Recaps

Wang Shouzhe and his companions sailed toward Baidao Guard aboard a luxurious merchant ship, with Wang Shouzhe making plans to enlist local clans and keep their mission safe. As their ship approached Zhongshan Island, fishermen learned that a Fourth-Order sea beast had entered nearby waters and watched the Ping'an Wang Clan vessel head toward the Zhong Clan’s island.

• Wang Shouzhe, Liu Ruolan, Ancestor Longyan, Ancestor Beichen, Fang You'an, and Senior Sister Luwei departed Donghai Guard aboard a new ocean-going ship, carrying the Primordial Water Spirit Turtle and a Fourth-Order Vermilion-Crowned Immortal Crane Flying Carriage.
• Wang Shouzhe teased Fang You'an about being unmarried, and the group speculated that Fang You'an might have feelings for their Master.
• Wang Shouzhe said they would visit the Zhong Clan of Baidao Guard and explained that he wanted local forces to support their dangerous mission in the Outer Sea.
• Near Zhongshan Island, Liu An and his relatives learned from Han Ying that a Fourth-Order sea beast had entered nearby waters and that they should stop fishing.
• Liu An and his relatives saw the Ping'an Wang Clan’s enormous merchant ship pass their fishing boat and head toward Zhongshan Island.

Wang Shouzhe recruited the Zhong Clan and Ancestor Xiangyang to help deal with a Yin Sha Sect spy and a hidden Blood Nest. Meanwhile, the Young Master and the Huangfu Clan found Ice Sha Island, unaware that Wang Shouzhe and Fang You'an were watching and waiting for the right moment to strike.

• Zhong Wannian and Ancestor Xiangyang welcomed Wang Shouzhe, Fang You'an, Xu Beichen, and their companions at Deepwater Pier.
• Wang Shouzhe explained that the hidden Yin Sha Sect spy was connected to a Blood Nest, and Ancestor Xiangyang agreed to join the operation.
• Yin Jiu led the Young Master and the Huangfu Clan through the Ice Sha Mist to Ice Sha Island, where they entered a Blood Nest Sentry Post.
• The Young Master described how Wedding Dress Blood Gu could improve bloodlines and promised the Huangfu Clan a Gu King in exchange for their allegiance.
• Fang You'an reported that the Young Master's group had found the Blood Nest, but Wang Shouzhe chose to wait while they explored it.

The young master’s party captured Wedding Dress Blood Gu and discovered that the Blood Nest Base was still guarded by a living Artifact Spirit. When the young master demanded its surrender, it activated its defenses, and two powerful Blood Nest Warriors emerged to fight him and Ancestor Huaye.

• Ancestor Huaye killed two Blood Nest Warriors, and Yin Jiu used Gu-Attracting Pills to capture the Wedding Dress Blood Gu that emerged from them.
• The young master explained how the pills worked, while Huangfu Jinhuan coveted the captured gu as a way to improve his clan’s bloodlines.
• The party entered the Blood Nest Base and found fresh sacrifices, a Blood-Colored Altar, a suspended sphere, and two enormous blood cocoons.
• The Artifact Spirit revealed that the Blood Nest Base had gone dormant after sending its warriors to fight the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons, but the young master demanded that it submit.
• The Artifact Spirit triggered its intruder extermination protocol, releasing two Celestial Realm Blood Nest Warriors; Ancestor Huaye fought one while the young master summoned his Yin Sha Profound Corpse and Demon Blade.
• Ancestor Huaye struggled against his opponent and blamed Wang Shouzhe for the loss of his inherited Dharma Treasure, while Huangfu Jinhuan secretly planned to turn the young master’s gains to his clan’s advantage.

The young master captured the Ice Sha Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor, but Huangfu Jinhuan and Ancestor Huaye revealed their plan to kill him with help from Ancestor Yuanwu. Just as they prepared to finish off the defeated young master, Wang Shouzhe appeared and shocked them.

