Chapter Summaries

After defeating Jade Spring Taoist, Ren Jie collected the Fire Ant Beast King’s valuable remains and searched the Earth Fire Magma for more spoils. He sent the recovering Qi Tian to check on the battle above while the others healed, then continued gathering resources below.

• Ren Jie harvested the Fire Ant Beast King’s blood, discovered and removed its Nine Section Fire Lotus stalk, collected its Half-Step Heavenly Demon Core, and stored the remaining flesh and bones.
• Ren Jie praised Qi Tian’s recovery and persuaded him to go above and assess the ongoing battle, despite Qi Tian recognizing the flattery.
• After Qi Tian left, the Smiling Old Man complained about his relentless chatter and departed to check on Sun Rui.
• Ren Jie descended into the Earth Fire Magma to gather the Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit’s roots and stalk and collect the remaining spirit jade.
• Old Pill King Yu Changkong worried about Ren Jie entering the magma, then laughed when he saw Ren Jie working safely below.

After the battle at Jade Spring Mountain, the Emperor realized Jade Spring Taoist might be guarding a hidden treasure and ordered the Great Imperial Guardian to investigate. Ren Jie gathered the spoils and proposed refining Old Pill King Yu Changkong’s Supreme Grade Medicine Furnace into a Transcendent Treasure, leaving everyone stunned.

• The Emperor reviewed reports of the battle, realized Jade Spring Taoist had not appeared because he was protecting something, and ordered the Great Imperial Guardian to investigate the mine.
• Ren Jie collected the Spirit Jade spoils and assured Sword King Long Ao that the Earth Flame Vermillion Fruit could treat Old Pill King Yu Changkong.
• Sword King Long Ao prepared to leave, but Ren Jie stopped him, saying an important matter remained.
• Ren Jie proposed using the Earth Fire Magma passage to refine Old Pill King Yu Changkong’s Supreme Grade Medicine Furnace into a pill furnace.
• Sword King Long Ao, Old Pill King Yu Changkong, Ren Tianzong, and Yun Feng'er reacted with disbelief as Ren Jie insisted he was serious.

Ren Jie began reforging Bright Jade Mountain Manor’s Supreme Grade Medicine Furnace into a Transcendent Treasure while the battle against the Fire Ant Demon Beasts continued above. Qi Tian drew hundreds of thousands of beasts away from the formations, and the Great Imperial Guardian entered the Spirit Jade mine tunnel on an imperial mission.

• Ren Jie explained that the Supreme Grade Medicine Furnace had reached a rare state that made it possible to forge it into an ordinary Transcendent Treasure, and Yu Changkong agreed to proceed.
• Ren Jie and Yu Changkong, Sword King Long Ao, Ren Tianzong, and Yun Feng'er used the Earth Fire to reforge the furnace under Ren Jie's instructions.
• As the Fire Ant Demon Beasts attacked the formation, Qi Tian appeared and killed his way through them, drawing hundreds of thousands away from the battle lines.
• Zhan Tianlong adjusted the defenses as the pressure on the formation eased, while the fatty recognized that Qi Tian had recovered and gone on a rampage.
• The Great Imperial Guardian of the Bright Jade Dynasty observed Qi Tian briefly, then entered the Spirit Jade mine tunnel to carry out the emperor's command.

Ren Jie helped Old Pill King Yu Changkong complete Bright Jade Mountain Manor’s long-delayed Transcendent Treasure pill furnace, then used its power to scare off a powerful intruder. The group learned the intruder was likely an imperial guardian sent by the Emperor, and Ren Jie focused on concealing their location while everyone recovered.

• Ren Jie guided the pill furnace’s advancement into a Low-Grade Transcendent Treasure and told Old Pill King Yu Changkong to merge his imprint with it.
• Ren Jie detected a powerful infiltrator and instructed Yu Changkong to attack with the furnace and pretend he was breaking through.
• The Great Imperial Guardian deflected the furnace’s first strike with a ball of light, then fled when its power overwhelmed him.
• Ren Jie had Yu Changkong deliver a threatening message, then sealed the surrounding mine tunnels and strengthened his warning formations.
• Ren Jie and the others concluded the intruder was likely sent by the Emperor, and Ren Jie distributed medicinal agents to help them recover.

