Chapter Summaries

Su Ye chose alchemy as his elective and joined Class 1 with Zhang Yuan, where their former teacher Luo Ding taught the basics of pill refining. As Luo Ding began explaining the process, Su Ye discovered that his Manifestation Talisman could initiate Level 1 Alchemy and activated it.

• Su Ye chose Class 1 and alchemy, while Zhang Yuan promised to help him with alchemy resources and instruction.
• Su Ye and Zhang Yuan joined Class 1, where Li Xiuyuan announced the elective choices and directed alchemy students to Classroom 406.
• Su Ye reunited with Luo Ding, who revealed he was a Level 5 Alchemist and their alchemy teacher.
• Luo Ding explained pill grades, alchemist certification, and the three stages of pill refining, and announced an alchemy exchange at the Four School Joint Event.
• Su Ye's Manifestation Talisman offered to initiate Level 1 Alchemy, and he activated it.

Luo Ding taught the students the basic steps of alchemy while Su Ye absorbed knowledge through the Manifestation Talisman and discovered he had reached Level 1 Alchemy. The lesson ended with Luo Ding selecting Su Ye and several other students for a practical demonstration in the alchemy room.

• Luo Ding explained material gathering, pill condensation, and pill formation, and described why common cultivation pellets were unfinished versions of stronger pills.
• Luo Ding noticed Su Ye was distracted and considered advising him to switch from alchemy to the less resource-intensive Path of Formations.
• Su Ye regained his senses and saw that the Manifestation Talisman had raised his Alchemy skill to Level 1, allowing him to understand Luo Ding's lesson with ease.
• Fang Yuan and the other students mistook Su Ye's dazed appearance for confusion and regained confidence in comparison with him.
• Luo Ding announced a practical lesson in the alchemy room and selected Lin Qingyue, Ye Xingli, Li Yue, Fang Yuan, Zhang Yuan, and Su Ye for demonstration and guidance.

Luo Ding selected students to demonstrate alchemy, while Su Ye asked about the rewards for earning alchemist certifications and became interested in the potential profits. Su Ye, Zhang Yuan, Yao Hong, and Ye Xingli formed a group, and Luo Ding began his lesson and prepared the chosen students to demonstrate.

• Luo Ding chose students including Su Ye to demonstrate alchemy, hoping Su Ye would recognize its difficulty and consider switching to the Path of Formations.
• Zhang Yuan told Su Ye he could refine two kinds of Level One Pills but was not ready to take the First-grade Alchemist certification exam.
• Su Ye asked Luo Ding about school subsidies, learned that First-grade Alchemists received extra materials and a twenty percent bonus when selling Level One Pills, and asked about Second-grade rewards.
• Luo Ding put off answering Su Ye's question and led the students to the alchemy classroom, where he instructed them to form groups of no more than six.
• Yao Hong and Ye Xingli joined Su Ye and Zhang Yuan, leaving the four students together as a group.
• Luo Ding began demonstrating alchemy and told the students he had selected to prepare to demonstrate the process afterward.

Luo Ding demonstrated how to refine a Blood Strengthening Pill, then Zhang Yuan successfully performed the process before Su Ye was called to take his turn. The class watched as Su Ye, who had been studying the techniques closely, was summoned to the platform.

• Luo Ding explained the Blood Strengthening Pill's ingredients and demonstrated Material Gathering and Pill Condensation, refining a pill before the class.
• Luo Ding asked Zhang Yuan to demonstrate, and Zhang Yuan skillfully refined a high-quality Blood Strengthening Pill.
• Zhang Yuan returned to Su Ye and asked what he thought of the demonstration, while Su Ye reflected on the ingredients and techniques.
• Luo Ding called Su Ye to the front, drawing the attention of the entire hall.

Su Ye asked to watch his classmates demonstrate alchemy before taking his turn, while several students and Lin Qingyue assumed he was avoiding embarrassment. After Lin Qingyue refined two high-quality pills, Teacher Luo planned to skip Su Ye, but Su Ye calmly volunteered to demonstrate.

• Su Ye asked Teacher Luo to let him observe the other students and learn before going onstage, and Luo agreed.
• Fang Yuan and Li Yue each refined a Blood Strengthening Pill, while Ye Xingli succeeded with a lower-quality pill.
• Lin Qingyue refined two high-quality Blood Strengthening Pills in one furnace and drew the class's praise.
• Teacher Luo ended the demonstrations without calling Su Ye, hoping to spare him from embarrassment.
• Su Ye pointed out that he had not demonstrated yet and asked to give it a try.

