Chapter Summaries

Li Changsheng settled into Lieyang Peak as an inner sect disciple, visited his master Xu He, and arranged for Zhang Qian to enter the Qingyuan Sect as a servant disciple. He then began studying the Five Realms of the Physical Body in the inner sect library.

• Xu Zixi introduced Li Changsheng to Lieyang Peak and arranged his peak-entry procedures and a quiet courtyard.
• Li Changsheng told Xu He that Baiye City had become a demon domain and the other disciples had likely perished, leaving Xu He grief-stricken.
• Li Changsheng asked Steward Zhang Song for a servant disciple quota and secured Zhang Qian a lighter assignment in the spirit herb garden.
• Li Changsheng brought Zhang Qian from Qingshan City to Lieyang Peak and completed her servant disciple registration.
• Li Changsheng went to the inner sect library to study the Five Realms of the Physical Body and make up for his lack of martial arts knowledge.

Li Changsheng reached the Nine Revolutions of Blood Changing and pursued an Exquisite-grade Viscera Martial Art by earning sect contribution points. After passing the Alchemy Hall's certification with Flawless-grade Viscera Pills, he completed ten furnaces for the sect and had enough points to make the exchange.

• Li Changsheng learned that cultivating an Immaculate Body would help him pursue the Qingyuan Sect's powerful techniques and resolved to temper his viscera.
• Li Changsheng broke through to the Nine Revolutions of Blood Changing, Radiant Sun of Vitality Realm, and decided to seek an Exquisite-grade Viscera Martial Art.
• Li Changsheng visited the Mission Hall and found that the Viscera Pill mission was limited to ten furnaces per person each year.
• Li Changsheng passed the Alchemy Hall's assessment by refining nine Flawless-grade Viscera Pills and qualified as a low-level alchemist.
• Li Changsheng completed all ten furnaces of the Viscera Pill mission, earning six hundred contribution points and bringing his total to seven hundred.

Li Changsheng learned the Heaven Swallowing Viscera Refining Art and used Flawless-grade Viscera Pills and the Healing Dao Fruit to advance rapidly through the Viscera Realm. After giving Xu He several pills, he reached the Fifth Transformation, with a new Dao Fruit about to condense.

• Li Changsheng selected and exchanged 350 contribution points for the Heaven Swallowing Viscera Refining Art, then studied and began cultivating it.
• Li Changsheng strengthened his stomach more than tenfold with Flawless-grade Viscera Pills and advanced the martial art to Minor Accomplishment.
• Li Changsheng tempered his five viscera and six bowels, reached the First Transformation, then advanced to the Second Transformation and perfected the martial art.
• Li Changsheng visited Xu He, revealed that he had reached the Second Transformation, and gave him several Flawless-grade Viscera Pills.
• More than a month later, Li Changsheng reached the Fifth Transformation, and a new Dao Fruit was about to condense.

Li Changsheng gained the Human Sword Dao Fruit and rapidly advanced it by mastering sword arts, while his cultivation slowed. Xu Zixi told him about the upcoming Viscera Realm disciple competition and its rewards, leaving him determined to compete for first place.

• Li Changsheng condensed the Human Sword Dao Fruit and exchanged for the Qingyuan Sword Art, then sought out low-grade sword arts to improve the Dao Fruit more quickly.
• Li Changsheng perfected multiple sword arts, raising the Human Sword Dao Fruit to Level 4 before perfecting the Qingyuan Sword Art and gaining half the experience needed for Level 5.
• Li Changsheng's cultivation slowed as he focused on sword practice, and he reached only the Viscera Realm Sixth Transformation Realm.
• Xu Zixi visited Li Changsheng and explained that the top three in the sect competition would receive ten thousand contribution points, a Profound Grade Qi Cultivation Technique, and core disciple candidate status.
• Li Changsheng declared he would take first place, while Xu Zixi warned him about a monster prodigy and a disciple with a powerful special physique.

Li Changsheng reached the Viscera Realm Seventh Transformation and entered Qingyuan Sect’s grand competition, where he defeated his early opponents with a single move. The chapter left him facing his first inner disciple opponent.

