Chapter Summaries

Li Changsheng entered the secret realm, killed demons, and gathered spiritual medicines before discovering Azure Origin Fruits, a main ingredient for Foundation Establishment Pills. Meanwhile, Chilong Li Huo entered the realm to kill human martial artists, leaving Li Changsheng unaware of the danger.

• Li Changsheng entered the secret realm and split off from the other martial artists to explore a forest.
• Li Changsheng killed a peak Level 5 Minor Demon Snake and collected its hundred-year Demon Snake Fruits.
• Outside the secret realm, Jiang Feng worried that Jiang Qingyun might encounter Chilong Li Huo, who had entered the realm.
• Chilong Li Huo killed a Viscera Realm martial artist and headed deeper into the forest to hunt humans.
• Li Changsheng gathered spiritual medicines and discovered several Azure Origin Fruits.

Li Changsheng collected Azure Origin Fruits and killed Zuo An and Qu Xi, two Qi Refining Realm martial artists, inside the secret realm. After finding and taking three two-hundred-year-old Vermilion Fruits, he encountered a bloodied Qi Refining Realm martial artist calling for help.

• Li Changsheng killed a green snake demon guarding an Azure Origin Fruit tree and collected its fruits.
• Zuo An ordered Qu Xi to kill Li Changsheng, but Li Changsheng killed Qu Xi and then caught and killed Zuo An as he fled.
• Li Changsheng found a Level 5 Minor Demon Pig Demon guarding Vermilion Fruits, killed it, and took the three fruits.
• A bloodied Qi Refining Realm martial artist appeared and called to Li Changsheng for help.

Li Changsheng fled from Chi Dragon Li Huo, using Demon Luring Incense and a desperate leap into a volcano to escape being killed. He survived in the magma and hid in a volcanic passage, where he resolved to cultivate until he reached the Blood Changing Realm.

• Chi Dragon Li Huo crushed a Qi Refining Realm martial artist and pursued Li Changsheng, who recognized he could not defeat the Great Demon.
• Li Changsheng lit Demon Luring Incense to draw lesser demons into Li Huo’s path, then endured a Blood Thorn attack and used its impact to speed toward a volcano.
• Li Huo caught Li Changsheng at the crater and shattered both his arms with a punch, sending him tumbling into the magma.
• Li Changsheng survived the magma through his dragon skin and Healing Dao Fruit, reached a volcanic passage, and recovered over several hours.
• Li Changsheng stayed inside the volcano and began cultivating with Flawless-grade Tiger Flood Dragon Tendon Secret Medicines, intending to leave after reaching the Blood Changing Realm.

Li Changsheng used a Vermilion Fruit to reach the Perfection Realm of Dragon Tendons, then consumed another to break through to the First Revolution of Blood Changing. After killing an Ape Great Demon, he decided to search deeper into the secret realm for more demons and spiritual herbs.

• Li Changsheng swallowed a century-old Vermilion Fruit and used its energy to reach the Perfection Realm of Dragon Tendons within two days.
• Li Changsheng cultivated the Blazing Sun Blood Refining Fist with another Vermilion Fruit and entered the First Revolution of Blood Changing.
• Li Changsheng left the volcanic crater and continued searching the secret realm for spiritual herbs and Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients.
• Li Changsheng killed an Ape Great Demon with the True Dragon Combat Technique, raising his Demon Slaying Dao Fruit experience from five to ten percent.
• Li Changsheng decided to search deeper into the secret realm for Great Demons to level up his Demon Slaying Dao Fruit.

Li Changsheng hunted Great Demons in the secret realm to improve his Dao Fruits and grew stronger, eventually killing six Shapeshifted Great Demons from outside. He found a Storage Artifact among their corpses, while his Demon Slaying Dao Fruit stood one kill away from leveling up.

