Recaps

Qin Longtian confronted the Base Chief of another base over a failed attempt to steal materials from his Dancers, while the visitors denied coming to negotiate. The exchange ended with Qin Longtian treating their visit as a declaration of war and signaling his people to prepare.

• Qin Ling continued training hard in the Martial Arts Arena while others debated the situation and its connection to Jiang Lan.
• Qin Longtian accused the other base of trying to sneak in and steal materials from his Dancers.
• The Base Chief said he had come to remind Qin Longtian what choices to make, not to negotiate.
• Qin Longtian rejected the visitors' excuses and asked whether they thought his base would fear them.
• Qin Longtian signaled to the people behind him, who were startled by his unusual anger.

Jiang Lan confronted the people from a hostile base after they came looking for a fight, warning them that he could wipe out their base if they ignored his demands. After Shen Qingqiu cautioned him to keep the damage down, Jiang Lan swiftly knocked his challenger flat, leaving the others stunned.

• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling that he would wait to see how the situation developed, as long as the base did not make things too ugly.
• Jiang Lan arrived to find the base members ready to fight and accused them of acting like bandits under their Base Chief's influence.
• Jiang Lan warned the base members that he could wipe out their base if they dismissed his demands.
• A base member challenged Jiang Lan and claimed he was not strong, while Qin Ling and the others reacted with disbelief.
• Shen Qingqiu told Jiang Lan to restrain himself, and Jiang Lan immediately charged forward and knocked his opponent flat.

Jiang Lan kept two people from the other base under control and warned their Base Chief to stop making demands without the strength to back them up. After the Dancers fled, he reprimanded Qin Longtian for letting the other side take the initiative, leaving tensions among the base’s elders unresolved.

• Jiang Lan warned the people from the other base that their actions would have consequences and told them to reconsider their demands.
• Su Lielin's Base Chief waited for the two sent people to return and suspected something had gone wrong.
• Jiang Lan sent the Dancers back with a warning for their Base Chief to bring what they wanted and stop acting beyond their means.
• Jiang Lan confronted Qin Longtian for failing to protect the base's interests during the negotiations, and Qin Longtian apologized.
• After Jiang Lan and Qin Longtian left, another person questioned Jiang Lan's unusual plans, while several elders criticized him for overlooking the Base Chief's difficulties.

Jiang Lan refused to take responsibility for every problem at the base, while the Base Chief and the elders struggled with tensions over how others had treated them. As Qin Ling and the others trained harder, a worsening Beast Tide prompted the Dancers to send a squad to investigate without Jiang Lan.

• Jiang Lan told the elders that he would help resolve most problems but would not handle matters outside his responsibility.
• The Base Chief complained that his people had not been treated with the respect he expected.
• Qin Ling and the others returned to the villa and trained harder so the incident would not undermine their aspirations.
• People on the other side argued over how to handle two people and considered having them step down.
• After reports that a Beast Tide had run rampant in another region, the elders sent a squad to investigate and ruled out sending Jiang Lan and the others.
• The Dancers vowed to complete the mission and not repeat their earlier mistakes.

Jiang Lan learned that skills from his base had leaked extensively, complicating the prospect of cooperating with another base to handle the beast tides. He agreed to go with Qin Longtian and Qin Ling to investigate, while Shen Qingqiu stayed behind and warned the Base Chief that cooperation would not be simple.

• Jiang Lan and the others discussed whether to cooperate with the other base, whose Base Chief wanted to gather everyone to deal with the beast tides and share resources.
• Qin Longtian told Jiang Lan that the leakage of their base's skills had become serious, and Jiang Lan reassured him that he would help.
• Qin Ling finished training and said she was glad to go investigate the situation with Jiang Lan.
• Shen Qingqiu stayed behind because his cultivation had stalled, and Jiang Lan told him to report any developments.
• After Jiang Lan and Qin Ling left, Shen Qingqiu warned the Base Chief that the other base would seek cooperation and that the situation could have serious consequences.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu discussed the dangers of the beast tides and the need for martial artists to grow stronger, while Qin Ling invited veterans at the base to train with her. The veterans turned hostile, and when Jiang Lan arrived and learned that his people had been wronged, he warned that everyone would pay the price.

