Recaps

Bore used False Foundation Establishment and Rainstorm to corner Bunny Heroine and her allies, but Yaoshi Yuan’s intervention let Bunny Heroine turn the fight around and break Bore’s Zen Staff. Bore then baited Bunny Heroine into triggering Rainstorm so True Person Dongshou could shoot her, but an unexpected voice confronted He Lan Shou from behind.

• Bore revealed he had survived Bunny Heroine’s earlier attack and used his strength and Rainstorm threat to pursue her and Yaoshi Yuan.
• Yaoshi Yuan used Flow Shift to pull Bunny Heroine out of Bore’s attack range, but Bore struck her with the accelerated Soul Severing Spear and left her motionless.
• Bunny Heroine attacked Bore while Blood Minister harried him, and her Melting Hundred Aspects Hands let her break Bore’s Zen Staff by blocking his blows.
• Bore baited Bunny Heroine into triggering Rainstorm, creating an opening for True Person Dongshou to shoot her.
• A voice from behind addressed He Lan Shou, asking if he was playing with cages again.

Bunny Heroine protected Yaoshi Yuan from Winter Hunting True Person’s attack, but both were captured by the Golden Locks. Yaoshi Yue arrived as Dragon Locking True Person while Winter Hunting True Person faced her.

• Bunny Heroine nearly killed Bore, but he escaped toward the Mountain Stronghold entrance.
• Blood Minister caught Bore, killed him, and threw his head toward Yaoshi Yuan as he fled.
• Winter Hunting True Person fired the Withered Wood Arrow at Yaoshi Yuan, and Bunny Heroine shielded her; Bore’s head deflected the arrow enough for Bunny Heroine to survive.
• The Golden Locks bound Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan after the Taiyin Huagai Formation vanished.
• Yaoshi Yue arrived and confronted Winter Hunting True Person, who demanded an explanation for her attack.

Yaoshi Yuan woke after Bore’s attack and found herself and Bunny Heroine bound, but Dragon Locking True Person arrived and began healing them. True Person Dongshou challenged her over his captured prey, and the chapter ended with him dismissing her fifth-turn strength as no match for his perfected fourth turn.

• Yaoshi Yuan regained consciousness beside Bunny Heroine, whose chest was gravely wounded, and struggled to free them from the Golden Locks.
• Dragon Locking True Person appeared, restrained Yaoshi Yuan, and used the Immortal Binding Rope to stop Bunny Heroine’s bleeding and heal her.
• True Person Dongshou demanded the two captives, and Dragon Locking True Person refused to surrender members of the Yaoshi Family.
• True Person Dongshou fired nine Annihilation Arrows, but Dragon Locking True Person caught them in a circle of Golden Locks and sent them back at him.
• The returned arrows caused a massive explosion that devastated the stronghold, and True Person Dongshou learned Dragon Locking True Person had reached the fifth turn.
• True Person Dongshou laughed at Dragon Locking True Person’s fifth-turn rank and claimed his perfected fourth turn was stronger.

True Person Dongshou attacked Yaoshi Yue and the others, exploiting the weakness she suffered after advancing to the fifth turn. Yaoshi Yue revealed a hidden painting that trapped him, then crushed him inside a giant coffin of golden chains.

• True Person Dongshou unleashed a rain of arrows that devastated Shu Road Mountain and forced Yaoshi Yue to defend Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine.
• Beiyou explained that advancing to the fifth turn required refining away a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s two strongest tokens, leaving Yaoshi Yue temporarily weakened.
• Yaoshi Yuan vowed to achieve Foundation Establishment so no one could bully Bunny Heroine again.
• True Person Dongshou taunted Yaoshi Yue and demanded that she surrender the two girls, believing her spiritual essence was nearly exhausted.
• Yaoshi Yue revealed an ink-wash painting that trapped True Person Dongshou and used her Dragon-Locking Well to suppress his Draw Dungeon.
• Yaoshi Yue encased True Person Dongshou in a coffin of golden chains and crushed it inward.

