Chapter Summaries

Ying Ming Hao welcomed Ye Hua back and assigned her former servants to work under Yu Qinghuan and Nangong Jin at the Fragrant Pavilion. He took Huang Rong with him to the Misty Sect and left the white horse fearing it would become dinner.

• Ying Ming Hao noticed Ye Hua's white hair, and Ye Hua claimed it came from cultivating while hiding her true heartache.
• Ye Hua offered Gu Yanchen and the others to Ying Ming Hao, who sent them to the Fragrant Pavilion with a token and orders to follow Yu Qinghuan and Nangong Jin.
• Huang Rong asked to stay with Ying Ming Hao, and he invited her to cultivate alongside him in the Misty Sect.
• Ye Hua warned Gu Yanchen and the others that they would die if they disobeyed Ying Ming Hao, and they pledged to follow his orders.
• Ying Ming Hao promised the group a chance to train at the Misty Sect if they performed well, and they rode toward Ascension City.
• Ying Ming Hao set off with Ye Hua and Huang Rong, joking that the white horse would make good hot pot, while Little Chicken Kun drove it after them.

Ying Ming Hao reunited Huang Rong with Ye Hua, then brought them to Ming Hao Palace, where his friends mistook Huang Rong’s claim to be his concubine for proof that he had secretly taken her in. He faced a barrage of accusations while Yun Qingyi and the other Breeding Farm disciples silently stood by him.

• Ying Ming Hao transferred sect contribution points to Huang Rong and helped her complete the procedures.
• Ying Ming Hao, Huang Rong, and Ye Hua chatted on the way back, and Ye Hua became more talkative and comfortable with Huang Rong.
• Ying Ming Hao brought Huang Rong and Ye Hua to Ming Hao Palace, where Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, and their friends were gathered.
• Huang Rong called herself Ying Ming Hao’s concubine and clung to his arm, provoking murderous looks from the others.
• Lin Zihan, Lin Qinqin, Shui Huo'er, Zhang Zhe, and the others scolded Ying Ming Hao and offered alternative matches, while Yun Qingyi and the Breeding Farm disciples stood behind him in support.

Ying Ming Hao was accused of mistreating the women around him and was beaten by the enraged crowd. Huang Rong revealed her Heavenly Saint Realm strength to stop the assault, and Ying Ming Hao then retaliated against Qi Qing after recognizing her shoe.

• Shui Huo'er, Zhao Bufan, and Fatty Zhang accused Ying Ming Hao of deceiving and harming the women, while Ye Hua watched without helping him.
• As the crowd closed in, Ying Ming Hao accused Lin Yong, Lin Hao, and Fatty Zhang of kicking him, but another attacker knocked him down and the group beat him.
• Yu Wanchuan and Lin Xue pulled Huang Rong away as she pleaded for the crowd to stop hurting Ying Ming Hao.
• Huang Rong unleashed her Heavenly Saint Realm aura, pinning Fatty Zhang and the others to the ground and making the crowd realize they had misunderstood Ying Ming Hao.
• Ying Ming Hao found Qi Qing's embroidered shoe, recognized her as one of his attackers, and kicked her as she begged him to spare her.

Ying Ming Hao beat Lin Yong, Fatty Zhang, and the others for mistreating Huang Rong and Ye Hua, while the women staged a reconciliation to stop him. The group turned on one another to appease him, but Lin Yong and Lin Hao earned another beating after Lin Yong proposed drugging their cousin and sending her to Ying Ming Hao’s bed.

• Ying Ming Hao mercilessly beat Lin Yong, Fatty Zhang, Jie Kong, Zhao Bufan, and the others at Ming Hao Palace.
• Huang Rong and Ye Hua pretended to blame themselves and asked Ying Ming Hao to stop, prompting the battered group to welcome them and apologize.
• Lin Zihan, Shui Huo'er, Lin Qinqin, Yu Wanchuan, Qi Qing, and Lin Xue each struck others to appease Ying Ming Hao, leaving their chosen targets confused and bruised.
• Fatty Zhang apologized and drank three cups of wine, while Lin Yong praised his older cousin and proposed knocking her out and sending her to Ying Ming Hao.
• Lin Zihan kicked Lin Yong down, then beat Lin Hao when he looked at her, leaving the brothers battered together.

Ying Ming Hao reunited with his companions and spent the evening soothing their jealousy and bringing Huang Rong into the gathering. After his friends kept him from visiting Ye Hua and Huang Rong, he used another version of himself to visit Liu Quer and Steward Jin during the night.

