Recaps

At Liu Erlong's academy, Zhao Wuji turned away Grandmaster, who had come seeking Dugu Yan to help find Tang San, after learning that Ye Xingchen had also disappeared. Grandmaster then saw Flender and Liu Erlong together and left, while Liu Erlong affirmed that she wanted a future with Flender.

• Flender told everyone to focus on cultivating for the advanced Soul Master tournament, then hurried after Liu Erlong as the others teased him about their relationship.
• Zhao Wuji confronted Grandmaster and ordered him to leave Shrek Academy, but Grandmaster explained that Tang San had been captured and asked to find Dugu Yan because Dugu Bo was her grandfather.
• Grandmaster said he had come to find Dugu Yan, not ask for Shrek's help, and Zhao Wuji revealed that Ye Xingchen had also disappeared in connection with Dugu Bo.
• Flender and Liu Erlong arrived hand in hand, and Grandmaster was so shaken by seeing them together that he coughed up blood.
• Grandmaster congratulated them bitterly and walked away, while Liu Erlong told Flender she had forgotten Grandmaster and wanted to build a happy future with him.

Ye Xingchen used Tang San to test medicine for Dugu Bo before returning to Shrek Academy with the aromatic silk beauty for Ning Rongrong. He offered it to her to transform her martial soul, but she wanted to be intimate with him first.

• Ye Xingchen gave Dugu Bo pills to force the toxins from his soul bone, then made Tang San swallow them to prove they were safe.
• Ye Xingchen controlled the poison afflicting Tang San and ordered him to keep gathering immortal-grade medicinal herbs.
• Dugu Bo left Ye Xingchen and Tang San in the medicinal garden after urging Tang San to refine medicine and remember Yan'er.
• Ye Xingchen took the aromatic silk beauty to Shrek Academy and told Ning Rongrong to refine it so her martial soul could become the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong embraced Ye Xingchen and suggested they get intimate before she refined the herb.

Ye Xingchen took Tang San’s planned Immortal Herbs and used them to bring Dugu Yan into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they absorbed its power. As their energies fused, Ye Xingchen’s Heart Divine Treasury surged and propelled him toward the Dao Palace.

• The Prince invited Grandmaster to cooperate and build ties with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Grandmaster agreed to talk with him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin saw the Prince leaving with Grandmaster, and Chen Xin reassured Ning Fengzhi that Rongrong and the Young Sect Master were safe.
• Tang San prepared to use two Immortal Herbs to resist poison and escape, but Ye Xingchen arrived with Dugu Yan and took the herbs from him.
• Ye Xingchen told Dugu Yan to eat two petals, then entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with her so its power could remove her toxins and strengthen them.
• Ye Xingchen activated his Chaos Body in the well, drawing in its energies as their powers fused and his Heart Divine Treasury advanced toward the Dao Palace.

Dugu Bo witnessed Ye Xingchen and Dugu Yan emerge from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with greatly increased strength, while Dugu Bo continued weighing whether to remove his poison at the cost of his poison arts. Ye Xingchen forced Tang San to forge hidden weapons, then went to find Rongrong and was pulled inside by Zhu Zhuqing instead.

• Dugu Bo swallowed a pill, expelled poisonous blood, and worried that curing his poison would cost him his poison arts.
• Dugu Bo returned to the medicinal herb garden, found Ye Xingchen and Dugu Yan cultivating in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and stood guard over them.
• Ye Xingchen broke through to the Dao Palace, Heart Divine Treasury, and reached level 39, while Dugu Yan advanced to level 37.
• Ye Xingchen made Tang San forge hidden weapons and draw up their blueprints, with Dugu Yan whipping him when he hesitated.
• Three days later, Ye Xingchen went to Rongrong's dormitory, but Zhu Zhuqing pulled him inside and told him she was there instead.

