Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing wounded the Black Cat and pursued it into the mountains, where the Young Constable intervened to save it. When Lin Changqing blocked the constable from leaving, he revealed that he had mastered Five Elements Momentum.

• Lin Changqing nearly killed the Black Cat with his saber, but it fled and he chased it out of Longquan Town and into the mountain forest.
• Lin Changqing used his Spiritual Power through a roar to hypnotize the Black Cat and approached to kill it.
• The Young Constable struck Lin Changqing's saber aside, rescued the dazed Black Cat, and denied that he or the cat had destroyed the Liu family.
• The Young Constable warned Lin Changqing to stop investigating the Liu family case, then tried to leave with the Black Cat.
• Lin Changqing used his speed to block the Young Constable and revealed that he had mastered Five Elements Saber Momentum.

Lin Changqing drove off the Young Constable, then learned the man was Constable Xiao, also known as Xiao Ruohai, who had been imprisoned after the Liu Family massacre. He went to the Liu Family Old Residence to investigate, where a shameless old beggar blocked his way and tried to snatch back the roast chicken Lin Changqing had taken from him.

• Lin Changqing struck the Young Constable with a powerful saber attack, and the man fled with the Black Cat after pretending to be badly injured.
• Lin Changqing drew the Young Constable's portrait at a bookstore, where the owner identified him as Constable Xiao and revealed that he had been jailed after the Liu Family was wiped out.
• The bookstore owner told Lin Changqing that Constable Xiao was Xiao Ruohai, was from Fengle County, and had been involved with Liu Yiyi, whose body was reportedly left horribly disfigured.
• Lin Changqing decided to wait at the Liu Family Old Residence and investigate Xiao Ruohai's role in the massacre.
• Lin Changqing tossed a roast chicken into an old beggar's bowl, but took it back when the beggar demanded wine and tried to stop him entering the residence.
• The old beggar moved in front of Lin Changqing and reached for the roast chicken.

Lin Changqing visited the Yuan Family Wine Shop to obtain aged wine for the old beggar guarding the Liu Family Old Residence, where he discovered the shop’s Dragon Spring Immortal Brew was a potent medicinal wine. He left with a taste of its effects and resolved to recreate the recipe after the shopkeeper refused to sell him more.

• Lin Changqing gave the old beggar a roast chicken and agreed to fetch him aged wine in exchange for information about the Liu family massacre.
• Lin Changqing entered the Yuan Family Wine Shop and noticed its courtyard held thirty-one Ranked Martial Artists, including one who appeared to be fourth rank.
• Lin Changqing bought a jar of Dragon Spring Immortal Brew for one hundred taels of gold after hearing that it was medicinal wine said to affect even people in the Qi Refining Realm.
• Lin Changqing tasted the brew and found its medicinal power could match three days of medicinal cuisine while tempering his flesh and Qi and Blood.
• The shopkeeper refused to sell Lin Changqing any more Dragon Spring Immortal Brew, so Lin Changqing decided to reverse-engineer its recipe himself.

Lin Changqing learned that the Liu Family was likely wiped out over a Dragon Spring Token rumored to open the Dragon Spring Sect Ruins, and that several dozen martial artists had gathered in Longquan Town because of it. The old beggar revealed that Liu Yiyi was still alive and probably hiding in town, prompting Lin Changqing to seek Xiao Ruohai and set a trap for the murderer.

• Lin Changqing returned to the Liu Family Old Residence with Dragon Spring Immortal Brew and offered the old beggar a drink in exchange for information.
• The old beggar said a rumor about the Dragon Spring Token had drawn martial artists to Longquan Town and suggested the Liu Family had been destroyed because the token was in its possession.
• Lin Changqing questioned the old beggar about the murderer, but the old beggar said he did not know who had killed the Liu Family.
• The old beggar revealed that Liu Yiyi was still alive and likely hiding in Longquan Town, and Lin Changqing decided Xiao Ruohai might know where she was.
• Lin Changqing left to make arrangements and try to lure the murderer into a trap, while the old beggar watched him go and then departed with a cold smile.

Lin Changqing confronted Xiao Ruohai at the Liu Family Old Residence and learned that the Black Cat was Liu Yiyi, the missing eldest daughter of the Liu Family. After Lin Changqing healed her injured mind, Xiao Ruohai was ready to explain what he knew about the Liu Family.

• Lin Changqing waited for Xiao Ruohai, who arrived at midnight carrying the badly injured Black Cat.
• Lin Changqing revealed that he was from the Demon Suppression Division and demanded to know who killed the Liu Family and where Liu Yiyi was.
• Xiao Ruohai refused to share information unless Lin Changqing healed the cat, and revealed that the Black Cat was Liu Yiyi, who had been harmed by wicked people.
• Lin Changqing agreed to repair Liu Yiyi's mental injuries while leaving her physical wounds to Xiao Ruohai.
• After half an hour, Lin Changqing finished healing Liu Yiyi and asked Xiao Ruohai to tell him about himself and the Liu Family.

