Recaps

Li Ping'an built a quiet life in Little Mountain Village, where he helped its people and fought the growing disorder while pursuing cultivation and Great Dao Rune Fragments. When Jing Yu arrived with Academy disciples, Li Ping'an joined him to strike the Yi Tribes’ camp, leaving the rebels defeated and arguing over his reward.

• Li Ping'an settled into village life, built a home, and repeatedly forced the Black Tiger Gang to pay him compensation.
• Li Ping'an helped Liu Dashuan send his family to safety, but Liu Dashuan died after fighting Wei Wu and the others over his saber and Rune Fragment.
• Li Ping'an captured Old Cai and the bandits who tried to rob him, then treated Widow Wang and later helped Pockmarked Li stop the plague with an anonymous prescription.
• Li Ping'an agreed to serve as a constable, killed the men who threatened the village, and helped expose Old Sun's plot with Guo En.
• Li Ping'an advanced his cultivation as the county town came under siege, then met Jing Yu, Chunqiu, and Xia Chan when they arrived from Huailu Academy.
• Li Ping'an and Jing Yu joined the operation against the Yi Tribes’ camp, where Chunqiu and Xia Chan set fires and Jing Yu fought through the enemy ranks.
• Li Ping'an struck down Ye Hao, escaped the envoy’s Spirit-Dispersing Formation, and killed the envoy with his saber and Flying Sword Fine Rain.
• Li Ping'an and Jing Yu displayed the severed heads to the rebels and fought those who refused to surrender, then Li Ping'an demanded more pay while Jing Yu offered him noodles.

Li Ping'an traveled to the Capital City, reunited with old companions, and watched Liu Yun ascend the throne before returning to cultivation. After setting out for Dragon-Tiger Mountain, he met Qin Shi and learned about the mysterious White Jade Capital tower.

• Li Ping'an left for the Capital City, rescued Zhang Yuwan from captivity in Yunhe County, and helped expose the town’s pact with a mountain monster before True Person Zhang destroyed it.
• Li Ping'an reached the Capital City, collected Spirit Stones from Jing Yu through a poem, and reunited with Aliya, Zhao Ling'er, and Pang Jun.
• Li Ping'an shared a final meal with Liu Yun, gave her wildflowers, and later learned that she had ascended the throne before he began cultivating in seclusion.
• Li Ping'an rescued Jiang Yue Bai from four attackers, then spent more than a month cultivating and advanced his Mud Pellet from 30% to 35%.
• After receiving Spirit Stones from Happy Big Boy, Li Ping'an set out for Dragon-Tiger Mountain and defeated a weasel spirit that had posed as an Immortal to recruit Chu Yun and her companions.
• Li Ping'an met the old Daoist again on the road, then reached Dragon-Tiger Mountain and reunited with Qin Shi.
• Qin Shi showed Li Ping'an White Jade Capital and explained its power to suppress Arts, while Li Ping'an waited by the stone stele until the old Daoist arrived and reassured him.

Li Ping'an traveled with Shushan disciples to the Witchcraft Gu Land, then built a medicine business and settled in Medicine Valley with Old Ox. As the Sect Grand Tournament began, he joined the crowds at Main Peak with his friends and supplies.

• Li Ping'an acquired the White Jade Capital, used it to defeat Li Sanlang's men, and later accepted Qin Miaomiao's offer to seek Snake Desire Fruit in the Southern Border.
• During the expedition, Li Ping'an survived the Mind-Seizing Ground, rescued Lin Xue from a poisoned attack, and returned to Shushan after the Snake Desire Fruit was found to be gone.
• After discovering his home had been demolished, Li Ping'an developed medicines with Old Ox and sold them through Wu Mengxi's recruits until the business spread across Shushan.
• Li Ping'an bought livestock, escaped an Enforcement Pavilion raid on his medicine sellers, and secured Qingfeng's protection before taking a gardening position in Medicine Valley.
• Li Ping'an settled in the valley with Old Ox and their animals, used his cultivation technique to impress Gao Shicheng, and clashed with Elder Lu Bai over the valley's spirit herbs.
• Li Ping'an helped Situ Lei expose and capture a fiend at the Hundred Mothers Hall, using incense to weaken it while Situ Lei bound it.
• As the Sect Grand Tournament approached, Li Ping'an declined a mission, read letters from friends, and saw Lin Xue off as she prepared for the competition.
• Li Ping'an and Old Ox climbed Main Peak with Run Tu, bringing refreshments, a sunshade, and Projection Stones to watch the tournament.

Li Ping'an traveled through Jiangnan, returned to Shushan, and became entangled in the Heaven-Reaching Peak betrayal and its aftermath. After the fighting, he settled into a quieter life, rebuilt Medicine Valley, and Qingfeng offered him a path to become a nominal disciple.

• Li Ping'an watched the Shushan tournament, completed his medicinal bath after years of work, and traveled to Jiangnan to meet Jing Yu.
• Li Ping'an, Jing Yu, and Monk Changqing killed Chu Ying after learning he had abducted and tortured women, then Li Ping'an escorted an escaped witness to safety in Ning River.
• Back in Shushan, Li Ping'an helped Lin Xue open a market shop, treated her after she was poisoned, and eventually left Medicine Valley to live with Old Ox and Run Tu.
• Lin Lushan, Lin Xue, and other disciples defected from Shushan, so Li Ping'an joined the forces sent to Three-Nothing Peak.
• When Lin Xue and Gao Tianxiong attacked the Shushan defenders, Li Ping'an killed Cheng Wen and Cheng Wu and drove off Gao Tianxiong before Lin Xue rescued him.
• Shushan killed Lin Lushan and most of his followers, imprisoned Lin Xue and four other disciples, and Liu Yun rewarded those who had fought.
• Li Ping'an celebrated Qingfeng's appointment as Heaven-Reaching Peak's new master, then began planting Medicine Valley and building a new house with Old Ox and Run Tu.
• Qingfeng claimed Li Ping'an's completed house as the peak lord's residence and offered to make him a nominal disciple if he defeated an inner disciple and completed a Merit Pavilion task.