Recaps

Mo Yun perfected the Turtle-Breathing Art by spending eighteen black points, greatly increasing his constitution and defense while releasing a surge of vitality. He began checking how much the martial art had extended his lifespan.

• Mo Yun confirmed that perfecting the Body-Guarding Art and Black Tiger Leap had improved his attributes and earned him two white points.
• Mo Yun decided to spend eighteen black points to perfect the Turtle-Breathing Art, which could let him survive and recover from otherwise fatal injuries.
• Mo Yun received years of cultivation memories and a flood of life essence when he advanced the Turtle-Breathing Art.
• Mo Yun's constitution rose to 823, his defense rose to 470, and his remaining points became thirty-seven black and four white.
• Mo Yun used Super Premonition to examine his body and began calculating his increased lifespan.

Mo Yun strengthened his life attribute, assessed his martial arts progress, and worried that cultivation costs would make it difficult to save for a trip home. The next morning, he collected his sect supplies and went with Lin Qingxue to the Mission Hall to look for work.

• Mo Yun decided to save his black points for a cultivation breakthrough rather than advance the Turtle-Breathing Art, then spent four white points on life.
• Mo Yun practiced his martial arts and estimated that his next breakthroughs would take about three months.
• Mo Yun realized his origin crystals would not cover both cultivation and a round-trip airship ticket, so he planned to seek sect missions.
• The next morning, Mo Yun collected his identity waist token and origin crystals at the Logistics Courtyard with Lin Qingxue.
• Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue arrived at the Mission Hall to review available sect missions.

Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue searched the Mission Hall for suitable work, and Mo Yun considered a lucrative pill-refining assignment before finding a Demon-Slaying mission in Qinghe Commandery that better suited his priorities. He chose to pursue the mission and asked Lin Qingxue if she wanted to join him.

• Lin Qingxue showed Mo Yun a three-month Pill Dao Institute task paying eight thousand merit points per month, and Mo Yun confirmed he could refine second-grade pills.
• Mo Yun hesitated to accept the task because its fixed schedule could interfere with his cultivation, so he and Lin Qingxue kept searching the Mission Hall.
• After half an hour without finding a better option, Mo Yun reconsidered the pill-refining task and thought about hunting demons independently to advance his cultivation.
• A newly posted Demon-Slaying mission in Qinghe Commandery caught Mo Yun's attention, and he decided its reward and short duration made it a better choice.
• Mo Yun noted down the mission code and asked Lin Qingxue if she wanted to take a task with him.

Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue accepted a dangerous demon-slaying mission in Qinghe Commandery, with Mo Yun registering as its leader despite his middle transforming force cultivation. After they agreed to prepare and wait for more teammates, Mo Yun went to see Li Xinghe and learned the Vein Master had sent him news.

• Mo Yun persuaded Lin Qingxue to join him in accepting the mission to investigate a suspected demonic calamity at the Chen Family estate.
• Mo Yun registered as the team leader, explaining that his combat strength was at Late Transforming Force, and the steward recognized him as the Metal Lineage's newly admitted Top A-Grade genius.
• Mo Yun warned Lin Qingxue that the mission was dangerous, but she insisted on going with him and agreed to follow his instructions.
• Mo Yun told Lin Qingxue they would prepare and wait for more teammates, then went to find Li Xinghe.
• Li Xinghe told Mo Yun that the Vein Master had asked him to pass along a few things.

Li Xinghe delivered Mo Yun two Metal Lineage legacy martial arts, told him how he could obtain the foundational method later, and revealed a generous merit-point award. He then presented Mo Yun with a final jade pendant meant to save his life, though its purpose remained unexplained.

• Li Xinghe gave Mo Yun White Tiger Slaughter and Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization, explaining that the Vein Master had granted them early because of Mo Yun’s exceptional talent.
• Mo Yun recognized the visualization method as a way to comprehend and refine force, and anticipated that it would help him reach Core Condensation.
• Li Xinghe explained that Mo Yun could receive the Geng Metal Art from the Vein Master after reaching Core Condensation, without confirming whether it would cost merit points.
• Li Xinghe revealed that the Vein Master had secured Mo Yun a hundred thousand merit points for his Entry Examination and told him to keep the amount secret.
• Li Xinghe handed Mo Yun a warm jade pendant and warned him to keep it safe because it was meant to save his life.

Mo Yun learned that the jade pendant from the Vein Master was a Blade Talisman capable of killing anyone below a Martial Saint, and Li Xinghe explained the power of Martial Saints and warned him about the Blade Tower’s dangerous blade dao. After checking on his mission, Mo Yun returned to his courtyard to study the Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization.

