Chapter Summaries

Li Xuan examined the faint golden light of his cheat and welcomed Xu Yan back from the Inner Domain with Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan. Su Lingxiu refined an improved Youth Preserving Pill for Xu Yan to take home to his parents, producing twelve pills.

• Li Xuan saw a faint golden light while examining his cheat and planned to pass Xu Yan the martial arts method beyond the Profound Understanding Realm.
• Xu Yan returned with Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan, bringing spirit medicines for Su Lingxiu and Cloud Mist Spiritual Tea for Li Xuan.
• Su Lingxiu and Xie Lingfeng became acquainted, while Li Xuan enjoyed the spiritual tea Xu Yan had brought him.
• Su Lingxiu began refining an improved Youth Preserving Pill using higher-grade spiritual medicines so Xu Yan could take it to his mother.
• Su Lingxiu opened the Alchemy Furnace and produced twelve lustrous Youth Preserving Pills.

Su Lingxiu advanced her alchemy and prepared to scale it up with an assembly line, while Li Xuan guided Xie Lingfeng through his doubts about cultivation. The chapter ended with Hu Shan returning with new alchemy equipment and herbs, and Su Lingxiu preparing pills for Xie Lingfeng.

• Su Lingxiu refined a high-quality Youth Preserving Pill, agreed to make pills for Hu Shan, and gave him blueprints for an improved Alchemy Furnace and assembly-line alchemy equipment.
• Li Xuan reassured Xie Lingfeng about combining his existing cultivation with true qi, restoring his confidence and urging him to explore his own martial path.
• Xu Yan returned from visiting his family and maternal grandfather, and Su Lingxiu broke through to the perfected Qi and Blood Realm.
• Xu Yan began helping Su Lingxiu understand the Bagua so she could develop a movement technique suited to her Medicinal Dao Martial Dao.
• Hu Shan returned with a top-grade Alchemy Furnace and assembly-line equipment, and Su Lingxiu began assembling the setup and arranging to train alchemists.
• Xie Lingfeng requested pills to improve cultivation speed, aid healing and recovery, and strengthen his physical body.

Su Lingxiu comprehended the Thousand Butterfly Illusions movement technique and a deadly golden-needle art through Bagua, while Xu Yan and Meng Chong developed new techniques of their own. The chapter leaves Su Lingxiu testing her needles on Xu Yan, who gathered them safely into his palm.

• Su Lingxiu refined Qi Nourishing, healing, and Body Strengthening Pills for Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan, while Kou Ruozhi oversaw construction of an assembly-line alchemy workshop.
• A butterfly inspired Su Lingxiu to comprehend the Thousand Butterfly Illusions movement technique, earning Li Xuan the Thousand Thunder Illusions technique through his golden finger.
• Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan used Su Lingxiu's pills to cultivate and both advanced to mid-tier Grandmaster, while Su Lingxiu instructed Kou Ruozhi and the workshop's alchemy apprentices.
• Xu Yan comprehended the Shocking Thunder Sword from Bagua, and Meng Chong improved his Wind Thunder Diamond Fist and reached minor accomplishment in Blade Soul and Blade Intent.
• Su Lingxiu developed a golden-needle art that could heal or kill, then launched a rain of needles at Xu Yan, who gathered them with the Dragon Subduing Palm.

Su Lingxiu prepared for her Innate Realm breakthrough and used pills, her Evergreen Bone, and the medicinal path to transform her incomplete special constitution. As spiritual energy gathered in her Dantian Sea of Qi, Li Xuan realized her constitution had been restored and was becoming even stronger.

