Chapter Summaries

Yang Jing began the Dragon Gate Martial Trial, where candidates had to win four increasingly dangerous fights against fierce animals and exotic beasts. After other peaks’ disciples were eliminated or injured, Yang Jing faced a black bear and stunned the plaza by knocking it flying with one punch.

• Bai Bing and Si Jiawen secretly watched the trial while Steward Zheng arranged for Lingxi Peak to compete third.
• A Clear Void Peak disciple defeated a wild boar but was injured and eliminated by a tailless wolf in the second bout.
• Blazing Sun Peak’s three participants were eliminated, including one rescued from two exotic beasts in the fourth battle.
• Yang Jing volunteered to fight first for Lingxi Peak and faced an enormous black bear as Zhou Bohao, Shen Yue, and Sun Ningxiang watched anxiously.
• Yang Jing met the charging bear head-on with Mountain Collapse Fist and sent it tumbling across the platform with a single punch, leaving the crowd and stewards astonished.

Yang Jing defeated the first three exotic beasts with overwhelming force, then faced a One-Eyed Giant Tiger and a Spotted Shadow Leopard in the fourth round of the Dragon Gate Martial Trial. He killed both beasts despite their coordinated attack, leaving the plaza stunned.

• Yang Jing defeated the black bear with one punch, then knocked down the One-Horned Black Bull with a punch and palm strike.
• Yang Jing endured the Silver Wolf’s claws and tore its jaws apart, killing it before resting for fifteen minutes.
• The Main Peak steward released the One-Eyed Giant Tiger and Spotted Shadow Leopard together for the fourth round.
• Yang Jing held back part of his strength to guard against the leopard, then evaded its ambush and killed it with a flurry of punches.
• The One-Eyed Giant Tiger tried to flee, but Yang Jing caught it and beat it to death, leaving the platform and Dragon Gate Plaza silent.

Yang Jing passed the Dragon Gate Martial Trial with four decisive victories and completed his promotion to inner sect disciple of Lingxi Peak. After receiving his token, robes, and a new courtyard, he returned to pack his belongings and encountered the former residents who had mistreated him.

• Yang Jing killed the final mutated beasts, and the Main Peak steward declared him an inner sect disciple after he won all four battles.
• Yang Jing received congratulations from Steward Zheng, Zhou Bohao, Shen Yue, Sun Ningxiang, Jia Yuliang, and Liu Rou, while Zhou Bohao and Shen Yue later failed their own examinations.
• Only Yang Jing and one disciple from Mountain-Suppressing Peak passed the trial; Steward Zheng registered Yang Jing, gave him an inner sect token and robes, and assigned him Azure No. 4 Courtyard.
• Yang Jing inspected his new residence, washed off the blood from the trial, changed into his white inner sect robe, and packed his belongings from Outer-Door Courtyard No. 9.
• Zhao Hongxiang, Su Qingyue, Lin Wenxuan, and Cai Hekang mistook Yang Jing for an unfamiliar inner sect senior brother and greeted him deferentially before recognizing him.

Yang Jing returned to No. 9 Courtyard as an inner disciple, rebuked Su Qingyue, and later celebrated his advancement with Sun Ningxiang while Yuwen Mingjue watched them jealously. The next morning, Liu Rou, Lin Wenxuan, and Jia Yuliang brought him gifts, and Si Jiawen arrived to take him to pay respects to Peak Master Bai Bing.

• Yang Jing slapped Su Qingyue for insulting him, and disciples confirmed he had passed all four rounds of the Dragon Gate Martial Trial.
• Liu Rou told Zhao Hongxiang, Su Qingyue, Lin Wenxuan, and Cai Hekang that Yang Jing had defeated the trial beasts decisively, leaving them shocked and regretful.
• Zhao Wenju told Qin Gang that Xue Yi and a Lingxi Peak disciple had passed the trial, then recalled that the other disciple was Yang Jing, startling Qin Gang.
• Yang Jing found Yuwen Mingjue pestering Sun Ningxiang, invited her to celebrate his advancement, and spent the evening dining and strolling with her.
• The next morning, Liu Rou, Lin Wenxuan, and Jia Yuliang brought Yang Jing congratulatory gifts, and Si Jiawen arrived to escort him to meet Peak Master Bai Bing.

