Chapter Summaries

Zhang Chu demonstrated that his Basic Stance Cultivation had reached the Initial Accomplishment Realm, then revealed that Li Yun had advanced far beyond him. After Li Yun displayed his Perfection Realm Zhuang Gong and Green Pine Intent, Zhang Cong and two visiting elders resolved to prioritize cultivating him.

• Zhang Chu performed all Twelve Stances and proved to Zhang Cong that his Zhuang Gong had reached the Initial Accomplishment Realm.
• Zhang Chu claimed Li Yun had reached the Perfection Realm and urged Zhang Cong to reward him more generously.
• Li Yun confirmed that his Basic Stance Cultivation had reached the Perfection Realm and that he had comprehended the Green Pine Intent of the First Stance.
• Zhang Cong asked Li Yun to demonstrate his Zhuang Gong as Old Li and Old Huang arrived at Azure Cloud Residence.
• Li Yun performed all Twelve Stances and displayed the Green Pine Intent, leaving Zhang Cong, Old Li, and Old Huang amazed.
• Zhang Cong, Old Li, and Old Huang decided that Li Yun must be cultivated with utmost priority.

After Li Yun attributed his rapid Basic Stance Cultivation progress to swallowing a Purple Profound Dao Fruit, the Elders tested his comprehension by having Huang Huazong demonstrate a rare martial art. Li Yun gained over one hundred thousand Martial Cognition Points, and Thunderclap Fist appeared on his panel as Not Initiated.

• Li Yun told Zhang Cong, Huang Huazong, and Li Sixing that he had swallowed a purple fruit that made his body hot and his mind clear.
• Huang Huazong suspected the fruit was a Purple Profound Dao Fruit and proposed testing Li Yun's comprehension with an on-the-spot challenge.
• Li Yun agreed to watch Huang Huazong demonstrate the high-grade Body Tempering Realm technique Jinglei, also called Thunderclap Fist.
• Huang Huazong slowed his demonstration, while Li Yun's system awarded him 500 Cognition Points per second.
• Li Yun's Martial Cognition Points surpassed one hundred thousand, and Thunderclap Fist appeared on his panel at Not Initiated.

Li Yun used the three elders’ demonstrations to gain more than a million Cognition Points and quickly master several Martial Skills. Impressed by his comprehension, the elders planned to report him to the sect’s higher-ups and invited him to the Martial Armory the next day.

• Li Yun asked Huang Huazong to demonstrate the Thunderclap Fist again, then spent Cognition Points to learn it to the Proficient Realm and stunned the elders.
• Li Sixing demonstrated Soaring Star Steps twice, helping Li Yun learn another technique and gain over 270,000 Cognition Points.
• Zhang Cong demonstrated two Martial Skills, bringing Li Yun’s Cognition Points total above one million, and the three elders gave him thirty Qi and Blood Pills.
• Zhang Cong, Huang Huazong, and Li Sixing warned Li Yun that reporting his talent to the sect’s higher-ups might bring both trouble and opportunity.
• The elders praised Li Yun’s talent and character, and Huang Huazong invited him to visit the next day to choose a Martial Arts technique at the Martial Armory.

Li Yun weighed whether to spend his Cognition Points mastering Basic Stance Cultivation or improving the Reverse Fate Art. After Zhang Chu revealed a rumored secret behind the sect’s insistence on the basic art, Li Yun decided to cultivate its remaining eleven True Intents first.

• Li Yun left Azure Cloud Residence considering his chances of becoming the Rank Ren Chief and how to spend the million Cognition Points he had received.
• Li Yun debated whether Basic Stance Cultivation was worth upgrading, since it seemed to offer little beyond Body Tempering.
• Zhang Chu told Li Yun that the Celestial Martial Sect had once required new disciples to train in other beginner arts before its leaders made Basic Stance Cultivation mandatory.
• Zhang Chu urged Li Yun to master all Twelve True Meanings so he might uncover the art’s hidden secret.
• Li Yun decided to postpone further Reverse Fate Art cultivation and focus on the remaining eleven True Intents of Basic Stance Cultivation.

Li Yun perfected four martial skills and began sublimating Basic Stance Cultivation, while Gu Yunzheng recruited He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu to attack him. Before dawn, He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu set out in disguise for the grove where they believed Li Yun was practicing.

• Li Yun spent his Martial Cognition Points raising Thunderclap Fist, Soaring Star Steps, Tiger Subduing Fist, and Eagle Claw Technique to Perfection.
• Li Yun saw that his perfected martial skills could be sublimated to comprehend True Intent, but chose to focus on Basic Stance Cultivation instead.
• Gu Yunzheng told He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu that Li Yun had slipped out and might be at a small grove west of Rank 95 Academy.
• He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu agreed to attack Li Yun in exchange for one thousand taels of silver from Gu Yunzheng.
• He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu waited until before dawn, disguised themselves in black, and headed for the grove.

