Chapter Summaries

Su Mu’s cultivation medicine helped Xiao Yue grow stronger, and her praise earned him more Admiration Value. Xiao Yan then asked Xiao Yue how her strength had increased so quickly, leaving her ready to answer while teasing him about his own secret.

• Xiao Yue praised Su Mu’s medicinal liquid, earning him three Admiration Value.
• Xiao Yan called Xiao Yue aside after dinner to ask about her sudden increase in strength.
• Xiao Yan hesitated to pry into Xiao Yue’s secret while Old Yao urged him to ask.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Xiao Yue’s strength had increased quickly and whether it would harm her body.
• Xiao Yue teased Xiao Yan about having a secret of his own, and Xiao Yan waited eagerly for her answer.

Xiao Yue told Xiao Yan how her strength and talent had changed after her visit to the Market, though she kept some details secret. After she left, Old Yao called her experience extraordinary and urged Xiao Yan to focus on cultivating, promising to refine medicine for him.

• Xiao Yue recounted the events at the Market that had led to her increased strength and improved talent, while concealing certain details.
• Xiao Yan believed Xiao Yue and congratulated her, though he felt disappointed that he could not copy her unusual path to advancement.
• Xiao Yue encouraged Xiao Yan and promised to protect him if necessary, but he insisted he would protect himself.
• Xiao Yue left to rest before training the next day.
• Old Yao said Xiao Yue's experience was extraordinary and resembled bloodline awakenings in some ways, then told Xiao Yan to cultivate while he prepared to refine medicine.

After mastering control of her strength through a week of intense training, Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to teach her sword skills, and he agreed while recommending she eventually learn a movement technique. She left in high spirits, while the chapter’s title also pointed to Xiao Mei’s envy and jealousy.

• Xiao Yue completed eight days of training and gained full control over her strength, bringing her close to becoming a Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to let her rest, and he supported her decision after seeing how hard she had worked.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to teach her the sword technique he had used, and he promised to teach her when the time came.
• Su Mu advised Xiao Yue to master her existing attack skill before learning more and suggested a movement technique as a suitable next choice.
• Xiao Yue left the room in high spirits and skipped toward the back courtyard.

Xiao Yue encountered Xiao Mei and her companions near the Fighting Skill Hall, where they pressured her to explain her sudden beauty and increased strength. She left without revealing her fortunate encounter, and Su Mu asked whether she was worried about offending them.

• Xiao Mei stopped Xiao Yue and asked how she had become so beautiful.
• Xiao Mei and the other girls accused Xiao Yue of selfishness when she gave an explanation they did not believe.
• Xiao Yue said she had told them all she would and left for the Fighting Skill Hall.
• Xiao Mei's group cursed Xiao Yue after she left, complaining that she should have shared her secret with family.
• Su Mu appeared and asked Xiao Yue whether she feared angering the girls, and Xiao Yue questioned why he had been listening.

Su Mu checked on Xiao Yue, then let her go to the Fighting Skill Hall to choose a technique. There, Xiao Ning eagerly approached her and offered to help find what she wanted.

• Su Mu told Xiao Yue he was worried about her, but she said strength mattered more than making friends and urged him to focus on becoming human.
• Su Mu disappeared, and Xiao Yue headed to the Fighting Skill Hall, where crowds stared and praised her.
• Xiao Yue entered the hall and found Xiao Ning watching her, but she answered his greeting coldly.
• Xiao Ning offered to find Xiao Yue a fighting skill after she said she had come to choose one.

Xiao Yue chose a movement technique and was persuaded to watch Xiao Ning spar, but she dismissed his performance and refused his offer to train together. Xiao Ning remained convinced she admired him and continued trying to get close to her.

