Chapter Summaries

Yang Chen sought rare materials for cultivating his Primordial Divine Body, but Candlelight Merchant Association quoted a price of twenty million spirit stones, which he could not currently pay. He left and asked Fang Lan and Cui Ju where he could sell medicinal pills, intending to earn enough to collect the materials in two days.

• Yang Chen wrote down his extensive materials list at the Lacquer Wood Merchant Association, which could supply only about half of it.
• Yang Chen took the list to Candlelight Merchant Association, where the shopkeeper said he could gather everything for twenty million spirit stones.
• Yang Chen realized he had spent most of his spirit stones creating the Thunderstorm Demon Breaking Formation and asked to collect the materials in two days.
• The Candlelight shopkeeper accused Yang Chen of having no money, cursed him, and drove him out.
• Fang Lan and Cui Ju mocked Yang Chen as he left, and Yang Chen asked them where he could sell medicinal pills.

Yang Chen went to the Danxin Chamber of Commerce to obtain materials for refining Dragon Tiger Longevity Pills and sell the pills on the spot. He secured the materials with a damaged Profound Sky Spiritual Treasure and followed Yu Min to the Alchemy Room.

• Fang Lan told Yang Chen that the Danxin Chamber of Commerce supplied pill ingredients in exchange for collateral and bought pills refined on the spot.
• Yang Chen went to the chamber and asked Yu Min for materials to refine the sixth-grade Dragon Tiger Longevity Pill.
• Yu Min warned Yang Chen that he needed collateral of equivalent value, while Fang Lan and Cui Ju doubted he could refine the pill.
• Yang Chen offered a battered nail as collateral, and Yu Min recognized it as a damaged Profound Sky Spiritual Treasure and accepted it.
• Yu Min arranged for the ingredients to be brought and led Yang Chen, Fang Lan, and Cui Ju toward the Alchemy Room.

Yang Chen entered the Danxin Chamber of Commerce’s Alchemy Room to refine a sixth-grade Dragon Tiger Longevity Pill, while Yu Min and the other observers doubted he could succeed. He emerged with a successfully formed Dragon Tiger Longevity Pill, leaving them stunned.

• Yu Min brought Yang Chen to a high-grade Alchemy Room and arranged for his materials to be delivered.
• Yu Min’s friend mocked Yang Chen’s plan to refine a sixth-grade Dragon Tiger Longevity Pill, and Yang Chen overheard her.
• Yang Chen began refining the pill, relying on his extensive experience with the recipe.
• After an hour, a rich pill fragrance emerged from Yang Chen’s Alchemy Room, drawing the attention of Yu Min, her friend, Fang Lan, and Cui Ju.
• Yang Chen showed the women the Dragon Tiger Longevity Pill he had successfully refined.

Yang Chen refined two Dragon Tiger Longevity Pills and sold them to the Danxin Chamber of Commerce, shocking Yu Min, Fang Lan, and Cui Ju. He announced that he wanted to refine several more batches, and Elder Wen decided to meet him personally after hearing of his skill.

• Yu Min offered Yang Chen three million spirit stones for his first Dragon Tiger Longevity Pill, then offered three and a half million for his second.
• Yang Chen sold both pills to the Danxin Chamber of Commerce and said he wanted to refine several more batches before settling the payment.
• Yu Min hurried to report Yang Chen’s accomplishments to Elder Wen, bringing the two pills as proof.
• Elder Wen confirmed the pills and, after hearing Yang Chen was genuinely young, decided to receive him personally and credited Yu Min for discovering him.

Yang Chen declined Wen Piaoxue’s offer of spirit stones and entered the Alchemy Room to refine more Dragon Tiger Longevity Pills. He emerged with six pills, confirming his skill and leaving Fang Lan and Cui Ju regretting how they had treated him.

• Wen Piaoxue dismissed the Alchemy Masters who crowded around Yang Chen and offered to lend him spirit stones, but Yang Chen declined.
• Wen Piaoxue returned Yang Chen’s God-Piercing Nail and arranged for him to receive materials for three batches of Dragon Tiger Longevity Pills without collateral.
• Cai Yue questioned Wen Piaoxue’s decision, and Wen Piaoxue explained that she wanted to show Yang Chen the Chamber of Commerce’s generosity.
• Yang Chen refined the pills in the Alchemy Room and completed three batches over three hours.
• Yang Chen emerged with six Dragon Tiger Longevity Pills, shocking Wen Piaoxue and making Fang Lan and Cui Ju regret their earlier rudeness.

