Chapter Summaries

An Ruoxing unexpectedly encountered Yin Shen Gong, forcing the One Heart Sect leader to flee while the Southeast Guardian forces mobilized to capture him. When they finally faced each other, Yin Shen Gong explained that An Ruochen had died protecting him from the Lei and Dou Families, then revealed his revenge against them.

• An Ruoxing recognized Yin Shen Gong, and he, Qian Sanjiang, and Mu Linyuan fled in different directions as An Ruoxing pursued Yin Shen Gong with Old Man Shen and Jiang Shangou following.
• Fang Che heard An Ruoxing's pursuit, rushed toward the outskirts, and warned Mu Linyuan and Qian Sanjiang to hide while the Southeast Guardian forces assembled a vast encirclement.
• Yin Shen Gong let An Ruoxing catch up, and the two clashed on a mountaintop before An Ruoxing demanded to know why he had not escaped.
• Yin Shen Gong told An Ruoxing that the Lei and Dou Families had first hunted him, and An Ruochen had died protecting him after being gravely wounded.
• Yin Shen Gong recalled leaving An Ruochen's body for An Ruoxing to find, then said he had later slaughtered every member of the Lei and Dou Families.

Yin Shen Gong confessed to An Ruoxing that grief over An Ruochen’s death had driven his massacres, then fled the Guardians’ encirclement as Fang Che raced to help him. When Xiong Rushan and eight War Altar experts cornered Yin Shen Gong, Fang Che intervened and carried him away, leaving the Guardians to pursue them.

• Yin Shen Gong told An Ruoxing that he had massacred the Lei Family, the Dou Family, and the Four Seas Alliance after losing An Ruochen and everyone else he cared about.
• An Ruoxing refused to kill Yin Shen Gong himself, and Yin Shen Gong left to face the Guardians’ Heavenly Net as An Ruoxing watched.
• Fang Che disguised himself as the Night Devil and searched the forest for Yin Shen Gong, while Guardians closed in and Yin Shen Gong fought his way toward Hundred Miasma Peak.
• Feng Yun sent fifty men toward the encirclement, and Yan Nan ordered Sun Wutian to rescue Yin Shen Gong at all costs.
• Xiong Rushan and eight War Altar experts overwhelmed the exhausted Yin Shen Gong, but Fang Che arrived, struck the attackers, gave Yin Shen Gong a recovery pill, and escaped with him using the Blood Burning Art.

Fang Che rescued Yin Shen Gong from Xiong Rushan’s forces and hid him and his allies in a concealed cave, then returned to the search as Night Demon. Meanwhile, Sun Wutian arrived in the Southeast, forcing Dongfang Sansan to scramble to reinforce Bu Chou while leaving Yin Shen Gong’s fate uncertain.

• Night Demon struck down the Four Great Experts, rescued Yin Shen Gong, and escaped as Xiong Rushan ordered a pursuit and sent warnings through Communication Jades.
• Yin Shen Gong recovered with the divine pill, carried Fang Che to a hidden cave beneath a pool, and reunited with Mu Linyuan, Qian Sanjiang, and the others.
• Fang Che left the cave, restored his original appearance, and hid in a valley to rejoin the search party without revealing his connection to Night Demon.
• Sun Wutian arrived at the Southeast border, and Bu Chou alerted Dongfang Sansan as he prepared to fight.
• Dongfang Sansan dispatched Rui Qianshan, Dong Changfeng, and Yang Luoyu to reinforce Bu Chou, while telling Zhao Shanhe to capture Yin Shen Gong alive if possible.
• Xue Fuxiao reported that the silver wolf had given birth, and Dongfang Sansan warned her not to kill the pack.

Sun Wutian fought Bu Chou in the Southeast until Yu Haoran arrived and took over the battle. As Yu Haoran clashed with Sun Wutian, Sun Wutian revealed why he hated the world, then unleashed an even stronger attack that drove Yu Haoran back.

