Chapter Summaries

Lin Shuguang left the Qin Family after warning Qin Xiaoyue about the journey to Baojian Sect, while Zhao Wulie ordered an attack on her. Lin Shuguang broke into Zhao Wulie's room, subdued him, and found gold leaves that could help him learn Thunder Tribulation Annihilation.

• Qin Xiaoyue warned Lin Shuguang that the route to Baojian Sect crossed the dangerous Five Elephants Mountain Range, but Lin Shuguang thanked her and left.
• Qin Xiaoyue told Qin Musheng that Lin Shuguang had departed, and Qin Musheng worried about the Zhao Family.
• Zhao Wulie learned that Qin Musheng had been seriously injured and ordered his servant to kill the man Qin Xiaoyue seemed to care about without leaving traces.
• Lin Shuguang entered Zhao Wulie's room and held a saber to his neck while Zhao Wulie offered him money.
• Lin Shuguang stabbed Zhao Wulie in the shoulder, forced poison from his body, and found gold leaves in a cabinet.
• Lin Shuguang saw the system prompt that eight gold leaves would let him learn the first level of Thunder Tribulation Annihilation.

Lin Shuguang forced Zhao Shengke to surrender the Zhao Family’s money, then left the family residence burning, killing Zhao Shengke and Zhao Wulie in the fire. In the aftermath, Qin Xiaoyue decided to enter the State Selection and pursue cultivation with the Baojian Sect so she could reach Xuanyuan City and find her mother.

• Zhao Shengke rushed in to defend Zhao Wulie, but Lin Shuguang defeated him and held a saber to his throat.
• Zhao Shengke agreed to pay Lin Shuguang to spare their lives and led him to the Zhao Family’s money.
• A fire engulfed the Zhao Family residence, and Zhao Shengke and Zhao Wulie died in the flames.
• Qin Musheng and Qin Xiaoyue heard that the Zhao Family had fallen, while Qin Xiaoyue reasoned that a powerful opponent of evil must have acted.
• Qin Xiaoyue told Qin Musheng she would enter the State Selection to reach Xuanyuan City and find her mother.
• Qin Xiaoyue declared that she wanted to cultivate with the Baojian Sect.

After upgrading Thunder Tribulation Annihilation, Lin Shuguang set out for the Baojian Sect and joined the Violet Orchid Merchant Guild’s caravan to cross the Five Elephants Mountain Range. As the caravan prepared to leave, Liu Duozhuang told him about the Baojian Sect expert who had driven off the mountain’s four demon kings.

• Lin Shuguang upgraded Thunder Tribulation Annihilation to level three and headed toward the Baojian Sect with the Gold Leaves he had left.
• At a way station, Butler Fu invited Lin Shuguang to travel with his young master’s caravan, and Lin accepted despite wondering whether the offer had another purpose.
• Lin Shuguang joined the Violet Orchid Merchant Guild’s caravan, met Liu Duozhuang, and learned that the young master was leading the group.
• Liu Duozhuang explained that a Baojian Sect expert had once split a mountain with one sword strike and driven the four demon kings into the range’s inner region.
• Liu Duozhuang warned Lin Shuguang not to use his cultivation method near the old battlefield because the sword qi could injure him.

Lin Shuguang traveled with the Violet Orchid Merchant Team through the Five Elephants Mountain Range, learning about the Baojian Sect and the higher cultivation realms beyond his small world. After the team’s young master used a talisman seal to drive back attacking beasts, she sensed Lin Shuguang spying on her and demanded to know who he was.

• Lin Shuguang crossed the ravine’s enduring sword intent and learned from Liu Duozhuang that it came from a Baojian Sect powerhouse who had reached Grand Perfection in the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Liu Duozhuang revealed that the Violet Orchid Merchant Team was delivering supplies to the Baojian Sect, which was recruiting disciples, and said their young master had once refused the sect.
• Beasts blocked the merchant procession, but the young master’s talisman seal deterred them until a distant roar sent them retreating.
• Lin Shuguang recognized that the talisman required mental-power spellcraft and grew curious about the young master’s abilities.
• The young woman opened her eyes inside the carriage and demanded to know who Lin Shuguang was and why he was spying on her.

