Chapter Summaries

Dongfang Yueming lured Li Xuan into the open and arranged an ambush with Wang Xijing and Xue Li. Li Xuan crushed the two Marrow Cleansing Realm fighters in one blow, but Dongfang Yueming gained the Crimson Flame Fist Technique and faced him with a cold smile.

• Dongfang Yueming bluffed that he had detected the Ash Demon, then later exposed Li Xuan as he waited along the patrol route.
• Wang Xijing and Xue Li sprang from hiding to confront Li Xuan while six Tendon Transformation Realm fighters joined Dongfang Yueming’s group.
• Li Xuan dismissed the ambush and sent Wang Xijing and Xue Li flying with a single clash, leaving them badly injured.
• Dongfang Yueming used Point Allocation to gain the beginner Crimson Flame Fist Technique and challenged Li Xuan’s claim that strength made all tricks futile.

Dongfang Yueming unleashed the Crimson Flame Fist and gravely injured Li Xuan, prompting Li Potian to rush to his grandson’s aid and attack. Qin Rushuang arrived in time to block Li Potian, leaving the two powerful fighters facing off.

• Dongfang Yueming used the Crimson Flame Fist to shatter Li Xuan’s protective mirror and send him crashing to the ground with severe injuries.
• Dongfang Yueming urged Wang Xijing and Xue Li to kill the wounded Li Xuan, but they hesitated after Li Xuan revealed his status and powerful family connections.
• Li Potian sensed that Li Xuan’s protective mirror had been triggered, rushed to the scene, and prepared to kill Dongfang Yueming.
• Qin Rushuang arrived just in time and met Li Potian’s attack, forcing him to step back half a pace.

Qin Rushuang protected Dongfang Yueming from Li Potian and revealed that her supreme-grade Qi Refining cyclone let her fight him evenly. The Earth Spirit Sect’s sect master halted the battle and invited Dongfang Yueming to join, but Dongfang first demanded to know how the sect would punish Li Xuan.

• Qin Rushuang blocked Li Potian’s attack and identified herself as the Great Xia Dynasty’s leading instructor, while Dongfang Yueming revealed that Li Xuan was the Ash Demon.
• Li Potian attacked Qin Rushuang, but she matched him in battle and explained that she had cultivated a supreme-grade cyclone.
• The Earth Spirit Sect’s sect master arrived and ordered Li Potian and Qin Rushuang to stop fighting.
• The sect master invited Dongfang Yueming to join the Earth Spirit Sect, and Dongfang asked how Li Xuan would be dealt with.
• The sect master sentenced Li Xuan to ten years in confinement, and Li Xuan noticed Shi Qing beside Dongfang Yueming and reacted with a sinister smile.

Dongfang Yueming rejected the Earth Spirit Sect’s invitation rather than abandon Shi Qing, while Qin Rushuang revealed enough influence to make the sect master let her group leave. Xi Feng and Yue Tao stayed with the sect, and Qin Rushuang departed for the Great Xia Dynasty with Dongfang Yueming and Shi Qing.

• The Earth Spirit Sect master offered Dongfang Yueming a place in the sect if he cut ties with Shi Qing, but Dongfang Yueming held her wrist and refused.
• Dongfang Yueming criticized the sect for shielding its disciples, and the sect master declined Li Potian’s demand to attack him.
• After Qin Rushuang invoked the Martial Sect, the sect master slapped Li Xuan and allowed her to take her people away.
• Xi Feng chose to join the Earth Spirit Sect and persuaded Yue Tao to kneel and stay, while Wang Xijing and Xue Li also made their choices.
• Qin Rushuang left for the Great Xia Dynasty with Dongfang Yueming and Shi Qing as Xi Feng, Wang Xijing, and Xue Li watched them go.

Qin Rushuang gave Dongfang Yueming the Origin Page, which fused his perfected cultivation methods and martial arts as he resolved to grow stronger and reach the Central Continent. Elsewhere, Xi Zhenyue offered to help Gao Long sell Blood Replacement Realm martial artists by posing as a successful returnee and recruiting more victims.

• Shi Qing parted ways with Dongfang Yueming and Qin Rushuang after they returned to Great Xia, and Qin gave Dongfang the promised cultivation methods along with the Origin Page.
• The Origin Page entered Dongfang Yueming and fused his perfected skin, flesh, and bone tempering methods, as well as his saber and movement techniques.
• Dongfang renamed the fused methods and martial arts, thanked Qin in his thoughts, and resolved to train for the Marrow Cleansing and Blood Replacement Realm before pursuing the Martial Sect and Central Continent.
• Qin Rushuang left Dongfang, freed from her obsession with the Origin Page, and broke through to the Internal Force Realm.
• Xi Zhenyue offered to join Gao Long's venture, suggesting he could return to Black Stone Fortress as proof of its success and recruit Blood Replacement Realm experts from the Xi Family.
• Gao Long accepted Xi Zhenyue's offer and welcomed him into the scheme to sell martial artists.