• Xue Fuxiao persuaded the Silver Wolf King couple to accompany their newborn son so they could watch him receive his benefits, while Dongfang Sansan ordered Rui Qianshan to hurry to the Southeast and worried about Yin Shen Gong.
• Sun Wutian attacked the Southeast, and Bu Chou confronted him, fighting desperately to hold him back despite being badly outmatched.
• Yu Haoran arrived with the Azure Dragon Blade, rescued the wounded Bu Chou, and began battling Sun Wutian as the Guardians watched.
• Fang Che watched the duel from a mountain peak, hoping to draw Sun Wutian's attention away from the people below, but Sun Wutian did not attack them.
• Yu Haoran questioned Sun Wutian's lack of remorse, and Sun Wutian recounted how the people his family had aided looted and abandoned them after the Sole True Sect slaughtered his family.
• Sun Wutian declared that he hated the ungrateful people protected by the Guardians, then struck with his surging hatred and forced Yu Haoran back.

Sun Wutian overwhelmed Yu Haoran, Bu Chou, and Dong Changfeng before Rui Qianshan arrived and challenged him. Rui then exposed the truth about the Sun Family massacre, damaging Sun Wutian’s Hate Heaven Saber foundation and driving Duan Xiyang to abandon him.

• Sun Wutian’s hatred strengthened his saber technique, and he forced Yu Haoran onto the defensive until Bu Chou joined the fight and condemned his slaughter of innocents.
• Dong Changfeng arrived and joined Bu Chou and Yu Haoran, but Sun Wutian fought all three until he withdrew as Rui Qianshan approached.
• Rui Qianshan baited Sun Wutian into leaving rather than face a one-on-one death match, then explained that Yu Haoran’s words had fueled Sun Wutian’s hatred.
• Rui Qianshan relayed Dongfang Sansan’s account of the Sun Family’s destruction and revealed that the Guardians had preserved the family’s bodies and property while Sun Wutian had later massacred nine million people.
• Rui Qianshan publicly challenged Sun Wutian’s version of events, causing Sun Wutian to vomit blood as his saber foundation was permanently damaged.
• Duan Xiyang heard Rui Qianshan’s evidence, decided Sun Wutian was no longer worthy of his support, and vanished.

Snow Condensing Sword exposed Sun Wutian’s lies, and the Guardians failed to find Yin Shen Gong after searching the mountains for two days. They headed to Azure Wave City for Fang Che’s parents’ wedding, where Jiang Shangou gave Fang Che a wedding gift and praised the bond between him and his brothers.

• Snow Condensing Sword revealed the truth about Sun Wutian’s family story, then took Yu Haoran, Bu Chou, Dong Changfeng, and Yang Luoyu away for special training.
• Fang Che encouraged Xue Wanren, Feng Xiangdong, Rain Song, and the others to study their families’ secret arts and prepare for their own paths.
• Zhao Shanhe and An Ruoxing led a search for Yin Shen Gong, but the Guardians could not find him and called off the operation after two days and two nights.
• The Southeast Headquarters’ experts and hall masters followed Fang Che to Azure Wave City to attend his parents’ wedding, gathering gifts along the way.
• Jiang Shangou stopped outside Azure Wave City, entrusted Fang Che with a wedding gift, and said he envied the close bond Fang Che shared with his brothers.

Jiang Shangou left Fang Che after confirming that he was not the eldest brother his brothers sought, while Yan Nan sensed an approaching crisis but could not identify its source. Fang Che attended Fang Yunzheng and Fang Qianyi’s wedding in Azure Wave City, where he learned that Ju Xiushui had died in the line of duty.

• Jiang Shangou told his brothers that Fang Che was not their missing eldest brother and sped away in frustration.
• Yan Nan ordered the Heaven Heavenly King Flute to target an important Guardian after Duan Xiyang refused to cripple Yu Tianqi or the Snow Condensing Sword.
• Zhao Shanhe and more than a hundred Garrison Hall Hall Masters arrived in Azure Wave City for Fang Yunzheng and Fang Qianyi’s wedding.
• Fang Che and Fang Qingyun toasted the guests, while Fang Zhenghang drank himself unconscious with happiness at his sister’s marriage.
• Fang Che asked Qi Lie about Ju Xiushui, and Qi Lie said that Chief Ju had died in the line of duty half a month earlier.

