Recaps

Five Flowing Cloud Sect elders discovered a possible attempt to free imprisoned Haotian Sect Grandmasters and planned to exploit it to disrupt Jiang Liu’s wedding and the alliance with the Star Moon Sect. Meanwhile, Sun Yunlu, Cheng Tian, and Tang Fei received word that Jiang Lan would hand over the Jade Diagram Manual and considered betraying him to Jiang Liu.

• Xinghui told the elders that Jiang Liu had been cultivating in his courtyard, and they agreed they could not safely oppose his wedding.
• Xingqian revealed that she had seen a eunuch-like visitor contact Xingbai, who guarded the imprisoned Haotian Sect Grandmasters.
• Xinghui proposed using the possible plot to obstruct Jiang Liu’s wedding, and the elders arranged to monitor events and expose the matter when it could cause a major crisis.
• Sun Yunlu told Cheng Tian and Tang Fei that Jiang Lan had agreed to hand over the Jade Diagram Manual and wanted them to keep serving him.
• Sun Yunlu proposed using Jiang Lan as a stepping stone and telling Jiang Liu about him, and Cheng Tian and Tang Fei agreed with sly chuckles.

Jiang Liu celebrated New Year's Eve with his wives and senior sisters, while Tang Wanyu's pointed question exposed her feelings for him. Afterward, Flowing Cloud Matriarch learned that Xingbai had been meeting a eunuch linked to the remnants of Great Qian and headed to the Discipline Hall to investigate.

• Jiang Liu and the women gathered for hotpot, and Tang Wanyu asked whether he thought Murong Yin, Feng Yue, or Gongsun Haoyue was prettier; he said they were all the same.
• Murong Yin and Feng Yue asked Jiang Liu if he had feelings for his senior sisters, and he said he focused on cultivation and rarely left his courtyard.
• Nangong Yun reported that Xinghui and the others had been taking turns watching Xingbai, who had been meeting a eunuch.
• Nangong Yun told Flowing Cloud Matriarch that the eunuch had been arrested and was being held in the secret dungeon beneath the Discipline Hall.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch went with Nangong Yun to the Discipline Hall to question the eunuch.

Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Nangong Yun interrogated a captured eunuch and uncovered Xingbai’s dealings with the Great Qian Imperial Family. They left Xingbai imprisoned pending further investigation and tightened security around the captive Haotian Sect elder.

• Flowing Cloud Matriarch ordered Nangong Yun to have the eunuch tortured, and he confessed that Xingbai had agreed to help free the Haotian Sect Grandmaster.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch ordered Xingbai’s capture and had the wounded eunuch kept alive for Jiang Liu to interrogate.
• Nangong Yun and the Discipline Hall Grandmasters brought Xingbai before Flowing Cloud Matriarch, who confronted her with the eunuch’s confession.
• Xingbai admitted she had sought the Great Qian Imperial Family’s cultivation methods, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch sealed her meridians and dantian.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch ordered Xingbai imprisoned and assigned the Discipline Hall to guard the Haotian Sect elder.

After Jiang Liu uncovered a corruption plot within Star Moon Sect, he set out alone for Jing County to capture Jiang Lan and recover the Great Qian Imperial Family’s cultivation arts. Flowing Cloud Matriarch hurried to Star Moon Sect to warn its sect master, worried that the crisis could disrupt Jiang Liu’s upcoming wedding.

• Jiang Liu used his mind-influencing technique to obtain a detailed confession from the eunuch, including where Jiang Lan’s group was hiding and who was carrying out a corruption plan within Star Moon Sect.
• Nangong Yun rushed to report the confession to Flowing Cloud Matriarch, while Jiang Liu decided to travel to Jing County alone to capture Jiang Lan and retrieve the cultivation arts.
• Jiang Liu told Murong Yin and Feng Yue he would return in two or three days, then departed for Jing County without the Fire-Winged Monkey.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch read the confession, feared the Star Moon Sect scandal might disrupt the wedding, and flew to the sect to meet its master.
• A Star Moon Sect elder greeted Flowing Cloud Matriarch, and the sect master emerged from Back Mountain.

