Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yu used the pressure of falling in the rankings to unleash his magical power through the Dragon Elephant Mountain Shattering Palm and secured 20th place, while Li Tongyun desperately tried to hold onto her position. After the magical power exam ended, the students learned their next test would be a Gluttony Contest.

• Zhang Yu stopped circulating magical power, then used Formless Cloud Gang to shield his meridians and drive the Dragon Elephant Mountain Shattering Palm, surging back up the rankings.
• Li Tongyun pushed herself past her limits as Zhang Yu overtook her, fearing that losing the exam would make her company property under a Betting Contract.
• Zhang Yu held 20th place while repeatedly accelerating to stay ahead of Li Tongyun, and Dai Xingzhi concluded that he was deliberately controlling his ranking.
• Yun Jing and Ye Lingxiao interpreted Zhang Yu’s performance as concealed strength, while Zhang Yu mistook Ye Lingxiao’s praise for mockery.
• Deng Bingding announced that the next physical exam would be a Gluttony Contest.

The Foundation Establishment Exam’s next round tested contestants’ physical strength and bodily control by having them eat unlimited Synthetic Food. As contestants filled the rankings, the chief examiner’s explanation and Huang Zichou’s commentary revealed that the contest’s second stage had begun.

• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen hoped the eating contest would provide a feast, but the examiners supplied only unlimited Synthetic Food.
• Deng Bingding explained that contestants could not use Spirit Roots or Magical Power and would be judged on how much they ate, while cheating would forfeit their Foundation Establishment Certificates.
• Meng Tao rapidly ate a barrel of Synthetic Food and reached third place, but Yun Jing and Ye Lingxiao widened their lead using their unusual bodies.
• Zhang Yu complained about the food’s taste, while Dai Xingzhi judged him as spoiled and lacking perseverance.
• Huang Zichou said the contest tested digestion and bodily control, and several contestants, including Meng Tao, began slowing as the second stage started.

During the eating round, Zhang Yu fell behind as other contestants used their unusual physiques and techniques to digest food and make room for more. After studying them, he used his bodily control and Dragon Elephant Mountain Shattering Palm to pulverize and compress food in his stomach, greatly increasing his digestive ability.

• Dai Xingzhi rushed to a restroom, returned in seconds, and resumed eating, while Meng Tao realized his Gluttony Spirit Root had left his digestive system poorly trained.
• Li Tongyun used a digestive tract Transformation Surgery to expel waste through her sweat glands, and the chief examiner ruled that her approach counted as bodily control.
• Zhang Yu watched Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan, Yun Jing, and Ye Lingxiao use their distinctive bodies and techniques to handle the eating challenge.
• Inspired by Ye Lingxiao, Zhang Yu compressed food inside his stomach, then used Dragon Elephant Mountain Shattering Palm to pulverize it and speed digestion.
• Meng Tao tried copying Zhang Yu but could not endure the strain, while Zhang Yu used precise bodily control to direct most of his palm force into the food he had swallowed.

Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan fought to out-eat each other in the physical body exam, while Bai Zhenzhen devised her own way to speed up digestion. Li Tongyun reached her limit and began losing rank, leaving her at risk of losing the Foundation Establishment Exam round.

• Zhang Yu used controlled palm strikes to help digest Synthetic Food, drawing attention from the other students and Orthodox Gods.
• Yu Xinghan stopped eating to challenge Zhang Yu, and the two began a fierce contest as Zhang Yu steadily closed the gap.
• Bai Zhenzhen used the Frost Soul Ice Heart Art to stay calm, then vibrated her body to pulverize food and climb from twenty-first place.
• Li Tongyun vomited after reaching her limit, then tried to force the food back down as her ranking fell outside the top twenty.

Yu Xinghan stopped pushing his body after realizing Zhang Yu had surpassed him in the Gluttony Contest, while Yun Jing finished first and Ye Lingxiao vowed to win the next round. The final round began with students choosing a cultivation art to master within two hours, with failure bringing zero points and eliminated examinees having to pay for their chosen art.

