Recaps

After the beast tide at Fortress No. 31, Yan Tianyang introduced himself to Jiang Fan and unexpectedly asked whether he wanted to try being commander of the Divine Wind Camp. Jiang Fan refused, insisting he wanted to become a cook, and Yan Tianyang left after expressing hope that Jiang Fan would always feel that way; Big Black then attacked the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito’s corpse, and something unexpected happened.

• Yan Tianyang introduced himself as commander of the Divine Wind Camp and asked Jiang Fan why he called Master Li Crazy Old Man.
• Jiang Fan said he had no interest in leading the Divine Wind Camp and wanted to become a highly skilled cook instead.
• Yan Tianyang remembered a young man who had once rejected the same offer, then told Jiang Fan he hoped that would always be his answer.
• Yan Tianyang said he needed to return to the Divine Wind Camp’s headquarters and left after saying goodbye to Crazy Old Man.
• Big Black found Jiang Fan, showed concern, then ran to tear at the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito’s corpse, whereupon something unexpected happened.

Crazy Old Man stabilized Big Black after the dog was overwhelmed by the power in the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito's blood, and Big Black recovered several days later. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman searched for Xiao Yan after Little Turtle sensed Little Bird's presence, and Jiang Fan noticed strange hard lumps on Big Black's back.

• Crazy Old Man used Psychic Power to suppress the restless power inside Big Black and left to rest.
• Xiao Qian and Old Wu suspected Jiang Fan was a Spirit Master, while Chen Wenhua refused to accuse him of stealing his family's gold.
• Little Turtle told the mysterious woman that he had sensed Little Bird's presence, but could not determine its direction.
• The mysterious woman insisted that her beloved was still alive and told Xiao Sanjin to keep watch for her.
• The residents rebuilt Fortress No. 31, and Jiang Fan received a school message announcing a Friday gathering for students admitted to universities or martial arts schools.
• Big Black recovered and returned to Jiang Fan, who felt hard lumps bulging on either side of the dog's spine.

Jiang Fan discovered that Big Black had mutated into a one-star flying demonic beast after drinking blood from the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito. Crazy Old Man linked the mutation to the Crimson Flame Phoenix and discussed Jiang Fan’s choices among the five elite martial schools, ending with the ominous nickname Corpse Martial for Yuanwu.

• Big Black grew wings and began flying, prompting Jiang Fan to suspect its transformation came from drinking the Nine-Mouthed Man-Eating Mosquito’s blood.
• Jiang Fan brought Big Black to Crazy Old Man, who confirmed it was a one-star demonic beast and said its strength might continue to grow.
• Crazy Old Man connected the mosquito’s mutation to the Crimson Flame Phoenix, one of the Church of Justice’s four sect-guardian divine beasts.
• Crazy Old Man described the five elite martial schools and recommended Shenwu if Jiang Fan wanted to join the Divine Wind Camp.
• When Jiang Fan asked about Yuanwu, Crazy Old Man revealed that it was also known as Corpse Martial.

Jiang Fan learned about Yuanwu’s dangerous wilderness training and was warned not to enroll there, though its hunts still excited him. He returned his attention to Big Black, then learned that his principal had important good news for him at school the next day.

• Crazy Old Man explained that Yuanwu earned the name Corpse Martial because its students trained in the Inner Wilderness Zone and sometimes died, and that fourth-years also traveled to the Outer Wilderness Zone.
• Jiang Fan considered attending Yuanwu to hunt demonic beasts, but Crazy Old Man warned him that his Spirit Master identity made his safety especially important.
• Jiang Fan agreed not to risk his life by going to Yuanwu and asked Big Black to retract his wings; Big Black folded them into bulges.
• Crazy Old Man said Big Black might eventually learn to speak if he grew stronger, which made Jiang Fan look forward to it.
• Lu Yi called Jiang Fan and told him to return to school the next day because the principal had important good news for him.