The Emperor learned that Old Pill King Yu Changkong had reached the Taiji Realm and refined a Transcendent Treasure, but he realized too late that the group had been weakened and could no longer be pursued. After Ren Jie’s forces wiped out the Fire Ant Demon Beasts and returned home, Ren Jie planned medicines and a powerful new army for the Ren Family.

• Great Imperial Guardian Mi Tuo Du reported Yu Changkong’s Transcendent Treasure and apparent Taiji Realm strength, and the Emperor concluded that the group had bluffed while recovering from a battle with Jade Spring Taoist.
• Ren Jie helped his allies recover, and Ren Tianzong and Yun Feng'er broke through as Qi Tian and the four groups fought for five more days to exterminate the Fire Ant Demon Beasts.
• Ren Jie left Zhan Tianlong to oversee the cleanup, then brought his group back to the Ren Family and arranged for Qi Tian to point out flaws in Sword King Long Ao’s Sky Dragon Sword Art.
• Ren Jie gave Fatty recipes for Body Refining Potion and Healing Potion, and planned to use the demon-beast materials to reward the fighters and train more apothecaries.
• Ren Jie planned to keep more than thirty thousand veteran soldiers at the Jade Spring Mountain Spirit Jade Mine and build them into a formidable army using special medicine and cultivation training.
• Fatty became distracted while staring at Ren Jie, then hurried to prepare the medicine.

Ren Jie refined powerful healing and body-refining potions while Jade Capital City speculated about his disappearance and praised Fang Jie’s military achievements. Fang Qi advanced rapidly under Lan Tian’s guidance and dismissed Ren Jie as beneath her concern.

• Ren Jie refined sixteen Supreme-Grade Spirit Pill-level Healing Potions and began making targeted potions for his allies.
• Ren Jie used Fire Ant Beast King blood to refine a Body Refining Potion without a medicinal furnace, exhausting himself before drinking a Healing Potion to recover.
• Ren Jie gave the fatty two potions and told her to strengthen herself before attempting to refine them, then went to test his own potion.
• Fang Jie gained public praise after leading the Sharp Arrow Camp to defeat a nearby force and secure the area around a newly discovered spirit jade mine.
• Fang Qi broke through to the sixth layer of the Divine Power Realm and received Lan Tian’s instructions to strengthen her body before pursuing the Yin Yang Realm.
• Fang Qi told Lan Tian that Ren Jie had taken the Nine Stars Phoenix Pearl and Lu Qing, but Lan Tian dismissed Ren Jie as insignificant and told her not to concern herself with Jade Capital City affairs.

Ren Jie tested a Body Refining Potion and let the strange demon core in his chest absorb its power, but the core turned on him and began draining his strength. He used the Sage Dao Discussion Realm and a Half-Step Heavenly Demon Core to survive and suppress it, while his cultivation climbed rapidly.

• Ren Jie used the Healing Potion to reach the peak of the Divine Power Realm Fourth Layer and began tempering his body with the Body Refining Potion.
• Ren Jie guided some of the potion's power into the beating demon core, which secretly absorbed nearly all of the potion as he broke through to the Divine Power Realm Fifth Layer.
• The demon core suddenly drained Ren Jie's strength, and Ren Jie activated his divine sense imprint to weaken its suction, though the backlash shattered the imprint and damaged his body.
• Ren Jie absorbed broken jade essence and entered the Sage Dao Discussion Realm, strengthening his divine sense until he could press against the demon core's Divine Soul Power.
• Ren Jie absorbed the Fire Ant Beast King's Half-Step Heavenly Demon Core to keep from being drained, and his cultivation and bodily strength surged as he continued suppressing the demon core.

Ren Jie broke into the swollen demon core and found a newborn red kitten inside, which pleaded for food and proved too adorable for him to kill. After leaving Sage Dao Discussion, he discovered his cultivation had advanced and the kitten had climbed onto his shoulder, where it begged for spirit jade; Fatty then arrived and called out to him.

