Chapter Summaries

Lu Chuan endured the cauldron’s pain and used the Spirit Snake Cult’s refining liquid to rapidly cultivate the Five Beasts Body Tempering Art. Meanwhile, He Mingkong told Shi Qingning that the cult had abducted Lu Chuan, and Shi Qingning resolved to retaliate.

• The Spirit Snake Cult Divine Envoy sealed Lu Chuan inside the cauldron to refine him into a Blood Fiend Puppet.
• Lu Chuan revealed that he had faked being unconscious and deliberately infiltrated the cult’s lair to destroy it and protect Lu Wangshu.
• Lu Chuan absorbed the cauldron’s medicinal liquid and cultivated the Five Beasts Body Tempering Art, rapidly increasing his proficiency and strengthening his body.
• At Lu Chuan’s home, He Mingkong reassured Lu Wangshu that her brother would return soon, then left with Shi Qingning to speak privately.
• He Mingkong told Shi Qingning that the Spirit Snake Cult had poisoned Liang Ya and abducted Lu Chuan, and Shi Qingning recognized the cult’s scheme and vowed to strike back.

Shi Qingning sought the Spirit Snake Cult’s lair after learning Lu Chuan had been captured, but neither He Mingkong nor Chen Qingfeng knew its exact location. Shi Qingning warned that they had to find Lu Chuan within three days, before the cult could turn him into a puppet and use him to abduct Wangshu.

• He Mingkong told Shi Qingning that the Demon Suppressing Division might know where the Spirit Snake Cult was hiding.
• Shi Qingning contacted Chen Qingfeng, who learned Lu Chuan had been captured and argued with He Mingkong over the events that had led to it.
• Chen Qingfeng admitted the Demon Suppressing Division knew only that the cult’s lair was in the Outer City, though he expected to find it within seven days.
• Shi Qingning said the cult might refine Lu Chuan into a puppet and use him to abduct Wangshu, so they had to locate him within three days.

Lu Chuan perfected the Five Beasts Body Tempering Art, reached the peak of the Eighth Rank Bone Quenching Realm, and cultivated Gold Bones while trapped in the Spirit Snake Cult’s underground cauldron. When the Divine Envoy opened the cauldron, Lu Chuan launched a surprise attack and began overpowering him.

• Lu Chuan perfected the Five Beasts Body Tempering Art and advanced to the peak of the Eighth Rank Bone Quenching Realm with Gold Bones.
• Lu Chuan saw that little medicinal liquid remained and decided to absorb it before leaving, believing his new strength would let him escape or possibly kill the Divine Envoy.
• The Divine Envoy returned after nearly three days, opened the cauldron, and expected Lu Chuan to have become a Blood Fiend Body.
• Lu Chuan abandoned his cultivation, burst from the cauldron, and struck the Divine Envoy in the chest before he could react.
• Lu Chuan followed up with another punch, and the Divine Envoy’s counterattack failed to stop him, leaving the Divine Envoy shocked by Lu Chuan’s strength.

Lu Chuan killed the Demonized Spirit Snake Cult Divine Envoy after resisting his poisonous fog, then hurried back toward the surface. He emerged to find He Mingkong, Shi Qingning, and Chen Qingfeng leading Demon Suppressing Division fighters in an assault on the cultists.

• Lu Chuan fought the wounded Spirit Snake Cult Divine Envoy and drove him to unleash his Demonization.
• The Divine Envoy attacked Lu Chuan with a poisonous fog, but Lu Chuan absorbed it and struck the serpent's vulnerable seven-inch point.
• Lu Chuan crushed the Divine Envoy's head, killing him, then decided to leave the cauldron and return to check on his family and He Mingkong.
• Lu Chuan followed the passage back to the secret chamber and heard fighting in the basement.
• He Mingkong, Shi Qingning, and Chen Qingfeng led Demon Suppressing Division fighters as they killed Spirit Snake Cult believers.