Dragon Locking True Person rescued Yaoshi Yuan, Beiyou, and Bunny Heroine, then revealed Beiyou’s Yao Shi heritage and confronted Bunny Heroine about inheriting Si Wuxie’s Calamity Force. She decided to imprison Bunny Heroine, rejected Yaoshi Yuan’s plea, and left Yaoshi Yuan with new authority as Duke of Jin.

• True Person Dongshou fled as the golden coffin collapsed, and Dragon Locking True Person brought the survivors to the Mountain Stronghold platform.
• Yaoshi Yuan said she had absorbed Si Wuxie’s Star Shifting Disk and Immobilization Stone, while Beiyou presented the Foundation Establishment Relic.
• Dragon Locking True Person revealed that Beiyou belonged to the Yao Shi Family and had taught her painting after offending her.
• Yaoshi Yue confirmed that Bunny Heroine had inherited the Calamity Force and threatened to imprison her to prevent the Calamity Stone from endangering the Zhou Kingdom.
• Yaoshi Yuan begged Yaoshi Yue to spare Bunny Heroine, but Yaoshi Yue struck her down and told her to establish her foundation before bargaining.
• Yaoshi Yue declared the Duke of Jin cleared of rebellion, named Yaoshi Yuan the new Duke of Jin, and left, saying He Lan Shou would not dare challenge her while his relics were ruined.

Dragon Locking True Person took Bunny Heroine away, but Bunny Heroine promised Yaoshi Yuan she would wait for her to reach Foundation Establishment and rescue her. Afterward, Yaoshi Yuan resolved to grow stronger and realized Bunny Heroine’s brother might be able to help.

• Yao Shi Yue dismissed Bunny Heroine’s tokens as insufficient reason to spare her, and Bunny Heroine refused to give up the Return Token that belonged to her brother.
• Bunny Heroine told Beiyou to draw a lewd picture of Auntie Yue if they met again, then promised Yaoshi Yuan she would wait for her to achieve Foundation Establishment and come rescue her.
• Yaoshi Yuan tried to attack Dragon Locking True Person as she departed with Bunny Heroine, then regained her composure and reunited with Wu Qiu and Shi Dong.
• Beiyou gave Yaoshi Yuan a painting of her and Bunny Heroine climbing Shu Road Mountain together and explained why he had summoned Dragon Locking True Person.
• Yaoshi Yuan vowed to achieve Foundation Establishment as quickly as possible, then brightened when Wu Qiu wondered whether Bunny Heroine’s brother knew what had happened.

Yan Qing realized why Foundation Establishment feared Calamity Successors and considered deleting Bunny Heroine, whose account was trapped under Dragon Locking True Person's control. He put off the decision to eat with Shang Xin Lei, but the meal was interrupted when Yaoshi Yuan appeared wearing a Black Wolf mask.

• Yan Qing reasoned that Foundation Establishment feared Calamity Successors because they destroyed valuable secret realms and could threaten established powers.
• Yan Qing discovered that all his characters shared Bunny Heroine's eleven points of Calamity Force and considered deleting her, but hesitated.
• Shang Xin Lei knocked to call Yan Qing to dinner, and he agreed to taste her Fried Stuffed Chili Peppers.
• Yan Qing praised the dish as he began to react to something behind Shang Xin Lei.
• Yaoshi Yuan emerged from a distant doorway wearing a Black Wolf mask.

Yaoshi Yuan confronted Yan Qing for abandoning Bunny Heroine after she was captured, but he revealed that Bunny Heroine had given up her chance to escape to save Yaoshi Yuan. Yaoshi Yuan returned to her room overwhelmed by the revelation.

• Yaoshi Yuan forced her way toward Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei, demanding to know why he was acting as though Bunny Heroine no longer mattered.
• Yan Qing told Yaoshi Yuan that Bunny Heroine was imprisoned and that he would only intervene if her life or Calamity Force was threatened.
• Yaoshi Yuan punched Yan Qing after he said he would reclaim Bunny Heroine's Calamity Force if she were about to die.
• Yan Qing revealed that Bunny Heroine had taken True Person Dongshou's arrow to save Yaoshi Yuan, missing her chance to escape Shu Road Mountain.
• Yan Qing urged Yaoshi Yuan to ask her old ancestor to spare Bunny Heroine and improve her treatment, and Yaoshi Yuan returned to her room and cried.

Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei returned safely to her room after avoiding Black Wolf, where Shang Xin Lei challenged his cold treatment of her and his harsh words to Black Wolf. Yan Qing realized he kept his distance because he feared becoming emotionally attached to Shang Xin Lei, while Bunny Heroine’s fate and his game-playing rules made their paths seem incompatible.

• Yan Qing carried Shang Xin Lei back to her room without letting anyone see her face, and she teased him after he mistook her request to close his eyes for a romantic advance.
• Shang Xin Lei argued that Yan Qing had hurt Black Wolf by threatening to reclaim Bunny Heroine’s Calamity Force and urged him to value Black Wolf as a potential friend.
• Yan Qing admitted to himself that he feared becoming friends with Yaoshi Yuan because real-world attachment would make her danger harder to bear.
• Yan Qing reflected that he would have to delete Bunny Heroine when his character slots filled and that Yaoshi Yuan rejected his way of playing the game, so he chose to keep his distance.

Shang Xin Lei comforted Yan Qing after his conflict with Black Wolf, then demanded that he replace her oil-stained stockings as compensation. After teasing her while changing both stockings, Yan Qing left, and Shang Xin Lei told him she trusted him and offered him a daily chance to change her stockings.

• Shang Xin Lei noticed Yan Qing was distressed about Black Wolf and urged him to eat, but he refused to discuss the matter until the next day.
• Shang Xin Lei blamed Yan Qing for oil splashing onto her stocking and demanded compensation, then ordered him to change it.
• Yan Qing removed and replaced both of Shang Xin Lei’s stockings, teasing her until she grew flustered and threatened him with Legendary Flying Rings.
• Shang Xin Lei told Yan Qing she trusted him and asked him to explain what happened with Black Wolf the next day.
• Shang Xin Lei offered to let Yan Qing change her stockings once a day if he became her little dog servant, and he shut the door on her.

Yaoshi Yuan returned to Chang'an as the powerful Duke of Jin, but she felt no triumph because her authority came from Dragon Locking True Person and could not save the person she cared about. After reviewing the immortal orders, she realized Yellow Dog was the merchant selling the spoils they had given Bunny Heroine.

• Yaoshi Yuan arrived at Golden Light Gate, where the emperor and officials welcomed her as the victorious Duke of Jin.
• Yaoshi Yuan returned to Duke of Jin Manor, appointed Wu Qiu and Shi Dong as chief stewards, and went back to her own courtyard.
• Yaoshi Yuan reviewed records of the past half month's immortal orders and grew furious as she recognized familiar spoils and matching sale dates.
• Yaoshi Yuan concluded that Yellow Dog was the merchant behind the Trading Board sales of the spoils they had entrusted to Bunny Heroine.

Yaoshi Yuan realized that someone had secretly helped her, but she struggled to believe it could have been Yellow Dog and feared meeting him at the Thieves’ Den. The group’s next mission sent them to Chang’an to steal Exotic Iron, where they discovered Bunny Heroine imprisoned beneath it.

• Yaoshi Yuan noticed that Bunny Heroine’s deals had given her more spirit jade and better items than their agreed split, and wondered whether Yellow Dog had arranged the help.
• Yaoshi Yuan trained until her spear broke, then bathed with Wu Qiu and Shi Dong and stopped maintaining her disguise because Yellow Dog already knew who she was.
• Yan Qing checked Bunny Heroine’s account and found her still asleep before joining the others at the Thieves’ Den.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Yan Qing arrived at the last moment, and the group received a mission to steal an exclusively customized token of Exotic Iron from Chang’an’s Earth Flame Prison.
• The Sand Table revealed Bunny Heroine chained in a cell beneath the Exotic Iron, still unconscious as the ore was hammered above her.