• Ren Jie shattered the demon core and found a tiny red kitten curled inside, then stopped his attack when it spoke and begged him not to kill it.
• Ren Jie sensed that the kitten was weak and unusually close to him, though he could not uncover its origins or the fate of the Divine Soul Power that had fought him.
• Ren Jie ended Sage Dao Discussion as the jade essences ran low and discovered that his power, physical realm, and divine sense had advanced.
• The kitten climbed onto Ren Jie's shoulder, begged for food, and grabbed at the Family Head Ring before Ren Jie caught it as it slipped.
• Ren Jie realized the kitten wanted spirit jade from his Storage Ring, and Fatty rushed over, shouting to him.

Ren Jie showed Fatty the newly hatched red creature, Little Eater, which spoke like a baby and ate spirit jade. The creature continued begging for food as Fatty eagerly fed it.

• Fatty rushed into Ren Jie's room after hearing a baby cry and found Ren Jie exhausted with a tiny red creature in his palm.
• Fatty took the creature and marveled at its appearance, while Ren Jie warned it that Fatty was someone he trusted and it must not harm her.
• Little Eater said it was hungry, startling Fatty when she realized the baby-like voice came from the creature.
• Fatty offered Little Eater a piece of Low-Grade Spirit Jade, and it devoured the jade with its teeth.
• Ren Jie explained that Little Eater had hatched from the demon core after absorbing precious materials and potions.
• Little Eater finished another piece of spirit jade and begged for more, so Fatty happily kept feeding it.

Fang Yan returned to Jade Capital City in triumph and asserted his authority when Fang Qi's carriage blocked his army's route. Ren Jie left Fatty with the newly emerged red cat and came out to check on his people, where Tie Ta hurried to speak with him.

• Fang Yan rode at the head of the returning Sharp Arrow Camp and basked in the public attention as he entered Jade Capital City.
• When Fang Qi's carriage blocked the street, Fang Yan ordered an officer who had failed to clear the way to kill himself, and the officer obeyed.
• Fang Yan demanded that Fang Qi yield the road, but she had two Yin Yang Realm experts carry her carriage over the soldiers and out of the city.
• Fang Yan continued toward the palace, intending to confront Ren Jie after his army received its rewards.
• Ren Jie left Fatty playing with the little red cat and emerged from the room, where Tie Ta hurriedly said he had something to tell him.

Ren Jie read reports about Jade Emperor Academy’s humiliating defeat by Jade Essence Academy and learned that Ren Family descendants had been crippled in the competition. He headed for Jade Emperor Academy to confront the Heavenly Courtyard students and ordered Wan Hong to report any trouble involving the Ren Family immediately.

• Ren Jie read Tie Ta’s intelligence report and learned that Fang Yan was gathering power while Fang Qi had confronted him in Jade Capital City.
• Ren Jie discovered that Jade Emperor Academy’s students and teachers had been beaten and its competitors crippled during a contest with Jade Essence Academy.
• Ren Jie learned that Jade Essence Academy planned to send only one Heavenly Courtyard student from each grade to the upcoming first-year and second-year competition, further humiliating Jade Emperor Academy.
• Ren Jie found that two Ren Family descendants and a teacher had been crippled in the earlier contest, and he ordered Beast Uncle and Fatty to accompany him to Jade Emperor Academy.
• Ren Jie burned the reports, ordered Wan Hong to report trouble involving Ren Family descendants at once, and rushed to Jade Emperor Academy to confront the Heavenly Courtyard students.

Ren Jie decided to reform the Ren Family’s protection of its members and take action against Jade Essence Academy and the Heavenly Courtyard after they crippled Ren Family disciples. At Jade Emperor Academy, he sat in the seat reserved for the coming contest, only to be challenged by an angry newcomer demanding that he get down.

• Ren Jie resolved to investigate abnormal casualties and make the Ren Family stand behind every member and worker, while planning to confront Jade Essence Academy and the Heavenly Courtyard.
• Dead Fatty trusted Ren Jie to avenge the injured Ren Family disciples, while the Little Red Cat rejected her attempts to name it.
• Li Jun insisted on defending Jade Emperor Academy’s honor despite Li Yubo urging him to leave the academy dispute alone.
• Ren Jie and Dead Fatty arrived at Jade Emperor Academy and saw its students and teachers demoralized by the academy’s humiliating defeat and the upcoming contest.
• Ren Jie took the central elevated seat in the martial arts arena, angering spectators who believed he had no place there.
• A Divine Power Realm cultivator shouted at Ren Jie to get down, claiming his boss had not yet arrived.

