Chapter Summaries

Meng Chuan’s cultivation advanced as he pushed his liberation state to 220% and filled his second aperture with vitality and blood. He revealed to Luo Guanyun that the thunder method was part of the complete Dao Heart Demon-Seeding Divine Art, giving his master hope of curing the method’s blood-draining drawback, while Luo Guanyun left for a covert investigation in the Island Country.

• Meng Chuan’s Essence of Metal Qi toughened his body enough to raise his liberation limit to 220%, and he bought an Earth Bind Spirit Core to test the effect of earth essence.
• After a week, Meng Chuan advanced to the second layer of Dao Heart Demon Seeding and measured his vitality and blood at 1912.8, confirming that his second aperture was full.
• Meng Chuan met Chen Jing, who marveled at how quickly Meng Chuan had filled his two apertures and renewed his own resolve to reach the Martial Arts Master realm.
• Meng Chuan told Luo Guanyun that the Yuanshen Thunder Seed Method was the Fundamental Chapter of Dao Heart Demon-Seeding and explained that the Fear Chapter had reduced the method’s blood-draining effect.
• Luo Guanyun tested Meng Chuan’s True Qi, confirmed the drawback had weakened, and felt renewed hope for his chronic ailment.
• Luo Guanyun decided to investigate holders of Lingtai Demon Seeding in the Island Country while Meng Chuan stayed in Great Chu to train and discreetly search for the eight remaining chapters.

Meng Chuan mutated his Danzhong Acupoint, gaining precise control over his qi and blood, then learned from Dong Yue how to regulate qi and prepare for hard-body training. Meanwhile, "Lin Yue" infiltrated Li Xiao's Demon Summoning Hall branch and began turning its underground stronghold into his own fungal network.

• Luo Guanyun made Meng Chuan acting hall master of the Infinite Martial Arts Hall and entrusted him with the tortoiseshell before leaving for the Island Country.
• "Lin Yue" killed a guard, won Li Xiao's trust, and was appointed deputy high priest of the Yong'an branch.
• "Lin Yue" secretly used mycelium to consume part of the Nutrient meant for [Mountain Whisper] and spread through the Demon Summoning Hall stronghold.
• Meng Chuan successfully mutated his Danzhong Acupoint, gaining precise control over the circulation and concentration of his qi and blood.
• Dong Yue explained how Meng Chuan could regulate qi through Martial Will, breathing, and the Danzhong Acupoint, and offered to guide him in the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique.

Meng Chuan broke the limits of three Fire Element martial arts, gained new traits, and advanced the Five Skandhas Universe Method to its Second Limit Break. He gained stronger Five Elements True Qi and protection for his previously weak head, while Yong'an City remained on alert amid rising Demonic Path unrest.

• Meng Chuan spent nearly ten thousand credits on twenty-four fresh Aperture-Armor Spirit Pills and returned to practice his fists.
• Meng Chuan broke the limits of Boiling Fist Small Frame, Burnt Tail Twelve Forms, and Red Sand Palm, gaining the traits Boiling Blood, Burn Mark, and Scorching Sand.
• Meng Chuan tested the traits and found that Scorching Sand’s Fire Poison could corrode wood, while the other effects could disrupt qi and blood or boost later strikes.
• Meng Chuan combined Boiling Blood and Scorching Sand in the Five Elements Wheel, advancing the Five Skandhas Universe Method to its Second Limit Break and improving its effects.
• Meng Chuan used the upgraded method to protect his head with True Qi and found that his Five Elements True Qi had grown stronger, though it still could not leave his body.

Meng Chuan prepared for the end-of-year Demon Nest summons and sought suitable missions to strengthen himself. In the Imagery World, he endured Commander Qi's three hundred moves for the first time and began to understand how to use Long Fist against a spear.