• Su Lingxiu named her Bagua-inspired golden-needle technique the Swift Wind Divine Needle and went to test it on Hu Shan.
• Su Lingxiu organized alchemy training, assigned Kou Ruozhi to prepare Evergreen Pavilion’s entry into Iron Mountain County, and sent him to the Inner Domain.
• Li Xuan advised Su Lingxiu to draw on the medicinal path and her Evergreen Bone when breaking through to the Innate Realm.
• Su Lingxiu refined nine pills from spiritual medicines and began her breakthrough while Xu Yan, Meng Chong, Xie Lingfeng, Hu Shan, and Zhou Ying watched.
• Su Lingxiu’s body absorbed spiritual energy intensely, so she took her pills, tempered her Evergreen Bone, and used golden needles to stimulate her acupoints.
• Su Lingxiu’s Evergreen Bone grew stronger, the spiritual energy entered her Dantian Sea of Qi, and Li Xuan recognized that her special constitution was becoming complete and sublimated.

Su Lingxiu broke through into the Innate Realm and transformed into a Green Wood Spiritual Body, granting Li Xuan an Innate Spiritual Body through the golden finger. As the Evergreen Pavilion expanded its pill production, Xu Yan reached Xiantian Perfection and continued building his foundation before attempting the Profound Understanding Realm.

• Li Xuan explained that Su Lingxiu's breakthrough was correcting deficiencies in her constitution, while Xu Yan took his master's words as encouragement to surpass those with innate constitutions.
• Su Lingxiu entered the Innate Realm, gained a Green Wood Spiritual Body, and advanced Li Xuan's Medicinal Dao to the Profound Understanding Realm while granting him an Innate Spiritual Body.
• Su Lingxiu refined pills with pill fire, instructed the Evergreen Pavilion's apprentices, and helped its assembly line produce pills at high success rates; she also made Red Cat eat ruined pills and used golden needles to aid its digestion.
• Xie Lingfeng broke through into the Grandmaster realm, while Zhou Ying reached great accomplishment in the Qi and Blood Realm and the Evergreen Pavilion's members cultivated faster with a steady supply of pills.
• Xu Yan broke through to Xiantian Perfection, doubling Li Xuan's True Essence, but continued tempering himself and accumulating his foundation before entering the Profound Understanding Realm.

Su Lingxiu learned Li Xuan’s Void Alchemy Technique, then successfully refined the rare Heavenly Dew Marrow into Heaven Marrow Pills that could improve talent and comprehension. She distributed and traded some of the pills, while Meng Chong kept one for his family.

• Li Xuan taught Su Lingxiu the Void Alchemy Technique after advising her to calm her mind before refining the precious Heavenly Dew Marrow.
• Su Lingxiu practiced by refining Regeneration Pills and traded one bottle to Xie Lingfeng for ten Sixth-grade Spiritual Medicines.
• With Xu Yan, Meng Chong, Xie Lingfeng, Hu Shan, and Red Cat watching quietly, Su Lingxiu successfully refined thirty Heaven Marrow Pills from the Heavenly Dew Marrow.
• Xu Yan and Meng Chong found the Heaven Marrow Pills useless to them, while Hu Shan and Xie Lingfeng each bought one from Su Lingxiu for twenty Sixth-grade Spiritual Medicines.
• Meng Chong kept a Heaven Marrow Pill for his family, expecting Meng Shushu to work harder after experiencing its benefits.

Xu Yan and his companions prepared to leave the Borderlands for the Inner Domain, while news spread that Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable and other powerful Grandmasters were threatening Xu Yan at Canglan Island. At Seven Stars Academy, Fu Yuntian recognized the danger and sent Xu Yan a letter as he investigated the forces behind the threats.

• Su Lingxiu distributed defective Heaven Marrow Pills, and Red Cat ate one while Zhou Ying, Shi Er, Xie Lingfeng, and Hu Shan cultivated after taking their pills.
• Kou Ruozhi returned from Iron Mountain County, reported Evergreen Pavilion's progress, and received instructions from Su Lingxiu to plan the pavilion's Inner Domain business.
• Kou Ruozhi told Xu Yan that a notorious Grandmaster had challenged him at Canglan Island and that a powerful Grandmaster had searched for him there; Xu Yan and Meng Chong prepared to face their enemies.
• Kou Ruozhi reported that someone was urgently searching for Xu Yan and Meng Chong in Iron Mountain County, so Meng Chong decided to meet his clansman, Meng Shushu.
• Xu Yan and his companions began preparing to move their families and Evergreen Pavilion into the Inner Domain, while news of Xu Yan's victory over a Grandmaster spread through the Martial World.
• Fu Yuntian learned that Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable had threatened Xu Yan and Canglan Island, suspected that multiple Peak Grandmasters were joining forces, and sent Xu Yan a letter.

