Recaps

Jiang Ning reflected on killing He Jinyun and the danger of being discovered, while Ye Qiu took charge of the investigation without suspecting him. Back at home, Jiang Ning reviewed his abilities and focused on strengthening himself so he could face the consequences if the truth emerged.

• Hong Minghu found He Jinyun dead and examined the strange wounds, while Jiang Ning silently acknowledged that he had avenged Auntie Sun.
• Jiang Ning joined Hong Minghu and the others at the scene, and Ye Qiu dismissed him as a suspect after seeing no signs of a struggle.
• Hong Minghu assigned Ye Qiu to hunt for the killer, and Jiang Ning declined Xie Xiaojiu’s offer to take a hot bath with her before returning home.
• Jiang Ning reviewed his recent gains and skill panel, noting that his spiritual power could reach a hundred meters and that his divine abilities had helped him kill He Jinyun from a mile away.
• Jiang Ning assessed his martial skills and concluded that tempering his body toward bone-forging was the next key step toward reaching the Fifth-Rank Inner-Strengthening Realm.

Jiang Ning reviewed the requirements for the Bone-Forging Realm and realized his blood and qi and spiritual power were already sufficient to pursue its higher stages. After resisting the blood-soaked god statue’s influence, he decided to take a drop of its blood to Lin Qingyi for identification.

• Jiang Ning reread the Sixth-Rank Bone-Forging Realm explanation and recalled its stages, from Iron Bone through Darksteel Bone and Jade Bone to the rare Divine Bone.
• Jiang Ning tested his power and found his blood and qi already roared like a river, while his spiritual power could extend roughly a hundred meters.
• Jiang Ning considered the power gap between Luoshui County and Dongling Commandery and concluded that only a peak Fifth-Rank martial artist could meaningfully protect themselves before the Qinghe Earl's Estate.
• Jiang Ning opened the golden box containing the God-Worship Cult statue, shattered its illusion with his stronger spiritual power, and escaped its whispers.
• Jiang Ning felt an overwhelming urge to drink the blood in the box, shut it before giving in, and decided to bring a drop to Lin Qingyi for examination.

Jiang Ning visited Lin Qingyi to identify the sinister blood he had acquired and to find resources for bone forging. Lin Qingyi recognized the blood as Hundred-Spirit Blood, bought ten drops, and agreed to obtain cultivation pills for him, while Jiang Ning realized she was a powerful grandmaster candidate with a hidden identity.

• Jiang Ning showed Lin Qingyi the blood, and she identified it as Hundred-Spirit Blood, a rare resource that strengthened qi and blood and aided entry into the Blood-Exchange Grandmaster realm.
• Lin Qingyi bought ten drops of Hundred-Spirit Blood from Jiang Ning for one hundred taels of gold, revealing that she had been searching for the resource to advance in secret.
• Jiang Ning asked Lin Qingyi to help him obtain Iron Bone Pills, Mystic Bone Pills, and Jade Bone Pills, and she agreed after discovering he had reached the Dragon Sinew level.
• Lin Qingyi saw Jiang Ning off and wondered whether Xiao Jin might catch his eye, while Jiang Ning left relieved that his cultivation resources would be secured.
• Jiang Ning concluded that Lin Qingyi was a peak fourth-rank expert with a concealed identity and resolved to stay close to her.

After Wang Jin warned Jiang Ning that power mattered more than evidence, Jiang Ning returned home and found Medicine King Valley’s Valley Master Lu Qingshan treating Jiang Li’s paralyzed right arm. Lu restored much of its movement and showed Jiang Ning goodwill, leaving the two to share a remarkable wine.

• Wang Jin warned Jiang Ning that Qinghe Count could threaten him over He Jinyun’s death without evidence, and Jiang Ning reconsidered how law and power worked.
• Jiang Ning returned home and learned that Valley Master Lu Qingshan had been waiting to visit him.
• Jiang Ning entered the eastern courtyard and found Lu Qingshan treating Jiang Li’s right arm with massage, golden needles, inner breath, and medicinal ointment.
• Jiang Li regained the ability to move his right hand, and Lu Qingshan gave him oil to support further recovery.
• Jiang Ning thanked Lu Qingshan and poured him wine steeped with the mysterious black stone, which Lu recognized as extraordinary.

Jiang Ning received Lu Qingshan’s goodwill and learned that the Qinghe Count’s Estate might target him over He Jinyun’s death, while Lu Qingshan suspected Jiang Ning was a reincarnated immortal and possibly the killer. After Ye Qiu probed him about the investigation, Jiang Ning went to a deserted island to open the box of Hundred-Spirit Blood and strengthen himself.

