Chapter Summaries

Zhou You continued hunting Witch Clan Tribe members while refining his Control seal script and adapting his staff technique into a spear style. After killing more enemies, he heard that the Witch Clan Tribe’s Ten Prodigy Talents rankings were changing, with Sima Nu rising after killing Huo Yulang.

• Zhou You released the subdued great crane to develop in the wilderness and resolved to replace its habit of eating people with livestock.
• Zhou You traveled through the battlefield, trading news with martial artists and killing Witch Clan Tribe members for their spoils.
• Zhou You fitted his indestructible dagger to his wooden staff and began adapting his Wild Striking technique into spear techniques.
• Zhou You used the combined weapon to kill Witch Clan Tribe members hiding in a Witch Banner, including an attacker who sent Gu Worms at him.
• Zhou You killed more than twenty enemies but encountered no Ten Prodigy Talents, then learned that Sima Nu had killed Huo Yulang and entered their ranks.

Zhou You fought Mu Sigui, a half-blood Witch Clan member who challenged him over Muda Han’s death, and defeated him decisively. He spared Mu Sigui, whose name reminded him of his mother and left him wondering where he truly belonged.

• Zhou You reflected on the half-blood backgrounds of Sima Nu and other prominent Witch Clan fighters before Mu Sigui challenged him.
• Mu Sigui attacked Zhou You with a Bronze Short Halberd, and Zhou You recognized his prodigy-level skill and desperate fighting style.
• Mu Sigui used his ultimate move, but Zhou You broke his halberd, shattered his arm, and swept out his legs with his Iron Spear.
• Zhou You spared the injured Mu Sigui and walked away, leaving Mu Sigui to recall his mother’s unfulfilled longing to return to the Central Plains.

Zhou You encountered Xiao Jingfeng, who forced warriors to carry his supplies, and refused to become another of his laborers. After Zhou You killed Xiao Jingfeng’s followers, Xiao Jingfeng drew his sword and challenged him.

• Xiao Jingfeng complained that Liu Fengji and the Liu Family would not share their Storage Pouches while his warriors carried his supplies through the Witch Banner maze.
• Zhou You asked a burdened warrior why he was carrying supplies, then refused Xiao Jingfeng’s order to join the procession.
• Xiao Jingfeng attacked Zhou You and threatened him, so Zhou You fought the surrounding warriors and killed them all.
• Xiao Jingfeng drew his sword, Qing Feng, and vowed to break Zhou You’s weapon and cripple him within three exchanges.

Zhou You fought Xiao Jingfeng, a Jueguang Sword Sect martial master, through swordsmanship, talismans, and protective treasures. After overcoming Xiao Jingfeng’s defenses, Zhou You seized him in a Tiger Crane Twin Form hold and began powering up to tear him apart.

• Zhou You and Xiao Jingfeng clashed, and Xiao Jingfeng used his superior sword technique to press Zhou You at close range.
• Xiao Jingfeng accelerated his sword with Blood Qi, but Zhou You evaded the attack and struck Qing Feng with his Iron Spear, revealing that it was a Hidden Bewitcher Treasure.
• Xiao Jingfeng detonated more than a dozen protective talismans, but Zhou You survived with the Glazed Longevity Light Fist and counterattacked.
• Zhou You broke through Xiao Jingfeng’s spherical shield, but Xiao Jingfeng’s ribbon restrained the Iron Spear, so Zhou You switched to the Tiger Crane Twin Form Fist.
• Xiao Jingfeng’s soft armor and flexible body resisted Zhou You’s attempt to pull him apart, so Zhou You activated the Outer Profound Heart Secret Art and unleashed eightfold Blood Qi.

Zhou You used the Golden Coin Scorpion to bypass Xiao Jingfeng’s inch-defense soft armor and crippled him, then began searching his spoils. As Zhou You finished looting, a red dot approached on his map.

