Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing defeats Luo Ya, a sixth-stage Blood Qi cultivator, using his knowledge of Luo Ya's martial art weakness and the power of his fourth-stage Thunderstorm Fist.
• North Campus teams are gathering in one direction, led by Liu Tianyu, who aims to seize a Vermilion Fruit from an Ape Nest to break through to the eighth stage of Blood Qi.
• Mu Qing plans to use Jiang Yuanjie's sensory ability to defeat Liu Tianyu's forces one by one while they recover their Origin Force.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing demonstrates his strategic thinking and adaptability in battle.
• Jiang Yuanjie is on the verge of breaking through to the sixth stage of Blood Qi.
• Ji Jia and Yang Shanshan show concern for Mu Qing's well-being despite their initial prejudice against him.

Significant Themes

• The importance of knowledge and strategy in combat.
• The danger of underestimating opponents and the consequences of greed (as seen in Luo Ya's actions).
• The urgency and gravity of the situation facing Mu Qing and his allies.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ji Jia share a moment of tension due to Ji Jia's proximity while bandaging Mu Qing's wound, causing Yang Shanshan to intervene.
• Mu Qing, Ling Fei, and Jiang Yuanjie discuss their plan to stop Liu Tianyu.
• Ji Jia and Yang Shanshan express their concern for Mu Qing's well-being and ask about his plans to stop Liu Tianyu.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yuanjie breaks through to the sixth stage of Blood Qi, enhancing his sensory ability.
• Mu Qing enters the Heaven and Earth Fusion State to recover his Origin Force and gain insights.
• The group learns about Liu Tianyu's plan to raid the Ape Nest and discovers that Wang Haixuan has joined Liu Tianyu's team.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing: Recovers his Origin Force and gains insights, but experiences mental energy exhaustion.
• Jiang Yuanjie: Breaks through to the sixth stage of Blood Qi, improving his sensory ability.
• Wang Haixuan: Joins Liu Tianyu's team, changing his allegiance.

Significant Themes

• Teamwork and strategy in battles.
• The importance of mental energy and its recovery.
• Betrayal and shifting alliances among students.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Jiang Yuanjie: Jiang Yuanjie's breakthrough excites Mu Qing, and they discuss their next move.
• Mu Qing and Yang Shanshan: Yang Shanshan shows concern for Mu Qing's well-being but also expresses her dislike for him.
• Mu Qing, Ling Fei, and Yang Shanshan: Mu Qing scolds Ling Fei and Yang Shanshan for their lack of stealth while hiding from the North Campus students.
• Mu Qing and the group: They discuss their plan to attack the North Campus students and express their disapproval of Wang Haixuan's actions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing's group decides to attack North Campus students to gain points.
• They defeat three students, gaining about fifty points each.
• Mu Qing's group ambushes and defeats another five-man squad, gaining more points.
• Mu Qing learns about a planned North Campus offensive on the Ape Nest and its precious herbs.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing demonstrates his formidable strength, incapacitating a strong opponent with a single punch.
• Yang Shanshan shows recklessness and overconfidence, but also determination to improve.
• Ji Jia exhibits quick adaptability and strategic thinking.
• Jiang Yuanjie showcases his unique and powerful martial art, Mount Tai Press.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and competition among students.
• The value of strategic planning and teamwork in combat.
• The allure and potential benefits of precious herbs for cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing leads the group, making strategic decisions and demonstrating his combat prowess.
• Yang Shanshan and Ji Jia work together, showing a mix of competitiveness and camaraderie.
• Ling Fei and Jiang Yuanjie support Mu Qing, showcasing their loyalty and trust in his leadership.
• Mu Qing's group works efficiently as a team, executing ambushes and defeating opponents quickly and quietly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing and his group discover that Wang Haixuan and Song Yalan are ranked high on the leaderboard, suggesting an alliance with Liu Tianyu.
• They decide to target weaker North Campus teams to quickly gain points and rise in rankings.
• Mu Qing's group ambushes and defeats a six-man team, gaining a few points.
• Wang Haixuan's team approaches, and Mu Qing's group plans an ambush.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing: Shows strategic thinking and leadership, deciding to target weaker teams first.
• Wang Haixuan: Revealed to have suffered heavy losses due to Mu Qing's previous actions, fueling his hatred.
• Ji Jia and Yang Shanshan: Display their unique Blood Spirits and martial arts, showcasing their backgrounds and strength.

