Chapter Summaries

Fang Mo rescued Luo Jiangyan from the lake, then accidentally kissed her while giving her artificial respiration and was slapped when she woke. After recovering by a lakeside fire with Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan, he found Luo Jiangyan had left, and Yue Quan chided him for missing a chance to win her over.

• Fang Mo carried Luo Jiangyan ashore, and Yue Quan urged him to give her artificial respiration; Luo Jiangyan woke during the kiss and slapped him.
• Yue Quan teased Luo Jiangyan about the kiss and joked about her age and interest in Fang Mo.
• Fang Mo gathered firewood, lit a fire, and roasted fish for Yue Quan and Luo Jiangyan while they recovered from their injuries.
• Luo Jiangyan took a grilled fish from Fang Mo, then later left while he trained nearby.
• Yue Quan teased Fang Mo for failing to make use of his chance with Luo Jiangyan and told him to leave.

Fang Mo learned that a mysterious secret realm might offer a chance to surpass the Heavenly Human Realm, then decided to return to the Fang Family and reclaim what was his. Meanwhile, the Fang elders worried over the He Family’s demands and Fang Yang’s condition before Uncle He arrived with alarming news.

• Fang Mo told Yue Quan he planned to study alchemy at Yun Kong Martial Academy, and agreed to join her on Zhiyuan Star after the Alliance Grand Tournament.
• Yue Quan explained that the secret realm contained transcendent power and that only the tournament’s top hundred, likely requiring mid-stage Transformation Force, could enter.
• Fang Mo resolved to cultivate harder, help Gu Ming recover, and go to the Fang Family with Yue Quan to collect his due.
• Fang Xiaolian told Old Mrs. Fang that the He Family was demanding the Fang Family’s mining operations, while Old Mrs. Fang argued that the sacrifice might help them rise.
• Hu Yuehua reported that Fang Yang had improved but still suffered nightmares, and Uncle He rushed in with urgent news.

Fang Mo returned to the Fang Residence to confront his family and reclaim the Thousand-Year Purple Ginseng his mother had brought. After exposing the abuse and poisoning he had suffered, he demanded the ginseng and threatened to kill anyone who stood in his way.

• Old Mrs. Fang rejected Fang Mo as family, and he condemned her and Fang Xiaolian for how they had treated him.
• Fang Xiaolian attacked Fang Mo, but Yue Quan intervened and sent him crashing into a pillar.
• Fang Mo accused Hu Yuehua of poisoning his nourishing soup with Snake Flower Juice for seven years, and she reacted with shock.
• Fang Mo revealed that Old Mrs. Fang had placed an Earth Dragon Filth Blood Array under his bed, and she admitted she had hoped it would kill him.
• Fang Mo refused Fang Xiaolian's offer of family wealth and demanded the Thousand-Year Purple Ginseng, threatening the Fang Family when Old Mrs. Fang refused.

Fang Mo forced the Fang Family to hand over the Thousand-Year Purple Ginseng and learned why Fang Xiaolian had always hated him. When Uncle He tried to assassinate him while presenting the ginseng, Fang Mo counterattacked and sent him flying.

• Fang Xiaolian ordered Old Mrs. Fang to give Fang Mo the Purple Ginseng, but Hu Yuehua tried to stop him, and Fang Mo severed her hand.
• Fang Xiaolian agreed to give Fang Mo the ginseng, and Fang Mo asked why his father had always hated him.
• Fang Xiaolian said he blamed Fang Mo for his mother's death and believed Master La Zan's claim that Fang Mo was a Heaven-Baleful Calamity Star.
• Old Mrs. Fang sent Uncle He to bring the Purple Ginseng, but Fang Mo sensed danger and ordered him to open the box.
• Uncle He dropped the box and stabbed at Fang Mo, but Fang Mo drew his blade and struck him, sending him crashing into a tea table.

Fang Mo learned that his mother had been murdered on Old Mrs. Fang’s orders, but Uncle He died before he could reveal more. After Old Mrs. Fang confessed and killed herself with poison, Fang Mo left with Yue Quan, feeling weary rather than satisfied by revenge.

• Fang Mo wounded Uncle He and halted his execution when Uncle He claimed Fang Mo’s mother had been murdered.
• Uncle He revealed that Fang Mo’s mother had been given Blood Collapse Powder, but Old Mrs. Fang shot him before he could identify everyone involved.
• Fang Mo disarmed Old Mrs. Fang with Sword Qi, and Uncle He died after indicating her as the one responsible.
• Old Mrs. Fang confessed to arranging the murder and blamed Fang Mo’s mother for ruining the Fang Family’s prospects.
• Old Mrs. Fang took poison and died in Fang Xiaolian’s arms, and Fang Mo left with Yue Quan carrying the box of purple ginseng.

