Recaps

Jiang Changkong took Xu Qian through the underground strongholds and toward a suspected ore vein, where they found An Yuanshan losing a fight against a powerful Star Demon. Jiang Changkong intervened and drove the Star Demon back, prompting An Yuanshan to recognize him as a genius.

• Jiang Changkong brought Xu Qian down into the abyss, where she explained Peace City's underground strongholds and the Star Demons dwelling beyond them.
• Jiang Changkong and Xu Qian crossed the wild area, defeating several third-grade Star Demons and reaching an unoccupied stone house.
• Xu Qian directed Jiang Changkong toward the suspected ore-vein area after he asked whether Star Spirit-level Star Demons were present.
• Jiang Changkong and Xu Qian found An Yuanshan struggling against a Star Spirit-level Star Demon, and Xu Qian prepared to help him.
• Jiang Changkong entered the fight and blasted the Star Demon back with Blazing Sun Star Power, while An Yuanshan recognized him as a genius.

Jiang Changkong killed an early Star Spirit Star Demon and accompanied Xu Qian and An Yuanshan to inspect the mining vein and nearby dangerous areas. After learning that powerful forces were watching the vein, he entered a frigid pool whose chill reacted favorably with his Lunar Star Power.

• Jiang Changkong killed the injured Star Demon with a Blazing Sun Blade and collected its Star Stones.
• An Yuanshan urged Jiang Changkong to join the army, recognized him as the Jiang Xingshi from the news, and warned him that powerful Star Spirits were watching the mining vein.
• Jiang Changkong agreed to keep the Star Demon's corpse as weapon material after Xu Qian stopped him from burning it, and An Yuanshan mentioned a dangerous Gravity Zone with top-tier sixth-rank materials.
• Jiang Changkong, Xu Qian, and An Yuanshan visited the rocky mining vein area, where Jiang Changkong found no Star Demons.
• Jiang Changkong touched the jade-green pool and sensed that its Lunar chill affected his Blazing Sun Star Power.
• Despite Xu Qian and An Yuanshan's warnings, Jiang Changkong knocked them back, jumped into the pool, and found its water comfortable while circulating his Lunar Star Power.

Jiang Changkong discovered Lunar Yin stones in the Terror Deep Pool and continued with Xu Qian and An Yuanshan into the Gravity Zone. When a research team reported trouble in the Swamp Zone, the three set out to help before President An Dingbang arrived.

• Jiang Changkong found silver-white stones and ice pillars in the cold pool, then decided to tell a friend who cultivated Lunar Yin Star Power about the potential materials.
• Jiang Changkong, Xu Qian, and An Yuanshan entered the Gravity Zone, where An Yuanshan explained its training uses and the Heng Family's interest in Lunar Yin power.
• Xu Qian received an urgent call from a research team trapped in the Swamp Zone and contacted Professor Yun for help.
• Professor Yun told Xu Qian to put on her battle armor and delay the danger while he sent President An Dingbang.
• An Yuanshan proposed that he and Jiang Changkong go ahead with Xu Qian, and the three hurried toward the Swamp Zone.

Jiang Changkong rushed with Xu Qian to rescue a research team trapped on a floating metal plate in the swamp. He hardened the mire, killed the surrounding Star Demons, and left the team safe to descend, though the ground would not stay dry for long.

• Jiang Changkong carried Xu Qian to the trapped research team after learning its metal plate was under attack by Star Demons.
• He sensed more Star Demons approaching, including two early Star Spirit ones, and stopped Xu Qian from jumping toward the plate.
• Jiang Changkong used Blazing Sun Star Power to harden the mire beneath them and carried Xu Qian across it.
• He killed the Star Demons that emerged and surrounded them, including four early Star Spirit demons, with his long blade.
• Jiang Changkong collected the Star Stones and told Xu Qian to have her colleagues descend before the hardened ground softened again.

Jiang Changkong rescued Yun Qing’s research team, helped them return to their base, and learned that An Dingbang had been seeking allies from major provinces. An Dingbang confronted Jiang Changkong over the Star Guiding Stone, and Jiang Changkong challenged him about their previous fight.

