Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning’s Literacy limit break granted him the Transcendent Six Senses trait, dramatically improving his perception and intuition. He searched Luo River Lake for treasures, gained more than two hundred Source Energy Points, and discovered a second Taiyin Stone that began producing Emperor Flow Paste alongside the first.

• Jiang Ning’s Spiritual Force Field expanded to a radius of three hundred and fifty meters, and the Literacy trait Transcendent Six Senses heightened his perception and intuition.
• Jiang Ning searched Luo River Lake underwater, ate a twenty-year Water Sunflower, and found several other treasures, though the chests of old official silver crumbled into slag.
• Jiang Ning woke with more than six hundred Source Energy Points after gaining over two hundred from refining the treasures he found.
• Jiang Ning examined a second Taiyin Stone he had found in the lake and confirmed that it released silver threads of diluted Emperor Flow Paste when placed with his first stone.

Jiang Ning found Old Turtle’s hidden pool of Emperor Flow Paste beneath Luo River Lake, subdued the demon turtle, and took the Taiyin Fragment that produced the treasure. After absorbing the remaining Emperor Flow Paste, Jiang Ning underwent a bodily transformation, while Old Turtle accepted him as master and planned to direct him toward Thunder Serpent’s Thunderclap Fruit.

• Jiang Ning discovered a pool of Emperor Flow Paste and a Taiyin Fragment in Old Turtle’s lair beneath the lake.
• Old Turtle recovered from his wounds by consuming one strand of Emperor Flow Paste, but Jiang Ning entered the lair and overpowered him.
• Jiang Ning forced ten beads of his blood into Old Turtle to bring him under his control, then retrieved the Taiyin Fragment and the remaining Emperor Flow Paste.
• Old Turtle called Jiang Ning master and explained that a strand of Emperor Flow Paste formed every ten to fifteen years.
• Jiang Ning absorbed the Emperor Flow Paste and underwent a rapid bodily transformation as Old Turtle resolved to lead him to Thunder Serpent’s Thunderclap Fruit.

After absorbing Emperor Flow Paste, Jiang Ning followed Old Turtle to the Thunder Serpent’s lair at the bottom of Luo River Lake, where he found a Thunderclap Tree and three rare fruits. The Thunder Serpent attacked, and Jiang Ning stirred the surrounding waters as lightning erupted across the strange terrain.

• Jiang Ning absorbed the pool of Silver Paste and learned from Old Turtle that the Thunder Serpent guarded a Thunderclap Fruit Tree.
• Old Turtle carried Jiang Ning through a dangerous region of underwater rock pillars where lightning erupted, toward the Thunder Serpent’s lair.
• Jiang Ning spotted the Thunderclap Tree and counted three fruits bearing five, two, and nine thunder marks.
• The Thunder Serpent saw Jiang Ning and Old Turtle approaching and attacked them with a roar that unleashed thunder and lightning.
• Jiang Ning raised his hand and violently moved the lake water, causing lightning to erupt around the area as the Thunderclap Tree absorbed it.

Jiang Ning killed the Electric Eel, discovered the Dao Marks in its bones, and used them to unleash lightning before claiming the transformed Century Thunderclap Fruit. After reaching safety with Old Turtle, he began refining a younger Thunderclap Fruit with the Furnace Pill Transformation Art, and its energy spread through his organs.

• Jiang Ning used his Water Control Divine Power to crush and drown the Electric Eel while Old Turtle watched in amazement.
• Jiang Ning dissected the Electric Eel, found thunder Dao Marks in its skull bone, and reproduced its lightning technique.
• Jiang Ning noticed the Thunderclap Fruit had become a Century Thunderclap Fruit, picked it and the two remaining fruits, then took the Electric Eel's body with him.
• Jiang Ning gave Old Turtle the Electric Eel's head to eat and kept the rest of its meat for himself.
• Jiang Ning ate the twenty-year Thunderclap Fruit and used the Furnace Pill Transformation Art to refine it, sending its energy through his organs.

