Chapter Summaries

Jiang Bei killed Baoqing with soul suppression and the Cloud Silence Flying Sword, then returned to the plaza and killed Baojing as he tried to escape. The trapped commoners were set to be rescued, while the soldiers who witnessed Jiang Bei’s strength abandoned their doubts about him as Town Army Deputy General.

• Jiang Bei used Soul Suppression to disrupt Baoqing, then severed his arm with the Cloud Silence Flying Sword.
• Jiang Bei unleashed Chaotic Star Slash and cut Baoqing apart, leaving Xu Yuan and the soldiers in awe.
• Jiang Bei returned to the surface and arranged for soldiers to clear the underground chamber and rescue the trapped commoners.
• Zhang De reported that Baojing was trying to escape, and Jiang Bei rushed back to the plaza.
• Baojing fought the surrounding soldiers, but Jiang Bei’s flying sword pierced his chest and glabella, killing him.

Jiang Bei advanced to Fifth Rank Xiantian and set out to settle his score with Xuan You, while Liu Zhenshan ordered Liu Tianxing to kill him. At Wind Snow Mountain, Xue Changsheng failed to stop the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, and news that Xuan You might recover today or tomorrow made the situation more urgent.

• Jiang Bei used Merit Points to upgrade the Innate Spirit Guiding Manual, broke through to Fifth Rank Xiantian, and further upgraded the Blazing Sun Art and Spirit Sword Art.
• Jiang Bei headed back toward the Ren-Rank Camp, and Liu Zhenshan sent word for Liu Tianxing to kill him.
• Xue Changsheng fought the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python at Wind Snow Mountain, but the beast escaped into the mountains.
• Xiang Haoyang told Xue Changsheng that Yan Feng could not return for at least ten days because of worsening demon unrest and his own injuries.
• Xiang Haoyang reported that new Human Pills had been delivered to Xuan You, who might recover to the fifth rank today or tomorrow.

Xue Changsheng sent Xiang Haoyang to Ren-Rank Camp after learning Xuan You might recover to the Fifth Rank, but he stayed at Wind Snow Mountain to suppress the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python. Xuan You appeared at Ren-Rank Camp already restored to full strength, slaughtered dozens of soldiers, and demanded that Jiang Bei come out to face him.

• Xiang Haoyang reported that Jiang Bei had left the provincial city for Ren-Rank Camp, and Xue Changsheng ordered him to warn Jiang Bei and Chang Rui that Xuan You might have reached the Fifth Rank.
• Xue Changsheng refused to leave Wind Snow Mountain because his pressure restrained the transforming Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, and Xiang Haoyang vowed to defend Ren-Rank Camp before riding out.
• At Ren-Rank Camp, Yu Rou worried about Jiang Bei, and Chang Rui reassured her that he was returning after receiving rewards in the prefectural city.
• Wang Meng returned without finding Xuan You, and Chang Rui feared Xuan You would recover within two or three days.
• Xuan You attacked Ren-Rank Camp with Fifth Rank power, killed dozens of elite soldiers in one strike, and demanded that Jiang Bei come out.

Xuan You overwhelmed Ren-Rank Camp, gravely wounded Chang Rui, and pinned Wang Meng, Yu Rou, and the civilians beneath his power. Jiang Bei arrived in time to destroy Xuan You’s killing move, and he faced the recovered Rank Five martial artist with killing intent.

• Chang Rui ordered Wang Meng to escape with Yu Rou and the others, then charged Xuan You and was struck down by a scarlet finger beam.
• Xuan You crushed the fleeing and resisting people of Ren-Rank Camp with his pressure, leaving Yu Rou and Wang Meng badly hurt and suppressing Chang Rui again.
• Xuan You hurled a destructive vortex at the camp, but Jiang Bei’s flying sword pierced and annihilated it, freeing the people beneath the pressure.
• Jiang Bei arrived at Ren-Rank Camp, and Yu Rou, Wang Meng, and Chang Rui recognized him.
• Xuan You welcomed Jiang Bei and threatened to extract his soul, while Jiang Bei fixed his gaze on the wounded and roared Xuan You’s name.

