Recaps

Jiang Jingnian fought Tao Xiangsheng’s Grandmaster-level fiend, learned firsthand how Grandmaster Momentum worked, and unleashed his Samadhi True Fire to destroy him and break the ritual. With the Blood Moon Momentum fading and the others expecting to escape, Jiang Jingnian recovered and began looting the ruined Mithril Temple.

• Tao Xiangsheng’s Blood Moon Momentum grew into the Grandmaster Momentum [Rotting Moonwheel], and his descending palm drove Jiang Jingnian into a deep crater.
• Jiang Jingnian emerged battered, reflected on the limits of his strength, and explained how Grandmaster Momentum united momentum and soul to influence reality.
• Tao Xiangsheng approached to torment Jiang Jingnian, but Jiang Jingnian transformed into a towering flame giant and tore through the [Rotting Moonwheel] with Samadhi True Fire.
• Jiang Jingnian overwhelmed Tao Xiangsheng with repeated blows, burned away his body, and broke the ritual as the Blood Moon Momentum faded.
• Liao Chuzhou and the others found themselves trapped in Little Auspicious Village, but the young monk noticed the ritual breaking and said they might soon escape.
• Jiang Jingnian recovered, changed clothes, and searched the ruined Mithril Temple, where he found a hoard of Mithril coins to collect.

Jiang Jingnian scavenged the collapsing Mithril Temple and agreed to take Li Ahe out, while the Sterling Family mobilized to exploit the failed Mandala Ritual and capture those drawn to its Bloodmoon Dark Painting. The chapter ended with Fili Sterling’s knights trapping Ariya and killing a Harmonious Joy Sect demonic woman as Liao Chuzhou and his companions faced encirclement.

• Jiang Jingnian gathered treasures from the crumbling temple, explained Li Ahe’s dangerous connection to Li Xuanji, and promised to take her out after searching the remaining Pavilion.
• Fili Sterling told Vilo that the Mandala Ritual was never meant to reach completion and that the Sterling Family had come to harvest its spoils, recover the Bloodmoon Dark Painting, and draw in Johnson bloodlines.
• The ritual collapsed after Tao Xiangsheng’s death, and a Harmonious Joy Sect demonic woman tried to seize Zhuge Xin before a young monk intervened to protect her.
• Fili Sterling’s knights surrounded Liao Chuzhou and his companions, captured Ariya with a specially prepared net bullet, and sealed the area with a blood-colored barrier.
• The Harmonious Joy Sect demonic woman attempted to flee, but the knights struck her with a Solar Yang spear and burned her to ashes, leaving the Moon-Eye Dao Essence behind.

Jiang Jingnian and Li Ahe were trapped by the Blood Moon barrier and confronted Fili’s Sterling knights after they killed Liao Chuzhou and wounded the young monk. Jiang Jingnian fought back against their Sun Power formation, and the chapter ended as he summoned a towering fire giant to meet their next attack.

• Jiang Jingnian and Li Ahe were unable to escape the blood-red screen and reappeared inside Fili’s encirclement.
• Liao Chuzhou used Moonshadow Celestial Hook to kill three knights and wound four, but Blood Moon contamination and the backlash of his attack drove him into demonic madness.
• The Sterling knights killed Liao Chuzhou with Sun Power, severely injured the young monk, and seized the Treasurelight Astral Baleful Force.
• Fili recognized Jiang Jingnian, demanded his oil paintings and valuables, and ordered Vino and the knights to kill him.
• Jiang Jingnian endured a spear that exploded inside his chest, used Corpse Lotus Whisper to interrupt the knights’ formation, and beat several knights back.
• Fili dispelled Jiang Jingnian’s interruption and prepared the knights’ red-sun attack, while Jiang Jingnian summoned a giant made of Samadhi True Fire.

Jiang Jingnian survived Vino Sterling’s Sun Dust by drawing on his Metal Virtue and forged the fledgling Lesser Yang Divine Ability [Pure-Killing Splendid Flame]. He killed the Sterling knights and Fili, then collected the spoils and spared the captives as the blood-red light curtain disappeared.

