Chapter Summaries

The Cavalry Heavenly King attacked Long Aotian and his companions, leaving Qi Meishao, Zhuge Xiaohua, and Luo Shiyin badly injured. Lu Chengwen saved Qi Meishao and Zhuge Xiaohua with his blood and Great Heaven Returning Pills, but Earthly Fiend arrived seeking the Senior Disciple Brother and threatened to kill his disciples.

• The Cavalry Heavenly King pursued Long Aotian, who fled after their exchange of palm strikes while Qi Meishao, Zhuge Xiaohua, and Luo Shiyin tried to hold the Heavenly King back.
• The Cavalry Heavenly King grievously wounded Qi Meishao and Zhuge Xiaohua and injured Luo Shiyin as the women helped Long Aotian escape.
• Lu Chengwen arrived and used his blood and a Great Heaven Returning Pill to save Qi Meishao, then sent Hua Xuening to treat Zhuge Xiaohua.
• Lu Chengwen brought the wounded women to the Small Wooden Cabin, where Earthly Fiend appeared and threatened to kill the disciples unless the Senior Disciple Brother came out.

Ming Disha arrived at Seven Star Peak looking for Hun Tiangang and dragged Lu Chengwen into a confrontation with Long Aotian and the Cavalry Heavenly King. After stabbing Long Aotian, Ming Disha turned on the Cavalry Heavenly King when Lu Chengwen mocked his claim to be a Heavenly King.

• Ming Disha confronted Fubo and the others outside the cabin, demanded to know where Hun Tiangang’s disciples were, and took Lu Chengwen to find them.
• Ming Disha found Long Aotian and the Cavalry Heavenly King arguing, while both blamed Lu Chengwen for the deaths of the Cavalry Heavenly King’s brothers.
• Long Aotian boasted that his powerful Martial Uncle would defeat the Cavalry Heavenly King, but Lu Chengwen admitted he did not know where Ming Disha had gone.
• Ming Disha arrived, stabbed Long Aotian, and demanded that Hun Tiangang come out; Lu Chengwen told him that Long Aotian was not favored and pointed him toward the Cavalry Heavenly King.
• The Cavalry Heavenly King denied being Hun Tiangang’s eldest disciple, and Lu Chengwen mocked his title until Ming Disha angrily questioned whether the man was a prostitute-visiting Heavenly King.

Ming Disha captured and tortured the Cavalry Heavenly King, whom he believed was Hun Tiangang’s eldest disciple, to learn where his senior brother was. Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian taunted the prisoner, while Lu Chengwen also simmered with anger over the injuries to Luo Shiyin; the Cavalry Heavenly King continued to insist he knew neither Hun Tiangang nor his whereabouts as Ming Disha prepared his greatest torture method.

• The Cavalry Heavenly King tried to escape, but Ming Disha knocked him down, dragged him back, and demanded to know where Hun Tiangang was.
• Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian encouraged Ming Disha to torture the Cavalry Heavenly King, who denied being Hun Tiangang’s disciple and said he did not know where Hun Tiangang was.
• Lu Chengwen reflected on the injuries to Qi Meishao, Zhuge Xiaohua, and Luo Shiyin, and grew especially furious that the Cavalry Heavenly King had hurt Luo Shiyin.
• Ming Disha praised the Cavalry Heavenly King’s endurance and announced that he had a special method for breaking stubborn prisoners.
• Lu Chengwen questioned Ming Disha’s skill, so Long Aotian urged his Martial Uncle to prove himself; Ming Disha began preparing his greatest lifelong torture method.

Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian tried to convince Ming Disha that the injured Cavalry Heavenly King was Hun Tiangang’s disciple, while the Cavalry Heavenly King desperately denied it. The Chariot Heavenly King and Dare-to-Die Heavenly King arrived carrying severed heads, and when Duke Disha asked them to identify the disciple, they pointed at the Cavalry Heavenly King.

• Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian urged Ming Disha to intensify the Cavalry Heavenly King’s torture, while he tried to confess the truth.
• The Cavalry Heavenly King claimed Long Aotian and Lu Chengwen were Hun Tiangang’s disciples, but Lu Chengwen denied it and Ming Disha refused to believe him.
• The Chariot Heavenly King and Dare-to-Die Heavenly King emerged from the weeds carrying two severed heads and tried to leave when they saw Duke Disha.
• Duke Disha questioned the two Heavenly Kings about the heads and who had killed their owners, then struck both men when their answers frustrated him.
• When Duke Disha asked who Hun Tiangang’s disciple was, the Chariot Heavenly King and Dare-to-Die Heavenly King both pointed at the Cavalry Heavenly King.

Duke Disha interrogated the Cavalry Heavenly King about Hun Tiangang and ranted about his violent past and unrequited love for their junior sister. Jiang Xiaohou escaped and explained the old martial-world figures to her subordinates, while Duke Disha turned his anger toward Long Aotian.

• Ming Disha threatened the Cavalry Heavenly King with torture until he revealed that his master was somewhere in the mountains.
• Jiang Xiaohou escaped with her two subordinates and explained that Duke Disha was Hun Tiangang’s junior brother and that Pan Meifeng was their junior sister.
• Jiang Xiaohou decided to return, believing Duke Disha was more interested in finding Hun Tiangang, though she worried he might kill Lu Chengwen.
• Duke Disha told the group about his killings and insisted he had killed people simply because he disliked their looks.
• Duke Disha blamed Hun Tiangang for failing to care for Pan Meifeng, then struck the Cavalry Heavenly King after he claimed she had loved Duke Disha.
• Duke Disha demanded that Long Aotian explain what made his master better, while Long Aotian cried.

Duke Disha interrogated and beat the Heavenly Kings while Lu Chengwen considered his situation, then judged the fighters’ potential. He chose Lu Chengwen as his disciple and promised to teach him how to break through.

• Duke Disha struck Long Aotian for insulting his master, reopening Long Aotian’s abdominal wound.
• Duke Disha questioned Chariot Heavenly King and Dare-to-Die Heavenly King, beating them as they explained how they had ended up on the mountain.
• Lu Chengwen and Duke Disha performed a comic recitation together while Chariot Heavenly King watched in confusion.
• Duke Disha said Cavalry Heavenly King had little room to advance and that Long Aotian’s progress and manly capabilities were blocked.
• Duke Disha recognized Lu Chengwen’s potential, took him as his disciple, and promised to show him how to break through.

Duke Disha urged Lu Chengwen to become his disciple and cultivate through dual cultivation, but Lu Chengwen revealed that he was already Hun Tiangang’s disciple. Duke Disha joyfully welcomed him as his nephew disciple and insisted that Lu Chengwen had to awaken his Divine Ape Bloodline to face the coming Heavenly Tribulation.

• Duke Disha offered to teach Lu Chengwen a dual-cultivation method and promised to help him advance, while Lu Chengwen refused to become his disciple.
• Duke Disha threatened to kill Lu Chengwen’s companions, and Long Aotian and the others pleaded with Lu Chengwen to agree.
• Lu Chengwen revealed that Hun Tiangang was his master and identified Long Aotian as his senior disciple brother.
• Duke Disha embraced Lu Chengwen in delight, introduced him to the others as his nephew disciple, and made Long Aotian acknowledge their senior-junior relationship.
• Duke Disha again urged Lu Chengwen to cultivate, claiming he carried the Divine Ape Bloodline and had to help save the world from the approaching Heavenly Tribulation.

Lu Chengwen refused to learn Ming Disha’s dual-cultivation technique until Long Aotian agreed to give Luo Shiyin to him. Ming Disha then carried Lu Chengwen to a deep well and left him there with Qi Meishao instead, where she woke up frightened.

