Recaps

Lu Ming reunited with Zhou Fuling at Zhong Taiyue’s birthday banquet, where his grandfather discovered her connection to Zhou Xuan and learned of Lu Ming’s talent for alchemy. After meeting the prefectural capital’s influential guests, Lu Ming learned of the feud between the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall and Blazing Radiance Hall and urged Zhong Quan to destroy their rival when they were strong enough.

• Lu Ming teased Zhou Fuling that her beauty had made the Zhao Clan’s young lady seem ordinary, and Zhong Taiyue mistakenly assumed Zhou Fuling was that young lady.
• Zhong Taiyue brought Lu Ming to meet Prefect Huo Shanhe and Zhou Xuan, and Zhou Xuan revealed that Lu Ming had studied alchemy under him in Qingyuan Market.
• Zhou Fuling and Zhou Xuan praised Lu Ming’s alchemy talent, astonishing and delighting Zhong Taiyue.
• Lu Ming noticed that Blazing Radiance Hall had not yet arrived, and Zhong Quan explained that the rival halls had a long-running feud and traded insults at celebrations.
• Lu Ming advised Zhong Quan to wait until the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall was strong enough, then wipe out Blazing Radiance Hall and raid its hall.

Lu Ming attended Zhong Taiyue’s birthday banquet, where Lü Huan of the Blazing Radiance Hall arrived uninvited to provoke his old rival. Lü Huan presented a huge golden bell as an insult, and Zhong Taiyue ordered Zhong Quan and Qiu Chu to stop it from reaching the banquet.

• Zhou Fuling left Huo Qing’s side and joined Lu Ming, Lu Mengmeng, Lu Qingyan, and Zhong Ying at their table.
• Lü Huan appeared above the banquet and challenged Zhong Taiyue, reviving their feud over a Heavenly Gold vein.
• Huo Shanhe explained the history of the conflict to Zhou Xuan, while the guests watched in anticipation.
• Lü Huan’s five young disciples brought in a giant golden bell, which he revealed as a mocking birthday gift for Zhong Taiyue.
• Zhong Taiyue ordered Zhong Quan and Qiu Chu to take three of the finest young disciples and prevent the bell from reaching the banquet.

At the birthday banquet, the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall fought the Blazing Radiance Hall to stop them from presenting a golden bell. Lü Wu revealed that he had reached nineteen Divine Ability Dharma Marks, but Zhong Quan then disclosed that he had reached the same level a month earlier.

• Zhong Quan, Qiu Chu, and three Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall disciples confronted Lü Wu, Lü Wen, and the other bell carriers from the Blazing Radiance Hall.
• Zhong Quan and Lü Wu exchanged blows while Qiu Chu and the other disciples fought their respective opponents, with the banquet guests watching.
• Huo Qing told Zhou Fuling that Lü Wu and Lü Wen had recently advanced with medicinal pills, and Lu Ming watched the battle with concern.
• Lü Wu revealed his nineteen Divine Ability Dharma Marks and struck Zhong Quan with the Blazing Radiance Wing Slash Technique, but Zhong Quan’s golden bell withstood the attack.
• Zhong Quan revealed that he had also reached nineteen Divine Ability Dharma Marks a month earlier, drawing cheers from the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall disciples.

At Zhong Taiyue’s birthday banquet, Lü Wen defeated Qiu Chu and sent the Great Golden Bell toward the tables, but Lu Ming intervened and revealed that he had joined the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall and mastered the Great Golden Bell. The chapter ended with Lu Ming facing Lü Wen, whose foundation of eighteen Divine Ability Dharma Marks far exceeded the strength others believed Lu Ming had.

• Zhong Quan revealed his foundation of nineteen Divine Ability Dharma Marks, while Lü Wen defeated Qiu Chu with eighteen and shattered Qiu Chu’s golden bell.
• Lü Wen took the bell and hurled it toward the banquet tables as Zhong Taiyue held back to avoid breaking the rules.
• Lu Ming kicked the bell outside the banquet area and told Lü Wen to keep it.
• Lu Ming explained that he had joined the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall and demonstrated his mastery of the Great Golden Bell, preventing Lü Huan from accusing him of breaking the rules.
• Lü Wen challenged Lu Ming, while Huo Qing doubted Lu Ming could overcome the gap in their strength and Zhou Fuling worried about the fight.