Significant Themes

• Competition and alliances among students.
• The importance of strategy and adaptability in gaining points.
• The consequences of underestimating opponents.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei: Work together to launch a surprise attack on Wang Haixuan.
• Wang Haixuan and his team: Discuss their alliance with Liu Tianyu and their desire for revenge against Mu Qing.
• Mu Qing's group: Coordinate their actions to ambush and defeat the six-man team, demonstrating their teamwork.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Haixuan, despite being outnumbered, uses his advanced martial skills (Golden Bell Cover, Dragon Tiger Fist) to hold his ground against Mu Qing and Ling Fei.
• Mu Qing, with the help of the Purple Lightning Bamboo, exploits Wang Haixuan's weakness and breaks through his Dragon Tiger Fist.
• Wang Haixuan escapes, leaving behind a bundle containing thirteen glowing herbs.
• Mu Qing's group decides to refine the herbs to recover Origin Force and prepare for an attack on the Ape Nest when Liu Tianyu's group moves against it.

Character Developments

• Wang Haixuan demonstrates his formidable skills and aptitude, possessing three advanced martial skills and nearly breaking through to the seventh stage of Blood Qi.
• Mu Qing's combat power rivals the sixth stage of Blood Qi despite being only at the fifth stage, impressing his teammates.
• Jiang Yuanjie's sensory abilities are further highlighted as he guides the group away from potential complications.

Significant Themes

• The importance of martial skills and their rarity, with advanced skills providing significant advantages in combat.
• The value of teamwork and strategic planning in overcoming more powerful opponents.
• The desire for power and resources, as seen in Wang Haixuan's pursuit of the glowing herbs for a breakthrough.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei work together to fight Wang Haixuan, demonstrating their teamwork and complementary skills.
• Mu Qing's group discusses and agrees on Mu Qing keeping the extra herbs to potentially challenge Liu Tianyu.
• Jiang Yuanjie leads the group away from potential complications, showcasing his importance to the team's strategy.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Haixuan, defeated by Mu Qing, vows revenge.
• Liu Tianyu offers Wang Haixuan resources to break through to the seventh stage of Blood Qi in exchange for dealing with Mu Qing's group when they confront the Ape Nest.
• Mu Qing breaks through to the sixth stage of Blood Qi using the herbs he obtained.

Character Developments

• Wang Haixuan: His desire for revenge intensifies, leading him to accept Liu Tianyu's offer.
• Mu Qing: He rapidly improves his cultivation, reaching the sixth stage of Blood Qi.
• Liu Tianyu: He reveals his burning possessiveness for Ji Jia and Yang Shanshan and his determination to obtain an herb from the Ape Nest.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and obsession (Wang Haixuan's desire to eliminate Mu Qing)
• Power dynamics and alliances (Wang Haixuan and Liu Tianyu's temporary alliance)
• Rapid cultivation and breakthroughs (Mu Qing's swift progress)

Character Interactions

• Wang Haixuan and Liu Tianyu: They form an alliance, with Liu Tianyu providing resources for Wang Haixuan's breakthrough and Wang Haixuan agreeing to deal with Mu Qing's group.
• Mu Qing and his group: They recover and prepare for the next challenge, with Mu Qing breaking through to the sixth stage of Blood Qi.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Tianyu dominates the mock exam, consolidating points and eliminating students from other campuses.
• Mu Qing attempts to break through to the next stage using Touyuan Grass but fails, though he senses a powerful Blood Spirit within him.
• Mu Qing decides to target the Ape Nest, where Liu Tianyu and his group are planning to attack, aiming to obtain valuable herbs for his breakthrough.
• Liu Tianyu leads hundreds of North Campus students to attack the Ape Nest using massive Catapults.

Character Developments

• Liu Tianyu: Confident in his dominance, he seeks to eliminate the Ape Nest's leader to obtain the Vermilion Fruit and break through to Blood Qi stage eight.
• Mu Qing: Realizes he needs massive energy to awaken his Blood Spirit and break through, setting his sights on the Ape Nest's valuable herbs.

