Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning brought his badly injured master, Wang Jin, to Medicine King Valley and used a display of extraordinary Inner Breath to secure Lu Qingshan’s help. Lu Qingshan promised Wang Jin could recover fully, while the valley’s elders agreed to invest in Jiang Ning’s future favor and began considering ways to draw closer to him.

• Jiang Ning carried Wang Jin through the air to Medicine King Valley, astonishing Lu Qingshan and the valley’s elders with his immense cultivation.
• Lu Qingshan welcomed Jiang Ning and agreed to treat Wang Jin after Jiang Ning promised him a favor if his master recovered completely.
• Lu Qingshan examined Wang Jin and said his severe injuries were treatable, then assigned Huang Yu to attend to him.
• The elders agreed to spare no effort treating Wang Jin because Jiang Ning’s future favor could benefit Medicine King Valley.
• Lu Qingshan urged the elders to arrange for eligible young women to attend Wang Jin and approach Jiang Ning, while Elder Huang was pleased that Huang Yu had already met him.

Jiang Ning left Medicine King Valley after entrusting Wang Jin’s treatment to Lu Qingshan, then hurried toward Dongling City to protect his family from Yu Manyun. At the Liu family gate, Liu Wanwan and her children were insulted and attacked, but Liu Sansheng intervened and punished the family servants.

• Jiang Ning cultivated above Medicine King Valley, nearing Great Completion in his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill while resolving to avenge Wang Jin.
• Lu Qingshan told Jiang Ning that Wang Jin’s shattered hand bones would require prolonged treatment, and Jiang Ning left for Dongling City to check on his family.
• Yu Manyun reached Dongling City after riding and traveling day and night, then entered the city to rest and seek information about Jiang Ning.
• At the Liu family gate, the old butler insulted Liu Wanwan and her family, and his son knocked Jiang Li aside before trying to seize Xiao Doubao.
• Jiang Yiming forced the young man back, and Liu Sansheng arrived, struck the old butler, and ordered him and his son punished.
• Liu Sansheng comforted Jiang Li and Xiao Doubao, while Xiao Doubao’s words about missing her uncle made him fear Jiang Ning’s power.

Jiang Ning returned to Dongling City, learned Yu Manyun was at the Water Moon Sword Palace station, and weighed the risks of killing her. As Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan visited the Liu Family, Yu Manyun rejected Xiao Emei’s warning and remained set on confronting Jiang Ning.

• Liu Sansheng welcomed Liu Wanwan and Jiang Li into the Liu Family after learning Commander Jiang had returned to Luoshui County.
• A messenger told Jiang Ning that Yu Manyun had entered Dongling City and was staying at the Water Moon Sword Palace station; Jiang Ning considered the consequences of killing her and met Xiao Emei, who confirmed Yu Manyun’s presence.
• Jiang Ning returned to his residence, learned his family had gone to the Liu Family, and hurried there with Luyi.
• At the Liu Family, Liu Wanwan and Jiang Li met her third uncle, while Jiang Yiming took Xiao Doubao to the backyard; Liu Wanwan continued waiting for her parents.
• Xiao Emei warned Yu Manyun to abandon her mission against Jiang Ning, but Yu Manyun dismissed the warning and vowed to confront him.

At the Liu Family, Jiang Yiming defended Xiao Doubao after Liu Boming and his companions insulted his parents and threatened his sister. Backed by Jiang Ning, Jiang Yiming attacked Liu Boming and nearly beat him to death before Liu Family members rushed in to stop him.

• Jiang Yiming heard Liu Boming and Liu Rensheng mock his family and threaten Xiao Doubao, and warned them to stay away.
• Liu Boming ordered his guards to approach, but Jiang Yiming prepared to fight after Jiang Ning assured him he would handle the consequences.
• Jiang Yiming charged through the guards, grabbed Liu Boming, and repeatedly slapped him while Jiang Ning urged him not to hold back.
• Jiang Yiming knocked Liu Boming unconscious and raised his hand to strike again, but a stern voice from the backyard entrance ordered him to stop.

Jiang Yiming confronted the Liu family over Liu Boming’s insults and defended Xiao Doubao, while Liu Wanwan’s relatives argued over whether to accept her family back. Liu Wanwan stood by her son and challenged the Liu family’s elders, calling the family a den of beasts.