Yaoshi Yuan planned a dangerous operation to steal Exotic Iron from a secret realm beneath Chang'an Military Mansion, where she also intended to rescue the Bunny Heroine. The group began planning how to enter, but Yan Qing rejected Yaoshi Yuan’s plan to risk diving through magma alone.

• Ying Ru Shi complimented Yaoshi Yuan’s voice and figure, then the group studied the secret realm’s location inside Chang'an Military Mansion.
• Yaoshi Yuan explained how Zhou Kingdom’s military towns shared secret-realm strategies, and the group learned that reaching the entrance would require passing near commander Li Long’s quarters.
• Yan Qing and the others assessed the dungeon’s chained prisoners, wardens, and single route to the Exotic Iron, then discussed ways to enter without alerting the military mansion.
• Yaoshi Yuan announced that she intended to rescue the Bunny Heroine from a prison beneath the Earth Flame Magma, and proposed wearing heat-resistant iron armor while the others pulled her back out.
• Ying Ru Shi agreed to the rescue if everyone approved, Shang Xin Lei hesitated, and Yan Qing told Yaoshi Yuan, “I don't agree.”

Yan Qing refused to spend his last Return Token to rescue Bunny Heroine, and Yaoshi Yuan confronted him over abandoning her. He set a deadline for Black Wolf to produce a safe plan to enter the magma prison, while Red Snake suggested his opposition came from fear for Yaoshi Yuan’s life.

• Yan Qing explained that Bunny Heroine’s Chains could not be broken safely and refused to let her use his final Return Token.
• Yaoshi Yuan accused Yan Qing of abandoning Bunny Heroine and challenged him, while Shang Xin Lei and Ying Ru Shi prepared for a possible fight.
• Yan Qing threatened to sabotage the mission if Yaoshi Yuan acted recklessly, then gave her until midnight the following day to present a feasible rescue plan.
• Yaoshi Yuan left to search for a way into the magma prison, and Red Snake told her Yan Qing could not watch her go to her death.

Yan Qing reflected on Yaoshi Yuan’s plan to rescue Bunny Heroine, then reviewed his resources and established an immortal team named Calamity. The public announcement ended with a booming proclamation that Calamity would reign supreme beneath the heavens.

• Yan Qing returned to his room and worried that Yaoshi Yuan could expose his lack of combat experience if they fought.
• Yan Qing decided he could not let Bunny Heroine die because of his small account, though he would sabotage the quest if Yaoshi Yuan acted recklessly before the conditions were ready.
• Yan Qing checked his Treasure Gathering Pavilion income, planned to buy a Secret Technique Research Book, and considered how to use his Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend abilities.
• Yan Qing used the Guild Creation Token to establish an immortal team and named it Calamity.
• Yan Qing made Calamity’s establishment public and declared that it would reign supreme beneath the heavens.

Beiyou and Blood Minister approached Liangshan Marsh as a Demonic Messengers ambush closed around them, while True Person Dongshou considered joining the upheaval beyond his repaired temple. Yan Qing learned that the Calamity Organization’s creation had exposed his name and faced choosing two powerful team skills.

• Beiyou and Blood Minister reached Liangshan Marsh, where the boatman signaled hidden Demonic Messengers to surround them.
• True Person Dongshou reflected on the Calamity Organization, the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, and his damaged tokens before deciding it might be time to take action.
• Yan Qing discovered the Calamity Organization announcement had revealed his name, though no one connected him to its leadership.
• Yan Qing examined six available team skills and weighed their benefits, but had not yet chosen two.

Yan Qing explored the Calamity team’s functions and rankings, then considered the risks surrounding Bunny Heroine and found Yaoshi Yuan’s hidden travel guide and plea for her to stay. He ended unsure whether Yaoshi Yuan would be calm by their planned meeting the next morning.

• Yan Qing invited Jiang Shi to the Calamity team and confirmed that he could manage the team through Jiang Shi’s account.
• Yan Qing checked the Team Rankings and found more than forty teams, most anonymous, while Heavenly Court was the only other publicly named team.
• Yan Qing decided not to use an alt account to scout Chang'an Military Mansion and observed that Bunny Heroine remained asleep and trapped by Golden Locks.
• Yan Qing searched Bunny Heroine’s personal storage and found Yaoshi Yuan’s travel guide to Zhou Kingdom and a detailed map.
• Yan Qing turned over the map and read Yaoshi Yuan’s message, “Come with me,” prompting him to reconsider how soon she would calm down.

