Chapter Summaries

Wang Qingtan visited Jiang Ning and gave him a Phoenix Down Feather that could restore him from even severe injuries and strengthen him further. After she left, Jiang Ning treasured her gift and the kindness behind it.

• Jiang Ning finished training while Wang Qingtan waited in the courtyard, flustered by his bare upper body.
• Jiang Ning drank Wang Qingtan's tea and teased her before she revealed the Phoenix Down Feather's healing and strengthening powers.
• Wang Qingtan planted the feather in Jiang Ning's hair, then asked him to put her hair up with her jade hairpin.
• Wang Qingtan left in her carriage after Jiang Ning thanked her, and she privately recalled their close moment with a pleased smile.
• Jiang Ning returned to his residence, grateful that Wang Qingtan's priceless gift had given him what amounted to another life.

Jiang Ning completed the Silver Silk Iron Armor breakthrough in the Indestructible Vajra Body after training through the night, then woke to discover his skin had fully transformed. He began testing his new defenses with blades while Qingyi prepared to leave for a faraway place.

• Qingyi recognized Jiang Ning was tempering his skin into Silver Silk Iron Armor, watched him train, and said she would leave for a faraway place in a few days.
• Jiang Ning trained through the night until the Indestructible Vajra Body reached Great Completion, then sensed silver threads spreading through the membrane beneath his skin.
• Luyi brought Jiang Ning food in the morning and covered him with a quilt while he slept through the transformation.
• After waking to heavy rain, Jiang Ning used Internal Vision to confirm his skin had become completely silver and prepared to test its toughness.
• Jiang Ning slashed his arm with a Ten Refined Iron dagger; it left only a white mark, and a second blow produced a faint sting and a wisp of silver light.

Jiang Ning tested the Silver Silk Iron Armor he had tempered and found that it could withstand ordinary blades and reduce the damage from stronger weapons. As he continued training toward the Imperishable Golden Body, he went with Zhao Yulong to meet the young monk Jīn Chán and learned that Jīn Chán was considered a reincarnated Buddhist power.

• Jiang Ning tested his Silver Silk Iron Armor with Ten Refined, Hundred Refined, and Thousand Refined daggers, finding that only the strongest blade could break through his defense and that even then it caused little harm.
• Jiang Ning trained in the rain, gained seventeen Experience Points per cycle, and reflected on the Imperishable Golden Body and other foundations required to become a Martial Saint.
• Jiang Ning decided to ask Jīn Chán about the Indestructible Vajra Body method and went to Zhao Yulong for help reaching the monk.
• Jiang Ning kept pace with Zhao Yulong as they hurried through the rain toward the mountains, earning Wind Thunder Step Experience Points along the way.
• Zhao Yulong told Jiang Ning that Jīn Chán was born with Buddhist nature, was believed to be a reincarnated great power, and held a high status at Vajra Temple.
• Jiang Ning realized Zhao Yulong might suspect that he, too, was reincarnated, and considered that explanation for his extraordinary progress.

Jiang Ning obtained the complete Indestructible Vajra Body method from Jīn Chán and discovered that its final movements dramatically increased his Experience Point gains. He trained through the day and night, bringing the skill to 6137/10000 Great Completion as he aimed to temper a Golden Body.

• Jiang Ning met Jīn Chán at Lotus Cave, and Jīn Chán taught him the Indestructible Vajra Body through a Buddhist Secret Method while Zhao Yulong stood guard.
• Jiang Ning returned home and found that completing all eighteen movements earned him 167 Experience Points, roughly ten times his earlier gain.
• Jiang Ning focused on the final three movements and gained 97 Experience Points in less than fifteen minutes, encouraging him to pursue Golden Body tempering.
• Jiang Ning trained through the day in the rain, skipping meals and relying on the rain to recover as he tempered his skin membrane.
• Luyi watched Jiang Ning train by lamplight with a hot meal waiting, and Jiang Ning ended the night at 6137/10000 Great Completion after gaining another 101 Experience Points.

Jiang Ning completed the Indestructible Vajra Body and met Lin Zhengqi, a Heavenly Human Grandmaster who confirmed his qualifications and appointed him Dongling County’s patrol envoy. Lin Zhengqi also prepared to investigate the deadly Demon at Luo River Lake, while Jiang Ning bound his Celestial Secrets Record to himself.

