Chapter Summaries

Ren Jie redirected the drugged crowd Fang Qi had intended to use against him toward her residence, forcing her to face the consequences of her scheme. Fang Qi denied having an antidote, while Ren Jie offered to help only if she came to him and begged.

• Ren Jie decided to use the drugged men to test Fang Qi’s defenses and turn their resentment against her.
• Fang Qi learned that hundreds of people were charging toward her residence after Ren Jie sent them there.
• The crowd broke through Fang Qi’s guards and demanded an antidote and her help, leaving Fang Qi confused until her maid explained what had happened.
• Fang Qi told the crowd Ren Jie had poisoned them and that she could not help, but Ren Jie called out that she should come to him and say, “Ren Family Head, I beg you.”
• Fang Qi saw Ren Jie arrive with Tong Qiang and his armed guards and seethed over how her plan had failed again.

Ren Jie forced Fang Qi to choose between helping the people she had incited and abandoning them, and her contempt sparked a riot at her residence. Fang Yuesong rescued her, while Fang Qi secretly ordered him to leave her maids behind, revealing her plan to exploit what happened to them.

• Ren Jie told Fang Qi that one sentence from her could spare the crowd, but she refused and ordered them to leave.
• The crowd turned on Fang Qi after she denied responsibility, and they stormed her residence as her guards tried to hold them back.
• Fang Yuesong used his Palm Pine Mountain treasure to repel the attackers and urged Fang Qi to escape.
• Fang Yuesong escorted Fang Qi away, while she secretly ordered him to abandon her two maids and guards.
• Fang Yuesong left with Fang Qi alone, leaving the maids behind amid the chaos.

After Fang Qi fled, Ren Jie stopped her men from assaulting her two maids and turned the crowd’s anger against her by giving them partial relief from the itching and collecting their recorded evaluations. He returned home with the recordings as leverage against Fang Qi, leaving plans to profit from them for later.

• After Fang Qi escaped, several men tried to attack her two maids, so Ren Jie ordered Tong Qiang to cripple them and drove off the guards and maids.
• Ren Jie gave the crowd only enough antidote to ease their itching, then asked them to judge Fang Qi and her mistress; Xiao Niao recorded their curses and accusations.
• Su Yu quietly took the antidote and left, while most of the crowd angrily condemned Fang Qi for abandoning her maids and refusing to help them.
• In the Spirit Beast Carriage, Ren Jie explained to the fatty that the recordings could be sold to Fang Qi as private leverage because the crowd would not openly spread what happened.
• Ren Jie and the fatty returned to the residence and discussed the absent Evil Sword of the Left Hand before Ren Jie teased the fatty about staying in his room.

Fang Qi tried to contain the fallout from Ren Jie’s recording of the academy incident while preparing to silence those involved. At Jade Emperor Academy, Ren Jie arrived with over a hundred guards for the first-year grand examination, which began with a routine strength test.

• Fang Qi ordered Fang Yuesong to find everyone involved in the attack on her residence and kill anyone who could not keep the matter secret.
• Fang Qi told Fang Tianen that Ren Jie had recorded the incident, and she vowed not to let the images be released.
• Rumors about the previous night spread through the academy as injured and embarrassed students gathered for the first-year examination.
• Ren Jie arrived with Fatty, Tie Ta, and over a hundred guards, prompting others to make way for him.
• Li Jun began the examination and announced an Arena Challenge, while teachers started testing students’ strength.

Gao Ren surprised the crowd by revealing Body Refining Realm Ninth Layer strength after initially appearing to test at the Fifth Layer. Ren Jie's Jade Emperor Art caused the testing spirit jade to shatter, leaving Li Jun and the academy baffled as they prepared to test him again.

• Gao Ren first registered at Body Refining Realm Fifth Layer, then activated nearly all of the jade and revealed his Ninth Layer strength.
• Ren Jie was called to test and circulated the Jade Emperor Art's Seventh Layer technique, intending to satisfy the requirement and leave Jade Capital City.
• Ren Jie's condensed qi force overwhelmed the testing spirit jade, which cracked and exploded.
• Li Jun inspected the fragments, found no defect, and ordered another testing spirit jade while warning Ren Jie that the academy would still require him to complete the assessment.
• Ren Jie denied deliberately causing the explosion and urged the teacher to fetch a replacement.

