Chapter Summaries

After Shenwu failed to recruit Jiang Fan, Yan Tianyang ordered Shenwu's principal Li Heng to kill three seven-star demonic beasts in the Outer Wilderness Zone unless he could salvage the recruitment. Zhou Yi rushed to persuade Jiang Fan to join Shenwu, but Xing Wu shielded him and drove her back with a terrifying aura.

• Wei San learned from Li Heng that Jiang Fan had joined Yuanwu after Zhou Yi's admissions offer went wrong, and he angrily blamed Li Heng for the failure.
• Yan Tianyang ordered Li Heng to kill at least three seven-star demonic beasts in the Outer Wilderness Zone before returning to Great Xia.
• Li Heng panicked and ordered Zhou Yi to convince Jiang Fan to change his mind and join Shenwu, threatening to send her to the Outer Wilderness Zone if she failed.
• Zhou Yi hurried to the principal's office and offered Jiang Fan any terms if he would join Shenwu, but Jiang Fan said he was already a Yuanwu student.
• Xing Wu pulled Jiang Fan behind him, warned Zhou Yi not to poach Yuanwu's students, and released a formidable aura that forced her back.

Jiang Fan refused Shenwu’s attempt to poach him, choosing to enroll at Yuanwu despite Zhou Yi’s threats. Afterward, he rejected Zeng Hualing’s interview and gave Guo Rou the chance to ask him questions instead.

• Zhou Yi tried to persuade Xing Wu to let Jiang Fan enroll at Shenwu, but Xing Wu refused and told Jiang Fan to report to Yuanwu early.
• Zhou Yi called Li Heng with the news that Xing Wu had rejected Shenwu’s request.
• Guo Rou recognized Jiang Fan outside the principal’s office and asked to interview him, and Jiang Fan agreed.
• Zeng Hualing tried to take over the interview and belittled Guo Rou for being an intern.
• Jiang Fan refused Zeng Hualing’s interview, then turned back to Guo Rou and asked whether she still had questions.

Jiang Fan told Lan Shengxue that he joined Yuanwu because the other elite martial arts schools wanted to uncover his secret, and he defended the need for Spirit Masters to face danger and protect others. Lan Shengxue accepted his reasoning, while Yi Hong later teased her about secretly liking him.

• Zeng Hualing tried to charm Jiang Fan and blamed Guo Rou for lacking interview experience, but Jiang Fan said Zeng was wasting his time.
• Lan Shengxue asked why Jiang Fan had joined Yuanwu, and he explained that the other four elite schools had refused him after questioning his rapid cultivation.
• Lan Shengxue guessed the schools wanted Jiang Fan to reveal his secret, and he confirmed it.
• Lan Shengxue urged Jiang Fan to ask an important figure for help and warned that Yuanwu was dangerous, but Jiang Fan argued that Spirit Masters needed hardship to fulfill their role.
• Lan Shengxue left after saying she hoped Jiang Fan would prove his beliefs through strength, and Yi Hong caught up with her to tease her about liking him.

Jiang Fan sent the Tang Family and Big Black to Fortress No. 1 with Xing Wu, giving them Qi and Blood Raw Stones before they departed. After the train left, Crazy Old Man tried to guess which elite martial arts school Jiang Fan had chosen, leaving the answer unrevealed.

• Yi Hong asked Lan Shengxue to deliver a love letter to Jiang Fan, but Lan Shengxue refused to avoid causing him trouble.
• Jiang Fan met Xing Wu at the train station and entrusted him with helping the Tang Family settle in Fortress No. 1.
• Jiang Fan gave Tang Guo, Tang Fugui, Wang Shuqin, Tang Duo, and Big Black Qi and Blood Raw Stones, explaining they could use them to strengthen their bodies.
• Tang Guo reluctantly boarded the train with her family, and Jiang Fan waved goodbye until it disappeared.
• Jiang Fan went to the cemetery, where Crazy Old Man teased him about following Lan Shengxue to Qingwu and tried to guess which school he had chosen.

Jiang Fan insisted on attending Yuanwu despite the Crazy Old Man’s warnings about its danger, provoking a fierce argument. The Crazy Old Man took him to his grandson’s grave and explained that his anger came from losing someone he loved, then shared his own regret about never calling his dying master “Master” until the end.

• The Crazy Old Man learned Jiang Fan had enrolled at Yuanwu and angrily accused him of ignoring his warning not to attend Corpse Martial.
• Jiang Fan explained that other schools had rejected him, and the Crazy Old Man offered to arrange a place for him at Shenwu.
• Jiang Fan told the Crazy Old Man that he wanted to attend Yuanwu, but the Crazy Old Man forbade it and warned him that the wilderness was not a game.
• Jiang Fan refused to let the Crazy Old Man decide for him and started to leave, so the Crazy Old Man seized him and carried him to a cemetery at tremendous speed.
• The Crazy Old Man told Jiang Fan that his grandson had been reckless at Jiang Fan’s age, then recalled that he had once refused to call his own master “Master” until just before the man died.