• Jiang Ning completed the Indestructible Vajra Body, reaching the Perfected Realm as his skin began its final transformation toward a Golden Body.
• Lin Zhengqi praised Bai Luoyu’s work, reviewed Jiang Ning’s qualifications and the Confucian Temple record, and warned Bai against officials shielding one another.
• Lin Zhengqi reviewed the Luo River Lake Demon’s death toll, concluded it was likely a python rather than a flood dragon, and decided to investigate the lake himself.
• Jiang Ning arrived at the Bai Residence, where Lin Zhengqi judged his Fourth Rank strength and Immortal Skin Jade Bone sufficient for the Dongling County patrol envoy post.
• Lin Zhengqi activated Jiang Ning’s Celestial Secrets Record, and Jiang Ning bound it to himself with a drop of blood.

Jiang Ning completed his Golden Body and tested its formidable defenses as he prepared to strengthen it further. Meanwhile, Xiao Qiushui arrived at Qingyuan Temple to visit Xiao Qiuyue’s grave, prompting the monks to hurry to notify the Qinghe Earl.

• Ye Zhengqi departed through the suspended rain, and Bai Luoyu congratulated Jiang Ning on his coming appointment as county inspector.
• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that Ye Zhengqi was heading to Luo River Lake to investigate a demon responsible for many deaths, then gave Jiang Ning 250,000 Contribution Points for slaying the Demonic Path Cultivator.
• Jiang Ning discovered that his skin membrane had turned gold, and he crushed refined-iron daggers and resisted a Thousand Refined blade with his Golden Body.
• Jiang Ning considered using his 3,381 Source Energy to break through the Perfected Realm Indestructible Vajra Body and resolved to gain another 10,000 experience points.
• Xiao Qiushui arrived at Qingyuan Temple and asked to see Xiao Qiuyue’s grave, so two young monks rushed to inform the Qinghe Earl.

At Qingyuan Temple, Xiao Qiushui reached the Heaven and Man as One realm, became a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, and announced that she would take Xiao Qiuyue’s and He Jinyun’s remains. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning continued tempering his body until he sensed a Grandmaster approaching Dongling City.

• Xiao Qiushui grieved at Xiao Qiuyue’s grave and vowed to take her younger sister home.
• Qinghe Earl arrived at the grave, recognized Xiao Qiushui’s Heaven and Man as One realm, and was wounded when she warned him not to interfere.
• Xiao Qiushui returned as a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, declared she would take Xiao Qiuyue’s and He Jinyun’s remains, and Qinghe Earl agreed to lead her to He Jinyun’s grave.
• Jiang Ning continued tempering his skin membrane, gained experience points, and calculated that he was nearing another breakthrough.
• Qingyi and Jiang Ning sensed a powerful aura approaching; Jiang Ning used Spirit Vision and identified the approaching presence as a Grandmaster.

Xiao Qiushui arrived in Dongling City as a newly advanced Heavenly Human Grandmaster, seeking revenge on Jiang Ning for her sister and nephew. Qingyi tried to protect Jiang Ning but was badly wounded by Xiao Qiushui’s attack, leaving Jiang Ning to face the threat beside her.

• Jiang Ning recognized Xiao Qiushui approaching and confirmed that she had become a Heavenly Human Grandmaster.
• Xiao Qiushui gathered water from the rivers into a skyborne torrent as Qinghe Earl, Zhao Yulong, and Bai Luoyu realized she was targeting Jiang Ning.
• Qingyi stepped between Xiao Qiushui and Jiang Ning, revealing a jade sword and confronting Xiao Qiushui’s Sword Intent.
• Xiao Qiushui unleashed “Green waves—Ten Thousand Hectares,” and the river swallowed Qingyi before exploding above Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning caught the severely injured Qingyi, covered her with a robe, and refused to flee or abandon her.

Xiao Qiushui tried to kill Jiang Ning after becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, but Zhao Yulong and Wang Shouyi intervened and forced her to retreat. Jiang Ning then cared for the wounded Qingyi, whose injury remained painful because Xiao Qiushui’s Sword Intent obstructed its healing.