Meng Shushu found a treasure land controlled by the black-robed faction and told Meng Chong about a likely Fifth-grade Spiritual Medicine and a possible Peak Grandmaster. After Meng Chong promised to investigate with Xu Yan, Li Xuan and his group set out for the Inner Domain.

• Du Yuying and the Peerless Grandmaster failed to learn who the black-robed people were, while the Peerless Grandmaster speculated that Xu Yan had not heard about Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable occupying Canglan Island.
• Kou Ruozhi, Xu Junhe, and Apothecary Pan helped establish the Evergreen Pavilion in the Inner Domain as Xu Yan and his allies prepared to move there.
• Meng Shushu met Meng Chong at the Evergreen Pavilion and reported finding a treasure land occupied by the black-robed faction, with a likely Fifth-grade Spiritual Medicine and an aura that suggested a Peak Grandmaster.
• Meng Chong gave Meng Shushu a Heaven Marrow Pill and told him to seek him at the Evergreen Pavilion; he then informed Su Lingxiu about the treasure land, and she resolved to retrieve its spiritual medicine with Xu Yan.
• Li Xuan, Su Lingxiu, Red Cat, Shi Er, Zhou Ying, Xu Yan, and Meng Chong set out for the Inner Domain, while Xie Lingfeng and Hu Shan returned to Sword Venerate Cliff to gather promised spiritual herbs.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong set out with Meng Shushu to investigate a treasure land held by men in black robes, while Guo Rongshan led Qi and Wu Kingdoms to unite as the Great Wilderness. Li Xuan then received the Heart and Visage of the Martial Ancestor after the Border Wasteland honored him as its Martial Ancestor.

• Xu Yan and Meng Chong planned to raid the black-robed men's treasure land before demanding a million Spirit Crystals from Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable.
• Meng Shushu discovered that a Heaven Marrow Pill had improved his talent, then agreed to search for Spiritual Medicine in exchange for cultivation pills.
• Guo Rongshan persuaded Qi Emperor to merge Qi Kingdom and Wu Kingdom into the Great Wilderness, with himself as Grand Elder of its cabinet.
• The Great Wilderness cabinet formed, renamed the two kingdoms' armies, and spread Martial Dao cultivation and laws throughout the land.
• Li Xuan received the Heart of the Martial Ancestor and Visage of the Martial Ancestor after the Great Wilderness revered him as its Martial Ancestor.

Xu Yan, Meng Chong, and Meng Shushu reached a spiritual medicine treasure land and secretly killed its five warning kites before attacking the black-robed faction’s stronghold. Meng Chong fought three Grandmasters and then faced the Peak Grandmaster White Protector, while spotting a possible fifth-grade spiritual medicine and valuable bundles in a cliff chamber.

• Xu Yan used pills to lure and silently kill five flying kites, preventing the black-robed people from sending a warning.
• Xu Yan and Meng Chong entered the valley while Meng Shushu guarded the perimeter, and Meng Chong drew out a late-stage Grandmaster.
• Two more Grandmasters joined the fight, but Meng Chong used his Great Sun Golden Body and martial arts to suppress all three.
• The late-stage Grandmaster unleashed a chilling killing move, but Meng Chong shattered it and counterattacked.
• White Protector, a Peak Grandmaster, emerged from the stone wall and blocked Meng Chong’s attack.
• Meng Chong spotted a possible fifth-grade spiritual medicine and bundles of valuables in a secret chamber as he prepared to face White Protector.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong defeated the black-robed men guarding a valley, with Xu Yan killing White Protector, a Peak Grandmaster, in three swords. After looting the spiritual medicines and supplies, they left for Canglan Island, where Xu Yan demanded a million Spirit Crystals and Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable’s entire fortune as his price for accepting the challenge.

