Chapter Summaries

After the Blood Moon ended early, Bai Pu, Tom, and Oshana decided to continue exploring the ruins with Mount Tai Sect’s help. Bai Pu discovered his reward from the Crimson Executor was only one draw, and Mount Tai Sect explained that high-level Awakened people like him no longer received valuable treasure chests as they prepared for the Ascension Plane.

• Tanu woke and explained that the Blood Moon had ended, making it possible to leave the mausoleum.
• Bai Pu sent two Spider Demon Warriors to confirm the entrance was clear, and Tom and Oshana agreed to continue exploring after resting.
• Mount Tai Sect agreed to help with enemies outside the mission while leaving the mission challenges to Bai Pu, Tom, and Oshana.
• Bai Pu offered to split the Crimson Executor’s treasure chest with Mount Tai Sect, but discovered he had only one draw opportunity.
• Mount Tai Sect revealed that he was level 10 and no longer received treasure chests from monsters, explaining that he was preparing for the Ascension Plane by learning combat techniques and True Intent.

Bai Pu received the Crimson Heart from the Dark Gold Treasure Chest and rested after considering its possible uses. In another Spirit Realm world, Qin entered the conquered Bianjing, rescued Princess Zhao Chuanzhu and her guard, and agreed to protect the imperial family.

• Mount Tai Sect told Bai Pu that his contribution and low level might earn him compensation from the Spirit Realm Will.
• Bai Pu opened the chest and received the Crimson Heart, a magical organ containing Dark and Fire Attributes, but decided to keep exploring before cultivating either attribute.
• Qin arrived in Bianjing during its sack by Jin Soldiers and killed soldiers who tried to attack her.
• Qin used a sphere of blood to save Zhao Chuanzhu and Zhong Li from Jin archers and crossbowmen.
• Zhao Chuanzhu asked Qin to rescue her younger brother, who was hiding in the imperial palace, and Qin agreed to protect the imperial family.

Bai Pu and his companions reached the Sacrificial Tower while searching for the Lost Scepter, where a Sandstorm Mage ambushed them with quicksand. Bai Pu exposed the mage and began fighting it alone while Tom and Oshana dealt with the Earth Spirits.

• Tom defeated an Earth Spirit, and Bai Pu discussed with Tom and Tanu the legend that the Earth Spirits came from an Ancient Relic left by Saint Dragon King Aurelian.
• Bai Pu's group reached the inverted Sacrificial Tower and descended toward the Lost Scepter's location.
• Earth Spirits emerged throughout the tower as a Sandstorm Mage ambushed Tom and Oshana with huge sandy hands.
• Bai Pu struck the ground with Mountain Collapse and Earth Shatter, blasting the Sandstorm Mage out of its hiding place and freeing Tom and Oshana.
• Bai Pu sent Tom and Oshana to fight the Earth Spirits, then struck the Sandstorm Mage and hurled it into a rock wall.

Bai Pu fought the Twin Priests, two Sandstorm Mages guarding the Red Sand Kingdom’s secret treasure, and used his skills to destroy the first priest’s Quicksand Shell. He left Tom and Oshana to hold off the second priest while he continued battling the first inside his Blood River Territory.

• Bai Pu damaged the first Sandstorm Mage’s Quicksand Shell, but a second Sandstorm Mage appeared and attacked him from behind.
• Tanu explained that the Twin Priests guarded the Red Sand Kingdom’s secret treasure, and Tom and Oshana agreed to hold off the second priest while Bai Pu fought the first.
• The first Sandstorm Mage trapped Bai Pu in quicksand and began preparing a powerful spell, but Bai Pu used Lasso Strike to pull it close and shatter its Quicksand Shell.
• Bai Pu kept the first Sandstorm Mage suppressed with his attacks and Blood River Territory, while its basic earth magic failed to stop him.

Bai Pu killed both Sandstorm Mages and discovered that their staffs opened a hidden chamber in the Sacrificial Tower. Tanu revealed the chamber’s treasures and asked Bai Pu and the others for protection after being marked by the Red Sand Defense Force’s leader.

• Bai Pu killed Sandstorm Mage No. 1 with his Blood River Territory and rushed to help Tom and Oshana fight Sandstorm Mage No. 2.
• Bai Pu defeated Sandstorm Mage No. 2 while Tom checked the first mummy’s remains and Oshana dealt with the Earth Spirits.
• Tom gave Bai Pu a Sandstorm Core containing earth and wind Magic Sources, but reported that neither mummy’s staff matched the Lost Scepter quest description.
• Tanu inserted both staffs into the ancient altar, causing a hidden hall to open in the Sacrificial Tower.
• Tanu identified the ancient sacrificial scepter and the Earth Dragon Pearl as the Red Sand Kingdom’s hidden treasures, then asked Bai Pu and the others to protect him.

