Chapter Summaries

Ning Wangshu rescued Shen Anran from Yu Canghai and destroyed the Yu family after Yu Canghai defied his warning. He then burned Yu Canghai’s body and soul, leaving no survivors.

• Ning Wangshu arrived as Yu Canghai’s corpse attacked Shen Anran, freed her, and knocked Yu Canghai into a cliff.
• Ning Wangshu crushed Yu Canghai’s black seal, stopped him from fleeing, and carried him and Shen Anran above the Yu family.
• Ning Wangshu summoned the Bahuang Zhentianding and crushed the Yu family’s mountain, killing its people.
• Yu Canghai cursed Ning Wangshu and vowed to return as a Malevolent Ghost, but Ning Wangshu burned him away with True Fire.

After rescuing Shen Anran and returning to his quiet campus life, Ning Wangshu agreed to investigate Xu Yingying’s uncle, Wu Fengming, who had fallen mysteriously ill. Ning Wangshu, Xu Yingying, and Lin Qingzhu arrived at Wu Fengming’s home in Jiangzhou City, where his worried wife let them inside.

• Ning Wangshu returned Shen Anran safely to her parents, then took Ning Ruoxuan home and flew back to Jiangnan City.
• Ning Wangshu resumed his classes and cultivation, and Xu Yingying later asked him to help her uncle, who might be possessed.
• Xu Yingying explained that Wu Fengming had become unconscious after suffering nightmares, and that doctors could not determine what was wrong.
• Ning Wangshu agreed to examine Wu Fengming, and he, Xu Yingying, and Lin Qingzhu traveled to Jiangzhou City the next morning.
• Xu Yingying brought Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu to Wu Fengming’s home and told his wife that her friends had special abilities that might help him.

Ning Wangshu said he was certain he could cure Xu Yingying’s uncle, Wu Fengming, but Old Sun and Wu Jiaqi doubted his claims. Xu Sufen let Old Sun try acupuncture first, leaving Ning Wangshu to wait for the result.

• Xu Sufen led Xu Yingying, Ning Wangshu, and their companions to see Wu Fengming, whom Old Sun was examining.
• Ning Wangshu said Wu Fengming’s condition was minor and that he could cure it, prompting Old Sun to challenge his medical knowledge.
• Wu Jiaqi questioned whether Ning Wangshu could help, while Xu Yingying defended him and urged Xu Sufen to let him try.
• Ning Wangshu agreed to let Old Sun treat Wu Fengming first and offer his own treatment if Old Sun failed.
• Xu Sufen approved Old Sun’s attempt, and he took out silver needles and began acupuncture on Wu Fengming.

Ning Wangshu exposed the curse afflicting Wu Fengming after Old Sun’s acupuncture triggered a ghostlike apparition, then prepared to break the curse and find whoever cast it. He left off with his fingers at Wu Fengming’s brow, beginning the treatment.

• Ning Wangshu told Lin Qingzhu that Wu Fengming was cursed and that Old Sun’s acupuncture could not cure him.
• Old Sun’s acupuncture briefly improved Wu Fengming’s appearance, but the final needle triggered a curse seal and a ghost face made of black qi.
• Ning Wangshu caught the ghost face and dispelled it, convincing Xu Sufen that he could help Wu Fengming.
• Ning Wangshu explained that someone had cursed Wu Fengming without intending to kill him and said he would track down the culprit after breaking the curse.
• Ning Wangshu formed a hand seal and placed his fingers between Wu Fengming’s brows to begin treating him.

Ning Wangshu removed the Curse Seal afflicting Wu Fengming and traced it to a young girl and her grandfather, who trapped him through the seal before he broke free. He located the pair nearby as they prepared to flee, leaving him determined to confront them and learn why the girl cursed Wu Fengming.

• Ning Wangshu extracted the Curse Seal from Wu Fengming and explained that it caused his unconsciousness and nightmares but was not fatal.
• Xu Sufen saw Wu Fengming's complexion improve, while Wu Jiaqi and Old Sun acknowledged Ning Wangshu's ability.
• Ning Wangshu used the Curse Seal to see its caster, a girl named Xiao Yan, and her elderly grandfather in a dilapidated house.
• The elderly man sensed Ning Wangshu's connection and trapped him through the Curse Seal, but Ning Wangshu shattered the formation.
• The elderly man told Xiao Yan to lift her Curse Seal and flee, while Ning Wangshu used his Divine Sense to locate and lock onto them nearby.

