Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xing chose the Earthly Advantage Institute after the Celestial Timing Academy offered him only Grade B resources, and Tian Yan accepted him as a Grade A student. He received generous training benefits and a 50,000-point meeting gift, but faced strict monthly rankings that could cost him his status.

• Zuo Zizhi and Lu Bang asked Zhao Xing which Agricultural faction he planned to cultivate, and Zhao Xing described his strengths in Celestial Timing and Earthly Advantage spells.
• Lu Bang offered Zhao Xing a place in the Earthly Advantage Institute under Tian Yan, while the Celestial Timing Academy offered Zhao Xing Grade B resources under Ge Jinsong.
• Zhao Xing declined the Celestial Timing Academy and chose to train under Tian Yan at the Earthly Advantage Institute.
• Tian Yan welcomed Zhao Xing to Fuchun Garden and granted him Grade A resources, access to treasured grounds, 5,000 monthly points, and a 50,000-point meeting gift.
• Tian Yan warned Zhao Xing that he would be ranked monthly against the other Grade A students and would be downgraded if he placed among the bottom five three times in a row.
• Zhao Xing returned to Eighteen Locust Willow Courtyard, saw that 5,000 points had been credited to his account, and prepared to open Tian Yan's gift.

Zhao Xing used Tian Yan’s gifts to advance his Essence Gathering, learned three secret canons at the Yang City temple, and sent news of his academy results to Chen Shijie and Long Xiao. After strengthening his earth-based spells, he learned that the first mandatory training would forbid spells and pit Agriculture Officials against army martial artists in close combat.

• Zhao Xing consumed an Earth Origin Vermillion Fruit, advanced from the fifteenth to the sixteenth level of Essence Gathering, and used the Yin Yang True Self Scripture to observe and balance his internal five-element qi.
• Zhao Xing learned the Solar Terms Decree, Houtu Return to Origin, and Yin Yang True Self Scripture at the Wu Cheng temple, then sent a letter through Dai Zong to Chen Shijie and Long Xiao.
• Chen Shijie and Long Xiao read Zhao Xing’s account of his trials and celebrated his admission to the Earthly Advantage Institute with Grade A resources and Tian Hou as his mentor.
• Zhao Xing studied with Han Bing in the Seventy-Two Earth Palaces and advanced Divine Swift Earth Palace Art, Mystic Earth Guard Art, and their fusion, Divine Swift Guard, to the Eighth-Turn.
• After consuming his sixth Earth Origin Vermillion Fruit, Zhao Xing met Tian Yan, who announced a month-long Lawless Training with no spells, physical combat, and army martial artists as sparring partners.

Zhao Xing prepared for the upcoming spell-free training by buying sound-wave martial techniques and rapidly mastering two of them. At Fuchun Garden, he demonstrated his progress to Tian Yan, shocking Zhuang Ziqing by cutting a stone lion with a Sound Blade.

• Zhao Xing realized Tian Yan’s pills were meant to prepare him for mandatory physical training and chose sound-wave techniques as the quickest martial arts to learn.
• Zhao Xing bought Kui Ox Thunder Roar and two sets of materials each for Folding Sound Melody · Sound Blade and Refracted Sound Melody Form · Sound Thorn.
• Zhao Xing practiced the two techniques for three days and nights, reaching Seventh-Turn in both after five thousand repetitions each.
• Zhao Xing met Zhuang Ziqing and Han Bing at Fuchun Garden, where Tian Yan treated Han Bing’s swollen throat with the Solar Terms Decree.
• Tian Yan challenged Zhao Xing to prove he had trained, and Zhao Xing cut off a stone lion’s ear with a Sound Blade, startling Zhuang Ziqing.

Zhao Xing studied soundwave techniques under Tian Yan, prepared for Kui Ox Thunder Roar, and broke through to the Eighth Grade Spirit Bridge Realm before mandatory training began. He hurried to the Southwest Training Field after the first assembly drum sounded.

• Tian Yan had Han Bing and Zhuang Ziqing analyze Zhao Xing's Sound Blade, then advised Zhao Xing on its flaws.
• Zhao Xing observed Zhuang Ziqing demonstrate Yin Xun Nine Bursts and learned that Zhuang Ziqing had reached Eighth Grade.
• Zhao Xing strengthened his lungs and throat with cultivation pills and Wild Bull Vocal Cord Meat before practicing Kui Ox Thunder Roar.
• Zhao Xing practiced Kui Ox Thunder Roar five thousand times in seven days, reaching the Fifth Transformation, while Sound Blade and Sound Thorn advanced to the Eighth Transformation.
• Zhao Xing absorbed Earth Origin Vermillion Fruits and broke through to the Eighth Grade Spirit Bridge Realm, then rested ahead of mandatory training.
• Zhao Xing woke to the assembly drum and rushed toward the Southwest Training Field as the second drumbeat sounded.

