Chapter Summaries

Guan Lie revealed that the Crimson Fire Saber Sect was targeting Fang Mo because of Xie Changmin’s history with the sect. The chapter ended with Fang Mo promising not to act recklessly as Guan Lie prepared to test his progress.

• Guan Lie reunited with Guan Lu and Fang Mo at the airport, then returned with them to Yun Kong Martial Academy.
• Guan Lie warned Fang Mo that the Crimson Fire Saber Sect was targeting him because he had fought Zheng Tianming.
• Guan Lie explained that Xie Changmin had left Danshi Mountain Buddhist Monastery for Wu Yuelian, who was later killed by Wu Changfeng of the Golden Saber Sect.
• Xie Changmin avenged Wu Yuelian, destroyed the Golden Saber Sect, and was rescued by Master Shenyun, who later died after being attacked by three Great Grandmasters of the Crimson Fire Saber Sect.
• Guan Lie told Fang Mo that Wu Changfeng was now a Crimson Fire Saber Sect elder and Zheng Tianming’s master, and that Xie Changmin had disappeared after reaching Zhiyuan Star.
• Fang Mo agreed not to act recklessly, and Guan Lie invited him to exchange moves and demonstrate his improvement.

After training with Guan Lie and learning that Elder Jiang wanted to meet him, Fang Mo returned to cultivation and advanced to Transformation Force, breaking through with both the Indestructible Diamond Body and Tai Chi Fist. He set his sights on reaching mid-stage Transformation Force within a little over a month so he could compete with Peak Hua Jin experts.

• Guan Lie sparred with Fang Mo until Fang Mo was too exhausted to continue, and Guan Lu rushed in to care for him.
• Guan Lie watched Guan Lu and Fang Mo together over dinner, then agreed to visit Elder Jiang after Fang Mo relayed the invitation.
• Fang Mo accompanied Guan Lie up the mountain, where Guan Lie and Elder Jiang spoke privately, and Guan Lie stayed two more days to guide Fang Mo before leaving.
• Fang Mo practiced the Indestructible Diamond Body in the Gravity Room until he advanced to Transformation Force, with his Indestructible Diamond Body reaching Major Accomplishment and his Tai Chi Fist reaching Perfection.
• Fang Mo resolved to reach mid-stage Transformation Force within a little over a month to improve his chances against Peak Hua Jin experts.

Fang Mo learned that martial artists from other Alliance planets had arrived for the grand tournament, but an urgent message sent him rushing to help Qu Jiang. Qu Jiang knelt before Qu Lian, who offered to let him take his sick mother away only if he did one thing.

• Fang Mo told Guan Lu about the Titan Star People, Blood Elf Race, and Shadow Race after they watched alien martial artists arrive on television.
• Fang Mo received an urgent message about Eldest Brother and rushed out, while Guan Lu followed him.
• Qu Jiang received a message, left Ding Bingxiu, and hurried to a coffee shop, where Ding Bingxiu followed him from a distance.
• Qu Lian told Qu Jiang that his mother was seriously ill and demanded that Qu Jiang hand over the money he had earned.
• Qu Jiang knelt and pleaded to take his mother away for treatment, and Qu Lian said he could do so if he completed one task.

Qu Jiang refused Young Master Wu and Qu Lian's demand to poison Fang Mo, then fought back when Qu Lian threatened his mother. Young Master Wu struck him down, but Ding Bingxiu intervened and called Ninth Brother to protect them; the chapter ended as Young Master Wu ordered his men to seize Qu Jiang and Ding Bingxiu while he fought Ninth Brother.

• Young Master Wu offered Qu Jiang Pulse Severing Powder and promised the Qu Family would release and treat his mother if he poisoned Fang Mo, but Qu Jiang refused.
• Qu Lian threatened Qu Jiang's mother and struck him, prompting Qu Jiang to injure Qu Lian and knock a bodyguard back.
• Young Master Wu sent Qu Jiang crashing through a shop window with a palm strike, and Ding Bingxiu arrived to help him.
• Young Master Wu revealed that he belonged to the Crimson Fire Saber Sect and warned Ding Bingxiu not to oppose him, but Ding Bingxiu refused to abandon Qu Jiang.
• Ding Bingxiu summoned Ninth Brother, who fought Young Master Wu and held him off as Young Master Wu ordered his men to seize Ding Bingxiu and Qu Jiang.