• Xiao Qiushui prepared to strike Jiang Ning, while Jiang Ning’s restrained Saber Intent gathered in response.
• Zhao Yulong confronted Xiao Qiushui and warned her against attacking a Patrol Office official, but she insisted she was avenging her sister and nephew.
• Wang Shouyi summoned a Divine Statue from the Saint Temple and ordered Xiao Qiushui to leave; with Zhao Yulong approaching, she retreated.
• Jiang Ning thanked Wang Shouyi, sheathed his saber, and carried the wounded Qingyi toward her room.
• Qingyi explained that Xiao Qiushui’s Sword Intent was preventing her shoulder wound from healing, and Jiang Ning cleaned the wound despite the pain it caused her.

Jiang Ning treated Qingyi’s Sword Intent wounds, then met Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu, who warned him about Qingyi’s connection to the One-Worded Shoulder-to-Shoulder King and urged him to make peace with Xiao Qiushui. Jiang Ning accepted their advice politely but kept his own thoughts about both matters to himself.

• Jiang Ning dissolved Xiao Qiushui’s Sword Intent from Qingyi’s wounds and treated her while keeping his eyes closed.
• Jiang Ning went to Bai Luoyu’s residence, where Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu discussed Qingyi’s identity and the danger surrounding her.
• Zhao Yulong told Jiang Ning that Qingyi, called Qi Consort, was connected to the One-Worded Shoulder-to-Shoulder King and warned him not to cross a red line with her.
• Zhao Yulong urged Jiang Ning to resolve his enmity with Xiao Qiushui, explaining her standing and potential as a Heavenly Human Grandmaster.
• Jiang Ning thanked Zhao Yulong for the advice but kept his true thoughts private.

After witnessing Xiao Qiushui’s power, Jiang Ning prepared to protect himself and investigate the True Dragon Hall, while Qingyi left Dongling City to avoid bringing him trouble. He followed the True Dragon Hall Jade Tablet east and reached the Yunmeng River, using the Great Five Elements Water Escape Art to continue his journey.

• Jiang Ning sent letters to the Zhou Family Pharmacy, Xie Xiaojiu, and Feng Jiuge, then considered how to defend himself against Heavenly Human Grandmasters.
• Jiang Ning activated Long Xingyun’s Jade Tablet and decided to seek the True Dragon Hall, giving himself three days to reach it.
• Qingyi told Jiang Ning she was leaving because people in Dongling City had recognized her, and she departed without letting him see her off.
• Jiang Ning used his Heavenly Eye to watch Qingyi leave and memorize the people secretly observing her, then set out east toward the True Dragon Hall.
• Jiang Ning reached the Yunmeng River the next day and entered the water to travel east with the Great Five Elements Water Escape Art.

Jiang Ning followed the Jade Tablet’s guidance to the True Dragon Hall and refused the Dragon Clan’s offer to become a Dragon Descendant. He received a drop of ordinary Dragon Blood and was sent to a valley, where he concluded that the Secret King and Long Xingyun had already become Dragon Descendants.

• Jiang Ning repeatedly used the Great Five Elements Water Escape Art to travel down the Yunmeng River, then followed the Jade Tablet’s changing directions toward the True Dragon Hall.
• Jiang Ning dove beneath a waterfall, where the Jade Tablet revealed a Dragon Head relief that transported him to a Purple Gold Giant Gate guarded by a living Dragon Relief Stone Pillar.
• The Dragon Relief offered Jiang Ning the Dragon Transformation Pool’s baptism and the chance to become a Dragon Descendant, but Jiang Ning refused because he would not abandon his human body.
• The Dragon Relief accepted Jiang Ning’s refusal and gave him a drop of ordinary Dragon Blood before sending him to a valley.
• Jiang Ning examined the Dragon Blood and reasoned that the Secret King, the Eighteen Dragon Heads, and Long Xingyun had become Dragon Descendants through the True Dragon Hall.

After returning to Dongling City, Jiang Ning welcomed Zhou Xing and gave him blood to strengthen him for the work ahead. He used Source Energy to break through Wind Thunder Step again, greatly improving his speed and aiming to approach the speed of sound.

