Recaps

Lin Tian returned to the Heavenly Derivation Sect after more than a month away and discovered that everyone assumed he had been in seclusion. He visited Hua Chengming, who understood that Lin Tian wanted the sect to conceal his killings of two Demon Sect Gang Realm experts and directed him to speak with the Sect Master.

• Hua Chengming closed his eyes rather than answer questions about Lin Tian, and the meeting ended with Lin Tian's fate left undecided.
• News spread that Qingcheng Prefecture City had sent Gang Realm experts into Gaoyan Prefecture City to join the campaign against families allied with the Demon Sect, angering the Ten Great Sects.
• Lin Tian shed his Formless Combat Technique disguise and returned to the Wood Courtyard, where Ma Liang congratulated him on coming out of seclusion.
• Lin Tian visited Hua Chengming, who recognized that Lin Tian had grown stronger and had likely killed another Demon Sect Gang Realm expert.
• Hua Chengming told Lin Tian the sect would make arrangements for him and advised him to find the Sect Master; Lin Tian thanked him but remained, prompting Hua Chengming to ask whether he needed anything else.

Lin Tian pressed Hua Chengming for the Five Elements fusion method, bargaining that he would help the Academy Master when he could. Hua Chengming gave him a secret art and a mysterious pill, leaving Lin Tian with a way to fuse his True Gang and a crucial ingredient whose purpose remained unexplained.

• Lin Tian asked Hua Chengming to teach him True Gang fusion, offering to help the Academy Master in the future.
• Hua Chengming rejected Lin Tian’s vague offer, and Lin Tian agreed to go all out within his abilities if the benefits were worthwhile.
• Hua Chengming opened the Alchemy Furnace and tossed Lin Tian a scroll and a Gray Mist-colored medicinal pill.
• Lin Tian used his newly cultivated Azure Wood True Gang to withstand the furnace’s heat and read the scroll.
• Lin Tian learned the Hundred Meridians Treasure Refining Art could fuse his Five Elements True Gang by refining five supreme treasures into his body.
• Lin Tian realized the pill was crucial to the fusion method, but Hua Chengming did not explain its purpose.

Lin Tian returned to the Heavenly Derivation Sect, revealed that he had reached the Gang Realm and killed two Demon Sect cultivators, and asked the Sect Master to conceal the matter to protect his family. Back at his courtyard to study the Five Elements Fusion technique, he welcomed Chen Qingyu, who had come to check on him.

• Lin Tian thanked Hua Chengming for the technique and pill, then went to meet Sect Master Mo Sheli.
• Mo Sheli asked about Lin Tian's cultivation, and Lin Tian revealed his Azure Wood True Gang and confirmed that he had slain the two Demon Sect Gang Realm cultivators.
• Lin Tian asked Mo Sheli to conceal the killings so the Demon Sect would not target his family, and Mo Sheli agreed to consider his request with satisfaction.
• Lin Tian returned to his courtyard to study the Five Elements Fusion technique instead of going to the Spirit-Drawing Tower.
• Chen Qingyu visited Lin Tian after hearing that he had gone missing and returned, and Lin Tian invited her inside.

Chen Qingyu brought Lin Tian a meal, but their visit was interrupted when Ye Zhen and the other Core Disciples arrived and quickly left after seeing them together. Alone again, Lin Tian studied the Five Elements Fusion secret art and realized he could begin fusing his True Gang if he found a metal-attribute supreme treasure.

• Chen Qingyu brought five dishes to Lin Tian and watched as he ate the meal alone.
• Ye Zhen, Xiao Shaoyang, and Ma Bao visited Lin Tian, saw Chen Qingyu and the meal, then made excuses to leave.
• Chen Qingyu departed without saying what she had meant to tell Lin Tian.
• Lin Tian studied the Five Elements Fusion method and learned he could fuse his existing True Gang with the right supreme treasures.
• Lin Tian took out the wooden box he had found inside the Wang Family clan elder, which could contain the metal-attribute treasure he needed.