• Vino used Sun Dust to burn Jiang Jingnian, but he survived by combining his Samadhi True Fire with the Metal Essence hidden in his martial arts.
• Jiang Jingnian formed the Lesser Yang Divine Ability [Pure-Killing Splendid Flame] and destroyed the Sterling knights’ solar shield, killing Vino and most of the group.
• Fili fled toward the blood-red light curtain, but Jiang Jingnian killed Lisen and crushed Fili before he could escape.
• Jiang Jingnian gathered the Sterling Family’s spoils, including the Treasurelight Astral Baleful Force and Moon-Eye Dao Essence, then recovered his strength.
• Jiang Jingnian freed Zhuge Xin, Ariya, and Jie Er, and Jie Er promised to keep the night’s events secret.
• The blood-red light curtain dispersed after Fili and the others died.

Jiang Jingnian escaped the ruined ritual, but Li Ahe could not leave its boundary and vanished after revealing she was a flower-like creation tied to Li Xuanji. He buried her and rode toward the wider conflict, learning of the Sterling Family’s allies and a Jinling martial hall, then prepared to consume the stolen Blood Moon paintings.

• Jiang Jingnian tried to leave with Li Ahe, but she aged into the white-haired old woman when she crossed the ritual boundary and reverted to a middle-aged form when he brought her back.
• Li Ahe spoke of the chaotic world beyond the mountains, then dissipated into a Moonlight Epiphyllum, which Jiang Jingnian picked and preserved.
• Jiang Jingnian made a grave for Li Ahe, and Jie Er warned him that the Sterling Family could enlist the Dono Family and Vicsi Family against him.
• Jie Er told Jiang Jingnian that Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall in Jinling City was backed by the Sterling Family and was gathering old artifacts and oil paintings through brutal means.
• Zhuge Xin and Ariya awoke, learned that the Sterling Family’s scheme had been broken, and left with Jie Er after tending to their injuries.
• Jiang Jingnian checked the Blood Moon paintings’ remaining possession times and prepared to devour his spoils in a canyon.

Jiang Jingnian devoured the Undying Pure Lotus and gained a resurrection trait, then consumed the Moonlight Epiphyllum, strengthening his lifespan-stealing ability. In Cailin County, he witnessed Liang San and Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall’s men attacking the Chen siblings, and intervened by striking a thug with a walnut cake.

• Jiang Jingnian absorbed the special items, raising his Inner Qi Crystal capacity to 147, and tempered the Blood Moon-contaminated flowers with Samadhi True Fire.
• Jiang Jingnian devoured the Undying Pure Lotus and acquired Incomplete Moon Lotus Treasure-Rebirth Body, which let him resurrect after three days at the cost of one-fifth of his lifespan.
• Jiang Jingnian consumed the Moonlight Epiphyllum, and its Fleeting Splendor trait advanced Lifespan Theft into Life-Shortening Age-Stealing (Fleeting Splendor).
• Jiang Jingnian traveled to Cailin County to investigate Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall and listened for local news at Mingde Teahouse.
• Liang San pursued the Chen siblings, revealed that his men had killed their father and household over the White-Pheasant Mysterious Bird Painting, and ordered his thugs to seize them.
• Jiang Jingnian struck the blade-wielding thug’s hand with a walnut cake as the men rushed the Chen siblings.

Jiang Jingnian killed a Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall fighter who attacked him, drove the hall’s men away, and accepted the Chen siblings’ mysterious painting after its hidden Blood Robe Scripture entry appeared. He took the siblings with him and revealed that he was a True Disciple of the Mountain Cloud School; that night, Liang Xunlei heard Third Master Liang’s account of the confrontation.

• Jiang Jingnian broke Ding Han’s arm with a walnut pastry and told Third Master Liang to summon the hall master.
• A Long attacked Jiang Jingnian, who killed him instantly with a teacup lid, prompting Third Master Liang to withdraw with his men and the two foreigners.
• Chen Dongrui offered the White-Pheasant Mysterious Bird Painting to repay Jiang Jingnian, and its blood-triggered transformation revealed its connection to the Blood Robe Scripture and a scheme involving the Iron Garment Sect.
• Jiang Jingnian accepted the painting and agreed to take Chen Dongrui, Chen Bo, and their attendants with him, warning them that his enemies made the journey dangerous.
• Jiang Jingnian identified himself as a True Disciple of the Mountain Cloud School, then led the group to a secluded residence east of Cailin County.
• That night, Third Master Liang reported the day’s events to his father, Liang Xunlei, while two Westerners listened.

