Recaps

Qin Fangyang defied the officials to ask the elderly woman her name, believing she might be the wife he had lost eighty-two years earlier. After the woman defended him and invited him closer, the officials stepped aside, revealing her aged appearance.

• Qin Fangyang demanded to know the elderly woman's name and whether she recognized him, despite Director Jiang and Director Sun ordering him to stand down.
• Director Jiang and Director Sun confronted Qin Fangyang, who showed strength far beyond what they expected.
• The elderly woman praised Qin Fangyang for supporting his students and asked why he had approached her.
• Qin Fangyang apologized and explained that he had been separated from his wife for eighty-two years and thought the woman might be her.
• The elderly woman invited Qin Fangyang closer and rebuked Jiang Changbin and Sun Yunhe until they stepped aside, revealing her aged face.

Qin Fangyang mistook He Yuanyue for his missing wife, Lü Qianqian, but He Yuanyue denied being her. When Qin revealed his wife’s name, Jiang Changbin realized it was the name He Yuanyue had erased from her past, and she ordered him to search for Qin’s wife.

• He Yuanyue introduced herself to Qin Fangyang and said she was not his wife, leaving him devastated.
• Director Jiang offered to help find Qin Fangyang’s wife, and Qin told him her name was Lü Qianqian.
• Jiang Changbin recognized Lü Qianqian as He Yuanyue’s former name, which he had erased from the records at her request.
• He Yuanyue noticed Jiang Changbin’s reaction and silently warned him not to reveal what he knew.
• He Yuanyue instructed Jiang Changbin to thoroughly search for Qin Fangyang’s wife.

Qin Fangyang collapsed after leaving He Yuanyue, while Jiang Changbin tried to protect the students and keep the old woman safe from interference. Later, Zuo Xiaoduo spent the afternoon learning about the cultivation world's history and factions from Li Chenglong.

• Qin Fangyang swallowed back blood, collapsed, and was carried away as Jiang Changbin urgently ordered others to keep him safe.
• He Yuanyue rebuked Jiang Changbin and warned him not to harm her students or disregard her instructions.
• Jiang Changbin told Director Sun to let Li Changjiang continue running Second High School and asked Li to look after He Yuanyue and contact him if she or Qin Fangyang needed help.
• Jiang Changbin received an order to leave and hurried away before finishing his conversation with Li Changjiang.
• Zuo Xiaoduo questioned Li Chenglong about the Witch Alliance, Kill Break Wolf, Northern Dipper Nine, Southern Dipper Six, and other cultivation-world knowledge.

Li Chenglong explained to Zuo Xiaoduo why people in Phoenix City had to take the war against the Witch Alliance seriously, recounting his uncle’s final warning and the sacrifices made by scientists. The chapter left Zuo Xiaoduo deeply affected by the responsibilities borne by those fighting and working for humanity.

• Zuo Xiaoduo reflected on how Phoenix City’s safety left many martial artists with little firsthand sense of the Witch Alliance’s threat.
• Li Chenglong described how his disabled uncle had condemned local martial artists for idling while people died at the front lines.
• Li Chenglong said his uncle’s words had driven him to keep cultivating and contribute through his knowledge, despite limited talent.
• Li Chenglong told Zuo Xiaoduo that ordinary researchers devoted their lives to developing weapons against the Witch Alliance despite their short lifespans and limited strength.

Li Chenglong explained why he wanted to cultivate and eventually fight at Sun Moon Pass, where he hoped to help defeat the Witch Alliance. Moved by Li Chenglong’s resolve and reflecting on the warriors who protected ordinary people, Zuo Xiaoduo began to form the goal of going to Sun Moon Pass himself.

• Li Chenglong told Zuo Xiaoduo that danger could awaken ordinary people to the need for strength, and said he wanted to pass that urgency on to his future students.
• Li Chenglong declared that he would go to Sun Moon Pass and risk his life to become a dragon and help bring brightness to the world.
• Zuo Xiaoduo was deeply moved and recognized Sun Moon Pass as a new goal for himself.
• Zuo Xiaoduo reminded Li Chenglong that warriors protected ordinary people’s peaceful lives and that people needed firsthand experience to understand the front lines.
• Li Chenglong accepted Zuo Xiaoduo’s counsel, while Zuo Xiaoduo began resolving to go to Sun Moon Pass, fight the Witch Alliance, and protect his parents and hometown.

Zuo Xiaoduo spent the afternoon sparring and admiring his own looks, then learned from Zuo Xiaonian that Mu Yanyan was furious with him for turning the Kunlun Dao Sect’s secret techniques into crotch-kicking moves. He resolved to spread the technique anyway, unaware that Mu Yanyan had personally seen him cornered at the school gates.

• Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, Yu Moyan, and Li Changming sparred in the Martial Dao Arena while six classmates broke through to the Martial Master Tier.
• Zuo Xiaoduo answered Li Chenglong’s questions, then beat him in a one-sided spar until Li Chenglong erupted in fury and was beaten again.
• Zuo Xiaoduo noticed people watching him, admired his reflection, and decided his face showed the promise of an emperor or hegemon.
• Zuo Xiaonian called Zuo Xiaoduo and told him Mu Yanyan was angry that he had used Dragon Gate Leg and Starry Sky Step to kick opponents in the crotch.
• Zuo Xiaoduo privately vowed to make Crotch-Kicking Leg famous across Star Soul, while Mu Yanyan’s anger was revealed to have begun after she saw him cornered at the school gates.

Mu Yanyan realized Zuo Xiaoduo was using the Kunlun Dao Sect’s signature techniques to target opponents’ crotches and angrily told Zuo Xiaonian to rein him in. When Zuo Xiaoduo learned that Meng Chenyu’s brother had invited Zuo Xiaonian to dinner at Glorious Heaven, he decided to arrange a chance encounter and secretly guard against a rival.

• Mu Yanyan watched Zuo Xiaoduo use Star-Seizing Palm, Dragon Gate Leg, and Starry Sky Step to attack his opponents’ lower bodies.
• Mu Yanyan worried Zuo Xiaoduo’s fighting style would damage the Kunlun Dao Sect’s reputation, so she called Zuo Xiaonian and told her to control him.
• Zuo Xiaonian scolded Zuo Xiaoduo, then told him that Meng Chenyu’s brother had invited her to dinner at Glorious Heaven.
• Zuo Xiaoduo insisted he would come and suggested pretending to run into Zuo Xiaonian there.
• Zuo Xiaonian questioned how they could stage the encounter, while Zuo Xiaoduo assured her he had a plan.

Zuo Xiaonian caught Zuo Xiaoduo flirting with the women outside Glorious Heaven and dragged him inside by the ear. She introduced him to Young Master Meng, who had accompanied her, then refused to let Zuo Xiaoduo leave her sight.

• Zuo Xiaoduo chatted flirtatiously with the women at Glorious Heaven's entrance and asked them personal questions.
• Zuo Xiaonian arrived and seized Zuo Xiaoduo by the ear, demanding to know why he was there.
• Young Master Meng addressed Zuo Xiaonian as “Nian Nian,” and she told him to call her Miss Zuo or use her full name.
• Zuo Xiaonian introduced Zuo Xiaoduo to Young Master Meng as her little brother.
• Zuo Xiaoduo tried to leave, but Zuo Xiaonian caught his ear again and dragged him into Glorious Heaven.

Zuo Xiaonian dragged Zuo Xiaoduo away from the club and introduced him to Meng Chentian, whose courteous manner impressed Zuo Xiaoduo even as his physiognomy made him suspect Meng was dangerous. The three reached Glorious Heaven’s lavish rooftop dining room, where the story paused before their meal.

• Zuo Xiaonian scolded and kicked Zuo Xiaoduo in the elevator for hanging around a club, while Meng Chentian tried to calm her down.
• Zuo Xiaonian introduced Meng Chentian as Meng Chenyu’s older brother and the Meng Group’s executive director, then introduced Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo studied Meng Chentian’s appearance and concluded that the seemingly reliable man concealed a ruthless and dangerous nature.
• Meng Chentian praised Zuo Xiaoduo’s diligence and training, while Zuo Xiaonian complained that her brother caused trouble.
• Zuo Xiaonian, Zuo Xiaoduo, and Meng Chentian reached Glorious Heaven’s glass-domed rooftop dining room, set up for a candlelit dinner.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian joined Meng Chentian for dinner at Glorious Heaven, where Meng's attempts to impress them drew Zuo Xiaoduo's teasing. The meal ended with Zuo Xiaoduo still boasting about his sparring match with Li Chenglong while Zuo Xiaonian had barely eaten.

• Meng Chentian arranged the seats and invited Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo to dine with him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo teased Meng Chentian for explaining the dishes, then complained when Meng failed to introduce an unusual dish.
• Meng Chentian described the Dark Star Bird he had hunted and its benefits for cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaonian asked about Meng Chentian's martial attainments, and he modestly claimed he was far from reaching the High Embryonic Breathing Stage.
• Zuo Xiaoduo boasted at length about his battle with Li Chenglong as the three ate, finishing the meal with a full belly while Zuo Xiaonian barely touched her food.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian left dinner with Meng Chentian, then discussed the danger Zuo Xiaonian sensed from him despite his apparent low cultivation. They suspected Meng Chentian was hiding his true strength, while Zuo Xiaonian said she had caught him looking at her with intense desire.