• Lu Qingshan praised Jiang Ning’s wine, thanked him for dealing with the Medicine King Valley’s enemy, and advised him to stay in the city because the Qinghe Count’s Estate might suspect him.
• After leaving Jiang Ning, Lu Qingshan told Gongsun Yu that Jiang Ning’s spiritual power suggested he might be a reincarnated immortal and speculated that he had caused the rain and killed He Jinyun.
• Jiang Ning reflected that Lu Qingshan’s visit had settled the conflict with Medicine King Valley and restored vitality to his elder brother’s paralyzed arm.
• Ye Qiu visited Jiang Ning and explained that he had been tasked with investigating He Jinyun’s bizarre death, while probing Jiang Ning for clues.
• After Ye Qiu left, Jiang Ning recognized the danger of being suspected without evidence and resolved to rely on strength.
• Jiang Ning took the Hundred-Spirit Blood to a deserted island, noted his current 241.43 source energy, and prepared to cultivate.

On a deserted island, Jiang Ning consumed Hundred-Spirit Blood and rapidly strengthened his qi and blood, then trained Water-Fire True Force while assessing how to improve his skills. After gaining more than fifty percent in qi and blood, he opened the box again and consumed more blood.

• Jiang Ning resisted the golden box’s illusion with his mental force field and swallowed a drop of Hundred-Spirit Blood, feeling its immediate effects on his body.
• Jiang Ning consumed twelve drops before his body felt satisfied, and his qi and blood rose by more than twenty percent in half a tea's time.
• Jiang Ning chose to train Water-Fire True Force, hoping that breaking its limits might help him grasp the true intent Feng Jiเก had described.
• Jiang Ning trained for over two hours, raising Water-Fire True Force from 54 to 89 experience points, while his qi and blood eventually increased by more than fifty percent.
• Jiang Ning opened the golden box again and consumed more Hundred-Spirit Blood.

The Yellow Heaven Cult leader set a plan in motion to destabilize Great Xia by raising a rebellion with the Human Emperor Sword and a White Horned Dragon. Unaware of the scheme, Jiang Ning advanced to vitality like the sea, exhausted his Hundred-Spirit Blood, and brought Water-Fire True Force to Major Mastery.

• The Yellow Heaven Cult leader told his disciple that he would help bring down Great Xia and use the upheaval to destroy corrupt sects and aristocratic families.
• The elder released a bloodline-stimulating white snake into Luo Water Lake and revealed that he planned to have it grow into a wicked horned dragon whose death would let him raise a rebellion with the Human Emperor Sword.
• Jiang Ning continued digesting Hundred-Spirit Blood and training Water-Fire True Force, then found that his Source Energy had risen to 613.17, less than he expected.
• Jiang Ning returned to the island and consumed the remaining Hundred-Spirit Blood, reaching vitality like the sea after two days of rapid growth.
• Jiang Ning saw that his Source Energy had reached 838.49 and Water-Fire True Force had advanced to Major Mastery.

Jiang Ning spent Source Energy to break Water Nature’s limit, gaining a form of water-controlling authority, then went to the Inspection Office to learn about the fallout from He Jinyun and Cao Rong’s deaths. There, he met Feng Ji’s father, Feng Xiaoch en, who had come to investigate Cao Rong’s murder.

• Jiang Ning used 500 Source Energy to give Water Nature its sixth limit break, upgrading Water Manipulation Art into an authority that let him control water.
• Jiang Ning tested his new ability by breaking the lake’s ice and raising a vast quantity of water before returning home, satisfied with the result.
• Jiang Ning went to the Inspection Office to seek information about Qinghe Count and the military’s response to He Jinyun’s death and Cao Rong’s murder.
• Feng Xiaoch en told Feng Ji that Commandant Yan had sent him to investigate Cao Rong’s death and asked whether she knew who the killer was.
• Jiang Ning arrived, recognized Feng Xiaoch en as Feng Ji’s father and a prominent military captain, and exchanged greetings with him as Feng Ji went to make tea.

Jiang Ning revealed to Feng Xiaocheng that he had reverse-engineered the Blazing Prairie Spear Art, then obtained the extraordinary 108 Heavenly Stems and Earthly Fiends Bone-Forging Method from the Internal Affairs Office. After studying it and cultivating his Water-Fire True Force, he welcomed Xie Xiaojiu as she arrived hoping to see him.