Bai Pu and his companions found the Lost Scepter and the Earth Dragon Pearl in a deadly treasure hall, where the pearl's golden light attacked intruders with annihilating arrows. After Tom was badly injured, Bai Pu entered the hall himself and adapted to the damage, leaving him with a way to withstand the domain as he prepared another move.

• Tom entered the hall and was struck by golden arrows that reduced his maximum Health Points, but Bai Pu dragged him out with Lasso Strike.
• Oshana's healing magic failed to mend Tom's wounds, and he explained that he would have to neutralize the annihilating force with Battle Qi.
• Bai Pu said he would try to claim the Earth Dragon Pearl, and Oshana agreed to use Mind Traction to pull him out if needed.
• Oshana planted a Mind Mark on Bai Pu, who then stepped into the hall and learned that Brahma Suppression Domain blocked certain movement skills and pulled intruders inward.
• Bai Pu's Self-Adaptive Evolution produced Withered Skin, which reduced the second arrow's damage and lingering annihilation energy by half.
• Bai Pu activated Volcanic Visage after the second arrow lowered his maximum Health Points to 3,850.

Bai Pu endured the Earth Dragon Pearl’s ten-second trial and claimed the relic, then fled the Secret Treasure Hall with Tom and Oshana as the True Red Domain erupted. The group remained trapped underground, pursued by red mist and awakened Red Sand Specters.

• Bai Pu reached the scepter and Earth Dragon Pearl, took the scepter, and endured the Pearl’s ten-second trial under enhanced Annihilation Light.
• Bai Pu survived the trial, claimed the Earth Dragon Pearl, and escaped the fading Brahma Suppression Domain with Gale Step.
• Bai Pu knocked guide Tanu unconscious, carried him, and fled with Tom and Oshana as the Space Imprisonment shattered and red mist poured through the Secret Treasure Hall.
• The True Red Domain suppressed dash-type movement skills and Profound Truth abilities, while Red Sand Specters awakened in the spreading crimson fog.
• Tom warned that the red mist was moving too quickly for them to reach the exit.

Bai Pu led Mount Tai Sect and the others to a weak point in the ruins’ ceiling, allowing them to escape the True Red Domain. They fled the pursuing red mist and Red Sand Defense Force, while Bai Pu saw the mist turn fallen soldiers into Red Sand Specters.

• Bai Pu directed Mount Tai Sect to a spot beneath a deep surface ravine, and Mount Tai Sect broke through the sandstone ceiling with his axe.
• Bai Pu, Mount Tai Sect, Tom, and Oshana escaped the ruins as red mist poured through the breach and pursued them.
• A Red Sand Defense Force patrol blocked their way, so Mount Tai Sect charged through the soldiers and cleared a path for the group.
• The red mist engulfed the fallen soldiers, corroded them into skeletons, and produced crimson phantoms that Bai Pu recognized as Red Sand Specters.
• Bai Pu looked at the guide Tanu as he realized how Red Sand Specters were made.

Bai Pu explained that Tanu had deliberately led the group toward the Earth Dragon Pearl and accused him of serving Demon God Sarajael. He concluded that the Blood Moon and Safe Moon reflected Sarajael’s power struggling against the Prismatic Sacred Dragon King’s seal.

• Oshana questioned whether Bai Pu had known that taking the Earth Dragon Pearl would unleash the red mist, and he said he had not foreseen its effects on the desert tribes.
• Bai Pu woke Tanu and accused him of having visited the ruins during an earlier Blood Moon and survived.
• Bai Pu and Mount Tai Sect pointed out that Tanu had opened the Secret Treasure Hall, while Bai Pu rejected Tanu’s claim that he was a Red Sand royal descendant.
• Bai Pu suspected Tanu was a believer of Sarajael who had gambled that the group would take the Earth Dragon Pearl and trigger the red mist.
• Bai Pu explained that the Blood Moon marked Sarajael’s active power and the Safe Moon marked her dormancy or the Saint Dragon King’s sealing power, and said the Crimson Executor had been meant to drive intruders deeper into the ruins.

Bai Pu and his companions deduced that Sarajael had orchestrated the Blood Moon and the Secret Treasure Hall to free herself, then left Tanu unconscious and departed the Istan Great Desert. On the way, Bai Pu opened the Sandstorm Mages’ treasure chests and obtained several valuable rewards, including a skill book he could cultivate.

• Bai Pu explained that Sarajael had arranged for outsiders to take the Earth Dragon Pearl and that the Crimson Executor tested whether they could overcome her scheme.
• Bai Pu let Tom and Oshana decide Tanu’s fate, and Tom knocked Tanu unconscious before the group left him behind.
• Bai Pu and his companions departed the Istan Great Desert while Bai Pu opened the treasure chests dropped by the two Sandstorm Mages.
• Bai Pu obtained a Corpse Poison Robe, a Jewel of Decay, a Demon Refining Sand skill book, a Mummy Bandage, and three Golden Enhancement Crystals.
• Bai Pu determined that he could cultivate Demon Refining Sand because his Mountain Shattering Mystery was an earth-element profound truth.

