Chapter Summaries

Lu Wu and Zu Yanzhi finished melting enough Mystic Ice for the next fifteen days, then returned to camp, where Lu Wu’s teasing bet and Mu Nujiao’s jealousy left him rushing after her. Nangong Pei made peace with Shen Shitian, while Shen Shitian and Luo Long discussed a dangerous, distant location for the group’s body-tempering training.

• Shen Shitian took Lu Wu and Zu Yanzhi back to the surface and reported that their Mystic Ice work had gone smoothly.
• Mu Nujiao gave Lu Wu a bracelet and chili powder, but became displeased when Zu Yanzhi insisted on roasting meat for him; Lu Wu followed Mu Nujiao to explain.
• Nangong Pei reflected on how far Lu Wu surpassed him and apologized to Shen Shitian for his past offenses against Lu Wu.
• Shen Shitian accepted Nangong Pei’s apology, and Nangong Pei went to tend the bonfire.
• Luo Long told Shen Shitian he had found a dangerous, distant place for body tempering, and Shen Shitian suggested that Jiang Chun take the group to inspect it.

Lu Wu tried to make peace with Mu Nujiao, then learned about Luo Long’s swamp training method for tempering the body. He set off with Mu Nujiao, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei to try it, escorted by Jiang Chun.

• Lu Wu followed Mu Nujiao and tried to cheer her up, finally drawing her out by mentioning body-tempering training.
• Nangong Pei acknowledged Lu Wu’s strength and apologized for his past hostility, and Lu Wu accepted his apology.
• Luo Long explained that he had prepared a mire where sludge would squeeze trainees as they struggled to escape its binding force.
• Lu Wu decided to test the mire, and Mu Nujiao, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei chose to go with him.
• Shen Shitian assigned Jiang Chun to escort the group and limited each training session to two hours.

Lu Wu entered a swamp to temper his body, enduring crushing pressure and repeated blows while discovering that the mud’s dense elemental energy helped heal his wounds. After Shen Shitian pulled him partway out, Lu Wu began adapting to the ordeal and tried cultivating within the swamp.

• Lu Wu stepped into the swamp and was dragged toward its center by a powerful force, while Jiang Chun stopped the others from attacking what he recognized as part of the cultivation process.
• Submerged in the mud, Lu Wu endured intense pressure and repeated blows as Shen Shitian told him to try moving without using magic.
• Lu Wu struggled against the pain and began sinking deeper, so Shen Shitian ordered Luo Long to pull him up.
• Lu Wu noticed that his wounds were recovering and realized the swamp’s elemental energy was entering through the injuries and healing them.
• Lu Wu slowly moved through the mud, then started cultivating with its elemental energy as Shen Shitian and Luo Long watched and nodded to each other.

Lu Wu tempered his body by enduring painful elemental energy in the swamp while the group continued refining items and cultivating. After a month, the younger mages ventured out to explore Hanging Coffin Swamp, where Lu Wu sensed danger before Wang Chong returned to warn them they had taken the wrong path.

• Lu Wu discovered that converting fire-element and earth-element energy in the swamp tempered his entire body, while Nangong Pei tested the mud and recoiled from its pain.
• After the swamp’s energy was drained, Uncle Jiang took Lu Wu to a hot pool, where Lu Wu washed and saw the scars left by the ordeal.
• With Nangong Pei joining the item-refining process, the group spent twenty-five days cultivating and refining; Lu Wu consolidated the second level of his Fire Element and shortened his magic casting time to a second and a half.
• Shen Shitian gave the group a two-day break, and Lu Wu, Mu Nujiao, Zu Yanzhi, Nangong Pei, and Wang Chong set out to explore the swamp.
• Lu Wu sensed a demon beast’s aura ahead, and Wang Chong rushed back to tell the group they had taken the wrong path.

Lu Wu and the others investigated a fight between a Heavenly Horned Toad Demon and a Slant-Scaled Demon Snake, but withdrew when more demon beasts appeared. After Wang Chong revealed the combatants had been fighting over a treasure, the group returned and found an Earth Element Spirit Seed that Lu Wu estimated would mature in about three days.

• Lu Wu agreed to approach the demon beasts cautiously, but when he sensed more creatures joining the fight, the group left the swamp.
• Wang Chong admitted that the Heavenly Horned Toad Demon and Slant-Scaled Demon Snake had been fighting over something, so the group decided to investigate.
• Wang Chong led Lu Wu, Mu Nujiao, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei through the aquatic plants to a bloodied depression.
• The group saw several Heavenly Horned Toad Demons devouring the Slant-Scaled Demon Snake and noticed a concentrated mass of earth elemental energy nearby.
• Lu Wu identified the mass as an Earth Element Spirit Seed that would mature in about three days and suggested returning for help from Grandpa Shen or Uncle Jiang.