Yang Chen sold his Dragon Tiger Longevity Pills to the Danxin Chamber of Commerce and rejected Wen Piaoxue’s offer to recruit him, then went to buy materials from the Candle Fire Merchant Association. Elder Han intervened after Shopkeeper Luo accused Yang Chen of lacking spirit stones, but questioned whether he could afford the twenty-million-spirit-stone purchase.

• Wen Piaoxue paid Yang Chen forty million spirit stones for his Dragon Tiger Longevity Pills and invited him to join the Danxin Chamber of Commerce.
• Yang Chen declined Wen Piaoxue’s recruitment offer because he planned to attend the Black Dragon Cult’s banquet and then return home.
• Wen Piaoxue ordered Cai Yue to investigate Yang Chen’s background and told her to spare no price in recruiting him.
• Yang Chen returned to the Candle Fire Merchant Association with Fang Lan and Cui Ju and asked Shopkeeper Luo for the materials he had wanted before.
• Shopkeeper Luo claimed Yang Chen had no spirit stones, but Elder Han came out and examined the materials, saying they cost twenty million spirit stones and challenging Yang Chen to prove he could afford them.

Yang Chen paid for the materials he needed at the Candle Fire Merchant Association, where Elder Han punished Shopkeeper Luo for mistreating him and offered compensation. When Yang Chen returned to the meeting place, Shao Ming and several disciples were missing, and a battered disciple reported that Shao Ming had clashed with the geniuses of Yellow Sand Main City and Yang Star Main City.

• Yang Chen showed Elder Han the twenty million spirit stones, and Shopkeeper Luo was exposed for refusing him entry and was ordered to surrender his shopkeeper badge.
• Elder Han arranged Yang Chen’s materials and gave him extra supplies as compensation, earning Yang Chen’s promise to return to the Candle Fire Merchant Association.
• Yang Chen collected the materials for cultivating his Primordial Divine Body and went to meet the geniuses of North Mountain Main City.
• Yang Chen and Cao Jinsuo noticed that Shao Ming and several disciples had not returned, then waited about two hours without news.
• A battered disciple returned and reported that Shao Ming had clashed with the geniuses of Yellow Sand Main City and Yang Star Main City after they provoked North Mountain Main City’s disciples.

Yang Chen and Cao Jinsuo went to confront Yellow Sand Main City and Yang Star Main City after their disciples captured and beat Shao Ming and his companions. Mo Wenlong demanded that North Mountain Main City's geniuses defeat him to secure their release, and Cao Jinsuo was quickly beaten down.

• A fleeing disciple told Yang Chen and Cao Jinsuo that Shao Ming and several North Mountain Main City disciples had been defeated by a Yellow Sand Main City genius and held captive.
• Yang Chen and Cao Jinsuo led North Mountain Main City to the scene, where they found Shao Ming and the others badly injured and encountered Yellow Sand Main City and Yang Star Main City.
• Yang Chen recognized Yuan San among Yang Star Main City's group, while Cao Jinsuo demanded an explanation for the attack.
• Mo Wenlong said Shao Ming had challenged him and offered to release the captives if any North Mountain Main City genius could defeat him.
• Cao Jinsuo stepped forward to fight Mo Wenlong, but Mo Wenlong sent him flying and left him spitting blood.

Yang Chen stepped in to challenge Mo Wenlong after Mo Wenlong beat North Mountain Main City's disciples and threatened to make them kneel. Yang Chen's opening assault overwhelmed Mo Wenlong and broke through his defenses, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Mo Wenlong defeated Cao Jinsuo and another North Mountain Main City disciple, then mocked them and demanded a worthy opponent.
• Yuan San pointed out Yang Chen as a potential challenger, and Yang Chen asked Mo Wenlong to release the others and end the conflict.
• Mo Wenlong agreed to free the disciples if Yang Chen could last ten moves, and Yang Chen accepted the challenge.
• Mo Wenlong let Yang Chen strike first, and Yang Chen unleashed his full-force Benlei Stance, forcing Mo Wenlong onto the defensive.
• Yang Chen followed with the God-Piercing Nail, Mountain God's Roar, and Black Mountain Black Cloud Palm, until Mo Wenlong's defenses began to crack.

Yang Chen swiftly defeated Mo Wenlong, then challenged all of Yang Star Main City’s geniuses, putting Yuan San on the spot. Yuan San feared accepting after witnessing Yang Chen’s strength.

• Yang Chen exploited a flaw in Mo Wenlong’s defense and defeated him in three exchanges.
• Fang Lan and Cui Ju tried to win Yang Chen’s favor, but he reminded them that they had once refused to tell him their names and ignored them.
• Yang Chen ordered the North Mountain Main City geniuses to help their injured companions back.
• Yang Chen challenged Yang Star Main City’s geniuses, offering twenty million spirit stones to anyone who could defeat him.
• Yuan San hesitated to accept the challenge, while North Mountain Main City’s geniuses taunted him for his reluctance.

