Chapter Summaries

Chen Ping'an accepted Liu Yuanhua’s gift of a three-hundred-year Mystic Ginseng and agreed to let their past grievances fade, while learning that the Gu Family might seek to win him over through a marriage alliance. After leaving the Town Pacification Office with his plans in place, he prepared to settle his younger sister in Wei River County City while awaiting his new saber.

• Liu Yuanhua praised Chen Ping'an’s achievements and gave him a three-hundred-year Mystic Ginseng to mend their relationship.
• Chen Ping'an accepted the gift, and Liu Yuanhua recalled a letter saying Master Gu might arrange a marriage alliance to recruit him into the Gu Family.
• Chen Ping'an judged that Liu Yuanhua had wisely chosen reconciliation and welcomed the Mystic Ginseng as a useful explanation for a future breakthrough.
• Chen Ping'an left the Town Pacification Office after securing the Earth Crocodile Golden Flame Saber and planned to return to his trade-route station once it arrived.
• Chen Ping'an planned to settle his younger sister in Wei River County City’s Inner City and send her to Wei River School.

Chen Ping'an bought a Ribbed Mystic Ginseng and discovered that two Beast Carvings devoured spirituality faster when kept together, then attended the Black Spirit Mountain Black Market auction. He won the bid for Mystic Armored Beast remains despite Blood Centipede's challenge, leaving the auction with a threat hanging over him.

• Chen Ping'an bought the Ribbed Mystic Ginseng from the old Taoist for thirty Origin Crystals, and the old Taoist warned Qiao'er to speak politely to strangers.
• Chen Ping'an compared the ginseng's Beast Carving with his own and found that the pair devoured spirituality faster together, then resumed cultivating.
• Chen Ping'an attended the Black Spirit Mountain Black Market auction as a Divine Weapon consignor and identified Blood Centipede and Green-faced Fanged among the wanted Grandmasters.
• Green-faced Fanged bought the Cold Meteor Blade, while Chen Ping'an later bid against Blood Centipede for the Mystic Armored Beast remains.
• Chen Ping'an won the remains with a bid of two thousand seven hundred Origin Crystals, and Blood Centipede threatened him through Secret Voice Transmission.

Chen Ping'an advanced Eight Steps Catching Cicadas and strengthened his confidence as South City Prison braced for an attack by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. During a final inspection, Constable Head Shi uncovered something unexpected, but the chapter ended before he explained what it was.

• Chen Ping'an broke through to Greater Accomplishment in Eight Steps Catching Cicadas, further refining his Inner Qi and improving his ability to evade stronger opponents.
• Fu Yuanming visited South City Prison, warned Chen Ping'an to guard the prison, and left amid their unresolved hostility.
• Zeng Jihe reported the prison's heightened defenses, including extra guards and patrols around Wu Haihua's cell.
• Chen Ping'an considered how the Ten Thousand Demons Sect might attack and practiced the Golden Bell Shield while awaiting his shift's end.
• Constable Head Shi reported that a final security inspection had revealed something unexpected.

At the Xuanling Auction, Chen Ping'an won a customized forging opportunity and met Alchemist Hua, who invited him to a private Trading Convention. As Chen Ping'an prepared to build connections and pursue rare resources, Lan Yingjun hurried home to persuade her mother to trade the Five Poison Earthly Fiend Palm for a spiritual item that could restore her Dao Path.

• Chen Ping'an won the Hundred Refinements Pavilion's customized forging opportunity for eighty-two thousand Origin Crystals after Marquis Luohou yielded the bid to him.
• Luohou bought the Fourth-rank Array-Pattern Compass, and the auction ended; Black Rock Old Freak hurried away while Chen Ping'an remembered their unresolved grievance from the Canglong auction.
• Chen Ping'an identified the Five Blessings Chamber of Commerce and Ling Xiao as a possible lead on Heaven Grade Demonic Beast blood, then accepted Hua Danqing's invitation to a Trading Convention three days later.
• Chen Ping'an sensed Luohou nearby and wondered whether he would attend Hua Danqing's gathering.
• Lan Yingjun rushed home, determined to persuade her mother to trade the Five Poison Earthly Fiend Palm for a spiritual item that could restore her mother's Dao Path, even if she had to defy her.

