Recaps

Lin Xiaotian fought Xiao Jingxin and her three sisters in a confined ring, hiding his strength while their coordinated attacks tested his endurance. Just as the elders thought he was close to defeat, he evaded their strikes and left the Xiao Household elders staring in disbelief.

• Lin Xiaotian secured the four women's agreement that he could ask each of them for a favor if he won, then entered the ring with them.
• Xiao Jingxin and her sisters attacked Lin Xiaotian together and drove him to the edge of the ring with their opening strikes.
• Lin Xiaotian endured their renewed assault, using his unusual Blood Qi to heal while pretending to weaken.
• The Xiao Household elders noticed Lin Xiaotian had mastered Bison Force but believed he was about to collapse.
• Lin Xiaotian evaded the women's next attacks, prompting all three uncles to leap to their feet in shock.

Lin Xiaotian used the Xiao Household’s Gale Step to evade four young women, revealing a combat application the Household believed impossible. Xiao Jingxin declared him her man, and Uncle Ming offered him a choice of brides in exchange for teaching the Household his technique.

• Uncle Ming explained that Gale Step was originally designed for explosive bursts in combat, but its founders could not make that use safe.
• Lin Xiaotian evaded the four women with Gale Step until Xiao Jingxin recognized the technique and the others realized what he was doing.
• Xiao Jingxin declared that Lin Xiaotian was her man, while the other three women also showed they wanted to marry him.
• The match ended, and Lin Xiaotian joined the four women and three uncles for a meal in a lavish room.
• Uncle Ming asked Lin Xiaotian which young woman he preferred and said he must teach the Xiao Household to use Gale Step in combat.

Lin Xiaotian learned that Xiao Jingxin had rapidly advanced to mid-stage External Force after watching him practice, while the Xiao Household sought to obtain Blood-Qi Resonance. The chapter ended with the Xiao elders deciding to negotiate with Master Huang and appease the Ouyang Household to strengthen their Lineage.

• Uncle Ming asked Lin Xiaotian to stay while the Xiao elders discussed Gale Step, and Xiao Jingxin said she might marry him if he reached External Force and continued to impress her.
• Xiao Jingli brought Lin Xiaotian to more luxurious quarters and explained that Xiao Jingxin had advanced from Blood Tempering to mid-stage External Force in just a few days.
• Lin Xiaotian considered his Blood Qi, his interest in the place Senior Dongli left behind, and his resolve to uncover his sister's secret.
• Uncle Ming, Uncle Hua, and Uncle Tian decided to seek Blood-Qi Resonance from Master Huang before trying to obtain it from Lin Xiaotian.
• The Xiao elders agreed to buy time by apologizing to the Ouyang Household and spending whatever was necessary to persuade Master Huang.

Master Huang heard the Xiao Household’s request for a Trump Card Technique and learned that the Ouyang Household wanted the culprit who killed its fourth son. After Xiao Jingli and Xiao Jingxin made mysterious farewells to Lin Xiaotian, he chased after Xiao Jingxin but stopped, deciding to ask what was happening the next morning.

• Master Huang rejected Uncle Ming’s attempt to secure his favor with promises of marriage, and Uncle Ming asked him for a Trump Card Technique.
• Uncle Ming returned to the Xiao Household, where Uncle Tian and Uncle Hua reported that the Ouyang Household demanded the person who killed its fourth son.
• Xiao Jingli visited Lin Xiaotian, warned him to protect his secrets, and said he had repaid his debt to the Xiao Household.
• Lin Xiaotian went to bathe, and Xiao Jingxin secretly massaged him before thanking him for listening to Xiao Jingli.
• Xiao Jingxin said the lineage’s interests came first and that she would never see Xiao Jingli again, then left.
• Lin Xiaotian rushed after Xiao Jingxin in his underpants but stopped when she fled, deciding to ask about the situation in the morning.