• The young master killed a Blood Nest Warrior, captured its Wedding Dress Blood Gu King, and promised Yin Jiu an Ascension Pill as a reward.
• The young master broke through the altar’s formation and took the Ice Sha Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor, hoping to advance his bloodline.
• Ancestor Huaye revealed that he had been pretending to cooperate, destroyed the Yin Sha Profound Corpse, and summoned Ancestor Yuanwu from among Huangfu Jinhuan’s attendants.
• Ancestor Huaye and Ancestor Yuanwu fought the young master while Huangfu Jinhuan’s cultivators killed Yin Jiu; the young master swallowed an Extreme Yin Sha Poison Pill and gained the upper hand.
• Ancestor Huaye used a Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead to suppress the young master’s Yin Killing Intent, allowing him and Ancestor Yuanwu to defeat him.
• As Ancestor Huaye raised his halberd to kill the wounded young master, Wang Shouzhe appeared and startled Huangfu Jinhuan and Ancestor Huaye.

Wang Shouzhe arrived with powerful allies to confront Huangfu Jinhuan and the Yin Sha Sect’s Yin Yuze. Yin Yuze unleashed the Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor, forcing Fang You'an and Luwei to hold him back while Wang Shouzhe prepared to deal with the remaining enemies.

• Huangfu Jinhuan was stunned when Wang Shouzhe appeared at the Blood Nest Base and declared he would take Yin Yuze’s head.
• Wang Shouzhe’s allies arrived, including Ancestor Longyan, Liu Ruolan, Xu Beichen, Zhong Xiangyang, Fang You'an, and Luwei.
• Fang You'an recognized Yin Yuze as an enemy from the Outer Realm Battlefield and vowed to kill him.
• Yin Yuze shattered a blood-colored sphere and let the Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor enter his body, unleashing its dangerous power.
• Fang You'an and Luwei moved to restrain Yin Yuze, while Fang urged Wang Shouzhe to defeat Huangfu Jinhuan’s side and come help.
• Wang Shouzhe faced Huangfu Jinhuan, confident that his preparations had left him with trump cards.

Wang Shouzhe faced Huangfu Jinhuan after Yin Yuze’s transformation shifted the battle, while Ancestor Xiangyang persuaded Ancestor Yuanwu to withdraw from the conflict. The Wang Clan prepared to fight Huangfu Huaye, and Ancestor Longyan revealed powerful spirit artifacts as the chapter ended with Wang Shouzhe reflecting on how far her strength had come.

• Huangfu Jinhuan celebrated Yin Yuze’s transformation and prepared to defeat Wang Shouzhe’s side with the Huangfu Clan’s remaining forces.
• Wang Shouzhe asked Ancestor Xiangyang to hold back Ancestor Yuanwu, and Ancestor Xiangyang convinced him to withdraw and discuss the Dao instead.
• Wang Shouzhe arranged for Ancestor Beichen, Ancestor Longyan, and Liu Ruolan to fight Huangfu Huaye while he handled the remaining opponents.
• Ancestor Beichen took the air with the Dragon Suppressing Stele and faced Huangfu Huaye despite having only recently advanced to the Celestial Realm.
• Ancestor Longyan appeared in ice-colored battle armor with jade-like wings and a high-grade spirit sword, astonishing Ancestor Yuanwu and Ancestor Xiangyang.
• Wang Shouzhe recalled how he had supported Ancestor Longyan after she protected the clan for decades, and judged that her combat strength had finally taken shape.

Wang Shouzhe’s allies revealed their formidable strength, but Huangfu Jinhuan then led an attack on Wang Shouzhe himself. Wang Shouwei blocked the attackers while Wang Shouzhe unleashed his new Blood Witch No. 3 vines, leaving the battle poised to intensify.

• Wang Shouzhe’s investments helped Ancestor Longyan reach third-tier Bloodline Awakening and equipped her and Liu Ruolan with powerful artifacts.
• Liu Ruolan revealed her Primordial Water Spirit Body and battle armor, helping her and Ancestor Longyan rival Celestial Realm cultivators and shaking Ancestor Beichen’s confidence.
• Huangfu Jinhuan ordered his clan’s fighters to attack Wang Shouzhe, while Xiao Yuanwu and Zhong Xiangyang expected him to be overwhelmed.
• Wang Shouzhe sent Wang Shouwei to block Huangfu Jinhuan and two other Spirit Platform Realm fighters, revealing him as a powerful guard-type puppet.
• Wang Shouzhe retreated while scattering seeds, then grew Blood Witch No. 3 vines that combined the Witch Series’ rapid growth with the Bloodthirsty Vine’s paralysis and bloodthirst traits.

