Arc 10Three-Province Champion

Chen Lie won the Three-Province Martial Arts Grand Competition and returned to East River Province as its champion, where his family celebrated his early admission to Blue Star University. As the Genius Group prepared for dangerous Northwest Frontline training, Chen Lie strengthened his body and Ruan Liusu decided she wanted to see him again.

  • Chen Lie completed Bone Refining, then traveled with East River’s Genius Group to Cloud River for the Three-Province Martial Arts Grand Competition.
  • Chen Lie defeated Gu Yang and Shen Miaowei, then used mental attacks and an illusion to beat Ji Lingxuan and become the first Three-Province Martial Champion from East River Province.
  • Chen Lie received the champion’s rewards and returned home to a public welcome, where officials awarded him a medal and Blue Star University special admissions letters requiring Northwest Frontline training.
  • Chen Lie’s family held an enrollment banquet, where Chen Shijian demanded that Chen Lie arrange an expert’s guidance for Chen Ye, but Chen Lie denied receiving such help and said Chen Ye’s unstable Blood Qi limited his prospects.
  • Provincial Governor Luo Chengfeng presented Chen Lie with a Medal of Honor, suggested he had achieved martial arts Enlightenment, and promised to investigate relatives interfering with his training.
  • Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan advised six young martial artists at the banquet, then Chen Lie diagnosed Ji Lingxuan’s organ injuries and taught her an advanced Organ Refining method.
  • Chen Lie collected his tournament rewards, cultivated Dragon Tendon Flood Dragon Bone, completed his first Blood Tempering, and learned that the Genius Group would leave for the Northwest Frontline in five days.
  • Ruan Liusu told Ruan Zhengzhi that she wanted to go to East River Province and see the Three-Province Martial Champion in person.
Chapters 228–252 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 228Mental Power Techniques

Chen Lie advised Song Yixuan on her organ-refining cultivation, then defeated Cui Jinyan with a mental power attack after she challenged him on the Duel Platform. The next day, Gu Tian gave Chen Lie two rare Thousand-Year Spirit Medicines to prepare him for the Three-Province Martial Tournament.

  • Chen Lie explained Song Yixuan’s organ-refining mistakes and how to correct them, impressing her with his martial arts knowledge.
  • Cui Jinyan confronted Chen Lie over her brother Cui Jinyang’s punishment and challenged him to fight on the Duel Platform.
  • Chen Lie used a Ranked Divine Sense Master’s mental attack to incapacitate Cui Jinyan, dislocated her arm, and knocked her off the platform.
  • Cui Jinyan recognized Chen Lie as a powerful Divine Sense Master and left with Cui Jinyang, warning him not to provoke Chen Lie again.
  • Gu Tian gave Chen Lie two 1,100-year-old Thousand-Year Spirit Medicines approved by President Xu and urged him to place in the top three at the tournament.

Ch. 229A Dramatic Surge in Strength

Chen Lie secured a discounted Pale Bone Bamboo and used spirit medicines to raise his strength beyond what his Tendon Refining body could safely handle, making Bone Refining urgent. Meanwhile, Chang Guirong failed to persuade Chen Lie to help Chen Ye and brought her family to South Su Province, where Chen Ye’s grandfather revealed a possible arranged meeting with an influential family’s granddaughter.

  • Gu Tian agreed to obtain Pale Bone Bamboo for Chen Lie at a reduced cost, and Chen Lie bought it for 300,000 points.
  • Chen Lie absorbed two Thousand-Year Spirit Medicines, raising his Blood Qi Value to 1511.28 cards and his Strength Value to 15987.88 jun, but the strain on his body convinced him to begin Bone Refining.
  • Chang Guirong asked Chen Lie to arrange treatment for Chen Ye, but Chen Lie refused because Chen Ye had failed to meet their agreed requirement; Feng Yuelan also declined to intervene.
  • Chang Guirong decided to take Chen Ye and Chen Guangqun to South Su Province to enlist her father’s help, believing Chen Lie’s success came from an expert’s guidance.
  • Chen Ye’s grandfather welcomed the family and said he favored choosing Chen Ye to meet his old friend’s granddaughter as a possible match.

