Chapter Summaries

Linglong told Chen Jue how she survived the violent overseas gang world and became a martial arts expert, then analyzed the Primordial Qi fragment and warned him about the foreigners seeking it. The two exchanged martial arts knowledge and tested their skills by the river, leaving Chen Jue with the fragment to study and the foreigners' invitation rejected.

• Linglong explained that her master trained her in Xingyi Dragon Form and that she fled overseas Xingyi Sect power struggles after reaching Embracing the Elixir and Sitting on the Hips.
• Chen Jue showed Linglong the Primordial Qi fragment, and she identified its lead casing as radiation shielding and suspected the stone was a meteorite fragment.
• Linglong dismissed the foreigners' claims of immortality and warned Chen Jue that the Extreme Sports Association and its funder, Hong Mou Group, had hidden motives.
• Chen Jue agreed to be cautious, kept the meteorite fragment to study, and tossed the business card into the river.
• Chen Jue and Linglong discussed martial arts, shared cultivation knowledge, tested their skills, and ate lunch at the house in the navel orange grove.

After returning to Chen Village, Chen Jue paid his respects to Old Mr. Huang, whose peaceful death made him reflect on mortality. Back home, he investigated the meteorite fragment John had given him and found its Primordial Qi greatly enhanced his cultivation, triggering an upgrade to his circulation technique.

• Chen Jue returned to his old home in Chen Village, cleaned it, and put away the Golden Dew, Human Nutritional Supplement, and metal tube.
• While jogging to the reservoir, Chen Jue learned that Old Mr. Huang had died peacefully and went to pay his respects to the family.
• Chen Jue returned home, took out the metal tube, and uncovered a meteorite fragment immersed in yellow liquid.
• Chen Jue meditated with the fragment and felt its Primordial Qi sharpen his inner vision and strengthen his body.
• Chen Jue's Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation technique met its upgrade conditions.

Chen Jue broke through in the Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation, nearly dying when his cells drained his body of energy, but he awakened Inner Vision and gained substantial attribute improvements. After recovering, he contacted the Hong Mou Group through Linglong’s invitation, hoping to learn about their meteorite fragments and obtain more Primordial Qi.

• Chen Jue absorbed the Primordial Qi from the meteorite fragment, advanced his circulation technique, and endured a deadly cellular siphoning that left him unconscious.
• Chen Jue woke with mild malnutrition, stronger attributes, a higher-level Hidden Dragon Sleeping Elixir Skill, and the new Inner Vision status.
• Chen Jue reflected on the fear of death and the energy demands of cultivation before going to Lin Family Village for a large breakfast.
• Chen Jue found Linglong’s message saying she had accepted the Hong Mou Group’s invitation and inviting him to meet them.
• Chen Jue called the Hong Mou Group’s contact to investigate their offer and seek a chance to obtain more meteorite fragments.

Chen Jue traveled to Hongzhou Group’s research base in Hangzhou, where John revealed that the company was studying HeLa cells as a model for human immortality. The chapter ended with Chen Jue and Linglong facing the mysterious biological tissue in the underground laboratory.

• Chen Jue used Inner Vision to observe his body’s cells and digestion, then attended Old Mr. Huang’s funeral before leaving for Hangzhou.
• Chen Jue arrived at Hongzhou Group’s research base and met John, who led him and Linglong into a restricted underground laboratory.
• John asked about long-lived life-forms and introduced the idea of an immortal human cell.
• John explained that HeLa cells, extracted from a Black woman in 1951, had continued reproducing for more than seventy years without showing signs of aging or dying.

John explained Hong Mou Group’s theory that HeLa cells could offer a path to immortality and that Primordial Qi from meteorite fragments was the key. Chen Jue and Linglong saw the theory’s logic, but the chapter ended before John offered proof that the fragments could unlock immortality.

• Chen Jue questioned why Hong Mou Group was discussing HeLa cells and whether it could control cancer.
• John described HeLa cells’ limitless growth and presented the meteorite fragment as a possible key to immortality.
• John connected the Chicxulub impact and humanity’s rise, arguing that Primordial Qi from meteorites had aided human evolution.
• Chen Jue identified tool use as humanity’s advantage over dinosaurs, and John showed an ape-man holding a patterned meteorite as a tool.
• John claimed that radiation from meteorite fragments had activated HeLa cells’ immortal mechanism through a fetus in the womb.

Chen Jue and Linglong learned that Hong Mou Group wanted them to search Antarctica for scarce meteorite fragments tied to its research into HeLa cells and human immortality. After bargaining for supplies, they prepared for the expedition and departed with John on the group's private jet.

