Recaps

Hou Niao and the three Golden Core cultivators became trapped in the ancient Stone Formation after their four life energy forms triggered a mysterious resonance. As the others merged with three ancient immortal auras, Hou Niao joined with a Strange Stone Orchid sprout and received a Sword Seed in his Purple Mansion.

• Hou Niao realized that the three assassins' arrival had disrupted the formation's balance, and the four cultivators suspected their life energy forms had linked the place to an ancient event.
• Cheng Qianli, Zhang Hancheng, and the lone Daoist searched for a way out while Tang Yan stayed away and the four ancient auras struggled to break free.
• Cheng Qianli merged with the monk aura, Zhang Hancheng with the Three-legged Strange Bird, and the lone Daoist with the High-Crowned Feathered Immortal.
• The three cultivators experienced immortal power and were overwhelmed by a torrent of knowledge that burst their Seas of Consciousness.
• Hou Niao merged with the Strange Stone Orchid sprout, felt its urge to break through the soil, and received a Sword Seed in his Purple Mansion.

Hou Niao resisted the temptation to absorb the three assassins’ dissolving spiritual energy and survived the strange trial, while a Sword Seed formed in his Purple Mansion and the Strange Stone Orchid began growing normally. After collecting the assassins’ belongings, he let Tang Yan leave with their bodies, keeping their conflict within the rules.

• The three assassins gave in to their curiosity while possessed by Immortals, and their consciousnesses collapsed.
• Hou Niao merged with the Strange Stone Orchid and resisted the temptation to absorb the assassins’ Dao Dissolution energy, focusing instead on the orchid and his Sword Seed.
• The trial ended, the three Golden Core assassins died, and Hou Niao found a clear, hungry Sword Seed in his Purple Mansion as the orchid grew smoothly.
• Hou Niao gathered the three assassins’ treasures and told Tang Yan he would let their personal grudge continue under the trade’s rules.
• Tang Yan collected the corpses and left, while Hou Niao judged that Tang Yan’s will had already crumbled.

After the rogue cultivators escaped the Great Canyon, Cao Dean pursued their Sword Cultivator with two junior brothers, but the clash left all three body cultivators dead or incapacitated. Hou Niao claimed the wounded swordsman, and when Cao Dean turned to report him, Hou Niao attacked from behind.

• The rogue cultivators broke through the Baishen Sect's interception and scattered after the Sword Cultivator cut down several body cultivators.
• Cao Dean and two junior brothers used their relay pursuit method to intercept and fight the Sword Cultivator.
• The Sword Cultivator killed both junior brothers in a desperate exchange, then fell too wounded to continue fighting.
• Hou Niao found the wounded Sword Cultivator and claimed him before Cao Dean arrived.
• Cao Dean accused Hou Niao of stealing the result and threatened to bring the matter before the Venerable Masters.
• Hou Niao attacked Cao Dean from behind as Cao Dean turned to leave.

Li Chuping tried to recruit Hou Niao into the Great Wind Plains Commandant Prefecture by taking responsibility for part of his punishment. Hou Niao accepted the favor, learning that the Commandant Prefecture’s elite troublemakers belonged to the Unpaid Salary Alliance.

• Li Chuping concluded that Hou Niao’s past deeds proved his loyalty and decided the Commandant Prefecture should stop investigating him and win him over.
• Li Chuping explained that Jia Shangguan had reported Hou Niao’s disobedience to the Jade Capital, leaving the final decision beyond Marquis Ping’s control.
• Li Chuping claimed the Commandant Prefecture’s secret order could have authorized Hou Niao to act as circumstances required during the Southwest Dao Discussion.
• Li Chuping said the Commandant Prefecture would share responsibility for Hou Niao’s offense, though both would lose salary and provisions as punishment.
• Hou Niao accepted Li Chuping’s help, then realized that the Quanzhen Sect’s demonic-path elites formed the Unpaid Salary Alliance.

Xinghuan’s Earth Spirit Pearl appeared to kill another Ruthless Dao cultivator, while the other cultivators struggled to understand how it worked. As the sky filled with wary observers, Uncle Niao told Xinghuan from underground that he would return soon.