Significant Themes

• Power and strength: Characters strive to improve their abilities, either through cultivation (Mu Qing) or strategic planning (Liu Tianyu).
• Competition: The mock exam and the battle for resources on Lake Heart Island highlight the competitive nature of the characters' environments.
• Unpredictability: Mu Qing's inability to break through despite consuming five stalks of Touyuan Grass and the Ape Nest's potential threat to Liu Tianyu's plan emphasize the uncertain nature of their situations.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and his group discuss their plans and support each other.
• Liu Tianyu and his confidant coordinate their attack on the Ape Nest.
• Vice principals at West Lake High School discuss the mock exam and the students' performances.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A battle ensues between North Campus students and the Ape Nest. Liu Tianyu uses catapults to weaken the apes before engaging in direct combat.
• Mu Qing and his group sneak into the Ape Nest while the battle is ongoing. They discover and gather valuable blue medicinal herbs.
• Mu Qing finds a massive cave in the valley's depths, containing a dozen Vermilion Fruits. He consumes one, revealing the fruit's immense energy.
• Mu Qing's group decides to take the Vermilion Fruits to prevent Liu Tianyu from breaking through to the eighth stage of Blood Qi.

Character Developments

• Liu Tianyu demonstrates strategic thinking by using catapults to weaken the apes before combat, showing his cleverness.
• Mu Qing exhibits extraordinary resilience and hunger for power, consuming numerous blue plants and a Vermilion Fruit without immediate harm.
• Ji Jia and the others show concern for Mu Qing's well-being and support his decisions.

Significant Themes

• Power and strength: Characters seek to increase their power through consuming precious herbs and fighting opponents.
• Strategy and planning: Liu Tianyu's use of catapults highlights the importance of strategy in battle.
• Greed and ambition: Both Liu Tianyu and Mu Qing's group covet the Vermilion Fruits for personal gain.

Character Interactions

• Liu Tianyu and his group face off against the Ape Leader and its troop, while Mu Qing's group enters the Ape Nest undetected.
• Mu Qing's group works together to gather blue plants and later decides to take the Vermilion Fruits.
• Mu Qing and Ji Jia show mutual concern for each other's well-being.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei consume Vermilion Fruits, starting to refine their energy.
• Outside, Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan face the Ape Leader and a Gray Wolf Leader.
• Unexpectedly, the beasts retreat from the battle and charge into the valley, attacking Mu Qing's group.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei are refining the Vermilion Fruit's energy, nearing a breakthrough.
• Ji Jia, Yang Shanshan, and Jiang Yuanjie fight against the beast horde, sustaining injuries.
• Ji Jia is severely injured and loses consciousness.

Significant Themes

• The power and intelligence of high-level beasts.
• The struggle for survival and adaptation in the face of unexpected challenges.
• The consequences of underestimating opponents.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei work together to refine the Vermilion Fruit's energy.
• Ji Jia, Yang Shanshan, and Jiang Yuanjie fight side by side against the beast horde.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan face the beast leaders together, then retreat.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing awakens with enhanced strength, killing several sixth-stage Blood Qi beasts in a single strike.
• Ling Fei also breaks through to the seventh stage of Blood Qi and joins the fight.
• Mu Qing discovers a blood bead in Ji Jia's possession that rapidly heals her wounds.
• Mu Qing and Ling Fei take turns fighting while Jiang Yuanjie and Yang Shanshan recover.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing: Awakens with dual Blood Spirits, significantly boosting his power. He also demonstrates concern for Ji Jia's well-being.
• Ling Fei: Breaks through to the seventh stage of Blood Qi, showcasing his formidable strength and strategic thinking.
• Ji Jia: Unconscious and injured, but her mysterious blood bead heals her wounds.
• Jiang Yuanjie: Severely injured and exhausted, but manages to hold on until Mu Qing arrives to help.

Significant Themes

• Power and strength: Mu Qing and Ling Fei's breakthroughs and enhanced abilities.
• Healing and recovery: Ji Jia's blood bead and Mu Qing's water-attribute Origin Force.
• Teamwork and support: Mu Qing and Ling Fei taking turns fighting to allow Jiang Yuanjie and Yang Shanshan to recover.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei: Work together to fight off the beasts, showing camaraderie and trust.
• Mu Qing and Ji Jia: Mu Qing tends to Ji Jia's wounds, displaying concern and care for her.
• Jiang Yuanjie and Mu Qing: Jiang Yuanjie relies on Mu Qing's help to recover his strength.
• Yang Shanshan and Ji Jia: Yang Shanshan carries the unconscious Ji Jia on her back, showing loyalty and responsibility.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei fight their way out of the cave, defeating numerous Gray Wolves and apes.
• The Ape Leader and Gray Wolf Leader confront Mu Qing's group at the cave entrance.
• Ling Fei stalls the two beast leaders while Mu Qing and the others escape.
• Liu Tianyu, Wang Haixuan, and their group intercept Mu Qing, aiming to seize the Vermilion Fruit from Jiang Yuanjie.
• Mu Qing holds off Liu Tianyu's group, allowing Jiang Yuanjie and Yang Shanshan to escape.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei both reach the seventh stage of Blood Qi, demonstrating formidable strength.
• Mu Qing's Dual Blood Spirit makes his power terrifying.
• Jiang Yuanjie and Yang Shanshan grow more trusting of Mu Qing.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan become increasingly greedy and desperate for the Vermilion Fruit.