Lin Shuguang identified the middle-aged spy from the Maple Leaf Merchant Team, who mistakenly believed Liu Duozhuang had exposed him and planned to kill him. After Lin Shuguang secretly poisoned the man, he confronted him with a blade at his neck.

• Yang Xiaojin sensed someone spying on her carriage, while Lin Shuguang realized his own Mental Power had alerted her during his attempt to investigate.
• Lin Shuguang identified the spy as a middle-aged man from the Maple Leaf Merchant Team, but Liu Duozhuang’s friendly gestures made the man believe Liu had exposed him.
• Lin Shuguang warned Liu Duozhuang to stay safe, then destroyed the Mental Mark the spy had placed on him as he left the merchant team.
• The spy mistook the destruction of the mark as proof that Liu Duozhuang had detected him and planned to kill Liu after two hours.
• The spy suddenly began coughing black blood from poisoning, and an unseen attacker placed a blade against his neck and warned him not to move.

Lin Shuguang secretly killed Zhou He and gained two mental techniques before heading to the Baojian Sect, where a girl tried to get money from him and a sword-bearing young man stepped in to help her. The young man claimed to be wealthy but admitted he carried no Qi Gathering Pills after the girl asked for six.

• Steward Ma learned that Zhou He had died from poisonous fruit and ordered his body disposed of while the Maple Leaf Merchant Team searched for a new inn.
• Lin Shuguang reviewed the two mental techniques he had extracted from Zhou He and decided to conserve his gold leaves rather than spend more on upgrades.
• Lin Shuguang left Ping'an City for the Baojian Sect and passed young cultivators discussing the upcoming trials.
• At the Sword Pit, a girl told Lin Shuguang that a thief had stolen her purse and asked him for money to buy a Qi Gathering Pill, but he criticized her lack of preparation.
• A sword-bearing young man rebuked Lin Shuguang and offered to help the girl, then claimed he carried no Qi Gathering Pills when she asked for six.

Lin Shuguang confronted Nan Li after she swindled three gold leaves from Chi Tianxiang, then discovered an ancient bronze object in her bag. He proposed teaming up for a big score, and Nan Li immediately bargained over their shares.

• Nan Li played the victim and persuaded Chi Tianxiang to give her three gold leaves, while Lin Shuguang disappeared.
• Lin Shuguang cornered Nan Li in an alley and demanded two of the gold leaves, demonstrating his power with a Mental Power Secret Technique.
• Nan Li handed over two gold leaves, but Lin Shuguang seized her Cloth Bag despite her protests about the rules of the Jianghu.
• Lin Shuguang examined a poisoned black needle without harm and found a fist-sized ancient bronze object resembling a Rubik's Cube.
• Lin Shuguang proposed teaming up for a big score, and Nan Li immediately asked for sixty percent of the proceeds.

Nan Li demonstrated Lin Shuguang’s modified Rubik’s Cube on Ping'an Town’s west bridge, attracting competing offers from the Rosen Chamber of Commerce and the Silver Horse Chamber of Commerce. A gray-robed old man seized the cube and trapped Nan Li with him inside a barrier, leaving her terrified and calling for Lin Shuguang to save her.

• Nan Li presented the Rubik’s Cube as a family heirloom and activated it, causing its markings to move and emit a lingering resonance of the Martial Dao.
• Chi Tianxiang drew his sword to protect Nan Li from the crowd, then offered a hundred gold leaves but admitted he needed credit.
• Manager Qi of the Rosen Chamber of Commerce offered a hundred and twenty gold leaves, and Manager Ma of the Silver Horse Chamber of Commerce raised the bid to a hundred and thirty gold leaves with a store discount.
• A gray-robed old man arrived, suppressed the crowd with his aura, took the Rubik’s Cube from Nan Li, and enclosed them both in a barrier of light.
• The gray-robed old man asked Nan Li how to activate the cube, and she silently begged Lin Shuguang to rescue her.

Nan Li sold Lin Shuguang’s altered Rubik’s Cube to a powerful gray-robed elder for ten Tongyou Pills and an Earth-grade Sword Technique, then fled Ping'an City after Lin Shuguang warned her the elder would discover the deception. Lin Shuguang reached the Baojian Sect with a Supreme Token, prompting the sect to rush to welcome it.

