Chapter Summaries

Gu Xiaobao fought Wen Mo and Old Pill King Yu Changkong after they mistook him for a dangerous old monster, while Ren Jie tried to contain the misunderstanding. The battle threatened the Wen Family before Ren Jie secretly identified Gu Xiaobao as an ally and ordered everyone to stop.

• Gu Xiaobao sent Wen Shiyu out of danger and attacked Old Pill King Yu Changkong, prompting Wen Mo to join the fight.
• Gu Xiaobao broke through Wen Mo’s restraints and battled Wen Mo and Old Pill King Yu Changkong as the Wen Family’s formation struggled to contain the damage.
• Wen Yong apologized to Ren Jie for the disturbance, and Ren Jie reassured him that the incident might have another explanation.
• Eunuch Sanbao and Erbao sensed the battle, while Lan Tian watched from his manor and Xia Jiuhe urged him to seek Smiling Face Killing God King’s help.
• Ren Jie secretly told Gu Xiaobao to stop and informed Wen Mo and Old Pill King Yu Changkong that Gu Xiaobao was one of their allies.

Ren Jie explained that Gu Xiaobao was his master’s five-year-old disciple, not an ancient monster, and that the child would accompany Ren Jie to the Western Side. The others were left stunned by Xiaobao’s age and overwhelming power as they tried to accept Ren Jie’s explanation.

• Gu Xiaobao stopped fighting when Ren Jie told him to, and his master instructed him to follow Ren Jie and obey him.
• Gu Xiaobao objected that Ren Jie wanted to steal his Mistress, but he submitted when his master said Ren Jie’s words were his own.
• Gu Xiaobao performed a disciple’s salute and stood beside Ren Jie, leaving Wen Mo, Old Pill King Yu Changkong, Wen Shiyu, and Wen Yong bewildered.
• Ren Jie told the group that Xiaobao was truly five years old and asked them to keep his unusual circumstances and power among their own people.
• Wen Shiyu confirmed Ren Jie’s explanation while soothing Xiaobao, and the others remained stunned by the child’s strength.

Wen Shiyu recounted the Smiling Face Killing God King’s astonishing deeds and learned that he was the Killer King’s disciple, while Ren Jie eased the tension around her marriage agreement. Ren Jie then took Gu Xiaobao to deal with trouble near Jade Capital City, warning him that even old ancestor-tier experts might die on the battlefield.

• Wen Shiyu explained that Gu Xiaobao had called her his martial mother and described how the Smiling Face Killing God King had rescued her from the Nine Sound Sect’s upheaval.
• Wen Shiyu told Wen Yong, Wen Mo, and Old Pill King Yu Changkong about the Smiling Face Killing God King destroying the Sky Water Sect, fighting Taiji Realm experts, and surviving lightning tribulation.
• Ren Jie revealed that the Smiling Face Killing God King was the Killer King’s disciple and that the Ren Family had a connection to the Killer King.
• Wen Yong praised Ren Jie and urged Wen Shiyu to spend more time with him, but Ren Jie dismissed the need for a marriage alliance and said their relationship should develop naturally.
• Gu Xiaobao warned Ren Jie not to steal his martial mother from his master, and Ren Jie invited him to join a dangerous outing near Jade Capital City.

The Guard Squad defeated the Silver Winged Eagle King after months of fighting in the Demon Beast Abyss. When Tong Qiang received the Family Head Token’s order, the squad set out for the Northwest Battlefield, where the Skysea Empire had invaded.

• Hai Liang ordered his forces to take the Northwest’s outer defenses and continue attacking the Southwest, determined to crush the Bright Jade Dynasty’s camps.
• Xiao Niao ambushed the Silver Winged Eagle King and gouged out its eye, drawing the wounded beast into the Guard Squad’s formation.
• Tong Qiang, Xie Jian, and the Guard Squad used their formations to overwhelm the Silver Winged Eagle King and bring it down.
• Tong Qiang received the Family Head Token’s order to rush to the Northwest Battlefield after the Skysea Empire attacked the Northwest and Southwest.
• The Guard Squad formed a flying formation and headed for the battlefield at full speed.

