Recaps

Gu Chenfeng was overwhelmed by Guest Elder Xu’s Nine-Star Source Core Realm attacks, while Gu Yanshuang struggled to reach him past Zhang Ce. As his axe phantom neared collapse, Gu Chenfeng detonated three more Blood-Detonating Talismans, unleashing a savage aura that restored the phantom and held the sword torrent in a stalemate.

• Guest Elder Xu battered Gu Chenfeng with sword light, but Gu Chenfeng endured with only superficial wounds despite being suppressed.
• Guest Elder Xu projected his source core and unleashed Azure Edge Turns to Rain, driving Gu Chenfeng backward with a torrent of sword light.
• Gu Yanshuang broke free of the defensive formation and rushed to help Gu Chenfeng, but Zhang Ce intercepted her and fought her off.
• Guest Elder Xu’s sword torrent shattered Gu Chenfeng’s Flow-Severing Form and threatened to engulf him.
• Gu Chenfeng detonated three more Blood-Detonating Talismans, enduring immense pain as a frenzied aura enveloped him.
• The blood-red light restored and enlarged Gu Chenfeng’s axe phantom, allowing it to hold Guest Elder Xu’s sword torrent at bay.

Gu Chenfeng used seven Blood-Detonating Talismans to overpower Xu Yun, but the backlash left him gravely weakened. Just as Xu Yun’s golden defense repelled Gu Chenfeng’s finishing blow, a middle-aged man in gray appeared, and Gu Yanshuang recognized him as the Grand Commander.

• Gu Chenfeng and Xu Yun clashed in a fierce battle while Gu Yanshuang struggled against Zhang Ce, hoping to reach Gu Chenfeng.
• Gu Chenfeng struck Xu Yun with a concentrated Spiritual Power attack, then wounded him deeply with the Mountain-Splitting Great Axe.
• As Gu Chenfeng charged at the injured Xu Yun for a final strike, a thin golden barrier repelled the axe and sent Gu Chenfeng flying.
• Gu Yanshuang broke past Zhang Ce and rushed to help the bloodied Gu Chenfeng.
• A middle-aged man in gray descended from the mountain, rebuked Xu Yun, and was greeted by Gu Yanshuang as the Grand Commander.

Gu Yanshuang and Gu Chenfeng confronted Qin Yi, who had agreed to kill them for the Huangfu Lineage. After Gu Chenfeng saved his sister from Qin Yi’s first attack, Qin Yi prepared a second strike as the siblings faced death, while Gu Chenfeng’s other body called on the black mist inside the Phantom Martial Divine Ruins for help.

• Gu Yanshuang recognized Qin Yi as her former mentor and learned he had promised the Huangfu Lineage to act against the Gu siblings.
• Qin Yi rejected Gu Yanshuang’s plea to spare Gu Chenfeng and attacked them with a golden arrow empowered by his Source Spirit Realm strength.
• Gu Chenfeng and Gu Yanshuang joined forces to attack Qin Yi, but his arrow overwhelmed their techniques and injured them.
• Gu Chenfeng used a Spiritual Power attack and the Blood Shadow Illusory Body Steps to save Gu Yanshuang, taking the brunt of Qin Yi’s strike and losing his ability to fight.
• Qin Yi summoned another golden arrow as Gu Yanshuang held the fainting Gu Chenfeng and promised to protect him; Gu Chenfeng joked that he had not married yet.
• Gu Chenfeng’s other body appeared at the edge of the Phantom Martial Divine Ruins and challenged the black mist to prove its fighting ability.

Gu Beiwu arrived as a Source Manifestation Realm Grandmaster and protected Gu Chenfeng and Gu Yanshuang from Qin Yi’s attack. He condemned Qin Yi for abusing his authority and letting the Barbarian Tribe ravage Great Li, then gave him three moves before passing judgment.

• Qin Yi unleashed a devastating attack on Gu Chenfeng and Gu Yanshuang, but a cyan barrier shielded them and healed their wounds.
• Gu Yanshuang recognized the aura within the barrier and told Gu Chenfeng that their enemies were finished.
• Gu Beiwu arrived in the sky, revealing himself as a Grandmaster and shocking Qin Yi, Xu Yun, and Zhang Ce.
• Gu Yanshuang joyfully greeted her grandfather, and Gu Beiwu comforted her and Gu Chenfeng before confronting Qin Yi.
• Qin Yi explained that he had come to repay a life-saving debt to the Huangfu Lineage, but Gu Beiwu condemned his abuse of authority and granted him three moves as his final chance.