• Yu Xinghan recalled Spark True Person's advice, accepted that Zhang Yu had surpassed him, and stopped overloading his digestive system as Zhang Yu climbed to fifteenth place.
• The Gluttony Contest ended with Yun Jing in first place and Ye Lingxiao in second, and Ye Lingxiao resolved to defeat Yun Jing in the final round.
• Dai Xingzhi wondered whether Zhang Yu's modest fourteenth-place finish meant his strength was less than expected, while Huang Zichou predicted the Foundation Establishment Certificates would again go to Immortal Capital students.
• Deng Bingding announced the Martial Dao Exam, in which students would choose and cultivate an art for two hours, earning more points for mastering harder arts and zero for failing.

Zhang Yu and the other students chose cultivation methods for the Martial Dao round of the Foundation Establishment Certificate Exam. Zhang Yu struggled to choose between three costly Body Tempering methods, while several top students made their selections and the exam was about to begin.

• Deng Bingding explained the difficulty ratings, scoring rules, and ten-minute selection period for the Martial Dao exam.
• Zhang Yu decided to choose a powerful Body Tempering method suited to his needs and narrowed his options to Boundless Spring Autumn Zen, Titanium Body Refinement Essential Skill, and Great Heavenly Dragon Divine Power.
• Ye Lingxiao selected Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art, while Yun Jing chose Myriad Phenomena Palm.
• Yu Xinghan chose the seven-star Heavenly Gang Qi Skill despite its painful effects and risks to his cultivation.
• Dai Xingzhi, Meng Tao, and most of the other students from Immortal Capital High School chose safer five- or six-star methods.

Students chose cultivation methods for the exam and tried to master them within two hours. Zhang Yu completed the Boundless Spring Autumn Zen first, while Bai Zhenzhen and the other candidates continued training.

• Huang Zichou noted that several students had chosen methods rated eight to ten stars, despite the high risk of failure.
• Bai Zhenzhen chose the ten-star Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art, Li Tongyun chose a nine-star method, and Zhang Yu chose the eight-star Boundless Spring Autumn Zen.
• The exam began, and Zhang Yu started cultivating Longevity Magical Power while Yun Jing and Ye Lingxiao used their abilities to learn their chosen arts rapidly.
• Bai Zhenzhen stopped practicing individual sword moves and began mentally sparring with Zhang Yu, using the exercise to discover flaws and develop sword intent.
• Yu Xinghan, Yun Jing, Ye Lingxiao, and the other students continued advancing in their methods as the exam went on.
• Zhang Yu raised his hand and told the examiner that he had mastered the Boundless Spring Autumn Zen.

Zhang Yu mastered Boundless Spring Autumn Zen, an eight-star Body Tempering technique, in thirty-two minutes by using his recalled cultivation experience to correct his movements and Magical Power circulation. He passed the exam round and resumed training, while Yun Jing realized the technique’s difficulty and wondered why Zhang Yu had not chosen a harder art to compete for first place.

• Zhang Yu practiced Boundless Spring Autumn Zen repeatedly, improving his physical and Magical Power compatibility while concealing how quickly he learned.
• Huang Zichou and the other gods tracked Zhang Yu’s data and watched his compatibility reach 100% across all forty-nine forms.
• Zhang Yu told the examiners he had mastered the technique, and Huang Zichou confirmed his success and sent him to the lounge.
• The Ritual’s countdown prompted Zhang Yu to leave the lounge after five seconds and resume cultivating.
• Dai Xingzhi and Ye Lingxiao assumed Zhang Yu had chosen an easier technique, while Yun Jing recognized Boundless Spring Autumn Zen as an eight-star art and questioned why Zhang Yu had not pursued first place.

Bai Zhenzhen mastered the Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art, while Yu Xinghan completed the Heavenly Gang Qi Skill despite its distracting side effects. Zhang Yu ranked fourth in the third exam, and he and Bai Zhenzhen advanced to the top twenty as the remaining candidates qualified for the next stage.

