Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan clashed with Liu Sanduo in a fierce martial arts spar, revealing strength and combat instincts that rivaled a Second Limit master. After Liu Sanduo countered his attacks with the true-skill-level Quaking River Eight Extremities, Meng Chuan asked whether Liu would teach it to him if he won.

• Meng Chuan and Liu Sanduo met palms, and the clash sent Liu flying while cracking the frozen lake.
• Liu Sanduo tested Meng Chuan with Iron Lock Across the River, and Meng answered with the opening strike of Cannon Fist, Cupped Hands, Thunderclap.
• Liu Sanduo defended against Meng Chuan’s Cross Hammer with Subduing Dragon Form and One-Sided Rescue, then followed with a Sealing Earth Elbow.
• Meng Chuan dodged Liu Sanduo’s follow-up and asked him to teach Quaking River Eight Extremities if Meng won.

Meng Chuan tested his strength against Liu Sanduo, enduring the master’s True Eight Extremities Fist and answering with his own water-element Five Elements Fist. Their battle continued across the artificial lake as both drew on its waters to build momentum.

• Liu Sanduo unleashed Quaking River Eight Extremities against Meng Chuan, whose body withstood the barrage without moving.
• Liu Sanduo struck with the True Eight Extremities Fist killing move Sunken Ship Lean, but Meng Chuan parried and redirected its force.
• Meng Chuan avoided Liu Sanduo’s follow-up attack and gathered Kidney Water Qi and the lake’s tide into a powerful Five Elements Fist.
• Meng Chuan and Liu Sanduo collided again, each borrowing the lake’s water to enact their martial paths.

Meng Chuan defeated Liu Sanduo in a lake fight with the Layered Wave Rock Crushing Fist, then received Liu’s explanation of Quaking River Eight Extremities and a promise to lend him a spear manual. Liu left injured but impressed, while Chen Xuewu listened to the lesson.

• Meng Chuan blocked Liu Sanduo’s Sunken Ship Lean and countered with the Layered Wave Rock Crushing Fist.
• Liu Sanduo endured Meng Chuan’s escalating water-element attacks until the fully stacked Tide Marks powered a final punch that broke his defense and sent him into the lake.
• Liu Sanduo surfaced with internal injuries, and Meng Chuan gave him a Cloudwater Pill to aid his recovery.
• Liu Sanduo praised Meng Chuan, explained the essentials of Quaking River Eight Extremities, and offered to lend him the Six Harmonies Great Spear manual.
• Chen Xuewu listened as Liu Sanduo explained the martial skill, though he could not understand its principles.

After defeating Liu Sanduo, Meng Chuan learned the principles of Quaking River Eight Extremities and quickly mastered most of its moves. He discovered that the technique’s limit-breaking trait was Overturning River and then settled down to cultivate his newly generated Blood Qi.

• Liu Sanduo offered to fetch the original manual, while Meng Chuan promised to carry forward Quaking River Eight Extremities and apologized for injuring him.
• Meng Chuan recalled Liu Sanduo’s explanation and understood the seven moves and the river-based conception behind the complete true-art fist technique.
• Meng Chuan practiced Quaking River Eight Extremities outside Hua Yun Estates, learned every move except Sunken Ship Lean, and reached the beginner stage.
• Meng Chuan checked his panel and found that the technique’s limit-breaking trait was Overturning River, which he expected to strengthen his hard punches.
• Meng Chuan returned home to calm the new Blood Qi produced by advancing in the true-art fist technique.

Meng Chuan considered a difficult mission involving a missing martial arts grandmaster, suspected demonic forces, and told Chief Long to investigate the Demon Summoning Hall. As Meng Chuan expected to break through to the Second Limit within three days, the story shifted to the high-ranking leaders assembling to address the dangerous Ling Nü Demon Nest.

