Chapter Summaries

Chen Hao and Lin Taichu fought the transformed President, who unleashed the Life and Death Samsara Seal after Chen Hao’s strength surged. Their combined attack collided with his black Light Pillar, leaving all three battered as the President vowed to continue.

• The President vanished and attacked Chen Hao, who evaded his first strike and blocked a punch with his short sword.
• Lin Taichu struck from behind, but the President dodged and hit him in the chest, sending him flying; Chen Hao helped him up.
• Chen Hao unleashed a powerful aura and drove the President back with his golden sword.
• The President activated the Life and Death Samsara Seal and fired a black Light Pillar at Chen Hao and Lin Taichu.
• Chen Hao and Lin Taichu attacked together, but the Light Pillar exploded into scattered black points and the shockwave sent them crashing to the ground.
• Chen Hao and the President both struggled after the blast, but the President smiled savagely and declared that they had not stopped him.

Chen Hao and Lin Taichu used a powerful secret technique to defeat the President and save South City. Lin Taichu then traveled to Tianqi City to enroll at its martial arts academy, where his entrance test began against a spear-wielding student.

• Chen Hao and Lin Taichu completed their chant as golden light shielded them from the President’s attack and amplified their strength.
• Chen Hao’s short sword pierced the President’s forehead, killing him and ending the battle in South City.
• After saying goodbye to Chen Hao and the people of South City, Lin Taichu left for Tianqi City to improve his martial skills and cultivation.
• Lin Taichu reached Tianqi Martial Arts Academy, where a middle-aged man told him he had to defeat a student to pass the entrance test.
• Lin Taichu dodged the spear-wielding student’s opening attack as the academy’s test began and gathered spiritual energy.

Lin Taichu defeated a spear-wielding martial artist and earned admission to Tianqi Martial Arts Academy. After settling into the academy and beginning his training, he grew more proficient in his martial techniques over the course of a week.

• Lin Taichu defeated the martial artist with Light of Revelation, and his opponent conceded.
• The middle-aged man admitted Lin Taichu to Tianqi Martial Arts Academy and showed him its facilities and dormitory.
• Lin Taichu moved into his room and began training at the academy, practicing on the grounds and studying martial arts manuals in the library.
• Over one week, Lin Taichu's martial techniques became more proficient as his strength steadily grew.

Lin Taichu trained at Tianqi Martial Arts Academy and entered the Martial Arts Tower to face its trials. On the first floor, he battled Master Wuji and found an opening, but the fight was still unresolved.

• Lin Taichu repeatedly defeated a martial artist, then encouraged him to discover and develop his own strengths.
• Lin Taichu cultivated for years at Tianqi Martial Arts Academy, refined his techniques, and became one of its finest disciples.
• Lin Taichu entered the eighteen-floor Martial Arts Tower and met Master Wuji, the guardian of the first floor.
• Master Wuji attacked with Wuji Fist, and Lin Taichu countered with Tianqi Palm before being driven back by his opponent's superior power.
• Lin Taichu spotted a gap in Master Wuji's defenses, struck his chest, and followed up with his swordsmanship.

After Master Wuji nearly killed Lin Taichu in the Martial Arts Tower, Lin Taichu recovered and discovered the Heaven and Earth Longevity Art, which helped him reach a new realm. He returned to challenge the tower’s second floor, where its guardian Pojun warned that he was not strong enough to pass.

• Master Wuji grew to a thousand zhang tall and struck Lin Taichu, defeating him and leaving him severely injured.
• While recovering, Lin Taichu sensed a terrifying gaze from somewhere within the Martial Arts Tower, then began studying martial arts in the academy library.
• Lin Taichu found the Heaven and Earth Longevity Art and cultivated by seeking harmony with nature.
• On a full-moon night, Lin Taichu drew in Heaven and Earth Power and comprehended the art, reaching a new realm.
• Lin Taichu entered the Martial Arts Tower to challenge the second floor, where guardian Pojun told him he was not strong enough to pass.

Lin Taichu passed Pojun’s second-level trial by demonstrating the Heaven and Earth Longevity Art, then trained in the Martial Arts Tower before challenging Shadow Dance on the third level. He gained the upper hand in their speed contest, but Shadow Dance launched a mind-affecting attack that left him seeing only the platform.

