Chapter Summaries

Mirage used her evolved powers and Illusion Profound Truth to overwhelm Flame Blade Princess in the dojo. Flame Blade Princess was pulled from the illusion by a familiar figure, though she still struggled to distinguish reality from deception.

• Flame Blade Princess demanded that Mirage reveal her true form, but Mirage parried her sword attacks while remaining in human guise.
• Bai Pu explained that Mirage had advanced to an Enhanced Leader after absorbing Red Emperor True Blood, gaining Level 8 Combat Expertise and a Level 7 Illusion Profound Truth skill.
• Flame Blade Princess unleashed Flame Stream, and Mirage answered with Mirage, making the arena appear to be the Red Flame Hall at Flame Mountain.
• Flame Blade Princess's attacks failed to dispel the illusion, and she believed the Red Emperor had returned and that her rescue had been a dream.
• A familiar figure pulled Flame Blade Princess out of the illusion, leaving her staring at the dojo and unsure what was real.

Flame Blade Princess wondered why Mirage had overwhelmed her in battle, while Bai Pu brought Mirage to Zhu Que and exchanged relics recovered from the Red Emperor’s lair for Spirit Realm gold. Bai Pu then opened Merit Exchange and spent merit on rare treasures from the Heart Demon World.

• Flame Blade Princess realized Bai Pu had rescued her and wondered whether Mirage’s strength had grown because she served under Demon Tamer Steel Heart.
• Bai Pu made Mirage apologize to Zhu Que, then had her present the human relics she had found in the Red Emperor’s lair.
• Zhu Qiong appraised the relics and traded Bai Pu 10 Gold Bars and 20 Gold Bars for them.
• Bai Pu activated Merit Exchange and saw that killing the Red Emperor had fixed his Ash Sea reputation at Worshipped.
• Bai Pu used his 24,000 merit points to exchange for several unique treasures, including a Penglai Jade Branch and a Vermillion Bird Flame Jade.

Bai Pu exchanged Merit Points for rare treasures and Mixed Metal Dice, then used the dice while opening Red Emperor's treasure chest to reveal two valuable materials that required expert identification. After boosting his Health Points and Fire Resistance, he called everyone to a meeting in his Mind Image Space.

• Bai Pu exchanged Merit Points for Penglai Jade Branches, Vermillion Bird Flame Jades, Mixed Metal Dice, a Spirit Seeking Pearl, and rare food and sake.
• Bai Pu opened Red Emperor's Dark Gold Treasure Chest, eliminated low-value cards, and drew a Seven Fiends Boom Fist Skill Book and a Demon Bloodstone.
• Bai Pu used a Mixed Metal Dice to redraw the treasure chest cards and selected a Flame Soul-Nurturing Stone and a Demon Bloodstone.
• Bai Pu considered asking Chi Li to identify the materials and used a Penglai Jade Branch and Vermillion Bird Flame Jade to increase his maximum Health Points and Fire Resistance.
• Bai Pu entered the Chat Group in his Mind Image Space and called everyone to a meeting.

Bai Pu gathered Qin, Mirage, and Bonnie in his Mind Image Space and explained the rules governing his servants and Source Blood Apostles. Bonnie resolved to become an apostle so she could bring her father into the organization, while Qin prepared to recruit Christina and explore other worlds.

• Qin explained the World Mystery to Bonnie, who learned that her missing master had gone to another world and asked whether she could tell her father.
• Qin told Bonnie that Source Blood Apostles could develop Pure Blood Servants, but their worlds had a limit of five servants and new recruits required Master's approval.
• Bai Pu said he would temporarily let Source Blood Apostles recruit directly and told Bonnie to change her world's destiny, uncover its deepest secrets, and make the world sing his name to qualify as an apostle.
• Qin asked to bring Christina into the organization, and Bai Pu approved her recruitment without requiring further permission.
• Qin urged Bonnie and Mirage to explore their worlds and seek Origin Blood, while Bai Pu promised he could descend if they encountered a powerful enemy.
• Qin asked whether Bai Pu would still be able to enter intermediate Spirit Realms after advancing to a High-Level Awakened in a Profession Plane.