Julian and Finn decided to leave Jiang Jingnian alone until the Sterling Family could trap him, while Liang Xunlei ordered Liang San away from Cailin County. Jiang Jingnian visited the Liang residence to ask about the Blood Moon Oil Painting, then killed Liang Xunlei with one punch and Liang San with his own poison.

• Julian and Finn told Liang Xunlei that the Sterling Family would deal with Jiang Jingnian later and warned the Liang Family to keep its people from revealing clues.
• Liang Xunlei sent Liang San to Linjia County and said he would take over collecting Human Pills himself.
• Jiang Jingnian arrived at the Liang residence at night, killed two guards, and asked Liang Xunlei about the Blood Moon Oil Painting.
• Liang Xunlei denied knowing about the painting and blamed the Jiang Family of Jinling City for targeting the Chen siblings, but Jiang Jingnian recognized the lie.
• Liang Xunlei attacked Jiang Jingnian and died from a single punch; Liang San fled but was killed by the poison from his own secret weapon.

Jiang Jingnian uncovered the Sterling Family’s role in the Liang Family’s Human Pill practices, killed the Liang father and son, and strengthened his traits by devouring a painting. He took Chen Dongrui in as a maid, then resisted the Blood Moon’s influence long enough to devour one of his Blood Moon paintings and weaken its hold on his fate.

• Jiang Jingnian discovered that the Liang Family had used rogue cultivators’ fates to refine Myriad Spirits Elixirs with the Sterling Family’s backing.
• Jiang Jingnian devoured his spoils, advanced his Late Inner Qi Realm cultivation, and merged the White-Featured Blackbird Painting into Unrestrained Wind to create Bloodwind Garment.
• Jiang Jingnian told Chen Dongrui that Liang Xunlei and Liang San were dead and warned her that retaliation could follow.
• Chen Dongrui pleaded to stay with Jiang Jingnian, and he agreed to take her in as a maid while warning that following him might be dangerous.
• Jiang Jingnian resisted the Blood Moon’s influence and devoured the third Blood Moon Dark Painting, weakening the Blood Moon calamity entwined with his Life Essence.

Jiang Jingnian discovered that his fused Moon-Reflecting Lotus Eye trait could spread mental pollution and potentially drive weak-willed enemies into a violent frenzy, then traveled to Jinling City to investigate the Human Pill conspiracy. After meeting Monk Jie Er at Garuda Temple, he agreed to support the forces opposing the Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall at an upcoming arena contest, on the condition that he could destroy every item they won.

• Jiang Jingnian absorbed the Blood Moon fragment and fused it with Corpse Lotus Whisper, gaining the incomplete Moon-Reflecting Lotus Eye trait, which could affect people through eye contact and spread through groups.
• Chen Dongrui told Jiang Jingnian that the Liang Family and Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall had harmed merchants and were connected to her family’s destruction, while local forces planned an arena contest for a suspicious treasure.
• Jiang Jingnian took Chen Dongrui and her family from Cailin County to Jinling City, where they settled near Garuda Temple.
• Monk Jie Er told Jiang Jingnian that the arena prize was connected to the Human Pill method and that several local factions were struggling against the Martial Hall and its foreign backers.
• Jiang Jingnian agreed to act as outside support for the opposing factions and demanded that he receive every contested item so he could destroy them.

Jiang Jingnian learned that Iron Garment Sect and the Jinling Fan Family supported the forces challenging the Martial Hall, then demonstrated his strength by defeating Temple Master Jiang Wenhe in a brief spar. He agreed to help with the arena contest, while Jiang Wenhe warned him that foreign experts and Japanese pirates might interfere.

• Jiang Jingnian questioned Jie Er about the factions backing Garuda Temple and learned that Jie Er had promised the Chen Family their recovered treasures.
• Jiang Jingnian and the Chen Family shared a meal at Garuda Temple before Temple Master Jiang Wenhe returned.
• Jiang Wenhe told Jiang Jingnian that Iron Garment Sect and the Jinling Fan Family supported the arena challenge, though they would not send experts to fight directly.
• Jiang Wenhe challenged Jiang Jingnian to spar, and Jiang Jingnian used a single fire-infused punch to overcome his Water Flow swordsmanship.
• Jiang Wenhe accepted Jiang Jingnian's strength and warned him to beware of foreign experts and Japanese pirates at the arena contest.