• Jiang Ning returned home, ate the food Luyi and Liu Wanwan prepared, and learned that Zhou Xing had come to see him.
• Zhou Xing arrived, pledged his loyalty, and told Jiang Ning that he was an Eighth Grade martial artist with 2,500 jin of force.
• Jiang Ning gave Zhou Xing his blood to strengthen him and told him to raise his strength quickly; afterward, Jiang Ning decided to let Cheng Ran choose his own future.
• Jiang Ning learned that the Inspector Banquet preparations were underway and told Luyi to pass along his preference for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
• Jiang Ning spent 1,000 Source Energy to advance Wind Thunder Step to its Fourth Limit Break, gaining the Rhythm of the Wind trait.
• Jiang Ning tested the movement technique in the Eastern Mausoleum Mountain Range and found his top speed had increased by about twenty percent, bringing him closer to breaking the sound barrier.

Jiang Ning broke through Wind Thunder Step and gained the space lesser Divine Ability Ground Shrinking to an Inch, then cultivated Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill and visited Bai Luoyu. Bai Luoyu invited him to visit Lord Ye and explained that Dongling County had a second, hidden Inspector whose identity he did not know.

• Jiang Ning spent Source Energy to break through Wind Thunder Step, gaining Ground Shrinking to an Inch and testing its spatial movement, which could carry him several zhang at a time but quickly drained his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
• Jiang Ning decided to focus on breaking through Indestructible Vajra Body, then cultivated Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill at noon and saw its progress pass thirty percent.
• Jiang Ning concluded that perfecting Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill could help him become an Entering Heavenly Human Grandmaster, while he still lacked a path to Heaven and Man as One or advancement through Saber Intent.
• Jiang Ning visited Bai Luoyu that afternoon, and Bai Luoyu invited him to visit Lord Ye and welcomed his appointment as Inspector.
• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that Dongling County had another Inspector who worked in secret, though Bai Luoyu did not know that person's identity.

Jiang Ning learned that the White Dragon had injured Ye Zhengqi, then returned home and used Dragon Blood to rapidly strengthen his body and advance his Indestructible Vajra Body. He ended the chapter eager to see how much Source Energy the Dragon Blood would yield.

• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that the Ancient Dragon Species White Dragon had forced back Ye Zhengqi and left him injured, and Jiang Ning visited Ye Zhengqi with Bai Luoyu.
• Jiang Ning returned home, rested, and reconciled with Xiao Doubao by giving her candied hawthorn skewers.
• Jiang Ning examined a drop of Dragon Blood with his Heavenly Eye, swallowed it, and practiced the eighteenth movement of the Indestructible Vajra Body as the blood released powerful energy.
• Jiang Ning's Indestructible Vajra Body experience points rose from 1033 to 6173, and he felt his blood qi and physical strength grow substantially.
• Jiang Ning understood that his Dragon Blood aura explained Linglong's affection, but he rejected the idea of becoming a Dragon Descendant and anticipated gaining Source Energy from the blood.

Jiang Ning received his Dongling County Patrol Envoy seal and uniform, then focused on strengthening his Indestructible Vajra Body ahead of his appointment banquet. After filling its experience bar, he discovered that his 4,778 Source Energy was insufficient to trigger a breakthrough and decided to test whether 5,000 points would be enough.

• Ye Zhengqi gave Jiang Ning his official seal and robe, and Jiang Ning returned home and tried on the uniform.
• Jiang Ning gained 4,778 Source Energy from refining Dragon Blood and resolved to prioritize survival over offensive strength.
• As factions prepared gifts for Jiang Ning’s upcoming Inspector Banquet, he spent the day training his Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Jiang Ning filled the skill’s experience bar to 10,000 but saw no breakthrough option because his Source Energy was insufficient.
• Jiang Ning decided to gather 5,000 Source Energy and took out the wine flask that had been soaking the Taiyin Stone.

Jiang Ning refined Emperor Flow Paste, raised his Source Energy Points above five thousand, and resumed Marrow Refinement while preparing for the Inspector Banquet. Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Jiuge arrived in Dongling City, where he entrusted Xie Xiaojiu with his official seal and assigned both women to help establish the new prefecture.

