Recaps

Hong Luan and Pei Gan tried to use a formation to send Qin Guan to Spirit Sword Academy, but he defeated them and chose to go there anyway. He left the Nan Family worried, while Nan Rou supported his decision.

• Hong Luan activated Spirit Sword Academy's Void Realm Flash Shift Array to teleport Qin Guan, as Pei Gan anticipated his capture.
• Qin Guan escaped the array, severed Hong Luan's right arm, and pinned her to the ground.
• Pei Gan charged Qin Guan, who shattered his mind with a mental assault and killed him with a sword strike.
• Hong Luan realized Qin Guan's strength far exceeded what his apparent cultivation suggested, and he demanded that she send him to Spirit Sword Academy in exchange for her life.
• Nan Yunqi and Nan Qiao warned Qin Guan not to go alone, but he reassured them, and Nan Rou supported his choice.

Qin Guan confronted Bai Wanjian at the Spirit Sword Academy and defeated him with a single punch, then demanded compensation for the academy’s repeated harassment. Bai Wanjian agreed to pay two thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones and learned that Qin Guan’s attack used Dark Force.

• Qin Guan brought Pei Gan’s corpse to Bai Wanjian and warned the Spirit Sword Academy to stop bothering him.
• When Bai Wanjian’s sword lights attacked, Qin Guan struck him through his sword shield with Dark Ox and severely injured him.
• Qin Guan demanded ten thousand Spirit Stones, then settled for two thousand after Bai Wanjian pleaded that the academy could not pay more.
• Bai Wanjian sent Hong Luan to collect the Spirit Stones, then coughed up blood from his injuries.
• Bai Wanjian asked how Qin Guan pierced his defense, and Qin Guan explained that he had used Dark Force.

Qin Guan settled his dispute with Bai Wanjian, accepted ownership of three businesses, and left the Spirit Sword Academy for the imperial capital. He arrived at Zuixiang Tower and ordered a simple meal, where a wealthy woman and her son mocked mantou.

• Qin Guan accepted Lichun Courtyard, Zuixiang Tower, and Dark Dragon Arena, then received two thousand spirit stones from Hong Luan.
• Qin Guan learned Hong Luan could not teleport him to Luyun City, so he left the academy on foot while Bai Wanjian and Hong Luan decided to keep their dispute with him secret.
• Qin Guan reached the imperial capital of the Longyun Great Empire by dusk and entered Zuixiang Tower, one of the businesses Bai Wanjian had given him.
• Qin Guan ordered pork stewed with vermicelli and ten mantou, while a Brocade Robe Woman and her son insulted the food; Qin Guan asked the young server whether the restaurant served it.

Qin Guan punished a child who spat in his food, then fought the boy’s parents and Master Ba when they attacked him. After Qin Guan threw the unconscious Master Ba out a window, a White Clad Youth and a Grey Robe Elder came down from the second floor.

• The Brocade Robe Woman accused Qin Guan of hurting her son, while the diners criticized him and warned that Zhao Longkun would take revenge.
• Zhao Longkun attacked Qin Guan, but Qin Guan severed his wrist and forced him to keep the severed hand in his mouth.
• Master Ba shouted at Qin Guan from the second floor and came down, but Qin Guan broke his leg, smashed his head into a table, and threw him out the window.
• The White Clad Youth and the Grey Robe Elder descended from the second floor as the crowd made way for them.

Qin Guan confronted Wei Dabao at Zuixiang Tower, where Wei Hongyan arrived and revealed that she knew Qin Guan. After the Brocade Robe Woman accused Qin Guan of violence, he struck her down, and Wei Dabao demanded Qin Guan surrender his Soul Sword.

• Qin Guan taunted Wei Dabao, who summoned four guards and threatened him.
• Wei Hongyan came downstairs, recognized Qin Guan, and greeted him warmly.
• Wei Hongyan asked Wei Dabao to forgive Qin Guan, but Qi Nuo and the Brocade Robe Woman accused him of attacking people at Zuixiang Tower.
• Qin Guan blasted the Brocade Robe Woman after she claimed he had attacked her husband without cause.
• Wei Hongyan warned Qin Guan that Wei Dabao had powerful backing, but Qin Guan dismissed the threat.
• Wei Dabao offered to let Qin Guan go if he handed over his Soul Sword.