Gongsun Haoyue investigated a confession implicating Yun He and Chen He in hidden dealings within the Star Moon Sect. After Yun He blamed Yun Xian, Gongsun Haoyue crippled her, leaving the others to face judgment.

• Gongsun Haoyue read the confession and ordered Yun Wu to bring Yun He and Chen He to the Council Great Hall.
• Yun Wu discovered Chen He was a Minor Grandmaster, sealed his qi, and took him into custody, but could not find Yun He in the Back Mountain.
• Gongsun Haoyue and Flowing Cloud Matriarch brought Yun He and five others to the Council Great Hall after encountering them on the way.
• Yun He claimed she had used Chen He to find the Great Qian Imperial Family, but Gongsun Haoyue rejected her excuse.
• Yun He accused Yun Xian of directing her actions, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch struck Yun Xian down.
• Gongsun Haoyue burned Yun He’s dantian and crippled her.

Gongsun Haoyue punished sect elders who had betrayed the Star Moon Sect and decided to overhaul the sect after the wedding. Meanwhile, Jiang Liu failed to find Jiang Lan and Wei Jin in Yanhsia City and left for Qian Prefecture.

• Gongsun Haoyue sealed Yun Ye, Yun Tian, Yun He, and Yun Fei's meridians and dantians, then ordered Yun Wu to imprison them and torture Yun He and Yun Xian.
• Gongsun Haoyue decided to investigate corruption across the Star Moon Sect after the wedding.
• Jiang Liu reached Yanhsia City, hid his identity, and waited until night to search the residence named in the eunuch's confession.
• Jiang Liu found only weak martial artists at the residence, and the lone Minor Grandmaster died when Jiang Liu invaded his sea of consciousness.
• Jiang Liu questioned several residents but learned nothing about Jiang Lan or Wei Jin, then left the city for Qian Prefecture.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue’s wedding preparations transformed Qian City and the Flowing Cloud Sect as guests arrived from across the world. Jiang Liu’s relatives reached the sect, where Murong Yin and Feng Yue eagerly reunited with them.

• Jiang Lan and Wei Jin survived Jiang Liu’s attack by hiding in a secret chamber beneath their residence, and Jiang Liu returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect without finding them.
• The Star Moon Sect captured elders who had colluded with the Great Qian Imperial Family, and opposition to Gongsun Haoyue’s marriage to Jiang Liu faded.
• As the wedding approached, Qian City filled with guests and festivities while the two sects prepared to present the marriage as a union of their rule.
• Nangong Yun oversaw extensive wedding preparations at the Flowing Cloud Sect, while Jiang Liu continued cultivating and Murong Yin and Feng Yue tried ceremonial robes with Gongsun Haoyue.
• The Exotic Beast Valley group and members of the Feng and Murong families arrived at the Flowing Cloud Sect, where Murong Yin and Feng Yue hurried to greet their relatives.

Jiang Liu welcomed his family and friends to the Flowing Cloud Sect ahead of his wedding and hosted them at his residence. Seeing Elder Bai and Elder He nearing the end of their lives stirred Jiang Liu’s desire to defy the Heavenly Dao, and his aura suddenly surged out of control.

• Jiang Liu greeted Feng Yi, who said he had decided to stay in Cloud City and help the Feng Family.
• Jiang Liu led the guests through the decorated Flowing Cloud Sect, arranged their lodging, and introduced them to the Flowing Cloud Matriarch.
• Jiang Liu brought the group to his courtyard, where Feng Yue, her mother, and Murong Yin went to talk privately while he asked Mo Han about Exotic Beast Valley.
• Jiang Liu discussed the Feng Family and caught up with his guests, then noticed that Elder Bai and Elder He were growing frail and losing control of their vital energy.
• Jiang Liu thought about breaking free from the Heavenly Dao to save Elder Bai and Elder He, and his aura suddenly surged until everyone fled the hall.

Jiang Liu endured a violent advancement that threatened the minds of everyone nearby as Flowing Cloud Matriarch evacuated them from his courtyard. By midnight, the turmoil stopped and his aura vanished, leaving those outside unsure whether he had survived or reached the Saint Realm.

