Chapter Summaries

Su Ye entered a state of enlightenment while training, mastered the third realm of Vast Sea Swordplay, and realized the Sky-Soaring Sword. He headed to martial skill class with Zhang Yuan, where Lin Qingyue prepared to spar with him.

• Su Ye cultivated Vast Sea Swordplay and realized that nine layered strikes could reach the Sky-Soaring realm.
• Su Ye entered enlightenment, mastered Layered Waves, and advanced his Vast Sea Swordplay progress by 300 points.
• Zhang Yuan found Su Ye and told him the class was sparring; Su Ye admitted he had entered enlightenment and went with him.
• Students at the Martial Arts Arena speculated that Su Ye was avoiding the spar and doubted he could overcome his cultivation gap with Lin Qingyue.
• Lin Qingyue saw Su Ye arrive and resolved to show him the gap between his talent and her Lin Family's accumulated Foundation.

Su Ye sparred with Yao Hong after the instructor avoided letting him fight Lin Qingyue directly. The instructor realized Su Ye had been suppressing his cultivation, leaving the students stunned and wondering how many Martial Bones he had.

• The martial skill instructor arranged for Su Ye and Yao Hong to demonstrate Extreme Shadow Swordplay instead of allowing Su Ye and Lin Qingyue to spar.
• Yao Hong revealed that she had comprehended Extreme Shadow Sword Intent and attacked Su Ye with thirteen Martial Bones.
• Su Ye held back his strength and fought Yao Hong, whose style differed from his own despite their shared Sword Intent.
• Zhuang Xue and Lin Qingyue mistook Su Ye's apparent thirteen Martial Bones for evidence that he was falling behind.
• Su Ye caught Yao Hong when she staggered after thirty moves, and she recognized that he was stronger despite their apparent equal cultivation.
• The martial skill instructor announced that Su Ye had been suppressing his cultivation, stunning the crowd.

Su Ye revealed that he had tempered sixteen Martial Bones, shocking the students and overturning their doubts about his progress. After class ended, he set out with Zhang Yuan for the Alchemist Association in Shenyun City to obtain his First-grade Alchemist certificate.

• When the martial skill teacher asked Su Ye to spar, Su Ye wondered whether he needed to suppress his cultivation.
• Yao Hong asked Su Ye how many Martial Bones he had tempered, and he answered that he had tempered sixteen.
• Su Ye released his Martial Bone aura, confirming his claim and stunning Lin Qingyue, Fang Yuan, Zhuang Xue, and the other students.
• Lin Qingyue picked up her wooden sword and resolved that her skills and experience would let her defeat Su Ye, but the dismissal bell ended class before she could challenge him.
• Su Ye decided to visit the Alchemist Association in Shenyun City for his First-grade Alchemist certificate, and Zhang Yuan eagerly went with him.

Su Ye went to the Shenyun City Alchemist Association to take the First-grade Alchemist assessment, while Su Ling'er and Wu Qian arrived and mistakenly wondered whether he was seeking private alchemy tutoring. The chapter ended with a bystander asking Su Ling'er if she was there to take the same exam.

• Students at the Martial Arts Arena discussed Su Ye's talent and the coming Four School Grand Competition, while Yao Hong said she looked forward to the geniuses' performances and choices.
• Su Ye and Zhang Yuan traveled to the Alchemist Association, where Su Ye registered for the First-grade Alchemist assessment scheduled for six-thirty.
• Zhang Yuan went to look for an elder, and Su Ye headed to the second floor to prepare for the assessment.
• Wu Qian and Su Ling'er arrived and recognized Su Ye, and Su Ling'er worried that he might seek her auntie's alchemy guidance.
• Wu Qian assured Su Ling'er that her auntie would never guide Su Ye because of an old conflict between their families.
• A bystander noticed Su Ling'er's school uniform and asked whether she was there to take the First-grade Alchemist exam too.

