Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yue haggled with a stall owner over a badly corroded broken sword, which he claimed was a key to an inheritance. The bargaining left Su Mu questioning why she was willing to pay so much for it.

• Xiao Yue examined the rusted sword and asked its price, then rejected the stall owner's demand for 1,000 gold coins and started to leave.
• The stall owner called Xiao Yue back and invited her to name a price.
• Xiao Yue offered one gold coin, but the stall owner refused and insisted the sword was a key to unlocking an inheritance.
• The stall owner lowered his price to 200 gold coins, and Xiao Yue countered with 100.
• Su Mu objected to Xiao Yue offering 100 gold coins for the broken sword.

Su Mu watched Xiao Yue bargain for a sword, first fearing she was about to waste a hundred gold coins and then recognizing her cleverness. Xiao Yue drove the stall owner’s price down to one gold coin, while Su Mu noticed the man’s lustful gaze and judged him doomed.

• Su Mu worried that Xiao Yue would foolishly spend a hundred gold coins on the stall owner’s sword, but Xiao Yue said she was only joking and cited his advice to cut the price in half.
• The stall owner tried to sell the sword for one hundred and eighty gold coins, and Xiao Yue countered with fifty before he agreed to a hundred.
• Su Mu saw the stall owner look at Xiao Yue lustfully and decided the man would die for coveting his Little Disciple.
• Xiao Yue offered twenty gold coins, and the stall owner accepted, but she immediately lowered her offer to one gold coin.
• Su Mu realized Xiao Yue had been playing the stall owner and found her sudden change of attitude amusing.

Xiao Yue bought a Broken Sword from a stall owner who threatened her, and Captain Payne arrived with the Market Guard Team to protect her. Su Mu praised his disciple afterward, and the two left the Market so she could examine the sword.

• The stall owner demanded one hundred gold coins for the Broken Sword and threatened Xiao Yue when she offered one.
• Su Mu prepared to use his puppet if the stall owner attacked, but Captain Payne arrived with the Market Guard Team and surrounded the man.
• Xiao Yue paid ten gold coins for the Broken Sword and ordered the guards to drive the stall owner out of the Market.
• Su Mu praised Xiao Yue’s bargaining, then asked what she would have done without the guards; she explained that two guards usually followed her.
• Xiao Yue decided to return home to inspect the Broken Sword, while Su Mu wondered whether it had any value and worried about earning enough Admiration Value.

Su Mu noticed that someone was following Xiao Yue and led her into a secluded alley, promising to protect her. The follower turned out to be the Stall Owner, who accused Xiao Yue of cheating and humiliating him, then threatened her.

• Su Mu sensed someone following them and told Xiao Yue to head somewhere secluded so he could confront the pursuer.
• Xiao Yue entered an alley with Su Mu, grew doubtful when nobody appeared, and then heard a savage laugh behind her.
• The Stall Owner emerged from the shadows, and Xiao Yue recognized him as the man who had sold her Broken Sword.
• The Stall Owner accused Xiao Yue of buying his treasure cheaply and having him driven out of the Market.
• Xiao Yue asked what he wanted and offered to apologize and give him her gold coins, while remaining wary of his intentions.

Xiao Yue was cornered by the stall owner, who wanted the Broken Sword and planned to capture her, until Su Mu intervened with grayish-white airflow and revealed himself. The stall owner recognized the danger and begged Su Mu to spare his life.

• The stall owner pressed Xiao Yue for the Broken Sword’s secret and threatened her as he backed her toward a dead end.
• Grayish-white airflow shielded Xiao Yue and restrained the stall owner, while Uncle disappeared from beside her.
• The stall owner realized a powerful protector had intervened and demanded to know who was targeting him.
• Su Mu warned the stall owner for following his disciple and appeared beside him in black.
• The stall owner fell to his knees and begged Su Mu to spare his life, while Su Mu found his cowardice boring.

Su Mu confronted the stall owner who had followed Xiao Yue, then killed him after Xiao Yue ordered it. Xiao Yue admired Su Mu’s appearance and strength, and promised to trust and obey him from then on.

