Recaps

Chen Cheng wounded Ren Xiaozhou with the Blood Immortal Gu’s hidden ability, then fled rather than pursue him toward Han Feng’s stronghold. When Gu Fei and Fang Mufeng disappeared, Chen Cheng went searching for them and encountered Luo Hanying, who revealed that Sacred Sect experts might have taken them and began considering how to help.

• Chen Cheng used the Blood Immortal Gu’s Golden Amber Threads to pierce Ren Xiaozhou’s Qi Aura and injure his legs, forcing Ren Xiaozhou to flee toward Han Feng’s stronghold.
• Chen Cheng retrieved Ren Xiaozhou’s Coiling Dragon Spear, refined it into spiritual qi essence, and used the essence to advance the Thunder Radiance Sword.
• Chen Cheng returned to find Gu Fei and Fang Mufeng missing, suspected that Han Feng had captured them, and headed toward the stronghold under Moon Breath of Avici.
• Luo Hanying surprised Chen Cheng and explained that she had confirmed Han Feng’s crimes and had brought Sacred Sect experts to confront her.
• Luo Hanying said she had not captured Gu Fei or Fang Mufeng, but one of her companions might have, and explained why releasing righteous-path prisoners would be difficult.
• Seeing Chen Cheng’s distress, Luo Hanying appeared to decide on a way to help him.

Chen Cheng rescued Fang Mufeng and Gu Fei during the attack on the Nine Demons Alliance stronghold, then pursued the gravely wounded He Lianhong. He ambushed He Lianhong while the man searched for medicine and demanded to know whether the Divine Owl Sect possessed a Primordial Alchemy Formula.

• Luo Hanying accepted Chen Cheng's Spirit Gu and left to locate Fang Mufeng and Gu Fei, promising to meet Chen Cheng at Falling Star Valley in three days.
• Luo Hanying found Fang Mufeng and Gu Fei unconscious under Snake Granny's guard, then launched the Sacred Sect's attack on the valley.
• Chen Cheng knocked out the guard and carried Fang Mufeng and Gu Fei to safety while using the Spirit Gu to watch for pursuers.
• Chen Cheng spotted the badly wounded He Lianhong and decided to kill him before he could recover.
• Chen Cheng ambushed He Lianhong with Golden Amber Threads, concealed his identity, and asked whether the Divine Owl Sect had a Primordial Alchemy Formula.

Chen Cheng used Demonic Eye Heart Inquiry to learn the location of ancient ruins on Mount Tianyue, then left the sect and evaded a group hunting him. He reached Falling Star Valley safely, where he was headed to meet Luo Hanying.

• Chen Cheng forced He Lianhong to reveal the location of the Mount Tianyue ruins with Demonic Eye Heart Inquiry, and He Lianhong died from the technique’s effects.
• Chen Cheng left Fang Mufeng and Gu Fei with Zou Yan for treatment, then returned to Coiling Dragon Cliff to cultivate for the coming Outer Sect competition.
• Chen Cheng left the sect for Falling Star Valley and discovered that Fang Luting, Sun Yichao, Zhu Kang, Li Sun, and Tan Chen were following him.
• Chen Cheng learned the pursuers’ identities and strengths through his mental link with Tan Chen, then abandoned his horse and concealed his scent to escape Fang Luting’s Profound Deer.
• Fang Luting and Zhu Kang pursued the horse while Sun Yichao, Li Sun, and Tan Chen continued after Chen Cheng, who used Silent Thunder Illusion Step to outrun them.
• Chen Cheng entered Falling Star Valley and headed for the hidden meeting place he shared with Luo Hanying.

Chen Cheng found Luo Hanying’s hidden Essence of Pill Qi and advanced from four Divine Apertures to eight. When Sun Yichao and Li Sun tracked him down, Chen Cheng confronted them with overwhelming Punitive Thunder and punished their false plea for mercy.

• Chen Cheng found the concealed bottle of Essence of Pill Qi, absorbed it, and opened four Divine Apertures, reaching the eight-aperture God-Forging Realm.
• Tan Chen persuaded Sun Yichao and Li Sun to keep searching east, then led them to Chen Cheng’s footprints.
• Sun Yichao and Li Sun followed the tracks and found Chen Cheng waiting above them in a tree.
• Chen Cheng revealed his eight-aperture strength and a vast mass of black Punitive Thunder, while Tan Chen had already shared the pursuers’ strengths with him through their mental link.
• Sun Yichao and Li Sun begged for their lives, and Chen Cheng invoked thunder to punish their lies.

