Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nie Yu, a Heavenly Pride on the Thousand Prodigies Ranking, confronts Su Mo after learning that Su Mo replaced his ranking.
• Su Mo agrees to a fight with Nie Yu, wagering thirty thousand high-grade Spirit Stones.
• The fight takes place high in the sky, with Nie Yu attacking first using his golden long sword.
• Su Mo easily deflects Nie Yu's first attack and counterattacks, using the Sky Punishing Sword to unleash a powerful strike.

Character Developments

• Nie Yu: Displayed his arrogance and pride, seeking to vindicate himself and challenge Su Mo.
• Su Mo: Showed off his confidence and arrogance, accepting Nie Yu's challenge and demonstrating his powerful strength.

Significant Themes

• Pride and Arrogance: Both Nie Yu and Su Mo exhibit excessive pride, leading to their confrontation.
• Strength and Power: The battle highlights the importance of strength and power in the cultivation world, with Su Mo's power being significantly greater than Nie Yu's.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo and Nie Yu: Their interaction is characterized by mutual disdain and arrogance, leading to a fight to settle their differences.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo and Nie Yu's battle ends with Nie Yu being severely defeated and humiliated.
• Su Mo takes Nie Yu's Storage Ring containing 30,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.
• Su Mo decides to leave Heavenly Pride City to prepare for his breakthrough to the True Profound Realm.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates his overwhelming power and dominance, proving his worth as a peerless prodigy.
• Nie Yu's arrogance and stubbornness lead to his severe defeat and loss of face.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its consequences is evident as Nie Yu's overconfidence leads to his downfall.
• The theme of perseverance is shown through Su Mo's determination to improve and leave for the Central Continent.

Character Interactions

• The interaction between Su Mo and Nie Yu highlights the power dynamic and the consequences of underestimating one's opponent.
• Su Mo's indifference and lack of respect for Nie Yu's status further emphasizes his strength and confidence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo enters the Divine Diagram Space to break through to the True Profound Realm.
• He successfully breaks through, consuming 30,000 high-grade Spirit Stones.
• Su Mo then uses the remaining Spirit Stones to improve his physique, reaching the level of a True Profound Realm Second Layer martial artist.
• He plans to refine weapons and sell them to earn more Spirit Stones.
• Su Mo's ultimate goal is to refine his Destined Spirit Sword and become a Natal Swordsman.

Character Developments

• Su Mo's cultivation advances to the True Profound Realm First Layer and then to a physique comparable to a True Profound Realm Second Layer martial artist.
• Su Mo's determination to become a Natal Swordsman strengthens.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and cultivation.
• The importance of resources (Spirit Stones) for cultivation advancement.
• The allure of ancient techniques and secrets (Natal Swordsman, Destined Spirit Sword).

Character Interactions

• None in this chapter; Su Mo is alone in the Divine Diagram Space.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo refines over three hundred Level Four High-grade Weapons in the Divine Diagram Space, improving his skill and speed over ten days.
• He successfully refines various weapons like Long Swords, Long Sabers, battle axes, shields, and Long Spears.
• Su Mo sells these weapons to the Sky Horizon Pavilion, with the Elder offering a unit price of eighty high-grade Spirit Stones per weapon.

Character Developments

• Su Mo's artifact refining skills and experience significantly improve over the ten days.
• Su Mo gains confidence in his ability to refine even higher-level weapons in the future.

Significant Themes

• The importance of practice and experience in mastering a skill.
• The value of rare and high-quality weapons in the cultivation world.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo interacts with the Elder of the Sky Horizon Pavilion's branch, who is impressed by Su Mo's talent and offers a fair price for the weapons.
• Su Mo maintains polite and respectful demeanor towards the Elder, despite his young age and prodigious talent.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo discovers the profitability of Artifact Refining when he sells his refined weapons for over twenty thousand high-grade Spirit Stones.
• He decides to continue refining weapons instead of hunting demonic beasts for cultivation.
• Su Mo sells Nie Yu's belongings and receives 34,300 high-grade Spirit Stones using his Sky Horizon Pavilion's Black Iron VIP Card.
• Elder Wang invites Su Mo to participate in the upcoming Artifact Refining Competition in Wu Ling City, with no rewards but the chance to become an Honorary Artifact Refiner of the Sky Horizon Pavilion.
• Su Mo accepts the invitation and travels to Wu Ling City.

