Chapter Summaries

After being reborn into the body of a weak cultivator, Tang Tian was ambushed over his engagement to Qin Yuexi and nearly killed by four youths. A mysterious tower inside him awakened, killed his attackers, and carried him away behind a protective barrier.

• Tang Tian awoke in Starfall Forest and punched Young Master Lin after the youth’s group attacked him.
• Tang Tian learned that his body belonged to the Tang Family head’s son and that Qin Yuexi was his fiancée.
• Sun Zihang and the others beat Tang Tian despite his attempts to fight back, and Tang Tian tore off Sun Zihang’s leg.
• Young Master Lin kicked Tang Tian’s dantian, awakening an ancient power that shattered Young Master Lin and the other three youths into dust.
• A mysterious tower emerged from Tang Tian’s body and enveloped him in a protective barrier that vanished from Starfall Forest.

Tang Tian recovered from his injuries and learned that the Black Treasure Pagoda had reborn him and was opening his meridians. After three days of forcing open the Hidden Meridians, he reached the grand completion of the High Meridian Refining Realm and prepared to return home.

• Tang Tian discovered that the power in his dantian had healed him and opened his Twelve Main Meridians, while he realized Lin Baoquan's death had made him an enemy of the Lin Family.
• Tang Tian learned from the voice in the Black Treasure Pagoda that he had been saved and was urged to seek out the 108 Hidden Meridians; the voice called itself Master Fan.
• Tang Tian recalled how his weak foundation had stalled his previous life’s cultivation and decided to open the Hidden Meridians instead of rushing to higher realms.
• Tang Tian sensed and broke through the first Hidden Meridian beneath his heart meridian, enduring severe pain as he continued opening them.
• After three days, Tang Tian awoke with all 108 Hidden Meridians opened and strength sufficient to challenge a peak High Blood-Burning Realm cultivator, then decided to go home.

Tang Tian returned to the Tang Family after being reborn and revealed strength far beyond what others expected. He arrived in the main hall as Qin Yuexi demanded that their engagement be broken, and his calm rebuke left the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Tang Tian entered Starfall City and headed for the Tang Family, where two guards mocked him and told him to stay away from the patriarch's meeting.
• Tang Tian seized and beat the burly guard, then stomped the second guard after learning they served Tang Feng.
• Grandpa Li intercepted Tang Tian and relayed Tang Lingyun's request for him to go to the main hall.
• Qin Tiande announced that he had brought Qin Yuexi to break her engagement to Tang Tian, and Tang Xiaohai objected.
• Qin Yuexi called Tang Tian useless and demanded the engagement be broken, prompting a calm voice to ask, "Have you no shame?"

Tang Tian confronted the Qin Family over its attempt to break off his engagement while demanding control of the Tang Family’s businesses. He agreed to end the betrothal and tore up the marriage contract, just as an unexpected visitor arrived.

• Tang Tian appeared in the hall, surprised Tang Lingyun with his improved cultivation, and rebuked Qin Yuexi for insulting him.
• Qin Yuexi demanded one-third of the Tang Family’s businesses as betrothal gifts and insisted she would control the family if she married Tang Tian.
• Tang Tian mocked Qin Yuexi and challenged Qin Tiande’s motives, while Tang Lingyun and Tang Xiaohai condemned the Qin Family’s demands.
• Tang Tian agreed to break off the engagement, and Tang Lingyun handed him the marriage contract.
• Tang Tian tore up the contract and asked Qin Tiande if he was satisfied; Qin Yuexi grew furious, and an unknown visitor spoke from outside the hall.

Lin Yichen questioned Tang Tian about Lin Baoquan’s disappearance, then proposed to Qin Yuexi after learning the Tang and Qin families had broken off their engagement. Tang Tian ended the proposal with a pointed question about whether Lin Yichen liked leftovers.

• Lin Yichen visited the Tang Family and asked Tang Tian what had happened to Lin Baoquan in Starfall Forest.
• Tang Tian said a Redblood Tiger had scattered Lin Baoquan’s group, while Qin Tiande accused Tang Tian of killing him.
• Lin Yichen turned to Qin Tiande and proposed marriage to Qin Yuexi on behalf of the Lin Family.
• Qin Yuexi gladly accepted Lin Yichen’s proposal, and Tang Tian asked whether Lin Yichen liked eating leftovers.

Tang Tian challenged Lin Yichen’s marriage proposal and exposed the apparent connection between Lin Yichen and Qin Yuexi. After Lin Yichen revealed he had become an inner disciple of the Falling Star Sect, he agreed to test Tang Tian with one strike while suppressing his cultivation to Blood-Burning Realm strength.