• Su Mu asked Xiao Yue how to deal with the stall owner, while Xiao Yue became distracted by Su Mu’s handsome appearance.
• The stall owner begged Xiao Yue for mercy and offered her all his assets, but Xiao Yue told Su Mu to kill him.
• Su Mu struck the stall owner with several blasts of energy, killing him and earning Admiration Value.
• Xiao Yue searched the stall owner’s corpse and peppered Su Mu with questions about his strength, appearance, technique, and body.
• Su Mu said he had acted because Xiao Yue had doubted him, and Xiao Yue promised to listen to everything he said.

Su Mu warned Xiao Yue that learning Martial Skills would require hard work and realized he needed to cultivate so he could power the puppet without spending Admiration Value. Back home, Xiao Yue and Su Mu could not uncover the mystery of her Broken Sword, and the system offered only unaffordable methods.

• Su Mu promised to teach Xiao Yue Martial Skills if she behaved and warned her not to give up when training became difficult.
• Su Mu realized the puppet consumed energy and resolved to cultivate the Boundless Chaos Art to power it himself.
• Xiao Yue showed Su Mu the Broken Sword she had bought and asked what it was for, but he could not identify anything special about it.
• Xiao Yue tried different ways to reveal the sword's secret, collected the rust that came off, and still found no answer.
• Su Mu asked the system for help, but its offered tracing techniques and talismans cost more than he could afford.

Su Mu and Xiao Yue tried to awaken the secrets of the Broken Sword by letting Xiao Yue's blood fall on it. The sword reacted and awakened Xiao Yue's Goddess Physique, leaving Su Mu to realize his disciple had a rare special physique.

• Su Mu suggested Xiao Yue try blood recognition or touch the Broken Sword with her Soul Power.
• Xiao Yue decided to try blood recognition, but hesitated to cut her finger, so Su Mu made a tiny cut for her.
• Xiao Yue placed her bleeding finger on the Broken Sword, and her blood spread across it without an immediate reaction.
• More blood gathered into a glowing crystal inside the sword, and a black figure appeared, surrounding Xiao Yue and the sword with sword qi.
• A streak of bloody light entered Xiao Yue's brow, and the system told Su Mu that the Goddess Physique had awakened.

Xiao Yue endured a painful awakening that opened her meridians and filled her with qi. She woke to find Su Mu in her bedchamber and her clothes tattered, and demanded to know what had happened.

• Su Mu watched as the blood-red crystal awakened Xiao Yue’s constitution, while the sword qi scoured her body and caused her intense pain.
• After the pain eased, Xiao Yue felt qi within her abdomen and realized her meridians had opened; Su Mu received five points of Admiration Value.
• Xiao Yue screamed when Su Mu spoke to her, then angrily asked why he was in her bedchamber again.
• Su Mu told Xiao Yue to examine herself, and she discovered that her clothes were tattered and full of holes.

After awakening, Xiao Yue discovered that her appearance, constitution, and cultivation had improved, while Su Mu cultivated through the night and asked the system whether his rapid progress would harm his foundation. Reassured that his initial growth came from energy accumulated in his soul, Su Mu tested how long he could sustain the puppet with his own strength.

• Xiao Yue angrily sent Su Mu away so she could change after the broken sword left her exposed during her awakening.
• Xiao Yue bathed and examined her improved skin and face, then discovered she had reached Qi Condensation Stage Nine.
• Su Mu cultivated the Boundless Chaos Art through the night and rose to roughly Qi Cultivation Stage Seven.
• Su Mu asked the system whether his rapid cultivation would damage his foundation, and the system explained that his developed soul and accumulated energy caused his unusually fast initial progress.
• Su Mu decided to test how long his current strength could power the puppet, and a black shadow rose into the air.

Su Mu’s puppet lasted only five seconds, but he defended the duration as impressive for his cultivation level. Xiao Yue woke, thanked him for helping her, and asked him to prepare something for her after revealing she had reached Qi Condensation Stage Nine; the chapter ended with her embarrassed to learn she had wailed during her awakening.

