Recaps

After escaping the formation, Jiang Nanxun discovered that Xu Yi had stolen his Sumeru Ring, while the white jade skeleton slaughtered attackers on the cliff. The skeleton tore through the Jiang family’s defenses and continued toward the Nielong River as the surviving Liquid Condensation Realm experts followed at a distance.

• The old man with the high crown restored Jiang Nanxun with pills, and Jiang Nanxun erupted in fury when he realized Xu Yi had taken his Sumeru Ring.
• The white jade skeleton struck down seven or eight Jiang family disciples with Pure Yin Qi, and Old Ancestor Shui failed to harm it with his Qi spears.
• Feng Xinglie attacked the skeleton’s joints, but it tore him in half and devoured his Yin Soul.
• Second Master Jiang used the Dragon Trapping Net to bind the skeleton, but it ripped the net apart and unleashed a howl that overwhelmed those nearby.
• The skeleton walked away, crushing rocks and sweeping aside trees, while the surviving Liquid Condensation Realm experts followed it to the banks of the Nielong River.

After escaping the tomb expedition, Xu Yi returned to Guang'an City to find Yuan Qinghua and learn what had happened during his absence. He learned that the West City Li Family had nearly killed Yuan Qinghua, and set out to confront them.

• The white jade skeleton entered the Nielong River, and the exhausted tomb expedition survivors dispersed.
• Xu Yi escaped downstream, then built a small boat and rowed upriver toward Guang'an City, thinking of Qiu Wa and his plans to return her from the Tianshan Sect.
• Xu Yi reached his home in Iron Cat Ear Alley and found it empty, then went to Hongbin Tower to ask about Yuan Qinghua.
• Xu Yi met Qingzi, who told him the West City Li Family had seized Yuan Qinghua, branded him a thief, and exposed him to the sun for three days and nights.
• Xu Yi asked Qingzi to take him to the West City Li Family, and Qingzi realized Xu Yi intended to confront the powerful household.

Xu Yi went to the West City Li Family’s celebration of Old Master Li’s ninetieth birthday carrying a coffin, intending to confront the family. After breaking through the guards, he sent the coffin hurtling toward the crowded main hall, where five Body Tempering Peak experts moved to stop it.

• Skinny Monkey told Xu Yi that Old Master Li’s birthday celebration had drawn Guang'an City’s prominent guests and that the Li Family was notorious for bringing young women to him.
• Xu Yi bought a Heavy Iron Coffin and carried it toward the Li Family gate as a birthday gift.
• Steward Li offered Xu Yi a chance to enter peacefully, but Xu Yi ignored him and advanced, so Steward Li ordered twelve Red-Clad Guards to attack.
• Xu Yi struck the coffin with his Hidden Edge Style, sending the Red-Clad Guards flying and driving the coffin through the gate toward the main hall.
• The coffin sped toward the hall where Old Master Li and his guests were celebrating, and five Body Tempering Peak experts leaped forward to intercept it.

Xu Yi stormed the Li family gathering and used an iron coffin and a brazen challenge to intimidate First Master Li and Second Master into negotiating. He demanded that the brothers remember their promise not to protest, leaving the dispute unresolved but firmly in his hands.

• Xu Yi’s iron coffin knocked out five men before First Master Li and Second Master stopped it, breaking their arms and injuring themselves in the process.
• Xu Yi entered the courtyard with Skinny Monkey and demanded that Eldest Brother Li and Second Brother Li step forward.
• First Master Li and Second Master gathered themselves as guests surrounded Xu Yi, then First Master Li asked what grievance had brought him there.
• Xu Yi refused to explain and challenged both Li brothers to fight him together, making them fear the consequences of losing.
• First Master Li pleaded to settle the matter peacefully, and Xu Yi warned him not to waste another word after promising not to protest.

