Chapter Summaries

Yuan Gang offered Chen Mo treasure-grade soft armor in exchange for leading him to the Black Scaled Beast’s habitat, and he and Yi Feng cleared the Cold Pool of the beasts and destroyed an underground passage. The group returned to the Apothecary Hall with the beasts’ materials, while Chen Mo lost his fishing spot when Yuan Gang filled in the pool.

• Yuan Gang asked Chen Mo to take him to the Black Scaled Beasts’ habitat and promised to forge him treasure-grade soft armor.
• Yi Feng offered Chen Mo two bottles of Spirit Nourishing Pills for the Black Scaled Beast bones, then carried him to the Cold Pool with Yuan Gang following.
• Yi Feng and Yuan Gang split the pool’s waters with their spiritual force, entered it, and soon brought out thirteen dead Black Scaled Beasts.
• Yi Feng and Yuan Gang discovered and destroyed an underground passage beneath the Cold Pool that could have let Demons and Exotic Beasts reach the sect.
• Yuan Gang filled in the Cold Pool before the group returned to the Apothecary Hall, leaving Chen Mo to look for another fishing spot.

After his profitable fishing trip drew crowds to the Back Mountain, Chen Mo visited the Forging Martial Hall and learned about blacksmithing from Yuan Gang. Yuan Gang tried to recruit him, but Chen Mo stayed loyal to the Apothecary Hall and returned home wondering how many more Epiphanies he needed to advance his Turtle Breath Longevity Technique.

• Chen Mo traded most of the Black Scaled Beast meat to the sect, earning nearly two thousand Contribution Points, but news of his discovery soon filled the Back Mountain with Inner Disciples.
• Chen Mo left the crowded Back Mountain and went to the Forging Martial Hall, where Dong Hao challenged him to a fight.
• Chen Mo defeated Dong Hao with one punch, then followed him to the forging room to visit Yuan Gang.
• Yuan Gang demonstrated blacksmithing and praised Chen Mo's physique, then invited him to join the Forging Martial Hall.
• Chen Mo refused to change allegiances because Yi Feng had treated him well, and Yuan Gang offered to teach him blacksmithing whenever he wished.
• Chen Mo returned to his residence and wondered how many more Epiphanies he needed before his Turtle Breath Longevity Technique could advance.

Chen Mo spent his days cultivating, learning from Yi Feng and Yuan Gang, and strengthening his ties within the sect while other young disciples drew attention. After saving 51 Epiphany Counts, he discovered that the Turtle Breath Longevity Technique was ready for Fusion Advancement and prepared food, pills, and water before beginning.

• Chen Mo focused on cultivating the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art and considered how to earn enough Contribution Points to inspect the sect’s top techniques.
• Chen Mo spent his days studying alchemy with Yi Feng, watching Yuan Gang forge, and improving his cooking until it reached Proficient.
• Wu Yuan approached a breakthrough into the Qi and Blood Realm, while Gong Fengyu’s Bloodline Power evolved and raised his strength.
• The sect anticipated Xiang Tianhao’s return and the upcoming Hundred Sects Grand Competition, while Chen Mo expected to claim one of its three places.
• Chen Mo saved 51 Epiphany Counts, saw that Fusion Advancement was available for the Turtle Breath Longevity Technique, and prepared supplies before starting it.

Chen Mo fused six health cultivation techniques into the Taiqing Longevity and Immortality Art, gaining a longer lifespan, stronger body and spirit, and the Youth Preservation trait. After the epiphany ended, he resolved to cultivate the new art further and went to test his strength.

• Chen Mo fused the insights from six techniques into the Taiqing Longevity and Immortality Art and completed its Initiation.
• Chen Mo checked his Attribute Panel and saw that his lifespan had increased by twenty-five years, his realm had reached Qi and Blood Five Transformations, and Youth Preservation had appeared as a trait.
• Chen Mo decided to focus on advancing the Taiqing Longevity and Immortality Art before seeking other techniques to fuse.
• Chen Mo washed away impurities, swallowed several Blood Energy Pills, and left the underground cave to test his strength in the small courtyard.