• John explained that Hong Mou Group's meteorite-modified HeLa cells might lead to genetic technology for immortality, and Linglong challenged him to reveal what help he wanted.
• John offered the pair a mission to find meteorite fragments, and Chen Jue demanded advance payment before agreeing to risk the expedition.
• Chen Jue secured six thousand sets of Hong Mou Group's exclusive products, while John identified Antarctica as the remaining promising source of meteorite fragments.
• John arranged fitted cold-weather expedition gear for Chen Jue and Linglong, and the research team prepared five backup sets for each of them overnight.
• The supplies arrived at Chen Jue's home in Chen Village, and Chen Jue, Linglong, and John flew toward Antarctica aboard Hong Mou Group's private jet.

Chen Jue and Linglong arrived at the Hong Mou Group’s Antarctic research station, where they met its president, Tom, and his son Zhao Zhen, a Yoga Mahamudra practitioner. After sensing something strange about both men, Linglong warned Chen Jue that they made her uncomfortable.

• On the private jet, Chen Jue discussed commercial spaceflight with John before using Internal Vision to study how high-altitude radiation affected his body.
• After a refueling stop in Kangaroo Country, Chen Jue, Linglong, and John landed at the Hong Mou Group’s Antarctic airport and crossed a fierce snowstorm to reach the research station.
• Tom warmly welcomed the group and introduced his son, Zhao Zhen, whose appearance and bearing led Linglong to suspect he practiced Yoga Mahamudra.
• In Tom’s office, Chen Jue noticed a Three-Faced Buddha shrine and sensed that something obscured Zhao Zhen’s spiritual imprint.
• Tom arranged for Chen Jue and Linglong to rest before exploring, and Linglong later told Chen Jue that both Tom and Zhao Zhen made her uneasy.

Chen Jue and Linglong settled into Red Mou Research Station and joined its search for Antarctic meteorite fragments. Linglong continued to sense something unusual about Zhao Zhen, and the chapter ended with the three setting out to explore a nearby unexplored area.

• Chen Jue and Linglong agreed to keep watch after Chen Jue's Heavenly Sensitivity could not read Zhao Zhen.
• Zhao Zhen told Chen Jue about the expedition teams and became interested in Linglong.
• Chen Jue trained the Golden Toad Skill, then attended the station's welcome party, where Zhao Zhen approached Linglong.
• Chen Jue and Linglong reviewed the station's maps and documents the next morning as Linglong mentioned the nine returning expedition members.
• Tom assigned Chen Jue, Linglong, and Zhao Zhen a nearby unexplored area, and they drove off in a polar vehicle.

Chen Jue, Linglong, and Zhao Zhen found a massive meteorite beneath an Antarctic ice sheet, and Chen Jue secretly absorbed its primordial qi to advance his cultivation. As support arrived, nine armed figures attacked and split the ice, separating Chen Jue and Linglong from Zhao Zhen and the meteorite; one attacker looked remarkably like Tom.

• Zhao Zhen explained that yoga masters used an awakened sixth sense to detect meteorite fragments, then trained Chen Jue and Linglong in Antarctic expedition procedures.
• After a week of increasingly dangerous exploration, Chen Jue perfected Golden Toad Skill, gained the Golden Toad Swallowing Qi status, and improved his other cultivation and attributes.
• Chen Jue sensed primordial qi beneath an ice sheet, and he, Linglong, and Zhao Zhen drilled down into a crater and discovered a huge meteorite.
• While Linglong and Zhao Zhen went to summon help, Chen Jue secretly absorbed the meteorite's qi by allocating proficiency to Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation.
• The trio hauled the meteorite to the surface and waited for support, but nine figures descended from a plane and drove iron spears into the ice, splitting the shelf and severing the meteorite's cable.
• Chen Jue and Linglong retreated as the attackers landed beside Zhao Zhen and the meteorite, and one removed his face covering to reveal a face resembling Tom's.

Eugene Zhao Zhen revealed his immortality obsession, his advanced age, and the clones he had created to search for meteorites. Chen Jue fought the group for the meteorite, but Zhao Zhen escaped by plane with one fragment while Chen Jue ended up at the bottom of the ice fissure with the other.

• Eugene Zhao Zhen removed his mental barrier and explained that he had pursued meteorites for fifty years, using clones of himself to search for the Key to Immortality.
• Linglong realized that the youngest Zhao Zhen was Old Tom’s biological father, and Zhao Zhen admitted he would not share the meteorite with her.
• As Zhao Zhen’s group prepared to leave by plane, Chen Jue crossed the fissure and attacked the men carrying the meteorite.
• Chen Jue killed two Zhao Zhen clones, took the larger meteorite fragment, and dodged Zhao Zhen’s gunfire by throwing it into the fissure before leaping down after it.
• Zhao Zhen fled by plane with the remaining fragment and the two dead clones, while Chen Jue reached the fissure bottom beside the meteorite he had thrown.

