Chapter Summaries

Wei Luo confronted a disciple who tried to restrict his share of Blood Bamboo Shoots, drawing Wei Feng’s attention and suspicion that he belonged to the Wei Clan. Wei Feng ordered an investigation and dismissed Liang Chao’s complaint against Wei Luo, while Wei Luo and his companions ate the shoots and returned to the Celestial Pivot Court to cultivate.

• Wei Luo challenged a shoot-collector who claimed he was breaking a rule, and Wei Feng intervened after hearing the dispute.
• Wei Feng questioned Wei Luo about his origins, then ordered a subordinate to investigate whether Wei Luo belonged to the Wei Clan.
• Liang Chao complained to Wei Feng that Wei Luo had injured him, but Wei Feng ordered him to end the conflict and sent him away.
• Wei Luo, Chang Bai, and Wang Yonghu ate Blood Bamboo Shoots at Landscape Tower and discussed how difficult the plants were to cultivate.
• The three returned to the Celestial Pivot Court to condense their qi and blood.

Wei Luo discovered that a mutated field mouse had been stealing Blood Bamboo Shoots and caught it after it burrowed underground. Chang Bai urged him not to kill it, suggesting the beast might explain why transplanted Blood Bamboo withered, and Wei Luo realized it could help him grow his own grove.

• Wei Luo and Chang Bai watched a Blood Bamboo Shoot as a small creature surfaced and stole it.
• Wei Luo pursued the creature and punched through the earth until he dug up a cat-sized mutated field mouse.
• The mouse woke and bit Wei Luo, but his toughened force protected him.
• Chang Bai stopped Wei Luo from killing the beast and connected it to the mystery of Blood Bamboo cultivation.
• Wei Luo realized that understanding the beast’s relationship with Blood Bamboo might let him grow a grove of his own.

As conflict over dwindling Blood Bamboo Shoots intensified, Wei Luo intervened when Heavenly Profound Court disciples bullied Li Ergoudan on Celestial Pivot Court territory. He forced them to surrender their shoots and dig in the disputed area, leaving Chang Bai worried about retaliation.

• Heavenly Profound Court disciples entered Celestial Pivot Court territory, threatened Li Ergoudan, and tried to trade him a poor-quality shoot for his good one.
• Li Ergoudan punched one of the bullies and fought back fiercely, but the Heavenly Profound Court group beat him until Wei Luo, Chang Bai, and Wang Yonghu arrived.
• Wei Luo confirmed the land belonged to Celestial Pivot Court, then slapped the Heavenly Profound Court disciples and made them hand over their bamboo shoots and dig the area.
• Li Ergoudan offered Wei Luo his shoot in thanks, but Wei Luo told him to keep it and went to supervise the other court's disciples.
• Chang Bai feared the Heavenly Profound Court would retaliate, while Wang Yonghu supported Wei Luo's forceful response.

Wei Luo held the Celestial Mystery Court disciples who had trespassed on Celestial Pivot Court land as forced laborers while demanding compensation for their injuries and stolen Blood Bamboo Shoots. When Jiang Mu arrived with four other Force Training Martial Masters, Wei Luo refused to release the captives, and Jiang Mu prepared to take them by force.

• Wei Luo whipped the Celestial Mystery Court disciples into digging up Blood Bamboo Shoots and kept a captured rat-like exotic beast for observation.
• Chang Bai warned Wei Luo that detaining the disciples could provoke the Celestial Mystery Court, but then agreed to stand with him if a fight came.
• Five Celestial Mystery Court Force Training Martial Masters arrived, and Wei Luo whipped a disciple who stepped away from his place despite their arrival.
• Jiang Mu confronted Wei Luo, who demanded at least three hundred jin of Blood Bamboo Shoots as compensation for the trespass, injuries, and theft.
• Wei Luo refused to let the detained disciples leave, and Jiang Mu declared that he would take them anyway.