• Ming Disha beat Long Aotian while arguing with Lu Chengwen, and threatened him with a knife until Long Aotian agreed to give Luo Shiyin to Lu Chengwen.
• Lu Chengwen healed Long Aotian with a Great Heaven Returning Pill and Divine Ape true qi before leaving with Ming Disha.
• Lu Chengwen woke inside a deep, conical well and found he could not climb out.
• Ming Disha dropped Qi Meishao, a cultivation manual, and supplies into the well, insisting Qi Meishao was a suitable partner instead of Luo Shiyin.
• Qi Meishao woke on the bed and stared at Lu Chengwen in terror.

Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao remained trapped in a deep well after Ming Disha sealed Qi Meishao’s abilities and abandoned them there. After three days, Qi Meishao trusted Lu Chengwen not to harm her and awkwardly invited him onto the bed.

• Qi Meishao feared Lu Chengwen would assault her, but he insisted he had no interest in her and kept his distance.
• Lu Chengwen tried to call Ming Disha, searched the well for an escape, and apologized to Qi Meishao for their predicament.
• Ming Disha repeatedly dropped off food and water while ignoring Lu Chengwen’s pleas, offers, and threats to release them.
• Over three days, Qi Meishao realized Lu Chengwen had never mistreated her and began to feel grateful and fond of him.
• Qi Meishao blushed and softly asked Lu Chengwen to come up onto the bed.

Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao grew closer while trapped in a well, but Ming Disha drugged Lu Chengwen and caused him to assault her. As Lu Chengwen struggled with guilt afterward, Long Aotian suddenly broke through while recovering in a cave.

• Lu Chengwen climbed onto the bed, apologized to Qi Meishao for their predicament, and told her the story of The Deer and the Cauldron.
• Over the next few days, Lu Chengwen shared martial-arts stories with Qi Meishao, and the two grew more familiar with each other.
• Ming Disha secretly drugged their food and told Lu Chengwen the drug would make him unable to resist taking Qi Meishao as a bride.
• Lu Chengwen tried to resist the drug by hurting himself, but he lost control and assaulted Qi Meishao.
• Qi Meishao told the guilt-ridden Lu Chengwen that she did not blame him, while Long Aotian suddenly broke through as he recovered in a cave.

Long Aotian lost Qi Meishao to Ming Disha and unexpectedly broke through to the early stage of Heavenly Four Gates while recovering. Meanwhile, Ming Disha trapped Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao together and drugged Qi Meishao again, leaving Lu Chengwen torn between his principles and her desperate pleas.

• Ming Disha took Qi Meishao away, while Long Aotian escaped with Luo Shiyin and Zhuge Xiaohua and blamed Ming Disha for his loss.
• Luo Shiyin left Long Aotian and Zhuge Xiaohua to return to the house, hoping Ming Disha would take her too.
• Long Aotian broke through to the early stage of Heavenly Four Gates while recovering from his injuries.
• Lu Chengwen refused food, and Qi Meishao tried to persuade him to eat as they struggled with what had happened between them.
• Ming Disha revealed that he had drugged Qi Meishao and urged Lu Chengwen to help her reach Heavenly Four Gates.
• Qi Meishao, affected by the drug, begged Lu Chengwen to help her, while he cursed Ming Disha and tried to resist.

Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao grew closer while Ming Disha kept them captive and drove their cultivation forward. Qi Meishao revealed that her first blood had activated a Blood Contract binding her to Lu Chengwen for life, leaving him stunned by what their relationship meant.

• Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao continued their intimacy as Jiang Xiaohou watched from nearby and argued with Ming Disha, who refused to let them go.
• Over the following days, Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao trained together, and Lu Chengwen advanced to the intermediate level of the Upper Four Gates.
• Ming Disha summoned them to a ruined hut and announced that only one final step remained before they could regain their freedom.
• Qi Meishao knelt before Ming Disha and admitted she had secretly known Lu Chengwen saved her and had long been unable to hate him.
• Qi Meishao explained that the Blood Contract had been sealed in her and that giving Lu Chengwen her first blood made her his lifelong servant and maid.