Qin Guan expelled Qi Nuo and his companions from Zuixiang Tower and rewarded Shang Zhuang for enforcing the ban. He reunited with Wei Hongyan, Zhang Meng, and Li Qing, offered to train the Black Armored Army, and told Wei Hongyan that the threat to the Nan Family had been settled.

• Qin Guan had Shang Zhuang throw out Wei Dabao and ban Qi Nuo's group from Zuixiang Tower, then rewarded Shang Zhuang with a Profound Tier Intermediate Cultivation Method.
• Shang Zhuang warned Qin Guan that Qi Nuo was Shen Huan's cousin, but Qin Guan told him to deal with any trouble and leave Shen Huan to him if necessary.
• Qin Guan agreed to let Wei Hongyan and her companions stay at Zuixiang Tower and invited Zhang Meng and Li Qing to drink with him.
• Qin Guan offered to train Wei Hongyan's Black Armored Army, and Wei Hongyan asked whether he had resolved his business with Spirit Sword Academy.
• Qin Guan told Wei Hongyan that his business with Spirit Sword Academy and the threat to the Nan Family had both been settled.

At Wei Hongyan’s matchmaking event, Jiang Lianyue and Wei Hongyan competed for Qin Guan’s opinion before Shen Huan arrived to meet the assembled young women. As the introductions began, Jiang Lianyue told Qin Guan that his presence had calmed her, while he cautiously moved closer to Wei Hongyan.

• Jiang Lianyue questioned Qin Guan about accompanying Wei Hongyan to the matchmaking event and teased him about his intentions.
• Jiang Lianyue and Wei Hongyan asked Qin Guan which of them was prettier, but he stayed silent as they traded barbs.
• Shen Huan arrived at the banquet hall, and the assembled women admired his looks, family background, and talent.
• A middle-aged woman invited the women to introduce themselves, and Qian Mengmeng and Zhou Yanqing greeted Shen Huan in turn.
• Jiang Lianyue told Qin Guan she was no longer nervous with him beside her, and Qin Guan shifted his chair closer to Wei Hongyan.

At the matchmaking ceremony, Shen Huan met several young women, including Xu Miaoyi, Shangguan Yao, and Wei Hongyan, and invited Wei Hongyan to visit the Shen Family. Wei Hongyan declined by claiming she was going shopping with Qin Guan and taking his arm.

• Xu Miaoyi greeted Shen Huan and reminisced with him about their childhood, while Jiang Lianyue criticized her flirtatious behavior to Qin Guan.
• Shangguan Yao introduced herself, asked whether she had a chance with Shen Huan, and received his praise for her beauty.
• After six more women introduced themselves, Wei Hongyan greeted Shen Huan coolly and sat back down.
• Shen Huan praised Wei Hongyan and invited her to visit the Shen Family the next day.
• Wei Hongyan declined the invitation, saying she was going shopping with Brother Guan, and took Qin Guan by the arm.

At Shen Huan’s matchmaking banquet, Jiang Lianyue and Wei Hongyan defended Qin Guan and rejected Shen Huan’s advances. When Shen Huan ordered guards to stop them from leaving, the two women again insisted they had no interest in him.

• Shangguan Yao and Xu Miaoyi criticized Jiang Lianyue and Wei Hongyan for bringing their fiancés to Shen Huan’s matchmaking banquet, and Jiang Lianyue fired back at both women.
• Shen Huan decided the women were only pretending to be engaged to make him jealous, then boasted about his prospects at Spirit Sword Academy.
• Shangguan Yao and Xu Miaoyi apologized to Shen Huan, who told Qin Guan to leave because he did not belong at the banquet.
• Jiang Lianyue and Wei Hongyan followed Qin Guan out, and Shen Huan ordered eight Black Clad Shadow Guards to block their way.
• Shen Huan claimed he only wanted Qin Guan thrown out, while Wei Hongyan and Jiang Lianyue said they had no interest in him.