Jiang Ning refined Thunderclap Fruits at the lake bottom, reaching nearly two sexagenary cycles of power before returning home with the Demon-Transformed Electric Eel. At home, his family discovered that Old Turtle could speak, while Jiang Ning tested whether ordinary people could eat the eel’s nourishing flesh.

• Jiang Ning ate the Twenty-Year, Fifty-Year, and Century Thunderclap Fruits, gaining a sexagenary cycle of power and approaching two sexagenary cycles.
• Old Turtle told Jiang Ning that his cultivation had risen to 206 years after absorbing Jiang Ning’s blood and eating the electric eel’s brain.
• Jiang Ning commanded Old Turtle to shrink, carried the eel’s corpse home, and demonstrated his speed through the lake using Water Control Divine Power.
• Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan were astonished when Jiang Ning brought home a six-meter Demon-Transformed Electric Eel, and Jiang Ning cut off a piece to test its meat.
• Xiao Doubao pulled Old Turtle from Jiang Ning’s pocket, and Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan realized the softshell turtle could speak.
• Jiang Ning roasted and ate a small piece of eel meat, while Xiao Doubao begged for some and watched him eat it.

Jiang Ning brought the Old Turtle home, treated it to a meal, and tasked it with protecting his family. The next morning, his Source Energy had surged, and he discovered that his Taiyin Stones had merged into one that infused wine with silver threads.

• Jiang Ning explained to Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan that the talking Old Turtle was a Little Demon, then let Xiao Doubao play with it while he returned to his courtyard.
• Jiang Ning watched three Taiyin Stones merge and continued reading to improve his Literacy experience.
• Jiang Ning shared Electric Eel hotpot and wine with his family and the Old Turtle, which eagerly drank wine infused with Emperor Flow Paste.
• Jiang Ning asked the Old Turtle to stay and protect his family, then fed it his blood to increase its cultivation.
• The next morning, Jiang Ning found that his Source Energy had risen to 2793.67 and discovered that the merged Taiyin Stone was releasing silver threads into wine.
• Jiang Ning checked his Panel and saw that Firewood Chopping Blade Technique and Swimming were both eligible for a limit break costing one thousand Source Energy Points.

Jiang Ning gained the Great Five Elements Water Escape Innate Divine Ability from Swimming’s seventh limit break and tested its stealth, speed, and heavy energy cost. After crossing roughly thirty li in an instant, he returned to the lake and decided to prioritize Water Nature’s next limit break to improve his underwater treasure searches.

• Jiang Ning broke through Swimming’s seventh limit and gained the Great Five Elements Water Escape Innate Divine Ability.
• Jiang Ning tested merging with the lake water and found he could vanish without disturbing it, but the ability rapidly drained his strength and energy.
• Jiang Ning used Water Escape to travel an unknown distance underwater, then emerged through the ice and used bursts of Inner Breath to fly above the lake.
• Jiang Ning compared his starting point with his home and realized he had crossed about thirty li in an instant.
• Jiang Ning returned to the water, found his Spiritual Force Field could now cover a five-li radius, and chose to save Source Energy Points for Water Nature’s eighth limit break.

Jiang Ning learned that a powerful White Chi Demon lived in Luo River Lake, but chose to keep searching its depths and gained enough Source Energy to advance Water Nature to its eighth limit break. He tested his new River Lord trait in a river near BeiQiu Mountain and discovered that it vastly increased his strength, perception, and recovery while he was in rivers.

• Jiang Ning questioned Old Turtle about Luo River Lake’s great demons and learned that a White Chi Demon with at least a Thousand Years of Cultivation lived there and could rival a Grandmaster.
• Jiang Ning continued searching the lake for treasures, cultivated under the sun, and later found a Taiyin Stone Fragment that fused with his original Taiyin Stone.
• Jiang Ning spent two thousand Source Energy Points to break Water Nature’s limit for the eighth time and gained the River Lord trait.
• Jiang Ning traveled to BeiQiu Mountain and entered the river to test River Lord, discovering that he could draw on River Power and extend his perception throughout the river.
• Jiang Ning confirmed that River Power greatly amplified his attacks, Water Control, and recovery, even replenishing the energy spent on Great Five Elements Water Escape within a few breaths.

