Recaps

Yang Ling’s Agility surged after he obtained the Frost Spirit Ganoderma, while his Level 40 ranking stunned Players across the Divine Realm. After the Western Prince revealed that two more groups of Rong Tribe spies had entered the Water Qilin Cave, Yang Ling and Yun Ruo raised concerns about the danger to the sect disciples.

• Yang Ling calculated that his theoretical maximum Agility was 204, though he still lacked enough Strength to reach Sixth Rank combat power.
• Players including Lin Caiyi, Li Shou, Zhang Shendao, and Jiang Tian'ai reacted with shock to Yang Ling’s Level 40 lead on the Divine Realm Rank List.
• Yang Ling told the Western Prince he had eaten the Frost Spirit Ganoderma, and the Western Prince revealed that two other groups of Rong Tribe spies had entered the cave to pursue the Water Bodhi.
• The Western Prince killed the three captured spies and led the group toward the next marked location, while Yang Ling quietly asked Yun Ruo whether they should warn the sect disciples about the other teams.
• Yun Ruo later told the Western Prince that she could send a message, after he admitted they lacked enough people to search for the spies.

Yang Ling encountered Zhao State martial artists fighting over a Fire Dragon Fish and drove off a Frost Power Bear with a flying knife. He ate the fish and discovered that it increased the experience of both his Internal Energy techniques.

• Yang Ling followed the Frost Power Bear to a Snow Valley, where he spotted Zhao State martial artists fighting over a Fire Dragon Fish.
• The Frost Power Bear charged into the valley, sending the martial artists fleeing from the powerful beast.
• Yang Ling struck the bear with an Ice Blade, and it fled, leaving a trail of blood in the snow.
• He Yang introduced himself and explained how to remove the Fire Dragon Fish's venom sac and prepare its flesh.
• Yang Ling ate the fish and gained 100 Experience Points each for the Vajra Mingwang Technique and the Divine Ape Visualization.

Yang Ling and He Yang's group encountered Rong Tribe spies pursuing a Frost Power Bear through Snow Valley, and Yang Ling led them in defeating the attackers. He captured three spies and confronted them about the Heavenly Wolf Guard Wei Lord's plan.

• Yang Ling told He Yang and the other experts to conceal that they had recognized the Rong Tribe spies, while the spies demanded a share of the Fire Dragon Fish.
• When the spies approached within ten zhang, Yang Ling killed their leader with a throwing knife and charged the rest.
• Yang Ling and the others defeated the outnumbered spies without suffering injuries, with Yang Ling deliberately leaving three alive.
• Yang Ling questioned the captives about the other spies and said Nangong Yue's group had been wiped out and the Heavenly Wolf Guard Wei Lord's plan had failed.
• The three captives showed despair when Yang Ling mentioned Nangong Yue, and their leader looked to his companions.

Yang Ling divided hand crossbows and Fire Dragon Fish with the Old Seventh Rank Martial Artists before leaving, then got lost in the ice cave. He found the wounded Zhang Shendao and gave him Healing Ointment, leaving Zhang Shendao alive but in pain as Yang Ling pulled out the crossbow bolts.

• Yang Ling let the Old Seventh Rank Martial Artists use the hand crossbows and accepted half of the sixty Fire Dragon Fish.
• Yang Ling ate all thirty of his Fire Dragon Fish, gaining 3,000 Experience Points each for the Vajra Mingwang Technique and Divine Ape Visualization.
• Yang Ling left the group, and a herd of Frost Power Bears charged at He Yang and the other Old Seventh Rank Martial Artists, who fled.
• Yang Ling got lost in the ice cave and found Zhang Shendao shivering with knife wounds and crossbow bolts in his body.
• Yang Ling gave Zhang Shendao Healing Ointment, then pulled the bolts from his wounds, making him howl in pain.

Dongfang Haojie and the Divine Sect Disciples held off the Heavenly Wolf Guard while its envoy tried to recruit him with promises of a Water Bodhi and Qilin Armor. An unseen ally attacked the Rong Tribe Spies with flying knives and ice techniques, leaving most of them dead.