Qin Guan seized the Xuanming Mirror after Bai Wanjian recognized him and cut off the mirror’s connection, then left the banquet hall after kicking Shen Huan away. Qi Nuo learned that Qin Guan was the man who had beaten his cousin, Shen Huan.

• Jiang Lianyue warned Qin Guan that the Xuanming Mirror could reflect an opponent’s moves and strength, and identified Bai Wanjian as Spirit Sword Academy’s headmaster.
• Shen Huan showed Bai Wanjian his injuries and pointed the mirror at Qin Guan, but Bai Wanjian recognized Qin Guan and cut off the spatial connection.
• Qin Guan snatched the Xuanming Mirror, erased its mark with his blood, and stored it in the Little Black Tower.
• Qin Guan kicked Shen Huan away and left the banquet hall with Jiang Lianyue and Wei Hongyan.
• Qi Nuo arrived to help Shen Huan and realized Qin Guan was the man he had feuded with at Zuixiang Tower.

Wei Hongyan learned that the First Prince had taken the imperial family hostage and begged Qin Guan for help, so he agreed to act while arranging word for his wife. Jiang Lianyue realized Qin Guan had likely defeated Spirit Sword Academy, leaving Elder Xu alarmed by what that implied.

• Elder Hong told Wei Hongyan that the First Prince had rebelled with Grand Preceptor Gongsun You and Sang Country, killed the Second and Third Princes, and captured the Empress and Fifth Prince.
• Wei Hongyan knelt before Qin Guan and begged him to help; Qin Guan agreed and asked her who she wanted dead.
• Qin Guan asked Zhang Meng to inform the Nan Family that they were safe, but Jiang Lianyue offered to send word through the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
• Qin Guan warned Jiang Lianyue to restrain the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion in Luyun City and asked her to watch for news of Senior Yang Tianni.
• Elder Xu found Jiang Lianyue and reported that the Old Pavilion Master wanted her back; she told him she had met Qin Guan and suggested he had traveled through Hong Luan's Void Realm Flash Shift Array.
• Elder Xu realized Qin Guan might have reached Spirit Sword Academy and defeated it, since he had left the academy unscathed.

Qin Guan overwhelmed Shen Xuanjing, the Shen Family’s Sixth Realm Sword Venerable, and forced him to take Qin Guan and Wei Hongyan to Wei Kingdom on his flying sword. Shen Xuanjing agreed to help Wei Kingdom and promised to deal with the Sang Country’s people.

• Shen Xuanjing confronted Qin Guan, but Qin Guan appeared behind him, pinned him to a tree, and punched him in the stomach.
• Shen Xuanjing revealed that he had come because Qin Guan had beaten his grandson Shen Huan, then agreed to carry Qin Guan and Wei Hongyan to Wei Kingdom.
• Shen Xuanjing flew the two on his Qingfeng Sword while Wei Hongyan clung to Qin Guan after Shen Xuanjing coughed blood and the sword lurched.
• Qin Guan warned Shen Xuanjing to fly quickly, and Shen Xuanjing promised to help Wei Kingdom and kill anyone from Sang Country he encountered.

Wei Hongye’s forces surrounded Qin Guan and his allies while Shen Xuanjing fought Gongsun You, the Sixth Realm cultivator backing the First Prince’s rebellion. With Qin Guan’s help, Shen Xuanjing broke through Gongsun You’s Death Qi and killed him, leaving the rebellion’s leadership weakened.

• Wei Hongye ordered thousands of Spear Guards to surround Qin Guan and the others.
• Wei Hongyan explained that Wei Hongye was her half-brother, the First Prince, and that Gongsun You was secretly controlling the rebellion.
• Shen Xuanjing attacked Gongsun You, but his flying swords and sword strikes could not keep the giant Black Skull from reforming.
• Qin Guan whispered advice to Shen Xuanjing and secretly infused his nine swords with Chaos Qi.
• Shen Xuanjing used Iai Divine Slash to pierce the Black Skull and Gongsun You, who fell and dissolved into foul-smelling Black Water.

