Chapter Summaries

Cao Youqian studied the Extreme Dao Divine Fist, then trained in the Mist Marsh to develop his Fist Intent before returning to the Dao-Seeking Academy for his appointed battle with Lin Ping'an. He arrived just before the deadline and, the next morning, encountered Xiao Chen, whose strength seemed more terrifying than before.

• Cao Youqian asked Chu Feng why the Extreme Dao Divine Fist focused on Fist Intent instead of stance training, and Chu Feng advised him to seek insight through battle and stillness.
• Chu Feng explained that Cao Youqian could develop different kinds of Fist Intent and eventually fuse them into the Extreme Dao.
• Cao Youqian spent half a month fighting Heavenly Origin Realm demonic beasts in the Mist Marsh, imitating their presences to help comprehend Fist Intent.
• After a month of training, Cao Youqian reached thirty percent Fist Intent and hurried back to the Dao-Seeking Academy before his battle with Lin Ping'an.
• Cao Youqian returned to the academy at midnight, then encountered Xiao Chen the next morning and asked when his eldest senior brother had returned.

Xiao Chen returned to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute to support Cao Youqian before his duel with Lin Ping'an, while Chu Feng urged Cao Youqian to win decisively. The rivals finally faced each other at the crowded Life-and-Death Platform, and the battle was about to begin.

• Xiao Chen returned and told Cao Youqian he had come to support him in his fight with Lin Ping'an.
• Chu Feng advised Cao Youqian to defeat Lin Ping'an decisively, then stayed behind to prepare a feast for his return.
• Cao Youqian, Xiao Chen, and Qin Qin went to the Life-and-Death Platform, where a crowd gathered to watch the duel.
• Lin Qingyu arrived with Lin Ping'an and Sword Dao Institute disciples, and Lin Ping'an stared at Cao Youqian from below the platform.

Cao Youqian faced Lin Ping'an on the life-and-death stage and endured his sword attacks without a scratch, shocking the watching disciples. Lin Ping'an then gathered his hostility for a decisive strike as Cao Youqian prepared to counter with the Extreme Dao Divine Fist.

• Lin Ping'an taunted Cao Youqian and released his True Fate Realm pressure, while Cao Youqian mocked him and refused to back down.
• Ling Zitong insulted Qin Qin, and Xiao Chen ordered him to slap himself a hundred times, which Ling Zitong did.
• Lin Ping'an struck Cao Youqian with his sword, but the Sword Qi dispersed against Cao Youqian's body without harming him.
• Lin Ping'an attacked repeatedly, and Cao Youqian remained unharmed while taunting him to use his full strength.
• Lin Ping'an gathered his hostility and launched the Seven Killings Sword Art as Cao Youqian unleashed the Extreme Dao Divine Fist.

On the Life and Death Arena, Cao Youqian defeated Lin Ping'an despite Lin Ping'an using the Seven Killings Sword Art and borrowing power from his master. When a Sword Dao Institute elder arrived to intervene, Cao Youqian challenged him over interfering with Dao-Seeking Academy's rules.

• Lin Ping'an's Seven Killings Sword Art failed to break Cao Youqian's defenses, and Cao Youqian struck him down and slapped him.
• Lin Ping'an called on his master, who raised his cultivation to Peak True Fate by spending soul power.
• Lin Ping'an attacked Cao Youqian again, but Cao Youqian broke his heart-protecting mirror and resumed beating him.
• A Sword Dao Institute elder arrived and ordered Cao Youqian to stop, but Cao Youqian punched Lin Ping'an again and challenged the elder's authority.

Cao Youqian defeated Lin Ping'an at the life-and-death arena, and the Profound Fire Pill King stopped Elder Xiong from interfering. Back at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, Chu Feng warned Cao Youqian not to grow complacent, while Lin Ping'an lost consciousness after doubting himself and his master realized his Dao heart had shattered.

• Elder Xiong tried to intervene after Lin Ping'an's defeat, but the Profound Fire Pill King appeared and made the Sword Dao Institute admit defeat.
• The Profound Fire Pill King left after praising Cao Youqian, who departed the arena with Qin Qin and Xiao Chen amid the crowd's cheers.
• At the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, Cao Youqian described how he had targeted Lin Ping'an's Dao heart, and Chu Feng warned him that Lin Ping'an might still make a comeback.
• The Sword Martial King ordered Elder Xiong to find healing pills for Lin Ping'an and decided to direct more resources toward Lin Qingyu.
• Lin Ping'an questioned his master's guidance and wondered whether he was truly worthless, then lost consciousness as his master realized his Dao heart had shattered.