Qin Yi launched three increasingly powerful archery techniques at Gu Beiwu, but none could penetrate the Grandmaster’s protective Source Qi. After Gu Beiwu promised to spare Qin Yi’s family, he killed Qin Yi with a single finger.

• Qin Yi summoned Falling Star and fired Golden Rainbow Pierces the Sun at Gu Beiwu, but the arrow shattered against his protective Source Qi.
• Qin Yi used Heavenly Net to attack Gu Beiwu from every direction, but all seven arrows dissolved against the same barrier.
• Qin Yi burned his source power and blood essence to unleash Nine-Armed Divine Crossbow, Ten Thousand Arrows Fired Together, yet the torrent of arrows could not touch Gu Beiwu.
• Qin Yi collapsed from exhaustion and asked Gu Beiwu to spare his wife, children, and elders.
• Gu Beiwu agreed to protect Qin Yi’s family, then pierced Qin Yi’s brow with an invisible force and killed him.

Gu Beiwu saved Gu Chenfeng and Gu Yanshuang, then taught Gu Chenfeng the first level of the Nameless Formula, which triggered a rapid transformation of his body. He left the Blood Tiger Guard to protect the siblings and flew toward the Imperial Capital.

• Gu Beiwu killed Qin Yi with a single finger and healed Gu Yanshuang, while dismissing Gu Chenfeng's injuries as survivable.
• Gu Chenfeng realized that Gu Beiwu's voice had taught him the Nameless Formula in the Ice Soul Illusion Heart Lotus's illusion.
• Gu Beiwu passed the first level of the cultivation method to Gu Chenfeng, who used it to draw power from heaven and earth and rapidly transform his body.
• Gu Yanshuang asked about the remaining enemies, and Gu Beiwu said they had already been dealt with.
• The Blood Tiger Guard reported that all enemies had been executed, and Gu Beiwu ordered them to protect Gu Chenfeng and Gu Yanshuang before flying toward the Imperial Capital.

During the Late Emperor’s memorial ceremony, Yan Chang accused Gu Lingxiao of colluding with the Barbarian Tribe, but Emperor Xuan sealed the evidence and postponed action. An urgent report then revealed that Gu Yanshuang had allegedly joined Barbarian Tribe rebels in an attack near the Imperial Capital.

• At Dragon Ascension Hall, Yan Chang interrupted the memorial ceremony and accused Gu Lingxiao of plotting with the Barbarian Tribe, presenting a jade slip as evidence.
• Ouyang De and Huang Quan denounced Yan Chang’s accusation, while Zhang Yancheng and other ministers called for the letter to be investigated.
• Emperor Xuan ordered the jade slip sealed and said he would investigate after the ceremony, frustrating ministers aligned with the Gu Lineage.
• An Imperial Guard delivered Qin Yi’s urgent report that Gu Yanshuang and Barbarian Tribe rebels had tried to attack the Imperial Capital and free imprisoned Barbarian experts.
• Qin Yi discovered the plot and personally fought the rebels.

After Qin Yi reported that Gu Lingxiao had colluded with the Barbarian Tribe to free a prisoner, Huangfu Hong urged Emperor Xuan to strip the Gu Lineage of its power while preserving its reputation. Emperor Xuan ordered Qin Yi to bring Gu Yanshuang back alive, but Qin Yi’s corpse appeared in the hall, and an unseen speaker announced that the criminal had already been executed.

• Qin Yi sent an urgent report accusing Gu Lingxiao of colluding with the Barbarian Tribe and freeing a prisoner.
• Huangfu Hong claimed the crisis was a Barbarian Tribe plot and recommended relieving Gu Lingxiao of his post and confining him in the Imperial Capital.
• Officials of the Gu Lineage Faction objected, and Emperor Xuan ordered Qin Yi to bring Gu Yanshuang back alive for questioning.
• Qin Yi’s corpse was thrown into Dragon Ascension Hall, shocking Emperor Xuan and the assembled officials.
• An unseen speaker announced that the criminal had already been executed.

Gu Beiwu appeared alive at the imperial ceremony, admitted to killing Grand Commander Qin Yi, and announced that he would execute the treacherous villains despite the court’s objections. After offering incense, he asked the Founding Emperor and the Late Emperor for the divine weapon, and the Human Emperor Sword emerged from the underground palace.

