Chapter Summaries

Tang Yan and his companions counted their refined pills and discussed how to make the three-million-Star-Value rent on their new trading location profitable. Du Shu set prices for Tang Yan’s rare pills, including a Spirit Transformation Pill at three hundred thousand Star Value, before the group headed to Courtyard One.

• Tang Yan gathered the group’s pills, and Du Shu worried that their sales would not cover the trading location’s three-million-Star-Value annual rent.
• Tang Yan encouraged everyone to improve their alchemy and showed Du Shu twenty Soul-Tempering Pills, ten Blasting Pills, and fifteen Blood-Coagulating Pills for him to price.
• Du Shu priced the Soul-Tempering Pills at five thousand Star Value, the Blasting Pills at ten thousand, and the Blood-Coagulating Pills at nine thousand each.
• Tang Yan revealed Mystic Spirit Pills that could raise a Profound Tier martial artist’s strength by one grade, and Du Shu priced them at twenty thousand Star Value.
• Tang Yan showed Du Shu a Spirit Transformation Pill, and Du Shu set its price at three hundred thousand Star Value because it could clear spiritual grime and meridians.
• Qin Yue'er offered to contact friends who refined pills, and Tang Yan led the group to see the trading location at Courtyard One.

Reach the Summit officially opened at the Courtyard One Trading Base, shocking Meng Xing, Yang Xia, and the students who had expected Tang Yan’s group to be forced into a street stall. The chapter ended with Tang Yan admiring the spacious shop despite its enormous rent.

• Meng Xing and Jiang Qi went to see Reach the Summit’s opening, expecting it to rely on a street stall, while Yang Xia also headed to the Trading District to watch.
• Tang Yan announced that Reach the Summit had new pills to sell, then ignored a Peak Society member’s demand that he leave the repossessed shop and declared the shop open.
• Tang Yan slapped the blue-robed youth after he insulted him, then revealed that Reach the Summit would operate from the Courtyard One Trading Base.
• Students learned that the Trading Base cost at least three million Star Value in annual rent, and Meng Xing and Yang Xia were shocked by Reach the Summit’s resources.
• Yang Xia ordered Xiao Liu to contact Dong Wuxie and disrupt the opening as Tang Yan led a thousand students to the Trading Base.
• Tang Yan inspected the six-room shop and called its costly rent money well spent, leaving Du Shu, Qin Yue'er, Wan Fei, and the others speechless.

Tang Yan and Du Shu opened Reach the Summit for business, advertising its pills and drawing a large crowd with promises of superior quality. Du Shu revealed the rare Spirit Transformation Pill and its effects, then announced the sale, only for a young man to challenge the prices.

• Tang Yan moved the pill sales outside to accommodate the crowd, and Du Shu explained the products and their prices.
• Du Shu announced that the Mystic Spirit Pill could raise a Profound Tier martial artist’s cultivation by one grade without side effects, and priced it at twenty thousand Star Value.
• Du Shu described the Spirit Transformation Pill as removing accumulated spiritual grime, prompting shock and interest from Elder Huo, Elder Zhen, and Xiao Cangshan.
• Du Shu priced the Spirit Transformation Pill at two hundred thousand Star Value, then announced that Reach the Summit’s pills were officially on sale.
• A tall, thin young man stepped from the crowd and mocked Reach the Summit’s prices as outrageous.

Dong Wuxie tried to force Reach the Summit to sell him a Spirit Transformation Pill cheaply, but Tang Yan offered the pill as a reward for beating him. Zi Yun defeated Dong Wuxie in seconds, leaving the Peak Society, the Sacred Pill Alliance, and the Precious Pill Pavilion alarmed by her connection to Tang Yan.

• Dong Wuxie demanded Reach the Summit sell him a Spirit Transformation Pill for two thousand Star Value and threatened to take one by force.
• Du Shu refused to lower the price and threatened to post a mission offering the pill to anyone who beat Dong Wuxie.
• Tang Yan announced that anyone who beat Dong Wuxie until he could no longer fight would receive a Spirit Transformation Pill, stirring the elders' interest.
• Zi Yun struck Dong Wuxie, overwhelmed him with her aura, and knocked him unconscious in less than three seconds.
• The students and rival factions realized Zi Yun had a close connection to Tang Yan and reacted with alarm.

Tang Yan expanded Reach the Summit's pill business, attracted Azure Dragon Academy's second-ranked Heaven Ranking expert Yun Tiankong, and uncovered the Precious Pill Pavilion's role in Dong Wuxie's attack. The chapter ended with six Alchemy Masters joining Reach the Summit as Tang Yan reviewed the group's finances.