• Nan Li demonstrated the Rubik’s Cube to the gray-robed old man, who sensed traces of the Martial Dao and bought it with ten Tongyou Pills and an Earth-grade Sword Technique.
• Lin Shuguang collected eight Tongyou Pills from Nan Li and returned the sword technique to her, then warned her to leave Ping'an City before the old man realized he had been tricked.
• Nan Li asked Lin Shuguang to make more mysterious objects with her, but he refused and disappeared; she then clubbed Chi Tianxiang unconscious, took his money, and left the city.
• Lin Shuguang went to the Baojian Sect and showed its gatekeeper a Supreme Token, which had been missing for over ten thousand years.
• The gatekeeper reported the token to the elders, and the Great Hall was shaken as they ordered that Lin Shuguang be welcomed.

The Baojian Sect accepted Lin Shuguang as a disciple because he carried the genuine Supreme Token, but its elders doubted he could become Holy Son because he lacked a sword embryo. At his first lesson, Lin Shuguang used his system to learn Piercing Wind Hall as Elder Qu demonstrated it, stunning the elder.

• The Baojian Sect's leaders confirmed that Lin Shuguang's Supreme Token was genuine, but argued over his lack of a sword embryo and agreed to send him to Clear Sword Peak without deciding whether he would become Holy Son.
• Xu Baiyang brought Lin Shuguang to a secluded, overgrown courtyard and arranged supplies for him, while news of his arrival stirred resentment among the sect's ambitious young disciples.
• Xu Baiyang escorted Lin Shuguang to the Training Ground, where Elder Qu was teaching new disciples Piercing Wind Hall.
• Elder Qu demonstrated the sword art, and Lin Shuguang's system offered to teach him its first level for 0.2 gold leaf and showed that practice could improve his strength and defense.
• Lin Shuguang learned Piercing Wind Hall and began practicing along with Elder Qu's demonstration, prompting Elder Qu to stop and stare at him in astonishment.

Lin Shuguang impressed Elder Qu by mastering [Piercing Wind Hall] and revealed that he was the Supreme Token holder rumored to lack a Sword Embryo. After Elder Qu tested him with [Exploding Star Radiance Sword], Lin Shuguang admitted he could not afford to learn it and asked Elder Qu to lend him gold leaves.

• Lin Shuguang mastered [Piercing Wind Hall] and demonstrated it, impressing Elder Qu and the new disciples.
• Elder Qu learned that Lin Shuguang was from Clear Sword Peak and was the Lin Shuguang who held the Supreme Token despite having no Sword Embryo.
• The disciples discussed Lin Shuguang's rumored lack of a Sword Embryo and the challenges he might face from senior disciples seeking to test him.
• After ending the lesson, Elder Qu privately demonstrated [Exploding Star Radiance Sword] and asked Lin Shuguang if he had learned it.
• Lin Shuguang could not afford to use four gold leaves to learn the technique, so he told Elder Qu he was slow-witted and then asked to borrow some gold leaves.

Lin Shuguang learned [Exploding Star Radiance Sword] and sought money in the Baojian Sect, where Xu Baiyang explained the sect’s contests and the hostility surrounding Lin Shuguang’s Supreme Token. After Xu Baiyang lent him money, Lin Shuguang left, only to be approached by a group calling out to him.

• Lin Shuguang used four gold leaves to learn the first level of [Exploding Star Radiance Sword], then left the Training Ground before Elder Qu arrived to investigate its aura.
• Lin Shuguang visited Xu Baiyang to ask how disciples earned money, and Xu Baiyang explained that contests awarded Small Core Pills and other rewards.
• Xu Baiyang warned Lin Shuguang that the other disciples resented his Supreme Token and might target him in platform matches because he had no Sword Embryo.
• Lin Shuguang declared that Clear Sword Peak would be under his protection, and Xu Baiyang lent him more than twenty gold leaves.
• As Lin Shuguang left with the pouch, a group caught up to him and called out, “Junior Brother Lin.”

Lin Shuguang defeated three disciples who tried to steal his Supreme Token, then was summoned to the Disciplinary Hall over their injuries. He invoked the Supreme Token’s rules to challenge the elders, and the chapter ended as he remained determined to claim the position of Holy Son.

