Chapter Summaries

At Gu Jing’s gathering, Fang Mo interrupted Gu Jing’s conversation with Luo Jiangyan and left with her, revealing their closeness. After they departed, Gu Jing told Chang Fei that Fang Mo’s internal energy was extraordinarily powerful and anticipated that he would make the Heavenly Pride Grand Competition exciting.

• Gu Jing reminisced with Luo Jiangyan about their meeting in the Zhiyuan Star wasteland while Fang Mo and Ding Bingxiu noticed Gu Jing’s interest in her.
• Ding Bingxiu warned Fang Mo that Gu Jing was a playboy, and Fang Mo noticed Luo Jiangyan’s impatience with the conversation.
• Fang Mo put his hand on Luo Jiangyan’s shoulder and asked her to go home with him, and she warmly agreed.
• Gu Jing invited Fang Mo to try a mecha, then watched as Fang Mo, Luo Jiangyan, and the others left.
• Gu Jing told Chang Fei that Fang Mo’s internal energy was unusually powerful and said the Heavenly Pride Grand Competition would be exciting.

After Mo Feiyu recovered, she realized Fang Mo had secretly used spiraling internal force to injure her and urged her companions to expose his hidden strength. Fang Mo then broke through again aboard the aircraft, leaving everyone stunned by how quickly his internal force was growing.

• Mo Feiyu told Guan Yang, Ye Lanxin, and Yang Yanzhi that Fang Mo’s strength and internal force had injured her during her clash with Long Piaopiao.
• Ye Lanxin believed Fang Mo might be concealing grandmaster-level strength, but Mo Feiyu insisted he remained at Peak Hua Jin and had not connected his eight meridians.
• Mo Feiyu urged her companions to spread word of Fang Mo’s strength, while Guan Yang vowed to make him pay and Yang Yanzhi chose not to take sides.
• Long Piaopiao told Ding Bingxiu that Fang Mo had driven Mo Feiyu back and that she had only taken advantage of the opening.
• Fang Mo used his knowledge of the Azure Sea Tide Art to explain how his Tai Chi Fist internal force had injured Mo Feiyu, then completed a circulation of the Tiger Roaring Emperor Fist Internal Art and advanced to Proficient.
• Ding Bingxiu, Long Piaopiao, Qu Jiang, Guan Lu, and Luo Jiangyan sensed Fang Mo’s breakthrough and were astonished by his rapid cultivation.

Fang Mo faced Sun Jingfei in the round-robin after drawing the Grandmaster from the Crimson Fire Saber Sect. Their first clash ended with both unleashing powerful saber qi, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Fang Mo was matched against Sun Jingfei, prompting Ding Bingxiu and Guan Lu to urge him to forfeit, but Fang Mo said he was confident.
• Sun Jingfei received an anonymous warning that Fang Mo's internal energy had reached Grandmaster level, while a sect steward relayed Elder Nangong's order not to force an attack.
• Ye Lanxin and Mo Feiyu discussed the warning, and Mo Feiyu said the Crimson Fire Saber Sect should be able to deal with Fang Mo.
• Fang Mo and Sun Jingfei entered the arena, drew their sabers, and released clashing saber intents.
• Sun Jingfei launched a saber-qi attack, and Fang Mo countered with Shattering Sand Art; their blades collided and saber qi erupted across the arena.

Fang Mo fought Sun Jingfei in a prolonged duel, revealing swordsmanship and strength that shocked the spectators. As Sun Jingfei staked everything on his strongest saber attacks, Fang Mo countered with the Wild Sand Blade Technique, and the chapter ended with their next clash underway.

• Fang Mo and Sun Jingfei fought for more than a hundred moves without either gaining the advantage, while Mo Feiyu, Ye Lanxin, Yue Quan, and Guan Lu reacted to Fang Mo's strength.
• Mo Feiyu decided Fang Mo had to die, while Guan Lu let go of her attachment and watched the match with newfound calm.
• Sun Jingfei realized the fight was turning against him and unleashed the Blazing Sun Saber Technique, but Fang Mo's Rolling Sand Art shattered his attacks and forced him back.
• Sun Jingfei charged again with Blazing Sun Burning Heaven, and Fang Mo's Sand Rolling Art sent him crashing onto the arena, wounded and exhausted.
• Refusing to accept defeat, Sun Jingfei launched Blazing Sun Absolute Destruction as Fang Mo met him with Whirling Sand Art.

