Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning arrived at Medicine King Valley carrying his injured master, Wang Jin, and displayed his astonishing ability to walk through the air. Lu Qingshan agreed to treat Wang Jin in exchange for Jiang Ning’s promised favor, while the valley’s elders began plotting ways to win Jiang Ning’s goodwill.

• Jiang Ning carried Wang Jin through the air to Medicine King Valley, and Lu Qingshan judged his strength greater than that of an ordinary Grandmaster.
• Lu Qingshan welcomed Jiang Ning and agreed to treat Wang Jin completely after Jiang Ning promised him a favor.
• Lu Qingshan examined Wang Jin, determined that his severe injuries could be fully healed, and assigned Huang Yu to care for him.
• Lu Qingshan told the elders that Jiang Ning’s favor could benefit the valley greatly, and they agreed to spare no effort in treating Wang Jin.
• The elders suggested using young women to get close to Jiang Ning, while Elder Huang was pleased that he had already sent his granddaughter, Huang Yu, to meet him.

Jiang Ning cultivated at Medicine King Valley, left his injured master in Lu Qingshan’s care, and hurried toward Dongling City to protect his family from Yu Manyun. Meanwhile, Yu Manyun reached the city, and Liu Wanwan’s family was confronted at the Liu residence, where Liu Sansheng intervened and punished a steward who had insulted them.

• Jiang Ning climbed above Medicine King Valley and cultivated the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique, bringing it close to Major Mastery as he prepared to avenge Wang Jin.
• Lu Qingshan told Jiang Ning that Wang Jin’s shattered hand bones would require a long recovery, and Jiang Ning left his master in Medicine King Valley’s care before departing for Dongling City.
• Jiang Ning worried that Yu Manyun, who had attacked Wang Jin and might target his family, had traveled toward Dongling City.
• Yu Manyun arrived at Dongling City after riding and traveling on foot in pursuit of Jiang Ning, then entered the city to rest and seek information.
• A Liu Family steward insulted Liu Wanwan, Jiang Li, and Little Doubao, and the steward’s son attacked Jiang Li before Jiang Yiming drove him back.
• Liu Sansheng arrived, slapped the steward, ordered him and his son to receive twenty heavy cane strokes, and reassured Little Doubao while fearing Jiang Ning’s power.

Jiang Ning returned to Dongling City, learned that Yu Manyun was at the Water-Moon Sword Palace residence, and weighed the danger of confronting her. As Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan reunited with the Liu Family, Yu Manyun rejected Xiao Emei’s warning and remained determined to pursue her mission against Jiang Ning.

• Liu Sansheng welcomed Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan to the Liu Family after learning Commander Jiang had returned to Luoshui County.
• Jiang Ning learned Yu Manyun had arrived in Dongling City and discussed her with Xiao Emei, telling her to send news by carrier pigeon.
• A young girl spotted Jiang Ning near the city wall and recognized him as the man she believed had jumped into the river.
• Jiang Ning found his residence empty of his elder brother’s family and went with Lü Yi to the Liu Family.
• Liu Wanwan and Jiang Li waited at the Liu Family while Third Uncle sent the children to the back courtyard and said he wanted to speak with her privately.
• Xiao Emei warned Yu Manyun not to make an enemy of Jiang Ning, but Yu Manyun refused to abandon her mission.

Jiang Yiming confronted Liu Boming and his followers after they insulted his parents and threatened Little Doubao. With Jiang Ning secretly backing him, Jiang Yiming revealed his Martial Dao Ninth Rank strength and beat Liu Boming until the Liu Family intervened.

• Jiang Yiming shielded Little Doubao as Liu Boming and Liu Rensheng arrived and mocked him and his family.
• Liu Boming threatened to take Little Doubao, and Jiang Yiming cracked the courtyard tiles with a stomp to warn them off.
• Jiang Ning watched from a nearby building and assured Jiang Yiming that he would handle the consequences.
• Jiang Yiming charged the two guards, sent them flying, seized Liu Boming, and slapped him repeatedly.
• Jiang Yiming knocked Liu Boming unconscious and raised his hand to strike again before Liu Family members entered the courtyard and shouted for him to stop.

