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Zhang Yuanqing worried that his mysterious condition was worsening, then spent the morning at home sparring with his grandmother and teasing his aunt, Jiang Yu'er, about her blind date. A package from Lei Yibing arrived containing a strange black card and a letter entrusting it to Zhang Yuanqing, leaving him to discover what it was.

• Zhang Yuanqing recalled that medicine from abroad had controlled his unexplained episodes, but he feared it was losing its effectiveness.
• Zhang Yuanqing got up after his grandmother threatened to splash him awake and joined her and Jiang Yu'er for breakfast.
• Jiang Yu'er tried to bring Zhang Yuanqing along to derail her blind date, but his grandmother stopped him from leaving.
• Jiang Yu'er went to her blind date alone, while Zhang Yuanqing stayed home and joked with her by message.
• Zhang Yuanqing accepted a package from Hangcheng and opened it to find a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who said he could not control the card and was giving it to him.

Zhang Yuanqing spent the morning dealing with his worsening condition and his family’s plans for his aunt’s blind date. A mysterious package from Lei Yibing arrived, containing a black card and a letter that claimed Zhang Yuanqing could master it.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing effectiveness, then got up and joined his grandmother and Jiang Yu'er for breakfast.
• Jiang Yu'er planned to bring Zhang Yuanqing along to disrupt her blind date, but his grandmother forbade him from leaving.
• Zhang Yuanqing messaged Jiang Yu'er that he could not join her, and she angrily urged him to come anyway.
• Zhang Yuanqing accepted an unmarked package addressed from Hangcheng and opened it in his room.
• Zhang Yuanqing found a metal black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who called it a gift and said Zhang Yuanqing might be able to master it.

Zhang Yuanqing woke after a strange episode and worried that his medication was losing its effectiveness, then spent the morning sparring with his family over his aunt’s blind date. A mysterious package from Lei Yibing arrived, containing a black card and a letter that said it might change Zhang Yuanqing’s life.

• Zhang Yuanqing recalled that medication had controlled his unexplained condition, but he feared it was worsening and considered increasing his dosage.
• Zhang Yuanqing joined his grandmother and Jiang Yu'er for breakfast, where he realized his aunt wanted him to disrupt another blind date.
• Jiang Yu'er left for her blind date, while Zhang Yuanqing tried to follow but returned to his room after his grandmother threatened him with a broom.
• Zhang Yuanqing received a package from Hangcheng with no listed sender and opened it in his room.
• Zhang Yuanqing found a metal black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who said he could not master the mysterious item and was giving it to him.

Zhang Yuanqing spent a spring morning at his grandparents’ home, joking with his aunt Jiang Yu'er about her blind date while worrying that his mysterious illness was worsening. A parcel from Lei Yibing arrived containing a strange black card and a letter calling it an interesting gift that Zhang Yuanqing could master.

• Zhang Yuanqing reflected that his medicine was losing effectiveness and considered increasing the dosage.
• His grandmother made him get up, and he joined her and Jiang Yu'er for breakfast while learning that his aunt was headed to a blind date.
• Jiang Yu'er tried to recruit Zhang Yuanqing to accompany her, but his grandmother stopped him from leaving the apartment.
• Zhang Yuanqing received a parcel from Hangcheng containing a metal-like black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who said he had been unable to master the object himself.

Zhang Yuanqing woke after a troubling episode and spent the morning with his family, while his aunt tried to recruit him to help derail her blind date. The chapter ended when he opened an unexpected parcel from Lei Yibing containing a mysterious black card.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing effectiveness, then got up at his grandmother's insistence.
• At breakfast, Zhang Yuanqing learned that Jiang Yu'er was going on another blind date and guessed she wanted him to help distract her date.
• Zhang Yuanqing's grandmother stopped him from following Jiang Yu'er, and he messaged his aunt that she would have to manage the date alone.
• A deliveryman brought Zhang Yuanqing a parcel from Hangcheng with a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who called it an interesting gift he could not control.

Zhang Yuanqing spent the morning with his family while worrying that his medication was losing effectiveness, then received an unexplained package from Lei Yibing. The package contained a strange black card and a letter suggesting Yuanzi could master whatever it was.

