Chapter Summaries

Ming Hao helped Lin Yong, Lin Hao, and Lin Zihan escape a mass attack in the Brawl Arena, defeat Luo Junhang’s interception, and seize thousands of Monthly Stipend Pouches. After challenging their pursuers to a rematch next month, Ming Hao shared resources with his companions so they could prepare for the fight.

• Ming Hao broke Lin Yong and the others out of the encirclement and led them toward the dormitory area while Wang Baishun and Hao Wu pursued them.
• Luo Junhang and three disciples blocked their path, but Ming Hao and his companions defeated them and took their Monthly Stipend Pouches.
• Ming Hao and his companions reached the formation’s edge, challenged Wang Baishun and Hao Wu’s group to return for a fight next month, and left the arena.
• At Ming Hao’s residence, the four counted 2,668 Monthly Stipend Pouches, and Ming Hao gave Lin Yong, Lin Hao, and Lin Zihan 400 each.
• Ming Hao’s companions accepted the resources and planned to strengthen their cultivation before the rematch.

Ming Hao escorted Lin Zihan and the others home, then accepted Lin Zihan’s invitation to see her cat. Meanwhile, Luo Junhang’s group discussed how to deal with Ming Hao and planned to gather allies for another confrontation.

• Ming Hao escorted Lin Hao and Lin Yong home, then walked Lin Zihan to her residence.
• Lin Zihan invited Ming Hao inside by claiming her cat could do backflips, and he followed her into the courtyard.
• A disciple reported to Luo Junhang’s group how Ying Ming Hao had defeated Xu Shu’s team, robbed raiding parties, and escaped their ambush.
• Senior brother Luo criticized the group’s failure, and Chen Dong said he had not heard of Ying Ming Hao.
• Wang Baishun proposed targeting Lin Zihan, Lin Hao, and Lin Yong separately, but Luo Junhang rebuked him and Hao Wu defended Luo Junhang.
• Senior brother Luo ordered the group to join forces with other raiding teams the next day and gave them resources to recover.

Ming Hao cultivated after reviewing his spoils, then invited his friends to dinner when his cooking failed again. At the meal, he revealed that he, Lin Zihan, Lin Yong, and Lin Hao would face Luo Junhang and his allies, who had recruited eight or nine hundred disciples, and he joined the others for a martial arts class.

• Ming Hao examined the stipends he had seized, reflected on his battle, and cultivated with pills and spirit stones.
• Ten days later, Ming Hao failed to cook a proper meal and invited Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, Lin Zihan, and Lin Hao to eat at the Dining Hall.
• Fatty Zhang told the group that Luo Junhang, Wang Baishun, and their allies had gathered eight or nine hundred people for a fight at the Brawl Arena next month.
• Ming Hao revealed that he, Lin Zihan, Lin Yong, and Lin Hao were the four opponents, and Lin Zihan explained how the confrontation had come about.
• Ming Hao agreed to attend a martial arts class with Lin Zihan and Lin Hao while Fatty Zhang went to his practical combat class.

Ming Hao and his companions attended a Martial Arts Class where the instructor explained why fighters of the same realm could have vastly different combat strength. After the lesson, Lin Yong and the others booked more classes and parted from Ming Hao, agreeing to meet for battle at the Dining Hall the next morning.

• Ming Hao and the others entered the crowded classroom, and the instructor sealed it with a formation before beginning his lecture.
• The instructor answered disciples' questions and explained how experience, teamwork, physiques, cultivation, and martial skill affected fighting strength.
• Lin Yong, Lin Hao, Lin Zihan, and Ming Hao reflected on their distinct combat specialties and the limitations of Ming Hao's hidden techniques.
• The lesson ended, and several disciples bought seats for the next class.
• Lin Yong and the others said goodbye to Ming Hao and agreed to battle at the Dining Hall the next morning.

Ming Hao spent the day comprehending blade intent at the Comprehension Stele, then met Lin Qinqin and her companions by a stream. After teasing and being punished by them, he joined their water fight, and they parted at midnight.

• Ming Hao entered the Comprehension Stele and focused on comprehending the immense blade intent until dusk left him mentally exhausted.
• Ming Hao left the stele, thought about Qing Yun, Qing Ying, Wang Yong, Meng Yi, Shui, Yu Wanchuan, and the four powers in Ascension City, then headed back toward the residential area.
• Ming Hao sneaked up on Lin Qinqin by a stream and tickled her ear with foxtail grass, so she chased him down and made her companions tickle him.
• Ming Hao introduced himself to Lin Qinqin and made her companions, Little Red and Little Green, laugh with a joke.
• Ming Hao joined Lin Qinqin, Little Red, and Little Green in a water fight, and they went their separate ways at midnight.

