Chapter Summaries

Fang Mo revealed that he had faked his injuries, defeated and killed Leng An, and killed Lu Shuang after learning about Moon Dew. He found the spiritual treasure in the cave and collected what little remained.

• Leng An attacked the seemingly wounded Fang Mo, but Fang Mo countered with a powerful saber strike and drove him back.
• Fang Mo defeated Leng An in their fight, then killed him with Heavenly Wind Sky Breaking.
• Lu Shuang tried to flee, but Fang Mo shot and pinned her with an arrow; she revealed that the Snow Wolf Clan's cave held Moon Dew before he killed her.
• Fang Mo searched Leng An and Lu Shuang, then explored the cave and found a small pool of Moon Dew in a stalactite cavern.
• Fang Mo tasted the Moon Dew, confirmed what it was, and collected about fifty milliliters before drinking the rest.

Feng Xuyang’s team fought a pack of giant wolves, but a powerful Alpha Wolf injured several martial artists and forced them into a defensive retreat. As night approached, the Alpha Wolf called out to howls from the distance, threatening to bring more wolves.

• Long Piaopiao killed the first giant wolf with a single hammer blow, and Feng Xuyang led the team into a coordinated attack on the pack.
• The Alpha Wolf attacked Luo Jiangyan, knocked her back, and wounded Uretai when he charged it.
• Feng Xuyang identified the Alpha Wolf as a peak Heaven-rank beast, while Luo Jiangyan and Huang Yuyang were also injured during the fight.
• Feng Xuyang ordered the team to retreat into a tighter defensive circle as Yue Quan treated Luo Jiangyan and warned that they needed to break out before nightfall.
• The Alpha Wolf howled, and distant wolf howls answered it.

Fang Mo and his group survived the Giant Wolves’ ambush in Giant Wolf Valley, then emerged with a large haul of pelts and beast materials. At the valley entrance, they met Tao Shang, a well-connected buyer from the Leixiao Lineage, and agreed to discuss selling their goods at his camp.

• The Alpha Wolf blocked the group’s escape and led the Giant Wolves in another attack, but Fang Mo arrived and killed the Alpha Wolf and the pack with his arrows.
• Three days later, Fang Mo’s group emerged from Giant Wolf Valley carrying many wolf hides and mutated beast materials.
• Tao Shang introduced himself as a buyer of mutated beast materials and offered to purchase the group’s goods at fair prices.
• Fang Mo learned that Tao Shang belonged to the Leixiao Lineage, then followed him to his guarded camp with Yue Quan and Mu Yan.
• Tao Shang offered two Jade Coins per Sky-rank hide, fifteen per Spirit-rank hide, and at least thirty-five per spirit core, and Fang Mo agreed to have the goods inspected.

Fang Mo sold his Giant Wolf Valley materials to Tao Shang and learned more about the Trial Ground and the dangers around Red Rock Valley. After Fang Mo left, Tao Shang revealed that he had recognized Fang Mo as a powerful genius from the Desolate World.

• Tao Shang warned Fang Mo that Barbarian Tribe experts were hunting Trial Takers and that Red Rock Valley had defeated many powerful intruders.
• Fang Mo asked about Lian Qingyi, and Tao Shang said she was a formidable Leixiao Lineage expert who was likely elsewhere.
• Tao Shang bought Fang Mo's hides and materials for 2,250 Jade Coins and gave him a card for Jiyun Xuan.
• Tao Shang offered to sell Fang Mo news, Spiritual Medicine, secret manuals, and Divine Weapons, while Fang Mo remained cautious about their future dealings.
• After Fang Mo departed, Tao Shang told the two female martial artists that Fang Mo was not from Tianli Sect and had strength that could rank among the Outer Sect's top ten.

Fang Mo returned toward the base with his companions, who decided to separate from him before his planned journey to Black Water Marsh. At the base entrance, a sect group confronted him over the Silver Bow, and he left their leader badly injured with a single punch.

• On the way back to the base, Fang Mo told his companions they would rest for two days before he headed to Black Water Marsh, but they chose to stay behind and cultivate.
• Fang Mo and his companions encountered a group of sect members leaving the base, and their handsome leader stopped them after spotting the Silver Bow.
• The leader demanded to know where Fang Mo got the bow, and Fang Mo said he had killed its former owner, Qin Jue.
• The young man erupted in anger over Qin Jue's death and attacked Fang Mo, while guards and bystanders watched.
• Fang Mo shattered the young man's claw attack with a punch and sent him stumbling back, bloodied, prompting Long Piaopiao to call him a poor man.

Fang Mo defeated and killed Senior Brother Feng and the Three Emperors Sect disciples who threatened his group, then entered the base with his companions. While browsing the marketplace, he stopped at a stall selling old Beast Skin Scrolls and reached for one.

