Chapter Summaries

Meng Yaofan’s blood infant possessed Hu Changzheng and turned him against his companions while Meng unleashed two more infants and fought Hu Haihan with powerful techniques. Hu Haihan’s attack badly wounded Meng, but Meng remained defiant and warned that his blood infants were not finished.

• Meng Yaofan sent a blood infant to attack Hu Changzheng, and it overcame the others’ defenses and entered Hu Changzheng’s body.
• Hu Changzheng lost control, attacked the group with Blood Thunder, and was bound by Hu Qingling’s vines as Meng Yaofan revealed the infant would turn him into a Blood Puppet.
• Meng Yaofan summoned two more blood infants to attack Li Qingping and An Mingyuan.
• Hu Haihan used the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art to strike Meng Yaofan, shattering his shield and badly injuring him.
• Meng Yaofan survived the clash and declared that his blood infants were not finished.

Meng Yaofan’s Blood Infants killed An Mingyuan and forced Hu Haihan and Hu Qingling to expend their strongest techniques, leaving all three sides badly weakened. Meng Yaofan then used Hu Changzheng as a sacrifice to restore some of his strength, leaving Hu Haihan watching in horror.

• Li Qingping and An Mingyuan fought off the Blood Infants, but An Mingyuan was invaded through the glabella and died.
• Hu Haihan unleashed Vast Sun True Fire, while Hu Qingling used Nine Yang Returns to One, and their attacks badly injured Meng Yaofan.
• Hu Haihan and Hu Qingling stood exhausted as Meng Yaofan survived the blast and turned his attention to Hu Changzheng.
• Meng Yaofan used Blood Infant—Return to Your Fate to take control of Hu Changzheng, then triggered Blood Fiend—Soul Explosion.
• Hu Changzheng’s head burst into blood mist containing the Blood Infant’s Vengeful Souls, which entered Meng Yaofan and restored some of his strength.

Meng Yaofan used Hu Changzheng’s soul essence to briefly recover, but Hu Haihan judged the cost too high and led the injured survivors away. Left behind with a cracked Golden Core and his path to the Nascent Soul Realm ruined, Meng Yaofan vowed to destroy the Flowing Cloud Sect once he recovered.

• Meng Yaofan absorbed Hu Changzheng’s soul essence, briefly restoring his strength and healing some of his wounds.
• Hu Haihan assessed the survivors’ injuries and Meng Yaofan’s condition, then led Hu Qingling, Li Qingping, and Zhao Changpeng in a retreat.
• Meng Yaofan’s borrowed power faded, leaving him gravely injured with a damaged Golden Core and no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Meng Yaofan accepted that peak Golden Core cultivation would have to suffice and swore to destroy the Flowing Cloud Sect when he left seclusion.

After months of traveling east through abandoned Blood Fiend Cult territory, Li Chengjie reached the Boundless Sea and began scouting Black Sand Bay. A faint but unmistakable trace of Blood Fiend Intent from a northern bay alerted him to a familiar, dangerous presence.

• Li Chengjie traveled east for four months, finding the Blood Fiend Cult's former territories deserted and earning few spoils or Replication Points.
• He used the quiet journey to stabilize his Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation and practice his Dharma Artifacts and techniques.
• Li Chengjie reached the Boundless Sea at Black Sand Bay and studied the coast and nearby islands.
• As he prepared to investigate the shore, Li Chengjie sensed an intense trace of Blood Fiend Intent coming from a narrow bay to the north.

Li Chengjie discovered Meng Tianran cultivating at Black Sand Bay and tried to hide, but Meng Tianran exposed him and attacked. The chapter left Li Chengjie trapped in Meng Tianran’s overwhelming Blood Fiend Qi.

• Li Chengjie sensed Meng Tianran’s concealed but powerful presence at Black Sand Bay and hid his aura and divine sense.
• Meng Tianran detected Li Chengjie and used shadow and yin powers to strip away his hiding place.
• Li Chengjie revealed himself, introduced himself, and said he would leave, but Meng Tianran ordered him to stay.
• Meng Tianran recognized traces of the Sky Burning Startling Swan Sword Art and a Holy Cult Dharma Artifact on Li Chengjie, then decided to kill him for his divine soul and Essence Blood.
• Meng Tianran pointed at Li Chengjie, freezing the space around him and sending Blood Fiend Qi threads through his defenses.

Li Chengjie dodged Meng Tianran’s Blood Silk Threads and then survived his Blood Fiend—Spirit Binding with two top-grade demonic artifacts. Meng Tianran recognized the Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword and Fierce Shadow Gauze as Han’s and continued to dismiss Li Chengjie as an ant despite his skill.

