Chapter Summaries

Fang Che advanced to the fifth grade of the King level and mastered a devastating spear thrust before using his Night Devil identity to attack the Zhu Family and destroy its caravan. As he explained why the Guardians could not intervene, he condemned the Secluded Mountain Gates for taking the Guardians’ protection while submitting to the Sole True Sect.

• Fang Che advanced to the fifth grade of the King level, then used his spear to pierce a spatial black hole and practiced the Jun Lin Nine Styles, First Style.
• Fang Che reconciled with the Zhu Family in public, then secretly attacked its compound as the Night Devil, killing seventeen people and injuring the Old Matriarch.
• The Old Matriarch, Zhu Shaoyun, and Young Master Shang decided not to report the Night Devil and went searching for him, but he later burned the Zhu Family’s caravan and left a threatening message.
• Fang Che arrived with Guardian Hall members, but Zhu Shaoyun concealed the attack; after leaving, Fang Che told Yun Jian Qiu that the Zhu Family wanted to appease the Sole True Sect and that the Night Devil could not be killed yet.
• Fang Che rebuked Yun Jian Qiu’s mountain gate for submitting to the Sole True Sect and declared that the Sole True Sect were wolves, the Secluded Mountain Gates were dogs, and the Guardians were people.

Night Demon killed Young Master Shang and his two maids, then returned to White Cloud Continent and escalated his attacks on the Zhu Family. When Zhu Shaoyun sought help from Fang Che, Fang Che refused on procedural grounds, and Yuan Jingjiang entered his office.

• Night Demon ambushed Young Master Shang outside White Cloud Continent, killed him and his two maids, and returned with their bodies while taking Young Master Shang's head.
• Fang Che joined Yun Jian Qiu's patrol and publicly revealed Young Master Shang's identity when the Zhu Family discovered the bodies at North City Gate.
• Night Demon left a threatening note at the Zhu Family's gate after destroying it, and the Old Matriarch and Zhu Shaoyun reported Young Master Shang's death to the Chief Inspector, who said he would arrive the next day.
• Zhu Shaoyun asked Fang Che to have the Guardian Hall intervene against Night Demon, but Fang Che refused, citing the Zhu Family's prior agreement and refusal of Guardian assistance.
• Fang Che told Zhu Shaoyun that he had the final say in the Guardian Hall, and Yuan Jingjiang entered his office as they spoke.

Fang Che refused to let the Guardian Hall intervene in the Heavenly Palace dispute, while the All Under Heaven Escort Agency prepared to send its third group of scions home. After resting deeply and recovering his spiritual sense, he watched the Chief Inspector arrive to avenge her son, as the Sole True Sect’s Southeast Headquarters struggled under the Guardians’ assault.

• Yuan Jingjiang deferred to Fang Che, who rejected Zhu Shaoyun’s pleas to hunt Nightfiend and sent him away.
• The Star Light Branch Leader oversaw the departure preparations for 200 scions, told them to live well, and left them grieving at the escort agency.
• Mu Cangyun delivered Fang Che a warning from Yin Yunxiao to avoid the Netherworld Hall, and Fang Che inferred that Lan Xinxue would soon come to the region.
• Fang Che spent the night resting with Night Dream, slept until midday, and discovered that his spiritual sense had improved.
• Gu Yunlan arrived at the Zhu Family, learned that her son Shang Mengyun had been killed, executed Old Matriarch Zhu Cui, and headed for the Sole True Sect’s Southeast Headquarters.
• Wu Xiang refused to send more reinforcements or commit the One Heart Sect, as the Guardians’ assault overwhelmed the Southeast battlefield.

Wu Xiang’s Southeast Headquarters faced pressure from the Guardians and the Heavenly Palace, while Gu Yunlan demanded Night Dream after her son died fighting him. Yan Nan ordered Wu Xiang to refuse, and Wu Xiang struck Gu Yunlan, who vowed revenge; meanwhile, Shang Changzhen arrived on White Cloud Continent and was stopped by the Snow Condensing Sword.