Chen Cheng ambushed Fang Luting and Zhu Kang with Punitive Thunder, killing Zhu Kang and badly injuring Fang Luting. After she unleashed a demonic art, Chen Cheng recognized the Demon Luo Heavenly Body and decided Fang Luting had to die; the chapter ended as they charged into a direct clash.

• Chen Cheng hid in a tree and used black lightning pythons to ambush Fang Luting and Zhu Kang as they searched the battlefield.
• The lightning killed Zhu Kang, wounded Fang Luting, and broke the Profound Deer's spine, but Fang Luting survived by swallowing pills and blocking Chen Cheng's next attack.
• Chen Cheng fought Fang Luting at close range, evaded her sword with Moon Step of Impermanence, and shattered her left shoulder with a stomp.
• Fang Luting invoked a demonic art, and Chen Cheng's Vertical Eye Mark identified it as the Demon Luo Heavenly Body.
• Chen Cheng connected Fang Luting to Luo Hanying's granny and resolved to kill her before she could expose him.
• Fang Luting charged with demonic qi, and Chen Cheng met her sword with a punch instead of dodging.

Chen Cheng defeated Fang Luting, then spent a month cultivating until his physique reached the level of fourth-tier Profound Armaments and Profound Armor. He joined the Northern Emperor Demon-Subduing Sect party preparing to travel to the Vast Righteousness Alliance, where the chapter left the group comparing their recent gains.

• Chen Cheng matched Fang Luting's strongest demonic strike, shattered her right arm, and killed her before approaching reinforcements could arrive.
• Chen Cheng looted Fang Luting, killed and butchered a Profound Realm demonic deer, then returned separately with Tan Chen to the sect.
• Chen Cheng cultivated in seclusion for a month, transforming his physique and advancing the Thunder Radiance Sword to a third-tier Profound Armament.
• Ning Shuangxu told Chen Cheng that Wang Changsheng had promised to treat Jiang Yujiao's hidden ailment after the trip, while Chen Cheng encouraged Ning Shuangxu to continue seeking treatment for her eyes.
• Chen Cheng joined the sect's party bound for the Vast Righteousness Alliance, and Ji Jingyou and Lu Zhenting discussed their improved cultivation and weapons.

Chen Cheng received powerful weapons and armor before traveling with the tournament party toward the Vast Righteousness Alliance. After the group entered the dangerous Mount Tianyue Range, Chen Cheng located the ancient ruin he had learned about, but something changed before he could explain further.

• An Lingyue gave Chen Cheng Master Wang Changsheng’s ninth-tier Flame Kirin Sword, and Fang Mufeng gave him seventh-tier inner armor in repayment for being saved.
• An Lingyue told Chen Cheng that his Fourth Senior Sister, Ran Xue, was Ran Shuang’s older sister and warned him not to mention Ran Shuang to her.
• Lu Mingyang led the party out across unclaimed land toward the Vast Righteousness Alliance, warning them to stay alert for beasts and demonic forces.
• After entering the Mount Tianyue Range, the party stopped overnight beside a stream, and Chen Cheng confirmed that an ancient ruin lay nearby.
• Chen Cheng told Ji Jingyou, Gu Fei, and Lu Zhenting that a ruin might be hidden on the mountainside, but something suddenly changed.

Chen Cheng secretly retrieved a blazing Earthfire Spirit Heart just before a powerful force attacked the group and demanded the treasure. As pursuers closed in from behind and ahead, Chen Cheng led the others toward a place where he believed they could hide, while Qu Fanghua refused to trust him.

• Chen Cheng used the Blood Immortal Gu and Corpse Demon Gu to retrieve a second-tier Spirit Realm crystal from the hillside and secretly placed it in his Taiji Space.
• Zhao Changqing spotted an enemy force, and Lu Mingyang and Li Miaoyuan rushed to fight while Qiu Tongtian led the younger disciples away.
• The fleeing group heard their pursuers demand the Earthfire Spirit Heart, and Gu Fei identified it as a rare treasure used in artifact forging and refining fire seeds.
• Qu Fanghua spotted enemies blocking the way ahead, and Qiu Tongtian proposed scattering while he stayed behind to hold them off.
• Chen Cheng claimed he knew a place where they could hide, then led the group toward it, but Qu Fanghua refused to follow him.