Lu Wu and the others fled from the Heavenly Horned Toad Demons, then stopped to fight when the demons tried to surround them. They killed one, but the other two attacked as the group prepared to face them.

• Nangong Pei spotted a young Heavenly Horned Toad Demon, whose call alerted the demons feeding nearby.
• Lu Wu noticed three demons were pursuing the group and trying to surround them, so he ordered everyone to target the one behind them while Nangong Pei held off the other two.
• Wang Chong’s tornado knocked the pursuing demon down, and Wang Chong and Zu Yanzhi hit it with fire spells.
• Mu Nujiao’s vines disrupted the demon’s attempt to leap away, allowing Lu Wu to strike its lower jaw with fire magic.
• Zu Yanzhi blasted the demon’s brain from inside its mouth, killing it as the other two demons attacked the group with their tongues.

Lu Wu and his companions fled from the Heavenly Horned Toad Demons, while Little Fire drew the demons away and took the immature Earth Elemental Seed. The group escaped, and Lu Wu agreed to let Little Fire stay outside for a few days.

• Nangong Pei used Rock Barrier to block the Heavenly Horned Toad Demons, but the arrival of a lesser Warrior forced the group to retreat.
• Nangong Pei began carrying Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao away while Wang Chong raced ahead with Zu Yanzhi.
• Lu Wu sent Little Fire toward the hollow, and the lesser Warrior turned back to protect the Earth Elemental Seed, calling the other toads after him.
• Little Fire took the immature seed and headed toward Lu Wu, so Lu Wu asked Nangong Pei and Mu Nujiao to continue without him.
• After Nangong Pei and Mu Nujiao moved on, Little Fire emerged and offered Lu Wu the seed; Lu Wu told him to swallow it and promised to let him stay outside for a few days.

Lu Wu sacrificed the defective Earth Element Spirit Seed and awakened the Wind Element, then returned to camp and was ordered to help finish refining Luo Long’s giant bone sword. As the final stage began, the sword trembled under Grandpa Shen’s magic, while Lu Wu remained uneasy about what the two elders were hiding and the danger the refinement might attract.

• Lu Wu sacrificed the defective Earth Element Spirit Seed and awakened the Wind Element, while Little Fire returned to the swamp.
• Lu Wu learned that Jiang Chun had taken the others away and that he, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei had to keep melting Mystic Ice for the sword’s final refinement.
• Luo Long and Shen Shitian warned that the refinement’s disturbance might attract powerful Demon Beasts, and Lu Wu recalled a presence he had sensed in the cavern.
• Zu Yanzhi and Nangong Pei asked Lu Wu about the secretive refinement, but he admitted he knew nothing; Nangong Pei then asked to buy the Earth Element Spirit Seed from the group.
• Shen Shitian drew the melted Mystic Ice toward the giant bone sword as purple-black flames fed its intricate patterns, and the sword began to tremble.

Shen Shitian infused the giant bone sword with blood and marrow, triggering a dangerous forging that demanded far more profound ice water. As Zu Yanzhi and Nangong Pei ran out of magical energy, Lu Wu continued melting ice while the sword reached its critical moment.

• Shen Shitian poured Northern Plains Ice Vulture blood and marrow into the giant bone sword, whose aura overwhelmed Lu Wu, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei until Luo Long shielded them.
• The sword shook as it absorbed energy from the surroundings, stirring the magma and forcing Shen Shitian to demand more profound ice water.
• Luo Long built a trough, and Lu Wu, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei spread out to melt more profound ice for Shen Shitian.
• Zu Yanzhi and Nangong Pei exhausted their magical energy and stopped, while Lu Wu kept melting ice as Shen Shitian called for another large supply at the critical moment.

Lu Wu exhausted himself helping Luo Long and Shen Shitian complete the blood-bone sword’s refinement. As the Azure Crow Overlord approached, Shen Shitian moved the unconscious Lu Wu and the others away while an old woman arrived to heal them.

• Lu Wu spread flames across the trench and forced his dwindling mana and mental strength to last until Shen Shitian finished refining the sword.
• Luo Long received the blood-bone sword and thanked Lu Wu, who had become too exhausted to hear him.
• Nangong Pei apologized for Lu Wu’s collapse, and Shen Shitian reassured her that the children had done their best.
• After an eagle cry announced the Azure Crow Overlord’s approach, Luo Long stayed behind to face the beast while Shen Shitian carried Lu Wu, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei away.
• Shen Shitian met an old woman, who used Healing Light on him and the others after he asked her to heal them.

