Chapter Summaries

Fang Han demonstrated strength comparable to a Grandmaster Fifth Layer and gained Gu Changqing's approval to lead an attack on Thunderlight Pavilion. Three days later, the Azure Profound Sect's forces surrounded the sect, and Fang Han infiltrated alone to target Fan Yuan.

• Fang Han unleashed a sword strike that Gu Changqing judged comparable to the Grandmaster Fifth Layer, convincing Gu Changqing to approve the plan to kill Fan Yuan.
• Fang Han, Gu Changqing, and Chen Tianyuan agreed to strike Thunderlight Pavilion swiftly before word of Fang Han's breakthrough could spread.
• After three days of secret travel, Gu Changqing led more than a hundred Azure Profound Sect elites to Thunderlight Pavilion's mountain gate.
• Fang Han used the Soul-Chasing Art to confirm that Fan Yuan was inside Thunderlight Pavilion.
• Fang Han persuaded Gu Changqing to let him infiltrate alone while the others sealed the exits, then used Shadowveil to enter Thunderlight Pavilion unseen.

Fang Han ambushed Fan Yuan in Thunderlight Pavilion and grievously wounded him with a single sword strike. After Fang Han identified Fan Yuan as the Grandmaster who had attacked him before the New Year, Fan Yuan abandoned his disguise and reached for his hidden trump card.

• Fan Yuan felt an unexplained unease while Fang Han silently approached his hall.
• Fang Han burst through the hall doors and struck Fan Yuan, destroying the hall and sending him flying through another building.
• Fan Yuan struggled to his feet with a deep chest wound and recognized Fang Han as his attacker.
• Fang Han accused Fan Yuan of being the Grandmaster who had ambushed him before the New Year, identifying him by his soul aura.
• Fan Yuan stopped pretending and reached for the trump card concealed at his waist.

Fang Han killed Fan Yuan after overwhelming him with a relentless sword assault, while Azure Profound Sect launched a surprise attack on Thunderlight Pavilion. After the battle, Fang Han took Fan Yuan's Thunderclap Saber and searched the corpse for more items.

• Fang Han prevented Fan Yuan from reaching his hidden trump cards and inflicted repeated wounds until Fan Yuan could no longer fight.
• Fang Han thrust his sword through Fan Yuan's heart, killing the Thunderlight Pavilion Supreme Elder.
• Lei Qianting and the Thunderlight Pavilion elders rushed outside after an explosion erupted near the Supreme Elder's residence.
• Gu Changqing led Azure Profound Sect's forces through Thunderlight Pavilion's mountain gate, and Chen Wanjun, Shen Moyan, and Jiang Chu joined the assault.
• Fang Han retrieved the Thunderclap Saber from the rubble, then searched Fan Yuan's robes and found several objects.

Fang Han killed Fan Yuan and returned with his corpse while Gu Changqing defeated Lei Qianting and the four Thunderlight Pavilion elders. The chapter left Lei Qianting wounded and hopeless after Fang Han declared that Fan Yuan was dead.

• Fang Han searched Fan Yuan's corpse, took five jade talismans, and hurried toward the other battle.
• Lei Qianting led four Thunderlight Pavilion elders in a coordinated attack on Gu Changqing.
• Gu Changqing killed three elders, turned the fourth elder's hidden weapons back on him, and repelled Lei Qianting's Thunderlight Blade Aura, leaving Lei Qianting gravely wounded.
• Lei Qianting warned Gu Changqing that Fan Yuan might escape and bring ruin upon the Azure Profound Sect.
• Fang Han arrived dragging Fan Yuan's corpse and told Lei Qianting that Fan Yuan was dead and Thunderlight Pavilion had no chance to drag anyone down with it.

After Fang Han killed Fan Yuan, Lei Qianting made a final suicidal attack but was cut down, and Azure Profound Sect destroyed Thunderlight Pavilion. Gu Changqing ordered the sect to hunt down the pavilion’s remaining members and explained the power and creation of the five jade talismans Fang Han recovered, offering to teach him the lower-grade methods.