• Jiang Changkong led Yun Qing and the others out of the swamp, extracting Essence, Qi, and Spirit from the Star Demons’ corpses along the way.
• Yun Qing reported Jiang Changkong’s strength to Professor Yun, who said the mission would go to whoever could complete it, while An Yuanshan revealed himself and joined the group back to the base.
• Jiang Changkong asked Yun Qing to process his Star Stone and learned from Xu Qian that An Dingbang had rejected local associations to attract powerful allies from major provinces.
• An Dingbang arrived at the base and called Jiang Changkong out for taking his Star Guiding Stone.
• Jiang Changkong asked whether An Dingbang had not been beaten enough last time, and An Dingbang claimed he had only lost because he was unprepared.

Jiang Changkong defeated An Dingbang in a dispute over a mission, took his Star Stones, and spared him after learning that Li Changtian was tied to the Heng Family. He learned that An Dingbang had sold two Starlight Distortion Zone spots and that the Star Stones had gone to Li Changtian, then planned to meet a friend in person to discuss the cold pool.

• Jiang Changkong offered to take seventy percent of the mission, but An Dingbang refused and challenged him.
• Jiang Changkong shattered An Dingbang’s mountain technique, pinned him with his blade, and took two hundred mid-grade fifth-rank Star Stones.
• Xu Qian and Yun Qing urged Jiang Changkong not to kill An Dingbang, and Jiang Changkong spared him after hearing that Li Changtian and the Heng Family might retaliate.
• Xu Qian told Jiang Changkong that An Dingbang had sold both of his Starlight Distortion Zone spots for Star Stones, which were offered to Li Changtian.
• Jiang Changkong said he would leave to meet a friend and discuss the cold pool because the friend only liked face-to-face talks.

Jiang Changkong descended into the Lunar Cold Pool and found a vast lake of Lunar Star Power guarded by powerful Star Demons and deadly sword energy. He escaped with two mysterious leaves and a stone stool for forging a weapon, then stopped to heal before returning to the research base.

• Jiang Changkong found swarms of silver insects in the depths of the cold pool and fought through them with his Taiji Diagram.
• Jiang Changkong entered a silvery Lunar lake, where several Star Demons attacked him and he used Heaven and Earth Shift to counter their claws.
• Jiang Changkong reached the lakebed but was struck by a waning-moon sword attack, so he brought out the Lunar Sword Tip to absorb the sword energy.
• The Lunar Sword Tip revealed mysterious patterns, two silvery-white leaves, and a stone stool; Jiang Changkong collected the leaves and stone.
• Jiang Changkong was wounded by another sword attack while escaping the lake, then left the pool and went to heal and look up information about the leaves.

Jiang Changkong met Xu Qian and An Dingbang in the swamp and showed them the lunar weapon material he had recovered from the cold pool. After learning about Jiang's mysterious friend's techniques, An Dingbang offered him Star Stones and treated him like a newfound ally.

• Jiang Changkong recovered from his injuries, contacted Xu Qian, and headed to the research team in the swamp.
• An Dingbang tried to sink Jiang Changkong into the mud, but Jiang hardened the ground, confronted him, and took his spatial equipment before returning it.
• Jiang Changkong showed Xu Qian the stone bench filled with Lunar Star Power, and she confirmed there was enough material to forge a saber and a sword.
• Jiang Changkong asked Xu Qian about Tang Ruoxi, then told An Dingbang that his mysterious friend used Moon Flowing Light and moon-themed saber and sword techniques.
• An Dingbang gave Jiang Changkong two fifth-rank mid-grade Star Stones and said Moon Flowing Light was the Heng Family's exclusive ultimate art, calling Jiang his brother.

Jiang Changkong learned that the two leaves were rare cassia leaves prized by the Lunar Heng Family and brought them, a Lunar Stone bench, and a sword tip to Professor Yun to forge weapons. The sword tip proved powerful enough to cut through Lunar Stone, leaving Professor Yun shocked and asking where Jiang Changkong had obtained it.

