Chapter Summaries

After testing Li Wei’s strength, Gu Jinzhi and Gu Shiheng discussed her identity and the dangers awaiting Gu Jinzhi in Western Xinjiang, while Gu Jinzhi privately recalled his growing feelings for her. At the Gu home, Liang Qiushi welcomed Li Wei with a lavish wardrobe, but Li Wei reminded herself that she was only pretending to be Jiang Xue and ended the chapter feeling like a lonely passerby.

• Gu Shiheng praised Gu Jinzhi for testing Li Wei seriously, and Gu Jinzhi explained that her swordsmanship and innate White Lotus confirmed her connection to the Jiang Family.
• Gu Jinzhi told Gu Shiheng that he would not let anyone take his place in Western Xinjiang, while Gu Shiheng promised to mediate with the Zhang Family and expressed confidence in his son.
• Gu Jinzhi recalled Li Wei’s willingness to go to the battlefield for him and their earlier encounters, then denied to Gu Shiheng that he had fallen for her.
• Liang Qiushi showed Li Wei her separate bedroom and a closet full of clothes, then spent half an hour having her try on outfits and taking pictures.
• Li Wei briefly felt at home with Liang Qiushi before reminding herself that she was Li Wei, not Jiang Xue, and that she would leave the Gu Family.
• After Liang Qiushi left, Li Wei felt lonely but resolved to focus on registering for the Martial Arts Alliance’s assessment the next day.

Li Wei discovered that her sweat had developed a fragrant scent, then embarrassed herself by making Gu Jinzhi smell her bra. The next morning, Gu Jinzhi told her they would register their marriage and try on wedding dresses, leaving her stunned because she had expected to go to the Martial Arts Alliance.

• Li Wei failed to increase her Cold Pond Sinking Jade proficiency through practice, even after entering the 99+1 state.
• Li Wei discovered that her undergarments carried a pure, ethereal fragrance and suspected it was caused by the Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll.
• Gu Jinzhi found Li Wei sniffing her bra, and she thrust it toward him to ask whether it smelled good; he fled after coldly calling the scene incomprehensible.
• Li Wei agonized over the embarrassing encounter, then cultivated the Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll and fell asleep.
• The next morning, Gu Jinzhi gave Li Wei a dress and shoes and announced that they would register their marriage and try on wedding dresses.

Li Wei and Gu Jinzhi completed their marriage registration, leaving Li Wei unsettled by the certificate and the rushed wedding preparations. At a bridal boutique, Li Wei chose a conservative wedding dress, and Gu Jinzhi froze when he saw her in it.

• Liang Qiushi told Li Wei that the wedding was scheduled for August 2, leaving only a week to prepare.
• Li Wei and Gu Jinzhi struggled through their marriage photos and mechanically completed the registration procedures at the Civil Affairs Bureau.
• The group went to Cloud & Lace, where designer Lin Shuying showed Li Wei a series of revealing wedding dresses.
• Li Wei rejected the daring designs and chose a vintage, long-sleeved dress that covered her figure.
• Gu Jinzhi saw Li Wei emerge in the wedding dress and froze as his heartbeat grew chaotic.

Li Wei struggled to act like Jiang Xue during a wedding dress fitting, but Gu Jinzhi abruptly left after seeing her in the dress. After a tense lunch with Liang Qiushi, Li Wei was dropped off at the Martial Arts Alliance Imperial Capital Branch for her assessment.

• Li Wei tried to act delighted in her wedding dress, but Gu Jinzhi turned cold and left the studio.
• Liang Qiushi stopped Gu Jinzhi briefly, then apologized to Li Wei and Lin Shuying after he departed.
• Lin Shuying finalized Li Wei's makeup plan and pearl jewelry while Li Wei thought about the afternoon assessment.
• Liang Qiushi warned Li Wei by phone that the private dining room might be bugged, and the two ate in silence.
• Liang Qiushi gave Li Wei Xiaoyan's Lingxun contact and dropped her at the Martial Arts Alliance Imperial Capital Branch.

Li Wei, using Jiang Xue’s identity, visited the Martial Arts Alliance to register for the First Order martial artist qualification assessment. Lu Feifei saw her and struggled to remember who she was, while Li Wei left for the assessment area unaware of her old classmate’s confusion.

