Arc 7The Eight Provinces Gathering

Chen Lie left the Genius Training Camp, joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group, and prepared for the Eight Provinces Genius Gathering. At Shanling First Tower, his display of Extreme Realm Pressure drew the attention of Ji Lingxuan and the Yunchuan group.

  • Chen Lie passed the Provincial Youth Genius Group assessment, exempted several trainees from the camp’s Order Maintenance Fee, and officially left the Genius Training Camp.
  • Chen Lie joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group, trained Chen Xingyao in advanced methods, and settled family requests for help with Chen Ye’s unstable Blood Qi.
  • Luo Zhixun helped Chen Lie apply for rare spirit herbs, and Chen Lie revealed his Blood Qi Value and strength to her.
  • Chen Lie qualified for the Eight Provinces Genius Gathering by defeating Zhao Jingchen, while Song Yixuan qualified automatically.
  • Chen Lie traded the Starry Sky Body Refining Technique to Song Yixuan for a thousand jin of Spirit Nourishing Flowers and taught Chen Xingyao Divine Sense cultivation.
  • Chen Lie traveled with the East River Province group to Yunchuan, where Shen Miaowei defended him after Huang Chengfeng insulted him.
  • At Shanling First Tower, Chen Lie frightened Yunchuan trainees with his Extreme Realm Pressure, and Ji Lingxuan considered testing him at the Three-Province Martial Tournament.
Chapters 153–177 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 153Is the Genius Training Camp Really This Brutal?

At a class reunion, Zhang Zongqiang boasted about Yunchuan’s martial arts standards and challenged Chen Lie’s standing. Chen Lie defended his influence in the East River Genius Training Camp, but his classmates laughed at his promise to exempt Qin Siyu from its resource levy.

  • Zhang Zongqiang mocked Wang Hui and Chen Lie, while Qin Siyu pushed back against his comparisons between the Yunchuan and East River training camps.
  • Qin Siyu explained that Yunchuan’s stronger students took resources from weaker students, and another classmate described a camp tyrant who taxed East River trainees.
  • Chen Lie said the East River camp was not too harsh and claimed he could exempt Qin Siyu from its resource levy when she joined after the New Year.
  • Zhang Zongqiang challenged Chen Lie to fight, but backed down after Qin Siyu pointed out Chen Lie’s competition win and camp membership.
  • Zhang Zongqiang and the other students laughed when Chen Lie promised to use his influence to protect Qin Siyu from the levy.

Ch. 154Qi Yunxiao

At a class reunion, Chen Lie agreed to spar with Qin Siyu in three days, but she later received an invitation to train with Qi Yunxiao, a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Group, and canceled their plan. Chen Lie accepted her decision as the students mocked him and Wang Hui defended him.

  • Chen Lie revealed his exceptional strength, added Qin Siyu on Green Bubble, and agreed to spar with her in three days at the Dongchuan Martial Arts Hall.
  • Zhang Zongqiang led the students to the rooftop of Chuandu Mansion to watch the Provincial Youth Genius Group's martial arts lesson.
  • Fang Xiaoxiao told Qin Siyu that Qi Yunxiao, their former classmate, had joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group, then introduced him to the reunion group.
  • Qi Yunxiao invited Fang Xiaoxiao and Qin Siyu to join him for martial arts guidance in three days, and Qin Siyu arranged to contact him on Bubble.
  • Qin Siyu apologized to Chen Lie and canceled their sparring plan so she could receive Qi Yunxiao's guidance, while Wang Hui angrily defended Chen Lie against the students' taunts.

Ch. 155The Goddess Filter Shattered

Chen Lie was allowed into the arena by Ding Haiyan and learned that he had met the requirements to join the Provincial Youth Genius Group. Inside, Qin Siyu and Fang Xiaoxiao discussed the training camp’s elite students and met Qiu Yongfeng as a martial arts master’s lesson was about to begin.

