Chapter Summaries

Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian joined forces to defeat the giant after Lu Chengwen activated the Great Sage Subduing Tiger Fist. As the three celebrated, a young man from Heavenly Net arrived and demanded to know who had delivered the final blow.

• Ming Disha said Lu Chengwen was reliable when it mattered most as Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian struggled against the giant.
• Lu Chengwen activated the Level Four Great Sage Subduing Tiger Fist and battered the giant while Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian attacked alongside him.
• The Three Brothers struck the giant with the meteor hammer, crushing his chest and killing him.
• Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian celebrated their victory and shouted that no one was stronger than them.
• A young man from Heavenly Net arrived, asked who had landed the final blow, and the three brothers each pointed at someone else.

Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian faced the leader of the Sky Net organization after defeating its giant fighter. The leader demanded that only one of the three survive, but Lu Chengwen rejected the daggers and tried to negotiate by offering the leader a deal.

• Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian tried to placate the young man while Zhao Ritian proudly revealed how the three of them had defeated the giant fighter.
• Zhao Ritian and Long Aotian argued over who had saved whom as the young man watched, and more than a dozen Sky Net Experts surrounded them.
• The young man said he wanted a partner but would only work with elites, then demanded that the three choose one person to live or face his decision.
• Lu Chengwen kicked away the dagger and said he knew Huo Wendong had sent the young man, offering to match whatever Huo Wendong could pay.
• The young man laughed and told Lu Chengwen that he still underestimated the Sky Net organization.

Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian faced Jiang Xiaohou and her powerful subordinates, but Cen Xian'er arrived and rescued Zhao Ritian. Jiang Xiaohou ordered San'er to kill Lu Chengwen, and Cen Xian'er challenged her, insisting that only she could kill him.

• Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian attacked the young man from Tianwang together, but he defeated them until A Da intervened.
• Jiang Xiaohou ordered A Da to take one of the young man's hands, while her subordinates stopped Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian from leaving and struck them.
• A mysterious woman rescued Zhao Ritian from A Er, and Lu Chengwen and Cen Xian'er recognized each other.
• Jiang Xiaohou ordered San'er to kill Lu Chengwen, but Cen Xian'er fought San'er and then insisted that Lu Chengwen's life belonged to her.
• Jiang Xiaohou told Cen Xian'er to kill Lu Chengwen and promised that she and her disciple could leave afterward.

Jiang Xiaohou confronted Cen Xian'er and let her leave with Zhao Ritian after discovering she was injured. Lu Chengwen fled but was captured and brought back to the cave, where he chose to help Cen Xian'er recover.

• Jiang Xiaohou ordered Cen Xian'er to kill Lu Chengwen or surrender either him or Zhao Ritian, while A Da held the fleeing Sky Net members in place.
• Cen Xian'er fought Jiang Xiaohou, then told Lu Chengwen to escape with Zhao Ritian; Jiang Xiaohou eventually let Cen Xian'er and her disciple go.
• Lu Chengwen ran through the mountains, but an unknown attacker knocked him unconscious and carried him away.
• Lu Chengwen woke in the cave and tried to leave, but turned back when Cen Xian'er collapsed after coughing up blood.
• Lu Chengwen injected Cen Xian'er with Archaic Ape God true qi, restoring some of her strength.

After recovering enough to suppress the poison, Cen Xian'er confronted Lu Chengwen about Zhao Ritian and Sky Net, but the Desire Woman Pill’s effects surged back. She tried to kill Lu Chengwen, then asked him for help as she lost control of the poison.

