Recaps

Lu You descended Mount Longhu, announcing that he would kill Quanxing’s acting sect leader Gong Qing and choose two disciples, stirring the Outsider world into action. Wang Ai sent Wang Bing to seek a place as Lu You’s nominal disciple, and Wang Bing reluctantly agreed.

• Lu You announced that he intended to kill Gong Qing, spare Quanxing members who did not obstruct him, and select an heir and a nominal disciple before descending Mount Longhu.
• Outsiders across the country searched for Gong Qing and sent promising juniors to compete for Lu You’s discipleship.
• Wang Ai told the injured Wang Bing that he would present the Wang Family’s leads on Gong Qing to Lu You.
• Wang Ai insisted that the Wang Family had willingly given Divine Painting to Lu You and urged Wang Bing to seek nominal discipleship.
• Wang Bing agreed to go, though he feared Lu You might refuse him.

Zhuge Qing struggled with his desire for the Eight Extraordinary Skills as his father urged him to seek Daoist Tianji’s teachings, while Wang Ye feared that his own hidden inheritance would draw even more trouble. Across the Outsider world, factions searched for Gong Qing, who slipped away from two pursuers in a dark alley.

• Zhuge Qing’s father told him the Zhuge Clan was investigating Gong Qing and encouraged him to pursue a named-disciple position under Daoist Tianji, confronting his fixation on the Eight Extraordinary Skills.
• Zhuge Qing told Wang Ye that his father wanted him to become Daoist Tianji’s named disciple, and Wang Ye joked that he could use Zhuge Qing’s name to deter people.
• Wang Ye privately panicked that he might have acquired part of Daoist Tianji’s inheritance and feared the Outsiders would target the Wang Family if they learned about it.
• Guan Shihua and Chen Jinkui sent their people to find Gong Qing, warning them not to offend Daoist Tianji, while several small sects also decided to search for him.
• Gong Qing heard that Outsiders were hunting him at a roadside stall, then evaded two men tracking him through a dark neighborhood.

Lu You continued tracking Gong Qing while evaluating Outsiders who brought him information, then met Ma Xianhong and Biyou Village, who offered him Divine Machine Hundred Refinements in exchange for his guidance. He refused to join them but took the manuscript, and the chapter ended with him suddenly focusing on Chen Duo.

• Lu You gathered reports about Gong Qing from visiting Outsiders and offered some of them martial arts pointers, while Quanxing members avoided him.
• At a noodle stall in Yiyang, Ma Xianhong introduced himself as Biyou Village's chief and invited Lu You to join, offering him the position of village chief and Divine Machine Hundred Refinements.
• Lu You refused to join Biyou Village and offered to trade for the manual, but Ma Xianhong explained that the village needed an expert to guide them.
• Lu You criticized Biyou Village's path and its promise to protect its members, while Ma Xianhong accepted the criticism but said he had to keep walking that road.
• After Qiu Rang challenged Lu You, Ma Xianhong agreed to leave and let Lu You keep Divine Machine Hundred Refinements as a greeting gift.
• Chen Duo stepped forward, and Lu You instantly appeared before her and asked her name; she answered, "Chen Duo."

Lu You recognized Chen Duo and offered to take her as his disciple, promising to seek a way to resolve her gu body before she decided. He traveled with Ma Xianhong and the others to Biyou Village, where he was given a place to stay as the village prepared to help track down Gong Qing.

• Lu You recognized Chen Duo as the Gu Body Saint Child and decided to accept the risks of becoming entangled in her fate.
• Lu You offered to take Chen Duo as his disciple and promised to investigate a solution to her gu body before she answered.
• Lu You agreed to stay in Biyou Village, told Ma Xianhong not to conceal his presence, and asked him to help find Gong Qing.
• As the group traveled, Outsiders sought Lu You's guidance and brought him leads on Gong Qing.
• Ma Xianhong escorted Lu You and the others into Biyou Village and offered him a detached courtyard residence.