  • Qin Siyu apologized to Chen Lie for breaking their agreement, then went into the arena with Fang Xiaoxiao and Qi Yunxiao.
  • Wang Hui criticized Fang Xiaoxiao and Qin Siyu for belittling Chen Lie, but Chen Lie said he had not taken their remarks to heart.
  • Ding Haiyan invited Chen Lie and Wang Hui across the red line, told Chen Lie his background check and strength qualified him for the Provincial Youth Genius Group, and recommended that he seek guidance from the visiting martial arts master.
  • Chen Lie told Wang Hui his Blood Qi Value had reached four digits, then entered the arena with him to observe the lesson.
  • Fang Xiaoxiao told Qin Siyu that top Genius Training Camp students had Blood Qi Values near or above 900 cards, then introduced her to Qiu Yongfeng, whose Blood Qi Value exceeded 800 cards.
  • Qiu Yongfeng said the martial arts master’s lesson was about to begin and that top Genius Training Camp students could ask the master for guidance.

Ch. 156He Was a Fierce Man

Qin Siyu and Fang Xiaoxiao learned that Chen Lie had become the strongest student and leader of the Blazing Sun Alliance, and they watched the camp’s martial arts assessment from beside him. Qin Siyu regretted canceling her plans with Chen Lie and resolved to explain herself after the lesson.

  • Qiu Yongfeng explained that the Star Alliance had become the Blazing Sun Alliance under Chen Lie, who had taken over after Ning Xingchen joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group.
  • Chen Lie arrived with Wang Hui, and the Blazing Sun Alliance members made way for him while Lu Qingying and the others moved to another spot.
  • Qiu Yongfeng told Fang Xiaoxiao and Qin Siyu that Chen Lie had defeated Ning Xingchen, had a Blood Qi Value above four digits, and chose to remain at the camp to collect more points.
  • Qiu Yongfeng explained that Chen Lie took six hundred thousand points each month and warned Fang Xiaoxiao that offending him could keep her away from the camp.
  • Qin Siyu regretted canceling her martial arts practice with Chen Lie and decided to explain herself after the lesson.

Ch. 157Provincial Governor of East River Province

Chen Lie attended a martial arts lesson with Wang Hui and Qin Siyu, then accepted Luo Zhixun’s invitation to dine with her and met her father, Provincial Governor Luo Chengfeng. After Luo Zhixun brought Chen Lie to a private room, Lu Qingyun accused him of taking 170,000 points from her, but Chen Lie declined to get involved in their dispute.

  • Fang Xiaoxiao worried that Chen Lie might retaliate against her, while Qiu Yongfeng warned that Chen Lie could be as strong as Qi Yunxiao.
  • After the lesson, Qin Siyu apologized for changing their plans, but Chen Lie said he was busy; Luo Zhixun then invited Chen Lie, Wang Hui, and Qin Siyu to dine with her.
  • Luo Zhixun took the group to the thirty-third floor of Chuandu Mansion and introduced Chen Lie to her father, Provincial Governor Luo Chengfeng.
  • Luo Chengfeng praised Chen Lie’s Mental Power talent and arranged for Luo Zhixun to serve him a rare item as a dish.
  • Lu Qingyun confronted Luo Zhixun about Chen Lie allegedly taking 170,000 points from her, and Chen Lie went into the private room without intervening.

Ch. 158Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine, Eight Times the Strength Value

Chen Lie attended Luo Zhixun’s banquet, ate a meal made with a Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine, and returned home to test his strength. His reading reached over 4,200 jun, while his sister discovered that his punch had cracked their new Strength Detector.

  • Luo Zhixun hosted Chen Lie, Wang Hui, and Qin Siyu, apologized for Lu Qingyun’s trouble, and explained the Provincial Youth Genius Group’s monthly martial competition rewards.
  • Chen Lie ate more than half of the Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine meal, raising the purity of his blood and qi, then declined Luo Zhixun’s offer to take him home.
  • Qin Siyu confronted Zhang Zongqiang for refusing to bring Chen Lie into the lecture hall, then apologized to Chen Lie by message.
  • Chen Xingyao showed Chen Lie the new home detectors she bought to track her cultivation without leaving records at the martial arts hall.
  • Chen Lie punched the Strength Detector and registered 4247.99 jun, then noticed the impact had cracked the detector’s backing.

Ch. 159Paying a Visit

Chen Lie’s family learned that his strength qualified him for the Provincial Youth Genius Group, while Chen Xingyao’s martial arts had also improved dramatically under his guidance. After Chen Lie agreed to advise Feng Shanshan and Feng Shuangshuang, his parents decided to keep the source of the siblings’ advances secret.

