Chapter Summaries

After Qin Fangyang demanded tuition for the Martial Warrior class, Zuo Xiaoduo complained about the cost and worried over how to pay. On his way home, he caught a thief stealing a girl's wallet and seized the chance to pose as a fortune-teller, leaving the thief trapped in his grip.

• Qin Fangyang told Zuo Xiaoduo that tuition was one hundred thousand Star Yuan and fifty Low-Grade Star Soul Stones per semester, then kicked him out and ordered him to bring the money the next day.
• Zuo Xiaoduo grumbled about the tuition on his walk home and worried that his savings were far short of what he owed.
• Zuo Xiaoduo noticed a young man secretly cutting open a girl's pink bag and stealing her wallet.
• Zuo Xiaoduo grabbed the thief by the collar and claimed he foresaw a bloody calamity, demanding a thousand yuan as a karmic donation.
• The thief threatened Zuo Xiaoduo when he could not break free.

Zuo Xiaoduo tracked down a thief and beat him, claiming he was averting the bloody calamity he had predicted. He forced the young man to pay him two thousand yuan, then warned that his life might still be in danger.

• Zuo Xiaoduo warned the young man that he faced a bloody calamity, but the young man dismissed him and walked away.
• Zuo Xiaoduo followed the young man into a secluded lane and beat him until he was badly injured.
• Zuo Xiaoduo demanded one thousand yuan to avert the calamity and refused to accept the stolen wallet as payment.
• The young man handed Zuo Xiaoduo one thousand yuan from his own wallet and thanked him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo pressured the young man into giving him another thousand yuan, then warned that his life might be in danger.

Zuo Xiaoduo extorted a pickpocket by claiming the young man faced mortal danger, then sent him east to avert it. He later returned the girl’s wallet and left her furious that he had interfered.

• Zuo Xiaoduo frightened the young pickpocket into handing over all his money by insisting his life was in danger.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told the young man to head east and never look back, and made him sign a receipt for the divination fee.
• The young man fled, resolved never to return, and realized the receipt would discourage him from reporting Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo wondered why he had received no Fortune Points after reading the young man’s fortune.
• Zuo Xiaoduo returned the girl’s wallet and left while she cursed him for interfering.

Zuo Xiaoduo returned home after breaking through to Martial Warrior and tempering his right leg, eager to share the news with his family. He left them stunned and delighted as he celebrated his new ability to cultivate.

• Zuo Xiaonian pulled Zuo Xiaoduo through the air and sent him flying into the living room, where he angrily threatened her and called her Nian Nian Cat.
• Zuo Xiaoduo announced that he had broken through to Martial Warrior and finished tempering his right leg.
• Zuo Xiaoduo said he had climbed from thirty-sixth to thirtieth place in his first lesson before losing to number twenty-nine.
• Zuo Xiaoduo hugged Wu Yuting, spun her around, and joyfully told his parents he could cultivate now.

Zuo Xiaoduo broke through and became a Martial Warrior, but his parents worried that cultivation would expose him to danger. The family celebrated together, while Wu Yuting privately regretted the hard road ahead for her son.

• Wu Yuting and Zuo Changlu reacted to Zuo Xiaoduo's breakthrough with joy mixed with worry about the dangers of cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaoduo noticed his parents treating him differently and asked them to keep calling him Doggy, prompting the family to laugh together.
• Zuo Changlu went to buy food and wine while Wu Yuting prepared dishes, and Zuo Xiaonian excitedly asked Zuo Xiaoduo how he had broken through.
• Wu Yuting worried about Zuo Xiaoduo's future, and Zuo Changlu comforted her by saying Zuo Xiaonian would watch over him.
• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting joined Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian for a family celebration over dinner.

During a family dinner, Zuo Xiaoduo complained about his Martial Warrior tuition, while Zuo Xiaonian offered to pay with money she had earned on secret missions. The conversation turned to Zuo Xiaoduo’s hidden savings, and the chapter ended with him stunned that his family knew about his stash.

• Zuo Xiaoduo celebrated becoming a Martial Warrior and eagerly ate with his family.
• Zuo Xiaoduo complained that his tuition cost a hundred thousand and fifty pieces of low-grade Star Soul Jade, but Zuo Changlu calmly offered to pay.
• Zuo Xiaonian offered to cover the tuition with her savings, then admitted she had earned the money by carrying out missions.
• Zuo Xiaoduo tried to offer his secret savings, but Zuo Xiaonian revealed that she had counted the five thousand he hid in Mainland Chronicles.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked in shock how his family knew so much about his secret stash.