• Chen Shiyan and two companions tried to persuade Lin Shuguang to surrender the Supreme Token, offering him gold leaves in exchange.
• Lin Shuguang attacked the three men, overpowering them and taking their money pouches.
• The next morning, Disciplinary Hall disciples took Lin Shuguang in, while Xu Baiyang went to fetch the Peak Master of Clear Sword Peak.
• Chen Shiyan and his companions accused Lin Shuguang of injuring them, and the Disciplinary Hall elder cited the sect’s ban on disciples fighting one another.
• Lin Shuguang challenged the elder to honor the rules governing his Supreme Token, leaving the elder at a loss for words.

Lin Shuguang used his disputed Holy Son status to prevent the Disciplinary Hall from punishing him for defeating Chen Shiyan and two others, then entered the arena matches to seek rewards and grow stronger. On the fourth day of the sixth month, he arrived at the Training Ground for his first match and asked who would go first.

• Lin Shuguang challenged Elder Wang to recognize his connection to the Baojian Sect and its rules, leaving the Disciplinary Hall elder unable to act against him.
• The Peak Master of Clear Sword Peak learned that acknowledging Lin Shuguang as a sect disciple meant recognizing his Holy Son status, then left with Xu Baiyang without resolving the matter.
• Elder Wang rebuked Chen Shiyan for accusing Lin Shuguang of being a spy and said the higher-ups would decide Lin Shuguang's Holy Son status, while the three defeated disciples left in disgrace.
• Lin Shuguang collected a nameplate at the Training Ground and announced that he would enter the arena matches; news of his victory and upcoming challenge spread through the sect.
• Xu Baiyang warned Lin Shuguang about stronger, older disciples, but Lin Shuguang went to compete immediately.
• On the fourth day of the sixth month, Lin Shuguang faced the crowd at the Training Ground and asked who would fight first.

Lin Shuguang continued the Newcomer Match, defeating Fire Sword Peak disciple Guo Taohe with a wooden sword and the supposedly ordinary Piercing Wind Hall. The fight drew the attention of senior disciples, and Core Realm expert Luo Zixu challenged Lin Shuguang after stopping Guo Taohe from attacking him again.

• Lin Shuguang won five consecutive matches, prompting disciples to debate his strength and Guo Taohe to challenge him as a six-year disciple of Fire Sword Peak.
• Guo Taohe attacked with Wind Breaking Sword and urged Lin Shuguang to take a real sword, but Lin Shuguang refused and answered with Piercing Wind Hall.
• Lin Shuguang's wooden sword dented Guo Taohe's iron sword, and his next strike knocked Guo Taohe off the Challenge Platform.
• Senior disciples on a distant terrace recognized Piercing Wind Hall's potential as an Earth Rank art and wondered how Lin Shuguang had mastered it so quickly.
• Guo Taohe tried to attack Lin Shuguang after losing, but Luo Zixu slapped him away and ordered him to leave.
• Luo Zixu challenged Lin Shuguang, stirring the crowd as a Core Realm senior brother stepped forward.

Lin Shuguang claimed six consecutive victories at the Training Ground, earned Small Core Pills and a Yellow-grade Sword Technique, then spoke with Xu Baiyang about advancing to the Core Realm. He showed Xu Baiyang a Tongyou Pill and asked whether he wanted it, leaving Xu Baiyang to wonder what price Lin Shuguang would demand.

• Luo Zixu challenged Lin Shuguang but left before Lin Shuguang could respond, while Lin Shuguang withdrew after claiming the rewards for six straight victories.
• Senior Brother Yue spoke of the State Selection and Baojian Sect's hopes of returning to the Imperial Lineage, while Xie Changhe tried to probe Xu Baiyang's interest in the Holy Son Position.
• Xu Baiyang advised Lin Shuguang not to act rashly against Luo Zixu and explained that advancing to the Core Realm depended on Lin Shuguang's own comprehension.
• Lin Shuguang gave Xu Baiyang his Small Core Pills to sell and asked whether he had heard of Tongyou Pills.
• Lin Shuguang showed Xu Baiyang a Tongyou Pill, and Xu Baiyang excitedly asked how much Lin Shuguang wanted for it.

Lin Shuguang sold Xu Baiyang a high-quality Tongyou Pill, while Baojian Sect elders debated whether he should become Holy Son and agreed to wait until he reached the Core Realm. When news of the decision arrived at Clear Sword Peak, Lin Shuguang asked Xu Baiyang whether he bought Yellow-grade Sword Techniques.

