Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• He Yu, a transmigrator, awakens a simulator cheat in a martial arts world.
• He learns through a simulation that his future brother-in-law, Wang Yuanyi, plans to assault him, and his sister, Wang Yulin, is complicit.
• He Yu decides to start practicing martial arts and find a way to resist Wang Yuanyi.

Character Developments

• He Yu: Realizes the true nature of his situation and decides to take action, regaining his masculine spirit.
• Wang Yulin: Revealed to be complicit in her brother's plans, showing a manipulative side.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and manipulation within families.
• The struggle for agency and control over one's life.

Character Interactions

• He Yu and Wang Yulin: Their relationship is strained as He Yu learns of Wang Yulin's betrayal.
• He Yu and Wang Yuanyi: Their conflict is imminent, with He Yu planning to resist Wang Yuanyi's advances.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist discovers he's been poisoned by Wang Yulin and Wang Yuanyi, who have been harming boys in the academy.
• He decides to steal martial arts manuals from the Scripture Pavilion and seeks revenge on Wang Yulin.
• He sets the Scripture Pavilion on fire, steals the manuals and wealth, and dies in the blaze, ending the simulation.

Character Developments

• The protagonist's hatred for the Wang siblings grows, leading him to seek revenge.
• Wang Yulin's true nature is revealed, showing her to be cruel and manipulative.
• Wang Yuanyi's martial prowess is demonstrated, and his concern for the protagonist is hinted at.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and its consequences
• The corrupting influence of power and wealth
• The duality of human nature, as seen in Wang Yulin's obsession with taboo love stories

Character Interactions

• The protagonist's hatred for the Wang siblings leads to a direct confrontation and his eventual demise.
• Wang Yulin and Wang Yuanyi's sibling relationship is strained due to their differing views on the protagonist.
• The protagonist's actions cause chaos and panic among the academy's inhabitants.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist obtains cultivation methods, martial skills, and money.
• He decides to cultivate the Golden Saber Art, a first-rate method, and the Cloud Stepping Gait, a second-rate movement skill.
• He leaves Golden Saber Academy, buys a horse, and travels to Yanggu County to forge a long saber, the Minghong Blade.
• He returns to his former village, helps a starving family, and feels a barrier to cultivation lift.
• He settles in Willow Tree Village, cultivates the Golden Saber Art in seclusion, and enters the Martial Path after half a year.
• He goes to the market and meets Miao Jiayao, who invites him to a dinner as a witness to his family's adoption of a girl.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows ambition and determination to cultivate the Golden Saber Art and seek revenge.
• He demonstrates kindness and compassion by helping the starving family in his former village.
• Miao Jiayao is introduced as a humble, unmarried man who has adopted a girl with his elderly parents.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and personal growth: The protagonist's dedication to cultivating the Golden Saber Art and his progress in the Martial Path.
• Kindness and compassion: The protagonist's act of helping the starving family and his willingness to participate in Miao Jiayao's family matter.
• Ambition and revenge: The protagonist's desire to use his cultivation to settle scores with those who wronged him.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with the gatekeepers at Golden Saber Academy, trying to leave and eventually being let out.
• He interacts with the blacksmith in Yanggu County, forging the Minghong Blade.
• He meets Miao Jiayao in Willow Tree Village, who invites him to a dinner as a witness to his family's adoption.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Miao Jiayao marries a young girl, Wei Xia, who is currently living with him under the guise of adoption.
• The protagonist, a martial artist, lives next to Miao Jiayao and cultivates daily, breaking through to the Early Skin Tempering Realm in the second year and the Mid Skin Tempering Realm in the eighth year.
• The protagonist uses the Cloud Stepping Gait to steal from wealthy landlords in Linjiang County, accumulating a large amount of gold, silver, and jewels.

Character Developments

• Protagonist: Starts at the Early Skin Tempering Realm, improves his strength to 300 jin, and breaks through to the Mid Skin Tempering Realm with 600 jin of strength. He also improves his Cloud Stepping Gait to the Initial Mastery level.
• Wei Xia: Initially curious about the protagonist, she stops visiting him after he scolds her for peeking. She remains unaware of her arranged marriage to Miao Jiayao.
• Miao Jiayao: Becomes more respectful and awed of the protagonist after learning he's a martial artist. He restricts Wei Xia's movements due to rumors about her and the protagonist.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Hard Work: The protagonist's dedication to daily cultivation leads to significant improvements in his martial abilities.
• Social Inequality: The wealth disparity between the protagonist and the common villagers is highlighted, as is the exploitation of the poor by the wealthy.
• Rumors and Reputation: The protagonist's reputation is negatively affected by rumors, causing Miao Jiayao to restrict Wei Xia's movements.

