Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing met two people investigating him, then returned to the inn while the Woman in Blue deduced he was from the Demon Suppression Division and planned to exploit its coming clash with the Yu family. He continued cultivating, expecting to reach the peak of the Palace Creation realm within three days.

• The Woman in Blue and a young man questioned Lin Changqing, then left after he said he had no grievance against the Yu family.
• Lin Changqing concluded the pair were enemies of the Yu family and returned to the Small Courtyard of the Inn.
• The young man urged Senior Sister Liu to attack the Yu family for its Half Jade Talisman, but she refused and proposed waiting for the Demon Suppression Division to act.
• The Woman in Blue deduced that Lin Changqing served the Demon Suppression Division and planned to seize the Half Jade Talisman amid the coming chaos.
• Lin Changqing drew Immortal Qi from the upper realm and continued refining it, estimating that his Dao Palace would solidify within three days.

Lin Changqing cultivated with Immortal Qi, then visited Yipin Xuan to gather intelligence about the Yu Family. There, he met the powerful Du Kang, who invited him to dine, and Lin Changqing began probing him about the restaurant and its owners.

• Lin Changqing found that his Dao Palace had nearly solidified after a night of cultivation and expected to reach great completion of the Palace Creation Realm soon.
• Lin Changqing went to Yipin Xuan, hoping to gather intelligence at Canglan County City's busiest restaurant.
• Du Kang introduced himself to Lin Changqing, who gave the alias Li Taibai, and invited him inside for Drunken Immortal Brew and a meal.
• Du Kang led Lin Changqing to a private room overlooking the stage and explained that the Yu Family raised the restaurant's Martial Artist dancers.
• Lin Changqing remarked on Du Kang's familiarity with Yipin Xuan and the Yu Family, beginning to probe him for information.

Lin Changqing met Du Kang at Yipin Xuan and learned that the Qingyun Sect disciples who had followed him were behind Du Kang’s approach. Zhu Yiyi offered him evidence that the Yu family had colluded with the White Lotus Sect, but Lin Changqing remained wary as she explained why Qingyun Sect could not act directly.

• Lin Changqing probed Du Kang for information about the Yu family while concealing his own background.
• When Lin Changqing tried to leave, Du Kang asked him to stay and introduced Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng, the pair who had followed him the previous night.
• Lin Changqing challenged Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng for involving themselves in Great Zhou’s affairs as Qingyun Sect True Disciples.
• Zhu Yiyi guessed that Lin Changqing belonged to the Demon Suppression Division and offered to help him bring down the Yu family.
• Zhu Yiyi claimed to possess evidence of the Yu family’s collusion with the White Lotus Sect and said her personal grudge prevented Qingyun Sect from intervening directly.

Lin Changqing hypnotized Zhu Yiyi and discovered her group wanted the Yu Family’s Half Jade Talisman, which could open a Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land. He agreed to cooperate while planning to use their scheme against them, and Zhu Yiyi revealed that Du Kang intended to take Yipin Xuan after the Yu Family fell.

• Lin Changqing used his Spiritual Power to hypnotize Zhu Yiyi and learned that her group sought the Yu Family’s Half Jade Talisman.
• Pang Yunsheng’s sword intent stirred against Lin Changqing’s hypnosis, so Lin Changqing ended the effect before Pang Yunsheng noticed.
• Lin Changqing agreed to cooperate with Zhu Yiyi after she claimed the Yu Family’s Great Elder, Yu Haohui, would transport supplies to the White Lotus Sect that night.
• Lin Changqing left Yipin Xuan and returned to the inn, while Zhu Yiyi arranged to meet him that night.
• Zhu Yiyi told Du Kang that getting Lin Changqing to join them was their true purpose, and Du Kang admitted he wanted Yipin Xuan for himself.

Lin Changqing joined Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng to follow the Yu Family Caravan and witness its meeting with the White Lotus Sect. After identifying the caravan’s leader, Yu Haohui, Lin Changqing discovered that the elder was secretly a powerful Demonized Warrior.

• Lin Changqing startled Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng with his speed, then left the inn with them to investigate the Yu Family Caravan.
• Zhu Yiyi told Lin Changqing that Yu Haohui would lead the caravan and that she had a Recording Jade Talisman to document its meeting with the White Lotus Sect.
• The three waited outside Canglan County City until the Yu Family Caravan departed, and Lin Changqing secretly planted a Mind Mark on Yu Haohui.
• Zhu Yiyi identified Yu Haohui as a Half-Step Void Refining Realm expert, while Lin Changqing sensed that his true cultivation was at the peak of the Cave Void Realm.
• Lin Changqing detected hidden demonic energy in Yu Haohui and concluded that the elder was a Demonized Warrior who could reach the peak of the Transforming Void Realm in full Demonization.