• Zuo Xiaoduo dominated the dinner conversation, and Zuo Xiaonian took him home instead of letting him wander off alone.
• Meng Chentian watched the siblings leave Glorious Heaven, concluded that normal means offered no chance, and asked his manager to arrange sparring partners.
• Zuo Xiaonian told Zuo Xiaoduo that Meng Chentian gave her a persistent sense of danger and explained why she had agreed to meet him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo reasoned that Meng Chentian might be concealing strength far beyond his apparent Embryonic Breathing Realm cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaonian said Meng Chentian had looked at her as if he wanted to swallow her whole, and Zuo Xiaoduo declared him a bad sort.

After Zuo Xiaoduo warned Zuo Xiaonian to be wary of Meng Chentian and the Meng Lineage, he began planning to commission hidden weapons with his savings. Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting arranged for a sword craftsman to visit, while deciding to let the younger pair handle their own weapons.

• Zuo Xiaoduo warned Zuo Xiaonian that Meng Chentian and the Meng Lineage might threaten her, prompting her to recall He Yuanyue’s words about the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact candidates.
• Zuo Xiaonian teased Zuo Xiaoduo about staring at young women, then sent him flying repeatedly after his cheeky reply.
• Zuo Xiaoduo counted his savings and decided to have hidden weapons made, imagining how fearsome and recognizable they would be.
• Zuo Changlu told Wu Yuting that he had arranged for a craftsman to make Zuo Xiaonian a sword and that they should let Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo make their own decisions.

Zuo Xiaoduo discovered how quickly the Flame Yang True Qi accelerated his cultivation, then went to a Phoenix City craftsman's hall to order hidden weapons. Meanwhile, Zuo Xiaonian worried that the Meng Family might be tied to the Witch Alliance, and the chapter ended as the hall's owner greeted Zuo Xiaoduo.

• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting discussed letting Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian make their own way as they grew up.
• Zuo Xiaonian cultivated the Moon Soul True Scripture and wondered whether the Meng Family was working with the Witch Alliance, deciding to discuss her suspicions with Grandma He.
• Zuo Xiaoduo considered which hidden weapons to acquire, then cultivated his Flame Yang True Qi and found it circulated far faster than an ordinary technique.
• Zuo Xiaonian left without breakfast, while Zuo Xiaoduo ate nearly all the food at home before heading out.
• Zuo Xiaoduo entered a famous Martial Dao Craftsmen Hall in Phoenix City, put down a stack of money, and asked to have hidden weapons made.
• The burly owner came out and greeted Zuo Xiaoduo, remarking that he looked like a Martial Dao expert.

Zuo Xiaoduo searched a Phoenix City weapons shop for hidden weapons that could withstand his power, only to find that metal weapons softened in his hand. He discovered that ordinary jade trinkets stayed unchanged and decided they were perfect for his unconventional use.

• Zuo Xiaoduo tested a refined-steel Meridian Nail with his power and watched it soften into a lump.
• He tried a Cold Iron sleeve dart and found that it softened as well, then asked the burly shopkeeper for weapons made from other materials.
• Zuo Xiaoduo examined gold and silver weapons, which also softened, before the shopkeeper brought out tiny jade ornaments.
• Zuo Xiaoduo circulated his power while holding an ordinary jade trinket and found it remained unchanged, so he eagerly chose the jade ornaments as hidden weapons.

Zuo Xiaoduo bullied a shopkeeper into accepting a large order for tiny gourds and other items, then Phoenix City witnessed a fierce battle between a sword-wielding fairy and a black-mist fiend. The fairy drove the fiend north, and news that Gu Luoyan’s charity tour would stop in Antai City caught Phoenix City’s attention.

• Zuo Xiaoduo haggled with the burly man and ordered a thousand pieces each of several kinds of gourds and other items, leaving only a fifty-yuan deposit.
• Zuo Xiaoduo took the shop’s remaining small items without paying extra and left the burly man bewildered.
• With Second High School still locked down, Phoenix City faced sporadic battles and growing destruction as the conflict spread through the city.
• A fairy wielding a longsword fought a black-mist fiend high above Phoenix City and chased him north after he fled.
• Videos of the battle briefly spread online before disappearing, and Phoenix City learned that Gu Luoyan’s charity tour would stop in Antai City.