• Xiao Jingfeng taunted Zhou You, relying on his treasured soft armor to withstand every attack.
• Zhou You tried striking Xiao Jingfeng’s exposed limbs and face, but the armor stopped his dagger and blunted his punches.
• Zhou You projected the Golden Coin Scorpion from Lu Zhigang’s vest and sent it stinging Xiao Jingfeng through the armor.
• While Xiao Jingfeng screamed in agony, Zhou You dislocated his joints and stretched his body until his bones snapped apart, causing the soft armor to fall off.
• Xiao Jingfeng threatened Zhou You and cursed him, so Zhou You crushed his teeth and tongue before searching the spoils.
• After Zhou You finished looting, a red dot rapidly approached his location on the map.

Mu Sigui pursued Zhou You with the Curse Jade’s power, but Zhou You ambushed him, stole the jade, and left him to take the blame for Xiao Jingfeng’s death. Mu Sigui rose to the Ten Prodigy Talents, while Grandmasters reconstructed the scene and uncovered Zhou You’s actions.

• Mu Sigui recovered from his injuries with a Curse Jade and followed its power toward Zhou You.
• Mu Sigui killed the fleeing Xiao Jingfeng with his halberd, then was paralyzed by Gu Worms and had the Curse Jade stolen by Zhou You.
• Zhou You spared Mu Sigui again and threatened Fat Bear to keep it silent before leaving with the Curse Jade and the Golden Coin Scorpion.
• Mu Sigui claimed credit for Xiao Jingfeng’s death, earned a place among the Ten Prodigy Talents, and received rewards for his supposed achievement.
• Grandmasters reconstructed the battlefield from residual Blood Qi and discovered that Zhou You had killed Xiao Jingfeng and shifted the blame.

The Prefect and the Gao Yang Clan viewed battlefield memories that showed Zhou You defeating Mu Sigui, earning the Prefect’s favor. Zhou You uncovered a concealed message on a withered leaf and followed its route, arriving at the appointed meeting place before a blind old man.

• The Prefect and the Gao Yang Clan watched residual Blood Qi reveal Xiao Jingfeng’s death at Mu Sigui’s hands and Zhou You’s later victory over Mu Sigui.
• The Prefect memorized Zhou You’s appearance and decided that the young martial artist deserved a generous reward.
• Zhou You stored Mu Sigui’s black jade in a Hunger Pouch and discovered that the withered leaf from Xiao Jingfeng carried a hidden sound message.
• Zhou You realized someone had altered the meeting details to lure out Mo Yunzi, suspected Kunpeng Son, and decided to follow the route himself.
• Zhou You spent a day and night preparing, then fought through shamans and Witch Banners as his strength neared the Intermediate Martial Master realm.
• Zhou You reached the meeting place on the leaf and found a blind old man waiting there.

Zhou You confronted Kunpeng Son, who had disguised himself as a blind old man while waiting to ambush Mo Yunzi. Zhou You resisted Kunpeng Son’s seal-script attack and wounded him, but Kunpeng Son revealed a bizarre pair of eyes on his hands.

• Zhou You met the blind old man and learned he was waiting for Mo Yunzi so he could warn him about Kunpeng Son.
• Zhou You exposed the old man as Kunpeng Son and deduced his plan to ambush Mo Yunzi, impersonate him, and deceive the rightful owner.
• Kunpeng Son activated a buried stone slab covered in Cloud Bird Script and used its power to immobilize and bewitch Zhou You.
• Zhou You broke free with a Resolve Confusion Talisman Script and wounded Kunpeng Son with the Iron Spear.
• Kunpeng Son recognized Zhou You’s Talisman Script and revealed that his eyes were set in the palms of his hands.

Zhou You fought Kunpeng Son, who suspected him of being tied to Mo Yunzi and used combined seal script to overwhelm his mind. Zhou You broke Kunpeng Son’s formation with the seal character “Change” and concealed his aura, but the fight continued as Kunpeng Son unleashed his martial strength.