Lin Changqing learned that a human demon had destroyed the Liu Family while searching for something, then watched Xiao Ruohai fight off a group demanding the Dragon Spring Token. After Xiao Ruohai fell, Lin Changqing stepped in to protect him and the black cat, and faced the attackers as their leader struck at him.

• Xiao Ruohai told Lin Changqing that a demon had slaughtered the Liu Family to cultivate a Demonic Art and seemed to be searching for something, but he concealed what he knew about Liu Yiyi.
• Thirty-one martial artists surrounded Lin Changqing and Xiao Ruohai at the Liu Family Old Residence and demanded that Xiao Ruohai hand over the Dragon Spring Token.
• The attackers charged, and Xiao Ruohai killed twenty of them while fighting with his blade and protecting the black cat.
• The remaining eleven overwhelmed Xiao Ruohai, who was sent crashing near Lin Changqing and pleaded with him to save the black cat and take her away.
• Lin Changqing offered to save both Xiao Ruohai and the black cat on conditions, then declared he would wade into the fight as the attackers' leader punched at him.

Lin Changqing defeated the eleven men who attacked for the Dragon Spring Token, then confronted the Old beggar, who admitted to wiping out the Liu Family and manipulating events to obtain the token. The Old beggar revealed that he wanted Liu Yiyi as well and began explaining the horrors behind her transformation.

• Lin Changqing used saber momentum to suppress and kill all eleven attackers before they could escape.
• The Old beggar revealed himself, and Xiao Ruohai and the black cat both attacked him but were easily sent flying.
• Xiao Ruohai told Lin Changqing that the Old beggar had wiped out the Liu Family, and the Old beggar admitted it.
• The Old beggar explained that he had used Lin Changqing and the thirty-one martial artists to draw out Xiao Ruohai and seize the Dragon Spring Token.
• Lin Changqing recognized that the Old beggar was severely injured, and the Old beggar admitted he had killed the Liu Family to take their hearts and heal himself.
• The Old beggar said he intended to kill Lin Changqing, take the Dragon Spring Token, and leave with Liu Yiyi, then claimed her father had made her a monster after killing at least a thousand people.

Lin Changqing fought the severely injured old beggar, who revealed the Liu Family’s crimes and attacked him with Qi Refining Realm strength and Mysterious Ice Palm. Lin Changqing used his Spiritual Power to stun the old beggar and kill him, but the man warned that someone would come for him.

• The old beggar accused the Liu Family of creating a monster through forbidden techniques and said he had wiped them out, then declared he would kill Lin Changqing.
• The old beggar attacked with Qi Refining Realm strength, and Lin Changqing used his saber technique and saber force to hold him off through more than a hundred exchanges.
• The old beggar unleashed Mysterious Ice Palm, striking Lin Changqing with a huge icy palm and sending him flying after he coughed up blood.
• Lin Changqing released his Spiritual Power, stunning the old beggar, then pierced and destroyed his heart with the Jingzhe Saber.
• The dying old beggar asked what Secret Art Lin Changqing had used and warned that someone would come for him before he collapsed dead.

Lin Changqing negotiated with Xiao Ruohai for the Dragon Spring Token in exchange for letting Xiao Ruohai and Liu Yiyi go. He obtained the token after Xiao Ruohai escaped with Liu Yiyi through a hidden passage, then left to report the mission.

• Xiao Ruohai refused to return to the Demon Suppression Division with Liu Yiyi and offered the Dragon Spring Token in exchange for their freedom.
• Lin Changqing agreed to let them go if Xiao Ruohai led him to the token.
• Xiao Ruohai brought Lin Changqing to a wooden hut in a valley and retrieved the Dragon Spring Token while Lin Changqing held Black Cat hostage.
• Xiao Ruohai threw the token toward the valley entrance, then fled into the hut with Black Cat as the hut collapsed.
• Lin Changqing kept the Dragon Spring Token, abandoned the search for Xiao Ruohai and Liu Yiyi, and left to report the mission.

Lin Changqing confirmed that the old beggar who massacred the Liu Family belonged to the White Lotus Sect, then traveled to Fengle County Town to complete his mission. Chen San told him he would join the Demon Suppression Division in three days and offered the Chen Family’s support at an auction.