• Gu Beiwu entered Dragon Ascension Hall, stunning the court and alarming Huangfu Hong and his faction.
• Emperor Xuan welcomed Gu Beiwu and helped him rise, and Gu Beiwu admitted that he had killed Qin Yi to protect his descendants.
• Gu Beiwu clarified that he pleaded guilty to affronting the emperor and overstepping his authority, then declared his intent to execute the chief culprits.
• Huangfu Hong and other officials accused Gu Beiwu of defying imperial authority, while Emperor Xuan urged him to wait for an investigation.
• Gu Beiwu offered incense and asked the Founding Emperor and the Late Emperor for the divine weapon, and the Human Emperor Sword flew out of the underground palace.

Gu Beiwu reunited with Gu Yanshuang and Gu Chenfeng over dinner after returning from the Imperial Palace, where he had used the Human Emperor Sword to execute corrupt officials. As Gu Beiwu and Gu Chenfeng drank, Gu Beiwu suddenly questioned whether his grandson was really who he claimed to be.

• Gu Beiwu, Gu Yanshuang, and Gu Chenfeng shared a lavish reunion dinner at the Gu Residence.
• Gu Yanshuang recalled that Gu Beiwu had beheaded dozens of officials in Dragon Ascension Hall and crippled Huangfu Yun before leaving the palace.
• Gu Yanshuang concluded that the Gu Lineage would remain powerful while the Huangfu Lineage had suffered a major blow.
• Gu Beiwu taught Gu Chenfeng his forceful version of the sages’ rules, and Gu Chenfeng declared that his own rules were the rules.
• After Gu Yanshuang left and the two men continued drinking, Gu Beiwu asked Gu Chenfeng whether he was really his eldest grandson.

Gu Beiwu discovered Gu Chenfeng’s rapid cultivation and warned him that his talent had attracted suspicion in the Imperial Capital. After Gu Chenfeng advanced with the Azure Dragon Transformation, Gu Beiwu planned to move him somewhere safer and promised to explain the technique’s origins after he reached its third level.

• Gu Chenfeng reassured Gu Beiwu that he was still his grandson, and Gu Beiwu praised his hidden martial and literary talent while warning that powerful figures might suspect him.
• Gu Chenfeng told Gu Beiwu about Gu Lingxiao’s recent actions, and Gu Beiwu angrily condemned his son and revealed that his supposed seclusion had been a deliberate scheme to lure out enemies of the Gu Lineage.
• Gu Beiwu asked about the Nameless Formula, and Gu Chenfeng circulated it, healing most of his injuries and advancing to the late Warrior Realm.
• Gu Beiwu named the cultivation method Azure Dragon Transformation, warned Gu Chenfeng to keep it secret, and promised to teach him its first three levels before revealing its origins.
• Gu Beiwu said the Imperial Capital was no longer safe for Gu Chenfeng and left to visit old acquaintances, promising to find him a safer place to cultivate.

Emperor Xuan considered the court’s reaction to Gu Beiwu’s actions and learned how formidable the Chancellor was, while Huangfu Hong vowed to seek the Azure Sky Sect’s help for Huangfu Yun. At the Gu Lineage’s mineral vein, Gu Beiwu confronted three sect elders and the Female Imperial Preceptor over a treasure merged into the Illusory Heart Lotus, then struck the Sacred Fire Sect’s Supreme Elder when he demanded it.

• Emperor Xuan told Hongxi that the Huangfu Lineage had crossed his limits, then asked him to assess Gu Beiwu’s strength.
• Hongxi said he had less than a one-in-ten chance against Gu Beiwu and believed only the Sea-Calming King could match him if the Azure Sky Sect stayed out of the matter.
• Huangfu Hong told Huangfu Yun that he had sought the Azure Sky Sect’s help and planned to send him there to recover and cultivate.
• Gu Beiwu met the Supreme Elders of the Tianxuan Sword Sect, Sacred Fire Sect, and Gu God Sect, along with the Female Imperial Preceptor, at the mineral vein.
• Gu Beiwu said the treasure had been merged into the Illusory Heart Lotus and declared that both belonged to the Gu Lineage.
• When the Sacred Fire Sect’s Supreme Elder demanded the treasure, Gu Beiwu blasted him backward and challenged the three sect elders to attack together.