• Meng Chuan received word that Luo Guanyun would arrive in Yong'an the next night after flying back from Kyushu.
• The university mission system offered Meng Chuan a mission to investigate the disappearance of the Starflight Martial Hall director in Fucheng, but he declined it and suspected the demonic path was involved.
• Meng Chuan told Chief Long to suggest investigating the Demon Summoning Hall, and he said he would reach the Second Limit within three days.
• Yong'an continued preparing for the New Year as garrison troops and civilian Martial Artists cleared the Raven Demon Nest, while the Central Military Academy requisitioned the Snow Demon Deer nest for training.
• At the Ling Nü command room in the Qinling Mountains, Radiant Light Great Sage Zhou Yun, Heavenly Bear Earthshaker Lu Ang, and Eight Immortals Temple’s Wu Yang gathered to confront the threat of the Ancestral Dragon Ultimate Darkness.

Zhou Yun arranged for the forces around Yong'an to attack the Ling Nü Demon Nest while he destroyed its node, and Lu Ang and Wu Yang discussed reforms to the martial shrine. Meanwhile, Meng Chuan reflected on his friends’ progress and met his Master, Luo Guanyun, for breakfast, where Luo isolated them from Sky Net.

• Zhou Yun told Lu Ang and Wu Yang to guard the Ling Nü node while he destroyed it from the other side, leaving the rest of the Demon Nest to them.
• Lu Ang and Wu Yang traveled to the node and discussed whether the Eight Immortals Temple should lose its incense offerings because of the risk of Demon Contamination.
• Meng Chuan read about the recruitment mission at the Ling Nü Demon Nest and realized he would miss it because he was nearing the Second Limit.
• Meng Chuan reflected that he hoped his friends would grow stronger and resolved to pursue the martial peak without judging those who chose different paths.
• Luo Guanyun met Meng Chuan for breakfast and used true astral force to block sound and disconnect their table from Sky Net.

Meng Chuan reunited with Luo Guanyun, who shared intelligence about the Parasitic Assembly and Fang Jianxing while assessing his disciple’s readiness to break through the Second Great Limit. Luo Guanyun then stood guard as Meng Chuan began preparing for the breakthrough.

• Luo Guanyun confirmed Meng Chuan’s progress and learned that old Brahma had given him the Azure Stone Divine Foundation.
• Luo Guanyun reported that Sakura’s faction had sided with the Heavenly Demon and possessed the Greed, Hatred, Jealousy, and Worry chapters.
• Luo Guanyun explained that Fang Jianxing had left the organization and was suspected of killing his girlfriend to obtain the Hatred Chapter.
• Meng Chuan and Luo Guanyun agreed to watch the Parasitic Assembly and avoid giving Fang Jianxing an opening.
• Luo Guanyun examined Meng Chuan’s condition and judged that his physical foundation made the breakthrough nearly certain once he completed his Martial Arts Compendium.
• Meng Chuan sat down in the training room, and Luo Guanyun began helping him prepare for the breakthrough.

Meng Chuan spent New Year's Eve cultivating at home after reuniting with Luo Guanyun, who had nearly completed the Shiva Elephant Wash secret art and learned of Meng Chuan's new hard-body technique. As Meng Chuan reached the final step of his breakthrough, Fang Jianxing considered using him to obtain the core chapter of a demonic art.

• Meng Chuan sparred with Luo Guanyun, shared a meal with his master and master's wife, and prepared to return home to cultivate.
• Luo Guanyun told Meng Chuan he had nearly completed Shiva Elephant Wash and agreed to learn Brahma's Prison Suppression after Meng Chuan reached the Second Limit.
• Luo Guanyun warned Meng Chuan to keep the tortoise shell inscribed with the Fear Chapter hidden, and Meng Chuan assured him it was buried deep underground.
• Meng Chuan spent New Year's Eve cultivating while Meng Yiyi and Xue Na stayed quiet, and he advanced Heart Demon Planting to Level 4 at 100%.
• Fang Jianxing reviewed intelligence about Luo Guanyun's return to Yong'an and considered using Meng Chuan to obtain the core chapter.

