Chapter Summaries

Luo Zichuan persuaded Luo Zijin to seek help while Yu Tunzhou warned Wang Chongyi about Commandery Prince Qingyang’s Blood God Ritual and planned to seize the prince. Yu Tunzhou kidnapped Ji Zhaole and brought him to Qi Anmei, then asked whether the Gold-Wielding Guard’s loyalty belonged to the realm and the old prince or to the imperial family.

• Luo Zichuan convinced Luo Zijin to go to Moon-Worshipping Mountain for help after warning her that Twin Rivers Commandery faced a crisis.
• Yu Tunzhou told Wang Chongyi that Ji Zhaole had joined forces with the Six Paths of Evil and Demons, and Wang Chongyi agreed to help him investigate.
• Yu Tunzhou and Wang Chongyi decided that Yu Tunzhou would kidnap Ji Zhaole while Wang Chongyi drew away an External Scenery expert at the prince’s residence.
• Ji Zhaole told Jin Shouzhong to gather infant blood for the ritual, while Hua Nongying stayed behind to protect him.
• Yu Tunzhou defeated Hua Nongying, knocked Ji Zhaole unconscious, and escaped with him as Jin Shouzhong pursued them.
• Yu Tunzhou carried Ji Zhaole into the Gold-Wielding Guard office, showed Qi Anmei Feng Xu’s token, and asked where Qi’s loyalty lay.

Yu Tunzhou persuaded Qi Anmei to act against Ji Zhaole and uncover the Blood God Ritual, then joined forces with the Gold-Wielding Guard and the Wang Household to attack the Qingyang Prince's Residence. The assault exposed Yin Jiuquan as a Blood River Dao protector, but his dying revelation that Helian Tu was the ritual's core left Twin Rivers Commandery in immediate danger.

• Yu Tunzhou accused Ji Zhaole of colluding with the Seven Bandits of the Western Desert and the Six Paths of Evil and Demons, and Qi Anmei agreed to investigate and interrogate him.
• Qi Anmei ordered Zhang Zhikui to surround the Wang Household while Yu Tunzhou warned Wang Chongyi, and the two sides secretly coordinated their forces.
• Qi Anmei struck Jin Shouzhong instead of Wang Chongyi when Jin attacked the Wang Household, and the Gold-Wielding Guard used a staged battle as cover to send its elites toward the Qingyang Prince's Residence.
• Yin Jiuquan and Hua Nongying mistook the apparent clash at the Wang Household for a real battle, but Qi Anmei and Wang Chongyi ambushed them at the prince's residence.
• Qi Anmei and Wang Chongyi grievously wounded Yin Jiuquan, who revealed that Helian Tu was the Blood God Ritual's core before unleashing a Blood River Dao forbidden technique.

After learning that Helian Tu might be possessed by the Nine Netherworlds Devil God, Yu Tunzhou and his allies prepared a lightning formation to exploit the ancient being’s weakness. As Twin Rivers Commandery braced for an attack, Yu met Chen Xuanjing of the Five Thunder Temple and learned that his lineage descended from the Great Emperor of Longevity of the South Pole; the formation was ready, and they awaited Helian Tu.

• Wang Chongyi and Qi Anmei killed Yin Jiuquan, then learned from Hua Nongying that Helian Tu might arrive the next day and that an ancient Great Sage called the Nine Netherworlds Devil God was tied to him.
• Huntian urged Yu Tunzhou to lure heavenly lightning onto the Devil God and taught him a method to combine with the Blood God ritual, while Wang Chongyi and Qi Anmei arranged the city’s defenses.
• The Gold-Wielding Guard requisitioned Han Chong and his fellow disciples to keep order, told them the Six Paths of Evil and Demons planned to attack, and reported that the Gilded Martial Arts School’s leaders had been arrested for suspected collusion.
• Huntian identified the ritual’s formation cores and concealed the lightning method in its auxiliary formation, so the lightning would strike Helian Tu when he activated the grand formation.
• Yu Tunzhou met Chen Xuanjing of the Five Thunder Temple, discussed the Thunder Method with him, and learned from Huntian that Chen’s inheritance came from the Great Emperor of Longevity of the South Pole.
• Chen Xuanjing agreed to welcome Yu Tunzhou to the Five Thunder Temple, and Qi Anmei and Wang Chongyi returned after successfully setting the formation.