Ye Xingchen reunited with Zhu Zhuqing and took her to the Heaven Dou City auction house, while Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin also headed there. At the entrance, Zhu Zhuqing worried that Ye Xingchen planned to auction her off.

• Ye Xingchen found Zhu Zhuqing alone in the dormitory, and she confessed how much she missed him.
• Ye Xingchen carried Zhu Zhuqing and suggested they visit the auction house while her roommates were away.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that Ye Xingchen protected her, and she thanked her father for arranging their marriage.
• Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin left for the auction house to see what was on offer.
• The Prince brought Grandmaster to the auction house and offered to pay for female slaves, making Grandmaster uncomfortable.
• At the auction house, Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Xingchen whether he had brought her there to auction her off.

Ye Xingchen brought Zhu Zhuqing to an auction house, where he offered hidden weapons to qualify for entry. Inside, they reunited with Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin as the auction began.

• Ye Xingchen showed Sleeve Arrow hidden weapons to the attendant and followed her inside with Zhu Zhuqing after she agreed to have them appraised.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi why he and Grandpa Sword were not wearing masks, and Ning Fengzhi explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect did not need to hide its identity.
• Ye Xingchen and Zhu Zhuqing encountered Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Ye Xingchen thanked Chen Xin for secretly protecting him.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked about the women serving at the auction, and Ning Fengzhi explained that they had been trained to serve powerful guests.
• The auction host welcomed the guests and announced the first treasure.

At the auction, Zhu Zhuqing bought a cat girl for five million gold coins, and Ye Xingchen gave Ning Fengzhi Tang San’s hidden-weapon plans in exchange for an order of five hundred weapons. Dugu Yan ordered Tang San to forge them, while Grandmaster confronted Ye Xingchen outside the auction and a prince intervened just as they were about to clash.

• Zhu Zhuqing bid five million gold coins to buy the cat girl, with Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengzhi backing her.
• Grandmaster warned the prince about Ye Xingchen, but the prince said he intended to deal with Ye Xingchen and keep Grandmaster as an ally.
• Ning Fengzhi bought Tang San’s sleeve dart, and Ye Xingchen gave him the plans and agreed to supply five hundred hidden weapons.
• Dugu Yan told Tang San to forge five hundred weapons, and she threatened him when he protested.
• Grandmaster confronted Ye Xingchen outside the auction about Tang San’s hidden weapon, and Ye Xingchen prepared to attack him.
• The prince arrived with two beauties and challenged Ye Xingchen as the confrontation was about to begin.

Ye Xingchen confronted the Prince and Grandmaster, with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin backing him and driving them away. At Shrek Academy, Tailong pursued Xiao Wu, and Ye Xingchen defeated him with a single blow.

• The Prince threatened Ye Xingchen, but Ning Fengzhi declared him the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Young Sect Master, and Chen Xin forced the Prince and Grandmaster to leave.
• At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai and the others told Flender and Liu Erlong that Ye Xingchen’s herbs had greatly increased their Soul Power, and Erlong agreed to take them to hunt Soul Beasts.
• Tailong introduced himself to Xiao Wu and kept following her despite her rejection.
• Ye Xingchen arrived, challenged Tailong, and knocked him down with one blow, shattering his hand.

Ye Xingchen defeated Tailong and then accepted a challenge from Tailong’s father, Taino, while promoting the Tang Sect at Shrek Academy. He unleashed his dual Martial Souls and defeated Taino in one move, leaving the Soul King to admit defeat.

• Ning Rongrong teased Tailong after Ye Xingchen had beaten him, and Ye Xingchen challenged Tailong to become his underling if he lost a rematch, but Tailong left to treat his injuries.
• Taino learned how badly Tailong had been hurt and went with him to Shrek Academy to confront Ye Xingchen.
• Ye Xingchen told the academy staff and students that he planned to establish the Tang Sect, and several students declared themselves members.
• Taino challenged Ye Xingchen to a fight, and they agreed that Taino would become Ye Xingchen’s underling if he lost.
• Ye Xingchen summoned the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron and Four Immortal Slaying Swords, then defeated Taino with four Sword Qi Dragons, forcing Taino to admit defeat.