Old Pill King Yu Changkong and Wen Mo reflected on Ren Jie’s unmatched strength and leadership, while Wen Yong learned how highly they regarded him. Ren Jie took Gu Xiaobao and Wen Shiyu through Jade Capital City’s market before leading them to Ting Xue Pavilion, saying they were going to fight.

• Old Pill King Yu Changkong and Wen Mo praised Ren Jie’s strength and his ability to raise the Ren Family, and Wen Yong was stunned by their judgment that Ren Jie had surpassed Ren Tianxing.
• Ren Jie led Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao through a lively Jade Capital City market, where Gu Xiaobao happily sampled food, bought toys, and shared treats with Wen Shiyu.
• Wen Shiyu warned Ren Jie that Gu Xiaobao could lose control in a fight, and Ren Jie assured her that he understood the boy’s situation.
• Ren Jie led Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao from the market into the cultivator district and entered Ting Xue Pavilion.

At Second Prince Li Wenwu’s banquet in Ting Xue Pavilion, guests praised Wu Xiao and Lin Yuncong while denouncing Ren Jie, until Ren Jie arrived with Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao. The braggarts were left terrified as Ren Jie asked whether they were still unafraid now that he stood before them.

• Second Prince Li Wenwu hosted a banquet for Wu Xiao and Lin Yuncong, celebrating the empire’s strength and Wu Xiao’s coming military campaign.
• A guest mentioned Ren Jie while praising Wu Xiao, silencing the gathering, but Lin Yuncong and Wu Xiao dismissed Ren Jie and vowed not to fear him.
• Second Prince praised their defiance, and Wu Xiao and Lin Yuncong joined the guests in boasting that Ren Jie was no threat.
• Ren Jie suddenly appeared in the floating restaurant, startling Li Wenwu and leaving several guests faint; Lin Yuncong slumped into his seat when he recognized Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao behind Ren Jie.
• Ren Jie entered with Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao and asked the banquet guests whether they were still unafraid now that he had arrived.

Ren Jie arrived at the Second Prince’s banquet and ignored the prince to seek out Gao Peng, while Gu Xiaobao fought Wu Xiao at Ren Jie’s direction. Ren Jie confronted Gao Peng to confirm a suspicion, leaving Gao Peng to feign fear and ask what more Ren Jie wanted.

• Wen Shiyu recognized several guests and realized that even the Second Prince and Imperial Court officials feared Ren Jie.
• Ren Jie dismissed the Second Prince as unqualified and continued through the banquet, prompting Wu Xiao to attack him.
• Wu Xiao’s palm strike failed to reach Ren Jie, who asked Gu Xiaobao to fight Wu Xiao using Yin Yang Realm Yin Soul Peak strength.
• Gu Xiaobao blocked Wu Xiao’s attack with his carefully trained fist technique, astonishing the guests as Wu Xiao prepared to attack again.
• Ren Jie approached Gao Peng and told him to get up and play with him; Gao Peng acted timid and asked what more Ren Jie wanted after he had already admitted defeat.

Ren Jie attacked Gao Peng at the Second Prince’s banquet, forcing him to reveal the hidden black power that linked him to the Black Robed Man. As Gao Peng fought back and Eunuch Sanbao and Lan Tian arrived, Ren Jie recognized that the secret enemy had finally been exposed.

• Ren Jie seized Gao Peng by the neck and nearly killed him while ignoring the Second Prince and the guests who tried to intervene.
• Gao Peng unleashed hidden black power, broke free, and attacked Ren Jie with an enormous black palm.
• Gu Xiaobao hurled Wu Xiao into Gao Peng’s attack, killing Wu Xiao, then pierced the black palm and badly wounded Gao Peng.
• Gao Peng released more of his eerie power, drawing the attention of Eunuch Sanbao, Lan Tian, and other powerful figures nearby.
• Ren Jie called Gu Xiaobao back as Eunuch Sanbao and Lan Tian recognized Gao Peng as the Black Robed Man.

Ren Jie forced Gao Peng to reveal himself as the Black Robed Man behind Fang Yan and the destruction of Lan Manor Sky Sect, then exposed his role in turning five hundred thousand Sharp Arrow Camp soldiers into Humanoid Weapons. Gao Peng escaped with a Small Teleportation Talisman, while Ren Jie left after making the scandal his first blow against the Emperor.