Jiang Bei used his newly attained Fifth Rank Xiantian power to defeat and kill Xuan You, saving the battered Ren-Rank Camp. He reunited with Yu Rou and reassured her after the battle.

• Jiang Bei disrupted Xuan You with Soul Suppression, pierced his shoulder with Cloud Silence, and struck him through a wall with a powerful punch.
• Xuan You recognized Jiang Bei's Fifth Rank Xiantian strength and charged at him in fury, but Jiang Bei crushed his claw and shattered his arm.
• Jiang Bei relentlessly battered Xuan You with his fists and Cloud Silence until he crushed Xuan You's head and destroyed his remnant soul.
• Wang Meng, Chang Mianli, and the surviving soldiers reacted with shock and relief as Jiang Bei returned from the ruins.
• Yu Rou rushed to Jiang Bei in tears, and he comforted her and promised not to let anyone hurt her again.

Xiang Haoyang arrived at the Ren-Rank Camp and discovered that Jiang Bei had reached the fifth rank and killed Xuan You. After learning Qingzhou faced the threat of the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, Jiang Bei gained a speed-enhancing talent from Xuan You’s jade pendant, then encountered two men who intended to kill him.

• Xiang Haoyang rushed to the Ren-Rank Camp, found Chang Rui alive, and saw that Jiang Bei had killed Xuan You after breaking through to the fifth rank.
• Xiang Haoyang warned Jiang Bei that the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python was nearing human transformation while the Commander-in-Chief and other fifth-rank generals were occupied elsewhere.
• Jiang Bei refined Xuan You’s Spirit Abyss Jade into the Spirit Abyss Shadow Transformation talent using 200 Merit Points.
• Jiang Bei reassured Yu Rou that he would protect her and Qingzhou, then tested his new talent and discovered it greatly amplified his speed.
• A Green Robe man and a black-clothed man attacked Jiang Bei and revealed they had planned to kill him and the Ren-Rank Camp soldiers.

Jiang Bei revealed his fifth-rank strength, killed Wei Wuchang, and captured Liu Chen, who exposed Liu Tianxing’s alliance with Blood Martial Cult leader Li Wanhun in Dafeng Prefectural City. Jiang Bei and Xiang Haoyang set out for the city, where Liu Tianxing and Li Wanhun were refining martial artists into pills, unaware their plan had been exposed.

• Jiang Bei killed the black-clad Wei Wuchang with a single strike and burned his body to ash.
• The green-robed Liu Chen tried to flee, but Jiang Bei caught him, crushed his hand, and forced him to reveal that Liu Tianxing had sent them to kill Jiang Bei.
• Xiang Haoyang learned that Liu Tianxing and Blood Martial Cult leader Li Wanhun were plotting in Dafeng Prefectural City, and Liu Chen said they were using its treasured grounds for an unknown scheme.
• Jiang Bei broke Liu Chen’s other arm and ordered him to lead the way to Dafeng Prefectural City; Xiang Haoyang joined him.
• In Dafeng Prefectural City, Liu Tianxing and Li Wanhun oversaw a pill furnace filled with martial artists being refined into potent pills for the barbarians.
• Li Wanhun worried that Jiang Bei might interfere, but Liu Tianxing dismissed him and assumed Liu Chen and Wei Wuchang had already killed Jiang Bei.

Jiang Bei and Xiang Haoyang stormed the Liu residence and uncovered Liu Tianxing and Li Wanhun refining Human Pills for the Blood Martial Cult. Jiang Bei defeated both men, but Liu Tianxing died after hinting that a greater crisis awaited at the Prefectural Office.

• Liu Tianxing and Li Wanhun discussed the Demon Vein’s plans for Qingzhou while waiting for their Human Pills to finish refining.
• Jiang Bei and Xiang Haoyang broke into the Liu residence, where Xiang Haoyang accused Liu Tianxing and Li Wanhun of aiding the barbarians and refining Human Pills.
• Li Wanhun attacked Xiang Haoyang, but Jiang Bei stopped him with one punch and left him gravely injured.
• Liu Tianxing tried to escape through a hidden door, but Jiang Bei intercepted him and crushed his thigh.
• Liu Tianxing warned Jiang Bei to look at the Prefectural Office in Dafeng Prefectural City, then died before Jiang Bei could learn more.