Lin Changqing followed the Yu Family Caravan to ruined Lanhe Town and uncovered its secret exchange with the White Lotus Cult. He secretly recorded their meeting as the cult promised the Yu Family blood pills and a future blessing in return for helping seize Canglan County City.

• Lin Changqing used his Spiritual Power to mislead Yu Haohui's Divine Sense, then followed the Yu Family Caravan with Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng.
• Zhu Yiyi explained that Lanhe Town had been destroyed in a battle between the Demon Suppression Division and the Eternal Life Alliance, and said the White Lotus Cult now used it to deal with the Yu Family.
• Lin Changqing observed the caravan enter an abandoned courtyard, where thirteen people were waiting, and planted a Recording Jade Talisman above it.
• A White Lotus Cult Demonized Warrior gave Yu Haohui a chest containing one thousand blood pills in exchange for the Yu Family's continued support.
• The Demonized Warrior urged the Yu Family to obtain the next batch of supplies and promised at least three members a chance to receive Wusheng Laomu's blessing if the cult captured Canglan County City.

Lin Changqing exposed the Yu Family's collusion with the White Lotus Sect and attacked them, prompting four Void Refining Realm cultivators to strike back. Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng joined the fight against the remaining enemies as Lin Changqing faced the four attackers.

• Lin Changqing retrieved the Recording Jade Talisman and revealed himself to the Yu Family and White Lotus Sect members.
• A Demonized Warrior attacked Lin Changqing, who countered with a tiger-shaped fist strike that shattered the courtyard and killed many people.
• Yu Haohui attacked Lin Changqing with his sword, while three White Lotus Sect experts joined him, surrounding Lin Changqing with four Void Refining Realm attackers.
• Zhu Yiyi decided that she and Pang Yunsheng should kill the remaining Yu Family and White Lotus Sect members, and Pang Yunsheng attacked a Yu Family Purple Mansion Great Realm expert.

Lin Changqing used the Square Inch Pagoda to teleport behind his enemies and kill two White Lotus Sect Void Refining Realm experts, while Pang Yunsheng and Zhu Yiyi broke through the enemy ranks. Lin Changqing crippled Yu Haohui and then killed the White Lotus Sect’s last Void Refining Realm expert, leaving Yu Haohui fleeing with a Mind Mark on him.

• Pang Yunsheng and Zhu Yiyi cut through the Yu Family and White Lotus Sect forces, killing or injuring many of them.
• Lin Changqing teleported behind a White Lotus Sect Void Refining Realm expert and killed him with the Jingzhe Saber.
• Lin Changqing teleported behind a second White Lotus Sect expert and killed him with another slash.
• Lin Changqing struck Yu Haohui, destroying his internal organs and forcing him to flee, while relying on a Mind Mark to track him.
• Lin Changqing faced the White Lotus Sect’s Demonized Warrior and destroyed his body and Primordial Spirit.

Lin Changqing killed Yu Haohui after the Yu Family elder tried to escape and self-destruct, then decided to attack the Yu Family that same night using evidence of its collusion with the White Lotus Sect. He shook off Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng and entered Canglan County City alone, disguised and heading for the Yu Family Mansion.

• Lin Changqing teleported ahead of Yu Haohui and revealed that he had been sent to destroy the Yu Family.
• Yu Haohui self-destructed, but Lin Changqing teleported away and survived the blast that leveled the town.
• Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng arrived with two captured Yu Family men, and Lin Changqing ordered them to return to Canglan County City for an attack that night.
• Zhu Yiyi suspected Lin Changqing was plotting something and sent Pang Yunsheng to notify their allies and Du Kang.
• Lin Changqing outpaced Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng, entered Canglan County City alone in disguise, and headed for the Yu Family Mansion.

Lin Changqing prepared the Twelve Zodiacs Sky Locking Array around the Yu Family Mansion and met Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng outside. He agreed to attack in one hour, while Zhu Yiyi explained why they needed his strength and his Demon Suppression Division identity.

• Lin Changqing disguised himself, planted twelve array disks around the Yu Family Mansion, and completed the Twelve Zodiacs Sky Locking Array.
• Lin Changqing waited outside the mansion for Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng, then accused them of arriving late.
• Pang Yunsheng questioned Lin Changqing's plans, but Zhu Yiyi stopped him and asked when reinforcements from the Demon Suppression Division would arrive.
• Lin Changqing said the reinforcements might take three to five days, so Zhu Yiyi proposed attacking that night with help from her friends and Du Kang's family.
• Lin Changqing agreed to act in one hour, and Zhu Yiyi told Pang Yunsheng that Lin Changqing's strength and official identity would protect them from being branded clan murderers.

