Chapter Summaries

Lu Ren and Wen Liangong breached the Flesh Chamber and dragged Xu Fu from it. Xu Fu awakened before his transformation was complete, declared that he would defy fate, and turned his attention toward consuming Lu Ren to achieve a perfect advancement.

• Wen Liangong ordered the explosives detonated, destroying the terrain beneath the Flesh Chamber.
• Lu Ren told Wen Liangong about the distant passage and an ancient human city filled with Clairvoyance Realm experts.
• Lu Ren and Wen Liangong resisted the Flesh Chamber’s spiritual energy field and broke through its layers of flesh.
• Wen Liangong pulled a pale body from the chamber, and Lu Ren severed the arm that grabbed him.
• Wen Liangong shattered the Flesh Chamber, revealing the three-meter-tall Xu Fu, who awakened and declared that he did not believe in fate.
• Xu Fu clothed himself in a robe of Magnetic Field and showed interest in consuming Lu Ren.

Lu Ren and Wen Liangong fought Xu Fu, discovering that Xu Fu could evade attacks he anticipated but was vulnerable to surprise strikes. After they battered him into a pulp, Xu Fu still appeared not to be dead, and an exhausted Wen Liangong left Lu Ren to handle what came next.

• Lu Ren sliced Xu Fu into dozens of pieces, but Xu Fu re-formed in less than ten seconds.
• Xu Fu evaded Wen Liangong's punch by dematerializing part of his body, so Lu Ren recruited a sniper and coordinated surprise attacks.
• Lu Ren changed his sword strike into a feint and landed a powerful Falcon Fist punch, revealing Xu Fu's weakness to attacks he did not anticipate.
• Lu Ren, Wen Liangong, and the sniper battered Xu Fu until his body became a puddle of mush, but Lu Ren's assessment suggested he might still be alive.
• Wen Liangong's old injuries left him exhausted, and he entrusted the remaining fight to Lu Ren.

Xu Fu absorbed the tomb’s Magnetic Field and unusual particles to form a divine body, then challenged Lu Ren. Lu Ren transformed into a Four-Armed Buddha and pressed his attack through Xu Fu’s lightning as their battle continued.

• Xu Fu invoked a Divine General and absorbed the Magnetic Field and special particles, forming a towering armored body with a radiant wheel and a third eye.
• Xu Fu claimed he had become a god without taking Fate Grids and declared that the people present would become fuel for his advancement.
• Lu Ren questioned whether Xu Fu had reached the Dao Determination Realm and condemned him for slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people.
• Xu Fu’s spiritual pressure forced everyone but Lu Ren to the ground, but Lu Ren charged and struck him with Falcon Wing Strike.
• Lu Ren transformed into a Four-Armed Buddha, withstood Xu Fu’s Myriad Thunder Technique, grabbed his head, and attacked with Falcon Fist.

Lu Ren defeated Xu Fu and imprisoned him in his Inner World, then continued investigating the world and the mysterious path within himself. He remained wary of entering that path after learning that Shakya’s personality changed after emerging from it.

• Lu Ren used his Overlord Body to overpower Xu Fu, swallow the golden light from his brow, and imprison him in his Inner World.
• Lu Ren recovered from his injuries, and Wen Liangong and the others saw him return to human form and joke that he needed more elastic clothes.
• Three days after the group returned from Xu Fu’s Tomb, Xu Fu continued raging inside Lu Ren’s Inner World while Kong Qiu and Subhuti discussed whether cultivation had changed him.
• Lu Ren explored his Inner World cautiously and decided not to enter its mysterious path yet, recalling Ksitigarbha’s warning that Shakya had changed after emerging from it.

After recovering from his injuries, Lu Ren learned that the Biological Martial Arts Research Institute wanted more Blood Corn and discussed plans to return to Kunlun with Zhang Li. He then visited Yan Zhenghua to learn the Phoenix Zenith Fist, revealing a powerful manifestation of his spiritual will that shocked him.