• Feng Xiaocheng offered to demonstrate his Nine-Tempered Fire force, but Jiang Ning showed him his Water-Fire True Force and confirmed he had reverse-engineered the Blazing Prairie Spear Art.
• Feng Xiaocheng said Commandant Yan had sent him to Luoshui County to investigate Cao Rong's death, and he declined to trust rumors blaming Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning went to the Internal Affairs Office and exchanged three thousand contribution points for the 108 Heavenly Stems and Earthly Fiends Bone-Forging Method.
• The old woman recognized Jiang Ning's extraordinary spiritual power and considered whether he might one day rival the Martial Saint.
• Jiang Ning read the method, learned it described a path beyond Jade Bone, and continued cultivating his Water-Fire True Force while waiting for Lin Qingyi's message.
• Xie Xiaojiu arrived at Jiang Ning's residence hoping to see him, and he invited her to warm herself by the fire.

Jiang Ning completed the first limit break of Water-Fire True Force and gained the Water-Fire Immortal Robe trait, which protected him from water and fire. Meanwhile, Qinghe Count’s second son arrived in Luoshui County to investigate He Jinyun’s death, and Jiang Ning prepared to test his new ability.

• Xie Xiaoj iu told Jiang Ning she had entered the seventh rank, and Feng Jiเก reported that Qinghe Earl’s Estate was furious about He Jinyun’s death.
• Jiang Ning stayed indoors through the snowstorm and trained Water-Fire True Force until it reached the requirements for its first limit break.
• Qinghe Count’s second son arrived at Luoshui County’s gates on a pureblood dragon steed and was admitted after declaring his identity.
• At the Inspection Office, the second son asked Hong Minghu about leads on his fifth brother’s death, and Hong Minghu offered to summon Commander Ye Qiu.
• Jiang Ning spent 100 Source Energy to break Water-Fire True Force’s limit, gained the Water-Fire Immortal Robe trait, and looked to the brazier to test it.

Jiang Ning tested the Water-Fire Immortal Robe and found that flames could not burn him, then received bone-forging pills from Lin Qingyi. On the carriage ride home, he began using the One Hundred Eight Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Bone-Forging Art, while Lin Qingyi remained burdened by the threat of the old prince.

• Jiang Ning handled burning charcoal and put his finger into a brazier's flames, confirming that the Water-Fire Immortal Robe protected him from heat.
• Lü Yi brought Jiang Ning to Myriad Splendor Tower, where Lin Qingyi gave him ten bottles each of Iron Bone Pills, Mystic Bone Pills, and Jade Bone Pills.
• Lin Qingyi hinted that she faced trouble connected to the old prince but refused to involve Jiang Ning, then watched his carriage depart with sorrow.
• On the journey, Jiang Ning examined an Iron Bone Pill and began bone-forging, striking thirteen bones at once with hammers of qi and blood.
• Lü Yi quietly watched Jiang Ning cultivate in the carriage and blushed as she admired him.

Jiang Ning absorbed five Iron Bone Pills while escorting Lü Yi safely back to Myriad Splendor Tower, revealing bone-forging efficiency far beyond an ordinary martial artist. After returning home to find Xie Xiaoj iu waiting, he learned that He Jinsheng, He Jinyun’s peak Sixth Rank elder brother, had arrived to investigate the death.

• Jiang Ning completed a cycle of hammering thirteen bones and absorbed five Iron Bone Pills, filling them with iron marrow and achieving more than six times the usual absorption efficiency.
• Jiang Ning escorted Lü Yi back to Myriad Splendor Tower through the snowy night, then hurried home to continue forging his other bones.
• Jiang Ning found Xie Xiaoj iu waiting at his residence, while Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan encouraged the pair to grow closer.
• Xie Xiaoj iu warned Jiang Ning that He Jinsheng, a martial provincial graduate at the peak of the Sixth Rank, had arrived to investigate He Jinyun’s death.
• Jiang Ning recognized that Xie Xiaoj iu had warned him because she suspected he might have killed He Jinyun, and he invited her to eat before they continued talking.

Jiang Ning let Xie Xiaoj iu stay in his room during the snowstorm, where she bathed while he focused on tempering his bones. After absorbing five Iron Bone Pills and strengthening thirteen more bones, he opened his eyes to find Xie Xiaoj iu standing before him in her underclothes.

