Recaps

Tang Yan devised a wooden-board stairway to climb Shuilan Peak and race for the Heaven and Earth Spirit Object. He reached the summit ahead of the Immortal Sword Gang, Young Master Bai, and Leng Ning, disappearing from view as they pursued him.

• Tang Yan withdrew with Fang Xuan and the others after sensing powerful fighters near Shuilan Peak, then explained that rival factions were keeping one another from acting openly.
• Tang Yan cut down trees and prepared wooden boards, telling his companions to retreat and regroup with signal flares if he seized the Heaven and Earth Spirit Object.
• A powerful surge of Spiritual Qi stirred, and Tang Yan raced toward Shuilan Peak as Yun Zhonghe, Young Master Bai, and Leng Ning moved to pursue the treasure.
• Tang Yan sent wooden boards flying beside the cliff and leaped from one to another, using them as a makeshift stairway.
• Yun Zhonghe ascended with a jade umbrella, Young Master Bai climbed with daggers, and Leng Ning used lengths of white silk, but Tang Yan reached the summit first and vanished from sight.

Tang Yan found Star Spirit Liquid on Shuilan Peak, but the Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron absorbed it before he could collect it, so he faked a substitute to fool the three experts at the summit. After escaping their pursuers, he began cultivating as the cauldron’s flame fused with his dantian, while Yun Zhonghe, Leng Ning, and Bai Yu argued over the supposed spirit liquid.

• Tang Yan discovered Star Spirit Liquid in a hollow on the summit, but the Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron absorbed every drop.
• Tang Yan filled the hollow with an imitation mixture, then pretended to collect it until Yun Zhonghe, Leng Ning, and Bai Yu forced him away.
• Tang Yan cursed the three from below, drew the Immortal Sword Gang’s pursuit, and escaped with Phantom Shadow Steps.
• Tang Yan found that the Star Spirit Liquid had transformed inside the cauldron, and its flame began fusing with his dantian as he cultivated through intense pain.
• Yun Zhonghe proposed taking half the spirit liquid, but Leng Ning suggested that she and Bai Yu split it equally, prompting Yun Zhonghe to try to win Bai Yu over.

Leng Ning, Yun Zhonghe, and Bai Yu discovered that the Spirit Liquid had been switched and offered a hefty bounty for Tang Yan, while Zhang Peng and Li Kuanglan plotted to find his companions. Far away, Tang Yan’s Dantian vanished as the Star Spirit Liquid and Heaven-Earth Creation Flame transformed his power, leaving him able to draw true qi directly from the flame.

• Leng Ning sensed that the Spirit Liquid had lost its vitality, and Yun Zhonghe, Leng Ning, and Bai Yu realized it was fake and chased after Tang Yan.
• Zhang Peng persuaded Li Kuanglan to search for Tang Yan’s companions and use them to lure him out, while hoping to earn a reward.
• Yun Zhonghe, Leng Ning, and Bai Yu offered ten third-tier pills each for a lead that would help them find Tang Yan, prompting the crowd to search.
• Tang Yan’s Dantian vanished as the Star Spirit Liquid and Heaven-Earth Creation Flame reshaped his body, but he discovered he could draw true qi directly from the flame in the Chaos Space.

Tang Yan concealed himself from the experts searching for him, spent four days consolidating his breakthrough to Profound Tier Seventh Grade, and then went looking for star value. He found Yu Juechen fighting an adult Fang Beast and helped him gain the upper hand, but the beast unleashed its fiery ability and fled.

• Tang Yan overheard searchers discussing a reward for finding him and decided not to risk leading them to Wan Fei and the others.
• Tang Yan spent four days cultivating in remote areas, consolidated his Profound Tier Seventh Grade strength, and set out to raise his star value.
• Tang Yan heard a battle and found Yu Juechen struggling against an adult fifth-tier Fang Beast.
• Tang Yan called out advice that helped Yu Juechen injure and trip the Fang Beast.
• The Fang Beast erupted in flames, sprayed scorching, poisonous material, and fled after forcing Yu Juechen to retreat.

