Recaps

Dong Zhongshu and Jin Chang persuaded Zhang Xuezhou to present Lei Bei’s Horizontal Sword Technique to the King of Huainan’s Household in exchange for entry to the A-Rank Room. Zhang Xuezhou reached the royal audience hall, where the King of Huainan summoned him, and the monarch’s appearance reminded him of Emperor Jing.

• Dong Zhongshu and Jin Chang argued over who should present the Horizontal Sword Technique, then convinced Zhang Xuezhou to act as their go-between.
• Lei Bei, Dong Zhongshu, and Jin Chang read the beast-hide scroll together, and Zhang Xuezhou memorized its contents.
• Officials questioned the guesthouse witnesses about Qinglingzi’s death, while Zhang Xuezhou and Lei Bei entered the King of Huainan’s Household.
• A red-armored guard admitted Lei Bei to the audience hall, where the King of Huainan summoned Zhang Xuezhou as Dongfang Bubai, the man offering an A-rank Technique.
• Zhang Xuezhou saw the King of Huainan and felt the monarch’s appearance recall Emperor Jing.

Zhang Xuezhou offered the King of Huainan a grade A Technique in exchange for permission to visit the A chamber of the Literary Excellence Pavilion. As the King granted his request, Tian Jiu arrived and accused Lei Bei of violence, leaving the dispute over Lei Bei’s actions unresolved.

• Zhang Xuezhou explained that Lei Bei had learned the Horizontal Sword Technique from the beast hide and identified it as a grade A Technique.
• The King of Huainan questioned Zhang Xuezhou about his skills, and Zhang Xuezhou said he preferred pill refinement and wanted access to the A chamber to study pill formulas.
• Zhang Xuezhou asked to trade the Technique for permission to visit the A chamber, and the King of Huainan agreed.
• A red-robed official objected that the Technique had not been verified and that Lei Bei should receive the reward, but Lei Bei said the beast hide belonged to Dongfang Bubai.
• Tian Jiu arrived and accused Lei Bei of nearly killing Duan Sheli and killing Qinglingzi, while the King of Huainan let the conflicting accounts continue.

Zhang Xuezhou helped Lei Bei settle the accusations surrounding Qinglingzi by revealing that Lei Bei had given the Horizontal Sword Technique to the King of Huainan. The king ordered Lei Bei and Tian Jiu to transcribe the technique and granted Zhang Xuezhou access to the A-Rank Chamber, while privately preparing to refine a life-extending pill using human medicine.

• Tian Jiu accused Lei Bei of wrongdoing and sought his sword technique, but Zhang Xuezhou said Lei Bei had already handed it to the King of Huainan.
• The King of Huainan summoned Tian Jiu to examine the Horizontal Sword Technique, and Tian Jiu pretended to recognize it despite being unable to read its ancient characters.
• The King of Huainan ordered Tian Jiu and Lei Bei to transcribe the technique into Han characters within three days and granted them three visits to the A-Rank Chamber.
• Zhang Xuezhou requested access to the A-Rank Chamber, and the King of Huainan granted permission before dismissing the officials and guest elders.
• The King of Huainan asked about Jin Chang and the preparations for a life-extending pill, then defended using human medicine and went to the A-Rank Chamber to consider refining it himself.

Zhang Xuezhou searched the grade-A room for a way to improve his luck, memorizing the Emperor's Scripture and Tomb Scripture after the King of Huainan guided him to them. The King later took two rolls of a dangerous School of Diplomacy technique from the room and left with them.

• Zhang Xuezhou rapidly memorized several cultivation texts while searching for pill formulas in the grade-A room.
• The King of Huainan told Zhang Xuezhou that the Emperor's Scripture taught Huang-Lao principles of fortune, and Zhang began studying it.
• The King recommended the simpler Tomb Scripture as a way to gain protection from one's ancestors, and Zhang memorized its six rolls.
• After Zhang continued reading, the King studied the Emperor's Scripture and dismissed Tian You so he could be alone.
• The King took two rolls containing the School of Diplomacy's Heaven-Stealing and Sun-Swapping Technique and left the grade-A room.