Significant Themes

• The power of unity and teamwork (Mu Qing and Ling Fei's cooperation).
• The corrupting influence of greed (Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan's obsession with the Vermilion Fruit).
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent (Liu Tianyu's group underestimating Mu Qing's strength).

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei work together to protect their group, showcasing their friendship and trust in each other.
• Mu Qing reassures Jiang Yuanjie and Yang Shanshan, demonstrating his leadership and responsibility.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan's group underestimates Mu Qing, leading to a tense confrontation.
• The teachers from Lake Heart Island School observe the situation, ready to intervene if necessary.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing's strength surprises Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan, who believe it's due to the Vermilion Fruit.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan lead their group to attack Mu Qing, Jiang Yuanjie, and Yang Shanshan.
• Mu Qing fights alone against multiple opponents, using his Dual Blood Spirit and Origin Force to defeat them.
• Mu Qing faces hundreds of students, injuring many but also taking injuries himself, including mental exhaustion from discerning weaknesses.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing demonstrates his formidable strength and ability to discern weaknesses, but also shows vulnerability due to mental exhaustion.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan reveal their greed for the Vermilion Fruit and grow more determined to eliminate Mu Qing.
• Jiang Yuanjie and Yang Shanshan are injured but manage to escape with Mu Qing's help.

Significant Themes

• Greed and ambition (Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan's desire for power and the Vermilion Fruit)
• Strength and vulnerability (Mu Qing's formidable power but also his mental exhaustion)
• Teamwork vs. Individuality (Mu Qing vs. the group of students)

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Liu Tianyu/Wang Haixuan: Enemies, with Mu Qing's strength causing Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan to view him as a threat.
• Mu Qing and Jiang Yuanjie/Yang Shanshan: Allies, with Mu Qing protecting them and ensuring their escape.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan: Allies, working together to defeat Mu Qing and claim the Vermilion Fruit.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing, severely injured, faces hundreds of North Campus students.
• Liu Tianyu and Mu Qing clash; Mu Qing's brutal strength leaves Liu Tianyu severely injured.
• Mu Qing stands alone, dominating the path, and the North Campus students hesitate to attack.
• School teachers watch secretly, considering intervention due to the severity of injuries.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan change strategy, aiming to bypass Mu Qing and seize the Vermilion Fruit.
• Mu Qing warns the students, then fights Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan, struggling but holding his own.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing: Demonstrates terrifying strength and ruthlessness, earning the title "Demon Mu." His combat prowess surpasses expectations, even shocking the school teachers.
• Liu Tianyu: Initially confident, he underestimates Mu Qing and suffers severe injuries. He recovers with Song Yalan's help and regains his fighting spirit.
• Wang Haixuan: Shows off his cultivation in three martial arts, proving to be a formidable opponent for Mu Qing. He's greedy for the Vermilion Fruit and joins Liu Tianyu in holding Mu Qing back.

Significant Themes

• Strength and dominance: Mu Qing's power instills fear in his opponents and earns him the respect of the teachers.
• Greed: Both Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan covet the Vermilion Fruit, leading them to underestimate Mu Qing and change their strategy.
• Ruthlessness: Mu Qing's heavy strikes leave many students critically injured, demonstrating his willingness to do whatever it takes to protect Yang Shanshan and the others.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing vs. Liu Tianyu: Their clash highlights Mu Qing's brutal strength and Liu Tianyu's underestimation of his opponent.
• Mu Qing vs. Wang Haixuan: Wang Haixuan's cultivation in three martial arts makes him a challenging opponent for Mu Qing.
• Mu Qing vs. North Campus students: Mu Qing's dominance over the path leaves the students fearful and hesitant to attack.
• School teachers vs. Mu Qing: The teachers are shocked by Mu Qing's strength and consider intervening to prevent further casualties.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing severely injures many North Campus students while protecting Yang Shanshan and the others.
• Ling Fei stays behind to help Mu Qing, then pursues the students chasing Yang Shanshan.
• The two beast leaders from the Ape Nest attack, forcing Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan to retreat.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan vow revenge and offer rewards for Mu Qing's location.
• Mu Qing, critically injured, escapes but collapses in an eerie graveyard-like area on Lake Heart Island.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing: Proves his formidable strength and resilience, but is severely injured and exhausted.
• Liu Tianyu: Realizes Mu Qing's terrifying power and feels fear, but remains determined to eliminate him.
• Wang Haixuan: Loses his composure due to anger and humiliation, vowing to kill Mu Qing.
• Ling Fei: Shows loyalty and bravery by staying behind to help Mu Qing.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the consequences of underestimating opponents.
• The importance of strategic thinking and adaptability in battle.
• The impact of exhaustion and mental strain on one's capabilities.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ling Fei: Display a strong bond and mutual respect, with Ling Fei willing to sacrifice himself to help Mu Qing.
• Mu Qing, Liu Tianyu, and Wang Haixuan: Engage in a tense standoff, with Mu Qing ultimately outmaneuvering and injuring both opponents.
• Liu Tianyu and Wang Haixuan: Despite their rivalry, they temporarily unite to hunt down Mu Qing and reclaim the Vermilion Fruit.