• Lei Qianting saw Fan Yuan’s corpse, erupted with his Internal Qi in a suicidal strike against Fang Han, and was killed by Fang Han’s sword.
• Chen Wanjun and Shen Moyan killed the last resisting Thunderlight Pavilion elder, leaving no survivors inside the pavilion’s mountain gate.
• Gu Changqing divided Azure Profound Sect’s forces into ten teams to hunt Thunderlight Pavilion’s remnants and sent a message ordering Chen Tianyuan’s forces to enter East Foothills Prefecture and seize the pavilion’s properties.
• Fang Han asked Gu Changqing about the five jade talismans recovered from Fan Yuan, and Gu Changqing identified two lightning talismans, two divine speed talismans, and a long-range message talisman.
• Gu Changqing explained that Grandmasters carved and nurtured talismans over several years, then offered Fang Han the methods for making lower-grade divine speed and message talismans.

After Thunderlight Pavilion fell, the five major sects of East Foothills Prefecture agreed to unite and pressure Azure Profound Sect into surrendering some of its spoils. Fang Han discovered his System Panel could now reveal item values, but the chapter ended as Chen Tianyuan told him the five sects had begun obstructing Azure Profound Sect’s takeover.

• Qi Yan told the Crimson Flame Sect elders that Thunderlight Pavilion had been destroyed and that Azure Profound Sect was taking over its properties.
• Qi Yan persuaded the masters of Iron Sword Sect, Sunset Glow Valley, Flying Cloud Fort, and Golden Saber Manor to join Crimson Flame Sect in pressuring Azure Profound Sect and dividing Thunderlight Pavilion’s remaining properties.
• Fang Han discovered that his System Panel could display the names and values of items, including his Storage Ring and several treasures.
• A disciple summoned Fang Han to meet Chen Tianyuan, where Gu Changqing was also present.
• Chen Tianyuan told Fang Han that the five sects had united to obstruct Azure Profound Sect’s takeover, detaining supplies and occupying Thunderlight Pavilion properties.

Fang Han and Gu Changqing confronted five Grandmasters from East Foothills Prefecture, who demanded that Azure Profound Sect leave Thunderlight Pavilion’s former territory and surrender its assets. Zhong Jiuming attacked Fang Han, whose sword strike shattered the Golden Saber Aura and continued toward him.

• Gu Changqing, Fang Han, and Chen Tianyuan concluded that five East Foothills sects wanted Thunderlight Pavilion’s assets and prepared to meet their Grandmasters.
• Fang Han and Gu Changqing faced Qi Jiuyuan, Chu Hanshan, Liu Ruyin, Zhao Qingcang, and Zhong Jiuming on a ridge.
• Gu Changqing explained that Azure Profound Sect had destroyed Thunderlight Pavilion in retaliation for its assassination attempts on Fang Han.
• Fang Han accused the five sects of knowing about Thunderlight Pavilion’s assassination commission, while Liu Ruyin and Zhao Qingcang demanded Azure Profound Sect withdraw and surrender the assets.
• Zhong Jiuming attacked Fang Han with his golden nine-ring saber, but Fang Han’s sword strike broke through the Saber Aura and continued toward Zhong Jiuming.

Fang Han fought off attacks from three veteran Grandmasters, evading their combined assault and holding his ground. The battle continued with Qi Jiuyuan, Chu Hanshan, and Zhao Qingcang surrounding him, while Gu Changqing was kept occupied by Liu Ruyin.

• Fang Han wounded Zhong Jiuming with a retaliatory sword strike, shocking the other Grandmasters with his strength.
• Qi Jiuyuan, Chu Hanshan, and Zhao Qingcang attacked Fang Han together as Liu Ruyin blocked Gu Changqing from intervening.
• Fang Han dodged Qi Jiuyuan's palm strike, parried Chu Hanshan's sword, and blocked Zhao Qingcang's punch with his sword curtain.
• The three attackers surrounded Fang Han in a triangular formation and launched a coordinated barrage of palm strikes, sword attacks, and punches.
• Fang Han used the Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps to weave through the combined assault, avoiding the attacks with his superior movement technique.