After learning that Ju Xiushui had died in suspicious circumstances, Fang Che vowed to investigate the Lin Family and avenge her, while Dongfang Sansan celebrated Fang Che’s wedding with his fallen brothers. Before Fang Che left Azure Wave City, Fang Yunzheng warned him that the Sole True Sect could uncover his connection to Sun Yuan, and Dongfang Sansan directed him to Yan Nan for help with that threat.

• Qi Lie told Fang Che and Song Yidao that Ju Xiushui had been killed after investigating the Lin Family’s young master, and Fang Che vowed to pursue the case himself.
• Fang Che declared that the Life and Death Patrol Team would enter White Elephant Continent and asked where Ju Xiushui was buried, saying he and Song Yidao were her family.
• Dongfang Sansan celebrated Fang Che’s marriage by sharing wine with the spirits of his seven fallen brothers, then visited Feng Yunqi for an uneventful drink.
• Fang Che and Night Dream paid respects to Fang Yunzheng and Fang Qianyi, and Fang Che planned to leave Azure Wave City that afternoon.
• Fang Yunzheng warned Fang Che that the Sole True Sect might connect his fame as Inspector Fang to his former master Sun Yuan and target him.
• Dongfang Sansan told Fang Yunzheng that he would handle Guardian matters, but Yan Nan should deal with any problem involving the Sole True Sect.

Fang Che warned Yin Shen Gong that his growing fame could expose his connection to Sun Yuan and put both Fang Che and Nightfiend at risk inside the Sole True Sect. Yan Nan recognized the danger and questioned the younger generation, discovering that many had already investigated Fang Che.

• Fang Che explained that enemies could trace his master Sun Yuan through his rising Guardian profile and target him, potentially killing Nightfiend as well.
• Yin Shen Gong reported the identity risk to Yan Nan, who realized that Fang Che's fame had made him vulnerable to investigation within the Sole True Sect.
• Yan Nan summoned Yan Beihan and asked what she knew about Fang Che; she recited a detailed account of his background and admitted she had investigated him after the Youth Generation Friendship Battle.
• Yan Nan questioned Chen Yun, Bai Ye, Feng Xing, and Chen Yin, learning that several had researched Fang Che while others had not.
• Yan Nan questioned more than fifty young people and found that thirteen, along with Feng Yun, had investigated Fang Che; she prioritized them for cultivation and dismissed the rest.

Yan Beihan used Yan Nan’s surprise examination to establish herself as a leader among the younger generation, while Yan Nan struggled over how to protect Fang Che without revealing his connection to her. Yan Nan launched a sweeping examination of the Sole True Faith’s Lineages, leaving Zhou Meier facing a notice for the new tests.

• Yan Beihan explained that the sudden questions about Fang Che had tested the juniors’ foresight, then reassured Chen Yun and Feng Xing while drawing the group under her influence.
• Chen Yin recognized Yan Beihan’s growing command of the younger generation, but stayed with the group when she invited them to drink.
• Yan Nan realized that Dongfang Sansan could exploit either an attempt to protect Fang Che or a failure to do so, and she struggled to find a response.
• Yan Nan ordered evaluations of Lineages, registrations and examinations for high-ranking martial artists, and reviews of each Lineage’s contributions.
• The Sole True Faith issued three major documents, triggering severe, quota-cutting examinations that threatened Lineages with demotion and imprisonment.
• Zhou Meier, whose cultivation had reached the Emperor grade, sat meditating with a notice for the Lineage examinations on the table before her.

Zhou Meier and the Sole True Sect’s lower ranks seized the opportunity created by Yan Nan’s assessment reform, while Dongfang Sansan responded with sweeping Guardian reforms and prepared the Silver Wolf Kings for combat training. Fang Che arrived in White Elephant Continent to investigate Ju Xiushui’s murder and opened his campaign with mass executions, leaving the continent terrified as he vowed to continue killing the next day.