Lin Tian discovered that his wooden box accelerated his Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art cultivation and learned of an upcoming auction in Canglan Prefecture City for the metal-attribute treasure he needed. He informed Capital Commandant Zhou that he might travel there to treat Zhou Wanqian, but Zhou urged him to wait until the Demon Sect threat eased.

• Lin Tian removed the three premium Gang Condensation Pills from the wooden box and recalled that holding it made his cultivation of the Azure Wood Eternal Spring Art nearly fifty percent faster.
• Lin Tian learned from Ma Liang that an auction in Canglan Prefecture City would offer a Vajra Glazed Crystal that could help him cultivate metal-attribute True Gang.
• Lin Tian remembered that he had promised Capital Commandant Zhou to treat Zhou Wanqian and decided he might combine the visit with attending the auction, if the Demon Sect's movements calmed.
• Lin Tian sent Capital Commandant Zhou a letter explaining his delay and his possible trip to Canglan Prefecture City at the end of the month.
• Capital Commandant Zhou replied that he did not blame Lin Tian, but advised him not to travel while the situation remained dangerous and said Zhou Wanqian could wait another month or two.

Lin Tian traded a fine-grade Gang Condensation Pill to Ma Bao for the Earth Vein Marrow Bead, then cultivated in the Spirit-Drawing Tower to turn his Thick Earth True Qi into True Gang. After three days, he sat in a clearing on the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s back mountain as a pale-yellow halo circulated through his body.

• Lin Tian exchanged a fine-grade Gang Condensation Pill with Ma Bao for the Earth Vein Marrow Bead and entered secluded cultivation in the Spirit-Drawing Tower.
• During Lin Tian’s half-month seclusion, Han Shuangjiang broke through to the Gang Realm amid a reported wind-and-snow phenomenon, and Mu Qingxue also reached the Gang Realm.
• Reports said the Demon Sect’s activity in Gaoyan Prefecture City had sharply declined, leading Lin Tian to consider traveling to Canglan Prefecture City.
• Lin Tian’s Thick Earth Mountain-Suppressing Art advanced rapidly as the Earth Vein Marrow Bead resonated with the earth-vein spiritual energy beneath the Spirit-Drawing Tower.
• After three more days, Lin Tian sat cross-legged in a back-mountain clearing as pale-yellow light circulated through his body.

Lin Tian fused Azure Wood True Gang and Thick Earth True Gang into a powerful new Chaos True Gang, which he identified as a Heterogeneous True Gang. With the Demon Sect quiet and his strength newly improved, he planned to continue cultivating before traveling to Canglan Prefecture City.

• Lin Tian used the Hundred Meridians Treasure Refining Art to absorb the essence of the small wooden box and the Earth Vein Marrow Bead.
• Lin Tian fused Azure Wood True Gang and Thick Earth True Gang, creating a black-and-white Chaos True Gang far stronger than he had expected.
• Lin Tian concluded that Chaos True Gang was a partially formed Heterogeneous True Gang whose special trait might emerge after he fused all five elements.
• Lin Tian decided to return to the Spirit-Drawing Tower to cultivate before traveling to Canglan Prefecture City before the end of the month.
• Lin Tian planned to advance the Thousand Peaks Heavy Mountain Spear toward Limit-Breaking and improve his Demon-Subduing Golden Body.

As the end of the month approached, Lin Tian left for Canglan Prefecture City with Capital Commandant Zhou to obtain a supreme metal-attributed treasure. A Dao Origin Sect envoy took notice of Lin Tian and chose to visit the Heavenly Derivation Sect, while disciples in Canglan Prefecture City discussed a fierce match between Lan Cang and Long Hai.

