Recaps

Jiang Liu visited Ascension Tower, where Murong Lie asked him to protect Murong Yin and considered arranging an engagement between them. Jiang Liu agreed to help Murong Yin but left any formal engagement to Murong Lie and Feng Boyun to settle, then returned to cultivate.

• A female attendant escorted Jiang Liu to Murong Lie’s secret chamber, where Murong Yin learned that he had bought and cultivated the Beast Mastery Art.
• Murong Lie asked Jiang Liu about his engagement to Feng Yue, and Jiang Liu explained that the arrangement was temporary and would soon be dissolved.
• Murong Lie asked Jiang Liu to look after Murong Yin because he feared for his granddaughter’s future and offered the Murong Family’s support.
• Jiang Liu agreed to help Murong Yin when needed but said any formal engagement depended on Feng Boyun’s agreement.
• After Jiang Liu left, Murong Yin told Murong Lie that she understood why he had entrusted her to Jiang Liu, and Jiang Liu returned to his courtyard to cultivate.

Jiang Liu navigated Wind City's turmoil, visited the ruined Martial Prohibition Hall, and was asked by Murong Lie to represent the Murong Family in the Martial Arts Tournament of the Realm. He agreed, leaving Murong Lie delighted as Murong Yin accompanied him through dinner.

• Martial artists caused chaos throughout Wind City, while residents near Jiang Liu's alley worshipped a statue after intruders died mysteriously.
• Feng Yi invited Jiang Liu to breakfast with Feng Yue, who asked him to stroll with her, but he failed to hear her and she ran off.
• Jiang Liu inspected the ruined Martial Prohibition Hall, found it picked over by Jianghu figures, and returned home to cultivate.
• The Feng Family and other top factions restrained the martial artists, bringing temporary peace while smaller gangs began fighting openly.
• Murong Lie told Jiang Liu that Old Master Feng had agreed to his engagement to Yin'er and asked him to represent the Murong Family in the Martial Arts Tournament of the Realm.
• Jiang Liu agreed to Murong Lie's request, and Murong Yin kept him company through dinner at Ascension Tower.

Jiang Liu discovered that Corpse Valley had returned to its hidden base and warned Murong Lie, who planned to spread the news. He left the city to cultivate in the Ten Thousand Mountains, but the Headchopper Gang ambushed him on the way.

• Jiang Liu practiced condensing a Primal Qi blade but could not yet control it through a complete movement.
• Jiang Liu found Corpse Valley's secret base open and guarded, then withdrew without alerting its people.
• Jiang Liu told Murong Lie about the base, and Murong Lie decided to spread the news so others would seek out Corpse Valley.
• Murong Lie left Jiang Liu and Murong Yin alone in the secret chamber, then promised Murong Yin he would stop interfering in her affairs.
• Jiang Liu set out for the Ten Thousand Mountains to cultivate, but members of the Headchopper Gang tried to rob him, and he killed them with mental pressure and Elusive Shadows.

On New Year's Eve, Jiang Liu attended a feast at the Feng Family and learned that the Martial Arts Tournament had been moved up and would be limited to top forces. Murong Lie told Jiang Liu to subdue Cloud City's young talents for a chance at an unexpected reward, and Jiang Liu planned to leave after the fifteenth.

• Feng Yi brought Jiang Liu to the Feng Family's New Year's Eve feast, where Feng Yue introduced him to her relatives.
• Feng Boyun told Jiang Liu that the tournament would begin on the fifteenth day of the third month and warned him that the Murong Family's situation was poor.
• Feng Yue waited for Jiang Liu at the estate entrance, and she blushed and left after he complimented her smile.
• Murong Lie asked Jiang Liu to subdue all the young talents in Cloud City, promising an unexpected reward for the first-place winner of Cloud Province.
• Jiang Liu decided to leave for Cloud City after the fifteenth and reflected that the lively New Year's Eve might be a good beginning.

Jiang Liu visited Baochan Temple, discovered that powerful Buddhist practitioners were there, and chose not to confront them. He set out for Cloud City on the Frostwing Dragon, where Murong Yin joined him after catching up along the road.