Jiang Fan weighed his martial school options after Teacher Lu Yi warned him against Yuanwu, and Lan Shengxue repeated the warning at school. As Wei Qi told Jiang Fan that his story might enter school textbooks, Tong Shuyao appeared.

• Lu Yi told Jiang Fan that representatives from the five elite martial schools had arrived and urged him not to accept Yuanwu's offer.
• Jiang Fan earned points by doing chores and cooking for Crazy Old Man, then went to school the next morning.
• Lan Shengxue told Jiang Fan she planned to attend Qingwu and warned him not to choose Yuanwu, which was nicknamed Corpse Martial.
• Wei Qi brought Jiang Fan breakfast and said his story might be included in school textbooks as an example of hard work.
• Tong Shuyao appeared and called out to Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan rejected Tong Shuyao’s attempts to approach him, and officials took her away after she threatened him and revealed his identity as a Spirit Master. At the school assembly, Jiang Fan began his speech by throwing away the principal’s prepared notes.

• Tong Shuyao approached Jiang Fan, but he exposed her motives and refused to help her after she threatened him.
• Two officials arrested Tong Shuyao for publicly discussing Jiang Fan’s identity as a Spirit Master, and the crowd watched in fear.
• The principal invited martial examination top scorer Jiang Fan to speak at the school assembly.
• Jiang Fan asked to borrow the principal’s notes, then crumpled them and threw them into the trash before saying he would speak off the cuff.

Jiang Fan earned points for protecting the school from a demonic sound attack, then met admissions representatives from five elite martial arts schools. The schools competed to recruit him and extract the secret behind his sudden rise, but Jiang Fan refused to reveal it as their offers escalated.

• Jiang Fan gave a brief speech at the school assembly and received system points for helping his classmates avoid a demonic sound attack.
• The principal introduced Jiang Fan to admissions representatives from the five elite martial arts schools in his office.
• Zhou Yi of Shenwu pressed Jiang Fan to explain his rapid breakthroughs, implying his answer could affect his admission.
• Wang Dong of Qingwu and representatives from Longwu and Danwu offered benefits to secure Jiang Fan, including pills, enrollment money, and housing for his family in Fortress No. 1.
• Zhou Yi countered with promises of a future path into the Divine Wind Camp and the possibility of rising to its highest ranks.

Jiang Fan listened as Zhou Yi and the other elite martial school representatives warned him about Yuanwu’s deadly training, but Yuanwu’s teacher confirmed he would offer his family a place in Fortress No. 1 and provide a villa. Jiang Fan chose to enroll at Yuanwu, leaving the recruiters stunned.

• Zhou Yi and the other school representatives warned Jiang Fan that Yuanwu sent students into dangerous wilderness zones and urged him to choose another school.
• Jiang Fan asked Yuanwu’s teacher to explain the school’s position, and the teacher admitted its death toll was higher than it reported.
• Jiang Fan asked whether Yuanwu would let his family enter Fortress No. 1 and give him a villa, and the teacher agreed.
• Jiang Fan asked to have nine more villas’ worth of value converted into cash, then declared that he wanted to enroll at Yuanwu.
• Yuanwu’s teacher asked Jiang Fan to confirm his decision, and Jiang Fan said he was sure.

Jiang Fan accepted Yuanwu’s admission after Teacher Xing agreed not to demand that he reveal his fortuitous encounter. He planned to stay near Fortress No. 31 for now while Teacher Xing took his family to Fortress No. 1, and he reaffirmed his choice as the other schools tried to recruit him.

• Jiang Fan made keeping his fortuitous encounter secret his condition for joining Yuanwu, and Teacher Xing agreed and gave him an admission letter.
• Jiang Fan asked Teacher Xing to take his family to Fortress No. 1 while he stayed behind, and they exchanged contact details.
• Zhou Yi warned Jiang Fan about Yuanwu’s dangerous training requirements, but he said he had already chosen the school.
• The Danwu, Qingwu, and Longwu teachers offered new incentives to recruit Jiang Fan, but he rejected their appeals.
• Teacher Xing gave Jiang Fan one last chance to reconsider, and Jiang Fan insisted that keeping his word was essential to his martial artist’s heart.

