Recaps

Lin Fei gave Yao Zhicheng a life-extending Daoist art and ordered him to help find the villain who had threatened Ji Yaoguang as a child. Meanwhile, Nightmare broke into the Song Family home and killed Song Lantian while disguising himself to implicate Wu Moling.

• Yao Zhicheng told Lin Fei that Yao Xinyi still remembered him and intended to marry him, but Lin Fei told her to find someone else.
• Lin Fei taught Yao Zhicheng the Seven-Star Lamp Life-Extension Method, which could extend his life by twelve years if the lamp stayed lit for seven days.
• Lin Fei told Yao Zhicheng to use his connections to find the villain who had targeted Ji Yaoguang when she was nine, and identified the Divine Shaman Lineage curse as a clue.
• Nightmare infiltrated the Song Family home wearing makeup and perfume meant to resemble Wu Moling.
• Nightmare smashed into Song Lantian's room and killed him, then escaped through a window as Song Hao arrived.

After Song Lantian was assassinated, Song Hao blamed Ji Yaoguang’s bodyguard Wu Moling and brought the police to the Ji Family villa. Wu Moling shattered a gate flying toward Lin Fei, and Captain Wang ordered the officers to aim their guns at them.

• Nightmare fled after killing Song Lantian, and Song Hao discovered that his grandfather was dead.
• Song Hao identified the masked killer as Wu Moling from her appearance and perfume, while Song Qingyun vowed to seek justice and contacted the police.
• Before dawn, police surrounded the Ji Family villa, and Captain Wang ordered the iron gate broken down when no one opened it.
• Captain Wang rammed the gate with a police car, sending it flying toward Lin Fei, but Wu Moling stepped in front of him and shattered it with a punch, injuring her hand.
• Song Hao accused Wu Moling of using the same moves that killed Song Lantian, and Captain Wang ordered the officers to prepare to fire.

Police came to the Ji Family villa to detain Wu Moling for Song Lantian’s murder, citing a witness’s description, her ability, and the scent of her perfume. Lin Fei suspected someone from the Dark Night Organization had impersonated her, and Wu Moling went with the officers after he assured Ji Yaoguang that the truth would come out.

• Captain Wang told Ji Yaoguang that Wu Moling was suspected of killing Song Lantian, and Song Hao accused Ji Yaoguang of ordering the murder.
• Captain Wang cited the killer’s resemblance to Wu Moling and the Chanel Coco Mademoiselle scent at the scene, while Wu Moling said she had been home alone.
• Ji Yaoguang offered to vouch for Wu Moling, but Captain Wang dismissed her testimony, and Lin Fei concluded that someone had framed Wu Moling to provoke a conflict between the families.
• Captain Wang ordered the officers to take Wu Moling into custody, and Ji Yaoguang tried to stop them until Lin Fei reassured her.
• Lin Fei told Wu Moling to go with the officers and promised no one would frame her, so she agreed cheerfully.

After Wu Moling was arrested, Lin Fei persuaded Jiang Tianling to delay closing the case and investigate the Dark Night Organization, while the Song Family grew furious at the investigation. Song Qingyun decided to summon Tao Yingwu to attack the Ji Family.

• Police escorted Wu Moling away in handcuffs and leg irons.
• Lin Fei told Ji Yaoguang that the Song Family would pressure the police and that others were trying to implicate her, then called Jiang Tianling.
• Jiang Tianling asked whether Wu Moling was guilty, and Lin Fei identified the Dark Night Organization as the real culprit.
• Jiang Tianling agreed to delay closing the case for half a month and collect all Skynet footage near the Song Family's residence.
• Song Hao smashed belongings in the villa and accused Jiang Tianling of helping the Ji Family, while Song Qingyun shared his suspicions.
• Song Qingyun told Song Hao to contact his senior brother Tao Yingwu and vowed that the Song Family would kill the Ji Family.

Song Hao drove a Ferrari into Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang, but Lin Fei rescued Ji Yaoguang and survived the crash. Lin Fei crippled Song Hao and defeated Tao Yingwu with one kick, then offered them a chance to apologize and leave as Tao Yingwu conceded defeat and Song Hao waited for his senior brother’s next move.

• Song Hao rammed his Ferrari into the courtyard, intending to kill Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang.
• Lin Fei swept Ji Yaoguang out of harm’s way, tore off the Ferrari’s door, and dragged Song Hao out before stamping on him and breaking his bones.
• Tao Yingwu confronted Lin Fei, but Lin Fei kicked him through a tree and left him badly injured.
• Tao Yingwu wondered whether Lin Fei was a Grandmaster, and Lin Fei dismissed that realm and told the two men to apologize and leave.
• Tao Yingwu admitted defeat, while Song Hao fell silent after reading his senior brother’s look and expected him to use a secret move.

Tao Yingwu attacked Lin Fei with poisoned needles and believed he had incapacitated him, but Lin Fei proved immune to the poison and turned on him. As Tao Yingwu fled, Lin Fei calmly asked whether he could get away.

• Tao Yingwu treated Song Hao's injuries, cleaned up the wreckage, and pretended to apologize to Lin Fei.
• Tao Yingwu secretly struck Lin Fei with three Hundred Poisons Needles, then claimed Lin Fei would soon die and gave Song Hao another poisoned needle.
• Song Hao prepared to attack Ji Yaoguang, but Lin Fei crushed his shoulder and broke his leg, revealing he could still move.
• Lin Fei pulled the needles from his body and revealed that he had absorbed their poison without harm.
• Tao Yingwu fled toward the courtyard as Lin Fei asked, "Can you get away?"

Lin Fei crippled Tao Yingwu and nearly killed Song Hao, but let Song Hao leave at Ji Yaoguang’s request. Back at the Song Family villa, Tao Yingwu vowed to summon Perfected Tao Qian to kill Lin Fei.

• Lin Fei destroyed Tao Yingwu’s meridians, and Song Hao tried to escape over the courtyard wall.
• Ji Yaoguang persuaded Lin Fei to spare Song Hao, who drove away with Tao Yingwu in the damaged Ferrari.
• Lin Fei warned Ji Yaoguang that Song Hao would not appreciate her mercy, then explained that he had pretended the Hundred Poisons Needle affected him for amusement.
• Song Hao and Tao Yingwu returned to the Song Family villa, where Song Qingyun learned what had happened and suspected Lin Fei was connected to Master Lin.
• Tao Yingwu dismissed Song Qingyun’s concerns and said he would call Perfected Tao Qian to kill Lin Fei.

Perfected Tao Qian threatened Lin Fei and the Ji Family, demanding that Lin Fei cripple his cultivation and Ji Yaoguang surrender to the police. Lin Fei refused to back down, and Tao Qian announced a martial gathering at Dujiangyan to consolidate Rongcheng’s ancient martial arts world.

• News spread that Tao Qian would kill Lin Fei and wipe out the Ji Family unless they obeyed his demands, while Rongcheng’s martial artists speculated about Lin Fei’s strength and his link to Master Lin.
• Ji Yaoguang learned of the threat and worried that the law could not stop a Grandmaster, but Lin Fei told her he would crush Tao Qian if he came.
• The Ji Family spread Lin Fei’s defiant response throughout Rongcheng, drawing widespread skepticism and speculation that Master Lin had arrived.
• Tao Qian reached the Song Family villa and ordered Song Hao to announce a martial gathering at Dujiangyan in two days, threatening to visit any family that refused to attend.

Tao Qian arrived in Rongcheng to force its ancient martial families to submit to the Medicine Sect, promising Song Hao that the Song Family would receive their possessions. Lin Fei dismissed the threat and sent Tao Qian a warning, but two days later Jiang Tianling called with news that a problem had arisen.

• Tao Qian told Song Hao that the Medicine Sect intended to unite Rongcheng's ancient martial families and that the Song Family would gain their worldly possessions once they submitted.
• The Bai brothers decided to meet Tao Qian, while Old Daoist Ye agreed to attend the gathering.
• Lin Fei dismissed Tao Qian's ambition and warned Song Hao and Tao Yingwu to tell their master to come face him; the two men fled in fear.
• After two days passed without Tao Qian appearing, Lin Fei received a call from Jiang Tianling, who said there had been a problem.

Lin Fei used his divine sense to review sixteen surveillance feeds at once and identified Nightmare, the assassin pursuing Song Lantian. He told Jiang Tianling that he had first seen Nightmare on Mount Qingcheng.

• Lin Fei went to the police station after Jiang Tianling said officers were struggling to search the surveillance footage.
• Lin Fei had the officers leave, then ordered Jiang Tianling to play all sixteen feeds at eight times speed.
• Lin Fei paused the footage and identified a man as Nightmare, noting that he had entered the building opposite the Song Family's villa and later the mall restroom.
• Lin Fei pointed out that Nightmare wore women's eye makeup beneath his sunglasses to disguise himself from surveillance.
• Jiang Tianling questioned Lin Fei's claim that he had seen Nightmare three times, and Lin Fei said the first sighting was on Mount Qingcheng.

