Recaps

Fei Nanying welcomed a clan elder from the Fei Household’s ancestral lands to She Mountain Hall, where Kang Dabao was initially denied a seat because he was an outsider. After Kang Dabao won the right to sit, the elder gave gifts to the gathered cultivators and announced a competition that included Kang Dabao.

• Fei Nanying and Han Ningyue welcomed the purple-robed elder, who greeted Fei Shuhe but gave Kang Dabao a cool reception.
• At the gathering, the white-haired old woman refused Kang Dabao a seat, prompting him to argue that his official post, battle record, and sect’s service to the Immortal Dynasty earned him one.
• Fei Nanying declared that the slight was not the Fei Household’s intention, and a clansman brought Kang Dabao a seat, which he offered to Fei Shuhe.
• The purple-robed elder distributed Spirit Artifacts to the gathered Foundation Establishment cultivators and gave Fei Nanying an embroidered Storage Bag containing gifts for other juniors.
• At the family banquet, the purple-robed elder announced an internal competition for She Mountain Hall and ordered that Kang Dabao be included, alarming him and Fei Shuhe.

Kang Dabao tried to avoid the Fei Household tournament, but a purple-robed elder gave him a rare healing pill and insisted it proceed that day. After recovering and entering the contest, Kang Dabao defeated Fei Nanben in his first match, leaving the Fei cultivators stunned.

• The purple-robed elder rejected Fei Nanying's request to postpone the tournament and gave Kang Dabao a third-tier Hundred Herbs Spirit-Nurturing Pill to heal his injuries.
• Kang Dabao took the pill, recovered from his hidden injuries, and decided to fight rather than waste the opportunity.
• The purple-robed elder distributed lots and set the tournament rules before the Fei cultivators began their matches on four platforms.
• Kang Dabao watched Fei Nanhu, Fei Nanfeng, and Fei Enhua win their bouts before he entered Platform C to face Fei Nanben.
• Fei Nanben's attacks failed to harm Kang Dabao, who disarmed him and seized him by the throat; the crane-haired old woman declared Kang Dabao the winner.

Kang Dabao defeated Fei Nanben, Fei Wen, Fei Enxing, and Fei Nanhu to win the Fei Household’s She Mountain Hall minor competition. He accepted the reward by proudly listing his titles and his marriage to Fei Shuhe, leaving the Fei Household stunned.

• Kang Dabao defeated Fei Nanben, then won his next match against Fei Wen by revealing his body-cultivation strength and stripping away Fei Wen’s spiritual power.
• Kang Dabao won another match, while Fei Nanfeng and Fei Nanhu advanced and Fei Enhua lost to Fei Enxing.
• Fei Nanfeng yielded his match to Fei Nanhu, while Kang Dabao defeated Fei Enxing after the latter broke the rules by using a talisman treasure.
• Kang Dabao defeated Fei Nanhu in a grueling final match, using Little Qi and his Lion Insects to overcome the Fire Venerable Seal and outlast him.
• The purple-robed elder declared Kang Dabao the competition’s winner and presented his reward, which Kang Dabao accepted while announcing his official positions and marriage to Fei Shuhe.

Zhu Tong and Tie Liuyun investigated the unexpected visit by a Golden Core cultivator from the Fei Household, while Fei Dongwen delivered an Imperial Peak Stone and warned Fei Nanying about growing political turmoil. Fei Shuhe entered a secret chamber to attempt Foundation Establishment, and Kang Dabao waited outside as a month passed.

• Zhu Tong learned that the Fei Household’s competition had been won by Kang Dabao and considered reporting the news to the earl.
• Tie Liuyun urged Buse and Tie Xishui to find out why the Fei Household’s Golden Core cultivator had come, but Buse refused to risk offending the senior cultivator.
• Fei Dongwen gave Fei Nanying and Han Ningyue an Imperial Peak Stone, thanked Han Ningyue for the Han Household’s help, and told Fei Nanying to move She Mountain Hall after reaching Core Formation.
• Fei Dongwen warned Fei Nanying that the Capital Circuit was unstable, urged him not to blame Ancestor Ye Shui, and revealed that the Fei Household was making a major wager.
• Fei Shuhe entered a secret chamber to attempt Foundation Establishment, while Kang Dabao waited outside; a month passed without her emerging.