Zhao Xing entered the Agricultural Officials’ first lawless training battle and used his sonic martial technique to fight through the charging warriors. As the battle continued, Zhang Jie witnessed Zhao Xing defeat several martial prodigies and wondered who the savage Agricultural Official was.

• Tian Yan announced that the Agricultural Officials had to endure daily spell-free combat against warrior reservists, with stricter survival requirements for geniuses, while Fang Wu told the warriors to knock opponents down without killing them.
• Fan Zhaoli started the training, and the three thousand warriors charged the Agricultural Officials’ formation.
• Zhao Xing charged forward and used his eighth-turn sonic martial technique to pierce and knock down three warriors, then reentered the melee rather than hiding.
• Tian Yan, Zuo Zizhi, and Lu Bang watched Zhao Xing fight and agreed that his aggressive approach would make others avoid him.
• Zhang Jie knocked down Agricultural Officials until Chen Fang, Hu Bing, and Dan Fei were sent flying past him; he then saw Zhao Xing break through three warriors’ defenses and leave them unable to fight.

Zhao Xing fought through the training ground, defeating several Martial Office prodigies before being overwhelmed by the remaining martial artists. He woke in Fuchun Garden with broken ribs and asked Tian Yan what rank he had placed.

• Zhao Xing used the Kui Ox Thunder Roar and Sound Thorns to take down Chen Fang, Hu Bing, and Dan Fei, then sent Zhang Jie flying with an attack from behind.
• Lu Bang and Zuo Zizhi praised Zhao Xing’s martial skills, while Fang Wu said he valued Zhao Xing’s timing and ability to coordinate allies more highly than Shi Yong’s personal combat prowess.
• As the training ground emptied, Zhao Xing struggled against groups of stronger martial artists and fought on until Xia Jing struck through his Hundred Flowers Hat and knocked him unconscious.
• Zhao Xing woke in Fuchun Garden, and Tian Yan told him his injuries were not serious.
• Zhao Xing asked Tian Yan what rank he had placed.

Zhao Xing improved his martial techniques through repeated lawless training and rallied the Agricultural Supervisorate to attack the Four Great Martial Offices. His Seventh-Turn Kui Ox Thunder Roar threw the opposing ranks into chaos, giving the agricultural officials a chance to win.

• After placing sixteenth from last in lawless training, Zhao Xing resolved to improve his techniques and focus on surviving the next sessions.
• Zhao Xing placed fourteenth, then nineteenth from last in later training bouts, while his sound techniques advanced and he spent his points on lung metal spirit liquid.
• As the next session began, Zhao Xing called on officials with Seventh-Turn techniques to unite for revenge against the Four Great Martial Offices, drawing nearly a hundred followers, including Shi Yong.
• Zhao Xing led the agricultural officials' charge and unleashed his Seventh-Turn Kui Ox Thunder Roar, blinding and deafening many warriors and causing the Martial Offices' formation to collapse into chaos.
• The agricultural officials eliminated large numbers of Martial Office fighters, including Zhang Jie, Chen Fang, Hu Bing, and Dan Fei, while observers on the Tower Ship marveled at Zhao Xing's power.

Zhao Xing led the Ministers of Agriculture in a surprise charge during Lawless Training, helping them inflict heavy losses on the Martial Offices before being eliminated himself. After recovering and gaining recognition, he attended Lu Bang’s Great Granary Institute course and decided to seek more True Self Faction spells to earn a Grade A evaluation.

• Zhao Xing’s opening Kui Ox Thunder Roar disrupted the martial artists, but Xia Jing and Fu Ying rallied a team and counterattacked, turning the training ground into a chaotic brawl.
• The Martial Offices won with just over eight hundred fighters remaining, while Fu Ying was eliminated early; the instructors credited Zhao Xing’s roar and planning for the unusually costly victory.
• The injured Ministers of Agriculture celebrated their chance to strike back, and Zhao Xing’s role in the battle became known across the Ministry of Agriculture and the Martial Offices.
• On May 20, Zhao Xing went to Lu Bang’s Great Granary Institute selective training course, where students had to mature third- or fourth-rank crops within set time limits for graded evaluations.
• Zhao Xing found that Savage Growth alone could not earn him a Grade A, so he planned to learn more True Self Faction spells and use his remaining chances to enter the Primordial Dao Field.