Jiang Fan confirmed that he would go to Yuanwu, and Crazy Old Man persuaded Yan Tianyang not to force him into Shenwu, suggesting instead that he arrange Dao protectors. Yan Tianyang then raised the Holy Lord of the Church of Justice, prompting Crazy Old Man to recall their troubling past.

• Jiang Fan told Crazy Old Man he would never call him master, then confirmed he had decided to go to Yuanwu and was not gambling with his life.
• Yan Tianyang called Crazy Old Man and offered to use his influence to enroll Jiang Fan in Shenwu because Yuanwu was dangerous.
• Crazy Old Man argued that Jiang Fan should choose his own path and suggested Yan Tianyang quietly arrange Dao protectors for him at Yuanwu.
• Yan Tianyang accepted that he should stop forcing the issue, then told Crazy Old Man that he had something to discuss about the Holy Lord of the Church of Justice.
• Crazy Old Man grew grave and remembered incidents from his time with the Holy Lord.

Yan Tianyang told Crazy Old Man that the Church of Justice was targeting the Zhou Family to seize an S-rank Spirit Weapon once gifted to them by the missing Holy Lord. He proposed hiding it in the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm and sending Jiang Fan to compete for it, but Crazy Old Man objected because Jiang Fan was only a late-stage first-rank martial artist.

• Yan Tianyang told Crazy Old Man that the Zhou Family possessed an S-rank Spirit Weapon and that the Church of Justice planned to take it.
• Yan Tianyang explained that the missing Holy Lord had given the Spirit Weapon to the Zhou Family after Old Master Zhou helped him.
• Yan Tianyang said the Zhou Family would hide the Spirit Weapon in their Cultivation Secret Realm, where factions could try to claim it.
• Yan Tianyang revealed that he wanted Jiang Fan to enter the secret realm when it opened in three months.
• Crazy Old Man refused, arguing that Jiang Fan was too weak, while Yan Tianyang insisted he could reach second rank in time.

Yan Tianyang asked Crazy Old Man to have Jiang Fan investigate a Church of Justice Holy Son believed to be the Holy Lord’s reincarnation, while Crazy Old Man set a condition for Jiang Fan’s involvement. Jiang Fan reached middle-stage second-rank martial artist and prepared to leave for Fortress No. 1, leaving Crazy Old Man overwhelmed by his apparent concern.

• Yan Tianyang told Crazy Old Man that a Church of Justice Holy Son was said to be the Holy Lord’s reincarnation and asked Jiang Fan to investigate him as a spirit master.
• Crazy Old Man agreed to pass on the request but said Jiang Fan could not investigate unless he reached second rank within three months; Yan Tianyang agreed that Jiang Fan would decide for himself.
• Jiang Fan exchanged 23,000 points for Qi and Blood Fruits, then broke through to middle-stage second-rank martial artist after five days of training.
• Jiang Fan visited Crazy Old Man before leaving for Fortress No. 1 and offered to take him along so he could cook for him.
• Crazy Old Man became deeply moved by Jiang Fan’s offer, earning Jiang Fan more system points.

Jiang Fan received Crazy Old Man’s alloy weapons, weight rings, and Ice Flame Hedgehog spines before learning that Xiao Yan wanted him to investigate the Church of Justice’s Holy Son. The Zhou Family cultivation secret realm would open in three months, where Jiang Fan was to find out whether the Holy Son was the reincarnation of the former Holy Lord.

• Crazy Old Man gave Jiang Fan alloy weight rings and weapons to take with him, along with a box of spines from an Ice Flame Hedgehog.
• Jiang Fan recognized that the spines’ sharpness and ice-and-fire attributes made them useful for sneaky attacks, and joked with Crazy Old Man about using poison.
• Crazy Old Man told Jiang Fan that Xiao Yan had contacted him about the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm opening in three months.
• Crazy Old Man explained that the Church of Justice’s Holy Son was rumored to be the reincarnation of the former Holy Lord, and that Jiang Fan was asked to investigate.
• Crazy Old Man said the Church of Justice had sent the Holy Son to secretly reclaim an S-grade spirit weapon from the Zhou Family, so the family planned to open the realm to anyone below the fourth rank and catch the thief.

Jiang Fan learned that he could enter the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm only if he reached second rank, and he was eager to claim its S-Rank Spirit Weapon. He revealed he had already advanced to middle-stage second rank, leaving Crazy Old Man and Yan Tianyang astonished.

