Recaps

At the Lantern Festival, Leng Wuyou challenged Zhou Wuji to a swordsmanship exchange, but he turned it into a demonstration using wine shaped by sword intent. She tried to imitate him and lost, while Zhou Wuji ended the performance by inscribing a poem on the wall, leaving Leng Wuyou embarrassed that her brother’s actions had inspired it.

• Leng Wuyou apologized for Leng Wuming’s behavior, then asked Zhou Wuji for guidance through a friendly exchange of sword intent.
• Zhou Wuji seated the guests and shaped spirit wine into a lifelike figure that wielded a sword, astonishing the onlookers.
• Leng Wuyou formed her own wine figure, but its sword thrust made it burst apart, so she accepted defeat.
• Zhou Wuji demonstrated Xiaoxiang Swordsmanship with his wine figure, then used it to break three wine jars and write a poem on the wall.
• Leng Wuyou recognized that the poem had been inspired by her brother’s behavior and inwardly lamented her predicament.

Zhou Wuji displayed his swordsmanship by writing a poem with wine at Cloud Immortal Tower, then carried Wuming through the air and won the admiration of the crowd. Afterward, Sister Ying decided Cloud Immortal Tower should preserve the poem and try to win Zhou Wuji over, but she grew concerned when Wang Da’s Ironclad Guards rode toward the part of Jingyang where Zhou Wuji had gone.

• Zhou Wuji wrote a poem with wine as a sword, revealing sword intent that awed the cultivators and captivated Yue Wuying and Leng Wuyou.
• Zhou Wuji took Wuming away from Cloud Immortal Tower and glided through the air with her, astonishing the people below, who shouted that they were immortals.
• Leng Wuyou recorded the poem, Yue Wuying kept her Water Mirror Technique recording, and Zhang Qingning’s group discussed Zhou Wuji’s strength and the verses.
• Sister Ying arrived with Xiao Yun and decided the poem should remain on the wall as a valuable attraction, while warning Xiao Yun to avoid provoking the factions in Jingyang.
• Sister Ying told Xiao Yun to try to win Zhou Wuji over, then saw Wang Da leading Ironclad Guards toward the northern city and sent Xiao Yun to learn what had happened.

After Yang Tie Ying discovered that their horses had been stolen, Zhou Wuji traced the theft to a Heavenly Ghost Sect Devil Cultivator and used the Ironclad Guard’s investigation to protect the inn staff. The horses remained missing, but Zhou Wuji preserved the innkeeper as bait, hoping the Devil Cultivator would return.

• Yang Tie Ying threatened the innkeeper over the missing horses, and the constables backed down after Zhou Wuji showed Dharma Master Hongde’s Heavenly Pivot Token.
• Zhou Wuji found traces of Heavenly Ghost Sect Yin Qi in the stable and a concealed Spirit Severing Finger seal in the innkeeper’s mind.
• Zhou Wuji called in the Ironclad Guard, and Wang Da ordered the innkeeper and attendants taken for interrogation.
• An agent reported that the old man who had stayed at the inn had registered under a false identity, while the others refused to talk.
• Zhou Wuji gave Wang Da a hundred-tael banknote and persuaded him to release the innkeeper and attendants.
• Yang Tie Ying praised Zhou Wuji for helping the staff, while Zhou Wuji privately intended to use the innkeeper as bait; Wang Da told his agents that they had both benefited from their bargain.

Zhou Wuji healed the innkeeper and attendants, strengthened his Rejuvenation Spirit Technique, and arranged his disciple’s advancement before staking out the Peace and Fortune Inn for the Heavenly Ghost Sect expert who had killed his horse. On the sixth night, Xue Feng returned, and Zhou Wuji launched a concealed sword attack against him.