Wei Luo defeated Jiang Mu after the Heavenly Profound Court occupied Celestial Pivot Court territory, then fought off the other Martial Masters with Chang Bai. Wei Feng arrived and heard both sides; after learning the facts, he prepared to decide the matter.

• Wei Luo struck Jiang Mu and beat him until he could no longer stand.
• The Heavenly Profound Court Martial Masters attacked Wei Luo, and Chang Bai joined him, but both were overwhelmed until Wei Feng arrived with elders.
• The Heavenly Profound Court accused Wei Luo of starting the fight, while Wei Luo explained that they had occupied Celestial Pivot Court land and injured its disciples.
• Wei Luo presented the territory map and twisted Chang Bai's arm to make his injuries appear worse as the two sides argued.
• Wei Feng silenced everyone after determining what had happened.

Wei Luo challenged Wei Feng’s decision to end the dispute and secured two hundred jin of Blood Bamboo Shoots as compensation for the Celestial Pivot Court. After the Heavenly Profound Court delivered the shoots, Wei Luo learned about the upcoming Heavenly Gate Martial Tournament.

• Wei Feng confirmed the Heavenly Profound Court had occupied Celestial Pivot Court territory and reprimanded its disciples before ordering the conflict to end.
• Wei Luo demanded compensation for the injured Celestial Pivot Court disciples and threatened to report the matter to Court Head Qian, prompting Wei Feng to order two hundred jin of Blood Bamboo Shoots paid.
• Wei Feng warned Wen Guang that the Heavenly Profound Court would be expelled from the Blood Bamboo Grove if it refused to comply.
• Wu Xiong delivered the two hundred jin of Blood Bamboo Shoots and warned Wei Luo that the Heavenly Profound Court would reclaim its standing at the Heavenly Gate Martial Tournament.
• Chang Bai explained that the tournament was held each spring equinox and said the Celestial Pivot Court expected to come last.

Wei Luo returned to Celestial Pivot Court with the Blood Bamboo Shoots won from Heavenly Profound Court and shared them with injured disciples and his companions. Summoned by Qian Kun to answer for his recent fights, he avoided punishment by offering the court the compensation and promising another batch.

• Celestial Pivot Court disciples warmly welcomed Wei Luo and escorted him back after he handed in the bamboo shoots.
• Wei Luo gave fifty jin of Blood Bamboo Shoots to disciples injured by Heavenly Profound Court and promised shares to Wang Yonghu and Chang Bai.
• Wei Luo considered planting rooted Blood Bamboo Shoots with the captured mutated beast, but a disciple summoned him to meet Qian Kun.
• Liang Chao urged Qian Kun to punish Wei Luo, and Qian Kun tested Wei Luo in a brief fight before offering punishment at Reflection Cliff or banishment to an outpost.
• Wei Luo presented Qian Kun with a sack of Blood Bamboo Shoots from Heavenly Profound Court and promised to deliver another batch in a few months, prompting Qian Kun to praise his corrective spirit.

Wei Luo became the Celestial Pivot Court’s chief seat and focused on cultivating Blood Bamboo, while Heavenly Profound Court disciples continued to provoke him. After Wu Xiong decided to watch for a chance to attack Wei Luo outside the sect, two women from the Seventh Court asked where he was.

• Qian Kun slapped Liang Chao unconscious and named Wei Luo the Celestial Pivot Court’s chief seat.
• News of Wei Luo’s promotion spread, and Celestial Pivot Court disciples accepted challenges from Heavenly Profound Court disciples who came to provoke them.
• Wei Luo investigated why his planted Blood Bamboo shoots were growing poorly and questioned whether his captured rodent-like beast was responsible.
• Wu Xiong led Heavenly Profound Court disciples in confronting Wei Luo, then ordered them to watch for a chance to attack him after he left the sect.
• Two female disciples asked Wu Xiong’s group where Wei Luo was, and Wu Xiong recognized one of them as a member of the Seventh Court.