• Tang Tian accused Lin Yichen and Qin Yuexi of having an affair, angering Qin Tiande and provoking Lin Yichen.
• Lin Yichen revealed he was an inner disciple of the Falling Star Sect and said his master had directed the marriage proposal to the Qin Family.
• Qin Tiande welcomed Lin Yichen’s proposal, and Tang Tian sarcastically suggested the couple write a marriage contract.
• Lin Yichen challenged Tang Tian to withstand one strike, and Tang Xiaohai warned him not to bully someone from the Tang Family.
• Tang Tian refused to face Lin Yichen at full strength but agreed when Lin Yichen offered to suppress his cultivation to Blood-Burning Realm, alarming Tang Lingyun and Tang Xiaohai.

Tang Tian faced Lin Yichen’s attack to defend the Tang Family’s dignity, relying on Master Fan’s promised help. Lin Yichen’s punch sent Tang Tian crashing into a wall, and the chapter ended with everyone believing he had died.

• Tang Tian refused his father Tang Lingyun’s pleas and insisted on facing Lin Yichen himself.
• Master Fan told Tang Tian he would help him withstand Lin Yichen’s attack, but Tang Tian chose to confront the punch directly.
• Tang Tian unleashed powerful primal energy through his hidden meridians and struck Lin Yichen, who staggered back several steps.
• Lin Yichen’s punch sent Tang Tian flying into a wall, leaving him badly injured and bleeding.
• Master Fan admitted he had not been ready to help, while Tang Lingyun rushed to Tang Tian and everyone assumed Tang Tian was dead.

Tang Tian survived Lin Yichen’s attack and challenged him to a fight to the death one month later, despite the vast difference in their strength. Lin accepted and left with Qin Yuexi, while Tang Lingyun asked his son to explain why he had made the challenge.

• Tang Tian rose after Lin Yichen’s punch, revealing that his body had survived the blow despite his injuries.
• Tang Tian mocked Lin Yichen and challenged him to fight to the death in the city square one month later, with no one allowed to interfere.
• Tang Lingyun chose to trust Tang Tian and promised to support his decision, while Tang Tian said he would not allow his father to intervene.
• Lin Yichen accepted the challenge, then left to tell his father to bring betrothal gifts to the Qin Family.
• Qin Tiande left with Qin Yuexi, and Tang Xiaohai departed in anger, leaving Tang Lingyun to ask Tang Tian to explain his challenge.

Tang Tian committed to proving himself by fighting Lin Yichen, then set out to improve his cultivation despite Starfall City's mockery. When Tang Feng and Tang Li confronted him, Tang Tian struck Tang Li, leaving the outcome of their clash uncertain.

• Tang Tian told Tang Lingyun he would use Starfall City's geniuses to prove there were no trash in the Tang Family, then returned to heal his injured meridians.
• News spread that Tang Tian had broken off his engagement, Qin Family had accepted Lin Yichen's proposal, Lin Yichen was a Falling Star Sect inner disciple, and Tang Tian had challenged him to a life-and-death battle in one month.
• Tang Tian ignored the city's ridicule and prepared to train in Starfall Forest, but Tang Feng and Tang Li blocked his way and mocked him.
• Tang Tian challenged Tang Li and Tang Feng to fight Lin Yichen, then shoved Tang Feng aside when they refused.
• Tang Li insulted Tang Tian, so Tang Tian punched him into a wall; Tang Li surged with High Blood-Burning Realm aura, but it suddenly stalled.

Tang Tian defeated Tang Li and warned Tang Feng’s faction not to provoke him before leaving Starfall City for Starfall Forest. There, he planned to hunt demon beasts and gather spirit herbs, but Master Fan challenged his reckless approach.

• Tang Tian seized Tang Li by the throat, forced him to kneel, and threw him aside after warning Tang Feng that he would kill anyone who provoked him.
• Tang Feng ordered the youths to take Tang Li for treatment, then left while Tang Tian departed.
• Tang Tian secretly left Starfall City for Starfall Forest, wary of the Lin Family and the Qin Family.
• Qin Yuexi urged Qin Tiande to kill Tang Tian, but Qin Tiande refused because Tang Lingyun would retaliate against the Qin Family and the Lin Family.
• Qin Tiande rebuked Qin Xingyao for his carelessness and warned that the Lin Family could also covet the Qin Family’s power.
• Tang Tian explained to Master Fan that he would hunt Blood-Burning Realm demon beasts and find spirit herbs, but Master Fan called his plan reckless.