At Zuo Xiaoduo's celebration banquet, Zuo Changlu confronted him about his unexplained money, while Zuo Xiaonian offered most of her savings to the family. Zuo Xiaoduo claimed he earned his money by reading faces, but when Wu Yuting asked to see it, she discovered he had nearly twenty thousand.

• Zuo Changlu demanded to know where Zuo Xiaoduo's money came from and nearly beat him before Wu Yuting insisted they eat first.
• Zuo Xiaoduo admitted he had earned ten thousand, and Zuo Changlu accused him of fortune-telling and pulled off his belt.
• Zuo Xiaonian told Wu Yuting she had three hundred and sixty thousand and transferred three hundred thousand to Zuo Changlu for household expenses.
• Wu Yuting let Zuo Xiaoduo drink with Zuo Changlu and said she believed he earned his money by reading faces.
• Zuo Xiaoduo brought Wu Yuting the money hidden in his Major Events Record, and she noticed it totaled nearly twenty thousand.

After dinner, Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting stopped Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo from escaping and decided to punish them. Wu Yuting began beating Zuo Xiaonian while Zuo Xiaoduo was left to face Zuo Changlu.

• Zuo Xiaoduo admitted that Zuo Xiaonian had given him ten thousand, and Wu Yuting took his money while returning only twenty in change.
• Zuo Xiaoduo hoped Wu Yuting would return his saved five thousand, but she said she would keep it until he behaved well.
• Zuo Xiaonian sensed the danger had not passed and tried to leave after dinner, but Zuo Changlu told her to clear the table first.
• After the siblings finished cleaning, Zuo Changlu assigned Zuo Xiaonian to Wu Yuting and said he would deal with Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Wu Yuting ordered Zuo Xiaonian across a bench and struck her with a ruler.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian were beaten by their parents for their recent actions, though Zuo Changlu accepted that Xiaoduo had caught a thief and taken money from him. The chapter ended with Zuo Changlu giving Xiaoduo tuition money and valuable Star Soul Jade for cultivation.

• Wu Yuting beat Zuo Xiaonian for taking a mission while approaching the critical Dan Origin Realm breakthrough, and Xiaonian promised not to do it again.
• Zuo Changlu beat Zuo Xiaoduo for swindling someone and trying to deceive his parents.
• Zuo Xiaoduo explained that he had caught a thief and taken ten thousand yuan from him, prompting Zuo Changlu to acknowledge the extenuating circumstances.
• Zuo Changlu gave Zuo Xiaoduo fifty low-grade Star Soul Jade, a hundred thousand yuan for tuition, and ten mid-grade Star Soul Jade for cultivation.

After Zuo Xiaoduo became a cultivator, Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting worried that they would need to prepare more resources for him. Zuo Xiaonian punished Zuo Xiaoduo for insulting her, then warned him to work hard instead of claiming he could never catch up to her.

• Zuo Changlu gave Zuo Xiaoduo Star Soul Stones, ordered him to return his secret savings, and insisted that he and Zuo Xiaonian focus on studying and cultivating.
• Zuo Xiaonian complained that Zuo Changlu had never given her Star Soul Stones, but fell silent when he pointed out that her school had provided them.
• Wu Yuting and Zuo Changlu discussed making new plans and gathering resources now that Zuo Xiaoduo had become a cultivator.
• Zuo Xiaonian grabbed Zuo Xiaoduo and hurled him skyward more than thirty times after he mocked her and used foul language.
• Zuo Xiaoduo tried to flatter Zuo Xiaonian, but she scolded him for lacking ambition and threatened to throw him another hundred times if he said he could not catch up.

Zuo Xiaonian gave Zuo Xiaoduo supreme-grade Marrow-Washing Pills and decided to train him now that he had reached Martial Warrior. Their conversation turned to his female classmates, leaving Zuo Xiaoduo nervous as Zuo Xiaonian handed him three cultivation booklets.

