Recaps

Tianming and the other Grandmasters faced Ye Guhe, who demanded that the younger members enter his dreamscape to reveal what happened to their relatives. Mo Han and Elder He arrived and helped drive Ye Guhe and the other families away, but the deaths of gifted juniors, including Xiao Tian, left the conflict unresolved.

• Ye Guhe refused to let the younger members leave unless they entered his dreamscape, while Tianming and the others rejected his demand.
• Li Moran and Ye Guhe clashed with their auras, and Tianming intervened to stop the confrontation from escalating.
• Tang Yilun arrived with his students, and Yi Tian explained the situation to him.
• Mo Han and Elder He arrived, and Mo Han, Li Moran, and Chen Bo attacked Ye Guhe, knocking him into The Pit.
• Tianming stopped the Grandmasters from continuing the fight, and Ye Guhe and the other families left.
• The Grandmasters departed with their juniors, while the chapter left the consequences of the deaths—including Xiao Tian’s—unsettled.

Jiang Liu returned to Exotic Beast Valley and concealed what had happened at the secret realm from Mo Han and Mo Yi. Chen Yuke later confronted him in his courtyard, revealing that she had sensed his aura at the practice plaza but had not told anyone.

• Mo Han questioned Jiang Liu, Li Qiaoyun, and Chen Yuke about the missing geniuses, and they repeated their account of the secret realm.
• Jiang Liu left the council hall and returned to his courtyard, where Mo Yi asked about his gains; Jiang Liu claimed the secret realm had been emptied and its prizes were gone.
• Li Qiaoyun and Chen Yuke visited Jiang Liu, but he refused to show them around, so Mo Yi offered to take Li Qiaoyun on a tour.
• Chen Yuke returned to Jiang Liu's courtyard and accused him of lying, saying she had sensed his aura at the practice plaza through her Heaven One True Qi.
• Chen Yuke told Jiang Liu she had kept his secret and that only she could sense the aura he had left there.

After Chen Yuke tested him about the secret realm, Jiang Liu stayed cautious and searched Exotic Beast Valley’s Technique Repository for clues. He identified writing from the ancient Great Qin Dynasty and learned more about the origins of Exotic Beast Valley before returning to his courtyard at night.

• Jiang Liu denied knowing what Chen Yuke meant, and she left after saying he could pretend she had never visited.
• Jiang Liu went to the Technique Repository and learned its five-level layout and the rules governing access to its manuals.
• Jiang Liu spent the day searching miscellaneous books and found writing similar to what he had seen in the secret realm.
• Jiang Liu confirmed that the writing belonged to the ancient Great Qin Dynasty and concluded that the Three Sects had discovered the Saint Heaven Sect courtyard through clues at the secret realm’s entrance.
• Jiang Liu read about Exotic Beast Valley’s history and considered its strong reputation and shortage of successors before leaving for his courtyard after dark.

Jiang Liu used a pill to solidify his Primal Qi Liquid and advanced to the Minor Grandmaster realm, drawing the elders’ attention and hope. He tested his new strength against Mo Yi, then followed him toward Qi City for food and drink.

• Jiang Liu consumed a cultivation pill and spent three days refining its medicinal power, expanding his mental sea and Divine Sense.
• Jiang Liu’s Primal Qi Liquid fully solidified, and he advanced to the Minor Grandmaster realm with Divine Sense reaching beyond thirteen hundred meters.
• Mo Han, Elder Bai, Elder He, and the other elders sensed Jiang Liu’s Grandmaster aura and celebrated his breakthrough.
• Jiang Liu flew to Mo Yi’s courtyard to test his strength, and the two exchanged dozens of punches before Jiang Liu conceded that Mo Yi was stronger.
• Mo Yi asked Jiang Liu to pay for the damage to his courtyard by accompanying him for food and drink, then led him toward Qi City.

Jiang Liu left Exotic Beast Valley for Qian Province after consolidating his cultivation and resting, but a Corpse Valley ambush confronted him in the forest. He exposed three Minor Grandmasters hiding nearby, setting the stage for a fight.

