Recaps

Yi Yang left Yunlin County for Suining Prefecture, where he secured a post in the Nether Spring Office and mastered its required art. His first field assignment ended with him killing the Boar King and Han Yan, concealing the mission’s evidence, and receiving an official commendation.

• Yi Yang prepared to leave Yunlin County, secured a restorative Treasure Pill for Yi Zhanzhi, and received the Thunderous Sound Mantra and Wood-Nurturing Longevity Art.
• Yi Yang defeated Jingming and Jingyuan when they attacked him for the Mysterious Abyss Saber, then reached Suining Prefecture with Jiang Yuexin.
• After the other offices rejected him, Yan Wuyuan appointed Yi Yang a deputy patrol director on the condition that he master Hidden Abyss within three months.
• Yi Yang reached Second Inner Qi, bought a heavy saber named Tiger Roar and black dark iron armor, and mastered the Concealed Breath Formless Art.
• Yi Yang chose to pursue the fugitive Steward Huang, killed him, and discovered that he was Zhao Hu, one of the Rampage Six Bandits.
• Yi Yang killed the Red Boar King, found stolen Treasure Pills and herbs in its lair, and killed the injured Han Yan after she offered him a bargain.
• Han Yuhua sought to seize Yi Yang, but the Judgment Hall found him not guilty, classified Han Yan as missing, and awarded him Treasure Pills, silver, and a commendation.

Yi Yang advanced to the True Astral Realm, took control of White Fish City’s Heaven Patrol Office, and investigated the Nine Evil Sect’s activity. He uncovered a mass killing beneath White Dragon Marsh and ended the arc facing Qin Wuli.

• Yi Yang joined the Evening Glow Merchant Guild, chose the Heart Ape Mind Guarding Art, and accepted Yan Wuyuan’s mission to eliminate a Nine Evil Sect Altar Master and find an Incense Master in White Fish City.
• Yi Yang killed Wu Jin, Jiang Sha, and Chen Xinhu on his way south, then arrived in White Fish City and took charge of the weakened Heaven Patrol Office.
• Yi Yang killed Zheng Haitao at a hostile banquet, demanded proper gifts from the city’s factions, and defeated the Strange Ghost that had killed former Director Su Cheng'an.
• Yi Yang received gifts and Song Liangcheng’s information about missing Shallow Water Gang members, then consumed his cultivation resources and reached the True Astral Realm.
• Yi Yang followed Chen Tao’s expedition into White Dragon Marsh, watched the Gold-Patterned Black Serpent kill the gang members, then killed Chen Tao and claimed the serpent’s treasures.
• Yi Yang followed blood into an underwater chamber and found more than a hundred corpses, then discovered two True Astral Realm auras beneath a blood-red whirlpool.
• The Incense Master sent Qin Wuli after Yi Yang, who escaped the underwater attacks and confronted Qin Wuli on floating deadwood.

Yi Yang exposed and destroyed White Fish City’s conspirators, then earned appointment as Candidate Chief Inspector. On his journey to Suining Prefecture, he killed Xue Muci and arrived to find two unknown auras waiting in his courtyard.

• Yi Yang recovered while White Fish City’s factions seized the Three Lakes Gang’s holdings, then exposed their crimes, killed several leaders, and took control of the city’s rules and confiscated wealth.
• Rampage Killer came to avenge his allies, but Shadow Four and Shadow Six ambushed and killed him at the Heaven Patrol Office.
• Yan Wuyuan returned from White Dragon Marsh, explained the Nine Evil Sect’s sacrifice plan, and recommended Yi Yang for Candidate Chief Inspector.
• The Chief Inspector approved Yi Yang’s appointment, and Yi Yang left White Fish City with twelve Pacification Guards after settling the city’s affairs.
• At the Long Willow Inn, Xue Muci lured Yi Yang away and attacked him, but Yi Yang revealed his true astral force and beheaded him.
• Yi Yang concealed his cultivation, continued toward Suining Prefecture, and arrived with the Pacification Guards as local families and officials took notice of his appointment.
• Yi Yang reported to Pei Zongyue, signed the White Fish City case documents, and received three True Pills and details of his new position.
• Yi Yang sensed two distinct auras inside his courtyard and gripped Tiger Roar Saber before opening the door.

Yi Yang won the Commander’s post by defeating the other finalists, including Xu Yu, and received a superior body-refinement art. After taking charge of the Pacification Guard, he agreed to investigate Ding Xiang’s murder and set out to question the Sword Transformation Alliance.

• Yi Yang revealed his True Astral Realm cultivation and defeated Jingchen, then won his matches against Xiao Yunhe and Kongwu to reach the final against Xu Yu.
• Yi Yang broke Xu Yu’s sword technique, won the Commander’s token, and received a confidential report about beast attacks in Donglai County.
• Lu Quanan gave Yi Yang the Martial Extreme Dragon Elephant Body, and Pei Zongyue introduced him to Deputy Commander Ning Xiong and the Pacification Guard.
• Ning Xiong pledged the Pacification Guard’s loyalty if Yi Yang uncovered the truth about Ding Xiang’s murder, and Yi Yang reviewed the files identifying three factions as leads.
• Yi Yang began cultivating the Martial Extreme Dragon Elephant Body and advanced the Heart Ape Mind Guarding Art, then left camp to investigate the Sword Transformation Alliance.