Shi Qing committed to secluded cultivation and accepted her father’s offer to seek support on the Central Continent. Dongfang Yueming perfected his Tendon Transformation and Marrow Cleansing methods before discovering the Blood Replacement method, while Lin Qingyao emerged from seclusion having perfected mortal Tendon Transformation.

• Shi Qing told Uncle Shi she would enter secluded cultivation, determined to grow stronger for herself and the Shi Family as well as for Dongfang Yueming.
• Uncle Shi agreed to use the Shi Family’s remaining connections on the Central Continent to help her, despite warning that she might face scorn and exclusion.
• Dongfang Yueming spent his accumulated points to perfect the Nine Oxen Tendon Transformation Method and merge it with the Furious Tiger method into the Tiger Ox Tendon Forging Art.
• Dongfang Yueming used the Heavenly Water Marrow Cleansing Method to reach Treasure Marrow Like Crystal, then learned the Heavenly Water Blood Replacement Method from Qin Rushuang’s jade slip.
• Lin Qingyao emerged from secluded cultivation at the Martial Dao Academy after reaching the utmost mortal perfection in the Tendon Transformation Realm, and an elderly woman questioned why she had trained so hard.

Dongfang Yueming perfected the Blood Replacement Realm and fused his Body Tempering methods into an extreme-perfection cultivation method. Returning to the Martial Dao Academy, he found that it had expelled and publicly vilified him, so he abandoned the academy and set his sights on Central Continent.

• Lin Qingyao decided to leave the Great Xia Dynasty Martial Arts Academy with Aunt Fu after Qin Rushuang's unexplained departure disrupted her plans.
• Dongfang Yueming used accumulated points to advance his Heavenly Water Blood Replacement Method to perfection, transforming his blood into glazed glass.
• The Origin Page fused Dongfang Yueming's Body Tempering methods into the perfected Extreme Body Tempering Method, bringing his realm to extreme perfection.
• Dongfang Yueming returned to the Martial Dao Academy and saw notices praising Xi Feng and Yue Tao while declaring his expulsion.
• A new student repeated the academy's account that Dongfang Yueming had slandered an Earth Spirit Sect disciple, prompting him to renounce the academy and head for Central Continent.

Dongfang Yueming learned that Shi Qing had left for the Central Continent to seek a breakthrough, and he decided to head to the Beast Defense Frontier. He left without explaining why he declined Uncle Shi’s offer to help improve Light Snow.

• Dongfang Yueming learned that Shi Qing had taken leave from the Martial Dao Academy and left, then passed Liu Yu, who was shocked to see him alive and back at the academy.
• Dongfang Yueming overheard reports of martial artists disappearing across the city, then visited the Shi Family residence.
• Uncle Shi told Dongfang Yueming that Shi Qing had gone to the Central Continent through the Great Han Dynasty to escape her family’s fate.
• Uncle Shi offered to help Light Snow advance by hunting powerful Ferocious Beasts, but Dongfang Yueming declined and said goodbye.
• Dongfang Yueming set out for the Beast Defense Frontier to hunt Ferocious Beasts, check on Xi Zhenyue, and look for Hongxiu.

Dongfang Yueming returned to the Beast Defense Frontier just as a massive beast tide arrived. With the generals occupied by two High-Level Mortal Beasts, a third charged toward the wall, leaving the defenders in danger as Dongfang Yueming remained calm.

• Dongfang Yueming watched tens of thousands of Mortal Beasts charge toward the Beast Defense Frontier.
• The alarm sounded, and a one-armed veteran urged the frightened newcomers to arm themselves and fight.
• Li Yu and General Chen arrived and led the defenders into battle, each engaging a High-Level Mortal Beast.
• A third High-Level Mortal Beast emerged and charged at the wall while both generals were pinned down.
• A newcomer saw Dongfang Yueming standing calmly and shouted for him to run.

Dongfang Yueming killed an Azure-Scaled Unicorn Tiger with one saber strike, stunning the defenders and boosting their morale. Then a true ferocious beast, whose aura rivaled a Qi Refining Realm martial artist, emerged from the beast tide.

• Dongfang Yueming ignored warnings and charged the Azure-Scaled Unicorn Tiger, evading its attacks with his perfection-level Swift Whirlwind Movement Technique.
• Dongfang Yueming drew Light Snow and used his perfection-level Gale Swift Saber to cut the Azure-Scaled Unicorn Tiger into pieces with one strike.
• Li Yu, General Chen, and the defenders were stunned by Dongfang Yueming’s strength, while the lower-level Mortal Beasts faltered and the city wall erupted in cheers.
• A pitch-black ferocious beast with crimson eyes and an aura comparable to a Qi Refining Realm martial artist appeared from the rear of the beast tide.

