Chapter Summaries

Lin Hu learned that Fang Han had injured his younger brother Lin Bao and vowed to confront him, while Elder Fang Yuan warned Fang Han to be cautious. After half a month of intense cultivation, Fang Han advanced to Bone Refining Mid-Stage and set out to challenge the Martial Dao Stele rankings.

• Lin Hu learned from Lin Bao that Fang Han had defeated him with Mastery Realm Breeze Sword Art and promised to find a chance to spar with Fang Han.
• Fang Han reported his conflict with Lin Bao to Elder Fang Yuan, who said the families tolerated such disputes but warned that Lin Hu might seek trouble.
• Fang Han cultivated for half a month, using his Eightfold Root Bone Amplification to advance rapidly toward Bone Refining Mid-Stage.
• Fang Han swallowed a Blood Vitality Pill and successfully broke through to Bone Refining Mid-Stage.
• Fang Han headed to the Martial Dao Stele courtyard to challenge the rankings and improve his treatment.

Fang Han reached Bone Refining Mid-Stage in one month and rose to third place on the Martial Dao Stele, shocking the Inner Hall and drawing the attention of the Fang Clan’s leaders. Clan Head Fang Lingyuan approved an exception to grant him Rain-Listening Pavilion, and Fang Yuan set out to arrange the move.

• Fang Han infused his sword strike with his Bone Refining Mid-Stage power and earned third place on the Martial Dao Stele.
• The Inner Hall disciples realized Fang Han had advanced from Bone Refining Early-Stage to Mid-Stage in only one month.
• Fang Hao, Fang Xue, and Fang Hong each reacted to Fang Han’s new ranking and growing reputation.
• Elder Fang Yuan confirmed Fang Han’s breakthrough and ranking, then asked Clan Head Fang Lingyuan to grant him a better residence.
• Fang Lingyuan approved the request and ordered Fang Han to be given Rain-Listening Pavilion.

Fang Han received a premium courtyard, Rain-Listening Pavilion, as a reward for his talent and achievement, then shared the news with his family. The chapter ended with Fang Han, his parents, and his sister settling into their new home.

• Elder Fang Yuan told Fang Han that the Clan Head had awarded him Rain-Listening Pavilion and assigned six servants to attend the household.
• Fang Han told Lin Wan and Fang Zheng that he had reached Bone Refining Mid-Stage and ranked third in the Inner Hall, and his family celebrated the reward.
• The next morning, Fang Han took his parents and Fang Ying to Rain-Listening Pavilion, where six servants welcomed them.
• Fang Han and his family toured the spacious courtyard, while Lin Wan planned their first meal and Fang Ying explored happily.

After learning that Fang Xue had reached Perfection Realm in Breeze Sword Art, Fang Han achieved the same breakthrough and planned to seek a higher-grade sword art. A family banquet celebrating his move to Rain-Listening Pavilion ended with a burly youth blocking the carriages and challenging him.

• Fang Han agreed with his parents to hold a banquet for their relatives at Fanghua Restaurant.
• Fang Chen told Fang Han that Fang Xue had reached Perfection Realm in Breeze Sword Art but still ranked second on the Martial Dao Stele behind Fang Hong.
• Fang Han cultivated in the Martial Dao Room and broke through to Perfection Realm in Breeze Sword Art, then decided to seek a higher-grade sword art from Elder Fang Yuan.
• Fang Han's family and relatives celebrated his move at Fanghua Restaurant, where they praised him for earning a premium courtyard.
• As the carriages left the restaurant, a burly youth stopped them in a secluded lane and loudly demanded that Fang Han come out.

Fang Han fought Lin Hu, who had challenged him over Lin Bao’s injury, and the two exchanged more than a hundred blows without either gaining a clear advantage. The battle left both men wounded, with their fight still unresolved.

• Lin Hu confronted Fang Han and accused him of injuring Lin Bao, refusing to hear Fang Han’s explanation and drawing his blade.
• Fang Han and Lin Hu exchanged their first blows, revealing Lin Hu’s Bone Refining Late-Stage cultivation and Fang Han’s Perfection Realm Sword Intent.
• Lin Hu launched a fierce series of attacks while Fang Han used precise swordwork to counter and evade, as Fang Zheng, Lin Wan, and onlookers watched anxiously.
• After more than a hundred moves, Fang Han cut Lin Hu’s left arm, but Lin Hu counterattacked and slashed Fang Han’s right shoulder.