  • Chen Lie revealed that his strength exceeded four thousand jun, and Feng Yuelan learned he could join the Provincial Youth Genius Group after the New Year.
  • Yang Huixian visited to thank Chen Lie for helping Feng Shuangshuang, while Feng Shanshan learned about his strength and Chen Xingyao’s Blood Qi improvement.
  • Chen Xingyao told Yang Huixian that Chen Lie’s guidance had raised her Blood Qi Value to over four cal, and Chen Lie agreed to advise Feng Shanshan and Feng Shuangshuang.
  • Chen Gequn returned home and learned that Chen Lie’s Blood Qi Value exceeded four digits and Chen Xingyao’s was over thirty cal.
  • Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan agreed to conceal that the siblings’ progress came from advanced martial arts knowledge from the Outer Stars.

Ch. 160A Chance Encounter

Chen Lie celebrated his eighteenth birthday with his family at the Starlight Hotel, where he unexpectedly met Qin Siyu and Lu Qidong’s family. The chapter ended with Qin Siyu secretly paying the 210,000 Star Dollar bill for Chen Lie’s family.

  • Chen Gequn warned Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao to keep their Outer Star martial arts knowledge secret and cautioned Chen Lie against becoming arrogant before joining Blue Star University.
  • Chen Xingyao gave Chen Lie a joint all-access pass to the Thirteen Virtual Experience Pavilions for his eighteenth birthday.
  • Chen Lie celebrated with Chen Gequn, Feng Yuelan, and Chen Xingyao over a meal at the Starlight Hotel.
  • Lu Qidong and his family arrived, and Chen Lie ran into his former middle-school classmate Qin Siyu.
  • Qin Siyu borrowed her mother’s Free Star Dollar Card and paid the 210,000 Star Dollar bill for Chen Lie’s family.

Ch. 161New Year's Day on the Old Calendar

After his family celebrated his eighteenth birthday, Chen Lie began making New Year visits and faced pressure from his second aunt to introduce his supposed master to Chen Ye. He left her request open-ended, unable to promise that the master would help.

  • Qin Siyu paid Chen Lie's family's hotel bill, and Chen Lie later transferred her 300,000 Star Dollars, which she declined to accept.
  • Xu Yunyan learned Chen Lie planned to join the Provincial Youth Genius Group after the New Year, while Xu Yuanhao recognized him and complained that Chen Lie had taken his martial arts resources.
  • Chen Lie reassured Chen Xingyao that Xu Yuanhao's arrogance did not matter to him.
  • On the first day of the New Year on the Old Calendar, Chen Lie took Chen Xingyao to visit their second uncle, Chen Guangqun.
  • Chang Guirong doubted Chen Lie's claims about joining the Genius Training Camp, so Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao attributed their progress to a powerful master.
  • Chang Guirong asked Chen Lie to arrange for his master to treat Chen Ye's martial arts problems, and Chen Lie said he would try but made no promise.

Ch. 162Everyone Like Dragons—Then Wouldn't I Have Become a Dragon for Nothing?

During the New Year visits, Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao dealt with relatives who sought help or resented Chen Lie’s rising status, then returned home. As the Genius Training Camp holiday neared its end, Chen Lie arranged delivery of ten Martial Dao Rare Treasures and saw the second batch of trainees join the camp group.

  • Chang Guirong urged Chen Lie to introduce Chen Ye to his teacher, and Chen Ye asked Chen Lie for help with his unstable Blood Qi.
  • Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao left Chen Guangqun and Chang Guirong’s home and discussed why Blue Star authorities would not distribute Outer Stars Body Tempering Technique to everyone.
  • Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao visited Chen Chaoqun’s home, where Chen Ying confronted Chen Lie over hiding his strength and revealed that he was a talented Divine Sense Master who knew the Provincial Governor’s daughter.
  • Chen Chaoqun and Yang Huiqin questioned Chen Ying about Chen Lie’s abilities after he left, and Chen Lie returned home with Chen Xingyao.
  • Chen Lie arranged for Dongchuan Military Academy to deliver ten Martial Dao Rare Treasures to the Genius Training Camp’s Medicinal Bath Building in two days.
  • Chen Lie saw around a hundred new trainees join the Genius Training Camp group, bringing its membership to over five hundred.

