Chapter Summaries

Han Mo taught a detailed lesson on how to strengthen the fine channels and nodes involved in body tempering, showing the freshmen how flawed foundations could limit cultivation and make Blood-Activating Potion dangerous. After class, Xu Wuyi received an encrypted message from Han Mo asking him to meet at Lingyun Lodge-A-3.

• Han Mo explained how overlooked channels and qi-and-blood nodes could hinder martial techniques and create risks during breakthroughs.
• Xu Wuyi recognized Han Mo's teachings as a general solution for the beginner stage of high-rank body tempering methods and clarified gaps in his Hundred Refinements Furnace practice.
• Han Mo warned students that Blood-Activating Potion could worsen stagnation or injure fragile nodes if their foundations were weak.
• The class ended in silence, and Xu Wuyi resolved to refine his body-tempering foundation using what he had learned.
• Han Mo contacted Xu Wuyi through an encrypted internal code and asked him to meet at Battle Net coordinates [Lingyun Lodge-A-3].

Xu Wuyi met Associate Professor Han Mo in private and learned Han had examined his cultivation after Zhao Qianjun brought him to Han’s attention. Han offered Xu regular one-on-one guidance, and Xu began asking him about his cultivation questions.

• Han Mo examined Xu Wuyi’s body and praised how well he had cultivated the Heart Fire of Hundred Refinements Furnace and absorbed a bone-tempering pill.
• Han Mo explained that Zhao Qianjun had told him about Xu’s rapid progress and A+ potential evaluation.
• Han Mo encouraged Xu, saying his progress came from talent and hard work rather than luck.
• Han Mo offered to answer Xu’s cultivation questions every Tuesday after class, including after the course ended while Han remained at the school.
• Xu Wuyi thanked Han Mo, sat down, and began asking about questions from class and his previous cultivation.

Xu Wuyi received cultivation advice from Han Mo, applied it to improve his bone tempering, and maintained a high freshman ranking ahead of the monthly rewards. During his continued practice of the Basic Body Tempering Method, the Bronze Ancient Tome revealed that he had reached Greater Mastery.

• Han Mo explained how Xu Wuyi could balance his inner fire with external energy and use Heart Fire more effectively, then promised regular guidance.
• Xu Wuyi tested Han Mo’s advice in his underground cultivation room and found that the lingering heat faded while his bone tempering became deeper and more even.
• Xu Wuyi checked Battle Net and found himself sixth in the freshman rankings with 196 points, within the S-rank scholarship range.
• Xu Wuyi returned to Han Mo for another guidance session, then practiced the Hundred Refinements Furnace and the Basic Body Tempering Method.
• The Bronze Ancient Tome updated the Basic Body Tempering Method’s realm to Greater Mastery, astonishing Xu Wuyi.

Xu Wuyi unexpectedly advanced the Basic Body Tempering Method to great accomplishment, gaining the Return to Simplicity trait. He attended Grandmaster Lin Jianyi’s first lecture on Martial Dao True Intent, where Lin explained its nature and how it could be cultivated.

• Xu Wuyi discovered that the Basic Body Tempering Method had reached great accomplishment and that its trait had changed from Mountain Suppressor to Return to Simplicity.
• Xu Wuyi practiced the method and found that its movements and circulation of blood and qi had become instinctive and smoother.
• Xu Wuyi arrived early at the Dao Discussion Platform on Star Martial Battle Net for Grandmaster Lin Jianyi’s Introduction to Martial Dao True Intent course.
• Lin Jianyi appeared before the freshmen and demonstrated sword intent with a simple gesture.
• Lin Jianyi explained that True Intent unified the mind, will, Martial Dao understanding, and personal power, and said it was usually forged through combat or long-term practice.

Lin Jianyi explained how Martial Dao True Intents supported the creation of a heart-form and why two compatible True Intents could strengthen it, giving Xu Wuyi a clearer cultivation goal. A month later, Xu Wuyi continued his rigorous training while spending time with Shen Wei and Xu Zhi, who had become regular visitors.

• Lin Jianyi taught that reaching the Xiantian realm required a heart-form and that two compatible Martial Dao True Intents could make it more stable, while incompatible ones could clash.
• Qin Rui and Zhao Qingwei asked Lin Jianyi for personal guidance on their sword True Intents, but he said they had to rely on their own comprehension and vanished.
• By November, Xu Wuyi had settled into a strict cultivation routine at Villa No. 7 and practiced in the Star Martial Battle Net to master his increased strength.
• Shen Wei and Xu Zhi visited Xu Wuyi after sparring, and Xu Zhi said Xu Wuyi’s strength had made other students stop challenging him.
• Xu Wuyi accepted that sparring opportunities had dwindled and chose to focus on cultivation rather than seek out meaningless fights.