• Ren Jie welcomed Eunuch Sanbao and Lan Tian after Gu Xiaobao’s attack forced Gao Peng to reveal his concealed black aura and power.
• Lan Tian accused Gao Peng of manipulating Fang Yan and refining five hundred thousand Sharp Arrow Camp soldiers into Humanoid Weapons, shocking those who heard him.
• Gao Peng insulted Lan Tian and Eunuch Sanbao, recognized that Ren Jie had used them to expose him, and declared Ren Jie a worthy opponent.
• Gao Peng escaped with a Small Teleportation Talisman after threatening to settle his grudges with Ren Jie later.
• Ren Jie publicly repeated that the Gao and Fang Families had refined five hundred thousand soldiers into Humanoid Weapons, turning the revelation into an attack on the Emperor.
• Ren Jie called Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao over and left Ting Xue Pavilion, ignoring the enraged Lan Tian and Eunuch Sanbao.

After Ren Jie exposed Gao Peng’s crimes, the Emperor ordered measures to contain the turmoil while secretly planning against the Ren Family. On the way home, Gu Xiaobao recognized runes connected to his grandfather’s murder and confronted Ren Jie, who stopped his outburst and challenged him to control his power and emotions.

• Lantian realized Gao Peng had deceived him, while Erbao explained that Gao Peng had threatened to unleash his soldiers and destroy Jade Capital City if anyone tried to stop him.
• Ren Jie left the banquet with Wen Shiyu and Gu Xiaobao, leaving the stunned Second Prince behind as Jade Capital City erupted in anger and confusion.
• The Emperor ordered the city’s defenses mobilized, Gao Peng denounced as an Evil Cult Demon, pensions increased, and the Gao and Fang families punished; he then told Eunuch Sanbao and Erbao to investigate cautiously.
• Gao Zhanyuan fainted after learning what had happened, and the Fang Family expelled Fang Yan while struggling to distance itself from him.
• Gu Xiaobao recognized familiar runes in the Humanoid Weapons and asked Ren Jie if Gao Peng had been among those responsible for his grandfather’s death; Ren Jie confirmed it.
• Gu Xiaobao’s power erupted in anger, but Ren Jie blocked it and told him that he needed to control his emotions and learn from what had happened.

Ren Jie calmed Gu Xiaobao after the boy lost control and warned him to learn to manage his power. Meanwhile, Dan Miao traveled with a hostile group and prepared to sabotage them, while Ren Jie’s allies waited anxiously for him to respond to the crisis on the front lines; he remained shut in his room.

• Ren Jie stopped Gu Xiaobao’s tantrum, warned that he would seal the boy’s power if he could not control it, and led him home with Wen Shiyu following.
• Dan Miao traveled aboard a large magical treasure with people planning to breach the Bright Jade Dynasty and covertly released an odorless potion among them.
• The revelation that the Sharp Arrow Camp’s five hundred thousand soldiers had been refined into Humanoid Weapons overshadowed the fighting on the northwest and southwest fronts.
• Zhan Tianlong urged Sword King Long Ao and the others to let him reinforce the front lines, but Long Ao told him to wait for Ren Jie’s orders.
• Wen Shiyu watched Gu Xiaobao play with Huhu and the two Little White Apes, then wondered what Ren Jie was doing in his room and reflected on her conflicted feelings for him and the Smiling Face Killing God King.

Ren Jie reunited with Killer King Ren Ming and Gu Yue, congratulated them on becoming partners, and sent them to watch the northwest and southwest as war with the Skysea Empire approached. Meanwhile, Li Tiancheng killed a golden-scaled insect, clashed with members of the Swordless Sect, and fled after receiving Ren Jie's summons.

• Ren Ming and Gu Yue reunited with Ren Jie, and Gu Yue declared that their former identities were dead and that they would share the name Killer King.
• Ren Jie told Ren Ming that the Skysea Empire was attacking and assigned him and Gu Yue to monitor the southwest and northwest and eliminate opportunists and assassins.
• Ren Jie reviewed battle reports and intelligence, then returned to the Ren Family.
• In a desert beyond the Demon Beast Abyss, Li Tiancheng defeated and stored a golden-scaled insect after a prolonged battle.
• Ye Ji and the Swordless Sect disciples accused Li Tiancheng of killing their spirit beast and attacked him.
• Li Tiancheng saw Ren Jie's summons, escaped the Swordless Sect's array with illusory attacks, and Ye Ji led his disciples in pursuit.

