Chapter Summaries

After escaping Chu Bai, Lu Chengwen recovered and learned the System would not help him break through to the Middle Four Gates unless he did it himself. Remembering that his master might know how, he left to find him, while Xu Xuejiao stayed behind and Hua Xuening went with him.

• Lu Chengwen and his companions escaped after Chu Bai was left seriously injured, and the strategist advised Lu Chengwen to cultivate toward the Middle Four Gates.
• Lu Chengwen praised Hua Xuening for saving them, ordered her to remain by his side, and arranged for Iron Tuo Wang to protect Xu Xuejiao.
• During a medicinal bath, Lu Chengwen asked the System how to break through, but it said he had to overcome the bottleneck himself and could receive advancement items afterward.
• Lu Chengwen decided his master might teach him how to break through, while the System's gift pack spilled intimate apparel into the bathtub as Xu Xuejiao arrived in a catgirl outfit.
• Lu Chengwen hurried away to find his master, telling Hua Xuening they would first look for Senior Disciple Brother.

Long Aotian set out for Seven Star Peak to find Hun Tiangang and restore his martial strength, while Lu Chengwen joined him in exchange for land. Their search ended abruptly when Hun Tiangang appeared beside Lu Chengwen.

• Long Aotian decided to seek Hun Tiangang’s help after falling back to the Middle Four Gates, despite warnings that the master had nearly killed the Azure Dragon Envoy.
• Lu Chengwen arrived and asked Long Aotian where Hun Tiangang was, while Hua Xuening declared she would protect Lu Chengwen by killing Long Aotian if necessary.
• Long Aotian agreed to take Lu Chengwen to Hun Tiangang after Lu Chengwen offered him the land he wanted.
• Long Aotian led Lu Chengwen, Luo Shiyin, Zhuge Xiaohua, and Hua Xuening into the wilderness on Seven Star Peak, claiming he could find Hun Tiangang’s residence within two days.
• Hun Tiangang suddenly descended beside Lu Chengwen and excitedly asked whether his good disciple had been calling him.

Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian visited Hun Tiangang, whose failing memory led him to mistake Long Aotian for Lu Chengwen’s son before he finally recognized his first disciple. After explaining three methods of advancement, Hun Tiangang left both disciples hoping he would help them reach the Upper Four Gates.

• Hun Tiangang greeted Lu Chengwen but mistook Long Aotian for Lu Chengwen’s eldest son, gave him a dead rabbit, and only pretended to remember him after Long Aotian identified himself.
• Hun Tiangang examined both disciples’ tendons and bones, praised Long Aotian’s repeatedly reforged body, and credited the Great Sun Returning Pill with helping him recover.
• Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian knelt together and asked Hun Tiangang to help them advance to the Upper Four Gates, with the request also described as reaching the Middle Four Gates.
• Hun Tiangang explained advancement through cultivation, pills, or a master’s assistance, noting that group advancement was safer and strengthened the disciple’s foundation but drained the master.
• Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian silently decided they both wanted Hun Tiangang to help them advance and prepared to compete for his assistance.

Hun Tiangang tried to decide whether Lu Chengwen or Long Aotian would receive help advancing, and his teasing over Zhuge Xiaohua sparked a dispute. Lu Chengwen proposed a contest to settle the choice, but Hun Tiangang began with a question instead of a fight.

• Zhuge Xiaohua argued that Lu Chengwen deserved priority as Hun Tiangang’s first disciple, and Hun Tiangang praised her before ordering her to have a child with Lu Chengwen.
• Long Aotian protested that Zhuge Xiaohua was his maid, while Hun Tiangang privately urged him to accept the arrangement in exchange for advancing.
• Hun Tiangang asked Hua Xuening which disciple should advance, and she said both had a case, leaving the decision unsettled.
• Lu Chengwen proposed that he and Long Aotian compete for the advancement opportunity, and Hun Tiangang agreed.
• Hun Tiangang announced the contest by asking Lu Chengwen what one plus one was, leaving Long Aotian furious.

Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian began Hun Tiangang’s courage contest, which required them to stab themselves and shed blood. Long Aotian wounded his thigh, but Lu Chengwen stabbed the knife all the way into Long Aotian’s other thigh, leaving the first contest’s outcome unclear.

• Long Aotian answered Hun Tiangang’s arithmetic question with a string of absurd answers, and Hun Tiangang praised his improvement.
• Lu Chengwen persuaded Hun Tiangang to invalidate the arithmetic round and define a new contest.
• Hun Tiangang announced three contests in courage, filial piety, and intelligence, then challenged Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian to compete in courage by stabbing themselves.
• Long Aotian pricked his finger, then stabbed his thigh after Zhuge Xiaohua advised him to conserve his strength.
• Lu Chengwen pretended to work himself up before driving the entire knife into Long Aotian’s other thigh.
• Lu Chengwen twisted the knife in Long Aotian’s wound as Long Aotian nearly fainted from pain.

Lu Chengwen won the first trial by tricking Long Aotian into letting him stab his thigh, and Hun Tiangang declared the contest one of intelligence. In the second trial, Long Aotian ate all of Hun Tiangang’s feces to prove his filial piety, only to learn he needed to taste just a bite.

• Lu Chengwen pulled the knife from Long Aotian’s thigh, and Hun Tiangang treated the wound before declaring Lu Chengwen the winner of the intelligence trial.
• Hun Tiangang began a second trial based on filial piety and brought out feces for his disciples to taste.
• Long Aotian insisted on going first, despite Lu Chengwen urging him to stop hesitating and eat.
• Long Aotian ate the entire lump and declared that Hun Tiangang was in good health, while the others went off to vomit.
• Hun Tiangang explained that Long Aotian only needed to taste a bite, and Long Aotian angrily demanded to know why no one had stopped him.

Hun Tiangang began the final courage contest by knocking Hua Xuening off Seven Star Peak, and Lu Chengwen immediately jumped after her. Lu Chengwen caught Hua Xuening and slowed their fall in the trees, but they were left injured on the mountainside as someone else plunged down toward them.

• Hun Tiangang announced that the first person to climb back to Seven Star Peak’s summit would win the final contest.
• Hun Tiangang struck Hua Xuening off the cliff before Lu Chengwen could finish questioning the challenge.
• Lu Chengwen dove after Hua Xuening and caught her as she fell.
• Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening crashed through branches until Lu Chengwen caught a tree, while Hua Xuening was left injured.
• Lu Chengwen refused Hua Xuening’s suggestion that he leave her behind and climb back up alone.
• Lu Chengwen heard another body crashing through the branches above them.

Lu Chengwen risked his life to save Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua after Hun Tiangang sent them tumbling down Seven Star Peak, while Long Aotian chose to pursue advancement instead of helping. After Hun Tiangang rescued Lu Chengwen and went to retrieve Hua Xuening, Zhuge Xiaohua began considering killing Lu Chengwen for her young master's sake.

• Lu Chengwen caught the unconscious Zhuge Xiaohua while holding onto Hua Xuening, but Long Aotian refused to help and climbed toward the Upper Four Gates despite Lu Chengwen offering to concede.
• Lu Chengwen fell with Zhuge Xiaohua, used his Immovable Wisdom King trial card to survive the impact, and watched her wake up and accuse him of harming her young master.
• Hun Tiangang appeared from a cave and admitted that he had thrown the group down, then kicked Long Aotian to encourage him to climb.
• Lu Chengwen conceded the advancement contest and ordered Hun Tiangang to rescue the injured Hua Xuening, who was still stranded above.
• As Lu Chengwen watched for Hua Xuening, Zhuge Xiaohua drew her short blade and resolved that she might have to kill him to protect her young master's ambitions.