Lu You warned Ma Xianhong that Biyou Village was sheltering Outsiders who might be using him, then accepted the superior-root disciples’ challenge. He effortlessly struck Zhao Guizhen down and faced Liu Wukai’s attack.

• Lu You declined Ma Xianhong’s invitation to tour Biyou Village and questioned whether the village truly served its ideals or merely protected people avoiding their pasts.
• Qiu Rang, Liu Wukai, and the other superior-root disciples confronted Lu You for criticizing their village, while Ma Xianhong watched with curiosity.
• Lu You challenged everyone except Chen Duo, including Ma Xianhong, to attack him together.
• The disciples and Ma Xianhong activated their abilities and artifacts, while Chen Duo stayed back to watch.
• Lu You dodged Zhao Guizhen’s talisman, crossed the distance instantly, and struck him through several trees with a slap.
• Ma Xianhong’s Six Harmonies Beads barely affected Lu You’s protective Qi, and Liu Wukai charged him with a powerful punch.

Lu You defeated Ma Xianhong and Biyou Village’s Top Talents with ease, leaving Ma Xianhong humbled and the others unconscious or injured. After Ma Xianhong told Chen Duo she could choose her own life, Lu You asked her to decide for herself without rushing.

• Lu You shattered Liu Wukui’s protection and defeated the attacking Top Talents, while Zhang Kun fled underground before Lu You’s stomp forced him back out.
• Lu You knocked Harichagai unconscious, and Old Bi Yuan played dead after his Ghost Gate Needles failed.
• Lu You struck down Qiu Rang, and Ma Xianhong conceded, recalling his artifacts and admitting the Top Talents had all been defeated.
• Ma Xianhong had Ruhua carry the injured Top Talents back to Biyou Village and repair the damaged ground.
• Lu You offered to teach Chen Duo, and Ma Xianhong told her she could choose her own life; Lu You asked them to let her decide without rushing.

Lu You considered ways to treat Chen Duo’s Gu Poison body and met with her the next day to offer her four choices. The chapter ended just as he began explaining them.

• Chen Duo stayed with her dog while Ma Xianhong took the Top Talents away and offered Lu You a protective artifact as an apology.
• Lu You accepted Ma Xianhong’s gift and said he might help with his situation, then told Ma Xianhong to take Chen Duo down the mountain to rest.
• Lu You studied Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements and considered using precise fire or replacing Chen Duo’s blood to address her Gu Poison body.
• The next day, Ma Xianhong brought Lu You to Chen Duo’s secluded house, where Lu You told her he was giving her four choices.

Chen Duo chose to become Lu You’s disciple, beginning a new life in Biyou Village while he prepared to resolve the Gu Poison in her body. Meanwhile, more Outsiders settled in the village, and Ma Xianhong’s Body-Cultivation Furnace neared completion.

• Lu You offered Chen Duo four choices, including becoming his disciple, and promised to respect her decision.
• After imagining Chen Junyan encouraging her to choose for herself, Chen Duo chose the first option, knelt before Lu You, and became his disciple.
• Chen Duo told Lu You about her past and her reasons for killing Liao Zhong, then followed his instructions to stay in Biyou Village and visit him each afternoon.
• As word spread that Lu You was in Biyou Village, Outsiders arrived to report leads on Gong Qing or meet him, and some unaffiliated cultivators decided to settle there.
• Ma Xianhong eventually stopped accepting new Outsiders after Lu You warned him that people could disguise their intentions, while the Body-Cultivation Furnace neared completion.

As Daoist Tianji’s influence grew and news spread that he had taken Chen Duo as his disciple, Nadou Tong called an emergency meeting of the Ten Elders to decide how to deal with him. Zhang Zhiwei advised against trying to control him, while Lu Jin urged the Ten Elders to negotiate and bring him into their ranks.