Ye Xingchen defeated the Soul King Taino in one move, but Taino returned home and brought Old Tai Tan to Shrek Academy to confront him. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived to support Ye Xingchen, who went out to meet Tai Tan, leaving their face-off about to begin.

• Ye Xingchen defeated Taino, who agreed to join the Tang Sect but left to seek his father's approval, while Ye Xingchen urged the Shrek students to keep working hard.
• Taino and Tailong told Old Tai Tan about their defeat, and Tai Tan decided to go to Shrek Academy and meet Ye Xingchen.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Shrek Academy after hearing that Ye Xingchen and Ning Rongrong had offended Tai Tan, and they offered their support.
• Old Tai Tan arrived at the academy with Taino and Tailong, drawing the attention of the students and onlookers.
• Ye Xingchen went outside to meet Tai Tan, and Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong followed as Tai Tan saw Ye Xingchen approach.

Ye Xingchen challenged Old Master Tai Tan to three punches, wagering that Tai Tan and his family would join his faction if he endured them. After surviving the first two punches with the protection of his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul, Ye Xingchen faced Tai Tan’s strongest final strike as Sword Douluo Chen Xin entered the crowd.

• Old Master Tai Tan offered to join Ye Xingchen’s faction if Ye Xingchen survived three punches, and Ye Xingchen countered that Tai Tan must acknowledge him as master if he succeeded.
• Ye Xingchen used the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul to withstand Tai Tan’s first punch without moving.
• Tai Tan’s second punch pushed Ye Xingchen back one step, while Ye Xingchen mocked its weakness and onlookers marveled at his defense.
• Tai Tan’s son and grandson urged him to stop, but Tai Tan prepared his strongest punch and Ye Xingchen braced behind his cauldron and Four Immortal Slaying Swords.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Sword Douluo Chen Xin to intervene, and Chen Xin released his Martial Soul as Tai Tan’s final punch approached Ye Xingchen.

Ye Xingchen defeated Old Master Tai Tan in a contest of strength and took the Strength Clan under his command, promising to treat them as allies. Back at the herb garden, he found Tang San still imprisoned and forced to make hidden weapons, while Dugu Yan helped keep him in line.

• Ye Xingchen held out against Old Master Tai Tan's full-strength punch, and Tai Tan conceded the duel and pledged the Strength Clan's loyalty to him.
• Ye Xingchen told Sword Douluo Chen Xin that the Strength Clan would fall under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's jurisdiction, then left to recover.
• Old Master Tai Tan brought Taino and Tailong to Ye Xingchen, presented the Strength Clan's emblem, and promised the clan would serve him.
• Ye Xingchen promised to honor the Strength Clan and sent Tai Tan and his family away to rest.
• Ye Xingchen returned to the herb garden, where Tang San accused him of keeping him imprisoned; Ye Xingchen blamed Dugu Bo and said he could not release Tang San without his permission.
• Dugu Yan struck Tang San with her whip and ordered him back to making hidden weapons, while Ye Xingchen explained that Tang San's work was worth nearly five million gold coins.

Ye Xingchen rejected Grandmaster’s request to spare Tang San and sell him the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, claiming he had fed it to the dogs. Three days later, Flender assured Ye Xingchen that Shrek Academy had moved on from Grandmaster, leaving Ye free to act as he wished.