• Zi Yun demanded the Spirit Transformation Pill, and Tang Yan promised to give her one later that night.
• Yun Tiankong bought a Spirit Transformation Pill for two hundred thousand Star Value as Reach the Summit's pills quickly sold out.
• Tang Yan interrogated Dong Wuxie and learned that the Precious Pill Pavilion had sent him to cause trouble.
• Tang Yan emptied Dong Wuxie's storage space and released him after hearing his story.
• Qin Yue'er introduced six second-grade Alchemy Masters—Jiang Qin, Xiao Feng, Chen Haitao, Tan Bing, Qiu Feng, and Lan Gui—as new Reach the Summit members.
• Du Shu reported that Reach the Summit had four hundred thousand Star Value left after sales and ingredient purchases.

Tang Yan ordered Reach the Summit to counter the Precious Pill Pavilion and spent seven days studying its specialty pills. After recruiting more Alchemy Masters, he announced that Reach the Summit would release its own Spirit-Rising Pill.

• Tang Yan told Du Shu to buy four Teng Cauldrons and instructed Jiang Qin and the others to practice alchemy fundamentals fifty thousand times.
• Tang Yan ordered Du Shu to buy the Precious Pill Pavilion's low-grade specialty pills and told the recruits to help suppress the rival organization.
• Tang Yan examined the Spirit-Rising Pill, Living-Spirit Pill, and Fury Pill, then spent seven days determining their formulas.
• Du Shu reported that twenty new second-tier Alchemy Masters had joined Reach the Summit, including Jing Wuhen, who had not yet agreed to the fifty-thousand-practice requirement.
• Tang Yan urged the recruits to fight the Precious Pill Pavilion, then announced that Reach the Summit would sell the Spirit-Rising Pill for five hundred Star Value.

Tang Yan gave Reach the Summit pill formulas and delegated its growing alchemy business to Du Shu before entering the Nine Nether Fire Sea to cultivate. He broke through to Earth Tier, then met Jing Wuhen and asked why he had only visited Reach the Summit once.

• Tang Yan gave Reach the Summit's Alchemy Masters the Spirit-Rising Pill formula and told them to sell the pills for five hundred Star Value to compete with the Precious Pill Pavilion.
• Tang Yan entrusted Du Shu and Fang Xuan with managing pill formulas, internal points, and the group's profits, then announced he would cultivate in seclusion.
• Tang Yan entered the fourth level of the Nine Nether Fire Sea and used its fire spirit power to strengthen his cultivation.
• Tang Yan broke through to Earth Tier and considered how to temper his strength while continuing to pursue Heaven Tier.
• Tang Yan encountered Jing Wuhen and asked why he had only visited Reach the Summit once after agreeing to join.

Tang Yan persuaded Jing Wuhen to join Reach the Summit by promising to help him become at least a fifth-tier Alchemy Master, then headed to the Arena Battle District to test himself. There, new student Chen Xiao challenged Tang Yan, who faced an Earth Tier opponent as the crowd watched.

• Tang Yan inspected Jing Wuhen's alchemy fundamentals and told him to practice them at least a hundred thousand times before returning.
• Tang Yan promised Jing Wuhen he could become at least a fifth-tier Alchemy Master before age thirty, and Jing Wuhen agreed to join Reach the Summit.
• Jing Wuhen told Tang Yan that the Peak Society had ranked him first in the Rookie District and that new students wanted to challenge him.
• Tang Yan rushed to the Arena Battle District, where he saw his name atop the Rookie Ranking and examined the Black Ranking.
• New student Chen Xiao challenged Tang Yan, revealed Earth Tier strength, and taunted him to enter the arena.

Tang Yan mocked Xue Xiao and arranged a duel with Han Gong for one month later, then faced Chen Xiao in the arena. He tricked Chen Xiao by claiming his fan was a deadly magical treasure and charged to kick him while Chen Xiao watched it.

• Tang Yan rejected Xue Xiao's taunt, and Han Gong challenged him to a fight.
• Tang Yan provoked Han Gong and proposed a duel in one month, promising Zi Yun would not interfere; Han Gong accepted.
• Tang Yan challenged Chen Xiao and claimed his fan could unleash eighteen sharp swords, frightening Chen Xiao into asking to fight barehanded.
• Tang Yan insisted on using the fan, threw it into the air, and used Phantom Shadow Steps to kick the distracted Chen Xiao.

Tang Yan tricked Chen Xiao into leaving the arena, then challenged Black Ranking senior student Qin Han and offered to pay three thousand Star Value if he lost. Qin Han accepted, and their battle began after the crowd saw Tang Yan had reached the Earth Tier.