• Crazy Old Man told Jiang Fan that he and Xiao Yan would let him enter the Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm if he reached second rank within three months, and Jiang Fan asked whether he could keep its Spirit Weapon.
• Crazy Old Man explained that Spirit Weapons bonded with their users and admitted he had detonated his own, so Jiang Fan decided he still wanted to seek the Zhou Family's weapon.
• Crazy Old Man repeated that Jiang Fan could not go unless he reached second rank, but Jiang Fan demonstrated a punch that revealed he had already advanced beyond that threshold.
• Crazy Old Man called Yan Tianyang to report Jiang Fan's breakthrough, then corrected Yan Tianyang's guess that Jiang Fan had reached early-stage second rank: he had reached middle-stage second rank.

Yan Tianyang learned that Jiang Fan had reached the middle stage of the second rank and ordered Wei San to escort him from Fortress No. 31 to Fortress No. 1. On the train, Jiang Fan sensed a middle-aged man following him, and the man intercepted his attack with ease.

• Crazy Old Man told Yan Tianyang that Jiang Fan had become a middle-stage second-rank martial artist, and Yan Tianyang ordered Wei San to bring him safely to Fortress No. 1.
• Jiang Fan arrived at the train station with a suitcase and sensed an ordinary-looking middle-aged man approaching him with apparent intent.
• After boarding the train, Jiang Fan noticed the man was still following him and wondered whether the Church of Justice had discovered his connection to its setbacks.
• The man suddenly moved behind Jiang Fan, who attacked with ice flame hedgehog spines, but the man caught them between his fingers.

Jiang Fan met Wei San, a Divine Wind Camp commander assigned to escort him to Fortress No. 1, then earned system points by helping a passenger with his suitcase. The passenger mistook Jiang Fan’s opportunistic kindness for proof that genuinely good people existed.

• Jiang Fan recognized Wei San as a Divine Wind Camp commander after Wei San revealed Yan Shuai had ordered him to escort Jiang Fan to Fortress No. 1.
• Jiang Fan and Wei San stopped talking when other passengers entered the carriage, and Jiang Fan slept lightly while Wei San rested on the middle berth.
• At Fortress No. 30, a fat man struggled to lift his suitcase onto the luggage rack, and Jiang Fan snatched it from him to earn system points.
• The system awarded Jiang Fan 20 points for helping, while the fat man became tearfully convinced that Jiang Fan was a good person.

On the train to martial arts school, Jiang Fan met a talkative fellow passenger and ignored a group of wealthy students until Qian Yuxing offered him money to switch berths. Jiang Fan left Qian Yuxing stunned by demanding one million instead of ten thousand.

• Jiang Fan introduced himself to Wang Ou, who learned that Jiang Fan came from Fortress No. 31 and was heading to martial arts school.
• Four wealthy students boarded the train, and Zhou Xiong mocked Qian Yuxing for boasting about becoming a Martial Artist.
• Qian Yuxing, angered by Zhou Xiong's taunts, offered Jiang Fan ten thousand to swap berths.
• Jiang Fan agreed to consider giving up the berth but demanded one million from Qian Yuxing.

Jiang Fan refused to give up his bunk and taunted Qian Yuxing, who was pressured by his companions to pick a fight despite the train’s rules. When Qian Yuxing turned on a fat passenger instead, the man answered with a dramatic declaration, leaving Qian Yuxing awkwardly stuck as Jiang Fan bought snacks and a power bank.

• Jiang Fan demanded a million yuan to switch bunks, provoking Qian Yuxing and his companions.
• Jiang Fan pointed out that Qian Yuxing’s companions were baiting him into breaking the train’s rules, then told him to scram.
• Qian Yuxing ordered the fat passenger to switch bunks and offered him ten thousand yuan.
• The fat passenger shouted, “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west! Don't bully a young man for being poor!” and left Qian Yuxing unable to react.
• A train attendant arrived, and Jiang Fan bought noodles, grilled sausages, drinks, and a power bank while Qian Yuxing stood in her way.

Fatty and Jiang Fan ignored Qian Yuxing’s provocations until a herd of Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses appeared beside the train. Jiang Fan restrained himself from killing them for points, and Zhou Xiong’s mockery of him was overshadowed by the attention Jiang Fan drew for his looks.

