Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo sought a neutral martial arts school to improve his strength and reduce his dependence on costly Great Tonic Soup. The Fierce Tiger Martial Arts School turned him away, but its disciples recognized his name and rushed to find him as he reached the True Martial Martial Arts School.

• Chen Mo decided to seek admission to a neutral martial arts school because ordinary food and expensive Great Tonic Soup could no longer efficiently meet his cultivation needs.
• Chen Mo saw Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi working as inn guards, felt reassured that they were safe, and chose not to contact them.
• Chen Mo asked to study at the Fierce Tiger Martial Arts School, but the gatekeeper A Li refused him because the school was closed.
• Senior Brother Qi learned that A Li had turned away Chen Mo, a fifteen-year-old Divine Strength Realm genius, and hurried after him.
• Chen Mo reached the True Martial Martial Arts School and asked to study there, while someone behind him shouted that he was Chen Mo.

Chen Mo entered the True Martial Arts School and sparred with its School Master, Yan Cheng, to prove his worth. The fight revealed that Chen Mo had reached the Divine Valor Realm, and Yan Cheng acknowledged him as an extraordinary talent.

• Lu Xin brought Chen Mo into the True Martial Arts School before A Li and Senior Brother Qi could recruit him.
• Yan Cheng offered to admit Chen Mo and provide resources if he endured thirty moves, then attacked him to test his strength.
• Chen Mo met Yan Cheng's opening strike evenly and overwhelmed him with repeated Fierce Tiger Fist attacks, forcing Yan Cheng to defend.
• Yan Cheng used Qi and Blood Power, and Chen Mo felt the force penetrate his defenses before retreating and ending the spar.
• Yan Cheng admitted that he had lost the test and identified Chen Mo as a Divine Valor Realm Martial Artist, which Chen Mo confirmed.

Chen Mo joined the True Martial Arts School as an Instructor Martial Master after revealing that he had reached the Divine Valor Realm and could defeat its senior experts. He settled into his new post, where the school’s generous treatment and resources promised to help him grow even stronger.

• Yan Cheng welcomed Chen Mo to the True Martial Arts School as an Instructor Martial Master and ordered the disciples to keep his realm secret.
• Lei Ming dismissed Chen Mo as a young Divine Strength Realm Martial Artist, then raged after Senior Brother Qi left over the lost opportunity to recruit him.
• Yan Cheng showed Chen Mo around the school, gave him a courtyard and generous resources, and presented him to its members as a highly valued recruit.
• Chen Mo noted that he would stay cautious, including testing for poison and digging another underground tunnel, while enjoying the school’s canteen and meeting its key figures.
• Chen Mo sparred with the school’s three Divine Valor Realm Martial Masters and proved stronger than all of them.
• Chen Mo returned to his courtyard that night, satisfied with the resources and his new position at the True Martial Arts School.

Chen Mo settled into True Martial Arts School, received cultivation resources, and selected three body-hardening techniques to prepare for fusion and advancement. After spending a quiet day exploring the school, he was summoned by Yan Cheng to the training hall for a mission assignment.

• Chen Mo received two months of pay and supplies, including Exotic Beast Jerky and Body Tempering Pills, and considered pursuing alchemy.
• Chen Mo went to the Cultivation Technique Pavilion and selected Golden Bell Shield, Iron Shirt, and Bone Tempering Technique.
• Chen Mo watched two Strength Refining Realm disciples spar, then spent the day quietly exploring True Martial Arts School.
• Chen Mo returned to his residence and found the three copied techniques waiting for him.
• Three days later, Yan Cheng summoned Chen Mo to the training hall to assign him a mission.

Chen Mo learned that the sect’s Mountain Entry Grand Competition would take place in February and that he had a chance to represent the school. After hearing about Bloodline Warriors and the path to becoming a grandmaster, he focused on growing stronger and considered the larger opportunities beyond Hequ County.

• Yan Cheng told Chen Mo to train with True Disciples Jing Ming and Ling Ling and strive to break through again.
• Yan Cheng explained that Chen Mo would take one of the school’s three places in the Mountain Entry Grand Competition, and that the sect rewarded strong performances.
• Chen Mo asked about the costs of joining the sect, and Yan Cheng said he should display his talent because better results brought greater rewards for the school.
• Yan Cheng described Bloodline Warriors and explained that the competition’s winner could become a True Disciple while twenty top competitors could become Inner Disciples.
• Yan Cheng outlined the path from the Qi and Blood Realm through Innate status to grandmaster, and Chen Mo realized how much of the martial path lay ahead.
• Chen Mo resolved to prioritize increasing his strength and considered leaving Hequ County for a larger stage.