• Zuo Xiaoduo worried that Zuo Xiaonian's Death Calamity still surrounded her, despite her earlier efforts to keep its details secret.
• Zuo Xiaonian gave Zuo Xiaoduo Marrow-Washing Pills, and he ate two while she explained that stronger pills could harm him.
• Zuo Xiaonian declared that she would train with Zuo Xiaoduo and help him consolidate his cultivation after school.
• Zuo Xiaoduo mentioned pretty girls in his class, prompting Zuo Xiaonian to tease him about younger female classmates and her own age.
• Zuo Xiaonian ended the teasing and handed Zuo Xiaoduo three booklets to discuss his cultivation.

Zuo Xiaonian took Zuo Xiaoduo to a training hall and began teaching him three basic martial arts techniques. Zuo Xiaoduo discovered that the cool sensation between his brows let him absorb her movements with extraordinary speed, while his parents worried that their Star Soul Stones would not last.

• Zuo Xiaonian carried Zuo Xiaoduo to a training hall and told him to master Star-Seizing Palm, Dragon Gate Leg, and Starry Sky Step within three days.
• Zuo Xiaoduo feared Zuo Xiaonian would use training as an excuse to beat him and resolved to pretend he was learning slowly.
• As Zuo Xiaonian demonstrated Star-Seizing Palm, the cool sensation between Zuo Xiaoduo's brows sharpened his sight and made her movements appear much slower.
• Zuo Xiaoduo followed the demonstration and realized he had memorized the entire sequence, then decided to act clumsily so Zuo Xiaonian would not notice.
• At home, Zuo Xiaoduo's parents noted that he and Zuo Xiaonian had left and worried their Star Soul Stones would not cover both the business and his cultivation.

Zuo Xiaonian trained Zuo Xiaoduo late into the night, then helped his cultivation while he slept. After a meteor shower shook the earth, Zuo Xiaoduo woke feeling stronger and mistakenly credited his rapid progress to his own talent.

• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting flirted while he delayed making a phone call, then hid their flushed state when Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo returned home.
• Zuo Xiaonian told Zuo Changlu she had taken Zuo Xiaoduo to a martial arts gym and trained him in fist techniques.
• Zuo Xiaonian helped the exhausted Zuo Xiaoduo to bed and circulated spiritual energy through his meridians to aid his cultivation.
• A scheduled meteor shower shook the earth during the small hours, and Zuo Xiaoduo woke refreshed with his cultivation seemingly advanced.
• Zuo Xiaoduo remembered the techniques from training and boasted to himself that his progress proved he was a genius.

Zuo Xiaoduo reflected on the cultivators protecting Phoenix City from falling meteors, then encountered a suspicious girl repeatedly appearing beside a pink wallet on his way to school. The chapter ended with him sensing a Death Calamity around several fast-moving people who raced out of the school.

• Zuo Xiaoduo watched the meteors and imagined powerful cultivators diverting them away from Phoenix City, gaining a deeper appreciation for their protection.
• On his way to school, Zuo Xiaoduo saw the same girl from the previous day leaning against a lamppost and staring at her phone.
• Zuo Xiaoduo spotted the familiar pink wallet, picked it up, and hurled it at the girl instead of keeping it.
• The girl caught the wallet and angrily complained that Zuo Xiaoduo had refused the bait.
• Zuo Xiaoduo saw the girl again near the school gates and hurried inside, unsettled by her repeated appearances.
• Several people raced out of the school, and Zuo Xiaoduo noticed black energy and killing intent around them, signs of a Death Calamity.

Zuo Xiaoduo tried to persuade Qin Fangyang to reduce or waive his tuition, but ended up paying the full amount and fifty low-grade star soul stones. As they left, he spun an elaborate tale about his family’s poverty, and Qin Fangyang urged him to study hard while taking care of his health.

• Zuo Xiaoduo regretted losing fortune points, then unexpectedly received a cool sensation from above.
• Zuo Xiaoduo praised his rapid improvement and asked Qin Fangyang to help him get free tuition or register him as impoverished.
• Qin Fangyang took Zuo Xiaoduo to the academic affairs office, where Zuo paid his tuition and handed over fifty low-grade star soul stones.
• Zuo Xiaoduo lamented the cost and claimed his family was desperately poor, describing his sister’s illness and his parents’ sacrifices.
• Qin Fangyang sympathized with Zuo Xiaoduo and told him to study and cultivate diligently while looking after his health.

Zuo Xiaoduo persuaded Qin Fangyang that his family was destitute, prompting the teacher to give him star soul jade, but Qin later discovered he had been cultivating with mid-grade jade. Qin tried to stop Zuo from telling the class about his generosity, and Zuo ended by praising him.

