Chapter Summaries

Li Ye chose the Sword Control Technique from the Martial Arts Pavilion despite the Supreme Elder’s warning that it was exceptionally difficult to cultivate. After returning to his new courtyard, he reunited with Li Yating, who offered him a Soul-Gathering Pill to help him condense a Blood Soul, revealing how deeply she cared for him.

• Li Ye selected the Sword Control Technique, and the old man warned him that many who chose it had regretted their decision.
• Li Ye learned that Li Hou Nian had beaten the two elders who had tried to stop him, and he realized his uncle was likely a Martial Dao Grandmaster.
• Li Ye received his own courtyard as a top-ten Inner Disciple, then visited Aunt Yun and offered to bring her to live with him, but she refused.
• Li Yating visited Li Ye and explained that she had returned intending to give him a Soul-Gathering Pill, which could help him condense a Blood Soul.
• Li Ye thanked Li Yating and understood the affection behind her gift, though he no longer needed the pill.

Li Ye received Li Yating’s Soul-Gathering Pill and promised to visit her at the Heavenly Profound Sect before she left. He was then summoned to prepare for Wuzhou City’s Genius Summit, where Li Yue threatened him and Li Yuan Jia explained the Li Family’s poor showing the year before.

• Li Yating gave Li Ye her Soul-Gathering Pill, and he accepted it after she insisted.
• Xiao Qing told Li Yating it was time to return to the Heavenly Profound Sect, and Li Ye promised to visit her soon.
• Li Yuan Jia summoned Li Ye to the Council of Elders, where the First Elder announced the Genius Summit would take place in ten days and demanded the Li Family claim at least four top-ten spots.
• Li Mo dismissed Li Yating’s abilities, while Li Yue vowed to make Li Ye suffer at the Genius Summit.
• Li Yuan Jia told Li Ye that Li Mo had placed third and Li Ji ninth the previous year, while the rest of the Li Family failed to reach the top ten.

Li Ye learned that the Genius Summit offered a Biqi Dan and access to a Black-Tier Combat Technique for its top competitors, then sought ways to strengthen himself before the event. He discovered that Blood Eyes amplified his Sword Control Technique and went to a blacksmith shop, where he found a Yellow-Tier Low-Grade longsword.

• Li Yuan Jia told Li Ye that the Li Family would reward Genius Summit finalists with a Biqi Dan and the winner with a chance to study a Black-Tier Combat Technique.
• Li Ye cultivated for three days and reached the peak of Spirit Martial Tier Five, but worried that he could not break through quickly enough to place in the top ten.
• Li Ye studied the Sword Control Technique and learned that it used Spiritual Power to control weapons, though he could barely move a porcelain bowl without activating Blood Eyes.
• Li Ye found that Blood Eyes let him move objects weighing up to twenty jin with great speed, and decided to obtain a suitable sword.
• Li Ye visited a Wuzhou City blacksmith shop and noticed a Clearwind Sword forged by Master Tie, which the shopkeeper said was a Yellow-Tier Low-Grade weapon.

Li Ye bought an affordable longsword and trained his Sword Control Technique, Combat Techniques, and Phantom Step ahead of the Genius Summit. As the summit drew near, unexpected changes occurred on the day before it began.

• Li Ye admired a Yellow-Tier Low-Grade Clearwind Sword and a set of exceptionally sharp throwing knives, but he could not afford either and bought a Fine-Grade longsword for three hundred gold coins.
• Li Ye practiced the Sword Control Technique and learned that he could guide a sword accurately within ten meters, with enough force to pierce granite and threaten a Martial Dao Master.
• Li Ye studied Cloud-Turning Palm and quickly brought his Combat Techniques to Minor Success, while Phantom Step advanced to Major Success and let him produce more than ten convincing afterimages.
• Li Yating and Xiao Qing left after saying their farewells as the Genius Summit approached.
• Unexpected changes occurred on the day before the Genius Summit.

Li Ye was nearing a breakthrough when Wu Hao and two other youths from the Wu and Yu Families challenged the Li Family’s Inner Disciples. Li Ye stepped in to face Wu Hao, and the chapter ended as Wu Hao launched a powerful palm strike.

• Li Ye realized his cultivation had stalled at the peak of Spirit Martial Tier Five and heard that Wuzhou City’s annual Genius Summit was the next day.
• Wu Hao defeated and injured Li Yuan Jia, then mocked the Li Family’s disciples and demanded that Li Mo face him.
• Li Ye learned Wu Hao had ranked sixth at the previous Genius Summit and that Wu Hao’s group had challenged the Li Family’s Inner Disciples.
• Li Ye stopped Li Yuan Jia from fighting while injured and took his place against Wu Hao.
• Wu Hao dismissed Li Ye’s challenge, but Li Ye taunted him until Wu Hao attacked with a powerful palm strike.

