Chapter Summaries

Zhao Ping'an awakened as a fetus and discovered that the Zhennan Marquis Estate wanted his mother, Jiang Shuyue, to abort him because they believed he would be born weak. He used his system to strengthen his Ancient Sacred Body and gain a divine ability, while Jiang Shuyue resolved to save him despite her apparent agreement to the abortion.

• Zhao Ping'an realized he had transmigrated into Jiang Shuyue's womb and heard the Zhennan Marquis Dowager order Jiang Shuyue to abort him.
• Zhao Ping'an summoned his panel and spent his Bloodline Potential Points to increase his Ancient Sacred Body bloodline.
• Zhao Yingpeng supported the abortion, and Jiang Shuyue accepted the Abortion Pills after securing ten days to comply.
• After waking the next day, Zhao Ping'an spent his newly gained points on the Ancient Sacred Body and learned the divine ability Sacred Body: Law, Heaven, and Earth.
• Jiang Shuyue sensed the fetus growing stronger and privately vowed to give birth to Zhao Ping'an.

Zhao Ping'an used his awakened Divine Soul to help Jiang Shuyue open a thousand-zhang Essence Sea, then gained the Heavenly Punishment Sacred Eye after advancing his Ancient Sacred Body Bloodline. When Jiang Shuyue refused to abort him, Zhao Yingpeng and the Zhennan Marquis Dowager forced her to accept demotion to concubine, leaving her determined to give birth despite losing her status and her child’s inheritance rights.

• Zhao Ping'an consciously absorbed Jiang Shuyue's nutrients, gained Bloodline Potential Points, and discovered that his increasing Ancient Sacred Body Bloodline improved his automatic absorption.
• Zhao Ping'an spent Proficiency Points on Jiang Shuyue's Clear Void Xun Wind Art, helping her enter enlightenment and open a thousand-zhang Essence Sea.
• Zhao Ping'an invested his Bloodline Potential Points in the Ancient Sacred Body Bloodline and gained the Heavenly Punishment Sacred Eye.
• Jiang Shuyue told Zhao Yingpeng that their child had helped her cultivate and begged to give birth, but Zhao Yingpeng tried to make her take an Abortion Pill.
• Jiang Shuyue threatened to kill herself rather than abort the fetus, so Zhao Yingpeng left in anger.
• The Zhennan Marquis Dowager demoted Jiang Shuyue to concubine and made her sign a confession that denied her future children inheritance rights; afterward, she planned for Zhao Yingpeng to marry Su Yingluo.

Jiang Shuyue was driven from the Zhennan Marquis Estate and forced to surrender most of her remaining dowry to fund Zhao Yingpeng’s remarriage, then returned to her maternal home to protect her pregnancy. Meanwhile, Zhao Ping'an inherited the Ancient Sacred Body’s cultivation knowledge and resolved to begin cultivating after his body grew stronger.

• Jiang Shuyue was sent from the Great Peng Courtyard to a ruined cabin, where she endured four months of isolation while nurturing her pregnancy.
• Zhao Ping'an raised his Ancient Sacred Body bloodline above fifty percent, received the First Generation Ancient Sacred Body’s inheritance, and learned the basics of the Dao Scripture.
• The Zhennan Marquis Dowager demanded Jiang Shuyue’s dowry to fund Zhao Yingpeng’s marriage to Su Yingluo and threatened to beat the fetus from her womb when Jiang refused.
• Jiang Shuyue surrendered her Storage Bracelet after the Dowager’s servants restrained her, though she explained that Zhao Yingpeng had already taken two-thirds of her dowry for cultivation.
• Jiang Shuyue left the estate and returned to Jiang Manor, where her father and brothers learned what had happened and angrily condemned Zhao Yingpeng and the Zhennan Marquis Dowager.

Before his birth, Zhao Ping'an opened all 108 meridians, reached the Ancient Sacred Body’s full bloodline potential, and opened an immense Essence Sea. A Towering Man warned him to conceal his bloodline and sealed most of his divine abilities; Zhao Ping'an was then born safely, and Jiang Shuyue named him Ping'an.

