Recaps

After Shen Qian unknowingly led Song Du’s pursuers to the group’s shelter, Yang Yi used his Grade-A Attendant plaque to take command. He ordered the others to charge with him and launched himself straight toward Song Du’s forces.

• Shen Qian returned and revealed that Hu Jian had died, and Yang Yi realized the others had survived more battles than he expected.
• The group discovered that Shen Qian had led Song Du’s pursuers to their shelter, where the enemy surrounded them and demanded their surrender.
• Qin Siniang and Zhuang Laosan debated whether to scatter or stay together to protect the unconscious Lü E while Song Du tried to turn them against Shen Qian and Lü E.
• Yang Yi showed his Grade-A Attendant plaque and ordered Qin Siniang, Zhuang Laosan, and Shen Qian to follow his lead; they agreed.
• Yang Yi told the others to charge into battle with him and rushed straight toward Song Du’s forces.

Yang Yi led Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and Zhuang Laosan in a charge through Song Du’s encirclement, using his Mountain Suppression technique to withstand volleys of poisoned arrows and crossbow bolts. They broke into the Song family formation and began cutting through its ranks.

• Yang Yi smashed through the earthen wall, and Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and Zhuang Laosan followed him rather than attempt to escape alone.
• Song Du ordered his archers to fire poisoned arrows, but Yang Yi blocked their volleys with Mountain Suppression.
• As the four neared the archers, Song Du’s men switched to crossbows and fired together.
• Yang Yi strengthened and expanded his blood-and-qi barrier, shielding all four from the crossbow bolts.
• Yang Yi and the others charged into Song Du’s formation, where their close-range attacks sent men and horses into disarray.

Yang Yi led Qin Siniang, Zhuang Laosan, and Shen Qian through the Song Household’s formation, killing Song Can and then Song Du. Just as the group’s escape route opened, Yang Yi turned toward approaching reinforcements instead of fleeing.

• Yang Yi used his blood and qi to track his enemies’ movements as he fought toward Song Du, and he caught Song Can’s Silver Snake Sword between two fingers.
• Yang Yi struck Song Can through the chest with Shatter Mountains and Rivers, killing the Song Household’s second Lan Blood.
• Song Du tried to flee, but Qin Siniang pulled him back with her whip, and Yang Yi, Zhuang Laosan, and Shen Qian killed him together.
• With Song Du dead and the formation broken, Yang Yi turned and charged toward the approaching Clearwind City reinforcements, alarming Zhuang Laosan.

Yang Yi changed the escape plan and led Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and Zhuang Laosan in an attack on the approaching Zhao Household forces. Lü E killed Zhao Lanzhou with a surprise strike, while Yang Yi continued fighting and recognized her role in the battle.

• Yang Yi decided to attack the enemy groups before they could unite, and Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and Zhuang Laosan followed him.
• Zhao Buyou noticed Yang Yi’s group approaching and hurriedly tried to form the scattered Zhao Household forces.
• Yang Yi charged through the Zhao Household ranks, while Qin Siniang and the others followed close behind.
• Lü E emerged from the Zhao Household formation and killed Zhao Lanzhou with a sword strike.
• Yang Yi recognized Lü E and realized she had awakened and helped turn the battle in their favor.

Yang Yi and his companions broke through the Zhao Household’s formation, and Yang Yi killed Zhao Buyou with one punch. As reinforcements arrived, Yang Yi attacked them, while Wang Han stayed behind to hold him off so Lin Hongyao could escape.

• Lü E ambushed Zhao Buyou, delaying him long enough for Yang Yi to catch up and strike him down with a single punch.
• The Zhao Household’s remaining fighters fled after Zhao Buyou and Zhao Lanzhou fell.
• Two Shadow Tower Lan Blood warriors arrived, but Yang Yi killed the one who had called out and charged after the other.
• Wang Han and Lin Hongyao turned their horses to flee, but Wang Han dismounted to confront Yang Yi and told Lin Hongyao to go.
• Yang Yi wounded Wang Han and seized him by the hair, while Wang Han continued urging Lin Hongyao to escape.

