Arc 2The Foundation Establishment

Su Ye grew his farm and martial connections while building ties with the Xiao Family and the military, and he helped Zhang Erhu become a skilled martial artist. After breaking through to Foundation Establishment, Su Ye expanded his Immortal Spirit Space and learned to fly with the Evergreen Sword, then prepared his first large harvest for the military.

  • Su Ye rescued Xiao Xiao, received a silver Porsche 918 from her as payment, and later punished Zhao Lei for injuring Zhang Erhu.
  • Su Ye agreed to attend Old Master Xiao’s birthday celebration, shared the watermelon profits with the Xiao Family, and met several Grandmasters at the gathering.
  • Su Ye attended his college reunion with An Mu, where Li Anlan intervened against Wu Zhaolong and Su Ye asked him to help An Mu.
  • Su Ye agreed to sell his limited produce to the military and received spirit stones, a cultivation method, and a nominal second lieutenant’s position from Li Guodong.
  • Su Ye taught Zhang Erhu Xingyi Quan and supported his training with spirit rice, spirit tea, and medicinal plants, while Zhang Erhu advanced to Xiantian.
  • Su Ye used spirit stones and spiritual treasures to break through to Foundation Establishment First Layer, expanding the Immortal Spirit Space and sowing spirit grain.
  • Su Ye named his cyan longsword the Evergreen Sword and used it to fly, while Zhang Erhu reported mastering the Five Elements Fist.
  • Su Ye arranged the harvest for Li Guodong’s purchasing team, and Zhang Erhu paid the village helpers 500 yuan each on Su Ye’s instruction.
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Ch. 26The Journey Home

Su Ye killed the eight armed men who had attacked him and Xiao Xiao, then destroyed their pickup and returned with her to Lingnan. The next morning, Xiao Xiao took him to pick up a sports car she had bought as payment for protecting her.

  • Su Ye defeated the eight burly men with the Ice Arrow Technique, rescued the unconscious Xiao Xiao, and gave her spiritual energy water until she woke.
  • Su Ye searched the leader, found an iron token engraved with a snake, and asked Xiao Xiao to have her grandfather investigate it.
  • Su Ye loaded the men's bodies into their pickup, burned the vehicle, and drove with Xiao Xiao back to Lingnan.
  • Xiao Xiao insisted that Su Ye stay overnight at her villa, and they had breakfast together the next morning.
  • Xiao Xiao drove Su Ye to a car dealership to collect the sports car she had ordered as payment for protecting her.

Ch. 27Payment

Xiao Xiao offered Su Ye either twenty million or a sports car as payment for protecting her in Myanmar, and he chose the car. After buying a Porsche 918, Su Ye drove it home and found that his parents were gone.

  • Su Ye initially refused Xiao Xiao’s payment, but chose a car after she explained that she had considered giving him twenty million.
  • Xiao Xiao took Su Ye to a dealership, where they met her friend Li Wanjun, the manager.
  • Xiao Xiao told Li Wanjun that Su Ye had protected her during the Myanmar jade trip and was receiving the car as payment.
  • Li Wanjun showed them a silver Porsche 918, and Xiao Xiao bought it for Su Ye for 999.
  • Su Ye drove the Porsche to Jiuhua Village and found that neither of his parents was home.

Ch. 28Erhu Was Beaten Up

Su Ye learned that Zhang Erhu had been hospitalized after thugs beat him over a fight connected to his ex-girlfriend. He visited Erhu in the county hospital and heard how the assault happened, leaving Erhu’s family hoping Su Ye could help.

  • Su Ye returned to the vegetable garden, where his parents told him Zhang Erhu had been beaten and hospitalized.
  • Su Ye cared for the farm, then went home with his parents, who admired his silver sports car and discussed building a garage for it.
  • Su Ye bought nutritional supplements and drove to the county hospital to visit Zhang Erhu.
  • Li Xiuqin explained that Erhu’s ex-girlfriend had asked him for abortion money, and a thug who had been involved with her had Erhu beaten after they fought.