• Jiang Liu explored Baochan Temple and used his Divine Sense near the rear hall, prompting Jiekong to search for the intruder before returning to Xiao Yuping and the other women.
• Wang Jian reported on the effort to subdue smaller and mid-sized forces, while Jiang Liu told the Wang Family to watch the Hai Family’s people arriving in Wind City.
• Jiang Liu left for the Ten Thousand Mountains with plans to take the Frostwing Dragon to Cloud City, after Murong Yin and Feng Yue arrived and said their grandfathers had ordered them to go with him.
• Jiang Liu rode the Frostwing Dragon past the gathering point, frightening the crowd and spreading word that he had a Lesser Beast King as his mount.
• Jiang Liu encountered Murong Yin’s carriage on the road to Cloud City, and she joined him on the Frostwing Dragon after her two Rank 9 Martial Practitioner guards agreed to follow by carriage.

Jiang Liu and Murong Yin were forced to turn back when a mountain sacrifice blocked their route to Cloud City, then made camp in the forest. As they prepared dinner, Gui Fang and Gui Chou plotted to target Murong Yin, while she grew more impressed with Jiang Liu and considered the Murong Family’s chance to support him.

• Murong Yin gave Jiang Liu directions through the Ten Thousand Mountains, and the two shared an awkwardly intimate moment when the Frostwing Dragon startled her.
• Jiang Liu and Murong Yin encountered Gui Fang, Gui Chou, and Elder Bai near a mountain sacrifice, and Elder Bai ordered them to retreat until the next day.
• Gui Fang and Gui Chou discussed capturing Murong Yin after the sacrifice ended, unaware that Jiang Liu and Murong Yin were nearby in the forest.
• Jiang Liu found three Rainbow-Winged Birds, built two tree shelters, and prepared the birds for dinner using his primal qi.
• Murong Yin watched Jiang Liu work and reflected that the Murong Family should support him while he lacked backing from a powerful sect.

Jiang Liu and Murong Yin camped in the wilderness, where two Ghost School disciples attacked them with a drugged smoke. After Jiang Liu killed the attackers, he and Murong Yin succumbed to the drug, and the next day he promised to take responsibility for her before they set off toward Cloud City.

• Jiang Liu and Murong Yin shared a meal and meditated in the wilderness while Ghost School members dispersed after their monthly sacrifice.
• Gui Fang and Gui Chou tracked Jiang Liu and Murong Yin, then burned Soul-Fixing Grass and Rapture Herb to send drugged smoke toward them.
• Jiang Liu detected the two attackers, killed them with Annihilation by Thought and Ice Blade, and carried the unconscious Murong Yin away.
• The drug affected Jiang Liu and Murong Yin, and they spent the night together; the next morning, Jiang Liu told her he would take responsibility for her as his fiancée.
• The Frostwing Dragon found them, and Jiang Liu returned to the campsite, discovered the attackers' bodies had been carried off by an exotic beast, and flew with Murong Yin toward Cloud City.

Jiang Liu and Murong Yin discussed the Ghost School’s tracking mark and the tangled balance of power in Cloud City. After learning about the Feng Family and the rival factions, Jiang Liu concluded that the city’s conflicts did not concern him unless someone provoked him.

• Murong Yin explained that the Ghost School used Ghost Marks to track enemies, and Jiang Liu reassured her that he had destroyed his opponents’ Seas of Consciousness before they could mark him.
• Jiang Liu and Murong Yin discussed Cloud City’s many competing forces, its nine known Grandmasters, and the Martial Prohibition Hall’s worsening position.
• Murong Yin detailed the Feng Family’s leadership and strength, including Feng Boxing and his siblings as Minor Grandmasters and Feng Qijia as the strongest of the younger generation.
• Murong Yin described the Sun Moon Sect’s five Minor Grandmasters in Cloud City and the White Saint Society’s forces and recent moves against the Martial Prohibition Hall.
• Murong Yin explained that the Martial Prohibition Hall openly targeted the White Saint Society, Deity Summoning Society, and Corpse Valley while secretly investigating the Lotus Sect.
• Jiang Liu dismissed Cloud City’s factional turmoil as irrelevant unless the forces provoked him, though he was surprised that the Feng Family possessed a Grandmaster.