• Li Wei recognized Lu Feifei, her former deskmate, but remembered that she was supposed to be posing as Jiang Xue and walked past without greeting her.
• Lu Feifei felt that Li Wei looked familiar, but could not recall her identity despite her classmates’ questions.
• Li Wei checked her system panel and planned to gather Essence to advance the Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll after registering.
• Li Wei was called to Counter Three, paid the fees, and registered for the First Order martial artist qualification assessment using Jiang Xue’s ID.
• A counter worker asked Li Wei about her skincare routine, and Li Wei replied that she was born with good skin before heading to the assessment area.

Li Wei went to take the Lower Third Order martial artist assessment, dressed in a skirt and seated beside hostile Tengxiang Martial Arts University students. After enduring their insults about her outfit and Jiang Family background, she finally attacked them, and more than forty students rose to fight her.

• Li Wei entered the assessment waiting area in a dress, ignored the staff member’s warning about her clothes, and took the only open seat beside Tengxiang Martial Arts University students.
• Two female students mocked Li Wei’s appearance and skills, but she held back because fighting could cost her the assessment.
• Li Wei watched Zhang Yu struggle against a mechanical mannequin and began planning how to impress the audience during her own assessment.
• Nearby martial artists gossiped about the Jiang Family and Li Wei’s Lotus Petals mark, and one of the female students taunted her about it.
• Li Wei punched one student into a row of chairs, kneed the other to the floor, and drew attacks from the Tengxiang school team.

Li Wei defeated more than forty Tengxiang Martial Arts University students without drawing her sword, then caught the attention of Commander Huang Lei. Huang Lei made defeating Li Wei the test for passing the assessment, leaving her surrounded by eager examinees.

• Li Wei chose not to draw her sword and used precise, nonlethal strikes to defeat the attacking Tengxiang students.
• The remaining Tengxiang students tried to regroup, but Li Wei quickly knocked down most of them and pinned their leader beneath her foot.
• Li Wei played to the crowd filming her by shouting, "Who—else—is—there—?!"
• Commander Huang Lei arrived and announced that any Lower Third Order martial artist who defeated Li Wei would pass the assessment.
• The examinees put away their phones and fixed their attention on Li Wei, who realized she had become their test.

Huang Lei and the tournament officials inspected preparations for the Freshmen Tournament and witnessed a barefoot girl in a white dress defeat dozens of martial arts students. Impressed by her skill, Huang Lei offered to test her himself.

• Ouyang Ming explained how the building would be adapted for the tournament, and Director Liu described the security measures planned for competitors and civilian martial artists.
• Huang Lei questioned whether barriers and patrols could prevent conflicts, but Director Liu insisted that private fights had been eradicated.
• A fight erupted in the Lower Third Order assessment waiting area, where a white-dressed girl defeated forty-three First and Second Order students with swift, precise attacks.
• Huang Lei recognized that the girl might be using the Jiang Family's Nine Moon Reflection Swords, while the officials compared her feat with Shen Yaochi's record.
• After the girl challenged anyone else to step forward, Huang Lei laughed and offered her a chance to show what she could do against him.

Li Wei faced more than two hundred martial artists in the assessment arena after defeating the Tengxiang students. Huang Lei offered her priority resources and a recommendation to the Genius Training Camp if she won, and four Third Order fighters moved in to begin the battle.

• Medical workers carried away the injured Tengxiang students, while three who had avoided fighting slipped away with the stretchers.
• Li Wei assessed her depleted qi-blood and asked Huang Lei what she would gain if she defeated the surrounding crowd.
• Huang Lei promised to waive her punishment, grant her top-grade genius treatment and priority resources, and recommend her for the Genius Training Camp.
• The crowd grew hostile over the promised rewards, and Li Wei accepted the challenge while limiting how much Abyss Essence she would use to replenish her qi-blood.
• Li Wei tossed her stiletto to Huang Lei, and four Viscera Realm Third Order fighters surrounded her as more than two hundred others waited to attack.

Li Wei fought off a coordinated attack by four third-tier martial artists and overwhelmed hundreds of examinees in the waiting area, replenishing her qi and blood with Abyss Essence as she fought. Huang Lei realized she might have reached Great Perfection before advancing and ordered the scene cleared just as Li Wei prepared to continue.

• Four third-tier martial artists attacked Li Wei from different directions, but she evaded them with her swift footwork.
• Li Wei plunged into the crowd and rapidly incapacitated first- and second-tier martial artists while the four opponents struggled to catch her.
• After her qi and blood nearly ran out, Li Wei spent four points of Abyss Essence to restore her strength and continued fighting.
• Huang Lei watched the battle while bystanders recorded it, and Lu Feifei stared at Li Wei from the crowd.
• Two minutes later, most of the examinees lay defeated, and Li Wei stopped to face the four remaining third-tier martial artists.
• Huang Lei suspected Li Wei had reached Great Perfection before advancing and ordered the scene cleared as Li Wei prepared to recharge her mana.