Li Yun mastered the Plum Blossom Intent and Cloud Water Intent, advanced to the Body Tempering Fourth Layer, and comprehended Thunderclap Fist Intent. When He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu ambushed him, Li Yun evaded He Tingfeng’s attack and tore a chunk of flesh from his arm.

• Li Yun tested the Plum Blossom Intent and Cloud Water Intent after elevating the second and third stances of the Basic Stance Cultivation.
• Li Yun advanced to the Body Tempering Fourth Layer and considered improving his Thunderclap Fist.
• Li Yun spent 100,000 Martial Cognition Points to elevate the Thunderclap Fist and comprehended Thunderclap Fist Intent, which he could use three times a day.
• He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu appeared masked in the grove, and Li Yun fled, initially suspecting Zhao Chuanfeng had sent them.
• He Tingfeng blocked Li Yun and attacked, claiming he and Xu Youwu had come to teach Li Yun a lesson for relying on Inner Sect connections.
• Li Yun dodged He Tingfeng with Soaring Star Steps and slashed his shoulder with Eagle Claw Technique, earning 30 Cognition Points.

Li Yun defeated He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu after their ambush, killing He Tingfeng with Thunderclap Fist Intent. As Xu Youwu tried to flee, Senior Sister Zhang appeared and struck him back into the woods.

• He Tingfeng retreated with a grievous arm wound while Xu Youwu charged Li Yun using Spirit Ape Nine Styles.
• Li Yun held off Xu Youwu with his perfected martial arts, and Xu Youwu called on He Tingfeng to attack from behind.
• Li Yun evaded their pincer attack and struck He Tingfeng with Thunderclap Fist Intent, killing him.
• Xu Youwu fled, but a sudden gale sent him crashing back into the woods, and Li Yun realized Senior Sister Zhang had arrived.

Li Yun learned that Gu Yunzheng had hired Xu Youwu and He Tingfeng to attack him, then killed Xu Youwu after Zhang Ruohan forced him to confess. Zhang Ruohan helped erase the evidence and took Li Yun flying toward a place beyond the Celestial Martial Sect.

• Zhang Ruohan seized the mortally wounded Xu Youwu and made him reveal that Gu Yunzheng had paid him and He Tingfeng to attack Li Yun.
• Li Yun killed Xu Youwu with Thunderclap Fist Intent and resolved to repay Gu Yunzheng for arranging the attack.
• Zhang Ruohan warned Li Yun that others might target him because of his talent and gave him Corpse Dissolving Powder.
• Li Yun used the powder to dissolve He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu's bodies, and Zhang Ruohan covered the remains with fallen leaves.
• Zhang Ruohan took Li Yun by the hand and carried him through the air toward a place outside the Celestial Martial Sect.

Zhang Ruohan took Li Yun to a hidden valley and kicked him off a cliff as a prank before safely slowing their fall. At the bottom, Li Yun sensed that the wind at the valley entrance contained a naturally formed sword art, which his system began loading.

• Zhang Ruohan led Li Yun through the mountains to a cliff overlooking a secluded valley.
• After Li Yun teased her, Zhang Ruohan kicked him off the cliff and then jumped after him.
• Li Yun clung to Zhang Ruohan during the fall, and she slowed their descent and landed them safely.
• Zhang Ruohan asked Li Yun to examine the valley, and he noticed the wind carried an unusual, mournful rhythm.
• Li Yun's system granted Cognition Points for observing the wind and began loading an Unnamed Sword Art formed within it.

Li Yun visited a valley with Zhang Ruohan and began loading a mysterious sword art formed by the wind, while Gu Yunzheng woke believing Li Yun might have been eliminated and grew excited about his own prospects. Li Yun continued cultivating as the sword art loaded, and Gu Yunzheng completed the Eighth Stance.

• Li Yun recognized that the valley wind carried a mysterious Rhythm of the Wind that could form a powerful sword art, impressing Zhang Ruohan with his insight.
• Zhang Ruohan promised Li Yun a favor if he could comprehend the sword art within a few days, and Li Yun teased her before clarifying that he wanted to exchange Martial Arts.
• Zhang Ruohan left to get Li Yun food, and Li Yun sat by the valley entrance, where the Unnamed Sword Art had loaded only 2%.
• Li Yun began cultivating Basic Stance Cultivation while waiting for the sword art to load.
• Gu Yunzheng came to the courtyard, saw no sign of Li Yun, and imagined that his cousin and the others had dealt with him.
• Gu Yunzheng became excited about his future as Rank 95 Academy's chief disciple and completed the Eighth Stance.

