Recaps

Li Xiuwen rose through Hesheng Tu, killed enemies and assassins, and prepared for the Crossing River Assembly while pursuing the Tiger Elephant realm. The arc left him secluded at the Four Seas Martial Arts Hall, refining his qi and blood as Huang Sihai sensed a powerful aura from his chamber.

• Li Xiuwen reached Flood Dragon Muscle, killed Golden Leopard, and concealed his advancement while training his techniques.
• Li Xiuwen captured Bucktooth Zhen, won the Four Seas Martial Arts Hall recommendation battle against Little Dragon and Lu Yu, and became a Reserve Red Pole in Hesheng Tu.
• Li Xiuwen led the mission against Monkey Ghost, killed Copper Hammer, and returned with Monkey Ghost’s head and the Killing Aura Song manual.
• Li Xiuwen used the manual to obtain medicine and advanced to the late stage of Flood Dragon Muscle as the feud with Thunder God Shed threatened to grow into a Deer-Chasing War.
• Li Xiuwen learned the Iron Buddha Art and Binding Armor Skill, then killed the Child Tower assassin Ling Ling San before preparing for the Crossing River Assembly.
• Li Xiuwen chose to attempt Tiger Elephant gate initiation at the Four Seas Martial Arts Hall and secluded himself to perfect the Sleeping Shark Art and refine his qi and blood.
• After nine days without food, Li Xiuwen remained in seclusion as Huang Sihai sensed an overwhelming aura blooming in his chamber.

Li Xiuwen won the Lion King Championship, entered the Learning Society, and established himself by defeating Hong Sanquan and joining the Tiger-Crane Society. After training and preparing for the Spring Hunt, he challenged the Iron Wire Society to fight him ten times.

• Li Xiuwen killed Dao Youming during the Deer-Chasing War, helping Hesheng Tu defeat Thunder God Shed and claim its territory.
• Li Xiuwen learned the Whale-Swallowing Art, advanced his cultivation, and won the Lion King title and Youth Division Martial Champion at the Crossing River Assembly.
• Li Xiuwen entered the Learning Society, chose Mr. Long as his teacher, and trained while fending off challenges from Hong Sanquan and Wang the Fat.
• Li Xiuwen defeated Wang the Fat and acquired his Human-Skin Mask, then studied the Dragon-Binding Skill and improved his defenses.
• Li Xiuwen challenged Hong Sanquan ten times, defeated him repeatedly, and broke his martial will before joining the Tiger-Crane Society.
• Li Xiuwen prepared for the Spring Hunt and continued cultivating, while Mr. Long offered to teach him the Hibernating Dragon Art once he saved enough Tongbao.
• Li Xiuwen visited the Iron Wire Society headquarters and challenged every disciple at Three-Leaf rank or below, declaring that he would beat ten of them.

Li Xiuwen built the Axe Gang, proved himself in the Hilltop Contest, and hunted through the Spring Hunt as rival factions set traps around Lin Xiasheng. He returned with five heads and a new Demon Blade reputation, then placed fourteenth in Azure Hall’s rankings.

• Li Xiuwen defeated the Iron Wire Society’s ten fighters, collected his winnings, and drew notice across the Learning Society.
• Li Xiuwen reached tiger hunt, strengthened his martial arts, and accepted the Dragon Head position before renaming Hesheng Tu the Axe Gang.
• Li Xiuwen studied new martial arts and helped the Tiger-Crane Society defeat the Iron Wire Society in the Hilltop Contest, including defeating Wu Youcai and Sun Sanpao’s forces.
• Li Xiuwen entered the Spring Hunt while avoiding the trap around Lin Xiasheng, and killed targets as he perfected the Sand-Concealing Manual.
• Li Xiuwen found the Hundred Ghosts Attending the Body Diagram on Xiao Tao, then ambushed Sun Sanpao and his lackeys in the sewers.
• Li Xiuwen killed Lin Xiasheng after he fled toward the Number One Heavenly Tower, escaped into the Sewers, and shot Yu Lu when she mistook him for Lin Xiasheng.
• Li Xiuwen returned to the Learning Society with five heads, received twelve hundred Treasure Tokens from Su Cha, and became the subject of the Demon Blade story.
• Li Xiuwen placed fourteenth in Azure Hall’s Ranking Placement, while Ling Xuangui placed twentieth and resented ranking below him.

Li Xiuwen advanced to peak Elephant-Hurling, mastered new martial arts, and defeated Zhang Lingxuan while preparing to compete for the Four Paths. After killing assassins and rival fighters, he entered the Dragon-Raising-Head Dharma Assembly’s orbit with new enemies already targeting him.

• Li Xiuwen refined elixirs, reached peak Tiger Hunt, and broke through to Elephant-Hurling after perfecting the Whale-Killing Fist.
• Huang Sihai accepted Li Xiuwen as his direct disciple, and Li Xiuwen inherited the Limitless Tremor Fist and learned Spirit-Summoning.
• Li Xiuwen defeated Zhang Lingxuan at the Azure Hall assessment, while Wang Daorong defeated Zhang Huang and secured Azure Hall’s victory.
• Li Xiuwen killed Wen Tianming, advanced to Mid Elephant-Hurling, and developed inner heaven and earth vision and the Whale Battling the Vast Sea aura.
• Li Xiuwen killed Wu Youcai and Chen Tingjun, using his new aura and Tremor Blade against Chen Tingjun.
• Li Xiuwen reached peak Elephant-Hurling during seclusion and crushed several fighters in the Grand Void Illusory Realm.
• Li Xiuwen climbed to fifth on the Azure Rankings by defeating Ma Baojia and Sun Dazhou, while Xiao Feng set out to assassinate him.