Chapter Summaries

Lu Chuan fended off an attack from the young man and used the cliff to launch a surprise counterattack against the group. He wounded Chen Chan severely, while the Honest Man pulled the young man back and the others realized how dangerous Lu Chuan was.

• The young man accused Lu Chuan of having the White Jade Dragon Rock Fruit and shot an arrow at him, but Lu Chuan dodged and ran toward the valley’s cliff.
• Lu Chuan climbed to a high ledge and fired two arrows at the young man, but Chen Chan pulled him to safety and knocked the arrows aside with his War Blade.
• Lu Chuan followed with three arrows aimed at Chen Chan, piercing his arm and blasting apart his left shoulder.
• The Honest Man grabbed the young man and retreated as the others saw Chen Chan’s injuries and grew pale with fear.

Lu Chuan killed the six Martial Artists who shielded the young man, then defeated Chen Chan, who stayed behind to stop him. He reached the forest beyond the valley and picked up the fugitives’ trail, leaving the chase underway.

• Lu Chuan shot and killed six Martial Artists, but the Honest Man escaped from the valley with the young man.
• Chen Chan, whose arm Lu Chuan had destroyed, blocked his path and explained that his family would die if the Young Master did.
• Lu Chuan overpowered Chen Chan in a blade clash and killed him with a single slash.
• Lu Chuan left the valley, found signs that the young man and the Honest Man had entered the shrubs, and pursued them.

Lu Chuan caught up with the fleeing Chen Zhong and the young man, killing Chen Zhong after a fierce arrow attack. He cornered the wounded young man, who had tried to escape, and drew his war blade.

• Lu Chuan tracked Chen Zhong and the young man through the thicket forest and fired arrows at them.
• Chen Zhong shielded the young man from the first arrows, but another volley pierced the young man's thigh.
• Chen Zhong charged Lu Chuan to protect his family, and Lu Chuan killed him with a barrage of arrows.
• The wounded young man tried to flee, but Lu Chuan caught up, blocked his path, and drew his war blade.

Lu Chuan killed Chen Zhong’s companion, looted the bodies, and destroyed the man’s Communication Watch before realizing it might have recorded the incident. He concealed most of his haul from Python Mountain and headed home with a backpack containing three Hundred-Year Great Medicines, including the White Jade Dragon Rock Fruit.

• Lu Chuan ignored the young man’s threats about the Chen Family and beheaded him, then stripped valuable items from him and Chen Zhong.
• Lu Chuan tried to destroy the young man’s Communication Watch, but its durability forced him to hack at it dozens of times before it broke; he then worried it might have recorded the damage.
• Lu Chuan dragged the two bodies into the valley to make their deaths look like the work of Fierce Beasts, then collected crystal cores and valuable materials from more than a hundred Fierce Beast corpses.
• Lu Chuan left the valley with four backpacks of loot, hid three outside Python Mountain, and continued toward home with the remaining bag and three Hundred-Year Great Medicines.

Lu Chuan returned to Fengle City as the Chen Family investigated the destruction of Chen Qi Feng's Communication Watch and searched people at the city gate. At Wanchun Hall, Chen Qingfeng appraised Lu Chuan's large haul and warned him to avoid Python Mountain for a while, leaving Lu Chuan asking what had happened.

• The Chen Family patriarch learned that Chen Qi Feng's Communication Watch had been destroyed and ordered more men to investigate Python Mountain and search for him.
• Lu Chuan reached the city gate, realized the Chen Family was inspecting arrivals, and passed through without being questioned.
• Lu Chuan brought his haul to Wanchun Hall rather than switching shops, and Chen Qingfeng led him to a private room.
• Chen Qingfeng found eleven Fierce Beast Crystal Cores, including a First-Order Peak core, and was astonished by Lu Chuan's harvest.
• Chen Qingfeng warned Lu Chuan to stay away from Python Mountain for the time being, and Lu Chuan asked whether something had happened.

Lu Chuan sold his spoils to Chen Qingfeng, bought supplies, and concealed his gains from the Chen family. Chen Qingfeng noticed Lu Chuan’s rapid growth and considered recommending him to the Demon Suppressing Division, but decided to observe him first.