• Shen Qingqiu and Jiang Lan discussed the beast tides, the martial artists’ weak cultivation, and the need to balance training with understanding the wider situation.
• Qin Ling invited the base’s martial artists to train with her, but they resented her and her companions’ strength and accused them of taking resources and opportunities.
• Qin Ling’s companions defended her, and the argument escalated into a fight between them and the veteran martial artists.
• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu arrived, and Jiang Lan pulled Qin Ling away from the fighting and demanded to know what had happened.
• Qin Ling showed that her weapon had recorded the veterans’ provocations and her side’s attempts to treat them fairly.
• Jiang Lan confronted the veterans and said they would all pay for wronging his people, while Shen Qingqiu urged him not to overreact.

Jiang Lan confronted several people who had blamed Qin Ling and his companions, insisting that they apologize and stop bullying his people. The dispute ended with a challenge: anyone who felt unfairly treated could speak up again if they became as strong as Qin Ling and the others.

• Jiang Lan defended Qin Ling and the others, telling the accusers that they mattered to him and warning them not to bully them.
• Qin Longtian arrived late and apologized, while Jiang Lan questioned why the accusers had blamed his people.
• The accusers claimed Jiang Lan had given Qin Ling and the others too many resources, but Shen Qingqiu challenged their complaints.
• Jiang Lan said the group needed to admit their mistakes and apologize, and one person acknowledged fault but wanted to stop arguing.
• As two people prepared to leave, Jiang Lan told them they could return to complain about unfairness if they became as strong as Qin Ling and the others.

Jiang Lan and Qin Longtian negotiated with the Dancers over responsibility for the Beast Tide, with Qin Longtian promising priority resources to those who fought it. Qin Ling set out to prove herself, and Jiang Lan prepared to return to the rest base with Shen Qingqiu.

• The Dancers questioned Jiang Lan’s support for Qin Ling and complained about unfair access to resources as Beast Tides grew more frequent.
• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling not to worry that she would cause him trouble, while Shen Qingqiu arrived to see how he planned to handle the situation.
• Shen Qingqiu warned the others that resolving the Beast Tide would take many steps, and the Dancers challenged her right to intervene.
• Qin Longtian offered priority resources to anyone who dealt with the Beast Tide, and the Dancers agreed to take part.
• Qin Ling decided to go prove herself, and Jiang Lan urged her to stay safe before preparing to return to the rest base with Shen Qingqiu.

Jiang Lan returned to the villa after tensions rose between his group and Dragon Tiger Base, while Shen Qingqiu warned him against getting drawn into their problems. He then called Qin Longtian over and demanded that the base make its concerns clear, leaving the next steps unresolved.

• Shen Qingqiu warned Jiang Lan to consider his own situation before meddling in the base’s affairs again.
• Dragon Tiger Base’s chief argued with his subordinates over whether to continue confronting Jiang Lan’s group, despite being outmatched.
• After Qin Ling and the team set out, Qin Longtian was questioned about whether Jiang Lan would go out to work again.
• Jiang Lan returned to the villa, where Shen Qingqiu scolded him for treating her worries lightly.
• Jiang Lan called Qin Longtian over and told him the base needed to bring its concerns into the open.

Shen Qingqiu, Jiang Lan, and Qin Longtian discussed how to respond to another base’s concerns about unequal resources and low-level Demon Beasts. Qin Longtian remained worried about an encirclement, while Shen Qingqiu argued that their side should arrange its affairs properly and stand firm.

• Shen Qingqiu and Jiang Lan debated whether their base should prepare for outside involvement and how to handle low-level Demon Beasts.
• Jiang Lan said he had his own arrangements, while Shen Qingqiu questioned whether he had considered the risks and discussed his cultivation bottleneck with him.
• Qin Ling joined the others and said they should take whatever resources they could secure, despite her distrust of the other base’s people.
• Shen Qingqiu and Jiang Lan attended a meeting at Qin Longtian’s base, where Qin Longtian told them the other side feared unequal resources could create an encirclement.
• Shen Qingqiu reassured Qin Longtian that the problem was manageable and said they only needed to arrange things properly.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu confronted Qin Longtian and the other elders over their attempt to draw them into the base’s plans without speaking plainly. Jiang Lan rejected being used unconditionally, leaving the elders to back down while Shen Qingqiu questioned why Jiang Lan had once been only a wandering Dancer.

