Chapter Summaries

Gu Xiaobao forced Cui Cai to honor his promise to buy the Dragon Scale Tiger King for twice the market price, while Ren Jie explained why strength had to be used within the Trade Fair’s rules. After Gu Xiaobao handed over the payment, Ren Jie began to teach him about the violence hidden beneath those rules.

• Cui Cai refused to buy the Dragon Scale Tiger King for thirty thousand High-Grade Spirit Jade and threatened to call the Enforcement Team.
• Gu Xiaobao unleashed his terrifying aura, destroyed the appraisal shop, and made Cui Cai and the crowd submit in fear.
• After witnesses confirmed Cui Cai had promised twice the market price, Gu Xiaobao made him sign a contract for thirty thousand High-Grade Spirit Jade.
• Gu Xiaobao returned the payment to Ren Jie, who explained to Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao how strength, factions, and having a justifiable reason affected disputes.
• Gu Xiaobao complained that Cui Cai had gotten off too easily, and Ren Jie offered to teach him about the cruelty beneath the rules.

Ren Jie and Gu Xiaobao watched Cui Cai die over the Dragon Scale Tiger King and then let Gu Xiaobao defeat the Taiji Realm cultivators who seized the spoils. In Jade Capital City, Eunuch Sanbao reported the threat of Humanoid Weapons, while Hai Liang learned that his forces had strengthened and ordered an invasion of the Bright Jade Dynasty.

• Cui Cai fled the Trade Fair after selling the Dragon Scale Tiger King, but pursuers killed him and fought over his possessions.
• Ren Jie sent Gu Xiaobao to defeat the remaining Taiji Realm cultivators and recover the items while Wen Shiyu reflected on her growing attachment to their group.
• Eunuch Sanbao returned to the Imperial Palace with Erbao and reported that enemies were gathering Ancient God Remains and refining soldiers into Humanoid Weapons.
• The Emperor of the Bright Jade Dynasty vowed to investigate the people behind the Humanoid Weapons and considered the threat from ancient gods.
• Hai Liang ordered war against the Snowfield Tribe Alliance as the Skysea Empire expanded, then learned from Mo Sheng that Hai Wuchang's group had gained the Sea God Sect's inheritance and several allies had advanced.
• Hai Liang received authorization to act without restraint and ordered his generals to prepare for a personal expedition against the Bright Jade Dynasty and Ren Jie.

Ren Jie returned to the Ren Family after parting from Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao, who went on to Jade Capital City. He arrived as Sixth Master Ren Tianzong was scolding Wan Hong and Chang Lao Si for not knowing where he had gone, and greeted his uncle as he landed.

• Ren Jie reassured Gu Xiaobao that he could contact him through Divine Soul Power, then sent him and Wen Shiyu toward Jade Capital City.
• Ren Jie entered the city in secret, changed back into his identity as Family Head, and made his way to the Ren Family.
• At Ren Tianzong's residence, Ren Tianzong scolded Wan Hong and Chang Lao Si for failing to locate Ren Jie.
• Yun Feng'er privately explained that Ren Tianzong was worried about Ren Jie and that his cultivation had made his temper harder to control.
• Ren Jie appeared before the assembled family members and asked whether Ren Tianzong had missed him.

Ren Jie returned from seclusion and calmly endured Sixth Master Ren Tianzong’s furious lecture, astonishing the Taiji Realm experts with his mastery of Divine Soul Power. He reconciled with Ren Tianzong in an embrace, while Wen Mo’s understanding of the Confucian Dao advanced and cleared the way for a breakthrough.

• Ren Jie suddenly appeared before Chang Lao Si, Wan Hong, Wen Mo, Yu Changkong, Yun Feng'er, and Qi Tian, surprising the Taiji Realm cultivators with his unseen approach.
• Qi Tian identified Ren Jie's Space Stepping Technique as having reached minor achievement, while Ren Jie silently used Divine Soul Power to stop Yun Feng'er from interrupting Ren Tianzong.
• Ren Tianzong scolded Ren Jie for disappearing into seclusion and risking his life through Yin Yang Fusion, while Ren Jie listened with a calm smile.
• Ren Jie embraced Ren Tianzong and told him he had missed him, easing Yun Feng'er's worry and moving Yu Changkong and Wen Mo.
• Wen Mo's state of mind advanced through the Confucian Dao, removing the barrier before his breakthrough to the sixth layer of the Taiji Realm.