• Dongfang Haojie stalled the Heavenly Wolf Guard envoy by asking about the terms of recruitment.
• The envoy promised a Water Bodhi and Qilin Armor, claiming the Heavenly Wolf Guard knew where to find them.
• The envoy turned toward an unseen presence and was killed by a flying knife.
• Dongfang Haojie announced that reinforcements had arrived as the attacker struck the Rong Tribe Spies with flying knives and ice blades.
• A Heavenly Will Sect Spy recognized the Heavenly Will Divine Saber before being turned into an ice sculpture, and the assault killed two-thirds of the Rong Tribe Spies.

After defeating the Heavenly Wolf Guard woman, Yang Ling and the others discovered she carried an incomplete map of Water Qilin Cave, which Yang Ling secretly learned how to read. Their discussion was interrupted when a herd of Frost Power Bears charged toward them.

• Dongfang Haojie told Yang Ling that the dead Heavenly Wolf Guard woman had mentioned Water Bodhi and Qilin Armor, revealing the guard's objective.
• Zhang Shendao found an incomplete map of Water Qilin Cave on the woman's body, and Yang Ling used his Attribute Panel to load it and match its markers to the cave's icicles.
• Yang Ling handed the physical map to Dongfang Haojie, keeping his own ability to read it secret so he could act without suspicion.
• A herd of Frost Power Bears charged toward the group, led by a roaring adult bear that Yang Ling estimated was at least Lower Sixth Rank.

Yang Ling met Mine Gang Martial Artists in the Ice and Snow Wilderness and learned that Arhat Temple fighters had gone deeper into the area. He joined Mian Zhengdong’s group to investigate Kirin Iron at an old mine shaft, where their search had so far found nothing.

• Yang Ling approached a group of Mine Gang Martial Artists and asked whether they had seen fighters from the Nine Immortal Dao Palace, Arhat Temple, or Extreme Flame Sword Mansion.
• Mian Zhengdong told Yang Ling that Arhat Temple Martial Artists had gone farther into the wilderness.
• Mian Zhengdong explained that his group was searching for Kirin Iron, a mineral prized for forging powerful weapons.
• Mian Zhengdong revealed the old mine shaft where the Mine Gang’s former leader had once found Kirin Iron Ore Essence.
• Mian Zhengdong said the group had dug for half a day without finding any Kirin Iron or Ore Essence.

Yang Ling and Mian Zhengdong took shelter in a mine shaft from a Giant Sea Lion and a Giant Lizard, but the lizard began clawing its way inside. With the shaft having no other exit, Yang Ling started digging through the frozen earth to escape.

• Yang Ling led Mian Zhengdong and the others into a narrow mine shaft, where the Giant Lizard and Giant Sea Lion could not follow.
• Mian Zhengdong explained that the shaft had no other exit, and the group waited for the beasts to leave.
• The Giant Lizard returned and clawed at the entrance after apparently defeating the Giant Sea Lion.
• Yang Ling ordered everyone to dig for an escape route and began excavating a narrow offshoot with two hoes.
• Mian Zhengdong hauled away the dirt as Yang Ling dug rapidly while the Giant Lizard kept trying to break in.
• Yang Ling suddenly stopped digging as the Mine Gang's Seventh Rank members watched.

Yang Ling mined five pounds of Kirin Iron and gained five levels, then used his free attribute points to raise his Strength. He refused Mian Zhengdong’s offer to buy the metal and continued digging, leaving the group still trapped as he extended the tunnel by more than ten meters.

• Yang Ling chipped away at the Kirin Iron, gaining huge amounts of experience and leveling up repeatedly.
• Yang Ling mined all the Kirin Iron, reached level 45, and gained eight Free Attribute Points.
• Yang Ling put all eight points into Strength, increasing his Health Points as well.
• Mian Zhengdong asked to buy the Kirin Iron, but Yang Ling refused and said he wanted to forge a Crane-Mouth Hoe with it.
• Yang Ling continued digging to find a way out, extending the tunnel by more than ten meters without finding the Kirin Iron he sought.