Li Ye fought Wu Hao, whose Iron Sand Palm carried poison, and used the pressure of the battle to break through to Spirit Martial Tier Six. After defeating Wu Hao with Phantom Step and Gale Legs, Li Ye faced his enraged opponent again and broke his nose with another icy punch.

• Wu Hao revealed his major accomplishment in Iron Sand Palm, and Li Yuan Jia warned Li Ye that its palm strikes carried poison.
• Li Ye used Phantom Step and Gale Legs to evade Wu Hao’s attacks and counterattack, then blocked his Iron Sand Palm with Frost Fist and Cloud-Turning Palm.
• Li Ye used Wu Hao’s pressure as a whetstone, breaking through to Spirit Martial Tier Six while keeping the battle at a temporary deadlock.
• Li Ye deepened his mastery of Phantom Step, then used Storm of Gale to shatter Wu Hao’s Iron Sand Palm and kick him flying.
• Wu Hao rose in fury and unleashed a violent impact, but Li Ye coated him in frost and struck his nose again, breaking the bone.

Li Ye defeated Wu Hao and learned more about his Blood Clan inheritance in the Ancient Castle. The chapter left him still uncertain about the origins of his Blood Eyes.

• Li Ye defeated Wu Hao, who vowed to remember him and challenged him to meet again at the Genius Summit.
• Li Mo arrived, taunted Wu Hao, and let him leave before insulting the Li Family disciples.
• Li Yuan Jia praised Li Ye's growing strength, while Li Ye kept his abilities and trump cards secret.
• Li Ye returned to the Blood Clan Inheritance Space and learned that Blood Clan members could absorb Blood Souls to gain power and live far longer than ordinary people.
• Li Ye asked about creating bloodkin and his unusual Blood Eyes, but the Inheritance Spirit could not explain either mystery.

Li Ye learned that his Marquis-rank Blood Clan bloodline had only awakened to its first stage, leaving him vulnerable despite its immense potential. He discovered the limits of his new abilities and ended the chapter testing his night-time stealth in the darkness.

• Li Ye found that terrifying gravity prevented him from leaving the Ancient Castle in the Inheritance Space.
• The Inheritance Spirit explained Blood Clan ranks, the power of a fully awakened Marquis, and the dangers and rules of blood servants.
• Li Ye learned he was only at the first of four awakening stages and could not create blood servants until the third stage.
• Li Ye received Shadow Assault and Demonic Bat Transformation, but both abilities were restricted to nighttime or dark environments.
• Li Ye learned that the Blood Clan recovered through essence blood and cultivated more than ten times faster at night.
• Li Ye used Shadow Assault to vanish into the room’s darkness and reappear at the door.

Li Ye tested his new abilities, advanced to late Spirit Martial Tier Six, and arrived at Wuzhou City’s Genius Summit. As he sized up the Four Great Geniuses and worried about the Wu and Yu Families’ closeness, several people suddenly strode through the air toward the gathering.

• Li Ye practiced Shadow Assault and Demon Bat Transformation, deciding the abilities could make him formidable at night but that Demon Bat Transformation drained too much energy.
• After cultivating overnight, Li Ye reached late Spirit Martial Tier Six and judged his chances against higher-level opponents.
• Li Yuan Jia explained the Genius Summit’s entry requirements and the Li Family’s direct entry spots as they joined the Wu and Yu Families at the grounds.
• Li Ye noticed the Wu and Yu family heads acting unusually close and feared they might unite against the Li Family.
• Li Yuan Jia identified Wu Batian, Yuwen Wushuang, and Yuwen Lihua as the other three of Wuzhou City’s Four Great Geniuses, and Li Ye felt eager to challenge them.
• Several people strode through the air toward the summit, startling Li Ye and the assembled families.

Li Ye dominated the Genius Summit preliminary round and reached his nineteenth straight victory before facing the notorious mercenary Jiang Wenhua. Jiang Wenhua threatened to cripple him, setting up their decisive match for a place in the finals.

• Three imposing visitors arrived at the Genius Summit, and the heads of the three great Lineages welcomed them with great respect.
• The preliminary round began, requiring contestants below Spirit Martial Tier Seven to win twenty consecutive matches to qualify for the finals.
• Li Ye won his first seventeen matches with a single punch each, while Li Datou, Li Yijian, Li Yu, Yu Wen Tianhua, and Wu Wenhao also advanced impressively.
• Li Ye reached nineteen consecutive victories as Jiang Wenhua, a feared mercenary at peak Spirit Martial Tier Six, challenged him.
• Jiang Wenhua demanded that Li Ye leave the arena and threatened to cripple him when Li Ye refused to back down.