Recaps

Chen Lie followed the retreating Black Cloud Star Domain fighters to their No. 21 Divine Source Mine Zone, seized their stockpile, and broke through to the Lower Divine Aperture realm. He then made the guards lead him to Mo Yun, intending to take control of the Ultimate Intent Sect’s mine and turn its people into mining slaves.

• Mo Yun ordered the Black Cloud Star Domain fighters to withdraw after clashing with Qin Zhenling and Starry Sky University, while Hua Yunduan convinced Wenren Qingyue to let them keep the two hundred thousand jin of stolen Divine Source.
• Chen Lie followed the outsiders to their mine, tracked a guard to the cavern where their Divine Source was stored, and killed the guards and the cultivator who emerged from inside.
• Chen Lie seized roughly eight hundred thousand jin of inferior Divine Source, refined it, completed his Primordial Spirit Aperture, and broke through to the Lower Divine Aperture realm.
• When replacement guards arrived, Chen Lie overpowered them and forced them to guide him to the mine’s leader, learning that the site belonged to Mo Yun’s group of the Ultimate Intent Sect.
• Chen Lie arrived at the central area of the No. 21 Divine Source Mine Zone and resolved to make the Ultimate Intent Sect members his mining slaves.

Chen Lie defeated Mo Yun and the Ultimate Intent Sect at Ore Vein Area 21, then forced their 153 disciples to mine Divine Source for him. He left Mo Yun alive under threat and said the arrangement would last at most a month.

• Mo Yun learned that people from the Swordfall Star Domain occupied Ore Vein Area 34, while Chen Lie arrived and revealed he had killed Han Long and taken the sect’s stored Divine Source.
• Chen Lie killed the four lower divine aperture disciples who attacked him, then slew more disciples as the Ultimate Intent Sect fought back.
• Mo Yun ordered a retreat and sent a disciple to seek Bao'er, but Chen Lie caught Mo Yun, wounded him, and held him hostage to stop the others from fleeing.
• Chen Lie made the 153 Ultimate Intent Sect disciples organize into groups and teams, then ordered them to mine five hundred jin of Divine Source each per day under threat of punishment.
• Chen Lie released Mo Yun and told him that the disciples would mine for him for at most a month, warning that resistance would bring death.

Chen Lie enslaved the Ultimate Intent Sect disciples at a Divine Source mine, convinced them he might belong to the powerful Swordfall Star Domain, and raised their quotas while cultivating with their tribute. When a young Ultimate Intent Sect prodigy arrived with reinforcements to challenge him, Chen Lie repelled her opening strike and left her stunned by his strength.

• Chen Lie subdued Mo Yun, planted an explosive blood-qi restriction on him, and appointed the Ultimate Intent Sect's middle divine aperture disciples as foremen.
• Mo Yun and the other foremen speculated that Chen Lie came from the Swordfall Star Domain and might be connected to the Sword God Academy.
• Chen Lie collected 74,500 jin of Divine Source from the mine workers, announced that their daily quota would rise from 500 to 600 jin after three days, and refined the tribute to cultivate his lower divine aperture.
• After hearing a commotion, Chen Lie emerged from his hut to face the Ultimate Intent Sect disciples and around a hundred newcomers led by a fifteen-year-old girl.
• The girl declared herself the Ultimate Intent Sect's strongest Blood-Qi Realm disciple and attacked Chen Lie, but his punch forced her back more than a hundred meters.

Chen Lie defeated Yuan Bao'er and forced the Ultimate Intent Sect disciples to mine Divine Source for him, then learned about richer deposits deeper in the mining zones. After consuming the collected ore, he opened his Middle Divine Aperture and planned to leave for the No. 100 mining zone at dawn.