Lin Xiaotian learned that the Xiao Household had sent Xiao Jingli to the Ouyang Household and fought its people when they tried to stop him from going after his friend. As he prepared to risk a desperate attack, Xiao Jingxin arrived and offered to vouch for him.

• Lin Xiaotian learned from Uncle Ming that Xiao Jingli had been sent to the Ouyang Household, and he rushed out to find him.
• Uncle Ming tried to keep Lin Xiaotian inside the Xiao Household, explaining that they wanted his advanced version of Gale Step and feared what might happen between him and Xiao Jingxin.
• Lin Xiaotian fought the Xiao Household's External Force practitioners, wounding one and trading saber strikes with Uncle Ming before the group forced him back into the courtyard.
• Lin Xiaotian planned to risk a grievous injury to escape and reach the Ouyang Household, but Xiao Jingxin arrived and said she would vouch for him.

Xiao Jingxin vouched for Lin Xiaotian and let him leave the Xiao Household, urging him to return. At the Ouyang Household, Lin Xiaotian learned that Xiao Jingli had been killed, just as Ouyang Fanke launched another attack.

• Xiao Jingxin defended Lin Xiaotian, and Uncle Ming allowed him to leave despite warning her not to become attached to him.
• Lin Xiaotian promised Xiao Jingxin he would return, then used Blood-Qi Resonance to race away from the Xiao Household.
• Lin Xiaotian reached the Ouyang Household and shoved aside a gatekeeper who tried to stop him.
• Ouyang Fanke confronted Lin Xiaotian, identified himself as Ouyang Nianci's uncle, and declared that Xiao Jingli had died.
• Lin Xiaotian was shaken by the news as Ouyang Fanke struck at him with a powerful palm.

Lin Xiaotian fought Ouyang Fanke to learn where Ouyang Nianci was being held, while Ouyang Fanke accused him of killing the Ouyang core disciples and violating her. After Ouyang Fanke ordered the Lineage members to attack, Lin Xiaotian learned the way to the confinement hall and rushed there, leaving Ouyang Fanke shaken and intent on killing him.

• Lin Xiaotian dodged Ouyang Fanke's palm strike, and Ouyang Fanke accused him of killing four core disciples and violating Ouyang Nianci.
• Ouyang Fanke said Xiao Jingli's body was in the main hall and Ouyang Nianci was undergoing corporal punishment in the confinement chamber.
• Lin Xiaotian and Ouyang Fanke fought, and Lin Xiaotian's Blood-Qi Resonance overwhelmed Ouyang Fanke despite his taking a Blood-Qi-stimulating pill.
• Ouyang Fanke ordered the Lineage members to subdue Lin Xiaotian, but one of them revealed the route to the hall where Nianci was held.
• Lin Xiaotian fought through the attackers and rushed toward the hall, while Ouyang Fanke watched in alarm and decided he had to kill him.

Ouyang Nianci faced torment from Li Aihui while Auntie struggled to protect her, and Lin Xiaotian raced to the Ouyang Household to rescue her. Auntie helped him slip past the guards, and he rushed into the hall toward Nianci.

• Li Aihui threatened Ouyang Nianci and claimed the elders had ordered her harsh interrogation as a warning to the Household.
• Auntie left the room after Nianci urged her not to risk herself, and Nianci struck at Li Aihui when he approached.
• Auntie encountered Lin Xiaotian outside the hall and recognized him as the young man connected to Nianci.
• Auntie pretended to challenge Lin Xiaotian, then let him know where Nianci was and warned him she was in danger.
• Lin Xiaotian softened his strike against Auntie, passed the guards, and charged into the side hall.

Lin Xiaotian rescued Ouyang Nianci from Li Aihui, who had tried to assault her while she was chained up. After explaining the Ouyang Household’s conflict over the mist-filled world, Nianci chose to remain with her family because her cultivation foundation had grown stronger, then offered to help Xiaotian search for Xiao Jingli.

