Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng learned that the Gu Family had hired Elder Xue You and the Blood Sect to ambush his group, and he slaughtered the sect’s disciples before fighting Xue You. After their battle reached a stalemate, Xue You used the Blood Burst Technique, causing Lu Changsheng’s blood to boil out of control.

• Elder Xue You revealed that the Gu Family had offered two million High-grade Spirit Stones for Lu Changsheng and his companions, and Lu Changsheng realized Gu Jianchen was behind the ambush.
• Lu Changsheng killed the Blood Sect disciples who charged him, then faced Elder Xue You as the elder unleashed his pháp kiếp Realm aura.
• Lu Changsheng and Xue You exchanged blows, with Lu Changsheng’s golden body and Buddhist martial arts countering Xue You’s blood techniques.
• Xue You used his Blood Whip, Styx Blood Blade, and Blood Shadow Clones, but Lu Changsheng dodged or destroyed each attack.
• Xue You spat out essence blood and cast the Blood Burst Technique, making Lu Changsheng’s blood churn violently and his body begin to swell.

Lu Changsheng survived Elder Xue You’s Blood Burst Technique with the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron’s help, then killed the Blood Sect elder and his disciples. After learning Gu Ruier had been captured, Lu Changsheng, Yin Xue, and Shen Yuening reached Yan Capital to investigate the Blood Sect and find her.

• The Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron released creation energy that neutralized the Blood Burst Technique and restored Lu Changsheng’s body.
• Lu Changsheng killed Elder Xue You with Dragon Elephant Unity and slaughtered the fleeing Blood Sect disciples.
• Lu Changsheng and Yin Xue returned to camp, where Shen Yuening told them Gu Ruier had been captured after inhaling knockout smoke.
• Lu Changsheng, Yin Xue, and Shen Yuening healed overnight, then flew to Yan Capital to gather information and search for Gu Ruier.
• The three entered Yan Capital and discussed finding lodging and asking around at taverns or an underground marketplace.

Lu Changsheng, Yin Xue, and Shen Yuening searched Yanjing City for the Blood Sect and discovered its young sect master, Xue Tian, at the Imperial Family's auction. After Lu Changsheng struck Xue Tian for harassing the women, the auction host stopped the fight, leaving Xue Tian's threat hanging over them.

• Lu Changsheng, Yin Xue, and Shen Yuening failed to find useful information about the Blood Sect until a passerby identified Xue Tian as its young sect master, bound for the Imperial Family's grand auction.
• Lu Changsheng proposed using Xue Tian to force the Blood Sect to reveal Gu Ruier's whereabouts, and the three followed him to the auction.
• Xue Tian noticed Yin Xue and Shen Yuening, approached them, and tried to touch Shen Yuening; Lu Changsheng seized his wrist and slapped him to the ground.
• Xue Tian ordered his three elders to attack Lu Changsheng, but the auction host intervened and forbade fighting inside the Imperial Family venue.
• Xue Tian returned to his seat after warning Lu Changsheng that they would settle the score after the auction.

At the Imperial Family auction, Lu Changsheng and his companions watched as Xue Tian allied with Gu Xuanfeng against them. The auction began with Yin Xue failing to win an ice cultivation art, and a juvenile Crimson Flame Divine Lion was introduced as the second lot.

• Xue Tian vowed to take revenge on Lu Changsheng and claim Yin Xue and Shen Yuening after the auction, while Lu Changsheng said they would confront him first.
• Gu Xuanfeng arrived with the Gu Family, joined Xue Tian, and offered his clan's help against Lu Changsheng after the auction.
• Lan Xi opened the auction and presented the Profound Tier High-Grade Martial Skill Arrogant Cold Sacred Art as the first lot.
• Yin Xue bid for the Arrogant Cold Sacred Art, but an Ice Valley elder bought it for six hundred thousand spirit stones.
• Lan Xi introduced the second lot, a juvenile Crimson Flame Divine Lion with a trace of ancient divine beast bloodline.

