Chapter Summaries

Lei Tianyang won his match, while the Spirit Gathering Gu’s effects brought many challengers to the finals and drew attention to the Medicine King Valley. Luo Jun was promised a chance at Exchange Training if he survived the first round, but his draw earned him a bye and sent him straight to the second round.

• Lei Tianyang defeated a Ring Leader, and several Hundred Rivers Sect disciples, including Lu Fei, Xiao Tian, and Lao Miao Miao, advanced to the finals.
• Lin Xiaomo explained that the Spirit Gathering Gu helped the five Ring Leaders recover their stamina and Vital Energy, prompting more experts to register for challenges.
• Tie Jingang promised Luo Jun a spot in Ningdong Academy’s Exchange Training if he advanced through the finals’ first round, and the students teased that they would call him Senior Brother Luo if he succeeded.
• Lin Xiaomo began the finals’ lottery, and Luo Jun used the Dice of Heavenly Secrets before drawing a blank ticket.
• Lin Xiaomo announced that Luo Jun had drawn a bye and advanced directly to the second round, leaving the Hundred Rivers Sect group stunned.

The first round of the martial arts competition featured strong fighters, including Luo Jun advancing by a bye and Lu Fei narrowly winning his match. Xiao Tian’s Mad Dog Fist wounded Yu Da, but the bout ended in a bloody clash when Tie Jingang intervened, and both sects made peace after Tie Jingang treated Yu Da.

• Luo Jun defended his bye and agreed to prove himself by reaching the top eight before his classmates would call him Senior Brother Luo.
• Lei Tianyang defeated a Flying Cloud Sect disciple, Lu Fei narrowly won his saber match, and Lao Miao Miao shoved her Red Sand Gang opponent off the ring with invisible force.
• Xiao Tian used his Mad Dog Fist against Azure Mountain Sect leader Yu Da, drawing blood and pushing him into a corner with increasingly reckless attacks.
• Tie Jingang tried to stop Xiao Tian, but Yu Da’s sword pierced Xiao Tian’s chest as Xiao Tian’s iron claws tore into Yu Da’s chest and abdomen.
• Tie Jingang separated the fighters, apologized to Yu Da, and used Hundred Rivers Sect wound medicine to heal him; Yu Da accepted the apology, and the competition resumed.

The top sixteen competitors were finalized, and the Hundred Rivers Sect celebrated while preparing for the next round. Luo Jun learned he would face Lei Tianyang, while the chapter ended with anticipation for the major showdown between Duan Feibai and Qi Feng.

• After Xiao Tian withdrew due to his injuries, Headmaster Yu advanced, leaving four Hundred Rivers Sect disciples in the top sixteen.
• Xiao Tian objected to withdrawing and vowed to settle his unfinished fight with Lu Fei after the assembly, while Tie Jingang warned him about his temper.
• The group discussed Lu Fei's upcoming match against Ao Yunzhi and Lao Miao Miao's match against Sha Tianyi, and Tie Jingang explained the threat posed by their opponents.
• Deng Qian revealed that Luo Jun would face Lei Tianyang for a place in the top eight; Luo Jun jokingly proposed rigging the match, but Lei Tianyang refused to lose.
• The group saw that Duan Feibai would face Qi Feng, two highly regarded disciples whose sects were longtime rivals, and looked forward to watching their match.

The Top 8 opponents were redrawn, and Luo Jun unexpectedly received another bye without using the Dice of Heavenly Secrets. As the matches concluded, two Hundred Rivers Sect students advanced to the top eight, while Luo Jun agreed to earn his fellow students’ respect by lasting a minute in his next match.

• Lin Xiaomo announced a redraw for the Top 8 Competition and said Headmaster Yu had withdrawn because of his injuries.
• Luo Jun drew a second consecutive bye, insisted he had not cheated, and agreed with Tie Jingang that lasting one minute in the top-four match would earn him the title of Senior Brother from the other students.
• Lu Fei conceded to Duan Feibai after taking three sword strikes, and Lao Miao Miao conceded to Qi Feng rather than use her dangerous technique.
• Lei Tianyang defeated Sha Tianyi with a lightning attack despite his opponent’s formidable body cultivation.
• The morning’s matches ended with two first-year Hundred Rivers Sect students advancing to the top eight.

