Arc 18Trials, Vouchers, and New Ties

Chen Lie rose through blood tempering and won major resources for East River Province while strengthening his ties with Ruan Liusu and Ji Lingxuan. After returning to Blue Star University, he pursued the Twelfth Blood Tempering’s spirit liquid by completing a mental power method at the Saint Envoy Hall gathering.

  • Cheng Fengan selected Jiang Yuan, Ruan Liusu, and Luo Zhixun for meetings with Director Yan, while Chen Lie’s test showed promising but uncertain potential and he was not selected.
  • Chen Lie advanced his blood tempering and strength, fought Li Yan, and agreed to represent East River Province in the Provincial Martial Resource Competition.
  • Chen Lie claimed three gold Resource Allocation Vouchers, defeated Hao Yulong, and secured East River Province an increased share of cultivation resources.
  • Chen Lie outlasted Zuo Yuan'er in a duel, then visited Ruan Liusu’s family, impressed Ruan Yingjie, and agreed with Ruan Liusu that they were boyfriend and girlfriend.
  • Chen Lie defeated Xie Dongfeng and traveled with Ruan Liusu to meet his parents, where he confronted relatives who had slandered him and exposed Chen Ye’s impersonation.
  • Chen Lie visited Luo Zhixun’s parents and Ji Lingxuan’s home, then absorbed Ruan Liusu’s Blood Origin Crystal and discovered his strength had risen to 15.99 times.
  • Chen Lie bought a villa in Lanjing, completed his Eleventh Blood Tempering, and entered the Central Star Region through Mu Yunyao’s invitation to seek spirit liquid for the Twelfth.
  • Chen Lie examined the Saint Envoy Hall’s incomplete mental power methods, recognized their resemblance to the Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter, and submitted a cautious completion while Ning Fan was present.
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Ch. 428Special physiques

After Blue Star’s victory over Wood Source Planet, Chen Lie joined the surviving candidates for Starry Sky University’s final aptitude tests. The results revealed Zu Keying’s rare Origin Extreme Physique and Chen Lie’s suspected extreme yang blood, though his bone quality and true qi affinity were lower than those of the other leading candidates.

  • Hua Jianying urged Wood Source Planet’s fighters to learn from their defeat against Blue Star, while Jiang Yuan organized Blue Star’s fighters to share what they had learned.
  • Wang Jie explained that the final twenty candidates could meet Martial Way Department head Yan Zhiyun, and Cheng Fengan began testing the 367 qualifiers for bone quality, special physiques, and true qi affinity.
  • Yan Qingwu, Hua Jianying, Bu Feifan, and Lian Changqing each demonstrated ten-star true qi affinity, while Zu Keying was found to have the Origin Extreme Physique and was told she would meet Director Yan.
  • Jiang Yuan, Zuo Yuan'er, and Shao Keyu tested at ten stars, while Hao Yulong tested at nine stars.
  • Chen Lie’s test showed top-tier bone quality, seven-star true qi affinity, and a suspected special physique called extreme yang blood, leaving Cheng Fengan uncertain about his potential.

Ch. 429Innate Sword Bone, Nine Yin Sacred Vein

Chen Lie’s ordinary test results led other candidates to underestimate him, while Ruan Liusu and Luo Zhixun revealed rare special constitutions and were selected for further consideration. The chapter ended with Chu Ling’er telling Han Keke that Chen Lie had helped her develop a Consciousness Sea World rated above twenty million points, renewing Han Keke’s doubts about her judgment of him.