• Wu Xiang learned that Heavenly Palace weapons had reached the Guardian forces, then Gu Yunlan arrived and demanded that he hand over Night Demon for killing her son.
• Wu Xiang and Yin Shen Gong discovered that Gu Yunlan’s son had attacked Night Demon first, but Gu Yunlan insisted on revenge and refused to discuss who was at fault.
• Yan Nan ordered Wu Xiang to reject Gu Yunlan’s demand and reinforce the Southeast, so Wu Xiang refused to surrender Night Dream and slapped Gu Yunlan after she threatened his headquarters.
• Gu Yunlan fled and told Shang Changzhen that their son was dead and Wu Xiang had beaten her, then returned to the Zhu Family estate and killed more than a dozen members.
• Fang Che learned that Gu Yunlan had clashed with Wu Xiang and anticipated further conflict, while the Snow Condensing Sword intercepted Shang Changzhen and his White-Clothed Men as they entered White Cloud Continent.

After Shang Changzhen learned that his son had been killed by the Sole True Sect’s Night Demon, he sought revenge but refused to ally with the Guardians. His force attacked the Southeast Headquarters and was nearly wiped out by Feng Yun, who then demanded explanations and compensation from the Heavenly Palace and sought to pressure Zhao Shanhe.

• Snow Condensing Sword let Shang Changzhen and his people leave after learning a Night Demon had killed Shang Mengyun, then threatened them when Gu Yunlan blamed him for failing to save her son.
• Shang Changzhen accused Gu Yunlan of having an affair with Wu Xiang, then restrained her and promised to avenge their son and punish Wu Xiang, the Night Demon, and Yin Shen Gong.
• Fang Che rejected Shang Changzhen’s proposed cooperation, explaining that Celestial Palace might reconcile with the Sole True Sect and exploit the Guardians’ trust.
• After learning that the Sole True Sect’s Southeast Headquarters was losing ground, Shang Changzhen led 167 Celestial Palace fighters to attack it, where Feng Yun’s Sword Qi killed 35 of them.
• Feng Yun ordered his elders to slaughter the attackers; 163 Celestial Palace fighters died, while Shang Changzhen and Gu Yunlan escaped gravely wounded with two others.
• Feng Yun sent an elder to demand five explanations and compensation from the Heavenly Palace, then told another to warn Zhao Shanhe that he was in charge of the Southeast and wanted peace.

Dongfang Sansan explained how he used the Nightmare Demon's exposure and Sole True Sect's attempts to rescue it to seize the initiative and cripple its Southeast forces. The battle continued, but Sole True Sect's defeat had effectively been decided.

• Fang Che exposed the Nightmare Demon by dissecting a corpse and discovering the Nightmare Soul, prompting Dongfang Sansan to target the Southeast Four Sects.
• The Nightmare Demon's clone and two Nightmare Guardians died in White Cloud Continent, leaving the Nightmare Demon trapped there under the Snow Condensing Sword's pressure.
• Dongfang Sansan deployed the Emotion Severing Blade and Yu Tianqi to block Sole True Sect's reinforcements, while warning Yan Nan against destabilizing New Chu Country.
• Dongfang Sansan launched a Southeast offensive after learning the Heavenly God Sect's upper ranks were absent, and the Guardians overwhelmed the weakened Southeast Five Sects.
• Sole True Sect counterattacked to divert attention and help its scattered members escape, but the Guardians answered with a decisive battle and kept the Nightmare Demon pinned down.
• Dongfang Sansan explained that the Guardians controlled both the broader momentum and the local fighting, leaving Sole True Sect effectively defeated.

Feng Yun ended the southeastern war, reorganized the Sole True Sect’s forces, and arranged an open visit to Guardian territory. Meanwhile, Fang Che learned that Dream Demon was still in White Cloud Continent, and Jing Xiuyun told Hong Er Quezi to ask Fang Che to support his marriage to Qin Fang.

