Chapter Summaries

Wang Yu explored the dangerous Illusion Wall Rock stairs, settled into his new residence, and discovered the cave abode's exceptional cultivation environment. At the Cang Gong Pavilion, he found a vast collection of cultivation methods to support his plan to combine Body Tempering and Blood Burning methods into a new body-refinement method.

• Wang Yu shattered a skeletal Blood Qi phantom on the first stair tier and chose not to climb farther.
• Shouxu introduced Wang Yu to Senior Sister Yao Ling, who effortlessly climbed to the fiftieth tier to cultivate her mind.
• Shouxu showed Wang Yu other parts of the cave abode and brought him to his quiet new residence.
• Wang Yu cultivated with his Starry Sky Blade and a Blue Heart Pure Leaf, drawing water-element energy from both items and the cave abode.
• Wang Yu visited the Cang Gong Pavilion and found extensive collections of Body Tempering and Blood Burning methods from Nanxi, Canaan, and Ximos.
• Wang Yu planned to use the methods as samples to combine the Four Great Foundation Methods with the Indestructible Blood Burning Method.

Wang Yu trained at Illusion Wall Rock, using the stone stairway’s Blood Qi pressure to temper his mind while defeating its increasingly powerful guardians. He passed the eleventh level and faced two evolved opponents on the twelfth as He Duo’er watched in surprise.

• Wang Yu left Cang Gong Pavilion to train at Illusion Wall Rock and decided the Blood Qi on the stone stairway would better temper his mind.
• Wang Yu defeated the skeletal phantoms on the first and second levels with quick blade strikes.
• Wang Yu climbed through the third level and beyond, cutting down growing groups of skeletons until he reached the eleventh level.
• Wang Yu fought a flesh-and-blood illusion wielding a long halberd, broke its weapon, and defeated it.
• Wang Yu advanced to the twelfth level, where two distinct armed figures appeared, while He Duo'er recalled her struggles on the eleventh level and watched in surprise.

Wang Yu advanced through the Illusion Wall Rock’s stone steps, defeated a powerful sword-wielding illusion, and began cultivating while resisting the Blood Qi pressure. A month later, he joined the cave dwelling’s gathering, learned the Night Sleep Organization was founded by Old Man Baihe, and saw Qinggang among the disciples.

• Wang Yu defeated the eleven General Illusions on the twenty-first level and stepped onto the twenty-second, where he faced a lifelike sword-wielding illusion.
• Wang Yu destroyed the illusion with his strongest saber strike, and a senior disciple stopped the saber qi from damaging the cave’s ceiling.
• Wang Yu cultivated under the Blood Qi pressure while also deducing techniques, and he kept in touch with Old Man Baihe, Sun Chengshan, and Meng Lao Er about events outside.
• A month later, Shouxu told Wang Yu that the Night Sleep Organization was founded by Old Man Baihe and served as a source of intelligence, wealth, and texts.
• Wang Yu attended a gathering of the cave dwelling’s twenty-three disciples and recognized Qinggang, Old Man Baihe’s strongest disciple, serving food in a red apron.

Wang Yu joined the gathered disciples for a friendly spar and easily defeated He Duo'er, then spent two years creating the Basic Body Tempering Method. Unable to make much progress because its cultivation required scarce, costly materials, he learned the Blood Pools were about to open and resolved to compete for a slot.

• Shouxu told Wang Yu about the Rebel Armies led by Baihe and Qinggang and Tushen, explaining how their beliefs and methods differed.
• Zhou San proposed the newcomer challenge, and Wang Yu fought He Duo'er, overpowering her with a single saber strike after she urged him to use his full strength.
• The gathering ended, and two years passed as Wang Yu combined cultivation methods to create the Basic Body Tempering Method, whose demanding requirements left him unable to cultivate it effectively.
• Wang Yu saw the Blood Pools stirring and learned from Shouxu that they were about to open, so he decided to compete for a slot to advance his new method.

Wang Yu competed against Song Qi for entry to the lower-tier Blood Pool and won with his greatly improved saber skills. Inside the pool, he discovered its Blood Qi rapidly advanced his new Body Refining Method, draining the pool as his cultivation surged.

