Chapter Summaries

Lu Chuan, Chen Qingfeng, and Luo Zhong tried to stop Ruan Qingyu from absorbing the Blood Spirit undergoing Nirvana in the Blood Cave. After Lu Chuan destroyed it, Ruan Qingyu attacked him, and his arrows struck her with a potentially fatal wound.

• Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong realized the Blood Spirit was undergoing Nirvana and warned that Ruan Qingyu could use it to reach Fifth Rank Peak.
• Lu Chuan fired arrows at Ruan Qingyu, while Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong charged her from both sides.
• Lu Chuan sent a fourth arrow through Ruan Qingyu's defenses and shattered the Blood Spirit before she could absorb it.
• Furious, Ruan Qingyu abandoned Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong and charged at Lu Chuan.
• Lu Chuan retreated and fired nine arrows, with one piercing Ruan Qingyu's vital seven-inch point and releasing Annihilation Wind Force inside her body.

Lu Chuan and his allies killed Ruan Qingyu in the Blood Cave, then set out to clear the remaining Blood Demons and claim the Blood Crystals. The three split up to search the cave, with Lu Chuan rapidly cutting down every Blood Demon he found.

• The Annihilation Wind Force weakened Ruan Qingyu as Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong attacked, and Lu Chuan joined the fight with his war blade.
• Lu Chuan broke Ruan Qingyu’s sword and cut her in two, then repeatedly hacked her apart when her body began to regenerate.
• Ruan Qingyu threatened Lu Chuan with her true identity, but he beheaded and crushed her until she was dead.
• Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong recognized that the Blood Pool had become a valuable Spirit Pool, and the three agreed to clear the Blood Cave before cultivating.
• Lu Chuan, Chen Qingfeng, and Luo Zhong split up to search the cave and collect Blood Crystals, while Lu Chuan swiftly killed the Blood Demons he encountered.

Lu Chuan reunited with Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong after their hunt, and the three divided their Demon Cores and Blood Crystals according to their contributions. With his share secured, Lu Chuan prepared to cultivate in the transformed Blood Pool, which offered an opportunity greater than the spoils.

• Lu Chuan counted his haul of 107 Demon Cores and nearly five hundred Blood Crystals while waiting for Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong to return.
• Luo Zhong and a badly wounded Chen Qingfeng came back with their own Demon Cores and Blood Crystals, bringing the group's total to nearly seven hundred Blood Crystals.
• Chen Qingfeng proposed giving Lu Chuan half the spoils, twenty percent each to himself and Luo Zhong, and the remaining ten percent to the brothers outside; Lu Chuan agreed.
• The three divided the spoils, and Lu Chuan received 347 Blood Crystals and 94 Demon Cores.
• Luo Zhong jumped into the Blood Pool, and Chen Qingfeng and Lu Chuan prepared to follow and cultivate in its transformed essence energy.

Lu Chuan cultivated in the Blood Pool, tempering his heart and spleen while devouring energy at a staggering rate. Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong broke through to the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm, while Lu Chuan continued cultivating in the pool.

• Lu Chuan used the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique to temper his heart, reaching Great Accomplishment and forming an Innate Heart.
• Lu Chuan shifted his cultivation to his spleen, then drew energy from a vast portion of the Blood Pool and startled Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong with his devouring power.
• After three hours, Lu Chuan's spleen reached Great Accomplishment, and he began tempering his lungs.
• Five hours later, Luo Zhong broke through to the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm and left the Blood Pool to digest the energy he had absorbed.
• A dozen minutes later, Chen Qingfeng also reached the Sixth Rank and left the pool with Luo Zhong.
• Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong watched Lu Chuan continue cultivating and wondered whether he would also break through to the Sixth Rank.

Lu Chuan completed the Five Fiends True Fire Organ Forging Technique in the Blood Pool, reached peak Seventh Rank with Innate Five Organs, and astonished Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong with his speed. After the group left the Blood Cave, Chen Qingfeng announced that the assessment’s intelligence had been wrong but that the surviving participants had passed.

• Lu Chuan emerged from the Blood Pool after transforming his five organs and advancing to peak Seventh Rank Viscera Forging.
• Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong revealed that they had both broken through, and Lu Chuan startled them by appearing beside Chen Qingfeng before he could sense him.
• Lu Chuan, Chen Qingfeng, and Luo Zhong left the Blood Cave after Ruan Qingyu and the Blood Demons had been killed and the Blood Crystals collected.
• The Demon Suppressing Division guards gathered around the three and asked whether Ruan Qingyu had been killed.
• Chen Qingfeng said the assessment intelligence had been wrong, praised Lu Chuan and Lin Yao, and declared that all the surviving participants had passed.

