Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping entered the Dangerous Land seeking Supreme Qi, discovered Heavenly Water Essence, and was ambushed by three men who learned he had reached the True Qi Ninth Stage and possessed Supreme Qi. Elsewhere, Chen Qingyan revealed her True Qi Eleventh Stage strength when she attacked Lu Yi, and she stepped into a contested Lightning and Thunder Essence site as the chapter ended.

• Jiang Ping split from Lusheng, Liu Haitang, and the delicate woman, then passed through the Dangerous Land without collecting lesser resources.
• Jiang Ping found Heavenly Water Essence in a wolf cave but was ambushed by three men who claimed they had come to measure his strength.
• Xie Wuji discussed the danger to Jiang Ping with a National Academy Golden Core expert, while the elders watched injured students leave the Dangerous Land.
• Chen Qingyan evaded Lu Yi's attack, wounded him, and revealed that she had reached the True Qi Eleventh Stage.
• Jiang Ping revealed his True Qi Ninth Stage cultivation and Azure Water Sword Mystic Skill, then blocked the attackers' escape and challenged them.
• Chen Qingyan arrived at a contested Thunderclap Wood site, where Tang Kun, Cui Xianer, and others watched her enter the Charred Ancient Wood Forest.

Chen Qingyan fought Xu Wei and Jia Yingjun after they entered the Charred Ancient Wood Forest to stop her from gathering Lightning and Thunder Essence. She drove them away and revealed that she had reached the True Qi Eleventh Stage with an Innate Sacred Body, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Wang Jiasheng and the woman decided to enter the cave and help the three fighters there after Lu Yi failed to catch up with them.
• Jia Yingjun learned that Chen Qingyan was gathering Lightning and Thunder Essence, but Xu Wei charged into the forest before he could stop her.
• Black River and Aristocratic Faction onlookers debated whether to help Chen Qingyan, then heard a battle erupt in the forest.
• Xu Wei fled bloodied, followed by Jia Yingjun, who shouted that Chen Qingyan had True Qi Eleventh Stage strength and Sacred Body aptitude.
• Chen Qingyan appeared unharmed and confirmed her power before the crowd, while Rank Three and Tang Kun silently absorbed the revelation.

Jiang Ping killed Wang Jiasheng and the Red-skirted Woman, then continued deeper into the Dangerous Land to seek Vitality Essence. As news spread that Chen Qingyan had an Innate Sacred Body, Zheng Yao planned to recruit Lu Chenfeng against Jiang Ping, while Chen Qingyan left the Charred Ancient Wood Forest to protect him.

• Jiang Ping killed Wang Jiasheng and the Red-skirted Woman after they entered the cave, then collected two Jade Bottles of Celestial Water Essence and set out to find Vitality Essence.
• News that Chen Qingyan had a natural Saint Body and had defeated Xu Wei spread among the academy students, while a Wang Family descendant lamented that his family had offended two prodigies.
• Zheng Yao realized Chen Qingyan’s strength made it difficult to target Jiang Ping and decided to find Lu Chenfeng and persuade him to join forces.
• In the Charred Ancient Wood Forest, Ma Ran suggested gathering Lightning and Thunder Essence, but the others hesitated because Chen Qingyan had killed two True Qi Tenth Stage experts.
• Chen Qingyan left the forest after gathering two portions of Lightning and Thunder Essence, concerned that Zheng Yao and Lu Chenfeng might threaten Jiang Ping.
• After Chen Qingyan departed, the students began competing to gather the remaining Thunderclap Wood.

Lu Chenfeng learned that Jiang Ping had advanced rapidly and that Chen Qingyan possessed an Innate Sacred Body. Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan gathered Vitality Essence together, then traveled deeper into the Dangerous Land while Tang Kun and the Cold Gate entered a strange bamboo forest.