• Yu Xinghan struggled to control his agitated Pure Yang Gang Qi while cultivating the Heavenly Gang Qi Skill, and found that thinking of Song Hailong helped him endure.
• Bai Zhenzhen defeated the Zhang Yu in her imagined battle and comprehended the Endless Sword Intent, mastering the Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art.
• Li Tongyun failed to master her technique before time ran out, and Huang Zichou prepared to remove her and the other unsuccessful candidates.
• The third exam rankings placed Ye Lingxiao first, Yun Jing second, Bai Zhenzhen third, and Zhang Yu fourth; Ye Lingxiao realized Zhang Yu had mastered an eight-star technique in thirty-two minutes.
• Yu Xinghan warned Bai Zhenzhen to stay away because the Heavenly Gang Qi Skill had left him unusually susceptible to attraction, while she demanded a five-hundred fee for keeping her distance.
• Deng Bingding announced the day's total rankings and advanced the top twenty candidates, including Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu, while eliminating everyone else.

After the first-round exam, the Orthodox Gods assigned the remaining contestants to second-round tracks, placing Zhang Yu against Ye Lingxiao and Bai Zhenzhen against Yun Jing. Ye Lingxiao expressed his eagerness to compete with Zhang Yu, and as Zhang Yu resumed training on the train, Bai Zhenzhen received a phone call from an unknown woman.

• Deng Bingding announced the second-round exam tracks and had each student register for two options.
• The Orthodox Gods adjusted the groups, assigning Ye Lingxiao to athletics and Yun Jing to Martial Arts; Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen landed in those respective tracks.
• Zhang Yu worried about facing Ye Lingxiao, while Bai Zhenzhen studied Yun Jing's performance and considered how to defeat him.
• Ye Lingxiao told Zhang Yu he looked forward to their contest and said they would meet again at the summit.
• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen left the Immortal Capital by train, and Zhang Yu began cultivating while Bai Zhenzhen received a call from a woman asking for her by name.

After Bai Zhenzhen worried about money for cultivation, Zhang Yu consulted Fu Ji and agreed to seek more potential by hunting her colleague, but first needed cash for a Spirit Realm login. Fu Ji arranged for Zhang Yu to sell a sample to Red Pagoda Husbandry, and he arrived at Red Pagoda Building for a meeting.

• Bai Zhenzhen proposed joining the Dark Learning Gang or selling the Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art, but Zhang Yu warned that both paths were dangerous.
• Fu Ji advised Zhang Yu to raise his potential before taking on gang conflicts and explained how they could use Yu Xinghan's connection to lure her colleague out.
• When Zhang Yu lacked the money for a Spirit Realm login, Fu Ji suggested selling his essence to Red Pagoda Husbandry based on his apparent potential.
• Zhang Yu contacted Xiong Wenwu, who arranged a meeting with Manager Xiong Haohan at Red Pagoda Building.
• Zhang Yu arrived at the building the next morning and was sent to wait in a small meeting room.

Xiong Haohan arranged tests and a seed-trade negotiation between Zhang Yu and Red Pagoda Husbandry, but Zhang Yu refused to sell reproductive rights. Director Long then summoned Zhang Yu and offered to make him his godson, while explaining how future clan rivalries would make bloodline development increasingly important.

• After reading Xiong Wenwu's recommendation and Zhang Yu's strong records, Xiong Haohan reported Zhang Yu to his superiors, who ordered him to arrange a meeting.
• Xiong Haohan tested Zhang Yu's Magical Power and Physical Strength, then discussed buying his seed and tried to persuade him to sell reproductive rights.
• Fu Ji warned Zhang Yu that descendants could create future complications, and Zhang Yu refused to change his decision to sell only research rights.
• An important person summoned Zhang Yu to the upper floors of Red Pagoda Building, where Director Long offered to make him his godson.
• Director Long described the growing importance of bloodline modification and reproduction as great clans competed for power.

