Recaps

While Zuo Xiaoduo considered calling Qin Fangyang, Qin was still fighting in the Star Radiance Mountain Range, unaware that his student had already escaped. After learning Zuo Xiaoduo was safe, Qin stopped hunting and prepared to visit Hidden Dragon High Martial, then found a message from him.

• Zuo Xiaoduo realized he could ask Qin Fangyang for advice, but waited until morning to call because it was past midnight.
• Qin Fangyang killed more than five hundred people in four days while searching the Star Radiance Mountain Range for threats to Zuo Xiaoduo.
• The Netherworld Palace announced that Zuo Xiaoduo's bounty had been withdrawn, its overseer had been killed, and it would hunt the bounty's original issuers.
• The Netherworld Palace reported that its dispatched gold-medal assassin had been killed and said the Third Palace Master would lead the hunt against the culprits.
• Qin Fangyang learned Zuo Xiaoduo had returned safely to Fenghai City, stopped hunting, and found Zuo Xiaoduo's message asking where he was.

Zuo Xiaoduo waited for Qin Fangyang’s help while Little Dragon moved an earth vein into the Annihilation Sky Pagoda Space. Qin Fangyang agreed to meet him near Fenghai, and Zuo Xiaoduo prepared to welcome him.

• Qin Fangyang told Zuo Xiaoduo he would call in two hours, then left the Star Radiance Mountain Range.
• Little Dragon returned with part of an earth vein, explaining that he had divided it into five portions to move it gradually without damaging the terrain.
• Little Dragon collected a large amount of star soul jade powder as the earth veins in the Annihilation Sky Pagoda Space grew higher.
• Qin Fangyang called Zuo Xiaoduo, who said he needed to discuss something with him in person.
• Qin Fangyang revealed that he was almost at Fenghai, and Zuo Xiaoduo excitedly invited him over for food and wine.
• Qin Fangyang agreed to meet Zuo Xiaoduo, then washed himself in a lakeshore before continuing on.

Qin Fangyang recovered, prepared himself, and set out for Hidden Dragon High Martial to visit his former students. Zuo Xiaoduo eagerly prepared for his arrival, while Wen Xingtian and the school’s leaders organized a proper welcome.

• Qin Fangyang healed his wounds, restored his strength, dressed neatly, and hurried toward Fenghai City, eager to see his students.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told Grandma Shi that Teacher Qin was coming, and she urged him to inform Wen Xingtian and prepare food and wine.
• Zuo Xiaoduo called Wen Xingtian, then went to Heaven First-Class to buy groceries for the gathering.
• Wen Xingtian reflected on Qin Fangyang’s bond with Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong and informed Ye Changqing of the visit.
• Ye Changqing, Xiang Kuangren, and Vice Principal Gao agreed to help ensure Hidden Dragon High Martial gave Qin Fangyang a fitting welcome.

Hidden Dragon High Martial’s leaders prepared anxiously for Qin Fangyang’s reunion with Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong, worried about how their former teacher would judge their progress. When Qin Fangyang arrived, Zuo Xiaoduo rushed to embrace him and admitted he had feared Qin would stop caring about them.

• Ye Changqing invited Hidden Dragon High Martial’s leaders and staff to attend the gathering with Qin Fangyang, while several retired vice principals declined.
• Vice Principal Zhan sent Zhan Xiaofei away when he insisted on joining the banquet.
• Ye Changqing and Wen Xingtian prepared carefully, believing Qin Fangyang’s opinion of their teaching would affect the school’s standing.
• Qin Fangyang arrived at the villa at eleven in the morning, and Zuo Xiaoduo ran over to hug him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told Qin Fangyang that he had feared Qin would no longer care about them, leaving Qin deeply moved.

Qin Fangyang reunited with Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong, listened as they recounted their lives since Phoenix City, then asked to speak privately with Zuo Xiaoduo. He warned Zuo Xiaoduo not to share every secret with friends before their loyalty had been tested by life, death, and personal gain.