• Mo Yun activated the jade pendant and discovered that it contained a Blade Talisman with power to slay anyone below a Martial Saint.
• Li Xinghe identified the talisman as one condensed by the Blade Saint and realized the Vein Master greatly valued Mo Yun.
• Li Xinghe explained the Martial Saint realm and told Mo Yun that the Blade Saint came from Gravel Province, while warning him not to join the Blade Tower’s dangerous blade dao.
• Mo Yun learned that one origin crystal cost five hundred merit points and wondered whether exchanging his merit points was worthwhile.
• Mo Yun checked the status of his mission in Qinghe Commandery, returned to his courtyard, and began studying the Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization.

Mo Yun studied the Metal Lineage’s [Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization] and used his foundation in [Tiger-Crouching Force] to grasp its battlefield presence. After reaching the introductory level and gaining five white points, he prepared to test how much the technique would strengthen him in combat.

• Mo Yun recognized that [Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization] shared roots with [Tiger-Crouching Force] and expected his existing mastery to help him learn it quickly.
• Mo Yun visualized himself as a rusty sword on the ancient battlefield, then as the sword in the Ancient Divine General’s hand, and finally merged his consciousness with the general and the battlefield.
• Mo Yun opened his eyes as the phantom of the Ancient Divine General and the ancient battlefield appeared behind him.
• Mo Yun checked the Virtual Panel and saw that his constitution and defense had increased, his martial art had advanced to [Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization] (first glimpse of the way), and he had gained five white points.
• Mo Yun decided to test how much the visualization’s presence could boost his combat strength.

Mo Yun strengthened White Tiger Slaughter with momentum, raised his life value, and studied the wider world while waiting for the Qinghe Commandery mission to fill. Once a third person joined, he and Lin Qingxue met their new companion at the sect gate, where the man recognized Mo Yun as his boss, though Mo Yun did not recognize him.

• Mo Yun incorporated momentum from the Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization into White Tiger Slaughter, increasing its power by about ten percent and giving him confidence that he could face a Nascent Demon Core demon.
• Mo Yun used five white points to raise his life value to 39, then confirmed that his extrapolated White Tiger Slaughter suited him better than the Metal Lineage version.
• Mo Yun found the Qinghe Commandery mission still short of one member, then went to the Library and read thirty-odd books about the provinces, demons, and other subjects.
• A third person accepted the mission, and Lin Qingxue told Mo Yun they could prepare to leave for Qinghe Commandery in Great Yu.
• At the sect gate, He Wuyi rushed over, called Mo Yun his boss, and clung to his leg, but Mo Yun asked who he was.

Mo Yun, Lin Qingxue, and He Wuyi traveled toward Qinghe Commandery on a white crane for a dangerous mission. He Wuyi discovered that Mo Yun expected them to face late third-tier demons but believed he could handle them himself.

• Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue cultivated during the flight while He Wuyi marveled at the white crane's speed.
• Mo Yun realized his martial arts would advance faster after his life value increased, though the Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization would take longer.
• He Wuyi asked whether Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue knew him, but neither recognized his name.
• Mo Yun learned that He Wuyi had accepted the mission without reading its dossier and warned him about the likely late third-tier demons.
• He Wuyi panicked about the danger, and Mo Yun told him to hide if a fight broke out.
• Mo Yun revealed that he expected to defeat late third-tier demons, saying he had already tested himself against them on Purple Gold Mountain.

Mo Yun, Lin Qingxue, and He Wuyi reached the Chen Family estate to investigate a demon, only to be told the family had already dealt with it. Mo Yun accepted the family’s hospitality instead of leaving, suspecting something was wrong.

• Mo Yun sensed that Great Yu had sparse mystic energy and detected faint traces of demonic aura around the Chen Family estate.
• Mo Yun led Lin Qingxue and He Wuyi down to the estate, where Chen Yaoguang greeted them and claimed the family had already killed the demon.
• Chen Yaoguang offered to mark the mission complete and gave Mo Yun a pouch containing thirty origin crystals as compensation for the three disciples.
• When He Wuyi urged them to return, Mo Yun asked to stay for a meal, and Lin Qingxue suspected he had noticed something amiss.

Mo Yun discovered that Chen Guangyao was secretly cooperating with a Black Serpent demon that planned to feed martial artists to its young master. After the serpent ordered Chen Guangyao to seize his father, Mo Yun emerged from the darkness and confronted them.