Wang Shouzhe used his Vine Array to defeat the Huangfu Clan forces and avenge the Ping'an Wang Clan’s ancestors, while Ancestor Longyan killed Huangfu Huaye. The group then hurried to help Fang You'an and Junior Sister Luwei, who were struggling against their opponent.

• Wang Shouzhe strengthened the Blood Witch vines and used them to trap and kill two Huangfu Clan elders.
• Wang Shouzhe defeated the remaining Huangfu Clan retainers, spared Huangfu Jinhuan a painful death at Xiao Yuanwu’s request, and had Wang Shouwei kill him swiftly.
• Ancestor Longyan and her allies overcame Huangfu Huaye, and Ancestor Longyan wept after cutting off his head.
• Wang Shouzhe comforted Ancestor Longyan as they recognized that their vengeance had been repaid and the Huangfu Clan was finished.
• Fang You'an called out that he and Junior Sister Luwei were close to being overwhelmed, so Wang Shouzhe and the others rushed to assist them.

Wang Shouzhe and his companions defeated Yin Yuze and captured the Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor, but it escaped and parasitized Ancestor Longyan. With Wang Shouzhe and Luwei’s help, Longyan survived the transformation and awakened the Ice Baleful Spirit Body; the group then prepared to divide their abundant spoils.

• Wang Shouzhe treated Fang You'an while Ancestor Beichen, Ancestor Longyan, Liu Ruolan, and Luwei fought Yin Yuze, whose movements Luwei restricted with her Longevity Tree and cultivated rose vines.
• Fang You'an captured the Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor in a jade box after Yin Yuze was killed, but the Gu broke free and parasitized Ancestor Longyan instead of Ancestor Beichen.
• Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan brought Longyan into an empty Blood Nest, where Luwei supplied a Dao Heart Pill and helped Wang Shouzhe support Longyan through the painful transformation.
• After three days, Ancestor Longyan emerged with the Ice Baleful Spirit Body, and Luwei explained that her Sacred Wood Bloodline let her advance without an Ascension Pill.
• Fang You'an presented the group with a list of their abundant spoils, while Xiao Yuanwu realized he would receive no share because he had not joined their team.

Wang Shouzhe and the others tallied the spoils from Yin Yuze and the Blood Nest Base, including a fortune in treasures and a valuable Floating Island. As the academy claimed the Blood Nest technology and discussed dividing the island, Wang Shouzhe asked for the base’s intelligent Artifact Spirit.

• Fang You'an listed Yin Yuze's storage ring, Yin Sha Demon Blade, cultivation manuals, and other treasures, and Wang Shouzhe asked about using the Extreme Yin Profound Baleful Art as a reference.
• Fang You'an explained the risks of cultivating the art and agreed that Wang Shouzhe could privately study it for reference, while Xu Beichen and Zhong Xiangyang abandoned their interest in cultivating it.
• Fang You'an valued the other spoils, including Spirit Artifacts, Wedding Dress Blood Gu, and the Floating Island, whose two high-grade spirit veins could support a lucrative operation.
• Fang You'an said the academy would claim the blood nests and technical materials, and offered the others a larger share of the Floating Island in return.
• Wang Shouzhe asked for the Blood Nest Base's talking Artifact Spirit, and proposed that its technical materials be transferred while he kept a blank, intelligent Artifact Spirit.

After the spoils from the Huangfu Clan operation were divided, Wang Shouzhe secured valuable relics and Floating Island shares for the Wang Clan and offered cooperation to Xiao Yuanwu. Meanwhile, Master Yunyang took Wang Lici from Xuanlu Mountain toward the Qian Capital, intending to visit an old rival as he continued raising her cultivation.