• Cen Xian'er told Lu Chengwen that Zhao Ritian would recover and that she planned to wipe out the Yu Family, while Lu Chengwen defended the family and explained that Sky Net was involved.
• Cen Xian'er and Lu Chengwen awkwardly recalled their encounter at the Yu Family, then Cen Xian'er began coughing blood as the poison worsened.
• Cen Xian'er crawled toward Lu Chengwen with a dagger, but she collapsed unconscious before he could strike her with a rock.
• Lu Chengwen tried to escape, but Cen Xian'er woke up, pinned him down, and said she intended to kill him and herself to preserve her purity.
• Cen Xian'er’s strength faltered, and after Lu Chengwen tried to crawl away, she removed her outer garment and asked him to help her again.

Lu Chengwen and Cen Xian'er dealt with the aftermath of the Desire Woman Pill in the cave, where Cen Xian'er was overwhelmed by guilt and shame. When she drew a dagger to kill herself, Lu Chengwen slapped her to stop her.

• Cen Xian'er lost control under the pill’s effects, and Lu Chengwen struggled to keep her calm while Zhao Ritian remained in the cave.
• Two hours later, Cen Xian'er wept and blamed Lu Chengwen for breaking the vow she had made with her two sisters.
• Lu Chengwen insisted the incident was an accident caused by the Desire Woman Pill, but Cen Xian'er accused him of carrying the pills because he was a lecher.
• Cen Xian'er grabbed Lu Chengwen by the throat, then let go because she could not bring herself to kill him.
• Cen Xian'er drew a dagger and threatened to kill herself, so Lu Chengwen grabbed her hands and slapped her when he could not overpower her.

Lu Chengwen stopped Cen Xian'er from killing herself and learned that breaking her cultivation had left her with a dangerous poison that might keep returning. He urged her to come with him so they could seek a cure, but Zhao Ritian emerged before they could settle things.

• Cen Xian'er attacked Lu Chengwen with a dagger, but he dragged her from the cave and challenged her belief that the world would care if she died.
• Lu Chengwen promised to keep their encounter secret and learned that Cen Xian'er had broken her cultivation to save him and Zhao Ritian, leaving poison in her bloodstream.
• Lu Chengwen proposed that Cen Xian'er come with him while they searched for a cure, mentioning his master Hun Tiangang.
• Cen Xian'er suspected Lu Chengwen wanted to bully her, and he boasted that he had plenty of women.
• Zhao Ritian crawled out of the cave with a worsening head injury, and Lu Chengwen told him that Cen Xian'er had cried because she was worried about him.

Lu Chengwen convinced Cen Xian'er and Zhao Ritian to travel with him so his master could treat Cen Xian'er's supposed poison. After they found Long Aotian buried in a pit and reached the highway, Hua Xuening arrived to take them home, while Cen Xian'er and Hua Xuening eyed each other warily.

• Lu Chengwen persuaded Cen Xian'er to travel with him by claiming he could temporarily suppress her poison, and Cen Xian'er ordered Zhao Ritian to cooperate.
• Lu Chengwen, Cen Xian'er, and Zhao Ritian traveled through the night, with Zhao Ritian growing jealous of Lu Chengwen's closeness to his master.
• Zhao Ritian kicked a rock and discovered Long Aotian buried in a pit with a sack over his head, and Lu Chengwen and Zhao Ritian dug him out.
• Long Aotian said a demoness had weakened him, and the four of them continued until they reached the highway.
• Hua Xuening found Lu Chengwen and hugged him, while Cen Xian'er and Hua Xuening became wary of each other.

Lu Chengwen returned to his villa exhausted, learned that Huo Wenting was pressuring his group to retreat from the provincial capital, and joined his recovering allies for breakfast. Meanwhile, the Great Organization’s Strategist ordered the Youzhou Branch Master to send two capable men to help the Young Master.

• Lu Chengwen confirmed that the ten Heavenly Four Gates experts and Zhao Gang had finished their system runs, and they collapsed from exhaustion.
• After sleeping through a bath, Lu Chengwen learned from Chen Mengyun that Huo Wenting had forced the group to consider retreating to Xue City and was targeting the Chengwen District project.
• Lu Chengwen went downstairs and ate breakfast with Zhao Gang and the others, putting them at ease.
• The Strategist met with the Youzhou Branch Master and discussed the Young Master’s failures and Lu Chengwen’s influence.
• The Strategist ordered two capable men to assist the Young Master, and the Youzhou Branch Master proposed Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu, whom he called a Crouching Dragon and a Young Phoenix.