Chen Ping'an practiced the Flying Locust Stone, gained experience, and reached its Initiation stage, confirming that training the martial art could advance his realm. He expected to reach Qi Blood Third Level within three days as he continued practicing.

• Chen Ping'an practiced the Flying Locust Stone before dawn and gained two experience points before leaving for duty.
• Chen Er'ya noticed the white marks his stones had left on the courtyard wall and guessed that he had begun practicing a new martial art.
• Zheng Shiyong provoked Chen Ping'an at the Town Pacification Office, but Chen Ping'an ignored him while Monkey Head warned him to be cautious.
• Chen Ping'an ate a large dinner, then practiced throwing stones at the courtyard wall and gained three more experience points.
• Chen Ping'an used the experience to bring the Flying Locust Stone to Initiation, felt a surge of Qi Blood, and realized that Minor Accomplishment could help him reach Qi Blood Third Level.

Chen Ping'an bought an unusual fragment of a treasure map at the Black Market and returned home to find Chen Er'ya reading. The next day, Mu Wanjun sent him a Hundred Patterned Blade for his coming-of-age, a weapon ranked among the Sharp Blades.

• Chen Ping'an bought a cold, incomplete map fragment from a gray-clothed vendor for one tael of silver.
• A peddler tried to sell Chen Ping'an blades, then watched him leave with a large group of armed guards and abandoned any thought of targeting him.
• Chen Ping'an returned home and found Chen Er'ya reading the Six Secret Teachings, prompting him to consider finding her a better school.
• Chen Ping'an and Chen Er'ya chatted before going to sleep in separate rooms.
• Mu Wanjun sent Chen Ping'an a Hundred Patterned Blade made from Hundred Refined Steel as a coming-of-age gift.

Chen Ping'an tested the Seven Luminaries Finger Sheath, killed Tao Yan'er by destroying the mother Gu worm, and used the incident to turn Fan Zhengheng against Xue Mingde and the Xue Family. As news of Xue Mingde's death spread across Azure Dragon Province Territory, Wang Lingzhi resolved to break through to Grandmaster as soon as possible.

• Chen Ping'an tested the Seven Luminaries Finger Sheath and concluded that refining it would greatly increase his combat strength.
• Chen Ping'an destroyed the mother Gu worm, causing Tao Yan'er to die and leading Fan Zhengheng to suspect Xue Mingde.
• Chen Ping'an resumed cultivation and gained one point of Cultivation Experience.
• Wang Lingzhi learned that Xue Mingde had been killed and was told that Ten Thousand Demons Sect remnants were suspected.
• Wang Lingzhi decided to attempt his Grandmaster breakthrough as soon as his final spirit item arrived.
• News of Xue Mingde's death spread rapidly through Azure Dragon Province Territory.

Chen Ping'an patrolled Chicken Cry Lane alone, while Chief Constable Mu Wanjun was ambushed by Wu Haihua and two stewards of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. As Mu Wanjun’s strength began to fail, she decided she had to use a dangerous move.

• Chen Ping'an patrolled Chicken Cry Lane with a lantern and gong, confident in his growing martial strength.
• Chen Ping'an heard a sound in the darkness and went to investigate.
• Wu Haihua and two first-rank stewards attacked Mu Wanjun in South Spring Lane after she tracked a Ten Thousand Demons Sect member to their trap.
• Mu Wanjun fought back with her sword but was wounded and gradually overwhelmed by the three attackers.
• Mu Wanjun realized her Inner Qi would soon run out and decided to use her final move.

Tong Jin and the Universe Control Division riders stormed Five Peaks Mountain City, injured Zhong Shanyong, and tried to arrest Chen Ping'an over Cao Yingxiong’s death. Chen Ping'an crushed Tong Jin and his men with overwhelming force, killed Tong Jin, and left the Universe Control Division with a defiant account of the incident.