• At eight months pregnant, Zhao Ping'an opened all 108 meridians and refined Jiang Shuyue’s True Essence to prepare to open his Essence Sea.
• At nine months and nine days, Zhao Ping'an completed the Ancient Sacred Body bloodline and spoke with the Towering Man, who taught him Mortal Transformation and sealed all his divine abilities except the Unblemished Adamantine Body.
• Zhao Ping'an mastered Mortal Transformation and spent one million Proficiency Points on Jiang Shuyue’s Clear Void Xun Wind Art before filling the Unblemished Adamantine Body’s Proficiency Points.
• In the Zhennan Marquis Estate, Su Yingluo found a nun dead from the backlash of a curse and concealed the signs of her death.
• After Zhao Ping'an’s refined True Essence filled Jiang Shuyue’s Essence Sea, he opened an immense Essence Sea of his own.
• At full term, Zhao Ping'an was born without unusual phenomena, and Jiang Shuyue named him Ping'an.

Zhao Ping'an grew rapidly, began cultivating and learning to read as an infant, and used the Panel System to memorize the Thousand Character Classic after hearing it once. His astonishing talent spread from Jiang Manor to the Zhennan Marquis Estate, where Zhao Yingpeng and the Marquis Dowager dismissed it while pregnant Su Yingluo grew worried.

• Zhao Ping'an struggled to cultivate as a newborn, then at one hundred days refined four traces of True Essence before exhaustion forced him to sleep.
• At five months, Zhao Ping'an spoke and ran, kept Jiang Yiyi company, and at six months asked Jiang Shuyue to teach him to read.
• Second Maternal Aunt read the Thousand Character Classic aloud, and Zhao Ping'an used the Panel System to master it and recite it backward without error.
• Jiang Wen tested Zhao Ping'an with a three-thousand-character primer, and Zhao Ping'an recited it backward before the Jiang Family.
• News of Zhao Ping'an's talent reached the Zhennan Marquis Estate, where Zhao Yingpeng doubted it, the Marquis Dowager dismissed it, and pregnant Su Yingluo became concerned.

Zhao Ping'an secretly mastered Qingfeng Swordplay and transformed it into the stronger Gale Swordplay, then astonished his family by defeating and instructing Jiang Huaishan. Eldest Maternal Aunt and Second Maternal Aunt recognized Zhao Ping'an's extraordinary martial talent, and Second Maternal Aunt considered having him help Jiang Huaiyi improve.

• Eldest Maternal Aunt invited Zhao Ping'an to her courtyard, where Jiang Huaishan taught him Qingfeng Swordplay and promised to teach him Arhat Fist.
• That night, Zhao Ping'an used Proficiency Points to master Qingfeng Swordplay and evolve it into Gale Swordplay, whose sword wind cut through a branch.
• The next day, Zhao Ping'an defeated Jiang Huaishan in repeated two-move spars, explained the flaws in his swordplay, and helped him improve Qingfeng Swordplay.
• Eldest Maternal Aunt arranged for Swordplay Teacher Zhuo to assess Jiang Huaishan, and the teacher praised his progress without knowing Zhao Ping'an had instructed him.
• Jiang Huaishan came to Moon Laurel Courtyard to teach Zhao Ping'an Arhat Fist, while Eldest Maternal Aunt told Second Maternal Aunt about Zhao Ping'an's talent.
• Second Maternal Aunt believed Zhao Ping'an was exceptional and considered having him guide her eldest son, Jiang Huaiyi, in Qingfeng Swordplay.

Zhao Ping'an advanced his martial arts skills, learned about the Great Barrens, and devised a way to make soap after realizing his mother lacked money. He gave Jiang Shuyue the soap recipe, and she hurried to take it to Jiang Wen as a new source of wealth for the Jiang Family.