The strategist and Youzhou Branch Master sent Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu to secretly support the Young Master, preserve the Great Sage Group, and help complete the Money Bag Plan. After receiving new identities and instructions, the two departed, while Cen Xian'er suffered another outbreak of poison.

• The Youzhou Branch Master questioned Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu about the failure in Xue City, and they pledged loyalty to the Young Master.
• The strategist explained that the Young Master had become Hun Tiangang's chief disciple and that the organization must support him in secret while advancing the Money Bag Plan.
• Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu promised to adapt their methods, help the Young Master become Northern Country's leading financial magnate, and avoid exposing their ties to Great Organization.
• The Branch Master gave them new code names and identities, and warned that the organization would deny them if they caused trouble.
• Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu received bank cards and documents, then arranged to meet downtown after handling preparations.
• Cen Xian'er suffered another outbreak of poison.

Old Wang, Old Zhao, and Old Li set out to capture Lu Chengwen, while Yu Kuohai learned that Lu had survived an attack and tried to arrange protection for him. The chapter ended with Third Brother ordering Zhang Jiucheng to watch Lu’s side while Monkey Palace and Jiang Shihan were away.

• Old Wang persuaded Old Zhao and Old Li to put aside their grievances and go after Lu Chengwen, whom he believed was weak and at the villa.
• Yu Kuohai and his associates complained about Tianwang’s attack, and Zhang Jiucheng reported that the Zhao, Zhang, and Wang family patriarchs were plotting against Lu Chengwen.
• Zhang Jiucheng told Yu Kuohai that Monkey Palace had rescued Lu Chengwen from the attacker but let the man go because she wanted to make things more fun.
• Yu Kuohai questioned whether Monkey Palace and the other powerful allies would truly protect Lu Chengwen, while Zhang Jiucheng warned that their family could no longer stay uninvolved.
• Third Brother appeared through the window and told Zhang Jiucheng that Monkey Palace and Jiang Shihan had gone to have sex, ordering him to keep watch over Lu Chengwen.

Sky Net Expert pressured a young man into accepting a mission to kill Lu Chengwen that night, while Lu Chengwen and his allies planned to resist Huo Wenting’s business pressure by staying in the provincial capital and advancing the Chengwen District projects from Xue City. The chapter ended with Lu warning his allies that Huo Wendong had sent people to hunt him.

• Sky Net Expert offered the young man money and a nightclub to kill Lu Chengwen, and the young man agreed after being ordered to attack that night.
• Lu Chengwen finished detoxifying Cen Xian'er, then joined Chen Mengyun, Leng Qingqiu, and Xu Xuejiao in a video conference about Huo Wenting’s growing influence.
• Leng Qingqiu proposed retreating to Xue City, but Lu Chengwen decided to stay in the provincial capital because their chances of holding Chengwen District there were nearly nonexistent.
• Lu Chengwen told Chen Mengyun to establish shell operations and absorb losses while Leng Qingqiu and Xu Xuejiao completed every Chengwen District procedure and contract in Xue City.
• Lu Chengwen warned the others that Huo Wendong had sent people to hunt him, shocking Leng Qingqiu and Xu Xuejiao.

Cen Xian'er warned Zhao Ritian not to treat Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian as ordinary opponents, while Long Aotian recruited Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu and devised a scheme to make them appear to join him legitimately. The chapter left Long Aotian’s new allies preparing to stage a fake confrontation at the villa.