• Meng Chong fought the black-robed Grandmasters while Xu Yan appeared to face White Protector, a Peak Grandmaster.
• Xu Yan killed White Protector with three swords, and Meng Chong killed the other three fleeing Grandmasters.
• Xu Yan, Meng Chong, and Meng Shushu found and collected a Fifth-grade Spiritual Medicine, other herbs, spirit notes, pills, and letters in the chambers.
• Meng Shushu explained that the black-robed men had been cultivating spiritual medicines at the valley, and the three searched the site before leaving.
• Xu Yan decided to head toward Canglan Island and demanded a million Spirit Crystals and Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable’s entire fortune as his appearance fee.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong returned with rare Spiritual Medicine while Li Xuan received feedback that Xu Yan had reached grandmastery in the Mountain River Sword Dao. Su Lingxiu learned that Meng Shushu’s grandfather had been close to her grandfather, and Xu Yan and Meng Chong prepared to face Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable and two other Peak Grandmasters on Canglan Island.

• Xu Junhe expanded Evergreen Pavilion’s influence by spreading Great Wasteland martial arts and arranging for Heavenly Treasure Pavilion to sell Qi Nourishing Pills.
• Li Xuan received confirmation that Xu Yan had killed a Peak Grandmaster and mastered the Mountain River Sword Dao, while Meng Chong had killed three Grandmasters and strengthened his Blade Intent.
• Meng Shushu recognized Su Lingxiu as the granddaughter of his grandfather’s old friend and revealed that his grandfather had died trying to rescue her grandfather.
• Xu Yan presented Su Lingxiu with a rare Fifth-grade Stone Nether Grass, and she explained its spirit-nourishing effects before giving Meng Shushu pills in gratitude.
• Xie Lingfeng warned Xu Yan that at least three Peak Grandmasters were on Canglan Island, but Xu Yan said they would not be difficult to kill, and Meng Chong asked to spar with one.

Xu Yan demanded and received a million Spirit Crystals from Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable before agreeing to fight on Canglan Island, where several Peak Grandmasters were gathering to kill him. On the way, Xu Yan demonstrated his overwhelming strength to the Peerless Grandmaster and continued toward the island, leaving Yun Miaomiao warning him to be careful.

• Xu Yan learned that the black-robed men were likely behind another Peak Grandmaster's ambush, then demanded a million Spirit Crystals and Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable's fortune before traveling to Canglan Island.
• Yin Jue agreed to the payment and revealed that he and two Hidden Pavilion guardians were working with Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable to kill Xu Yan; Fire Slaughter left a map of his collection as a prize.
• Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable paid the million Spirit Crystals, and Xu Yan accepted his challenge, saying they would fight to the death outside Canglan Island.
• Great Supervisor Fu invited Xu Yan to visit the Seven Stars Academy after the battle, while Yun Miaomiao warned him that other Peak Grandmasters awaited him on Canglan Island.
• The Peerless Grandmaster challenged Xu Yan after he claimed he could defeat her in two or three strikes; Xu Yan's single sword forced her to retreat, and she gave him a million Spirit Crystals.
• Yun Miaomiao gave Xu Yan another gift and cautioned him about Canglan Island before the Peerless Grandmaster dragged her away.

Xu Yan faced Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable and two Black-Robed Men who had gathered on Canglan Island, while Grandmasters watched from the Cang River. After obtaining Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable’s hidden-collection map, Xu Yan rejected the Black-Robed Men’s demand to reveal Su Lingxiu’s whereabouts, and the three Peak Grandmasters attacked him together.