Huang Lei assessed Li Wei’s talent and offered her Martial Arts Alliance support after learning she had married into the Gu Family. He confirmed her Great Perfection foundation and promised monthly contribution points, while Li Wei declined this year’s Genius Training Camp because she planned to go to Western Xinjiang.

• Huang Lei tried to introduce his son to Li Wei, but she told him she had married into the Gu Family that morning.
• Huang Lei explained that he could not recruit Li Wei directly, though he could still support her as a genius.
• Li Wei told Huang Lei her pre-breakthrough vitality peak was 93, and he reconsidered how her techniques had shaped her performance in battle.
• Huang Lei confirmed that Li Wei’s blood test showed a Great Perfection foundation and said he would seek a place for her in the Genius Training Camp.
• Huang Lei promised Li Wei 1,000 Alliance Contribution Points per month and said he would pursue Double Armor treatment, while Li Wei declined this year’s camp.

After receiving her First Order martial artist certification, Li Wei returned to Gu Garden, ate dinner, and tried to shop online, only to be overwhelmed by calls from supposedly close friends. Her grandmother told her to check the trending searches, hinting that Li Wei had caused the Jiang Family to make a spectacular fool of itself.

• Li Wei received her First Order martial artist identity certification and rode back to Gu Garden with her new assistant, Gu Yan.
• Li Wei found the entrance to Gu Jinzhi's Small Building through the underground garage, learned the household would be away, and devoured the dinner laid out for her.
• Li Wei answered calls from Ning Hua and Zou Jingya, both of whom acted far more intimate than their past relationships warranted.
• Li Wei received a flood of similar calls from old acquaintances and unfamiliar numbers, then spent two hours brushing them off.
• Jiang Xinyue called Li Wei and told her to check the trending searches, saying Li Wei had made the Jiang Family a spectacle.

Li Wei checked the uproar surrounding Jiang Xue, tested the limits of her 99+1 state, and decided to prepare for entering a rift. Meanwhile, Gu Jinzhi pushed himself through a brutal training session, and a girl at the martial arts hall secretly reported that her attempt had failed.

• Li Wei saw Heavenly Machine Network trending posts exposing Jiang Xue and spreading rumors about her marriage to Gu Jinzhi, so she planned to shop for supplies and enter a rift the next day.
• Li Wei tested her 99+1 state and discovered she could sustain it for about five minutes, gaining 40 points in her Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll before collapsing from mental exhaustion.
• At the Zeng family’s martial arts hall, Gu Jinzhi fought four coaches until he was exhausted and collapsed, despite Zeng Yi warning him about his injuries and upcoming wedding.
• A girl brought medicine for Gu Jinzhi and offered to apply it, but he refused, and Zeng Yi warned her not to pursue him.
• After leaving the lounge, the girl went to a restroom and sent a message saying, “Failed.”

Gu Jinzhi struggled with his unfamiliar feelings for Li Wei and refused Zeng Yi’s offer to accompany him to Xijiang. After leaving the martial arts hall injured, he returned home, where Li Wei came to check on him and heard him order everyone out.

• Zeng Yi treated Gu Jinzhi’s bruises and guessed that his turmoil came from his feelings for his newly married wife.
• Gu Jinzhi recalled Li Wei in her wedding dress and admitted to himself that he feared wavering, so he had tried to suppress his feelings through pain.
• Zeng Yi insisted on accompanying Gu Jinzhi to Xijiang, but Gu Jinzhi refused and told him to stay out of the matter.
• Angry, Zeng Yi smashed the sofa and left, while Gu Jinzhi tucked away the ointment and limped out of the Shark Martial Arts Hall.
• At 02:13, Li Wei woke to find servants tending to Gu Jinzhi and went into his room, where he angrily ordered everyone out.

Li Wei stayed in Gu Jinzhi’s bedroom to treat his injuries, despite his attempts to send her away. Their awkward closeness was interrupted when Liang Qiushi walked in and misread their position, leaving Li Wei and Gu Jinzhi mortified.

