Chapter Summaries

Zhang Rongfang intervened when Yan Shenjun pursued the wounded Xue Ji, then learned that a group called Sound Crane had also tried to kill him. Three days later, Hui Jue and Kong Ding found an abandoned Rebel Sect training ground and residence on Huang Jing Mountain, where Hui Jue began searching for clues.

• Zhang Rongfang persuaded Yan Shenjun to spare Xue Ji and leave Aloeswood Palace.
• Xue Ji and Chen Zhong revealed that Sound Crane had inflicted some of Xue Ji’s wounds, and Zhang Rongfang ordered his men to continue their plan to cripple Xue Ji.
• Zhang Rongfang decided he needed someone to test Kong Generation and Hui Generation, while prioritizing the threat posed by the two Western Sect fighters.
• Kong Ding found an abandoned Rebel Sect martial arts practice field on Huang Jing Mountain and brought Hui Jue there to investigate.
• Hui Jue traced the site to a deserted cluster of wooden houses and began searching for evidence of the Rebel Sect’s activities.

Hui Jue found a fragrance linking the abandoned huts to Great Dao Sect's Dao Child Zhang Ying, but Zhang Rongfang ambushed and killed him before he could investigate further. Kong Ding arrived too late and vowed to kill the unknown assailant.

• Hui Jue searched the abandoned huts and found a rare fragrance on a washbasin that he recognized from his first meeting with Zhang Ying.
• Hui Jue suspected Zhang Ying was connected to the Rebel Sect and reasoned that he had been involved in the major incidents in Citong.
• A masked Zhang Rongfang appeared outside the hut, and Hui Jue entered his Limit State and attacked him with Dragon's Roar Illusion Sound.
• Zhang Rongfang stopped Hui Jue's attack with a single palm strike, crushed his chest, and killed him with the Autumn Rain Blade.
• Zhang Rongfang erased Hui Jue's signal in the mud and vanished into the forest before Kong Ding arrived.
• Kong Ding found Hui Jue's remains, realized the killer had escaped, and swore to kill him.

After killing Hui Jue, Zhang Rongfang helped Kong Ding consider how to investigate the death while concealing his own role. He then sought out Zuo Han to test his strength against a Grandmaster, and met Zuo Han’s daughter, Zuo Ying.

• Zhang Rongfang reflected on the destructive power of Tenfold Heavy Mountain and decided to wait before challenging a Grandmaster.
• Kong Ding told Zhang Rongfang that Hui Jue had been killed in thirty breaths and asked for help finding the culprit.
• Zhang Rongfang suggested investigating powerful people in Citong, and Kong Ding suspected an Extreme Realm Grandmaster who used Extreme Law.
• Kong Ding planned to report Hui Jue’s death and have the Garrison investigate suspects with injured hands, while Zhang Rongfang offered his support.
• After Kong Ding left, Zhang Rongfang changed identities and visited Zuo Han, who had returned to his Stone Tablet shop.
• Zuo Han introduced his daughter, Zuo Ying, and left with Zhang Rongfang to discuss his trouble elsewhere.

Zhang Rongfang and Zuo Han discussed how to contain the Western Sect’s investigation into Hui Jue and Kong Ding, then Zuo Han demonstrated the Grandmaster realm’s flawless defense in a sparring match. The chapter ended with Zhang Rongfang entering his Second Limit State and launching a Breaking Limit Skill at Zuo Han.

• Zhang Rongfang asked Zuo Han how to handle the Western Sect’s response to Hui Jue and Kong Ding’s deaths, and Zuo Han proposed exploiting divisions within the True Buddha Temple to close the case with a scapegoat.
• Zuo Han warned that Kong Ding was Mahoraga’s personal disciple and should not be touched, while Zhang Rongfang decided it was enough to buy time and let Kong Ding investigate.
• Zhang Rongfang asked to test himself against a Grandmaster, and Zuo Han accepted, explaining that Grandmasters had no flaws in their techniques.
• Zuo Han intercepted Zhang Rongfang’s attacks and defeated him by exploiting weaknesses in his moves, then explained the Grandmaster’s Absolute Defense Circle.
• Zhang Rongfang entered his Second Limit State and attacked Zuo Han with the Breaking Limit Skill Yin Stream.