• Lu Ren rested for a day, then told Zhang Li he had no Blood Corn left because he had eaten some and given the rest to the Biological Martial Arts Research Institute.
• Zhang Li asked Lu Ren to take her into Kunlun, but he refused and warned her about the dangers there, including the United States' damaged base and powerful mutant beasts.
• Lu Ren considered whether modern weapons could kill Enlightened Awareness powerhouses and concluded that their speed and danger sense would make targeting them difficult.
• Lu Ren visited Yan Zhenghua's supermarket and offered him five million yuan to teach him the Phoenix Zenith Fist and its secret meditation technique.
• Yan Zhenghua refused to reveal his lineage's ultimate fist art, but Lu Ren manifested the Fifth Extreme Difficult Victory Bodhisattva Image, leaving Yan Zhenghua astonished and asking how far he had advanced in Enlightened Awareness.

Lu Ren learned the Phoenix Zenith Fist from Yan Zhenghua and discovered that it complemented his Falcon Fist, while the two fist laws might eventually be integrated. As snow fell and martial arts tournaments drew closer, Li Shu told him that Clairvoyance Realm Martial Daoists would demonstrate their skills at this year's tournament, and Lu Ren's phone rang before he could ask more.

• Yan Zhenghua agreed to teach Lu Ren the Phoenix Zenith Fist on the condition that Lu Ren establish a school and pass it on, and Lu Ren accepted.
• Yan Zhenghua took Lu Ren's payment and promised to teach him everything he knew about the fist law.
• After three days of training, Lu Ren reached Beginner's Insight in the Phoenix Zenith Fist and noticed that its force complemented the Falcon Fist.
• Lu Ren left Yan Zhenghua, urging him to resume practicing because the world was changing.
• Lu Ren discovered that the two fist laws could be integrated and that practicing them together had increased his physical attributes.
• As snow fell, Li Shu told Lu Ren that Clairvoyance Realm Martial Daoists would demonstrate at the national martial arts tournament after the New Year, and Lu Ren's phone rang.

Lu Ren found Li Qingling working at Dazzling Flow and told her that her father, Li Ziqing, had died. He promised to teach her Li Ziqing’s fist technique and took her away to begin training.

• After receiving an address from the Security Administration Bureau’s internal intelligence division, Lu Ren left Li Shu practicing the Phoenix Zenith Fist and went to Dazzling Flow.
• At the bar, Lu Ren recognized Li Qingling, whom he had met years earlier, and learned she was studying to become a Martial Daoist.
• Lu Ren told Li Qingling that Li Ziqing had died fighting a Super-Modified Warrior from Beacon Country while exploring an alternate space.
• Li Qingling asked to visit her father’s grave, and Lu Ren explained that he had buried him at the place where he died.
• Lu Ren said Li Ziqing had asked him to teach Li Qingling his fist technique, then lifted her out from behind the bar to take her into training.

Lu Ren took Li Qingling to the martial arts hall Ji Quanzhen had given him and began training her to carry on Li Ziqing’s Falcon Fist. After making her run through the night and using his Magnetic Field to ease her exhaustion, he prepared to challenge other schools with her the next afternoon.

• Lu Ren shut down the bar’s electronics with his Magnetic Field, carried Li Qingling away, and drove her to his new martial arts hall.
• Lu Ren told Li Qingling he would train her to protect herself and uphold Li Ziqing’s wish by building a great school, then declared her his disciple.
• Lu Ren made Li Qingling change into a martial arts uniform, cut her hair, and run twenty laps around the training grounds.
• Li Qingling collapsed after finishing the laps, but Lu Ren ordered her to stand and used his Magnetic Field to soothe her exhausted body.
• Lu Ren told Li Qingling they would issue challenges the next afternoon, then rose early to practice as dawn broke.