Ming Hao welcomed Fatty Zhang, Zhang Ze, and Jiang Lingfeng as allies for the coming fight against Luo Junhang’s group and gave them resources to strengthen their cultivation. The group joined Lin Yong’s companions for breakfast, preparing for next month’s battle.

• Fatty Zhang introduced Ming Hao to his younger brother Zhang Ze and his friend Jiang Lingfeng, who agreed to help in the fight against Luo Junhang’s group.
• Ming Hao warned Zhang Ze and Jiang Lingfeng that they would face nearly a thousand opponents, but they insisted they could hold off dozens each.
• Ming Hao gave Fatty Zhang, Zhang Ze, and Jiang Lingfeng Storage Rings filled with spirit stones and pills, then transferred twenty thousand sect contribution points to each of them.
• Ming Hao and the three new allies joined Lin Yong’s group at the Dining Hall, where everyone ate while Lin Zihan fetched more food and wiped grease off Ming Hao.

Ming Hao and Lin Zihan toured the Misty Sect hand in hand, where he picked flowers for her and she kissed his cheek. Their date was interrupted by Luo Bai, whose confrontation with Ming Hao ended with a kick that revealed Luo Bai was unusually resilient.

• Fatty Zhang and his companions hurried to store their new resources and signed up for classes, while Lin Zihan stayed with Ming Hao as his guide.
• Lin Zihan took Ming Hao to the Sea of Flowers and explained that the sect harvested its blossoms for sale.
• Ming Hao picked two Spirit Flowers and tucked them into Lin Zihan’s hair, and she kissed him on the cheek.
• Luo Bai accused Ming Hao of stealing flowers and tried to seize him, but Lin Zihan kicked him away.
• Ming Hao kicked Luo Bai more than ten meters, noticed that he had barely been hurt, and a female steward arrived to help Luo Bai.

Ming Hao and Lin Zihan confronted Luo Bai and Steward Jin after Luo Bai accused Ming Hao of breaking sect rules and assaulting him. Luo Bai fled in disgrace, while Ming Hao and Lin Zihan continued their date; later, Luo Bai and Steward Jin spent the night together.

• Luo Bai accused Ming Hao of picking spirit flowers, coercing Lin Zihan, and kicking him, and Steward Jin ordered the disciples to seize Ming Hao.
• Ming Hao challenged the accusations, paid for the flowers, and Lin Zihan kissed him to disprove Luo Bai’s claim that she had been coerced.
• The onlookers sided with Ming Hao, and Luo Bai picked up the spirit stones before fleeing in disgrace.
• Ming Hao and Lin Zihan stayed to admire flowers and compose poetry while Luo Bai remained at work until sunset.
• Ming Hao and Lin Zihan went to Cloudsea Peak for a barbecue and to admire the night sky.
• Luo Bai and Steward Jin spent the night together in her room.

Ming Hao and Lin Zihan shared a barbecue on Cloudsea Peak with Qi Qing, Qing Yu, and the solitary demonic cultivator Zhao Bufan. After feeding them and inviting them to breakfast, Ming Hao left with Lin Zihan, treating her sore hands with Spirit Salve.

• Qi Qing and Qing Yu, two Demon Race siblings who had gone hungry after joining the Misty Sect, arrived at Ming Hao and Lin Zihan's barbecue and ate their fill.
• Ming Hao gave the siblings food and drinks after learning other disciples had stolen their spirit stones and shunned them.
• Ming Hao noticed Zhao Bufan watching from nearby, invited him to join, and learned he was a Demonic Cultivator.
• Ming Hao invited Qi Qing, Qing Yu, and Zhao Bufan to breakfast outside the Dining Hall in Building A the next morning; Zhao Bufan declined.
• After the group parted, Ming Hao applied Spirit Salve to Lin Zihan's swollen hands, and they walked away hand in hand.

Ming Hao and his companions visited the Misty Sect’s annual Treasure Hunt Fair after breakfast, where the crowded market offered an overwhelming variety of goods. They entered the Jewelry Pavilion, and Ming Hao began choosing cosmetics for Lin Zihan as Qi Qing and Qing Yu followed them.

• Fatty Zhang told Ming Hao about the Treasure Hunt Fair, and Ming Hao invited the others to go after breakfast.
• Ming Hao met Lin Yong’s group and Qi Qing, Qing Yu, and Zhao Bufan, then led everyone to eat at the Dining Hall.
• Lin Zihan fetched more food as the group ate, and Qi Qing and Qing Yu consumed nearly five or six carts before they were full.
• Ming Hao and the others descended to the Mountain Gate square and explored the bustling Treasure Hunt Fair.
• Ming Hao brought Lin Zihan and the others into the Jewelry Pavilion, where he picked out cosmetics for Lin Zihan and Qi Qing and Qing Yu joined them.

