Recaps

Song Yan and Ruan Zhi explored a formation chamber and discovered a Jade Fold detailing the formations beneath the Spirit Abyss, but Song Yan fled after sensing a terrifying presence behind a Bronze Gate. Back in their hiding place, he learned the chamber was connected to the Twelve-Story Tower and found the entry for the Heaven-and-Earth Reversal Formation.

• Song Yan and Ruan Zhi searched the chamber, where Song Yan found and took an ancient Jade Fold.
• Song Yan sensed danger at the Bronze Gate, seized Ruan Zhi, and escaped through the ink-wash doorway and secret passage.
• Deng Ruikai used gray-mist phantoms to replay their visit, noticed Ruan Zhi, and decided to continue pursuing his cultivation rather than chase them.
• Song Yan warned Ruan Zhi that Deng Ruikai might be cultivating behind the Bronze Gate and urged her not to return to the chamber.
• Song Yan studied the Jade Fold and learned that the Spirit Abyss's formations formed the Twelve-Story Tower, then found the entry for the Heaven-and-Earth Reversal Formation.

Song Yan studied the Heaven-and-Earth Reversal Formation and sought the formation flags needed to break the Sun-Moon Transfer Formation, finding help from Ruan Zhi. Five years after the Spirit Abyss incident, Xu Ran True Lord arrived with Deng Su and three Golden Core cultivators, and Deng Ruikai opened a passage into the abyss.

• Song Yan learned that breaking the Sun-Moon Transfer Formation required twelve fourth-tier formation flags and found six in his Heaven and Earth Bag.
• Song Yan asked Ruan Zhi for help, and she gave him three formation flags, including one fourth-tier flag, and showed him where she had found them in the Ding-Character Area.
• Two years later, Xu Ran True Lord arrived above the Spirit Abyss with Deng Su and three Golden Core cultivators.
• Xu Ran True Lord began descending to break the restriction, but Deng Ruikai spoke from beneath the abyss and opened a passage.
• Xu Ran True Lord told the others he would handle Deng Ruikai and ordered Deng Su to search for the Sword Sect descendant, who should still be alive.

Xu Ran True Lord, revealed as Deng Ruixu, confronted his younger brother Deng Ruikai inside the ancient restriction while Deng Su and the sect cultivators searched the ruins. The searchers were attacked by intelligent Mechanism Puppets, but Song Yan appeared and addressed Deng Su’s presumed captor, the sword-wielding puppet.

• Xu Ran True Lord entered the ancient restriction with Deng Su and three Golden Core cultivators, then faced Deng Ruikai amid the Yin-Sha.
• Deng Ruikai recognized Xu Ran True Lord as his elder brother, Deng Ruixu, and attacked him after they discussed the clan’s decision to execute him.
• Xu Ran True Lord summoned a star disk and used its power to meet Deng Ruikai’s Yin-Sha attacks.
• Deng Su and the three Golden Core cultivators searched the ruins but were ambushed by four intelligent Mechanism Puppets, including a sword-wielding puppet.
• Deng Su suspected the sword-wielding puppet was Old Song, while the puppets attacked the sect cultivators.
• Song Yan appeared with a petite Mechanism Puppet and asked Old Deng why he had called his name upon seeing someone wielding a sword.

Song Yan and the Heavenly Mechanism Sect cultivators joined forces against Deng Ruikai’s Golden Core puppets while Song Yan began setting up the Heaven-and-Earth Reversal Formation. The outer formation flags were placed, and Heroine Xiao Zhi destroyed a fleeing puppet head as the battle continued.

• Song Yan met Deng Su and three Heavenly Mechanism Sect cultivators, who told him their True Lord was fighting Deng Ruikai and offered to help him leave.
• A hammer-wielding puppet attacked Song Yan, but Gu Chang dodged it and Song Yan’s Void-Aspect Dharma Body pinned the hammer and spread Yin-Sha Cold Flame over the puppet.
• The Heavenly Mechanism Sect cultivators and Song Yan’s Dharma Body fought the four puppets while Song Yan persuaded Deng Su to help place formation flags.
• Song Yan, Deng Su, and Ruan Zhi split up and placed the outer flags for the Heaven-and-Earth Reversal Formation before returning to the battlefield.
• The Heavenly Mechanism Sect cultivators and the Dharma Body badly damaged the puppets, and Heroine Xiao Zhi shot down the head of one puppet as it fled.