Lu Ming fought Lü Wen at the banquet, using his Perfection Realm Thunderfire Whip to withstand Lü Wen’s stronger Primordial Qi and Major Accomplishment Blazing Radiance Body. As Lü Wen launched his Blazing Radiance Wing Slash Technique, Lu Ming activated the Transformation Technique, and the chapter left the result of the clash unresolved.

• Lü Wen attacked Lu Ming with his Major Accomplishment Realm Blazing Radiance Body, but Lu Ming met the blow with his Perfection Realm Thunderfire Whip and remained standing.
• Lü Wen recognized Lu Ming’s Perfection Realm Upper Divine Ability, drawing surprise from Zhou Fuling, Huo Qing, and the banquet guests.
• Lü Wen and Lu Ming exchanged dozens of blows, leaving Lü Wen’s palms mangled while both fighters spent Primordial Qi.
• Lü Wen unleashed his Blazing Radiance Wing Slash Technique, and Lu Ming considered hiding his other powerful abilities to avoid attracting attention.
• Lu Ming activated the Transformation Technique, causing his vitality to vanish rapidly as Lü Wen’s attack descended.

Lu Ming used the Transformation Technique to defeat Lü Wen and destroy the golden bell, foiling the Blazing Radiance Hall’s attempt to humiliate the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall. After the banquet’s clash ended, Zhou Fuling secretly gave Lu Ming a pill to restore his vitality, though she denied being worried about him.

• Lu Ming dissolved his vitality with the Transformation Technique, replenished it with the Flame of Life, and used the Thunderfire Whip to shatter Lü Wen’s flaming wing attack.
• Lü Huan intervened to deflect Lu Ming’s whip, but Lu Ming struck the golden bell and smashed it, ending the contest in the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall’s favor.
• Zhong Taiyue mocked Lü Huan, who left the banquet with Lü Wu, Lü Wen, and the other Blazing Radiance Hall members.
• Zhong Quan thanked Lu Ming, while Lu Ming reassured him and later told Lu Qingyan and Zhong Ying that he was unharmed.
• Lu Mengmeng gave Lu Ming a pill from Zhou Fuling to restore his essence blood and vitality, and Lu Ming offered to accompany her around the city as thanks.

After Lu Ming’s victory at Zhong Taiyue’s birthday banquet raised his profile, he said goodbye to Zhou Fuling and received his grandfather’s praise and concern. The chapter ended with Zhong Taiyue agreeing to search for the rare hundred-year-old high-grade spirit herb Lu Ming needed for Netherwater Flame.

• Zhao Qian regretted missing her chance to get closer to Lu Ming after seeing him with Zhou Fuling, though she doubted he could become a Divine Ability Grandmaster.
• Zhou Fuling told Lu Ming to meet her at the prefectural office the next day, and he teased her before she left with Zhou Xuan and Huo Shanhe.
• Zhong Taiyue praised Lu Ming for defending him at the banquet and asked Zhong Ying to bring Lu Ming and Lu Mengmeng to visit more often.
• Zhong Taiyue warned Lu Ming about the harm of burning his essence blood and vitality, then recognized Zhou Fuling’s gift as a high-grade Life-Restoring Pill.
• Lu Ming asked Zhong Taiyue to find a hundred-year-old high-grade spirit herb within a few days, and Zhong Taiyue promised to ask his contacts.

Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling went to the Spirit Herb Pavilion to find a hundred-year-old high-grade spirit herb, but the only one available had been reserved by Huo Qing. When Lü Wu and Lü Wen confronted Lu Ming there, Zhou Fuling stepped in to defend him.

• Lu Ming brought Lu Mengmeng to meet Zhou Fuling, who revealed she had arranged the visit to help him find a hundred-year-old high-grade spirit herb.
• After buying pastries at Clearwater Tower, the three went to the Spirit Herb Pavilion and learned its stock had been bought up by alchemists seeking the Netherwater Flame.
• Pavilion Master Jiang said the last high-grade spirit herb was reserved by Huo Qing, who was expected to collect it that day.
• Huo Qing arrived with Lü Wu, Lü Wen, and a sharp-faced young man, and Lü Wu and Lü Wen challenged Lu Ming over his earlier victory against them.
• Zhou Fuling stepped between Lu Ming and the Lü brothers and threatened to cripple them if they attacked him.

Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling competed with Song Ren for the Spirit Herb Pavilion’s last hundred-year-old high-grade spirit herb, but Lu Ming stopped Zhou Fuling before she was drawn into an inflated bid. They left without the herb, and Lu Ming considered asking his grandfather for help or using the Flame of Life.

• Lü Wu and Lü Wen reacted angrily to Zhou Fuling, but Huo Qing warned them that she was not someone they could provoke.
• Huo Qing explained that Song Ren also needed the hundred-year-old spirit herb, and he agreed to let Song Ren and Zhou Fuling compete for it by bidding.
• Zhou Fuling and Song Ren raised their bids until Song Ren offered two hundred thousand Heavenly Gold Sand for the azure lotus.
• Lu Ming took Zhou Fuling and Lu Mengmeng away, leaving Song Ren to buy the herb at an inflated price.
• Zhou Fuling became upset with Lu Ming for stopping her, but he apologized and explained that he could not stand seeing her manipulated.
• Lu Ming said he might ask his grandfather for a hundred-year-old spirit herb and considered whether the Flame of Life could grow one.

Lu Ming failed to find a hundred-year-old high-grade spirit herb, but Zhong Taiyue obtained two herbs that were nearly a hundred years old. Lu Ming used the Flame of Life to mature one of them, giving him the required herb and a chance to compete for the Netherwater Flame.

• Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling searched medicine shops for a hundred-year-old high-grade spirit herb but found that the stock had sold out.
• Zhou Fuling explained that alchemists would compete for the Netherwater Flame through pill refinement, while Lu Ming still lacked the required herb to enter.
• Zhong Taiyue gave Lu Ming a Scarlet Pattern Fruit and an Eight-Leaf Azure Serpent Grass, both said to be around ninety-nine years old.
• Lu Ming used the Flame of Life on the Scarlet Pattern Fruit and spent the next two days exhausting himself to force it to mature.
• Lu Ming completed a new flame pattern on the fruit, sensed its medicinal potency surge, and gained his ticket to compete for the Netherwater Flame.

Lu Ming cultivated the Nether Moon Spirit Spring Banner and discovered that the Fire Lotus Mark could suppress the clashing golden banner, while the new banner helped restore his Primordial Qi. The next morning, he joined Zhou Fuling and Zhou Xuan to compete for the Netherwater Flame.

• Lu Ming used a Moon Crystal and icy water to cultivate the Nether Moon Spirit Spring Banner, relying on his Sun-Shining Golden Body and Flame of Life to withstand the cold.
• The Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner resisted the new technique, but Lu Ming used the Fire Lotus Mark to suppress it and form an ice-blue banner imprint.
• Lu Ming activated the imprint and found that it replenished some of his Primordial Qi, then rested ahead of the Netherwater Flame competition.
• The next morning, Lu Ming showed Zhou Fuling and Zhou Xuan his hundred-year-old Scarlet Flame Fruit, confirming his qualification to compete.
• Lu Ming boarded Zhou Xuan's carriage with Zhou Fuling and set off toward the competition, eager to see the Netherwater Flame.

Lu Ming accompanied Zhou Xuan and Zhou Fuling to the Fengyang Prefecture Alchemist Association, where they gathered to see the Netherwater Flame. As Pang Qingsong revealed the Spirit Fire, Lu Ming sensed a faint reaction from the Fire Lotus Mark on his Divine Ability Bone.

• Zhou Xuan explained the Alchemist Association and described the different tiers of Spirit Fire to Lu Ming.
• Zhou Xuan brought Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling to the association, where they met Pang Qingsong, Ye Changfeng, and other masters of the Dao of Alchemy.
• Ye Changfeng asked Zhou Xuan about the Sacred Ruins in the Black Rain Zone, and Zhou Xuan avoided confirming whether they were real.
• Zhou Xuan urged Pang Qingsong to reveal the Netherwater Flame, and Pang Qingsong released black water surrounded by fierce flames from a gourd.
• Lu Ming sensed a faint fluctuation from the Fire Lotus Mark on his Divine Ability Bone as he watched the Netherwater Flame.

