Recaps

Jiang Liu visited the Flowing Cloud Sect and learned that both it and the Star Moon Sect supported him despite the Haotian Sect dispute. After he left, Elder Liuxing and Yun Yue discussed his growing strength and suspected he had subdued the Beast Emperor.

• Jiang Liu arrived at the Flowing Cloud Sect residence and met Elder Liuxing and Yun Yue, who asked about his visit to the Haotian Sect.
• Elder Liuxing explained that Bo Ye had been prompted by Haotian Sect insiders to confront Jiang Liu, and both elders assured Jiang Liu that he had done nothing seriously wrong.
• Yun Yue and Elder Liuxing said their sects valued Jiang Liu, urged him to focus on cultivation, and discussed their possible merger if one of them mastered the Star Cloud Saint Art.
• After Jiang Liu left, Yun Yue and Elder Liuxing sensed that his spiritual power surpassed theirs and concluded that his breakthrough was likely.
• Elder Liuxing suspected Jiang Liu had subdued the Beast Emperor in Wind City, and Yun Yue wondered whether to report his strength to the sect master.

Jiang Liu learned that Murong Aotian had found the Five Poisons Sect’s base and discussed the dangers of attacking it. Later, he discovered powerful, difficult-to-control Special Essence Particles while cultivating the Saintly Sky Art, but their purpose remained unknown.

• Jiang Liu visited Murong Aotian and explained that Exotic Weapon Valley wanted to move against the Five Poisons Sect, giving him a justification for his actions.
• Murong Aotian revealed that he had found the Five Poisons Sect’s base and warned Jiang Liu to think carefully before attacking.
• Jiang Liu returned home, entered cultivation, and noticed unusual Essence Particles gathering separately as he practiced the Saintly Sky Art.
• Jiang Liu tested the Special Essence Particles on his fist and found them stronger than ordinary particles but harder to control.
• Jiang Liu set aside his investigation of the particles and considered the need to eradicate the Five Poisons Sect to pacify Cloud Province.

Jiang Liu reflected on the paths to the Saint Realm and focused on pacifying Yunzhou to cultivate the Saintly Sky Art. By New Year’s Eve, Exotic Weapon Valley had secured Yu County and Lu County, leaving only Qi County outside Jiang Liu’s control.

• Jiang Liu reasoned that peace-produced Special Essence Particles and the Saintly Sky Art might be necessary to reach the Saint Realm, while the Star Cloud Saint Art relied on external forces to temper his body.
• Jiang Liu concluded that the Three Sects’ conflicts and the imperial family’s and National Preceptor’s schemes were likely tied to the pursuit of greater power, though he remained focused on his own cultivation.
• Qin Bailian led Exotic Weapon Valley through Yu County and toward Lu County, defeating the Deity Summoning Society’s forces and taking control of both counties.
• Jiang Liu handed the administration of Yu County and Lu County to Exotic Weapon Valley and sent Wind Division members to establish branches there, while Murong Yin and Feng Yue oversaw Listening Wind and Gentle Rain Pavilion’s expansion.
• On New Year’s Eve in the eighth year of Chengping, Qin Bailian reported that the Deity Summoning Society had been driven from Yu County and Lu County, and Jiang Liu sensed the unusual Essence Particles increasing as most of Yunzhou returned to peace.

On New Year's Eve, Jiang Liu assigned the Exotic Weapon Valley responsibility for governing Yunzhou while setting rules for its resources and conduct. After Qin Bailian left, Jiang Liu spent the evening celebrating with Murong Yin, Feng Yue, Cuier, and Xiao He.

• Jiang Liu warned Qin Bailian against mistreating innocents and ordered the Exotic Weapon Valley to split its duties between governing Yunzhou and preserving its inheritance.
• Jiang Liu ordered Yunzhou's taxes, income, and resources divided among the Three Sects, the Exotic Weapon Valley, and Murong Yin, then told Qin Bailian to take over Xia County and Kan County after the New Year.
• Qin Bailian left Jiang Liu's courtyard, frightened by the Fire-Winged Monkey, while Jiang Liu chose to let the prank serve as a warning.
• Murong Yin and Feng Yue joined Jiang Liu in the courtyard, where Jiang Liu praised Feng Yue's dish before she discovered it tasted awful.
• Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, Feng Yue, Cuier, and Xiao He ate dinner and spent New Year's Eve chatting together before Jiang Liu took Murong Yin and Feng Yue to play Fighting the Landlord.