Master Fan warned Tang Tian to strengthen his physical foundation rather than rush to raise his cultivation, then taught him the dangerous Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art. Tang Tian headed into Starfall Forest to hone himself before a thunderstorm in three days and the fight with Lin Yichen, where he began battling an Earth Brute Bear.

• Master Fan explained that Tang Tian needed to temper his body and consolidate his foundation before pursuing greater cultivation.
• Master Fan taught Tang Tian the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art and said a thunderstorm would arrive in three days for him to use in tempering his meridians.
• Tang Tian entered the secluded parts of Starfall Forest to find Blood-Burning Realm demonic beasts to train against.
• Tang Tian encountered an early Blood-Burning Realm Earth Brute Bear, was sent flying by its strength, then evaded its attacks and struck the back of its head.
• Tang Tian rushed the fallen Earth Brute Bear and rained blows on the back of its head.

Tang Tian trained for three days by battling demon beasts, then began drawing heavenly thunder into his body to temper his meridians with the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art. After surviving the first bolt and widening his meridians, he called for more thunder as another bolt descended.

• Tang Tian killed an Earth Brute Bear with brute force, and Master Fan advised him to seek powerful techniques and temper himself against High Blood-Burning Realm demon beasts.
• Tang Tian processed the bear's valuable parts and spent three days fighting demon beasts until he had adapted to his body and greatly increased his strength.
• At a cliff in Starfall Forest, Tang Tian prepared for the coming thunderstorm and agreed to Master Fan's plan to draw thunder into his body.
• The first lightning bolt nearly destroyed Tang Tian, but Master Fan protected his vital points and urged him to circulate the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art.
• Tang Tian endured the agony as thunder widened his meridians and strengthened his origin power, then roared for more as a second bolt descended.

After refining his body with lightning, Tang Tian suppressed his breakthrough and tested his worthiness for the Black Tower’s inheritance. Master Fan discovered that Tang Tian possessed the rare Primordial Chaos Origin Physique and sent him into the tower, where he arrived at Sacred Origin Peak in a world of its own.

• Tang Tian’s cultivation surged after the lightning trial, and he decided to break through into the Blood-Burning Realm.
• Master Fan urged Tang Tian to suppress his breakthrough until he obtained the Black Tower’s inheritance, so Tang Tian restrained his power.
• Tang Tian struck the Black Tower with his power, and its force examined his body.
• Master Fan recognized Tang Tian’s Primordial Chaos Origin Physique and declared him worthy of the inheritance.
• Master Fan sent Tang Tian into the Black Tower’s first-floor world, where Tang Tian arrived at Sacred Origin Peak.

Tang Tian climbed Sacred Origin Peak and witnessed a vision of the God Clan’s catastrophic battle, then met Qian Rong, its last clan chief. Qian Rong began passing the God Clan’s cultivation technique to Tang Tian, whose Primordial Chaos Origin Physique made him uniquely suited to inherit it.

• Tang Tian followed the mountain path toward Sacred Origin Peak and saw a vision of its ancient battle against black-qi enemies, in which a golden pagoda crushed a black palm and spear phantom.
• Tang Tian vowed to avenge the force of Sacred Origin Peak and hurried to its summit.
• Tang Tian entered a starry realm and met Qian Rong, who identified himself as the God Clan’s last clan chief and explained that the Black Tower was the damaged Primordial Unity Tower.
• Qian Rong explained that the Primordial Unity Tower would reside in Tang Tian’s dantian and repair itself as Tang Tian cultivated.
• Qian Rong said Tang Tian’s Primordial Chaos Origin Physique would let him cultivate the God Clan’s technique without racial limitations, then enveloped him in light to begin the inheritance.

Tang Tian received the God Clan’s inheritance, including the Primordial Star Scripture, and left the Burial Ground of Stars with a new responsibility to avenge the clan. To prepare for his coming battle, he sought the ingredients for a pill needed to cultivate the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, but decided he would have to venture into Starfall Forest’s dangerous depths.

• Fan Siren and Qian Rong spoke about the God Clan’s vengeance and agreed that Fan Siren would protect Tang Tian until he grew strong enough.
• Tang Tian learned the God Clan’s script and received the Primordial Star Scripture in the Burial Ground of Stars.
• Tang Tian bowed to the fallen God Clan members, then left the Primordial Unity Tower and appeared at Starfall Forest.
• Fan Siren urged Tang Tian to cultivate the second turn of the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, which required a Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill.
• Tang Tian spent a month gathering ingredients and defeating demon beasts, but failed to find the Thunder Cherry Blossom, Heavenly Thunder Vine, and blood of a Thunderclap Beast.
• Tang Tian resolved to enter the depths of Starfall Forest to find the remaining ingredients despite the dangers.