• Luo Yewang and Daoist Ying noticed that Xinghuan had recovered and was climbing faster than before, and they questioned whether the Earth Spirit Pearl was responsible.
• Daoist Liu approached Xinghuan cautiously, sealed his law power, and tried to avoid provoking the Earth Spirit Pearl.
• When Daoist Liu’s legs sank into the ground, he began to circulate his law power, but an unseen force seized him and dragged him underground.
• Teng Chongzhi realized that the Ruthless Dao had lost another cultivator, while the battle between the Chu Sect’s True Disciples and Zhaoneng Temple ended without a victor.
• Nine cultivators gathered in the sky and watched Xinghuan and the ground around her as Uncle Niao told her to stay put while he went to deal with them.

After Hou Niao restrained himself at the treasure appraisal gathering, Zhu Changwen arranged a banquet to smooth over tensions between the Daoist Sect and Shanmen. The apparent reconciliation collapsed when news arrived that pirates had slaughtered everyone at the manor.

• Hou Niao accepted Zhu Changwen's invitation to a banquet at the Seaside Tower as the treasure appraisal gathering ended.
• Bai Qingqian left the manor with Hou Niao and wondered whether his newfound restraint would help the Bai Clan.
• Zhu Changwen and respected merchants urged both sides to put aside their dispute, and Hou Niao drank amicably with them.
• A faint ripple of spiritual energy came from the manor's direction, but the diners waited for news.
• A Jiedu Prefecture message reported that pirates had come ashore and the manor had been washed in blood less than an hour after the gathering ended.

Hou Niao returned from Jingyang Mountain with Feilengcui and completed his journey home, then learned that the Quanzhen Sect had assigned Bridge Linking disciples to probe rival powers as unrest spread across the Brocade Continent. He accepted that he would return to Yinling, but Yu Zhengxing revealed that his next duty would be a sect-wide mission confronting major powers.

• Hou Niao left Old Blind and Jingyang Mountain after obtaining Feilengcui, while Old Blind regretted revealing the secret to a Sword Cultivator.
• Hou Niao rode home, passed through Liuyang without visiting, and found that the four grand gentlemen in Right River Town had been transferred away.
• Hou Niao reported to Yu Zhengxing in Miaogao Town, discussed killing Gu Xiqiao and the Wen Household, and said he planned to return to Yinling.
• Yu Zhengxing explained that Bridge Linking disciples from across the Quanzhen Sect were being gathered to test the strength and training of major powers amid signs of turmoil.

Lumian Lee entertained three visitors in Cordu with a fabricated story about working at a morgue, then let the villagers reveal his history. Pierre explained that Lumian had been brought to the village by Aurora five years earlier and given her surname and his current name.

• Lumian stopped his tale about a former morgue colleague and admitted he had made it up to entertain Ryan Koss.
• Ryan introduced his companions, Valentine and Léa, and offered Lumian a drink for the story.
• Lumian ordered Green Fairy, and Ryan ordered drinks for himself and Pierre after Pierre asked for one.
• Pierre warned the visitors that Lumian was a habitual prankster and said Aurora had brought him to Cordu when he was thirteen.
• Pierre explained that Lumian had taken Aurora's surname and that she had given him his name; Lumian said he had forgotten his original name.

Lumian Lee entertained the Cordu tavern with a fabricated story about working at a morgue, then met three outsiders: Ryan Koss, Valentine, and Léa. Pierre revealed that Aurora had brought Lumian to the village five years earlier, given him her surname and his name, and that Lumian had forgotten what he was called before.

• Lumian told a bar patron a story about a poor young man who found work watching a hospital morgue and encountered his dead former colleague.
• Lumian admitted the story was invented, and the villagers explained that he told a different tale every day.
• Ryan Koss introduced himself and his companions Valentine and Léa, then offered to buy Lumian a drink.
• Ryan and Léa reacted to Lumian's surname, Lee, because of the feared sailor Frank Lee.
• Pierre explained that Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu five years earlier, and that Lumian had taken her surname and the name she gave him.
• Lumian said he had forgotten what he used to be called.

A cautious Ruthless Dao Person tried to capture the Little Winged Person without using Law Power, believing the Earth Spirit Pearl had only defeated his senior brother because he had resisted it with his own power. He sank into the ground anyway, leaving the watching cultivators to see that the pearl could affect him even when he held back.

• Luo Yewang and Daoist Ying remained baffled by the Earth Spirit Pearl, while Daoist Ying watched the Little Winged Person closely.
• A second Ruthless Dao Person approached cautiously, sealing his Law Power and planning to catch the Little Winged Person with an ordinary rope.
• The Daoist decided not to use Law Power or grab the Little Winged Person directly, believing that would avoid his senior brother's mistake.
• Before he could throw the rope, the ground sank beneath one of his feet.
• The Daoist suppressed his urge to use Law Power, but his other foot sank deeper until he appeared to run into the earth.

