Recaps

Fang Yunhua renewed his ties with Chu Liuxiang, strengthened Mount Hua’s position, and pursued an alliance through Jin Lingzhi’s family. As Chu Liuxiang grew suspicious of Wuhua, Fang Yunhua uncovered a hidden power within the White Jade Beauty.

• Fang Yunhua sparred with Chu Liuxiang, broke through his swordplay bottleneck, and agreed to help recover the White Jade Beauty.
• Fang Yunhua traced attacks on Mount Hua to Nangong Ling and Stone Guanyin, then put Hua Zhenzhen in charge of expanding the sect’s influence.
• Hua Zhenzhen gave Fang Yunhua three martial arts manuals, which he studied on his journey to the capital.
• Fang Yunhua returned the White Jade Beauty to Jin Ban Hua and reunited with Jin Lingzhi, who agreed to seek her second uncle’s help for Mount Hua.
• Chu Liuxiang investigated suspicious letters and the Divine Water Palace case while Wuhua tried to turn him against Fang Yunhua.
• Chu Liuxiang became wary of Wuhua and recalled Fang Yunhua’s warning about staged deaths as he continued his investigation.
• Fang Yunhua channeled internal energy into the White Jade Beauty, which transformed his cultivation into a higher-grade art he suspected was the Mingyu Skill.

Fang Yunhua allied Mount Hua with the An Prince’s Mansion and engineered a campaign that weakened the Beggar Gang while Chu Liuxiang uncovered Wuhua’s murders. Wuhua died by Fang Yunhua’s hand, and Fang returned to Mount Hua as the sect’s expansion drew new attention from Yuan Suiyun and Wuzheng Manor.

• Fang Yunhua secured Second Master Jin’s support for a Mount Hua alliance with the An Prince and proposed using the Beggar Gang’s corruption to justify a purge.
• Fang Yunhua and Lin Yi arranged cooperation against the Beggar Gang, while Dai Duxing gathered members who upheld its rules and the An Prince’s Mansion agreed to hire Mount Hua guards.
• Chu Liuxiang learned from Qiu Lingsu that Nangong Ling was tied to a mysterious man, then confronted Nangong Ling, who accused Fang Yunhua of manipulating events before dying from Wuhua’s poison.
• Chu Liuxiang confronted Wuhua at Putian Shaolin, defeated him, and pursued him until Fang Yunhua revealed himself and gave Chu Wuhua’s diary.
• Fang Yunhua identified Stone Guanyin as Wuhua and Nangong Ling’s mother, then defeated and killed Wuhua after learning of his plan against Mount Hua.
• Chu Liuxiang and Ying Wanli exposed Wuhua and Nangong Ling’s role in Tianfeng Jushiro’s conspiracy, while Dai Duxing became the Beggar Gang’s acting chief and the major factions withdrew.
• Fang Yunhua returned to Mount Hua, where Yuan Suiyun had arrived amid rumors about the sect’s expansion and Hua Zhenzhen greeted Fang with an embrace.
• Fang Yunhua asked Gao Yanan to intensify patrols and inspect restoration pills, then offered to show Hua Zhenzhen his newly created Fivefold Light Smoke Palm.