Jiang Liu planned a staged campaign to destroy the Five Poisons Sect and ordered preparations for an assault in three months. As he made plans to reclaim Xia County and Kan County, Exotic Weapon Valley embraced its new benefits and committed itself to following him.

• Jiang Liu decided to draw the Five Poisons Sect out of its lair and ordered Murong Yin and Feng Yue to prepare poison-resisting and detoxifying medicines.
• Murong Yin estimated that gathering enough supplies would take three months, so Jiang Liu scheduled the attack for then and told Qin Bailian to take over Xia County and Kan County.
• Murong Yin warned that Murong Mo might resist giving up Kan County, but Jiang Liu insisted that Qin Bailian could handle him.
• Feng Yue asked Jiang Liu to take her and Murong Yin sightseeing, and he agreed to visit the Feng Family the next day.
• Qin Bailian announced improved benefits at Exotic Weapon Valley and hinted at greater rewards, leaving the elders and peak leaders satisfied with following Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu visited the Feng Family with Feng Yue, then investigated the strange forest in the mountain range and discovered it formed a Yin-Yang Fish pattern. After returning home without solving the mystery, he received news about his search for a traitor within East Wo Country.

• Jiang Liu took Feng Yue to the Feng Family and discussed the family’s cooperation with Exotic Weapon Valley and its supervision of the valley’s operations with Old Master Feng.
• Old Master Feng warned Jiang Liu about unusual events in the mountain range, and Jiang Liu decided to investigate the place the next day.
• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey explored the forest, where he found unusually dense Essence but no hidden cavern or clear explanation for the energy barrier.
• Jiang Liu spotted that the forest’s tall and short trees formed a Yin-Yang Fish pattern and realized he could enter only near the cliff where its sections converged.
• Murong Yin told Jiang Liu that news had arrived about finding the traitor within East Wo Country.

Jiang Liu learned that East Wo Country was using spies to build influence in Qi Province and sent the intelligence to Mo Han. After Qin Bailian took over Xia County and Kan County, Jiang Liu returned his attention to the Five Poisons Sect and the arriving anti-poison medicine.

• Murong Yin told Jiang Liu that Ascension Tower had detected a suspected Dark Star Hall agent and an East Wo Country spy asking about Koinu Jun'ichirō in Qi Province.
• Jiang Liu told Murong Yin to keep monitoring the East Wo Country spy and discussed preparations for anti-poison medicine.
• After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Qin Bailian asked when he could take over Xia County and Kan County, and Jiang Liu authorized him to proceed.
• Qin Bailian reported that he had taken over both counties and that Ascension Tower personnel had withdrawn, while Murong Mo had taken the collected silver and tax revenue.
• Jiang Liu received a report that East Wo Country planned to use minor gangs to expand through Qi Province and ordered Murong Yin to pass the intelligence to Mo Han.
• Jiang Liu continued planning against the Five Poisons Sect as supplies of anti-poison medicine began to arrive.

Jiang Liu ordered Qin Bailian and Exotic Weapon Valley to dismantle the Five Poisons Sect’s spy network in Cloud City and prepare for a larger campaign against the sect. After Exotic Weapon Valley captured its targets, Jiang Liu interrogated Gong Xun and uncovered the secrets he knew, leaving Qin Bailian ready to use the information to reduce losses in the coming conflict.

• Jiang Liu gave Qin Bailian a detailed list of the Five Poisons Sect’s informants in Cloud City and ordered him to eliminate them within two days.
• He Chuyue reported that the Listening Wind and Gentle Rain Pavilion’s sisters were in position to watch events.
• Qin Bailian and Exotic Weapon Valley’s Elders assigned forces to capture spies, investigate the sect’s antidotes and poison methods, and leave survivors to spread false information.
• Exotic Weapon Valley captured the Five Poisons Sect’s Cloud City forces overnight, including their overseer, Gong Xun.
• Jiang Liu used his interrogation method on Gong Xun, who revealed every secret he knew about the Five Poisons Sect.