Tang Yan killed the Fang Beast and offered Yu Juechen ten High Spirit Pills to work for him for four days. Yu Juechen remained undecided after Tang Yan promised to improve his combat strength.

• Tang Yan used the Heaven-Earth Creation Flame and the Wuxie Sword to kill the Fang Beast, then retrieved its Beast Core.
• Yu Juechen marveled that Tang Yan had defeated an adult Fang Beast despite being only Profound Tier Seventh Grade.
• Tang Yan declined Yu Juechen's request to trade Beast Cores for High Spirit Pills, then offered him ten pills to work for him for four days.
• Yu Juechen guessed Tang Yan wanted help against Yun Zhonghe and the others, and asked for part of the natural spiritual treasure Tang Yan had obtained on Shuilan Peak.
• Tang Yan said he had eaten the treasure and promised to raise Yu Juechen's combat strength within four days, but Yu Juechen asked for time to consider the offer.

Li Kuanglan joined Yun Zhonghe, Leng Ning, and Bai Yu to hunt Tang Yan by targeting his friends. Meanwhile, Tang Yan confronted Yu Juechen about his fear of responsibility and promised he could make him stronger.

• Chen He told Li Kuanglan that Tang Yan’s four friends had been found and were under watch.
• Li Kuanglan offered to help Yun Zhonghe, Leng Ning, and Bai Yu capture Tang Yan by seizing his friends, and they paid him thirty third-tier pills.
• Tang Yan accused Yu Juechen of avoiding responsibility as the Rakshasa Gate Eldest Young Master and exposed his doubts about his potential in the Martial Dao.
• Yu Juechen asked Tang Yan if he could make him stronger, and Tang Yan said he could.

Tang Yan inspired Yu Juechen to become his friend, but he rushed away after seeing fireworks that signaled his companions were in danger. He reached Shuilan Peak and found Fang Xuan, Lin Dongxue, Wan Fei, and their companion bound and injured, with the Immortal Sword Gang waiting to lure him into a trap.

• Tang Yan shared his struggles with Yu Juechen, who agreed to work with him for four days, and Tang Yan insisted they were friends.
• Tang Yan spotted fireworks and hurried toward them, while Yu Juechen followed after realizing Tang Yan's friends might be in danger.
• Bai Yu and Yun Zhonghe displayed Tang Yan's four companions as hostages and set off another flare to draw him out.
• Leng Ning slapped Lin Dongxue after she mocked the Immortal Sword Gang, while Wan Fei comforted her.
• Tang Yan reached Shuilan Peak, replenished his Spiritual Qi, and spotted his injured companions hanging from trees.

Tang Yan arrived to rescue his friends from the Immortal Sword Gang and attacked Leng Ning after learning she had struck Lin Dongxue. He gradually gained the advantage over the stronger Leng Ning and ended the chapter unleashing Thousand Mountains Fist.

• Yun Zhonghe threatened Tang Yan's friends and suggested the gang's men take Wan Fei and Lin Dongxue by force.
• Tang Yan revealed himself, cut his friends free, and comforted Lin Dongxue after she cried in his arms.
• Leng Ning admitted she had hit Lin Dongxue, and Tang Yan sent Fang Xuan and the others back before fighting the gang.
• Tang Yan defeated two Profound Tier Seventh Grade men with quick, precise strikes.
• Tang Yan fought Leng Ning, using his speed and shifting attacks to press her back before unleashing Thousand Mountains Fist.

Tang Yan defeated Leng Ning, took her Star Value and a Jade Shield, then turned toward Yun Zhonghe and Bai Yu. Meanwhile, Azure Dragon Academy’s elders reviewed the selection rankings and learned of Tang Yan’s victories and seized Spirit Object.

