Recaps

Chen Cheng rose through the academies and trading world while settling disputes and building ties with powerful allies. During a Strange Tiger hunt, he entered a poisoned forest and became the concealed archer who dismantled Bai Fangshuo’s ambush, leaving Bai Fangshuo and Yu An dead.

• Chen Cheng defeated Yu Shi at the year-end martial match, accepted Wu Shannan’s Treasure Fish escort offer, and received Pang Shixun’s promise to assess his talent for a sect recommendation.
• Lin Fengxiao raided Fuchang Firm over the Red Moon Original Vow Sutra, and the Blood-Robed One killed Han Tianqi, while Chen Cheng joined Wang Chuang’s Strange Tiger hunt and learned that Red Moon Nunnery was searching for Moon Marrow.
• Chen Cheng entered Longshan Upper Academy, secured a villa, and accepted Wu Ziyu’s Green-Silver Dragon before helping her settle a Ten-Mile Marsh dispute through his connection to Zhou An.
• Chen Cheng helped Shen Mi recover Yongsheng Firm by winning a Merchant Charter contest, killed Liu Yufeng with Thunder-Stepping Technique, and developed a Silent Thunder-Stepping Technique.
• On Blind Huang Ridge, Chen Cheng shot down a Snow Falcon, then entered a poisonous forest after Wang Peng disappeared and adapted to the miasma.
• Chen Cheng carried Wang Peng and Yun Shuangling out of the forest, while Bai Fangshuo and Chu Biao ambushed Jiuan Hunting Manor’s hunters and killed Meng Tang.
• Chen Cheng used Silver Pellets to kill Chu Biao and other bandits, then fought Bai Fangshuo’s iron arrows with successive shots that severed Bai Fangshuo’s limbs.
• Chen Cheng caught Yu An as he fled and killed him with a devastating strike to the chest and throat.

Chen Cheng rose in strength while the Dragon Mountain powers weakened, then entered the marsh to help Zhou Yonglu and Wu Ziyu eliminate the Iron-Bone Crocodile Eel. He killed the hired hunters who turned against one another and returned with the eel’s corpse, leaving Wu Ziyu relieved that he had survived.

• Chen Cheng killed Bai Fangshuo and the other attackers, rescued Wang Peng and Yun Shuangling, and accepted Yun Shuangling’s plan to shield him from retaliation.
• Chen Cheng reached Six-Wick Blood Qi, rescued Wang Peng from the Bai Family ambush, and killed the Cloth-Wrapping Demon before returning to Zhou Long’s wedding.
• Chen Cheng trained for the Martial Selection, caught a Green-Silver Dragon and a Green-Ink Treasure Snake, and attended the Young Qilin Gathering without competing.
• After Qin Xiangyun and Zhan Mubai targeted him, Chen Cheng killed them with poisoned needles and continued sparring with Zhuang Zhuang as Dragon Mountain Hall fell into turmoil.
• Chen Cheng joined Zhou Yonglu and Wu Ziyu to hunt the Iron-Bone Crocodile Eel, then followed the separated hunters underwater after learning Ruan Jinzhong had betrayed the Zhou Family.
• Chen Cheng poisoned Qi Yan, killed Wang Han and Ruan Jinzhong, and hung their bodies in fishing nets.
• The Iron-Bone Crocodile Eel swallowed the three hunters, but Chen Cheng killed it with two Black Iron Daggers and returned its corpse to the ship.

Chen Cheng left Dragon Mountain Hall, won a Martial Guard title, and survived the political violence surrounding Qin Zhao before traveling north. At Shanhai Sect, he gained entry through Yun Shuangling’s connection and demonstrated formidable strength while attracting the attention of the sect’s elders and disciples.

• Chen Cheng withdrew from Dragon Mountain Hall after producing the Dragon Annihilation phenomenon, then advanced his cultivation and prepared for the Martial Selection.
• Chen Cheng scored seven Blood Qi wick patterns, killed Kuang Yifeng, defeated Zhang Shan, and finished sixth on the Silver List as Qin Zhao claimed the Qilin Champion position.
• Chen Cheng killed Zhang Shan and Liu Yikai, then pursued Qin Zhao through the burning Qin Residence and killed him with a Taiji Force leg strike.
• After Pang Shixun and Xiang Han failed to secure him a place with the Nine Altars Sect, Chen Cheng registered as reserve talent and left Zhao City with Madam Li for Yong Prefecture City.
• Chen Cheng joined Du Wenshun’s caravan, reached war-torn Yunlei Prefecture, killed a bandit with a new kick, and claimed Martial Merit for two wanted criminals at the Patrol Office.
• At Shanhai Gate, Zhou Wansen recognized Chen Cheng’s token from Yun Shuangling and admitted him as a distinguished guest at Guanlan Pavilion, while Ning Chong entered as an Outer Sect Core Disciple.
• Chen Cheng sold Dong Chuo’s Blood Jade Fruits to buy Shanhai Blood-Boosting Pills, ate a Golden Meat Carp, and mastered the Cloud Roc Leg Technique.
• Chen Cheng defeated Han Chou and endured his punch without injury, impressing the witnesses, while Gu Qianqian promised to report his performance and Ning Chong reaffirmed their friendship.

Chen Cheng joined the Fishery Pavilion, uncovered conspiracies tied to the Immortal Bone Sect, and rapidly advanced through the Divine Treasury Realm. After winning the Seven Pavilions competition and hunting powerful enemies, he mastered Ten Directions Thunder Movement and prepared to take Su Chang'an’s place in an upcoming battle.

• Chen Cheng joined the Fishery Pavilion, found a Grotto-Heaven beneath the Sea Marsh, and used it as a base while investigating threats and cultivating.
• Chen Cheng exposed Dong Family crimes, fought the Immortal Bone Sect, and defeated challengers at the Sea Academy Grand Competition to win first place among ordinary disciples.
• Chen Cheng trained with Geng Yuliang, discovered Primordial Qi through Feng Baishi, and fought the forces pursuing powerful strange fish and treasure.
• Chen Cheng killed Qi Changgeng and Qi Changren after learning they served Ink Venerable, then joined Wang Qingfeng and Li Li to clear Black Shark Bay.
• Chen Cheng tamed a Third-Order Howling Sky Eagle and later killed the venomous monster fish after covertly attacking its supply ships.
• Yuan Feiche selected disciples to reinforce Whale-Fishing Pass and offered Chen Cheng the Ten Directions Thunder Movement manual, which Chen Cheng mastered before reaching the Three-Qi Divine Treasury realm.
• Chen Cheng took Su Chang'an’s two sabers with Thunder Illusion Step, agreed to replace him against Yan Yifeng’s disciple, and told Yuan Feiche he had reached the threshold of Ten Directions Thunder Movement.