You Shifei, left near death after escaping the Golden Wing Tower’s Western Sect, was rescued by a young girl and her brother. In Citong, Zhang Rongfang’s fight with Zuo Han revealed that he had begun to develop the Grandmaster ability Enemy Anticipation, and he later summoned Zhang Zhenhai at Aloeswood Palace.

• A young girl and her brother found You Shifei in the river, confirmed he was alive, and carried him home for their father to treat.
• Zhang Rongfang fought Zuo Han while sustaining two layers of Limit State, but Zuo Han blocked his attacks without moving.
• Zhang Rongfang used Dark Light Vision and anticipated Zuo Han’s movements, forcing the Grandmaster to retreat during their exchange.
• Zuo Han recognized Zhang Rongfang’s ability as Enemy Anticipation and was astonished that he had developed it while still young.
• After bathing and dressing at Aloeswood Palace, Zhang Rongfang met the waiting Zhang Zhenhai.

Zhang Rongfang learned that Zhang Zhenhai had mistaken his hand inspection for a promise of pregnancy, then dealt with reports of Xue Ji’s abduction and an uprising near Citong. Meanwhile, the Golden Wing Tower attacked Xu Qingyou’s refuge, and Cheng Hui’s forces pursued her as part of their hunt for the Human Seeds.

• Zhang Rongfang inspected Zhang Zhenhai’s hand with a Hot Towel, and she mistakenly declared that she would give birth to his child before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Chen Han reported that Xue Ji had been abducted after his guards, including Chen Zhong, were killed; Zhang Rongfang ordered contact with Princess Yunxi and General Xue Chengsi, along with searches and patrols.
• Chen Han reported Prefect Li Hainian’s assassination and Chen Eshan’s uprising in Guan Yu City, and Zhang Rongfang agreed to help keep order in Citong.
• Zhang Rongfang recalled Zuo Han’s warning about Grandmasters’ Final Form and resolved that he still needed greater strength.
• Golden Wing Tower forces attacked the ruined temple where Xu Qingyou was hiding, and her companions broke through a wall to help her escape.
• Cheng Hui ordered the pursuit of Xu Qingyou and the other Human Seeds to continue, while the Mountain Forest Legion waited in ambush near her escape route.

Golden Source Zen Master joined the Western Sect’s assault on Xu Qingyou’s group, while Cheng Hui and the other leaders planned to investigate Citong next. At Aloeswood Palace, Zhang Rongfang ordered Lin Xiaochi to investigate the Treasure Hunting Team’s disappearance near Snow Kui Island and arranged for him to use a merchant ship.

• Jin Yuan arrived at the ruined temple, killed the remaining defenders, and charged after Xu Qingyou as she fled under her experts’ protection.
• Cheng Hui said Citong would be the next target because the Golden Wing Tower branch had vanished and Sea Gazing Temple had been destroyed; he arranged a convoy there in three days.
• A Daoist reported that Captain Hong’s Treasure Hunting Team had bought Yu Xiang Coral at Tan Xing Island before its trail went cold around Snow Kui Island.
• Zhang Rongfang learned that Snow Kui Island belonged to the Venice Kingdom and initially proposed seizing it, but Lin Xiaochi recommended sending a small fleet to negotiate and search first.
• Zhang Rongfang approved Lin Xiaochi’s plan and promised him a written order and a merchant ship from the fleet at Citong.

Zhang Rongfang learned that the Western Sect was hunting the Human Seeds and decided to accelerate his search for the Main Herb before Jin Yuan arrived. On Snow Kui Island, Cheng Luo was killed by the Blood God Pirates after entrusting Zhou Xinlan with the location of the Yu Xiang Coral, leaving him with a choice about what to do next.

