Recaps

Yang Ling tested Little White’s new summoning skill and its ability to carry him through the air, discovering that they could travel quickly over long distances. When he returned to the Blazing Gold Ore mine, Zhao Qing pressed him for an answer about dealing with the Fire Vein Poison Crocodiles before their bet’s deadline.

• Yang Ling thanked Zhou Zheng for his recent work and let him go rest.
• Yang Ling tested Summon Spirit Pet and confirmed that Little White could teleport to him once a day.
• Yang Ling examined Little White’s flaming mantis arms and assessed their strength.
• Yang Ling rode Little White as it flew around the region, testing its stamina and speed before landing near the mine.
• Yang Ling let hungry Little White forage in the mountains and returned to the mine entrance.
• Zhao Qing asked Yang Ling whether he could handle the Fire Vein Poison Crocodiles, pointing out that the bet’s deadline was only two or three days away.

Yang Ling and the others faced Kong Xinghu, a powerful Ministry of Personnel official who had come to taunt Xu Wuji and challenge Yang Ling. Yang Ling mocked Kong Xinghu and his Eighth Rank companion, escalating the confrontation.

• Yang Ling inspected Kong Xinghu’s attributes and noticed that he and his Ninth Rank soldiers were formidable, with one Eighth Rank expert among them.
• Kong Xinghu greeted Zhao Qing dismissively and mocked Xu Wuji for leaving the Capital, then asked after Yang Ling while deliberately mistaking Qin Mo for him.
• Zhang Wei introduced Yang Ling and revealed that Xu Wuji had taken him on as his godson, prompting Kong Xinghu to demand that Yang Ling look at him.
• Yang Ling joked that Kong Xinghu had a long horse face, and Kong Xinghu’s Eighth Rank companion angrily accused him of insulting his superior.
• Yang Ling declared that the Eighth Rank man had no authority to put him on trial and ordered him to shut his mouth or face a beating.

Yang Ling revealed that he had already killed the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile and claimed Zhao Qing’s Great Evolution Blood Qi Pill as his wager prize. Kong Xinghu demanded proof, and Yang Ling offered to show him the beast’s corpse in the mine shaft.

• Kong Xinghu explained that the mine supervisor would be chosen after a six-month deadline, and Zhao Qing and Qian Dalong tried to shift responsibility for the mining operation to Yang Ling.
• Kong Xinghu criticized Yang Ling for allegedly delaying the mine’s progress and said he would report him to the capital before going to deal with the crocodile himself.
• Zhao Qing tried to reclaim his Great Evolution Blood Qi Pill, but Xu Wuji said the wager had already ended because Yang Ling had killed the crocodile.
• Yang Ling confirmed he had killed the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile and eaten the pill, leaving Zhao Qing shocked and Qian Dalong and Kong Xinghu doubtful.
• Yang Ling explained that he used a Quenching Gold Armor Piercing Flying Dagger to kill the crocodile and offered to show Kong Xinghu its corpse in the mine shaft.

Yang Ling rejected Zhao Qing’s claim to the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile’s remains and took full responsibility for running the Blazing Gold Ore mine after Qian Dalong and the other Mine Gang leaders walked away. He gained Wuji Sect’s support and planned to secure workers, while Xu Wuji promised to clarify who would receive the rewards if the mine succeeded.

• Yang Ling told Kong Xinghu and Zhao Qing that he owned the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile’s materials because he had killed it, and Xu Wuji warned Zhao Qing against challenging the established rule.
• Qian Dalong refused to join the mining operation, and the Nujiang Sect and Divine Fist Gate leaders followed him out; Zhao Qing and Jue Wang also departed.
• Kong Xinghu asked Yang Ling to bring Qian Dalong back, but Yang Ling refused and declared that he alone would manage the mine, even forbidding Kong Xinghu from interfering.
• Kong Xinghu accepted Yang Ling’s decision and left to send a report to the Capital, while Mian Zhengdong offered Wuji Sect’s support.
• Yang Ling assured Xu Wuji he could find enough workers and asked him to clarify who would qualify for the Divine Soul Great Return Pill and Great Evolution Blood Qi Pill.