Su Ye made his first attempt at alchemy during Luo Ding’s demonstration and quickly adapted, refining two Blood Strengthening Pills at once. He deliberately fused the pill embryos and produced a blackish-red First-grade Blood Strengthening Pill, stunning the class and Luo Ding.

• Su Ye volunteered to demonstrate alchemy, despite having never refined pills before.
• He quickly learned to weigh ingredients by feel and added enough herbs for two batches, drawing shocked reactions from the students.
• Su Ye copied Luo Ding’s pill-condensing technique and then reproduced a variation Lin Qingyue had just demonstrated.
• After the two pill embryos formed, Su Ye deliberately shattered and fused them, using his Pill Sense and control to correct their rhythm.
• Su Ye opened the furnace to reveal a blackish-red pill, and Luo Ding identified it as a First-grade Blood Strengthening Pill.

Su Ye refined a flawed Level One Blood Strengthening Pill on his first attempt, astonishing his classmates and teacher. After class, Luo Ding kept him behind to discuss something.

• Su Ye refined a Level One Blood Strengthening Pill, and Luo Ding explained that it was a flawed pill made through Su Ye’s own observations and techniques.
• Su Ye confirmed that this was his first time refining pills, causing the students to erupt in disbelief.
• Fang Yuan and Lin Qingyue reacted with visible distress as the class marveled at Su Ye’s talent.
• Luo Ding asked Su Ye to stay after class, and Su Ye agreed before returning to his group.
• After class, Luo Ding kept Su Ye behind, and Su Ye asked what he wanted to discuss.

After his alchemy teacher offered to seek better resources for him, Su Ye resolved to find his own way to advance rather than rely on the Su Family. He left the school gates with a plan forming and asked Zhang Yuan for help.

• Luo Ding praised Su Ye's alchemy talent, offered to advocate for better school benefits if he earned alchemist certifications, and suggested he might place in the top twenty at the upcoming Four School Joint Event.
• Su Ye calculated that he needed more chances to practice alchemy and decided to build his experience before applying for certification.
• Su Ying approached Su Ye with money and family benefits, but Su Ye refused his help and insisted he would solve his problems himself.
• Zhang Yuan caught up with Su Ye, who told him he also needed his help.

Su Ye asked Zhang Yuan to help him access the Heavenly Pill Pavilion so he could develop his alchemy skills and earn money from making pills. Zhang Jing offered him a two-year brand-promoter deal in exchange for one thousand sets of Level One pill materials, and Su Ye accepted, promising to repay the full value within two years.

• Su Ye asked Zhang Yuan to arrange an alchemy room and materials at the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, explaining that he wanted to master alchemy.
• Zhang Yuan took Su Ye to the pavilion, where they met Zhang Yuan's father, Zhang Jing.
• Zhang Yuan told Zhang Jing about Su Ye's achievement in his elective class, surprising Zhang Jing with Su Ye's alchemy talent.
• Zhang Jing offered Su Ye one thousand sets of Level One pill materials, each costing no more than four hundred, in exchange for promoting the Heavenly Pill Pavilion for two years.
• Su Ye accepted Zhang Jing's offer and promised to repay the four hundred thousand in full within two years.

Su Ye secured Zhang Jing’s support for alchemy and then focused on martial training at Vast Sea Sword Hall. He mastered the second stage of Vast Sea Swordplay and completed his eleventh Martial Bone.

• Zhang Jing offered Su Ye four hundred thousand in alchemy materials without requiring repayment and gave him access to his private alchemy room at Heavenly Pill Pavilion.
• Zhang Yuan offered Su Ye ten Level 1 Qi Recovery Pills, but Su Ye refused them before leaving.
• Zhang Jing told Zhang Yuan that he valued Su Ye’s talent and character and urged him to maintain their relationship.
• Su Ye went to Vast Sea Sword Hall and trained Vast Sea Swordplay until he achieved its second stage, Layered Waves.
• Su Ye practiced the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method for two hours, completed his eleventh Martial Bone, and tested his strength with a punch.

Su Ye demonstrated extraordinary foundational strength and mastered the second level of Li Hai’s Vast Sea Swordplay, astonishing Li Hai. Li Hai promised a great opportunity if Su Ye cultivated Vast Sea Sword Intent within two years, then went to meet the distinguished guest he had been expecting.

