Chapter Summaries

After winning the Martial Zenith Legacy Tournament, Meng Chuan was crowned chief Legacy disciple and received praise, guidance, and substantial credits. He planned to meet Principal Sui to choose his reward and seek advice while considering how to balance his cultivation with learning a True Art fist technique.

• Sui Chunqiu invited Meng Chuan to stay in Fengtian for a celebratory gathering and further discussion about education.
• At the coronation ceremony, Meng Chuan stood with his Master, Chen Qiushui, Luo Guanyun, Sui Chunqiu, and Venerable Li Zhenyue as the cameras recorded the occasion.
• Principal Sui congratulated Meng Chuan on winning the tournament and urged him to set an example for United University students.
• Meng Chuan received 5,000 credits from Shang Ruyi, 9,600 from Qi Sheng's betting pool, and 3,000 from the university's tournament incentive.
• After breakfast with Meng Jiaolong and Xu Qingfeng, Meng Chuan considered prioritizing Five Elements cultivation before studying a True Art fist technique.
• Meng Chuan headed to Principal Sui's office to choose one of three rewards and ask for martial guidance.

Meng Chuan waited patiently to meet Principal Sui, who demonstrated Ultimate Fire Intent and advised him to treat fire as nourishment as well as destruction. Sui then offered Meng Chuan his Martial Zenith Legacy reward, and Meng Chuan chose to inspect the Zhengning Armor before deciding.

• Meng Chuan waited more than two hours while Principal Sui practiced, using the time to cultivate and widen his meridians.
• Principal Sui showed Meng Chuan the Golden Crow manifestation of Ultimate Fire Intent and demonstrated several forms of flame.
• Meng Chuan connected the fire principles to his Five Elements theory and realized that fire could temper Qi and blood.
• Principal Sui offered Meng Chuan a choice between secret arts and battle armor, and Meng Chuan asked to see the Zhengning Armor first.
• Principal Sui produced the Zhengning Armor and explained that Meng Chuan would have to subdue its true spirit by touching it with his Will of Martial Arts.

Meng Chuan subdued the Zhengning Heavenly Demon spirit and bonded with the third-grade Zhengning Armor, which Principal Sui explained could protect him and amplify his strength. The chapter left Meng Chuan assessing the armor’s potential and limits as a First Limit Martial Artist.

• Meng Chuan and the Dragon Demon defeated the Zhengning Heavenly Demon imprint in his Sea of Consciousness, making the Zhengning Armor submit.
• Meng Chuan discovered that the Dragon Demon could guard his mind against invading evil entities and incorporeal Heavenly Demons.
• The Zhengning Armor formed around Meng Chuan as full-coverage, living armor that worked seamlessly with Moon at the Bridge of Helplessness.
• Sui Chunqiu explained that the armor offered strong defense and strength amplification, but its output and duration depended on Meng Chuan’s qi and blood.
• Sui Chunqiu told Meng Chuan that the armor’s core spirit could be replaced only with a rare Zhengning Heavenly Demon spirit and that its demands on vital essence made it especially suitable for him.

Meng Chuan chose Golden Touch Finger over Zhengning and learned its first level under Sui Chunqiu’s guidance. After achieving Qi Resonance, he prepared to leave, but froze at the door.

• Sui Chunqiu warned Meng Chuan that the armor could devour its master and offered him Golden Touch Finger or Boiling Flames as a secret art.
• Meng Chuan chose Golden Touch Finger over Zhengning, and Sui Chunqiu branded its cultivation method into his Sea of Consciousness.
• Sui Chunqiu guided Meng Chuan through the initiation, and Meng Chuan used One Proof, Eternal Proof to correct his mistakes as he practiced.
• Meng Chuan achieved the first level, Qi Resonance, and saw Golden Touch Finger appear on his panel at one percent.
• Sui Chunqiu told Meng Chuan to seek Principal Yang Huan’s help with the art after returning to Yong'an, and Meng Chuan froze as he reached the door.