Ch. 230A Marriage Proposal

Chen Ye learned that his grandfather had arranged a possible match with Ruan Liusu, a gifted martial artist from Sunan Province, and eagerly agreed to contact her. His family also persuaded Chen Shijian to seek help from Chen Lie’s family so Chen Ye could meet the expert who had guided Chen Lie, while Ruan Zhengzhi approved an introduction based on Chen Ye’s supposed standing as East River’s Provincial Martial Leader.

  • Chen Ye found a news report about Ruan Liusu and became eager to pursue the match after seeing her picture.
  • Chang Guirong told Chen Shijian that Chen Lie had become East River’s Provincial Martial Leader with an expert’s help, then asked him to seek the same help for Chen Ye.
  • Chen Shijian agreed to travel to East River and speak to Chen Lie’s family after Chang Guirong and Chen Ye pleaded with him.
  • Chen Shijian introduced his family to Ruan Zhengzhi, who questioned Chen Ye about his martial arts results and learned he was supposedly East River’s Provincial Martial Leader.
  • Ruan Zhengzhi agreed to introduce Chen Ye to Ruan Liusu and gave him her Green Bubble contact information.
  • Chen Ye added Ruan Liusu’s contact, pleased that he would soon be able to chat with her.

Ch. 231Ruan Liusu

Ruan Zhengzhi arranged for his granddaughter Ruan Liusu to get to know Chen Ye, whom he believed to be East River Province's Martial Leader, while Chen Shijian's family planned to seek expert guidance for Chen Ye. Ruan Liusu agreed to meet the provincial champion in Cloud River, but after accepting Chen Ye's Green Bubble request, the chapter left his family wondering why she had not responded yet.

  • Chang Guirong persuaded Chen Shijian to seek the Outer Stars expert who had guided Chen Lie so Chen Ye could improve and live up to the claim that he was a Provincial Martial Leader.
  • Ruan Liusu objected to her grandfather's arranged match, but her father convinced her to meet the East River Province champion and judge his talent for herself.
  • Ruan Liusu agreed to visit the Three-Province Martial Tournament in Cloud River and searched online for East River's Martial Leader, whose name she found was Chen Lie, not Chen Ye.
  • Ruan Liusu accepted a Green Bubble friend request from Wind-Chasing Youth, while Ruan Zhengzhi told her to ask the sender about his name.
  • After Chen Shijian returned to East River Province with Chen Guangqun's family, Chen Ye asked why Ruan Liusu had not accepted his friend request.

Ch. 232Bone Refining

Chen Lie completed Bone Refining and forged a Treasure Bone before leaving with the East River Provincial Genius Group for the Three-Province Martial Tournament in Cloud River Province. The team assembled for its departure as provincial television began filming their journey.

  • Chen Ye eagerly messaged Ruan Liusu, but she became disappointed when he dodged questions about his martial arts; after speaking with her father and grandfather, she agreed to attend the tournament and meet him in person.
  • Gu Tian gave Chen Lie the Pale Bone Bamboo, and Chen Lie used it to complete Bone Refining and forge a Treasure Bone, increasing his strength.
  • Chen Lie returned home, where Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan discussed keeping the family secret from Chen Lie while his grandfather was visiting.
  • Chen Lie left for the tournament and met Luo Zhixun and Wei Ranran at the Martial Artist Association plaza, where Wei Ranran gave him breakfast.
  • Chen Lie joined the assembled East River Provincial Genius Group, and reporter Li Shumin began filming the team before its trip to Cloud River Province.

Ch. 233The Three-Province Martial Tournament

Chen Lie and the East River Provincial Genius Group traveled to Yunchuan for the Three-Province Martial Tournament, where Chen Lie set his sights on the lucrative first-place prize. The tournament began the next morning, and Ruan Liusu arrived to watch while questioning the strength of contestants from the provinces.

  • Jiang Xiaodong led the East River Genius Group to Yunchuan, where Zhang Weifeng showed the three provincial groups the tournament venue and their accommodations.
  • Chen Lie rejected a 300-million-Star-Dollar endorsement offer, while Yang Ningbing tried to persuade Ji Lingxuan to endorse Longyue Group despite Ji's existing partnership.
  • The Yunchuan Provincial Martial Artist Association announced the tournament prizes, and Chen Lie resolved to win first place to obtain resources for his training.
  • More than three thousand spectators gathered for the tournament, including Ruan Liusu, who came hoping to see East River's Martial Leader and doubted the ability of contestants from small provinces.
  • Zhang Qingqing explained that the seventy-six contestants would compete across two brackets, and Ruan Liusu questioned why the three provincial Genius Groups had so many members.