• Zuo Xiaoduo claimed his family could barely afford tuition, so Qin Fangyang gave him two pieces of lower-grade star soul jade for cultivation.
• During class, Qin Fangyang sensed Zuo Xiaoduo's cultivation was unusually strong and discovered he was using mid-grade star soul jade.
• Qin Fangyang realized Zuo Xiaoduo had deceived him about his poverty and became angry with himself for believing the story.
• During break, Zuo Xiaoduo began telling the class that Qin Fangyang had helped his impoverished family, but Qin quickly ordered him to stop.
• Qin Fangyang told Zuo Xiaoduo to focus on studying, and Zuo thanked him and called him a model for the world.

Qin Fangyang announced the victory at Sun Moon Pass and the construction of Heavenly King Pass, then punished Li Changming for a careless joke about the heroes who had died defending humanity. The chapter ended with Li Changming pleading from outside the classroom while Qin Fangyang refused to soften his stance.

• Qin Fangyang told the class that You Dongtian defeated Hou Yunhai and drove the Witch Alliance forces back from Sun Moon Pass.
• Qin Fangyang announced that a new fortress, Heavenly King Pass, would be built on the reclaimed territory.
• Qin Fangyang described the sacrifices of the human heroes who had died at Sun Moon Pass, and the class fell silent.
• Li Changming mistakenly joked about the name Sun Moon Pass, prompting Qin Fangyang to order him to spend the day listening and cultivating in a one-handed handstand.
• Qin Fangyang insisted that students must never insult human heroes and told Li Changming to consider transferring to another class.
• Li Changming apologized from outside the classroom and pleaded that he had been asleep and had not meant to offend anyone.

Qin Fangyang punished Li Changming for insulting Sun Moon Pass, but relented after the class pleaded for him. Zuo Xiaoduo returned the Star Soul Jade Qin had given him, and he learned that Li Chenglong was teaching other classes and might become a lecturer and historical adviser after graduation.

• Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, Yu Moyan, and Li Changming pleaded with Qin Fangyang, who ordered Li Changming to stand outside for two days and warned he would be transferred if he made another mistake.
• Qin Fangyang wrote “Sun Moon Pass” on the blackboard and declared it a sacred place that must not be insulted.
• Zuo Xiaoduo wondered whether Qin Fangyang had punished Li Changming to strengthen the class’s unity, then returned two pieces of Star Soul Jade to Qin Fangyang.
• Qin Fangyang questioned Zuo Xiaoduo about his family’s finances, knocked him on the head, and broke the class’s tense silence.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked where Li Chenglong was, and Long Yusheng told him that Li Chenglong had gone to teach another class.
• Wan Lixiu explained that Li Chenglong had a photographic memory and that the school was considering appointing him as a lecturer and historical adviser after graduation.

Zuo Xiaoduo surged through the class rankings after a night of rapid progress, stopping at nineteenth place only when he was completely exhausted. Qin Fangyang praised his results and training, while Long Yusheng and Wan Lixiu considered how soon they might need to challenge him.

• Zuo Xiaoduo won three consecutive matches and continued climbing the rankings as Long Yusheng and Wan Lixiu watched his improved techniques in astonishment.
• Zuo Xiaoduo defeated students up to nineteenth place before exhaustion forced him to stop.
• Long Yusheng and Wan Lixiu agreed to watch Zuo Xiaoduo's progress for two more days before deciding whether to challenge him.
• Qin Fangyang congratulated Zuo Xiaoduo for defeating sixteen classmates in two days, then urged the class to match his hard work.

Zuo Xiaoduo endured a group beating after climbing the class rankings, then Qin Fangyang warned him not to use his dangerous martial techniques at school. The chapter left Qin Fangyang meeting a group of ten people heading out on a mission.

• Qin Fangyang’s class rule allowed the eleven classmates Zuo Xiaoduo had overtaken to gang up on him, and they beat him while the others watched.
• Qin Fangyang asked why Zuo Xiaoduo had not fought back, and Zuo Xiaoduo said he had let his new underlings vent their anger.
• Qin Fangyang questioned who had taught Zuo Xiaoduo his techniques, then forbade him from using them at school because they were dangerous and belonged to the Kunlun Dao Sect.
• Qin Fangyang and Zuo Xiaoduo met ten people leaving the building, and their bearded leader urged Qin Fangyang to train his students until they reached the Innate level.