• Qin Fangyang arrived and joyfully reunited with Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong, who brought him into the villa.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong teased Qin Fangyang about his unusually formal clothes and cologne before they sat down to talk.
• Qin Fangyang listened as the two students recounted everything that had happened since they parted in Phoenix City.
• Li Chenglong left for class after Qin Fangyang said he wanted to speak with Zuo Xiaoduo privately.
• Qin Fangyang advised Zuo Xiaoduo to keep important secrets from friends until their loyalty had been tested under pressure.

Zuo Xiaoduo asked Qin Fangyang for advice about sharing a large supply of cultivation-enhancing Demon Beast meat. Qin Fangyang gave him a lesson about keeping some secrets from friends, then accepted a portion and explained why the meat’s benefits diminished with repeated consumption.

• Qin Fangyang told Zuo Xiaoduo that keeping some things private could protect friendships, and Zuo Xiaoduo realized he did not need to feel guilty about keeping secrets from Li Chenglong and the others.
• Qin Fangyang invited Zuo Xiaoduo to explain what was troubling him, and Zuo Xiaoduo revealed that he had acquired a huge amount of valuable cultivation-enhancing goods.
• Zuo Xiaoduo gave Qin Fangyang two hundred jin of King-level Demon Beast meat and said he had tens of thousands of jin, explaining that he had obtained it as a windfall.
• Qin Fangyang was startled by the meat’s value, then explained that Demon Beast meat stopped helping after repeated consumption because Demon Beasts stored energy differently from humans.

Qin Fangyang explained how Demon Beast meat affected Martial Artists and accepted some Centipede King meat from Zuo Xiaoduo. Zuo Xiaoduo then entrusted him with meat and money to reward teachers, allies, and the families of those who died protecting Nian Nian Cat, leaving Qin Fangyang to carry out the heartfelt task.

• Qin Fangyang explained that Demon Beast meat could strengthen Martial Artists until their bodies became saturated with its Spiritual Qi.
• Qin Fangyang accepted one hundred jin of Zuo Xiaoduo's Centipede King meat and returned the rest of their original portion.
• Zuo Xiaoduo revealed that he had around eighty thousand jin of Beast King-level Spirit Meat and gave Qin Fangyang a thousand jin to distribute among teachers and allies.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked Qin Fangyang to deliver one hundred million in compensation and two thousand jin of meat to families of those who had died during the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact.
• Qin Fangyang felt moved by Zuo Xiaoduo's gratitude but dreaded returning to the city filled with memories of Qianqian, and accepted responsibility for delivering the gifts.

Zuo Xiaoduo asked Qin Fangyang to deliver Spirit Meat to friends and teachers across the continent, turning his visit into a lengthy courier route. Qin Fangyang then advised Zuo Xiaoduo on how to handle his surplus Spirit Meat, affirming that he had no obligation to give it away and suggesting he invest in trusted allies or arrange a limited distribution to Sun Moon Pass.

• Zuo Xiaoduo persuaded Qin Fangyang to carry Spirit Meat to his sister and several friends and teachers across the Star Soul Continent.
• Qin Fangyang mapped out the many stops, realized the route would take about a month, and agreed to make the deliveries.
• Qin Fangyang struck Zuo Xiaoduo on the head and asked why he was troubled by having tens of thousands of jin of Spirit Meat.
• Zuo Xiaoduo admitted he felt reluctant to give away the meat, and Qin Fangyang told him that this was normal and not selfish.
• Qin Fangyang suggested Zuo Xiaoduo trade some Spirit Meat with people at Hidden Dragon High Martial whom he might want as future allies.
• Qin Fangyang also suggested arranging some Spirit Meat for the soldiers at Sun Moon Pass through Minister Nan, though he noted they did not need it much.

Zuo Xiaoduo wrestled with whether to give away the 100,000 jin of King-level Star Beast meat, while Qin Fangyang explained how sharing resources could build a fighting team and lasting connections. Zuo Xiaoduo understood Qin Fangyang’s reasoning, but the chapter ended with Qin Fangyang describing karmic debts and heart demons as obstacles to reaching the Feitian Realm.

