Recaps

Yang Ling captured Jiang Zhuo, the Rong Tribe’s Heavenly Wolf General, and discovered that the Demon-Quelling Saber’s damage to Mental Power was temporary. Rather than return to the Zhao State immediately, he proposed attacking the harbor with their small force and earning a second achievement.

• Yang Ling saw that Jiang Zhuo’s Mental Power had fallen by 580 points, confirmed it was recovering, and decided to keep him alive.
• Yang Ling stripped Jiang Zhuo of his Black Iron Sky Wolf Armor and stored it in the Green Dragon Ring, astonishing Xu Wenjun, Zhao Yingying, Qin Kunlun, and the others.
• Yang Ling reassured the group, revealed his original appearance, and claimed Jiang Zhuo’s capture as a great achievement.
• Xu Wenjun, Xu Qingnian, Qin Kunlun, and Zhao Yingying grew excited at the prospect of their names entering Zhao State’s annals.
• When Zhao Yingying urged the boat captain to return to the Zhao State, Yang Ling pointed toward the harbor and suggested their hundred or so people could earn another achievement there.

Yang Ling captured Jiang Zhuo and the Rong Tribe forces after defeating them, then headed for Black Fish Island to seize its harbor and investigate its Treasure Fish. As the island fell into chaos, Yang Ling recruited Qin Kunlun into the Iron Clothes Department, while Jiang Zhuo warned him that the consequences could be grave.

• Yang Ling ordered the boat captain and ten suspected Grain Transport Workers bound, then killed Jiang Zhuo and stored his frozen body in the Green Dragon Ring.
• Yang Ling used Demon-Quelling to knock out the Heavenly Wolf Guards, and Xu Wenjun warned that a Third-Rank Grandmaster could arrive within a day.
• Yang Ling ordered the boats toward Black Fish Island to investigate its Treasure Fish, and Qin Kunlun joined the Iron Clothes Department as a Ninth-Rank Iron Clothes.
• Jiang Zhuo challenged Yang Ling about the consequences of his actions, and Yang Ling joked that he might earn a promotion and noble title.
• Black Fish Island's harbor descended into chaos as its leaders debated whether to flee or stay, while a white-haired old man cursed Jiang Zhuo for losing the ambush.

Yang Ling seized Black Fish Island after defeating its defenders and ordered the island lord to show him the Ironblood Saberfish. When he learned that five-year-old fish could permanently increase strength, he sent five White Bone Warriors into the pond to catch them.

• Yang Ling forced Jiang Zhuo to order Black Fish Island's defenders to surrender, then killed the Rong Tribe officials who fired crossbows at him.
• Yang Ling landed with his followers, declared Black Fish Island captured, and demanded that the island lord take him to the Treasure Fish.
• The island lord explained that the pond held Ironblood Saberfish, which were difficult to catch and had to be stored frozen to preserve their effects.
• Zhao Yingying and Jiang Zhuo described the fish's value, while Yang Ling learned that a five-year-old Ironblood Saberfish increased strength by three points.
• After a fisherman hauled up a five-year-old Ironblood Saberfish, Yang Ling sent five White Bone Warriors into the pond.

Yang Ling used his White Bone Warriors to catch Ironblood Saberfish and ate enough to raise his strength to 2,883 points. When the fish became scarce, the warriors discovered an enormous blood clam beneath the pond and brought it toward the surface.

• Yang Ling sent his five White Bone Warriors underwater to catch Ironblood Saberfish, and their swift, strange movements shocked Jiang Zhuo and the others.
• Yang Ling ate the fish the warriors brought back, while Xu Qingnian and Zhao Yingying also gained strength from eating them; Qin Kunlun returned his fish because he had reached a bottleneck.
• Yang Ling continued eating as the White Bone Warriors caught more fish, eventually consuming two hundred and raising his strength by 600 points to 2,883.
• When the warriors could no longer find five-year-old Ironblood Saberfish, Yang Ling ordered them to search once more.
• A giant blood clam opened beneath the pond and sucked in nearby fish, so Yang Ling ordered the White Bone Warriors to lift it toward the surface.

Yang Ling discovered that the Giant Blood Toad on Black Fish Island was an Ancient Demon Toad raised for a Second Rank Human Immortal, but he ignored Jiang Zhuo's warnings and opened it. As its mental attack struck people across the island, Yang Ling ate a piece and gained one point of mental power.