Zu Yanzhi and the others were sent back to Rongcheng as Luo Long confronted the Azure Crow Overlord. After surviving its fiery attacks, Luo Long launched a counterattack with the blood-bone sword, leaving the battle poised for a decisive strike.

• Zu Yanzhi recovered under the old woman's powerful Healing Light and realized that several Super Level Mages had gathered at Mount Wuyi.
• Luo Long faced the approaching Azure Crow Overlord while Lu Wu awoke and recognized the danger from Shen Shitian's worried expression.
• Shen Shitian used Space Element magic to send Lu Wu and the others back to Rongcheng, briefly exposing them to the Overlord's aura before they left.
• Luo Long attacked with a mud dragon, but the Azure Crow Overlord feinted and destroyed it with flames.
• Luo Long used Earth Dragon Spikes to block the Overlord, then flew through its dark-red flames and unleashed the gigantic blood-colored sword.
• The Azure Crow Overlord tried to seize the sword as Luo Long shouted that it would pay with its life.

Luo Long severed the Azure Crow Overlord’s talons and wounded its belly with the newly forged Blood Bone Sword, but collapsed before he could pursue it. After recovering in Rongcheng, Lu Wu learned why Luo Long had lured the beast to Mount Wuyi and prepared to return to school while Shen Shitian stayed behind.

• Luo Long used the Blood Bone Sword to sever the Azure Crow Overlord’s talons and slash its belly, then fell into the swamp from exhaustion as the beast escaped.
• Lu Wu, Zu Yanzhi, and Nangong Pei recovered and discussed the battle and the others’ plans to return home or to school.
• Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao met their companions at a skewer shop, where they shared their accounts and discussed the Earth Element Spirit Seed and their next steps.
• After Luo Long recovered enough to speak, he told Lu Wu that he had sought revenge on the Azure Crow Overlord for killing his team thirty years earlier.
• Song Muying criticized Luo Long for acting alone, while Shen Shitian calmed him as he began coughing blood.

Lu Wu accepted a spirit-grade Stardust Magic Tool from Luo Long and a Thought Stone from Shen Shitian before returning to Magic City with Mu Nujiao. After resuming cultivation and returning to school, he encountered Liu Tong, who claimed that the Dongfang Family now backed him.

• Luo Long gave Lu Wu the spirit-grade Stardust Magic Tool, and Shen Shitian gave him a Thought Stone while warning him to keep it secret.
• Lu Wu agreed to protect the gifts and returned to Magic City with Mu Nujiao, deciding to take the upcoming school assessment.
• Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao spent the following days cultivating, with Lu Wu focusing on his Wind Element.
• Lu Wu returned to Magic City Seventh Magic High School, where students gossiped about his long absences and reacted jealously to his closeness with Mu Nujiao.
• Liu Tong confronted Lu Wu with two companions and claimed he had joined the Dongfang Family, warning Lu Wu that he was no longer someone to provoke.

Liu Tong confronted Lu Wu at school and attacked him with two lackeys after Lu Wu mocked his ties to the Dongfang Family. Lu Wu beat all three with his enhanced physical strength, leaving them injured and sending them to the infirmary.

• Liu Tong claimed the Dongfang Family’s backing and warned Lu Wu to stay away from Mu Nujiao.
• Lu Wu taunted Liu Tong, called Mu Nujiao “Jiaojiao,” and rebuked him for insulting Grandpa Shen.
• Liu Tong and his two lackeys charged at Lu Wu, and Mu Nujiao urged Lu Wu to rely on his improved speed and strength rather than magic.
• Lu Wu kicked Liu Tong in the chest, knocked one lackey unconscious, and punched the other hard enough to knock out his teeth.
• Lu Wu punched Liu Tong in the nose and knocked out several of his teeth before telling him to go to the infirmary.

After Lu Wu beat three students who attacked him, Jia Wenshang learned that Lu Wu could take part in the upcoming assessment and encouraged him to earn time with a Stardust Magic Tool. Back in class, Lu Wu confirmed he had formed a Star Path, stunning his classmates and earning Wu Ya'er's admiration.