• Li Aihui taunted the chained Ouyang Nianci and moved to assault her, but Lin Xiaotian burst in, killed him, and freed her.
• Ouyang Nianci tearfully told Lin Xiaotian she had kept herself untouched, and he comforted her after she collapsed into his arms.
• Nianci explained that her father had lost his strength and the Ouyang Household was fighting over the important mist-filled world coveted by other Lineages and Martial Arts Halls.
• Lin Xiaotian invited Nianci to leave with him, but she said her cultivation foundation had strengthened and that she would remain with the Ouyang Household.
• Nianci said she could advance to early External Force and defend herself, while Lin Xiaotian told her to come find him if danger arose.
• When Lin Xiaotian said he was searching for Xiao Jingli, Ouyang Nianci insisted on going with him.

Lin Xiaotian guarded Ouyang Nianci as she broke through to External Force, then confronted Ouyang Fanke and the guards who tried to stop her. He repelled the guards and slapped Ouyang Fanke, leaving the breakthrough still underway.

• Lin Xiaotian gave Ouyang Nianci two supreme-grade pills and guarded the door while she prepared to break through.
• Ouyang Nianci began her breakthrough, and her powerful Blood Qi filled the room and passage.
• Ouyang Fanke arrived with the restrained aunt and Lineage guards, then ordered them to stop Ouyang Nianci.
• Lin Xiaotian exposed Ouyang Fanke's scheme and threw Li Aihui's corpse at him.
• Lin Xiaotian used Blood-Qi Resonance to repel the charging guards, then slapped Ouyang Fanke across the face.

Lin Xiaotian stopped Ouyang Fanke from attacking Aunt and held him until Ouyang Nianci finished advancing to External Force. Ouyang Nianci emerged and began punishing Fanke for trying to force her to become Li Aihui's concubine.

• Ouyang Fanke attacked Aunt, but Lin Xiaotian rescued her and made Fanke's attack miss.
• Lin Xiaotian spared Fanke so Ouyang Nianci could deal with him herself, then stopped him from fleeing.
• Aunt took a pill and circulated her Blood Qi to recover while Ouyang Nianci completed her breakthrough to External Force.
• Ouyang Nianci left the room, confronted Ouyang Fanke, and started beating him for trying to make her Li Aihui's concubine.

Ouyang Nianci vented her anger on Ouyang Fanke, then chose not to kill him, and Aunt also spared him for the Ouyang Household’s sake. As Ouyang Fanke tried to leave, Lin Xiaotian struck with a second release of force that killed him.

• Ouyang Nianci beat Ouyang Fanke, then broke down crying in Lin Xiaotian’s arms and thanked him.
• Lin Xiaotian and Ouyang Nianci affirmed their relationship, and she said she could not kill Ouyang Fanke because he was one of her lineage.
• Lin Xiaotian exposed Ouyang Fanke’s feigned helplessness, while Aunt recovered enough to explain that he had drugged and restrained her.
• Aunt chose to spare Ouyang Fanke because he belonged to the Ouyang Household and the household needed strength.
• Ouyang Fanke tried to leave, but Lin Xiaotian’s blade released force a second time through his block and killed him.

Lin Xiaotian killed Ouyang Fanke and learned that the Ouyang Household had pressured Nianci and Aunt to secure a pill from a County Town faction. He left with Nianci to recover Xiao Jingli's body, but she remained silent when he insisted she leave the household with him.

• Lin Xiaotian killed Ouyang Fanke, cowed the gathered clanspeople, and declared that anyone who harmed Nianci would die.
• Aunt explained that the Ouyang elders had targeted Nianci and her because Ouyang Zhentian was losing strength and the household sought a pill to produce an Internal Force expert.
• Lin Xiaotian condemned the household for sacrificing its women and vowed to protect Nianci.
• Aunt nearly collapsed as the lingering effects of Ouyang Fanke's drug troubled her, so Lin Xiaotian left her to rest and departed with Nianci.
• Lin Xiaotian told Nianci to come with him after they recovered Xiao Jingli's body, but she fell silent.