• Zhou Wuji healed the beaten innkeeper and attendants, gave each attendant ten taels of silver, and told Yang Tie Ying that Crimson Cloud had been destroyed.
• Zhou Wuji perfected the Rejuvenation Spirit Technique and decided to postpone improving his other Law Techniques until after visiting the Lapis Lazuli Secret Realm.
• Zhou Wuji told True Person Zhihua about the Devil Cultivator and received permission to hunt him for fifteen days before heading to the grotto-heaven.
• Zhou Wuji initiated Yang Tie Ying and conferred his register, stocked up on pills, and told Daoist Yizhen and Wuming that he would be away for months.
• Zhou Wuji hid in the Peace and Fortune Inn and waited for the Devil Cultivator to return; on the sixth night, Xue Feng came back and removed the Spirit Severing Finger from the innkeeper.
• Zhou Wuji concealed himself with the Tianxuan Sword and struck at Xue Feng with a sudden sword attack.

Zhou Wuji pursued Xue Feng out of Jingyang City after destroying his Ghost Marshal, then pretended to negotiate while preparing a surprise attack. He sealed Xue Feng with the Seven Stars Demon-Sealing Spirit Seal and beheaded him, leaving the Vanishing Shadow Yin Dragon Steed within reach.

• Zhou Wuji destroyed Xue Feng's fourth-rank Ghost Marshal with one sword strike, and Xue Feng fled on the Vanishing Shadow Yin Dragon Steed.
• Zhou Wuji chased Xue Feng across the rooftops and out of the city, then used the Tianquan Sword to block his escape.
• Xue Feng introduced himself and claimed he had come to Yunyang on the orders of the Southern Ghost King, offering ten thousand taels of gold to compensate for killing Zhou Wuji's horses.
• Zhou Wuji secretly advanced the Seven Stars Demon-Sealing Spirit Seal to the Transformation Realm while Xue Feng described the ghost horse and offered it as compensation.
• Zhou Wuji caught Xue Feng off guard with the Seven Stars Demon-Sealing Spirit Seal and beheaded him as he tried to recover from its effects.

After killing Xue Feng, Zhou Wuji learned from the Devil Cultivator’s letters that a Nine Yin Earth Eye might be nurturing ghost creatures beneath Yunyang. True Person Zhihua arranged for him and Wuleng to guard the Lapis Lazuli Grotto-Heaven, leaving Yining worried about Zhihua’s intentions and Wuleng’s future.

• Zhou Wuji killed Xue Feng, subdued the Vanishing Shadow Yin Dragon Steed, and found letters describing a possible Nine Yin Earth Eye beneath Yunyang.
• Zhou Wuji reported the letters to True Person Zhihua, who decided to have Lu Zhijing investigate the Ten Thousand Ghosts Grotto.
• True Person Zhihua refused to teach Zhou Wuji fourth-rank sword arts but suggested he ask Wuleng to teach him the Army-Breaking Sword.
• True Person Zhihua reassigned Zhou Wuji to Flying Profound Hall and arranged for him and Wuleng to guard the Lapis Lazuli Grotto-Heaven.
• Chief Seat Yihe briefed Zhou Wuji and Wuleng on their duties, gave them formation-control tokens, and led them into the grotto-heaven.
• Yining questioned True Person Zhihua about involving Wuleng, then worried that Zhou Wuji’s ambitions and lack of backing made him a dangerous match.

Zhou Wuji and Wuleng traveled to the Crimson Flame Desert, where he guided her Army-Breaking Sword cultivation and asked her to teach him the fourth-rank method. Wuleng agreed despite the sect’s restrictions, saying that helping him brought her joy.

• Yihe left Zhou Wuji and Wuleng to travel through the forest sea toward the Crimson Flame Desert.
• Zhou Wuji rode the Vanishing Shadow Yin Dragon Steed with Wuleng to the treehouses, where they met Daoist Yiyuan and took over the cabins.
• Zhou Wuji observed Wuleng practicing the Army-Breaking Sword and guided her sword intent by connecting it to the Army-Breaking Star.
• Zhou Wuji asked Wuleng to teach him the fourth-rank Army-Breaking Sword method, explaining that True Person Zhihua had directed him to learn it from her.
• Wuleng agreed to teach Zhou Wuji in secret and said that helping him brought her joy.