Si Jiawen escorted Yang Jing to meet Bai Bing, who offered him guidance and urged him toward the Azure Qilin Battle as part of a plan to help him reach the qi-devouring realm. Yang Jing chose the powerful but notoriously difficult Mountain-Splitting Seal at the Martial Repository and hurried back to begin cultivating it.

• Si Jiawen told Yang Jing about the Azure Qilin Battle and its rewards, including access to the Grade-B Training Room and the sect's support for its top performers.
• Bai Bing advised Yang Jing on three martial arts compatible with his Mountain Collapse Fist and told him to seek guidance from Si Jiawen when needed.
• Bai Bing confirmed to Si Jiawen that she intended Yang Jing to compete in the Azure Qilin Battle, explaining that her wager with Qin Gang concerned whether he could reach the qi-devouring realm within ten years.
• Yang Jing visited the Martial Repository and chose the Mountain-Splitting Seal despite the steward's warning that it was exceptionally difficult to cultivate.
• Yang Jing received the complete first volume of the Mountain-Splitting Seal and hurried back to Lingxi Peak, eager to start training and pursue the qi-devouring realm.

Yang Jing began cultivating the Mountain-Splitting Seal in a Grade-C Training Room, sensing origin energy and undergoing his first cleansing of the sinews and marrow. Meanwhile, Yuwen Mingjue plotted to win the Azure Qilin Battle and gain Sun Ningxiang’s favor, while Bai Bing promoted Yang Jing for Key Cultivation Disciples; Si Jiawen then told Lin Ziheng that someone could top his ranking.

• Yang Jing rented a Grade-C Training Room, practiced the Mountain-Splitting Seal, and drew origin energy into his body after expelling impurities.
• Yuwen Mingjue learned that Yuwen Mingtai planned to attempt a breakthrough to the Qi-Devouring Realm and arranged for Gao Yang and Xu Ziqiang to miss the Azure Qilin Battle.
• Yuwen Mingjue told his confidants that he planned to win the Azure Qilin Battle and use Sun Ningxiang to earn Bai Bing’s favor.
• Si Jiawen presented Bai Bing with Lingxi Peak’s Key Cultivation Disciples list, and Bai Bing ordered Yang Jing moved to first place among the disciples who had yet to break through.
• Si Jiawen met Lin Ziheng at Lingxi Square and told him that someone’s potential could earn first place on the Lingxi Dragon-Tiger Ranking.

Yang Jing registered for the Azure Qilin Battle and learned about its strongest contenders from Lin Ziheng, who also gave him the Lingxi Dragon-Tiger Ranking. As the battle began on Main Peak, Zhao Chong, Yuwen Mingjue, and Qin Wenbao each prepared to seize a top placing, while Gao Yang and Xu Ziqiang were expected to miss the contest.

• Yang Jing registered with Steward Zheng for the Azure Qilin Battle, which would begin on the twenty-ninth.
• Lin Ziheng told Yang Jing about the Jintai Grand Tournament and warned him that Gao Yang and Xu Ziqiang dominated the Azure Qilin Battle, with Zhao Chong, Yuwen Mingjue, and Qin Wenbao contending for third place.
• Lin Ziheng gave Yang Jing a copy of the Lingxi Dragon-Tiger Ranking, and Yang Jing recognized Yuwen Mingjue among the listed peak experts.
• Zhao Chong learned that Gao Yang and Xu Ziqiang might miss the battle and resolved to seek first place before attempting a breakthrough.
• Yuwen Mingjue resolved to win first place to strengthen his claim as heir to the Yuwen Family, while Qin Wenbao trained and focused on securing third.
• Three days later, the Azure Qilin Battle began at the Azure Qilin Platform on Main Peak.

Yang Jing traveled with Lingxi Peak’s competitors to Main Peak for the Azure Qilin Battle, learning that two powerful rivals would be absent while other disciples doubted his chances. As the Strength Test Battle was about to begin, Yang Jing faced Yuwen Mingjue’s provocation and prepared to let the platform decide their strength.

• Yang Jing gathered with Zhang Hengyi and Chen Xuxiang, and Lin Ziheng told him that Gao Yang and Xu Ziqiang had left on missions and would miss the battle.
• Steward Zheng and Steward Wang led the Lingxi Peak representatives and a crowd of spectators toward the Azure Qilin Platform as disciples questioned Yang Jing’s readiness to compete.
• Bai Bing sent Si Jiawen ahead to the platform while she went to see the sect master, and Liu Rou, Lin Wenxuan, Su Qingyue, Zhao Hongxiang, and Cai Hekang set out to watch Yang Jing compete.
• Yang Jing arrived at Main Peak, greeted Sun Ningxiang, and took his place below the platform beside Zhang Hengyi and Chen Xuxiang.
• Yuwen Mingjue taunted Yang Jing with a slicing gesture, and Steward Zheng warned the competitors to prepare for the Strength Test Battle.

