Recaps

Chen Yanwu performed three songs at the Winding Stream Banquet, captivating the audience with her zither playing and singing. The crowd hailed her as the “Heavenly Music Goddess,” and she savored the honor of her triumphant performance.

• After Chen Yanwu’s first song ended, the audience erupted in applause and begged her to perform again.
• Chen Yanwu announced that she had prepared three songs and performed “Lament of Yu Ji,” moving the listeners with its sorrowful, historical tale.
• Chen Yanwu performed “Swords and Blades Like a Dream,” stirring the crowd with its fierce, passionate music.
• The audience praised Chen Yanwu’s talent and chanted her name and “Heavenly Music Goddess” across the square.
• Chen Yanwu felt the glory of the stage as the crowd’s acclaim recognized her as a musical star.

Chen Yanwu received invitations from leaders of the Xuan Ye Pavilion and the Winding Stream Banquet after her performance. She revealed that her younger brother Chen Xiaojun had taught her the compositions, directing their attention toward him.

• Chen Xiyuan and Qing Yue discussed Qing Yue taking Chen Yanwu under her wing and the Chen Clan's freedom for women to choose their partners.
• Xuan Zhuo appeared before Chen Yanwu and invited her to perform and exchange ideas at the Xuan Ye Pavilion.
• Liu Zi arrived and invited Chen Yanwu to explore music with the Winding Stream Banquet.
• Chen Yanwu politely welcomed both invitations and said Chen Xiaojun had taught her the three compositions and surpassed her in that field.

At the Chen Clan’s Golden Birthday banquet, Chen Xiaojun’s innovative performances culminated in a stirring sword dance accompanied by the battle song “Victory.” The performance stunned the guests, and the chapter ended with Chen Xiaojun’s sword slash cleaving a lasting scar across the sky.

• Liu Zi and Xuan Zhuo praised Chen Yanwu’s zither performance and agreed to arrange future exchanges, while she said they would need to speak to Chen Xiaojun themselves.
• The banquet showcased Han-style dances, an instrumental ensemble, and a horse-hoof dance that Chen Xiaojun had helped devise.
• Zhu Yanfeng introduced the finale, the Chen sword dance “Sword Howl Across the Heavens,” as the battle song “Victory” stirred the audience.
• Chen Yu identified Chen Xiaojun as the song’s writer, prompting Ma Tianyang and others to ask him for battle songs for their clans; Zhong Yao told them to wait until the event ended and follow the rules.
• Chen Xiaojun joined six others to perform the Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation, then delivered a final sword slash that left an immense scar across the sky.

The Chen Clan’s seven-person sword formation and Chen Xiaojun’s final sword strike stunned the crowd and revealed the clan’s formidable strength. Tang Chen learned more about Chen Xiaojun’s ranking and abilities, while Qian Daoliu and his companions discussed the Chen Clan and decided to wait before acting.

• The crowd marveled at the Chen Clan’s sword formation and speculated that its middle-generation members might be able to contend with a Titled Douluo.
• Tang Xiao told Tang Chen that Chen Xiaojun had defeated him, used a cultivation technique resembling the Tang Family’s Clear Sky Nine Yang Force, and ranked fifth on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking.
• Tang Chen learned that Chen Xiaojun had also defeated the Sixth Prince and watched him depart with an inexplicable gleam in his eyes.
• Qian Daoliu and She Yaolei discussed the origins and sophistication of the seven-person sword formation, then acknowledged that the Chen Clan was stronger than expected.
• Beiming Xinghai asked Qian Daoliu about the Pope’s instructions concerning the Chang'an Main Hall’s relationship with the Chen Clan, and Qian Daoliu said they would wait and see.

Wine reishi was described as a rare spirit herb whose nine grades offered increasingly powerful benefits, culminating in lifespan extension. A legendary immortal grade was attributed to the Wine God, while excessive consumption or improper use could cause side effects.

