Recaps

Sikong Jing and Xia Dielian uncovered Zhang Zhun as the force behind the Sixty-Sixth Legion’s suspiciously smooth month, but General Fei and his troops blocked their way to Sixty-Six Castle. After effortlessly defeating General Fei, Sikong Jing proposed a staged attack to help Ning Jingjing expose Zhang Zhun, but General Fei rejected the plan and ordered his troops to seize him.

• Xia Dielian identified Zhang Zhun as the mastermind, prompting General Fei and three deputy generals to block Sikong Jing and Xia Dielian from reaching Sixty-Six Castle.
• Sikong Jing explained that Zhang Zhun and factions within the Ning Family threatened Ning Jingjing’s position in the Sixty-Sixth Legion.
• Sikong Jing recognized General Fei as a former general of the Ninety-Eighth Legion and revealed that he had been demoted to the Ninety-Nine Legion.
• Sikong Jing slapped away a deputy general and then defeated General Fei, despite General Fei’s Mystic Heaven Realm cultivation.
• Sikong Jing asked Xia Dielian whether he should help Ning Jingjing, then suggested that General Fei stage an attack and pretend to lose so they could join Ning Jingjing against Zhang Zhun.
• General Fei refused to cooperate and ordered his 30,000 Black Armor Warriors to seize Sikong Jing.

Sikong Jing forced General Fei to cooperate with his plan, then reached Sixty-Six Castle with Xia Dielian as Ning Jingjing prepared to promote Su Zhenglong. Staff Officer Zhang Zhun interrupted the ceremony, claiming Su Zhenglong was too old and that people objected.

• Sikong Jing knocked out a thousand of General Fei's Black Armor Warriors and threatened to defeat the rest unless they helped him put on an act.
• General Fei recognized Sikong Jing as the man rumored to have taken five cities and ordered his troops to cooperate when they reached Sixty-Six Castle.
• Sikong Jing and Xia Dielian entered Sixty-Six Castle, where the Black Armor Warriors welcomed Sikong Jing and let them pass without notifying Ning Jingjing.
• Ning Jingjing began bestowing a token and helmet on Su Zhenglong as a newly promoted Black Armor Warrior.
• Staff Officer Zhang Zhun interrupted Ning Jingjing and objected that Su Zhenglong was too old, citing voices of dissatisfaction.

Ning Jingjing faced a mutiny during Su Zhenglong’s Black Armor Warrior ceremony, with Zhang Zhun and the new recruits challenging her decision. She refused to revoke Su Zhenglong’s appointment and bestowed his token and helmet, choosing to risk a fight rather than compromise.

• A deputy general and other soldiers accused Ning Jingjing of unfairly favoring Su Zhenglong, and the crowd split between her 80,000 trusted warriors and the 120,000 new recruits.
• Zhang Zhun urged Ning Jingjing to end the ceremony, while Sikong Jing quietly moved toward Su Yuexi and decided not to intervene yet.
• Zhang Zhun requested that Su Zhenglong’s appointment be revoked, and the crowd accused Ning Jingjing of abusing her authority.
• Ning Jingjing judged that backing down would destroy her authority and her troops’ confidence, while a fight could be difficult to win.
• Ning Jingjing bestowed the Black Armor Warrior token and helmet on Su Zhenglong, choosing to stand her ground and fight if necessary.

Zhang Zhun used the turmoil in the Sixty-Sixth Legion to undermine Ning Jingjing and revealed his connection to the Ning Family. Sikong Jing returned and warned that Zhang Zhun had arranged for 30,000 Black Armor Warriors from the new Ninety-Nine Legion to attack, while Zhang ordered the signal sent.