• Feng Yun forced the southeastern sides into a ceasefire, then told the Sole True Sect’s Southeast Headquarters to analyze its losses and rebuild instead of repeating its mistakes.
• Feng Yun asked Zhao Shanhe to host him on White Cloud Continent; Eastern Chief Strategist approved the visit, and Feng Yun planned to leave in about half a month with two companions.
• Fang Che learned from Lei Jiuxiao that Dream Demon might be moved to the Flame Demon Sect in July, while Feng Xing decided to let All Under Heaven Escort Agency continue cooperating with Fang Che for now.
• Zhao Yinger noticed that a wealthy household’s gate had remained shut during repeated patrols and planned to watch the residence with Jing Xiuyun and Hong Er Quezi.
• Hong Er Quezi told Jing Xiuyun and Zhao Yinger that Qin Fang was pregnant with his child and asked them to help him marry her; Jing Xiuyun advised him to seek Fang Che’s support.

Fang Che investigated suspicious families in North City while grieving Tang Zheng, then spent two hundred million silver to organize a gathering for Guardian Hall personnel’s families and the families of fallen Guardians. He left the chapter entertaining Feng Shiqi at the All Under Heaven Escort Agency, where Feng Shiqi explained his family’s inherited Death Warrior title.

• Hong Er Quezi sought Fang Che’s help with marrying Sister Fang, but blurted out that his butt was itchy and got kicked around before he explained his real request.
• Fang Che compared old and new files, noticed suspicious cases clustered in North City, and ordered an investigation of wealthy families and century-old businesses there.
• Fang Che asked Jing Xiuyun about support for fallen Guardians’ families and arranged a gathering in his personal name, allocating two hundred million silver for the event and aid to the households.
• Guardian Hall personnel rapidly prepared the venue and delivered invitations to families of fallen comrades across White Cloud Continent.
• Fang Che returned home, shared dinner with Night Dream, and watched a black cat imitate his stretch before it disappeared over the courtyard wall.
• Fang Che met Feng Shiqi at the All Under Heaven Escort Agency, and Feng Shiqi described how his family passed down the title of Death Warrior.

Feng Shiqi delivered Feng Xing’s abundant cultivation resources to the Star Light Branch Leader, who advised that Feng Xing should support Feng Yun first and suppress Yan Beihan’s rise. After Feng Xing and the Feng family approved the advice, the branch leader learned that Zhao Wushang and Zheng Yunqi had been appointed to the escort agency, while Fang Che returned to the House of the Virtuous with a fortune in resources.

• Feng Shiqi gave the Star Light Branch Leader pills, crystals, and other resources from Feng Xing, then asked how Feng Xing could distinguish himself among the Sole True Sect’s younger generation.
• The Star Light Branch Leader advised Feng Xing to unite the Feng siblings behind Feng Yun, then build his own standing while preventing Yan Beihan and the other lineages from gaining power.
• The Star Light Branch Leader told Feng Shiqi that the Heavenly God Sect’s Kou Yifang and Dream Demon might seek shelter from the Snow Condensing Sword, and Feng Shiqi agreed to report the problem to Feng Xing.
• Zheng Yunqi and Zhao Wushang told the Star Light Branch Leader that headquarters had appointed them Deputy Chief Escorts of the Sole True Sect’s All Under Heaven Escort Agency, so they would stay instead of returning home.
• Fang Che took the resources and escort agency’s silver notes back to the House of the Virtuous, while Feng Shiqi relayed the branch leader’s advice to the Feng Family Head and Feng Xing.
• Feng Xing welcomed the advice, decided not to interfere in the Dream Demon matter, and considered arranging the Star Light Branch Leader’s promotion; the next morning, the Guardian Hall was decorated for a celebration.

Fang Che organized a memorial gathering for White Cloud Continent Guardian Hall’s fallen heroes and their families, personally funding aid and promising to protect them. The event ended with families honoring the dead beneath fireworks, while Fang Che rallied the living Guardians with their vows.

• Fang Che stopped veteran stewards from contributing money, explaining that donations could pressure poorer comrades and other Guardian Halls, and insisted on paying for the gathering himself.
• Yuan Jingjiang told Fang Che that 471,979 members of White Cloud Continent Guardian Hall had died in service and described the sacrifices behind the continent’s prosperity.
• Families arrived at the Guardian Hall to honor the fallen; Ju Xiushui visited Zuo Guanglie’s name and confessed that she had been willing to marry him, while Fang Che promised to help her if she ever needed it.
• Fang Che welcomed the families, apologized for the Guardian Hall’s past neglect, presented Hero Badges and household aid, and urged widows to remarry if they wished, offering the Hall’s support.
• Fang Che encouraged Qin Fang to consider a future with Hong Er Quezi, and she accepted his help; the gathering continued with performances, a banquet, and Fang Che’s disastrous singing.
• After families received their gifts and medals, fireworks filled the sky as Fang Che and the Guardians led the crowd in vows to serve the continent and bear responsibility for its people.