Fang Mo left the Fang Family after Old Mrs. Fang died, while Yue Quan learned his mother was named Liang Shuang. As news of the tragedy spread, the Chen Family, Qin Family, and Wei Zhendong discussed how to manage Fang Xiaolian and Tiger Might Martial Arts School.

• Du Chuan ordered the guards to let Fang Mo and Yue Quan leave, then told Fang Mo that Fang Xiaolian had protected him and wanted him to escape family turmoil.
• Du Chuan found Uncle He dead, Hu Yuehua badly injured, and Old Mrs. Fang dead; Fang Xiaolian ordered him to announce that she had died of illness and prepare her funeral.
• Fang Mo left with Yue Quan, who asked about his mother; Fang Mo said her name was Liang Shuang and that he knew little about her.
• News of the Fang Family tragedy spread through Yunyang as the family prepared for Old Mrs. Fang's funeral.
• Wei Zhendong warned Chen Yingzhong and Qin Linshan not to provoke Tiger Might Martial Arts School, and they decided to visit Fang Xiaolian to offer condolences and discuss a joint mining venture.

Fang Mo and Ming Xin refined a powerful bone-setting medicine with the Thousand-Year Purple Ginseng, and Xing Kong began Gu Ming’s painful treatment to restore his martial arts ability. Gu Ming endured as Xing Kong broke and reset his bones, and the treatment remained underway.

• Fang Mo assisted Ming Xin in refining the Black Gold Bone-Breaking Pill and Purple Jade Bone-Setting Paste, using the Thousand-Year Purple Ginseng to produce Earth Grade medicine.
• Guan Lie recovered from his injuries after using the purple ginseng, while Xing Kong agreed that Fang Mo should be sent to Yun Kong Alchemy Institute rather than privately taught cultivation techniques.
• Fang Mo brought the finished medicine to Gu Ming, and Xing Kong judged its medicinal properties strong enough to begin treatment.
• Xing Kong warned Gu Ming that resetting his healed tendons and bones would be excruciating and potentially fatal, but Gu Ming insisted on proceeding.
• Xing Kong began breaking Gu Ming’s bones while Fang Mo and the others watched, and Gu Ming endured the pain without screaming.

Gu Ming endured a painful treatment that improved his Bone Structure, and Xing Kong invited him to join the Buddhist Institute. As Yunyang’s alliances shifted, Fang Mo advanced his Indestructible Diamond Body and learned that Ming Xin would soon leave.

• Xing Kong treated Gu Ming by breaking and resetting his bones, and said he might gain the Tiger Form Body.
• Xing Kong invited Gu Ming to enter the Buddhist Institute’s Outer Court, and Gu Ming accepted.
• Fang Mo devoted himself to cultivation as major changes reshaped Yunyang, including the formation of new martial arts alliances and the departure of the Shen and Zhou families.
• Fang Mo endured repeated blows until his Indestructible Diamond Body advanced to Proficient.
• Ming Xin gave Fang Mo the Wound Clearing and Recovery Paste formula and told him he and Xing Kong would leave the next morning.

Fang Mo prepared to leave Tiger Might Martial Arts School for Ning River, receiving Guan Lie’s guidance and farewell support as Yue Quan also departed for seclusion. Meanwhile, Chen Song and Wang Qing joined forces with Qin Lang and Chen Yezhao in a scheme involving Xu Manli, and the chapter ended as Qin Lang called them over to discuss the plan.

• Xing Kong left with Ming Ye and Ming Xin, while Mingguo returned to meditate and Guan Lie told Fang Mo to prepare for the journey to Ning River.
• Guan Lie gave Feng Qingyuan and Fang Mo manuals on Tiger Might Fist’s secret methods, entrusted the martial arts school to Feng Qingyuan, and urged Fang Mo to cultivate Tiger Subduing Fist and look after his Senior Disciple Sister.
• Feng Qingyuan arranged a gathering to send Fang Mo off, and Yue Quan told Fang Mo she was returning to Donglai Sword Sect to enter seclusion until the grand competition.
• Chen Song and Wang Qing went to East Sea Grand Hotel, intending to join Xiongying Martial Arts School after helping with a scheme against Fang Mo.
• Chen Yezhao handed Xu Manli over to Qin Lang, then left as Qin Lang summoned Chen Song and Wang Qing to discuss the plan.

Wei Donghai escaped Young Master Qin’s confinement through a secret passage and contacted Deputy Bureau Chief Tang, while Guan Lie’s group planned to rescue Xu Manli and deal with Qin Lang. Before Fang Mo’s departure the next morning, Guan Lie warned him that surviving the martial world required a more ruthless, wolfish nature.