Luo Jun faced Qi Feng in the third Semi-Final match and tried to survive for one minute by stalling and using a purple smoke bomb. Qi Feng overcame the smoke’s interference, caught Luo Jun, and used a strange fragrance that made him dizzy.

• Ao Yunzhi and Duan Feibai easily won the first two Semi-Final matches.
• Qi Feng flirted with host Lin Xiaomo before the match began, giving Luo Jun time to run down the clock.
• Luo Jun refused Qi Feng’s offer to surrender and said he needed to last a full minute.
• Qi Feng attacked, and Luo Jun used a purple smoke bomb to hide and disrupt his opponent’s senses.
• Qi Feng found Luo Jun through the smoke, seized his wrist, and said he had a use for him.
• Qi Feng opened his fan and sent a strange fragrance toward Luo Jun, making him dizzy.

Luo Jun exposed Qi Feng’s attempt to drug and manipulate him, then conceded only after kicking Qi Feng and forcing him to stop his attack. Lei Tianyang also won his match, completing the final four as the competitors prepared for the semi-finals.

• Luo Jun used the Dice of Heavenly Secrets to pretend Qi Feng’s sedative had taken effect and learned that Qi Feng wanted him to lure Lao Miao Miao somewhere secluded.
• Luo Jun cleared the purple mist, kicked Qi Feng, and refused to concede until Qi Feng charged at him with his iron fan.
• Luo Jun shouted that he conceded, prompting Qi Feng to halt his attack, and then left the arena as Qi Feng was declared the winner.
• Lao Miao Miao and the Hundred Rivers Sect students called Luo Jun Senior Brother Luo after he demanded they honor their bet, and Tie Jingang promised to seek his placement on next semester’s exchange list.
• Lei Tianyang defeated his Sword Saint Sect opponent with the Thunder Control Technique and his saber skills, joining Ao Yunzhi, Duan Feibai, and Qi Feng in the final four.
• Lei Tianyang rested and regulated his Inner Breath after the match, with the semi-finals scheduled to begin in a little over two hours.

Ao Yunzhi and Duan Feibai fought the first semifinal while Tie Jingang explained how Heart Refining techniques let Martial Combat experts use Gang Qi at range. After Duan Feibai defeated Ao Yunzhi, Luo Jun spotted a familiar woman leaving the crowd and chased after her.

• Lin Xiaomo introduced the four semifinalists and announced that they were competing for three First Grade Spirit Gathering Gu.
• Ao Yunzhi and Duan Feibai exchanged long-range attacks using sonic power and Sword Qi as Tie Jingang explained the Martial Combat Faction's use of Gang Qi.
• Tie Jingang compared Foundation Establishment to lighting gunpowder and Heart Refining to building a gun, and Luo Jun wondered whether enough Gang Qi could overcome the difference.
• Duan Feibai defeated Ao Yunzhi, and the next match was delayed while the arena was repaired.
• Luo Jun recognized a woman in the crowd as someone he had met before, saw her leave, and chased after her.

Luo Jun tracked the Polluter to a house in Ten Thousand Medicines Market Town and learned that she had come seeking the Spirit Gathering Gu. She revealed that it could boost cultivation beyond even Legendary-grade consumables, leaving Luo Jun shocked by its power.

• Luo Jun recognized the vanished woman as the Polluter from Yunzhou City and used his dice to locate her in town.
• Luo Jun found the Polluter in a house and confirmed that the family living there was still alive.
• Luo Jun asked why the Polluter had come to Medicine King Valley, and she said she wanted the Spirit Gathering Gu.
• Luo Jun used his dice to make the Polluter reveal that the Spirit Gathering Gu could raise cultivation beyond the power of Legendary-grade consumables and had no known harmful side effects.

