Vol. 1The Slaughter Shadow Blade

Ling Li grew stronger while hunting bounties and gathering allies across the Black Corner Region, with Zi Yan at his side. After securing Hai Bodong’s cooperation and the remnant map, he arrived in Maple City as Qing Lin became the target of Mo Li.

  • Ling Li claimed the cliff cave’s treasures, killed the forces that challenged him, and traveled to Black Rock City with Little Doctor Fairy.
  • Ling Li killed Mo Ji and his men, returned to the city, and Ole chose not to provoke him.
  • Ling Li entered the Black Corner Region, advanced to Dou Spirit, and learned the Misty Shadow Art before hunting Wu Ye.
  • The Purple Beast rescued Ling Li, who recovered and trained for a month before preparing to collect another bounty.
  • Ling Li stole the Shapeshifting Grass, gained Zi Yan as his daughter, and survived a guild massacre and a fight with Su Mei while pursuing bounties.
  • Ling Li accepted a bounty on Xiao Yan and arrived in Wutan City as Nalan Yanran came to the Xiao Family.
  • Ling Li and Zi Yan defeated the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, found Hai Bodong, and secured the remnant map and his cooperation.
  • Mo Li targeted Qing Lin’s eyes in Maple City, and Ling Li arrived as the street filled with killing intent.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Blade and the Auction

Ling Li found the cliff cave’s treasures, destroyed the forces that challenged him, and traveled to Black Rock City to seek strength and supplies. After killing Mo Ji and his men, he returned to the city while Ole decided not to provoke him.

  • Ling Li found the cliff cave, claimed its treasures, and killed Mu Li and the mercenaries who tried to take them.
  • Ling Li raised his cultivation by consuming the cave’s herbs, then left Qingshan Town and wiped out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and Myriad Medicine Pavilion’s forces.
  • Ling Li took Little Doctor Fairy with him to Black Rock City and used her medicinal powders while planning his travels.
  • Ling Li bought a Profound Tier High-Grade Sword Skill and three hundred Second Tier Magic Cores from Ole, then told him he had met Miter Haibodong.
  • Mo Ji and his men ambushed Ling Li outside the city, but Ling Li killed the subordinates and defeated Mo Ji after the Vitality Pill’s effects wore off.
  • Ling Li drained Mo Ji’s corpse with Dark Night and returned to the city with Little Doctor Fairy, while Ole learned of the fight and chose not to provoke him.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Black Corner Region

Ling Li entered the Black Corner Region, gained the Misty Shadow Art and rose to Dou Spirit, then hunted Wu Ye and survived with the Purple Beast’s help. After a month of recovery and training, he prepared to collect another bounty while the Purple Beast led him toward a nearby peak.

  • Ling Li studied the Nameless Sword Skill, left for Yan Tie City with Little Doctor Fairy, and sought a smith to make a scabbard for Dark Night.
  • After Liu Xi and Liu Mao attacked Little Doctor Fairy, Ling Li killed both men, and the pair traveled south toward the Black Corner Region.
  • A Black Storm swept Ling Li and Little Doctor Fairy into ancient ruins, where Ling Li entered a Blood Pool, advanced to Dou Spirit, and learned the Misty Shadow Art.
  • The ruins separated Ling Li from Little Doctor Fairy, who was found by Ruolin and considered joining Jia Nan Academy to grow strong enough to protect him.
  • Ling Li reached Black Seal City, joined the Eight Fan Sect’s assassination system, and accepted a bounty on Wu Ye of the Blood Sect.
  • Ling Li fought and killed Wu Ye outside Twilight City, but escaped into the mountains after the Black Bandits arrived.
  • The Purple Beast rescued Ling Li, who recovered in its cave, refined a red-black fruit, and studied Shadow Blood Flash and Palm Absorption from Wu Ye’s Storage Ring.
  • Ling Li practiced Shadow Blood Flash for a month and reached two-star Dou Spirit, then agreed to follow the Purple Beast to a nearby mountain peak before leaving to collect a bounty.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Slaughter Shadow Blade

Ling Li stole the Shapeshifting Grass, gained Zi Yan as his daughter, and survived a guild massacre and a battle with Su Mei while pursuing bounties across the Black Corner Region. He accepted a bounty on Xiao Yan and arrived in Wutan City as Nalan Yanran came to the Xiao Family.

  • Ling Li stole the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and Shapeshifting Grass from the Six-winged Azure Bat, and the Purple Beast transformed into Zi Yan after swallowing the grass.
  • Ling Li brought Zi Yan to the Baha Empire and infiltrated the Alchemist Guild, where he killed Han Rui and slaughtered alchemists while Zi Yan broke through the tower’s defenses.
  • Ling Li touched a green orb in the Guild’s hidden chamber and became trapped in his Sea of Consciousness, where he defeated Ling Xi by devouring her Soul Power.
  • Ling Li and Zi Yan escaped the Guild with Ling Xi’s corpse, then sold their stolen loot and traveled to Charming City to collect the bounty from Su Mei.
  • Ling Li fought Su Mei, and Zi Yan killed her before they fled the city with her Storage Ring.
  • Ling Li returned to the Eight Fan Sect and spent three years completing ingredient bounties with Zi Yan, reaching the peak of the Dou Spirit realm without finding a way to advance.
  • Ling Li accepted a bounty on fifteen-year-old Xiao Yan and traveled with Zi Yan to Wutan City, where they saw Nalan Yanran arrive at the Xiao Family residence.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Map and the Snake Eyes

Ling Li and Zi Yan defeated the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, then found Hai Bodong and secured the remnant map and his cooperation. In Maple City, Mo Li targeted Qing Lin’s eyes, and Ling Li arrived as the street filled with killing intent.

  • Xiao Yan rejected Nalan Yanran’s compensation, forced her to accept a Three-Year Agreement, and accepted Yao Chen as his master in exchange for training.
  • Ling Li’s clash with Ling Ying awakened his breakthrough to Four-star Fighting King, while Yun Yun and Zi Yan fled the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King with the Companion Purple Crystal Source.
  • Ling Li and Zi Yan killed the weakened Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, took its treasures, and later freed Yun Yun from the Purple Crystal Seal.
  • Ling Li found a fragment of the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame remnant map in Hai Bodong’s shop, defeated him, and took him away despite Miter Tengshan’s intervention.
  • Zi Yan brought Qing Lin to Ling Li, who recognized her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, while Hai Bodong surrendered the map’s remaining fragment and agreed to work for Ling Li.
  • Ling Li arranged for Han Feng to refine a Breaking Calamity Pill and learned that Han Xian had found signs of a Mysterious Flame beneath Jia Nan Academy.
  • Mo Kun and Mo Li recognized Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and tried to take her eyes, but Zi Yan stopped them and had Mo Li seized by Maple City’s peacekeepers.
  • Ling Li arrived as the Slaughter Shadow Blade’s killing intent filled the street.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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