Jiang Jingnian settled matters with Jiang Wenhe and agreed to attend the Lin Household’s banquet, while Jiang Wenhe worried over Garuda Temple’s future. The Martial Hall delayed revenge against Jiang Jingnian because the Nine Hanging Mountain Swords threatened to arrive in Jinling, and the chapter ended as Chen Dongrui’s former classmates confronted her at the banquet.

• Jiang Jingnian asked Jiang Wenhe about his Qi Gazing, heard a warning of nearby calamity, and agreed to attend the banquet at Yangjiang Hotel.
• Jiang Wenhe warned his disciples not to slight Jiang Jingnian and privately questioned Jie Er about how they had met.
• Julian Sterling told the Martial Hall leaders that the Life-Slaying Sword and Hase Ryunosuke had fought, and that the Intent-in-Motion Sword might soon come to Jinling.
• Julian Sterling and the Martial Hall leaders persuaded Liang Rongshan to postpone revenge against Jiang Jingnian while they prepared for the Nine Hanging Mountain Swords and the arena challenge.
• Jiang Jingnian arrived at the Yangjiang Hotel banquet with Chen Dongrui, Jie Er, and their companions, where Chen Dongrui’s former classmates approached and recognized her.

At a Jinling banquet, Chen Dongrui’s former classmates and ex-fiancé Lin Zhi tried to shame her and provoke Jiang Jingnian, but Lin Tingsong recognized Jiang and punished Lin Zhi. In a private room, Lin Tingsong asked Jiang to help oppose the Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall, whose human-pill operation appeared to have powerful backers.

• Liu Man and her classmates mocked Chen Dongrui over her broken engagement and tried to turn Jiang Jingnian against her, but Jiang ordered them to get out of his way.
• Lin Zhi approached Chen Dongrui with feigned concern, then challenged Jiang Jingnian when Jiang ignored him.
• Lin Tingsong arrived and greeted Jiang as an honored Young Hero, leaving Lin Zhi and the nearby guests stunned.
• Lin Tingsong had Lin Zhi expelled and punished, then invited Jiang and his companions to a private room.
• Lin Tingsong asked Jiang to help resist the Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall, and Luo Wei explained that its human-pill operation might be backed by powerful forces.

Jiang Jingnian learned more about the Human Pill method and agreed to fight in the final two matches of the challenge arena, while local factions remained reluctant to confront the forces behind Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall. At the Lin Household, Master Fagaba killed Lin Zhi and set a scheme in motion to weaken the Lin Household before the arena.

• Luo Wei told Jiang Jingnian that the Human Pill method found in Jinling City appeared connected to Serene Nether Manor, and Jiang Jingnian asked whether the factions would attack Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall after the arena.
• Jiang Wenhe explained that the local factions lacked the backing to take on the Martial Hall's powerful allies, and Jiang Jingnian accepted the final two one-on-one arena matches.
• Pang Xu told Jiang Jingnian that Life-Slaying Sword had fought an Eastern Wu Kingdom Swordsmanship Master, raising the prospect that the Nine Hanging Mountain Swords would arrive in Eastwater Prefecture sooner than expected.
• Lin Zhi told Lin Mingyan that Great-Grandfather had punished him, and Lin Mingyan revealed that he had invited Master Fagaba of the Tummo Dharma Lineage to support their plans.
• Master Fagaba used his arts to kill Lin Zhi and turn him into a Fire Bodhi Seed, then ordered Lin Mingyan to place the bone in the Lin Household ancestral hall to poison its martial artists before the arena.

Wen Xinchong and Master Fagaba discussed using the Three-Pronged Giant Ayeli Bell to disrupt Jiang Jingnian’s altered technique, while Fagaba secretly intended to claim him for the Tummo Dharma Lineage. At Garuda Temple, Jiang Jingnian advanced his Inner Qi, devoured the second Blood Moon Dark Painting, and gained an enhanced Moon-Reflecting Lotus Eye, though the vision of the Blood Moon’s destruction left him with more questions.