Yang Chen defeated Yellow Sand Main City's disciples and drew Yuan San's anger, but Mo Wu arrived in time to stop him from attacking. Mo Wu explained the Black Dragon Cult banquet's three trials, leaving Yang Chen to consider the challenges ahead.

• Yuan San attacked Yang Chen, but Mo Wu arrived with North Mountain Main City experts and forced Yuan San and Yellow Sand Main City to withdraw.
• Spectators discussed the many geniuses at the Black Dragon Cult banquet, including the Green Lotus Cult Saintess and Monro Main City's leading genius.
• Mo Wu scolded Shao Ming and the other defeated disciples, then thanked Yang Chen for protecting North Mountain Main City's reputation.
• Mo Wu told Yang Chen the banquet would begin in a few days and described its three trials: the Iron Eagle Secret Realm, Desperate Island, and contests between geniuses.
• Yang Chen reflected on the three trials as he and Mo Wu returned to the council hall.

North Mountain Main City arrived at the Black Dragon Cult’s grand banquet and was seated among the weaker factions, while Yang Chen observed the gathering. Black Dragon Cult Master Fu Longyue used his aura to intimidate the guests, then announced a warm-up match where challenged geniuses could not refuse, setting the stage for the Black Dragon Cult to assert its authority.

• Mo Wu and Yang Chen returned to North Mountain Main City’s dilapidated lodgings, which Mo Wu blamed on the Black Dragon Cult’s hostile arrangements.
• The Black Dragon Cult began its lavish banquet and seated North Mountain Main City among the factions at the outer edge.
• Yang Chen learned that the Green Lotus Cult, True Martial Main City, and Black Cloud Main City held the seats nearest the Black Dragon Cult.
• Fu Longyue released his aura to intimidate the gathered factions, though the Green Lotus Cult’s female cult master remained calm.
• Fu Longyue announced a warm-up match in which any faction’s genius could challenge another, and the challenged genius could not refuse.

After Lu Dong lost to Huo Ming, Huo Ming challenged the Green Lotus Cult’s Saintess. She defeated him with a single sword strike, leaving him unconscious.

• Lu Dong challenged Huo Ming, hoping to gain fame by defeating a True Martial Main City genius.
• Huo Ming defeated Lu Dong and revealed his cultivation at the Origin Martial Realm Fifth Level.
• Huo Ming challenged the Green Lotus Cult’s veiled Saintess, who accepted her master’s command to fight.
• The Saintess struck Huo Ming with her Green Lotus Sword and knocked him unconscious.

The Green Lotus Saintess defeated Huo Ming with a single sword strike, then Black Dragon Cult’s Xiao Wei challenged Ming Long of Black Cloud Main City. As their fight continued, Xiao Wei’s Reincarnation Vajra Scripture gave him the advantage over Ming Long.

• The Green Lotus Saintess knocked Huo Ming unconscious with one sword strike, leaving the arena in stunned silence.
• Fu Longyue ordered the Black Scorpion Emissary’s disciple, Xiao Wei, to challenge an opponent and display Black Dragon Cult’s strength.
• Xiao Wei challenged Ming Long, Black Cloud Main City’s Number Three Genius, and Yang Chen recognized Xiao Wei as the Black Scorpion Emissary’s prized disciple.
• Xiao Wei and Ming Long began fighting with the Reincarnation Vajra Scripture and Black Cloud Spell, respectively.
• Yang Chen observed that Xiao Wei’s defense was difficult to break, and Ming Long’s position worsened as the battle dragged on.

Xiao Wei defeated Ming Long, Luo Pingfei, and a third genius in succession, establishing the Black Dragon Cult’s dominance at the feast. After Xiao Wei invited further challengers, Yang Chen stepped forward to fight him, intending to take revenge on Black Scorpion Emissary.

• Xiao Wei defeated Ming Long, and Fu Longyue ordered him to keep challenging opponents until he won three consecutive matches.
• Xiao Wei challenged and easily defeated Luo Pingfei of Changning Main City, then won his third match and taunted the gathered geniuses to challenge him.
• Mo Wu warned Yang Chen not to interfere, but Yang Chen rose and challenged Xiao Wei.
• Xiao Wei mocked Yang Chen as an ignorant fame-seeker, while Yang Chen calmly asked whether they could begin.

Yang Chen challenged Xiao Wei, a Black Dragon Cult genius, despite their difference in cultivation levels. After Yang Chen matched Xiao Wei’s powerful attack, he seized on Xiao Wei’s eagerness to win and launched another assault.

