Chapter Summaries

Fang Xing explored Green Forest Market, where he sold Vermillion Dragon Grass and learned about its goods and currencies. After buying a bottle of Qi Blood Pills, he entered Small Talisman Hall.

• Fang Xing disguised himself and entered Green Forest Market, passing through its dangerous slum and observing the market’s hierarchy.
• Fang Xing surveyed market stalls and shops, learned that Spirit Sand and Spirit Stones were used as currency, and heard a cultivator selling Talismans.
• Fang Xing sold twenty stalks of Vermillion Dragon Grass to Azure Pill Workshop for twenty Spirit Sands, which he exchanged for two Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Fang Xing spent one Spirit Stone on a bottle of Qi Blood Pills at Azure Pill Workshop.
• Fang Xing left Azure Pill Workshop and entered Small Talisman Hall.

Fang Xing bought a Spirit Test Talisman and Qi Blood Pills, but the talisman showed no sign of a Spiritual Root. He focused on martial arts and broke through to the Second Realm, ending ready to adapt to his new strength before returning to the market.

• Fang Xing bought a premium Spirit Test Talisman at the Small Talisman Hall and spent all the money he had earned at the market.
• Fang Xing spotted the old stall vendor following him, escaped after several turns, and recorded the vendor's appearance in his camp log.
• Fang Xing tore open the Spirit Test Talisman, but it produced no light, and he reaffirmed his commitment to martial arts.
• Fang Xing used the Great Dragon Stance and Qi Blood Pills to advance his Flesh Refinement to its bottleneck.
• Fang Xing consumed several Qi Blood Pills and broke through into the Second Realm, beginning Tendon Refinement.
• Fang Xing assessed his new strength and decided to adapt to his realm before visiting the market again.

Disguised as an ordinary man, Fang Xing returned to Green Forest Market, learned about Spirit Rice and Pill Poison, and gathered supplies before luring the tobacco-pipe old man into the wilderness. Using a drone, a Fireball Talisman, and his Nano Suit, Fang Xing killed the man and left his body in the woods.

• Fang Xing disguised himself and visited Green Forest Market, where he saw a Low-Grade Magic Item he could not afford.
• At Azure Pill Workshop, Fang Xing sold two Snake Orchid Fruits for four Low-Grade Spirit Stones and bought Qi Blood Pills and Spirit Test Talismans.
• Fang Xing bought ten pounds of Spirit Rice from Ding Hongxiu and learned that Spirit Rice strengthened Qi-Blood while pills could cause Pill Poison.
• Fang Xing recognized the tobacco-pipe old man at a medicinal herb stall, changed back into his previous disguise, and led him out of the market.
• Fang Xing used a drone to drop a Fireball Talisman on the old man, then bluffed him with more drones and counterfeit Talismans.
• Fang Xing fought the old man with an Electric Baton; his Nano Suit blocked the Heaven Severing Needle, and the old man died from the electric shock.

After finding a cultivation manual among his loot, Fang Xing confirmed that he lacked a Spiritual Root and could not cultivate immortality, so he focused on improving his martial arts and physique with Spirit Rice. He went to Green Forest Market to sell herbs and learn more about the Cultivation World, where he set up a stall beside Ding Hongxiu.

• Fang Xing looted a dead old man, took his money, unusual needle-firing tobacco pipe, and Azure Wood Art, then confirmed that Spirit Test Talismans showed he had no Spiritual Root.
• Fang Xing repeatedly tried to sense spiritual energy but failed, then ate Lotus Fragrance Spirit Rice and found it nourishing, free of Pill Poison, and useful for strengthening his foundation.
• Fang Xing decided to buy more Spirit Rice and headed to Green Forest Market with wildflowers, fruits, and herbs to sell at a stall.
• Fang Xing heard market-goers discuss Demon Beasts and Ancestor Zheng’s Foundation Establishment success before finding Ding Hongxiu selling Spirit Rice.
• Fang Xing set up his stall beside Ding Hongxiu’s and read a cheap Heavenly Gang Qi Technique manual, reflecting that martial arts in this world rarely advanced beyond the Innate Realm.