Yang Ling recruited Martial Artist Players to develop the Blazing Gold Mine, promising Experience Method Guidance and better mining tools. Four disciples from major sects arrived in Miner's Village as Kong Xinghu brought the Emperor’s decree offering pills for successfully opening the mine.

• Yang Ling explained that Blazing Gold was difficult to find and mine, then planned to recruit Martial Artist Players and have Master Zhou make Red Gold Crane Beak Hoes.
• Yang Ling posted a recruitment notice seeking 300 Martial Artist Level Players, and interested Players from several prefectures contacted him.
• The next day, Yang Ling and the Players in Miner's Village welcomed Lin Caiyi, Li Shou, Jiang Tian'ai, and Zhang Shendao, disciples of four major sects.
• Kong Xinghu was startled by the sect disciples' respect for Yang Ling, while the four greeted Xu Wuji, whom they knew from the Water Qilin Cave.
• Yang Ling told the four that Kong Xinghu had brought an imperial decree offering pills to Martial Artists above the Seventh Rank if the Blazing Gold Mine opened within half a year.

Yang Ling organized the Blazing Gold Mine, assigning Qin Mo to receive arriving players while miners began working toward leveling up and preparing for the White Bone Cave Instance. He used the Fire Crocodile Helmet to search for ore, while the other miners faced slow progress in the dangerous mine.

• Yang Ling sent Qin Mo, Wu Xiaochen, and Chen Xu to Xiangfeng Prefecture to register Qin Mo's rank and prepare to receive players.
• Yang Ling arranged for Zhou Zheng to build a Blacksmith Shop in Miner's Village so it could supply Red Gold Crane Beak Hoes.
• Yang Ling brought Lin Caiyi, Xiren, Sun Yi, and other miners into the Blazing Gold Mine and warned them about Earth Vein Fire.
• Master Juewang offered to mine, but Yang Ling told him to supervise and protect the miners before heading into a tunnel himself.
• Yang Ling activated the Fire Crocodile Helmet's set attribute and used his sense of smell to locate Blazing Gold Ore.
• Li Tianye, Wang Xudong, and the other players realized that ore hunting earned experience slowly, but continued mining in hopes of Yang Ling's promised rewards.

Yang Ling expanded mining at the Blazing Gold Ore mine while pushing back against Kong Xinghu’s interference. The mine’s workforce grew to over 400 Players, who gained levels quickly, and Yang Ling refused requests from Players who had missed the chance to join.

• Yang Ling reported seven taels and five qian of ore, argued that the mine could meet its opening standard, and warned Kong Xinghu not to interfere.
• Kong Xinghu left a subordinate to supervise and returned to the Prefecture, giving Yang Ling more freedom at the mine.
• Zhou Zheng’s senior disciple arrived with apprentices, the forge began producing Red Gold Crane Beak Hoes, and Qin Mo received Lower Seventh Rank certification.
• Yang Ling assigned newly recruited Martial Artist Players to the mine, where roughly half initially quit and the rest stayed to see how things went.
• Over the next ten days, the tunnels expanded and Players including Li Tianye, Rank One, and Lin Caiyi gained levels, while Yang Ling and Jue Wang prevented mining accidents from becoming fatal.
• After Players elsewhere regretted not joining, they asked to come to the mine, but Yang Ling rejected their requests.

With the White Bone Cave dungeon set to open in seven days, Yang Ling and his allies discussed its rules and how to form parties. Yang Ling decided to enter with his Spirit Pet Little White rather than risk increasing the difficulty for weaker players, while Zhang Wei noted that the dungeon could provide extra training time.

