Recaps

Gu Chen confronted Zhou Nanfeng over the Zhou Family’s past attacks on him and his father, then killed Zhou Nanfeng and declared that the family’s collaborators would also die. Gu Lin took his own life, while Gu Chen turned to Jiang Yi and gave him ten seconds to answer.

• Zhou Nanfeng begged Gu Chen for his life and offered money, but Gu Chen rejected his pleas and blamed him and Zhou Xue'er for persecuting him and his father.
• Gu Chen declared the Zhou Family finished and said Zhou Nanfeng, Zhou Xue'er, and the family members who had participated in the plots must die.
• Gu Chen killed Zhou Nanfeng with a single stroke of his sword.
• Gu Chen warned Gu Lin that he would not escape, and Gu Lin committed suicide by striking his own head.
• Gu Chen ordered Zhu Jun to give Gu Lin a dignified send-off, then told Jiang Yi he had ten seconds to think over Gu Chen's demand.

After killing Zhou Nanfeng, Gu Chen forced Jiang Yi to reveal that the Steel Tremor Sect had captured Gu Beichi and had come to Zhou City seeking the Shennong Grass. Gu Chen sent his allies to rescue his father and left Jiang Yi to kill a Wuji Manor assassin, setting up a confrontation between them.

• Gu Chen threatened Jiang Yi until he revealed that the Steel Tremor Sect held Gu Beichi at a detached house on Zhengchang Street.
• Jiang Yi explained that the Steel Tremor Sect had come to Zhou City seeking the fourth-grade Shennong Grass, which could be used to make Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Gu Chen rejected Jiang Yi's offer of an alliance, ordered him to write down the address, and sent Zhao Bo and two others to bring Gu Beichi back safely.
• Gu Chen ordered Ma Gang to destroy the Zhou Family's surveillance devices, then told Jiang Yi to kill the Wuji Manor assassin.
• Jiang Yi stabbed the assassin, but Gu Chen kicked him over before he could finish the attack, waking the wounded assassin.

Gu Chen deceived a wounded Wuji Manor assassin into believing the Steel Tremor Sect had conspired with the Zhou Family over Shennong Grass, then let him escape so he would implicate the Gu Family and Steel Tremor Sect. After revealing that provoking those factions was his real goal, Gu Chen said he was waiting for Zhou Xue'er.

• Gu Chen claimed the Steel Tremor Sect had used the Zhou Family to lure and kill the assassin, and injured Jiang Yi to keep him from exposing the lie.
• Gu Chen told the assassin that Shennong Grass would appear in Zhou City and that the Steel Tremor Sect intended to make Wuji Manor and the Gu Family fight.
• The assassin struck Gu Chen, escaped in Ma Gang's minivan, and fled the Zhou Family manor despite Gu Chen hurling a sword at the vehicle.
• Jiang Yi accused Gu Chen of deliberately framing the Steel Tremor Sect, but Gu Chen said he wanted Wuji Manor to become enemies with both the sect and the Gu Family.
• Gu Chen refused to kill Jiang Yi yet and revealed that he was waiting for Zhou Xue'er.

Gu Chen waited for Zhou Xiong and Zhou Xue'er after declaring that he would destroy the Zhou Family. Zhou Xiong returned from seclusion having broken through to the Grandmaster realm, unaware that Gu Chen was waiting for him.

• Gu Chen told Jiang Yi that Zhou Nanfeng's death was not enough and that he would finish off the Zhou Family by killing Zhou Xiong.
• Ma Gang reported that he had destroyed the surveillance equipment and recordings, then struck Jiang Yi for threatening Gu Chen.
• Gu Chen had Ma Gang carry Jiang Yi into the villa and went to wait at the main gate.
• Zhou Xue'er drove toward the Zhou estate with Zhou Xiong, troubled by a sense of danger.
• Zhou Xiong told Zhou Xue'er that he had broken through to the Grandmaster realm and would take charge of the Zhou Family.

Gu Chen confronted Zhou Xue'er at the Zhou Family estate and revealed that Zhou Nanfeng was dead and the family had been destroyed. He seized Zhou Xue'er and overwhelmed the guards, leaving her terrified by his strength.

• Zhou Xiong and Zhou Xue'er arrived at the estate and found Gu Chen waiting at the gate.
• Zhou Xue'er mocked Gu Chen, but he told her Zhou Nanfeng was dead and that the Zhou Family had been destroyed.
• Gu Chen rushed forward and grabbed Zhou Xue'er by the throat, accusing her of destroying his family and tormenting his father.
• Seven Zhou Family guards charged at Gu Chen, but he stomped the ground and blasted them away with his power.
• Zhou Xue'er realized Gu Chen was a martial artist and stared at him in terror.