• Cen Xian'er told Zhao Ritian that Long Aotian was powerful and that Lu Chengwen was supported by formidable people, then advised him to ally with one rival while dealing with the other.
• Zhao Ritian said he would target Long Aotian first, and Cen Xian'er approved.
• Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu pledged themselves to Long Aotian and offered him two billion each, explaining that they had left the Great Organization and erased their records.
• Long Aotian said he wanted Lu Chengwen’s money, companies, assets, and women rather than simply killing him.
• Long Aotian instructed Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu to cause trouble at the villa so he could publicly defeat them, forgive them, and accept them as loyal subordinates.

Jiang Xiaohou watched as several factions gathered around Lu Chengwen’s villa, each preparing to act for its own purposes. As Xia Ying arrived and Hua Xuening sensed danger, Zhao Gang claimed he was eager to fight the intruders.

• Jiang Xiaohou learned that the Zhao, Li, and Wang family patriarchs, Zhang Jiucheng’s guards, a young man with Sky Net Experts, and Long Aotian’s new followers were converging near Lu Chengwen’s villa, and she decided to wait before intervening.
• Xia Ying arrived at the villa, where Zhang Jiucheng said his people were guarding Lu Chengwen; the three patriarchs then agreed to capture Lu Chengwen and split up to deal with Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua.
• The young man led Sky Net Experts over the rear wall and ordered them to kill Lu Chengwen, while he planned to handle the villa’s fighters himself.
• Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu plotted to provoke Lu Chengwen’s guards, get beaten by Lu Chengwen, and then switch sides to serve their young master.
• Xia Ying entered the villa as Hua Xuening came outside with her sword and told Zhao Gang that the estate felt unusually crowded; Zhao Gang boasted that he had mastered divine arts, and people nearby shouted, “Now!”

Lu Chengwen’s residence came under attack from several directions, but unexpected allies and his newly advanced experts rallied to defend it. The fighting continued as Lu Chengwen discovered that even the two strangers battling the Zhao and Li family patriarchs did not know him.

• Old Wang and Old Li attacked Hua Xuening and Zhao Gang, while Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu arrived and joined the fight against them.
• Zhang Ningxin left the front gate to check on the inner courtyard as a young man and his Sky Net Expert took advantage of the chaos and charged toward the rear building.
• Lu Chengwen learned that Hua Xuening was fighting three patriarchs with help from two unfamiliar men, and that another group of strong intruders had entered from the rear.
• The newly advanced experts rushed up from the basement, eager to defend Lu Chengwen, and crowded around the window to see the battle.
• Lu Chengwen saw Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu fighting beside Hua Xuening, asked why they were helping him, and heard them insist that he stay out of their way.

Sky Net’s attack on Lu Chengwen’s villa drew Zhao Ritian, Long Aotian, and the others into battles while a Ghost Four Gates fighter cornered Lu Chengwen. Lu Chengwen escaped into the basement with Xia Ying, who examined the poisoned Cen Xian’er, but the chapter ended before she could help.

• Zhao Ritian fought Sky Net experts as Cen Xian’er’s poison flared, and Zhuge Xiaohua helped her toward the basement.
• Lu Chengwen spotted a Ghost Four Gates fighter, while Long Aotian was forced into battle after Sky Net attacked the villa.
• The Ghost Four Gates fighter struck Lu Chengwen and pursued him, but ten Heavenly Four Gates experts surrounded the attacker and held him at bay.
• Lu Chengwen found Xia Ying and brought her to the basement, where Cen Xian’er was tied up and struggling.
• Xia Ying recognized that Cen Xian’er could not neutralize the Desire Woman Pill through internal energy, and Lu Chengwen worried she might take the poison onto herself.

Lu Chengwen surveyed a chaotic battle involving his allies, the Sky Net, and several mysterious fighters, while Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua returned to protect him. The fighting remained divided into three clashes, and Lu Chengwen could not understand why the two Mysterious Guests were fighting the three old men.