Zhou Wuji hunted powerful demonic creatures across the forest sea and Crimson Flame Desert to gather origin mystic essence, then used it to advance the Army-Breaking Sword to fourth rank and transform his body. After reaching marrow refining and gaining immense strength, he heard Wuleng call from the neighboring tree house, and her voice stirred a sudden blaze of desire in him.

• Wuleng taught Zhou Wuji the fourth-rank Army-Breaking Sword, and he learned its body-refining method over three days.
• Zhou Wuji used his Six Yang Spirit Eyes and Vanishing Shadow Yin Dragon Steed to hunt seventeen fifth-rank Demon Beasts in the forest sea, then turned to the Crimson Flame Desert.
• Zhou Wuji killed several desert scorpions, including fourth-rank creatures, and collected five portions of origin mystic essence.
• Zhou Wuji used Xue Feng's fate pattern to raise the Army-Breaking Sword to fourth rank, then spent four portions of essence to perfect it.
• Zhou Wuji's body reached standard marrow refining, his bodily stat rose from eight hundred to one thousand, and his strength and resilience greatly increased.
• Wuleng called out after the noise of Zhou Wuji's transforming bones disturbed her, and her voice stirred his desire.

Zhou Wuji completed his training in the Lapis Lazuli Secret Realm, strengthened his cultivation, and returned to Upright Yang Peak with Wuleng. True Person Zhihua told him that winning first place at the Jingyang Dharma Assembly could secure his path to becoming a True Disciple, while Zhiyuan warned him about the celebrated Monk Xinru.

• Zhou Wuji resisted growing intimate with Wuleng, then taught her the Army-Breaking Sword after perfecting it at the fourth rank.
• By mid-June, Zhou Wuji had refined ten spinal acupoints and increased his True Qi capacity by eight thousand.
• Zhou Wuji and Wuleng left the Lapis Lazuli Secret Realm and visited True Person Zhihua, who announced the Jingyang Dharma Assembly and urged Zhou Wuji to win first place.
• Zhiyuan told Zhou Wuji that Monk Xinru had subdued a horned black snake in the Changyang River and had become the leading favorite for the Dharma Assembly.

At a Heavenly Pivot Hall meeting, Lu Zhicheng demanded two places for his Main Court companions at the Jingyang Dharma Assembly, but Zhou Wuji challenged Lu Wuqiu to prove her strength. Zhou Wuji’s palm strike forced her back seven steps, leaving Lu Zhicheng’s group unable to claim the places.

• True Person Zhihua assigned Wuyuan, Zhou Wuji, Yan Wudong, and Wuleng to represent the Upper Court at the Jingyang Dharma Assembly.
• Lu Zhicheng insisted that Lu Wuxia and Lu Wuqiu take two places, arguing that the Main Court needed to help restore the sect’s prestige.
• Zhou Wuji challenged Lu Zhicheng’s authority, and Yining asserted that Zhou’s imperial title gave him standing to speak.
• Lu Wuqiu confronted Zhou Wuji, who offered her his place if she could withstand one palm strike and demanded that the Main Court group otherwise stay silent.
• Zhou Wuji’s palm strike drove Lu Wuqiu back seven steps and left her struggling to suppress her churning Qi and Blood.

Zhou Wuji defeated Lu Wuqiu, healed her, and frustrated Lu Zhicheng’s attempt to pressure True Person Zhihua. He then enlisted Zhihua’s help with his Dharma Assembly plan, while Leng Wuyou and Yue Wuying met Xinkong, who challenged Zhou Wuji’s standing against his senior brother Xinru.

