Chapter Summaries

After the rankings challenge tournament had nearly ended, Ye Qingxuan made a dramatic entrance and challenged Yang Fanzhou. Yang Fanzhou initially drove him to the edge of defeat, but Ye Qingxuan used the Blood Escape Technique and recovered enough to fight back, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Liu Jingyuan lost to Yang Fanyuan after nearly six hundred exchanges, while Yun Qingyi and Yang Fanzhou finished their heavily contested battle.
• The disciples' challenges continued for two days before nearly an hour passed without a new challenger.
• Ye Qingxuan made a deliberately leisurely entrance and challenged Yang Fanzhou, who mocked him and attacked immediately.
• Yang Fanzhou relentlessly drove Ye Qingxuan toward the edge of the platform as the spectators laughed at him.
• Ye Qingxuan used the Blood Escape Technique to appear behind Yang Fanzhou, then took pills to recover.
• Yang Fanzhou resumed his attack, but Ye Qingxuan blocked his spear strikes with the Green Sword, and their duel continued.

Ye Qingxuan defeated Yang Fanzhou in a brutal duel and rose to third place, then challenged Yang Fanyuan for second place. Their new fight began fiercely, with neither giving ground.

• Ye Qingxuan and Yang Fanzhou fought through hundreds of exchanges before unleashing their strongest attacks in a final clash.
• Yang Fanzhou suffered a severe chest wound, admitted defeat, and was helped by Yang Fanyuan as the rankings shifted and Ye Qingxuan claimed third place.
• Ye Qingxuan recovered on the platform, then challenged Yang Fanyuan for second place as the hour-long challenge limit neared.
• Yang Fanyuan accepted the challenge, and he and Ye Qingxuan immediately began a fast, fierce spear-and-sword battle.

Ye Qingxuan defeated Yang Fanyuan in a fierce duel, though he mistook Yang Fanyuan’s exhaustion for another trick. After mocking the injured cousins, Ye Qingxuan challenged Ying Ming Hao, while Ying Ming Hao urged Yang Fanzhou to fight Ye Qingxuan instead.

• Ye Qingxuan and Yang Fanyuan each unleashed a secret technique and fought for hundreds of blows, leaving both wounded and exhausted.
• Ye Qingxuan and Yang Fanyuan charged their finishing moves and clashed, with Ye Qingxuan inflicting a grave wound on Yang Fanyuan.
• Yang Fanzhou rushed to support his cousin and fed him precious pills as Ye Qingxuan mocked them for losing.
• Yang Fanzhou threatened Ye Qingxuan with Ying Ming Hao, and Ye Qingxuan declared he would defeat Ying Ming Hao next.
• Ying Ming Hao grinned and challenged Yang Fanzhou to fight Ye Qingxuan himself.

Ye Qingxuan challenged Ying Ming Hao, who taunted him with stories of his past until Ye Qingxuan unleashed his demon god holy body. The shattered Martial Platform left Ying Ming Hao's fate unclear.

• Yang Fanzhou withdrew with Yang Fanyuan, claiming they were too injured to continue after their defeats.
• Ying Ming Hao mocked the brothers while Ye Qingxuan ignored the noise to recover.
• Ye Qingxuan challenged Ying Ming Hao, who stopped his charge and taunted him about his past at the Gathering Fortune House.
• Ying Ming Hao brought up Ye Qingxuan's scheme involving Senior Sister Du Xiangmei and the Green Plum Qin, driving Ye Qingxuan into a rage.
• Ye Qingxuan activated his secret art and manifested his Demon God Body, which smashed apart the section of the Martial Platform where Ying Ming Hao stood.

Ye Qingxuan thought he had killed Ying Ming Hao, but Ying Ming Hao survived and beat him down. Afterward, Ying Ming Hao and Zhang Yu joked about arranging companions, with Ying Ming Hao secretly naming a price far above what Zhang Yu expected.