• Wen Xinchong confronted Master Fagaba, questioned his use of Lin Zhi and Lin Mingyan, and asked whether Jiang Jingnian could be suppressed.
• Master Fagaba explained the Giant Ayeli Technique’s origins and limits, then showed Wen Xinchong the Three-Pronged Giant Ayeli Bell, which could disrupt its practitioners.
• Wen Xinchong and Fagaba agreed to coordinate around the arena challenge, while Fagaba privately resolved to bring Jiang Jingnian into the Tummo Dharma Lineage.
• At Garuda Temple, Jiang Jingnian refined two special items, raised his Inner Qi to 79 percent, and considered how quickly he might reach True Astral Force.
• Jiang Jingnian devoured the second Blood Moon Dark Painting and witnessed a Taotie maw consume a Blood Moon projection and destroy its world.
• The painting’s Lunar Phase trait fused into Jiang Jingnian’s Moon-Reflecting Lotus Eye, enhancing its range and adding a chance to drive afflicted targets into frenzied attacks.

Jiang Jingnian planned to turn his arena challenge and reputation into a way to secure more resources, while Tong Shaoxuan rode toward Jinling to investigate Junior Brother Liao’s death and confront Jiang. The first match of the treasure arena began with Ding Feng, Jiang Wenhe, and Luo Wei fighting Gao Lin and two foreign knights, whose power surged when they invoked a blood-fueled art.

• Jiang Jingnian resolved to expand his borrowing plans after using the Mithril remains to buy resources and strengthen himself.
• Tong Shaoxuan inspected the Little Auspicious Village Rite site, deduced that a Grandmaster’s Lesser Yang Divine Ability had defeated the Sterling Family’s Sun Dust, and decided to find the monk and reporter to verify what happened to Junior Brother Liao.
• Tong Shaoxuan learned that Jiang Jingnian had joined the arena challenge in Jinling and decided to see how strong he was.
• Flamebane Manor began the first three-on-three arena match, with Ding Feng, Jiang Wenhe, and Luo Wei facing Gao Lin and two foreign knights.
• Ding Feng pressed Gao Lin toward defeat while Jiang Wenhe and Luo Wei battled the knights, who sprayed blood essence onto their blades and invoked Solar Flame Sacred Art.

During the challenge matches, the Tummo Dharma Lineage used Lin Mingyan and a blood curse to cripple the Lin Household, allowing its opponents to win the second and third matches. With the alliance facing defeat, Jiang Jingnian entered the arena to face Liang Rongshan, who vowed revenge for his dead relatives.

• Jiang Wenhe and Luo Wei combined their Divine Ability phantoms to clash with the two foreign knights, and all four fighters were injured and carried away unconscious.
• Gao Lin conceded to Ding Feng, while Jiang Jingnian sensed a sinister Fire Virtue threat and watched the foreigners from the Sterling Family.
• Lin Mingyan brought Kapala Bowls and a fiery finger bone to the Lin ancestral hall, where Master Fagaba helped him activate a blood curse that poisoned the Lin Household.
• The curse struck during the second match, enabling the Japanese warriors to kill Lin Tingsong's two sons and defeat the Lin side; Elder Shu was also badly wounded, and Old Master Lin collapsed.
• After the third match was also lost, Jiang Jingnian faced Liang Rongshan, who challenged him over the deaths of Liang Xunlei and Liang San.

Jiang Jingnian overwhelmed and killed Liang Rongshan despite the Human Pill’s power and the artifact meant to restrain his martial art, then taunted the foreigners who had expected him to lose. Elsewhere, Master Fagaba discovered Liang Rongshan’s Life-Bond Ribbon had broken and suspected Jiang Jingnian’s strength or the unstable pill had caused his death.

• Liang Rongshan swallowed a Human Pill, transforming into a Half-Step Grandmaster with a corrupted Evil-Sun Grudge Tiger Martial Soul, while spectators and foreign observers watched.
• Liang Rongshan tried to weaken Jiang Jingnian’s Giant Ayeli Technique with a bell vajra, but Jiang Jingnian’s strength remained unaffected and his punches shattered Liang Rongshan’s defenses.
• Jiang Jingnian crushed Liang Rongshan’s head and repeatedly smashed his body against the arena floor until he was dead, shocking the spectators and dismaying the foreigners.
• Jiang Jingnian taunted the blond woman from the Dono Family about whether her Goddess of Victory had favored her.
• Master Fagaba found Liang Rongshan’s Life-Bond Ribbon broken and discussed with Lin Mingyan whether Jiang Jingnian’s unexpected strength or the Human Pill’s instability had caused Liang Rongshan’s death.