Lin Fei gave Jiang Tianling information to pursue the assassin Nightmare, then left for the martial gathering at Emerald Moon Lake, where Tao Qian prepared to confront Rongcheng’s ancient martial arts leaders. The chapter ended as Tao Qian stepped forward after Bai Zhan challenged Song Hao.

• Jiang Tianling searched Rongcheng’s household registration database for Nightmare, but Lin Fei warned that the assassin might have no record and told him not to startle him.
• Jiang Tianling promised to mobilize the Rongcheng police to track Nightmare while avoiding unnecessary casualties.
• Lin Fei left the police station and traveled to the martial gathering at Emerald Moon Lake in Dujiangyan.
• Tao Qian’s gathering brought Rongcheng’s prominent martial arts and business figures together, while Lin Fei had not yet arrived.
• Bai Zhan challenged Song Hao’s right to address the gathering, and Tao Qian ordered his disciple down so he could take the stage himself.

Tao Qian demanded that the ancient martial families submit to the Medicine Sect, then challenged anyone who disagreed to defeat him. Bai Poju accepted the challenge, but after Tao Qian overwhelmed him, Lin Fei predicted that Bai Poju would lose even after revealing his Protective Gang Qi.

• Tao Qian offered pills and medicines to those who submitted to the Medicine Sect, drawing many in the crowd to his side.
• Bai Pojun, Taoist Ye Qiu, and Qing Fen showed little interest in Tao Qian's offer.
• Tao Qian challenged anyone to defeat him, promising the Medicine Sect would leave the victor's family alone.
• Bai Poju challenged Tao Qian and was driven onto the defensive by his rapid palm strikes.
• Bai Poju released his Protective Gang Qi, and Lin Fei told Ji Yaoguang that Bai Poju would lose.

Tao Qian defeated Bai Poju after revealing the Medicine Sect’s Five Elements Gang Qi, then demanded that Lin Fei cripple his cultivation and kowtow. The chapter ended with Lin Fei facing Tao Qian’s challenge.

• Bai Poju gained the advantage with a fierce barrage of attacks and struck Tao Qian with a clinch knee strike.
• Tao Qian used Earth-element gang qi to withstand the knee and counterattack, then explained that he was using Five Elements Gang Qi.
• Tao Qian transformed his gang qi with Metal and shattered Bai Poju’s defenses, knocking him off the platform.
• Tao Qian challenged Ye Qiu and Bai Pojun, but Song Hao announced that Lin Fei had arrived.
• Tao Qian demanded that Lin Fei cripple his cultivation and kowtow three times in exchange for his life.

Tao Qian defeated Ye Qiu after overpowering him with Five Elements Gang Qi, then demanded that Master Lin reveal himself. Lin Fei identified himself, leaving Tao Qian to face the opponent he had been seeking.

• Lin Fei calmly challenged Tao Qian, while Ye Qiu stepped in to defend him.
• Ye Qiu attacked Tao Qian with the Breeze Sword Art, but Tao Qian used metal-element Gang Qi to withstand the blows.
• Tao Qian switched to fire-element Gang Qi, burned Ye Qiu's peachwood sword, and forced him into a palm clash.
• Tao Qian broke Ye Qiu's arm and burned away his protective Gang Qi, defeating him and shocking the crowd.
• Tao Qian mocked Rongcheng's martial artists and called for Master Lin to come forward, and Lin Fei said he was the one Tao Qian sought.

Lin Fei stepped forward to confront Tao Qian despite warnings from the Bai family and Qing Lixue, then revealed he was the Master Lin who taught Wu Moling the True Martial Ultimate Strike. He called Tao Qian too weak and offered to let him make three moves, leaving the crowd stunned and mocking him.

• Lin Fei ignored Bai Zhan and Bai Pojun's warnings and walked toward the arena as the crowd parted.
• Qing Lixue urged Lin Fei to find Master Lin, but Lin Fei called Tao Qian an ant and said he had come to crush him.
• Tao Qian threatened to kill Lin Fei, while Ye Qiu urged Lin Fei to apologize and step down.
• Lin Fei climbed onto the arena and told Tao Qian that he was the Master Lin who had taught Wu Moling the True Martial Ultimate Strike.
• Lin Fei called Tao Qian too weak and offered to give him three moves, provoking disbelief and ridicule from the crowd.