• Mo Yi celebrated Jiang Liu's advancement with him, then left the next morning while Jiang Liu continued cultivating in Exotic Beast Valley.
• Jiang Liu reviewed his progress, including his Grandmaster-level Divine Sense and slow advancement in the Saintly Sky Art, before deciding to leave early for Qian Province.
• Jiang Liu said farewell to the elders, and Mo Han promised to keep watch in case anyone targeted him on the road.
• Jiang Liu rode the Frostwing Dragon toward Qian Province and stopped in a forest to rest and cultivate overnight.
• Jiang Liu sensed a disturbance, exposed a hidden Corpse Valley cultivator, and discovered two more Minor Grandmasters behind nearby trees.

Jiang Liu fought three Corpse Valley Minor Grandmasters and destroyed their Corpse Golems after taking a pill to restore his power. Exhausted and unable to move, he was left at the mercy of Bai Tang, Bai Wu, and Bai Shu, who argued over how quickly to finish him.

• Jiang Liu faced three Corpse Valley Minor Grandmasters wielding a talisman-covered nunchaku, a Soul Summoning Lamp, and a poisoned sword.
• Jiang Liu’s Divine Sense collided with the three attackers’ spiritual power, damaging his spiritual sea and leaving him unable to use Annihilation by Thought.
• The three Corpse Valley men summoned Corpse Golems, and Jiang Liu struggled to evade their powerful attacks while failing to summon the Frostwing Dragon.
• Jiang Liu drank a pill that activated his potential, then used Annihilation by Thought to disable the Corpse Golems and slashed their necks to destroy them.
• Jiang Liu collapsed from the strain, and Bai Tang, Bai Wu, and Bai Shu caught up and debated finishing him off.

Mo Han arrived in time to kill the three Corpse Valley attackers, but Jiang Liu was left unconscious with severe injuries to his body and spiritual sea. Mo Han took him to Mist City to seek treatment, while mysterious wooden ornaments began helping Jiang Liu recover unnoticed.

• Bai Tang and Bai Wu overwhelmed Jiang Liu with their soul-attacking weapons while Bai Shu fought the Frostwing Dragon, and Jiang Liu passed out after destroying the Soul Summoning Lamp and Bai Tang's nunchaku.
• Mo Han immobilized the three Corpse Valley attackers from a distance, froze Bai Tang and Bai Wu, and let the Frostwing Dragon kill Bai Shu.
• Mo Han examined Jiang Liu, suppressed his internal injuries, and carried him away on the Frostwing Dragon while Jiang Liu's wooden ornaments quietly aided his recovery.
• After flying for eight or nine hours, Mo Han reached Mist City and asked Exotic Beast Valley disciples to watch over Jiang Liu while he sought a Physician Pavilion doctor.

Jiang Liu recovered while staying at Exotic Beast Valley’s base in Mist City, where Xu Nuo tried to abduct him on Corpse Valley’s orders. Jiang Liu captured Xu Nuo and exposed him as a spy, then kept watch for other infiltrators as his fused mental power strengthened.

• Du Liang examined Jiang Liu and found that his physical injuries had healed, but his mental power swallowed Du Liang’s probe and left him unable to treat Jiang Liu’s sea of consciousness.
• Mo Han brought Jiang Liu to Exotic Beast Valley’s base in Mist City, and Xu Nuo volunteered to care for him in a secluded courtyard.
• Xu Nuo revealed that he had infiltrated Exotic Beast Valley for Corpse Valley and used Soul-Loss Grass smoke in an attempt to take Jiang Liu away.
• Jiang Liu woke, stopped Xu Nuo, and used his mental power to make him confess his ties to Corpse Valley.
• Jiang Liu ordered the base steward to hold Xu Nuo secretly and contact Mo Han, then watched the base for other spies.
• Jiang Liu found that his Soul Art and Beast Mastery Art mental power had fused completely, strengthening his sea of consciousness and extending his Divine Sense beyond fifteen hundred meters.

Jiang Liu discovered that the pill he had taken left severe damage in his meridians, despite his apparent recovery. Physician Du Liang explained that the Saint Heaven Pill could heal him, but it was rare and might be difficult to obtain.