• Zhang Yunqi told Zhang Rongfang that two Secret Caches had been exposed and that the Western Sect was sending Jin Yuan and other experts to investigate a list of Human Seeds.
• Zhang Rongfang refused to leave Citong and resolved to speed up his search for the Main Herb before the Western Sect found him.
• On Snow Kui Island, Cheng Luo asked Zhou Xinlan to deliver a note so an outside fleet could rescue her and help him escape the Blood God Pirates.
• Two Ghost Mask Men attacked and killed Cheng Luo while Zhou Xinlan watched, and she silently directed him to the Treasure Medicine hidden in the firewood shed.
• Zhou Xinlan fled after a Ghost Mask Man taunted him, carrying Cheng Luo's plea and the location of the Yu Xiang Coral in his thoughts.

Zhang Rongfang sailed to Snow Kui Island to investigate the missing Treasure Hunting Team and learn about the pirates there. As his fleet approached, Zhou Xinlan hid the Yu Xiang Coral and began planning his escape from the Blood God Pirates.

• Zhang Rongfang changed course for Snow Kui Island after Tian Ruyi warned that pirates were entrenched nearby, and learned that several pirate gangs included Worship God Warriors.
• Zhou Xinlan retrieved the Yu Xiang Coral Cheng Luo had hidden, but a Ghost Mask Man caught him searching and watched him suspiciously.
• Zhou Xinlan decided he had to find a way off the island and planned to send a note when merchant ships came to trade.
• Zhang Rongfang's three merchant ships reached Snow Kui Island, where Lin Xiaochi prepared to take men ashore and offer rewards for information about the missing ships.

Zhang Rongfang’s search for the Treasure Hunting Team led him to Snow Kui Island, where he discovered a coded note connected to Aloeswood Palace and uncovered a threat from the Blood God Pirates. He captured Zhou Xinlan and pressed him for answers about the note and the team’s fate.

• Zhang Rongfang and Lin Xiaochi traded supplies with Xue Dongyun on Snow Kui Island, but the islanders claimed they knew nothing about the Treasure Hunting Team.
• Zhou Xinlan tried to reach the departing ship with a note and a piece of Yu Xiang Coral, but Xue Dongyun caught him and seized the note.
• Zhang Rongfang intervened in disguise, and his Thousand Stone Sect men fought the Ghost Mask Men while he crushed Xue Dongyun with a single attack.
• Zhou Xinlan warned Zhang Rongfang that Blood God Pirates on the island had Immortal Bodies, so Zhang Rongfang ordered his men to kill the Ghost Mask Men.
• Zhang Rongfang recognized the note as a cipher he had designed and asked Zhou Xinlan where he had found it.

Cheng Hui learned that Master Jin Yuan’s party had encountered trouble on the road to Citong, where Ming Yuan prepared to confront them. On Snow Kui Island, Zhang Rongfang and his allies stormed Blue God Residence, where Thousand Stone Sect fighters were still battling the Ghost Mask forces.

• Cheng Hui received a message that Master Jin Yuan’s party had run into trouble.
• Ming Yuan confronted Master Jin Yuan at the only pass through Yellow Stone Gorge and prepared to fight under the Sect Leader’s Decree.
• Zhang Rongfang led his forces up Snow Kui Island, killing defenders as Tian Ruyi carried Zhou Xinlan behind him.
• Zhang Rongfang entered Blue God Residence and found Thousand Stone Sect experts fighting Ghost Mask Blood God Pirates in the Inner Courtyard.

Zhang Rongfang defeated Blood Sea and recovered the Yu Xiang Coral after Zhou Xinlan revealed that the pirates had killed the Treasure Hunting Team and Cheng Luo. He found a complete, dangerous Statue in the hall and took it with him, leaving to investigate the team’s fate and the island’s secrets.

• Blood Sea used the Blood Bath Sacrifice Method and a fierce blade technique against Zhang Rongfang, but Zhang Rongfang survived and urged him to join him.
• Zhou Xinlan revealed that Blood Sea’s pirates had killed Cheng Luo and the Treasure Hunting Team, then handed the Yu Xiang Coral to Tian Ruyi.
• Zhang Rongfang confronted Blood Sea, crushed him, and told Tian Ruyi to consume his corpse.
• Zhang Rongfang searched the bloodied hall and found a complete five-eyed Statue that his Intuition Warning said concealed danger.
• Zhang Rongfang wrapped up the Statue and decided to investigate the Treasure Hunting Team’s fate and the island’s Worship God secrets.

