Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng spent his accumulated Breakthrough Points completing and merging martial arts, gaining stronger attacks and an intent realm that replenished his true qi in sunlight or moonlight. He tested his new abilities on the mountain and finished with 380 Breakthrough Points remaining.

• Lin Feng completed Crimson Gold Glaze, merged Six Arrow Hunter's Bow into it, and tested its guided arrows by blasting apart a distant tree.
• Lin Feng completed Myriad Beasts Fist and Golden Serpent Divine Art, merged them, then incorporated the fist technique into Beast Shadow Movement to unleash powerful tiger- and snake-shaped true qi.
• Lin Feng advanced Purple Moon Heart Sutra beyond completion to gain the intent realm Where Sun and Moon Shine, True Essence Is Unending, then learned that his meridians could not withstand repeated attacks despite his replenishing true qi.
• Lin Feng completed Demonic Dragon Roar, Heavenly Demon Meteor Fist, and Sun Moon Primordial True Qi, merging the latter into Purple Moon Heart Sutra.
• Lin Feng stored the roasted snake meat, started roasting another chunk, and found that he still had 380 Breakthrough Points.

Lin Feng perfected Divine Sword Style One and reflected on his cultivation goals before Zheng Tiejun visited to say goodbye. Zheng Tiejun returned to the mountain hoping to win back his junior sister, while Lin Feng headed off to study medicine with Xiaoyueyue.

• Lin Feng spent 168 Breakthrough Points to perfect Divine Sword Style One, tested its powerful Sword Qi, and saw his Life attribute rise above a thousand.
• Zheng Tiejun visited Lin Feng beneath the transplanted tree and explained that he had gone down the mountain to gain strength after his junior sister chose a stronger senior brother.
• Zheng Tiejun said he planned to return to the mountain, defeat his rival, and bring his junior sister back, and he gave Lin Feng a copy of his Thousand Mile Solo lightness skill manual.
• Lin Feng escorted Zheng Tiejun out of the city and wished him luck as he left for the mountain.
• Lin Feng hurried back to keep his promise to take Xiaoyueyue to study medicine, hoping to learn enough to heal his teacher's injured leg.

Lin Feng accompanied Xiaoyueyue to her clinic lesson and used Breakthrough Points to rapidly master introductory medical texts, discovering that medicine improved his understanding of his body and could support his martial cultivation. After lunch with Doctor Li and his son, Lin Feng planned to study the clinic’s remaining books and eventually seek more texts in the prefectural city.

• Lin Feng reassured Xiaoyueyue that he had not forgotten his promise and took her to Doctor Li’s clinic.
• Doctor Li explained how studying medicine could help Lin Feng understand the body and martial arts, then assigned Xiaoyueyue the Purple Void Pulse Art.
• Lin Feng spent Breakthrough Points to master ten introductory medical texts, raising his Medical Skill Level to Initiated and increasing his vitality by ten points.
• Lin Feng took Xiaoyueyue and Doctor Li’s father and son to Drunken Moon Pavilion, where he asked them about medicine and learned of Doctor Li’s ties to the Dan Ding Sect.
• Lin Feng decided to study the clinic’s remaining medical books and later visit Doctor Li’s teacher in the prefectural city, while keeping martial arts his priority.

Lin Feng advanced his medical skills and expanded the Mayi Guard’s rural presence. Zhang Xiaoyu decided to leave for the Demonic Sect to control the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art, entrusting Lin Feng with his wife and son before departing the next morning.

• Lin Feng read ten medical books and advanced to Junior Physician, then took Xiaoyueyue home with pastries for her brothers.
• Lin Feng arranged for Zhou Haitao and the Beast Fist Sect youths to serve in the countryside, extending the Mayi Guard’s reach.
• Zhang Xiaoyu told Lin Feng he would leave for the Demonic Sect because the Bloodthirsty Demonic Art was becoming difficult to control.
• Zhang Xiaoyu asked Lin Feng to care for his wife and Feng Ye, gave him silver notes, and planned to conceal his departure by claiming a demon beast carried him away.
• Lin Feng accepted half the silver notes and asked Zhang Xiaoyu to obtain the Ice Demon Art if he could; the two shared a final meal and walked home.

Lin Feng advanced to Advanced Physician, then intimidated Yun Mengwu before Zhang Xiaoyu left with her. After parting from his brother, Lin Feng trained alone in a desolate valley.