• Jia Wenshang stopped Lu Wu from continuing the fight, then learned that Lu Wu had been attacked first and could participate in the assessment.
• Jia Wenshang told Lu Wu that a strong assessment performance could earn him four months of access to a Stardust Magic Tool.
• School security and an infirmary teacher arrived, and news of Lu Wu's return and fight spread around the school.
• Wu Xiaoxiao introduced herself and questioned whether Lu Wu met the assessment requirements, and Lu Wu confirmed that he did.
• Wu Ya'er praised Lu Wu for connecting seven Stars into a Star Path and declared him his idol.

Lu Wu prepared for the first-year assessment competition despite Wu Xiaoxiao’s doubts, and he and Mu Nujiao arrived at the training grounds. The judges explained the assessment rules, leaving Lu Wu ready to test his Fire Element against a wooden dummy.

• Wu Ya'er praised Lu Wu for beating three students without using magic, while Wu Xiaoxiao warned Lu Wu not to disgrace their class.
• Lu Wu rejected Wu Xiaoxiao’s criticism, and Wu Ya'er told Lu Wu he hoped he would score higher than his sister.
• In the days before the competition, Lu Wu attended lessons and cultivated, though he found the material too simple.
• Lu Wu and Mu Nujiao entered the training grounds, where Jia Wenshang encouraged Lu Wu to do well.
• Cai Jianwen introduced the judges, including Military Mage Hei Guan, and explained how students would be assessed according to their magic elements.

At the first-year magic assessment, Lu Wu waited for his turn while learning that Hei Guan would take the three strongest students to Bo City for actual combat. After Mu Nujiao and the other students displayed their spells, Lu Wu stepped forward as the judges and teachers discussed his fighting reputation.

• A student told the group that Hei Guan planned to take the three best performers on a trip to Bo City, and Lu Wu considered joining to gain experience.
• Wu Xiaoxiao volunteered first and destroyed a wooden dummy with her Thunder Seal: Python Mark.
• Mu Nujiao pierced a wooden dummy with her Plant Element spell, impressing the judges with her speed and control.
• Cai Jianwen and a visiting teacher discussed Lu Wu's past fights and strong entrance-exam results while Lu Wu prepared for his assessment.

Lu Wu won the school’s magic assessment by controlling his casting speed and displaying outstanding power and accuracy. After declining offers from the Dongfang Family and the Great Sparrow City Military Department, he agreed to join field training in Bo City and left the grounds as his classmates regarded him with new respect and caution.

• Lu Wu held back before releasing Fire Burst from farther away than the other students, destroying the dummies with precise, powerful magic.
• Dongfang Qing invited Lu Wu to join the Dongfang Family, but he declined, explaining that he did not want to join any faction.
• Hei Guan invited Lu Wu to join the Great Sparrow City Military Department, but Lu Wu refused while agreeing to attend field training in Bo City.
• The results were announced, with Lu Wu taking first place and earning four months of use of a Stardust Magic Tool.
• Lu Wu left the training grounds alongside Mu Nujiao, and Jia Wenshang praised him and promised to give him the Stardust Magic Tool the next day.

Lu Wu traveled to Bo City with a group of students for field training, leaving his Stardust Magic Tool with Mu Nujiao. After arriving, his team settled in and met a group of peers who doubted that their young captains were Intermediate Mages.

• Lu Wu declined his Stardust Magic Tool reward for the trip and let Mu Nujiao use it while he prepared to leave for Bo City.
• Hei Guan divided the fourteen students among three trainee captains, and Yu Keyan selected Lu Wu for his team.
• The coach arrived in Bo City, where Yu Keyan took his teammates to eat and settle in.
• Lu Wu told his teammates that Little Fire was safe outside the city and would come looking for him later.
• A group of young people arrived at the restaurant and questioned whether the captains were Intermediate Mages, then asked Xu Zhaoting for his opinion.

Lu Wu and his companions punished a group of rude students in Bo City, then Lu Wu went searching for Little Fire when it failed to return. After Little Fire came back, Tang Yue revealed herself in his taxi and questioned why he had traveled from Magic City to Bo City for practical training.

• Wu Tao and his classmates provoked Lu Wu’s group, so Mu Shengqi used his Intermediate Level aura to sink them into the softened concrete and make them pay for the shop’s damage.
• Xu Zhaoting apologized to Lu Wu’s group, and Mu Shengqi advised him to be more careful about his friends before letting him leave.
• Lu Wu left the hotel and went to Bo City’s southern outskirts to look for Little Fire, whose spiritual link showed it was unharmed.
• Little Fire returned from outside and hid in Lu Wu’s shadow, but Lu Wu still felt watched during the taxi ride back.
• Tang Yue revealed herself inside the taxi, identified as a Shadow Element Mage, and questioned Lu Wu about traveling from Magic City to Bo City for practical training.