Chu Qing built his strength and influence while secretly killing those who threatened to expose him, then helped secure the release of Zhao Wuji and the others. He refused a shortcut into the Martial Academy and continued preparing for its exam, with Hall Master Liu still a threat and new techniques in reach.
Chu Qing built his strength through secret medicine and killed Hall Master Liu and He Qi while pursuing the Stone Bamboo Pearl and searching for Pharmacist Li. After rescuing the pharmacists from Worry-Free Temple, he returned to a cache of medicine and valuables and prepared to advance his Toad Skill.
Chu Qing entered the Martial Academy’s Inner Court and used force to challenge its corrupt rules while building an alliance with his classmates. After leading them to destroy the He Family fortress and defeat Zheng Tie, he learned that dragon sinew was worth more than a thousand luminous pearls.
Chu Qing seized the fortified villages’ pearls and resources while strengthening his martial arts and preparing for the Rebel Army’s advance. After investigating the innkeeper and uncovering her Imperial Brocade ties, he led an assault on the Qin estate and killed its head.
Chu Qing exterminated the Qin Family, mastered the Blackwater Bone Refining Method, and strengthened his allies while the Rebel Army regrouped. The arc ended with Chu Qing confronting Zheng Zhixiang at Immortal Fate Tower and openly defying his threat.
Chu Qing annihilated the Rebel Army forces that threatened Stone Rock County, then pursued the Mysterious Great Tendon and claimed the Dragon Sinew. After returning, he led attacks on Rebel Army experts and prepared to confront the great clans as Madam Shi demanded resources from them.
Chu Qing strengthened his cultivation, defeated rivals in the Prefecture City, and prepared Stone Rock County for Zheng Zhixiang’s attack by moving its people and supplies into the mountains. He returned to the arena to confront Zheng Xilong and left the forest carrying a human head.
Chu Qing fought through the Rebel Army’s schemes and reached State City, where he forced his way into the Martial Academy alongside Nangong. After settling in, he began striking back at the city’s real estate brokers and agreed to lead constables to the killer, not revealing that he was Chu Qing himself.
Chu Qing survived the Yellow Ox Town anomaly, gained the Dragon Tendon, and prepared Class Nine for a deadly assessment at Lotus Leaf Temple. He led a massive assault that destroyed the temple, while his enemies in the Martial Academy continued plotting against him.
Chu Qing retaliated against his enemies, challenged the Martial Academy’s authority, and defeated Bai Fei to win entry into the Inner Court. After rejecting Qin Wushang’s offer of protection, he left the banquet with Nangong as Qin ordered their deaths.
Chu Qing advanced his Eight Divine Hands, assassinated the Third Butler, and killed the Young Prince after a public clash in Black Harbor. With King Shiyu mobilizing to find him, Chu Qing fled toward the desert and joined travelers bound for an ancient ruin.
Chu Qing gained the Tiger Jade’s power, returned to the Martial Academy, and backed Gong Wudi amid the escalating struggle for Heaven-Connecting Path quotas. The provincial city descended into chaos, and Gong Wudi prepared to contest a quota while Chu Qing agreed to protect him.
Chu Qing helped Gong Wudi fight through the great clans’ siege and secure a Heaven-Connecting Path quota, while the battle revealed that Gong Wudi had been replaced. After learning Madam Shi had been injured by an exotic treasure, Chu Qing sought an Other at a ruined temple to save her.
Chu Qing exposed the fake Gong Wudi, gained strength and allies, and used his advice to help Princess organize relief for the commoners. He completed the Overlord Spear and began muscle tempering, but the great houses obstructed his assessment and he still lacked a secret transmission for his viscera.
Chu Qing obtained the Five Viscera and Six Bowels secret transmission, mastered its Golden Toad method, and pushed his training forward while confronting challengers. As the Princess acted on his advice about grain, Nangong left to compete for the Thousand Eyes Alliance’s Holy Maiden position.
Chu Qing found and consumed Three-legged Golden Toads, advanced his cultivation, and violently forced the Human World to yield to him. After recruiting support and gathering information about Golden Silk White Jade, he set out for Rose City to meet Daughter of Stonemason Xu, while King Shiyu plotted to keep the jade from him.
Chu Qing fought Luo Sheng, seized the Golden Silk White Jade, and escaped the Xu Family’s wedding procession with Hua Yu. Back in the provincial city, he drew out the Red Copper Golden Toad amid a Rebel Army uprising and completed the Golden Toad Swallowing Heaven Method.
Chu Qing perfected his cultivation, slaughtered the Gongyang and Luo families’ forces, and returned to Shi State City seeking rare secret transmissions. He confronted the aristocratic houses over his demands and reforms, leaving King Shiyu’s faction divided after Chu Qing killed the Liu Family Head and forced the Cheng Family Head to submit.
Chu Qing amassed secret arts, cultivated the Pelt Realm, and crushed the Rebel Army’s forces, earning the Tyrant title while his killing intent began terrifying those around him. As Shi State City faced famine and a rampaging Red Copper Golden Toad, Chu Qing completed the gold-tier Pelt Realm but refused to help, choosing instead to seek Heaven-Connecting Resources at the Martial Academy.
Chu Qing opened his Heaven-Connecting Path, crushed the Rebel Army in Stone Province, and learned that the Major City Martial Academy would bar him. With the Princess Consort, the Princess, and the dean arranging support, Chu Qing prepared to compete for a place at the Imperial Capital Martial Academy.