Fang Han fought three veteran Grandmasters and wounded Qi Jiuyuan and Chu Hanshan, forcing them onto the defensive. As Gu Changqing kept Zhong Jiuming occupied with Liu Ruyin, Fang Han struck at Chu Hanshan with a second, stronger sword attack that pierced his defense and threatened his chest.

• Fang Han dodged the attacks of Qi Jiuyuan, Chu Hanshan, and Zhao Qingcang, then exploited a gap to wound Qi Jiuyuan and Chu Hanshan.
• Zhao Qingcang's twin punches missed Fang Han and blasted a huge crater into the ground, leaving the three veteran Grandmasters at a disadvantage.
• Zhong Jiuming tried to join the fight, but Gu Changqing stopped him with Sword Qi and engaged him while Liu Ruyin attacked Gu Changqing.
• Fang Han pursued Qi Jiuyuan, feinted toward him, and suddenly redirected his attack toward Chu Hanshan.
• Chu Hanshan blocked Fang Han's first strike, but Fang Han's second sword shattered his defense and stabbed toward his chest.

Fang Han fought off the three veteran Grandmasters, severely wounding Chu Hanshan, Zhao Qingcang, and Qi Jiuyuan in quick succession. Seeing the battle turn against them, Liu Ruyin and Zhong Jiuming broke away from Gu Changqing and retreated, regretting their clash with the Azure Profound Sect.

• Fang Han used the recoil from Qi Jiuyuan's palm strike to evade Zhao Qingcang's punch and pierce Chu Hanshan through the chest.
• Fang Han slashed Zhao Qingcang's arms deeply when Zhao tried to defend himself with his hardened limbs.
• Fang Han pierced Qi Jiuyuan's shoulder with a direct thrust that split apart his full-power palm attack.
• Liu Ruyin saw the three Grandmasters badly wounded and retreated from Gu Changqing in fear.
• Zhong Jiuming blocked Gu Changqing's palm wind and retreated, overcome by regret.

After Fang Han and Gu Changqing defeated the five sects’ Grandmasters, the Azure Profound Sect secured its claim to Thunderlight Pavilion’s assets. Fang Han returned to cultivating the Great Void Wind God Sword and discovered that his sword comprehension had suddenly surged despite no change to his System Panel.

• Fang Han warned the five sects’ Grandmasters not to interfere with the Azure Profound Sect taking Thunderlight Pavilion’s assets, and the wounded Grandmasters withdrew.
• Fang Han and Gu Changqing returned to Chen Tianyuan and reported that the five sects’ Grandmasters had been driven back.
• Chen Tianyuan celebrated the victory and discussed arrangements for taking over Thunderlight Pavilion’s assets with Fang Han and Gu Changqing.
• Fang Han returned to his side hall and practiced the Great Void Wind God Sword, finding that its techniques and Wind Sword Intent came to him with unusual ease.
• Fang Han confirmed that his sword comprehension had improved dramatically even though his Sword Art Talent remained [512x], and wondered what had caused the change.

After becoming a Grandmaster, Fang Han discovered that his elevated life essence had improved all his talents and accelerated his cultivation. The Azure Profound Sect then summoned him to help track Thunderlight Pavilion disciples who had escaped with the pavilion’s treasures, and he examined items they had used.

• Fang Han tested the Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps and confirmed that becoming a Grandmaster had enhanced his Body Movement Talent along with his other talents.
• Over the next two days, Fang Han cultivated the Grandmaster Chapter of the Greenwood Poison-Avoidance Scripture, making rapid progress with his improved Root Bone Talent.
• A disciple summoned Fang Han to the main hall, where Chen Tianyuan reported that Thunderlight Pavilion disciples had escaped with the pavilion’s treasures before its destruction.
• Fang Han agreed to use his tracking methods to find the fugitives and asked whether the Sect Master had objects they had handled regularly.
• Chen Tianyuan led Fang Han and Gu Changqing to a side room, where Fang Han found clothing, weapons, manuals, and everyday items associated with Thunderlight Pavilion disciples.

Fang Han failed to track the missing Thunderlight Pavilion disciples and hurried to Liangshui City to ensure his family was safe. Worried the Fang Clan remained vulnerable whenever he was away, he brought Redfire back to guard them.