• Kunpeng Son guessed that Zhou You was Mo Yunzi’s disciple and demonstrated how combined seal characters could be used to bewitch the human heart.
• Zhou You activated the jade ring marked “Change,” removing a huge section of the stone slab and disrupting Kunpeng Son’s methods.
• Zhou You used the seal character “Hide” to erase his aura, while Kunpeng Son tried to learn which Golden Immortal Path organization he belonged to.
• Kunpeng Son revealed that he belonged to the Fuji Organization and demanded to know whether Zhou You’s superior served another organization.
• Zhou You denied knowing about the Dao Master and attacked Kunpeng Son with his Iron Spear, but Kunpeng Son knocked it aside with his fingernails.
• Kunpeng Son stomped the ground, sending a wave of force and dirt toward Zhou You.

Zhou You fought Kunpeng Son, enduring his close-range strikes and fire attack with protective armor and a fire-reflecting skill. After his counterattack and failed attempt to use the Exchange jade tablet, Kunpeng Son decided to use Realm Leap to gain the strength needed to defeat him.

• Kunpeng Son struck Zhou You in the chest, but Xiao Jingfeng's soft armor and the Iron Feather Battle Robe protected him from serious injury.
• Kunpeng Son attacked with Jealous Fire Palm, and Zhou You used Primordial Iron Clothes: Flaming Vigor to reflect half the fire damage and increase his strength.
• Zhou You thrust at Kunpeng Son, injuring the web between his thumb and forefinger, but Kunpeng Son blocked the spear from reaching his eye and kicked Zhou You in the abdomen.
• Zhou You tried to use the Exchange jade tablet, but Kunpeng Son used a jade hook to force an exchange and revealed that he knew Tao Zhu Gong's trick.
• Kunpeng Son concluded that ordinary attacks could not defeat Zhou You and announced that he would use Realm Leap despite the harm it would cause his body.

Zhou You faced Kunpeng Son after he broke through to Strong Martial First Heaven, relying on his secret art, spear skills, and Iron Feather Battle Robe to survive the Mighty Warrior's attacks. Kunpeng Son battered him but failed to catch him as Zhou You evaded the latest assault from above.

• Zhou You prepared a Heaven's Vigor Pill and secretly positioned the concealed Fist Intent Puppet as Kunpeng Son's breakthrough neared.
• Kunpeng Son broke into Strong Martial First Heaven, and Zhou You activated the Outer Profound Heart Secret Art to replenish and multiply his Blood Qi.
• Zhou You taunted Kunpeng Son over his lost martial foundation, provoking him to attack with a giant palm.
• Zhou You countered instinctively with his spear, then used Feather-Treading Heaven-Ascending Steps and the Iron Feather Battle Robe to rise into the air.
• Kunpeng Son struck Zhou You's shoulder and unleashed a chain of palm attacks, but Zhou You dodged upward with the battle robe.

Zhou You defeated Kunpeng Son through aerial guerrilla tactics, a surprise attack by the Fist Intent Puppet, and an ambush by a giant crane. The chapter left Kunpeng Son being torn apart in the sky as Zhou You finally gained the upper hand.

• Zhou You used his Iron Feather Battle Robe and soft armor to evade Kunpeng Son's Jealous Fire Palm and counter with his Iron Spear.
• The Fist Intent Puppet struck Kunpeng Son from behind, destroying his life-saving jade artifact and wounding him with a second punch.
• Zhou You pierced Kunpeng Son's ear, then retreated skyward while the Fist Intent Puppet restrained him and self-destructed.
• Kunpeng Son survived the explosion and chased Zhou You into the air, where a giant crane ambushed him.
• Zhou You ordered the giant crane to tear apart Kunpeng Son, and the bird began wearing down his vitality.