Yang Jing took part in the Azure Qilin Battle’s strength assessment, killing an Iron-Tusk Boar while concealing some of his strength. The rankings placed him seventeenth and Yuwen Mingjue first, setting the contestants’ matchups for the coming arena rounds.

• The strength assessment began, and Li Wenjie, Zhou Yu, Zhao Chong, Qin Wenbao, Zhang Hengyi, and Chen Xuxiang displayed their skills against exotic beasts.
• Yang Jing dodged the Iron-Tusk Boar’s charges and killed it with a series of punches, while holding back part of his strength.
• Zhang Hengyi and Chen Xuxiang reconsidered Yang Jing’s ability, and Huang Zhen told Bai Bing that Yang Jing was stronger than Lingxi Peak’s other competitors.
• Yuwen Mingjue killed a Lion-Tiger Beast with one punch, and Yang Jing recognized him as a formidable contender.
• After all thirty-six competitors completed the assessment, the judges announced the rankings: Yuwen Mingjue placed first, Chen Xuxiang eleventh, Zhang Hengyi thirteenth, and Yang Jing seventeenth.

Yang Jing defeated the veteran Zhang Han in the Azure Qilin Battle, using the match to hone his Mountain-Splitting Seal. After all eighteen first-round bouts ended, the disciples awaited the elders’ revised rankings for the next round.

• Yuwen Mingjue defeated Li Shiyu with one punch, while Yang Jing studied the competitors’ techniques and improved his Mountain-Splitting Seal.
• Chen Xuxiang and Zhang Hengyi won their bouts, advancing to the final eighteen.
• Yang Jing defeated Zhang Han after outmatching him in strength and using their exchanges to refine his martial art, then accepted Zhang Han’s concession.
• The spectators, including Sun Ningxiang, Su Qingyue, Zhao Hongxiang, and Cai Hekang, reacted with admiration and shock at Yang Jing’s victory.
• Xu Jie narrowly defeated Huang Yaozhong in the final bout, and the elders prepared to announce the revised rankings for the top eighteen.

Yang Jing defeated Li Mao in the second round of the Azure Qilin Battle, earning a place among the top nine and drawing growing support from the crowd. After the remaining matches ended, the elders finished deliberating over the new rankings, and the Main Peak steward prepared to announce them.

• The elders ranked Yang Jing seventh among the top eighteen, pairing him against Li Mao, while Zhang Hengyi and Chen Xuxiang shared their knowledge of the other competitors with him.
• The second round began, and Yuwen Mingjue, Zhao Chong, Qin Wenbao, Wang Lie, and Zhou Tong won their matches before Yang Jing faced Li Mao.
• Yang Jing used the Mountain-Splitting Seal to withstand Li Mao's iron staff and steadily overpower him, prompting Li Mao to concede.
• Yang Jing's victory advanced him to the top nine, and Steward Zheng, Zhang Hengyi, Chen Xuxiang, and the cheering crowd congratulated him.
• Wei Dongting defeated Shen Yurong, and Jiang Lin beat Chu Liang after a fierce, injurious fight, completing the second round.
• The elders deliberated over the top-nine rankings, and the Main Peak steward approached the platform to announce their decision.

Yang Jing reached the Azure Qilin Battle’s final nine and prepared to face Wei Dongting as Lingxi Peak Master Bai Bing challenged the sect’s rejection of Yang Jing from its Key Cultivation Disciple list. The chapter ended as Yang Jing and Wei Dongting stepped onto the platform for their match.