After escaping Zhao Zhen, Chen Jue and Linglong recovered most of the meteorite fragments and learned how much Linglong had gained from the Hong Mou Group. As they flew back, Linglong ordered an investigation into Zhao Zhen, and Uncle Fu identified the mysterious black crystal as a Buddha Bone Śarīra.

• Chen Jue recovered from his fight with Zhao Zhen and reviewed how his heightened sensitivity and speed had helped him dodge the gunfire.
• Linglong gave Chen Jue most of the meteorite, and the two gathered more than a hundred fragments weighing over three hundred kilograms.
• Linglong revealed that she had used the Hong Mou Group's cross-shareholdings to transfer roughly ten billion in Lin Group assets and bring overseas Xingyi Sect members back to China.
• Uncle Fu arrived in a small jet, and he, Linglong, and Chen Jue left the polar vehicle behind as they flew away with the meteorite fragments.
• Linglong drew Zhao Zhen's portrait and instructed Uncle Fu to have the sect investigate his identity.
• After Chen Jue and Linglong discussed Zhao Zhen's black crystal, Uncle Fu identified it as a Buddha Bone Śarīra.

Chen Jue returned from Antarctica with meteorite fragments while Zhao Zhen ordered an investigation into him and the Gongshan footage of Chen Jue reached a classified solicitation. Back in Chen Village, Chen Jue checked the Hong Mou supplements, cleared away their packaging, and used an attribute point to advance his Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation.

• Chen Jue and Linglong speculated that Buddha Bone Śarīra could create psychic shielding, then flew back toward China with the meteorites packed in lead boxes.
• Zhao Zhen learned that two of his clones had died and others were injured, ordered Tom to have John investigate Chen Jue, and directed that the meteorites be distributed to his surviving team members.
• A researcher at a Gongshan institute found footage of Chen Jue dancing with a bear and climbing a tree, and the director uploaded it to a classified Strange People and Strange Events database.
• Chen Jue reached Chen Village, inspected the Hong Mou nutritional supplements, and sold the heaps of aluminum packaging after finding no hidden devices.
• Chen Jue sat with a meteorite fragment, ate a supplement set, and spent 0.01 attribute points to level up his Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation.

Chen Jue broke through Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation to level two, gaining the Sinew-Washing and Marrow-Cleansing status bonus. Meanwhile, a secret research base identified him as a Level One Alternate Candidate and suspected his strength could qualify him for Special Grade and That Plan.

• Chen Jue consumed nearly a hundred kilograms of meteorite fragments and hundreds of sets of supplements to sustain his twelve-hour breakthrough, raising his attributes.
• Chen Jue discovered that his new Sinew-Washing and Marrow-Cleansing status improved his fitness, toxin excretion, metabolism, and physical potential.
• At a secret research base, Zhou Yi flagged a video showing Chen Jue dancing with a bear and climbing a fourteen-meter tree in under two seconds.
• The base director matched Chen Jue's face to the records and found that he was a Level One Alternate Candidate from the recent Grand Martial Arts Competition.
• The director reviewed a damaged force-testing machine's record of 3233KG and ordered Mo to arrange contact with Chen Jue, suspecting he qualified for Special Grade and That Plan.

Chen Jue entered a state of unity with nature while practicing Supreme Ultimate Fist, raising its proficiency to perfection and awakening a new bonus state. He discovered that he had reached the martial dao golden elixir realm.

• A director placed a Top Secret lock on Chen Jue's file and sent a team leader to notify Deputy Director Liu.
• Chen Jue used Inner Vision to observe individual cells after Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation reached level 2.
• After breakfast, Chen Jue practiced Supreme Ultimate Fist on the reservoir dam and entered a profound state of unity with heaven and man.
• Chen Jue's Supreme Ultimate Fist Stake Training reached level 6 perfection, and he awakened the Unity of Heaven and Man state.
• Chen Jue found that his senses had improved and that his qi and blood could gather into a compact mass on their own, marking his entry into the martial dao golden elixir realm.

Chen Jue reached the pinnacle of traditional martial arts and used his Attribute Panel to advance Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation while preparing his body with food and meteorite dust. The technique unexpectedly reached perfection, and a strange vaporous whirlwind formed around him as his breakthrough began.

• Chen Jue realized that Supreme Ultimate Fist Stake Training had brought him to the end of traditional martial arts, while [Inner Vision] and his Attribute Panel offered a path beyond it.
• An egret approached Chen Jue on the dam without fear, and he bonded with it under the influence of [Unity of Heaven and Man].
• Chen Jue raised Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation to Lv2 and sensed that its next breakthrough would demand a great deal from his body.
• Chen Jue ate nutritional supplements until his weight rose from 90 kg to 130 kg, then crushed the remaining meteorite fragments into powder.
• Chen Jue covered himself in meteorite powder and allocated the final proficiency point to Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation, triggering a surge of blood and vital energy.
• A spiral of vapor and meteorite dust formed around Chen Jue, and Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation displayed perfection instead of merely advancing to level 3.