• Jiang Zhuo and the island master warned Yang Ling to leave as a Giant Blood Toad surfaced, and Yang Ling identified it as their hidden treasure.
• Yang Ling saw that the Ancient Demon Toad could increase mental power by 300 points, while Jiang Zhuo revealed that a Second Rank Human Immortal had placed it there to be raised.
• Yang Ling refused to return the toad, donned the Heavenly Wolf Divine Weapon Armor, and forced it open with the Heaven Swallowing Divine Blade.
• The Ancient Demon Toad released a mental attack that struck Xu Qingnian, Jiang Zhuo, the island's leaders, and people as far as ten li away.
• Yang Ling used Demon-Quelling, ate a piece of the toad's flesh, and gained one point of mental power.

Yang Ling devoured the Ancient Demon Toad, gaining 600 strength and 300 Mental Power, then defeated Jiang Zhuo’s accusations and left Black Fish Island with Xu Qingnian and the others. The island’s lord offered to defect to Zhao State and help uncover the Rong Tribe’s secrets, and Yang Ling ordered them to depart in four hours.

• Yang Ling refined and ate the Ancient Demon Toad, raising his Mental Power from 2,780 to 3,080 and gaining 900 attribute points in total.
• Jiang Zhuo and the others recovered from the Ancient Demon Toad’s mental assault and found it completely eaten.
• Yang Ling claimed he had slain the creature to save them, but Jiang Zhuo accused him of eating it, so Yang Ling beat him until he could no longer speak.
• Xu Qingnian defended Yang Ling, and Yang Ling left with Xu Qingnian, Qin Kunlun, and Zhao Yingying as the Black Fish Island officials followed in despair.
• The lord of Black Fish Island offered to defect to Zhao State and reveal Rong Tribe secrets, explaining that he had no close family in the tribe and considered the move a return to his roots.
• Yang Ling accepted the offer and ordered the group to leave for Zhao State in four hours.

Yang Ling oversaw the loading of Black Fish Island’s wealth onto thirteen fast boats before discovering two men plotting to loot the island and identifying them as players. He confronted them as the fleet prepared to withdraw with thirty-nine million taels’ worth of treasure.

• Yang Ling told the lord of Black Fish Island to hurry as his group loaded valuables onto thirteen fast boats for a rapid retreat to Zhao State.
• Zhao Yingying, Qin Kunlun, and Xu Qingnian discussed the wealth and the Rong Tribe’s losses, while Jiang Zhuo argued with them and Yang Ling froze him and put him in the Green Dragon Ring.
• Xu Wenjun reported that the boats held at least thirty-nine million taels’ worth of valuables, and Yang Ling learned Xu Wenjun was preparing to condense his Martial Way Kindling.
• Yang Ling overheard two bald men discussing their plans to loot Black Fish Island after the fleet left and recognized that they were players.
• Yang Ling approached the two men and asked whether they were players, leaving them stunned and afraid.

Yang Ling uncovered Luo Yunsong and Ma Minlong’s crimes against other players and learned how prisoners and guards had ended up on Black Fish Island. He followed Luo Yunsong to Shantytown to confront Chen Haiyang and his associates, where he found players hauling corpses.

• Yang Ling used the Insight Technique to learn that Luo Yunsong had robbed and killed players and that Ma Minlong had tortured players to death.
• Ma Minlong tried to flee, but Xu Qingnian’s four Iron Clothes cut him down, while Luo Yunsong agreed to lead Yang Ling and explain what had happened.
• Luo Yunsong revealed that 987 inmates and 175 prison guards had arrived on Black Fish Island, where Chen Haiyang gathered criminals into a gang and attached himself to a powerful local figure.
• Yang Ling recognized one of Chen Haiyang’s associates among men moving valuables and ordered him to come along.
• Yang Ling reached Shantytown, saw players working in miserable conditions, and found a group of players hauling carts full of corpses.

Yang Ling exposed Chen Haiyang’s crimes on Black Fish Island and ordered his men captured. After Chen Haiyang died at the hands of a player seeking revenge, the prisoners attacked the other bound criminals while Yang Ling told Xu Qingnian to wait before intervening.

