Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiaofan overwhelmed Grand Chan Master Vajra with a single palm strike, leaving him badly drained but alive. Grand Chan Master Vajra was finally convinced of Chen Xiaofan’s overwhelming strength.

• Grand Chan Master Vajra activated the Vajra Hidden Divine Skill and prepared to defeat Chen Xiaofan with his enhanced strength.
• Chen Xiaofan struck Grand Chan Master Vajra with one palm, sending him flying and silencing his internal art.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra smashed through a millstone and crashed into a ruined temple, which collapsed around him.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra blasted the debris away with his remaining internal energy, but his vitality was severely damaged.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra accepted that he was no match for Chen Xiaofan and no longer dared to disrespect him.

Grand Chan Master Vajra accepted defeat by Chen Xiaofan and offered him a precious Buddhist Sarira to make peace and build a relationship. Tianshan Child Elder and her disciples watched in shock as Chen Xiaofan received the priceless treasure.

• Grand Chan Master Vajra acknowledged that Chen Xiaofan had defeated him and apologized for his earlier disrespect.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra presented Chen Xiaofan with a Sarira left by his senior brother, explaining that it could greatly replenish and increase Internal Energy.
• Tianshan Child Elder and her disciples stared in disbelief at Grand Chan Master Vajra's submission and gift.
• Tianshan Child Elder recognized the Sarira as Grand Chan Master Vajra's priceless treasure and realized Chen Xiaofan had won it through his strength.

Chen Xiaofan accepted the precious relic from Grand Chan Master Vajra after defeating him, promising to help if he could. The two agreed to conceal the defeat and keep the relic’s transfer secret, leaving the martial world unaware that Chen Xiaofan possessed it.

• Grand Chan Master Vajra gave Chen Xiaofan his treasured relic, and Chen Xiaofan accepted it while offering to help him in the future if possible.
• Chen Xiaofan hid the relic inside a thick stack of banknotes in his pocket.
• Grand Chan Master Vajra asked Tianshan Child Elder and the young girl not to reveal his defeat, and both agreed.
• Chen Xiaofan told Grand Chan Master Vajra to claim the relic was still his, keeping attention and potential trouble away from Chen Xiaofan.

Chen Xiaofan ended his confrontation with Tianshan Child Elder and Grand Chan Master Vajra, then left with Young Girl after receiving a copy of the Tianshan Sect’s Immortal Godly Skill. Tianshan Child Elder and Grand Chan Master Vajra watched him go, shaken by his strength.

• Grand Chan Master Vajra felt relieved that Chen Xiaofan chose to leave without pursuing the conflict and asked him for future martial arts guidance.
• Chen Xiaofan told Tianshan Child Elder that watching his martial arts had benefited her and asked for something in return.
• Tianshan Child Elder gave Chen Xiaofan a copy of the Tianshan Sect’s Immortal Godly Skill, explaining that the original remained with the sect.
• Chen Xiaofan accepted the manual and left with Young Girl.
• After Chen Xiaofan and Young Girl had gone, Tianshan Child Elder and Grand Chan Master Vajra exchanged looks of shock at his formidable power.

Chen Xiaofan found a secluded cellar and absorbed the precious relic, which vanished into his body and filled him with powerful energy. He emerged greatly strengthened while Young Girl roasted sweet potatoes outside.

• Grand Chan Master Vajra admitted he regretted provoking Chen Xiaofan after seeing his formidable power.
• Chen Xiaofan found a cellar in a desolate wilderness and chose it as a safe place to absorb the relic.
• Chen Xiaofan told Young Girl to keep watch and roast sweet potatoes while he went into the cellar.
• Chen Xiaofan pressed his palm against the relic and absorbed it until it disappeared.
• Powerful energy surged through Chen Xiaofan's body, strengthening his physique and increasing his power.