Fang Che’s participation in the Guardian Hall ceremony eased his grief and helped him break through to King-level Six, after which he began refining the Divine Phaseless Jade with two Divine Fusion Pills. Meanwhile, the Heaven God Sect remained trapped in the Ning Family compound under surveillance, while the chapter also followed the escort agency’s departing disciples and the Guardian Hall’s preparations for Qin Fang’s wedding.

• After the Guardian Hall ceremony, Fang Che reflected on his wish to protect Guardians’ families and entered a profound cultivation state that strengthened his Divine Sense and carried him to King-level Six.
• Fang Che’s Divine Sense touched a terrifying presence in the void, leaving him badly injured, but he recovered and took two Divine Fusion Pills to begin refining the Divine Phaseless Jade.
• Zhao Wushang and Zheng Yunqi revealed that they had been appointed Deputy Chief Escorts and were beaten by the departing disciples, while Zhao Wubai reacted angrily to his brother’s decision to stay.
• Zhou Meier learned that Zhao Wushang and Zheng Yunqi had stayed behind, and the Guardian Hall kept its memorial stele, celebrated Qin Fang’s engagement, and continued watching the Ning Family compound.
• As Fang Che grew exhausted while the Divine Fusion Pills reshaped his Divine Sense, Kou Yifang and the Heaven God Sect’s Nightmare Guardians worried that Fang Che’s surveillance would expose their hiding place and the weakened Dream Demon.

Kou Yifang and the Nightmare Guardians decided to assassinate Fang Che before he could expose the Ning Family estate, while the Snow Condensing Sword remained too occupied by rival demons to assist Guardian Hall. As Fang Che’s cultivation and Five Elements Spirit Gu changed during his pill breakthrough, the chapter ended with the Snow Condensing Sword rushing west to confront the Hundred Battles Blade.

• Kou Yifang and the Nightmare Guardians agreed to send two attackers to kill Fang Che and escape to All Under Heaven Escort Agency amid the ensuing chaos.
• Zhao Yinger, Jing Xiuyun, and Hong Er Quezi finished watching the Ning Family estate and took their findings back to Fang Che.
• The Snow Condensing Sword ignored Yuan Jingjiang’s attempts to contact it because it was guarding against Nightmare Demon, Shadow Demon, and Hundred Battles Blade, while Dongfang Sansan ordered continued pressure on New Chu Country’s national fortune.
• Fang Che’s divine sense and core continued developing as he took Divine Fusion Pills, and his Five Elements Spirit Gu gained its own faint consciousness and grew loyal to him.
• The Hundred Battles Blade released Blade Qi in the west, and the Snow Condensing Sword left a strand of Sword Qi behind before flying to confront it.

Fang Che and his companions uncovered suspicious activity at the Ning Family residence, then came under attack by two powerful black-clad men. Fang Che killed both attackers, but Zhao Yinger died after shielding him from a spear strike.

• Zhao Yinger reported that the Ning Family residence was unusually secluded and tightly controlled, and Fang Che decided to investigate it the next day.
• Fang Che inferred that the Snow Condensing Sword was occupied fighting powerful enemies, while he and his companions resolved to stop the Dream Fiend at any cost.
• A black-clad attacker wielding Earth Force ambushed the group, and Fang Che unleashed his sealed spiritual consciousness to fight him.
• After Fang Che was badly wounded, a second attacker appeared and thrust a spear at him; Zhao Yinger shielded Fang Che and was pierced through the chest.
• Fang Che killed the second attacker with his sword, and Night Dream finished off the first, but Zhao Yinger died in Fang Che's arms despite his attempt to heal her.

After Zhao Yinger appeared to die protecting Fang Che, Snow Condensing Sword Master discovered that a Nascent Soul sealed inside her could preserve a second life, though only her Lineage could revive her. Dongfang Sansan recognized Zhao Yinger and said she had died again, leaving Sword Master stunned.