Xu Wuyi heard that Luo Liang had challenged him, Qin Rui, and Li Hao, but initially paid the challenge little attention. The next morning, a flood of messages alerted Xu Wuyi to Luo Liang's conspicuous sparring invitation on Star Martial University's intranet.

• Yu Peiling and Zeng Bonan joined Xu Wuyi, Shen Wei, and Xu Zhi, and they discussed their cultivation and the fierce competition among freshmen.
• The group talked about Luo Liang's public challenges and his invitation to spar with Qin Rui, Xu Wuyi, or Li Hao.
• Xu Wuyi calmly accepted the possibility of sparring and returned to his training after the visitors left.
• The next morning, Xu Wuyi opened Luo Liang's pinned intranet post inviting Xu Wuyi and Li Hao to spar.

Luo Liang challenged Xu Wuyi and Li Hao, then defeated Li Hao in a public Battle Net Arena match with his powerful defense and higher Life Energy Level. Xu Zhi recognized Luo Liang's martial art as the rare Gold Jade Technique, leaving Xu Wuyi's response to the challenge uncertain.

• Luo Liang publicly challenged Xu Wuyi and Li Hao, stirring debate among the freshmen about who was stronger.
• Xu Wuyi accepted Luo Liang's challenge, while students speculated about the coming match.
• Luo Liang fought Li Hao in a public arena match and defeated him in under three minutes with his golden-jade defense and powerful fist.
• Students learned that Li Hao's Life Energy Level was 17.6 and Luo Liang's was 18.9, shifting opinion in Luo Liang's favor.
• Xu Zhi told Xu Wuyi and the others that Luo Liang's defensive martial art resembled the rare Gold Jade Technique.

Xu Wuyi accepted Luo Liang’s challenge, and their public Battle Net duel drew a huge freshman audience. Xu Wuyi’s displayed Life Energy Level of 19.9 shocked the spectators and left Luo Liang facing the fight at a disadvantage.

• Shen Wei explained the Gold Jade Technique’s formidable defense and warned Xu Wuyi to be cautious, but Xu Wuyi said he would take the fight.
• Xu Wuyi accepted Luo Liang’s challenge on the internal network, and the duel was scheduled for noon the next day in Battle Net’s No. 1 main arena.
• Shen Wei, Yu Peiling, Xu Zhi, Zeng Bonan, Qin Rui, Zhao Qingwei, and many freshmen gathered to watch the match.
• Luo Liang arrived first, waved to Zhao Qingwei, and waited as she turned away from him.
• Xu Wuyi entered the arena, and the system displayed his Life Energy Level as 19.9, shocking the spectators and rattling Luo Liang.
• When the system began combat preparation, Luo Liang forcefully circulated his qi and blood.

Xu Wuyi defeated Luo Liang in the Battle Net with a single spear thrust that overwhelmed Luo Liang’s mind, then returned to reality sensing that an opportunity to advance as a martial artist had arrived.

• Xu Wuyi layered the Mountain True Intent, Heart Fire, and the Soul-Suppression intent as Luo Liang charged with Gold Stone Break.
• Xu Wuyi flicked his spear into Luo Liang’s glove, crushing his spiritual defenses and forcing the Battle Net to eject him.
• Spectators reacted with shock, while Zhao Qingwei watched Xu Wuyi and Qin Rui slipped away into the crowd.
• Xu Wuyi exited the Battle Net and realized that his perfect unity of spirit, will, and vitality had broken through a longstanding obstacle.

Xu Wuyi used Heart Fire to refine his vital energy and blood, breaking through to become an official martial artist. After measuring his improved abilities, he resolved to keep growing stronger.

• Xu Wuyi alternated between the Hundred Refinements Furnace and the Basic Body Tempering Method, directing his vital energy and blood into his dantian.
• Xu Wuyi endured Heart Fire refining his vital energy and blood into a pool of pure, dark-red energy with faint golden glimmers.
• Xu Wuyi entered the Star Martial Battle Net, where Anna confirmed his Life Energy Level had risen to 20.1 and updated his identity to Official Martial Artist.
• Xu Wuyi tested his purer vitality and stronger body with a punch that sent a burst of compressed air through his personal training ground.
• Xu Wuyi returned to reality, looked at his reflection, and decided he could still become stronger.