Lumian Lee spun a tale about working at a morgue before admitting he had made it up, then met three visitors from outside Cordu at the tavern. Pierre revealed that Aurora had brought Lumian to the village five years earlier and given him the name Lee, leaving the visitors curious about his past.

• Lumian ended his morgue story by revealing that it was one of his sister’s fictional tales.
• Lumian introduced himself to the visitors as Lumian Lee, and Ryan Koss explained that the surname reminded people of the notorious Frank Lee.
• Lumian ordered Green Fairy, and Ryan bought drinks for him and Pierre, who offered to tell the visitors about Lumian.
• Pierre said Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu when he was thirteen and had given him the surname Lee and the name Lumian.
• Lumian said he had forgotten what he was originally called.

Lumian Lee entertained the Cordu tavern with a supposed account of working in a morgue, then revealed it was one of his sister Aurora’s stories. As the outsiders Ryan Koss, Valentine, and Léa got to know him, Pierre explained that Aurora had brought Lumian to the village five years earlier and given him his name and surname.

• Lumian told a customer a tale about a poor morgue attendant who touched a strange mark on a dead colleague and began dreaming of a vast fog.
• When the customer asked what happened next, Lumian said he had quit and returned to the countryside to tell stories, prompting laughter from the villagers.
• Lumian introduced himself to the outsiders Ryan Koss, Valentine, and Léa, and Ryan remarked that the surname Lee was associated with the feared Frank Lee.
• Ryan bought Lumian a Green Fairy and offered Pierre a drink in exchange for details about the young storyteller.
• Pierre said Aurora had brought thirteen-year-old Lumian back to Cordu five years earlier and had given him the name Lumian and her surname, Lee.

Lumian Lee entertained Cordu's tavern patrons with a fabricated tale about watching over a morgue before meeting three visitors from outside the village. As Pierre revealed that Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu five years earlier and given him his name and surname, Lumian admitted he had forgotten what he was originally called.

• Lumian told Ryan Koss a story about a struggling young man who found work watching over a hospital morgue, then revealed he had made it up.
• The tavern regulars explained that Lumian told a different story every day and that his sister Aurora wrote them.
• Ryan introduced his companions, Valentine and Léa, and learned that Lumian's surname reminded him of the feared sailor Frank Lee.
• Lumian ordered Green Fairy, and Ryan bought drinks for him and Pierre, who offered to explain Lumian's background.
• Pierre said Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu when he was thirteen and had given him the names Lumian and Lee.
• Lumian said he had forgotten his original name and drank his absinthe without embarrassment.

Lumian Lee entertained Ryan Koss and his companions with a fabricated tale about working as a corpse watchman, then let Pierre explain that he was a notorious prankster who had been brought to Cordu by his sister Aurora five years earlier. The conversation left Ryan and Léa curious about Lumian’s past and the surname and name Aurora had given him.

• Lumian finished his story about a former colleague’s corpse and revealed that he had quit the hospital job and made up the tale.
• Ryan Koss introduced himself and his companions, Valentine and Léa, and learned that Lumian’s surname was Lee.
• Lumian ordered Green Fairy, and Ryan bought drinks for him and Pierre after Pierre offered to explain Lumian’s history.
• Pierre said Aurora had brought thirteen-year-old Lumian back to Cordu five years earlier, and that Lumian had taken her surname and the name she gave him.
• Lumian said he had forgotten what he used to be called and drank his absinthe without showing embarrassment.

Lumian Lee entertained the visitors to Cordu with a fictional story about working as a morgue watchman, then admitted his sister had written it. As Ryan Koss and his companions bought him drinks, Pierre revealed that Lumian had returned to the village with Aurora five years earlier and taken her surname and the name Lumian.

• Lumian finished his morgue story by claiming he had quit and returned to the countryside, then confessed he had made it up from his sister’s writing.
• Ryan Koss introduced himself and his companions, Valentine and Léa, and learned that Lumian’s surname reminded them of the feared sailor Frank Lee.
• Ryan offered to buy Lumian a drink, and Lumian ordered Green Fairy despite Ryan’s warning about absinthe.
• Pierre offered to tell the visitors about Lumian in exchange for a drink and explained that Aurora had brought him back to Cordu five years earlier.
• Pierre said Lumian had taken Aurora’s surname and that Aurora had given him his name; Lumian said he had forgotten what he was originally called.

