Recaps

Su Zhan fought through an ambush by the Red Wolf Gang, killing more than twenty attackers despite being wounded. After he encountered five armed women who blamed him for killing Shanchuan and Taijun and destroying their pharmaceutical factory, he began fighting them.

• Su Zhan used stones, blades, and his martial skills to kill or disable the Red Wolf Gang attackers, while a mysterious woman injured him with kicks and silver needles.
• Seven more Red Wolf members attacked Su Zhan, but he killed them before hidden weapons struck them down as well.
• Su Zhan was stabbed in the abdomen and used a burning paper talisman to recover, then escaped into the woods and fought off further attackers.
• Su Zhan killed more than twenty enemies in under ten minutes, leaving the burly leader and other attackers unconscious.
• Five women confronted Su Zhan, accused him of killing Shanchuan and Taijun and wrecking their pharmaceutical factory, and attacked him.
• Su Zhan wounded the women's leader, then chose to face all four of her companions as they surrounded him with swords.

Su Zhan fought Red Arrow and her fighters, killing Red Arrow after surviving attacks from her and a new group of armed assailants. As seven or eight more figures surrounded him with firearms, Su Zhan faced another threat.

• Su Zhan battled Red Arrow and her companions, killing several as Red Arrow repeatedly attacked him with different weapons.
• Red Arrow’s armor and refined Samurai Sword gave her an advantage, but Su Zhan escaped into the darkness after turning her stone attack against her.
• Red Arrow was attacked by explosive marbles and later fought alongside Su Zhan against three masked snipers, whom Su Zhan killed.
• Su Zhan defeated Red Arrow in their final clash and stabbed her in the chest, then turned to face seven or eight armed figures who surrounded him.

Su Zhan fought his way through a large group of armed attackers, escaped an explosive barrage, and reached the road, where the Wuyi Alley crossbowmen joined the battle. As Su Zhan tried to clear a path off the hill, a hidden enemy attacked him at close range, leaving him in danger.

• Su Zhan evaded gunfire, killed the first pursuers, and fought through attackers who claimed to have six hundred men.
• Su Zhan used a crossbow bolt to deflect a grenade, escaped the blast, and ran down the mountain toward the road.
• A young man with armed companions confronted Su Zhan, and the Wuyi Alley crossbowmen charged into the fight at his command.
• Su Zhan killed a concealed sniper and warned the crossbowmen to watch for another sniper as both sides exchanged attacks.
• Su Zhan blocked a short spear and fought off several attackers, but incoming shots and a dagger forced him to dodge repeatedly.

Su Zhan fought off Wuyi Alley assassins, rescuing a badly injured woman while confronting their leaders. He killed the black-robed man and continued battling the reinforcements, leaving the Ancestor and the remaining Wuyi Alley forces still to face.

• A masked Wuyi Alley man ambushed Su Zhan with crossbowmen, but Su Zhan killed many attackers and drove the masked man into the hills.
• Su Zhan encountered a woman in gray with a bamboo hat, defeated her, and found her gravely injured but still alive; he treated her wounds as more Wuyi Alley fighters arrived.
• The black-robed leader called for reinforcements and ordered nearly a hundred men to fire at Su Zhan, but Su Zhan charged through their attack and killed many of them.
• Su Zhan shot the black-robed leader with a Barrett as he tried to escape, then faced another wave of Wuyi Alley crossbowmen.
• Su Zhan charged into the reinforcements unharmed by their barrage, killing more attackers and forcing the survivors to retreat.

Su Zhan fought through Wuyi Alley’s forces and forced the black-robed leader to reveal that Young Master Long had ordered Yuan Huihuang’s murder. After killing the leader, Su Zhan battled a group of masked killers and countered one attacker’s gunfire, leaving the final clash unresolved.

• Su Zhan charged Wuyi Alley’s crossbowmen, killed and wounded several elites, and fought alongside eighteen Martial Alliance disciples.
• Su Zhan captured the black-robed leader and tortured him until he confessed that Long Tianao had hired him to kill Yuan Huihuang.
• Su Zhan killed the leader, then fought five masked killers who emerged from the grass and attacked him with daggers.
• Su Zhan killed or incapacitated the masked attackers as more joined the fight, and one wounded killer fired a miniature firearm at him.
• Su Zhan used six crossbow bolts to shatter the killer’s bullets and sent the bolts toward him.