Ch. 234The Martial Arts Competition Begins

The Chuanzhong Three-Province Martial Arts Grand Competition began after Xie Dongfeng disrupted the waiting room while trying to identify the man Ruan Liusu might be engaged to. Ruan Liusu met Chen Lie, then the first matches started with Yan Rumeng facing Zhao Jingchen and Chang Feiyang facing Lu Qingying.

  • Ruan Liusu and Ruan Liuyun spotted Xie Dongfeng near the waiting room and entered after getting permission from a Yunchuan Martial Artist Association officer.
  • Xie Dongfeng challenged Chen Lie and Gu Yang, claiming one of them was trying to marry into the Ruan Family, but neither understood what he meant.
  • Ruan Liusu confronted Xie Dongfeng and had Ruan Liuyun lead him outside, then introduced herself to Chen Lie and clarified that she had not come to Yunchuan specifically to see him.
  • Zhang Qingqing announced the start of the 7365th Chuanzhong Three-Province Martial Arts Grand Competition and revealed the opening matchups.
  • Yan Rumeng and Zhao Jingchen began fighting on the first Duel Platform as Chang Feiyang and Lu Qingying prepared for the second match.

Ch. 235The Second Round of Martial Competition

The Three-Province Martial Tournament moved from its first round into the second, where competitors from Yunchuan and West River repeatedly defeated East River’s representatives. The chapter ended with Song Yixuan defeating Yunchuan’s Blood-Qi Extreme Realm competitor Nie Yunhua.

  • Yan Rumeng defeated Zhao Jingchen, and Lu Qingying beat Chang Feiyang to advance.
  • Lei Shuzhen defeated Qi Yunxiao, while Ruan Liusu discussed the tournament’s competitors and her first impressions of East River’s Martial Leader.
  • After more than twenty matches, Zhang Qingqing announced the start of the second round and the tournament officials arranged matchups for the strongest competitors.
  • Chen Jiaqi defeated Lu Qingyun, and Gu Yiting used her Blood-Qi Extreme Realm strength and an S-Rank martial art to defeat Zhou Jinlun.
  • Song Yixuan used Cloud-Folding Hand to withstand Nie Yunhua’s attacks and knock him down, winning their match.

Ch. 236Everything Depends on You

Chen Lie proved his strength in the Three-Province Martial Tournament, defeating Han Yiran and Zhang Wujiang as East River Province advanced several competitors. After Zhang Wujiang was injured, Xiao Dinglei questioned the decision to schedule Chen Lie early, and an executive reported that Zhang might miss the top ten.

  • Song Yixuan defeated Nie Yunhua, and Luo Zhixun defeated Feng Zhibiao, revealing that East River Province had several competitors at the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm.
  • Wang Dongting lost to Liu Yiming and told Chen Lie that East River Province's hopes rested on him.
  • Chen Lie knocked Han Yiran unconscious in one strike, prompting Ruan Liuyun to estimate that he had reached the Tendon Refining Period.
  • Shen Miaowei easily defeated Luo Zhixun as the contest for the top ten began.
  • Chen Lie beat Zhang Wujiang, broke his leg bone, and advanced to the top ten.
  • Xiao Dinglei questioned inspector Bao Yongchai's assessment of Chen Lie, while an executive warned that Zhang Wujiang's injury might keep him out of the top ten.

Ch. 237The Top Three Competition

The Three-Province Martial Tournament advanced through the Top Five Competition, where Chen Lie defeated Liu Yiming and the contestants fought for places in the final five. After Liu Yiming won the Revival Match and took Zhao Yuan’s place, Chen Lie and Gu Yang were called to begin the Top Three Competition.

  • Ji Lingxuan defeated Song Yixuan with a single palm strike, while Shen Miaowei advanced after Han Yiran conceded.
  • Chen Lie overwhelmed Liu Yiming with his strength and advanced to the top five; Gu Yang and Zhao Yuan also won their matches.
  • Liu Yiming won the Revival Match and defeated Zhao Yuan to claim a place in the top five.
  • The Top Three matchups paired Chen Lie with Gu Yang and Shen Miaowei with Liu Yiming, while Ji Lingxuan received a bye.
  • Chen Lie and Gu Yang stepped onto the platform as Ruan Liusu watched, eager to see Chen Lie’s full strength.