Lumian Li entertained a tavern full of Cordu villagers with a fabricated story about working as a Corpse Watchman, then met three visitors from outside the village. Pierre revealed that Lumian had been brought to Cordu by his sister Aurora five years earlier, had taken her surname, and no longer remembered his original name.

• Lumian told a patron named Ryan Koss a story about finding a strange mark on his former colleague’s corpse and dreaming of a vast fog, then admitted he had made it up.
• The Cordu regulars laughed at Ryan for believing Lumian’s latest tale, and Lumian said his sister Aurora wrote the stories he told.
• Ryan introduced his companions, Valentine and Léa, and offered to buy Lumian a drink; Lumian chose Green Fairy.
• Pierre asked Ryan for a drink in exchange for explaining Lumian’s story, then revealed that Aurora had brought thirteen-year-old Lumian back to Cordu five years earlier.
• Pierre said Lumian had taken Aurora’s surname and received his name from her, while Lumian said he had forgotten what he had originally been called.

Lumian Lee entertained Cordu’s tavern patrons with a grim tale about a morgue job, then admitted it was one of his sister Aurora’s stories. After Ryan Koss and his companions met Lumian, Pierre explained that Aurora had brought him to Cordu five years earlier and given him her surname and his name.

• Lumian finished his tale by claiming he had quit his morgue job and returned to the countryside to tell stories.
• Ryan Koss asked Lumian what had happened next, and Lumian revealed that the story was made up, prompting laughter from the tavern regulars.
• Lumian introduced himself to Ryan Koss, Valentine, and Léa, and Ryan explained that the surname Lee reminded people of the feared sailor Frank Lee.
• Ryan ordered drinks for Lumian and Pierre, who then warned the outsiders that Lumian loved pranks and told them Aurora had brought him to Cordu five years earlier.
• Pierre explained that Lumian had taken Aurora’s surname and that she had given him his name, while Lumian said he had forgotten what he was originally called.

Lumian Lee entertained visitors at a tavern in Cordu with a story about working as a corpse watchman, then revealed it was one of his sister Aurora’s inventions. As the visitors learned more about Lumian’s past, the chapter left his original name and the reason Aurora brought him to the village unresolved.

• Lumian told Ryan Koss a story about a poor young man who worked nights at a hospital morgue and began dreaming of a vast fog after touching a strange mark on a corpse.
• Lumian revealed that the story was made up, and the villagers explained that he told a different tale every day.
• Ryan introduced his companions Valentine and Léa, and Lumian accepted Ryan’s offer to buy him a Green Fairy.
• Pierre told the visitors that Lumian had come to Cordu with his sister Aurora five years earlier, when he was thirteen, and had taken her surname and the name Lumian.
• Lumian said he had forgotten what he had originally been called.

Lumian Lee spun a grim story about working as a corpse watchman, then admitted he had made it up, prompting Ryan Koss and his companions to question him about his past. The chapter ended with Pierre explaining that Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu five years earlier, given him her surname, and named him.

• Lumian told a tavern customer a story about a corpse watchman who discovered a strange mark on a dead former colleague and began dreaming of a vast fog.
• Lumian revealed that the story was one of his sister Aurora's tales, and the tavern regulars teased him for inventing stories.
• Ryan Koss introduced his companions, Valentine and Léa, and offered Lumian a drink after hearing his story.
• Lumian ordered Green Fairy, and Ryan and Pierre joined him in drinking while Pierre agreed to explain Lumian's background.
• Pierre said Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu five years earlier, and that Lumian had taken her surname, Lee, and received his name from her.

Lumian Lee told a tavern customer a vivid story about working as a Corpse Watchman, then revealed it was one of his sister Aurora’s inventions. After meeting Ryan Koss and his companions, Lumian learned his surname reminded them of the feared sailor Frank Lee, while Pierre exposed details of Lumian’s past in Cordu.

• Lumian finished his tale about a morgue worker, and the tavern regulars laughed when he admitted it was made up.
• Lumian said his sister Aurora wrote his stories and introduced himself to Ryan Koss, who named his companions Valentine and Léa.
• Ryan explained that the surname Lee was associated with the frightening sailor Frank Lee, then offered Lumian a drink.
• Lumian ordered Green Fairy, and Ryan warned him that absinthe could harm his body before ordering drinks for himself and Pierre.
• Pierre told Ryan and Léa that Aurora had brought thirteen-year-old Lumian to Cordu five years earlier and given him the name Lumian Lee.