Fang Jianxing weighed returning to the Island Nation for incomplete volumes while martial artists across several schools discussed Meng Chuan’s impending Second Limit breakthrough and their own paths. The chapter left several potential rivals anticipating a future encounter with him.

• Fang Jianxing considered whether to return to the Island Nation or secure the core chapters, depending on Luo Guanyun’s actions.
• Sui Chunqiu warned Yang Huan not to overuse his eye and asked him to protect Meng Chuan as he prepared to travel after the New Year.
• Wu Hong delayed breaking into the Second Limit because he feared failure and resented being unable to defeat Meng Chuan; Shang Ruyi urged him to follow his own Dao.
• Zheng Chengcheng practiced Tiger Form after reaching the Second Limit, while Zheng Yulan planned to teach Zheng Zhenzhen Buddha's Vow Subdues Dragon.
• Zheng Chengcheng told Zheng Zhenzhen he was confident he could beat Meng Chuan and hinted they might meet soon.
• Chen Xuan performed a sword dance at the Chen family's ancestral residence as guests and young martial artists watched.

Meng Chuan began his Second Limit breakthrough on Rosy Clouds Mountain, stabilizing his awakened acupoints and setting their Qi into motion. As the breakthrough continued, impurities formed a black-red armor over his body.

• Chen Xuan praised his cousin Chen Jing’s introduction to Meng Chuan and said he would visit Sanqin after the New Year to seek a spar.
• Lu Zhuxiao and his military friend hunted Heavenly Demons near the Ling Nü Demon Nest before spotting Wu Yang Daojun confronting a great demon from Ultimate Darkness.
• Lu Zhuxiao retreated and searched for Chu Yanlong and the others to warn them away from the Demon Nest’s inner region.
• On Rosy Clouds Mountain, Luo Guanyun guarded Meng Chuan as he prepared to break through the Second Limit.
• Meng Chuan awakened his six great acupoints, formed a Star Track, and used his vitality to stabilize its stellar nodes.
• Meng Chuan set Qi circulating around the stars, and impurities gathered under his true Qi into black-red armor.

Meng Chuan completed the Second Limit breakthrough by anchoring the 355 secondary stars and overcoming a trial of inner demons. He emerged with the Cosmic Star Orbit established and his Will of Martial Arts intact.

• Luo Guanyun helped Meng Chuan through the difficult step of anchoring the stars, and the 355 secondary stars resonated with his six major acupoints.
• Luo Guanyun explained how martial arts and the Way worked together as Meng Chuan entered the trial of his Will of Martial Arts.
• Heavenly Demons in the trial accused Meng Chuan of being a butcher and mocked his reliance on the panel and his past practice.
• Meng Chuan accepted the accusations without losing resolve and punched apart the inner demons one by one.
• Meng Chuan passed the trial after the Cosmic Star Orbit system was constructed, and Luo Guanyun confirmed his successful breakthrough.

Meng Chuan successfully broke through to the Second Limit, completing his body's Cellular Metamorphosis and becoming a Martial Arts Grandmaster. Meanwhile, Wu Hong passed his own heart-demon trial against a vision of Meng Chuan, though Shang Ruyi warned that he would face it again unless he defeated Meng Chuan in reality.

• Meng Chuan's Source Point expanded to four times its former size, and his inner breath began transforming his cells and body.
• Meng Chuan completed Cellular Metamorphosis and stabilized his strength as a Second Limit Martial Arts Grandmaster.
• Luo Guanyun congratulated Meng Chuan and arranged a celebratory banquet, while Zhao Shousui offered an Azure Cloud Dragon if Meng Chuan transferred to Wudang.
• Wu Hong fought a six-meter-tall Liberation Form of Meng Chuan as a heart demon and eventually passed the trial.
• Shang Ruyi told Wu Hong that he would face Meng Chuan's heart demon again unless he defeated Meng Chuan in reality.