• Zuo Xiaoduo hesitated over giving the Star Beast meat to Hidden Dragon High Martial, since it was his private property and he did not want to give it away merely to earn praise.
• Qin Fangyang explained that a core team meant companions who would face danger and fight alongside Zuo Xiaoduo, not subordinates he could lure with resources.
• Zuo Xiaoduo began to understand Qin Fangyang’s idea of building a team through shared resources.
• Qin Fangyang argued that connections were the most important resource and that those who accepted help would feel obliged to repay the karmic debt.
• Qin Fangyang said that ungrateful people would not advance far because accumulated karmic debts and heart demons could prevent martial artists from reaching the Feitian Realm.

Qin Fangyang explained why Zuo Xiaoduo should share his surplus King-level Demon Beast meat while still claiming proper credit, and Zuo agreed to let Hidden Dragon High Martial manage its distribution. Qin then suggested sharing some with the teachers and principal who had supported Zuo, while Ye Changqing and Wen Xingtian continued eavesdropping.

• Qin Fangyang warned Zuo Xiaoduo that hoarding the meat could burden his state of mind and cost others chances to grow stronger.
• Zuo Xiaoduo agreed to keep what he needed and let Principal Ye and Teacher Wen distribute the rest, while Qin insisted he secure credit for it.
• Ye Changqing and Wen Xingtian revealed through their thoughts that they had been monitoring the conversation and understood Qin's hint to obtain benefits for Zuo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told Qin Fangyang he had captured over a thousand Space Rings, leaving Qin speechless.
• Qin Fangyang urged Zuo Xiaoduo to share some meat with Ding Xiulan, Ma Changsi, Luo Yanling, and Gu Qianfan, who had defended him during the Netherworld Palace bounty incident.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Qin Fangyang allocated twenty thousand jin of King-level Demon Beast meat to schools, martyrs’ families, and Qin Fangyang, while cautioning Zuo Xiaoduo about feeding it to his parents. Ye Changqing and Wen Xingtian raged over the gifts to rival schools, then considered how Hidden Dragon High Martial could make use of the Space Rings Zuo Xiaoduo had seized.

• Qin Fangyang advised Zuo Xiaoduo to use King-level Demon Beast meat to repay those who had helped him and build connections.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Qin Fangyang decided to give three thousand jin each to five schools, reserve two thousand jin for Martyrs' Families, and give Qin Fangyang fifteen hundred jin.
• Qin Fangyang warned Zuo Xiaoduo not to give the meat to students at Phoenix City Second High School and to feed only a little to his parents after cooking it.
• Ye Changqing and Wen Xingtian lamented that Zuo Xiaoduo had given so much meat to other schools, while Qin Fangyang privately enjoyed their frustration.
• Qin Fangyang suggested Zuo Xiaoduo's seized Space Rings could be exchanged for cultivation resources, and Ye Changqing and Wen Xingtian resolved that Hidden Dragon High Martial should handle them well.

Zuo Xiaoduo discussed how to process the treasures he had collected, while Qin Fangyang advised him to let Hidden Dragon High Martial handle the work. Zuo then brought Qin into the Annihilation Sky Pagoda to cultivate with king beast meat, and Qin reflected on the pagoda's space.

• Qin Fangyang told Zuo Xiaoduo to count his loot, keep what he needed, and let Hidden Dragon High Martial manage the rest.
• Ye Changqing and Wen Xingtian overheard the conversation and privately reacted to Qin Fangyang's advice and Zuo Xiaoduo's money-loving nature.
• Zuo Xiaoduo invited Qin Fangyang to eat king beast meat and cultivate before the evening event.
• Qin Fangyang explained that king beast meat benefited cultivators differently and that he would need only about thirty catties to reach saturation.
• Zuo Xiaoduo realized the meat's benefits had limits, while Qin Fangyang looked around the Annihilation Sky Pagoda Space thoughtfully.

Qin Fangyang warned Zuo Xiaoduo to guard the Annihilation Sky Pagoda and be careful about trusting others, while Zuo Xiaoduo considered whether to make it recognize an owner. As the evening banquet approached, Grandma Shi agreed to help prepare, and the Gao couple arrived with gifts before leaving for Shuicheng First High School in a few days.