  • Han Keke, Ruan Liusu, and Luo Zhixun tested with perfect bone quality, while Ruan Liusu showed a nine yin sacred vein and Luo Zhixun showed an innate sword bone.
  • Cheng Fengan selected Jiang Yuan, Ruan Liusu, and Luo Zhixun from Blue Star to meet Director Yan, but Chen Lie was not selected because his aptitude fell short of the standard.
  • Wood Source Planet’s candidates and Blue Star’s candidates separately recorded and discussed each other’s test results, while Chen Lie’s peers treated his prospects with contempt.
  • Xu Wanqing told Chen Lie that Zhao Siqi was waiting for him at the North Campus entrance, while she taunted Han Keke for having trusted Chen Lie’s talent.
  • Chu Ling’er told Han Keke that Chen Lie had guided her to develop a Consciousness Sea World rated above twenty million points and brought him two portions of blood-tempering spirit liquid.

Ch. 430Han Keke: These eyes were better off gone!

Chen Lie received the eleventh blood-tempering spirit liquid from Chu Ling'er, rebuffed Helian Jingtao and Zhao Siqi over his used profound yang golden marrow, and continued cultivating while keeping his strength secret. He learned that Ruan Liusu and Luo Zhixun had been selected by different departments, and he explained what he knew about Ruan Liusu's nine yin sacred vein before she returned to Blue Star.

  • Han Keke escorted Chu Ling'er to Chen Lie, and Chu Ling'er delivered two portions of spirit liquid for the eleventh blood tempering.
  • Helian Jingtao tried to trade for Chen Lie's profound yang golden marrow, but Chen Lie refused and Chu Ling'er confirmed that it had already been used.
  • Chu Ling'er proved that Instructor Chu Jinxiu was her aunt, then completed her delivery and left after Chen Lie said he had not been selected by the Martial Way Department.
  • Chen Lie returned to cultivate, refining his pure yang precious blood and noting that he had gathered the spirit liquid needed for his first twelve blood temperings.
  • Ruan Liusu told Chen Lie that the Martial Way Department had selected her and that the Sword Dao Department had selected Luo Zhixun, who stayed at Starry Sky University to train.
  • Chen Lie explained that Ruan Liusu's nine yin sacred vein might reveal its potential after she turned twenty, and Ruan Liusu accepted that even a modest benefit would be worthwhile.

Ch. 431I, Wenren Qingyue, Will Definitely Get Even

Chen Lie returned to Blue Star with the delegation, where university leaders discussed the selection and the upcoming contest with Wood Source Planet. He then collected the blood-tempering spirit liquid Wenren Qingyue had sent, along with her threat to settle the score.

  • Ruan Liusu told Chen Lie not to be discouraged by his seven-star true qi affinity, but Chen Lie said he was satisfied with it and explained that his past cultivation experience would help him progress.
  • Zhao Siqi led Blue Star’s group back from Starry Sky University, and Lou Xueru learned that Ruan Liusu had been selected to stay and cultivate there.
  • At Blue Star University, Xia Zhizhi mocked Chen Lie for his talent, and Han Keke shoved her and defended him.
  • Jiang Yuan reported on Blue Star’s team battle against Wood Source Planet and said Chen Lie believed he could easily defeat Meng Zhao; Chen Lie confirmed that his cultivation had advanced.
  • Lei Jinglong urged Ruan Liusu to take advantage of her opportunity at Starry Sky University and offered to arrange an escort when she was ready to return.
  • Chen Lie found a shipment from Canglong Star and discovered that Wenren Qingyue had sent him extraordinary-grade blood-tempering spirit liquid with a message threatening to settle the score.

Ch. 432Six Blood Temperings, Fourteenfold Strength!

Chen Lie used rare spirit liquids to complete his fifth and sixth blood temperings, then discovered that his strength had risen to nearly fifteenfold. At Blue Star University, he defeated the second-order martial artist Li Yan in a spar, leaving Ruan Liuyun and Ji Lingxuan struck by his growing power.