Ren Jie passed his assessment at a level near the Body Refining Realm Ninth Layer, then claimed the Year One challenge tournament title without fighting. He left the testing grounds with the fatty after humiliating the students who had refused to challenge him.

• Ren Jie carefully tested his force aura and registered at peak Body Refining Realm Eighth Layer, close to the Ninth Layer.
• Students accused Ren Jie of using outside power, and the fatty angrily defended him until Ren Jie silenced the crowd with a warning about his powder.
• Ren Jie borrowed Tong Qiang's Indestructible Body of the Vajra power and declared himself the ring master, inviting any Year One student to challenge him.
• Ren Jie offered to face challengers using any weapons, runes, or formations, but no one dared step onto the ring.
• Ren Jie claimed the challenge tournament prize and Year One Strongest title, then left with the fatty while they mocked the crowd.

After the first-year examination, Ren Jie prepared to leave on a hunting-training trip, but discovered Xie Jian hiding in his room. Xie Jian agreed to serve as Ren Jie's guard if Ren Jie healed his left hand and protected his master's family, and Ren Jie offered to shelter them near Ren Tianzong.

• Ren Jie left the examination behind and decided his group would set out the next morning.
• Ren Jie sensed a faint presence in his room and discovered Xie Jian emerging from a pile of clutter.
• Xie Jian said he would serve as Ren Jie's guard if Ren Jie healed his left hand and guaranteed his master's family's safety, increasing the service term to five years.
• Ren Jie proposed moving Xie Jian's master's family into the Ren Family's great courtyard near Ren Tianzong, where they would be protected.
• Ren Jie warned Xie Jian that Lan Tian might use his master's family against him, and Xie Jian accepted the risk, declaring he would be reborn in flames or reduced to ashes.

Ren Jie was attacked by Bee Needle, a sixth-kill assassin from the Remnant Soul Organization, after the assassin sensed the Spirit Jade Essence Pearl. Ren Jie used a sudden counterattack and a visual illusion to make Bee Needle believe he had survived a fatal head wound, then charged at him.

• Ren Jie sent Xie Jian with Tong Qiang and Beast Uncle to bring his teacher's family to the Ren Family Mansion.
• Bee Needle watched Ren Jie's residence and entered through an underground heating passage after the guards left with the Spirit Beast Carriage.
• The Spirit Jade Essence Pearl reacted to Bee Needle's jade token, alerting both the assassin and Ren Jie to the other's presence.
• Ren Jie pulled Bee Needle through the floor, but Bee Needle broke free and stabbed Ren Jie in the head before reaching for his Storage Bag.
• Ren Jie suddenly struck Bee Needle, then advanced while Bee Needle saw him as a man with a pierced head; Ren Jie ordered the guards to stay out and charged at the assassin.

Ren Jie used a drug and Battle Eight Directions Annihilation to defeat and kill Bee Needle, the assassin who had attacked him. Ren Jie survived but was severely injured, and after Fatty treated him, he continued cultivating despite Fatty's protests.

• Ren Jie struck Bee Needle with a drugged assault that confused his perception and left him badly injured.
• Bee Needle recognized the drug and used divine sense to block Ren Jie's attacks, but Ren Jie charged again with Battle Eight Directions Annihilation: Armor Breaker.
• Ren Jie shattered Bee Needle's hand bones and throat by breaking through his True Aura Shield, and Bee Needle died.
• Ren Jie collapsed from his own severe wounds and summoned Di Shu and the guards, ordering them to conceal the fight and bring Fatty to treat him.
• Fatty treated Ren Jie's injuries, but Ren Jie continued cultivating the Jade Emperor Art while Fatty urged him to stop.