Chen Cheng led the fleeing group into a hidden grotto-heaven, where he uncovered an ancient inscription revealing a sealed Spirit Realm alchemical fire and learned the Great Sun Heaven-Burning Art. After returning, he faced Qu Fanghua’s attempt to assert her seniority, but Qiu Tongtian ordered her to guard the exit.

• Qu Fanghua abandoned her attempt to flee alone and followed Chen Cheng’s group as pursuers closed in.
• Chen Cheng guided everyone through the Random-Stone Maze and a narrow fissure into a concealed grotto-heaven, earning the group’s gratitude.
• Chen Cheng explored a passage, read the Iron Stele’s inscription, and learned that a Spirit Realm alchemical fire lay sealed beneath the abyss; the inscription also taught him the Great Sun Heaven-Burning Art.
• Chen Cheng began refining the Earthfire Spirit Heart and decided to wait seven days rather than risk descending into the abyss.
• Qu Fanghua confronted Chen Cheng and tried to punish him for defying her, but Qiu Tongtian rebuked her and ordered her to guard the exit.

Chen Cheng led the Northern Emperor Demon-Subduing Sect group safely out of the Mount Tianyue Range and to Mount Zhengyang, where the Outer Sect Grand Competition would take place. After arriving, he sought out his Fourth Senior Sister Ran Shuang at the Vast Righteousness Alliance, and she appeared excited to meet him but was shocked by the sword at his waist.

• Chen Cheng assured Lu Zhenting that Lu Mingyang had escaped, then guided the group away from the enemy and reunited them with Lu Mingyang and his companions.
• Li Miaoyuan questioned how Chen Cheng had predicted events, and he claimed he shared vision with the Howling Sky Eagle.
• The group traveled safely to Mount Zhengyang, where they met He Lianbo and learned the Outer Sect Grand Competition would begin in three days.
• Su Yan escorted the group to their residence and took Chen Cheng to the Alchemy Hall after learning he wanted to visit Ran Shuang.
• Ran Shuang appeared at the Alchemy Chamber doorway, greeted Chen Cheng enthusiastically, and stared in shock at his dark red longsword.

Chen Cheng met Ran Xue in the Vast Righteousness Alliance’s pill-refining chamber, where he controlled a runaway Spirit-Realm alchemy fire and received a Spirit Realm alchemy text. Back at his residence, he used the new arts to accelerate pill refinement, then sensed someone arriving and heard Ji Jingyou urgently knock on his door.

• Ran Xue welcomed Chen Cheng, praised his achievements, and told him the Flame Qilin Sword held a secret she did not know.
• Ran Xue explained the difficulty of refining spirit pills, then lost control of her furnace’s alchemy fire; Chen Cheng controlled the flames with a Spirit-Realm Fire-Control Technique he had mastered on his own.
• Ran Xue gave Chen Cheng the Great Evolution Alchemy Scripture and let him take ingredients from the herb storeroom.
• Liu Kaiping arrived, and Ran Xue warned Chen Cheng that she was certain Liu Kaiping had caused the furnace crisis to create an opportunity to rescue her.
• Chen Cheng returned home, learned the Great Evolution Alchemy Scripture, and began refining a Profound Pill much faster than before.
• Chen Cheng sensed a commotion in the front courtyard, and Ji Jingyou urgently knocked on his door.

Chen Cheng mastered a new spirit fire and arrived at the Vast Righteousness Alliance Outer Sect Grand Competition, where Ran Shuang stunned the spectators by killing her supposedly stronger opponent. The first round began with her victory, while Chen Cheng’s own competition remained ahead.

• Chen Cheng met rising stars from the Vast Sea Sect and Star-Seizing Sect, and Liu Yuling explained the competition’s elimination rules.
• Qu Fanghua and her companions discussed targeting Chen Cheng, while Qu secretly signaled Duan Yuchao that she wanted him killed.
• Chen Cheng completed his refinement of the Earthfire Spirit Heart, gained crimson-gold spirit fire, and replaced the flame in his Little Black Cauldron.
• At the competition, Ran Shuang drew Song Lie of the Divine Owl Sect, whose strength Liu Yuling warned had greatly surpassed that of a typical tenth-ranked disciple.
• Ran Shuang overwhelmed Song Lie in their opening clash and killed him before he could finish conceding.