• Liu Xinyi arrived and ordered Jiang Yiming to release Liu Boming, but Jiang Yiming struck Liu Boming again and rebuked Liu Xinyi for insulting his parents.
• Liu Xinzhi arrived with his wife, Liu Wanwan, Jiang Li, and others, then questioned Jiang Yiming’s conduct and criticized his upbringing.
• Jiang Yiming rejected Liu Xinzhi as his maternal grandfather, saying the Liu family had treated his family disgracefully.
• Liu Wanwan asked Jiang Yiming what had happened, and he said Liu Boming had insulted his parents and tried to hurt Xiao Doubao.
• Liu Wanwan defended Jiang Yiming and asked Liu Xinyi why he had called her son a little beast, then called the Liu family a den of beasts.

Jiang Ning arrived at the Liu Family to protect Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan, then summoned Bai Luoyu to support them. Bai Luoyu’s arrival revealed Jiang Ning’s powerful connection to the Liu family and left the family facing the consequences of its treatment of Jiang Li.

• Liu Wanwan insulted the Liu family and accused Liu Xinyi’s daughter of adultery and murdering her husband, prompting Liu Xinzhi to try to strike her before Jiang Li intervened.
• Jiang Ning arrived, praised Jiang Yiming, wounded the old butler’s son with a piece of gravel, and released black blood from Jiang Li’s chest with a light strike.
• Wei Offering arrived and challenged Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning dismissed his boasts and prepared to face him.
• Bai Luoyu arrived with his Patrol Office team and addressed Jiang Ning as a brother, shocking Liu Xinzhi and the other Liu family members.
• Jiang Ning welcomed Luyi and explained that he had invited Bai Luoyu to strengthen Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan’s standing in the Liu family.

After Bai Luoyu arrested Old Wei, Jiang Ning pressured the Liu Family to explain who had injured Jiang Li and gave them a chance to investigate their own crimes and surrender. The Liu elders dismissed his warning, while Jiang Ning left with his family and agreed to help Jiang Li begin martial arts training.

• Bai Luoyu confronted Old Wei over threatening Jiang Ning and took him to the Patrol Office for investigation.
• Jiang Ning unleashed an abyss-like aura that shocked Bai Luoyu and Old Wei, then demanded that Liu Xinzhi reveal who had injured Jiang Li.
• Jiang Li explained what had happened, and Liu Wanwan left the Liu Family’s fate to her husband; Jiang Ning gave the family one chance to investigate its crimes and turn themselves in.
• Liu Xinzhi and Liu Xinyi dismissed Jiang Ning’s warning, but Liu Sansheng urged them to take it seriously, citing the Xie Family’s survival after surrendering its offenders.
• Jiang Ning told Jiang Li that Wang Jin had been treated at Medicine King Valley and advised the couple to bring Old Turtle for protection when traveling.
• Jiang Li decided to practice martial arts, and Jiang Ning agreed to help him improve using his own purified blood.

Jiang Ning visited Bai Luoyu, discussed the Century Thunderclap Fruit that had given him more than sixty years of power, and prepared to meet Zhao Yulong, the Patrol Office Prefect and a Grandmaster. Zhao Yulong praised Jiang Ning and revealed that he had recently met another young prodigy just as remarkable, leaving Bai Luoyu curious about the person’s identity.

• Jiang Ning brought Electric Eel meat from a Fish Demon to Bai Luoyu and thanked him for helping his eldest brother and sister-in-law’s family.
• Jiang Ning explained that a Century Thunderclap Fruit from the Fish Demon had increased his power, and Bai Luoyu described the fruit’s immense value.
• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that Zhao Yulong, the Dongling City Patrol Office Prefect and a Grandmaster, was coming to visit.
• Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu welcomed Zhao Yulong, who praised Jiang Ning’s cultivation and achievements.
• Zhao Yulong said he had met another young prodigy as remarkable as Jiang Ning, prompting Bai Luoyu to ask who it was.

Jiang Ning shared a feast with Bai Luoyu and Zhao Yulong, who praised a young Vajra Temple monk and discussed the importance of fortune and martial comprehension. Zhao Yulong invited Jiang Ning to the Patrol Office, and Jiang Ning left feeling reassured that the officials’ goodwill would help protect him from Qinghe Earl Residence’s influence.