After Bee Needle’s assassination attempt failed, Ren Jie sent the assassin back to the Ren Family elders and examined his belongings with Gao Ren. They discovered an enormous stash of Spirit Jade and rare medicinal materials, along with a treasure that revealed Bee Needle’s connection to Remnant Soul and left Gao Ren terrified.

• Ren Jie told Di Shu to send Bee Needle’s corpse to the Ren Family elders and keep the household’s defenses and routine steady.
• Ren Jie reasoned that Guo Zongyou was the most likely person behind the assassination, though other enemies could also have arranged it.
• Ren Jie explained to Gao Ren that he planned to avoid the growing danger in Jade Capital City while using his position and opportunities to strengthen their forces.
• Ren Jie and Gao Ren opened a wooden box taken from Bee Needle and found another Storage Bag and a Storage Ring inside.
• Gao Ren discovered thousands of Mid-Grade Spirit Jades, a hundred High-Grade Spirit Jades, and many rare medicinal materials in the Storage Ring.
• Gao Ren recognized a jade-box treasure as belonging to Remnant Soul and identified Bee Needle as a Human Character Nine Kill assassin, then urged Ren Jie to flee.

Ren Jie and Fatty discovered that the assassin’s belongings included the Nine Words Kill Seal, a Top-Grade Spirit Artifact tied to Remnant Soul, and Fatty revealed her personal connection to someone who had once held it. Ren Jie decided to hide the loot and publicize his supposed injuries to manage the aftermath, just as Tong Qiang arrived in alarm.

• Ren Jie recognized the little seal as a Top-Grade Spirit Artifact, and Fatty identified it as Remnant Soul’s Nine Words Kill Seal, the symbol of the strongest Human Character Nine Kill assassin.
• Fatty explained Remnant Soul’s ranks and realized the assassin’s other boxes held rewards from a contest for the Human Character Ninth Kill King.
• After Ren Jie pressed her gently, Fatty said she had known a powerful assassin who won the seal before surrendering it and changing his identity to settle a conflict between great powers.
• Ren Jie told Fatty to avoid using the Remnant Soul items and examined the assassin’s Storage Bag, finding resources that suggested the assassin had been preparing to reach the Divine Power Realm.
• Ren Jie ordered Fatty to have Wan Hong spread news that he was badly injured and seeking treatment, using the commotion to pressure the elders and help Sixth Uncle.
• Tong Qiang rushed into Ren Jie’s room with his armored men after hearing the news and finding Ren Jie in danger.

Ren Jie ordered Tong Qiang to take him out of Jade Capital City while he recovered from his grave injuries, and Xie Jian silently remembered his concern for others. At the Ren Family council, Ren Tianzong intervened when the elders welcomed the news of Ren Jie's assassination, forcing them to invoke the Five Great Families Secret Agreement and prepare for battle.

• Ren Jie told Tong Qiang that his injuries came from his attempt to cultivate and break through, then ordered him to leave Jade Capital City immediately.
• Xie Jian saw how gravely Ren Jie was injured and remembered that Ren Jie had sent guards to help relocate his teacher's family.
• Ren Junyang, Ren Hanlin, and Ren Wenxu discussed removing Ren Jie as Family Head and dividing power and benefits among themselves.
• Wan Hong brought the assassin's corpse to the council hall and announced that Ren Jie had been gravely injured, but the three elders welcomed the news and tried to delay a response.
• Ren Tianzong exerted his power over the elders, ordered them to invoke the Five Great Families Secret Agreement, and threatened to expel anyone who opposed defending Ren Jie.
• Ren Junyang reluctantly agreed to demand an explanation from the other four families and prepare the Ren Family's forces for battle.

After Ren Jie’s assassination, the Five Great Families’ secret agreement drew the other families into a dangerous political struggle while Ren Jie’s group hurried toward the Bright Jade Pill King. Fang Yuesong pursued them on Fang Qi’s orders, but Ren Jie’s group traveled so quickly that the gap widened instead of shrinking.