• The first three grades of wine reishi wine improved alcohol tolerance, supported liver detoxification, and helped drinkers remain clearheaded.
• The fourth through sixth grades cleared meridian impurities, prevented intoxication, nourished the body, and restored mental and physical energy.
• The seventh and eighth grades harmonized qi and blood, assisted with chronic illnesses, and enhanced recovery from severe injuries or serious illnesses.
• The ninth grade comprehensively enhanced bodily functions and could extend lifespan, making it highly coveted by Soul Masters.
• The legendary golden immortal grade was said to be cultivated only by the Wine God and had never been seen.
• Wine reishi wine carried a risk of side effects from excessive consumption or improper use.

Liu Zi and the Gourmet Hall leaders learned that Xiaojun had created the dishes and composed Yanwu’s zither pieces, while the Chen Clan presented rare eighth-grade Wine Reishi Wine at its banquet. Chen Yu shared several jars with his friends and promised to sell more, prompting competing requests from the Yang Family and Ning Ruiting’s sect.

• Ding Mo and Madam Liu praised Xiaojun’s culinary skills, and Liu Zi revealed that Xiaojun had composed Yanwu’s three zither pieces.
• Zhu Yanfeng presented the Chen Clan’s eighth-grade Wine Reishi Wine and announced that the jar would be auctioned to the highest bidder.
• Ding Mo and Liu Zi both declared their interest in bidding for the wine.
• Chen Yu gave Ma Tianyang and his friends another jar, then offered a jar to Xue Chuxin to help heal her injuries.
• Yang Jingxue asked Chen Yu to sell the Yang Family dozens of jars, and Ning Ruiting offered to buy twenty or thirty at the auction price.
• Fang Yuan objected when Ning Ruiting tried to secure wine for his sect, saying there would not be enough for everyone to share.

Chen Yu agreed to sell limited quantities of Wine Reishi Wine, using it to strengthen the Chen Clan’s ties with friendly factions. At the auction, Beiming Xinghai bought a jar of eighth-grade wine for 300,000 gold coins, and Chen Yu arranged private sales of the remaining wine, including fifty jars of seventh-grade wine for Ning Ruiting.

• Chen Yu agreed to allocate limited Wine Reishi Wine to interested friends and factions, helping the Chen Clan build relationships and promote its flagship product.
• Bidders including Ling Changchuan, Ding Mo, He Ming, Liu Zi, and Xuan Zhuo competed for a jar of eighth-grade Wine Reishi Wine.
• Beiming Xinghai won the ten-jin jar with a bid of 300,000 gold coins, and Qian Daoliu said the wine would please his great-great-grandfather.
• Chen Yu reassured the Titled Douluo that they could discuss prices privately and said he had twenty jars of eighth-grade wine and two hundred jars of seventh-grade wine.
• Ning Ruiting requested fifty jars of seventh-grade Wine Reishi Wine, and Chen Yu agreed.

Chen Yu settled the Wine Reishi Wine sales with the military leaders and other guests at the Golden Birthday Banquet. The auction then introduced eighth-grade Purple Reishi, whose claimed chance to help people with low Innate Soul Power reach the Soul Elder realm electrified the gathering.

• Ma Tianyang and the other guests requested Wine Reishi Wine, and Chen Yu agreed to their orders, including thirty jars for Iron Hand Douluo.
• Xue Chuxin and Gu Shaoyun sought fifth- and sixth-grade wine for their forces, and Chen Yu offered to divide the stock between them in a seven-to-three ratio and promised future batches.
• Chen Yu explained that the Chen Clan had built a production chain for Wine Reishi Wine, and the guests completed their deal amid laughter.
• Shen Youchu brought out three eighth-grade Purple Reishi mushrooms, and Zhu Yanfeng announced their properties and a thirty-percent chance of helping people with low Innate Soul Power reach Soul Elder.
• Yu Weilin and Ma Zhibin challenged Zhu Yanfeng to confirm the Purple Reishi's claim as the gathered families reacted eagerly.

Zhu Yanfeng explained that eighth-grade Earth Vein Purple Reishi could give a Soul Master at the Level 29 bottleneck a thirty percent chance of reaching the Soul Elder realm, then opened the auction for three specimens. On the terrace, Chen Yu revealed he had six eighth-grade and eighteen seventh-grade purple reishi and began discussing trades with the eager Titled Douluos.