• Fang Han used the Soul-Chasing Art to examine items belonging to the missing Thunderlight Pavilion disciples, but found their lingering trails had dissipated and could not track them.
• Fang Han told Chen Tianyuan he feared the missing disciples might target the Fang Clan, and Chen Tianyuan let him leave for home.
• Fang Han reached Fang Mansion and found his parents and the rest of the clan unharmed; he told Fang Zheng and Lin Wan about the threat.
• Fang Han decided to have Redfire guard the Fang Clan, returned to the Azure Profound Sect, and brought the demon beast back to Liangshui City.
• Fang Han instructed Redfire to protect the Fang Clan, and its presence eased his fear that the family would be left exposed.

Fang Han stayed with his family while waiting for Thunderlight Pavilion’s missing disciples, but none appeared. Chen Wanjun then delivered Fang Han a share of Thunderlight Pavilion’s treasury from the Azure Profound Sect, and Fang Han began inspecting the treasures.

• Fang Han told Fang Zheng and Lin Wan that he planned to stay home, delighting his parents and little sister Fang Ying.
• Fang Han searched Liangshui City for Thunderlight Pavilion disciples with the Soul-Chasing Art, then continued cultivating and spending time with his family as several days passed without incident.
• A convoy led by Chen Wanjun arrived at Fang Mansion with a portion of Thunderlight Pavilion’s treasury, awarded to Fang Han for his role in destroying the pavilion.
• Chen Wanjun told Fang Han that the five sects had not challenged the Azure Profound Sect and that the sect had taken over Thunderlight Pavilion’s industries without obstruction.
• After Chen Wanjun departed, Fang Han opened the sealed chests and found jade, pearls, ginseng, gold, and other treasures.

Fang Han received and secured the enormous fortune from Thunderlight Pavilion, then spent most of it to raise his footwork and body tempering talents to 512x amplification. He tested both improvements and accelerated his training, while the chapter ended with Nether Pavilion’s leaders gathered in council.

• Fang Han told Fang Zheng and Lin Wan that the treasures from Thunderlight Pavilion were his reward and estimated their value at more than two billion taels of silver.
• Fang Han had the chests moved into the rear courtyard warehouse, then decided to invest half the fortune and recharge the rest through the System Panel.
• Fang Han raised his Footwork Talent and Body Tempering Talent amplifications from 256x to 512x, spending nearly all his possessed wealth.
• Fang Han practiced Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps and found that his movements and understanding improved dramatically.
• Fang Han trained with the Black Tortoise True Art and a Vajra Pill, rapidly strengthening his body with help from Grandmaster demonic creature flesh and blood.
• Li Hanjiang, Ling Wuyuan, Li Wushang, Yan Xiu, and Chen Wuming gathered in Nether Pavilion’s council hall.

After learning that Fang Han could destroy Nether Pavilion, the pavilion’s leaders chose to offer compensation rather than fight or flee. Meanwhile, the Azure Profound Sect summoned Fang Han, and its leaders debated Nether Pavilion’s request to make peace, with the three hall masters rejecting reconciliation.

• Ling Wuyuan told Nether Pavilion’s leaders that Fang Han had killed Thunderlight Pavilion’s Supreme Elder Fan Yuan in a sneak attack and possessed combat strength comparable to a Grandmaster Fifth Layer.
• Li Wushang proposed fleeing, but Ling Wuyuan warned Fang Han could track them, so Yan Xiu suggested offering compensation to the Azure Profound Sect; Li Hanjiang endorsed the plan, and Ling Wuyuan approved it.
• Fang Han received a summons from Chen Tianyuan, left his family in Liangshui City, and hurried back to the Azure Profound Sect.
• Chen Tianyuan gathered Gu Changqing, Chen Wanjun, Shen Moyan, Jiang Chu, and Fang Han to discuss Nether Pavilion’s offer of compensation for peace.
• Jiang Chu, Chen Wanjun, and Shen Moyan rejected Nether Pavilion’s offer and opposed resolving the enmity through compensation alone.