Ch. 29Heavenly Capital

Su Ye went to Heavenly Capital Entertainment KTV to confront the people who had beaten Zhang Erhu and demanded money, after sensing two unusual martial arts auras in the building. He reached the third-floor private room and stopped the two guards outside as Zhao Lang argued with Zhao Lei inside about the incident.

  • Auntie Li told Su Ye that Zhang Erhu had been beaten by one unusually strong man, and Su Ye promised to investigate that night.
  • Su Ye treated Zhang Erhu with spiritual energy, then drove to Heavenly Capital Entertainment KTV to scout the people responsible.
  • Su Ye sensed two unusual auras in a third-floor private room and judged that the stronger one was weaker than Elder Xiao's bodyguard.
  • Zhao Lang scolded Zhao Lei for beating Zhang Erhu and demanding a hundred thousand yuan, but Zhao Lei refused to release the girl because he feared losing face.
  • Two guards confronted Su Ye outside the private room, and he calmly caught both of their punches.

Ch. 30Brother Lang

Su Ye confronted Zhao Lang over Zhao Lei breaking his friend’s leg and demanded that Zhao Lei suffer the same injury. Zhao Lang chose to comply, and the chapter ended with Zhao Lei screaming after Zhao Lang broke his leg.

  • Su Ye broke the hands of Zhao Lang’s two aides after they attacked him.
  • Zhao Lang emerged with Zhao Lei and apologized, then admitted that Zhao Lei had injured Su Ye’s friend.
  • Su Ye rejected Zhao Lang’s offers of money or women and demanded that Zhao Lei’s leg be broken.
  • Zhao Lang slapped Zhao Lei for provoking Su Ye and ordered him to stick out his leg.
  • Zhao Lang had his aides pull out Zhao Lei’s left leg, then broke it with a punch.

Ch. 31A Thirty-Seventy Split

Su Ye left the Heavenly Capital after Zhao Lang promised to release Zhang Erhu’s former woman, then returned to the hospital and reassured Erhu’s family. The next morning, Xiao Xiao told him the watermelons had sold for over 130 million, and they agreed to split the proceeds with Su Ye receiving seventy percent and the Xiao Family thirty percent.

  • Zhao Lang asked Su Ye what to do with the woman Zhao Lei had brought back, and Su Ye told him to release her.
  • Su Ye declined Zhao Lang’s invitation to drink and drove away; Zhao Lang later asked Zhao Lei if he understood his mistake, and Zhao Lei wondered whether Su Ye was truly so strong that Zhao Lang feared fighting him.
  • Su Ye returned to the hospital, reassured Zhang Erhu and his parents, and gave Erhu more spiritual energy before leaving for home.
  • The next morning, Xiao Xiao told Su Ye that the Xiao Family had sold his watermelons for over 130 million and offered to transfer all the money to him.
  • Su Ye insisted on sharing the proceeds, and he and Xiao Xiao settled on a thirty-seventy split, with Su Ye receiving seventy percent and the Xiao Family thirty percent.
  • Xiao Xiao invited Su Ye to her father’s birthday celebration the day after tomorrow.

Ch. 32Seeing Little White and Little Black Again

Su Ye visited Little White and Little Black near Daoist Qinghua’s cave abode, fed them spiritual energy water and offered them a spiritual fruit and mutated ginseng. After ordering them to guard the cave, he entered it and collected four spirit stones.

  • Su Ye agreed to attend Old Master Xiao’s birthday with Xiao Xiao and received ninety-five million in his account.
  • Su Ye followed the stream toward Mount Jiuhua and killed several venomous snakes with his Ice Arrow Technique.
  • Su Ye sensed Little White and Little Black near Qinghua’s cave abode and found them there, where they eagerly drank spiritual energy water.
  • Su Ye offered Little White a red spiritual fruit and Little Black mutated ginseng, then learned they liked the cave’s dense spiritual energy.
  • Su Ye ordered Little White and Little Black to guard the cave abode and entered its Spirit Gathering Array chamber.
  • Su Ye went to the lower stone chamber and collected four spirit stones.

Ch. 33Spirit Tea

Su Ye made spirit tea from wild tea leaves grown in the Immortal Spirit Space and shared it with Father Su, who loved its flavor. Su Ye also told his father that his watermelon sales had earned him more than ninety million and gave his parents five million to renovate their home.