Ming Hao browsed the jewelry pavilion with Lin Zihan, Qi Qing, Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, and the others, then negotiated to buy the costly Twelve Sets of Armor. He secured the armor for ten million low-grade spirit stones and permission to take up to five hundred thousand spirit stones' worth of other items for free.

• Ming Hao selected rouge and hairpins while Lin Zihan offered suggestions and Qi Qing watched eagerly.
• Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, and the others admired the Twelve Sets of Armor but hesitated because they could not afford its high price.
• Manager Jin explained the armor's powers and drawbacks, then lowered its price from fifteen million to ten million low-grade spirit stones.
• Ming Hao accepted the ten-million price and asked Manager Jin to include up to five hundred thousand spirit stones' worth of other items for free.
• Ming Hao told his senior brothers to choose twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones' worth of items each, and Lin Zihan and the others went shopping.

Luo Bai confronted Ming Hao over a dress at the jewelry pavilion, but Ming Hao and his companions beat him after he attacked a saleswoman. Luo Bai called for Sister Jin, and an enraged woman rushed to his rescue with another young matron behind her.

• Steward Jin brought Luo Bai to the jewelry pavilion, where he spotted Ming Hao choosing a scarlet Glazed Fairy Dress for Lin Zihan.
• Luo Bai snatched the dress from Ming Hao and refused to return it, claiming his connection to Manager Jin made him the honored customer.
• When a saleswoman defended Ming Hao's first choice, Luo Bai slapped and kicked her.
• Ming Hao pinned Luo Bai's foot to the floor, slapped him, and kicked him away; Lin Zihan and the others joined in, with Qi Qing cracking the floor with a kick.
• Luo Bai called for Sister Jin, and an enraged woman hurried over with a beautiful young matron following her.

Luo Bai recovered and falsely portrayed himself as a hero who had been attacked by Ming Hao's group, winning Deacon Jin and the crowd's sympathy. Shopkeeper Jin questioned his account and warned him to think carefully, leaving the truth unresolved.

• Deacon Jin rushed to Luo Bai, gave him healing pills, and comforted him as he woke up crying.
• Luo Bai admired Shopkeeper Jin, then introduced himself as Deacon Jin's lover, but Shopkeeper Jin ignored his advances and asked what had happened.
• Luo Bai claimed Ming Hao had stolen the glazed dress, beaten the saleswoman, and led a group attack on him.
• Deacon Jin and the bystanders believed Luo Bai's story and turned against Ming Hao and his companions, who struggled to restrain their anger.
• Ming Hao asked Shopkeeper Jin for her judgment, and she said the Jewelry Pavilion would not punish the innocent or spare the guilty.
• Shopkeeper Jin pressed Luo Bai to confirm his story, then cut him off and warned him not to disappoint Deacon Jin.

After Luo Bai's lies were exposed, he and Deacon Jin stormed out of Shopkeeper Jin's store, ending their family ties with her. Shopkeeper Jin compensated Ming Hao and his group with store credit, and they left with a mountain of purchases after Ming Hao spent over nine million low-grade spirit stones.

• Shopkeeper Jin had Xiao Zhang recount what happened, and the onlookers turned against Luo Bai after hearing the clerk's account.
• Luo Bai accused Xiao Zhang of lying and swore an oath on his beloved's life, while Deacon Jin believed him and Shopkeeper Jin rebuked them both.
• Deacon Jin denounced Shopkeeper Jin, severed their family ties, and dragged Luo Bai out of the store.
• Shopkeeper Jin apologized to Ming Hao and offered five hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones' worth of goods as compensation after Lin Zihan demanded it.
• Ming Hao distributed allowances to his companions, then filled his purchases with women's clothes, cosmetics, stockings, and shoes while the others selected their own goods.
• Ming Hao paid over nine million low-grade spirit stones for the purchases and a conversion fee on the remaining balance.

Ying Ming Hao bought lavish gifts for Lin Zihan and Qi Qing, then led his group through the streets as Lin Zihan drew attention in her new dress. After they dismissed a fortune-telling Daoist, he risked a blood divination, became convinced they were his destined benefactors, and chased after them with his stall.

• Ying Ming Hao paid for the group's purchases, gave Lin Zihan a scarlet immortal dress, and gifted Qi Qing cosmetics, outfits, a hairpin, and a dagger.
• Lin Zihan emerged wearing the dress, attracting stares, and Ming Hao took her by the hand and led her out of the shop.
• Ming Hao and his companions walked through the crowded street as suitors approached Lin Zihan, while elders watched over the group.
• A young Daoist offered the group free fortune readings, but Zhang Ze, Jiang Lingfeng, and Lin Yong dismissed his vague predictions and walked away.
• The Daoist used his master's Bagua Plate for a blood divination, then packed up his stall and hurried after Ming Hao's group.