Mount Tai Sect stayed with the Red Sand Tribe after completing his Main Quest, while Bai Pu and his companions returned to Gagison Academy and collected their mission reward. As the Alliance prepared another plan against Steel Heart, Bai Pu rested and asked Tom which of two items he should use as his Magic Seed.

• Mount Tai Sect left Bai Pu and the others to seek Side Quests with the Red Sand Tribe, and Bai Pu returned through the teleportation gate.
• Tian Lang and Xi Lou reported their failed assassination of Steel Heart to North Wind Elder, who ordered them to infiltrate Gagison Academy for the Alliance's plan.
• Bai Pu, Tom, and Oshana returned to Gadgetzan City and received approval to enter the Demon God Underground Palace the next day.
• Tom and Oshana reported Simli's betrayal to Aflei, who froze Simli's authority and ordered an investigation.
• Bai Pu rested in Tom's dormitory and asked whether to use the Earth Dragon Pearl or Sandstorm Core as his Magic Seed.

Bai Pu learned how Magic Seeds and the Magic Source Center worked, then chose the Sandstorm Core to begin specializing in wind and earth magic. He successfully refined it into a Magic Seed and became a Level 6 Elemental Mage.

• Tom explained that Elemental Mages could refine multiple Magic Seeds but needed to keep their rarity balanced, and he described how Magic Seed attributes determined specialization.
• Tom advised Bai Pu to use the Sandstorm Core rather than the Earth Dragon Pearl, and Bai Pu decided to save the Earth Dragon Pearl for a future upgrade.
• Bai Pu recalled the instructions for attuning a Magic Core to his magic circuits and used his earth-element circuit to refine the Sandstorm Core.
• Bai Pu activated his wind-element circuit and directed magic power into his spirit sea, forming a Magic Source Center.
• Bai Pu gained the temporary secondary profession Elemental Mage at Level 6 with 900/900 magic power.

Bai Pu visited the Demon God Underground Palace and gained insights from its ancient battle reliefs. After studying the first relief, he found a way to begin developing a Magic Battle Qi cultivation technique and decided to examine the others before perfecting it.

• Bai Pu learned that his self-taught Elemental Mage profession would be frozen outside Battle Demon World, and he considered creating a Magic Battle Qi method himself.
• Munis led Bai Pu, Tom, and Oshana to the Demon God Underground Palace and explained that its surviving reliefs could inspire insights.
• Bai Pu studied a relief of Aurelion defeating Sarajael and experienced the ancient battle through its Spirit Imprint.
• Bai Pu realized how magic power and Battle Qi could be combined, then spent three hours contemplating a new cultivation method.
• Bai Pu decided to study the remaining reliefs and use their insights to refine his Magic Battle Qi technique.

Bai Pu studied the Gods and Demons War bas-reliefs and created the Sand Waterfall Battle Qi cultivation method, combining Battle Qi with earth- and wind-element magic. After using the Orb of Inspiration to switch cultivation, he reached Level 7 and finished the Profession Plane trial, then headed to the Secret Collection Hall to study spells.

• Bai Pu learned from the bas-reliefs that the Gods and Demons War had escalated from proxy battles to clashes between Subordinate Gods, while the Nether God and Dragon God had not entered the fight.
• Bai Pu combined the essence of many Battle Qi methods with earth- and wind-element magic to create the Sand Waterfall Battle Qi cultivation method.
• Bai Pu used the Orb of Inspiration to convert his Blood River Douqi into Sand Waterfall Battle Qi, increasing his Basic Priority and purifying his Class Energy.
• Bai Pu completed the Profession Plane trial, advanced to Level 7, gained improved attributes and earth- and wind-magic skills, and evolved Blood River Territory into Sand Waterfall Domain.
• Bai Pu found the Demon God Underground Palace empty and decided to visit the Secret Collection Hall to learn low-level spells.

Bai Pu studied earth- and wind-element spells in Gagison Academy’s Secret Collection Hall and selected two low-level spells to practice. That night, Xi Lou and the North Wind Adventurer Group helped the Lohan Tribe’s orcs break into the hall to steal its Battle Qi cultivation methods.

• Bai Pu memorized the method for Quicksand Art and studied low-level wind spells, choosing Gentle Wind Guardian and Muddy Art to build his proficiency.
• Bai Pu practiced magic chants in his Gene Mindscape, using his Magic Chant - Byte Omission passive to shorten the casting of familiar low-level spells.
• Xi Lou used Phantom Domain and shadows to conceal the group and subdue the Secret Collection Hall’s guards.
• Zavala and the Lohan Tribe’s orcs prepared to loot the hall, while Xi Lou and Tian Lang discussed their alliance and the orcs’ promise to the North Wind Adventurer Group.
• Xi Lou picked the hall’s locks, and Zavala ordered the orcs to gather as many Battle Qi cultivation methods as they could carry.