• Zhang Zhun resigned as strategist, taunted Ning Jingjing with Dowager Lady Ning's plans for her, and left his command token behind.
• Su Zhenglong offered to withdraw from the Black Armor Warriors, but Sikong Jing returned and reunited with Su Yuexi.
• Sikong Jing warned Su Yuexi and Mei Xiaofang that 30,000 warriors from the new Ninety-Nine Legion waited outside and that Zhang Zhun intended to overwhelm the Sixty-Sixth Legion.
• Ning Jingjing refused to let Su Zhenglong withdraw and ordered her men to suppress the agitated new soldiers.
• Zhang Zhun told several deputy generals to send the signal to the new Ninety-Nine Legion.

Sikong Jing returned as Zhang Zhun stirred the 120,000 troops against Ning Jingjing and boldly claimed Su Zhenglong could defeat any opponent of the same realm with one sword strike. He demonstrated his new Dark Wing Black Flame Sword for Su Zhenglong, and the display left Ning Jingjing and her 80,000 loyal Black Armor Warriors trembling as Su Zhenglong gained sudden insight.

• Zhang Zhun urged the 120,000 troops to defy Su Zhenglong, while Ning Jingjing and her loyal soldiers faced an imminent clash.
• Sikong Jing arrived, identified himself as Su Zhenglong's son-in-law, and declared that no Black Armor Warrior of the same realm could withstand Su Zhenglong's sword strike.
• After Zhang Zhun challenged the claim, Ning Jingjing ordered him to leave and accepted that Su Zhenglong had to prove his strength.
• Su Zhenglong admitted he lacked confidence against a sixth-level Martial Scripture Realm opponent, so Sikong Jing promised to show him the new Dark Wing Black Flame Sword.
• Sikong Jing demonstrated the sword forms without using true energy, and Su Zhenglong gained insight as Ning Jingjing and her 80,000 loyal warriors shuddered.

Sikong Jing demonstrated his new Dark Wing Black Flame Sword, enabling Su Zhenglong to defeat the challengers and Ning Jingjing to regain the upper hand over Zhang Zhun’s forces. After Zhang Zhun challenged Sikong Jing’s right to interfere, Ning Jingjing ordered the rebels expelled from Sixty-Six Castle, and both sides prepared to fight.

• Sikong Jing taught the new Dark Wing Black Flame Sword, and Su Zhenglong used it to defeat an initial challenger and then dozens more.
• Ning Jingjing demonstrated the sword technique and demanded that Zhang Zhun and his one hundred twenty thousand men stand down or be suppressed.
• Zhang Zhun argued that Sikong Jing had no right to interfere in the affairs of the Long Night Black Burn Army, but Ning Jingjing’s eighty thousand loyal soldiers defended him.
• Ning Jingjing counted down and ordered her Black Armor Warriors to drive the rebels out of Sixty-Six Castle.
• Zhang Zhun ordered his forces to attack Ning Jingjing, and a deputy general called on the one hundred twenty thousand men to charge.

Ning Jingjing’s eighty thousand warriors drove Zhang Zhun’s larger force out of Sixty-Six Castle, but Zhang Zhun called in General Fei and thirty thousand reinforcements. Fei Chian turned on Zhang Zhun instead, joining Ning Jingjing in a surprise attack as the battle descended into chaos.

• Ning Jingjing led eighty thousand warriors using the improved Dark Wing Black Flame Sword and forced Zhang Zhun’s one hundred and twenty thousand men to retreat from Sixty-Six Castle.
• Sikong Jing told Su Yuexi and the observing families that General Fei’s thirty thousand reinforcements would join their side.
• Zhang Zhun announced that General Fei would help defeat Ning Jingjing, and the arriving troops joined his ranks.
• Fei Chian slapped Zhang Zhun, declared his allegiance to Ning Jingjing, and ordered his thirty thousand soldiers to attack Zhang Zhun’s forces.
• Fei Chian asked Ning Jingjing to join forces and eliminate Zhang Zhun.