• An Dingbang gave Jiang Changkong high-grade Star Stones and concluded that his friend was a genius from the Lunar Heng Family.
• Jiang Changkong asked Tang Ruoxi to identify two leaves, and she said they were likely cassia leaves that could earn him a major favor from the Lunar Heng Family.
• Jiang Changkong left for Peace City with Xu Qian to have Professor Yun forge a saber and sword using the Lunar Stone and cassia leaves.
• Jiang Changkong told Professor Yun that his friend was Killing Without Wounds, whom Tang Ruoxi recognized as a masked, mysterious fighter.
• Jiang Changkong showed the group that the sword tip could effortlessly sever Tang Ruoxi's glove and cut through Lunar Stone.
• Professor Yun recognized the sword tip as an extraordinary high-grade weapon and asked Jiang Changkong where he had gotten it.

Jiang Changkong arranged for Professor Yun to forge a saber and sword from Lunar Stone, then learned the Lin and Jin Families had asked about him. Meanwhile, An Dingbang told Li Changtian that Jiang Changkong had encountered a powerful Lunar Star Power cultivator, prompting Li to realize the report concerned Jiang Changkong himself.

• Jiang Changkong used the sword tip to crush Lunar Stone, and Professor Yun began forging a saber and sword according to his chosen designs.
• Professor Yun told Jiang Changkong that the Lin and Jin Families had asked about his information and strength.
• Tang Ruoxi shared information about the two families, and Jiang Changkong mentioned that Chu Yunlong might be in Stability Province.
• Jiang Changkong stayed at the research institute while the weapons were being forged, and An Dingbang returned from the Abyss to Peace City.
• An Dingbang told Li Changtian about the Lunar Star Power cultivator who took Lunar Star Stone and knew Moon Flowing Light.
• Li Changtian learned that An Dingbang's source was Jiang Changkong and wondered how Jiang had become involved with the Heng Family.

Jiang Changkong received the Moon Laurel-enhanced Lunar Blade and Sword, then took Tang Ruoxi and the research institute team to the Gravity Zone. When a horde of Star Demons chased six Martial Arts Association members toward them, he trapped the group in a Taiji Diagram that made the demons attack and kill one another.

• Professor Yun adorned the Lunar Blade and Sword with Moon Laurel Leaves and warned Jiang Changkong that the sword's tip held power dangerous even for a peak Star Spirit.
• Jiang Changkong and Tang Ruoxi went to the Abyss, where he collected Star Stones from Yun Qing's team and agreed to join them on a mission.
• Jiang Changkong led Tang Ruoxi and the five researchers into the Gravity Zone, protected Tang Ruoxi from its triple gravity, and killed a Star Sea Level Star Demon.
• A horde of Star Demons chased six Martial Arts Association members toward the research team, and Jiang Changkong expanded a Taiji Diagram around them.
• The Taiji Diagram caused the Star Demons to attack one another or themselves, leaving the six Martial Arts Association members stunned as the researchers continued their work.

Jiang Changkong protected Yun Qing and the others while harvesting Star Stones, then agreed to meet An Dingbang’s mysterious friend in exchange for more stones. A call from Lin Yunwang led him to accept a battle outside Peace City in three days, where he would face the Lin Family elder for a thousand fifth-tier high-grade Star Stones.

• Jiang Changkong killed the Star Demon horde while Yun Qing and the others collected samples, then shared the recovered Star Stones with them and Tang Ruoxi.
• An Dingbang arrived with a hundred fifth-tier mid-grade Star Stones and offered another hundred high-grade ones if Jiang Changkong could arrange a meeting with his friend; Jiang Changkong proposed that night.
• Lin Yunwang accused Jiang Changkong of killing Lin Family members and challenged him to fight outside Peace City in three days for a thousand fifth-tier high-grade Star Stones.
• Jiang Changkong accepted Lin Yunwang’s challenge, and An Dingbang warned him that the Lin Family elder was sinister.
• Jiang Changkong noticed it was time to leave and called everyone’s attention.

Jiang Changkong escaped a late-stage Star Spirit and arranged a midnight meeting at Terror Deep Pool with Heng Yongxing, who wanted to verify Jiang’s lunar power. After Jiang easily defeated him, Heng Yongxing resolved to find Jiang Changkong again and uncover his identity.

