Chapter Summaries

Wang Wu's Companion Demonic Vine badly poisoned Ape Bupuo during a test, and Bear Sixteen gave Wang Wu an eighth-grade Situational Vitality Pill. Wang Wu used his Internal Breathing Technique to circulate the surplus Vitality Points and entered Passive Concealment, while Ape Bupuo and Bear Sixteen discussed the vine's power.

• Wang Wu reluctantly let his third-stage Companion Demonic Vine test itself on Ape Bupuo, but it pierced his eyes, ear, and nostrils and paralyzed him with venom.
• Wang Wu tried to escape Bear Sixteen's attention, but Bear Sixteen offered him an eighth-grade Situational Vitality Pill, which Wang Wu swallowed without sharing its Vitality Points with the vine.
• Wang Wu climbed a tree to stand watch and used his Internal Breathing Technique to circulate and consume the pill's excess Vitality Points.
• Wang Wu became fully absorbed in his breathing practice and entered Passive Concealment, disappearing from Bear Sixteen's sight.
• Ape Bupuo asked Bear Sixteen for a pill, then guessed that Bear Sixteen had given Wang Wu the last one to pressure him into relying on his Companion Demonic Vine.

Wang Wu used the Internal Breathing Technique to circulate 90% of his Vitality Points and created three mobile vitality hubs that improved his control and capacity. When he emerged at daybreak, the other demons mistakenly believed he had spent nine days and nights failing to condense an Aperture-Opening Demon Core, leaving him baffled by their pity.

• Wang Wu circulated his Vitality Points with the Internal Breathing Technique until 90% flowed through his body.
• Wang Wu formed three vitality conversion hubs and decided to refine their system rather than merge them into a demon core.
• Wang Wu finished cultivating at daybreak and found Ape Bupuo, Bear Sixteen, Wolf Bu'er, Niu Xiaohua, Niu Huanxi, and Zhu Tiezui waiting beneath the tree.
• Bear Sixteen comforted Wang Wu over his supposed failure to condense an Aperture-Opening Demon Core, and Wang Wu tearfully called it his godfather.
• Ape Bupuo shook Wang Wu out of his confusion and said the group believed he had agonized for nine days and nights over the failed attempt.

After recovering from the toxin adaptation, Wang Wu learned more about the stalemate at Great Snow Mountain and reviewed the gains from his recent breakthrough. He gained a Free Attribute Point and weighed whether to strengthen Bronze Head Iron Bones or develop another Bloodline Secret Technique.

• Ape Bupuo told Wang Wu to recuperate, explained that frequent Paralysis Toxin adaptation could cause hidden injuries, and left Wolf Bu'er to guard him.
• Niu Xiaocao said Wang Wu and his Companion Demonic Vine had helped the group earn the powerful demons' recognition, then explained that Lu Wuchen remained deadlocked with the Great Ape King at Great Snow Mountain.
• Niu Xiaocao doubted Little Mountain Pig's potential, but Wang Wu defended Zhu Tiezui and asked him to gather ninth-grade Yellow Ginger.
• Wang Wu checked his attribute panel and learned that his Self-Healing could activate twelve times consecutively, his Qi-Blood Circulation Tempering Technique had become a Bloodline Secret Technique, and his Bloodline Evolution had reached 42.2%.
• Wang Wu found that he had gained one Free Attribute Point and considered upgrading Bronze Head Iron Bones, though its next level would require 20,000 spiritual energy.

Wang Wu chose to improve his stamina for the team and awakened the Qi Condensation Transformation secret technique, then selected Snake Demon Toxin to strengthen his Companion Demonic Vine. Little Mountain Pig returned with rare spiritual plants, and after eating them, Wang Wu extracted the toxin resistance as Wolf Bu'er began teaching the pig an Earth Spirit Root cultivation manual.

• Wang Wu spent his Free Attribute Point on stamina and awakened Qi Condensation Transformation, which temporarily boosted his five basic attributes without side effects.
• Wang Wu chose Snake Demon Toxin from the available branch bloodline talents to strengthen his Companion Demonic Vine.
• Little Mountain Pig returned with a sack of spiritual plants, including an eighth-grade Yellow Ginseng that Wolf Bu'er offered to trade for an Earth Spirit Root cultivation manual fragment.
• Wolf Bu'er began teaching Little Mountain Pig the manual fragment while Wang Wu ate six ninth-grade Yellow Ginseng roots and another spiritual plant.
• Wang Wu extracted Snake Demon Toxin, and his Companion Demonic Vine eagerly responded to the new resistance.

