Recaps

Jiang Fa prepared for the Qingshan Martial Meet while threats from Ding Wanshan and rival fighters gathered around him. He won three bouts with his footwork and hidden strength, while Li Kunlun was ordered to kill him and Qin Xuan faced a dangerous opponent.

• Master Hu learned Jiang Fa had killed Bald Liu and ordered the Black Tiger Gang to leave him alone, while Ding Wanshan learned Lang San was dead and began investigating.
• Lin Feng warned Jiang Fa that the attacks on him might be tied to a hidden enemy targeting the Lin Lineage, and offered to protect Jiang Fa’s family.
• Tang Jin'er broke through to Ming Jin, and Zhao Zhong named her his second personal disciple and ordered her to move into the inner courtyard.
• Lie Changkong told Zhao Zhong the Qingshan Martial Meet had been moved earlier, and Qin Xuan defeated Lie Jingyun in a spar by revealing his Late Dark Force cultivation and mastery of Mountain-Breaking Fist.
• Jiang Fa registered for the meet, and Ding Wanshan arranged for Lang Jiu to kill him in the ring under the cover of a match.
• At the Green Lantern Festival, Jiang Fa struck Zhou Man after Zhou Man attacked Sun Yi and threatened Tang Jin'er, surprising the crowd with his strength.
• Jiang Fa defeated Sun Xian and Qian Liu in the meet, using Wind-Chasing Steps to evade their attacks before striking decisive openings.
• Jiang Fa defeated Han Chong with Penetrating Jin and a punch that sent him off the platform, while Li Kunlun agreed to kill Jiang Fa if they met and Qin Xuan began fighting Helan Shan.

Jiang Fa and Qin Xuan fought their way into the top seven at the martial meet, where Jiang Fa revealed the full extent of his saber skill. Qin Xuan was badly injured by Li Kunlun, and Lin Feng warned Jiang Fa that a conspiracy might be behind the attack on the secret vein and several earlier incidents.

• Qin Xuan defeated Helan Shan, then Jiang Fa revealed his hidden late Dark Force and defeated Gu Qingyan with Perfection-level Mountain-Breaking Fist.
• Li Kunlun, Wang Yanzhi, Qin Xuan, Lu Jiu, Zhou Tai, and Liu Mang won their matches as the contestants fought for the top seven, while the repechage matches completed the top ten.
• The top-seven draw paired Wang Yanzhi with Zhou Tai, Jiang Fa with Liu Mang, and Qin Xuan with Li Kunlun, while Lu Jiu received a bye.
• Wang Yanzhi defeated Zhou Tai with the Flowing Frost Sword Technique, and Jiang Fa used his ghost-head saber to defeat Liu Mang after revealing Perfection in the Cloak Saber Technique.
• Li Kunlun badly injured Qin Xuan with a counterattack, and Jiang Fa stopped him from landing another blow before Qin Xuan conceded.
• Qin Xuan received seventh place because of his injuries, and Zhou Tai defeated Liu Mang for fifth as Jiang Fa, Li Kunlun, Wang Yanzhi, and Lu Jiu remained in the contest.
• Lin Feng gave Jiang Fa money and medicines, reported that attackers had killed nineteen guards at the secret vein, and linked the incident to several earlier attacks and assassinations.
• Jiang Fa advised Lin Feng to investigate quietly and delay confronting anyone until after the martial meet, then recovered from his fight with Liu Mang and considered the semifinals.

Jiang Fa won the Qingshan Martial Meet after killing Li Kunlun and Lu Jiu, then advanced his martial arts and reached Peak An Jin with an Essence-Concentrating Pill. Ding Wanshan vowed to avenge Lang Jiu by targeting Jiang Fa’s family.

• Wang Yanzhi lost the first semifinal to Lu Jiu, whose Severing Flow saber technique broke his sword and left him badly injured.
• Jiang Fa revealed that his Mountain-Breaking Fist had reached the Transformation Realm, broke Li Kunlun’s wrists, and killed him in the arena.
• Jiang Fa killed Lu Jiu after Lu Jiu threatened his family, then won the martial meet and received a saber technique and silver awards.
• Jiang Fa demonstrated Mountain-Breaking Fist for Zhao Zhong, who broke through to the Transformation Realm and gave Jiang Fa an Essence-Concentrating Pill.
• Jiang Fa studied the Surging Billows and Layered Waves Slash and Stele-Shattering Finger, while Ding Wanshan planned to attack Jiang Fa’s family.
• Jiang Fa trained in his new techniques, swallowed the Essence-Concentrating Pill, and reached Peak An Jin.

After destroying the Blood Wolf Gang, Jiang Fa joined the Lin Lineage’s ambush against the Li Clan at Black Wind Ridge. The battle widened into a struggle over the ore vein, and Jiang Fa killed Li Canghai before an unknown figure challenged Shi Chongshan.

• Jiang Fa destroyed the Blood Wolf Gang after learning that Li Canghai had hired it to kill him, and Lin Dingyuan moved Jiang Fa’s family to safety.
• Jiang Fa reunited with his parents and younger brother, urged them to settle in the city, and returned to cultivating at the martial hall.
• Lin Feng told Jiang Fa that the Lin Lineage planned to ambush Li Canghai’s forces at the mine, and Jiang Fa agreed to attack the Li Clan’s flank.
• Wang Chengde and a gray-robed envoy arranged to exploit the fighting at Black Wind Ridge for the Heavenly Demon Sect’s blood-essence plans.
• Li Canghai joined forces with Tu Lie and led their fighters toward the mine, where Lin Dingyuan’s forces ambushed them.
• Jiang Fa killed Li Clan fighters and Tu Lie, then attacked Li Yunteng and Li Canghai before Shi Chongshan struck him and sent him crashing through a boulder.
• Zhao Zhong and Lie Changkong intervened against Shi Chongshan as forces from across Qingshan County converged on Black Wind Ridge, forcing Lin Dingyuan to withdraw.
• Jiang Fa ambushed and killed Li Canghai, but Shi Chongshan attacked him until Liu Bochong blocked the blow, and an unseen speaker challenged Shi Chongshan as he prepared to leave.