Zhao Xing studied the All Things Growth Chart at the Great Granary Institute and comprehended the Barren Condense Essence Art, then advanced his cultivation while completing a month of Lawless Training. After retaining his Grade A evaluation, he learned that the next mandatory course would test Ministers of Agriculture on growing food to supply warriors.

• Zhao Xing visited Myriad Things Hall, studied a mural of Wind Leaf Grass, and comprehended the mid-level Barren Condense Essence Art.
• Zhao Xing focused on practicing Barren Condense Essence Art and stayed at Myriad Things Hall for two days, advancing it by two turns.
• During Lawless Training, Zhao Xing and other Ministry of Agriculture geniuses led attacks against the martial artists, while both sides later shifted to targeting weaker opponents.
• Zhao Xing trained with Savage Growth and Barren Condense Essence Art between matches, reaching the fourth turn in Barren Condense Essence Art on May twenty-seventh.
• By June sixth, Zhao Xing had brought Savage Growth to mid-level completion and Barren Condense Essence Art to the fifth turn, while keeping his Grade A evaluation as Lawless Training ended.
• Fan Zhaoli announced that Supply Training would begin in half a month, requiring each Minister of Agriculture to grow food from randomly assigned seeds or seedlings for a group of warriors.

Zhao Xing prepared for the second mandatory training course, which tested the Ministry of Agriculture’s ability to grow supplies in harsh conditions while martial artists trained to endure and eat difficult or poisonous food. After receiving special support and cultivating his agricultural arts, Zhao Xing boarded a training boat and found himself grouped with Xia Jing, who had defeated him several times before.

• The Ministry of Agriculture learned that Supply Training would test daily production of Second Level Supplies, while martial artists were assigned Environment and Speed Eating Training that required them to consume the Ministry’s potentially poisonous food.
• Long Xiao and Chen Shijie read a report on Zhao Xing’s rapid progress and agreed to search for Mi Fu, a person skilled in the Condensation Art.
• Tian Yan praised Zhao Xing’s performance and secured special approval to give him another thirty thousand points’ worth of training treasures, urging him to stay among the top twenty-one.
• Zhao Xing used the Gale Wind Stones, Spring Rain Spirit, and plant-version Preaching Painting to advance his arts, then followed an intensive cultivation schedule for half a month.
• When Supply Training began on June 22, Zhao Xing boarded flying boat number 1 and discovered that Xia Jing was in his group.

Zhao Xing joined Xia Jing’s training group and surveyed the Gravel Slope before selecting Numbfish Fruit seeds to cultivate. He accelerated their growth and prepared for a harvest, then turned his attention toward Xia Jing.

• Zhao Xing entered the flying boat cabin and took Zhang Jie’s seat, while Chen Fang told the other martial artists about Zhao Xing’s strength and past rivalry with Xia Jing.
• Fu Ying and Shi Yong discussed their training groups and Gluttony Art, while Lu Bang reviewed the group assignments and arranged for the selected seeds to be distributed.
• Zhao Xing arrived at Gravel Slope, inspected its celestial conditions and earth veins, and chose third-rank Numbfish Fruit seeds from the supplied boxes.
• Zhao Xing prepared the ground near a pond, balanced the five elements, and used rain and growth arts to cultivate the Numbfish Fruit.
• Zhao Xing estimated that he could harvest at least five thousand jin of fruit, then looked toward Xia Jing’s training area.

During the martial artists' training, Zhao Xing delivered five thousand pounds of foul, numbing Numbfish Fruit, and Xia Jing tried to hide how badly it affected him. After realizing Xia Jing's bravado concealed his dislike of the fruit, Zhao Xing searched for a fourth-tier crop to torment him with next.

• Liu Yongli pushed the trainees through sparring, Limit Running, and fights against him until six passed out, leaving Xia Jing, Chen Fang, Hu Bing, and Zhang Jie still running.
• Wang Meng and the other trainees worried about having enough food until Zhao Xing arrived with five thousand pounds of third-tier Numbfish Fruit for their Speed Eating Training.
• Xia Jing pretended to enjoy the fishy fruit and finished his first portion fastest, despite its shocking effects, foul taste, and poison.
• The other martial artists complained about the fruit and blamed Xia Jing for praising it, fearing Zhao Xing would bring worse food next time.
• After watching Xia Jing for forty-five minutes, Zhao Xing detected his hidden dislike of strong flavors, returned to the flying boat, and chose a fourth-tier seedling to plant.

