Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Holy Envoy, a jade-white figure, drains the life of more than ten people in her room.
• Chu Xuan'ao, an Ascendant Realm cultivator, arrives at an inn, provoking nearby cultivators.
• Thick fog appears, signaling the arrival of the Corpse Immortal Sect.

Character Developments

• The Holy Envoy is revealed to be cruel and manipulative, enjoying the fear and awe she instills in others.
• Chu Xuan'ao demonstrates confidence and nonchalance, eager to test his skills against a worthy opponent.
• The Vajra, a Buddhist cultivator, shows solemnity and consideration, weighing his options regarding Chu Xuan'ao.

Significant Themes

• Power and its corrupting influence, as seen through the Holy Envoy's actions.
• The thrill of competition and the desire for challenge, exemplified by Chu Xuan'ao's eagerness to fight.
• The struggle between duty and personal judgment, as the Vajra considers helping Chu Xuan'ao.

Character Interactions

• The Holy Envoy interacts with her subordinates, Jin Gang and the guards, displaying her authority and disregard for life.
• Chu Xuan'ao and the Vajra have a silent exchange, with Chu Xuan'ao provoking the Vajra and the Vajra assessing Chu Xuan'ao's strength.
• The cultivators hiding in the shadows communicate with each other, expressing their eagerness to see a fight between Chu Xuan'ao and the Corpse Immortal Sect.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chu Xuan'ai and Ghost Servant encounter a formation set up by the Corpse Immortal Sect.
• Chu Xuan'ai breaks through the formation with his divine perception.
• The Corpse Immortal Sect sends seven figures, including three Ding realm and four Law-Form realm corpse puppets.
• Chu Xuan'ai uses the Heaven-Sever Earth-Annihilate Great Purple Sun Hand to counter the corpse puppets.
• Ghost Servant engages the three Ding realm opponents and the human member.
• Chu Xuan'ai defeats the Law-Form realm puppets, while Ghost Servant defeats the human and two puppets.
• Two hidden figures sacrifice themselves to try and stop Chu Xuan'ai, but fail.
• Chu Xuan'ai turns his attention to the remaining three Ding realm opponents.

Character Developments

• Chu Xuan'ai demonstrates his powerful divine perception and combat skills, using the Great Purple Sun Hand technique effectively against the corpse puppets.
• Ghost Servant shows its combat prowess, matching the three Ding realm opponents and swiftly defeating the human member and two puppets.
• Jin Gang, a bystander, assesses the situation and decides not to intervene, acknowledging Chu Xuan'ai's strength.

Significant Themes

• The power of divine perception and its ability to break through formations.
• The effectiveness of the Great Purple Sun Hand technique against corpse puppets.
• The importance of self-preservation and assessing one's chances in combat (as seen through Jin Gang's decision not to intervene).

Character Interactions

• Chu Xuan'ai and Ghost Servant work together to defeat their enemies, with Chu Xuan'ai focusing on the corpse puppets and Ghost Servant handling the human and two puppets.
• Jin Gang observes the battle and decides not to interfere, showing respect for Chu Xuan'ai's strength and acknowledging the danger he poses.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chu Xuanao, a Late Ascension Realm cultivator, easily defeats two Corpse Puppets (Manifestation Realm and Ascension Realm) and a Corpse Immortal Sect Elder (Mid Ascension Realm) using his powerful physical strength and Great Sun Yang Hand technique.
• Night Watchers, led by Jin Bicheng, ambush and capture the remaining Corpse Immortal Sect Elder (Peak Ascension Realm) who was controlling the Corpse Puppets.

Character Developments

• Chu Xuanao demonstrates significant growth in his cultivation and combat skills, effortlessly defeating opponents much stronger than before.
• Jin Bicheng, a Night Watcher, is revealed to be a formidable opponent, capable of blocking and challenging a Peak Ascension Realm cultivator.

Significant Themes

• Power and Strength: Chu Xuanao's physical prowess and cultivation level highlight the importance of strength in the cultivation world.
• Cunning and Strategy: The Night Watchers' ambush and the Corpse Immortal Sect's initial plan showcase the value of cunning and strategic thinking in combat.