Character Developments

• Su Mo: Realizes the potential of Artifact Refining as a profitable venture, decides to pursue it, and shows interest in the Artifact Refining Competition.
• Elder Wang: Recognizes Su Mo's talent and invites him to the competition, hoping to bring him into the Sky Horizon Pavilion.

Significant Themes

• Profit and wealth: Su Mo's primary motivation is to amass wealth and Spirit Stones.
• Talent recognition: Elder Wang recognizes Su Mo's potential in both combat and Artifact Refining.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo and Elder Wang: They interact regarding the sale of weapons and the Artifact Refining Competition. Elder Wang invites Su Mo to the competition, and Su Mo accepts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo arrives in Wu Ling City for the Artifact Refining Competition, organized by the Sky Horizon Pavilion every few years to recruit high-level artifact refiners.
• The competition draws artifact refiners from across the Eastern Continent, aiming to become Honorary Artifact Refiners of the Sky Horizon Pavilion.
• Su Mo encounters an inn, the Fire Refining Inn, which only accommodates esteemed artifact refiners, leading to a confrontation with a Level Five Mid-grade Artifact Refiner.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates his strength and audacity by physically confronting an artifact refiner of a higher level than him.
• The purple-clothed youth, a Level Five Mid-grade Artifact Refiner, shows arrogance and underestimates Su Mo's capabilities.

Significant Themes

• The high status and rarity of artifact refiners, particularly those with powerful Spiritual Power Talent.
• The wealth and privileges associated with being an artifact refiner.
• The importance of strength and the disregard for rules and norms when strength is sufficient.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo interacts with the innkeeper and guests at the Fire Refining Inn, leading to a confrontation with the purple-clothed youth.
• The purple-clothed youth underestimates Su Mo and attempts to threaten him, resulting in Su Mo gripping his neck in response.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo, a prodigy from the Heavenly Spirit Sect, arrives at the Fire Refining Inn.
• He encounters a purple-clothed youth, a Level Five Artifact Refiner from the Golden Origin Sect, and a dispute ensues.
• Su Mo kills the purple-clothed youth after he threatens Su Mo and demands compensation.
• Su Mo takes the deceased's Storage Ring, containing a vast amount of Spirit Stones and Artifact Refining materials.
• Su Mo visits the Sky Horizon Pavilion, buys Beast Souls to promote his Devouring Martial Soul, and purchases materials for refining Level Five weapons.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates his ruthlessness and decisiveness, killing the purple-clothed youth without hesitation.
• Su Mo shows his determination to improve, spending a significant amount of Spirit Stones to promote his Martial Soul and buy Artifact Refining materials.

Significant Themes

• Power and Strength: Su Mo's actions emphasize the importance of strength and power in this world. His ruthlessness is a result of understanding that mercy can be exploited.
• Ambition and Determination: Su Mo's willingness to spend a vast amount of Spirit Stones to improve himself highlights his ambition and determination to grow stronger.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo's interaction with the purple-clothed youth showcases his disregard for authority and power, as he remains unimpressed by the youth's status as a Level Five Artifact Refiner from the Golden Origin Sect.
• Su Mo's interaction with the Innkeeper and the crowd in the lobby reveals their fear and awe of him, demonstrating his growing reputation and influence.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo devours Level Five Ninth Layer Beast Souls in the Divine Diagram Space.
• He struggles to devour a powerful Mighty Lion Beast Soul but ultimately succeeds.
• Despite devouring over nine thousand Beast Souls, his Devouring Martial Soul doesn't advance to Heaven-grade.
• Su Mo starts refining Level Five weapons, successfully creating a perfect Grade Five Low-grade Long Sword.
• He continues refining, creating over 200 weapons, including mid-grade ones, in a few days.
• Half a month later, Su Mo heads to the Sky Horizon Pavilion for the Artifact Refiner competition.

Character Developments

• Su Mo's Devouring Martial Soul doesn't advance despite his efforts, causing him frustration and anxiety.
• Su Mo successfully refines Level Five weapons, boosting his confidence and pride.
• Ming Yu and Nie Yu are present at the competition, acknowledging Su Mo's presence.

Significant Themes

• The struggle and determination in the face of challenges (Su Mo's Beast Soul devouring and Artifact Refining).
• The anticipation and pressure of a life-changing opportunity (Artifact Refiner competition).