• Zhou Wuji subdued Lu Wuqiu, then used his Rejuvenation Spirit Technique to heal her and restore her Qi and Blood.
• Lu Zhicheng attacked Zhou Wuji from behind, but Zhou caught his staff and mocked him after Lu Wuqiu signaled that she was unharmed.
• True Person Zhihua dismissed the hall, and Lu Zhicheng decided to stay for the Jingyang Dharma Assembly rather than leave in disgrace.
• Zhou Wuji asked True Person Zhihua to help carry out his novel plan for expounding the Dharma, and she agreed after hearing the details.
• Leng Wuyou and Yue Wuying inspected the Dharma Assembly platforms and met Xinkong, who boasted about Xinru and declared that Xinru would surpass Zhou Wuji.

At the Ghost Festival Dharma assembly, Leng Wuyou met Zhang Qingning’s circle of young Jingyang talents, who debated which cultivator would win first place. Zhou Wuji took the preaching platform, but an abrupt, astonishing change occurred before he could begin, drawing the entire gathering’s attention.

• Zhang Qingning persuaded Leng Wuyou to meet Zhang Shiqi and several other prominent young men from Jingyang.
• The young men discussed likely winners of the Dharma assembly, and Leng Wuyou predicted that Zhou Wuji would take first place because of his Sword Intent.
• As the sects preached in turn, Leng Wuyou watched Yue Wuying and the other young cultivators speak from the platform.
• Zhang Dingyang and Huo Dongling prepared to disrupt Zhou Wuji’s preaching with more than two hundred Great River Gang members.
• Zhou Wuji ascended the platform, and an abrupt change stunned Xinru, Xinkong, and the crowd, drawing nearly everyone at the Ghost Festival to the stage.

Zhou Wuji used an enormous water mirror, scripture, and stirring flute music to deliver the Big Dipper Scripture at the Ghost Festival. His spectacle moved tens of thousands to worship the Northern Emperor, leaving even powerful cultivators astonished and his standing greatly elevated.

• Zhou Wuji displayed the Big Dipper Scripture on an enormous water mirror, stunning the crowd and impressing Zhang Shiqi, Leng Wuyou, Zhang Dingyang, and the gathered True Persons.
• Zhou Wuji began chanting the scripture as the water mirror showed a woodcutter surviving a lightning strike through prayer, prompting many people to kneel and chant with him.
• Zhang Shiqi rebuked Zhang Shiying for insulting the Northern Emperor, and Zhang Shiying fell silent while Leng Wuyou urged him to speak and act prudently.
• Zhou Wuji completed the ceremony with stirring flute music and a vision of the Northern Emperor beneath the Big Dipper, moving the crowd to chant blessings and reach for the fading starlight.
• Li Yiyang, Leng Yiming, and Zhang Zhichun recognized Zhou Wuji's extraordinary influence, while True Person Zhihua watched him with growing approval.

After Zhou Wuji’s spectacular sermon, the Jingyang Dharma Assembly moved from its memorial ceremony to the Dharma contests, where the Dragon Elephant Temple’s strength became clear. As Lu Wuyuan struggled against Xinkong, Zhou Wuji asked True Person Zhihua to teach him the Fourth Rank Tianshu Sword, leaving her irritated by his request.

• Xinru preached the Diamond Sutra, then Zhiyuan led the ceremony for the dead as people released lotus lanterns into the river.
• The Dharma contests began with a staged sword bout, and Leng Wuyou left after hearing the young gentlemen disparage the Daoist sects.
• Lu Wuyuan drew Xinkong as his first opponent and used the Seven Stars Profound Gang Incantation and Northern Dipper Heavenly Pivot Yin Thunder against him.
• Xinkong broke apart Lu Wuyuan’s lightning with his staff, making the Daoist cultivators realize how formidable he was.
• True Person Zhihua told Zhou Wuji that the remaining contest depended on him, and Zhou Wuji asked her to teach him the Fourth Rank Tianshu Sword.