Lu Chuan learned that he had passed his assessment and become a junior Demon Slayer Guard, then explored the Demon Suppressing Division’s exchange system. He discovered he needed High-level status to exchange for Spirit Medicine, leaving him determined to earn Contribution Points through missions.

• Chen Qingfeng told Lu Chuan that he had passed his assessment and could claim a cultivation method, a Martial Skill, and a Tier 3 Divine Weapon as a junior Demon Slayer Guard.
• Chen Qingfeng warned Lu Chuan that Ruan Qingyu had died and advised him to avoid leaving the city because of her ties to the Spirit Snake Cult, but Lu Chuan insisted he would defend himself and continue doing missions.
• Lu Chuan logged into the Demon Suppressing Division’s website and confirmed that his account listed zero Contribution Points and his free equipment benefits.
• Lu Chuan searched the exchange section for Spirit Medicine and learned from Xiao Yi that junior guards could exchange only for Great Medicine, while Spirit Medicine required High-level Demon Slayer Guard status and ten thousand Contribution Points.
• Lu Chuan decided to take missions to earn Contribution Points and opened the weaponry exchange section.

Lu Chuan chose a Tier 3 Wind Shadow bow and asked Xiao Yi to find the most rewarding missions he could accept. He accepted ten missions and planned to set out for Sky Cloud Mountain after his weapon arrived.

• Lu Chuan selected the Wind Shadow bow-and-arrow set, an advanced version of the Blood Shadow Bow.
• Lu Chuan asked Xiao Yi to identify his ten highest-reward missions, and Xiao Yi prepared a detailed plan for completing them.
• Lu Chuan accepted all ten missions, which offered nearly twenty thousand Contribution Points in total.
• Xiao Yi told Lu Chuan that his first mission was to hunt a Blazing Demon Lion at Sky Cloud Mountain.
• Lu Chuan decided to wait for the Wind Shadow Bow to be delivered before setting out toward Sky Cloud Mountain.

Lu Chuan set out alone for Sky Cloud Mountain after accepting ten difficult missions to earn Contribution Points for his mother’s treatment. As he entered the wilderness, he used Demon Cores to sustain his speed and training, while resolving to destroy Python Mountain once he was strong enough.

• Lu Chuan bought Wind Shadow Arrows and wilderness supplies, then left Fengle City alone for Sky Cloud Mountain.
• Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong discussed Lu Chuan’s risky mission load and warned that the Spirit Snake Cult might be preparing a major move.
• Lu Chuan raced through the wilderness using his Light Body Technique and swallowed Demon Cores to replenish his Internal Strength and temper his body.
• Lu Chuan entered the deep wilderness, detoured around Python Mountain, and vowed to flatten the snake demons’ stronghold when his strength allowed.

Lu Chuan reached Crimson Sun Valley on Sky Cloud Mountain to hunt Blazing Demon Lions, but discovered the den held far more beasts than reported and was ruled by a fourth-rank Blazing Demon Lion King. He watched from a cliff, facing a far more dangerous challenge than he had expected.

• Lu Chuan crossed the wilderness to Sky Cloud Mountain, avoiding dangerous beast packs and killing lone attackers along the way.
• He slew a second-rank Black Leopard with one saber strike and collected its Fierce Beast Crystal Core.
• As he traveled toward Crimson Sun Valley, Lu Chuan killed dozens of fierce beasts and saw the fruit on the third branch of the Bronze Ancient Tree ripen further.
• Lu Chuan approached Crimson Sun Valley cautiously and climbed a cliff to survey the Blazing Demon Lion den.
• He saw at least fifty Blazing Demon Lions and suspected there could be around a hundred in the valley.
• Lu Chuan spotted a fourth-rank Blazing Demon Lion King at the heart of the magma, its strength comparable to a Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm martial artist.

Lu Chuan tried to draw a Third Rank Blazing Demon Lion away from its pack, but discovered that the valley held a Fourth Rank Blazing Demon Lion King and over two hundred adults. He lured the beasts into a chase and, after escaping their pursuit, provoked the king again with arrows.

• Lu Chuan spotted the Blazing Demon Lion King and far more lions than expected in Crimson Sun Valley, then planned to lure one lion away with his bow.
• Lu Chuan killed an early Third Rank Blazing Demon Lion with an arrow, prompting the king and over two hundred lions to charge after him.
• Lu Chuan fled through the mountain forest and gradually widened the gap, until the Blazing Demon Lion King halted the chase and turned back.
• Lu Chuan shot at the Blazing Demon Lion King to provoke it, and the enraged beast charged at him and spat a fireball.