After Ming Disha forces Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao together, he reveals that the Heavenly Tribulation is imminent and declares Lu Chengwen the Chosen One’s nemesis. Ming Disha departs, leaving Lu Chengwen frightened and overwhelmed while Qi Meishao vows to stay by him.

• Lu Chengwen learns that Qi Meishao is happy to stay with him, while Ming Disha urges him to refine the blood pact in his dantian.
• Ming Disha reveals that his Senior Disciple Brother has returned and warns that the Heavenly Tribulation is coming soon.
• Ming Disha explains that he interfered in Lu Chengwen’s fate because the Heavenly Tribulation leaves little time, then breaks down in tears and defies Heaven.
• Ming Disha names Lu Chengwen the Chosen One and the calamity’s nemesis before leaving, telling him to follow his own path.
• Lu Chengwen insists that Long Aotian should be the one to save the world and vents his fear and anger, while Qi Meishao promises to stay with him.
• Qi Meishao sits beside Lu Chengwen and offers to let him vent his anger on her.

After escaping the underground passage, Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao continued toward the Small Wooden Cabin, where their blood oath tied their cultivation and future together. Meanwhile, Long Aotian and Jiang Xiaohou learned that Lu Chengwen was heading there and set out, with the Cavalry Heavenly King also bent on killing them.

• Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao emerged from the underground passage and continued through the mountains, where Qi Meishao admitted that she now liked him and feared he would abandon her.
• Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao shared a brief cultivation session, and Qi Meishao explained that her advancement was now linked to his; afterward, they ate grilled fish and headed toward the Small Wooden Cabin.
• Long Aotian stabilized his Heavenly Four Gates cultivation and overheard that Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao were heading to the Small Wooden Cabin, so he decided to go there and kill Lu Chengwen if his Master was absent.
• The Cavalry Heavenly King recovered and argued with Chariot Cavalry and Bandit-Queller, while Jiang Xiaohou confirmed that Ming Disha had left and that Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian were heading toward the Small Wooden Cabin.
• Jiang Xiaohou ordered her group to leave, and the Cavalry Heavenly King decided to pursue Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian.

Lu Chengwen returned to the Small Wooden Cabin with Qi Meishao and reunited with Hua Xuening and Hun Tiangang, while Long Aotian arrived intending to kill him. Seeing Lu Chengwen’s ruined condition, Long Aotian’s anger gave way to shock as Lu Chengwen tearfully blamed Ming Disha.

• The Cavalry Heavenly King helped two men recover and gave them poison, and they gathered Fubo’s group to return to the Small Wooden Cabin.
• Lu Chengwen searched Little Monkey’s cave, found her missing, and worried that she had been lost or captured; Little Monkey watched him leave and realized he cared for her.
• Hua Xuening welcomed Lu Chengwen and Qi Meishao back, and Lu Chengwen reunited with Hun Tiangang, who learned he had reached the Upper Four Gates.
• Long Aotian arrived with Luo Shiyin and Zhuge Xiaohua, vowing to kill Lu Chengwen, while Luo Shiyin urged him to wait.
• Long Aotian saw Lu Chengwen’s emaciated, battered appearance, lost much of his anger, and heard Lu Chengwen accuse Ming Disha of treating him cruelly.

Lu Chengwen persuaded Long Aotian to drop his revenge by offering him money, property, and shares, while Qi Meishao felt she had been sold and the four women struggled with their fractured relationships. The Cavalry Heavenly King arrived at the Small Wooden Cabin demanding Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian, then destroyed the Chicken Coop in a burst of anger.

• Lu Chengwen told Long Aotian that Master had abused him and Mei Shao, then offered one billion, a riverside villa, and shares in Cheng Wen Tower to compensate him.
• Long Aotian accepted Lu Chengwen's offers and asked Qi Meishao whether she resented him, while Qi Meishao declared she would serve Lu Chengwen from then on.
• The four women cried over their changed relationships, and Zhuge Xiaohua grieved that they could never return to how they had been.
• The Cavalry Heavenly King arrived at the Small Wooden Cabin and shouted for Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian to come out.
• The Cavalry Heavenly King struck A Hu and blew up the Chicken Coop, scattering its chickens.