• Meng Chuan absorbed the final Boiling Blood Trait, then borrowed nineteen martial arts manuals from the Ten Thousand Martial Arts Pavilion.
• At lunch, Meng Chuan discussed the Demon Nest summons with the Dragon-Tiger Brothers and learned that She Yu would be the captain while he served as deputy captain.
• Meng Chuan asked Chu Yanlong and Chu Yanhu to alert him to suitable missions, especially those involving Demonic Path Martial Practitioners.
• Meng Chuan returned to Master Dong to practice Regulating Qi, then entered the Imagery World to face Commander Qi again.
• After enduring Commander Qi's spear attacks for three hundred moves, Meng Chuan countered with Against the Waves, Crush the Boat and stayed on the reef as the spear's returning strike drove him to its edge.

Meng Chuan advanced his long-fist mastery and continued refining his body while arranging to learn the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique from Dong Yue. Dong Yue prepared to pass on the technique and reflected on the vows and unusual physical requirements tied to its inheritance.

• Meng Chuan realized Commander Qi's spearwork tested his ability to adapt in battle, then raised his long-fist proficiency to 88% after another challenge.
• Meng Chuan practiced regulating qi through Pai Da, confirming that Rainbow Light Body Refinement still restored him despite the self-inflicted injuries.
• Meng Chuan called Dong Yue to arrange training in the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique, and Dong Yue agreed to teach him the next day.
• Meng Chuan carried a truckload of beer up Li Mountain for their training session.
• Dong Yue recalled how Chan Master Baoxiang had entrusted him with the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique and required three vows, including finding a successor if he could not complete it.
• Dong Yue judged Meng Chuan's exceptional vitality made him a promising candidate to inherit the technique, though he regretted that Meng Chuan could not become his disciple.

Meng Chuan learned the basics of the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique from Dong Yue and gained the Advanced Limit Breaking Trait Lesser Tathagata Manifested Body. Dong Yue sent him off with the manual, leaving Meng Chuan eager to cultivate the technique further.

• Meng Chuan brought Dong Yue a truckload of beer, and Dong Yue explained the Zen master's requirements for teaching him the technique.
• Dong Yue described the power of the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique, and Meng Chuan decided to learn it.
• Dong Yue taught Meng Chuan the breathing methods and nine entry stances, which Meng Chuan practiced until he completed a full cycle five hours later.
• Meng Chuan's panel showed that he had entered the technique and gained the Advanced Trait Lesser Tathagata Manifested Body.
• Dong Yue explained the technique's Body Nourishing form dharma, urged Meng Chuan not to grow arrogant, and gave him the original manual to continue studying.

Meng Chuan reorganized his cultivation after beginning the Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique, then accepted a Police Station mission to help eradicate a Demon Summoning Hall branch in Yong'an. He recruited the Dragon-Tiger Brothers and waited for the Police Station to announce the operation’s timing.

• Meng Chuan practiced the Lesser Tathagata Manifested Body using a sacred image, then planned his hard qigong training and prioritized breaking the Duo-Mo Iron Body’s limit.
• Meng Chuan advanced his Earth Stance and opened another meridian branch at Yongquan, while his Five Elements Fist proficiency continued to rise quickly.
• Police Chief Long Jiu told Meng Chuan that the Demon Summoning Hall had established a branch in Yong'an and invited him to join the coming extermination operation.
• Meng Chuan agreed to participate and decided to bring the Dragon-Tiger Brothers, while leaving Chen Jing undisturbed as he approached a breakthrough.
• Meng Chuan accepted the transferred mission as team leader and added the Dragon-Tiger Brothers to the team; the mission required them to remain in Yong'an until the Police Station notified them.

Meng Chuan studied the principles behind True Technique fist arts and began learning Molten Core Flame-Burst Fist with Lu Zhuxiao’s guidance. Meanwhile, Lin Yue overheard the chief priest being threatened over a shortage of nutrients and saw a chance to rise in the Demon Summoning Hall.

• Meng Chuan discussed a high-reward mission with the Dragon-Tiger Brothers, then attended Chen Qiushui’s lecture on martial dao true rhyme and how it empowered True Technique fist arts.
• Meng Chuan tried to study Molten Core Flame-Burst Fist on his own, struggled to grasp its true rhyme, and arranged for Teacher Lu to guide him.
• Meng Chuan learned that Police Chief Long was keeping the Yong'an Demonic Path investigation secret to prevent the Demon Summoning Hall from destroying its new branch.
• Lin Yue overheard the chief priest being blamed for a nutrient shortfall and threatened with punishment, then hoped he could soon become high priest.
• Lu Zhuxiao reviewed Molten Core Flame-Burst Fist, explained its lightning-and-fire method, and guided Meng Chuan as he began practicing its true rhyme.