• Shen Qingqiu recognized that Qin Longtian was using indirect talk about connections to influence their decisions.
• Su Lielin and the other elders discussed their suspicions about the opposing base and proposed that Jiang Lan investigate it.
• Jiang Lan said he would visit the base, and Shen Qingqiu warned him to leave if its people objected.
• Shen Qingqiu challenged the elders’ assumptions, and Qin Longtian tried to calm the confrontation.
• Jiang Lan told the elders he would not solve their problems unconditionally, and they agreed to stop pressing him.
• Jiang Lan asked the elders why he had once been nothing more than a wandering Dancer.

Qin Ling and her team faced unusually powerful High-Tier Demonic Beasts, while Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu dealt with lingering tension over past connections. The neighboring base grew resentful of the weapons and resources others possessed, and the chapter ended with uncertainty about whether to get involved.

• Shen Qingqiu confronted Jiang Lan about their past connections, and Jiang Lan said he would still help despite the tension.
• Qin Ling and her team encountered exceptionally powerful High-Tier Demonic Beasts and decided to fight before calling Jiang Lan for help.
• The neighboring base's leader berated his subordinates over their failure to secure resources and prepare for the dangerous beasts.
• Jiang Lan heard about Qin Ling's situation and grew stronger through the system's prompts.
• Shen Qingqiu apologized to Jiang Lan, while people at the neighboring base debated whether to get involved.

Qin Ling and her group struggled against the Demon Beasts, whose abilities had become unexpectedly powerful, and she contacted Jiang Lan for help. Jiang Lan set out with Shen Qingqiu to investigate the worsening Beast Tide.

• Qin Ling's companions worried that their weakened abilities would make them a burden, but Qin Ling insisted they would leave together.
• Qin Ling realized the Demon Beasts' abilities were powerful enough to distract people and decided Jiang Lan needed to be notified.
• After the system warned Jiang Lan that the Beast Tide had worsened, Qin Leader asked him to investigate the missing group.
• Jiang Lan agreed to help after Qin Ling contacted him, then left with Shen Qingqiu.
• Qin Leader and his people were delighted when they heard Jiang Lan was coming and prepared extra supplies.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu arrived at the base amid a beast tide, where Jiang Lan learned that Qin Ling and the others had faced waves of demon beasts and hostility from martial artists at another base. He prepared to investigate the beasts’ cause while warning his allies to focus on protecting themselves.

• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu traveled to the destination in a Special Mecha, and Shen Qingqiu insisted on accompanying him because she feared for his safety.
• Martial artists at the base argued over resources and blamed others for the problems caused by their own lack of ability.
• Qin Ling and the others welcomed Jiang Lan and told him that demon beasts had appeared in increasing numbers while he was away.
• Qin Ling explained that the beasts were not individually difficult to fight, but their numbers and strange behavior had overwhelmed the group.
• Jiang Lan asked to learn more about the demon beasts so he could investigate their cause, and he told his allies to focus on their own safety rather than the other base.

Jiang Lan resolved the problem at the vortex and helped Qin Ling and the others handle what lay below. After they defeated the Demon Beasts and gathered their resources, the people from the base threatened to take the spoils, but Jiang Lan's side left the matter to them.

• The Martial Artists argued with Qin Longtian over the lack of help from their base and how to handle the situation.
• Jiang Lan examined the center of the vortex and concluded that the problem was simple to resolve.
• Jiang Lan dealt with the surface problem, then helped Qin Ling and the others understand and clear what lay below.
• Qin Ling and the others defeated the Demon Beasts and collected their Beast Cores and other resources.
• The base's people threatened to seize the gathered resources, but Jiang Lan's companions challenged them and then left the matter in their hands.