Luo Jun learned from A Dai that Medicine King Valley had already assigned the three First Grade Spirit Gathering Gu to disciples from other major powers, leaving the Hundred Rivers Sect out of the first batch. After A Dai escaped, she met with an Old Man and was ordered by Lord Apostle to travel to Ganzhou and deliver an item to a guest at Yue Lai Inn.

• A Dai told Luo Jun that Duan Feibai, Ao Yunzhi, and Qi Feng had been chosen in advance to receive the Spirit Gathering Gu as part of Medicine King Valley’s deal with three powerful factions.
• Luo Jun realized the tournament’s redraws had been arranged to keep the selected recipients apart, then confirmed there was no way to obtain a Gu from this batch.
• A Dai revealed her name to Luo Jun and vanished in smoke and dust after he warned her not to cause trouble.
• Luo Jun left the small house and hurried toward the arena.
• A Dai met a fortune-telling Old Man, told him their arrangements were ready for the next day’s birthday banquet, and learned Lord Apostle had ordered her to go to Ganzhou and deliver an item to a guest at Yue Lai Inn.

Luo Jun returned to the tournament and learned that Qi Feng had humiliated Lei Tianyang in revenge for Luo Jun, while Duan Feibai won the final. After Luo Jun reported seeing the dangerous Bride Polluter, Tie Jingang warned the Hundred Rivers Sect students and led them toward Medicine King Valley the next morning.

• Luo Jun learned that Qi Feng had exhausted and humiliated Lei Tianyang, who vowed to reclaim his honor, and apologized for drawing Qi Feng's attention to him.
• Tie Jingang explained that Luo Jun had spotted the Bride Polluter, warned the students about her strength, and ordered them to prepare defenses before leaving for Medicine King Valley.
• Duan Feibai defeated Qi Feng in the final, and the Hundred Rivers Sect group left before the award ceremony.
• Tie Jingang and Lu Fei explained that Apostles led Polluters and that the Bride ranked among the most dangerous Polluters they had encountered.
• The Hundred Rivers Sect traveled toward Medicine King Valley with the other sects, while Luo Jun heard that the Spirit Gathering Gu had already been given to the tournament winners.

At Medicine King Valley’s grand birthday banquet, Valley Master Sun Yichen celebrated the Spirit Gathering Gu and promised it could help martial artists reach the pinnacle. A mysterious fortune teller predicted that Sun would face a calamity that day, and his warning appeared to come true as Sun suddenly collapsed in pain.

• The major sects gathered at Medicine King Valley to celebrate Sun Yichen’s sixtieth birthday and the launch of the Spirit Gathering Gu.
• Luo Jun saw Ling Xin at the banquet and wondered whether her contamination had been resolved.
• Sun Yichen praised the Spirit Gathering Gu and declared that it could give everyone a chance to reach the pinnacle.
• A fortune teller called Six Characters Questioning Heaven arrived, cast a divination for Sun, and predicted a calamity that day.
• Sun Yichen offered the fortune teller wine and asked what the calamity would be, but the old man only counted down from three.
• When the fortune teller said “One,” Sun Yichen began trembling violently and dropped his cup and jug.

A disguised Blood Gu Sect remnant poisoned the martial arts gathering and revealed that the Spirit Gathering Gu was actually a Flesh Spirit Gu that drained its hosts’ Vital Energy. Tie Jingang used Luo Jun’s Qi Storage Spirit Stone to retrieve detoxification pills, and the chapter ended as the Hundred Rivers Sect fighters charged the old man, whom Li Xinyu identified as Fate Immortal Second Master Liu.

• The old diviner’s ripple weakened the guests, while Ling Xin and others recognized that the Spirit Gathering Gu was involved.
• The diviner revealed that Flesh Spirit Gu hosts supplied Vital Energy to a true Spirit Gathering Gu host, while incense poison made the other guests bleed and suffer.
• Sun Yichen realized Medicine King Valley had been infiltrated by Blood Gu Sect remnants, and the diviner declared everyone at the gathering would become an offering.
• Luo Jun gave Tie Jingang a Qi Storage Spirit Stone, allowing him to open his Hundred Treasure Box and take out detoxification pills.
• Tie Jingang and four newly detoxified allies charged the diviner, and Li Xinyu warned that he was Fate Immortal Second Master Liu.