• Ma Xianhong welcomed the growing number of Outsiders at Biyou Village while Lu You continued refining his Fire Release.
• News spread that Daoist Tianji had taken Chen Duo as his disciple, alarming Nadou Tong because Chen Duo had killed Liao Zhong and left the company.
• Zhao Fangxu ordered the Ten Elders meeting to be moved forward after receiving the report about Daoist Tianji.
• Zhao Fangxu asked Zhang Zhiwei how the Ten Elders should handle Daoist Tianji, and Zhang said they should not try to control him if they could not.
• Lu Jin argued that Daoist Tianji had followed the Outsider world's rules and proposed negotiating with him and bringing him into the Ten Elders.

Zhao Fangxu convened the Ten Elders to decide how Nadou Tong should handle Lu You, and most opposed confronting him directly. Zhang Zhiwei hinted that Lu You might ascend soon, so the company postponed its decision and planned to ask him to join the Ten Elders.

• Zhao Fangxu asked Wang Ai, Lu Ci, Guan Shihua, and the other elders for their views on Lu You, and Wang Ai urged them to win him over rather than rely on force.
• Lu Ci, Feng Zhenghao, Na Ruhu, Master Garganta, and Mu You offered guarded or limited responses, while Chen Jinkui suggested using modern weapons and Zhao Fangxu firmly rejected the idea.
• Chen Jinkui proposed making Lu You's Named Disciple a member of his sect, prompting Lu Ci, Wang Ai, and Mu You to claim the place for their own families or faction.
• Zhao Fangxu asked Zhang Zhiwei to speak with Lu You, but Zhang Zhiwei said Lu You would not remain in this realm for long and left the elders to infer that he might ascend.
• Zhao Fangxu shelved the matter, said Nadou Tong would ask Lu You to join the Ten Elders, and decided to report the elders' opposition to direct confrontation to their superiors.

Zhao Fangxu ordered all temporary workers to move against Biyou Village, destroy the Body-Cultivation Furnace, and bring back Ma Xianhong, with Chen Duo as a possible secondary target. Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao prepared to join the mission despite the danger posed by Daoist Tianji, while Xiao Zizai received the order and set out.

• Zhao Fangxu and the directors agreed that Biyou Village and the Body-Cultivation Furnace had to be stopped, and they chose to send all temporary workers rather than act openly as the company.
• Zhao Fangxu ordered the temporary workers to target Biyou Village, dismantle the Body-Cultivation Furnace, and bring back Ma Xianhong, while leaving open the possibility of recovering Chen Duo without confronting Daoist Tianji.
• Xu Si warned Zhang Chulan that Feng Baobao could not refuse the mission without attracting the company's suspicion, and Zhang Chulan worried that the group would be no match for Daoist Tianji.
• Feng Baobao volunteered to go, and Zhang Chulan agreed to accompany her after Xu San insisted he protect her.
• Xiao Zizai received the mission details, changed his clothes, and left after reciting a Buddhist prayer.

The temporary operatives reacted to the news surrounding Chen Duo and began converging on Biyou Village, while Ma Xianhong struggled to manage the outsiders arriving there. Nearly half a month after Lu You arrived, Hei Guan'er encountered Zhuge Qing’s illusion formation and turned to the group chat to coordinate with the other operatives.

• Hei Guan'er studied a map of Biyou Village and noted Ma Xianhong, Chen Duo, and Daoist Tianji as concerns.
• Wang Zhenqiu learned that Chen Duo was connected to Biyou Village and decided the situation sounded interesting.
• Old Meng heard about Chen Duo and resolved to go to Biyou Village to learn the truth.
• Gao Yushan received a notification in her sealed nutrient chamber as outsiders continued arriving in Biyou Village.
• Ma Xianhong began sending outsiders away, and Zhuge Qing’s illusion formation kept many newcomers from reaching the village.
• Hei Guan'er avoided the formation, considered meeting the other temporary operatives, and read their messages in the group chat.

Black Tube and the other temporary workers watched Biyou Village while Zhang Chulan brought Wang Ye to help them enter through Zhuge Qing’s illusion formation. As Zhang Chulan distracted the guards at the bridge, several figures slipped into the village.