Zhang Xuezhou revealed that the Grade A manuals he had memorized were mostly incomplete and of limited use, though the Nine Revolutions Qi Uniting Technique could help preserve life. After Dong Zhongshu explained the medical technique, several listeners felt its effects and learned that it required continued practice.

• Zhang Xuezhou described the contents and limitations of five Grade A manuals, leaving Jin Chang and Dong Zhongshu disappointed by their bets.
• Jin Chang took a copy of the Nine Revolutions Qi Uniting Technique and left the carriage, while Dong Zhongshu chose to study and explain it.
• Dong Zhongshu translated the obscure manual into modern Han language, and Zhang Xuezhou, Zhao Liang, Zhang Cigong, and Zhang Bayang listened.
• Zhao Liang and the others felt varying bodily effects from the technique, and Dong Zhongshu explained that cultivation and injuries shaped those sensations.
• Zhang Xuezhou thought of Jin Chang and the Tomb Scripture but kept quiet about his additional gains.

Zhang Xuezhou and the others studied Grade A techniques with Dong Zhongshu, who explained why mastering techniques from different schools was difficult. After learning that the Tomb Scripture could alter Jin Chang’s fortune, Dong Zhongshu revealed his interest in adapting Yin-Yang School cultivation methods, and Zhang Xuezhou eagerly offered to help obtain the school’s Realm Technique inheritance.

• Zhang Xuezhou shared his knowledge of Grade A techniques, and Dong Zhongshu explained that even powerful techniques were difficult to master and could not solve every problem.
• Dong Zhongshu taught Zhang Cigong and the others the theory of the Scarlet Bird Formation Qi Dao and described the difficulty of combining techniques from different schools.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Dong Zhongshu that the King of Huainan had identified the Tomb Scripture as a Huang-Lao Doctrine Fortune Technique and that Jin Chang had left their journey to the Northern Border early.
• Dong Zhongshu asked Zhang Xuezhou to tell Jin Chang that a Tomb Scripture scroll in the Literary Excellence Pavilion’s Grade A chamber could change his fortune, hoping Jin Chang would contribute his Yin-Yang School inheritance.
• Dong Zhongshu admitted that he wanted to study the Yin-Yang School’s cultivation technique to resolve the conflict between the powers in his body, and Zhang Xuezhou offered to help obtain the full Realm Technique inheritance.

Dong Zhongshu taught the group the Tomb Scripture as they traveled north, and they reached the Northern Border without major mishaps. Zhang Xuezhou remained unable to return to the real world for the Sequencer Grand Gathering, where Song Sijia learned he could not compete.

• Dong Zhongshu explained that Tomb Scripture wishes had to be realistic and told Zhao Liang to keep his wish secret.
• Zhang Xuezhou wished for his cultivation to advance, while the group recited the Tomb Scripture as they traveled through the Chu, Liang, Zhao, and Yan Lands.
• The group reached the Northern Border, and each member hoped the journey and their personal troubles would improve.
• Zhang Xuezhou worried that Zhang Manqian's team would struggle at the Sequencer Grand Gathering, which had already begun while he was still in the other world.
• Song Sijia saw Zhang Xuezhou receiving an intravenous drip and realized he could not attend the Sequencer Grand Gathering, leaving their team without its captain.

As the Sequencer Grand Gathering began, Zhang Xuezhou remained unconscious, leaving his teammates to decide how to compete without him. Zhang Manqian persuaded Song Sijia to stay and disguise herself with makeup, while the team finalized its roster and prepared to give the tournament everything it had.

• Zhang Manqian reassured Song Sijia that Zhang Xuezhou might wake soon and persuaded her not to abandon the team.
• Zhang Manqian revealed that her sickly appearance came from makeup and used her strength to convince Song Sijia that she was hiding her capabilities.
• Song Sijia asked Zhang Manqian to disguise her as well so opponents would be less likely to recognize her as a threat.
• Zhang Weimeng urged Song Fengying to stop livestreaming and explained that he would support the competitors rather than fight because he was likely to be eliminated.
• Zhang Weimeng and Song Fengying discussed their businesses and resolved to give the competition their all as the roster was finalized.