• Grandmasters from the major factions, including Peerless Grandmaster, the Second Prince of Great Yue Kingdom, Fu Yuntian, and Hu Hai, gathered on boats to watch the battle.
• Xu Yan walked across the Cang River as Meng Chong submerged himself to wait for any underwater ambushers.
• Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable appeared and attacked Xu Yan with his Hellfire Blood Refining Technique, but Xu Yan evaded him with Shape-Shifting Evasion.
• Xu Yan demanded the map to Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable’s hidden collection, and two Black-Robed Men appeared and tossed him the scroll.
• Yin Jue demanded that Xu Yan reveal Su Lingxiu’s whereabouts, but Xu Yan drew his sword and challenged the three Peak Grandmasters.
• Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable, Yin Jue, and the other Black-Robed Man joined forces and launched a devastating attack against Xu Yan.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong defeated the attackers threatening Canglan Island, killing several Peak Grandmasters and forcing the watching experts to retreat. Xu Yan barred entry to the island, and the two brothers regrouped after the battle.

• Xu Yan used his Shocking Thunder Sword of Myriad Phenomena of Mountains and Rivers to kill Fire Slaughter Demon Venerable, then slew the protector with two more sword strikes.
• Meng Chong intercepted a black-robed attacker and fought him with his Great Sun Golden Body, crushing him to death with his arms.
• Xu Yan caught the fleeing Yin Jue and killed him after blocking his final strike with a golden dragon formed by his palm.
• Xu Yan challenged the experts on the Cang River and declared that no one could enter Canglan Island without permission; no one objected.
• The Second Prince of Great Yue Kingdom ordered his people to conceal his connection to Yin Hong, while Hu Hai and the other observers reacted to the brothers' strength.
• Meng Chong rejoined Xu Yan and said the battle had been exhilarating; Xu Yan remarked that ordinary Grandmasters could no longer injure him.

After Xu Yan and Meng Chong became famous for their victories on Canglan Island, Evergreen Pavilion's Qi Nourishing Pills spread rapidly among Inner Domain Grandmasters, drawing attention from Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and other great forces. As Xu Yan and Meng Chong set out for Seven Stars Academy, Xie Lingfeng pledged Sword Venerate Cliff's support for Evergreen Pavilion and revealed the pills' power to Hu Hai.

• Xu Yan explained to Hu Hai that his sword path was not a sword technique, while he, Meng Chong, and Xie Lingfeng consolidated what they had learned from the battle on Canglan Island.
• Grandmaster Liang Qing used three Qi Nourishing Pills to break through to mid-level Grandmaster, and demand for Evergreen Pavilion's pills surged throughout the Inner Domain.
• Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's higher-ups discovered that the pills they tested were weaker than the ones sold, then ordered more purchases from Evergreen Pavilion as great forces began searching for the pavilion.
• Xu Junhe told Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's steward that the first batch had been mixed up with Small Qi Nourishing Pills, and the two sides arranged distribution of a larger second batch.
• Xu Yan and Meng Chong departed for Seven Stars Academy, while Xie Lingfeng gave Xu Yan a token and promised Sword Venerate Cliff would buy pills and help protect Evergreen Pavilion.
• Xie Lingfeng assigned Hu Shan and Hu Hai to support Evergreen Pavilion, then showed Hu Hai the Qi Nourishing Pill and Regeneration Pill, astonishing him with their effects.

Xu Yan brought Meng Chong to Seven Stars Academy, where he discussed the Martial Dao with Academy Master Bai Yun Kong and considered joining as a Grand Scholar. Meanwhile, the Great Yue Emperor sent the Heavenly Clothes Guard to seize Evergreen Pavilion, and the Hidden Pavilion Master ordered his agents to find Su Lingxiu and trace the Qi Nourishing Pills.

• Meng Chong cleared the ninth level of Seven Stars Academy’s Martial Arts Stage and entered the Archive Pavilion to study its classics.
• Bai Yun Kong asked Xu Yan about the realms beyond Innate and invited him to become a Grand Scholar; Xu Yan agreed in principle, subject to requirements, and said he would ask his master about a visit.
• The second batch of Qi Nourishing Pills sold out, and Iron Mountain County’s magistrate informed the Great Yue Emperor that Evergreen Pavilion was in his county.
• The Great Yue Emperor ordered the Heavenly Clothes Guard to bring Evergreen Pavilion under royal control, and its agents departed the capital with an imperial edict.
• The Hidden Pavilion Master learned that Xu Yan was at Seven Stars Academy and ordered his seven Peak Grandmasters to find Su Lingxiu and investigate the source of the Qi Nourishing Pills.