• Zhou Meier and her companions recognized that the Sole True Sect’s assessment could let them rise across class boundaries, while Yan Nan’s reform destabilized the sect’s established Lineages.
• Dongfang Sansan ordered Guardian Lineages to undergo defensive assessments, tightened border security, recalled senior fighters, and arranged for the Silver Wolf Kings to spar with the Guardians’ strongest combatants.
• Fang Che arrived in White Elephant Continent with his Life and Death Patrol Team, declared that Ju Xiushui had been murdered, and ordered an investigation into the Guardian Hall and her colleagues.
• Rain Song reported that 23,157 prisoners deserved death, and Fang Che ordered their executions alongside a wider crackdown on gangs, criminal organizations, and powerful local groups.
• Fang Che’s public executions continued from morning into the afternoon, shocking the people of White Elephant Continent as he announced that the killing would continue the next day.

Fang Che continued his purge of White Elephant Continent and discovered evidence that the Lin family had been feeding children to Lin Ao through the Blood Fiend Demonic Art. After visiting Ju Xiushui’s home and seeing her portrait of Zuo Guanglie, Fang Che left determined to reunite them in death, then ordered an investigation of the Lin family’s crimes.

• Fang Che invited Night Emperor to White Elephant Continent, and Night Emperor agreed to arrive the day after tomorrow.
• Fang Che executed more than six thousand additional people in White Elephant Continent, bringing the total killed there to thirty thousand.
• Fang Che visited Ju Xiushui’s empty home, saw her portrait of Zuo Guanglie wearing a golden star, and vowed to reunite and bury them together.
• Rain Song and the others reported that the Lin family had bought 13,000 talented children in ten years, while a deep well and strange odors suggested something hidden beneath the estate.
• Fang Che and Feng Xiangdong connected the missing children to the Blood Fiend Demonic Art and calculated that Lin Ao could have consumed nearly all 13,000 children.
• Fang Che questioned the fugitive blamed for Ju Xiushui’s death, learned that someone had secretly empowered the flying blade, and killed him with a sweep of his sleeve.

Fang Che used Lin Bai’s assault in the Guardian Hall to justify arresting him and the Lin Family butler, while secretly confirming that Lin Bai carried a Five Elements Spirit Gu. As the Guardians prepared to press their case against the Lin Family, Fang Che and his colleagues reflected on their fallen comrades and gathered to honor Ju Xiushui.

• Fang Che summoned Lin Ao to the Guardian Hall, then ordered Lin Ao’s arrest when Third Master Lin and the Lin Family Butler arrived in his place.
• Lin Bai attacked Han Baiji, and Dong Yunyu, Mo Ganyun, Rain Song, and Jing Shuanggao subdued him; Fang Che detected a Five Elements Spirit Gu in Lin Bai and ordered both visitors imprisoned.
• Fang Che told Han Baiji that Ju Xiushui might have uncovered secrets about the Lin Family, and Han Baiji vowed to seek posthumous honors for her and help arrange her burial with Zuo Guanglie.
• Qi Lie explained that he and Han Baiji had lost their families, then invited Fang Che and the others to drink with the surviving old Guardians.
• Fang Che delayed confronting the Lin Family, gave the Guardians time to rest and eat, and explained that he wanted the family to call in its allies before he struck further.
• The Guardians raised wine to Ju Xiushui, vowed to keep fighting, and trusted Fang Che to obtain justice for her.

Fang Che told the White Elephant Continent Guardians that the Lin Family was tied to the Sole True Sect, while Lin Feng hired the Snake King to kill Fang Che. At the same time, Feng Yun learned that another Divine Phaseless Jade bearer was awakening in the Southeast and was ordered to secure them.