• Zheng Yao asked Lu Chenfeng to help kill Jiang Ping, explaining that three experts sent to test Jiang Ping had disappeared and that Chen Qingyan had injured Xu Wei alongside another woman.
• Jiang Ping found a Life Water Pool and collected its Vitality Essence, but realized he needed more to forge his foundation.
• Chen Qingyan found Jiang Ping and helped him gather the essence, while three True Qi Tenth Stage Experts fled after recognizing them.
• Jiang Ping used the collected essence to begin forging his Martial Dao foundation as Chen Qingyan rested beside him.
• Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan traveled deeper into the Dangerous Land, gathering two kinds of Celestial Phenomenon Qi but finding no more Vitality Essence.
• Tang Kun led the Cold Gate into a bamboo forest, where Ma Ran and the others suspected the extraordinary bamboo growth indicated nearby Vitality Essence.

Jiang Ping gathered Vitality Essence while Lusheng defended a pool and learned that Zheng Yao and Lu Chenfeng were hunting Jiang Ping. Lusheng warned Jiang Ping to leave the Dangerous Land, but Jiang Ping remained focused on collecting enough essence to advance.

• Lusheng revealed his True Qi Tenth Stage strength after Ma Ran and Tang Kun’s group tried to claim the Vitality Essence, then drove them away.
• Lusheng collected the pool’s essence and continued searching with Liu Haitang and another woman, later finding Li You wounded near a richer source.
• Li You told Lusheng that Zheng Yao and Lu Chenfeng were waiting for Jiang Ping at the largest Essence Pool, and Lusheng set out to warn him.
• Jiang Ping cultivated at another Life Water Pool with Chen Qingyan, then left with her to keep searching for Vitality Essence.
• Lusheng found Jiang Ping and warned him about Zheng Yao and Lu Chenfeng, but Jiang Ping stayed, eager to advance toward the True Qi Twelfth Stage.

Jiang Ping completed his transformation in the Fifth Grade Realm and began condensing a Martial Dao Golden Core, reaching the Fourth Grade Golden Core Realm. He discovered that he could sense and absorb the Essence of All Things, which strengthened his cultivation and techniques.

• Jiang Ping absorbed the last of the Vitality Essence and completed the Baptism into the True Qi Twelfth Stage.
• Lusheng and Liu Haitang sensed Jiang Ping's strength, while Lusheng realized Jiang Ping could face the two Saint's Descendants without fear.
• Jiang Ping's Martial Dao Furnace transformed, drawing the Inner Heaven and Earth's power into his Genuine Qi Pool as he began condensing a Martial Dao Golden Core.
• Jiang Ping's power shook the surroundings, and Lusheng warned the others to move away from the dangerous pressure of his breakthrough.
• Jiang Ping entered the Fourth Grade Golden Core Realm and recognized the Essence of All Things, absorbing it to nourish his Golden Core and strengthen his Fist Technique.

Jiang Ping perfected an embryonic Golden Core and used his new strength to cripple Lu Chenfeng and Zheng Yao while collecting the Dangerous Land’s Vitality Essence. When Lu Chenfeng’s family sought the attacker, they learned the Golden Core cultivator was Jiang Ping.

• Jiang Ping tested his newly formed Golden Core and showed Lusheng and Li You that he could fly at great speed.
• Lu Chenfeng reached the True Qi Twelfth Stage and prepared to search the Dangerous Land for Jiang Ping, while Zheng Yao waited with him.
• Jiang Ping attacked Lu Chenfeng and Zheng Yao from the shadows, crippled their limbs, and collected the largest Vitality Essence Pool before rejoining his companions.
• Lu Chenfeng and Zheng Yao emerged from the Dangerous Land badly injured, shocking the waiting Golden Core experts.
• Lu Half-Saint and a Zheng Family expert investigated the attacker but withdrew after discovering that the Golden Core cultivator was Jiang Ping.

Jiang Ping’s Golden Core breakthrough became known both inside and outside the Dangerous Land, astonishing the gathered experts and geniuses. As he cultivated at the Heavenly Fire Pool, his peers reckoned with the vast gap between them, while his companions gathered resources under his protection.