Ren Jie ignored Wei Liang’s challenge while undoing the seals on a tray, but Little Red Cat unleashed a devastating roar when Wei Liang’s attack threatened Fatty. The shockwave shattered Wei Liang’s mana fist, leaving the crowd stunned by the little creature’s power.

• Wei Liang arrived with his followers and challenged Ren Jie and Fatty for handling the tray, which he believed contained Teacher Li’s life’s work.
• Wei Liang’s companion recognized Ren Jie and warned him that he was the Ren Family Head, but Wei Liang dismissed the warning and attacked.
• Ren Jie continued undoing the tray’s seals, while Fatty focused on calming the frightened Little Red Cat as Wei Liang’s enormous mana fist rushed toward them.
• Little Red Cat suddenly stood upright and unleashed a tremendous tiger’s roar, creating a shockwave that shattered Wei Liang’s attack.

Little Red Cat unleashed a devastating roar to protect Fatty, leaving Wei Liang injured and the crowd stunned. Prince Cheng, Li Tiancheng, arrived and demanded that Ren Jie return thirty-six million Jade Coins and apologize to Wei Liang, setting up a confrontation over old and new grievances.

• Little Red Cat's roar blasted dozens of people away, but Wei Liang blocked it with his battle armor and mana, then staggered back badly injured.
• Ren Jie told Fatty to feed Little Red Cat Spirit Jade and keep its unusual abilities and appetite secret.
• Wei Liang threatened Ren Jie and Fatty, and Fatty prepared to fight him while Ren Jie watched for danger.
• Li Tiancheng flew in on Seven-Colored Wings and declared that he would settle his old score with Ren Jie and avenge Wei Liang.
• Li Tiancheng demanded that Ren Jie repay thirty-six million Jade Coins and apologize to Wei Liang.

Ren Jie laughed off Li Tiancheng’s claim to be Jade Emperor Academy’s boss, then used the platform’s formation to bring him down and beat him. He left Li Tiancheng badly hurt but deliberately stopped short of triggering a hidden treasure within him, puzzling the fat man.

• Li Tiancheng confronted Ren Jie over his lackey and the thirty-six million Jade Coins, declaring himself the boss of Jade Emperor Academy.
• Ren Jie and the fat man laughed at Li Tiancheng until he attacked them with the Seven-Colored Wings.
• Ren Jie activated the platform’s formation, which blocked outside observers, and used it to pull Li Tiancheng from the air.
• Ren Jie broke through Li Tiancheng’s wing defense and struck him repeatedly, leaving him unable to gather mana.
• Ren Jie lectured Li Tiancheng about fighting and acting like a boss while continuing to hit him, and the fat man wondered what Ren Jie was trying to do.

Ren Jie beat Li Tiancheng and used his defeat to challenge his assumptions about leading Jade Emperor Academy. He offered to train Li Tiancheng so he could thwart Jade Essence Academy’s scheme and become Jade Emperor Academy’s hero, leaving Li Tiancheng stunned by the sudden offer.

• The crowd and Wei Liang wondered what was happening inside the activated formation, while Li Jun watched anxiously from nearby, unable to see through it.
• Ren Jie continued punching Li Tiancheng and revealed that he had detected the protective magical treasure hidden inside him.
• Ren Jie reminded Li Tiancheng that he had already lost and demanded to know who would be Jade Emperor Academy’s boss.
• Li Tiancheng proposed a fair rematch, but Ren Jie rejected the idea and challenged him to think beyond simply defeating Jade Essence Academy’s students.
• Ren Jie offered to train Li Tiancheng and help him crush Jade Essence Academy’s scheme, leaving Li Tiancheng wondering whether Ren Jie was joking.

Ren Jie took Li Tiancheng to challenge Jade Essence Academy, intending to make him Jade Emperor Academy’s hero by preparing him for a fight against its students and Heavenly Courtyard members. The Spirit Beast Carriage sped toward the academy as Li Tiancheng realized Ren Jie meant to follow through.