Jiang Yiming defended Little Doubao and confronted the Liu Family elders after Liu Boming insulted his parents and threatened her. Liu Wanwan arrived to hear his account and challenged Liu Xinyi over his insults, leaving the family conflict on the verge of escalating.

• Liu Xinyi arrived and ordered Jiang Yiming to release Liu Boming, but Jiang Yiming struck Liu Boming again and traded insults with Liu Xinyi.
• Liu Xinzhi arrived with Liu Wanwan and Jiang Li, and Liu Xinyi urged him to reject the plan to restore Liu Wanwan to the family genealogy and acknowledge Jiang Li.
• Liu Xinzhi criticized Jiang Yiming without first hearing his side, prompting Jiang Yiming to reject him as his maternal grandfather and condemn the Liu Family.
• Liu Wanwan asked Jiang Yiming what had happened, and he said Liu Boming had insulted his parents and tried to hurt Little Doubao.
• Liu Xinyi demanded the right to discipline Jiang Yiming, but Liu Wanwan defended her son and challenged Liu Xinyi for calling him a little bastard.

Jiang Ning arrived at the Liu Family to protect Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan after they were mistreated, then summoned Inspector Bai Luoyu to establish his standing in Dongling City. The Liu Family was left stunned by Jiang Ning’s friendship with Bai Luoyu as Old Wei prepared to confront him.

• Liu Wanwan accused Liu Xinyi’s family of adultery and attempted murder, and Liu Xinzhi tried to strike her before Jiang Li intervened.
• Jiang Ning arrived, restrained Liu Xinzhi, wounded the Liu steward’s son with a stone, and helped Jiang Li expel a mouthful of dark blood.
• Old Wei arrived and challenged Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning dismissed him and waited for the person he had invited.
• Bai Luoyu arrived with his trusted subordinates and greeted Jiang Ning as a brother, shocking the Liu Family.
• Jiang Ning explained through his actions that Bai Luoyu’s presence would make the Liu Family treat Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan with greater respect.

Bai Luoyu arrested Elder Wei while Jiang Ning confronted the Liu Family with an overwhelming aura and gave them a chance to investigate their own crimes and surrender. After leaving with Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan, Jiang Ning agreed to help his elder brother improve his martial arts.

• Bai Luoyu took Elder Wei to the Inspection Office for questioning after stopping him from threatening Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning unleashed an aura like an abyss, shocked Bai Luoyu and Elder Wei, and demanded that Liu Xinzhi reveal who had injured Jiang Li.
• Liu Xinzhi blamed the incident on his son and another man, while Jiang Ning told the Liu Family to investigate its crimes and surrender before leaving with his family.
• Liu Sansheng warned Liu Xinzhi and Liu Xinyi to take Jiang Ning's offer seriously, but Liu Xinzhi dismissed him and ordered him out.
• Jiang Ning told Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan that Wang Jin was being treated at Medicine King Valley and urged them to bring Old Tortoise for protection.
• Jiang Li said he wanted to train in martial arts, and Jiang Ning agreed to help him improve using his purified essence blood.

Jiang Ning visited Bai Luoyu after demonstrating his formidable inner power at the Liu Family, and they discussed the Thunderclap Fruit that had strengthened him. Bai Luoyu introduced him to Zhao Yulong, the Dongling City Inspection Office Chief and a Grandmaster, who praised Jiang Ning and revealed that he had recently encountered another young prodigy of comparable promise.

• Jiang Ning brought Bai Luoyu the roasted meat of a fish demon with more than two hundred years of cultivation and thanked him for helping his family.
• Jiang Ning told Bai Luoyu that a century-old Thunderclap Fruit had raised his inner power by a sexagenary cycle, and Bai Luoyu explained the fruit's immense value.
• Bai Luoyu told Jiang Ning that Zhao Yulong, the Dongling City Inspection Office Chief and a Grandmaster, was coming to meet him.
• Zhao Yulong arrived at the Bai Residence and praised Jiang Ning as truly remarkable.
• Bai Luoyu asked who the other prodigy was, and Zhao Yulong said he had met another young talent comparable to Jiang Ning within the past few days.