After killing four attackers, Su Zhan was ambushed by hidden shooters and a giant python while trying to escape the grove. He killed the python with a crossbow bolt and reflected on the weapon’s lethality.

• Su Zhan finished off the wounded killer, then cut the throats of the other three men.
• A hidden attacker fired explosives at Su Zhan, but he dodged the blast and knocked aside three thrown blades with his military saber.
• Su Zhan fled on horseback as an arrow grazed his shoulder and crossbow bolts forced him to keep evading.
• A grayish-green python dropped from the treetops and attacked Su Zhan.
• Su Zhan wounded the python with crossbow bolts, severed its tail, then killed it with a bolt through its belly.

Su Zhan interrogated the gravely wounded Python, who revealed that Wang Qiaochu had ordered the assassination, then killed the attackers who ambushed him. As Su Zhan picked up a crossbow, a hidden shooter fired at him, leaving him dodging a bullet that pierced a tree.

• Su Zhan questioned Python, who named Young Master Wang as the person who sent him to kill Su Zhan.
• Several attackers emerged from the darkness, and Su Zhan killed the swordsman who charged him.
• Su Zhan killed three masked attackers by snapping their necks.
• Su Zhan mocked the Wang family elites, picked up a crossbow, and heard a gunshot behind him.
• Su Zhan dodged as a bullet skimmed past his ear and struck a tree.

Su Zhan fought the gray-haired sniper who had ambushed him, overwhelming him with his Military Saber and thrown leaves. The wounded old man tried to stop Su Zhan by claiming he was an internationally wanted criminal, but Su Zhan continued his attack.

• Su Zhan sensed danger and struck at the bushes, forcing the gray-clad old man with a spear to reveal himself.
• The old man launched a pebble at Su Zhan, who dodged it and wounded him with flying leaves.
• Su Zhan pressed his attack, injuring the old man's hands and arms with repeated saber strikes.
• Su Zhan slashed the old man's calf, bringing him to his knees.
• The old man begged Su Zhan to stop and claimed he was an internationally wanted criminal, but Su Zhan attacked again.

Su Zhan killed the old assassin and refused Song Hongyan’s advice to retreat from the Wang family’s ambush. Using the Nine Palaces Grid Diagram to hide, he began cutting down the approaching Wang family elites.

• Su Zhan retrieved the old man’s guns and left, then killed him with a thrown knife after the old man threatened him.
• Song Hongyan warned Su Zhan that thirteen killers and six snipers were hunting him, but he refused to retreat from Wang Qiaochu’s attack.
• Su Zhan hid behind a tree and evaded the killers searching the area.
• Su Zhan ambushed four Wang family elites, killing one with Blade Energy and striking the others with knives.
• Su Zhan finished off the three wounded elites with a blade.

Su Zhan silently killed three men in black using an embroidery needle, a knife, and wooden sticks, then returned to his hiding place. As he questioned how he had ended up in the strange place and how anyone knew he would come, someone struck him from behind.

• Su Zhan wounded a man in black with an embroidery needle, stabbed him in the back, and knocked him unconscious with a knife to the neck.
• Su Zhan killed a second attacker by striking him with a wooden stick and throwing another into his throat.
• Su Zhan charged a third man in black, knocked him down with a wooden stick, crushed his throat, and hid the body in the grass.
• Su Zhan returned to his previous spot, wondered where he was and how anyone knew he would come, and was struck in the back by an unseen attacker.

Shen Lang ambushed Su Zhan after predicting he would return to avenge his younger brother. Su Zhan attacked with a short blade, and Shen Lang met him with his samurai sword.

• Su Zhan was struck from behind and challenged his hidden attacker to come out.
• Shen Lang revealed himself, and Su Zhan demanded to know how he had predicted his route and ambush.
• Shen Lang explained that informants had tracked Su Zhan and that he had waited in ambush, expecting him to return for revenge.
• Su Zhan declared that he would kill Shen Lang to avenge his younger brother and charged with a short blade.
• Shen Lang praised Su Zhan’s swordsmanship and advanced with his samurai sword.