• Lin Taichu used the Heaven and Earth Longevity Art to bypass Pojun’s defense and strike his chest, earning Pojun’s recognition and passing the second level.
• Lin Taichu trained in the third level’s harsh conditions to strengthen his body, techniques, and will.
• Lin Taichu entered the third level and fought Shadow Dance, using his heightened perception to track her movements and seize her sword wrist.
• Lin Taichu countered Shadow Dance’s attacks and gained the advantage, but she warned him not to underestimate her.
• Shadow Dance reappeared and unleashed a strange sound that disrupted Lin Taichu’s senses, leaving him able to see only the platform.

Lin Taichu passed the second-floor test, believed he had comprehended Heavenly Gang Strength, and faced Feng Xing on the fourth floor. After Feng Xing revealed a massive Void Rift and hinted he had been sent to target Lin Taichu, Lin Taichu suspected a connection to Luo Feng and pursued him.

• Lin Taichu endured intense pain during the second-floor test, then declined Shadow Dance's offer to continue and returned to his villa.
• Lin Taichu reflected on his gains and believed his strength had reached Peak Innate after the test.
• On the fourth floor, Feng Xing repeatedly outmaneuvered and injured Taichu until Taichu conceded defeat.
• Feng Xing demonstrated Void Rift, said his mission was complete, and departed after hinting that he had been sent to target Taichu.
• Taichu suspected someone connected to Luo Feng was behind the attack and rushed after Feng Xing.
• Feng Xing was excited that Taichu pursued him and called him the person he hated most.

Taichu survived Feng Xing’s attempt to trap him in a spatial crack, then revealed his increased power and stripped Feng Xing of his Space Law. After absorbing spatial fragments and reaching Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Peak, Taichu prepared to kill Feng Xing, who summoned a black blade to fight back.

• Taichu and Feng Xing exchanged blows until Feng Xing was injured and crushed a Red Crystal to trap Taichu in a spatial crack.
• Feng Xing discovered the crack was closing around him, realized he had been lured there, and escaped as Taichu emerged unharmed from the other side.
• Taichu revealed he had reached Golden Immortal Perfection and used Devouring Stars to absorb energy, while Feng Xing failed to overcome his technique.
• Taichu forcibly stripped Feng Xing of his Space Law and absorbed spatial fragments, raising his cultivation to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Peak.
• Taichu declared that he would kill Feng Xing, who summoned a black blade and filled the sky with blade shadows.

Taichu defeated Feng Xing, claimed the Heaven Opening Stone Egg, and explored the Space Turbulence before being thrown out. After recovering, he prepared to investigate Tianqi Academy, where the first death in nearly a hundred years had just occurred.

• Taichu used the Purple Long Sword to wound Feng Xing, sever one of his arms, and knock him unconscious.
• Taichu found the Heaven Opening Stone Egg in the collapsing tiny universe and learned of its connection to Pangu and the Nine Sons Mother River.
• Taichu discovered he had gained more than three thousand Merit Points and collected other treasures.
• Taichu explored the Space Turbulence, experienced its spatial distortion and teleportation force, and was cast out of the region.
• Taichu checked that Feng Xing was alive, rested after recovering, and decided to investigate Tianqi Academy.
• Tianqi Academy's first death in nearly a hundred years was revealed: Li Haoxuan, one of its top three inner disciples, had died.

Tianqi Academy investigated Li Haoxuan’s death and found his body had been destroyed by Nether Grass poison while an unexplained force remained within him. The Dean urged the academy to investigate the toxin’s source and cautiously study removing the force, while Lin Taichu stayed out of the matter.

• Tianqi Academy’s Disciples mourned Li Haoxuan and demanded that his killer be found, but investigators found no culprit in the surveillance footage.
• Tianqi Academy’s autopsy found Li Haoxuan’s heart and blood vessels reduced to ash, while his dantian and other tissues remained intact.
• The academy’s researchers discovered that a mysterious force had sustained Li Haoxuan, even as residual toxin destroyed his bloodlines and meridians.
• Formation grandmasters failed to determine how to separate the mysterious force, leaving the academy uncertain how to treat Li Haoxuan.
• The Dean argued that the academy should investigate the toxin’s source and conduct experiments before trying to expel the mysterious force.
• Lin Taichu chose not to get involved in the academy’s deliberations.