Character Interactions

• Protagonist and Wei Xia: The protagonist scolds Wei Xia for peeking at him, causing her to stop visiting. Despite this, he shows no ill will toward her.
• Protagonist and Miao Jiayao: Miao Jiayao becomes more respectful of the protagonist after learning he's a martial artist. The protagonist gives Miao Jiayao five taels of silver as a congratulatory gift for his marriage.
• Protagonist and Wealthy Landlords: The protagonist steals from wealthy landlords in Linjiang County, killing one who had mistreated a young woman.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, He, continues cultivating despite harsh weather.
• Wei Xia, now an adult, visits He, revealing she was abused by her in-laws due to her infertility.
• He warns Wei Xia's in-laws not to abuse her again.
• He resumes his old trade of robbing the wealthy, targeting the Linjiang County Magistrate.
• He discovers the County Magistrate's son's affair and plays a prank on them.
• He uses Qi and Blood Paste pills to enhance his cultivation speed.
• Linjiang County cracks down on thieves and bandits, with many flower-picking thieves arrested.
• Miao Jiayao asks He to impregnate Wei Xia to continue the Miao family line.
• He refuses Miao Jiayao's request.
• He's cultivation slows again, but his strength increases to over nine hundred jin.
• A drought strikes within a hundred li, affecting Willow Tree Village.

Character Developments

• Wei Xia has grown into an adult and still harbors feelings for He but knows their statuses are too different.
• Miao Jiayao is desperate for a child to continue the Miao family line, even asking He to impregnate Wei Xia.
• He remains focused on his cultivation, only helping others when necessary.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between personal desires (like Miao Jiayao's desperation for a child) and societal expectations (like He's focus on cultivation).
• The consequences of one's actions (He's prank on the County Magistrate's son leading to a crackdown on thieves and bandits).
• The impact of natural disasters on common people (the drought affecting Willow Tree Village).

Character Interactions

• He and Wei Xia: He helps Wei Xia but maintains a distance due to their different statuses.
• He and Miao Jiayao: He refuses Miao Jiayao's request, prioritizing his cultivation over personal relationships.
• He and the Linjiang County Magistrate's family: He robs them and plays a prank on the son, leading to a crackdown on thieves and bandits.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Manzi, a skilled thief, lives in Willow Tree Village, stealing from the rich to help the poor.
• During a severe drought, he saves Miao Jiayao's family from starvation.
• After a decade, Jiang Manzi breaks through to the Skin Refinement Late Stage and later Peak realm.
• Miao Jiayao and Wei Xia have a son, Miao Liwu, whom Jiang Manzi names and teaches.
• Jiang Manzi leaves Willow Tree Village after Miao Liwu displays exceptional martial talent.
• He settles in Fragrant Moon Village, where he meets Jiang Manzi, a strong but mentally challenged orphan.

Character Developments

• Jiang Manzi: Starts as a skilled thief with a heart for the poor, grows in cultivation, and becomes a mentor figure to Miao Liwu.
• Miao Jiayao and Wei Xia: Their family is saved by Jiang Manzi, and they have a son, Miao Liwu. They grow fond of Jiang Manzi.
• Miao Liwu: A slow but kind child who displays remarkable martial talent at a young age.
• Jiang Manzi (orphan): A strong but mentally challenged orphan in Fragrant Moon Village.