Lin Fei let Tao Qian attack him three times without suffering a scratch, revealing a strength that stunned everyone at the arena. After Tao Qian broke his promise and used a fourth move, Lin Fei effortlessly destroyed his water-element Gang Qi and prepared to kill him.

• Tao Qian struck Lin Fei with the Vanishing Shadow Palm Technique, but Lin Fei stood unharmed and the rebounding force sent Tao Qian staggering back.
• Lin Fei endured Tao Qian's Five Elements Gang Qi attack and fire-element strike without injury, leaving one of the promised three moves remaining.
• The spectators realized Lin Fei was Master Lin, while Tao Yingwu and Song Hao regretted provoking him.
• Tao Qian used a fourth move to trap Lin Fei in water-element Gang Qi, but Lin Fei popped it with a finger and said he would send Tao Qian to the afterlife.

Lin Fei defeated Tao Qian with a single palm strike and crippled his cultivation, then warned the Medicine Sect not to seek revenge. Tao Qian died, leaving the gathering to anticipate a major conflict between Lin Fei and the sect.

• Lin Fei struck Tao Qian from several meters away, crushing his chest and sending him flying.
• Tao Qian tried to heal himself with Wood-Element Gang Qi, but Lin Fei revealed that he had crippled Tao Qian's cultivation.
• Tao Yingwu threatened Lin Fei with the Medicine Sect, while Bai Pojun urged him not to provoke it further.
• Lin Fei spared Tao Yingwu and Song Hao to carry a warning to the Medicine Sect, threatening to wipe out the sect if it came after him.
• Tao Qian died after reacting to Lin Fei's threat, and the gathering fell silent as Bai Pojun sensed an approaching battle.

Lin Fei killed Tao Qian, spared Tao Yingwu and Song Hao, and left without claiming authority over Rongcheng’s ancient martial arts world. He reassured Ji Yaoguang that Wu Moling would be cleared, then asked which member of the Bai family might be plotting against her.

• Tao Yingwu begged Lin Fei for mercy, and Lin Fei ordered him to leave; Tao Yingwu took Song Hao with him.
• Bai Yan questioned why Lin Fei spared them, and Lin Fei said their lives did not matter to him.
• Lin Fei left the gathering, while the assembled martial artists recognized his overwhelming strength and wondered whether to side with him or the Medicine Sect.
• Qing Fen asked Qing Lixue whether she still thought Lin Fei was a charlatan, but she insisted he was only a martial arts expert as she gripped her amber necklace.
• Ji Yaoguang asked about Wu Moling, and Lin Fei said police had identified someone else as the culprit and Wu Moling would be fine.
• Lin Fei asked Ji Yaoguang which of the three Bai family members might want to harm her, leaving her unsure whether Bai Poju, Bai Pojun, or Bai Zhan was responsible.

Lin Fei learned that Nightmare, the Dark Night Organization killer who had caused Old Liu’s death, was hiding in Qinghe Township and went to confront him. He crushed Nightmare’s attack and stopped him in midair, leaving the terrified killer to realize he was facing a Great Grandmaster.

• Jiang Tianling told Lin Fei that the police had tracked Nightmare to a rural house in Qinghe Township.
• Jiang Tianling recalled Old Liu, and Lin Fei remembered the former chief and the small details of their past.
• Jiang Tianling revealed that Old Liu had died consumed by grief and anger after Nightmare murdered his granddaughter and escaped justice.
• Lin Fei vowed to make Nightmare pay and left immediately for the killer’s hideout.
• Nightmare’s blade shattered against Lin Fei’s invisible defense, and Lin Fei sent him crashing through a wall.
• Lin Fei halted Nightmare and falling debris in midair, and Nightmare recognized him as a Great Grandmaster.

Lin Fei explained to Nightmare that powerful martial artists were kept in check by national organizations, while Nightmare questioned him about the Dark Night Organization and the Shadow Sect. Nightmare then revealed his idea of art, triggering an explosion that engulfed the building.

• Lin Fei defeated Nightmare effortlessly and agreed to answer his questions in exchange for information.
• Nightmare asked why a Great Grandmaster like Lin Fei hid his cultivation beside Ji Yaoguang, and Lin Fei said he had already had his fill of stirring things up in the world.
• Lin Fei explained that organizations such as Huaxia's Dragon Hidden and Eagle Nation's Knights of the Round Table acted against martial artists who defied the law.
• Nightmare challenged Lin Fei's explanation by pointing out that the Dark Night Organization had not been destroyed, and Lin Fei said its connection to the Shadow Sect might explain its survival.
• Nightmare declared that art was life's most beautiful blossoming at the moment of death, and a thunderous explosion erupted throughout the building.