Song Yan continued preparing a formation to collapse the abyss’s outer restrictions, despite the Heavenly Mechanism Sect cultivators’ doubts, and secured two fourth-tier formation flags from Xu Fei. As he and his Dharma Body moved toward the dangerous central Formation Eyes, Ruan Zhi returned to safety, while the battling True Lords noticed Song Yan’s actions.

• Ruan Zhi returned after placing two formation flags, and Song Yan inspected the remains of a sword-wielding puppet before explaining that he was setting up a formation to collapse the outer restrictions.
• Xu Fei and the other Heavenly Mechanism Sect cultivators warned Song Yan that the ancient restrictions were too dangerous to challenge, but Song Yan said he wanted to test his formation studies and quietly completed the six outer Formation Eyes.
• Song Yan asked Deng Su to request spare fourth-tier formation flags from Xu Fei, who lent him two Star-Guiding Banners and urged him to abandon the attempt if it became too dangerous.
• Song Yan told Ruan Zhi to return to the hiding place because he might teleport away if the great formation collapsed; she asked where to find him again, and he answered Jun Mountain before they parted.
• Song Yan and his Dharma Body approached the central battlefield and began placing flags near the remaining Formation Eyes while Xu Ran True Lord and Deng Ruikai continued their battle.
• Xu Ran True Lord recognized Song Yan as the Sword Sect disciple, and Deng Ruikai sensed Song Yan nearby and felt an unexpected unease.

Song Yan activated the Heaven-and-Earth Reversal Formation while Xu Ran True Lord kept Deng Ruikai from attacking him. The formation overturned the sun and moon and began breaking the Luohou Abyss restrictions as the Nascent Soul battle neared its end.

• Deng Ruikai attacked Xu Ran True Lord and tried to strike Song Yan, but Xu Ran True Lord stopped his attacks with Divine Silence and the star chart.
• Song Yan decided to continue despite the danger and planted the final formation flag, setting the Heaven-and-Earth Reversal Formation in motion.
• Song Yan used a Spirit-Absorbing Sword Formation to gather enough Spiritual Power to activate the damaged formation, while Xu Fei watched and assessed his efforts.
• Deng Ruikai attacked the sword formation, but Xu Ran True Lord neutralized the Yin lightning and redirected scattered Spiritual Power into the formation.
• The formation reversed the sun and moon, causing restrictions across the Luohou Abyss to crack as the nine flying swords shattered and the Nascent Soul battle approached its conclusion.

True Lord Xuran destroyed Deng Ruikai, but Deng Ruikai’s final attack nearly killed Song Yan. After the Sun-Moon Transfer Formation collapsed, Song Yan claimed the Kunwu Remnant Flame and Eye of the Ruinous Sea with his Infinite Treasury Sword Case, while True Lord Xuran explained that Deng Ruikai’s remains and hidden hoard had to return to the clan.

• True Lord Xuran used Sun and Moon Push and Pull to destroy Deng Ruikai, whose last wisp of power struck at Song Yan.
• Song Yan escaped the residual attack with his defenses, though it destroyed Void Aspect’s Dharma Body and snapped the Sword Sect Jade Seal.
• The Sun-Moon Transfer Formation collapsed, and the sun and moon’s lights fell beyond the western horizon of the Spirit Abyss.
• Song Yan raced to the canyon and found the Kunwu Remnant Flame and Eye of the Ruinous Sea, but his storage pouch could not contain them.
• True Lord Xuran and four others arrived, and True Lord Xuran told Song Yan to take the treasures.
• Song Yan drew both Spiritual Sources into the Infinite Treasury Sword Case, then learned that Deng Ruikai’s remains and hidden hoard would be returned to the clan.

Song Yan declined Xu Ran True Lord’s invitation so he could focus on Core Formation and other obligations, then discovered that the Sword Sect Jade Seal had broken. He reunited with Ruan Zhi and explored Deng Ruikai’s lair beyond the Bronze Gate, where they found a hidden compartment containing a Suspended Small Cube.

• Song Yan politely declined Xu Ran True Lord’s invitation to visit the Purple Star Immortal Continent, explaining that he needed to settle other matters and prepare for Core Formation.
• Xu Ran True Lord accepted Song Yan’s decision, gave him the Yin-Flow Spirit-Command Talisman, and left with the Heavenly Mechanism Sect disciples.
• Song Yan examined the broken Sword Sect Jade Seal, then flew to Ruan Zhi’s hiding place and found her still there.
• Song Yan and Ruan Zhi returned to Deng Ruikai’s lair and opened the Bronze Gate, which no longer had its Restrictions and released a surge of Yin-Sha Qi.
• After exploring the cavern and finding Deng Ruikai’s cave abode empty, Song Yan discovered a hidden compartment containing a Suspended Small Cube.