Dongfang Yueming faced a Ferocious Beast after it grievously wounded Li Yu and General Chen, then killed it instantly with his Crimson Flame Fist. He plunged Light Snow into the beast’s ashes, and the saber advanced into a Grade-A divine weapon.

• A pitch-black Ferocious Beast appeared, and its overwhelming presence filled the battlefield with despair.
• Dongfang Yueming welcomed the beast as a chance to gather what Light Snow needed to advance, despite General Chen and Li Yu urging him to flee.
• The Ferocious Beast struck Li Yu and General Chen with one claw attack, sending both generals crashing into the city wall.
• Dongfang Yueming sheathed Light Snow and faced the charging Ferocious Beast, then killed it with a Crimson Flame Fist.
• Dongfang Yueming plunged Light Snow into the ashes, and the saber advanced into a Grade-A divine weapon.

Dongfang Yueming defeated the beast tide’s leader and learned that Hongxiu had been taken to the Central Continent. After improving his martial arts and saying farewell to Li Yu and Chen Bing, he set out toward the Great Han Dynasty and a ship bound for the Central Continent.

• Dongfang Yueming killed the fierce beast leader, ending the beast tide, and Chen Bing apologized for offending him.
• Li Yu recognized Dongfang Yueming as Dongfang Ri and told him that Li Qingyue had taken Hongxiu to the Central Continent.
• Dongfang Yueming promised Li Yu that he would do his best to look for Hongxiu if he went to the Central Continent.
• Dongfang Yueming perfected the Drifting Feather Movement Technique and Blink Swift Saber, then found that fusing them with his existing techniques brought only limited improvement.
• Dongfang Yueming left Li Yu and Chen Bing the next morning and headed toward the Great Han Dynasty to seek passage to the Central Continent.

Dongfang Yueming reached Cold Wind City and used his strength to enter without paying the fee. At the port, he learned that boarding the Wave-Breaking Divine Vessel required an expensive ticket or proof of strength, and he prepared to hunt a High-Level Mortal Beast.

• Dongfang Yueming arrived at the Great Han Dynasty's border city and challenged the guards' entrance fee exemption by lifting a massive strength-testing stone with one hand.
• A guard bowed and directed Dongfang Yueming toward the port after witnessing his strength.
• Dongfang Yueming reached the seaside port and saw the Wave-Breaking Divine Vessel bound for the Central Continent.
• A middle-aged man explained that travelers needed an expensive auction ticket or a High-Level Mortal Beast to board the vessel.
• Dongfang Yueming decided that hunting a High-Level Mortal Beast would be no great difficulty, while the man warned him about the dangers of fighting in the sea.

Xi Zhenyue broke through to the Qi Refining Realm and agreed to help Gao Long deceive cultivators into following him to the Central Continent. Dongfang Yueming joined Jiao Yu'er’s voyage to Jade Fire Island, where the crew doubted his ability to fight underwater, but he intended to hunt sea beasts for a ship ticket.

• Xi Zhenyue reached the Qi Refining Realm and promised Gao Long he would make his return seem like a successful haul to lure cultivators into following him.
• Jiao Xiaotian recognized Gao Long’s ties to the Heaven-Surging Alliance and wondered how many people he would entrap.
• Dongfang Yueming sought a boat at the harbor, but Jiao Yu'er picked him to join her trip to Jade Fire Island.
• The ship’s passengers learned Dongfang Yueming was new to the waters and doubted he could fight underwater, so Jiao Yu'er gave him the Swimming Fish Movement Technique.
• Dongfang Yueming checked the manual with his panel and calmly accepted the crew’s warnings, remaining focused on hunting sea beasts for a ship ticket.

Dongfang Yueming perfected Swimming Fish Movement Technique, merged it with his existing movement technique, and left Jiao Yu'er’s group to explore Jade Fire Island alone. While Jiao Yu'er and Brother Li searched for Jade Fire Fish eggs, Brother Li’s bait enraged the fish and attracted a Fang Bone Shark, leaving the group in danger.

• Dongfang Yueming perfected Swimming Fish Movement Technique and combined its insights with Swift Whirlwind Movement Technique to create the Swift Swimming Movement Technique.
• Jiao Yu'er ordered Dongfang Yueming to watch the boat, but he challenged her reasoning and headed into the island alone.
• Jiao Yu'er’s group gathered Crimson Flame Grass, used it to attract Jade Fire Fish, and followed the fish to a coral reef.
• Brother Li secretly released a fish-attracting pill, and Jiao Yu'er sent several martial artists to lure away the adult fish while she and Brother Li searched for eggs.
• The Jade Fire Fish turned violent and attacked Jiao Yu'er and Brother Li, who fought them off.
• The pill’s scent drew a high-level sea-dwelling Mortal Beast, a Fang Bone Shark, which charged toward the group.

