Chapter Summaries

Lin Shuguang sold a three-hundred-year-old Tianzhu lotus heart grass to Old Jin for 3.2 million, then visited the thriving Storm Martial Arts School and reunited with Feng San. Feng San sighed after Lin Shuguang praised how he had managed the school, leaving Lin Shuguang wondering what trouble had arisen.

• Song Wan offered to buy Lin Shuguang’s treasure medicine, but he said he had already promised it to someone else and gave her his number.
• Old Jin bought Lin Shuguang’s three-hundred-year-old Tianzhu lotus heart grass for 3.2 million and invited him to dinner with Brother San.
• Song Wan told Lin Shuguang she had applied to Dragon City Martial Arts School, though she had wanted to attend the Demon Capital, and watched him leave for the Storm Martial Arts School.
• A young student tried to recruit Lin Shuguang, and Feng San revealed that he was the great hero the boy wanted to meet.
• Feng San sighed after Lin Shuguang praised his work running the Storm Martial Arts School.

Lin Shuguang accepted a high-paying job protecting Zhong Tong’s children during a business summit in Qingzhou, then learned that the Square-faced Section Chief had received a transfer to Dragon City. The chapter ended as Si Qianjun began explaining a second matter concerning Lin Shuguang.

• Lin Shuguang agreed to protect Zhong Tong’s daughter and son for fifty million, with a possible additional payment if he dealt with the mastermind.
• Lin Shuguang rejected the Zhao Family’s attempt to pay him twenty million for mercy and went into the Special Management Bureau.
• The Square-faced Section Chief and Si Qianjun revealed that the Governor had approved the chief’s transfer to Dragon City.
• Si Qianjun began telling Lin Shuguang about a second matter concerning him.

Lin Shuguang became the Ninth Division director, said goodbye to Jiang Yuan, and left for a bodyguard mission in the Provincial Capital. On the train, a man from [Nightmare] pulled him into a dark virtual space, where Lin Shuguang attacked before asking what he wanted.

• Jiang Yuan departed for Dragon City after inviting Lin Shuguang to visit him.
• At home, Lin Shuguang learned Xu Jie had gone to Westeros, while Lin Xiaoxi tried to persuade him to take her there.
• Lin Shuguang left for the Provincial Capital to begin a three-day bodyguard mission for Zhong Tong.
• A blue-haired woman sat beside Lin Shuguang on the train, and a man from [Nightmare] drew him into a virtual space.
• Lin Shuguang slashed at the man, forced him back, and demanded to know what he wanted.

Lin Shuguang rejected [Nightmare]’s offer to protect him from the Divine Temple, then traveled to meet Zhong Tong. At Zhong Tong’s estate, Ling Haisheng recognized Lin Shuguang’s status and saluted him as a senior in the Martial Dao, stunning Zhong Tong’s son, Zhong Xinkai.

• A shadowy man told Lin Shuguang that the Divine Temple had placed him on its kill list and offered [Nightmare]’s help if he joined, but Lin Shuguang refused the terms and struck him down with a saber.
• Lin Shuguang returned to reality on a train, noticed that the blue-haired woman beside him had been replaced by a woman holding a baby, and wondered about the Special Spiritual Body.
• Lin Shuguang got off the train and rode with Zhong Tong’s men to Zhong Tong’s guarded estate.
• Zhong Tong introduced Lin Shuguang to Ling Haisheng, the Nanlin Martial Arts School’s head instructor, and later to his son, Zhong Xinkai.
• Zhong Xinkai questioned whether Lin Shuguang was truly an expert and asked him to demonstrate his saber, but Lin Shuguang said his saber was only for killing.
• Ling Haisheng recognized Lin Shuguang, rose to salute him as a senior in the Martial Dao, and left Zhong Xinkai stunned.

Lin Shuguang accepted Zhong Tong’s request to protect his family and learned that an unknown enemy had brought in forces from the Martial Dao world. After Ling Haisheng recognized Lin’s reputation and reassured Zhong Tong, Lin prepared to accompany the family to Qingzhou City the next morning.

• Ling Haisheng recognized Lin Shuguang and bowed to him, leaving Zhong Tong and Zhong Xinkai stunned.
• Zhong Xinyue arrived, met Lin Shuguang, and later dragged Zhong Xinkai aside to ask about him.
• Zhong Tong briefed Lin Shuguang on their trip to Qingzhou City and admitted he did not know who was targeting his family.
• Lin Shuguang told Zhong Tong to leave the matter to him, then went to his quarters to cultivate.
• Zhong Tong asked Ling Haisheng about Lin Shuguang and received the reassurance that he had nothing to worry about with Lin there.
• Zhong Xinyue urged Zhong Xinkai to test Lin Shuguang, but he refused and complained that she was being venomous.