• Ye Qingxuan exhausted himself attacking the rubble where he believed Ying Ming Hao had fallen.
• Ying Ming Hao surprised Ye Qingxuan, slammed him face-first into the ground, and brutally kicked him while the spectators watched.
• Zhang Yu asked Ying Ming Hao for details about Ye Qingxuan giving away a Supreme-Grade Green Plum Qin.
• Zhang Yu joked that he would find ten senior sisters, and Ying Ming Hao offered to arrange them for a fee.
• Zhang Yu agreed, mistaking Ying Ming Hao's one-finger gesture for one thousand lower-grade spirit stones each, though Ying Ming Hao meant one million each.

Ying Ming Hao exposed Ye Qingxuan’s attempted assault on Du Xiangmei, humiliated him, and took his Storage Ring. The Sect Grand Competition concluded with Ying Ming Hao in first place, and the ranked disciples were told to gather for a month of cultivation in the Spirit Marrow Secret Realm.

• Ying Ming Hao recounted Ye Qingxuan’s plot against Du Xiangmei, stripped him of his Storage Ring, and ignored his pleas and threats.
• Ying Ming Hao beat Ye Qingxuan and kicked him off the Martial Platform as the disciples cursed him and he pretended to faint.
• After an hour without further challenges, Elder Li declared the Sect Grand Competition over and announced the rankings, with Ying Ming Hao first and Ye Qingxuan second.
• Elder Li announced the ranked disciples would enter the Spirit Marrow Secret Realm in three days and encouraged them to compete for honors in future tournaments.
• Stewards delivered rewards to the ranked disciples, and Ying Ming Hao carefully counted his before putting them away.

Ying Ming Hao raised the price for ten senior sisters to spend time with Zhang Yu, using his underground matchmaking business to secure a hundred thousand spirit stones. After he left the women and met Yun Qingyi, he teased him about finding a woman, then grabbed his chest to ask how he had built such enormous pecs.

• Ying Ming Hao told ten senior sisters that Zhang Yu’s status and wealth justified a fee of ten thousand spirit stones each.
• The senior sisters paid Ying Ming Hao a total of one hundred thousand spirit stones and eagerly agreed to meet Zhang Yu.
• Ying Ming Hao refused the leading senior sister’s advances and hurried the group toward Zhang Yu.
• Yun Qingyi watched Ying Ming Hao escape the senior sisters and silently judged him for not appreciating his luck.
• Ying Ming Hao hugged Yun Qingyi and offered to arrange a woman for him, but Yun Qingyi refused in favor of pursuing the Dao.
• Ying Ming Hao kneaded Yun Qingyi’s chest and asked how he had trained his pecs, leaving Yun Qingyi frozen in shock and embarrassment.

Ying Ming Hao brought ten Senior Sisters to meet Zhang Yu, who eagerly welcomed them until he learned the price. The chapter ended with Zhang Yu furious at Ying Ming Hao’s demand for ten million spirit stones.

• Yun Qingyi stabbed Ying Ming Hao in the waist with an iron poker after Ying Ming Hao groped him, then chased him as the Senior Sisters watched and laughed.
• Zhang Yu waited anxiously in the courtyard, drank liquor to calm himself, and paced until someone knocked.
• Ying Ming Hao arrived with Yun Qingyi and teased Zhang Yu about his red clothes, claiming he had been chased by a dog when Zhang Yu asked about his wounds.
• Ying Ming Hao summoned the ten Senior Sisters, and Zhang Yu eagerly admired them and agreed that he was delighted with the arrangements.
• Ying Ming Hao demanded ten million lower-grade spirit stones for the three-day arrangement, plus tips, and Zhang Yu angrily accused him of trying to rob him.

Ying Ming Hao persuaded Zhang Yu to spend ten million spirit stones on an evening with Senior Sister Zhao and Senior Sister Xu and the other senior sisters. At a feast after the Sect Grand Competition, Ying Ming Hao’s companions celebrated their results and began to form loosely defined factions ahead of their coming competitions.