• After several dozen days of cultivation, Lin Tian left the Spirit-Drawing Tower and met Capital Commandant Zhou at the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s mountain gate.
• Lin Tian and Capital Commandant Zhou rode Divine Wind Colts toward Canglan Prefecture City, and Lin Tian noticed a carriage marked Dao Origin heading for Gaoyan Prefecture City.
• Inside the carriage, a Dao Origin Sect middle-aged man recognized Lin Tian as a young Gang Realm cultivator and decided to visit the Heavenly Derivation Sect first.
• At the Canglan Sect, disciples discussed the destructive match between second-ranked Lan Cang and first-ranked Long Hai.

Lin Tian and Capital Commandant Zhou reached Canglan Prefecture City earlier than expected, so Lin Tian decided to treat Zhou Wanqian before attending the auction for the Vajra Glazed Crystal. At the Canglan Sect, Zhou Wanqian and Zhou Mingda waited for their father and wondered who the unfamiliar man arriving with him was.

• Lin Tian and Capital Commandant Zhou arrived in Canglan Prefecture City after a day's journey.
• Lin Tian changed his plan and chose to visit Zhou Wanqian before the auction, then seek the Vajra Glazed Crystal and return to Gaoyan Prefecture City.
• Zhou Mingda grew impatient while waiting with Zhou Wanqian, especially after hearing that Long Hai and Lan Cang would duel.
• Zhou Wanqian and Zhou Mingda saw Capital Commandant Zhou arrive with Lin Tian, whom they no longer recognized.

Lin Tian reunited with Zhou Wanqian and Zhou Mingda in Canglan Prefecture City, where they learned he was now a Core Disciple of the Heavenly Derivation Sect. He accompanied Capital Commandant Zhou to begin treating Zhou Wanqian, leaving Zhou Yuan and the siblings stunned by Lin Tian’s identity.

• Zhou Wanqian and Zhou Mingda recognized Lin Tian from their carriage journey two years earlier, and Zhou Mingda peppered him with questions.
• Lin Tian asked Capital Commandant Zhou to begin the treatment, and Capital Commandant Zhou had Zhou Wanqian lead them to Zhou Yuan’s residence.
• Capital Commandant Zhou introduced Lin Tian to Zhou Yuan as the person who would treat Zhou Wanqian.
• Capital Commandant Zhou revealed that Lin Tian was a Core Disciple of the Heavenly Derivation Sect, shocking Zhou Yuan and the Zhou siblings.

Lin Tian met Zhou Yuan’s family and the five top true disciples of the Canglan Sect, who had come to challenge him after hearing he defeated Song Shaoyan. The disciples arrived eager to test themselves against him, though Lin Tian was already in the Gang Realm.

• Zhou Yuan revealed that Lin Tian was the Heavenly Derivation Sect disciple who defeated Song Shaoyan, and Zhou Wanqian and Zhou Mingda recognized his reputation.
• Lin Tian urged Capital Commandant Zhou to begin the treatment, but five Canglan Sect true disciples arrived looking for him.
• The five introduced themselves as Long Hai, Lan Cang, Wei Wuya, Hai Ningshuang, and Qi Lianghai, stunning Zhou Wanqian and Zhou Mingda.
• Qi Lianghai challenged Lin Tian, hoping to defeat him so he could mock Song Shaoyan, while Lin Tian noted that the five were only at perfected Core Condensation and he had reached the Gang Realm.

Lin Tian agreed to a techniques-only duel with Qi Lianghai after the other Canglan Sect disciples backed out, then examined Zhou Wanqian’s innate bodily deficiency. He found her condition troublesome but said it would not be too difficult to repair, leaving Zhou stunned by his unexpected assurance.

• Long Hai, Lan Cang, Wei Wuya, and Hai Ningshuang declined to spar with Lin Tian, leaving Qi Lianghai to face him alone.
• Lin Tian agreed to compete with Qi Lianghai using techniques only, with neither side using other powers.
• Lin Tian postponed the duel to examine Zhou Wanqian’s condition, and the others waited outside while he treated her in private.
• Lin Tian used the Formless Combat Technique’s Gray Mist to inspect Zhou Wanqian’s acupoints and meridians.
• Lin Tian told Zhou Wanqian that her condition was troublesome but not too difficult to recover from, and she was stunned.

