Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo subdued Wu Yuan after the Bloodline Warrior lost control, impressing the other candidates with his strength and resilience. The elder restored Wu Yuan's senses and praised Chen Mo before sending them out of the cage for the remaining assessments.

• Chen Mo dodged Wu Yuan's berserk attacks and repeatedly overpowered him with his strength and martial techniques.
• Gong Fengyu watched Chen Mo endure Wu Yuan's blows and realized that her speed advantage might not be enough to defeat him.
• The group-leading elder called out to Wu Yuan, ending his rampage and restoring him to his normal form.
• The elder warned Wu Yuan about losing control of his Bloodline Power and praised Chen Mo's composure and abilities.
• Chen Mo and Wu Yuan left the cage, while the other candidates regarded Chen Mo with awe and saw him as an opponent not to make an enemy of.

Chen Mo won the third-round arena match against Wu Yuan with overwhelming force and experienced an Epiphany during the fight. His performance left Elder Bai regretting that he had not chosen Chen Mo as his disciple.

• Twelve disciples passed the second assessment and became Inner Disciples of the True Martial Sect, then prepared to compete for the top rank and a chance to become a True Disciple.
• The third round began as individual arena battles, and Chen Mo stepped onto the stage first and challenged Wu Yuan.
• Chen Mo struck Wu Yuan with overwhelming strength, knocked him down, and continued attacking until Wu Yuan could no longer turn the fight around.
• Elder Bai recognized that he had underestimated Chen Mo and regretted not taking him as his disciple.
• As Chen Mo kept punching Wu Yuan, he experienced an Epiphany, impressing Elder Qin and the other elders.

Chen Mo defeated Wu Yuan and Gong Fengyu in succession, then challenged the nine remaining new disciples to fight him together. The nine surrounded him and launched their opening attack, leaving the group battle unresolved.

• Chen Mo defeated Wu Yuan, and the referee declared him the victor.
• Chen Mo challenged Gong Fengyu, who evaded his attacks before conceding by jumping off the arena.
• Elder Bai regretted giving up Chen Mo, while Elder Yi approved of his decision to bring Chen Mo into the Apothecary Hall.
• Chen Mo invited the nine remaining new disciples to attack him together, and the elders allowed the group fight.
• The nine new disciples surrounded Chen Mo with their chosen weapons and attacked first.

Chen Mo won the True Martial Sect’s Mountain Entry Grand Competition by defeating the challengers with overwhelming strength and defense. As the top-ranked participant, he chose Yi Feng of the Apothecary Hall as his master and was taken to the hall.

• Chen Mo endured the challengers’ attacks, then knocked the Divine Valor Realm fighters and three Qi and Blood Realm opponents out of the arena.
• The last Qi and Blood Realm challenger surrendered, and the referee declared Chen Mo the victor.
• Yi Feng offered to take Chen Mo as his disciple, and Chen Mo agreed after Elder Bai confirmed the winner could choose his master.
• Yi Feng named Chen Mo his third disciple and carried him away to the Apothecary Hall as the competition ended.

Chen Mo joined the Apothecary Hall as Yi Feng’s disciple and impressed him with his knowledge of medicinal herbs. After settling into his new place in the sect, Chen Mo resolved to cultivate both Alchemy and the Martial Path while confronting the challenge of no longer being the strongest.

• Yi Feng brought Chen Mo to the Apothecary Hall and asked whether he wanted to learn Alchemy, and Chen Mo agreed while describing his herb studies.
• Chen Mo answered Yi Feng’s questions about medicinal herbs, convincing Yi Feng that he had chosen a valuable disciple.
• Yi Feng explained that he had traded Gong Fengyu to make Chen Mo his disciple, then gave Chen Mo two bottles of medicinal pills.
• Yi Feng showed Chen Mo around the Apothecary Hall and introduced him to its disciples and personnel.
• In his assigned courtyard, Chen Mo reviewed his True Disciple token and Alchemy books, then decided to focus on cultivation in seclusion.

After a month of intense cultivation and alchemy study, Chen Mo learned from Yi Feng that he had reached the Body Tempering Limit and needed to master control of his Qi and Blood Power before advancing. Chen Mo chose to rely on his own efforts, while Yi Feng left him pills and the story noted that Chen Mo had advanced his Flying Swallow Steps and Wind Slaying Blade.