• At the thatched shelter, Dugu Yan worried about her missing grandfather, while Ye Xingchen comforted her; Tang San heard them and lamented his misfortune as lightning struck his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Grandmaster went to Shrek Academy seeking Ye Xingchen, where he saw Flender and Liu Erlong together and learned Ye was inside.
• Ye Xingchen praised Ning Rongrong’s evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, then agreed to speak privately with Grandmaster after Dai Mubai encouraged him.
• Grandmaster asked Ye Xingchen to spare Tang San and offered to have Tang San go easy on Shrek Academy in the Soul Master Tournament; Ye dismissed the offer and demanded his real purpose.
• Grandmaster asked to buy the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, but Ye Xingchen said he had fed it to the dogs and rejected any favor from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Three days later, Flender told Ye Xingchen that Grandmaster was in Shrek Academy’s past and that Ye could do as he wished.

Ye Xingchen used an enticing flower to lure a horde of powerful soul beasts to the group so the students could obtain soul rings. As the teachers began hunting, Yu Xiaogang hid in a tree and watched in fury as the soul beasts ignored him and Flender and Liu Erlong fought together.

• Ye Xingchen revealed a flower that could attract powerful soul beasts, and the group headed deeper into the forest with Flender, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji ready to protect the students.
• Ye Xingchen reassured Xiao Wu about the soul beasts before Yu Xiaogang secretly followed the group, still hoping to get the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma.
• Ye Xingchen released the flower, drawing hundreds of soul beasts, including thousand-year and ten-thousand-year beasts, toward the group.
• Ye Xingchen gave the teachers hidden weapons made by Tang San, and Liu Erlong and Flender attacked a Ghost Shadow White Tiger suited to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ye Xingchen and Zhao Wuji charged into the horde while Yu Xiaogang hid in a tree; a ten-thousand-year soul beast ignored him, and he grew angry watching Flender and Liu Erlong fight together with Tang San's hidden weapons.

Yu Xiaogang was attacked by Soul Beasts while trying to catch up with Liu Erlong and the others, who ignored his pleas and continued hunting Soul Beasts for Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun. After fleeing into a mist-covered area, Yu Xiaogang found Dugu Yan guarding Dugu Bo’s forbidden land and demanded to see Tang San.

• A giant snake attacked Yu Xiaogang after he grabbed its young, and he fled toward Liu Erlong and Flender for help.
• Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing a Soul Ring, while Liu Erlong and Flender prepared a fire-attribute Soul Beast for Ma Hongjun.
• Ye Xingchen returned to the group, and Xiao Wu warned him about nearby ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts before he went out to hunt rabbits.
• Liu Erlong and Flender refused to rescue Yu Xiaogang, and their attacks drove him into the forest as he tried to escape the Soul Beasts.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized the mist around Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden and entered the forbidden area, where Dugu Yan confronted him.
• Dugu Yan whipped at Yu Xiaogang as he demanded that Dugu Bo release Tang San and let him see his disciple.

Dugu Yan defeated Yu Xiaogang with her enhanced strength and poison, then left him imprisoned in the medicinal garden with Tang San. After waking, Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang San had been forced to forge iron and had lost hope, while Dugu Yan pressured him to accept their captivity.

• Dugu Yan overpowered Yu Xiaogang with her Soul Rings and poisonous mist, leaving him unconscious.
• Yu Xiaogang woke two hours later near Tang San, who was covered in wounds and forging iron.
• Yu Xiaogang discovered that he could not use his Soul Power, and Tang San told him they had to keep working to avoid being killed.
• Dugu Yan threatened Tang San with more pain unless he made Yu Xiaogang accept their situation, so Tang San slapped his master and urged him to give up resisting.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San what had happened to him and reminded him of his dream of becoming a supreme expert.

Tang San persuaded Yu Xiaogang to join him in forging iron, while Ma Hongjun completed his Soul Ring absorption in the Soul Beast Forest. The group’s celebration was interrupted when Zhao Wuji sensed a large number of soul beasts approaching through pink mist.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that they had been imprisoned and poisoned, then convinced him to forge iron alongside him.
• Xiao Wu pleaded with Ye Xingchen not to roast a rabbit, and Ye Xingchen agreed to spare it because it appeared pregnant.
• Ma Hongjun emerged from absorbing his Soul Ring with fiery wings as Flender and Liu Erlong praised his new strength.
• Flender went to a tent with Liu Erlong, leaving Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Oscar to keep watch together.
• Zhao Wuji sensed soul beasts approaching and warned everyone as pink mist and ghostly figures spread through the forest.