• Zhu Yanfeng described the effects and rarity of Earth Vein Purple Reishi, and Ye Chenzhi confirmed that it could help a low-level Soul Master break through.
• Zhu Yanfeng warned that the eighth-grade reishi only had a thirty percent success rate and could only be used by Soul Masters at the Level 29 bottleneck, then began auctioning three specimens.
• Xiang Renyu, Ma Tianyang, Yu Yongyuan, Xue Churan, Ye Chenzhi, and Zhong Chunhua asked Chen Yu to trade them purple reishi.
• Chen Yu said he had six eighth-grade purple reishi and eighteen seventh-grade specimens, prompting the Titled Douluos to crowd around and negotiate.

The Chen Clan auctioned rare Purple Reishi while the chapter explained Chen Xiaojun’s comprehensive preparations to help Soul Masters break through the Title Douluo bottleneck. The auction continued with rare Soul Beast materials, and Zhi Xing won branches from an eighty-thousand-year Azure Vine.

• Three eighth-grade Purple Reishi sold for 550,000, 530,000, and 600,000 gold coins, and ten seventh-grade Purple Reishi each sold for at least 100,000 gold coins.
• The Chen Clan’s preparations for Title Douluo breakthroughs included restorative medicines, three cultivation methods, an improved Death Spiral Magic Formation, and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Chen Xiaojun’s Eight Extraordinary Skills were also presented as potential aids to reaching the Title Douluo rank.
• Zhu Yanfeng auctioned the roots of a twenty-thousand-year Falling Star Vine, Golden Eagle and blood-sweating horse Soul Beast eggs, and branches from an eighty-thousand-year Azure Vine.
• Zhi Xing won the Azure Vine branches at a high price because his family’s Martial Soul was the Azure Vine.

The auction continued with rare goods drawing intense bids from the assembled factions. In the performers’ rest area, Ma Zhibin persuaded Chen Xiaojun to give him wine and two eighth-grade Purple Reishi to aid his son’s prospects.

• The auction sold the Chen Clan’s tea, Spirit Crystal Rice, medicinal ingredients, minerals, clothing, weapons, tobacco, calligraphy, jade, and a secret manual to competing factions.
• Ma Zhibin found Chen Xiaojun during a break and praised seventh-grade Wine Reishi Wine for easing his old injuries.
• Ma Zhibin asked Chen Xiaojun for several dozen jars of seventh-grade wine, and Chen agreed to give him the fifty jars remaining in his allocation.
• Ma Zhibin asked for eighth-grade Purple Reishi to improve his golden pheasant-martial-soul son’s chances, offering to pay the auction price and do three favors.
• Chen Xiaojun gave Ma Zhibin the two eighth-grade Purple Reishi he had on hand, hoping to strengthen ties with the Ma Family and see how the herbs affected Ma Zhibin’s son.

Zhu Yanfeng auctioned three grand finale items, bringing fierce bidding and a major windfall for the Chen Clan. The auction ended after Zhu Baiwan won the three-year distribution rights for Bing Huo in Two Heavens across the Southern Five Commanderies of Fasinuo Province.

• Lu Hongtao won ten liters of Water of Life for 830,000 gold coins, while Ye Xiuyuan asked Ye Xiuxin whether her family could spare some.
• A young lady won the Dragon Blood Diamond for 1.1 million gold coins and accepted it onstage.
• Zhu Yanfeng offered the three-year distribution rights for Bing Huo in Two Heavens in the Southern Five Commanderies of Fasinuo Province, subject to sales, pricing, and channel requirements.
• Zhu Baiwan won the distribution rights for six million gold coins per year, and the auction closed with the Chen Clan earning a substantial haul.

Chen Zixiu tried to conceal the Chen Clan’s secret realm as the blond youth questioned him about the clan’s auction and finances. At the banquet, Ma Liang unexpectedly entered the sparring event, and Ma Zhibin explained his nephew’s eccentric behavior to Chen Xiaojun.