Ding Bingxiu and Qu Jiang were overwhelmed by Wu Di and his bodyguards as they tried to protect one another, until Long Piaopiao arrived and attacked the men who had hurt her fiancé. Sun Jingfei intervened on Wu Di’s behalf, and the confrontation ended with Qu Lian demanding that Qu Jiang be taken back to the Qu Family while Ding Bingxiu refused to let him go.

• Wu Di and two bodyguards attacked Ding Bingxiu and Qu Jiang while Young Master Wu kept Ninth Brother occupied.
• He Xingyang and Zhao Yuan watched from a tea house, discussing their plan to keep the Security Department away and make the Crimson Fire Saber Sect take the blame for Fang Mo’s injury.
• Long Piaopiao arrived, knocked down Wu Di’s bodyguards, and attacked Wu Di for hurting her fiancé, Ding Bingxiu.
• Sun Jingfei stepped in to protect Wu Di, while Wu Di and Qu Lian claimed Qu Jiang had attacked Qu Lian and should be returned to the Qu Family for punishment.
• Ding Bingxiu defended Qu Jiang against Qu Lian’s accusations and refused Sun Jingfei’s request to leave, declaring that no one would take his brother away.

Fang Mo arrived to rescue Ding Bingxiu, Qu Jiang, and their companions, revealing that he had advanced to Transformation Force. He fought off multiple opponents, but as he steadied himself after a powerful clash, someone launched a sneak attack.

• Long Piaopiao fought Sun Jingfei and the Crimson Fire Saber Sect’s men while Ninth Brother tried to lead Ding Bingxiu and Qu Jiang out.
• A Late Hua Jin practitioner knocked Qu Jiang down, but Fang Mo arrived and repelled him with a punch, revealing his advance to Transformation Force.
• He Xingyang ordered Dark Thorn to cripple Fang Mo and sent Zhao Yuan to delay Fang Mo’s two bodyguards.
• Fang Mo used the Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist to withstand attacks from two Late Hua Jin practitioners, then drove them and a third opponent back with another technique.
• After Fang Mo staggered to a stop, a cry warned that someone was launching a sneak attack against him.

Fang Mo survived a black-clothed attacker, then defeated two Late Hua Jin practitioners and revealed the strength of his Indestructible Diamond Body. Sun Jingfei tried to kill him, but a young Daoist intervened and forced Sun back before Aerial Sentinels and alarm sirens interrupted the confrontation.

• A black-clothed man stabbed at Fang Mo, but Fang Mo used the Startling Swan Eight Steps to evade him and struck him down.
• Fang Mo defeated two Transforming Strength Practitioners with Three Howls Ghosts and Gods Repelled, shocking the crowd with his strength and Bone like Refined Gold.
• Sun Jingfei launched a sneak attack on Fang Mo while he was exhausted, but a young Daoist in a cyan robe intervened and forced Sun Jingfei back.
• The young Daoist killed the black-clothed attacker with a flick of his finger, and Sun Jingfei recognized his Mid Grandmaster-level skill.
• Aerial Sentinels rose into the sky and urgent alarm sirens sounded.

When the academy alarm brought Aerial Sentinels and several Grandmasters to the scene, Fang Mo pretended to collapse after the fight and was identified as a researcher under official protection. Director Yao ordered everyone detained for an investigation into the attack, then struck Sun Jingfei when he protested.

• Sun Jingfei and Wu Di tried to leave, but a young Taoist priest stopped them and drove Sun Jingfei back with a single palm strike.
• Aerial Sentinels surrounded the crowd as Zhao Ji and Zhou Fangyuan arrived and rushed to Fang Mo, who suddenly spat blood and collapsed.
• Fang Mo warned Guan Lu not to approach when an Aerial Sentinel fired near her, then Zhao Ji and Zhou Fangyuan blocked two Grandmasters from examining him.
• Director Yao arrived with five Grandmasters, heard Fang Mo accuse the Transforming Strength Practitioners of attacking him, and ordered the scene sealed and everyone taken for investigation.
• Sun Jingfei protested that it had only been a conflict, but Director Yao struck him back and threatened to kill him if he spoke again.

