Recaps

Jiang Liu defeated the Ghost Lord and the Yun Family Ancestor, then drove the Sun Moon Sect from Cloud Province and strengthened his alliances. After capturing the Fire-Winged Monkey and eliminating the Deity Summoning Society’s local forces, he went to ask the Flowing Cloud Sect why the Haotian Sect had summoned him.

• Jiang Liu killed the Ghost Lord and the Ancestor of the Yun Family, then returned to Xia City and rescued Murong Yin from White Fan Zhenren and He Qian.
• Jiang Liu and Murong Qin drove the Sun Moon Sect from Xia City and Kan City, while the Feng Family and other allies pledged support for his campaign across Yun Province.
• Jiang Liu killed Ouyang Han and helped wipe out the Sun Moon Sect’s forces across Cloud Province, then accepted Qin Bailian’s offer to submit Exotic Weapon Valley.
• Jiang Liu helped Murong Lie advance to Grandmaster with the Saint Spirit Pill, then freed the Fire-Winged Monkey and bound it to his command.
• Jiang Liu settled in Cloud City and learned from Murong Aotian that the National Preceptor’s Mansion had backed the Deity Summoning Society to undermine the Martial Prohibition Hall.
• Jiang Liu and Qin Bailian lured Han Li into an ambush, defeated him with the Fire-Winged Monkey, and coordinated attacks that eliminated the Deity Summoning Society’s local forces.
• Jiang Liu sent Qin Bailian to clear the Society’s remaining branches and planned to investigate the Five Poisons Sect, then met Bo Ye, who warned him against meddling in faction struggles.
• Jiang Liu headed to the Flowing Cloud Sect’s outpost to ask Elder Liuxing why the Haotian Sect had summoned him.

Jiang Liu subdued the Five Poisons Sect, dismantled the Yun and Pang Families, and killed the Corpse King while extending his influence across Cloud Province. As Murong Yin advanced and his pavilions expanded, conflicts in other provinces and the imperial family’s plans gathered force beyond his province.

• Jiang Liu learned that the Three Sects valued him, explored unusual Essence Particles, and focused on ending the Five Poisons Sect’s threat while Exotic Weapon Valley took control of Yu County and Lu County.
• Jiang Liu arranged for Qin Bailian to take over Xia County and Kan County, investigated a strange forest, and ordered preparations for an assault on the Five Poisons Sect.
• Qin Bailian’s forces captured the Five Poisons Sect’s Cloud City network, and Jiang Liu interrogated Gong Xun for information before Exotic Weapon Valley surrounded the sect in Qi County.
• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey defeated Yi Yue, who swore loyalty for thirty years, and Jiang Liu secured Heaven One Sect’s cooperation in using the Five Poisons Sect against the Ghost School in Xun Province.
• Qin Bailian and Yi Yue attacked the Pang Family and then joined Exotic Weapon Valley in defeating the Yun Family, while Jiang Liu ordered care for the wounded and took control of both families’ territories.
• Jiang Liu tracked down and killed the Corpse King, destroyed unfinished Corpse Golems, and ordered a province-wide search for Corpse Valley remnants.
• Murong Yin overcame her inner demon and advanced to Minor Grandmaster, while Jiang Liu continued cultivating and directed the Listening Wind Pavilion to expand into Xun Province.
• The Zheng Family planned to relocate to Dui Province, the Sun Moon Sect prepared to exploit the conflict in Tian Province, and Jiang Lan set his plan in motion with Jiang Zongquan’s support.

Jiang Liu dismantled Dark Star Hall’s leadership, then aided the Vast Righteous Sect against the Ji Family and captured Ji Xingyun. As forces gathered for another campaign and the Imperial Family’s power grew, Jiang Liu and Li Moran prepared for further attacks.

• Jiang Liu tracked Dark Star Hall to Rou City, captured Cong Buqi and Ning Zhongze, and later killed Yue Buqun before arranging for Cong Buqi and Ning Zhongze to take control under secret surveillance.
• Jiang Liu assigned Murong Yin to oversee Dark Star Hall and Feng Yue to investigate the Assassination List, then left with Yi Yue to support the Vast Righteous Sect.
• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey fought three Beast Emperors in the Abyssal Canyon, escaped badly injured, and Jiang Liu recovered before traveling to Mo Province.
• Li Moran explained the Vast Righteous Sect’s losses to Jiang Liu, and they planned to challenge Ji Xingfeng and eliminate a Ji Family Grandmaster.
• Fu Yunyue, Zheng Xueyi, and Tian Zhu attacked Xiao Xuezhu, while Zheng Xueyi used the fighting as cover for the Zheng Family’s escape from Sky City.
• Li Moran and Jiang Liu ambushed Ji Xingyun outside Du City, captured him, and helped the Vast Righteous Sect defeat the Ji Family forces there.
• The Ji Family sought allies among the Ye and Li Families as Yi Yue and Five Poisons Sect reinforcements arrived to support the Vast Righteous Sect.
• Jianghu forces grew cautious as the Imperial Family gained the National Preceptor’s Mansion’s support, and Jiang Liu and Li Moran prepared for the Ji Family’s next attack.

After the Vast Righteous Sect fled the Ji Family and began relocating, Jiang Liu returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect and was ambushed by Lu Tianheng. He shared a corrected Saint Realm cultivation method with the Flowing Cloud Matriarch, then trained his body and spiritual attacks in preparation for another encounter.

• Xuan Kong revealed his plan to turn the Great Qian Imperial Family against the Three Sects, while the Buddhist leaders agreed to restrain their branch temples and strengthen their strategy.
• Ji Xingfeng led the Ji Family against the Vast Righteous Sect, but Jiang Liu killed Ye Guhe and later defeated Ji Qiang, forcing the Ji Family to withdraw.
• Li Moran chose to relocate the Vast Righteous Sect to Yun Province, and the sect organized a large procession of civilians and followers to leave Du, He, and Wei Prefectures.
• After the caravan entered Qian Province, Jiang Liu returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect, where Lu Tianheng ambushed him and pursued him until Jiang Liu reached Qian City.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch identified Jiang Liu’s attacker as Lu Tianheng and learned that Jiang Liu’s corrected Star Cloud Saint Art could help her and Gongsun Haoyue pursue the Saint Realm.
• Jiang Liu gave Flowing Cloud Matriarch the corrected Star Cloud Saint Art and Soul Art, and she and Gongsun Haoyue began revising their sects’ flawed cultivation methods.
• Jiang Liu tempered his bones with Star Power and practiced the Saintly Sky Strike and Nebula Extinction to prepare spiritual attacks against Lu Tianheng.