• The blond youth teased Chen Zixiu about the Chen Clan’s rare auction items and suggested they came from its wood-type secret realm, but Chen Zixiu denied the rumor.
• The blond youth noted that the auction had earned over ten million gold coins, while the Chen Clan privately aimed to raise fifty million to fund its markets and other projects.
• Zhu Yanfeng began the banquet’s sparring event and announced prizes for anyone who defeated two Chen Clan members of the same rank.
• Ma Liang rushed into the arena before Zhu Yanfeng finished speaking, declaring that he had eaten his fill and was ready to fight.
• Ma Zhibin told Chen Xiaojun that Ma Liang had changed his name from Ma Lianghua and had run away to the banquet despite his family’s plans to leave him behind.

Ma Liang, a ten-year-old Soul Grandmaster with innate soul power of 9.4, challenged the crowd and defeated Heaven Dou Academy student Weng Lutai. He remained in the arena, calling for his next opponent.

• Ma Zhibin told Chen Xiaojun that Ma Liang's innate soul power was 9.4, and they discussed the boy's talent and personality.
• Ma Liang provoked the spectators and singled out the Heaven Dou Academy students, while Chen Xiaojun and Ma Zhibin watched.
• Yu Zhengjun spoke with Zhu Wuneng about their earlier match as the Heaven Dou Academy students reacted to Ma Liang's taunts.
• Weng Lutai accepted the challenge, introduced himself as a level 26 Defense System Soul Grandmaster, and activated his Black-Shelled Turtle martial soul.
• Ma Liang used Heavenly Phoenix Detonation Fist and Rainbow Phoenix Soaring Cloud Step to outmaneuver Weng Lutai and blast him out of the arena.
• Ma Liang celebrated his victory and called for another opponent.

Ma Liang defeated three Heaven Dou Academy challengers before Chen Shurui accepted his challenge. Chen Shurui’s rapid sword assault forced Ma Liang to retreat, and Ma Liang ended the chapter by summoning a shield of phoenix fire.

• Ma Liang defeated Yin Shizhi and then beat Heaven Dou Academy’s third and fourth challengers.
• Ma Liang challenged the Chen Clan, and Chen Shurui stepped forward to fight him.
• Chen Shurui introduced himself as a ten-year-old rank twenty-seven Soul Grandmaster and summoned the Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Shurui used Heart of Light to dispel Ma Liang’s afterimages, then pursued him with swift, targeted sword attacks.
• Ma Liang blocked Chen Shurui’s strikes with his bracers before activating his second soul skill, Phoenix Fire Feathers, to form a fiery shield.

Chen Shurui and Ma Liang fought fiercely, trading powerful sword and flame attacks until Chen Shurui was blasted out of the arena and Ma Liang won. Ma Liang recognized Chen Shurui’s remarkable strength and talent despite his low standing in the Chen Clan.

• Ma Liang used Phoenix Detonation Fist, but Chen Shurui defended with Horizontal Peak, Side Ridge and prepared a counterattack.
• Chen Shurui evaded Ma Liang’s Phoenix Rain-Blowing Flame and used Dawn’s First Light to destroy the incoming fire feathers.
• Ma Liang’s Phoenix Comet Fist collided with Chen Shurui’s light sword, sending both fighters flying back.
• Ma Liang formed the Phoenix Heavenly Blade, and Chen Shurui countered with Azure Sea Sky Sword.
• The clash sent Chen Shurui outside the arena while Ma Liang remained inside, securing the victory.
• Chen Shurui congratulated Ma Liang, who respected his opponent and realized he had won partly by using his flight advantage.

After Ma Liang fought Chen Xiaojun’s eighth brother to a draw, Chen Xiaojun praised his resilience and decided to take him as his little brother, promising Ma Zhibin three days to train him. Meanwhile, Ma Liang recovered with a healing pill and prepared to continue challenging the Chen Clan’s young talents under adjusted competition rules.

• Chen Xiaojun and Ma Zhibin discussed Ma Liang’s arena fight, and Chen Xiaojun said he wanted to take Ma Liang as his little brother.
• Chen Xiaojun asked Ma Zhibin to let Ma Liang train with him for three days, and Ma Zhibin agreed to stay.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested Ma Zhibin give his eleven-year-old son three stalks of eighth-grade Purple Reishi when he obtained his first Soul Ring, prompting Ma Zhibin to hurry off to arrange it.
• Zhu Yanfeng asked Ma Liang whether he wanted to keep competing, and Ma Liang eagerly chose to challenge another Chen Clan youngster after recovering.
• Zhu Yanfeng gave Ma Liang a Purple Cloud Silverleaf Pill, then announced that competitors could use healing items between matches.