Murong Yin explained the Ascension Tower’s factions and growing instability to Jiang Liu, who asked her to establish a separate intelligence force using the women he had rescued in An Yang County. They agreed she would manage it, and the chapter ended with them flying toward Cloud City after discussing Jiang Liu’s engagement and the Feng Family.

• Murong Yin told Jiang Liu that the Ascension Tower’s old and new factions were divided over whether to interfere in Jianghu conflicts, and that her Murong Family belonged to the old faction.
• Jiang Liu asked Murong Yin to lead a new intelligence force, starting with the women he had rescued in An Yang County, and she gladly agreed.
• Jiang Liu told Murong Yin to keep the Wang Family and Hai Family away from the force’s core matters while recruiting only trustworthy people.
• Murong Yin questioned Jiang Liu about Feng Yue, and Jiang Liu considered breaking off his engagement with the Yun Family when he reached Cloud City.
• Murong Yin said the Feng Family could still be useful as an ally, and Jiang Liu held her as they continued toward Cloud City on the Frostwing Dragon.

Jiang Liu and Murong Yin reached Cloud City and learned that Xiahou Yi had begun publicly holding an arena to choose male companions. Xiahou Yi defied Ouyang Han while Feng Yunluo sought help for the ruined Feng Qijia.

• Jiang Liu and Murong Yin traveled to Cloud City after searching the mountains for high-grade beasts and cultivation treasures.
• Murong Yin hurried toward Ascension Tower with Jiang Liu after they heard that Xiahou Yi was holding another Hundred Flowers Arena.
• Ouyang Han confronted Xiahou Yi over damaging the Sun Moon Sect's reputation, but she said Zhang Hao's support shielded her from consequences.
• Xiahou Yi decided to make trouble in Yunzhou and punish Ouyang Han for what had happened to her.
• Feng Yunluo left Feng Qijia's bedside to ask Feng Boxing whether the Old Ancestor could help him.

Murong Yin brought Jiang Liu to Ascension Tower, then reviewed intelligence while Yun City's factions reacted to Xiahou Yi crippling Feng Qijia. The White Saint Society plotted to exploit the feud between the Feng and Xiahou families, while other factions watched the scandal spread.

• Murong Yin brought Jiang Liu to her residence at Ascension Tower, where Cuier helped settle him into a room.
• Murong Yin met Murong Aotian, confirmed that her grandfather had arranged her marriage, and later reviewed intelligence about Yun City.
• Yueying learned that Xiahou Yi had crippled Feng Qijia and ordered her subordinate to stir up trouble.
• Yin Hong told Honghua to push the Feng Family toward conflict with the Xiahou Family so the White Saint Society would face fewer obstacles.
• Pang Li ignored Pang Wanglong's scolding and focused on regaining his strength so he could get the better of Feng Qijia and have Xiahou Yi to himself.
• Yun Tianlan learned of Xiahou Yi's scandal and was relieved he had kept his distance; Yun City's factions mostly watched the news spread.

Jiang Liu learned about Xiahou Yi’s cultivation and the Lotus Sect’s likely hostility, then accepted Jia Lou’s challenge for fifty ninth-rank beast cores. He planned to meet Jia Lou at the Hundred Flowers Arena the next day, while considering whether challenges could help him gather more beast cores.

• Murong Yin told Jiang Liu that Xiahou Yi had cultivated the Mystic Yin Succubus Art and was advancing rapidly, while the White Saint Society had gone into hiding.
• Murong Yin warned Jiang Liu that the Lotus Sect would likely confront him, and Jiang Liu said he would fight any challengers below the Grandmaster realm.
• Jia Lou of the Lotus Sect accused Jiang Liu of stealing his fiancée, Feng Yue, and challenged him to a fight over the engagement.
• Jiang Liu refused to wager the engagement and instead proposed a wager of one hundred ninth-rank beast cores; Jia Lou could gather only fifty.
• Jia Lou and Jiang Liu agreed to fight for fifty ninth-rank beast cores at the Hundred Flowers Arena the next day, and Jiang Liu considered challenging other sect disciples to collect more.