Lin Xiaotian and Ouyang Nianci headed for the Ouyang Household’s main hall after leaving Aunt to circulate her Blood Qi. They confronted two Xiao Household elders, and Nianci resolved to remain with the Ouyang Household.

• Lin Xiaotian and Ouyang Nianci walked toward the main hall, puzzled that no one had tried to stop them.
• Uncle Hua and Uncle Tian told Lin Xiaotian that Xiao Jingli’s death had helped the Ouyang Household vent its anger and asked whether he would have shared the Blood-Qi Resonance technique.
• Lin Xiaotian refused to give the Xiao Household the technique and walked on with Ouyang Nianci, leaving the elders humiliated.
• Uncle Tian stopped Uncle Hua from attacking and reasoned that the Ouyang Household had arranged the meeting to provoke the Xiao elders and make them lose face.
• Uncle Hua and Uncle Tian realized Ouyang Nianci’s recent breakthrough and threatening aura might be due to Lin Xiaotian.
• Ouyang Nianci told Lin Xiaotian that she would stay with the Ouyang Household because its backing was needed to keep the Xiao Household in check.

Lin Xiaotian confronted Ouyang Nianci’s Second Uncle over the Ouyang Household’s treatment of her and its refusal to release Xiao Jingli’s body. Ouyang Nianci challenged Second Uncle on Lin Xiaotian’s behalf, and the chapter ended as they prepared to settle the dispute with a match.

• Lin Xiaotian demanded to know why Second Uncle had pushed Ouyang Nianci into the abyss and declared that he had come to take Xiao Jingli’s body and Nianci.
• Lin Xiaotian challenged Second Uncle and the Ouyang elders to fight, but Ouyang Nianci stepped forward and offered to face her uncle herself.
• Ouyang Nianci argued that Second Uncle had humiliated the Xiao Household elders and was still uncertain of Lin Xiaotian’s potential, then proposed that her victory would let Lin Xiaotian take Xiao Jingli’s body.
• Ouyang Nianci said she had stayed with the Ouyang Household for the Lineage’s sake and postponed discussing her uncle’s apology until after their match.
• Lin Xiaotian let Ouyang Nianci lead, judging that her strength under the influence of his Special Blood Qi might let her stand against Second Uncle.

Ouyang Nianci challenged Second Uncle and, after failing to defeat him in one exchange, began burning her blood qi to increase her strength. Lin Xiaotian understood the danger to her foundation but remained unmoved as his possessive desire intensified.

• Second Uncle revealed his hidden strength and exchanged a powerful blow with Ouyang Nianci, sending her crashing into the floor.
• The Clan Elders realized both Second Uncle and Ouyang Nianci were stronger than they had believed, and regretted considering giving her away.
• Ouyang Nianci rejected Second Uncle’s claim that her talent was insufficient and unleashed her blood qi at its fullest.
• A Clan Elder and Second Uncle warned that she was burning away her talent and root bone, but Ouyang Nianci said she would pay any price for Lin Xiaotian.
• Lin Xiaotian recognized the Bloodburst Pill’s effects and understood that Nianci’s foundation could take a long time to recover, while his possessive desire grew stronger.

Ouyang Nianci fought Second Uncle to prove she deserved a place in the Ouyang Household and secured a chance to demonstrate that her potential could be restored. Lin Xiaotian carried her away after revealing his strange blood-qi force, and her burning body left him understanding what she wanted.

• Ouyang Nianci refused Second Uncle's concession and fought him until they reached a draw, earning permission to remain in the Ouyang Household.
• Ouyang Nianci asked for one day to prove her potential could be restored, and Second Uncle and the Clan Elders agreed to meet her again the next day.
• Ouyang Nianci stopped burning her blood and qi, collapsed into Lin Xiaotian's arms, and asked him to take her to her quarters.
• Lin Xiaotian struck down a Clan Elder who tried to block their exit, using Blood-Qi Resonance to overwhelm him with a sudden second burst of force.
• The Clan Elders wondered whether Lin Xiaotian had caused Ouyang Nianci's change, while Lin Xiaotian carried her toward her former residence and noticed her body growing hotter.