Yang Yi chased down Lin Hongyao after the battle and brought her back alive so Lü E’s group could question her. Lü E recognized that Yang Yi had mastered several powerful martial techniques and placed the group under his command if anything happened to her.

• Yang Yi ignored Lü E’s warning and raced after the fleeing Lin Hongyao, leaving Lü E stunned by his speed and apparent mastery of the Shadowless Formula.
• Shen Qian and Zhuang Laosan announced the deaths of Song Du, Song Can, Zhao Buyou, and Zhao Lanzhou, causing the remaining enemies to scatter.
• Yang Yi returned with Lin Hongyao alive and handed her to Lü E, who ordered Shen Qian to question her and Wang Han for intelligence.
• Lü E asked what had happened while she was unconscious, and Qin Siniang explained the events of the battle.
• Lü E praised Yang Yi and said she would report his achievements, then ordered everyone to follow his command if anything happened to her before they returned to Qiao'an City.

After the battle in Clearwind City, Lü E learned that the Liu Lineage and Shadow Tower were targeting the Qiao Household’s True Blood, so she led the group back to Qiao'an City. Her report left Qiao Yaoyao and Tie Shan stunned by Yang Yi’s strength and rapid mastery of martial techniques.

• After a Cloud-Piercing Arrow summoned a messenger, Shen Qian revealed that the Liu Lineage had hired Shadow Tower to target the Qiao Household’s True Blood, and Lü E ordered the group to leave at once.
• Shen Qian asked Lü E to spare Wang Han and Lin Hongyao, and she agreed to bring them along under threat of death if they made suspicious moves.
• Lü E led the group and their captives safely back to Qiao'an City, where Yang Yi returned to Bamboo Garden and collapsed into bed from exhaustion.
• At Xiude Hall, Lü E reported Yang Yi’s role in killing six Lan Blood and capturing two, and described how he defeated Zhao Buyou and the others with single blows.
• Lü E told Qiao Yaoyao and Tie Shan that Yang Yi had mastered three great martial techniques despite having only recently begun cultivating, leaving them astonished.

After Yang Yi’s decisive role in the mission earned him great merit, Qiao Yaoyao arranged for him to cultivate in the Yin-Yang Pool within a month and rewarded him with supplies. His companions visited to thank him, and Shen Qian explained that Wang Han and his wife had been forced into service to the Qiao Household.

• Qiao Yaoyao praised Yang Yi for leading the Attendants to kill six Lan Blood enemies, capture two, and prevent heavy losses to the Qiao Household.
• Yang Yi exchanged his merit for another opportunity to cultivate in the Yin-Yang Pool, which Qiao Yaoyao promised to arrange within a month.
• Qiao Yaoyao awarded Yang Yi Myriad-Treasure Dew, and he spent the following days cultivating.
• Qin Siniang, Zhuang Laosan, and Shen Qian visited Yang Yi with gifts of Myriad-Treasure Dew, including a share sent by Lü E, and thanked him for saving them.
• Zhuang Laosan and Qin Siniang teased Yang Yi about marriage before he changed the subject and asked about Wang Han and his wife.
• Shen Qian told Yang Yi that Wang Han and his wife had taken Bloodbane Pills and would serve the Qiao Household.

As the Qiao Household faced attacks from the Liu Lineage and Shadow Tower, Qiao Yaoyao sent Yang Yi, Qin Siniang, and Shen Qian to retake Falling Moon Market from Black Wind Stronghold. Yang Yi prepared to leave, promising his family he would return in a few days.