• Li Changsheng broke through to the Viscera Realm Seventh Transformation after half a month of hard cultivation.
• Li Changsheng watched Lieyang Peak’s preliminary competition, which selected twenty-one disciples to join nine inner disciples in the sect competition.
• Zhang Xuanyi and Liu Nan discussed Wang Zhenyi and Cao Xionwu as leading contenders for first place.
• Li Changsheng entered the seventh group and defeated his first opponent, a female outer disciple, with one punch.
• Li Changsheng defeated each of his opponents in a single move before encountering his first inner disciple opponent.

Li Changsheng defeated Xue Shan in the Viscera Realm competition, then met Elder Yuan, who offered to take him as a disciple and teach him the Great Sun Furnace Fist. Li Changsheng accepted and began studying the martial art under his new master.

• Li Changsheng overwhelmed Xue Shan with his Body Divine Abilities and forced him to concede.
• After the day's matches ended, Li Changsheng returned to cultivation before an inner sect disciple summoned him to meet Elder Yuan.
• Elder Yuan explained that Li Changsheng's lack of Spirit Refining Talent made it unlikely that a main peak elder would accept him, but praised his comprehension and martial arts foundation.
• Elder Yuan offered to teach Li Changsheng the Profound Grade combat martial art Great Sun Furnace Fist, and Li Changsheng agreed to become his ninth disciple.
• Li Changsheng began studying the Great Sun Furnace Fist while Elder Yuan prepared to guide his cultivation.

Li Changsheng trained the Great Sun Furnace Fist under Elder Yuan’s guidance while winning his first-round matches in the Qingyuan Sect’s Viscera Realm competition. During the rest interval, he reached the fist’s Perfection Realm and the Viscera Realm Eighth Transformation, leaving him preparing to challenge Wang Zhenyi and Cao Xionwu in the second round.

• Elder Yuan taught Li Changsheng the Great Sun Furnace Fist, and Li quickly advanced to the Minor Accomplishment Realm while winning every match on the second day.
• Elder Yuan explained that Wang Zhenyi’s Xuan Yang True Martial Chapter and Cao Xionwu’s Vajra Hegemonic Body gave them powerful physical advantages, but Li Changsheng remained confident he could compete.
• Li Changsheng won all his third-day matches and advanced to the second round as the first-place competitor in his group.
• During the two-day rest interval, Li Changsheng cultivated the Great Sun Furnace Fist to the Perfection Realm and broke through to the Viscera Realm Eighth Transformation.
• Li Changsheng spent the second day of rest recovering and conserving his strength for the next day’s matches.

Li Changsheng advanced through the Viscera Realm grand competition by defeating increasingly formidable opponents, including Lin Xiyue. After an elder stopped his final punch to prevent a fatal injury, Zhang Xuanyi declared him the winner.

• Li Changsheng defeated his first opponent in one move and later crushed an Eighth Transformation inner disciple with the Perfection Realm Great Sun Furnace Fist.
• Zhang Xuanyi learned from Liu Nan that Li Changsheng was an outsider disciple taught by Yuan Xuanming, while Wang Zhenyi received a bye and Li Changsheng advanced through another match.
• Li Changsheng defeated a ninth-transformation inner disciple to reach the top thirteen, while Cao Xionwu also won and Wang Zhenyi received another bye.
• Lin Xiyue used the Phantom Shadow Movement Technique and her sword to challenge Li Changsheng, but he broke through her defenses with the Great Sun Furnace Fist.
• An elder froze Li Changsheng and Lin Xiyue before his punch could seriously injure her, and Zhang Xuanyi declared Li Changsheng the winner.

Li Changsheng defeated Jing Ming and advanced to the top four, where he faced Cao Xionwu after Wang Zhenyi defeated Zuo Cun. Li Changsheng revealed strength that suggested he might possess an undetected special physique, and his match with Cao Xionwu continued.