Chen Mo trained alone after his strength overwhelmed Pu Jing Ming and Jiang Ling Ling, while Yan Cheng worried about their chances in the Mountain Entry Grand Competition. The Guo Family and Yu Family sent generous compensation, but Chen Mo’s quiet routine ended with the sudden arrival of the Fan Family.

• Chen Mo pushed his perfected techniques to their limits, prompting Yan Cheng to let him train alone because his cultivation discouraged Pu Jing Ming and Jiang Ling Ling.
• Yan Cheng judged Chen Mo strong enough to rank among the Mountain Entry Grand Competition’s top contenders, though he worried a Bloodline Warrior might appear.
• The Guo Family and Yu Family sent Chen Mo sixty catties of Exotic Beast Jerky, five thousand taels of silver, and a Sharp Weapon-grade longsword to settle their grudge.
• Chen Mo accepted the gifts and refused the families’ request to apologize in person, declaring their dispute wiped clean.
• Chen Mo trained for ten hours at a time, studied medicinal ingredients, and guided Martial Arts School disciples until members of the Fan Family suddenly arrived.

Chen Mo refused the Fan Family’s attempt to recruit him, then tested a Body Tempering Pill and continued cultivating at the True Martial Arts School. After advancing his body-hardening techniques, he found that the Silver Armor Technique could finally undergo an Epiphany.

• Chen Mo refused to meet the Fan Family, and Yan Cheng ordered two suspicious disciples watched for secret contact with the Three Great Families.
• Chen Mo swallowed a Body Tempering Pill, found it more efficient than Exotic Beast Jerky, and decided to save the remaining pills for a breakthrough.
• After a week, Yan Cheng attended a gathering of Hequ County’s leading powers, while Chen Mo kept cultivating.
• Chen Mo raised Golden Bell Shield and Bone Tempering Technique to Minor Accomplishment with Epiphanies and continued studying medicinal ingredients.
• After accumulating fifteen Epiphanies, Chen Mo found that the Silver Armor Technique could finally undergo an Epiphany.

Chen Mo used an Epiphany to create the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique, greatly strengthening his body and sensing an inner current he suspected was qi and blood. After testing his improved strength, he went to Yan Cheng to learn about the county’s situation, leaving the conflict among the Three Great Families unresolved.

• Chen Mo used an Epiphany to merge his perfected body-hardening techniques into the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique, which appeared to cultivate both internally and externally.
• Chen Mo suspected the currents he sensed in his body were qi and blood, but decided not to reveal his uncertainty to Yan Cheng yet.
• The next morning, Chen Mo used another Epiphany on the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique and found his strength and defenses had improved further.
• Chen Mo heard disciples say the martial arts school was reopening after the authorities intervened in the conflict among the Three Great Families.
• Chen Mo went to the training hall, where Yan Cheng began explaining the county situation and the decisions made at the authorities’ gathering.

After the county authorities forced the Three Great Families into a temporary compromise, Chen Mo discussed the fragile peace with Yan Cheng and sparred with him. Chen Mo’s body withstood Yan Cheng’s Qi and Blood Power, leaving Yan Cheng astonished by his strength and resilience.

• The Fan Family allied itself with the authorities after Cao Hong broke through to the Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke Realm, forcing the Guo Family and Yu Family to compromise.
• Chen Mo told Yan Cheng that the settlement only paused the conflict and that a greater struggle could still follow.
• Yan Cheng challenged Chen Mo to test his progress, and Chen Mo surprised him by matching his Divine Valor Realm power with a strong opening punch.
• Yan Cheng activated his Qi and Blood Power, but Chen Mo endured dozens of direct exchanges thanks to his Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique.
• Chen Mo was thrown into a crater after a brief distraction, then rose without serious injury, prompting Yan Cheng to question whether he was truly in the Divine Valor Realm.

Chen Mo learned that sensing Qi and Blood made him a Quasi Qi and Blood Realm Martial Artist, and Yan Cheng agreed to spar with him every three days to help him gain control. After another three days of cultivation, Chen Mo returned to the Training Hall stronger and less affected by Yan Cheng’s Qi and Blood Power, leaving Yan Cheng stunned by his rapid improvement.

• Yan Cheng explained that Chen Mo was a Quasi Qi and Blood Realm Martial Artist and said he would spar with him every three days to stimulate his Qi and Blood Power.
• Chen Mo decided to cultivate in three-day cycles and looked forward to how far he could advance before the Mountain Entry Grand Competition.
• After three more Epiphany attempts failed to raise the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique to the Proficient realm, Chen Mo went to spar with Yan Cheng.
• Chen Mo restrained his strength, but his improved technique made Yan Cheng’s Qi and Blood Power hurt less, and his fists began to make Yan Cheng’s hands ache.
• After more than an hour of sparring, Yan Cheng realized Chen Mo had improved again and wondered if he had broken through.