Ch. 163Cultivation Direction

Chen Lie returned to the Genius Training Camp, reunited with Feng Shuangshuang, and received rare cultivation resources from Dongchuan Military Academy. After absorbing them, his Blood Qi Value reached 746.46 cal and his Strength Value reached 6,203.77 jun, leaving him preparing to cultivate his body for the First Extreme Realm; later, he met Yang Xixi in the cafeteria.

  • Chen Lie entered the Genius Training Camp with Feng Shuangshuang, who asked him to keep her past bullying there a secret.
  • Duan Zilin delivered ten Martial Dao Rare Treasures, ten Tier 3 Exotic Beast Beast Cores, and five hundred pounds of Tier 3 Exotic Beast Essence Blood to Chen Lie.
  • Chen Ying told Duan Zilin she resented Chen Lie for hiding his strength from her and felt jealous after seeing him with the Provincial Governor's daughter.
  • Chen Lie consumed the treasures and cultivated in the medicinal bath, raising his Blood Qi Value to 746.46 cal and his Strength Value to 6,203.77 jun.
  • Chen Lie considered preparing for the Tough Skin Resilient Flesh stage and met Yang Xixi, who had recently qualified for the Genius Training Camp.

Ch. 164The Provincial Youth Genius Group's Assessment

Chen Lie took the Provincial Youth Genius Group promotion assessment and passed with exceptional Blood Qi and Strength values, though he planned to delay officially joining. After returning to the Genius Training Camp, he confirmed he would again take 600,000 points for the Order Maintenance Fee.

  • Yang Xixi told Chen Lie that her father had collected more blank Psionic Crystal Cards for him.
  • Ding Haiyan invited Chen Lie to take the Provincial Youth Genius Group assessment, and Chen Lie agreed to pass it before officially joining later.
  • Old Liang verified Chen Lie's Divine Sense Master Certificate and discovered his score was 270,000 before Chen Lie completed identity verification.
  • Chen Lie recorded a Blood Qi Value of 1,437.52 cards and admitted his Strength Value was four times his Blood Qi Value, passing the assessment.
  • Ding Haiyan received the assessment notice and told Chen Lie he could officially join after the Martial Artist Association's review and identity verification.
  • Xu Congjin asked whether Chen Lie still wanted 600,000 points from the Order Maintenance Fee, and Chen Lie confirmed he did.

Ch. 165Collecting Points

Chen Lie exempted several trainees from the Blazing Sun Alliance’s monthly fee and invited them to join, while the Alliance collected points from the rest of the camp. After taking six hundred thousand points, Chen Lie told Lu Qingying that he had passed the Provincial Youth Genius Group’s assessment and said the Alliance should change its name.

  • Chen Lie instructed Xu Congjin to exempt Feng Shuangshuang, Wu Qianqian, Qin Siyu, and Yang Xixi from the Order Maintenance Fee and invite them to join the Blazing Sun Alliance.
  • Qin Siyu and Fang Xiaoxiao ate with Chen Lie, and Qin Siyu confirmed that he had arranged to look after her.
  • Trainees speculated on the Genius Forum about the monthly fee, while Feng Shuangshuang and Wu Qianqian went to pay their points.
  • Blazing Sun Alliance members exempted Feng Shuangshuang, Wu Qianqian, Qin Siyu, and Yang Xixi and enrolled them; Yang Xixi was shocked to learn Chen Lie led the Alliance.
  • Lu Qingying tallied 1,004,000 points from the collection, and Chen Lie took six hundred thousand points the next morning.
  • Chen Lie told Lu Qingying he had passed the Provincial Youth Genius Group’s assessment and said the Blazing Sun Alliance should change its name.

Ch. 166Grandmaster Seed

Chen Lie left the Genius Training Camp, guided Feng Shuangshuang and Wu Qianqian in martial arts, and joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group. After Zhong Qifeng explained the group's facilities, benefits, and Grandmaster Seed requirements, he asked Chen Lie about his Strength Value.

  • Chen Lie told Lu Qingying he would leave the Genius Training Camp and restore the Blazing Sun Alliance's former name.
  • Chen Lie spent his last day at the camp guiding Feng Shuangshuang and showing Wu Qianqian several martial arts moves, impressing them with his expertise.
  • Chen Lie registered with the Martial Artist Association and officially qualified for the Provincial Youth Genius Group.
  • Zhong Qifeng upgraded Chen Lie's Student Card and transferred his monthly allowance, bringing his balance to two million three hundred thousand points.
  • Zhong Qifeng showed Chen Lie the group's training grounds and explained its competitions, resource searches, and Grandmaster Seed requirements.
  • Zhong Qifeng asked Chen Lie what his Strength Value was.