Bai Pu decided to challenge the Profession Plane after concluding that mid-level Spirit Realms no longer improved his strength much, and he arranged for Blood Spider to prepare for her own advancement. Meanwhile, Qin became Bai Pu’s Level 6 follower after discovering she could not exploit her World Beacon status to enter the advanced region, and Bai Pu continued studying the Steadfast Heart Potion formula.

• Bai Pu told Blood Spider he planned to challenge the Profession Plane, and she decided to prepare to advance as well.
• Bai Pu advised Blood Spider to pursue her Profound Truth breakthrough in Heart Demon: Great Desolate River and seek help from Mirage, Dongbo Cheng Zhi, or Zhu Que.
• Bai Pu returned to reality and resumed cultivating at the Giant Fern Mountain Plains, where the Steadfast Heart Potion formula had reached 99% comprehension.
• Qin explained that her World Beacon status could not cross the boundaries between regions, so she became Bai Pu’s Level 6 follower and could travel to Spirit Realm Planes using tickets.
• Bai Pu began using his Daoist Alchemist profession’s passive ability to try to comprehend the potion formula fully.

Bai Pu replaced ingredients in the Steadfast Heart formula to create the enemy-weakening Vulnerable Soul Potion and advanced his Daoist Alchemist profession. After strange red snow began falling in the real world, he received a conscription order requiring him to choose whether to enter a Profession Plane.

• Bai Pu used his Daoist Alchemist insight to create a new formula, brewed the Vulnerable Soul Potion, and reached Level 4 in his secondary profession.
• Bai Pu chose Potent Effect as his profession enhancement and named his new potion the Vulnerable Soul Potion.
• Li Ling alerted Bai Pu to strange red snow, and Bai Pu and Qin went to the God Strategy Army branch in Xi City to see it.
• Bai Pu learned that the red snow might signal another Spirit Realm War-related change and received an order to join a Profession Plane or become permanently barred from Spirit Realm Planes.
• Bai Pu asked what preparation time and Advancement Guidance the conscription offered, and the Spirit Realm Will explained that it would quantify the compatibility of his collected Class Energy cultivation methods.

Bai Pu accepted a summons to the Profession Plane and used his Spirit Energy Points and enhancement materials to strengthen his Dark Gold Tower Shield. He raised Demon Spider Queen's Vigil to +7, unlocking Protect Master, and prepared for the survival-focused battles he expected in the High-Level Spirit Realm.

• Bai Pu accepted the Spirit Realm Will's summons and received a twenty-four-hour countdown to enter the Profession Plane.
• Li Ling gave Bai Pu the Blue Equipment and enhancement materials she had acquired, though she could not find A-Grade Enhancement Cards or Golden Enhancement Crystals for sale.
• Bai Pu returned from Flesh Plague: World of Aberrations and used his resources to enhance Demon Spider Queen's Vigil from +4 to +7.
• Bai Pu unlocked the shield's +7 Protect Master effect, which spread armor plates across his equipment during Demon Power Liberation.
• Bai Pu decided to prioritize defense because he expected High-Level Spirit Realm combat to involve powerful natives and prolonged battles.

Bai Pu enhanced several pieces of equipment, improving his endurance, venom burst, and crowd-control abilities. After learning the Conscription Order did not apply during Spirit Realm exploration, he chose to enter the Profession Plane challenge and was teleported away.