• Jiang Liu's uncontrolled aura drew mental Essence Particles toward the Back Mountain, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch recognized that he was advancing.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch ordered everyone away from Jiang Liu's courtyard as elders, disciples, and family members realized he might be reaching the Saint Realm.
• Jiang Liu's mental sea filled with stabbing pain and illusions, his aura destroyed the hall, and Flowing Cloud Matriarch shielded those nearby so they could escape.
• Jiang Liu's agonized advancement continued until sunset, with his aura shifting between terrifying strength and complete silence.
• At midnight, Jiang Liu's condition settled and his aura disappeared; Flowing Cloud Matriarch could only vaguely sense that he remained inside.

Jiang Liu’s mental power continued advancing into the Pseudo-Saint Realm, though he said he had only taken one step forward and had not completed his advancement. After two peaceful days spent preparing for the wedding, Jiang Liu’s wedding day arrived under the gaze of the entire world.

• Jiang Liu sensed that his Divine Sea was still advancing, then emerged from the ruins of his house and reassured Murong Yin and Feng Yue that he was unharmed.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch asked about Jiang Liu’s advancement, and he said he had taken one step forward; she was shaken by his progress and questioned her own prospects.
• Jiang Liu and the others moved to the cultivation grounds, where guests stayed overnight before most of them returned to Welcome Peak the next morning.
• Jiang Liu spent the next two days with Murong Yin and Feng Yue, preparing for their wedding.
• Jiang Liu’s wedding day arrived, watched by the entire world.

Jiang Liu married Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and Gongsun Haoyue in a grand ceremony in Qian City. As the newlyweds began their first bow to Heaven and Earth, a sudden bolt of thunder struck toward Jiang Liu.

• Jiang Liu reflected on his breakthrough and his resolve to remake Heaven and Earth while the sects prepared for the wedding.
• Three wedding carriages arrived at the imperial capital, and Jiang Liu led Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and Gongsun Haoyue through its gates and into the palace.
• Gongsun Haoyue’s state of mind advanced as she walked with Jiang Liu and the other brides.
• Yuchi Yue performed the Heaven-reporting ritual, and Nangong Yun called for the newlyweds to bow to Heaven and Earth.
• Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and Gongsun Haoyue raised their hands in salute as thunder suddenly struck toward Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu completed the wedding ceremony with Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and Gongsun Haoyue after a lightning bolt vanished into his Divine Sea, and the celebrations began across the imperial city. He left his brides in the rear hall to offer toasts, but Tang Wanyu blocked his way at the disciples’ banquet and refused to let him leave before drinking with them.

• A lightning bolt disappeared before reaching Jiang Liu and nourished his Divine Sea, so he told the guests that Heaven had come to congratulate the wedding.
• Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and Gongsun Haoyue bowed to their elders and to one another, completing the ceremony before heading to the rear hall.
• Jiang Liu removed the brides’ veils, shared nuptial wine and a meal with them, then left Cuier and Xiao He with the women while he went to offer toasts.
• Jiang Liu toasted the Flowing Cloud Matriarch and the sect elders, then visited the hall where the major powers and families were gathered and offered them a toast.
• Jiang Liu went to the hall of the Flowing Cloud Sect and Star Moon Sect’s True Inheritor Disciples, where Tang Wanyu blocked the doors and insisted he drink with them.

After his wedding to Gongsun Haoyue, Murong Yin, and Feng Yue, Jiang Liu joined the elders of both Sects to discuss their merger. They agreed to form the Star Cloud Saint Sect, temporarily move into the former Haotian Sect’s mountain range, and build a new residence near Qian City before turning to the merger’s remaining details.

• Jiang Liu left the wedding celebration, returned to the sleeping quarters, and spent the night with his three brides.
• The next morning, Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where Flowing Cloud Matriarch and the elders of both Sects had gathered.
• Nangong Yun and Yuchi Yue outlined plans to combine the True Inheritor Disciples, close the branch residences, and bring the two Sects’ personnel together.
• Gongsun Haoyue proposed abolishing both Sect names, and Jiang Liu suggested calling the merged Sect the Star Cloud Saint Sect.
• Jiang Liu proposed temporarily moving everyone to the former Haotian Sect mountain range and building a permanent residence in the central mountain range near Qian City; Flowing Cloud Matriarch, Gongsun Haoyue, and the elders agreed.
• Gongsun Haoyue began the next discussion of the merger’s details, and the elders prepared to address matters affecting their interests.