• Lin Changqing found the White Lotus Sect’s mark on the old beggar’s chest and confirmed the culprit’s allegiance.
• The Yuan Family Wine Shop’s shopkeeper gave Lin Changqing a jar of Dragon Spring Immortal Brew as thanks for avenging the Liu Family.
• Lin Changqing reached Fengle County Town and handed the old beggar’s head to Chen San, completing his mission.
• Chen San told Lin Changqing that an escort would take him to the Demon Suppression Division in three days and warned him to settle his affairs before then.
• Chen San invited Lin Changqing to an auction and said the Chen Family would bid on pills for him as an investment; Lin Changqing accepted their goodwill.

At the Wanbao Auction House, Lin Changqing sensed something useful inside an antique wooden box and bid aggressively for it. A young man from the Wei Family challenged his bid, turning the auction into a possible contest between the rival families.

• Chen San brought Lin Changqing to the auction, where Lin Changqing decided not to bid on ordinary items or spend Chen Family silver.
• Lin Changqing sensed something unusual inside a wooden box on the auction platform and decided to bid for it.
• Lin Changqing opened with a bid of one thousand taels, drawing surprised reactions from the auction hall.
• A bidder in Room Eight raised the price to one thousand one hundred taels, and Chen San recognized the bidder as someone from the Wei Family.
• Lin Changqing raised his bid to ten thousand taels, angering the lean-faced young man in Room Eight.

Lin Changqing bought an old box at the auction after sensing it was unusual, then discovered it concealed the Guiyuan Pill Scripture, a valuable alchemy manual. He kept the scripture’s contents secret, while Chen San chose not to question him.

• Lin Changqing won the box for ten thousand taels after the Wei Family stopped bidding, and Chen San offered to pay for it.
• Lin Changqing examined the box with Spiritual Power, smashed it, and found a hidden book titled Guiyuan Pill Scripture.
• Lin Changqing read the scripture and discovered it contained detailed alchemy methods and dozens of pill formulas for different cultivation realms.
• Lin Changqing concealed the scripture and watched Chen San, who refrained from asking about it.
• Lin Changqing decided he would find a way to compensate Chen San for paying for the box.

Lin Changqing and Chen San turned their attention back to the auction, where the final item was revealed as three Blood Refinement Pills that could guarantee successful blood refinement. Yu Lingfeng opened the bidding at two thousand gold, silencing most of the hall, and the auctioneer urged the crowd to offer more.

• Lin Changqing and Chen San watched the auction continue, and Chen San bought several items while Lin Changqing made no further bids.
• The auctioneer revealed a bottle containing three Blood Refinement Pills and explained that each pill guaranteed one successful blood refinement.
• The crowd erupted with excitement, but many fell silent when the auctioneer set the starting price at one thousand gold.
• Yu Lingfeng of the Yu Family bid two thousand gold and warned the hall that he intended to claim the pills.
• The crowd hesitated to challenge Yu Lingfeng, and the auctioneer tried to coax other bidders into raising the price.

At the auction, Lin Changqing drove Wei Zhenghong into paying ten thousand taels of gold for three Blood Refinement Pills, then withdrew his bid. Wei Zhenghong ordered someone to investigate Lin Changqing, while Lin revealed he planned to rely on the Guiyuan Pill Scripture to make pills himself.

• Yu Lingfeng and Wei Zhenghong bid against each other for the Blood Refinement Pills until Lin Changqing abruptly offered eight thousand gold.
• Lin Changqing refused to explain his connection to the Chen Family and taunted Wei Zhenghong into raising his bid to ten thousand taels of gold.
• Lin Changqing withdrew, leaving Wei Zhenghong stunned after he exceeded the Wei Family's eight-thousand-tael limit.
• Yu Lingfeng laughed at Wei Zhenghong for falling into Lin Changqing's trap, and Wei Zhenghong angrily threatened him.
• Lin Changqing told Chen San the pills were not worth ten thousand taels and explained that he expected to refine them himself using the Guiyuan Pill Scripture.
• Wei Zhenghong ordered a middle-aged man to uncover Lin Changqing's identity and make him suffer.

Lin Changqing traveled with Gu Chensha toward North Sea Commandery City and learned about demons and the White Lotus Sect. At an inn, White Lotus Sect members appeared to confront him, and Gu Chensha left the encounter as part of Lin Changqing’s assessment.

• Lin Changqing finished preparing to join the Demon Suppression Division and left Green Mountain Village with Gu Chensha.
• Gu Chensha explained that Demon Beasts and Demonized Warriors threatened the world, and that the White Lotus Sect’s core members were mostly Demonized Warriors.
• Lin Changqing and Gu Chensha stopped at an inn for the night after traveling for a day.
• Lin Changqing noticed seven armed martial artists watching him with killing intent, and Gu Chensha identified them as likely White Lotus Sect members seeking revenge for the Liu Family case.
• Gu Chensha told Lin Changqing he would not intervene and that Lin Changqing could treat the confrontation as a continuation of his assessment.