Duan Anle offered Lu Yunniang a lease to manage Brocade Scale Lake, and news that Fei Shuhe had formed her Dao Foundation persuaded her to accept. Meanwhile, Jiang Qing hunted Giant-Toothed Mountain Monkeys with Ji Yunsheng, then learned that Senior Brother Ye had also reached Foundation Establishment.

• Duan Anle told Lu Yunniang that Ji Yunsheng had left West Wind Valley and offered the Lu Household a chance to manage Brocade Scale Lake instead.
• After hearing that Fei Shuhe had formed her Dao Foundation, Lu Yunniang agreed to take on Brocade Scale Lake, and Duan Anle presented a spirit contract for her seal.
• Jiang Qing and Ji Yunsheng found a group of Giant-Toothed Mountain Monkeys, and Jiang Qing charged at the second-tier middle-grade leader while Ji Yunsheng fought the others.
• Ji Yunsheng was injured when one monkey sacrificed itself to protect its companion, but Jiang Qing killed the remaining leader and drove the troop away.
• Jiang Qing gave Ji Yunsheng the materials from the two lower-grade monkeys, then received word that Senior Brother Ye had reached Foundation Establishment.

Kang Dabao met with Fei Nanying, who warned him about the growing dangers in Cloud Horn Prefecture and asked him to relay a generous offer to Daoist Black Shoes. After Kang Dabao returned to the Chongming Sect and arranged for a Foundation Establishment ceremony for Ye Zhengwen, he received word that Shan Sheng had died.

• Fei Nanying warned Kang Dabao to prepare for trouble, offered to protect him through Granny Liu, and told him that Fei Dongwen wanted him to repay a favor for taking four purple jade bamboo slips.
• Fei Nanying asked Kang Dabao to invite Daoist Black Shoes to the Fei Household's ancestral lands, promising spiritual resources and a chance to reach Golden Core, and discussed the threat from Yuan Buwen.
• Kang Dabao left the Fei Household after visiting Lord Yin Shan, then returned to the Chongming Sect and reunited with Ye Zhengwen, who had reached Foundation Establishment.
• Kang Dabao agreed to hold a Foundation Establishment ceremony for Ye Zhengwen and gave Zhou Yixiu and Kang Rongquan Chu Yanran's improved Moon Fern method and crop-master notes.
• Zhou Yixiu said he now had confidence in cultivating Moon Fern, and Kang Dabao received messages from the Shan Household and the He Household reporting that Shan Sheng had died.

Over three years, the Chongming Sect secured the Shan Household as a vassal and developed cultivation resources while a stalled regional war burdened its transport operations. Kang Dabao remained in seclusion, and Pei Que's struggling caravan approached Seven Stars Sect territory, where he spotted an old acquaintance.

• Ye Zhengwen rallied support for the Shan Household, secured its holdings after Yuan Jin killed eleven challengers, and accepted it as a Chongming Sect vassal.
• Shan Shiwen reached Foundation Establishment after Shan Shijie failed, recovered the surrendered spirit fields, and offered them to the Chongming Sect.
• Zhou Yixiu and Kang Rongquan successfully grew Moon Fern for Kang Dabao's eye technique, and Zhou Yixiu's Glazed Treasure Tree later produced twelve Glazed Sarira.
• Daoist Black Shoes forcibly fed Lord Yin Shan a Lifespan Pill that extended his life by five years and then stayed to cultivate under him.
• Zhu Tong's campaign against the Jingnan Yuan Household stalled despite Granny Liu's assistance, while Jiang Qing escorted supplies for little pay and killed enemy cultivators to offset the Chongming Sect's losses.
• Pei Que, Ming Zhe, and Du Qing returned with a poorly earning caravan, approached Seven Stars Sect territory, and encountered an old acquaintance.

