Chapter Summaries

Lu Chengwen and his allies rescued Zhao Ritian from the Zhang family, escaped their pursuers, and reunited with the scattered members of their group. As they set out again with Little Monkey asleep in Zhao Gang’s vehicle, three armed men blocked the road.

• The Sun family joined the Zhang family’s fight, but Lu Chengwen’s group looped back and dragged Zhao Ritian away with a rope.
• Zhuge Xiaohua, Qi Meishao, and Sun Ze disabled the pursuing convoy’s vehicles and helped the group escape.
• Zhuge Xiaohua caught up with the truck and rode beside Lu Chengwen, who flirted with her while Zhang Shen'er questioned his behavior.
• Lu Chengwen reunited with Sun Ze, Qi Meishao, and Zhao Gang, checked on their injuries, and told Sun Ze to send his mother to Xue City.
• Lu Chengwen looked at the sleeping Little Monkey before three armed men blocked the road and demanded the group leave their pants behind.

Lu Chengwen fooled several martial-arts groups into attacking the Chen Family's Three Brothers, then brought his companions to Xiangyun Grand Hotel in the provincial capital. Old Master Zhang learned that the brothers had been manipulated and ordered the Zhang Family to track down the people behind the scheme in Xue City.

• Lu Chengwen gave Chen Sanliang a folded three-million check and a car to get the Chen brothers to leave his group alone.
• The Chen Family's Three Brothers were mistaken for the attackers who had injured the Sun Family's juniors, and the Sun Family beat them; Lu Chengwen then sent Pang Heng and the Long and Zhuge families after them with another false story.
• Lu Chengwen's group reached the provincial capital, where Long Aotian, Luo Shiyin, Zhuge Xiaohua, and Zhao Ritian went their separate ways before the others checked into Xiangyun Grand Hotel.
• Sun Ze called his mother and urged her to bring valuables to Xue City, believing Lu Chengwen was a wealthy man who could help them.
• Old Master Zhang questioned the captured Chen brothers and realized that an old man, a woman, and San'er had manipulated them; he ordered his people to find and watch those figures in Xue City.

Lu Chengwen returned to Xue City after rescuing Zhang Shen'er and asked her to arrange a meeting with her father so he could make peace with the Zong Family. Meanwhile, Zhao Gang brought Sun Ze and his mother to a luxury villa that Lu Chengwen had provided for them.

• Lu Chengwen drove Zhang Shen'er home and asked her to have her father mediate compensation talks with the Zong Family, leaving her disappointed that he did not address their relationship.
• Zhao Gang told Sun Ze about Lu Chengwen's wealth and connections, and Sun Ze discovered that Lu Chengwen headed a hundred-billion-yuan conglomerate.
• Sun Ze reunited with his worried mother at the train station, and Zhao Gang drove them to Chengwen District to view their new home.
• Jiang Shihan welcomed Sun Ze and his mother to Capital of Emperors and showed them the villa Lu Chengwen had arranged for them.

Sun Ze’s mother received a luxury villa and Rolls-Royce, while Lu Chengwen negotiated with Zhang Jiuchang to compensate the Zong Family and make peace. The Zong Family agreed to take Lu Chengwen’s money but planned to continue pursuing the conflict through other families.

• Jiang Shihan showed Sun Ze’s mother the property, and a businesswoman presented documents transferring the villa and Rolls-Royce to Sun Ze.
• Zhang Jiuchang visited Lu Chengwen, who explained how he had rescued Zhang Shen’er and asked whether the Zong Family would force her into another matchmaking event.
• Lu Chengwen offered to pay the Zong Family three times its losses and invest two billion to settle the dispute, and Zhang Jiuchang agreed to mediate.
• Xu Xuejiao called Lu Chengwen with a suggestive invitation, interrupting his earnest conversation with Zhang Jiuchang.
• The Zong Family learned that Lu Chengwen was a wealthy businessman and discussed his offer, then decided to accept the money while continuing the matter through the Sima Family, the Pang Family, and the Long Family.

Hua Xuening withdrew five million from the bank, secured a hundred thousand in supposed interest, and cheerfully packed up the free refreshments with Lu Chengwen. Meanwhile, the three Chen brothers confronted Long Aotian in Xue City, but he quickly defeated them and Chen Sanjin surrendered.