Yu Tunzhou and his allies waited for Helian Tu to activate the Blood God Ritual, while Huntian prepared the altered formation to summon heavenly lightning. Helian Tu brought the Blood God Son’s will into the world, but the formation exposed both of them to the Heavenly Dao’s judgment, and lightning struck them together.

• Yu Tunzhou questioned Hua Nongying in the dungeon, and she warned that he would die the next day if he did not flee.
• Helian Tu secretly entered the ruined Qingyang Prince's Residence, consumed Yin Jiuquan's Essence Blood, and learned how to complete the ritual's core node.
• Helian Tu activated the core node, causing three auxiliary nodes across Twin Rivers Commandery to form a blood-colored gateway for the Blood God Son.
• Huntian recognized the Blood God Son and urged Yu Tunzhou to activate the lightning-summoning array as the Blood God Son descended and confronted Helian Tu, whom he called Yuan Tu.
• The altered formation revealed its true nature, and two bolts of heavenly lightning struck Helian Tu and the Blood God Son before successive bolts engulfed them.

Yu Tunzhou and Huntian helped turn the lightning-summoning formation against Helian Tu and the Blood God Son, while Old Gang Leader Su confronted Helian Tu and Kou Ziling. Twin Rivers Commandery’s immediate crisis ended, but Huntian’s presence and the battle in the void left further dangers unresolved.

• The heavenly lightning battered Helian Tu and the Blood God Son, and the Blood God Son scattered his divided spirit into a rain of blood to escape.
• Huntian borrowed Yu Tunzhou’s Primordial Spirit Inner Form, appeared as a Golden-Winged Great Peng, swallowed the blood rain, and moved to devour Helian Tu.
• Kou Ziling helped Helian Tu escape the lightning by transferring his Primordial Spirit into a prepared body, but Old Gang Leader Su struck with the Tathagata Divine Palm.
• Old Gang Leader Su and Kou Ziling took their battle into the void, with Helian Tu’s remaining Primordial Spirit drawn into Kou Ziling’s black sword.
• Qin Zang arrived, praised Yu Tunzhou, Wang Chongyi, and Qi Anmei, then left to aid Old Gang Leader Su in the void.
• Qi Anmei warned Yu Tunzhou and Wang Chongyi that Huntian remained a threat, while Huntian quietly blamed Kou Ziling for the danger.

Yu Tunzhou learned what had happened at the Eight Sceneries Palace, reunited with Old Gang Leader Su, and heard that the Ancient Method was about to be unsealed. After Yu Tunzhou left for Five Thunder Temple, Ji Tianfang decided to give him the title “Madman” and confirmed he would compete at the Eternal Dragon Gates of the Four Seas.

• Yu Tunzhou questioned Hua Nongying in the dungeon and learned that Shen You had taken her and Sun Xiongman out of the inheritance ground before they reached the Eight Sceneries Palace.
• Yu Tunzhou told the Three Harmonies Martial Arts School what he knew, then met Old Gang Leader Su at a breakfast stall and learned that Kou Ziling had challenged him to a ten-move fight.
• Old Gang Leader Su explained that Martial Fortune could restrict one’s Dao and warned Yu Tunzhou that the Ancient Method would soon be unsealed and the Immortals and Gods would return.
• Yu Tunzhou arranged with Qi Anmei to receive word about the court’s judgment, then set off for Five Thunder Temple with Daoist Chen.
• In the Divine Capital, Ji Tianfang approved Yu Tunzhou’s remarks about the realm, learned that Yu Tunzhou ranked fourth on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, and chose “Madman” as his title.

Qian Jinqing and others learned that Yu Tunzhou had risen to fourth on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, while the people connected to him reacted to his progress. After studying Five Thunder Temple’s Thunder Method, Yu Tunzhou prepared to hunt Sun Xiongman in the Western Desert before traveling to the South Sea Dragon Palace.

• Jin Ding told Qian Jinqing that Yu Tunzhou had reached fourth on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, and Wang Shubo explained the significance of his Dao Path Phenomenon.
• At the South Sea Dragon Palace, Liu Zhizhou and Ao Xiyu read Yu Tunzhou’s ranking; Ao Xiyu hoped he would come to the Eternal Dragon Gate.
• Cao Jianjia asked Yan Huifeng to let her enter the Sword Pool so she could keep pace with Yu Tunzhou, and he agreed.
• Yu Tunzhou cultivated Five Thunder Temple’s Thunder Method, learned to summon heavenly lightning, and received news that Qi Anmei would be transferred to the Divine Capital without the court pursuing him.
• Yu Tunzhou decided to hunt Sun Xiongman in the Western Desert before heading to the South Sea Dragon Palace, while Chen Xuanjing began teaching Qingyu the Thunder Method in the courtyard Yu Tunzhou had used.