Lu Changsheng outbid Xue Tian for the Crimson Flame Divine Lion and bought a spirit Array Diagram, while Xue Tian won the auction’s Earth-tier Martial Skill. As the auction ended, Lu Changsheng and his companions anticipated trouble outside.

• Lu Changsheng outbid Xue Tian and won the Crimson Flame Divine Lion for one million two hundred and ten thousand spirit stones.
• Gu Xuanfeng bought the Great Bodhi Pill, and Lu Changsheng purchased the Thousand Illusions Maze Array for five hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones.
• Lan Xi unveiled a low-grade Earth-tier Martial Skill as the auction’s grand finale, triggering fierce bidding among the strongest factions.
• Xue Tian won the Earth-tier Martial Skill for five million spirit stones and celebrated the Blood Sect’s victory.
• Lan Xi announced the auction’s end, and Lu Changsheng collected his purchases before exchanging knowing looks with Yin Xue and Shen Yuening.

After the auction, Lu Changsheng planned to capture Xue Tian alive and trade him for Rui'er’s release. He ambushed Xue Tian in the Gobi and overwhelmed him, but Xue Tian summoned a powerful Blood Puppet before Lu Changsheng could capture him.

• Lu Changsheng tamed the Crimson Flame Divine Lion and told Yin Xue and Shen Yuening that they would capture Xue Tian alive to rescue Rui'er.
• Lu Changsheng, Yin Xue, and Shen Yuening followed Xue Tian and the three Blood Sect elders out of Yanjing City.
• Jin Ba, Jian Wuhen, and Liu Meiniang attacked Xue Tian’s group in the Gobi, drawing the Blood Sect elders into battle.
• Xue Tian fled, but Lu Changsheng, Yin Xue, and Shen Yuening blocked his path.
• Lu Changsheng defeated Xue Tian in combat and prepared to capture him, but Xue Tian summoned the Blood Sect’s secret Blood Puppet.

Xue Tian unleashed the Blood Sect’s Blood Puppet, which overwhelmed Lu Changsheng with its brutal strength and blood-based martial skills. Yin Xue and Shen Yuening tried to help but were swiftly defeated, leaving Lu Changsheng facing the advancing puppet alone.

• Xue Tian summoned the Blood Puppet and ordered it to kill Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng fought the puppet, but its strength, resilience, and Yin Sha blood qi forced him onto the defensive.
• The Blood Puppet used the Great Heaven Blood Palm and Blood Demon Sword, wounding Lu Changsheng.
• Yin Xue and Shen Yuening joined the battle, but the puppet knocked both of them away in one exchange.
• Xue Tian ordered the Blood Puppet to tear Lu Changsheng apart as it advanced on him.

Lu Changsheng fought Xue Tian’s Blood Puppet across the Gobi Desert and turned the battle around by deploying the Nine Heavens Thunder Array. After destroying the puppet, he left Xue Tian defeated and claimed the Earth-tier Martial Skill scroll.

• Lu Changsheng struggled against the Blood Puppet’s overwhelming strength and sheltered inside the Immeasurable Buddha Bell as it began to crack under the assault.
• After Xue Tian revealed that the puppet’s control center was hidden inside its indestructible body, Lu Changsheng deployed the Nine Heavens Thunder Array.
• Lu Changsheng bound the Blood Puppet with thunder chains, then overcame its Blood Demon Sky-Splitting Axe with the Myriad Thunder Sword and destroyed it.
• Yin Xue and Shen Yuening attacked the injured Xue Tian as he tried to flee, while Lu Changsheng demanded the Earth-tier Martial Skill.
• Xue Tian surrendered the ancient scroll from his storage ring and handed it to Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng discovered that the Thunder Emperor Canon was incomplete and learned that cultivating it required a rare Thunder Origin. Determined to rescue Gu Ruier from the Blood Sect, he mastered the Thousand Illusions Maze Array in three days and prepared to attack the sect during Xue Sha’s birthday banquet.