• Tang Yan knocked Chen Xiao off the arena while everyone was distracted by his supposed Supreme Treasure, and Chen Xiao fainted after realizing he had been tricked.
• Tang Yan paid one Star Value to post a challenge announcement for Qin Han on the South Wall.
• Qin Han’s friends mocked Tang Yan’s treasure, and Qin Han said he would defeat Tang Yan and take it.
• Tang Yan announced that anyone he challenged would receive three thousand Star Value if he won, and Qin Han agreed to fight.
• Tang Yan revealed an Earth Tier aura, surprising the crowd as the battle began.

Tang Yan defeated Qin Han after using their prolonged sword fight to improve his swordsmanship, then immediately challenged Heng Yuan. As the second match continued, Tang Yan turned Heng Yuan’s speed and tricky dagger attacks back against him and seized the advantage.

• Tang Yan fought Qin Han with the Wuxie Sword, gradually growing stronger until he blocked Qin Han’s Profound Tier martial skill and stopped his sword at Qin Han’s throat.
• Tang Yan thanked Qin Han, took a High Spirit Pill, and asked the girl with willow-leaf eyebrows to post a challenge to Heng Yuan.
• Heng Yuan met Tang Yan in the arena, concealed a dagger, and nearly struck him with a surprise attack, but Tang Yan dodged with Phantom Shadow Steps.
• Tang Yan matched and surpassed Heng Yuan’s speed and unpredictable attacks, forcing Heng Yuan from offense into defense.

Tang Yan continued challenging senior students, then cultivated in the Nine Nether Fire Sea until he discovered that stable cultivation let him absorb its Fire Spirit Qi and advance rapidly. After reaching a new breakthrough, he returned to Reach the Summit, where Du Shu reported the faction’s growth and said Zi Yun had asked to see him.

• Tang Yan defeated Heng Yuan, challenged more senior students, and eventually won twenty-two consecutive fights before returning to the Nine Nether Fire Sea.
• After realizing the arena fights were not dangerous enough to hone him quickly, Tang Yan chose to cultivate in seclusion until his cultivation stabilized and he broke through.
• Tang Yan concluded that he could use the Nine Nether Fire Sea to advance rapidly whenever his dantian and meridians were stable, so he left for Reach the Summit’s base.
• Yang Li told Tang Yan that Fang Xuan had made uniforms for the faction, and Tang Yan praised the idea as a way to strengthen belonging.
• Du Shu told Tang Yan that Reach the Summit’s pill business was thriving, the Precious Pill Pavilion was close to shutting down, and Zi Yun had asked to see him.

Tang Yan planned Reach the Summit’s expansion into Ming City and ordered its martial artists to train so they could defend the organization. He then returned to Zi Yun with the pills he had promised, but her displeasure had not fully lifted.

• Tang Yan chose Ming City as Reach the Summit’s next expansion site after Du Shu raised concerns about its dangers.
• Tang Yan told Reach the Summit’s members that the organization aimed to expand beyond the academy and ordered its martial artists to train until they advanced.
• Tang Yan authorized Du Shu to buy Martial Skills as needed and learned the organization had 1.3 million Star Value remaining.
• Wan Fei and Lin Dongxue recalled Tang Yan’s rapid rise in cultivation, inspiring the other members to strengthen themselves.
• Tang Yan visited Zi Yun and offered her a Spirit Transformation Pill and several other pills, but her pressure on him remained.

Tang Yan asked Zi Yun to protect Reach the Summit while he trained, then bought an expensive mission booklet and set out to improve his combat skills. After half a month of fighting Spirit Beasts, he planned to study the Second-Tier Formation Martial Arts Diagram before going deeper into the mountain forest.

• Tang Yan promised Zi Yun skin-whitening pills, and she agreed to protect Reach the Summit members while he was away, though she warned she might leave Azure Dragon Academy in three or four months.
• Tang Yan visited the mission hall, learned about the threats posed by the Three Flowers Association and the Jungle Killers, and paid five hundred Star Value for a mission booklet without realizing he could take missions without buying one.
• Angry at the Third Elder for not telling him sooner, Tang Yan vowed to complete every mission in the booklet.
• For half a month, Tang Yan fought third- and fourth-tier Spirit Beasts while suppressing his strength, improving his combat ability and consolidating his gains from the Nine Nether Fire Sea.
• Tang Yan defeated a Golden-Feathered Leopard, reached late Earth Tier Second Grade, and decided to practice his Second-Tier Formation Martial Arts Diagram before venturing farther into the forest.

Tang Yan mastered and tested the Blazing Flame Heaven-Burning Formation, then was ambushed by a peak fifth-tier Golden-Fanged Lion. He fought back with his fists and sword, but the lion bristled for another attack.