Lumian Lee spun a grim tale about working as a Corpse Watchman, then admitted it was one of his sister Aurora’s stories. After meeting Ryan Koss, Valentine, and Léa at the tavern, Lumian learned that Pierre’s account of his past had made the visitors curious about his origins.

• Lumian told a tavern customer a story about finding his former colleague dead in a hospital morgue and dreaming of a vast fog afterward.
• Lumian revealed that the story was written by his sister, Aurora, and introduced himself to the visitor as Lumian Lee.
• Ryan Koss introduced his companions, Valentine and Léa, and explained that the surname Lee reminded him of the feared Frank Lee.
• Ryan bought Lumian and Pierre glasses of Green Fairy after Lumian agreed that Pierre could explain the truth about him.
• Pierre said Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu five years earlier, given him the surname Lee and the name Lumian, and that he had not left the village since.
• Lumian said he had forgotten his former name, while Léa listened with keen interest.

Lumian Lee told Ryan Koss and the tavern regulars a grim story about a morgue watchman, then revealed it was one of his sister Aurora’s inventions. As Ryan, Valentine, and Léa learned about Lumian’s reputation and his arrival in Cordu, Lumian said he had forgotten his former name.

• Lumian finished his tale about a hospital morgue watchman and admitted he had made it up.
• Pierre told Ryan Koss that Lumian spun a different story each day and often played pranks on the villagers.
• Ryan introduced himself and his companions Valentine and Léa, then offered Lumian a drink for his story.
• Ryan warned Lumian that Green Fairy absinthe could harm him, but Lumian ordered it anyway and Pierre joined them for a drink.
• Pierre explained that Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu five years earlier and given him the surname Lee and the name Lumian.
• Lumian said he had forgotten what he had been called before.

Lumian Lee entertained the Cordu tavern with a supposed tale about working as a Corpse Watchman, then admitted it was one of his sister Aurora’s stories. As the visitors Ryan Koss, Valentine, and Léa got to know Lumian, Pierre revealed that Aurora had brought him to the village five years earlier and given him his name and surname.

• Lumian finished his story about a morgue worker who touched a strange mark on his dead former colleague and began dreaming of a vast fog.
• Lumian admitted the story was made up, and the tavern regulars explained that he told a different tale each day using stories written by his sister.
• Ryan Koss introduced himself and his companions Valentine and Léa, and Lumian ordered Green Fairy while Ryan warned him about the drink.
• Ryan bought Pierre a drink so he could tell them about Lumian, and Pierre explained that Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu five years earlier and given him the surname Lee and the name Lumian.
• Lumian said he had forgotten what he was originally called.

Lumian Lee entertained a tavern full of Cordu villagers with a fabricated story about working as a Corpse Watchman, then met three visitors from out of town. Pierre revealed that Aurora had brought Lumian to the village five years earlier and given him his surname and first name.

• Lumian finished a tale about a morgue worker who touched a strange mark on a corpse and began dreaming of fog, then admitted he had made the story up.
• Ryan Koss introduced himself and his companions, Valentine and Léa, and Lumian asked for a Green Fairy.
• Ryan warned Lumian that absinthe could harm him, but Lumian said life was already hard and accepted another drink.
• Pierre told Ryan that Lumian was a village prankster and could not have worked at a hospital at thirteen, since the nearest one was in Dariège.
• Pierre explained that Aurora had brought Lumian to Cordu five years earlier and chosen the names Lumian Lee for him.

Lumian Lee told Ryan Koss and his companions a grim story about working as a hospital corpse watchman, then revealed it was one of his sister Aurora’s tales. As Pierre exposed Lumian’s history and his arrival in Cordu five years earlier, Léa took an interest in how Aurora had brought him back and given him his name.

• Lumian ended his corpse-watchman story by admitting he had quit and returned to the countryside to tell tales, prompting laughter from the tavern regulars.
• Lumian introduced himself to Ryan Koss, who presented his companions, Valentine and Léa, and explained that the Lee surname reminded him of the feared Frank Lee.
• Lumian ordered Green Fairy, and Ryan bought drinks while Pierre offered to explain Lumian’s story and background.
• Pierre revealed that Aurora had brought thirteen-year-old Lumian to Cordu five years earlier and given him both the Lee surname and the name Lumian.
• Léa asked about Aurora bringing Lumian back, while Lumian said he had forgotten what he was called before.