Wang Wu smoothly fused Snake Demon Toxin Resistance and helped his Companion Demonic Vine advance to fifth rank. The vine’s new abilities left Wang Wu confident in its power, though his own new bloodline talent was relatively ordinary.

• Wang Wu extracted and fused Snake Demon Toxin Resistance, then supplied the Companion Demonic Vine with Vitality Points to support its evolution.
• The Companion Demonic Vine erupted into a vast forest, draining the surrounding plants and frightening Wolf Bu'er and the Little Mountain Pig.
• Ape Bupuo told Wolf Bu'er that the vine had advanced after Wang Wu failed to condense an Aperture-Opening Demon Core and could no longer suppress its permissions.
• The demonic vine forest withered away, and Wang Wu confirmed that the Companion Demonic Vine had become a fifth-rank sapling with Demon King-grade Mixed Toxin and new defensive abilities.
• Wang Wu checked his new Passive Toxin Damage talent, which granted toxin resistance and let his weapon inflict toxin damage when it caused bleeding.

Wang Wu and the others followed Ape Bupuo through the Mad Tiger King’s hidden mountain-protecting formation to a barren region beyond it. Ape Bupuo revealed that Bear Sixteen’s elder brother, Bear Twelve, had likely defected, and the group set out to find him and learn why.

• Wang Wu dismissed his new affinity ability as nearly useless, while Ape Bupuo and the others congratulated him on advancing his Companion Demonic Vine.
• Ape Bupuo carried Wang Wu, Wolf Bu'er, Niu Xiaocao, Old Ox, and Little Mountain Pig up a hidden chain route through the Mad Tiger King’s formation, where Bear Sixteen joined them.
• The group crossed a desolate landscape and learned from Ape Bupuo that they had passed through a formation concealing the forbidden ground from dust and human armies.
• Ape Bupuo disclosed that Bear Sixteen’s elder brother Bear Twelve, a rank-six bear demon, had almost certainly left voluntarily and defected.
• Ape Bupuo explained that the team had been assembled to find Bear Twelve without alerting the Mad Tiger King, and that Wang Wu and the others had joined after Niu Xiaocao insisted on bringing them along.

Wang Wu and the others captured Bear Twelve, only for a Myriad Poisons Sect cultivator to trap them with a Soul Devouring Banner and reveal Bear Twelve’s betrayal. As the cultivator attacked Bear Sixteen with vengeful spirits, a sea of flames swept through the circle and drove the spirits back.

• Ape Bupuo explained that Bear Sixteen could sense Bear Twelve and led the group in a plan to capture it at the forbidden grounds’ only exit.
• Wang Wu, Ape Bupuo, and the others concealed themselves and waited until Bear Twelve emerged disguised as a rocky cliff.
• Bear Twelve attacked Ape Bupuo, but Wang Wu’s Companion Demonic Vine poisoned it and drained 3,000 Vitality Points before Bear Sixteen stabilized it with antidotes.
• A Soul Devouring Banner trapped the group, and gray figures seized the injured Bear Twelve as a Myriad Poisons Sect cultivator arrived and praised its betrayal.
• The cultivator targeted Bear Sixteen and unleashed a tide of vengeful spirits, but a fireball spread into a sea of flames that scattered the gray clouds and drove the spirits back.

Wang Wu and the demons fought a Myriad Poisons Sect cultivator, whose attempt to claim Wang Wu as a spirit beast ended in Bear Sixteen turning the battle around and killing him. The demons left for the forbidden ground to recover, while Wang Wu recognized Bear Sixteen’s formidable power and influence.

• Little Mountain Pig emerged from hiding, and Wolf Bu'er pinned him down as the Myriad Poisons Sect cultivator unleashed resentful spirits with his Soul Devouring Banner.
• The cultivator sacrificed Bear Twelve through a Jade Pendant ritual, and the demons realized how human cultivators exploited spirit beasts.
• The cultivator used Golden Lightning Talismans to expose Wang Wu and immobilize the demons, but Bear Sixteen’s commands forced him to sever his right hand and gouge out his right eye.
• Bear Sixteen transformed into a giant bear and killed the cultivator, while the demons recovered from the lightning and pledged their allegiance to him.
• Ape Bupuo proposed returning to the forbidden ground to recover for half a year before setting out again in winter.