Mian Zhengdong followed Yang Ling through the forks, while Tong Jiu tried to force Hui Kong and the Arhat Temple Disciples to join the Heaven Wolf Guard. Li Shou considered going undercover and saw that Yang Ling had reached level 45.

• Mian Zhengdong decided to follow Yang Ling, and the other Seventh Rank experts went after them.
• Tong Jiu surrounded Hui Kong and the Arhat Temple Disciples with crossbow-wielding experts and offered them Provisions if they joined the Heaven Wolf Guard.
• Tong Jiu revealed that Arhat Temple had spies named Yin San and Jin Liu, and threatened to kill the monks if they refused to join.
• Li Shou considered becoming a Heaven Wolf Guard spy so he could secretly pass information to Yang Ling and the others.
• Li Shou checked the Divine Realm Rank List and saw that Yang Ling had reached level 45.

Yang Ling and his allies defeated a group of Rong Tribe spies who had ambushed Arhat Temple’s disciples. Afterward, Yang Ling wondered whether his equipment-boosted attributes could count toward Sixth Rank cultivation and concluded that Players’ special abilities came from permissions granted by the Divine Domain, unlike native Martial Artists.

• Yang Ling used his boosted attributes and techniques to fight the Rong Tribe spies as Mian Zhengdong and Hui Kong arrived and joined the battle.
• Yang Ling, Mian Zhengdong, and Hui Kong killed the spies, while several Arhat Temple disciples suffered minor injuries.
• Hui Kong explained that the Rong Tribe spies had ambushed and taken the monks hostage, and he thanked Yang Ling for arriving in time.
• Hui Kong asked whether Yang Ling had reached Sixth Rank, but Yang Ling denied it, noting that the Water Qilin would have awakened if he had.
• Yang Ling considered whether equipment bonuses counted toward cultivation and suspected that Players’ special abilities came from the Divine Domain, while native Martial Artists lacked its backing and control.

After learning that the Heavenly Wolf Guard might be pursuing the treasures in Calamity Valley, Yang Ling realized several major sects were likely headed there too. The group continued toward the same destination, while Yang Ling grew suspicious that spies had compromised Zhao State’s plans.

• Mian Zhengdong offered the confiscated Rong Tribe weapons to Yang Ling, who kept some throwing knives and crossbow bolts and let the others retain the Hand Crossbows until they escaped.
• Hui Kong told Yang Ling that Calamity Valley was where experts had died when the Water Qilin awoke, including Grandmasters and a Second Rank Human Immortal.
• Hui Kong explained that the Heavenly Wolf Guard might be seeking the dead experts’ martial manuals, while the Western Sect hoped to recover its predecessors’ remains.
• Yang Ling checked Hui Kong’s map and confirmed that his destination matched the Heavenly Wolf Guard’s and likely those of the Divine Sect, the Nine Immortal Dao Palace, and the Extreme Flame Sword Mansion.
• Hui Kong suspected spies in multiple sects had revealed their routes to the Heavenly Wolf Guard, and Yang Ling questioned whether Zhao State was truly stronger than the Rong Tribe.

Yang Ling reached Calamity Valley with Hui Kong and Mian Zhengdong, warned the Nine Immortal Dao Palace and Extreme Flame Sword Mansion about Rong Tribe spies, and learned that the valley’s deadly cold made it unsafe to enter. The Western Prince arrived and celebrated the Heavenly Wolf Guards’ losses after Yang Ling described killing Tong Jiu and confronting a woman who might have been Tong Wu or Tong Xi.

• Yang Ling joined the Nine Immortal Dao Palace and Extreme Flame Sword Mansion disciples at Calamity Valley and warned them about Rong Tribe spies and the attacks on the Western Prince’s groups.
• Chi Qingyao explained that Calamity Valley’s extreme cold had frozen giant beasts, including creatures Yang Ling’s group had encountered, and the gathered martial artists decided not to enter.
• Chen Zuo suggested searching elsewhere for Rare Flowers and Herbs as the group waited outside the valley.
• The Western Prince arrived with Iron Clothes Department martial artists, and Yang Ling recounted killing Tong Jiu and encountering a woman who might have been Tong Wu or Tong Xi.
• The Western Prince laughed that the Heavenly Wolf Guards had suffered heavy losses and their scheme had failed, while Li Huaiyi and the others reacted with surprise.