• Zhao Yinger died shielding Fang Che from an assassin, while Jing Xiuyun, Hong Er Quezi, and Night Dream grieved and tended to the wounded.
• Fang Che woke and asked Yuan Jingjiang to summon Sword Master, explaining that Zhao Yinger and the others had discovered the Dream Demon.
• Sword Master returned to the Guardian Hall, and Fang Che rebuked him for failing to coordinate with the ground forces; Sword Master admitted his mistake.
• Fang Che told Sword Master how Zhao Yinger had uncovered suspicious activity and been killed by Monarch-level assassins.
• Snow Condensing Sword Master examined Zhao Yinger and found a sealed Nascent Soul, explaining that only the person who sealed it could restore her life.
• Snow Condensing Sword Master contacted Dongfang Sansan, who recognized Zhao Yinger and asked whether she had died again.

Snow Condensing Sword rescued Zhao Yinger and led Fang Che and the others to destroy the Ning Family compound, where they killed the Nightmare Demon’s physical body and its guards. The Nightmare Demon’s golden soul proved immune to their attacks, and after biting the Golden Horned Flood Dragon, it forced its way into Fang Che’s head.

• Dongfang Sansan ordered Snow Condensing Sword to keep Zhao Yinger’s survival secret and bring her to him within two days, then arranged for her Nascent Soul to be restored.
• Snow Condensing Sword protected Zhao Yinger while Fang Che insisted they attack the Ning Family compound before the enemy could retaliate; Night Dream stayed behind to watch over Zhao Yinger.
• Snow Condensing Sword’s attempt to calm Fang Che’s Sea of Consciousness was swallowed by Fang Che’s chaotic power, but he carried Fang Che to the compound and slaughtered the fleeing Nightmare Guardians.
• Snow Condensing Sword killed the Nightmare Demon’s physical body, then attacked its golden soul, which remained unharmed and was disgusted by Snow Condensing Sword’s attempt to drive it away with filth.
• Fang Che sent the Golden Horned Flood Dragon to attack the Nightmare Demon’s soul, but the demon bit off part of its tail and then charged into Fang Che’s head.

After the Dream Demon entered Fang Che’s Divine Sense Space, Snow Condensing Sword rushed him back to the House of the Virtuous and sought Dongfang Sansan’s help. Dongfang Sansan decided to watch Fang Che in secret while the unconscious Fang Che remained in Night Dream’s care and Snow Condensing Sword took Zhao Yinger away for treatment.

• The Dream Demon burrowed into Fang Che’s head, and Fang Che collapsed into a coma as Snow Condensing Sword carried him back to the House of the Virtuous.
• Snow Condensing Sword told Dongfang Sansan what had happened, and Dongfang Sansan calmed down after learning Fang Che was at the middle stage of King-level six.
• Dongfang Sansan scolded Snow Condensing Sword for failing to cooperate with the Guardian Hall, then told her that Fang Che was suspected of being a Sole True Sect disciple.
• Dongfang Sansan ordered secret surveillance of Fang Che and sent Snow Condensing Sword to take Zhao Yinger away for treatment, leaving Night Dream to care for Fang Che.
• Snow Condensing Sword searched the battlefield, confirmed that Kou Yifang was missing, and left while Yuan Jingjiang and the others arranged to visit Fang Che.
• Dongfang Sansan reflected that Fang Che must have taken a Divine Fusion Pill to reach the middle stage of King-level six.

Dongfang Sansan sent Dongfang Siwu to the Southeast while worrying about Fang Che’s condition, and Fang Che remained unconscious as the Dream Demon attacked him inside his turbulent Sea of Consciousness. Meanwhile, the Sole True Sect investigated Night Demon’s role in the Heavenly Palace incident, and Yan Nan learned that the Dream Demon had entered Fang Che’s head.