Character Interactions

• Ming Yu acknowledges Su Mo with a smile.
• Nie Yu expresses hostility towards Su Mo with a cold snort.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Si Kongyan, a top-tier prodigy with a natural Fire Spirit Body, arrives for the Artifact Refining Competition.
• Su Mo takes note of Si Kongyan, considering him a potential inheritor for the Fire Burning Palace.
• Nie Yu, a disciple of the Supreme Palace, tells Si Kongyan that Su Mo stole his Storage Ring and injured him.
• Si Kongyan confronts Su Mo, accusing him of arrogance and demanding an apology and compensation.

Character Developments

• Si Kongyan: Shows confidence and dominance, valuing his fellow disciple's honor.
• Su Mo: Remains calm and composed under Si Kongyan's pressure, displaying his unyielding nature.
• Nie Yu: Demonstrates his resentment towards Su Mo, seeking his superior's intervention.

Significant Themes

• Prodigy Rivalry: The competition and tension between top-tier prodigies.
• Honor and Respect: The importance of respecting one's peers and superiors, as shown by Si Kongyan.
• Consequences of Actions: The repercussions of Su Mo's actions, leading to this confrontation.

Character Interactions

• Si Kongyan and Nie Yu: Fellow disciples with a clear hierarchy, as Si Kongyan is senior to Nie Yu.
• Si Kongyan and Su Mo: Initial confrontation due to Nie Yu's accusations, with Si Kongyan demanding an apology.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Si Kongyan demands an apology and compensation from Su Mo, leading to a tense standoff.
• Si Kongyan uses his powerful Fire Attribute to attack Su Mo, who defends using his Five-Colored Profound energy.
• The Artifact Refining Tower opens, and a group of Artifact Refiners led by a Level Six High-Grade Artifact Refiner emerges.
• All participating Artifact Refiners enter the Artifact Refining Tower for the competition.
• Inside the tower, the competition's rules are announced: the top ten finishers will become honorary Artifact Refiners of the Sky Horizon Pavilion.

Character Developments

• Si Kongyan demonstrates his powerful Fire Attribute and cultivates at the Seventh Layer of the True Profound Realm.
• Su Mo shows his ability to fight across levels, reaching the First Layer of the True Profound Realm.
• The horse-faced elder, a Level Six High-Grade Artifact Refiner, is introduced as the leader of the Sky Horizon Pavilion's Artifact Refiners.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and prestige of Artifact Refiners are emphasized, with the horse-faced elder's status highlighting their importance.
• The competition's stakes are raised, with the top ten finishers gaining honorary status in the Sky Horizon Pavilion.

Character Interactions

• Tension between Su Mo and Si Kongyan escalates, with Si Kongyan threatening to settle the score after the competition.
• The horse-faced elder leads the participating Artifact Refiners, showing his authority and disregard for the competitors.
• The thin middle-aged Artifact Refiner announces the competition's rules, establishing the Sky Horizon Pavilion's expectations and standards.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Artifact Refining Competition begins with a 'Material Identification' round, where participants must identify and describe the uses of rare artifact refining materials related to Level Five Weapons.
• Thousands of participants are eliminated, with only around three thousand passing the first round after more than two hours.
• Su Mo, the last to enter the competition, is eliminated in the first round despite believing his answer was correct.

Character Developments

• Su Mo's confidence in his Artifact Refining skills is shaken by his elimination.
• Ming Yu, a Level Five High-grade Artifact Refiner, passes the first round with ease.
• Si Kongyan, another participant, passes the first round with a correct answer.

Significant Themes

• The importance of knowledge and experience in Artifact Refining.
• The pressure and intensity of competition.
• The consequences of overconfidence (Su Mo's belief in his accuracy despite elimination).

Character Interactions

• The middle-aged judge interacts with participants, asking for material names and uses, and either eliminating or passing them based on their answers.
• Su Mo interacts with the judge, questioning his elimination despite providing what he believed was the correct answer.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo insists his answer about Molten Ancient Rock is correct, despite others disagreeing.
• The judge asks others to tell Su Mo the correct answer, hoping to make him concede.
• Si Kongyan reveals the common knowledge about Molten Ancient Rock, but Su Mo maintains his answer is correct.
• The judge eliminates Su Mo, but before he leaves, a King-grade High-rank Artifact Refiner, Elder Dan, intervenes.
• Elder Dan confirms Su Mo's answer, revealing that Molten Ancient Rock's primary function is to stabilize Fire Origin Iron and increase its toughness.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates his knowledge and confidence in his answer, even when faced with disbelief.
• The middle-aged judge shows initial bias and impatience with Su Mo but is later humiliated by his own lack of knowledge.
• Elder Dan reveals his wisdom and impartiality, correcting the common misconception about Molten Ancient Rock.

