Chapter Summaries

Lu Chuan gathered Thunder Squad to arrange surveillance of Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei because he did not trust Zhao Ling to punish them. He sent the team to watch the pair while he returned to the base, warning that he would intervene if Zhao Ling shielded them.

• Lu Chuan met Lin Zhan and the rest of Thunder Squad on a mountain peak and said he planned to leave the Abyssal Rift soon.
• Lu Chuan explained that he had reported Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei to Zhao Ling but wanted the team to watch them because he doubted Zhao Ling would act fairly.
• Xiao Yunshang supported Lu Chuan’s caution, and Lin Zhan divided Thunder Squad into two groups to watch Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei.
• Lu Chuan told the team not to act until Zhao Ling replied and threatened to deal with the pair himself if Zhao Ling protected them.
• Lu Chuan left the mountain and headed for Xia Country’s base in the Abyssal Rift.

After the Beast Tide, Lu Chuan cultivated and strengthened his Dantian Ancestral Aperture before learning that the Demon Suppressing Army had imposed only minor punishments on Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei. Enraged by the announcement, he set out to confront them at a club in the base.

• Lu Chuan checked his progress and found that his Dantian Ancestral Aperture had expanded to one foot seven inches and his Blade Intent had reached 4.1%.
• Lu Chuan consumed a Demon Core and refined its Demonic Fiend Qi into Internal Strength with greater speed than before.
• Lin Zhan contacted Lu Chuan and told him to read the Demon Suppressing Army's punishment announcement about Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei.
• Lu Chuan read that Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei had received only circulated criticism and the cancellation of one year's benefits.
• Lu Chuan learned that Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei were at a club in the base, requested the coordinates from Lin Zhan, and headed out.

Lu Chuan and Thunder Squad decided to attack Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei despite the risks of defying the Demon Suppressing Army. As Xiao Yunshang went to secure a club membership, Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei celebrated and plotted to kill Lu Chuan and Thunder Squad.

• Lu Chuan told Thunder Squad he would kill Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei himself, even though Zhao Ling had protected them.
• Lin Zhan, Tie Zhan, Zhang Yuanyi, and the others chose to join Lu Chuan and accept the risk of being forced to leave Xia Country.
• Xiao Yunshang proposed getting a club membership so the group could enter without alerting their targets, and Lu Chuan agreed to wait half an hour.
• Qiu Yufei gloated that Zhao Ling's announcement had defeated Lu Chuan's complaint, while Qiu Limin said he would kill Lu Chuan and Thunder Squad once the matter had passed.

Lu Chuan led Lin Zhan, Xiao Yunshang, and the others into Tian Lan Xuan to confront Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei. After Xiao Yunshang sealed Shanhai Pavilion with a Forbidden Void Talisman, Lu Chuan flew toward its second floor.

• Xiao Yunshang gave Lu Chuan a Silver rank membership card for Tian Lan Xuan and told him that Qiu Limin and the others were in Shanhai Pavilion.
• Lu Chuan confirmed that Lin Zhan and the others had no regrets about joining him, and the group entered Tian Lan Xuan using the card.
• Lu Chuan hypnotized a maidservant with Spiritual Power and had her guide them to Shanhai Pavilion, then sent her away so she would not be caught in the coming slaughter.
• Lu Chuan sensed Qiu Yufei and the others inside Shanhai Pavilion, destroyed the courtyard gate, and entered with Lin Zhan and the others.
• Xiao Yunshang activated a Forbidden Void Talisman that sealed the courtyard from outside sound for an hour.
• Lu Chuan rose into the air and shot toward the pavilion's second floor.

Lu Chuan and Thunder Squad ambushed Qiu Limin and Qiu Yufei in Tian Lan Xuan, killing the injured Eagle Vulture Squad members and confronting the father and son. Lu Chuan rejected Qiu Limin’s attempt to buy him off and attacked him, beginning a fierce clash between two Fourth Rank Aperture Opening Realm fighters.