Pei Que, Ming Zhe, and their caravan received an unexpectedly lavish welcome from the Seven Stars Sect, where Pei Que learned that Kang Da had emerged from seclusion. Pi Dian revealed that the Chongming Sect had defeated an invasion by the Mystic Moon Sect, leaving its leader injured and its Foundation Establishment cultivators trapped behind their sect’s formation.

• Pei Que apologized for Ming Zhe’s teasing of Kuai En, and Kuai En explained that he had come to Changyun County seeking help with his Spirit Huai Incense fields.
• Ming Zhe recommended that Kuai En ask Mo for help, while Pei Que worried the request might delay Mo’s cultivation.
• Pei Que, Ming Zhe, and Kuai En discussed the trouble the Ming and Kuai Households faced mining a verdant stone vein because of their ties to the Chongming Sect.
• At a Seven Stars Sect checkpoint, Pi Dian welcomed Pei Que’s caravan, waived its payment, and hosted its members lavishly before they continued on their way.
• Pi Dian told Pei Que that Kang Da had emerged from seclusion and that Chongming Sect leaders had injured the Mystic Moon Sect’s False Core cultivator and forced the sect’s surviving Foundation Establishment cultivators to retreat behind their formation.

Gun Shilu explained to Kuang Liuting how Jiang Qing killed Linghu Rong after she murdered Feng Wan, and how Kang Dabao and Daoist Black Shoes wounded Linghu You when he came seeking revenge. Kuang Liuting heard the account and ordered Kang Dabao and Linghu You to appear before him together.

• A Yue Household daughter urged Kuang Liuting to punish Kang Dabao and his companions for allegedly attacking Linghu You and killing Linghu Rong, but Kuang Liuting refused to judge the matter before hearing Gun Shilu's account.
• Gun Shilu told Kuang Liuting that Linghu Rong had secretly killed a Wisdom Consort candidate to obtain the Buddha Mother Wisdom Consort Dao method, then drained Feng Wan through dual cultivation.
• Mo Wen pursued Linghu Rong after she escaped the Jin County officials, and Jiang Qing arrived and killed her with his Crimson Heart Scorching Sun Sword.
• Linghu You came to avenge his daughter, but Kang Dabao and Daoist Black Shoes joined forces with Jiang Qing and inflicted grave injuries on him.
• Kuang Liuting finished hearing Gun Shilu's account and summoned Kang Dabao and Linghu You to the prefecture court.

Tie Liuyun forced the injured Linghu You to accept the Earl of Nan'an’s summons and leave the Mystic Moon Sect’s relief for later, revealing his ambition and resolve to control the sect leader. The following evening, they reached the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court and faced Kang Da in the outer courtyard, where a furious voice from inside the hall ordered someone out.

• Yue Lin asked Tie Liuyun why the Earl had summoned Linghu You, then told Tie to accompany the sect leader to Xuanwei City.
• Tie Liuyun visited the wounded Linghu You, who criticized him over the Mystic Moon Sect’s losses and praised the strength of Daoist Black Shoes and Kang Da.
• Linghu You demanded that Tie Liuyun send troops to save the Mystic Moon Sect’s mountain gate, and Tie refused to accept blame for Linghu Rong’s actions.
• Tie Liuyun intimidated Linghu You into obedience and told him they would leave to see the Earl that evening.
• The following evening, Tie Liuyun and Linghu You arrived at the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court, where they encountered Kang Da before a furious voice shouted, “Get out!”

Kuang Liuting investigated Linghu You’s role in Feng Wan’s murder and weighed whether to execute the Mystic Moon Sect leader. Kang Dabao’s evidence of Feng Wan’s diligent service swayed him to kill Linghu You but spare and reward the rest of the sect, while Kuang Liuting privately reaffirmed his trust in Gun Shilu.