Fang Xing bought spirit rice from Ding Hongxiu, learned about the market’s major factions, and continued cultivating toward Tendon Refinement completion. After returning to Chuying Star for his upcoming birthday, he agreed to spar with Gu Yun, who attacked while he was distracted.

• Ding Bushan interrupted Fang Xing and Ding Hongxiu’s conversation to explain the strengths of Qingxuan Sect, the Zheng Family, and the Black Tiger Gang.
• Fang Xing bought thirty jin of Lotus Fragrance Spirit Rice from Ding Hongxiu and returned to his camp, where he planned to reach Tendon Refinement completion and buy an Innate Pill.
• Fang Xing returned to Chuying Star before his birthday and reflected on his cultivation progress and lack of a martial arts instructor.
• Gu Yun contacted Fang Xing and invited him to spar for payment, and Fang Xing agreed.
• At the Glory River Mansion training ground, Fang Xing considered selling gold from the Other World to fund equipment and cultivation, then Gu Yun shouted at his distraction and swung her wooden blade at his head.

Fang Xing sparred with Gu Yun, trusted her to stop short of killing him, and learned she would soon become his high school junior. On his birthday, he met Liu Wei at a barbecue stall, where Liu Wei appeared transformed and wished him well.

• Gu Yun fought Fang Xing with her mastered Demon Blade, and he narrowly lost while holding back from using his talisman.
• Gu Yun stopped her wooden blade just short of Fang Xing's forehead, and he congratulated her on mastering her Demonic Nature.
• Gu Yun told Fang Xing she would start high school early to pursue revenge for her father, and Fang Xing realized they would attend school together.
• Fang Xing considered which A-Rank martial art to learn and reluctantly settled on Crazy Eighteen Strikes as the most practical option.
• On July 17, Fang Xing celebrated his birthday at a barbecue stall and reflected on Demon Beast meat and the limits of cultivation without a Spiritual Root.
• Liu Wei arrived, looking far more muscular than before, and wished Fang Xing a happy birthday.

Fang Xing visited the Black Market to obtain an unregistered Communicator and find a way to legitimize his money so he could buy Nutrient Fluid. He arranged to claim a small lottery prize, but the Tattooed Woman demanded a steep fee.

• Liu Wei toasted Fang Xing, declared they would become competitors, and left after distancing himself from their friendship.
• Fang Xing traveled to the ruined Old City District, changed his appearance, and entered Worry-Relieving Convenience Store after passing its device scan.
• Fang Xing bought a Communicator using Dog-Head Gold and received 319,472 Star Dollars in its account after fees.
• Fang Xing checked the Black Market shops, found the weapons far beyond his budget, and followed purchased directions to a money-laundering broker.
• Fang Xing rejected gambling and agreed to claim a small lottery prize, while the Tattooed Woman charged him a fifty percent service fee.

Fang Xing explored the Black Market, learned about the Blood Cage Arena, and left safely, deciding that reaching the Courage Realm and becoming a Professional would give him greater security and access to resources. Days later, he won a lottery, bought martial arts supplements, and resolved to rely on resources from both worlds to advance.

• Fang Xing left the money-laundering shop and visited the Blood Cage Arena, where Roubao described the fighters’ pay and possible rewards, including A-Rank and S-Rank Martial Arts.
• Fang Xing left the Black Market cautiously, reached the New City District unharmed, and reflected that his prepared Talismans had not been needed.
• Fang Xing set a goal of reaching the Courage Realm and completing Professional verification before the College Entrance Exam.
• Several days later, Fang Xing won 159,736 Star Dollars in a lottery and ordered D3 Nutrient Solution and other martial arts supplements.
• Fang Xing found the Federation’s available supplements limited and decided to combine resources from both worlds to advance his martial arts.

Fang Xing returned to the Other World and discovered that Demon Beast activity had surged, then traveled toward Green Forest Market by a carefully scouted route. He encountered the Five Heroes of Cangshan after they fought a Demon Tiger and introduced himself as he sought news about the market.

• Fang Xing reviewed surveillance footage, saw the wilderness overrun by Demon Beasts, and considered buying a Swift Dragon-Class Laser Gun for protection.
• Fang Xing used Drones to scout a safe route to Green Forest Market and avoided a powerful Demon Beast on the way.
• Fang Xing watched Chen Yi and his four sworn siblings wound a red-furred Demon Tiger, which escaped by blasting a path with a fireball.
• Fang Xing found the injured Demon Tiger lying beside him and introduced himself to Chen Yi, Hua Fei Yue, Chen Hongtian, Meng Yi, and Shen Yuxin as the Five Heroes of Cangshan.

Fang Xing learned that the Beast Tide had raised the prices of daily necessities while lowering the value of Demon Beast materials, then rented a shack in Green Forest Market. After buying Spirit Rice from Ding Hongxiu and her grandfather, he left them unaware of his true identity.

• Fang Xing refused a share of the Crimson Flame Tiger and questioned the Five Heroes of Cangshan about conditions in Green Forest Market before departing.
• Chen Yi recognized signs of a Blood Refined Magic Item on the tiger and warned the others not to provoke Fang Xing.
• Fang Xing rented a lower-grade shack from Qing Yangzi after learning that the Qingxuan Sect would not sell land to outsiders.
• Fang Xing found that Demon Beast materials had become cheaper and daily necessities more expensive, and he discovered that Spirit Rice now cost twice as much as before.
• Fang Xing bought fifty pounds of Lotus Fragrance Spirit Rice from Ding Hongxiu and Ding Bushan, who praised him without recognizing him.

Fang Xing settled into a shack in Green Forest Market, became neighbors with Shen Yuxin and Meng Yi, and discovered that Spirit Rice and demon beast meat strengthened his martial training. The next morning, a Demon Bird appeared over Green Forest Mountain, and while Meng Yi went to investigate, Fang Xing decided he needed to save up for a Laser Gun.

• Fang Xing cleaned his new shack and met his neighbor Shen Yuxin and her son, Meng Zijing.
• Fang Xing grilled Ox Demon Meat with barbecue seasoning, and its aroma made Meng Zijing cry for some.
• Fang Xing ate the meat with Spirit Rice and absorbed the resulting surge of Qi-Blood through his training stance.
• Meng Yi gave Fang Xing Tiger Bone as a housewarming gift, and Fang Xing returned the kindness with his barbecue seasoning.
• A Demon Bird flew toward Green Forest Mountain, so Shen Yuxin took Meng Zijing toward the market while Meng Yi went to investigate.
• Fang Xing worried the area was unsafe and resolved to save enough money to buy a Laser Gun.

Fang Xing sought a way to learn the Ghost God Blade, obtained Gu Yun’s private materials, and arranged to watch a fighter demonstrate it at the Blood Cage Arena. After he returned to the Black Market to sell gold and book a match, Carrion Feeder Lance targeted him for a robbery.

• Fang Xing failed to reach Xia Long Teacher, so he asked Gu Yun for Ghost God Blade materials and watched her teacher’s instructional video.
• Fang Xing learned that mastering the Demon Blade would make learning the Ghost God Blade easier, but that exceptional meditation skills could serve as an alternative.
• Fang Xing visited the Black Market, sold gold, and booked a regular seat at Iron Hand’s fight two days later to witness the Ghost God Blade’s artistic conception.
• A Lizard followed Fang Xing through the Old City District, and Carrion Feeder Lance decided to target him, believing he had at least 500,000 Star Dollars.

Fang Xing returned to the Blood Cage Arena as a protected guest and watched its brutal fights, learning how quickly a match could end in death. The chapter left him watching Iron Hand and Armor King begin their highly anticipated battle.

• Fang Xing escaped Carrion Feeder Lance by using talismans to disguise his wind-assisted flight, then hid from Lance’s searching rats and vowed to settle the score later.
• Two days later, Fang Xing boarded the Blood Cage Arena’s bus with other guests and met an eager young man named Hao Chi.
• At the arena, Fang Xing watched Blaze defeat Killer Crocodile, who was then killed at the crowd’s demand.
• Fang Xing watched several more violent bouts and learned that Iron Hand was a Mecha Martial Artist while Armor King had a defensive Steel Skin superpower.
• Armor King charged at Iron Hand as their fight began.

Fang Xing watched Iron Hand defeat Armor King with the Ghost God Blade at the Blood Cage Arena and gained insight into the martial art’s intent. Back in his basement, he tried to meditate on the blade but was overwhelmed by Heart Demons and realized he could not progress without controlling Demonic Nature.

• Iron Hand revealed his blade and defeated Armor King with the Ghost God Blade, cutting through Armor King’s evolved defenses and leaving him with a severe chest wound.
• Fang Xing sensed the blade’s intent and gained ideas about reaching beginner level in the Ghost God Blade.
• Fang Xing noticed that Zhang Jiarui received special treatment from the arena’s security guard, then left the Blood Cage Arena as the bus departed.
• Back in his basement at Green Forest Market, Fang Xing formed a meditation seal and visualized Iron Hand’s blade.
• Fang Xing’s meditation stirred distracting thoughts and turned one eye blood-red, so he concluded that he could not advance without first controlling Demonic Nature.

Fang Xing searched for a way to control the malicious thoughts disrupting his cultivation and learned that a Mind Calming Pill might help. After finding the pills unavailable, he grew suspicious of an alchemist who claimed to be gathering ingredients, and secretly monitored him.

• Fang Xing asked Meng Yi about demonic arts and learned that Cultivators had methods for handling Heart Demons.
• Fang Xing consulted Ding Bushan and visited the Azure Pill Workshop, where Xiao Rui told him Mind Calming Pills were out of stock because Illusion Heart Orchids had become scarce during the Beast Tide.
• Fang Xing searched the market and met Ten Thousand Pill Master, who said he could make Mind Calming Pills once he obtained Illusion Heart Orchids from a place occupied by Purple Wing Scorpions.
• Fang Xing refused to help Ten Thousand Pill Master and secretly planted a beetle listening device in his shack because the man's recruitment attempt seemed suspicious.
• Late at night, Ten Thousand Pill Master opened the door to a visitor and reacted with displeasure upon seeing them.

Fang Xing secretly monitored Thousand Peaks Forest, Chen Yi, and the other Cultivators as they prepared to harvest Illusion Heart Orchids, while refusing to join their expedition. He watched their group enter the wilderness, where a Purple Wing Scorpion destroyed one of his Drones.

• Thousand Peaks Forest blamed Chen Yi for Fang Xing rejecting his invitation and demanded a larger share of the spirit herbs, while Chen Yi warned him that Fang Xing carried a Blood Refined Magic Item.
• Fang Xing used surveillance footage to discover that Chen Yi and the other Cultivators were conspiring, then sent Drones to follow their expedition instead of risking his life for Mind Calming Pills.
• Fang Xing practiced Military Body Boxing Twelve Forms and saw his proficiency reach 61/100 as Meng Yi took Meng Zijing inside and pretended he was only going out to set up a stall.
• Fang Xing tracked the Cultivators to a narrow valley and sent a hawk-shaped Drone toward it, but a Purple Wing Scorpion struck it down and its venom corroded the machine.

Fang Xing watched the Five Heroes of Cangshan and Ten Thousand Pill Master hunt Purple Wing Scorpions in Five Scorpion Valley, then saw their alliance collapse into betrayal and a fight with the Black Tiger Gang. As the battle escalated, Fang Xing prepared to make his entrance.