Ren Jie reassured Sixth Master Ren Tianzong, whose Asura Slaughter Path was making him increasingly unstable, by revealing that his Yin Soul and Yang Soul had fused before he reached the Taiji Realm. He then gathered the medicines needed to treat Sixth Master and prepared to refine them.

• Ren Jie embraced Sixth Master Ren Tianzong and showed that Hu Hu had become powerful enough to startle Chang Lao Si, Wan Hong, Wen Mo, and Old Pill King Yu Changkong.
• Yun Feng'er warned Sixth Master Ren Tianzong not to scold Ren Jie, but his worry about Ren Jie's Yin Yang Fusion and one-year deadline triggered another outburst.
• Ren Jie demonstrated that his Yin Soul and Yang Soul had fused seamlessly despite his not reaching the Taiji Realm, astonishing everyone and calming Sixth Master Ren Tianzong.
• Ren Jie sent Chang Lao Si to gather ingredients and told Wen Mo and Old Pill King Yu Changkong that he would speak with them after treating Sixth Master.
• Ren Jie explained that medicine and changes to Sixth Master Ren Tianzong's cultivation technique would help him break through to the Taiji Realm without losing control, then began preparing to refine the medicine.

Ren Jie refined a medicine without a pill furnace, using his own power and the forces of heaven and earth, while thunder from the medicine nearly drove Ren Tianzong into a murderous frenzy. Ren Jie stopped him with a single word, “Dao,” and began guiding him to control the Asura Slaughter Path.

• Ren Jie explained that he refined medicine by using himself and heaven and earth as a furnace, then displayed his extraordinary control over flames and countless medicinal materials.
• As Ren Jie fused the medicine after more than a dozen hours, thunder rumbled through it, and Yun Feng'er recognized the phenomenon as a possible Pill Tribulation.
• Ren Tianzong tried to stop the refining, but Yun Feng'er blocked him as Ren Jie completed the medicine and sent a droplet into his mouth.
• Ren Tianzong attacked Ren Jie with the Thunderfire Gun, but Ren Jie shouted “Dao” and jolted him back to his senses before the spear struck.
• Ren Jie guided Ren Tianzong's power to help him absorb the medicine and regain control over the Asura Slaughter Path.

Ren Jie forced Ren Tianzong to break through to the Taiji Realm so they could confront the sealed Asura Slaughter Path together. They completely inherited and subdued its power, leaving Ren Tianzong at the third layer of the Taiji Realm and Ren Jie with Divine Soul Power at the Half-Step Law God Realm.

• Ren Jie used medicinal agents and his Divine Soul Power to awaken Ren Tianzong and begin his Taiji Realm breakthrough despite his protests.
• Ren Tianzong’s Yin and Yang Souls fused as Ren Jie broke open the seal and began drawing the Asura Slaughter Path’s power into himself.
• The Asura Slaughter Path’s killing intent threatened to overwhelm them, but Ren Jie and Ren Tianzong fought it together, with Ren Jie bearing most of its force.
• Ren Tianzong broke through to the Taiji Realm’s third layer and his Divine Soul Power reached the sixth layer as they fully inherited the Asura Slaughter Path.
• Ren Jie absorbed a trace of the slaughter aura into the Jade Emperor Art, and his Divine Soul Power advanced to the Half-Step Law God Realm.

Ren Jie stabilized Sixth Uncle and discovered his Divine Soul Power had reached the Half-Step Law God Realm. Meanwhile, Wen Shiyu entered Jade Capital City with Gu Xiaobao and was confronted by the arrogant Young Sect Leader Ba Hu.