• Someone kicked in the hall door, and the Annihilation Wind Force in the flying splinters killed or grievously wounded the Eagle Vulture Squad members; Qiu Limin pulled Qiu Yufei to safety.
• Lu Chuan entered with Lin Zhan, Xiao Yunshang, and the rest of Thunder Squad, while Qiu Yufei and the squad members traded threats and accusations.
• Xiao Yunshang finished off the wounded Eagle Vulture Squad members lying in the hall.
• Qiu Limin tried to persuade Lu Chuan to abandon Thunder Squad and offered him double the benefits, but Lu Chuan refused.
• Lu Chuan launched a killing punch at Qiu Limin, who met it with a punch of his own.

Lu Chuan and the Thunder Special Operations Team wiped out Qiu Limin, Qiu Yufei, and their people at Tian Lan Xuan, where Xiao Yunshang revealed strength beyond her claimed cultivation. After the team returned to the surface, Zhao Ling learned of the massacre and ordered warrants issued, but Zhao Zhen arrived and stopped him.

• Lu Chuan overpowered Qiu Limin and killed him with a single slash while Lin Zhan pursued the fleeing Qiu Yufei.
• Xiao Yunshang struck Qiu Yufei down with a sudden sword attack, revealing her hidden strength to Lin Zhan, Zhang Yuanyi, and Tie Kui.
• Lu Chuan praised Xiao Yunshang's swordsmanship, then led the team out of the Abyssal Rift and back to the War Fortress base.
• News of the deaths of Qiu Limin and the other Demon Suppressing Army members spread through the Abyssal Rift base.
• Zhao Ling learned that Lu Chuan had led the Thunder Special Operations Team and ordered warrants issued for them.
• Zhao Zhen entered Zhao Ling's study and stopped the order.

Zhao Zhen reprimanded Zhao Ling for targeting Lu Chuan, then removed him as commander of the Demon Suppressing Army and ordered him back to Star City. Lu Chuan and Thunder Squad stayed at the War Fortress base to see how the authorities would respond, and a new announcement reported Zhao Ling’s departure and Qiu Limin’s death.

• Zhao Zhen scolded Zhao Ling for protecting Qiu Limin and threatening Lu Chuan with a wanted order.
• Zhao Zhen slapped Zhao Ling, warned him that Lu Chuan had Grandmaster-level battle strength, and ordered him to return to Star City the next day.
• Zhao Ling blamed Lu Chuan for his downfall and secretly vowed to kill him.
• Lu Chuan returned to the War Fortress base with Lin Zhan and Thunder Squad, where Xiao Yunshang persuaded them to wait and see how the higher-ups reacted.
• The Demon Suppressing Army announced that Zhao Ling was returning to Star City and would no longer be commander, while Qiu Limin and the Eagle Vulture Special Operations Team had died in battle.

After the higher-ups declared that Qiu Limin and the others had died during a Demon Ghost invasion, Lu Chuan learned that Zhao Zhen had arranged the cover-up and removed his son Zhao Ling from command. Zhao Zhen invited Lu Chuan to join the Demon Suppressing Army, but Lu Chuan said he planned to go to the Star Town Demon Suppressing Division.

• Tie Kui, Liang Tianyu, and the others wondered whether the announcement was a trap or whether someone had helped them, and they suspected Xiao Yunshang.
• Lu Chuan received a video call from Zhao Zhen, who confirmed that he had arranged the announcement and dismissed Zhao Ling.
• Zhao Zhen explained that he had already planned to remove Zhao Ling, who was unfit for command and had been manipulated by others.
• Zhao Zhen apologized for Zhao Ling, assured Thunder Squad it could return safely, and promised to reform the Demon Suppressing Army.
• Lu Chuan declined Zhao Zhen's offer to join the Demon Suppressing Army and said he was preparing to go to the Star Town Demon Suppressing Division.

Lu Chuan returned to Fengle City with the Thunder Special Operations Team, who had chosen to follow him to the Star Town Demon Suppressing Division. After learning that the Python Mountain Snake Demon had escaped, Lu Chuan prepared to travel to Star City with Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong after handling matters in Fengle City.