Fang Han defeated Lin Hu with his perfected Breeze Sword Art, but the Lin Family elder’s hostility forced the Fang Clan’s Seventh Elder to intervene. After returning to his family, Fang Han recognized how narrowly he had won and resolved to grow stronger.

• Lin Hu unleashed Mountain-Breaking Blade, but Fang Han diverted the slash with Breeze Brushing Willow and wounded him with Breeze Qi Force.
• Fang Ping and the spectators celebrated Fang Han’s victory, while the injured Lin Hu tried to continue fighting.
• Elder Lin Xian suppressed Lin Hu and pressured Fang Han, but Seventh Elder Fang Kai stepped between them and defended Fang Han.
• Lin Xian took Lin Hu away, and Fang Kai reassured Fang Han that the Fang Clan would support him.
• Fang Han reunited with his family and rode toward Rain-Listening Pavilion, reflecting that his victory had been perilously narrow.

Elder Fang Yuan praised Fang Han for perfecting the Breeze Sword Art and defeating Lin Hu, then gave him the Gentle Wind Sword Art and advised him to learn Gale Step. Fang Han quickly learned the new sword art to the Beginner stage, realizing his Perfection Realm foundation had accelerated his progress.

• Elder Fang Yuan congratulated Fang Han on perfecting the Breeze Sword Art and defeating Lin Hu despite being at a lower cultivation stage.
• Fang Han asked for a higher-grade Sword Art, and Elder Fang Yuan gave him the Gentle Wind Sword Art.
• Elder Fang Yuan pointed out Fang Han's sluggish footwork and recommended the Gale Step technique from the Fang Clan Library Pavilion.
• Fang Han borrowed Gale Step and returned to his Martial Dao Room with both techniques.
• Fang Han studied the Gentle Wind Sword Art and advanced it to the Beginner stage after two hours of practice.
• Fang Han realized his Perfection Realm Breeze Sword Art foundation and Fourfold Sword Art Talent Amplification had sped up his progress.

Fang Han discovered that practicing the Gale Step unlocked Footwork Talent Amplification, then spent his savings to raise it to fourfold. The next morning, he found that the talent boost made the footwork far easier to understand and practice.

• Fang Han struggled to practice the Gale Step and realized that a matching Footwork Talent Amplification might exist.
• Fang Han checked his System Panel and found that Footwork Talent Amplification had appeared after he practiced the Gale Step.
• Fang Han counted his 110 taels of silver and used them to activate the first two levels of Footwork Talent Amplification, raising it to fourfold.
• Fang Han practiced the Crane Stance the next morning, then returned to the Gale Step.
• Fang Han found the Gale Step’s movements and principles flowing naturally, and he practiced with growing speed and coordination.

Fang Han advanced Gale Step to Minor Accomplishment in less than twenty days while continuing his cultivation and sword practice. After receiving the generous monthly reward for ranking third on the Martial Dao Stele, he was handed a gilded invitation sent by Fang Hong.

• Fang Han used his Fourfold Footwork Talent Amplification to reach the Beginner stage of Gale Step after several days of practice.
• Fang Han received forty Blood Vitality Pills and sixty taels of silver as his monthly reward for ranking third on the Martial Dao Stele, and resolved to pursue a higher rank.
• Fang Han continued cultivating Crane Stance and Gentle Wind Sword Art while making rapid progress in Gale Step.
• Fang Han raised Gale Step to Minor Accomplishment in less than twenty days and considered how it would complement his Perfected Breeze Sword Art.
• A Fang Clan servant delivered Fang Hong's gilded invitation to Fang Han and asked him to open it personally.

Fang Han accepted an invitation to the Five Heroes of Liangshui’s gathering at Moon-Gazing Lake, while Lin Hu endured mockery over his defeat and vowed to challenge him there. On the morning of the gathering, prominent young disciples began arriving, leaving Fang Han’s arrival and Lin Hu’s planned revenge ahead.

• Fang Han recognized the invitation from the Five Heroes of Liangshui and decided to attend the Moon-Gazing Lake gathering.
• Lin Feng mocked Lin Hu for losing to Fang Han, while Lin Ao showed his disdain.
• Lin Hu retreated to his Martial Dao Room, blamed Fang Han for his humiliation, and resolved to defeat him at the gathering.
• On the fifteenth, young disciples from Liangshui City arrived at Moon-Gazing Lake, drawing attention from the gathered guests.