Shen Lang defeated Su Zhan with hidden darts and his katana after Su Zhan threatened his family. He killed Su Zhan, ending their confrontation.

• Shen Lang wounded Su Zhan with willow-leaf throwing darts, weakening him and forcing him toward the abyss.
• Su Zhan admitted defeat, but Shen Lang refused to kill him immediately and demanded that he beg for mercy.
• Su Zhan threatened Shen Lang and his family, so Shen Lang kicked him down and stopped him when he tried to flee.
• Shen Lang stabbed Su Zhan in the abdomen, then killed him with a slash to the forehead.

Shen Lang spared Su Zhan, drove off the men who arrived at the scene, and checked on Liu Xiaoxiao before heading up the mountain. At the summit, he discovered a huge Crimson Flame Tiger and prepared to strike.

• Shen Lang spared Su Zhan, and the black-robed men who had been fighting him surrendered.
• A new group of armed black-robed men found Su Zhan’s corpse, but Shen Lang demonstrated the short blade’s power and sent them away.
• Shen Lang called Liu Xiaoxiao, learned she was having dinner with classmates, and continued up the mountain.
• At the summit, Shen Lang heard a beast’s roar, hid in the bushes, and spotted an enormous Crimson Flame Tiger.
• Shen Lang recognized the rare ferocious beast and readied himself to attack.

Su Zhan challenged Guo Ling'er for insulting Qin Yingyue and reminded the East Mountain Sect that it had knowingly accepted the risks of taking her as a disciple. When he offered to take Qin Yingyue away, the elders intervened, and Fourth Senior Sister confronted the First Elder over whether he would protect Guo Ling'er.

• Su Zhan pointed out that the sect master had approved Qin Yingyue's admission, and Guo Ling'er denied questioning that decision while continuing to call Qin Yingyue a burden.
• Su Zhan said the East Mountain Sect had accepted Qin Yingyue with full knowledge of the risks and offered to take her away if the sect could not settle the matter internally.
• Qin Yingyue followed Su Zhan when he turned to leave, but Fourth Senior Sister and the three senior disciple brothers stopped them.
• The elders defended the sect's decision to accept Qin Yingyue and pressed the First Elder to make Guo Ling'er apologize.
• Fourth Senior Sister blamed Guo Ling'er for making Qin Yingyue feel unwelcome and challenged the First Elder not to shield her.

The Grand Elder pressured Guo Ling'er to apologize to Qin Yingyue after the Senior Disciple Brothers threatened to involve the sect master. Guo Ling'er reluctantly apologized but blamed Qin Yingyue and grew more resentful toward her.

• The three Senior Disciple Brothers challenged the Grand Elder and warned that Qin Yingyue might leave the East Mountain Sect.
• The Grand Elder ordered Guo Ling'er to apologize, saying she should be more magnanimous toward the newly arrived Qin Yingyue.
• Guo Ling'er resisted but yielded when the Grand Elder sternly warned her that the sect master might demand an apology too.
• Guo Ling'er apologized to Qin Yingyue, asked her not to leave, and insisted she forgive her.
• Guo Ling'er privately blamed Qin Yingyue and wished she would be abducted and lose her cultivation talent.

Qin Yingyue accepted the East Mountain Sect’s apology after Su Zhan warned Guo Ling'er to show more restraint. Reassured by Fourth Senior Sister that she and her senior disciple brothers would support her, Qin Yingyue prepared to return with them and give them greeting gifts.

• Su Zhan accepted Guo Ling'er's apology on Qin Yingyue's behalf and warned her against causing another misunderstanding.
• Guo Ling'er left in anger, followed by the Grand Elder and the other elders.
• Fourth Senior Sister explained that some elders kept their distance because of Qin Yingyue's unusual circumstances, but promised that the senior disciples and their master would protect her.
• Qin Yingyue told Fourth Senior Sister she was content with how her senior siblings treated her.
• Qin Yingyue said she had prepared greeting gifts for her senior disciple brothers and senior sister, and suggested they head back.