Liu Yiqing and her second uncle joined other factions in paying tribute to the newly advanced Sun Xiongman, whose power had taken over the Western Desert. Yu Tunzhou arrived at the banquet, killed Sun Xiongman, and left the oasis buried in yellow sand.

• Liu Yiqing and her second uncle brought the Liu Household's tribute to Sun Xiongman's oasis, where gatekeepers and steward Zhao Cang treated the guests arrogantly.
• Zhao Cang hosted the banquet in Sun Xiongman's absence, and a young scholar in green recited verses that mocked the rise and fall of the oasis.
• Yu Tunzhou revealed his External Scenery-level strength, killed Zhao Cang, and challenged Sun Xiongman, while the Jin Brothers followed him deeper into the blessed land.
• Yu Tunzhou used the Thunder Method to shatter the blessed land's boundary, killed the elder Jin brother with heavenly lightning, and defeated Sun Xiongman.
• Yu Tunzhou emerged carrying Sun Xiongman's severed head, and Liu Yiqing asked him to finish the verse as the oasis sank beneath the sand.

Yu Tunzhou reached Far West City to investigate Little Black’s transformation and visit the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple, where he challenged the Western Frontier’s young talents. He revealed ties to the temple by presenting Zuo Lan with Sun Xiongman’s severed head, leaving the gathered martial artists stunned by his apparent ability to kill an External Scenery expert.

• After Yu Tunzhou killed Sun Xiongman and his bandits, Liu Yiqing watched him leave, and three days later he arrived at Far West City seeking clues about Little Black and the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple.
• At a restaurant, Yu Tunzhou listened as Central Plains and Western Frontier martial artists argued over his ranking, then invited promising local talents to challenge him.
• At the temple gates, Yu Tunzhou handed a bloodied bundle to a guard as a greeting gift for Senior Brother Zuo Lan and accepted a challenge from Pang Tu.
• Yu Tunzhou overwhelmed Pang Tu with his presence and a thunderous Primordial Spirit attack, then declared that Pang Tu was not strong enough to make him lift a hand.
• Zuo Lan welcomed Yu Tunzhou as a fellow martial brother, and Yu gave him Sun Xiongman’s severed head, revealing that the newly advanced External Scenery expert had been killed.

Yu Tunzhou arrived at the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple carrying Sun Xiongman's head, then searched the temple’s records for a way to transform his Kun Fish Primordial Spirit Inner Form into a peng. After developing a new fist technique and beginning to teach Feng Qingping, he defeated Mo Tianxiong with a single overwhelming punch, leaving the young martial artists of Far West City to reckon with his strength.

• Zuo Lan welcomed Yu Tunzhou at the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple after displaying Sun Xiongman's head, and Yu explained that his Kun Fish Primordial Spirit Inner Form had reached a transformation bottleneck.
• Zuo Lan offered the founding master's journals to help Yu Tunzhou find a way forward and warned him that young martial artists would challenge him over places at the Eternal Dragon Gate.
• Mo Tianxiong challenged Yu Tunzhou, while Puppeteer advised Mo to use the fight to display his strength rather than expect to win.
• Yu Tunzhou studied the founding master's writings, shaped a Half-Step External Scenery fist technique that stirred Little Black, and invited Feng Qingping to learn boxing from him.
• Mo Tianxiong attacked Yu Tunzhou on a Far West City street, but Yu's overwhelming presence and punch left him unable to fight back.
• Yu Tunzhou withdrew his punch, assessed Mo Tianxiong's strength and flaws, and walked away as the watching martial artists fell silent.

Yu Tunzhou effortlessly defeated Mo Tianxiong, continued teaching Feng Qingping, and declared his ambition to become invincible under heaven. Later, two External Scenery experts attacked the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple, and Yu Tunzhou used heavenly lightning to drive one away as Zuo Lan and other experts prepared to demand answers from the West Sea Dragon Palace.