• Tong Jin’s riders forced their way into Five Peaks Mountain City, injuring guards and frightening civilians as they headed for the Town Pacification Office.
• Tong Jin accused Chen Ping'an of Cao Yingxiong’s death and attacked Zhong Shanyong, prompting the Town Pacification Office guards to block the riders.
• Chen Ping'an arrived, struck Tong Jin down with one palm, and quickly defeated the other Universe Control Division riders who tried to stop him.
• Chen Ping'an seized Tong Jin and crushed his head despite Tong Jin’s pleas, then destroyed his Silver Gong deputy envoy token.
• Chen Ping'an ordered his men to send the body to the Universe Control Division and claim Tong Jin’s group had impersonated officials and intended mischief.

Chen Ping'an visited Zhong Lisheng ahead of his birthday banquet and learned that he ranked seventy-seventh on the Great Qian Hidden Dragon Rankings. After studying the rankings and considering the prodigies above him, he went to Cloud Dragon Pavilion, where he discovered that Flying Dragon Drunk had sold out and ordered Cloud Stream Brew instead.

• Zhong Lisheng warmly welcomed Chen Ping'an, praised his rise to the Grandmaster Realm, and showed him the latest Hidden Dragon Rankings.
• Chen Ping'an learned that he ranked seventy-seventh among Great Qian's Hidden Dragon Heavenly Talents and accepted Zhong Lisheng's invitation to attend the next day's birthday banquet.
• Chen Ping'an studied the rankings, examined the leading prodigies including Qu Feiyan and Jiang Wuya, and considered the many talented figures outside the rankings.
• Chen Ping'an arrived at Cloud Dragon Pavilion with Xiong Sanrang and chose to dine among the other guests rather than request a private room.
• A page boy told Chen Ping'an that Flying Dragon Drunk had sold out, so Chen Ping'an ordered Cloud Stream Brew and Cloud Dragon Cake instead.
• Chen Ping'an enjoyed the Cloud Stream Brew and used his Spirituality Pill to see a jar of Flying Dragon Drunk being carried into an upstairs private room.

Chen Ping'an returned home to find Rogue Liu Er and two Tiger Head Gang followers extorting Chen Er'ya and had damaged their meal. He stopped Liu Er from hurting her and invoked the Great Qian Law and the Town Pacification Office, leaving the gang members to withdraw with the stolen silver still in hand.

• Chen Ping'an finished morning practice at Flying Locust Stone Initiation and looked forward to reaching Qi Blood Third Level while keeping his strength hidden.
• Chen Ping'an completed his patrol duty with Monkey Head and Da Shan and headed home, hungry for dinner.
• Rogue Liu Er demanded two qian of silver from Chen Er'ya, overturned the table, and shoved her to the ground while taking the Black Cloth Bag.
• Chen Ping'an rushed in, freed Chen Er'ya from Liu Er's grasp, and warned him of the legal punishment for breaking into a home and committing violence.
• Rogue Liu Er let Chen Er'ya go and left with his two followers, taking the Black Cloth Bag with him.

Chen Ping'an considered the dangers surrounding the Dragon Peace Trade Route and focused on improving his martial strength, especially by cultivating divine skills. An assassin broke into his room, and Chen Ping'an attacked and pursued him out of the building.

• Chen Ping'an judged that his Profound Light Middle Stage strength might not be enough if he became involved in the trade route's deeper conflicts.
• Chen Ping'an reviewed his cultivation progress and decided that divine skills were the key to advancing further.
• Chen Ping'an cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill until he heard someone approaching.
• A masked intruder burst through Chen Ping'an's window and struck with a longsword, which Chen Ping'an met with the Great Vajra Palm.
• Chen Ping'an recognized that the intruder concealed his true realm, drew his saber, and forced him to leap from the third floor.
• Chen Ping'an leaped after the intruder through the rubble and dust.

Chen Ping'an confronted Head Constable Zheng after collecting the Contribution Silver from Tiger Run Gambling House, and challenged him to address the office’s delayed response to a reported matter. Head Constable Zheng planned to retaliate at the next pre-shift meeting while investigating the collection, as Chen Ping'an left with several constables who stood by him.