Ape Bupuo gave Wang Wu and the others access to a Spiritual Essence Banner and laid out their cultivation goals in the forbidden ground. After exploring the area and restoring his vitality, Wang Wu began tempering his Destined Demonic Weapon with the Broken Sword, gaining Spirit Gold Qi at the cost of exhausting his Vitality Points.

• Bear Sixteen gave Ape Bupuo a level-10 Spiritual Essence Banner, and Ape Bupuo let Wang Wu and the others use it while assigning them cultivation goals.
• Little Mountain Pig, Niu Xiaocao, and Old Ox reflected on their weakness, while Wang Wu remained wary of Bear Sixteen and went to explore the forbidden ground.
• Wang Wu confirmed that the forbidden ground had only one entrance and exit, hunted native Sprites, and restored his Vitality Points to 11,000.
• Wang Wu used the Broken Sword to temper his bear claw, drawing out Spirit Gold Qi as its sword radiance repeatedly wounded him.
• After three days and 3,000 strokes, Wang Wu had gained 85 Spirit Gold Qi, reached a Mortal Eighth-grade Destined Demonic Weapon, and spent all 11,000 Vitality Points.

Wang Wu returned to Wolf Bu'er, received his monthly supplies, and learned about Demon Race cultivation before helping Wolf Bu'er survive another Companion Demonic Vine poison test. After tempering Mysterious Iron, he learned that Wolf Bu'er's lineage growth limit had risen, and Ape Bupuo begged him to poison it too.

• Wang Wu returned to Wolf Bu'er, collected two Ninth Rank Situational Vitality Pills and raw Mysterious Iron, and heard that Niu Huanxi and the Little Mountain Pig were advancing well in cultivation.
• Wolf Bu'er explained the Aperture-Opening Demon Core and warned Wang Wu about the dangers of Black Forest, then agreed to another poison-resistance test.
• Wang Wu injected Wolf Bu'er with toxin; when its condition worsened, he used the Companion Demonic Vine to remove the poison and stop the injury from progressing.
• Wang Wu tempered the raw Mysterious Iron with his left forepaw, and Ape Bupuo praised his progress and urged him to condense an Aperture-Opening Demon Core.
• Ape Bupuo told Wang Wu that Wolf Bu'er's Ancient Blood lineage growth limit had risen and asked Wang Wu to poison it to death so it could seek the same improvement.

Wang Wu strengthened his Destined Demonic Weapon and joined Ape Bupuo, Old Ox, and Little Mountain Pig in forming the Western Wilderness Four Heroes. The chapter ended with Wang Wu poisoning Ape Bupuo during their planned training and the group restraining him while Wang Wu’s Companion Demonic Vine pumped his stomach.

• Wang Wu used six thousand Vitality Points to temper black iron for three days, raising his left front bear claw to Mortal Eighth-grade.
• Ape Bupuo returned with Old Ox, whose Plant Command demon art delighted him and gave the Western Mountain Trinity hope of becoming the Western Wilderness Trinity.
• Ape Bupuo, Old Ox, Wang Wu, and Little Mountain Pig became sworn brothers as the Western Wilderness Four Heroes, while Wolf Bu’er watched and supplied wine.
• Ape Bupuo asked Wang Wu to attack him with the Companion Demonic Vine, and Wolf Bu’er first cut deep wounds into Ape Bupuo’s back.
• Wang Wu injected three hundred points of mixed toxins into Ape Bupuo, who collapsed despite swallowing antidote pills.
• Old Ox, Wang Wu, Little Mountain Pig, Wolf Bu’er, and Niu Xiaocao restrained the convulsing Ape Bupuo while Wang Wu’s vine pumped his stomach to recover toxins and vitality.

Wang Wu spent the peaceful months tempering his right paw, cultivating his Ice-Fire Dual Spirit Root, and gathering Spiritual Qi while his companions were away. As winter approached, his Myriad Transformation Wishful Demon Leaf advanced, and Bear Sixteen and Ape Bupuo returned with an unfamiliar Ancient Blood Demon Race squad.