Tie Jingang and the Hundred Rivers Sect fought the polluted Second Master Liu, whose luck and emotional influence turned their attacks against one another. As the Medicine King Valley disciples became mind-controlled attackers, Lei Tianyang protected Qi Feng and kicked him out of the fight.

• Tie Jingang warned the others that Second Master Liu could manipulate luck, but the old man disrupted their attacks and caused Lu Fei and Xiao Tian to clash.
• Second Master Liu struck Tie Jingang's weak point and sent him crashing through a table, while Tie Jingang steadied himself and attacked again.
• Second Master Liu used the Flesh Spirit Gu to make the Medicine King Valley disciples attack Lao Miao Miao and the others, forcing the Hundred Rivers Sect onto the defensive.
• Duan Feibai, Qi Feng, and Ao Yunzhi tried to help, but Lao Miao Miao knocked down Duan Feibai and Ao Yunzhi, and the disciples rushed toward Qi Feng.
• Lei Tianyang blocked the disciples from reaching Qi Feng, then kicked Qi Feng down and continued fighting.

Tie Jingang struggled against Second Master Liu’s luck-manipulating curses while Luo Jun realized a long-range attack could disrupt the Fated Immortal. After finding a crossbow and revealing his poison resistance, Luo Jun crept toward the battle to support Tie Jingang, despite Ling Xin’s worry.

• Second Master Liu used Bad Luck Curses and a flexible sword to thwart Tie Jingang’s attacks and maintain an airtight defense.
• Li Xinyu explained to Luo Jun how Second Master Liu manipulated luck to create openings and undermine Tie Jingang.
• Luo Jun asked the disciples for a discreet long-range weapon and obtained a Rare-level compound crossbow.
• Luo Jun loaded the crossbow despite the disciples’ surprise that he had resisted the poison, explaining that he had a poison-resistant Treasure Tool.
• Ling Xin urged Luo Jun not to go, but he reassured her and crept toward the arena’s center to support Tie Jingang.

Luo Jun used his Compound Crossbow and Dice of Heavenly Secrets to wound Second Master Liu during his fight with Tie Jingang, undermining Liu’s luck-based defenses. Tie Jingang killed Liu, but Duan Feibai warned that the gathered martial artists’ Vital Energy was still draining away.

• Luo Jun successfully shot Second Master Liu in the thigh, allowing Tie Jingang to press the attack.
• Luo Jun fired again and struck Liu’s upper arm after Liu slipped on spilled soup while dodging Tie Jingang.
• Luo Jun’s third bolt hit Liu in the stomach after Tie Jingang’s axe deflected it, and Tie Jingang then beheaded Liu.
• The controlled disciples regained their senses, and Valley Master Sun thanked Tie Jingang for saving Medicine King Valley.
• Duan Feibai warned that the group’s Vital Energy was still draining away despite Second Master Liu’s death.

As the poisoned guests continued to lose their life and Vital Energy, Tie Jingang’s group searched for the culprit and discovered that Gu Master Elder had also been poisoned. Qing Lian revealed himself as the attacker and was identified as Long Hui, the Iron-Blooded Dragon Mark and the apostle of the [Martial World] world.

• Sun Yichen concluded the Spirit Gathering Gu’s host was still nearby and sent Tie Jingang to find Gu Master Elder.
• Tie Jingang left Lu Fei and Xiao Tian to care for the poisoned guests, then went with Lao Miao Miao and Lei Tianyang to Gu Master Elder’s courtyard.
• The group found Gu Master Elder unconscious and poisoned, while Ling Xin quietly left the Martial Arts Arena and Luo Jun was missing.
• Tie Jingang discovered Qing Lian in the Elixir Room, but Qing Lian struck him and escaped before attacking Lao Miao Miao and Lei Tianyang with powerful Gang Qi.
• Tie Jingang recognized Qing Lian as Long Hui, the Iron-Blooded Dragon Mark, a powerful Polluter and the apostle of the [Martial World] world.