  • Chen Lie obtained spirit liquids for several blood temperings from Zhang Liwu and tested his blood-qi and strength, finding that he had reached a multiplier of 14.91.
  • Chen Lie used the eighth- and ninth-tempering spirit liquids to complete his fifth and sixth blood temperings in one night, while saving the remaining portions for later.
  • Ruan Liuyun told Chen Lie that he had risen to twelfth place on the Blood Qi Ranking and offered to arrange a lesson on breaking into the blood-qi transforming into rainbow realm, but Chen Lie declined.
  • Chen Lie sparred with Li Yan and overwhelmed her with his golden blood-qi, forcing her to surrender.
  • Li Yan asked about Chen Lie's golden, scorching blood-qi, and he attributed it to a special constitution before Ruan Liuyun questioned how eight blood temperings could give him such strength.

Ch. 433Fifteen Times the Strength Value

Chen Lie secured a large Star Liquid allocation from Lei Jinglong and broke through to fifteen times his Strength Value. Meanwhile, Chen Ying arrived at Blue Star University to find him and was led toward him by Xia Zhizhi, who hinted that Chen Lie might not be worthy of her in the future.

  • Chen Lie asked Lei Jinglong for Star Liquid, and Lei Jinglong approved 250,000 milliliters after Chen Lie said he was aiming for ten times his Strength Value.
  • Lei Jinglong discussed Chen Lie's Pure Yang Physique and potential, while Ji Lingxuan told Chen Lie that the East River Province Martial Artist Association wanted to meet him about the annual Resource Allocation Contest.
  • Cui Jian let Chen Lie use the Star Liquid Storage Vault, where Chen Lie refined his blood qi and broke through to fifteen times his Strength Value.
  • Xu Tianchuan and Gu Tian arrived at Blue Star University with Chen Ying, who went to the Thirteenth Campus to find Chen Lie.
  • Chen Ying met Xia Zhizhi, who offered to take her to Chen Lie and said he might not be worthy of associating with her in the future.

Ch. 434Chen Ying came looking

Chen Ying came to Blue Star University to find Chen Lie, but Yan Zheng attacked her over his grudge with Chen Lie. Chen Lie beat Yan Zheng and was punished by the university before learning that President Xu of the Dongchuan Province Martial Artist Association had come to see him about the Global Resource Allocation Contest.

  • Xia Zhizhi brought Chen Ying to the Super Genius Class Drill Hall, where Wu Tianhong and Yan Zheng confronted her over Chen Lie.
  • Yan Zheng challenged Chen Ying and struck her until Ruan Liuyun intervened; Han Keke then stood up for her.
  • Chen Lie arrived, knocked Yan Zheng down, and crushed his head into the floor after Yan Zheng threatened his family.
  • Instructor Zheng Dongyang sent Yan Zheng to the infirmary and punished Chen Lie by doubling his resource costs and revoking his Blood Qi Ranking privileges.
  • Chen Ying told Chen Lie that President Xu and Master Gu were waiting for him at the university reception area to discuss next year's Global Resource Allocation Contest, and they left together.

Ch. 435East River Province Martial Leader, Zhao Jingyuan

Chen Lie agreed to represent East River Province in the Provincial Martial Resource Competition and continued training before traveling to the Blue Star Martial Artist Association Headquarters. There he met his teammates, including Zhao Jingyuan, the province’s previous Martial Leader.

  • Xu Tianchuan and Gu Tian asked Chen Lie to compete for East River Province in the Provincial Martial Resource Competition, and Chen Lie agreed to attend on October 4th.
  • Chen Lie raised his Strength Value to 15.18 times, completed his seventh and eighth blood temperings, and reflected that blood temperings beyond the twelfth would unlock greater potential.
  • Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan traveled together to the Blue Star Martial Artist Association Headquarters, where she agreed to introduce him to her mother during university break.
  • Chen Lie met Xu Tianchuan, Chen Ying, Song Yixuan, and Zhao Jingyuan at the association, and Zhao Jingyuan praised his Three-Province Martial Champion achievement.