Ch. 167Green Phoenix Body Refining Method

Chen Lie joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group and returned home, where he taught Chen Xingyao the Green Phoenix Body Refining Method to stabilize her Blood Qi and strengthen her martial arts potential. After spending the afternoon teaching her its basics, he left the Practice Room as Feng Yuelan learned that he had joined the group.

  • Gu Tian welcomed Chen Lie to the Provincial Youth Genius Group and invited him to attend a lecture the next morning.
  • Chen Lie returned home and reassured Chen Xingyao that her unstable Blood Qi could recover through time or martial arts practice.
  • Chen Lie explained the Blood-Qi Stage and its three Ultimate Realms to Chen Xingyao, warning her to keep their details secret.
  • Chen Lie taught Chen Xingyao the Green Phoenix Body Refining Method and showed her how to circulate Blood Qi.
  • Feng Yuelan met Chen Lie after he left the Practice Room and was delighted to hear he had joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group.

Ch. 168Provincewide Announcement

Chen Lie’s admission to the Provincial Youth Genius Group sparked family tension as Chang Guirong pressed him to connect Chen Ye with a supposed martial arts expert. The next morning, Chen Lie joined the group at the Provincial Genius Training Ground, where Lu Qingyun challenged his choice of seat before master teacher Gu Tian introduced him to the members.

  • Chen Xingyao showed Feng Yuelan the provincewide announcement celebrating Chen Lie’s admission, while Feng postponed plans for a family banquet because Chang Guirong kept asking to meet Chen Lie’s supposed expert.
  • Chang Guirong visited Chen Lie’s home and urged him to ask the expert to train Chen Ye; Chen Xingyao challenged her praise of Chen Ye, and Chen Lie agreed to ask the nonexistent expert to refuse.
  • Chang Guirong told Chen Ye that the family had not agreed yet, and Chen Ye learned from the official announcement that Chen Lie had joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group.
  • Chen Lie arrived at the Provincial Genius Training Ground, and Luo Zhixun added him to the East River Province Youth Talent Group chat and invited him to sit beside her.
  • Lu Qingyun claimed Chen Lie had taken his seat, but Luo Zhixun told him the seats were unassigned and that she had invited Chen Lie to sit there.
  • Gu Tian introduced Chen Lie as the Provincial Youth Genius Group’s new member and asked him to stand so the others could see him.

Ch. 169Three-Province Martial Tournament

Gu Tian lectured East River Province’s youth talent group on the gap between their martial arts and those of stronger provinces, the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm, and the upcoming Three-Province Martial Tournament. After class, Luo Zhixun left with Chen Lie, while Lu Qingyun asked Mo Sheng to investigate him.

  • Gu Tian warned the group that East River Province lagged behind the top provinces and explained that reaching the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm was crucial for entering Starry Sky University.
  • Gu Tian described the six levels within the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm and said East River Province needed to perform well at the upcoming Three-Province Martial Tournament, where Ji Lingxuan was expected to take first place.
  • Luo Zhixun told Chen Lie she expected both of them to enter Starry Sky University, and Gu Tian asked her to help Chen Lie get familiar with the Provincial Youth Talent Group.
  • Luo Zhixun refused Lu Qingyun’s request to join her and Chen Lie, criticizing him for neglecting his training and falling in the group rankings.
  • Lu Qingyun asked Mo Sheng to investigate Chen Lie, and Mo Sheng agreed while warning that Chen Lie’s information might be classified.

Ch. 170The Genius Gathering

Chen Lie learned about the Provincial Youth Genius Group, used Luo Zhixun’s authorization to request rare spirit herbs, and learned he could compete for a place at the Eight Provinces Genius Gathering. When Luo Zhixun accompanied him home, they found his relatives pressuring his father, Chen Gequn, to help Chen Ye.