Wu Hong steadied himself after breaking through to the Second Limit, while Meng Chuan’s matching breakthrough worried Shang Ruyi. At the Ling Nü Demon Nest front, Wu Yang Daojun and Lu Ang confronted Moon Yin Lord, a Concept-Type Sky Demon wearing Lü Dongbin’s form, and Wu Yang attacked despite the assault on his faith.

• Wu Hong told Shang Ruyi he would defeat She Yu first, then Meng Chuan, and Shang promised him a third-grade spear within a week.
• Shang Ruyi learned that Meng Chuan had also broken through to the Second Great Limit and worried that the two geniuses had drawn level.
• Luo Guanyun watched over Meng Chuan on Mount Xiangwang while considering a request for help at the Ling Nü Demon Nest front.
• Lu Ang left the throne in the Level 3 Ling Nü Demon Nest to help Wu Yang Daojun confront the demon threat at the node.
• Wu Yang recognized the demonized Lü Dongbin as Moon Yin Lord, a Concept-Type Sky Demon that had stolen the faith of incense offerings.
• Wu Yang overcame his shock, unleashed his full power, and sent his jade towers and jeweled pavilions crashing down upon Moon Yin Lord’s dark moon.

Lu Ang and Wu Yang fought Moon Yin Lord while Zhou Yun destroyed the Demon Nest node and drew the Ancestral Dragon’s wrath. Back at Qinling, Lu Ang secured Wu Yang’s cooperation in cutting off the Eight Immortals’ incense offerings, while the surviving team members returned home and Meng Chuan continued his training.

• Lu Ang and Wu Yang joined forces against Moon Yin Lord as Zhou Yun confronted the Ancestral Dragon and destroyed the node with a spear of light.
• The Ancestral Dragon withdrew into the depths and vowed to devour Zhou Sheng when it entered the human world.
• Lu Ang told Wu Yang that Ancestor Lü’s incense offerings had been contaminated and urged the temple to cut off offerings to all Eight Immortals; Wu Yang agreed to cooperate.
• Lu Ang promised the national share of Ling Nü’s resources to Eight Immortals Temple as compensation, while saying the nation would handle Ancestor Lü’s image in Fucheng.
• Xu Qingfeng, Chu Yanlong, and the others ended their summons early and returned home after learning about the battle at the node.
• Xu Qingfeng called Meng Chuan, who answered while training in his enormous Final Liberation form.

Meng Chuan recovered from his second mutation after reaching the Second Limit, celebrated his advancement, and considered his next ranking challenge. He continued cultivating true qi at home while news of the Ling Nü Demon Nest spread, then met reporters from his former high school for an interview.

• Xu Qingfeng bragged to Meng Chuan about his gains from the Ling Nü Demon Nest, and Chu Yanhu told him Meng Chuan had broken through to the Second Limit.
• Meng Chuan received credit rewards from United University, Grandmaster Chen Qiushui, and North Union University's main campus for reaching the Second Limit.
• Meng Chuan studied the Celestial Star Ranking and decided he would challenge rank sixty-nine after recovering, while sending red packets to his classmates.
• Meng Chuan stayed home and studied cultivation after the Second Limit under Luo Guanyun's guidance as he recovered and followed news about the Ling Nü Demon Nest.
• The new principal of Peaceful High School brought reporters and Section Chief Zong to interview Meng Chuan, and a reporter asked how he had cultivated as a student.

Meng Chuan reached the Qi Absorption stage of the Aura Sight Technique and taught his family its basic breathing method. He then spent the night guiding Luo Guanyun through Brahma's Prison Suppression, and dark golden patterns appeared on his Master's skin by morning.

• Meng Chuan promoted the National Obligatory Basic Fist Art during a televised interview, leaving the reporter speechless.
• Meng Chuan achieved Qi Absorption, sensed the qi around Yong'an City, and advanced the Aura Sight Technique to Mastery.
• Meng Chuan asked Qi Daoren for permission and taught his uncle, aunt, and sister the basics of a Qi Refinement Method.
• Meng Chuan went to Luo Guanyun's home and used fire-aspect true-qi strikes to guide his Master toward starting Brahma's Prison Suppression.
• After training through the night, Luo Guanyun began to show dark golden patterns across his skin.