Gu Chen defeated Zhou Xiong and revealed that he had also reached the Revolving Illumination Realm. After Zhou Xue'er discovered that Gu Chen had killed her father, Gu Chen killed Zhou Xiong and turned toward her.

• Zhou Xiong emerged and ordered Gu Chen to release Zhou Xue'er, but Gu Chen threw her down and said he would deal with her after killing Zhou Xiong.
• Zhou Xiong attacked Gu Chen with a palm strike, and Gu Chen met it with his Emperor Fist, overpowering him and sending him crashing to the ground.
• Gu Chen stepped on Zhou Xiong's dantian, while Zhou Xue'er realized Gu Chen had reached the Grandmaster Realm.
• Gu Chen showed Zhou Xue'er the headless body of her father, Zhou Nanfeng, and she screamed in grief.
• Gu Chen summoned the Dragon Scale Sword and ran Zhou Xiong through as Zhou Xue'er watched.
• Gu Chen pulled out his sword and approached the terrified Zhou Xue'er as she scrambled backward.

Gu Chen destroyed the Zhou Family and settled the resentment he had carried from his previous life, sparing Zhou Xue'er only after crippling her legs. He then turned his attention to the Gu Family and left to reunite with Zhao Bo and the others, while Ma Gang prepared to burn the Zhou estate.

• Gu Chen confronted Zhou Xue'er after killing Zhou Nanfeng, Zhou Xiong, and other Zhou Family members, and revealed that Ma Gang had captured Jiang Yi.
• Zhou Xue'er begged Gu Chen to spare her and offered to follow him, but he severed the tendons in both her ankles and killed the remaining Zhou Family martial artists.
• Gu Chen realized his grudge against the Zhou Family was settled and resolved to confront the Gu Family, especially Gu Changfeng, over their past treatment of his father.
• Ma Gang came downstairs with Jiang Yi, and Gu Chen ordered him to kill Jiang Yi and place the body beside Zhou Xue'er.
• Gu Chen told Ma Gang to burn down the Zhou estate, then leaped down the mountain to wait for him and meet Zhao Bo and the others.

After rescuing Gu Beichi and destroying the Zhou Family, Gu Chen arranged for Zhao Bo to conceal the aftermath and recover the Shennong Grass as leverage over Lu Fan. Back at home, Gu Beichi woke and began questioning Gu Chen about his connection to Zhao Bo.

• Gu Chen watched the Zhou Family estate burn, confirmed Ma Gang had handled matters, and said he had plans for Zhou Nanfeng's surviving daughter.
• Gu Chen found Gu Beichi safe after Zhao Bo, Jiang Qi, and Zhu Jun killed the seven Steel Tremor Sect martial artists who had attacked them.
• Gu Chen ordered Zhao Bo to take the corpses to the black market, blame the Zhou Family's destruction on the Steel Tremor Sect with Lu Fan, and use Shennong Grass as leverage.
• Zhao Bo urged Ma Gang, Jiang Qi, and Zhu Jun to clean up and cultivate until they reached the Bone-Forge Realm before seeking entry into the Heavenly Pivot Sect.
• Gu Chen brought Gu Beichi home, recovered from the strain of battle, and was questioned by his father about Zhao Bo and the Steel Tremor Sect.

Gu Chen told Gu Beichi that the Zhou Family and Gu Changfeng had arranged his kidnapping with help from the Steel Tremor Sect, then revealed that Zhao Bo was his master and gave his father a powerful cultivation manual. The chapter ended with Zhao Bo pressing Lu Fan for an answer at the black market.

• Gu Beichi learned that the Zhou Family and Gu Changfeng had helped the Steel Tremor Sect capture him, and vowed to cultivate so he could protect Gu Chen.
• Gu Chen reassured his father that Zhao Bo had volunteered to help and revealed that he and Zhao Bo were master and disciple.
• Gu Chen gave Gu Beichi the Secret Records of Divine Light and warned him to keep it secret; Gu Beichi began studying the manual and found it superior to the Gu Clan Demon-Slaying Art.
• At the black market, Zhao Bo demanded that Lu Fan give him an answer, while Lu Fan hesitated with embarrassment and inner conflict.

Zhao Bo pressured Lu Fan to use the black market to spread the Heavenly Pivot Sect’s claims about the Steel Tremor Sect and Wuji Manor, then tempted him with a share of the Shennong Grass. Lu Fan agreed, and the next morning Gu Chen finished cultivating and received a call from Su Qingqing saying her father wanted to see him.