Liang Jingyun arrived after Yao Chongbei injured Sun Jingfei and challenged Yun Kong Martial Academy over the attack on the Crimson Fire Saber Sect’s chief disciple. After destroying the academy’s Aerial Sentinels, he demanded a slash in return from Yao Chongbei, who accepted the duel.

• Sun Jingfei spat blood after Yao Chongbei struck him, while Wu Di and Qu Lian grew uneasy.
• Liang Jingyun appeared and warned Yao Chongbei to put away the Aerial Sentinels or face their destruction.
• Liang Jingyun cut two Aerial Sentinels apart with a single slash, and Yao Chongshan canceled the remaining sentinels’ counterattack.
• Liang Jingyun said Yao Chongbei had challenged the Crimson Fire Saber Sect’s dignity by injuring its chief disciple and demanded one slash in return.
• Yao Chongbei accepted Liang Jingyun’s challenge and called for his saber.

Fang Mo invoked the Alliance Special Talent Protection Law to stop Yao Chongbei from fighting Liang Jingyun and have the Security Department arrest those involved. Elder Hong arrived, defeated Liang Jingyun, and ordered an investigation before the chapter ended with the arrests beginning.

• Fang Mo reminded Yao Chongbei that attacking a Martial Research Department researcher violated the Alliance Special Talent Protection Law, then revealed his researcher emblem.
• Yao Chongbei ordered the Security Department to arrest Liang Jingyun and the others for destroying an Aerial Sentinel and obstructing the arrests.
• Elder Hong appeared and struck Liang Jingyun down when he resisted, then warned him not to speak further before Liang Jingyun fled.
• Elder Hong reprimanded Yao Chongbei for hesitating and ordered him to detain and investigate everyone involved.
• Yao Chongbei ordered the Security Department to take everyone back, threatening to execute anyone who resisted.

After the attack on Fang Mo, Yun Kong Martial Academy protected him and prepared to confront the Crimson Fire Saber Sect and the He Family. He Xingyang returned to the He Family as the academy’s investigation closed in, and found He Xubai and an enraged He Xuling waiting for him.

• Luo Jiming ordered a full investigation into the attack, while the academy’s Security Department began making arrests.
• Elder Gu examined Fang Mo and found that his Indestructible Diamond Body had strengthened his bones and tendons beyond ordinary limits; Elder Jiang and the other elders agreed to protect him.
• Fang Mo told Guan Lu that he had faked his injuries by biting his tongue, while Elder Hong reported that the Crimson Fire Saber Sect and others were pressuring the academy to release the suspects.
• Elder Hong revealed that the He Family might have helped arrange the attack, and Elder Gu said the family’s influence needed to be cut back.
• He Xingyang fled to the He Family and learned that two of his men in the Security Department had been arrested; then He Xubai summoned him to the main residence, where He Xuling was waiting angrily.

He Xingyang’s failed attack on Fang Mo brought the He Family under threat of exposure, and He Xubai and He Xuling prepared to contain the fallout. Liang Jingyun arrived on behalf of the Crimson Fire Saber Sect, and He Xubai opened negotiations with him.

• He Xuling berated He Xingyang for targeting Fang Mo despite warnings and predicted the Security Department would soon arrest him.
• He Xingyang said he had cut off the trail through Zhao Yuan, but He Xuling revealed Zhao Yuan had already been taken out of the academy to be controlled.
• He Xubai ordered He Xingyang to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days, then discussed Fang Mo’s strength and the need to remove evidence.
• The butler announced Liang Jingyun’s arrival, and He Xubai received him while He Xuling listened from the rear hall.
• Liang Jingyun threatened to give Yun Kong Martial Academy evidence that the He Family had incited the attack, but He Xubai argued that cooperation served both sides better than conflict.
• Liang Jingyun agreed to hear He Xubai’s proposal.