After absorbing a Buddhist sarira, Chen Xiaofan reached the great peak of the Nascent Soul realm and condensed a second Nascent Soul. He stabilized his new cultivation and emerged from the cellar noticeably taller, surprising Young Girl.

• Chen Xiaofan absorbed the sarira and discovered that his cultivation had reached the great peak of the Nascent Soul realm.
• Chen Xiaofan condensed a second Nascent Soul, giving him greater strength and a means to escape danger.
• Chen Xiaofan spent four shichen stabilizing his cultivation and mastering control of both Nascent Souls.
• Chen Xiaofan emerged from the cellar and startled Young Girl, who noticed he had grown taller and looked about eighteen or nineteen.

After absorbing the Sarira, Chen Xiaofan grew from a child into an adult and attributed the change to his immortal body amplifying its effects. He ate sweet potatoes with the Young Girl and left with her for Baishi City, where he saw his new appearance reflected in a lake.

• The Young Girl was stunned by Chen Xiaofan's sudden transformation into a handsome adult.
• Chen Xiaofan examined his larger body and reasoned that his immortal nature had amplified the Sarira's effects.
• Chen Xiaofan asked the Young Girl for a mirror, but she said she had fled without one.
• The Young Girl offered Chen Xiaofan roasted sweet potatoes, and he ate several while praising them.
• Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl headed toward Baishi City and found a clear lake, where Chen Xiaofan studied his reflection.

Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl reached Baishi City after traveling through the night, only to find Tianshan Sect members demanding an exorbitant entry fee from outsiders. Chen Xiaofan identified himself as a Wudang disciple as the confrontation began.

• Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl walked through the night, with Chen Xiaofan carrying her when she grew tired.
• At dawn, they arrived at Baishi City and prepared to enter.
• Tianshan Sect members stopped them and demanded payment to enter the city.
• The Young Girl protested when the men quoted a fee of three hundred taels per hour for each person.
• The men admitted they were overcharging outsiders, and Chen Xiaofan said he was a Wudang disciple.

Chen Xiaofan confronted the Tianshan Sect branch guards over their exorbitant entry fee, but they refused to believe he was a Wudang disciple. The Tianshan Child Elder arrived, recognized him, and killed two guards for provoking him.

• The gate guards doubted Chen Xiaofan's Wudang identity even after he showed Zhang Sanfeng's token, and they refused his request to see the person in charge.
• The Young Girl spotted the Tianshan Child Elder approaching on a bed carried by Female Disciples.
• Chen Xiaofan greeted the Tianshan Child Elder and told her that the branch guards had demanded an extremely high fee.
• The Tianshan Child Elder recognized Chen Xiaofan, learned of the fee, and killed a guard who failed to recognize her as Sect Master.
• The guard leader greeted the Tianshan Child Elder, and she killed him for provoking Chen Xiaofan.

Chen Xiaofan ordered Tianshan Child Elder to kill every gate guard who had offended him, and she obeyed to avoid drawing his anger. After the guards were killed, Tianshan Child Elder was left wary of Chen Xiaofan, while he seemed satisfied with her compliance.

• Tianshan Child Elder killed a guard who had failed to read the situation, frightening the remaining gate guards.
• Tianshan Child Elder apologized to Chen Xiaofan and pleaded for mercy for the others.
• Chen Xiaofan ordered Tianshan Child Elder to kill all the remaining gate guards.
• Tianshan Child Elder struck the guards with her palm, killing them all, including a distant relative she had initially tried to protect.
• Tianshan Child Elder said the guards deserved death, and Chen Xiaofan nodded in satisfaction.

Chen Xiaofan rewarded the Tianshan Child Elder and asked her where to find a Master Craftsman and the largest money house in Baishi City. After she dealt with a Tianshan Sect disciple who had challenged him, Chen Xiaofan and the young girl were free to enter the city without trouble.