• Guo Ying questioned Guo Zongyou about Ren Jie’s assassination, and he denied responsibility while learning that the Ren Family had invoked the secret agreement.
• Fang Yan raged over being unable to avenge himself on Ren Jie, while Gao Peng summoned his people to protect the Gao Family’s interests.
• Fang Qi ordered the Fang Family to prepare for the Ren Family’s moves and sent Fang Yuesong to seize the item Ren Jie carried without killing him.
• Ren Jie studied the Human Character Nine Kill Seal in the Spirit Beast Carriage and guessed that the fat man had run away from home, then urged him to cultivate.
• Fang Yuesong pursued Ren Jie’s group through the night, but intelligence reports showed they had fallen even farther behind.

Fang Yuesong’s pursuit fell far behind Ren Jie’s convoy, while Ren Tianheng and Ren Tianqi used the assassination crisis to seize territory and resources. After Ren Jie received news that Sixth Uncle had found thirty-seven of the medicines needed to save Sixth Aunt, a massive upheaval struck the convoy near the Demon Beast Abyss.

• Fang Yuesong chased Ren Jie for three days and nights, but the distance between them grew to twenty-eight hundred miles, forcing him to stop and rest.
• Tong Qiang explained how the Ren Family Guard Team’s mounted tactics kept them fast and battle-ready, and Ren Jie ordered the convoy to enter Bright Jade Mountain Manor’s territory and proceed toward the Demon Beast Abyss.
• Ren Tianheng seized four cities in Gao Family territory, while Ren Tianqi destroyed two small countries, claiming both actions were connected to the attempt on Ren Jie’s life.
• The Ren Family arrested and questioned those who had caused trouble at Ren Jie’s residence, took control of Saint Medicine Hall, and then halted its actions after announcing it had obtained investigative leads.
• Ren Jie received Sixth Uncle’s message that Saint Medicine Hall had yielded thirty-seven needed medicines, leaving eleven more to find before they could save Sixth Aunt.
• A thunderous upheaval jolted the Spirit Beast Carriage, and Ren Jie and the Fatty saw what looked like the collapse of the world outside.

Ren Jie led the Guard Squad through a deadly formation and its illusions, gradually working out a path while the group fought to survive. The chapter revealed that the formation was part of the Nine Headed Dragon King’s plan to destroy Bright Jade Mountain Manor, and that he suspected Mr. Mo had ulterior motives.

• Ren Jie recognized that the violent winds, collapsing ground, and deadly terrain were caused by a formation, then guided the Guard Squad through its changing hazards.
• Ren Jie exposed an illusion of collapsing ground and lava by testing the surroundings with pieces of a table, then led everyone onward.
• Ren Jie’s group entered a lake, fought the demon beasts beneath its surface, and gathered more clues about the vast formation.
• Mr. Mo reported to the Nine Headed Dragon King that Ren Jie’s group was still navigating the formation, but the Dragon King dismissed the threat and said they would be buried with Bright Jade Mountain Manor.
• Golden Lion and Bewitching Snake quarreled, and the Nine Headed Dragon King ordered Black Eel to watch Mr. Mo because he suspected the man was hiding his real aims.

Ren Jie led his battered group through a desert swarming with poisonous insects and discovered they had entered the innermost part of the formation near Bright Jade Mountain Manor. The manor’s guards refused them entry until a sleepy young girl with authority ordered the gates opened.

• Ren Jie identified the desert’s swarming Poisonous Insects, ordered the guards to fight, and rushed the survivors forward in the Spirit Beast Carriage.
• The carriage broke through the formation and reached the Demon Qi-filled area before Bright Jade Mountain Manor, where Fatty warned that several injured guards urgently needed treatment.
• Ren Jie learned the manor’s defenders would not let them enter and considered negotiation, force, or trading information to gain access.
• A sleepy braided girl appeared on the wall, insisted Ren Jie’s group were people rather than spies, and ordered the guards to let them in.
• The leader obeyed the girl, causing the illusory walls to shift and reveal a path through the formations toward Bright Jade Mountain Manor.