Significant Themes

• Kindness and compassion towards the poor and needy.
• The consequences of one's actions and the ripple effects they create.
• The emergence of exceptional talent and its impact on one's surroundings.
• The simple, honest life of villagers and their care for each other.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Manzi and Miao Jiayao's family: Jiang Manzi saves and helps the family, becoming a mentor to Miao Liwu.
• Jiang Manzi and Miao Liwu: They develop a strong bond as Jiang Manzi teaches and cares for Miao Liwu.
• Jiang Manzi and the villagers of Fragrant Moon Village: Jiang Manzi interacts with the simple, honest villagers and learns about their struggles with Jiang Manzi, the mentally challenged orphan.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, after two years in Xiangyue Village, struggles to advance from Skin Tempering to Bone Tempering Realm.
• He discovers Jiang Manzi, a genius with true qi but unable to control it, leading to mental and physical damage.
• In Jiang Manzi's grandfather's grave, the protagonist finds the top-tier cultivation art 'Dragon's Roar Saber Art', a key and token of the Extinction Sect, and a pill formula for Qi and Blood Pills.
• He leaves Xiangyue Village, settles in Changfeng City, and switches to cultivating the 'Dragon's Roar Saber Art'.
• After half a year, he successfully refines his first Qi and Blood Pill, marking the beginning of his 'Qi and Blood Pill freedom'.
• Two years later, he breaks through to the Bone Tempering Realm using Qi and Blood Pills.
• He finds an injured woman, a flower girl, at his doorstep.

Character Developments

• The protagonist remains patient and persistent in his cultivation, despite slow progress.
• Jiang Manzi's true qi causes him harm, and he remains mentally impaired even after the true qi is dispersed.
• The protagonist shows compassion towards Jiang Manzi and the villagers, leaving money for his care.

Significant Themes

• Patience and Persistence: The protagonist's dedication to cultivation, despite slow progress.
• Consequences of Uncontrolled Power: Jiang Manzi's true qi causes him harm, highlighting the importance of control over power.
• Opportunity and Luck: The protagonist's discovery of valuable items in Jiang Manzi's grandfather's grave.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with Jiang Manzi, initially beating him to clear his mind, then helping him by dispersing his true qi.
• He leaves money for the village chief to care for Jiang Manzi, showing his concern for the villagers.
• He finds an injured flower girl at his doorstep, marking a potential new interaction.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A beautiful woman, injured and pursued, seeks refuge with the protagonist. She tries to trick him, but he sees through her ruse and kills her.
• Wan Qingluan, another beautiful woman and a cultivator stronger than the protagonist, appears. She wants the key the protagonist took from Jiang Hui's grave.
• The protagonist learns about the Extinction Sect and their five keys, which can summon their leader to grant a wish. He gives Wan Qingluan the key and receives a top-tier movement martial skill, Phantom Phoenix Stride, in return.
• The protagonist leaves Changfeng City, steals extensively, and then heads to the Black Dragon Forest for seclusion. He cultivates and settles down near a waterfall, building a wooden cabin and planting crops.

Character Developments

• The protagonist demonstrates his cunning and ruthlessness by seeing through the first woman's trick and killing her without hesitation.
• Wan Qingluan shows her calm and collected demeanor, as well as her strength and unpredictability.
• The protagonist reveals his fearlessness in the face of death and his occasional tendency to lie.

Significant Themes

• The protagonist's resourcefulness and adaptability in dealing with unexpected situations.
• The ruthlessness and unpredictability of the Extinction Sect and its members.
• The protagonist's desire for seclusion and a simple life, despite his past actions.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist's brief interaction with the first woman ends in her death.
• The protagonist's interaction with Wan Qingluan is tense but ultimately cooperative, with the protagonist giving her the key and receiving a martial skill in return.
• The protagonist's actions in Changfeng City show his disregard for others, while his eventual seclusion suggests a desire for solitude and introspection.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist lives alone in Black Dragon Forest for three years, raising animals and cultivating peach trees, often fishing and resting.
• In the thirty-fifth year, he turns fifty but appears barely past twenty due to slowed aging from cultivation.
• In the thirty-seventh year, he overhears martial artists discussing Miao Liwu's victories against Demonic Path cultivators.
• In the thirty-eighth year, he breaks through to the Bone Tempering Middle Stage and improves his Phantom Phoenix Stride and Qi and Blood Pill refining skills.
• Someone, likely an enemy, kicks down his courtyard gate and demands his death.

Character Developments

• The protagonist maintains a peaceful, solitary life, focusing on cultivation and simple pleasures like fishing and planting peach trees.
• He reflects on Miao Liwu's achievements and decides to avoid him to prevent karmic entanglements.
• The protagonist becomes more determined to cultivate diligently after learning about Miao Liwu's success.