Meng Chuan reached entry level in the Molten Core Flame-Burst Fist, but his panel revealed that the manual was incomplete, leading him to suspect Professor Li had deliberately tested him. He continued his training and received a mission with the Dragon-Tiger Brothers, leaving them prepared to assist the police while avoiding a dangerous battle.

• Meng Chuan grasped the true rhyme of the Molten Core Flame-Burst Fist, but his panel showed the technique was only 66% complete.
• Meng Chuan reasoned that Li Zhenyue had likely given him an incomplete manual to test his talent, then set the technique aside to practice other forms.
• Three days later, Meng Chuan advanced his Precious Appearance Golden Venerable Technique to 4% and reflected on the Buddhist concepts behind his cultivation.
• Meng Chuan received a mission notification ordering the Meng Chuan Squad to assemble at Yong'an Police Station and planned to bring Bridge Moon and Grim.
• Meng Chuan and the Dragon-Tiger Brothers reported to Chen Qiushui, who warned them to stay away from the battlefield involving a six-ascension high priest of the Demon Summoning Hall.

Meng Chuan joined the Police Station operation against a Demon Summoning Hall base and learned about the dangers posed by high-ranking demonic practitioners. Before the raid began, he encountered the disguised Qimu and attacked him, demanding his life.

• Chen Qiushui approved Meng Chuan and the Dragon-Tiger Brothers for the mission, warning them to return unharmed.
• Meng Chuan went to Yong'an Police Station, where Captain Han Qu briefed him and the Dragon-Tiger Brothers on the operation and the threat of practitioners who had undergone four or more sublimations.
• Qimu detected the Police Station's encirclement around the building materials plant and fled, deciding to abandon Lin Yue's identity and seek a new skin.
• Meng Chuan scouted near the plant and recognized Lin Yue, whom Qimu had impersonated, after sensing the mycelium around him.
• Qimu tried to lure Meng Chuan closer so he could take his skin, but Meng Chuan struck first and declared that he wanted Qimu's life.

Meng Chuan killed Qimu, the Heavenly Demon using Lin Yue's body, with a strike powered by Demon Seeding True Qi. He then hurried to the construction materials factory to join the fight against the Demonic Path, leaving the battle underway.

• Qimu transformed Lin Yue's body and attacked Meng Chuan with demonic qi and mycelium, but Meng Chuan charged through its defenses in Grim's armor.
• Meng Chuan used Demon Seeding True Qi to seize Qimu's True Spirit and kill it, then destroyed its corpse and gave its Heavenly Demon Core to the Dragon Demon.
• Police Station officers found the devastated battlefield, identified the dead enemy as an upper-rank Heavenly Demon, and recognized Meng Chuan in Skynet footage.
• Meng Chuan sensed that the battle had greatly increased his [Fear] progress and raced toward the construction materials factory to fight the Demonic Path practitioners.
• The Police Station officers welcomed Meng Chuan at the factory, and he entered, located the fiercest gunfire, and reappeared atop an open-air shed.

Meng Chuan slaughtered the Demonic Path fighters on the outer battlefield, spared a hidden factory worker, and joined the fight against a sinister opponent. The chapter ended with Chu Yanhu startled by a grotesque three-headed apparition at point-blank range.

• Meng Chuan crashed through the factory roof and killed the Demonic Path Martial Practitioners hiding inside, while Grim absorbed and cleaned away their blood.
• Meng Chuan told the police officers that he had killed everyone inside, then hunted down fleeing Demonic Path fighters and killed them to draw out their Fear.
• Meng Chuan sensed an ordinary worker hiding beneath crates and ordered a Police Station officer to rescue him before heading toward the other battlefields.
• Meng Chuan helped the Police Station secure the outer battlefield, saw Police Chief Long’s fight continuing beneath dark clouds, and moved toward the production workshop.
• Chu Yanhu searched the workshop for a Demonic Path enemy using sinister tricks, resisted its mental assault, and was confronted by three grotesque heads looming inches from his face.