• Xiao Yue rejected Xiao Ning’s offer to help her choose a Fighting Skill and selected the Yellow Tier Intermediate Gale Steps.
• Xiao Ning sent a lackey to bring Xiao Yue to the training grounds, and she eventually agreed to watch.
• Xiao Ning defeated a Sixth Stage of Fighting Qi opponent with Stone Shattering Fist, drawing cheers from the crowd.
• Xiao Yue judged Xiao Ning’s performance unimpressive, while Xiao Ning eagerly asked what she thought of it.
• Xiao Ning offered to spar with Xiao Yue and guide her, but she refused, saying she was not interested.

Xiao Yue accepted Xiao Mei’s challenge after Xiao Mei insulted her family, then used her speed and a wooden staff to gain the upper hand. The duel continued with Xiao Mei exhausted and bewildered by Xiao Yue’s strength.

• Xiao Mei provoked Xiao Yue into a duel by mocking her and insulting her third brother and family.
• Xiao Yue took a wooden staff and faced Xiao Mei on the challenge platform.
• Xiao Mei attacked with her Falling Rain Palm, but Xiao Yue dodged and struck her wrist and shoulder with the staff.
• The onlookers marveled as Xiao Yue appeared stronger than Xiao Mei despite being at a lower cultivation stage.
• After several minutes, Xiao Mei was panting and aching while Xiao Yue remained calm, leaving Xiao Mei wondering if Xiao Yue had been playing with her.

Xiao Yue defeated Xiao Mei with a swift strike and intimidated Xiao Ning into refusing a spar. Later, she practiced her sword skills before Su Mu, who praised her form but told her to keep training.

• Xiao Mei attacked Xiao Yue with Mysterious Flame Hand, but Xiao Yue vanished and knocked her off the challenge stage with a wooden stick.
• Xiao Yue challenged Xiao Ning to spar with an iron sword, but Xiao Ning refused after judging that she could defeat him.
• Xiao Yue went to the back mountain and performed her Seven Stars Consecutive Sword for Su Mu.
• Su Mu praised Xiao Yue's sword skill but said its flow needed work, so Xiao Yue agreed to practice it more.

Xiao Yue practiced the Seven Stars Consecutive Sword under Su Mu’s watch and broke through to perfection, unleashing enough power to destroy a huge tree. Su Mu then tried to push her toward greater ambitions by comparing her to her brother, leaving Xiao Yue skeptical as he explained that her third brother had a master and was already at the Fourth Stage of Dou Qi.

• Xiao Yue repeatedly practiced the Seven Stars Consecutive Sword and found that her movements had become smoother.
• Xiao Yue performed the sword forms with new ease, and her sword aura shattered a huge tree without her realizing what she had done.
• Su Mu told Xiao Yue that she had destroyed the tree, and she repeatedly asked whether it was really her work.
• Xiao Yue realized she had perfected the Seven Stars Consecutive Sword and excitedly admired the tree stump and scattered wood chips.
• Su Mu warned Xiao Yue not to be satisfied with mastering a Yellow Tier Sword Skill and said her brother had mastered more than two Mysterious Tier Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yue doubted his claim, so Su Mu clarified that her third brother was at the Fourth Stage of Dou Qi and had a master.

Su Mu demonstrated the powerful One Sword Breaks Sun and Moon technique for Xiao Yue, who was eager to learn it. She admired his skill, and he gained a large amount of Admiration Value as the chapter ended with him asking whether she wanted to study the technique.

• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to teach her a Mysterious Tier sword technique and insisted she could master it.
• Su Mu warned Xiao Yue that the sword technique might be beyond her current ability, but she impatiently urged him to demonstrate it.
• Su Mu performed the first three forms of One Sword Breaks Sun and Moon, though only the first displayed its true power.
• Xiao Yue marveled at Su Mu's swordsmanship, earning Su Mu a new high in Admiration Value.
• Su Mu asked Xiao Yue if she wanted to learn the technique, and she eagerly agreed.

Su Mu demonstrated the power of his Soaring Heaven Sword Canon and warned Xiao Yue that the technique would be difficult to learn. Xiao Yue struggled to remember his slow demonstration, then watched his swift horizontal slash and saw the sword technique’s true force.