Significant Themes

• The importance of thorough knowledge and understanding in one's field.
• The consequences of bias and arrogance in judgment.
• The value of open-mindedness and willingness to learn from others.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo stands his ground against the judge and the majority, showing confidence in his knowledge.
• The judge initially dismisses Su Mo but is later humbled by Elder Dan's revelation.
• Elder Dan interacts with the judge and Su Mo, showing his wisdom and impartiality.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo's argument is dismissed, causing a stir among the audience and embarrassing the judge.
• The competition moves to the second round, Artifact Refining, with participants tasked to refine a Grade Five Low-grade Ice Saber within an hour.
• Over two thousand participants are eliminated in the second round, with only those achieving high-grade quality considered qualified.

Character Developments

• Su Mo remains confident in his abilities and shows no signs of stress despite being last in line.
• Si Kongyan challenges Su Mo to a competition in Artifact Refining.
• Ming Yu successfully refines her Ice Saber in just over half an hour, showcasing her skill and confidence.

Significant Themes

• The Sky Horizon Pavilion's high standards in selecting Artifact Refiners.
• The difficulty of refining weapons with an ice attribute due to their antagonism to fire.
• The competitive nature of the Artifact Refining world.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo and Si Kongyan's interaction sets up a potential competition between them.
• Ming Yu's successful refinement draws attention to her skill and confidence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo and Si Kongyan engage in a competition of Artifact Refining.
• The wager is that the loser will either pay 100,000 high-grade Spirit Stones or become the winner's disciple.
• They compete to refine a Cold Ice Saber, with the quality and time taken as determining factors.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates his confidence and strategic thinking by proposing a high-stakes wager.
• Si Kongyan shows his arrogance and underestimation of Su Mo's skills.

Significant Themes

• Competition and rivalry among young cultivators.
• The importance of Artifact Refining skills in the cultivation world.
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo and Si Kongyan's interaction is filled with tension and provocation, each trying to psyche the other out.
• The other cultivators in the venue watch the competition with anticipation and surprise at the high stakes.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo and Si Kongyan begin refining the Cold Ice Saber simultaneously.
• Su Mo uses an unconventional method, adding most materials at once, while Si Kongyan follows the standard approach.
• Su Mo successfully refines and casts the saber blank, while Si Kongyan is still smelting materials.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates exceptional control over his Spiritual Power, refining all materials simultaneously without creating dross.
• Si Kongyan shows his skill as an Artifact Refiner with his Fire Spirit Body, but is shaken by Su Mo's progress.

Significant Themes

• The importance of understanding and controlling the properties of materials in artifact refinement.
• The contrast between conventional methods and innovative approaches in achieving success.

Character Interactions

• The crowd, judges, and even Si Kongyan are astonished by Su Mo's unorthodox refining method.
• Dan Gu, a King-grade Artifact Refiner, is impressed by Su Mo's skill and confident control.
• Si Kongyan becomes increasingly anxious and incredulous as Su Mo's progress outpaces his own.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo successfully refines a Cold Ice Saber in less than half an hour, with high-grade quality.
• Si Kongyan struggles to maintain his composure during refining, causing his saber blank to become unstable.
• Si Kongyan manages to complete his Cold Ice Saber, but its quality is barely high-grade.
• The judge, Zhao Quan, inspects the quality of the refined sabers, starting with Su Mo's.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates exceptional Artifact Refining skill, refining a high-grade quality saber quickly and efficiently.
• Si Kongyan shows signs of restlessness during refining, affecting the quality of his saber.
• Si Kongyan's anxiety increases as Zhao Quan inspects Su Mo's saber, fearing a loss in the competition.

Significant Themes

• The pressure and stress of competition, affecting Si Kongyan's performance.
• The importance of composure and focus in Artifact Refining.
• The consequences of breaking a public wager, as Si Kongyan fears losing his reputation.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo and Si Kongyan's competition intensifies as they both complete their sabers.
• The crowd reacts with surprise and admiration to Su Mo's skill, while Si Kongyan becomes increasingly anxious.
• Ming Yu, the middle-aged referee, and Dan Gu watch the competition with interest, reacting to Su Mo's and Si Kongyan's performances.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo successfully refines a Cold Ice Saber of peak-grade quality, surpassing high-grade, shocking everyone.
• Si Kongyan, despite losing the wager, refuses to perform the apprenticeship ceremony, trying to stall until after the competition.
• Su Mo insists on the ceremony, but Si Kongyan persists in delaying, unwilling to honor the bet.