• Wei Donghai and Liang Cheng realized Qin Lang intended to frame them, escaped through a hidden passage, and Wei Donghai called Deputy Bureau Chief Tang.
• Fang Mo agreed to help save Xu Manli and said Qin Lang should not be let off lightly.
• Guan Lie ordered Tang Xiong to handle the Qin Family at East Sea Grand Hotel and assigned Feng Qingyuan to break Chen Song and Wang Qing’s legs and expel them from the Martial Hall.
• Guan Lie told Fang Mo to leave the next morning and advised him to cultivate the ruthlessness needed to survive and advance in the martial world.
• Fang Mo reflected on his reluctance to kill and thanked Guan Lie for teaching him how to conduct himself.

Feng Qingyuan exposed Chen Song and Wang Qing’s betrayal and had both men’s legs broken and expelled from the Martial Hall. At the East Sea Hotel, Tang Xiong’s police raid captured Qin Lang and rescued Xu Manli, while Chen Yeming plotted to provoke a clash between Tang Xiong and the Qin Family.

• Feng Qingyuan confronted Chen Song and Wang Qing with evidence that they had colluded with outsiders, then ordered their legs broken and had them locked up for their families to collect.
• At the East Sea Hotel, Qin Lang continued abusing Xu Manli while waiting for Fang Mo, until the Public Security Bureau surrounded the hotel.
• Tang Xiong fought and killed Qin Lang’s middle-aged bodyguard, then ordered the police to shoot Qin Lang in the leg and secure evidence against him.
• Tang Xiong had Xu Manli sent for medical treatment after confirming she was still alive.
• Watching the raid from a restaurant, Chen Yeming realized Fang Mo might have learned of the situation and told Chen Yezhao to alert the Qin Family so they would clash with Tang Xiong.

Fang Mo attended a farewell banquet before leaving for Yun Kong Martial Academy, where his friends discussed the Qin Family’s trouble and Xu Manli’s recovery. After visiting Gu Ming and preparing his belongings, Fang Mo trained ahead of his departure.

• Ding Zhiyuan gave Fang Mo two hundred thousand as a parting gift, and Fang Mo accepted it after learning his father had asked him to.
• Tang Xiong told Fang Mo and Feng Qingyuan that Qin Lang had been arrested after the Qin Family tried to intercept them, and that Xu Manli had survived her injuries.
• Fang Mo gave Ding Zhiyuan’s money to Tang Xiong for Xu Manli’s treatment, but Tang Xiong said the martial hall would cover her expenses.
• Fang Mo visited Gu Ming, who warned him not to lose his Pure Yang Body before reaching the fifth level.
• Fang Mo sorted his money, manuals, ginseng, and saber, then went to the courtyard to train.

Fang Mo left Tiger Might Martial Arts School and traveled from Yunyang to Ning River with Mingguo. After reuniting with Guan Lu, he learned that she was struggling with the intense competition at Yun Kong Martial Academy.

• Fang Mo said goodbye to Guan Lie and the disciples of Tiger Might Martial Arts School, then left with Mingguo in Tang Xiong's car.
• Tang Xiong saw Fang Mo and Mingguo off at Yunyang Airport, where Fang Mo noticed a report that the Fang Group was selling its assets.
• Fang Mo and Mingguo traveled through two transfers and arrived in Ning River at night, where Guan Lu greeted Fang Mo.
• Mingguo returned to Yunyang, while Guan Lu took Fang Mo through Ning River and described it as more prosperous than Yunyang.
• Fang Mo asked Guan Lu about Yun Kong Martial Academy, and she admitted that the pressure and competition there were far greater than she had expected.

Guan Lu brought Fang Mo to Yun Kong Martial Academy, showing him its landmarks and explaining its facilities and virtual combat system. After booking him a hotel room on campus, she took him out to see the night view, where they met three approaching girls.

• Guan Lu showed Fang Mo the statue of Sword Saint Luo Yun Kong and explained its connection to Luo Jiangyan and the academy.
• Guan Lu guided Fang Mo around the academy, including its library, arena, and virtual combat system.
• Guan Lu booked Fang Mo a room at the Joyful Bliss Hotel and showed him the futuristic room.
• Fang Mo washed up, then left the hotel with Guan Lu to get food and see the academy at night.
• Fang Mo and Guan Lu encountered three fashionably dressed girls walking toward them.

Fang Mo accompanied Guan Lu to eat after defusing a confrontation with her classmates, but Yuan Hongfei arrived and challenged him to a duel over Guan Lu. The chapter ended before Fang Mo answered.

• Liu Qian and her two companions mocked Guan Lu, but Fang Mo's compliments won over the other two girls before Guan Lu led him away.
• Guan Lu took Fang Mo to a seafood buffet, where he told her about Yunyang and answered her questions about Yue Quan.
• A group led by Yuan Hongfei confronted Guan Lu and Fang Mo at the restaurant.
• Yuan Hongfei accused Guan Lu of deceiving him and challenged Fang Mo to a duel, with the loser agreeing to back out.