Lu Ren trained Li Qingling in Falcon Fist and asked whether she wanted an ordinary life or to become a Martial Daoist; she chose the Martial Daoist path. He then went with Li Qingling and Xiao Chen to the Dragon Elephant Bedrock Style headquarters to collect a debt, where he kicked apart the gates and began the school challenge.

• Lu Ren used the morning Magnetic Field to temper his body and spirit, then made Li Qingling practice Falcon Fist under his guidance.
• After training Li Qingling through the morning, Lu Ren told her to practice Falcon Fist every day and asked what future she wanted; she chose to become a Martial Daoist.
• Xiao Chen told Lu Ren that the Security Administration Bureau expected him to challenge eight Fist Law Schools, but Lu Ren said he was collecting a debt.
• Lu Ren chose the Dragon Elephant Bedrock Style headquarters, and Xiao Chen drove him and Li Qingling there.
• Lu Ren kicked apart the headquarters' solid-wood gates as Xiao Chen filmed the start of the challenge.

Lu Ren challenged the Dragon Elephant Bedrock Style over Tie Feng and Wu Qi’s attack, while Xiao Chen livestreamed the confrontation. Lu Ren effortlessly defeated Lei Wenfeng with one palm, leaving the school’s gathered students stunned.

• Xiao Chen livestreamed as Lu Ren knocked the Dragon Elephant Bedrock Style guard through a concrete wall and entered the school grounds.
• Lu Ren announced that he had come to demand an explanation for Tie Feng and Wu Qi attacking him, and Lei Wenfeng agreed to fight him.
• Lei Wenfeng struck Lu Ren in the jaw, but Lu Ren did not move, prompting Xiao Chen to praise Lu Ren to the viewers.
• Lei Wenfeng used Size as Desired and attacked again, but Lu Ren pressed a palm against his face and slammed him into the stone-paved ground.

Lu Ren defeated Lei Wenfeng and revealed that he had entered the Clairvoyance Realm, then confronted Lei Zhao atop a skyscraper. Their battle began after Lu Ren rejected Lei Zhao’s belief that transcendent beings were becoming separate from ordinary people.

• Lu Ren disrupted Lei Wenfeng’s power, forced him out of his enlarged state, and warned him to recover in bed for several months.
• Lu Ren leaped onto a skyscraper roof, where the crowd recognized his Clairvoyance Realm abilities and Lei Zhao’s presence.
• Lu Ren told Lei Zhao he had come to collect a debt, while Lei Zhao spoke of ancient immortals returning and dismissed ordinary people as fragile mortals.
• Lu Ren challenged Lei Zhao’s outlook by saying his road was narrowing, and Lei Zhao moved to fight.
• Lu Ren and Lei Zhao collided with their elbows, then exchanged powerful attacks as Lu Ren targeted Lei Zhao’s vital points.

Lu Ren and Lei Zhao fought a devastating battle between Enlightened Awareness experts atop a skyscraper, with Xiao Chen livestreaming their clash to a stunned audience. Lu Ren revealed his Fifth Extreme Difficult Victory Bodhisattva Image and overwhelmed Lei Zhao with his Ten Territories True Skill before they crashed into an office building.

• Lei Zhao tested Lu Ren's strength with a powerful punch, but Lu Ren took the blow and struck back without being hurt.
• Xiao Chen livestreamed the fight as Lei Zhao and Lu Ren discussed their martial ambitions and agreed to battle.
• Lei Zhao used Size Manipulation to grow into a four-meter giant, shocking the crowd and livestream viewers.
• Lu Ren revealed his Fifth Extreme Difficult Victory Bodhisattva Image and seized Lei Zhao's fist before launching a thunderous barrage of punches.
• Lei Zhao endured Lu Ren's attacks, grappled him, and smashed through the concrete floor into the office building.