• Chen Guangyao arranged rooms for Mo Yun and his companions, while Mo Yun sensed a demon and secretly headed to the ancestral shrine.
• The Black Serpent demanded more transforming force martial artists from Chen Guangyao and learned that Five Elements Sect disciples had arrived.
• The Black Serpent wanted to feed Mo Yun and his companions to its young master, but Chen Guangyao warned that the sect would retaliate.
• The Black Serpent ordered Chen Guangyao to bring his father, a peak transforming force martial artist, to help the young master.
• Mo Yun revealed himself in the shrine and declared that he would not let demons go.

Mo Yun overwhelmed the Black Serpent and killed Chen Guangyao after the serpent used him as a distraction to escape. Mo Yun had deliberately let the serpent flee so he could draw out its young master.

• Mo Yun revealed himself to Chen Guangyao and the Black Serpent, and the serpent attacked him to silence the witnesses.
• Mo Yun beat the Black Serpent with his bare hands until it unleashed a powerful ability and broke free.
• The Black Serpent ordered Chen Guangyao to hold Mo Yun back, promising they could escape to Demon God Mountain.
• Chen Guangyao attacked Mo Yun, but Mo Yun destroyed his palm strike and mortally wounded him with White Tiger Slaughter.
• The Black Serpent fled while Chen Guangyao realized he had been used as cannon fodder, and Mo Yun killed Chen Guangyao with a second punch.
• Mo Yun searched the Chen Family estate, confirmed a weakened cultivator was imprisoned underground, and pursued the Black Serpent to lure out its young master.

Mo Yun discovered five demons concealed in a natural field domain beneath the Clear River, including a powerful white serpent close to forming a Demon Core. The white serpent led the others toward the surface to attack Mo Yun and the Chen Family, and Mo Yun sensed them coming.

• Mo Yun concentrated his perception and broke through the concealment over the Clear River's riverbed, revealing five demons hiding there.
• Mo Yun identified the great black serpent, three demons of similar strength, and a powerful white serpent nearing the formation of a Demon Core.
• The injured black serpent begged the white serpent to seek justice against Mo Yun, but the white serpent blamed it for provoking a Five Elements Sect disciple.
• The white serpent decided to attack the Chen Family, planning to devour its targets and then hide from the Five Elements Sect after advancing.
• Mo Yun sensed the demons rushing out of the field domain and smiled at their approach.

Mo Yun killed four peak third-tier demons and fought the stronger Great White Serpent, defeating it with White Tiger Slaughter enhanced by the Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization. Injured but rapidly healing, he turned to absorbing the five Devil Corpses and planned to investigate a natural Field Domain in the riverbed.

• Five demons emerged from the Clear River, and the Black Serpent identified Mo Yun as the Five Elements Sect prodigy who had thwarted its plans.
• Mo Yun unleashed his full power and killed the Black Serpent, green snake, catfish, and crab in quick succession.
• The Great White Serpent claimed it had formed a Nascent Demon Core and tried to persuade Mo Yun to let it stay, but Mo Yun refused and attacked.
• Mo Yun and the Great White Serpent fought across the riverbanks, and both suffered serious injuries as Mo Yun shattered most of its scales.
• Mo Yun infused White Tiger Slaughter with the Western Extremity War-Lord Visualization and killed the Great White Serpent with a decisive punch.
• Mo Yun assessed his injuries as the Turtle-Breathing Art began healing him, then prepared to absorb the five Devil Corpses and investigate the riverbed Field Domain.

Mo Yun recovered energy from the demon corpses, kept a Nascent Demon Core for Commander Li, and found a green pearl in a natural Field Domain that let him move and fight freely underwater. He returned to the riverbank with five demon corpses, where Lin Qingxue and He Wuyi arrived and discovered the aftermath of his fight.

• Mo Yun absorbed energy from the demon corpses, raising his black points from 45 to 64, and took a Nascent Demon Core from the great white serpent to save for a Realm-Breaking Pill for Commander Li.
• Mo Yun entered the river and used his perception to find a black stone at the center of the natural Field Domain, then broke it and retrieved a glowing green pearl.
• Mo Yun discovered the pearl let him breathe underwater, move through water without resistance, and use his martial arts at full power.
• Mo Yun returned to the shallows and prepared to transport the five incomplete demon corpses when Lin Qingxue, He Wuyi, and a group of martial artists arrived.
• Lin Qingxue hurried to Mo Yun in relief, while He Wuyi stopped in shock after sensing the demonic aura and seeing the five corpses.

Mo Yun and his companions kept the Chen Family’s demon crisis quiet while Chen Sihai explained how Chen Guangyao had aided demons in capturing transforming force martial artists. After handing the case over to the Five Elements Sect, Mo Yun and his companions headed back to the sect with He Wuyi eager for their promised bonus rewards.