• Su Mu complained to the system that his puppet lasted only five seconds, and the system explained that his Dou Qi stage limited its duration despite letting him wield Dou Ling-level strength.
• Xiao Yue woke feeling refreshed, remembered the opportunity she had gained, and gave Su Mu three Admiration Value.
• Xiao Yue apologized to Su Mu for blaming him the previous day and warned him to be more careful, but he dismissed her concerns and told her to manage herself.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to prepare something for her, and he discovered that she had reached Qi Condensation Stage Nine after awakening her Nameless Sword Body.
• Su Mu said he had been too busy listening to Xiao Yue wail to notice her breakthrough, leaving her blushing and asking whether she had really wailed.

Xiao Yue learned that the broken sword had awakened her innate Sword Body and gained a Sword Qi Blood Crystal, while Su Mu warned her to master her new strength. Su Mu promised to prepare a cultivation technique and revealed he had Qi Gathering Powder ready for her breakthrough to Dou Zhe.

• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu what had happened when the broken sword caused her painful awakening.
• Su Mu explained that the sword’s owner had infused it with sword qi, which entered Xiao Yue as a Sword Qi Blood Crystal and awakened her innate Sword Body.
• Xiao Yue asked whether Su Mu had taken her as his disciple because of her Sword Body, and he denied it.
• Xiao Yue asked for a cultivation technique suited to her physique, and Su Mu promised he had prepared one.
• Su Mu warned Xiao Yue not to force her breakthrough and said he had Qi Gathering Powder to help her reach Dou Zhe, surprising her with his hidden supply.

Xiao Yue noticed that Xiao Yan had become cheerful and teased him about whether she or Xun'er was prettier. After Xiao Yan left, he asked Old Yao about Xiao Yue’s sudden change, while Xiao Yue reflected on her new beauty.

• Su Mu promised Xiao Yue more rewards for working hard, then vanished when someone approached.
• Xiao Yan came to fetch Xiao Yue for breakfast and remarked that she looked unusually pretty.
• Xiao Yue teased Xiao Yan about whether she or Xun'er was prettier, and he chose Xiao Yue after hesitating.
• Xiao Yue noticed Xiao Yan’s changed demeanor, and Xiao Yan hurried away before she could uncover his secret.
• Xiao Yan asked Old Yao whether he had noticed Xiao Yue’s change, and Old Yao said he would examine her later.
• After eating, Xiao Yue sighed that being beautiful was troublesome.

Su Mu warned Xiao Yue not to let her confidence and cultivation slip, predicting that her Third Brother would soon make a startling leap. Xiao Yue doubted him and demanded that Su Mu match the powerful master and resources her brother had received.

• Su Mu told Xiao Yue to keep a lower profile and focus on cultivation, warning that her Third Brother might surpass her within three years.
• Xiao Yue dismissed the warning, noting that she was already at Qi Condensation Stage Nine while her Third Brother was at the Third Stage of Dou Qi.
• Su Mu predicted that her Third Brother would shock everyone at his coming-of-age ceremony within a year and achieve his goal.
• Xiao Yue guessed that her Third Brother would reach Qi Cultivation Stage Seven and said that would not impress her after her own rapid breakthrough.
• Su Mu explained that her Third Brother had an exceptionally powerful alchemist master and extraordinary cultivation resources.
• Xiao Yue insisted that Su Mu was no worse and demanded at least a seventh- or eighth-grade alchemist's support and Earth Tier techniques and Martial Skills.

Xiao Yan learned from Old Yao that Xiao Yue had reached Qi Condensation Stage Nine, leaving him stunned by her rapid cultivation. Old Yao could not explain how she had advanced so quickly, and the chapter ended with him kicking Xiao Yan for doubting his abilities.

• Xiao Yan reacted in disbelief when Old Yao told him Xiao Yue had reached Qi Condensation Stage Nine.
• Old Yao praised Xiao Yue’s exceptional aptitude, noting her meridians, spiritual power, and absorption of fighting qi were unusually strong.
• Xiao Yan asked how Xiao Yue had advanced three levels in a few days and wondered if he could use the same method.
• Old Yao admitted he did not know how Xiao Yue had done it and suggested Xiao Yan ask her directly.
• Xiao Yan accused Old Yao of boasting, so Old Yao kicked him several meters away.