Meng Chuan rescued Chu Yanhu from a Demonic Path array, then fought beside Chu Yanlong and killed High Priest Huang. After the battle, he gained a major breakthrough in the Molten Core Flame-Burst Fist and took the bone-claw artifact as loot.

• A Demonic Path vice priest trapped Chu Yanhu in a bloody array, while Chu Yanlong sensed his brother was in danger and rushed toward the workshop.
• Meng Chuan arrived in a crimson blaze, killed the vice priest, and told Chu Yanhu to help the Police Station team.
• The Yellow Priest attacked Chu Yanlong with bone-eroding demonic qi, but Meng Chuan intervened and activated Grim armor's strength amplification.
• Meng Chuan caught the serpent monster's tail, tore High Priest Huang from the demonic aura, and slammed him into the ground, killing him.
• Meng Chuan's Molten Core Flame-Burst Fist proficiency and completion increased, and he named his new move Molten Fire Opens Heaven.
• Meng Chuan took the bone-claw artifact from High Priest Huang's corpse.

Meng Chuan joined Han Qu and the Yong'an Police Station in pursuing the remaining Deputy Priests after helping defeat the Yellow Priest. He unleashed his full power against Sun Xiaochuan, who transformed into a gigantic monster and attacked everyone’s minds with psychic whispers.

• Meng Chuan handed the Yellow Priest’s strange Demonic Path items to the arriving officers and went to help Captain Han Qu.
• Han Qu led the Police Station fighters against the two remaining Deputy Priests, who split up to escape as the High Priest faltered.
• Meng Chuan helped kill the Deputy Priests’ remaining subordinates, then pursued the black-wreathed Sun Xiaochuan at full power.
• Sun Xiaochuan knocked Chu Yanhu and another Police Station Martial Artist into a wall and began preparing a demonic attack.
• Meng Chuan struck Sun Xiaochuan, who transformed into a twelve-meter monster and unleashed a psychic assault that left Meng Chuan struggling to keep his mind clear.

Meng Chuan and his allies defeated Sun Xiaochuan, a five-time Ascendant of the Demon Summoning Hall, despite his dangerous spiritual attacks. After they regrouped and collected the spoils, Han Qu arrived with another defeated deputy priest, and Police Chief Long emerged victorious over the High Priest.

• Meng Chuan used his Daoxin and Martial Will to withstand the spiritual assault, then fought Sun Xiaochuan after he transformed into a giant centipede-like demon.
• Chu Yanhu and the Police Station Martial Artist recovered from the mental attack and joined Meng Chuan in killing Sun Xiaochuan.
• Meng Chuan burned the demon's writhing remains, reflected on the danger of Demonic Path spiritual attacks, and noticed that his Daoxin had absorbed the deputy priest's fear.
• Meng Chuan handed over a sinister statue and identified a golden bead as a Demonic Core to be turned in for destruction and a reward.
• Han Qu returned carrying the other five-time Ascendant and praised the group for their part in the operation.
• Police Chief Long emerged from the dispersed black clouds holding the High Priest, prompting the Police Station personnel to celebrate.

After the Police Station destroyed the Demon Summoning Hall’s Yong'an stronghold, Meng Chuan received mission rewards and kept his Combat Elite evaluation despite being warned about his recklessness. He returned to training and discovered that his Dao Heart had completed its fusion with the Fear Chapter, though he still needed to trigger its ultimate move himself.

• Long Jiu congratulated Meng Chuan and the Dragon-Tiger Brothers, then explained how they would receive merit points and reward money for their contributions.
• Li Xiao learned that the Yong'an stronghold had been wiped out and decided to build his forces in nearby small cities before returning to surround Yong'an.
• Meng Chuan returned to United University, received his mission credits and four thousand credits from Chu Yanlong, and maintained his weapons.
• Chen Qiushui reviewed the mission footage, denied the Dragon-Tiger Brothers Combat Elite evaluations, and warned Meng Chuan that his evaluation could be revoked if he acted recklessly again.
• Chen Qiushui ordered the three students to train for the Demon Nest mission and set a progress inspection for the end of November.
• Meng Chuan discovered that his Dao Heart had completed its Fear Chapter fusion and realized he still needed to trigger the newly unlocked ultimate move.