• Fatty refused to leave his upper bunk, and the chief train police officer warned Qian Yuxing to keep his voice down before Qian returned to his lower bunk.
• Jiang Fan went to fetch hot water for his instant noodles, then saw a herd of Earth-Splitting Rhinoceroses outside the train and regretted that he could not attack them for points.
• Qian Yuxing panicked at the beasts, while Zhou Xiong and their companions mocked him for being afraid.
• Qian Yuxing claimed Jiang Fan had frozen in fear, but Wei San remembered Jiang Fan’s past battles in the Inner Wilderness Zone and at Fortress No. 31.
• Zhou Xiong mocked Jiang Fan, who ignored him and began eating his noodles; nearby women admired Jiang Fan’s appearance, and Zhou Xiong thought his face looked familiar.

On the train, Jiang Fan fed Fatty instant noodles and a grilled sausage, while Zhou Xiong recognized Jiang Fan’s strength and backed away from a confrontation. Wei San reported the encounter to Yan Tianyang and judged Jiang Fan too good-hearted to lead the Divine Wind Camp, just as masked robbers appeared.

• Zhou Xiong recognized Jiang Fan as Fortress No. 31’s top martial entrance exam scorer and abandoned his companions’ efforts to provoke him.
• Jiang Fan gave Fatty instant noodles and a grilled sausage, earning system points as Fatty tearfully praised him.
• Wei San messaged Yan Tianyang about Jiang Fan’s actions and said he considered Jiang Fan unsuitable to inherit command of the Divine Wind Camp.
• Wei San recommended Ye Qizhen instead, and more than a dozen masked men appeared and announced they were robbing the train passengers.

Hu Meng and Blood Fang seized control of the train and demanded that the Pill Pavilion’s crown prince surrender, threatening to kill everyone if no one identified him. As Hu Meng counted down, Qian Yuxing panicked and claimed he knew who the crown prince was.

• Hu Meng introduced himself as a member of Blood Fang, a notorious bandit organization, and told the passengers his group was not there to rob or kill them.
• Hu Meng revealed that Blood Fang’s boss was occupying the train’s expert and that the bandits had come to abduct the Pill Pavilion’s crown prince.
• Hu Meng threatened to kill the passengers if the crown prince did not step forward, then began counting down from ten.
• As the countdown reached three, Qian Yuxing shouted that he knew who the Pill Pavilion’s crown prince was.

Qian Yuxing identified Jiang Fan as the Pill Pavilion's young master, and Jiang Fan accepted the claim to protect the passengers and earn points. When Hu Meng attacked, Fatty stepped forward and claimed the identity himself, then summoned a formation that brought forth a golden-furred lionlike beast.

• Qian Yuxing pointed out Jiang Fan as the Pill Pavilion's young master when Hu Meng demanded to know who he was looking for.
• Jiang Fan accepted the claim to protect everyone on the train and gained thousands of points as passengers admired his courage.
• Hu Meng threatened Jiang Fan and swung his blade at him, while Jiang Fan waited for Wei San to intervene.
• Fatty stepped between Hu Meng and Jiang Fan, claiming he was the Pill Pavilion's young master and asking the bandits not to harm the others.
• After Hu Meng and the bandits mocked him, Fatty slammed his palm against the floor and activated a formation that summoned a golden-furred lionlike demonic beast.

Wang Ou revealed that he was a Beast Tamer and used his four-star Golden One-Horned Lion, Xiao Gang, to punish Hu Meng and his lackeys. After feeding Xiao Gang several valuable Qi and Blood Raw Stones, Wang Ou casually explained that his family was rich, leaving Jiang Fan stunned.

• Wang Ou summoned his four-star Golden One-Horned Lion, and Jiang Fan realized Wang Ou was a rare Beast Tamer.
• Wang Ou ordered Xiao Gang to attack Hu Meng and his lackeys, who fled and begged for mercy.
• Xiao Gang beat Hu Meng and the others, leaving them dead or injured while Wei San rested and the other passengers stared in shock.
• Wang Ou rewarded Xiao Gang with six Qi and Blood Raw Stones, then explained that he had left most of his wealth in his spatial ring to appear poor.
• Jiang Fan asked Wang Ou whether his family had many Qi and Blood Raw Stones.

Jiang Fan helped the fat guy keep his identity as the Pill Pavilion's crown prince secret by making Zhou Xiong, Qian Yuxing, and the others pay for their silence. After splitting the money, Jiang Fan asked the fat guy about his Beast Tamer rank and how he could contract with a four-star demonic beast.

• The fat guy confirmed he was the Pill Pavilion's crown prince and asked Jiang Fan to keep his identity secret.
• Jiang Fan and the fat guy pretended they might kill Zhou Xiong, Qian Yuxing, and the others to frighten them into silence.
• Jiang Fan demanded a million from each of them as a deposit, and they transferred four million in total.
• Jiang Fan insisted that the fat guy take half the money so he could maintain the appearance of an ordinary person.
• Jiang Fan wondered what rank the fat guy was and asked how he had contracted with a four-star demonic beast.