Chapter Summaries

Fang Han consumed Heavenly Treasures to raise his Secret Art, Body Movement, and Body Tempering Talents, then began cultivating the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture. After converting all his Azure Profound Art Internal Qi, he found his Internal Qi was purer and stronger, his cultivation speed had doubled, and he had gained a potent defense against poison.

• Fang Han consumed Heavenly Treasures that brought his Secret Art, Body Movement, and Body Tempering Talents up to the level of his Root Bone and swordsmanship talents.
• Fang Han saved a swordsmanship-enhancing Heavenly Treasure for Yun Qianyue and set aside the Soul-Chasing Art until his Nether Guide reached Perfection Realm.
• Fang Han studied the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture and fully understood and memorized it in half a day.
• Fang Han used two Earth Spirit Pills and spent several hours converting his Azure Profound Art Internal Qi into Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture Internal Qi.
• Fang Han tested his new Internal Qi, found his casual strike far stronger than before, and realized his cultivation speed had doubled.

After improving his Internal Qi, Fang Han stayed behind in the Imperial Capital while Luo Yuntian and the Qingyang Prefecture group returned home. He trained the Wind God Step with his enhanced movement talent and, on the fifth day, broke through to a new level of mastery.

• Fang Han judged that his combat strength had reached the pinnacle of the Break Three Passes level after advancing his cultivation method.
• Luo Yuntian invited Fang Han to return with the Qingyang Prefecture sects, but Fang Han declined and said he needed to remain in the Imperial Capital.
• The next morning, Fang Han watched Luo Yuntian, Liu Bai, Mad Blade, and the other travelers depart, then left the Royal Annex and rented a cultivation chamber at Cloudsky Inn.
• Fang Han practiced the Wind God Step, using his enhanced Body Movement Talent to grasp its techniques faster than expected.
• On the fifth day, Fang Han's understanding of the Wind God Step leaped forward, and he narrowly avoided crashing into the cultivation chamber wall as his speed surged.

Fang Han perfected Wind God Step and traveled from the Imperial Capital toward Westview Prefecture, where he joined Bai Yan and the Heavenly Origin Sect convoy. As they journeyed together, the group came upon a vast, long-abandoned complex.

• Fang Han perfected Wind God Step, left the Imperial Capital, and headed toward Westview Prefecture while staying alert for anyone seeking to rob him.
• Fang Han encountered Bai Yan traveling with a Heavenly Origin Sect convoy and accepted an invitation to travel with them.
• Fang Han met the convoy’s grandmaster, elders, and young disciples, including Han Lin and Xu Qing, and confirmed that he had perfected a Low-Grade Artistic Conception martial art technique.
• After several days on the road, Fang Han and the convoy spotted a sprawling, deserted complex among the hills.

Fang Han learned that the powerful Longevity Sect had vanished overnight two hundred years earlier, then parted from Bai Yan’s convoy in Heavenly Origin City and returned to the secret realm. After finding fresh footprints in its entrance passage, he entered the realm and narrowly dodged an attack from a Grandmaster-level creature.

• Bai Yan and the old man told Fang Han that the Longevity Sect had vanished without a trace two hundred years earlier, leaving its buildings intact.
• The convoy reached Heavenly Origin City, where Fang Han said farewell to Bai Yan and the others before heading toward Westview Prefecture.
• Fang Han found the hidden entrance to the treasure site and discovered fresh footprints in the passage, suggesting someone else had entered within the past month or two.
• Fang Han used his treasure map to enter the secret realm, where a Grandmaster-level presence attacked him as soon as he arrived.
• Fang Han dodged the creature’s enormous claw, but its shockwave struck him and sent him flying backward.

Fang Han escaped a master-level Giant Lizard and spent three days harvesting precious ores from an underground cavern before the secret realm expelled him. He reentered with a second treasure map and discovered a rare Realm-Breaking Fruit in a different forest.

• Fang Han evaded the Giant Lizard by using Wind God Step and Shadowveil, then treated his injuries with a Jade Dew Pellet.
• Fang Han explored an underground cavern and recharged precious ores, increasing his Possessed Wealth from 300,000 gold to nearly four million gold.
• The secret realm expelled Fang Han, and he used a second treasure map to enter it again, confirming that he could return within the same year.
• Fang Han explored a new forest and identified a rare Realm-Breaking Fruit, a heavenly treasure that could help martial artists break through bottlenecks.