Xu Yi used the masked Hat Man identity to intimidate the Li family, injure Second Master Li, and force First Master Li to release the abducted women and make amends. After publicly demonstrating overwhelming strength to separate the Hat Man from Xu Yi, he returned home injured and planned to stay hidden for several more days.

• Xu Yi insulted the Li family and struck Second Master Li with Hidden Edge Style, shattering his breastbone and frightening the crowd.
• First Master Li yielded to Xu Yi and ordered Manager Li to free the abducted women.
• Xu Yi demanded that the Li family release everyone in its private prison, pay them, apologize to its enemies, and provide three months of free food.
• Xu Yi smashed the martial arts ground’s copper pillar, tore down the banner, and left as the crowd parted before him.
• Xu Yi carried Skinny Monkey home, spat blood from overexerting himself, and decided to keep Skinny Monkey confined while he stayed hidden for two or three days.

Xu Yi reunited with Yuan Qinghua and then found Qi Ming and the Yin Mountain Bandits safe in Guang'an. After hearing how the Space Gate had carried them to Zhongzhou, Xu Yi learned that Xia Zimo had followed them through it after taking his prize.

• Yuan Qinghua returned to Xu Yi after the Li family released him, and Xu Yi gave him three hundred gold notes and told him to watch over Qingzi while he recovered.
• Xu Yi went to the agreed rendezvous courtyard and found Xia Zimo, Qi Ming, Xiong Kui, and the other Yin Mountain Bandits there.
• Xu Yi and Qi Ming clasped hands and caught up after their separation, while Xu Yi thanked Xiong Kui and the bandits for helping Qi Ming return safely.
• Xiong Kui explained that the Space Gate had carried Qi Ming and the bandits to Little East Mountain in Zhongzhou, where they made a raft and traveled downriver to find people.
• Xia Zimo had entered the Space Gate after taking Xu Yi's prize because she was worried about Xiong Kui and the others.

Xia Zimo reunited with Xiong Kui’s group, and they escorted Qi Ming back to Xu Yi. After the groups parted, Xu Yi gave Qi Ming the Myriad Transformation Cauldron, and they agreed to keep in touch before separating once Qi Ming recovered.

• Xia Zimo found Xiong Kui and his companions fighting outlaws and helped defeat them, then told them how she had recovered more than a hundred thousand gold in goods from the tomb.
• Xiong Kui’s group escorted the injured Qi Ming to meet Xu Yi, and Xu Yi let Xia Zimo keep the gold notes before Xiong Kui led his brothers home to rebuild their sect.
• Xia Zimo reminded Xu Yi that he owed her a Blood Flame Fruit, then fled after her brothers teased her about liking him.
• Xu Yi and Qi Ming apologized to each other, and Xu Yi gave Qi Ming the Myriad Transformation Cauldron so he could refine a Divine Essence Pill.
• After two days, Qi Ming recovered, and he and Xu Yi agreed on a way to stay in touch before going their separate ways.

Xu Yi returned to the Patrol Division, reassured Gao Junmo that he would remain available while continuing his private work, and then went to Linglong Pavilion to seek out a brown-haired woman. The chapter ended as a fat guest tried to grab her.

• Xu Yi returned to the Patrol Division, where the constables welcomed him and Gao Junmo scolded him for disappearing.
• Xu Yi reminded Gao Junmo that he had granted him leave, then gave him five Qi Replenishing Pills.
• Gao Junmo told Xu Yi that Steward Qi, Steward Song, and other constables had been conscripted to guard the palace for Princess Xuanxuan's wedding.
• Xu Yi checked in with his subordinates, handled several documents, and left the office to continue his private affairs.
• Xu Yi went to Linglong Pavilion and saw a fat guest harassing the brown-haired woman he had come to find.

Xu Yi intervened when Third Young Master Feng tried to abduct a Linglong Pavilion attendant, then used his authority as Head Official of the Patrol Division to have him arrested. The Feng family retainers were left helpless as the constables arrived and prepared to take Third Young Master Feng to the death cell.