• Tang Yan overwhelmed Leng Ning with his sword technique, then slapped her repeatedly and said he would leave her alive for Lin Dongxue to repay the humiliation.
• Tang Yan took Leng Ning’s Storage Ring and Star Value, found a Jade Shield on her, and sealed the energy in her dantian before facing Yun Zhonghe and Bai Yu.
• Elder Huo and Elder Zhen arrived at the Azure Dragon Academy council chamber as Elder Bai Kong reported the leading students and their talents.
• Elder Bai Kong reported that Tang Yan had more than thirteen hundred Star Value, defeated Li Kuanglan, and seized the eastern region’s Heaven and Earth Spirit Object.
• Xiao Cangshan asked Elder Bai Kong about Tang Yan’s current situation.

Tang Yan defeated Leng Ning and rose to fourth place in the Star Value Rankings, drawing the elders’ attention. When Yun Zhonghe and Bai Yu joined forces against him, Yu Juechen arrived to intervene, and Tang Yan launched his strongest attack.

• The elders saw Tang Yan climb to fourth place as Leng Ning disappeared from the Star Value Rankings, then viewed the scene at Shuilan Peak and learned Tang Yan had defeated her.
• Yun Zhonghe and Bai Yu demanded that Tang Yan hand over the Heaven and Earth Spirit Object, and Tang Yan said he had already swallowed it.
• Yun Zhonghe ordered four men to seize Wan Fei and the others, but Tang Yan killed one attacker and stopped the rest with a threat.
• Yun Zhonghe and Bai Yu attacked Tang Yan with martial techniques, while Yu Juechen appeared and engaged Bai Yu.
• Tang Yan unleashed his Flame Burst Palm at Yun Zhonghe, using his strongest attack to seize the initiative.

Tang Yan fought Yun Zhonghe to a standstill despite being two grades lower, but Yun Zhonghe wore him down and prepared an Earth Tier Martial Skill. As Yun Zhonghe unleashed it, an exhausted Tang Yan summoned a small deep-blue flame.

• Tang Yan and Yun Zhonghe traded sword and saber blows, while Bai Yu and Yu Juechen paused their own fight to await the result.
• After nearly an hour, Yun Zhonghe exploited his higher cultivation and used repeated attacks to drain Tang Yan’s true qi.
• Yun Zhonghe prepared the Earth Tier Martial Skill Furious Mountain Roaring Seal as Tang Yan began to falter.
• Bai Yu blocked Yu Juechen from intervening, and the elders discussed Yu Juechen’s concealed Rakshasa Gate background and Tang Yan’s combat strength.
• As Yun Zhonghe’s oppressive aura bore down on him, Tang Yan summoned a small deep-blue flame.

Tang Yan used the Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron’s Spiritual Qi to strengthen the Heaven-Earth Creation Flame, which burned through Yun Zhonghe’s attack and defeated him. After learning Li Kuanglan had ordered his friends’ kidnapping, Tang Yan forced the Immortal Sword Gang to surrender their Star Value, then urged Yu Juechen to claim spoils from Bai Yu.

• The Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron fed Spiritual Qi into Tang Yan’s flame, which devoured Yun Zhonghe’s green mountain attack and sent Yun Zhonghe flying.
• Tang Yan stripped Yun Zhonghe of his treasures and learned that Li Kuanglan had suggested kidnapping his brothers.
• Yun Zhonghe ordered the Immortal Sword Gang to hand over their Star Value, while some members fled instead.
• Yu Juechen defeated Bai Yu with a palm strike after using his Lineage’s secret art.
• Tang Yan persuaded the hesitant Yu Juechen to go collect spoils from Bai Yu.

Yu Juechen robbed the defeated Bai Yu after following Tang Yan’s advice, while Tang Yan shared Star Value with his companions and planned their next steps. At the academy, Elder Huo and Elder Zhen praised Tang Yan’s potential, and Xiao Cangshan worried about the academy’s standing as Tang Yan’s group headed to a trading area to seek spirit herbs and Beast Cores.