• Li Changsheng crushed Jing Ming with the Great Sun Furnace Fist, forcing him to concede and advancing to the top four.
• Cao Xionwu and Zuo Cun also advanced, joining Li Changsheng and Wang Zhenyi in the top four.
• Wang Zhenyi defeated Zuo Cun after breaking his saber and injuring him with the Xuan Yang True Martial Fist.
• Li Changsheng met Cao Xionwu, and their opening clash sent Cao Xionwu six steps back while Li Changsheng retreated only half a step.
• Zhang Xuanyi and Liu Nan suspected Li Changsheng had an unusual special physique that the sect’s testing formation had failed to detect.
• Xu Zixi watched Li Changsheng’s impressive performance and wondered whether he could defeat Wang Zhenyi.

Li Changsheng won first place in the Viscera Realm Grand Competition after defeating Wang Zhenyi, earning substantial rewards and a chance to become a core disciple. After returning to Lieyang Peak, he asked his master, Yuan Xuanming, for advice on choosing a Profound Grade qi refining method.

• Cao Xionwu defeated Zuo Cun to claim third place in the competition.
• Li Changsheng used his Qingyuan Sword Art, endurance, and a decisive counterattack to defeat Wang Zhenyi.
• Zhang Xuanyi stopped the fight and declared Li Changsheng the winner, making the top three Li Changsheng, Wang Zhenyi, and Cao Xionwu.
• Li Changsheng received first-place rewards, including twenty thousand contribution points, a Foundation Establishment Pill, and a core disciple candidate slot.
• Xu Zixi congratulated Li Changsheng, who confirmed that Elder Yuan Xuanming was his master.
• Li Changsheng returned to Lieyang Peak and asked Yuan Xuanming to guide him in choosing a Profound Grade qi refining method.

Li Changsheng chose the Qingyuan Qi Refining Chapter and learned the Blood Shadow Movement Technique, which he quickly perfected as he reached the Viscera Realm Ninth Transformation. Preparing for flawless Foundation Establishment, he learned an alchemy technique and began refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

• Li Changsheng chose the Qingyuan Qi Refining Chapter and received Yuan Xuanming's Blood Shadow Movement Technique.
• He obtained the Qingyuan Qi refining method, cultivated the Blood Shadow Movement Technique to Perfection, and reached the Viscera Realm Ninth Transformation with an Immaculate Body.
• Li Changsheng studied the requirements for flawless Foundation Establishment and decided to refine his own Foundation Establishment Pills using ingredients from the secret realm.
• He exchanged for the Little Green Pine Alchemy Technique and cultivated it to Perfection while refining Viscera Pills.
• Half a month later, Li Changsheng began refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

Li Changsheng refined flawless Foundation Establishment Pills, achieved Flawless Foundation Establishment, and broke through from the Viscera Realm to the Qi Refining Realm. After Yuan Xuanming confirmed his flawless foundation, he told Li Changsheng to wait until Qi Refining Layer 9 before taking the core disciple seed assessment.

• Li Changsheng refined Foundation Establishment Pills until his Medicine Refining Dao Fruit rose to level 7, then began producing flawless-grade pills with a one hundred percent success rate.
• Li Changsheng consumed thirty-six flawless Foundation Establishment Pills and cultivated the Qingyuan Foundation Establishment Method to the Perfection Realm, achieving Flawless Foundation Establishment.
• Li Changsheng cultivated the Qingyuan Qi Refining Chapter, transformed spiritual energy into dharma power, and broke through to the Qi Refining Realm.
• Li Changsheng stabilized his cultivation at Qi Refining Layer 1 and told Yuan Xuanming that he had broken through.
• Yuan Xuanming confirmed Li Changsheng's Flawless Foundation Establishment and advised him to wait until Qi Refining Layer 9 before taking the core disciple seed assessment.

Li Changsheng exchanged contribution points for the Qingyuan Sword Art and the Peiyuan Pill formula, then visited Qingyuan Market to buy spirit herbs for refining pills. Short on Spirit Sand, he offered Foundation Establishment Pills to Lingyun Pavilion, whose shopkeeper invited him to sell more of his pills there.

