Synopsis

The chapter exposes a plot where the Heavenly Palace manipulated various factions, including the protagonist's enemies, to fight each other. Ma Chunso learns of his enemies' manipulations and his role in the plot, vowing to retaliate against the Heavenly Palace. He is then proclaimed the new Grandmaster of the Ming Cult. The chapter concludes with a confrontation between a character and a Heavenly Palace emissary named Ban Ya.