• Bai Pu enhanced the Iron Wall Knee Pads to +9, reducing energy consumption and damage to his legs.
• Bai Pu enhanced Manticore's Thorn to +7, gaining Toxicity Burst, which converted accumulated venom damage into an immediate attack.
• Bai Pu enhanced the Steam-Powered Bionic Gauntlets to +4, giving their powered punch a knockback and airborne effect.
• Li Ling told Bai Pu that Conscription Orders targeted Awakened who had comprehended a Mystery and passed 50% of Level 6 experience, and that orders were issued after Spirit Realm exploration.
• Bai Pu decided not to wait for Blood Spider and accepted the Profession Plane challenge.
• Bai Pu teleported to the matched Plane World.

Bai Pu entered the Battle Demon: Battle Academy Profession Plane trial and received special guidance to help him choose a Battle Qi cultivation method. He set his sights on Gadgetzan Warrior Academy, then considered finding a way in without enrolling as a student.

• Bai Pu recognized the wanted criminal Tian Lang, Xi Lou, Hao Tian, and the formidable Mount Tai Sect among the Awakened gathered for the trial.
• Bai Pu entered Battle Demon: Battle Academy on the Eastern Plains and adapted to the world’s heavier, more resistant environment.
• The Spirit Realm Will gave Bai Pu an Orb of Inspiration and Advancement Guidance, which would reveal cultivation methods’ rarity and compatibility.
• Bai Pu decided to seek out Gadgetzan Warrior Academy for its many Battle Qi methods, but wondered how he could gain access without becoming a student.

Bai Pu sought work at Gadgetzan Warrior Academy and accepted a dangerous cleaner’s test: clearing Silver Clover Pasture of grass sprites. After encountering powerful students and exchange visitors from Lorich Magic Academy, he reached the enormous, disrupted pasture in Mist Forest.

• Bai Pu failed to secure a librarian or alchemy-related job from Mr. Aflei and agreed to prove himself by cleaning Silver Clover Pasture.
• The Spirit Realm assigned Bai Pu Main Quest 1, requiring him to obtain long-term residency at one of the two academies within ten days, and warned him that the grass sprites might return.
• Bai Pu saw that Gadgetzan Warrior Academy’s students had formidable combat power and learned about its War God Peak and the academies’ exchange program.
• Bai Pu watched Lorich Magic Academy’s mage instructor and two young magic warriors enter Gadgetzan Warrior Academy.
• Bai Pu entered the frigid Mist Forest and found Silver Clover Pasture, whose many plots were far too large for one person to clean quickly.

Bai Pu found a group of Flower Fairies restoring the Silver Clover when Grass Sprites attacked them. As the Flower Fairies’ defense began to fail, Bai Pu intervened and struck the Grass Sprite Leader, who retaliated by throwing his axe at him.

• Bai Pu discovered Flower Fairies tending the fallen Silver Clover and identified their leader.
• A group of armed Grass Sprites arrived and attacked the Flower Fairies despite their leader’s attempt to negotiate.
• The Flower Fairies used Drunken Flower Mist to shield themselves, but the Grass Sprites were immune to its hypnotic effect and pressed their attack.
• Bai Pu threw his shield at the Grass Sprite Leader, blasting nearby Grass Sprites away.
• The Grass Sprite Leader threw his axe at Bai Pu, who dodged as the axe cut through the tree behind him.

Bai Pu defeated the Grass Sprite Leader, discovered it belonged to a summoner, and fought off two summoned beasts before confronting the hidden summoner. The summoner interrupted a powerful invocation when Bai Pu attacked, but their summoned beast escaped his control.

• Bai Pu overwhelmed the Grass Sprite Leader and forced it to surrender, but the leader tried to stab him under the influence of its Master-Servant Contract imprint.
• Bai Pu realized the Grass Sprite Leader belonged to a summoner and blocked an ambush by the Blast Flame Wolf.
• The summoner sent the Wind Pouch Beast and Blast Flame Wolf to attack together, and Bai Pu’s Mountain Shattering Mystery sent both creatures back to their summoning space.
• Bai Pu tracked the summoner’s voice to a tree and interrupted the chant summoning the Death God Warrior.
• Bai Pu caught the hidden figure with Lasso Strike, but High-Level Mage Ortiz’s Natal Summoned Beast used Rabbit Escape to break free.

