Chapter Summaries

Ji Shu perfected the Blood Refining Great Method and Blood Sucking Great Method, then encountered Tian Ling'er and Zhang Xiaofan on Great Bamboo Peak. He left Qingyun Mountain after Tian Ling'er speculated that he might be a mysterious Qingyun Sect elder.

• Ji Shu formed a blood-colored Black Hole from his perfected Demonic Path techniques and realized its power rivaled his Martial Arts Tai Chi Diagram.
• Ji Shu met Tian Ling'er and Zhang Xiaofan outside a cave on Great Bamboo Peak, and they questioned why he had entered the mountain.
• Ji Shu flew away without explaining himself, leaving Tian Ling'er and Zhang Xiaofan to wonder whether he was a Qingyun Sect elder.
• Tian Ling'er concluded that Ji Shu was probably an elder who had been cultivating in seclusion, and she planned to ask her parents about him.
• Ji Shu flew down Qingyun Mountain, passed Qi Hao without confronting him, and continued on his way.

Ji Shu met Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan at a village tea stall and paid Zhou Yixian to draw him a map. Their encounter was interrupted when Wild Dog Daoist, Jiang Lao San, and Ye Erniang arrived at the tea stall.

• Ji Shu stopped at a village tea stall and offered Boss Fang silver for a map, but Zhou Yixian arrived and claimed he could draw one.
• Ji Shu gave Zhou Yixian a silver deposit, and Zhou Yixian began drawing the map.
• Ji Shu shared his candied hawthorn with Xiao Huan and learned her name.
• Xiao Huan told Ji Shu that Zhou Yixian should return the silver, while Zhou Yixian worried she had been won over by snacks.
• Wild Dog Daoist, Jiang Lao San, and Ye Erniang entered the tea stall after retreating from Qingyun Mountain.

Ji Shu confronted three Blood Refining Hall members who had come to kill him, defeating them and forcing Ye Erniang to reveal information about the group. After she offered to identify her son in exchange for her life, Ji Shu killed Wild Dog Daoist, leaving her alive and at his mercy.

• Wild Dog Daoist recognized Ji Shu at the tea stall, and he, Ye Erniang, and Jiang Lao San tried to flee.
• Ji Shu stopped the three and demanded to know who else had come to kill him.
• Ji Shu wounded Wild Dog Daoist and Ye Erniang, then drained Jiang Lao San's blood essence when Jiang Lao San attacked him.
• Ye Erniang mistook Ji Shu for a fellow Blood Sucking Old Demon successor and offered to cooperate after he asked about her son.
• Ye Erniang revealed that the Blood Refining Hall had hundreds of Transdimensional Visitors, many of whom had left Kongsang Mountain to cultivate.
• Wild Dog Daoist lunged at Ye Erniang, and Ji Shu killed him with a sword strike.

Ji Shu forced Ye Erniang to reveal her martial arts and secret arts, then told her that her son Xu Zhu was at Shaolin Temple before killing her. He found a rough map left at the Tea Stall and departed.

• Ye Erniang revealed the Blood Refining Hall's secrets after Ji Shu killed Wild Dog Daoist.
• Ji Shu demanded Ye Erniang's martial arts and secret arts, and she listed the manuals she knew.
• Ji Shu identified her son as Xu Zhu, who was at Shaolin Temple with Abbot Xuan Ci, and explained their connection.
• Ji Shu killed Ye Erniang after their transaction was complete.
• Ji Shu found a rough map at the Tea Stall and left, while Boss Fang emerged to clean up.

Ji Shu perfected the Divine Foot Sutra and Yi Jin Jing, fused their insights into a stronger Tai Chi True Scripture, and arrived in Heyang City. There, he met Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan again, paid Zhou Yixian to draw a World Map, and let Xiao Huan read his fortune.

• Ji Shu perfected Shaolin Temple's twelve remaining ultimate skills, then mastered the Divine Foot Sutra and Yi Jin Jing and absorbed their internal force into his Tai Chi Diagram.
• Ji Shu created version 3.0 of the Tai Chi True Scripture while traveling to Heyang City, strengthening its physique-tempering effects.
• At an inn, Ji Shu spotted Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan and stopped them before Zhou Yixian could leave.
• Ji Shu paid Zhou Yixian to draw a World Map, while Xiao Huan happily caught up with him and ate candied hawthorn.
• Xiao Huan offered to read Ji Shu's fortune, and he extended his hand to her.

Xiao Huan saw an extraordinary, contradictory physiognomy in Ji Shu, and Zhou Yixian hurried away with her after giving him a map. Ji Shu studied Taoist and Buddhist books until he mastered the Mystic Art of Passing Through the Obscure, then discovered a ghost attacking him and was ambushed by the woman reading nearby.