Lu Chuan lured the Blazing Demon Lion King away from Crimson Sun Valley and attacked the lions left behind to collect their crystal cores. As he tried to escape, a second Fourth Rank Blazing Demon Lion and hundreds of other beasts surrounded him, forcing him to fight.

• Lu Chuan dodged the Blazing Demon Lion King's fireball and fled into the forest, then doubled back toward Crimson Sun Valley.
• Lu Chuan entered the valley and killed several Third Rank Blazing Demon Lions with his saber, collecting their crystal cores.
• As Lu Chuan tried to leave, another Fourth Rank Blazing Demon Lion burst from the magma and blocked his path.
• More than thirty Third Rank and three hundred Second Rank Blazing Demon Lions charged at Lu Chuan from around the valley.
• Lu Chuan decided to fight his way out and charged toward the Fourth Rank Blazing Demon Lion.

Lu Chuan fought through the Blazing Demon Lions in Crimson Sun Valley and tried to escape before the Blazing Demon Lion King returned. Trapped by the beasts’ overwhelming numbers, he plunged into the magma, suspecting the valley’s secret lay beneath it.

• Lu Chuan wounded a Fourth Rank Blazing Demon Lion, then battled it as it counterattacked from the magma.
• Hundreds of Blazing Demon Lions charged Lu Chuan, who cut through them with the Hurricane Saber Technique and fought toward the valley exit.
• The Blazing Demon Lion King returned after burning its Essence Blood to increase its speed, forcing Lu Chuan to retreat into the valley.
• The Blazing Demon Lion King summoned more beasts, and Lu Chuan discovered that the valley contained five fourth-rank lions and several hundred third-rank ones.
• Lu Chuan concluded that something beneath the magma explained the lions’ numbers and plunged into it to investigate.

Lu Chuan dived through the magma, where fire poison strengthened him, and discovered an ancient Stone Gate that empowered the Blazing Demon Lions. Unable to break through the invisible barrier around it, he prepared to flee as the Blazing Demon Lion Demon King caught up and attacked.

• Lu Chuan plunged into the magma, and the Blazing Demon Lions followed him into the depths.
• Lu Chuan descended nearly a thousand meters, absorbing fire poison as he found a massive crimson Stone Gate surrounded by young Blazing Demon Lions.
• Lu Chuan realized the Stone Gate’s flames strengthened the lions and cut through the young beasts to approach it.
• An invisible force stopped Lu Chuan a hundred meters from the Stone Gate, while the remaining lions attacked him.
• Lu Chuan decided to retreat, but the Blazing Demon Lion Demon King burst through the magma and hurled a fireball at him.

Lu Chuan escaped the Blazing Demon Lion King by entering the space beyond Stone Gate, where he found a powerful expert’s skeleton and two treasures. When he touched the Bronze Ancient Bell, it declared that he must receive its inheritance and bear its Karma, then merged into his forehead and flooded his Sea of Consciousness with information.

• Lu Chuan used the impact of the Blazing Demon Lion King’s fireball to enter Stone Gate, while the beast’s attack could not penetrate the protected area around it.
• Lu Chuan entered a fiery space whose flames nourished his body and helped him recover from his injuries.
• Lu Chuan found a golden-jade skeleton at the center of the space, beside a Bronze Ancient Bell and a fiery-red bead.
• Lu Chuan used his Blood Shadow Battle Saber to lift the Bronze Ancient Bell, triggering its declaration that he must receive its inheritance and bear its Karma.
• The Bronze Ancient Bell shrank into a streak of light, entered Lu Chuan’s forehead, and sent a flood of information into his Sea of Consciousness.

Lu Chuan received the Soul Suppressing Demon Smiting Bell’s inheritance and cultivated the complete Five Fiends True Fire Technique, advancing to the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm. He examined his transformed Attribute Panel and the bell, then wondered about the identity of the figure who had left the inheritance and his connection to Kunlun Mountain’s Martial Dao lineage.

• The Bronze Ancient Bell entered Lu Chuan’s Sea of Consciousness and transmitted the complete Five Fiends True Fire Technique and its cultivation methods.
• Lu Chuan practiced the inherited forms of the Primordial Five Fierce Beasts and absorbed the bead’s Blazing Flame to strengthen his body.
• After three hours, Lu Chuan reached the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm, completed his first blood change, and advanced his spirit to the Extraordinary Initial Stage.
• Lu Chuan learned that the bell was the Supreme Dao Tool called the Soul Suppressing Demon Smiting Bell, though he could not yet wield it.
• Lu Chuan reviewed his changed Attribute Panel and considered the unknown figure’s identity and connection to Kunlun Mountain’s Martial Dao lineage.