• Miss Shui pretended to leave in tears, and Ying Ming Hao comforted her until she calmed down.
• Ying Ming Hao recounted his experiences from the past two years, and the group grew more sympathetic toward Huang Rong and Ye Hua.
• Ying Ming Hao tended to Miss Shui, Ye Hua, Huang Rong, Lin Qinqin, and Lin Zihan during the meal until the gathering ended late at night.
• Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, and the others kept Ying Ming Hao away from Huang Rong and Ye Hua, so he arranged separate rooms and sent another Ying Ming Hao disguised as Luo Bai to visit Liu Quer.
• Ying Ming Hao spent several hours with Liu Quer, then slipped into Steward Jin's Residence and coaxed Steward Jin into cooperating while Luo Bai slept beside her.

Ying Ming Hao showed Ye Hua how his Breeding Farm had grown into a major business and put her to work selling spirit beasts as the Misty Sect prepared for the Sect Grand Competition. Huang Rong advanced her cultivation through the sect’s classes and training facilities, while returning disciples and elders filled the sect in the days before the competition.

• Ying Ming Hao kicked Lin Yong and Fatty Zhang awake, then covered Shui Huo'er and Little Green with a blanket before waking Huang Rong and Ye Hua.
• Ying Ming Hao gave Huang Rong a tour of the Misty Sect and enrolled her in cultivation classes for Saint Realm cultivators.
• Ying Ming Hao brought Ye Hua to the crowded Breeding Farm, where he explained that his business controlled much of the Beast Taming Hall’s breeding farms and the sect’s food supply chain.
• Ying Ming Hao and Ye Hua joined Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, and the others in selling spirit beasts, while Ying Ming Hao handed out milk tea, fried chicken, and burgers.
• Ying Ming Hao stayed busy with the Breeding Farm and secretly visited married women for resources, while Huang Rong trained and improved her cultivation.
• Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and others returned from confinement and were put to work by Ying Ming Hao as disciples and sect officials arrived for the Sect Grand Competition.

At the Misty Sect’s Grand Competition, Ying Ming Hao led his disciples to the Heavenly Immortal Realm arena, where Elder Li announced the stakes and lavish rewards. The competition had yet to begin, but the contestants were fired up to compete for rankings and a chance to advance.

• Ying Ming Hao brought Yun Qingyi and his followers to the packed Heavenly Immortal Realm arena and urged them to aim for the top hundred.
• Ying Ming Hao and the other disciples waited as contestants gathered and no presiding elders arrived.
• Elder Li descended with the other elders and introduced himself as chief examiner for the arena.
• Elder Li explained that the top hundred could represent the sect in further competitions and contend for a place in the Heavenly Prodigy Championship.
• Elder Li announced spirit stone, cultivation manual, weapon, and Spirit Marrow Secret Realm rewards for top-ranked contestants, prompting the disciples to cheer.

Elder Li explained the Spirit Marrow Secret Realm tournament rules: disciples had three days to gather at least fifteen points, while killing and crippling others were forbidden. The elimination round began with Ye Qingxuan and other strong disciples quickly seizing points, as Ying Ming Hao waited to enter with his companions.

• Elder Li announced that each disciple started with one point, could plunder points, and needed fifteen to advance when the secret realm closed after three days.
• Elder Li clarified that disciples could not kill or cripple one another but could use any other means, including forming groups to take points.
• Elder Li and the other elders opened three secret realm gates, and the disciples rushed inside to seek favorable positions.
• Ying Ming Hao chose to let others enter first and told Yun Qingyi and the others to hold hands so they would stay together.
• Ye Qingxuan entered alone, knocked down nearby disciples, and seized points as other powerful disciples and large teams began hunting for points.

Ying Ming Hao and his companions fought through groups of disciples who had gathered to ambush them in the Secret Realm. After breaking through toward the Rock Pile, they learned their pursuers had been specifically ordered to target Ying Ming Hao and continued the chase.

• Ying Ming Hao spotted hostile groups converging on his party and led them left toward the Rock Pile to use its terrain.
• Ying Ming Hao and his followers battered a group of disciples, while Liu Jingyuan charged through the enemy formation and seized an opponent’s points and Storage Ring.
• Ying Ming Hao ordered Liu Jingyuan to attack a target in the enemy formation, then led the party through the opposing line.
• Ying Ming Hao, Yun Qingyi, Liu Jingyuan, and the others retreated into the Rock Pile as their pursuers tried to stop them.
• A woman and a sinister young man urged the disciples to keep chasing Ying Ming Hao, revealing they had been ordered to surround and attack him.

Ying Ming Hao and his companions ambushed a group of disciples hiding by a rock pile, beat them, and looted their Storage Rings and points. When Ying Ming Hao demanded to know who sent them, their leader denied any orders, so Ying Ming Hao punished him brutally for his supposed manly spirit.