Ran Shuang and the Northern Emperor Demon-Subduing Sect disciples advanced through successive rounds of the Outer Sect Grand Competition, while rising injuries and stronger opponents raised the stakes. As Ran Shuang prepared to face the formidable Li Gu despite her wounds, a mysterious woman in red approached and left him terrified.

• Ran Shuang defeated Song Lie, and the spectators discussed her strength and the danger of provoking the Divine Owl Sect.
• Lu Zhenting and Ran Shuang advanced through the second and third rounds, while Sun Kuai was disqualified for attacking Zhu Chong after he conceded.
• Ran Shuang drew a bye in the third round, then suffered serious injuries defeating a powerful opponent in the fourth; Ma Chengguo conceded after both his arms were broken by a single punch.
• Ran Shuang refused to withdraw, took medicine, and continued recovering as the competition advanced and the contestants drew stronger opponents.
• Ran Shuang drew Li Gu, who threatened her despite her injuries, but he suddenly cowered as a graceful woman in red swept toward him.

Chen Cheng drew Ran Shuang as his opponent, while Duan Yuchao and Qu Fanghua expected him to be badly defeated. Ran Xue urged Chen Cheng to win, and he faced the match with quiet resolve.

• Chen Cheng drew number three, while Duan Yuchao drew number four and realized he would face Ji Jingyou.
• Ran Shuang drew the other number three slip and became Chen Cheng's opponent.
• Duan Yuchao concluded that Ran Shuang would defeat Chen Cheng and exchanged a knowing glance with Qu Fanghua.
• Ran Xue took Chen Cheng's hands and urged him to win.
• Chen Cheng reassured Ran Xue and resolved to stop Ran Shuang from bringing ruin upon herself and the Ran household.

Chen Cheng defeated Ran Shuang and secretly saved her from being exposed for demonic qi, then drew attention from the alliance’s elders and competitors. The next round began, with Chen Cheng facing Xiang Pojun while Ji Jingyou and Huang Xi fought fiercely; their duel was still underway as Ji Jingyou accelerated to meet her at close range.

• Li Miaoyuan examined Ran Shuang, but Zhao Keqian confirmed she had no demonic qi and told Ran Xue to take her away.
• Chen Cheng told Ran Xue that his Pure Yang Art had eliminated Ran Shuang’s demonic qi, and Ran Xue thanked him before leaving with her sister.
• The next-round pairings were drawn: Chen Cheng faced Xiang Pojun, Ji Jingyou faced Huang Xi, and Shen Zhong faced Xue Qiao.
• Chen Cheng and Xiang Pojun stepped onto Arena One as spectators debated which fighter would win.
• On Arena Four, Ji Jingyou and Huang Xi exchanged attacks; Ji Jingyou’s giant sword shattered Huang Xi’s Sword Qi, and both charged into close combat.

Chen Cheng defeated Xiang Pojun with a single head-on exchange, drawing the attention of the competition’s strongest disciples. As Chen Cheng and Xiang Pojun watched the still-unresolved match between Ji Jingyou and Huang Xi, Huang Xi began gathering power and Ji Jingyou found himself unable to move.

• Ji Jingyou used an advanced movement technique to evade Huang Xi’s relentless attacks, while their match remained in a stalemate.
• Xue Qiao defeated Shen Zhong with one punch, and Xiang Pojun began his match against Chen Cheng.
• Xiang Pojun struck Chen Cheng with his Storm-Splitting Star Fist, but Chen Cheng stood firm and Xiang Pojun conceded.
• Xiang Pojun told Chen Cheng that the Xuanbei Sect and Spirit Sword Sect were expected to dominate the competition’s top twelve places.
• Huang Xi withdrew from her assault and began gathering power, but Ji Jingyou discovered that he could no longer move.

Ji Jingyou overcame Huang Xi’s Qi-Flow Binding and defeated her, but his injured arm left him recovering while Chen Cheng drew attention from the other sects. As the next round’s fourteen competitors prepared to draw lots, Chen Cheng warned Ji Jingyou to be careful.