Jiang Ning joined Bai Luoyu and Zhao Yulong for a feast, where they discussed a gifted young monk and Zhao Yulong encouraged Jiang Ning to make use of his contribution points. As Jiang Ning returned home, he felt reassured that Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu’s support would help protect him from the Qinghe Earl’s Estate.

• Bai Luoyu welcomed Zhao Yulong to a meal of fish demon meat that Jiang Ning had brought, and the three discussed the demon’s hundred-year-old thunderclap fruit.
• Zhao Yulong told Bai Luoyu and Jiang Ning about a young Vajra Temple monk who had mastered the unity of heaven and man and learned the Azure Dragon Strike in a day.
• The three ate and drank together, and Zhao Yulong explained that he had approved Jiang Ning’s million contribution points because the rules loophole had been his responsibility.
• As Zhao Yulong departed, he invited Jiang Ning to visit the Inspection Office the next day and use his contribution points there.
• Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu exchanged praise before Jiang Ning headed home, reflecting that Zhao Yulong’s goodwill eased his concerns about the Qinghe Earl’s Estate.

Jiang Ning returned to his family, settled into a renovated residence in Dongling City, and learned that Yu Manyun still intended to act against him. The next morning, with his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique one step from major success, he welcomed Linglong into his courtyard lake and sent her to fetch Old Tortoise.

• Liu Wanwan welcomed Jiang Ning home with a hot meal, and Jiang Ning reassured her that their family ties were not something to regret.
• Jiang Yiming thanked Jiang Ning for protecting the family, and Jiang Ning toasted him for defending his parents and urged him to work hard before hardship arrived.
• Lü Yi showed Jiang Ning his renovated courtyard, where an artificial lake connected to the waterways outside.
• Xiao Emei reported that Yu Manyun had no intention of giving up, then asked to stay the night; Jiang Ning refused and sent her away.
• Jiang Ning woke to find his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique close to major success, allowed Linglong to stay in his lake, and sent her to call Old Tortoise.

Jiang Ning fed Old Softshell blood, studied to strengthen his mental power, and used Summon Clouds and Rain to disperse the clouds over Dongling City. After refining the sun’s essence, he brought his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique close to major mastery and planned for a breakthrough that could let him confront Yu Manyun and Xiao Qiushui.

• Jiang Ning gave Old Softshell two drops of blood to refine and considered how to nurture his demonic retainers while limiting the effect of blood loss on himself.
• Jiang Ning continued reading to raise his Literacy experience, and Liu Wanwan brought him breakfast despite his attempt to skip the meal.
• Jiang Ning used Summon Clouds and Rain to disperse the gathering clouds over Dongling City, while Zhao Yulong and Jin Chan suspected a great divine ability user had changed the weather.
• Jiang Ning recovered his mental strength in the lake, then drew in the sun’s essence to cultivate the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique.
• Jiang Ning’s Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique reached 4895/5000, and he expected to achieve major mastery and transform his inner breath the next day.
• Bai Luoyu observed Jiang Ning cultivating and reflected that he could not meaningfully compare his progress with Jiang Ning’s.

Yu Manyun came to Jiang Ning's residence to invite him to Water-Moon Sword Palace, but threatened his family when he refused. Jiang Ning overwhelmed her with his aura and sent her away, then decided to wait until his inner breath transformed before dealing with her.

• Yu Manyun and Xiao Emei arrived at Jiang Ning's residence, where Jiang Ning had already spotted them with his Heavenly Eye.
• Jiang Ning's speaking Dragon Carp startled Yu Manyun and Xiao Emei, and the encounter deepened their sense that he was extraordinary.
• Yu Manyun invited Jiang Ning to Water-Moon Sword Palace on Xiao Qiushui's orders, but Jiang Ning refused.
• Yu Manyun threatened Jiang Ning by mentioning his family, prompting him to unleash an overwhelming aura that left her unable to breathe.
• Jiang Ning released Yu Manyun and Xiao Emei, then restrained his urge to kill Yu Manyun until he could handle the consequences and planned to act after entering the fourth rank.