Song Yan and Ruan Zhi escaped the Spirit Abyss and met Xiao Fengjing and Xiao Yin, while the dispersal of the Yin Qi drew more cultivators into Luohou Abyss. Elsewhere beneath the abyss, Deng Ruikai awakened inside a Mechanism Puppet, declared his old identity finished, and took the name Green Sparrow Daoist.

• The blue-black cube flowed into Ruan Zhi when she touched it, and she felt no change afterward.
• Song Yan and Ruan Zhi emerged from the Spirit Abyss, where cultivators had gathered, and Xiao Yin stopped them in a fragrant carriage.
• Song Yan told Xiao Fengjing what had happened beneath the abyss, concealing Ruan Zhi and the sun and moon Spiritual Sources, then departed with her.
• Xiao Fengjing guessed Song Yan had survived by refining a Thunder-Element Spiritual Source, while Xiao Yin suggested killing him to take it; Xiao Fengjing refused.
• As the Yin Qi dispersed, more cultivators entered Luohou Abyss, but they eventually left when the diminished rewards and lack of restrictions made the place less profitable.
• Deng Ruikai awakened in a Mechanism Puppet, escaped the Deng Clan's control, and named himself Green Sparrow Daoist after a Little Sparrow Demon settled on his shoulder.

After parting from Ruan Zhi, Song Yan headed toward Xiangyang to find a secluded valley where he could prepare to form his core. When he lost his way, he encountered a merchant caravan trapped by fighting demon beasts and drove the beasts away with his Dharma Body’s Golden Core presence.

• Song Yan and Ruan Zhi parted on Connecting Cloud Cliff, and he gave her a map and advice before she set off to become a great hero.
• Song Yan reviewed his preparations for Core Formation and chose to seek the secluded valley near Xiangyang rather than return to the Chu Kingdom.
• Song Yan flew toward Xiangyang for a month and a half, then realized he had missed Crane City and was traveling in the wrong direction.
• Song Yan spotted a Great Tang merchant caravan trapped near two fighting late second-stage demon beasts and approached to help.
• Song Yan’s Dharma Body released its Golden Core presence, frightening the demon beasts into fleeing, and he used Spiritual Power to clear away the lingering demon power.

Song Yan joined Yang Zhu’s caravan to Xiangyang after realizing his impatience had made him lose his bearings, and he used the journey to settle his mind. Yang Zhu told him of an immortal who claimed to have seen Yingzhou and gave Song Yan an old sea chart, which Song Yan accepted before revealing his name.

• Song Yan learned that Xiangyang lay east across the Red Ridge Mountains and that the caravan was headed there, then agreed to accompany it without payment.
• Song Yan reflected on his restless pursuit of Core Formation and chose to rest and regulate his state of mind while traveling with the caravan.
• Yang Zhu approached Song Yan with wine, and they spoke about commerce and Yang Zhu’s youthful dream of seeking immortals in Yingzhou.
• Yang Zhu recounted that a rescued immortal had claimed to see Yingzhou and had given Yang Zhu’s father a sea chart before a great wave swept him away.
• Yang Zhu showed Song Yan the old, possibly incomplete sea chart, and Song Yan accepted it and introduced himself by name.

Song Yan discovered the Sword Sect’s hidden valley and settled into Mountain Retreat, where he found messages left by former disciples, including Si Xiangqing. After examining the risks of refining the sun and moon spiritual sources, he explored the valley and reached the Nine-Zhang Cave Waterfall, where Si Xiangqing had hidden a trinket.

• Song Yan recognized the canyon from his Sword Dao illusion, parted ways with Yang Zhu, and used the broken Sword Sect Jade Seal to reveal the hidden valley.
• Song Yan entered the valley, found Mountain Retreat, and read the jade tablets left by past Sword Sect cultivators, including messages from Si Xiangqing and Dugu.
• Song Yan tidied Mountain Retreat, set up the Spirit-Absorbing Sword Formation, and slept for ten hours before reviewing his gains from Below the Abyss.
• Song Yan examined the sun and moon spiritual sources in the Two-Pole Realm and considered how he might safely refine and fuse them.
• Song Yan left Mountain Retreat to search for Wu Daoxuan’s calligraphic treasures and reached the Nine-Zhang Cave Waterfall, where Si Xiangqing had hidden a trinket.