Character Developments

• Su Mo: Proves his formidable artifact refining skill, reaching a level beyond his current rank. He shows determination in taking Si Kongyan as a disciple.
• Si Kongyan: Despite losing, he's unwilling to accept Su Mo as his master. He tries to stall and find a way out of the situation.

Significant Themes

• Honor and Integrity: Si Kongyan's refusal to go back on his word, despite his reluctance to become Su Mo's disciple.
• Power Dynamics: The power imbalance between Su Mo and Si Kongyan is evident, with Su Mo holding the upper hand due to his artifact refining skill.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo vs. Si Kongyan: The interaction between the two is tense, with Su Mo insisting on the apprenticeship and Si Kongyan trying to delay it.
• Audience vs. Si Kongyan: The audience is shocked by Si Kongyan's refusal to honor his wager, leading to a mix of disbelief and amusement.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo insists on taking Si Kongyan as his disciple despite the vast difference in their cultivation realms, causing everyone to be baffled.
• Su Mo demands one hundred thousand high-grade Spirit Stones from Si Kongyan instead of apprenticeship, leading to a tense standoff.
• Si Kongyan pays the Spirit Stones to avoid further humiliation, but vows revenge.
• The second round ends, and over three hundred participants proceed to the third round, which involves refining a Level Five mid-grade weapon of high-grade quality using the fewest materials within an hour.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates his confidence and cunning by swindling Si Kongyan out of one hundred thousand high-grade Spirit Stones.
• Si Kongyan shows his pride and willingness to uphold his reputation, but also his willingness to break promises when convenient.
• Both characters display their determination to outdo each other in the competition.

Significant Themes

• The theme of pride and reputation is explored through Si Kongyan's actions and reactions.
• The theme of adaptability and comprehensive skill is highlighted in the third round's rules, emphasizing the importance of not just technical skill, but also understanding and flexibility.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo and Si Kongyan's interaction is marked by tension and mutual disdain, with both parties determined to outdo the other.
• The crowd's reaction to the events reflects their surprise, amusement, and disapproval of Si Kongyan's actions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo, determined to prove himself, starts refining a Vajra Shield, a Level Five mid-grade defensive shield requiring the fewest materials (21 types).
• He completes the smelting and casting process swiftly, ahead of other contestants.
• Su Mo adds two materials to enhance the shield's strength and extinguishes the furnace fire to cool the weapon embryo.

Character Developments

• Su Mo demonstrates exceptional artifact refining skills and confidence.
• Si Kongyan and Ming Yu, along with other contestants, see Su Mo as a formidable opponent.
• Dan Gu, a Level Six High-grade Artifact Refiner, shows keen interest in Su Mo's progress.

Significant Themes

• Competition and rivalry among artifact refiners.
• The astonishment and disbelief caused by Su Mo's rapid progress and minimal material usage.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo's actions draw attention and spark discussions among the contestants and spectators.
• Dan Gu and other judges from Sky Horizon Pavilion are impressed by Su Mo's progress.
• Zhou Chenghua, a judge, expresses skepticism about Su Mo's ability to refine a Level Five mid-grade weapon.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Mo completes refining a shield using only twenty-one materials.
• Dan Gu appraises the shield, revealing it to be a Level Five mid-grade weapon with High-grade quality.
• Si Kongyan's artifact embryo collapses due to distraction, causing his furnace to explode and leading to his elimination.

Character Developments

• Su Mo: Proves his extraordinary artifact refining skills by creating a Level Five mid-grade weapon with High-grade quality using minimal materials, earning respect and awe from others.
• Si Kongyan: Suffers a setback and elimination due to his distraction caused by Su Mo's impressive feat. His anger and frustration grow, blaming Su Mo for his misfortune.

Significant Themes

• Artifact Refining Skill: The chapter emphasizes the rarity and difficulty of refining a Level Five mid-grade weapon with such a small number of materials, highlighting Su Mo's exceptional skill.
• Concentration and Focus: The importance of focus and concentration in artifact refining is demonstrated when Si Kongyan's distraction leads to his failure.

Character Interactions

• Su Mo and Dan Gu: Dan Gu is impressed by Su Mo's work and eagerly appraises the shield, revealing its grade and quality.
• Si Kongyan and Su Mo: Si Kongyan's anger and resentment towards Su Mo grow, blaming him for his elimination and vowing revenge.