Jiang Ning tasked Xiao Emei with guarding his family, strengthened her and Old Softshell with his blood, then visited Dongling City's Inspection Office with Lü Yi. There he met Prefect Su and learned that the Granny Bai he had known in Luoshui County was a paper figure, while her true body was in the royal capital.

• Jiang Ning ordered Xiao Emei to watch Yu Manyun and protect his family, then gave her three drops of blood and promised future rewards.
• Jiang Ning gave Old Softshell his blood, ordered it to protect his family, and promised it could become a great demon or even a Demon King.
• Jiang Ning and Lü Yi went to Dongling City's Inspection Office, where Bai Luoyu and Prefect Su welcomed him.
• Su Zhi led Jiang Ning and Bai Luoyu to the Internal Affairs Office so Jiang Ning could obtain a certificate for advanced study at the Martial Academy.
• Jiang Ning was surprised to find Granny Bai there, and Su Zhi explained that both the Granny Bai in Dongling City and the one in Luoshui County were paper figures, while her true body was in the royal capital.

Jiang Ning obtained a Martial Academy token and exchanged contribution points for study credits and manuals explaining the fourth- and third-rank realms. After Su Zhi and Bai Luoyu left, he browsed the privileges catalog and considered what to buy next.

• Jiang Ning asked Granny Bai for a Martial Academy identity token, and Su Zhi approved granting him one that let him enter the academy and its special buildings.
• Granny Bai explained that the token tracked credit points, and Jiang Ning exchanged one hundred thousand contribution points for one hundred credits.
• Granny Bai gave Jiang Ning the Sixth-Rank Privileges Catalog after he showed her his Heavenly Secrets Register, and Su Zhi and Bai Luoyu left him to browse.
• Jiang Ning chose the True Explanation of the Fourth-Rank Marrow Refinement Realm and the Crude Explanation of the Third-Rank Blood Exchange Realm, spending sixty thousand contribution points.
• Jiang Ning browsed martial arts in the catalog and learned that advancing his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique to major mastery would cost six hundred thousand contribution points.

Jiang Ning studied Martial Saint Manor’s exchange catalog and selected pills and treasures for himself and Jiang Li. He read the Fourth-Rank Martial Dao True Explanation under its time limit, then turned to the Rough Explanation of Third-Rank Martial Arts.

• Jiang Ning learned that the Indestructible Vajra Body method cost one million contribution points and that a Dragon-Tiger Embryonic Breath Pill cost four hundred thousand.
• Granny Bai gave Jiang Ning the sealed Fourth-Rank Martial Dao True Explanation and Rough Explanation of Third-Rank Martial Arts, warning that each sheet would turn to ash after he removed its film.
• Jiang Ning read the catalog and wrote down requests for a Marrow-Remolding Pill, Embracing-Embryo One-Qi Pills, Moonlight Dew, and Hundred-Spirit Blood.
• Jiang Ning tore the film from the Fourth-Rank Martial Dao True Explanation and read it before the golden paper burned in the sunlight.
• Jiang Ning gained 334 Literacy experience from reading the Fourth-Rank Martial Dao True Explanation and then prepared to study the third-rank text.

Jiang Ning studied the True Explanation of Fourth-Rank Martial Arts and learned how marrow cleansing worked, then read the Rough Explanation of Third-Rank Martial Arts and clarified the paths to becoming a Heaven-Man Grandmaster. He realized his third-level martial intents already matched a grandmaster’s ability to stir the power of heaven and earth, and he left with a clear plan to advance through marrow cleansing and blood replacement.

• Jiang Ning learned that fourth-rank martial artists refined their marrow by using second-level or higher martial intent to draw the power of heaven and earth into their bodies.
• Jiang Ning realized his third-level Wood-Chopping Saber Intent and Five Animals Fist Intent already let him stir the power of heaven and earth, so he decided he did not need a Marrow-Washing Pill.
• Jiang Ning read the Rough Explanation of Third-Rank Martial Arts and gained 588 Literacy experience points.
• Jiang Ning learned the distinctions between Human-Path, Earth-Borne, and Heaven-Man Grandmasters, along with several methods of becoming a Heaven-Man Grandmaster.
• Jiang Ning concluded that his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique would soon transform his inner breath, allowing him to begin marrow cleansing and pursue the Grandmaster realm.