• Yu Tunzhou defeated Mo Tianxiong in a single move, leaving the Western Frontier martial artists stunned by the gap between them.
• Yu Tunzhou taught Feng Qingping his fist technique and encouraged him to find an ambition; Yu Tunzhou said his own ambition was to be invincible under heaven.
• After learning of Yu Tunzhou's victory, Shi Shouling was ordered to abandon his challenge and go challenge Yang Che, while Su Wan learned that Yu Tunzhou had killed Sun Xiongman.
• An External Scenery expert attacked Yu Tunzhou at the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple, but Yu Tunzhou summoned heavenly lightning and forced the attacker to flee.
• Zuo Lan wounded the second attacker and joined Yu Tunzhou as the arriving External Scenery experts proposed pressuring the West Sea Dragon Palace for an explanation.

Yu Tunzhou learned that overseas dragons had attacked the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple, then watched the factions hunt one down and turn its corpse into a feast. After receiving a dragon pearl and preparing for the Eternal Dragon Gate, he left the temple and continued toward the Central Plains, where Shi Shouling promised to challenge him at the Gate.

• Zuo Lan told Yu Tunzhou that the temple attack was likely retaliation for the killing of a true dragon on the Northern Dark Sea battlefield, and he warned that someone in Far West City had aided the attackers.
• Ao Jiangjing denied that the West Sea Dragon Palace was responsible and ordered Ao Yunyan to help the human factions search for the overseas dragons.
• The factions hunted down one overseas dragon and brought its corpse to the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple, where Yu Tunzhou joined the whole-dragon feast and received the dragon pearl from Zuo Lan.
• Yu Tunzhou learned that the Heavenly Peng Daoist Temple used dragon pearls to nourish the spirit, then decided to leave for the South Sea and the Eternal Dragon Gate.
• Yu Tunzhou trained across the Western Desert before parting from the External Scenery experts, and Shi Shouling said he would challenge him at the Eternal Dragon Gate.

Yu Tunzhou visited Qingping County to pay respects to Zhuang Yuan, where he uncovered a grave-robbing investigation tied to the Incense-Smelling Cult and defended Zhuang Yuan’s reputation with the Heavenly Yang Martial Arts School. After learning that the cult was searching for a sword and hearing of escalating clashes among the Dragon and Tiger Ranking’s top fighters, he left expecting a gathering storm.

• Yu Tunzhou caught Zhang Ping and two Beggar Sect members investigating an empty grave near Zhuang Yuan’s tomb, and learned they suspected followers of the Incense-Smelling Cult had attacked Elder Zhu Tianhe and stolen corpses.
• Yu Tunzhou confirmed that Zhuang Yuan’s remains were still in his grave, then paid respects at the Heavenly Yang Martial Arts School and reassured its master that Jin Xiongfei was dead and the Jin Household would not trouble them.
• Yu Tunzhou encouraged Zhuang Qingping to pursue his ambitions and told the school to invoke his name if anyone threatened it.
• Yu Tunzhou reported the matter to Wei Yang of the Gold-Wielding Guard and learned the Incense-Smelling Cult had searched Qingping County for an unidentified sword before leaving empty-handed.
• Wei Yang told Yu Tunzhou that Deng Canglan had killed Yao Liang, Wu Xuan had fought Lin Yueheng, Daoist Xuanfa had challenged Dharma Master Jiese, and Huang Tian was preparing to descend the mountain and challenge Yu Tunzhou.

Deng Canglan evaded Floating Hill Mountain’s pursuit while several young martial artists prepared for the Eternal Dragon Gate under the guidance of their sects and founding masters. An Ruyu received orders to bring Yu Tunzhou back alive and gained information about the Dragon Gate, leaving her confident she could confront him there.

• Deng Canglan considered targeting Wu Xuan but worried that eliminating him and An Ruyu would leave him isolated inside the Eternal Dragon Gate, then learned that people blamed his reputation on his master’s sect.
• Xie Linchuan awoke from three months of cultivation and received the founding master’s command to enter the Dragon Gate and sever the flow of waterborne fortune.
• Xuanfa arrived at Everlasting Spring Mountain, where Wolong instructed him to cultivate the Ancient Method, enter the Dragon Gate, and retrieve an item.
• Lin Yueheng told Zhao Jiangxue that he would defeat his opponent next time, while Huang Tian completed his divine meridians and formed a blazing sun domain.
• An Ruyu learned that the Old Mothers wanted Martial Ancestor Lu Daolin eliminated and sent her to investigate the Dragon Race’s plans at the Dragon Gate.
• The Earth Mother’s envoy ordered An Ruyu to capture Yu Tunzhou alive and promised her information to help her seize the initiative inside the Dragon Gate.