• Lin Feng read Doctor Li's medical books and advanced from Intermediate Physician to Advanced Physician, using 30 Breakthrough Points to improve his skills and vitality.
• Lin Feng and Zhang Xiaoyu set out for the mountains, where Yun Mengwu waited to take Zhang Xiaoyu with her.
• Lin Feng used Jian Yi to cut down trees near Yun Mengwu, warned her not to call him Ninth Boss, and threatened to kill her if Zhang Xiaoyu did not return safely.
• Zhang Xiaoyu left with Yun Mengwu carrying the silver Lin Feng had secretly added to his bundle, and Yun Mengwu admitted that Lin Feng's threat had frightened her.
• Lin Feng watched them leave, then wandered into a desolate valley and practiced several martial arts while considering how to improve his Lightness Skill.

Lin Feng discovered a powerful young demon snake in the valley and tried to tame it. After feeding it fish the next day, he challenged it to train with him, preparing to subdue it through combat.

• Lin Feng perfected Thousand Mile Solo, fused it with Flying Sword Cloud-Piercing Steps—Snake, and raised his vitality to 1449.
• While training in the valley, Lin Feng was attacked by a fast metallic demon snake and fought it off with his true qi and movement skills.
• Lin Feng learned through snake language that the snake had attacked because he disturbed its territory, and he left it in the valley overnight.
• The next day, Lin Feng brought fish to the valley and watched the snake devour them and rapidly change size.
• Lin Feng beckoned the fed snake to train with him, and it shot toward him.

Lin Feng kept Zhang Xiaoyu’s disappearance secret while arranging a public search and taking Sister-in-law Zhang and her child into his home. Half a year later, Qinghe County had prospered, Lin Feng had grown close to Little Snake, and he prepared to leave for a martial competition in the prefectural city.

• Lin Feng fought Little Snake until it ran out of strength, then agreed to bring it more food so they could fight again.
• Lin Feng told Sister-in-law Zhang that Zhang Xiaoyu had disappeared in the mountains and promised to keep searching, while hiding that he had gone missing alongside Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng led a search with the Mayi Guard, and the City Lord's Mansion, City Guards, and yamen joined in, but no one found Zhang Xiaoyu.
• Lin Feng's family brought Sister-in-law Zhang and her child into their home, and the people of Qinghe County gradually accepted that Zhang Xiaoyu had died.
• Over the next half year, Qinghe County prospered, Lin Feng continued fighting Little Snake, and Little Snake gave him rats in thanks for the fish he brought.
• Lin Feng registered for the martial competition, secured a place for Sun Yu, and carried two baskets of fish to Little Snake the day before departing for the prefectural city.

Lin Feng named the little snake Jin Huang, nicknamed Little Gold, and asked him to form an equal contract so he could take him beyond the valley. Little Gold refused, but when Lin Feng left for a long journey, he raced after him.

• Lin Feng brought Little Gold two baskets of fish, then asked about his name and named him Jin Huang, or Little Gold.
• Lin Feng and Little Gold fought for half an hour, and Little Gold agreed to call Lin Feng Big Brother.
• Lin Feng proposed an equal contract, but Little Gold refused because his inherited memories warned that contracted ancestors had met bad ends.
• Lin Feng told Little Gold he would be away for two months to half a year and left the valley without him.
• Little Gold watched Lin Feng go, then leaped down from a tree branch and raced after him.

Lin Feng and Little Gold formed an equal contract, then tested Little Gold’s ability to sense treasures and found a centuries-old ginseng. They agreed on a daily jerky payment for Little Gold’s treasure-hunting help and reached Qinghe County, where Little Gold worried the humans might attack him.

• Lin Feng and Little Gold made an equal contract that forbade them from betraying or harming each other, and Little Gold climbed onto Lin Feng’s shoulder.
• Little Gold demanded Lin Feng’s snake-meat jerky, then offered to find treasures in exchange for a daily share.
• Little Gold guided Lin Feng to a ginseng root more than two hundred years old, proving his ability to sense spiritual treasures.
• Lin Feng agreed to give Little Gold three pieces of jerky a day in return for help searching for treasure.
• Lin Feng stored the ginseng and traveled with Little Gold to Qinghe County, where Little Gold asked whether the city’s two-legged beasts would hit him.

Lin Feng introduced his powerful demon-beast companion Jin Huang to his family and warned Zhou Chunlan to stay cautious while he was away. He left for the martial competition with Sun Yu and Zhai Chengyuan, who invited an acquaintance Lin Feng also knew to join them at an inn.

• Lin Feng disguised Jin Huang as a bracelet, brought him home, and introduced him to his family as his brother and their Uncle Jin Huang.
• Jin Huang ate several bowls of food, then fired a hard pellet of droppings into the doorframe, frightening the family; later, he caused a commotion in the courtyard.
• Lin Feng told Zhou Chunlan he was leaving on a long journey, gave her Cultivation-Boosting Pills, and urged her to protect herself, Mother Lin, and the children.
• The next day, Lin Feng said farewell to his family and left with Sun Yu, meeting Zhai Chengyuan at the city gate before they rode toward the martial competition.
• At a town inn, Zhai Chengyuan treated Lin Feng and Sun Yu to tea and wine, then returned with an acquaintance whom he said Lin Feng also knew.