• Lu Changsheng received the Thunder Emperor Canon’s inheritance and learned it was an incomplete, quasi-Earth-tier martial skill that required a high-grade Thunder Origin to cultivate.
• Xue Tian revealed that his father, Blood Sect Master Xue Sha, had reached the Law Tribulation Realm Fourth Level and would celebrate his birthday in three days.
• Lu Changsheng rejected Yin Xue’s suggestion to wait until after the banquet and planned to use the gathering’s chaos to rescue Gu Ruier.
• Lu Changsheng decided to study the Thousand Illusions Maze Array, which could threaten powerful Law Tribulation Realm experts, and spent three days attempting to master it.
• Lu Changsheng successfully deployed the Thousand Illusions Maze Array and declared that he was coming for the Blood Sect.

Lu Changsheng completed the Thousand Illusions Maze Array and led Yin Xue and Shen Yuening to the Blood Sect to rescue Gu Ruier. At Xue Sha’s birthday banquet, they stormed the manor with a coffin, and Lu Changsheng demanded Gu Ruier’s release while threatening Xue Sha’s son.

• Lu Changsheng completed the Thousand Illusions Maze Array and said it could trap and kill even a fifth-level expert who entered without knowing how to counter it.
• Lu Changsheng, Yin Xue, and Shen Yuening set out for the Blood Sect with the captive Xue Tian, intending to give Xue Sha a coffin for his hundredth birthday.
• Lu Changsheng’s coffin crashed through the Blood Sect’s gate and landed before Xue Sha’s birthday stage.
• Lu Changsheng entered the manor with Yin Xue and Shen Yuening, carrying Xue Tian, and reminded Xue Sha of the events at Lion Tiger Ridge.
• Lu Changsheng killed a Half-step Pháp Kiếp Realm Blood Sect elder with one punch and demanded that Xue Sha hand over Gu Ruier.
• Lu Changsheng crushed Xue Tian’s right arm underfoot and threatened to crush his head unless Xue Sha released Rui'er.

Lu Changsheng rescued Gu Ruier from the Blood Sect, then killed Xue Tian despite Xue Sha’s demand to release him. Xue Sha’s grief triggered a battle across the Blood Sect’s plaza, where he badly wounded Lu Changsheng before Lu rose again and charged at him.

• Xue Sha ordered an elder to bring Gu Ruier out, and she escaped to Lu Changsheng after biting her guard and told him the Blood Sect had tortured her for Lingxiao Sect’s techniques.
• Lu Changsheng refused to release Xue Tian and stomped his head apart, driving Xue Sha into a rage.
• Xue Sha ordered the Blood Sect sealed off, while Lu Changsheng warned the visiting factions not to interfere and fought alongside Yin Xue and Shen Yuening.
• Xue Sha attacked Lu Changsheng with the Great Luo Blood Palm and Yellow Springs Blood Finger, overpowering his defenses and striking him into a crater.
• Lu Changsheng rose from the crater with his wound healing and charged at Xue Sha, declaring that his warm-up was over.

Lu Changsheng fought Xue Sha at the Blood Sect estate, but Xue Sha’s Yellow Springs Blood Spear shattered both of Lu Changsheng’s defenses and sent him crashing into a mountain. The battlefield was left believing Lu Changsheng was dead as Xue Sha claimed he had avenged Tian'er.

• Lu Changsheng and Xue Sha exchanged brutal blows, and Lu Changsheng’s Dragon Elephant Golden Body Art initially forced Xue Sha back.
• Lu Changsheng fused the Five Dragons Five Elephants into a Dragon Elephant Phantom and struck with a powerful punch, but Xue Sha blocked it with Yellow Springs Blood River.
• Xue Sha condensed a Yellow Springs Blood Spear and hurled it at Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng’s Immeasurable Buddha Bell and Dragon Elephant Golden Shield both shattered, and the spear struck him in the chest.
• Lu Changsheng crashed into a distant mountain, prompting Yin Xue and Shen Yuening to cry out as Xue Sha declared that he had avenged Tian'er.