Character Interactions

• Chu Xuanao and the Corpse Puppets/Corpse Immortal Sect Elders: Chu Xuanao's interactions with the Corpse Puppets and Elders display his dominance and growing strength.
• Jin Bicheng and the Corpse Immortal Sect Elder: Jin Bicheng's interaction with the final Corpse Immortal Sect Elder reveals his skill and confidence in facing a powerful opponent.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Night Watcher's intervention ends the battle, and other parties retreat due to his strength and backing.
• The Vajra (Blood Lotus Sect) is confronted by Ming Zili (Night Watcher) and decides to fight.
• Chu Xuanao observes the battles, realizing the importance of the Corpse Source and the presence of hidden experts.
• A powerful aura, later revealed to be Jin Xuan (a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert), spreads across Chen City, causing chaos and fear.

Character Developments

• The Night Watcher demonstrates his capabilities, luring out and defeating multiple Ascension Realm experts from the Corpse Immortal Sect.
• Chu Xuanao shows interest in the Corpse Source and acknowledges the Ghost Servant's observations about Jin Bicheng's cultivation.
• Jin Xuan's presence is revealed, indicating his involvement in the situation.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the influence of strength and backing.
• The importance and value of the Corpse Source.
• The presence of hidden experts and their potential involvement.

Character Interactions

• The Night Watcher and the Vajra engage in a confrontation, leading to a fight.
• Chu Xuanao and the Ghost Servant discuss the battles and the mysterious expert (Jin Bicheng).
• Jin Xuan's presence affects the entire city, causing fear and chaos among the inhabitants.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Vajra senses the Sitting True Yang Scripture, the Holy Envoy's ultimate skill, in Chen City.
• A woman, later revealed as the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy, is interrupted in her actions and engages in battle with Jin Xuan.
• Jin Xuan reveals his identity and strength, easily overpowering the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy.
• Two unknown figures observe the battle from a distance, discussing their next move.
• The battle between Jin Xuan and the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy causes a commotion in Chen City, with everyone sensing the terrifying aura.

Character Developments

• Vajra: Shows recognition of the Holy Envoy's cultivation technique but remains focused on his own battle.
• Purple Lotus Holy Envoy: Initially confident, she becomes fearful and frustrated as Jin Xuan's strength surpasses hers.
• Jin Xuan: Demonstrates immense power, easily overpowering the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy, and shows no fear despite her threats.
• The two unknown figures: Reveal their awareness of the situation and discuss their response, indicating they have a stake in the outcome.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics: The battle highlights the vast difference in strength between Jin Xuan and the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy, as well as the fear and awe inspired by Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts.
• Consequences of actions: The Purple Lotus Holy Envoy's interruption of her plans leads to her engagement in a battle she may not have wanted, with potentially severe consequences.

Character Interactions

• Jin Xuan vs. Purple Lotus Holy Envoy: Their battle showcases Jin Xuan's superior strength and the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy's growing desperation.
• The two unknown figures: Their conversation hints at a shared history or interest, as they discuss their response to the situation unfolding in Chen City.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jin Xuan faces the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy in a battle.
• He uses the Void Embracing Technique, overpowering her despite her superior cultivation level.
• The Purple Lotus Holy Envoy uses a secret technique, "Yang Returning to the Body," to replenish her energy.
• Jin Xuan discovers a way to break her technique and absorbs her Extreme Yang Blood Qi, defeating her.

Character Developments

• Jin Xuan demonstrates his formidable skills and the power of his Void Embracing Technique.
• The Purple Lotus Holy Envoy's overconfidence leads to her downfall as she underestimates Jin Xuan.

Significant Themes

• The power of cultivation techniques and their unique properties (Yin vs. Yang).
• Overconfidence leading to defeat.
• The consequences of absorbing others' cultivation or energy.

Character Interactions

• Jin Xuan and the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy engage in a battle of wits and skills, with Jin Xuan ultimately outsmarting her.
• Jin Xuan shows no mercy, absorbing the Holy Envoy's energy to strengthen himself.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jin Xuan (the protagonist) uses his Void Embracing Technique to severely injure Purple Lotus Holy Envoy (a mid-stage Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert from the Blood Lotus Sect).
• Jin Xuan captures Purple Lotus Holy Envoy alive by using his soul to weaken hers.
• They fight in Chen City, leaving devastation and terror behind.