• Fang Che revealed that Ju Xiushui’s coded message accused the Lin Family of belonging to the Sole True Sect and suspected Lin Ao of cultivating the Blood Fiend Demonic Art.
• Lin Feng decided not to seek help from the sect immediately and met with the Snake King to arrange Fang Che’s assassination.
• The Snake King demanded five million low-grade Spirit Crystals, and Lin Feng signed a contract before paying one million up front.
• Feng Yun discussed how his faction could benefit from the Sole True Sect’s evaluations and prepared to return to headquarters after them.
• Feng Yi told Feng Yun that a Divine Phaseless Jade bearer was awakening in the Southeast, and Yan Nan ordered Feng Yun to receive them safely and recover the Formless Jade.
• Feng Yun ordered his family to withdraw its information channel and summoned Wu Xiang to investigate the unexplained awakening.

Fang Che led the Guardian Hall in ambushing the Snake King's assassins and raiding the Lin Family, where they uncovered evidence that the family belonged to the Sole True Sect and practiced demonic arts. After killing Lin Ao, Fang Che absorbed another piece of Divine Phaseless Jade, and the discovery of Lin Pingjiang's preserved corpse left everyone suspecting the Lin Family's honored history concealed a deeper crime.

• Fang Che and the Eight Great Experts killed the Snake King's attackers, and the Guardian Hall identified them as four of the Eight Great Vajra.
• Fang Che ordered an immediate assault on the Lin Family, and Guardian Hall forces surrounded the estate before dawn.
• During the raid, the Guardians found that Lin Family members lacked their heart meridians, while Fang Che killed Lin Ao and obtained another piece of Divine Phaseless Jade from his corpse.
• The Guardians captured the Lin Family but discovered that Lin Ao and Lin Wu were missing, so Fang Che ordered a continent-wide search for Lin Ao.
• Fang Che and the others found a Light Sect altar, a blood pool, and piles of bones beneath the Lin Family estate.
• Han Baiji led the group to a secret chamber containing Lin Pingjiang's preserved corpse, and Fang Che noticed its missing heart meridian and suspected the Lin Family's history concealed the truth.

Fang Che oversaw the burning of Lin Pingjiang’s corpse, concealed the Lin family’s demonic ties to protect the Guardians’ reputation, and prepared to investigate the Underground World. At the Sole True Sect’s Southeast Headquarters, Sun Wutian explained the origins of the Divine Phaseless Jades as Bei Mingxin sought help escaping Bi Changhong’s persecution.

• Fang Che ordered Lin Pingjiang’s corpse burned, and the Golden Horned Flood Dragon swallowed the powerful soul energy released by it.
• Fang Che urged Qi Lie to control the story of Lin Pingjiang’s identity and gradually preserve his heroic reputation, then left to pursue matters in the Underground World.
• Bei Mingxin arrived at the Southeast Headquarters, where Feng Yun welcomed him and Sun Wutian listened to his account of Bi Changhong’s repeated mistreatment.
• Sun Wutian explained that the Heavenly Centipede God’s shattered Centipede Pearls became the Divine Phaseless Jades, which the Sole True Sect later gave to its nine Vice Head Sect Leaders.

Sun Wutian told Feng Yun and Bei Mingxin that three revived Old Devils might be tied to the Ten Thousand Spirits Forest, while Feng Yun prepared a search and dealt with reports from White Elephant Continent. As Fang Che remained in seclusion after obtaining another Divine Phaseless Jade, the two jade pieces began clashing inside his Sea of Consciousness.

• Sun Wutian explained that Yin Devil, Succubus, and Evil Sword had been killed with him in the southeast and might now be reviving, so Feng Yun and Bei Mingxin decided to investigate the Ten Thousand Spirits Forest.
• Feng Yun rebuked Gu Shanfeng for reporting the Lin Family's destruction, then failed to persuade Yin Shen Gong to arrange a meeting with Night Devil.
• The Guardians' Life and Death Patrol Team swept White Elephant Continent, killing major Underground World figures including Snake King, while Fang Che remained secluded and Old Man Shen guarded his quarters.
• Fang Che entered his Sea of Consciousness and found the Golden Horned Flood Dragon, the Netherworld Realm, the Nether Lord, Little Sprite, and the Divine Metal fragment gathered amid its violent waves.
• The Golden Horned Flood Dragon revealed that the two jade pieces were fighting, and Fang Che saw Sun Wutian's Formless Jade lose ground against the bloody baleful energy of the Divine Phaseless Jade.