After Zhang Ruohan took Li Yun to the valley, his absence sparked a search at Rank 95 Academy, but Zhang Cong told Xu Qing and Zhang Chu that Li Yun was safe. In the valley, Li Yun finished comprehending the Unnamed Sword Art and used Cognition Points to enter its first realm, discovering it was an Innate-level martial art.

• Zhang Chu reported Li Yun missing, so Xu Qing organized a search before Zhang Cong revealed that Li Yun had left with Zhang Chu's sister and ordered them to keep quiet.
• Xu Qing called off the search and told the Rank 95 Academy disciples that Li Yun had gone home, while Gu Yunzheng assumed Li Yun was dead and waited for news from his cousin He Tingfeng.
• Li Yun spent two days observing the valley's wind, completed the seventh stance of his Basic Stance Cultivation's sublimation, and accumulated more than 860,000 Cognition Points.
• The Unnamed Sword Art finished loading, and Li Yun spent 200,000 Cognition Points to advance it from Not Entered to the Entry Realm.
• Li Yun learned that the Unnamed Sword Art was an Innate-level martial art that required Innate True Qi to wield.

Li Yun demonstrated Sorrowful Wind Swordplay to Zhang Ruohan, who rapidly advanced her practice and overwhelmed him with its sorrowful sword intent. Zhang Ruohan then revealed that mastering the Twelve Basic Stances could let Li Yun enter the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion Ruins and pursue their core inheritance.

• Li Yun borrowed Zhang Ruohan’s sword and demonstrated Sorrowful Wind Swordplay, astonishing her with its ability to affect her emotions.
• Li Yun spent the next few days teaching Zhang Ruohan the swordplay, and she quickly advanced to Minor Accomplishment Realm.
• Zhang Ruohan’s practice overwhelmed Li Yun with sorrowful sword intent until her calls brought him back to his senses.
• Zhang Ruohan offered to share a secret about Basic Stance Cultivation, and Li Yun eagerly asked to hear it.
• Zhang Ruohan explained that the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion Ruins could be entered by comprehending the Twelve Basic Stances’ True Intents, and said Li Yun had a chance to obtain their core inheritance.

Zhang Ruohan explained the fame and power of the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion, then agreed to supply Li Yun with food while he cultivated in the secluded Valley. As Li Yun began training, Gu Yunzheng went looking for He Tingfeng and was immediately confronted over He Tingfeng's unpaid debt.

• Zhang Ruohan told Li Yun that the Twelve Palaces' twelve Peerless Arts could combine into the Heavenly Mansion Divine Skill, a path toward the Celestial Realm.
• Li Yun asked to enter Seclusion in the Valley, and Zhang Ruohan agreed to leave him several days' worth of food and return to check on his progress.
• Zhang Ruohan left her treasured sword and the martial art she had promised Li Yun before returning to the sect.
• Li Yun began cultivating, intending to master the remaining five stances of Basic Stance Cultivation.
• After receiving no word from He Tingfeng or Xu Youwu, Gu Yunzheng visited Rank 77 Courtyard to find He Tingfeng and was told He Tingfeng owed a disciple eight hundred taels of silver.

Gu Yunzheng was mistaken for He Tingfeng’s guarantor, robbed of his silver, and beaten by the disciples of Rank 77 Courtyard. He then learned that Wu Yuekong also demanded repayment for He Tingfeng’s debts, and was splashed awake after fainting.

• Zhao Leyue and the disciples of Rank 77 Courtyard seized Gu Yunzheng and demanded repayment of He Tingfeng’s debts.
• The disciples searched Gu Yunzheng, took all Three Thousand taels he carried, beat him, and threw him out.
• Gu Yunzheng reconsidered reporting them after realizing He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu might have disappeared while trying to deal with Li Yun.
• Two disciples brought Gu Yunzheng to Wu Yuekong, who demanded another Three Thousand taels for He Tingfeng’s debts.
• Gu Yunzheng spat blood and fainted, but Wu Yuekong’s men doused him with water and woke him.

Wu Yuekong threatened Gu Yunzheng over He Tingfeng’s debt, forcing Gu Yunzheng to reveal that He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu had been hired to attack Li Yun and had since disappeared. Wu Yuekong offered to keep Gu Yunzheng’s secret and protect him in exchange for Three Thousand taels, then made him write a letter demanding the money from home.

• Wu Yuekong demanded that Gu Yunzheng repay He Tingfeng’s Three Thousand taels or disclose He Tingfeng’s whereabouts, threatening him with a dagger.
• Gu Yunzheng asked to speak privately and admitted that he had hired He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu to teach Li Yun a lesson for One thousand taels.
• Gu Yunzheng revealed that Li Yun had disappeared after the attack and that He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu had not returned to collect their payment.
• Wu Yuekong suspected something unusual had happened to Li Yun and decided to investigate.
• Wu Yuekong offered to protect Gu Yunzheng and keep his secret if Gu Yunzheng obtained Three Thousand taels from his family within one month.
• Gu Yunzheng accepted the offer, and Wu Yuekong told him to write the letter immediately.