Jiang Fan chose Yuanwu after Zhou Yi tried to make him reveal his fortuitous opportunity, and Zhou Yi left after he turned the other schools against her. Shenwu’s principal learned that Jiang Fan had enrolled at Yuanwu and discovered that Wei San was personally concerned with recruiting him.

• Jiang Fan confirmed his decision to enroll at Yuanwu and asked Xing Wu to handle the enrollment documents.
• Jiang Fan blamed Zhou Yi for pressuring him to reveal his fortuitous opportunity, prompting the other schools’ teachers to glare at her.
• Zhou Yi left the office and told Shenwu’s principal that Jiang Fan had chosen Yuanwu.
• Shenwu’s principal scolded Zhou Yi for failing to recruit Jiang Fan and demanded that she recount what had happened.
• Wei San called Shenwu’s principal, and Zhou Yi realized that the order to recruit Jiang Fan had come from a high-ranking commander.

After Shenwu failed to recruit Jiang Fan, Yan Tianyang ordered Shenwu's principal Li Heng to kill three seven-star demonic beasts in the Outer Wilderness Zone unless he could salvage the recruitment. Zhou Yi rushed to persuade Jiang Fan to join Shenwu, but Xing Wu shielded him and drove her back with a terrifying aura.

• Wei San learned from Li Heng that Jiang Fan had joined Yuanwu after Zhou Yi's admissions offer went wrong, and he angrily blamed Li Heng for the failure.
• Yan Tianyang ordered Li Heng to kill at least three seven-star demonic beasts in the Outer Wilderness Zone before returning to Great Xia.
• Li Heng panicked and ordered Zhou Yi to convince Jiang Fan to change his mind and join Shenwu, threatening to send her to the Outer Wilderness Zone if she failed.
• Zhou Yi hurried to the principal's office and offered Jiang Fan any terms if he would join Shenwu, but Jiang Fan said he was already a Yuanwu student.
• Xing Wu pulled Jiang Fan behind him, warned Zhou Yi not to poach Yuanwu's students, and released a formidable aura that forced her back.

Jiang Fan refused Shenwu’s attempt to poach him, choosing to enroll at Yuanwu despite Zhou Yi’s threats. Afterward, he rejected Zeng Hualing’s interview and gave Guo Rou the chance to ask him questions instead.

• Zhou Yi tried to persuade Xing Wu to let Jiang Fan enroll at Shenwu, but Xing Wu refused and told Jiang Fan to report to Yuanwu early.
• Zhou Yi called Li Heng with the news that Xing Wu had rejected Shenwu’s request.
• Guo Rou recognized Jiang Fan outside the principal’s office and asked to interview him, and Jiang Fan agreed.
• Zeng Hualing tried to take over the interview and belittled Guo Rou for being an intern.
• Jiang Fan refused Zeng Hualing’s interview, then turned back to Guo Rou and asked whether she still had questions.

Jiang Fan told Lan Shengxue that he joined Yuanwu because the other elite martial arts schools wanted to uncover his secret, and he defended the need for Spirit Masters to face danger and protect others. Lan Shengxue accepted his reasoning, while Yi Hong later teased her about secretly liking him.

• Zeng Hualing tried to charm Jiang Fan and blamed Guo Rou for lacking interview experience, but Jiang Fan said Zeng was wasting his time.
• Lan Shengxue asked why Jiang Fan had joined Yuanwu, and he explained that the other four elite schools had refused him after questioning his rapid cultivation.
• Lan Shengxue guessed the schools wanted Jiang Fan to reveal his secret, and he confirmed it.
• Lan Shengxue urged Jiang Fan to ask an important figure for help and warned that Yuanwu was dangerous, but Jiang Fan argued that Spirit Masters needed hardship to fulfill their role.
• Lan Shengxue left after saying she hoped Jiang Fan would prove his beliefs through strength, and Yi Hong caught up with her to tease her about liking him.