• Mo Han met Jiang Liu at Exotic Beast Valley's station, heard about Xu Nuo's confession and Elder Han Tong, then returned to the valley to handle Corpse Valley's affairs.
• Jiang Liu examined his body and found that his internal injuries and damaged meridians remained severe.
• Jiang Liu went to the Physician Pavilion and asked Pavilion Master Du Liang to examine him.
• Du Liang confirmed the meridian damage and said the Saint Heaven Pill could heal Jiang Liu completely, while the Saint Spirit Pill and Saint Origin Pill had other effects.
• Du Liang said the other possible remedy was held by the chief pavilion master, but he did not know whether the chief would give it up; Jiang Liu left planning to ask Mo Han for help.

Jiang Liu visited Bai Luohe at Ascension Tower and learned that Yun Province was in turmoil, though Wind City was currently calm. After asking Bai Luohe to tell Murong Yin he was safe, Jiang Liu left for the Exotic Beast Valley outpost in Mist City.

• Jiang Liu presented his identity token at Ascension Tower and met Bai Luohe, who welcomed him warmly.
• Jiang Liu explained that he had come to Mist City because of an incident on the road and asked about Yun Province and Wind City.
• Bai Luohe told Jiang Liu that the Deity Summoning Society and White Saint Society had rebelled, the Lotus Sect was claiming territory, and Corpse Valley was stirring trouble.
• Bai Luohe reassured Jiang Liu that Wind City was now the calmest place in Yun Province because its Martial Prohibition Hall had been destroyed early.
• Jiang Liu asked Bai Luohe to send word to Murong Yin that he was safe, then left Ascension Tower for the Exotic Beast Valley outpost.
• Bai Luohe recognized that Jiang Liu had advanced to Minor Grandmaster, while Jiang Liu entered the outpost's rear courtyard after seeing its disciples talking in the main hall.

Jiang Liu refined the Saint Heaven Pill, healing his meridians and greatly increasing his strength. At the Exotic Beast Valley stronghold, he learned that He Mingyi had attacked the Li Family, then captured He Mingyi and took in a surviving Li Family child as he prepared to question him.

• Jiang Liu identified the Saint Heaven Pill and Saint Spirit Pill, then refined the Saint Heaven Pill until his injuries healed and his cultivation advanced.
• Jiang Liu tested his increased strength in the courtyard, stirring up a violent Primal Qi Storm before stopping to avoid damaging the stronghold.
• Jiang Liu heard that He Mingyi had slaughtered the Li Family's ordinary members and abducted its martial practitioners and women.
• Jiang Liu ordered the disciples to bring He Mingyi, a Li Family survivor, and He Mingyi's lackeys into the stronghold.
• Jiang Liu sent He Mingyi to the secret chamber for questioning and asked Manager Zhang to arrange for the surviving child to be cared for.

Jiang Liu uncovered the He Family’s collusion with Corpse Valley and captured its leaders before they could flee. Their patriarch revealed that the Zhang Family had introduced them to Corpse Valley, leaving Jiang Liu to consider how to prevent the Zhang Family from escaping.

• Jiang Liu learned from He Mingyi that the He Family had captured martial artists for a powerful backer, then killed He Mingyi after suspecting the family was working with Corpse Valley.
• Jiang Liu told Zhang Tang about the He Family’s suspected collusion and the local Martial Prohibition Hall chiliarch’s ties to the family, then headed to the He Family estate.
• Jiang Liu caught the He Family patriarch, grand elder, and patriarch’s son as they tried to stop him, and he ordered Zhang Tang and the Exotic Beast Valley disciples to secure the estate.
• Jiang Liu questioned the three leaders and learned that the Zhang Family had introduced the He Family to Corpse Valley, which supplied them with blood pills.
• Jiang Liu destroyed the three leaders’ dantians and considered suppressing news of the He Family’s arrest so the Zhang Family could not flee.

After Elder Bai arrived at the He Family estate, Jiang Liu told him about the Zhang Family’s collusion with the Corpse Valley, and the two went to confront Zhang Zhiyi. The Zhang Family and Corpse Valley revealed their forces and attacked, leaving Jiang Liu and Elder Bai in a fierce battle outside the estate.