• Players across the Divine Domain crowded the public channel to seek items and parties, flooding Yang Ling, Lin Caiyi, and others with private messages.
• The Divine Domain announced the White Bone Cave dungeon’s rules, including its party-size limit, difficulty scaling, rewards, rescue mechanic, and failure penalty.
• Yang Ling gathered core players and explained that completing the quest guaranteed a Spirit Nurturing Pill, while party strength affected dungeon difficulty.
• Qin Mo pointed out that joining Yang Ling could make the dungeon harder, and Yang Ling decided to enter alone with Little White instead of taking Zhang Shendao.
• Zhang Wei suggested the dungeon’s separate flow of time could allow an extra month of training, and he argued that players could avoid the quest if its danger outweighed the penalty.

As the White Bone Cave Instance opened, Yang Ling reached Level 69 while preparing his equipment and entering with Little White. The instance assessed their team strength as Upper Sixth Rank, with the Blazing Mantis rated Upper Seventh Rank.

• The Blazing Gold Ore mine players formed teams and waited for the instance to open, while Yang Ling continued mining.
• Yang Ling registered himself and Little White, reached Level 69, and calculated that his combat strength could reach the Upper Sixth Rank.
• At midnight, Yang Ling and Little White entered the instance and received their combat strength assessments.

Yang Ling defeated a horde of Skeleton Warriors by combining aerial attacks from Little White with his flying daggers and hoe, then reached Level 70. After recovering his weapons and resting before entering the White Bone Cave, the chapter shifted to Lin Caiyi and four others fleeing the same horde.

• Yang Ling killed the Skeleton Warriors with his hoe, Blazing Fireball, and Quenching Gold Armor Piercing Flying Daggers while Little White carried him through the air.
• Yang Ling leveled up to Level 70, received two Golden Treasure Chests, and assigned his Free Attribute Point to Strength.
• Yang Ling assessed the Skeleton Warriors and concluded that aerial attacks and ranged weapons gave him a decisive advantage in the open.
• Yang Ling collected his flying daggers and rested to recover his Qi and Blood while Little White kept watch.
• Lin Caiyi and four others fled from more than a hundred Skeleton Warriors in the same White Bone Cave Instance.

Yang Ling reached White Bone Cave and discovered that a Bone Sword controlled by a White Bone Daoist attacked intruders. He kept the sword occupied while Little White confronted the Daoist, weakening the sword but leaving Little White trapped by the Daoist’s invisible force.

• Yang Ling reached White Bone Cave and used his perception to detect the Bone Sword guarding its entrance.
• Yang Ling tested the sword’s attacks and found that his Indestructible Vajra Body prevented their shock damage, though it drained his Qi and Blood.
• Yang Ling threw a flying dagger into the cave and sensed a seated White Bone Daoist stop it with an invisible force.
• Yang Ling sent Little White into the cave to attack the White Bone Daoist while he blocked the Bone Sword from returning.
• Little White’s attack was halted by the Daoist’s invisible force, while the Bone Sword grew weaker as its controller’s attention was disrupted.

Yang Ling discovered that the White Bone Essence Pill instantly gave him 5,000 experience points in Divine Ape Visualization, making the White Bone Cave Instance a valuable source of cultivation rewards. After confirming the White Bone Daoist had not respawned, he and Little White ventured through a flooded passage into a vast cavern.

• Yang Ling swallowed the White Bone Essence Pill and used its immediate experience gain to improve Divine Ape Visualization by 5,000 points.
• Yang Ling considered how repeated White Bone Cave Instance rewards could advance his mental cultivation methods and make Object Control possible.
• Yang Ling returned to the cave and found that the White Bone Daoist had not respawned.
• Yang Ling sent Little White ahead through a passage, where a mechanism released rushing water behind them.
• Yang Ling and Little White escaped the flooding passage and entered a vast cavern, with Yang Ling hovering above it on Little White's back.

Yang Ling fought the Bone Demon King from the air, testing its defenses and learning that its Bronze Wall Iron Barrier could block his flying daggers. He lured the climbing demon into range and blasted it with a Blazing Fireball, sending it falling toward the cavern floor.