• Li Chengjie used precise footwork and spiritual power control to evade Meng Tianran’s Blood Silk Threads.
• Meng Tianran cast Blood Fiend—Spirit Binding, sending five powerful blood-red chains to attack Li Chengjie from every direction.
• Li Chengjie summoned the Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword and Fierce Shadow Gauze, using them together to withstand the chains and retreat.
• Meng Tianran identified the artifacts as Han’s and concluded that Li Chengjie had likely killed Han.
• Meng Tianran acknowledged Li Chengjie’s strength but declared that he remained an ant before their disparity in power.

Meng Tianran overwhelmed Li Chengjie with his Blood Fiend techniques, leaving him gravely injured and nearly out of spiritual power. The chapter ended as Meng Tianran unleashed Prison Suppression and an immense force crushed down on Li Chengjie.

• Meng Tianran summoned a tide of Vengeful Souls with Blood Fiend—Thousand Soul Devour, battering Li Chengjie's mind and defenses.
• Li Chengjie used the Fierce Shadow Gauze, Profound Light Mirror, and Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword to resist the assault, but Meng Tianran amplified the Soul Tide with Soul Devouring Light and shattered the gauze.
• With his Sea of Consciousness injured and his defenses collapsing, Li Chengjie detonated the Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword's gray-white bead to disperse nearby Vengeful Souls and escape the tide.
• Li Chengjie retreated at the cost of severe injuries, depleted spiritual power, and damage to his Fierce Shadow Garment and sword.
• Meng Tianran declared the fight over and used Blood Fiend—Prison Suppression, crushing the ground beneath Li Chengjie and shattering his remaining Body Protection Spiritual Light.

Li Chengjie, on the brink of death before Meng Tianran, used his system to copy Meng Tianran’s demonic cultivation and battle experience. The conflicting Blood Fiend and Pure Yang powers tore through his body, but he remained alive as his spiritual power began to rise.

• Meng Tianran pinned Li Chengjie down with his Blood Fiend power and prepared to finish him with Annihilation Finger.
• Li Chengjie locked onto Meng Tianran as a replication target and spent points to copy all his replicable experience.
• The replication flooded Li Chengjie with Meng Tianran’s Blood Sea Netherworld River Art, techniques, battle memories, and talents.
• The newly acquired demonic powers clashed with Li Chengjie’s True Sun Fire Art and sword intent, causing immense pain and a violent struggle within his body.
• Li Chengjie’s Profound Light Mirror spiritual sense and a system-created barrier helped contain the opposing powers, while his spiritual power began to rise.
• Meng Tianran halted his attack in shock at Li Chengjie’s genuine Blood Fiend aura and the Pure Yang fire battling within him.

Li Chengjie broke through to Foundation Establishment peak and used a dangerous combination of sword intent and Blood Fiend energy to survive Meng Tianran’s Annihilation Finger. He provoked Meng Tianran by exposing his failed Golden Core formation and damaged Dao foundation, and the two prepared to fight again.

• With Meng Tianran’s Annihilation Finger closing in, Li Chengjie shattered his cultivation barrier and reached Foundation Establishment peak.
• Li Chengjie split the Annihilation Finger’s blood light with a Spiral Sword Qi and forced Meng Tianran to dodge, grazing his finger with Extreme Yang Flame Sword Intent.
• Li Chengjie endured severe backlash from his conflicting powers but mocked Meng Tianran’s Annihilation Finger as nothing special.
• Li Chengjie accused Meng Tianran of failing to form a Golden Core and having a damaged Dao foundation, enraging him.
• Meng Tianran threatened to torment Li Chengjie, who raised the Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword and challenged him as they prepared to resume their battle.

Li Chengjie fought Meng Tianran inside his Nine Nether Blood Fiend Domain, combining sword arts with a Blood Fiend secret art he had copied to break through Meng’s defenses. Meng realized Li Chengjie might possess a talent Divine Ability that could imitate techniques and resolved to kill him.

• Meng Tianran unleashed the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Domain, while Li Chengjie used his Profound Light Mirror to withstand its spiritual and soul attacks.
• Li Chengjie dodged the blood tornadoes with Flowing Flame Escape and attacked Meng with Startling Swan Fire Rain.
• Li Chengjie used Spirit Corroding Mist to weaken Meng’s Blood Fiend Barrier, then struck it with Sky Burning Startling Swan and detonated the remaining sword energy to shatter it.
• The explosion forced Meng Tianran back and disrupted his aura, though it did not injure him.
• Meng accused Li Chengjie of stealing Blood Fiend Cult secret arts, then guessed that Li might have a talent Divine Ability capable of analyzing and imitating techniques.
• Meng decided Li Chengjie could not be allowed to live and began gathering Blood Fiend Qi for another attack.