Lu Chuan reunited with He Mingkong and the others after escaping the Spirit Snake Cult, and learned that his mother might never wake without Soul Strengthening Spiritual Medicine. He decided to pursue the Demon Suppressing Division’s assessment to earn the Contribution Points needed to obtain it.

• Lu Chuan burst into the battle and killed a Spirit Snake Cult believer with one punch, then joined He Mingkong, Chen Qingfeng, and the others in wiping out the remaining believers.
• Chen Qingfeng questioned whether Lu Chuan had been turned into a puppet, and Shi Qingning tested him with a Talisman that found no abnormality.
• Shi Qingning told Lu Chuan that his mother remained unconscious because her heart and soul were damaged, and that she could not provide the scarce Soul Strengthening Spiritual Medicine needed to help her.
• Chen Qingfeng said the Demon Suppressing Division’s treasury had Soul Strengthening Spiritual Medicine, while He Mingkong could not obtain any from Kunlun Mountain.
• Lu Chuan resolved to join the Demon Suppressing Division and earn enough Contribution Points to exchange for the medicine, and Chen Qingfeng told him he could take the assessment in a week.

After learning that Ruan Qingyu had disappeared following the Chen Family’s destruction, Lu Chuan learned that she and the Spirit Snake Cult were connected to the snake demon on Python Mountain. He left determined to trust his growing strength if Ruan Qingyu or the demon came after him.

• Lu Chuan traveled with Shi Qingning and He Mingkong to the Beichen Mansion compound, asking He Mingkong about the Chen Family.
• He Mingkong said the Chen Family had been destroyed because many members had become Demonic Martial Artists or coexisted with Demon Ghosts, but Ruan Qingyu had gone missing.
• Shi Qingning explained that Ruan Qingyu and the Spirit Snake Cult were likely connected to the snake demon on Python Mountain, whose power made it too dangerous for the Human Race to attack without cause.
• He Mingkong described the Human Race’s defensive war against Demon Ghosts and Fierce Beasts, while Shi Qingning urged Lu Chuan to follow the rules until he grew strong enough to break them.
• Shi Qingning told Lu Chuan he was strong enough to face Ruan Qingyu’s symbiotic Demon Ghost, and Lu Chuan resolved to meet any attack without fear.

Lu Wangshu decided to leave with Shi Qingning for the Suspended Mirror Division so she could cultivate, stay safe from the Spirit Snake Cult, and improve her chances of obtaining medicine for her unconscious mother. Lu Chuan accepted her choice and Shi Qingning’s arrangements to move his mother to Cangyun Villa, and the group prepared to leave that afternoon.

• Lu Wangshu told Lu Chuan she had decided to go to the Suspended Mirror Division to cultivate and help her mother recover.
• Shi Qingning explained that the division could protect Lu Wangshu and give her a better chance of obtaining Soul Strengthening Spiritual Medicine.
• Lu Chuan reluctantly accepted Lu Wangshu’s decision and promised to bring her home if she was unhappy.
• Shi Qingning told Lu Chuan she had arranged a villa, caretakers, and medical support for his mother at Cangyun Villa.
• Lu Chuan agreed to move to Cangyun Villa, and Shi Qingning said they would leave for the Suspended Mirror Division that afternoon.

After moving his family into Cangyun Villa, Lu Chuan began training in its advanced Martial Arts Room to prepare for the Demon Suppressing Division assessment. Meanwhile, the Division’s leader ordered the assessment mission changed so examinees would hunt Spirit Snake Cult remnants hiding at Laojun Temple, leaving Chen Qingfeng responsible for the operation.