Lu Changsheng survived Xue Sha’s Yellow Springs Blood Spear and revealed that he had secretly prepared a second Spirit Array. He trapped Xue Sha in the Thousand Illusions Maze Array and declared that Xue Sha would die that day.

• Lu Changsheng crawled out of the collapsed mountain ruins alive, gravely wounded but still determined to fight Xue Sha.
• Lu Changsheng activated the Great Flame Demon Array and summoned five Flame Demon Giants to attack Xue Sha.
• Xue Sha destroyed the Flame Demon Giants and broke out of the Great Flame Demon Array, believing Lu Changsheng was nearly defeated.
• Lu Changsheng revealed that the Great Flame Demon Array had been a smokescreen and activated the Thousand Illusions Maze Array around the Blood Sect residence.
• Xue Sha became trapped in the illusion array, unable to locate Lu Changsheng, who declared that Xue Sha would die.

Lu Changsheng trapped Xue Sha in the Thousand Illusions Maze Array and killed him, then halted the departing crowd to begin dealing with the Blood Sect and Gu Family. The Blood Sect and Gu Family members were left facing his judgment.

• Lu Changsheng activated the Thousand Illusions Maze Array, trapping Xue Sha and weakening his senses.
• Lu Changsheng struck Xue Sha with an array-formed sword, severing his right arm.
• Lu Changsheng summoned dozens of illusory beasts that overwhelmed Xue Sha and destroyed him.
• Lu Changsheng withdrew the array, leaving the gathered factions horrified by Xue Sha’s death.
• Lu Changsheng allowed unrelated bystanders to leave but ordered the Blood Sect and Gu Family members to stay.

Lu Changsheng destroyed the Blood Sect and Gu Family, then led Yin Xue, Shen Yuening, and Gu Ruier into the Blood Sect’s treasure vault to recover and claim its riches. As the women began secluded cultivation, he discovered a Myriad Beasts Blood Pool and plunged into it to strengthen his Dragon Elephant Golden Body.

• Lu Changsheng activated the Great Flame Demon Array and Nine Heavens Thunder Array, slaughtering the remaining Blood Sect members and Gu Family, including Elder Gu Qian.
• Lu Changsheng and the three women used Saint Spirit Liquid to heal their injuries and restore their spiritual power.
• The four found the Blood Sect’s hidden treasure vault and collected its spirit stones, medicines, weapons, and materials.
• Yin Xue found a Ten Thousand Year Ice Soul Pearl, Gu Ruier discovered a Minor Heavenly Stars Array diagram, and Shen Yuening obtained a fourth-grade Calamity Breaking Pill.
• Yin Xue and Shen Yuening began secluded cultivation to pursue breakthroughs, while Gu Ruier studied her array diagram and Lu Changsheng searched deeper into the vault.
• Lu Changsheng discovered the Myriad Beasts Blood Pool and leapt into its violent waters to cultivate his Dragon Elephant Golden Body.

Lu Changsheng emerged from seven days of cultivation in the Myriad Beasts Blood Pool at the Law Tribulation Realm Third Level, while Yin Xue and Shen Yuening also advanced and Gu Ruier improved her array skills. After the group returned to Yanjing City to investigate Su Kou, they found the gravely wounded Li He and hurried to take him to their inn for treatment.

• Lu Changsheng endured the blood pool’s violent energies and baleful power, then broke through into the Law Tribulation Realm Third Level after seven days inside a blood cocoon.
• Lu Changsheng congratulated Yin Xue and Shen Yuening on reaching the Law Tribulation Realm, and Gu Ruier announced she had become a second-grade advanced Spirit Array Master.
• Lu Changsheng and the others decided to return to Yanjing City to gather information about Su Kou, then left the Blood Sect’s ruined grounds after emptying its treasure vault.
• In Yanjing City, Shen Yuening noticed a commotion, and the group found Lingxiao Sect disciple Li He gravely wounded in the street.
• Lu Changsheng carried the unconscious Li He back to the inn so the group could treat his injuries.

