Arc 1Chen Lie’s Rise
After returning to his seventeenth year, Chen Lie used his unusual ability to turn nutrients into rapid martial progress, while earning money and awakening Divine Sense. He passed into the Elite Class, where his soaring Blood Qi and strained relationship with Chen Xingyao remained unresolved.
- Chen Lie reunited with Feng Yuelan and Chen Xingyao, then rapidly raised his Blood Qi by practicing the Basic Body Tempering Technique and consuming large amounts of nutrition.
- Chen Lie began earning Star Dollars by teaching Li Xianyu Cloud Smoke Steps and arranged to buy Raw Exotic Beast Meat through Wang Hui.
- Chen Lie used Spirit Nourishing Flowers to awaken his Divine Sense and cure Zhao Jinglan’s headaches, earning her trust and an offer to treat him as a younger brother.
- Chen Lie showed Feng Yuelan his rising Blood Qi records and persuaded her to let him train independently, agreeing to reach 3 Ka and join the Elite Class within a month.
- Chen Lie’s Blood Qi climbed beyond 6 Ka, and he passed the Elite Student assessment with a perfect score before entering Elite Class 5 under Hong Chengshuo.
- Chen Lie learned about Elite Class training and its ranking rewards, then raised his Blood Qi to 8.03 Ka using school supplies, but worried he could not afford enough nutrition to keep improving.
- Chen Lie encountered Chen Xingyao and her classmates at the martial arts hall, where Chen Xingyao confronted him for skipping the prep class Feng Yuelan had arranged.