• Yang Ling questioned Police Officer Wu and learned that the players on Black Fish Island were imprisoned and forced into brutal labor under Chen Haiyang.
• Yang Ling used the Insight Technique on Chen Haiyang and discovered that he had caused thirty-seven players’ deaths within thirty days.
• Police Officer Wu identified Chen Haiyang as a death-row inmate, and Luo Yunsong revealed that Yang Ling had already killed Ma Minlong.
• Chen Haiyang’s men fired hidden crossbows at Guard Wang and Yang Ling, but Xu Qingnian caught both bolts before Yang Ling ordered the criminals restrained.
• A young man stabbed Chen Haiyang to death over the death of his girlfriend, and Yang Ling told the other prisoners they could vent their anger on the remaining criminals.
• As the prisoners surged toward the bound criminals, Xu Qingnian asked whether they should intervene, and Yang Ling told him to wait.

Yang Ling rescued the players abused on Black Fish Island and continued toward the Capital with the fleet. When a powerful presence pursued them, he rode Little White to meet it and confronted Jiang Li, a Mingling Sect expert, demanding that he kneel before the Fire Qilin.

• Yang Ling reflected on how new players could be exploited by other players and urged Ji Nian to protect newcomers through the Emergency Department.
• Three days after leaving Black Fish Island, Xu Wenjun said the fleet was nearing the Capital, but Yang Ling sensed something approaching and went to investigate.
• Yang Ling summoned Little White, shocking the fleet with the qilin-like Spirit Pet, then flew off after telling them to wait a quarter of an hour.
• Yang Ling met Jiang Li, a Third Rank Spirit Armor Master from the Mingling Sect, and judged that his own strength could match or surpass the pursuer's.
• Yang Ling ordered Jiang Li to kneel when speaking before the Fire Qilin or die.

Yang Ling bluffed Jiang Li into retreating, but Jiang Li discovered Little White was an insect and turned back to attack. Yang Ling struck Jiang Li with his Heavenly Will Divine Saber and left him riddled with wounds.

• Jiang Li introduced himself as a Mingling Sect elder and asked Yang Ling whether he had seen Yang Ling, the man Jiang Li was pursuing.
• Yang Ling claimed Xie Jinjia had asked him to meet Yang Ling and threatened to kill Jiang Li if he continued.
• Jiang Li asked Yang Ling to help recover Jiang Zhuo, but left when Yang Ling gave him three breaths to decide.
• Jiang Li returned after recognizing Little White's insect aura and challenged Yang Ling's claim that Little White was a Fire Qilin.
• Yang Ling attacked Jiang Li with his lightning-wreathed Heavenly Will Divine Saber, and Little White circled him as Yang Ling struck him repeatedly.

Yang Ling fought Jiang Li and discovered that Demon-Quelling countered the evil buddha domain, but Jiang Li fused with his Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle and gained a major boost in power. Yang Ling realized Human-Pet Unity might offer him a way to advance beyond Spirit Pet Venerable, then sent his White Bone General to battle Jiang Li at range.

• Yang Ling bombarded Jiang Li with more than a thousand Heavenly Will Divine Saber strikes, then switched to close combat with his Wind God Vajra Leg and Demon-Quelling Saber.
• Yang Ling found that Demon-Quelling cleared the evil buddha domain's influence on him and tried to freeze Jiang Li's mangled body for capture.
• Jiang Li's flesh merged into the Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle, transforming him into a humanoid monster with greatly increased strength and agility.
• Yang Ling recognized Jiang Li's Spirit Armor Master profession and Human-Pet Unity skill as a potential path for merging with Little White.
• Jiang Li crushed Yang Ling's Quenching Gold Armor Piercing Flying Dagger, so Yang Ling summoned the White Bone General to fight him from Little White's back.

Yang Ling fought Jiang Li at sea before reaching a deserted island, where he launched a sustained assault to outlast Jiang Li’s pet fusion. Jiang Li’s fusion ended, and Yang Ling continued attacking him and the Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle despite Jiang Li’s plea to listen.

• Jiang Li and the White Bone General fought Yang Ling at sea, while Jiang Li tried to persuade Yang Ling to join the Rong Tribe.
• Yang Ling escaped toward a deserted island with the White Bone General covering him, then fed Little White the Five-Thousand-Year Bee Royal Jelly.
• On the island, Yang Ling used his skills and the White Bone General’s attacks to wear Jiang Li down, while Heavenly Will Body helped him evade many of Jiang Li’s blows.
• After thousands of exchanges, Jiang Li’s fusion with the Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle ended, sending them both to the ground.
• Yang Ling attacked Jiang Li and ordered the White Bone General to beat the Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle as Jiang Li pleaded for him to listen.