• Chen Lie defeated Yuan Bao'er in battle, captured her, and placed a Life-and-Death Tribulation restraint on her.
• Yuan Bao'er surrendered seven hundred thousand jin of Divine Source, and Chen Lie appointed her chief supervisor over the miners.
• Yuan Bao'er told Chen Lie that the No. 100 mining zone held perfect-quality Divine Source and offered to lead him there.
• Chen Lie agreed to leave for the No. 100 mining zone at dawn, then refined the seven hundred thousand jin of ore.
• Chen Lie used the remaining Divine Source to complete his Lower Divine Aperture cultivation and open his Middle Divine Aperture.

Chen Lie led Yuan Bao'er and the Ultimate Intent Sect to seize the Demon Heaven Sect’s Divine Source mining zones, forcing hundreds of sect members to march across the Ancient Star. They reached Zone No. 102 and confronted a patrol, with Chen Lie’s challenge to Yun Youyou about to begin.

• Yuan Bao'er warned Mo Yun and the others that Chen Lie’s restraint could kill them and advised them to flatter him.
• After cultivating with seven hundred thousand jin of medium-quality Divine Source, Chen Lie ordered Yuan Bao'er to lead him to Zone No. 100 and chose the Demon Heaven Sect’s Zones No. 102 and No. 103 as his target.
• Chen Lie ordered all 371 Ultimate Intent Sect members to travel with him and threatened to kill anyone who fell behind on the long run to the Ancient Star’s core.
• After resting near the central mining zones, Chen Lie decided to target the Demon Heaven Sect rather than Canglong Star and proceeded to Zone No. 102.
• Chen Lie entered Zone No. 102 with the Divine Aperture experts and told the patrol to summon Yun Youyou because he intended to take the ore veins; the patrol leader recognized Yuan Bao'er and was startled by the group’s strength.

Chen Lie demanded control of the Demon Heaven Sect’s Divine Source Ore Vein Zones 102 and 103, then fought the sect’s strongest outer disciples when they refused. He defeated four of them, leaving Yun Youyou to awaken more of her bloodline power.

• Chen Lie followed the Demon Heaven Sect patrol to Zone 102 and demanded Zones 102 and 103 for a month, along with disciples to mine them.
• Yun Youyou refused Chen Lie’s demand, and Liang Rui attacked him; Chen Lie struck back and left her barely alive.
• Yun Youyou activated her extraordinary bloodline and attacked Chen Lie alongside Qi Yu, Mo Yunxiao, and Liu Haichen.
• Chen Lie broke Qi Yu’s leg with a kick, knocked him down with a punch, and later took Liu Haichen and Mo Yunxiao out of the fight.
• With the other disciples defeated, Yun Youyou awakened more of her bloodline power and prepared to face Chen Lie.

Chen Lie defeated Yun Youyou, branded the Demon Heaven Sect’s leaders with Life-and-Death Tribulations, and forced their disciples to mine Divine Source for him. As the night shift began, the captives wondered which powerful star domain Chen Lie came from.

• Yun Youyou unleashed her bloodline power and suppressed Chen Lie until he used Flood Dragon Transformation to overpower her and end the fight.
• Chen Lie branded Yun Youyou and four other Demon Heaven Sect experts with Life-and-Death Tribulations, then killed Liu Haichen when he challenged the restraint.
• Chen Lie demanded the Demon Heaven Sect’s ore veins and ordered its disciples to mine for him, while Yuan Bao’er helped organize the workforce and collect nearly two million jin of Divine Source.
• Yuan Bao’er counted 584 people and 93 mine shafts, and Chen Lie assigned shifts and daily mining quotas before beginning to cultivate the Middle Divine Aperture.
• As the night shift started, Yun Youyou and Liang Rui discussed seeking reinforcements and speculated that Chen Lie might belong to the Swordfall Star Domain.

Chen Lie completed his Upper Divine Aperture and ordered the seizure of four more Divine Source Ore Veins, including territory held by Canglong Star, Blood God Planet, and Wildland Planet. His envoys delivered the ultimatums, and the chapter ended with Canglong Star’s Gu Tianji and Shen Jiuxi weighing how to respond to Wang Hui.

