Recaps

Kang Dabao survived a deadly fight with the Four Ghosts, gained a powerful but limited-use gourd, and outfitted Jiang Qing before sending him off with He Degong’s caravan. After returning to the road with his younger disciples, Kang Dabao intervened when bandits seized a village and left its people in danger.

• Kang Dabao visited White Ram Monastery, returned to the struggling Chongming Sect, and learned that Jiang Qing planned to guard He Degong’s caravan despite the risks.
• At Zhai Household Market, Kang Dabao joined Bai Bian, Second Sister Song, Niu Gui’er, and Gu Laoliu in an attack on the Four Ghosts of the Liu Household, but the battle killed his allies and his tortoise.
• Kang Dabao’s blood activated the black-glazed gourd, whose smoke killed the Eldest of the Liu Household, and Kang Dabao later used its spiritual dew to advance to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.
• Kang Dabao reunited with his disciples, traveled to Xuanwei City, visited Qi Buxiu, and bought Jiang Qing a Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword and other equipment.
• Jiang Qing departed with He Degong’s caravan to guard its route through Cold Crow Mountain, while Kang Dabao spent most of the sect’s remaining Spirit Stones on supplies and equipment before leaving the city.
• Fifth Master Liu and his bandits attacked Niuli Village, where Young Hero Jin tried to stop them but was betrayed by Mr. Zhang and left incapacitated by poison.
• Kang Dabao arrived with Yundao and Anle, and Yundao killed Mr. Zhang while Kang Dabao healed Mancang’s wife and killed Fifth Master Liu, leaving his disciples to finish off the bandits.

Kang Dabao brought new disciples and refugees to the Chongming Sect while confronting threats at Fish Mountain and Lingyun Market. When Evil Cultivators attacked the Ye Household, the Chongming Sect and its allies drove them back, and the survivors remained tied to Kang Dabao’s growing community.

• Kang Dabao accepted Jin Shilun as his third disciple, offered the Niuli Stockade survivors a place near the sect, and traveled with his disciples to Gongxing Stockade.
• Immortal Master Zhang attacked the Jin Household, but Kang Dabao struck him down, helped Jin Huohua take charge, and brought the stockade’s people to Chongming City.
• Kang Dabao welcomed the refugees, taught Han Yundao and Duan Anle to cultivate, and took his disciples to the Fish Mountain Treasure Fair, where his purple caltrop sold for 2,550 Spirit Stones.
• Kang Dabao reunited with Pei Yi, who refused to return to Double Brightness until he avenged Pei Que’s parents, and they were attacked by Gui Xiang and a palace-robed woman.
• Kang Dabao brought Pei Yi and the youths back to the sect, accepted Pei Que as a disciple, and reunited with Jiang Qing, who returned gravely injured.
• Kang Dabao welcomed the Li and Pei households, rebuked Jiang Qing for risking himself against He Degong’s bandits, and received a beast egg from Lord Yin Shan.
• Kang Dabao led Lu Household cultivators to aid the besieged Ye Household while Evil Cultivators and their allies slaughtered the settlement and broke through its defenses.
• Yuan Jin killed the middle-aged cultivator, and Kang Dabao and the others scattered the relief force, but Zhao Gu’s corpse puppet later shattered the Ye Household’s formation.
• Jiang Qing rescued three Ye Household youngsters and killed the bandit leader before joining the fight against Zhao Gu.
• Kang Dabao, Yuan Jin, Pei Yi, Lu Zhen, and Jiang Qing defeated Zhao Gu and his corpse puppet, ending the assault on the Ye Household.

Kang Dabao led the Chongming Sect and its allies through a campaign against bandits, a deadly clash with the Shi Household, and the sect’s steady expansion. After securing a ten-year trading permit and opening Chongming Market, he learned that new trouble had arrived.

• Kang Dabao and the allied households destroyed the Ghost Horse Owls, Jia Mountain Bandits, and Fire Saber Stronghold, then divided their spoils and invested in the Chongming Sect’s growth.
• He Dezong visited the sect, Ye Pinglin returned Kang Rongquan to his ancestral household, and Kang Dabao accepted new recruits and organized a caravan.
• After learning of the Shi Household’s connection to the Ghost Horse Owls, Kang Dabao agreed to a settlement, but Shi Xiao attacked him and Xue Hu with tigers and Chang Ghosts.
• Kang Dabao’s brothers pursued Shi Xiao, while Shi Li completed the Blood Foundation Pill, fought Chen Ye, and died after renouncing his pursuit of Foundation Establishment.
• With the Shi Household wiped out and Shi Xiao wanted, Kang Dabao rebuilt the sect, treated his injured arms, advanced his disciples, and reached the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining.
• Kang Dabao secured support for Chongming Market, obtained a ten-year trading permit from the Yue Household, and opened the market to hundreds of cultivators.
• After the market ran for two months and Kang Dabao calculated that it would repay its costs in three years, Ye Pinglin arrived with news of trouble.

Kang Dabao secured rare treasures and a powerful sword while the Immortal Dynasty tightened its control over the region. When Pingrong County conscripted the Chongming Sect for its attack on the Caishi Wang Household, Kang Dabao and Yuan Jin were drawn into a battle with the Ge Household, and Yuan Jin fled from Ge Yangfeng’s ancient sword.

• Kang Dabao and Yuan Jin exposed Dai Yuanjiang’s accomplices, and Kang Dabao used the scandal to strengthen Chongming Market as Linghe Market struggled with Evil Cultivator attacks.
• Kuang Liuting destroyed the Niu Household, confronted Yue Lin, and reached an agreement with the Yue Household before Kang Dabao sheltered Cultivation Master Zhou’s relatives and helped plant Zhou’s scholar tree.
• Xie Fu imposed taxes on Cloud Horn Prefecture’s powers and executed Ren Xiong, prompting Kang Dabao to keep the Chongming Sect cautious as he took Pei Yi and Jiang Qing to search a cave abode.
• Kang Dabao followed Daoist Wu’s widow into Gu Huntong’s tomb, killed her after she sacrificed Ai’er, and recovered treasures, a barbarian corpse, and Lion Insect eggs.
• Kang Yilong took part of Kang Dabao’s fortune in exchange for sparing his life, then refined his Law Treasure prototype into the third-tier mid-grade sword Solemn Autumn.
• Kang Dabao accepted the Lu Household’s offer to place Black Jade Bees beneath the scholar tree, inducted Zhou Yixiu into the sect, and learned that Xie Fu was conscripting cultivators for an attack on the Caishi Wang Household.
• Kang Dabao recruited four Rogue Cultivators while Jiang Qing was named among the Chongming Sect members required to serve, and Wang Li’s family fled as Pingrong County’s forces overwhelmed their household.
• Yuan Jin and Kang Dabao became entangled in the fleeing Wangs’ fight with the Ge Household, where Tie Xishui attacked and Ge Yangfeng ultimately drove Yuan Jin into flight with his ancient sword.