• Su Ye tested his fist strength at 1,048 kilograms, surpassing the results Lin Qingyue and Ye Xingli had achieved with eleven Martial Bones.
• Li Hai saw Su Ye’s strength and learned he had tempered eleven Martial Bones, then expressed astonishment at his rapid progress and solid foundation.
• At Li Hai’s request, Su Ye demonstrated the Vast Sea Swordplay and revealed that he had mastered its second level, Layered Waves.
• Li Hai gave Su Ye advice on coordinating Layered Waves with his Breathing Technique and promised to introduce him to a distinguished person if he cultivated Vast Sea Sword Intent within two years.
• Li Hai went to meet his guest and asked the square-faced middle-aged man whether he remembered the extraordinary young man from Li Hai’s martial arts hall.

Xu Yong and Li Hai discussed the possibility that Su Ye could master the Vast Sea Sword Intent and heal Xu Yong’s injuries, while Su Ye considered using the opportunity to advance his cultivation. After overhearing his parents plan to beg his aunt for help with alchemy, Su Ye told them he would handle his own path.

• Li Hai told Xu Yong that Su Ye had quickly advanced in the Vast Sea Swordplay, and they discussed how the Vast Sea Sword Intent might heal Xu Yong’s injuries.
• Xu Yong doubted Su Ye could comprehend the rare Sword Intent, while Li Hai acknowledged the difficulty and Su Ye’s ordinary family circumstances.
• Su Ye decided to focus more on the Vast Sea Swordplay and considered pursuing the Vast Sea Sword Hall for a possible opportunity.
• Su Ye overheard Wang Yuerong ask Su Su to seek guidance from Su Nian, and Su Su agreed they might have to plead with her.
• Su Ye entered and told his parents that a Level 5 Alchemy Teacher supported him, he planned to apply for the Special Resource Cultivation Plan, and they did not need to lower their heads for him.

Su Ye asked his parents for half a month to solve their resource shortage, while Su Su and Wang Yuerong sought help from Su Nian and were rejected. At school, Su Ye practiced Vast Sea Swordplay and turned down Zhuang Xue’s request for guidance so he could keep training.

• Su Ye asked Su Su and Wang Yuerong for half a month to prove he could address their financial troubles, and Su Su gave him twenty thousand.
• Su Su and Wang Yuerong spent their remaining borrowed money on alchemy ingredients and waited five hours to ask Su Nian to guide Su Ye.
• Su Nian dismissed their request and gifts, and Wu Qian appeared to flaunt her connection with Su Nian.
• Su Ye planned to practice the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method and Vast Sea Swordplay, pursue alchemy certification, and visit Heavenly Pill Pavilion.
• The martial skill teacher excused Su Ye from class because he had comprehended Extreme Shadow Sword Intent, and Su Ye practiced Vast Sea Swordplay.
• Zhuang Xue asked Su Ye to teach her Extreme Shadow Swordplay, but he told her to ask the teacher because he needed to practice his sword.

Su Ye continued training his Vast Sea Swordplay and demonstrated his alchemy skills in class, drawing attention despite the doubts of Lin Qingyue and Fang Yuan. After school, Zhang Yuan took him to the Heavenly Pill Pavilion to begin practicing alchemy with prepared materials and an alchemy room.

• Su Ye rejected Zhuang Xue's request for guidance, then trained his Vast Sea Swordplay and sensed it might yield a powerful sword intent.
• Zhuang Xue complained to Lin Qingyue about Su Ye, and Lin Qingyue vowed to prove their difference at the Four School Grand Competition.
• Luo Ding chose Su Ye to demonstrate alchemy, and Su Ye refined an excellent Blood Strengthening Pill before summarizing what he had learned.
• Lin Qingyue drew admiration by refining a First-grade Blood Strengthening Pill, while Su Ye returned to his seat without reacting.
• Zhang Yuan took Su Ye to the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, where materials and an alchemy room awaited him.

Su Ye went to the Heavenly Pill Pavilion to practice refining Level One Qi Recovery Pills, while Zhang Yuan insisted that Su Ye could not surpass him in alchemy within a month. Su Ye began refining with his unusual stamina and learned from each failure, eventually forming a low-quality pill.

• Zhang Yuan told Su Ye that his pill formation rate exceeded fifty percent and predicted he would earn a First-grade Alchemist certificate within a month.
• Zhang Jing warned Zhang Yuan to work hard because Su Ye might soon surpass him, but Zhang Yuan insisted Su Ye could not catch up within a month.
• Su Ye entered a private alchemy room at the Heavenly Pill Pavilion and estimated that he could refine at least thirty furnaces of pills a day.
• Su Ye failed twice while refining Level 1 Qi Recovery Pills, gaining alchemy insights that helped him identify his mistakes.
• Su Ye successfully formed a low-quality Qi Recovery Pill on his third attempt and increased his Level 1 Alchemy progress.

