Chapter Summaries

Li Yun praised Zhang Shenshu’s potential after he reached Perfection Realm with [Big Tree Stump], and the two White-Leaf Jade Peonies were harvested. Back at the Qiao Family Old Residence, Li Yun decided the Ginseng King could stay inside the Gate of Myriad Wonders.

• Li Yun reassured Zhang Shenshu that his progress showed he had talent and a strong affinity for [Big Tree Stump].
• Zhang Shenshu harvested both White-Leaf Jade Peonies, and Xu Ruhai arrived to announce he had reached the Entry Realm with [Earth Burrowing Technique].
• Li Yun said farewell to Zhang Shenshu and Xu Ruhai, then returned to the Qiao Family Old Residence with the Ginseng King.
• Li Yun struggled to find a safe place for the Ginseng King, which objected to staying underground where spiritual qi was thin.
• The Ginseng King sensed a wondrous space within the Gate of Myriad Wonders, and Li Yun agreed to let it inside.

Li Yun discovered that the Gate of Myriad Wonders had expanded and gathered Spirit Qi, then learned that Bald Arhat had been killed in a possible attack aimed at Wang Lifeng. The chapter ended with Qiao Meng revealing that two of Bald Arhat’s men had entered the Muyuan Residential Compound on the night Li Yun arrived.

• Li Yun entered the Gate of Myriad Wonders and found its space larger, richer in Spirit Qi, and furnished with solid ground where Ginseng King happily planted his roots.
• Li Yun decided to bring Spirit Medicine into the Gate of Myriad Wonders to cultivate it, then left Ginseng King inside and returned to the Qiao residence.
• Qiao Tai and Qiao Meng confronted Li Yun for disappearing for days, and Qiao Meng told him that Bald Arhat had been killed with an iron spear in his Nightclub office.
• Qiao Meng explained that Bald Arhat had served Wang Lifeng’s lineage and that rumors blamed someone seeking revenge on Wang Lifeng for the killing.
• Qiao Meng told Li Yun that two of Bald Arhat’s men had entered the Muyuan Residential Compound on the night Li Yun arrived.

After learning Wang Lifeng had tried to have him killed, Li Yun focused on strengthening himself and received more Body Tempering techniques from Qiao Tai. When Li Yun cultivated in the Western Suburbs forest, Qiao Tai realized he had reached the legendary Body Tempering Eleventh Level and might be approaching the Twelfth.

• Li Yun learned that Wang Lifeng had sent the Bald Arhat’s men to kill him and resolved to speed up his cultivation.
• Qiao Tai refused to let Li Yun submit his insights to the Yellow Martial Sect, but gave him three core Body Tempering techniques and two combat arts.
• Li Yun studied the three techniques and used his Myriad Wonders Points to bring two of them to Perfection, improving his Body Tempering efficiency.
• Li Yun went to the Western Suburbs forest to cultivate, while Qiao Tai and his daughter followed and watched.
• Qiao Tai recognized that Li Yun had reached Body Tempering Eleventh Level and feared the Yellow Martial Sect would be shaken if he advanced further.

Qiao Tai warned Qiao Meng to keep Li Fenghua’s cultivation secret and protect him from the dangers of sect and family politics. They kept watch over Li Yun as he continued cultivating, and an invisible pressure suddenly appeared at midnight.

• Qiao Tai confirmed that Li Yun had reached the Body Tempering Eleventh Level and realized his talent could make him a target.
• Qiao Tai told Qiao Meng to keep Li Fenghua’s cultivation secret and not involve him in the Meng Family’s affairs.
• Qiao Meng asked whether the Sect Master could protect Li Fenghua, but Qiao Tai warned that the sect’s competing interests made that uncertain.
• Qiao Meng worried about her grandmother and the Meng Family, while Qiao Tai said they lacked the strength to help.
• Qiao Tai and Qiao Meng watched Li Yun through the next day and night as his aura remained turbulent.
• An invisible pressure appeared, and Qiao Tai and Qiao Meng turned toward Li Yun in alarm.

As Li Yun attempted to reach the Body Tempering Twelfth Level, Qiao Tai realized that an ancient Heaven and Earth Restriction was suppressing him and explained Blue Star’s declining strength to Qiao Meng. After hours of watching over Li Yun, Qiao Tai and Qiao Meng heard thunderous sounds coming from his body, and Qiao Tai recognized the legendary Tiger-Leopard Thunderclap.