• Ying Ming Hao praised the ten senior sisters and convinced Zhang Yu that paying ten million spirit stones would let him meet them again and continue seeing one of them.
• Senior Sister Zhao and Senior Sister Xu kissed Zhang Yu and hugged his arms, and he handed Ying Ming Hao a Storage Ring containing more than eleven million spirit stones.
• Senior Sister Zhao and Senior Sister Xu ushered Zhang Yu inside with the other senior sisters while Ying Ming Hao left with Yun Qingyi.
• Ying Ming Hao returned to Ming Hao Palace, where more than a thousand people had gathered for a feast after the Sect Grand Competition.
• Ye Hua, Lin Zihan, Wang Yong, and others celebrated placing in the top hundred, while more than a hundred Breeding Farm disciples had also made the rankings.
• Yun Qingyi and Liu Jingyuan's followers sided with Ye Hua and Huang Rong, Lin Zihan and Lin Qinqin gained Fatty Zhang and Lin Yong's support, Miss Shui had her siblings' backing, and Qing Yun and Wang Yong remained neutral.

A shadowy faction ordered its disciples to reach the South Sea’s top hundred and target Ying Ming Hao, while Luo Bai and his companions celebrated their competition results and mocked him. Ying Ming Hao then escaped his companions’ watch, used a secret ingredient to keep Luo Bai away, and went to Steward Jin’s residence with Liu Quer.

• The man leading the shadowy faction ordered its disciples to secure heavenly dao fortune by reaching the top hundred, and Ye Qingxuan, Chu Wei, Yu Huohuo, and the others pledged to succeed.
• The faction’s leader demanded a plan to eliminate Ying Ming Hao, and one disciple offered a sinister proposal.
• Zhao Yuan, Luo Bai, Su Mei, Hao Wu, and the others toasted their Sect Grand Competition results and ridiculed Ying Ming Hao.
• Ying Ming Hao escaped the watch at Ming Hao Palace, went to Steward Jin’s residence with Liu Quer, and drew both women toward a room.
• Ying Ming Hao revealed that he had put a special ingredient in the fresh food to keep Luo Bai away for two or three days.

Ying Ming Hao pressured Steward Jin and Liu Quer into agreeing to kill Liu Quer's boyfriend, Luo Bai, then gave Steward Jin cultivation resources before they separated. The Misty Sect's Heavenly Prodigy disciples entered the Spirit Marrow Secret Realm for a month of cultivation ahead of the tournament.

• Ying Ming Hao asked Steward Jin and Liu Quer whether they loved him, then demanded that they kill Luo Bai for him.
• Steward Jin and Liu Quer both agreed when Ying Ming Hao threatened to leave, and he rewarded them with kisses.
• Ying Ming Hao gave Steward Jin a Storage Ring filled with resources to help her reach the emperor realm, then left.
• Liu Quer hurried to the Back Mountain for the secret realm entrance while Steward Jin went to sleep after arranging Protective Arrays.
• The Third Elder explained the secret realm's rules and opened twenty teleportation portals for the two thousand Heavenly Prodigy disciples.
• The disciples entered the portals and vanished into the Spirit Marrow Secret Realm for one month.

Ying Ming Hao and the other elite Misty Sect disciples entered the Spirit Marrow Secret Realm to cultivate beneath the Spirit Marrow Sacred Tree while sect elders slaughtered the realm’s ferocious beasts to produce more spirit marrow. The disciples began absorbing the spirit marrow and breaking through, as the elders hunted down the remaining beasts to prevent future danger.