• Yang Ling studied the Bone Demon King's attributes and discovered that his flying daggers damaged its body more effectively than its head.
• Yang Ling used Little White to stay beyond the Bone Demon King's jumping reach and continued attacking with flying daggers.
• The Bone Demon King activated Bronze Wall Iron Barrier, deflecting a dagger and challenging Yang Ling to kneel and submit.
• Yang Ling taunted the Bone Demon King and maneuvered Little White to draw it up the cavern wall toward him.
• Yang Ling struck the charging Bone Demon King with a Blazing Fireball, knocking it away from the wall and sending it plummeting.

Yang Ling discovered that the Bone Demon King could only be harmed by destroying the twelve shifting weak points on his body, forcing him into close combat. After enduring a devastating punch, Yang Ling stayed patient and shattered a weak point on the Demon King’s exposed shoulder.

• Yang Ling tested the Bone Demon King’s immunity to ranged attacks and realized that only the shifting weak points could damage him.
• Yang Ling charged the Bone Demon King and destroyed a weak point on his back with the Hundred Refined Qilin Crane-Mouth Hoe, but took a powerful punch that cost him 560 Health Points.
• Yang Ling adjusted his approach and maneuvered through hundreds of exchanges while studying how the Bone Demon King controlled his weak points.
• Yang Ling waited for the Bone Demon King to expose his right shoulder, then tapped and shattered the weak point there.

Yang Ling defeated the Bone Demon King in White Bone Cave and earned an A+ rating, leveling up five times alongside Little White. He chose the boss’s Bronze Wall Iron Barrier skill as his sole reward and discovered it reduced all damage by 30%.

• Yang Ling refused to spare the Bone Demon King, killed it, and gained enough experience to rise from level 70 to level 75.
• Little White also gained five levels, and Yang Ling invested his five free attribute points in Strength.
• Yang Ling received an A+ rating for completing White Bone Cave and considered the rewards, including pills, attribute points, and two exclusive skills.
• Yang Ling chose Bronze Wall Iron Barrier, which reduced all damage taken by 30% for five minutes.
• Yang Ling realized the skill could help cover his lack of resistance to magical and other nonphysical damage.

Yang Ling spent a month in an instance training his martial skills and surviving on poisonous Giant Tilapia, then returned to the Blazing Gold Ore mine with major gains. He confirmed that the month inside had passed in less than a second outside and opened the Divine Realm Chat Channel.

• Yang Ling trained his Three Martial Skills and practiced the Vajra Mingwang Technique, but hunger drove him to kill and eat a poisonous Giant Tilapia with Little White's help.
• Yang Ling continued training through days of illness, gaining proficiency in his martial skills and experience in the Vajra Mingwang Technique.
• Before leaving the instance, Yang Ling checked his attributes and saw his skills had improved, his level had risen to 75, and he had gained the Exclusive Skill Flame Immunity.
• Yang Ling returned to the Blazing Gold Ore mine and confirmed that a month in the instance had lasted less than a second outside.
• Yang Ling opened the Divine Realm Chat Channel and saw a message from a player whose team had been wiped out before reaching White Bone Cave.

Yang Ling described how he cleared White Bone Cave and explained the tactics and choices involved in defeating its bosses. The players learned that the Bone Demon King could be spared at two points, but Yang Ling had chosen to continue fighting for a higher rating.

• Zhang Shendao, Li Shou, and Jiang Tian'ai described how their team failed to get past the White Bone Daoist in White Bone Cave.
• Yang Ling explained that the team could disrupt the White Bone Daoist's control of its Flying Sword, then take control of the Bone Sword and defeat it.
• Yang Ling told the players that the Bone Demon King was the final boss and that they could end the instance once its HP fell low enough.
• Yang Ling said he declined to end the instance because he wanted a higher rating, then defeated the Bone Demon King's twelve weak points.
• Yang Ling reported that the game offered him the option to spare the Bone Demon King after it begged for mercy, and he suspected the choice would affect the rewards.