Fang Mo defeated Sun Jingfei in their arena match and relentlessly mocked him as he refused to yield, driving him to the brink of breaking his Martial Will. Sun Jingfei finally surrendered, leaving Fang Mo victorious and the Crimson Fire Saber Sect humiliated.

• Fang Mo and Sun Jingfei unleashed their saber techniques, and their clash left Sun Jingfei badly wounded while Fang Mo staggered back only a few steps.
• The Bronze Mirror helped Fang Mo advance his Mad Sand Saber Art to late-stage Great Mastery, and he taunted Sun Jingfei about losing.
• Sun Jingfei refused to admit defeat and repeatedly charged Fang Mo, who beat him down and inflicted more wounds while mocking his skills.
• Ye Lanxin warned that Fang Mo was trying to shatter Sun Jingfei's Martial Will, but Nangong Yun refused to let Sun Jingfei surrender from below the arena.
• Fang Mo advanced to strike again, and Sun Jingfei raised his hands, shouted that he surrendered, and collapsed in tears.

After Fang Mo defeated Sun Jingfei and destroyed his Martial Will, the He Family planned to have him assassinated, but learned that Gu Liangyunzong had severely injured He Han and ordered them to stop. Elder Jiang revealed that Gu Liangyunzong had intervened because he was standing up for his grandson.

• Fang Mo defeated Sun Jingfei, left him kneeling and begging for mercy, and destroyed his Martial Will, earning acclaim and making his enemies reconsider confronting him.
• Gu Jing discussed recruiting Fang Mo, reasoning that the Ding, Long, and Luo families could support him, and asked Chang Fei to invite him to the War God Mech Club.
• He Zhouying and the He Family decided to send out a red notice and hire assassins to eliminate Fang Mo, but He Haiying reported that Gu Liangyunzong had severely injured He Han.
• He Zhouying canceled the plan against Fang Mo and ordered the He Family to accelerate its relocation to Zhiyuan Star.
• Word spread that Gu Liangyunzong had defeated He Han with three sword strikes, prompting other powers to suspect that the Tianyi Sect was becoming involved in worldly affairs.
• Elder Jiang told Yue Wuping that Gu Liangyunzong had stood up for his grandson.

Fang Mo and Luo Jiangyan fought to a draw in training, and she recognized how much he had improved. After Ding Bingxiu shared news of He Han’s defeat and Gu Jing’s invitation to try a mecha, Fang Mo agreed to go after the competition while learning more about the powerful Gu Family.

• Fang Mo and Luo Jiangyan exchanged three hundred moves, ending in a draw, and she realized his strength had grown to rival hers.
• Luo Jiangyan reviewed the Flowing Cloud Sword forms she had demonstrated, then left the training room with Fang Mo.
• Ding Bingxiu told Fang Mo and Luo Jiangyan that Gu Liangyunzong had defeated He Han in three sword strikes.
• Ding Bingxiu said Gu Jing had invited Fang Mo to try a mecha after the competition, and Fang Mo agreed to go.
• Ding Bingxiu explained the Gu Family’s influence and warned Fang Mo that Gu Jing had great ambitions.

On the final day of the round-robin matches, Luo Jiangyan faced Lei He, a Grandmaster ranked just above her, in a crucial battle for the top ten. Fang Mo shared a strategy with her before the fight, and the chapter ended as Lei He drew his sword and Luo Jiangyan recognized the behavior Fang Mo had predicted.

• Fang Mo was paired with a Peak Hua Jin expert, while Luo Jiangyan drew Lei He of Kunlun Sword Academy, putting their top-ten rankings at stake.
• Fang Mo whispered a sixteen-character strategy to Luo Jiangyan, who accepted his advice before stepping onto the floating platform.
• Ding Bingxiu teased Fang Mo about guiding Luo Jiangyan, Qu Jiang wondered whether Fang Mo understood Lei He's sword technique, and Guan Lu felt that she should leave.
• Wang Jiantang revealed that Lei He had advanced his Flying Snow Sword Technique and comprehended a trace of Flying Snow Sword Intent, worrying Luo Jiming.
• Luo Jiangyan and Lei He exchanged challenges on the arena, and Lei He drew his sword as Luo Jiangyan recognized the behavior Fang Mo had predicted.