Zhuge Xiaohua nearly assassinated Lu Chengwen, but she sheathed her blade after seeing his sincere concern for Hua Xuening. After Hun Tiangang reunited the group on Seven Star Peak, Lu Chengwen confronted Long Aotian for leaving the women in danger, and Hun Tiangang declared the trial had no winner.

• Zhuge Xiaohua drew her blade to kill Lu Chengwen, but stopped when Hun Tiangang brought the injured Hua Xuening down and she saw Lu Chengwen's relief.
• Zhuge Xiaohua questioned Lu Chengwen's kindness, then sheathed her blade and sat down as he joked that Hua Xuening's breasts were too good to damage.
• Hun Tiangang treated Zhuge Xiaohua and Hua Xuening, then shared roasted game with them and Lu Chengwen while Long Aotian searched the peak.
• Zhuge Xiaohua urged Hun Tiangang to find Long Aotian, and Hun Tiangang brought him back to the group.
• Lu Chengwen punched Long Aotian and accused him of abandoning the women, while Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua tried to calm them.
• Hun Tiangang announced that the trial had no winner, leaving Long Aotian stunned.

Long Aotian claimed victory after Lu Chengwen admitted he had forfeited, while Hun Tiangang took him away to force a breakthrough. Hun Tiangang returned asking for a Great Sun Returning Pill to save Long Aotian, and Zhuge Xiaohua leapt from the platform in despair when nobody had one.

• Zhuge Xiaohua confirmed that Lu Chengwen had said he would forfeit, and Lu Chengwen accepted Long Aotian as the winner.
• Hun Tiangang took Long Aotian to the valley floor, where he broke his bones, meridians, and dantian to prepare him for a breakthrough.
• Hun Tiangang returned and asked Lu Chengwen, Hua Xuening, and Zhuge Xiaohua for a Great Sun Returning Pill, saying Long Aotian needed it to survive.
• When nobody had the pill, Lu Chengwen joked about arranging Long Aotian's funeral, and Hun Tiangang mourned him as though he were dead.
• Zhuge Xiaohua leapt from the platform in distress, and Hua Xuening jumped after her.

Long Aotian recovered his cultivation and advanced to the Upper Four Gates with Hun Tiangang’s help, while Lu Chengwen struggled to hide his dread and resolve. Hun Tiangang then unexpectedly advanced Lu Chengwen to the Middle Four Gates with a simple wrist grab, infuriating Long Aotian.

• Zhuge Xiaohua woke as Long Aotian emerged from the cave, newly advanced to the Upper Four Gates and stronger than before.
• Long Aotian thanked Hun Tiangang, and Zhuge Xiaohua apologized for misunderstanding him.
• Hua Xuening comforted Lu Chengwen as he vowed inwardly not to give up and to save the world.
• Lu Chengwen congratulated Long Aotian and tried to avoid Hun Tiangang’s offer to help him advance.
• Hun Tiangang sealed Hua Xuening’s acupoints, grabbed Lu Chengwen’s wrist, and advanced him to the Middle Four Gates, prompting Long Aotian to overturn the stone table in anger.

Hun Tiangang guided Lu Chengwen through a mysterious advancement to the Middle Four Gates, while Long Aotian resented the difference in their trials. As Lu Chengwen left with Hua Xuening, Zhuge Xiaohua followed them with plans to kill him.

• Hun Tiangang revealed that he could not understand Lu Chengwen’s strange soul and hidden potential, then passed him a cultivation method that brought him to the Middle Four Gates.
• Lu Chengwen awoke from a terrifying vision of Seven Star Peak collapsing and clung to Hua Xuening as she comforted him.
• Long Aotian complained that Lu Chengwen had advanced with far less suffering, but Hun Tiangang explained that their different levels and constitutions required different trials.
• Lu Chengwen left with Hua Xuening, while Long Aotian stayed behind with Hun Tiangang and signaled Zhuge Xiaohua to retrieve Hua Xuening.
• Zhuge Xiaohua followed Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening, deciding that she had to kill Lu Chengwen to protect Long Aotian’s ambitions.

Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening fled through the forest while Zhuge Xiaohua pursued them with arrows, but Hua Xuening chose to protect Lu Chengwen over obeying Zhuge Xiaohua’s order. The chase ended with Hua Xuening separated from Lu Chengwen as Zhuge Xiaohua fired a fifth arrow at him.

• Zhuge Xiaohua caught up to Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening, shot an arrow at Lu Chengwen, and ordered Hua Xuening to return to the young master.
• Hua Xuening refused to leave Lu Chengwen, declaring that protecting him took priority, and blocked Zhuge Xiaohua’s shot so he could escape.
• Hua Xuening caught up with Lu Chengwen and warned him to keep running because Zhuge Xiaohua was especially dangerous in the forest.
• Zhuge Xiaohua continued firing from a distance, and Hua Xuening explained that her sharp vision and long-range attacks made her formidable in that terrain.
• Zhuge Xiaohua fired four arrows at Hua Xuening, forcing her away from Lu Chengwen, then aimed a fifth arrow at him.

Lu Chengwen used Hua Xuening’s close-combat skills and knowledge of Zhuge Xiaohua to turn the hunt into an ambush, bringing the two women into a standoff. Zhuge Xiaohua remained determined to kill him, and Lu Chengwen ordered Hua Xuening to kill her.

• Lu Chengwen used a Lifelike Doll to take Zhuge Xiaohua’s arrow, then escaped with Hua Xuening as she treated his wound.
• Zhuge Xiaohua tracked them and fired five more arrows, all of which Hua Xuening blocked while staying close to Lu Chengwen.
• Lu Chengwen predicted that Zhuge Xiaohua would circle ahead, and Hua Xuening ambushed her there, forcing the two women into close combat.
• Lu Chengwen explained his plan and learned that Zhuge Xiaohua wanted him dead because she considered him formidable; she also suspected he was hiding his true abilities.
• Lu Chengwen asked Zhuge Xiaohua for a chance to become a good person, then told Hua Xuening to kill her, leaving Hua Xuening stunned.

Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening were ambushed by Zhuge Xiaohua, whose final arrow pierced Hua Xuening despite her attempt to protect Lu Chengwen. With Hua Xuening near death, Zhuge Xiaohua revealed that Lu Chengwen could save her by sacrificing the True Essence Pill in his dantian, and he fed it to her mouth-to-mouth.

• Zhuge Xiaohua confronted Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening, then left after Lu Chengwen defended Hua Xuening against her accusations.
• Lu Chengwen suspected Zhuge Xiaohua would ambush them by their car, but Hua Xuening followed him instead of opening the car door.
• Zhuge Xiaohua shot her final arrow, and Hua Xuening blocked it with her sword, but the arrow pierced her chest.
• Zhuge Xiaohua admitted the arrow carried her true qi and that she could not undo its effects, while Lu Chengwen desperately tried to keep Hua Xuening alive.
• Zhuge Xiaohua explained that Lu Chengwen could use the True Essence Pill in his dantian to save Hua Xuening, and Lu Chengwen fed it to her mouth-to-mouth.

Lu Chengwen saved Hua Xuening by sacrificing the True Essence Pill he had just formed, then comforted Zhuge Xiaohua after she accidentally shot her sister. He took Hua Xuening toward the city for treatment while Zhuge Xiaohua stayed behind, and he called Xu Xuejiao once he reached a place with signal.

• Lu Chengwen used his newly formed True Essence Pill to save Hua Xuening, who fell asleep safely.
• Zhuge Xiaohua blamed herself for wounding Hua Xuening, and Lu Chengwen soothed her by sharing a story about his mother's forgiveness.
• Zhuge Xiaohua broke down in Lu Chengwen's arms, then grew confused as he rambled about the plot, his responsibilities, and saving the world.
• Lu Chengwen and Zhuge Xiaohua traded teasing threats before she asked him to care for Hua Xuening and left to find her young master.
• Lu Chengwen drove Hua Xuening toward the city for treatment and called Xu Xuejiao after reaching a place with signal.