• Mu Qing is listed as a top-priority target by West Lake High School, on par with Duan Ce, due to his impressive display and the headmaster's interest.
• Mu Qing suddenly disappears from the school's detection systems, causing concern and alarm among the teachers.
• Mu Qing wakes up in an eerie graveyard, surrounded by a light curtain that prevents him from leaving or being detected.
• Mu Qing's first Blood Spirit, a small black fish, appears and drinks his blood, leaving him weakened but providing him with extra Origin Force.
• An old man emerges from a cracked tombstone in the graveyard, speaking to Mu Qing and revealing that the graveyard's light curtain is powered by the tombstones' energy.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing encounters Ke Fei, the former principal of West Lake High School, who is sealed on Lake Heart Island.
• Ke Fei heals Mu Qing's severe injuries using his mental energy.
• Ke Fei reveals he has dissociative identity disorder, with two personalities: Bloodthirsty and Gentle. He is now a new personality.
• The island is a graveyard with 108 tombstones, each representing a seal. Ke Fei has broken only one in over a dozen years.
• Ke Fei implies that if his other personalities were still active, his cultivation would have reached Martial Venerable.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing: Realizes his Blood Spirit is mutated and requires water-attribute energy. Discovers Ke Fei's secret and gains respect for him.
• Ke Fei: Reveals his past struggles with dissociative identity disorder and his current situation. Shows kindness by healing Mu Qing but also displays acceptance of his imprisonment.

Significant Themes

• The impact of Blood Spirits on individuals, both physically and mentally.
• The struggle between different personalities within a single individual.
• The concept of being trapped, both physically and mentally.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ke Fei: Mu Qing is initially wary of Ke Fei but comes to respect him after learning about his past. Ke Fei shows kindness to Mu Qing but also warns him about the island's dangers.
• Ke Fei and his past personalities: Ke Fei reflects on his past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, showing acceptance of his current situation but also a hint of regret.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing, despite his strength (Dual Blood Spirit at the sixth stage of Blood Qi), is trapped in a graveyard barrier created by Ke Fei.
• Mu Qing attempts to break the barrier, triggering a powerful ice-fire storm that severely injures him.
• Ke Fei saves Mu Qing using his mental energy healing technique.
• Mu Qing's two Blood Spirits, the Little Black Fish and the Purple Lightning Bamboo, appear. The Little Black Fish devours the ice encasing Mu Qing and neutralizes the barrier's power.
• Mu Qing recovers from his injuries. Ke Fei insists Mu Qing test the barrier again, but Mu Qing refuses.
• Ke Fei, using his mental force, makes Mu Qing touch the barrier again, instructing him to circulate the Origin Force of the Little Black Fish.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing: Realizes the true power of the barrier and the danger he's in. Develops gratitude towards Ke Fei for saving him, but later feels used when Ke Fei insists on testing the barrier again.
• Ke Fei: Shows his kind and caring side by saving Mu Qing and wanting his company within the barrier. Reveals his cunning side when he forces Mu Qing to test the barrier again.

Significant Themes

• Power and its limits: The barrier's power far exceeds Mu Qing's capabilities, showing the limits of his strength.
• Companionship and loneliness: Ke Fei's desire for Mu Qing's company highlights his loneliness within the barrier.
• Trust and manipulation: Ke Fei's actions lead Mu Qing to feel used, highlighting the theme of trust and manipulation in their relationship.