Jiang Fan sent the Tang Family and Big Black to Fortress No. 1 with Xing Wu, giving them Qi and Blood Raw Stones before they departed. After the train left, Crazy Old Man tried to guess which elite martial arts school Jiang Fan had chosen, leaving the answer unrevealed.

• Yi Hong asked Lan Shengxue to deliver a love letter to Jiang Fan, but Lan Shengxue refused to avoid causing him trouble.
• Jiang Fan met Xing Wu at the train station and entrusted him with helping the Tang Family settle in Fortress No. 1.
• Jiang Fan gave Tang Guo, Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, Tang Duo, and Big Black Qi and Blood Raw Stones, explaining they could use them to strengthen their bodies.
• Tang Guo reluctantly boarded the train with her family, and Jiang Fan waved goodbye until it disappeared.
• Jiang Fan went to the cemetery, where Crazy Old Man teased him about following Lan Shengxue to Qingwu and tried to guess which school he had chosen.

Jiang Fan insisted on attending Yuanwu despite the Crazy Old Man’s warnings about its danger, provoking a fierce argument. The Crazy Old Man took him to his grandson’s grave and explained that his anger came from losing someone he loved, then shared his own regret about never calling his dying master “Master” until the end.

• The Crazy Old Man learned Jiang Fan had enrolled at Yuanwu and angrily accused him of ignoring his warning not to attend Corpse Martial.
• Jiang Fan explained that other schools had rejected him, and the Crazy Old Man offered to arrange a place for him at Shenwu.
• Jiang Fan told the Crazy Old Man that he wanted to attend Yuanwu, but the Crazy Old Man forbade it and warned him that the wilderness was not a game.
• Jiang Fan refused to let the Crazy Old Man decide for him and started to leave, so the Crazy Old Man seized him and carried him to a cemetery at tremendous speed.
• The Crazy Old Man told Jiang Fan that his grandson had been reckless at Jiang Fan’s age, then recalled that he had once refused to call his own master “Master” until just before the man died.

Jiang Fan confirmed that he would go to Yuanwu, and Crazy Old Man persuaded Yan Tianyang not to force him into Shenwu, suggesting instead that he arrange Dao protectors. Yan Tianyang then raised the Holy Lord of the Church of Justice, prompting Crazy Old Man to recall their troubling past.

• Jiang Fan told Crazy Old Man he would never call him master, then confirmed he had decided to go to Yuanwu and was not gambling with his life.
• Yan Tianyang called Crazy Old Man and offered to use his influence to enroll Jiang Fan in Shenwu because Yuanwu was dangerous.
• Crazy Old Man argued that Jiang Fan should choose his own path and suggested Yan Tianyang quietly arrange Dao protectors for him at Yuanwu.
• Yan Tianyang accepted that he should stop forcing the issue, then told Crazy Old Man that he had something to discuss about the Holy Lord of the Church of Justice.
• Crazy Old Man grew grave and remembered incidents from his time with the Holy Lord.

Yan Tianyang told Crazy Old Man that the Church of Justice was targeting the Zhou Family to seize an S-rank Spirit Weapon once gifted to them by the missing Holy Lord. He proposed hiding it in the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm and sending Jiang Fan to compete for it, but Crazy Old Man objected because Jiang Fan was only a late-stage first-rank martial artist.

• Yan Tianyang told Crazy Old Man that the Zhou Family possessed an S-rank Spirit Weapon and that the Church of Justice planned to take it.
• Yan Tianyang explained that the missing Holy Lord had given the Spirit Weapon to the Zhou Family after Old Master Zhou helped him.
• Yan Tianyang said the Zhou Family would hide the Spirit Weapon in their Cultivation Secret Realm, where factions could try to claim it.
• Yan Tianyang revealed that he wanted Jiang Fan to enter the secret realm when it opened in three months.
• Crazy Old Man refused, arguing that Jiang Fan was too weak, while Yan Tianyang insisted he could reach second rank in time.