• Su Mu told Xiao Yue that even a partial mastery of the sword technique could destroy the mountain beneath them, but warned her that learning it would be difficult.
• Xiao Yue confidently claimed she could master the technique, then admitted she had remembered only scattered fragments of Su Mu’s moves.
• Su Mu reminded Xiao Yue to pay attention and performed the sword technique at full speed with a wooden sword wrapped in condensed sword Qi.
• Xiao Yue felt the force of the sword light as Su Mu’s sequence of moves culminated in a simple horizontal slash.

Su Mu demonstrated a powerful sword technique to Xiao Yue, then guided her through its movements as she quickly learned and practiced it. A week later, Xiao Yue performed the complete technique and proudly asked Su Mu what he thought of her latest move.

• Su Mu demonstrated the sword technique, leaving Xiao Yue stunned by its speed and power.
• Su Mu reassured Xiao Yue when she doubted she could learn it, then slowly demonstrated the movements for her to copy.
• Xiao Yue memorized the moves after a few repetitions and steadily polished her swordsmanship, impressing Su Mu with her talent.
• Su Mu urged Xiao Yue to rest, but she continued practicing because she enjoyed it and felt increasingly confident.
• After a week of training, Xiao Yue performed the full technique and called to Su Mu for his opinion on her move.

Xiao Yue continued practicing swordsmanship under Su Mu’s guidance and asked whether she could tell Xiao Zhan about him. Su Mu gave permission, leaving Xiao Zhan bracing himself to hear what his daughter had been doing in the back mountain.

• Su Mu praised Xiao Yue’s progress and encouraged her to keep practicing, assuring her she could become a skilled swordswoman.
• Xiao Yue told Su Mu she wanted to master his swordsmanship and asked if she could become like him; Su Mu reassured her.
• Xiao Zhan grew worried about Xiao Yue’s daily trips to the back mountain and asked what she was doing there.
• Xiao Yue told Su Mu by voice transmission that she wanted to tell Xiao Zhan about him, and Su Mu gave her permission.
• Xiao Yue warned Xiao Zhan to stay calm before explaining, and Xiao Zhan sat down and questioned her about the person she had been meeting in the back mountain.

Xiao Yue reassured Xiao Zhan about her mysterious master, Su Mu, who later gave her Qi Gathering Powder and told her she was ready to break through to Dou Zhe. She prepared to take the pill and seek a quiet place to cultivate.

• Xiao Zhan questioned Xiao Yue about her master, then relaxed when she explained how Su Mu had improved her appearance, talent, and martial skills.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu why he had refused to reveal himself to Xiao Zhan, and he said it was not the right time.
• Su Mu told Xiao Yue that her foundation was solid and that she could break through to Dou Zhe.
• Su Mu gave Xiao Yue a bottle of Qi Gathering Powder and warned her to cultivate somewhere quiet without interruptions.
• Xiao Yue inspected the unusually beautiful pill, asked why it looked different from the one she had seen before, and happily trusted Su Mu's assurance that it was the best.

Xiao Yue used Qi Gathering Powder and successfully broke through to Dou Zhe, with her sword-shaped Dou Qi absorbing the medicinal power and filling her meridians. Su Mu congratulated her and urged her to keep working hard, then asked how her body felt.

• Su Mu gave Xiao Yue instructions and left her alone to prepare for the breakthrough.
• Xiao Yue found a quiet place, readied herself, and swallowed the Qi Gathering Powder.
• Xiao Yue refined the medicinal power as her Dou Qi transformed into a sword shape and strengthened within her meridians.
• Xiao Yue formed a Dou Qi Vortex in her lower abdomen and successfully broke through to Dou Zhe.
• Su Mu appeared, praised Xiao Yue, encouraged her to keep working hard, and asked whether she felt any discomfort.