Lu Ren defeated Lei Zhao in a brutal four-armed grappling fight, and the livestream exposed his transformation and strength to the public. Afterward, Lu Ren discussed the growing attention and the approaching changes in the world, while Ji Quanzhen questioned his path and asked about his progress in Enlightened Awareness.

• Lu Ren fought Lei Zhao at close range with four arms and knocked him unconscious despite Lei Zhao surrendering and appealing to his past service.
• The System awarded Lu Ren proficiency in physique, spirit, and Phoenix Zenith Fist, but no Skill Points.
• Lu Ren returned to his ordinary form, Xiao Chen shut off the livestream, and the group left the damaged building.
• At the martial arts hall, Xiao Chen told Lu Ren that the livestream had caused an uproar, and Lu Ren said a great era was approaching.
• Ji Quanzhen called Lu Ren to ask about Clairvoyance Realm and his manifested Bodhisattva Image, then questioned whether Lu Ren had taken the wrong path.
• Lu Ren defended his path and explained that the nine steps of Enlightened Awareness differed between practitioners and could only be compared through a fight.

Lu Ren sensed an unexplained change in the world's Magnetic Field while traveling with Li Qingling to Wudang. A Daoist from Kunlun entered the mortal world, while Lu Ren learned that someone from Kunlun was seeking him.

• Lu Ren warned Li Qingling that using his Magnetic Field to ease her fatigue too often could damage her cells, then took her north to Wudang.
• An old Daoist arrived at China's forward base in the Kunlun Otherworld, studied its machinery, and followed a paper crane through the passage into the mortal world.
• The Daoist stood on a snow-covered mountain and recognized the place as the Age of Dharma Decline his master had described.
• As Lu Ren climbed Wudang Mountain, he sensed a change in the world's Magnetic Field and received a system notification that someone from Kunlun was seeking him with a spell.
• Lu Ren reached Wudang's Golden Summit with Li Qingling, who questioned whether the crowded tourist site was really the Wudang Sect's base.

Lu Ren confronted Liu Quanqing at Wudang and killed him after sensing his concealed malice. Li Changming then challenged Lu Ren to a bout, and their spiritual manifestations began to rise as he marveled at Lu Ren’s power.

• Lu Ren met Li Changming at Wudang’s back mountain, where Liu Quanqing knelt before them.
• Li Changming explained that Liu Quanqing had abused his position to suppress independent martial artists, and Liu admitted he had no objections to Lu Ren settling accounts.
• Lu Ren sensed Liu Quanqing’s hostile intent and struck him down, shattering his Magnetic Field and killing him.
• Li Changming acknowledged Liu Quanqing’s punishment but asked Lu Ren to have a bout with him to answer for the killing.
• Lu Ren and Li Changming manifested their spiritual wills, and Li Changming was shocked by Lu Ren’s solid spirit avatar and complementary fist laws.

Lu Ren sparred with Wudang Guardian Li Changming, whose Tai Chi principles let him borrow and divert force, and earned a breakthrough in Phoenix Zenith Fist. After their exchange, Li Changming praised Lu Ren’s Bodhisattva Avatar, while Lu Ren reflected on how Yan Zhenghua’s temperament clashed with Phoenix Zenith Fist.

• Lu Ren struck Li Changming’s qi shield, but Li Changming diverted his fist aside with Borrowing Strength.
• Lu Ren halted the diverted force and swung his fist into Li Changming, who absorbed the blow by channeling its force into the ground.
• Li Changming explained that his martial arts centered on Borrowing Strength and Diverting Strength, then exchanged blows with Lu Ren across the devastated martial arts field.
• Li Qingling watched with Wudang Daoists as they discussed Li Changming’s feats and lamented that Liu Quanqing had strayed from his path.
• Li Changming praised Lu Ren’s Fifth Extreme Unyielding Bodhisattva Avatar, and Lu Ren’s Phoenix Zenith Fist advanced to Proficient after their spar.
• Lu Ren contrasted Phoenix Zenith Fist’s domineering intent with Yan Zhenghua’s timid temperament and considered why Yan had instead cultivated Heartless Swordplay.