Su Ye arrived at the Alchemist Association to take the First-grade Alchemist certification exam, while Su Ling'er, Wu Qian, and Su Nian dismissed his chances. The exam began with Su Ye at furnace six, leaving his results unknown.

• Wu Qian and Su Ling'er learned that Su Ye had registered for the First-grade Alchemist exam, and Wu Qian mocked him while Su Ling'er privately recalled his alchemy talent.
• Wu Qian brought Su Ling'er to Su Nian, who said she had already warned Su Ye to cancel and insisted he lacked the resources and experience to pass.
• Su Ling'er took comfort in Su Nian's confidence and resolved to improve at alchemy rather than fall behind Su Ye.
• Su Ye entered the exam room, inspected the ingredients at furnace six, and drew astonished looks from the other examinees.
• The proctors explained that candidates bore the consequences of failures, then began the exam as Su Ye put the ingredients into his furnace.

During his First-grade Alchemist certification exam, Su Ye refined four kinds of pills with remarkable speed and success, astonishing the examiners and other candidates. With an hour remaining and his skills improving, he requested more ingredients so he could finish the examination in one go.

• Su Ye began refining Qi Recovery Pills, and the three examiners noticed his precise control and suspected he had First-grade Alchemist ability.
• Su Ye successfully made both furnaces of Qi Recovery Pills, reaching the required fifty-percent success rate in about twenty minutes.
• Su Ye refined two furnaces each of Detoxifying Powder, Blood Activating Pills, and Recovery Pills, succeeding in seven of his eight furnaces overall.
• The examiners and the other candidates stared at Su Ye and the pill bottles he had filled.
• With an hour left, Su Ye asked the examiners for more ingredients and declared that he would finish the examination in one go.

Su Ye asked to complete the First-grade Alchemist examination in one day after succeeding with seven of eight batches, while Su Nian guided Su Ling'er toward earning her certificate. News that an eighteen-year-old named Su Ye had passed the exam reached Su Nian's room, leaving everyone stunned.

• Su Ye told the examiners he had successfully refined seven batches and asked for ingredients to finish the examination that day.
• Su Nian urged Su Ling'er to obtain her First-grade Alchemist certificate within four months and praised her Spiritual Power and Alchemy Talent.
• Su Ling'er refined a high-quality Blood Strengthening Pill under Su Nian's guidance.
• Su Nian refused to meet Su Su and Wang Yuerong, ordering her assistant to turn them away if they returned.
• Lan Fang heard that an eighteen-year-old student named Su Ye had passed the First-grade Alchemist examination, and the room fell silent.

Su Ye passed the First-grade Alchemist examination, astonishing Su Nian, Wu Qian, and Su Ling'er when he arrived at the registration desk with Vice President Xu. After Su Ye reunited with his parents, Zhang Yuan announced the achievement in their class group chat.

• An assistant told Su Nian that Su Ye had reportedly earned a First-grade Alchemist certificate, and Su Nian hurried downstairs to check.
• Wu Qian and Su Ling'er dismissed the report as a rumor, while Su Su and Wang Yuerong arrived with gifts for Su Nian.
• Vice President Xu arrived with Su Ye and Zhang Yuan, then confirmed that Su Ye had passed the First-grade Alchemist examination and would receive his badge and robe.
• Su Nian, Wu Qian, and Su Ling'er watched in shock as Su Ye told his parents he had just passed the examination.
• Zhang Yuan posted in the class group chat that someone in their class had earned a First-grade Alchemist certificate.

Su Ye earned his First-grade Alchemist certification, shocking his classmates and the people at the Alchemist Association. After Vice President Xu praised his potential and Su Ye distanced himself from Su Nian, Zhang Yuan sent proof of the certification to the class chat.