Yang Ling and the others weighed the risks of entering Calamity Valley and learned they would have only an hour to search before returning. While on patrol, Yang Ling and his companions suspected the Western Prince had not told them the whole truth about their time limit, then spotted a group from the Great Evolution Sword Sect and Ku Jue Temple arriving at camp.

• The Western Prince said they would enter Calamity Valley on the eighth day and leave after one hour, warning them that Rong Tribe Spies might attack.
• The sect disciples chose to stay and set up camp outside the valley, where Yang Ling took the first patrol shift.
• Li Shou, Lin Caiyi, and Jiang Tian'ai wondered whether the Western Prince had concealed a closer route back, and Yang Ling recalled Qin Mo might have traveled by another waterway.
• Yang Ling spotted disciples from the Great Evolution Sword Sect and monks from Ku Jue Temple arriving, then asked whether they had encountered Rong Tribe Spies.

The Zhao State forces and the Rong Tribe’s Heavenly Wolf Guard confronted each other outside Calamity Valley, each claiming an advantage in numbers and weapons. Yang Ling exposed Tong Shi as a Rong Tribe spy, and Tong Yi learned that Yang Ling had killed two members of the Tong Generation.

• Yang Ling identified more than a hundred Rong Tribe spies, while the Western Prince led Zhao State’s assembled experts in facing Tong Yi’s group.
• Tong Yi challenged the Western Prince’s claim that Zhao State had the advantage, and both sides displayed their Hand Crossbows and Divine Machine Crossbow.
• Yang Ling recognized Nangong Yue among the spies, and Nangong Yue revealed that Tong Jiu and Tong Xi had not returned from missions to Arhat Temple and the Divine Sect.
• Tong Shi revealed himself as a Rong Tribe spy and accused Yang Ling of killing his brother and Tong Xi, then refused Yang Ling’s offer to fight one-on-one.
• Nangong Yue told Tong Yi that the Wei Lord had ordered Yang Ling’s death because he could become a major threat to the Rong Tribe.

The Western Prince and Tong Yi agreed not to interfere with each other before entering Calamity Valley, while both sides remained wary of the Rong Tribe spies. Tong Yi then questioned Yang Ling about the Heavenly Will Divine Saber and suggested the Western Prince had come to Water Qilin Cave seeking permission to advance his cultivation.

• Li Huaiyi warned the Western Prince that Tong Yi's group might control more Exotic Beasts, so the Western Prince proposed that the two groups avoid fighting and enter Calamity Valley together.
• Tong Yi accepted the truce and had the Rong Tribe Spies set up camp, prompting the Zhao State group to recognize how difficult it was to uncover their hidden agents.
• Nangong Yue asked Yang Ling whether he had mastered the Heavenly Will Divine Saber and invited him to become the Heavenly Will Sect's Sect Master among the Rong Tribe.
• Yun Ruo explained that the Iron Clothes Department had awarded Yang Ling the Heavenly Will Divine Saber for capturing He Dongfeng, and warned that he would use it against Rong Tribe Spies.
• Tong Yi praised Yang Ling for mastering the difficult technique, then asked whether the Western Prince had come to Water Qilin Cave to gain permission to advance the Imperial Profound Heaven Scripture.

Yang Ling provoked the Rong Tribe by declaring that their Wei Lord would have to shine his shoes in Zhao State. Tong Yi proposed a prize match of unarmed combat, and Yang Ling prepared to face Nangong Yue in the opening bout.

• Tong Yi confronted Yang Ling and the other Martial Artists over insults against the Wei Lord, but Yang Ling boldly claimed the Wei Lord would have to shine his shoes in Zhao State.
• The Western Prince backed Yang Ling and challenged Tong Yi’s attempt to drive a wedge between them.
• Tong Yi proposed unarmed Fist and Foot Skill matches, with each side wagering a Peiyuan Pill per bout.
• The Western Prince accepted and named Yang Ling for the first match, while Tong Yi sent Nangong Yue to fight him.
• Yang Ling assessed Nangong Yue’s skills and attributes as Nangong Yue activated the Iron Clothes Divine Armor Scripture, increasing his Strength and Agility.