After leaving Wudang Mountain, Lu Ren explained China's four Garrison figures to Li Qingling and dealt with the attention his public battle had drawn. He then moved to a secluded hill, where an alert warned that someone from Kunlun was rapidly approaching, while he sensed the people monitoring him through an orbital satellite.

• Li Changming mourned his disciple and reflected with Lu Ren on preserving one's original heart; Lu Ren then prepared to leave Wudang Mountain.
• As Lu Ren and Li Qingling descended, he explained that Li Changming and the three other Garrisons protected China from powerful threats around the world.
• Lu Ren sent Li Qingling home with orders to keep up her training, then signed an autograph for a young boy before avoiding the crowd of onlookers.
• Lu Ren headed into the forest behind Wudang Mountain, activated an alert on his phone, and received a warning that someone from Kunlun was approaching at high speed.
• Lu Ren sensed the orbital satellite surveillance and looked toward the sky, surprising the operators watching him.

Lu Ren confronted Chen Xuzi of the Mingyang Sect, who came seeking revenge for the tiger demon Lu Ren killed and stole an inner core from. Chen Xuzi struck Lu Ren with a Harmony Qi Talisman, but Lu Ren emerged with only minor skin damage and began questioning him about the talisman.

• Li Changming and Lu Ren discussed the Kunlun Otherworld and the Great Spirit World as Chen Xuzi approached.
• Chen Xuzi identified himself as a member of the Mingyang Sect and accused Lu Ren of killing Yu Zhu and taking her inner core.
• Lu Ren defended killing the tiger demon and challenged Chen Xuzi over sacrificing people to advance his cultivation.
• Lu Ren charged Chen Xuzi, but Chen Xuzi used a Harmony Qi Talisman to send him crashing into a mountainside.
• Lu Ren climbed out unharmed apart from minor skin damage and asked Chen Xuzi about the Harmony Qi Talisman.

Lu Ren fought Chen Xuzi of the Mingyang Sect, endured his devastating energy attack, and killed him. Afterward, Lu Ren found a silk cloth on Chen Xuzi and began reading it as Li Changming approached.

• Chen Xuzi summoned a flying sword, but Lu Ren shattered it with his vibrating sword and picked up the strange, lightweight weapon.
• Chen Xuzi sent tracking talismans after Lu Ren, who cut them apart, then gathered tangible energy into a powerful attack.
• Lu Ren released his Fifth Extreme Unyielding Bodhisattva Avatar and survived Chen Xuzi’s Mingyang Great Radiance Art, though he suffered severe injuries.
• Lu Ren rushed Chen Xuzi, crushed his head, and captured his escaping spirit in his Inner World.
• After the System credited Lu Ren with two Skill Points, he returned to human form, picked up a silk cloth from Chen Xuzi, and examined it as Li Changming arrived.

Lu Ren visited a research base, where he learned that a woman identified as Athena had been found alive beneath the polar region after at least ten thousand years. After returning to Shu Capital, he renamed his martial arts gym Falcon Fist and found Li Qingling practicing there.

• Lu Ren agreed to trade Li Changming a look at the Ten Grounds Golden Body Bodhisattva Path for Wudang’s True Martial Great Emperor Body, and showed him the silk map found on Chen Xuzi.
• At a biological research base, Lu Ren heard Lu Han explain that researchers were investigating how to circulate bioenergy through materialized meridians.
• Lu Han took Lu Ren to see a woman excavated from the polar region, whose age was estimated at ten thousand years and whose coffin identified her as Athena.
• Lu Ren declined to touch or wake Athena, then replenished his High-Concentrate Nutrient Pills and wondered where ancient immortals and Buddhas might exist.
• Back in Shu Capital, Lu Ren carved Falcon Fist onto his gym’s signboard and saw Li Qingling hurriedly resume practicing her punches.