• Zhao Yulong joined Bai Luoyu and Jiang Ning for grilled meat from a two-hundred-year-old fish demon, and Bai Luoyu said Jiang Ning had also obtained a Century Thunderclap Fruit.
• Zhao Yulong told them that a young monk from Vajra Temple had comprehended Heaven and Man as One and mastered the Azure Dragon Strike in a day; Jiang Ning suspected the monk was the one he had seen on Shuangyang Mountain.
• Jiang Ning toasted Zhao Yulong for approving his reward of one million Contribution Points, and Zhao Yulong said he had acted to avoid chilling the brothers’ hearts.
• As Zhao Yulong departed, he invited Jiang Ning to visit the Prefecture City Patrol Office and use his Contribution Points.
• After returning home, Jiang Ning reflected that Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu’s goodwill would make it easier to deal with Qinghe Earl Residence and other threats.

After returning to the manor, Jiang Ning reunited with his family, settled into his newly renovated lakeside courtyard, and turned away Xiao Emei’s attempt to stay the night. The next morning, close to reaching Great Completion in the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, he let Linglong remain in his lake and sent her to fetch Old Turtle.

• Liu Wanwan thanked Jiang Ning for helping Jiang Li and Jiang Yiming, and Jiang Yiming toasted his uncle for protecting the family.
• Jiang Ning saw that the manor had been renovated and moved into the eastern courtyard, whose artificial lake connected to the river.
• Xiao Emei warned Jiang Ning that Yu Manyun was not giving up, then asked to stay the night; Jiang Ning refused and sent her away.
• Jiang Ning woke with 3533.31 Source Energy and found the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill at 4788/5000, just short of Great Completion.
• Jiang Ning let Linglong stay in his courtyard lake, fed her a drop of his blood, and told her to bring Old Turtle.

Jiang Ning tested his Summoning Clouds and Rain divine ability by dispersing the clouds over Dongling City, exhausting his Spiritual Power before recovering in the lake. After cultivating Great Sun Essence Qi, he neared a breakthrough in the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill and prepared to advance toward Fourth Grade.

• Jiang Ning gave two drops of blood to Old Turtle and continued studying to increase his Literacy experience.
• Liu Wanwan brought Jiang Ning breakfast, and he ate before returning to his books.
• Jiang Ning used Summoning Clouds and Rain to clear the clouds over Dongling City, alarming Zhao Yulong and Jīn Chán, who suspected a Great Divine Power Practitioner had manipulated the weather.
• Jiang Ning recovered his Spiritual Power in the lake, then absorbed Great Sun Essence Qi as Bai Luoyu watched and concluded Jiang Ning's Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill was only at Minor Completion.
• Jiang Ning saw that the skill needed only 105 more experience points to reach Great Completion and anticipated breaking through to Fourth Grade, which would let him confront Yu Manyun and Xiao Qiushui.

Yu Manyun visited Jiang Ning with Xiao Emei to invite him to Water Moon Sword Palace, but threatened his family when he refused. Jiang Ning overwhelmed her with his aura and sent both women away, then decided to wait until he reached Fourth Grade before killing her.

• Yu Manyun and Xiao Emei arrived at Jiang Ning's residence, and Jiang Ning used his Heavenly Eye to identify them before they entered.
• Jiang Ning showed the women his speaking Dragon Carp, which deepened their sense that he was mysterious and powerful.
• Yu Manyun invited Jiang Ning to Water Moon Sword Palace on Xiao Qiushui's behalf, but Jiang Ning refused.
• Yu Manyun threatened that Jiang Ning had family and vulnerabilities, so Jiang Ning released his overwhelming aura and silenced her.
• Yu Manyun apologized and left with Xiao Emei after Jiang Ning told them to get lost.
• Jiang Ning considered killing Yu Manyun but decided to wait until his Inner Breath transformed and he reached Fourth Grade.

Jiang Ning entrusted Xiao Emei with watching Yu Manyun and strengthened both her and Old Turtle with his blood before taking Luyi to Dongling City's Patrol Office. There, Su Zhi escorted him to the Internal Affairs Office to obtain proof for Martial Academy Training, where he discovered that White Granny was an Origami Person rather than her true body.