Meng Chuan conquered his fear by shattering an illusory demonic star and created the martial arts ultimate move [Star-Destroying]. After receiving his rewards and spending his merit points on cultivation supplies, he focused on strengthening himself as the Demon Nest conscription approached.

• Meng Chuan entered an illusion beneath the western foothills, faced a demonic star shaped by his fear, and shattered it with a punch.
• Meng Chuan comprehended the destructive vibration of his punch and named the new ultimate move [Star-Destroying].
• Meng Chuan received 40 million from the national treasury and learned that his Police Station merit total was 3536 points.
• Meng Chuan bought five [Aperture-Armor Spirit Pills] and exchanged his remaining points for two [Ruin Rock Spirit] Heavenly Demon Cores.
• Meng Chuan collected his purchases and spent the next half month taking pills and feeding earth-element cores or True Spirits to the Dragon Demon.

Meng Chuan transformed his Guanyuan aperture, then challenged Commander Qi in the Imagery World and broke through Qi Jiguang's Thirty-Two Style Long Fist. He gained the intermediate War Soul Trait and a War Soul Space for learning from martial arts sages of the past.

• Meng Chuan transformed his Guanyuan aperture and felt his explosive strength improve, then resolved to transform the remaining apertures before conscription.
• Meng Chuan entered the Imagery World and fought Commander Qi, countering the Probing Horse Hand and Sparrow Ground Dragon with his own Twisted Single Whip combination before Commander Qi defeated him.
• After the Imagery World ended, Meng Chuan practiced Long Fist, blended principles from his other techniques into it, and broke through its final limit.
• Meng Chuan gained more than a hundred points of vitality and blood, which gathered toward the fourth branch connected to Yongquan.
• Meng Chuan obtained the intermediate War Soul Trait, whose effects included access to the War Soul Space and improved comprehension of ancient martial arts fist techniques.

Meng Chuan tested the War Soul Trait’s War Soul Space, discovering that it recreated the imagery of Qi Jiguang Long Fist but its figures had no memories or intelligence. After speaking and fighting with an unremembering Commander Qi, Meng Chuan left the space and checked the phone he had set to record.

• Meng Chuan interpreted the War Soul Traits as a way to deepen his understanding of ancient martial arts and planned to practice Five Thunders Striking the Peak.
• Three days later, Meng Chuan tested at 2766.3 qi-blood, bought ten Great Elixirs, and planned to cultivate in seclusion before the December Demon Nest conscription.
• After his mental power recovered, Meng Chuan activated the War Soul Space and entered the riverbank scene of Battling Japanese Pirates by the River.
• Meng Chuan found that Commander Qi and the other figures in the space had no memories, then fought Japanese pirates while demonstrating Qi Jiguang Long Fist.
• Meng Chuan discussed the Long Fist with Commander Qi, realized the man did not remember their earlier meeting, and said they would meet again before leaving the space.
• Meng Chuan checked the time and looked at the phone he had set to record before entering the War Soul Space.

Meng Chuan planned to study water- and earth-aligned ancient fist techniques after recovering his mental power, then tested his Long Fist against Chu Yanlong and overwhelmed him. Back at Huaqing Pool, he used insights from the sparring match to advance Running Thunder Scattered Hands toward a limit break.

• Meng Chuan reasoned that entering the War Soul Space used his mental power and wondered whether the side effects of traits explained Venerable Yin's interest in him.
• At the United University's sparring arena, Chu Yanlong attacked Meng Chuan with Ferocious Tiger Descends the Mountain, but Meng Chuan used Long Fist footwork and a relentless Zhang Fei Beating Drums combination to defeat him.
• Meng Chuan helped Chu Yanlong up and encouraged him to train hard for the upcoming competition, saying they would represent the entire Northern United University rather than just Yong'an Campus.
• Back at Huaqing Pool, Meng Chuan connected Long Fist's principles with Running Thunder Scattered Hands and raised the technique's proficiency from 45% to 80%, still short of a limit break.