• Head Constable Zheng arrived at the Errand Office and ordered the constables to disperse, but Chen Ping'an challenged his attempt to silence them.
• Chen Ping'an told Head Constable Zheng that the Contribution Silver had been collected and urged him to deal with Old Fan, Cheng Yuan, and Zhao Hu; a count confirmed the full amount matched the receipt.
• Head Constable Zheng dismissed the collection as unremarkable, and Chen Ping'an criticized his failure to act promptly and said he would raise the matter again at the next pre-shift meeting.
• Chen Ping'an left, followed by Zeng Jihe, Monkey Head, and Da Shan, while Head Constable Zheng ordered an investigation and planned to punish Chen Ping'an at the meeting.
• Chen Ping'an thanked his companions for standing with him, and they joked together about Monkey Head quitting his constable job.

Chen Ping'an went to South City Prison to begin his new post as chief jailer, but the prison staff failed to receive him because they had been told the wrong reporting date. The staff rushed to fix the apparent mistake while Chu Qirong watched, expecting Chen Ping'an to either make enemies or swallow the slight.

• Pang Miao accompanied Chen Ping'an and two constables from the South City Pacification Office to South City Prison.
• Fu Yuanming met Chen Ping'an on the way and offered him a calm, courteous welcome despite their conflicting interests.
• At the prison gates, the gatekeepers were unaware that Chen Ping'an was reporting for duty, and Pang Miao led the group inside.
• Pang Miao left Chen Ping'an in a room and went to find Chu Qirong after the prison staff failed to greet their new chief jailer.
• A Squad Leader and the others hurried out after hearing that Chen Ping'an had arrived, claiming they had mistakenly thought his reporting date was several days later.
• Chu Qirong emerged, privately pleased that the botched welcome would force Chen Ping'an to choose between confronting the staff and accepting the slight.

Chen Ping'an trained whenever he had free time while the Errand Office repeatedly delayed his squad’s collection voucher, apparently at Head Constable Zheng’s direction. The chapter ended as Chen Ping'an arrived at the office and learned he still had no voucher, just as Zheng began addressing the constables.

• Chen Ping'an trained at home, gained Cultivation Experience, and set his sights on becoming a head constable so he could devote more time to martial arts.
• Zeng Jihe repeatedly checked on the collection voucher, but Old Fan delayed stamping it while Cheng Yuan and Zhao Hu mocked Chen Ping'an and urged Zeng Jihe to switch sides.
• Chen Ping'an stayed calm and left the Town Pacification Office, while Zeng Jihe rejected Cheng Yuan and Zhao Hu's offer to abandon his squad.
• Chen Ping'an returned home early and trained, then practiced again the next morning and saw that Public Gate Thirteen Blades was nearing Greater Accomplishment.
• Chen Ping'an arrived at the South Spring Neighborhood Pacification Office and learned his squad still had not received its collection voucher before Head Constable Zheng began the pre-shift meeting.

Chen Ping'an used his panel to advance Iron Cloth to Entry and reached Qi Blood First Level, then continued training to build experience. The next morning, he arrived at the South Spring Neighborhood Pacification Office and found the constables gathered around an unfamiliar young man.

• Chen Ping'an spent 5 experience points to raise Iron Cloth to Entry and break through to Qi Blood First Level.
• Chen Ping'an discovered that the breakthrough restored him to full condition and strengthened his defense and physical power.
• Chen Ping'an practiced Iron Cloth again and raised its experience to 1/15, then trained the next morning to reach 2/15.
• Chen Ping'an went to the South Spring Neighborhood Pacification Office, where Monkey Head and Da Shan told him the constables had gathered around a young man.

Chen Ping'an drove Little Tiger Lord and his men away from his home without backing down, then trained with Flying Locust Stone and gained more experience. The next morning, he learned that he was assigned to patrol Chicken Cry Lane with Qin Head, who was unlikely to accompany him.