Meng Tianran revealed the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword and attacked Li Chengjie after Li provoked him over his failed Golden Core formation. Li used his breakthrough and sword techniques to evade the strike and force Meng to defend against his damaged sword.

• Meng Tianran summoned the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword, a sinister treasure made from a Golden Core vertebra, and explained its origins to Li Chengjie.
• Li Chengjie mocked Meng Tianran for remaining at the Foundation Establishment peak and suggested his failed Golden Core attempt had ruined his Dao foundation.
• Enraged, Meng Tianran unleashed a powerful slash that drew on the Blood Fiend energy of the Nine Nether Blood Fiend Domain.
• Li Chengjie advanced with Flowing Flame Escape and used Startling Swan—Sky Skimming to guide his damaged Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword past the slash.
• The Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword flew toward Meng Tianran, forcing him to recall the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword to block it.

Li Chengjie survived Meng Tianran’s forbidden secret art by combining two conflicting powers into a devastating counterattack, but the technique left him near death. Meng Tianran prepared to use one final method, leaving Li Chengjie facing another threat.

• Li Chengjie evaded Meng Tianran’s sword strike and taunted him about his reputation as the number one Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Enraged, Meng Tianran summoned a Blood Fiend Demon God with the forbidden Myriad Souls Devour Heaven secret art and sent six torrents of blood fiend energy at Li Chengjie.
• Li Chengjie used his Vital Blood and the Profound Light Mirror’s divine sense to unleash Heaven-Burning Blood River—Countercurrent Strike, breaking through the attack and destroying the demon god phantom.
• The clash badly injured both cultivators: Meng Tianran suffered backlash, while Li Chengjie’s internal powers ran wild and his Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword cracked.
• Meng Tianran raised the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword and prepared to use another method, while the weakened Li Chengjie sensed the danger.

Meng Tianran sacrificed his lifespan and Dao foundation to unleash a Forbidden Divine Ability that transformed the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword into a Bone Dragon. As it attacked Li Chengjie, Li Chengjie consumed Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk and recovered stronger than before, leaving Meng Tianran stunned.

• Meng Tianran poured his heart's blood into the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword and summoned ancient Vengeful Souls from the Nine Nether.
• The sword devoured the souls and Nine Nether Death Qi, transforming into a Bone Dragon with power approaching the early Golden Core stage.
• The Bone Dragon plunged toward Li Chengjie, whose movement was restricted by its pressure and death qi.
• Li Chengjie used a Jade Bottle to drink a drop of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk, repairing his meridians and replenishing his spiritual energy.
• The Spirit Milk restored Li Chengjie to peak condition, stabilized his cultivation, and advanced it another small step.
• Meng Tianran recognized the liquid as Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk and reacted with disbelief and fear.

Li Chengjie defeated and killed Meng Tianran after breaking his Bone Dragon with a precisely aimed sword strike. He gathered the fallen cultivator’s weapons and Storage Bag, destroyed the corpse, and fled Black Sand Bay while the conflicting powers in his body threatened to rebound.

• Li Chengjie disrupted the Bone Dragon’s soul fire with Blood Fiend—Soul Erosion, then pierced its weak point with the Sky Burning Startling Swan—Ultimate Sword and shattered it.
• The broken divine ability struck Meng Tianran with backlash, leaving him gravely wounded and unable to fight.
• Li Chengjie rushed Meng Tianran and killed him with his sword, destroying his soul and remaining Blood Fiend Origin.
• Li Chengjie searched the area, collected the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword and Meng Tianran’s Storage Bag, then burned the corpse.
• Li Chengjie departed from Black Sand Bay to find safety and address the powers clashing within his body.

After recovering from his battle with Meng Tianran, Li Chengjie looted Meng Tianran’s Storage Bag and discovered a map marking a Blood Fiend Cult Spirit Stone mine. He left the chapter considering the remote mine as a possible source of the Replication Points he urgently needed.

• Li Chengjie stabilized his injuries in a concealed cave and examined his ruined Ghostly Flame Fiend Sword and the items taken from Meng Tianran.
• Li Chengjie recharged the Spirit Stones in Meng Tianran’s Storage Bag, gaining 9,000 Replication Points.
• Li Chengjie inspected Meng Tianran’s pills, materials, and Jade Slips, finding records of Blood Fiend Cult techniques and a map of the cult’s strongholds and resources.
• Li Chengjie found the Black Prison Spirit Stone Mine marked on the map and considered whether he could overcome its guards and defenses to seize its wealth.