Lin Fei stopped Nightmare from killing himself and forced him to surrender, learning that Black Rose had assigned his missions and that he had arranged Bai Zhan’s challenge against Wu Moling. At the police station, Nightmare gave his name and code name, prompting Jiang Tianling to react sharply.

• Lin Fei protected Nightmare from the building’s explosion, and Nightmare admitted he had intended to die in a final act of art.
• Nightmare recognized Old Liu’s granddaughter as one of his victims and revealed that Black Rose personally gave him missions for Dark Night.
• Nightmare told Lin Fei that Black Rose had concealed her relationship with Datura, had an affair with Bai Zhan, and arranged Bai Zhan’s challenge against Wu Moling through him.
• Lin Fei agreed to let Nightmare turn himself in, and Nightmare followed him to the police station.
• Jiang Tianling questioned Nightmare, who gave his name as Zhang Wei and his code name as Nightmare, causing Jiang Tianling to slam the table and stand up.

Nightmare confessed to killing Song Lantian and demonstrated how he had disguised himself as Wu Moling, then shared a lead that could help Lin Fei find Black Rose. As Nightmare died by his own hand, he remembered meeting Lin Xinyu and asking her to become his greatest work of art.

• Jiang Tianling questioned Nightmare, who confessed to killing Song Lantian, framing Wu Moling, and planning the crime in detail.
• At Lin Fei's suggestion, Nightmare used cosmetics to reproduce his disguise as Wu Moling, and Jiang Tianling photographed the result for the case file.
• Nightmare gave Lin Fei the account information for files that could help Bai Zhan work with him and lead them to Black Rose.
• Nightmare picked gardenias in the police station garden, arranged them into a skull, and cut his wrist as he reflected on his death as an artistic act.
• Nightmare remembered meeting Lin Xinyu, who praised his artistic air and hands, and he asked her to become his most outstanding work of art.

As Nightmare died, he remembered Lin Xinyu and the revenge that had driven him to murder, while Lin Fei turned his attention to Black Rose and the Bai family. News that Nightmare was the real culprit devastated Tao Yingwu, Song Hao, and Song Qingyun at the Medicine Sect.

• As Nightmare lost consciousness, he recalled how Lin Xinyu had chosen the code name Gardenia and how he had treasured her before she vanished on a mission.
• Nightmare died among bloodstained gardenias, and Jiang Tianling asked Lin Fei what to do next.
• Lin Fei told Jiang Tianling to follow procedure and investigate anyone who claimed Nightmare's body, then went to Black Rose's villa and found that she had left.
• Lin Fei returned to the Ji Family's villa and decided to visit the Bai family the next day.
• At the Medicine Sect, Tao Yingwu, Song Hao, and Song Qingyun learned from the police that the Ji Family and Lin Fei had not been responsible for the murder.
• Song Hao collapsed to his knees, Song Qingyun fainted after vomiting blood, and Tao Yingwu cried out in disbelief over their mistaken accusations.

Lin Fei questioned Bai Zhan about his secret relationship with Black Rose and learned that Bai Zhan refused to betray the woman who had saved his life. Lin Fei warned that Black Rose was married to Datura and gave Bai Zhan evidence, leaving him shaken by an audio recording that revealed Black Rose wanted to use him.

• Lin Fei visited the Bai family villa and asked Bai Zhan about Black Rose of the Dark Night Organization.
• Bai Zhan admitted that Black Rose had saved him and that they were secretly in love, but he refused to help Lin Fei lure her out.
• Lin Fei admired Bai Zhan’s loyalty and told him that Black Rose was married to Datura.
• Lin Fei gave Bai Zhan a note with cloud-drive login details, and Bai Zhan opened an audio file that began by calling him a genius to be used.

Lin Fei showed Bai Zhan evidence that Black Rose had manipulated him by staging a rescue and pretending to care for him. After watching a video of Black Rose with Datura, Bai Zhan resolved to settle the matter himself.

• Bai Zhan listened as a recording revealed Black Rose had planned to make him owe her a debt of gratitude so she could control him.
• Bai Zhan smashed the stone table in rage, while Lin Fei urged him to watch the accompanying video.
• Bai Zhan watched footage of Black Rose welcoming Datura into her villa and kissing him before they went to bed together.
• Bai Zhan broke the phone, cursed Black Rose, and broke down in grief and fury.
• Bai Zhan told Lin Fei that he wanted to settle the matter with his own hands.