Character Developments

• Jin Xuan demonstrates his immense power and ruthlessness, willing to use his own soul to weaken his enemy's.
• Purple Lotus Holy Envoy shows resilience and unwillingness to surrender, but ultimately falls to Jin Xuan's power.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the consequences of unchecked power.
• The ruthlessness and desperation of cultivators in the face of adversity.

Character Interactions

• Jin Xuan and Purple Lotus Holy Envoy's interaction is one of power struggle and dominance, with Jin Xuan ultimately overpowering Purple Lotus Holy Envoy.
• Ming Zili and Jin Bicheng discuss the mysterious expert who fought Purple Lotus Holy Envoy, suspecting it might be someone from the Dragon Diagram Pavilion.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chu Xuanao, after a night of battle, has advanced his cultivation and understands his new strength better.
• He practices various martial techniques, including the Heaven-Annihilating Earth-Destroying Great Sun Yang Hand, which he finds particularly suited to him.
• He activates the Mysterious Feather Dao Robe, a Divine Weapon-grade treasure, which adapts to his body and can change its appearance.
• Jin Xuan reports that the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy, despite being captured, refuses to speak, but Chu Xuanao is not concerned.

Character Developments

• Chu Xuanao has grown stronger and more confident in his abilities, particularly in his martial techniques and the Great Sun Yang Hand.
• Jin Xuan is shown to be competent and dedicated, eager to make the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy speak.

Significant Themes

• Power and Cultivation: Chu Xuanao's focus on his cultivation and martial techniques highlights the importance of strength in his world.
• Resilience and Endurance: The Purple Lotus Holy Envoy's refusal to speak despite capture demonstrates her resilience and determination.

Character Interactions

• Chu Xuanao and Jin Xuan interact briefly, with Chu Xuanao showing understanding and support for Jin Xuan's efforts with the Purple Lotus Holy Envoy.
• Chu Xuanao's thoughts about Ling Yan and his father, Chu Tianxiong, hint at his complex relationships with them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chu Xuanao, the Prince of Qin, inquires about the situation in Chen City post the previous night's commotion.
• Dragon Guard Manor's covert agents report that many martial artists have fled, but key factions like the Night Watchers, Tianjian Mountain, and the Du Family remain.
• Duan Tianya, via the Golden Light Mirror, informs Chu Xuanao that Long Jiang, the Blood Lotus Sect's Holy Son, is missing and suspected to be in Chen City.
• Yu Huo's letter suggests that Long Jiang might be after a Flood Dragon corpse rumored to be in Chenyin Hall.
• Chu Xuanao decides to let Jin Xian handle the Lieyang Sect and covert agents, while he focuses on the main factions.

Character Developments

• Chu Xuanao shows interest in Long Jiang's background and his potential connection to the Cangshui Dragon Spirit.
• Long Jiang is revealed to be preparing to flee a remote mountain ravine, suggesting he's on the move and possibly heading to Chen City.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and resources, with the Flood Dragon corpse being a key attraction.
• The conflict between the Blood Lotus Sect and the Corpse Immortal Sect.
• The political intrigue within the Great Feng Imperial Clan.

Character Interactions

• Chu Xuanao interacts with his subordinates, including Situ Nan, Ghost Servant, and Duan Tianya, to gather information and issue orders.
• Long Jiang interacts with his subordinates, showing a calm and decisive demeanor as they prepare to leave the mountain ravine.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Shen Jingzhou declines to join Tianjian Mountain's expedition to Chen City, despite the potential treasures and advancement opportunities.
• Shen Jingzhou and his group part ways with Tianjian Mountain, heading towards Yang City.
• Xie Ping of Tianjian Mountain laments his failure to recruit Shen Jingzhou.

Character Developments

• Shen Jingzhou demonstrates his resolve and independence by declining a lucrative opportunity.
• Tan Yunxue shows her admiration and attachment towards Shen Jingzhou.
• Xie Ping reveals his ambition and disappointment at losing Shen Jingzhou's support.