After Ming Xin escaped from the Capital and killed two Sixth-Rank Iron Clothes, Yang Ling learned that his case and expected rewards were on hold. Suspecting Ming Xin might attack Changhe Prefecture, Yang Ling left the mine to protect its Iron Clothes Department while Xu Wuji stayed behind.

• Yang Ling and Xu Wuji discussed the miners leaving the dangerous Blazing Gold Ore mine and agreed not to force them to stay.
• Xu Wuji received a letter from the Capital announcing that Ming Xin had escaped and killed two Sixth-Rank Iron Clothes, delaying Yang Ling’s case and costing him most of his credit and the promised Qi and Blood Tai Sui.
• Yang Ling suspected Ming Xin might return to Changhe Prefecture and attack its Iron Clothes Department while Yang Ling was away.
• Yang Ling volunteered to return to Changhe Prefecture, claiming he could kill Ming Xin and coordinate the local forces against him.
• Xu Wuji agreed to remain at the mine while Yang Ling went back to Changhe Prefecture.

Ming Xin revealed that he had come to destroy the Changhe Prefecture Iron Clothes Department and ruin Yang Ling, with help from wanted criminals and another Sixth Rank expert. The Flower Explorer Daoist Yu Chunxi arrived, leaving the branch masters facing two powerful opponents.

• Ming Xin told Yun Ruo and the branch masters that he intended to kill Yang Ling or disgrace him, even if he died in the process.
• Ming Xin said the Wei Lord had approved the plan and that he would destroy the Blazing Gold Ore mine if Yang Ling or Eunuch Xu appeared.
• Ming Xin revealed that wanted criminals from the Black List had come to help him, while another group waited near the mine for Xu Wuji to leave.
• Ming Xin announced that another Sixth Rank expert was on the way to help paralyze Changhe Prefecture.
• Yu Chunxi, the Middle Sixth Rank Flower Explorer Daoist ranked twenty-seventh on the Black List, entered the room.

Yang Ling confronted Master Mingxin and the Black List criminals in Changhe Prefecture, where Flower Explorer Daoist attacked him. Yang Ling disappeared from the Daoist’s sight and overwhelmed him with a rapid barrage of kicks.

• Yun Ruo warned Yang Ling to flee to Yunwen Provincial Capital because Master Mingxin and Yu Chunxi were Sixth Rank experts.
• Master Mingxin revealed that the Heavenly Wolf Guard had mobilized a Fifth Rank Minor Grandmaster and agreed to let Flower Explorer Daoist fight Yang Ling.
• Flower Explorer Daoist charged Yang Ling with Cloud Stealing Footwork and attacked with Universe Finger.
• Yang Ling vanished before the attack landed and struck Flower Explorer Daoist dozens of times with Wind God Vajra Leg.

Yang Ling killed Yu Chunxi and fought Ming Xin head-on, revealing strength close to Upper Sixth Rank. As the Anti-Theft Division mobilized reinforcements, Yang Ling tested his defenses against Ming Xin’s staff attacks and found he had taken little damage.

• Yang Ling kicked Yu Chunxi to death, shocking the Black List fugitives and prompting Zhao Xun and Lord Yun to discuss his potential and seek Qi and Blood Tai Sui for him.
• Ming Xin entered the courtyard and challenged Yang Ling, who accepted a rematch and matched his strength and speed in a fierce exchange.
• Yun Ruo ordered the constables mobilized while Yang Ling kept Ming Xin occupied.
• Yang Ling deliberately let Ming Xin hit him twice, testing his defenses and reducing a powerful staff strike to only 49 damage.
• Ming Xin grew uneasy and continued attacking Yang Ling, intent on finishing the fight and completing Wei Lord’s mission.

After Ming Xin’s death, Yang Ling confronted Yun Buchuan over the Capital Iron Clothes Department’s failure to keep him contained. Yun Buchuan explained how Ming Xin escaped and began outlining the Capital department’s structure, leaving Yang Ling learning about divisions he had never heard of.