Long Hui revealed his plan to drain the birthday guests’ life force and use the Spirit Gathering Gu to restore his strength, but Tie Jingang, Lao Miao Miao, and Lei Tianyang confronted him before he could fully recover. As Long Hui kept growing stronger during the fight, the three coordinated to restrain him while Tie Jingang unleashed a powerful axe strike.

• Lei Tianyang stopped Lao Miao Miao from using her ultimate move, and Tie Jingang warned them not to fight Long Hui head-on.
• Long Hui’s past revealed that he had secretly altered the Gu formula, planned to drain the guests at Sun Yichen’s birthday banquet, and intended to use their life force to restore his Peak strength.
• Long Hui explained that the Hundred Rivers Sect’s arrival and Second Master Liu’s defeat had disrupted his plan, leaving him to fight the three with his strength still incomplete.
• Long Hui grew stronger as he absorbed Vital Energy and life force, while Tie Jingang, Lao Miao Miao, and Lei Tianyang struggled to hold him back.
• Tie Jingang gathered Gang Qi into a massive axe, and Lao Miao Miao and Lei Tianyang restrained Long Hui long enough for the strike to hit him.

Tie Jingang’s axe nearly killed Long Hui, but the Spirit Gathering Gu rapidly restored him and transformed him into a more powerful youth. Luo Jun’s surprise attack disrupted Long Hui’s art, earning Luo Jun enough experience to level up, though Long Hui’s condition remained uncertain.

• Tie Jingang struck Long Hui with his strongest axe attack, leaving him seemingly dead in a deep fissure.
• Long Hui recovered by drawing on the Spirit Gathering Gu, growing into a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old youth as his strength approached its peak.
• Tie Jingang urged Lao Miao Miao and Lei Tianyang to flee, but Long Hui’s pressure left them unable to move.
• Luo Jun used an Invisibility Talisman to sneak behind Long Hui and stab him with the Qi Breaking Cone.
• Long Hui convulsed and unleashed a storm of Gang Qi that blasted Tie Jingang away as Luo Jun completed the Interrupted Spirit Gathering Art event and leveled up.

Luo Jun disrupted Long Hui’s Spirit Gathering Art and absorbed the rampaging Vital Energy, leaving him unconscious after a violent explosion. Long Hui vanished, while Tie Jingang and the others carried Luo Jun away to seek treatment.

• Luo Jun stabbed Long Hui’s Spirit Gathering Gu and interrupted the Spirit Gathering Art, causing Long Hui’s accumulated Vital Energy to run wild.
• Luo Jun used the Qi Breaking Cone to absorb the rampaging Vital Energy, drawing it into his body and rapidly strengthening his meridians.
• The Vital Energy drain resumed among the Medicine King Valley disciples, but it stopped after less than a quarter of an hour and did not take their life force.
• A Gang Qi explosion blasted Luo Jun and Long Hui through separate walls, leaving Luo Jun unconscious.
• Tie Jingang and the others found Luo Jun alive but unable to examine his chaotic meridians, while Lao Miao Miao discovered Long Hui had disappeared.
• Tie Jingang led the group away to reunite with the others and find treatment for Luo Jun.

After the Spirit Gathering Gu incident, Luo Jun awoke and refused surgery, secretly managing the vast Vital Energy in his body while he recovered. He expected to resolve the energy imbalance soon, but Ling Xin’s recovery was complicated by a problem with her Vital Energy.

• Sun Yichen diagnosed Luo Jun with thousands of tangled Vital Energy currents and urged surgery, but Luo Jun woke and persuaded him to stop.
• Luo Jun told Tie Jingang he could suppress his condition and might need to return to the Main World for a complete cure, while asking to stay and help Ling Xin.
• Luo Jun checked his Dice of Heavenly Secrets panel and estimated that he could absorb the excess Vital Energy within about a week, greatly advancing his cultivation.
• Tie Jingang visited Ling Xin, and Lao Miao Miao told him that the Gu Master Elder had removed her Spirit Gathering Gu but found a problem with her Vital Energy.