Zhang Rongfang recovered the Blood God Statue and a sacrificial visualization scroll from Snow Kui Island after discovering the Treasure Hunting Team’s victims and ordering the culprits killed. That night, the Statue’s five-eyed likeness appeared at his cabin door and called to him.

• Ming Yuan intercepted Jin Yuan, killed his two Spirit Vein companions, and wounded him before allowing him to continue toward Citong.
• Zhang Rongfang found Cheng Luo’s remains on Snow Kui Island and ordered the other victims recovered, their families compensated, and the island’s enslaved people freed after being hired as laborers.
• Zhang Rongfang ordered the surviving Blood God Pirates and Ghost Mask Men slaughtered, then brought the Blood God Statue and Blood Bath Sacrifice Method aboard the ship.
• Zhang Rongfang studied the Statue and scroll, wondered about the nature of Gods and Buddhas, and stored the Statue in the treasure room.
• That night, a shrill voice called Zhang Rongfang from beyond his cabin door, where he found a gigantic five-eyed blood-red face resembling the Statue.

After a nightmare revealed that the Blood God Statue was assaulting his consciousness, Zhang Rongfang used the Supreme Bright Void Skill to drive it back. He kept the statue for study, returned to Ci Tong Port, and gained the final Attribute Point needed to reach two hundred while refining pills.

• Zhang Rongfang woke from a nightmare about the Blood God and discovered its statue remained vividly fixed in his mind.
• Zhang Rongfang saw an Intuition Warning that a Strange Being was occupying his mind, then meditated with the Supreme Bright Void Skill until the warning stopped.
• Zhang Rongfang asked Tian Ruyi about the Moon God and learned that the Thousand Stone Sect believed its deity could destroy the Blood God Statue and grant rewards.
• Zhang Rongfang decided to keep the intact Blood God Statue, returned to Ci Tong Port, and began refining pills with Yu Xiang Coral.
• Zhang Rongfang ordered the Daoist boys to add the powdered Yu Xiang Coral, contained a sudden flare with Zhang Zhenhai's help, and saw a new Attribute Point appear, bringing his total to two hundred.

Cheng Hui investigated Zhang Ying and the vanished women in Citong while Zhang Rongfang prepared to break through the 200-Life threshold. After learning that outsiders were asking about him, Zhang Rongfang entered seclusion, and his body began to burn as his Life reached 200.

• Cheng Hui arrived in Citong with Golden Wing Tower agents and learned that the local branch had been destroyed and Aloeswood Palace held great influence.
• Cheng Hui told Kong Ding to target the Rebel Sect and ordered agents to investigate Aloeswood Palace, Zhang Ying, and ships that had carried women away from Sea Gazing Temple.
• Zhang Rongfang finished preparing fifteen Sun Chasing Medicine Pills but chose to raise his Life to 200 before taking them.
• A Rebel Sect informant warned Zhang Rongfang that a disguised group was asking about him and the women sent out by Sea Gazing Temple, and Zhang Rongfang ordered the informant to keep watching them.
• Zhang Rongfang entered the Quiet Room, added an Attribute Point to reach 200 Life, and felt his heartbeat surge as intense heat engulfed him.

After awakening Blood Flesh Completion, Zhang Rongfang discovered that he could smell people as food and drain their vitality through blood. The chapter ended with him realizing the talent had amplified his body after he fed on a prisoner.

• Zhang Rongfang awakened the Blood Flesh Completion Trait Talent, though he initially noticed no changes to his strength or senses.
• Zhang Rongfang smelled an enticing fragrance on the Aloeswood Palace Daoists and Maids, then felt an urge to eat Big Beard.
• Zhang Rongfang went to the Dungeon and identified a blond, blue-eyed Thousand Sect Alliance prisoner as the source of a powerful fragrance.
• Zhang Rongfang pierced the prisoner's neck and absorbed his blood and Life Force as Warm Current spread through his body.
• Zhang Rongfang saw that the prisoner had withered and aged while his own body felt fuller, and his panel showed Blood Flesh Amplification—11.