Ch. 436Resource Allocation Contest

Chen Lie and Song Yixuan passed the qualification assessment for East River Province and arrived at the Global Inter-Province Resource Allocation Contest. After the rules were announced, Chen Lie realized that the voucher melee might leave Zhao Jingyuan with little to do.

  • Chen Lie met Zhao Jingyuan, who said she admired his achievements despite his ordinary family background.
  • Xu Tianchuan explained that Chen Lie and Song Yixuan had to last two minutes against a Tier 4 Martial Artist to qualify for the contest.
  • Chen Lie and Song Yixuan passed the assessment, with Chen Lie using his golden Blood Qi to withstand the examiner's attacks.
  • Zhao Jingyuan asked Chen Lie about his golden Blood Qi, and he told her that he had a special physique.
  • Song Yixuan told Xu Tianchuan and Zhao Jingyuan that Chen Lie had crushed East Zhejiang's Martial Leader, astonishing them.
  • The contest organizers announced that twenty-seven provinces would compete in a melee for Resource Allocation Vouchers, and Chen Lie noted that Zhao Jingyuan might not need to participate.

Ch. 437Zuo Yuan'er: Those Who Break the Rules Deserve a Harsh Lesson

Chen Lie challenged the unwritten custom that reserved the first-class resource vouchers for Blue Star’s top three provinces, claiming three gold vouchers for East River Province. The competition continued, and Jiang Yuan claimed the next gold voucher while Hao Yulong planned to confront Chen Lie near the end.

  • Song Yixuan explained that Blue Star’s top three provinces usually claimed nine of the ten gold resource allocation vouchers, while Chen Lie initially told her to focus on other vouchers.
  • Chen Lie seized the first two gold vouchers, prompting Jiang Yuan, Zuo Yuan'er, and Hao Yulong to resent his challenge to their customary share.
  • Chen Lie refused Song Yixuan’s suggestion to entrust a voucher to Zhao Jingyuan and told Han Keke he was not afraid of trouble.
  • Chen Lie claimed a third gold voucher, reaching the limit of three vouchers for a province, while Xu Tianchuan worried that he would lose them all.
  • After the competition passed its halfway point, Jiang Yuan claimed another gold voucher directly from the air.

Ch. 438The Contest Ends

The Resource Allocation Voucher contest ended with Chen Lie defeating Hao Yulong, the Martial Leader of Jingji Province, after Hao tried to seize Chen Lie’s vouchers. Chen Lie kept a golden voucher for Yunchuan, and the association leaders saw his strength as a boost to Blue Star’s chances against Wood Source Planet.

  • Jiang Yuan claimed the first three golden Resource Allocation Vouchers without facing competition, while Zuo Yuan'er later claimed three more.
  • Hao Yulong took the twenty-ninth voucher, then demanded that Chen Lie hand over his three vouchers.
  • Chen Lie refused Hao Yulong’s demand and countered his attacks with golden Blood-Qi, overpowering him despite Hao’s Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow realm.
  • Chen Lie knocked Hao Yulong out of the fight, took the tenth golden voucher, and ordered Hao to leave the contest without any vouchers.
  • Chen Lie gave the golden voucher to Ji Lingxuan and Shen Miaowei, and the contest ended as Wang Shou and Cheng Miangan assessed his potential against Wood Source Planet.

Ch. 439Number One on Both the Blood-Qi and Divine Sense Master Rankings, Ning Fan

Chen Lie secured East River Province a larger share of the world's cultivation resources after defeating Hao Yulong, then returned to Blue Star University. There, Principal Lei Jinglong arranged for Chen Lie to spar with Zuo Yuan'er ahead of the permanent council star contest.