Li Chengjie refined the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword despite its dangerous resentment, then traveled north toward the Black Wind Mountain Range. Near the mountain range, he encountered a group of Flowing Cloud Sect disciples who approached him in a half-encirclement.

• Li Chengjie took pills to recover, then used a blood-contract rune and a strand of Blood Fiend energy to refine the Blood Bone Soul Shattering Sword.
• After meditating, Li Chengjie erased his tracks, disguised himself as a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, and flew north toward the Black Wind Mountain Range.
• Five days later, Li Chengjie noticed seven or eight Flowing Cloud Sect sword lights approaching the Mountain Pass from the north.
• The Flowing Cloud Sect cultivators altered course and formed a half-encirclement around Li Chengjie, who stopped and waited for them to arrive.

Li Chengjie encountered Wei Tong and his companions, but Zhang Yuan revealed Li Chengjie's role in killing a Blood Fiend Cult steward, prompting Wei Tong to demand an outrageous price for a supposed Barrier Breaking Pill. Li Chengjie discovered the Storage Bag was empty as Wei Tong pressured him to accept the deal.

• Li Chengjie met Wei Tong and six Flowing Cloud Sect cultivators, including Zhang Yuan, at the Mountain Pass.
• Wei Tong initially offered to let Li Chengjie travel with the group, but Zhang Yuan secretly sent him a message before they parted.
• Wei Tong confronted Li Chengjie about killing a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Blood Fiend Cult steward at Withered Bone Market.
• Wei Tong offered a supposed Second-tier High-grade Barrier Breaking Pill for 200,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones, and Zhang Yuan watched with satisfaction.
• Li Chengjie scanned Wei Tong's unmarked Storage Bag with the Profound Light Mirror and found it empty as Wei Tong's spiritual pressure bore down on him.

Li Chengjie answered Wei Tong’s demand for two hundred thousand Spirit Stones by claiming he had found a Golden Core Pill and offering to sell it for one million. After Wei Tong took the Storage Bag to inspect the pill, he found it empty, leaving Li Chengjie pretending to be surprised.

• Li Chengjie told Wei Tong he could not pay two hundred thousand Spirit Stones but claimed he had found a Golden Core Pill.
• Li Chengjie offered to sell the pill to Wei Tong for one million Low-grade Spirit Stones, and Wei Tong eagerly tried to obtain it without paying first.
• Li Chengjie demanded a three-hundred-thousand-Spirit-Stone deposit before Wei Tong could inspect the pill.
• Li Chengjie tossed Wei Tong a Storage Bag and said the Golden Core Pill was inside.
• Wei Tong inspected the Storage Bag and found it empty, and Li Chengjie feigned surprise.

Li Chengjie revealed that he had reached Foundation Establishment peak after effortlessly splitting Wei Tong’s attack, then faced Wei Tong’s Profound Yellow Mountain Suppressing Chart. As Wei Tong’s mountain descended, Li Chengjie unleashed his Sword Intent to break through the pressure.

• Wei Tong flew into a rage and attacked Li Chengjie with a massive earth-yellow Saber Aura, which Li Chengjie split apart with a finger.
• Li Chengjie revealed his Foundation Establishment peak cultivation, shocking Wei Tong, Zhang Yuan, and the other cultivators.
• Wei Tong summoned the Profound Yellow Mountain Suppressing Chart and activated its Mountain Suppressing Gravity field.
• Wei Tong sent a huge Mountain Illusion crashing toward Li Chengjie and ordered him to kneel.
• Li Chengjie challenged Wei Tong and released sharp Sword Intent that tore through the domain pressure.

Li Chengjie pierced Wei Tong’s Mountain Illusion with a concentrated sword strike, but Wei Tong’s Gravity Field remained intact. Several cultivators then joined Wei Tong in attacking Li Chengjie, who appeared to regard the siege as a trap he had set for them.

• Li Chengjie infused his flying sword with Crimson Sun True Fire and pierced a flaw in Wei Tong’s Mountain Illusion, causing it to collapse.
• Wei Tong recovered from his shock and believed his Profound Yellow Mountain Suppressing Chart and Gravity Field still gave him the advantage.
• Zheng and two other late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators attacked Li Chengjie, hoping to help Wei Tong and claim a reward.
• The other cultivators launched ranged attacks as Wei Tong used Thousand Jun Lock Spirit to bind Li Chengjie with earthen-yellow chains and prepared another strike.
• Li Chengjie remained calm as the attacks closed in and regarded the attackers with icy mockery.