Pink Ladies surrounded the group, but Liu Erlong charged into the forest and beat their leader into submission. Ye Xingchen brought the dying Soul Beast back for Ning Rongrong to absorb as her new Soul Ring, and the group prepared to return to bed.

• Ye Xingchen and Xiao Wu identified the approaching Soul Beasts as Pink Ladies, and Ma Hongjun suspected they had come to avenge the Soul Beast he had killed.
• Liu Erlong emerged from the tent, refused to flee, and charged into the forest to fight the Pink Ladies.
• Ye Xingchen reached Liu Erlong's battlefield and helped bring the beaten Pink Lady back to camp for Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong delivered the finishing blow and began absorbing the Pink Lady's Soul Ring while Ye Xingchen stood guard.
• Liu Erlong declared the danger over and returned to the tent, while Flender teased Zhao Wuji about envying him.

Ye Xingchen decided to seek a ten thousand year Soul Ring and used an immortal-grade herb to draw powerful Soul Beasts out of the forest. Flender drew away the other beasts while Ye Xingchen attacked a Cave Spider, and Liu Erlong moved in to assist as it defended itself with layers of silk.

• Ye Xingchen insisted that he needed a ten thousand year demon spider Soul Ring, and Flender agreed to help him hunt one.
• Ye Xingchen planted an immortal-grade herb, attracting a horde of Soul Beasts that included three ten thousand year beasts.
• Flender charged in and drew the ten thousand year Soul Beasts away while Ye Xingchen chose the Cave Spider as his target.
• Ye Xingchen attacked the Cave Spider with his Four Immortal Slaying Swords, clashing with its thick feelers.
• Liu Erlong swooped in with a powerful Soul Skill, and the Cave Spider spat out layers of silk to shield itself.

Erlong, Ye Xingchen, and Zhao Wuji joined forces to subdue a ten thousand year Cave Spider so Ye Xingchen could absorb it. At Dugu Bo’s Medicinal Garden, Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang San to escape, and the two began navigating its dangerous grounds.

• Erlong and Ye Xingchen attacked the Cave Spider while Flender left Zhao Wuji to hold off two other ten thousand year soul beasts and went to help them.
• Dugu Yan sensed powerful soul beast auras and left the Medicinal Garden, prompting Yu Xiaogang to urge Tang San to escape with him.
• Tang San initially refused because they were poisoned, but Yu Xiaogang convinced him to regain his resolve and attempt an escape.
• Tang San said he had learned how to navigate the poisonous creatures and led Yu Xiaogang through the garden.
• Zhao Wuji charged into the Cave Spider’s web and drew its attention while Erlong froze it and Ye Xingchen struck with Sword Qi Dragons.
• Ye Xingchen thanked his teachers, carried the subdued Cave Spider toward Dugu Bo’s Medicinal Garden to absorb it, and left Zhao Wuji remarking on his strength.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang escaped from the garden but encountered Ye Xingchen and Dugu Yan in the Soul Beast Forest. After Dugu Yan tortured them with her gong, Tang San agreed to stop running and pleaded for Yu Xiaogang to be released.

• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang escaped into the Soul Beast Forest without any Soul Power.
• Ye Xingchen and Dugu Yan arrived, and Ye Xingchen sensed Tang San and Yu Xiaogang hiding in the bushes.
• Ye Xingchen knocked the two escapees down with his Four Immortal Slaying Swords, and Dugu Yan struck them with her whip.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang accused Ye Xingchen and Dugu Yan of humiliating them, so Dugu Yan used her gong to inflict heart-devouring pain on them.
• Tang San promised not to escape again and begged Dugu Yan to release Yu Xiaogang.