Bai Pu fought Summoner Ortiz at Silver Clover Pasture while exchange students Ryan and Amaril watched and discussed Ortiz’s stolen relic. Ortiz invoked the Violet Flame Phoenix Feather to summon a phantom of Demon God Salagar, leaving Bai Pu facing the descending threat.

• Ryan and Amaril watched Bai Pu battle Ortiz and identified Ortiz as the target they had been seeking for stealing an Ancient Relic.
• Bai Pu used his sword techniques to break Ortiz’s Magic Shield and drive him back, but Ortiz’s Three-tailed Manul charged and surrounded him with phantom forms.
• Ortiz raised the Violet Flame Phoenix Feather and warned Bai Pu that he would summon Salagar’s phantom.
• Bai Pu shattered the Three-tailed Manul’s phantoms, injured its main body, and pressed his attack on Ortiz.
• Ortiz began the God Descent Ritual, and a huge violet fire phoenix phantom flew from the feather.

Ryan and Amaril intervened to capture Ortiz after Bai Pu had weakened him, while Bai Pu secured the Flower Fairies’ help and evolved the Grass Sprite Leader into his servant. The chapter ended with Bai Pu challenging Ryan and Amaril’s claim to take Ortiz, insisting that the prisoner belonged to him.

• Ryan severed Ortiz’s hand and Amaril caught the Demon God's Feather, then the two confronted Ortiz over stealing Director Ferudo’s Ancient Relic.
• Amaril trapped the battlefield in a Mind Binding Evil Array while Ryan attacked Ortiz, and Bai Pu used the distraction to subdue the Grass Sprite Leader and enlist the Flower Fairies to supervise the pasture’s clearing.
• Bai Pu used Evolution Blood to turn the Grass Sprite Leader into a level 7 Warrior template, making it his servant.
• Ryan defeated Ortiz and bound him, but Bai Pu objected when Amaril prepared to take Ortiz away, claiming Ortiz as his prisoner.

Bai Pu demanded compensation from Ryan and Amaril instead of pursuing Ortiz and the Demon God's Feather, and obtained Ryan's Blood Sea Battle Shark cultivation method and Amaril's Sun-Piercing spear technique. He learned that his Blood River Douqi could not meet the requirements for Sun-Piercing, leaving Amaril to insist that learning it was Bai Pu's own problem.

• Bai Pu rejected Ryan and Amaril's account of saving him and demanded Ortiz and the Demon God's Feather as spoils.
• Ryan refused to hand over Ortiz or the feather but offered compensation, and Bai Pu requested Battle Qi cultivation methods.
• Ryan taught Bai Pu the A-grade Blood Sea Battle Shark method, which had 89% compatibility with him and qualified him to advance to Level 7 if he used an Orb of Inspiration.
• Bai Pu memorized the method and questioned Ryan about its cultivation before Amaril demonstrated the Sun-Piercing spear technique.
• Bai Pu discovered that Sun-Piercing required fused Life Spirit Magic and Battle Qi, which his Blood River Douqi could not provide, and Amaril said learning it was Bai Pu's own problem.

Bai Pu obtained Amaril’s Sunpierce scroll, then studied his Blood Sea Battle Shark cultivation method at Silver Clover Pasture. He went to Gadgetzan Warrior Academy to find Mr. Aflei and watched Ryan defeat Tom in the first-year competition semifinal.

• Bai Pu asked Amaril for his cultivation insights, and Amaril gave him the Sunpierce scroll with its demanding prerequisites.
• Ryan invited Bai Pu to spar, but Teacher Gabiadini summoned Ryan and Amaril to the exchange meeting before they could begin.
• Bai Pu stayed at Silver Clover Pasture to study Blood Sea Battle Shark and, after the grounds were restored, headed to Gadgetzan Warrior Academy.
• Bai Pu learned that the academy’s first-year competition was underway and paid a guard to take him to the arena.
• Ryan endured Tom’s wind-and-lightning magic behind a Forbidden Air Barrier, then knocked Tom out of the arena with an axe blow.