Lin Taichu proposed using Purifying Light to remove the mysterious power inside Li Haoxuan and began treating him the next day. He drew the power out into a point of light and started cautiously refining it.

• The Dean asked Tianqi Academy's experts to find a way to remove the power inside Li Haoxuan without harming him.
• Lin Taichu proposed using Purifying Light, a martial skill he had encountered in the Martial Arts Tower, and the Dean approved a trial for the next day.
• Lin Taichu sensed the power in Li Haoxuan and channeled Purifying Light into his body.
• When the power resisted and surged through Li Haoxuan, Lin Taichu protected him with a Protective Shield and gathered the power into a point of light.
• Lin Taichu drew the point of light into his hand and began slowly refining it.

Lin Taichu saved Li Haoxuan from a mysterious poison and uncovered a hidden ancient Formation beneath the academy's cultivation grounds. After Li Haoxuan recovered with an antidote, Lin Taichu and the Dean began investigating the Formation's origins in Tianqi Academy's history.

• Lin Taichu refined the mysterious power from Li Haoxuan, improving his own cultivation as Li Haoxuan regained consciousness and thanked him.
• Lin Taichu reported Li Haoxuan's condition to the Dean, then investigated his dormitory, cultivation grounds, and acquaintances without finding an immediate cause.
• Lin Taichu found a book describing Netherworld Poison, and the Dean organized an investigation that uncovered an ancient Formation beneath the cultivation grounds.
• The Dean closed the cultivation grounds and ordered a comprehensive inspection of Tianqi Academy while Lin Taichu searched for an antidote.
• Lin Taichu found an antidote formula, and Li Haoxuan fully recovered after taking it, with his cultivation improving.
• Lin Taichu and the Dean examined the ancient Formation and decided to investigate the academy's history to discover who had created it.

Lin Taichu investigated the Nether Illusion Array that had been used to poison Li Haoxuan and discovered its connection to Old Man Tianqi, the founder of Tianqi Academy. After summoning Old Man Tianqi’s phantom to identify a bronze key and explain the Formation, Lin Taichu began repairing it as instructed.

• Lin Taichu accepted the Dean’s task of investigating the Formation and searched the academy’s archives and elders for clues.
• Elder Zhao Wuji identified the Formation as the Nether Illusion Array and linked it to Old Man Tianqi.
• Lin Taichu explored Tianqi Tower and found Old Man Tianqi’s diary, which said the Array had been created to protect Tianqi Academy.
• Lin Taichu used Runes to summon Old Man Tianqi’s phantom, who confirmed that Lin Taichu’s bronze key opened Tianqi Tower.
• Old Man Tianqi agreed to explain the Formation in exchange for Lin Taichu repairing it, and Lin Taichu drew a circle of blood on the Stone Pillar.

After failing Old Man Tianqi’s Formation test, Lin Taichu challenged the fifth floor of the Martial Arts Tower to practice the Tianqi Art. He lost to the black-clad guardian, who warned that Lin Taichu’s impatience had trapped him in a demonic obstruction and cut off his cultivation path.

• Old Man Tianqi explained that Lin Taichu’s cultivation technique opposed the Formation, then told him to return after comprehending Formations; Lin Taichu left Tianqi Tower.
• Lin Taichu entered the Martial Arts Tower, passed its first four floors, and faced the black-clad guardian on the fifth.
• Lin Taichu and the guardian exchanged hundreds of blows, but Lin Taichu admitted defeat after their opposing techniques clashed.
• The guardian told Lin Taichu that his impatience had caused a demonic obstruction and that he had already exhausted the mysteries of Old Man Tianqi’s technique fragment.

Lin Taichu lost a fierce fight against the black-clad martial artist, Wang Xuan, who recognized him as Immortal Venerable Tian Qi’s successor before disappearing. After recovering, Lin Taichu accepted the Dean’s task of training the academy’s strongest students and spent the next month guiding them.

• Lin Taichu refused to take the black-clad martial artist as his master, and they fought; Lin Taichu struck him hard enough to bring him down but was left unconscious.
• The black-clad martial artist identified himself as Wang Xuan, recognized Lin Taichu as Immortal Venerable Tian Qi’s successor, and vanished.
• Lin Taichu woke after a day and night, returned home to recover, and met the Dean the following morning.
• The Dean asked Lin Taichu to train ten capable students, and Lin Taichu agreed to help them while continuing his own cultivation.
• Lin Taichu guided Wang Gang and several other students, sharing his Martial Arts Tower insights without reservation.
• A month passed as Lin Taichu continued training the academy’s elite students.