The Sword Martial King jolted Lin Ping'an out of despair and urged him to pursue the Seven Kills Sword Intent through slaughter. At the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian prepared to leave and cultivate, while Chu Feng turned his attention to Qin Qin and asked her to set a goal.

• The Sword Martial King found Lin Ping'an drunk and despondent, then repeatedly dunked him in a pond until anger stirred in him.
• Lin Ping'an admitted his frustration over losing to Cao Youqian, and the Sword Martial King explained that Lin Ping'an lacked ruthlessness and had yet to comprehend his own Sword Intent.
• The Sword Martial King offered Lin Ping'an support and told him to pursue the Seven Kills Sword Intent through deadly battles; Lin Ping'an agreed to walk the path of slaughter.
• Xiao Chen told Chu Feng he would return in a year for his agreement with Qin Rou, and Chu Feng advised him to use alternate identities while traveling.
• Cao Youqian announced that he would leave the mountain to cultivate Fist Intent, and Chu Feng advised him to fight when he could win and run when he could not.
• Chu Feng asked Qin Qin to set herself a goal.

Chu Feng guided Qin Qin to cultivate through the zither, and she discovered a new way to use her music. After expressing her buried feelings through playing, Qin Qin achieved a clear mind and heart.

• Chu Feng encouraged Qin Qin to set a goal of reaching the True Fate Realm before her eldest senior brother returned and suggested she broaden her cultivation methods.
• Qin Qin said she loved playing the zither, so Chu Feng brought her a treasured guqin and played High Mountains and Flowing Water beside a waterfall.
• Qin Qin listened and meditated, then told Chu Feng she had understood the direction of her cultivation.
• Qin Qin began playing her zither regularly, channeling her loneliness, hatred, and happiness into her music as she cultivated.
• Qin Qin blended her spiritual sense into the music and shaped a note into a blade that cut a stone.
• Qin Qin removed her blindfold, looked at the moon, and realized she had achieved a clear mind and heart.

Chu Feng enjoyed his new leisure time at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute while Dao-Seeking Academy considered where to place Wang Baole, a chubby youth carrying a Dao-Seeking Token and descended from the Heavenly Saber Half-Saint. After the eight great institutes refused to take Wang Baole, Deacon Bai prepared to send him to Chu Feng.

• Chu Feng decided to try fishing after enjoying the cultivation rewards from his three disciples.
• Wang Baole arrived at Dao-Seeking Academy with a Dao-Seeking Token and asked to become a disciple.
• Deacon Bai brought Wang Baole to the External Affairs Institute, where testing confirmed his descent from the Heavenly Saber Half-Saint.
• Elder Zhang ordered the eight great institutes to choose whether to take Wang Baole, with the Miscellaneous Dao Institute as the fallback.
• The outer sect elders of all eight great institutes refused to take Wang Baole, so Deacon Bai said he would send him to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.

Deacon Bai brought Wang Baole, an eighteen-year-old with poor cultivation and little talent, to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute to become Chu Feng’s disciple. There, he discovered Qin Qin’s extraordinary zither cultivation before presenting Wang Baole to Chu Feng, who had been fishing.

• The outer sect elders agreed to send Wang Baole to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, dismissing his prospects as a disciple.
• Deacon Bai led Wang Baole to the institute, where Qin Qin’s zither music drew them in and revealed her remarkable cultivation.
• Qin Qin told Deacon Bai that Chu Feng was cultivating below the cliff and guided him and Wang Baole to the stream.
• Wang Baole screamed as he was carried down the cliff, startling the fish Chu Feng had been trying to catch.
• Deacon Bai asked Chu Feng to accept Wang Baole as his disciple, and Wang Baole bowed and introduced himself.

Wang Baole began his life at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, where Chu Feng discovered the boy had an unawakened bloodline despite his apparent lack of talent. After Wang Baole was moved to tears by his first sumptuous meal there, Chu Feng assigned him the dishes to wash.

• Chu Feng accepted Wang Baole as a disciple and had Qin Qin complete his enrollment and arrange a courtyard for him.
• Qin Qin told Wang Baole that he had annoyed Chu Feng by interrupting his fishing and making a fish escape.
• Wang Baole learned that his senior brothers were away tempering themselves, then went with Qin Qin to dinner at Chu Feng's residence.
• Chu Feng noticed Wang Baole had a hidden, unawakened bloodline and decided to observe him before passing on his true teachings.
• Wang Baole cried over the delicious meal, ate until he was full, and Chu Feng told him to wash the dishes.

Chu Feng corrected Qin Qin's cultivation priorities and learned why Wang Baole was content doing chores at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute. Wang Baole revealed that he had been raised as a live-in son-in-law and that his grandfather had offered him a chance to change his life with a token from the Dao-Seeking Academy.