• Ying Ming Hao hid his group in the rocks and sent two disciples to confirm no reinforcements were following.
• After the scouts returned, Ying Ming Hao positioned his companions around the approaching disciples and led a sudden attack with Cold Iron Clubs.
• Ying Ming Hao's group beat the disciples, seized their Storage Rings and points, and searched the young woman among them.
• Ying Ming Hao questioned the group's leader about who had sent them, but the frightened man claimed they had acted out of greed alone.
• Ying Ming Hao mocked the leader's stubbornness as manly spirit and struck him in the crotch twice.

Ying Ming Hao learned that He Congyun had sent disciples to attack him and sent back a provocative message. After escaping the reinforcements, Ying Ming Hao and his group counted their points and set their sights on advancing.

• Ying Ming Hao forced a captured disciple to reveal that He Congyun, a True Disciple and Lin Qinqin's suitor, had ordered the attack.
• Ying Ming Hao told the disciple to tell He Congyun, "Senior Sister Lin is nice and wet!" then ordered Liu Jingyuan and the others to beat the captives.
• A wave of reinforcements arrived, but found the attackers gone and their companions injured and robbed; the red-haired disciple led his followers away without helping most of them.
• Ying Ming Hao led Yun Qingyi and the others around the reinforcements and into hiding.
• Yun Qingyi reported that everyone had six points and needed nine more to advance; Ying Ming Hao said they should aim for more than twenty points each.

On the final day of the elimination round, Ying Ming Hao and his companions secured enough points to advance, then continued hunting for more points and resources. They stalked a fleeing group toward an oasis, where Ying Ming Hao sensed another threat waiting.

• Ying Ming Hao picked off the disciples still pursuing him, leaving his group with sixteen points each and a guaranteed place in the next round.
• Ying Ming Hao led Yun Qingyi, Liu Jingyuan, and the others out of hiding to gather more points, resources, and battle experience.
• Ying Ming Hao spotted more than a hundred fleeing disciples and led his companions after them, hoping to ambush them and seize their gains.
• Senior Sister Jiang agreed to let her exhausted group rest for half an hour at an oasis, despite suspecting it could be dangerous.
• Ying Ming Hao stopped behind a sand dune and watched the group approach the oasis after sensing danger stirring there.

Ye Qingxuan led an ambush on Jiang Zhiqing’s group to take their points, but Lu Shen and two large forces overwhelmed them. As the battle collapsed, Ye Qingxuan fled, leaving Jiang Zhiqing and the others behind.

• Jiang Zhiqing and her disciples drank at an oasis lake before Ye Qingxuan’s group ambushed them.
• Ye Qingxuan fought Jiang Zhiqing, then proposed that their groups join forces when neither side gained the upper hand.
• Lu Shen arrived with more than three hundred disciples and attacked both groups, forcing Ye Qingxuan and Jiang Zhiqing to unite against him.
• Two more forces joined the battle, reducing Ye Qingxuan and Jiang Zhiqing’s side to only a few dozen survivors.
• Ye Qingxuan turned and ran, abandoning Jiang Zhiqing and the others.

Ye Qingxuan was forced back into the battle when Yang Fanyuan burst from the lake and disrupted the fight. Yang Fanyuan was overwhelmed by rivals and reinforcements, while Ye Qingxuan charged in to prove himself.

• Ye Qingxuan's companions cursed him for fleeing, while Lu Shen prepared to attack Jiang Zhiqing and her group.
• Water columns erupted across the lake, blocking Ye Qingxuan's escape.
• Yang Fanyuan strode across the lake with nearly a thousand disciples and struck Lu Shen, rescuing Jiang Zhiqing's group from the immediate encirclement.
• Lu Shen, Jiang Zhiqing, Junior Brother Liu, and Junior Brother Zhang attacked Yang Fanyuan, while other Heavenly Prodigies and their followers joined the brawl.
• Ye Qingxuan charged toward Yang Fanyuan's fight, while the growing crowd battered Yang Fanyuan until his face was bruised and swollen.

Yang Fanzhou arrived with more than eight hundred disciples while Yang Fanyuan was being overwhelmed by Lu Shen and Jiang Zhiqing’s forces. Ying Ming Hao pretended he had been waiting to rescue Yang Fanyuan, then rallied everyone into a charge that left both sides unsure whose reinforcements had arrived.

• Liu Jingyuan urged his companions to help Yang Fanyuan, but Yun Qingyi argued that their small group could not turn the fight around.
• Ying Ming Hao watched Yang Fanyuan’s side struggle while the group bickered, until Yang Fanzhou arrived and embraced him, mistaking him for a supporter.
• Ying Ming Hao claimed he had been waiting to rescue Yang Fanyuan and persuaded Yang Fanzhou to join him in a charge.
• Ying Ming Hao, Yun Qingyi, Liu Jingyuan, and Yang Fanzhou led their disciples toward the melee, startling both sides, who feared the other had received reinforcements.