Wang Meng and the other martial artists struggled with the side effects of eating Zhao Xing’s Numbfish Fruit during training, while Zhao Xing used rain and earth-vein adjustments to restore the growing area and prepare more crops. Zhou Ming praised Zhao Xing’s skill and criticized Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming for giving him Grade B.

• Wang Meng collapsed from eating too much, and the middle-aged medic treated him with the Returning Yang Nine Needles before Liu Yongli ordered him to rest.
• Other martial artists suffered side effects from the Numbfish Fruit, while Xia Jing, Chen Fang, Hu Bing, and Zhang Jie continued eating and reached a combined eighteen hundred jin.
• Zhao Xing used the Devouring Cloud Art to bring repeated rain, and the four remaining eaters grew anxious that he would produce still more supplies.
• Zhang Jie became delirious from accumulated toxins, mistook Liu Yongli for his great-grandmother, and was treated by the middle-aged medic before resuming training.
• Zhao Xing inspected the earth veins and used the rain to restore the soil’s strength in five shichen, impressing Zhou Ming.
• Zhou Ming said only Shi Yong at the Celestial Timing Academy might have managed the same feat and called Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming blind for giving Zhao Xing Grade B.

Zhao Xing delivered a large supply of Fourth Order Fire Radiance Azure Gold, forcing the martial warriors to begin another brutal round of Speed Eating Training. The chapter ended with Xia Jing still mute after eating, while the others urged him to speak up about the ordeal.

• Zhao Xing planted and rapidly grew Fourth Order Fire Radiance Azure Gold, then delivered ten thousand jin to the martial warriors, of which three thousand jin was edible.
• Zhou Ming announced the supply's quantity and defended its military value after a recruit called it poison, while Liu Yongli reprimanded the recruit.
• Zhao Xing removed the plants' thorns and skin and cut them into sections before the martial warriors began eating.
• Wang Meng became temporarily mute after one section, while Zhang Jie, Chen Fang, and Hu Bing suffered from the plant's intense heat and received treatment from the military physician.
• Xia Jing ate eighteen sections before stopping for treatment, and Chen Fang, Hu Bing, and Zhang Jie praised Zhao Xing's supply; when they asked Xia Jing to speak, he pointed out that he was still mute.

After Xia Jing conceded, Zhao Xing moved on to the second training environment, a frozen region near Pine Snow Lake, and found its earth veins difficult to cultivate. Unable to alter the harsh conditions with his Celestial Timing Art, he used Five Elements Earth Splitting, whose powerful effects began tearing open the frozen ground.

• Xia Jing conceded to Zhao Xing, who promised to choose less unpleasant supplies for the Gluttony Art training.
• Lu Bang and Zuo Zizhi discussed the academy rankings, with Shi Yong leading, Zhuang Ziqing second, and Zhao Xing third.
• Zhao Xing and the others arrived at the frozen training environment near Pine Snow Lake, where he surveyed the snowbound land and its earth veins.
• Zhao Xing failed to establish the Start of Spring decree, then decided to use Five Elements Earth Splitting to reshape the environment.
• Zhao Xing's Five Elements Earth Splitting caused the ice to crack and the ground to quake, nearly sending Zhou Ming's flying boat into a widening fissure.

Zhao Xing used the Gambler's Tactic to transform Pine Snow Lake, then completed a month of supply training across increasingly difficult environments, earning enough points to remain near the top of the rankings. After returning to the Ministry of Agriculture, he saw that the final rankings for the second mandatory training session had been released.

• Zhao Xing's Five Elements Earth Splitting spell triggered repeated lucky effects, and Zhou Ming watched him regulate Pine Snow Lake's Earth Vein while explaining the Ten Suns Grotto Heaven's regions and dangers.
• The first rankings placed Zhao Xing third behind Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing, and he continued producing supplies as the group moved between training sites.
• Zhao Xing earned 60,000 points at Pine Snow Lake and rose to second place, while Zhuo Li, Li Feng, Zhuang Ziqing, and Shi Yong reacted to the rankings.
• Zhao Xing earned 50,000 points at Seven Peaks Basin, then competed across harsher locations where he and Zhuang Ziqing traded places in the rankings.
• Zhao Xing earned 20,000 points at Gale Wind Mountain Range, 10,000 at Earth Fire Plain, and 3,000 at Ten Thousand Mile Thunder Pool as the warriors endured his relentless supply production.
• The training group returned to Yang City exhausted, and Zhao Xing entered the Earthly Advantage Institute as the final rankings appeared on his Earth Mirror.

