Chapter Summaries

Ning Qi intercepted a disguised intruder and struck him down, then recognized him as Qin Yun, whose Heart Demon had driven him to test Ning Qi. Qin Yun fled the sect in shame, while Ning Qi decided to tell Dragon Mountain Daoist what had happened.

• Ning Qi confronted Qin Yun, who had secretly entered the True Martial Sect and attacked him with Black Qi.
• Ning Qi suppressed Qin Yun with one palm, leaving him badly injured but alive.
• Qin Yun used two Black Orbs to escape through smoke, and Ning Qi recognized him as his Eighth Senior Brother and stopped pursuing him.
• Ning Qi concluded that Qin Yun’s Heart Demon had caused the attack and decided to inform Dragon Mountain Daoist.
• Qin Yun realized his Fragment and Cultivation Technique had fueled his Heart Demon, then bowed toward Bright Martial Pavilion and left the mountain.

Ning Qi and Dragon Mountain Daoist discovered that Qin Yun had left the True Martial Sect because of his Heart Demon, and learned that he had joined the Demonic Sect. Dragon Mountain Daoist returned alone and entrusted the sect’s Treasure Vault Key to Ning Qi, who hoped to help Qin Yun someday.

• Ning Qi told Dragon Mountain Daoist that Qin Yun had acted strangely and visited his residence at night, and they rushed to investigate.
• Song Cheng found that Qin Yun had vanished and brought out letters for Dragon Mountain Daoist and Ning Qi; Qin Yun’s note offered Ning Qi his collection of books.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist went down the mountain to search for Qin Yun, leaving Luo Wentian to oversee the sect’s affairs.
• Half a month later, Dragon Mountain Daoist told the disciples that Qin Yun had refused to return and joined the Demonic Sect, and ordered them to stop concerning themselves with him.
• Ning Qi told Dragon Mountain Daoist he hoped to create a secret art to remove Heart Demons and help Qin Yun; Dragon Mountain Daoist left him the Treasure Vault Key and urged him to keep his cultivation progress private.

Ning Qi created the Myriad Forms Chapter, allowing him to freely change and combine his Inner Strength’s attributes, and continued cultivating toward the Six Layer Realm. Just as he prepared for his fifth feigned death, Luo Wentian announced that Jiang Baishan had broken through to the Gang Yuan Realm.

• Ning Qi studied the ninety-two Energy Conversion Methods and developed the Myriad Forms Chapter, switching his Inner Strength between fiery heat, extreme cold, vibration, and other attributes.
• Ning Qi resolved to focus on reaching Inner Yuan Grand Completion and continued cultivating, advancing to the fifth layer of inner essence and nearing the sixth.
• Ning Qi welcomed his Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters’ visits and came to value their company after Qin Yun’s betrayal.
• Ning Qi encountered the opportunity for his fifth feigned death and prepared to gather resources from the Treasure Vault.
• Luo Wentian told Ning Qi that Jiang Baishan had broken through to the Gang Yuan Realm, making Ning Qi pause his plans.

Jiang Baishan broke through to the Gang Yuan Realm, restoring the True Martial Sect’s confidence and deterring threats. After completing his fifth simulated death, Ning Qi reached Inner Yuan Grand Completion and considered investigating the bloodline within Tiansheng’s body.

• Jiang Baishan demonstrated Gang Qi by cutting a distant boulder into uniformly sized pieces, while Ning Qi judged that his own strength could surpass his Fifth Senior Brother’s.
• News of Jiang Baishan’s breakthrough spread, stabilizing the True Martial Sect and driving away those who had been watching it for weakness.
• Ning Qi completed his fifth simulated death and increased his physical strength to six times the perfected Body Tempering level.
• Ning Qi advanced to Inner Yuan Grand Completion and extended his inner strength more than one zhang beyond his body.
• Ning Qi turned his attention to White Ape and considered using his extended inner strength to investigate the bloodline within Tiansheng’s body.