Significant Themes

• The passage of time and the slow aging of martial artists.
• The contrast between the protagonist's peaceful life and Miao Liwu's violent, heroic deeds.
• The protagonist's acceptance of his slower progress compared to Miao Liwu's genius.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist overhears conversations between martial artists about Miao Liwu's exploits.
• An unknown enemy confronts the protagonist at his home, indicating potential conflict.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist is attacked by six martial artists from the Xuancheng Zhang Family, seeking revenge for their seventh brother who was killed by the protagonist eight years ago.
• The protagonist easily defeats the six attackers and learns that the seventh brother was the Third Chief of Black Wind Fort, a bandit group the protagonist had wiped out.
• A month later, the protagonist travels to Xuan City and eliminates the entire Zhang Family, including over five hundred members, after they refuse to surrender.

Character Developments

• The protagonist demonstrates exceptional martial arts skills, defeating multiple opponents with ease.
• The Zhang Family is portrayed as arrogant and lawless, flaunting their power and ignoring the laws of the kingdom.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and its consequences: The Zhang Family seeks revenge for their brother's death, leading to their own destruction.
• Power and corruption: The Zhang Family's power and influence have made them arrogant and lawless, leading to their downfall.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with the six attackers and the Zhang Family members, demonstrating his strength and indifference to their pleas for mercy.
• The Zhang Family Patriarch and Madam Zhang beg for mercy, offering riches and land to the protagonist, but are ultimately killed.

Key Plot Points and Events

• He encounters a boy and a girl in the Zhang Family estate, kills them after they reveal their ages (6 and 18).
• He meets Wan Qingluan, a mysterious woman who serves as a maid in the Zhang Family but displays exceptional strength and killing intent.
• He loots the Zhang Family estate, taking a substantial amount of wealth and cultivation arts, then burns the estate down.
• He receives a delivery at an inn in Changfeng City, containing two cultivation arts and a letter from Miao Liwu, offering assistance and protection.

Character Developments

• He: Shows no mercy in killing the Zhang Family members, displays caution and resourcefulness when dealing with Wan Qingluan, and is moved by Miao Liwu's gesture.
• Wan Qingluan: Remains an enigma, serving as a maid yet possessing immense strength and killing intent, her motives unclear.
• Miao Liwu: Demonstrates gratitude and concern for He, providing him with powerful cultivation arts and an offer of protection.

Significant Themes

• Power and Wealth: He's driven by the desire for power and wealth, shown in his looting of the Zhang Family estate and his acceptance of Miao Liwu's gifts.
• Trust and Betrayal: He's wary of Wan Qingluan due to her mysterious nature and killing intent, while Miao Liwu's gesture builds trust between them.
• Secrecy and Exposure: He tries to maintain a low profile but feels exposed by Wan Qingluan's presence and Miao Liwu's knowledge of his situation.

Character Interactions

• He and the Zhang Family children: He kills them after they reveal their ages, showing no mercy.
• He and Wan Qingluan: They have a tense encounter, with He feeling threatened by her presence and killing intent.
• He and Miao Liwu (through the letter): Their bond deepens as Miao Liwu offers assistance and protection, showing gratitude for He's past help.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist flees to Black Dragon Forest to avoid pursuers.
• He decides to cultivate the Desolate Heaven Saber Technique and the Ninefold Condensation Profound Art.
• He encounters and defeats numerous fierce beasts while settling in the forest.
• He successfully condenses his true qi nine times over nineteen years.

Character Developments

• The protagonist's cultivation improves significantly, reaching a level where he can challenge opponents several realms above him.
• His understanding of cultivation deepens, leading him to read Miao Liwu's insights on condensation.
• His state of mind improves, allowing him to manage his emotions better.