• Fang Mo shattered Senior Brother Feng’s Sword Qi with Diamond Wave-Shock Fist and defeated him.
• Fang Mo killed Senior Brother Feng despite a disciple’s threat, then killed that disciple when he attacked.
• Yue Quan, Mingzhen, and the others blocked the fleeing disciples while Fang Mo cut them down and took their supplies.
• Fang Mo’s group entered the base, collected their share of Jade Coins, and later browsed the marketplace.
• Fang Mo stopped at a blond young man’s Beast Skin Scroll stall and reached for one of the scrolls.

Fang Mo bought the Mystic Fire Alchemy Art from Xia Fanbai and recognized the seller as a martial artist close to the Prenatal realm. After Fang Mo comforted Luo Jiangyan, a strange influence stirred his desire and drew her close before Yue Quan pulled him back to his senses.

• Fang Mo showed Xia Fanbai fifty Gold Crystals and examined the first sections of the Mystic Fire Alchemy Art before buying it.
• Xia Fanbai introduced himself to Fang Mo, then wondered whether Fang Mo belonged to one of the Tianli Sect's Nine Branches after he left.
• Fang Mo told Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan that Xia Fanbai was among the strongest people he had encountered and was likely half a step from the Prenatal realm.
• Luo Jiangyan lamented that she was only a Mid Grandmaster, and Fang Mo comforted her by touching her face.
• Fang Mo and Luo Jiangyan were drawn toward each other by a strange scent until Yue Quan pulled Fang Mo away, leaving Luo Jiangyan blushing.

Fang Mo bought the Profound Shadow Sky Bow Art and practiced its techniques while investigating the growing restlessness caused by Dragon Flood Dragon Essence Blood. After the Divine Mirror recommended fusing the new art with Wind Control Archery, he commanded it to proceed.

• Fang Mo suppressed a surge of restless energy with Mysterious Ice True Qi and told Luo Jiangyan and Yue Quan that Dragon Flood Dragon Essence Blood was likely causing it.
• Fang Mo, Luo Jiangyan, and Yue Quan bought cultivation supplies at the Exchange Hall, where Fang Mo also purchased an Alchemy Furnace and the Profound Shadow Sky Bow Art.
• Fang Mo examined his body with Mysterious Ice Force, Pure Yang True Power, and fused internal energy but found no trace of the restlessness.
• Fang Mo practiced the Profound Shadow Sky Bow Art outside the city and demonstrated several powerful archery techniques.
• The Divine Mirror revealed that Profound Shadow Sky Bow Art could be fused with Wind Control Archery, and Fang Mo commanded the fusion.

Fang Mo fused two archery techniques, killed a man who had been following him, and returned to the base to learn alchemy. He successfully condensed Mystic Fire and prepared to refine his first batch of pills.

• Fang Mo fused Wind Control Archery and Profound Shadow Sky Bow Art into Profound Shadow Wind Control Arrow, then practiced until he reached Minor Achievement.
• Fang Mo discovered a man hiding in the thorns and killed him with a threefold arrow after asking why he had followed him.
• Fang Mo searched the dead man but found no identifying clues, while three men later discovered the corpse and vowed revenge.
• Fang Mo returned to the base and studied Mystic Fire Alchemy Art so he could make medicine to support his cultivation.
• Fang Mo condensed Mystic Fire, tempered the Alchemy Furnace, and began preparing Spiritual Medicine for his first attempt at pill refinement.

Fang Mo used the Mystic Fire Alchemy Art to refine pills more efficiently and improve his cultivation, then set up a stall to sell his stock. His pills quickly sold out, and a familiar voice addressed him as he was packing up.

• Fang Mo refined seven Qi Replenishing Pills with the Mystic Fire Alchemy Art and found their potency matched the base's pills at a much lower cost.
• Fang Mo spent three days refining pills, raising the Mystic Fire Alchemy Art to Mastery and producing several kinds of medicine while his inner force grew.
• After running out of money, Fang Mo brought Qi Replenishing Pills and Great Restoration Pills to the plaza and set prices below those at the Exchange Hall.
• A young man and woman inspected Fang Mo's pills, confirmed their quality, and bought three bottles, prompting other martial artists to purchase them as well.
• The crowd bought all three hundred bottles within an hour, and a familiar voice called out to Fang Mo as he packed up.

Fang Mo met Tao Shang again, shared an extravagant meal and learned that several powerful martial artists were preparing to challenge him. Tao Shang proposed that they work together, leaving Fang Mo with a new ally and a warning about the formidable Yuan Xiao.