Yuchi Yue, Jiang Liu, Flowing Cloud Matriarch, and Gongsun Haoyue restructured the merged sects to curb corruption and tighten oversight. Jiang Liu’s account of Blood Demon Island’s strength left the elders alarmed and ready to accelerate the merger.

• Yuchi Yue outlined plans to preserve the existing halls while placing two people in charge of each.
• Jiang Liu proposed transferring provincial affairs to the Hall of Governmental Affairs and establishing intelligence, supervisory, and inspection bodies under the Sect Masters.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch approved Jiang Liu’s reforms and proposed separate Core and True Inheritor Pavilions; Gongsun Haoyue proposed a Disciples Assessment Hall.
• Gongsun Haoyue and Flowing Cloud Matriarch rebuked the Disciples Affairs Hall elders over lax assessments and Chen He’s case, silencing their objections.
• Jiang Liu described Blood Demon Island’s formidable strength and said he had fled wounded after barely escaping its threat.
• The elders approved the subsequent reforms and agreed the two sects had to complete their merger quickly to face Blood Demon Island.

After the Flowing Cloud Sect and Star Moon Sect merged as the Star Cloud Saint Sect, Jiang Liu took charge of governing the world and reorganized its administration. By the end of Initial Era Year 1's fifth month, the world adopted the name Star Cloud Holy Dynasty, replacing the former Great Qian Dynasty.

• The Flowing Cloud Sect and Star Moon Sect announced their merger as the Star Cloud Saint Sect, and Jiang Liu accepted responsibility for governing the world while Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue became joint sect masters.
• Jiang Liu changed the era name to Initial Era Year 1 and divided the Hall of Governmental Affairs into five branches to oversee civil affairs, martial affairs, justice, surveillance, and logistics.
• Jiang Liu placed the internal branch of the Ministry of Surveillance under his direct control through Wind Hall and brought Qin Bailian, Lin Chi, and Chen Qiansong into their new roles.
• The Star Cloud Saint Sect opened recruitment for scholars and martial artists to help staff several branches of the Hall of Governmental Affairs.
• Jiang Liu proposed naming the entire world the Star Cloud Holy Dynasty, and the Hall of Governmental Affairs approved the name.

Jiang Liu decided to sail to Blood Demon Island and destroy it before it could threaten the continent, despite Murong Yin and Feng Yue opposing the plan. The Flowing Cloud Matriarch accepted his decision and promised to protect the continent while he and Gongsun Haoyue were away.

• Jiang Liu worried over Blood Demon Island's silence and considered whether it was preparing to invade, had joined forces with the Haotian Sect remnants, or had faced trouble from other Halls of Yama factions.
• Jiang Liu decided he had to go to sea and destroy Blood Demon Island because his Saintly Sky Art and its Blood Saint Art made the two sides mortal enemies.
• Murong Yin and Feng Yue opposed Jiang Liu's plan, but Gongsun Haoyue agreed to accompany him, and they began preparing to leave on Sea Turtle.
• Jiang Liu visited the Flowing Cloud Matriarch and told her that he and Gongsun Haoyue would go to sea.
• The Flowing Cloud Matriarch accepted his decision and promised to protect the continent while he was away.

On Star Cloud Saint Sect’s opening day, Jiang Liu surveyed the sect, continued to advance his cultivation, and narrowly failed to break through after the Heavenly Dao struck his Divine Sea. He received an urgent letter from Medicine King Valley, leaving its contents unknown.

• Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue discussed punishing elders who had broken sect rules as Jiang Liu prepared to leave for the sea.
• Jiang Liu visited the True Inheritor Disciple Peak and found all twenty-five disciples cultivating under the sect’s new assessment system.
• Jiang Liu’s hidden presence frightened disciples, who began spreading rumors that a mountain spirit haunted the range.
• Jiang Liu’s Divine Sea was struck while he attempted to advance, interrupting his breakthrough but increasing his Divine Sense range by five kilometers.
• A Wind Hall messenger delivered Jiang Liu an urgent letter from Li Province, and Jiang Liu discovered it was from Medicine King Valley.