Jiang Liu defeated Jia Lou with a single punch and kick at Hundred Flowers Street, drawing attention from across Yunzhou. After returning to Ascension Tower to cultivate with the wagered beast cores, he became the focus of several factions, and Feng Boxing sent someone to approach him about representing the Feng Family.

• Jiang Liu and Murong Yin arrived at Hundred Flowers Arena, where Jia Lou handed over the wagered beast cores before the duel began.
• Jia Lou attacked Jiang Liu with his sword, but Jiang Liu dodged, struck him with a punch, and kicked him off the ring.
• Jiang Liu left with Murong Yin while Jia Lou returned to the Lotus Sect residence in disgrace, and witnesses spread news of Jiang Liu's strength.
• Jiang Liu returned to Ascension Tower and absorbed qi from the beast cores as other factions began investigating him.
• Feng Boxing ordered a steward to contact Jiang Liu and ask whether he would represent the Feng Family in battle.

Jiang Liu left Cloud City to cultivate in seclusion in the Ten Thousand Mountains, while representatives of several factions secretly agreed to join a planned uprising against the Martial Prohibition Hall. The White Saint Society’s vice sect master, Liu Haibo, believed their forces could secure victory and win the Three Sects’ recognition.

• Jiang Liu refused the Feng Family’s invitation, warned Cuier that he would be away, and left Cloud City using Elusive Shadows.
• Murong Yin told Cuier not to worry about Jiang Liu and continued with her work.
• Jiang Liu summoned the Frostwing Dragon, flew into the Ten Thousand Mountains, and settled in a tree to cultivate for a month.
• Representatives of Corpse Valley, the Lotus Sect, the White Saint Society, and the Buddhist sect agreed to provide forces and resources for an uprising against the Martial Prohibition Hall.
• Huang Xian reported the agreement to Liu Haibo, who ordered him to maintain contact and privately concluded that the uprising would succeed.

Jiang Liu followed the Frostwing Dragon to a mountain cliff, where he discovered a mist of dense Essence Particles and a pond of liquid Primal Qi. After cultivating there, he found and took a bead radiating immense Primal Qi, then began practicing the Soul Arts.

• Jiang Liu killed a Three-Eyed Flying Tiger with his Eight Steps of Trampling and Ice Blades, then harvested its beast core.
• The Frostwing Dragon arrived after Jiang Liu signaled it and led him to a distant mountain range, where it ate the tiger's corpse.
• Jiang Liu discovered that the Primal Qi grew denser below a cliff and entered a mist where he absorbed Essence Particles until nightfall.
• Jiang Liu found a small pond of liquid Primal Qi and absorbed it into his dantian before collecting the bead above it.
• Jiang Liu examined the bead, found no other abnormalities, and began cultivating the Soul Arts.

Jiang Liu explored a strange forest that he could leave but not reenter, while the Frostwing Dragon advanced to Beast King level. Elsewhere, Murong Aotian warned Murong Yin about the Luo Family and revealed that the Three Sects had destroyed an ancient rival Sect.

• Jiang Liu found that his Divine Sense exceeded six hundred meters and studied his progress toward the Grandmaster realm and mastery of Beast Mastery Art.
• Jiang Liu discovered that the forest contained no exotic beasts, but crossing its edge revealed beasts outside and an invisible barrier that prevented him from returning.
• Jiang Liu used Annihilation by Thought to defeat the attacking exotic beasts and summoned the Frostwing Dragon, which had evolved into a Beast King after eating a Three-Eyed Flying Tiger.
• Murong Aotian told Murong Yin that the Luo Family had led a promising Murong descendant astray and warned that it might target her.
• Murong Aotian revealed that the Three Sects had destroyed a once-powerful Sect more than two hundred years earlier, and Murong Yin agreed to be careful.

Jiang Liu returned to Cloud City on his Frostwing Dragon before the Martial Arts Tournament and made its power public to discourage anyone from targeting him. At Ascension Tower, he reunited with Murong Yin and struck three men who had hurt Cuier, only to learn they belonged to one of the tower’s affiliated families.