Jiang Jingnian won the arena challenge, claimed the damaged bell-pestle and other secret treasures, then discovered that the foreigners had used the contest to trap Jinling’s factions as sacrifices for the Blood Moon Ritual. He fought his way through attacks to Garuda Abbey, where Flamebane Manor’s disguised men were ransacking the grounds, and confronted their leader.

• Fagaba planned to intercept the Lin Household and exploit the chaos, while Jiang Jingnian defeated Liang Rongshan and the Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall conceded the fifth match.
• Jiang Jingnian took the cracked bell-pestle and the Human Pill secret treasures, then left the arena with Jie Er as the foreign factions discussed their plans for the Blood Moon Ritual.
• At Auspicious Peace Medical Hall, the Lin Household and their allies struggled with fire venom before Fagaba’s men and the Sterling Family’s knights attacked and surrounded them.
• Jiang Jingnian rescued Jiang Wenhe from three black-clad assassins, killed them, and learned that the attack was part of a trap to gather living sacrifices.
• Jiang Jingnian and Jie Er reached Garuda Abbey, found its people slaughtered, and confronted disguised Flamebane Manor men who were looting the main hall.

Jiang Jingnian killed Pei Dongyan with one punch during Flamebane Manor’s assault on Garuda Temple, then warned the survivors that the Blood Moon Ritual would turn Jinling and the surrounding region into a slaughterground. He sent Jiang Wenhe and Jie Er to lead the survivors away while he prepared to disrupt the ritual himself.

• Pei Dongyan revealed his identity, offered Jiang Jingnian, Jiang Wenhe, and Jie Er Fire Bodhi to make them submit, and threatened them when Jiang Jingnian refused.
• Pei Dongyan unleashed his Blackflame Wall and Flameheart Sword, but Jiang Jingnian used his speed and Life-Shortening Age-Stealing trait to kill him with one punch and took the Flameheart Sword.
• Jiang Jingnian collected the spoils and subdued the sword pellet, while Jiang Wenhe, Jie Er, and the survivors tended to the wounded in Garuda Temple.
• Jiang Jingnian told Jiang Wenhe and Jie Er that Garuda Temple and other local forces were being used as living sacrifices for the Blood Moon Ritual and urged them to leave Jinling City.
• Jiang Jingnian warned that the upheaval would spread across Eastwater Prefecture and the Two-East Region, then declared that he would settle his debts and sabotage the ritual.

After the destruction of Garuda Temple, Jiang Jingnian arranged for the survivors to flee and accepted Jie Er as his ally in the coming fight against Flamebane Manor and other powers. He refined the Giant Ayeli Bell and other special items, strengthened his Giant Kui Golden Scales trait, and prepared to strike at his enemies.

• Jiang Wenhe organized the surviving Garuda Temple disciples' escape, while Jiang Jingnian sent Chen Dongrui away with them and vowed that Flamebane Manor and the Pei Family would answer for their crimes.
• Jie Er insisted on joining Jiang Jingnian despite the danger and the conflict with his Non-Killing Precept, and Jiang Jingnian accepted his help.
• Jiang Jingnian refined special items and raised his Inner Qi Realm to the Late Stage at 91%, then planned to attack the Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall and other enemy strongholds.
• Jiang Jingnian burned the Three-Pronged Giant Ayeli Bell and the Flameheart Sword to suppress their dangers, then absorbed the bell's Giant A fragment.
• The Giant A fragment transformed Jiang Jingnian's Kui Python Black Scales into Giant Kui Golden Scales, improving its armor, force-rebounding range, speed, and endurance effects.

Jiang Jingnian refined the Flameheart Sword into the Light-Shrouding Flame, gaining a flying-sword-like attack, then infiltrated the Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall’s secret meeting. After overhearing their plan to target him, he attacked the assembled conspirators and left five of them dead.