Jiang Ning spent 1,150,000 contribution points on pills, rare blood, and the first volume of the Great Sun Visualization Diagram, then began using his purchases to replenish his body. After restoring his blood and qi, he sent Jiang Li a Marrow-Remolding Pill and his essence blood to aid his martial training.

• Jiang Ning chose six types of pills and rare materials, including the Great Sun Visualization Diagram, and paid Granny Bai 1,150,000 contribution points for them.
• Granny Bai gave Jiang Ning the items and explained that he had to activate the Voidspace Crystal against his brow to view the visualization method.
• Jiang Ning consumed two drops of Hundred-Spirit Blood, replenishing his blood-loss deficiency and strengthening his qi and blood.
• Jiang Ning condensed essence blood stripped of the Divine Scion's Vassal mark and prepared it for Jiang Li's training.
• Jiang Ning sent Lü Yi to deliver Jiang Li the Marrow-Remolding Pill and the essence blood, believing they would greatly advance his martial rank.

Jiang Ning used Hundred-Spirit Blood to strengthen his spirit weapon, Linglong, and Old Softshell, whose auras filled the sky above his residence. He then tested Moonlight Dew's effects and prepared to activate the Voidspace Crystal and study the Great Sun Visualization Diagram.

• Jiang Ning refined the remaining Hundred-Spirit Blood and fed it to his saber, Linglong, and Old Softshell, revealing their powerful auras.
• Bai Luoyu saw black clouds above Jiang Ning's residence and suspected demonic aura, though his maid A-Mei could see nothing.
• Lü Yi delivered a Marrow-Remolding Pill and a blood bead from Jiang Ning to Jiang Li, who swallowed both and fainted.
• Liu Wanwan recognized that Jiang Li was cleansing his sinews and washing his marrow, then carried him back to rest.
• Jiang Ning sent Linglong and Old Softshell back into the lake, stored his Thousand-Spirit Blood, and consumed ten drops of Moonlight Dew, increasing his mental field's range by ten meters.
• Jiang Ning placed the Voidspace Crystal against his brow and prepared to memorize the Great Sun Visualization Diagram using his Photographic Memory.

Jiang Ning practiced the Great Sun Visualization Diagram, unlocked and improved the Visualization technique, and found that it accelerated his spiritual-power growth. The next morning, he checked his gains, confirmed that Old Softshell and Linglong had grown stronger, and prepared to test the Embracing-Embryo One-Qi Pill as his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique neared a breakthrough.

• Jiang Ning used the Voidspace Crystal to experience the Great Sun Visualization Diagram and unlocked the Visualization technique on his panel.
• Jiang Ning advanced Visualization to Beginner, making his spiritual power grow at least thirty percent faster and extending his spiritual force field to 376 meters.
• Jiang Ning checked his Source Energy the next morning and judged the Moonlight Dew's cost-effectiveness to be poor.
• Jiang Ning learned that Old Softshell's cultivation had risen to 221 years and Linglong's had doubled to 50 years, then sent Old Softshell to visit Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan.
• Jiang Ning noted that his Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique was 105 experience points from Major Accomplishment and opened the Embracing-Embryo One-Qi Pill bottle, releasing its medicinal fragrance.

Jiang Ning refined pills to reach two jiazi of cultivation, then practiced the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique until it reached Great Mastery and transformed his inner breath. After demonstrating the greatly increased range of his power, he stood on the verge of advancing from the fifth rank to the fourth.

• Jiang Ning refined ten Embracing-Embryo One-Qi Pills and increased his cultivation to two jiazi.
• A yellow-robed Taoist at Three Origins Taoist Temple dispersed the clouds, while Jiang Ning noticed the weather changing and later greeted Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan.
• Jiang Ning waited for the Hour of the Snake and absorbed solar essence until the Inner Elixir Life-Nourishing Technique reached Great Mastery.
• Jiang Ning felt his inner breath condense from mist into liquid, completing the final cultivation step of the fifth rank.
• Jiang Ning tested his transformed inner breath and found that it could travel one hundred and thirty zhang before dispersing.