Jiang Liu coordinated the campaign against the Five Poisons Sect and learned that Exotic Beast Valley had dismantled an East Wo Country spy network in Qi Province. He then turned his attention to investigating the Yun City Pang Family and planning to deal with the Yun Family after the Five Poisons Sect was defeated.

• Jiang Liu left Qin Bailian and He Chuyue to use the Five Poisons Sect's contact methods and gradually weaken its forces.
• Jiang Liu met the Yun Family Head outside Murong Aotian's secret chamber and confirmed that the Ascension Tower had melted the Yun Family Ancestor's unusual weapon.
• Murong Aotian told Jiang Liu that Elder He and Exotic Beast Valley had arrested the East Wo Country spies and uprooted their network in Qi Province.
• Jiang Liu considered the Feng, Yun, and Pang Families and decided that the Yun Family would be dealt with after the Five Poisons Sect.
• Jiang Liu ordered He Chuyue to investigate the Yun City Pang Family, then Cuier invited him to dinner featuring Feng Yue's new dishes.

Jiang Liu and his companions discussed plans for controlling Cloud City’s forces after the Five Poisons Sect was destroyed, while Exotic Weapon Valley secretly tightened its attack on the sect. Yi Yue and Gong Heqian traced the danger to Exotic Weapon Valley and confronted one of its disciples, just as Qin Bailian arrived with reinforcements and a terrifying presence approached.

• Jiang Liu enjoyed Feng Yue’s unexpectedly delicious cooking and discussed the Five Poisons Sect and Cloud City’s local forces with Murong Yin and Feng Yue.
• Exotic Weapon Valley gradually surrounded the Five Poisons Sect’s territory in Qi County, causing its disciples to disappear or die.
• Yi Yue suspected the Heaven One Sect, while Chen Bo remained unaware that his sect had been blamed for the attacks.
• Yi Yue sent elders to investigate, then led one search team himself after a Minor Grandmaster elder disappeared.
• Yi Yue and Gong Heqian discovered that Exotic Weapon Valley martial artists had entered Qi County and confronted a captured disciple in Qiyun City.
• Qin Bailian arrived in the sky with ten Minor Grandmasters as Yi Yue sensed a terrifying fluctuation approaching.

Jiang Liu defeated Yi Yue and forced the Five Poisons Sect leader to surrender, ending the fighting between the sect and Exotic Weapon Valley. He left Yi Yue and the sect alive after Yi Yue swore to serve him for thirty years, creating a mysterious bond between them.

• Gong Heqian revealed he had advanced to Grandmaster, but Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey arrived to reinforce the Five Poisons Sect’s opponents.
• Yi Yue summoned swarms of poisonous insects, which the Fire-Winged Monkey fought while Jiang Liu attacked Yi Yue.
• Jiang Liu relentlessly beat Yi Yue unconscious, and the battles between the Grandmasters and Minor Grandmasters stopped.
• Jiang Liu sealed Yi Yue’s dantian and offered to spare the Five Poisons Sect if Yi Yue served him for thirty years.
• Yi Yue swore allegiance to Jiang Liu, who sensed that the oath had created a cause-and-effect bond between them.

Jiang Liu brought the Five Poisons Sect under his control and traveled to Xun Province to speak with Chen Bo about the Ghost School’s rule. Chen Bo acknowledged the suffering in the province but said Heaven One Sect lacked the strength to challenge the Ghost School.

• Jiang Liu ordered Yi Yue to reorganize the Five Poisons Sect with Qin Bailian’s help, then travel to Cloud City for further instructions.
• Yi Yue told Gong Heqian and Qin Bailian that he had sworn loyalty to Jiang Liu, and Qin Bailian resolved to offer his own oath.
• Jiang Liu flew to Yin County and visited Heaven One Sect, where Chen Bo received him in the council hall.
• Jiang Liu told Chen Bo what he knew about the Ghost School’s control of Xun Province and its abuses in the other counties.
• Chen Bo said he knew the situation was worsening but lacked the strength to oppose the Ghost School.

Jiang Liu revealed his plan to use the Five Poisons Sect to expand into Xun Province and seek the Heaven One Sect’s cooperation in ending the chaos. Chen Bo agreed to provide assistance but declined to take part beyond that, and Jiang Liu left without telling him about the turmoil in the Haotian Sect.