Lu Ming learned that the Netherwater Flame would go to the alchemist who refined the highest-quality intermediate-grade pill, but local competitors might have learned the formula in advance. Zhou Xuan proposed joint refinement as a way to improve Lu Ming’s chances.

• Pang Qingsong presented the Netherwater Flame and announced a pill-refining contest to decide its new owner.
• Lu Ming told Zhou Xuan he had cultivated twenty-one strands of Clear Qi, while Zhou Fuling had cultivated twenty-four.
• Zhou Xuan warned that some local alchemists might have prepared for the contest after learning which pill they would refine.
• Zhou Xuan explained that Lu Ming’s pill-formation technique could hold him back, especially with an unfamiliar formula and only three sets of ingredients.
• Zhou Xuan proposed joint refinement as a possible solution.

Lu Ming entered the Alchemist Association’s competition for the Netherwater Flame, where he and Zhou Fuling considered but rejected joint refinement. After learning the test was to make a difficult Thunderclap Pill, Lu Ming began competing despite suspecting his rivals had known the formula in advance.

• Zhou Xuan suggested Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling use joint refinement to combine Lu Ming’s skill at blending medicinal power with Zhou Fuling’s experience forming pills, but Zhou Fuling refused.
• Pang Qingsong announced that contestants would refine Thunderclap Pills, and Zhou Fuling told Lu Ming she had made them before and found them difficult.
• Lu Ming accused the Alchemist Association of leaking the test to favored competitors, while Zhou Xuan explained that he had not been given advance notice.
• Lu Ming paid the entry fee and submitted a Scarlet Flame Fruit to register for the competition for the Netherwater Flame.
• Lu Ming joined the other contestants at the alchemy stations, where he identified Song Ren and Su Tao as likely rivals; Song Ren taunted him over the spirit herb, and Lu Ming snapped back.
• After the contestants studied the pill formula for an incense stick, Pang Qingsong told them to begin.

Lu Ming failed twice while refining a Thunderclap Pill, while Song Ren and Su Tao produced middle-grade pills. As Lu Ming prepared his final portion of ingredients, Zhou Fuling stopped him and offered to refine it together.

• Lu Ming used the Fire Lotus Pill Furnace to fuse the medicinal powers of his first batch, but his attempt to form a pill ended in an explosion.
• Lu Ming tried again with his second batch, but the furnace exploded just before the Third Refinement was complete.
• Song Ren and Su Tao successfully refined middle-grade Thunderclap Pills, drawing praise from Pang Qingsong, Ye Changfeng, and the other Divine Ability Masters.
• Lu Ming reached for his final portion of ingredients, but Zhou Fuling stopped him and shyly proposed that they refine it together.

Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling attempted joint refinement to make a Thunderclap Pill, with Lu Ming handling the medicinal ingredients and Zhou Fuling responsible for forming the pill. Lu Ming fused the medicinal properties with striking purity, and the chapter ended as he prepared to transfer them to Zhou Fuling’s furnace.

• Lu Ming accepted Zhou Fuling’s help and proposed that he fuse the ingredients before she completed pill formation.
• Zhou Xuan explained that joint refinement was a legitimate technique, and the judges allowed Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling to proceed.
• Lu Ming used his third and final batch of ingredients, refining them with pill fire from his Primordial Qi rather than revealing his Flame of Life.
• The Dao of Alchemy masters praised the purity of Lu Ming’s fused medicinal properties and inferred that his weakness lay in pill formation.
• Lu Ming asked whether Zhou Fuling was ready, and she summoned her furnace as he prepared to pass her the medicinal properties.

Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling refined a Thunderclap Pill together, and Zhou Fuling pushed beyond the Third Refinement to attempt a higher-grade result for Lu Ming’s chance at winning the Netherwater Flame. She completed the Fourth Refinement and handed him the brilliant pill, saying she had not let him down.