Chen Mo tested his rapidly growing strength in the Back Mountain, displaying combat power far beyond his Qi and Blood Five Transformations realm. Afterward, Yi Feng learned of Chen Mo’s breakthrough and the Guardian’s report, leaving him convinced he had taken in an extraordinary disciple.

• Chen Mo left his courtyard for the Back Mountain to test his strength, while his Guardian saw the damage he had caused and decided to report his progress to Yi Feng.
• Chen Mo unleashed his power in an isolated area, demolishing trees and terrain with combat strength that astonished the watching Guardian.
• After nearly half an hour of testing his strength, Chen Mo returned to the alchemy room and watched Yi Feng refine pills.
• Chen Mo told Yi Feng that he had reached Qi and Blood Five Transformations, and Yi Feng noted his improved spiritual strength and suspected he might be a hidden Bloodline Warrior.
• The Guardian reported Chen Mo’s combat feats to Yi Feng, who concluded that he had taken in an extraordinary disciple.

Chen Mo continued building his Alchemy and Blacksmithing foundations while wondering whether the sect's High-Level Council signaled trouble from Demons and Exotic Beasts. After sharing grilled skewers with Xun Yi, he returned to cultivation, and the chapter ended with him heading to ask Yi Feng about the council.

• Chen Mo reflected that three Epiphanies had not advanced the Taiqing Longevity and Immortality Art beyond Initiation, so reaching Perfect Accomplishment would take at least a month.
• Chen Mo learned from Xun Yi that the Sect Master had summoned the elders in charge of every hall for the year's first High-Level Council, possibly about Demons and Exotic Beasts.
• Chen Mo invited Xun Yi to his courtyard and prepared grilled Exotic Beast Meat skewers with him.
• Xun Yi enjoyed more than a hundred skewers and took over grilling, applying his pill-refining skill to control the heat.
• Chen Mo cultivated the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art after Xun Yi left, then went to the Alchemy Room the next morning to ask Yi Feng about the council.

With a Demons and Exotic Beasts invasion expected in about a month, Yi Feng told Chen Mo to prepare for battle and planned to keep his disciples together behind the front lines. Chen Mo agreed to protect his senior brothers, then arranged to share another evening of barbecue with them.

• Chen Mo visited Yi Feng in the Alchemy Room, where Yi Feng told him the sect had nearly a month to prepare to defend Wild Mountain's eastern section.
• Yi Feng instructed Chen Mo to stay with Xun Yi and Yao Guangzhi during the crisis, while privately planning to have Chen Mo's Guardian accompany them for protection.
• Chen Mo stayed to watch Yi Feng refine pills and learned from his explanations before Xun Yi and Yao Guangzhi arrived.
• Yi Feng told Xun Yi and Yao Guangzhi that they would refine pills behind the front lines, and both were relieved.
• Yao Guangzhi and Xun Yi persuaded Chen Mo to host another barbecue that evening, and Chen Mo agreed.

Chen Mo bonded with his senior brothers over a late-night barbecue as news of a possible Wild Mountain invasion spread and preparations for war began. After receiving more Contribution Points, he used an Epiphany to advance the Taiqing Longevity and Immortality Art to Proficient, leaving him acutely aware of the resources his cultivation would require.

• Chen Mo, Xun Yi, and Yao Guangzhi shared stories and acknowledged their trust in one another over barbecue and wine.
• After his senior brothers left, Chen Mo destroyed the gathering’s mess with a gust of wind and resumed cultivating the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art.
• News spread that demons and Exotic Beasts might invade from Wild Mountain, prompting the people of Lin Chang Commandery and sect disciples to prepare for battle.
• Ouyang Zhenfeng delivered another batch of Contribution Points and warned Chen Mo that the final payment would be delayed; Chen Mo declined to pursue Wang Kai’s holdings.
• Chen Mo used his Epiphany on the Taiqing Longevity and Immortality Art, reached the Proficient level, and consumed Blood Energy Pills to recover from the breakthrough.