• Fang Mo recognized Tao Shang at the base, and Tao Shang praised his alchemy before inviting him to drink.
• Tao Shang reserved an upscale restaurant for them, where Fang Mo admired the costly spirit-food dishes and identified the Flower Fruit Beauty Wine.
• Tao Shang told Fang Mo that challengers sought to raise their reputations by defeating him, and Fang Mo welcomed the prospect.
• Tao Shang warned Fang Mo about Leng An, Xia Fanbai, and Yuan Xiao, explaining that Yuan Xiao was seeking a chance to challenge him.
• After Fang Mo asked why Tao Shang was helping him, the two joked and drank together before Tao Shang proposed that they work together.

Fang Mo agreed to consider Tao Shang’s no-pressure pill partnership before preparing to leave for Black Water Marsh. After Luo Jiangyan invited him not to hold back, Fang Mo’s bloodline power surged, but he regained control, and Yue Quan’s voice interrupted the awkward moment.

• Tao Shang offered Fang Mo a fifty-fifty pill partnership and secretly arranged for Yuan Xiao and a hunting squad to test him, hoping Fang Mo would prove worthy of joining the Leixiao Lineage.
• Fang Mo returned to prepare supplies and antidote pills for his planned trip to Black Water Marsh.
• Luo Jiangyan questioned Fang Mo about leaving and accepted pills he had refined for her Imperial Qi Art.
• Fang Mo’s bloodline power flared when Luo Jiangyan told him he did not have to hold back, but his Ice Fire Harmony True Force restored his clarity before anything happened.
• Yue Quan called out to Fang Mo from outside, interrupting the awkward encounter.

Fang Mo warned his companions to hide their Wristwatches, then left the encampment alone after advancing his Ice Fire Harmony True Force. At the base entrance, Green Robe Sword Yuan Xiao challenged him, but Fang Mo said he was not interested and needed to hunt mutated beasts.

• Fang Mo reminded his companions to conceal their Wristwatches and shared pills and money before they parted ways.
• Fang Mo considered the unresolved desire fused with his blood and cultivated until his Ice Fire Harmony True Force reached its pinnacle.
• Fang Mo quietly left the encampment the next morning, exchanged a final look with Luo Jiangyan, and headed for the base entrance.
• Yuan Xiao waited outside the base to challenge the fighter known as One-Strike Slash, while Tao Shang watched Fang Mo arrive.
• Yuan Xiao challenged Fang Mo to a duel, but Fang Mo declined and said he needed to hunt mutated beasts.

Fang Mo accepted Yuan Xiao’s challenge and killed him with a single strike, revealing overwhelming blade momentum before leaving the city. Tao Shang decided it was time to act, while Luo Feng inspected Yuan Xiao’s body after Fang Mo disappeared.

• After Yuan Xiao threatened to kill him, Fang Mo accepted the challenge and refused to remove his pack or bow.
• Yuan Xiao attacked with his ultimate move, but Fang Mo’s blade momentum shattered the sword lights and sent him flying with a single strike.
• Tao Shang praised Fang Mo’s strength, and Su Lan and Qi Zhu asked whether he could be brought under the young master’s command.
• Fang Mo explained Yuan Xiao’s strength to himself, then beheaded the wounded swordsman and took his Leather Pouch.
• Fang Mo left for the wilderness as Luo Feng ordered the crowd to disperse and had Yuan Xiao’s body removed.
• Tao Shang told Su Lan and Qi Zhu that it was time for them to act.

Cheng Long’s Outpost No. 3 came under attack after a mysterious figure destroyed its supply plane, and the base lost contact while its defenses opened fire. At the main base, Jiang Zhong dispatched two mechs to help, but Gu Poyue reprimanded him for risking the expedition’s location and removed him from command while allowing the mechs to remain on alert.

• Cheng Long watched the Alliance transport plane explode and spotted a figure he suspected was a Transcendent Expert.
• Cheng Long ordered the outpost to activate Optical Stealth Mode, but its autonomous defenses fired before he could shut them down.
• Jiang Zhong lost contact with Outpost No. 3 and ordered the Blade and Falcon mechs to launch a rescue mission.
• Gu Poyue and Long Jianzhang arrived, and Gu Poyue warned Jiang Zhong that deploying the mechs could reveal the main base.
• Gu Poyue replaced Jiang Zhong with Xiao Longhui and ordered Jiang Zhong to rest, but told the mechs to remain vigilant.

Blade Warrior and Falcon Goddess rescued the critically injured Cheng Long from the ruined outpost, while Brother Ping led four allies toward Ten Thousand Beast Ridge to investigate the Galactic Alliance base. At the base, Zhong Yuanqiu revealed that a mysterious force had supplied the Alliance with Fourth Generation Mechs, just as an alarm suddenly sounded.