• Zhou San and Zhong Ye prepared to compete for the middle-tier Blood Pool while Wang Yu and Song Qi entered the contest for the lower-tier pool.
• Wang Yu swept through the Illusion Wall Rock’s trials and reached the thirty-third step far faster than Song Qi.
• Wang Yu defeated Song Qi in seconds with his Mind Control Saber and earned the chance to enter the Blood Pool.
• Wang Yu circulated his new Body Refining Method inside the pool and used its Blood Qi to open hidden acupoints and rapidly raise the technique’s proficiency.
• Wang Yu’s cultivation consumed the pool’s abundant Blood Qi, draining it in a short time.

Wang Yu absorbed the Blood Qi from the Blood Pools to complete the first layer of the Basic Body Tempering Method, gaining extraordinary physical strength. After testing his transformed body, he learned from Old Man Baihe that war between Nanxi Empire and Ximos might soon resume.

• Blood Qi from the upper and middle Blood Pools flowed down toward Wang Yu as he cultivated, while Thunder Blade Mad Song, Fat Fang, Zhong Ye, and Zhou San noticed the disturbance.
• Wang Yu completed a cycle of body tempering, opened more than ten hidden acupoints, and reached the first layer of the Basic Body Tempering Method.
• Wang Yu returned to his residence and tested his new strength by deforming and cutting through a heavy iron stake without using Mind Control Saber or force energy.
• Wang Yu realized he could not use the Blood Pools again in the next allocation and would need another way to continue cultivating the method.
• Three days after the Blood Pools closed, another month passed before Old Man Baihe visited Wang Yu and told him that border clashes between Nanxi Empire and Ximos had resumed after two years of peace.

Wang Yu and Old Man Baihe infiltrated Ximos and waited for the moment to carry out a carefully prepared plan. Old Man Baihe provoked a rebellion on Satellite Island No. 3, drawing Chief Envoy Yucheng there as the plan began.

• Wang Yu agreed to help Old Man Baihe with a major undertaking after gaining strength from the opportunities in Dragon Refining Abyss.
• Wang Yu and Old Man Baihe entered Ximos in disguise and spent half a month hiding in an inn while they prepared to act.
• Chief Envoy Yucheng questioned officials about spreading unrest and ordered them to identify its cause within five days.
• A guard told Yucheng that the Garrison Commander of Satellite Island No. 3 had declared independence and intended to rebel.
• Wang Yu watched the uprising with Old Man Baihe, who revealed that the unrest was meant to draw Yucheng to the island.
• Yucheng flew to Satellite Island No. 3, and Old Man Baihe announced that they would begin.

Wang Yu and Old Man Baihe’s allies raided Ximos’s Capital City and stole the Magnetic Separation Star Disk before the island’s barrier sealed them in. After Wang Yu escaped by sea and joined Shouxu aboard a cargo ship, Tushen appeared and attacked them.

• Wang Yu entered Ximos’s Capital City while Thunder Blade Mad Song publicly claimed Chief Envoy Yucheng was dead and drew the city’s powerhouses into battle.
• Qinggang and Senior Sister Yao Ling attacked the Magnetic Separation Gate’s guarded mountain as Wang Yu climbed Old Man Baihe’s secret tunnel into its cave.
• Wang Yu distracted the four guards, reclaimed the Magnetic Separation Star Disk, and escaped through the tunnel after using Old Man Baihe’s artifact to hold off Tonghe.
• Wang Yu fled the island before Ximos sealed it with a giant barrier, while Yucheng returned and accused Baihe and Nanxi of luring him away.
• Wang Yu boarded a cargo ship and met Shouxu, but Tushen appeared and destroyed the ship with a blast of scorching force energy.

Wang Yu and Shouxu confronted Tushen, who demanded the Magnetic Separation Star Disk. Wang Yu fought him after sending Shouxu away, badly injuring Tushen, but wondered whether Tushen had yet to reveal his full strength.