Ning Jingjing’s forces routed Zhang Zhun’s troops after Fei Chian suddenly turned against him, and she recognized that Fei Chian’s betrayal was an act arranged by Sikong Jing. Sikong Jing then gave Ning Jingjing three versions of his newly created Dark Wing Black Flame Sword, including a high-level Cosmos-grade version.

• Ning Jingjing ordered her troops to drive Zhang Zhun’s 120,000 men into the forest and surround them, while Zhang Zhun promised to counterattack after resting.
• Fei Chian praised Ning Jingjing, but she called out his terrible acting, and those present realized Sikong Jing had won him over.
• Sikong Jing arrived with Su Yuexi and explained that he had dealt with the situation; Ning Jingjing thanked him and accepted that he had prevented her from becoming a laughingstock.
• Sikong Jing gave Ning Jingjing three Green Jade Tubes containing different tiers of the Dark Wing Black Flame Sword, including a complete high-level Cosmos-grade version.
• Ning Jingjing hesitated to accept the precious martial skill, but Sikong Jing insisted she take it, saying he could create Cosmos-grade skills whenever he wanted.

Sikong Jing’s new Dark Wing Black Flame Sword helped Ning Jingjing and the Sixty-Sixth Legion’s deputy generals break through, while their troops continued to surround Zhang Zhun’s forces. Zhang Zhun’s complaint brought Beigong Xianfeng and Zhang Han to the forest, where Zhang Han prepared to confront Ning Jingjing.

• Ning Jingjing accepted Sikong Jing’s three Green Jade Tubes and broke through to the Second Profound Heaven Realm, then advanced to its peak while learning the sword’s second tier.
• The deputy generals broke through to the First Profound Heaven Realm, and the first tier spread among the eighty thousand Black Armor Warriors as Ning Jingjing sought Sikong Jing’s help with the third tier.
• After two days of failed escape attempts, Zhang Zhun sent Zhang Han a letter accusing Ning Jingjing of secretly sharing sword techniques and suppressing dissent.
• Zhang Han presented Zhang Zhun’s letter to Beigong Xianfeng, who questioned its account and decided to investigate in person.
• Beigong Xianfeng and Zhang Han arrived above the forest, where Zhang Han denounced Ning Jingjing and moved to order her to withdraw her troops.

Beigong Xianfeng inspected the new sword technique Ning Jingjing had introduced and recognized it as a powerful, tiered reconstruction of the Long Night Black Flame Sword. As Zhang Zhun and his supporters accused Ning Jingjing of rebellion and demanded punishment, Beigong asked whether an outsider had secretly taught her the technique, and Ning Jingjing confirmed it.

• Beigong Xianfeng watched the Black Armor Warriors, Ning Jingjing, and the deputy generals practice and recognized three tiers of swordsmanship derived from the Long Night Black Flame Sword.
• Zhang Han urged Beigong Xianfeng to confront Ning Jingjing, and they descended to question her.
• Ning Jingjing recounted the conflict involving Zhang Zhun, Su Zhenglong, and the 120,000 men, and accused Zhang Zhun of taking benefits from her family.
• Zhang Zhun and the deputy generals denied her account, accused her of building a private legion, and claimed she was imposing an outsider's sword technique on the army.
• Zhang Han demanded that Ning Jingjing be expelled and imprisoned, while Zhang Zhun called for the outsider who taught her to be interrogated or executed.
• Beigong Xianfeng asked Ning Jingjing whether an outsider had secretly passed on the new sword technique, and she confirmed that he had.

Sikong Jing met Commander Beigong Xianfeng, who welcomed him warmly despite Zhang Zhun and Zhang Han accusing him of privately teaching a sword technique. Beigong defended Sikong Jing and left with him to talk, leaving Zhang Zhun afraid of punishment.