• Black Tube, Xiao Zizai, Wang Zhenqiu, Old Meng, and Feng Baobao gathered near Biyou Village and reviewed Er Zhuang’s detailed information about the village.
• Black Tube spotted Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao arriving with Wang Ye, and the temporary workers stayed hidden.
• Wang Ye sensed Zhuge Qing’s illusion formation and led Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao through it, while Zhang Chulan warned him that Biyou Village was dangerous.
• At the village bridge, Zhang Chulan told the guards they had come to deliver a lead on Gong Qing to Senior Tianji.
• Zhang Chulan distracted one guard while several figures quietly passed the group and infiltrated Biyou Village.

Wang Ye and Zhang Chulan entered Biyou Village with Feng Baobao, each pursuing a different goal as the Company prepared its operation against Ma Xianhong’s Body-Cultivation Furnace. Wang Ye immediately beat Zhuge Qing for leaving him behind, while Zhang Chulan presented Lu You with information about Gong Qing.

• Ma Xianhong welcomed Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, and Wang Ye into Biyou Village and offered to take them to Lu You.
• Ma Xianhong told Wang Ye that Zhuge Qing was nearby, so Wang Ye broke away to find him while Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao continued uphill.
• Wang Ye ambushed Zhuge Qing, striking him with a Three Sovereigns Cannon Fist and stomping him until Zhuge Qing surrendered.
• Zhang Chulan reviewed the Company's plan with Feng Baobao: the temporary workers would split up to sabotage the Body-Cultivation Furnace, find Chen Duo, and distract the villagers and Top Talents, with Er Zhuang providing surveillance.
• Zhang Chulan presented Lu You with confidential information locating Gong Qing, but Lu You already understood why the visitors had come to Biyou Village.

Lu You confronted Zhang Chulan about his secrecy, then allowed the company’s plan against Biyou Village to proceed with one change still to come. Wang Ye tried to return the Chinese Martial Arts booklet, but Lu You refused, leaving Wang Ye to burn it; meanwhile, Zhuge Qing joined Ma Xianhong, Zhang Chulan, and Feng Baobao at the foot of the mountain.

• Lu You sent Feng Baobao outside and rebuked Zhang Chulan for hiding his intentions, warning him not to kill Ma Xianhong or harm Lu You’s disciple.
• Zhang Chulan confessed the company’s mission and plan to destroy Biyou Village, and Lu You permitted them to proceed while reserving the right to change one part.
• Wang Ye offered to return the Chinese Martial Arts booklet and asked Lu You to erase his memories, but Lu You returned the booklet and told him to keep, pass on, or burn it.
• Wang Ye thanked Lu You and burned the booklet to ashes.
• Ma Xianhong led Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao down the mountain, where they met Zhuge Qing, who had already spoken with Lu You and considered leaving Biyou Village.

Zhuge Qing left Biyou Village and received Lu You’s advice to overcome his inner demon and pursue Samadhi True Fire. As the company’s operation began, explosions and an unusual fire engulfed the village, and Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao set out to hold Ma Xianhong back.

• Ma Xianhong let Zhuge Qing leave Biyou Village without force, and Zhuge Qing warned him to be careful.
• Lu You urged Zhuge Qing to overcome his inner demon and master Samadhi True Fire, then discussed Qimen Dunjia with him and Wang Ye.
• Ma Xianhong woke to explosions and fires consuming the village’s eastern houses and the woods near the Body-Cultivation Furnace, and he blamed the company.
• Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao found the village in chaos as Outsiders evacuated residents and struggled to control the Qi-laced flames.
• Zhang Chulan told Feng Baobao their people had not set the fire and that they should stick to the plan by holding Ma Xianhong back, then they ran west.

Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao intercepted Ma Xianhong and fought to keep him from returning to the Body-Cultivation Furnace, while a third party’s attack on Biyou Village remained unexplained. As their battle continued, Old Meng reached Chen Duo’s home to try to take her away.

• Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing suspected that someone other than the company had set the fires in Biyou Village.
• Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao intercepted Ma Xianhong among the burning buildings and fought him with the aim of keeping him away from the Body-Cultivation Furnace.
• Feng Baobao cut one of Ma Xianhong’s Six Harmonies Beads in half and attacked the seams of his Black Armor.
• Ma Xianhong struck the Soul-Shaking Bell, leaving Zhang Chulan dazed, while Feng Baobao remained unaffected and rushed to protect him from the Devouring Pouch.
• Old Meng arrived at Chen Duo’s home, where he was supposed to make contact with her and try to take her away.

Chen Duo left with Old Meng as hidden pursuers followed, while the destruction of the Body-Cultivation Furnace and the fight at Wang Zhenqiu’s position revealed that the operation had gone badly off plan. Ma Xianhong confronted a transformed Zhang Chulan, who absorbed Kongkuhou and broke his connection to the artifact.

• Chen Duo went with Old Meng, and two hidden figures emerged afterward to pursue them and report back to their boss.
• Xiao Zizai and Black Tube destroyed the Body-Cultivation Furnace, concluded that something had gone wrong with Ma Xianhong, and headed to reinforce Feng Baobao and Zhang Chulan.
• Wang Zhenqiu fought off the injured Top Talents until masked figures in company uniforms surrounded them; he persuaded the Top Talents to join him against the unknown force.
• Qiu Rang agreed to cooperate with Wang Zhenqiu and suspected that traitors were among the company’s higher-ups.
• Ma Xianhong’s armor began to fall apart as Zhang Chulan, glowing blue-eyed and drawing in surrounding Qi, sucked in Kongkuhou and erased its Qi circuits.

After Zhang Chulan recovered from the bell’s attack, Qu Tong arrived with a force of masked Outsiders and revealed that they had come to capture Feng Baobao. The Company’s temporary workers appeared just as Qu Tong’s group blocked their escape.

• Feng Baobao knocked Zhang Chulan out of his confusion and finished tying up Ma Xianhong.
• Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao were surrounded by masked Outsiders, and Qu Tong stepped out of the darkness.
• Qu Tong told Ma Xianhong she would avenge him and revealed that her people intended to take Feng Baobao away.
• Zhang Chulan tried to escape with Feng Baobao, but a burly man and barrier artifacts blocked their path.
• Xiao Zizai and Black Tube arrived, joining the gathering temporary workers.

Qu Tong ordered her Outsiders to capture Zhang Chulan and the others, but the temporary workers joined forces with Biyou Village’s Top Talents after Wang Zhenqiu revealed the company was not behind the attack. They circled back to confront Qu Tong, leaving the two groups charging into battle against the Yaoxing Society.

• Qu Tong dismissed Ma Xianhong’s ability to outwit the company and sent her Outsiders after Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, Xiao Zizai, and Black Tube.
• Wang Zhenqiu joined the fleeing temporary workers with the Top Talents close behind, and Zhang Chulan explained that an unknown force had deceived Ma Xianhong into blaming the company.
• Old Master Bi Yuan and Fu Rong agreed that the Top Talents should help save Ma Xianhong, and Wang Zhenqiu persuaded them to unite against the real enemy.
• Black Tube and Xiao Zizai decided to continue the mission rather than retreat, so the temporary workers and Top Talents circled Biyou Village toward Qu Tong.
• Wang Zhenqiu charged the Yaoxing Society with his five elemental flags, while Black Tube fired a shot at them.

Feng Baobao, Zhang Chulan, Xiao Zizai, Hei Guan'er, Wang Zhenqiu, and the Top Talents fought the Yaoxing Society's fanatical forces at Biyou Village, but the outnumbered defenders began to lose ground. Hei Guan'er called for a retreat, while Zhang Chulan insisted they wait because help was almost there.

• Feng Baobao fought without killing, while Zhang Chulan realized the Yaoxing Society members seemed brainwashed and fearless of death.
• Xiao Zizai, Hei Guan'er, and Wang Zhenqiu used their skills and weapons to take down Yaoxing Society fighters.
• Zhang Chulan used his enhanced Thunder Method against enemies who focused their attacks on him.
• Liu Wukai and Fu Rong fought alongside the Top Talents, but damaged artifacts, old injuries, and the enemy's numbers wore them down.
• Several Top Talents fell, and Hei Guan'er urged the temporary workers to retreat as the defenders faced mounting danger.
• Zhang Chulan asked everyone to wait longer, saying help was almost there.