• Chen Xiaofan gave the Tianshan Child Elder three thousand taels in Silver Notes and asked where to find a Master Craftsman and a money house.
• The Tianshan Child Elder directed Chen Xiaofan to a flour mill on Pear Blossom Street and identified Baotonghao Money House as the city's largest.
• A burly Tianshan Sect disciple rushed over after hearing that the gatekeepers had been killed, then knelt when he recognized the Tianshan Child Elder.
• The Tianshan Child Elder told the disciple that the gatekeepers had provoked Chen Xiaofan and warned the sect not to offend him.
• The burly disciple invited Chen Xiaofan into the city, and Chen Xiaofan approved of the Tianshan Child Elder's handling of the matter.

Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl reached Baishi City and searched for a place to stay after finding the Master Craftsman’s shop closed for the night. At Dong Sheng Inn, Chen Xiaofan used his Tianshan Sect identity token to secure a room despite it having been reserved for Third Young Master Xu.

• The burly man gave Chen Xiaofan a silver Tianshan Sect identity token and warned him that arrogant Core Disciples might cause trouble in the city.
• Chen Xiaofan took the Young Girl to Pear Blossom Street but found the shops closed, so he planned to return in the morning to find the Master Craftsman.
• Chen Xiaofan told the Young Girl he intended to have a Master Craftsman forge several things before taking her back to Wudang, and she agreed to follow him.
• Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl went to the bustling Dong Sheng Inn, where the waiter said its only remaining room had been reserved for Third Young Master Xu.
• Chen Xiaofan showed the waiter his Tianshan Sect token, and the waiter hurriedly welcomed them inside.

Chen Xiaofan used his Tianshan Sect token to secure the inn’s last room after the shopkeeper tried to turn him away for Third Young Master Xu. The shopkeeper led Chen Xiaofan and the young girl upstairs, while the girl grew increasingly nervous around him.

• The waiter feared the consequences of letting guests in because the Tianshan Sect ruled Baishi City and Third Young Master Xu had booked the inn’s last room.
• The shopkeeper ordered the waiter to turn Chen Xiaofan and the young girl away, then boasted that they could not compare with Third Young Master Xu.
• Chen Xiaofan placed his token on the counter, and the shopkeeper recognized it and changed his attitude at once.
• The shopkeeper apologized and led Chen Xiaofan and the young girl to the remaining room on the second floor.
• The young girl’s heart raced as she followed the grown-up Chen Xiaofan, unsure of an important choice.

Chen Xiaofan and the Young Girl settled into a complimentary room at the inn, where their awkward closeness left her blushing and hiding beneath the quilt. The shopkeeper then brought them free food and wine to apologize for an earlier incident.

• The shopkeeper gave Chen Xiaofan a room without charge after recognizing his Tianshan Sect token.
• Chen Xiaofan entered the room with the Young Girl and asked whether she was nervous about sharing it with him.
• The Young Girl blushed, said she would sleep first, and hid beneath the quilt.
• Someone knocked, and the shopkeeper offered complimentary dishes and Daughter's Red as an apology.
• Chen Xiaofan accepted the food, and the shopkeeper wheeled a cart laden with covered dishes into the room.

Chen Xiaofan and the young girl ate and drank together at the inn, and the girl became tipsy and asked him to hold her. As Chen Xiaofan carried her toward the bed, Young Master Xu arrived demanding the room they had taken, while the shopkeeper warned him that its occupant was someone he could not afford to offend.

• The shopkeeper served Chen Xiaofan and the young girl dinner and Daughter's Red, then left them alone in the room.
• The young girl joined Chen Xiaofan in drinking, became flushed and hazy, and asked him to hold her.
• Chen Xiaofan picked up the young girl to carry her to the bed as shadows appeared outside the window.
• Young Master Xu arrived drunk and demanded the room he had originally booked.
• The shopkeeper told Young Master Xu that Chen Xiaofan was someone they could not afford to offend and urged him to use another room.