• Shen Qian explained that the Bloodbane Pill required a monthly antidote from the Qiao Household, while Zhuang Laosan and Qin Siniang described the worsening conflict and the Qiao Household’s retreat.
• Qiao Yaoyao summoned Yang Yi, Qin Siniang, and Shen Qian and ordered them to recapture Falling Moon Market, which Black Wind Stronghold had taken.
• Qiao Yaoyao told Yang Yi that two Lan Bloods guarded the market and that the team needed to hold it to protect the Qiao Household’s Jade Marrow Zhi Powder supply.
• Yang Yi accepted command of the mission and agreed to set out as soon as he had prepared.
• Yang Yi said goodbye to Yang Yong and Yang Ya, then rode out of Bamboo Garden on a horse provided by the Qiao Household.

Yang Yi and his companions reached Falling Moon Market to reclaim it from Black Wind Stronghold and learned about the enemy’s defenses and the uncertain allegiance of Golden Saber Hall. Yang Yi arranged to meet its leaders, prepared to handle betrayal if necessary, and aimed to resolve the situation quickly so he could return to cultivating.

• Yang Yi, Shen Qian, and Qin Siniang traveled to Falling Moon Market, entering disguised as herb gatherers with help from a Qiao Household contact.
• Shopkeeper Qian Sanbao reported that Black Wind Stronghold held the Qiao Household’s fortified stronghold with two Lan Blood experts, nearly a hundred men, twenty greatbows, and five siege crossbows.
• Qian Sanbao explained that the previous Qiao Household Attendants had lost the stronghold after one neglected his duties and gave Black Wind Stronghold an opening.
• Yang Yi asked Qian Sanbao to arrange a meeting with Golden Saber Hall’s two hall masters, despite warnings that they might betray the Qiao Household.
• Yang Yi told Shen Qian and Qin Siniang that he could deal with Golden Saber Hall whether it sided with them or had its leaders killed, and said he wanted to settle matters quickly so he could cultivate.

Yang Yi, Qin Siniang, and Qian Sanbao attended a banquet at Stone Manor, where Shi Zhongtang trapped them in a pit after siding with Black Wind Stronghold. Qin Siniang helped Yang Yi leap out, and he overpowered Shi Zhongtang as their fight began.

• Qian Sanbao arranged for Yang Yi and Qin Siniang to attend a banquet at Stone Manor.
• Shi Zhongtang kept out of sight while his men served tea, then triggered a mechanism that dropped Yang Yi, Qin Siniang, and Qian Sanbao into a pit.
• Qin Siniang caught Yang Yi with her whip and flung him toward the pit's opening.
• Shi Zhongtang struck at Yang Yi, but Yang Yi dodged, seized his wrist, and shattered his defensive technique with a punch.
• Yang Yi landed beside Shi Zhongtang and launched a second punch.

Yang Yi killed Shi Zhongtang, forced Lu Qianshan to swallow a Bloodbane Pill, and used him to lure Black Wind Stronghold into Stone Manor. The chapter ended as Duan Hong sensed the trap and began to retreat.

• Yang Yi killed Shi Zhongtang and made Lu Qianshan surrender by showing him a Bloodbane Pill.
• Yang Yi ordered Lu Qianshan to become Golden Saber Hall’s hall master and deal with the Shi Family; Lu Qianshan killed the family members in the rear hall.
• Lu Qianshan explained the plan to invite Cloud Leopard or Duan Hong, and Yang Yi approved his plan to lure them to Stone Manor.
• Shen Qian, Qin Siniang, and Qian Sanbao cleaned the hall and prepared for Black Wind Stronghold’s arrival.
• Lu Qianshan brought Duan Hong and his men into Stone Manor, where Duan Hong sensed something was wrong and immediately started to retreat.

Yang Yi’s group ambushed Duan Hong at Stone Manor and killed him after learning Black Wind Stronghold’s leaders had taken Bloodbane Pills. Yang Yi gathered Golden Saber Hall’s sixty-five men and marched on the stronghold, leaving Falling Moon Market deserted beneath the night sky.