Ying Ru Shi reflected on her work helping Bai Bao and ordinary people, then prepared to lead the Thieves' Den on a dangerous mission involving prisoners at the military headquarters. At the meeting, Black Wolf offered to abandon her rescue attempt if Yellow Dog rejected her plan, leaving the Thieves' Den's fate in his hands.

• Ying Ru Shi left the military town and accepted a flower crown from a little girl who thanked her for helping the girl's grandfather.
• Ying Ru Shi reviewed how she had trained Bai Bao officers and treated ordinary people, and considered whether to support Night Four and Jiang Shi.
• Ying Ru Shi worried that Yellow Dog and Black Wolf's conflict could derail their mission to reach the prisoners, including Bunny Heroine.
• Ying Ru Shi arrived at the Thieves' Den meeting, where Black Wolf showed her defensive equipment designed to help her cross a magma river.
• Black Wolf asked Yellow Dog to either approve her rescue of Bunny Heroine or take away her Blood Sacrifice Dagger and crush her hopes.

Yaoshi Yuan prepared to rescue the hostage by inspecting the Chang'an Military Mansion and securing armor and relics. The imperial court offered her Li Long's treasured Killing Intent Gauntlets, leaving her surprised by how readily it expected him to give them up.

• Yaoshi Yuan shattered a training dummy while brooding over Yellow Dog's excuse, then went to the Chang'an Military Mansion to prepare for the hostage rescue.
• Yaoshi Yuan inspected the military mansion, gave pointers to young officers, and learned that Commander Li Long was away while Deputy Commander Yu Xun was on duty.
• Yaoshi Yuan ordered a custom full-body Vajra Armor, and the Hundred Refinery craftsmen promised to finish it within two hours.
• Palace attendants offered Yaoshi Yuan a choice of rare treasure relics and said the imperial court could exchange Li Long's Killing Intent Gauntlets for her.
• Yaoshi Yuan questioned how Li Long could part with the gauntlets he had treasured for decades, but the palace attendant said the Bodhisattva's promise made it his honor.

Yaoshi Yuan struggled with whether to rescue Bunny Heroine, fearing Dragon Locking True Person’s power and the danger her sister faced. She chose to trust Yan Qing, who promised to help Bunny Heroine escape through a risky plan.

• Yaoshi Yuan took the Blood Sacrifice Dagger from the palace’s offered relics, choosing it for the mission ahead.
• Yaoshi Yuan considered leaving with Wu Qiu and Shi Dong, while her maids urged her to think about settling down and having an heir.
• Yaoshi Yuan wavered over rescuing Bunny Heroine, fearing that opposing Dragon Locking True Person and True Person Dongshou could bring disaster.
• Yaoshi Yuan reconsidered Yellow Dog’s motives and realized he might have sacrificed greatly to give Bunny Heroine a chance to escape.
• Yaoshi Yuan asked Yan Qing to decide what she should do, and Yan Qing took the Blood Sacrifice Dagger before placing it in her hand.
• Yan Qing promised to help Bunny Heroine leave by following his risky plan, and Yaoshi Yuan eagerly agreed.

The group planned a heist in Chang’an’s hidden dungeon secret realm, where Dragon Locking True Person imprisoned Bunny Heroine and guarded a valuable ore. As the operation took shape, Yaoshi Yuan agreed to follow Yan Qing’s orders and use a different weapon, leaving her less able to compete for the mission’s custom Legendary reward.