Zhong Tong’s convoy was ambushed on the way to Qingzhou City, but Lin Shuguang defeated the assassins and protected the family. After they reached the city, Zhong Tong left for a summit while Lin Shuguang stayed at the villa with Zhong Xinkai and Zhong Xinyue.

• Zhong Xinyue forced Zhong Xinkai to approach Lin Shuguang, and Zhong Xinkai began following him around and asking what he thought of his sister.
• Zhong Tong’s convoy entered a tunnel on the way to Qingzhou City, where masked assassins attacked and blew up the lead car.
• Lin Shuguang ordered the bodyguards to fall back and defeated the attacking assassins with a single saber strike, leaving one alive for questioning.
• A bodyguard reported that the surviving assassin had accomplices stationed in Qingzhou, and Zhong Tong ordered the captive killed before the convoy continued.
• Lin Shuguang escorted Zhong Tong’s group safely to Qingzhou City, where local officials arranged additional security and Zhong Tong later left for a summit.
• Lin Shuguang stayed at the villa with Zhong Xinkai and Zhong Xinyue, and Zhong Xinkai began speculating about what the assassins would do next.

Lin Shuguang summoned the Slaughter Blade and slaughtered the charging assassins with a devastating slash, stunning Zhong Xinyue and Zhong Xinkai. After a hidden attacker struck, Lin Shuguang caught him and demanded to know who he was.

• Zhong Xinyue and Zhong Xinkai spotted Lin Shuguang facing dozens of assassins and watched as he summoned the Slaughter Blade.
• Lin Shuguang unleashed a powerful slash that killed the attackers in a cloud of blood.
• Zhong Xinyue marveled at Lin Shuguang’s strength, while Zhong Xinkai decided he wanted to become his disciple.
• A surviving assassin attacked Lin Shuguang with a silver-white sword strike, but Lin Shuguang shattered it and seized him.
• Lin Shuguang smashed the attacker through a tree and into the ground, then demanded to know who he was.

Lin Shuguang captured An Qi after defeating the assassins and learned the attack was tied to the Ding Family, then agreed to carry Zhong Tong’s message to them for a separate price. He arrived at the Ding Family estate and announced his visit to Ding Jianzhong, throwing the household into chaos.

• Lin Shuguang forced the surviving assassin to identify An Qi and Song Yu, then killed the assassin and Song Yu before capturing An Qi outside the villa.
• Zhong Tong returned, learned the attack was connected to his missing wife’s family, and asked Lin Shuguang to visit the Ding Family with a message; Lin Shuguang agreed, saying the price was separate.
• Lin Shuguang left Qingzhou that night, while Zhong Xinkai and Zhong Xinyue both wanted to follow him and Zhong Tong ordered them to stay.
• Lin Shuguang reached the Ding Family estate and pushed past a servant who tried to shut the gate.
• Lin Shuguang announced himself and his request to see Senior Ding Jianzhong, and his voice stirred chaos throughout the estate.

Lin Shuguang demolished the Ding Family’s home, used his payment from Zhong Tong to raise his cultivation, and left the Provincial Capital for Huai City. After a strange three-faced cyborg confronted him alongside a [Nightmare] member, Lin Shuguang rejected the offer of help and attacked.

• Lin Shuguang received Zhong Tong’s payment, spent seventeen million to increase his bone tempering from 51 to 68 resonances, and left the terrified Ding Family behind.
• Lin Shuguang learned the Ding Family had plotted against Zhong Tong to seize his business, while Zhong Tong decided to give them one last chance for his missing wife’s sake.
• Zhong Xinyue asked Zhong Tong about Lin Shuguang, but Zhong Tong told her they were not right for each other.
• Lin Shuguang boarded a train to Huai City and noticed the snoring man, child, and woman who had sat near him were connected to a monstrous three-faced cyborg.
• A [Nightmare] member appeared and offered to help Lin Shuguang defeat the cyborg if he joined [Nightmare], but Lin Shuguang refused and unleashed lightning and fire.

Lin Shuguang killed a third-tier [Divine Temple] Cyborg with ease, then confronted a [Nightmare] phantom who invited him to join their organization. He agreed to consider joining if [Nightmare] offered him something worthwhile and called the bureau to deal with the aftermath.

• Lin Shuguang overwhelmed the third-tier [Divine Temple] Cyborg and destroyed its body despite its faces pleading for their lives.
• Lin Shuguang turned on the [Nightmare] phantom, who admitted that [Nightmare] had approached him after seeing his name on [Divine Temple]'s Must-Kill List.
• The [Nightmare] phantom claimed his organization wanted to work with Lin Shuguang against [Divine Temple] and insisted that [Nightmare] was different from the Demonic Cultivators.
• Lin Shuguang told the [Nightmare] phantom he could join if its senior leadership offered him something worthwhile, and the phantom departed to deliver the message.
• Lin Shuguang called the bureau and asked it to send people to the ruined road.