Ming Hao discovered that several items at a stall were desired by the treasures and remnants he carried, then bargained with the stallholder over an incomplete manual. He left the stallholder considering Ming Hao’s demand to include fifty free items with the purchase.

• Xuan Chengzi caught up with Ming Hao and the others at a crowded stall, introduced himself, and received no attention.
• Ming Hao identified spirit liquid, bronze fragments, pills, and a crystal that appealed to the objects and remnant souls he carried.
• Ming Hao saw that his companions and Xuan Chengzi had each found items that interested them.
• Ming Hao questioned the stallholder about an incomplete manual, rejected the initial price of eight thousand low-grade spirit stones, and haggled him down.
• Ming Hao offered five thousand low-grade spirit stones for the manual if the stallholder also let him choose fifty items for free, leaving the stallholder pained by the proposal.

Ming Hao and his companions bought items from a stall and went searching for food, while Xuan Chengzi faced questions about why he was following them. A commotion interrupted them when they saw a young monk being beaten, and Ming Hao let three companions intervene; they brought the injured monk back with them.

• Ming Hao bargained for forty items, then paid the stallholder as his companions chose items of their own.
• Ming Hao ordered grilled meat for the hungry group, and the others pressed Xuan Chengzi to explain why he was following Ming Hao.
• The group saw a dozen disciples mocking and beating a young monk, who fought back despite being outnumbered.
• Ming Hao allowed Lin Yong, Zhang Ze, and Jiang Lingfeng to step in, and the three drove off the disciples.
• Lin Yong gave the monk a healing pill, and he returned with Lin Yong and the others.

Jie Kong told Ming Hao and the others about the harsh treatment he had faced as a monk and an outcast, but they welcomed him and invited him to join their stroll. The group reunited with Lin Qinqin, then Ming Hao’s companions dragged him away from the Fragrant Pavilion after mistaking his visit for an attempt to pursue its women.

• Jie Kong recounted how his love of meat and wine led his temple disciples to call him a fake monk and how Misty Sect disciples continued to bully and exclude him.
• Ming Hao offered Jie Kong grilled meat, and the others warmly welcomed him and invited him to stroll with them.
• Ming Hao’s group encountered Lin Qinqin and her maids, Little Red and Little Green, while they browsed at a rouge stall, and they joined the group.
• Ming Hao stopped outside the Fragrant Pavilion to look for Lady Yu and Yu Wanchuan, while onlookers assumed he had brought the women with him to visit the establishment.
• Lin Zihan and Lin Qinqin dragged Ming Hao away from the Fragrant Pavilion as he protested, and the rest of the group reluctantly followed.

Ming Hao was being escorted by Lin Zihan and Lin Qinqin when he reunited with Lin Qi and Lin Xue and then met Su Mei's group. Meanwhile, several groups searched for the missing young master, and Qing Yun defended him against a disrespectful disciple; the chapter ended with Su Mei's disciples staring at Lin Zihan and Lin Qinqin.

• Lin Zihan and Lin Qinqin kept hold of Ming Hao as they led him down the street, while Lin Yong, Fatty Zhang, and the others laughed at his predicament.
• Lin Qi and Lin Xue caught up with Ming Hao after Lin Qi called out, and Ming Hao invited them to walk and talk with his group.
• Zi Xuan asked Qing Yun about finding the young master, and Qing Yun kicked away a disciple who insulted him.
• Qing Ying and Zi Ting, along with Wang Yang and Wei Ze, reported that their searches had not found the young master.
• Su Mei met Ming Hao's group, introduced her clan members and disciples, and her seven true disciples and nine personal disciples stared at Lin Zihan and Lin Qinqin.

Zhao Yuan and the other legacy and direct disciples tried to detain Lin Zihan and Lin Qinqin while Su Mei refused to intervene. Ming Hao unleashed the power of his jade ring, crushing the aggressors and leaving them pinned to the floor.

• Zhao Yuan and the other disciples flaunted their status and harassed Lin Zihan and Lin Qinqin while Su Mei watched.
• Ming Hao tried to leave with Lin Zihan, Lin Qinqin, and their companions, but Zhao Yuan and the others blocked their way and demanded the women stay.
• Su Mei denied responsibility for her friends, and Lin Yong and the others stood up to Zhao Yuan’s group.
• Zhao Yuan released his oppressive aura, forcing Ming Hao’s companions to struggle under its weight.
• Ming Hao touched his jade ring, releasing a powerful aura that overwhelmed Zhao Yuan’s and pinned him, the other disciples, Su Mei, and her companions to the floor.