• Lu Chuan’s family moved into Cangyun Villa, where a medical team transferred Liang Ya to a first-rate medical pod and arranged her care.
• Shi Qingning took Lu Wangshu to Star City, while Lu Chuan decided to stay in Fengle City and improve his strength before considering the larger city.
• Lu Chuan activated the villa’s Martial Arts Room equipment and began training the Five Beasts Body Tempering Art toward Limit Breaking before seeking an Organ Forging Method from He Mingkong.
• A middle-aged Demon Suppressing Division official learned that Spirit Snake Cult remnants were hiding at Laojun Temple on Great Bear Mountain and ordered that they be kept there for the assessment.
• The official assigned Chen Qingfeng and another subordinate to oversee the revised assessment mission and warned Chen Qingfeng that failure could send him to the dungeon.

Lu Chuan broke through to the early Seventh Rank Viscera Forging Realm, gained a powerful new combat state, and tested his increased strength and speed. He left seclusion for Kunlun Martial Arts School, determined to advance further and obtain Soul Strengthening Spiritual Medicine for his unconscious mother, Liang Ya.

• Lu Chuan completed the Five Beasts Body Tempering Art and broke through into the Seventh Rank Viscera Forging Realm, gaining jade bones and the Berserk state.
• Lu Chuan tested his new abilities and recorded punching power of 519,800 kilograms, punching speed of 97 punches per second, and a speed of 389.21 meters per second.
• Lu Chuan learned that Berserk tripled his overall combat strength for half an hour but left him weakened afterward.
• Lu Chuan decided to visit Kunlun Martial Arts School and train toward the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm before the Two Great Academies' enrollment assessment.
• Lu Chuan visited his unconscious mother, Liang Ya, saw that her body was recovering, and vowed to obtain Soul Strengthening Spiritual Medicine for her.

Lu Chuan revealed to He Mingkong that he had reached the Seventh Rank Viscera Forging Realm, and He Mingkong offered to teach him the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique despite the danger attached to it. The chapter ended with He Mingkong explaining that the technique could restore the five organs from Postnatal to Innate.

• Lu Chuan told He Mingkong he had entered the Seventh Rank Viscera Forging Realm and showed him his Gold Bones.
• He Mingkong realized Lu Chuan had used the Demon Suppressing Division as a springboard toward the Two Great Academies, while Lu Chuan said he would stay until he obtained a Soul Strengthening Spiritual Medicine.
• He Mingkong offered Lu Chuan the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique instead of the organ-forging chapter of the Five Beasts Body Tempering Art.
• He Mingkong warned Lu Chuan that the technique was tied to a Kunlun Mountain secret and could draw the hostility of one of its factions.
• Lu Chuan asked what advantage the technique had, and He Mingkong explained that it could transform the five organs from Postnatal to Innate.

Lu Chuan chose to cultivate the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique after He Mingkong explained that Innate Five Organs were required to become a Grandmaster. The technique’s lost follow-up methods remained somewhere to be found, and Lu Chuan had just received the surviving Organ Forging Method.

• He Mingkong explained that Grandmasters needed Innate Five Organs and warned Lu Chuan that the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique could not be abandoned once begun.
• Lu Chuan agreed to cultivate the technique, and He Mingkong led him through a secret passage to a chamber containing the founder’s portrait and a blood-lit orb.
• He Mingkong identified the founder as Jiang Taixu, who had established Kunlun’s Martial Dao lineage, and Lu Chuan formally entered the sect by kowtowing three times.
• The orb released blood-red light that pulled Lu Chuan into a vast starry space, where five Fierce Beasts appeared and merged into his mind as the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique.
• Lu Chuan absorbed the technique and asked He Mingkong about its follow-up methods; He Mingkong said the Blood Changing and higher-level methods had been lost.

Lu Chuan cultivated the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique before receiving notice that his Demon Suppressing Division assessment had begun at Great Bear Mountain. He reached the mountain and awaited the details of his mission.