After a Cyborg attacked him, Lin Shuguang agreed to help the Special Management Bureau purge Huai City of demonic cultivators, despite the risk of further assassinations. Back home, he discovered that the blood-red demonic saber had appeared in his room, then learned Xu Jie had invited him to a class reunion.

• Lin Shuguang told Si Qianjun that he had killed Divine Temple experts and agreed to lead the bureau's citywide purge of demonic cultivators.
• Lin Shuguang returned home, gave Lin Xiaoxi snacks, and examined the blood-red bead he had taken from the Cyborg.
• A blood-red demonic saber appeared in Lin Shuguang's room, and he realized the Martial Dao Will Crystal was reacting excitedly to it.
• Lin Xiaoxi told Lin Shuguang that Xu Jie and a girl named Song had visited to invite him to Saturday's class reunion and farewell dinner.
• Lin Xiaoxi offered to help Lin Shuguang win over Song in exchange for fried chicken, and Lin Shuguang sent her away before calling Xu Jie back.

Lin Shuguang led the Ninth Division in a Special Management Bureau operation that destroyed Demonic Cultivator bases across Huai City and captured nearly one hundred Core Members. After discovering signs of Cyborg activity, he investigated records about [Nightmare] and found a note about the First-generation Nightmare amassing wealth in his early years.

• Lin Shuguang saw the Blood-red Demonic Saber absorb the blood-red bead and vanish before he could react.
• Si Qianjun appointed Lin Shuguang to lead the Ninth Division in the [Zeroing Plan], and Lin Shuguang ordered the division to destroy twenty-three [Divine Temple] bases.
• Lin Shuguang's squad stormed Azure Sky Martial Arts Hall, where he crippled Guo Qingfeng and discovered empty cages and a dried pool of blood in the basement.
• Lin Shuguang led his men through the remaining battles, helping the Special Management Bureau capture nearly one hundred Demonic Cultivator Core Members.
• Lin Shuguang warned Si Qianjun about signs of Cyborg activity, then went to the archives and read that the First-generation Nightmare had amassed wealth in his early years.

Lin Shuguang dreamed of a swordsman’s regret over a woman he had left behind, then woke to find the blood-red demonic saber grieving before it vanished. At a reunion with former classmates, he revealed that he had entered Demon Martial and joked that he had been too strong to take the College Entrance Examination.

• Lin Shuguang dreamed of a Swordsman who sent the White-Robed Woman away to become stronger, then later regretted leaving her waiting and split the Demon Slaying Platform with his saber.
• Lin Shuguang woke with tears in his eyes as the blood-red demonic saber appeared before him, then watched it flee after he told it not to cry.
• Xu Jie greeted Lin Shuguang at their planned reunion and told him he had received an admission offer from the South Sea Martial Arts School.
• Lin Shuguang joined Xu Jie, Song Wan, and former classmates for a meal, where Xu Jie teased him about Song Wan’s interest in him.
• Lin Shuguang told his classmates he had entered Demon Martial and said he had been too strong to take the College Entrance Examination.

Lin Shuguang left a reunion meal after receiving an urgent mission to rescue villagers trapped by demonic cultivators. He entered the ice-encased village with Luo Fusheng and a team from the Special Management Bureau, then asked Luo how many people were in his family.

• Lin Shuguang received an urgent call and left the meal with liaison officer Bai Yuan.
• Bai Yuan told Lin Shuguang that followers of the Divine Temple had trapped villagers inside a huge wall of ice and planned a blood sacrifice.
• Lin Shuguang arrived at the village and learned from District Chief Xu that Luo Fusheng had escaped the raid, while Luo's family remained trapped inside.
• Lin Shuguang selected a team of Special Management Bureau members and blasted a passage through the ice wall.
• Lin Shuguang led Luo Fusheng into the village as the ice passage sealed behind them, then asked how many people were in Luo's family.

Lin Shuguang exposed Luo Fusheng as bait for the [Divine Temple] and slaughtered the demonic cultivators who ambushed him. When a second group arrived holding unconscious Special Management Bureau members hostage, he offered to surrender but warned them that harming the hostages would bring relentless retaliation.

• Lin Shuguang confronted Luo Fusheng for helping the [Divine Temple], and killed him when he tried to flee.
• More than a dozen demonic cultivator martial artists appeared, and Lin Shuguang killed them in a sudden saber attack.
• Lin Shuguang charged into the larger force and slaughtered more than half of its nearly hundred members before noticing a strange fragrance in the blood mist.
• A group of Cloaked Men arrived with unconscious Special Management Bureau members in chains and threatened to kill them if Lin Shuguang attacked.
• Lin Shuguang put away his blade and offered to go with the Cloaked Men, then threatened to hunt down the [Divine Temple] if they harmed the hostages, making their leader hesitate.