• Tang Yan studied Elder Huo's Formation Martial Arts Diagram and successfully formed the Blazing Flame Heaven-Burning Formation, which melted and shattered a boulder.
• Tang Yan sensed a concealed hunter and summoned formation points, but a Golden-Fanged Lion suddenly lunged at him.
• Tang Yan recognized the lion as a peak fifth-tier spirit beast and dodged its attack with Phantom Shadow Steps.
• Tang Yan struck the Golden-Fanged Lion in the flank and followed with Thousand Mountains Fist, but the lion quickly recovered and pressed its assault.
• Tang Yan used Mountain-Crushing Wave-Treading Sword to meet the lion's charge, and the clash drove them both back.
• Tang Yan saw the Golden-Fanged Lion's fur bristle and realized another attack was coming.

Tang Yan gained insight into Tai Chi while fighting the Golden-Fanged Lion, learning to redirect its strength and turn its attacks against it. He killed the beast but exhausted his true qi, then took a pill and began recovering.

• Tang Yan activated Qi Meridian Transformation and exchanged blows with the enraged Golden-Fanged Lion, but its strength and speed left him at a disadvantage.
• After a claw wounded him, Tang Yan recalled his Tai Chi training and realized he could borrow the lion's force to deflect its attacks.
• Tang Yan used Tai Chi to redirect the Golden-Fanged Lion's charges, throwing it aside and slamming it into the ground as he grew more proficient.
• Tang Yan used Phantom Shadow Steps and a dagger to severely wound the Golden-Fanged Lion, then followed up until it died.
• Tang Yan deactivated Qi Meridian Transformation, swallowed a pill, and sat down to recover his depleted true qi.

Tang Yan awakened the Heart of Taiji through practicing Tai Chi and spent three days mastering it before finding seven men attacking a wounded girl in green. He intervened with formations and revealed himself, leaving the men facing him.

• Tang Yan practiced Tai Chi until he entered a mysterious state, awakened the Heart of Taiji, and sensed the life and movement around him.
• Tang Yan spent three days fighting spirit beasts and practicing until he could wield the Heart of Taiji with ease.
• Tang Yan discovered seven men surrounding a wounded girl in green, who claimed to be Zi Yun and threatened them with her ties to Purple Bamboo City.
• Tang Yan secretly activated a Blazing Flame Heaven-Burning Formation, injuring the men, then launched another formation that seriously wounded one of them.
• Tang Yan approached the group with a folding fan as the seven men turned to face him.

Tang Yan confronted seven forest killers who threatened a girl in green, then killed them all despite agreeing to a harmless exchange of moves. After collecting their belongings and learning what forest killers were, he asked the rescued girl how she would thank him.

• Tang Yan agreed to exchange one move with Lu, the scar-faced leader, and sensed Lu's intent to kill him.
• Tang Yan used his hidden abilities to kill Lu, then defeated and killed the other six attackers.
• Tang Yan searched the bodies and took their heads and identifying name-bearing cloth after the girl explained that forest killers were a loose group, not an organization.
• Tang Yan turned to the girl in green and asked how she would thank him.

Tang Yan saved Zi Yun from the Jungle Killers, then traveled with her as she sought Ice Heart Jade Marrow to save her poisoned father. When Tang Yan mentioned the Nine-Turn Reforging Pill, Zi Yun recognized a Jade Token in his hand and reacted with shock.

• Tang Yan threatened Zi Yun for her bracelet, but let her leave without taking it.
• Zi Yun reconsidered and followed Tang Yan, who eventually stopped trying to lose her and cultivated alongside her.
• After several days together, Zi Yun told Tang Yan that she needed Ice Heart Jade Marrow to keep someone important alive.
• Tang Yan explained that the marrow could be refined into a Nine-Turn Reforging Pill, and Zi Yun revealed that her father had been poisoned for more than ten years.
• Zi Yun noticed the Jade Token in Tang Yan's hand and stared at it in astonishment.

Tang Yan promised Qing Xuan he would try to obtain a Nine-Turn Reforging Pill for her father and took one bottle of her ice heart jade marrow. In the forest, he found a Dragon Snake Fruit and snatched it before a tiny white beast could claim it, provoking the creature’s fierce roar.

• Qing Xuan revealed her real name, gave Tang Yan one of her three bottles of ice heart jade marrow, and accepted his promise to seek a Nine-Turn Reforging Pill within a year.
• Qing Xuan gave Tang Yan a jade token for finding her in the Imperial City, then left to return to her sick father.
• Tang Yan decided to cultivate for five more days before returning to Azure Dragon Academy ahead of his duel with Han Gong.
• Tang Yan found a Thunder Leopard facing off against a tiny white spirit beast and sensed the Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron reacting to a nearby treasure.
• Tang Yan recognized a Dragon Snake Fruit tree and took its three fruits, after which the Thunder Leopard fled and the little beast roared at him.