• Zhang Yuanqing recalled his worsening condition and took stock of his life with his mother, grandparents, and youngest aunt, Jiang Yu'er.
• Jiang Yu'er prepared to go on a blind date, while Zhang Yuanqing failed to sneak out and join her after his grandmother stopped him.
• Zhang Yuanqing received a parcel from Hangcheng and found a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing inside.

Zhang Yuanqing spent a spring morning with his family, dodged his aunt Jiang Yu'er's attempt to recruit him for a blind date, and received an unexpected parcel from Lei Yibing. The package contained a mysterious black card and a letter saying Lei Yibing believed Zhang Yuanqing could master it.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing effectiveness, then got up when his grandmother threatened to splash him awake.
• Zhang Yuanqing ate breakfast with Jiang Yu'er and his grandmother, and realized Jiang Yu'er wanted him to disrupt her arranged blind date.
• Zhang Yuanqing tried to leave for the blind date but his grandmother stopped him, so he told Jiang Yu'er to go alone.
• A courier delivered Zhang Yuanqing a parcel from Hangcheng, and he opened it to find a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing.

Zhang Yuanqing’s morning with his family was interrupted when he received an unexplained parcel from Hangcheng. Inside, he found a strange black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who said the item might change Yuanqing’s life and that he could handle it.

• Zhang Yuanqing woke troubled by his worsening condition and the medication that was losing its effectiveness, then joined his grandmother and Jiang Yu'er for breakfast.
• Jiang Yu'er prepared to go on a blind date and tried to bring Zhang Yuanqing along, but his grandmother forbade him from leaving.
• Zhang Yuanqing messaged Jiang Yu'er that he could not help her, and she reproached him before asking sweetly for his support.
• A deliveryman brought Zhang Yuanqing a parcel with no listed sender, shipped from Hangcheng.
• Zhang Yuanqing opened the parcel and found a metal card marked with a Black Moon and a letter from Lei Yibing calling the item a gift between brothers.

Zhang Yuanqing spent the morning at his grandparents’ home, where his grandmother stopped him from accompanying Jiang Yu'er on her blind date. A parcel from Lei Yibing arrived containing a strange black card and a letter offering it as a gift.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing effectiveness after another episode of his unusual condition.
• Zhang Yuanqing ate breakfast with his grandmother and Jiang Yu'er, who planned to take him along to her blind date.
• Zhang Yuanqing tried to leave after Jiang Yu'er, but his grandmother threatened him and forced him back inside.
• Zhang Yuanqing received a parcel from Hangcheng containing a metal black card marked with a full moon and a letter from Lei Yibing.
• Lei Yibing wrote that he could not master the mysterious item and believed Zhang Yuanqing could, so he gave it to him.

Zhang Yuanqing’s weekend with his family was interrupted when a mysterious package arrived from Lei Yibing, who sent him a strange black card and said he believed Yuanqing could control it. The chapter ended with Yuanqing holding the card and learning that Lei Yibing had once thought it could change his life.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing its effectiveness, then got up when his grandmother threatened to splash him awake.
• At breakfast, Zhang Yuanqing and Jiang Yu'er discussed her blind date, while their grandmother forbade either of them from disrupting it.
• Jiang Yu'er left for her blind date, and Zhang Yuanqing tried to follow but returned to his room when his grandmother threatened him with a broom.
• Zhang Yuanqing declined Jiang Yu'er's pleas to join her blind date, then accepted a package addressed to him from Hangcheng.
• Zhang Yuanqing opened the package and found a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who called the card a gift and said Yuanqing might be able to control it.

Zhang Yuanqing woke after a worsening episode of his mysterious condition and spent the morning with his family, including his aunt Jiang Yu'er, who was preparing for a blind date. A parcel from Lei Yibing arrived containing a strange black card and a letter urging Zhang Yuanqing to try mastering it.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing effectiveness after he experienced another episode.
• Zhang Yuanqing got up at his grandmother's insistence and ate breakfast with her and Jiang Yu'er.
• Jiang Yu'er left for a blind date after Zhang Yuanqing's grandmother stopped him from accompanying her.
• Zhang Yuanqing received a parcel from Hangcheng addressed to him and opened it in his room.
• Zhang Yuanqing found a black card bearing a Black Moon and a letter from Lei Yibing saying he believed Zhang could master it.