After reaching Life Energy Level 20, Xu Wuyi registered as a Primary Martial Artist and used Anna to plan his next cultivation steps. He took a 20-point mission to help eliminate escaped Bone-Eroding Rats, setting out for the assembly point.

• Xu Wuyi registered his martial artist status with the Federation database after his Life Energy Level stabilized at 20.1.
• Anna recommended that Xu Wuyi focus on the Hundred Refinements Furnace, improve his Eight Directions Soul-Suppressing Spear, and obtain Earth Fire Marrow, which cost 800 school points per year’s supply.
• Xu Wuyi considered the high cost of martial artist cultivation resources and asked Anna to find suitable missions with good point rewards.
• Xu Wuyi selected mission T-7712, a joint extermination of escaped Bone-Eroding Rats in Yuntai City’s underground pipes, despite its fixed 20-point reward.
• Xu Wuyi accepted the mission and immediately set out to reach the assembly point within two hours.

Xu Wuyi’s breakthrough to Martial Artist spread across Star Martial University, drawing reactions from rival freshmen as he left immediately to take a campus mission. Qin Rui, Zhao Qingwei, and Luo Liang each considered what his breakthrough and mission meant for their own goals.

• An East Academy assistant teacher discovered Xu Wuyi’s level 20.1 Martial Artist certification, and the academic affairs director filed the update and informed Dean He.
• The news spread across the university, where students discussed Xu Wuyi’s breakthrough and his decision to leave on a campus mission to earn resources.
• Qin Rui learned of Xu Wuyi’s breakthrough, reasoned that his family resources gave him an advantage, and returned to cultivation with renewed determination.
• Zhao Qingwei received the news at North Academy and recognized that resources remained a major obstacle for commoner geniuses.
• Luo Liang heard that Xu Wuyi had left on a mission, took it as an opportunity to catch up, and vowed to defeat him at the next interdepartmental tournament.

Xu Wuyi arrived in Yuntai City to lead a squad against the Bone-Eroding Rat Swarm in the old district’s underground pipes. After assigning Lin Yue and Zhang Chengyi their roles, he charged the first rats with a blood-and-qi-enhanced fist.

• At a virtual teahouse, Dongjiang students discussed Xu Wuyi’s breakthrough and his choice to take missions rather than seek sponsorship; Chu Shanhe said he would have made the same choice.
• Xu Wuyi reached a City Defense Force outpost in Yuntai City, where Captain Chen Feng assigned him to lead Team Three through pipeline areas D7 to D9.
• Lin Yue and Zhang Chengyi arrived, and Xu Wuyi briefed them on their roles and ordered them to maintain formation and communicate with hand signals.
• The squad descended into the underground pipeline network and detected a Bone-Eroding Rat Swarm near a junction.
• Xu Wuyi rushed into the rats and struck with a powerful fist without drawing his spear.

Xu Wuyi and his squad swiftly cleared Bone-Erosion Rats from D7 through D9 Zone before learning that a Rat King had appeared in D14 Zone. Xu Wuyi and Lin Yue headed toward the battle while Zhang Chengyi returned to report their completed mission.

• Xu Wuyi killed a swarm of Bone-Erosion Rats with ease, impressing Lin Yue and Zhang Chengyi.
• Xu Wuyi led the squad through D7, D8, and D9 Zone, where they cleared the rats and killed a giant rat near chief-level strength.
• Captain Chen Feng announced that a Bone-Erosion Rat King above Level 22 had been found in D14 Zone and called for urgent support.
• Xu Wuyi sent Zhang Chengyi back to the outpost and invited Lin Yue to accompany him to the outskirts of D14 Zone.
• Xu Wuyi and Lin Yue hurried through the pipes toward D14 Zone as frightened rats fled and signs of intense fighting appeared.

Xu Wuyi and Lin Yue reached D14 Zone, where five City Defense Force Martial Artists were struggling against a mutated Bone-Erosion Rat King. Xu Wuyi wounded the Rat King with a thrown spear to save an injured teammate, then dodged its counterattack and grabbed the spear embedded in its neck.

• Xu Wuyi and Lin Yue arrived at D14 Zone and found Captain Chen Feng and four other Martial Artists battling the powerful Rat King.
• The Rat King went berserk, knocked Old Li aside, and charged to kill him.
• Xu Wuyi hurled his spear from the entrance, striking the Rat King's neck and stopping its attack on Old Li.
• The wounded Rat King turned on Xu Wuyi and charged him.
• Xu Wuyi dodged the Rat King's claws with Instant Shadow Steps and seized the spear shaft in its neck.

Xu Wuyi killed the Rat King, earned mission rewards, and returned to his cultivation routine. Later, Zeng Bonan told him that he had been unable to make any progress with the B-rank Body Tempering Method he had chosen.