Zhou You turned the brain-dead Kunpeng Son into a pseudo-Strong Martial puppet with his Bewitching Qi and Blood Gu, replacing the destroyed Fist Intent Puppet. He discovered that the puppet could be fed with Snowy Faith Mushrooms, a valuable medicinal ingredient growing in the great crane’s nest.

• Zhou You examined Kunpeng Son and found that his body remained alive and at pseudo-Strong Martial level despite being brain-dead.
• Eight surviving Bewitching Qi and Blood Gu entered Kunpeng Son’s body and took control, allowing Zhou You to use him as a puppet.
• Zhou You inspected the puppet’s Strong Martial body and realized its immense strength came with an urgent need for nourishing food.
• The great crane ate mushrooms from its nest, and Zhou You fed one to the puppet, easing its hunger.
• Zhou You recognized the mushrooms as Snowy Faith Mushrooms, heavenly materials used to refine spiritual medicine.

Zhou You played a pipa melody across the wilderness, and its sound reached warriors on distant battlefields, momentarily stirring their hearts and halting their clashes. Liu Jingguo and the blind old man recognized the music, and the old man answered Zhou You through their shared musical language.

• Zhou You promised the great crane meat and wine in exchange for finding more medicinal treasures, then rode it away from the stone nest.
• At sunset, Zhou You played his Tiger Sinew Pipa in the sand, sending a desolate melody across the land.
• Yan Baihu heard the music on the battlefield, and it calmed his killing intent and moved the Human-Faced Sores on his chest to tears.
• Wu Luoye defeated the Jueguang Sect sword formation, then paused to listen to the pipa and reflect on the Central Plains.
• Liu Fengji and Gao Yang Ruoqiang's duel stalled when the melody reached the battlefield and evoked a vision of sunset, sand, crane, and human silhouette.
• Liu Jingguo recognized the pipa music, and the blind old man answered Zhou You with his erhu, exchanging messages through sound.

Liu Jingguo and the blind old man contacted Mo Yunzi and arranged a trade in Chongguang City, exchanging seal-script sound inheritance for Hunger Pouches. After receiving a pouch, Liu Jingguo tested its astonishing capacity and learned that the Golden Immortal Path held many secrets.

• Liu Jingguo learned that the blind old man had contacted Mo Yunzi, who agreed to trade only with members of the Golden Immortal Path in Chongguang City and would initiate contact himself.
• Liu Jingguo became the blind old man's nominal disciple so she could gain access to the trade, while Zhou You arranged to exchange seal-script sound inheritance for Hunger Pouches.
• Zhou You sent a great crane to deliver two Hunger Pouches to Liu Jingguo and the blind old man, who gave the crane a booklet in return.
• Liu Jingguo received one pouch as her master's gift and later used it to absorb all the supplies at a supply point, though the pouch would be destroyed when its contents were retrieved.
• The blind old man told Liu Jingguo that the Golden Immortal Path had many unknown lineages, branches, and secret treasures.

Zhou You met Pei Li on the battlefield and followed him to Liu Fengji’s forces, where Pei Li delivered supplies from a Storage Pouch. Zhou You watched the elite martial artists clash with the Gu Dao Elite Army, ending with a witch clan warrior killing a lineage retainer using Flying Gu General.

• Pei Li met Zhou You in the wilderness, shared battlefield intelligence, and invited him to travel together.
• Pei Li told Zhou You he was transporting supplies in a Storage Pouch and led him to Liu Fengji’s gathering of martial artists.
• Pei Li delivered the pouch, and Liu Fengji’s men distributed supplies to the assembled martial artists.
• Pei Li introduced Zhou You to Pavilion Master Bian Zhou, who asked whether Elder Gu had joined the battle.
• A lineage retainer fought a witch clan Advanced Martial Master, whose Flying Gu General insects devoured the retainer’s bronze hammer and killed him.