Xinkong defeated Lu Wuyuan, and Zhou Wuji demonstrated his superior swordsmanship by beating Yue Wuying. Zhou Wuji advanced to face Leng Wuyou, who conceded after exchanging a few words with him, leaving the crowd to wonder whether they had a private affair.

• Xinkong defeated Lu Wuyuan, who left in anger after the crowd jeered at him.
• True Person Zhihua warned Zhou Wuji about Xinkong's strength and advised him to focus on the Fourth Rank Army-Breaking Sword.
• Leng Wuyou defeated Li Wujue, then Zhou Wuji defeated Yue Wuying by defending against her attacks until she conceded.
• Zhang Dingyang asked Huo Dongling to compare Zhou Wuji with Pei Zhengxiu and considered inviting Pei Zhengxiu to challenge him.
• After Zhou Wuji was paired with Leng Wuyou, she exchanged a few words with him and conceded, prompting the crowd to speculate about their relationship.

Wuleng and Xinru won their matches before Zhou Wuji faced Xinkong at the Dharma assembly. Zhou Wuji defeated Xinkong in a single exchange and called Xinru onto the platform for the next fight.

• Wuleng defeated two opponents in a row, while Xinru beat Zhang Wuhong after they exchanged dozens of moves.
• Zhou Wuji faced Xinkong, who attacked with the full force of his Dragon Elephant, Vajra, and Divine Movement incantations.
• Zhou Wuji blocked Xinkong’s staff, used the Five Spirit Pouch to trap it, then struck Xinkong’s throat and vital points until the monk staggered back.
• Zhou Wuji declared Xinkong defeated, and the crowd cheered as Xinkong left the platform.
• Zhou Wuji challenged Xinru, and Puren warned Xinru to counter Zhou Wuji’s techniques with force.
• Xinru ascended the platform using Lotus Blossoms with Every Step, drawing cheers from the spectators.

Zhou Wuji outdebated Xinru, then defeated him in a fierce staff-and-sword duel at the Dharma assembly. After Xinru conceded, Zhou Wuji recited a poem mocking him, leaving Dragon Elephant Temple humiliated.

• Xinru praised Zhou Wuji’s teaching method but criticized Daoism, and Zhou Wuji answered with a broad defense of Daoist principles that left Xinru unable to respond.
• Zhou Wuji used True Qi to suppress Xinru’s prepared argument, forcing Xinru to attack with the Vajra Demon-Subduing Staff.
• Xinru and Zhou Wuji fought with considerable restraint until Xinru recited a Buddhist verse and unleashed a golden-lotus staff technique.
• Zhou Wuji countered Xinru’s golden lotus with his sword, shattered Xinru’s staff, and struck him hard enough to make him retreat and spit blood.
• Xinru admitted defeat and thanked Zhou Wuji for showing mercy, while Zhou Wuji recited a poem that left Dragon Elephant Temple’s monks disgruntled.

After Zhou Wuji defeated Xinru and won the Jingyang Dharma Assembly, he earned recognition, rewards, and promotion at Jingyang Upper Court. He entered the Heavenly Authority Hall Secret Realm, where he opened six more heavens, but advancing into Form Heaven proved far slower than he had expected.

• Zhou Wuji defeated Xinru, won first place at the Dharma Assembly, and earned praise from the Daoist sects while Dragon Elephant Temple struggled with the humiliation.
• Zhou Wuji proposed copying and standardizing the Water Mirror Technique, and True Person Zhihua said his idea and his victory could earn him two major merits and a place as a True Disciple Candidate.
• True Person Zhiyun rewarded Zhou Wuji with ten Five-Transmutation Purple Gold Pills, sixty days in the Heavenly Authority Hall Secret Realm, and the chief seat of Heavenly Pivot Hall.
• Zhou Wuji inspected Heavenly Pivot Hall's Secret Methods, then entered the secret realm to cultivate without setting himself specific goals.
• Zhou Wuji opened six heavens in several dozen days, reaching sixteen, but learned that tempering each acupoint in Form Heaven required at least twenty days.