• Yuan Bao'er and the Demon Heaven Sect disciples discussed Wang Hui’s identity and possible ways to escape his control.
• Chen Lie completed his Middle Divine Aperture, then opened and fully cultivated his Upper Divine Aperture using perfect-quality Divine Source.
• After receiving more than 800,000 jin of Divine Source from the mines, Chen Lie ordered his followers to demand four additional mining areas from Canglong Star, Blood God Planet, and Wildland Planet.
• Yuan Bao'er sent three envoys to deliver Chen Lie’s orders, urging them to make the threats as insulting as possible.
• Feng Lingxi heard the ultimatum and told the envoy that Wang Hui could come challenge her, while the envoy avoided repeating Yuan Bao'er’s crude taunts.
• Gu Tianji and Shen Jiuxi learned that Wang Hui had taken control of the neighboring mines and decided to report the situation and investigate the Demon Heaven Sect’s territory.

Chen Lie defeated Yang Qiqi when she came to seize his ore veins, planted a Life-and-Death Tribulation in her, and ordered Wildland Planet to deliver Divine Source. He then confronted Feng Lingxi of Blood God Planet, who yielded after losing their duel, while Canglong Star remained unresolved.

• Yang Qiqi left Wildland Planet's base to challenge Wang Hui, and Xu Guangzhou secretly sent Wu Jing to follow her.
• Chen Lie defeated Yang Qiqi, planted a Life-and-Death Tribulation in her, and sent Wu Jing back with an order for Wildland Planet to deliver 300,000 jin of Divine Source daily or face her death.
• Chen Lie traveled with Yun Youyou to Blood God Planet's ore vein, where Feng Lingxi agreed to duel him.
• After Chen Lie defeated Feng Lingxi, she agreed to deliver 300,000 jin of Divine Source daily for twenty days and handed over the sect's stored two million jin.
• As Chen Lie prepared to return to his base, Yun Youyou asked why he was not going to Canglong Star, which had not yet agreed to provide Divine Source.

Chen Lie forced Wildland Planet and Blood God Planet to pay him Divine Source while Canglong Star and the Sword God Academy reacted to his rise. After opening and perfecting his life divine aperture, he stopped collecting tribute, leaving his captives hoping he would remove their seals.

• Xu Guangzhou ordered Wildland Planet to pay Chen Lie three hundred thousand jin of Divine Source daily after Wu Jing reported that Chen Lie had captured Yang Qiqi.
• Canglong Star's Planetary Resources Bureau discussed Chen Lie's ultimatum and arranged for Starry Sky University to seek the Sword God Academy's help.
• Senior Brother Xia Hao ordered a disciple to warn Chen Lie not to plunder Canglong Star and clarified that Chen Lie was not affiliated with the Sword God Academy.
• Chen Lie opened and perfected his life divine aperture, then told Wildland Planet and Blood God Planet to stop delivering Divine Source because he had enough.
• Yuan Bao'er, Yun Youyou, and the other captives hoped Chen Lie would lift the Life-and-Death Tribulation now that he no longer wanted their tribute.

Chen Lie defeated Xia Hao and freed Yang Qiqi, Yun Youyou, and the others from their restraints. He then forced Sword God Academy disciples to lead him to Divine Source Ore Vein No. 130 to take its divine source liquid, while Yun Youyou and Yuan Bao'er began fighting back at the ruins.

• Chen Lie burst from the collapsed meeting room and killed Zhang Hong after learning he had destroyed it.
• Chen Lie defeated Xia Hao despite Xia Hao's bloodline power, then challenged Xu Guangzhou over the attempt to have him attacked.
• Yuan Bao'er revealed where divine source liquid formed, and Chen Lie removed the golden restraints from Yang Qiqi, Mo Yun, Yuan Bao'er, and the others.
• Chen Lie ordered Sword God Academy disciples to take him to Divine Source Ore Vein No. 130, while Yang Qiqi questioned Xu Guangzhou about his deal with Sword God Star.
• Yun Youyou attacked Yuan Bao'er, who retreated and called on the Ultimate Intent Sect disciples to withdraw.
• Chen Lie and the Sword God Academy disciples reached the buildings at Divine Source Ore Vein Area No. 130.