A fight over places in the top hundred erupted into a massive melee, leaving Ying Ming Hao and Yang Fanyuan’s group surrounded and badly battered. Ying Ming Hao blamed Yang Fanyuan for provoking their enemies and ended the chapter by demanding ten Senior Sisters as compensation.

• Yang Fanyuan claimed Ying Ming Hao and his cousin had brought reinforcements, while Lu Shen urged the disciples to attack for a chance at more places in the top hundred.
• Jiang Zhiqing arrived with three hundred followers and led them into the fight as Ying Ming Hao, Liu Jingyuan, Yang Fanzhou, and their allies battled their opponents.
• More disciples joined the spreading melee until over a hundred thousand were fighting across the ruined oasis.
• A thousand disciples who had been tricked by Ying Ming Hao targeted him, but he drove one attacker back and led his men into their defensive circle to recover.
• Ying Ming Hao told Yang Fanyuan that Lu Shen, Zhang Yu, and others had gathered to take them down, then denied responsibility for provoking the fight.
• Yang Fanzhou believed Ying Ming Hao’s denial and offered to introduce him to two Senior Sisters, so Ying Ming Hao demanded ten instead.

Elder Li watched the Secret Realm descend into a massive brawl while trying to find more wine. Inside, Ying Ming Hao’s group joined the chaos, and Jiang Zhiqing fled when she saw them charge toward her.

• Elder Li discovered his wine flask was empty and persuaded other elders to give him jars of wine.
• Zhang Yu led disciples in attacking Ying Ming Hao’s defensive ring to avenge his childhood sweetheart and settle other grudges.
• Ying Ming Hao tricked Yang Fanyuan into believing Zhang Yu had attacked him, and Yang Fanyuan charged out to fight.
• Lu Shen taunted Yang Fanyuan, prompting Yang Fanzhou and other disciples to join the melee.
• Ying Ming Hao led his followers toward Jiang Zhiqing, who fled after remembering his Lightning Five-Combo Club.

Jiang Zhiqing fled Ying Ming Hao across the battlefield while several groups of disciples fought over points and resources. When Jiang joined forces with Ye Qingxuan and a much larger crowd to confront Ying, he abruptly turned to attack them, leaving Ye Qingxuan buried in the sand.

• Ying Ming Hao chased Jiang Zhiqing while Zhang Yu fought Yang Fanzhou and Lu Shen attacked Yang Fanyuan amid the battlefield melee.
• Ye Qingxuan gathered his followers and hurried toward Jiang Zhiqing, claiming he wanted to help her confront Ying Ming Hao.
• Jiang Zhiqing accepted Ye Qingxuan's help and proposed that they seize Ying Ming Hao's points and resources together.
• Seeing Jiang Zhiqing's group had over a thousand disciples, Ying Ming Hao fled toward Yang Fanyuan, but Ye Qingxuan and the others charged after him.
• Ying Ming Hao suddenly turned and struck Ye Qingxuan into the sand, while Yun Qingyi, Liu Jingyuan, and the others overwhelmed the pursuing disciples.

The first elimination round ended with Ying Ming Hao advancing while Ye Qingxuan was beaten and eliminated. As the surviving disciples registered for the next round in three days, Ye Qingxuan woke and swore revenge on Ying Ming Hao.

• Ying Ming Hao and his allies overwhelmed their opponents until the match time ran out, leaving Ye Qingxuan and several others beaten and stripped of their points.
• Elder Li announced that disciples with fifteen points would advance, and hundreds of thousands of competitors left the square as the eliminated contestants complained about their losses.
• Elder Li bought wine from Ying Ming Hao on credit, and Ying Ming Hao registered his points while the other qualifiers rushed to do the same.
• Several disciples secretly transferred points to the injured Ye Qingxuan and gave him medicine to wake him.
• Ye Qingxuan recovered his senses, saw Ying Ming Hao in the distance, and vowed to make him pay for the humiliation.

Ying Ming Hao scored 1,999 points in the elimination round and delighted in embarrassing rivals who had earned far fewer. After his friends advanced too, they celebrated, while Ye Yuan’s troubled evening continued as several men visited her in succession.

• Ying Ming Hao received praise from Steward Zhao for his score of 1,999 points and discreetly gave him a jar of Snowflake Brew.
• Yun Qingyi and Liu Jingyuan registered scores of 988 and 1,090 points, respectively, while the other disciples also tallied their results.
• Ying Ming Hao teased Yang Fanyuan, Yang Fanzhou, and Senior Sister Zhou about their scores until they fled, then returned to Ming Hao Palace with his friends.
• Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, and the others arrived to report that they had advanced, and the group invited Yun Qingyi, Liu Jingyuan, Huang Rong, and other disciples to celebrate.
• Wu Bao tried to invite Ye Yuan to the feast but was turned away; Ye Qingxuan, Lu Ding, and another handsome man visited Ye Yuan in succession.