Recaps

Kang Dabao formed a hidden Upper-Grade Golden Core, earned the Emperor of Wei’s favor, and helped the Chongming Sect destroy Three Immortals Cave and Crimson Heart Cult. As he took control of Cloud Horn Prefecture and Xuanwei City, he subdued Xie Yi with an enlisted-army talisman and uncovered rare alchemy texts and suspected Blood Foundation Pills.

• Kang Dabao secretly formed an Upper-Grade Golden Core, concealed its grade, and was named Marquis of Martial Peace with Cloud Horn Prefecture as his fief.
• Kang Dabao received imperial rewards and cultivation opportunities, while the Chongming Sect prepared to fight Three Immortals Cave and Fei Nanying failed to secure Ming Zhe’s release.
• Lian Xuepu returned to the Chongming Sect, and Yuan Jin led the alliance to destroy Three Immortals Cave before Kang Dabao helped defeat Gu Chengsen and Crimson Heart Cult.
• Kang Dabao learned that Ming Zhe and Changsheng had died, then mourned with the Chongming Sect after Lian Xuepu departed.
• Kuang Liuting transferred Cloud Horn Prefecture, Xuanwei City, and Han City to Kang Da’s residence, and Kang Dabao assigned Duan Anle to lead a campaign against bandit cultivators.
• Kang Da received Gada’s request to help move his consort’s lay family, while Zhang Le reported that her husband had found a Golden Core-level Storage Bag at the Rainbow Mountain Yang Household.
• Kang Dabao’s forces defeated Huang Li and the rogue cultivators, and Kang Dabao spared the Yang Household in exchange for compensation while keeping Huang Li’s Storage Bag.
• Kang Dabao refined Xie Yi into a Third Tier Spirit Slave, found rare alchemy books and two middle-grade Law Treasures, and suspected that stored pills were Blood Foundation Pills.

Kang Dabao helped the Chenjiang Kang Clan survive a siege, then turned to strengthening the Chongming Sect while its disciples faced mourning, military service, and internal duties. The arc left the sect expanding cautiously, with Ding Prefecture still undecided and Kang Dabao preparing to attend a Dao gathering.

• He Chang and Shan Yong attacked a Demon Correction Office detachment, and Gun Shilu captured its members before bringing Gun Fangmu to the Chongming Sect’s alchemy gathering.
• Attendant Luan selected Qi Ke, Chen Zihang, and Gun Fangmu for instruction, while Kang Dabao named him a guest elder and went to the council hall.
• Kang Dabao and his allies broke into Kang Changping’s cave, found rare treasures, and destroyed the awakened bronze corpse, while Daoist Peng escaped with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
• Yuan Jin resisted Tie Liuyun’s demand at the Chongming Sect, and the dispute ended with Tie Liuyun withdrawing as the Azure Jue Guards arrived.
• Kang Dabao helped the Chenjiang Kang Clan relocate, defeated the three attacking sects, and fought Preceptor Huang Mi until the Ying Mountain Army intervened.
• Fei Tianqin and Xiang Tianxing halted the conflict between Kang Dabao and Huang Mi, while Xiang Tianxing departed to pursue Daoist Peng.
• The Chongming Sect mourned Zhou Yixiu, and Kang Changxi left for military service as Kang Da considered the sect’s growing involvement in regional conflicts.
• Kang Dabao taught Duan Anle and other disciples using the Spring and Autumn Brush Edge, while the sect managed disputes and prepared to defend Cloud Horn Prefecture.
• Kang Rongquan reported that the Three Origins Vine had borne nine fruits, and Kang Dabao learned that Ding Prefecture had not yet been promised to the Chongming Sect before accepting an invitation to a Dao gathering.

Kang Dabao led the Double Brightness Alliance through the capture of Xian Prefecture and a costly campaign against the Cloud Marsh Shaman Venerable Hall. The Ying Mountain Army helped break Huang Mi’s forces, leaving Kang Dabao to oversee the Chongming Sect’s recovery while the war continued in Ink Cloud Marsh.

• Kang Dabao captured Xian Prefecture, then led the alliance into Huo Prefecture as its forces battled the Cloud Marsh Shaman Venerable Hall.
• Kang Da defeated Yu Nian'en, captured Yu Nian'en’s puppets, and advanced toward the Hall’s headquarters, but Xia Ming’s defenses in Ink Cloud Marsh forced the alliance to retreat toward Xian Prefecture.
• Kang Dabao and his allies defended Yangming Mountain against Huang Mi’s assault, suffering heavy casualties before the battered enemy withdrew.
• Kang Dabao treated wounded defenders and prepared Yangming Mountain for another attack while volunteers reinforced the defenses and his sons helped tend the injured.
• The Shaman Venerable Hall unleashed Bone-Eroding Flying Locusts, but Fei Enwen’s Ying Mountain Army arrived, burned them, and helped Kang Dabao kill Xia Ming and capture Gou Shier.
• Fei Nanying and Fei Donggu broke Huang Mi’s formation, forcing him to flee into Ink Cloud Marsh with fewer than half his battle monks.
• Ten days later, the Fei elders departed with three captured hall masters as Kang Dabao oversaw the sect’s recovery and ordered two household heads to deal with their deserters.

Kang Dabao’s alliance helped defeat the Two Instruments Sect, but the battle and a beast tide devastated the Chongming Sect and left Jiang Qing gravely injured. As the sect regrouped and its members departed for new opportunities, Kang Dabao mourned Huo Ying and began planning for the sect’s future.

• Kang Dabao and his allies defeated the Shaman Venerable Hall, Rouge Temple, and Thousand Buddha Grove, while Bai Canhong drew more powers into the conflict against Kuang Liuting.
• Jiang Qing created Primordial Unity Suppresses the Firmament, while the Chongming Sect repaired its holdings and prepared to campaign at Ink Cloud Marsh.
• The Two Instruments Sect attacked the Double Brightness Alliance, and Kang Dabao fought Pu Honggu as the battle spread and Jiang Qing was struck into the river.
• Bai Canhong’s actions broke the Cold Crow Mountain barrier, unleashing a beast tide, while Kuang Liuting arrived and destroyed the Two Instruments Sect’s formation.
• The Chongming Sect found Jiang Qing gravely injured, withdrew from Pingrong County, and began seeking a new spirit land and the Foundation Establishment Pill formula.
• Jiang Qing recovered enough to study with the Fei Household, while Fei Tianqin gave him a Sword Core Diagram and encouraged him to contemplate Primordial Unity.
• Kang Changyi returned too late to see Huo Ying before her death, and Kang Dabao grieved as the family prepared to send younger members to Ying Prefecture.
• The Zhang Household delivered seven Foundation Establishment Pills, and Kang Dabao assigned most of them to the Merit Points Hall before taking two pills to visit a female True Disciple.