Fang Han attended a gathering of Liangshui City's young disciples, where Lin Hu challenged him to a rematch over his previous defeat. Fang Han accepted and faced Lin Hu on the arena as the crowd watched.

• Fang Han arrived at the lakeside gathering and joined the Fang Clan's pavilion, where he saw Lin Hu glaring at him from the Lin Family pavilion.
• Lin Ao announced that the five families' disciples could spar, and competitors including Li Pan, Wang Shang, and Li Mo won several matches.
• Lin Hu entered the arena and publicly challenged Fang Han, prompting the crowd to discuss their earlier fight and Lin Hu's chance of winning a rematch.
• Fang Wen asked Fang Han if he was confident, and Fang Han rose, crossed to the arena, and faced Lin Hu.
• Lin Hu vowed to erase his humiliation, while Fang Han calmly judged that he could win if Lin Hu's strength had not improved greatly.

Fang Han defeated Lin Hu in their rematch, using his speed and perfected Breeze Sword Art to overwhelm him and strike him off the arena. The crowd celebrated Fang Han’s decisive victory while the Lin Family was left humiliated.

• Lin Hu attacked Fang Han with the Mountain-Breaking Blade Art, but Fang Han dodged his opening strike.
• Fang Han countered Lin Hu’s attacks with the Perfection Realm Breeze Sword Art and Minor Accomplishment Gale Step, repeatedly wounding him.
• Fang Han used Breeze Piercing Sun to break Lin Hu’s defense and slash his chest, sending him off the arena.
• The spectators praised Fang Han’s victory, while Lin Ao and the Lin Family reacted with anger and shame.

At the Five Great Families' gathering, Lin Ao defeated Yue Lingtian, He Qingyan, Sun Qing, and Fang Hong in succession, establishing himself as Liangshui City's strongest young fighter. The gathering ended with Fang Han also gaining attention for reaching Bone Refining Mid-Stage at seventeen and perfecting the Breeze Sword Art.

• Yue Shan defeated Sun Zhang, while He Shuang beat Fang Rui and Fang Wen defeated Yue Xing in the preliminary matches.
• Lin Ao challenged Yue Lingtian and defeated him with his spear art.
• Lin Ao then defeated He Qingyan and Sun Qing, suppressing both opponents with precise and powerful spear techniques.
• Fang Hong fought Lin Ao with the Mountain-Suppressing Fist, but Lin Ao's Blood Battle in Eight Directions forced him to concede.
• Lin Ao's victories made him Liangshui City's top young fighter, while Fang Han's cultivation and swordsmanship earned him recognition for his potential.

Reports of the gathering reached Liangshui City, revealing Lin Ao as the younger generation’s top fighter and Fang Han as a prodigy whose potential could surpass him. The Fang and Lin Clans celebrated their heirs while the Yue, He, and Sun Clans worried about falling behind, and smaller forces began reconsidering the balance of power.

• Fang Lingyuan learned that Lin Ao had defeated Yue Lingtian, He Qingyan, Sun Qing, and Fang Hong, while Fang Han had defeated Lin Hu and was praised for his talent; he ordered a reward for Fang Han.
• Lin Yaotian celebrated Lin Ao’s victories with plans for a grand feast, then grew concerned after reading that Fang Han’s talent and momentum might rival Lin Ao’s.
• Yue Xiong smashed a stone table and lamented that the Yue Clan could be overshadowed by the Fang and Lin Clans.
• He Wen worried that Lin Ao and Fang Han would suppress the He Clan’s younger generation.
• Sun Mang envied the Fang and Lin Clans’ heirs and feared for the Sun Clan’s prospects.
• Smaller families, martial arts schools, and other city forces received the news and began forming new thoughts about the rising Fang and Lin Clans.

Fang Han received a 500-tael reward for defeating Lin Hu and deposited it into his System Panel, bringing his stored wealth to 552 silver. He then trained and advanced Gentle Wind Sword Art to Minor Completion, where it matched the power of his perfected Breeze Sword Art.