Qu Tong took control of Ma Xianhong as her attack on Biyou Village neared success, but the arrival of Chen Duo and Old Meng drew Lu You into the conflict. As Lu You approached, his overwhelming presence silenced the battlefield, and Zhang Chulan realized he meant to protect Chen Duo himself.

• Qu Tong kept Ma Xianhong bound and unable to use Qi, telling him that the Top Talents no longer trusted him and that she would explain everything later.
• Qu Tong reflected that she needed Ma Xianhong to complete the Body-Cultivation Furnace and had acted before his ties to Biyou Village grew stronger.
• Zhang Chulan told Xiao Zizai that he had been waiting for Old Meng and Chen Duo to arrive.
• Old Meng and Chen Duo entered the battlefield, and Qu Tong realized Chen Duo's presence could give Lu You a reason to intervene.
• Lu You's immense presence swept across Biyou Village, and he emerged from the ruins as Zhang Chulan understood that he intended to take Chen Duo away himself.

Lu You revealed Qu Tong’s plot to use the Company against him, freed Ma Xianhong, and moved to capture her. Qu Tong survived his opening strike and escaped the reach of his hand, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Lu You reunited with Chen Duo and accused Qu Tong of plotting to make him and the Company fight each other.
• Lu You freed Ma Xianhong, who learned that Twin Hands could alter memories and vowed to fight Qu Tong.
• Lu You announced that he would capture Qu Tong for manipulating Ma Xianhong and targeting Chen Duo.
• Lu You revealed Qu Tong as a mole among the Company’s senior ranks and said capturing her would repay Chen Duo’s debt to the Company.
• Qu Tong admitted defeat was unavoidable but refused to surrender, then dodged Lu You’s blazing palm and called for her allies to hold him off.

Lu You stayed behind in Biyou Village while Xiao Zizai and the other Temporary Workers chased Qu Tong, then demonstrated Chinese martial arts to Chen Duo as he slaughtered the Yaoxing Society members. He unleashed a golden fire dragon that destroyed the remaining enemies, while the pursuit of Qu Tong continued beyond the village.

• Qu Tong fled toward the forest, and Xiao Zizai and the other Temporary Workers pursued her while Ma Xianhong and Biyou Village's Top Talents stayed to assist Lu You.
• Lu You told Chen Duo to watch and learn, then used overwhelming speed and strength to tear through the Yaoxing Society members attacking him.
• Lu You explained the principles of Chinese martial arts as he defeated a Tongbi Vajra Style fighter and a concealed-weapons specialist.
• A former Fire Virtue Sect disciple attacked Lu You with a fire dragon, but Lu You extinguished it and revealed his Fire Release Great Method.
• Lu You summoned a golden fire dragon that burned the former Fire Virtue Sect disciple to ash and killed the remaining Yaoxing Society members.

Lu You defeated the Outsiders, trapped Qu Tong inside his Divine Painting, and returned with her to the ruins of Biyou Village. He ordered the village disbanded, kept everyone there while the company prepared to negotiate, and Zhao Fangxu began investigating Yaoxing Society.

• Lu You effortlessly defeated the Outsiders while Fu Rong and Ma Xianhong reflected on the difference in their strength.
• Qu Tong fled from Biyou Village, but Lu You's Divine Painting formed a barrier around the area and stopped her escape.
• Lu You confronted Qu Tong, accepted her surrender, and brought her back to Biyou Village.
• Lu You told Zhang Chulan to guard Qu Tong, asked him to contact Feng Xingtong for Wang Zizhong's spirit, and ordered Ma Xianhong to disband Biyou Village.
• After Xiao Zizai destroyed Qu Tong's signal jammer, Er Zhuang contacted Zhao Fangxu, who told the Temporary Workers to watch Qu Tong while he handled the company's discussions with Lu You.