An Ruyu ordered Zhang Yan to locate Yu Tunzhou and ask about making him a divine emissary, while Feng Xu and representatives of the Star Palace and Jixia Academy finalized a politically charged Dragon and Tiger Ranking. Yu Tunzhou returned to the southeast and confronted Incense-Smelling Cult agents on a pleasure boat, where Zhang Yan tried to save himself by invoking the Azure Clouds Eternal Mother.

• An Ruyu told her maid to have Zhang Yan find Yu Tunzhou and learn whether he would serve as the Azure Clouds Eternal Mother's divine emissary.
• Feng Xu, Daoist Non-Contention, and Zhu Yan discussed rising young martial artists and drew up a new Dragon and Tiger Ranking to provoke competition before the Eternal Dragon Gate opened.
• Feng Xu secretly ordered his deputy to deliver Yu Tunzhou a warning that overseas forces would also attend the Eternal Dragon Gate.
• Jiang Haitao recognized Zhang Ying and alerted Jiang Sanniang that the Incense-Smelling Cult agents had boarded the pleasure boat, while Jiang Sanniang arranged to warn Yu Tunzhou.
• Zhang Yan and four other Incense-Smelling Cult agents recognized Wang Fujing and prepared to attack him, but stopped when Yu Tunzhou appeared behind him.
• Yu Tunzhou's presence pinned the five agents in place, and Zhang Yan pleaded for his life by telling him that the Azure Clouds Eternal Mother wanted him as her envoy; Yu Tunzhou asked about the Earth-Surging Mother.

Yu Tunzhou learned that six Old Mothers had awakened and heard Wang Fujing’s proposal to take charge of the Incense-Smelling Cult. As the Eternal Dragon Gate’s opening drew near, Wang Fujing warned him that all tribulations and myriad calamities began at the Dragon Gate.

• Yu Tunzhou restrained Zhang Yan and four Incense-Smelling Cult members, then struck three fleeing men with heavenly lightning while one escaped into the river.
• Wang Fujing revealed that he had once been an Incense-Smelling Cult divine envoy and invited Yu Tunzhou to lead the cult, offering Zhang Yan as a hidden pawn.
• Wang Fujing told Zhang Yan that his parents had been cult members who killed each other, and that Zhang Yan’s elder brother had been drawn into the Netherworld Branch; he also claimed he could bring the brother back.
• Yu Tunzhou knocked Zhang Yan unconscious and agreed to hear Wang Fujing out, while Wang Fujing explained why he had chosen Yu over other martial artists.
• Yu Tunzhou suppressed Zhang Ziyi’s challenge with his Fist Intent, then returned to hear Wang Fujing’s warning that all tribulations and myriad calamities began at the Dragon Gate.

Yu Tunzhou learned from Wang Fujing that the Eternal Dragon Gate was tied to the return of ancient Immortals and Gods, the Incense-Smelling Cult’s divisions, and a prophecy that Great Yan would fall within two years. After Wang Fujing proposed that Yu Tunzhou claim the throne as the Human Emperor’s successor, Yu Tunzhou left to meet the realm’s young talents and entered the Coming Dragon River, where Lord Hibernating Dragon recognized his rapid growth.

• Yu Tunzhou questioned Wang Fujing about the Eternal Dragon Gate and learned that the powers sought its secrets because the Human Race had no known returning Immortals or Gods.
• Wang Fujing warned that the Incense-Smelling Cult’s Old Mothers disagreed over the Dragon Gate, identified the Netherworld and Earth Surge branches as dangers, and revealed that Great Yan’s fate would be exhausted within two years.
• Wang Fujing urged Yu Tunzhou to use his ties to the Northern Dark Sea Faction and the Incense-Smelling Cult to claim the throne, but Yu Tunzhou rejected his assumptions and learned that An Ruyu had chosen him.
• Wang Fujing and Lu Yi departed, and Yu Tunzhou reflected that the Eternal Dragon Gate might be a turning point in conflicts involving returning Immortals and Gods.
• Yu Tunzhou resolved to seek more information from Commander-in-Chief Feng Xu and the South Sea Dragon Palace, then left the ship to travel downriver toward the Eternal Dragon Gate.
• Yu Tunzhou greeted Lord Hibernating Dragon as he strode across the Coming Dragon River, and Lord Hibernating Dragon was shocked by how much Yu Tunzhou had advanced in a little over a year.