• Li Changsheng lured a bear demon from its cave and fought it repeatedly until his Healing Dao Fruit reached level 6, then killed and roasted it.
• Li Changsheng ate Great Demon flesh over the following days, raising his Vajra Dao Fruit to level 6 and nearing the Blood Changing Second Turn.
• Li Changsheng killed eleven more Great Demons, leaving his Demon Slaying Dao Fruit one kill short of level 7.
• Li Changsheng encountered six Shapeshifted Great Demons, killed all of them within a dozen breaths, and found a Storage Artifact on one of their corpses.

Li Changsheng absorbed a Storage Artifact to expand his Dao Fruit Space, then raised his Demon Slaying and Medicine Refining Dao Fruits and greatly improved his combat abilities. Meanwhile, Jiang Qingyun advanced to her third Viscera Realm transformation, but fled after Chi Dragon Li Huo killed her uncle and pursued her.

• Li Changsheng absorbed the spatial substance in a great demon's Storage Artifact, raising his Space Dao Fruit to level 4 and expanding his Dao Fruit Space to one hundred cubic meters.
• Li Changsheng killed an ox demon, raised his Demon Slaying Dao Fruit to level 7, perfected the Blazing Sun Blood Refining Fist and True Dragon Combat Technique, and advanced to the third Blood Changing transformation.
• Li Changsheng cultivated alchemy during the enlightenment state and raised his Medicine Refining Dao Fruit to level 5.
• Jiang Qingyun used Thousand Year Stone Milk to complete her third Viscera Realm transformation and hurried toward her family's distress signal.
• Chi Dragon Li Huo crushed Jiang Tai'an's head, and Jiang Qingyun used a Gale Talisman to flee as he chased her.

Li Changsheng intercepted Li Huo, the chilong, while it pursued Jiang Qingyun and fought it despite being badly outmatched. After Li Huo used Chilong Transformation, Li Changsheng concealed his healing ability until he could recover and gain the upper hand, leaving Li Huo unable to escape.

• Jiang Qingyun fled from Li Huo, but Li Changsheng arrived and crushed the Blood Thorn aimed at her.
• Li Changsheng told Jiang Qingyun to leave and attacked Li Huo, blocking the chilong's Chilong Claw with the True Dragon Combat Technique.
• Li Changsheng and Li Huo fought fiercely, while Li Changsheng suppressed his Healing Dao Fruit to conceal his ability to recover.
• Li Huo activated Chilong Transformation and blasted Li Changsheng away, but Li Changsheng swallowed century-old spiritual herbs and refined them with the Vajra Dao Fruit.
• Li Changsheng restored his wounds with the Healing Dao Fruit, recovered while Li Huo weakened, and left the chilong unable to flee.

Li Changsheng killed the Chi Dragon Li Huo after discovering the demon had faked his death, then searched his Storage Artifacts and absorbed their spatial matter to upgrade the Space Dao Fruit. The Space Dao Fruit reached level 6, expanding his Dao Fruit Space to one thousand cubic meters.

• Li Changsheng battered the Chi Dragon Li Huo until he appeared dead, then struck again when the Demon Slaying Dao Fruit gained no experience and killed him for good.
• Li Changsheng collected four Storage Artifacts and stored Li Huo's corpse in his Dao Fruit Space before recovering from the battle.
• Jiang Qingyun warned Li Changsheng that Li Huo was the young master of the Chilong Demon Cave and urged him to conceal the killing, then left to take Twelfth Uncle's remains for burial.
• Li Changsheng inspected Li Huo's Storage Artifacts, found spirit herbs, Vermilion Fruits, manuals, weapons, and Secret Medicines, and transferred the herbs to his Dao Fruit Space.
• Li Changsheng absorbed the spatial matter from the Storage Artifacts, raising the Space Dao Fruit to level 6 and expanding the Dao Fruit Space to one thousand cubic meters.

After surviving the secret realm, Li Changsheng bought the True Blood Secret Medicine formula and rapidly advanced his Blood Changing cultivation. The secret realm passed into the Baiyue Sect’s hands for joint development, while Li Changsheng focused on reaching Nine Revolutions and entering the Viscera Realm.