• Beigong Xianfeng learned that Su Yuexi’s husband, Sikong Jing, had created the sword technique and summoned him to the castle.
• Sikong Jing and Su Yuexi arrived, and Beigong greeted Sikong Jing as a close friend, shocking Zhang Zhun, Zhang Han, and the gathered troops.
• Sikong Jing said he had gained insight from encountering a Dark Wing Dragon Eagle and had created new techniques.
• When Zhang Han objected to Sikong Jing privately teaching the sword technique, Beigong rebuked him and praised Sikong Jing’s teaching.
• Beigong invited Sikong Jing to speak privately, and they flew away together while Zhang Zhun feared he would be punished.

Sikong Jing revealed his rapid cultivation and explained that his humanoid demon beast form could not reliably fight for the Long Night Black Burn Army because it might fall into demonic madness. He repaid Beigong Xianfeng by demonstrating the Dark Wing Black Flame Sword and offering an accessible version for the army.

• Beigong Xianfeng discovered that Sikong Jing had reached the peak of the Innate Martial Sect Realm despite still having zero martial roots, and suggested he undergo another martial assessment.
• Sikong Jing told Beigong Xianfeng that the Sacred Dragon Palace had found his martial wisdom exceeded the full tenth grade, convincing him that Sikong Jing had created the Dark Wing Black Flame Sword.
• Sikong Jing thanked Beigong Xianfeng for concealing the Worry-Forget Sect matter but warned that the humanoid demon beast might not appear on the battlefield because it could fall into demonic madness.
• Beigong Xianfeng realized the humanoid demon beast had been a demon beast in demonic madness and accepted that Sikong Jing could not guarantee its help.
• Sikong Jing demonstrated the Dark Wing Black Flame Sword and offered a mid-level Flood-grade version that the entire Long Night Black Burn Army could learn.

Sikong Jing joined the Long Night Black Burn Army as the hidden first commander of the Dark Wing Camp, with Ning Jingjing as his deputy. After the new sword technique impressed the deputy commanders, Beigong Xianfeng uncovered Zhang Zhun’s corruption and ordered his execution.

• Sikong Jing gave Beigong Xianfeng three tiers of the Dark Wing Black Flame Sword, and Beigong invited him to join the Long Night Black Burn Army.
• Beigong offered Sikong Jing the hidden command of the Dark Wing Camp, with Ning Jingjing handling its daily affairs, and Sikong accepted.
• The deputy commanders saw the Black Armor Warriors demonstrate the new sword technique and warned Zhang Han to deal with Zhang Zhun’s wrongdoing.
• Zhang Han confessed that Zhang Zhun had accepted benefits from the Ning Family and deliberately obstructed Ning Jingjing.
• Beigong accepted Zhang Han’s resignation and ordered Zhang Zhun imprisoned and executed.

After Beigong Xianfeng reorganized the army and Sikong Jing established plans for the Dark Wing Camp, Sikong Jing returned to Sixty-Six Town and learned that the conflict between Sacred Dragon Palace and Star Luo Palace had been suppressed through negotiations. He set out with Lang Yisuo to return to Sacred Dragon Palace, concerned about Qin Heng’s severe injuries and whether Baili Que had obtained the Thousand Cold Red Lotus Core for Su Yuexi.

• Beigong Xianfeng ordered the deputy generals among the 120,000 men interrogated and announced that the Long Night Black Burn Army would adopt Sikong Jing’s Dark Wing Black Flame Sword.
• Fei Chian gave up his post as general of the Ninety-Nine Legion and became Ning Jingjing’s deputy, while Sikong Jing and Ning Jingjing planned the secret Dark Wing Camp.
• Sikong Jing returned to Sixty-Six Town with Su Yuexi and found Lang Yisuo, who had believed Sikong Jing was dead and described how Thunder Dragon Mountain blamed him for Lei Zizhen’s severed arm.
• Lang Yisuo told Sikong Jing that the two grand academies’ battle had been halted by their headquarters and that Qin Heng had returned with serious injuries.
• Sikong Jing decided to accompany Lang Yisuo back to Sacred Dragon Palace to learn whether Baili Que had obtained the Thousand Cold Red Lotus Core for Su Yuexi.