  • Su Ye gave Little Black and Little White mutated ginseng roots before leaving the mountain.
  • Su Ye harvested wild tea leaves from the Immortal Spirit Space, stir-fried and rolled them, then left them there to dry.
  • Su Ye brought Father Su a bag of spirit tea and brewed him a cup, which Father Su praised.
  • Su Ye told Father Su that his share of the watermelon sales exceeded ninety million and showed him his bank balance.
  • Su Ye transferred five million to Father Su for the parents to use on their home, and Father Su agreed to choose a new style.

Ch. 34The Provincial Capital

Su Ye and Xiao Xiao drove to Guanhai City for Xiao Qiujun’s birthday, bringing gifts and meeting the Xiao Family and Li Xin. Xiao Xiao found her father and Li Xin arguing over a chess game while Su Ye remained in the main hall with the family.

  • Su Ye arrived at Xiao Xiao’s villa, and she took him along after eating.
  • On the drive to Guanhai City, Su Ye offered to give Xiao Qiujun tea, but Xiao Xiao said she had prepared paintings and calligraphy as gifts.
  • Su Ye and Xiao Xiao reached the Xiao Family villa and greeted Xiao Zhentong and the other guests in the main hall.
  • Xiao Xiao went to the back courtyard and found Xiao Qiujun and Li Xin accusing each other of cheating at Chinese chess.
  • Xiao Qiujun and Li Xin asked Xiao Xiao whether Su Ye had come with her, and she said he was talking with the family in the main hall.

Ch. 35The Xiao Family

Su Ye visited Xiao Qiujun for his birthday and impressed him and Li Xin with tea he had roasted himself. After a meal and more chess, Su Ye returned to his room to rest, where his phone began to ring.

  • Xiao Qiujun and Li Xin welcomed Su Ye and took him to the back courtyard to talk.
  • Su Ye gave Xiao Qiujun a large bag of homemade tea, which Li Xin brewed and both elders praised.
  • Li Xin promised to help Su Ye if he ever faced difficulties after tasting the tea.
  • Xiao Qiujun seated Su Ye beside him at dinner, where the guests eagerly ate Su Ye's watermelon.
  • Su Ye walked with the elders, played chess, and returned to his room to rest.
  • Su Ye was playing a match-three game when his phone rang.

Ch. 36Birthday Banquet

Su Ye attended Xiao Qiujun’s birthday banquet, where prominent guests learned he was a young Grandmaster. In the back courtyard, Tang Shan challenged him to a spar while Xiao Qiujun and Li Xin prepared to intervene if needed.

  • Su Ye’s college roommate called to tell him Wu Zhaolong was organizing a class reunion in Guanhai City, and Su Ye said he might attend.
  • Su Ye went downstairs to find the Xiao Family’s villa decorated for Xiao Qiujun’s birthday and met Li Anlan, a director at Zunhuang Entertainment.
  • Prominent guests crowded the banquet, and word spread that Su Ye was a young Grandmaster.
  • Xiao Qiujun thanked the guests for coming and encouraged them to enjoy the celebration.
  • Xiao Qiujun and Li Xin brought Su Ye to meet Grandmasters Tang Shan, Ye Hao, Chen Yuan, and Sun Feng in the back courtyard.
  • Tang Shan pulled Su Ye toward an open space to spar, while Xiao Qiujun and Li Xin agreed to step in if Su Ye was at a disadvantage.

Ch. 37First Battle Against a Grandmaster

Su Ye sparred with Tang Shan, who recognized him as a genuine young Grandmaster, and then joined the elders for tea. After they discussed possible matches for him, Xiao Xiao introduced Su Ye to Li Yue.

  • Su Ye and Tang Shan sparred, and each retreated after their first clash.
  • Tang Shan stopped the match, and the elders agreed that Su Ye was truly a Grandmaster.
  • Su Ye joined Tang Shan and the others for tea, then left when their flattery made him uncomfortable.
  • Tang Shan and Sun Feng joked about the betrothal between their grandchildren, while Xiao Qiujun and Li Xin argued over who should be introduced to Su Ye.
  • Xiao Xiao called Su Ye over and introduced him to Li Yue, Li Xin's granddaughter.