Chen Xiaojun sent Zhu Wuneng to face Ma Liang in the Chen Clan’s opening match, revealing that Zhu was a ranked prodigy despite his unassuming manner. The crowd learned about Zhu’s impressive combat record as he prepared to fight Ma Liang.

• Spectators debated Ma Liang’s winning streak and discussed the many newcomers on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking.
• Chen Bin volunteered to fight Ma Liang, but Chen Xiaojun said the Chen Clan needed a decisive victory and called on Zhu Wuneng instead.
• Zhu Wuneng left Yu Zhengjun and headed to the arena, joking that being handsome brought him trouble.
• Ma Liang questioned whether Zhu was really his opponent, and Zhu introduced himself as a ten-year-old level 27 Soul Master.
• Fans cheered for Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Wuneng, and spectators found his Heavenly Prodigy Ranking entry, which described his battles against powerful enemies and his victory over Yu Zhengjun.

Zhu Wuneng defeated Ma Liang in the arena with a series of fire, defensive, and water techniques, then urged him to see a healer. Zhu Yanfeng entered the arena as Ma Liang recovered from the beating.

• Ma Liang challenged Zhu Wuneng after learning he was on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking, but Zhu Wuneng insulted him by picking his ear instead of attacking.
• Ma Liang opened with Phoenix Comet Fist, and Zhu Wuneng countered with Flame Tiger, canceling out the attacks.
• Ma Liang's Phoenix Heavenly Blade shattered against Zhu Wuneng's Golden Bell Shield, after which Zhu Wuneng flew close with Wind-Calling Ears and struck Ma Liang with Twisting Vortex.
• Zhu Wuneng overwhelmed Ma Liang with Endless Circulation, knocking him from the sky and onto the ground.
• Zhu Wuneng told Ma Liang he was not weak, just a little stupid, and said his young master had ordered him to win in style.
• Zhu Yanfeng stepped onto the arena and advised Ma Liang to see a healer because repeated blows from a blunt weapon could cause internal injuries.

Zhu Wuneng defeated Yu Zhengjun with the Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, then was fined by Chen Xiaojun for revealing the powerful skill in public. When Zhu Wuneng asked how to plan his level-thirty soul ring, Chen Xiaojun recommended a Reverse Five Elements Configuration.

• Yu Zhengjun challenged Zhu Wuneng to a rematch and agreed to wager a thousand gold coins.
• Zhu Wuneng defeated Yu Zhengjun quickly with the Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, and Yu Zhengjun accepted the loss and admired his strength.
• Chen Xiaojun reprimanded Zhu Wuneng for revealing the skill in front of the crowd and fined him a thousand gold coins.
• Zhu Wuneng asked Chen Xiaojun for advice on his level-thirty soul ring, and Chen Xiaojun recommended a Reverse Five Elements Configuration.

Chen Xiaojun advised Zhu Wuneng on choosing future soul rings, while the adults discussed the power and attention his Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light had drawn. Yang Jingxue recognized its five-elements reversal and, eager to learn its principles, dragged Chen Cong away to explain them.

• Chen Xiaojun suggested Zhu Wuneng choose metal, fire, water, and earth attributes for his next four soul rings, and Zhu Wuneng planned to consult his elders about a metal soul beast.
• Zhao Deyun and the other guests praised Zhu Wuneng's Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light and worried that his display would attract attention and raise his standing.
• Yang Jingxue asked Chen Cong about the five-colored divine light and realized it used a reversal of the five elements, a principle with great potential for the Yang Family.
• Yang Jingxue demanded that Chen Cong explain the five elements immediately and dragged him downstairs despite his wish to enjoy his birthday.

Ma Liang struggled with his defeat by Zhu Wuneng, while Ma Zhibin explained the gap in their experience and urged him to endure setbacks. Meanwhile, Chen Cong and Chen Yu shared the Chen Clan’s yin-yang and five-elements theories with Yang Jingxue and Yang Zhiqiang, leaving Yang Jingxue curious about their source.