• Chen Qingfeng warned Lu Chuan to avoid Python Mountain while the Chen family searched for Chen Qifeng, and revealed his resentment toward the dead relative.
• Lu Chuan learned that the Chen family did not know who had killed its members or where their belongings had gone.
• Chen Qingfeng valued Lu Chuan’s materials at 5.3 million and gave him a Great Medicine Compendium after Lu Chuan asked for information about great medicines.
• Lu Chuan bought three months of basic potions along with healing and antidote potions, then left Wanchun Hall.
• Chen Qingfeng told Uncle Fu that Lu Chuan’s rapid rise and strength interested him, and considered recommending him for the Demon Suppressing Division after watching him longer.

Lu Chuan returned home with roast duck for Lu Wangshu, then swallowed a White Jade Dragon Rock Fruit and used its medicinal power to cultivate. He perfected the Savage Elephant Skin Refining Method and reached the peak of the Ninth Rank Skin Refining Realm, leaving him eager to test his greatly increased strength.

• Lu Chuan brought roast duck home for Lu Wangshu, and Liang Ya warned him to be careful while hunting because she feared he would meet the same fate as his missing father.
• Lu Chuan searched the Great Medicine Compendium for information on the White Jade Dragon Rock Fruit and swallowed one of the three fruits he had bought.
• The fruit's intense medicinal power caused Lu Chuan searing pain, so he practiced the Savage Elephant Skin Refining Method to endure it and refine its effects.
• Lu Chuan performed the method's twentieth and twenty-first forms, reaching perfection as his cultivation rose to the peak of the Ninth Rank Skin Refining Realm.
• Lu Chuan tested his strength with a punch and estimated that his physical strength had risen from about eight thousand jin to between sixteen and twenty thousand jin.

Lu Chuan entered the Inner City to verify his Martial Artist status and explore his prospects there. He reached the Martial Artist Association and asked how to complete the verification.

• Lu Chuan assessed the remaining medicinal power of the White Jade Dragon Rock Fruit and continued cultivating the Savage Elephant Skin Refining Method.
• Lu Chuan decided to visit the Inner City to verify his Martial Artist status and look into buying a house.
• Lu Chuan paid a one-thousand-yuan entry fee and received a pass that required him to leave before six o’clock unless he stayed at a hotel.
• Lu Chuan entered the Inner City and observed its contrast with the impoverished Outer City.
• Lu Chuan arrived at the Martial Artist Association and asked a staff member where and how he could verify his Martial Artist status.

Lu Chuan applied for Martial Artist verification and stunned examiner Ning Yang with extraordinary punching power and speed. After passing the first test, Lu Chuan learned that further tests would determine his rank, while Ning Yang was shocked to discover he had reached this level without a teacher.

• Lu Chuan submitted his information, received approval, and followed examiner Ning Yang to the Martial Artist examination hall.
• Lu Chuan threw hundreds of punches in one minute, registering 32,100 jin of punching power and 9.3 punches per second.
• Ning Yang confirmed that Lu Chuan had passed the punching power test and explained that speed and combat technique tests would determine his Martial Artist rank.
• Lu Chuan said he had no teacher and came from the Outer City, leaving Ning Yang even more astonished by his achievements.

After completing his assessments, Lu Chuan earned top-tier benefits as a Primary First-rank Martial Artist, including Inner City status for his family and access to a Mid-grade Skin Refining Method. Ning Yang then invited him to sign with Kunlun Martial Arts School for a High-grade Skin Refining Method and other resources, but Lu Chuan stayed wary of the unstated obligations.

• Lu Chuan completed the remaining assessments, earning an evaluation as a Primary First-rank Martial Artist with the combat power of a Primary Second-rank Martial Artist.
• Ning Yang congratulated Lu Chuan and explained that his top-tier benefits included Inner City resident status for his family, a monthly stipend of thirty thousand, a Mid-grade Skin Refining Method, and cultivation resources.
• Lu Chuan realized the benefits would help his family and give him a stronger method for cultivation.
• Ning Yang described Fengle City's seven prominent factions and invited Lu Chuan to sign with Kunlun Martial Arts School for a High-grade Skin Refining Method and other resources.
• Lu Chuan felt tempted by the offer but remained cautious because Ning Yang had not explained the contract's responsibilities or drawbacks.

Lu Chuan weighed the benefits and obligations of joining the Kunlun Martial Arts School and decided to investigate before giving Ning Yang an answer within three days. After Lu Chuan left to look for a home for his family, Ning Yang brought his information to his master, who was astonished by Lu Chuan’s age and combat power.