• Qin Fangyang recognized that something was unusual about the Annihilation Sky Pagoda and warned Zuo Xiaoduo not to bring others into it or trust people carelessly.
• After Qin Fangyang stayed behind to cultivate, Zuo Xiaoduo considered asking Ye Changqing before having the pagoda recognize an owner.
• Zuo Xiaoduo begged Grandma Shi to handle the banquet preparations, and she agreed before kicking him out of the kitchen for making a mess.
• Vice Principal Gao and his wife arrived with gifts, and Madam Gao affectionately urged Zuo Xiaoduo to visit them at Shuicheng First High School after their family left in a few days.

Vice Principal Gao explained why he would remain in Water City and send the Gao youngsters from Hidden Dragon to the battlefield after training. As the vice principals gathered, Zuo Xiaoduo politely served tea and listened to their easy conversation.

• Gao Zhiyun said he would stay in Water City rather than return to Upper Capital, and devote himself to making amends.
• Gao Zhiyun confirmed that the three hundred Gao youngsters at Hidden Dragon would go directly to the battlefield after training.
• Vice Principal Cheng said he would keep the imprisoned snakes alive and continue their punishment for the rest of his life.
• Vice Principal Liu arrived in a wheelchair with his wife, and Vice Principal Zhan joined the gathering.
• Zuo Xiaoduo served tea attentively while listening to the vice principals converse.

Zuo Xiaoduo watched Qin Fangyang’s cultivation advance and helped with a formal banquet honoring him and Phoenix City Second High School’s teachers. The gathering left Qin Fangyang visibly pained when Ye Changqing praised the late He Yuanyue.

• Qin Fangyang consumed fifty pounds of King Beast meat inside the Annihilation Sky Pagoda and advanced from early to mid God-Imperial.
• Qin Fangyang joined Vice Principal Gao, Vice Principal Cheng, and the others, apologizing for his cultivation and chatting with them at ease.
• Xiang Kuangren, Wen Xingtian, and Ye Changqing arrived, and Xiang Chong, Xiang Bing, Li Chenglong, and Zuo Xiaoduo served the banquet.
• Ye Changqing hosted the formal meal, and the guests shared toasts as dishes arrived.
• Ye Changqing praised Phoenix City Second High School’s teachers and He Yuanyue, prompting Qin Fangyang to drain his wine with pain in his eyes.

Ye Changqing recounted how Chi Changsheng was killed in battle and later reincarnated, giving Qin Fangyang hope that he might reunite with his beloved in another life. He revealed that Chi Changsheng had grown into the East Army’s foremost genius and married Shan Xiaoru.

• Ye Changqing told Qin Fangyang and the others that Chi Changsheng died after fighting Great Shaman Wind Emperor, while Wei Central Plains and his thirty-six guards sacrificed themselves to save him.
• Ye Changqing explained that Shan Xiaoru’s hair turned white from grief, and Marshal Dongfang and the Left Route Heavenly King arranged a reincarnation ritual to give her hope.
• Eighteen years later, a young man claiming to be Chi Changsheng reached the Dongfang camp and proved his identity through his memories and knowledge of the army.
• Qin Fangyang heard the story and hoped he could meet his beloved again across lifetimes, though he thought of Lü Qianqian rather than He Yuanyue.
• Ye Changqing revealed that Chi Changsheng had married Shan Xiaoru and identified him as Young Master Absolute Blade, Tie Mengru, astonishing Xiang Kuangren, Wen Xingtian, and Qin Fangyang.

Ye Changqing told Qin Fangyang that Shan Xiaoru and Tie Mengru were alive, giving Qin renewed hope of reuniting with Qianqian. At dinner, Qin and the others reminisced about how often he used to beat Zuo Xiaoduo.

• Ye Changqing revealed that Shan Xiaoru and Tie Mengru were alive and that Qin Fangyang might reunite with Qianqian.
• Qin Fangyang resolved to stay alive and wait for Qianqian to find him.
• Wen Xingtian asked Qin how he had disciplined Zuo Xiaoduo, and Zuo tried to praise Qin’s gentle teaching.
• Qin Fangyang joked that his method was to beat Zuo Xiaoduo without mercy, recalling that he had beaten him as often as eight times a day.
• Li Chenglong recalled that Zuo Xiaoduo grew stronger after each beating and then used his strength to beat the others.