Ch. 38An Mu

Su Ye met his college roommate An Mu for milk tea and learned that An Mu was dreading a class reunion at the bar where he worked. An Mu hinted that he had gained confidence from learning that some people knew martial arts, leaving Su Ye to ask whether an old beggar had sold him a kung fu manual.

  • Su Ye met An Mu at a cold drinks shop, where An Mu offered him a job after hearing he had quit to farm.
  • Su Ye told An Mu he had left his job after catching their department manager behaving improperly with a female intern.
  • An Mu revealed that Wu Zhaolong had arranged a class reunion at the Honored Emperor Bar, where An Mu worked and could not avoid him.
  • Su Ye recognized Zunhuang Entertainment as a venue connected to someone he had met through Xiao Zhentong.
  • An Mu said he had confidence because he believed some people knew martial arts, and Su Ye teased him about buying a manual from an old beggar.

Ch. 39Class Reunion

Su Ye met An Mu, showed him his silver Porsche 918, and let him drive it before they headed to their class reunion at the Honored Emperor Bar. They arrived with Zhao Shanshan and Li Hanxue, where Wu Zhaolong welcomed Zhao Shanshan while privately resenting An Mu and Su Ye.

  • An Mu told Su Ye about Master Hu’s strength, and Su Ye teased him before they left the milk tea shop.
  • Su Ye revealed that he owned a silver Porsche 918, and An Mu drove it around the ring road for more than two hours.
  • Su Ye and An Mu ate dinner, then drove to the Honored Emperor Bar for their class reunion.
  • Su Ye and An Mu ran into Zhao Shanshan and Li Hanxue, and the four of them went upstairs to room 305 together.
  • Wu Zhaolong welcomed Zhao Shanshan and Li Hanxue while nursing resentment toward An Mu and Su Ye over his old jealousy of An Mu.

Ch. 40Conflict

At a class reunion, Wu Zhaolong mocked An Mu for working as a waiter, and Su Ye stood up for him. Li Anlan arrived and recognized Su Ye, but Wu Zhaolong dismissed him and bragged that his father managed Zunhuang Media.

  • Li Hanxue sang “Angkor Wat” beautifully, drawing applause and attention from the classmates.
  • Wu Zhaolong showed off his Audi and income while classmates praised him.
  • A waiter greeted An Mu as a coworker, prompting Wu Zhaolong to mock An Mu for working as a waiter.
  • Su Ye defended An Mu, and Wu Zhaolong insulted both of them after Zhang Qian whispered to him.
  • Li Anlan entered, greeted Su Ye, and asked about the confrontation.
  • Wu Zhaolong called Li Anlan a fake director and claimed his father was the general manager of Zunhuang Media.

Ch. 41The curtain falls

Su Ye and An Mu watched Li Anlan deal with Wu Zhaolong after Wu had offended them at the bar. Wu Jianguo arrived to beg for his son, but Li Anlan told him Wu had also offended someone he could not afford to cross and led him to the room where Wu Zhaolong was tied up.

  • Li Anlan called his cousin and arranged for Wu Jianguo to come collect Wu Zhaolong, then invited Su Ye and An Mu downstairs.
  • Wu Zhaolong accused Su Ye and Li Anlan of bluffing, so Master Hu punched him unconscious and carried him downstairs at Li Anlan's order.
  • The people in the private room wondered about Su Ye's background, while Li Qian grew fearful and Li Hanxue looked worried.
  • Wu Jianguo arrived at the bar, recognized Li Anlan and Master Hu, and knelt to apologize for his son.
  • Li Anlan said he would overlook Wu Zhaolong's offense against him but warned that Wu had offended someone even Li Anlan could not afford to offend.
  • Li Anlan led Wu Jianguo to the private room, where Master Hu had tied up the now-conscious Wu Zhaolong and stuffed his mouth.