• Jiang Changkong used a powerful strike to stall a late-stage Star Spirit long enough for his group to escape the Gravity Zone.
• Jiang Changkong gave An Dingbang the Star Stones, then agreed to meet a contact at Terror Deep Pool in exchange for a hundred Star Stones.
• While waiting for midnight, Jiang Changkong hunted Star Demons and collected Star Stones and Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
• Heng Yongxing confronted Jiang Changkong to verify his Lunar Star Power and osmanthus leaves, then attacked him with moonlight sword qi.
• Jiang Changkong’s blade qi pierced Heng Yongxing’s armor and his lunar chill froze Heng Yongxing, after which Jiang left.
• Heng Yongxing admitted he was too weak and told Li Changtian he needed to find Jiang Changkong again.

Jiang Changkong confronted An Dingbang and Li Changtian over Heng Yongxing’s clash with his mysterious friend, insisting that Li explain himself. Li offered Star Stones to calm him down, and Jiang agreed to hear him out after the offer rose to five hundred.

• Jiang Changkong returned to the research base after hunting Star Demons, and Tang Ruoxi told him An Dingbang wanted to meet his friend again.
• Jiang Changkong rebuked An Dingbang for arranging the previous meeting that ended in a fight, then accepted the promised hundred fifth-rank high-grade Star Stones and demanded that Li Changtian come explain himself.
• An Dingbang revealed that Li Changtian was nearby and contacted him, while Jiang Changkong waited with Tang Ruoxi and the researchers.
• Li Changtian and Heng Yongxing arrived, and Li denied that he and Ji Chengming had abandoned Jiang Changkong in the Twisted Land; Heng Yongxing said Li had been summoned by his family.
• Heng Yongxing apologized for the clash with Jiang Changkong’s friend, but Jiang Changkong said he still needed an explanation.
• Li Changtian offered a hundred Star Stones, then raised the offer to five hundred, and Jiang Changkong agreed to give him a chance to explain.

Jiang Changkong accepted Star Stones from Heng Yongxing and Li Changtian after they apologized for attacking the mysterious Lunar Star Power cultivator and asked him to arrange a meeting. He agreed to try to persuade the cultivator, while Heng Yongxing offered him a vice-president position that Jiang Changkong rejected.

• Heng Yongxing paid Jiang Changkong five hundred fifth-grade superior Star Stones and explained that he had attacked the cultivator because he wanted to learn his identity and invite him to join the Heng Family.
• Jiang Changkong said the cultivator would not sell the Moon Laurel Leaf, and Heng Yongxing asked him to arrange a meeting, offering another thousand Star Stones.
• Tang Ruoxi, Yun Qing, and the others defended Jiang Changkong's loyalty, while Li Changtian and Heng Yongxing apologized for their conduct.
• Heng Yongxing offered another thousand Star Stones, and An Dingbang added five hundred; Jiang Changkong agreed to do his best to persuade the cultivator but made no guarantee.
• Heng Yongxing offered Jiang Changkong the position of vice president if he joined and persuaded the cultivator to join too, but Jiang Changkong said he was used to being president.

Jiang Changkong met Heng Yongxing and Li Changtian at the cold pool under the name Jiang Changyue, then accepted a paid palm-strike test. Heng Yongxing suspected his Lunar Star Power was connected to the Cold Moon Art and ordered an investigation into his identity.

• Jiang Changkong warned Li Changtian that another attack would cost him his life and agreed to meet at midnight.
• Jiang Changkong hid near the cold pool and confronted Heng Yongxing, Li Changtian, and An Lin when they arrived.
• Heng Yongxing offered Jiang Changkong a position in the Heng Family, but Jiang Changkong refused and gave the name Jiang Changyue.
• Jiang Changkong accepted five hundred fifth-tier high-grade Star Stones to exchange a palm strike with Heng Yongxing, then left.
• Heng Yongxing recognized Jiang Changkong's Lunar Star Power as resembling the Cold Moon Art and sent word to investigate Jiang Changyue.

Jiang Changkong invented a story about his connection to Jiang Changyue and upgraded the Startling Swan Three Blades while preparing for his arranged duel with Lin Yunwang. The chapter ended as Jiang Changkong arrived at the arena outside Peace City and confronted Lin Yunwang before a hostile crowd.

• Heng Yongxing and Li Changtian paid Jiang Changkong two hundred Star Stones to learn what he knew about Jiang Changyue and the Cold Moon Art.
• Jiang Changkong fabricated a tale claiming he had given the nameless swordsman the Cold Moon Art and inspired him to take the name Jiang Changyue.
• Jiang Changkong perfected the Startling Swan Three Blades, then went out to kill Star Demons before the duel.
• Lin Yunwang denounced Jiang Changkong before a gathered crowd, accusing him of crimes and calling for his death.
• Jiang Changkong arrived at the arena and accused Lin Yunwang of being the true villain.