A Barbarian Tribe prince planned to reclaim southern Yan Province while Gu Chenfeng advanced his cultivation and learned that Gu Beiwu had been censured but placed on paid leave. After Su Wanyue and Shangguan Bingxin announced they were leaving the Imperial Capital, Gu Beiwu startled Gu Chenfeng by saying he was sending him away.

• A Barbarian Tribe general reported that the mission involving the Huangfu Lineage had failed after Gu Beiwu emerged from seclusion and killed their agents in the Imperial Capital.
• The Barbarian Tribe prince said his father was seeking support from major Yan Province sects and that he intended to earn merit toward becoming the tribe's heir.
• Gu Chenfeng advanced to eight-star Source Sea Realm, became a Fourth-Rank Alchemist, and learned that Emperor Xuan had suspended Gu Beiwu and confined him to his residence for a month.
• Gu Beiwu accepted the censure cheerfully, spent his leave guiding Gu Chenfeng and Gu Yanshuang, and occasionally urged Gu Chenfeng to find a place to cultivate outside the Imperial Capital.
• Su Wanyue and Shangguan Bingxin told Gu Chenfeng they would soon return to their sects, and the three shared a farewell dinner.
• When Gu Chenfeng returned to the Gu residence, Gu Beiwu told him he was sending him away, shocking him.

Gu Chenfeng learned that Gu Beiwu had arranged for him to serve at the Northern Territory Border Pass, supposedly as punishment but mainly to shield him from political enemies. As he prepared to leave the Imperial Capital, he bid farewell to friends and visited Liu Fuyan, whose farewell invitation left him uneasy.

• Gu Beiwu told Gu Chenfeng that a secret decree required him to join the army at the Northern Territory Border Pass in three days, and Gu Chenfeng reluctantly agreed.
• Gu Chenfeng saw Su Wanyue and Shangguan Bingxin off, reminding them of their agreement to pursue a Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine together in a year.
• Gu Chenfeng returned to the Imperial Capital and disguised himself as Alchemist Ge Hong to visit Liu Fuyan at the Myriad Treasures House.
• Liu Fuyan, newly promoted to head of the Imperial Capital's Myriad Treasures House, promised to keep Ge Hong's Chief Alchemist position open while he was away.
• Liu Fuyan invited Gu Chenfeng to share wine and conversation before his departure, and he accepted despite feeling uneasy.

Liu Fuyan confessed her feelings to Gu Chenfeng while they shared a private dinner, but he rejected her advances to protect his Ge Hong disguise. When she revealed she had also invited the Gu family's third young master, Gu Chenfeng worried their identities would be exposed, and he drank a final cup of wine without noticing its unusual taste.

• Liu Fuyan toasted Gu Chenfeng and grew tipsy as they dined together in her private quarters.
• Liu Fuyan asked about Gu Chenfeng's family and marriage, then hinted that she admired him and wanted to be with him.
• Gu Chenfeng realized Liu Fuyan had fallen for his Ge Hong identity and evaded her confession to avoid exposing his disguise.
• Liu Fuyan revealed she had invited the Gu family's third young master, leaving Gu Chenfeng anxious that she would discover he was both men.
• Liu Fuyan poured a final cup of wine for Gu Chenfeng, who drank it without detecting its unusual taste.

Liu Fuyan drugged Gu Chenfeng and demanded to learn his true identity before they spent the night together. The next morning, Gu Chenfeng set out for the Northern Territory, while Gu Beiwu explained that he was sending him away because danger was gathering in the Imperial Capital.

• Liu Fuyan admitted she had drugged Gu Chenfeng and confessed her feelings, insisting that he reveal who he really was.
• Gu Chenfeng transformed back into his familiar appearance, and Liu Fuyan recognized him as the Gu Family's Third Young Master before they spent the night together.
• Gu Chenfeng departed for the Northern Territory with Ding Si and the Blood Tiger Guard as Gu Yanshuang and Gu Beiwu saw him off.
• Gu Beiwu told Gu Yanshuang that the Imperial Capital would soon become dangerous because he had to guard something in a mineral vein from experts of the Four Great Sects.
• Gu Beiwu revealed that his old injuries remained suppressed rather than healed, and said he might last another three to five years.

Gu Chenfeng traveled north to enlist under the assumed name Li Zicheng, leaving Liu Fuyan behind and preparing to grow stronger in the Northern Territory. After reaching Black River City, he registered with the Black River Legion as a Hundred-Household Commander in the Seventh Thousand-Household Battalion.