Yang Ling learned how Spirit Pet bonds could grant Beast Tamers divine abilities and discovered that Spirit Pet Venerable was an exceptional Fourth-Rank ability. As Little White neared advancement, Yang Ling realized it might grant him another divine ability.

• Yang Ling stopped the White Bone General from beating Jiang Li’s Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle and demanded an explanation of Spirit Armor Masters.
• Jiang Li explained that a Spirit Pet raised from the Beast Tamer’s blood essence could grant a divine ability at Fourth Rank, while the Black-Armored Sacred Insect Skill made Spirit Armor Master especially likely.
• Yang Ling recalled that Little White met the bond requirements, summoned him through a portal, and saw his attributes rising rapidly after consuming Five-Thousand-Year Bee Royal Jelly.
• Jiang Li identified Yang Ling as a Spirit Pet Venerable and said it was the best divine ability granted by a Fourth-Rank Spirit Pet, surpassing Spirit Armor Master.
• Jiang Li confirmed that each Spirit Pet could grant one divine ability upon reaching Fourth Rank, and Yang Ling anticipated gaining another when Little White advanced.

Jiang Li tried to bargain for his life by offering the Mingling Sect’s secret art for evolving Great Mother Red Gold Mantises, but Yang Ling was focused on Little White’s breakthrough. When Little White’s transformation left him desperately hungry, Yang Ling fed him Jiang Zhuo’s Black Iron Sky Wolf Armor and kept Jiang Li under control.

• Jiang Li explained that the Mingling Sect could transform Great Mother Red Gold Mantises into Gold Tempering Mantis Kings and offered Yang Ling an egg and the secret art in exchange for mercy.
• Yang Ling realized Little White’s own evolution path differed from the one Jiang Li described, and he anticipated that Little White’s Fourth-Rank advancement could make him a powerful Spirit Armor Master.
• As Little White’s attributes rose and his body began transforming, Yang Ling sensed his overwhelming hunger and feared he had not prepared enough nourishment.
• Little White approached Jiang Li’s wounded Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle but did not attack it, then communicated his hunger to Yang Ling.
• Jiang Li suggested feeding Little White Divine Weapons, so Yang Ling gave him Jiang Zhuo’s Black Iron Sky Wolf Armor, which Little White devoured.
• After Little White ate, Yang Ling chopped Jiang Li several hundred more times as Jiang Li accepted the loss of the armor without protest.

Yang Ling fed Little White increasingly valuable Divine Weapons and armor as it underwent its fourth transformation, but the Spirit Pet remained hungry. The chapter left Yang Ling with few possessions remaining and Little White still not fully advanced to Fourth Rank.

• Little White devoured Jiang Li's Black Iron Sky Wolf Armor, so Yang Ling took Jiang Li's Spirit Rhinoceros Insect Bone Dagger and fed it to the Spirit Pet.
• As Little White's strength and agility rose past 1300, Jiang Li explained that it had undergone three transformations before this one, two more than an ordinary Great Mother Red Gold Mantis.
• Little White finished the dagger but stayed hungry, prompting Yang Ling to remove his Heavenly Wolf Divine Weapon Armor and give it to the Spirit Pet.
• Little White ate the armor and reached 1400 in both attributes, but it remained hungry, leaving Yang Ling urging it to break through on its own.

Yang Ling fed Little White a succession of Divine Weapons to help it complete its breakthrough, sacrificing even the Heaven Swallowing Divine Blade and the Giant Hundred Refined Qilin Crane-Mouth Hoe. Little White advanced to Level 250 and revealed that it had inherited the weapons’ skills, leaving Yang Ling thrilled by the power of his Spirit Pet.

• Little White remained hungry during its breakthrough, and Yang Ling accused Jiang Li of gloating over its danger.
• Yang Ling fed Little White his Quenching Gold Armor Piercing Flying Daggers and then the giant daggers, but Little White was still hungry.
• Yang Ling reluctantly fed Little White the Heaven Swallowing Divine Blade and the Giant Hundred Refined Qilin Crane-Mouth Hoe.
• Little White returned to its Fire Qilin Lord form after the final weapon, with its Strength and Agility reaching 1,500 and its level rising from 150 to 250.
• Yang Ling discovered that Little White had inherited the skills from the Divine Weapons it had eaten, including Instant Slash and Mad Demon Hundred Consecutive Chisels.