• Jiang Ning told Liu Wanwan that Xie Xiaoj iu would sleep in his room, and Xie Xiaoj iu agreed to stay there because she felt safe with him.
• Jiang Ning fetched hot water for Xie Xiaoj iu and agreed to wait behind a screen while she bathed.
• Jiang Ning resisted his distractions and began forging his bones with the 108 Heavenly Fiends Bone-Forging Hammer Technique while Xie Xiaoj iu bathed for more than two hours.
• Xie Xiaoj iu came out from behind the screen in her underclothes and saw Jiang Ning cultivating, then waited quietly as he absorbed five Iron Bone Pills and tempered thirteen bones.
• Jiang Ning finished the cultivation cycle, opened his eyes, and noticed Xie Xiaoj iu's figure.

Jiang Ning cultivated through the night while Xie Xiaoj iu slept in his bed, and he discovered when his Source Energy refreshed and how far his bone tempering had progressed. The chapter ended with Xie Xiaoj iu helping him settle down for a morning nap.

• Jiang Ning dried Xie Xiaoj iu's hair with his Water-Controlling Divine Ability and emptied her bathwater, then declined her invitation to share his bed so he could cultivate.
• Jiang Ning tempered his bones through the night, briefly helped cover the sleeping Xie Xiaoj iu, and recovered his strength by placing his hand in water.
• Jiang Ning checked his panel near dawn and found 541.11 Source Energy, realizing the daily increase appeared around that time.
• Jiang Ning found that the water no longer restored his condition and continued tempering bones, bringing seventy-eight bones to a faint silver gleam.
• Xie Xiaoj iu woke, dressed, and prepared to practice swordsmanship while Jiang Ning chose to sleep; she removed his shoes and tucked him into bed.

Jiang Ning advanced his bone forging, reflected on the bodily foundation needed to become a Martial Saint, and went to the Inspection Office while He Jinsheng’s whereabouts remained unknown. After tempering all 206 bones once, he tested the Water-Fire Immortal Robe in a frozen lake and found that circulating Water-Fire True Force there earned experience more efficiently.

• Jiang Ning woke refreshed, inspected his progress, and found that his 78 tempered bones had absorbed much of their iron marrow as his physique grew stronger.
• Jiang Ning continued forging bones and considered how a perfect bodily foundation, including a golden body and advanced bone forging, might lead to becoming a Martial Saint.
• Jiang Ning and Xie Xiaoj iu went to the Inspection Office to avoid endangering his family if he encountered He Jinsheng, but Jiang Ning heard nothing of He Jinsheng’s presence.
• By night, Jiang Ning had initially tempered all 206 bones and sensed his strength, resilience, skin, flesh, and qi and blood gradually improving.
• Jiang Ning immersed himself in the frozen lake, tested the Water-Fire Immortal Robe’s protection against water, and found that Water-Fire True Force gained experience more efficiently there.

Jiang Ning completed the iron marrow absorption needed to forge Iron Bones and learned that the Cao Family’s execution was three days away. After returning home, he found Feng Ji娥’s message about a new envoy seeking the Cao Family and a possible God-Worship Cult hideout, and planned to visit the Inspection Office the next day.

• Jiang Ning learned that He Jinsheng had not appeared at the Inspection Office and continued cultivating underwater, where his Water-Fire True Force progressed quickly.
• Jiang Ning swallowed Iron Bone Pills until all 206 bones were saturated with iron marrow, beginning the final transformation toward Iron Bones.
• Jiang Ning returned home and learned that Jiang Li had passed the yamen assessment and would remain a constable; Jiang Li planned to watch the Cao Family’s execution in three days.
• Jiang Ning read Feng Ji娥’s note, which said Captain Yan had sent an envoy seeking the Cao Family and Cao Rong, and that she had found a God-Worship Cult hideout with a possible major target.
• Jiang Ning decided to visit the Inspection Office the next day to discuss Feng Ji娥’s information.

Jiang Ning completed his second limit-break in Water-Fire True Force, gaining the ability to command water and fire, and finished transforming his bones into Iron Bone, entering the sixth rank. He went to the Inspection Office to join Captain Feng in investigating a God-Worship Cult stronghold and hoped to find a valuable statue.