Song Sijia, Zhang Manqian, Wang Li, and Song Fengying prepared for the Sequencer Grand Gathering while Zhang Xuezhou remained unable to compete. After drawing a Chuzhou Lineage team as their first opponent, they entered the venue, with Song Fengying livestreaming their arrival.

• Ren Anran explained how recovery, mindset, and luck shaped the competition, and shared how her team had placed second in a previous gathering.
• Song Sijia and Ren Anran discussed the team’s makeup disguise, combat tactics, and chances without Zhang Xuezhou.
• Zhang Manqian returned from drawing lots and reported that they would face a Chuzhou Lineage team whose captain seemed skilled in Snake Form Fist.
• Song Sijia and the others entered the competition passage while pretending to be ill, and Song Fengying livestreamed their walk.
• Lao Luo supported Song Fengying’s livestream by sending ten paid 6666 tips.

Changkong Luo watched Song Fengying livestream the Sequencer Grand Gathering, where she raced to claim an airdrop and delivered an S1 stun gun to Song Sijia. Song Sijia used it to incapacitate Long Xianghua, while the other contestants began gathering to confront them.

• Changkong Luo returned to Flying Entertainment Livestream and found Song Fengying broadcasting from the Sequencer Grand Gathering venue.
• Song Fengying raced across the ruins, claimed a supply crate containing an S1 stun gun, and evaded Long Xianghua on her way back.
• Song Fengying delivered the stun gun to Song Sijia, who excitedly called her “Mom Song.”
• Long Xianghua ordered his teammates to gather and surround Song Fengying, then charged Song Sijia as she approached with the stun gun.
• Song Sijia fired a copper-contact dart that struck Long Xianghua and left him convulsing and confused.

Song Fengying’s team won its first preliminary match in the Sequencing Grand Gathering, while the livestream drew growing attention and enormous tips. Changkong Luo suspected the broadcast would expose secrets about genetic research and bring trouble for Flying Entertainment Livestream, but wondered whether the shell company could evade sanctions.

• Song Fengying’s team defeated its opponents, with Song Fengying gathering supplies while Song Sijia, Zhang Manqian, and Wang Li handled the fighting.
• Wang Li reflected on how his training and the Supreme Purity True Technique had made his defense and Gene Fighting ability much stronger.
• Changkong Luo congratulated Song Fengying’s team and tipped the livestream as ordinary viewers questioned the short match and Lineage members recognized its significance.
• Large tips and expanding audiences made the livestream a sensation, prompting speculation about policy changes, genetic research, and possible unrest.
• Changkong Luo anticipated that authorities might inspect Flying Entertainment Livestream out of business, but questioned whether its lack of assets and employees would make sanctions effective.

Ren Wuyang and Zuo Teng realized that huge tips on Song Fengying’s livestream were drawing attention to the Sequencer Grand Gathering and could bring down Flying Entertainment Livestream. As the company’s future looked bleak, Zuo Teng asked where Zhang Xuezhou was, hoping he might find a way to save it.

• Ren Wuyang recognized that the million-scale tips were meant to draw reporters’ attention to the Sequencer Grand Gathering, Gene Fighting Technique, and monopolistic conglomerates.
• Ren Wuyang told Ren Anran that stopping the livestream would not prevent the crisis, while the Sequence Committee was too divided to respond decisively.
• Ren Anran reported that Wang Li was moving and spending the funds, while Song Fengying planned to keep broadcasting and earn what she could.
• Song Fengying continued filming the contestants’ isolation area and told Zuo Teng that Flying Entertainment Livestream was already doomed.
• Zuo Teng saw the huge tips, judged that the livestream could trigger a clash between interest groups, and asked Song Fengying where Zhang Xuezhou was.

Zhang Xuezhou woke on the final day of the Sequencing Grand Gathering and learned that Song Sijia was too exhausted to keep fighting while Flying Entertainment Livestream faced trouble over its broadcast. He proposed turning the controversy into a publicity battle about auditions for The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, and Ren Wuyang began consulting Changkong Yinghao.