• Zhao Ping'an mastered Arhat Fist and guided Jiang Huaishan and Jiang Huaiyi, impressing Jiang Wen, who celebrated his grandson and forbade anyone from teaching him martial arts until he turned four.
• At eight months old, Zhao Ping'an read books to learn about the Great Barrens and noticed Jiang Shuyue was sacrificing her cultivation and comfort because the family had little money.
• Zhao Ping'an used quicklime, saltwater, and lard to make soap, then gave a jasmine-scented piece to Jiang Shuyue.
• Jiang Shuyue learned Zhao Ping'an had invented the soap recipe, received his permission to use it, and took the soap to Jiang Wen to discuss selling it.

Jiang Shuyue and the Jiang Family established a soap workshop using Zhao Ping'an’s method, while Zhao Ping'an decided to learn alchemy to secure future Cultivation Resources. After alchemists refused to teach him because they feared the Zhennan Marquis Estate and Su Yingluo, he studied on his own and advanced his alchemy knowledge enough to prepare for refining pills.

• Jiang Wen showed the Jiang Family’s core members Zhao Ping'an’s soap, and they were astonished by its quality and potential profit.
• Jiang Shuyue became busy leading the soap workshop, and Zhao Ping'an decided that learning alchemy would be a better long-term source of Cultivation Resources.
• Jiang Shuyue agreed to Zhao Ping'an’s request to learn alchemy, but five or six alchemists refused to take him as a disciple because they feared the Zhennan Marquis Estate and Su Yingluo.
• Zhao Ping'an asked Jiang Wen for alchemy books and supplies, and Jiang Wen provided a Basic Alchemy Book, two Pill Recipes, an alchemy furnace, and silver.
• Zhao Ping'an used his Proficiency Points to master "Thirty-Six Alchemy Essentials," evolve it into "Forty-Eight Alchemy Truths," and raise both beginner Pill Recipes to Low Grade.
• Zhao Ping'an went out to buy medicinal herbs so he could begin refining pills.

Zhao Ping'an bought medicinal ingredients and refined eight Hundred Herbs Pills, astonishing Jiang Manor and earning the admiration of his family. His achievement spread throughout White Emperor City, while Su Yingluo learned of it and chose to wait before acting against him.

• Zhao Ping'an asked Chen Donglai to provide guards for his trip to buy medicinal ingredients, then returned to Jiang Manor and refined eight Hundred Herbs Pills.
• Chen Donglai confirmed Zhao Ping'an had made Hundred Herbs Pills, and Zhao Ping'an gave one pill each to Chen Donglai and the wet nurse.
• News of Zhao Ping'an's success spread through Jiang Manor, and Jiang Wen, his maternal aunts, and Jiang Shuyue confirmed and celebrated his achievement.
• Zhao Ping'an gave Jiang Shuyue a bottle of Hundred Herbs Pills, and she appraised one as superior quality before returning most of the pills to him.
• News spread through White Emperor City, where Zhao Ping'an became famous as a Child Prodigy and the alchemists who had rejected him regretted it.
• Su Yingluo heard that Zhao Ping'an had refined Hundred Herbs Pills, but she declined Qiushui's suggestion to act against him for now.

Zhao Ping'an advanced his alchemy skills and became a Talisman Master and artifact refiner, drawing attention to his extraordinary talent. After surviving an assassination attempt on Immersed Water Street, he returned to Jiang Manor, while Su Yingluo ordered her people to halt further attacks and Jiang Wen warned Jiang Shuyue to keep him out of danger.