Zhao Xing placed second in the second mandatory training, prompting Zhuang Ziqing and other competitors to intensify their cultivation while the Celestial Timing Academy’s instructors reconsidered their training. Tian Yan then directed Zhao Xing to focus on the three great secret manuals and begin elective training at the Nine Sections Dojo.

• Zhao Xing reviewed the rankings, discussed his second-place finish with Zhuang Ziqing, and agreed to compete with him again in the next training.
• Zhao Xing decided to focus on the three great secret manuals, while Lu Bang urged Cai Jin to follow Zhao Xing’s example and gave him Nether Asura Jade to support sleeping only one shichen a day.
• Feng Qiu reacted to his ranking by rushing into the training room to cultivate, while Guan Junyang resolved to work harder after narrowly retaining his Grade A rating.
• Mei Zhiru criticized the Celestial Timing Academy’s declining rankings, leaving Ge Jinsong and Cheng Qingming uneasy about having underestimated Zhao Xing.
• Tian Yan learned how Zhao Xing had earned second place and instructed him to prioritize the three great secret manuals and attend the Nine Sections Dojo’s elective training.

Zhao Xing learned about the Nine Sections Dojo, received news from home, and used his Celestial Timing Academy sessions to advance his Solar Terms Decrees and comprehend three new Celestial Timing Arts. He entered the dojo intending to test his skills and pursue the Grade A selection rating.

• Zhao Xing studied the Nine Sections Dojo and activated his access, deciding to train before entering its sparring matches.
• Gao Ming delivered letters and a Mirage Pearl from Zong Shichang and Zhao Ruide; Zhao Xing learned that his family was safe, watched Zong Shichang and Zhao Zheng’s recorded message, and sent replies.
• Zhao Xing spent three days comprehending the Start of Spring Stele, completed his twenty-four Solar Terms Decrees, and advanced Start of Spring and Start of Summer to the third turn.
• Zhao Xing comprehended Heavenly Frost, Heavenly Fire, and Mist Concealment at the seventh-turn realm and hoped to master seasonal transformations by perfecting them.
• Zhao Xing reviewed the Nine Sections Dojo selection requirements, then entered through the Cloud Gate to begin training.

Zhao Xing entered Nine Sections Dojo and won twenty-one matches in a row, reaching seven stars before his promotion match against Li Feng. Li Feng built a formation from wind, earth, and plants, while Zhao Xing trapped him in mist to practice; the chapter ended as Li Feng realized he had stepped into a frost-covered trap.

• Zhao Xing matched with Zhang Hao and defeated him with Lesser Nine Heavens Astral Wind, earning his first Dojo Point.
• Zhao Xing won against Zheng Zongsheng and continued crushing opponents, building a twenty-one-match winning streak and reaching seven stars.
• Zhao Xing was matched with Li Feng for his promotion match, while Li Feng welcomed the chance to avenge his earlier defeat and restore his standing.
• Li Feng formed humanoid fighters and tiger-like beasts by combining Gale Law, Mystic Earth Art, and a developing wood art.
• Zhao Xing used Azure Dragon Emerges to bind most of Li Feng’s creations, then raised Mist Shadow and challenged Li Feng to break the technique without leaving its ring.
• Li Feng stayed inside the mist and nearly lost his footing when he discovered frost forming beneath him.

Zhao Xing defeated Li Feng in his first promotion battle, then climbed through the Nine Sections Dojo with an undefeated streak. As he began his promotion match for Third Tier, Yu Chunwu, Peng Ran, Yang Yang, and He Yu discussed how his fighting compared with Zhuang Ziqing and Shi Yong.

• Zhao Xing used Mist Concealment, Heavenly Frost, and Kui Ox Thunder Roar to weaken Li Feng's spells, then defeated him and won his first promotion battle.
• Li Feng immediately lost his next match to Hua Zhilin, dropping from seven stars to six, while Zhao Xing won his next battle and reached First Tier.
• Zhao Xing challenged opponents relentlessly, advancing to Second Tier and reaching sixty-one consecutive victories without a loss or draw.
• Yu Chunwu, Peng Ran, Yang Yang, and He Yu compared their experiences fighting Zhuang Ziqing, Shi Yong, and Zhao Xing, noting Shi Yong's strength and Zhao Xing's unusual ability to stay ahead in long matches.
• Yang Yang saw that Zhao Xing was in his Third Tier promotion match, and the group gathered to watch.