• Jiang Ning fed Linglong a strand of Emperor Flow Paste, then drank and refined half a flask, enduring alternating waves of cold and heat.
• The next morning, Jiang Ning saw that his Source Energy Points had reached 6374, concluded that his Indestructible Vajra Body needed ten thousand points to break through, and began Marrow Refinement again.
• Bai Luoyu watched Jiang Ning train and resolved to work harder so that Jiang Ning would not leave him too far behind.
• Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Jiuge arrived in Dongling City and gave Jiang Ning a letter from Cheng Ran, who had chosen to stay in Luoshui County with his father and family wine business.
• Jiang Ning gave Xie Xiaojiu the Dongling County Inspector's official seal and told Feng Jiuge to assist her with establishing the prefecture.
• Jiang Ning left the fourth Deputy Envoy position vacant and told Xie Xiaojiu and Feng Jiuge to arrange their subordinate appointments and seek his help if needed.

Jiang Ning tested a mixture of tea, wine, Emperor Flow Paste, and his blood on Feng Jiuge and Xie Xiaojiu, then fed Emperor Flow Paste to Linglong and the old soft-shelled turtle after learning how much it advanced Linglong’s cultivation. That night, guests gathered at Jiang Ning’s Inspector Banquet, where the late arrival of Wang Shouyi and Zhao Yulong displeased Ye Zhengqi, and the two hurried to greet him.

• Jiang Ning gave Feng Jiuge and Xie Xiaojiu a drink infused with Emperor Flow Paste and his blood, and both became drowsy.
• Jiang Ning learned that Linglong’s cultivation had increased by twenty-five years, reaching one hundred and five years, and gave her and the old soft-shelled turtle more Emperor Flow Paste to refine.
• Jiang Ning arrived at the Inspector Banquet with Ye Zhengqi and Bai Luoyu, and the guests greeted him as Dongling County Patrol Envoy.
• The guests discussed Jiang Ning’s official rank, his place on the Earth Rankings, and his conflict with Xiao Qiushui.
• Wang Shouyi and Zhao Yulong arrived after the banquet had begun, and Zhao Yulong used Sound Transmission into Secrecy to alert Wang Shouyi to Ye Zhengqi’s displeasure.
• Wang Shouyi and Zhao Yulong hurried to the head table to greet Ye Zhengqi.

After his Inspector Banquet, Jiang Ning refined the gifts he received until he had enough Source Energy to break through the Indestructible Vajra Body. He triggered the breakthrough and endured the violent changes and pain in his body.

• At the Inspector Banquet, Ye Zhengqi praised Zhao Yulong’s progress toward the Heaven and Man United Realm.
• Jiang Ning reviewed the banquet gifts, then refined the treasures through the night to raise his Source Energy.
• Ye Zhengqi departed with Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu, ordered them to investigate the God Worshipping Sect in Baisha County, and warned them not to confront the injured White Dragon.
• Jiang Ning’s Source Energy surpassed ten thousand, allowing him to activate the Indestructible Vajra Body’s first breakthrough.
• Jiang Ning’s Source Energy fell by ten thousand as the breakthrough caused immense power to surge through him, rapidly dividing his cells and tearing at his muscles.

Jiang Ning gained Dragon Elephant Power after breaking through the Indestructible Vajra Body, then mastered his increased strength and returned to Dongling City with Wang Jin. The chapter ended with Jiang Ning beginning his noon Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill practice while Wang Jin marveled at his talent.

• Jiang Ning gained Dragon Elephant Power and a second layer of Protective Golden Light, and he tested his strength by crushing air and twisting a Thousand Refined Iron dagger.
• Jiang Ning spent half a month quietly adjusting to his new strength while his actions against the Liu Family stirred rumors in Dongling City.
• Jiang Ning visited Medicine King Valley, thanked Lu Qingshan for restoring Wang Jin, and invited Wang Jin to return to the Martial Arts Hall.
• Wang Jin learned that Jiang Ning had become Dongling County Patrol Envoy, a Sixth Rank official, and was astonished by his disciple’s rise.
• Jiang Ning left Medicine King Valley with Wang Jin and began practicing the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill at noon.