Recaps

Fang Han gathered rare treasures, strengthened his cultivation, and uncovered a scheme involving counterfeit secret arts. After advancing to the second rank, he attended the Iron River Gang’s Grandmaster Banquet, where his victory over Yang Yuan ended the arc as Yan Wuji planned to expand the gang’s power.

• Fang Han collected ores and rare treasures in the secret realm, including two Spirit-Nurturing Flowers and a Secret Art Fruit, then used his gains to amplify his talents and improve his techniques.
• Fang Han helped his parents enter the Ninth Grade Inner Qi Realm, returned to Azure Profound Sect with six secret-art manuals, and exposed a counterfeiting scheme tied to turmoil in Songquan Prefecture.
• Chen Tianyuan identified Fang Han’s azure gemstone as a Wind Jade, and Fang Han used it to sharpen his wind affinity until he reached Mastery in Wind God Step.
• Fang Han invited Yun Qianyue to meet his family, and she told him Lan Yuexin had feelings for him and that she would not mind if he married her.
• Fang Han opened the Hearing Palace Acupoint and advanced to the early second rank before Chen Tianyuan took him, Luo Yuntian, and Yun Muyao to the Iron River Gang’s Grandmaster Banquet.
• Yan Wuji appeared as the Iron River Gang’s Grandmaster, and the gang’s juniors challenged the Seven Sects’ disciples in a series of arena matches.
• Fang Han defeated Yang Yuan after evading her claw attacks and breaking her final strike with his sword.
• Yan Wuji told Qi Zhen that the Iron River Gang should annex nearby factions, while Fang Han warned Luo Yuntian that a Grandmaster could alter Qingyang Prefecture’s balance of power.

Fang Han protected the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, then uncovered the Iron River Gang’s demonic cultivation while investigating the disappearance of affiliated experts. The Seven Sects united to attack the gang, but Yan Wuji escaped the headquarters and led his forces toward the Azure Profound Sect, where Huiming and Liu Meiniang confronted him.

• Fang Han defeated Qi Zhen during the Iron River Gang’s attack on the Hundred Treasures Pavilion and forced the gang to withdraw.
• Fang Han advanced his swordsmanship and strengthened his body with Earth Heart Stone Milk while the Iron River Gang began secretly targeting martial artists from major factions.
• Fang Han traced Zhang Yuan Heng’s aura to Qi Zhen, fought him, and killed him with the Windshock Sword after discovering his demonic cultivation.
• Fang Han brought Qi Zhen’s corpse to a branch courtyard, where Chen Tianyuan and the six other sect masters confirmed the Iron River Gang was practicing demonic arts.
• The Seven Sects attacked Iron River Gang branches across Qingyang Prefecture and assembled more than a hundred experts at its headquarters.
• Gu Changqing led the experts into the headquarters, but Yan Wuji and most senior members were gone.
• Yan Wuji killed five Azure Profound Sect guards and led Iron River Gang elites toward the sect, where Huiming and Liu Meiniang confronted him.

Fang Han helped the Seven Sects hunt down Yan Wuji, then returned to cultivation and arranged his family’s future at Azure Profound Sect. He set out with Luo Yuntian for the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Tournament, where Lei Zheng confronted them and Fang Han revealed the reach of his sword.

• Fang Han tracked Yan Wuji to his manor, looted its treasury, and used the wealth to raise his Root Bone Talent amplification to 512-fold.
• Fang Han mastered the Nether Guide enough to locate Yan Wuji, who slaughtered the Seven Sects’ branches in White Glow City before Fang Han found him near Green Pine City.
• Seven Grandmasters surrounded Yan Wuji and Lei Lie killed him, but a blood-clad masked woman fought off the Grandmasters and escaped into Songquan Prefecture.
• Fang Han returned to Azure Profound Sect and received two Major Merits, then focused on cultivation and mastered the Wind God Step.
• Fang Han visited home with Yun Qianyue and Lan Yuexin, introduced them as his future wives, and secured the Yun and Lan Clans’ approval for future betrothals.
• Fang Han perfected the Void-Sundering Sword Manual and brought Fang Yingxue to Azure Profound Sect to begin her training.
• Fang Han and Luo Yuntian left for the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Tournament and encountered Lei Zheng at an inn in Skywind Prefecture.
• Lei Zheng pursued Fang Han’s group and attacked their carriage, but Fang Han split his Astral Qi strike and slashed his robe and armor.

Fang Han entered the Martial Arts Tournament and fought his way through increasingly powerful opponents, reaching the final four before Qin Yuan defeated him. After Chu Jinghong won the tournament, Fang Han exchanged his rewards for Heavenly Treasures and martial arts manuals, then accepted them at the Royal Annex.

• Fang Han reached the Imperial Capital, registered for the Martial Arts Tournament, and trained until he advanced to Late Second Grade.
• Fang Han won his early matches, defeating Ling Yue, Shen Qiu, Zhao Zheng, and Jiang Ying as most of Qingyang Prefecture’s contestants were eliminated.
• Fang Han defeated Liu Ru, then advanced through the top-sixteen round by beating Bai Yan.
• Fang Han fought Blazing Sun for more than a hundred exchanges and won, earning a place in the final four.
• Fang Han defeated Mid First Grade Zhen Feixuan after a prolonged battle, then lost to Qin Yuan in the semifinal after Qin Yuan’s Saber Aura overwhelmed him.
• Chu Jinghong defeated Lin Qingyin and then Qin Yuan to win the tournament, while Fang Han recognized that Chu Jinghong was stronger than he was.
• Fang Han exchanged his tournament rewards for Heavenly Treasures and selected the Soul-Chasing Art and the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture.