Chapter Summaries

Su Yueli traveled to the Great Li Imperial City to seek an Eighth-Rank Alchemist who might help meet her Ultimate Physical Body’s immense Qi and Blood needs. After slipping into the imperial palace, she was invited to meet Lord Yun.

• Su Yueli left the mountain town and headed east, hoping the Eighth-Rank Alchemist in the Great Li Imperial City could make pills to replenish her Qi and Blood.
• Su Yueli passed the Azure Moon Sect, recognized Qi Feng from afar, and continued on without approaching him.
• Qi Feng sensed someone watching him but accepted his junior brother’s explanation that he had imagined it.
• Su Yueli reached the Great Li Imperial City, recalled her past visits and the mortal Lin Ye, then entered the imperial palace unseen by its guards.
• A golden-armored cultivator confronted Su Yueli, learned she sought the Eighth-Rank Alchemist Lord Yun, and went to report her request.
• The golden-armored cultivator returned and told Su Yueli that Lord Yun would see her.

Su Yueli asked Yun Tianheng to refine an eighth-grade pill to strengthen her body, and he agreed after realizing who she was. Yun Tianheng identified the Dragonblood Crimson Marrow Pill and warned that its rare ingredients might be difficult to obtain.

• Su Yueli followed a Golden Armored Guard to Yun Tianheng’s pill chamber and bluntly threatened to kill him if he refused her request.
• Yun Tianheng agreed to refine an eighth-grade ultimate Qi and Blood pill after judging that befriending Su Yueli was safer than opposing her.
• Yun Tianheng recognized Su Yueli as the martial artist who had devastated the Azure Cloud Sect a hundred years earlier, and she confirmed his suspicion.
• Yun Tianheng explained that the Dragonblood Crimson Marrow Pill could replenish the deficiencies of Ultimate Physical Bodies, but its rare ingredients might be difficult to gather.
• Su Yueli told Yun Tianheng that obtaining the materials would not be a problem and asked him to list what he needed.

Su Yueli traveled toward Luochuan City to obtain the Earth-Vein Baleful Astral Essence needed for a pill, then encountered two wounded sisters fleeing the Zhao Household. The Zhao lord and a Second Realm cultivator cornered them and turned their attention to Su Yueli.

• Yun Tianheng named the six herbs needed for the Dragonblood Crimson Marrow Pill and told Su Yueli that she would have to seek three of them herself.
• Su Yueli vanished from the alchemy chamber, leaving Yun Tianheng shaken, and set out for the Azure Spine Range near Luochuan City.
• After two days on the road, Su Yueli met two injured daughters of the Han Household, who warned her that Zhao Household pursuers were behind them.
• The sisters explained that Zhao Tiancheng had targeted their household and forced them to flee, while a Second Realm cultivator helped hunt them.
• Zhao Tiancheng and his men caught up with the sisters, then noticed Su Yueli and greedily admired her.

Su Yueli rescued Han Qingling and Han Yu from Zhao Tiancheng and his men, then agreed to visit the Han Household in Luochuan City for help reaching the Azure Spine Range. The sisters led her toward the city, hoping her presence would protect their Household, while Su Yueli remained focused on finding the Earth-Vein Baleful Astral Essence.

• Su Yueli killed Zhao Tiancheng, the Second Realm cultivator, and the surrounding Zhao Household servants with a single clenched fist after they threatened her and the Han sisters.
• Han Qingling and Han Yu thanked Su Yueli, and Han Qingling confessed that she hoped to borrow Su Yueli's prestige to protect the Han Household from Zhao retaliation.
• After learning that the Han Household operated herb-gathering teams in the Azure Spine Range, Su Yueli agreed to accompany the sisters to Luochuan City.
• On the road, Su Yueli told Han Yu that she was a martial artist, and explained that martial arts taken to their ultimate end were no weaker than cultivation.
• Han Qingling resolved to have the Han Household serve Su Yueli, while Su Yueli continued toward Luochuan City intent on finding the Earth-Vein Baleful Astral Essence.

Su Yueli arrived at the Han Household with Han Qingling and Han Yu after killing Zhao Tiancheng, the Zhao Household’s hired cultivator, and their escorts. Han Zhen welcomed her and offered help with her journey to the Azure Spine Range, while the family realized her power could protect them from the Zhao Household.

• Han Qingling brought Su Yueli and Han Yu to the Han Household, where guards welcomed the sisters back.
• Han Zhen and the elders reunited with Han Qingling and Han Yu, then learned Su Yueli had killed the Second Realm cultivator and Zhao Tiancheng.
• Han Zhen and Han Changqing thanked Su Yueli, who introduced herself and said she had come to find a medicinal ingredient in the Azure Spine Range.
• Han Zhen offered Su Yueli a place to rest and promised to find a guide familiar with the range, so Han Yu led her to the rear courtyard.
• Han Qingling told the family that Su Yueli had crushed Zhao Tiancheng, the cultivator, and a dozen Zhao Household elites into blood mist with a single gesture.
• Han Zhen concluded that Su Yueli’s presence would keep the weakened Zhao Household from attacking the Han Household.

The Han Household prepared to help Su Yueli search the Azure Spine Range, while Han Yu kept her company and shared stories about Luochuan City. Han Changqing awkwardly offered to bring handsome young men as companions, but Su Yueli rejected the idea and set out immediately.

• Han Zhen rebuked an elder who suggested sending Su Yueli male concubines and urged the household to treat her sincerely.
• Han Changqing volunteered to guide Su Yueli through the dangerous Azure Spine Range and prepared a map, medicine, and provisions.
• Han Yu showed Su Yueli the Han Residence garden and told her about Luochuan City's drained spirit vein and the Zhao Household's abuses.
• Han Changqing offered to bring handsome young men to serve Su Yueli on the journey, but Han Yu misunderstood his meaning.
• Su Yueli refused the offer and told Han Changqing to take the supplies so they could leave at once.

Su Yueli accompanied Han Changqing to the Azure Spine Range to obtain materials, while the Zhao Household Head plotted revenge against the Han Household after realizing his son and a Second Realm immortal master had likely been killed. At the mountain entrance, Su Yueli’s overwhelming aura forced mocking Rogue Cultivators to their knees, and she continued into the range with Han Changqing.

• Han Changqing apologized to Su Yueli for Han Yu’s questions, and they walked through Luochuan City as onlookers speculated about the Han Household’s danger and Su Yueli’s identity.
• A Zhao Household spy reported seeing Han Changqing defer to Su Yueli, and the Zhao Household Head concluded that his son and the Second Realm immortal master had likely met disaster.
• The Zhao Household Head decided to wait until Su Yueli left and then destroy the Han Household in revenge for his son.
• At the Azure Spine Range entrance, Han Changqing introduced Su Yueli as an honored guest, and several Rogue Cultivators mocked the Han Household’s predicament.
• Su Yueli’s glance overwhelmed the Rogue Cultivators and nearby martial artists, forcing the mockers to their knees before she headed into the mountain range with Han Changqing.

Su Yueli took Han Changqing into the Azure Spine Range to search for Earth-Vein Baleful Astral Essence, though he had never heard of it. They reached a hidden cave, where a Third Realm demon beast emerged, leaving Han Changqing terrified.

• After Su Yueli and Han Changqing left, the martial artists at the mountain entrance speculated about Su Yueli's strength and the coming conflict between Luochuan City's two great families.
• Su Yueli asked Han Changqing where to find Earth-Vein Baleful Astral Essence, but he did not recognize the medicinal ingredient.
• Su Yueli ordered Han Changqing to guide her to the deepest part of the Azure Spine Range, and he reluctantly agreed despite warnings of powerful demon beasts.
• Han Changqing fought the beasts they encountered as they traveled deeper into the mountains, with Su Yueli occasionally helping against First Realm demon beasts.
• Han Changqing led Su Yueli to a concealed cave beside a gorge, where he had once sensed a vicious aura and seen an unusual light.
• A Third Realm Mid-Stage demon beast burst from the cave, and Han Changqing collapsed in fear while Su Yueli calmly assessed it.

Su Yueli obtained the Earth-Vein Baleful Astral Essence after Little Black killed its demon beast guardian, while the Zhao Household and a Peak Fourth Realm immortal cultivator besieged the Han Household. The Han family faced imminent death as they waited in vain for Su Yueli to return.

• Little Black devoured the Third Realm demon beast before it could attack Su Yueli and Han Changqing.
• Su Yueli collected the Earth-Vein Baleful Astral Essence from the cave and left with Han Changqing.
• The Zhao Household attacked the Han Residence, and Han Zhen and the elders were wounded and surrounded.
• The Zhao Household head enlisted a Peak Fourth Realm Daoist to help destroy the Han Household, blaming Su Yueli for killing his disciple and crippling his son.
• Han Zhen urged Han Qingling and Han Yu to escape, but they stayed as the Daoist prepared to attack and the Zhao Household head ordered everyone killed.

Su Yueli returned to Han Residence and killed the Peak Fourth Realm Daoist with one slap, ending the Zhao Household's advantage. The Zhao Household Head seized Han Zhen as a hostage and threatened Su Yueli, who refused to be intimidated.

• Han Zhen ordered Han Qingling and Han Yu to flee with the surviving clan members while he charged the Zhao Household warriors alone.
• Su Yueli carried Han Changqing from the Azure Spine Range to Han Residence in a single step after spotting smoke over Luochuan City.
• Su Yueli arrived to find Han Zhen near death and the Han Household under attack by the Zhao Household and a Peak Fourth Realm Daoist.
• The Daoist tried to make Su Yueli his concubine and attacked her, but she struck him down with one slap.
• The Zhao Household Head grabbed Han Zhen and threatened to kill him if Su Yueli moved, but Su Yueli asked why she should stop while he was holding him.

Su Yueli destroyed the Zhao Household’s forces, but Han Zhen died from his wounds after naming Han Qingling the new head of the Han Household. As Su Yueli prepared to leave, Han Yu knelt and begged her to accept her as a disciple.

• Su Yueli killed the Zhao Household head, and the Han Household survivors killed the fleeing Zhao elites, wiping out the Zhao Household of Luochuan City.
• Han Zhen named Han Qingling the new head and entrusted Han Changqing with assisting and protecting her before dying.
• Han Qingling ordered the Zhao Household’s residences and shops sealed and demanded that its remaining bloodline be eliminated.
• Su Yueli said she was leaving and explained that she had helped because of Han Qingling’s earlier kindness on the official road.
• Han Yu knelt before Su Yueli and begged her to take her as a disciple, while Han Qingling tried to stop her and apologized.

Han Yu begged Su Yueli to take her as a disciple, determined to gain the strength to protect herself and the Han Household. After Han Yu survived Su Yueli’s brutal three-day trial, Su Yueli accepted her as a disciple.

• Han Yu refused Su Yueli’s advice to live peacefully and pleaded to become her disciple, explaining that she could no longer bear to watch loved ones die powerless.
• Su Yueli challenged Han Yu to carry a thousand-catty stone lion to the summit of the Spine Ridge Mountains within three days without using her Qi and Blood.
• Han Yu sealed her meridians and began carrying the stone lion, while Han Qingling tried unsuccessfully to stop her.
• Over three days, Su Yueli watched Han Yu endure repeated falls, severe injuries, rain, and exhaustion as she dragged the stone lion up the mountain.
• At dusk on the third day, Han Yu pushed the stone lion onto the summit, and Su Yueli acknowledged her resolve.
• Han Yu knelt before Su Yueli and declared herself her disciple.

After Han Yu recovered from her injuries, Su Yueli took her on as a disciple and began teaching her the Heaven-Swallowing Breath-Concealing Formula. They left Luochuan City to seek a rare medicinal ingredient in the Great Gan Dynasty, while Su Yueli reflected on her deceased master and parents.

• Han Yu woke in the Han Residence, reunited with Han Qingling, and declared that Su Yueli had accepted her as a disciple.
• Su Yueli told Han Yu to leave with her, and Han Yu discovered that her wounds and damaged meridians had healed.
• Han Qingling and the Han Household saw Han Yu and Su Yueli off, reassured that Su Yueli's power would protect the clan.
• Su Yueli and Han Yu set out for the Great Gan Dynasty to obtain Nine-Leaf Nirvana Ice Marrow.
• At a roadside inn, Su Yueli taught Han Yu the Heaven-Swallowing Breath-Concealing Formula, then remembered her late master, Lu Chen, and her parents.

Han Yu’s cultivation advanced under Su Yueli’s instruction as the two traveled to Zhenyuan City at the border of the Great Li and Great Qian dynasties. After entering the Great Qian Dynasty, they began seeking information about an eighth-grade herb that might be guarded by a Tenth Realm demonic beast or stronger.

• Han Yu’s cultivation loosened the barrier to the Third Realm, and she secretly climbed into bed beside the sleeping Su Yueli.
• Su Yueli woke to find Han Yu clinging to her, scolded her for sleeping in her bed, and hurried away with blushing ears.
• Su Yueli and Han Yu traveled north for eight days while Su Yueli taught Han Yu to refine her blood and qi and comprehend spiritual qi.
• Su Yueli paid a guard at Zhenyuan City’s gate and entered the Great Qian Dynasty with Han Yu.
• At a restaurant, Su Yueli told Han Yu that the Nine-Leaf Nirvana Ice Marrow was an eighth-grade herb likely guarded by a Tenth Realm demonic beast or stronger, leaving Han Yu stunned by her master’s apparent confidence.

Su Yueli and Han Yu met Great Gan’s crown prince, Jiang Yunsheng, and his Peak Tenth Realm guard, Pang Lie, in Zhenyuan City and agreed to travel with them to the Ice Soul Abyss. Jiang Yunsheng showed an interest in Su Yueli, while she remained focused on finding the Nine-Leaf Nirvana Ice Marrow and told him to fly ahead if he was in a hurry.

• Jiang Yunsheng told Su Yueli that Nine-Leaf Nirvana Ice Marrow grew in the dangerous Ice Soul Abyss in northern Great Gan.
• Jiang Yunsheng offered to travel with Su Yueli and Han Yu, and Su Yueli accepted.
• Han Yu worried about traveling with immortal cultivators, but Su Yueli reassured her that martial arts could make her powerful.
• Pang Lie questioned why Jiang Yunsheng had invited the two martial artists, and Jiang Yunsheng admitted he wanted Su Yueli near him because of her beauty.
• Jiang Yunsheng hinted that flying would get them to the abyss faster, and Su Yueli calmly told him to fly ahead while she and Han Yu followed.

Su Yueli effortlessly kept pace with Jiang Yunsheng and Pang Lie on the journey to the Ice Soul Abyss, astonishing them with her physical speed. The group entered the abyss, where Su Yueli sensed a potent icy medicinal power and a formidable hidden beast deeper within.

• Jiang Yunsheng and Pang Lie flew ahead to show off their speed, but Su Yueli carried Han Yu after them with astonishing physical movement and no Spiritual Power.
• Su Yueli and Han Yu kept pace with the cultivators for two days until they reached the outer perimeter of the Ice Soul Abyss in Great Gan.
• Pang Lie warned them about the abyss and led the group down its ice cliffs.
• Pang Lie killed several Third- and Fourth-Realm icefield beasts with a golden palm strike, hoping to impress Su Yueli and Han Yu.
• Su Yueli sensed a pure icy medicinal power and a concealed, immense demonic aura deeper in the abyss as the four continued onward.

Su Yueli and Jiang Yunsheng’s group reached the deepest cavern of the Ice Soul Abyss, where Su Yueli harvested the Nine-Leaf Nirvana Ice Marrow and awakened its guardian beast. As Pang Lie fought the mid-Tenth Realm beast, Jiang Yunsheng still mistook Su Yueli’s composure for fear and ordered him to kill it.

• Pang Lie killed a Seventh Realm Frostland Giant Bear to rescue cultivators, who fled after Su Yueli’s glare terrified them.
• Jiang Yunsheng told Su Yueli he had come to obtain a frigid beast’s crystal horn for his cultivation technique, and she realized the horn belonged to the guardian of the Nine-Leaf Nirvana Ice Marrow.
• Su Yueli harvested the Nine-Leaf Nirvana Ice Marrow in the cavern, causing its giant guardian beast to burst through the ice and attack her.
• Pang Lie intercepted the beast and traded blows with it while Jiang Yunsheng told him to slay it quickly so it would not startle Su Yueli.

Su Yueli saved Pang Lie and the others when a pair of ice beasts attacked in the Ice Soul Abyss, killing both with her Martial Dao fists. She left Jiang Yunsheng stunned and inspired Han Yu to pursue martial arts more fervently.

• Jiang Yunsheng flirted with Su Yueli while Pang Lie fought a Tenth Realm ice beast, then Su Yueli spotted a second beast and warned that Pang Lie seemed dead.
• An Eleventh Realm male ice beast emerged and badly wounded Pang Lie, while its Tenth Realm mate prepared to devour him.
• Su Yueli killed the female beast with one punch and drove back the male beast with another.
• Su Yueli killed the male beast with her Fourth Form, River Severing, then took its Extreme-Cold Crystal Horn and gave it to Jiang Yunsheng.
• Pang Lie thanked Su Yueli, Jiang Yunsheng stared in disbelief, and Han Yu resolved to become like her master.

After defeating the Ice Soul Abyss group, Su Yueli learned that the Myriad Tribulations Bloodwashing Vine might be held by Great Yan’s imperial family and agreed to visit Great Qian’s Imperial City. The chapter left Su Yueli and Han Yu exploring the city, with Su Yueli accepting a hairpin after Han Yu innocently asked if her master was a girl.

• Jiang Yunsheng apologized to Su Yueli after witnessing her strength, and she let his group leave the Ice Soul Abyss with their belongings.
• Su Yueli asked about the Myriad Tribulations Bloodwashing Vine, and Jiang Yunsheng explained that none had matured in Great Qian and that Great Yan’s imperial family might control some.
• Jiang Yunsheng invited Su Yueli to visit the Imperial City, and she agreed while Han Yu said her insight might soon help her break through to the Third Realm.
• Su Yueli, Han Yu, Jiang Yunsheng, and Pang Lie arrived in Great Qian’s bustling Imperial City, where Han Yu admired the streets and shops.
• Han Yu offered Su Yueli a blue-tasseled hairpin and asked if her master was a girl, leaving Su Yueli speechless before she accepted it.

Su Yueli obtained powerful medicines for Han Yu in the Great Qian Imperial City, and Han Yu broke through to the Third Realm after taking one. The next morning, Su Yueli and Han Yu set off toward the Great Yan Dynasty in search of the Myriad Tribulations Bloodwashing Vine.

• Han Yu persuaded Su Yueli to wear a blue-tasseled hairpin, leaving Jiang Yunsheng awestruck by her beauty and fearful of her strength.
• Su Yueli asked Jiang Yunsheng for medicine to strengthen Han Yu, and he arranged for Pang Lie to bring pills and medicinal paste from the imperial treasury.
• Su Yueli insisted on paying Jiang Yunsheng for the medicines, then rested with Han Yu and their companions at Near-Immortal Tower.
• Han Yu used a third of a Bone-Tempering Marrow-Washing Pill and broke through from the peak of the Second Realm to the Third Realm.
• Su Yueli and Han Yu left the Great Qian Imperial City the next morning, and Jiang Yunsheng and Pang Lie saw them off as they headed for the Great Yan Dynasty.