Recaps

Yang Zhengshan confronted corruption at court and investigated Wang Bin’s warning about weapons reaching the Wuliang Hu, then took command in Chongshan Town after assassinations and invasion sparked a crisis. He led a risky campaign through Wuliang territory, captured Yemi City, and prepared to withdraw before Wutuo could arrive.

• Yang Zhengshan exposed Sun Anyang’s embezzlement, impeached Zhou Yunsong, and helped bring about Zhou’s resignation while also arranging Wang Bin’s return from Beiyuan Town.
• Wang Sheng brought Yang Zhengshan evidence that Wuliang Hu soldiers possessed newly forged weapons, and Yang sent investigators to Beiyuan Town while urging Wang Bin to resign.
• After Pang Tang was assassinated and Zhou Lan and Wang Yunqiao were wounded, Yang Zhengshan received command of Chongshan Town and marched there with Yu Qingyi and his forces.
• Yang Zhengshan reviewed Chongshan Town’s troops and supplies, learned from Zhou Lan of covert routes over and around Menghe Mountain, and gathered more than seventy thousand soldiers at Dinghu Guard.
• Yang Zhengshan split his forces, sending Yang Mingzhen and Yang Chengze to raid Wuliang territory while he led three battalions on a long detour through the Snow Plains toward Yemi City.
• Yang Mingzhen and Yang Chengze struck tribes across the Wuliang hinterland, while Yang Zhengshan’s army crossed the plains and seized supplies without revealing its route.
• Yang Zhengshan’s cavalry stormed Yemi City before its defenders were ready, and he defeated Master Zhixuan as Song Dashan and the soldiers fought through the city.
• Yang Zhengshan killed Master Zhixuan, took the royal palace, gathered Yemi City’s valuables, and ordered his army to leave in two days after learning of its heavy casualties.

Yang Zhengshan moved his family and allies to Star Moon Island, built its institutions, and advanced his cultivation while Da Rong suffered famine and political turmoil. As Yang Mingzhao organized refugees in Three Arrow Valley, Emperor Yanping’s grave illness and the gathering of rebel forces left the story poised for unrest.

• Yang Zhengshan withdrew from the northern campaign, returned to Chongshan Town, and helped Tang Feihu take command while Zhou Lan and Yang Mingzhi left to rebuild Beiyuan Town.
• Yang Zhengshan resigned from the Martial Arts Pavilion, arranged for Yang Mingcheng to inherit his title, and established the Yang Family Trading Firm before leading most of his family to Star Moon Island.
• Yang Zhengshan organized Star Moon Island’s administration, schools, trading, and defenses, then welcomed children and refugees from Tenglong Guard and other regions to settle there.
• As drought, famine, and floods spread through Da Rong, Yang Zhengshan focused on the island while Yang Mingcheng and other family members reached the Innate Realm and joined him there.
• Yang Mingzhao spent five years aiding Chen Buyu’s refugees in Three Arrow Valley, resisted an immediate rebellion, then left for Star Moon Island before returning to organize the valley’s recruits.
• Yang Zhengshan’s comprehension of a lotus petal expanded the Spirit Spring Space, and he departed with Yu Qingyi to explore while leaving Yang Mingcheng and Yang Mingzhi in charge.
• Yang Mingzhao left Star Moon Island with Wu Zheng and young companions, then brought supplies and weapons to Three Arrow Valley and organized seven hundred recruits into a rebel force.
• Emperor Yanping named Chen Zhaojun regent and sent Chen Zhaoxuan to his fief as his illness became known, while Lin Fu'an and Chen Hengchang prepared to act but awaited the Shenyang Sect’s signal.

Yang Mingzhao seized Taiping County and expanded into Baoning Prefecture as rebellion and famine spread across Da Rong. Yang Zhengshan returned to Star Moon Island, learned that Shenmu Island had attacked his fleet, and ordered preparations to destroy the Shenmu Sect.

• Yang Mingzhao captured Taiping County, redistributed land, and began rebuilding its farms, trade, and defenses.
• As drought and rebellion spread, Zhou Lan aided refugees and took several prefectures, while Daizhou fell and Chen Zhaoxuan died defending it.
• Chen Hengchang raised the Righteous Army, and Yang Mingzhao launched a campaign that captured Baoning Prefecture after Li Baoshan agreed to surrender the city.
• Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi finished researching Spirit Attachment Pills, returned to Star Moon Island, and reunited with their family.
• Yang Zhengshan learned of Chen Zhaoxuan’s death and waited to see whether the Imperial Court would act against the Prince of Great Liang.
• After Shenmu Island forces and Taluo warriors attacked the Yang Family fleet, Yang Zhengshan concluded the family had been drawn into the Zhu Family’s conflict.
• Yang Zhengshan decided to destroy the Shenmu Sect, ordered preparations and intelligence gathering, and requested troops from Yu Tonghai.

Yang Zhengshan defeated the Taluo Dynasty’s forces, took the Shenmu Islands, and helped Yang Chengyou establish the Dajing Dynasty. As the Yang Family settled its new territory, Yang Zhengshan learned that Yang Mingzhao had become a rebel leader and faced the question of whether to support him.

• Yang Zhengshan prepared Star Moon Island for war, allied with Zhang Juhai, and defeated Wen Qing and Xiang Anxu’s invasion.
• Yang Zhengshan arranged to divide the Taluo Dynasty’s territory with Zhang Juhai and sent Tenglong Guard and Star Moon Navy forces to capture the Shenmu Islands.
• Sui Qingmo surrendered the Taluo capital, and Yang Chengyou took control and founded the Dajing Dynasty.
• Yang Zhengshan oversaw the settlement of Shenmu Island, welcomed Sui Qingmo into the Yang Family, and moved trusted households into the Spirit Spring Space to build Longevity Village.
• Yang Zhengshan learned that Yang Mingzhao had become the leader of the Taiping Army, and Li Chang traveled to find him and bring him home.
• Yang Mingzhao agreed to leave Baoning Prefecture with Li Chang, while Yang Zhengshan waited to hear his account before deciding whether to support his rebellion.
• Jian Chengfeng and other Innate Martial Artists left Three Mountain Valley, and Ji Zhen recognized the strength gathered around the Yang Family.