Jiang Changkong fought Lin Yunwang in a life-and-death duel after Lin Yunwang used rain and water-attributed Star Power to gain an advantage. Jiang Changkong overwhelmed him with his Scorching Sun Saber and killed him, while Yun Tianshan held the thousand Star Stones as the agreed custodian.

• Lin Yunwang gave Jiang Changkong a Hidden Star Ring containing a thousand fifth-grade superior Star Stones, and Jiang Changkong entrusted them to Yun Tianshan.
• Yun Tianshan introduced himself and accepted custody of the Star Stones after spectators and An Dingbang vouched for his honesty.
• Lin Yunwang summoned the thunderstorm and used the rain to strengthen his water sword radiance against Jiang Changkong.
• Jiang Changkong unleashed his full Scorching Sun power, evaporated the rain, and struck Lin Yunwang down with the Scorching Sun Saber.
• Lin Yunwang conceded, but Jiang Changkong declared the duel a fight to the death and killed him with his Sunset Saber.

Jiang Changkong survived Yun Tianshan’s poison, traced the attack to Lin Yunwang, and killed Yun Tianshan. Meanwhile, Heng Yongxing, Li Changtian, and An Dingbang realized Yun Tianshan might already be dead and rushed to his residence.

• After defeating Yun Tianshan, Jiang Changkong discovered the ring had poisoned him and used his gold-and-silver Taiji Diagram to expel the corrosive force.
• Jiang Changkong asked Tang Ruoxi to locate Yun Tianshan, recovered his Star Power, and learned Yun Tianshan was still in Peace City.
• Jiang Changkong confronted Yun Tianshan at his villa, learned Lin Yunwang had ordered the poisoning, and killed Yun Tianshan with the Moon Shadow Startling Swan technique.
• Jiang Changkong took the Star Stones from Yun Tianshan’s ring and left for the Abyss to hunt Star Demons.
• Heng Yongxing, Li Changtian, and An Dingbang discussed Jiang Changkong’s lunar Star Power until An Dingbang warned that Yun Tianshan might die, prompting them to hurry to his residence.

Jiang Changkong returned from the Abyss after killing Star Demons and faced questions from the Law Enforcement Bureau over Yun Tianshan’s death. The investigation shifted toward the Sin Domain poison, while Heng Yongxing gave Jiang Changkong information about the Yun Family.

• Heng Yongxing, An Dingbang, and Li Changtian found Yun Tianshan frozen into an ice sculpture and discussed Jiang Changyue’s overwhelming strength.
• Heng Yongxing sent Li Changtian to investigate the poison’s source and ordered An Dingbang to find Jiang Changyue and Jiang Changkong in the Abyss.
• Jiang Changkong ignored An Dingbang’s calls, then learned from Tang Ruoxi that Yun Tianshan had died and the Law Enforcement Bureau wanted to question him.
• An Shou questioned Jiang Changkong, who said he had been poisoned, rescued by Jiang Changyue, and unconscious when Yun Tianshan was killed.
• Heng Yongxing explained that the Sin Domain was a place of exile for the Federation’s worst criminals and handed Jiang Changkong information about the Yun Family.

Jiang Changkong learned about Yun Bugui’s downfall and prepared to finish the mission before pursuing the mineral vein. He agreed to divide the Star Demon hunting grounds with An Dingbang, then accepted Heng Yongxing’s wager after the prize rose to six thousand Star Stones.

• Jiang Changkong read that Yun Bugui had once been a celebrated genius before arrogance, defeat, and madness led to his imprisonment in the Sin Domain.
• Heng Yongxing warned Jiang Changkong that they still had not found the person behind the trouble, while Tang Ruoxi said Professor Yun had completed the mineral vein detector but wanted the mission finished first.
• Jiang Changkong told Tang Ruoxi and the others to withdraw and proposed splitting the hunting grounds with An Dingbang, with a contract witnessed by Heng Yongxing and Li Changtian.
• Jiang Changkong suggested betting their gains, and Heng Yongxing offered six thousand fifth-rank high-grade Star Stones against the Moon Laurel Leaf and the help of Jiang Changyue.
• Jiang Changkong accepted Heng Yongxing’s wager, telling him to invite the six mid-stage Star Spirits.