• Duan Hong sensed the trap and tried to escape, but Shen Qian, Qin Siniang, and Yang Yi stopped him while Lu Qianshan and the others dealt with his men.
• Lu Qianshan revealed that Black Wind Stronghold’s leaders had taken Bloodbane Pills, so Yang Yi ordered Duan Hong killed; Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and Lu Qianshan cut him down.
• Lu Qianshan reported that two of Duan Hong’s men had fled, and Yang Yi ordered him to gather Golden Saber Hall’s forces for an attack on Black Wind Stronghold.
• Lu Qianshan returned with sixty-five men, and Yang Yi led them toward the stronghold while Falling Moon Market’s residents shut themselves indoors.

After Duan Hong went missing in an ambush at Stone Manor, Cloud Leopard prepared Black Wind Stronghold for an attack. Yang Yi led his force to the heavily fortified stronghold and charged toward its gate as the defenders launched a volley of arrows.

• Two bandits reported that Seventh Boss Duan Hong and his men had walked into an ambush at Stone Manor.
• Cloud Leopard ordered one bandit to seek reinforcements from Third Boss and another to wake the stronghold’s defenders.
• Yang Yi, Qin Siniang, Lu Qianshan, and their force arrived and assessed the stronghold’s defenses.
• Yang Yi rejected a direct assault by the group and charged toward the gate alone.
• Cloud Leopard ordered the defenders to release arrows at Yang Yi.

Yang Yi smashed through Black Wind Stronghold’s gate and killed Cloud Leopard, turning the assault into a rout. The battle ended soon after as Shen Qian, Qin Siniang, and Golden Saber Hall’s fighters swept through the stronghold.

• Cloud Leopard fired a massive siege-crossbow bolt at Yang Yi, but Yang Yi accelerated and dodged it.
• Yang Yi punched apart half of the stronghold gate, and Shen Qian ordered the waiting forces to attack.
• Yang Yi spotted Cloud Leopard fleeing from the high platform and pursued him through his hidden weapons.
• Yang Yi overpowered Cloud Leopard’s saber strike and killed him with a punch, then shouted that Cloud Leopard was dead.
• The bandits panicked as Shen Qian, Qin Siniang, and Lu Qianshan led their fighters into the stronghold and defeated the remaining defenders.

Yang Yi and Golden Saber Hall took Black Wind Stronghold’s outpost and prepared for the possibility of reinforcements led by the True Blood chief, Hu Zhang. After sending a report to Qiao Family Fort, Yang Yi discovered someone waiting in his room and found his hand covered in blood.

• Lu Qianshan reported that they had killed seventy-six bandits, and Yang Yi ordered the spoils distributed and double compensation paid to the fallen men’s families.
• Qin Siniang warned that Cloud Leopard might have sent for reinforcements, and Yang Yi learned that Black Wind Stronghold’s chief, Hu Zhang, had entered True Blood two years earlier.
• Yang Yi wrote a letter about their victory for Young Lady Qiao and gave it to Lu Qianshan to deliver.
• Lu Qianshan arranged a room for Yang Yi and offered to send women to attend him, but Yang Yi refused and ordered him to strengthen the night patrol.
• Yang Yi found a woman lying beneath the blanket in his room, covered her again, and walked outside with blood on his hand.

After Yang Yi’s hidden injury turned out to be minor, he moved into Stone Manor and began settling in with Qin Siniang and Shen Qian. Lu Qianshan then arrived with the manor’s wealth and ended the chapter by offering Yang Yi a secret.

• Qin Siniang examined Yang Yi and teased him while reassuring Shen Qian that his hidden injuries were not serious.
• Lu Qianshan presented Yang Yi with Stone Manor’s stored wealth and the Azure Sea Tideborn Saber, then prepared the estate for him to occupy.
• Yang Yi moved into Stone Manor and began cultivating there.
• Qin Siniang brought Yang Yi medicinal soup, and Shen Qian retrieved the Myriad-Treasure Dew and Hundred Herbs Liquid from Qian Sanbao.
• Yang Yi offered Shen Qian and Qin Siniang half of the manor’s wealth, but they declined and chose rooms at Stone Manor.
• Lu Qianshan arrived that evening and told Yang Yi he had a secret to offer him.