Jiang Lan and his companions finished dealing with the demon beasts, while arguments at the Experimental Base continued over responsibility and support. As they prepared to return, Qin Ling worried that she had let Jiang Lan down, but he reassured her that he trusted the trial team.

• Shen Qingqiu persuaded the high-tier demonic beasts, while the others questioned how the situation had reached this point.
• People at the Experimental Base argued over Jiang Lan, the beast tides, and whether the bases had handled the crisis properly.
• Jiang Lan urged Qin Ling to stop exhausting her abilities and told her that she had already surpassed most ordinary cultivators.
• Qin Ling said she felt she had disappointed Jiang Lan, and Shen Qingqiu reminded her that Jiang Lan had chosen the team for the trial and would keep trusting them.
• People at the base complained that Jiang Lan's group had received support while they had not.
• Jiang Lan told everyone to pack up and return, saying their resources would last them a long while.

Jiang Lan sent Qin Ling and the others away before descending toward a powerful presence guided by the voice in his mind. At the base, Qin Longtian argued with the others over how much responsibility Jiang Lan should bear.

• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling and the others to find somewhere to rest while he continued alone.
• Qin Longtian defended Jiang Lan as the base members argued that his abilities meant he should take on more responsibility.
• Jiang Lan followed the guidance in his mind into the deepest part of the area.
• Jiang Lan found an enormous dragon-like creature whose breath vaporized the surrounding rocks, and the voice in his mind said it was their most important discovery.

Jiang Lan fought a blind, dragon-headed python beneath the Beast Tide’s source while Shen Qingqiu protected the group above from newly emerging Demon Beasts. The battle below remained difficult, and the situation grew more dangerous as powerful beasts surfaced.

• Shen Qingqiu told Qin Ling and the others to secure the golden cores and stay away from the underground fight.
• Jiang Lan confronted the giant python and searched for a weakness, but struggled to damage it despite its inability to see.
• Jiang Lan warned Shen Qingqiu that powerful energy fluctuations could spawn more Demon Beasts and asked him to move everyone back.
• Shen Qingqiu ordered Qin Ling and the others to retreat with the remaining resources, then attacked several giant Demon Beasts that erupted from underground.
• Qin Ling and the others watched Shen Qingqiu fight while Jiang Lan continued struggling below.

Jiang Lan fought below while the others worried about his lack of messages and Shen Qingqiu’s worsening situation. After Shen Qingqiu and the others defeated the nearby demon beasts, the old men learned Jiang Lan had jumped into a pit with powerful energy fluctuations and wondered whether to go after him.

• The base residents debated whether to support the people fighting the beast tide, while Qin Longtian criticized them for waiting so long to act.
• Jiang Lan discovered a weakness in the powerful beast below and prepared a countermeasure as he heard Shen Qingqiu was struggling.
• The old men spotted people from the base gathered together and cautiously approached, suspecting they might be plotting against the base.
• Qin Ling and the others rushed to help Shen Qingqiu fight a high-tier demonic beast, then collected the demon cores after defeating the beasts.
• The old men heard Jiang Lan had jumped into the pit and detected enormous power fluctuations below, so they worried that he might be in danger.

Jiang Lan fought a powerful creature underground while the others waited above, and eventually killed it and emerged with its oversized Golden Core. He explained that the creature had been supplying energy that caused the endless Beast Tides.

• Jiang Lan warned the old men to move away from the dangerous tremors, and they took Shen Qingqiu with them.
• Qin Longtian came to check on Jiang Lan and calmed the arguing people waiting above.
• Jiang Lan struggled to subdue the creature and discussed his next move with the fellow in his mind.
• Jiang Lan slashed the creature's neck from behind, then shot out of the ground holding its Golden Core.
• Jiang Lan explained that the creature's energy supply had caused the Beast Tides, and Qin Ling and the others apologized for their failure to handle the situation.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu confronted people from a neighboring base who demanded a share of the resources gained from fighting Demon Beasts. After Jiang Lan exposed their selfish intentions and drove them off, the neighboring Base Chief berated his people for returning empty-handed.

• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu returned from dealing with the Demon Beasts, and Shen Qingqiu condemned the neighboring base’s conduct.
• The neighboring Martial Artists claimed they deserved a share of the resources, and Qin Ling challenged them to say whether they would share in return.
• Jiang Lan exposed their thoughts of stealing resources and sent them flying away from the group.
• Qin Longtian said he had notified the neighboring Base Chief and left the dispute for him to handle.
• The neighboring Base Chief scolded his people for failing to secure resources, and they blamed Jiang Lan’s strength.

Jiang Lan returned to the base with Xinghe and faced tense arguments over resources, his ties to the base, and the way others treated his group. As he comforted Qin Ling, he received a private invitation from the Base Chief of a neighboring base, who wanted to meet with him.

• Some Martial Artists proposed poaching Jiang Lan, while others warned that they did not understand why he had been recruited.
• Jiang Lan returned to the base with Xinghe without attending the meeting, and others argued over his enormous Beast Core and whether it belonged to the base.
• Jiang Lan arrived amid a tense discussion, and Qin Ling apologized for the trouble her misunderstanding had caused.
• Several Martial Artists argued about distinctions among base members, while Jiang Lan questioned their earlier behavior toward him.
• Jiang Lan received a message from the neighboring base's Base Chief requesting a private meeting, and Qin Longtian hurried to explain when he thought Jiang Lan was angry.

Jiang Lan rejected the neighboring base chief’s attempt to recruit him, saying he had no interest in switching bases or bargaining over resources. The neighboring chief apologized but continued to praise Jiang Lan as a High-Rank Martial Artist, prompting Qin Longtian and his martial artists to object to the open poaching.

• Jiang Lan told Shen Qingqiu and his aunt not to indulge anyone who objected to their taking resources.
• The neighboring base chief privately offered Jiang Lan a place at his base and suggested he could keep some resources for himself.
• Jiang Lan said he was acting by choice, had no need to cooperate, and found the offer pointless.
• Qin Longtian and his martial artists approached Jiang Lan, and Jiang Lan urged them to pay more attention to outsiders causing trouble.
• The neighboring base chief apologized for his presumption but said he still wanted to recruit a High-Rank Martial Artist like Jiang Lan.
• Qin Longtian and his martial artists protested that the neighboring chief was trying to poach Jiang Lan in front of them.

Jiang Lan reassured Shen Qingqiu that he would follow his own judgment despite the tensions with another base, and Shen Qingqiu accepted his decision. The next day, Qin Ling reported that the neighboring base was unusually interested in the situation, leaving Jiang Lan to consider how others at his base would respond.

• Jiang Lan told the elders and Martial Artists to keep outsiders from entering, and they promised to be more careful.
• Jiang Lan embraced Shen Qingqiu and said he cared most about Shen Qingqiu's thoughts; they returned to the bedroom and stayed there through the night.
• Qin Longtian came to explain that the earlier incident had not been intentional, but left without disturbing Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu.
• The next day, Qin Ling told Jiang Lan that people from the other base seemed unusually concerned about the situation.
• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling that she could go with the others when the beast tide came, and said he trusted her to make her own judgment.

Qin Longtian and the Martial Artists argued over failed plans, scarce resources, and how to handle people from another base seeking to join them. Qin Ling and the others came to understand Qin Longtian’s difficulties, and the group left the newcomers welcome but without promising what help they could provide.

• The neighboring Base Chief returned furious and challenged the Martial Artists over the failure of their efforts and the base’s lack of resources.
• Qin Longtian explained that seizing the opportunity and deciding what to do required many people’s input, not one person’s decision.
• Martial Artists discussed Jiang Lan’s situation and questioned why High-Rank Martial Artists wanted to join despite the base’s limited resources.
• The visiting Martial Artists demanded a response, but the locals said nobody had forced them to come and rejected their complaints.
• Qin Ling and the others understood Qin Longtian’s difficulties, and the group offered to help if problems arose without guaranteeing what they could accomplish.