Fang Che expelled Blood Devil’s remnant from Divine Phaseless Jade, learned about the nine pieces, and destroyed him before absorbing his blood-and-baleful aura. After ten days of cultivation, Fang Che emerged with Blood Smoke Hand advanced to the fourth layer, while the Night Emperor continued his campaign across White Elephant Continent.

• Fang Che forced Blood Devil’s remnant out of Divine Phaseless Jade and had the Golden Horned Flood Dragon, Ming Shi, and Ming Jun attack him until he begged for mercy.
• Blood Devil told Fang Che that nine pieces of Divine Phaseless Jade existed, named their known holders, and described their uncertain rumored power when gathered together.
• Fang Che refused to let Blood Devil keep the jade and annihilated his remnant, then absorbed the resulting blood-and-baleful aura with the three Little Sprites and the Golden Horned Flood Dragon.
• Fang Che stayed inside for ten days to absorb and cultivate the aura, while its faint effects left people across White Elephant Continent listless.
• Si Kongye finished slaughtering the Underground World, left the Ant King alive under oath, and ordered him to serve as a representative.
• Fang Che emerged after ten days, having advanced Blood Smoke Hand to the fourth layer and increased his spiritual sense by about one-fifth.

Fang Che ended his seclusion, strengthened his divine sense, and reunited with Night Dream while the cleanup of White Elephant Continent neared completion. At a birthday banquet, Dongfang Sansan honored the fallen and explained why the southeast was secure, as Heavenly King Flute headed toward White Elephant Continent intending to kill Fang Che.

• Fang Che left seclusion after increasing his divine sense and the Golden Horned Flood Dragon’s power, then shared a meal and time with Night Dream while Mo Ganyun and the others finished clearing White Elephant Continent.
• Dongfang Sansan gathered the Guardians’ leaders for his birthday, and the guests blamed Xue Fuxiao for bringing the Silver Wolf couple, who had been forced to serve as relentless sparring partners.
• Dongfang Sansan toasted his parents and the fallen heroes, then reassured Xue Fuxiao that the southeast was secure because Sun Wutian and Duan Xiyang were guarding it and the Sole True Sect was cooperating there.
• The Silver Wolf couple rested in the woods and lamented their exhausting training, while Heavenly King Flute traveled toward White Elephant Continent to kill Fang Che, believing that was the unspoken intent of his assignment.
• Duan Xiyang, Sun Wutian, and Feng Yun remained unable to locate the Divine Ferret Sect, so Duan Xiyang began hunting skunks, weasels, and similar creatures for clues.

Sun Wutian arrived in White Elephant Continent to meet Fang Che, while the Heaven King Flute and Mu Linyuan also converged on the city. Fang Che narrowly concealed his ongoing fusion of dangerous powers from Sun Wutian and spent the next day cultivating, leaving the Divine Phaseless Jades nearly joined and his Blood Burning Art inexplicably at its peak.

• Duan Xiyang slaughtered ferrets across mountain after mountain while Sun Wutian left the Southeast Headquarters for White Elephant Continent to examine Fang Che’s Hate Heaven Saber.
• Sun Wutian disguised himself and reached Fang Che’s lodging, but waited at an inn when he sensed Fang Che was cultivating; the Heaven King Flute also entered the city and watched the Guardian Hall from another inn.
• Yan Nan sent Yin Shen Gong a Blood Smoke Hand manual and a secret-realm token for the Ten Thousand Spirits Forest, and Yin Shen Gong passed them to Mu Linyuan to deliver to Night Devil.
• Mu Linyuan left for White Elephant Continent, while Yin Shen Gong stayed behind grieving over the woman he had lost.
• Fang Che emerged from seclusion and began cultivating when Sun Wutian suddenly reprimanded him, frightening him before ordering him to visit the next night.
• Fang Che secretly worked to fuse the Divine Phaseless Jades and his baleful energies through the night and following day; the jades nearly merged, and his Blood Burning Art unexpectedly reached its peak.