Meng Chuan discovered that the Thunder Seed could control his mental power and help him cultivate Dragon Meditation, while Luo Guanyun advised him to study and strengthen his bond with it. The chapter left Meng Chuan considering how to develop his Thunder Arts and planning to cultivate the Fear Chapter of the Spirit Platform Demon Seed.

• Meng Chuan received Zhengning and agreed to lead the freshman training team in a small Demon Nest, with Boiling Flames promised as a reward if they won.
• Meng Chuan guided the Thunder Seed into his Sea of Consciousness and used it to control three strands of mental power while cultivating Dragon Meditation.
• After half an hour, Meng Chuan's three little yellow dragons had grown more solid, and he judged the Thunder Seed-assisted cultivation a success.
• Luo Guanyun praised Meng Chuan's idea but warned him to observe the Thunder Seed carefully and build their tacit understanding through practice.
• Luo Guanyun told Meng Chuan that at the ninth level of Thunder Arts, the Thunder Seed could leave his body and manipulate intent manifestations in battle.
• Meng Chuan reflected on the relationship between the Dao Heart and demon planting, and decided to seek an opportunity to cultivate the Fear Chapter of the Spirit Platform Demon Seed.

Meng Chuan asked Luo Guanyun to delay his trip to the Island Nation while he tested whether Spirit Altar Demon Planting could fuse with Heart Demon Planting. After Principal Yin again invited him to Yong'an Martial Arts University, Meng Chuan planned to bring his Master along and use the visit to promote their academy.

• Meng Chuan persuaded Luo Guanyun to postpone his trip so he could verify whether Spirit Altar Demon Planting met the panel's fusion requirements before they investigated the Parasitic Assembly.
• At Yong'an Martial Arts University, students discussed Meng Chuan's Martial Zenith Legacy and compared him with the school's chief, Zheng Chengcheng.
• Lin Yue overheard students mention Meng Chuan, then took out his anger at Li Xiao by injuring a student during a sparring match.
• The students discussed Lin Yue's Rootless Origin trait and said Buddhist masters viewed it as a top-tier aptitude.
• Principal Yin invited Meng Chuan to visit Yong'an Martial Arts University, and Meng Chuan decided to bring Luo Guanyun and promote their academy.

Meng Chuan visited Professor Li’s Five Elements Fist Research Lab and learned how its martial artists gathered data to improve fist techniques. Loulan then brought him to meet Li Zhenyue, who was waiting in his office.

• Meng Chuan planned to focus on his own martial cultivation while considering whether to establish a Five Elements Fist Research Lab at the Yong'an Branch someday.
• Meng Chuan arrived at the main campus lab and met Loulan, Professor Li’s second direct disciple, who asked about his title, Infinite Fist.
• Loulan showed Meng Chuan the Rotation Hall, where student volunteers practiced Five Elements Fist and used instruments to collect data on blood and qi, force trajectories, and inner breath.
• Meng Chuan toured the lab’s testing rooms with Loulan without disturbing the martial artists at work.
• Loulan told Meng Chuan that Li Zhenyue was ready to see him, and Li Zhenyue instructed Loulan to bring him in.

Meng Chuan visited Professor Li at the Five Elements Fist Research Lab, where they discussed martial principles and Li offered him a place at the main campus. Meng Chuan declined but received the complete Melting Core Flame Burst Fist manual, leaving Li to wonder about the unusual child connected to Meng Chuan’s True World.

• Meng Chuan politely declined Li Zhenyue’s invitation to join the lab, explaining that his Master, family, and duties at Yong'an Branch kept him occupied.
• Meng Chuan and Li Zhenyue discussed Five Elements Fist, and Li inferred that Meng Chuan had improved the Five Elements Universe Fist to produce true qi.
• Li Zhenyue explained how the Melting Core Flame Burst Fist combined Five Elements Fist principles with lightning-based techniques to ignite heart fire.
• Li Zhenyue gave Meng Chuan the complete Melting Core Flame Burst Fist manual as a reward for his Martial Zenith Legacy and offered to answer his questions.
• Li Zhenyue wondered about Meng Chuan’s True World and the golden eye in the sky as Meng Chuan studied the manual.