• Lu Fan initially refused Zhao Bo’s request to spread the Heavenly Pivot Sect’s claims, fearing the consequences for himself and the Water Cloud Sect.
• When Zhao Bo threatened to take the information to the rival black market, Lu Fan offered to spread word implicating the Steel Tremor Sect but hesitated to involve Wuji Manor.
• Zhao Bo revealed that the Heavenly Pivot Sect sought the Shennong Grass and promised Lu Fan a share if he cooperated.
• Lu Fan agreed to help spread the news after Zhao Bo gave him a minute to decide.
• Gu Chen absorbed more of the Jade Guanyin’s Cold Spiritual Qi, stored it in his Emperor’s Vein, and found Gu Beichi absorbed in cultivation.
• Su Qingqing called Gu Chen and said her father wanted to see him.

Gu Chen went to lunch with Su Qingqing’s family at the Yue Court Hotel, where he openly snubbed Su Zhenbei and challenged his account of Su Qingqing’s rescue. The meal turned hostile when Su Yi confronted Gu Chen.

• Su Qingqing invited Gu Chen to meet her parents, and he agreed despite suspecting Su Zhenbei’s motives.
• Gu Chen arrived at the Yue Court Hotel and greeted Chen Lan warmly while ignoring Su Zhenbei and Su Yi.
• Su Zhenbei offered Gu Chen a toast and claimed he wanted to thank him for rescuing Su Qingqing from thugs.
• Gu Chen accused Su Zhenbei of twisting the truth and suggested he had rescued Su Qingqing from her own father.
• Su Yi slammed the table and berated Gu Chen, who warned him with a cold look.

Gu Chen refused Su Zhenbei’s request to make the Su Family Black Wind Hall’s highest-ranking partner, insisting that the family’s future had nothing to do with him. When Su Yi threatened to use Su Qingqing as a bargaining chip, Gu Chen leaped across the table and advanced on him.

• Gu Chen warned Su Zhenbei to keep Su Yi in check, while Su Zhenbei reflected on the Zhou Family’s destruction and suspected Gu Chen’s involvement.
• Su Zhenbei offered to have the Su Family follow Black Wind Hall and asked Gu Chen to secure them a top partnership.
• Gu Chen admitted he could make some decisions for Black Wind Hall but refused to help the Su Family.
• Su Yi threatened that Gu Chen could not be with Su Qingqing unless he gave the Su Family something in return.
• Gu Chen crushed the dishes underfoot as he crossed the table toward Su Yi, who recoiled and struck his head against the wall.

Gu Chen confronted Su Zhenbei over using Su Qingqing’s engagement to the Qian Family as leverage, then left after warning the Su father and son to leave Qingqing and her mother alone. He reassured Qingqing by phone and said he might be away from Zhou City, leaving uncertain whether he would return for her graduation exam.

• Su Zhenbei revealed that he had arranged Su Qingqing’s engagement to the Qian Family of Shangjing without her consent.
• Gu Chen accused Su Zhenbei of scheming with the Wu Family and kicked the dining table to pieces when Su Zhenbei tried to use the engagement as leverage.
• Gu Chen warned Su Zhenbei and Su Yi not to harm Su Qingqing or her mother, then left the hotel.
• Su Qingqing refused to follow Gu Chen for her father’s sake and later called Gu Chen to check on him.
• Gu Chen told Su Qingqing to focus on her studies and said he might not return to Zhou City for her graduation exam.

Su Qingqing took comfort in Gu Chen's concern, while a wounded Wuji Manor assassin reported that Gu Chen and the Steel Tremor Sect had foiled his mission. Wuji Manor’s Venerable ordered an investigation and planned to go to Zhou City, as the Zhou Family’s collapse left its business vulnerable and the Xu Family relieved.

• Su Qingqing ended her call with Gu Chen feeling content after he offered to help her if Su Zhenbei threatened her.
• A wounded assassin reported to Wuji Manor’s Venerable that Jiang Yi and Gu Chen had thwarted the mission and tried to frame Wuji Manor.
• The Venerable ordered an investigation into the Steel Tremor Sect and said he would personally lead a team to Zhou City, then had the failed assassin killed.
• News spread that Zhou Nanfeng and Zhou Xiong were dead and the Zhou Family had fallen, prompting Black Wind Hall and others to move against its businesses.
• Xu Mo told Gu Chen that the Zhou Family’s downfall had given the Xu Family a chance to recover.

Gu Chen identified Xiaoxiang Peak as the likeliest place to find Shennong Grass and planned to leave for it the next morning. That evening, he went to Li Jing’s home to treat Qianqian, where Li Jing welcomed him and hurried off to change.