• Fang You'an valued the spoils and allocated shares according to the participants’ contributions, with Wang Shouzhe, Wang Longyan, and Liu Ruolan receiving the Wang Clan’s points.
• Xu Beichen and Zhong Xiangyang each chose a Floating Island share and other rewards, while Wang Shouzhe claimed the remaining spoils and subscribed the Wang Clan to three shares.
• Wang Shouzhe offered to cooperate with Xiao Yuanwu, who accepted and promised to visit him in Ping'an with his Clan Leader.
• Master Yunyang and Wang Lici were turned away from Xuanlu Mountain after it closed for five years, ending their stay there.
• Master Yunyang decided to take Wang Lici to the Qian Capital and selected an old rival from his notebook as their next visit.

Wang Luotong sought Wang Shouzhe’s help to improve her bloodline and, with his assistance, advanced to middle-grade A and awakened the Lihuo Bloodline. After allocating the Wedding Dress Blood Gu among his clan, Wang Shouzhe received word that Gu Hanyu had come to visit and went to meet her.

• Wang Shouzhe hosted Wang Luotong and Lei Bowu, while Liu Ruolan learned that the Lei Clan had proposed marriage and Wang Luotong insisted she did not want to marry.
• Lei Bowu offered to marry into the Wang Clan, but Wang Shouzhe noted that Lei Bowu’s father would likely oppose it and decided to probe Lei Yangyu’s attitude later.
• After Lei Bowu left, Wang Luotong asked Wang Shouzhe about treasures that could improve bloodline aptitude, and he warned her of the risks of using the Wedding Dress Blood Gu.
• Wang Luotong used the Wedding Dress Blood Gu with Wang Shouzhe’s assistance, advanced to middle-grade A, and awakened her first-layer Lihuo Bloodline.
• Wang Shouzhe planned how to distribute the remaining Wedding Dress Blood Gu and their Kings among clan members, including Ancestor Xiaohan, Wang Liyao, and himself.
• A clan guard reported that Gu Hanyu had arrived to see Wang Shouzhe, who went to meet the renowned alchemist-physician.

Wang Shouzhe negotiated compensation from the defeated Huangfu Clan, acquired its cultivation manuals and assets, and strengthened the Ping'an Wang Clan. Years later, Ancestor Longyan broke through to the Celestial Realm, and the clan began preparing a Celestial Banquet to celebrate.

• Gu Hanyu asked Wang Shouzhe to let the uninvolved Huangfu clansmen leave safely, and he demanded one million Qian Gold in compensation or valuable cultivation manuals.
• Wang Shouzhe borrowed funds from Qian Xue'an and Luwei to buy up the Huangfu Clan's assets as Changning Guard's clans redeemed its mortgaged industries.
• The surviving Huangfu clansmen gave the Ping'an Wang Clan the original copies of the Red Dragon True Art and numerous other cultivation manuals and martial techniques in exchange for Wang Shouzhe's approval of their exile.
• Over several years, the Ping'an Wang Clan absorbed the Huangfu Clan's assets and rose in prestige to stand alongside the Changning Lei Clan.
• Ancestor Longyan endured her lightning tribulations and broke through to the Celestial Realm, prompting the Wang Clan to prepare a Celestial Banquet and send invitations to aristocratic clans.

Liang Haofeng brought Liang Hongxuan and Liang Muqing to Ping'an Town for Wang Longyan’s promotion feast, hoping to strengthen the Liang Clan’s ties with the Wang Clan. At Changning Official Ferry, they met Sun Yunfei’s party and the arriving Gongsun Clan, where Wang relatives recalled their family ties before Ancestor Xiaohan appeared across the river.

• Liang Haofeng traveled east with Liang Hongxuan and Liang Muqing, carrying gifts to attend Wang Longyan’s promotion feast and improve the Liang Clan’s relationship with the Wang Clan.
• At Changning Official Ferry, Liang Haofeng met Sun Yunfei, who explained how the Wang Clan’s Affinal Clan Alliance had helped Xing’an’s clans profit from a new reed strain.
• Liang Haofeng and Sun Yunfei exchanged pleasantries while their juniors met, and Sun Yunfei praised Liang Hongxuan for passing the Purple Mansion Academy preliminary test.
• Gongsun Qiang arrived with the Shanyang Gongsun Clan, and Wang Zhenrong and Wang Liuyu spoke fondly of Wang Shouzhe as they returned to their maiden home.
• Gongsun Qiang identified the man crossing the river as Ancestor Xiaohan, whose arrival moved Wang Zhenrong.