• Lu Chuan visualized Zhuyan and cultivated the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique, using its True Fire to temper his heart.
• After two days of cultivation, Lu Chuan received Chen Qingfeng’s message ordering him to reach Great Bear Mountain within two hours or lose his assessment qualification.
• Lu Chuan reviewed information about Great Bear Mountain and learned that people who entered it had disappeared or returned raving about Demon Ghosts.
• Lu Chuan sprinted through the Wilderness Area and reached the foot of Great Bear Mountain, where he sensed a sinister Killing Intent.
• Xiao Yi told Lu Chuan that the Demon Suppressing Division had sent an email about his assessment mission, and he asked her to read it.

Lu Chuan reached Great Bear Mountain and found the Spirit Snake Cult remnants gathered at an abandoned Taoist temple. He decided to wait for other assessment candidates before attacking, hoping to prevent the cultists from escaping.

• Xiao Yi read Lu Chuan the Demon Suppressing Division's assessment task: reach Laojun Hall Taoist Temple and slay at least one Spirit Snake Cult remnant.
• Lu Chuan chose to go alone and hurried through Great Bear Mountain toward the temple, wary of the mountain's eerie stillness and lack of wildlife.
• Lu Chuan reached the temple and surveyed it from a cliff, counting thirty-one cultists in the courtyard and sensing at least five more inside, including a Seventh Rank expert.
• Lu Chuan resolved to kill every Spirit Snake Cult remnant, but decided to wait for other candidates who could help keep the cultists from fleeing.

Ruan Qingyu hid in the ruined Daoist temple on Great Bear Mountain, where she planned to use the Demon Suppressing Division’s assessment candidates as blood food and devour a Blood Spirit to reach the Sixth Rank. Meanwhile, Wang Liang led the examinees into the temple despite Lin Yao’s suspicions, leaving them on the brink of an ambush.

• Ruan Qingyu learned that the Demon Suppressing Division had discovered the cult’s hideout and brought assessment candidates to the mountain.
• Ruan Qingyu ordered her followers to watch the candidates and planned to devour the Blood Spirit in the Blood Cave to advance to the Sixth Rank.
• Wang Liang urged the twelve examinees to attack the Spirit Snake Cult remnants, while Lin Yao warned that the intelligence might be inaccurate.
• Wang Liang mocked Lin Yao and charged toward the temple with the other candidates.
• Lin Yao and two women followed cautiously, and Wang Liang reached the Daoist temple first.

Wang Liang, Lin Yao, and the other examinees entered a Daoist temple and discovered that Spirit Snake Cult remnants had set a trap for them. As the cultists overwhelmed them, an arrow suddenly struck at their Seventh Rank leader, disrupting his attack on Wang Liang.

• Lin Yao realized the temple held more than thirty Spirit Snake Cult members and tried to retreat, but a powerful Black-Robed Man blocked the entrance.
• Wang Liang and Lin Yao led the examinees in attacking the Black-Robed Man, who defeated them both in a few blows.
• The Black-Robed Man ordered his followers to kill the men and seize three women, while the Spirit Snake Cultists demonized and charged the examinees.
• The Black-Robed Man approached the badly wounded Wang Liang to finish him off, but an arrow shot toward him and forced him to dodge.

Lu Chuan ambushed the Spirit Snake Cult believers at the Daoist Temple, killing their leader and clearing the courtyard with arrows. Ruan Qingyu transformed into a huge Blood Python, which burst out of the great hall and struck down Lin Yao, Wang Liang, and the others.

• Lu Chuan shot the Black-Robed Man with a series of arrows, destroying his weapon, severing his arm, and killing him with an arrow through the throat.
• Lu Chuan's arrows struck down many Spirit Snake Cult believers, allowing Lin Yao, Wang Liang, and the other injured fighters to counterattack.
• Lu Chuan held back from attacking the great hall, and Ruan Qingyu sent four Black Robe Figures outside to investigate.
• Lu Chuan killed the four Black Robe Figures with arrows as they left the great hall, then shot down the remaining Spirit Snake Cult believers.
• Ruan Qingyu transformed in the Blood Pool into a giant Crimson Blood Python and rushed out of the great hall, whipping Lin Yao, Wang Liang, and the others into the air.