Xiao Yan asked Old Yao about his younger sister, while Xiao Yue complained to Su Mu about feeling watched. Su Mu then refused to let Xiao Yue go shopping and insisted that she begin training.

• Xiao Yan asked Old Yao whether he should question his younger sister, but Old Yao reminded him that Xun'er was waiting outside.
• Xiao Yue told Su Mu she had felt someone watching her while she ate, and Su Mu suspected Old Yao had been observing her from Xiao Yan's ring.
• Xiao Yue cursed whoever had spied on her, and Su Mu promised to teach them a lesson if they did it again.
• Xiao Yue asked to visit the Market to look for bargains, but Su Mu refused and told her to train instead.

Su Mu took Xiao Yue to the back mountain to train and presented her with an adjustable greatsword as a training tool. Xiao Yue reluctantly accepted that she would have to train with it, though she was relieved it was not meant to be her permanent weapon.

• Xiao Yue stopped trying to persuade Su Mu to let her go out and agreed to train.
• Su Mu brought Xiao Yue to the back mountain, where she admired the scenery before he reminded her to cultivate.
• Su Mu summoned a massive black greatsword and told Xiao Yue it was prepared for her training.
• Xiao Yue objected to using a sword taller than herself, but Su Mu explained it was only for training and weighed about fifty pounds.
• Su Mu revealed that the sword’s weight could be adjusted using Admiration Value, then ordered Xiao Yue to strap it to her back.
• Su Mu flung the greatsword toward Xiao Yue.

Su Mu put Xiao Yue through an hour of greatsword training, then helped her recover enough to walk home for a medicinal soak. Xiao Yue explained that she wanted to become strong enough to protect herself and others and not disappoint Su Mu, who reassured her that she had already made him proud.

• Su Mu made Xiao Yue carry a greatsword for an hour, and she endured the training without complaining.
• Su Mu removed the sword and told Xiao Yue to walk home for a medicinal soak, but her numb, trembling legs struggled to move.
• Su Mu sent a stream of air into Xiao Yue, stimulating her Dou Qi and helping her legs recover enough to walk.
• Xiao Yue asked whether her hard work would let her surpass her third brother and said she wanted to protect herself and others.
• Xiao Yue told Su Mu she did not want to disappoint him, and Su Mu assured her that she had already done well.

After Xiao Yue refused to change her harsh training, Su Mu explained how to use the medicinal liquid he had given her. She soaked in it and fell asleep as it healed her bruises, while Su Mu secretly checked on her.

• Su Mu offered to change Xiao Yue's training method, but she insisted on continuing because she wanted to grow strong enough to protect her loved ones.
• Xiao Yue asked how to use the medicinal liquid, and Su Mu told her to dilute it in bathwater and soak in it.
• Xiao Yue suspected Su Mu might watch her bathe, so he reassured her and left.
• After returning home, Xiao Yue poured the medicinal liquid into hot water and soaked until exhaustion made her fall asleep.
• The liquid's energy entered Xiao Yue's body, fading her bruises and making her skin more radiant, while Su Mu secretly came to check its effects and watch over her.

After soaking in Su Mu’s medicinal liquid, Xiao Yue woke refreshed, with smoother skin, stronger Dou Qi, and improved control over her strength. She told Su Mu the liquid worked well but was being used up quickly, leaving him worried about the cost of supporting her training.

• Su Mu checked on the sleeping Xiao Yue and vanished after seeing that her bruises had healed.
• Xiao Yue woke feeling refreshed, noticed the medicinal liquid had lost much of its effect, and found her bruises gone and her Dou Qi stronger.
• Xiao Yue’s excitement earned Su Mu another ten Admiration Value, and he considered buying Qi Gathering Powder for her.
• Xiao Yue called Su Mu over, teased him for staring at her, and explained that the medicinal liquid’s effects were disappearing after one soak.
• Su Mu realized Xiao Yue might use a bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid every two days and doubted he could afford it.