Song Yan discovered a painting in the Sword Comprehension Pavilion and entered the second Sword Dao realm, then went to Xiangyang City to prepare for One-Qi Core Formation. After attending an auction, he left an impression on a bickering brother and sister when they learned he was a Jun Mountain disciple.

• Song Yan found the concealed object Si Xiangqing had left behind the waterfall, then continued to the Sword Comprehension Pavilion.
• Song Yan comprehended the painting for three years, advancing both sword intents to minor accomplishment and reaching the second Sword Dao realm.
• Song Yan sold accumulated goods in Xiangyang's market ward and bought supplies for Core Formation, but learned that the meridian-protecting pills he wanted might be available at an auction.
• Song Yan spent four days searching for useful treasures and bought several formations before attending the auction.
• After the auction, a brother and sister discussed Song Yan, and the bookkeeper identified him as a Jun Mountain disciple.

Song Yan refined the Kunwu Remnant Flame, but its power threatened to scorch the foundation of his cultivation before he could recover. With no time to rest, he chose to refine the Eye of the Ruinous Sea immediately, leaving his fate uncertain as he began the next ordeal.

• Song Yan prepared for the Kunwu Remnant Flame’s refinement with formations, the Sun-Moon Eclipse, and Heart-Nourishing Pills.
• When Song Yan broke the flame’s restriction, the black Sun Crow burst free and tried to flee, but the valley’s restriction drove it back.
• Song Yan used the Solar Eclipse aspect and fought through the flame’s physical and spiritual attacks until he completely refined it.
• Song Yan realized the Kunwu Remnant Flame was scorching his unformed Sword Dao Lotus and considered forcing Core Formation or refining the lunar source at once.
• Song Yan chose to refine the Eye of the Ruinous Sea despite his exhaustion and swallowed a Sword-Nurturing Pill to renew his Sword Qi.

Song Yan survived refining the sun and moon Spirit Sources, discovered that they had transformed his body and cultivation, and began a long seclusion to pursue Golden Core formation. Meanwhile, Ying Yu entertained the little yao with tales of her adventures, while Xiao He missed Yanyan and longed for winter to end.

• Song Yan woke on the Swordsmanship Platform and confirmed that he had successfully refined the sun, moon, and Eye of the Ruinous Sea Spirit Sources.
• Song Yan found that the Infinite Treasury’s Two-Pole Realm now had a blazing sun and a moonlit Dark Sea, and decided to pursue Golden Core formation without waiting for an earth-element Spiritual Source.
• Song Yan discovered that the Eye of the Ruinous Sea had greatly expanded his Sword Qi capacity and recovery, while the Kunwu Remnant Flame had tempered his body and refined incoming Spiritual Power.
• After recovering his strength, Song Yan returned to his Mountain Retreat cave abode, raised a Sword Formation, and began a long seclusion.
• Ying Yu regaled the little yao with stories of her adventures, then learned from Feng Xiao that Xiao He was preparing to advance to the third tier.
• Xiao He sat alone in Drunken Flower Grove, remembering Yanyan and wondering when her winter would finally end.

Deng Ke and Ma Sheng’s group witnessed a vast sword-energy phenomenon over Xiangyang as Song Yan completed his Golden Core formation. Song Yan emerged from seclusion with a first-rank Golden Core and began preparing to refine the Unmoored Boat.

• Ma Sheng brought his Yuzhen disciples aboard an immortal ship and met Deng Ke, a Golden Core cultivator traveling from the Wusun Kingdom to the Daoyuan Mountain Pure Discussion Assembly.
• Ma Sheng told Deng Ke about Su Xueming’s second-rank Golden Core, while Deng Ke lamented that he was an unworthy inheritor of the Sword Cultivator legacy.
• Deng Ke’s Sword Heart and Life-Bound Flying Sword reacted as spiritual energy gathered east of Xiangyang, drawing the attention of cultivators across the region.
• A vast display of Sword Intent and Sword Qi spread across the sky, forming the Guixu Sea Eye and bearing up the sun and moon as cultivators recognized a first-rank Golden Core phenomenon.
• Song Yan emerged from his Mountain Retreat after forming a first-rank Golden Core and reflected on his cultivation before summoning Core Flame to begin refining the Unmoored Boat.

Song Yan stabilized his first-grade Golden Core, refined his swords, and left a message for the Sword Sect’s successors before setting out for Jun Mountain. Meanwhile, cultivators searched for the mysterious core-former, and Deng Ke agreed to seek news at Daoyuan Mountain; Song Yan concealed his identity when another cultivator approached him, then learned the way to Jun Mountain.

