The Legend of the Condor Heroes Episode 4 Recap
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Guo Jing strenuously climbed the cliff at night, struggling and falling multiple times from halfway up. The Taoist kindly lowered a rope and pulled him to the top. Upon reaching the peak, Guo Jing knelt to pay his respects and asked to become a disciple. However, the Taoist refused, stating that Guo Jing already had six well-known masters. He noted Guo Jing's lack of progress over ten years, attributing it to flaws in both teaching and learning methods.
Instead of teaching martial arts, the Taoist offered to teach Guo Jing how to breathe, sit, stand, and sleep properly, which Guo Jing initially found confusing as he believed he already knew how to do these things. The Taoist then had Guo Jing demonstrate his sleeping method and imparted four crucial phrases: "Clear the mind and forget feelings. Lighten the body and breath circulates. Make still the heart and the spirits come alive. Lift the Yang and Yin goes down."
He instructed Guo Jing to concentrate fully and think of nothing while sleeping. From then on, Guo Jing would practice these methods with the Taoist on the cliff nightly while continuing his martial arts training with his six masters during the day. More than a year passed quickly. Guo Jing's masters noticed a significant improvement in his martial arts, remarking on how much smarter he had become and how quickly he now grasped their teachings.
Their hopes for winning the upcoming competition were rekindled. One day, a fierce wild red horse appeared on the grasslands, known to be untamable. The Third Master, Ma Wangshen, attempted to subdue it but was promptly thrown off. Guo Jing, however, jumped onto the horse's back with agility and, after a brief struggle, effortlessly tamed the divine steed.
Observing from a distance, his masters were amazed by his rapid progress over the year and his suddenly apparent inner power, wondering if the spirit of their deceased brother Asheng was protecting him. That evening, Guo Jing reported to his masters that he had groomed the horse and secured it in the stable. Ke Zhen'e, the blind leader of the Seven Freaks, demanded Guo Jing kneel and questioned if he had secretly learned martial arts from others.
Guo Jing denied it, saying he had only learned archery and spear skills from Master Jebe. The masters pressed him further, asking about the inner power he used to tame the horse and accusing him of looking down on them because of hidden support. Guo Jing finally admitted that for the past year, someone had indeed been teaching him nightly how to breathe, sit, and sleep, though he insisted he hadn't learned any "inner power."
His masters quickly clarified that what he had learned was precisely inner power. Guo Jing explained that he didn't know the person's name as it was never revealed, and that the person had said Guo Jing's six masters were "not worse than him," thus he could not take Guo Jing as a disciple. He was also strictly instructed not to tell anyone about their nightly meetings. Ke Zhen'e, still suspicious, dismissed him.
The Seven Freaks, now even more curious and worried about a hidden agenda, secretly followed Guo Jing that night. They watched him climb the cliff. On the cliff, the Taoist and Guo Jing discovered an ominous "Skeleton Formation," which Guo Jing immediately recognized as the work of the Twin Killers, linking it to the death of Chen Xuanfeng (Copper Corpse) by his own accidental hand years ago.
The Taoist confirmed that Mei Chaofeng (Iron Corpse) had escaped and now possessed formidable power, potentially outmatching even him and the Six Freaks. Guo Jing realized Mei Chaofeng was there to avenge Chen Xuanfeng and would target his masters. While Guo Jing and the Taoist decided to follow Mei Chaofeng to watch her actions, the Seven Freaks, who had also reached the cliff, found the Skeleton Formation and the "Memorial of Zhang Asheng."
Misinterpreting the situation, they believed Guo Jing had been secretly learning martial arts from Mei Chaofeng for a year. Concluding that Guo Jing was being used by Mei Chaofeng to harm them as part of her intricate revenge, Ke Zhen'e painfully resolved to kill Guo Jing to avert their impending doom. Meanwhile, in a military camp, Prince Zhao of Great Jin, Wanyan Honglie, was conspiring with Sangkun, Wang Han's son, and Jamukha to eliminate Temujin.