Bai Pu interrupted Zavala’s orcs as they stole books from Gagison Academy and was drawn into a fight with Zavala, Tian Lang, and Xi Lou. He countered Xi Lou’s Phantom Domain and killed several orcs, but the three enemies closed in to attack him together.

• Bai Pu struck down an orc with a Battle Qi Slash as Zavala’s group stole books, then revealed himself to Tian Lang and Xi Lou.
• Tian Lang used Military Rank Suppression on Bai Pu, while Xi Lou restored his strength and trapped Bai Pu inside Phantom Domain.
• Bai Pu used vibration sensing and the wind’s scent to locate enemies in the domain, killing several orcs and striking Tian Lang.
• Tian Lang and Zavala attacked Bai Pu, and Xi Lou dismissed Phantom Domain before joining their assault.

Bai Pu used his Lord-level Sand Waterfall Domain to immobilize Zavala and the orcs attempting to steal books from Gagison Academy, while Tian Lang and Xi Lou struggled to counter it. After clearing space among the bookshelves, Bai Pu combined Gene Fusion and Muddy Art to press his advantage, then charged Tian Lang as the battle continued.

• Bai Pu gauged Zavala and the orcs' strength, then activated Sand Waterfall Domain and slowed the intruders across the area.
• Zavala charged Bai Pu to distract him, while Tian Lang ordered Xi Lou to use Phantom Domain against the sandstorm.
• Xi Lou's Phantom Domain only slightly weakened the sandstorm, and Bai Pu used his domain to push the bookshelves aside before activating Gene Fusion.
• Bai Pu deflected Zavala's bone hammer, then cast Muddy Art to slow Tian Lang, Xi Lou, and Zavala further.
• Bai Pu struck at Tian Lang with his greatsword, and Tian Lang met the blow with his blade and Slaughter Mystery.

Bai Pu killed Tian Lang by overpowering his armor and shields, then drove Zavala into using a Voodoo Curse. Bai Pu's Battle Qi resisted the curse, leaving his fight with Zavala unresolved.

• Bai Pu used Sand Armor to withstand Zavala's club strike and wounded Tian Lang with a powerful sword blow.
• Bai Pu shattered Tian Lang's protective scroll shield and cut off his head, prompting Xi Lou to escape with divine power.
• Bai Pu pressed Zavala with repeated strikes, then landed a heavy slash that exposed Zavala's breastbone.
• Zavala used a beast-hide scroll to curse Bai Pu, but Bai Pu's Sand Waterfall Battle Qi prevented the curse from remaining active.

Bai Pu resisted the Voodoo Curse with his Moulting Body while fighting Zavala at reduced Battle Qi strength. He overwhelmed Zavala and ended the battle by detonating the venom accumulated in his vital areas.

• Zavala explained that Bai Pu had to choose between letting the Voodoo Curse spread or giving up the Battle Qi needed to fight, but Bai Pu declared he had a third option.
• Bai Pu used Moulting Body to weaken the curse and slow its spread, allowing him to reserve half his Battle Qi for defense while attacking Zavala.
• Bai Pu activated his equipment and buffs, summoned four Spider Demon Warriors, and used his Dark Gold Tower Shield to withstand Zavala's attacks.
• Bai Pu repeatedly wounded and knocked down Zavala as the fight continued, while Zavala waited for the curse to take effect.
• Bai Pu activated Manticore's Thorn's Toxicity Burst, causing the accumulated venom to erupt from Zavala's weakly defended vital areas.

Bai Pu killed Zavala and the remaining orcs, then opened the treasure chests and assessed the Voodoo Curse Scroll he had obtained. A thunderous display revealed that Academy Head Bosh had returned to Gagison Academy, leading Bai Pu to recognize the Superstar Alliance’s plan to distract the academy’s defenders while stealing its tomes.

• Bai Pu used Manticore's Thorn to disable Zavala’s vital senses and then killed him, while his Spider Demon Warriors held off the remaining orcs.
• Bai Pu found two security guards beyond saving, cleaned up the Secret Collection Hall, and recovered his Battle Qi with a Potent Energy Potion.
• Bai Pu opened the treasure chests, sold Zavala's tiger-skin underpants, and kept the Voodoo Curse Scroll for its ability to weaken enemies.
• Bai Pu saw Academy Head Bosh hovering above the Teaching Area and summoning lightning.
• Bai Pu realized that the Superstar Alliance had lured Bosh away and used Xi Lou to help outsiders steal the Secret Collection Hall’s tomes.