The Ping'an Wang Clan prepared to host a grand Celestial Banquet, impressing visiting clans with its wealth, organization, and promising younger generation. As guests arrived, Wang Shouzhe also faced Lei Yangyu’s demand for an explanation after Wang Shouye’s involvement with Lei Yan Yun, and pushed his reluctant brother toward marriage.

• Wang Xiaohan welcomed Wang Zhenrong and the Gongsun Clan at the ferry, then greeted Liang Haofeng and Sun Yunfei.
• Wang Shounuo assigned Wang Zongyao and Wang Zongcai to receive the Yingxiu Wu Clan and Yingxiu Hang Clan, whose guests were astonished by the Wang Clan’s lavish inn and facilities.
• Wang Zongcai warned the guests that the Academy was dangerous for anyone who could not become a direct disciple, frightening Wu Lingyun and prompting Chen Yushan to consider marrying into the Wang Clan.
• Wang Shouzhe received Lei Yangyu, who demanded explanations over two matters, and Wang Shouzhe told Wang Shouye to marry Lei Yan Yun after the two had become involved.
• Wang Shouye reluctantly agreed to do his best, and Lei Yangyu accepted the match and declared the Lei and Wang Clans in-laws.

Wang Shouzhe and Lei Yangyu agreed to join their clans through Lei Bowu’s marriage into the Wang Clan, and the Wang Clan hosted a banquet celebrating Ancestor Longyan’s advancement to the Celestial Realm. Master Binglan arrived in a dramatic show of support and gifted Longyan a rare defensive treasure, leaving the Wang Clan firmly established among the Seventh-Rank clans of the Southern Six Guards.

• Lei Bowu requested to split from the Lei Clan so he could marry Wang Luotong, and Lei Yangyu finally agreed to the marriage and a discreet arrangement.
• The major clans of Changning Guard and the Celestial clans of the Southern Six Guards gathered at the Wang Clan’s Celestial Banquet for Ancestor Longyan.
• Wang Shouzhe hosted the banquet at Wanghu Restaurant, where the Wang Clan’s young members impressed the guests with their bearing and reception.
• A Mystic Ice Disaster Dragon appeared over Zhuwei Lake carrying Master Binglan, who publicly praised her disciple Longyan and gave her Mystic Ice Disaster Dragon Armor.
• Master Binglan departed, the month-long festivities concluded, and the Wang Clan secured its place among the Seventh-Rank Aristocratic Clans, increasingly known as the Changning Wang Clan.

Wang Shouzhe mourned Second Grandfather Wang Xiaohui and reflected on why he had built the clan, then traveled with Ancestor Longyan to Donghai Guard to seek a Dharma Treasure. He left the two rival Donghai clans vying for his favor, with their hostility openly on display.

• Wang Shouzhe grieved Wang Xiaohui's death, and Liu Ruolan comforted him as he explained that he wanted his clan to live better and with dignity.
• Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan teased each other with sweet words until their children fled, leaving the couple to quarrel playfully over his imagined Artifact Spirit.
• Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan formally attended Hundred Treasures Pavilion's auction in Donghai Guard, signaling the Wang Clan's rise and willingness to display its strength.
• Tuoba Gaozhan and Tantai Yongyi each hurried to meet Wang Shouzhe and tried to draw him toward their respective clans.
• Tuoba Gaozhan offered not to compete for the Purple Lightning Treasure Sword, while Tantai Yongyi criticized him, exposing the clans' worsening rivalry.

Wang Shouzhe attended the Hundred Treasures Pavilion auction, where he acquired Earth Mother Spirit Liquid for Wang Shouye and the Purple Lightning Treasure Sword for Ancestor Longyan. The auction raised the Wang Clan’s standing, while the chapter revealed that Ancestor Longyan’s true strength far exceeded other clans’ estimates.