Tang Tian came across Ye Ruxue being surrounded by Ximen Lian and four Falling Star Sect disciples, who wanted to steal her Thunderclap Beast. After insulting them and drawing their anger, Tang Tian faced the charging men without retreating.

• Tang Tian crept deeper into Starfall Forest in search of spirit herbs and overheard Ximen Lian threatening Ye Ruxue over a Thunderclap Beast.
• Ye Ruxue refused to hand over the beast, and Ximen Lian offered herself to whoever seized it while declaring that Ye Ruxue would belong to all four men.
• Ye Ruxue fought the four Falling Star Sect disciples, who taunted her and attacked together.
• Fan Siren urged Tang Tian to save Ye Ruxue, but Tang Tian initially refused, then loudly called the attackers and Ximen Lian trash.
• Tang Tian mocked the four disciples until they and Ximen Lian turned their fury on him; Ye Ruxue wondered how he dared provoke them despite his low cultivation.
• The four disciples charged at Tang Tian, who crossed his arms and showed no sign of fleeing.

Tang Tian faced four Falling Star Sect disciples who had turned on him after he provoked them, and he quickly seized one as a hostage. Ye Ruxue urged him to release the captive and escape, but Tang Tian refused and threatened to kill them all.

• Tang Tian's taunts drew the four Falling Star Sect disciples away from Ye Ruxue, and she told him to run.
• Ye Ruxue attacked Ximen Lian, then pursued the four disciples when Ximen Lian retreated.
• Tang Tian dodged the short man's saber and punched him hard enough to knock him down and disarm him.
• Tang Tian picked up the fallen saber and held it to the short man's neck as the other disciples threatened him.
• Ye Ruxue landed beside Tang Tian and asked him to release the captive so they could leave, but Tang Tian refused and challenged the Falling Star Sect to come after him.

Tang Tian and Ye Ruxue fought the Falling Star Sect disciples and Ximen Lian after Tang Tian killed the short young man. Ye Ruxue battled the strongest disciple while Tang Tian faced the other two, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Tang Tian killed the short young man after he challenged him to do so, shocking Ye Ruxue and Ximen Lian.
• Tang Tian asked Ye Ruxue to take on one opponent, and she declared that she would kill the three disciples and Ximen Lian.
• Ximen Lian tried to flee, but Tang Tian caught and killed her with a single slash.
• The three remaining Falling Star Sect disciples attacked, and Ye Ruxue intercepted their strongest fighter while Tang Tian engaged the other two.
• Tang Tian struggled against the two Advanced Bone-Forging Realm disciples, while Ye Ruxue pressed her opponent and tried to finish the fight quickly.

Tang Tian and Ye Ruxue defeated the Falling Star Sect disciples who had attacked them, and Tang Tian revealed his name and asked Ye Ruxue to keep his strength secret. After dividing the spoils, Tang Tian made an awkward request related to Ye Ruxue’s chest, hoping to exchange for something he needed.

• Ye Ruxue killed the lanky disciple, and Tang Tian killed two more attackers as they tried to flee or begged for mercy.
• Ye Ruxue thanked Tang Tian, recognized him as the Tang Family’s supposedly useless young master, and agreed to keep his strength confidential.
• Tang Tian searched the five corpses and gave Ye Ruxue a storage bag containing one thousand Lower-Grade Yuan Stones.
• Tang Tian awkwardly asked Ye Ruxue for a favor and offered to exchange something with her, leaving her to wonder what he intended.

Tang Tian obtained blood from Ye Ruxue’s Thunderclap Beast and learned where to find the Heavenly Thunder Vine. Ye Ruxue offered to accompany him to face the powerful Heavenly Thunder Python, and Tang Tian agreed.

• Tang Tian asked Ye Ruxue for the Thunderclap Beast’s blood, and the beast agreed after he offered it precious spirit herbs.
• The Thunderclap Beast drew blood from its own foreleg, and Tang Tian carefully collected it and treated the wound.
• Tang Tian told Ye Ruxue he was searching for Thunder Cherry Blossoms and Heavenly Thunder Vine, and she revealed the vine’s location near an Advanced Bone-Forging Realm Heavenly Thunder Python.
• Ye Ruxue offered to help Tang Tian face the python, and after warning her of the danger, he agreed to let her accompany him.