At the banquet, the teachers joked about Zuo Xiaoduo needing beatings, while Xiang Kuangren used Xiang Chong and Xiang Bing as a pretext to send people away. With the outsiders gone, Qin Fangyang asked Principal Ye what to do with Zuo Xiaoduo’s meat and rings.

• Qin Fangyang told Wen Xingtian that Zuo Xiaoduo needed even harsher beatings, and Wen Xingtian threatened to put the method into practice.
• Xiang Kuangren sent Xiang Chong, Xiang Bing, and Li Chenglong away, pointedly excluding Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Vice Principal Gao left after toasting Qin Fangyang, knowing he was still under suspicion and about to be transferred.
• Xiang Chong and Xiang Bing called Li Chenglong outside, leaving only the school leaders, their wives, Zuo Xiaoduo, and Qin Fangyang at the table.
• Qin Fangyang asked Principal Ye what should be done with Zuo Xiaoduo’s meat and rings.

Wen Xingtian proposed how Hidden Dragon High Martial would handle Zuo Xiaoduo’s supplies, while taking credit for the plan and leaving Ye Changqing to endure the embarrassment. He suggested selling the treasures to students at one-tenth of market price and promoting Zuo Xiaoduo as a student leader.

• Ye Changqing pushed Wen Xingtian to explain how he had overheard Qin Fangyang and Xiao Duo, and Wen Xingtian blamed Ye Changqing for listening in.
• Qin Fangyang sarcastically praised Ye Changqing’s cultivation, while the others struggled to hide their amusement.
• Wen Xingtian told Qin Fangyang that he had urged Ye Changqing to treat Zuo Xiaoduo fairly and denied that the school would use the student’s wealth for its own benefit.
• Wen Xingtian proposed selling the supplies to students at one-tenth of market price, with all proceeds going to Xiao Duo, and publicizing Zuo Xiaoduo’s generosity.
• Wen Xingtian suggested building Zuo Xiaoduo into a student leader and requiring buyers to pay with wealth or school credits so the treasures would not seem worthless.

Wen Xingtian explained how Hidden Dragon High Martial would compensate Zuo Xiaoduo for the items he found, while Qin Fangyang described Zuo’s habits and suggested sending him on difficult missions. The gathering ended with Qin praising Ye Changqing for lending Zuo the Annihilation Sky Pagoda, leaving Ye bewildered.

• Wen Xingtian said the school would convert Zuo Xiaoduo’s discoveries into wealth, resources, or money and handle their sale, and he proposed awarding Zuo a million school credits.
• Qin Fangyang rejected the extra credits and asked the school to motivate Zuo by assigning him missions, then teased him for being lazy, cautious, greedy, and skilled at making excuses.
• Zuo Xiaoduo protested as the teachers and others laughed, while Qin explained that Zuo cultivated hard because he feared danger and wanted to become strong enough to avoid it.
• Qin Fangyang raised a toast to Ye Changqing and praised him for lending Zuo the Annihilation Sky Pagoda, surprising Ye.

Zuo Xiaoduo secured ownership of the Annihilation Sky Pagoda, then revealed that he had the last rare ingredient needed to treat Vice Principal Liu’s injuries. Ye Changqing took the fruits so the treatment could begin, while Zuo Xiaoduo mourned the five-billion reward he had unknowingly forfeited.

• Ye Changqing told Zuo Xiaoduo that the Annihilation Sky Pagoda was his, and Qin Fangyang urged him to bind it with Divine Sense.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked Vice Principal Liu which medicinal ingredients were still needed to heal his injuries.
• Madam Liu explained that only the Soul-Tempering Vermilion Fruit remained, despite the family offering a reward of five billion.
• Zuo Xiaoduo produced two Soul-Tempering Vermilion Fruits, and Ye Changqing snatched them to help Vice Principal Liu recover.
• Zuo Xiaoduo lamented that he had lost the five-billion reward by giving the fruits away.