After spending the night with Nian Ci, Lin Xiaotian tested how his blood qi had improved and went to visit the clan elders. Second Uncle discussed using Lin Xiaotian to shield the Ouyang Household from its crisis, but Lin Xiaotian arrived at his courtyard before the plan could proceed.

• Lin Xiaotian spent the night with Nian Ci, whose blood qi grew purer through their union, and left her to rest.
• Lin Xiaotian tested his strength and found that his speed, inner tempering, and endurance had improved.
• Second Uncle told his wife that the Ouyang Household faced pressure from the Li Household after Ouyang Zhentian lost strength and Ouyang Fanke and Li Aihui died.
• Second Uncle decided to push Lin Xiaotian forward to face the County Town's threat and buy time for Nian Ci to grow stronger.
• Lin Xiaotian leaped into Second Uncle's courtyard and remarked on his comfortable life.

Lin Xiaotian obtained healing medicine from the Ouyang Household elders for Nian Ci, while rumors about his night with her left the elders and their wives bewildered. He returned to find Nian Ci recovering and prepared to improve the pills to help rebuild her foundation.

• Lin Xiaotian visited Second Uncle and, after meeting his wife, obtained high-grade healing pills and medicine for Nian Ci.
• The elders received reports about Lin Xiaotian's activities the previous night, and one elder dropped his chopsticks in shock.
• Second Uncle and his wife speculated about Lin Xiaotian's relationship with Nian Ci after learning that sounds from her room had continued until dawn.
• Lin Xiaotian collected medicine from the elders and returned to Nian Ci's courtyard with his arms full of supplies.
• Lin Xiaotian found Nian Ci asleep but recovering, then went to nourish the pills so they could help rebuild her foundation.

Lin Xiaotian nurtured pills with his Blood Qi while Ouyang Nianci underwent a powerful purification and recovery, then bathed after he teased her about the impurities covering her. At the Ouyang Household council, elders debated Nianci’s absence until a radiant newcomer burst into the hall.

• Lin Xiaotian discovered that his Blood Qi transformed mysterious substances within the pills and accelerated their improvement.
• Lin Xiaotian gave Ouyang Nianci pills as her Blood Qi surged, her foundation recovered, and black impurities seeped from her body.
• Ouyang Nianci ate the pills, then hurried to bathe after Lin Xiaotian teased her about her stench.
• Second Uncle and the clan elders debated Ouyang Nianci’s failure to appear and decided to send someone to check on her.
• A radiant newcomer suddenly shoved open the council hall doors.

Ouyang Nianci returned to the Ouyang Household fully recovered and demonstrated that her strength had surged overnight, forcing the Clan Elders to agree that Lin Xiaotian could take Xiao Jingli's body. The Elders then questioned Lin Xiaotian about Nianci's sudden improvement and their night together, leaving him to realize why they had been staring at him strangely.

• Ouyang Nianci challenged Second Uncle and knocked him back with a palm strike, while landing without signs of her previous injuries or depleted reserves.
• The Clan Elders suspected Lin Xiaotian had caused Nianci's overnight improvement, but he entered quietly and let her speak for herself.
• Ouyang Nianci demanded permission to take Xiao Jingli's body and threatened to leave the Ouyang Household when the Elders hesitated.
• Second Uncle agreed to give her the body after acknowledging that her strength rivaled late external force and that she could threaten him in a fight to the death.
• A Clan Elder asked Lin Xiaotian how Nianci had become so powerful, and Lin Xiaotian attributed it to her strong foundation and late breakthrough.
• The Clan Elders asked why Lin Xiaotian and Ouyang Nianci had spent the entire night together, and Lin Xiaotian realized why they had been giving him strange looks.