Meng Chuan helped Luo Guanyun master Brahma's Prison Suppression, then planned a journey to Wudang and Shaolin to deepen his martial understanding. Luo Guanyun intended to seek help at Shaolin for the resentments in his Primordial Spirit, while Meng Chuan returned home after reaching the Second Limit.

• Meng Chuan's strikes clarified the patterns of Brahma's Prison Suppression, allowing Luo Guanyun to enter the gate and begin cultivating the technique.
• Meng Chuan told Luo Guanyun he planned to use his credits at United University, then visit Wudang before Shaolin; he also privately considered searching for the missing chapters of Heart Demon Planting: Rage Injustice.
• Luo Guanyun planned to ask Principal Yang Huan for protective measures for Meng Chuan, since school experts were occupied suppressing Demon Nests.
• Luo Guanyun decided to go to Shaolin separately to suppress the resentments in his Primordial Spirit before returning to the Island Nation.
• Meng Chuan stayed with Luo Guanyun until late, then returned home and used Flesh Bloom to rein in his powerful aura when his parents reacted to it.

After reaching the Second Limit, Meng Chuan examined his new abilities, said farewell to his family, and returned to Mount Li to continue cultivating. He celebrated with his friends and learned how much progress they had made.

• Meng Chuan taught Meng Yongzhi and Xue Na more about the Aura Sight Technique, then reflected on the changes brought by his Second Limit breakthrough.
• Meng Chuan packed his things, reassured his family that he would keep his head down and grow, and left home for Mount Li.
• Meng Chuan used projected true qi beneath his feet with the Cloud Ascending Steps to travel from Hua Yun Estates to North Union University in under twenty minutes.
• Meng Chuan celebrated his breakthrough with his friends and boasted that he would break through a hundred Great Limits.
• Meng Chuan learned that Xu Qingfeng and Chu Yanhu had each mutated another major acupoint, Meng Jiaolong had reached the Ninth Blood Qi Gate, and Zong Ping had also improved.

Meng Chuan resumed Second Limit training while waiting for Principal Yang, then broke through Surging Thunder Dispersing Hands and gained the Primal Thunder Vein Severance trait. He examined its effects and began trying to understand how his inner breath had changed.

• Meng Chuan celebrated with his companions, then began practicing Second Limit stances before dawn and lit his first secondary star.
• While waiting for Principal Yang to return and arrange his trip to Wudang, Meng Chuan trained diligently and formed another meridian branch.
• Meng Chuan practiced Surging Thunder Dispersing Hands on Mount Li, refining his close-combat techniques and breaking the art's limit.
• Meng Chuan lit two secondary stars and gained the Primal Thunder Vein Severance trait, which enhanced his attacks and altered his inner breath.
• Meng Chuan reviewed the trait's effects and began exploring the lightning-aspected inner breath within his body.

Meng Chuan adapted to a new lightning-enhancing trait, cultivated his Heart Demon Planting method, and received gifts and future opportunities from Hanhai Grandmaster Shen Shuo. The chapter ended with Counselor An Jing greeting him as a senior after Principal Yang returned.

• Meng Chuan recognized that his new trait enhanced lightning-related training and combat, with faster Force-Energy consumption as its side effect.
• She Yu transferred Meng Chuan 500 credits to congratulate him on breaking through the Second Limit, and he decided not to pursue their earlier grievance.
• Meng Chuan advanced Heart Demon Planting to Level Five and reflected on its gains in vitality and blood, while worrying about its growing blood-draining side effect.
• Shen Shuo congratulated Meng Chuan, gifted him three boxes of Cloudwater Pills, and told him Hanhai planned a future Demon Nest expedition that Meng Chuan should join.
• Principal Yang returned with Counselor An Jing as his secretary, and An Jing addressed Meng Chuan as Senior Infinite Fist after seeing how far he had surpassed her.