• A Half-Saint confirmed that Jiang Ping had reached the Golden Core realm, though he had only just begun to establish his footing, and the experts outside the Dangerous Land marveled at his speed.
• Xie Wuji revealed that he had guarded Jiang Ping’s path for two years, while others compared the young genius to the Lightning and Thunder Martial Saint in his youth.
• Jiang Ping openly displayed Golden Core methods in the Dangerous Land, drawing crowds of students who came to witness his cultivation.
• Lusheng, Liu Haitang, Li You, and their companions gathered resources safely under Jiang Ping’s protection as he absorbed the Essence of All Things above the Heavenly Fire Pool.
• Cui Xianer, Cao Qingzhi, and other geniuses reflected on how far Jiang Ping had surpassed them, while some regretted not seeking his goodwill earlier.
• Jiang Ping trampled Tan Hua Lang, the Imperial City’s current Number Four, out of the competition and became the most dazzling figure in the resource land.

After the Dangerous Land Contest, Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan returned to the Martial Academy and decided to marry, while Xie Wuji explained how Golden Core cultivators must choose a technique to shape their path toward sainthood. The chapter left Jiang Ping considering the limits and long-term purpose of merging momentum into his Golden Core.

• Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan emerged from the Dangerous Land, and news of their achievements and the Twin Stars’ reactions spread across Great Li.
• Imperial City families pursued Chen Qingyan as a marriage prospect, but a descendant of one family suffered a sudden calamity after betrothal rumors spread.
• The National Academy Half-Saint and other powerful figures offered Jiang Ping access to techniques and secret arts, but Xie Wuji whisked Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan away.
• Jiang Ping told Xie Wuji that he and Chen Qingyan would marry, and Xie Wuji approved and chose the twenty-eighth of the month for the wedding.
• Xie Wuji planned to take the couple to Changping Prefecture City and then the Imperial City, and promised to teach Jiang Ping Golden Core techniques.
• Xie Wuji warned Jiang Ping not to merge momentum lightly and explained that choosing one technique to approach the Dao would shape his Saint Body and future cultivation.

Xie Wuji explained that Xuanxin Island was cut off from the wider world and that its fading Order and Dao Rhythm had made advancement to the highest Martial Saint realms difficult. Jiang Ping learned about the island’s decline and ended by pointing out the powerful life force he sensed in the Changshi Fist.

• Xie Wuji warned Jiang Ping against merging Momentum into his Golden Core, then explained how doing so could lead toward the Martial Saint realm.
• Jiang Ping asked about the world’s limits, and Xie Wuji gave him the Huangting Scripture, a Spirit Wander secret manual.
• Xie Wuji revealed that their land was Xuanxin Island, part of the Northern You Archipelago, and that ancient Martial Dao experts had once traveled beyond it.
• Xie Wuji explained that the islands had become isolated and barren, with Order and Dao Rhythm fading and no Martial Saint reaching full completion.
• Xie Wuji said Number One Under Heaven had reached the Seventh Layer of Martial Saint by drawing power from Heavenly Might, while later generations faced fewer choices for becoming Saints.
• Jiang Ping said the Changshi Fist carried a richer flavor of life than Five Elements lightning.

Jiang Ping secretly practiced the Changshi Fist despite Xie Wuji’s warning, reached Artistic Conception, and experimented with turning its life force into a power that could cut away an enemy’s lifespan. As Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan traveled to Changping Prefecture City for their wedding, Su Tongxuan and his allies blocked their path, intent on severing Jiang Ping’s future and taking Chen Qingyan.

• Xie Wuji warned Jiang Ping to abandon the Changshi Fist and focus on his Blade Art, but Jiang Ping promised only to practice the blade to its limit.
• Jiang Ping practiced the Changshi Fist alongside his other techniques, reached Artistic Conception, and began exploring how to reverse its life force into a way to cut away another person’s lifespan.
• Chen Qingyan finished writing the Engagement Letter, and Jiang Ping teased her about its terms before they prepared to leave for Changping Prefecture City.
• Jiang Ping, Chen Qingyan, and Xie Wuji set out for the Prefecture City, but a raging blaze halted their journey.
• Xie Wuji identified Su Tongxuan as a powerful enemy, while one of Su Tongxuan’s allies said Chen Qingyan must be brought back to continue his Clan’s bloodline.

Jiang Ping and Xie Wuji were confronted by powerful aristocratic families who sought to kill Jiang Ping and force Chen Qingyan into a marriage with the Shang Family. As several Half-Saints revealed themselves and vowed to fight to the death, the confrontation was poised to become a bloody battle.

