Recaps

Yang Ling exposed a Rong Tribe spy network in Changhe Prefecture, captured He Dongfeng, and gained new skills and a place on the Water Qilin Cave mission. The arc left him in the Imperial Palace as officials and sect experts gathered to protect the Western Prince.

• Yang Ling uncovered Cui Tao’s role in the ambush against Wen Kongxuan and worked with Yun Ruo to capture He Dongfeng, whose confession exposed a network of Rong Tribe spies.
• Sun Biao’s officers arrested Cui Tao and other accomplices, while Yang Ling took He Qiubai into custody and officials uncovered hundreds of spies and years of ore smuggling.
• Yang Ling perfected the Vajra Mingwang Technique, gained the Indestructible Vajra Body, and received the Heavenly Will Divine Saber after the investigation earned him recognition.
• Yang Ling defeated Jue Ming after accusing him of Rong Tribe ties, and Shi Xin ordered Jue Ming and his disciples detained.
• Yun Ruo secured Yang Ling, Sun Biao, and Shi Xin places in the Water Qilin Cave mission, where their team would protect the Western Prince.
• Qin Mo told Yang Ling how a giant catfish carried him into a frozen realm beneath Tianyuan River, where he found martial manuals and a passage he suspected led to Water Qilin Cave.
• At the Imperial Palace, Lu Yunchen explained that the gathered Seventh-rank Experts would be judged by their ability to protect the Western Prince, while Yang Ling recognized several Players from major sects.
• Master Jie Hai questioned Yang Ling and Yun Ruo about Jue Ming, and Lu Yunchen described their investigation’s exposure of He Dongfeng’s spy network and its associates.

Yang Ling dominated the martial arts contest, won several prizes, and joined the expedition to Water Qilin Cave. After helping his companions survive the cave’s dangers and fighting off Rong Tribe spies, he reached level 40.

• The Western Prince let Yang Ling enter the contest, where Yang Ling defeated Hui Shi and won the Vajra Bodhi.
• Yang Ling defeated the Divine Sect, Nine Immortal Dao Palace, and Extreme Flame Sword Mansion contestants, completing the Grand Slam and winning the Seven Inch Sword manual.
• Yang Ling met other Players and testified with them about Zhang Ning’s attack on the constables, leaving Gu Weizhou without a rebuttal.
• The Western Prince approved Yang Ling’s sale of the Seven Inch Sword after Cao Junxiong offered 150 Peiyuan Pills, then led the expedition toward Water Qilin Cave.
• Yang Ling turned back to rescue Zhang Shendao and Jiang Tian’ai, then reached the cave and advanced his Heavenly Will Divine Saber to Mastery Through Practice.
• Yang Ling detected Snowfield Carnivorous Worms and guided the group through a blizzard, while Yun Ruo told him about another possible Water Bodhi location.
• Yang Ling exposed Xiao Chen’s tracking-powder betrayal and helped the group confront Nangong Yue and the Rong Tribe spies, who fled after heavy losses.
• The Western Prince gave Yang Ling the Frost Spirit Ganoderma, which raised his level to 40 and earned him a Random Treasure Chest and a Treasure Chest Fusion Slot.

Yang Ling pursued rare treasures through Water Qilin Cave, uncovered the Rong Tribe’s schemes, and fought his way to Calamity Valley. The arc ended with Yang Ling and Li Huaiyi ordered to retrieve the Water Bodhi as a huge monster attacked the gathered factions.

• Yang Ling ate the Frost Spirit Ganoderma, learned that other Rong Tribe spy teams were in the cave, and followed a Frost Power Bear to a valley where he defeated the bear and claimed a Fire Dragon Fish.
• Yang Ling killed Rong Tribe spies, rescued Zhang Shendao, and joined Dongfang Haojie as they fought off another spy group and found a map leading toward Water Qilin Cave’s central destination.
• Yang Ling mined Kirin Iron, reached level 45, and later helped Mian Zhengdong and Hui Kong defeat spies who had taken Arhat Temple disciples hostage.
• Yang Ling warned the sects at Calamity Valley about the spies, then joined the Western Prince in a tense standoff with Tong Yi and Nangong Yue’s Rong Tribe group.
• Yang Ling beat Nangong Yue in a hand-crossbow duel, and on the eighth day entered Calamity Valley to gather herbs and find the Heavenly Will True Scripture.
• As the frozen beasts began to awaken, Yang Ling collected herbs and stayed out of the deeper Ice Mountain route, while Yun Ruo learned that Tong Yi had arranged an ambush with Sixth Rank beasts near the Cold Pond.
• Yang Ling and Yun Ruo hurried to Ice Mist Mountain, where the Western Prince’s group and Tong Yi’s forces contested the Ice Blue Fruit and Water Bodhi beneath a dangerous pond.
• The Western Prince sent Yang Ling and Li Huaiyi to retrieve the Water Bodhi, but a huge loach-like monster emerged and attacked the gathered fighters.

Yang Ling escaped Water Qilin Cave with Water Bodhi’s power, exposed the Immortal God Cult’s role in the cave, and passed the Sixth-Rank Assessment. He took charge of Changhe Prefecture’s First Branch and launched a crackdown on the Immortal God Cult while continuing to pursue Rong Tribe spies.

• Yang Ling escaped the collapsing Calamity Valley and Water Qilin Cave, gained major increases to his attributes from Water Bodhi, and killed Star Gazing Academy martial artists who had attacked He Yang.
• Yang Ling helped the Western Prince’s group fight Tong Yi and Tong Thirteen, then escaped the rapidly freezing cave with the Western Prince as the Heavenly Wolf Guard’s rescue operation failed.
• Yang Ling testified against the Star Gazing Academy attackers, received the confiscated herbs, and learned that the frozen Second Rank Human Immortal had been a Rong Tribe spy sought by both the Iron Clothes Department and the Heavenly Wolf Guard.
• Yang Ling sold Rare Flowers and Herbs to Valley of the Dead, while Lu Yunchen told him his promotion was nearly certain and discussed his future post in Changhe Prefecture.
• Yang Ling helped expose Gu Weizhou’s role in attacking He Yang, and the Fourth Prince ordered Gu seized after Blacksmith Wang testified about the specially made Horse-Tripping Ropes.
• Yang Ling endured more than a hundred exchanges with Lu Yunchen and passed the Sixth-Rank Assessment, earning promotion and recognition from Zhao Xun and the Fourth Prince.
• Yang Ling received the posts of Changhe Prefecture Public Security Division First Branch Master and temporary Third Branch Master as Sun Biao transferred to Yunwen Provincial Capital and Shi Xin moved to Xiangfeng Prefecture.
• Yang Ling announced a Special Crackdown Operation against Immortal God Cultists, assigned Yun Ruo to coordinate support, and kept the campaign against Rong Tribe spies as a priority.