Zhou Wuji emerged from seclusion, learned that Pei Zhengxiu had come to challenge him, and agreed to a sword duel after True Person Zhihua explained Pei’s background and assured him the sect would accept the outcome. He also learned he would become a True Disciple Candidate after completing Fourth Rank ordination and would join Xie Lingyun’s Fire Phoenix Army against the barbarians; the chapter ended with Pei accepting Zhou Wuji’s proposed duel on the night of the full moon atop Zhengyang.

• Zhou Wuji left the secret realm and learned that Pei Zhengxiu of the Profound Heaven Sword Sect had been waiting to challenge him.
• True Person Zhihua explained that Pei Zhengxiu was a combative direct descendant of the Pei Household and told Zhou Wuji to fight without holding back.
• True Person Zhihua told Zhou Wuji that the sect master had awarded him two major merits and accepted him as a True Disciple Candidate once he completed Fourth Rank ordination.
• True Person Zhihua said Zhou Wuji would join Xie Lingyun’s Fire Phoenix Army to oppose the barbarians gathering near Yue Ridge, and Zhou Wuji agreed.
• Zhou Wuji scolded Yang Tie Ying for boasting, then sent him with a note challenging Pei Zhengxiu to a duel on the night of the full moon atop Zhengyang.
• Pei Zhengxiu read Zhou Wuji’s note and agreed to the duel on the proposed terms.

Zhou Wuji met with Xie Lingyun, who warned him about Pei Zhengxiu’s swordsmanship and the danger surrounding their duel. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Pei Zhengxiu arrived at Upright Yang Peak and opened the match with a swift attack that left the watching crowd alarmed.

• Xie Lingyun told Zhou Wuji that Pei Zhengxiu likely specialized in the Wind Character Sword and cautioned him that someone was stirring up publicity around the duel.
• Zhou Wuji considered killing Zhang Dingyang but decided to wait until after the duel, wary that he would be blamed for the murder.
• Zhang Qingning, Zhang Dingyang, Huo Dongling, and other spectators gathered at the Heavenly Pivot Hall while Zhou Wuji waited in the square.
• Pei Zhengxiu entered the square, drew the Flowing Wind Sword, and launched a lightning-fast Gale Sword thrust at Zhou Wuji.

Zhou Wuji defeated Pei Zhengxiu in a swift sword duel, then used a healing technique and a precious pill to save his life. The spectators left impressed by Zhou Wuji’s skill and conduct, while Zhang Dingyang remained fearful about what Zhou Wuji might do next.

• Zhou Wuji analyzed Pei Zhengxiu’s swordsmanship and chose to meet his attack with the Water Moon Sword.
• Pei Zhengxiu thrust straight at Zhou Wuji, but Zhou Wuji’s White Rainbow Sword deflected his blade and cut deeply into his chest.
• Pei Zhengxiu admitted defeat and collapsed, while Yang Tie Ying cheered for Zhou Wuji’s victory.
• Zhou Wuji sealed Pei Zhengxiu’s wound with the Rejuvenation Spirit Technique and gave him a Five-Transmutation Purple Gold Pill, asking him to repay its cost later.
• True Person Zhihua had Pei Zhengxiu carried to a side room, and Huo Dongling warned Zhang Qingning and Zhang Dingyang to befriend Zhou Wuji.
• Huo Dongling feared Zhou Wuji could defeat anyone below Third Rank, while Zhang Dingyang silently worried that Zhou Wuji would not spare him.

After Xie Lingyun and Zhou Wuji brought the Fire Phoenix Army to Golden Sands Fort, Xie Lingyun resented being assigned to the rear while Zhou Wuji studied the army’s battle formation. Wang Mingzhen arrived claiming authority to inspect the camp and challenged Zhou Wuji over his failure to salute.