• Gu Chenfeng recalled his night with Liu Fuyan, resolved to become strong enough to protect those he loved, and set out north with Blood Tiger Guards led by Ding Si.
• During the seven-day journey, Gu Chenfeng reviewed his resources, cultivation, and plans to improve his strength and learn about his father, Gu Lingxiao.
• The escort left Gu Chenfeng near Eagle Sorrow Gorge, and he paid Ding Si before briefly seeing the bald head hidden beneath his bamboo hat.
• Gu Chenfeng reached Black River City and registered for enlistment using the name Li Zicheng and the papers prepared by the old man.
• The registration veteran confirmed that Li Zicheng was assigned to the Black River Legion's Seventh Thousand-Household Battalion as a Hundred-Household Commander.

Gu Chenfeng arrived at the Black River Legion’s Seventh Thousand-Captain Command to report as the newly appointed captain of the Tenth Company. He met the officers amid a dispute over the appointment, where Zhou threatened to fight the newcomer to the death.

• A veteran named Huang San learned Gu Chenfeng was a company captain and escorted him to the thousand-captain’s headquarters.
• Huang San explained the Black River Legion’s organization, the northern garrisons, and the cultivation required for military ranks.
• Gu Chenfeng gave Huang San a silver ingot and entered the headquarters to report for duty.
• Zhou protested to Deputy Thousand-Captain Yang that he had been passed over for promotion to captain of the Tenth Company.
• After Gu Chenfeng arrived, Zhou and the other officers stared at him, and Gu Chenfeng formally greeted Deputy Thousand-Captain Yang and the assembled officers.

Gu Chenfeng completed his enlistment as the new hundred-captain of the Tenth Hundred-Captain Office, where his penal conscription papers revealed that his appointment came with danger and little protection. After cultivating the Azure Dragon Transformation overnight, he led his new unit out of Black River City for his first patrol in the Northern Plains Forest.

• Deputy Thousand-Captain Yang inspected Gu Chenfeng's appointment papers and discovered he had been sentenced to penal conscription, prompting the officers to assume his family had lost its influence and he would not last long.
• Deputy Thousand-Captain Yang verified Gu Chenfeng's Source Sea Realm strength and completed his enlistment, then assigned Zhou Bin to guide him to the Tenth Hundred-Captain Office.
• Zhou Bin showed Gu Chenfeng the barracks, introduced him to the office's 287 soldiers, and told him they would leave for a patrol at dawn.
• Gu Chenfeng cultivated the first level of the Azure Dragon Transformation in the Phantom Martial Divine Ruins and resolved to obtain a Source Core Realm demonic beast's core and essence blood for Fourth-Rank Body-Tempering Pills.
• Before dawn, Gu Chenfeng led the Tenth Hundred-Captain Office out of Black River City's north gate toward the Northern Plains Forest for his first assignment.

Gu Chenfeng learned that border soldiers relied on Northern Plains Forest to make up for stolen supplies and joined Zhou Bin’s patrol there. After receiving a map of dangerous areas, he headed into the forest, apparently intending to seek them out rather than avoid them.

• Zhou Bin told Gu Chenfeng that soldiers gathered supplies in Northern Plains Forest because officials skimmed the provisions sent by the court.
• Zhou Bin led the patrol into the forest, where squads spread out to hunt Origin Beasts and collect spirit herbs.
• Gu Chenfeng observed Zhou Bin and the soldiers’ fighting skills while using his Divine Sense to monitor nearby dangers.
• Zhou Bin killed a charging Rock-Armored Wild Boar with one slash, and the patrol continued without further incident.
• Zhou Bin showed Gu Chenfeng a map marking areas frequented by Source Sea Realm beasts and Source Core Realm great demons.
• Gu Chenfeng thanked Zhou Bin for the map and disappeared into the forest toward its marked danger zones.

Zhou Bin led the Tenth Hundred-Household Command in killing a herd of Silver-Horned Deer, only to discover that a pack of Frost Wolves had tracked the deer and surrounded his soldiers. As the wolves attacked, Zhou Bin’s formation held for the moment, but he feared they could not withstand the three wolf kings and wondered why Hundred-Captain Li had not arrived.