Ch. 238The Three-Province Martial Champion Showdown

Chen Lie defeated Gu Yang and Shen Miaowei to reach the Three-Province Martial Tournament final, while Ji Lingxuan also advanced. The chapter ended as Ji Lingxuan and Chen Lie prepared to fight for the champion title.

  • Chen Lie defeated Gu Yang with his Consciousness Spirit, while Gu Yang conceded and advanced to the top three after winning a Revival Match against Liu Yiming.
  • Shen Miaowei defeated Liu Yiming, and Ji Lingxuan defeated Gu Yang with overwhelming force despite Gu Yang warning her that Chen Lie would beat her if she gave him an opening.
  • Chen Lie defeated Shen Miaowei after a fierce exchange, knocking her off the Duel Platform and advancing to the final.
  • Ji Lingxuan and Shen Miaowei completed the remaining top-three match formalities, and Zhang Qingqing announced the final between Ji Lingxuan and Chen Lie.

Ch. 239Three-Province Martial Champion

Chen Lie defeated Ji Lingxuan in the Three-Province Martial Champion final, using Mental Power attacks and an illusion to overcome her strength. He claimed East River Province’s first title and left the ceremony looking ahead to the long path of martial arts.

  • Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan pledged to show restraint before beginning the final, then exchanged powerful attacks as the audience watched.
  • Ji Lingxuan announced she would get serious, but Chen Lie’s Mental Power Impacts disrupted her and let him land repeated strikes.
  • As Ji Lingxuan endured the attacks and continued fighting, Chen Lie used Gui Gold Sheep to make her see her father and childhood home.
  • The illusion made Ji Lingxuan believe her father had knocked her beyond the platform’s boundary, and she conceded defeat to Chen Lie.
  • The crowd celebrated Chen Lie as the first Three-Province Martial Champion from East River Province, while Ruan Liusu congratulated him by message.
  • Chen Lie accepted the title before the cameras and said first place was only the beginning of his martial arts path.

Ch. 240The First-Place Prize

Chen Lie received the Three-Province Martial Top Scholar medal, ceremonial Qilin Robe, and tournament rewards after winning the competition. The celebration ended with Xie Dongfeng challenging him and being arrested, while Chen Lie left with a rare martial resource secured and Ji Lingxuan looking dejected.

  • Lou Changqing presented Chen Lie with the Three-Province Martial Top Scholar medal and had staff dress him in a red Qilin Robe.
  • Chen Lie rejected a reporter’s claims of corruption in the East River Provincial Genius Group, while Ji Lingxuan defended Chen Lie’s use of mental power and apologized for missing first place.
  • After Chen Lie rang the closing bell, Xie Dongfeng broke through security and challenged him, but tournament officials subdued and escorted Xie Dongfeng away.
  • Jiang Minghua arranged to pay Chen Lie for endorsing Changsheng Pharmaceutical, while Yang Ningbing regretted turning down Chen Lie as Longyue Group’s potential endorser.
  • Bao Yongchai assessed the prizes and confirmed that Chen Lie would receive a Tendon-Changing Bone-Sculpting Seedling, ten Resource Gold Booklets, and a five-hundred-million-Star-Dollar incentive fund.
  • Chen Lie received his first-place rewards and saw Ji Lingxuan walk out looking dejected.

Ch. 241Welcome Ceremony

After winning the Three-Province Martial Tournament, Chen Lie agreed to attend East River Province’s welcome ceremony and met Ruan Liuyun and his fiancée, Ruan Liusu, who sought help freeing Xie Dongfeng. Chen Lie arrived home as the province’s champion, while Ruan Liusu left him unanswered messages on Green Bubble.

  • Chen Lie reassured Ji Lingxuan after their duel and agreed to discuss martial arts with her in a few days.
  • Jiang Xiaodong told Chen Lie that East River Province would hold a grand welcome ceremony for him and introduced Ruan Liuyun and Ruan Liusu.
  • Ruan Liuyun asked Chen Lie to help free Xie Dongfeng, and Jiang Xiaodong arranged his release; Ruan Liusu then rebuked Xie Dongfeng for causing trouble and left with her cousin.
  • Ruan Liusu compared Chen Lie’s cool manner in person with Wind-Chasing Youth’s stream of affectionate Green Bubble messages, then chose not to reply to him.
  • Chen Lie boarded an airship to East River Province and kept wearing the champion’s Qilin Robe and decorations for the ceremony.
  • Chen Lie arrived at Provincial Government Square, where officials welcomed him with drums, gongs, and fireworks as East River Province’s Three-Province Martial Champion.