• Wang Baole continued doing chores for Chu Feng, while Qin Qin asked why Chu Feng had not guided his cultivation.
• Chu Feng told Qin Qin that she had neglected comprehending intent in her rush to increase her cultivation.
• Qin Qin recognized the opportunities she had missed, and Chu Feng advised her to prioritize intent and build a solid foundation.
• Wang Baole told Chu Feng and Qin Qin that his wife's family had raised him as a live-in son-in-law, forbidden him from cultivating, and trained him to serve others.
• Wang Baole revealed that his grandfather had found him half a year earlier with a token from the Dao-Seeking Academy and offered him a chance to change his life.

Chu Feng tried several cultivation paths with Wang Baole, teaching him basic swordsmanship and explaining why disciples should pursue what suits their interests. After Wang Baole found that eating was what he loved most, Chu Feng suggested he consider cultivation methods based on food and asked him to think it over.

• Chu Feng agreed to teach Wang Baole different skills each day so he could discover a suitable cultivation path.
• Wang Baole declined music and admitted he was ordinary at chess, calligraphy, and painting, so Chu Feng began teaching him swordsmanship.
• Chu Feng taught Wang Baole the thirteen basic sword moves and explained that cultivation should follow a disciple's talents and interests.
• Over the next half month, Wang Baole tried other cultivation methods but showed little interest and asked whether he was Chu Feng's worst disciple.
• Wang Baole realized that eating was what he loved most, and Chu Feng suggested he investigate food-based cultivation before giving his answer.

Chu Feng studied a Half-Saint Culinary Dao inheritance and created the Ice and Fire Immortal Chef cultivation method for Wang Baole. After Wang Baole studied it for five days, Chu Feng began teaching him cooking with a lesson in knife techniques.

• Chu Feng read a Half-Saint Culinary Dao tome overnight and wrote a new cultivation method called Ice and Fire Immortal Chef.
• Chu Feng gave Wang Baole the cultivation method and told him he would take him into the kitchen in five days; Qin Qin decided to seek out the original inheritance.
• Wang Baole studied the method, became eager to prove the Culinary Dao, and vowed to become a Culinary Saint.
• Five days later, Chu Feng met Wang Baole in the kitchen and began his first lesson by teaching him knife techniques.

After three months of learning to cook and cultivate under Chu Feng, Wang Baole remained at the institute while Chu Feng took Qin Qin to Cloud Dream Marsh to gather ingredients. There, members of the Great Evolution Holy Land surrounded Qin Qin, who stood her ground when they insulted her and Chu Feng.

• Wang Baole practiced knife skills and the Tendon-Separating Bone-Dislocating Ruyi Hand, which increased his spiritual-power consumption and appetite.
• Qin Qin told Chu Feng that the institute was nearly out of ingredients, so Chu Feng took her to Cloud Dream Marsh to hunt.
• Chu Feng and Qin Qin settled into a cave for the night while a group of Great Evolution Holy Land cultivators gathered nearby and tracked Qin Qin with a blood talisman.
• Qin Qin sensed the pursuers and prepared her guqin, while Chu Feng noticed the approaching cultivators but did not initially consider them a threat.
• Deacon Nine and his group surrounded the cave, and Qin Qin refused to flee when they accused her of becoming Chu Feng's concubine and demanded the secret behind his strength.

Qin Qin defeated the Great Evolution Holy Land disciples hunting her, while Chu Feng captured their Ninth Deacon and questioned him. The Ninth Deacon revealed that the Holy Land tracked Qin Qin through a mark before Chu Feng ordered her to kill him.

• Qin Qin used her zither to trap the Great Evolution Holy Land disciples in an illusion, causing them to kill one another until only the Ninth Deacon remained.
• The Ninth Deacon attacked Qin Qin, but Chu Feng pierced his dantian with Sword Qi and seized him before he could escape.
• Qin Qin collected the enemies’ storage bags, and Chu Feng gave them to her as spoils.
• Chu Feng identified himself as a chief elder of the Dao-Seeking Academy and questioned the Ninth Deacon about how the Holy Land had found Qin Qin.
• The Ninth Deacon said the Great Evolution Holy Land had placed a tracking mark on Qin Qin, and Chu Feng ordered Qin Qin to give him a quick death.

Chu Feng discovered that the Great Evolution Holy Land’s mark was fused with Qin Qin’s soul and could only be safely removed after she reached the Heavenly Origin Realm. After the deaths of Deacon Nine and his companions, the Great Evolution Holy Land realized Qin Qin’s special eyes had awakened and began discussing how to deal with her.