Ruan Qingyu appeared at the Daoist Temple on Great Bear Mountain and slaughtered the examinees, revealing her plans to use them as sacrifices to open the Blood Cave. Chen Qingfeng and the Demon Slayer Guards rushed in, but Ruan Qingyu overwhelmed him and carried the corpses into the great hall.

• Lu Chuan recognized the blood python as Ruan Qingyu, who had appeared inside the Daoist Temple without him sensing her.
• Ruan Qingyu killed Wang Liang and five other examinees, then struck down Lin Yao and the fleeing survivors and declared they would serve as sacrifices.
• Chen Qingfeng arrived with Demon Slayer Guards, and Ruan Qingyu blamed him for ruining her plan within the Chen Family.
• Ruan Qingyu attacked Chen Qingfeng with enough force to send him flying and revealed she intended to use the group to open the Blood Cave.
• Ruan Qingyu stunned Chen Qingfeng with a piercing roar, swept up the corpses, and charged into the great hall.

Lu Chuan and the Demon Suppressing Division discovered that Ruan Qingyu had opened a Blood Cave beneath the Daoist temple. Lu Chuan, Chen Qingfeng, and Luo Zhong entered to pursue her while the remaining guards stayed behind to watch the entrance.

• Lu Chuan arrived at the Daoist temple and asked Chen Qingfeng why Ruan Qingyu had appeared there.
• Luo Zhong explained that Ruan Qingyu likely intended to open a Blood Cave and refine the Blood Spirit within it.
• The Daoist temple collapsed into a pit, revealing the Blood Cave beneath it.
• Lu Chuan jumped into the Blood Cave, and Chen Qingfeng followed despite his injuries.
• Luo Zhong ordered the other Demon Slayer Guards to guard the entrance and report Ruan Qingyu's appearance, then entered the cave himself.

Lu Chuan, Chen Qingfeng, and Luo Zhong entered the second-tier Blood Cave in pursuit of Ruan Qingyu, who sought to refine a Blood Spirit. Lu Chuan picked the passage she had taken, but a Blood Demon ambushed him and split into two when he cut it apart.

• Chen Qingfeng explained that the Blood Cave was a dangerous second-tier Demon Cave that could produce Blood Crystals and Blood Demons, and warned that Ruan Qingyu might grow powerful if she refined the Blood Spirit.
• Luo Zhong joined Lu Chuan and Chen Qingfeng, and the three found twelve similar passages leading deeper into the cave.
• Lu Chuan used his sharp eyesight to identify the fourth passage as the one Ruan Qingyu had entered, then charged into it with the others following.
• A Blood Demon attacked Lu Chuan, and his saber cut it in two, causing it to split into two Blood Demons instead of dying.
• Lu Chuan unleashed the Hurricane Saber Technique against the two Blood Demons as they lunged at him.

Lu Chuan, Chen Qingfeng, and Luo Zhong fought through a passage packed with Blood Demons and discovered a huge cache of Blood Crystals, suggesting the Blood Cave was either third-rank or mutated. Following a trail left by Ruan Qingyu, Lu Chuan found her Blood Python form swallowing a blood-gold ball of light in a Blood Pool.

• Lu Chuan used Annihilation Wind Force to kill two Blood Demons with one slash and collected their Demon Cores.
• Lu Chuan, Chen Qingfeng, and Luo Zhong fought through the passage, killing around a hundred Blood Demons before reaching a vast underground space.
• The three saw several hundred Blood Crystals, and Lu Chuan and Luo Zhong warned that the Blood Cave might be third-rank or mutated, allowing Ruan Qingyu to grow far stronger.
• Lu Chuan spotted the trail left by Ruan Qingyu's Blood Python form and led Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong after her.
• After crossing a Lava Jungle without encountering any more Blood Demons, Lu Chuan stopped and saw Ruan Qingyu's Blood Python form swallowing a blood-gold ball of light in a Blood Pool.