Zhang Yuanqing spent the morning at home joking with his youngest aunt, Jiang Yu'er, and trying to help her evade a blind date before his grandmother stopped him from leaving. A mysterious parcel from Lei Yibing arrived, containing a black card and a letter claiming the item could change Zhang Yuanqing’s life.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his unexplained condition was worsening because his medicine was losing its effect.
• Zhang Yuanqing ate breakfast with his grandmother and Jiang Yu'er, who planned to take him along to disrupt her blind date.
• His grandmother kept Zhang Yuanqing from leaving, so he messaged Jiang Yu'er that she would have to handle the blind date herself.
• A courier delivered Zhang Yuanqing a parcel from Hangcheng with no listed sender.
• Zhang Yuanqing opened the parcel and found a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who said he believed Zhang Yuanqing could master it.

Zhang Yuanqing spent the morning with his family and was prevented from joining his aunt Jiang Yu'er on her blind date. A mysterious package from Lei Yibing arrived, containing a strange black card and a letter saying Zhang Yuanqing should be able to control it.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing its effectiveness, then got up when his grandmother threatened to splash him awake.
• At breakfast, Jiang Yu'er invited Zhang Yuanqing to help disrupt her blind date, but his grandmother stopped them from going together.
• After Jiang Yu'er left for the blind date, Zhang Yuanqing tried to follow and was ordered back to his room by his grandmother.
• A deliveryman brought Zhang Yuanqing an unexpected package from Hangcheng, and he opened it to find a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing.
• Lei Yibing's letter called the card something interesting that might change Zhang Yuanqing's life and said he believed Zhang Yuanqing could control it.

Zhang Yuanqing's worsening symptoms troubled him as he spent the morning with his family and helped his aunt evade a blind date. A mysterious parcel from Lei Yibing arrived, leaving Zhang Yuanqing with a strange black card and a letter suggesting he could control it.

• Zhang Yuanqing realized his medication was losing effectiveness, then got up when his grandmother threatened to splash him awake.
• At breakfast, Jiang Yu'er invited Zhang Yuanqing to accompany her on a blind date, but their grandmother stopped him from leaving.
• After Jiang Yu'er left, Zhang Yuanqing refused to defy his grandmother and messaged his aunt that she would have to handle the blind date alone.
• A courier delivered Zhang Yuanqing an unexpected parcel from Hangcheng containing a warm black card and a letter from Lei Yibing saying he could not control the item and was giving it to him.

Zhang Yuanqing spent a spring weekend morning at his grandparents’ home, where his grandmother stopped him from accompanying Jiang Yu'er to a blind date. A mysterious parcel from Lei Yibing arrived, containing a black card and a letter claiming Yuanqing could control the unusual item.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing its effectiveness after he woke from a strange episode.
• At breakfast, Jiang Yu'er planned to take Zhang Yuanqing along to her blind date, but his grandmother forbade him from going.
• After his grandmother sent Jiang Yu'er to the date alone, Zhang Yuanqing tried to leave too, but she threatened him with a broom and made him return to his room.
• Zhang Yuanqing received a parcel from Hangcheng containing a black card marked with a full moon and a letter from Lei Yibing, who said he could not control the item and was giving it to Yuanqing.

Zhang Yuanqing’s family tried to keep him home while Jiang Yu'er went on a blind date, but a mysterious parcel arrived from Lei Yibing. It contained a strange black card and a letter claiming the object might change Zhang Yuanqing’s life.

• Zhang Yuanqing worried that his medication was losing its effectiveness, then got up when his grandmother threatened to splash him awake.
• Jiang Yu'er tried to take Zhang Yuanqing along to disrupt her blind date, but their grandmother forbade them from going together.
• After his grandmother stopped him from leaving, Zhang Yuanqing messaged Jiang Yu'er that she would have to handle the blind date alone.
• Zhang Yuanqing received a parcel from Hangcheng addressed to him and found a black card and a letter signed by Lei Yibing inside.