Chen Lie confronted the Sword God Academy at Divine Source Mining Area No. 130 and demanded its Divine Source Liquid. After defeating the academy’s combined strike formation, he forced its leaders to yield and went to use the pool, which needed two more days to fully mature.

• Chen Lie arrived at the Sword God Academy’s base and demanded that its leaders meet him, while disciples brought back the gravely injured Xia Hao and reported that Wang Hui had defeated him.
• Cheng Yiran and Wang Heming examined Xia Hao, gathered seven disciples trained in the Three Talents Killing Formation, and prepared to confront Chen Lie.
• Chen Lie entered the base and demanded the Divine Source Liquid; when Cheng Yiran refused, she and Wang Heming led nine disciples in the formation against him.
• Chen Lie broke the formation with a single punch and overwhelmed the disciples with his immense blood qi, forcing Cheng Yiran and Wang Heming to yield the pool.
• Cheng Yiran and Wang Heming led Chen Lie to the Divine Source Liquid pool, which would mature in two days, but Chen Lie began using it immediately and ordered everyone to leave.

Chen Lie absorbed the divine source liquid in the first pool, but the purple-gold egg devoured its divine marrow and dried it up, so he moved on to the second pool. Meanwhile, Cheng Yiran brought news of Wang Hui’s strength to the Sword God Academy, which sent Lin Xun to confront him, as Chen Lie finished cultivating his five divine apertures again and prepared to enter the supreme extreme realm.

• Chen Lie warned Cheng Yiran and Wang Heming not to disturb him, then began cultivating in the first divine source liquid pool.
• The purple-gold egg sprang from Chen Lie’s Storage Pouch, devoured the pool’s divine marrow and liquid, and developed a faint crack in its shell.
• Chen Lie went with Wang Heming to the second pool, while Cheng Yiran discovered the first pool was empty and raced back to the Sword God Academy for help.
• Cheng Yiran told Elder Ge and the teaching elder that Wang Hui had defeated the Sword God Academy disciples and seized both pools, and Lin Xun volunteered to face him.
• Chen Lie sealed his Storage Pouch, cultivated all five divine apertures a second time in the second pool, and prepared to break through to the supreme extreme realm of the blood-qi stage.

Chen Lie broke through to the third level of the supreme extreme realm, changed his fate, and defeated Lin Xun before returning to Starry Sky University’s mining zone. There, he shared Divine Source with his companions as they discussed the danger posed by the notorious Wang Hui.

• Chen Lie shattered the supreme extreme realm’s shackles, glimpsed his possible futures, and shifted the branch leading to his bleakest fate.
• Chen Lie emerged with three hundred thousand jun of strength and perfected the Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique after consuming the No. 128 Divine Source Vein’s resources.
• Lin Xun blocked Chen Lie’s exit, but Chen Lie defeated him with one palm and made the Sword God Academy disciples retreat.
• Chen Lie returned to the No. 17 Divine Source Mine, where Hou Yutan, Qiao Xuanxi, and Nie Cheng told him they had covered for him during a head count.
• Chen Lie gave each of his three companions ten thousand jin of Divine Source, while Qiao Xuanxi asked to join him on a raid.
• Hou Yutan warned the group that Wang Hui had been seizing territory and forcing its occupants to mine as slaves.

After returning from the Divine Source Ancient Star, Chen Lie turned in ten thousand jin of Divine Source and raised his Blood Qi Value to twenty thousand ka. He considered how to sell his enormous hidden supply safely while preparing for further cultivation.