• Jiang Jingnian devoured the Flameheart Sword and witnessed a vision of ancient Dragon Palace ruins before gaining the Light-Shrouding Flame trait.
• Jiang Jingnian resolved to investigate the Sky-Patrolling Great River and prepared to attack the Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall after reaching the Lin Household.
• At the Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall, Julian, Alger Madden, Shichuan Qi, Liang Xing, and Huang Chen discussed the disrupted Blood Moon ritual and plotted to eliminate Jiang Jingnian.
• Huang Chen proposed using Tong Shaoxuan to draw Jiang Jingnian into a deadly conflict, and the others considered the plan.
• Jiang Jingnian entered the secret chamber unseen, revealed that he had heard their plot, and killed five attackers with the Light-Shrouding Flame.

Jiang Jingnian fought off the ambush at Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall, killing its foreign knights and Martial Hall leaders with his strange flame and eye techniques. After killing Alger and Julian, he collected two clusters of Dao Radiance and expected the spoils to help him refine True Astral Force and challenge a Grandmaster.

• Jiang Jingnian used [Light-Shrouding Flame] to pierce the defenders, kill many of the weaker attackers, and disrupt their formations.
• Jiang Jingnian trapped Alger and Julian in the illusion created by [Moon-Reflecting Lotus Eye], then killed Liang Xing with a punch.
• Shichuan Qi, Huang Chen, and Gao Lin combined their strength to attack Jiang Jingnian with [Moon's End, Cold Mountain], but he melted the divine ability phantom and killed all three with a barrage of punches.
• Julian used a Myriad Spirits Elixir to restore Alger, who unleashed Sun Power and charged Jiang Jingnian, but Jiang Jingnian's [Pure-Killing Splendid Flame] Golden Crow Phantom killed him.
• Jiang Jingnian crushed Julian, searched the ruined secret chamber, and collected two clusters of Dao Radiance, planning to refine True Astral Force with the spoils.

Jiang Jingnian destroyed Yellowwater Tiger Boxing Hall, reached the Full Inner Qi Realm with 216 Inner Qi Crystals, and learned that refining True Astral Force required many rare items. Meanwhile, Lin Mingyan briefly regained his senses and sacrificed himself to send the Lin Household’s karmic backlash toward Guru Fagaba, who was struck by it.

• Jiang Jingnian burned the Martial Hall’s bloody chambers, confiscated its treasures, and refined enough spoils to reach the Late Inner Qi Realm’s 100% limit with 216 Inner Qi Crystals.
• Jiang Jingnian saw the Blood Moon calamity surrounding him and learned that he needed several dozen special items to simplify the ritual for refining True Astral Force.
• Jiang Jingnian resolved to purge Jinling City’s forces and obtain the remaining items before the Blood Moon Ritual advanced further.
• Jie Er confronted Lin Mingyan at Lin Martial Hall, but the Cause of Tummo’s backlash suddenly overwhelmed Lin Mingyan and temporarily restored his awareness.
• Lin Mingyan used the White Parasol Mantra and the unfinished Fire Jade to turn the Lin Household’s accumulated karma into a counterattack against the Tummo Dharma Lineage.
• Guru Fagaba sensed the backlash while meeting a foreign expert, then spat blood threaded with black qi.

Jiang Jingnian arrived at Lin Martial Hall and defeated the three Snow-Covered Prefecture masters who had attacked Jie Er, killing them and ending their attempt to suppress the karmic backlash. After honoring and burying the Lin Household’s dead, he began refining the martial hall’s relics to prepare for the Dharma lineage’s retaliation.

• Fagaba suppressed the karmic backlash from the destroyed Giant Aling Pestle and sent word to beware Jiang Jingnian and the Mountain Cloud School.
• Fagaba, Lirongka, and Maka attacked Jie Er at Lin Martial Hall, but Jiang Jingnian arrived and interrupted their assault with a blazing strike.
• The three monks formed a Tummo Vajra phantom, but Jiang Jingnian shattered it with one punch and then killed all three as the karmic backlash overwhelmed them.
• Jiang Jingnian and Jie Er buried Lin Mingyan and the other dead, cleared away the ritual arrangements, and paid respects before the Lin Household’s ancestral tablets.
• Jiang Jingnian told Jie Er to stand guard while he recovered, then examined and refined Lin Martial Hall’s relics, advancing the traits he needed.