After perfecting [Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation], Chen Jue gained vastly enhanced [Inner Vision] and spent the night observing the microscopic universe within his body. He emerged from his trance at sunrise when Commissar Yao arrived with research institute deputy director Liu Chengdong, who had traveled to meet him.

• Chen Jue's [Inner Vision] magnified down to the cellular level, revealing cells aging and dying and bioelectric signals moving through his nerves and brain.
• Chen Jue became absorbed in the star-like neural activity inside his brain and experienced profound tranquility as he perceived a universe within his body.
• His amplified bodily magnetic field drew meteorite dust into a tornado-like swirl, while his breakthrough absorbed all the Primordial Qi from the dust.
• By sunrise, [Macrocosmic and Microcosmic Orbits Circulation] had awakened the status [Communicating with the Nether and Perceiving the Subtle], which greatly enhanced [Inner Vision].
• Commissar Yao knocked on Chen Jue's door and introduced Liu Chengdong, deputy director of the XX Research Institute, who had come from another province to see him.

Chen Jue welcomed Commissar Yao and Liu Chengdong, reflecting that their interruption had rescued him from a dangerous state of deep inner perception. Liu Chengdong invited him to undergo paid testing at the XX Research Institute, and Chen Jue asked what the tests would involve.

• Chen Jue realized that Commissar Yao and Liu Chengdong had pulled him out of a perilous state while he explored the universe within his body.
• Chen Jue invited the two men inside, where they noticed his heavy training equipment, damaged wall, and unusual nutritional supplements.
• Commissar Yao asked Chen Jue to resume coaching the regiment, and Chen Jue promised to return when he was free.
• Liu Chengdong invited Chen Jue to participate in paid testing at the XX Research Institute and offered potential housing and work in Wenzhou.
• Liu Chengdong showed Chen Jue photographs of his feats and explained that the institute had identified him as the person who damaged its Second-Generation Force Tester.
• Chen Jue accepted Liu Chengdong's explanation and asked what the tests would involve.

Chen Jue agreed to take physical fitness tests at the XX Research Institute after Liu Chengdong promised access to extensive martial arts and scientific materials. After arriving at the remote base, Chen Jue explored its facilities and prepared to begin testing.

• Liu Chengdong assured Chen Jue that the tests involved only physical activities and offered generous accommodations and research materials.
• Chen Jue accepted the invitation, and the institute deposited 100,000 yuan into his bank account.
• Chen Jue and Liu Chengdong flew by transport aircraft to the XX Research Institute's remote plateau base.
• Liu Chengdong showed Chen Jue the dormitory, dining hall, and reading room, where he gained access to books and research papers.
• Liu Chengdong introduced Chen Jue to the preliminary testing area and directed staff to prepare the equipment and nutritional supplements.
• Liu Chengdong chose the motorized rotary chair vestibular test as Chen Jue's first test.

Chen Jue effortlessly endured a swivel chair test and an eight-G manned centrifuge, astonishing Liu Chengdong and the staff. Liu Chengdong led him to the final testing area, where Chen Jue saw a spacesuit and awaited an explanation of the tests.

• Chen Jue completed the swivel chair test without feeling dizzy, leaving Liu Chengdong and the staff amazed.
• Liu Chengdong led Chen Jue to a manned centrifuge, where Chen endured eight Gs without showing discomfort.
• Chen Jue asked to skip minor tests and proceed directly to the final test, and Liu Chengdong agreed.
• Chen Jue and Liu Chengdong met Zhong Deyuan at the final testing area, where staff opened a case containing a white spacesuit.

Chen Jue passed the Neutral Buoyancy Tank Test and met with Zhong Deyuan, who revealed that he wanted him to learn about a secret lunar exploration plan. The booklet began recounting how the Jade Rabbit 2 rover lost contact after traveling into a lunar crater, leaving Chen Jue poised to discover what happened.

• Chen Jue completed the Neutral Buoyancy Tank Test with ease, impressing Zhong Deyuan and the staff.
• Liu Chengdong took Chen Jue to a research facility, where Zhong Deyuan prepared to explain the plan behind the tests.
• Zhong Deyuan described the renewed global interest in space exploration and said he had personally witnessed Eagle Country land on the moon.
• Zhong Deyuan asked Chen Jue to keep the contents of his booklet secret, and Chen Jue agreed.
• Chen Jue opened the booklet titled "Moon-Chasing Plan" and read that Jade Rabbit 2 lost contact after traveling 326 meters into lunar crater N9527.