• Dong Cheng and Xi Jiu kept Old Wang, Old Li, and Old Zhao from escaping while Hua Xuening threatened Old Zhao and then returned to the villa with Zhuge Xiaohua.
• Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua passed a frozen formation of fighters in the living room and went to protect Lu Chengwen.
• Long Aotian urged Zhao Ritian to draw the Sky Net experts' attention, but Zhao Ritian's insults led them to attack both brothers.
• Lu Chengwen met Zhuge Xiaohua, Hua Xuening, and Zhang Ningxin, then went to the top floor to survey the battle.
• Lu Chengwen saw the three old men fighting the two Mysterious Guests, the Sky Net attacking Zhao Ritian, and another Sky Net group chasing Long Aotian.

Lu Chengwen tried to use Zhuge Xiaohua’s archery to keep the Three Elders and Sky Net Experts fighting, but she repeatedly hit Long Aotian instead. Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian confronted the Three Elders, while Long Aotian’s arrow wounds and past defeat became public embarrassments.

• Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua pointed out that Dong Cheng Xi Jiu were prolonging their fight with the Three Elders, and Lu Chengwen ordered Zhuge Xiaohua to shoot the elders.
• Zhuge Xiaohua lost focus while thinking about Lu Chengwen, and her arrow struck Long Aotian in the butt as he arrived to speak with Dong Cheng Xi Jiu.
• Sky Net Experts surrounded the fighters, and Zhuge Xiaohua’s next deflected arrow hit Long Aotian’s foot while Lu Chengwen urged her to aim properly.
• Long Aotian cursed at the balcony, but Lu Chengwen and the others hid behind the railing as Sky Net Experts prepared to attack.
• Zhao Ritian arrived, noticed Long Aotian’s bleeding wound, and reminded him that they had been beaten by the Three Elders at the Yu residence.

Lu Chengwen left the battle outside frozen in a tense standoff while he rushed to treat Cen Xian'er, whose poison only he could detoxify. Two hours later, the exhausted fighters were still suffering, and Lu Chengwen emerged barely able to stand.

• Lu Chengwen and his companions hid and discussed their wishes while the Sky Net Leader ordered everyone to kill their enemies.
• After Xia Ying called to say Cen Xian'er was near death, Lu Chengwen told his companions to keep the battle from turning fatal and slipped into the building with Zhao Gang.
• Lu Chengwen and Zhao Gang passed the motionless fighters, then Lu Chengwen warned the young man surrounded by ten experts not to move and led Zhao Gang onward.
• Xia Ying explained that Cen Xian'er's poison had become linked with Lu Chengwen's, leaving him as the only person who could detoxify her.
• Lu Chengwen sent Zhao Gang to escort Xia Ying to safety and worked to detoxify Cen Xian'er.
• Two hours later, Long Aotian, Zhao Ritian, the Three Elders, Sky Net's fighters, and the trapped experts were exhausted, while Lu Chengwen came out leaning against the wall with trembling legs.

After rescuing Cen Xian'er, Lu Chengwen emerged from the basement exhausted and rejoined the battle outside. The Sky Net forces retreated after mistaking his condition for proof that their strongest opponent had been defeated, while Zhao Ritian wondered why Lu Chengwen had called him nephew.

• Cen Xian'er stayed behind as Lu Chengwen left the basement, and Zhao Gang helped him walk through the hall.
• Lu Chengwen urged Zhao Gang to help him outside, while the young man and the ten people surrounding him argued over whether he could change positions.
• The Three Elders broke into the villa and attacked the young man, who struck all three down before the others rushed them.
• Lu Chengwen emerged outside with Zhao Gang, Hua Xuening, Zhuge Xiaohua, and Ning Xin as Long Aotian, Zhao Ritian, and the Dong Cheng Xi Jiu brothers fought the Sky Net Experts.
• The Sky Net Leader ordered a retreat after believing Lu Chengwen had defeated their strongest opponent, and Zhao Ritian asked Long Aotian whether Lu Chengwen had called him nephew.