• True Disciples tried to recruit Chen Mo, Wu Yuan, and Gong Fengyu; Wu Yuan rejected them all to focus on defeating Chen Mo, while Gong Fengyu avoided committing to any faction.
• Yi Feng learned Chen Mo had spent the past month studying and cultivating in seclusion, then visited him in his courtyard and found the ground cracked by his training.
• Chen Mo told Yi Feng that his physical strength had stopped improving and that he could sense but not control his Qi and Blood Power.
• Yi Feng explained that Chen Mo had reached the Body Tempering Limit and that controlling Qi and Blood Power would normally take months or even years, while shortcuts could make reaching the Xiantian Realm much harder.
• Chen Mo chose to master Qi and Blood Power through his own efforts, and Yi Feng left him two bottles of pills before departing.
• Chen Mo decided to continue studying alchemy theory while he waited to gain control of his Qi and Blood Power; his Flying Swallow Steps and Wind Slaying Blade had already advanced.

Chen Mo’s skills and techniques improved, but he realized he had reached the limit of Body Tempering and needed to break through to the Qi and Blood Realm. When the Fierce Tiger Sect came to challenge the True Martial Sect, Chen Mo volunteered to face its five disciples and demanded to know whether they would fight him one by one or all at once.

• Chen Mo advanced his excavation and Herb Identification skills, mastered Treading Snow Without Trace, and improved Blood Shadow Thirteen Blades to Great Accomplishment.
• Chen Mo concluded that further training could not strengthen him in the Body Tempering Realm and focused on controlling his Qi and Blood Power and learning alchemy.
• Deputy sect master Xiong Zong brought five Fierce Tiger Sect disciples to the True Martial Sect for a sparring match ahead of both sects’ recruitment season.
• Yi Feng told Chen Mo to fight for the sect, and Chen Mo agreed to face the challengers without holding back.
• At the Inner Sect arena, Chen Mo’s fellow disciples offered to test the Fierce Tiger Sect’s strength first, but Chen Mo leaped into the arena and challenged all five to fight one by one or together.

Chen Mo defeated the Fierce Tiger Sect’s disciples in the arena, including a Bloodline Warrior, and secured the True Martial Sect’s victory. Huo Wenbin awarded him a contribution reward, and Chen Mo left the arena to return to his residence.

• Chen Mo knocked Zhang Meng unconscious with a single punch, prompting Xiong Zong to complain that the True Martial Sect had sent its strongest disciple first.
• Chen Mo fought the Fierce Tiger Sect’s giant Bloodline Warrior to a standstill, then used his speed to batter the warrior’s joints.
• Gong Fengyu and Wu Yuan watched in disbelief as Chen Mo’s strength outpaced their expectations.
• Chen Mo injured the Bloodline Warrior’s knee until Huo Wenbin stopped the bout and declared him the winner.
• Xiong Zong conceded defeat and kept his three remaining disciples off the arena.
• Chen Mo thanked Huo Wenbin, received a promise of a contribution reward, and left for his residence.

Chen Mo received the Treasure Weapon [Xueyin] after defeating the Fierce Tiger Sect disciples, then focused on learning to control his Qi and Blood Power. As his control improved and his breakthrough into the Qi and Blood Realm drew near, he considered how to obtain Contribution Points for higher-grade techniques.

• Chen Mo inspected the Treasure Weapon [Xueyin], tested it in the courtyard, and found that it could withstand nearly all his strength.
• News of Chen Mo's victory over the Fierce Tiger Sect's Bloodline Warrior spread through the True Martial Sect, increasing his fame and admiration among Outer Sect disciples.
• After three days of practice, Chen Mo produced Qi and Blood Power from his palm and began improving his control over it.
• Chen Mo spent four more days cultivating until he could cover more than half his body with Qi and Blood Power, approaching the Qi and Blood Realm First Change.
• At the Inner Sect canteen, Chen Mo ate an extravagant meal and planned to buy Contribution Points from disciples to obtain first-rate techniques after his breakthrough.

Chen Mo met his two senior brothers in the Apothecary Hall, impressed them and Yi Feng with his Qi and Blood Power, and spent time learning about alchemy. Two days later, he broke through to the Qi and Blood Realm, but an abnormal sensation suddenly surged through his body.

• Chen Mo met Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, who welcomed him and gave him Body Strengthening Pills and Body Nourishing Pills.
• At Yi Feng's request, Chen Mo demonstrated his stable Qi and Blood Power, astonishing his senior brothers and pleasing his master.
• Yi Feng recognized Chen Mo's exceptional talent and considered urging the sect to devote more resources to him.
• Chen Mo bonded with Yi Feng and his senior brothers, watched them refine pills, then returned to his courtyard to cultivate.
• Two days later, Chen Mo enveloped his whole body in Qi and Blood Gauze and reached the Qi and Blood Realm, but a powerful abnormal sensation made him change expression.

Chen Mo broke through to Qi and Blood Four Transformations, gaining formidable strength and a blood-red armor formed from his Qi and Blood. After ordering new clothes, he went to Yonghe Restaurant to meet the young man who had been following him and consider a cooperation that could help him earn Contribution Points.