Fang Han found a Longevity Flower guarded by a powerful crimson lion demon, defeated the beast, and claimed the treasure. He left the lion demon alive after it submitted to him, and considered making it his mount.

• Fang Han stored a Realm-Breaking Fruit for Yun Yue Shan and recharged several valuable ores he found along the way.
• Fang Han followed a strange fragrance to a Longevity Flower guarded by a massive crimson lion demon.
• Fang Han drove the lion demon away from the flower, plucked it, and stored it in his ring.
• The lion demon attacked again with dark crimson flames, but Fang Han cut it deeply with his sword.
• The wounded lion demon bowed and pleaded for mercy, and Fang Han offered to spare it if it became his mount.
• Fang Han gave the lion demon a Jade Dew Pellet and inspected its wound after it swallowed the medicine.

Fang Han discovered a gold deposit and spent three days mining it with the lion demon, raising his wealth to nine million gold before the treasure site expelled them. He named the lion demon Redfire and rode it out of the valley, beginning his journey back to the Azure Profound Sect.

• Fang Han found a large gold deposit and began mining and recharging its ore.
• Fang Han enlisted the lion demon to dig, and they worked together for three days, raising his wealth to nine million gold.
• Fang Han stopped mining as the three-day limit approached and waited for the force of repulsion to return him to the treasure site's great hall.
• Fang Han brought the lion demon out with him, named it Redfire, and erased his traces from the hall.
• Fang Han rode Redfire out of the valley toward the Azure Profound Sect.

Fang Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect after placing among the top four at the Martial Arts Tournament, then reunited with Yun Qianyue and visited Lan Yuexin, giving each a gift. Meanwhile, Thunderlight Pavilion's Lei Qianting grew concerned that Elder Lei Zheng and two others had been missing for over a month and ordered an inquiry into their whereabouts.

• Fang Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect riding Redfire and settled the demon lion in the rear courtyard of No. 35 Annex.
• Fang Han had dinner with Yun Qianyue, recounted his tournament battles, and gave her a Purple Jade Hairpin and Three-Leaf Sword Grass.
• Fang Han visited Lan Yuexin at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, congratulated her on its success, and gave her sapphire earrings.
• Lei Qianting learned that Lei Zheng and two others had sent no news for over a month and ordered an elder to check whether they had reached the Imperial Capital or attended the Martial Arts Tournament.

Fang Han trained until the Great Void Wind God Sword reached the Beginner stage, transforming his Wind Sword Intent and surpassing his perfected Void-Sundering Sword Manual. He left Azure Profound Sect for a remote wilderness to test the sword art’s power.

• Thunderlight Pavilion learned that Lei Zheng and two others had never reached the Imperial Capital, and Lei Qianting ordered an investigation into their disappearance.
• Fang Han resumed cultivation after the tournament and resolved not to lose to Qin Yuan again.
• After half a month of practice, Fang Han came close to mastering the Great Void Wind God Sword, then reached the Beginner stage three days later.
• Fang Han tested his newly transformed Wind Sword Intent in the courtyard, where his strikes split the air and bamboo leaves.
• Fang Han left Azure Profound Sect and traveled to an uninhabited wilderness to test his sword art at full strength.

Fang Han tested the Beginner stage of the Great Void Wind God Sword and realized his late second-grade Internal Qi could not sustain its overwhelming power. Back at the Azure Profound Sect, he prioritized cultivating the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture to overcome that limitation.

• Fang Han unleashed a sword strike that carved a rift several hundred zhang through the wilderness, estimating that his combat power had increased roughly fifteenfold.
• Fang Han recognized that his Internal Qi limited him to only a few dozen powerful attacks and resolved to prioritize cultivation.
• Four nearby martial artists discovered the rift, judged its maker to be a Grandmaster or someone close to one, and fled in fear.
• Fang Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect and planned to focus his remaining cultivation time on the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture.
• Fang Han swallowed two Earth Spirit Pills and began refining their medicinal power into Internal Qi.

Fang Han cultivated the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture, the Great Void Wind God Sword, and the Black Tortoise True Art until he neared a First Grade breakthrough. Meanwhile, Thunderlight Pavilion’s Lei Qianting resolved to eliminate Fang Han without letting Azure Profound Sect trace the attack, and the chapter ended with Fang Han refining two Earth Spirit Pills.