Ning Qi investigated the White Ape’s unusual body, then celebrated the first Zhenwu Peach Meet with his fellow disciples. After breaking through to the Seventh Layer Realm, he learned that the Purple River Sword Sect had returned while Dragon Mountain Daoist remained in seclusion.

• Ning Qi tried to probe the White Ape with Inner Strength but could sense only the surface of his body, and he encouraged the White Ape to train toward learning Ventriloquism.
• Ye Qinghe admitted that the White Ape had helped brew her Peach Blossom Wine, and Ning Qi’s disciples gathered to share wine and peaches at his courtyard.
• Luo Wentian proposed naming their annual gathering the Zhenwu Peach Meet, and Ning Qi agreed to host it each year.
• Ning Qi entered his sixth round of suspended animation and awoke at the Seventh Layer Realm, with Inner Strength that extended more than thirty feet beyond his body.
• Luo Wentian visited Ning Qi and said Dragon Mountain Daoist was still in seclusion, then Jiang Baishan announced that people from the Purple River Sword Sect had arrived again.

Ning Qi and Luo Wentian learned that the Purple River Sword Sect was probing Dragon Mountain Daoist’s condition, and Luo left to attend the Purple River Sword Venerable’s birthday banquet while Jiang Baishan guarded the sect. Ten days later, the Three Ferocious Bandits of Tieling prepared to attack True Martial Sect, believing Dragon Mountain Daoist would not emerge from seclusion.

• Luo Wentian told the Purple River Sword Sect’s third disciple that Dragon Mountain Daoist remained in seclusion, and Ning Qi suspected the visitors had come to investigate his condition.
• Luo Wentian explained that rumors claimed Dragon Mountain Daoist was gravely wounded, then instructed Jiang Baishan and the other disciples to guard the sect while he attended the birthday banquet.
• Half a month later, Luo Wentian departed with selected disciples, and Ning Qi told White Ape to watch for unusual activity.
• Ten days after Luo’s departure, Iron Dragon, Iron Tiger, and Iron Eagle discussed attacking True Martial Sect while Dragon Mountain Daoist was secluded.

Tie Long and his brothers attacked the True Martial Sect to steal its inheritance, with Tie Long drawing defenders toward the Martial Arena while Tie Ying slipped toward the Scripture Pavilion. Ning Qi intercepted Tie Ying, and their fight began as Tie Ying charged into close combat.

• Tie Long, Tie Hu, and Tie Ying agreed to copy the True Martial Sect’s inheritance for themselves while giving Wang a copy, then split up to attack the sect.
• Tie Long caused a commotion at the Martial Arena and fought Jiang Baishan, who was soon joined by Xiong Shi, Ye Qinghe, and the other True Disciples.
• Tie Ying used the distraction to head for the Scripture Pavilion, but Ning Qi exposed himself and blocked his way.
• Tie Ying unleashed his Sky Eagle True Gang, but Ning Qi shattered it with a casual swing of the Dragon Owl Sword.
• Tie Ying charged at Ning Qi in close combat, while Ning Qi welcomed the chance to fight at close range.

Ning Qi killed Tie Ying with a long-reaching Frostflame Triple Sword strike and rushed toward the Martial Arena to help his allies. At the arena, Tie Long sensed his brother’s death, realized a hidden expert threatened them, and tried to retreat while Jiang Baishan and the others moved to stop him.

• Ning Qi overwhelmed Tie Ying’s Sky Eagle True Gang with a three-zhang sword strike and killed him with a second slash.
• Ning Qi reflected that Tie Ying had been weaker than expected, then hurried toward the Martial Arena without stopping to deal with the corpse.
• Tie Long sensed through the Concentric Heart Gu that Tie Ying had died and feared the hidden expert who had killed him.
• Tie Long suspected Wang had set them up and decided to flee, launching indiscriminate dragon-shaped Gang Qi attacks to cover his retreat.
• Jiang Baishan and the others recognized Tie Long’s intention and moved to prevent him from escaping.