• The Misty Sect assigned Ying Ming Hao and the other disciples to cultivation areas according to their realms and strength, placing the strongest at the front.
• Elders and stewards slaughtered ferocious beasts throughout the secret realm and fed their remains to the Spirit Marrow Sacred Tree.
• Ying Ming Hao and the disciples absorbed the spirit marrow, gaining insights and beginning to advance their cultivation.
• Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, and Spirit Transformation disciples began breaking through, while stronger cultivators progressed more slowly.
• The elders continued hunting the surviving beasts, determined to kill every beast at or above the Human Immortal realm.

After a month in the Spirit Marrow Secret Realm, Ying Ming Hao reached the mystic immortal realm third stage and the disciples prepared for the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament. Back at Ming Hao Palace, Ying Ming Hao’s attempts to visit the women ended in repeated beatings, and he ultimately took out his frustration on Liu Quer before regretting it.

• Ying Ming Hao advanced to the mystic immortal realm third stage while the disciples cultivated in the Spirit Marrow Secret Realm.
• The Third Elder led the disciples out and told them to gather at Falling Moon Cliff in ten days for the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament.
• He Congyun and Ye Qingxuan grew jealous as Ying Ming Hao returned to Ming Hao Palace with Lin Qinqin and the others.
• Ye Qingxuan failed to drag Ye Yuan away and left after her companions scolded him.
• Ying Ming Hao tried to visit Ye Hua, Huang Rong, Lin Zihan, and Shui Huo'er, but the women and Lin Hao and Lin Yong drove him away.
• Unable to find comfort from Steward Jin, Ying Ming Hao beat Liu Quer in anger, then held her and felt regret.

Steward Jin faced the Emperor Realm tribulation while the South Sea Continent prepared for its once-in-sixty-years tournament. She survived all twelve waves and emerged as an Emperor Realm cultivator.

• Ying Ming Hao continued earning money and showing Lin Zihan, Huang Rong, Ye Hua, and others around the Misty Sect as cultivators gathered for the upcoming tournament at Falling Moon Cliff.
• On the ninth day, Steward Jin began her Emperor Realm breakthrough as sect elders and disciples gathered to watch and stand ready to help.
• Luo Bai gave Steward Jin a Storage Ring of tribulation supplies and worried that her breakthrough might free her from his control, but Ring Grandpa reassured him.
• Steward Jin endured the first eleven waves of tribulation lightning, recovering between attacks despite her worsening injuries.
• Steward Jin survived the final wave with a precious pill and a black umbrella, then received cheers and congratulations from the gathered disciples and elders.

After Steward Jin ascended to the Great Emperor Realm, Luo Bai tried to take advantage of her, but Ying Ming Hao arrived and spent the night with her instead. Steward Jin planned to meet Ying Ming Hao at the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament and take revenge on Luo Bai for using the Heart-Mesmerizing Art.

• Luo Bai congratulated Steward Jin on her breakthrough and urged her to return to her residence to consolidate her cultivation.
• Luo Bai made an unwanted advance on Steward Jin, then left in humiliation when he failed to get what he wanted.
• Ying Ming Hao secretly entered Steward Jin's room and spent the night with her, and Steward Jin won their contest for the first time.
• Ying Ming Hao fled the next morning, while Steward Jin revealed she would see him again at the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament.
• Steward Jin recalled that Luo Bai had used the Heart-Mesmerizing Art on her and resolved to make sure he never returned from the tournament.

Ying Ming Hao and the Misty Sect’s competitors departed for the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament at Falling Moon Cliff. After three days of travel, the factions arrived and exchanged cordial greetings while their disciples mingled.

• The Misty Sect’s seventeen hundred competitors boarded three Flying Ships as disciples gathered to cheer them on.
• The ships carrying the competitors departed, followed by vessels carrying spectators.
• Ying Ming Hao and the other competitors cultivated during the three-day journey, while Steward Jin watched Ying Ming Hao before returning to stabilize her cultivation.
• The Misty Sect’s ships reached Falling Moon Cliff, where the factions’ vessels arrived around the same time.
• The factions’ elders and disciples greeted one another, maintaining a friendly appearance despite their rivalries.