• Chen Lie collected four thousand jin of Divine Source for killing two Ultimate Intent Sect disciples and kept his cultivation plans focused on leaving the Ancient Star before becoming a ranked martial artist.
• Hou Yutan, Qiao Xuanxi, and Nie Cheng discussed their Divine Source earnings and the costs of exchanging it, while Chen Lie decided to exchange his sixty thousand jin for Canglong Currency.
• Hua Yunduan led the surviving explorers through the space wormhole back to Starry Sky University, where Jiang Feng explained their options for turning in Divine Source.
• Chen Lie and his three companions each handed over ten thousand jin of Divine Source before leaving the spatial jump station.
• Chen Lie spent credits on blood-qi food, then refined two hundred thousand jin of pure Divine Source until his Blood Qi Value reached twenty thousand ka.
• Chen Lie planned to improve his Mental Power and cultivate the third Star God, but resolved to keep his enormous Divine Source fortune hidden until he found a safe buyer.

Chen Lie and his companions returned their Divine Source and applied to advance to Ranked Martial Artists before choosing cultivation methods at Starry Sky University. While the others bought recommended arts, Chen Lie chose the incomplete Sacred Grade Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture, and Zhou Yixi agreed to seek approval for him.

• Chen Lie and the Heavy Rain Star trio exchanged their Divine Source for Canglong Currency, and Chen Lie received thirty million five hundred thousand.
• Chen Lie, Hou Yutan, Qiao Xuanxi, and Nie Cheng submitted applications to become Ranked Martial Artists to Zhou Yixi.
• Zhou Yixi explained the cultivation methods available at the Transmission Pavilion and warned the group that the Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture was incomplete and dangerous to cultivate.
• Qiao Xuanxi chose Profound Yin Profound Yang Qi Gong, Hou Yutan chose Five Origins True Art, and Nie Cheng chose Five Elements Qi Absorption Art.
• Chen Lie chose the Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture despite Zhou Yixi's warning, and Zhou Yixi said she would apply to the chief mentor for approval.

Chen Lie prepared to advance into the True Qi Realm, chose the difficult Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture at Starry Sky University, and secretly relied on the Primordial Limitless Qi Gong instead. He refined Leakless True Sand into his Blood-Qi and began cultivating the first level of the Primordial Limitless Qi Gong.

• Zhou Yixi explained the two methods of becoming a Ranked Martial Artist and gave Chen Lie and the others a list of costly cultivation resources.
• Hou Yutan, Qiao Xuanxi, and Nie Cheng bought the required resources, while Chen Lie exchanged Canglong Currency for Galactic Coins and purchased two jin and five taels of Leakless True Sand.
• Chen Lie spent a day regulating his Blood-Qi, then went to Central Campus after Zhou Yixi summoned him to collect the Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture.
• Mo Bingfei and Zhou Yixi warned Chen Lie about the technique's risks, and Steward Lu registered him as its fourth chooser that year and handed him its jade slip.
• President Wenren heard that Chen Lie was an Origin Aperture Stage student from the Eastern Star Region and hoped he would succeed in cultivating the technique.
• Back at Earth First Campus, Chen Lie refined the Leakless True Sand into his Blood-Qi and began cultivating the first level of the Primordial Limitless Qi Gong.

Chen Lie cultivated more than three million strands of essence qi, formed origin qi, and advanced to the first rank of the true qi stage. After buying yuan stones, he reunited with Ruan Liusu, who had also become a ranked martial artist and offered him her promised divine weapon.

• Chen Lie spent three days cultivating 3,101,890 strands of essence qi, fused them into origin qi, and reached the first rank of the true qi stage.
• Chen Lie told Han Keke and Ji Lingxuan that he had become a ranked martial artist, then went to Heaven Second Campus's resource market to buy yuan stones.
• Chen Lie bought ten thousand jin of ordinary yuan stones, spending his remaining Canglong Currency and some Galactic Coins.
• Chen Lie encountered Ruan Liusu, learned that she had used his Spirit-Opening Scroll to open ten apertures, and sensed her exceptional foundation.
• Ruan Liusu told Chen Lie that the head of the Martial Way Department had accepted her as a disciple and offered him the divine weapon she had been promised.