• Song Yan refined the Unmoored Boat and his other ancient swords with Core Flame and spiritual power, then consolidated his cultivation until his Sword Qi became Sword Dao True Essence.
• Song Yan practiced swordsmanship, wrote “Diligently cultivate Sword Intent; do not waste the spiritual opportunity” on a jade slip, and left the Mountain Retreat.
• Deng Ke failed to find the mysterious Golden Core cultivator, and Ma Sheng persuaded him to go to Daoyuan Mountain’s Clear-Talk Assembly to seek news.
• Song Yan emerged from a secluded exit and told a searching cultivator that his household had sent him to look for the core-former.
• Song Yan asked the cultivator for directions, and the man told him to fly south toward Yueyang territory to reach Jun Mountain.

Song Yan arrived at Jun Mountain and met Divine Lord Li Li, who accepted him as a disciple and assigned him a cave abode at the Sword-Washing Pool. After Song Yan left, Li Li realized that Song Yan had formed a First-Rank Golden Core and began carving a figure in his likeness.

• Song Yan traveled by bamboo raft to Jun Mountain, where he learned that Liu Tianfang was away guarding the Eastern Wilderness.
• Yuan Xiaolu welcomed Song Yan on Li Li’s orders and escorted him to the Sword-Washing Pool.
• Song Yan met Li Li, who sensed his unusual familiarity with him and asked about his age and cultivation.
• Li Li accepted Song Yan as his disciple, directed him to stay in Linyuan’s old cave abode, and asked him to return in a month.
• After Song Yan left, Li Li recognized that he had formed a First-Rank Golden Core and carved a wooden figure with Song Yan’s face.

Song Yan reunited with the Dongyuan Sect disciples on Jun Mountain and revealed that he had formed a Golden Core. The next morning, he discovered that Infinite Treasury could draw him into the sword memories of Zhong Min, then decided to collect his cultivation resources to support his treasures.

• Song Yan disguised himself as an old man and surprised Gu Qingqing at Sword Debate Peak, then went with her to meet the other Dongyuan Sect disciples.
• At a reunion feast, Song Yan told Li Qingfeng that he had formed his core, and Li Qingfeng admitted he had hoped to catch up with him.
• Song Yan asked how the Dongyuan disciples had fared on Jun Mountain, but their uneasy reactions left him sensing that they had faced some hardship.
• The next morning, Song Yan used Jin Returner in Infinite Treasury and briefly experienced Zhong Min’s Sword Dao memories inside the Two-Pole Realm.
• Song Yan decided to visit the Duties Distribution Academy for his Golden Core cultivation allotment, and felt that someone had glanced at him as he left the Two-Pole Realm.

Song Yan collected most of his Golden Core resources from the Duties Distribution Academy, but learned that his pills and Sword-Washing Pool robes were being withheld. He suspected Jun Mountain was hiding something, while Divine Lord Xiaoxiang celebrated Song Yan’s first-rank Golden Core with Li Li.

• Song Yan introduced himself to Chen Rong as a newcomer from the Dongyuan Sect rather than as Li Li’s disciple.
• Chen Rong gave Song Yan seven of the nine listed spiritual objects, explaining that the Dust-Cleansing Pills and Dragon-Rising Pills were delayed because of a shortage of spirit medicines.
• Song Yan suspected the stated shortage was false and decided to investigate why Jun Mountain was withholding his pills and robes.
• Song Yan left the Duties Distribution Academy and returned to the Sword-Washing Pool.
• Divine Lord Xiaoxiang visited Li Li and confirmed that Song Yan had formed a first-rank Golden Core.
• Divine Lord Xiaoxiang celebrated Song Yan’s talent and recalled that Jun Mountain had once failed to retain Chen Linyuan.

Chu Xiao decided to publicly recognize Song Yan's first-rank Golden Core and make him a Jun Mountain True Disciple, believing his boldness could revive the sect. Meanwhile, Song Yan's fellow Dongyuan Sect cultivators worried over their mistreatment and feared involving him, until he suddenly appeared and demanded to know what had happened.

• Li Li warned Chu Xiao that Song Yan might be too strong-willed and prone to trouble, but Chu Xiao welcomed the prospect of a disruptive new spirit in Jun Mountain.
• Chu Xiao resolved to hold a Golden Core Ceremony for Song Yan, name him a True Disciple, and submit the request to Senior Hong.
• At midnight, the Dongyuan Sect cultivators gathered and discussed their withheld pills and increasingly difficult missions, which Han Yuan suspected the Zhao Household had influenced.
• Li Qingfeng urged the group not to burden Song Yan by asking him to defend them, while Gu Qingqing cried over the possibility that they might harm his Dao Path.
• Song Yan suddenly appeared beside Gu Qingqing, wiped away her tears, and asked who would tell him what had happened.