• Yang Chen challenged Xiao Wei, drawing concern from Mo Wu and attention from the Black Scorpion Emissary and Fu Longyue.
• Xiao Wei released his Origin Martial Realm Sixth Level aura, while Yang Chen revealed that he had reached the third level.
• Xiao Wei attacked with golden threads from the Reincarnation Vajra Scripture, but Yang Chen cut them apart with lightning blades.
• Xiao Wei formed a giant golden fist and struck at Yang Chen, whose Thunder Dragons met it in a clash that ended in a draw.
• Yang Chen exploited Xiao Wei’s eagerness to win and followed their clash with Mountain God's Roar and Black Mountain Black Cloud Palm.

Yang Chen defeated Xiao Wei of the Black Dragon Cult, turning the contest into a triumph for North Mountain Main City. Fu Longyue ordered his followers to target Yang Chen in the Iron Eagle Secret Realm, while other factions rushed to approach him after his victory.

• Yang Chen used Mountain God's Roar, Black Mountain Black Cloud Palm, and Purple Forbidden Roaming Dragon Spear to break Xiao Wei's defenses and knock him unconscious.
• The onlookers were stunned that Yang Chen had defeated a sixth-level Origin Martial Realm genius despite being at the third level.
• The Green Lotus Cult Leader warned Qingyin to be wary of Yang Chen in the upcoming stages.
• Fu Longyue ordered Black Scorpion Emissary to have Black Dragon Cult geniuses watch Yang Chen and kill him if necessary in the Iron Eagle Secret Realm.
• Mo Wu celebrated Yang Chen's victory as visitors from other factions arrived and tried to arrange introductions with him.
• Mo Wu told the visitors that Yang Chen was not from North Mountain Main City and that they should approach him directly.

As the Iron Eagle Secret Realm trial began, the factions selected their young geniuses and prepared to compete for Iron Eagle Fruits. Yang Chen entered alone for North Mountain Main City, then drew the attention of other factions’ representatives hoping to ally with him.

• Fu Longyue announced that the Iron Eagle Secret Realm would open for thirty days and that rankings would depend on the number of Iron Eagle Fruits collected.
• Mo Wu explained the Iron Eagle Tree and Fruit to Yang Chen, then sent him alone because he believed Cao Jinsuo and the others would only burden him.
• The factions selected up to five geniuses each, while North Mountain Main City sent only Yang Chen.
• Yang Chen noticed Xiao Wei glaring resentfully at him but remained unconcerned about possible revenge.
• Madam Silver Bell led the gathered geniuses toward the secret realm, and representatives from Fufeng Main City and Luoyun Main City approached Yang Chen to seek his goodwill.

Yang Chen entered the Iron Eagle Secret Realm alone, collected Iron Eagle Fruits, and came upon Yang Star Main City fighting Changnan Main City. He recognized Yang Star Main City as an enemy and prepared to intervene.

• Yang Chen declined to ally with the other contestants and observed Qingyin and the powerful geniuses from the Black Dragon Cult, True Martial Main City, and Black Cloud Main City.
• Madam Silver Bell reminded everyone that the secret realm would remain open for thirty days, and the contestants entered and quickly scattered.
• Yun Lu found an Iron Eagle Tree, and Yang Chen collected its seven fruits after the geniuses from Luoyun Main City chose to leave rather than challenge him.
• Yang Chen followed Yun Lu to four Iron Eagle Trees where Yang Star Main City and Changnan Main City were fighting.
• Wang Yulong mocked Lu Dong and Changnan Main City for being weakened after Lu Dong's failed challenge against Huo Ming, while Yang Chen decided to get involved because Yang Star Main City was his enemy.

Yang Chen rescued Changnan Main City from Wang Yulong and the Yang Star Main City disciples, then collected their Iron Eagle Fruits. A day later, five Black Dragon Cult geniuses demanded his life and his fruits, but Yang Chen snatched the tree’s fruits and fled as they pursued him.

• Wang Yulong and the Yang Star Main City disciples attacked Yang Chen, who killed them with his techniques.
• Lu Dong and the Changnan Main City disciples surrendered the Iron Eagle Fruits and left, and Yang Chen collected them.
• Yang Chen searched for more Iron Eagle Trees, using Yun Lu's soul to help him locate them.
• Zhao Minghai and four other Black Dragon Cult geniuses confronted Yang Chen at an Iron Eagle Tree and demanded his fruits and his life.
• Yang Chen collected the tree’s fruits and escaped with the Lightning Movement Technique, prompting the five geniuses to chase him.