• Third Young Master Feng tried to take the brown-haired woman by force, and the elder in green robes hesitated to oppose him because of his Feng family connections.
• Xu Yi pretended to seek medicinal ingredients so the brown-haired woman could approach him, then confronted Third Young Master Feng when he blocked their way.
• Third Young Master Feng openly dismissed the Great Yue Royal Court's Criminal Law, and Xu Yi struck him into a pillar, knocking out his teeth.
• Xu Yi slammed Feng Long to the ground when he tried to stop them, while the brown-haired woman urged Xu Yi to flee and the elder warned him about the Feng family.
• Two squads of constables arrived after Xu Yi summoned them, and their officer addressed him as Head Official of the Patrol Division.
• Xu Yi ordered the constables to arrest Third Young Master Feng for attempted abduction and contempt for the laws, and to lock him in the death cell.

Xu Yi enforced the law against Third Young Master Feng despite Head Steward Feng’s attempt to interfere, then agreed to take Yan Zi in after Linglong Pavilion could no longer protect her. The chapter left Yan Zi under Xu Yi’s care, with her indenture papers in hand.

• Xu Yi ordered the soldiers to take Third Young Master Feng to the death cell, and Head Steward Feng backed down rather than risk resisting the Royal Court.
• Pavilion Master Fang asked Xu Yi to take Yan Zi in because the Feng family might retaliate against her and Linglong Pavilion could not protect her.
• Yan Zi offered to serve Xu Yi, and he agreed to take her with him for the time being.
• Pavilion Master Fang gave Xu Yi Yan Zi’s indenture papers, and Xu Yi passed them directly to Yan Zi.

Xu Yi brought a vast collection of loot to Linglong Pavilion to sell and trade for useful cultivation equipment, while Pavilion Master Fang honored his promise to give him favorable terms. Yan Zi appraised the goods at the pavilion’s highest buying prices, and Fang reluctantly agreed to accept them.

• Pavilion Master Fang settled Yan Zi’s wages and promised Xu Yi a twenty-percent discount on purchases and a twenty-percent increase on sales at Linglong Pavilion.
• Xu Yi asked Fang to appraise his loot personally and revealed a huge pile of pills, Precious Medicines, and crafting materials.
• Fang recognized the goods’ value and agreed to buy them, while Xu Yi kept his most valuable and conspicuous possessions out of the sale.
• Yan Zi used an abacus to quote the highest prices Linglong Pavilion paid for the goods.
• Fang questioned Yan Zi’s generous prices, but she defended them, and he reluctantly agreed to tally the items on her terms.

Xu Yi completed a major sale to Linglong Pavilion, receiving 320,400 gold, and agreed to spend some of it there. Pavilion Master Fang led him and Yan Zi to the underground treasure vault, where Xu Yi recognized a small flag as a possible Five Elements Flag.

• Yan Zi calculated the value of Xu Yi's goods, and Pavilion Master Fang honored his promise to pay a twenty percent profit.
• Pavilion Master Fang paid Xu Yi 320,400 gold and invited him and Yan Zi to a private room for tea.
• Xu Yi asked about buying high-grade treasures, and Yan Zi explained that Linglong Pavilion rarely handled such items.
• Pavilion Master Fang led Xu Yi and Yan Zi to the underground treasure vault to show him its wares.
• Xu Yi picked up a small flag and asked whether it was one of the Five Elements Flags.

Xu Yi visited Linglong Pavilion’s treasure vault, bought an exceptional set of Five Elements Flags, and learned that blood weapons could be reworked for new owners. He considered a crimson bow as a long-range weapon, but its limits became clear when he drew it with his strength.