After Xiao Yue broke through to the Dou Zhe realm, Su Mu discovered that her unusual Dou Qi Vortex was harmless and claimed her Goddess Gift Pack. The pack gave him a cultivation canon and sword for Xiao Yue, plus a puppet upgrade opportunity, and he began examining the rewards.

• Su Mu reassured Xiao Yue that the sharp sword-like presence in her Dou Qi Vortex was not a problem and told her to consolidate her cultivation.
• Su Mu claimed the Xiao Yue Edition—Goddess Gift Pack and received the Green Lotus Sword Canon, the Green Lotus Sword, and a puppet upgrade opportunity.
• Su Mu learned that the Green Lotus Sword Canon contained a Heaven Tier cultivation method and nine sword techniques, but could only be mastered by someone who cultivated its method.
• Su Mu examined the Dao Artifact Green Lotus Sword and admired its elegant blade and extraordinary appearance.

Su Mu upgraded his puppet to Dou Wang, but discovered that controlling it drained his energy almost immediately. After receiving Admiration Value from Xiao Yue, he found her practicing swordsmanship and ambushed her for a spar; he caught her wooden sword between two fingers, leaving her stunned.

• Su Mu used the upgrade opportunity on his puppet, raising it from Dou Ling to Dou Wang, but could control it for only a few seconds before running out of energy.
• Su Mu received 10 Admiration Value from Xiao Yue and hurried to see what she was doing.
• Su Mu found Xiao Yue practicing swordsmanship at the back mountain and watched her train with her wooden sword.
• Su Mu attacked Xiao Yue with a wooden branch, and she responded by unleashing her full strength in a spar.
• Su Mu broke Xiao Yue's sword radiance and caught her wooden sword between two fingers, leaving Xiao Yue unable to pull it free.

Xiao Yue trained with Su Mu after breaking through and lost track of time, then tried to sneak home before Xiao Dong caught her in her courtyard. Xiao Dong demanded to know why she had returned so late.

• Su Mu tested Xiao Yue's sword skills, advised her to balance strength with softness, and told her to go home as it grew dark.
• Xiao Yue realized how late it was and worried Xiao Zhan would punish her for missing her usual return time.
• Xiao Yue hurried home and tried to slip into her courtyard unnoticed.
• Xiao Dong startled Xiao Yue in the courtyard, and she hit her head on a pillar.
• Xiao Dong confronted Xiao Yue and demanded an explanation for her late return.

Xiao Yue returned late after training, and Xiao Zhan questioned her about her progress and new swordsmanship. When she demonstrated it, Su Mu was astonished by her talent and resolved to recruit more disciples so she would not catch up to him.

• Xiao Yue told Xiao Zhan she had stayed out late because she was absorbed in training, then refused to reveal her current strength.
• Xiao Yue said she had made a breakthrough and learned a swordsmanship Martial Skill, and Xiao Zhan asked her to demonstrate it.
• Xiao Yue took out a wooden sword and performed flowing, powerful strikes that made Xiao Zhan watch solemnly.
• Su Mu praised Xiao Yue's comprehension and decided to recruit more disciples to earn Admiration Value and improve his cultivation.

Xiao Yue impressed Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan with her sword technique, while Old Yao judged her to have reached the Dou Zhe realm and praised her talent. Later, Su Mu questioned Xiao Yue’s nonstop sword practice, and she suggested they browse the Market together.

• Xiao Yue finished demonstrating One Sword Breaks Sun and Moon, startling Xiao Zhan with its power and leaving her courtyard damaged.
• Xiao Zhan agreed to repair the courtyard and urged Xiao Yue to respect her master and cultivate diligently.
• Xiao Yan asked Old Yao about Xiao Yue, and Old Yao estimated she had reached the Dou Zhe realm and used a half-step Earth Tier sword technique.
• Old Yao praised Xiao Yue’s dedication and told Xiao Yan to work harder, and Xiao Yan promised not to disappoint him.
• Su Mu questioned Xiao Yue’s constant sword practice, and Xiao Yue said she was interested in browsing the Market and invited him along.