Ren Tianzong broke through to the Taiji Realm Fourth Layer, mastered the Asura Slaughter Path, and regained his clarity as Ren Jie’s allies waited for Ren Jie to address the growing military crisis. When Ren Jie emerged, he said he was waiting for trouble to break out in the northwest and southwest.

• Ren Tianzong condensed his own Killing Intent, reached the Taiji Realm Fourth Layer, and returned to his former clear-minded self.
• Yun Feng'er embraced Ren Tianzong, while the others congratulated him on his breakthrough and recovery.
• Zhan Tianlong told Ren Tianzong that the Skysea Empire had moved against the northwest and southwest and urged him to advise on the response.
• Wen Shiyu watched Ren Jie’s powerful allies wait for him and realized how much influence he held over the Ren Family’s forces.
• Ren Jie emerged, refused Zhan Tianlong’s request to deploy the army immediately, and said he was waiting for the northwest and southwest to come under attack.

Ren Jie explained that he had ordered the southwestern and northwestern fronts to retreat from some territory, then issued further commands to prepare the Ren Family for war. After testing Hu Hu and Gu Xiaobao's fighting abilities, he had Qi Tian attack Gu Xiaobao, leaving him badly injured.

• Ren Jie revealed that he had ordered the southwestern and northwestern armies to contract their lines and let some areas fall, and he told the gathered leaders to follow his orders.
• Ren Jie sent Zhan Tianlong back to Jade Spring Mountain and assigned tasks to the others, who departed without challenging his command.
• Ren Jie asked Hu Hu to spar with Gu Xiaobao, and Hu Hu's attack briefly caught Gu Xiaobao off guard before Gu Xiaobao overcame Hu Hu and the two Little White Apes.
• Ren Jie asked Qi Tian to teach Gu Xiaobao a lesson, and Qi Tian transformed into a giant ape and battered Gu Xiaobao until he collapsed injured.
• Wen Shiyu rushed to help Gu Xiaobao, but Ren Jie stopped her while Qi Tian returned to sitting silently.

Ren Jie trained Gu Xiaobao with Qi Tian while the northwest and southwest defenses collapsed and Skysea Empire forces invaded the Bright Jade Dynasty. As accusations against the Ren Family spread through Jade Capital City, Ren Jie declared the moment had come and sounded a war drum across the capital.

• Qi Tian transformed and defeated Gu Xiaobao, and Ren Jie used the loss to teach Gu Xiaobao not to underestimate an enemy.
• Ren Jie told Wen Shiyu how Qi Tian got his name and discussed music, chess, calligraphy, and painting with her.
• Reports arrived that the northwest and southwest defenses had been breached, allowing Skysea Empire forces to raid families and businesses across the provinces.
• Panic spread through Jade Capital City as prices rose and the Emperor ordered ministers and military forces to respond.
• Ministers and influential families blamed the Ren Family for the defeats and demanded punishment for its leaders.
• Ren Jie rose from his courtyard, summoned a war drum, and sounded it across Jade Capital City.

Ren Jie rallied Jade Capital City to the Ren Family’s cause by honoring the dead, exposing the battlefield’s casualties, and declaring that his family would march against the Skysea Empire. As Ren Family troops assembled, the Sky Dragon Sword Manor, Bright Jade Mountain Manor, and Wen Family pledged to fight alongside them.

• Ren Jie struck the Ren Family’s war drums and sang a battle song, stirring Jade Capital City and summoning allies toward the city.
• Ren Jie displayed the names of soldiers who had died fighting with the Ren Family over two thousand years and revealed casualty figures and battle scenes from the northwest and southwest.
• Ren Jie declared that the Ren Family would send troops to fight the Skysea Empire and called on its descendants to march with him.
• The Emperor recognized that Ren Jie had deliberately rallied public feeling, while soldiers in the Golden Luan Hall were moved by his words and the names of the fallen.
• Thirty thousand Ren Family soldiers sang Ren Jie’s song and marched out, while Sword King Long Ao, Old Pill King Yu Changkong, and Wen Mo pledged their factions to the Ren Family.