Significant Themes

• The power of cultivation methods: The Desolate Heaven Saber Technique and the Ninefold Condensation Profound Art significantly enhance the protagonist's abilities.
• The protagonist's determination and perseverance: He remains focused on cultivation, even ignoring the return of nearby beast packs.
• The transformation of the body: The Ninefold Condensation Profound Art not only condenses true qi but also transforms the protagonist's body and improves his innate physique and aptitude.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with various beasts in the forest, defeating them to ensure his safety and focus on cultivation.
• There's no significant human interaction in this chapter, as the protagonist remains secluded in his little courtyard.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist successfully enters a cultivation state and begins condensing True Qi at the ninth level of the Skin Tempering realm.
• After a year of intermittent cultivation and training in the Phantom Phoenix Steps, the protagonist reaches consummate mastery, achieving absurd speed.
• The protagonist faces challenges in condensing True Qi, with their Skin Tempering Peak cultivation from the Desolate Heaven Saber Technique threatening to break through to Bone Tempering.
• In Year Fifty-Five, the protagonist successfully liquefies their True Qi, significantly boosting their combat strength.
• The protagonist continues cultivating, breaking through to the initial stage of Bone Tempering and beginning to condense True Qi at this realm.
• In Year Fifty-Seven, the protagonist's Martial Path talent improves, making them a modest genius.
• The protagonist goes fishing and encounters a terrified little girl, whom they question about her identity and whereabouts.

Character Developments

• The protagonist demonstrates perseverance and determination in their cultivation journey, facing challenges and setbacks but ultimately making significant progress.
• The protagonist's Martial Path talent improves, making them a modest genius at seventy-two years old.

Significant Themes

• The challenges and perseverance required for cultivation and self-improvement.
• The benefits and consequences of rapid cultivation progress.
• The protagonist's curiosity and interaction with the world around them.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with the local wildlife, who fear and avoid them due to their cultivation breakthroughs.
• The protagonist encounters a frightened little girl, whom they question about her identity and origins.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A little girl, Xiao Xuan, wanders off and encounters the protagonist, who hides her from her searching parents and villagers.
• The villagers, from Peach Blossom Village, invite the protagonist to join them, revealing they're ordinary people living in the Black Dragon Forest for over 200 years.
• The protagonist declines their invitation but accepts their gifts and visits, impressing them with his courtyard and skills.
• After half a year, the protagonist reaches the Bone Tempering Middle Stage and achieves True Qi Release, demonstrating it by shooting a stream of True Qi that kills a roast suckling pig.
• The protagonist is interrupted during his fifth True Qi condensation by Yan Hongde's urgent plea for help.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows kindness by hiding Xiao Xuan and later accepts the villagers' help, indicating a growing connection with them.
• Yan Hongde, the Village Elder, initially sees the protagonist as an ordinary person but later realizes his martial prowess and seeks his help.

Significant Themes

• Survival and community: The villagers' ability to live in harmony with the dangerous Black Dragon Forest by supporting each other.
• Growth and self-improvement: The protagonist's dedication to cultivating his martial arts skills.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with Xiao Xuan and her parents, showing a protective and caring side.
• The protagonist and Yan Hongde develop a respectful relationship, with Yan Hongde eventually seeking the protagonist's help.
• The protagonist's interactions with the villagers highlight their curiosity and admiration for his skills and lifestyle.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist wakes up to find Peach Blossom Village residents, including Xiao Xuan's parents, seeking refuge in their courtyard. Xiao Xuan is deceased.
• A squad of Great Qian soldiers arrives to exterminate the refugees, but the protagonist intervenes and intimidates the captain.
• A Golden Yue Kingdom army led by a Marrow Cleansing Realm captain arrives, chasing off the Great Qian soldiers and saving the refugees.
• The Golden Yue Kingdom captain, Sui Yangzhi, questions the protagonist, leading to a confrontation where the protagonist kills Sui Yangzhi with a single saber strike.
• The protagonist goes on a killing spree, eliminating the entire Golden Yue Kingdom army and most of the Peach Blossom Village refugees, leaving only Yan Hongde and a dozen core members alive.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows remarkable growth in strength, intimidating a Bone Tempering Peak Stage martial artist and effortlessly defeating a Marrow Cleansing Realm opponent.
• Yan Hongde is revealed to have been hiding the true relationship between Peach Blossom Village and the Golden Yue Kingdom.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and Trust: The Peach Blossom Village residents' secret alliance with the Golden Yue Kingdom is revealed, leading to the protagonist's betrayal and subsequent rampage.
• Power and Impunity: The protagonist's immense power allows them to act without consequence, leading to a killing spree.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with Yan Hongde, who refuses to explain the situation, leading to the protagonist's loss of trust and subsequent violence.
• The protagonist faces off against Sui Yangzhi, the Golden Yue Kingdom captain, and kills him with a single strike, demonstrating their overwhelming power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yan Hongde, under torture, reveals that Peach Blossom Village was secretly cooperating with the Golden Yue Kingdom to open a military transport route through the Black Dragon Forest.
• The route was exposed, leading to the current conflict with Great Qian's army.
• The protagonist finds a top-tier martial skill, Aura Concealment Art, which allows cultivators to hide their true cultivation level.
• After two months of travel, the protagonist uses Inner Divinity Paste to reach the mid-stage of Bone Tempering and learns to conceal his cultivation from martial artists one realm higher.
• It takes over a year to exit the Black Dragon Forest due to increased security.
• The protagonist learns about major events in the martial world, including the death of the Extinction Sect Leader and the decline of the Joyous Zen Sect.
• He also discovers that Miao Liwu, a prodigious disciple of the Sword Establishment Sect, was killed by the Blood Demon Sect three years ago.