Ch. 42Going Home

Su Ye let Li Anlan handle Wu Zhaolong’s offense, secured a promise that An Mu would be looked after, and returned home to find construction underway on his family’s new house. He reunited with his parents and learned that Zhang Erhu had recovered from his injuries and come back to help.

  • Wu Jianguo slapped Wu Zhaolong, made him apologize to Li Anlan and Master Hu, and then brought him to kneel outside Su Ye’s office.
  • Su Ye let Li Anlan decide Wu Zhaolong’s fate, and Li Anlan dismissed Wu Jianguo, who left with his son.
  • Su Ye asked Li Anlan to look after An Mu, and Li Anlan promised to promote him to trainee general manager of the Honored Emperor Bar.
  • Su Ye drove back to Lingnan and saw that workers had laid the foundation for his parents’ new house.
  • Su Ye visited his parents in the orange grove, where he learned that Zhang Erhu had been discharged from the hospital and returned to help.

Ch. 43The military comes calling

Su Ye learned that the military had noticed his enhanced watermelons and wanted to discuss a partnership. He met military representative Li Guodong in Lingnan County, where Li invited him to join the military for further training, but Su Ye declined for the time being.

  • Su Ye harvested mutated ginseng in the Immortal Spirit Space, oversaw the construction of ten mu of greenhouses, and discovered that Little White and Little Black had advanced to the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining.
  • Su Ye learned from Zhang Erhu that the woman Zhang Erhu cared about had not visited him, then received a call from Xiao Qiujun saying the military was coming to discuss a partnership over Su Ye's watermelons.
  • Su Ye arranged to meet the military representative in Lingnan County and went to a hotel, where he recognized Ziliang, who had previously guarded Xiao Qiujun.
  • Li Guodong introduced himself and invited Su Ye to join the military for further training, but Su Ye said he was not interested for the time being.

Ch. 44Negotiation

Su Ye refused Li Guodong’s offer of a formal position but agreed to sell him all the vegetables and watermelons he could produce, receiving spirit stones and other gifts. Back at the farm, Su Ye offered to teach Zhang Erhu martial arts, and Zhang Erhu arrived early the next morning to begin.

  • Su Ye told Li Guodong that his crops could not be mass-produced and that each season he could grow about two hundred thousand jin of vegetables and eighty thousand jin of watermelons.
  • Li Guodong agreed to buy all of Su Ye’s produce and gave him a case containing spirit stones, a cultivation method, and a second lieutenant’s uniform for a nominal military position.
  • Li Guodong told Ziliang he trusted Su Ye not to betray the country, while speculating that Su Ye had encountered a fortuitous opportunity.
  • Su Ye returned to the farm and asked Zhang Erhu if he wanted to practice martial arts, promising to help if Zhang Erhu listened to him.
  • Zhang Erhu arrived at the farm early the next morning, ready for Su Ye to teach him.

Ch. 45Xingyi Quan

Su Ye gave Zhang Erhu the Xingyi Quan manual and guided him as he studied and began practicing the martial art. After several days, Zhang Erhu had memorized the book and started training while Su Ye corrected his form.

  • Su Ye gave Zhang Erhu the Xingyi Quan manual, choosing it over an immortal cultivation method to avoid exposing him to danger.
  • Zhang Erhu studied the manual for a day and repeatedly asked Su Ye to explain passages he did not understand.
  • Su Ye cooked spirit rice for Zhang Erhu and told him it could help improve his martial cultivation.
  • Over the next three days, Zhang Erhu memorized the manual while Su Ye harvested spirit tea and watered the orange trees with diluted spirit energy water.
  • Zhang Erhu practiced Xingyi Quan beside the vegetable garden, and Su Ye explained its three stages and corrected his shortcomings.

Ch. 46Cultivating Little Black and Little White

Su Ye visited Little White and Little Black on Mount Jiuhua, giving them spirit resources to strengthen themselves. He returned to the farm and gave Zhang Erhu cultivation supplies, while the two beasts remained on the mountain refining their food.