Lin Xiaotian persuaded the Ouyang Clan Elders that Nian Ci’s transformation and his strength came from pills and a technique, while they decided to pursue both for themselves. Nian Ci chose to remain with the Ouyang Household and train, but asked Lin Xiaotian to stay with her for one more night before he left with Xiao Jingli’s remains.

• Lin Xiaotian explained Nian Ci’s transformation as a lucky result of her unusual root bone, his Blood-Qi Resonance technique, and pills from Master Huang.
• Lin Xiaotian and Ouyang Nianci retrieved Xiao Jingli’s remains, while the Clan Elders decided to seek Blood-Qi Resonance and Bloodburst Pills from Master Huang.
• Ouyang Nianci told Lin Xiaotian she would stay with the Ouyang Household, train, and become a help to him.
• Lin Xiaotian accepted Nian Ci’s choice and prepared to leave with Xiao Jingli’s body, but Nian Ci asked him to stay with her one more night.

The Xiao Household elders concluded that Lin Xiaotian would fail to retrieve Xiao Jingli’s remains, while Xiao Jingxin continued to trust him. On the fourth day, Lin Xiaotian returned with the remains, restoring the Lineage’s morale.

• Uncle Tian, Uncle Hua, and Uncle Ming decided to accept that Xiao Jingli’s body would remain with the Ouyang Household and focus on obtaining Blood-Qi Resonance.
• The elders told Xiao Jingxin that Lin Xiaotian was unlikely to return, but she insisted that he would come back and left to train.
• As the days passed, Xiao Jingxin began to doubt her judgment, and Uncle Ming tried to comfort her with stories about her father.
• Xiao Jingxin’s maid announced that Lin Xiaotian had returned with Xiao Jingli’s remains, and Uncle Ming hurried to the main administrative hall.
• Lin Xiaotian placed the coffin in the assembly hall, and the Xiao Household members recognized Xiao Jingli’s remains and felt their humiliation lift.

Lin Xiaotian returned to the Xiao Household, where the elders thanked and honored him for helping them, while he downplayed his strength to avoid attracting attention. He trained and spent time with four Xiao women, then wondered why neither the Xiao Household nor the Ouyang Household had gone to the location in Dongli.

• The Xiao Household elders welcomed Lin Xiaotian, buried Xiao Jingli, and treated Lin with new respect after his help.
• Lin Xiaotian claimed his strength came from borrowed cultivation methods and that he could not sustain it for long, convincing the elders not to view him as a genius.
• The four Xiao women explained that their fathers were cautious about investing in Lin, while they wanted to cultivate ties with promising young talents in case they married out.
• Lin Xiaotian resumed training and occasionally went on outings with the four women, while Xiao Jingxin kept her distance.
• Lin Xiaotian wondered why neither the Xiao Household nor the Ouyang Household had gone to the location in Dongli.

Master Huang negotiated with Xiao Changsheng and Ouyang Zhentian over the Blood-Qi Resonance manual, then learned that Lin Xiaotian had revealed a remarkable effect of the technique. After the deal was settled, Ouyang Zhentian returned to trade for Bloodburst Pills and stunned Master Huang by asking to take them all.

• Master Huang met with Xiao Changsheng and Ouyang Zhentian, who sought the Blood-Qi Resonance manual and agreed to cooperate against the Murong Household.
• Xiao Changsheng and Ouyang Zhentian explained that Lin Xiaotian had used Blood-Qi Resonance to strengthen techniques and produce a second attack, surprising Master Huang.
• Master Huang agreed to the deal but admitted he had not discovered the effects they described, then tested the technique himself and found only a stronger attack.
• Ouyang Zhentian returned and asked to trade for Master Huang's Bloodburst Pills, explaining that he had risked worsening his injuries to obtain them.
• Ouyang Zhentian asked to take all the Bloodburst Pills, leaving Master Huang shocked.