Lord Yang tried to recruit Lin Feng into the City Lord's Mansion, but Lin Feng refused to betray the Mayi Guard. After Lord Yang ordered Zhai Chengyuan to watch Lin Feng, Lin Feng learned that the City Lord's Mansion intended to kill him and began considering how to escape the danger.

• Lord Yang invited Lin Feng to join the City Lord's Mansion and promised him advancement and protection from trouble within the Sword Sect.
• Lin Feng refused Lord Yang's offer, explaining that he could not betray the Mayi Guard Commander who had treated him well.
• After Zhai Chengyuan and Sun Yu returned, Lord Yang left and ordered Zhai Chengyuan to report Lin Feng's situation to him every day.
• Zhai Chengyuan returned to the private room pretending to be cheerful, unaware that Little Snake had overheard Lord Yang's order outside.
• Lin Feng realized the City Lord's Mansion wanted to kill him and considered how to resolve the threat.

Lin Feng and Sun Yu arrived in Longyuan County and discovered that its Mayi Guard was corrupt and had joined forces with local authorities and gangs. After learning that the Fierce Tiger Gang terrorized the people with official backing, Lin Feng decided to leave the Mayi Guard quarters and considered taking control of the county city's guard.

• Lin Feng and Sun Yu reached Longyuan County, where the county's Mayi Guard gave them a cold reception while its general drank with the other county generals.
• Sun Yu learned that the other county Mayi Guards were underfunded and that some cooperated with local officials, confirming Lin Feng's suspicion that they were being isolated.
• Lin Feng sent a message to the Sword Sect's Mayi Guard headquarters using a skylark.
• Lin Feng and Sun Yu saw the Fierce Tiger Gang extort a street vendor, who explained that the gang had the backing of the City Lord's Mansion, City Guards, yamen, and Mayi Guard.
• After hearing that the gang had brutalized people who reported it, Lin Feng resolved to leave the Mayi Guard quarters and thought that he would reform the county city if he became its general.

Lin Feng and Sun Yu enjoyed a meal with Little Gold before returning to the prefectural city Mayi Guard headquarters and deciding to leave because of the other guards’ hostility. As Wang Fusheng helped them out, the prefectural city’s Mayi Guard general returned with other county generals and blocked their way.

• Lin Feng bought all the candied hawthorn skewers from a street vendor, and Little Gold ate them while Lin Feng and Sun Yu shared a meal at Drunken Moon Pavilion.
• Little Gold annoyed Sun Yu with his antics, but stopped after Lin Feng called Sun Yu his little brother.
• Lin Feng and Sun Yu learned from Wang Fusheng that the prefectural city Mayi Guard was corrupt and that Wang had been isolated for disapproving of its conduct.
• Lin Feng and Sun Yu packed their belongings and left the headquarters, with Wang Fusheng helping them lead out their warhorses.
• The prefectural city Mayi Guard general returned with generals from several counties and blocked Lin Feng and Sun Yu’s path.

Lin Feng and Sun Yu were attacked by the prefectural city Mayi Guards after a brawl, then framed when Liu Andong secretly used Internal Energy to injure a soldier. Just as Lin Feng prepared to fight his way out, a white-haired elder arrived and killed Liu Andong, leaving Lin Feng unsure whether the elder was helping him or protecting Liu Haobin.

• Liu Haobin watched as Lin Feng and Sun Yu defeated the county generals, then directed hundreds of Mayi Guards to attack them.
• Lin Feng and Sun Yu fought off the crowd, but Liu Andong secretly struck at Sun Yu with Internal Energy, and Lin Feng redirected the blow into another soldier.
• Liu Andong blamed Lin Feng for the injury, but Wang Fusheng testified that Liu Andong had attacked the soldier.
• Liu Haobin ordered Lin Feng and Sun Yu seized, and the guards drew their swords as Lin Feng prepared to fight back.
• A white-haired elder arrived, rebuked the Mayi Guards, and killed Liu Andong, leaving Lin Feng uncertain of the elder’s intentions.

After Liu Xingde covered for Liu Haobin and dismissed the Mayi Guard dispute, Lin Feng and Sun Yu left rather than stay under Liu Haobin’s roof. Liu Haobin arranged to keep them out of every inn, and they prepared to endure the night before the martial competition.