• Fang Han absorbed Earth Spirit Pills and cultivated, noting that the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture could not be shared with the sect.
• Fang Han practiced the Great Void Wind God Sword, then cultivated the Black Tortoise True Art with a Vajra Pill.
• Yu Yuan reported that Lei Zheng and two others vanished after a city where three people riding a White Tiger demon beast had also stayed, leading Thunderlight Pavilion to suspect Fang Han.
• Lei Qianting rejected demanding an explanation from Azure Profound Sect and vowed to kill Fang Han without arousing the sect’s suspicion.
• Over the following month, Fang Han focused on cultivation until his Internal Qi filled more than ninety-five percent of the Hundred Convergences Acupoint and he neared the First Grade bottleneck.
• Several days later, Fang Han swallowed two Earth Spirit Pills and began refining their medicinal power.

Fang Han broke through from Second Rank to Early First Rank and discovered that his new spiritual power could briefly lift light objects. He planned to return home to discuss marriage proposals, while the assassin Yi Three waited in Azure Profound City for a chance to kill him.

• Fang Han broke through the Purple Mansion Acupoint after two hours of assaulting its barrier, reaching Early First Rank.
• Fang Han used his newly awakened spiritual power to lift and move a handwritten copy of the Great Void Wind God Sword, but grew exhausted after a short time.
• Fang Han learned that it was the eighteenth day of the sixth month and told Qui Lan he would return home the next day to discuss marriage arrangements.
• Yi Three, an assassin from Dark Abyss, continued waiting in Azure Profound City for Fang Han to leave the sect, expecting an opportunity when Fang Han became engaged.

Fang Han rode Redfire away from the Azure Profound Sect toward Liangshui City, unaware that Yi Three was tracking him for an assassination. When Yi Three attacked on the road, Fang Han met his sword strike with the Cloudsplitter Sword, and their clash shook the surrounding forest.

• Fang Han left the Azure Profound Sect on Redfire and traveled toward Liangshui City while circulating the Nether Guide.
• Yi Three spotted Fang Han from an inn in Azure Profound City, then followed him along the official road using a Breath Concealment Secret Technique.
• Fang Han sensed a faint, dangerous aura and quietly prepared to draw his sword.
• Yi Three realized Fang Han had noticed him and launched a sudden attack with Swift Sword Intent.
• Fang Han drew the Cloudsplitter Sword and blocked Yi Three's thrust with the Great Void Wind God Sword, and the collision sent a shockwave through the forest.

Yi Three's assassination attempt turned into a fierce duel with Fang Han, whose superior swordsmanship drove the assassin to retreat. After Fang Han's Cloudsplitter Sword shattered, Yi Three seized the chance to attack again, but Fang Han drew the Windshock Sword from a storage treasure as the chapter ended.

• Yi Three attacked Fang Han with a barrage of Swift Sword Intent strikes, but Fang Han evaded and countered with the Great Void Wind God Sword.
• Fang Han exploited a flaw in Yi Three's sword style and struck him hard enough to wound him and send him crashing across the road.
• Yi Three tried to flee, but the Cloudsplitter Sword shattered in Fang Han's hand.
• Seeing Fang Han apparently disarmed, Yi Three reversed course and thrust at his throat.
• Fang Han produced the Windshock Sword from a storage treasure, shocking Yi Three, who pushed his attack beyond his limits.

Fang Han killed Yi Three, an assassin sent by the mysterious Dark Abyss, and discovered that someone had placed a commission on his life. Despite the danger, he decided to finish his engagement arrangements before returning to Azure Profound Sect, trusting his strength to face another non-Grandmaster assassin.

• Fang Han drew the Windshock Sword and killed Yi Three with a powerful slash that split the assassin nearly in two.
• Fang Han searched Yi Three's body and found pills, an identity token marked with an abyss, and a mid-grade mystic weapon.
• Fang Han recognized the token as belonging to Dark Abyss and considered Nether Pavilion, Thunderlight Pavilion, and other factions as possible commissioners.
• Fang Han decided not to return immediately to Azure Profound Sect, believing he had time to complete his engagement arrangements before Dark Abyss could send another assassin.

After killing Yi Three, Fang Han delayed Dark Abyss’s discovery by dissolving the body and tying Yi Three’s Identity Jade Token to a wolf, then returned to Liangshui City to advance his marriage engagements. Dark Abyss’s intelligence chief followed the moving token and found it attached to a wolf in the forest.