Wu Yuekong learned that Li Yun had offended powerful Inner Sect disciples and ordered his men to seize him, while Li Yun ascended his stance cultivation and discovered the Primordial Chaos Stance.

• Zhao Leyue told Wu Yuekong that Li Yun had ties to the Inner Sect, but later revealed that Huang Yiyi had explained Li Yun had no backing and had offended Zhao Chuanfeng and Liu Ningkong.
• Wu Yuekong ordered his men to watch Rank 95 Academy and bring Li Yun to him as soon as he appeared.
• Li Yun reviewed his System Panel and realized that Basic Stance Cultivation could ascend again after he had comprehended True Intent in all twelve stances.
• Li Yun spent one million Martial Cognition Points to ascend Basic Stance Cultivation, merging the twelve stances and their True Intents into one.
• Li Yun learned that the resulting stance was called the Primordial Chaos Stance.

Li Yun used the Primordial Chaos Stance and Primal Chaos True Intent to temper his body far beyond the usual limit, reaching the Body Tempering Thirteenth Layer. He continued training and then returned to observing the Wind of the Valley Mouth to gather Cognition Points.

• Li Yun drew in varied Spirit Qi through the Primordial Chaos Stance and advanced to the Body Tempering Fifth Layer within half an hour, then reached the Sixth Layer two hours later.
• By dusk, Li Yun had reached the Body Tempering Ninth Level, but he discovered that his body continued to strengthen beyond the established limit.
• After two more days of cultivation, Li Yun's body reached the Body Tempering Thirteenth Layer and his strength rose to around three thousand jin.
• Li Yun considered the possibility of confronting a Force Refining Realm Martial Artist, then cautioned himself not to grow overconfident and kept practicing until his body could no longer be tempered.
• Li Yun ate, sat down, and resumed observing the Wind of the Valley Mouth to gather Cognition Points.

After Zhang Ruohan left him without food, Li Yun improved his aptitude by cultivating the Reverse Fate Art and found a way out of the first valley. He entered a barren valley whose strange wind wounded him, then collapsed unconscious while fleeing back.

• Li Yun ran out of food on the fifth day since Zhang Ruohan had left and turned to the Reverse Fate Art.
• Li Yun spent one million Cognition Points to advance the Reverse Fate Art to the Proficient Realm and raised his aptitude to Fourth Grade Lower.
• Li Yun discovered that observing the valley wind now earned him twice as many Cognition Points, then realized he could leave through the valley mouth.
• Li Yun endured the fierce wind and crossed into a wider, barren valley filled with small white bones.
• A falling leaf disintegrated in the wind, and Li Yun found his skin covered in sword-like cuts.
• Li Yun fled back to the first valley, collapsed from hunger and blood loss, and lost consciousness.

Li Yun recovered in Dead Valley and learned why Zhang Ruohan had been delayed, then heard that Zhang Cong had nominated him to become the Rank Ren Head Disciple. Zhang Ruohan insisted he return to the sect soon to demonstrate his strength and secure the title.

• Zhang Ruohan treated Li Yun’s injuries and brought him food and wine after finding him unconscious in Dead Valley.
• Li Yun complained that Zhang Ruohan had left him without enough food, and she explained that Zhao Chuanfeng had delayed her after Liu Ningkong accused her of meeting Li Yun in secret.
• Li Yun vowed to kill Liu Ningkong someday, but Zhang Ruohan warned him not to act recklessly and promised she was not afraid of Liu Ningkong’s family.
• Zhang Ruohan told Li Yun that Zhang Cong had nominated him as the Rank Ren Head Disciple, though some elders opposed the application.
• Zhang Ruohan urged Li Yun to return to the sect and reveal his strength, but he asked to stay in the valley for two more days and she refused.

Li Yun refused Zhao Leyue and Li Qin’s attempt to bring him to Wu Yuekong, then went to Azure Cloud Residence to find Zhang Cong. He gained Cognition Points from observing its plaque before knocking on the door.

• Li Yun returned to the Celestial Martial Sect with Zhang Ruohan and set out to report to Zhang Cong and ask about visiting the Martial Armory.
• Zhao Leyue and Li Qin stopped Li Yun and said Wu Yuekong wanted to see him, but Li Yun refused to go unless Wu Yuekong came himself.
• Li Yun seized Zhao Leyue and Li Qin by the wrists and flung them aside before leaving; the two noticed he had used a martial skill and hurried to report to Wu Yuekong.
• Li Yun reached Azure Cloud Residence and gained Cognition Points by observing its plaque, then knocked on the door.