• Hua Xuening’s check was declared void, but the bank president used his own card to let her withdraw five million for Lu Chengwen’s sake.
• The bank president invented interest and a promotion that raised Hua Xuening’s payout to five million one hundred thousand, and she deposited the five million again while keeping the interest.
• Hua Xuening asked the bank staff to pack up the free snacks and drinks, then left with Lu Chengwen.
• The three Chen brothers arrived in Xue City to seek compensation from Lu Chengwen, but Long Aotian’s car struck them as they stood in the road.
• Chen Sanliang questioned Long Aotian about impersonating Chen Sanjin and demanded payment, so Long Aotian punched him and kicked Chen Sandun aside.
• Chen Sanjin prepared to fight Long Aotian, then dropped to his knees and begged for mercy.

Lu Chengwen’s Martial Uncle, Ming Disha, brought him the Heavenly Gate Pill and another abducted girl, urging him to cultivate by using women as cauldrons. Ming Disha also warned Lu Chengwen that Little Monkey’s fate was intertwined with his and that he might have to face a coming Heavenly Tribulation; the chapter ended with Tang Yiyi waking in terror.

• Ming Disha gave Lu Chengwen the Heavenly Gate Pill and told him to wait until he reached the peak of the Upper Four Gates before taking it.
• Ming Disha revealed Tang Yiyi in a sack and urged Lu Chengwen to use her for cultivation, but Lu Chengwen objected to his methods.
• Ming Disha pointed out Qi Meishao and Hua Xuening as possible cultivation partners, embarrassing them and Lu Chengwen.
• Ming Disha said Little Monkey’s fate was tied to Lu Chengwen’s and predicted that he might die because of her, though surviving could bring him another cauldron.
• Ming Disha described legends of a Heavenly Tribulation that the Twelve Main Gods had once resisted, and said Lu Chengwen was now essential to stopping it.
• As Lu Chengwen began asking about calculating fortunes, he turned and saw Tang Yiyi awake and staring at him in terror.

Lu Chengwen freed Tang Yiyi after his Martial Uncle brought her to him, then returned the Heavenly Gate Pill to Zhang Shen'er and told her to leave. As Zhang Shen'er departed, Sun Ze warned that several martial families were coming after Lu Chengwen over the pill.

• Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening freed Tang Yiyi and convinced her that Lu Chengwen had no intention of hurting her.
• Xu Xuejiao escorted Tang Yiyi out, where she reunited with Zhang Shen'er and Zhao Gang.
• Zhang Shen'er told Lu Chengwen that the Zong Family demanded a transfer, a public apology, and answers about their stolen Heavenly Gate Pill.
• Lu Chengwen gave Zhang Shen'er the pill to return and told her the transfer would be completed next Monday.
• Zhang Shen'er asked whether Lu Chengwen disliked her, and he urged her to find someone else before she left.
• Sun Ze called to warn Lu Chengwen that the Pang Family, Sun Family, Sima Family, and Long Family were coming after him over the pill.

Lu Chengwen faced Long Aotianxia and his men as the Long Family demanded the Heavenly Gate Pill and compensation, while Zhang Shen'er failed to persuade the Zhang Family to help him. Ming Disha revealed that he had set the crisis in motion to force Lu Chengwen to confront the martial world, and Lu Chengwen ended the chapter by refusing to back down.

• Sun Ze warned Lu Chengwen that families in Xue City were using the Heavenly Gate Pill as an excuse to target him, and Hua Xuening announced that strong visitors had arrived.
• Long Aotianxia confronted Lu Chengwen at his villa, and Zhang Shen'er gave him the Heavenly Gate Pill before he went outside to face the Long Family.
• Zhang Shen'er asked Zhang Jiucheng to intervene, but he refused and insisted that Lu Chengwen return the pill and pay the Zhang Family two billion.
• Ming Disha told Little Monkey that he had stolen the Heavenly Gate Pill and blamed Lu Chengwen in a note, hoping the danger would force him to grow.
• Long Aotianxia struck Lu Chengwen and demanded the pill and compensation, but Lu Chengwen stood up and declared that he would no longer retreat.

Lu Chengwen fled through the forest as the Long, Pang, and Sima families pursued him for the Heavenly Gate Pill, relying on his subordinates and recruiting Long Aotian to help. He escaped with Zhao Gang and Sun Ze, but the Sun Family blocked his way, and Long Aotianxia and Pang Heng arrived behind him as the chapter ended.