• Elder Fang Yuan delivered Fang Han a 500-tael reward from the Clan Head, who praised him for defeating Lin Hu at the Moon-Gazing Lake gathering.
• Fang Han deposited the reward into his System Panel, raising his stored wealth to 552 silver and bringing him more than halfway toward the 1,000 silver needed for third-level Sword Art Talent Amplification.
• Fang Han practiced Crane Stance and Gentle Wind Sword Art in his Grade A No. 10 Martial Dao Room.
• Fang Han broke through to Minor Completion in Gentle Wind Sword Art, less than a month after obtaining its manual.
• Fang Han tested his new sword art on a Black Iron Wooden Dummy and cut its shoulder nearly an inch deep, matching the power of his perfected Breeze Sword Art.

Fang Han broke through to Bone Refining Late-Stage and rose to second place on the Martial Dao Stele, surpassing Fang Xue but remaining behind Fang Hong. He returned to cultivation, determined to strengthen his sword art and prepare for the Inner Qi Realm.

• Fang Han broke through from Bone Refining Mid-Stage to Bone Refining Late-Stage after just over a month of cultivation.
• Fang Han tested his new strength at the Martial Dao Stele and claimed second place, pushing Fang Xue into third.
• Elder Fang Yuan let the Inner Hall celebrate Fang Han's achievement after hearing the report.
• Fang Xue learned that Fang Han had surpassed her and reacted with disbelief and conflicted determination.
• Fang Han judged that he needed to improve the Gentle Wind Sword Art to surpass Fang Hong, then returned to cultivating.

Fang Han went to the Medicine Garden to investigate a Monster Beast that had injured guards and destroyed crops. He confronted the Wild Boar Monster Beast at night, but his sword barely wounded its tough hide.

• Fang Han arrived at the Medicine Garden, where Fang Lu showed him fields ravaged by a powerful beast.
• Fang Lu explained that the beast had injured Captain Zhang and two guards, and Fang Han judged it to be around Bone Refining Realm strength.
• Fang Han arranged to keep watch overnight and waited in the garden with his Azure Edge Sword.
• The Wild Boar Monster Beast broke through the fence after midnight and charged at the guards as their weapons bounced off its hide.
• Fang Han struck the beast on the forehead to protect the guards, but his sword left only a shallow wound.

Fang Han defeated the Wild Boar Monster in the Medicine Garden and brought its corpse back to Fang Mansion. With Elder Fang Yuan’s permission, he used the monster’s flesh to nourish his cultivation, which advanced rapidly toward the Bone Refining Late-Stage limit.

• Fang Han dodged the Wild Boar Monster’s charges and wounded it repeatedly before killing it with a precise sword strike to the neck.
• Fang Lu and the guards celebrated Fang Han’s victory, and Fang Han ordered them to prepare the corpse for transport to Fang Mansion.
• Fang Han reported the battle to Elder Fang Yuan, who let him keep the monster corpse and advised him to use its flesh for cultivation.
• Fang Han had the Wild Boar Monster butchered and began eating its meat, whose potent blood vitality strengthened his cultivation.
• Fang Han’s bones tempered faster as he trained, and he believed he would soon reach the limit of the Bone Refining Late-Stage.

Fang Han mastered Gale Step after a month of cultivation and received increased monthly resources for ranking second on the Martial Dao Stele. Hearing that Wang Miao of Linshan City had entered the Prodigy Ranking, Fang Han resolved to first claim the top spot in the Fang Clan Inner Hall.

• Fang Han used his fourfold Footwork Talent Amplification to advance Gale Step to mastery, gaining a thirty percent increase in speed.
• A servant delivered Fang Han forty Blood Vitality Pills and eighty taels of silver as his monthly reward for ranking second.
• Fang Han recharged the System Panel with the silver, raising his possessed wealth to 632 silver and bringing him closer to his goal of 1,000.
• Disciples discussed Wang Miao of the Linshan City Wang Clan, who had ranked one hundredth on the Prodigy Ranking at age twenty-six.
• Fang Han aspired to enter the Prodigy Ranking but focused on surpassing Fang Hong and taking first place in the Inner Hall before continuing his cultivation.

Fang Han advanced the Gentle Wind Sword Art to mastery and tested its increased power. He then retested at the Martial Dao Stele, where his score placed him first.

• Fang Han reached mastery in the Gentle Wind Sword Art after more than ten days of training.
• Fang Han tested the sword art on a Black Iron Wooden Dummy and cut a two-inch-deep mark into its arm.
• Fang Han went to the Martial Dao Stele Courtyard to retest his ranking, drawing a crowd of Inner Hall disciples.
• Fang Han used Gentle Wind Air-Splitting against the Martial Dao Stele, and his ranking rose to first place.