• Huang Xi restrained Ji Jingyou with Qi-Flow Binding and unleashed her strongest Sword Qi strike, but Ji Jingyou broke free using medicine hidden in his mouth.
• Ji Jingyou blocked Huang Xi’s attack, overwhelmed her with his enhanced speed, and won after she conceded.
• Xue Qiao and other Xuanbei Sect figures became interested in Chen Cheng after hearing that he held a major secret, while Li Miaoyuan tried unsuccessfully to provoke jealousy between Chen Cheng and Ji Jingyou.
• Qu Fanghua told Duan Yuchao she intended to kill Chen Cheng if they met, rejected Duan Yuchao, and exchanged flirtatious glances with Xue Qiao.
• After the remaining matches ended, Chen Cheng, Ji Jingyou, Xue Qiao, and Wang Lingfeng joined ten other rising stars to draw lots for the next round, and Chen Cheng cautioned Ji Jingyou to be careful.

Chen Cheng faced Xue Qiao while Ji Jingyou fought Qu Fanghua, who had repeatedly plotted against Chen Cheng. Ji Jingyou killed Qu Fanghua, and Chen Cheng’s duel with Xue Qiao began with a surprising clash that left Xue Qiao visibly shocked.

• Chen Cheng drew Xue Qiao as his opponent, while Qu Fanghua drew Ji Jingyou and tried to goad Chen Cheng into fighting recklessly.
• Ji Jingyou overpowered Qu Fanghua, agreed to pause when she asked, then killed her with the Iceglacier Sword as she lowered her guard to take a pill.
• Xue Qiao threatened Chen Cheng and urged him to surrender, but Chen Cheng launched a punch infused with black lightning.
• Xue Qiao countered with a powerful punch, but red-gold flames blossomed within Chen Cheng’s lightning and the two struck each other head-on.
• Xue Qiao’s eyes widened and he began to concede as the clash overturned the spectators’ expectations.

Chen Cheng killed Xue Qiao with spirit fire in their arena match, drawing the attention of the Vast Righteousness Alliance and prompting an offer of special admission to its Alchemy Hall. As the competition’s final round approached, Chen Cheng learned that the top twelve would likely need fourteen-aperture strength, while Wang Lingfeng revealed his own formidable cultivation.

• Chen Cheng’s black lightning and Red Lotus Spirit Fire destroyed Xue Qiao’s arm and blasted a hole through his chest, killing him and winning the match.
• Zhou Tianwu and Chang Yuqing praised Chen Cheng’s spirit-fire control, while Li Miaoyuan realized she could no longer safely scheme against him.
• Zhao Keqian offered Chen Cheng special admission to the Vast Righteousness Alliance’s Alchemy Hall, warned him about Xue Household retaliation, and advised him to stay near Wang Changsheng or within the Alliance.
• Wang Lingfeng defeated his opponent in Arena Seven and exchanged a complicated glance with Chen Cheng.
• Liu Yuling explained that eighteen competitors would vie for twelve places and named Xiang Poji, Nie Yunshang, and Wang Lingfeng as likely top-three contenders, noting Wang Lingfeng had reached the middle-to-late stage of fourteen apertures.

Chen Cheng refused to withdraw from his match against Wang Lingfeng, despite warnings that Wang was a formidable opponent. As Wang launched a lethal, high-speed strike, the chapter ended with the spectators reacting in astonishment.

• Gu Tan and Tan Chen withdrew after drawing dangerous opponents, while Chen Cheng chose to fight Wang Lingfeng.
• Ji Jingyou decided to withdraw and collapsed unconscious from distress; Gu Tan and Chen Cheng checked on him.
• Chen Cheng headed to arena nine as spectators and sect leaders turned their attention to his match with Wang Lingfeng.
• Wang Lingfeng revealed extraordinary speed from a profound movement art, impressing the sect leaders.
• Wang Lingfeng appeared behind Chen Cheng and swung a deadly knife-hand at his neck, but the onlookers were astonished by what they saw.

Chen Cheng used the Vertical Eye Mark to master Wang Lingfeng’s movement art and combined it with the Heaven and Earth Formless Art to turn the fight around. He burned Wang Lingfeng’s right arm with the Red Lotus Spirit Fire, but a figure intervened before he could continue attacking.

• Chen Cheng endured Wang Lingfeng’s first knife-hand strike, which shattered his Qi Aura and injured his hand, but held his ground as Wang Lingfeng prepared a stronger blow.
• The Vertical Eye Mark analyzed Wang Lingfeng’s Divine Meridian Movement Art, allowing Chen Cheng to achieve perfect initiation and use its movement techniques.
• Chen Cheng created confusing mirror images and fused the movement art with the Heaven and Earth Formless Art to evade Wang Lingfeng’s attacks and strike from multiple directions.
• Wang Lingfeng mistook Chen Cheng’s real body for a mirror image and shifted his protective Qi Aura away from his right side.
• Chen Cheng’s Red Lotus Spirit Fire engulfed Wang Lingfeng’s right arm, and an unidentified figure appeared between them before Chen Cheng could press his attack.