• Chen Mo endured the violent surge of Qi and Blood as his breakthrough rapidly carried him through three transformations and into Qi and Blood Four Transformations, consuming twelve Blood Energy Pills along the way.
• Chen Mo formed a Qi and Blood Beacon that could become armor around his body, tested his enhanced power, and estimated that his attacks could exceed one hundred thousand jin of force.
• Chen Mo realized his body had grown taller and broader, changed into a loose robe, and ordered fitted clothes and larger outfits at a tailor shop in the market town.
• Chen Mo noticed a young man following him, summoned him to Yonghe Restaurant, and decided to discuss possible cooperation to earn Contribution Points and seek stronger Health Cultivation Techniques.
• Chen Mo settled into a private room at Yonghe Restaurant and summoned his Attribute Panel while waiting.

After breaking through to the Qi and Blood Realm, Chen Mo set his sights on reaching the Innate Realm and agreed to cooperate with three Mission Hall disciples without joining their faction. He offered three million taels of silver to exchange for sect Contribution Points, leaving the others stunned by the scale of the deal.

• Chen Mo saw that his breakthrough had increased his lifespan and raised his realm to Qi and Blood Four Transformations, then resolved to pursue the Innate Realm.
• Ouyang Zhenfeng, Chu Yingrui, and an unnamed woman met Chen Mo and invited him to join their group, but he refused to join any faction.
• Chen Mo proposed exchanging silver for Contribution Points, and Ouyang Zhenfeng agreed to arrange it for a five percent fee.
• Chen Mo revealed that he had three million taels to exchange, astonishing Ouyang Zhenfeng, Chu Yingrui, and the woman with the size and potential risks of the transaction.
• Chen Mo asked the three what was wrong as they regretted not charging him the original ten percent fee.

Chen Mo arranged to exchange three million taels for sect Contribution Points through Ouyang Zhenfeng, Chu Yingrui, and their companion. After Chen Mo left, Chu Yingrui warned that he sensed a powerful threat from him, prompting Ouyang Zhenfeng to wonder whether Chen Mo had already broken through.

• Chu Yingrui explained that openly gathering 150,000 Contribution Points quickly would attract attention, and Chen Mo agreed to allow more time.
• Ouyang Zhenfeng said the trade could be completed over one or two months by collecting Contribution Points from Outer Sect and Menial Disciples.
• Chen Mo said he had not decided whether to buy a top-tier cultivation method and suggested he might exchange for several first-rate methods instead.
• The group discussed the transaction details, and Chen Mo gave Ouyang Zhenfeng and the others one million taels in advance before they parted.
• After Chen Mo left, Chu Yingrui said Chen Mo concealed his aura with a high-level technique and felt more dangerous than Ouyang Zhenfeng.
• Ouyang Zhenfeng wondered whether Chen Mo had already broken through.

Chen Mo spent nearly fifty thousand Contribution Points on five Health Cultivation Techniques and asked Yi Feng for help with the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art. After observing Chen Mo’s unusually sustained cultivation, Yi Feng decided to see the Sect Master.

• Ouyang Zhenfeng and the others gave Chen Mo nearly fifty thousand Contribution Points, and Chen Mo paid them one million taels of silver.
• Chen Mo bought the Azure Wood Longevity Art and Taiyi Six Harmonies Art, then chose three second-rate Health Cultivation Techniques from the third floor.
• Chen Mo decided to resume cultivating the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art and asked Yi Feng to explain why he had not reached Initiation.
• Yi Feng observed Chen Mo cultivating for a long time without spiritual exhaustion and resolved to meet the Sect Master.

Chen Mo used Yi Feng’s Spirit Nourishing Pill to greatly accelerate his cultivation of the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art, though the effort left him exhausted. Meanwhile, Yi Feng and the sect leaders agreed to promote Chen Mo to a Personal Disciple if he reached Initiation, and Chen Mo noticed he was being followed again.

• Chen Mo found Yi Feng’s note and a bottle of Spirit Nourishing Pills, then decided he would eventually learn Alchemy despite his crowded cultivation schedule.
• Chen Mo took one Spirit Nourishing Pill and cultivated the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art for four hours, more than doubling his progress before exhaustion set in.
• Yi Feng, Di Yun, Huo Wenbin, and the Supreme Elder discussed Chen Mo’s talent and agreed that reaching Initiation would earn him Personal Disciple status and greater resources.
• After eating at the canteen, Chen Mo headed back to rest and discovered that someone was following him again.

Chen Mo evaded three young men sent by Senior Brother Wang and realized someone powerful was watching over him. He continued cultivating in secret and finally brought the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art to Initiation.