Lu Changsheng used the Saint Spirit Liquid to save Li He, who revealed that Su Kou and Zhou Li had badly wounded him and were pursuing Jiang Yingying and Jiang Qingqing. Lu Changsheng and Gu Ruier headed for the Miasma Mountain Range, where the twins were cornered by their pursuers.

• Lu Changsheng gave Li He all six remaining drops of Saint Spirit Liquid, and Li He’s wounds healed enough for him to wake.
• Li He identified Su Kou as his attacker and said Jiang Yingying and Jiang Qingqing had fled toward the Miasma Mountain Range.
• Li He warned that Su Kou had an accomplice, Zhou Li, and that both men were likely at the Law Tribulation Realm Sixth Level.
• Lu Changsheng left with Gu Ruier, accepting her help as a Spirit Array Master, while Yin Xue and Shen Yuening stayed to care for Li He.
• Su Kou and Zhou Li searched the mountain range for Jiang Yingying and Jiang Qingqing, who were hiding nearby with serious injuries.
• Su Kou and Zhou Li found the sisters beside a cave, and Zhou Li threatened them as they stood trapped.

Lu Changsheng and Gu Ruier arrived just as Zhou Li was about to assault Jiang Yingying and Jiang Qingqing, then turned the rescue into a battle against Zhou Li and Su Kou. Gu Ruier trapped Zhou Li in her Minor Heavenly Stars Array while Lu Changsheng fought Su Kou, and their clash remained unresolved.

• Jiang Yingying and Jiang Qingqing tried to kill themselves, but Zhou Li shattered their swords before Lu Changsheng struck him from behind and interrupted him.
• Lu Changsheng rescued the sisters and confronted Su Kou, while Gu Ruier challenged Zhou Li.
• Gu Ruier activated the Minor Heavenly Stars Array, trapping Zhou Li and bombarding him with star-like meteorites.
• Lu Changsheng charged Su Kou, whose Thirteen Life-Taking Swords clashed against Lu Changsheng's golden fists and martial techniques.
• Lu Changsheng and Su Kou exchanged a fierce series of attacks, with neither gaining a decisive advantage.

Lu Changsheng fought Su Kou through the first eleven swords of the Thirteen Life-Taking Swords, enduring their attacks but suffering injuries as both fighters were hurt. Su Kou then unleashed his ultimate Thirteenth Sword, Asura Seeks the Dao, and its colossal strike descended toward Lu Changsheng.

• Lu Changsheng matched Su Kou's swordsmanship with his Dragon Elephant Golden Body and varied martial arts, holding his ground against Su Kou's first ten swords.
• Lu Changsheng shattered Su Kou's tenth sword, though the clash left both men battered and exhausted.
• Su Kou's eleventh sword, Tai Chi Yin Yang, collided with Lu Changsheng's Arhat Subduing Demons Fist, injuring and throwing both fighters back.
• Zhou Li called to Su Kou for help while struggling inside Gu Ruier's Minor Heavenly Stars Array, and Su Kou decided to end the fight quickly.
• Su Kou gathered the surrounding Sword Qi and killing intent to summon a towering Asura Colossus and unleash the Thirteenth Sword, Asura Seeks the Dao, at Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng unleashed the power of Six Dragons Six Elephants and defeated Su Kou in a clash of ultimate techniques. After learning Su Kou had slaughtered Lingxiao Sect disciples, Lu Changsheng tortured him briefly, killed him, and took his head as proof and an offering to the dead.

• Su Kou's Asura greatsword clashed with Lu Changsheng's Dragon Elephant Sky-Splitting Wheel, leaving the two techniques deadlocked.
• Lu Changsheng awakened Six Dragons Six Elephants and spun his wheel to break Su Kou's greatsword and destroy his Asura Dharma Idol.
• The backlash sent Su Kou crashing into a crater, while Jiang Yingying and Jiang Qingqing watched in shock and Zhou Li feared for his life.
• Lu Changsheng crushed Su Kou's arm and kicked him into a boulder, avenging the Lingxiao Sect disciples Su Kou had killed.
• Lu Changsheng beheaded Su Kou and took his head as proof for the sect and an offering to the dead disciples.