Hun Tiangang beat the Cavalry Heavenly King for destroying his chicken coop and made him rebuild it and pay for the chickens. Lu Chengwen left the mountain with Qi Meishao, Hua Xuening, and Little Monkey, while Long Aotian and the others stayed behind; on the drive, Qi Meishao confessed that Xu Xuejiao had been Long Aotian’s spy and pledged to remain by Lu Chengwen’s side.

• The Cavalry Heavenly King blamed the Fubo brothers for nothing and was identified as the one who had smashed Hun Tiangang’s chicken coop.
• Hun Tiangang repeatedly beat the Cavalry Heavenly King, then ordered him to rebuild the coop and deliver forty-five chickens as compensation.
• Hun Tiangang kept Long Aotian and the others behind, while Lu Chengwen left the mountain with Qi Meishao and Hua Xuening to search for Little Monkey.
• Lu Chengwen and his companions found Little Monkey, hurried back to their car, and began driving home with Hua Xuening at the wheel.
• Qi Meishao told Lu Chengwen that Xu Xuejiao had been sent by Long Aotian to deceive him, then assured him she would stay by his side.

Lu Chengwen returned to Xue City and learned that Leng Qingqiu had stabilized Great Sage Group and its projects during his disappearance. He reunited with her at the company, persuaded her to rest, and the two ended the night together in bed.

• Lu Chengwen returned to the villa, where everyone welcomed him and Chen Mengyun explained that his disappearance had caused rumors and a major stock-market loss.
• Xu Xuejiao told Lu Chengwen that Leng Qingqiu had taken control of the Chengwen District projects, confronted the board, and stabilized the company and stock market.
• Lu Chengwen went to Great Sage Group and found Leng Qingqiu working late; he sent Han Yue and the exhausted secretary to rest.
• Leng Qingqiu briefed Lu Chengwen on the problems awaiting them, and he comforted her and praised her work.
• Lu Chengwen carried Leng Qingqiu to bed and convinced her to stop working; after she showered and joined him beneath the covers, they prepared to be intimate.

Lu Chengwen returned to Great Sage Group, prepared for a press conference, and reassured the public that he was back. He left the event as reporters erupted, with a meeting at City Hall and investor concerns still ahead.

• Lu Chengwen woke beside Leng Qingqiu, who agreed to transfer one billion yuan, a villa, and five percent of the skyscraper project’s shares to Long Aotian at his request.
• Jiang Shihan brought the rescued Twins to assist Lu Chengwen and hurried him to prepare for the press conference and a City Hall meeting.
• Jiang Shihan told Lu Chengwen that investors were considering withdrawing because of his disappearances, and he dismissed their concerns.
• Lu Chengwen attended the press conference, where Great Sage Group explained his absence as secret charity work and reaffirmed its commitment to Chengwen District.
• Lu Chengwen accidentally flirted with the Publicity Department director while her microphone was on, then told the gathered reporters, “I'm back,” and left.

After returning, Lu Chengwen revived confidence in Great Sage Group and went to City Hall, where Mayor Zhao asked him to resolve delays and disputes in the Chengwen District project. At the investors' meeting, Lu Chengwen confronted a young man demanding compensation by telling him to go to hell.

• Lu Chengwen's confident press-conference appearance helped Great Sage Group's stock recover, while Huo Wendong decided to find Long Aotian and demand answers about the failed plan against Lu Chengwen.
• Jiang Shihan told Lu Chengwen that Mayor Zhao wanted to see him, and he went to City Hall.
• Mayor Zhao explained that investors' disputes and construction delays had disrupted the Chengwen District project, and Lu Chengwen agreed to help resolve the problems.
• Secretary Wu told Lu Chengwen that Du Hui's Chaofan Group had abandoned a road project after its workers protested unpaid wages and looted the materials warehouse.
• At a meeting with investors, a young man challenged Lu Chengwen to compensate their losses, and Lu Chengwen angrily insulted him.