Recaps

Su Xinghe rose from a dockside gang fighter to an Inner Tempering disciple while surviving an attack that destroyed the Great River Gang and Brokerage Guild. He joined the newly formed White Ape Martial Academy, then killed Old Madman and found a martial arts manual that he began sharing with Little Beggar.

• Su Xinghe fought water bandits, joined the Great River Gang, and worked to support his family while seeking a path into martial arts.
• Su Xinghe signed Zhou Tianxiong’s contract, learned the Golden Ape Fist, and advanced rapidly through training.
• Su Xinghe planted a gunpowder trap in Liu Laizi’s courtyard, then killed Wang Kuoyi and Wang Yuan when they threatened his family.
• Su Xinghe broke through to Inner Tempering during a night at the Brokerage Guild warehouse, where Qingmei and her allies launched a deadly raid.
• Su Xinghe and Old Cripple killed Qingmei, but Old Cripple died as Su Xinghe escaped with a Red Lotus Branch token.
• After the attack destroyed the trade house and warehouse, Zhou Yingjun disbanded the Great River Gang and established White Ape Martial Academy, where Su Xinghe became an Outer Disciple.
• Su Xinghe rented a courtyard for his family and visited Old Madman with Little Beggar, where he killed Old Madman and found a black token and the Listening to Tides Art manual.
• Su Xinghe brought Little Beggar to his room, read the manual’s talent-assessment method, and saw Listening to Tides Art appear on his Fate Panel.

Su Xinghe advanced into Inner Tempering, obtained a Grade-Eight sword art and rare pills, and uncovered Yang Huaiyu’s secret trips to the Black Market. After Little Beggar helped him deal with the thugs threatening his family, the White Ape Martial Academy prepared an expedition to Azure Cloud Mountain mine.

• Su Xinghe advanced his Listening to the Tides Art, bought a home for his family, and helped open the White Ape Martial Academy on Narcissus Street.
• Su Xinghe used Bone-Strengthening Soup and Qi-Replenishing Pills to accelerate his training, then broke through to the Ninth Grade Realm and continued tempering his body.
• Su Xinghe discovered that his younger sister-in-law was attacking Black Tiger Gang members and later overheard Qi Haifeng and Lü Chenggong plotting against White Ape Martial Academy.
• Su Xinghe ambushed Lü Chenggong and Liu Jin, took their goods, and found the genuine Grade-Eight Dripping Water Swordsmanship among them.
• Su Xinghe completed Body Tempering and followed Yang Huaiyu to the Black Market, where he traded a Crouching Tiger Stance scroll for money and bought Bone-Forging and Qi-Nourishing Pills.
• Little Beggar helped Su Xinghe catch the thugs who had harassed his family, and Su Xinghe disposed of them before registering Little Beggar as an Outer Disciple.
• Zhou Yingjun accepted a ninety-day patrol mission at Azure Cloud Mountain mine, and Su Xinghe joined the academy meeting after hearing about the expedition.

Su Xinghe uncovered the plot against the White Ape Martial Academy, rescued its people, and avenged his fallen allies while advancing into the Grade-Eight Realm. He returned to Azure Cloud Mountain Mine, where a masked force attacked and left the Zhou Clan’s defenders in peril.

• Zhou Yingjun recruited disciples for the mine mission, while Su Xinghe practiced his arts and learned that his Listening to Tides Art amplified his striking force.
• Su Xinghe discovered that Liu Bin had fled with the academy’s last copy of the Golden Ape Earth-Splitting Art, then sent Little Beggar to investigate and taught him Dripping Water Swordsmanship.
• Constables led by Qi Haifeng and Lu Xuanlin raided White Ape Martial Academy, killed its instructor, and arrested Su Xinghe, Little Beggar, and the other disciples.
• At the mine on Scarlet Cloud Mountain, Su Xinghe killed the bandits holding the prisoners, freed Lu Kui, Zhang Whiskers, and dozens of captives, then destroyed Blackwind Stronghold.
• Su Xinghe reunited with Xie Guang, helped him defeat Liu Three-Legs, and brought the Great River Gang to the Zhou Family Mine, where Zhou Yingjun revealed the Spirit Ape Myriad Transformations True Art.
• Su Xinghe opened his dantian, began cultivating Internal Force, and returned to Lin County, where he killed Qi Rui'an and learned Qi Haifeng had murdered Liu Bin and his sister.
• Su Xinghe killed Lu Xuanlin, escaped the ensuing pursuit, and returned to the mine as the Lu Family prepared to retaliate against the Zhou forces.
• Guardian An and a masked force attacked the Zhou Clan Mine, forcing Zhou Yingjun to order an evacuation as Su Xinghe charged into the fight and Lu Sandao was struck down.

Su Xinghe rose to Grade Eight, fought the Peaceful Heaven Sect’s Half-Demon, and survived Li Shunjun’s betrayal with help from Zhan Yun and Gong Yueni. As the Heavenly One Sword Sect recognized his talent and his cultivation advanced, unrest returned to Lin County and the academy stayed out of it.

• Su Xinghe and Zhou Yingjun destroyed Qingshan Escort Agency, then Su Xinghe joined the Beheading Gang’s assault on the Red Lotus Branch and killed a Seventh-Rank guardian.
• Su Xinghe entered the cavern beneath the manor, where Gong Hao revealed the sect was raising an Outer Demon, and Su Xinghe killed the Eight-Armed Carrion Centipede to break its domain.
• Su Xinghe recovered, reunited with his family, opened all one hundred apertures, and reached Grade Eight with the Treasure Medicine.
• Gong Hao explained the Baleful-Breaking Pearl and Listening to Tides Art’s connection to Yi Thirteen and Martial Saint Seeds, then gave Su Xinghe a Class-B token.
• Su Xinghe completed Spirit Ape Myriad Transformations and later defied Li Shunjun, who attacked him to force him to write out the Heavenly One Sword Sect’s Mental Secret Art.
• Little Beggar brought Zhan Yun and Gong Yueni to rescue Su Xinghe, and Su Xinghe wounded Li Shunjun before Li escaped after gravely injuring him.
• While recovering, Su Xinghe’s silver figures learned to practice different True Arts at once, and the Heavenly One Sword Sect envoys warned him against casually connecting to the Heavenly Will Sword Network.
• Su Xinghe arranged for Zhao Jing to enter White Ape Martial Academy, then learned from Zhou Yingjun that fighting and unrest were spreading through Lin County.