Significant Themes

• Ambition vs. Caution: Shen Jingzhou's refusal to participate in the expedition to Chen City highlights his caution and unwillingness to take unnecessary risks.
• Power Dynamics: The interaction between Shen Jingzhou, Tan Yunxue, and Xie Ping underscores the power dynamics between individuals and sects.

Character Interactions

• Shen Jingzhou and Tan Yunxue: Tan Yunxue's growing affection for Shen Jingzhou is evident, while Shen Jingzhou maintains a cool and collected demeanor.
• Shen Jingzhou and Xie Ping: Shen Jingzhou's refusal to join Tianjian Mountain's expedition leads to Xie Ping's regret and disappointment.

Chapter Summary: “Yin Corpse Land”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Outside Chen City, the Corpse Immortal Sect continues a massive slaughter, using puppet-like figures and countless corpses to gather the Corpse Source necessary for its plans.
• Chu Xuanao secretly observes the massacre from the forest, hidden by his energy. He concludes that Great Feng’s powerful figures are aware of the slaughter but are deliberately allowing it to continue, likely to exploit the Corpse Immortal Sect’s final objective.
• The Corpse Immortal Sect’s movements, along with the Night Watchers’ and Du Family’s activities, suggest that the hidden legacy of Chenyin Hall is located nearby.
• Chu Xuanao’s Ghost Servant reports that the Corpse Immortal Sect remains stationed around a powerful formation, while Great Feng’s forces have still not revealed themselves. Chu Xuanao decides not to intervene yet, believing the situation has not reached its decisive moment.
• On Chen City’s walls, high-ranking Night Watchers and Great Feng figures monitor events. They expect the Yin Corpse Land to finish forming by the following day, at which point a mysterious corpse will appear.
• The Dragon Diagram Pavilion has not yet appeared, causing concern, but the group continues waiting for the Yin Corpse Land’s completion.
• The Blood Lotus Sect has withdrawn after its Purple Lotus Holy Envoy fought a mysterious figure three days earlier. Holy Son Long Jiang has also disappeared.
• The Night Watchers are ordered to continue investigating the Corpse Immortal Sect and prevent it from activating the Heavenly Corpse Formation.

Character Developments

• Chu Xuanao remains calm and calculating, choosing observation over premature action. He recognizes that the massacre is part of a larger power struggle and suspects that hidden Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts are involved.
• The Ghost Servant continues acting as Chu Xuanao’s scout, gathering intelligence while avoiding direct confrontation with the expert guarding the Corpse Immortal Sect’s formation.
• Jin Bicheng shows moral frustration over the enormous loss of life and challenges the decision to continue waiting. However, his lower status limits his influence among the stronger figures.
• The unnamed Princess is revealed to be deeply conflicted. Though she publicly follows the strategic plan, she privately struggles with her brother’s secret instructions to assist someone who bears a particular pattern, even if doing so means committing a capital crime.
• Holy Son Long Jiang becomes an important unresolved figure after mysteriously vanishing following the Blood Lotus Sect’s retreat.

Significant Themes

• Political manipulation and calculated sacrifice: Major factions knowingly allow widespread slaughter because the resulting Corpse Source serves their larger goals.
• Hidden agendas and delayed confrontation: Almost every faction appears to be waiting for the right moment, suggesting that the visible conflict is only part of a broader scheme.
• Moral conflict: Jin Bicheng and the Princess represent discomfort with sacrificing innocent lives, contrasting with the detached strategies of the powerful.
• Power and secrecy: The location of Chenyin Hall’s legacy, the missing Dragon Diagram Pavilion, and Great Feng’s concealed forces create an atmosphere of uncertainty and suspense.
• Duty versus loyalty: The Princess is torn between her official responsibilities and her promise to obey her elder brother’s secret command.

Character Interactions

• Chu Xuanao and the Ghost Servant exchange intelligence about the Corpse Immortal Sect and Great Feng’s absence, reinforcing their coordinated and cautious approach.
• Jin Bicheng questions the older strategist, Elder Yun, and the Princess about their refusal to act, exposing tensions between practical strategy and concern for civilian lives.
• Ming Zili reports the Blood Lotus Sect’s withdrawal and Long Jiang’s disappearance to the Princess and Elder Yun.
• The Princess’s final private reflection reveals her emotional connection to her elder brother and foreshadows a future encounter with the mysterious person she has been ordered to help.