• Zhao Ping'an refined Flawless Hundred Herbs Pills, used them to cultivate, and later became a Talisman Master and artifact refiner.
• Qiushui urged Su Yingluo to eliminate Zhao Ping'an, but Su Yingluo stayed silent and continued chanting Buddhist scriptures.
• More than a dozen Martial Warriors attacked Zhao Ping'an on Immersed Water Street; he used protective spells and a Swift Travel Talisman to escape them.
• Zhao Ping'an told Jiang Wen about the attack, and Jiang Wen reinforced the manor's guards and reported the assault to the authorities.
• Su Yingluo learned the assassination had failed and ordered Qiushui not to try again until Zhao Ping'an turned three and had his innate bones tested.
• The authorities blamed the attack on the Black Fiends Gang, and Jiang Wen warned Jiang Shuyue that Su Yingluo might view Zhao Ping'an as a threat.

At age three, Zhao Ping'an was publicly assessed as having a normal-quality Mortal Body, shocking Jiang Manor and making him the subject of ridicule and rumors across White Emperor City. The Zhennan Marquis Dowager and Zhao Yingpeng gloated over the news, while Su Yingluo chose not to have Zhao Ping'an killed and left him to fend for himself.

• Daoist He repeatedly examined Zhao Ping'an and confirmed to Jiang Shuyue and Jiang Wen that he had a Mortal Body, while Zhao Ping'an concealed his Ancient Sacred Body.
• Jiang Shuyue comforted Zhao Ping'an, and he insisted that his appraisal result should be announced openly.
• Daoist He announced Zhao Ping'an's Mortal Body to Jiang Manor, where Chen Donglai and others accused him of making a mistake before Jiang Wen dismissed the crowd.
• News of Zhao Ping'an's appraisal spread through White Emperor City, spawning conspiracy theories and turning him into a public laughingstock.
• The Zhennan Marquis Dowager summoned Zhao Yingpeng and mocked Jiang Shuyue and Zhao Ping'an, while Zhao Yingpeng became angry at them for bringing him disgrace.
• Qiushui told Su Yingluo that Daoist He had confirmed Zhao Ping'an's Mortal Body and asked whether to have him killed, but Su Yingluo ordered her to let him fend for himself.

At four, Zhao Ping'an mastered the Jiang Family’s martial arts and secretly transformed them into stronger techniques while Zhao Yingpeng entered the Dragon Transformation Realm and became the heir to the Zhennan Marquis Estate. Fearing Zhao Yingpeng would harm her son, Jiang Shuyue fled White Emperor City with him, but monk Kong Nian intercepted them and insisted Zhao Ping'an go to Pudu Mountain.

• Jiang Wen taught Zhao Ping'an Spirit Star Swordplay and Parting Flowers, Sweeping Willows, and Zhao Ping'an mastered both after watching them once.
• Zhao Ping'an cultivated True Essence, advanced Spirit Star Swordplay into Xun Star Swordplay, and developed a stronger version of Parting Flowers, Sweeping Willows.
• Zhao Yingpeng entered the Dragon Transformation Realm, and the Zhennan Marquis named him Young Lord of the Zhennan Marquis Estate.
• Jiang Shuyue grew fearful that Zhao Yingpeng would harm Zhao Ping'an, so she arranged for them to leave White Emperor City in secret.
• At a roadside tea stall, Kong Nian asked Zhao Ping'an to join him at Pudu Mountain, then blocked Jiang Shuyue and demanded that Zhao Ping'an stay.

Kong Nian tried to take Zhao Ping'an to Pudu Mountain, injuring Jiang Shuyue when she resisted, but Zhao Ping'an escaped into the forest. Kong Nian eventually bound him and carried him toward the mountain, then released him in a town for the night after Zhao Ping'an promised not to flee for an hour in exchange for food and drink.

• Kong Nian blocked Jiang Shuyue and Zhao Ping'an, caught Jiang Shuyue's sword, and injured her with a sweep of his sleeve.
• Zhao Ping'an challenged Kong Nian with a question about calculating rewards for reciting Buddhist scriptures, then used the moment to flee with his movement technique and a Swift Travel Talisman.
• Kong Nian pursued Zhao Ping'an through the forest, caught him with Dragon Grasp, and bound him with the Golden Dragon Binding Cord after failing to seal his True Essence.
• Zhao Ping'an pretended to accept his capture while planning to escape, and Kong Nian carried him toward Pudu Mountain.
• Kong Nian descended into a town at sunset and recalled the binding cord after Zhao Ping'an said he would not flee for an hour if given food and drink.

