Recaps

After leaving Broken Mountain Sect, Lu Li entered Evergreen Sect’s examination and defeated Zuo Cangyun to become champion. He chose the Fifth Elder as his master, received the Endless Life Technique, and broke through to the first layer of the Houtian Realm.

• Lu Li buried Huang He, brought Huang Rongyue and their companions to Qingfeng Prefecture, and left Broken Mountain Sect after Uncle Fu humiliated Huang Rongyue and rejected Lu Li.
• Huang Rongyue found renewed resolve and entered seclusion, while Lu Li traveled to Evergreen Sect to seek its martial arts collection.
• Lu Li advanced to Diamond Body and entered Evergreen Sect’s examination, where he defeated Ji Yun and won ten matches before facing Zuo Cangyun.
• Lu Li and Zuo Cangyun fought an even, punishing battle until Lu Li overcame him, and Lu Li won the examination as the crowd celebrated.
• The elders competed to recruit Lu Li, and he chose the Fifth Elder, Luo Bingyun, whose Extreme Ice Marrow could strengthen his Inner Qi.
• Lu Li received the Endless Life Technique, Black Gold Sinking Iron, and five Life-Breath Pills, then practiced the technique and used a pill to reach the first layer of the Houtian Realm.
• Huang Rongyue reported Steward Fu’s bribery to Elder Qiu and returned to pursue her own breakthrough, while Evergreen Sect’s elders discussed their reasons for guiding Lu Li toward the sect.

Lu Li took control of his estate, crushed the Incense Fragrance Sect and Broken Mountain Sect forces targeting him, and advanced rapidly in martial arts. The stretch ended with him at the Wind and Rain Pavilion, where a sealed Golden Box and a stranger’s offer drew his attention.

• Luo Bingyun assigned Lu Li a large business district, and he discovered that its income could not fund his ambitions.
• Lu Li rescued Nie Kun from qi deviation and helped him break through to the Houtian Realm, then led his followers against the Incense Fragrance Sect and killed Ji Bochang.
• Lu Li’s group rescued Su Qingqing and her family, then confronted Broken Mountain Sect disciples who had harassed her.
• Lu Li killed Duan Jin and Shen Yun after they conspired to ambush him, and Luo Bingyun reported his victories to the Evergreen Sect elders.
• Luo Bingyun gave Lu Li Extreme Ice Marrow, which helped him reach the second layer of the Houtian Realm, and he later advanced to the third layer while learning the Ice Fiend Blade Technique.
• Lu Li obtained the upgraded Five-Tiger Coiling Dragon Blade from Bai Ding'an and visited Hu Niu, who had reached the Inner-Qi Realm.
• The Broken Mountain Sect placed a bounty on Lu Li through the Wind and Rain Pavilion, where the Pavilion Master refused to credit him for Ji Bochang’s death because he had not accepted the mission.
• Su Yun told Lu Li about a sealed Golden Box, then Old Ma arrived carrying it as a black-robed man offered Lu Li a deal.

Lu Li killed Zhao Jiahao, opened the Golden Box, and led Evergreen Sect forces against the Broken Mountain Sect and its allies. After surviving a major ambush with help from powerful allies, he accepted Commandery Governor Wu Ziyuanxiu’s offer to oppose the Commandery Captain, keeping their alliance secret.

• Lu Li accepted Zhao Jiahao’s contract to kill him, then raided his territory with his companions, killed him, and took a jeweled key and the stolen money.
• Lu Li bought the Golden Box from Old Ma, opened it under attack, and swallowed the pill inside before killing the pursuing assassins with help from Elder Qing and Black Hawk.
• Lu Li advanced his cultivation and Ice Fiend Blade Technique while the Broken Mountain Sect and Incense Fragrance Sect escalated their conflict with Evergreen Sect, and Cang Baihe appointed him to lead the disciples.
• Lu Li defeated Qin Feng after Qin Feng’s men tortured Ji Yun, then waited out an ambush before killing Qin Feng and Yan Wenchou and burning their estate.
• Lu Li reached the fifth layer of the Houtian Realm, but masked attackers from the Broken Mountain Sect and Incense Fragrance Sect surrounded him until Elder Qing, Black Hawk, and other allies intervened.
• The Pavilion Master and Wu Ziyuanxiu’s forces helped Lu Li’s group defeat the attackers and their formation, while the Pavilion Master confronted Lu Li and Wu Ziyuanxiu intervened.
• Wu Ziyuanxiu revealed that Lu Li was Blood Ghost, asked him to help oppose the Commandery Captain, and offered him a place in Tianlan Cave and cultivation resources.
• Lu Li agreed to work with Wu Ziyuanxiu, who told him to keep their alliance secret as they returned to the city.

Lu Li defeated Zuo Qingtian and uncovered the Incense Fragrance Sect’s alliance with the rebels during a bandit-suppression mission. After escaping a trap with Huang Rongyue, he fought alongside her and killed Zhang Meng, leaving the rebellion’s threat exposed.

• Lu Li mastered new techniques, strengthened his Metal-Stone Body, and defeated Zuo Qingtian after Huang Rongyue stabbed him during the bandit-suppression mission.
• Rebel soldiers ambushed Lu Li and Huang Rongyue, and she wounded herself protecting him before they escaped to a cave.
• Lu Li treated Huang Rongyue’s wounds, disguised them both, and guided her through an array after learning the Incense Fragrance Sect had allied with the bandits.
• A pursuer identified Lu Li despite his disguise and chased him and Huang Rongyue, who refused to abandon each other.
• Lu Li and Huang Rongyue joined forces against Zhang Meng, with Huang Rongyue activating Other Shore No Peace and Lu Li using a secret technique.
• Lu Li’s poison weakened Zhang Meng, and Lu Li killed him after learning his group had been sent to ambush them.