Character Interactions

• Mu Qing and Ke Fei: Initially, Mu Qing feels unwilling and disrespectful towards Ke Fei. After Ke Fei saves him, Mu Qing feels grateful but later feels manipulated, leading to tension between them.
• Mu Qing's Blood Spirits and the barrier: The Little Black Fish and the Purple Lightning Bamboo interact with the barrier, with the Little Black Fish neutralizing its power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Qing faces a deadly ice-fire storm attack from the barrier, but Ke Fei intervenes and saves him using a massive tornado.
• Ke Fei discovers that Mu Qing's Origin Force can affect the barrier and decides to use this to break it.
• Mu Qing successfully erodes the seal on a nameless tombstone using his Origin Force, giving Ke Fei hope of escaping.
• Mu Qing expresses concern about missing the College Entrance Exam if they take 50 days to break the barrier.
• Ke Fei decides to teach Mu Qing about cultivation realms and a martial skill he obtained from the Federation Headquarters.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing gains a deeper understanding of the power of Martial Venerables and the danger of the barrier.
• Ke Fei becomes hopeful about escaping the barrier and shares his knowledge freely with Mu Qing.

Significant Themes

• The power of cultivation and the danger of over-reliance on it (Ke Fei's Bloodthirsty Personality).
• The importance of the College Entrance Exam and its potential cruelty.
• The value of knowledge and experience shared between individuals.

Character Interactions

• Ke Fei saves Mu Qing from the barrier's attack, demonstrating his power and willingness to help.
• Mu Qing and Ke Fei work together to find a way to break the barrier.
• Ke Fei imparts his knowledge and a martial skill to Mu Qing, showing trust and confidence in him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ke Fei gifts Mu Qing a powerful water-attribute barrier-type martial skill, the Myriad Water Barrier, to help him break the Nameless Tombstone's barrier.
• Mu Qing spends a day learning and attempting to cultivate the Myriad Water Barrier, eventually succeeding in comprehending the Profound Meaning of Water and Thunder.
• Mu Qing tests the Myriad Water Barrier on the Nameless Tombstone, successfully corroding and breaking the barrier's seal.

Character Developments

• Mu Qing: Shows exceptional talent and determination in cultivating the Myriad Water Barrier, successfully comprehending its Profound Meaning of Water and Thunder. His Origin Force's corrosion ability is further enhanced.
• Ke Fei: Demonstrates generosity and selflessness in gifting Mu Qing the powerful martial skill. He also shows concern and surprise at Mu Qing's rapid progress.

Significant Themes

• Talent and determination in cultivation (Mu Qing's rapid comprehension of the Myriad Water Barrier).
• Selflessness and generosity (Ke Fei's decision to gift Mu Qing the powerful martial skill).
• The power of attributes and their compatibility with martial skills (water attribute and the Myriad Water Barrier).

Character Interactions

• Ke Fei and Mu Qing: Ke Fei shares his knowledge about barrier-type martial skills with Mu Qing, showing concern and surprise at Mu Qing's progress. Mu Qing shows gratitude and determination in cultivating the Myriad Water Barrier to help Ke Fei.
• Mu Qing and the Nameless Tombstone: Mu Qing successfully corrodes and breaks the barrier's seal on the Nameless Tombstone using the Myriad Water Barrier, further demonstrating his power and determination.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ke Fei helps Mu Qing break through his cultivation barrier using unique herbs and a crow from the graveyard.
• Mu Qing absorbs the energy from these items, reaching the seventh stage of Blood Qi.
• Mu Qing condenses a droplet of the Myriad Water Barrier and destroys an anonymous tombstone.
• Mu Qing practices the fifth level of the Thunderstorm Fist, demonstrating increased power.

Character Developments

• Ke Fei: Shows expertise in cultivation and knowledge of medicinal herbs, aids Mu Qing's breakthrough.
• Mu Qing: Advances to the seventh stage of Blood Qi, gains better control over his powers, and improves his Thunderstorm Fist technique.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and growth: Mu Qing's rapid advancement in power.
• Mentorship: Ke Fei's guidance and assistance in Mu Qing's breakthrough.
• Resourcefulness: Utilizing unique items to aid cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Ke Fei and Mu Qing: Ke Fei restrains Mu Qing to force-feed him the herbs and crow blood, aiding his breakthrough. Mu Qing, in turn, helps Ke Fei by destroying tombstones with the Myriad Water Barrier.
• Mu Qing and the graveyard: Mu Qing interacts with the anonymous tombstones and the crow, using them to advance his cultivation.