• Kuang Liuting dismissed Tie Liuyun and questioned Linghu You, then bound him after accusing the Mystic Moon Sect leader of murdering Feng Wan.
• Tie Liuyun argued that executing Linghu You would undermine the prefecture court’s campaign, and Gun Shilu added that the leader’s support could help them take Ding Prefecture.
• Kang Dabao presented Feng Wan’s records and described the commandant’s years of dedicated work, prompting Kuang Liuting to reconsider.
• Kuang Liuting executed Linghu You and ordered an investigation of the Mystic Moon Sect’s Foundation Establishment cultivators, while suspending collective punishment and granting the remaining disciples rewards and orders to serve at the Ding Prefecture camp.
• Kang Dabao hurried back to the Chongming Sect, and Kuang Liuting told Gun Shilu that he intended to keep employing Kang Dabao but still relied most on him.

Kang Dabao explained why he had chosen to oppose the Earl of Nan'an and received He Wanying and her son, He Chang, after Feng Wan's death. He then discussed the sect's spoils and upcoming expeditions with Jiang Qing and Yuan Jin, ending by asking Yuan Jin whether he had suffered Qi Deviation while cultivating the White Ape Scripture.

• Ye Zhengwen challenged Kang Dabao over his decisions in the Mystic Moon Sect affair, and Kang Dabao explained that he had chosen his Yue Household's side because Tie Liuyun and Yue Lin would eventually threaten them.
• Kang Dabao welcomed He Wanying and He Chang, accepted her thanks for helping avenge Feng Wan, and told her to live well for her son.
• Jiang Qing reported on the spoils from the battle and plans to search Cold Crow Mountain for beasts to breed with Grass Deer before accompanying Daoist Black Shoes to Tengwen Prefecture.
• Yuan Jin asked for First- and Second-Tier Black-Pupiled White Ape nose-root Essence Blood to prepare for Foundation Establishment, and Jiang Qing volunteered to search for it with him.
• Kang Dabao arranged efforts to obtain the Essence Blood, then asked Yuan Jin whether he had suffered Qi Deviation while cultivating the White Ape Scripture; Yuan Jin lowered his head without answering.

Jin Shilun visited the Chongming Small Pavilion, where Zhou Xinran explained Shao Meng’s ties to the Yue Household and Gui Xiang’s attempts to win favor with the Chongming Sect. After returning to Chongming City, Jin Shilun killed a Green-Skinned Rhinoceros and encountered a wounded cultivator who claimed to know who had killed Han Yundao, leaving Jin Shilun facing the man’s pursuers.

• Jin Shilun bought two bottles of Black-Pupiled White Ape Essence Blood from Zhou Xinran and learned Yuan Changsheng would soon be assigned to the trade market.
• Shao Meng sold Zhou Xinran twenty-nine bottles of Essence Blood, and Zhou explained that Shao’s support for the sect likely reflected her ties to the Han City Yue Household.
• Gui Xiang gave Jin Shilun a Heavenly Thunder Seed and claimed to have renewed his friendship with Kang Da.
• Jin Shilun returned to Chongming City, discovered a problem with the Spirit Gathering Formation, and sent Wei Gu a message asking him to inspect it.
• Jin Shilun killed a Green-Skinned Rhinoceros and removed its horn, intending to have it made into a gift for Brother Yi.
• A wounded longbow cultivator claimed to know who killed Han Yundao, and Jin Shilun rushed to confront the two cultivators pursuing him.

Jin Shilun captured a wounded Lin Household cultivator who revealed that Gui Xiang had killed Han Yundao and framed the Lin Household. Duan Anle killed the captive before consulting their master, while Sect Leader Kang Da quietly collected spirit dew for a second dose to improve someone’s aptitude.

• Jin Shilun defeated two Rogue Cultivators, drove off the black-faced one, and captured the longbow cultivator who had feigned unconsciousness.
• Wei Gu recognized the captive as a Lin Household attacker from the incident in which Han Yundao died, and Jin Shilun brought him to the Chongming Sect.
• After Yuan Changsheng treated the captive, he told Duan Anle that Gui Xiang had killed Han Yundao and his own Ninth Uncle, then blamed the Lin Household.
• Duan Anle beheaded the captive before Jin Shilun could bring the matter to their master, and Jin Shilun urged him to wait outside the master's courtyard.
• Sect Leader Kang Da collected the last drops of spirit dew and wondered whether a second dose would improve Second’s aptitude and chances of Foundation Establishment.