Wei Hongyan executed Wei Hongye for rebellion, spared his troops by assigning them to the Daredevil Squad, and gave her family recovery pills. As Feiyun City faced a massive siege, she arrived outside the city with only an old man and a young man and demanded the enemy surrender.

• Wei Hongyan ordered the execution of Wei Hongye and formed his rebel troops into the Daredevil Squad to atone for their crimes.
• Shen Xuanjing gave Wei Hongyan more than ten second-grade Primordial Return Pills, which she sent to her family to help them recover.
• Wei Hongyan asked Qin Guan whether to gather forces to relieve Feiyun City, but he told her there was no need.
• Song Kuang urged Emperor Wei Yuntian to escape Feiyun City before it fell, but Wei Yuntian chose to fight alongside his loyal soldiers.
• A guard reported that Wei Hongyan had arrived outside Feiyun City with only an old man and a young man, and she demanded that the besieging army surrender.

Shen Xuanjing defeated the rebels’ crossbow attack, and Qin Guan’s order led to Wu Qilong’s death and the army’s surrender. At the Wei Kingdom’s victory banquet, Xiong Tie challenged Qin Guan to demonstrate his Body Technique.

• Shen Xuanjing’s sword strike killed Wu Qilong, and the rebels surrendered after Wei Hongyan called on them to lay down their weapons.
• Wei Yuntian welcomed Shen Xuanjing and Qin Guan, learned that Qin Guan was the young hero Wei Hongyan had told him about, and heard that the rescued royal family was recovering in the palace.
• Wei Yuntian hosted a banquet to thank Shen Xuanjing and Qin Guan, while Shen Xuanjing and Song Kuang exchanged praise and toasts.
• Xiong Tie introduced himself as commander of the Black Armored Army and Imperial Guards, then challenged Qin Guan to spar using only Body Technique.

Qin Guan left the Wei Kingdom after its emperor failed to defend him, abandoning his promise to train the Black Armored Army. Wei Hongyan revealed that Shen Xuanjing followed Qin Guan because Qin Guan could defeat him with one punch, leaving Wei Yuntian and Song Kuang stunned.

• Song Kuang attacked Qin Guan, but Shen Xuanjing intervened and took Qin Guan's side.
• Wei Hongyan apologized to Qin Guan, but he refused to forgive the Wei Kingdom and canceled his promise to train the Black Armored Army.
• Qin Guan asked Shen Xuanjing to take him back to Luyun City, and Wei Hongyan watched them leave.
• Wei Hongyan told Wei Yuntian that her marriage into the Shen Family had fallen through and that Shen Xuanjing had come because of Qin Guan.
• Wei Hongyan revealed that Qin Guan could defeat Shen Xuanjing with one punch, shocking Wei Yuntian and Song Kuang.

Qin Guan brought a bag of rare treasures to the Eight Treasures Tower in Lingxiao City and arranged to have them sold at its upcoming auction. He also secured a business connection for his father-in-law’s household, leaving the Eight Treasures Tower ready to buy its goods through a neighboring branch.

• Jiang Fengtian stopped Jiang Lianyue from provoking Shen Huan and left after smoothing things over with Shen Chongyang.
• Shen Huan complained about Jiang Lianyue, but Shen Chongyang warned him not to jeopardize his plans with the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
• Qin Guan and Shen Xuanjing visited the Eight Treasures Tower, where tower master He Bucai inspected Qin Guan’s Storage Bag of weapons, techniques, and pills.
• He Bucai offered to auction Qin Guan’s treasures in seven days for a better price, and Qin Guan agreed to wait.
• Qin Guan asked He Bucai to help his father-in-law’s household find buyers, and He Bucai promised to connect them with the Eight Treasures Tower branch in Qianshan City.

Jiang Fengtian investigated Qin Guan’s disappearance and learned that the Nan Family had survived Pei Gan and Hong Luan’s attack unharmed. He considered using the Shen, Shangguan, and Xu Families to expose Qin Guan’s backers, but Jiang Lianyue and Elder Xu warned him that harming Nan Rou could bring Qin Guan’s vengeance down on the Jiang Family.