Yan Tianyang asked Crazy Old Man to have Jiang Fan investigate a Church of Justice Holy Son believed to be the Holy Lord’s reincarnation, while Crazy Old Man set a condition for Jiang Fan’s involvement. Jiang Fan reached middle-stage second-rank martial artist and prepared to leave for Fortress No. 1, leaving Crazy Old Man overwhelmed by his apparent concern.

• Yan Tianyang told Crazy Old Man that a Church of Justice Holy Son was said to be the Holy Lord’s reincarnation and asked Jiang Fan to investigate him as a spirit master.
• Crazy Old Man agreed to pass on the request but said Jiang Fan could not investigate unless he reached second rank within three months; Yan Tianyang agreed that Jiang Fan would decide for himself.
• Jiang Fan exchanged 23,000 points for Qi and Blood Fruits, then broke through to middle-stage second-rank martial artist after five days of training.
• Jiang Fan visited Crazy Old Man before leaving for Fortress No. 1 and offered to take him along so he could cook for him.
• Crazy Old Man became deeply moved by Jiang Fan’s offer, earning Jiang Fan more system points.

Jiang Fan received Crazy Old Man’s alloy weapons, weight rings, and Ice Flame Hedgehog spines before learning that Xiao Yan wanted him to investigate the Church of Justice’s Holy Son. The Zhou Family cultivation secret realm would open in three months, where Jiang Fan was to find out whether the Holy Son was the reincarnation of the former Holy Lord.

• Crazy Old Man gave Jiang Fan alloy weight rings and weapons to take with him, along with a box of spines from an Ice Flame Hedgehog.
• Jiang Fan recognized that the spines’ sharpness and ice-and-fire attributes made them useful for sneaky attacks, and joked with Crazy Old Man about using poison.
• Crazy Old Man told Jiang Fan that Xiao Yan had contacted him about the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm opening in three months.
• Crazy Old Man explained that the Church of Justice’s Holy Son was rumored to be the reincarnation of the former Holy Lord, and that Jiang Fan was asked to investigate.
• Crazy Old Man said the Church of Justice had sent the Holy Son to secretly reclaim an S-grade spirit weapon from the Zhou Family, so the family planned to open the realm to anyone below the fourth rank and catch the thief.

Jiang Fan learned that he could enter the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm only if he reached second rank, and he was eager to claim its S-Rank Spirit Weapon. He revealed he had already advanced to middle-stage second rank, leaving Crazy Old Man and Yan Tianyang astonished.

• Crazy Old Man told Jiang Fan that he and Xiao Yan would let him enter the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm if he reached second rank within three months, and Jiang Fan asked whether he could keep its Spirit Weapon.
• Crazy Old Man explained that Spirit Weapons bonded with their users and admitted he had detonated his own, so Jiang Fan decided he still wanted to seek the Zhou Family's weapon.
• Crazy Old Man repeated that Jiang Fan could not go unless he reached second rank, but Jiang Fan demonstrated a punch that revealed he had already advanced beyond that threshold.
• Crazy Old Man called Yan Tianyang to report Jiang Fan's breakthrough, then corrected Yan Tianyang's guess that Jiang Fan had reached early-stage second rank: he had reached middle-stage second rank.

Yan Tianyang learned that Jiang Fan had reached the middle stage of the second rank and ordered Wei San to escort him from Fortress No. 31 to Fortress No. 1. On the train, Jiang Fan sensed a middle-aged man following him, and the man intercepted his attack with ease.