  • Chen Lie registered three first-class Resource Allocation Vouchers, earning East River Province an additional nine-thousandths of the world's cultivation resources for the next year.
  • Xu Tianchuan praised Chen Lie for tripling East River Province's usual resource share and promised to honor his achievements; Chen Ying cautioned him not to be too overbearing before returning home with Xu Tianchuan.
  • Chen Lie returned to Blue Star University with Ji Lingxuan, where Ruan Liuyun praised his strength and told him that Ning Fan ranked first on both the Blood-Qi Ranking and the Divine Sense Master Ranking.
  • Principal Lei Jinglong learned that Chen Lie had awakened a special physique and urged him to spar with other strong students while they prepared for the permanent council star contest.
  • Zheng Dongyang suggested a duel between Chen Lie and Zuo Yuan'er, and they took their places opposite each other on the Duel Platform.

Ch. 440Choosing martial arts

Chen Lie defeated Zuo Yuan'er in a spar through his extraordinary strength and endurance, then learned that Blue Star’s contest against Wood Source Planet was scheduled for a month and a half later. Principal Lei arranged stronger blood-tempering spirit liquid for him and sent him to choose martial arts, leaving Chen Lie in Blue Star University’s Martial Arts Repository.

  • Chen Lie fought Zuo Yuan'er for more than ten thousand moves, outlasted her, and stopped when Zheng Dongyang called an end to the spar.
  • Lei Jinglong announced that Blue Star’s permanent council star contest against Wood Source Planet would take place in a month and a half, and urged the students to train.
  • Lei Jinglong learned that Chen Lie had surpassed a tenfold strength value and agreed to seek blood-tempering spirit liquid for his cultivation.
  • Lei Jinglong urged Chen Lie to learn martial arts, and Chen Lie explained that he had not yet found time to cultivate any.
  • Zhang Liwu brought Chen Lie to the Martial Arts Repository and invited him to choose several martial arts from its crystal stones.

Ch. 441Journey to Sunan Province

Chen Lie gave Ruan Liusu two SSS-grade Martial Arts Crystal Stones and agreed to visit Sunan Province with her, while continuing to improve his cultivation and guide both Ruan Liusu and his sister. As Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu flew toward Suyang City, he realized her parents intended to assess him, though their plans for the two of them went further than he suspected.

  • Chen Lie refused to take more martial arts from the repository, gave Ruan Liusu two SSS-grade Martial Arts Crystal Stones, and agreed to visit her family in Sunan Province.
  • Chen Lie shared advanced cultivation insights with Ruan Liusu, then used up his Star Liquid and measured his Strength Value at 15.31 times.
  • Ruan Liyun gave Chen Lie 250,000 Star-Origin Galactic Coins, and Chen Xingyao told him that Jing Qingtian planned to take her to the Outer Stars to study.
  • Chen Lie advised Chen Xingyao to conceal her cultivation method, helped her with her martial arts, and warned her to avoid Yan Yueke and the Yan Family.
  • Chen Lie boarded a high-speed airship with Ruan Liusu, learned about her influential family in Sunan Province, and heard that her parents expected the two of them to look after each other at Starry Sky University.

Ch. 442Do You Still Look Down on Him?

Chen Lie visited Ruan Liusu’s family in Sunan Province, where her parents learned about his achievements and Ruan Yingjie tested his strength in a spar. The chapter ended with Ruan Yingjie praising Chen Lie and reminding Ruan Liusu not to underestimate people from ordinary backgrounds.

  • Chen Lie arrived at Ruan Liusu’s home and answered Cheng Rujin’s questions about his family and martial arts achievements.
  • Ruan Liusu told Cheng Rujin that Chen Lie had defeated top students from Longhai and Jingji provinces, impressing her mother.
  • Ruan Liusu brought Chen Lie to meet Ruan Yingjie, who was practicing lightning-attribute True Qi for the Permanent Councilor Star Competition.
  • After hearing about Chen Lie’s victories, Ruan Yingjie invited him to spar and effortlessly defended against more than a hundred of Chen Lie’s full-strength attacks.
  • Ruan Yingjie praised Chen Lie’s power and challenged Ruan Liusu’s past assumptions about East River Province, telling her not to dismiss her elders’ judgment.