• Ren Jie chose Li Tiancheng to represent Jade Emperor Academy and announced they would go to Jade Essence Academy immediately.
• Li Jun arrived and demanded that Ren Jie and Li Tiancheng come down, but Ren Jie departed in the Spirit Beast Carriage with Li Tiancheng and Fatty.
• Ren Jie told Li Jun he would not harm Li Tiancheng and criticized Li Jun’s attempt to raise students’ strength by giving them powerful items.
• Ren Jie revealed that he planned to defeat Jade Essence Academy’s competitors before the scheduled competition and make them forfeit.
• Ren Jie said he would improve Li Tiancheng’s strength, correct his cultivation technique, and teach him to fight, leaving Li Tiancheng convinced Ren Jie was crazy.

Ren Jie corrected Li Tiancheng’s cultivation and forced him through a rapid breakthrough on the way to Jade Emperor Academy. The chapter left Li Tiancheng flying out of the Spirit Beast Carriage, tasked with restoring Jade Emperor Academy’s honor against the Heavenly Courtyard.

• Wei Liang and Li Jun pursued Ren Jie’s Spirit Beast Carriage but could not catch up, while Li Tiancheng remained restrained inside.
• Ren Jie identified flaws in Li Tiancheng’s cultivation and Divine Power fusions, then threatened to publicly humiliate him until he followed instructions.
• Ren Jie corrected Li Tiancheng’s cultivation, refined a Body Refining Potion, and made him endure its effects to stimulate his accumulated strength.
• Fatty learned Ren Jie intended for Li Tiancheng to lead Jade Emperor Academy, while Ren Jie cautioned her to keep Little Red Cat and its Spirit Jade appetite secret.
• Li Tiancheng broke through to Divine Power Realm Great Perfection, regained control of his body, and was kicked out of the carriage by Ren Jie to confront the Heavenly Courtyard.

Ren Jie drove Li Tiancheng to Jade Essence Academy and challenged him to demand justice for Jade Emperor Academy’s injured students and teachers. Li Tiancheng overcame his hesitation, publicly challenged the academy, and knocked out a teacher, while a new opponent arrived to confront him.

• Ren Jie kicked Li Tiancheng onto Jade Essence Academy’s martial arts arena and urged him to embrace his role as Jade Emperor Academy’s boss.
• Ren Jie instructed Li Tiancheng to challenge Jade Essence Academy’s first- and second-year competitors to fight him at the academy instead of waiting for the competition.
• Li Tiancheng announced his challenge to the gathered students and staff, despite stumbling over his words at first.
• When Teacher Ma flew up to seize him, Li Tiancheng followed Ren Jie’s advice and knocked the teacher unconscious with his Seven-Colored Wings.
• A voice from afar mocked Li Tiancheng as a sheltered little prince and accused him of causing trouble at Jade Essence Academy.

Li Tiancheng challenged Jade Essence Academy alone, and Ren Jie watched as Wu Jing and Wu Sha arrived to defend the academy. After Li Tiancheng defeated two Heavenly Courtyard members and provoked the crowd, Wu Jing ordered the contestants to attack him together.

• Wu Sha attacked Li Tiancheng with the Gathered Law Thunder Sound, but Li Tiancheng's Bronze Bell treasure blocked the blast and sent a sonic counterattack that injured people nearby.
• Wu Jing stopped Wu Sha from attacking and sent two Heavenly Courtyard subordinates to test Li Tiancheng, but Li Tiancheng quickly knocked them back down.
• Wu Jing addressed Ren Jie, who dismissed him and urged Li Tiancheng to demand a stronger opponent.
• Li Tiancheng echoed Ren Jie's taunts, enraging Jade Essence Academy's gathered students as they looked to Wu Jing and Wu Sha for action.
• Wu Jing warned Li Tiancheng that the challenge could only be settled on the Life and Death Arena, then secretly ordered the contestants to attack together.
• Li Tiancheng accepted the challenge, and more than a dozen contestants rushed onto the platform as Wu Jing, Wu Sha, and a formation prepared to join the fight.