Chen Cheng defeated Wang Lingfeng, drawing attention from the tournament’s other contenders and prompting him to decide to fight for a top-three place. After the final twelve candidates were determined, Nie Yunshang challenged Xiang Poji as the ranking matches began.

• He Lianbo stopped Chen Cheng’s attack, forced Wang Lingfeng to concede, and warned him that Chen Cheng’s skill made continuing the fight fatal.
• Chen Cheng attracted attention from other sects, received congratulations through Su Heng from Nie Yunshang, and discussed the top-three contest and its rewards with Zhao Keqian.
• Chen Cheng decided to contend for a top-three place to improve his standing and security within the Vast Righteousness Alliance.
• Wang Lingfeng, Ji Jingyou, and Tan Chen won the last three places in the top twelve, with Chen Cheng’s guidance helping Tan Chen defeat his opponent.
• Zhao Keqian announced the provisional top three, and Nie Yunshang interrupted to challenge Xiang Poji.

Xiang Poji conceded first place to Nie Yunshang, and Chen Cheng challenged Su Heng for third place. Chen Cheng defeated Su Heng with his Flame Qilin Sword and Great Sun Heaven-Burning Art, forcing Su Heng to concede.

• Xiang Poji chose to concede first place rather than accept Nie Yunshang's challenge, and Zhao Keqian placed Nie Yunshang first, Xiang Poji second, and Chen Cheng third.
• Wang Lingfeng nearly challenged for a higher rank, then glared at Chen Cheng and resolved to challenge him if he won.
• Chen Cheng challenged Su Heng, who accepted, and the two began their match with their Profound Swords.
• Chen Cheng used the Flame Qilin Sword and Great Sun Heaven-Burning Art against Su Heng's sword formation, while Su Heng tried to break through Chen Cheng's defenses.
• Su Heng's sword stopped at Chen Cheng's Tier-Seven Profound Armor, while Chen Cheng's sword and ten blazing suns threatened Su Heng after his protective Qi Aura broke near his neck.
• Su Heng recognized that Chen Cheng had the advantage and conceded the match.

Chen Cheng placed third in the Outer Sect newcomer tournament and began settling into his new life, receiving his residence, rewards, and a cultivation method. As he continued his induction with Su Yan, Xiang Poji invited him to a banquet at the Vast Righteousness Marketplace.

• Zhao Keqian announced Chen Cheng as third place, while Wang Lingfeng backed down from challenging him.
• Chen Cheng left Ji Jingyou behind at the courtyard and followed Su Yan to complete his Outer Sect induction.
• Su Yan showed Chen Cheng his residence and warned him not to choose the third elder as his teacher.
• Chen Cheng registered at the General Affairs Hall and received Outer Sect clothing and two supreme-grade Profound Pills.
• At the Scripture Pavilion, Chen Cheng chose the Myriad Dragon Treasure Armor, and Xiang Poji chose the same martial art.
• Xiang Poji invited Chen Cheng to a banquet, and Chen Cheng continued with Su Yan to the Qi Palace before agreeing to meet him afterward.

Chen Cheng visited the Qi Palace, where Su Yan warned him about Meng Meng’s gambling debts, then joined Xiang Poji and their companions for a trip to the Vast Righteousness Marketplace. At the Heavenly Auspice Tower, Ye Yilan warmly greeted the powerful Senior Brother Ding, whom Chen Cheng suspected was Ding Dekun.

• Su Yan explained the Qi Palace’s cultivation levels to Chen Cheng and warned him that Meng Meng was a gambling debtor who might seek to borrow money.
• Chen Cheng met Lu Xinghe and Ye Yilan at Xiang Poji’s residence, and the group rode to the Vast Righteousness Marketplace.
• Meng Meng approached Chen Cheng in the city, but Ye Yilan’s mention of Senior Brother Ding led Meng Meng to leave; Lu Xinghe and Ye Yilan then treated Chen Cheng more coldly.
• The group arrived at the Heavenly Auspice Tower and entered a private room where three young men, including the imposing Senior Brother Ding, were waiting.
• Ye Yilan greeted Senior Brother Ding with a bright smile and offered to drink as an apology for keeping him waiting.