Recaps

After ending his engagement to Lin Qingyue, Su Ye used the Manifestation Talisman to rapidly master martial techniques, advance his cultivation, and earn recognition at Vast Sea Sword Hall. The story left him at the start of the Martial Arts Branch Exam, facing competition for the top ten.

• Su Ye rejected Lin Qingyue, discovered the Manifestation Talisman, and demonstrated sudden mastery of two cultivation techniques before the Su and Lin families.
• Su Ye moved in with Wang Yuerong and Su Su, advanced his Martial Bone training, and began learning Extreme Shadow Swordplay at Vast Sea Martial Arts School.
• Su Ye reached the Void Shadow and then Extreme Shadow stages in days, comprehended Extreme Shadow Sword Intent, and won a ten-thousand-yuan reward and private lessons from Li Aoxue.
• Su Ye fought Fang Li after Fang Li tried to attack him, revealed his Martial Bones, and drove Fang Li back before Li Aoxue intervened.
• Su Ye showed his five Martial Bones to Wu Qian and Su Ling'er, gave his reward money to Wang Yuerong, and continued training toward the placement exam.
• Li Aoxue taught Su Ye Vast Sea Swordplay, and he rapidly mastered its first level, impressing her and Li Hai as they discussed the Heavenly Demon Cult bishop Po Jun.
• Su Ye prepared for the placement assessment while students discussed the strong competition, and Ye Xingli arrived at school as one of the notable contenders.
• Principal Sun Rui announced the assessment rewards and scoring, then called Class One, Year Three to begin the strength test.

Su Ye astonished Shenyun First High School with his foundation, perfected techniques, and unexpected alchemy talent, earning a place among its top students. As he prepared for the Four School Joint Event, he secured materials to train in alchemy and continued strengthening his martial arts.

• Su Ye recorded ten tempered Martial Bones and a punch force of 1,000 kilograms, earning an unprecedented SSS rating and proving the test stone worked by controlling his punches.
• Su Ye perfected the Azure Cloud Breathing Technique under the Azure Tiger Demon Core’s pressure and demonstrated Extreme Shadow Sword Intent, surpassing Lin Qingyue’s swordplay.
• Sun Rui awarded Su Ye a thirty-thousand scholarship and library access after he placed among the top ten, then announced the Four School Joint Event at the Monster Subduing Tower.
• Wang Jian'an appeared as an avatar and urged the teachers to join the Heavenly Demon Cult, but Sun Rui destroyed it and warned them about demonic power.
• Su Ye chose Class 1 and alchemy, where he quickly learned the basics and refined a flawed First-grade Blood Strengthening Pill on his first attempt, shocking Luo Ding and his classmates.
• Su Ye refused Su Ying’s offer of money and family benefits, then accepted Zhang Jing’s offer of alchemy materials and access to a private room at Heavenly Pill Pavilion.
• Su Ye trained at Vast Sea Sword Hall until he reached Layered Waves, then practiced the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method and completed his eleventh Martial Bone.

Su Ye advanced rapidly in martial arts and alchemy, earned his First-grade Alchemist certificate, and proved his progress to those who had doubted him. He then pursued the Vast Sea Sword Intent to help Xu Yong, while preparing for the Four School Grand Competition and a meeting with his principal.

• Su Ye demonstrated his strength and Layered Waves to Li Hai, who promised to introduce him to a distinguished person if he mastered Vast Sea Sword Intent within two years.
• Su Ye refused to let Su Nian control his choices, trained in alchemy and swordplay, and began repaying his parents’ financial burdens.
• Su Ye rapidly improved his pill-making, sold Qi Recovery Pills through Heavenly Pill Pavilion, and tempered sixteen Martial Bones.
• Su Ye revealed his sixteen Martial Bones in class and passed the First-grade Alchemist examination, shocking Su Nian, Wu Qian, Su Ling'er, and his classmates.
• Lin Qingyue learned of Su Ye’s certificate and vowed to defeat him at the Four School Grand Competition after Lin Yue reminded her of the rewards at stake.
• Su Ye sparred with Li Aoxue, advanced Vast Sea Swordplay to its fourth level, and produced an early form of sword intent.
• Xu Yong revealed that true Dual Vast Sea Sword Intent could heal his damaged Dao foundation, and Su Ye promised to help him despite the difficulty.
• Su Ye resolved to train more often at Vast Sea Sword Hall, gave his parents money from his pill-selling partnership, and learned that the principal wanted to see him the next morning.

Su Ye rose to prominence after helping Xu Yong suppress the Flame Demon Power, break through to True Bone, and defeat Qin Song. He mastered the Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Breathing Technique and prepared for the Four School Grand Competition as a possible Monster Tide gathered.

• Su Ye earned Principal Sun Rui’s support, advanced his alchemy and swordsmanship, and promised to heal Xu Yong within five days.
• Su Ye refined two Intent Pills at Dongyong Camp, allowing Li Aoxue to lend Xu Yong Vast Sea Sword Intent and help him reach the True Bone Realm.
• Xu Yong killed Qin Song after taking back control of Dongyong Camp, and Su Ye’s role in the breakthrough spread across Shenyun City.
• Su Ye chose to learn the Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Breathing Technique and mastered its first extreme after reading its jade scroll at the First Military Arsenal.
• Xu Yong challenged Su Ye to reach the sixth extreme within three weeks and began training him daily, while news and photos of Su Ye’s actions spread through the school.
• Su Ye agreed to practice dual cultivation with Li Aoxue each evening, then declined Su Ying’s offer to reconcile him with the Su Family.
• Su Ying warned Su Ye that Wang Jian'an had appeared outside the city and a Monster Tide might be forming, while Wu Qian and Su Ling'er visited Su Ye’s home to seek his guidance.