Jiao Yu'er and Brother Li were overwhelmed by a Fang Bone Shark until Dongfang Yueming arrived and fought it. Brother Li fled, killed a witness, and sailed toward Cold Wind City planning to blame the shark for the others’ deaths.

• The Fang Bone Shark attacked Jiao Yu'er and Brother Li, badly injuring Brother Li as they struggled to hold it back.
• When the returning martial artists saw the battle, one fled, but Dongfang Yueming stopped him and learned what had happened before rushing toward the shark.
• The Fang Bone Shark wounded Jiao Yu'er, and Brother Li abandoned her and escaped as the beast charged to finish her.
• Dongfang Yueming appeared in front of Jiao Yu'er and drove the shark back with a punch before fighting it with his Fierce Tiger Fist Technique.
• Brother Li killed the martial artist who had fled earlier, wounded himself to fabricate an account, and sailed alone toward Cold Wind City to blame the Fang Bone Shark.

Dongfang Yueming killed the Fang Bone Shark and rescued Jiao Yu'er, then gave her the name Dongfang Ri. Back in Cold Wind City, Brother Li lied to Jiao Xiaotian about Jiao Yu'er's fate, while Jiao Xiaotian suspected his story and prepared to search for her.

• Jiao Yu'er sent her subordinates away and tried to help Dongfang Yueming, but he signaled for her to stay back.
• Dongfang Yueming ignored the Fang Bone Shark's attacks and beat it to death with his bare hands.
• Dongfang Yueming carried the shark's corpse ashore with Jiao Yu'er, who discovered that the Jiao Clan's ship was gone and learned his chosen name, Dongfang Ri.
• Brother Li returned alone to the Jiao Clan residence and told Jiao Xiaotian that Jiao Yu'er had probably died in the Fang Bone Shark attack.
• Jiao Xiaotian ordered his people to search at sea and privately resolved to kill Brother Li if Jiao Yu'er was dead.

Dongfang Yueming rescued Jiao Yu'er from a Fang Bone Shark and revealed that he planned to travel to the Central Continent. Jiao Xiaotian offered to pay for his passage, and the group set off back to the city.

• Jiao Yu'er apologized to Dongfang Yueming, who explained that he was hunting sea beasts to earn a ticket to the Central Continent.
• Jiao Xiaotian arrived with a fleet, and Brother Li tried to flee before Jiao Xiaotian seized him and brought him back.
• Jiao Yu'er told her father that Brother Li had abandoned her and that Dongfang Yueming had killed the Fang Bone Shark to save her.
• Jiao Xiaotian thanked Dongfang Yueming and offered him support, but Dongfang Yueming asked about the Love Palace and insisted on going to the Central Continent.
• Jiao Xiaotian agreed to cover Dongfang Yueming's ticket, ordered the Fang Bone Shark's corpse loaded aboard, and led everyone back to the city.

Dongfang Yueming boarded the Wave-Breaking Divine Vessel for the Central Continent, while Jiao Xiaotian learned that the Jiao Clan patriarch had a powerful reaction to the name Love Palace. The patriarch sent a mysterious red silk to Dongfang Yueming, leaving him aboard the ship with questions about its purpose.

• Dongfang Yueming bade farewell to Jiao Xiaotian and Jiao Yu'er and boarded the Wave-Breaking Divine Vessel bound for the Central Continent.
• Jiao Xiaotian asked the Jiao Clan elder about Love Palace, but the elder had never heard of it.
• The Jiao Clan patriarch appeared, questioned Jiao Xiaotian about Love Palace, and ordered him to deliver a strange piece of red silk to Dongfang Yueming.
• Jiao Xiaotian found Dongfang Yueming aboard the ship and gave him the red silk, but offered little explanation before leaving.

Xi Zhenyue and Gao Long led dozens of Blood Replacement Realm experts aboard the Wave-Breaking Divine Vessel for the voyage to the Central Continent, while Dongfang Yueming received a Qi Refining cultivation method and began advancing. After Li Po announced the voyage rules and the ship set sail, Dongfang Yueming entered the Qi Refining Realm.

• Xi Zhenyue and Gao Long brought dozens of Great Xia Dynasty experts aboard the Wave-Breaking Divine Vessel, where Gao Long concealed his hostile intentions behind a humble demeanor.
• Dongfang Yueming examined the red silk, which vanished in crimson flames and gave him the Crimson Swirl Qi Refining Method.
• Li Po introduced himself as the voyage's commander, forbade private fighting, and warned that passengers might need to repel sea beast attacks.
• The Wave-Breaking Divine Vessel left the harbor, while Jiao Yu'er watched it disappear from shore.
• Dongfang Yueming allocated points to the Crimson Swirl Qi Refining Method, sensed spiritual qi, and broke through to the Qi Refining Realm.