• Shang Xin Lei and Ying Ru Shi questioned why Dragon Locking True Person had imprisoned Bunny Heroine in the dungeon, and Yan Qing reasoned that its hidden location kept her safe.
• Ying Ru Shi explained that the hammered ore was likely a fourth-rank secret-realm treasure, while Shang Xin Lei anticipated that the mission reward would be a custom-made third-rank Legendary Relic.
• Yaoshi Yuan revealed that she would hate herself even more if Yellow Dog had refused to help her rescue Bunny Heroine.
• With Yaoshi Yuan providing insider knowledge, the group created three operation plans and eighteen backup plans for the heist.
• After Ying Ru Shi left, Yan Qing warned Yaoshi Yuan that rescuing Bunny Heroine could expose her to Dragon Locking True Person’s suspicion.
• Yan Qing gave Yaoshi Yuan a Seven Stars Sword and ordered her to avoid using her distinctive fighting style, admitting that he also wanted to keep her from competing for the reward; Yaoshi Yuan agreed.

Yan Qing gave Yaoshi Yuan Long You's finger to strengthen her armor for the magma crossing, and she returned the favor with a Secret Technique Research Book. Yan Qing passed the book to Shang Xin Lei, who exchanged it for the one he had bought and repaid him with ice cream before their playful teasing ended in a food fight.

• Yan Qing gave Yaoshi Yuan Long You's finger to Yaoshi Yuan so she could strengthen her armor for the magma crossing, and they argued about his delayed gift and rendezvous with Red Snake.
• Yaoshi Yuan returned with the Secret Technique Research Book and gave it to Yan Qing, saying she did not owe him anything.
• Yan Qing gave the book to Shang Xin Lei, who exchanged it for the one he had bought and invited him to her room for lunch the next day.
• Shang Xin Lei brought Yan Qing ice cream as repayment, and they teased each other while he kept his bandaged face covered.
• Shang Xin Lei offered to let Yan Qing change her stockings, but he flicked her forehead instead, so she shoved melted ice cream into his mouth.

Chief Planner Tingri had his days and nights mixed up and had to attend a banquet, leaving him exhausted. The entire company took the day off.

• Chief Planner Tingri was out of it after mixing up his days and nights.
• Chief Planner Tingri had to attend a banquet.
• The entire company took a day off.

Yaoshi Yuan reflected on her father’s legacy and resolved to live for herself before joining the infiltration mission with Yan Qing and the others. After learning the Divine Marquis Constables would reach their target soon after the group entered Chang'an, they revised their plan around a Xijiangyue carriage and prepared disguises.

• Yaoshi Yuan bowed to the broken blades in Broken Blade Hall, affirmed she had upheld the Ba River Medicine Master family’s glory, and left determined to live for herself.
• Shang Xin Lei demanded that Yan Qing cover his face with bandages and threatened to disfigure him, but Thieves' Den interrupted their argument with a mission briefing.
• Thieves' Den warned that the Divine Marquis Constables would arrive near Exotic Iron ten minutes after the group descended into Chang'an, threatening to expose their infiltration.
• Yan Qing proposed using the Xijiangyue carriage carrying a girl for Li Long, and Yaoshi Yuan identified it on the Sand Table.
• Yaoshi Yuan volunteered to disguise herself as the coachman, Shang Xin Lei chose to be the maid, and Ying Ru Shi asked Yan Qing how he would disguise himself.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Shang Xin Lei both rushed off to find Yan Qing clothes, each determined to choose his disguise.

Yan Qing, Shang Xin Lei, Ying Ru Shi, and Yaoshi Yuan disguised themselves to infiltrate Chang'an Military Mansion and reach Commander Li Long. Li Long sensed the deception and rang the Alarm Bell, exposing their break-in.

• Han Ya and Li Bao stopped Master Quan's carriage at the west gate, and Yan Qing passed their inspection while disguised as a seductive young woman.
• The group reached the commander's courtyard, where Ying Ru Shi and Yaoshi Yuan ambushed two guards and helped the others tie them up.
• Yan Qing, Ying Ru Shi, and Shang Xin Lei approached Li Long's room while Yaoshi Yuan hung back, and Yan Qing announced Master Quan's arrival.
• Li Long noticed that no guard had announced the visitor and turned away from the door.
• Yaoshi Yuan kicked in the door and Ying Ru Shi charged inside, but Li Long reached the Alarm Bell and rang it.