Zuo Xiaoduo trained at school, read his classmates’ faces for a fee, and discovered that their fates had changed dramatically. Their new readings all foretold that they would meet a benefactor and rise to success, prompting Zuo Xiaoduo to wonder whether being their classmate meant the same fate awaited him.

• News of Gu Luoyan’s safe arrival in Antai City sent her fans in Phoenix City into a frenzy.
• Zuo Xiaoduo trained hard while enduring Qin Fangyang’s beatings and sparring with Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, Yu Moyan, Li Changming, and Li Chenglong.
• Zuo Xiaoduo charged the five classmates two hundred yuan each for face-readings and earned half a drop of Fortune Points in total.
• Zuo Xiaoduo found that all five classmates’ physiognomies had changed, and their new readings predicted success and a benefactor.
• Zuo Xiaoduo wondered if their shared fate came from being classmates, then hurried to check his own face in a restroom mirror.

Zuo Xiaoduo, jealous that his classmates had met benefactors, spent three days beating them and then made them massage him. Qin Fangyang caught them and intervened, while Wan Lixiu’s claim that she was a well-bred young lady from a distinguished family met with disbelief.

• Zuo Xiaoduo found no benefactor in the restroom and returned furious, beating Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, Yu Moyan, Li Changming, and Li Chenglong.
• For three days, Zuo Xiaoduo continued beating the five until they became better at taking hits.
• Zuo Xiaoduo ordered the five to massage him and make Li Chenglong tell stories while they rested between training.
• Qin Fangyang arrived, pulled Wan Lixiu aside, and took over the shoulder massage, causing Zuo Xiaoduo to cry out in pain.
• Zuo Xiaoduo claimed the five had volunteered to serve him, but they told Qin Fangyang he had forced them.
• Wan Lixiu insisted she was a well-bred young lady from a distinguished family, and the others refused to believe her.

Zuo Xiaoduo explained that he was preparing hidden weapons while Qin Fangyang teased and trained him. When Qin asked him to examine his face, Zuo noticed Qin’s facial signs had changed and wondered whether people around him had recently experienced shifts in their fates.

• Wan Lixiu stormed off after the boys mocked her claim that being beautiful was her personal accomplishment.
• Qin Fangyang stopped Zuo Xiaoduo after school and beat him until he apologized and ate dirt.
• The five boys secretly watched Zuo get beaten and planned to provoke another beating the next day.
• Qin Fangyang asked why Zuo was searching the school library for hidden-weapon books, and Zuo said he wanted to prepare for danger without settling on a fighting style too soon.
• Zuo Xiaoduo remarked that Qin Fangyang seemed unusually happy, then noticed changes in Qin’s facial signs.
• Qin Fangyang asked Zuo to explain the changes using the same character as before, but Zuo requested a character to work from.

Qin Fangyang realized that He Yuanyue was his long-lost Qianqian and resolved to watch over her quietly. He then brought Zuo Xiaoduo to seek He Yuanyue’s advice on hidden weapons, leaving the two teachers about to meet again.

• Zuo Xiaoduo read the character Qin Fangyang had written and warned that meeting his beloved might still end in tragedy.
• Qin Fangyang recalled clues that convinced him He Yuanyue was his Qianqian, who had left him years ago, and decided to quietly watch over her.
• Qin Fangyang took Zuo Xiaoduo to the top floor, where they met Hu Ruoyun and explained that Zuo wanted to study hidden weapons.
• Qin Fangyang persuaded Hu Ruoyun to take them to former Principal He for advice, and He Yuanyue sensed their arrival with uncertainty and suspicion.

Qin Fangyang brought Zuo Xiaoduo to meet He Yuanyue, who recognized his talent for hidden weapons and agreed to find him a weapons manual. Qin Fangyang then asked her for advice about the students’ growing laziness and desire for comfort.

• Qin Fangyang introduced Zuo Xiaoduo’s unusual talent and recent breakthrough to He Yuanyue, who cautioned him about calling it a fortuitous opportunity.
• He Yuanyue examined Zuo Xiaoduo’s hands and finger control, confirmed his aptitude, and agreed to find a copy of the Hundred Weapons Manual.
• He Yuanyue and Qin Fangyang exchanged warm memories as Zuo Xiaoduo explained his sister’s condition.
• Qin Fangyang asked He Yuanyue how to address Phoenix City students’ increasingly complacent attitudes.