• Two Town Pacification Office constables arrived, and Little Tiger Lord abandoned his plan to attack Chen Ping'an, though he threatened him before leaving with his men.
• Chen Ping'an invited Zhao Hu and Cheng Yuan inside, but they refused to avoid becoming entangled with Little Tiger Lord.
• Chen Ping'an reassured Chen Er'ya, then practiced Flying Locust Stone against a pile of rocks and gained 4 points of Cultivation Experience.
• Chen Ping'an checked his martial arts progress and resolved to kill Little Tiger Lord if he continued causing trouble.
• The next morning, Chen Ping'an attended the South Spring Neighborhood Pacification Office's pre-shift meeting and learned he would patrol Chicken Cry Lane with Qin Head.

Chen Ping'an politely rejected Mu Wanjun’s attempt to arrange a marriage with Mu Zhixuan and secretly bought two superior cultivation methods as he prepared to advance to a higher realm. The chapter ended with the Fang Family’s legitimate son, Fang Rui, arriving at South City Prison after killing three commoners in a reckless public beating.

• Chen Ping'an met Mu Zhixuan at Emerald Willow Elegant Pavilion, where she judged him as a possible husband but worried about his modest family background.
• Chen Ping'an told Mu Wanjun that he had no plans to start a family before advancing in martial cultivation, and he refused her efforts to persuade him.
• Chen Ping'an secretly purchased the Flying Star Sword Technique and Great Vajra Palm, then reflected on the Profound Light Realm above Inner Qi.
• Chen Ping'an resumed practicing the Swift Wind Saber Technique and expected to reach Heavenly Rain Descends Crown within seven or eight days.
• Fang Rui was transferred to South City Prison after recklessly riding through the streets and whipping more than a dozen commoners, three of whom died; Fang Family guards gathered to intimidate the escorting constables.

The updated New Talent Rankings placed Chen Ping'an fifth, stirring discussion across Azure Dragon Province and prompting Gu Haoqing to reconsider the Gu Family’s marriage-alliance plans. Gu Haoqing also reviewed the Dragon and Tiger Rankings, where Chen Ping'an’s Fierce-Eyed Vajra identity had risen to seventeenth, leaving Gu Haoqing impressed by his potential.

• Mu Wanjun reflected on Chen Ping'an’s rise to fifth on the New Talent Rankings, while people across Azure Dragon Province discussed the leading prodigies and Chen Ping'an’s killings.
• Wang Siyuan lamented that he still ranked below Gu Qingcheng and buried his affection for her because of Ji Changkong.
• Gu Family members celebrated Gu Qingcheng’s first-place ranking, though a manager noted she did not care about the list.
• Gu Haoqing judged Chen Ping'an a peerless prodigy and reconsidered the Gu Family’s proposed marriage-alliance candidate, but decided Gu Qingcheng’s marriage was beyond his authority.
• Gu Haoqing reviewed the Dragon and Tiger Rankings and assessed Fierce-Eyed Vajra’s rise to seventeenth, concluding that his strength could become formidable if he reached the Grandmaster Realm.

Ma Yuanbang tried to restrain the Patrol Defense Office from confronting the Joint Patrol Squad, fearing that a fight would destabilize Northern Cang. When the Joint Patrol Squad brought its dispute to the Town Pacification Office’s gates, the Town Guardian ordered the troublemakers arrested.

• After a Joint Patrol Squad and a Town Pacification Office Patrol Squad killed a powerful Black Wind Wolf together, the Joint Patrol Squad claimed the beast and all the patrol merit for itself.
• Ma Yuanbang prepared to lead his officers against the Joint Patrol Squad, but Xiong Sanrang stopped them and insisted they wait for the Town Guardian’s decision.
• Ma Yuanbang returned to his office and tried to hold back his anger as the Joint Patrol Squad continued its dispute outside the Town Pacification Office.
• As Ma Yuanbang despaired that Chen Ping'an would avoid confronting the powerful factions, an order from the Town Guardian commanded that the troublemakers be arrested and imprisoned, with resisters executed.