Qin Yingyue introduced Guard Su as her father’s most trusted and valued person while touring the East Mountain Sect. Fourth Senior Sister challenged him to spar, but Su Zhan silently took the hairpin from her hair and left her impressed by his strength.

• Senior Disciple Brother led Qin Yingyue, Fourth Senior Sister, and Su Zhan around the East Mountain Sect and introduced them to its people.
• Fourth Senior Sister asked whether Su Zhan was Pavilion Master Qin’s trusted confidant, and Qin Yingyue praised him as her father’s most valued person and her own trusted guard.
• Fourth Senior Sister said she wanted to spar with Su Zhan, and Senior Disciple Brother argued that Pavilion Master Qin would not send an incapable guard.
• Su Zhan vanished and returned holding Fourth Senior Sister’s hairpin, which he had taken from her hair without her noticing.
• Fourth Senior Sister admired Su Zhan and judged his strength to be at least on the level of the East Mountain Sect’s elders.

Su Zhan impressed Qin Yingyue and the senior disciples by taking Fourth Senior Sister’s hairpin without being noticed, then encouraged her to keep cultivating. At the summit, Qin Yingyue chose a cave abode near Fourth Senior Sister, and the disciples prepared it for her.

• Qin Yingyue and the senior disciples were astonished when Su Zhan took Fourth Senior Sister’s hairpin without her noticing.
• Qin Yingyue reassured Fourth Senior Sister that cultivation had no end, and Fourth Senior Sister vowed to surpass Su Zhan someday.
• Su Zhan praised Fourth Senior Sister’s talent and encouraged her to keep working hard.
• Fourth Senior Sister showed Qin Yingyue the area near Master’s cave abode and invited her to choose a nearby spot.
• Qin Yingyue chose a cave abode near Fourth Senior Sister, and the senior disciples worked together to prepare it while Su Zhan had nothing to do.

After Qin Yingyue settled into her cave abode, the East Mountain Sect Master affirmed that she had been accepted by the sect and granted Su Zhan broad freedom to stay by her side. The Sect Master left Su Zhan guarding Qin Yingyue, while barring him from the Forbidden Land.

• Qin Yingyue welcomed Su Zhan and her fellow disciples into her finished cave abode and insisted they accept her valuable greeting gifts.
• The East Mountain Sect Master arrived and heard the disciples describe how Guo Ling'er had mistreated Qin Yingyue and how Su Zhan had helped secure an apology.
• The East Mountain Sect Master reflected that the Grand Elder had failed to restrain Guo Ling'er, while Qin Yingyue's four senior disciples had stood up for her.
• The East Mountain Sect Master praised Su Zhan and allowed him to go anywhere in the sect except the Forbidden Land, instructing him to remain by Qin Yingyue's side except during her cultivation lessons.

The Water Lotus Sect Master tried to bargain with Su Zhan, offering him the Water Lotus Sect’s treasures in exchange for her life. Su Zhan refused, absorbed her talent and cultivation, and left the confrontation stronger.

• The Water Lotus Sect Master admitted she had targeted Qin Yingyue and offered to spare her, give Su Zhan the Water Lotus Sect, and reveal a secret chamber if he let her go.
• Su Zhan rejected her offers, saying he would not let her escape and urging her to save her strength.
• The Water Lotus Sect Master threatened to fight Su Zhan to the death if she escaped, then struggled when she realized her pleas were useless.
• Su Zhan absorbed the Water Lotus Sect Master’s talent and cultivation, strengthening himself.
• Su Zhan thanked her for becoming nourishment, while the Water Lotus Sect Master was left powerless.

Su Zhan defeated the Water Lotus Sect Master, seized her hidden treasures, and eliminated her trusted followers. He returned to the East Mountain Sect, where Xiao Xiao and the sect leadership began responding to the threat from Yuan Qing and the other person.