Lin Tian used Gray Mist to repair Zhou Wanqian’s damaged body, and she confirmed that her pain had vanished and her cultivation circulated smoothly. He then defeated Qi Lianghai in a technique match and left the Canglan Sect to pursue the Vajra Glazed Crystal.

• Lin Tian treated Zhou Wanqian by using Gray Mist to repair the many deficiencies throughout her body.
• Lin Tian finished the treatment, and Zhou Wanqian circulated her cultivation method and found that her pain was gone and her power flowed smoothly.
• Lin Tian left Zhou Wanqian with Capital Commandant Zhou and the others after she thanked him for curing her.
• Lin Tian fought Qi Lianghai with borrowed weapons on Zhou Yuan’s Practice Field and defeated him with a Spear Momentum strike.
• Lin Tian declined to spar with the other personal disciples and hurried to leave the Canglan Sect in search of the Vajra Glazed Crystal.

After leaving the Canglan Sect, Lin Tian searched the Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce for supreme treasures but found only the Vajra Glazed Crystal slated for auction. The next morning, he encountered four masked Demon Sect Gang Realm cultivators and realized the auction was tied to a dangerous mission.

• Capital Commandant Zhou, Zhou Mingda, and Zhou Wanqian watched Lin Tian leave the Canglan Sect, each regretting the parting for different reasons.
• Lin Tian disguised his appearance and age with the Formless Combat Technique, then visited the Ten Thousand Treasures Chamber of Commerce to search for supreme water- and earth-attribute treasures.
• Black Baleful warned Black Fox and the two other masked figures not to jeopardize their mission to obtain the Supreme Envoy's target at the auction.
• Lin Tian learned that the Chamber of Commerce had no supreme five-element treasures besides the Vajra Glazed Crystal, then left and stayed at a nearby inn.
• The next morning, Lin Tian saw four masked black-clad figures in the corridor and used the Nine Phases Map to discover they were all Demon Sect Gang Realm cultivators.

Lin Tian attended the auction to obtain the Vajra Glazed Crystal and found four Demon Sect protectors bidding in the private room beside his. After securing the crystal and absorbing it at an inn in Canglan Prefecture City, he fused all three strands of True Gang.

• Lin Tian detected four Gang Realm Demon Sect protectors heading to the same auction, then discovered they had been assigned the private room next to his.
• The auctioneer presented the Vajra Glazed Crystal, and Lin Tian waited as bidding rose toward its expected price.
• The Demon Sect protectors bid once, then stopped, and Lin Tian won the crystal for three hundred thousand taels.
• Lin Tian paid for the crystal, left the auction, and chose to absorb it in an inn in Canglan Prefecture City.
• Lin Tian absorbed the Vajra Glazed Crystal, and the three strands of True Gang in his body fused together.

Lin Tian returned to Canglan Prefecture City after strengthening his Fused True Gang, but four Demon Sect protectors escaped the city amid a violent clash with the Canglan Sect. As Lin Tian rode away on the Divine Wind Colt, the fleeing protectors noticed his fast horse.

• Lin Tian fused Geng Metal True Gang into his Fused True Gang and sensed that the three strands formed a powerful cycle.
• Black Baleful and three other Demon Sect protectors fled the auction with their target, a jade box, after their identities and whereabouts were exposed.
• Black Baleful killed a passerby to create confusion, and a white-robed middle-aged man ordered the city gates closed.
• Lin Tian left Canglan Prefecture City as the gates were shut, then heard an explosion as the Demon Sect protectors blasted their way out while pursued by the Canglan Snow Cavalry.
• The four protectors slaughtered nearby people to restore their strength, then noticed Lin Tian's swift Divine Wind Colt.

Lin Tian tried to escape the pursuing Canglan Snow Cavalry, but four Demon Sect Protectors chased him to seize his Divine Wind Colt. After the Protectors turned on one another over an item meant for the Supreme Envoy, Black Baleful trapped the other three and charged at Lin Tian.