• Xie Lingyun praised Zhou Wuji’s swordsmanship, and the two prepared for their campaign to Yue Ridge with pills bought using Xie Lingyun’s funds.
• Zhou Wuji and Xie Lingyun reached Jade River County, joined the Fire Phoenix Army, and waited for orders while Xie Lingyun managed the camp.
• Wang Zhenyuan ordered Xie Lingyun’s elite troops to remain at Golden Sands Fort as a surprise force, angering Xie Lingyun.
• At Golden Sands Fort, Xie Lingyun formed a battle formation, and Zhou Wuji observed how its gathered Qi and Blood suppressed outsiders and spells.
• Wang Mingzhen arrived with riders to inspect the camp, argued with Xie Lingyun about her authority, and demanded that Zhou Wuji salute her.

Wang Mingzhen arrived at Golden Sands Fort and provoked Xie Lingyun, while Zhou Wuji identified the unusual status of her companion, Princess Taihe Yin Le. Xie Lingyun and Zhou Wuji later suspected Wang Mingzhen had tried to bait him into offending the princess, leaving Xie relieved that Zhou had warned him.

• Wang Mingzhen berated Zhou Wuji, and Xie Lingyun defended him by explaining that he was a court-appointed Fourth Rank Dharma Master Hongde.
• Wang Mingzhen used the commanding general’s gold token to demand lodging at Golden Sands Fort, and Xie Lingyun ordered Wang Xing to arrange it.
• Wang Mingzhen explained to Yin Le that she had brought the princess along to curb Xie Lingyun’s arrogance and discussed the Fire Phoenix Army’s ties to the Northern Pole Sect.
• Wang Mingzhen said Zhou Wuji looked bewitching and suspicious, while Yin Le cautioned her against judging the court-appointed Daoist carelessly.
• Zhou Wuji warned Xie Lingyun that Yin Le’s attendants included two Fifth Rank guards, and they concluded Wang Mingzhen may have been trying to bait him into offending someone of higher status.

At Golden Sands Fort, Yin Le became fascinated by Zhou Wuji’s Slender Gold Script after he wrote her a poem, and she recognized him as a calligraphy grandmaster. She asked Wang Mingzhen to invite him over so she could discuss calligraphy with him, while Zhou Wuji learned that Wang Mingzhen’s friend was a princess and glimpsed a treasure sword in her cabin.

• Yin Le practiced calligraphy in her cabin as Wang Mingzhen told her about Zhou Wuji and his Slender Gold Script.
• Yin Le sent Zhou Wuji jade-plate paper and asked him to write a piece for her.
• Zhou Wuji spent a three-tael fate to perfect his Slender Gold Script, then wrote a poem on the paper.
• Wang Mingzhen brought Zhou Wuji’s poem to Yin Le, who praised its calligraphy and verse as grandmaster-level.
• Zhou Wuji used the Big Dipper Star Eye to discover that Wang Mingzhen’s friend was a princess and noticed a high-grade treasure sword in her cabin.
• Yin Le asked Wang Mingzhen to invite Zhou Wuji over so she could ask him about calligraphy.

Zhou Wuji met Yin Le, a learned woman from the imperial family, and taught her calligraphy and poetry while Wang Mingzhen worried about the risks of her status. On their next meeting, Yin Le showed Zhou Wuji her third-rank Sky Silk Sword, which he examined before returning it to its case.

• Zhou Wuji greeted Yin Le and taught her the brush techniques behind his Slender Gold script while she ground ink for him.
• Wang Mingzhen warned Zhou Wuji not to reveal that Yin Le had served him, and Xie Lingyun feared the consequences if she was Princess Taihe.
• Wang Mingzhen invited Zhou Wuji to meet Yin Le again the next morning, and they discussed calligraphy, poetry, and the history of writing.
• Yin Le showed Zhou Wuji the Sky Silk Sword, a third-rank treasured sword bestowed on her by her father.
• Zhou Wuji examined the Sky Silk Sword and returned it to its case after the guards noticed his strength.