• Ren Jie fed Sixth Uncle two drops of medicine after learning that Sixth Uncle had inherited the Asura Slaughter Path lineage, then discovered his own Divine Soul Power had advanced to the Half-Step Law God Realm.
• Ren Jie brought Chang Lao Si to his courtyard with a single step, while Yun Feng'er remained in a state of enlightenment after hearing Ren Jie shout “Dao.”
• Wen Shiyu entered Jade Capital City on foot with Gu Xiaobao and planned to settle in before contacting her master's old friends and pressuring the Nine Sound Sect.
• Ba Hu stopped his Fire Lion Demon Beast carriage after spotting Wen Shiyu, introduced himself as the Sky Tiger Sect's Young Sect Leader, and demanded she become his Dual Cultivation companion.
• Wen Shiyu told Ba Hu to get lost, but he grew more excited and reached to touch her cheek.

Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao were accosted by Ba Hu of the Sky Tiger Sect and Lin Yuncong, who both claimed they would protect or claim Wen Shiyu. Gu Xiaobao slaughtered Ba Hu’s elder and Fire Lion, beat Ba Hu to death, and left with Wen Shiyu as she planned to return home and later destroy the Sky Tiger Sect with Ren Jie’s help.

• Ba Hu tried to seize Wen Shiyu, but Lin Yuncong intervened and declared himself her protector.
• Ba Hu and Lin Yuncong displayed their power and argued over Wen Shiyu, while Ba Hu’s tiger-striped mark awakened the Dragon Scale Tiger King’s power.
• After Ba Hu insulted Wen Shiyu and Ren Jie, Gu Xiaobao punched him away, killed his Yang Soul elder, and tore apart the Fire Lion Demon Beast.
• Gu Xiaobao beat Ba Hu to death and ripped the tiger-striped mark from him, then frightened Lin Yuncong into denying his interest in Wen Shiyu.
• Wen Shiyu took Gu Xiaobao into Jade Capital City and said they would return home before asking Ren Jie to help destroy the Sky Tiger Sect and capture the Dragon Scale Tiger King.

Ren Jie reviewed Chang Lao Si’s cultivation and the growth of his business network, then ordered a more ambitious event for Eternal Paradise Celestial Abode. The chapter ended with urgent news that the Skysea Empire had launched a full-scale invasion of the Bright Jade Dynasty.

• Ren Jie told Chang Lao Si to improve his cultivation and gain combat experience, while promising guidance and resources.
• Chang Lao Si reported on the expanding businesses and the growing number of cultivators joining Eternal Paradise Celestial Abode.
• Ren Jie ordered the next opening to include a special event for powerful Yang Soul cultivators, with help advancing to the Taiji Realm as the final reward.
• Ren Jie told Chang Lao Si to maintain the expansion while guarding against a major enemy strike.
• Wan Hong arrived with urgent military intelligence that the Skysea Empire had attacked the southwest and northwest and begun a full-scale war.

Ren Jie learned that the Skysea Empire had launched a full-scale war against the Bright Jade Dynasty, concentrating its attacks on territories controlled by the Ren Family. In the Golden Luan Hall, officials argued over how to respond and the emperor allowed Wen Yong to be isolated, until Ren Jie burst into the hall and knocked several ministers down.

• Ren Jie read reports of Skysea Empire assaults in the southwest and northwest and ordered the front lines monitored before heading to the Imperial Palace.
• Officials gathered in the Golden Luan Hall learned that more than a million elite troops, including Taiji Realm experts, had attacked the two Ren Family-controlled fronts.
• Wen Yong called for full mobilization and retaliation, while Wu Baoguo and Lin Yuan urged caution and preparations, then joined Fang Tianen and Gao Zhanyuan in criticizing Wen Yong.
• The emperor watched without intervening as the four officials isolated and angered Wen Yong.
• Ren Jie arrived with two elders after shaking the palace formation, sent Fang Tianen and Gao Zhanyuan tumbling and forced Lin Yuan and Wu Baoguo to retreat, then mocked the fallen ministers.

Ren Jie arrived at the Golden Luan Hall with Old Pill King Yu Changkong and Wen Mo, then challenged the officials over their response to the nation's crisis. He left Gao Zhanyuan unconscious after publicly accusing him of neglecting his duties as Minister of Revenue.