  • Luo Zhixun explained the group’s meals and resource-search system, then used one of her monthly requests so Chen Lie could apply for two eight-hundred-year-old spirit herbs.
  • Chen Lie paid 180,000 points for the search and learned that results would arrive within half a month.
  • Luo Zhixun told Chen Lie about the Eight Provinces Genius Gathering and said he would need to defeat seven group members to qualify; Chen Lie revealed his Blood Qi Value was 1,500 and his Strength Value was four times.
  • Luo Zhixun accompanied Chen Lie home and admired that he had reached his level without family support.
  • Chen Lie and Luo Zhixun entered to find Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan with Chen Guangqun and Chang Guirong, who had brought Chen Ye to plead for help; Chen Ye knelt and begged Chen Gequn to assist him.

Ch. 171Wuqu Star Incarnate

Chen Lie’s family turned away Chen Guangqun’s request for an expert, while Luo Zhixun offered Chen Ye a conditioner’s contact and defended Chen Lie from Lu Qingyun. Chen Lie arrived at the Provincial Youth Genius Group gathering, where Gu You introduced new member Song Yixuan.

  • Chen Gequn refused to reveal Chen Lie’s supposed expert, and Chen Ye’s family pressed him for help with Chen Ye’s unstable blood qi.
  • Luo Zhixun offered Chen Ye a famous conditioner’s contact, and Chen Guangqun’s family left after receiving it.
  • Chen Gequn praised Chen Lie’s admission to the Provincial Youth Genius Group, and Chen Lie later trained Chen Xingyao in the Green Phoenix Body Refining Method.
  • Chen Lie read Gu You’s notice about a new member and the upcoming Chuanshan Eight Provinces Genius Gathering, then traveled to the training grounds the next morning.
  • Lu Qingyun confronted Chen Lie and ordered him to stay away from Luo Zhixun, but Luo Zhixun intervened and warned Lu Qingyun to stop causing trouble.
  • Gu You introduced Song Yixuan as the Provincial Youth Genius Group’s newest member.

Ch. 172Tang Jiu'er

Chen Lie secured a place at the Eight Provinces Genius Gathering by defeating Zhao Jingchen, while Song Yixuan qualified automatically after drawing the colorless stick. After the matches, Luo Zhixun introduced Chen Lie to Tang Jiu'er, a Grandmaster Seed who was surprised by his strength and questioned why she and Luo Zhixun would befriend an ordinary member.

  • Gu Tian explained how East River Province would choose its representatives for the Eight Provinces Genius Gathering, and Song Yixuan drew the colorless stick to qualify automatically.
  • Chen Lie drew blue, then defeated Zhao Jingchen after she attacked him to avenge her brother Zhao Jinghao; Gu Tian awarded Chen Lie a place at the gathering.
  • Gu Tian announced the twenty qualifiers and told them to meet at the Martial Artist Association before traveling by airship to Cloud River.
  • Tang Jiu'er told Luo Zhixun that her sister had helped her understand the Blood Qi Extreme Realm, then learned that Luo Zhixun had decoded the Outer Star Crystal's martial arts technique.
  • Luo Zhixun introduced Chen Lie to Tang Jiu'er, who wondered why she and Luo Zhixun would befriend a new ordinary member.

Ch. 173Martial Way Cultivation Method

Chen Lie offered Song Yixuan a fragment of an off-world Martial Way cultivation method in exchange for Spirit Nourishing Flowers, and she recognized its extraordinary value. After leaving the dining hall, Song Yixuan met her Third Uncle, who revealed that the organization had planned for her to assassinate a promising Divine Sense talent at the upcoming Genius Gathering but no longer wanted her to risk her future.

  • Tang Jiu'er questioned Chen Lie about his Divine Sense Master ability, but he declined her and Luo Zhixun's invitation to discuss the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm.
  • At the dining hall, Chen Lie asked Song Yixuan about buying Spirit Nourishing Flowers and offered a Martial Way cultivation method in exchange.
  • Chen Lie wrote Song Yixuan a fragment with detailed Skin Refining and Muscle Refining instructions, which she recognized as an invaluable method from beyond Blue Star.
  • Song Yixuan left to meet her Third Uncle, who said the organization had planned for her to kill a highly ranked Divine Sense talent at the Genius Gathering.
  • Song Yixuan's Third Uncle urged her to abandon the mission because it could expose her and cost her the chance to advance beyond Blue Star.

Ch. 174A Thousand Jin of Spirit Nourishing Flowers

Song Yixuan agreed to trade a Blood-Qi Extreme Realm cultivation method from Chen Lie for a thousand jin of Spirit Nourishing Flowers. The chapter left Song Yixuan holding a document whose first page named Wu Tianchen.