Meng Chuan borrowed Five Thunders Strike the Summit from Li Zhenyue and discussed both it and Flame Burst Fist with Luo Guanyun. He continued cultivating and prepared to return to Yong'an, ending the night by buying Thorned Abomination true spirit for the Dragon Demon.

• Meng Chuan asked Li Zhenyue to lend him Five Thunders Strike the Summit, and Li agreed to lend the original for about a year while reminding him to focus on Flame Burst Fist.
• Meng Chuan brought the borrowed technique to Luo Guanyun, who told him to grasp its essence within the year and continue with a rubbing afterward.
• Luo Guanyun said he could not judge the fire-element Flame Burst Fist well, so Meng Chuan decided to study it himself and resumed internal method cultivation.
• Meng Chuan advanced Crimson Sand Palm, Boiling Fist Short Stance, and Scorched Tail Twelve Styles to proficiency, then chose to rest before returning to Yong'an the next day.
• Meng Chuan browsed the Martial Arts Association Store and bought discounted Thorned Abomination true spirit to stockpile for the Dragon Demon.

Meng Chuan discovered that the auctioned strange object Thousand Faces Thousand Eyes could help conceal his identity while he tested the Tortoise Shell Demonic Skill, and he resolved to earn enough to buy it. Meanwhile, Lin Yue escaped Mountain Whispers’s control and took root on Mount Li.

• Meng Chuan bought ten Middle Sky Demon true spirits at a discount and browsed the auction listings.
• Meng Chuan examined Thousand Faces Thousand Eyes and realized that its ability to change faces and auras could protect him while he used the Tortoise Shell Demonic Skill and Heart Demon Planting.
• Meng Chuan decided to make money the next morning so he could win the auction for Thousand Faces Thousand Eyes.
• Lin Yue emerged from the grass on Mount Li after laying down roots, having escaped Mountain Whispers by sacrificing most of its cultivation.

A free Heavenly Demon rooted itself beneath Mount Li and eyed Yong'an City as nourishment. Meanwhile, Meng Chuan returned to Yong'an, secured money for a strange item, and checked on his aunt and uncle, finding them healthy.

• Lin Yue - Qi Wood spread its roots through Mount Li's ley lines and looked toward Yong'an City, craving human nourishment.
• Luo Guanyun offered to pay for Thousand Faces Thousand Eyes, but Meng Chuan insisted on financing it himself.
• Meng Chuan sold five thousand credits to Chu Yanlong for one hundred million yuan and prepared to return to Mount Li.
• Meng Chuan returned to Yong'an, while Luo Guanyun headed to Limitless Plaza to deal with matters at the martial arts school.
• Meng Chuan visited Meng Yongzhi and his aunt, examined them with his wood-attributed true qi, and found that the Anti-Aging Injectables had kept them vigorous.

Meng Chuan spent his new fortune on an auction, then visited his Master and prepared for a meeting with Yong'an Martial Arts University’s Principal Yin. At the university, Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun promoted the Infinite Martial Arts Academy to an enthusiastic crowd.

• Meng Chuan transferred money to Auntie Xue Na and bid ninety-eight million for an auction item, spending nearly all the hundred million he had received.
• Meng Chuan visited Luo Guanyun and encountered Luo Meng, who invited him to return to the mountain with her in two days.
• Luo Guanyun warned Meng Chuan that Principal Yin was formidable in combat and advised him not to show off his valuable equipment.
• Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun waited at Yong'an Martial Arts University before heading to the main auditorium.
• Meng Chuan delivered a lively speech and joined Luo Guanyun in promoting the Infinite Martial Arts Academy and its gift pack.