• Elder Xu told Jiang Fengtian that Pei Gan and Hong Luan had attacked the Nan Family, but its members were unharmed and Qin Guan, Pei Gan, and Hong Luan had disappeared.
• Jiang Fengtian questioned Jiang Lianyue about Qin Guan, and she said she did not know his realm but trusted his calm confidence.
• Jiang Fengtian ordered Elder Xu to secretly tell the Shen, Shangguan, and Xu Families that the Nan Family was safe so they might provoke Qin Guan’s backers into revealing themselves.
• Jiang Lianyue warned Jiang Fengtian that harming Nan Rou could lead Qin Guan to destroy Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and kill the Jiang Family.
• Elder Xu agreed with Jiang Lianyue, but Jiang Fengtian worried about Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s reputation after the Nan Family forced its Luyun City branch to close.
• Jiang Lianyue urged Jiang Fengtian to confront Qin Guan openly if he wanted to restore the Pavilion’s standing.

As Sang Country’s invasion brought Wei Kingdom close to collapse, Wei Hongyan sought Qin Guan’s help at Eight Treasures Tower. Shen Xuanjing said Qin Guan was in seclusion, and Wei Hongyan remained kneeling outside through the night, waiting for him.

• Wei Yuntian learned that Sang Country had taken twenty-three cities and that Qianshan City had fallen after Old General Song was gravely wounded, and he regretted driving Qin Guan and Shen Xuanjing away.
• Wei Hongyan saw the devastation of war and learned from Elder Hong that Shen Xuanjing had been spotted at Eight Treasures Tower in Lingxiao City.
• Wei Hongyan rode to Eight Treasures Tower and begged Shen Xuanjing to let her see Qin Guan, but he refused because Qin Guan was in seclusion.
• Wei Hongyan knelt outside Eight Treasures Tower and continued waiting through the night, hoping to persuade Qin Guan to save Wei Kingdom.

Qin Guan learned the God Evasion sword skill from the Little Golden Man and grasped its sword drawing technique, raising his Sword Dao to the Sword King Realm. He practiced the skill until his Spiritual Power ran out, then took Little Black Tower’s advice to focus on cultivating the Huan Yuan Sword Art and opening more Acupoints.

• Qin Guan watched the Little Golden Man demonstrate God Evasion by cutting a towering wave in two.
• Qin Guan understood the resolve behind the sword strike, and his Sword Dao reached the Sword King Realm while his True Dragon Sword Intent improved.
• Qin Guan celebrated his breakthrough and tested God Evasion with a sword draw, though he judged his strike far weaker than the Little Golden Man’s.
• Qin Guan ran out of Spiritual Power in all twenty-five Acupoints and used spirit stones to recover, noticing that his True Dragon Sword Intent helped him absorb energy more efficiently.
• Little Black Tower explained that God Evasion depended on Sword Dao and momentum, then urged Qin Guan to cultivate the Huan Yuan Sword Art and open more Acupoints.

Qin Guan arrived at Eight Treasures Tower and agreed to save Wei Kingdom after finding Wei Hongyan pleading for help. After learning that Sang Country’s 700,000-man army was gathering nearby, he planned to surround it alone.

• Qin Guan and Shen Xuanjing arrived at Eight Treasures Tower, where Qin Guan revived Wei Hongyan and carried her inside.
• Shen Xuanjing killed three Sang Country cultivators who threatened Qin Guan, while He Bucai decided Eight Treasures Tower would support Qin Guan.
• Qin Guan comforted Wei Hongyan and told her Wei Kingdom would not fall.
• Elder Hong told Qin Guan that Sang Country’s 700,000-man army was gathering in Tianxiang City and expected to attack Wei Kingdom’s capital the next day.
• Qin Guan said he could surround the army by himself, and Shen Xuanjing defended his ability to do so.