Jiang Ning followed Old Turtle’s directions through Luo River Lake in search of a demon gathering and the Great Demon White Dragon. He found evidence of a powerful enemy’s attack on an underwater palace, where traces of the White Dragon’s chilling power made him realize how outmatched he would be.

• Jiang Ning learned from Old Turtle that a fire-red Big Shrimp had invited him to join a group of demon-transformed creatures two hundred years earlier, and he headed northeast to look for them.
• Jiang Ning found a fresh crayfish claw that Old Turtle recognized as belonging to the Big Shrimp, whose cultivation had been only about a hundred years.
• Jiang Ning discovered a turtle shell from a demon with roughly three hundred years of cultivation and stored it in his Summoning Ring.
• Jiang Ning and Old Turtle reached a collapsed underwater palace and sensed the Great Demon White Dragon’s aura there.
• Jiang Ning touched ice left by the White Dragon and felt its unbearable chill, leaving him wary of facing the Great Demon directly.

Jiang Ning found Linglong, a surviving Dragon Carp from a settlement destroyed by the Great Demon White Dragon, and fed her his blood, drawing her into his trust. After learning that Linglong wanted to avenge Grandpa Turtle, Jiang Ning left the lake and planned a trip to Prefecture City with his family before his upcoming Martial Academy Training and the Imperial Examination.

• Jiang Ning uncovered a golden-red Dragon Carp named Linglong and fed her his blood, strengthening her and earning her trust.
• Linglong told Jiang Ning that Grandpa Turtle had hidden her before confronting a hornless white dragon, and Jiang Ning identified the creature as the White Chi Demon.
• Jiang Ning showed Linglong Grandpa Turtle's shell, and she mourned him and vowed to avenge him.
• Jiang Ning searched another ruined demon gathering place with Linglong's guidance, found treasures and valuables, and suspected the Great Demon White Dragon was slaughtering lake creatures to increase its cultivation.
• The next night, Jiang Ning considered the danger the White Dragon posed and decided to travel to Prefecture City with his elder brother's family before his training and the Imperial Examination.

Jiang Ning prepared to leave for Dongling City with Luyi, believing the Luo River lakeside might become dangerous because the Great Demon White Dragon had destroyed two demon gathering places. As he read and waited for his niece Xiao Doubao, she met Linglong and Old Turtle, and Old Turtle eagerly joined her breakfast outing.

• Jiang Ning reviewed his Skills, chose to save his Source Energy for Literacy, and planned a trip to Dongling City with Luyi.
• Jiang Ning reflected on Dongling City's Raging River and his River Lord Trait, which greatly strengthened him while he was in rivers.
• Xiao Doubao arrived at Jiang Ning's courtyard, reunited with him, and asked to walk to breakfast on her own.
• Xiao Doubao met Linglong, learned she was a talking Dragon Carp, and invited her to eat fish soup.
• Old Turtle woke up, heard Xiao Doubao was going to breakfast, and asked to go with her.

Jiang Ning prepared to leave Luoshui County for Dongling City, visiting Wang Jin to bid farewell and warn him about a Great Demon in Luo River Lake. After training and stopping by the Patrol Office, Jiang Ning arrived at Myriad Blossom Pavilion to see Qingyi.

• Jiang Yiming told Jiang Ning he had achieved Martial Dao Entry Rank, and Jiang Ning praised his progress.
• Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan agreed to leave for Dongling City that day so Yiming could attend the Martial Academy's spring enrollment.
• Jiang Ning brought Wang Jin meat from a demon-transformed electric eel and warned him that a Great Demon in Luo River Lake might soon come ashore.
• Jiang Ning trained his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill until its experience reached 4049/5000, then went to the Patrol Office and Myriad Blossom Pavilion.
• Qingyi appeared on the pavilion rooftop and asked Jiang Ning why he had come in the middle of the day.