Luo Jiangyan defeated Lei He after exploiting his weakness and disrupting his composure, securing her place in the top ten. The round-robin matches ended, the Heavenly Pride Ranking's top hundred were announced, and Fang Mo found himself ranked near the top.

• Luo Jiangyan used her knowledge of Lei He's weakness to evade his attack and unsettle him, then defeated him in three moves.
• Lei He realized Luo Jiangyan had read his attacks from his line of sight, accepted his defeat, and thanked her for exposing his weakness.
• Luo Jiangyan secured a place in the top ten, while Fang Mo's Peak Hua Jin opponent conceded without fighting.
• The final round-robin matches ended, and the Heavenly Pride Ranking's top hundred were displayed on the arena's electronic screen.
• Fang Mo spotted his name on the ranking, and Ding Bingxiu excitedly praised him.

Fang Mo celebrated rising to tenth place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking while Luo Jiangyan reached seventh, drawing attention at a lavish Ding Group banquet. As the placement matches approached, Luo Jiangyan warned Fang Mo that Glaireo would likely challenge him, and Fang Mo welcomed the prospect of fighting him.

• Fang Mo rose to tenth place on the Heavenly Pride Ranking and fifteenth in the online power rankings, while Luo Jiangyan claimed seventh.
• Luo Jiming celebrated Yun Kong Martial Academy's two top-ten placements and invited the judges to dinner, though Wang Jiantang and several others declined.
• Ding Feng held a lavish banquet to celebrate Fang Mo and Luo Jiangyan, where Fang Mo was mobbed by guests and escaped with pockets full of business cards.
• Ding Bingxiu teased Fang Mo about the women at the banquet, then fled with Qu Jiang when Long Piaopiao and Guan Lu glared at him.
• Luo Jiangyan explained that the placement matches would require Fang Mo to fight every member of his group in one day and warned that Glaireo would likely challenge him.
• Fang Mo said he felt no pressure and looked forward to crossing blades with Glaireo.

As the Heavenly Pride Ranking’s finals continued, Guan Lu’s attitude toward Luo Jiangyan softened as she acknowledged that Luo could accompany Fang Mo into the future. Fang Mo planned to meet Feng Xuyang and invited both women, but Guan Lu declined and told him to drink the soup she had made first.

• The ranking matches began with the lower groups, while Fang Mo cultivated and Guan Lu stayed behind to prepare food for him.
• Guan Lu served Luo Jiangyan Crimson Blood King Snake Soup and spoke about how she had cared for Fang Mo when he was struggling.
• Guan Lu told Luo Jiangyan that Fang Mo would need someone like her to accompany him to Zhiyuan Star, and Luo was surprised by the change in her attitude.
• Fang Mo emerged from cultivation and said Feng Xuyang wanted to meet him; Guan Lu declined to go, while Luo Jiangyan agreed to accompany Fang Mo.
• Fang Mo went to wash before the meeting, and Guan Lu urged him to drink the soup she had prepared.

Fang Mo and Luo Jiangyan visited the Tianyi Clubhouse, where Feng Xuyang served them rare Enlightenment Tea. Fang Mo’s unusually long meditation revealed exceptional comprehension, drawing Gu Liangyunzong’s attention.

• Nangong Yun learned Fang Mo and Luo Jiangyan had entered the Tianyi Clubhouse and ordered Liang Jingyun to investigate Fang Mo’s possible ties to the Tianyi Sect.
• Luo Jiangyan told Fang Mo how the Tianyi Sect had destroyed the Xichuan Dark Blade Sect after one of its disciples was killed.
• Feng Xuyang welcomed Fang Mo and Luo Jiangyan and served them the Tianyi Sect’s top-grade Enlightenment Tea.
• Fang Mo drank the tea and experienced sharpened memories and insights as the Bronze Mirror raised the proficiency of his martial skills.
• Luo Jiangyan finished her meditation before Fang Mo, while Gu Liangyunzong observed that Fang Mo had comprehended for one hundred and ten breaths, surpassing everyone before him.