Chen Lie reunited with Ruan Liusu, received cultivation gifts from her, and advanced to the middle stage of the first-order qi-nourishing realm after refining ten thousand jin of yuan stones. As he considered how to continue cultivating without spending so many yuan stones, Hou Yutan called to ask whether he would take the upcoming assessment.

• Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu reconciled Wenren Qingyue’s grievance over their past wager, and Wenren Qingyue agreed to let the matter go.
• Ruan Liusu bought the Spirit Treasure Longspring and gave Chen Lie a mist-cloaked flower and a crystal containing the Four Extremes Cloud-Shattering Hand.
• Ruan Liusu told Chen Lie that her Nine Yin Physique had awakened after she used his scroll, leading the Martial Way Department’s head to take her as a disciple.
• Chen Lie returned to Earth First Campus and refined ten thousand jin of yuan stones while cultivating the first level of Primordial Limitless Qi Gong, reaching the middle stage of the first order.
• Chen Lie considered seeking a way to absorb external spiritual energy because his cultivation consumed so many yuan stones, then answered Hou Yutan’s call about the assessment deadline.

Chen Lie joined Hou Yutan, Qiao Xuanxi, and Nie Cheng for their advancement assessment, where his true qi quality far exceeded theirs. After explaining the result with his sacred-grade qi gong technique, he began the test of true qi strength, which he expected to pass easily.

• Chen Lie met Hou Yutan, Qiao Xuanxi, and Nie Cheng at the assessment center and discussed his advancement and the benefits of joining the Martial Way Department.
• An administrator explained that they needed assessment scores of eighty to advance to Heaven Second Campus and ninety to qualify for the Martial Way Department.
• Nie Cheng, Hou Yutan, and Qiao Xuanxi earned full marks on the true qi quality test with dilution factors of 125, 133, and 150.
• Chen Lie's true qi reached a dilution factor of 586, astonishing the administrator and the three Heavy Rain Star students.
• Chen Lie attributed his exceptional result to the Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture, then joined the others at the true qi strength tester.

Chen Lie and the others completed their True Qi assessments and were brought to the Martial Way Department for its intent-comprehension test. Qiao Xuanxi and Hou Yutan quickly comprehended their chosen intents, while Chen Lie remained unable to comprehend Water Intent as the test continued.

• Chen Lie filled the assessment instrument in five minutes and thirteen seconds, earning a perfect score, while Qiao Xuanxi, Hou Yutan, and Nie Cheng also passed with high scores.
• The academic affairs officer led all four to the Martial Way Department, where Zhao Dong explained that they had to comprehend one Five Elements Intent within two hours to enroll.
• Chen Lie chose the water stele, Qiao Xuanxi chose metal, Hou Yutan chose fire, and Nie Cheng chose wood before the timed test began.
• Qiao Xuanxi comprehended Metal Intent in thirteen minutes and twenty-six seconds, and the Optical Computer uploaded her result.
• Hou Yutan comprehended Fire Intent in eighteen minutes and twelve seconds, while Chen Lie was still struggling to comprehend Water Intent.

Chen Lie failed the intent-comprehension assessment because he had to stabilize the disordered true qi caused by the Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture, so Zhao Dong arranged for him to join a guaranteed-admission mission instead. After advancing to the peak of the second rank as a Divine Sense Master, Chen Lie met Tao Yunshu and learned that their mission was to fight otherworldly demons, whose strength alarmed her.