• Zhang Xuezhou learned that Song Sijia's repeated use of the Dragon Might Combat Technique had left her unable to handle more intense matches, and he offered to take her place.
• Song Fengying and Wang Li told Zhang Xuezhou that the livestream had attracted nearly thirty million in tips and that they had shifted company funds into assets and investments in anticipation of trouble.
• Zhang Xuezhou concluded that the livestream had crossed a political red line by spreading genetic information and that Flying Entertainment Livestream could not simply avoid the resulting pressure.
• Song Fengying accepted that Flying Entertainment Livestream might collapse and said they could launch Flying Bird Livestream after the storm passed.
• Zhang Xuezhou called Ren Wuyang and proposed presenting the gathering as an audition site for The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, turning the controversy into a public clash over competing accounts.
• Ren Wuyang considered the proposal and asked Changkong Yinghao for his view.

Zhang Xuezhou persuaded Changkong Yinghao and the others to turn the Sequencer Grand Gathering controversy into a televised production, helping calm tensions while the team prepared for the round of thirty-two. The chapter ends as the filming setup takes shape and Zhang Xuezhou’s team gets ready for its first match.

• Zhang Xuezhou explained to Changkong Yinghao that livestreaming still reached mostly elite viewers and proposed filming a show to counter the controversy around the Sequencer Grand Gathering.
• Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian agreed to bring the winning teams into the production, while Zhu Liangping, Zhu Wei, and Zhou Rihui discussed how to handle the dispute.
• After Ren Wuyang ended the call, Zhang Xuezhou told Song Fengying and the others to steer their livestreams toward the show, then went out to draw a lot.
• Zhang Xuezhou’s team was assigned the first match of the day, and Zhang Manqian told Wang Li to prepare and wake Song Sijia.
• Zhang Xuezhou returned to find banners, posters, cameras, and reporters being set up for the screen selection contest as announcements called the teams to prepare.

Song Fengying’s team entered the Martial Arts Assembly match, where Zhang Xuezhou used his targeted intimidation Gene Fighting Technique to defeat the opposing contestants with ease. Song Fengying spun the victory as a stunt performance for her livestream, but the audience’s wealthy tipsters noticed something was wrong and stopped sending extravagant tips.

• Song Fengying started her livestream, drawing a huge audience and attracting extravagant tips as her team prepared for the competition.
• Zhang Xuezhou, Zhang Manqian, and Wang Li acted out film-and-television roles, and Zhang Xuezhou told Song Sijia to play along with their performance.
• At the supply drop, Song Fengying grabbed a stun baton while Zhang Xuezhou confronted Xin Jiping and used intimidation to make him surrender.
• Zhang Xuezhou pointed at the other contestants and incapacitated them, ending the match between the top thirty-two and top sixteen without a direct fight.
• Song Fengying described the victory as a stunt performance involving Linghu Chong and the Six Meridian Divine Sword, but no red-highlighted tips appeared afterward.

As the Sequencer Grand Gathering narrowed to its final eight teams, Zhang Xuezhou and his teammates discussed the increasingly difficult matches, airdrops, and potential rewards from Sequence Committee researchers. The draw paired A Swath Lying Down against Luo Gaogao's team in the quarterfinals, while the strongest contenders avoided each other.

• Zhang Xuezhou warned that fast teams led by Zuo Teng, Luo Gaogao, and Xu Zhihui could take the initiative and claim airdropped supplies.
• Song Sijia, Wang Li, and Song Fengying discussed how they could contribute, while Ren Anran noted that airdrops might become more frequent and valuable.
• Ren Anran explained that standout competitors could attract Sequence Committee researchers and earn opportunities even without placing in the top three.
• Zhang Xuezhou noticed that the strongest teams had not been matched against one another and realized A Swath Lying Down would face Luo Gaogao's team.

Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang learned from livestream footage that Zhang Xuezhou could incapacitate opponents with a gesture and prepared to face his team. As the quarterfinal began in an expanded arena with two distant airdrops, they debated how to divide their team and pursue supplies.

• Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang watched footage of Zhang Xuezhou making several people tumble with a gesture and concluded he might control the match.
• Luo Gaogao led Zhu Kuang, Ding Hao, Lu Da, and Lu Er toward the arena while spotting a film crew setting up cameras nearby.
• Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang discussed Zhang Xuezhou and Song Sijia’s abilities, then prepared protective gear and planned to secure the airdropped supplies.
• Luo Gaogao noticed the expanded competition area and two aircraft marking distant airdrop locations, making the supplies harder to reach.
• Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang considered whether to split their team as the countdown ended and the two airdrop packages descended.

In the referees’ room, researchers watched the quarterfinal clash between Zhang Xuezhou’s team and Luo Gaogao’s team while debating the Zhang Household’s sudden strength. Zhang Manqian overwhelmed Ding Hao as Luo Gaogao pursued Zhang Xuezhou, leaving Professor Luo Hui fearing his grandson’s team would be eliminated before reaching the final four.

• Researchers in the referees’ room questioned how the Zhang Household had gained such strong Gene Fighting Technique abilities, and Zhou Yueyan and Professor Luo Hui explained Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian’s training and medical treatment.
• The expanded arena scattered both teams, and their competitors intercepted one another instead of racing for airdropped supplies.
• Zhang Manqian battered Ding Hao and tore the monitor from his protective gear, while Luo Gaogao chased Zhang Xuezhou and other competitors fought across the arena.
• Researchers watched Zhang Xuezhou use the ground to propel himself backward and questioned Luo Gaogao’s tactics.
• Professor Luo Hui realized Luo Gaogao’s team had not secured any specialized airdrop items and might be knocked out in the quarterfinals.

Zhang Xuezhou briefly incapacitated Luo Gaogao with a deterrence technique, but Luo Gaogao recovered and knocked him out. Meanwhile, Zhang Manqian kept attacking Luo Gaogao, and Professor Luo Hui realized her relentless assault might be caused by the Tiger and Crane Potion’s aftereffects.

• Zhang Xuezhou used a deterrence technique on Luo Gaogao, who fell despite wearing a protective helmet.
• Luo Gaogao recovered, grabbed Zhang Xuezhou, and slammed him into the ground, knocking him out.
• Researchers debated gene research and fighting techniques while watching Zhang Manqian battle Luo Gaogao.
• Professor Luo Hui explained that Luo Gaogao’s salamander gene enhanced his modified Kinetic Energy Fist and close-range fighting.
• Professor Luo Hui recognized that Zhang Manqian’s relentless attack might stem from the Tiger and Crane Potion’s aftereffects: madness and an inability to feel fear of pain.

Zhang Manqian overwhelmed Luo Gaogao in combat, but Zhang Xuezhou ultimately found and eliminated him. The judges recognized Zhang Xuezhou as the strongest member of his team, while the other contestants continued fighting across the ruins.

• Zhang Manqian drove Luo Gaogao into retreat, and the judges declared that she had defeated him in the field he valued most.
• Song Fengying eliminated Lu Er with a gun, while Lu Da eliminated Song Sijia after she had spent too much stamina and Gene Power.
• Wang Li kept Zhu Kuang occupied with his exceptional durability, drawing interest from Zhou Yueyan and the judges.
• Zhang Xuezhou located Luo Gaogao by sensing him and eliminated him after he collapsed, convulsing and foaming at the mouth.
• Professor Luo Hui realized Luo Gaogao's choice to use Ding Hao to stall Zhang Manqian had been a fatal mistake, and the judges identified Zhang Xuezhou as the team's strongest member.

Zhang Manqian defeated Zhu Kuang after Luo Gaogao was incapacitated, securing a win for team A Swath Lying Down and a place in the final four. As the match ended, Zhu Kuang reconsidered his relationship with the team and saw the possibility of future cooperation with their Lineage.

• Zhang Manqian spared the injured Luo Gaogao and reflected on how her breakthrough into the True Spirit Realm had strengthened her Law Power and fighting abilities.
• Zhang Manqian spotted Song Fengying trapped and Zhang Xuezhou closing in on Lu Da, then turned toward Wang Li and Zhu Kuang's fight.
• Zhang Manqian defeated Zhu Kuang, who surrendered and had his monitor switched off, ending his team's match in the final eight.
• Zhang Manqian promised Zhu Kuang that her team would keep winning, and the contest announced team A Swath Lying Down as the victor.
• Zhu Kuang congratulated Zhang Manqian and considered how the team's success could lead to future cooperation with the Zhu Household.