• Li Changsheng exchanged 4,000 contribution points for the Qingyuan Sword Art, other sword arts, and the Peiyuan Pill formula.
• Li Changsheng learned that he needed to buy several spirit herbs from Qingyuan Market because the sect did not sell them to ordinary alchemists.
• Li Changsheng entered Qingyuan Market and visited Lingyun Pavilion to purchase the herbs he needed.
• Li Changsheng discovered that the herbs cost thirteen jin of Spirit Sand, more than he carried, so he offered mid-grade and high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills in payment.
• The shopkeeper accepted Foundation Establishment Pills and invited Li Changsheng to sell Lingyun Pavilion any unwanted pills, especially high-grade ones.

Li Changsheng sold Foundation Establishment Pills, then refined flawless-grade Peiyuan Pills and advanced to Qi Refining Layer 2 in just over a month. He met several returning senior disciples and learned why the Three Great Upper Sects focused on guarding West Sea Pass.

• Li Changsheng sold his Foundation Establishment Pills for one hundred and sixteen jin of Spirit Sand after deducting the cost of spiritual herbs.
• Li Changsheng refined and consumed flawless-grade Peiyuan Pills while cultivating spells and improving his sword arts.
• After advancing his Qingyuan Qi Refining Chapter to the Minor Accomplishment Realm, Li Changsheng quickly reached the peak of Qi Refining Layer 1 and broke through to Qi Refining Layer 2.
• Yuan Xuanming summoned Li Changsheng to meet Third Senior Brother Zhao Zhu, Fourth Senior Sister Xiao Leying, Seventh Senior Brother Yang Fan, and Eighth Senior Brother Huang Guo.
• Li Changsheng learned that his senior disciples had been stationed at West Sea Pass, where the major sects guarded the coast and sought its abundant resources.

Li Changsheng challenged the Qingyuan Tower and, after improving his techniques, cleared the seventh floor before being defeated on the eighth. He realized his physique was too weak and went to the Scripture Pavilion to find an Exquisite Grade Body Refining Technique.

• Yuan Xuanming urged Li Changsheng to challenge the Qingyuan Tower and aim to clear its ninth floor for a Profound Grade Body Refining Technique.
• Li Changsheng challenged the tower but was defeated on the sixth floor, so he returned to secluded cultivation.
• Li Changsheng improved his techniques over the following months and reached the peak of Qi Refining Layer 2 without advancing to Layer 3.
• Li Changsheng returned to the tower, cleared the sixth and seventh floors, and was defeated by a Meteor Realm great demon on the eighth floor.
• Li Changsheng recognized that his physique was too weak to withstand the eighth-floor demons and went to the Scripture Pavilion to seek an Exquisite Grade Body Refining Technique.

Li Changsheng cultivated the Thunderous Essence Body Cultivation Chapter in Thunder Cloud Tower, greatly increasing his physical fitness, then trained its associated spells. When he hit a wall, Zhao Zhu explained that advancing the technique and spells to perfection required Baleful Intent.

• Li Changsheng exchanged six thousand contribution points for the Qi Refining section of the Thunderous Essence Body Cultivation Chapter.
• He spent a month tempering his body in Thunder Cloud Tower's lightning array, reaching Minor Accomplishment in the technique and increasing his physical fitness roughly fivefold.
• Li Changsheng cultivated Thunderous Essence Armor and Thunderous Essence Fist to Great Accomplishment, but could not progress further.
• Unable to find Yuan Xuanming, Li Changsheng sought guidance from Zhao Zhu, who explained that the technique needed Baleful Intent to reach perfection.
• Li Changsheng asked Zhao Zhu what Baleful Intent was and whether he needed it to improve the technique.

Li Changsheng learned that he could obtain Baleful Intent in the Red Thunder Secret Realm and trained Thunder Dissipation Hand before traveling to Thunderous Essence Valley. After four days of collecting Baleful Intent, he refused a senior disciple’s demand that he leave, setting up a confrontation.