Lin Changqing led the attack on the Yu Family after recognizing Zhu Yiyi’s plan to use the Demon Suppression Division against them. He announced that the Yu Family had colluded with the White Lotus Sect, and Yu Zhentian prepared to fight back as the estate fell into chaos.

• Lin Changqing overheard Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng’s secret conversation and understood that Zhu Yiyi intended to use him against the Yu Family.
• Du Kang arrived with three hundred Du Family elites, but the Yu Family noticed their presence before the other allies arrived.
• Lin Changqing ordered Zhu Yiyi, Pang Yunsheng, and Du Kang not to hold back, then flew toward the Yu Family Mansion using the True Meaning of Wind.
• Lin Changqing declared that the Yu Family had colluded with the White Lotus Sect and unleashed Sound Waves that destroyed buildings and killed people across the estate.
• Yu Zhentian ordered Yu Shan, Yu Hu, and Yu Hai to attack Du Kang’s forces while he led the remaining core members to confront the Demon Suppression Division.

Du Kang led the Du Family in an assault on the Yu Family, revealing his peak Purple Mansion strength, while Lin Changqing confronted Yu Zhentian and exposed the Yu Family’s plans for its Body Sculpting pills. Lin Changqing withstood Yu Zhentian’s Blood Fiend spear and turned its shattered fragments into a blade to strike back.

• Du Kang led several hundred Du Family elites into the Yu Family Mansion, where they battled over a thousand guards, including hundreds of Demonized Warriors.
• Du Kang revealed his Purple Mansion Great Realm Peak strength and unleashed a vast Thunder Sword Domain, boosting his family’s morale as the fight began.
• Lin Changqing, Zhu Yiyi, and Pang Yunsheng were intercepted by Yu Zhentian and nearly a hundred Yu Family members.
• Lin Changqing accused the Yu Family of colluding with the White Lotus Sect and using Body Sculpting pills to control people, startling Yu Zhentian by revealing the secret.
• Yu Zhentian attacked Lin Changqing with a Blood Fiend War Spear, but Lin Changqing’s Qi and Blood Furnace blocked the strike.
• Lin Changqing shattered the spear, gathered its fragments into a Blood Warblade, and slashed toward Yu Zhentian.

Lin Changqing defeated the demonized Yu Zhentian with one punch and ordered the Yu Family wiped out. While his allies attacked the fleeing family members, he discovered a hidden underground palace and entered it after spotting a powerful demonized warrior there.

• Yu Zhentian transformed into a Blood Bull Demon and attacked Lin Changqing, but Lin killed him with one punch.
• Lin Changqing ordered Du Kang, Zhu Yiyi, Pang Yunsheng, and the others to kill the remaining Yu Family members as they tried to flee.
• Lin Changqing sensed a hidden underground palace beneath the Yu Family Mansion and discovered two groups fighting inside.
• Lin Changqing realized Zhu Yiyi had secretly sent people to search the palace for the half Jade Talisman and sensed it might be carried by a young demonized warrior.
• Lin Changqing destroyed the courtyard and its array barrier, then descended into the underground palace.

A demonic Yu Family man used his Azure Flame Ice Flame Domain to overpower seven Qingyun Sect experts, but an unseen attacker killed him with a single slash. Lin Changqing appeared beside the Azure Flame and the Half Jade Talisman as others rushed to claim them.

• The demonic man trapped seven Qingyun Sect Void Refining Realm experts in his Ice Flame Domain and froze them in place.
• The demonic man revealed that he had endured Demonization and used rare medicines to cultivate his domain and Yin Fiend Body.
• A sudden blade slash ignored the Ice Flame Domain and killed the demonic man, leaving behind Azure Flame and a Half Jade Talisman.
• A black-robed man rushed toward the Half Jade Talisman, which Qingyun Sect had sought to obtain.
• Lin Changqing appeared beside the Azure Flame before anyone could react.

Lin Changqing seized the Qingyun Sect’s half of the Purple Jade Talisman and revealed that he knew it opened a Secret Realm. After the Square Inch Pagoda devoured his Azure Flame, the Qingyun Sect’s Great Elder silenced a disciple who accused Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng of betraying the Sect.

• Lin Changqing sealed the Azure Flame and took the half Purple Jade Talisman from it.
• The Qingyun Sect’s seven Void Refining Realm experts recognized Lin Changqing as Li Taibai and decided to negotiate rather than fight him.
• The Qingyun Sect’s Great Elder offered Lin Changqing any conditions he wanted in exchange for the talisman, but Lin Changqing said he knew it was a Secret Realm token.
• The Square Inch Pagoda devoured Lin Changqing’s Azure Flame and grew slightly stronger.
• A Qingyun Sect disciple accused Zhu Yiyi and Pang Yunsheng of betraying the Sect, and the Great Elder forced him to his knees and ordered him to be silent.