• Tushen appeared and demanded that Shouxu hand over Ximos's Magnetic Separation Star Disk.
• Shouxu refused and privately told Wang Yu to escape while he held Tushen off until Baihe arrived.
• Wang Yu gave Shouxu the black case and hurled him away before facing Tushen alone.
• Wang Yu unleashed his immense Qi and Blood, then pursued Tushen when he tried to chase Shouxu.
• Wang Yu struck Tushen into the sea and broke one of his Qi pythons, leaving Tushen injured while Wang Yu quickly healed a minor wound.
• Wang Yu questioned whether Tushen had been holding back, since the powerful opponent seemed weaker than expected.

Wang Yu killed Tushen and realized his new strength gave him greater freedom to protect himself and pursue body-refinement resources. After the group returned to Dragon Refining Abyss, Yucheng launched a full-scale war against Liu Xinjian’s Nanxi, where Baihe’s forces helped turn the tide.

• Tushen used his strongest attacks and then self-destructed, but Wang Yu survived with minor injuries and absorbed some of Tushen’s remaining Blood Qi.
• Wang Yu rejoined Shouxu and Baihe, then met the injured Senior Brothers and Sisters on an uninhabited island; the group had seized Ximos’s Magnetic Separation Gate, and Wang Yu concealed that he had killed Tushen.
• Wang Yu and the others took a prepared airship back to the Dragon Refining Abyss cave abode.
• Less than a week later, Yucheng attacked Liu Xinjian’s Nanxi, and Baihe sent the Night Sleep Organization, the Rebel Army, and Dragon Refining Abyss fighters to support Nanxi.
• Baihe’s forces reversed Nanxi’s declining front-line situation, prompting Yucheng to enter the main battlefield himself.

Wang Yu searched Shattered Star for resources to advance his body refinement, then followed rumors of a gigantic old turtle to the Azure Sea. After he tried to roast a small turtle he caught, it revealed itself as the miraculous old turtle and escaped into the sea.

• Wang Yu explored a poisonous island, where he harvested Blood Qi from Giant Mosquitoes and Blood Nests and found Natural Treasures.
• Wang Yu spent more than half a year traveling and cultivating as Nanxi gained ground in its war against Ximos.
• Wang Yu heard tavern patrons discuss Ximos's losses, then went to the Azure Sea to search for the legendary old turtle.
• Wang Yu caught a Small Sea Turtle and put it over a fire, hoping to make turtle soup.
• The Small Sea Turtle spoke, then expanded to the size of the island and sank it before returning to the sea.

Wang Yu captured Old Turtle, learned its account of the primordial and ancient eras, and hunted powerful sea creatures with it across Fragment Star No. 5. After Nanxi defeated Ximos and the nations moved toward unification, Wang Yu reunited with his friends in Capital City, where Yucheng arrived with a Ximos delegation to finalize the union.

• Wang Yu forced Old Turtle to shrink, then learned from it about the Star Veins, the primordial era, and humanity’s rise and decline.
• Old Turtle guided Wang Yu to a Three-Horned Python, which Wang Yu killed and absorbed for its Blood Qi and energy.
• Wang Yu and Old Turtle hunted powerful beasts across Fragment Star No. 5, including Blazing Crocodiles and a Golden Ribbon Dragon Whale.
• Nanxi defeated Ximos, and Yucheng agreed to surrender after Liu Xinjian negotiated with him.
• Wang Yu returned to Capital City, met Liu Xinjian, Baihe, his fellow martial artists, and his old friends, then settled there.
• Yucheng arrived in Capital City with a Ximos delegation to finalize the unification of the two nations.

After Xinghai Kingdom was founded, Old Man Baihe urged Wang Yu to join the Martial Ancestor Sect and pursue the Innate Realm so he could eventually oppose Old Ancestor Dongfang. As Wang Yu prepared to leave for the sect’s recruitment, he advanced his saber techniques and revealed the beginnings of Innate Saber Intent.