  • Su Ye climbed Mount Jiuhua, found Little White at his cave, and gave him mutated red ginseng to cultivate with.
  • Little Black returned from foraging, and Su Ye fed him a ripe red spirit fruit before saving ginseng for him to eat after refining it.
  • Little White woke after hours of cultivation, and Su Ye left him more mutated ginseng to share with Little Black.
  • Su Ye returned to the farm and gave Zhang Erhu spirit rice, spirit tea, and Solomon's seal for martial cultivation, telling him to share some with his parents.

Ch. 47Foundation Establishment

Zhang Erhu advanced from Houtian to Xiantian by mastering Xingyi Quan, while Su Ye spent two months cultivating in the Immortal Spirit Space. Su Ye struggled to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the gate finally shattered after his spiritual power ran out.

  • Zhang Erhu reached minor mastery in Xingyi Quan and entered the Houtian Realm on the eighth day.
  • Su Ye taught Zhang Erhu how to connect the Five Elements Fist with the five elements of heaven and earth.
  • Su Ye cultivated with spirit stones in the Immortal Spirit Space for two months while Zhang Erhu mastered the Five Elements Fist and advanced to the Xiantian level.
  • Su Ye used spiritual treasures and spirit stones to fuel his attempt to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, but repeated strikes only cracked the gate.
  • After Su Ye had exhausted his spiritual power, the cracked gate suddenly collapsed into pieces.

Ch. 48The Space Levels Up

Su Ye broke through to Foundation Establishment First Layer, and the Immortal Spirit Space expanded as his cultivation improved. After planting spirit grain in the enlarged space, he emerged from Little White’s cave and prepared to test his cyan longsword.

  • Su Ye reached Foundation Establishment First Layer and discovered that his spiritual energy had become more abundant, denser, and faster to absorb.
  • Su Ye found that the Immortal Spirit Space had expanded to about two mu, while its pool had grown larger and deeper; he confirmed that its time flow had not changed.
  • Su Ye cleared and watered part of the expanded land, then sowed spirit grain seeds and used the Sweet Rain Technique on them.
  • Su Ye left the Immortal Spirit Space and thanked Little Black and Little White for guarding Little White’s cave while he cultivated.
  • Su Ye gave Little Black and Little White mutated ginseng roots, and they drank spiritual energy water before refining the ginseng’s power.
  • Su Ye took out the cyan longsword he had preliminarily refined and recalled that his earlier attempt to fly on it had quickly exhausted his spiritual energy.

Ch. 49Sword Control

Su Ye named his sword the Evergreen Sword and successfully flew on it after reaching Foundation Establishment, then returned to studying while Little Black and Little White finished refining. He later learned that Zhang Erhu had reached Xiantian, and Xiao Xiao called to invite him to her birthday on the second of next month.

  • Su Ye named his green sword the Evergreen Sword and used the Sword Control Technique to fly around the giant tree before returning to the ground.
  • Su Ye gave mutated ginseng to Little Black and Little White after they finished refining, then went down the mountain.
  • Zhang Erhu told Su Ye he had mastered the Xingyi Quan Five Elements Fist forms and reached Xiantian after two months of training.
  • Su Ye visited the farm the next morning, where Zhang Erhu was already practicing Xingyi Quan.
  • Xiao Xiao called Su Ye, asked about his crops, and told him to attend her birthday on the second of next month; Su Ye agreed.
  • Su Ye entered the greenhouse and saw that the vegetables had grown nearly as tall as he was.

Ch. 50Twelve Forms

Su Ye taught Zhang Erhu about the Twelve Forms and tended his crops while they waited for the harvest. After Li Guodong arranged to buy the produce, Su Ye gathered villagers to harvest it, then hosted them for a meal and paid them for their help.

  • Su Ye explained how the Twelve Forms built on the Five Elements Fist, and Zhang Erhu went to study the animals in the book.
  • Su Ye watered the orange trees and estimated they would be ready to bear fruit by early next year.
  • Li Guodong called Su Ye and arranged for his purchasing team to collect the vegetables the next day.
  • Su Ye sent Zhang Erhu to gather villagers, and they harvested the vegetables before sunset.
  • Su Ye's mother hosted the villagers for dinner, and Zhang Erhu paid each helper 500 yuan on Su Ye's instruction.
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