• After Gu Jinzhi told the servants and Li Wei to leave, Li Wei returned to his room and offered to help treat his injuries.
• Li Wei pinned Gu Jinzhi down and cleaned his wounds before applying the Zeng Family ointment to his back.
• While treating Gu Jinzhi, Li Wei teased him, and he struggled to hide his embarrassment and physical reaction.
• Li Wei crouched to help Gu Jinzhi remove his socks just as Liang Qiushi entered the bedroom.
• Liang Qiushi quickly shut the door, and Li Wei and Gu Jinzhi realized their pose had looked compromising.

Li Wei left Gu Garden for Huanmao Center to prepare for entering an Abyss Rift, while the Zhang and Yun families revised their plans after learning that Jiang Xue was only First Order but unexpectedly powerful. The chapter left the Zhang Family still intent on attending the Gu Family wedding and Yun Xi instructing Yun Lan to undermine Jiang Xue at Qingyun.

• Li Wei hurried out of breakfast and went with Gu Yan to Huanmao Center, planning to train in the Abyss Rift until she reached Second Order.
• Liang Qiushi asked Gu Jinzhi about the previous night, and he insisted Jiang Xue had only helped him apply medicine.
• Zhang Yansheng learned Jiang Xue was First Order and changed the Zhang Family's plan, though he still intended to attend the Gu Family wedding with hired experts.
• A Zhang Family operative told Yun Xi that sixteen girls had been sent to gather intelligence on and potentially seduce Gu Jinzhi, and that their orders had shifted to seduction two days earlier.
• Yun Xi warned Yun Lan not to provoke Jiang Xue, then told her to have Lei Xiaoyu challenge Jiang Xue at team tryouts and prevent her from establishing herself at Qingyun.

Li Wei learned the dangers and rules of entering an Abyss Rift, then completed preparations to enter the C3-01-045 rift. After discovering that her expensive hiking gear was useless and receiving a standard combat uniform and Order Bracelet, she stepped through the rift entrance.

• Li Wei learned that she could return from the rift by finding an upward passage, and that her hiking supplies had been an unnecessary purchase.
• The Investigation Bureau instructor gave Li Wei an Order Bracelet and explained its hourly counting test and the need to retreat if she counted incorrectly.
• The instructor advised Li Wei, a First Order martial artist, to remain in the rift’s shallows.
• Li Wei collected a standard combat uniform, registered her identity, and left her personal belongings behind before joining the line to enter.
• At the final checkpoint, a young Bureau worker verified Li Wei’s identity and told her to stay safe.
• Li Wei took a breath and entered the Abyss Rift through the distorted air.

Li Wei searched a silent underground parking garage in a C-rank rift, then lured out and killed a weak Abyss monster. She continued deeper into the garage with her Abyss Essence increased to 212.

• Li Wei emerged in an empty underground parking garage and cautiously searched its rows of cars and marked zones.
• After finding no monsters, Li Wei decided to stay in the shallow layer and try to draw one out rather than risk going deeper.
• Li Wei raced through the garage, singing and smashing cars and pillars until she reached Zone G.
• A mannequin-like creature in a security guard uniform appeared, and Li Wei killed it with a swift strike.
• Black qi entered Li Wei, raising her Abyss Essence from 203 to 212.

Li Wei explored deeper into the Abyss Rift, killing monsters throughout a warped shopping mall while collecting Abyss Essence. After descending into a more decayed parking lot, she heard a battle and human voices nearby.

• Li Wei found a stairwell in the parking lot and descended into a mall that appeared on the second floor despite being below ground.
• Li Wei killed monsters that emerged as she sang through the mall, gaining Abyss Essence and counting to nine whenever her Order Bracelet vibrated.
• After killing nine monsters and reaching 307 Abyss Essence, Li Wei decided the mall was too slow to explore and descended farther.
• Li Wei entered a more dilapidated parking lot and heard what sounded like people fighting, so she concealed her aura and crept toward them.

Li Wei carved through the Abyss monsters in the parking garage, rescuing several groups of martial artists and rapidly increasing her essence. She ignored the valuable Existence Material and raced deeper into the rift, leaving the grateful martial artists behind.

• Li Wei silently killed five second-order Abyss monsters just as they were about to overwhelm the Bearded Man captain and his group.
• The rescued martial artists thanked Li Wei, while Old Qin shielded the exposed Existence Material; Li Wei ignored it and hurried deeper into the garage.
• Li Wei encountered increasing numbers of first- and second-order Abyss monsters and killed them to gain essence.
• Li Wei saved two more groups of martial artists by clearing their monsters, and they welcomed her intervention despite her taking their kills.
• The martial artists began spreading word of Li Wei's monster-clearing exploits as she sped farther into the rift.