• Jiang Ning trained beside burning torches until Water-Fire True Force reached its second limit-break, granting him the Water-Fire Dominion trait.
• Jiang Ning tested Water-Fire Dominion by conjuring water and fire, then decided to conceal the ability to avoid attracting powerful figures.
• Jiang Ning reviewed his ongoing physical transformation and planned to seek treasures in the Luo River to gain more Source Energy.
• Jiang Ning woke to find all 206 bones transformed into Iron Bone and recognized that his physical transformation had begun, making him a sixth-rank martial artist.
• Jiang Ning arrived at the Inspection Office and agreed to accompany Xie Xiaoj iu to the outer city with Captain Feng to investigate a God-Worship Cult stronghold and search for its missing statue.

Guardian Xing asked Liu Linmen about the death of Altar Master Sun and the missing Divine Embryo, but Liu Linmen claimed he knew nothing. Meanwhile, Lin Qingyi’s relatives arrived in Luoshui County, and Jiang Ning encountered refugees before heading to investigate a suspected God-Worship Cult hideout.

• Guardian Xing told Liu Linmen that Altar Master Sun had carried the God-Worship Cult’s sacred relic, the Divine Embryo, and asked for clues about who had killed him.
• Lin Qingyi welcomed the Seventeenth Princess and the Eighth Prince, and the princess volunteered to meet Jiang Ning as a potential match for Xiao Jin.
• Jiang Ning saw a starving refugee family in the Outer City and gave them four strips of dried meat.
• Feng Ji explained that drought had driven refugees into Dongling Commandery, while Jiang Ning passed a crowd gathered for the Yellow Heaven Cult’s talisman water.
• Jiang Ning led his team toward a suspected God-Worship Cult hideout, hoping to find its members and the missing statue from the City God Temple.

Jiang Ning led the Inspection Office to a God-Worship Cult stronghold hidden beneath a Black Tiger Gang courtyard, where the cult was preparing to smuggle a divine statue outside Luoshui County. After defeating five mutated God-descendants, he faced the composed Divine Envoy while Star Protector watched from a rooftop and weighed whether to intervene.

• Jiang Ning discovered the tunnel and divine statue beneath the courtyard and ordered Feng Ji格 to surround the stronghold.
• Jiang Ning's team stormed the courtyard, killed the Black Tiger Gang members, and found mutilated children inside.
• Jiang Ning entered the room concealing the tunnel, while Feng Ji格 and Xie Xiaoj iu moved the team away from the coming fight.
• Five mutated God-descendants attacked Jiang Ning, who killed all of them with single punches using his Water-Fire True Force.
• Star Protector recognized Jiang Ning's internal and external cultivation and hesitated to intervene as Jiang Ning confronted the Divine Envoy.

Jiang Ning defeated a God-Worship Cult martial artist, found the God of Flesh statue, and absorbed its divinity and authority, changing his panel. As he left the tunnel, he ordered his allies to bring officials and reinforcements to confront Yuan Hua, who was claiming a share of the spoils above.

• Star Protector abandoned the courtyard after deciding not to risk confronting Jiang Ning without a divine fetus.
• Jiang Ning killed the transformed sixth-rank martial artist and entered the tunnel with Xie Xiaoj iu and Feng Ji.
• Yuan Hua arrived at the courtyard, claimed he had found the stronghold first, and demanded three corpses as his share of the credit.
• Jiang Ning found the God of Flesh statue and absorbed its divinity and incomplete Flesh Regeneration authority, causing his panel to change.
• Jiang Ning told Feng Ji to bring Commander Ye Qiu and Prefect Hong, and sent Xie Xiaoj iu to fetch Chief Constable Xu Zhengnan and men to arrest the Black Tiger Gang.

Jiang Ning strengthened his Flesh Regeneration authority with divinity, then defeated Yuan Hua with one punch and uncovered valuable gains from the God-Worship Cult stronghold. After ordering action against the Liu Family and its associates, Jiang Ning waited for reinforcements while considering whether a more powerful statue held additional divinity.

• Jiang Ning spent his divinity to raise Flesh Regeneration to 33% progress, then left the tunnel to protect Cheng Ran.
• Jiang Ning struck Yuan Hua with one punch, forcing him to retreat; Water-Fire True Force later made Yuan Hua vomit blood and collapse.
• Jiang Ning calculated that the cult corpses and statue were worth 107,000 contribution points, while Feng Jige reported his discovery to Ye Qiu and Xie Xiaojin asked Xu Zhengnan to gather men and seal the city.
• Jiang Ning ordered Liu Zhixiang of the Fourfold Merchants Association arrested and wondered whether the statue in his golden box contained divinity.
• Jiang Ning waited for Xie Xiaojin and Feng Jige as footsteps approached.