Zhang Rongfang tested the physical gains from Blood Flesh Completion and suspected it optimized his genes by consuming people. After Aloeswood Palace officials were attacked, he considered using the Western Sect and Golden Wing Tower for secret experiments, while Copper Arm Chan Master Kong He hunted for Zhang Ying’s trusted women and encountered a mysterious black-robed figure.

• Zhang Rongfang found his strength and speed had improved after consuming a prisoner, and he theorized that Blood Flesh Completion optimized genes and made their scent fade in others.
• A Daoist reported that two Aloeswood Palace officials had been attacked and gone missing, so Zhang Rongfang ordered a formal investigation and considered targeting the Western Sect and Golden Wing Tower.
• Copper Arm Chan Master Kong He’s men killed two captured stewards, then identified Sun Chaoyue and Zhang Zhenhai as trusted Aloeswood Palace leaders and planned to abduct them.
• Peddlers covertly passed information about Kong He through Citong as he waited for intelligence on the women’s movements.
• On his way back to the ship, Kong He met a black-robed figure on the beach, who asked what people lived for.

Zhang Rongfang tested whether he could absorb blood from a Spirit Vein practitioner by fighting Kong He, a monk of the Western Sect. After draining Kong He and striking him down again, Zhang Rongfang watched the corpse disintegrate into dead skin and black ash.

• Kong He urged the cloaked Zhang Rongfang to embrace the struggle for power, then revealed that he intended to attack without restraint.
• Kong He unleashed his Little Western Heaven Palm, but Zhang Rongfang predicted and evaded every strike.
• Kong He used his Yaksha form and Breaking Limit Skills to land blows and drive Zhang Rongfang toward a remote Wild Sea Beach.
• Zhang Rongfang seized Kong He's hand and drained his blood, leaving him pale, shriveled, and powerless as his Blood Flesh Completion rose from 11 to 45.
• Kong He revived in an unconscious state, and Zhang Rongfang shattered his arms and chest with a three-hit attack.
• Kong He's life force vanished, and his corpse shriveled into black ash and a sheet of dead skin.

The Fat Monk discovered that Kong He and his companions had vanished, but he was captured when he tried to flee his empty ship. On a desolate beach, Zhang Rongfang learned from Zuo Han about the Extreme Realm and demonstrated how dramatically his strength had increased before activating three stacked Limit States.

• The Fat Monk learned that Kong He and the man who accompanied him had disappeared, then ordered an investigation and sent messages to Sea Gazing Temple and another address.
• The Fat Monk fled toward the deck and found the ship deserted, but a woman paralyzed him and two captors decided to keep him alive for the lord.
• Zhang Rongfang met Zuo Han wearing a concealing mask and asked about Grandmasters, Worship God practitioners, and the Extreme Realm.
• Zhang Rongfang suddenly struck Zuo Han with far greater force and speed than he had shown less than a month earlier, driving him back despite his Absolute Defense Circle.
• Zhang Rongfang opened Dark Light Vision and activated three Limit States, growing to three meters tall as his body became intensely hot.

Zhang Rongfang tested his Limit States against Zuo Han, who concluded that the un-Worshipped Crown Prince had the strength and healing of a Worship God Grandmaster and was destined to unite the age. In Citong, Zhang Rongfang’s allies ambushed Golden Wing Tower’s Spirit Envoys, but Cheng Hui escaped.

• Zhang Rongfang struck Zuo Han with his enhanced Limit States but failed to break through the Absolute Defense Circle, and Zuo Han noticed his strength and rapid healing.
• Zuo Han decided that Zhang Rongfang was a heaven-sent Emperor Star destined to bring unity and hope.
• Cheng Hui learned that Copper Arm Zen Master had disappeared, Mad Devil Master’s targets had abandoned their watch, and investigators at the dock had gone missing.
• Cheng Hui noticed that Zheng Kai had vanished and fled the inn using his Bionic Wingsuit.
• Zhang Zhenhai and Zhang Rongfang entered the room and subdued the remaining Golden Wing Tower Spirit Envoys, while Cheng Hui escaped.
• Zhang Rongfang told Zhang Zhenhai that Cheng Hui could not escape him as long as he remained in Citong.