• Lu Chengwen lured Long Aotianxia into an ambush by his allies, then called Long Aotian and offered him the Heavenly Gate Pill in exchange for help against the Long Family.
• Lu Chengwen encountered Pang Heng, who demanded the pill and compensation for Pang Meng, and escaped while Heavenly King Fubo and A Hu held off the Pang Family.
• Sima Jianren confronted Lu Chengwen, but Wei Heavenly King and Little Wei intervened so Lu Chengwen could flee.
• Lu Chengwen met Zhao Gang and Sun Ze by the roadside, warned Sun Ze he could leave, and declared that he would not spare the Long, Pang, or Sima families.
• The Sun Family stopped Lu Chengwen and punctured his car tire; after he threatened to destroy their family, Long Aotianxia and Pang Heng appeared behind him.

Lu Chengwen escaped the confrontation after Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian arrived and began fighting the enemy families. Back at the villa, Lu Chengwen prepared to use a dangerous method to advance his strength, with Qi Meishao agreeing to endure it despite the risk to her cultivation.

• Lu Chengwen knocked Zhao Gang unconscious and urged Sun Ze to leave with him, but Long Aotian arrived before the confrontation could escalate.
• Lu Chengwen handed Long Aotian a pill disguised as the Heavenly Gate Pill, then Zhao Ritian arrived and argued with Long Aotian over who would fight Pang Heng and the others.
• Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian knocked out two of Sun Zhe's subordinates, while Lu Chengwen departed with Sun Ze and Zhao Gang in Long Aotian's car.
• At the villa, Hua Xuening reported that the brothers had survived their guerrilla tactics and that Mei Shao had handled two attackers.
• Lu Chengwen told Qi Meishao he needed to use a brutal method from Martial Uncle's book to refine her, and she accepted despite the risk of damaging her cultivation.

After learning Sun Zhe had taken Little Monkey hostage, Lu Chengwen prepared to return to Xue City, while Hua Xuening secretly took the Heavenly Gate Pill and followed him. At Sun Zhe’s hideout, Little Monkey revealed an unnerving lack of fear and bullied him as they waited for Lu Chengwen.

• Qi Meishao sensed that the Archaic Ape God and Nuwa’s Blood shared a bloodline, then cultivated with Hua Xuening’s help and advanced alongside Lu Chengwen.
• Sun Ze told Lu Chengwen that Sun Zhe had captured Little Monkey, and Lu Chengwen angrily confronted Xia Ying after Full of Boredom refused to intervene.
• Lu Chengwen comforted Zhang Shen’er, decided to return, and entrusted the Heavenly Gate Pill to Sun Ze before leaving.
• Hua Xuening threatened Sun Ze into handing over the Heavenly Gate Pill and said she would go help Lu Chengwen.
• Little Monkey remained composed while Sun Zhe waited for Lu Chengwen, chastising him for failing to confirm when Lu Chengwen would arrive.

Sun Zhe held Little Monkey captive and fought Lu Chengwen, Hua Xuening, and Qi Meishao after Lu tried to rescue her. Revitalized by Qi Meishao’s Nuwa’s Blood, Lu Chengwen struck Sun Zhe and declared that the destruction of the Sun family would begin with him.

• Little Monkey mocked Sun Zhe as he tortured the captured Wei Heavenly King, and Sun Zhe cut off Wei Heavenly King’s ear.
• Lu Chengwen arrived and tried to free Little Monkey, but Sun Zhe knocked him down after Lu tossed a pill out the window as a distraction.
• Sun Zhe caught Lu Chengwen as he fled with Little Monkey, and Lu fought back while Little Monkey vowed that the Sun family would die for hurting him.
• Hua Xuening arrived and joined Lu Chengwen against Sun Zhe, while Qi Meishao helped Little Monkey and then offered Lu her blood to restore his strength.
• Sun Zhe wounded Hua Xuening, but Lu Chengwen was suddenly empowered by Qi Meishao’s Nuwa’s Blood and sent Sun Zhe flying.
• Lu Chengwen stood against Sun Zhe and declared that destroying the Sun family would start with him.

Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening defeated and killed Sun Zhe after he threatened Lu Chengwen’s family, then declared war on the Sun Family and warned the Zhang Family to stay out of the conflict. Afterward, Lu Chengwen admitted that killing Sun Zhe had shaken him and worried that he might not be able to stop once he started.

• Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening worked together to overpower Sun Zhe, with Lu Chengwen striking him while Hua Xuening repeatedly attacked with her sword.
• Sun Zhe tried to keep fighting, but Lu Chengwen crushed his face with a rock and ordered his men to warn the Sun Family to prepare for war.
• Lu Chengwen told the strategist that the Sun Family had helped the Zhang Family’s ambush and had threatened his little sister, and he gave A Hu a Bone Restoration Vitality Pill for holding out during the fight.
• Lu Chengwen told Zhang Jiucheng that he would keep the Heavenly Gate Pill and warned the Zhang Family not to interfere with his fight against the Sun Family.
• Lu Chengwen admitted that killing Sun Zhe felt awful and that he feared he would be unable to stop once he began, then ordered Qi Meishao to end negotiations with the Zhang Family and considered how to help Little Monkey.

Lu Chengwen brooded over killing Sun Zhe and the Sun Family’s attack on his loved ones, while Zhao Ritian drunkenly bragged to Jiang Xiaohou about his chances with Xu Xuejiao. Zhuge Qin delivered Sun Zhe’s body to Sun Fugui and offered peace, but Sun Fugui surrounded the envoys and threatened to kill them.

• Lu Chengwen told Qi Meishao he regretted killing Sun Zhe but blamed him for kidnapping and frightening Little Monkey; Jiang Xiaohou listened from the roof before evading Hua Xuening.
• Zhao Ritian told Jiang Xiaohou that Xu Xuejiao’s teasing text meant she was interested in him, and he boasted about pursuing other women and claiming Xue City.
• Long Aotian recognized the pill as the one that had given him explosive diarrhea, then decided to find Lu Chengwen the next day after Zhuge Xiaohua reminded him about the Dragon Spirit Tiger Fierce Pill.
• Sun Fugui received Sun Zhe’s corpse and confronted Zhuge Qin, Silver Tuo Wang, and Gold Tuo Wang when they arrived to return it.
• Zhuge Qin offered Sun Fugui peace and invited him to state his demands, but Sun Fugui smashed his jade pendant and had more than a dozen experts surround the three envoys.

Zhuge Qin and A Hu staged a secret bargain between Lu Chengwen and the Zhang Family, leading Sun Fugui to believe Zhang Jiucheng had betrayed him. Sun Fugui captured Zhang Yuan and learned that the Zhang Family planned to accept Lu Chengwen’s money and shares dividends in exchange for marrying Zhang Shen'er to him and secretly aiding him.

• Sun Fugui let Zhuge Qin leave, then used surveillance footage to discover that Zhang Jiucheng had called him and ordered Sun Zhe to follow the group.
• At the Xiangyun Hotel, Zhuge Qin and A Hu staged a conversation in which the Zhang Family demanded dividends from one percent of Great Sage Group, and Lu Chengwen pretended to agree.
• Sun Fugui listened to the planted recording and suspected Zhang Jiucheng had traded the Sun Family's second son's death for the Zhang Family's gain.
• Sun Fugui and his men broke into Zhang Yuan's room, beat him, and cut off three of his fingers to force him to talk.
• Zhang Yuan revealed that Zhang Jiucheng had sent him to negotiate with Lu Chengwen for two billion and annual dividends, promising Zhang Shen'er's marriage to Lu Chengwen and secret support in Northern Country's family disputes.

Sun Fugui killed Zhang Yuan after discovering the Zhang Family had used the Sun Family, while Zhang Jiucheng sought the Yu Family’s help with the escalating conflict. He arrived during the Yu Family’s reception of Jiang Xiaohu, whose imposing presence left Zhang Jiucheng and Yu Funan standing silently aside.

• Sun Fugui accused the Zhang Family of exploiting the Sun Family and killed Zhang Yuan.
• Zhang Jiucheng worried that Zhang Yuan had disappeared and planned to seek the Yu Family’s support.
• Zhang Jiucheng told Yu Funan about Lu Chengwen’s actions, but Yu Funan said the Yu Family was focused on receiving the Jiang Family.
• Yu Funan promised the Yu Family would consider Zhang Jiucheng’s problems after the Jiang Family left.
• Jiang Xiaohu emerged with Yu Kuohai, Yu Dong, and three Close Guards, and Zhang Jiucheng was struck by their deference to him.