• The surviving Black List fugitives surrendered, and Yang Ling learned that Yun Buchuan was the Capital Public Security Division’s Third Branch Master and a Fifth-Rank Iron Clothes.
• Yang Ling and Yun Ruo challenged Yun Buchuan over Ming Xin’s escape from the Capital, and Yun Buchuan admitted the department had been at fault.
• Wen Kongxuan and the other branch masters took away the fugitives and severed their tendons.
• Yun Buchuan explained that the Command Department had taken custody of Ming Xin, who then killed two Sixth-Rank Iron Clothes and escaped.
• Yang Ling admitted he did not know about the Command Department, and Yun Buchuan began describing the Capital Iron Clothes Department’s additional divisions.

Yang Ling learned that focusing on one Internal Skill could lead to Grandmaster breakthroughs, while cultivating several boosted combat strength at the cost of progress in the Martial Way. He realized that his Player advantages and access to cultivation Provisions might help him overcome the disadvantages ordinary Players faced in breaking through.

• Yun Buchuan told Yang Ling that the Command Department’s division heads had not colluded with the Rong Tribe, though one had been incompetent, and said Yang Ling would receive a commendation for killing Ming Xin and Flower Explorer Daoist.
• Yang Ling explained that he was Lower Sixth Rank and credited his Fire Vein Poison Crocodile armor with helping him withstand Ming Xin’s attacks.
• Yun Buchuan advised Yang Ling to cultivate one Internal Skill if he hoped to reach West Rank, explaining that multiple skills increased combat strength but slowed realm progress.
• Yang Ling connected Zhao Xun’s progress in the Iron Clothes Divine Armor Scripture to possible cultivation breakthroughs and considered how Internal Skill realms might relate to Gene Mutations.
• Yang Ling concluded that his access to cultivation Provisions could help him overcome the breakthrough disadvantages faced by ordinary Players.

Yang Ling and Yun Ruo searched Ming Xin and Flower Explorer Daoist’s bodies after Yun Buchuan and Zhao Xun left, finding a token that could open the Swallowing Heaven Dao Palace dungeon. Yang Ling returned toward Xiangfeng Prefecture and messaged someone that the promised surprise of the two men’s deaths was disappointing.

• Yun Buchuan offered Yang Ling a post in the provincial capital, but Yang Ling chose to continue overseeing the Blazing Gold Ore mine.
• Yun Buchuan and Zhao Xun left to look for the fifth-rank expert who was expected to intercept Xu Wuji.
• Yang Ling and Yun Ruo searched the two corpses and found a token that opened the Swallowing Heaven Dao Palace dungeon.
• Yun Ruo explained that the Swallowing Heaven Dao Palace had been destroyed long ago and warned Yang Ling against practicing its evil cultivation method.
• Yang Ling told Yun Ruo that Kong Xinghu had relayed the Emperor’s order to open the mine within six months, then departed for Xiangfeng Prefecture.
• Yang Ling messaged someone that Ming Xin and Flower Explorer Daoist being dead was a weak surprise.

Yang Ling learned that Xu Wenjun’s father was a powerful Zhao State Grandmaster, then returned to mining and leveled up. He distributed Zhou Zheng’s newly forged Fire Crocodile Blades before sending two more to Qingshan City.

• Xu Wuji told Yang Ling to stop worrying about Xu Wenjun’s powerful father and focus on mining.
• Yang Ling mined for two days, secretly kept most of the ore he found, leveled up, and increased his Strength.
• Zhou Zheng brought Yang Ling twelve Fire Crocodile Blades, each of which boosted Strength and Agility by 20 points without usage requirements.
• Yang Ling gave blades to Zhang Wei, Lin Caiyi, Li Shou, and the others, who were amazed by the boost.
• Yang Ling ordered Zhou Zheng to deliver the remaining two blades to Chen Guoqing and Wei Ran in Qingshan City.