  • Song Yixuan persuaded her Third Uncle to let her attempt an assassination for the organization while warning her not to risk exposure, and he authorized her to trade Spirit Nourishing Flowers for Chen Lie’s cultivation method.
  • Chen Lie agreed to meet Song Yixuan and trade his method for Spirit Nourishing Flowers, then learned from Li Xianyu that Xingyao had stopped practicing and had not been seen at school.
  • Song Yixuan offered Chen Lie a hundred jin and then five hundred jin of Spirit Nourishing Flowers, but Chen Lie demanded a thousand jin and refused to lower his price.
  • Song Yixuan accepted Chen Lie’s thousand-jin price and arranged to deliver the flowers the next day in exchange for the method.
  • A young man delivered Song Yixuan a document outside Dongchuan Martial Arts Hall, and she saw the name Wu Tianchen on its first page.

Ch. 175The Deal Was Complete

Chen Lie taught Chen Xingyao the Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter, then exchanged his Starry Sky Body Refining Technique for a thousand jin of Spirit Nourishing Flowers from Song Yixuan. The next morning, he joined the Provincial Youth Genius Group as they prepared to travel to Guannei Province for the Eight Provinces Genius Gathering.

  • Song Yixuan gave Chen Lie a ride home and agreed to bring him Spirit Nourishing Flowers the next day in exchange for a Body Refining method.
  • Chen Lie wrote the Starry Sky Body Refining Technique and taught Chen Xingyao how to awaken her Divine Sense and cultivate the Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter.
  • Chen Lie told his parents he would travel to Guannei Province for a gathering of geniuses from eight provinces, then cultivated the Star Constellation Cultivation Method through the night.
  • Song Yixuan delivered more than a thousand jin of Spirit Nourishing Flowers, and Chen Lie handed her the Starry Sky Body Refining Technique to complete their deal.
  • Chen Lie reported to the Martial Artist Association, where Jiang Xiaodong announced the Provincial Youth Genius Group's travel plans for the Eight Provinces Genius Gathering.

Ch. 176Ji Lingxuan

Chen Lie traveled with the Dongchuan Genius Group to Yunchuan Province, where he met Ji Lingxuan and reunited with Shen Miaowei aboard the Super Airship to Guannei Province. After Huang Chengfeng insulted Chen Lie and Shen Miaowei demanded an apology, Ji Lingxuan intervened and ended the confrontation.

  • Chen Lie boarded the airship with Luo Zhixun and Tang Jiu'er, and the Dongchuan Genius Group traveled to Yunchuan Province.
  • The Dongchuan, West River, and Yunchuan Genius Groups assembled, where Du Jinlong criticized the provincial groups and questioned Ji Lingxuan about her victory at the Chuanshan competition.
  • Chen Lie reunited with Shen Miaowei aboard the Super Airship, and she told him her Consciousness Sea World had reached a score of 450,000.
  • Huang Chengfeng insulted Chen Lie for taking a seat near the front, so Shen Miaowei defended him and demanded that Huang Chengfeng bow while apologizing.
  • Ji Lingxuan stepped in and told Shen Miaowei that there was no need to make a scene, prompting Shen Miaowei to let the matter go.

Ch. 177A First Place by a Landslide

Chen Lie joined the Yunchuan Provincial Genius Group at the Genius Gathering and silenced members who mocked him by revealing his formidable Extreme Realm Pressure. Ji Lingxuan became curious about his strength, while the gathering began with an introduction to its purpose and a warning that young martial artists had to find their own way.

  • Chen Lie and the Three Rivers Genius Group arrived at Shanling First Tower, where Shen Miaowei invited him to sit with Yunchuan’s group.
  • Luo Zhixun and Tang Jiu'er learned that Shen Miaowei considered Chen Lie more accomplished than herself in Mental Power.
  • When Yunchuan members insulted Chen Lie, he released powerful Extreme Realm Pressure that frightened them, and Shen Miaowei warned them not to provoke him again.
  • Ji Lingxuan wondered whether Chen Lie’s pressure surpassed her own and considered testing him at the Three-Province Martial Tournament.
  • Zheng Meng welcomed the Eight Provinces’ martial arts prodigies, and Dong Qichao explained that the gathering would let young martial artists exchange ideas and seek their own paths.
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