• The Main Peak Steward announced the top nine rankings, placing Yuwen Mingjue first and Yang Jing sixth, which paired Yang Jing against fourth-ranked Wei Dongting.
• Wei Dongting dismissed warnings about Yang Jing and vowed to defeat him, while Yang Jing spent the evening with Sun Ningxiang and Yuwen Mingjue learned of their time together and threatened Yang Jing.
• Bai Bing told Si Jiawen that Zhou Zheng and Shi Xin were the only Lingxi Peak disciples selected as Key Cultivation Disciples, then asked Si Jiawen to invite three other Peak Masters to watch the battles.
• Yuwen Mingjue defeated Jiang Lin, Zhao Chong defeated Wang Lie, and Qin Wenbao narrowly defeated Lin Chunyu in the first three matches.
• The Main Peak Steward announced Wei Dongting versus Yang Jing as the fourth match, and both disciples stepped onto the Azure Qilin Platform.

Yang Jing defeated Wei Dongting and Zhou Tong to reach the final four of the Azure Qilin Battle, revealing that he had mastered multiple martial arts at transforming strength. After the hour-long break, the steward announced the final rankings, placing Yang Jing third behind Yuwen Mingjue and Zhao Chong.

• Yang Jing overcame Wei Dongting's transforming-strength movement technique with his own Surging Wave Leg, knocked him into the railing, and won when Wei conceded.
• After one incense stick of rest, Yang Jing defeated Zhou Tong in three exchanges, and Zhou Tong conceded.
• The steward declared Yang Jing a finalist and announced an hour-long break before the final Ranking Battle.
• Yuwen Mingjue plotted to injure Yang Jing, while Zhao Chong, Qin Wenbao, and the Peak Masters considered the coming rankings and matchups.
• Yang Jing took a Spring Return Pill and meditated as he waited for the final results.
• After an hour, the steward announced Yuwen Mingjue in first place, Zhao Chong in second, Yang Jing in third, and Qin Wenbao in fourth.

Yang Jing defeated Zhao Chong in the final-four Ranking Battle after matching his strength and then using his superior speed to take control. He advanced to the final against Yuwen Mingjue, with one incense stick of rest before the match for first place.

• Yuwen Mingjue overwhelmed Qin Wenbao with his Myriad Forms Returning to Origin Fist, forcing him to concede after twelve moves.
• Yang Jing and Zhao Chong began their semifinal with a fierce head-on clash, and Yang Jing matched Zhao Chong’s punching power.
• Yang Jing shifted to his faster Surging Wave Leg footwork, exploited Zhao Chong’s injured, sluggish defense, and forced him to surrender.
• The Main Peak Steward declared Yang Jing the winner and announced that he would face Yuwen Mingjue for first place after a short rest.
• Yang Jing returned to Lingxi Peak’s competitors, where Steward Zheng and the other disciples celebrated his advancement and urged him to win the championship.

Yang Jing defeated Zhao Chong and then overwhelmed Yuwen Mingjue in the Azure Qilin Battle's contest for first place, brutally striking him even as he tried to concede. The chapter ended with Yuwen Mingjue broken and bleeding as the spectators erupted in shock.

• Yuwen Mingjue grew alarmed after Yang Jing decisively defeated Zhao Chong, while the Peak Masters recognized that Yang Jing had hidden strengths.
• Yang Jing recovered with a Spring Return Pill and prepared to face Yuwen Mingjue, determined to settle their personal grievances.
• Chu Yunhai arrived, and Lin Ziheng told Yang Jing that the golden-robed disciple ranked first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
• Yang Jing and Yuwen Mingjue began their championship match, and Yang Jing immediately used his full strength to seize control.
• Yang Jing broke Yuwen Mingjue's arm and ribs with a powerful punch, then struck him again before his concession was complete.
• Yuwen Mingjue crashed through the platform railing and collapsed as the spectators and elders froze before erupting into an uproar.

Yang Jing won first place in the Azure Qilin Battle after beating Yuwen Mingjue unconscious, and the sect awarded him pills and ten days of access to a Grade-B Training Room. He left with the resources he needed to pursue a breakthrough to the Qi-Devouring Realm and parted on friendly terms with Zhao Chong.

• Yang Jing defeated Yuwen Mingjue, and the Main Peak Steward declared him the Azure Qilin Battle champion while Yunxi Peak stewards carried the unconscious Yuwen Mingjue away.
• Qin Wenbao conceded his match against Zhao Chong, and the Main Peak Steward announced Yang Jing, Zhao Chong, and Yuwen Mingjue as the top three.
• Steward Zheng, Steward Wang, Lin Ziheng, Zhang Hengyi, and Zhao Xuxiang congratulated Yang Jing, while a Main Peak disciple summoned him to collect his reward.
• The Main Peak elders awarded Yang Jing ten days of Grade-B Training Room access and three bottles of pills, while Zhao Chong received five days of access and a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills.
• Zhao Chong approached Yang Jing to befriend him, and the two exchanged pleasantries before going their separate ways.