After receiving Uncle Hai’s plea for help, Jiang Liu set out for Medicine King Valley with Gongsun Haoyue and several spirit beasts. The valley had been seized because King Chujiang Hall coveted its Blood Attraction Flowers, and it faced a second unknown force as the chapter ended.

• Jiang Liu read Uncle Hai’s letter, learned that Medicine King Valley had been taken over, and decided to go to Li Province despite suspecting the situation was complicated.
• Gongsun Haoyue agreed to accompany Jiang Liu, while Flowing Cloud Matriarch warned that the Physician Pavilion’s power ran deep.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue left for Medicine King Valley and summoned the Fire-Winged Monkey, Sea Turtle, Giant Strength Demonic Ape, Frostwing Dragon, and Three-Eyed Flying Tiger to join them.
• A King Chujiang Hall investigator searching for the destroyed King Chujiang statue discovered that Medicine King Valley cultivated Blood Attraction Flowers.
• The investigator reported the flowers to his master, and King Chujiang Hall sent forces to monitor and take control of Medicine King Valley until the flowers matured.
• Medicine King Valley’s people were held under threat of annihilation, while a second force also watched the valley.

Jiang Liu learned that Medicine King Valley had been isolated by King Chujiang Hall and that Uncle Hai had sent him a plea for help. He left Qian City with Gongsun Haoyue and their two Beast Emperors, heading for Li Province to aid the valley.

• King Chujiang Hall trapped Medicine King Valley, intercepted Uncle Hai’s pleas for help, and waited for the Blood Attraction Flower to mature.
• A young Medicine King Valley disciple escaped to Gu Prefecture and sent a plea through the Ascension Tower, which eventually reached Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu told Murong Yin and the others he was leaving for Li Province and entrusted them with the court’s affairs.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue departed with the Fire-Winged Monkey and Sea Turtle, flying toward Li Province.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue traveled toward Medicine King Valley, where an unclear warning suggested danger and control. In Gu Prefecture, they questioned local officials and learned that unfamiliar martial artists had appeared in the Thousand Leaf Mountain Range, while Medicine King Valley’s apothecary staff had recently been replaced.

• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue discussed the three-character warning but could not determine what threatened Medicine King Valley.
• Jiang Liu prepared roasted meat aboard the Sea Turtle, and the Fire-Winged Monkey and Sea Turtle eagerly ate it.
• Three days later, Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue reached Gu Prefecture and left their Beast Emperors in the mountains to avoid alerting anyone.
• Jiang Liu questioned Cheng Qianyue, who reported that unfamiliar martial artists had settled in the Thousand Leaf Mountain Range about two years earlier.
• Hao Zhuang told Jiang Liu that Medicine King Valley’s apothecary workers had all been replaced within the past year or two, then Jiang Liu asked what else he had discovered.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue investigated suspicious activity near Medicine King Valley after Hao Zhuang reported two groups of martial practitioners in the Thousand Leaf Mountain Range. They found signs that one group was hunting the other, and Jiang Liu detected two Rank 9 Martial Practitioners ahead.

• Hao Zhuang told Jiang Liu that Medicine King Valley had replaced the staff at its medicine shops and that two groups of martial practitioners were active in the nearby mountains.
• Jiang Liu ordered Hao Zhuang and Cheng Qianyue to monitor the medicine shops and then led Hao Zhuang and Gongsun Haoyue toward the Thousand Leaf Mountain Range.
• Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue reached a pool of blood with no corpse, and Jiang Liu concealed his aura and moved ahead while Gongsun Haoyue searched another part of the forest.
• Gongsun Haoyue realized that one group was likely killing the other with single strikes and reasoned that they should eliminate the attackers before rescuing Medicine King Valley.
• Jiang Liu sensed two Rank 9 Martial Practitioners hiding in the trees and detected a strong smell of blood around them.

Jiang Liu captured Jiang Lan and Wei Jin, learned where the Great Qian Imperial Family had hidden its treasures, and killed the remnants to draw out King Chujiang Hall. He then rushed to help Gongsun Haoyue fight Gongliang Yi, who recognized Jiang Liu as a successor of the Saint Heaven Sect.