• Qiao Tai identified the pressure restraining Li Yun as a Heaven and Earth Restriction and explained how Blue Star’s declining Spirit Qi had weakened its people.
• Qiao Tai told Qiao Meng that Li Yun’s talent and the modern environment might help him overcome the restriction, then asked her to bring food for his recovery.
• Qiao Meng went home to fetch food while Qiao Tai stayed in the woods to guard Li Yun’s breakthrough.
• Qiao Meng returned around seven in the morning, and a loud crack of thunder startled her and Qiao Tai.
• Qiao Tai saw waves of aura pouring from Li Yun as thunder rumbled within him and wondered if it was the legendary Tiger-Leopard Thunderclap.

Li Yun reached Body Tempering Twelfth Level and revealed that the rising Dimensional Coefficient could give many people a chance to surpass their former limits. The chapter ended with Qiao Tai connecting Li Yun’s breakthrough to a theory from ancient texts.

• Qiao Tai explained that Li Yun’s Tiger-Leopard Thunderclap signaled an extraordinary physical transformation and confirmed he had reached Body Tempering Twelfth Level.
• Li Yun rushed to Qiao Tai and Qiao Meng, ravenously ate the food they had brought, and said he had sensed about two hundred Innate Apertures.
• Li Yun said he had not reached his body’s limit and urged Qiao Meng to keep tempering herself before attempting Aperture Refining.
• Li Yun told Qiao Meng that many people still had a chance to improve their limits because of the Dimensional Coefficient.
• Qiao Tai guessed that the Dimensional Coefficient was rising and gradually loosening everyone’s limits, and Li Yun praised him for noticing.

Li Yun explained that the Dimensional Coefficient set the current limits of Body Tempering, while personal strength and resolve determined how close someone could get to them. After discussing the possibility of higher levels, he kept the Gate of Myriad Wonders secret and joined Qiao Tai, Qiao Meng, Xu Ruhai, and Zhang Shenshu for a lively meal.

• Li Yun told Qiao Meng and Qiao Tai that the Dimensional Coefficient set the world's cultivation ceiling and that reaching Body Tempering Twelfth Level depended on overcoming personal limits.
• Li Yun estimated that Blue Star could currently support the Body Tempering Thirteenth Layer, and Qiao Tai asked what might come after it.
• Li Yun said he would take things as they came, while privately considering the Gate of Myriad Wonders as another possible place to advance.
• Li Yun and Qiao Tai returned to the Qiao Family Old Residence with Qiao Meng and found Xu Ruhai and Zhang Shenshu waiting with food and wine.
• The group carried the food inside and shared a lively lunch, which moved Qiao Tai because the old residence had not felt so lively in years.

After hiding his true cultivation during a drinking gathering, Li Yun secretly perfected more martial arts and found that advancing beyond the Body Tempering Twelfth Level would be difficult and time-consuming. As he weighed whether to pursue the Body Tempering limit, an attacker suddenly struck from behind.

• Xu Ruhai praised Li Fenghua’s martial arts talent, while Qiao Tai concealed that Li Yun had reached the Body Tempering Twelfth Level.
• Li Yun, Qiao Tai, Zhang Shenshu, and Xu Ruhai drank late into the night and stayed at the Qiao Family’s old residence.
• Li Yun spent 63 Myriad Wonders Points to perfect his remaining core Body Tempering Cultivation Technique and two combat techniques in a nearby forest.
• Li Yun found that his progress toward the Body Tempering Thirteenth Layer had slowed sharply and questioned whether pursuing the limit was worth the delay.
• Li Yun sensed danger, concealed his blood and vitality, and prepared as a blade-wielding figure appeared behind him.

Li Yun killed Nie He after learning that Wang Lifeng had hired him to assassinate Li Yun, then took Nie He’s blade. The next morning, Qiao Tai was summoned over possible trouble at the Demon Cave, leaving Li Yun curious about the Weird Demons.

• Li Yun struck Nie He with a powerful punch, breaking his bones and fatally injuring him.
• Nie He revealed that Wang Lifeng had promised him a hundred thousand to kill Li Yun, then died after warning that Li Yun and Wang Lifeng would become enemies.
• Li Yun dragged Nie He’s corpse to a ravine and threw it in, then found Nie He’s high-grade blade and took it.
• Li Yun returned to the Qiao Family Old Residence and slept until morning without telling the others what had happened.
• Qiao Tai received a summons from the Outer Sect Elder and left after saying that something might have happened at the Demon Cave.
• Xu Ruhai and Zhang Shenshu worried that Weird Demons might emerge from the Demon Cave, while Li Yun asked what they looked like.

Li Yun learned about Demon Caves and the danger of their evolution after Qiao Tai reported that Demon Cave No. 27 had begun forming an inner cave. Li Yun, Qiao Meng, and Xu Ruhai decided to enter the cave and help fight the Weird Demons, preparing to leave after a meal.