Ch. 242Blue Star University's Special Admissions

Chen Lie returned to East River Province as the Three-Province Martial Champion and received honors, extra resources, and his Blue Star University special admissions letter. He went home with Luo Zhixun, where his family celebrated his victory and discussed holding a banquet.

  • Chen Lie arrived at the Provincial Government Square, where Li Shumin interviewed him and school staff and officials praised his championship.
  • Xu Tianchuan awarded Chen Lie a medal and credited him with bringing East River Province thirty million points' worth of martial arts resources.
  • Gu Tian gave Chen Lie five Resource Gold Booklets and distributed Blue Star University special admissions letters requiring military training at the Northwest Frontline before enrollment in Lanjing.
  • Chen Lie let Wei Ranran keep his Qilin Robe, then accepted Luo Zhixun's offer to take him home and agreed to give her martial arts pointers.
  • Chen Lie's family congratulated him at home, and Feng Yuelan asked when they should hold a banquet to celebrate his victory.

Ch. 243A Good Match

After winning the Three-Province Martial Tournament and receiving early admission to Blue Star University, Chen Lie planned an Enrollment Banquet and prepared to leave for military training on the Northwest Frontline. Meanwhile, Ruan Liusu’s family learned of his championship, and her relatives grew more enthusiastic about the match arranged for her.

  • Chen Lie’s family agreed to hold an Enrollment Banquet three days later, and Luo Zhixun offered to arrange it at Chuandu Grand Banquet.
  • Chen Lie’s family discussed his early admission to Blue Star University and the risks of his upcoming Northwest Frontline military training.
  • Chen Lie told Wang Hui about the banquet and invited suitable classmates to attend, then resumed nourishing his mental power instead of cultivating a Star God without a Mental Power Treasure.
  • Ruan Liusu returned home and described Chen Lie as decent, while Ruan Liuyun teased her about being pleased with their proposed match.
  • Ruan Liuyun told the family that Chen Lie had become the Three-Province Martial Champion, prompting Ruan Liusu’s parents to approve of him as a match.

Ch. 244Instructing Chen Xingyao

Chen Lie trained Chen Xingyao to conceal her advanced Consciousness Sea World by teaching her to inscribe martial arts crystal cards. After she made rapid progress, Yang Xixi visited the shop and congratulated Chen Lie on his Three-Province Martial Champion victory.

  • Ruan Liusu's parents discussed arranging a meeting between Ruan Liusu and the Chuanzhong Martial Champion before the Northwest Frontline training.
  • Chen Lie praised Chen Xingyao's cultivation and warned her to conceal her two-star Well Constellation when she took another test.
  • Chen Lie took Chen Xingyao to Yang Shen's shop, where she practiced inscribing Combat Arts and Void-Breaking Fist crystal cards.
  • Chen Xingyao ruined many cards but improved enough to make successful inscriptions by the end of half a day.
  • Yang Shen told Chen Lie that Yang Xixi was coming to see him, and she arrived to congratulate him on becoming Three-Province Martial Champion.

Ch. 245Invitations to Chen Lie's Enrollment Banquet

Chen Lie hosted Yang Xixi and Chen Xingyao for a meal, then continued teaching his sister to control and conceal her Consciousness Sea World. Meanwhile, his parents sent invitations to his Enrollment Banquet, and Chen Chaoqun told Yang Huiqin that Chen Lie had become both East River Martial Champion and Three-Province Martial Champion.

  • Yang Xixi thanked Chen Lie for helping her at the Genius Training Camp, and Chen Lie said they were friends and told her his Blood Qi Value was about ten times hers.
  • Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao ate with Yang Xixi, where they ran into Zhu Yining, who said Chen Lie had lent her money for martial arts training.
  • Chen Xingyao offered to lend Zhu Yining money, but Zhu Yining declined and returned to work at the restaurant.
  • Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao returned home, and he continued teaching her how to control her Mental Power and conceal her Consciousness Sea World before she left for Lanjing.
  • Chen Chaoqun told Yang Huiqin that Chen Lie had won the East River and Three-Province Martial Championships, and they agreed to tell Chen Ying about his Enrollment Banquet.