Jiang Bei and Xiang Haoyang exterminated the Liu Family and Blood Martial Cult at their residence, then rushed toward the Great Feng Prefectural Office after learning it was the site of a “good show.” At the office, demons forced Prefect Feng Lu to serve human flesh and ordered him to obtain infants, while Zhang Peng and Liu Qi feared the consequences of obeying.

• Jiang Bei and Xiang Haoyang killed more than a hundred Liu Family and Blood Martial Cult members, wiping out the cult in the residence.
• Jiang Bei told Xiang Haoyang that Liu Tianxing had mentioned a good show at the Great Feng Prefectural Office, and they hurried there.
• Wolf Demon Tian Ye and the other demons held a bloody banquet at the Prefectural Office, where the Bear Demon killed a dancer and Tian Ye forced Feng Lu to eat human flesh.
• Tian Ye demanded newborn infants as food, and the Bear Demon threatened Feng Lu with his grandchildren if he failed to provide them.
• Feng Lu ordered Captain Zhang to obtain the infants, while Zhang Peng and Liu Qi discussed how the demons had already taken orphans, beggars, and martial artists and feared Jiang Bei would discover the plot.

Jiang Bei and Xiang Haoyang stormed the Prefectural Office after Jiang Bei rescued Liu Qi and killed the Dog Demon. Inside, Jiang Bei killed the Bear Demon and crushed the Sky-Night Wolf Lord into the floor, while the other demons and Feng Lu faced his wrath.

• The Dog Demon attacked Zhang Peng and Liu Qi, but Jiang Bei arrived, severed its arm, and crushed its head; Liu Qi recognized him.
• Jiang Bei and Xiang Haoyang saw the demonic feast at the Prefectural Office and charged inside.
• Jiang Bei punched through the Bear Demon's chest as it threatened a dancer, then vowed to kill every demon in the hall.
• The Sky-Night Wolf Lord confronted Jiang Bei and Xiang Haoyang, freezing the hall and declaring its plans to conquer Qingzhou.
• Jiang Bei broke through the frost and slammed the Sky-Night Wolf Lord into the floor with one hand.

Jiang Bei killed Sky-Night Wolf Lord and the other demons in Great Feng Prefecture, then executed Feng Lu for helping them torture and kill civilians. After Xiang Haoyang explained the threat posed by the transforming Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, Jiang Bei discovered that refining Sky-Night Wolf Lord’s demon core could grant him the Absolute Freeze talent.

• Jiang Bei battered Sky-Night Wolf Lord into the ground, killed the demons who rushed to help him, and finished the Demon General with a final punch.
• Jiang Bei slaughtered the remaining demons in the hall, while Xiang Haoyang caught Feng Lu trying to escape.
• Feng Lu begged for mercy and blamed the demons, but Jiang Bei crushed his head, condemning him for the civilians he had tortured to death.
• Xiang Haoyang explained that Sky-Night Wolf Lord had come from the Cangyue Demon Vein to distract Qingzhou Camp while the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python prepared to transform into a Demon King within three or four days.
• Xiang Haoyang gave Jiang Bei a demon core, and Jiang Bei collected the others before a prompt revealed that refining Sky-Night Wolf Lord’s core for 300 Merit Points would grant the Absolute Freeze talent.

Jiang Bei refined the Sky-Night Wolf Lord's demon core, reached fifth-rank Major Refinement, and decided to hunt the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python after securing the Ren-Rank Camp. On the way, he learned that Zhuang Lu was terrorizing Qingzhou and set off to capture him as a gift for the Commander-in-Chief.

• Jiang Bei used 300 Merit Points to refine the Sky-Night Wolf Lord's demon core and gained the Absolute Freeze talent.
• Jiang Bei spent 3,600 Merit Points to improve the Innate Spirit Guiding Manual and broke through to fifth-rank Major Refinement.
• Jiang Bei told Xiang Haoyang that he would return to the Ren-Rank Camp before going to Wind Snow Mountain to kill the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python.
• Xiang Haoyang explained that Zhuang Lu, a swift fifth-rank beastman serving the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, was drawing Qingzhou Camp forces away by attacking settlements.
• Jiang Bei volunteered to capture Zhuang Lu and shot off in pursuit, intending to present him to the Commander-in-Chief.