• Yucheng accepted Liu Xinjian’s generous surrender terms, and Ximos’s territories were incorporated into Xinghai Kingdom after the remaining rebellions were suppressed.
• Old Man Baihe told Wang Yu that Xinghai needed an Innate Practitioner to challenge the Dongfang Imperial Family and asked him to seek entry into the Martial Ancestor Sect; Wang Yu agreed.
• Wang Yu received an exception to compete for the middle Blood Pool, defeated Zhong Ye and the other competitors, and drained the pool without advancing his Body Refining Method to its second level.
• While practicing with Thunder Blade Mad Song, Wang Yu reached the ninth level of Basic Saber Techniques and fused the true intent of water into a saber strike.
• Kuang Ge recognized Wang Yu’s attack as the embryonic form of Innate Saber Intent and was stunned by the power Wang Yu had displayed.

Wang Yu and his companions traveled through the Magnetic Separation Gate to the Silver Light Star Stone, the Martial Ancestor Sect’s disciple-selection site. They arrived among a vast crowd of candidates from across Blue Star and spotted Nanxi military officers as they waited for recruitment to begin.

• Wang Yu discovered that his Basic Saber Techniques had reached the perfected Ninth Realm and said farewell to his acquaintances before departing.
• Wang Yu, Shouxu, He Duo'er, and Song Qi followed Old Man Baihe through the Magnetic Separation Gate, with Shouxu entering first.
• Wang Yu and the others arrived on the Silver Light Star Stone, where Old Man Baihe explained its history, Star Vein, and connection to the Martial Ancestor Sect.
• Old Man Baihe led the group to the central tower, where a large crowd had gathered for disciple selection after fifteen years.
• Wang Yu read the names of Blue Star families and factions on the stone pillars and observed their elite candidates and protectors.
• Wang Yu recognized Nanxi military uniforms among a group in the crowd.

Wang Yu and his companions faced the Martial Ancestor Sect’s entrance examinations, where Wang Yu used his Proficiency Panel to master the Glimmering Light Technique and earned an excellent evaluation. The chapter ended as True Person Hanyang reviewed the results and ordered the sect to accept only candidates who met its standards.

• Nanxi’s elders confronted Old Man Baihe and threatened his disciples, while Wang Yu shielded He Duo'er from their killing intent.
• True Person Hanyang arrived to oversee recruitment, and Old Man Baihe explained his immense power before sending Wang Yu, He Duo'er, Shouxu, and Song Qi to take the examinations.
• The steward confirmed Wang Yu was twenty-six, had mid-stage Qi Circulation Realm cultivation, and lacked a Spiritual Root.
• Wang Yu memorized the landscape painting, used his Proficiency Panel to learn the Glimmering Light Technique, and demonstrated perfect mastery to the steward.
• He Duo'er, Shouxu, and Song Qi also passed the comprehension test, receiving excellent or good-upper evaluations.
• After collecting the scrolls and reviewing the candidates’ scores, True Person Hanyang ordered the sect to recruit only those who met the standard or higher.

Wang Yu entered the Chaotic Stone Forest competition, where new disciples fought to collect Heart Seals for Qi Gathering Willow Leaf rewards. After ambushing Xu Mingjie and taking his seals, Wang Yu moved on and intervened in a clash between Dongfang Zhao and Shi Xiongjun.

• After the selection, True Person Hanyang opened the Chaotic Stone Forest and explained that disciples would compete for Heart Seals, with the highest-ranked winners receiving Qi Gathering Willow Leaves.
• Wang Yu entered the forest alone, decided to target stronger disciples after they gathered seals, and attacked the injured Xu Mingjie, taking his three Heart Seals and valuables.
• Dongfang Zhao and Tang Shaohuan fought to a standstill before separating to avoid being caught by other competitors.
• Shi Xiongjun ambushed Dongfang Zhao, but Dongfang Zhao gained the upper hand and forced him to flee.
• Wang Yu kicked Shi Xiongjun out of his escape path and approached him and Dongfang Zhao, preparing to attack both men from hostile camps.

Wang Yu defeated Shi Xiongjun and Dongfang Zhao, collecting their Heart Seals before continuing to hunt other competitors. He ambushed Ji Siming and waited for Hu Qiansui and Cang Beiming to weaken each other, but realized their apparent injuries were a trap as other disciples rushed in.