• Xu Wuyi used the Rat King's momentum to widen its neck wound and kill it, saving Old Li.
• Chen Feng thanked Xu Wuyi and confirmed that he could claim the Rat King's spoils and an additional mission reward.
• Xu Wuyi checked his Star Martial Battle Net account and saw that his points had risen from 490 to 540.
• Xu Wuyi asked Anna to keep searching for suitable missions while prioritizing safety and leaving time for cultivation and Han Mo's guidance.
• Zeng Bonan visited Xu Wuyi and revealed that after a month of practice he still could not get started on his B-rank Body Tempering Method.

Xu Wuyi encouraged Zeng Bonan to persist patiently with his B-Grade Body Tempering Method, helping him regain his resolve. After the final Body Forging Basics class, Xu Wuyi received guidance from Han Mo, who told him he would leave for the Astral Battlefield for one or two months.

• Xu Wuyi reminded Zeng Bonan that martial arts required long-term persistence and encouraged him to seek help from his university teachers.
• Zeng Bonan recognized he had been impatient, thanked Xu Wuyi, and resolved to keep accumulating progress.
• Xu Wuyi attended the final Body Forging Basics class, where Teacher Han emphasized building a solid foundation.
• Xu Wuyi discussed his Hundred Refinements Furnace difficulties and insights about Heart Fire with Han Mo, who answered his questions.
• Han Mo told Xu Wuyi he would leave for the Astral Battlefield for one or two months, and Xu Wuyi wished him a safe journey.

Qin Yi visited Xu Wuyi on behalf of the Qin Family of Central Province and offered generous support for his martial cultivation in exchange for joining the family as a guest elder on the Astral Battlefield after reaching Xiantian. Xu Wuyi declined for now, trusting his martial intuition and desire to keep his heart of martial arts pure, while Qin Yi left the invitation open for three days.

• Xu Wuyi welcomed Qin Yi, a Martial Master from the Qin Family of Central Province, into his home.
• Qin Yi offered Xu Wuyi twenty million Federal Credits in yearly cultivation resources until he advanced to Xiantian, in exchange for representing the Qin Family on the Astral Battlefield afterward.
• Xu Wuyi asked whether the sponsorship would restrict his chances against Qin Rui or obligate him to help Qin Family members, and Qin Yi said it would not impose such demands before Xiantian.
• Xu Wuyi declined the sponsorship, and Qin Yi left the invitation open for three days.
• After Qin Yi left, Xu Wuyi reflected that he had refused because of Chu Shanhe's warning and his wish to keep his heart of martial arts pure.

Xu Wuyi used the Earth Fire Marrow he had earned through missions to accelerate his training as freshmen prepared for the Departmental Competition. Li Hao then revealed that Xu Wuyi had refused the Qin Family’s sponsorship, which the family gave to Li Hao instead, leaving classmates wondering whether Li Hao would surpass him.

• Xu Wuyi spent 800 points on Earth Fire Marrow and trained with it, raising his Life Energy Level to 20.6 and improving his cultivation efficiency.
• Qin Rui became a Martial Artist with a certified Life Energy Level of 20.1 less than ten days after Xu Wuyi’s breakthrough.
• Li Hao advanced to Martial Artist at the end of December with a certified Life Energy Level of 20.0, after gaining 2.4 levels in a month.
• Freshmen learned that the Qin Family had supplied Li Hao with resources and had originally intended to sponsor Xu Wuyi.
• Li Hao told classmates that Xu Wuyi had refused the Qin Family’s sponsorship, prompting speculation that Li Hao might overtake him.

Xu Wuyi shut out public debate and cultivated the Eight Directions Soul-Suppressing Spear, using the Earth Fire Marrow to strengthen his Heart Fire and mental power. After an epiphany and five days of practice, he reached Minor Achievement and noticed his Mountain True Intent had gained a trace of suppression.

• Xu Wuyi cultivated in the underground room as the Earth Fire Marrow strengthened his Heart Fire and mental power.
• Xu Wuyi completed the spear art one hundred times in a day, triggering an epiphany that raised its proficiency to 61.2%.
• Xu Wuyi spent five days consolidating his insights and demonstrated a weaponless mental attack and a stronger suppressive spear intent.
• Xu Wuyi advanced the Eight Directions Soul-Suppressing Spear to Minor Achievement, becoming the first of his B-rank martial arts to reach that level.
• Xu Wuyi sensed that his Mountain True Intent had gained a quality of suppression and planned to ask Teacher Han about the change.