Zhang Yuanqing struggled with a worsening mysterious condition while spending the morning with his family and being kept from accompanying Jiang Yu'er on a blind date. A parcel from Lei Yibing arrived with a strange black card and a letter calling it an interesting gift, leaving Zhang Yuanqing to wonder what it was.

• Zhang Yuanqing woke from an episode and worried that his special medicine was losing effectiveness.
• Zhang Yuanqing ate breakfast with his grandmother and youngest aunt, Jiang Yu'er, who planned to take him along to her blind date.
• Zhang Yuanqing's grandmother stopped him from leaving, so he messaged Jiang Yu'er that she would have to attend the date alone.
• Zhang Yuanqing accepted a parcel from Hangcheng containing a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing.
• Lei Yibing wrote that he could not control the card and gave it to Zhang Yuanqing as a gift.

Zhang Yuanqing spent a weekend morning with his family while worrying that his mysterious condition was worsening. A package from Lei Yibing arrived with a strange black card, which Zhang Yuanqing examined after his grandmother stopped him from joining Jiang Yu'er on her blind date.

• Zhang Yuanqing suspected his medication was losing effectiveness, then got up when his grandmother threatened to wake him with a splash of water.
• Zhang Yuanqing ate breakfast with Jiang Yu'er and his grandmother, who was preparing Jiang Yu'er for a blind date.
• Zhang Yuanqing tried to go with Jiang Yu'er but returned to his room after his grandmother threatened to break his legs.
• Zhang Yuanqing received a package from Hangcheng containing a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing.
• Zhang Yuanqing read Lei Yibing's letter, which said he had been unable to master the card and was giving it to him as a gift.

Zhang Yuanqing spent a spring morning with his family, learned that his aunt was heading to another blind date, and received an unexplained package from his friend Lei Yibing. The package contained a mysterious black card and a letter claiming it could change Yuanqing’s life.

• Zhang Yuanqing woke from a disturbing episode and worried that his medication was losing effectiveness.
• Zhang Yuanqing ate breakfast with his grandmother and aunt Jiang Yu'er, who was preparing to go on a blind date.
• Zhang Yuanqing tried to join Jiang Yu'er but his grandmother stopped him, so he messaged his aunt instead.
• A courier delivered Zhang Yuanqing a package from Hangcheng with no sender listed.
• Zhang Yuanqing opened the package and found a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing saying the card was something he could control.

Zhang Yuanqing spent a spring morning with his family, while worrying that his medication was losing its effectiveness. After his grandmother stopped him from joining Jiang Yu'er on her blind date, a mysterious parcel arrived from Lei Yibing containing a black card and a letter calling it something interesting that might change Yuanqing’s life.

• Zhang Yuanqing reflected on his worsening symptoms and his reliance on medication before getting up at his grandmother’s insistence.
• At breakfast, Jiang Yu'er invited Zhang Yuanqing to help derail her blind date, but their grandmother threatened them both into behaving.
• Jiang Yu'er left for her blind date, while Zhang Yuanqing obeyed his grandmother and stayed home.
• Zhang Yuanqing received an unexpected parcel from Hangcheng and opened it to find a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing.
• Lei Yibing wrote that he could not master the card’s potential and had sent it to Zhang Yuanqing as a gift.

Zhang Yuanqing spent a spring morning at his grandparents’ home, where his grandmother kept him from joining Jiang Yu'er on her blind date. A mysterious parcel from Lei Yibing arrived, containing a strange black card and a letter that claimed Yuanqing might be able to master it.

• Zhang Yuanqing woke after his grandmother threatened to splash him, then joined her and Jiang Yu'er for breakfast.
• Jiang Yu'er planned to take Zhang Yuanqing along on her blind date, but his grandmother ordered her to go alone.
• Zhang Yuanqing tried to leave after his aunt, but his grandmother stopped him, so he messaged Jiang Yu'er that she would have to manage the date herself.
• A deliveryman brought Zhang Yuanqing an unexpected parcel from Hangcheng.
• Zhang Yuanqing opened the parcel and found a black card and a letter from Lei Yibing, who said the card might change his life and that Yuanqing could master it.