• Jiang Ping learned from Xie Wuji that the Shang Family had long pursued Chen Qingyan despite her commitment to him.
• A Zheng Family elder accused Xie Wuji of past crimes, while an unseen voice revealed that his actions had punished abuses and demonic practices.
• Su Tongxuan's ancestor offered Jiang Ping a Blood Oath and urged him to abandon Chen Qingyan, while Shang Yi claimed her as the Shang Family's future wife.
• Headmaster Qin arrived to support Jiang Ping and warned Xie Wuji that the assembled families had come in force.
• Three Half-Saints revealed their immense power and declared that they had come to kill Xie Wuji, with one saying he would accept death for his family's revenge against Jiang Ping.

Jiang Ping fought Shang Yi while Chen Qingyan held off Su Tongxuan, as Xie Wuji and Headmaster Qin struggled against the enemy elders. Just as a Half-Saint’s sword strike threatened Jiang Ping and Shang Yi, Jiang Saint intervened, allowing Jiang Ping to kill Shang Yi.

• Xie Wuji and Headmaster Qin engaged the opposing Half-Saints while Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan faced the younger fighters.
• Xie Wuji killed a late Golden Core cultivator who threatened Chen Qingyan, but suffered a grievous wound.
• Chen Qingyan fought Su Tongxuan and lost their clash after both displayed complete momentums.
• Jiang Ping used his saber momentum and Innate Bone Technique to overwhelm Shang Yi, cutting him repeatedly and sending him crashing to the ground.
• A Su Family Half-Saint launched a deadly sword strike at Jiang Ping and Shang Yi, but Jiang Saint appeared and slowed the attack.
• Jiang Ping seized Shang Yi by the neck and killed him, saying that a long night bred trouble too.

Jiang Ping fought Su Tongxuan while the Su Family Half-Saint tried to kill him despite Jiang Saint’s distant intervention. Su Tongxuan was defeated and pulled away by a life-saving method, leaving Jiang Ping beneath the Half-Saint’s descending Golden Sword.

• Jiang Ping killed Shang Yi and turned toward Su Tongxuan as Jiang Saint’s Starry Sky Saint Technique pressured the Half-Saints.
• Su Tongxuan clashed with Jiang Ping, whose water and fire momenta broke his blade and forced him to call for Qing Yan’s sword.
• Jiang Ping merged his water and fire momenta against Su Tongxuan’s Geng Metal Sacred Body, while the Su Family Half-Saint struck at him again.
• Jiang Ping strengthened his attack with his Innate Bone Technique and used Wind-Riding Momentum to block Su Tongxuan’s escape.
• Jiang Ping’s Blade and Sword Merge badly injured Su Tongxuan, but a life-saving method from his Saint ancestor carried him away.
• The Su Family Half-Saint sent a Golden Sword toward Jiang Ping and declared that the young talent had to die.

Jiang Saint arrived in time to save Jiang Ping, killing two Half-Saints before other Martial Saints intervened and prevented a larger battle. After the attackers departed, Xie Wuji’s grave injuries became clear, and Jiang Siqi offered to preside over Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan’s wedding in Changping Prefecture City.

• Jiang Saint killed the Su Family's Second Generation Ancestor and the Female Half-Saint who had attacked Jiang Ping, while the Shang Family Martial Saint revealed that Jiang Saint’s Starry Sky Saint Technique had advanced.
• The Su Family Martial Saint arrived to confront Jiang Siqi, and Wei Lin appeared in support of Jiang Saint’s camp, but the Martial Saints ultimately avoided fighting.
• The Shang and Su Saints departed with several Half-Saints, after which Xie Wuji staggered from his severe injuries.
• Jiang Siqi healed Xie Wuji, but Xie Wuji refused further attempts to extend his life from Jiang Siqi and Wei Lin.
• Jiang Siqi offered to preside over Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan’s wedding in Changping Prefecture City.

News spread across Great Li that Jiang Ping had defeated Su Tongxuan and survived an ambush by Half-Saints, while Xiao Yucheng resolved to pursue the Void Saint Body and break the cultivation cage. As Changping Prefecture prepared for Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan’s wedding, Jiang Ping practiced the Changshi Fist and considered its extraordinary life-restoring potential.