Yang Yi learned that Lu Qianshan’s sword gained a blood-breaking effect from Moonlight Essence at Falling Moon Peak. Lu Qianshan revealed the hidden pit where weapons could be bathed in the moonlight, and Yang Yi saw the strange phenomenon for himself.

• Yang Yi tested Lu Qianshan’s sword against his Mountain Suppression defense and found it sharper and more effective at breaking blood and qi than a Hundred-Forged Iron blade.
• Lu Qianshan led Yang Yi from Falling Moon Market to Falling Moon Peak and explained the legends of moonfall radiance there.
• Lu Qianshan showed Yang Yi a deep pit and led him to a spot where a beam of moonlight reached its bottom.
• Yang Yi saw a saber and a sword beneath the beam, and Lu Qianshan explained that weapons left there gained sharpness and a blood-breaking effect.

Yang Yi learned that the Moonlight Essence strengthened weapons, and Lu Qianshan gave him two weapons tempered there for years while pledging his loyalty. After Lu Qianshan left, Yang Yi sensed the Moonlight Essence, and the Source Crystal in his consciousness suddenly reacted.

• Lu Qianshan told Yang Yi that weapons bathed in Moonlight Essence grew sharper and gained the ability to break blood, and offered him the saber and sword kept there for nearly ten years.
• Yang Yi questioned why Lu Qianshan had entrusted the secret to him rather than the Qiao Household, and Lu Qianshan said he feared the household might kill him to silence him.
• Lu Qianshan explained that he and Shi Zhongtang had cultivated beneath the Moonlight Essence without benefit, then left after Yang Yi ordered him to stop anyone who came to investigate.
• Yang Yi examined the weapons and sensed that the Moonlight Essence was a land of providence for weapons, then stood beneath it to test its effects.
• The Source Crystal wrapped in Golden Light in Yang Yi's consciousness glimmered, and a sudden change erupted.

Yang Yi used the Source Crystal to intensify the Moonlight Essence at Falling Moon Peak, transforming a saber and sword into powerful Divine Weapons. He returned to Stone Manor with the weapons and chose not to guard the pit, keeping the Source Crystal’s importance to himself.

• Lu Qianshan saw a beam of Moonlight Essence descend into the pit and alerted no one, while Shen Qian and Qin Siniang led people toward Falling Moon Peak to investigate.
• Yang Yi watched the Moonlight Essence flow into the saber and sword, gradually transforming them as Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and Lu Qianshan waited above.
• When the weapons stopped absorbing Moonlight Essence, Yang Yi cut off his connection to the Source Crystal and tested the weapons’ greatly improved sharpness and power.
• Yang Yi refused Lu Qianshan’s suggestion to seal off the pit, then returned to Stone Manor with Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and the two weapons.

Yang Yi taught Qin Siniang, Shen Qian, and Lu Qianshan his Body Tempering Technique, strengthening the allies who would work with him in Falling Moon Market. After sending Lu Qianshan back to guard the stronghold, Yang Yi began restoring himself and considered how his companions could support future missions.

• After everyone ate, Yang Yi announced that he would teach them his Body Tempering Technique.
• Yang Yi reassured Qin Siniang that the Qiao Household had allowed him to pass on the art, then demonstrated it to her, Shen Qian, and Lu Qianshan.
• Shen Qian and Qin Siniang praised the technique, while Lu Qianshan wept and vowed to serve Yang Yi after recalling his former master's exploitation.
• Lu Qianshan revealed that he had killed his master after reaching Lan Blood, then Yang Yi ordered him to return to the stronghold and guard it against Black Wind Stronghold.
• Qin Siniang and Shen Qian left to rest, and Yang Yi began restoring himself while reflecting on how stronger allies could help with future work.

Yang Yi strengthened his growing group and their weapons at Falling Moon Peak while the Qiao Household received his report of rapid victories at Falling Moon Market. Qiao Yaoyao confirmed the letter was his and considered that his unusual strength might explain the claims.