Changkong Luo, Song Xianzhong, and Luo Tianming discussed the livestream and Mental Strengthening while Ren Yisheng watched Song Fengying’s broadcast. Ren Yisheng accepted the political transition with calm and discovered that his True Spirit Realm continued to strengthen his mental power.

• Changkong Luo realized that Song Fengying’s livestream had muddied the controversy by revealing a film crew recruiting for The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
• Song Xianzhong and Changkong Luo traded insults, while Luo Tianming tried to persuade Song Xianzhong to teach him Mental Strengthening.
• Changkong Luo told the others that Zhang Xuezhou would appear on Flying Entertainment Livestream, prompting Ren Yisheng to open the app.
• Ren Yisheng watched Song Fengying promote her team’s competition and plans to pursue roles in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
• Ren Yisheng reflected on the coming conflicts of the genetic age and accepted the need for a peaceful transition, then sensed his mental power growing stronger through the True Spirit Realm.

Zhang Xuezhou’s team entered the Sequencer Grand Gathering’s final match, where Zhang Manqian swiftly defeated Xu Zhihui’s five-person team. As the championship remained undecided, researchers began discussing how to advance several combat techniques showcased in the competition.

• Song Fengying, Zhang Xuezhou, Zhang Manqian, Wang Li, and Song Sijia split into three groups after four supply drops were released.
• Zhang Manqian asked Zhang Xuezhou about their mother’s situation, and he said officials would issue private warnings and introduce new regulations.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian approached a building where Xu Zhihui’s team had prepared a group ambush.
• Zhang Manqian fought all five opponents and brought them down in a few exchanges.
• Researchers praised Zhang Manqian’s strength and discussed advancing Tiger Form Fist, Crane Form Fist, Kunpeng Combat Technique, Dragon Might Combat Technique, Shield Armor Combat Technique, and Flying Sheep Wall Running.

A Swath Lying Down won the Sequencer Grand Gathering, and Song Xianzhong collected his bet from Luo Tianming. Ren Yisheng’s experiment combining Mental Strengthening with Realm Technique sent his consciousness out of his body, leaving him searching for a way to take form.

• Song Xianzhong bet Luo Tianming that Zhang Xuezhou’s team would win the Sequencer Grand Gathering, with Mental Strengthening lessons as the stakes.
• A Swath Lying Down won the contest, and Luo Tianming slapped himself while Song Xianzhong celebrated.
• Ren Yisheng watched the victory from the Twilight Years Mansion and wondered how to find the right path for Mental Strengthening.
• Ren Yisheng combined Mental Strengthening with Realm Technique and found himself floating beyond his body, able to see the Twilight Mansion and the Luofu Imperial Palace.
• Ren Yisheng tried to reach the ruins of the Song Household but felt a binding force pull him back, so he decided to seek a form for his formless consciousness.

Zhang Xuezhou’s team won the Sequencing Grand Gathering championship after a series of direct fights and surrenders. Zuo Teng helped settle tensions between the teams, and Changkong Shenguang conceded after seeing Zhou Tianhao fall to Zhang Xuezhou’s Intimidation Combat Technique and facing Zhang Manqian.

• Zhang Manqian fought Zuo Teng for nearly ten minutes, while Wang Li defeated Wang Kaile after their fierce match.
• Zhang Xuezhou struck down the Zuo Household backup who had sent Song Fengying flying, and Song Sijia surrendered to her opponent.
• Zhou Tianhao congratulated Zhang Xuezhou and relayed Zuo Teng’s wish to make peace; Zhang Xuezhou said they would not be friends but would not become enemies if Zuo Teng stopped targeting them.
• Zhang Xuezhou’s Intimidation Combat Technique left Zhou Tianhao crouching in pain, and Zuo Teng advised Changkong Shenguang to keep his distance and use long-range attacks.
• Zhang Manqian challenged Changkong Shenguang, who conceded and gave Zhang Xuezhou’s team the championship.