Lu Chuan investigated the corpse's inheritance and absorbed a mysterious drop of blood that fused with his heart. Its power rapidly tempered his blood and qi, leaving him at the Blood and Qi Veil stage of the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm.

• Lu Chuan suspected that the corpse's owner was connected to Kunlun Mountain and that receiving the inheritance had tied their fates together.
• Lu Chuan drew the flame-emitting bead into his palm and used Spiritual Power to discover a drop of crimson blood inside it, with a vague figure resembling a Three-legged Golden Crow.
• The bead shattered, and the drop of blood entered Lu Chuan's heart, unleashing intense power that he refined with the fourth layer of the Five Fiends True Fire Technique.
• The blood strengthened Lu Chuan's heart and rapidly tempered his qi and blood, bringing him close to his second blood changing.
• Lu Chuan completed his second blood changing and formed a protective Blood and Qi Veil around his body.

After receiving a mysterious drop of blood from the skeleton, Lu Chuan advanced to the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm and emerged from the Blazing Space. He attacked the assembled Blazing Demon Lions, killing their king in one strike and turning on the rest.

• Lu Chuan’s second blood changing stabilized, and he realized the blood merged into his heart could gradually strengthen his body.
• Lu Chuan thanked the skeleton, then left the Blazing Space after its flames had disappeared.
• The Blazing Demon Lions gathered outside the stone gate in a frenzy, while their barrier prevented them from entering.
• Lu Chuan charged the Blazing Demon Lion King and killed it with a single saber strike.
• Lu Chuan blocked the other lions’ fireballs with his qi-and-blood veil, severed a Fourth Rank Blazing Demon Lion’s claw, and attacked it again.

Lu Chuan slaughtered nearly a thousand Blazing Demon Lions in Crimson Sun Valley and collected their crystal cores. He submitted one core for his mission in Fengle City and left determined to complete his remaining tasks and earn Contribution Points for Soul Nourishing Spiritual Medicine.

• Lu Chuan killed nearly a thousand Blazing Demon Lions in Crimson Sun Valley and filled his backpack with their crystal cores.
• Lu Chuan returned to Fengle City and went to the Demon Suppressing Division to submit a Fourth Rank Blazing Demon Lion crystal core.
• The mission instrument confirmed Lu Chuan had completed the task and awarded him 1,200 Contribution Points.
• The old man offered to withdraw some of Lu Chuan’s other tasks, warning that unfinished tasks would cost him Contribution Points.
• Lu Chuan declined and left, considering whether to accept even more tasks to earn enough Contribution Points for Soul Nourishing Spiritual Medicine.

Lu Chuan learned that Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong wanted him to join a special mission to gather Ice Ling Grass for 100,000 Contribution Points. The grass was located in a Demon Cave, and Lu Chuan suspected the Demon Suppressing Division’s higher-ups had arranged the mission to benefit themselves.

• Lu Chuan left the mission hall, but Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong stopped him and offered him a special mission worth 100,000 Contribution Points.
• Lu Chuan followed them to Chen Qingfeng’s courtyard, where they noticed his backpack of Fierce Beast Crystal Cores, which he refused to sell.
• Chen Qingfeng explained that the mission involved gathering Ice Ling Grass for a wealthy Star City chairman who needed it to prolong his life.
• Luo Zhong said the chairman’s Pioneer Team had suffered heavy losses while searching for the Ice Ling Grass, prompting the group’s representative to seek help from the Fengle City Demon Suppressing Division.
• Chen Qingfeng revealed that the Ice Ling Grass was in a Demon Cave, and Lu Chuan recognized how the higher-ups could use the mission to gain benefits and public credit.

Lu Chuan agreed to join Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong on a dangerous mission for Nine Tripod Group to harvest Ice Ling Grass, hoping to earn enough Contribution Points for Soul Nourishing Spiritual Medicine. After Lu Chuan left, Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong realized he had advanced to the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm and surpassed them in strength.

• Luo Zhong told Lu Chuan that the lowest-grade Soul Nourishing Spiritual Medicine cost 120,000 Contribution Points and required High-level Demon Slayer Guard rank to exchange for.
• Chen Qingfeng arranged for the three of them to meet Nine Tripod Group the next morning and assist with harvesting Ice Ling Grass from a Tier Three Demon Cave on Feiniu Mountain.
• Lu Chuan agreed to split the mission's 100,000 Contribution Points evenly and said he would meet Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong at the Outer City gate at eight.
• Lu Chuan returned home to rest after leaving Chen Qingfeng's courtyard.
• Luo Zhong and Chen Qingfeng concluded that Lu Chuan had reached the Sixth Rank Blood Changing Realm, completed one blood change, and grown stronger than both of them.