• Nie Cheng comprehended Wood Intent, while Chen Lie's test recorded a failure before he successfully comprehended Water Intent; Chen Lie explained that his unstable true qi had distracted him.
• Zhao Dong offered Chen Lie a place on a guaranteed-admission mission, and Chen Lie agreed to join the Martial Way Department after completing it.
• Chen Lie used a Mist-Cloaked Flower to advance his Divine Sense Master cultivation to the peak of the second rank and began studying how to cultivate the third Star God.
• Zhao Dong introduced Chen Lie to his niece Tao Yunshu, and Supervisor Qian Long explained that the mission involved fighting the otherworldly demons.
• Qian Long said the otherworldly demons ranged up to the equivalent of Tier 4 Martial Artists, leaving Tao Yunshu worried about the mission's difficulty.

Qian Long brought Chen Lie and Tao Yunshu into the Otherworldly Demon Hunting Ground and assigned them to Trial Group No. 32, whose workload increased after their arrival. Tao Yunshu won the group over with her strength and promise to help, but the others doubted Chen Lie because his cultivation appeared weak; Shen Yifei prepared the group for its first assignment together.

• Qian Long explained the hunting-ground rules and warned Chen Lie and Tao Yunshu about powerful demons and other groups.
• Qian Long linked their Communication Bracelets, assigned them to Trial Group No. 32, and led them through the Light-Shadow Mirror into Longwind Canyon.
• The group resented the newcomers because adding two members raised its quota from 450 demons, including thirty Tier 3 demons, to 750 demons, including ninety Tier 3 demons.
• Tao Yunshu introduced herself, described her cultivation, and promised to take no rest days, easing the group's hostility; Chen Lie made the same promise.
• Su Rongrong discovered that Chen Lie was only in the mid Qi-Nourishing Realm, and Wang Heilong and Liu Yiting accused him of being a burden.
• Tao Yunshu defended Chen Lie and offered to make up for any lost progress, after which Shen Yifei announced that the group would leave in half an hour to kill at least twenty-five demons.

Trial Group No. 32 encountered a powerful third-order Otherworldly Demon in Longwind Canyon, and Chen Lie revealed his extraordinary strength by killing it. The group accepted him as a valuable asset, while Tao Yunshu learned that his sacred-grade cultivation method was incomplete and dangerous to practice.

• Shen Yifei led Trial Group No. 32 into a mist-filled area of Longwind Canyon where Otherworldly Demons appeared frequently.
• A third-order Otherworldly Demon attacked, and Shen Yifei, Su Rongrong, Wang Heilong, Jiang Wei, and Liu Yiting fought it while Tao Yunshu failed to penetrate its armor.
• The demon trapped Shen Yifei's saber and foiled Tao Yunshu's attack, but Chen Lie severed its head and then destroyed its life force with a punch.
• Trial Group No. 32's mission progress increased, and Chen Lie explained that the Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture gave his true qi strength comparable to a third-order martial artist's.
• Su Rongrong explained that the incomplete, error-riddled sacred-grade method was freely available at Starry Sky University's Transmission Pavilion because it could ruin a cultivator's martial path.

Chen Lie displayed overwhelming strength while Trial Group No. 32 hunted Otherworldly Demons, and Shen Yifei explained how sacred-grade qi gong methods could produce such powerful fighters. After the group returned to Starry Sky University, Tao Yunshu learned that Chen Lie had reached the origin aperture stage before becoming a ranked martial artist and asked about the flawed Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture, leaving Chen Lie warning her that it had many problems.

• Chen Lie killed two demons with his bare hands and quickly helped Trial Group No. 32 defeat the rest of the cave’s attackers.
• Shen Yifei described Shen Jiuxi’s sacred-grade cultivation and formidable achievements, while the group began relying on Chen Lie as its main force.
• Trial Group No. 32 finished the day with mission progress at 166/750 and returned to Starry Sky University through the outpost’s Light-Shadow Mirror.
• Tao Yunshu invited Chen Lie to a martial meal, where she learned he had reached the origin aperture stage during the blood-qi phase.
• Tao Yunshu asked about the Origin-Heaven Qi-Gathering Scripture, and Chen Lie cautioned her that the incomplete method had many problems.