Ying Ming Hao and his companions studied the Heavenly Prodigy Rankings and discussed the fierce competition expected at the tournament. They tempered their confidence with caution, while Zhao Bufan searched the rankings for his enemy and could not find him.

• Ying Ming Hao received a free pirated copy of the Heavenly Prodigy Rankings from Fake Luo Bai, who was selling knockoffs with Xu Mu, Xu Sanniang, and others.
• Fatty Zhang marveled at the unprecedented number of contestants, while Liu Jingyuan and Qi Qing boasted that they had nothing to fear.
• Lin Zihan warned the group that more than twenty thousand Heaven's Chosen could compete in each realm, and Ying Ming Hao urged them to aim for the top hundred and proceed carefully.
• Xuan Chengzi and Lin Hao discussed the leading contenders, including Zhang Jie, Senior Brother Dong, Liu Jiaojiao, He Qisheng, He Congyun, Huang Qinglan, and Li Xueyu.
• Yun Qingyi focused on studying opponents in their own realm, while Zhao Bufan found a familiar name but could not locate his hated enemy in the rankings.

Ying Ming Hao led the group through Falling Moon Cliff’s night market and used Lin Qi’s crush to make him pay for everyone’s shopping. At the Jewelry Pavilion, Ying Ming Hao overheard Steward Jin refuse her cousin’s request to return to the Central Region, leaving their family estrangement unresolved.

• Ying Ming Hao and the others went looking for local food and found Nangong Jin and her companions running the Fragrant Pavilion, a secret base for counterfeit Heavenly Prodigy Rankings.
• The women’s suspicions and Ye Hua’s jealousy kept Ying Ming Hao from investigating the Fragrant Pavilion, so the group continued shopping.
• Ying Ming Hao led everyone into the Jewelry Pavilion and declared that Lin Qi would pay, then threatened to reveal Lin Qi’s crush until Lin Qi agreed.
• Lin Qi grabbed Lin Xue and went inside, while Liang Hongyu followed without pressing Ying Ming Hao for details about the girl Lin Qi liked.
• Ying Ming Hao spotted Steward Jin talking with her older cousin and secretly listened as the cousin urged her to return to the Central Region.
• Steward Jin refused to return and said she had severed ties with her parents, while her cousin stopped pressing and asked to catch up instead.

Ying Ming Hao and the others finished shopping, then encountered Ye Hua’s former fiancé Li Chengfu and his girlfriend Wang Fanghui. Both groups left without fighting, but their personal grievances made a deadly confrontation inevitable.

• Ying Ming Hao secretly tried to keep Lin Qinqin away from Steward Jin, then joined Ye Hua and helped the group shop for over an hour.
• Liang Hongyu bought the most expensive items, and Lin Qi was distressed by the bill of several hundred million.
• Ye Hua spotted Li Chengfu and Wang Fanghui approaching with another group of Misty Sect disciples, and Ying Ming Hao squeezed her hand in comfort.
• Ye Hua’s group and Li Chengfu’s group silently faced off, then separated to avoid causing trouble for the sect.
• Ye Hua, Ying Ming Hao, Li Chengfu, and Wang Fanghui each held deep grudges, setting both groups on a path toward a deadly feud.

Zhao Bufan reunited with his Senior Sister Ye Rulan and clung to her while they caught up, drawing an amused crowd. The reunion was interrupted by an unseen woman who suggested they move to the Gathering Fortune House to eat and talk.

• Ye Rulan ran to Zhao Bufan, and the two embraced tearfully as Ying Ming Hao, Qi Qing, and the others gathered around to watch.
• Zhao Bufan refused to release Ye Rulan until she talked him into letting go, then teased and fussed over his appearance.
• Ye Rulan asked whether women had been throwing themselves at Zhao Bufan, and he insisted he focused only on cultivation.
• An unseen woman complained that her legs were sore and suggested they go to the Gathering Fortune House, but nobody could find her.