• Jiang Liu demonstrated that he had reached the Grandmaster realm and asked Chen Bo to support him against the Ghost School.
• Jiang Liu told Chen Bo that he planned to subdue the Five Poisons Sect and send it to slowly invade Xun Province, asking the Heaven One Sect to provide convenience.
• Chen Bo agreed to help with the arrangement but refused to participate further, and he and Jiang Liu discussed where to station the Five Poisons Sect.
• Chen Bo asked about Chen Yuke, and Jiang Liu reassured him without revealing the Haotian Sect’s internal divisions.
• Chen Bo hosted a banquet where Jiang Liu met his eight sons, then Jiang Liu said farewell and departed.

Jiang Liu returned to Yun City and arranged to begin reorganizing its local forces, with Qin Bailian and Yi Yue leading the main effort and the Gentle Rain Pavilion gaining field experience. After setting the plan in motion, he returned home and joined Murong Yin and Feng Yue for a cheerful dinner.

• Jiang Liu ordered Yi Yue and Qin Bailian to send people to Yun City to target the Yun Family and the Pang Family, and Qin Bailian swore allegiance to him for thirty years.
• Jiang Liu returned to Yun City, told Murong Yin and He Chuyue about his recent dealings, and decided to prioritize gathering intelligence and acting against Yun City's local forces.
• Jiang Liu assigned Qin Bailian and Yi Yue to lead the operation, while the Listening Wind Pavilion and Gentle Rain Pavilion would send people to supervise and gain experience.
• Jiang Liu told Hao Jiao and Li Yueping that the Gentle Rain Pavilion would participate in missions, then returned to his residence.
• At dinner, Jiang Liu revealed Cuier's attempt to trick Xiao He, and Murong Yin and Feng Yue joined in teasing Cuier.

Jiang Liu ordered Qin Bailian and Yi Yue to investigate the Yun and Pang Families, then directed them to destroy the Pang Family while he hosted Yun Province’s Grandmasters. The Pang Family was wiped out, but Qin Bailian and Yi Yue were both badly wounded after killing its hidden Ancestor.

• Jiang Liu assigned Qin Bailian to investigate the Yun Family and Yi Yue to investigate the Pang Family, while considering the spreading conflict across four provinces.
• Qin Bailian reported that the Yun Family relied on its patriarch and four elders, while Yi Yue discovered suppressed origin energy in the Pang Family’s ancestral grounds.
• Jiang Liu ordered Qin Bailian and Yi Yue to attack the Pang Family that night and invited five Grandmasters to a banquet at his residence.
• While Jiang Liu hosted the banquet with Murong Yin and Feng Yue, Qin Bailian and Yi Yue led their forces in an assault on the Pang Family.
• Qin Bailian and Yi Yue killed the Pang Family’s hidden Ancestor, and seventeen Minor Grandmasters helped slaughter the remaining family members; both leaders suffered serious injuries.

Jiang Liu destroyed the Yun Family and brought Cloud Province under the Five Poisons Sect and Exotic Weapon Valley, enforcing rules against martial artists who harmed ordinary people. As he resolved to pacify all of Great Qian, the Corpse King prepared to seize a small county town and grow his strength.

• Jiang Liu ordered Exotic Weapon Valley and the Five Poisons Sect to attack the Yun Family, and their forces defeated it after a fierce battle.
• He Chuyue reported the casualties, and Jiang Liu ordered treatment for the wounded, compensation for bereaved families, and the storage of the spoils.
• Feng Yue and Murong Yin oversaw recovery and the takeover of the Pang and Yun Families’ territories, while Cloud Province’s smaller factions became vassals of the Five Poisons Sect and Exotic Weapon Valley.
• Gentle Rain Pavilion enforced Jiang Liu’s rules against martial artists who oppressed ordinary people, and Jiang Liu’s cultivation of the Saintly Sky Art accelerated as he resolved to pacify Great Qian.
• The Corpse King, hiding in Cloud Province, prepared to use his Corpse Golems to capture a small county town and build his strength.

Jiang Liu traveled to Xiawei County to investigate disappearances linked to Corpse Valley and waited outside town for the culprit. The Corpse King attacked him while he cultivated, and Jiang Liu recognized him as Corpse Valley’s Valley Master and summoned the Fire-Winged Monkey.