Ling Xiyun reunited with Wei Luo at Three Mountains Sect, while her cousin Ling Feiyan distrusted him and worried about their closeness. After Ling Xiyun left, Ling Feiyan resolved to keep Wei Luo away from her.

• Ling Feiyan warned Ling Xiyun to focus on martial training and questioned her interest in Wei Luo.
• Ling Xiyun rushed to greet Wei Luo, who mistook her for an attacker and knocked her down with a punch.
• Ling Feiyan scolded Wei Luo, but Ling Xiyun explained the mishap and introduced them to each other.
• Ling Xiyun learned that Wei Luo had reached Force Training and become chief disciple of Celestial Pivot Court, then chatted with him beside the lake.
• Ling Xiyun whispered something to Wei Luo before leaving, and she stammered when Ling Feiyan asked if she liked him.
• Ling Feiyan decided to find a way to keep Wei Luo away from Ling Xiyun.

Wei Luo learned how to transplant Blood Bamboo and established a growing grove with Wang Yonghu and Chang Bai. After breaking through to the second layer of the Raging Waves Contract, he agreed to visit the Demon Subduing Festival in the prefectural capital with them.

• Wei Luo discovered that starving the black rat made it gnaw Blood Bamboo roots and help transplanted shoots take root, so he caged it after the bamboo had grown.
• As the weather turned unusually cold, Wei Luo learned that people blamed the seasonal activity of exotic beasts in the Demon Subduing Mountain Range.
• Wang Yonghu returned from guarding the bamboo grove, and Wei Luo told him he would deduct the wine Wang Yonghu had drunk from his share of the harvest.
• Wei Luo revealed that he had advanced to the second layer of the Raging Waves Contract, astonishing Wang Yonghu and Chang Bai.
• Chang Bai explained that the Prince of Jing's Manor was hosting the Demon Subduing Festival, and Wei Luo agreed to go with Wang Yonghu and Chang Bai to the prefectural capital.

Wei Luo left the sect with Chang Bai and Wang Yonghu for the provincial capital, where they encountered Vajra Sect monks and a fight broke out. Wu Xiong and Jiang Mu plotted to have the Wanye Gang help them ambush Wei Luo, while Wei Luo ended the chapter facing the monks after knocking one back with a punch.

• Wei Luo, Chang Bai, and Wang Yonghu left the sect, and Wu Xiong learned of their departure and recruited Jiang Mu to pursue revenge.
• Jiang Mu and Wu Xiong decided to hire the Wanye Gang to locate Wei Luo and arrange an attack.
• The three friends reached the busy provincial capital, where Chang Bai pointed out members of other sects and Wang Yonghu discussed the Vajra Sect's martial arts.
• Wang Yonghu called the Vajra Sect monks flowery bald heads after Wei Luo noticed one flirting with a wealthy matron, provoking a young monk to attack.
• Wei Luo struck the young monk's Vajra Palm with a punch and sent him flying, but the older bald monk caught him.

Wei Luo and his companions dealt with a clash involving Wufan’s disciple before Xuanwu Gate let them go with a warning. At the Rare Treasures Pavilion, Song Huan learned Liu Jiaoyan had taken most of the Treasure Fish stock, leaving him worried about the business partnership.

• Wufan apologized for Zaokong’s behavior, punished him, and left with the two young bald men.
• Xuanwu Gate questioned Wei Luo, Chang Bai, and Wang Yonghu about the street fight, warned them not to cause trouble, and released them.
• Wei Luo noticed that someone had torn away more than half of the reward notice for Lin Lou’s killer.
• Song Huan’s competitors tried to secure more Treasure Fish from the booming Rare Treasures Pavilion, but he made no commitments.
• The inventory manager told Song Huan that the Treasure Fish were nearly gone, and Song Huan learned Liu Jiaoyan had taken them for Huang Anyun.