• Yang Yi studied the Azure Sea Tidal Saber Art and decided to strengthen his companions' weapons with Source Crystals at Falling Moon Peak.
• A beam of light descended into the pit as Shen Qian and the others watched, confirming that the anomaly was connected to Yang Yi.
• At Qiao Family Fort, Qiao Yaoyao declined Second Uncle Qiao's offer to lead troops to Heavenly Saber Gorge and said Wuliang should continue recovering.
• Qiao Yaoyao received Yang Yi's letter reporting that he and his companions had killed Duan Hong and Shi Zhongtang, seized the Falling Moon Market stronghold, and slain Cloud Leopard and more than seventy bandits.
• After Qiao Yingquan brought Yang Yi's signed supply list, Qiao Yaoyao confirmed the letter's handwriting and suggested his strength exceeded that of an ordinary Lan Blood.

After Yang Yi secured Falling Moon Market, Qiao Yaoyao monitored Hu Zhang and sent Yang Yi Messenger Birds while he waited to return for the Yin-Yang Pool. When Zhou Hai was injured in a clash, Hu Zhang was left free to head toward Falling Moon Market, and Qiao Yaoyao hurried to warn Yang Yi.

• Qiao Yaoyao ordered Zhou Hai to watch Hu Zhang after learning that Yang Yi had taken Falling Moon Market and defeated two Black Wind Stronghold chieftains.
• Yang Yi returned to Stone Manor, rested, and spent the following days cultivating and studying swordsmanship with Shen Qian and Lu Qianshan.
• Qiao Yaoyao sent Yang Yi a letter and Messenger Birds, and Yang Yi replied with frequent letters that hinted he wanted to return for the Yin-Yang Pool.
• Qiao Yaoyao decided to summon Yang Yi back, but learned that Zhou Hai had been seriously injured when a True Blood from the Liu Lineage joined his clash with Hu Zhang.
• Qiao Yaoyao sent Yang Yi an urgent warning, fearing that Hu Zhang would now head for Falling Moon Market.

Yang Yi faced Hu Zhang, who attacked Stone Manor to avenge the deaths of Fifth and Seventh. After enduring three powerful punches, Yang Yi stood back up and challenged Hu Zhang to continue fighting.

• Lu Qianshan read a letter from the Qiao Household warning that Hu Zhang might be at Falling Moon Market.
• Hu Zhang hurled a spear into Stone Manor, and Yang Yi saved Lu Qianshan from its path.
• Hu Zhang entered Stone Manor and attacked Yang Yi to avenge Fifth and Seventh.
• Yang Yi blocked Hu Zhang’s first punch, then was driven back and injured by Hu Zhang’s next two punches.
• Yang Yi rose from the rubble and invited Hu Zhang to fight again.

Yang Yi battled Hu Zhang, using the Moonlight Essence Sword to cut apart Hu Zhang’s spear before Hu Zhang shattered the sword with a True Blood-powered strike. Lu Qianshan threw Yang Yi the Moonlight Essence Blade, and the chapter left Yang Yi and Hu Zhang trading attacks as Yang Yi slashed at Hu Zhang’s arm and Hu Zhang committed to a punch.

• Hu Zhang attacked Yang Yi with his Hundred-Forged Iron spear, but Yang Yi cut off its spearhead and sliced the shaft apart with the Moonlight Essence Sword.
• Yang Yi pressed Hu Zhang with the Drizzling Night Rain Sword, but Hu Zhang’s True Blood speed and reactions kept him from landing a decisive strike.
• Hu Zhang closed in and shattered the Moonlight Essence Sword with a palm strike, leaving both fighters to continue bare-handed.
• After Hu Zhang knocked Yang Yi away, Lu Qianshan threw him the Moonlight Essence Blade and charged Hu Zhang, who punched him aside.
• Yang Yi took up the blade and, after five exchanges, slashed at Hu Zhang’s arm as Hu Zhang chose to attack rather than dodge.