Recaps

Lin Ke developed his island and pursued his education plans while facing Murong Mu’s family in the Imperial Capital. After exposing their false accusations and condemning the Imperial Academy’s failures, he ordered everyone surnamed Murong to exile themselves to Cloud Dream Marsh.

• Lin Ke moved the Jade-Skin Moon-Chill Lotus and its pool into Pokémon, then captured Green Python and learned about his Wood Refining legacy.
• Lin Ke returned to his island, renamed it Great Wilderness Island, and planned its development while arranging a concealed cave abode linked to Pokémon.
• Lin Ke’s doppelganger advanced his education plans in the Imperial Capital, and Lin Ke prepared to recruit disciples, buy the Lin Residence, and find sites for schools and shops.
• At the Breathing Soil Pavilion, Murong Mu insulted Lin Ke and attacked a maid, so Elder Huang knocked Murong Mu unconscious and offered Lin Ke the Lin Residence and milk tea franchises.
• Murong Mu’s mother and the Imperial Academy Doctor confronted Lin Ke in the street, accused him of attacking Murong Mu, and demanded that he kowtow and leave the capital.
• Lin Ke summoned Minister Xun and Libationer Liu, identified himself as a representative of the Great Wilderness Council, and accused the Imperial Academy leadership of failing its duty to educate.
• Lin Ke declared that the New Rites required judging each case on its merits and holding individuals responsible for their own actions, while Minister Xun recorded his words.
• Lin Ke left Libationer Liu’s fate to Minister Xun and ordered everyone surnamed Murong to exile themselves to Cloud Dream Marsh by the end of the day.

Lin Ke established his residence and recruited allies while preparing reforms in education and the New Rites. In Cloud Dream Marsh, he subdued Wang Dahu and forged a bond with the Mountain Giant Banyan, who opened his treasury to trade for Lin Ke’s stories.

• Lin Ke returned to the Lin Residence, accepted Murong Li’s apology and gifts, and secured the deeds and land for his projects.
• Lin Ke hired Zhuge Li, Pei Qian, and Fang Yuan to manage external affairs, finances, and internal affairs, then set them to work on his plans.
• Jia Sixie returned the Encyclopedia of Biology, confirmed the existence of genes, and became Lin Ke’s Dao Protector as they discussed biology and the coming New Rites.
• Lin Ke learned that the Purple-Patterned White Tiger had challenged his companions, so he traveled to the neighboring island and defeated Wang Dahu and the other Demon Beasts.
• Lin Ke made the Demon Beasts submit and learned that the Purple-Patterned White Tiger’s uncle knew the location of an ancient sword cultivator’s ruins.
• Lin Ke met the Mountain Giant Banyan, discussed the creatures of Mantis Island, and learned that its insect population could provide abundant Demon Beasts for his plans.
• The Mountain Giant Banyan welcomed Lin Ke into his treasury, where Lin Ke offered handwritten novels and comics in exchange for spiritual materials.
• The Mountain Giant Banyan eagerly read Lin Ke’s stories and asked for the rest, as well as whether Lin Ke had subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Lin Ke recruited powerful spirit beasts, claimed a sword inheritance, and uncovered Lin Xiao’s accusations against Lin Xuanji. Back in the capital, he organized the Great Wilderness Council and sent its Observers to investigate across the land.

• Mountain Giant Banyan traded Lin Ke treasures and seeds, and Lin Ke agreed to investigate the shadowglow stone vein before heading to Mantis Island.
• Lin Ke defeated and recruited Snow-White Lynx, then sent her to guard the Mouse-Headed Duck family as they mined the shadowglow stone vein.
• Lin Ke subdued an Alligator Snapping Turtle, traveled across the marsh, and captured numerous creatures as Pokémon advanced into a mid-grade rare treasure.
• The Fire God Mantis led Lin Ke to a Fourth Realm Sword Cultivator’s ruins, where Lin Ke defeated the Sand-Particle Sword and learned it was named Storm.
• Lin Ke read Lin Xiao’s diary accusing Lin Xuanji of exploiting his children and the Sacred Path, then resolved to watch Lin Xuanji and build his own force.
• The Fire God Mantis offered his egg and lifelong loyalty if Lin Ke suppressed the volcano’s fire vein, and Lin Ke accepted the offer while considering how to protect the clan.
• Lin Ke inspected the university construction and promised the eager Clear Stream Academy students that classes would begin when the school was finished.
• Lin Ke organized the Great Wilderness Council, appointed thirteen Fifth-Rank Observers, and assigned them to investigate regions and groups across the land.

Lin Ke challenged corruption in the Personnel Department and began building the Great Wilderness Council’s influence through reforms and a newspaper. After recruiting the Fire God Mantises and advancing his allies, he started plans for a hydroelectric station and sent the mantises searching for minerals.

• Lin Ke confronted the Personnel Department with evidence of corruption, then brought the records to the Punishments Department and secured its cooperation with the Great Wilderness Council’s investigations.
• Lin Ke appointed his companions as Path Guardians and planned a newspaper, while Gu Kaizhi recruited Wu Daozi as his disciple.
• Lin Ke suppressed Mantis Island’s fire vein with Sunrise, recruited over ten thousand Fire God Mantises, and returned with spirit beasts and resources.
• Lin Ke assessed Pokémon’s growing habitats and considered how to feed the mantises, then conceived of using electricity to power industry.
• Jingang broke through to the Fourth Realm across the Martial, Demon, and Confucian Paths and renovated Lin Ke’s Cave Abode while asserting his protection over Lin Ke.
• Lin Ke explained the Hundred Schools of Thought to the Water Dragon Turtle and ordered his contracted beasts to study.
• Lin Ke enlisted the Mountain Giant Banyan to build a dam between Mountain Island and Great Wilderness Island as the first step toward a hydroelectric power station.
• With Li Qing’s approval, Lin Ke sent the Fire God Mantises to search Cloud Dream Marsh for magnetite, iron, and other minerals.