After winning the Azure Qilin Battle, Yang Jing celebrated with Sun Ningxiang while the Main Peak agreed to reconsider its focused-cultivation list. The next morning, Yang Jing entered a Grade-B Training Room to begin cultivating toward the Qi-Devouring Realm.

• Yang Jing reunited with Steward Zheng and the others, then joined Sun Ningxiang after Steward Zheng teased him about her.
• Sun Ningxiang praised Yang Jing's victory, worried that the Yuwen Family might retaliate, and agreed to celebrate with him at the Ma Family Restaurant.
• Si Jiawen met Bai Bing after the Main Peak meeting, where Bai Bing told her that the focused-cultivation list would be redrafted and its candidates reconsidered.
• Yang Jing went to the Training Room office the next morning and registered to use his ten days of Grade-B Training Room access.
• Yang Jing entered Grade-B No. 3 Training Room and felt the exotic beast musk incense stir his internal energy.

Yang Jing trained in a Grade-B Training Room while Lingxi Peak celebrated his Azure Qilin Battle victory and ranked him first on its Dragon-Tiger List. As rival champions prepared to challenge him and Qin Gang reconsidered his wager, Yang Jing approached the Qi-Devouring Realm after six days of intense cultivation.

• Yang Jing practiced the Mountain-Splitting Seal in the Grade-B Training Room as his internal energy grew stronger.
• Lin Ziheng announced Yang Jing as the top-ranked disciple on the Lingxi Dragon-Tiger Ranking, and Fang He praised his victory while offering to help him with cultivation.
• Zhang Hengyi and Zhao Xuxiang accepted their lower rankings, and Lin Ziheng told them Yang Jing had gone straight to the Training Room after the battle.
• Gao Yang and Xu Ziqiang learned that Yang Jing had won the Azure Qilin Battle and vowed to test him in next month's competition.
• Qin Gang recalled his wager with Bai Bing and began doubting whether Yang Jing might reach the Qi-Devouring Realm within ten years.
• After six days of training, Yang Jing felt close to breaking through, and his Mountain-Splitting Seal progress reached 486/500.

Yuwen Mingjue plotted to use Gao Yang and Xu Ziqiang to injure Yang Jing, then kill him later and frame demonic cultivators. Meanwhile, Yang Jing broke through to the Qi-Devouring Realm in his Grade-B Training Room, while Si Jiawen went to summon him to meet Bai Bing.

• Yuwen Mingjue, recovering from his injuries, decided to recruit Gao Yang and Xu Ziqiang to take revenge on Yang Jing and planned to have him killed when he left the sect.
• Bai Bing asked Si Jiawen to bring Yang Jing to Lingxi Hall and said the Key Disciples for Development List would likely be released within days.
• Si Jiawen went to find Yang Jing at the Grade-B Training Room and wondered whether he would become Bai Bing's direct disciple and eventually surpass her.
• Yang Jing took his last Marrow Tempering Pill and practiced the Mountain-Splitting Seal until it reached its initiation limit.
• Yang Jing broke through the barrier to the Qi-Devouring Realm, absorbed origin energy into his dantian, and discovered his internal qi made his punches far more powerful.

Yang Jing broke through to the qi-devouring realm, astonishing Si Jiawen and Bai Bing. Bai Bing arranged for him to collect the remaining Mountain-Splitting Seal manuals and told him to accompany her to Mountain-Suppressing Peak the next day, where a fortuitous opportunity awaited.

• Yang Jing completed his breakthrough to the qi-devouring realm and discovered that his strength and senses had greatly improved.
• Si Jiawen arrived at the training room, recognized Yang Jing's breakthrough, and hurried him to Lingxi Hall to see Bai Bing.
• Disciples who saw Si Jiawen pulling Yang Jing along spread astonished gossip, while the grime from Yang Jing's breakthrough left a foul odor.
• Bai Bing praised Yang Jing's progress and authorized him to collect all the remaining sections of the Mountain-Splitting Seal from the Martial Repository.
• Bai Bing told Yang Jing to accompany her to Mountain-Suppressing Peak the next day for a fortuitous opportunity, and Si Jiawen recalled the wager involving the Bone Jade Pill.