• Jiang Ning ordered Xiao Emei to keep Yu Manyun from harming his family, gave her Three Drops of Blood, and told her that loyalty could bring her great benefits.
• Jiang Ning gave Old Turtle blood to absorb and promised he could eventually reach the realm of a Great Demon or even a Demon King if he protected Jiang Ning's family.
• Jiang Ning and Luyi went to Dongling City's Patrol Office, where Bai Luoyu and Su Zhi welcomed him and Su Zhi praised his prospects as a Candidate Inspector.
• Su Zhi led Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu to the Internal Affairs Office to obtain proof for entering Martial Academy Training.
• Jiang Ning recognized White Granny inside, and Su Zhi explained that the figures he had met in Luoshui County and Dongling City were Origami People made by White Granny, whose true body was in the Royal Capital.

Jiang Ning obtained a Martial Academy Identity Token, converted Contribution Points into credits, and browsed the Sixth Rank Authorization List for resources and cultivation guides. After purchasing explanations for the Fourth Rank Marrow Refining Realm and Third Rank Blood Exchange Realm, he considered the expensive Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill manual and credited Shen Congyun for helping him reach his current strength.

• Jiang Ning received a vermilion Martial Academy Identity Token from White Granny, bound it with his blood, and learned that it recorded his aura and Credit Points.
• Su Zhi approved Jiang Ning’s access to the Martial Academy, and Jiang Ning exchanged one hundred thousand Contribution Points for one hundred credits.
• Jiang Ning showed White Granny his Celestial Secrets Record and received the Sixth Rank Authorization List instead of the Eighth Rank list.
• Jiang Ning exchanged sixty thousand Contribution Points for the Fourth Rank Marrow Refining Realm True Explanation and Third Rank Blood Exchange Realm Rough Explanation.
• Jiang Ning browsed the list, found that the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill manual cost six hundred thousand Contribution Points, and thought of Shen Congyun.

Jiang Ning reviewed Martial Saint Manor’s exchange catalogue, selected several pills and rare materials, and then read the sealed explanation of Martial Dao Fourth Rank. The chapter left him with the Fourth Rank knowledge memorized and his remaining contribution points still to allocate.

• Jiang Ning learned that the Indestructible Vajra Body required one million Contribution Points to cultivate to Great Completion, while the Dragon Tiger Fetal Breath Pill cost four hundred thousand.
• White Granny gave Jiang Ning sealed sheets containing the Fourth Rank True Explanation and Third Rank Rough Explanation, warning that they would burn away after he removed their protective films.
• Jiang Ning wrote a redemption list that included a Rebirth Pill for Jiang Li, an Embracing Origin Qi Pill, Moonlight Dew, and Hundred Spirits Blood.
• Jiang Ning chose not to buy Sword Testing Stone or Hanging Blade Wall tickets because he had already mastered Blade Intent.
• Jiang Ning removed the film, read and memorized the Fourth Rank True Explanation, and let the sunlight burn the sheet to ash.

Jiang Ning studied the Martial Dao Fourth Rank and Third Rank explanations, learning how marrow refinement and the different kinds of Grandmasters worked. He realized his Third Level Momentum and existing skills gave him a clear path toward becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster.

• Jiang Ning learned that Fourth Rank Marrow Refinement required transformed Inner Breath and at least Second Level Momentum to draw Heaven and Earth Force into his body.
• Jiang Ning concluded that his Third Level Firewood Chopping Blade Momentum and Five Animal Frolics Fist Momentum made a Marrow Cleansing Pill unnecessary.
• Jiang Ning read the Crude Explanation of Martial Dao Third Rank and gained 588 Literacy Experience Points.
• Jiang Ning learned that Third Rank Grandmasters were divided into Human Path, Earthly, and Heavenly Human Grandmasters, with Heavenly Human Grandmasters able to wield Heaven and Earth Force.
• Jiang Ning learned several paths to becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, including the Heaven and Man United Realm, perfected Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, and True Intent.
• Jiang Ning planned to reach Fourth Rank after his Inner Breath transformed, then pursue repeated blood exchanges through further cultivation and True Intent.