Ning Wangshu learned that the old man and little girl who had cursed Wu Fengming were planning to target him again, and overheard the old man reveal that the girl was Wu Fengming’s daughter. Ning Wangshu caught up with them and revealed himself, intending to bring them back to resolve the family dispute.

• Ning Wangshu told Lin Qingzhu that an expert had trapped him with a formation cast from afar, then went to pursue the people behind the Curse Seal.
• Lin Qingzhu explained to Xu Sufen, Wu Jiaqi, Old Sun, and Xu Yingying that she and Ning Wangshu were cultivators and that Golden Core experts were called Great Grandmasters.
• The old man urged the little girl to stop using Magic and to postpone going after Wu Fengming, then revealed that Wu Fengming was her father.
• Ning Wangshu overheard the revelation and decided to take the grandfather and granddaughter to meet Xu Yingying’s aunt and uncle-in-law to settle matters in person.
• Ning Wangshu caught up with the pair in an alley, landed, and withdrew his Concealment magic to reveal himself.

Ning Wangshu confronted an old man and his granddaughter, whom he wanted to bring to Wu Fengming to resolve their dispute. After easily breaking the old man's formation art, Ning Wangshu immobilized and sealed both of them as they tried to flee.

• Ning Wangshu revealed himself and offered to take the old man and the little girl to meet Uncle Wu and settle their dispute.
• The little girl denied being Wu Fengming's daughter, while the old man demanded that Ning Wangshu let them leave.
• The old man trapped Ning Wangshu in a powerful formation that suppressed and sealed his spiritual energy and primordial spirit.
• Ning Wangshu shattered the formation with ease, shocking the old man and the little girl with his overwhelming cultivation base.
• The old man cast the formation again as a distraction and tried to escape with the little girl, but Ning Wangshu broke free and immobilized them both.

Ning Wangshu brought the sealed young girl Xiao Yan and her grandfather to Wu Fengming’s home, where he revealed that Xiao Yan had cast the curse that harmed him. Xiao Yan and Wu Fengming were about to confront each other over their history.

• Ning Wangshu took Xiao Yan and her grandfather to Wu Fengming’s house on his Flying Sword, keeping their powers sealed.
• Ning Wangshu told Lin Qingzhu that Xiao Yan had attacked Xu Yingying’s uncle and was a cultivation prodigy who had reached the Xiantian Second Level.
• Ning Wangshu freed Xiao Yan and her grandfather to move, but kept their powers sealed.
• Ning Wangshu told Xu Sufen that Xiao Yan had cast the Curse Technique on Wu Fengming and suggested they speak face-to-face.
• Xiao Yan followed Ning Wangshu into Wu Fengming’s room, while her grandfather hoped the confrontation would resolve her resentment.

The old man revealed that Xiao Yan was Wu Fengming’s daughter and explained how Wu Fengming had abandoned her pregnant mother, Xiao Wan, for career prospects. Wu Fengming admitted his past choices, and Xu Sufen learned he had initially pursued her for her father’s connections, leaving her shaken.

• Wu Jiaqi confronted the little girl, and Ning Wangshu said she was Wu Fengming’s daughter, which she angrily denied.
• The old man explained that Wu Fengming had left Xiao Wan while she was pregnant, and that she had raised Xiao Yan alone before dying.
• The old man said Xiao Yan had cursed Wu Fengming to avenge the years of hardship she and her mother endured.
• Wu Fengming admitted he had wronged Xiao Wan and Xiao Yan, while Xu Sufen reacted angrily to learning about his daughter.
• Xiao Yan accused Wu Fengming of leaving her mother for career prospects, and Wu Fengming confessed that he had initially been with Xu Sufen for her father’s connections.
• Xu Sufen struggled to accept that her husband had an illegitimate daughter and that their relationship had begun for his own advancement.

Ning Wangshu learned that Wu Fengming had betrayed Xiao Yan and her mother, so he freed Xiao Yan and her grandfather and left them to decide how to handle the matter. After Xiao Yan chose to leave the city and never see Wu Fengming again, Ning Wangshu apologized to them and revealed that he was only nineteen, stunning Xiao Yan and her grandfather.

• Ning Wangshu lifted the restrictions on Xiao Yan and her grandfather, condemned Wu Fengming's past actions, and left the family to settle the matter themselves.
• Xiao Yan refused to tell Wu Fengming her name or acknowledge him, saying she wanted to honor her mother's wish to let go of hatred and never see him again.
• Xiao Yan decided to leave the city with her grandfather after her final exams, and Ning Wangshu allowed them to go.
• Ning Wangshu caught up with Xiao Yan and her grandfather to apologize for bringing them there, then answered the grandfather's questions about his age and relationships.
• Ning Wangshu said he was nineteen and that Lin Qingzhu was his girlfriend and high school classmate, leaving Xiao Yan and her grandfather astonished.

Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu learned about the prodigy Ling Daoyi while getting acquainted with Fang Ruchen and Zhu Xiyan. After Fang Ruchen and Zhu Xiyan left, Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu reunited with Xu Yingying and flew back to Jiangnan City.

• Ning Wangshu told Fang Ruchen and Zhu Xiyan that he was nineteen, and Fang Ruchen marveled at his Peak Golden Core cultivation.
• Fang Ruchen described Ling Daoyi’s rapid rise to Peak Golden Core, and Zhu Xiyan teased Ning Wangshu for indirectly praising himself.
• Ning Wangshu exchanged names with Fang Ruchen and Zhu Xiyan, then learned they planned to move after Zhu Xiyan’s final exams.
• Fang Ruchen and Zhu Xiyan left by taxi, and Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu reflected on Zhu Xiyan’s difficult childhood and promising aptitude.
• Xu Yingying called Lin Qingzhu after leaving her aunt’s home, and she later met up with Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu.
• Ning Wangshu used Concealment magic and flew with Lin Qingzhu and Xu Yingying back to Jiangnan City.

After finals, Ning Wangshu celebrated with his friends at Caesar Bar, where Ma Junfan introduced his girlfriend, Xiao Xiao. When a stranger harassed Xiao Xiao, Ning Wangshu told him to get lost, and the man left.

• After finishing their exams, Ma Junfan invited Ning Wangshu, Liu Qi, and Wang Zhiqiang out to celebrate and introduced Xiao Xiao, his new girlfriend.
• Ning Wangshu invited Lin Qingzhu, and Liu Qi brought Jiang Yuhan as the group went to dinner and then to Caesar Bar.
• At Caesar Bar, Ma Junfan and the others danced while Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu stayed at the table with Xiao Xiao.
• A young man sat beside Xiao Xiao and tried to persuade her to drink with him despite her refusal.
• Ning Wangshu told the man to get lost, and the man glared at him before leaving.

Ning Wangshu and his friends faced Brother Feng after Ma Junfan angered him by rejecting his demand to apologize to Brother Lun. Ning Wangshu challenged Brother Feng to call Brother Lun over, and Brother Feng sent someone to fetch him.

• After a man left, Xiao Xiao thanked Ning Wangshu for stepping in when the man tried to hit on her.
• Brother Feng confronted Ning Wangshu, then invited Xiao Xiao to join him for drinks and reminded her that Brother Lun was present.
• Xiao Xiao hesitated, but Ma Junfan declared that she was his girlfriend and refused to let her toast Brother Lun.
• Brother Feng demanded that Ma Junfan kneel and apologize to Brother Lun, and suggested Xiao Xiao keep Brother Lun company to appease him.
• Ning Wangshu told Brother Feng to kneel and apologize, or call Brother Lun over to see what would happen.
• Brother Feng ordered one of his men to bring Brother Lun over.

Ning Wangshu confronted Qin Bolun after Brother Lun arrived, but Qin Bolun recognized him as the man who had previously snapped his wrist and turned on Brother Feng instead. Ning Wangshu then challenged Qin Bolun over his earlier boasts, leaving his response unresolved.

• Xiao Xiao feared Ning Wangshu and Ma Junfan had made things worse by provoking Brother Lun, while Ning Wangshu promised to protect her.
• Brother Feng threatened Ning Wangshu, who boasted that he could make Brother Lun kneel if he showed up.
• Qin Bolun arrived and dismissed Xiao Xiao when she tried to calm him, then froze after recognizing Ning Wangshu.
• Brother Feng insulted Ning Wangshu, so Qin Bolun slapped and kicked him before apologizing to Ning Wangshu.
• Ning Wangshu stopped Qin Bolun's attack and asked whether he still doubted that Ning Wangshu could make him kneel.

Ning Wangshu confronted Qin Bolun, who publicly knelt and apologized after realizing who Ning was. After Qin Bolun explained that powerful figures Song Guowei and Bai Jingchuan deferred to Ning, Ning demanded an accounting for Brother Feng’s threats, and Qin Bolun moved to deal with him.