Lin Taichu recovered fully, mastered the Heavenly Dragon True Art’s remaining techniques, and continued training the Academy’s students. After two mysterious old men learned he was alive and set out to kill him, he left Tianqi Academy to investigate the danger waiting in the city.

• Lin Taichu circulated the Heavenly Dragon True Art and recovered to his peak condition, earning praise from the Dean and Vice Dean Yang Wenhua.
• Over two months, Lin Taichu trained students and studied the Academy’s supreme arts until he had comprehended all but the final sword technique.
• Lin Taichu chose Nine Strikes of the Golden Snake and tested its three forms, severely damaging the Scripture Pavilion.
• An Old Man in White recognized Lin Taichu and told an Old Man in black robes that he had once hunted him; the Old Man in black robes vowed to kill Lin Taichu and left, followed by the Old Man in White.
• Lin Taichu told the Dean he would return to the city to investigate whether anyone was still hunting him, then left Tianqi Academy alone.

Lin Taichu returned to the city and discovered that several formidable pursuers were tracking him. After the black-robed man nearly strangled him, a stranger in green robes appeared and killed the attacker with a sword strike.

• Lin Taichu reached the city, searched for news about his pursuers, and recognized a black-robed martial artist at a gambling house.
• Lin Taichu discovered several experts were following him, bought weapons, armor, and pills, then tried to lose them by changing course through the city.
• The black-robed man intercepted Lin Taichu and overpowered him in a fight, nearly strangling him to death.
• Lin Taichu struck the black-robed man with a desperate surprise attack, injuring him but leaving himself badly weakened.
• A sword light killed the black-robed man just as he prepared to attack Lin Taichu again, and a middle-aged man in green robes approached.

Lin Taichu met the Sword Saint Li Xiaoyao, who saved him and fought him before inviting him to Carefree Valley. After recovering and preparing to continue his journey, Lin Taichu was ambushed by two Masked Men and confronted by a young man who recognized him.

• Li Xiaoyao introduced himself as the Sword Saint and praised Lin Taichu's Eight Trigrams of Wandering Clouds technique.
• Li Xiaoyao and Lin Taichu exchanged moves, and Li Xiaoyao defeated him before using his inner force to heal his injuries.
• Li Xiaoyao invited Lin Taichu to visit him at Carefree Valley, then departed.
• After recovering, Lin Taichu prepared to resume his journey but noticed two figures blocking his path in the forest.
• The two Masked Men covered themselves in foul red mist and said Lin Taichu had a high bounty on his head.
• A young man in luxurious robes emerged and arrogantly asked whether Lin Taichu was the person they sought.

Lin Taichu confronted Song Tianyu, who revealed that a bounty on the Underground Wanted List had brought the Song family and Blood Wolf Mercenary Group after him. After Song Tianyu attacked him, Lin Taichu fought off the assassins and turned to face Song Tianyu.

• Lin Taichu learned from Song Tianyu that he was being hunted because of a bounty on the Underground Wanted List.
• Lin Taichu tried to leave and vowed to settle the score another day, but Song Tianyu struck him with a surprise attack.
• Song Tianyu ordered his seven experts to attack Lin Taichu, who defeated the assassins in a fierce fight.
• After the last assassin fell, Lin Taichu faced Song Tianyu and declared that it was his turn.

Lin Taichu defeated Song Tianyu, spent three months cultivating in seclusion, and returned to Nanyang City to find the person behind the wanted notice. There, he came across a young man being brutally beaten over an injured girl.

• Lin Taichu knocked Song Tianyu down but left him alive, then went to a desolate mountain range to cultivate.
• Lin Taichu cultivated with the Heavenly Dragon True Art for three months and greatly increased his strength.
• Lin Taichu returned to Nanyang City, intending to find the person who issued the wanted notice.
• Lin Taichu saw townspeople and burly men surrounding a young man beside an unconscious, bloodied girl.
• The gang leader and his men beat the young man, who kicked the leader in the groin before the leader stomped on his abdomen.