• Wang Yu knocked Shi Xiongjun unconscious, took his five Heart Seals, and then ambushed and defeated Dongfang Zhao, who surrendered seven seals.
• Wang Yu continued gathering Heart Seals until he had fifty-six, then spotted Ji Siming and Hu Qiansui fighting over the seals of two defeated disciples.
• Cang Beiming joined Ji Siming and Hu Qiansui, turning their fight into a three-way battle, while Wang Yu waited for a chance to seize all three.
• Wang Yu intercepted Ji Siming as he tried to escape, defeated him with True Intent Saber Control, and took his thirty-two Heart Seals.
• Wang Yu hid near the stone platform while Ji Siming's ongoing opponents appeared to weaken; when other disciples rushed to attack, he sensed Hu Qiansui and Cang Beiming had faked their injuries.

Wang Yu defeated Hu Qiansui, amassed 205 Heart Seals, and won first place in the new disciples’ contest. After the rankings were announced and rewards were assigned, True Person Hanyang led the disciples toward Blue Star and the Martial Ancestor Sect.

• Hu Qiansui defeated several disciples who tried to ambush him, then fought Cang Beiming until Cang Beiming escaped and was later defeated by Wang Yu.
• Wang Yu fought Hu Qiansui and overwhelmed him with his physical strength, earning Hu Qiansui’s forty Heart Seals.
• Wang Yu evaded group attacks and gathered Heart Seals until the contest ended, then recorded a total of 205.
• Wang Yu took first place, while Shouxu and Song Qi placed in the top hundred and received ten Willow Leaf rewards each.
• True Person Hanyang announced that the disciples would return to Blue Star, and Wang Yu looked forward to entering the Martial Ancestor Sect.

Wang Yu settled into the Martial Ancestor Sect, claimed his first-place reward of Qi Gathering Willow Leaves, and cultivated in seclusion until he broke through to the late stage of the Qi Circulation Realm. After months away from sect activities, he emerged ready to attend lessons and learn the sect’s arts.

• Wang Yu and the other new disciples arrived at the Martial Ancestor Sect in the Boundless Mountains, where a Stone Venerable spoke to them from beneath the mountain.
• The stewards registered Wang Yu, Shouxu, He Duo'er, and Song Qi, assigned them to Gourd Valley, and explained how outer disciples could attend lessons on the Seventy-two Small Peaks.
• Wang Yu chose a cave dwelling, furnished it, and collected the hundred Qi Gathering Willow Leaves awarded to him as the intake’s top-ranked disciple; steward Yi Lian explained how to preserve and use them.
• Wang Yu spent several months cultivating in seclusion, drawing little attention from other disciples, and used the willow leaves to break through to the late stage of the Qi Circulation Realm.
• Wang Yu emerged from seclusion and read the lesson schedules posted on Gourd Valley’s stone steles, preparing to attend teachings on cultivation and martial arts.

Wang Yu attended Martial Ancestor Sect lectures, quickly mastered the Wind Chasing Saber Technique, and discovered that the outer sect’s combat arts could not advance his already perfected methods. He began studying Rune Arts through his proficiency panel, then secretly ate a rare Three-Colored Luan Bird; the chapter ended when Miaotong arrived at his campfire.

• Wang Yu attended Elder Chenxin’s lecture on the Wind Chasing Saber Technique and quickly learned it, but concluded that outer sect combat arts could not improve his perfected saber and body-refining methods.
• Wang Yu attended Elder Qianji’s Rune Arts lesson, and his panel recorded several incomplete Rune Arts that he could not yet practice.
• Wang Yu began paying attention to Rune Arts lessons while maintaining his cultivation routine and occasionally joining social gatherings.
• Wang Yu caught, cooked, and ate the Three-Colored Luan Bird that disciples across Gourd Valley were searching for.
• Wang Yu burned the bird’s remains, then encountered Miaotong, the personal disciple of Purple Bamboo Mountain, as she descended to his campfire.