• Wan Yue questioned Zhang Yuan's claim that Su Ye had earned a First-grade Alchemist certificate, and the class chat agreed it seemed impossible.
• Vice President Xu praised Su Ye's talent to Su Su and Wang Yuerong, while Su Ye said he was not familiar with Su Nian.
• Su Nian left in embarrassment, and Wu Qian pressed Su Ling'er to explain Su Ye's achievements.
• Vice President Xu registered Su Ye as a certified First-grade Alchemist and gave him his certificate, jade token, and one-star robe.
• Zhang Yuan photographed Su Ye with Vice President Xu and sent the image to the class chat.

Su Ye earned a First-grade Alchemist certificate, shocking his parents and classmates as news spread through the school. Lin Qingyue learned that a senior at Shenyun First High School had passed the assessment, but did not yet know who it was.

• Su Ye reassured Su Su and Wang Yuerong that he would support them, introduced Zhang Yuan, and left for sword practice.
• Zhang Yuan opened the class group chat and saw news of Su Ye's certificate spreading through both his current class and former Class 6.
• Wan Yue and Fang Yuan reacted with disbelief to Su Ye's achievement, while Zhuang Xue was stunned after checking the messages.
• Grandma Sun told Lin Qingyue that a senior at her school had earned a First-grade Alchemist certificate, and Lin Qingyue demanded to know who it was.

After learning that Su Ye had become a First-grade Alchemist, Lin Qingyue raged at being surpassed, but Lin Yue reassured her that her family’s resources and the upcoming Four School Grand Competition could help her outshine him. The chapter left Lin Qingyue determined to defeat Su Ye while pursuing the Su Family’s hidden opportunity and the military’s favor.

• Grandma Sun told Lin Qingyue that Su Ye had earned a First-grade Alchemist certificate, and Lin Qingyue smashed her phone in fury.
• Lin Qingyue admitted to Lin Yue that Su Ye’s achievements had enraged her and confessed that she wanted to cripple him.
• Lin Yue reminded Lin Qingyue that her fiancé, Su Ling, had nearly thirty Martial Bones and claimed Su Ye was no match for him.
• Lin Yue told Lin Qingyue that uncovering the Su Family’s secret could bring her family a great opportunity, and that the Blood Phoenix Breathing Meditation Technique suited her physique.
• Lin Yue explained that winning the Four School Grand Competition could earn Lin Qingyue military favor and a chance to cultivate one of two powerful breathing meditation methods.
• Lin Qingyue regained her confidence and vowed to crush Su Ye at the Four School Grand Competition.

Su Ye asked Li Aoxue to replace private martial skill lessons with sparring so he could improve his combat ability before the Four School Grand Competition. During their first match, his Vast Sea Swordplay reached the fourth level, Perfect Vast Sea.

• Su Ye decided to switch to Level 3 Qi Condensation Pills to accelerate his cultivation.
• Su Ye arrived late at Vast Sea Sword Hall, greeted Xu Yong, and apologized to Li Aoxue.
• Li Aoxue discovered Su Ye had tempered sixteen Martial Bones and praised his martial arts aptitude.
• Su Ye asked Li Aoxue to make their lessons sparring sessions, and she agreed while suppressing her cultivation to sixteen Martial Bones.
• Su Ye demonstrated third-level Vast Sea Swordplay during their match, then comprehended the Endless Vast Sea and advanced to the fourth level.

Su Ye advanced Vast Sea Swordplay to its perfected level and briefly manifested a unique intent, astonishing Li Aoxue, Li Hai, and Xu Yong. Although Xu Yong and Li Hai believed Su Ye’s new Intent Seed would make true Vast Sea Sword Intent harder to grasp, Su Ye declared he would comprehend it within a week.

• Su Ye used perfected Vast Sea Swordplay to overpower Li Aoxue in their exchange and briefly touched upon a higher intent.
• Li Hai and Xu Yong entered after sensing the sword intent and asked whether Li Aoxue had comprehended it.
• Li Aoxue revealed that Su Ye had produced the intent, and Xu Yong praised his exceptional martial-skill comprehension.
• Su Ye showed them his perfected Vast Sea Swordplay but denied having comprehended true Vast Sea Sword Intent.
• Xu Yong and Li Hai explained that Su Ye’s unique Intent Seed would make comprehending the true sword intent several times harder.
• Su Ye announced that he would comprehend the true Vast Sea Sword Intent within one week.