• Elder Bai arrived at the He Family estate and heard Jiang Liu’s account of the He Family’s crimes and the Zhang Family’s connection to the Corpse Valley.
• Jiang Liu accompanied Elder Bai to the Zhang Family estate outside Mist City, where Zhang Zhiyi denied colluding with the Corpse Valley.
• Elder Bai unleashed his Grandmaster pressure, forcing three Corpse Valley members to emerge from the estate.
• Zhang Zhiyi and his allies attacked Elder Bai while two Rank 9 Martial Practitioners targeted Jiang Liu.
• The Corpse Valley members summoned Corpse Golems, and a fierce battle broke out between both sides.

Jiang Liu tested his strength against Corpse Valley’s fighters, then helped Elder Bai defeat them and learned that the Chen Family had connected the Zhang Family to Corpse Valley. While Elder Bai went to investigate Corpse Valley’s base, Jiang Liu attempted to form a giant from primal qi, but it dispersed before he could control it.

• Jiang Liu fought a Minor Grandmaster Corpse Golem, two Rank 9 Corpse Golems, and four Rank 9 Martial Practitioners, then used Annihilation by Thought to make them collapse and finished them off.
• Jiang Liu saw Elder Bai fighting four Minor Grandmasters and killed the Corpse Valley Minor Grandmaster with a primal qi blade.
• Zhang Zhiyi told Elder Bai that the Zhang Family had worked with Corpse Valley for about five years after the Chen Family of Mountain City introduced them, and identified the slain man as Corpse Valley’s person in charge in Mist City.
• Elder Bai struck down two Zhang Family Minor Grandmasters and took Zhang Zhiyi toward Corpse Valley’s base, leaving Jiang Liu behind.
• Jiang Liu tried to create a giant from condensed primal qi, but it dispersed when it attempted to step forward, leaving him exhausted.

Jiang Liu left Mist City on the Frostwing Dragon and practiced controlling a vital-energy transformation during his journey. After a month of nonstop travel, he finally entered Qian Province.

• Jiang Liu sent Zhang Tang and the Exotic Beast Valley disciples to join Elder Bai and handle the cleanup at the Zhang Family.
• Jiang Liu collected the Frostwing Dragon from the Exotic Beast Plaza and departed for Qian Province.
• Jiang Liu successfully made his vital-energy giant take one step before it dispersed, and he saw that his Divine Sense had gained the Devouring trait and reached a range of 1.64 kilometers.
• Jiang Liu hunted a ninth-grade Three-Eyed Flying Tiger for dinner, cultivated overnight, and resumed his journey the next morning.
• Jiang Liu traveled with the Frostwing Dragon for a month and entered Qian Province.

Jiang Liu arrived in Qilin City, Qian Province, and learned that the Three Sects jointly managed the province, keeping it unusually peaceful. He agreed to stay with Luo Shihong for several days, where he could rest and advise him about entering the Grandmaster Realm.

• Jiang Liu flew into Qilin City on the Frostwing Dragon, left it at the magical-beast plaza, and entered the city by flying over its walls.
• Jiang Liu went to the Ascension Tower, where Luo Shihong welcomed him and confirmed his identity as a Minor Grandmaster.
• Luo Shihong invited Jiang Liu to stay for several days and asked him about entering the Grandmaster Realm; Jiang Liu agreed to rest in Qilin City.
• Luo Shihong explained that the Three Sects managed all of Qian Province, making it peaceful and leaving its Ascension Tower with poor business.
• Luo Shihong invited Jiang Liu to celebrate the Autumn Eve Festival, then showed him to a courtyard where he could stay.

Jiang Liu explored Qilin City and learned that the Three Sects kept disputes under control through public arena matches. He returned to Ascension Tower and began guarding Luo Shihong while Luo attempted to break through to the Grandmaster Realm.

• Jiang Liu attended a private banquet with Luo Shihong, then cultivated through the night in place of sleep.
• Jiang Liu visited a teahouse and heard that the Might Gang and the Raging Tiger Gang were settling a dispute over a plantation through an arena match.
• Jiang Liu watched a duel on Central Avenue and reflected on the Three Sects' strict control over Qian Province.
• Jiang Liu toured Qilin City, noticed its comfortable life for ordinary residents, and returned to Ascension Tower.
• Luo Shihong asked Jiang Liu to protect him during his breakthrough attempt, and Jiang Liu guarded the underground chamber alongside two Rank 9 Martial Practitioners.