Jiang Ning spent 1,150,000 Contribution Points on pills, rare blood, and the first volume of the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, then used Hundred Spirits Blood to replenish his body and boost his Qi and Blood. He prepared a Rebirth Pill and his Essence Blood for Jiang Li, hoping to help his brother advance rapidly in martial arts.

• Jiang Ning selected 1,150,000 Contribution Points' worth of items, including the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, and White Granny fetched them after confirming he could pay.
• White Granny explained that the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram was stored in a Void Crystal Stone and that it could be activated only eight or nine times.
• Jiang Ning consumed two drops of Hundred Spirits Blood, replenishing his body's deficit and increasing his Qi and Blood Power.
• Jiang Ning condensed Essence Blood with the Divine Descendant Subordinate imprint removed, intending it to improve Jiang Li's martial talent and physique.
• Jiang Ning sent Luyi to deliver Jiang Li a Rebirth Pill and the Essence Blood, expecting them to help him advance through the martial ranks.

Jiang Ning used Hundred Spirits Blood to strengthen himself, Linglong, Old Turtle, and his saber, then tested Moonlight Dew’s effects on his spiritual power. Meanwhile, Jiang Li consumed Jiang Ning’s gifts and began a marrow cleansing, while Jiang Ning prepared to activate the Void Crystal Stone and study the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram.

• Jiang Ning fed the remaining Hundred Spirits Blood to his Spirit Weapon, Linglong, and Old Turtle, whose rising auras Bai Luoyu recognized as possible Demon Qi.
• Jiang Li accepted the Rebirth Pill and blood bead from Jiang Ning, consumed them, and fainted as his body began expelling filth through marrow cleansing.
• Liu Wanwan found Jiang Li covered in greasy black filth and carried him back to his room, grateful for Jiang Ning’s gifts.
• Jiang Ning put away the Thousand Spirits Blood and consumed ten drops of Moonlight Dew, increasing his Spiritual Force Field’s range from three hundred and fifty to three hundred and sixty meters.
• Jiang Ning placed the Void Crystal Stone against his brow and prepared to activate the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, trusting his Photographic Memory.

Jiang Ning used the Void Crystal Stone to learn the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, gained the Contemplation skill, and rapidly improved his Spiritual Power. The next morning, he checked his progress toward a major Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill breakthrough and prepared to take the Embracing Origin Qi Pill.

• Jiang Ning activated the Void Crystal Stone and visualized the Great Sun Contemplation Diagram, unlocking the Visualization skill and then raising Contemplation to Initiation.
• Jiang Ning continued contemplating the great sun through the night, increasing his Spiritual Force Field’s range to three hundred seventy-six meters and gaining 63 Experience Points in Contemplation.
• Jiang Ning checked his Source Energy total the next morning and noted that the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill was 105 Experience Points from Great Completion.
• Jiang Ning woke Old Turtle and Linglong, learned that their cultivation had risen to 221 years and 50 years respectively, and sent Old Turtle to visit Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan.
• Jiang Ning opened the bottle containing the Embracing Origin Qi Pill, whose medicinal fragrance immediately stirred the Inner Breath in his Dantian.

Jiang Ning used Embracing Origin Qi Pills to reach Two Sexagenary Cycles of Inner Breath, then cultivated until the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill reached Great Completion and transformed his Inner Breath. He tested its greatly increased range, while a Yellow Robed Daoist dispersed the clouds and the Young Monk warned Zhao Yulong that the sudden change in weather might signal something ominous.

• Jiang Ning refined ten Embracing Origin Qi Pills and raised his Inner Breath to Two Sexagenary Cycles of Power.
• A Yellow Robed Daoist at the Three Origins Daoist Temple used a Rain Dispelling Talisman to clear the clouds, and Jiang Ning noticed the weather changing.
• Jiang Li thanked Jiang Ning for completing his Marrow Cleansing, and Jiang Ning later saw that the clouds had scattered.
• The Young Monk defeated Zhao Yulong at chess and pointed out that the sudden clearing sky was abnormal.
• Jiang Ning cultivated Great Sun Essence Qi until the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill reached Great Success and his Inner Breath began condensing into liquid droplets.
• At noon, Jiang Ning reached Great Completion, confirmed his Inner Breath had transformed, and tested attacks that traveled up to one hundred and thirty zhang.