• The Water Lotus Sect Master died after her cultivation and talent were drained, and Su Zhan took her treasures from her and her secret chamber.
• Su Zhan disguised himself as the Water Lotus Sect Master and summoned her trusted people under the pretense of awarding them.
• After learning of their deeds, Su Zhan killed the trusted followers and left the Water Lotus Sect’s Treasure Pavilion untouched.
• Su Zhan returned to the East Mountain Sect and explained what had happened to Xiao Xiao and Pavilion Master Qin.
• Xiao Xiao went to the Xiao Household to organize a joint effort against Yuan Qing and the other person.
• The East Mountain Sect Master informed the elders about the Water Lotus Sect and took them to see the Grand Elder.

The East Mountain Sect punished the Great Elder for betraying the sect, banished Guo Ling'er, and settled matters with the Water Lotus Sect. After helping his friends, Su Zhan left the realm and encountered a woman who looked like Guo Ling'er, who asked if he was heading to Green Water City.

• The Great Elder admitted his betrayal and revealed that Guo Ling'er was his daughter, but the East Mountain Sect Master killed him and banished her.
• Guo Ling'er was later found dead, while the East Mountain Sect and Water Lotus Sect agreed not to pursue the conflict.
• The Xiao family found Yuan Qing and the Xiao Family's Great Elder, and both were defeated; the Xiao family and Pavilion Master Qin then gave Su Zhan lavish gifts.
• Su Zhan left the East Mountain Sect without telling anyone, and Madam Zizhu stayed at Yingyue Pavilion.
• Su Zhan left the realm and met a woman who resembled Guo Ling'er; she asked whether he was going to Green Water City.

Su Zhan met Shi Yun'er in the desert and agreed to accompany her to Green Water City while she searched for her missing junior sister. After they arrived, Shi Yun'er paid their entry fee, and Su Zhan gave her pills in return.

• Su Zhan asked Shi Yun'er about Green Water City, learned she was a Silent Sect disciple searching for her missing junior sister, and agreed to travel with her.
• A swarm of Sandstone Twin-tailed Scorpions attacked, and Su Zhan destroyed them with one sword stroke.
• Shi Yun'er collected the scorpions after Su Zhan gave them to her, then led him toward Green Water City.
• Su Zhan and Shi Yun'er reached Green Water City, where Shi Yun'er paid their entry fee with two bottles of Sand Pill.
• Su Zhan tossed Shi Yun'er a bottle of pills as thanks, but she tried to return it.

Shi Yun'er returned to City Lord Guo after parting from Su Zhan and accused him of causing Guo Ling'er's death. City Lord Guo decided not to kill him immediately, leaving Shi Yun'er shaken by her mother's cold response.

• Shi Yun'er refused Su Zhan's pill, learned his name, and parted from him after he said they should go their separate ways.
• After Su Zhan left, Shi Yun'er's warm expression turned to hatred, and she went to the City Lord's Mansion to meet her mother.
• Shi Yun'er told City Lord Guo that Guo Ling'er was dead and blamed Su Zhan, whom she had met in the desert.
• The chapter explained that Shi Yun'er and Guo Ling'er were twin sisters, and that Shi Yun'er had investigated her sister's death across the realms.
• City Lord Guo said Su Zhan was capable and could be useful, then gave Shi Yun'er a cold glance when she demanded revenge.

Shi Yun'er apologized to City Lord Guo while hiding her anger over Guo Ling'er's death and urging her mother to avenge her. City Lord Guo agreed to target those responsible, including Su Zhan, while planning to make use of his abilities, and Shi Yun'er said Su Zhan had not discovered her secret.

• Shi Yun'er knelt before City Lord Guo and apologized for reacting impulsively about Guo Ling'er's death.
• Shi Yun'er reflected that City Lord Guo had used both daughters and suspected that the East Mountain Sect's Grand Elder had helped Guo Ling'er escape alive.
• City Lord Guo promised to avenge Guo Ling'er and said she would punish even their father if he had failed to protect her.
• City Lord Guo considered Su Zhan a possible target but also planned to exploit his strength and skill with formations.
• Shi Yun'er told City Lord Guo that Su Zhan had probed her because she resembled Guo Ling'er but had shown no suspicion of her identity.