Su Ye promised to comprehend the second Vast Sea Sword Intent and help heal Xu Yong’s damaged Dao foundation, earning Xu Yong’s offer to grant him anything he asked for. Xu Yong later admitted he did not truly believe Su Ye could succeed, but he still hoped the youth might change his fate and considered offering him Shenyun City’s Nine Extremes Breathing Meditation Method.

• Li Aoxue and Li Hai doubted Su Ye could comprehend a second Sword Intent, but Xu Yong asked whether he was sure and promised to grant his request if Su Ye healed him.
• Xu Yong revealed that his Dao foundation had been damaged during the Monster Tide eighteen years earlier and that the true Dual Vast Sea Sword Intent could cure him and let him enter the True Bone Realm.
• Su Ye promised to help Xu Yong because he was an orphan of the Monster Tide, then Xu Yong suffered an eruption of Flame Demon Power and Li Hai took him for treatment.
• Su Ye resumed practicing the Vast Sea Swordplay with Li Aoxue and resolved to comprehend the original Vast Sea True Meaning within a week.
• Li Hai temporarily suppressed Xu Yong’s Flame Demon Power, and Xu Yong estimated that he had at most three years to live.
• Xu Yong told Li Hai he did not truly believe Su Ye could succeed, but he would honor his promise and might grant him the Nine Extremes Breathing Meditation Method if Su Ye did.

Su Ye reflected on his sparring with Li Aoxue and resolved to build combat experience for the Four School Grand Competition, then gave his parents money he earned from refining pills. After obtaining his First-grade Alchemist certificate, he learned that the principal wanted to see him the next morning.

• Xu Yong and Li Hai discussed the Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Breathing Technique and its nearly impossible Yin-Yang Unity barrier, while Xu Yong considered leaving the city to fight the Great Demons Outside the City when his end drew near.
• Li Aoxue assessed Su Ye's combat experience and solid foundation after sparring with him, then worried about advancing her Nine Suns Blazing Sun Breathing Technique and the Academy Competition.
• Su Ye decided to visit Vast Sea Sword Hall more often to learn combat from Li Aoxue and resolved to strive for a high rank in the Four School Grand Competition.
• Su Ye gave his parents twenty thousand from his pill-selling partnership with Heavenly Pill Pavilion and promised that their life would improve.
• Li Xiuyuan congratulated Su Ye on earning his First-grade Alchemist certificate and told him that the principal wanted to see him at nine the next morning.

Su Ye formed his seventeenth Martial Bone and met with Principal Sun Rui after his teacher brought him to discuss his prospects. Commander Qin rejected him for the military’s Heavenly Talent Special Training, then revealed he had refused Su Ye at the request of the Lin Family Head.

• Su Ye formed his seventeenth Martial Bone while practicing the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method and decided to wait until after the Four School Grand Competition before moving with his parents.
• The next day, Li Xiuyuan noticed Su Ye’s progress and took him to meet Principal Sun Rui.
• Su Ye met Commander Qin, who explained that the military was leading the Four School Joint Event and overseeing Heavenly Talent Special Training.
• Commander Qin rejected Su Ye, arguing that his talent and family circumstances fell short of Su Ling and Luo Ting’s.
• After leaving the school, Commander Qin called the Lin Family Head and demanded the promised Demon Core for keeping Su Ye out of special training.

Commander Qin dismissed Su Ye while secretly pursuing a deal with the Kyoto noblewoman, but his plans involved trading a demon core for a forbidden technique and betraying Tan Bai to the Heavenly Demon Cult. After Principal Sun Rui rewarded Su Ye with a scholarship and new learning privileges, Su Ye went to the school library to investigate the connection between Earth and Blue Star and the Spiritual Energy Revival.