• Wang Wu took 5,000 Vitality Points from Ape Bupuo, left it recovering under Old Ox’s care, and slipped away from the river valley.
• Wang Wu hunted Sprites and tempered his right front paw, reaching Mortal Fourth-grade and gaining a powerful purplish-golden claw phantom.
• Wang Wu returned to find Ape Bupuo, Wolf Bu'er, Niu Xiaocao, Old Ox, and Little Mountain Pig gone, so he survived on meager Vitality Points and began cultivating his Ice-Fire Dual Spirit Root.
• Wang Wu spent the next months gathering Spiritual Essence and cultivating; his Ice-Fire Dual Spirit Root reached Beginner Ice Spirit Root (4/10) and Beginner Fire Spirit Root (4/10).
• As winter neared and he could no longer gather Vitality Points from vegetation, Wang Wu’s Myriad Transformation Wishful Demon Leaf advanced.
• Bear Sixteen and Ape Bupuo appeared alongside an unfamiliar Ancient Blood Demon Race squad.

Bear Sixteen’s squad met Tiger Vanguard’s powerful Ancient Blood Demon Race companions, including Bear Big, who might be Wang Wu’s blood nephew. The two squads exchanged gifts, formed a travel plan, and set out together for the Black Forest.

• Tiger Vanguard introduced his companions and greeted Wolf Bu’er, then presented Bear Big as another descendant of the Ancient Bear King.
• Wang Wu suspected Bear Big was his eldest nephew, but Bear Big judged their kinship distant, while Tiger Vanguard’s Spiritual Essence test highlighted the difference between them.
• Tiger Vanguard gave the demons Eighth Rank Situational Vitality Pills and magical armor, and the squads introduced themselves and discussed Wang Wu’s delayed breakthrough.
• Bear Sixteen’s squad accepted Tiger Vanguard’s gifts, chose armor, and set out with Tiger Vanguard’s squad after reorganizing into groups for their journey.

Wang Wu and the demon squads encountered a Human cultivator hunting party near the Black Forest, and their ambush was exposed by a Palace Lantern and a temporary sword formation. Wang Wu helped Ape Bupuo survive the sword attack, but the battle continued as he pinned one of the enemy’s swords in Ape Bupuo’s chest.

• Wolf Bu'er spotted a Human cultivator's Patrolling Paper Crane, and Tiger Vanguard ordered the demon squads into combat formation.
• A Palace Lantern exposed Bear Big, and three sword lights from a temporary sword formation killed him as he fled.
• Eagle Bai Yu destroyed the Palace Lantern while Tiger Vanguard charged the formation and returned wounded.
• Wang Wu warned Ape Bupuo to save Bear Big, then intercepted one of three Natal Sword Artifacts to protect Ape Bupuo.
• The swords struck Ape Bupuo, leaving him near death, and Wang Wu pinned one sword in his chest to keep it from returning to attack.

The demon squad defeated a team of Human hunters, then regrouped to treat injuries and divide the spoils. Wang Wu received a Storage Belt and joined Wolf Bu'er to scout the area, leaving the story with them set up on a nearby mountaintop.

• Tiger Vanguard, Bear Sixteen, and Niu Xiaocao helped Wang Wu and Ape Bupuo defeat the Human hunters, while Hu Zhenbai, Leopard Big Head, and Wolf Bu'er finished off the survivors.
• Old Ox treated Ape Bupuo as the demons cleared the battlefield and relocated to a concealed mountain hollow.
• Bear Sixteen praised the squad’s coordination and distributed the spoils, while Tiger Vanguard gave Wang Wu a Storage Belt and the captured Sword Artifact.
• Bear Sixteen assigned Wang Wu and Wolf Bu'er to scout the surrounding area and gave each an Eighth-grade Situational Vitality Pill.
• Wolf Bu'er led Wang Wu to a nearby mountaintop, and Eagle Bai Yu gave him her Natal Eagle Feather so he could contact her.

Wang Wu encountered two stone-headed creatures and witnessed them transform into a juvenile Stone Monster that pursued Wolf Bu'er and the others. He realized the apparent monster was an illusion created by a Great Illusion King Worm, and the chapter left him awakening just before entering the Black Forest.

• Wang Wu hid in a rock crevice and overheard two strange creatures discussing their plans to eat the demon squad.
• A juvenile Stone Monster emerged, stomped Wolf Bu'er, and chased him toward the camp.
• Bear Sixteen led the group into the Black Forest to escape the Stone Monster, which hurled insults at them.
• Wang Wu tried to leave the Stone Monster's head but nearly walked into the Black Forest before his Danger Sense warned him.
• Wang Wu awakened from the Great Illusion King Worm's illusion, gained Hallucinogenic Toxin Resistance, and learned that killing the worm raised his chance of being attacked in the Black Forest to 200%.