Ren Jie turned Jade Capital City’s outrage and grief into a mass call to defend the Bright Jade Dynasty, forcing the Emperor to appoint him deputy commander and send him to reinforce the borders. With the city swept up in his momentum, Ren Jie prepared to use the campaign to withdraw the Ren Family from Jade Capital City.

• Wen Mo, Yu Changkong, Long Ao, and other powerful figures joined Ren Jie as Jade Capital City’s people rallied, sang “Serve the Country with Utmost Loyalty,” and volunteered for the army.
• Lan Tian ordered his people to find Killer King so he could locate the Smiling Face Killing God King.
• A censor accused Ren Jie of misleading the public, but Wu Baoguo urged the Emperor to let Ren Jie redeem himself through military service.
• The Emperor appointed Ren Jie Second Route Army Deputy Commander and ordered a Hall of Martyrs and benefits for the families of those who died for the country.
• Ren Jie revealed his plan to lead the Ren Family out of Jade Capital City, while he recited stirring verses that drove more people to enlist and follow the procession toward the battlefield.

Ren Jie used poetry and war drums in Jade Capital City to rally people and cover the Ren and Wen families’ evacuation toward the western battlefields. He reassured Wen Yong from afar that the departure was a precaution and prepared to lead the gathered force to war.

• Wen Shiyu left Jade Capital City with Gu Xiaobao after watching Ren Jie’s stirring display of poetry.
• The Ren and Wen families’ dependents traveled toward the western frontier while Wen Yong worried about the scale and danger of their departure.
• Ren Jie contacted Wen Yong through Divine Soul Power from tens of thousands of li away and explained that the families would publicly frame their move as a pledge to defend the northwest and southwest.
• Wen Yong accepted Ren Jie’s explanation and continued organizing the families’ departure and public announcement.
• Ren Jie struck the war drum again, rallied the people of Jade Capital City, and called them to follow him to slay the enemy.

Ren Jie’s call to arms sparked a mass movement toward the northwest and southwest, while the Skysea Empire prepared for his arrival. In the Imperial Palace, the emperor brought Jin Peng, the Grand Supervisor of the Heavenly Surveillance Guard, back into service and ordered him to investigate the frontier and watch the Sea King.

• Ren Jie’s words spread across the Bright Jade Dynasty as Hai Yang, Wei Shilong, and Wen Zihao sent people to support the frontier, with Wen Zihao gathering more than a hundred thousand volunteers.
• Emperor Hai Liang dismissed Mo Sheng’s warnings and declared that he would crush Ren Jie if he came to the battlefield.
• Zhou Tong reported that the Ren Family and Wen Family had moved their dependents toward the frontier, and Jin Peng appeared with far more precise intelligence about their plans and the growing volunteer force.
• The emperor appointed Jin Peng to control all intelligence, ordered him to watch the Sea King and investigate the northwest and southwest, and left to prepare for Heavenly Treasure Old Ancestor’s arrival.
• Jin Peng swallowed Zhou Tong and vanished, while Erbao Eunuch warned Eunuch Sanbao that the Bright Jade Dynasty and its emperor were far more formidable than he understood.

Ren Jie ordered Zhan Tianlong to hurry the Heavenly Dragon Army toward the Northwest Camp while keeping the gathered followers as a foundation for future strength. After arranging protection for the army’s commanders, Ren Jie flew off to welcome someone emerging from seclusion.

• Zhan Tianlong complained that the growing crowd behind the Heavenly Dragon Army was slowing its march and warned Ren Jie that untrained cultivators could disrupt the battles.
• Ren Jie explained that the followers were meant to strengthen the northwest and southwest in the future, then ordered Zhan Tianlong to take the Heavenly Dragon Army to the Northwest Camp and wait for instructions.
• Ren Jie assigned Wen Family Old Ancestor Wen Mo, Old Pill King Yu Changkong, and Sword King Long Ao to protect Zhan Tianlong and help prepare the army against powerful enemies.
• Zhan Tianlong led the thirty thousand soldiers onward at full speed as Ren Jie stayed behind to organize the followers and then flew away to welcome an important figure.
• Wen Family Old Ancestor Wen Mo and Sword King Long Ao realized Ren Jie was going to welcome someone emerging from seclusion, and Old Pill King Yu Changkong smiled because he knew it was Wushuang.