• Xiao Huan described Ji Shu's physiognomy as both alive and dead, with the bearing of a supreme emperor, and Zhou Yixian quickly finished the World Map and fled with her.
• Ji Shu memorized the map, went to Fragrant Books House, and spent several days reading its collection to deepen his understanding of Taoism and Buddhism.
• Ji Shu comprehended the Mystic Art of Passing Through the Obscure, and a dark qi within him illuminated his vision so he could see a little ghost spitting at him.
• Ji Shu seized the little ghost and attacked it with the Righteous Qi Sword, while the ghost cried out to its mother.
• The beautiful woman who had been reading nearby appeared behind Ji Shu and launched a dagger strike at his back.

Ji Shu defeated Kang Min of the Blood Refining Hall, destroyed her Poisonous Fiery Yama Ghost, and forced her to reveal her secret arts before killing her. He left Fragrant Books House, while its proprietor stayed out of the fight.

• Kang Min's Soul-Snatching Dagger rebounded off Ji Shu, and he destroyed her Poisonous Fiery Yama Ghost, injuring her through their bond.
• Kang Min identified herself as a cultivator from the Blood Refining Hall and tried to seduce Ji Shu, but he demanded to know her secret arts.
• Ji Shu threatened Kang Min, who listed her techniques while he memorized them.
• After Kang Min begged for her life, Ji Shu beheaded her and left Fragrant Books House.
• The proprietor watched Ji Shu leave and was relieved he had not gotten involved.

After leaving Heyang City, Ji Shu continued studying the secret techniques he had obtained and perfected the Ghost Taming Technique. As he began cultivating the Crimson Demon Eye, his left eye started to glow red and a dark aura fed the Righteous Qi Sword.

• Huo Du saw Kang Min's corpse at Fragrant Books House, feared being implicated in her death, and slipped away from the scene.
• Ji Shu left Heyang City after finishing the books at Fragrant Books House and continued comprehending the Ghost Taming Technique, Crimson Demon Eye Secret Cultivation Technique, and advanced Blood Sucking Great Method.
• Ji Shu used his Spiritual Roots to gather Qi Mechanisms and refine them into Spiritual Essence, which his secret arts transformed into dark qi force for the Righteous Qi Sword.
• Ji Shu perfected the Ghost Taming Technique and found he could command two little ghosts.
• Ji Shu began cultivating the Crimson Demon Eye Secret Cultivation Technique, causing his left eye to glow red as a dark-red aura formed and was devoured by the Righteous Qi Sword.

Ji Shu completed the Crimson Demon Eye and traveled through a mortal world devastated by demonic cultivators and fleeing refugees. After learning that a Player had slaughtered the imperial court, he continued toward the cities protected by Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple.

• Ji Shu brought the Crimson Demon Eye to complete mastery and assessed his strength against Lu Xueqi’s peak combat power.
• After hearing that the Blood Refining Hall had grown stronger, Ji Shu abandoned his plan to head to Kongsang Mountain and set out for Little Pond Town instead.
• Ji Shu passed through deserted towns and villages, where he found piles of bones and reflected on the devastation caused by demonic sects.
• Ji Shu met refugees fleeing toward Heyang City and Puji City and learned that a Player had killed a princess and slaughtered the imperial court.
• The old man told Ji Shu that Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple had dealt with the Imperial City crisis, and Ji Shu continued on his way.

Ji Shu cultivated beside an ancient well in Little Pond Town until a Longevity Hall group attacked him, and he swiftly defeated them. He recognized their leader as a Player from the Hong Kingdom’s imperial family who had betrayed the Qingyun Sect, leaving the youth enraged and unable to respond.

• Ji Shu followed Zhou Yixian’s map into a forest near Little Pond Town and cultivated beside an ancient well, strengthening his Blood Spring and advancing his cultivation.
• On the full-moon night, a blue-robed youth ordered Zhou Yin to kill Ji Shu, but Ji Shu dodged the attack and stabbed Zhou Yin through the heart.
• Ji Shu killed several members of the group and subdued the blue-robed youth after their magical treasures were disabled by crimson light.
• Ji Shu identified the group as members of the Longevity Hall and recognized the youth’s Sword Control Technique as derived from the Qingyun Sect’s technique.
• Ji Shu realized the youth was a Player from the Hong Kingdom’s imperial family who had betrayed the Qingyun Sect, and the youth fell silent in anger.

Ji Shu forced Hong Yuan to reveal the Tai Chi Profound Clarity Dao and rescued a Three-tailed Fox Demon from Can Jian. He killed Can Jian after hearing Hong Yuan’s explanation, leaving Hong Yuan terrified and still under his control.

