Episode Summary
Xiao Qiushui gets a massive power-up from eight dying masters. At a chaotic martial arts summit, Li Chenzhou takes control using a deadly technique. Xiao Qiushui stops his brother from falling for a poisoned pill trap and confronts Li Chenzhou. The fight ends with a shocking revelation: Li gives Xiao Qiushui a map to a legendary treasure and tells him the Power-wielding Gang didn't murder his parents. The episode concludes with a long-awaited reunion between the three Xiao brothers.
Spoiler Alert
A Supercharged Upgrade
The Masters' Final Lesson
The episode kicks off with Xiao Qiushui getting a serious power boost. Eight different masters decide to teach him everything they know. He absorbs it all so fast that a single palm strike from him now shakes the entire area. The two masters from Wudang even admit their techniques are not supposed to be taught to outsiders. They make an exception because they believe Xiao Qiushui is the only one who can save the martial world of Da Xi.
Before they pass, the four rival masters—Zhang Canjin included—reflect on their lives. They spent decades fighting each other. Now, they die together having shared a single student. Xiao Qiushui buries all eight of his new teachers. Shortly after he leaves, Liu Suifeng stumbles upon the fresh graves and is completely baffled by what he sees.
The "R" Mystery Deepens
Xiao Qiushui remembers that the East and West Swords took his father’s scabbard. He asks them about it. The East Sword explains he's hunting a traitor. This traitor works with outsiders and uses the letter "R" as their mark. He took the scabbard to continue his investigation, though he still doesn't know what "R" signifies.
The Summit Gets Hostile
Li Chenzhou's Grand Entrance
Things are heating up at the martial arts summit. Zhao Shirong has been defeating one leader after another. Abbess Zhichen is her final opponent and is the superior fighter. But then Li Chenzhou shows up.Many people notice he looks uncannily like Xiao Qiushui.He uses a move called the Thousand Calamity Finger. It hits everyone there, giving him control over their heartbeats. He basically holds their lives in his hands.
The Poison Pill Ploy
Zhu Datianwang refuses to be controlled. He pulls out what he claims is the Wuji Immortal Pill. He offers this legendary pill to anyone who can defeat Li Chenzhou. Xiao Yiren, desperate for revenge for his family, is about to accept the challenge.
Just in time, Xiao Qiushui arrives and stops him. He announces that the pill is a fake. It's actually poison created by Shao Liulei to get revenge on Zhu Datianwang. When Xiao Yiren asks how he knows, Zhao Shirong reveals the truth. Xiao Qiushui has already taken the real Wuji Immortal Pill.
The other sect leaders don't buy it. They scramble to get the fake pill for themselves. A moment later, they all collapse from the poison. Abbess Zhichen is heartbroken. She called this summit to unite against the Power-wielding Gang, but their greed led them to their deaths.
A Showdown and a Shocking Revelation
The Map to a Hidden Treasure
Li Chenzhou uses his power on the survivors again. This time, Xiao Qiushui steps up to fight him.Xiao Qiushui has a wide array of new moves, but Li Chenzhou's raw power is on another level.Li throws a heavy punch, but stops just before it connects with Xiao Qiushui. Zhao Shirong tenderly places a cloak over Li Chenzhou's shoulders. Xiao Qiushui vows that since Li didn't kill him now, he will get his revenge one day.
Li Chenzhou is unbothered. He gives Xiao Qiushui a jade pendant instead. He tells him to use it with the Hero's Token. When Xiao Qiushui takes out the token, the two objects react to the sunlight. They project a map.
Li Chenzhou explains the history. During an invasion from the Northern Wilderness, the royal family secretly transported treasure and martial arts manuals. A General Wu intercepted and hid it all in a place called Nantian Dang. Yan Kuangtu later discovered this and created the Hero's Token to reveal the location. People mistakenly believed the token was connected to the "Book of Forgetful Love." Li Chenzhou declares he will go to Nantian Dang in three days and invites the survivors to join.
Just before leaving, Li Chenzhou drops a bombshell. He tells Xiao Qiushui that the Power-wielding Gang did not kill his parents.
A Family Reunion
Abbess Zhichen warns Xiao Qiushui to be careful and not to fully trust the Power-wielding Gang. Sancai asks if he'll really go to Nantian Dang. Xiao Qiushui says he must. He needs to find his parents' bodies. He also admits he's starting to believe that neither Liu Suifeng nor Li Chenzhou is the mysterious "R." He thinks the real villain is the person who spread the rumor about the book, trying to throw the entire martial world into chaos.
Back home, Xiao Yiren is miserable. His brother, Xiao Kaiyan, hears of Xiao Qiushui's heroic actions at the summit. He suggests that Xiao Qiushui should be the one to restore the family's honor. So, Xiao Yiren goes to the Liang residence and invites his brother home. The episode ends with the three brothers sitting together under the moonlight, sharing a moment of family connection that Xiao Qiushui hasn't felt in a long time.