Chen Mo discovered that his cultivation breakthrough had extended his lifespan and improved his aptitude, then learned about the dynasty’s Hidden Dragon and Heavenly Pride rankings from Yi Feng. The chapter ended as Xun Yi announced that Xiang Tianhao, Lin Lin, and Wei Wanshuang had come to see Yi Feng.

• Chen Mo saw that his realm had advanced to Qi and Blood Six Transformations and his lifespan limit had increased to 310 years.
• Chen Mo tested the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art and found his cultivation efficiency had improved by more than fifty percent.
• Chen Mo noticed Xiang Tianhao, Lin Lin, and Wei Wanshuang arriving at the Apothecary Hall and hurried into No. 1 Alchemy Chamber.
• Yi Feng explained the Hidden Dragon Ranking and Heavenly Pride Ranking, and said Chen Mo had a strong chance of entering the latter.
• Xun Yi announced that Xiang Tianhao, Lin Lin, and Wei Wanshuang had requested an audience with Yi Feng.

Chen Mo watched Xiang Tianhao secure extra pills for his team before dodging marriage pressure from Yi Feng and Xun Yi. Looking for an excuse to explore the Prefecture City and prepare for the coming battle, Chen Mo accepted a low-reward letter-delivery mission.

• Xiang Tianhao visited Yi Feng with Lin Lin and Wei Wanshuang to request preferential pill supplies for his team, and Xun Yi agreed to make extra pills for them.
• After Xiang Tianhao and the others left, Xun Yi and Yi Feng teased Chen Mo about Wei Wanshuang, but Chen Mo claimed he had face blindness and avoided the match.
• Chen Mo redirected Yi Feng's marriage questions toward his senior brothers, and Xun Yi revealed that Yao Guangzhi fancied someone.
• Yi Feng decided to help Yao Guangzhi approach the woman he liked, while Xun Yi agreed to summon him.
• Chen Mo went to the Outer Sect Mission Hall after lunch and accepted a one-point mission to deliver a letter to the Prefecture City.

Chen Mo and Xun Yi traveled to Lin Chang Prefecture City, where Xun Yi faced his family’s demands and Chen Mo avoided the attention of local powers. After delivering his mission letter and finding lodging, Chen Mo bought manuals for the Disguise Art and Bone Shrinking Technique and began training them.

• Chen Mo and Xun Yi rode to Lin Chang Prefecture City together and returned their Qilin-horned Horses at the city gates.
• Xun Yi received an enthusiastic welcome from the Xun Family, while Chen Mo recognized the family’s false warmth and declined their matchmaking efforts.
• Chen Mo left Xun Yi at the family’s courtyard, then went to the largest merchant association and bought the Disguise Art and Bone Shrinking Technique.
• Chen Mo delivered his mission letter, found an inn, and learned that local powers had already heard of his and Xun Yi’s arrival.
• Chen Mo explored the crowded Prefecture City and returned to the inn late at night to begin cultivating both techniques.

Chen Mo tested his Disguise Art and Bone Shrinking Technique, then explored the Prefecture City in disguise while the forces waiting at his inn failed to realize he had left. After attending an auction and confirming that Xun Yi did not recognize him, Chen Mo followed several suspicious figures into an alley.

• Chen Mo used makeup and the Bone Shrinking Technique to disguise himself, then slipped out of the inn unnoticed by its waiter and the Innate elder guarding him.
• Chen Mo toured the Outer City by carriage, ate lunch, and entered an auction in the Inner City, where he spotted Xun Yi in a private room.
• Chen Mo watched the auction without buying anything as the Li Family purchased a first-rate cultivation technique for 1.58 million taels.
• Xun Yi noticed a disguised man watching him but failed to recognize Chen Mo, who judged his disguise effective and left the auction hall.
• Chen Mo spotted several figures sneaking into an alley and followed them.

Chen Mo saw through a staged alley robbery, killed the conspirators, and took their money before spending the night at Qunfang Pavilion. The next day, he joined Xun Yi to investigate an Ancient Tomb in the Iron Bamboo Forest, where they waited for specialists to open it.