After Flying Sky Eagle was killed, Tie Long and Tie Hu fled True Martial Mountain, believing a hidden expert had ambushed them. Ning Qi chose to stay and protect the sect, and the chapter ended with disciples reporting a corpse at the site of a fight.

• Jiang Baishan and the other True Martial Sect disciples fought Tie Long, but stopped pursuing him after Xiong Shi identified him as River-Mixing Dragon of the Three Ferocious Bandits of Tieling.
• Tie Hu arrived and revealed that Flying Sky Eagle was dead, prompting Tie Long to warn that they had been set up and order their retreat.
• Tie Long and Tie Hu escaped into the forest, suspected Old Taoist Longshan or another hidden expert had killed their brother, and decided to leave Qing Province.
• Ning Qi learned the attackers' identities and chose to stay on the mountain rather than pursue them, then returned to the Martial Arena in his original appearance.
• A disciple called out that the sect had found traces of a fight and a corpse.

The True Martial Sect disciples discovered Flying Sky Eagle’s corpse and identified the martial-art diagram tattooed on his back. Jiang Baishan concluded that an unknown swordsman had killed him, and the sect began to suspect the swordsman was a hidden protector.

• The disciples followed the signs of battle to a collapsed pavilion and realized a Gang Yuan Realm expert had infiltrated the sect.
• Xiong Shi identified the corpse as Flying Sky Eagle after uncovering the Overlord Tiger True Intent Diagram tattooed on his back.
• Xiong Shi explained that the Three Ferocious Bandits had tattooed each other with their True Intent Diagrams, and the group realized Flying Sky Eagle’s death had cost Ground-Walking Tiger his diagram.
• Jiang Baishan examined Flying Sky Eagle’s wounds and concluded that an unknown swordsman had killed him with a single strike.
• A disciple reported no signs of fighting or intrusion at the Scripture Pavilion, prompting the group to speculate that the unknown swordsman was a hidden protector of the True Martial Sect.
• Ning Qi looked up from the Overlord Tiger True Intent Diagram with a strange expression as the others celebrated their theory.

Ning Qi secretly killed Flying Sky Eagle during the Three Ferocious Bandits of Tieling’s raid, then studied the Fierce Tiger True Intent Diagram and uncovered part of a Celestial Being Secret Skill. Ten days later, Luo Wentian returned from Purple River Sword Venerable’s birthday banquet and suspected the raid was connected to the Purple River Sword Sect.

• The True Martial Sect’s disciples speculated that a hidden expert had killed Flying Sky Eagle, while Ye Qinghe briefly suspected Ning Qi before dismissing the idea.
• Ning Qi studied the Overlord Tiger True Intent Diagram and discovered it contained one-third of a Celestial Being Secret Skill, advancing his Myriad Forms Chapter.
• The True Martial Sect increased its patrols, while Ning Qi hoped River-Mixing Dragon and Ground-Walking Tiger would come seeking revenge.
• Ten days after the raid, Luo Wentian returned with the other disciples and heard Jiang Baishan recount what had happened.
• Luo Wentian suspected the Purple River Sword Sect was connected to the raid, and Ning Qi recognized that Purple River Sword Venerable was a Core Formation Realm expert.

The True Martial Sect weathered months of threats while Ning Qi waited for the danger to pass before entering suspended animation. He woke with his inner strength at the Eighth Layer Realm and able to extend ten zhang, then offered to examine Tiansheng’s body.

• Luo Wentian ordered the True Martial Sect to recall its disciples and close the mountain while Dragon Mountain Daoist remained in seclusion.
• The sect repelled intruders over the following months, while Ning Qi secretly killed a White Mist Realm expert and intercepted Gang Yuan Realm experts twice.
• After the danger subsided, Ning Qi told Tiansheng to wake him if anything happened and began his seventh suspended animation.
• Tiansheng practiced the Ape King Stake while Ning Qi remained in seclusion, and Ning Qi woke half a month later at the Eighth Layer Realm with ten-zhang inner strength.
• Ning Qi offered to investigate Tiansheng’s body, and Tiansheng closed his eyes and agreed.