Chen Mo continued his rapid cultivation at True Martial Arts School, alarming Yan Cheng with how many techniques he planned to master. After receiving a challenge from Lei Ming for a young disciples’ exchange meeting, Chen Mo considered attending and hoped he might get to fight Lei Ming himself.

• Chen Mo sparred with Yan Cheng, who was impressed and disheartened by Chen Mo’s growing strength.
• Chen Mo used Yan Cheng’s token to select nine techniques from the Cultivation Technique Pavilion and settled into a strict routine of training.
• Yan Cheng learned Chen Mo was cultivating twelve techniques and began worrying that he was overreaching.
• Lei Ming invited True Martial Arts School’s young disciples to an exchange meeting on December 1 and specifically requested Chen Mo’s participation.
• Chen Mo dismissed the proposed matches as meaningless, then considered attending anyway for a chance to relax and possibly fight Lei Ming.

After three days of cultivation, Chen Mo had greatly strengthened his body and went to the exchange meet between the True Martial Arts School and the Fierce Tiger Martial Arts School. He took the stage to challenge the opposing instructors, and the chapter ended as his first spar with Gao Yongfu began.

• Chen Mo tested his improved defense and strength, finding that his skin withstood a powerful sword slash and that one arm could exert about seventeen thousand jin of force.
• The two schools held their exchange meet, where their younger disciples sparred with few serious injuries.
• Chen Mo agreed to take the stage first, and Yan Cheng promised to treat the instructors to dinner if Chen Mo defeated the Fierce Tiger Martial Arts School’s competitors other than Lei Ming.
• Lei Ming let his instructors choose who would face Chen Mo, and they sent Gao Yongfu to the stage.
• Chen Mo and Gao Yongfu exchanged introductions, and Chen Mo attacked first.

Chen Mo defeated Gao Yongfu with overwhelming speed, then faced Lei Ming, who challenged him using Qi and Blood Power. After two hundred exchanges, Lei Ming still could not break Chen Mo’s defenses and began fighting him as an equal.

• Chen Mo moved faster than Gao Yongfu could react and stopped his fist just short of Gao Yongfu’s eye, prompting Gao Yongfu to concede.
• Lei Ming recognized Chen Mo as a Divine Valor Realm martial artist and praised his talent before challenging him himself.
• Lei Ming entered the Training Hall with Qi and Blood Gauze activated, while Yan Cheng signaled his companions to stay calm and watched in anticipation.
• Chen Mo attacked first with Flying Swallow Steps, and his fist clashed evenly with Lei Ming’s Qi and Blood Power.
• Chen Mo and Lei Ming exchanged more than two hundred blows, and Lei Ming found that Chen Mo’s strength, speed, skill, and defense had withstood his attacks.
• Lei Ming stopped treating Chen Mo as a junior and began fighting him with everything he had.

Chen Mo fought Lei Ming for hours in a fierce spar, proving he could challenge a Qi and Blood Realm expert despite being only in the Divine Valor Realm. They called the bout a draw and parted, while Lei Ming resolved to look for talented martial artists in the villages, especially Chen Family Village.

• Chen Mo and Lei Ming traded hundreds of heavy blows, with Chen Mo's Perfect Accomplishment Fierce Tiger Fist and exceptional defense offsetting Lei Ming's stronger technique and Qi and Blood Gauze.
• The spectators and spies watched in shock as the fight continued for hours, and the two martial arts schools' members reconsidered their chances against each other.
• Chen Mo pushed himself to his limits and learned more about the strength of Qi and Blood Power, while neither fighter could break through the other's defenses.
• As dusk fell, Chen Mo and Lei Ming tacitly stopped and agreed to call the spar a draw.
• Yan Cheng hurried Chen Mo and the True Martial Arts School group away before Lei Ming could finish speaking with him.
• Lei Ming admired Chen Mo's talent and decided to pay closer attention to the villages, especially Chen Family Village, in search of promising martial artists.

After Chen Mo fought Lei Ming to a draw, Yan Cheng took him and several disciples to Yipin Hall for a lavish meal and urged him to be more confident now that he could protect himself in Hequ County. Chen Mo agreed, then ran off toward Hundred Flowers Pavilion, leaving Yan Cheng to question what he had learned.

• Yan Cheng reassured Chen Mo that the True Martial Arts School could offer him everything the Fierce Tiger Martial Arts School could and brought him and several disciples to Yipin Hall.
• Chen Mo and the others ate an expensive meal made from Exotic Beast Meat, while Yan Cheng paid the bill.
• After Wang Qing Song and the others left, Yan Cheng praised Chen Mo for restraining his desires and advised him to balance cultivation with relaxation.
• Yan Cheng told Chen Mo that he no longer needed to hide his strength and should be high-profile when he had the power to back it up.
• Chen Mo said he would not return to the Martial Arts School with Yan Cheng, then ran toward Hundred Flowers Pavilion, prompting Yan Cheng to exclaim, "Is this what you learned?!"