• The four Demon Sect Protectors pursued Lin Tian, hoping to take his Divine Wind Colt and escape the Canglan Snow Cavalry.
• Lin Tian led the four around a boulder and stopped, prompting them to argue over the horse and Black Baleful's item for the Supreme Envoy.
• Black Fox and two Protectors blocked Black Baleful and demanded that he hand over the item.
• Black Baleful released black fog from a shell, trapping the three Protectors after they realized he was targeting Lin Tian.
• Black Baleful rushed toward Lin Tian and shouted, "Get lost! Idiot!"

Lin Tian killed Black Baleful and three other Demon Sect Protectors, then let a silver-armored man take credit for their deaths to avoid drawing the Demon Sect’s attention. He returned to the Heavenly Derivation Sect and asked Ma Liang whether anything major had happened while he was away.

• Lin Tian revealed his Gang Realm cultivation and killed Black Baleful with a single punch.
• Black Fox and the two Demon Sect Protectors saw Lin Tian’s strength and tried to flee, but Lin Tian killed all three.
• A tall man in silver armor collected the four Protectors’ heads and destroyed their bodies to claim credit for their deaths.
• Lin Tian watched the Canglan Snow Cavalry leave, then rode back to Gaoyan Prefecture City and passed the Dao Derivation carriage again.
• Ma Liang and several Wood Courtyard Inner Disciples welcomed Lin Tian to the Heavenly Derivation Sect, and Ma Liang took charge of his warhorse.
• Lin Tian asked Ma Liang whether anything major had happened in the sect during his absence.

Lin Tian returned to Heavenly Derivation Sect and was summoned to its core meeting, where the Sect Master and the Five Inner Courtyard Academy Masters gathered. His unexpected presence left several Academy Masters puzzled, and the meeting began with the Sect Master turning to address him.

• Lin Tian reviewed Ma Liang's information but found no details about Dao Origin Sect's visits to the Ten Great Sects.
• Two elders invited Lin Tian to the sect's core meeting, and Ma Liang was shocked by the rise this could mean for Lin Tian's standing.
• Lin Tian told Sect Master Mo Sheli that his trip to Canglan Prefecture City had gone smoothly, while concealing key details about the auction and the Vajra Glazed Crystal.
• Yu Qinghan and Shi Rulin, followed by the Fire and Gold Courtyard Academy Masters, arrived and reacted with surprise to Lin Tian's presence.
• Mo Sheli opened the meeting and turned toward Lin Tian to announce something before the discussion began.

Mo Sheli revealed that Lin Tian had reached the Gang Realm and presented the Hundred Sects Plan, which the Academy Masters agreed Heavenly Derivation Sect should join. Lin Tian said he was willing to participate, leaving the sect’s hopes of earning a five-year tribute reduction resting on him.

• Mo Sheli announced that Lin Tian had become Heavenly Derivation Sect’s first Core Disciple to reach the Gang Realm.
• Mo Sheli distributed the Dao Origin Sect letter describing the Hundred Sects Plan and its rewards for successful participants.
• Shi Rulin and the other Academy Masters supported joining the plan, seeing both its benefits and the risks of falling behind rival sects.
• The Academy Masters looked to Lin Tian, whose participation could determine whether Heavenly Derivation Sect earned five years of reduced tribute.
• Lin Tian told Mo Sheli and the Academy Masters that he was willing to enter the Hundred Sects Plan and contribute to the sect.

After the core meeting, Lin Tian declined an escort and left Gaoyan Prefecture City to visit his family in Qingchuan County before traveling to the Dao Origin Sect. The other Core Disciples learned that he had reached the Gang Realm and began secluded cultivation.