• Lu Ming assisted Zhou Fuling with his Primordial Qi and Spirit Sense as she refined the Thunderclap Pill, teasing her until she kicked him and told him to stop.
• Zhou Fuling completed the First, Second, and Third Refinements, while Lu Ming sensed a sacred change in her pill fire and the Fire Lotus Mark on his Divine Ability Bone reacted.
• Zhou Fuling asked whether she should attempt the Fourth Refinement to improve Lu Ming’s chances of winning the Netherwater Flame, and he agreed despite the risk of failure.
• Zhou Fuling’s Bloodline Divine Ability produced five additional strands of Clear Qi, allowing her to begin the Fourth Refinement with twenty-nine strands.
• Song Ren and Su Tao feared Zhou Fuling would win, while Zhou Xuan warned the alchemy masters not to interfere.
• Zhou Fuling completed the Fourth Refinement, produced a brilliant silver Thunderclap Pill, and handed it to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling refined a high-grade Thunderclap Pill together, overcoming Song Ren and Su Tao in the Spirit Fire competition. After the examiners confirmed the pill’s quality, Pang Qingsong declared them the winners, and Lu Ming celebrated with Zhou Fuling.

• Zhou Fuling gave Lu Ming the high-grade Thunderclap Pill they had refined together and credited his work blending the medicinal power.
• Song Ren and Su Tao appealed to Ye Changfeng and Su Wan after seeing that they had lost the competition.
• Pang Qingsong and the other alchemy masters inspected the four completed pills while Zhou Xuan watched to prevent tampering.
• The examiners confirmed Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling’s pill was high-grade, and Pang Qingsong named them the winners of the Netherwater Flame contest.
• Lu Ming told Zhou Fuling that they had won.

Lu Ming won the Netherwater Flame after refining a high-grade Thunderclap Pill, overcoming Ye Changfeng and Su Wan’s efforts to dispute the result. As Zhou Xuan and Zhou Fuling returned to Qingyuan Market amid growing outside interest, Lu Ming planned to remain in the capital for another month to train.

• Zhou Xuan shut down Ye Changfeng and Su Wan’s objections, and Pang Qingsong handed Lu Ming the Netherwater Flame.
• Lu Ming asked Pang Qingsong to return the high-grade Thunderclap Pill he had made with Zhou Fuling, then joked that he intended to eat it for cultivation, angering her.
• Zhou Xuan warned Lu Ming that absorbing a Spirit Fire required protection and a guard, while Lu Ming privately trusted his Fire Lotus Mark to handle it.
• Zhou Xuan told Lu Ming that factions from nearby prefectures were investigating Qingyuan Market and that the Highness might arrive early.
• Lu Ming said he would stay in the capital for about a month to train in the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall’s three Upper Divine Abilities, and Zhou Fuling left after warning him not to eat their pill.

Lu Ming absorbed the Netherwater Flame, forged a stronger Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus, and advanced his cultivation while mastering the four spirit banners. After a month of training in the prefectural city, he prepared to meet Zhong Taiyue and considered returning to Qingyuan Market.

• Lu Ming absorbed the Netherwater Flame into his Fire Lotus Mark and used it with the Flame of Life to create a powerful Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus, gaining a seventh strand of Glazed Heavenly Light.
• Lu Ming spent a month cultivating under Zhong Taiyue, advancing to fourteen Divine Ability Dharma Marks and mastering the basics of the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall's three Upper Divine Abilities.
• Lu Ming brought the Nether Moon Spirit Spring Banner, Ten Thousand Thunder Banner, and Azure Firmament Wind-Controlling Banner to the Entry Realm, completing the four spirit banner imprints on his Divine Ability Bone.
• Lu Ming examined the banners' abilities and regretted that he lacked the method to activate the Four Aspects Divine Banner Great Spirit Restriction.
• Zhong Quan told Lu Ming that Zhong Taiyue was looking for him, and Lu Ming decided it was nearly time to return to Qingyuan Market.

Lu Ming and his family left the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall for Qingyuan Market with Zhong Taiyue, who learned that the Sacred Ruins were real and decided the hall should pursue the opportunity. Near their destination, a Divine Ability-level white tiger confronted them, and a gentle voice from its back told it to be quiet.

• Lu Ming told Zhong Taiyue that the Sacred Ruins in the Black Rain Zone were real, and Zhong Taiyue decided to travel with the family to Qingyuan Market.
• The family departed the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall, while Lu Ming said goodbye to Zhong Quan and his other cousins.
• On the road, Lu Ming saw groups of travelers and Divine Ability Masters hurrying toward Qingyuan Market and realized they were heading for the Sacred Ruins.
• As the family stopped to eat near Qingyuan Market, a powerful white tiger emerged from the woods and frightened Lu Mengmeng.
• Lu Ming prepared to fight the tiger, but a voice from its back called it Xiao Yu and told it that it was too noisy.