• Jiang Liu tested the Frostwing Dragon’s icy breath, then flew through the mountains and killed a Rank 9 Heaven-Swallowing Giant Python for its beast core.
• Jiang Liu rode the Frostwing Dragon toward Cloud City, but the city guards forbade the exotic beast from entering, so he sent it to the nearby mountains and went inside alone.
• Jiang Liu’s arrival sparked a rumor that he rode a Beast King-level Frostwing Dragon, a display meant to deter schemes against him before the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Jiang Liu met Murong Yin at Ascension Tower and hurried toward the rear courtyard with her, while Cuier followed after them.
• Jiang Liu found Cuier hurt, slapped three men who had struck her, and ordered them to leave; Murong Yin revealed that they were from the Luo Family, an Ascension Tower affiliate.

Jiang Liu punished Young Master Luo and a Rank 9 Martial Practitioner for harassing Murong Yin, then learned the Luo Family was trying to absorb the Murong Family by marrying Murong Yin into their household. After Murong Yin reproached him for being away, Jiang Liu carried her into the bedroom.

• Jiang Liu kicked three men from the Ascension Tower out of Murong Yin's courtyard and confronted Young Master Luo about harassing his fiancée.
• Jiang Liu beat the Rank 9 Martial Practitioner who tried to stop him, forced Young Master Luo to call himself useless, and then released them.
• Murong Aotian watched from the Ascension Tower and welcomed Jiang Liu's show of strength against the other families.
• Murong Yin explained that the Luo Family had lured away talented Murong relatives and now wanted to marry her to gain control of the Murong Family.
• Murong Yin hugged Jiang Liu and reproached him for staying away; Jiang Liu carried her into the bedroom.

Jiang Liu spent several days relaxing with Murong Yin before Luo Tiancai brought his elder brother, Luo Tianzi, to challenge him. Jiang Liu defeated Luo Tianzi and forced Luo Tiancai and his followers to apologize, then asked Murong Yin about the Martial Arts Tournament roster.

• Jiang Liu gave Murong Yin a Jade Anomaly Tree carving to help her cultivate, and she accepted it after he put it around her neck.
• Jiang Liu and Murong Yin enjoyed several days together in Cloud City.
• Luo Tiancai arrived at Murong Yin's courtyard with his elder brother, Luo Tianzi, a Rank 9 Martial Practitioner, and challenged Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu struck Luo Tianzi with Frost Nether Palm, leaving him badly injured and unconscious.
• Jiang Liu forced Luo Tiancai and his followers to kneel, slap themselves, and apologize for barging in.
• Jiang Liu asked Murong Yin for a copy of the Martial Arts Tournament roster, and she said Cuier would bring it.

Jiang Liu and Murong Yin attended the opening of Yunzhou’s Martial Arts Tournament, where ten arena champions would qualify for the final rankings. Xiahou Yi and Han Kesong took the stage, while Jiang Liu had yet to enter the contest.

• Jiang Liu and Murong Yin arrived at the tournament arenas and learned that ten challengers would win qualification by defending the small arenas.
• The ten Grandmasters took their seats, and Bo Ye announced the rules before the tournament began.
• Li Luo of the Black Dragon Gang and Wang Sheng of the Flying Tiger Gang began fighting on one arena, both revealing Seventh Rank strength.
• Xiahou Yi arrived and occupied an arena with her Rank 9 aura, but no one challenged her.
• Han Kesong of the Moonfall Sect took another arena, and the crowd noted that he was also Rank 9.

Jiang Liu waited as Rank 9 Martial Practitioners from several families and sects took over the tournament arenas, then challenged Ye Tianhao. He defeated Ye Tianhao with ease and remained on the arena as the crowd mocked his opponent.

• He Wentian, Ji Feng, Zheng Hanwei, Liu Tianxing, Duo Yi, Wang Yisheng, Blade Fiend, Luo Tianzi, Li Wenyuan, and Ye Tianhao appeared at the tournament and challenged or displaced fighters on the arenas.
• Wang Yisheng forced Yun Tianlan to concede, while Zheng Hanwei knocked Luo Tianzi off his arena.
• Jiang Liu noticed that the Feng Family had not entered anyone and flew onto Ye Tianhao's arena.
• Ye Tianhao attacked Jiang Liu with a whip, but Jiang Liu dodged, restrained him with his techniques, and kicked him off the arena.
• The crowd criticized Ye Tianhao, who flew toward the city gate in humiliation, while Jiang Liu stood calmly on the arena.