Yang Ling considered Nangong Yue’s wager of ten powerful flying daggers in a deadly hand-crossbow duel. He accepted the duel but challenged Nangong Yue to name stakes without pretending the wager was a favor.

• The Western Prince proposed that martial artists wager their own stakes and challenge opponents who accepted them, and Tong Yi agreed.
• A young woman offered the Beast Taming Technique for one Peiyuan Pill, but no one accepted her challenge.
• Nangong Yue showed Yang Ling ten Quenching Gold Armor Piercing Flying Daggers, each with an attack power of 500, and challenged him to a hand-crossbow duel inside a small circle.
• Yang Ling recognized that Nangong Yue expected his Iron Clothes Divine Armor Scripture to protect him, but accepted the duel.
• Nangong Yue demanded an equal stake, and Yang Ling accused him of using the wager as an excuse to kill him before challenging him to proceed or drop it.

Yang Ling used his hand crossbow and superior perception to outmaneuver Nangong Yue, whose repeated attempts to predict the shots only left him injured and humiliated. After Tong Yi warned him that he was no match for Yang Ling, Nangong Yue surrendered.

• Yang Ling dodged Nangong Yue’s first crossbow shot by moving swiftly within the confined space, then loaded another bolt and aimed back at him.
• Nangong Yue tried to predict Yang Ling’s shot, but Yang Ling anticipated his reaction and struck him in the head.
• Yang Ling kept announcing his targets and firing, while Nangong Yue’s feints failed to prevent bolts from hitting his feet and leg.
• The Western Prince revealed that Tong Wu was a Seventh Rank Iron Clothes, a Rong Tribe spy, and a practitioner of the Iron Clothes Divine Armor Scripture.
• Yang Ling shot Nangong Yue in the kidneys despite his evasive movements, and Tong Yi told him to admit defeat.
• Nangong Yue initially refused, but after Tong Yi rebuked him for disgracing the Wei Lord, he surrendered.

Yang Ling and the others entered Calamity Valley as the frost melted and revealed valuable Rare Flowers and Herbs. He rushed to collect them, while a giant frozen creature began to stir and the Water Qilin’s Ice Mountain loomed deeper in the valley.

• Yang Ling watched the Zhao State and Rong Tribe Martial Artists spar until the eighth day, when the cold wind in Calamity Valley began to fade.
• The Western Prince told the Martial Artists they would have one hour to gather herbs, urged them to prioritize speed, and gave them permission to split up.
• The Western Prince charged into Calamity Valley first, and Yang Ling and the Rong Tribe followed with their sacks.
• Yang Ling spotted an enormous black-furred creature inside an ice sculpture beginning to wake, then hurried toward a nearby herb.
• Yang Ling reached a three-hundred-year-old Pure Yang Flower, which was poisonous to eat but could be used to refine pills.

Yang Ling unearthed the Heavenly Will Sect’s long-missing Old Ancestor and found the sect’s inheritance Internal Skill, the Heavenly Will True Scripture. After learning it, he suspected the frozen corpse was still alive and beheaded it, leaving Nangong Yue furious.

• Yang Ling chipped the Old Ancestor’s corpse out of the ice while nearby Martial Artists watched.
• Nangong Yue recognized the corpse’s token and told the Rong Tribe Martial Artists that the Old Ancestor might possess the Heavenly Will Sect’s lost Internal Skill.
• Yang Ling found the Heavenly Will True Scripture, learned that it increased Mental Power, and chose to comprehend it on the spot.
• Nangong Yue confronted Yang Ling as he finished learning the scripture, while Yang Ling heard a faint sound from the corpse.
• Yang Ling repeatedly struck the corpse’s neck until he cut off its head, silencing the sound, and Nangong Yue condemned him for mutilating the Old Ancestor.