• Wang Shouzhe politely declined to side with Tuoba Gaozhan and Tantai Yongyi as their clans competed for influence.
• Tuoba Gaozhan and Tantai Yongyi explained that clans from distant regions had come to bid on Earth Mother Spirit Liquid in hopes of currying favor with Master Danding, whom Wang Shouye might study under.
• Wang Shouzhe yielded Great Spirit Gathering Pills to the Zhenze Wāng Clan after learning that Ancestor Kunyuan was attempting a breakthrough.
• Wang Shouzhe bid 180,000 Qian Gold for Earth Mother Spirit Liquid, and the other clans withdrew after he declared his 300,000-Qian-Gold limit.
• Wang Shouzhe won the Purple Lightning Treasure Sword for 590,000 Qian Gold, further raising the Wang Clan’s reputation.
• The chapter revealed that Ancestor Longyan had awakened the fifth level of her bloodline and could likely contend with Fang You'an once she stabilized her cultivation.

Wang Shouzhe brought Wang Liyao and Wang Zongan to Longzuo Prefecture, where he learned the Longzuo Wang Clan was locked in a land dispute with the Zhang Clan and sought information from Lady Bilian. After he refused to hear her personal request, Lady Bilian demanded fifty thousand Qian Gold for his help.

• Wang Shouzhe declined the Tuoba and Tantai Clans' invitations and left to escort Wang Liyao and Wang Zongan to the academy.
• Wang Shouzhe arrived in Longzuo Prefecture with Ancestor Longyan and settled his party at the Wang Clan's shop, where Wang Shounuo reported on the Longzuo Wang Clan's troubles.
• Wang Shounuo explained that the Zhang Clan was refusing to return farmland whose lease had expired, leaving Ancestor Zhoubo facing two Celestial Realm cultivators.
• Wang Shouzhe visited Lady Bilian at Baiwei Pavilion, learned of the Zhang Clan's influence and connections, and declined her offer to mediate.
• Lady Bilian insisted that Wang Shouzhe help with her own difficulty and named a price of fifty thousand Qian Gold.

Wang Shouzhe agreed to visit the Yuwen Clan and coax its Six-Tailed Fire Demon Fox into accepting treasures for her breakthrough. Meanwhile, the Longzuo Wang Clan disputed ancestral land with the Zhang Clan, and Wang Shouzhe arrived as Ancestor Zhoubo prepared to fight Zhang Hongqing.

• Lady Bilian offered Wang Shouzhe one hundred thousand Qian Gold to befriend the Yuwen Clan’s Six-Tailed Fire Demon Fox and encourage her advancement, and he agreed to try.
• The Longzuo Wang Clan confronted the Zhang Clan over ownership of ancestral manors, but the Prefecture Governor’s Office contract had been damaged in a fire.
• Chief Clerk Cui proposed settling the dispute with a sparring match, and Zhang Hongqing challenged Ancestor Zhoubo.
• Ancestor Zhoubo prepared to risk his life to defend the Wang Clan’s ancestral property despite his clan elders’ warnings.
• Wang Shouzhe appeared and declared that the Wang Clan would not allow others to trample over them.

Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan confronted the Longzuo Zhang Clan over its treatment of the Longzuo Wang Clan, forcing Zhang Hongqing to concede after Ancestor Longyan defeated him. Wang Shouzhe then stopped Chief Clerk Cui from leaving, determined to deal with the official’s hostility rather than let him pose a hidden threat.

• Wang Shouzhe arrived with Ancestor Longyan, Wang Zongan, and Wang Liyao, then challenged Zhang Daoyong after the Zhang Clan insulted the Changning Wang Clan.
• Ancestor Longyan’s overwhelming might forced Zhang Daoyong back, and she drew her Purple Lightning Treasure Sword to fight Ancestor Hongqing.
• Ancestor Longyan’s Ice Phoenix Dharma Image and relentless sword attacks overwhelmed Zhang Hongqing, who spat blood and withdrew.
• Wang Shouzhe warned that Ancestor Longyan could return to the Longzuo Wang Clan, and Zhang Hongqing backed down and agreed to return the fields and pay thirty years of overdue rent.
• Chief Clerk Cui threatened to meet the Wang Clan again, but Wang Shouzhe stopped him and declared that, since they had already offended him, they might as well do so more thoroughly.

Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan exposed Chief Clerk Cui’s forgery and brought him before the Prefecture Governor with support from two Purple Mansion Academy High Persons. After Cui was convicted and punished, the group stayed at the Longzuo Wang Clan’s Purple Mansion Palace, where Master Binglan encouraged Longyan and Master Changchun had little advice for Shouzhe.

• Wang Shouzhe accused Chief Clerk Cui of forging notarized evidence and asked Ancestor Longyan to seize him for investigation.
• Ancestor Longyan defeated Cui, and Wang Shouzhe escorted him to the Prefecture Governor’s Office.
• Master Changchun and Master Binglan arrived to support Wang Shouzhe and Longyan, and the investigation confirmed Cui had repeatedly fabricated evidence.
• Chief Clerk Cui was imprisoned, interrogated, stripped of his family assets, and exiled to guard the barbaric frontier.
• The group stayed at the Longzuo Wang Clan’s Purple Mansion Palace, and Wang Xiaorui publicized the High Persons’ visit to boost its business.
• Master Binglan urged Ancestor Longyan to return to the Mystic Ice Hall for cultivation guidance, while Master Changchun told Wang Shouzhe he had nothing to teach him.

Wang Shouzhe secured Master Changchun’s help in seeking an introduction to Master Danding, while receiving a warning to avoid entanglement in the capital’s political turmoil. Elsewhere, Wang Luoqiu and Wang Luojing captured and killed the wanted criminal Flower Scorpion, leaving with the reward in sight.

• Wang Shouzhe persuaded Master Changchun to lend him an identity token so he could seek Prince Zhenzuo’s help in approaching Master Danding.
• Master Changchun warned Wang Shouzhe to use the token only for this matter and to keep the Wang Clan clear of the capital’s uncertain affairs.
• Wang Luojing and Wang Luoqiu tracked Flower Scorpion to Lianhua Pavilion and prepared to capture her, using insects and a puppet to prevent surprises and protect bystanders.
• Wang Luoqiu burst into Chunying’s chamber and revealed that the courtesan was Flower Scorpion, then overpowered her despite Flower Scorpion’s attempt to use a hostage.
• Wang Luojing’s butterflies and Amethyst Spirit Bees helped trap Flower Scorpion, and Wang Luoqiu killed her as the sisters completed their mission.

Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan sought Prince Zhenzuo Wu Dianshan’s help in meeting Master Danding, and Shouzhe won the prince’s favor with his conversation and unusual fishing rod. Several days later, Wang Shouye reached Master Danding’s disciple selection, where the crowds and his high examination number left him doubtful about his chances.

• Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan visited the Prefecture Prince’s Mansion with Master Changchun’s token and asked Wu Zhong to arrange an introduction to Master Danding.
• Wu Zhong secured an audience, and Wu Dianshan welcomed Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan to a banquet.
• Wang Shouzhe impressed Wu Dianshan with his views on worldly affairs and demonstrated his lure fishing rod, which fascinated the prince.
• Several days later, Wang Shouye and a beauty registered for Master Danding’s selection at the Tianyuan Pill Workshop and received examination token number 396.

Wang Shouye attended Master Danding’s disciple selection with his wife, Lei Lingyun, and met Qian Xuefu, a boastful Qian Clan alchemist who became fascinated by Wang’s supposed secret to attracting women. Their conversation drew the attention of Yuwen Nianjing, who offered Wang inside questions before learning he was married and leaving disappointed.

• Lei Lingyun encouraged Wang Shouye to win Master Danding’s selection, while Qian Xuefu mocked him for focusing on his wife instead of alchemy.
• Wang Shouye introduced himself as a member of the Changning Wang Clan, and Qian Xuefu invited him to join the Pill Workshop he expected to manage.
• Qian Xuefu described Longzuo prefectural city’s entertainment venues, prompting Lei Lingyun to leave and seek information about Wang’s competitors.
• After learning Lei Lingyun had pursued Wang for years, Qian Xuefu begged him to reveal his secret, and Wang said women admired him for seriously refining pills.
• Yuwen Nianjing offered Wang inside questions for the selection, but Qian Xuefu warned her that Wang was married, so she left disappointed.