He Xubai resolved to resist the Martial Research Department’s purge by joining forces with the Crimson Fire Saber Sect, while Fang Mo supported Qu Jiang and trained after his recent battle. The chapter ended with Elder Dong setting out to check on Hong Baicheng’s meeting with Ghost Blade Chen Buyi.

• He Xubai told He Xuling that the He Family had to fight the Martial Research Department’s attempt to dismantle its influence, and revealed he had reached Gang Jin.
• Fang Mo reassured Qu Jiang that he and his brothers would rescue Qu Jiang’s mother and keep Qu Lian from being released.
• Fang Mo trained with the Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist and discovered that advancing to Transformation Force had increased his proficiency gain to four points.
• Elder Jiang and Elder Dong watched Fang Mo train and praised his composure, then worried about Hong Baicheng’s meeting with Chen Buyi.
• Elder Dong decided to go check on Hong Baicheng because Chen Buyi was a powerful and unpredictable Great Grandmaster.

Chen Buyi and Hong Baicheng fought after clashing over Sun Jingfei’s imprisonment and the attempted assassination of Fang Mo. Chen Buyi wounded Hong Baicheng and sent him fleeing, where an unknown figure approached him.

• Chen Buyi refused Hong Baicheng’s request to release Sun Jingfei, arguing that Hong had insulted the Crimson Fire Saber Sect by imprisoning him.
• Hong Baicheng and Chen Buyi traded powerful palm attacks, destroying the stone pavilion and clearing the mountaintop of bamboo.
• Chen Buyi defeated Hong Baicheng with Ghostly Shadows, and Hong escaped injured.
• Liang Jingyun urged Chen Buyi to pursue Hong and exchange him for Sun Jingfei, but Chen ordered him not to interfere.
• Hong Baicheng realized Chen Buyi had nearly reached the Prenatal realm, then turned toward an approaching figure whose identity he recognized.

A disguised attacker killed Qu Lian in the Security Department detention area and slipped Sun Jingfei a message. He Xubai and a black-clothed ally ambushed the injured Hong Baicheng, but an unseen expert’s intervention drove them off, leaving Hong critically wounded as Elder Dong and Chen Buyi arrived.

• A man dressed in a Security Department uniform killed Qu Lian and slipped a note into Sun Jingfei’s cell; Sun Jingfei read it and destroyed it with a smile.
• He Xubai confronted the injured Hong Baicheng and revealed that he had advanced to Gang Jin before they fought fiercely.
• A black-clothed man attacked Hong Baicheng from behind, and he and He Xubai joined forces to overwhelm Hong.
• An expert hurled a tree branch through the black-clothed man’s palm, forcing both attackers to flee into the forest.
• Elder Dong found Hong Baicheng gravely wounded, vowed revenge, and carried him away to seek treatment.
• Chen Buyi arrived at the battlefield, suspected two Great Grandmasters had ambushed Hong Baicheng, and pursued the attackers.

Fang Mo learned that Elder Hong had been ambushed and seriously injured, prompting Yun Kong Martial Academy’s leaders to argue over whether to retaliate against the Crimson Fire Saber Sect. The chapter ended with Fang Mo discovering that Elder Hong had survived and was awake, though he still needed to rest.

• Zhao Ji told Fang Mo that Elder Hong had been seriously injured, and Fang Mo hurried to Elder Gu’s residence.
• Yue Wuping said Elder Hong had been ambushed on Pine Bamboo Mountain, while academy leaders argued over whether the Crimson Fire Saber Sect was responsible and whether Yun Kong should go to war.
• Yue Wuping questioned He Xuling’s accusation, noting that Elder Dong had found two Great Grandmaster auras near Elder Hong that did not seem to belong to Chen Buyi.
• Elder Jiang told the gathered leaders that Elder Hong’s life had been preserved, but that it was uncertain when he would wake up.
• Elder Jiang called Fang Mo inside, where Fang Mo found Elder Hong awake and expressed his relief.