• Lu Chuan confirmed that Lin Zhan, Zhang Yuanyi, Xiao Yunshang, and the rest of Thunder Squad would accompany him rather than stay with the Demon Suppressing Army.
• Zhao Zhen learned that Lu Chuan and Thunder Squad had left the Abyssal Rift and decided it was time to act against people who had become increasingly excessive.
• Lu Chuan and Thunder Squad crossed the Wilderness and entered Fengle City, where he went to Wanchun Hall to meet Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong.
• Chen Qingfeng told Lu Chuan that the Python Mountain Snake Demon had escaped after a bitter battle against the monsters and brutes.
• Lu Chuan introduced Thunder Squad to Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong, then agreed to travel with them to Star City after spending two days settling matters in Fengle City.

Lu Chuan told Liang Ya that they would move to Star Town so they could be near Lu Wangshu, then spent the night expanding his Dantian Ancestral Aperture. By morning it had reached three feet three inches, and he planned to bid farewell to He Mingkong before leaving for Star City.

• Lu Chuan returned home and persuaded Liang Ya to come with him to Star Town, where Lu Wangshu was staying.
• Lu Chuan explained that he had to report to the Star Town Demon Suppressing Division within three days and suspected the Beast Tide, the Python Mountain Snake Demon, and the evil cult chaos might be connected.
• Lu Chuan planned to expand his Dantian Ancestral Aperture to its limit before advancing to the Third Rank Qi Gathering Realm.
• Lu Chuan cultivated through the night, consuming his high-tier Fierce Beast Crystal Cores and Spirit Grade Demon Cores as his Dantian Ancestral Aperture doubled in size.
• Lu Chuan woke to find his Dantian Ancestral Aperture was three feet three inches wide and set out to bid farewell to He Mingkong before leaving Fengle City.

Lu Chuan visited He Mingkong before leaving Fengle City for Star City, giving his master valuable cultivation pills and a life-saving talisman. After hearing He Mingkong warn him about Star City's turmoil, Lu Chuan prepared to travel there with his mother and companions.

• Lu Chuan told He Mingkong he was going to Star City and explained that the Two Great Academies' assessment had been postponed for two years.
• Lu Chuan gave He Mingkong a bottle of Foundation Cultivation Pills and a Diamond Talisman, and He Mingkong accepted them.
• He Mingkong warned Lu Chuan that evil cults were striking back in Star City and cautioned him to be wary of missions and hidden forces.
• Lu Chuan left Kunlun Martial Arts School and headed home to pick up Liang Ya before traveling to Star City.
• Lu Chuan messaged Chen Qingfeng, Lin Zhan, and the others to meet at the Inner City airport, where Chen Qingfeng had chartered an aircraft.

Lu Chuan arrived in Star City with Liang Ya and his companions, and Chen Qingfeng arranged a villa for him. Lu Chuan agreed to visit a third-rank Spirit Tool Master to commission new weapons, leaving the crafting details for their visit.

• Lu Chuan and Liang Ya arrived in Star City with Chen Qingfeng, Lin Zhan, and the others.
• Lin Zhan and most of the Thunder Special Operations Team went home, and Lu Chuan gave them three days off.
• Chen Qingfeng showed Lu Chuan a South District villa and offered it in exchange for Lu Chuan's help with an unspecified matter.
• Chen Qingfeng revealed he had arranged for Lu Chuan to meet Luo Yukun of Refine Blade, a third-rank Spirit Tool Master.
• Lu Chuan agreed to visit Luo Yukun and discuss crafting a War Blade and a bow and arrow from his flood dragon materials.

Lu Chuan visited Refine Blade with Chen Qingfeng to commission two spirit tools from Tier-Three Spirit Tool Master Luo Yukun. After seeing Lu Chuan’s flood dragon materials and auxiliary resources, Luo Yukun judged that they could be used to forge Earth-grade High-grade Spirit Tools and considered whether the commission could help him break through to Fourth Rank.