Chen Tianyuan and the Azure Profound Sect leaders accepted Nether Pavilion’s offer of half its assets and three Mid-Grade Heavenly Treasures, then raised Fang Han’s treatment to Supreme Elder level. Fang Han moved into a new residence in the Elder Courtyard with Qui Lan and his attendants.

• Chen Tianyuan told the sect leaders that Nether Pavilion offered half its assets and three Mid-Grade Heavenly Treasures for peace.
• Fang Han agreed to accept the sect’s decision, and Gu Changqing recommended taking the offer because Rain Listening Tower could claim Nether Pavilion’s assets if it was destroyed.
• Chen Tianyuan settled on accepting the compensation and required one Mid-Grade Heavenly Treasure to go to Fang Han.
• Chen Tianyuan proposed raising Fang Han’s treatment to Supreme Elder level, and the leaders approved.
• Fang Han returned to No. 35 Annex and told Qui Lan to prepare to move.
• Feng Nan replaced Fang Han’s Identity Token and led him, Qui Lan, and their attendants to his new residence in the Elder Courtyard.

Fang Han moved into his Supreme Elder Courtyard, welcomed his friends, and resumed training with his new Grandmaster strength. He left the chapter having advanced the Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps to Minor Accomplishment, bringing his speed to the level of the most agile Grandmaster Mid-Stage martial artists.

• Feng Nan showed Fang Han the courtyard’s outdoor and underground Cultivation Grounds and explained that Fang Han would receive ten percent of the sect’s annual proceeds.
• Fang Han told Qui Lan to recruit servants, and she hired more than twenty maids and attendants to manage the courtyard.
• Fang Han invited Yun Qianyue, Li Feng, Huang Ling'er, Shi Meng, and Xiao Chen to a housewarming feast and showed them his new home.
• After the guests left, Fang Han resumed training the Great Void Wind God Sword, Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps, and Black Tortoise True Art.
• Fang Han’s Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps reached Minor Accomplishment, boosting his speed to match that of highly skilled Grandmaster Mid-Stage martial artists.

Fang Han considered how to advance his incomplete Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps and decided his exceptional Footwork Talent could let him deduce the missing forms himself. He borrowed books on talismans from Gu Changqing, discovered a new Rune Talent line on his System Panel but chose not to develop it, while news spread that Nether Pavilion had paid the Azure Profound Sect for peace.

• Fang Han ruled out auctions and the Ancient Ruins as sources for a complete movement technique and decided to deduce the later forms of the Wind-Chasing Moon-Pursuing Steps himself.
• Fang Han visited Gu Changqing and borrowed books on crafting Lower-Grade Message Talismans and Lower-Grade Divine Speed Talismans.
• Fang Han read both books and learned about talisman materials, inscriptions, and the years of True Qi nourishment their crafting required.
• Fang Han saw Rune Talent Amplification appear on his System Panel but left it at zero because he did not intend to pursue talisman crafting.
• Word spread across Qingyang Prefecture that Nether Pavilion had offered half its assets to the Azure Profound Sect to seek peace.

After Nether Pavilion compensated Azure Profound Sect, the other major sects of Qingyang Prefecture reacted warily to Azure Profound Sect’s growing power. Chen Tianyuan gave Fang Han a Dragon Elephant Fruit, and Fang Han consumed it to improve his Body Tempering Talent.

• Ku Du, Lei Pojun, Xie Changkong, Hua Nishang, and Shen Tinglan learned that Nether Pavilion had reconciled with Azure Profound Sect and considered how to respond to the sect’s rising strength.
• Lei Pojun ordered Tyrant Blade Sect members to avoid conflicts with Azure Profound Sect, while Xie Changkong ordered Lingyun Sword Sect to monitor it closely.
• Chen Tianyuan summoned Fang Han and gave him a Dragon Elephant Fruit, one of Nether Pavilion’s three Mid-Grade Heavenly Treasures, because it could improve his Body Tempering Talent.
• Fang Han returned to his residence, told Qui Lan to keep others away, and ate the Dragon Elephant Fruit in the Quiet Room.
• The fruit’s scorching energy surged through Fang Han’s body, causing intense pain as it began to transform his physical aptitude.