Sikong Jing returned to Holy Dragon Palace with Lang Yisuo and discovered that Lei Zizhen had ordered the Great Crane Society attacked because of its connection to him. Sikong Jing rescued the society and revealed himself alive, leaving his enemies stunned.

• Sikong Jing dismissed Lang Yisuo's warning about Lei Zizhen and took him back to Holy Dragon Palace.
• Sikong Jing learned that Instructor Wen Hu had gone to Gold Dragon Mountain to care for the injured Qin Heng, then headed toward the Mission Hall.
• Sikong Jing and Lang Yisuo found several hundred apprentices besieging the Great Crane Society and threatening to expel its members on Lei Zizhen's orders.
• The attackers said the society was being punished for accepting Sikong Jing, whom they believed had died in the Bright Dragon Mountain Range.
• Sikong Jing struck down dozens of attackers with a blast of fist energy and approached the Great Crane Society alongside Lang Yisuo.
• Xu He, Ge Rong, and the attackers recognized Sikong Jing and were shocked that he had survived.

Sikong Jing defeated Lei Zizhen’s apprentices and learned that Baili Que had been badly injured in Cold Flame Forest while seeking the Thousand Cold Red Lotus Core. He discovered that Lei Hongteng’s growing influence amid the Sacred Dragon Palace’s turmoil threatened the Great Crane Society, and Xu He urged him to check on Vice Palace Master Qin Heng and be ready to leave.

• Sikong Jing refused to go to Thunder Dragon Mountain, then defeated hundreds of apprentices who attacked him and crippled their leader’s arms.
• Sikong Jing forced the leader to reveal that Baili Que had been beaten by disciples from Long Night Heavenly Dao Palace and was being escorted back after seeking the Thousand Cold Red Lotus Core.
• Sikong Jing drove off the apprentices, while the leader threatened him with Lei Zizhen’s retaliation.
• Ge Rong condemned Lei Zizhen’s arrogance, and Xu He explained that Lei Hongteng had gained power because Palace Master Shen Qingye was absent, Vice Palace Master Qin Heng was seriously injured, and elders had died.
• Xu He urged Sikong Jing to check on Qin Heng and leave the Long Night Holy Dragon Palace if anything seemed wrong, adding that Dean Tan Yue was also absent.

Sikong Jing and Lang Yisuo went to Fire Dragon Mountain to find Yu Yan and learn about the power struggle surrounding Qin Heng. After discovering Yu Yan had been confined, Sikong Jing demanded to see Fire Dragon Mountain's master, hoping to determine whether the mountain supported Lei Hongteng.

• Unable to find Yu Yan at the Mission Hall, Sikong Jing learned that her position was under threat and decided to seek her on Fire Dragon Mountain instead of risking a trip to Gold Dragon Mountain.
• Sikong Jing explained to Lang Yisuo that they needed to learn which elders opposed Lei Hongteng before approaching the injured Qin Heng, then challenged the Fire Dragon Mountain Path with him.
• Sikong Jing opened his fourth dragon vein and purified the true qi he had devoured, while Lang Yisuo's cultivation rose to the peak of the Third Profound Heaven Realm.
• Two Fire Mountain Dragon students told Sikong Jing that Yu Yan had been confined over her appointment as a Mission Hall executive and sneered that she had entered through the back door.
• Sikong Jing accused Lei Zizhen of targeting Yu Yan and asked the two students to report his request to see the master of Fire Dragon Mountain.

Sikong Jing sought an audience with the Fire Dragon Mountain Master, believing she was not responsible for Yu Yan’s imprisonment, and challenged the mountain to force a meeting. After defeating waves of students, including a Mystic Heaven First Realm fighter, he faced the outer academy instructors and demanded to see the academy master.