• Ren Jie entered the Golden Luan Hall with Yu Changkong and Wen Mo, and the Emperor recognized the two Taiji Realm elders.
• Ren Jie rebuked Fang Tianen for accusing him of barging into the Imperial Palace, while Wen Yong greeted Ren Jie before Wen Mo.
• Ren Jie demanded that the officials discuss provisions, funds, military equipment, and personnel instead of standing idle.
• Gao Zhanyuan objected that Ren Jie had no authority to question the court, and Ren Jie condemned him for failing to serve the Emperor during the crisis.
• Gao Zhanyuan spat blood and collapsed unconscious after Ren Jie's thunderous rebuke.

Ren Jie disrupted the court’s argument over the Skysea Empire’s invasion and used Sage Dao Discussion to inspect the Emperor. He discovered that the Emperor in the Golden Luan Hall was only an avatar bearing a Divine Soul Imprint, not his true body.

• Ren Jie’s words made Minister Gao Zhanyuan cough blood and faint, while court officials praised Ren Jie’s saying about a ruler and his ministers.
• The Emperor stopped the quarrel, and Ren Jie mocked the ministers by claiming he would plead for them after they admitted their guilt.
• Lin Yuan offered to lead an army west, while Wu Baoguo urged national war readiness and reinforcements for other borders; Wen Yong opposed diverting support from the western front.
• As the court argued, Ren Jie sensed that something was wrong with the Emperor and entered Sage Dao Discussion to examine him.
• Ren Jie realized that the Emperor present in the hall was an avatar carrying a Divine Soul Imprint rather than the Emperor’s true body.

Ren Jie sensed a terrifying power from the starry sky searching the palace, then watched as the Emperor assigned troops in a way that threatened the Ren Family’s western and southwestern forces. After Lin Yuan taunted him about the decision, Ren Jie struck him in the face and sent him crashing into the people behind him.

• A mysterious power descended into the Emperor and searched the Imperial Palace, but Ren Jie concealed himself using the Sage Dao Discussion Realm.
• The Emperor ordered Lin Yun to lead five hundred thousand troops to the Western Border and Wu Baoguo to send another five hundred thousand to assist Wei Shilong.
• Officials realized the Emperor’s orders could leave the Ren Family’s forces exposed, while Lin Yuan and Wu Baoguo celebrated their gains.
• Lin Yuan mocked Ren Jie and implied that he would delay support for the northwest and southwest.
• Ren Jie invited Lin Yuan closer, then punched him in the face, knocking him into several people and leaving them unconscious.

Ren Jie struck Great General Lin Yuan in the Golden Luan Hall and explained why the Ren Family’s Amnesty Jade Tokens could not be reclaimed. He left Lin Yuan beaten and the assembled officials too afraid to challenge him, while the Emperor watched from the palace.

• Ren Jie struck Lin Yuan and dared him to fight, while two Taiji Realm experts kept Lin Yuan from retaliating.
• Lin Yuan and other officials called for Ren Jie’s Amnesty Jade Tokens to be reclaimed, and Ren Jie explained their history and the Imperial Family’s debt to the Ren Family.
• The Emperor recalled how Ren Tianxing had earned the tokens and did not intervene, while Fang Tianen confirmed that reclaiming them was impossible.
• Ren Jie asked Old Pill King Yu Changkong and Wen Family Old Ancestor Wen Mo for help, then kicked Lin Yuan through pillars and into the ground.
• Ren Jie taunted the fallen Lin Yuan, who fainted, and the officials fell silent in fear.

After humiliating Lin Yuan in the Golden Luan Hall, Ren Jie reassured the loyal Ren and Wen Family officials by revealing their allies, resources, and plans. He then admitted to Wen Yong that he had no specific arrangements for the Skysea Empire’s impending attack and went with him to discuss their dangerous situation.

• Ren Jie spared Lin Yuan, put away the Amnesty Jade Token, and left the Golden Luan Hall with Wen Yong and the Ren and Wen Family followers.
• The Emperor rejected Eunuch Sanbao’s suggestion to warn Ren Jie and said he had his own arrangements for the Skysea Empire’s coming assault.
• Ren Jie told the loyal officials that the Ren Family had powerful allies and resources, then promised cultivation support and other benefits to their lineages.
• The officials left reassured, and Wen Yong thanked Ren Jie for having prepared for the crisis.
• Ren Jie admitted that he had no specific arrangements and had only revealed good news to steady morale; Wen Yong and Wen Mo warned that the Imperial Palace held powerful Taiji Realm experts.
• Ren Jie agreed to board Wen Yong’s Spirit Beast Carriage and visit the Wen Family to discuss how to face the Skysea Empire and the Imperial Family.