Yang Ling used Human-Pet Unity with Little White to test the Spirit Armor Master ability, gaining powerful attribute and perception boosts as well as access to Little White’s inherited skills. He flew in his new armor and began testing its remaining attacks on Jiang Li, who grew alarmed by Yang Ling’s potential.

• Yang Ling activated Spirit Armor Master and donned crimson qilin-shaped armor formed from Little White, gaining 800 points each in strength and agility and extending his perception to a radius of two hundred li.
• Yang Ling transformed his armor into a saber and crane-mouth hoe, testing Instant Slash and Mad Demon Hundred Consecutive Chisels on Jiang Li’s regenerating body.
• Yang Ling used Giantification and formed a flying dagger from the armor, then hurled it at Jiang Li and recalled it with Object Control.
• Yang Ling unfurled Little White’s Insect Wings and flew, while Jiang Li considered him a threat to the Rong State and Zhao State.
• Yang Ling tested Little White’s Fire Flood Dragon Breath on Jiang Li, who cried out for him to stop.

Yang Ling tested his techniques on Jiang Li, discovering that Poison Devouring Burst suppressed the grandmaster’s Flesh Regeneration Power, then brought Jiang Li’s head and body back to the boats. Xu Wenjun and the others mistook the approaching Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle for an enemy until they recognized Yang Ling and Jiang Li.

• Yang Ling burned and slashed Jiang Li, whose Flesh Regeneration Power endured the attacks and whose shock grew when the wolves revealed the Black Iron Sky Wolf Armor’s spirituality.
• Jiang Li warned that Poison Devouring Burst would leave lasting poison across the island, but Yang Ling tested it and found that it suppressed Flesh Regeneration Power.
• Yang Ling failed to freeze Jiang Li completely with Ice Blade, then carried Jiang Li’s head and body to the Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Beetle and ordered it to serve as his mount.
• The thirteen boats fled toward Zhao State, and Xu Wenjun, Zhao Yingying, and the others feared the approaching beetle belonged to a Mingling Sect expert.
• Yang Ling landed on a boat carrying Jiang Li’s head and corpse, and Xu Wenjun asked him to treat the prisoner well before Jiang Li vowed revenge against Zhao State.

Yang Ling returned with Jiang Li’s head after killing the Mingling Sect Grandmaster, and his companions realized he might earn a royal title for the feat. As they approached the capital, a fleet from the Sea-Calming Department intercepted them.

• Yang Ling revealed his face and confirmed that he had killed Jiang Li, a lower third-rank Grandmaster who had pursued him over Jiang Zhuo.
• Zhao Yingying, Xu Wenjun, Qin Kunlun, and the others bowed to Yang Ling and praised his martial prowess.
• Yang Ling asked Xu Wenjun about the rewards for capturing Jiang Zhuo and killing Jiang Li, and Xu Wenjun explained that the feat could earn him a royal title.
• The group congratulated Yang Ling, while he wondered what receiving a royal title would mean for his standing.
• Dozens of fast boats approached, and Xu Zhiyuan of the Sea-Calming Department called out to ask who they were.

Yang Ling encountered Xu Zhiyuan, a third-rank official from the unfamiliar Sea-Calming Department, and learned that the Imperial College was a powerful institution tied to Zhao State’s civil officials. Xu Zhiyuan said someone had sent him to protect Yang Ling’s hard-won merit, just as a formidable fleet arrived.

• Xu Wenjun greeted Xu Zhiyuan and explained to Yang Ling that the Imperial College stood above Star Gazing Academy and held influence through its Libationer, the Grand Secretary.
• Yang Ling tried to imitate Xu Wenjun’s qi-and-blood whisper but blasted Xu Wenjun’s ears with an uncontrolled voice, then apologized and asked about the Imperial College.
• Xu Zhiyuan confronted Yang Ling over his remark about the Imperial College and recognized Jiang Li’s severed head, revealing that he already knew about Yang Ling’s victory.
• Xu Zhiyuan insisted Yang Ling observe rank etiquette, then said someone had sent him to meet Yang Ling and prevent others from stealing his merit.
• A huge fleet approached, and Xu Zhiyuan announced that they had arrived.