Jiang Bei caught up to Zhuang Lu after severing his hand with a flying sword and seized him in the mountain forest. Zhuang Lu’s escape ended with Jiang Bei crushing his shoulder.

• Zhuang Lu taunted Li Long and the soldiers while torturing the captured Ding Chengfeng and boasting about the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python’s transformation.
• Li Long fired an arrow at Zhuang Lu, but Zhuang Lu’s Demonic Power barrier stopped it as he reached for Ding Chengfeng’s mouth.
• Jiang Bei’s crimson-gold flying sword shattered the barrier and severed Zhuang Lu’s right hand, forcing him to flee and drop Ding Chengfeng.
• Sun Xuan told Li Long that Jiang Bei had gone ahead to hunt Zhuang Lu, and Li Long rode after them.
• Zhuang Lu believed his speed would let him escape, but Jiang Bei appeared in front of him and grabbed his shoulder.
• Jiang Bei crushed Zhuang Lu’s shoulder, making him scream in pain.

Jiang Bei crushed Zhuang Lu and then slew Xuan You and several other powerful enemies, while Xue Changsheng faced the growing threat of the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python at Wind Snow Mountain. Xiang Haoyang reported Jiang Bei’s victories to the stunned commanders and said Jiang Bei was coming to kill the python.

• Li Long and Sun Xuan caught up with Jiang Bei and found that he had killed Zhuang Lu without being injured.
• Xue Changsheng fought the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, which escaped deeper into Wind Snow Mountain after revealing that others awaited its transformation.
• Xue Changsheng told Han Qixian and Zhou Yuan that their chance of defeating the python was below forty percent, but insisted they would fight to protect Qingzhou.
• Xiang Haoyang reported that Xuan You had reached the fifth rank, but Jiang Bei had killed him and then slain Liu Tianxing, Li Wanhun, and several demons and martial artists.
• Xiang Haoyang said Jiang Bei was heading to Wind Snow Mountain to kill the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, leaving everyone in the command tent stunned.

Jiang Bei returned to the Ren-Rank Camp after breaking through to the Fifth Rank and killing Xuan You, while Xue Changsheng prepared to face the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python as three more Demon Generals threatened Qingzhou. Han Qixian arrived with orders for Jiang Bei, but Jiang Bei confronted him and crushed his shoulder with a warning.

• Xiang Haoyang reported Jiang Bei’s breakthrough, his many kills, and his plan to hunt Zhuang Lu, shocking Han Qixian and impressing Xue Changsheng.
• Xue Changsheng ordered Han Qixian to find Jiang Bei and send him to Wind Snow Mountain, then learned three Demon Generals had appeared across Qingzhou.
• Xue Changsheng sent Zhou Yuan, Fang Peng, and General Yan Feng to intercept the three demons while he remained to stop the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python.
• Han Qixian reached the Ren-Rank Camp and found Jiang Bei there, then relayed the order to abandon his pursuit of Zhuang Lu and told him to trade assignments with another general.
• Jiang Bei rose, seized Han Qixian’s shoulder, and demanded to know who had given him the right to issue orders in Jiang Bei’s camp.

Jiang Bei left the Ren-Rank Camp after killing Zhuang Lu, but three Fifth-Rank attackers ambushed him on the road. Meanwhile, Xue Changsheng led Qingzhou Camp into Wind Snow Mountain and drew out the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, which was on the verge of becoming a Demon King.

• Jiang Bei threatened Han Qixian, revealed that Zhuang Lu was dead, and rode toward Wind Snow Mountain with the corpse in tow.
• A gray-robed man, a Leopard Demon, and a fox demon surrounded Jiang Bei and attacked him, starting a fierce battle on the official road.
• Xue Changsheng learned that the Governor's Mansion had sent only three Sixth-Rank cultivators, then led Qingzhou Camp into Wind Snow Mountain.
• Xue Changsheng attacked the python's cavern and called the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python out of the ruins.
• The Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python emerged with immense demonic pressure, nearly at the level of a Fourth-Rank Demon King.