• Chen Mo recognized that the apparent robbery was a trap and killed all the conspirators with two precise slashes.
• Chen Mo searched the ringleader's body, took over a hundred thousand taels in silver notes, and left the scene.
• Chen Mo returned to the inn after visiting Qunfang Pavilion, practiced his Disguise Art and Bone Shrinking Technique, and slept briefly.
• Chen Mo attracted attention from numerous factions when he went outside, and Xun Yi invited him into his carriage.
• Xun Yi told Chen Mo that the Xun Family had found an Ancient Tomb in the Iron Bamboo Forest, believed to belong to an Alchemist.
• Chen Mo and Xun Yi reached the sealed tomb and sat drinking tea while specialists worked to open it.

Chen Mo and Xun Yi explored an ancient Alchemist’s tomb and found two surviving books of poison arts, including the Wan Du Jing, which Xun Yi promised to have copied for Chen Mo. After returning to the Prefecture City, they both asked when the other planned to head back.

• Xun Yi brought Chen Mo to the Xun Family’s newly discovered tomb, which had belonged to an Alchemist from several centuries earlier.
• Chen Mo split open the stone entrance, then joined Xun Yi in navigating the tomb’s labyrinth and avoiding its traps.
• Chen Mo and Xun Yi reached the central chamber, where they found a Cyan Jade Coffin, ruined books, and pills that had lost their medicinal properties.
• When arrows shot from the coffin, Chen Mo used Qi and Blood Power to shield both himself and Xun Yi.
• Xun Yi retrieved two books from the coffin and identified them as the Wan Du Jing and a Pill Formula book of poison recipes, then offered to have copies made for Chen Mo.
• After returning to the Prefecture City, Chen Mo and Xun Yi went to a restaurant and asked each other when they planned to head back.

Chen Mo stayed in Lin Chang Commandery with Xun Yi, obtained a copy of the Wan Du Jing, and prepared to cultivate it while continuing to enjoy the city. After using an Epiphany on the Taiqing Longevity and Immortality Art, Chen Mo broke through from Qi and Blood Six Transformations to Qi and Blood Eight Transformations.

• Chen Mo and Xun Yi agreed to stay in the Prefecture City a few more days, and Chen Mo gave Xun Yi the Disguise Art before leaving for Qunfang Pavilion in disguise.
• The Xun Family delivered Chen Mo a copied Wan Du Jing and a Pill Formula, and Chen Mo decided to cultivate the Wan Du Jing after preparing for its dangerous use of poisons.
• Chen Mo searched the city's pharmacies for poisons and poisonous creatures but found none, so he considered posting a mission at the sect's Mission Hall.
• Chen Mo advanced his Disguise Art and Bone Shrinking Technique to Great Accomplishment and continued cultivating the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art.
• Chen Mo used an Epiphany on the Taiqing Longevity and Immortality Art, broke through Qi and Blood Seven Transformations, and then reached Qi and Blood Eight Transformations after swallowing Blood Energy Pills.

After reaching Qi and Blood Eight Transformations, Chen Mo decided to return to the sect to obtain the resources needed for further cultivation before the approaching war. He and Xun Yi headed for the horse stable, where two figures approached them.

• Chen Mo assessed his increased strength and lifespan, concluding that a full-power strike could exceed two hundred thousand jin.
• Chen Mo decided he needed to return to the sect for Blood Energy Pills and other cultivation resources.
• Chen Mo checked out of the inn, sensed the old Guardian watching him, and left to meet Xun Yi.
• The old Guardian secretly followed Chen Mo and realized his perception had grown strong enough to notice the pursuit.
• Chen Mo and Xun Yi agreed to rent horses and return to the sect, then traveled by carriage toward the horse stable.
• Two figures strode toward Chen Mo and Xun Yi as they reached the horse stable.

Chen Mo and Xun Yi left the Prefecture City and encountered White Lotus Sect ambushers attacking two Commandery Governor's Mansion experts. Chen Mo slaughtered the attackers, captured one for questioning, and turned to the wounded survivors as they faced an impending battle.