Ch. 443The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree

Chen Lie met Ruan Liusu’s family at a welcome banquet at Suyang Martial Arts Tower, where her grandfather blamed Chen Lie’s grandfather for deceiving him and questioned Chen Lie’s character. As the meal continued, Ruan Yingjie urged Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu to support each other at Starry Sky University, prompting Ruan Liusu to protest that she was not helpless.

  • Ruan Yingjie tested Chen Lie’s strength, then he and Cheng Rujin arranged a welcome banquet and invited Ruan Liusu’s relatives.
  • Ruan Liusu took Chen Lie to Suyang Martial Arts Tower, where they met her uncle Ruan Yinghao, aunt Wang Yilan, and cousin Ruan Liudong.
  • Ruan Liudong called Chen Lie his future brother-in-law, embarrassing Ruan Liusu and surprising Chen Lie.
  • Ruan Zhengzhi arrived without Chen Shijian, called him a black-hearted scoundrel, and said he doubted Chen Lie because of his grandfather’s deception.
  • Chen Lie reassured Ruan Zhengzhi that he did not mind, and the family began eating the banquet dishes.
  • Ruan Yingjie advised Chen Lie to look after Ruan Liusu when they enrolled at Starry Sky University, and Ruan Liusu protested that she was not helpless.

Ch. 444Ruan Liusu: We're a Match Made in Heaven

Chen Lie learned that the Ruan Family considered him Ruan Liusu’s future husband because of a botched blind date, and he and Ruan Liusu admitted their feelings and became a couple. While she showed him the martial arts facilities at Suyang Martial Arts Tower, a young man confronted them after seeing them holding hands.

  • Ruan Yingjie and Chen Lie discussed the Permanent Council Star Contest, Ruan Yingjie's lightning-attribute Variant True Qi, and the path to Grandmaster strength.
  • Cheng Rujin warned Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu against marrying too early, prompting Ruan Liusu to take Chen Lie out of the private room.
  • Ruan Yinghao praised Chen Lie's martial arts talent, while Ruan Zhengzhi remained angry over the matchmaking deception involving Chen Lie's grandfather.
  • Ruan Liusu told Chen Lie their earlier meeting had been a blind date, and they confessed their feelings and agreed they were boyfriend and girlfriend.
  • Ruan Liusu showed Chen Lie the tower's virtual combat zone and Martial Arts Hall, where a young man confronted her about Chen Lie.
  • Ruan Liusu told the young man that Chen Lie was her boyfriend.

Ch. 445Still Better to Have a Girlfriend, Right?

Chen Lie defeated Xie Dongfeng after accepting his challenge to stay away from Ruan Liusu, and Ruan Liusu gave Chen Lie a Blood Origin Crystal in return for his secret method for using it. With Ruan Liusu set to leave for Starry Sky University in three days, her parents agreed to let her travel with Chen Lie to East River Province and meet his family.

  • Xie Dongfeng challenged Chen Lie over his relationship with Ruan Liusu, and Chen Lie agreed on the condition that Xie Dongfeng stay away from her and her family if he lost.
  • Chen Lie overwhelmed Xie Dongfeng in the Duel Platform fight and defeated him, then left the Martial Arts Tower with Ruan Liusu.
  • Ruan Liusu gave Chen Lie a Blood Origin Crystal, and Chen Lie shared a Central Galactic Empire method that could greatly increase its effectiveness.
  • Ruan Liusu told her parents she would leave for Starry Sky University in three days, and Ruan Yingjie suggested she travel with Chen Lie to meet his parents in East River Province.
  • Chen Lie spent the night at Ruan Liusu's home, then left with her by airship the next morning as her parents watched them depart.

Ch. 446Advancing to Martial Artist, a Celebration for All!