Fang Mo met a mysterious middle-aged man who revealed that the woman in an old photograph was Fang Mo’s mother and told him how he had lost his daughter. The man’s grief and rage erupted, blasting apart part of the lake and trapping Luo Jiangyan beneath his terrifying aura.

• Fang Mo learned that he had endured one hundred and ten breaths during the tea test, far surpassing Feng Xuyang’s record.
• Feng Xuyang sent Fang Mo to meet a mysterious middle-aged man in the neighboring room while Luo Jiangyan stayed behind.
• The middle-aged man showed Fang Mo a photograph, and Fang Mo recognized the woman as his mother.
• The man recounted how he had neglected his wife, raised his daughter, struck her after she rejected an arranged marriage, and found her only after she had died.
• The middle-aged man’s grief and fury caused a huge section of the lake to explode, and Feng Xuyang restrained Luo Jiangyan from rushing to Fang Mo.
• Luo Jiangyan tried to go check on Fang Mo, but a terrifying aura locked her in place.

Fang Mo learned that Gu Liangyunzong was his maternal grandfather and that his mother, Liang Shuang, had been Gu Liangyunzong’s daughter, Gu Liang Xishuang. Gu Liangyunzong embraced him, and Fang Mo reunited with Luo Jiangyan as Ye Qiuchen watched over them.

• Gu Liangyunzong revealed that the story he told Fang Mo was about himself and Fang Mo’s mother.
• Gu Liangyunzong identified himself as Fang Mo’s maternal grandfather and explained that the Thousand-Year Purple Ginseng had helped him trace his daughter.
• Fang Mo accepted Gu Liangyunzong as his maternal grandfather, and Gu Liangyunzong embraced him and acknowledged the hardships he had endured.
• Ye Qiuchen reflected that Gu Liangyunzong’s reunion with Fang Mo might ease his grief over his missing daughter.
• After Ye Qiuchen released his pressure on Luo Jiangyan, she confronted Feng Xuyang and then saw Fang Mo standing safely beside Gu Liangyunzong.

After Prenatal will erupted inside Tianyi Mansion, Fang Mo reunited with his maternal grandfather, Gu Liangyunzong, and learned that Ye Qiuchen had searched for him for twenty years. Gu Liangyunzong took Fang Mo to show him his martial skills, while Luo Jiangyan struggled to process his newly revealed family background.

• At the Yun Kong Martial Academy hotel, Elder Jiang dismissed fears that Tianyi Sect would take Fang Mo, then sensed Prenatal will erupting in the direction of Tianyi Mansion.
• Luo Jiming reported the eruption and powerful energy fluctuations inside Tianyi Mansion, but Elder Jiang assured everyone that Fang Mo would be fine.
• Fang Mo introduced Luo Jiangyan to his maternal grandfather, Gu Liangyunzong, who recognized her as Luo Qingshan's granddaughter.
• Gu Liangyunzong told Luo Jiangyan to stay for dinner with Feng Xuyang and revealed to her that he was Fang Mo's maternal grandfather.
• Gu Liangyunzong introduced his disciple Ye Qiuchen as the man who had searched for Fang Mo for twenty years, then sent him away to handle matters outside.
• Gu Liangyunzong took Fang Mo by the hand and asked to see his martial skills.

Fang Mo demonstrated his martial arts to Gu Liangyunzong, who gave him the powerful Xiantian Pure Yang Art and urged him to move into Tianyi Mansion. The chapter ended with Gu Liangyunzong ordering the news of Fang Mo’s family connection spread so no one would dare target him.

• Fang Mo showed Gu Liangyunzong his techniques, and Gu Liangyunzong marveled at his skill and physical progress.
• Gu Liangyunzong examined Fang Mo, learned he expected to reach Eight Meridians Connected in about a month, and gave him the Xiantian Pure Yang Art.
• Fang Mo discussed the art’s history and cultivation with Gu Liangyunzong, then studied it with him for several hours.
• At dinner, Gu Liangyunzong invited Fang Mo and his friends to live at Tianyi Mansion and ordered Ye Qiuchen to have a Gravity Room installed there.
• Fang Mo agreed to move into Tianyi Mansion, and Gu Liangyunzong ordered Ye Qiuchen to announce that Fang Mo was his grandson.