Jiang Ning discussed the Great Demon in Luo River Lake with Qingyi, then left Myriad Blossom Pavilion and set out for Dongling City. As he traveled with his family, Yu Manyun arrived in Luoshui City to seek him, while Jiang Ning focused on improving his literacy and preparing to break through to Fourth Grade.

• Jiang Ning told Qingyi about the Great Demon White Chi, and she explained the risks of demonic tribulation and why the demon was unlikely to come ashore.
• Qingyi drank until she was drunk and invited Jiang Ning to help her back to her room, but he left without pursuing her advances.
• Yu Manyun arrived at Luoshui City, intending to find Jiang Ning after Xiao Emei failed to invite him to Water Moon Sword Palace.
• Jiang Ning traveled toward Dongling City with his family and read in the carriage, reflecting that his inner-breath accumulation was nearly complete and that he needed to improve his Literacy before advancing to Fourth Grade.

Yu Manyun searched Jiang Ning's residence at night and found his family had already left, while Jiang Ning traveled toward Dongling City with his family and a merchant caravan. The convoy stopped before Shuangyang Mountain, where a powerful mountain chieftain collected passage fees, and Jiang Ning remained unconcerned about the danger ahead.

• Yu Manyun searched Jiang Ning's empty residence and decided to seek information from his Martial Arts Hall master.
• Jiang Ning camped with his family, warmed Xiao Doubao with his Inner Breath, and read through the night while Old Turtle kept watch.
• Over several days of travel, Jiang Ning cultivated and read while his family ate electric eel meat and their skills and Source Energy accumulated.
• Jiang Ning agreed to travel with Liu Guangqi's merchant caravan toward Dongling City to avoid trouble on the roads.
• Liu Guangqi warned Jiang Ning that the convoy would cross Shuangyang Mountain, where a chieftain collected travel fees.
• Jiang Li explained that the chieftain was a Martial Dao Rank 7 Outer Sect disciple of Vajra Temple, but Jiang Ning assured him they would be safe.

The White-Robed Young Monk followed his Senior Brother, a former Vajra Temple disciple turned mountain chieftain, as he went to collect a toll from a merchant caravan. The caravan paid five hundred taels, and a veiled woman invited the chieftain to join the Su Family as an honored retainer, but he refused.

• The White-Robed Young Monk and the Burly Monk discussed the monk’s drinking, the Buddha Reincarnation, and the Burly Monk’s decision to kill people he considered deserving of death.
• A bandit reported that a merchant caravan had entered Shuangyang Mountain, and the White-Robed Young Monk went with the Burly Monk to meet it.
• Jiang Ning noticed that the bandits guarding Shuangyang Mountain showed signs of martial training as the caravan entered the mountain pass.
• The Burly Monk confronted the caravan, demanded a toll, and rejected Golden Dart Leader Jin Mingcheng’s attempt to rely on his agency’s standing.
• A veiled woman praised Master Xu’s deeds, agreed to pay five hundred taels, and asked him to become an honored retainer of the Su Family, but he refused.

Jiang Ning encountered a mysterious White Robed Monk whose Buddhist Heavenly Eye provoked Jiang Ning’s own heavenly eye to retaliate, then reached Dongling City with the merchant caravan. Meanwhile, Yu Manyun learned where Jiang Ning had gone and set out after him, while officials at the city gate waited to notify him that his Master had been attacked.

• Jiang Ning and the White Robed Monk sensed each other’s unusual strength, and Jiang Ning’s heavenly eye struck back when the monk used his Buddhist Heavenly Eye to observe him.
• After the caravan paid its toll and departed Shuangyang Mountain, the White Robed Monk told the Burly Monk that a youth in the caravan was nearly his equal and possessed an Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Yu Manyun learned from a Canglang Martial Hall disciple that Jiang Ning had gone to Dongling City, spared Wang Jin, and rode out of Luoshui County toward the city.
• Jiang Ning arrived at Dongling City with Liu Guangqi and saw its towering walls, while two Black-Gold Uniformed men waited at the gate to tell him that his Master had suffered a disaster.