Qin Fangyang discussed the martial school's influence on students with He Yuanyue, while Zuo Xiaoduo gained another drop of Fortune Points and the investigation into compromised students spread across the Flame Martial Empire. As Phoenix City was placed under strict controls, Zuo Xiaoduo received ten thousand custom-made jade hidden weapons.

• Qin Fangyang told He Yuanyue he wanted to improve the martial school's influence on students, and she invited him to bring practical suggestions.
• Qin Fangyang kicked Zuo Xiaoduo out through the school gates, after which Zuo Xiaoduo gained a full drop of Fortune Points and suspected the kick had earned it for him.
• The investigation expanded across the Flame Martial Empire, putting more than nine thousand people under scrutiny and suspending teachers connected to the case.
• Director Jiang ordered Phoenix City's parents to remain in the city while their children underwent testing and treatment, and law enforcement and sect experts began a citywide purge.
• Zuo Xiaoduo received ten thousand custom-made jade Satisfying Hidden Weapons in assorted shapes and colors.

Zuo Xiaoduo explained that he bought jade trinkets to use as concealed weapons because ordinary metals softened under his cultivation technique. He unveiled his grand plans for the weapons and his martial-world name, the “Jade Young Master,” leaving Zuo Xiaonian laughing and still accusing Wu Yuting of favoritism.

• Zuo Xiaonian and the family interrogated Zuo Xiaoduo about bringing home hundreds of sparkly trinkets, suspecting he wanted to woo girls.
• Zuo Xiaoduo demonstrated that his cultivation technique softened ordinary metal, while the jade trinkets remained unaffected.
• Zuo Xiaoduo explained that the different trinket shapes would carry distinct meanings as concealed weapons.
• Zuo Xiaoduo introduced himself to Zuo Xiaonian as the “Jade Young Master,” and she burst out laughing.
• Zuo Xiaonian accused Wu Yuting of being biased, while Wu Yuting tried to appease her with promises of sweet-and-sour dishes.

Zuo Xiaonian helped Zuo Xiaoduo practice hidden weapons, teaching him that proper form mattered as much as accuracy and power. Their family’s ordinary domestic life also led Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting to reflect on the path they had chosen.

• Zuo Xiaonian persuaded Wu Yuting to add more dishes, then promised to keep a close watch on Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo practiced throwing jade hidden weapons at a target, while Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting grew exasperated by the mess he made.
• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting reflected on family life and wondered whether they had misunderstood how to temper the human heart.
• Zuo Xiaonian took Zuo Xiaoduo out to practice, suggested making the jade weapons shatter inside an opponent’s defenses, and punished him with thirteen rounds of high-altitude bungee jumping after his remark.
• Zuo Xiaonian spent the night drilling Zuo Xiaoduo on basic stances and explained that mastering his whole body’s coordination was essential to hidden-weapon training.

Zuo Xiaoduo continued learning hidden weapons from Zuo Xiaonian while training with his friends and studying the Hundred Weapons Manual. After a week, his companions’ cultivation had advanced, but he had already used most of his jade weapons practicing their techniques.

• Zuo Xiaonian taught Zuo Xiaoduo to use hidden weapons decisively and warned him to abandon them if they began to hinder his cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaoduo recorded Nian Nian Cat’s approaching breakthrough and his observations about her lingering aura of calamity, then hid his reserve money in his boot.
• Long Yusheng and the others cultivated beside Zuo Xiaoduo for a week and advanced quickly; Li Chenglong discovered that Zuo Xiaoduo’s scorching energy was dissolving a hidden frigid energy in his meridians.
• Zuo Xiaoduo memorized the Hundred Weapons Manual and practiced its techniques, using up more than eight thousand of his ten thousand jade hidden weapons.
• Zuo Xiaoduo tried to persuade Wan Lixiu to take his cracked and broken weapons as accessories, but she rolled her eyes and walked away.

Zuo Xiaoduo was summoned to Principal Li's office, while a hidden organization investigated how its operation at Second High School had been exposed. The gray-clad envoy blamed Lin Genggao for allowing Cheng Fangzhi's involvement to go unchecked for four months.

• Li Changjiang told Qin Fangyang to bring Zuo Xiaoduo to the principal's office.
• A gray-clad envoy arrived at a secret meeting and demanded an account of the organization's losses and exposed operation.
• Lin Genggao explained that Cheng Fangzhi and Mu Yunfeng had controlled forty-nine students, leading to the operation's exposure.
• The envoy deduced that Cheng Fangzhi had stirred up trouble to test his authority, and Lin Genggao confirmed it.
• Lin Genggao admitted he had known about Cheng Fangzhi's involvement for four months, and the envoy condemned his failure to act.