Yang Ling gathered Rare Flowers and Herbs in Calamity Valley while avoiding the awakening giant creatures and deciding not to enter the Ice Mountain. He left Zhang Shendao and the others in Mian Zhengdong’s care and continued deeper, still wondering what mission the powerful factions were pursuing.

• Yang Ling stole Rare Flowers and Herbs ahead of Zhao State Martial Artists and confirmed that killing the frozen senior had granted him no experience.
• As the frozen giant creatures began reviving, Zhang Shendao warned Yang Ling, who told Zhang Shendao, Lin Caiyi, Jiang Tian'ai, and Li Shou to remain in safer areas.
• Yang Ling asked Mian Zhengdong to watch over his four friends, then hurried farther into Calamity Valley.
• Yang Ling found the deeper valley nearly deserted and noticed that the Western Prince, Tong Yi, and other powerful Martial Artists had disappeared.
• Yang Ling suspected the other factions had gone toward the Ice Mountain but chose not to enter, satisfied with the items he had already obtained.

Yang Ling and Yun Ruo learned that the Western Prince and others had entered Ice Mist Mountain, where the Water Qilin slept, and suspected the Heavenly Wolf Guard had a greater objective than finding Water Bodhi. After capturing Cui Ying, they discovered Tong Yi’s group had arranged an ambush to trap them before the Water Qilin woke, but Cui Ying began revealing more before the chapter ended.

• The freed Frost Power Bears fled Calamity Valley, while Yun Ruo told Yang Ling that the Western Prince, Tong Yi’s group, and Chi Qingyao’s group had gone to Ice Mist Mountain.
• Yang Ling suspected the Heavenly Wolf Guard’s operation had a more important goal than Water Bodhi, and Yun Ruo warned that trouble for the Western Prince could bring severe punishment to the Iron Clothes.
• A Frost Power Bear returned with the injured Cui Ying and dropped her before Yang Ling and Yun Ruo.
• Cui Ying claimed she was a Rong Tribe member hired for her Beast Taming Method, then revealed that Tong Yi had a Bone Flute and Sixth Rank beasts waiting to ambush them near the Cold Pond.
• As Yun Ruo threatened Cui Ying, she insisted that her family’s elders had prepared the Exotic Beasts and brought them into Water Qilin Cave.

Yang Ling and Yun Ruo joined the Western Prince’s group at Ice Mist Mountain, where both Zhao State and the Rong Tribe sought the Water Bodhi. The Western Prince asked Yang Ling to retrieve it from a monster-infested Cold Pond during the brief moment it froze.

• Yun Ruo killed Cui Ying after Yang Ling learned she did not have the Beast Taming Method, and Yun Ruo said they needed to warn the Western Prince about the Heaven's Wolf Guard.
• Li Huaiyi found Yang Ling and Yun Ruo and led them to Ice Mist Mountain after reporting that the groups had found Water Bodhi and were confronting Rong Tribe spies.
• Yang Ling, Yun Ruo, and Li Huaiyi reached the Cold Pond, where the Western Prince's people faced Tong Yi and the others over the Ice Blue Fruit.
• Tong Yi warned that a monster beneath the pond had killed several Martial Artists, and the Western Prince told Yang Ling he would have only one breath to retrieve the Water Bodhi and return.

Tong Yi revealed that Zhao State's mission to recover the Second Rank Human Immortal might benefit the Rong Tribe, but the Western Prince chose to pursue the Water Bodhi first. Yang Ling was ordered to retrieve it with Li Huaiyi, and their mission began when the monster beneath the Cold Pond suddenly attacked.

• Tong Yi questioned whether Cui Ying's information about the Second Rank Human Immortal was true and warned that rescuing the expert could help the Rong Tribe.
• The Western Prince agreed to focus on obtaining the Water Bodhi and assigned Yang Ling to retrieve it.
• Yang Ling proposed working with Li Huaiyi and approaching from separate directions so one could return if the monster attacked.
• The Western Prince ordered Li Huaiyi to join Yang Ling, leaving Li Huaiyi alarmed and Yang Ling reminding him that he had chosen this.
• A huge, loach-like monster emerged from a passageway and attacked everyone, while a Rong Tribe spy's crossbow bolt slid harmlessly off its body.