• Tang Yan advised Yu Juechen to take Bai Yu’s Storage Ring, Star Value, jade pendant, and other valuables, and Yu Juechen knocked Bai Yu unconscious before taking them.
• Yu Juechen transferred Bai Yu’s Star Value to himself, took his pendant and pills, and boasted to Tang Yan about his haul.
• Tang Yan gave Wan Fei and the others two thousand Star Value points each, while Elder Huo and Elder Zhen praised his potential in the Pill Dao and Formation Dao.
• Xiao Cangshan reviewed Tang Yan’s records and worried that Tingxiang Academy might lose its status if it finished last again.
• Tang Yan introduced Yu Juechen to Wan Fei, Fang Xuan, Du Shu, and Lin Dongxue, and the group agreed to consolidate their cultivation and kill Li Kuanglan’s group if they encountered them.
• Tang Yan asked Yu Juechen about a nearby trading area so he could acquire spirit herbs and Beast Cores for the Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron.

Tang Yan and his companions cultivated through the final days of the selection, then passed the examination and arrived at Azure Dragon Academy. After the dean introduced the academy and its rankings, the new students entered, and Tang Yan resolved to strengthen himself quickly.

• Tang Yan offered to refine pills for Beast Cores while Yu Juechen learned that Tang Yan was an Alchemy Master and saw Lin Dongxue cultivating with remarkable talent.
• Over the next three days, Tang Yan and the others advanced in strength while he bought ingredients and Beast Cores cheaply amid fierce battles over Star Value.
• An illusory figure announced that the Trial was over, and the qualified students were transported to the square outside Azure Dragon Academy.
• Dean Xiao Cangshan congratulated the twenty-one thousand three hundred and eight new students, explained Star Value and the academy's facilities, and urged them to pursue the Heaven and Earth Rankings.
• Xiao Cangshan ordered the academy gates opened, and the new students entered as Du Shu, Fang Xuan, and Yu Juechen discussed the academy's size.
• Tang Yan saw the Combat Power Steles and resolved to improve his strength quickly so he would not fall behind.

Xiao Cangshan explained the Azure Dragon Academy’s dormitory tiers and announced a tournament that would grant districts temporary access to higher-grade dormitories. Representatives from the Northern, Southern, and Western Districts revealed they were Earth Tier experts, while the Eastern District had yet to nominate anyone.

• Xiao Cangshan described the spiritual qi and prices of one- to four-star dormitories, and Tang Yan encouraged his friends to earn Star Value for better accommodations.
• Xiao Cangshan announced that the four districts would each nominate a champion for a tournament in one month, with dormitory benefits awarded according to the rankings.
• Jing Wuhen stepped forward for the Northern District and revealed his Earth Tier strength, winning the other students’ support.
• Lang Qingyun volunteered for the Southern District, and Tang Yan noticed that his soul-shaking aura seemed to come from a cultivation method rather than mastery of Force.
• Xue Xiao accepted the Western District’s nomination and revealed an overwhelming Earth Tier aura, silencing doubts about her delicate appearance.

Tang Yan was shoved forward to represent the Eastern District despite being only at the Profound Tier Seventh Grade, and he was scheduled to fight three Earth Tier experts in a month. After learning about Azure Dragon Academy’s rankings and dormitories, he was asked by Yu Juechen to share a room.

• Fang Xuan, Yu Juechen, and the others pushed Tang Yan forward to represent the Eastern District, and Tang Yan accepted despite the crowd mocking his cultivation level.
• Xiao Cangshan announced that Tang Yan would face the representatives from the other zones on the Azure Dragon Platform in one month.
• Tang Yan’s group met their instructor, Du Xin, who explained the academy’s Heaven Ranking, Earth Ranking, and Star Value rewards.
• Tang Yan encouraged his friends to cultivate and move up the rankings, then suggested they stay in Two-Star Dormitories.
• Wan Fei paired with Lin Dongxue, while Du Shu paired with Fang Xuan, and Yu Juechen asked Tang Yan to share a room.