Chen Lie brought Ruan Liusu home to meet his parents, who welcomed her and arranged a banquet in her honor. At the hotel, they learned that Chen Ye was celebrating his advancement to Martial Artist, and Chen Chaoqun explained that Chen Ye’s family had hidden the news because they feared comparisons with Chen Lie.

  • Chen Lie arrived home with Ruan Liusu, introduced her as his girlfriend, and let her meet his parents.
  • Feng Yuelan asked Ruan Liusu about her background and arranged a welcome banquet at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel.
  • Ruan Liusu toured Chen Lie’s cramped practice room and learned that he had trained at martial arts facilities elsewhere.
  • Chen Lie and his family found the hotel decorated for Chen Ye’s martial artist advancement banquet, though Chen Lie’s family had not been invited.
  • Chen Chaoqun told Chen Gequn that Chen Ye had become a Ranked Martial Artist after costly treatment and guidance, and that Chen Ye’s mother had asked him to keep it secret.

Ch. 447A farce

Chen Lie brought Ruan Liusu to a hotel where his cousin Chen Ye was holding a martial artist banquet, and the family gathering descended into accusations over their past deception and Ruan Liusu’s relationship with Chen Lie. Ruan Liusu knocked Chen Ye down with her Extreme Realm Pressure, and Chen Shijian tried to call her grandfather, Ruan Zhengzhi, after the group left for a private room.

  • Chen Ying told Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan that Chen Lie had secured extra martial arts resources for East River Province, then learned Ruan Liusu was an exceptionally talented student selected for early admission to Starry Sky University.
  • Chang Guirong accused Chen Gequn’s family of coming to mock Chen Ye, and Chen Shijian blamed them before recognizing Ruan Liusu as his old friend’s granddaughter.
  • Chang Guirong accused Ruan Liusu of choosing Chen Lie for his martial arts results, and Chen Lie rebuked her for having Chen Ye impersonate him and then spreading slander.
  • Chen Guangqun told Chang Guirong to stop making a scene, and Chen Shijian sent Chen Lie’s family to a private room as guests gathered around them.
  • Chen Ye saw Ruan Liusu and asked why she had come to his banquet, but her Extreme Realm Pressure made him collapse to the floor.
  • Chen Shijian called Ruan Liusu’s grandfather, Ruan Zhengzhi, and reached him on his third attempt.

Ch. 448Intentions of Moving to Lanjing

Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu grew closer after a family banquet, while Ruan Liusu planned retaliation against Chen Lie’s second aunt. Chen Lie’s parents declined his offer to move to Lanjing, and he then visited Provincial Governor Luo Chengfeng to deliver a message about Luo Zhixun.

  • Chen Shijian called Ruan Zhengzhi about Ruan Liusu and Chen Lie, but Ruan Zhengzhi defended their relationship and blocked him.
  • At a banquet, Ruan Liusu explained how Chen Shijian had tried to match her with Chen Lie by having Chen Ye impersonate him, and Chen Lie later introduced her to his friend Wang Hui.
  • Ruan Liusu left for Sunan Province and asked Ruan Liuyun to arrange a harsher attack on the person she had targeted before, with a video sent to Chen Lie.
  • Chen Lie asked his parents whether they wanted to move to Lanjing, but Feng Yuelan and Chen Gequn declined.
  • Chen Lie visited Provincial Governor Luo Chengfeng to pass on a message from Luo Zhixun, and Luo Zhixun’s mother anxiously asked how her daughter was doing.

Ch. 449A Visit at the Doorstep, Ji Lingxuan's Mother?

Chen Lie visited Ji Lingxuan after apologizing for neglecting their arrangement, and the two fought until Ji Lingxuan admitted defeat. She then led him through a hidden entrance to her home, where he met her mysterious, beautiful mother.