• Chen Qingfeng led Lu Chuan into Refine Blade, where Lu Chuan sensed the powerful Sword Intent in the shop’s sign.
• Chen Qingfeng introduced Lu Chuan to Luo Yukun, who asked what kind of spirit tools he wanted and whether he had brought materials.
• Lu Chuan showed Luo Yukun a Flood Dragon Horn, Tendon, and Bone, startling both Luo Yukun and Chen Qingfeng.
• Lu Chuan requested a war blade and a set of bow and arrows, and Luo Yukun said the flood dragon materials suited those weapons but needed auxiliary materials.
• Lu Chuan produced the auxiliary resources he had gathered, and Luo Yukun said they were enough to forge Earth-grade High-grade Spirit Tools.
• Luo Yukun privately considered using the commission to break through his bottleneck and become a Fourth Rank Spirit Tool Master.

Lu Chuan commissioned a war blade and bow from Luo Yukun, then learned from Chen Qingfeng about the strength and complicated politics of Star City's Demon Suppressing Division. As they prepared to report for duty and go on a mission, Lu Chuan asked where to find the Suspended Mirror Division so he could visit his younger sister.

• Lu Chuan and Luo Yukun agreed that Luo would craft Lu Chuan's weapons in exchange for the leftover materials, and Luo said they would be ready in a month.
• Chen Qingfeng told Lu Chuan they needed to report to the Demon Suppressing Division the next day and would likely be sent on a mission immediately.
• Chen Qingfeng described the Star Town Demon Suppressing Division's powerful leaders, including a First Rank True Man, and explained that the evil cults also had First Rank powerhouses.
• Chen Qingfeng warned Lu Chuan that Star Town's evil cults were supported by local forces and that the situation was politically complicated.
• Lu Chuan agreed he should be cautious and asked Chen Qingfeng where the Suspended Mirror Division was so he could visit his younger sister.

Lu Chuan and Chen Qingfeng visited the Suspended Mirror Division to meet Shi Qingning, where Wu Shuang revealed that Star City's crisis involved competing interests among multiple First Rank True Men. Lu Chuan left the conversation wary that the conflict would not end soon and resolved to be cautious when reporting to the Demon Suppressing Division.

• Lu Chuan and Chen Qingfeng arrived at the Suspended Mirror Division, where Wu Shuang greeted them and explained that Shi Qingning and Lu Yiren were outside the city training.
• Wu Shuang led Lu Chuan and Chen Qingfeng through the Division's guarded grounds to Shi Qingning's courtyard and asked them to wait for her return.
• Chen Qingfeng asked Wu Shuang why evil cult forces were so rampant in Star City, and she said the crisis involved a struggle among the upper levels.
• Wu Shuang revealed that multiple First Rank True Men were involved in the dispute over an unknown object, while Shi Qingning had refused to share more details.
• Lu Chuan concluded that Star City's crisis would persist and decided to be careful when he reported to the Demon Suppressing Division.

Lu Chuan reunited with Lu Yiren and agreed that she and their mother should stay with Shi Qingning for safety while Star City remained unstable. Shi Qingning warned him that the Longevity Cult had marked him for death and cautioned him about the powerful enemies drawn to his exploits.

• Lu Chuan happily welcomed Lu Yiren and learned that she had reached the Third Layer of Qi Refining under Shi Qingning's guidance.
• Shi Qingning suggested that Lu Yiren and Lu Chuan's mother stay with her, and Lu Chuan agreed to bring them both the next day.
• Shi Qingning warned Lu Chuan that the Longevity Cult had put him on its must-kill list because he had disrupted its plans in Fengle City.
• Lu Yiren worried about Lu Chuan's safety, but he vowed to deal with the Longevity Cult.
• Shi Qingning cautioned Lu Chuan that the Longevity Cult had many Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters, and that other evil cults had also noticed him after his performance in the Abyssal Rift.