Zhao Ping'an enlisted Old Black's help to ambush Kong Nian while pretending to explain why he had paid for Buddhist sutras. The ambush killed Kong Nian, though Zhao Ping'an was astonished that his sword strike had been enough to finish a Divine Treasury Realm expert.

• At the inn, Old Black thanked Zhao Ping'an for a bun, taught him Secret Sound Transmission, and agreed to help him escape from Kong Nian in exchange for golden buns.
• Zhao Ping'an persuaded Kong Nian to leave town by promising to explain why he had offered silver for reciting sutras.
• Outside town, Zhao Ping'an drew a diagram to distract Kong Nian while Old Black took up an ambush position.
• Zhao Ping'an slashed Kong Nian's arm, then evaded his counterattack as Old Black bit Kong Nian's calf and sealed his True Essence.
• Zhao Ping'an stabbed Kong Nian through the glabella and killed him, then wondered how his strike had slain a Divine Treasury Realm expert.

Zhao Ping'an returned to Jiang Manor with Old Black after killing Kong Nian, and used a Greater Revitalizing Pill to treat Jiang Shuyue's injuries. He revealed the killing to Jiang Wen and Jiang Shuyue, leaving the family fearful of Pudu Mountain's retaliation as Zhao Ping'an prepared to leave White Emperor City with his mother.

• Old Black and Zhao Ping'an divided Kong Nian's treasures, and Old Black burned away the corpse without leaving a trace.
• Zhao Ping'an traveled with Old Black to Jiang Manor, where Jiang Shuyue embraced him and then collapsed from her injuries.
• Zhao Ping'an gave Jiang Shuyue a Greater Revitalizing Pill, and she began recovering; he later refined a Ten Thousand Year Ginseng Pill, doubling the True Essence in his Essence Sea.
• Zhao Ping'an told Jiang Wen and Jiang Shuyue that he had killed Kong Nian, a Divine Treasury Realm monk from Pudu Mountain, with Old Black's help.
• Jiang Shuyue proposed leaving White Emperor City with Zhao Ping'an once her injuries improved, while Jiang Wen feared Pudu Mountain would retaliate against Jiang Manor.

Su Yingluo persuaded Zhao Yingpeng to order Zhao Ping'an brought to Zhennan Marquis Estate, and her armed party forced its way into Jiang Manor to take him. Zhao Ping'an agreed to go after securing Old Black's company, leaving his grieving Mother and relatives behind as he departed by carriage.

• Qiushui reported that Zhao Ping'an and his Mother had encountered someone from Pudu Mountain, and Su Yingluo forbade her from arranging his death before revealing she had other plans.
• Su Yingluo persuaded Zhao Yingpeng to bring Zhao Ping'an to Zhennan Marquis Estate, where he would receive no support and be left to fend for himself.
• Qiushui led Zhennan Marquis Estate soldiers and two Divine Treasury Realm experts into Jiang Manor, killing two guards and demanding Zhao Ping'an's return.
• Jiang Wen and Jiang Shuyue tried to stop the party, but Jiang Wen moved aside under pressure, and Jiang Shuyue drew her sword to protect her son.
• Zhao Ping'an agreed to go after Old Black accepted his offer to accompany him for three years, then said goodbye to Jiang Shuyue, Jiang Wen, and Second Maternal Aunt.
• Zhao Ping'an and Old Black boarded the carriage and left for Zhennan Marquis Estate.

After being confined to a ruined cabin in the Zhennan Marquis Estate, Zhao Ping'an arranged for medicine to reach his gravely injured Mother, Jiang Shuyue. The chapter ended with Jiang Shuyue awakening and vowing to become powerful enough to save him.