Chapter Summary: “The Show Begins”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chu Xuanao reflects on two especially memorable past battles:
  • A Late Manifestation Realm earth-attribute warrior who could burrow underground using the Void Earth Mystic Art. Chu nearly failed to stop him, and later recorded the technique for study.
  • A highly experienced saber wielder from the Five Elements Heavenly Sect, whose Sharp Metal Saber Intent and Famous Weapon overwhelmed Chu despite them being in the same realm. The saber wielder had a Late Ascension Realm protector, and Ghost Servant ultimately eliminated both men to prevent Chu’s identity and plans from being exposed.
• Chu concludes that compromise with the Imperial Clan is impossible. Their schemes have disrupted the situation in You Province, and Li Yi’s arrival signals that the Imperial Clan is preparing to adjust its strategy.
• Rather than allow the Imperial Clan to control events, Chu decides to deliberately escalate the conflict. He plans to attack Cangshui and force the Imperial Clan to respond publicly.
• He intends to notify Dagan’s court, powerful figures, and martial sects once the campaign begins, turning the conflict into a national war in which everyone must participate.
• Chu welcomes the possibility that Great Yan may attack as well, since pressure from multiple fronts would further constrain the Imperial Clan. If Great Yan does not act, he can exploit Great Feng’s instability and possibly advance from Cangshui toward its Eastern Border.

Character Developments

• Chu Xuanao demonstrates growing confidence, ambition, and strategic boldness. He has learned from his previous battles, recognizes the importance of combat experience, and studies techniques even when used by enemies.
• His defeat in combat against the saber wielder reveals that he still lacks the battle experience of elite prodigies, but it also strengthens his determination to improve and act decisively.
• Chu shifts from reacting to the Imperial Clan’s plans to actively forcing them into unfavorable situations. He embraces war as a means of breaking their control over events.
• Ghost Servant is shown as a reliable and discreet ally, intervening to eliminate threats and preserve Chu’s secrecy.
• The Imperial Clan is increasingly revealed as a hidden power operating through the Corpse Immortal Sect, though its exact intentions remain unknown.

Significant Themes

• Strategic deception and hidden agendas: Both Chu and the Imperial Clan are maneuvering from the shadows, trying to use the other as a tool.
• War as political leverage: Chu does not view war merely as a military conflict; he plans to use its scale to expose the Imperial Clan and force its public involvement.
• Growth through combat: Encounters with unusual techniques and experienced opponents provide Chu with knowledge and motivation to strengthen himself.
• The balance between visibility and secrecy: The Imperial Clan has begun acting openly, while Chu believes his own strength and foundations remain concealed.
• The predator-and-prey metaphor: Chu invokes the image of the mantis and the oriole, emphasizing that the apparent players in the conflict may themselves be watched or manipulated by a hidden third party.

Character Interactions

• Chu’s past confrontation with the earth cultivator highlights his vulnerability to specialized techniques and his habit of learning from opponents.
• His clash with the Five Elements Heavenly Sect’s saber wielder exposes a gap in combat experience and shows the danger posed by powerful sect prodigies.
• Ghost Servant’s intervention protects Chu from the consequences of allowing those enemies to survive.
• Chu’s relationship with the Imperial Clan and his Imperial Father becomes openly adversarial. He intends to defy their plans, provoke them into action, and seize the initiative through an attack on Cangshui.