• Ma Zhibin told Ma Liang that Zhu Wuneng had used small tricks to unsettle him and had no reason to reveal another trump card.
• Ma Zhibin praised Ma Liang for defeating Chen Eight and forcing Zhu Wuneng to fight, but warned that Zhu Wuneng had far more battlefield experience.
• Ma Liang asked whether he could become stronger, and Ma Zhibin said that only time would show whether he could recover from the setback.
• Yang Jingxue questioned Chen Cong about the source of his five-elements theory, and Chen Yu arrived before he could answer.
• Chen Cong explained the yin-yang theory to Yang Jingxue and Yang Zhiqiang, describing it as complementary to the five elements and useful to the Yang Family’s techniques.
• Yang Jingxue thanked Chen Yu and Chen Cong, then asked whether they had discovered new ruins; the two exchanged mysterious smiles.

Chen Yu told Yang Jingxue that Donghuang Xiuyi had saved Chen Xiaojun and was the source of the Yin-Yang Five Elements theory, then asked Yang Jingxue to take her as a granddaughter and share the Yang Family’s inheritance with her. Yang Jingxue agreed, and Chen Yu revealed that he expected Xiao Yi to become the Chen Clan’s future Matriarch.

• Chen Yu showed Yang Jingxue the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking and revealed that its first-ranked prodigy, Donghuang Xiuyi, had taught them the Yin-Yang Five Elements theory.
• Chen Yu explained that Xiao Yi had saved Xiaojun from death but was grievously injured by Heartless Tower assassins, prompting his revenge against the organization.
• Chen Yu asked Yang Jingxue to become Xiao Yi’s grandmother so Xiao Yi would have suitable family standing, and Yang Jingxue agreed.
• Chen Yu asked the Yang Family to teach Xiao Yi the Myriad Fusion Art and other inherited arts while consulting her about her own inheritance, and Yang Jingxue accepted.
• Chen Yu declared that Xiao Yi would one day become the reigning Matriarch of the Chen Clan.

Chen Yu confirmed that the Chen Clan was adjusting the succession order, while Yang Jingxue considered how the Yang Family would support the Chen Clan’s return from seclusion. She left convinced that their families should deepen their alliance and that teaching Xiao Yi the Yang Family’s legacy would benefit them both.

• Chen Yu told Yang Jingxue and the Yang Family elder that Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun’s places in the succession order were being adjusted, though the official heir was not being replaced.
• Yang Jingxue connected the Chen Clan’s auction proceeds, recent personnel changes, and warning about the approaching calamity to its plans for emerging from seclusion.
• Yang Jingxue recalled the Chen Clan’s past support for the Yang Family and its old poplar tree, and reaffirmed the decision she had made with Yang Chenglin and the clan elders to stand with the Chen Clan through gains and hardship.
• Yang Jingxue considered using the Myriad Fusion Art to win over Xiao Yi, the Chen Clan’s future Matriarch, and concluded that her knowledge of yin-yang five elements theory could bring the Yang Family substantial benefits.

Chen Cong asked Yang Jingxue about Su Ningxia’s seven-color radiant clouds martial soul, learning it was linked to a secretive family that opposed marriages outside its clans. Yang Jingxue offered to search her family’s records and guide Su Ningxia, while she began to suspect the Chen Clan’s rise was driven by its growing fortune.

• Chen Cong asked Yang Jingxue about Su Ningxia’s martial soul and her missing mother.
• Yang Jingxue explained that the Gongyang and Su family possessed the rainbow dragon and radiant clouds martial souls, but hid in a spatial secret realm.
• Yang Jingxue said the family opposed outsiders marrying their clansmen and had cut ties with the Yang Family after a Su ancestor married into it.
• Yang Jingxue offered to search for the ancestor’s cultivation insights and guide Su Ningxia in the Yang Family’s fusion arts.
• Chen Cong revealed Su Ningxia’s level 8.8 innate soul power and ninety-fifth place on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking, surprising Yang Jingxue.
• Yang Jingxue wondered whether the Chen Clan’s rapid rise came from its surging fortune.