Ch. 246Enrollment Banquet

Chen Lie’s family prepared for his enrollment banquet after his Three-Province Martial Tournament victory, while relatives discussed his sudden rise and Chen Ye’s prospects. As guests gathered at the Chuandu Grand Banquet Hotel, Chen Lie’s aunt and Jiang Minghua arrived to thank him for his endorsement deal, and the banquet began with a poster announcing his Blue Star University enrollment.

  • Chen Guangqun and Yang Huiqin speculated that Chen Lie’s sudden martial arts progress might be Enlightenment, while Chen Chaoqun warned against probing for a supposed fortuitous encounter.
  • Chang Guirong and Chen Shijian planned to raise Chen Ye’s hidden martial arts injury with Chen Lie’s family at the banquet, and Chen Shijian told them the Ruan Family had invited Chen Ye to meet a talented girl in Sunan.
  • Chen Lie spent three days helping Chen Xingyao control her Mental Power, bringing her close to constructing a one-star Well Constellation Sea of Consciousness.
  • Chen Ruoqun, Jiang Qiongqiong, and Jiang Minghua visited Chen Lie before the banquet, and Jiang Minghua thanked him for helping his pharmaceutical company’s sales surge and transferred another two hundred million Star Dollars in endorsement fees.
  • Chen Lie, Chen Xingyao, and their relatives left for the Chuandu Grand Banquet Hotel, where a poster announced Chen Lie’s Blue Star University enrollment banquet.

Ch. 247Losing Confidence

Chen Lie’s relatives and guests gathered at Chuandu Grand Banquet to celebrate his enrollment at Blue Star University and his Three-Province Martial Champion title. As Chen Lie arrived, guests marveled at his strength, while Chen Shanshan pulled Chen Xingyao aside.

  • Guests watched a video tracing Chen Lie’s rapid rise to become Provincial Martial Leader, Three-Province Martial Champion, and an early admit to Blue Star University.
  • Chen Ying defended Chen Lie’s enrollment banquet when Chang Guirong criticized the family for showing off.
  • Lu Qidong and his family arrived, and Lu Qingchan felt inadequate after seeing Chen Lie’s achievements.
  • Chen Lie spoke with Wang Hui, Qin Siyu, and Ji Lingxuan about arriving at the banquet and meeting to discuss martial arts.
  • Chen Lie entered with Feng Yuelan and Chen Xingyao, told Jiang Qiongqiong his Blood Qi Value was about two hundred times hers, and greeted his uncles’ families.
  • Feng Shuangshuang objected when Feng Xueli asked about holding her enrollment banquet at Chuandu Grand Banquet, and Feng Shanshan pulled Chen Xingyao aside.

Ch. 248The Banquet Begins

At Chen Lie’s enrollment banquet, relatives and classmates discussed his remarkable martial arts progress, and Chen Ying warned him that Second Aunt and Grandpa had ulterior motives. Li Shumin began the banquet by introducing Chen Lie as East River Province’s only Three-Province Martial Champion.

  • Feng Shanshan questioned Chen Xingyao about Chen Lie’s sudden rise, and Chen Xingyao claimed he had hidden his martial arts ability.
  • Chen Lie recognized Feng Shuangshuang’s improved Blood Qi Value and promised her mother he would give her pointers and watch over her during training with the Northwest Frontline Army.
  • Wang Hui brought Chen Lie several classmates, and Qin Siyu gave him an Outer Stars crystal necklace as a banquet gift.
  • Chen Ying congratulated Chen Lie and warned him that Second Aunt had brought Grandpa to the banquet with ulterior motives.
  • Li Shumin arrived to host the banquet, and Chen Lie chose to begin before Luo Zhixun and the Genius Group members arrived.
  • Li Shumin took the stage and began introducing Chen Lie’s martial arts achievements to the guests.

Ch. 249Enlightenment

At Chen Lie’s Enrollment Banquet, his relatives demanded that he share the supposed guidance that had made him a martial champion, but he denied any such expert existed. Provincial Governor Luo Chengfeng recognized Chen Lie’s rapid growth as possible martial arts Enlightenment and promised to protect his training, leaving Chen Ye doubtful about his own prospects.