Bai Pu completed the employment assessment at Silver Clover Pasture and joined Gadgetzan Warrior Academy’s General Affairs Department. He then proposed competing against Lorich’s finalists to restore the academy’s honor, while Deputy Director Simli objected.

• Bai Pu found Mr. Aflei during the break after Lorich students won both semifinal matches.
• Mr. Aflei inspected magical surveillance footage and confirmed that Bai Pu had restored Silver Clover Pasture and persuaded grass sprites and Flower Demons to tend it.
• Bai Pu received legal long-term residency at Gadgetzan Warrior Academy and completed Main Quest 1 by joining its General Affairs Department.
• Deputy Director Simli entered, and Bai Pu suspected that Simli was an Awakened one he had encountered in the real world.
• Bai Pu offered to challenge Lorich’s finalists, and when Simli objected that he was only a cleaner, Bai Pu proposed joining the first-year class as a transfer student.

Bai Pu persuaded Mr. Aflei to recommend him as a transfer student so he could challenge the Lorich exchange students, and Mr. Aflei arranged a strict Scholastic Assessment. Bai Pu met the War God Peak examiners, who told him he had to prove he could defeat Ryan, and he prepared to learn how the test would proceed.

• Bai Pu declared he could defeat the Lorich exchange students, and Mr. Aflei recommended him for transfer admission subject to a Scholastic Assessment and a public duel.
• Mr. Aflei chose two War God Peak students to oversee the assessment, while Simli worried that Bai Pu would gain admission and become harder to control.
• The next morning, Bai Pu met Munis and Tokesen at a Cultivation Field, where Munis explained that he had to demonstrate the strength to defeat Ryan.
• Bai Pu asked how the examiners would judge Ryan's strength, and Munis said Tokesen had ambushed Ryan the previous night to confirm his abilities.
• Bai Pu assessed Tokesen and Munis's combat power and asked whether he would be fighting Ryan.

Bai Pu defeated Tom in a sparring match, impressing Munis with his strength and Battle Qi despite lacking an advanced cultivation method. After recovering, he began testing himself against Tokesen, whose Blood Corpse Poison immediately weakened him.

• Munis arranged for Bai Pu to test his strength against Tom before facing Tokesen.
• Bai Pu endured Tom’s staff attacks and knocked him down with Mountain Shattering and Divide the World into Three.
• Tokesen scolded Tom for underestimating Bai Pu and failing to use magic, while Munis praised Bai Pu’s strength and pure Battle Qi.
• Bai Pu rested until his Battle Qi and skills recovered, then agreed to fight Tokesen.
• Tokesen surrounded his hands with Blood Corpse Poison Battle Qi, inflicting poison and reducing Bai Pu’s attributes.

Bai Pu resisted Tokesen’s Blood Corpse Poison Battle Qi domain and impressed Munis with his control of the Blood River Territory. Tokesen escalated their examination fight with poison-laced attacks, but Bai Pu blocked his assault and countered with Gale Mystery—Storm Eye.

• Bai Pu unleashed the Blood River Territory, and the contest with Tokesen’s domain reduced the effects of both fields.
• Munis examined Bai Pu’s precise control of his territory and decided to recommend him to the Academy Head.
• Tokesen condensed his poison Battle Qi, but Bai Pu activated Inactivated Blood Image to blunt its effects.
• Bai Pu outmatched Tokesen in a strength contest, prompting Tokesen to equip Poison Fang Gauntlets and attack at speed.
• Bai Pu blocked Tokesen’s seven consecutive strikes with his shield, then counterattacked with his greatsword.
• Bai Pu formed a Storm Eye that pulled Tokesen toward it.