Jiang Liu witnessed Luo Shihong successfully advance to the Grandmaster Realm and attended a banquet where Qilin City's leaders praised Jiang Liu's talent. On his journey to Qian City, Jiang Liu found displaced villagers who told him that local gangs and sect disciples had driven them from their homes, and he continued on without intervening.

• Luo Shihong endured a painful advancement trial and emerged successfully as a Grandmaster, then celebrated with Jiang Liu.
• At Luo Shihong's banquet, he introduced Jiang Liu to Li Honglin and Qilin City's other leaders, who congratulated Jiang Liu on his talent.
• Jiang Liu left Qilin City the next morning and traveled toward Qian City on the Frostwing Dragon.
• Jiang Liu spotted smoke rising from a forest, landed near a settlement of wooden houses, and briefly subdued the people who surrounded him with his Grandmaster's pressure.
• A settlement leader and the villagers told Jiang Liu that gangs and disciples of the three sects had exploited people in Feiyun Commandery until they fled their homes.
• Jiang Liu listened to the villagers' accounts, then left on the Frostwing Dragon and continued toward Qian City.

Jiang Liu arrived in Azure Dragon City, received a letter from Murong Yin, and settled into a residence arranged by Luo Shiyuan. While exploring the city, he heard about Pu Tianyuan’s ninth life-and-death decisive arena match and followed the crowd toward the arena.

• Jiang Liu reached Azure Dragon City, found Ascension Tower, and received a letter from Murong Yin forwarded from Cloud Province.
• Jiang Liu met Luo Shiyuan, who thanked him for helping Luo Shiyuan’s elder brother enter the Grandmaster Realm, then arranged a courtyard for him.
• Jiang Liu read Murong Yin’s letter and went out to explore Azure Dragon City.
• Jiang Liu overheard martial practitioners discussing Pu Tianyuan’s ninth life-and-death arena match and followed them to the decisive arena.

Jiang Liu watched Pu Tianyuan of Tian Province defeat Li Anyun in a challenge match in Azure Dragon City, then reflected on how to improve his own fighting methods. He left the story considering how to overcome the limits of his martial skills and hoping to obtain a Heaven-grade manual through the Martial Arts Tournament.

• Jiang Liu learned that Pu Tianyuan had won eight matches and was challenging Qian Province's Rank 9 practitioners for a chance to become the Nine-Nine Supreme.
• Li Anyun stepped onto the arena to face Pu Tianyuan, and the two exchanged attacks with an iron flute and a greatsword.
• Li Anyun used flute music to disturb Pu Tianyuan's primordial energy, but Pu Tianyuan broke through the attack and knocked him off the arena.
• Jiang Liu judged that Li Anyun had been careless and reflected that his own attacks also needed more variety.
• Back at his courtyard, Jiang Liu considered combining Eight Steps of Trampling, Extreme Fist, and Control Heaven and Earth, while recognizing the limits of his current skills and his need for a Heaven-grade manual.

Jiang Liu attended dinner with Luo Shiyuan's family, then cultivated through the night and met Tianming at Ascension Tower. Tianming marveled at Jiang Liu's rapid rise to Minor Grandmaster as they went inside together.

• Luo Shiyuan introduced Jiang Liu to his wife, Li Qingmei, and children, Luo Tong and Luo Qi, at dinner.
• After Jiang Liu left, Luo Shiyuan scolded Luo Tong for disrespecting Jiang Liu and revealed that Jiang Liu had reached Minor Grandmaster at only twenty.
• Jiang Liu cultivated with the Saintly Sky Art, absorbing Primal Qi rapidly before spending the night refining it in his dantian.
• At dawn, Jiang Liu met Tianming at Ascension Tower, where Tianming recalled Jiang Liu's rise from Eighth Rank to Minor Grandmaster in a little over two years.
• Tianming invited Jiang Liu to accompany him and Luo Shiyuan upstairs into Ascension Tower.