• Qin Bolun recognized Ning Wangshu, dropped to his knees, and begged forgiveness for his earlier disrespect.
• Ning Wangshu ordered Qin Bolun to stand and asked what Guo Chao or his younger brother had told him about Ning.
• Qin Bolun said he knew Ning was someone he could not offend, noting that Song Guowei and Bai Jingchuan treated Ning with absolute deference.
• Xiao Xiao, Brother Feng, and his lackeys realized Ning’s influence was far greater than they had imagined, while Ma Junfan and the others watched with satisfaction.
• Ning Wangshu confronted Qin Bolun about Brother Feng’s threats against his brother and his brother’s girlfriend, and Qin Bolun promised to deal with Brother Feng himself.

Qin Bolun broke both of Brother Feng’s legs to appease Ning Wangshu, who then left with Ma Junfan, Xiao Xiao, and the others. Afterward, Qin Bolun explained Ning Wangshu’s terrifying influence to his underlings and warned them not to provoke Xiao Xiao.

• Qin Bolun broke Brother Feng’s legs after accusing him of using his name to offend Ning Wangshu, and stopped when Ning Wangshu told him to leave it at that.
• Brother Feng thanked Ning Wangshu, while Ning Wangshu left with Ma Junfan, Xiao Xiao, and their companions.
• After Ning Wangshu and the others departed, Qin Bolun ordered his men to take Brother Feng to the hospital.
• Qin Bolun told his underlings that Ning Wangshu had crushed his hand before and that a powerful Kyoto young master had called Ning Wangshu “Chief” and warned that he was not someone to provoke.
• Brother Feng thanked Qin Bolun for protecting them, and Qin Bolun ordered everyone to keep a low profile and avoid provoking Xiao Xiao.

After helping Ma Junfan and Xiao Xiao at the bar, Ning Wangshu traveled with Lin Qingzhu to Peng City for a holiday. There, they unexpectedly reunited with Su Yanqing, who learned that Ning Wangshu was only nineteen.

• Xiao Xiao and Liu Qi asked Ning Wangshu about his connections and how Qin Bolun knew him, and Ning Wangshu said he had taught Qin Bolun a lesson before.
• Ma Junfan thanked Ning Wangshu for protecting him and Xiao Xiao, and Ning Wangshu told him they were brothers.
• Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu traveled with Laifu to Peng City, where they spent several days relaxing and sightseeing.
• Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu met Su Yanqing at a restaurant, and Ning Wangshu introduced her to his girlfriend.
• Su Yanqing learned that Ning Wangshu was nineteen and agreed to call him Wangshu instead of Big Brother Ning.

Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu visited Su Yanqing’s company after accepting her invitation to dinner at her parents’ home. While Su Yanqing worked, a young man and two bodyguards forced their way past the receptionist to see her.

• Su Yanqing explained why her parents had allowed her to start a company in Peng City and invited Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu to dinner.
• Ning Wangshu accepted Su Yanqing’s invitation and agreed to visit her company with Lin Qingzhu.
• Su Yanqing showed them around Qingyan Meizhuang, then left them in the reception room while she handled work.
• Ning Wangshu recounted how he had saved Su Yanqing, and Lin Qingzhu remarked that she had been lucky he was there.
• A young man arrived with two bodyguards, ignored the receptionist’s objections, and had the bodyguards shove her aside as he forced his way into the company.

Zhao Mingze tried to pressure Su Yanqing into having dinner with him by threatening her company and her family’s plans in Peng City. When he insulted Ning Wangshu, Ning Wangshu struck him so hard that he flew into a wall.

• Zhao Mingze forced his way into Su Yanqing’s company and asked her to dinner, but she rejected him and told him they were not friends.
• Zhao Mingze warned Su Yanqing that his family could make business difficult for her and stop her family’s company from entering Peng City.
• Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu came out after hearing the argument, and Su Yanqing explained Zhao Mingze’s harassment.
• Zhao Mingze cursed at Ning Wangshu and continued insulting him, prompting Ning Wangshu to slap him across the face and send him crashing into a wall.

Ning Wangshu attacked Zhao Mingze after he threatened Su Yanqing, then defeated Zhao Mingze’s bodyguards and forced him to leave. Zhao Mingze and his bodyguards fled, while Ning Wangshu warned him not to bother Yanqing again.

• Ning Wangshu slapped Zhao Mingze, knocking him down and leaving his face bloodied.
• Zhao Mingze ordered his bodyguards to break Ning Wangshu’s arms and legs, but Ning Wangshu dislocated both bodyguards’ arms.
• Ning Wangshu approached Zhao Mingze, who threatened him with the Zhao Family’s power and then tried to escape.
• Ning Wangshu grabbed Zhao Mingze by the neck, warned him to stop bothering Yanqing, and threw him to the ground.
• The two bodyguards helped Zhao Mingze up, and they hurriedly fled with him.