Jiang Ning’s defeat of a sixth-rank God-Worship Cult martial artist astonished Granny Bai, Hong Minghu, and Xu Zhengnan, while the group confirmed the underground statue had lost its mysterious power. After Granny Bai took the statue for study, Xu Zhengnan presented evidence against the Liu Family, Black Tiger Gang, and Fourfold Merchants Association, and Jiang Ning agreed to help arrest the Liu Residence’s chief retainer.

• Xu Zhengnan arrived at the compound with Xie Xiaoj iu and other constables, and he pledged to investigate the crimes there.
• Hong Minghu arrived with Granny Bai, who examined the corpses and identified one as a sixth-rank God-Worship Cult martial artist that Jiang Ning had killed with a single punch.
• Granny Bai and Hong Minghu discovered that the God of Flesh statue had lost its whispers and other mysterious properties, but Granny Bai recognized it as genuine and took it for study.
• Xu Zhengnan gave Jiang Ning records of crimes committed by the Liu Family, Black Tiger Gang, and Fourfold Merchants Association, and he admitted accepting their tribute silver while gathering evidence.
• Xu Zhengnan asked Jiang Ning to subdue the Liu Residence’s chief retainer, and Jiang Ning agreed.

Xu Zhengnan and Jiang Ning moved to arrest the Liu Clan for years of crimes, while Liu Zhaonan appealed to powerful officials for protection. Hong Minghu and Ye Qiu backed the arrest, leaving the Liu Clan’s fate in the hands of the authorities.

• Xu Zhengnan surrounded the Liu Residence and accused the Liu Clan of its crimes, while Jiang Ning confirmed that he was supporting the crackdown.
• Liu Zhaonan arrived and challenged the arrest, claiming that Yuan Hua, Ye Qiu, and Hong Minghu would uphold justice.
• Jiang Ning agreed to wait for the officials, though Yuan Hua was already unconscious from his injuries.
• Hong Minghu and Ye Qiu arrived, and Xu Zhengnan presented a booklet detailing the Liu Residence’s crimes and available evidence.
• Hong Minghu ordered the Liu Clan arrested if the evidence proved true, and Ye Qiu incapacitated Liu Zhaonan when he protested.
• Xu Zhengnan’s forces entered the Liu Residence as Hong Minghu invited Jiang Ning to a gathering, while Liu Zhaonan lay helpless in the snow.

Jiang Ning helped crush the Liu Residence and returned home to test the incomplete Flesh Regeneration authority, discovering that it greatly strengthened his skin and rapidly healed wounds. The chapter ended with him preparing to open the golden box and find out how much divinity its idol could provide.

• Jiang Ning ordered Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Ji to arrest the Liu Residence's members, while Xu Zhengnan arranged to eliminate resisters and later killed the chief retainer with Jiang Ning's help.
• Jiang Ning left the Liu Residence after sensing that its defenders could no longer resist, and Luoshui County's Fierce Tiger Gang, Fourfold Merchants Association, and Liu clan were brought down in a single day.
• Hong Minghu and Ye Qiu discussed Jiang Ning's talent, while Xie Xiaojiu returned to her family and felt disappointed that they wanted to use her to preserve the Xie Family.
• Jiang Ning tested Flesh Regeneration by cutting his arm, found his skin difficult to pierce, and watched the wound heal completely in less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea.
• Jiang Ning took out the golden box and wondered how many divinity points the powerful idol inside would provide.

Jiang Ning absorbed divinity from the statue, strengthening his Flesh Regeneration authority, and practiced the Five Animals Fist through the night. The next morning, Xu Zhengnan reported that the Liu Residence had been subdued and vowed to root out the county’s remaining criminal groups before Jiang Ning headed to the Inspection Office.

• Jiang Ning absorbed seven points of divinity from the statue, raising his Flesh Regeneration authority to 82.17% and testing how quickly it healed a wound.
• Jiang Ning decided to focus on the Five Animals Fist while his body finished transforming, then practiced it in the snow until its experience reached 1088/2000.
• Jiang Ning plunged through the frozen lake’s ice to wash off after training, and his panel showed slight increases in source energy and Flesh Regeneration.
• Xu Zhengnan told Jiang Ning that the Liu Residence’s important figures had died resisting and that only a few dozen insignificant survivors remained.
• Xu Zhengnan vowed to eliminate the Fourfold Merchants Association and the Black Tiger Gang, and Jiang Ning left for the Inspection Office to collect and distribute rewards.