Evergreen Pavilion faced pressure from Great Yue Kingdom after the Heavenly Clothes Guard delivered an imperial edict demanding its service, while Sword Venerate Cliff intervened on its behalf. Elsewhere, Xu Yan recruited Martial Scholars and learned that the powerful Hidden Pavilion was among the Inner Domain’s Three Great Mysterious Dark Forces, though its location remained unknown.

• Su Lingxiu rejected Great Yue Kingdom’s edict, fought its Grandmaster envoy, and was joined by Hu Shan and Hu Hai of Sword Venerate Cliff.
• Li Xuan secretly killed the remaining Heavenly Clothes Guard, and Hu Shan arranged for Sword Venerate Cliff to buy Evergreen Pavilion’s available pills and help shield it from some pressure.
• Kou Ruozhi called for rebellion against Great Yue Kingdom, while Su Lingxiu acknowledged that her actions could expose her to the black-robed organization.
• Xu Yan reached an agreement with Seven Stars Academy to become an honorary Martial Grand Scholar for an annual fee of three hundred thousand Spirit Crystals and recruited several Martial Scholars for Evergreen Pavilion.
• Bai Yun Kong told Xu Yan that the black-robed man belonged to the Hidden Pavilion, a mysterious force with at least ten Peak Grandmasters, but he did not know where it was based.

Xu Yan learned that Great Yue Kingdom and the Inner Domain’s major factions were converging on Evergreen Pavilion to seize its Qi Nourishing Pill, so he and Meng Chong hurried to Iron Mountain County. As the county was blockaded and the Hidden Pavilion Master and Desiccated Demon Venerable headed there to claim Su Lingxiu, Evergreen Pavilion faced an approaching siege.

• Bai Yun Kong told Xu Yan that the Hidden Pavilion Master was dangerous, and Xu Yan said he would be able to kill him within a month.
• Leng Qiu delivered Xie Tianheng’s letter, prompting Xu Yan and Meng Chong to leave for Iron Mountain County and defend Evergreen Pavilion.
• The Great Yue Emperor ordered royal guards and the Divine Halberd Army to mobilize, while Great Yue Kingdom rallied other factions to divide Evergreen Pavilion’s Qi Nourishing Pills.
• The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion said it would intervene only if Evergreen Pavilion sought its protection, and the Great Yue Emperor left determined to prevent it from monopolizing the pills.
• The Hidden Pavilion Master learned that Su Lingxiu was in Evergreen Pavilion and led seven Peak Grandmasters toward Iron Mountain County, while Desiccated Demon Venerable also set out to join him.
• The Divine Halberd Army sealed off Iron Mountain County as Purple Robe King secured the factions’ agreement to seize Evergreen Pavilion and allocate Great Yue Kingdom five-tenths of the spoils.

More than fifty Peak Grandmasters gathered to seize Evergreen Pavilion’s Qi Nourishing Pills, and Heavenly Treasure Pavilion offered Xu Junhe protection if he abandoned the pavilion. Li Xuan decided to face the threat himself, but as he prepared to act, eight black-robed figures approached Evergreen Pavilion.

• Martial artists and ordinary residents fled Iron Mountain County as powerful factions converged on Evergreen Pavilion.
• A Heavenly Treasure Pavilion steward warned Xu Junhe that more than fifty Peak Grandmasters had gathered and offered to protect Evergreen Pavilion’s core personnel if they joined the pavilion.
• Xu Junhe returned to the inner courtyard and told Su Lingxiu, Meng Shushu, Kou Ruozhi, and the others about the danger.
• Li Xuan reassured his disciples, then stood up to demonstrate the power of the Profound Understanding Realm against the gathered enemies.
• Eight black-robed figures arrived outside Evergreen Pavilion, led by an old man leaning on a cane and followed by seven Peak Grandmasters.