• Sikong Jing learned that the Fire Dragon Mountain Master was in seclusion and concluded that another elder or vice mountain master had imprisoned Yu Yan.
• Sikong Jing declared that he would blow up Fire Dragon Mountain and defeated the two students guarding the mountain path with his spear.
• Sikong Jing fought off successive groups of Fire Dragon Mountain students and warned them not to attack unless they were at least in the Mystic Heaven Realm.
• A Mystic Heaven First Realm man charged Sikong Jing, but Sikong Jing knocked him out with a single punch.
• Fire Dragon Mountain’s outer academy instructors arrived, and Sikong Jing said he wanted to ask the academy master whether the mountain was worth joining as an inner palace student.

Sikong Jing concealed his identity and challenged Fire Dragon Mountain to force an audience with its secluded Head. After defeating hundreds of students, he rejected an offer of inner palace rank and demonstrated his cloud-attribute saber technique to pressure the mentors further.

• Sikong Jing defeated a Second Profound Heaven Realm student with three spear strikes, then knocked out hundreds of Fire Dragon Mountain students.
• Sikong Jing demanded to see the Fire Dragon Mountain Head, but refused the middle-aged female mentor's offer to take him to the Deputy Head.
• The female mentor offered Sikong Jing the rank of a five-wing inner palace student, but he claimed Cloud Dragon Mountain might suit him better and suggested he deserved six wings.
• Sikong Jing used cloud qi to knock out a dozen students emerging from the academy buildings, then split their outer garments with his saber technique and asked the instructors what they thought.

Sikong Jing impressed Fire Dragon Mountain’s instructors with his strength and demanded to meet its master, while Lang Yisuo distracted the instructors left behind. Huo Yanmei emerged from seclusion, suspected Sikong Jing had been sent by Star Luo Palace, and left Instructor Shi fearing she had helped an enemy reach the wounded master.

• Sikong Jing demonstrated his Cloud-Soaring Blade Technique, then persuaded Instructor Shi to take him to meet Huo Yanmei.
• Sikong Jing told Lang Yisuo to keep the other instructors occupied, and Lang Yisuo lured them into drinking expensive wine and tonics.
• Instructor Shi brought Sikong Jing to Huo Yanmei’s flower-covered courtyard and announced his challenge to join Fire Dragon Mountain.
• Huo Yanmei emerged from seclusion after Instructor Shi’s call interrupted her cultivation and caused her to cough blood.
• Huo Yanmei asked Sikong Jing whether Star Luo Palace had sent him, alarming Instructor Shi, who realized the master might be gravely injured.

Sikong Jing revealed his identity and explained why Yu Yan’s confinement put her in danger, convincing Huo Yanmei that Lei Hongteng was maneuvering to become vice palace lord. Huo Yanmei verified Liu Shan’s support for Lei and openly objected, but Liu Shan answered with a surge of hostile aura.

• Sikong Jing told Huo Yanmei that Yu Yan had been confined by Vice Head Liu, and Instructor Shi explained that Liu accused Yu Yan of manipulating her appointment as a Mission Hall chief steward.
• Sikong Jing revealed that he was the apprentice who created the Blackforged Darkhook Dragon and explained that Lei Hongteng wanted to crush Qin Heng’s allies to secure the vice palace lord position.
• Sikong Jing urged Huo Yanmei to oppose Lei Hongteng, and she said she supported neither faction but hated the palace’s power struggles.
• Huo Yanmei hid Sikong Jing when Liu Shan arrived, then tested his claims by asking whom he supported for vice palace lord.
• Liu Shan named Lei Hongteng as the leading candidate and said most elders, including himself, supported him; Huo Yanmei objected, and Liu Shan’s aura surged as she demanded to know his intentions.

Sikong Jing used his Fire Dragon meridian energy to heal Huo Yanmei as Liu Shan attacked her courtyard. Huo Yanmei recovered, struck Liu Shan down, and confronted him.