Ning Qi investigated Yuan Tiansheng’s body and bloodline, then created a secret art intended to strengthen the White Ape enough to awaken his Heavenly Beast Bloodline. He named it the Ape King True Body and prepared to teach it to Tiansheng.

• Ning Qi examined the White Ape with his Inner Strength and sensed the extraordinary power of Yuan Tiansheng’s bloodline.
• Ning Qi promised to devise a secret art that might help the White Ape awaken part of his bloodline, and the White Ape celebrated.
• Ning Qi continued guarding True Martial Mountain at night and secretly dealt with several groups of intruders while maintaining his cultivation and research.
• After studying the White Ape’s body and records about Exotic Beasts, Ning Qi reasoned that strengthening the body could force the bloodline to awaken.
• Ning Qi created a secret art called the Ape King True Body and called Tiansheng over to teach it to him.

Ning Qi taught White Ape the Ape King True Body, which awakened Yuan Tiansheng’s bloodline and rapidly increased his strength. After the True Martial Sect’s subdued year-end competition, Ning Qi and the others sensed a strange fluctuation from the Back Mountain as Dragon Mountain Daoist appeared to be on the verge of a breakthrough.

• Ning Qi taught White Ape the Ape King True Body and continued adapting the art for his own body.
• White Ape mastered the art in half a month, awakened his bloodline, and revealed a towering true form with immense strength and golden pupils.
• Ning Qi tested Yuan Tiansheng’s strength and told him his bloodline awakening would bring rapid growth and a greater appetite.
• Luo Wentian, Ye Qinghe, and the other true disciples learned of Yuan Tiansheng’s awakening and celebrated his newfound power.
• Yuan Tiansheng’s strength continued to rise as Ning Qi refined the Ape King True Body, and the True Martial Sect held a subdued year-end competition.
• After the competition, Ning Qi, Jiang Baishan, and the other True Disciples sensed a fluctuation from the Back Mountain, and Ning Qi suspected Dragon Mountain Daoist was about to break through.

Dragon Mountain Daoist broke through into the Heaven-Human Realm, and Ning Qi used the active Heaven and Earth Power surrounding him to enter enlightenment. Ning Qi created the secret art Heaven and Man United, which let him draw on traces of Heaven and Earth Power to strengthen his Inner Strength and advance his comprehension.

• Luo Wentian ordered the disciples to secure True Martial Mountain after a powerful fluctuation came from the Back Mountain, where Dragon Mountain Daoist was in seclusion.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist appeared in the sky, confirming his breakthrough into the Heaven-Human Realm as the disciples watched in awe.
• Ning Qi sensed that the Heaven and Earth Power around Dragon Mountain Daoist resembled what he had felt when his bone structure formed.
• Ye Qinghe noticed Ning Qi had entered enlightenment while the other disciples struggled to comprehend the active Heaven and Earth Power.
• Ning Qi connected bone structure with Heaven and Earth Power and created the secret art Heaven and Man United.

After Dragon Mountain Daoist broke through to the Heaven-Human Realm, his disciples told him how the True Martial Sect had been attacked during his seclusion. Enraged, he vowed to seek justice and immediately set out for the Purple River Sword Sect.

• Ning Qi told his fellow disciples that he had gained insight from the opportunity created by Dragon Mountain Daoist's breakthrough.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist emerged from seclusion, and his disciples congratulated him on entering the Heaven-Human Realm.
• Luo Wentian recounted the attacks by Black Sand Poison Master and the Three Ferocious Bandits of Tieling, including Flying Sky Eagle's death at the hands of the sect's hidden expert.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist realized Ning Qi was likely the expert who had killed Flying Sky Eagle and concealed his discovery from the others.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist vowed to confront the Three Ferocious Bandits of Tieling, Black Sand Poison Master, Purple River Sword Venerable, and their backers, then flew toward the Purple River Sword Sect.