Su Ye completed an exhausting alchemy session and revealed that he had refined Qi Recovery Pills. He stunned Zhang Jing and Zhang Yuan by producing ten pills, leaving Zhang Jing speechless.

• Zhang Jing learned that Su Ye had used three batches of materials and approved giving him a fourth.
• Su Ye spent another half hour in the alchemy room and emerged after refining thirty-six batches.
• Su Ye told Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jing that he had refined Qi Recovery Pills and asked what Heaven Pill Pavilion would pay for them.
• Zhang Jing explained that the pavilion usually paid alchemists nine hundred per pill.
• Su Ye showed Zhang Jing two bottles containing ten pills, stunning both Zhang Jing and Zhang Yuan.

Su Ye impressed Zhang Jing with his alchemy talent, sold pills to repay his debt, and planned to seek Level One Alchemist certification within a week. After returning home, he cultivated with a Qi Recovery Pill and formed his twelfth Martial Bone.

• Zhang Jing examined Su Ye’s ten Level 1 Qi Recovery Pills and recognized his exceptional talent, comparing him to Luo Ting.
• Su Ye sold the pills for nine hundred each and gave up part of the payment to help repay his four-hundred-thousand debt.
• Zhang Jing learned that Su Ye had used ingredients for thirty-six batches and inferred that he had made more than ten successful batches, then urged Zhang Yuan to maintain their friendship.
• Su Ye kept two higher-quality pills for cultivation and resolved to take the Level 1 Alchemist certification exam within a week.
• Su Ye returned home, took a Qi Recovery Pill, practiced the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method, and formed his twelfth Martial Bone.

Su Ye refined pills at the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, registered for the First-grade Alchemist certification, and continued tempering his Martial Bones and advancing his Vast Sea Swordplay. After classmates discussed Lin Qingyue’s lead in Martial Bone tempering, Zhang Yuan privately asked Su Ye how many Martial Bones he had tempered.

• Su Ye refined a perfect-quality ungraded Blood Strengthening Pill in class, impressing Luo Ding and his classmates.
• At the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, Su Ye refined forty batches of four Level One pills, with each type achieving a formation rate above sixty percent.
• Su Ye registered and paid for the First-grade Alchemist certification assessment scheduled for Friday afternoon.
• Su Ye practiced the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method at home, bringing his progress to 16/49, and agreed to meet Li Aoxue for a lesson the next evening.
• Su Ye read that Lin Qingyue had tempered sixteen Martial Bones and that Fang Yuan had tempered fourteen, then received Zhang Yuan’s private message asking about his own progress.

Su Ye told Zhang Yuan he had Tempered sixteen Martial Bones, then refused to cancel his First-grade Alchemist Certificate assessment when his aunt Su Nian demanded it. His parents supported him, while Su Nian rejected Su Su's attempts to call her back.

• Su Ye told Zhang Yuan he had Tempered sixteen Martial Bones, shocking Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jing.
• Zhang Yuan announced Su Ye's progress in the class group chat, but his classmates dismissed the claim.
• Su Nian called Su Ye and ordered him to cancel his First-grade Alchemist Certificate assessment, criticizing his ability and his family's finances.
• Su Ye refused to let Su Nian dictate his choices and ended the call.
• Su Su reassured Su Ye's mother that their son could handle the matter, then tried calling Su Nian, who rejected his calls.

Su Ye planned to take the First-grade Alchemist certification exam while his class learned that a Heavenly Demon Cult bishop had appeared in Shenyun City. During a joint sword sparring lesson, Yao Hong revealed her Sword Intent and Zhuang Xue insulted Su Ye, prompting Zhang Yuan to go fetch him.

• Su Su said she would apologize to Su Nian, while she and Wang Yuerong still hoped Su Nian would guide Su Ye.
• Su Ye told Zhang Yuan he had something to do, then tacitly confirmed he intended to take the First-grade Alchemist certification exam; Zhang Yuan decided to accompany him.
• A history teacher warned the class that the Heavenly Demon Cult bishop Po Jun had left traces in Shenyun City, and Su Ye sensed an unsettling gaze.
• Yao Hong revealed Extreme Shadow Sword Intent during a spar with Lin Qingyue, but Lin Qingyue defeated her decisively.
• Zhuang Xue made a pointed remark about Su Ye, and Zhang Yuan announced he would go get their missing classmate before heading to the next training room.