• Jiang Liu subdued Jiang Lan, Wei Jin, and their martial practitioners, then used Divine Sense to make Jiang Lan reveal the locations of the imperial treasures and manuals.
• Jiang Liu killed Wei Jin, Cheng Tian, Tang Fei, and the other Great Qian Imperial Family martial practitioners, and took the Cultivation Pearl from Jiang Lan.
• Jiang Liu sensed that Gongsun Haoyue was fighting a Peak Grandmaster and hurried to the battlefield, summoning the Fire-Winged Monkey and Sea Turtle along the way.
• Jiang Liu arrived as Gongsun Haoyue fought Gongliang Yi and drove him back with his aura.
• Gongliang Yi sensed Jiang Liu's aura and realized that Jiang Liu had inherited the Saint Heaven Sect's Saintly Sky Art.

Gongliang Tang arrived to help Gongliang Yi fight Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue, but Jiang Liu’s attacks quickly injured and overwhelmed him. The battle continued as Gongliang Yi faced Gongsun Haoyue, and Gongliang Tang looked up at Jiang Liu in fear.

• Gongliang Tang appeared after Gongliang Yi called out, and he realized Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue were Peak Grandmasters.
• Gongliang Yi attacked Gongsun Haoyue with the Soul-Calling Bell while Gongliang Tang attacked Jiang Liu with the Soul-Locking Whip.
• Gongsun Haoyue blocked the bell’s sonic wave and struck back with Skyfire, while Jiang Liu’s Divine Sense weakened the soul inside Gongliang Yi’s bell.
• Jiang Liu countered Gongliang Tang’s whip and needle attacks by vanishing, appearing behind him, and striking him with the Frost Nether Palm and Ice Blade.
• Gongliang Tang fell to the ground with internal injuries and suppressed elemental energy, then looked up at Jiang Liu in fear.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue fought Gongliang Tang, Gongliang Yi, and King Chujiang Hall’s Grandmasters as reinforcements arrived. Jiang Liu was struck by Gongliang Tang’s whip, and the chapter ended with him and Gongsun Haoyue surrounded.

• Jiang Liu pressed his attack on Gongliang Tang, whose movements and strength were weakened by the Saintly Sky Art energy in his body.
• Gongsun Haoyue summoned a flame giant to attack Gongliang Yi’s Bloodthirsty Ghoul phantom, but Gongliang Yi used the Soul-Calling Bell to stabilize it and extinguish the heavenly fire.
• Six Grandmasters from King Chujiang Hall arrived and formed the Six Harmonies Linked Formation, forcing Jiang Liu to turn his attention away from Gongliang Tang.
• Gongliang Tang expelled the remaining Saintly Sky Art energy and joined the six Grandmasters in attacking Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu tried to evade the combined attacks, but Gongliang Tang’s whip struck him from behind and sent him flying as he spat blood.
• Gongsun Haoyue rushed to Jiang Liu’s side, and the two faced Gongliang Tang, Gongliang Yi, and the six Grandmasters as they surrounded them.

Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue fought Gongliang Tang, Gongliang Yi, and six Grandmasters of King Chujiang Hall until the Fire-Winged Monkey and Sea Turtle arrived to help. The Grandmasters were killed, leaving Gongliang Tang and Gongliang Yi outnumbered and in danger.

• Gongsun Haoyue summoned the Flame Giant to fight Gongliang Yi’s Bloodthirsty Ghoul, while Jiang Liu replenished her essence energy.
• Jiang Liu’s Annihilation by Thought struck the six Grandmasters, weakening them, but their combined Blood Saint Art allowed them to survive.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey appeared and killed two Grandmasters, then attacked the four remaining ones as Gongliang Tang tried to intervene.
• The Sea Turtle arrived, sent Gongliang Tang’s Soul-Locking Whip back against him, and crushed the last two Grandmasters.
• With all six Grandmasters dead, Gongliang Tang and Gongliang Yi faced Jiang Liu, Gongsun Haoyue, the Fire-Winged Monkey, and the Sea Turtle.