• Xu Mo questioned Gu Chen about the Zhou Family’s destruction, and Gu Chen neither confirmed nor denied responsibility before ending the call.
• Zhao Bo showed Gu Chen a map copied from the Steel Tremor Sect’s USB drive, and Gu Chen concluded that Shennong Grass would appear at Xiaoxiang Peak.
• Gu Chen told Zhao Bo to stay in Zhou City and look after his father while he went alone to Xiaoxiang Peak.
• Lu Fan gave Gu Chen the medicinal herbs he had prepared, and Gu Chen promised to honor what he had offered him.
• Gu Chen drove to Li Jing’s home with herbs to treat Qianqian, and Li Jing welcomed him before hurrying away to change.

Gu Chen visited Li Jing’s home to begin treating Qianqian’s rare Nine Yin Mystic Physique with a medicinal bath. He prepared the potent decoction and had Qianqian start undressing, leaving Li Jing watching as the treatment was about to begin.

• Qianqian welcomed Gu Chen and reminded him that she had kept their flying-sword secret from Li Jing.
• Gu Chen told Li Jing he had come to treat Qianqian and reassured her that he regarded them as family.
• Gu Chen found Li Jing’s underwear in the bathroom, and Li Jing rushed in to retrieve it, embarrassed.
• Gu Chen poured Lu Fan’s medicinal ingredients, including Nine Yang Crimson Flame Bamboo, into the bathtub to prepare the decoction.
• Gu Chen called Qianqian into the bathroom and told her to take off her clothes so he could begin treating her.

Gu Chen treated Qianqian’s Nine Yin Mystic Physique, drawing much of its dangerous Nine Yin Qi out of her body, though the exhausting process left him depleted. After Qianqian fell asleep, Gu Chen stayed at Li Jing’s home and accidentally embarrassed her when he tended to her cut finger.

• Gu Chen put Qianqian in a medicinal bath and began treating her while Li Jing watched anxiously.
• Gu Chen used his true qi to draw the Nine Yin Qi out through Qianqian’s crown and absorb it, stopping when she cried out in pain.
• Gu Chen told Li Jing that much of the life-threatening Nine Yin Mystic Qi was gone and instructed her to let Qianqian sleep and keep her home from class.
• Li Jing cared for Qianqian until she fell asleep, then urged the exhausted Gu Chen to rest before leaving.
• Li Jing cut her finger while preparing fruit, and Gu Chen sucked the wound and covered it, leaving her flustered.

Gu Chen asked Li Jing to let Qianqian become his disciple, and she agreed to consider it after consulting her daughter. The next day, Gu Chen traveled to Cloud Hidden Town to reach Xiaoxiang Peak, where a driver warned him of earthquakes, bandits, and dangerous conditions.

• Gu Chen told Li Jing that Qianqian had the Nine Yin Mystic Physique and asked to take her as a disciple on behalf of his master.
• Li Jing hesitated because Qianqian was young and said she would discuss the offer with her daughter.
• Gu Chen left to gather herbs to finish treating Qianqian, then returned home.
• The next morning, Gu Chen took a train to Cloud Hidden Town instead of driving toward Xiaoxiang Peak.
• An innkeeper warned Gu Chen that the roads near Xiaoxiang Peak were dangerous and that only unlicensed cars traveled there.
• Gu Chen paid for a van ride, and the driver said earthquakes and attacks by bandits had made the area perilous.

Gu Chen traveled toward Xiaoxiang Peak and clashed with the Five Tyrant Snakes, a local gang of road tyrants who bullied him during the ride. After defeating them and forcing the driver to continue, he reached the foot of Xiaoxiang Peak.

• Gu Chen learned that people were being killed and accepted a ride toward Xiaoxiang Peak with the Five Tyrant Snakes.
• One of the Five Tyrant Snakes insulted Gu Chen and made him stand hunched over in the crowded van, while the driver warned him not to provoke them.
• After the van passed a checkpoint, Gu Chen seized the man who had insulted him and fought off the Five Tyrant Snakes when they attacked.
• Gu Chen threw the Five Tyrant Snakes out of the van and ordered the frightened driver to continue, assuring him the gang would not catch up before dark.
• The driver drove for more than two hours, and Gu Chen reached the foot of Xiaoxiang Peak.

Gu Chen arrived at Xiaoxiang Peak and saw how casually its residents treated murder. After a teenage vendor lured him into an armed ambush, Gu Chen killed the attackers and demanded the information he had asked for.