Lin Changqing pressured the Qingyun Sect to reveal what it knew about the half jade talisman, but the Great Elder concealed the secret behind an offer of an Innate Treasure Medicine. After letting the sect escape, Lin Changqing returned to the ruined Yu Family Mansion and claimed all of the Yu Family’s resources.

• Lin Changqing refused to name a price for the half jade talisman and intimidated the Qingyun Sect after one member challenged him.
• The Qingyun Sect's Great Elder offered an Innate Treasure Medicine for the talisman, but Lin Changqing rejected the offer and unleashed his killing intent.
• The Qingyun Sect's Great Elder used a green light to carry the sect members out of the underground palace, and Lin Changqing let them escape so they might return for the talisman.
• Lin Changqing found that the Du Family had destroyed the Yu Family Mansion and killed everyone in the Yu Family.
• Lin Changqing demanded all of the Yu Family's resources from Du Kang, Zhu Yiyi, and the others.

Lin Changqing forced the Du Family to surrender all of the Yu Family’s holdings, then searched the Yu Family Treasury. He uncovered a strange treasure hidden inside an Evil God Statue, leaving its nature unknown.

• Lin Changqing confronted Du Kang, Zhu Yiyi, and Pang Yunsheng over their scheme and demanded that the Du Family convert all of the Yu Family’s holdings into Spirit Stones and cultivation resources within three days.
• Lin Changqing used his overwhelming pressure to force the Du Family leaders to agree, then let them leave after warning them not to play tricks.
• Lin Changqing entered the Yu Family Treasury and collected its most valuable medicines and pills, leaving the remaining resources for the Du Family to handle.
• Lin Changqing sensed something unusual in an Evil God Statue, shattered it, and watched a streak of green light shoot into the sky.

Lin Changqing discovered a mysterious bead containing immense power and Dao laws, then confronted a powerful White Lotus Sect Demonized Warrior who demanded the divine statue. Their battle began in the ruins of the Yu Family Mansion, where the enemy transformed into a giant pangolin and sent Lin Changqing flying with a crushing blow.

• Lin Changqing stopped a green light from escaping and discovered it was a bead containing vast energy and countless Dao laws.
• Lin Changqing left the Treasury and encountered a hemp-clad Demonized Warrior who demanded the divine statue.
• Lin Changqing refused to surrender it and fought the man, countering his first punch with Wind and Lightning power.
• The man in hemp clothes transformed into a giant pangolin and struck Lin Changqing with a scaled palm.
• Lin Changqing blocked the blow with the Jingzhe Saber but was blasted several thousand zhang away.

Lin Changqing used the Twelve Zodiacs Sky Locking Array to kill the demonized Pangolin, who had transformed from the Man in Hemp Clothes, and destroyed the Yu Family Mansion ruins. He returned to his inn after completing his mission in Canglan County, leaving the Du Family and others to deal with Lingxi Hall.

• Lin Changqing decided to kill the Pangolin rather than flee, and activated the Twelve Zodiacs Grand Array as the Pangolin launched his strongest attack.
• The array shattered the Pangolin's attack and trapped him, while Lin Changqing explained that he had originally prepared it for the Yu Family.
• Lin Changqing brought down the array's killing light, annihilating the Pangolin completely, but the array's energy was exhausted and its pillars shattered.
• The array's final strike reduced the Yu Family Mansion ruins to a deep pit, and Lin Changqing left for his inn, planning to return to Dafeng Prefecture City after Du Kang exchanged the Yu Family's resources.
• Lin Changqing decided he no longer needed to act against Lingxi Hall, since the Du Family and others could handle it.

Du Kang delivered the Yu Family’s assets to Lin Changqing as spirit stones, accepting the loss to avoid provoking him. Lin Changqing kept the payment and planned to leave Canglan County, while Du Kang warned his family against seeking revenge.

• Du Kang brought 3,200 mid-grade and 8,316 low-grade spirit stones, converted from the Yu Family’s assets, to Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing confirmed the amount, recognized that the Du Family had accepted an unfavorable exchange rate out of fear, and stored the stones in his Spatial Ring.
• Lin Changqing decided to leave Canglan County the next day and return to Dafeng Prefecture to submit his mission.
• After Du Kang left the inn, Du Family members complained about the payment and suggested killing Lin Changqing.
• Du Kang silenced them, warned that Lin Changqing could destroy the Du Family, and said the family would benefit from the Yu Family’s elimination.