• Hong Yuan agreed to explain the Tai Chi Profound Clarity Dao but demanded that Ji Shu release him and Can Jian, then help kill a Six-tailed Fox Demon.
• The bound Three-tailed Fox Demon pleaded with Ji Shu, and Hong Yuan ordered Can Jian to kill her.
• Ji Shu stopped Can Jian and demanded that Hong Yuan reveal the Dao in exchange for release.
• Hong Yuan recited the Tai Chi Profound Clarity Dao, and Ji Shu told him he could leave.
• Ji Shu killed Can Jian with two sword strikes, then accused Hong Yuan of playing him.

Ji Shu killed Hong Yuan and Zhou Yin, freed the Three-tailed Fox Demon, and followed her into an abyss after acquiring Zhou Yin’s Demonic Cult treasure, the Li Ren Cone. At the bottom, they came face to face with the enormous Great Black Leech.

• Ji Shu killed Hong Yuan as he tried to flee, and Zhou Yin died soon afterward from his wounds.
• Ji Shu freed the Three-tailed Fox Demon, who dressed in his robe and invited him to follow her to receive a gift.
• Ji Shu collected the fallen fighters’ weapons and partially refined Zhou Yin’s divine weapon, the Li Ren Cone.
• The Three-tailed Fox Demon led Ji Shu deep into an abyss, where they found a mountain-sized Great Black Leech feeding on meat.

Ji Shu met the Six-tailed Spirit Fox and his devoted sister, San Niang, in a lava cavern and learned that the fox was gravely ill. After accepting their treasured gift, Ji Shu offered to try treating him, leaving the fox siblings astonished.

• The Three-tailed Fox Demon told Ji Shu that the Great Black Leech had sheltered her and her brother, then led him to a lava cavern.
• Ji Shu saw the dying Six-tailed Spirit Fox beside the Lava Lake and learned that Longevity Hall would seek revenge for its losses.
• The Six-tailed Spirit Fox recognized that Ji Shu cultivated both orthodox and Demonic Path methods and praised his lack of hostility toward fox demons.
• San Niang gave Ji Shu the siblings’ most precious possession, while the Six-tailed Spirit Fox worried about her fate after his death.
• Ji Shu offered to try treating the Six-tailed Spirit Fox’s illness, which had seeped deep into his marrow.

Ji Shu treated the Six-tailed Spirit Fox’s Cold Poison and promised to continue the cure the next day. The Six-tailed Spirit Fox and Three-tailed Fox Demon chose to follow Ji Shu, and he accepted them.

• The Six-tailed Spirit Fox doubted that Ji Shu could cure his illness, but Ji Shu examined him and declared that it was treatable.
• Ji Shu used the Yang Extreme Force to draw the cold poison from the Six-tailed Spirit Fox for half an hour, then stopped to let him recover before continuing the next day.
• The Six-tailed Spirit Fox learned that Ji Shu was an Independent Player and praised his talent and spiritual power.
• Ji Shu refined his weapons and magical treasures while the Six-tailed Spirit Fox and Three-tailed Fox Demon discussed joining him.
• The Three-tailed Fox Demon asked Ji Shu to accept them as followers, and Ji Shu agreed.

Ji Shu learned the Nine-tailed Sky Fox clan’s Fundamental Law from the Three-tailed Fox Demon and rapidly cultivated it, reaching the six-tailed stage before its incomplete instructions halted his progress. His improved cultivation helped him purge the Six-tailed Spirit Fox’s Cold Poison, and Hu Xiaoliu and the Three-tailed Fox Demon formally pledged themselves to him.

• The Three-tailed Fox Demon gave Ji Shu the Nine-tailed Sky Fox clan’s Fundamental Law, warning him to use it only as a reference.
• Ji Shu comprehended the method and began cultivating it, astonishing the fox demons as Sky Fox qi and a Cloud Bed formed around him.
• Ji Shu condensed six tails in his dantian before discovering that the incomplete Fundamental Law offered no way to form a seventh, then awoke.
• Ji Shu confirmed that he had cultivated the fox clan’s method successfully and felt no discomfort from combining it with righteous and Demonic Path methods.
• Ji Shu used his strengthened cultivation to purge the Six-tailed Spirit Fox’s Cold Poison, after which the fox transformed into Hu Xiaoliu and pledged himself to Ji Shu; the Three-tailed Fox Demon did the same.

Ji Shu refined his magical treasures and rapidly mastered the Heavenly Fox Clan’s Charm, Stealth, and Light Body techniques. As he continued his secluded cultivation in Blackstone Cave, Hu Sanniang was hurled from the passage, and Hu Xiaoliu rushed to catch her.