• Li Changsheng left the secret realm with spiritual herbs as Chi Dragon Li Huo’s absence sparked a clash between Chilong Demon Cave and Baiye City.
• Li Changsheng handed spiritual herbs to the Jiang Family, bought the True Blood Secret Medicine formula and missing ingredients, then refined flawless-grade medicine.
• Li Changsheng used the medicine and the Blazing Sun Blood Refining Fist to advance to Four Revolutions of Blood Changing.
• The Jiang Family’s alchemist successfully refined three low-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, which Jiang Feng ordered distributed to deserving clansmen.
• After two months of seclusion, Li Changsheng emerged at Seven Revolutions of Blood Changing and learned that the Baiyue Sect had claimed the secret realm before agreeing to develop it jointly with other powers.

After the Great Qi emperor was assassinated, the Ninth Prince took the throne and Wang He returned to the Thirteenth Prince’s weakened faction. Li Changsheng learned more about the vast power of Qingyuan Sect and became even more interested in joining it, then asked Jiang Qingyun about obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill formula.

• Jiang Qingyun told Li Changsheng that a Demon King had assassinated the emperor during a grand sacrifice, three princes had died, and the Ninth Prince had taken the throne.
• Li Changsheng met Qin Xun, who decided to join Baiyue Sect because the woman he loved planned to join it too.
• Baiyue Sect recruited disciples in Baiye City, and Qin Xun successfully became an outer disciple.
• Jiang Qingyun told Li Changsheng that she planned to remain with the Jiang Family until she could try to enter Qingyuan Sect after reaching the Qi Refining Realm.
• Jiang Qingyun described Qingyuan Sect as one of the Three Great Upper Sects, with vast territory and resources, and explained why joining it was difficult.
• Li Changsheng asked Jiang Qingyun whether she could obtain the formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Li Changsheng traded Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients for the Jiang Family’s pill formula and alchemy manuals, then studied how to refine pills without magical power. After ten days, his Medicine Refining Dao Fruit reached Level 6 and gave him extensive alchemy knowledge.

• Li Changsheng asked Jiang Qingyun to trade a Foundation Establishment Pill formula and alchemy manuals for a set of pill ingredients, and Jiang Qingyun agreed to seek her grandfather’s approval.
• Jiang Feng approved the deal, and Jiang Qingyun exchanged the formula and manuals, including a Viscera Pill formula, for Li Changsheng’s ingredients.
• Li Changsheng studied the manuals and learned that Physical Body Realm martial artists could use finely controlled vitality in place of magical power to refine pills.
• Li Changsheng managed to divide his vitality into only three Silks of Vitality, far short of the 365 required to form a Hand of Vitality.
• After ten days of studying and practicing, Li Changsheng raised his Medicine Refining Dao Fruit from Level 5 to Level 6 and gained extensive alchemy knowledge.

Li Changsheng used his level 6 Medicine Refining Dao Fruit to rapidly master Silk of Vitality and learn to refine Viscera Pills. He perfected the pills while nearing the ninth revolution of Blood Changing, preparing to break through to the Viscera Realm.

• Li Changsheng mastered 365 strands of Silk of Vitality, formed a Hand of Vitality, and advanced to the eighth revolution of Blood Changing.
• Li Changsheng gathered the remaining herbs for the Viscera Pill formula and obtained Zhao Huaxiang’s approval to use the Demon Suppression Division’s earthfire alchemy chamber.
• Li Changsheng activated the chamber’s earthfire with Spirit Sand and began refining Viscera Pills, gaining experience even when his first attempt failed.
• Li Changsheng progressed from low-grade to mid-grade and high-grade Viscera Pills, then refined his first flawless-grade pill.
• Li Changsheng learned to produce flawless-grade Viscera Pills consistently as his cultivation neared the ninth revolution of Blood Changing.