Jiang Liu listened as Tianming and Luo Shiyuan discussed the Martial Arts Tournament and considered how the Three Sects might be using it to coordinate with powerful factions against Great Qian. Tianming invited Jiang Liu to join the Haotian Sect, and after learning more about the worsening unrest across the provinces, Jiang Liu weighed the benefits of joining the Three Sects.

• Jiang Liu accompanied Tianming and Luo Shiyuan to a secret chamber in Ascension Tower, where Tianming asked about Nangong and then discussed the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Jiang Liu suspected the tournament would let the major powers coordinate resistance against Great Qian and wondered whether the Three Sects were divided or had lost control of the Martial Prohibition Hall.
• Tianming invited Jiang Liu to join the Haotian Sect, and Jiang Liu explained that he had joined Exotic Beast Valley without taking a master there.
• Luo Shiyuan told Tianming that Jiang Liu had learned the Beast Mastery Art and tamed the Frostwing Dragon, and Jiang Liu said he would consider the Haotian Sect and enter the tournament.
• After Tianming left, Luo Shiyuan told Jiang Liu that unrest had worsened, Feng Province's capital Dingfeng City was nearly lost, and the province's Ascension Tower branch had been silent for almost a month.
• Jiang Liu considered joining the Three Sects for protection and thought about how Murong Yin was progressing in Wind City.

Jiang Liu practiced linking his martial techniques, then left Ascension Tower to train in the mountain range. As he began practicing over a quiet grassland, a veiled Minor Grandmaster confronted him and demanded to know who had sent him.

• Jiang Liu tested combinations of the Eight Steps of Trampling with his other techniques, but could not keep their momentum from dispersing.
• Jiang Liu spent the day practicing in his courtyard, damaging its trees, stone slabs, furniture, and weapon rack.
• Jiang Liu cultivated the Saintly Sky Art and Soul Art, keeping his Divine Sense alert to anyone spying on him.
• Jiang Liu left Ascension Tower and flew deep into the mountain range, where he chose a quiet grassland to train.
• A veiled man with the aura of a Minor Grandmaster appeared beside Jiang Liu and asked who had sent him.

Jiang Liu escaped after fighting Zuo Mu, then discovered that the Lotus Sect was secretly coordinating an uprising across several provinces. Sect Master Kuang Qianzi ordered the sect to formally rebel in Xun Province and Zhen Province while Yun Province remained in chaos.

• Jiang Liu fought Zuo Mu with his qi, Ice Blade, and broadsword, then fled when Bo Tao arrived and warned Zuo Mu not to pursue him.
• Zuo Mu and Bo Tao returned to an underground cave, where Kuang Qianzi and the Lotus Sect's leaders gathered.
• A'po Duan reported that the Deity Summoning Society and White Saint Society had joined forces in Yun Province, while Corpse Valley and the Buddhist Sect had agreed to cooperate with the Lotus Sect.
• Kuang Qianzi ordered the Lotus Sect to issue a final ultimatum to hesitant factions and to formally rise in Xun Province and Zhen Province.
• Kuang Qianzi assigned Mo Baitian to Zhen Province and Xu Kuangsheng to Xun Province, then left the cave with the others.
• Jiang Liu encountered a Three-Eyed Flying Tiger and reflected on how commonly strange beasts appeared in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Jiang Liu trained by testing combinations of martial skills on a Three-Eyed Flying Tiger, which eventually followed him and became his sparring partner. After refining the Primal Qi in his dantian overnight, he received a letter in reply from Murong Yin, who confirmed he was safe in Azure Dragon City.

• Jiang Liu repeatedly used Eight Steps of Trampling and other techniques on the Three-Eyed Flying Tiger to practice combining his martial skills, keeping it moving by threatening it with his saber.
• Jiang Liu hunted and roasted an elk, then cultivated the Saintly Sky Art through the night and completely refined the Primal Qi Liquid in his dantian.
• The Three-Eyed Flying Tiger flew back carrying an elk, and Jiang Liu allowed it to follow him as a training partner.
• Jiang Liu and the Three-Eyed Flying Tiger trained together, while the tiger learned to resist his pressure and began imitating his techniques and bringing him prey.
• Murong Yin received a letter from Jiang Liu, checked its authenticity, and felt reassured when it reported that he had reached Azure Dragon City safely.