Dragon Mountain Daoist confronted the Purple River Sword Sect over its plot against the True Martial Sect, defeated Purple River Sword Venerable, and forced him to name those involved. After Purple River Sword Venerable killed himself and ordered the sect to disband, Dragon Mountain Daoist set his sights on Wang Qingfeng and the Qing Province Wang Family.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist arrived at the Purple River Sword Sect and accused Purple River Sword Venerable of plotting against the True Martial Sect.
• Purple River Sword Venerable challenged Dragon Mountain Daoist but was swiftly crushed by his Great Handprint.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist demanded the names of everyone involved and threatened to wipe out the sect if Purple River Sword Venerable refused.
• Purple River Sword Venerable revealed what he knew, ordered the Purple River Sword Sect to disband, and took his own life.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist left to settle accounts with Wang Qingfeng and the Qing Province Wang Family.
• News of Purple River Sword Venerable’s defeat and death spread through Qing Province, stirring widespread uproar.

Dragon Mountain Daoist hunted down those responsible for attacking the True Martial Sect and confronted the Wang Family with evidence of its involvement. Wang Old Ancestor challenged him to prove his strength, and the Heavenly Human duel began.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist punished the forces and rogue cultivators in Qing Province who had taken part in the attacks on the True Martial Sect.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist found Tie Long and Tie Hu in Cangzhou, confirmed that Wang Qingfeng had ordered them to seize the True Martial Inheritance, and killed them.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist brought Tie Long and Tie Hu's corpses and his evidence to the Wang Family's Great Gate, demanding an explanation from Wang Qingfeng.
• Wang Old Ancestor appeared and questioned Dragon Mountain Daoist about his cultivation of the Three Flowers before challenging him to a fight.
• Wang Old Ancestor restored his body to a powerful middle-aged form, and Dragon Mountain Daoist rose to meet him.

Dragon Mountain Daoist fought Wang Old Ancestor to force the Wang Clan to answer for Wang Qingfeng’s attack on the True Martial Sect. Wang Old Ancestor killed Wang Qingfeng and offered compensation, leaving Dragon Mountain Daoist poised to depart.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist and Wang Old Ancestor clashed in the sky, stunning the gathered spectators with their Heaven-Human Realm strength.
• After the fight, Wang Old Ancestor acknowledged Dragon Mountain Daoist’s potential, while Dragon Mountain Daoist said he was not yet his equal.
• Wang Old Ancestor grabbed Wang Qingfeng and twisted off his head to give Dragon Mountain Daoist an explanation.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist accepted the apology, thanked Wang Old Ancestor, and prepared to leave with Tie Long and Tie Hu’s corpses.
• Wang Old Ancestor stopped Dragon Mountain Daoist and ordered Wang Qinghe to bring the Condensing Aura Pill as compensation.

Dragon Mountain Daoist settled his conflict with the Wang clan by accepting a Condensing Aura Pill, then returned to a jubilant True Martial Sect after his victory made him famous across Qing Province. Old Ancestor Wang brooded over his clan’s weakness and began considering a new plan, while Dragon Mountain Daoist prepared to share treasures with his disciples.

• Old Ancestor Wang gave Dragon Mountain Daoist a Condensing Aura Pill to settle the Wang clan’s enmity, and Dragon Mountain Daoist accepted and invited him to the True Martial Sect’s Celestial Being Ceremony.
• Old Ancestor Wang scolded Wang Qinghe and the other elders for failing to produce a Heaven-Human successor, then considered trying an old method and thought of another possibility.
• News of Dragon Mountain Daoist’s victory spread across Qing Province, raising his prestige and bringing increased attention to the True Martial Sect.
• Ning Qi and the other disciples welcomed Dragon Mountain Daoist back to True Martial Mountain, where Luo Wentian said visitors had begun coming to curry favor.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist told his disciples that he had obtained several fine treasures during his journey.