• Liu Xingde introduced himself as the envoy overseeing the martial competition, dismissed the gathered Mayi Guard soldiers, and praised Lin Feng while inviting him to stay.
• Lin Feng declined Liu Xingde’s invitation and left with Sun Yu, after which Liu Haobin complained to his martial uncle and Liu Xingde told him to make the two sleep outside.
• Lin Feng warned Sun Yu that Liu Haobin’s allies might interfere with them during the competition.
• Innkeepers refused to shelter Lin Feng and Sun Yu, and one admitted that someone had ordered him not to take them in.
• Lin Feng stopped Sun Yu from forcing their way into the inn and explained that the scheme was meant to wear them down before the competition.
• Sun Yu insisted he would enter the competition, and Lin Feng warned him to be careful and not act impulsively.

Lin Feng and Sun Yu arrived in Longyuan County and discovered that its tournament was rigged, with officials treating them dismissively. Sun Yu took the stage to challenge the staged matches, while Lin Feng stayed below to watch over him.

• Lin Feng and Sun Yu spent the rainy night in a ruined temple among beggars, and Lin Feng vowed to end the poverty if he became Mayi Guard general.
• The next morning, Lin Feng and Sun Yu found that the Mayi Guard had already left for the tournament and had not prepared food for them.
• At the city center, Lin Feng and Sun Yu saw participants staging fake fights while tournament officials ignored them, and heard that the results were supposedly predetermined.
• Two Mayi Guards warned Lin Feng and Sun Yu to exchange a few blows and leave because the top ten had already been chosen.
• Lin Feng shoved the guards aside, and Sun Yu leaped onto a stage while Lin Feng stayed below to watch over him.

Sun Yu defeated and crippled the reigning champion after the man tried to kill him, then was forced to remain in the arena. Liu Xingde sent a Bone Refining Realm fighter to challenge him, leaving Sun Yu braced to endure one move as Lin Feng prepared to intervene.

• Sun Yu overwhelmed the reigning champion, but his sword broke and the man attacked his vital points, prompting Sun Yu to fight with Eagle Claw Skill.
• Sun Yu crippled the champion's martial arts and crushed both his balls before Mayi Guards pulled the man off the arena.
• Sun Yu refused to leave the arena and declared that he would claim a top-ten spot, while Liu Xingde arranged for another fighter to challenge him.
• A middle-aged Bone Refining Realm man entered the arena, and Lin Feng warned Sun Yu to get down and secretly prepared to help him.
• Sun Yu pushed his Thirteen Taibao Hard Gong to its limit, intending to withstand one move while Lin Feng stood ready to break the rules if necessary.

Lin Feng rescued Sun Yu from a lethal attack, then avenged him by killing the middle-aged swordsman. He decided to challenge the other arena champions and called for the matches to continue.

• The middle-aged man struck Sun Yu with Divine Sword Style Two, but a faint blue glow blocked the blow and sent Sun Yu flying from the arena.
• Lin Feng shielded Sun Yu from the follow-up attack, treated his injuries, and declared that he would avenge him.
• Liu Haobin accused Lin Feng of violating the arena rules, but the Deputy Commander confirmed that Sun Yu had already left the arena before Lin Feng intervened.
• Lin Feng defeated the middle-aged man with a stronger Divine Sword Style One and smashed his head with a steel pellet.
• Lin Feng decided to eliminate the other preselected arena champions and announced that he would challenge them.

Lin Feng intimidated the arena champions, then killed county Mayi Guard general Liu Haobin after rejecting his offers and foiling his ambush. He claimed seven Sixty-Year Power-Boosting Pills and turned his attention to the eight remaining arenas.

• Lin Feng killed a young man who tried to enter his arena, frightening the other champions and guards into abandoning their challenges.
• Lin Feng stepped onto Liu Haobin's arena, where Liu Haobin offered him the deputy general position and promised wealth and pills in exchange for his life.
• Liu Haobin threw Lin Feng two bottles of pills, then launched a surprise sword attack.
• Lin Feng struck Liu Haobin with ten steel balls, killing him and sending him flying off the arena.
• Lin Feng confirmed the bottles held seven Sixty-Year Power-Boosting Pills in total and eyed the remaining eight arenas.

Lin Feng turned the Sword Sect’s arena competition into a chance to trade pills and a sword for the champions’ lives. After collecting his spoils, he planned to use his Breakthrough Points, which would surpass two thousand, to cultivate hidden martial arts.

• A terrified arena champion tried to flee, but the Mayi Guard Deputy Commander killed him for violating the Sword Sect’s rules.
• Lin Feng demanded five Sixty-Year Power-Boosting Pills from each champion in exchange for sparing them, and the other champions hurried to borrow enough pills.
• The Mayi Guard Deputy Commander allowed Lin Feng to collect pills, while Liu Xingde frowned but did not interfere.
• Lin Feng collected pills from six more arenas, then accepted a rust-covered longsword and two Sixty-Year Power-Boosting Pills from a champion who could not gather five pills.
• Lin Feng left with the sword and pills, expecting his Breakthrough Points to surpass two thousand and planning to cultivate the hidden martial arts on his attribute panel.