• Blade Warrior found the unconscious Cheng Long beneath the outpost ruins, and Falcon Goddess confirmed that no enemies remained nearby.
• Brother Ping told four companions he had marked a survivor with a Soul Chasing Seal, then identified Ten Thousand Beast Ridge as the likely location of their target.
• Brother Ping and the others flew toward the northeast, agreeing to probe the enemy while retreating if the situation became dangerous.
• Jiang Zhong told Zhong Yuanqiu that Cheng Long might never wake up, and Zhong Yuanqiu gave him documents about the Alliance's mysterious source of support.
• Zhong Yuanqiu showed Jiang Zhong Fourth Generation Mechs being delivered through the Teleportation Gate and warned that the unknown force behind them made him uneasy.
• An alarm rang throughout the base, and Jiang Zhong and Zhong Yuanqiu hurried to the window.

Gu Poyue’s forces detected five approaching martial artists and attacked them with rockets, but the visitors survived and advanced toward the base. As four mechs approached, the Green-robed Swordsman led the group into their planned strategy.

• Gu Poyue ordered the base to prepare its weapons after five streaks of light approached, and the other alliances readied their mechs in case Galaxy Base fell.
• The five attackers vanished from conventional detection, but the Force Field Dynamic Radar found them flying low less than three hundred li from the base.
• Gu Jing urged Gu Poyue to deploy the mechs, and Gu Poyue sent out Blade, Falcon, Slaughter Blade, and Swift Thunder before launching ten rockets.
• The Green-robed Middle-aged Man told the five to alter their energy forms and scatter, but the rockets devastated the surrounding land and left the group battered.
• The Green-robed Swordsman led the four others into the air to confront the approaching mechs and told them to follow their planned strategy.

Xia Jun and the upgraded mechs fought five Transcendent Realm experts, while Zhong Yuanqiu revealed that the Alliance had hidden more Fourth Generation Mechs and learned that Fang Mo’s group could not be contacted. The experts discovered the mechs’ energy weakness and targeted Falcon, leaving Ling Xue injured as Xia Jun rushed to intercept their flying swords.

• Xia Jun led four mechs into battle against five Transcendent Realm experts, and both sides were thrown back by their opening attacks.
• Zhong Yuanqiu told Jiang Zhong that seven Fourth Generation Mechs existed and explained that the Alliance had concealed them, then asked about Fang Mo’s missing group.
• Jiang Zhong reported that no one could contact those in the Advanced Trial Area and that the planet appeared sealed; he then noticed Falcon was in danger.
• The Green-robed Middle-aged Man and Gu Xueyi forced Ling Xue’s Falcon Goddess to activate its Particle Shield, and a flying sword pierced the shield and damaged the mech.
• Ling Xue fired a Particle Cannon that wounded the Green-robed Middle-aged Man, who warned the others to avoid the mechs’ chest armor and exploit their energy stutters.
• The Taoist, Red-faced Big Man, monk, and White-clothed Woman sent flying swords toward the mechs, and Xia Jun charged in to block them.

The Galactic Alliance deployed the Burning Heaven Mech and ambushed the Transcendent Realm fighters, killing Venerable Hongyun and forcing Ping Xiuyun and the others to flee. At the Domey Alliance base, Sangbini and Modi suspected a powerful hidden force had supplied the Galactic Alliance with Fourth Generation Mech technology, then reacted in shock to a blazing silhouette on the screen.

• The Blade Warrior and Slaughter Blade were overwhelmed by the Transcendent Realm fighters, and Slaughter Blade’s Power Core was destroyed.
• Gu Poyue ordered Burning Heaven to deploy, and the crimson mech attacked Venerable Hongyun with its flaming spear.
• Two mechs ambushed Venerable Hongyun with Particle Cannons, killing him and prompting Ping Xiuyun, Gu Xueyi, the monk, and the Daoist to retreat.
• Burning Heaven and the other mechs pursued the fleeing fighters, catching them and forcing them into further battles.
• The command center celebrated the mechs’ victory, while hawkish officials called for an invasion and the seizure of the Teleportation Gate.
• Sangbini and Modi discussed whether a formidable force had provided the Galactic Alliance with Fourth Generation Mech technology, then saw a blazing silhouette on the screen.

Fang Mo entered Demon Spider Forest to hunt Spirit Grade Poison Spiders and seek the Giant Demon Spider King, but he found two murdered Trial Takers whose blood had drawn a vast swarm toward him. He drew his blade and prepared to fight the approaching spiders.

• Fang Mo crossed Black Water Marsh and entered Demon Spider Forest, where he killed swarms of Poison Spiders and collected Spirit Grade spirit cores.
• A mysterious person approached Fang Mo and evaded his blade aura before vanishing deeper into the forest.
• Fang Mo heard a scream and found two young Great Grandmasters hanging dead from a tree, stripped of their useful belongings.
• Fang Mo suspected the bloodied corpses had been used to lure Poison Spiders, removed his backpack, and drew his blade as a huge swarm attacked.
• Fang Mo shouted and charged into the swarm, swinging his blade.