Sect Leader Kang Da kept the disciples from acting against Gui Xiang because political tensions made the timing dangerous, while Yuan Jin prepared to attempt Foundation Establishment. Kang Dabao gave Yuan Jin spirit dew to help him, but it appeared to have no effect.

• Kang Dabao told the disciples to keep their knowledge of Gui Xiang secret, and Duan Anle led them away after Yuan Changsheng questioned his decision.
• Duan Anle and Jin Shilun reasoned that Kang Dabao had known about Gui Xiang and was avoiding action because of the Yue Household and the unstable prefectural politics.
• Ye Zhengwen agreed that the Chongming Sect should not provoke Gui Xiang, warned that the militia from Jin County would suffer heavy losses if sent to the front, and urged Kang Dabao to delay deploying them.
• Yuan Jin suppressed the demonic Qi in his body and decided to arrange his affairs before attempting Foundation Establishment.
• Kang Dabao brought Yuan Jin a bowl of spirit dew and watched anxiously as he drank it, but Yuan Jin showed no apparent reaction.

Kang Dabao feared that the Primordial Gourd’s spirit liquid and Azure Smoke of Creation had stopped working, but Pei Yi reminded him how far the Chongming Sect had grown and helped him regain perspective. Two months later, Yuan Jin succeeded in Foundation Establishment while Pei Yi failed but survived, leaving Kang Dabao stunned by the mixed news.

• Yuan Jin thanked Kang Dabao for the spirit water and left to speak with his wife and child before entering seclusion, while Kang Dabao worried that the gourd’s powers had failed.
• Kang Dabao watched Ye Yaoling and Kang Changyi teach the young disciples, then encountered Pei Yi, who had come out of seclusion before attempting Foundation Establishment.
• Pei Yi played Go with Kang Dabao and recounted the Chongming Sect’s growth, easing Kang Dabao’s fear that the sect’s fortunes depended on the gourd.
• Two months later, Kang Dabao learned that Yuan Jin had succeeded in Foundation Establishment and Pei Yi had failed but survived, and he sat in silence at the conflicting news.

Zhou Yixiu and Kang Rongquan tended the Hong County Spirit Fields while discussing their sect members and the worsening war in White Sand County. Sect Leader Kang Da arrived with orders to organize troops across the prefecture, and he asked Fei Shuhe to accompany him to Crane Spirit Mountain as he prepared to take a larger command role.

• Zhou Yixiu corrected Kang Rongquan for arriving late, discussed the Moon Fern crop and Pei Yi’s health, and told Kang Rongquan to take Sun-Longing Grass to Pei Yi.
• Fei Shuhe visited the spirit farmer quarters and gave Duan Anle and Pei Que First-Tier jade artifacts, then reported that Yuan Buwen’s attacks had intensified in White Sand County.
• Kang Da arrived and ordered Pei Que to find a major buyer for the sect’s Black-Pupiled White Ape Essence Blood; Zhou Yixiu promised to improve the Moon Fern yield.
• Kang Da announced that the earl had ordered him to raise troops from all seventeen counties and prepare a force within two months to support the fighting in White Sand County.
• Kang Da asked Fei Shuhe to accompany him to Crane Spirit Mountain, and she agreed.

Wang Wu saved Xiu Ming during an ambush, but the two were soon caught up in the chase of a wounded Blood Shadow Foundation Establishment cultivator. Duan Anle and Kang Rongquan captured the cultivator alive, while Yuan Jin arrived and revealed that he had been sent to support them as negotiations with Yuan Buwen continued.

• Wang Wu used his puppet to save Xiu Ming from an enemy cultivator and fled with him toward White Sand County.
• A wounded Blood Shadow Foundation Establishment cultivator raced past Wang Wu and Xiu Ming, then Duan Anle and Kang Rongquan pursued him.
• Kang Rongquan’s silver ring Law Artifact broke when the Blood Shadow counterattacked, so Kang Rongquan used vines while Duan Anle joined the fight with his Gray Spirit Falcon.
• Kang Rongquan’s poisoned vines weakened and trapped the Blood Shadow, and Duan Anle sealed him with a Suppressing Character Seal.
• Yuan Jin arrived, scolded Duan Anle and Kang Rongquan for risking the pursuit, and told them to keep the captured Yuan Household bondsman alive.