• Crazy Old Man told Yan Tianyang that Jiang Fan had become a middle-stage second-rank martial artist, and Yan Tianyang ordered Wei San to bring him safely to Fortress No. 1.
• Jiang Fan arrived at the train station with a suitcase and sensed an ordinary-looking middle-aged man approaching him with apparent intent.
• After boarding the train, Jiang Fan noticed the man was still following him and wondered whether the Church of Justice had discovered his connection to its setbacks.
• The man suddenly moved behind Jiang Fan, who attacked with ice flame hedgehog spines, but the man caught them between his fingers.

Jiang Fan met Wei San, a Divine Wind Camp commander assigned to escort him to Fortress No. 1, then earned system points by helping a passenger with his suitcase. The passenger mistook Jiang Fan’s opportunistic kindness for proof that genuinely good people existed.

• Jiang Fan recognized Wei San as a Divine Wind Camp commander after Wei San revealed Yan Shuai had ordered him to escort Jiang Fan to Fortress No. 1.
• Jiang Fan and Wei San stopped talking when other passengers entered the carriage, and Jiang Fan slept lightly while Wei San rested on the middle berth.
• At Fortress No. 30, a fat man struggled to lift his suitcase onto the luggage rack, and Jiang Fan snatched it from him to earn system points.
• The system awarded Jiang Fan 20 points for helping, while the fat man became tearfully convinced that Jiang Fan was a good person.

On the train to martial arts school, Jiang Fan met a talkative fellow passenger and ignored a group of wealthy students until Qian Yuxing offered him money to switch berths. Jiang Fan left Qian Yuxing stunned by demanding one million instead of ten thousand.

• Jiang Fan introduced himself to Wang Ou, who learned that Jiang Fan came from Fortress No. 31 and was heading to martial arts school.
• Four wealthy students boarded the train, and Zhou Xiong mocked Qian Yuxing for boasting about becoming a Martial Artist.
• Qian Yuxing, angered by Zhou Xiong's taunts, offered Jiang Fan ten thousand to swap berths.
• Jiang Fan agreed to consider giving up the berth but demanded one million from Qian Yuxing.

Jiang Fan refused to give up his bunk and taunted Qian Yuxing, who was pressured by his companions to pick a fight despite the train’s rules. When Qian Yuxing turned on a fat passenger instead, the man answered with a dramatic declaration, leaving Qian Yuxing awkwardly stuck as Jiang Fan bought snacks and a power bank.

• Jiang Fan demanded a million yuan to switch bunks, provoking Qian Yuxing and his companions.
• Jiang Fan pointed out that Qian Yuxing’s companions were baiting him into breaking the train’s rules, then told him to scram.
• Qian Yuxing ordered the fat passenger to switch bunks and offered him ten thousand yuan.
• The fat passenger shouted, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west! Don't bully a young man for being poor!” and left Qian Yuxing unable to react.
• A train attendant arrived, and Jiang Fan bought noodles, grilled sausages, drinks, and a power bank while Qian Yuxing stood in her way.

Fatty and Jiang Fan ignored Qian Yuxing’s provocations until a herd of Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses appeared beside the train. Jiang Fan restrained himself from killing them for points, and Zhou Xiong’s mockery of him was overshadowed by the attention Jiang Fan drew for his looks.

• Fatty refused to leave his upper bunk, and the chief train police officer warned Qian Yuxing to keep his voice down before Qian returned to his lower bunk.
• Jiang Fan went to fetch hot water for his instant noodles, then saw a herd of Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses outside the train and regretted that he could not attack them for points.
• Qian Yuxing panicked at the beasts, while Zhou Xiong and their companions mocked him for being afraid.
• Qian Yuxing claimed Jiang Fan had frozen in fear, but Wei San remembered Jiang Fan’s past battles in the Inner Wilderness Zone and at Fortress No. 31.
• Zhou Xiong mocked Jiang Fan, who ignored him and began eating his noodles; nearby women admired Jiang Fan’s appearance, and Zhou Xiong thought his face looked familiar.