Jiang Changkong accepted Heng Yongxing’s wager over Moon Laurel Leaves and used a horde of Star Demons to turn the contest to his advantage. He unleashed his Scorching Sun Saber against the charging demons while Heng Yongxing’s team was left with almost nothing to kill.

• Jiang Changkong returned with the Lunar Longblade and convinced Heng Yongxing and An Dingbang to proceed with the wager, agreeing to start before Heng’s invited Star Spirits arrived.
• After the teams checked their spatial equipment and recorded the contest, Jiang Changkong began killing Star Demons and used the Spirit Controlling Formula to spread their blood aura.
• An Yuanshan arrived and warned Jiang Changkong that he was giving away benefits, but Jiang ignored him and continued drawing in demons.
• A horde of Star Demons charged toward Jiang Changkong, and he formed a scorching sun overhead and cut them down with Scorching Sun Saber aura.
• The Star Demons in An Dingbang’s area fled toward Jiang Changkong, leaving Heng Yongxing’s team with no nearby targets and forcing them to consider moving farther ahead.

Jiang Changkong continued slaughtering Star Demons beneath his Blazing Sun while Heng Yongxing, An Dingbang, Li Changtian, and their group tried to match his kill count. After An Yuanshan revealed how far behind they were, the others kept fighting until he called Jiang Changkong for help.

• Jiang Changkong used the Blazing Sun to kill waves of Star Demons and collect their Star Stones while Heng Yongxing and the others speculated about why he had given them the Moon Laurel Leaf.
• Heng Yongxing called An Yuanshan to boast that their group had killed over a hundred Star Demons, but An Yuanshan sent them a video showing Jiang Changkong surrounded by hundreds of corpses.
• Heng Yongxing, An Dingbang, Li Changtian, and the others copied Jiang Changkong’s strategy and drew Star Demons toward themselves, determined to catch up to his kill count.
• As night fell, An Yuanshan told the group that they needed to kill another third as many Star Demons just to reach Jiang Changkong’s current total, so they continued fighting instead of eating.
• Jiang Changkong killed another batch, poured Star Power into the Blazing Sun, and sat down to recover; two hours later, An Yuanshan called him and asked him to save them.

Jiang Changkong rescued Heng Yongxing and the others after their hunt drew a late-stage Star Spirit Star Demon. The group escaped, and Heng Yongxing conceded their competition to Jiang Changkong.

• Heng Yongxing and the others were overwhelmed by a late-stage Star Spirit Star Demon, which killed several weaker warriors and badly injured the survivors.
• Jiang Changkong arrived and fought the Star Demon, giving An Lin and the others time to retreat, but was repeatedly blasted back.
• Jiang Changyue's Lunar Sword struck the Star Demon, and Jiang Changkong used its freezing effect to delay the beast while the group escaped.
• The Star Demon broke free after two breaths, but Jiang Changkong and the others fled until they were out of sight.
• Heng Yongxing admitted defeat and handed over the Hidden Star Ring after An Yuanshan said Jiang Changkong had won.

Jiang Changkong strengthened his Cold Moon Art, then helped the Martial Arts Association prepare to establish an outpost after a deadly Star Demon attack. He learned that major-province forces were already competing for mineral resources and prepared to investigate the nearby vein with Heng Yongxing and Professor Yun.

• Jiang Changkong accepted six thousand Star Stones, upgraded the Cold Moon Art to complete mastery, and continued hunting Star Demons while the others recovered.
• An Dingbang and Heng Yongxing’s group agreed to help Jiang Changkong establish the outpost despite their casualties, and Jiang Changkong offered them the Star Sea Level Star Stones.
• Jiang Changkong cleared most of the area, and An Dingbang returned two days later with a hundred Martial Arts Association members.
• An Dingbang told Jiang Changkong that Professor Yun had asked them to wait before investigating the mineral vein, while Heng Yongxing revealed that a major province had already claimed the River Sea small mineral vein.
• Jiang Changkong learned that major-province forces might compete for the local mineral vein and asked when they would go investigate it.