• Ning Yang explained that Kunlun Martial Arts School members received resources but had to accept its compensated missions and responsibilities.
• Lu Chuan decided that joining could give him access to a High-grade Skin Refining Method, but he told Ning Yang he would consult his family and respond within three days.
• Ning Yang explained that the school allowed members to join other organizations, including the military, and Lu Chuan planned to research its reputation before deciding.
• Lu Chuan left the Martial Artist Association to look for a home in the Inner City for his mother and Younger Sister.
• Ning Yang took Lu Chuan’s information file to his master, who was stunned to learn that the nineteen-year-old had Eighth Rank combat power despite cultivating a Low-grade Skin Refining Method.

Ning Yang and the white-haired elder discussed recruiting Lu Chuan, while Lu Chuan bought an apartment in the Inner City for his family. The chapter left Lu Chuan heading home to tell his mother and younger sister about their new home.

• The white-haired elder told Ning Yang to wait three days for Lu Chuan's answer and investigate his background and character.
• Ning Yang mentioned the Chen Family's suspicions about Chen Qifeng's death, but the white-haired elder dismissed the matter.
• After Ning Yang left, the white-haired elder wondered whether Lu Chuan's talent came from natural ability or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
• Lu Chuan bought a furnished, three-bedroom apartment in Beichen Mansion for more than twelve million, using a loan for the remaining cost.
• Lu Chuan decided to bring his mother and younger sister to the Inner City the next day and enroll his sister in a nearby school.
• Lu Chuan left the apartment and headed for the Inner City gates to share the news with his family.

Lu Chuan asked Chen Qingfeng about Kunlun Martial Arts School before deciding whether to join it. Chen Qingfeng praised the school and its Hall Master, He Mingkong, and Lu Chuan left more confident that it was a good choice.

• Lu Chuan went to Wanchun Hall after breakfast and asked Chen Qingfeng about Kunlun Martial Arts School.
• Chen Qingfeng inferred that Ning Yang had assessed Lu Chuan and offered to sign him, and that Lu Chuan had come to learn more before deciding.
• Chen Qingfeng recommended Kunlun Martial Arts School for its fair terms, freedom, powerful Hall Master, and High-grade Skin Refining Method.
• Chen Qingfeng explained the Inner City's martial arts schools, families, and other forces, while Lu Chuan asked about He Mingkong and the school.
• Lu Chuan asked whether the Chen Family would object to Chen Qingfeng praising a rival, and Chen Qingfeng dismissed the elders' ability to trouble him.

After learning of Lu Chuan's plans, Chen Qingfeng reaffirmed his support for him despite his ties to the Chen Family. Lu Chuan discovered the Fierce Tiger Gang had abducted his younger sister, Lu Wangshu, and began a violent assault on Liu Bao's villa, where the story left him killing a guard at the gate.

• Lu Chuan left Wanchun Hall, and Chen Qingfeng ordered Uncle Fu to check Lu Chuan's assessment results while declaring he would not let the Chen Family corrupt the Demon Suppressing Division.
• Lu Chuan returned home and found his mother, Liang Ya, injured; she told him the Fierce Tiger Gang had taken Lu Wangshu.
• Lu Chuan promised Liang Ya he would rescue Wangshu, armed himself with a bow, arrows, and War Blade, and headed for Liu Bao's residence.
• Lu Chuan reached Liu Bao's villa and attacked the Fierce Tiger Gang guards at the gate, killing one with a single blade strike.

Lu Chuan stormed the Fierce Tiger Gang’s villa, slaughtered its members, and confronted Liu Bao while demanding to know where his Younger Sister was. The chapter ended with Lu Chuan sending Liu Bao flying with one slash and the gang members fleeing in panic.

• Lu Chuan cut down the Fierce Tiger Gang guards at the villa gate and charged inside.
• Lu Chuan killed more than a hundred gang members, terrifying the survivors into retreating.
• Liu Bao emerged, kicked a subordinate to death, and threatened to maim Lu Chuan.
• Lu Chuan demanded to know what Liu Bao had done to his Younger Sister, and Liu Bao attacked him with a Short Axe.
• Lu Chuan blocked Liu Bao’s strike and seriously injured him with one slash, prompting the gang members to flee.

Lu Chuan fought Liu Bao after the Fierce Tiger Gang fled, but Liu Bao used a blood-sacrificing secret technique to transform and greatly increase his strength. As their battle wore on and Liu Bao’s power began to fade, he swallowed a blood-red pill to push himself further.