• Xu Yi examined the three-thousand-year-old Five Elements Flags, watched Yan Zi wield one, and bought the set from Pavilion Master Fang for eight thousand gold.
• Pavilion Master Fang explained that a blood weapon could be dismantled and reforged with a new owner’s bloodline, prompting Xu Yi to recall the blood weapons he already possessed.
• Xu Yi declined to buy the displayed blood weapons and picked up a crimson bow that Pavilion Master Fang said was made from strong materials.
• Xu Yi recognized his need for a ranged weapon, drew the bow with two circles’ worth of force, and heard it crack before he quickly eased the strain.

Xu Yi learned about the secret Youzhou Ullambana Festival, a treasure exchange held in seven days, and eagerly asked to attend despite its costly deposit. Pavilion Master Fang explained that Xu Yi would need to bring at least three qualifying treasures to gain entry and purchase opportunities.

• Xu Yi tested the Crimson Bow and learned that its Cloud Burst Arrow could threaten Qi Sea Realm experts, but he refused to buy the set because it was too expensive.
• Xu Yi asked Pavilion Master Fang where he could find high-grade treasures, and Fang explained that Linglong Pavilion's next auction was still some time away.
• Yan Zi hinted that Pavilion Master Fang knew of another place to find treasures, prompting Fang to reveal the secret Ullambana Festival.
• Xu Yi offered to pay the festival's two-hundred-thousand-gold deposit, but Fang said he could not secure him a place among Linglong Pavilion's five guests.
• Fang explained that attendees had to submit at least three qualifying treasures, with each treasure sold earning one purchase opportunity.

Xu Yi showed Pavilion Master Fang two Sumeru Rings and a mid-grade blood weapon, earning an invitation to attend the Ullambana Festival and an appointment as Linglong Pavilion’s honorary guest elder. Afterward, he took Yan Zi to a late-night restaurant, where his hearty meal prompted her to reflect on her confined life.

• Xu Yi offered Pavilion Master Fang two Sumeru Rings and a mid-grade blood weapon as proof that he deserved to attend the Ullambana Festival.
• Pavilion Master Fang approved Xu Yi’s attendance, invited him to become an honorary guest elder, and paid him ten thousand gold in advance.
• Pavilion Master Fang arranged to meet Xu Yi in seven days to attend the festival together.
• Xu Yi left Linglong Pavilion with Yan Zi and stopped at Little Belly Vegetarian Restaurant for a late-night meal.
• Xu Yi devoured his food while Yan Zi watched, then she ate as memories of her life at Linglong Pavilion brought tears to her soup.

Xu Yi brought Yan Zi home and settled her into his household, while his thoughts returned to rescuing Qiu Wa and strengthening himself. Yuan Qinghua revealed that he had sent Skinny Monkey to Zhongzhou, and Xu Yi ordered him to find a larger house.

• Xu Yi finished eating with Yan Zi, then worried that he lacked the strength to go to Tianshan Sect and bring Qiu Wa back.
• Xu Yi introduced Yan Zi to Yuan Qinghua and decided that Yuan Qinghua would share his room so Yan Zi could have the other.
• Yan Zi brought Xu Yi hot water to soak his feet, leaving him flustered and quietly moved by her care.
• Xu Yi kicked Yuan Qinghua off the bed after catching him smiling, then asked what had happened to Skinny Monkey.
• Yuan Qinghua said he had disguised Skinny Monkey, given him three hundred gold coins, and sent him with a theater troupe to Zhongzhou, avoiding the search for the Hat Man's associates.
• Xu Yi told Yuan Qinghua to rent a larger house near the Patrol Division and gave him gold notes, assigning half to Yan Zi for household expenses.

Xu Yi arranged a new home for Yan Zi and settled the Feng Family’s prisoner release with Head Steward Feng, then shared the payment with Gao Junmo. He left to prepare for the Ullambana Festival and reunited with Elder Song at the Alchemy Hall.