Lin Shuguang rescued the Special Management Bureau members and fought the Divine Temple deacon who had set the trap. After overpowering the deacon’s sword techniques, Lin Shuguang faced his deadly sword strike and unleashed an even stronger slash.

• The Divine Temple deacon ordered Lin Shuguang to wear the Blood Sealing Shackles, but Lin Shuguang signaled that he was ready to act.
• A blood-robed figure appeared, killed more than a dozen demonic cultivators, and rescued the unconscious Special Management Bureau members as Lin Shuguang charged the others.
• Lin Shuguang defeated the deacon’s Sword Prison attack and blasted him away with a saber strike.
• The wounded deacon poured blood from his palms into his sword, expanding it into a gigantic blade and launching a deadly attack.
• Lin Shuguang charged into the giant sword with his Demon God Armor covering him, then powered up his saber and cleaved through the sword shadows.

Lin Shuguang killed the black-cloaked demonic cultivator and destroyed the ice wall trapping the Villa, then took command of a Special Management Bureau campaign to hunt demonic cultivators in Huai City. As the bureau’s purge began, several families and acquaintances reacted to Lin Shuguang’s rise and the sudden danger.

• Lin Shuguang defeated and killed the black-cloaked demonic cultivator, then shattered the ice wall with his Slaughter Blade and led his subordinates away.
• Lin Shuguang told the Special Management Bureau to kill the demonic cultivators, and Si Qianjun appointed him commander-in-chief with seven days to make them stop acting openly in Huai City.
• Lin Shuguang coordinated a citywide campaign, sending kill orders as battles broke out through the night.
• Song Xingyuan regretted misjudging Lin Shuguang, while Master Jin ordered Steward Zhou to prepare a gift and invited Lin to a banquet.
• Xu Jie wondered why the Martial Arts Hall and his teacher had warned him not to go out, while Old Jin asked Old Huang for a way to become a Martial Grandmaster and heard that he had a spear meant for women.

After Lin Shuguang crushed the Divine Temple’s uncovered network in Huai City, he visited Feng San and Lin’s Shop, where Pei Xi asked him for a favor. He refused until she named her price, leaving her request unresolved.

• Lin Shuguang’s Special Management Bureau eliminated the Divine Temple’s uncovered moles in Huai City, establishing his reputation as a ruthless director.
• Lin Shuguang visited Feng San at the Storm Martial Arts School, declined to find him a wealthy, beautiful girlfriend, and considered attending the students’ tournament.
• Meng Shenzhou called Lin Shuguang for help after his father chased him with a knife over his scheme to disrupt his blind dates.
• Pei Xi visited Lin Shuguang at Lin’s Shop and asked him for a favor, but he told her to name her price first.

Pei Xi recruited Lin Shuguang to help her retrieve a Martial Arts Treasure from a Secret Realm, and he agreed to accompany her back to confront her former teammates. They headed toward the Secret Realm with Lin Shuguang pretending to be her boyfriend, while her teammates had brought in two more people.

• Pei Xi showed Lin Shuguang her silver bracelet and explained that she needed his help because she no longer trusted the people she had teamed up with.
• Lin Shuguang swore he would not attack Pei Xi, while his parents and employees mistakenly assumed the two were romantically involved.
• Pei Xi drove Lin Shuguang across Huai City, and he told her the people following them were protecting him.
• Pei Xi learned that Zhou Tian and the others had brought two additional people to the Secret Realm, then asked Lin Shuguang to help if they bullied her.
• Lin Shuguang agreed to pose as Pei Xi's boyfriend, insisting that she had pursued him.

Lin Shuguang accompanied Pei Xi to the Secret Realm entrance, where he swiftly defeated Zhou Tian’s group and forced Zhou Tian to reveal the Seal Imprint. The chapter ended with Zhou Tian agreeing to recite it under threat.

• Zhou Tian challenged Pei Xi for bringing Lin Shuguang to the expedition, and Pei Xi declared that Lin Shuguang was her man.
• Lin Shuguang punched Zhou Tian into the mountainside before the group could enter the Secret Realm.
• Zhou Tian’s men charged Lin Shuguang, but his burst of power knocked them all unconscious.
• Pei Xi warned Lin Shuguang not to kill Zhou Tian and explained that Zhou Tian’s Seal Imprint and her bracelet were needed to enter the Secret Realm.
• Lin Shuguang tortured Zhou Tian until he agreed to recite the Seal Imprint exactly.