Tang Yan clashed with Han Ping after the other students mocked his rank, and Zi Yun intervened before taking him to stay in her Four-Star Dormitory. At her courtyard, Zi Yun revealed that she had recovered and advanced to Heaven Tier Fourth Grade, while warning Tang Yan that challenging Earth Tier opponents was risky.

• Han Ping mocked Tang Yan, and Tang Yan slapped him when he threatened to beat him.
• When Han Ping charged at Tang Yan, Zi Yun sent him reeling and walked over to Tang Yan.
• Zi Yun invited Tang Yan to live with her in her Four-Star Dormitory, and he followed her there.
• Zi Yun told Tang Yan that her injuries had healed and she had advanced to Heaven Tier Fourth Grade.
• Zi Yun warned Tang Yan about challenging Earth Tier opponents, and he said he would train hard during the remaining month.

Tang Yan began exploring Azure Dragon Academy and narrowly escaped Zi Yun’s anger after accidentally opening her changing-room door. As he entered the Nine Nether Fire Sea, Elders Huo and Zhen became intrigued by his apparent soul perception and considered testing him as a potential disciple.

• Zi Yun explained the academy’s Star Value and cultivation resources, warned Tang Yan to stay downstairs, and went to her room.
• Tang Yan accidentally opened Zi Yun’s door while she was changing, then fled after distracting her with a reminder about her clothes.
• Elder Huo and Elder Zhen discussed Jing Wuhen and Lang Qingyun as possible disciples before deciding to assess Tang Yan.
• Tang Yan found the Nine Nether Fire Sea and sensed someone watching him from a distant pavilion before entering.
• Elder Huo and Elder Zhen wondered whether Tang Yan had sensed them and agreed to wait and test his potential.

Tang Yan cultivated in the Nine Nether Fire Sea, using its flames to strengthen himself and remaining on the second floor for four hours. He then headed for the third floor, astonishing Elder Zhen and Elder Huo, who watched to see how long he could endure there.

• Elder Zhen and Elder Huo discussed how far Tang Yan might reach and watched him through a bronze mirror.
• Tang Yan entered the first floor, adapted to its flame tempering, and discovered that his true qi absorbed fire-attributed spiritual qi more quickly.
• Tang Yan moved to the second floor and cultivated there for four hours, converting the intense flames into spiritual qi.
• Elder Zhen and Elder Huo were surprised when Tang Yan left the second floor and approached the third.
• Elder Zhen declared he would take Tang Yan as his final disciple if he stayed on the third floor for fifteen minutes, and the two elders focused on watching him.

After spending three hours cultivating on the third level of the Nine Nether Fire Sea, Tang Yan attracted the interest of Elder Huo and Elder Zhen, who both wanted him as a disciple. They demonstrated alchemy and formation martial arts to win him over, and the chapter left Tang Yan weighing their offers.

• Tang Yan cultivated on the third level of the Nine Nether Fire Sea for three hours before leaving with abundant Spiritual Qi.
• Elder Huo and Elder Zhen argued over whether to recruit Tang Yan as an Alchemy Master or a formation martial artist, then agreed to let him choose.
• Elder Huo and Elder Zhen brought Tang Yan to a pavilion and offered to teach him their respective arts.
• Tang Yan asked Elder Zhen to demonstrate formation martial arts, and Elder Zhen showed him a first-tier formation that made knives appear to fall from the sky.
• Elder Huo showed Tang Yan a fourth-grade Fire Cloud Pill and promised him cultivation pills if he studied alchemy; Tang Yan praised the benefits of becoming an Alchemy Master.

Tang Yan rejected Elder Huo’s offer to study alchemy and chose Formation Martial Dao, so Elder Zhen took him to the Formation Pavilion and gave him an introductory cultivation method. Tang Yan quickly formed several Formation Points, leaving Elder Huo stunned when he saw his progress.