The Dragon Person tried to recruit Zhang Yu into Red Pagoda Husbandry and pressured him to provide reproductive material, but Zhang Yu refused and sold the research rights instead. After earning 150,000, Zhang Yu planned to raise his potential, while Yu Xinghan faced a choice about how to handle the root of calamity disrupting his cultivation.

• The Dragon Person offered Zhang Yu godson status, a Fertility Director position, and payment for donating seed, but Zhang Yu refused because of his contract with Zhang Pianpian.
• The Dragon Person accepted Zhang Yu's offer to sell the research rights and told the research team to study his seed.
• Zhang Yu returned to the apartment and told Bai Zhenzhen he had earned 150,000, then decided to raise his potential and arranged to visit the Spirit Realm's Asking Dao Hall with Yu Xinghan.
• Yu Xinghan struggled to cultivate because thoughts of Li Xuelian distracted him, so he asked Spark True Person for advice through a story about Zhang Yu.
• Spark True Person gave Yu Xinghan two options for dealing with the root of calamity, and Yu Xinghan received Zhang Yu's call as an idea came to him.

Yu Xinghan asked Zhang Yu for a private spar to help him commit to facing a difficult choice, but Zhang Yu defeated him and took his payment. Zhang Yu then introduced Yu Xinghan to the Red Pagoda Group, where Yu Xinghan found a way to earn money while clearing his distracting thoughts and improving his cultivation.

• Yu Xinghan asked Zhang Yu to fight him in private and offered him money to go all out.
• Zhang Yu used his Level 10 Limitless Cloud Hand to absorb and return Yu Xinghan’s attacks, exhausting him and winning the spar.
• Yu Xinghan turned his humiliation into resolve, recorded the first day of overcoming his instincts, and transferred the money to Zhang Yu.
• Fu Ji suggested that Zhang Yu introduce Yu Xinghan to the Red Pagoda Group as a seed provider, and Zhang Yu offered him the opportunity.
• At the Red Pagoda Building, Yu Xinghan chose a puppet modeled on Li Xuelian and discovered that earning money this way relieved his distracting thoughts and helped his cultivation advance.

Zhang Yu told Bai Zhenzhen about the Evil Gods and let her choose whether to undergo a Ritual, while preparing to hunt Fu Ji’s colleague. The chapter ended with the target’s ally, Huo Shan, learning that Song Xu’s intelligence network had found Zhang Yu and wondering whether to abandon the hunt.

• Zhang Yu received his agency fee, arranged a Spirit Realm session with Yu Xinghan, and discussed the planned hunt and Bai Zhenzhen’s possible Ritual with Fu Ji.
• Zhang Yu explained the Evil Gods and the Ritual to Bai Zhenzhen, who chose to risk making a contract so she could raise her potential and reach the top ten.
• Fu Ji told Bai Zhenzhen that they first needed to hunt another Evil God before he could raise her potential.
• After Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan returned from the Spirit Realm, Li Quan reported intelligence about Zhang Yu to Huo Shan.
• Huo Shan learned that the intelligence had passed through three layers of Puppet Machines and considered giving up the hunt because he preferred an easy life.

Huo Shan ordered Song Xu to seize a rumored ten million in cash from an escaped Evil God, while Zhang Yu and his allies planned to use the operation to gather intelligence on that enemy. As Song Xu’s team headed to the transaction site, he reconsidered the money and decided that hunting Evil Gods and awakening his potential mattered more.

• Huo Shan ordered Song Xu to take believers to the transaction site and seize the ten million if possible.
• Zhang Yu returned from the Spirit Realm, where Yu Xinghan claimed his experiences had deepened his cultivation, and then met Bai Zhenzhen and Fu Ji.
• Fu Ji explained that he had tracked his Evil God colleague through Puppet Machines and sent false intelligence to draw away the colleague’s main force.
• The following night, Song Xu and five Qi Refining Peak believers rode a container truck toward the outskirts to intercept the cash.
• Song Xu chose not to involve Mo Tianyi’s Poor People Alliance and weighed the ten million against his goal of hunting Evil Gods.
• Song Xu decided to use his Civilian Grade Flying Sword to scout the situation before deciding whether to take the money.