Young Master Xu attacked the shopkeeper and sent his attendants to drag Chen Xiaofan downstairs over a room dispute. Chen Xiaofan sent the attendants crashing through a wall, then went downstairs with the young girl to confront Young Master Xu.

• Young Master Xu slapped the shopkeeper, kicked him into a wall, and ordered his attendants to bring the person upstairs down.
• Young Master Xu's attendants kicked Chen Xiaofan's door apart and demanded that he come meet their master.
• When the attendants grabbed Chen Xiaofan, he blasted them through the wall and sent them falling to the floor below.
• Chen Xiaofan told the young girl to wait, but she asked to accompany him, and they headed downstairs together.

Chen Xiaofan followed the drunken Young Master Xu to the Xu Family estate after Young Master Xu threatened him for beating his attendants. Surrounded by the Xu Family’s worshippers, Chen Xiaofan dismissed their strength and called over a Tianshan Sect disciple to summon the person in charge of the branch.

• Young Master Xu threatened Chen Xiaofan, who calmly asked where the Xu Family lived and agreed to go there.
• Young Master Xu led Chen Xiaofan and the young girl to the Xu Family estate, where Chen Xiaofan decided to take the family’s property.
• Young Master Xu summoned his parents and the family’s worshippers, who surrounded Chen Xiaofan and threatened him.
• Chen Xiaofan judged the worshippers to be weak and called to a passing Tianshan Sect disciple to bring the branch’s person in charge.

Chen Xiaofan summoned the Tianshan Sect branch leader and ordered him to wipe out the Xu Family. The massacre left Young Master Xu alive and speechless amid the bloodshed.

• Chen Xiaofan showed a token to a Tianshan Sect disciple, who hurried away to summon the branch leader.
• The burly branch leader arrived, knelt before Chen Xiaofan, and apologized for being late.
• Chen Xiaofan ordered the Tianshan Sect to kill the Xu Family members, and the disciples began slaughtering them.
• The Tianshan Sect killed Young Master Xu’s parents and the household members, while Chen Xiaofan ordered one retainer executed.
• The burly man killed the other retainer, and the Xu Family estate became a river of blood as Young Master Xu stared in shock.

Chen Xiaofan ordered the Tianshan Sect to kill the surviving Xu Family members and then searched the family residence. He left with more than seven hundred thousand taels in banknotes and expected the Xu Family’s other assets to bring his haul above a million.

• Young Master Xu begged Chen Xiaofan to spare his life, but Chen Xiaofan kicked him into a collapsing wall.
• After the Tianshan Sect's person in charge asked how to deal with Young Master Xu, Chen Xiaofan ordered him killed, and a disciple cleaved him in two.
• Chen Xiaofan ordered the burly man to kill the Xu Family members left at the inn, and the Tianshan Sect men hurried away to carry out his command.
• Neighbors saw the Xu Family courtyard filled with corpses, whispered about the massacre, and retreated indoors.
• Chen Xiaofan searched the Xu Family residence and found more than seventy banknotes worth one hundred thousand taels each, along with property and land deeds.

Chen Xiaofan destroyed Young Master Xu’s corpse and arranged for the Xu Family’s property to be sold, then encountered an arrogant Tianshan Sect disciple while escorting Young Girl back. The disciple backed down after Chen Xiaofan showed him a token that carried the authority of his superior.

• Chen Xiaofan crushed Young Master Xu’s corpse into blood with his immortal power, frightening Young Girl.
• Chen Xiaofan decided to have the Tianshan Sect guard the Xu Family estate and sell its possessions at dawn, and Young Girl asked to accompany him.
• Chen Xiaofan and Young Girl met a Tianshan Sect disciple on patrol, who insulted Chen Xiaofan and demanded that he hand over Young Girl.
• Chen Xiaofan slapped the disciple when he tried to take Young Girl, and the disciple prepared to summon help with a Signal Flare.
• Chen Xiaofan showed the disciple a token, and the disciple recognized its authority and respectfully backed down.