Jiang Ning entered Dongling City and learned that Wang Jin had been gravely injured, likely by Yu Manyun. He arranged protection for his family before planning to return to Luoshui County and take Wang Jin to Medicine King Valley.

• The Su Family's Eldest Daughter and Liu Guangqi saw Patrol Office personnel greet Jiang Ning respectfully at the city gate and regretted not befriending him earlier.
• The Patrol Office personnel told Jiang Ning that Wang Jin had been grievously wounded in Luoshui County, and Jiang Ning decided to return after settling his family.
• Jiang Ning brought Jiang Li and the others to Linjiang Restaurant and left Old Turtle and Linglong with them.
• Jiang Ning sent a Flying Messenger Bird to summon Xiao Emei to protect Jiang Li's family.
• Jiang Ning planned to seek Bai Luoyu's help securing his family's safety, then return to Luoshui County and take Wang Jin to Medicine King Valley.

Jiang Ning visited Bai Luoyu in Dongling City and asked for help protecting his eldest brother and sister-in-law’s family from Yu Manyun. Bai Luoyu agreed and arranged for Jiang Ning to choose a nearby residence for them, leaving Jiang Ning with a promising property to consider.

• Jiang Ning crossed into Dongling City’s East District and bought baked cakes on his way to Bai Luoyu’s residence.
• Bai Luoyu welcomed Jiang Ning, and Jiang Ning explained the danger facing his eldest brother and sister-in-law’s family.
• Bai Luoyu promised to protect the family and declared that Great Xia’s authority could restrain Water Moon Sword Palace.
• Bai Luoyu summoned Land Deed Official Wang Fugui to find a suitable East District residence for Jiang Ning.
• Wang Fugui presented a seized residence less than one li from Bai Luoyu’s home, with a six-and-a-half-mu plot beside a small river, and Jiang Ning approved its features.

Jiang Ning secured a residence and protection in Dongling City, then used the Raging River to return quickly to Luoshui County after learning that Wang Jin had been injured. He arrived at Canglang Martial Hall and found Hong Minghu and Ye Qiu beside the badly wounded Wang Jin.

• Jiang Ning arranged with Bai Luoyu to watch for Yu Manyun, protect his new residence, and furnish it for his family.
• Jiang Ning jumped from the city wall into the Raging River, used Great Five Elements Water Escape to travel partway toward Luoshui County, and ran the rest of the way.
• Bai Luoyu told Zhao Yulong that Jiang Ning had returned to Luoshui County because of an incident involving Yu Manyun.
• Jiang Ning arrived at Canglang Martial Hall, surprising the disciples who had believed he was in Dongling City.
• Jiang Ning went to Wang Jin's room and found Hong Minghu, Ye Qiu, a physician, and Wang Jin, who was tightly wrapped in gauze.

Jiang Ning rushed to Wang Jin after learning of his severe injuries and decided to take him to Medicine King Valley for treatment. He carried Wang Jin across the wilderness with astonishing speed, and the chapter ended as they arrived before Lu Qingshan in a display of Skywalking.

• Jiang Ning learned from Physician Niu that Wang Jin’s shattered bones, destroyed meridians, and internal injuries could not be fully healed by ordinary treatment.
• Jiang Ning told Wang Jin he would take him to Medicine King Valley to seek Lu Qingshan’s help, and Wang Jin agreed to endure the journey.
• Jiang Ning carried Wang Jin out of Luoshui County, revealing that he had Two Sexagenary Cycles of Power and could recover his stamina rapidly in the stream.
• At Medicine King Valley, Lu Qingshan discussed a request from Prince Huai'an for antidote pills before Jiang Ning announced his arrival from the sky.
• Lu Qingshan looked up and saw Jiang Ning carrying Wang Jin through the air by Skywalking.