• Xu Yi told Yan Zi to stay safe and moved with her toward a new courtyard beside the Patrol Division, where Yuan Qinghua had arranged the rental.
• Head Steward Feng paid Xu Yi ten thousand gold to retrieve the Feng Family prisoner after learning of Xu Yi’s leverage and the Feng Family’s troubles following Feng Xinglie’s death.
• Gao Junmo took his usual two-thousand-gold share, and Xu Yi told him he would be away for ten days or half a month.
• Xu Yi went to the Alchemy Hall and showed Elder Song’s jade token to reach his room.
• Elder Song joyfully welcomed Xu Yi, who had been rumored dead after his tomb expedition.

Xu Yi asked Elder Song to help him buy a Top-grade magic robe after claiming his Dragon Crocodile Armor had been destroyed. Elder Song secured him a meeting with Hall Master Zheng, who set a price of thirty thousand gold before warning that Xu Yi’s low standing meant the price might rise.

• Xu Yi gave Elder Song Qi Replenishing Pills and asked him to find protective armor after saying his Dragon Crocodile Armor had been destroyed.
• Elder Song explained that Top-grade magic robes were not normally for sale, but Xu Yi offered him four thousand gold to arrange a meeting with the hall master.
• Elder Song introduced Xu Yi to Hall Master Zheng at the Alchemy Hall.
• Hall Master Zheng quoted thirty thousand gold for one Top-grade magic robe, and Xu Yi immediately accepted.
• Hall Master Zheng stopped Xu Yi and said that thirty thousand gold was the price for customers of equal standing, not a junior at the Body Tempering Stage.

Xu Yi traded Liu Fengzhu's Blood Artifact for a Top-grade magic robe and left with 346,000 gold. He then bought discarded weapons containing Cloud Burst essence and, five days later, finished forging a pile of Cloud Burst Arrows.

• Xu Yi gave Hall Master Zheng's Alchemy Hall a Blood Artifact in exchange for a Top-grade magic robe and twenty thousand gold.
• Xu Yi visited Steward Xie at the Guili Room and asked him to find discarded weapons containing Cloud Burst essence.
• Steward Xie and the other stewards gathered the scrap weapons and sold them to Xu Yi for ten thousand gold, plus a six-thousand-gold fee.
• Xu Yi brought the half-cartload of weapons to Guangwu Pavilion.
• Five days later, Xu Yi sat in a high-grade forge room beside a pile of newly forged Cloud Burst Arrows.

Xu Yi forged a hundred and twenty Cloud Burst Arrows, broke open Jiang Nanxun’s Sumeru Ring, and consolidated his equipment and wealth. He then went to a training ground to test his unpracticed archery with a powerful bow and his new arrows.

• Xu Yi forged a hundred and twenty Cloud Burst Arrows after hundreds of attempts.
• Xu Yi used his top-grade Five Elements Flags to break Jiang Nanxun’s Sumeru Ring’s seal and found a spear, pills, a magic robe, money, and mysterious items inside.
• Xu Yi opened Chen Fenglei’s Sumeru Ring, inspected its contents, and reorganized his weapons, treasures, rings, and money.
• Xu Yi recovered his strength, washed and changed, then went to the training ground instead of heading home.
• Xu Yi paid the weapons steward for a hard bow and two quivers of arrows, then headed to the far end of the range to test his archery.

Xu Yi practiced archery with the Ox Horn Bow and asked Zhao Baling for instruction as he prepared for his appointment with Pavilion Master Fang. By sunset, he had shot more than a thousand arrows and greatly improved his accuracy.

• Xu Yi drew the Ox Horn Bow easily, but his first two arrows flew over the wall and drew laughter from the onlookers.
• Xu Yi adjusted his technique and improved enough to hit the target regularly, astonishing the crowd with his stamina.
• Zhao Baling recognized Xu Yi, dismissed the onlookers, and thanked him for saving his life, but Xu Yi stopped him from kneeling.
• Xu Yi asked Zhao Baling for archery pointers because he wanted to prepare for his appointment with Pavilion Master Fang and improve his use of the Cloud Burst Arrow.
• Zhao Baling taught Xu Yi archery, and Xu Yi raised his accuracy to six or seven hits out of ten before continuing to practice until sunset.