• Shen Yuxin killed an Emerald Jade Snake as the group entered Five Scorpion Valley, while she worried about Zi Jin left behind in Green Forest Market.
• Chen Yi and Ten Thousand Pill Master used an Ape Puppet and the Small Lost Trace Formation to lure and trap Purple Wing Scorpions, but the Purple Wing Scorpion King broke into the formation.
• The group killed the Purple Wing Scorpion King and gathered its remains and the Illusion Heart Orchids, then Chen Hongtian attacked Chen Yi and revealed his betrayal.
• Ten Thousand Pill Master poisoned Hua Fei Yue, Meng Yi, and Shen Yuxin with the Poison Avoidance Pills, but Chen Yi remained unharmed and readied attack Talismans.
• Fu Qing of the Black Tiger Gang confronted Ten Thousand Pill Master and attacked with a Tiger Head Saber, while Ten Thousand Pill Master used Pill Lightning to blast the weapon away.
• Fang Xing watched the fighting from the monitoring room and decided it was time to make his entrance.

Fang Xing collected the Illusion Heart Orchid after the Five Heroes of Cangshan’s expedition ended in betrayal and deaths, then weighed how to use it without drawing the attention of Ten Thousand Pill Master and the Black Tiger Gang. The next day, he saw Shen Yuxin mourning Meng Yi and learned she planned to leave Green Forest Market with Zi Jin.

• At the canyon, a hawk stole an Illusion Heart Orchid, prompting the combatants to rush deeper into the valley; later, the Drone delivered the herb to Fang Xing.
• Fang Xing disguised his gathering trip with sweet potato roots, returned to Green Forest Market, and found the martial artist who had invited him to team up dead after a Fire Essence Jackal attack.
• Fang Xing reviewed the Surveillance Log and learned Chen Yi’s group defeated Chen Hongtian, Thousand Peaks Forest escaped, Chen Yi ambushed Fu Qing, and Meng Yi died while helping Shen Yuxin escape with an Illusion Heart Orchid.
• Fang Xing decided to avoid dangerous treasure hunts and continued cultivating with Spirit Rice and Demon Beast meat, then returned to Chuying Star to sleep rather than approach Meng Zijing.
• The next morning, Fang Xing saw a funeral banner at the neighboring shack, and Shen Yuxin told him Meng Yi had died and that she planned to leave with Zi Jin.

Fang Xing helped Shen Yuxin and her son leave Green Forest Market, bought an Illusion Heart Orchid, and used a Mind Calming Pill to master the basics of the Ghost God Blade. The chapter left him able to unleash a blade gleam with Innate-level combat power, though he had not advanced to Innate.

• Fang Xing gave Shen Yuxin a Spirit Stone and bought her Illusion Heart Orchid for ten Spirit Stones so she and her son could afford to leave Green Forest Market.
• Fang Xing commissioned Azure Pill Workshop to refine an Illusion Heart Orchid into Mind Calming Pills, and the shop later gave him two bottles after a successful refinement.
• Fang Xing told Black Tiger Gang members that Shen Yuxin had left the market, then returned home to practice the Great Dragon Stance.
• Hua Fei Yue visited Fang Xing, confirmed that Shen Yuxin had left, and invited him to visit her at Rank B, Number 66.
• Fang Xing took a Mind Calming Pill, overcame distracting thoughts, and used the Ghost God Blade to release a blade gleam, gaining Innate-level combat power without advancing to Innate.

Fang Xing trained in the Ghost God Blade while Qingxuan Sect launched a campaign against the Beast Tide, but he chose to avoid the fighting and return to Chuying Star. There, Zhang Jiarui told him she had found an Extreme Emotion Sword coach and identified Carrion Eater Lance as the person from his earlier commission, leaving Fang Xing ready to seek more information.

• Fang Xing trained with the Ghost God Blade and watched as a Qingxuan Sect Foundation Establishment elder killed a Second-Order Demon Beast and led an expedition against the Beast Tide.
• Fang Xing decided not to join the campaign and returned to Chuying Star, where he reflected on the approaching start of school.
• Fang Xing checked his Communicators and received a message from Zhang Jiarui offering to arrange lessons with an Extreme Emotion Sword coach for one hundred thousand per lesson.
• Zhang Jiarui told Fang Xing that Carrion Eater Lance matched the person from his previous commission and offered detailed intelligence for two hundred thousand.
• Fang Xing thanked Zhang Jiarui, said he would come trade for the information, and reacted to Carrion Eater Lance with hostility.