• He Wuyi struggled to believe Mo Yun had killed five peak third-tier demons, and Lin Qingxue urged him to keep Mo Yun’s strength secret.
• Mo Yun told Chen Sihai that the Five Elements Sect would investigate the Chen Family, then heard how Chen Guangyao had helped Black Serpent capture martial artists and imprisoned Chen Sihai.
• Chen Sihai revealed that Mo Yun had accepted his help mission before Chen Guangyao could cancel it, prompting He Wuyi to question whether Mo Yun’s involvement was really coincidence.
• The next day, Mo Yun and his companions handed the case over to Five Elements Sect disciples and boarded White Crane for the return journey.
• He Wuyi celebrated the promised bonus rewards and begged Mo Yun to take him along on future sect missions.

After earning generous rewards for the Chen Family mission, Mo Yun returned to training and received another gift from the grateful family. Several days later, he had accumulated enough black points to advance the Demon-Subduing Scripture: True Essence Chapter.

• Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue declined He Wuyi’s invitation to celebrate and returned to the sect to cultivate.
• Mo Yun planned to visit the Blade Saint at the Blade Tower and invited Lin Qingxue to come with him.
• At the Logistics Courtyard, Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue each received ten thousand merit points, and Lin Qingxue gave Mo Yun her ten Origin Crystals.
• Chen Ping’an visited Mo Yun and presented him with a hundred Origin Crystals on behalf of the Chen Family.
• After several days of training, Mo Yun reached 109 black points and prepared to test the Black-and-White Seal’s limits.

Mo Yun spent ten days in secluded cultivation and broke through to late transforming force, then used white points to improve his life and perception. He assessed his strengthened body and faster martial arts progress before checking the cost of advancing toward peak transforming force.

• Mo Yun used 108 black points to advance the Demon-Subduing Scripture: True Essence Chapter and began cultivating toward late transforming force.
• After ten days, Mo Yun condensed 360 drops of true essence, reached late transforming force, and saw his constitution and defense rise sharply.
• Mo Yun tested his strength and concluded that he could likely defeat the horned white snake with ease.
• Mo Yun spent ten white points on life, raising his life value to 49 and improving his perception and comprehension.
• Mo Yun practiced his martial arts, estimated how long they would take to advance, and checked the black-point cost of breaking through to peak transforming force.

After finishing his seclusion, Mo Yun calculated how he could gather enough black points and set out with Lin Qingxue to visit the senior Blade Saint. They arrived at the Blade Tower’s peak with Golden Spirit Fruits that Lin Qingxue had prepared, and Mo Yun learned the peak had been carved into its blade-like shape by the senior Blade Saint.

• Mo Yun discovered his improved cultivation let him absorb about ten origin crystals a day and worked out that his remaining resources could help him reach peak transforming force.
• Mo Yun ended his seclusion and invited Lin Qingxue to visit the senior Blade Saint at the Blade Tower.
• Lin Qingxue brought twelve Golden Spirit Fruits she had bought with her merit points, and she told Mo Yun they did not need to draw such clear lines between them.
• Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue traveled to the Blade Tower, where Lin Qingxue explained that the senior Blade Saint had carved the peak into its blade-like shape with one slash more than three hundred years earlier.

Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue climbed the steps to the Blade Tower, where the growing blade intent tested their bodies and minds. Mo Yun discovered his Turtle-Breathing Art could ease the effects, while Lin Qingxue showed signs of being compatible with the tower’s dangerous Blade Dao inheritance; they eventually reached the summit platform and saw the nine-story tower.

• Lin Qingxue explained that the Blade Saint’s slash had carved the smooth steps and that climbers had to ascend slowly to adapt to the blade intent and blade momentum.
• Mo Yun felt the tower’s pressure after several hundred steps, then used the Turtle-Breathing Art and life essence to dispel his discomfort.
• Mo Yun noticed that Lin Qingxue seemed comfortable under the blade intent, and she said the sharp sensation felt pleasant to her.
• Mo Yun suggested Lin Qingxue might have a special constitution compatible with the Blade Tower’s inheritance and warned her that pursuing it could cost her life and Dao.
• After nearly an hour of climbing, Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue reached the summit platform and saw a nine-story tower.

Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue visited the Blade Tower to see the Blade Saint, but learned he had been in seclusion for half a month. The Blade Tower’s eldest senior sister urged them to test their Blade Dao talent, and as Mo Yun prepared to leave, Lin Qingxue decided she wanted to try.