Chen Mo advanced the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique to Minor Accomplishment, bringing his strength close to twenty thousand jin, then visited Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi. After learning they missed Chen Family Village, he offered to take them back there.

• Chen Mo returned home after leaving Hundred Flowers Pavilion and considered his plans for the Mountain Entry Grand Competition and his future strength.
• Chen Mo used an Epiphany to advance the Indestructible Vajra Divine Technique to Minor Accomplishment and ate three jin of Exotic Beast Jerky to recover from the resulting weakness.
• Chen Mo visited Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi at their workplace, where the manager welcomed him and invited them to a private room.
• Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi thanked Chen Mo for helping them gain opportunities with the Guo Family, and Chen Mo listened while considering how to help them later.
• Chen Mo asked whether Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi wanted to revisit Chen Family Village, and he offered to travel there with them.

Chen Mo took Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi back toward Chen Family Village, while Yan Cheng prepared to protect him and hoped he would win the upcoming sect competition. The group stopped beside a river to rest, but approaching hoofbeats interrupted them.

• Chen Mo agreed to accompany Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi to Chen Family Village, and they arranged to leave together.
• Chen Mo spent several days visiting Hundred Flowers Pavilion, then surprised Yan Cheng by revealing that he had improved again since his spar with Lei Ming.
• Yan Cheng supported Chen Mo's trip and planned to keep the county's Qi and Blood Realm martial artists in the city to deter anyone from attacking him.
• Chen Mo collected his supplies, met Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi, and bought a horse for each of them before they rode out of the city.
• After riding for two hours, the three stopped beside a river to rest, and Chen Mo heard hoofbeats approaching from behind.

Chen Mo returned to Chen Family Village with Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi, traveling alongside Xiao Liang and the Fierce Tiger Martial Arts School as they went to recruit disciples. After village chief Chen Qun learned Chen Mo had reached the Divine Valor Realm, Chen Chao revealed that the Hunting Team had encountered an Exotic Beast in the mountains.

• Xiao Liang recognized Chen Mo on the road and invited him, Chen Ying, and Chen Yuqi to travel with the Fierce Tiger Martial Arts School to Chen Family Village.
• Chen Mo agreed to join the group for safety, and they traveled through the mountains without being attacked.
• Chen Mo arrived at Chen Family Village, where Chen Qun and the Hunting Team initially struggled to recognize him.
• Chen Mo told Chen Qun and Chen Chao that he had reached the Divine Valor Realm and introduced Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi.
• Xiao Liang announced that the Fierce Tiger Martial Arts School had come to recruit suitable disciples, while Chen Mo clarified that he trained at the True Martial Arts School.
• Chen Chao pulled Chen Mo aside and told him that the Hunting Team had encountered an Exotic Beast in the mountains the previous day.

Chen Mo used an Epiphany to raise Tracking to Great Accomplishment and followed the Exotic Beast Deer into a hidden valley, where he killed it after a fierce fight. He carried the massive carcass back to the village and found that Xiao Liang and the others had already left, leaving him to ask Uncle Chao for help processing it.

• Chen Mo used his Epiphany opportunity to advance Tracking to the Great Accomplishment Realm and searched Mang Mountain for the Exotic Beast Deer.
• Chen Mo followed the deer tracks to a warm hidden valley and found a huge carnivorous deer feeding on a wild boar.
• The Exotic Beast Deer charged Chen Mo, who struck it with Wind Slash and then beat it to death with his fists.
• Chen Mo searched the valley, tied up the deer with vines, and carried its nearly three-thousand-jin body toward the village.
• Chen Mo returned at noon to stunned villagers and saw that Xiao Liang and the others had already left, so he planned to ask Uncle Chao for help.

After capturing an Exotic Beast Deer, Chen Mo shared its meat with Chen Family Village and stayed there to cultivate and protect the villagers. More than a month passed as he prepared to return to the County Town before the sect arrived to recruit disciples.

• Chen Qun checked that Chen Mo was unharmed, while Chen Chao eagerly gathered villagers to help process the Exotic Beast Deer.
• Chen Mo offered the village meat from the deer and permission to use his name for protection, saying he would soon leave and still had vengeance to settle.
• Chen Chao and more than ten villagers butchered the deer, distributed over a hundred jin of meat, and celebrated together in the village.
• Chen Mo chose to stay for a month to cultivate and protect the villagers, while Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi planned to return to the County Town with a merchant caravan.
• Chen Ying and Chen Yuqi left, and Chen Mo continued his quiet village life for more than a month.