Fang Mo learned that Elder Hong had awakened, while Yun Kong’s elders prepared to retaliate against the He Family. At the He Residence, He Xubai revealed that he had worked with Qu Feng and believed Hong Baicheng would die, though Hong was recovering.

• Elder Dong and Elder Jiang ordered Fang Mo to keep Elder Hong’s awakening secret and told him to stay away while he cultivated.
• Hong Baicheng identified Qu Feng as his attacker, and Elder Gu ordered Yun Kong to prepare for battle while hiding its plans from the He Family.
• Luo Jiming agreed to build pressure on the Crimson Fire Saber Sect and arrange the Security Department’s response as Yun Kong prepared to strike.
• Elder Hong described how an unknown expert had saved him, and the elders speculated that the stranger was a powerful Daoist practitioner.
• He Xubai emerged from his medicinal pool after suppressing his injuries, then told He Xuling that he had worked with Qu Feng and believed Hong Baicheng could not survive.

Chen Buyi learned that Liang Jingyun had helped arrange Hong Baicheng’s ambush as part of the Crimson Fire Saber Sect’s plan, and ended their teacher-disciple bond. As Yun Kong Martial Academy investigated the attack amid rising tensions, Ding Bingxiu decided to warn Fang Mo despite Long Piaopiao’s efforts to stop him.

• Chen Buyi questioned Liang Jingyun about Hong Baicheng’s injuries and learned that Liang had acted on Elder Nangong’s orders with He Xubai and Qu Feng.
• Liang Jingyun explained the sect’s plan to use force against Yun Kong Martial Academy to oppose the Alliance’s purge, and Chen Buyi told him their teacher-disciple bond was over.
• Yun Kong Martial Academy condemned Hong Baicheng’s ambush and launched an investigation, while the Top Ten Martial Academies gave divided and cautious responses.
• Long Piaopiao told Ding Bingxiu that Qu Lian and key witnesses had died, and that the Qu Family was arriving at the academy with Qu Jiang’s mother.
• Ding Bingxiu insisted on going to warn Fang Mo, kissed Long Piaopiao after she stepped aside, and ran out as she called, “Xiuxiu, wait!”

Fang Mo learned that Qu Lian and the other witnesses had been killed, while the Qu Family and Qu Jiang’s mother were taken away, prompting Qu Jiang to leave alone to handle family matters. As Fang Mo and the others sought help finding him, an urgent letter sent Fang Mo rushing to see Elder Jiang.

• Fang Mo learned from Zhao Ji that Qu Lian and several key witnesses had been killed by a Security Department captain who had disappeared.
• Ding Bingxiu told Fang Mo that the Qu Family and Qu Jiang’s mother had been taken to Ning River, and Fang Mo realized Qu Jiang might be in danger.
• Fang Mo and Ding Bingxiu found Qu Jiang’s note saying he had left to handle family matters and asking them not to look for him.
• Ding Bingxiu asked Yuan Hongfei for help, and Long Piaopiao contacted military intelligence channels to search for Qu Jiang.
• Zhao Ji delivered Fang Mo an unsigned letter, and Fang Mo hurried off to see Elder Jiang after reading it.

Elder Jiang and Elder Dong received Feng Xuyang’s letter offering a lead on Qu Feng and decided to pursue it together. As Yun Kong faced a Qu Family protest backed by reporters, Fang Mo was left without help in finding his brother Qu Jiang.

• Yao Chongbei accepted blame for failing to uncover Qin Shan’s betrayal, while Elder Dong criticized his failure to secure the Security Department.
• Fang Mo delivered Feng Xuyang’s letter, and Elder Jiang and Elder Dong decided its lead could help them capture Qu Feng.
• Fang Mo reported that the Qu Family had been taken to Ning River and that Qu Jiang had been forced to leave after his mother was threatened.
• Elder Jiang and Elder Dong left through the back mountain to pursue Qu Feng, while Luo Jiming and Yao Chongbei stayed to manage Yun Kong.
• The Qu Family arrived at the Security Department with reporters to cause trouble, and Luo Jiming and Yao Chongbei hurried to respond, leaving Fang Mo unable to ask Yao Chongbei to find Qu Jiang.