• Xu Wei trained at the foot of the Blade Tower and froze when Mo Yun arrived.
• The Blade Tower’s eldest senior sister told Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue that the Blade Saint was in seclusion and accepted their Golden Spirit Fruit.
• The eldest senior sister invited Mo Yun and Lin Qingxue to test their Blade Dao talent, while Xu Wei regained his confidence after hearing Mo Yun was not there to join the Blade Tower.
• Mo Yun declined the test and started to leave, but Lin Qingxue stayed behind and said she wanted to try.

Mo Yun resisted Liu Xiyan’s attempts to recruit him to the Blade Tower until she offered him thirty origin crystals to take the ancient-blade resonance test. Lin Qingxue quickly resonated with two blades, leaving Liu Xiyan determined to keep both junior disciples at the sect.

• Liu Xiyan urged Mo Yun to test his Blade Dao talent, but he refused and explained that his martial art let him endure the Blade Tower’s pressure.
• Lin Qingxue resonated with the first ancient blade in fewer than a hundred breaths, and Liu Xiyan celebrated her talent.
• Liu Xiyan questioned whether Mo Yun had perfected his Visualization Method, and he told her he had only recently begun cultivating it.
• Mo Yun agreed to take the test in exchange for Liu Xiyan’s thirty origin crystals, provided she honored the offer even if he resonated with no blades.
• Lin Qingxue resonated with a second ancient blade, and Liu Xiyan resolved not to let either her or Mo Yun leave.

At the Blade Tower, Lin Qingxue resonated with the Ancient Blades at an astonishing pace, alarming Mo Yun and Liu Xiyan. As Xu Wei arrived and realized someone had surpassed his talent, Lin Qingxue reached the fifth blade, leaving Liu Xiyan wondering whether she might reach the seventh.

• Liu Xiyan gave Mo Yun thirty Origin Crystals in exchange for his promise to test his Blade Dao talent, and Mo Yun accepted them.
• Lin Qingxue rapidly resonated with the third and fourth Ancient Blades, prompting Liu Xiyan to predict she could reach the sixth or even the seventh.
• Xu Wei rushed to the Testing Plaza after seeing the bursts of blade light and feared Mo Yun had surpassed him again, but learned Lin Qingxue was taking the test.
• Mo Yun asked Xu Wei if he was mute, and Xu Wei silently resented the jab.
• Lin Qingxue resonated with the fifth Ancient Blade in just two hundred and fifty breaths, and Liu Xiyan wondered if she could reach the seventh.

Mo Yun learned that Blade Tower cultivation was painful but safe for gifted cultivators unless they attempted the deadly Life-and-Death Trial, while wondering about its risks and a Blade Saint’s shorter lifespan. Lin Qingxue resonated perfectly with the sixth Ancient Blade and began awakening the seventh, leaving Liu Xiyan hopeful for the Blade Tower’s revival and Xu Wei shaken by comparison.

• Mo Yun pressed Liu Xiyan about the dangers of the Blade Tower Inheritance, and she explained the pain of cultivation, the risks of the Life-and-Death Trial, and the Blade Tower’s decline.
• Liu Xiyan revealed that Blade Saints had shorter lifespans than Martial Saints, and Mo Yun decided to tell Lin Qingxue what he had learned.
• Lin Qingxue resonated perfectly with the sixth Ancient Blade in about three hundred and fifty breaths, stunning Liu Xiyan, Mo Yun, and Xu Wei.
• As Lin Qingxue approached the seventh Ancient Blade, Xu Wei doubted his own talent but resolved to prove himself against Mo Yun.
• The seventh Ancient Blade slowly began to glow as Lin Qingxue reached it.

Lin Qingxue discovered her Blade Dao talent was greater than the Grandmaster Ancestor’s and agreed to transfer to the Blade Tower. Mo Yun then began his own test, and the chapter left Liu Xiyan stunned as multiple Ancient Blades lit up in rapid succession.

• The seventh Ancient Blade resonated with Lin Qingxue and shone to about seventy percent, astonishing Liu Xiyan.
• Liu Xiyan begged Lin Qingxue to join the Blade Tower and promised she could become a Blade Saint with the Grandmaster Ancestor’s support.
• Lin Qingxue agreed to transfer, explaining to Mo Yun that she wanted to develop her Blade Dao as the gap between their Martial Dao abilities grew.
• Liu Xiyan remembered that Mo Yun had not yet taken the test and urged him to try the Ancient Blades.
• The first Ancient Blade lit up for Mo Yun, followed in quick succession by the second, third, and fourth.