• Dongfang Sansan scolded Dongfang Siwu, ordered him to make his presence felt in the Southeast, and rejected Fang Che’s promotion while he remained under investigation.
• The Dream Demon pursued the Golden Horned Flood Dragon into Fang Che’s Sea of Consciousness, where Little Sprite wounded him with a spear and chased him alongside the Golden Horned Flood Dragon.
• Fang Che remained unconscious for three days as Night Dream and the Guardian Hall’s visitors worried over his condition, while Kou Yifang blamed him for the Heavenly God Sect’s losses.
• Feng Yun investigated the Zhu Family incident, suspected Night Demon of manipulating events, and sought information from Chen Yin, Yan Beihan, and Yan Nan.
• Yan Nan asked Yin Shen Gong about Night Demon’s actions, then learned that the Dream Demon had entered Fang Che’s head and warned that he had likely fainted.
• Yin Shen Gong defended Fang Che’s actions to Yan Nan and argued that the Heavenly God Sect incident resulted from his own approved orders, not deliberate wrongdoing by Fang Che.

Yan Nan learned that Dreamfiend had entered Fang Che’s body and arranged for Duan Xiyang to travel to the southeast with Yan Beihan, where he could investigate while protecting her. Yan Beihan set off eager to find Nightfiend, while Duan Xiyang left Bi Changhong full of spear holes after a quarrel with Yan Nan.

• Yan Nan read reports that Dongfang Sansan had blocked Fang Che’s promotion and that Snow Condensing Sword had left him unconscious in White Cloud Continent, and she suspected the Guardians were watching him as a trap.
• Yan Nan told Feng Yun to stop investigating Nightfiend and to stir up trouble around the Heavenly Palace, while Yin Shen Gong worried about Nightfiend’s suspicion and his past actions involving Sun Yuan.
• Duan Xiyang attacked Yan Nan after she blamed him for Dreamfiend’s troubles, then agreed to travel to the southeast with Yan Beihan after Yan Nan arranged it.
• Yan Beihan set off with Duan Xiyang, disguised as a kindly old man, and Aunt Hong, excited to find Night Demon and test her suspicion about him.
• Yan Nan visited Bi Changhong and found him with three spear holes; Chen Gu, Yu Hanyan, Xiang Beidou, and others arrived to see him.

Fang Che remained unconscious while the Nightmare Demon battled him inside his Divine Sense Sea, where Fang Che refused to release the demon despite the danger of destroying his own soul. Their fight drove them to the Divine Phaseless Jade, which made the Nightmare Demon scream in terror.

• Bi Changhong’s old brothers visited his sickbed, mocked his beating, and promised to avenge him by beating Duan Xiyang.
• Fang Che stayed unconscious for five days as Night Dream cared for him, while Fang Qingyun and others searched for a way to help.
• Yin Shen Gong learned Fang Che was near death and stopped his men from rescuing him because Dongfang Sansan might be watching for anyone who moved.
• Inside his Divine Sense Sea, Fang Che hunted the weakened Nightmare Demon and rejected its pleas to escape, even as their battle threatened to destroy his soul.
• The Nightmare Demon plunged to the depths, where Fang Che struck it with his spear and drove it onto the Divine Phaseless Jade.
• The Divine Phaseless Jade shone when the Nightmare Demon hit it, and the demon screamed in terror at the sight of it.

Fang Che survived the Dream Demon’s attack by absorbing the fiend into the Divine Phaseless Jade, then studied the jade’s new powers while his Divine Sense recovered. Outside, he had been unconscious for fifteen days, and Night Dream and the others waited anxiously for him to wake.

• The Divine Phaseless Jade trapped the Dream Demon and absorbed his Soul Power and Divine Sense, strengthening Fang Che’s mark as his Sea of Consciousness began to calm.
• Fang Che taunted the Dream Demon as the jade drained him, and the Dream Demon eventually vanished after his soul energy was absorbed.
• Fang Che searched his Sea of Consciousness repeatedly to confirm the Dream Demon was dead, then examined the jade’s golden core, Killing Intent, baleful energy, and resentment.
• Fang Che began studying martial techniques and waiting to awaken while Little Sprite worked on the Netherworld Spear and the overfed Golden Horned Flood Dragon clung to the jade.
• Night Dream cared for Fang Che during his fifteen days of unconsciousness and turned away Jing Xiuyun, while visitors from the Guardian Hall came and left without news.
• Bing Shangxue cried over Fang Che and questioned why his family had not been told, while Fang Qingyun admitted he had helped keep the news from them.