Character Developments

• Yan Hongde is revealed to be cunning and deceitful, hiding the village's cooperation with the Golden Yue Kingdom.
• The protagonist demonstrates his ruthlessness and determination, killing all Peach Blossom Village martial artists and destroying the village to cover his tracks.
• The protagonist's cultivation improves, and he learns to conceal his cultivation level using the Aura Concealment Art.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and Deception: Yan Hongde's betrayal of the protagonist and the Golden Yue Kingdom's exploitation of Peach Blossom Village highlight the theme of betrayal and deception in the jianghu world.
• Cultivation and Power: The protagonist's continuous cultivation and improvement in martial skills emphasize the importance of power and cultivation in the jianghu world.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with Yan Hongde, initially viewing him as an honest man but later revealing his ruthlessness and cunning.
• The protagonist eavesdrops on conversations in an inn, learning about major events in the martial world and discovering the truth about Miao Liwu's death.
• The protagonist interacts with inn patrons, learning about the upcoming battle between Lin Jingzhi and Zhou Qiyun, and inquiring about Miao Liwu's death.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Blood Demon Sect learns of Miao Liwu's location and dispatches six Apex Grandmasters to kill him, along with the Apex Grandmaster protecting him.
• Miao Liwu's protector dies, allowing Miao Liwu to escape but leaving him seriously injured.
• Miao Liwu is intercepted by Zhou Qiyun, leader of the Blood Demon Sect, and killed.
• Lin Jingzhi, Sect Leader of the Sword Establishment Sect, avenges Miao Liwu, killing four Apex Grandmasters and injuring nine more.
• Lin Jingzhi challenges Zhou Qiyun to a duel at Celestial Peak Snow Mountain, where Miao Liwu died, and kills him.
• The Blood Demon Sect disassociates itself from Zhou Qiyun's actions and appoints a new leader.

Character Developments

• Miao Liwu, despite being seriously injured, manages to kill three Apex Grandmasters and injure three more, showcasing his prowess.
• Lin Jingzhi demonstrates his formidable strength, killing four Apex Grandmasters and injuring nine, then defeating Zhou Qiyun in a duel.
• Wei Xia, Miao Liwu's mother, is devastated by her son's death and reflects on their past life together.

Significant Themes

• The theme of revenge and its consequences is explored through Lin Jingzhi's pursuit of Zhou Qiyun.
• The impact of loss and grief is shown through Wei Xia's reaction to Miao Liwu's death.
• The ruthlessness and political maneuvering of the Blood Demon Sect is highlighted in their response to Zhou Qiyun's defeat.

Character Interactions

• Miao Liwu and the Apex Grandmaster from the Sword Establishment Sect work together to fight off the Blood Demon Sect's Apex Grandmasters.
• Lin Jingzhi faces off against the Blood Demon Sect's Apex Grandmasters and Zhou Qiyun.
• You (the narrator) meets Wei Xia, Miao Liwu's mother, and Lin Jingzhi at Miao Liwu's grave, where they reminisce about Miao Liwu's life and deeds.
• Lin Jingzhi gives you (the narrator) a box containing 500 Inner Divinity Pills and a treasured saber, intended for you by Miao Liwu.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Jingzhi, a powerful Supreme Grandmaster, shows He Yiming the Soul Awakening Saber, a weapon of another top Supreme Grandmaster.
• He Yiming meets Wan Qingluan, who is now a disciple of Sword Establishment Sect, and they discuss the nature of good and evil.
• He Yiming travels to Golden Saber Academy, planning to destroy it in the simulation. Upon arrival, he finds it has been transformed into a private school.