• Fang Han dissolved Yi Three’s corpse, tied his Identity Jade Token to a wild wolf, and erased the battle traces before riding Redfire to Liangshui City.
• Fang Han reunited with Fang Zheng, Lin Wan, and Fang Ying at Fang Mansion and asked to move up the engagements.
• Fang Han presented the Realm-Breaking Fruit and Longevity Flower as betrothal gifts for the Yun Clan and Hundred Treasures Pavilion, and his parents reviewed the prepared gift lists with him.
• Dark Abyss’s intelligence chief used a Tracking Compass to follow Yi Three’s moving Identity Jade Token into a pine forest.
• The intelligence chief found the token tied around a gray wolf’s neck.

After Dark Abyss learned that Yi Three had died trying to kill Fang Han, Jia One ordered Yi One to assassinate him. Fang Han finalized betrothals with Yun Qianyue and Lan Yuexin, left Redfire behind to guard the Fang Clan, and set out for the Azure Profound Sect while sensing for another attack.

• Yi Nine found Yi Three's identity token on a wolf and reported his death to Dark Abyss.
• Jia One assessed Fang Han as stronger than expected and ordered Yi One to assassinate him next.
• Fang Han's family completed the betrothal with Yun Qianyue's family, setting their wedding for June of the next year.
• Fang Han's family completed the betrothal with Lan Yuexin's family, setting their wedding for July of the next year.
• Fang Han prepared to return to the Azure Profound Sect and told Redfire to stay behind and protect the Fang Clan.
• Fang Han left Liangshui City and spread his senses across the surrounding area, wary that Dark Abyss had sent another assassin.

Fang Han discovered and fought Yi One, the powerful assassin Dark Abyss had sent to kill him. After an intense duel, Fang Han wounded Yi One, but the assassin remained ready to continue the fight.

• Fang Han sensed a hidden presence in the pine forest and evaded Yi One's ambush on the official road.
• Yi One revealed himself as Dark Abyss's foremost Yi assassin and attacked Fang Han with his black saber.
• Fang Han and Yi One exchanged hundreds of blows, tearing up the road and leveling the surrounding pine forest.
• Fang Han exploited an opening in Yi One's saber technique and cut his left flank, drawing blood.
• Yi One acknowledged that he had underestimated Fang Han, while Fang Han judged that Yi One was stronger than Yi Three but still within his reach.

Fang Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect after forcing Dark Abyss assassin Yi One to retreat, then reported the successive attacks to Sect Master Chen Tianyuan. Dark Abyss considered sending a Grandmaster assassin, while Fang Han resolved to stay in the sect and discovered that a pill taken from Yi Three was unusually potent.

• Fang Han ended his fight with the wounded Yi One when the assassin retreated, then hurried back to the Azure Profound Sect.
• Fang Han returned to No. 35 Annex, reflected on the danger of a possible Grandmaster assassin, and was summoned by Chen Tianyuan.
• Fang Han told Chen Tianyuan about Yi Three's assassination attempt and his later clash with Yi One; Chen Tianyuan ordered him to remain within the sect and cultivate.
• Yi One reported to Dark Abyss's intelligence chief that only a Jia-ranked assassin had a chance of killing Fang Han, and the chief agreed to relay the information to headquarters.
• Fang Han began recovering his Internal Qi in the Quiet Room and opened one of the cultivation Danyao bottles taken from Yi Three, finding its medicinal fragrance exceptionally potent.

Fang Han discovered that unfamiliar Danyao from three jade bottles was poisoned, neutralized the toxin, and found the bottles added little to his wealth. After Dark Abyss canceled Lei Qianting’s assassination commission following two failed attempts, Lei raised the reward to thirty million taels of gold to hire a Grandmaster-level assassin.

• Fang Han tested a Danyao, detected poison, and used the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture and Shenshu Aperture to purge it.
• Fang Han recharged the three jade bottles and gained only ten thousand gold because poison had reduced their value.
• Jia One told Dark Abyss’s leaders that Yi One had failed to kill Fang Han, so they canceled the commission and ordered the fee returned.
• Lei Qianting disguised himself and confronted Dark Abyss’s East Foothills Prefecture intelligence chief about Fang Han’s survival.
• After learning Yi Three had died and Yi One had retreated injured, Lei Qianting raised the reward to thirty million taels of gold for a Grandmaster-level assassin.