Song Yan learned that Zhao Shu had abused the Dongyuan Sect cultivators and that Zhao Zun had intervened in a duel to protect him. Determined to confront the Pill Academy over the withheld pills, Song Yan arrived with Dongyuan Sect disciples and demanded that Chen Rong hand them over.

• Li Qingfeng told Song Yan how Zhao Shu had shortchanged the Dongyuan Sect cultivators and withheld their pills before Li Qingfeng challenged him to a duel to the death.
• Li Qingfeng explained that Zhao Zun had intervened to save Zhao Shu, and warned Song Yan not to provoke Zhao Zun's powerful family.
• Song Yan decided to act, saying the injustice had become a thorn in his heart and that he would use the moment to make his name known at Jun Mountain.
• Chen Rong visited Zhao Zun and admitted that he had withheld Song Yan's pills, while Zhao Zun dismissed the Dongyuan Sect cultivators and approved of Chen Rong's actions.
• A young cultivator reported that Song Yan had arrived with Dongyuan Sect disciples and demanded that Chen Rong hand over the pills.

Song Yan confronted Chen Rong and Zhao Zun over the delayed pills, then challenged the Pill Academy’s refusal to resolve the matter. When Zhao Zun and Chen Rong forced a fight, Song Yan severed Zhao Zun’s arm with a single sword strike and revealed the Avīci Illustrated Scroll.

• Song Yan questioned Zhao Shu about the missing pills, and Zhao Shu blamed shortages and adjustments in allocation.
• Chen Rong said the pills would take a few more days, while Zhao Zun refused to give Song Yan a definite delivery time.
• Song Yan demanded herbs and a Pill Furnace so he could refine the pills himself, but Zhao Zun barred him from the Pill Academy’s restricted grounds.
• Chen Rong and Zhao Zun proposed a sparring match, and Song Yan agreed.
• Song Yan struck with Black-and-White Sword Light and severed Zhao Zun’s right arm.
• Song Yan rose into the air as the Avīci Illustrated Scroll unfurled behind him, declaring that the fight had begun.

Song Yan defeated Zhao Zun in a duel at the Pill Academy and left after ordering Zhao Mo and Zhao Shu to deliver the owed pills. A disciple then rushed to report the incident to True Lord Zhao Wang, Zhao Zun’s father.

• Song Yan’s sword bypassed Zhao Zun’s protective Law Treasure and severed his right arm, silencing the witnesses.
• Song Yan severed Zhao Zun’s left arm as well, then ended the duel after Chen Rong declared him the victor.
• Song Yan ordered Zhao Mo and Zhao Shu to deliver the pills owed to his cave abode at Chiyu Peak before sundown, then departed with the Dongyuan Sect cultivators.
• A Pill Academy chief-furnace Alchemist left to report Song Yan to the Discipline Court, while Chen Rong and another Alchemist gathered Zhao Zun and his arms.
• A disciple hurried to Dragon Snake Peak and entered True Lord Zhao Wang’s courtyard to report an important matter.

Zhao Wang learned that Song Yan had severed Zhao Zun’s arms after Zhao Zun’s pill embezzlement led to a duel, and discovered Song Yan was Divine Lord Yangsu’s newly registered disciple. At Chiyu Peak, Chu Rang and Yuan Xiaolu questioned Song Yan about the incident, leaving Yuan Xiaolu upset that she had not protected the Dongyuan disciples.

• Zhao Zhengchu told Zhao Wang that Song Yan had cut off both of Zhao Zun’s arms after Zhao Zun agreed to a duel at the Pill Academy.
• Zhao Wang learned Song Yan came from the Dongyuan Sect, was listed under Divine Lord Yangsu in the Preparations Court, and lived on Chiyu Peak; he then set out to see him.
• Yuan Xiaolu registered Song Yan as a disciple and flew back toward the Sword-Washing Pool to tell him the news.
• Chu Rang arrived at Chiyu Peak with two Enforcement Strongmen and asked Yuan Xiaolu to accompany him to investigate Song Yan.
• Song Yan recounted the dispute to Chu Rang, and Yuan Xiaolu became upset that she had not intervened sooner to protect the Dongyuan disciples.