Meng Chuan helped recruit students for Infinite Martial Arts Academy before meeting Principal Yin Tianshou, who considered taking him as a disciple. Meng Chuan stayed loyal to Luo Guanyun, and Yin later grew suspicious of the way Meng Chuan used his stamina-restoring move; two days later, the story returned to Wang Yue and the others preparing for their martial arts examinations.

• Meng Chuan promoted Infinite Martial Arts Academy and encouraged students to invest in their cultivation until Yin Tianshou took over the speech.
• Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun visited Yin Tianshou in the Fire Dragon Cave, where Yin praised Meng Chuan and said he would have taken him as a personal disciple if Luo had not acted first.
• Meng Chuan declined to change masters and offered to acknowledge Yin as his godfather, which Yin jokingly refused.
• After Meng Chuan left, Yin reasoned that his loyalty to Luo was sincere and wondered why Meng used his stamina-restoring move during daily sparring but not martial arts duels.
• Two days later, Wang Yue and the others studied hard for the martial arts examinations after Meng Chuan had celebrated his birthday with his family.

Meng Chuan returned to Mount Li with Luo Meng, who warned him about the dangers of Thunder Arts and asked after Luo Guanyun. The next morning, he attended a ceremony celebrating his Martial Zenith Legacy and learned that Yong'an Branch’s exchange store would offer most goods at a discount for the coming year.

• Luo Meng drove Meng Chuan to Mount Li while privately reflecting on the demonic art she had seen Luo Guanyun and Meng Chuan studying.
• On the climb, Luo Meng asked Meng Chuan about Thunder Arts, cautioned him against straying onto a crooked path, and asked how Luo Guanyun was doing.
• Meng Chuan sensed the weather changing and urged Luo Meng to hurry up the mountain as the wind picked up.
• The next morning, Meng Chuan attended Yong'an Branch’s commendation ceremony for winning the Martial Zenith Legacy and slipped away after giving a speech.
• Chen Qiushui told Meng Chuan that the main campus had subsidized Yong'an Branch’s exchange store, discounting most goods by fifteen percent until the next June.
• Meng Chuan agreed to spend his saved credits on cultivation resources, especially Qiao Jia Spirit Pills.

Meng Chuan accepted 5,000 credits from Chen Qiushui and discussed cultivation with her, then deflected her matchmaking attempt by claiming he had to remain a virgin. The next morning, he sparred with Lu Zhuxiao, whose spear techniques overwhelmed him and broke his branch spear.

• Chen Qiushui transferred Meng Chuan 5,000 credits collected from the campus teachers and invited him to ask questions about cultivation.
• Meng Chuan and Chen Qiushui discussed martial principles until she asked what he thought of her daughter, and he answered that he had to remain a virgin for cultivation.
• Chen Qiushui angrily threw Meng Chuan out the window, and he landed safely, deciding he was not ready to start a family while he still had too many secrets.
• At the Huaqing Pool training ground, Lu Zhuxiao watched Meng Chuan practice and offered to help him cultivate a fire-element boxing art.
• Meng Chuan challenged Lu Zhuxiao to a spear spar using tree branches, demonstrating several techniques before Lu Zhuxiao's Spear Presence forced him to retreat and broke his weapon.

Meng Chuan trained in spear techniques with Lu Zhuxiao and prepared to attempt Spirit Altar Demon Planting in a secluded valley. He continued strengthening his body and inspecting his Dragon Demon, while his Shaolin Iron Crotch Skill reached completion.

• Meng Chuan and Lu Zhuxiao agreed to practice spear techniques for an hour each week, and Lu taught him the Point formula at their next session.
• After a week of peace at Yong'an Campus, Meng Chuan chose a secluded valley in the North Foothills of Mount Li for his Spirit Altar Demon Planting attempt the following night.
• Dong Yue advised Meng Chuan on safely mutating his Danzhong Acupoint and told him to get a detailed qi-and-blood test before future mutations.
• Meng Chuan inspected the Dragon Demon after feeding it Tiger Fiend and found it had grown fat and pale-striped.
• Meng Chuan saw that his Shaolin Iron Crotch Skill had reached completion and was awaiting a limit break.