• Zhao Zhu told Li Changsheng that Baleful Intent could be extracted from Thunderous Essence Valley using Thunder Dissipation Hand, and that entry to the Red Thunder Secret Realm cost one hundred contribution points.
• Li Changsheng exchanged for Thunder Dissipation Hand and cultivated it to Great Accomplishment before entering the Red Thunder Secret Realm.
• Li Changsheng traveled to Thunderous Essence Valley and used his Great Accomplishment Thunder Dissipation Hand and Perfection Clear Wind Technique to seize Baleful Intent from lightning flashes.
• Li Changsheng collected six strands on the first day, seven on the second, six on the third, and eight on the fourth while improving his Thunder Dissipation Hand.
• Several seventh-layer Qi Refining Realm disciples confronted Li Changsheng and demanded that he leave, but he refused and said he still needed more Baleful Intent.

Li Changsheng gathered Thunderous Essence, perfected his body-refining techniques, and cleared the eighth and ninth floors of the Qingyuan Tower. Yuan Xuanming secured Ouyang Yuan’s permission for him to cultivate the dangerous Great Sun Flame Body Chapter.

• Li Changsheng defeated the Qi Refining Realm martial artists who tried to stop him from collecting Thunderous Essence, then gathered ten strands a day for half a month before leaving the Red Thunder Secret Realm.
• Li Changsheng used the lightning formation and Thunderous Essence at Thunder Cloud Tower to cultivate the Thunderous Essence Body Cultivation Chapter to Perfection.
• Li Changsheng perfected Thunderous Essence Armor and Thunderous Essence Fist, then cleared the eighth and ninth floors of the Qingyuan Tower without injury.
• Li Changsheng applied to the Qingyuan Sect for a Profound Grade body refining technique after clearing the ninth floor.
• Yuan Xuanming asked Sect Master Ouyang Yuan to let Li Changsheng cultivate the Great Sun Flame Body Chapter, and Ouyang Yuan agreed despite warning of its danger.

Li Changsheng chose the Great Sun Flame Body Chapter, advanced to the third level of the Qi Refining Realm, and accepted a mission guarding the Flame Iron Ore Vein to aid his cultivation. After Yuan Xuanming warned him of dangers near the Iron Blood Sect’s territory and gave him a Teleportation Talisman, Li Changsheng arrived at the mine and moved into a cultivation room.

• Yuan Xuanming recommended the Great Sun Flame Body Chapter, and Li Changsheng chose it and learned its inheritance.
• Li Changsheng cultivated in seclusion and easily advanced to the third level of the Qi Refining Realm.
• Li Changsheng selected a six-month mission guarding the Flame Iron Ore Vein, where he could cultivate amid the heat and seek fire baleful intent.
• Yuan Xuanming warned Li Changsheng about possible trouble near the Iron Blood Sect’s territory and gave him a three-use Teleportation Talisman.
• Li Changsheng arrived at the Flame Iron Ore Vein, met the outer sect guards, and settled into a cultivation room in the mine.

Li Changsheng guarded the Qingyuan Sect’s Flame Iron Ore Vein, traded flawless-grade Peiyuan Pills for Fire Fiends, and advanced his Great Sun Flame Body Chapter and Great Sun Ripping Hand. When foreign warriors attacked the mine, he killed several intruders before a familiar grandmaster broke into his section.

• Zhang Sai explained that the inner disciples searched miners for stolen Flame Iron and fought spies, including Iron Blood Sect forces that had recently attacked the mine.
• Li Changsheng exchanged flawless-grade Peiyuan Pills for Fire Fiends, including a strand of Medium Fire Fiend.
• Li Changsheng swallowed Fire Fiends to cultivate the Great Sun Flame Body Chapter to the beginner stage, then trained the Great Sun Ripping Hand to the beginner stage.
• When the mine’s formations sounded an alarm, Zhang Sai ordered the inner disciples to kill intruders in their section while Great Grandmasters fought elsewhere.
• Li Changsheng detected and killed three concealed Qi Refining Realm warriors, killed more intruders, and helped a senior brother defeat an Aperture Refining Realm warrior.
• A familiar grandmaster level warrior broke into Li Changsheng’s area, alarming him and the other disciples.