Jiang Xiaohu questioned the Yu Family about Lu Chengwen and ordered them not to interfere with him, leaving Zhang Jiucheng terrified of pursuing his plans against Lu. After Jiang Xiaohu departed, the Yu Family prepared to discuss Lu Chengwen, while Zhang Jiucheng sought help understanding what to do next.

• Yu Funan and Zhang Jiucheng froze as Jiang Xiaohu arrived with Yu Kuohai and the Yu Family’s strategist, Yu Dong.
• Jiang Xiaohu asked about Lu Chengwen, learned he was a young businessman from Xue City, and revealed that Lu was under the Jiang Family’s protection.
• Yu Kuohai offered to act against Lu Chengwen, but Jiang Xiaohu warned him not to interfere because someone was already looking after Lu.
• Yu Dong ordered Yu Funan and Zhang Jiucheng to keep the conversation secret, and Yu Kuohai convened a meeting to discuss Lu Chengwen.
• Zhang Jiucheng abandoned his plans to target Lu Chengwen and asked Yu Funan to alert him to anything discussed at the meeting.
• Zhang Jiucheng called the Sun Family and said he wanted to slap himself for what he had done.

Zhang Jiucheng persuaded Sun Fugui not to pursue Lu Chengwen after Sun Zhe’s death, while the Yu Family studied Jiang Xiaohu’s remarks about Lu Chengwen to infer his status and the Jiang Family’s intentions. The meeting left the Yu Family determined to stay out of Lu Chengwen’s affairs while remaining alert to whoever was handling him.

• Zhang Jiucheng told Sun Fugui that Lu Chengwen could not be touched and offered compensation from both Lu Chengwen and the Zhang Family; Sun Fugui ended the call bitterly.
• Yu Kuohai celebrated the Yu Family’s connection to Tiger Highness and speculated that Jiang Xiaohu might marry Yu Shasha.
• The Yu Family’s strategist presented Jiang Xiaohu’s remarks about Lu Chengwen and urged the family to analyze their significance.
• Yu Family members concluded that Lu Chengwen had powerful Jiang Family protection and that Jiang Xiaohu had deliberately drawn attention to him.
• The strategist and elders inferred that the Yu Family must not interfere or reveal Jiang Xiaohu’s interest, and that someone important was already handling Lu Chengwen.

Yu Kuohai and his strategist investigated Jiang Xiaohu’s remarks about Lu Chengwen and concluded that the Jiang Family protected him, so the Yu Family must avoid provoking him and help if they witnessed him in danger. The strategist’s plan was interrupted when Yu Funan confessed that something had happened.

• The strategist analyzed Jiang Xiaohu’s remarks and concluded that Lu Chengwen had powerful protection within the Jiang Family.
• Yu Kuohai called Yu Shasha, who warned him that the Yu Family could not afford to provoke Lu Chengwen.
• The strategist advised the Yu Family to avoid interfering against Lu Chengwen and to rescue him if they witnessed him being attacked.
• Yu Funan asked how the Yu Family should respond if one of its subordinate families had attacked Lu Chengwen and people had died.
• Yu Funan fell to his knees and told Yu Kuohai and the strategist that something had happened.

Yu Kuohai and his strategist decided to avoid conflict with Lu Chengwen and let the Sun Family face him alone. Zhang Jiucheng arrived at Lu Chengwen’s home acting unexpectedly cordial, leaving Lu Chengwen unsure of his intentions as he prepared to give Little Monkey a gift.

• Yu Kuohai’s strategist told Zhang Jiucheng that the Yu Family would not support any conflict with Lu Chengwen and ordered him to keep the matter secret.
• Yu Kuohai decided to send reliable experts to Xue City to observe Lu Chengwen while the Yu Family stayed out of the Sun Family’s dispute.
• Lu Chengwen and Zhuge Qin planned to appease the Zhang Family and deal with the Sun Family after the Sun Family killed a Zhang Family negotiation envoy.
• Zhang Jiucheng called Lu Chengwen with unusual politeness and arrived at his home with Zhang Ningxin to pay a visit.
• Lu Chengwen welcomed Zhang Jiucheng, who repeatedly praised him and offered gifts while Lu Chengwen tried to understand his sudden change in attitude.
• Zhang Jiucheng admired Little Monkey and asked Zhang Ningxin to bring out a gift for her.