Meng Chuan prepared a disguise for a mission the following night, then tested his progress against Commander Qi in the Imaginary World. After being defeated again, he returned to the courtyard and considered what his final words had revealed about the Imaginary World.

• Meng Chuan noted that the Shaolin Groin Skill was nearing its limit-breaking countdown and reflected on Lin Yue and his own training.
• Meng Chuan used Thousand Faces Thousand Eyes to become a sinister old man, tested his compressed bodily state, and planned one last reconnaissance trip.
• Meng Chuan entered the Imaginary World and fought Commander Qi, dodging spear attacks before being struck into the sea.
• Meng Chuan shouted at Commander Qi to give him a spear next time, then returned to the courtyard and recognized that he had been testing the Imaginary World.

Meng Chuan continued training Qi Jiguang Long Fist in the Imaginary World and wondered why its crane and the key to the Extreme Cold World had disappeared. At Dragon-Tiger Mountain, Luo Qin reconnected with Crane Immortal and learned that Meng Chuan had become a legend, though he still wanted to challenge him again.

• Meng Chuan concluded that Commander Qi might be driving changes in the Imaginary World and hoped that surviving more spear thrusts would help him master Qi Jiguang Long Fist.
• Meng Chuan saw that Qi Jiguang's Thirty-Two Form Long Fist had reached only Mastery (36%) and discovered that the Extreme Cold World’s key had vanished.
• Luo Qin emerged from seclusion with an icy aura and asked his master why Crane Immortal had disappeared.
• Purple Sun True Lord explained that Crane Immortal had withdrawn into the Beast King Diagram when Luo Qin lost his composure, then returned after Luo Qin reconnected with its true intent.
• Luo Qin read news that Meng Chuan had become a legend and claimed the United University's Martial Zenith Legacy, but still wanted to challenge him.

After seeing Meng Chuan defeat Wu Hong with ease, Luo Qin abandoned his lofty image and decided to train hard-body techniques. That night, Meng Chuan hid in a secluded valley to study the demonic arts he had learned about and consider cultivating the Fear Chapter.

• Luo Qin watched Meng Chuan defeat Wu Hong and realized he had not forced Meng Chuan to fight at full strength.
• Luo Qin decided that strength mattered more than an immortal-like image and told his master he wanted to train hard-body techniques.
• Meng Chuan traveled to a secluded valley near Yong'an, checked that no one was nearby, and settled in to cultivate.
• Meng Chuan reviewed the three broad categories of demonic arts and distinguished the rare orthodox arts from the common paths dependent on Heavenly Demons.
• Meng Chuan considered how the Spirit Platform Demon Seed - Fear Chapter might work with the Thunder Seed, and concluded that cultivating it would pose little risk to him.

Meng Chuan cultivated the Fear Chapter of Heart Demon Planting, drawing out genuine fear by imagining that he would outlive everyone he loved. He successfully merged the chapter into the Heart Demon Seed Mantra, awakening new power through the clash of fear and his Dao Heart.

• Meng Chuan began cultivating the Fear Chapter but could not summon fear from his memories or past dangers.
• Meng Chuan imagined himself living alone centuries in the future after his family, friends, and comrades had died, and a Seed of Fear formed in his spirit altar.
• Meng Chuan saw Heart Demon Planting - Fear Chapter appear on his panel and fused it with the Heart Demon Seed Mantra - Foundation Chapter.
• Meng Chuan's Dao Heart devoured and transformed the demon seed, and the panel marked the Fear Chapter as fully integrated and comprehended.
• Meng Chuan's Dao Heart and Seed of Fear clashed and merged, drawing out hidden power as he realized that fear could temper his spirit.