• Chen Mo escaped the three young men, then overheard them mention that Senior Brother Wang had assigned them a task involving him.
• An elder revealed himself after Chen Mo left and explained that Yi Feng had arranged for him to guard Chen Mo, a reserve candidate for Personal Disciple.
• Chen Mo returned to the Apothecary Hall, noticed a powerful presence on a rooftop, and trained in the underground dwelling he had secretly dug beneath his room.
• Over the next ten days, Chen Mo brought two Health Cultivation Techniques to Initiation and steadily improved his cultivation of the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art.
• After two more days of practice, Chen Mo successfully brought the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art to Initiation and felt his mind grow exceptionally clear.

Chen Mo reached Initiation in the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art, gained Personal Disciple status, and learned the sect would teach him a powerful spirit-refining art after further progress. After leaving the Alchemy Room, he was told Chu Yingrui was waiting and learned that trouble had arisen.

• Chen Mo used three Epiphanies to raise Internal Vision to Minor Accomplishment, though he still could not clearly see inside his head.
• Yi Feng confirmed Chen Mo could use Internal Vision, made him a Personal Disciple, and doubled the resources he received.
• Yi Feng told Chen Mo that the Sect Master would teach him the True Martial Spirit Refining Art once his True Martial Spirit Condensing Art reached Minor Accomplishment.
• Chen Mo ate lunch with Yi Feng and took another bottle of Spirit Nourishing Pills before leaving the Alchemy Room.
• An Apothecary Hall disciple told Chen Mo someone was waiting at the main entrance, where Chu Yingrui warned him that they had run into trouble.

Chen Mo learned that Wang Kai was competing with him in the Outer Sect’s Contribution Point trading, but chose not to respond for now and focused on cultivation. After completing his Health Cultivation Techniques, Chen Mo explored the sect and entered the Inner Sect Mission Hall to look at its missions.

• Chu Yingrui told Chen Mo that Wang Kai was trading Contribution Points at lower prices and drawing customers away, but Chen Mo ordered him to keep their current prices.
• Chen Mo suspected Wang Kai had targeted him, yet put the matter aside and concentrated on cultivating the Turtle Breath Longevity Technique.
• Chen Mo declined an exchange gathering proposed by his Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, then trained his remaining three Health Cultivation Techniques to Initiation.
• Chen Mo explored the True Martial Sect in his own clothes and headed to the Inner Sect Mission Hall to inspect its missions.

Chen Mo surveyed the sect’s missions but left without contacting Wang Kai, then settled into a leisurely routine of fishing, cooking, and studying alchemy. Wang Kai’s costly attempt to attract Chen Mo continued to fail, while Chen Mo encountered an unidentified problem at a fishing spot in the Back Mountain.

• Chen Mo inspected the Mission Hall’s difficulty-ranked missions and its special revenge section, then left without taking a mission.
• Wang Kai learned Chen Mo had only looked at the mission boards and assumed he was deliberately holding back before coming to negotiate.
• Chen Mo failed to find Pu Jing Ming and Jiang Ling Ling in the Outer Sect, so he went to the market town and spent his time at leisure.
• Chen Mo eased off hard cultivation, cooked and fished, and visited Yi Feng to learn about alchemy without asking for pills.
• Wang Kai worried that his silver was running low because Chen Mo had not returned to the Mission Hall or approached him.
• Chen Mo went fishing beside a cliff in the Back Mountain and ran into a problem.

Chen Mo discovered a Black Scaled Beast in a Cold Pool after it snapped his fishing rod, killed it underwater, and carried it back to the Apothecary Hall. After learning the beasts lived in groups and that adults could reach the Eighth Layer of the Qi and Blood Realm, Chen Mo considered hunting more, as his master Yi Feng called him a lucky star and someone at the hall entrance asked who had captured the beast.

• Chen Mo dove into the Cold Pool after an unknown creature snapped his Iron Bamboo Fishing Rod and found a Black Scaled Beast dragging the broken rod underwater.
• Chen Mo killed the Black Scaled Beast with repeated punches, hauled its body ashore, and carried it through the sect to the Apothecary Hall.
• Sect disciples recognized the creature as a Black Scaled Beast, and Chen Mo wondered whether he could find its family in the pool.
• Yao Guangzhi explained that Black Scaled Beast scales and bones were valuable, that the young beast was less than a year old, and that the species lived in groups.
• Yao Guangzhi warned Chen Mo that adult Black Scaled Beasts could match Eighth Layer Qi and Blood Realm martial artists, while Yi Feng praised Chen Mo as his lucky star.
• A booming voice from the Apothecary Hall entrance asked who had captured the Black Scaled Beast.