• Jiang Liu decided to investigate the missing martial artists himself, then left Murong Yin and Feng Yue the next morning.
• Jiang Liu arrived in Xia County and asked Tang Rong for details about the disappearances before heading to Xiawei County.
• Jiang Liu camped in a forest outside Xiawei County and cultivated while the Fire-Winged Monkey searched for food.
• The Corpse King sensed Jiang Liu’s cultivation and approached, intending to turn him into a Corpse Golem.
• Jiang Liu evaded the Corpse King’s attack, recognized him as Corpse Valley’s Valley Master, and sent a message to the Fire-Winged Monkey.

Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey overwhelmed the Corpse King with attacks, exploiting his inability to escape and eventually weakening his formidable body. The Corpse King was left severely injured and trapped between fighting and fleeing.

• Jiang Liu used Nebula Shrunken Earth to dodge the Corpse King's Nine-Section Whip and knocked him off balance with repeated kicks.
• Jiang Liu's Divine Sense overwhelmed the Corpse King's, weakening his spirit and forcing him to rely on his whip.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey arrived and pounded the Corpse King into the ground with its staff while Jiang Liu watched and blocked his escape.
• The Corpse King broke free and tried to flee, but Jiang Liu kicked him back toward the Fire-Winged Monkey.
• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey continued attacking until the Corpse King suffered severe internal injuries and his physical defenses began to fail.

Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey killed the Corpse King, and Jiang Liu destroyed the Corpse Golems he had hidden. Back in Cloud City, Jiang Liu ordered Qin Bailian and Yi Yue to lead a province-wide search for Corpse Valley remnants.

• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey beat the Corpse King to death, and Jiang Liu destroyed his remains so Corpse Valley could not turn him into a Corpse Golem again.
• Jiang Liu found and burned more than twenty unfinished Corpse Golems, at least half of which had been made from living people.
• Jiang Liu returned to Cloud City and told Qin Bailian and Yi Yue that he had killed the Corpse King and ordered a careful search throughout Yun Province.
• Qin Bailian and Yi Yue praised Jiang Liu's strength, then personally led teams to search their assigned counties for Corpse Valley remnants.

Murong Yin attempted to advance to the Grandmaster Realm while Jiang Liu guarded her, and she overcame an inner demon centered on her fear of losing him. She became a Minor Grandmaster with Divine Sense extending over seven hundred meters and chose wind as her primary attack element, then decided to celebrate privately.

• Yun Province’s search for Corpse Valley remnants ended without finding its last Grandmaster, while Jiang Liu continued governing a peaceful province and sensing his cultivation improve.
• Murong Yin decided to advance after years at Rank 9 and gaining confidence from the Soul Art Jiang Liu had taught her.
• Jiang Liu guarded Murong Yin as she solidified her Essence and faced an inner demon that made her fear he would leave her.
• Murong Yin resolved to become strong enough to help Jiang Liu, overcame the tribulation, and advanced to Minor Grandmaster with more than seven hundred meters of Divine Sense.
• Jiang Liu caught and kissed the excited Murong Yin, who then offered to share her advancement experience with Feng Yue.
• Murong Yin declined a public Grandmaster banquet, and Jiang Liu arranged a private feast for them.

Jiang Liu cultivated until his Divine Sense exceeded four thousand meters, then learned from a new intelligence report that the Confucian Sect and the National Preceptor's Mansion were preparing to suppress Tian Province's martial artists. The Moonfall Sect and Zheng Family allied against them, leaving Tian Province on the brink of open conflict.

• Jiang Liu cultivated with the Saintly Sky Art, expanding his Divine Sense beyond four thousand meters without approaching a breakthrough to Peak Grandmaster.
• Jiang Liu received a seven-day intelligence report from the Ascension Tower and read that the Confucian Sect had revived its proposal to abolish martial artists' cultivation methods with the National Preceptor's Mansion's support.
• The Zheng Family and Moonfall Sect formed an alliance in response, and clashes with the Confucian Sect and National Preceptor's Mansion increased across Tian Province.
• The Martial Prohibition Hall remained divided after commander Lu Tianheng disappeared, while the Great Qian Imperial Family watched the growing crisis.