The Yuan Household attacked the Zheng Household’s formation at Old Ox Mountain, but reinforcements led by Kang Dabao turned the battle against them. As the Yuan forces retreated, Yuan Buwen faced Kang Dabao and offered to talk.

• Mo Wen and the Ingenious Craftsman Fort disciples blasted the Yuan ranks with spirit crossbow cannons while the Zheng defenders struggled to hold the Eight Desolations Fire Dragon Formation.
• Yuan Buwen destroyed the formation’s Fire Dragon and fought off attacks from Gun Shilu and Granny Liu, but the formation’s Flame Dragon Claw drained most of his spiritual power.
• Kang Dabao arrived with Silver-Armored Lion Insects, killed Yue Fu with his halberd and eye technique, and led the concealed reinforcements in a counterattack.
• The Yuan forces lost morale and retreated as Yuan Buwen held back the pursuing Zheng forces and told Kang Dabao that they could talk.

Jiang Qing and Yuan Jin captured Yuan Household infiltrators while discussing the sect’s plans, as Tie Liuyun unleashed the Xiezhi Iron Guard on the Ding Prefecture battlefield. Outside Old Ox Mountain, Kang Dabao negotiated with Yuan Buwen by offering the Yuan Household a chance to produce a Golden Core cultivator, and Yuan Buwen paused at the proposal.

• Jiang Qing rejoined Yuan Jin with a captured Foundation Establishment cultivator, and Yuan Jin knocked out the captive’s teeth after he insulted the Chongming Sect.
• Yuan Jin and Jiang Qing suspected the Yuan Household’s weak infiltrators were a diversion and agreed to follow Eldest Senior Brother’s orders while waiting for news from Old Ox Mountain.
• Yue Lin warned Tie Liuyun not to underestimate Kang Dabao, then Tie Liuyun committed the Xiezhi Iron Guard to battle and its formation routed the Ding Prefecture troops.
• Yuan Buwen ordered the prefecture court’s forces away and met Kang Dabao alone, while Granny Liu and Gun Shilu stayed nearby.
• Kang Dabao offered Yuan Buwen the chance for the Yuan Household to produce a True Core cultivator under the Earl’s protection, and Yuan Buwen stopped to consider his words.

Kang Dabao met with Yuan Buwen, then assessed the Yuan Household’s political position and built goodwill among the Fei Household through trade. A renewed battle was halted when the Yuan forces withdrew from White Sand County, and Granny Liu announced that Kang Dabao’s father-in-law had achieved Core Formation.

• Yuan Buwen questioned Kang Dabao about the returning temple-protecting khenpo and Yuan Xiyue, and Kang Dabao promised she would be treated well in the Chongming Sect.
• Kang Dabao told Granny Liu that Yuan Xiyue was a pretext and that the Two Instruments Sect may have wanted Yuan Buwen to destroy the Yunwei Zheng Household.
• Granny Liu urged Kang Dabao to serve the Fei Household and warned him to prepare for possible fighting.
• Kang Dabao sold Spirit Artifacts and Storage Bags to Fei Household cultivators, turning the gathering into an exchange and drinking party.
• Two days later, as the Yuan Household prepared to attack, news from Xuanwei City led its forces to withdraw from White Sand County.
• Granny Liu told Kang Dabao that his father-in-law had achieved Core Formation.

The Two Instruments Sect’s leaders worried about the influence of Fei Nanying’s middle-grade Golden Core and the pressure exerted by powerful factions on Cloud Horn Prefecture. At the Fei ancestral grounds, Fei Ye Shui arranged a grand congratulatory visit to Nanying and ordered Kang Dabao brought to meet him if Nanying recommended him.