After watching Liu Fengji and Gao Yang Ruoqiang fight to a stalemate, Zhou You learned how formidable the elite fighters’ treasures and defenses were. The Witch Clan sent out a giant, and Liu Fengji ordered Zhou You to face him.

• A retainer who followed the God of Release Cult was cremated, while Zhou You considered the deadly Gu Worm that had killed him.
• Liu Fengji and Gao Yang Ruoqiang fought with layers of armor and powerful treasures until Liu Fengji used a Hollow Gold Ball to suppress Gao Yang Ruoqiang’s Gu Worms and wound him.
• Both camps intervened to protect their young masters, and the two sides ended the exchange without deciding a winner.
• The Witch Clan sent out a giant whose unusual bloodline made him exceptionally strong and fast.
• Liu Fengji ordered Zhou You to fight the giant, and Zhou You stepped forward to take the field.

Zhou You fought giant Huo Tu Nu in a duel between the martial artists and the shamans. He used his lightness skill and a flying battle robe to evade Huo Tu Nu’s attacks, then killed him with a spear thrust, establishing himself as a fighter at the level of the Ten Prodigy Talents.

• The shamans identified Zhou You as a prefectural city martial master whose greatest known feat was killing Muda Han, and they expected Huo Tu Nu to defeat him.
• Zhou You evaded Huo Tu Nu’s crushing mace strikes with his lightness skill, then revealed a battle robe that let him fly.
• Huo Tu Nu leapt into the air and hurled his spiked mace at Zhou You with his Go-No-Return Wolf-Slaying Mace technique.
• Zhou You deflected the spinning mace with his spear and thrust through Huo Tu Nu’s mouth, killing him in midair.
• The martial artists cheered as Huo Tu Nu’s falling mace destroyed a hill, and Zhou You’s victory confirmed his strength matched the Ten Prodigy Talents.

After Zhou You defeated a Witch Clan giant, Liu Fengji rewarded him with the Black Cloud Spear Manual, which Zhou You absorbed through his System Panel. The chapter left him watching Liu Fengji and Gao Yang Ruoqiang’s costly battle intensify.

• Pei Li and Bian Zhou praised Zhou You’s spearwork after his victory, and Yang Wuji delivered him a gift on Liu Fengji’s behalf.
• Zhou You opened the gift and found the Black Cloud Spear Manual, a rare inheritance that the Liu Family had once withheld from Yanshan.
• Bian Zhou condemned Zhou You for accepting the manual and left, while Zhou You and Pei Li discussed the realities of dealing with aristocratic families.
• Zhou You read the manual, scanned it with his System Panel, and converted his staff and spear techniques into Black Cloud Spear level 29.
• Liu Fengji and Gao Yang Ruoqiang traded powerful attacks, with Liu Fengji’s protective talisman blasting the Calamity Bewitching Treasure from Gao Yang Ruoqiang’s hand.

Bian Zhou fought a shaman with the Osteogenesis Imperfecta bloodline and overcame his abnormal bones with an unconventional attack. He returned victorious but refused Liu Fengji’s healing medicine, leaving Pei Li concerned that Liu Fengji’s camp might retaliate.

• Yang Wuji urged Liu Fengji not to fight Gao Yang Ruoqiang and arranged for Bian Zhou to take the next match.
• Pei Li identified Bian Zhou’s opponent as a shaman with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, whose extra bones and joints made him unusually strong and flexible.
• Bian Zhou’s strikes and kicks failed to break through the shaman’s defenses, so he spat phlegm into the shaman’s eyes and used the opening to escape his grip.
• Bian Zhou grabbed the shaman’s wrists and ankles, then tore his arms and legs apart with Macaque Dismemberment.
• Liu Fengji laughed and offered Bian Zhou secret healing medicine, but Bian Zhou refused it and closed his wounds by flexing his muscles.
• Pei Li worried that someone in Liu Fengji’s camp might punish Bian Zhou for his disrespect, while Zhou You took inspiration from Bian Zhou’s technique.