• Gu Chen entered Xiaoxiang Peak and watched a teenage vendor shoot a tourist dead after a dispute, then calmly rob the body and return to selling goods.
• Gu Chen offered the vendor money for information about where the peak had the most flowers and plants, and the boy led him away from his stall.
• At a courtyard, the vendor and several boys surrounded Gu Chen with hunting guns and demanded his valuables.
• Gu Chen caught a bullet between his fingers, killed the boy who fired it, and swiftly killed the other armed boys.
• Gu Chen spared the vendor, lifted him by the neck, and demanded to know whether he could provide the information.

After killing a group of attackers, Gu Chen struggled to find information at the foot of Xiaoxiang Peak. Miss Sun arrived with her family and servants, carrying a mysterious crescent pendant marked with “Luo,” then slipped into the gathering place to look around.

• Gu Chen forced the young man’s blade out of his chest, healed his wound, and killed him before leaving the alley.
• Miss Sun arrived at Xiaoxiang Peak with Sun Da, Uncle Ma, and Sister-in-law Hua, and chose to camp outside the gathering place.
• Miss Sun told Sun Da that a mysterious woman had given her the pendant and instructed her to bring it to Xiaoxiang Peak before the Aristocratic Family Assembly.
• After her group set up camp, Miss Sun examined the pendant and waited until Sun Da was asleep before leaving her tent.
• Miss Sun crossed the stream and entered the gathering place at the foot of Xiaoxiang Peak.

Gu Chen was confronted by the Venomous Snake Gang at a noodle stall on Xiaoxiang Peak, but a mysterious long-legged woman intervened and attacked the gang. As the gang opened fire, Gu Chen remained beside his new protector.

• Gu Chen ate noodles and noticed the Five Tyrant Snakes approaching with armed members of the Venomous Snake Gang.
• The gang threatened Gu Chen for disrupting their goods pickup and said Sixth Master Qin wanted him alive.
• Gu Chen mocked the gang until its members charged at him, but a woman on the roof killed several with six-pointed darts.
• The woman landed beside Gu Chen and promised to protect him, while Gu Chen clung to her and pleaded for help.
• The scar-faced woman ordered the Venomous Snake Gang to open fire on Gu Chen and the woman.

Sun Jiangman rescued Gu Chen from the Venomous Snake Gang and fled with him across Xiaoxiang Peak as the gang pursued them. Surrounded by gunmen, Sun Jiangman used throwing darts to kill several attackers.

• Sun Jiangman carried Gu Chen away from the noodle stall after the Venomous Snake Gang opened fire, while the gang ordered a search for them.
• Sun Jiangman dropped Gu Chen in an alley, questioned him about why he had come to Xiaoxiang Peak, and refused to tell him her name.
• Sun Jiangman and Gu Chen learned that more than a hundred gang members had surrounded the alley and began fleeing under gunfire.
• Sun Jiangman hoisted Gu Chen onto her back as a bullet grazed his shoulder, then said she could handle their pursuers.
• Sun Jiangman threw six-pointed darts at the gunmen, killing several of them as Gu Chen praised her skill.

Sun Jiangman carried Gu Chen across the rooftops while dodging the Venomous Snake Gang’s ambush and clearing a path toward the forest. With the gang closing in, she launched a close-range attack to break through their weakest point.

• Gu Chen warned Sun Jiangman about three snipers hidden in Xiaoxiang Peak’s bell towers and helped her dodge a second shot.
• Sun Jiangman killed all three snipers with darts while moving across the rooftops.
• Gu Chen urged Sun Jiangman to escape toward the forest, and she chose that route despite the gang’s larger ambush along the road.
• Sun Jiangman killed the scar-faced leader of the Five Tyrant Snakes with a dart, leaving the gang members below frightened and disorganized.
• Sun Jiangman tied back her hair, readied her short blade, and jumped down to attack the thugs blocking their way to the forest.

Sun Jiangman escaped into the forest with the wounded Gu Chen after fighting off the Venomous Snake Gang, but a bullet struck her calf. As Sixth Master Qin ordered his men to pursue them, Gu Chen treated Sun Jiangman's wound with medicine he had brought out using the Emperor's Vein.

• Sun Jiangman fought through the Venomous Snake Gang, killed several men, and escaped into the forest with Gu Chen despite being shot in the calf.
• Sixth Master Qin arrived, killed a subordinate who suggested Sun Jiangman might be from a government unit, and ordered the gang to pursue the fugitives.
• Sun Jiangman took cover behind a boulder, tossed Gu Chen onto the grass, and forced the bullet out of her leg.
• Gu Chen said he knew medicine, applied medicine from a bottle he had discreetly taken out using the Emperor's Vein, and began healing her wound.
• Sun Jiangman threatened Gu Chen after he asked whether the treatment felt good.