• Qiao Meng explained that Demon Caves contained Weird Beasts and Demon People, and that Martial Artists could enter them to earn Points and gain combat experience.
• Qiao Tai told Qiao Meng that a new vortex had appeared inside Demon Cave No. 27, threatening to turn the Level-One cave into a Level-Two cave.
• Qiao Meng explained that the Yellow Martial Sect and Sand City's City Lord's Mansion had called on local Body Tempering Realm Martial Artists to enter the cave and stop the threat from growing.
• Li Yun, Qiao Meng, and Xu Ruhai agreed to go to Demon Cave No. 27, and Li Yun returned with the blade he had taken from Nie He.
• Qiao Meng offered to prepare food and dried meat before they left, and Xu Ruhai eagerly agreed.

Li Yun's group entered Demon Cave No. 27, where Martial Artists gathered to hunt demons and earn Points. Inside, Li Yuanba found Xu Ruhai and greeted him boisterously, leaving the group with an introduction still to come.

• Xu Ruhai led Li Yun's group to Demon Cave No. 27, where Qiao Meng explained the City Guard's role and how Score Tokens recorded battles for Points.
• Li Yun received a Score Token and entered the Demon Cave with Qiao Meng and the others.
• Li Yun surveyed the mist-shrouded Demon Cave and privately reflected on his cultivation, then denied Xu Ruhai's guess that he was nearing a breakthrough.
• Li Yuanba arrived, grabbed Xu Ruhai by the collar while teasing him for being hard to find, then let go when he noticed Qiao Meng laughing.

Li Yun and the others prepared to hunt Weird Beasts in the Demon Cave, while Li Yuanba and Xu Ruhai secretly sized each other up and challenged one another to a fight. When a horde of Weird Beasts charged, the martial artists rushed to meet them, and Li Yun followed after warning Qiao Meng and Brother Tree to put their safety first.

• Xu Ruhai and Li Yuanba argued and agreed to settle their rivalry with a fight after leaving the Demon Cave.
• Li Yuanba introduced himself to Li Yun, who gave his name as Li Fenghua, and Xu Ruhai teased Li Yuanba about his looks.
• A horde of Weird Beasts surged toward the group, prompting Li Yuanba to charge and smash the first beast with his Golden Giant Hammers.
• Xu Ruhai drew a silver spear and plunged into the horde, impressing Li Yun with his skill and apparent improvement.
• Li Yun warned Qiao Meng and Brother Tree to stay safe, then advanced toward the battle at a measured pace.

Li Yun reached the Demon Cave battle with Qiao Meng and Zhang Shenshu, drawing criticism for walking slowly until he launched himself into the Weird Beast army. His devastating swordsmanship stunned the Martial Artists around him, who realized he was far stronger than he had let on.

• Martial Artists mocked Li Yun for strolling toward the battle with Qiao Meng and Zhang Shenshu instead of fighting.
• Zhang Shenshu and Qiao Meng told Li Yun they could take care of themselves, so he leapt ahead toward the Weird Beasts.
• Li Yun killed a flying bird Weird Beast in midair, then landed among the beasts and slaughtered more than a dozen with one blow.
• Li Yun unleashed his perfected Mountain-Splitting Blade Technique, tearing through the Weird Beast army and astonishing the watching Martial Artists.
• Xu Ruhai and others recognized Li Yun and concluded that he had reached Body Tempering Eleventh Level and perfected his techniques.

Li Yun slaughtered Weird Beasts at the rear of the army, where the Gate of Myriad Wonders absorbed their spiritual energy and Spirit Mechanism, and discovered that the creatures emerging from the Black Mist were growing stronger. After Aperture Refining Realm experts entered the mist to stop Demon Cave No. 27 from evolving, Li Yun followed them.

• Li Yuanba recognized Li Yun's overwhelming strength, while Cao Yishan pressed him for Li Yun's identity and then set off to find out for himself.
• Li Yun's killings activated the Gate of Myriad Wonders, increasing his Myriad Wonders Points and slowly nourishing its inner space.
• Li Yun fought through the Weird Beast army and saw that the beasts emerging from the Black Mist were becoming stronger, threatening the martial artists outside.
• A group of Aperture Refining Realm experts arrived, warned Li Yun to turn back, and entered the Black Mist to destroy the Newborn Demon Cave.
• Li Yun grew curious about their plan and followed them into the Black Mist.

Li Yun escaped the vortex in the Black Mist by burrowing underground, only to emerge in a vast land filled with hundreds of thousands of Weird Beasts and an army of Demon People. After fleeing a pursuing horde and hiding in a cave, he received a flood of information from the mark of the Gate of Myriad Wonders.