Li Yan and Meiliu Great Demon turned Baiye City into a Demon Domain to conceal their effort to free Qiu Shan Demon King. As demons attacked and the city’s residents struggled to escape, Bai Ting ordered the Bai Family to flee.

• Li Yan learned that his son Li Huo had died and blamed Baiye City, but Meiliu Great Demon persuaded him to prioritize rescuing Qiu Shan Demon King, who was sealed beneath the city.
• Meiliu Great Demon gave Li Yan a Demon Domain Seed, and they agreed to sacrifice lives to transform Baiye City and suppress the formation sealing Qiu Shan Demon King.
• After emerging from seclusion, Li Changsheng sensed hundreds of demons in Baiye City, then watched them reveal themselves and trigger a spreading gray mist that enveloped the city.
• Jiang Feng recognized the gray mist as a Demon Domain and called the Jiang Family together as the city’s factions panicked and sought escape.
• Bai Ting realized the Demon Race was targeting the sealed Demon King and ordered the Bai Family to flee Baiye City.

Li Changsheng escaped Baiye City by using the Demonic Transformation Art to navigate the demon domain, then headed for Qingshan City to break through to the Qi Refining Realm and join the Qingyuan Sect. Meanwhile, the Qiu Shan Demon King was freed, escaped a Dharma Aspect Realm attack, and Baiye City was left in ruins.

• Li Changsheng fled Baiye City with the escaping martial artists, but found himself lost in the surrounding demon domain.
• Li Changsheng transformed into an ape demon, used his improved senses to find his way through the gray mist, and escaped the demon domain.
• Li Yan ordered the demons to sacrifice Baiye City's people, strengthening the demon domain while the Baiyue Sect withdrew rather than entering it.
• Six days later, the Qiu Shan Demon King broke free, but the Meiliu Great Demon and Li Yan used a secret treasure to carry him beyond a giant hand's attack.
• The giant hand crushed the other great demons and reduced Baiye City to ruins as Li Changsheng traveled toward Qingshan City and the Qingyuan Sect.

Li Changsheng joined the Zhang Family Merchant Team on the way to Huangliang City and killed Red Wolf Boss when the bandits attacked. He arrived in Huangliang City with Zhang Qian and agreed to help the Zhang Family while he planned his route to Qingyuan Sect.

• Li Changsheng joined the Zhang Family Merchant Team after losing his way and learned that Zhang Qian was its person in charge.
• At Langdu Mountain, Third Boss demanded one hundred thousand taels and ordered the bandits to capture Zhang Qian.
• Red Wolf Boss attacked Elder Huang, but Li Changsheng blocked his punch and killed him with a single strike.
• Zhang Qian thanked Li Changsheng and urged the merchant team to hurry back to Huangliang City.
• Li Changsheng agreed to help Zhang Qian's family while staying in Huangliang City to buy a map and plan his journey to Qingyuan Sect.

Zhang Qian learned that Chen Family Village wanted the Zhang Family’s Qingyuan Treasure Token and that her dying grandfather planned to give it to Li Changsheng so he could take her to Qingyuan Sect. Li Changsheng accepted, and two days after the patriarch died, they left Huangliang City for the sect, where Chen Family Village ambushed them.

• Elder Huang told Zhang Ziying how Li Changsheng had rescued them from Langdu Mountain Stronghold.
• Zhang Ziying explained that Chen Family Village was targeting the Qingyuan Treasure Token, which could help someone join Qingyuan Sect.
• Zhang Ziying proposed giving the token to Li Changsheng so he could join Qingyuan Sect and arrange for Zhang Qian to enter as a menial disciple.
• Zhang Ziying gave Li Changsheng the token and family valuables, ordered the Zhang Family disbanded, and died after Li Changsheng agreed to help.
• Zhang Qian held her grandfather’s funeral, and two days later she and Li Changsheng rode toward Qingyuan Sect.
• Three Qi Refining Realm martial artists from Chen Family Village and their followers blocked Li Changsheng and Zhang Qian on the road.