Yang Ling weighed whether to surrender his sea-battle credit to the Crown Prince, then realized the Iron Clothes Department answered to the emperor rather than the Crown Prince and chose to keep it. As the fleet arrived, a powerful Directorate of Ceremonial official invited him aboard to speak with the Crown Prince.

• Xu Zhiyuan told Yang Ling that the Crown Prince was aboard the approaching fleet and asked whether he would surrender his credit.
• Yang Ling asked Xu Wenjun about the Iron Clothes Department's ties to the Crown Prince and initially considered giving up the credit for benefits.
• Yang Ling realized the Department obeyed the emperor's orders, not the Crown Prince's, and declared that he would keep the credit he had earned.
• Xu Zhiyuan approved Yang Ling's decision and told him to speak firmly to the Crown Prince, leaving the rest to Xu Zhiyuan.
• A powerful Directorate of Ceremonial official landed on the fast boat and invited Yang Ling to meet the Crown Prince.

Yang Ling and Xu Zhiyuan met the Crown Prince of Zhao State aboard his ship, where the Crown Prince tried to award Jiang Li’s head to Qi Baiyan instead of Yang Ling. Yang Ling realized the Crown Prince was taking his credit to promote a powerful subordinate, and the chapter ended with the Crown Prince ordering him to leave the head and body behind.

• Gu Honggang summoned Yang Ling to the Crown Prince’s ship, and Xu Zhiyuan insisted on going with him after learning the Crown Prince would see only Yang Ling.
• Xu Zhiyuan and Yang Ling boarded the enormous ship and met the Crown Prince of Zhao State, whose cultivation Yang Ling judged to be at least upper third rank.
• The Crown Prince recognized Jiang Li and summoned Qi Baiyan, declaring that Jiang Li’s head would be presented as Qi Baiyan’s achievement.
• Yang Ling inspected Qi Baiyan and found that he was an upper fourth-rank Grandmaster of the Nine Immortal Dao Palace.
• The Crown Prince casually ordered Yang Ling to leave Jiang Li’s head and body behind, and Yang Ling grew angry at the attempt to take his credit.

Yang Ling refused the Crown Prince of Zhao State’s attempts to take credit for capturing Jiang Li, with Xu Zhiyuan backing him. They left the ship with Jiang Li, while the Crown Prince accepted that he could not stop them and resolved to seek another opportunity.

• Gu Honggang demanded Jiang Li’s head and body, but Yang Ling refused, and Xu Zhiyuan warned the Crown Prince of Zhao State that he would impeach him if he broke the rules.
• The Crown Prince of Zhao State asked Yang Ling to give Qi Baiyan the credit for capturing Jiang Li, while Jiang Li mocked Yang Ling and was beaten for interrupting.
• The Crown Prince argued that only a third-rank grandmaster could have captured Jiang Li alive and pressed Xu Zhiyuan and Yang Ling to hand over the credit.
• Yang Ling rejected the Crown Prince’s offer to give him prospects in exchange for the credit and serving him, declaring that Jiang Li could not stay.
• The Crown Prince let Xu Zhiyuan and Yang Ling leave, then told Gu Honggang not to detain them because it could be considered rebellion.

Yang Ling sailed to the Capital with Xu Zhiyuan to report to the Zhao Emperor, learning more about Qi Baiyan’s powerful connections while planning how to protect his secrets. As the group reached the harbor, a curse suddenly covered Yang Ling’s body in black lines, and Xu Zhiyuan recognized the attack.

• Xu Zhiyuan told Yang Ling that the Zhao Emperor knew of his deeds and that the palace audience would also address inconsistencies in his origins.
• Yang Ling showed Xu Zhiyuan the frozen Jiang Zhuo and learned that Qi Baiyan was the Crown Prince’s cousin and an immortal’s personal disciple.
• Yang Ling discovered that the Grandmaster Network had connected, considered its cost and escape potential, and decided to wait before entering.
• Yang Ling told Xu Zhiyuan that he did not regret offending the Crown Prince and trusted Zhao State to back him against Qi Baiyan.
• The thirteen ships reached the Capital’s harbor, where eunuchs waited to escort Xu Zhiyuan, Yang Ling, Xu Wenjun, and the valuables to the palace.
• As Yang Ling prepared to disembark, a silent force covered him in black lines, and Xu Zhiyuan identified it as a curse technique.