After Xu Xuejiao saved Hua Xuening, she tried to get Lu Chengwen to marry her and then kissed him in her office. Xu Zhiyun arrived to inspect the hospital and found them together, leaving him furious and stunned.

• Xu Xuejiao told Lu Chengwen that Hua Xuening was recovering and invited him to her office.
• Xu Xuejiao pulled out her ID and household registration booklet and pressured Lu Chengwen to marry her, even offering to be his mistress.
• Xu Xuejiao told Lu Chengwen she had claimed to her father that he had forced himself on her and had compromising photos of her.
• Xu Xuejiao kissed Lu Chengwen, and the two began making out in her office.
• Xu Zhiyun arrived with hospital staff and opened Xu Xuejiao's office door, finding her and Lu Chengwen together.

After Xu Zhiyun caught Lu Chengwen and Xu Xuejiao together, he confronted them about their relationship and Lu Chengwen’s engagement to the Leng Family. Xu Xuejiao openly claimed Lu Chengwen as her boyfriend, then insisted on joining him when Leng Qingqiu asked to meet, leaving him anxious about facing the two women together.

• Xu Zhiyun caught Lu Chengwen and Xu Xuejiao in his office and demanded an explanation, while Xu Xuejiao declared that she loved Lu Chengwen.
• Xu Zhiyun warned Lu Chengwen not to make Xu Xuejiao suffer while he remained engaged to the Leng Family, and Lu Chengwen told him to keep Xu Xuejiao from pursuing him.
• Xu Xuejiao faced the hospital staff confidently after they saw her with Lu Chengwen, linked arms with him, and announced that she would treat everyone to wedding candy when they got engaged.
• Xu Zhiyun remembered an important business matter about building a hospital in Chengwen District and had his vice president call Xu Xuejiao and Lu Chengwen back.
• Leng Qingqiu asked Lu Chengwen to meet her at a coffee shop, and Xu Xuejiao insisted on accompanying him so they could settle their rivalry.

Lu Chengwen eavesdropped on Zhang Shen'er’s blind date and watched her suitor lay out insulting demands about marriage, work, children, and her medical history. Zhang Shen'er threw coffee on him and left, while Lu Chengwen jokingly claimed she had seven children with him.

• Lu Chengwen noticed Zhang Shen'er on a blind date and moved behind her to eavesdrop.
• The suitor told Zhang Shen'er he would choose her if she met his standards and described his family’s marriage conditions.
• The suitor demanded that Zhang Shen'er quit her job, offered different rewards for sons and daughters, and asked to verify her medical and relationship history.
• Zhang Shen'er threw coffee in the suitor’s face, insulted him, and tried to leave.
• The suitor grabbed Zhang Shen'er and demanded compensation for his suit, while Lu Chengwen pretended they had seven children together.
• The suitor called Lu Chengwen a lowborn scum and told him to get lost.

Lu Chengwen disrupted Xia Younan’s attempt to intimidate Zhang Shen'er over his suit, then used Chen Mengyun’s arrival to turn the tables on him. The chapter ended with Lu Chengwen openly flirting with Chen Mengyun, leaving Xia Younan furious.

• Lu Chengwen stopped Zhang Shen'er from paying Xia Younan for his coffee-stained suit and demanded proof that it had cost two hundred thousand.
• Xia Younan bragged about his pharmaceutical sales position and threatened Lu Chengwen and Zhang Shen'er, but Chen Mengyun arrived and revealed that the hotel belonged to her.
• Lu Chengwen pretended not to know Chen Mengyun and described Xia Younan as a scammer, while Chen Mengyun played along.
• Xia Younan backed down and told Lu Chengwen and Zhang Shen'er to leave without paying for the suit.
• Lu Chengwen praised Chen Mengyun using Xia Younan’s own words and asked her to have coffee with him, provoking Xia Younan.