• Zhou Bin responded to a signal and found a herd of more than twenty Silver-Horned Deer, then ordered his soldiers to encircle them.
• Zhou Bin and his soldiers attacked the herd, killed all the deer, and suffered only one minor injury.
• Zhou Bin noticed fresh claw wounds on the deer and ordered his soldiers to gather together.
• A pack of thirty to forty Frost Wolves emerged and surrounded the soldiers, including three wolf kings with Source Sea Realm cultivation.
• The Frost Wolves charged, and Zhou Bin’s soldiers formed a defensive ring that held off the attack for the moment.
• Zhou Bin watched the three wolf kings and worried that Hundred-Captain Li had not come to help.

Gu Chenfeng arrived just as Zhou Bin was about to be killed by three Frost Wolf Kings and killed them all with his spear, saving the Tenth Hundred-Captain Office. On the ride back to Black River City, Zhou Bin thanked him and asked whether he had offended someone in the Imperial Capital.

• The three Frost Wolf Kings broke through the soldiers’ defensive circle and lured Zhou Bin into an ambush.
• Zhou Bin fought all three Wolf Kings but was wounded and overwhelmed while his soldiers could not reach him.
• Gu Chenfeng killed the three Wolf Kings with precise spear strikes, and the remaining Frost Wolves fled.
• The Tenth Hundred-Captain Office returned to Black River City with its quarry, and the soldiers regarded Gu Chenfeng with awe and gratitude.
• Zhou Bin thanked Gu Chenfeng for saving his life, then asked whether he had offended someone in the Imperial Capital.

Gu Chenfeng learned about the dangers facing officers sent to the Border Pass and the strengths and divisions among its four major garrisons. After days of searching the Northern Plains Forest, he finally found a Source Core Realm Great Demon in a deep natural pool.

• Zhou Bin warned Gu Chenfeng that political enemies could arrange for penal soldiers to die on dangerous missions, and Gu Chenfeng thanked him for the warning.
• Zhou Bin apologized for his earlier conduct and explained that he sought promotion to afford medicine for his injured younger brother.
• Zhou Bin described the Heavenly Journey, Xuan Prefecture, Black River, and Northern Desert Garrisons and their differing forces and backgrounds.
• Gu Chenfeng shared the Source Crystals from the patrol's prey equally among the Tenth Hundred-Household Unit, earning the soldiers' gratitude and acceptance.
• Gu Chenfeng searched the forest on repeated patrols and, on his fourth trip, located a Source Core Realm Great Demon living in a natural pool.

Gu Chenfeng hunted the Frostfang Venomous Viper Crocodile for its Beast Core and essence blood, but a Black River Army Thousand-Household Commander intervened after they both struck the beast. They fought over the Inner Core, and she charged Gu Chenfeng to decide who would claim it.

• Gu Chenfeng approached the Frostfang Venomous Viper Crocodile in secret and attacked it with his Mountain-Splitting Great Axe.
• The beast deflected Gu Chenfeng's strike and tried to flee into the pool, but he disrupted its mind and cut off its head.
• A flaming crossbow bolt pierced the beast's heart, and an unseen attacker shot at Gu Chenfeng as he tried to claim the Inner Core.
• Gu Chenfeng clashed weapons with the attacker and discovered she was a Thousand-Household Commander in the Black River Army.
• The woman claimed she had ambushed the beast for three days and demanded the Inner Core, then charged Gu Chenfeng to settle the dispute by force.

Gu Chenfeng fought Zuo Yutang in the Northern Plains Forest, took the Frostfang Venomous Viper Crocodile’s inner core and heart’s blood essence, and escaped without revealing his identity. He later learned Zuo Yutang was his superior in the Blackwater Army, and she began searching his patrol team for the man who had stolen the beast’s remains.

• Gu Chenfeng and Zuo Yutang fought to a standstill with their signature weapons and ultimate techniques, then both fell after punching each other in the chest.
• Zuo Yutang realized Gu Chenfeng was a Xiantian-level Body Cultivator, but he escaped with the crocodile’s inner core and heart’s blood essence while she was recovering.
• Gu Chenfeng restored his appearance, reunited with Zhou Bin, and returned to the edge of the Northern Plains Forest with the patrol teams.
• Zhou Bin introduced Zuo Yutang as the Seventh Thousand-Household Battalion’s commander, and Gu Chenfeng realized she was his immediate superior.
• Zuo Yutang asked the patrol teams to report a black-clad man carrying a Mountain-Splitting Great Axe, then questioned Gu Chenfeng and punched his chest twice without recognizing him.
• Zuo Yutang told the patrol teams to keep watch for the thief and promised a reward for information about his whereabouts.