  • Chen Lie told Luo Zhixun's parents that Starry Sky University had admitted her early because she possessed a special constitution, then declined their invitation to lunch.
  • Chen Lie discussed buying a house in Lanjing for his parents, spent the afternoon with Wang Hui, and received messages from Ruan Liusu and Ji Lingxuan the next morning.
  • Chen Lie met Ji Lingxuan outside the Yunchuan Martial Artist Association, and they fought in the countryside after she challenged him to prove he had been genuinely busy.
  • Ji Lingxuan activated her unstable bloodline power, but Chen Lie defeated and restrained her until she conceded.
  • Ji Lingxuan led Chen Lie through a hidden passage to her home, where he met her mother in a courtyard inside a pavilion.

Ch. 450Strength Value skyrocketed

Chen Lie visited Ji Lingxuan’s mysterious mother, received strange red petals that helped strengthen his foundation, and later found his memories of her home fading. After returning to Blue Star University, he absorbed a Blood Origin Crystal and discovered his strength value had risen to 15.99 times.

  • Ji Lingxuan’s mother recognized Chen Lie’s unusually solid foundation, gave him red petals and clear water left by Ji Lingxuan’s father, and warned him not to visit again.
  • Chen Lie found that Ji Lingxuan’s home and her mother’s appearance had become hazy in his memory, then left with Ji Lingxuan for Blue Star University.
  • Ruan Liuyun sent Chen Lie a video of Chen Ye badly injured, and Chen Lie’s parents decided to visit his uncle after learning that his aunt had been taken into custody.
  • Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan traveled by Star Boat to Blue Star University, where Chen Lie went straight to a Cultivation Room to absorb Ruan Liusu’s Blood Origin Crystal.
  • Chen Lie tested his abilities after the crystal crumbled and found his strength value had reached 15.99 times and his blood qi value was 3036.11 ka.

Ch. 451Eleventh Blood Tempering

Chen Lie bought a villa in Lanjing and learned that Xia Ziying’s aunt planned to help him settle in. He completed his Eleventh Blood Tempering and decided to seek the Spirit Liquid for the Twelfth Blood Tempering in the Sumeru Illusion Realm.

  • Chen Lie discovered that his Strength Value had risen to 15.99 times, possibly because of the red flower petals he had eaten at Ji Lingxuan’s home.
  • Chen Lie bought Villa No. 9 at Heavenly Fortune True Martial with 3,500 Galactic Coins, despite lacking Lanjing residency.
  • Xia Ziying introduced Chen Lie to her aunt, President Xia, who arranged to resolve his residency issue and furnish his villa to build a connection with him.
  • Chen Lie toured his villa, called his parents, and collected the Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid for his Eleventh Blood Tempering.
  • Chen Lie used three bottles of Spirit Liquid to advance from the Eighth to the Eleventh Blood Tempering, then decided to seek the Twelfth Blood Tempering’s Spirit Liquid in the Sumeru Illusion Realm.

Ch. 452Canglan Star Domain Divine Sense Master Gathering

Chen Lie entered the Canglan Star Domain Divine Sense Master Gathering with Mu Yunyao and recognized that its eighteen incomplete mental power methods were fragments of the Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter. He completed them while concealing his identity, and Mu Yunyao submitted his work for review.

  • Chen Lie used Mu Yunyao’s invitation to enter the Central Star Region and learned that the Saint Envoy Hall’s gathering offered rewards for completing incomplete mental power methods.
  • Mu Yunyao told Chen Lie that completing a method could earn cultivation resources, including spirit liquid for the Twelfth Blood Tempering, and agreed to register him under her name.
  • Chen Lie concealed his appearance, examined the eighteen jade slips, and realized their contents came from a method closely resembling the Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter.
  • Ning Fan approached with fellow students from Canglong Starry Sky University, but Mu Yunyao refused to reveal Chen Lie’s identity.
  • Chen Lie inscribed cautious completions into a jade slip, and Mu Yunyao submitted it to the gathering’s collection point.
Arc 18 of 28
Arc 18 of 28