Chapter Summaries

Wei Yi returned to the Eastern Origin Pavilion and challenged the leading candidates to a fight to keep his position as Wei Clan Young Master. He ended the chapter facing a three-on-one contest after Wei Wu, Wei Hong, and Wei Yuan accepted.

• Wei Clan elders argued over whether Wei Wu, Wei Hong, or Wei Yuan should become Wei Clan Young Master, while Wei Tianyang struggled to choose a successor.
• Wei Yi entered the pavilion and declared himself the most suitable candidate, drawing laughter and objections from the elders and his rivals.
• Wei Yi proposed that the contenders settle the succession by fighting, invoking the First Elder's belief that might makes right.
• Wei Yuan accepted the challenge, and Wei Wu and Wei Hong followed so they would not appear afraid to compete.
• Wei Yi offered to fight all three at once and said he would give up his position if they defeated him; the three rivals accepted.

Wei Yi defeated Wei Yuan, Wei Wu, and Wei Hong in the Wei Clan Young Master selection contest, revealing his formidable strength to the clan. Wei Tianyang asked the elders to accept Wei Yi as Young Master, and they agreed.

• Wei Yuan dismissed Wei Yi as weak and attacked him alone, but Wei Yi evaded his strikes and threw him off the platform.
• Wei Wu and Wei Hong attacked Wei Yi together, but he outmaneuvered them and knocked Wei Hong off the platform.
• Wei Yi struck Wei Wu back with a punch, then ordered him to admit defeat; Wei Wu surrendered.
• The crowd stared in shock as Wei Yi stood victorious, while Wei Qing turned pale with fear.
• Wei Tianyang praised Wei Yi and asked the elders whether they objected to him becoming Wei Clan Young Master; the elders said they had no objections.

Wei Yi returned home, where his parents celebrated his victory and learned that his bloodline power had awakened. The next morning, he entered the Wei Clan's ancestral grounds with twenty other young disciples to cultivate for three days.

• Shen Qiulan embraced Wei Yi, and Wei Tianyang recounted how Wei Yi had defeated Wei Wu and two others.
• Wei Yi told his parents that the test had been wrong about his severed meridians, and he persuaded them not to demand an explanation from True Martial Academy.
• Wei Tianyang said the Lineage would restore Wei Yi's benefits, then explained that the ancestral grounds could strengthen his bloodline and that bloodline power could help awaken a special martial soul.
• Wei Tianyang arranged for Wei Yi to enter the ancestral grounds with twenty selected young disciples the next day.
• Wei Yi and the other disciples entered the ancestral grounds, and the gate closed behind them.
• Outside, the elders discussed the disciples' prospects, while Wei Tianyang dismissed concerns about Wei Yi's cultivation being lower than Wei Yuan's.

Wei Yi cultivated in the Lineage's ancestral grounds and advanced his bloodline from bronze to silver, triggering a phenomenon that astonished the Wei Clan. The clan recognized his awakening and realized Wei Tianyang could no longer suppress him as easily.

• Wei Yuan challenged Wei Yi to a future fight, but Wei Yi dismissed him and began cultivating.
• Wei Yi absorbed spiritual qi and soul essence at an accelerated rate while the other Wei Clan disciples focused on cultivation.
• A strange vibration swept through the ancestral grounds, and Wei Yi's bloodline power surged as a runic totem enveloped him.
• The system announced that Wei Yi's bronze bloodline EXP was full, and his bloodline evolved into silver.
• Wei Yi's silver radiance broke through the ancestral grounds' restrictions and created a heavenly phenomenon that startled the Wei Clan.
• Wei Tianyang and the others entered the ancestral grounds, recognized Wei Yi's silver bloodline, and Wei Tianyang praised him.

After awakening a Silver Bloodline, Wei Yi advanced to Eighth-Stage Martial Master and drew the profound-grade Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords from his quest reward. His father saw him practicing the technique and told him that his mother wanted to see him, leaving Wei Yi curious about what she had to say.

• Wei Yi reflected on the attention his Silver Bloodline brought and reached Eighth-Stage Martial Master after completing the [Wei Clan Young Master] quest and cultivating.
• Wei Yi drew the mid-tier profound-grade Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords, learned it, and spent 10,000 martial technique experience to raise it to LV4.
• Wei Yi practiced the sword technique with his Qinggang Sword, and Wei Tianyang tested him with a sudden attack.
• Wei Yi countered Wei Tianyang's attack with a sword thrust before his father stopped him and praised his diligence.
• Wei Tianyang told Wei Yi that his mother wanted to see him and advised him not to feel pressured if he disliked what she proposed.