• Li Yun and Qiu Yunsheng discussed Fei Nanying’s middle-grade Golden Core and the advantages of the Fei Household’s cultivation method.
• Qiu Yunsheng warned Li Yun that the Two Instruments Sect had to heed the nearby Star-Picking Pavilion, while Li Yun privately wondered when Kuang Liuting would form his core.
• Fei Ye Shui added Fei Nanying’s name to the Fei Household register and praised his achievement, though he regretted that Nanying had not formed his core sooner.
• Fei Ye Shui ordered Qiu River Hall to send a Golden Core cultivator with Ying Mountain Army troops to congratulate Nanying, and to bring Wanqing along to visit her family.
• Fei Ye Shui recalled Kang Dabao, Shuhe’s husband, and said Nanying could bring Kang to meet him if he considered the young man worth cultivating.

Fei Wanqing traveled with Fei Nanxi and the Ying Mountain Army aboard the Juntian Bird, while Fei Ye Shui arranged for the bird to assist Fei Nanying in Cloud Horn Prefecture. At Fei Nanying’s celebration in Xuanwei City, Kang Dabao asked Bian Hu to look after He Yuanhe before Fei Nanying summoned him.

• Fei Wanqing joined Fei Nanxi and the Ying Mountain Army aboard the Juntian Bird, which scolded Fei Nanxi before Fei Ye Shui arrived.
• Fei Ye Shui asked the Juntian Bird to assist Fei Nanying in Cloud Horn Prefecture, and the bird agreed before carrying Fei Wanqing and the army away.
• Fei Ye Shui watched the Juntian Bird depart and worried that he might never see his elder brother again.
• At Fei Nanying’s celebration in Xuanwei City, Kang Dabao approached Bian Hu and asked him to look after He Yuanhe, a True Disciple of the Stone Mountain Sect.
• Fei Nanying came out and called Kang Dabao over to speak with him.

Jiang Hongdao and Yan Qingwei discussed how the Fearless Tower should cultivate its ties with Kang Dabao and gather information on the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court. Meanwhile, Fei Nanying praised Kang Dabao’s cultivation, invited him to visit the Fei clan lands, and raised the question of an heir before clan envoys arrived.

• Jiang Hongdao told Yan Qingwei that the Fearless Tower should preserve its relationship with Kang Dabao by offering resources and gathering information through other contacts.
• Jiang Hongdao hinted that Yan Qingwei might gain the tower master's approval through a compromising opportunity, enraging her and leaving her troubled as she departed.
• Fei Nanying praised Kang Dabao’s techniques and strength, while Kang Dabao privately considered how to obtain the Azure Firmament Spirit Root for Little Sanzi.
• Fei Nanying invited Kang Dabao to visit the Fei clan lands and pay respects to Ancestor Ye Shui, then said it was time for Kang Dabao and Fei Shuhe to consider having a legitimate son.
• Fei Nanying heard that envoys from the Ying Prefecture clan lands had arrived and asked Kang Dabao to welcome them with him.

Fei Nanying received Clan Elder Juntian Bird and the Ying Mountain Army in Xuanwei City, while Kang Dabao impressed the Fei elders with his composure. At Dantong Cliff, Kang Rongquan oversaw the Kuai Household’s planting and spotted the newly appointed county commandant Gui Xiang, prompting him to devise a plan.

• Juntian Bird arrived at Xuanwei City and promised to hunt for better Spirit Veins for Fei Nanying’s She Mountain Hall.
• Juntian Bird threatened to eat Kang Dabao, but Kang Dabao paid his respects calmly and earned the bird’s approval and promise of a share of its spoils.
• Fei Nanxi gave Fei Nanying a battalion of Ying Mountain Army soldiers and summoned him to pay respects to the ancestor.
• Fei Nanying warned Fei Wanqing not to become entangled with Kang Dabao and told her to return to Ying Prefecture after visiting her family.
• Kang Rongquan supervised the Kuai Household’s planting of Plain Snow Stamen and told Kuai En that Ingenious Craftsman Fort would assess the younger descendants for cultivation aptitude.
• Kang Rongquan saw county commandant Gui Xiang’s elaborate procession arrive in Tanggu County and, recalling Duan Anle’s instructions, quickly devised a plan.