In an Eastern Wasteland Dark Market, Old Jian announced that the Skysea Empire had declared war on the Bright Jade Dynasty and recruited Rogue Cultivators for a campaign against Ren Family territory. Dan Miao, disguised as a burly man, signed up to investigate whether the war threatened Meal Ticket Boss.

• Old Jian announced the Skysea Empire's war against the Bright Jade Dynasty and offered slots for Rogue Cultivators to join its forces.
• Old Jian revealed that the Skysea Empire planned to attack the northwest and southwest controlled by the Ren Family, prompting many people to register.
• A Rogue Cultivator told Dan Miao that the region had become forbidden after a ruin battle years earlier and Ren Tianxing's warning against intruders.
• Dan Miao realized the conflict might endanger Meal Ticket Boss and decided to register so she could find out what was happening.

Ren Jie reassured Wen Yong that the northwest and southwest could resist Skysea Empire through a broad coalition and the Ren Family’s hidden strength. He also revealed that he was willing to abandon the defensive line and let the enemy advance if other options failed.

• Wen Yong worried that the Emperor’s actions had left the northwest and southwest vulnerable to Skysea Empire, and urged Ren Jie to negotiate with the Emperor.
• Ren Jie proposed gathering forces from the great generals, Jade Emperor Academy, the Wen Family, and other allies to support the threatened regions.
• Ren Jie listed the Ren Family’s formidable allies, troops, and newly strengthened Taiji Realm experts, leaving Wen Yong, Wen Mo, and Yu Changkong astonished.
• Ren Jie said he could retreat from the northwest and southwest if necessary, even allowing Skysea Empire to advance rather than sacrifice his forces without support.

Ren Jie outlined a ruthless strategy for countering the Skysea Empire, prompting Wen Yong to mobilize the Wen Family’s influence and arrange urgent military measures. Wen Yong then reunited with Wen Shiyu and brought up her marriage contract with Ren Jie, leaving her dazed as she followed him to meet Ren Jie.

• Wen Yong praised Ren Jie’s plan but was shaken by his willingness to abandon the defenses if necessary, then left to contact Wen Zihao and mobilize the Wen Family.
• Ren Jie explained that Wen Yong’s compassionate nature suited him to handling matters behind the scenes, while Ren Jie would take charge of fighting.
• Wen Yong encountered Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao, welcomed the child, and invited them to meet Ren Jie, Old Pill King Yu Changkong, and Wen Mo.
• Wen Yong reminded Wen Shiyu of her marriage contract with Ren Jie and said they could meet and talk.
• Wen Shiyu reacted with unease to the marriage discussion and followed her father in a daze.

Wen Yong brought Wen Shiyu to meet Ren Jie and raised their childhood marriage agreement, stirring her feelings and confusing Gu Xiaobao. Gu Xiaobao recognized Ren Jie as his master and threatened him, prompting Wen Mo and Old Pill King Yu Changkong to attack and leaving Ren Jie facing a dangerous misunderstanding.

• Wen Shiyu recalled how Ren Jie had helped her and realized her feelings for him had changed, while Gu Xiaobao grew angry when Wen Yong mentioned their marriage agreement.
• Wen Yong introduced Wen Shiyu to Ren Jie, Wen Mo, and Old Pill King Yu Changkong, and Wen Shiyu greeted them formally.
• Gu Xiaobao sensed Ren Jie's familiar scent, accused him of pursuing Wen Shiyu, and called her his mistress and Ren Jie his master.
• Wen Yong misunderstood Gu Xiaobao's words as proof that Wen Shiyu had already formed a relationship with someone else, and Wen Shiyu tried to explain.
• Gu Xiaobao threatened Ren Jie and swung his fist, revealing overwhelming power, so Wen Mo shielded Ren Jie and Old Pill King Yu Changkong moved to suppress Gu Xiaobao.