Li Changsheng killed the Chen Family Village martial artists who had pursued Zhang Qian, then traveled with her to Qingshan City near the Qingyuan Sect. He planned to learn more before joining the sect and wondered whether his master, Xu He, was in the city or already inside the sect.

• Li Changsheng defeated and killed the Chen Family Village martial artists who ambushed his group, then asked Zhang Qian to lead him to their village.
• Li Changsheng slaughtered Chen Family Village’s Qi Refining Realm martial artists, killed Chen Long and Chen Bin, and took a small Storage Artifact and other valuables while sparing ordinary villagers.
• Li Changsheng told Zhang Qian that the threat was resolved, and they set off for the Qingyuan Sect.
• After facing bandits and minor demons on the journey, Li Changsheng and Zhang Qian arrived in Qingshan City two days later.
• Li Changsheng and Zhang Qian checked into an inn so he could learn about the area and find out whether his master, Xu He, was in the city or at the Qingyuan Sect.

Li Changsheng visited Qingyuan Sect’s Qingshan City outpost to use his Qingyuan Treasure Token and take the sect assessment. After presenting Xu Zixi’s token, he persuaded Steward Liu to arrange the assessment promptly, and learned that Baiye City had been destroyed after demons overran it.

• Li Changsheng learned that Qingyuan Sect controlled the surrounding mountain range and that outsiders faced difficulty joining the sect.
• Li Changsheng went to Qingyuan Sect’s Qingshan City outpost and presented his Qingyuan Treasure Token to Steward Liu.
• Steward Liu verified the token and told Li Changsheng to wait for an assessment to be arranged.
• Li Changsheng presented Xu Zixi’s token and explained that he was her master’s daughter’s student from Baiye City.
• Steward Liu told Li Changsheng that Baiye City had been erased after a Demon King escaped its seal and demons overran the city.
• Steward Liu became more courteous and reported Li Changsheng’s case to the sect, arranging his assessment immediately.

Li Changsheng arrived at the Qingyuan Sect’s assessment grounds, where he learned the three parts of the sect’s entrance assessment. His Talent Test revealed exceptional physical talent, and he began the Comprehension Assessment by cultivating Heaven Tablet Hand.

• Xu Zixi learned that Li Changsheng had arrived at the Qingyuan Sect with a Qingyuan Treasure Token, then told her brother Xu He the news.
• Xu He wanted to visit Li Changsheng, but Xu Zixi persuaded him to wait until Li Changsheng passed the assessments.
• Steward Liu explained that the Qingyuan Sect assessments comprised talent, comprehension, and combat tests, and brought Li Changsheng to Ziya Mountain.
• Li Changsheng’s Talent Test found upper-upper-grade physical talent, upper-middle-grade Qi Refining Talent, and no Spirit Refining Talent.
• Li Changsheng began the Comprehension Assessment by cultivating the Tendon Refining Martial Art Heaven Tablet Hand.

Li Changsheng passed Qingyuan Sect’s martial arts and combat assessments, clearing the fifth floor of the Small Qingyuan Tower and securing inner sect disciple status. After registering and receiving his supplies, he chose Lieyang Peak at Xu Zixi’s suggestion and went there with her.

• Li Changsheng reached the beginner level in Heaven Tablet Hand in half an hour and earned the steward’s praise for his superior comprehension.
• Li Changsheng defeated the demons on the first five floors of the Small Qingyuan Tower, including the Black Panther Demon, then stopped rather than reveal more of his strength.
• The steward reported Li Changsheng’s result and confirmed that he was guaranteed to become an inner sect disciple.
• Li Changsheng registered, collected his inner sect supplies, and learned he could not join Golden Light Peak before becoming a core disciple.
• Xu Zixi arrived, advised Li Changsheng to choose Lieyang Peak, and personally led him there.