Recaps

Lin Bei guided Zhang Teng as he mastered the Breath-Absorbing Art, defeated the Six Harmonies Martial Hall, and secured the Martial Arts Grounds a place in the martial hall alliance. As the Nanyang Zhou Clan moved to seize Zhang Teng, Lin Bei began sparring with him to teach him how to expose an opponent’s weaknesses.

• Lin Bei accepted Zhang Teng as his disciple, then worried when Zhang Teng quickly mastered Tai Chi and might soon ask for lessons Lin Bei could not give.
• After Zhang Teng defeated Zhao Bao and forced an apology for Niu Er, Lin Bei disciplined him, and Zhang Teng’s epiphany advanced their Tai Chi and revealed a path toward the Breath-Absorbing Art.
• Zhang Teng mastered the Breath-Absorbing Art and used it to grow stronger, while Lin Bei developed his own cultivation stages and began refining his body.
• When Cheng Lu and the Six Harmonies Martial Hall challenged the grounds, Lin Bei defeated Cheng Lu and Zhang Teng beat the hall’s fighters, then punished Cheng Lu for injuring Niu Er.
• Mu Qingyue visited on behalf of the martial arts headquarters, and Zhang Teng defeated her in a spar, earning the Martial Arts Grounds a place in the Central Hall’s ranks.
• Zhang Teng explained his feud with the Nanyang Commandery Prince, while the prince ordered the Zhang Clan to capture him and the Central Hall sent Mu Qingyue to seek mediation.
• Zhang Xiaoxiao warned Zhang Teng that Zhang Tao was coming to arrest him, and Zhang Teng chose to sever ties with his family rather than flee.
• Lin Bei agreed to spar with Zhang Teng and, after thousands of combat deductions, showed him how to force an opponent to reveal an opening.

Lin Bei helped Zhang Teng deepen his cultivation as Zhang settled his feud with the Zhang Household and issued a formal challenge. With the Central Hall accepting the challenge and Mu Qingyue appointed as notary, Zhang Teng prepared for the duel while Tieniu and Xiao Liuzi began recruiting merchants for the Martial Arts Grounds.

• Zhang Teng defeated Zhang Tao, destroyed his dantian, and killed him after declaring their debts settled.
• Zhang Teng rejected his grandfather Zhang Yong’s attempt to bring him home, then defeated him in a fight before Lin Bei stopped him from delivering a fatal blow.
• Zhang Teng sent the Zhang Household a challenge letter setting a duel in ten days, and Lin Bei had Xiao Liuzi deliver it to the Central Hall.
• Tieniu comprehended the Zhou Tian Acupoints Breathing Method and proposed the Nine Yang Dao Art, while Lin Bei’s Tai Chi Breathing Method underwent four limit breaks.
• Mu Qingyue accepted the role of notary and sparred with Zhang Teng, who overcame her and showed how far his cultivation had advanced.
• Lin Bei told Mu Qingyue that she was unsuited to immortal cultivation, and Tieniu and Xiao Liuzi set out to recruit residents by helping businesses targeted by the Six Harmonies Martial Hall.
• The Zhang elders debated whether to accept Zhang Teng back, and Zhang Zhong said they would have to let him die if he refused their final offer.
• Tieniu and Xiao Liuzi offered the Chen Family Cloth Shop help recovering its seized shops in exchange for opening a village branch, and the shopkeeper went to consult the family head.