Ye Xingchen absorbed the Cave Spider’s ten-thousand-year soul ring while Dugu Yan brought Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to the Medicinal Garden. He successfully devoured the beast’s remnant soul and gained a new soul skill and a system reward.

• Dugu Yan mocked Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, dismissed the threat of Tang San’s father, and took them to the Medicinal Garden as Ye Xingchen went ahead to absorb his soul ring.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing worried about Ye Xingchen, while Xiao Wu struck Ma Hongjun for catching and roasting a rabbit.
• Ye Xingchen used his four Immortal Slaying Swords to kill the Cave Spider and began absorbing its ten-thousand-year soul ring.
• Ye Xingchen’s Chaos Body devoured the Cave Spider’s remnant soul, and he gained the soul skill Sword Annihilation of the Eight Desolations and a 100,000 Spiritual Qi Scroll.

Ye Xingchen used a Spiritual Qi Scroll to advance to Dao Palace Eighth Heaven and Level 49, then returned to Dugu Yan while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang pleaded for mercy. As Ye Xingchen and Dugu Yan grew closer in the cabin, Yu Xiaogang told Tang San he hoped an old acquaintance at the Advanced Soul Master Competition might help them escape.

• Ye Xingchen used the 100,000 Spiritual Qi Scroll and advanced to Dao Palace Eighth Heaven, causing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to show a reversal of yin and yang.
• Dugu Yan and the captive Tang San and Yu Xiaogang watched Ye Xingchen's power increase, while Tang San said he no longer wanted to oppose him.
• Ye Xingchen told Dugu Yan he was Level 49 and believed he could fight a Soul Emperor; Yu Xiaogang then knelt and begged him to end their feud.
• Dugu Yan sent Tang San and Yu Xiaogang back to the thatched shed, then took Ye Xingchen to the cabin and offered to massage him.
• While Tang San and Yu Xiaogang worked at the forge and heard Ye Xingchen and Dugu Yan in the cabin, Yu Xiaogang said an old acquaintance at the Advanced Soul Master Competition might help them escape.

Ye Xingchen returned to the Soul Beast Forest after absorbing a Soul Ring and demonstrated his new flying and group-attack abilities. Flender ended the training and prepared to return for the Advanced Soul Master Competition, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang left the Medicinal Garden and the Heaven Dou Emperor berated the academy Dean and Prince for driving Shrek Academy away.

• Ye Xingchen flew back to camp at Level 49, and the others marveled at his growth and new White Great Sword Soul Skill.
• Ye Xingchen used Sword Annihilation of the Eight Desolations to unleash a powerful storm of swords, impressing Flender, Dai Mubai, and Oscar.
• Flender ended the training session and announced that the group would return ahead of the Advanced Soul Master Competition, with reserve members waiting at the academy.
• Dugu Yan left the Medicinal Garden, allowing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to emerge from hiding and head back toward the academy.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor angrily scolded the academy Dean and Prince for driving Shrek Academy away from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The Prince welcomed the injured Yu Xiaogang and Tang San back, hoping Tang San could strengthen his team for the Advanced Soul Master Competition. At Shrek Academy, Ye Xingchen persuaded Flender to let the students replace their ugly uniforms, provided they kept the advertisements.

• The Emperor warned the Prince that Spirit Hall was pursuing its own agenda at the competition, and the Prince vowed to support the empire.
• The Prince regretted driving away Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, while the dean warned him that the Heavenly Dou Royal Family would lose face if it failed to win.
• After soldiers informed him of their return, the Prince met the injured Yu Xiaogang and Tang San and sent them to receive treatment.
• At Shrek Academy, the students complained about Flender's green advertising uniforms and asked Ye Xingchen to intervene.
• Ye Xingchen confronted Flender, threatened to withdraw from the competition over the uniforms, and got permission to find replacements as long as they carried the advertisements.