• Mo Sheli told the meeting that the Demon Sect had temporarily withdrawn from Gaoyan Prefecture City and discussed carrying out the Hundred Sects Plan without forcing disciples to participate.
• Lin Tian told Elder Hao he wanted to return home before going to the Dao Origin Sect, and he declined the Sect Master's offer to send guards.
• Yu Qinghan told Chen Qingyu that Lin Tian had reached the Gang Realm, surprising her with the news.
• The Academy Masters informed the other Core Disciples of Lin Tian's breakthrough, prompting them to begin secluded cultivation.
• Lin Tian changed into simple clothes and quietly left Gaoyan Prefecture City for Qingchuan County.

Lin Tian returned to Qingchuan County after two years away and reunited with Lin Wan and his parents. His mother Zhao Clan worried over his safety, but Father Lin urged the family inside to celebrate his return.

• Lin Tian reached Qingchuan County and quietly left his Divine Wind Colt outside before entering the Inner City.
• Lin Wan opened the courtyard gate, recognized Lin Tian, and called their parents to come see him.
• Lin Tian greeted Father Lin and Mother Lin, who were overwhelmed with emotion at seeing their son again.
• Zhao Clan checked Lin Tian for injuries and admitted how much she had worried about his martial training.
• Father Lin reassured Zhao Clan and urged everyone to welcome Lin Tian inside.

Lin Tian reunited with his family in Qingchuan County and took them to see the Lantern Reunion Festival’s Lake Lantern River. After he used his combat technique to move their boat through the congested lake, his family realized how powerful he had become, and Father Lin asked whether he had surpassed Transformation Force.

• Zhao Clan welcomed Lin Tian home and asked about his life in Prefecture City, while he reassured her that he was doing well.
• Lin Ci visited to ask about Lin Wan, then happily caught up with Lin Tian and heard stories about his time in Prefecture City.
• Lin Tian shared a meal of familiar home-cured foods with his family, then took them out to celebrate the Lantern Reunion Festival.
• When congestion threatened to make them miss the Lake Lantern River, Lin Tian used the Formless Combat Technique to part the water and steer their boat through the other boats.
• Lin Wan asked whether Lin Tian had become an immortal, and he explained that his cultivation and combat technique let him move the water easily.
• Father Lin asked whether Lin Tian had already broken through to the realm beyond Transformation Force.

Lin Tian revealed to his family that he had reached the Gang Realm and briefly demonstrated that he could float above the ground, though not truly fly. After the family returned home, news of his visit reached the Bao Family, whose members debated how to approach him without disturbing him.

• Father Lin asked whether Lin Tian had reached Core Condensation, and Lin Tian said he had surpassed it and reached the Gang Realm.
• Lin Tian displayed his emerald Azure Wood True Gang, astonishing Father Lin and impressing the rest of the family.
• Lin Wan asked whether Lin Tian could fly, and Lin Tian rose briefly into the air before descending.
• Lin Tian answered more of Lin Wan's questions, then the Lin Family admired the lantern river and returned home.
• Bao Family members discussed visiting Lin Tian, while Bao Shanhe cautioned that Lin Tian might not want his return widely known.

Bao Shanhe learned that Lin Tian had returned to Qingchuan County and tried to use Bao Tianhua to build closer ties with him. Lin Tian had already visited the Zhao Family Martial Academy and left pills behind, while Bao Tianhua kept his own pill secret.

• Bao Family elders urged Bao Shanhe to send Bao Tianhua to approach Lin Tian instead of visiting him openly.
• Bao Tianhua told Bao Shanhe that he had seen Lin Tian at the Martial Academy and had only caught up and shared drinks with him.
• Bao Shanhe and the elders were disappointed that Bao Tianhua did not mention receiving a promise or a gift.
• Bao Tianhua left the meeting room with a pill from Lin Tian hidden in his sleeve, intending to keep it as a personal trump card.
• Zhao Cang and Zhang Ming reflected on Lin Tian's visit to the Zhao Family Martial Academy and the pills he had left behind; Zhang Ming felt excited about their connection, while Zhao Cang regretted Lin Tian's greater warmth toward Zhang Ming.