Xue Changsheng and Qingzhou Camp fought the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python on Wind Snow Mountain, but a hidden ambush left them outnumbered and on the brink of defeat. Just as the python’s allies attacked, demon corpses crashed into the battlefield, including the Azure Leopard, Crimson Fox, Zhuang Lu, and a gray-robed human.

• Xue Changsheng fought the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python while Xiang Haoyang and Xu Yuan led Qingzhou Camp against the demons emerging from the mountain.
• Two fifth-rank human cultivators ambushed Xue Changsheng, wounded him, and tried to hold him back as the python went to complete its transformation.
• The Thunderous Demon Ox, Blood-Soaked Ape Lord, and Nine Yin Sparrow Demon appeared, revealing that the earlier reports of their deployments had been a ploy to isolate Xue Changsheng.
• The gray-robed man claimed the Crimson Fox, Azure Leopard, and a fifth-rank human had intercepted Jiang Bei, while the assembled enemies attacked Xue Changsheng.
• A blood-drenched Azure Leopard corpse pierced the Blood-Soaked Ape Lord, and three more corpses—those of the Crimson Fox, Zhuang Lu, and a gray-robed human—crashed onto the battlefield.

Jiang Bei reached Wind Snow Mountain and slaughtered the demons and traitors guarding the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python. He halted the python’s transformation, seized control of the mountain’s frost, and began crushing it in battle as Qingzhou Camp watched.

• Xue Changsheng realized Jiang Bei had likely killed Zhuang Lu and the Crimson Fox Azure Leopard before arriving at Wind Snow Mountain.
• Jiang Bei swept through the Thunderous Demon Ox, the Nine Yin Sparrow Demon, the gray-robed man, and the middle-aged man in a few breaths.
• Jiang Bei charged toward the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python and interrupted its transformation just before it entered the Demon King realm.
• The Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python abandoned its transformation and drew on Wind Snow Mountain’s extreme cold to attack Jiang Bei.
• Jiang Bei activated Absolute Freeze, drew the mountain’s frost to himself, and struck the python with overwhelming force.
• Jiang Bei battered the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python while Xue Changsheng and the Qingzhou Camp soldiers watched in astonishment.

Jiang Bei killed the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python and stopped a white fox carrying the Cangyue Demon Ancestor’s consciousness from stealing its demon core. The Cangyue Demon Ancestor vowed revenge, while Xue Changsheng’s injuries worsened until his life was in danger.

• Jiang Bei killed the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, and Xue Changsheng and the soldiers celebrated his victory.
• Xue Changsheng promised to take Jiang Bei to meet Lord Heavenly Army and warned that the Cangyue Demon Ancestor and unknown human martial artists still threatened Qingzhou.
• A white fox ambushed the group and tried to flee with the python’s demon core, but Jiang Bei killed it and recovered the core.
• The Cangyue Demon Ancestor’s voice emerged from the fox’s corpse, and Xue Changsheng explained that the demon had planned to claim the core to overcome a cultivation bottleneck.
• Xue Changsheng collapsed after the ambush, and Jiang Bei vowed to remember his debt against the Cangyue Demon Ancestor.

After Xue Changsheng was badly injured by the Cangyue Demon Ancestor, Jiang Bei used his battle gains to break through to Fourth-Rank Lesser Training and helped suppress unrest across Qingzhou. When eight or nine Demon Generals crossed the border to reclaim the demon core and imperial reinforcements failed to arrive, Jiang Bei volunteered to face them.

• Jiang Bei killed the Heavenly Sin Profound Ice Python, while the Cangyue Demon Ancestor ambushed Xue Changsheng and fled with threats after Jiang Bei seized the python's demon core.
• Jiang Bei discovered that refining the demon core could grant Void Leap and the Divine Elephant Heaven-Splitting Art, then spent 7,200 merit points to reach Fourth-Rank Lesser Training.
• Jiang Bei and the Qingzhou Camp officers spent three days suppressing unrest while the Cangyue Demon Vein's forces remained poised to attack.
• Qi Yuan and the Four Great Generals visited the still-injured Xue Changsheng, and Xu Yuan reported that eight or nine Demon Generals had crossed the border to seize the demon core.
• With no help from the imperial court and Qingzhou Camp unable to stop the approaching force, Jiang Bei volunteered to intercept the demons despite Xue Changsheng's warning.