Wei Yi’s mother, Shen Qiulan, decided to teach him pill refining after his bloodline awakening enhanced his mental power, despite Wei Tianyang’s concern that it would distract him from martial cultivation. Wei Yi unlocked the Pill Refining Subclass System, rapidly gained skill by observing refiners, and ended the chapter preparing to prove himself by refining Body Tempering Pills.

• Shen Qiulan explained that Wei Yi’s improved mental power made him a promising pill refiner and asked him to become her successor.
• Wei Yi agreed to learn and unlocked the Pill Refining Subclass System, which recorded his pill-refining level and success rate.
• Wei Yi observed pill refiners in the Medicinal Fragrance Courtyard for a day and raised his skill to LV7, reaching a 70% success rate for first-grade pills.
• The next morning, Wei Yi asked Shen Qiulan to let him practice refining pills, and she challenged him to produce one successful batch of Body Tempering Pills within five attempts.
• Wei Yi accepted the challenge confidently, while Shen Qiulan believed his chance of succeeding was low.

Wei Yi successfully refined a batch of Body Tempering Pills on his first attempt, astonishing Shen Qiulan and the gathered alchemists. Shen Qiulan allowed him to refine pills independently with approval and invited Wei Ruomei to inherit her mantle and study alongside him.

• News spread that Wei Yi was refining pills, drawing curious onlookers and Wei Ruomei to alchemy room one.
• Wei Yi used his alchemy skill to refine ten high-quality Body Tempering Pills in a single successful batch.
• Wei Ruomei inspected the pills and confirmed their quality, while Shen Qiulan questioned how practiced Wei Yi's technique was.
• Wei Yi explained that he had only learned the Body Tempering Pill process by observing others, and Shen Qiulan praised his exceptional talent.
• Shen Qiulan allowed Wei Yi to refine pills with her approval and asked Wei Ruomei to inherit her mantle and study under her alongside Wei Yi.

Wei Yi spent his vacation improving his martial arts and pill refining, then learned that abnormal fire had appeared at Hongshan Ridge. The Wei Clan decided to compete for it, and Wei Tianyang ordered Wei Yi to join the expedition.

• Wei Yi advanced his Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords and became a third-rank pill refiner while staying with the Wei Clan.
• Wei Yi gave Wei Ruomei three Five Yuan Pills to help her break through her cultivation bottleneck.
• Wei Tianyang told the clan elders that abnormal fire had appeared at Hongshan Ridge between Jinling and Zhongshan.
• The Wei Clan agreed to pursue the abnormal fire before the Zhongshan Sun Clan could claim it.
• Wei Tianyang assigned the three elders and himself to lead the expedition with twenty Great Martial Masters and a hundred Martial Masters, and ordered Wei Yi to accompany them.

The Wei and Sun Clans raced into Hongshan Ridge to claim an extraordinary flame, with their leaders refusing to cooperate. Wei Yi and Sun Wenzong renewed their deadly feud, and both parties discovered the flame hovering over a mountainside.

• The Wei and Sun Clan parties entered Hongshan Ridge and confronted each other over the extraordinary flame.
• Sun Zhenshan offered terms for the Wei Clan to withdraw, but Wei Tianyang demanded the Sun Clan’s cornerstone cultivation technique and a hundred thousand taels of gold.
• The Sun Clan continued deeper into the ridge, and Wei Tianyang led his party close behind them.
• Sun Wenzong vowed to make Hongshan Ridge Wei Yi’s burial ground, while Wei Yi told Wei Tianyang about the Sun brothers’ attempted ambush and promised to kill them.
• The two parties entered a valley and saw a bright crimson extraordinary flame hovering halfway up the mountainside.

The Wei and Sun Clans fought over the Abnormal Fire as Wei Yi led the Wei Clan through the canyon, cutting down the Sun Clan’s warriors. After advancing to Ninth-Stage Martial Master during the battle, Wei Yi targeted the fleeing Sun Wenzong.

• Sun Zhenshan killed the first martial artists charging for the Abnormal Fire, and the Wei and Sun Clans joined the melee.
• Wei Tianyang fought Sun Zhenshan while the Wei Clan’s elders intercepted the Sun Clan’s three Martial Spirits.
• Wei Yi led the Wei Clan toward the Abnormal Fire and slaughtered enemies with the Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords.
• Sun Wenzong used Sun Wenyuan as a shield against Wei Yi’s sword, and Sun Wenyuan died before Sun Wenzong rallied the Sun Clan against Wei Yi.
• Wei Yi activated his Bloodline Power, killed numerous Sun Clan martial artists, and advanced to Ninth-Stage Martial Master.
• Wei Yi spotted the terrified Sun Wenzong and rushed at him with his sword.

Wei Yi killed Sun Wenzong and raced to claim the Crimson Crystal True Flame, but a brocade-robed young man attacked him and tried to stop him. After the stranger fled, Wei Yi began collecting the flame, risking a drop in cultivation realm.