Qin Guan startled Wei Hongyan while she was dressing after a bath, then reassured her before leaving to confront the Sang Country forces in Tianxiang City. At the city lord’s residence, the Sang Country Emperor and his court celebrated their impending victory over Wei, unaware of what Qin Guan might do.

• Qin Guan surprised Wei Hongyan as she dressed, checked her pulse, and told her to rest after warning her about bathing while weak.
• Wei Hongyan expressed fear for Qin Guan’s mission against seven hundred thousand troops, thirty Heavy Octagonal Crossbows, and the Black Robed Grand Preceptor, but Qin Guan promised he would return.
• Qin Guan warned Shen Xuanjing to keep quiet about what he had seen before heading west toward Tianxiang City.
• The Sang Country Emperor and his court praised their planned attack on Wei’s capital and promised rewards for their forces.
• A Duwei told the Emperor and Black Robed Grand Preceptor that Wei’s Ninth Princess had prayed outside Eight Treasures Tower for help saving Wei.

Qin Guan killed Sang Country’s emperor and Grand Preceptor, shattered its army’s morale, and returned to Lingxiao City. He then learned that forces from the Xu and Shangguan families were preparing to attack the Nan Family, while Wei Hongyan welcomed him back.

• Qin Guan killed the Black Robed Grand Preceptor and the Sang Country Emperor, then slaughtered the officials and soldiers in the hall.
• Qin Guan evaded the Octagonal Crossbows, routed the soldiers outside, and warned Sang Country never to invade the Wei Kingdom again.
• Qin Guan seized thirty Octagonal Crossbows and left Tianxiang City as Sang Country’s troops retreated.
• Xu Maozhu and Shangguan Feihong camped with their forces and planned to reach Luyun City the next day to wipe out the Nan Family.
• Qin Guan returned to Lingxiao City, where an old man and four guards dealt with five attackers; upstairs, Wei Hongyan embraced him before he withdrew to his room.
• The Little Black Tower teased Qin Guan about leaving Wei Hongyan, and Qin Guan encountered Shen Xuanjing, who explained that he had been guarding her.

As the Sang Country army threatened the Wei Kingdom’s capital, Wei Yuntian and his court prepared for defeat until Elder Hong announced that Qin Guan had killed the Sang Emperor and his commanders. The invasion ended, leaving Wei Yuntian regretful over how he had treated Qin Guan and the court aware that only Ninth Prince’s connection had secured his help.

• Wei Yuntian prepared to lead the Wei Kingdom’s final battle while the Empress and consorts readied themselves to die rather than be captured.
• Elder Hong arrived and announced that the Sang Country army had retreated after Qin Guan killed the Sang Emperor, the Black Robed Grand Preceptor, and dozens of generals in Tianxiang City.
• Elder Hong explained that Ninth Prince had persuaded Qin Guan to intervene by kneeling outside Eight Treasures Tower for four days and four nights.
• Song Kuang and Xiong Tie expressed shame over having mocked and provoked Qin Guan, while Wei Yuntian blamed himself for having slighted him.
• A civil official suggested recruiting Qin Guan, but Elder Hong said Qin Guan would not serve the Wei Kingdom and had helped only out of regard for Ninth Prince.

Qin Guan used his Chaos Qi and the Jade Bone Immortal Orchid Grass to remove Wei Hongyan’s poisoned Sword Qi Scar. After Qin Guan left the Eight Treasures Tower, Wei Hongyan realized she had fallen in love with him, while the story shifted to the Nan Family in Luyun City.

• Wei Hongyan asked Qin Guan whether he found her scar disgusting, and Qin Guan offered to treat it after Little Black Tower explained how.
• Wei Hongyan took the Jade Bone Immortal Orchid Grass, and Qin Guan used his Chaos Qi to heal the scar on her chest.
• Qin Guan spoke with He Bucai about cooperating with the Nan Family and learned his auction items had sold for 350 Low-grade Spirit Stones with no commission.
• Qin Guan left the Eight Treasures Tower with Shen Xuanjing, and Wei Hongyan watched him go, realizing she had fallen in love with him.
• The story shifted to the Nan Family in Luyun City.