The Yunzhou tournament’s arena battles ended with Duo Yi killing Liu Tianxing and the ten participants securing their spots. As the crowd dispersed, Jiang Liu wondered what the Feng Family's Old Ancestor had meant by his final glance.

• Murong Yin and Cuier watched Jiang Liu’s victory as Liu Tianxing and Duo Yi continued their fight.
• Duo Yi used the flying handles on his weapon to strike Liu Tianxing, then killed him with a sweeping blow, becoming the tournament’s first killer.
• The arena battles continued, and the challengers were gradually defeated until Zheng Hanwei, Ji Feng, Wang Yisheng, Li Wenyuan, Blade Fiend, He Wentian, Jiang Liu, Duo Yi, Han Kesong, and Xiahou Yi secured the ten spots.
• Bo Ye ended the day’s battles and flew away with the other Grandmasters, while the Feng Family's Old Ancestor glanced at Jiang Liu and received his nod.
• News of Liu Tianxing’s death spread through the city, and Jiang Liu walked toward it with Murong Yin and Cuier, wondering about the Feng Family's Old Ancestor’s glance.

Murong Aotian pledged the Murong family's full support to Jiang Liu after confirming he had no marriage arrangement, asking only that the family bloodline continue. The tournament's duel round began the next day, and Jiang Liu drew Xiahou Yi as his first opponent before immediately attacking her.

• Murong Aotian confirmed Jiang Liu had no marriage arrangement and pledged the Murong family's full support in exchange for the continuation of its bloodline.
• Jiang Liu agreed, and Murong Yin happily embraced him; Murong Aotian gave Jiang Liu a new identity token and shared grandmaster secrets with him.
• Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, and Cui'er went to the eastern city gate, where Cui'er revealed she had wagered her entire fortune on Jiang Liu winning.
• Meteor presided over the duel draw, which paired Jiang Liu with Xiahou Yi, Duo Yi with He Wentian, Blade Fury with Li Wenyuan, Han Kesong with Wang Yisheng, and Ji Feng with Zheng Hanwei.
• After Xiahou Yi flirted with Jiang Liu, he ignored her and immediately drew his saber to attack.

Jiang Liu defeated Xiahou Yi, and several more ranking matches decided the Yunzhou Martial Arts Tournament’s top and bottom five. The tournament’s top five were Jiang Liu, He Wentian, Blade Fiend, Wang Yisheng, and Zheng Hanwei.

• Jiang Liu overwhelmed Xiahou Yi with his Frost Nether Palm and Eight Steps of Trampling, then kicked her off the arena.
• He Wentian defeated Duo Yi with a sword thrust after a quarter-hour battle.
• Blade Fiend severely wounded Li Wenyuan with a greatsword strike, forcing Li Wenyuan to admit defeat.
• Wang Yisheng sent Han Kesong flying off the arena with a single palm clash.
• Zheng Hanwei defeated Ji Feng after roughly half an hour, completing the tournament’s top five and bottom five rankings.

The second round of the Yunzhou Martial Arts Tournament ended with several fighters eliminated, and Jiang Liu began a close match against Wang Yisheng. Their fight remained even as the chapter ended, with Murong Yin watching anxiously.

• Jiang Liu drew a bye, while Xiahou Yi, Duo Yi, Wang Yisheng, and Zheng Hanwei advanced through their matches against Han Kesong, Ji Feng, He Wentian, and Blade Fiend respectively.
• Xiahou Yi poisoned Han Kesong with a hidden needle, and Liuxing treated him before he was carried away.
• Ji Feng severed Duo Yi's left arm, leaving Duo Yi unable to continue and placing him ninth.
• Wang Yisheng defeated He Wentian, and Zheng Hanwei admitted defeat against Blade Fiend after Jiang Liu noticed his injured arm.
• Jiang Liu and Wang Yisheng exchanged attacks with fists, ice, a spear, and a blade, but neither gained the advantage.