• Lin Shuguang sold Xu Baiyang a Tongyou Pill for four hundred and fifty gold leaves, and Xu Baiyang suspected a mysterious Baojian Sect expert was guiding him.
• Baojian Sect elders argued over Lin Shuguang’s lack of a sword embryo and low cultivation, while the Peak Master of Clear Sword Peak cited his Supreme Token, swift mastery of Piercing Wind Hall, and victories at the Training Ground.
• The Peak Master of Fire Sword Peak proposed delaying Lin Shuguang’s appointment until he reached the Core Realm, and the Sect Master accepted the condition.
• Xu Baiyang explained the Core Realm to Lin Shuguang at Clear Sword Peak.
• A disciple told Xu Baiyang that the Holy Son decision had been settled, and Lin Shuguang asked whether he bought Yellow-grade Sword Techniques.

Lin Shuguang learned that the elders would recognize him as Baojian Sect’s Holy Son only after he reached the Core Realm, then sold a Yellow-grade Sword Technique and upgraded Thunder Tribulation Annihilation. Elder Qu revealed the danger surrounding the Supreme Token, and Lin claimed a powerful figure had sent him before asking for Elder Qu’s secret support; Elder Qu pledged to follow his instructions.

• The elders agreed that Lin Shuguang could become Holy Son, but accepted Peak Master Chen’s condition that his position would only be recognized once he reached the Core Realm.
• Lin Shuguang sold his Yellow-grade Sword Technique to Chen Xiaoyang for twenty-eight gold leaves, then spent two gold leaves to learn the fourth level of Thunder Tribulation Annihilation.
• Elder Qu visited Lin Shuguang, praised him for defeating [Wind Breaking Sword] with [Piercing Wind Hall], and asked whether someone powerful stood behind him.
• Elder Qu explained that the Supreme Token’s return could threaten the powers holding the Imperial Lineage, who might kill Lin Shuguang and suppress Baojian Sect to prevent its resurgence.
• Lin Shuguang claimed that the figure behind him existed but could not appear, warned Elder Qu to keep the matter secret, and asked for his help; Elder Qu pledged to follow the Holy Son’s instructions.

Lin Shuguang convinced Elder Qu that he was the Baojian Sect’s Holy Son and kept challenging disciples to earn rewards while seeking a path to the Core Realm. After winning twelve matches, he faced a challenge from Shi Lenglin, a Core Realm disciple of Fire Sword Peak.

• Lin Shuguang proved his identity to Elder Qu by displaying [Thunder Annihilation] and warned him to keep the Guardian Supreme’s survival secret.
• Lin Shuguang asked Elder Qu to search the sect’s ancient records for a way to reach the Core Realm without a Sword Embryo, then considered earning more rewards through challenges.
• The Clear Sword Peak master learned that Elder Qu had secretly visited his peak, while Peak Master Chen of Fire Sword Peak grew angry after hearing Lin Shuguang had sold his rewards for gold leaf.
• Lin Shuguang returned to the Training Ground and won twelve consecutive matches, leaving the disciples reluctant to challenge him.
• Shi Lenglin of Fire Sword Peak challenged Lin Shuguang to fight across realms as a First Heaven Core Realm practitioner.

Lin Shuguang accepted Shi Lenglin’s challenge across realms and fought him on the Challenge Platform. After Shi Lenglin attacked with a hidden Sword Array, Lin Shuguang adapted his saber technique to a wooden sword and launched a ferocious counterattack, leaving Shi Lenglin forced to defend.

• Shi Lenglin challenged Lin Shuguang, but Zhao Tianba interrupted and confronted him over their longstanding feud before Lin Shuguang accepted the fight.
• The crowd learned that Zhao Tianba’s former fiancée had taken the Zhao Family’s Tongyou Pill and given it to Shi Lenglin before breaking off her engagement with Zhao Tianba.
• Shi Lenglin and Lin Shuguang took wooden swords onto the platform, where Zhao Tianba exposed Shi Lenglin’s concealed Sword Array.
• Shi Lenglin attacked with a chilling sword strike, and Lin Shuguang dodged before countering with a powerful slash using saber technique.
• Lin Shuguang pressed Shi Lenglin with an explosive overhead attack, and Shi Lenglin cried out and switched from offense to defense.