• Chen Mo and Xun Yi rode out of the Prefecture City after seeing Commandery Governor's Mansion messengers hurry north.
• On the official road, Xun Yi recognized White Lotus Sect members besieging the messengers and charged in to help.
• Chen Mo joined the fight, killed both White Lotus Sect leaders—including a Qi and Blood Like a Dragon expert—and routed the remaining attackers.
• Chen Mo chased down the fleeing White Lotus Sect members, killed all but one, and kept the survivor for questioning.
• Xun Yi treated the wounded Commandery Governor's Mansion men and said they would rely on Chen Mo to protect them in the coming battle.

Chen Mo escorted a Commandery Governor's Mansion messenger to the True Martial Sect and reported the White Lotus Sect's renewed activity to Yi Feng. Yi Feng reassured him about Xun Yi's safety, and Chen Mo returned to his residence with three bottles of Blood Energy Pills.

• Chen Mo and Xun Yi learned that the White Lotus Sect had ambushed two messengers carrying requests for help to the Fierce Tiger Sect and True Martial Sect, and they split up to escort the messengers to their destinations.
• Chen Mo returned to the True Martial Sect and spoke with Yao Guangzhi, who asked about his trip to the Prefecture City and heard about the Ancient Tomb discoveries.
• Yi Feng asked Chen Mo to test his spiritual power and was astonished that it rivaled an Innate Warrior's despite Chen Mo being at the Qi and Blood Realm.
• Chen Mo showed Yi Feng the Wan Du Jing and Poison Pill Formula and said he intended to cultivate the technique, while Yi Feng asked whether he could reach Perfect Accomplishment.
• Yi Feng explained the White Lotus Sect's history and limited strength in Lin Chang Commandery, reassuring Chen Mo that the sect would not dare attack Xun Yi, a True Disciple.
• Chen Mo spent the day with Yi Feng and returned to his residence with three bottles of Blood Energy Pills.

Chen Mo reunited with Xun Yi and Yao Guangzhi over hotpot, where they discussed Yao Guangzhi’s failed blind dates and prepared for the coming battle against the Demons and Exotic Beasts. The night before the Apothecary Hall disciples were due to depart for the front lines, Chen Mo set out to visit his master but was stopped by a familiar figure.

• Xun Yi returned safely, and Chen Mo, Xun Yi, and Yao Guangzhi gathered for hotpot, where Yao Guangzhi described the junior sisters Yi Feng had arranged for him to meet.
• Chen Mo comforted Yao Guangzhi about his disappointing blind dates, while Xun Yi avoided the conversation and enjoyed the meal.
• The three martial brothers discussed the impending battle and learned that Apothecary Hall disciples would leave for the front lines in three days; Xun Yi and Yao Guangzhi promised to supply Chen Mo with pills.
• After his senior brothers left, Chen Mo continued cultivating the True Martial Spirit Condensing Art and reflected on the danger if the Demons and Exotic Beasts broke through the defensive line.
• On the day before departure, Chen Mo headed to visit his master but was stopped by a familiar figure.

Wu Yuan challenged Chen Mo after reaching the Qi and Blood Realm, but Chen Mo’s display of Qi and Blood Beacon shattered his confidence. As Chen Mo prepared to leave for the frontline, his masters Yi Feng and Yuan Gang offered him support, teaching, and gifts.

• Wu Yuan challenged Chen Mo, who briefly revealed his Qi and Blood Beacon strength and left Wu Yuan determined to close the gap between them.
• Yi Feng told Chen Mo, Xun Yi, and Yao Guangzhi they would leave for the frontline encampment the next day and urged them to retreat rather than risk their lives.
• After tasting Chen Mo’s medicinal hotpot sauce, Yi Feng praised his knowledge of medicinal ingredients and invited him to learn Alchemy after the battle.
• Chen Mo searched the market town for useful supplies but found nothing suitable and learned that Contribution Points exchanges had temporarily closed.
• Dong Hao brought Chen Mo to Yuan Gang, who gave him Black Scaled Soft Armor and asked him to continue learning Blacksmithing after the battle.