• Tang Yan told Elder Huo and Elder Zhen that he wanted to study Formation Martial Dao because he preferred strengthening his own power.
• Elder Zhen brought Tang Yan to the Formation Pavilion and explained how Formation Martial Dao used Formation Points to build formations.
• Elder Zhen gave Tang Yan a Jade Slip with introductory instructions and left him to try forming a Formation Point.
• Tang Yan studied the method and formed a blue Formation Point, then created several more within minutes.
• Elder Huo returned to the hall, saw Tang Yan’s progress, and froze in shock.

Tang Yan demonstrated extraordinary talent in Formation Martial Dao, impressing Elders Zhen and Huo before Elder Zhen began arranging his training. Later, Tang Yan broke into Zi Yun’s room while she was bathing and was beaten and kicked out.

• Tang Yan controlled nine Formation Points after less than an hour of instruction, stunning Elders Zhen and Huo.
• Elder Zhen qualified Tang Yan to cultivate Formation Martial Dao and told him to study at the Formation Pavilion each morning.
• Tang Yan left the pavilion determined to find his parents in the Northern Spirit Realm.
• Tang Yan climbed into Zi Yun’s courtyard and opened the door to find her bathing.
• Zi Yun caught Tang Yan as he tried to flee, beat him for an hour, and kicked him out after realizing he had seen her naked.

After Tang Yan was beaten by Zi Yun, he trained in Formation Martial Dao under Elder Zhen and developed a fast way to summon Formation Points. As Tang Yan headed to the Nine Nether Fire Sea after days of intense cultivation, he heard that Du Shu had been beaten up because of him.

• Zi Yun beat Tang Yan, and he treated his bruises before cultivating through the night.
• Elder Zhen taught Tang Yan about Formation Martial Arts Diagrams and demonstrated the Rain Blades formation.
• Tang Yan studied the Rain Blades diagram, then practiced repeatedly summoning and dismissing Formation Points.
• Elder Zhen realized Tang Yan was training his summoning speed and praised his talent.
• Tang Yan spent the next two days rotating between the Formation Pavilion, the Nine Nether Fire Sea, and his dormitory as he neared a breakthrough.
• On his way to the Nine Nether Fire Sea, Tang Yan overheard that Du Shu from the Eastern District had been beaten up because of him.

Tang Yan learned that Du Shu had been beaten by members of the Southern District's Victory Gang and healed his injuries with elixirs. Refusing to let the attack go unanswered, Tang Yan led his companions toward the Rookie District to confront the gang.

• Tang Yan questioned two boys and learned that Du Shu had been badly beaten after defending Tang Yan's reputation from jeers.
• Tang Yan gave the winter melon-faced boy a second-tier upper-grade elixir for telling him what happened.
• Tang Yan found Du Shu injured in the freshman dormitory and gave him elixirs that would let him cultivate again in three days.
• Tang Yan learned that Sun Xiaolong had beaten Du Shu and that the Victory Gang was led by Qin Sheng, whose deputy was also at Profound Tier ninth grade.
• Tang Yan reassured Du Shu, then led his companions toward the Southern District to confront the Victory Gang at the Rookie District.

Tang Yan and his companions visited the arena district, where he confronted Sun Xiaolong for injuring his brothers. After slapping Sun Xiaolong and provoking his attack, Tang Yan launched the sixth form of the Thousand Mountains Fist, leaving their fight underway.

• Fang Xuan and Wan Fei explained the Black Ranking and the Spirit Gathering Hall to Tang Yan as they headed to the arena district.
• The group found Sun Xiaolong dominating a rookie-section arena, and Tang Yan decided to challenge him over his attack on their brothers.
• Tang Yan declared that he had come to beat Sun Xiaolong up and slapped him before the spectators.
• Sun Xiaolong charged at Tang Yan with Shattering Stone Fist, and Tang Yan used six steps to unleash the sixth form of the Thousand Mountains Fist.