• The Fierce Tiger Gang members fled, leaving the wounded Liu Bao alone as Lu Chuan approached and refused his offer to surrender Lu Chuan’s Sister.
• Liu Bao unleashed a secret technique that transformed him into a scaled, beastlike creature and drove Lu Chuan back with a surge of strength.
• Lu Chuan and Liu Bao exchanged more than a hundred blows, injuring each other as Liu Bao’s secret technique began to wane.
• Liu Bao, desperate to defeat Lu Chuan, swallowed a blood-red pill to raise his strength beyond the Eighth Rank Early Stage.

Liu Bao transformed into a scaled, snake-headed monster and fought Lu Chuan, but Lu Chuan grew stronger during the battle and killed him. After rescuing Lu Wangshu, Lu Chuan encountered Chen Qingfeng, who identified Liu Bao as a Demonic Martial Artist and vowed to punish the Fierce Tiger Gang.

• Liu Bao swallowed a pill, transformed, and attacked Lu Chuan with overwhelming strength.
• Chen Qingfeng sensed a Demon Ghost aura and rushed toward Liu Bao's villa, while He Mingkong also hurried to the Outer City after the bells rang.
• Lu Chuan adapted to Liu Bao's attacks, gained the upper hand, and cut him in half before severing his head.
• Lu Chuan found Lu Wangshu unconscious but stable, picked her up, and prepared to take her home.
• Chen Qingfeng arrived, identified Liu Bao as a Demonic Martial Artist who had offered sacrifices to a Demon Ghost Evil God, and vowed to purge the Fierce Tiger Gang.

Lu Chuan learned that his sister Lu Wangshu had exceptionally high spiritual aptitude after Chen Qingfeng gave him medicine to wake her. Chen Qingfeng revealed that the Demon Suppressing Division would investigate the Spirit Snake Cult, while He Mingkong secretly pursued Lu Chuan and his sister, and Chen Qingfeng contacted the Suspended Mirror Division about Lu Wangshu.

• Chen Qingfeng gave Lu Chuan a pill to wake Lu Wangshu and explained that Liu Bao had kidnapped her because of her high spiritual aptitude.
• Chen Qingfeng suspected the Spirit Snake Cult had infiltrated Fengle City and told He Mingkong he planned to intervene as part of the Demon Suppressing Division.
• He Mingkong promised to keep the matter secret, then secretly followed Lu Chuan and wondered about the siblings' extraordinary talents.
• Chen Qingfeng suspected He Mingkong was pursuing Lu Chuan and Lu Wangshu, and decided the Suspended Mirror Division should learn about her aptitude.
• Chen Qingfeng contacted a woman from the Suspended Mirror Division and told her he had found a promising candidate with High Spiritual Aptitude.

After rescuing Lu Wangshu, Lu Chuan returned home and treated his severe injuries by cultivating the Savage Elephant Skin Refining Method. He broke through to its Limit Breaking state, Savage Elephant Giant Strength, and discovered that a second fruit had appeared on the Bronze Ancient Tree.

• Chen Qingfeng told the woman in white that Lu Chuan's sister had High Spiritual Aptitude, prompting her to head over immediately.
• Lu Chuan carried the unconscious Lu Wangshu home, reassured Liang Ya, and gave his sister the medicine Chen Qingfeng had provided.
• After sending the neighbors away, Lu Chuan washed up, drank a healing potion, and practiced the Savage Elephant Skin Refining Method despite his injuries.
• Lu Chuan advanced the method to its twenty-second stance and broke through to Limit Breaking—Savage Elephant Giant Strength, gaining a dramatic increase in power.
• Lu Chuan noticed that the second branch on the Bronze Ancient Tree had grown fully and borne a fruit.

Lu Chuan discovered that a new fruit had grown after he killed Liu Bao, then received a visit from He Mingkong, Hall Master of Kunlun Martial Arts School. He Mingkong offered him a High-grade Martial Skill to sign with the school, and Lu Chuan asked what his second matter was.

• Lu Chuan suspected that killing Liu Bao had caused the fruit on the second branch to grow, possibly because Liu Bao was connected to Demon Ghosts.
• Lu Chuan recovered from his injuries and decided to move into the Inner City the next day.
• He Mingkong arrived at Lu Chuan's home, and Lu Chuan invited him inside.
• He Mingkong offered Lu Chuan a High-grade Martial Skill in addition to the contract terms Ning Yang had presented.
• Lu Chuan, tempted but cautious, asked He Mingkong about the second matter.