• Wei Yi severed Sun Wenzong’s right hand and then killed him while Wei Tianyang kept Sun Zhenshan occupied.
• Wei Yi used the Blackwater Movement Technique to reach the Crimson Crystal True Flame, identified it, and learned that collecting it would cost 10,000 cultivation experience and lower his realm to eighth-stage Martial Master.
• A brocade-robed young man ambushed Wei Yi and tried to drive him away from the flame, but Wei Yi fought back.
• Wei Yuan, Wei Wu, and Wei Hong joined Wei Yi’s attack, forcing the brocade-robed young man to flee.
• Wei Wu urged Wei Yi to collect the flame while the others stood guard, and Wei Yi began the collection countdown.

Wei Yi subdued the Crimson Crystal True Flame and used its power to defeat the martial artists trying to seize it. After rejoining Wei Tianyang and the Wei Clan, he left the gorge with them, while Sun Zhenshan and Young Master Luo plotted to target him.

• Wei Wu, Wei Yuan, and Wei Hong took Blood-Rage Pills and held off five attackers while Wei Yi absorbed the Crimson Crystal True Flame.
• Wei Yi completed the absorption, killed the Great Martial Master and the other four attackers, and thanked his cousins for protecting him.
• Wei Yi fought his way down the mountain, killing those who tried to take the abnormal fire and regaining the ninth-stage Martial Master realm.
• Wei Tianyang arrived with the Wei Clan forces and led Wei Yi and the others out of the gorge, while Sun Zhenshan could not stop them.
• Sun Zhenshan demanded that Young Master Luo take responsibility for the failed operation, and Young Master Luo said he would target Wei Yi instead of the Wei Clan.

Wei Yi became a fourth-grade alchemist after successfully refining sixteen Origin-Breaking Pills, then told his family he planned to pursue a place in the Overlord Sect. His father revealed that Yuwen Bei, whom Wei Yi had previously fought, was tied to the Sun Clan’s attempt to obtain the Abnormal Fire, but Wei Yi remained determined to go.

• Wei Yi refined sixteen Origin-Breaking Pills with the Crimson Crystal True Flame and advanced his alchemy to LV37.
• Wei Yi gave one pill each to Wei Yuan and the others who had helped him, and told Shen Qiulan and Wei Ruomei that he planned to leave home.
• Wei Yi told Wei Tianyang that he intended to seek one of True Martial Academy’s ten places in the Overlord Sect’s recruitment.
• Wei Tianyang showed Wei Yi a dossier identifying Yuwen Bei as the second son of Overlord Sect elder Yuwen Hui and explained that Yuwen Bei had wanted the Abnormal Fire.
• Wei Yi decided the danger from Yuwen Bei gave him even more reason to join the Overlord Sect, and he and Wei Tianyang laughed together.

Wei Yi traveled toward True Martial Academy with a Wei Clan escort and joined forces with Zhu Ling'er and her guards. When several hundred Blackwater Bandits attacked them on the plains, the two clans launched a prepared counterattack, and Wei Yi fought while gaining skill experience.

• Wei Yi left Jinling City with Lu Hu and dozens of Wei Clan riders, while people followed them hoping to seize his Crimson Crystal True Flame.
• Wei Yi met Zhu Ling'er and her guards outside the city, and the two parties joined their journey to the academy.
• Lu Hu and Zhu Ling'er's guard captain spotted several hundred Blackwater Bandits approaching across the plains.
• The Wei Clan guards raised military crossbows and the Zhu Clan guards readied javelins, then both groups unleashed a volley that felled many riders.
• Wei Yi ordered the martial artists to charge and fought the bandits with his Qinggang Sword, gaining experience for his Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords.

Wei Yi and the Wei and Zhu Clan guards routed the Blackwater Bandits and pursued the survivors. Yuwen Bei escaped after Lu Hu shot him in the butt, and Wei Yi called off the chase.

• Wei Yi advanced his Thirteen Life-Seizing Swords to LV12 and ordered the guards to pursue the fleeing Blackwater Bandits.
• Zhu Ling'er asked Uncle Liu to help Wei Yi, and Uncle Liu sent A Wu and a squad after him.
• Yuwen Bei saw the Blackwater Bandits retreating and tried to flee before the Wei Clan caught up.
• Wei Yi recognized Yuwen Bei, taunted him, and ordered the Wei Clan martial artists to fire their crossbows at him.
• Lu Hu shot Yuwen Bei in the butt with an arrow, and Wei Yi ended the pursuit.

Wei Yi asked the True Martial Academy dean for one of its ten recommendation places to enter the Overlord Sect. The dean questioned whether a second-year student deserved a place, and Instructor Xu proposed a challenge, leaving Wei Yi to decide whether to accept.