• Li Yun used the Earth Burrowing Technique to escape the vortex’s pull and surfaced beyond its reach.
• Li Yun discovered an enormous army of Weird Beasts and Demon People and realized the place was unlike a Level-One Demon Cave.
• Li Yun fled as more than ten thousand powerful Weird Beasts pursued him into the mountains.
• Li Yun hid in a cave, ate some of the dried meat Qiao Meng had packed for him, and conserved the rest.
• The mark of the Gate of Myriad Wonders warmed and sent complex information into Li Yun’s mind.

Li Yun accidentally crossed into the Beast-Grazing Land and tried to escape back to Blue Star. After fleeing a giant black bull, he was ambushed by A Mu, who recognized him as a human and eagerly prepared to eat him.

• Li Yun learned that he had crossed into the Beast-Grazing Land, where Weird Beasts and Demon People lived, and resolved to find a Demon Cave back to Blue Star.
• A giant black bull emerged from the cave, but Li Yun escaped while the beast got stuck trying to charge through the entrance.
• Li Yun ran in search of a Demon Cave and dodged a black spear thrown by a figure hiding in the treetops.
• A Mu appeared, recognized Li Yun as a Blue Star Human Race, and said he could finally eat his fill.
• Black smoke seeped from A Mu as Li Yun caught a foul stench from him.

Li Yun fought Demon Ah Mu in a prolonged, evenly matched battle until a beast’s roar distracted his opponent. He used his hidden Azure Dragon Dharma Aspect to stun Demon Ah Mu, killed him, and collapsed from exhaustion.

• Li Yun attacked Demon Ah Mu, but Demon Ah Mu dodged his blade and countered with a spear strike that revealed his immense speed and strength.
• Li Yun and Demon Ah Mu fought at close range, with Li Yun relying on blade intent to defend against Demon Ah Mu’s faster spear attacks.
• After many minutes of fighting, both warriors slowed from exhaustion but continued guarding against a fatal mistake.
• A distant beast’s roar distracted Demon Ah Mu, and Li Yun unleashed his hidden Azure Dragon Dharma Aspect to stun him.
• Li Yun stabbed Demon Ah Mu through the chest, struck his shoulder with Yang Fire, and beheaded him before collapsing from exhaustion.

After killing Demon Ah Mu, Li Yun absorbed the demon’s corpse and gained three supreme arts and Myriad Wonders Points. He perfected the arts and discovered he could draw Primordial Demon Qi from the Beast-Grazing Land, but stopped when it stirred violent impulses in him.

• Li Yun recovered from his fight with Demon Ah Mu, then absorbed the demon’s corpse through the Gate of Myriad Wonders and gained the Primordial Demon Body Tempering Art, Demon Shadow Heavenly Wind, and Seven Slaughter Absolutes.
• Li Yun found that he had accumulated 1,187 Myriad Wonders Points, most of them from killing Weird Beasts.
• Li Yun moved to a safer location and spent nearly 800 points to perfect Demon Ah Mu’s three arts and push the Primordial Demon Body Tempering Art and Qiao Tai’s core technique through Limit Breaking.
• Li Yun discovered that the Primordial Demon Body Tempering Art let him absorb Primordial Demon Qi from the Beast-Grazing Land, strengthening his body but making him restless and bloodthirsty.
• Li Yun stopped absorbing Primordial Demon Qi but confirmed that he could use Demon Shadow Heavenly Wind and the Seven Slaughter Absolutes without adverse effects.

Li Yun ambushed a group of Demon People escorting chained Blue Star Human Race captives through the Beast-Grazing Land and killed them with overwhelming speed. After freeing the captives, he sent them into Mountain Forest to hide while he prepared to face the reinforcements.

• Li Yun spotted seven or eight Demon People whipping a dozen chained Blue Star Human Race captives and decided to attack rather than follow them to their destination.
• Li Yun rushed the group and killed seven Demon People with a swift blade attack.
• The leader attacked with his whip, but Li Yun split the whip and the leader in two with Mountain Splitter.
• The freed captives stared at Li Yun in shock and asked themselves who he was.
• Li Yun cut the captives' chains and ordered them to hide in Mountain Forest while he dealt with the approaching reinforcements.

Li Yun rescued a group of Blue Star humans, then lured two powerful Demon People groups away from their hiding place and evaded them in the Mountain Forest. As the humans split up and continued deeper into the woods, Li Yun waited in hiding while his pursuers searched for him.

• Li Yun devoured the corpses of the Demon People he had killed, restoring himself to his peak before two groups of Demon People arrived.
• Li Yun deliberately ran away from the Mountain Forest, drawing the two groups after him so the rescued humans could stay hidden.
• The Blue Star humans debated whether to help Li Yun, but Sun Yifei led six or seven of them deeper into the woods instead.
• Yu Feng denounced Sun Yifei but refused to help Li Yun himself, then led the remaining four people in another direction.
• Li Yun used his speed to evade the Demon People groups and hid among the trees as they split up to search for him.