• Reports across Great Li said Jiang Ping had defeated Su Tongxuan, killed Shang Yi, and been saved from the ambush by Jiang Saint, drawing widespread attention to the young genius.
• Xu Wei asked Xiao Yucheng whether he could defeat Jiang Ping, and Xiao Yucheng said he had repeatedly beaten Su Tongxuan and intended to forge a Void Saint Body to break the cage.
• Escort Huang, Head Escort Liang, Fang Yong, and their companions traveled to the wedding after learning that Jiang Saint would preside over it.
• At Chen Qingyan’s residence, Jiang Ping practiced the Changshi Fist and reflected on how its Life Trend could restore a body and sustain him at peak condition.

Jiang Ping gave Jiang Siqi his Bone Technique, received a manual to help him study life and a promise of Withering Death arts, and learned that spiritual springs could complete Chen Qingyan’s Saint Body. After meeting their families and friends, Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan’s wedding took place on the twenty-eighth.

• Jiang Ping showed Jiang Siqi his Bone Technique, and Jiang Siqi said he might use it to increase his combat strength by thirty or forty percent.
• Jiang Siqi gave Jiang Ping the Everlasting Spring Technique and promised to find him Withering Death arts after the wedding.
• Jiang Siqi gave Chen Qingyan a blue crystal necklace that nourished his Water Sacred Body, and Jiang Ping learned that Innate Spiritual Springs could complete a Saint Body.
• Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan met their relatives and friends, and Juren Chen urged them to have several children.
• Ten days later, Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan held their wedding as scheduled.

Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan celebrated their wedding before a gathering of influential guests and four Saints. After the ceremony and feast, they returned to the wedding chamber together.

• Liu Haitang and a Senior Sister woke Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan, helped them dress for the wedding, and the Senior Sister painted their portrait.
• Jiang Ping infused the portrait with vitality using his Changshi Concept, surprising Lusheng and prompting Li You to recognize its level of mastery.
• Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan performed the wedding rites as prominent guests gathered, including Jiang Siqi and the imperial family's Old Saint.
• Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan completed the ceremony, entered the wedding chamber, and later shared cross-cupped wine after the guests departed.
• Jiang Ping lifted Chen Qingyan's veil, and the newlyweds spent their wedding night together.

After Old Sage Qin warned Jiang Ping that Great Li could fall under aristocratic control, Jiang Ping advanced to the Golden Core Second Transformation while preparing for the dangers ahead. When Xie Wuji’s health suddenly worsened, Jiang Saint took him, Jiang Ping, and Chen Qingyan to the Imperial City to seek treatment.

• Old Sage Qin gave Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan a life-saving method and warned that Great Li might descend into a system like Great Wei’s unless Jiang Ping became a Saint.
• Jiang Ping asked whether mastering the Changshi Fist or Life Trend could extend Old Sage Qin’s life, but Qin Hai said artistic conception would have little effect on a Saint’s lifespan.
• Jiang Ping cultivated in the great residence and reached the Golden Core Second Transformation in less than a month.
• At dinner, Xie Wuji suddenly coughed up blood, and Jiang Saint used Saint Power to stabilize him.
• Jiang Saint decided to take Xie Wuji to see Martial Saint Changchun, then departed for the Imperial City with Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan.

Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan arrived in the Imperial City and settled in the Jiang Family residence, where Jiang Ping clashed with Jiang Jun before Jiang Yuan intervened. Jiang Saint later told Jiang Ping that Xie Wuji had less than half a year to live, leaving him facing the old man's imminent death.

• Jiang Saint brought Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan to the Imperial City and settled them in the Jiang Family residence.
• Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan encountered Jiang Saint's young descendants, and Jiang Jun attacked Jiang Ping over Xie Wuji's injury.
• Jiang Ping broke Jiang Jun's supernatural power with his Heavenly Fire momentum, and Jiang Yuan forced Jiang Jun to apologize.
• Jiang Yuan led Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan to Jiang Saint's dojo, where they began cultivating.
• Jiang Saint told Jiang Ping that Martial Saint Changchun could no longer meaningfully extend Xie Wuji's life and that the old man had less than half a year to live.