Ch. 441Origin Stone
Tang Wen foiled an assassination attempt at the Tang Clan Beidu Mall, crippled the Crown Prince during a staged hunting accident, and gained Daya after saving his life. As conspiracies against Great Chu surfaced and Chu Luoxiang revealed his strength, Tang Wen reforged the captured assassins into loyal followers, preparing them to help destroy the Black Dragon Society.
- The Ninth Duke arrived as an imperial envoy, tested Tang Wen's claims about the Western Lands, and revealed his Martial Marquis Perfection strength.
- At the mall opening, Tang Wen's Heavenly Insect exposed two Black Dragon Society assassins, whose attack was foiled; Tang Wen traced the plot toward Chu Jiangnan and his aide Ge Yu.
- A Yellow-Spotted Great Tiger maimed Chu Jiangnan and Chu Ping in the hunting grounds, and Tang Wen saved the Crown Prince in exchange for Daya, advancing to Martial Marquis Late Stage.
- The Imperial Guards uncovered a hidden training ground linked to Tang Chengzhong's backers, while Tang Wen presented evidence of Chu Jiangnan's assassination plot and advocated for Chu Luoxiang as Crown Prince.
- Chu Luoxiang demonstrated his Half-Step Martial Sect strength, and the Lord and Luo Pu discussed the hidden struggle over the Prisoned Dragon Domain and the sealed dragon.
- Tang Wen used Heaven and Earth Alchemy to transform the two captured assassins into Tang Tian and Tang Di, who pledged loyalty and vowed to help eradicate the Black Dragon Society.