Lin Changqing lured seven White Lotus Cultists out of the inn and confronted them beyond town, where he revealed that he had already assessed their strength. The cultists attacked together, and the fight began with Gu Chensha following behind.

• Lin Changqing waited until night, then left the inn to draw the seven White Lotus Cultists away from town.
• The White Lotus Cultists pursued Lin Changqing, while Gu Chensha followed after them.
• Lin Changqing confronted the cultists outside town and asked how they had learned his whereabouts.
• Lin Changqing revealed that he had sensed the seven cultists' cultivation levels, unsettling them.
• The White Lotus leader ordered the others to attack, and all seven charged at Lin Changqing.

Lin Changqing killed seven White Lotus Sect attackers, including two powerful experts, using his martial skills and Spiritual Power. He discovered Gu Chensha had leaked his whereabouts to test him, then ordered the corpses displayed as a warning before heading into town.

• Lin Changqing used a thunderous roar to daze the White Lotus Sect attackers and killed their middle-aged leader with the Jingzhe Saber.
• The old man and five remaining cultists surrounded Lin Changqing, forcing him to fight defensively until he was badly wounded.
• Lin Changqing unleashed a Spiritual Power attack that incapacitated the group, then killed the old man and the other five attackers.
• Lin Changqing searched the bodies and found nearly thirty thousand taels in silver notes, the Mortal Grade High Rank Five Tigers Soul Severing Saber, and Floating Light Steps.
• Gu Chensha emerged from a tree and admitted that he had revealed Lin Changqing's whereabouts to the White Lotus Sect to test his strength.
• Lin Changqing ordered Gu Chensha to hang the corpses from a tree as a warning, then strode into town.

Lin Changqing and Gu Chensha reached North Sea Commandery City, where Lin Changqing entered an Epiphany while observing the Demon Suppression Division’s plaque. Gu Chensha recognized the rare state as Lin Changqing’s understanding of his Five Elements Momentum deepened.

• Gu Chensha hung the seven White Lotus Sect followers’ corpses from a tree, prompting two sect members to vow to investigate Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing and Gu Chensha traveled to North Sea Commandery City and entered on foot after Gu Chensha explained the city’s rules.
• Lin Changqing observed the city’s busy streets and noticed that its people were more vigorous and more practiced in martial arts than those in Fengle County.
• Gu Chensha brought Lin Changqing to the Beihai Demon Suppression Division’s base, where Lin Changqing stared at its plaque and entered an Epiphany.
• Gu Chensha recognized Lin Changqing’s rare state and watched as he merged the plaque’s Blade Qi with his Five Elements Severing Steel Saber Technique.

After an epiphany at the Demon Suppression Division’s gate, Lin Changqing advanced his blade intent to major accomplishment and completed his induction. At the newcomer training camp, he learned about his free Scripture Pavilion visit and met Yuan Chengfeng, who seemed to have an ulterior reason for approaching him.

• Lin Changqing emerged from his epiphany with his blade intent greatly advanced, and Gu Chensha reacted with disbelief and envy.
• Gu Chensha guided Lin Changqing through induction and brought him to the Newcomer Training Camp, where he explained the three-month training and the Scripture Pavilion’s entry rules.
• Lin Changqing learned he could use his newcomer privilege for one free hour in the Scripture Pavilion, then meditated while waiting for the other recruits.
• New arrivals mocked Lin Changqing for coming from Fengle County, but he ignored them.
• Yuan Chengfeng approached Lin Changqing, and Lin Changqing challenged him to explain what he really wanted.

Lin Changqing rejected Yuan Chengfeng’s offer to buy his Contribution Points, then joined the other newcomers as Demon Slaying Captain Tang Yaotian began their three-month training. Tang explained the training rules and warned that those who failed all three novice missions would face grim consequences, leaving Lin Changqing eager to visit the Scripture Pavilion.

• Yuan Chengfeng asked Lin Changqing to sell him Contribution Points, but Lin Changqing refused because he needed them and did not lack money.
• Yuan Chengfeng left to look for other newcomers willing to sell their Contribution Points.
• Tang Yaotian appeared before the gathered newcomers and introduced himself as the Demon Slaying Captain responsible for their three-month training.
• The newcomers warned one another that Tang Yaotian was known as the Living Yama for his harsh treatment of trainees.
• Tang Yaotian explained the training period, each recruit’s free visit to the Scripture Pavilion, and the three chances they would receive to pass a novice mission.
• Lin Changqing eagerly anticipated entering the Scripture Pavilion to study cultivation methods and Martial Skills.