• Liu Shan threatened to replace Huo Yanmei as branch master unless she supported Lei Hongteng, then attacked the courtyard array.
• Huo Yanmei, badly injured and unable to fight Liu Shan, prepared to send Sikong Jing and Instructor Shi away.
• Sikong Jing revealed that he had passed the Fire Dragon Mountain Path and offered its origin power to heal Huo Yanmei.
• Huo Yanmei absorbed Sikong Jing's Fire Dragon true energy, recovered from her injuries, and showed signs of a breakthrough.
• Liu Shan broke the array, entered the courtyard, and charged at Huo Yanmei, Sikong Jing, and Instructor Shi.
• Huo Yanmei slapped Liu Shan, scattered his qi, and asked him what she hated most.

Huo Yanmei recovered and forced Liu Shan to help her deceive Lei Hongteng while she moved against his supporters. Meanwhile, Yu Yan remained imprisoned as Lu Fenglan prepared to punish her and revealed that Lei Hongteng planned to eliminate everyone connected to Sikong Jing.

• Huo Yanmei subdued Liu Shan, revealed that Sikong Jing had brought her medicine, and ordered Liu Shan to name Lei Hongteng's allies and send him a deceptive message.
• Liu Shan exposed Lei Hongteng's supporters, and Huo Yanmei arrested allied Fire Dragon Mountain mentors and elders.
• Sikong Jing followed Huo Yanmei to the Fire Dragon Mountain inner academy and went toward the confinement chamber.
• Lu Fenglan entered the chamber to torment Yu Yan, while Lu Shan explained that Lei Hongteng planned to use Yu Yan as a pretext to attack Wen Hu and his allies.
• Lu Fenglan revealed that Lei Hongteng intended to kill everyone connected to Sikong Jing, including the Great Crane Society, Lang Yisuo, Baili Que, and Yu Yan, then advanced on the bound Yu Yan.

Sikong Jing entered the Fire Dragon Mountain inner court and confronted Lu Shan and Lu Fenglan while Yu Yan was held captive. He fought Lu Shan with his Darkflow Sky-Reflecting Claws and prepared to unleash the Blood-Devouring Three Claws.

• Lu Shan threatened Yu Yan and said Sikong Jing had ruined her, but Sikong Jing appeared at the confinement room door.
• Lu Fenglan recognized Sikong Jing and urged Lu Shan to capture or kill him, while Yu Yan warned him to escape.
• Lu Shan attacked Sikong Jing with her Third Profound Heaven Realm strength, but he blocked her finger strike and revealed his peak Martial Sect Realm cultivation.
• Sikong Jing donned the Darkflow Sky-Reflecting Claws and used the Blackforged Darkhook Claw to battle Lu Shan for hundreds of exchanges.
• Lu Shan staggered back farther than Sikong Jing, who dismissed her strength and announced his next technique, Blood-Devouring Three Claws.

Sikong Jing defeated Lu Shan with his newly created Blood Devour claws, while Mentor Shi intervened before his final attack and then sided with him. After Sikong Jing killed Lu Shan and Yu Yan was freed, he revealed that Liu Shan had already been dealt with and Huo Yanmei was purging Fire Dragon Mountain.

• Sikong Jing used the first two Blood Devour claws to knock Lu Shan down and pierce her shoulder.
• Mentor Shi blocked Sikong Jing's third claw when Lu Shan begged her to intervene.
• When Lu Shan demanded that Mentor Shi kill Sikong Jing and threatened her, Mentor Shi slapped Lu Shan and let Sikong Jing deal with her.
• Lu Fenglan threatened Yu Yan with a blade, but Mentor Shi slapped her away and freed Yu Yan as Sikong Jing killed Lu Shan.
• Yu Yan urged them to save Huo Yanmei, and Sikong Jing told her that Liu Shan had been dealt with and Huo Yanmei was purging Fire Dragon Mountain.