mission.
• Shang Xin Lei grew jealous as she remembered Yaoshi Yuan hugging Yan Qing and exchanging private words with him.
• Shang Xin Lei questioned whether she had helped spark Black Wolf’s interest in Yan Qing, then wondered who Yan Qing was thinking about.

After Yaoshi Yuan returned from rescuing Bunny Heroine and stealing the Exotic Iron, Chang'an’s officials sought her help to calm the Dragon-Locking Bodhisattva, but she refused and kept her involvement secret. While bathing, she tried to explain away her growing closeness to Yan Qing as a way to stay in the Calamity Organization, while Yan Qing lay awake wondering why his kick had missed Red Snake.

• Wu Qiu told Yaoshi Yuan that powerful officials and palace representatives had gathered, hoping she would mediate the Dragon-Locking Bodhisattva’s anger.
• Yaoshi Yuan refused to meet the visitors and ordered Wu Qiu to say she had gone to bed.
• Shi Dong and Wu Qiu noticed Yaoshi Yuan’s singed hair and teased her about dressing up and wearing perfume to meet someone.
• Yaoshi Yuan recalled hugging Yan Qing and convinced herself that getting close to him would help her remain in the Calamity Organization and trade goods.
• Yaoshi Yuan drank wine in the bath and described Yan Qing as disgusting and infuriating, though sometimes gentle and domineering.
• Yan Qing tossed restlessly in bed and wondered how his fast kick had missed Red Snake.

Ying Ru Shi reported her mission to Ying Le in the palace garden, where they watched over an injured black cat. After Ying Le tested the Shore Flower by killing a palace attendant, she accepted it from Ying Ru Shi and decided to join her next mission; the chapter ended with Ying Le sensing that Ying Ru Shi’s scent resembled her own.

• Ying Ru Shi joined Ying Le in the rain beside an injured black cat, and Ying Le explained how it had come to live in the palace garden.
• Ying Ru Shi reported her mission and showed Ying Le the Shore Flower, which absorbed the vitality of the palace attendant Ying Le burned to test it.
• Ying Ru Shi gave Ying Le the Shore Flower, hoping it would draw her into secret realms and away from governing, and reported that a Gold Badge Divine Arrestor might appear on the next mission.
• Ying Le reacted ominously to the news, then told Ying Ru Shi she would join the next mission and dismissed her with an umbrella.
• After Ying Ru Shi left, Ying Le sniffed the spot where she had stood and realized her scent resembled Ying Ru Shi’s.

Yan Qing prepared Bunny Heroine for life in Ping City and sorted through his mission rewards, discovering a costly new Calamity Dao Foundation option. He postponed deciding whether to pursue it and joined Shang Xin Lei and Yaoshi Yuan for hotpot, where one of them smacked him and both moved their chairs away.

• Yan Qing took Bunny Heroine and Night Four for a walk, and Jiang Shi introduced Bunny Heroine as her younger sister to the people in the military camp.
• Yan Qing decided Bunny Heroine would stay in Ping City and remain an active combatant rather than be kept in storage or sent to Xuanwu Lake Military Town.
• Yan Qing allocated the Red Furnace Fire Essence to Bingzi Jiaolin and considered using Earth Vein Malice to obtain the Secret Record of Through-Glow for the Life and Death Profound Dao Foundation.
• Yan Qing discovered the Calamity Dao Foundation pairing and learned that calamizing the Orb of Harmonious Creation would cost 10 Calamity Karma, leaving him uncertain whether he could gather enough for the foundation before his next mission.
• Yan Qing came out to find Shang Xin Lei and Yaoshi Yuan preparing hotpot, then got smacked on the head as both women moved their chairs farther away from him.

Yaoshi Yuan shared a hotpot meal with Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei, then persuaded Yan Qing to let her remain in the Calamity Organization despite his attempt to discuss her place on the team. The chapter ended with Yaoshi Yuan and Shang Xin Lei crowding Yan Qing as he tried to begin an important conversation.

• Yaoshi Yuan asked Yan Qing whether he would protect Bunny Heroine, and he promised to limit her public strength while letting her grow through battle.
• Yan Qing tried to tell Yaoshi Yuan that his team had no room for her, but she threatened to cause trouble on the next mission if he forced her out.
• Yaoshi Yuan argued that staying with the Calamity Organization would offer her and Bunny Heroine more protection, and Yan Qing reluctantly agreed to keep her on the team with limits on her skills.
• Shang Xin Lei shared Drunken Breeze and discussed the hotpot with Yaoshi Yuan, then stood behind Yan Qing’s chair and watched her warily.
• Yan Qing said he had something important to discuss with Yaoshi Yuan, who returned and stood in front of him as Shang Xin Lei remained behind his chair.

Yan Qing discussed helping Yaoshi Yuan and Shang Xin Lei prepare for the next mission by obtaining spear techniques, talismans, and Dao Foundation materials. When they demanded to know why he was helping them, he admitted he wanted them to complete the Thieves’ Den mission so he could collect its rewards without doing anything, prompting them to attack him.

• Yaoshi Yuan explained that acquiring spear secret techniques required her to fight through dangerous Third Turn Secret Realms, and Yan Qing offered to obtain two for her in exchange for Chu Luoyan’s token.
• Yaoshi Yuan offered to buy Yan Qing Indestructible Vajra Talismans with her money, and he asked her to purchase as many as she could.
• Yan Qing promised to prepare Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend for Shang Xin Lei so she could form a superior Dao Foundation before the next mission.
• Shang Xin Lei restrained Yan Qing and asked why he was giving her such valuable items, while Yaoshi Yuan also questioned his motives.
• Yan Qing revealed that he wanted the women to complete the Thieves’ Den mission so he could claim its rewards without helping, and Yaoshi Yuan and Shang Xin Lei attacked him from both sides.