Yu Zhengxing explained sword consciousness and how it allowed a Sword Cultivator to command flying swords through a bond with the weapon. He told Hou Niao to begin cultivating it before reaching Profound Connection using the Sword Sacrifice of Life and Death, a method based on killing and the cycle of life and death.

• Yu Zhengxing corrected Hou Niao's understanding of swordsmanship and identified sword consciousness as his next hurdle after sword gall and sword intent.
• Yu Zhengxing explained that true flying-sword control depended on communion between a cultivator and a sword, rather than manipulating it with law power.
• Yu Zhengxing showed Hou Niao his flying sword and described the sword-consciousness method developed by Quanzhen's founding master.
• Yu Zhengxing explained that ordinary methods of cultivating sword consciousness required Profound Connection, but life, death, and reincarnation offered another approach.
• Yu Zhengxing introduced Hou Niao to the Sword Sacrifice of Life and Death, a method that used the arts of killing to develop sword consciousness.

Yu Zhengxing explained the Quanzhen Sect’s forbidden art for developing Sword Consciousness and why it had once brought the sect to the brink of ruin. Hou Niao read the secret jade booklet and accepted the danger of learning it, leaving Yu Zhengxing’s test convinced that Hou Niao could control himself.

• Yu Zhengxing told Hou Niao that the art had once encouraged lower-ranked disciples to kill for Sword Consciousness, provoking the continent and nearly destroying the Quanzhen Sect.
• Yu Zhengxing said he had selected Hou Niao to receive the secret after investigating his past and testing his restraint.
• Hou Niao read the jade booklet several times, then said he must not kill deliberately because of its teachings.
• Yu Zhengxing judged Hou Niao’s resolve firm and warned that he had personally killed disciples who became murderous fiends.
• Hou Niao realized Yu Zhengxing had been disguising his role in passing on secret arts and asked whether he had become his disciple.
• Yu Zhengxing denied taking Hou Niao as a disciple and said he could escape the trap only by defeating him.

Yu Zhengxing assigned Hou Niao a journey to the Anhe Kingdom to settle a deceased friend's affairs and kill the pill fraud Gu Xiqiao, and gave him money for the trip. Before leaving Miaogao Town, Hou Niao encountered Dugu Lan and Xiao Qiang, whose companions began questioning him.

• Hou Niao discussed cultivation with Yu Zhengxing, who gave him a Jade Slip and Treasure Gourd and ordered him to handle his late friend's affairs and kill Gu Xiqiao in the Anhe Kingdom.
• Hou Niao accepted the assignment and said he would show no mercy to Gu Xiqiao for harming children, regardless of their shared nationality.
• Hou Niao asked Yu Zhengxing for travel funds, and Yu Zhengxing reluctantly gave him another Treasure Gourd.
• Hou Niao feasted at a Miaogao Town restaurant and noticed someone watching him from upstairs.
• Dugu Lan and Xiao Qiang greeted Hou Niao, and one of their male companions asked his surname and why the women had not introduced him.

Hou Niao left the gathering in Miaogao Town and headed to Longtou Ferry to travel downriver toward Anhe. After boarding, he found Dugu Lan and Xiao Qiang had arranged an upgraded cabin for him, and he asked the crew not to disturb him.

• Hou Niao introduced himself and walked out of the restaurant, leaving the bill for Dugu Lan and Xiao Qiang to pay.
• A young cultivator challenged Hou Niao from the restaurant, but he could not bring himself to pursue him down the street.
• Hou Niao went to Longtou Source and spent the night in a pavilion while waiting for his boat.
• Hou Niao boarded the passenger boat the next morning and learned Dugu Lan and Xiao Qiang had upgraded his booking to a deluxe cabin.
• Hou Niao told the first mate to withdraw the staff and not disturb him unless he gave instructions.