  • Li Shumin praised Chen Lie’s Three-Province Martial Champion achievement, and Gu Tian brought the East River Provincial Genius Group to congratulate him.
  • Chen Shijian confronted Chen Gequn and Chen Lie, insisting that an Outer Stars expert had taught Chen Lie and demanding that Chen Ye receive the same guidance.
  • Chen Lie denied that any expert had helped him and told Chen Shijian that Chen Ye’s unstable Blood Qi left him with little hope of advancing.
  • Provincial Governor Luo Chengfeng arrived, presented Chen Lie with a Medal of Honor, and offered government help with relatives disrupting his training.
  • After hearing about Chen Lie’s progress, Luo Chengfeng suggested that Chen Lie had achieved martial arts Enlightenment and promised to investigate the interference.
  • Chen Ye doubted the explanation of Enlightenment and worried that his martial arts prospects were doomed.

Ch. 250Asking Ji to Do Us a Favor

Chen Lie’s family dealt with the fallout from Chen Shijian’s demands, while guests at the banquet asked Chen Lie to guide their children in martial arts. Ji Lingxuan arrived to meet Chen Lie, and he asked her to help coach the young martial artists gathered there.

  • Chen Shijian, Chen Guangqun, Chang Guirong, and Chen Ye left after the authorities warned them not to pressure Chen Lie, and Chen Ye objected when his parents proposed canceling his engagement to Ruan Liusu.
  • Feng Yuelan told neighbors she would ask Chen Lie about sharing his training experience, while Xu Yunyan reflected on his rapid rise and Lu Qingchan struggled to approach him.
  • Chen Lie agreed to give martial arts pointers to his relatives’ children, and Xu Yunyan asked him to guide Lu Qingchan as well.
  • Ji Lingxuan arrived at the banquet to discuss martial arts with Chen Lie, and the guests realized she was the Provincial Martial Leader of Yunchuan Province.
  • Chen Lie asked Ji Lingxuan to give pointers to the young martial artists, and six people, including Feng Shuangshuang, Feng Shanshan, Feng Zhijie, and Lu Qingchan, stepped forward.

Ch. 251Discussing Martial Arts

Chen Lie shared advanced Organ Refining guidance with Ji Lingxuan before she returned to Cloud River, while Chen Xingyao prepared to meet the Divine Sense Master Association and Chen Lie awaited his tournament prize. The next morning, the Genius Group received its rewards, and its members wondered why Ji Lingxuan had traveled so far to meet Chen Lie.

  • Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan spent two hours advising six young martial artists at his enrollment banquet, then went to the Genius Group training ground to discuss cultivation.
  • Chen Lie identified injuries in Ji Lingxuan's liver and kidneys and taught her a more advanced Organ Refining method from the Starry Sky Body Tempering Art.
  • Ji Lingxuan thanked Chen Lie and returned to Cloud River, while Chen Lie reminded Chen Xingyao to conceal her Sea of Consciousness before meeting the Divine Sense Master Association representative.
  • Gu Tian announced that the Three-Province Martial Tournament rewards had arrived, including Chen Lie's Tendon-Changing Bone-Sculpting Seedling.
  • The next morning, Chen Lie collected with the Genius Group, whose members questioned Wei Ranran about Ji Lingxuan's visit and speculated about her reasons for meeting him.

Ch. 252Dragon Tendon Flood Dragon Bone, Twelvefold Strength Value!

Gu Tian briefed the Genius Group on the dangers and requirements of Northwest Frontline military training, while Chen Lie completed Dragon Tendon Bone Refining and measured a major increase in strength. With training set to begin in five days, Ruan Liusu decided to travel to East River Province with her grandfather to meet the Three-Province Martial Champion.

  • Gu Tian explained that students had to hunt one Exotic Beast each and survive ten days in the training zone, warning them about the danger and past casualties.
  • Chen Lie cultivated Dragon Tendon Flood Dragon Bone, completed his first Blood Tempering, and measured a Strength Value of 18632.57 jin.
  • Luo Zhixun told Chen Lie that the Genius Group would head to the Northwest Frontline in five days, and Chen Lie explained how low-tier Exotic Beasts were ranked by weight.
  • Ruan Liusu told her grandfather, Ruan Zhengzhi, that she wanted to go to East River Province and see the Three-Province Martial Champion in person.
Arc 10 of 28
Arc 10 of 28