After Guan Lu rescued Fang Mo from Yuan Hongfei’s attention, she sent him to the Alchemy Institute with a map and a letter of introduction. Fang Mo arrived eager to study alchemy, but an eccentric old man called him over to help with something.

• Mo Ruhua and Yan Siyu revealed that Fang Mo was Guan Lu’s junior brother, prompting Yuan Hongfei to abandon his challenge and try to ingratiate himself with him.
• Guan Lu took Fang Mo back to the hotel, teased him about Mo Ruhua and Yan Siyu, and gave him a map marked with the route to the Alchemy Institute.
• Fang Mo practiced at the hotel and the next morning before taking Xie Changyuan’s letter and traveling to the remote Alchemy Institute.
• The gatekeeper directed Fang Mo to the dean’s office, while Fang Mo noticed the Medicine Workshop and Alchemy Workshop and grew excited about the chance to improve his alchemy.
• An eccentric old man outside the Alchemy Workshop summoned Fang Mo and hurried away, ordering him to follow and help.

Fang Mo helped a scruffy old man refine more than a hundred pills in the Alchemy Workshop, impressing him with his alchemy skills. The man revealed himself as Bai Zujiang, dean of the Alchemy Institute, and became astonished to learn Xie Changmin had taught Fang Mo for less than a month.

• Fang Mo entered the Alchemy Workshop and followed the old man's instructions to stir the Medicinal Liquid and tend the fire.
• Fang Mo watched the old man use inner force and the Spinning Pill Method to refine more than a hundred pills in one batch.
• Fang Mo helped warm the Pill Warming Bottle and seal the finished pills.
• The old man asked Fang Mo about his class and learned he had come to report to Dean Bai despite not being an academy student yet.
• The old man recognized Fang Mo's name, identified himself as Bai Zujiang, and read Xie Changmin's letter of introduction.
• Bai Zujiang learned Xie Changmin had taught Fang Mo for less than a month, praised him as a pill-refinement prodigy, and began groping him.

Fang Mo enrolled in Yun Kong Martial Academy’s struggling Alchemy Institute and settled into his dorm, where his new neighbor Ding Bingxiu explained why so few students studied alchemy. After Guan Lu called him to meet at the hotel, Fang Mo prepared to leave with Ding Bingxiu offering to accompany him.

• Bai Zujiang questioned Fang Mo’s poor Bone Structure but admitted him to the Alchemy Institute because he owed Xie Changmin a favor.
• Fang Mo registered at the academy, paid his tuition and Wristwatch fee, and received a dormitory room.
• Fang Mo met his neighbor Ding Bingxiu, who explained that technological alchemy had driven many students away from the institute.
• Guan Lu called Fang Mo and arranged to meet him at the hotel, and Ding Bingxiu offered to go with him.

Fang Mo settled into the Alchemy Institute, trained intensively, and learned about an upcoming martial artist tournament that required participants to be at least Transformation Force. After attending one beginner alchemy lecture, he decided Xie Changmin's notes were a better use of his time and skipped the next class to train.

• Guan Lu showed Fang Mo around the academy, helped him buy supplies, and settled him into his room at the Alchemy Institute.
• Fang Mo met Qu Jiang through Ding Bingxiu, and the three shared a meal at the Dining Hall.
• Ding Bingxiu told Fang Mo and Qu Jiang about next year's Seven Star Alliance Youth Martial Artist Tournament, which required contestants to be under twenty-five and at least Transformation Force.
• Fang Mo heard about an eighteen-year-old Dark Force transfer student at the Sword Dao Academy and suspected she was Qin Muxue.
• Fang Mo trained late, studied Xie Changmin's notes, and received notice of a beginner alchemy lecture the next morning.
• After attending one lecture, Fang Mo judged it less useful than his notes and skipped the next class to continue training.

Fang Mo broke through to the Tyrant Fist’s nine echoes while practicing at Crescent Lake, bringing his explosive power closer to mastering nine-echo Dark Force. After discovering he lacked credits to attend an alchemy observation class, he accepted help from Ding Bingxiu and learned about alchemy commissions on the academy forum.

• Fang Mo practiced the Tiger Subduing Fist at Crescent Lake and, inspired by the dawn light reflecting from the mountaintop statue, achieved one punch with nine distinct echoes.
• Fang Mo checked the Bronze Mirror’s records, noted his improving skills, and planned to prepare more medicine for cultivating the Indestructible Diamond Body.
• Fang Mo tried to register for Lu Bencao’s Five Spirit Liquid refining observation class but was rejected for lacking credits.
• Ding Bingxiu transferred Fang Mo a hundred credits, allowing him to register for the class, and invited him to breakfast.
• Fang Mo asked how to earn credits, and Ding Bingxiu directed him to alchemy commissions on the academy forum; Fang Mo kept quiet about already being an Initiation Grade alchemist.