Zuo Xiaoduo gave up the Soul-Tempering Vermilion Fruit to help Madam Liu, then came to terms with the loss as Ye Changqing praised his growing sense of responsibility. The chapter ended with Zuo Xiaoduo asking Wen Xingtian about the Pure Water Jade Lotus and its effects on girls.

• Madam Liu was overwhelmed with emotion after receiving the Soul-Tempering Vermilion Fruit, and Grandma Shi helped her sit down and drink Water of Life.
• Zuo Xiaoduo stopped mourning the fruit and accepted that helping Madam Liu mattered more than money or resources.
• Qin Fangyang and Wen Xingtian recognized Zuo Xiaoduo’s change of heart, while Ye Changqing praised him for learning to care for others.
• Zuo Xiaoduo broke Ye Changqing’s solemn speech by asking whether he could now be called Lord Zuo.
• Wen Xingtian told Zuo Xiaoduo that the Pure Water Jade Lotus could match or exceed the fruit’s value, and Zuo Xiaoduo asked what it did for girls.

After Qin Fangyang visited Hidden Dragon High Martial, Zuo Xiaoduo felt reassured and gave him a Dragon Soul Ginseng to strengthen him before his next breakthrough. Qin Fangyang left convinced that the school was a good place for Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong, while the students treasured the gifts he had brought them.

• Ye Changqing invited Qin Fangyang to observe Hidden Dragon High Martial's upcoming annual parents' gathering, but Qin Fangyang politely declined.
• Zuo Xiaoduo kept Qin Fangyang at Hidden Dragon High Martial for another day, then gave him a Dragon Soul Ginseng and urged him to use it after breaking through to guixuan.
• Qin Fangyang toured the campus with Wen Xingtian and praised the injured former soldiers who taught there after serving on the battlefield.
• Qin Fangyang became fully confident that Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong were in good hands at Hidden Dragon High Martial.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong gladly accepted Qin Fangyang's cultivation materials and carefully kept his gifts as tokens of his care.

Qin Fangyang gained a major boost to his cultivation and planned a delivery circuit for Zuo Xiaoduo’s gifts, while reflecting on Ye Changqing’s account of the past. Zuo Xiaoduo then gave Hidden Dragon High Martial most of the Centipede King and Snake King’s remains, leaving the school to arrange their distribution.

• Qin Fangyang advanced to Mid God-Imperial after eating King-level Demon Beast meat and resolved to reach Guixuan as quickly as possible.
• After hearing Ye Changqing’s account, Qin Fangyang planned to deliver Zuo Xiaoduo’s gifts to his old friends, ending his route at Sun Moon Pass.
• Zuo Xiaoduo spent the day processing the Centipede King and Snake King, keeping five thousand jin of Spirit Meat and giving the remaining sixty-seven thousand jin to Wen Xingtian.
• Xiang Kuangren proposed that training-camp students bound for the front lines receive some of the meat, and Ye Changqing agreed.
• Hidden Dragon High Martial’s senior staff met to plan distribution of the Spirit Meat and other remains, while Zuo Xiaoduo kept the valuable Centipede Beads.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong finished sorting a vast haul of treasure and goods, including the spoils from two Beast Kings and thousands of Space Rings. Zuo Xiaoduo sold off unwanted mundane goods for a huge sum, while keeping prized beads and other valuables for himself.

• Zuo Xiaoduo admired the Centipede Beads and Snake Beads, kept several of the largest beads and two King Beast cores, and stored the rest after imagining playing marbles with them.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong spent a week sorting 2,864 Space Rings, leaving Li Chenglong exhausted and six jin lighter.
• Ye Changqing arranged for a logistics teacher to help Zuo Xiaoduo sell unwanted goods to merchants gathered outside the villa.
• Fang Yinuo went inside and bought women's underwear, protective clothing, fine liquor, and premium tea leaves.
• The logistics teacher converted the mundane goods into 1.7 billion in cash, and Zuo Xiaoduo happily watched the money arrive in his account.