Lu Ming and his companions met a mysterious red-clad girl riding a white tiger while traveling toward Qingyuan Market, and learned she was heading for the Sacred Ruins. After she departed, Zhong Taiyue judged that she possessed power comparable to a Divine Ability Grandmaster, and the group reached Qingyuan Market.

• The red-clad girl arrived at the campfire on her white tiger, Xiao Yu, and accepted Lu Ming's offer of food.
• The red-clad girl asked Lu Ming whether the Sacred Ruins in Qingyuan Market were real or an illusion created by the Eight-Armed Rain Spawn, and Lu Ming said he did not know.
• The red-clad girl praised Lu Mengmeng for not wasting food, asked Lu Ming his name, and departed after he gave her the false name Zhou Xuan.
• Zhong Taiyue told Lu Ming and the others that the red-clad girl had means comparable to a Divine Ability Grandmaster.
• Lu Mengmeng lamented the missing food until Zhong Ying gave her pastries, and the group continued on to Qingyuan Market.

Lu Ming returned to Qingyuan Market with Zhong Taiyue and learned that the Five Halls Association was pressuring the Thunderfire Hall and its local allies to accept its demands. As the rival masters prepared to fight, a powerful voice rang out from beyond the hall.

• Commander Fu told Lu Ming and Lu Qingyan that five outside halls had formed the Five Halls Association and were confronting the Thunderfire Hall, Red Sand Hall, and Mountain Moving Hall.
• Lu Ming, Lu Qingyan, and their companions hurried from the city gates toward the Thunderfire Hall.
• At the Thunderfire Hall, Jiang Yun and Li Guanyi demanded that the three local halls accept their terms, including paying for the outsiders' branches.
• Shi Tong and Shen Tai rejected the demands and affirmed their alliance with Lu Jin, who refused every term.
• Jiang Yun, Li Guanyi, and the other three masters released their Primordial Qi, and Lu Jin prepared to face them before a booming voice challenged the Five Halls Association from outside.

Zhong Taiyue arrived at the Thunderfire Hall and used his Nether Spirit Master strength to stop the Five Halls Association from threatening Lu Jin’s family. The association paid compensation and fled, leaving the Thunderfire Hall with the support of the Red Sand Hall and the Mountain Moving Hall.

• Zhong Taiyue revealed himself as a Nether Spirit Master and greeted Lu Jin as his in-law, confirming that Lu Ming’s family had reconciled with the Zhong family.
• Lu Qingyan, Lu Ming, and their family arrived, and Zhong Taiyue confronted the Five Halls Association’s five Divine Ability Masters.
• Jiang Yun tried to leave, but Zhong Taiyue demanded that each of the five pay a hundred thousand in Heavenly Gold Sand to apologize to the Thunderfire Hall.
• The Five Halls Association paid the compensation and fled, and Lu Jin shared some of it with Shi Tong and Shen Tai.
• Shi Tong and Shen Tai signaled their support for the Thunderfire Hall, while Lu Jin invited Zhong Taiyue into the inner courtyard.

The Lu Clan learned that a Divine Ability Grandmaster from the Great Golden Crow Hall was heading to Qingyuan Market, threatening the Thunderfire Hall because of Zhang Yue. Lu Ming and Zhong Taiyue refused to abandon the Lu family and planned to seek help from Market Master Zhou Xuan.

• Lu Jin told Lu Ming and Zhong Taiyue that forces from across the region were gathering in Qingyuan Market over the Sacred Ruins.
• Lu Jin revealed that the Great Golden Crow Hall was pursuing the Thunderfire Hall over Zhang Yue, and that one of its Divine Ability Grandmasters was already on the way.
• Lu Jin asked Zhong Taiyue to take Zhong Ying and the children away if the Thunderfire Hall was destroyed.
• Zhong Taiyue refused to retreat, and Lu Ming said he would stand with his family and seek out Market Master Zhou Xuan the next day.
• Lu Jin accepted that the family would face the danger together and raised his wine bowl with Zhong Taiyue.