• Ji Shu finished refining the Li Ren Cone and several Flying Swords, and partially refined the Mystic Fire Mirror.
• Ji Shu completed another advance in the Righteous Qi Sword Art and learned three Heavenly Fox Clan techniques from Hu Xiaoliu.
• Ji Shu mastered the Charm, Stealth, and Light Body techniques with astonishing speed, stunning Hu Xiaoliu and Hu Sanniang.
• Ji Shu resumed secluded cultivation, intending to fuse Demonic Path, demonic arts, and martial arts into a stronger cultivation art.
• A figure was blasted from the passage, and Hu Xiaoliu cried out before catching Hu Sanniang in midair.

Ji Shu refused to surrender the Mystic Fire Mirror to Li Xun and Yu Jiaolong, then effortlessly repelled and defeated the Incense Burning Valley disciples. Yu Jiaolong tried to flee, but Ji Shu struck her down before she could escape.

• Hu Xiaoliu and Hu Sanniang apologized to Ji Shu for failing to stop Incense Burning Valley's people, and Li Xun demanded to know who Ji Shu was.
• Yu Jiaolong recognized the Mystic Fire Mirror on Ji Shu's wrist and demanded that he hand it over.
• Ji Shu refused, and Li Xun, Yu Jiaolong, and the other disciples attacked him together.
• Ji Shu's protective Tai Chi-like barrier reflected their magic treasures and sent several attackers flying.
• Ji Shu vanished, then used the Li Ren Cone to defeat the Incense Burning Valley group and wound Li Xun and Yu Jiaolong.
• Yu Jiaolong fled toward the exit, but Ji Shu struck her in the chest and sent her crashing to the ground.

Ji Shu killed Yu Jiaolong, Li Xun, and the Incense Burning Valley disciples who refused to yield the sect’s cultivation method, then used the Charm Technique to make a surviving disciple recite the Incense Burning Jade Tome. After killing her, he began studying the Shaoyang Volume while Hu Xiaoliu and Hu Sanniang watched in shock.

• Yu Jiaolong recognized Ji Shu as the wanted Player and died regretting that she had challenged him.
• Ji Shu forced the wounded Li Xun to choose between living and dying, then killed him when he refused to surrender the Incense Burning Jade Tome.
• Ji Shu killed several more disciples and used the Charm Technique on a female disciple to make her recite the tome.
• After the disciple finished reciting, Ji Shu released her from the Charm Technique and killed her with his flying sword.
• Hu Xiaoliu and Hu Sanniang watched in shock as Ji Shu sat down to comprehend the Shaoyang Volume of the Incense Burning Jade Tome.

Ji Shu cultivated the Shaoyang Scroll of the Incense Burning Jade Tome and fused its power with other methods to create the Divine-Demonic Tai Chi Diagram. His strength increased severalfold, and he decided to obtain the Heavenly Scripture.

• Ji Shu failed to obtain the complete Incense Burning Jade Tome after his Charm Technique provoked Li Xun, and he killed Li Xun, keeping only the Shaoyang Scroll.
• Ji Shu comprehended the Shaoyang Scroll and cultivated a powerful strand of Pure Yang Qi, producing a magnificent Great Sun Phenomenon that amazed Hu Xiaoliu and Hu Sanniang.
• Ji Shu brought the Shaoyang Scroll to great completion, then began creating a method to fuse his cultivation manifestations.
• Ji Shu fused the Blood Spring, Six-tailed Heavenly Fox, and Incense Burning Jade Tome into the Martial Arts Tai Chi Diagram, condensing the Divine-Demonic Tai Chi Diagram amid a violent upheaval.
• Ji Shu absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Essence and found that his combat abilities had increased severalfold, leaving him confident he could face Master Shuiyue and determined to obtain the Heavenly Scripture.

Ji Shu explored the Ancient Well and met Yue Lao, a sheltered Lesser Deity who had formed from spiritual mist after the well fell from the Heavenly Court. She taught him the Thread of Fate, which he mastered, and he left as another Yue Lao able to walk the mortal world.

• Ji Shu set out with Hu Xiaoliu and Hu Sanniang and jumped into the Ancient Well after sensing mysterious power within it.
• At the bottom of the well, Ji Shu spotted a lifelike immortal in a mural and prepared to strike before she emerged and pleaded for her life.
• The woman explained that she was a Lesser Deity born in the well after it fell from the Heavenly Court during the War of Gods and Demons.
• Ji Shu reassured the curious woman, who introduced herself as Yue Lao and happily embraced him after asking to be friends.
• Yue Lao taught Ji Shu her Thread of Fate spell, and he quickly mastered it while she celebrated that another Yue Lao could walk among humans.