Jiang Liu considered the struggle between the National Preceptor's Mansion and the Martial Prohibition Hall, then focused on developing his forces in Yun Province and Xun Province. Murong Yin departed for Wind City to visit her grandfather, while the Listening Wind and Gentle Rain Pavilions prepared to expand and cultivate talent.

• Jiang Liu concluded that Tian Province's conflict would not immediately affect Yun Province and set aside thoughts of the Three Sects' response.
• Murong Yin and Feng Yue reported on their pavilions' growth, and Jiang Liu ordered the Listening Wind Pavilion to establish a branch in Xun Province and begin training talent for future provincial branches.
• Jiang Liu told Feng Yue to keep strengthening the Gentle Rain Pavilion and carefully screen recruits.
• Murong Yin told Jiang Liu she planned to visit her grandfather in Wind City, and Jiang Liu asked her to invite him to Cloud City.
• Jiang Liu summoned the Fire-Winged Monkey to carry Murong Yin and Cuier to Wind City, then returned to practice as Feng Yue began preparing assessments for the Gentle Rain Pavilion.

Facing pressure from the Vast Righteous Sect and the National Preceptor's Mansion, the Zheng Family decided to leave Tian Province and settle in Dui Province. As preparations began, Zheng Jing warned Zheng Xueyi to beware of the Imperial Family, and the relocation threatened to plunge Dui Province into turmoil.

• Zheng Xueyi told the clan elders that Star Moon Sect had agreed to shelter the Zheng Family but that the family could not withstand its enemies indefinitely.
• Zheng Xueyi and the clan elders considered nearby provinces and chose Dui Province as their destination.
• Zheng Xuan volunteered to lead the vanguard to seize a county in Dui Province before the main force arrived.
• Zheng Xueyi reported the decision to Zheng Jing, who warned him that the Imperial Family's strange behavior and Dao Fan's support for the Vast Righteous Sect were cause for suspicion.
• The Zheng Family began preparing to relocate, threatening renewed conflict with Sword Worship Villa and Hundred Fists Gate in Dui Province.

Xiahou Yi ordered the Sun Moon Sect to prepare to exploit the Moonfall Sect’s coming crisis while plotting revenge against Wei Wei and Wei Yi. Meanwhile, Li Moran weighed the Vast Righteous Sect’s choices against the Ji Family and went to ask Li Qiaoyun what she thought of a possible marriage alliance.

• Xiahou Yi told the Sun Moon Sect’s higher-ups that the Confucian school of Tian Province and the National Preceptor’s Mansion planned to move against the Moonfall Sect and the Zheng Family.
• Xiahou Yi ordered the sect to monitor the Moonfall Sect and prepare to seize an opportunity, with special attention to Wei Wei and Wei Yi.
• Xiahou Yi resolved to capture Wei Wei and Wei Yi alive, then went to meet young martial artists waiting in the rear hall.
• Li Moran considered the Vast Righteous Sect’s losses against the Ji Family and the possibility of strengthening its alliance with the Daoist sect through a marriage between Li Qiaoyun and Zheng Yunxiu.
• Li Moran and the sect higher-ups concluded that they must either leave Mo Province or fight the Ji Family, and he went to Li Qiaoyun’s courtyard to ask her opinion.

Emperor Jiang Lan planned to exploit the Confucian Sect and the National Preceptor’s Mansion’s campaign to destroy the Moonfall Sect, the Zheng Family, and the other Jianghu forces in Tian Province, while concealing the imperial family’s role. After revealing the plan to Jiang Zongquan, Jiang Lan secured his grand-uncle’s promise to personally watch over the operation.

• Jiang Lan told Wei Jin that Dao Fan and Gongyang Zhuang had begun the plan and ordered Jiang Heng to monitor the Moonfall Sect and the Zheng Family.
• Jiang Lan prepared to use Jiang Zongquan’s secret advancement to Peak Grandmaster to crush Tian Province’s Jianghu forces and later challenge the Three Sects.
• Jiang Lan entered the imperial palace’s forbidden grounds and explained his plan to Jiang Zongquan.
• Jiang Zongquan agreed to personally keep watch and felt hopeful that Jiang Lan could lead Great Qian to rise again.