Lu Chuan reported to the Demon Suppressing Division and was appointed captain of its Thirteenth Squad under Wang Shaoyong. He arranged for the ten members of the Thunder Squad to serve under him, though he kept their Special Operations Team identities to himself.

• Lu Chuan sent Liang Ya and Lu Yiren to Shi Qingning's place, then went alone to report for duty at the Demon Suppressing Division.
• Yu Mo met Lu Chuan and escorted him to Wang Shaoyong, explaining that he would lead the newly formed Thirteenth Squad of the Wind Camp's Tenth Brigade.
• Wang Shaoyong told Lu Chuan that staffing shortages meant his squad could not yet receive its ten Demon Slayer Guards.
• Lu Chuan asked to bring ten people from the Abyssal Rift into his squad, and Wang Shaoyong agreed after learning their files had been transferred.
• Lu Chuan withheld that Lin Zhan and the others were members of a Special Operations Team and were qualified for higher ranks.

Lu Chuan accepted a serial murder investigation that Wang Shaoyong assigned to test and target him. After Yu Mo warned him about the case and Wang Shaoyong, Lu Chuan decided to investigate the murders and have Xiao Yunshang look into Wang Shaoyong.

• Wang Shaoyong gave Lu Chuan a case file about twenty-one young girls murdered across Star City, including three killed the previous day, and Lu Chuan accepted the mission.
• After Lu Chuan left, Yu Mo questioned Wang Shaoyong about making the mission difficult, and Wang Shaoyong said he was testing Lu Chuan because he had offended someone he should not have.
• Lu Chuan completed his onboarding and collected his One-star Demon Slaying Captain uniform before Yu Mo warned him the case likely involved the Blood God Cult and advised him to be careful around Wang Shaoyong.
• Lu Chuan told Yu Mo he understood Wang Shaoyong was targeting him and accepted that he would need to grow stronger to escape the captain's suppression.
• After Yu Mo left, Lu Chuan suspected Wang Shaoyong had a hidden reason for targeting him and decided to ask Xiao Yunshang to investigate.

Lu Chuan investigated the young girls’ murders after Chen Qingfeng gave him clues linking the case to the Blood God Cult, while Xiao Yunshang led the villa’s team in verifying the information. After two days of training, Lu Chuan broke through the limits of both his archery and footwork.

• Lu Chuan summoned Lin Zhan and the others to his villa, where Chen Qingfeng revealed that one victim was related to his family and shared information about the Blood God Cult’s Star City strongholds.
• Lu Chuan assigned Xiao Yunshang to verify the clues and organize the case investigation, while Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong offered their help.
• After Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong left, Lu Chuan gave Lin Zhan and the others tasks and began training Phantom Movement Steps in the Martial Arts Room.
• Xiao Yunshang led the team in investigating the Blood God Cult and why Wang Shaoyong was targeting Lu Chuan as two days passed.
• Lu Chuan’s archery and footwork reached their limits together, and he sensed the breakthrough as the phantoms around him vanished.

Lu Chuan discovered that his Annihilation and Shadow Escape states had fused into stronger abilities, then learned Xiao Yunshang had uncovered the Blood God Cult’s Star City branch altar. He set out to investigate the altar at Tongyuan Group headquarters, suspecting the Cult’s corporate connections helped protect it.

• Lu Chuan examined the fused Annihilation and Shadow Escape states and wondered whether the Bronze Ancient Tree needed higher-quality kills to produce a fourth Entry.
• Xiao Yunshang reported that Chen Qingfeng’s information was accurate and identified Liu Bolin, the Blood God Cult’s altar master, as the likely culprit behind the Serial Maiden Murder Case.
• Xiao Yunshang estimated the Star City branch had three Grandmasters, nearly twenty Fourth Ranks, and over a hundred Fifth Ranks, and Lu Chuan asked her to send its coordinates.
• Lu Chuan changed into his Combat Suit and headed to the branch altar’s location near the central district.
• Lu Chuan discovered the coordinates pointed to Tongyuan Group headquarters and considered how the Cult’s ties to powerful investors could shield it.