• Chu Feng examined Qin Qin’s soul and explained that removing the mark before her soul transformed would harm her.
• Qin Qin resolved to cultivate harder, and Chu Feng planned for them to hunt demonic beasts before returning to the Dao-Seeking Academy.
• Deacon Seventeen reported that more than ten Dark Hall disciples, including Deacon Nine, had died outside Dao-Seeking City.
• Elder Jiu examined the Heaven Number Nine file and learned that Qin Qin’s special eyes had awakened, then considered the danger of letting her grow stronger.
• The Great Evolution Holy Land’s leading figures gathered to discuss the matter, while Chu Feng and Qin Qin returned safely to the Dao-Seeking Academy with a full haul.

Chu Feng trained Wang Baole while Qin Qin advanced in seclusion and vowed to make the Great Evolution Holy Land pay. Dark Hall disciples arrived in Dao-Seeking City to investigate Qin Qin, found their outpost empty, and discovered a report about her new institute and its supposedly mortal chief elder.

• Chu Feng assessed Wang Baole's cultivation and knife skills, then sent him to chop firewood as part of his training.
• Chu Feng learned that Qin Qin had broken through a minor realm and welcomed her back to the courtyard that evening.
• Qin Qin said she would eventually make the Great Evolution Holy Land pay for pursuing her.
• Dark Hall disciples arrived in Dao-Seeking City and found their outpost deserted, unaware that their fellow disciples had been wiped out.
• The Eleventh Deacon read a jade-slip report stating that Qin Qin had joined the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, whose chief elder was a mortal, and shared it with his disciples because it seemed outrageous.

The Great Evolution Holy Land's Dark Hall investigated the Miscellaneous Dao Institute and learned that Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian were away while Qin Qin remained at the academy. After finding Deacon Nine's corpse, the deacons concluded Qin Qin had a powerful protector and sent their findings back to the sect, where Elder Jiu received the message.

• Deacon Eleven ordered the Great Evolution Holy Land disciples to gather information about the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, and they drew lots for two places accompanying him to the brothel.
• The disciples spent several days gathering rumors in Dao-Seeking City, then learned that Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian were away and that only Chu Feng, Qin Qin, and a newcomer remained at the institute.
• Disciples searching outside the city found Deacon Nine's corpse, and Deacon Eight determined that sonic attacks had killed him after a sword strike damaged his dantian.
• Deacon Eight and Deacon Eleven suspected Qin Qin had a Dao Integration expert protecting her and decided to report the matter to the sect.
• Elder Jiu received the message from Dao-Seeking City and read it with growing concern.

Cao Youqian fought the Snow Wolf King on Snow Wolf Ridge and comprehended Extreme Dao Fist Intent, triggering a tenfold reward for Chu Feng. After awakening with the new insight, Chu Feng headed to the back mountain to practice, and Wang Baole followed him.

• Elder Jiu told the head of the Dark Hall that Qin Qin had gained protection from the Dao-Seeking Academy, and the head planned to kill her when she entered a secret realm opening in three years.
• Cao Youqian fought through the Snow Wolves on Snow Wolf Ridge and challenged their Heavenly Origin Realm Snow Wolf King to help him comprehend his Fist Intent.
• After battling from night until dawn, Cao Youqian punched through the Snow Wolf King's abdomen and killed it, then took its corpse and recovered in a cave.
• Cao Youqian comprehended Extreme Dao Fist Intent, and the system granted Chu Feng Extreme Dao Fist Intent at greater mastery as a tenfold reward.
• Chu Feng woke from the system's vision and went to the back mountain to practice, while Wang Baole followed him from his courtyard.

Chu Feng practiced Taiji Fist after finding the Extreme Dao Divine Fist too forceful for his style, and his movements unexpectedly let him control the surrounding powers of yin, yang, and the five elements. He taught Qin Qin and Wang Baole the technique, then, half a year later, looked forward to Chen'er returning to fulfill their three-year agreement.

• Chu Feng struck the sky with the Extreme Dao Divine Fist, startling experts and disciples throughout Dao-Seeking Academy.
• Chu Feng practiced Taiji Fist and unintentionally drew the surrounding powers of yin, yang, and the five elements into a black-and-white pattern.
• Qin Qin and Wang Baole watched Chu Feng's practice, and he agreed to teach both of them Taiji Fist.
• Chu Feng instructed Qin Qin and Wang Baole in Taiji Fist while continuing to rest as they trained.
• Half a year later, Chu Feng had gained over four hundred years of cultivation, wondered why his lifespan remained at two hundred years, and anticipated Chen'er's return.