Recaps

Tang Wen absorbed the Cloud-Sea Sect, armed his island holdings, and navigated the province’s wartime demands while facing pressure from Ridge-Sea Academy and local officials. After rescuing Tang Yiyi and exposing a plot against her, he prepared to investigate further threats to his family.

• Tang Wen defeated Ximen Taigao’s challenge, then brought the Cloud-Sea Sect into the Tang family in exchange for payment, jobs, and access to the Cultivation Tower.
• Feng Jiuxue returned to Sea Saint City as Tang Wen strengthened the islands with artillery, trained forces for naval operations, and acquired ships and supplies from Jiang Xuan and Zhao Jiang.
• Tang Wen discovered Chu Tiannan’s gu had entered his body during a power transfer, but judged Chu Tiannan sincere and treated him with an Antidote Pill before Cao Wuxin moved into his home to care for him.
• Tang Wen installed Wind Turbines and Mobile Base Stations, trained ship crews, and sent Yu Chang to join him as pirates raided islands near Su Mei Island.
• Tang Wen confronted officials over Linghai’s unpaid tent debt and accepted Qingniu Town, a deputy military appointment, and responsibility for investigating Wang Binfeng’s case.
• Tang Wen found Tang Yiyi being abused at the Wang residence, freed her, and exposed Wang Liyuan’s scheme to frame her as a jinx and drive her to suicide.
• Tang Wen sent Wang Liyuan for trial, ordered surveillance of Kang Chenggang, and prepared to travel in disguise to Jiudao Liangzi Bay while asking Wei Kang to look into Wang Binfeng’s case.

Tang Wen secured the City Lord’s protection and expanded his businesses by treating Xifang Biluo Yu and supplying modern goods. The council promoted him to Inner Prefecture Elder and deputy steward, while he continued to build influence in Black Tortoise City.

• Tang Wen captured Mei Niansu, learned she sought her family’s treasure and revenge, and later agreed to provide her cultivation resources and help in exchange for her service.
• Tang Wen arranged for Wan Hansong and Lord Xiao to help keep Wang Liyuan detained, visited Wang Binfeng in prison, and promised to investigate the seizure of government boats by robbers from Liangzi Stronghold.
• Tang Wen taught Mei Niansu the Heavenly Wood Star-Pegasus Art, then secretly returned to Black Tortoise City and resumed work at Sumei Supermarket.
• Tang Wen impressed Xifang Kongming by resisting his Heart-Searching Technique and diagnosed Xifang Biluo Yu with an acupuncture needle fused to her bone.
• Tang Wen secured a position as Deputy Hall Master and a public safety guarantee by agreeing to operate on Xifang Biluo Yu, then used a CT scanner to locate the needle and arranged the required medicine.
• Tang Wen negotiated a partnership with Xifang Kongming, sold goods to the City Lord’s Residence, and organized the Construction Hall, Medicine Hall, and planned Tang Sect.
• Tang Wen saved Hong Wu’s mother with a blood transfusion and helped Hong Wu reach the Origin-Gathering Realm Middle Stage, then moved into his new villa and clashed with elders over the price of bathrooms and electric lights.
• Tang Wen demonstrated wind-powered lights and cooking appliances to the council, negotiated payment in land and spirit stones, and was appointed Inner Prefecture Elder and deputy steward of the City Lord’s Residence.

Tang Wen gained Gu Elder’s poison arts, expanded his holdings, and infiltrated Liangzi Stronghold to investigate stolen military provisions and Ma Yao’s poisoning. He secured Liangzi Stronghold’s allegiance and the Little Vermilion Fruits, then began a cultivation breakthrough with his companions.

• Tang Wen endured Gu Elder’s Ten-Thousand-Insect Pit, emerged with an evolved Gu king, and became Gu Elder’s student in the Myriad Poisons Art.
• Tang Wen returned to the Chu Kingdom, confronted Wen Jinyuan and the townspeople resisting slavery, then traveled to Red River City and enlisted Feng Jiuxue in investigating missing provisions.
• Tang Wen bought the Hundred-Leaf Workshop and Horse Ranch from Zhao Duan, sold Western goods at a banquet, and helped complete three bridges with prefabricated girders.
• After meeting the popularity quota, Tang Wen guided popularity into Gu Hanyan during cultivation, and she reached the Second-Grade Realm.
• Tang Wen disguised himself as Li Mingkong and entered Liangzi Stronghold, where he uncovered Sun Hongqing and Apothecary Yun’s plan to poison Ma Yao and seize control.
• Tang Wen saved Ma Yao with the Gu King and secured the Ma family’s service, while Feng Jiuxue prepared to seek help from Zhuang Qiyang against the forces behind the stolen provisions.
• Tang Wen found the Little Vermilion Fruit tree beneath Liangzi Stronghold, accepted Ma Yao and Ma Fei as followers, and gave Fruit Kings to them, Wen Jinyuan, and Feng Jiuxue.
• Tang Wen and his companions cultivated with the fruits’ spiritual energy, and Tang Wen reached the First-Rank Realm.

Tang Wen exposed the grain robbery, confronted the Five Poisons Cult, and strengthened his allies before expanding his influence to Black Rock Island. The Li and Lin families joined the Tang family, and a surge of white energy marked the system’s activation of Transmigration.

• Tang Wen and Zhuang Qiyang exposed Sun Hongqing and Apothecary Yun’s grain robbery, recovered the stolen provisions, and confronted Moving Wood Palace over Ding Kui.
• Tang Wen accepted the people of Liangzi Stronghold as his dependents and later used resources from his system to strengthen his companions.
• Tang Wen traveled with Cao Wuxin and Luo Xue to the Five Poisons Cult, where his Gu King defeated the Ice Toad King and Tang Wen rescued Chu Nantian.
• Tang Wen developed Su Mei Island and recruited Wan Hansong and Li Jingyuan into the Tang family after showing them his warships and helping Wan Hansong advance to first rank.
• Tang Wen confronted Ding Kui and recorded his confession that Zhang Mingdong had ordered him to kill Tang Wen for Ridge-Sea Academy’s promised Purple Moon Literary Brush.
• Tang Wen demanded rent from the Li and Lin families on Black Rock Island, defeated their challengers, and used Elder Ximen’s forces to compel their surrender.
• Li Kun and Lin Qian led their families in joining the Tang family, and Tang Wen appointed island leaders while the system’s Transmigration surge sent white energy through the gathering.