After the Tianyi Sect revealed that Fang Mo was Gu Liangyunzong’s grandson, the sects and families that had opposed or feared him changed course. Fang Mo moved into Tianyi Mansion and began training, while Gu Liangyunzong resolved to nurture him into a powerhouse.

• Elder Jiang confirmed that he had suspected Fang Mo’s identity, while Yue Wuping, Luo Jiming, and Yuan Xiao discussed what the revelation meant for their families and academy.
• After Liang Jingyun confirmed the Tianyi Sect’s announcement, Nangong Yun ordered all actions and records related to Fang Mo erased and prepared a lavish gift to apologize.
• He Zhouying and the other Eagles panicked and fled with the He Family, abandoning many businesses to escape possible retaliation from the Tianyi Sect.
• Fang Mo moved from the Ding Group into Tianyi Mansion with Ding Bingxiu and the others, while Ding Feng supplied luxury cars, provisions, and a team of chefs.
• Fang Mo entered the cultivation room to train, and Gu Liangyunzong told Ye Qiuchen he would raise Fang Mo into an invincible powerhouse and expected him to become a Great Grandmaster before twenty-five.

Fang Mo comforted Ye Qiuchen with a sword dance and a poem about devotion, helping him find a breakthrough opportunity. Ye Qiuchen departed to enter seclusion, while Fang Mo’s Bronze Mirror suddenly stirred.

• Fang Mo met Ye Qiuchen in a pavilion and learned that Ye Qiuchen had spent twenty years searching for Fang Mo’s mother and remained unable to advance beyond the Peak Great Grandmaster stage.
• Fang Mo borrowed Ye Qiuchen’s sword and danced while reciting verses about love and devotion, stirring Ye Qiuchen’s sword intent.
• Ye Qiuchen released a surge of Prenatal aura and thanked Fang Mo for helping him find an opportunity to break through, then flew away to enter seclusion.
• Gu Liangyunzong watched Ye Qiuchen depart and said that Qiuchen had finally understood.
• As Fang Mo prepared to return, the Bronze Mirror trembled in his sea of consciousness and shone with golden light as words appeared on its surface.

Fang Mo created the Spirit-grade sword art Mo Xiao's Infatuated Sword and reached a profound state of sword momentum. He secretly watched the Grandmaster matches, where Glaireo emerged as a formidable rival, while Feng Xuyang noticed how much Fang Mo had changed.

• Fang Mo discovered that the Bronze Mirror had recorded his self-created sword art and raised his blade and sword skills to perfection, helping him enter the realm of momentum.
• Fang Mo sensed two observers upstairs, then stayed away from the arena the next day despite crowds searching for him.
• Glaireo won nine consecutive matches to claim first place in Group Two and told reporters that he welcomed the chance to fight Fang Mo.
• Luo Yuan doubted Fang Mo could withstand Glaireo, while Yang Yanzhi believed Fang Mo might have improved during his three-day absence.
• Fang Mo watched the Grandmaster bouts in disguise with Feng Xuyang, Luo Jiangyan, and Guan Lu, and Feng Xuyang sensed that Fang Mo's presence had changed.

Qin Muxue escaped the Homeworld aboard a transport ship while Fang Mo prepared for the top ten ranking matches. Fang Mo opened his first match against Wang Jinlong, and their battle began with both fighters showing formidable skill.

• Qin Muxue watched a broadcast about Fang Mo, boarded a departing transport ship, and vowed to make him repent when they met again.
• Fang Mo ignored reporters' questions about his family and his chances against Glaireo before entering the arena for the ranking matches.
• The top ten competitors began nine consecutive matches each, and Fang Mo was paired against Wang Jinlong while Luo Jiangyan faced Mo Feiyu.
• Wang Jinlong attacked Fang Mo with Ten Thousand Plum Blossoms, but Fang Mo blocked the spear technique with Sand Blowing Art.
• Wang Jinlong and Fang Mo exchanged excited challenges and charged at each other again.