• Wei Yi decided to postpone dealing with the Blackwater Bandits and focus on entering the Overlord Sect.
• Zhu Ling'er explained that the dean personally assigned the academy's ten recommendation places and offered to take Wei Yi to see him.
• Zhu Ling'er and Wei Yi met the dean in his office, where Instructor Xu questioned Wei Yi's qualifications as a second-year student.
• Zhu Ling'er revealed that Elder Ximen of the Overlord Sect had personally requested her as a disciple, while the dean said older students needed the opportunity more.
• Wei Yi asked whether proving himself better than the third- and fourth-year students would earn him a place, and Instructor Xu proposed a challenge he might not dare accept.

Wei Yi accepted Instructor Xu’s challenge to withstand ten moves for a spot on the trip to the Overlord Sect, despite Zhu Ling’er’s worries. He evaded Xu’s attacks and declared that his turn had come, leaving the outcome of the fight unresolved.

• Zhu Ling’er urged Wei Yi to avoid Instructor Xu’s challenge, but Wei Yi reassured her and promised to win.
• Instructor Xu revealed that he had reached the fourth-stage Great Martial Master realm and threatened to defeat Wei Yi in three moves.
• At the indoor arena, the old headmaster protected Zhu Ling’er from Xu’s chilling pressure and told her to watch the match.
• Instructor Xu’s first punch missed when Wei Yi used the Blackwater Movement Technique, and Wei Yi said Xu had two moves left.
• Instructor Xu followed with Icy Cold Fist and Twin Dragons Emerge from the Sea, but Wei Yi vanished before the blows landed.
• Wei Yi appeared behind Instructor Xu and announced that Xu’s three moves were over and he would need only one move.

Wei Yi defeated Instructor Xu with a single punch, revealing his silver bloodline and mastery of the Crimson Crystal True Flame. The old dean granted Wei Yi one of the academy’s places in the Overlord Sect and secured his promise to remember the True Martial Academy.

• Wei Yi appeared behind Instructor Xu and mocked him for failing to detect his movement.
• Wei Yi unleashed his silver bloodline and Crimson Crystal True Flame, stunning the old dean and the instructors.
• Instructor Xu attacked Wei Yi with the Seven Kills Fist, but Wei Yi countered with one flame-wreathed punch and sent him crashing to the edge of the platform.
• Wei Yi told the injured Instructor Xu that he had held back, while Zhu Ling'er celebrated Wei Yi's victory.
• The old dean offered Wei Yi one of the academy's ten places in the Overlord Sect, and Wei Yi promised to remember that he came from the True Martial Academy.

Wei Yi turned the constant challenges for his Overlord Sect nomination into wagered matches, deliberately winning by narrow margins to collect silver. The chapter ended with Zhu Yuanhe revealing that Zhu Ling'er had to enter the sect early because her father's health was failing.

• Wei Yi complained to Zhu Ling'er, Yang Qingqing, and Lu Xing about being challenged for his nomination slot, and Lu Xing suggested he demand a stake for each match.
• Wei Yi began charging challengers ten thousand taels and promised to give up his Overlord Sect slot if he lost.
• Wei Yi deliberately held back against a wealthy fourth-year student, won narrowly, and collected the ten-thousand-tael stake.
• Wei Yi invited more students to challenge him and repeatedly won by narrow margins, drawing increasing numbers of challengers.
• The old dean and Zhu Yuanhe watched Wei Yi's scheme and discussed the academy's hopes for his future at the Overlord Sect.
• Zhu Yuanhe told the old dean that Zhu Ling'er was entering the Overlord Sect early because her father's health had deteriorated.

Wei Yi and nine other students from True Martial Academy arrived at the Overlord Sect’s outer sect subsidiary academy and learned they would face an inner sect assessment in a month. As they settled into their new courtyard, a group of outer disciples demanded a protection fee.

• Wei Yi’s scheme to earn money from fellow students was exposed after he collected seven hundred and thirty thousand taels of silver from seventy-three people.
• Zhu Yuanhe led Wei Yi and nine other students to the Overlord Sect, where they were assigned as outer disciples at the Yi Dragon Branch Academy under Liu Zhenxun.
• Liu Zhenxun explained that outer disciples could attempt the inner sect assessment in a month, then assigned the newcomers a shared courtyard before leaving.
• Wei Yi received a quest requiring him to pass the inner sect assessment within two months, with a breakthrough to the Great Martial Master Realm as its reward.
• The students divided the courtyard’s five rooms, with Pei Qinghe insisting on sharing with Wei Yi.
• Seven or eight outer disciples burst into the courtyard, and their hook-nosed leader demanded five thousand taels of silver from each newcomer as a protection fee.