Guo Jing, hidden outside the tent, accidentally overheard this sinister plot. Sangkun revealed that Temujin had betrothed his daughter, Hua Zheng, to Sangkun's son, Dushi, and was coming the next day to discuss the wedding. Sangkun planned to use this meeting as an opportunity to ambush and attack Temujin. Realizing the urgency of the situation, the Taoist found Guo Jing and told him that Mei Chaofeng was after his masters and urged him to warn them.
Guo Jing rushed back, with the Taoist accompanying him. When they arrived, the Seven Freaks were still mistakenly planning to attack Guo Jing. Guo Jing quickly told them the person who taught him inner power was outside and wanted to see them. Ke Zhen'e, expecting Mei Chaofeng, boldly declared her arrival. However, when the Taoist entered, the Seven Freaks were shocked to learn his identity: Ma Yu, Danyangzi, Chief of the Quanzhen Sect.
Ma Yu explained that he had met Guo Jing a year ago, found him kind, and had only taught him some skills to strengthen his body, apologizing for not seeking their approval. The Freaks realized their mistake and accepted that Ma Yu's guidance was Guo Jing's good fortune. With Mei Chaofeng still a threat, Ma Yu quickly instructed Guo Jing to find a fast horse and warn Temujin about the ambush.
Guo Jing raced off and encountered Hua Zheng, asking her to relay the critical message to her father. However, Temujin disbelieved Hua Zheng, thinking she and Guo Jing had fabricated the story to avoid her marriage to Dushi. He even threatened to teach Guo Jing a lesson for this perceived deception. Back on the cliff, Ma Yu informed the Seven Freaks that Mei Chaofeng's martial arts had advanced significantly, making a direct confrontation risky.
He proposed a daring plan: they would impersonate the legendary Quanzhen Seven Immortals to intimidate Mei Chaofeng. Disguised, they waited on the cliff, with Ma Yu speaking mercifully about giving Mei Chaofeng a chance to atone, while the Freaks, in character, expressed fierce determination to defeat her. Mei Chaofeng, lurking nearby, remained suspicious, noting the sudden appearance and strange mannerisms of the "Quanzhen Seven Immortals."
On the cliff, Mei Chaofeng, lurking nearby and still suspicious, sensed a presence and swiftly grabbed Guo Jing. Thinking quickly, Guo Jing feigned being a Quanzhen disciple named Yin Zhiping. Mei Chaofeng, intrigued by his inner power, tested him by asking about specific Quanzhen Sect internal cultivation secrets. Ma Yu, still in disguise, inadvertently provided the correct answers from hiding, warning Mei Chaofeng not to provoke the Quanzhen Sect further. Satisfied, Mei Chaofeng released Guo Jing and departed.
Shortly after, Guo Jing learned from Hua Zheng that Temujin still disbelieved them and was already on his way to Sangkun's camp. He immediately rode to intercept him. Ma Yu, realizing his error, was troubled that he had carelessly revealed Quanzhen Sect's inner power techniques, fearing "endless trouble." He also wondered how Mei Chaofeng, whose martial arts were from Peach Blossom Island, knew to ask such specific questions.
Guo Jing finally reached Temujin, urgently reiterating the warning about Sangkun, Jamukha, and Jin's plot, and that an ambush awaited him. Temujin, however, dismissed him, convinced it was a trick to prevent Hua Zheng's marriage. Despite Hua Zheng's pleas for her father to believe Guo Jing, Temujin continued forward. Shortly after, Temujin's forces were indeed ambushed, and a fierce battle erupted. Temujin's troops were surrounded, forcing him to retreat to a high hill, creating a tense standoff.
From above, Temujin angrily condemned Jamukha and Sangkun for being blind to Jin's oppression and their insatiable greed. Dushi then emerged to provoke Temujin, but Guo Jing intervened, swiftly capturing Dushi. Wanyan Honglie's personal guards, the Four Demons of the Yellow River, then appeared, demanding Dushi's release. Guo Jing bravely faced all four in a remarkable display of martial arts, defeating them single-handedly.
Seizing the opportunity, Temujin, holding Dushi hostage, ordered Sangkun to retreat, threatening to kill his son if he refused. Sangkun had no choice but to comply, ordering his troops to fall back. Temujin commended Guo Jing for his brilliant martial arts, hailing him as a true hero of the grasslands.