• Qiushui confined Zhao Ping'an to a secluded cabin and threatened Jiang Manor with punishment if he escaped.
• Zhao Ping'an met Chen Donglai, who brought supplies and reported that Jiang Shuyue had vomited blood and fallen unconscious.
• Zhao Ping'an gave Chen Donglai a Greater Revitalizing Pill for Jiang Shuyue, but estate guards refused to let Chen leave after dark.
• Zhao Ping'an persuaded Old Black to deliver the pill, promising to owe the dog two favors.
• Old Black delivered the pill to Jiang Wen, who gave it to Jiang Shuyue and told her Zhao Ping'an needed her support.
• Jiang Shuyue awakened and vowed to cultivate until she became powerful enough to save Zhao Ping'an.

After Wang Shiyong robbed Chen Donglai of Zhao Ping'an’s alchemy ingredients, Zhao Ping'an protected Chen and arranged to investigate the thief. Jiang Shuyue learned Wang’s identity and left his family beaten and terrified, demanding that he return her son’s belongings and apologize.

• Zhao Ping'an learned that his Mother had recovered and arranged for Chen Donglai to build a modest living space and an Alchemy Room inside the estate.
• Wang Shiyong ambushed Chen Donglai, stole about half of his alchemy ingredients, and left him injured.
• Zhao Ping'an treated Chen Donglai’s injuries with silver, gave him protective talismans, and asked him to investigate Wang Shiyong.
• Chen Donglai reported the robbery to Jiang Wen and Jiang Shuyue, and Jiang Wen learned Wang Shiyong’s name and background.
• Jiang Shuyue went to Wang Shiyong’s home, broke one arm of every adult in his family, and demanded that he return Zhao Ping'an’s belongings and apologize.

Jiang Shuyue killed Wang Shiyong for robbing Zhao Ping'an, then made clear to the Zhennan Marquis Estate that anyone who bullied her son would pay. Later, Zhao Ping'an learned Spirit Artifact refinement from Old Black and discussed the Human Race’s future, leaving Old Black intrigued by the child’s certainty.

• Wang Shiyong’s younger brother warned him that Jiang Shuyue had beaten their family and threatened them unless Wang returned Zhao Ping'an’s stolen goods and apologized.
• Jiang Shuyue followed Wang Shiyong’s younger brother, confronted Wang Shiyong outside the Zhennan Marquis Estate, and killed him when he tried to flee.
• The estate guards stopped when Jiang Shuyue invoked Zhao Yingpeng, and Vice Captain Liu let her leave after hearing why she had killed Wang Shiyong.
• Zhao Ping'an asked his grandfather Jiang Wen for a Cosmos Sack so Chen Donglai could transport alchemy ingredients less conspicuously, then asked Old Black how to refine Spirit Artifacts.
• Old Black taught Zhao Ping'an the Earth Rank Myriad Spirit Refinement Art and offered to teach him the Sun Devouring Divine Art, but Zhao Ping'an refused.
• Zhao Ping'an described how the Human Race would protect endangered races after becoming supreme, and Old Black became interested in the child’s convictions.

Zhao Ping'an discussed how a dynasty could build loyalty with Old Black, then used the Myriad Spirit Refinement Art to subdue the Golden Scaled Serpent spirit and refine the Golden Dragon Binding Cord. He gained control of the powerful artifact but nearly exhausted his True Essence in the process.

• Zhao Ping'an told Old Black that a dynasty could discourage rebellion by fostering identity and belonging among its people.
• Old Black joked that he might establish a kingdom for the Canine Race, then left for a stroll.
• Zhao Ping'an mastered the Myriad Spirit Refinement Art and learned that he had to subdue the Golden Dragon Binding Cord's sealed artifact spirit.
• Zhao Ping'an entered the cord, overpowered the Golden Scaled Serpent, and bound it with seventy-two hand seals and command passwords.
• Zhao Ping'an made the Golden Dragon Binding Cord acknowledge him as its master, gaining a powerful weapon while spending nearly all his True Essence.