Character Developments

• He Yiming improves his cultivation to the late stage of Bone Tempering, masters the Aura Concealment Art, and refines Qi and Blood Pills successfully.
• Wan Qingluan shows a more lively and curious side, expressing interest in He Yiming's character.

Significant Themes

• The nature of good and evil, and the pursuit of one's own interests.
• The power dynamics and conflicts between martial arts sects and halls.
• The transformation of a once-powerful martial arts academy into a private school.

Character Interactions

• He Yiming interacts with Lin Jingzhi, showing awe and admiration for his dominance.
• He Yiming and Wan Qingluan have a playful exchange, with Wan Qingluan expressing curiosity about He Yiming and inviting him to join Extinction Sect.
• He Yiming encounters a teacher at the now-transformed Golden Saber Academy, learning about its past destruction by the Black Tiger Martial Hall.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A life-or-death struggle between the Black Tiger and Golden Saber Martial Halls results in the destruction of both halls.
• The Black Tiger Martial Hall is mysteriously annihilated three days later, with no one claiming responsibility or taking their assets.
• The county government takes over the martial halls' properties, converting the Golden Saber's compound into a private school.
• He, the protagonist, listens to the teacher's account and becomes curious about the Black Tiger's annihilation.
• He moves to Huanan Village for secluded cultivation and successfully condenses True Qi for the seventh time.
• Wan Qingluan appears on New Year's Eve, seeking refuge with He, fearing the outside world.

Character Developments

• He: Becomes more cautious and focused on increasing his strength. He also shows a protective side when dealing with Wan Qingluan.
• Wan Qingluan: Her temperament changes with each meeting, later revealed to be due to her cultivation technique. She seeks refuge with He, fearing the outside world.

Significant Themes

• The dangers of the martial world and the fear of powerful opponents.
• The consequences of provoking powerful forces, as seen with the Black Tiger Martial Hall.
• The mysterious nature of the Extinction Sect's cultivation techniques and their effects on personality.

Character Interactions

• He and Wan Qingluan: They share a drink on New Year's Eve, and He invites her to stay after she expresses fear of the outside world. He eventually discovers that her personality changes are due to her cultivation technique.
• He and the teacher: He learns about the history of the Black Tiger and Golden Saber Martial Halls from the teacher.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wan Qingluan reveals her cultivation technique has a drawback, causing her to transform into seven different personalities every month: Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Fear, Love, Hate, and Desire.
• Wan Qingluan, currently in her Fear personality, seeks refuge with the protagonist, but he throws her out due to her instability.
• Wan Qingluan returns repeatedly, pleading not to be driven away, and eventually stays.
• Over the next few days, Wan Qingluan's personalities manifest, causing chaos and violence.
• On the fifth day, Wan Qingluan reveals she's experiencing the role of an ordinary family's wife for her cultivation technique.
• The protagonist agrees to play along, asking what he gains from this arrangement.

Character Developments

• Protagonist: Realizes Wan Qingluan's mental instability and decides to tolerate her presence for his own safety and to learn more about her cultivation technique.
• Wan Qingluan: Struggles with her multiple personalities, seeking understanding and acceptance from the protagonist. Reveals her true purpose for staying with him.

Significant Themes

• Instability and Fear: Wan Qingluan's mental state and the protagonist's initial fear of her.
• Curiosity and Understanding: Wan Qingluan's curiosity about the protagonist and her desire to understand his mindset.
• Role-Playing and Authenticity: The theme of playing roles in life, with Wan Qingluan experiencing different identities and the protagonist questioning the authenticity of their arrangement.

Character Interactions

• Protagonist and Wan Qingluan: Initially hostile, their relationship evolves into one of understanding and cooperation as they agree to play husband and wife for Wan Qingluan's cultivation.
• Wan Qingluan and Others: Her interactions with others are influenced by her current personality, ranging from fear and desperation to violence and calmness.