At Sea City, Yu Tunzhou drew the attention of martial artists from across the region by defeating seven challengers with a single punch each. That night, a mysterious young woman approached him in the air and teased him by asking whether he liked her new dress.

• At a Nanhua Commandery teahouse, martial artists discussed the Dragon and Tiger Ranking and the fighters heading for the South Sea Dragon Palace, while An Zi and Lin Yueheng briefly sensed each other’s strength.
• Crown Prince Ji Zhaoxuan gathered Lin Yueheng, Heroine Bao, and other fighters, including representatives of the Xiao, Tantai, and Jiang Clans, and revealed that overseas races would enter the Eternal Dragon Gate too.
• Ji Zhaoxuan invited the assembled fighters to travel with him to Sea City, where he planned to disclose more about the Dragon Gate after gathering the South Sea martial artists.
• Yu Tunzhou arrived in Sea City and rented the top floor of Drunken Sea Tower, where he spoke with Daoist Qingshan about the Daoist lineage and an inheritance he had encountered with Feng Yanleng.
• Ren Buping challenged Yu Tunzhou, who defeated seven challengers in succession with one punch each and left the gathered martial artists unwilling to face him.
• That night, a young woman walked through the air toward Yu Tunzhou, imitated his stance, and asked whether he liked her new dress.

Yu Tunzhou learned from An Ruyu that the Xiao, Tantai, and Jiang Households had powerful ancient gods behind them and that Tantai Mingyu and her allies planned to target him in the Eternal Dragon Gate. After Huntian explained that the old Heavenly Court’s emperors were believed dead, Yu Tunzhou questioned who truly backed those households and considered dealing with his potential enemies before entering the Dragon Gate.

• Yu Tunzhou confronted An Ruyu, who said she had come to save him and warned that Tantai Mingyu, Xiao Yanzhi, and Jiang Fengyang could join forces against him in the Eternal Dragon Gate.
• An Ruyu revealed that the ancestors of the Xiao and Tantai Households inherited legacies from Great Emperor Ziwei and Great Emperor Gouchen, while the Jiang Household was suspected of ties to the Human Emperor.
• Yu Tunzhou pressed An Ruyu about who had approached her, but she escaped after hinting that Great Emperor Ziwei and Great Emperor Gouchen served someone greater; she suspected Uncle Wang and his companions had already sought Yu Tunzhou out.
• Yu Tunzhou told Huntian about the warning, and Huntian said the old Heavenly Court’s emperors were believed to have died or vanished after its collapse, while Supreme Emperor Haotian had led it under the Dao Venerable’s appointment.
• Yu Tunzhou concluded that the ancient Heavenly Court had six sovereigns and wondered who now backed the Xiao and Tantai Households; he and Huntian discussed the Dragon Gate, the Kunpeng’s divine weapon, and the danger of ancient powers.
• Yu Tunzhou decided that he should settle potential trouble from the Tantai and Xiao Households before entering the Dragon Gate, ideally if one of their warriors approached him first.

Ji Zhaoxuan arrived in Sea City and Yu Tunzhou challenged his party with overwhelming fist intent, prompting the crown prince to send Tantai Mingyu to curb him. Tantai’s Thunder Method backfired during their duel, leaving her defeated as Yu Tunzhou remained poised to enter the Dragon Gate.

• Ji Zhaoxuan entered Sea City with a large procession, but Yu Tunzhou’s fist intent stopped the party at the gates and drew attention from the city’s factions.
• After learning Yu Tunzhou had defeated ten challengers and reserved Drunken Sea Pavilion’s top floor on the Danyang Qian Household’s account, Ji Zhaoxuan invited Xiao Yanzhi and Tantai Mingyu to plan a response.
• Tantai Mingyu agreed to challenge Yu Tunzhou, while Xiao Yanzhi advised her to avoid a head-on clash and merely blunt his influence.
• Yu Tunzhou accepted Tantai Mingyu’s challenge and led her to fight above the sea, where she summoned the Heavenly Emperor’s Thunder-Commanding Incantation.
• When Tantai Mingyu commanded her lightning to fall, it broke free and struck her instead; Yu Tunzhou survived the storm and concluded that she would not make the trip to the Dragon Gate.