Zhang Yu used a planted cultivation manual and an anonymous report to get Huo Shan’s followers taken away by the authorities. Huo Shan suspected the raid targeted him, hid behind a Hidden Door, and summoned help.

• Zhang Yu disguised himself as a deliveryman and left a package containing a mathematics textbook outside Huo Shan’s apartment.
• Li Quan opened the package, and Huo Shan discovered that the textbook contained Boundless Spring Autumn Zen as police and Xianyun Corporation’s security team arrived.
• Huo Shan and his followers burned the book, but the authorities found an iron plate bearing the cultivation method and took Li Quan and the dark-faced burly man away for investigation.
• Zhang Yu watched the arrests with Fu Ji, then sent a delivery rider to check whether anyone remained in the apartment.
• Huo Shan hid when the rider searched the room and left, then opened a Hidden Door and messaged Song Xu and the others for help.

Huo Shan hid in a concealed interlayer while Zhang Yu searched his apartment and destroyed his belongings. Song Xu and his five followers escaped a delay at the Unfinished Building and headed toward Huo Shan, forcing Zhang Yu to leave before they arrived.

• Huo Shan hid in the Small Dark Room and messaged Song Xu for help as Zhang Yu searched his apartment.
• Fu Ji told Zhang Yu to smash everything to find Huo Shan, and Zhang Yu wrecked the room while Huo Shan watched from hiding.
• Bai Zhenzhen’s report brought Wanli Group Security Guards to the Unfinished Building, where they stopped Song Xu and his five followers.
• Song Xu paid off the Security Guards and led his followers away after learning someone was looking for Huo Shan.
• Bai Zhenzhen monitored Song Xu’s group and warned Zhang Yu that they were approaching, so Zhang Yu abandoned his search and left the apartment.

Zhang Yu disguised himself to capture Huo Shan and used the teddy bear to control the Evil God, but Song Xu and five cultists attacked after discovering Zhang Yu’s identity. Zhang Yu escaped by hiding in shadow while the cultists died from their Ritual’s backlash, then returned with Bai Zhenzhen and asked Fu Ji to increase their potential.

• Zhang Yu disguised himself as Song Xu, seized Huo Shan, and helped Fu Ji temporarily suppress the Evil God inside the teddy bear.
• Song Xu and five other cultists arrived, and Zhang Yu exposed their identities, triggering the Ritual’s deadly backlash.
• Song Xu’s group attacked Zhang Yu, but he used the teddy bear to make them hesitate, then obscured their vision and hid in a shadow while they chased a falling stool outside.
• The six cultists burned to ash as constables and the Songyang City Patrol Team arrived to investigate.
• Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen recovered surveillance footage from the suburban Unfinished Building, returned to Fu Ji, and asked her to increase their potential.

After digesting the Evil God Status, Fu Ji raised Zhang Yu’s cultivation potential and awakened a new Feather Scroll feature called the Chain Law Diagram. Zhang Yu explored its cultivation method sets and planned his next training, while Fu Ji told Bai Zhenzhen to prepare carefully for her own potential-raising ritual.

• Fu Ji finished digesting the teddy bear’s Evil God Status after sleeping for two days, then used her power to raise Zhang Yu’s potential.
• The Feather Scroll revealed Chapter One, the Chain Law Diagram, which let Zhang Yu link cultivation methods into sets with different effects.
• Zhang Yu identified sets including High School Sacred Body, Martial Dao Sacred Embryo, All Dragons Bloodline, Heavenly Martial Battle Heart, and Great Saint Successor.
• Zhang Yu searched cultivation method shopping sites for methods that could complete his sets and decided to finish the High School Sacred Body set first.
• Fu Ji told Bai Zhenzhen that raising her potential required a carefully prepared Wish Ritual and instructed her to gather the necessary items and locations.