Ren Jie and his injured guards entered Bright Jade Mountain Manor during a demonic beast siege, where Yu Wu Shuang offered to help them. Her brother Yu Ren Long rejected her explanation for letting the outsiders in and ordered her taken away, prompting Ren Jie to confront him.

• Ren Jie led his guards into Bright Jade Mountain Manor and asked Yu Wu Shuang for medicinal materials to treat their injuries.
• Yu Wu Shuang introduced herself as the Village Lord's granddaughter and offered to arrange treatment for Ren Jie and his guards.
• Yu Ren Long arrived, accused Yu Wu Shuang of recklessly admitting outsiders, and ordered Ren Jie and his group expelled.
• Yu Wu Shuang claimed Ren Jie was an old friend, but Yu Ren Long saw through her lie and ordered her confined for half a year.
• Yu Wu Shuang argued that Bright Jade Mountain Manor should not abandon injured people, but Yu Ren Long insisted Ren Jie might be working with the demonic beasts.
• Ren Jie told Yu Ren Long to stop acting like a mad dog.

Ren Jie confronted Yu Ren Long over his treatment of Yu Wu Shuang and agreed to leave Bright Jade Mountain Manor so she would not be punished. Yu Ren Long then ordered the gates sealed and the formations activated, leaving Ren Jie and his companions outside amid the demon beasts.

• Ren Jie demanded that Yu Ren Long release Yu Wu Shuang and stop blaming her, while Yu Ren Long threatened to throw Ren Jie out to face the demon beasts.
• Ren Jie warned Yu Ren Long that driving him out from inside the manor would bring consequences from the Ren Family and the Bright Jade Dynasty.
• Yu Ren Long agreed to release Yu Wu Shuang if Ren Jie and his group left voluntarily, and Ren Jie departed despite Yu Wu Shuang's protests.
• Yu Wu Shuang realized Ren Jie was leaving to spare her punishment and watched him go with tears in her eyes.
• Dead Fatty insulted Yu Ren Long from the Spirit Beast Carriage, and Yu Ren Long ordered the gates sealed and the defensive and attack formations activated.

Ren Jie led his people away from Bright Jade Mountain Manor and asked the manor to let them in, warning that its arrays were flawed. After the manor’s people mocked him, Ren Jie gave them fifteen minutes before he would force his way inside, then asked Beast Uncle whether the Spirit Beast Carriage could break through the gates or walls.

• Ren Jie told the Guard Squad that they would take another gamble outside the manor, and they unanimously backed him; he ordered them to split into two teams and take defensive positions.
• Ren Jie called to Bright Jade Mountain Manor, requesting passage and offering information about the demon beast array, but Yu Ren Long and the others mocked him.
• Ren Jie warned that the manor’s array had problems and said he would forcibly enter in fifteen minutes if they did not open the gates.
• Yu Wu Shuang realized Ren Jie’s words pointed to someone who could handle the crisis and hurried to find her grandfather.
• Ren Jie asked Beast Uncle whether they could crash through the manor’s gates or walls once he dealt with the arrays, and Beast Uncle nodded.

Ren Jie used Sage Dao Discussion to probe Bright Jade Mountain Manor, uncovering a dangerously unstable elder and deadly threats both inside and outside the manor. After his divine sense reached the seventh level of the Divine Power Realm, he chose to enter the manor with Beast Uncle.

• Ren Jie used Spirit Jade to enter Sage Dao Discussion and see through Bright Jade Mountain Manor’s outer formations.
• Ren Jie sensed an explosive force inside the manor and probed past six layers of defenses into a Secret Chamber.
• Ren Jie discovered an elder struggling to control clashing ice and fire powers, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Yang Soul.
• Ren Jie stopped his probe after spending nearly eight million Jade Coins’ worth of Spirit Jade, then sensed two terrifying auras in the Demon Beast Grand Array.
• Ren Jie realized his divine sense had improved to the seventh level of the Divine Power Realm and ordered Beast Uncle to ram their way into Bright Jade Mountain Manor.