• Lin Yue asked Commander Qin to support Lin Qingyue, and Qin Song agreed to trade a Peak Essence Fusion demon core for access to the Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Breathing Technique.
• Commander Qin mocked Xu Yong and Tan Bai for their past sacrifices, while Tan Bai negotiated with a shadowy woman from the Heavenly Demon Cult for Heavenly Demon Rare Blood in exchange for the demon core.
• Principal Sun Rui apologized for Commander Qin's treatment of Su Ye and praised Su Ye's achievements.
• Sun Rui granted Su Ye an eighty-thousand scholarship, access to the library's third floor, and access to First-grade Alchemist materials.
• Su Ye entered the school library to search for clues connecting Earth and Blue Star and to learn what happened during the Spiritual Energy Revival.

Su Ye studied the history of spiritual energy, bone-tempering methods, and alchemy at the library before visiting the Heavenly Pill Pavilion to refine pills. After accepting the Alchemist Association’s invitation, he swallowed a Level 3 Qi Condensation Pill and began testing how many batches he could refine.

• Su Ye read accounts of spiritual energy’s resurgence and concluded that the theory of otherworldly realms might be the most credible, but that he needed greater strength to learn the truth.
• Su Ye studied unconventional bone-tempering methods and planned to use access to four schools’ libraries to forge Martial Bones beyond the Tiger Form Bone Forging Method’s forty-nine.
• Su Ye explored advanced pills, including Sword Pellets, Demon Transformation Pills, and Intent Pills, then left the library satisfied.
• At the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, Zhang Jing praised Su Ye for earning his First-grade Alchemist certificate in less than ten days and encouraged him to accept the Alchemist Association’s invitation; Su Ye agreed.
• Su Ye swallowed a Level 3 Qi Condensation Pill and began refining Level One pills to test his limits and pursue the possibility of becoming a second-grade alchemist.

Su Ye refined 61 furnaces of pills, accepted Vice President Xu’s invitation to compete in the Tian Dong Provincial Alchemy Competition, and earned 18,000 from his work. During sword practice, his improvement became clear when he defeated Li Aoxue.

• Su Ye refined 61 furnaces, producing 39 pills, and realized his Spiritual Power had strengthened enough to raise his alchemy output and progress.
• Vice President Xu registered Su Ye for the Tian Dong Provincial Alchemy Competition, where top placements offered substantial rewards and first place guaranteed admission to a top university.
• The Black Silk Beauty Assistant inspected Su Ye’s results and transferred him 18,000 after deducting the alchemy fee.
• Su Ye went to the Vast Sea Sword Hall and sparred with Li Aoxue using wooden swords.
• Su Ye stopped his sword beside Li Aoxue’s neck and told her she did not need to hold back, showing he had surpassed her in their sparring.

Su Ye improved his Vast Sea Swordplay while sparring with Li Aoxue, then Commander Qin arrived and demanded Xu Yong’s Special-Class Merit and Military Tally. As Qin Song insisted Xu Yong’s injuries could not be healed, someone challenged him.

• Li Aoxue increased her power to Twenty Martial Bones and pressed Su Ye, who defended himself and sharpened his Vast Sea Swordplay.
• Li Aoxue praised Su Ye’s talent and said he could rival the Heavenly Chosen in the Special Training Camp.
• Commander Qin arrived at the Vast Sea Sword Hall, criticized Su Ye, and asked to see Xu Yong.
• Qin Song taunted Xu Yong about his failing health and demanded the Special-Class Merit he had earned eighteen years earlier and the Military Tally for his troops.
• Li Aoxue and Li Hai defended Xu Yong, but Qin Song insisted his injuries were difficult to heal and demanded the Military Tally.
• A calm voice asked who had said Uncle Xu’s injuries could not be healed.