Xu Yi practiced archery with Zhao Baling and discovered that his powerful Soul Power let him hit targets with his eyes closed. After sharing a meal, the two strengthened their friendship, and Zhao Baling offered to help Xu Yi if he ever needed him.

• Xu Yi practiced archery until he could nearly hit the bull's-eye with every shot, and Zhao Baling judged his skill to be second rank.
• Xu Yi asked Zhao Baling to teach him to hit moving targets, and Zhao explained that reaching the highest levels required talent, repetition, and feel.
• After hearing Zhao describe feel as hitting a target with closed eyes, Xu Yi used his perception to strike the target repeatedly and form a perfect circle.
• Zhao Baling marveled at Xu Yi's innate talent, while Xu Yi attributed his perception to training his Soul Power.
• Over dinner, Xu Yi explained that he wore a mask because powerful families might be plotting against him.
• Zhao Baling promised to come to Xu Yi's aid if he sent a message to Guangwu Pavilion, and Xu Yi toasted him.

Xu Yi trained his archery with Zhao Baling until the Ox Horn Bow broke, then returned home and arranged for Yuan Qinghua and Yan Zi to train at Guangwu Pavilion while he was away. The chapter left Xu Yi preparing for another long trip and his household with instructions and funds for their cultivation.

• Xu Yi practiced shooting coins with Zhao Baling through the night and learned to hit them three or four times out of ten.
• Xu Yi gave Zhao Baling a thousand-gold banknote and Qi Replenishing Pills after the Ox Horn Bow's string snapped.
• Xu Yi returned home, noticed Yan Zi's beauty, and brought steamed buns for her and Yuan Qinghua.
• Yuan Qinghua complained that he had no work, so Xu Yi told him and Yan Zi to train at Guangwu Pavilion during his upcoming trip.
• Xu Yi gave them three thousand gold for training expenses and told them to seek Zhao Baling's help only if necessary.

Xu Yi sent Yuan Qinghua and Yan Zi to Guangwu Pavilion to improve their Martial Arts cultivation, then went to Linglong Pavilion for his meeting with Pavilion Master Fang. Disguised as Xue Xiang, he joined the four other guests for the Ullambana Festival, and their attention turned to him as he entered.

• Xu Yi ordered Yuan Qinghua and Yan Zi to train at Guangwu Pavilion until each advanced by at least one stage, and Yuan Qinghua reluctantly agreed.
• After sleeping through the night, Xu Yi escorted them to Guangwu Pavilion and headed to Linglong Pavilion to meet Pavilion Master Fang.
• Xu Yi asked how the festival would protect attendees' privacy and chose the alias Xue Xiang.
• Xu Yi used the Hundred Transformations Box to disguise himself as a sickly, blue-faced man with a mustache.
• Pavilion Master Fang led Xu Yi to a hall where four guests were waiting, and all but the short, fat man silently watched Xu Yi enter.

Xu Yi joined Linglong Pavilion’s group for the Ullambana Festival and established his strength by striking the Yun Family Steward after the man provoked him. The group boarded a Flying Treasure Ship and set off, leaving Xu Yi marveling at the view over Guang'an City.

• Pavilion Master Fang introduced Xu Yi as Linglong Pavilion’s new honorary guest, and Xu Yi struck the Yun Family Steward when he questioned his ability.
• Pavilion Master Fang introduced Elder Lei, Madam Feng, the Shui Family Second Elder, and the governor’s brother-in-law as the group’s representatives.
• The governor’s brother-in-law questioned whether Xu Yi could supply his share of the treasures required for the festival, and Xu Yi insisted he would provide his own.
• Pavilion Master Fang activated a red compass-shaped object, raising a Flying Treasure Ship from the ground.
• Xu Yi boarded the ship and watched it rise through the clouds above Guang'an City.