Chapter Summary: “Refining Corpses; Resonance!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jin Bicheng struggles against an Early Ascension Realm elder of the Corpse Immortal Sect while simultaneously defending against powerful Corpse Puppets and hidden attacks.
• The Corpse Immortal Sect reveals its larger plan. Dozens of Earth Realm experts emerge from Corpse Yin Valley and coordinate their puppets, forming a massive formation covering the entire valley.
• The Corpse Puppets resonate with one another, linking their Corpse Qi and activating engraved array patterns. The formation severely suppresses divine sense—Chu Xuanao estimates that ninety percent of his perception has been sealed.
• Chu Xuanao retreats to the edge of the formation to study it, while a hidden strand of black qi slips away unnoticed.
• Yun Zhan of the Five Elements Heavenly Sect attempts to suppress the formation’s spreading runes using five elemental cauldrons.
• Inside the valley, Corpse Qi, yin qi, and Corpse Source gather along the cliffs, which resemble coiling dragons. The Corpse Immortal Sect is apparently preparing to refine a powerful Flood Dragon corpse.
• Raven, a member of the Black Fiend Sect, reluctantly uses an extremely valuable drop of Dragon Origin Blood—containing true blood from Great Yan’s Eightfold Heavenly Dragon—to assist the ritual.
• The Black Fiend Sect’s Patriarch orders Raven and the Corpse Immortal Sect’s forces to enter the battlefield, since the existing fighters are beginning to lose control of the situation.
• A tremendous disturbance erupts from the valley, suggesting that the corpse-refinement process is producing power far beyond what an ordinary Ascension Realm cultivator could generate.
• The Ghost Servant informs Chu Xuanao that the formation is absorbing corpses, baleful qi, killing intent, blood essence, true qi, and souls to refine the corpse anew.
• A Late Ascension Realm expert attacks Chu Xuanao with corpse poison and a massive Corpse Puppet. Chu Xuanao counters with the Great Sun Yang Hand, injuring the puppet and burning away its Corpse Qi.
• Chu Xuanao recognizes the puppet as the Buddhist Corpse Puppet he had previously encountered and realizes that its mysterious refiner—the ordinary-looking man standing nearby—is now present.

Character Developments

• Chu Xuanao remains calm and analytical despite the formation’s suppression. He quickly identifies the array’s nature and adapts to its limitations. His supreme yang power proves especially effective against Corpse Qi.
• Jin Bicheng is shown under severe pressure, with his injuries and weakening aura emphasizing the Corpse Immortal Sect’s strength.
• Yun Zhan demonstrates the Five Elements Heavenly Sect’s ability to counter large-scale formations, using his five elemental cauldrons to suppress the array.
• Raven reveals reluctance and resentment toward the Corpse Immortal Sect’s demands. He deeply regrets sacrificing the precious Dragon Origin Blood but obeys his Patriarch’s orders.
• The Corpse Immortal Sect displays careful preparation and sophisticated coordination, showing that its corpse-refinement technique combines puppetry, formations, blood essence, and ritual sacrifice.
• The unknown corpse refiner is introduced indirectly as the powerful figure responsible for the Buddhist Corpse Puppet.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and hidden schemes: The Corpse Immortal Sect’s formation is established gradually and almost unnoticed, revealing the danger of long-planned strategies.
• The fusion of corpses and formations: Corpse Puppets are not merely individual weapons; they resonate as parts of a massive formation, turning the entire battlefield into a single mechanism.
• Sacrifice for power: Rare dragon blood, corpses, souls, and battlefield energy are all consumed to create something stronger, emphasizing the ritual’s brutality and cost.
• Cooperation amid distrust: The Black Fiend Sect assists the Corpse Immortal Sect, but Raven’s resentment shows that this alliance is based on orders and mutual benefit rather than loyalty.
• Suppression versus adaptation: The formation weakens perception and battlefield awareness, forcing powerful cultivators such as Chu Xuanao and Yun Zhan to rely on specialized techniques and quick judgment.
• The danger of refinement: The chapter suggests that the corpse being created may transcend ordinary Ascension Realm power and potentially approach the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

Character Interactions

• The Corpse Immortal Sect’s elders coordinate their forces through bell commands, directing the Corpse Puppets into formation.
• Chu Xuanao and Yun Zhan independently recognize the formation’s danger and act to contain it, though they remain in the middle of a chaotic battlefield.
• The Corpse Immortal Sect’s leader urges Raven to join the battle, while Raven privately resents being used as a distraction.
• Raven discusses the limitations of using Dragon Origin Blood, while the Corpse Immortal Sect insists that it has other methods to complete the refinement.
• The Ghost Servant provides Chu Xuanao with critical information about the ritual and warns him of the approaching Late Ascension Realm expert.
• Chu Xuanao clashes with the newly arrived expert and his Buddhist Corpse Puppet, setting up a confrontation with the puppet’s mysterious refiner.