Wang Wu escaped a Great Illusion King Worm’s illusion with Wolf Bu’er’s help, but Bear Sixteen learned that the worm’s grudge made the Black Forest too dangerous for them. The demons decided to enter the forest the next day while Wang Wu and Wolf Bu’er stayed near its edge to support them.

• Wang Wu realized he had been trapped in an illusion and Wolf Bu’er led him safely across the ridge, away from the lingering whispers.
• Bear Sixteen examined Wang Wu and Wolf Bu’er, confirmed the Great Illusion King Worm’s toxin had cleared, and learned what Wang Wu had experienced.
• Bear Sixteen explained that Great Illusion King Worms would hunt Wang Wu and might target Wolf Bu’er, preventing both from entering the Black Forest.
• The demons weighed replacing Wang Wu against the danger of delay, and Bear Sixteen decided the team would enter the Black Forest the next day.
• Wolf Bu’er declared that she and Wang Wu would stay at the forest’s edge and support the team, and Bear Sixteen accepted her plan.

After Bear Sixteen and the others left for the Black Forest, Wang Wu stayed behind with Wolf Bu'er, who planned their retreat and taught him about scouting with the Wolf's Gaze Divine Ability. As they set off, Wolf Bu'er offered to teach Wang Wu alchemy and carried him on its back.

• Little Mountain Pig, Old Ox, Ape Bupuo, Bear Sixteen, and the others said farewell to Wang Wu and left for the Black Forest.
• Wolf Bu'er explained that it had stayed behind to protect Bear Sixteen's secret and preserve trust among the demons.
• Wang Wu agreed to remain with Wolf Bu'er and adapt to the Great Illusion King Worm's Hallucinogenic Toxin, while Wolf Bu'er planned to retreat a thousand li from the battle site.
• Wolf Bu'er used the Wolf's Gaze Divine Ability to map the surrounding terrain and explained how the maps would help them scout for enemies.
• Wolf Bu'er offered to teach Wang Wu alchemy so he could replenish his life force with spirit herbs and fruits.
• Wolf Bu'er began traveling toward safer ground and carried Wang Wu on its back after his heavy-footed running left obvious tracks.

Wang Wu and Wolf Bu'er reached Centipede Ridge, a sprawling Demon Race settlement and trade hub, while avoiding the main route. Wolf Bu'er explained the region’s history, customs, and defenses as they entered a village, where they planned to stay hidden.

• Wolf Bu'er carried Wang Wu a thousand li south of their original route to avoid a powerful Demon King’s territory.
• Wolf Bu'er described Centipede Ridge, its elusive Centipede Great General, its underground cave network, and the Western Wilderness Grand Market.
• Wolf Bu'er explained why the human race could not easily unleash Heavenly Annihilation in Centipede Ridge as they traveled through the caves.
• Wolf Bu'er transformed into a human-shaped girl and rode on Wang Wu’s back as they entered a village in the ravine.
• Wolf Bu'er explained how Human Form helped reduce conflicts among demon clans and said black iron ore and trade supported Centipede Ridge’s rules and prosperity.

Wolf Bu'er brought Wang Wu to a protected family settlement in Centipede Ridge, where Wang Wu replenished his resources and began condensing an Aperture-Opening Demon Core. His perfected vitality clouds triggered a sudden qualitative transformation in his qi and blood circulation.

• Wolf Bu'er led Wang Wu to a concealed courtyard in a canyon town and explained that the settlement was part of his clan's holdings.
• Uncle Song reported that Wolf Bu'er's mother had stabilized her injuries and was recuperating elsewhere.
• Wolf Bu'er told Wang Wu to rest in the protected garden and work toward condensing an Aperture-Opening Demon Core.
• Wang Wu consumed spirit fruits, wine, and other food, increasing his reserves and raising his base Defense to 75 points.
• Wolf Bu'er hurriedly warded the house and advised Wang Wu to proceed carefully as he began condensing his Demon Core.
• Wang Wu circulated his qi and blood through his perfected vitality clouds until their improved efficiency sparked a qualitative transformation.