Chapter Summaries

Zhang Rongfang settled into a quiet life in Wushan Prefecture while investigating his sister’s connection to the Confucian Sect and seeking ways to overcome the Stone God’s defenses. After his Life Attribute passed one hundred, he tested Chang Yuqing’s remarkable Martial Arts skill and began teaching her the next stage: Qi Combat.

• Zhang Rongfang ran his medicine shop, dismissed Lu Mei Sha’s boast about her lightness skill, and asked about her future, prompting her to leave in silence.
• Over the next month, Zhang Rongyu’s son grew stronger, grabbed a toy dagger and a beginner’s book at his full moon ceremony, and began lessons with two teachers.
• Zhang Rongfang repeatedly challenged the Stone God, concluded that its Absolute Defense could not be overcome by ordinary means, and sent people to search for Demon Weapons and other solutions.
• Zhang Rongfang’s nephew learned to stand, and Zhang Rongfang’s Life Attribute rose above one hundred as he continued his peaceful routine at Wish Woman Canyon.
• Chang Yuqing reported that she had settled her affairs and mastered her Martial Arts; Zhang Rongfang tested her and then told her to advance from body combat to Qi Combat.

Zhang Rongfang transformed Chang Yuqing, learned that she was the daughter of a Spirit Noble, and raised his Life attribute to unlock a new Trait Talent. He gained Super Olfaction - Blood Tracking, which let him trace the Blood Descendants he had created, while a mysterious commander delayed confronting Yue Dewen.

• Zhang Rongfang infused Chang Yuqing with his blood, transforming her physique, and learned that her father was a Spirit Noble.
• Zhang Rongfang entered seclusion and raised his Life attribute from 399 to 400, unlocking Super Olfaction - Blood Tracking.
• In Northern Great Ling, a commander watched a slave woman defeat Yun Xiao and postponed the journey to confront Yue Dewen until after visiting Snow Rainbow Pavilion.
• Zhang Rongfang followed a red scent thread to Zhang Zhenhai and realized his new talent could track the Blood Descendants he had created.
• Zhang Rongfang chose another scent thread and sped away to test how far Blood Tracking could reach.

Zhang Rongfang tested his new ability to track his Blood Descendants and discovered he could also use it to transform Xiao Hong Bird. He learned that Zhang Rongyu’s household had faced another attack and that Shadow Daoist had helped defend it.

• The man with the iron fan and fourteen Black-Clad Men attacked Zhang Rongyu’s courtyard, seeking to cripple her son, Zhang Huanqing.
• A Confucian Sect protector fought off the attackers while Zhang Rongyu sheltered with her son and discussed the growing danger with a strong woman.
• A dark-red figure waited near the courtyard but withdrew after the attackers left without revealing himself.
• Zhang Rongfang tracked his Blood Descendants to a ruined temple, confirmed the ability could locate them, and found a Daoist who had killed Mountain Bandits in self-defense.
• Zhang Rongfang gave Xiao Hong Bird some of his blood, turning its feathers and eyes red and forming a new tracking thread to it.
• A Daoist reported that Zhang Rongyu’s courtyard had been attacked for the fourth time and that Shadow Daoist had driven the attackers away.

Zhang Rongfang investigated the attackers who had targeted his elder sister, then attended a Reverse Time Society banquet to seek more information. At the gathering, Lu Mei Sha mistook his presence for a deliberate attempt to see her, while he waited for the Heavenly Maiden.

• Zhang Rongfang questioned a captured attacker, recognized his loyalty, and ordered that he be given a dignified death.
• Zhang Rongfang watched over Mu Chi Prefecture for more than half a month before returning to his routine when no further attacks occurred.
• The Heavenly Maiden invited Zhang Rongfang to a Reverse Time Society treasure banquet, and he went hoping to learn about the attackers.
• At Yuan He Stronghold, Zhang Rongfang spotted Lu Mei Sha, who assumed he had come to see her and approached him.
• Lu Mei Sha asked Zhang Rongfang what was so good about her, leaving him confused as Han Lu Si examined him.

Zhang Rongfang met with Heavenly Maiden and Cloud, a senior member of the Reverse Time Society, who revealed the society’s opposition to the Gods and Buddhas and invited him to join. Zhang Rongfang declined for now, while learning that Heavenly Maiden had reached the Great Grandmaster realm.

• Lu Mei Sha entered the banquet with Han Lu Si, while Zhang Rongfang stayed behind and waited for Heavenly Maiden.
• Heavenly Maiden arrived and told Zhang Rongfang that she had completed her Extreme Realm transformation and broken through to the Grandmaster realm.
• Zhang Rongfang and Heavenly Maiden met Cloud in a secluded garden pavilion, where Cloud warned that King Mu Li had recruited former Human Immortal Temple disciples and that the Reverse Time Society wanted to create more first-generation Blood Descendants.
• Cloud explained that the Reverse Time Society opposed the Gods and Buddhas because its members refused to accept their oppression, then invited Zhang Rongfang to join.
• Zhang Rongfang declined for now, concerned about his ties to Master Yue, and Cloud explained that Heavenly Maiden had gathered her own will and advanced to Great Grandmaster.

Zhang Rongfang learned that the Undying Hall was mass-producing Blood Descendants and received a mysterious pair of gloves from Cloud Mister, which he gave to Heavenly Maiden. After clearing up Lu Mei Sha’s mistaken belief that he had attended the banquet for her, he returned to his quiet routine, with his Attribute Points nearing another milestone.

• Cloud Mister warned Zhang Rongfang that the Undying Hall in He Country was mass-producing Blood Descendants and had attracted Ling Ting’s attention, then gave him a pair of unusual gloves through Heavenly Maiden.
• Lu Mei Sha and Han Lu Si watched Zhang Rongfang leave the banquet and mistakenly thought he had brought a gift for Lu Mei Sha, until he gave the gloves to Heavenly Maiden instead.
• Lu Mei Sha rushed to Mountain Man Clinic and asked Zhang Rongfang if he still liked her, but he told her he had attended the banquet to see a friend and that she was not his type.
• Zhang Rongfang resumed his routine of studying the Blood Lotus system and seeking Remnant Gods, but Stone God avoided their thirteenth sparring match.
• As the year drew to a close, Zhang Rongfang’s Attribute Points neared another hundred-point milestone and the arrival of a new Trait Talent.

At court, Divine General Jigulf Alechi confronted Yue Dewen and challenged him to prove that destiny outweighed military might. During New Year celebrations at Zhang Rongfang’s home, the family gathered while Ran Xin Yue’s successful transformation into a Blood Descendant was revealed.

• The ministers argued over how the new emperor should handle the returning Divine Generals, while Yue Dewen remained silent.
• Jigulf Alechi entered court, threatened Yue Dewen, and advanced toward him as their spiritual powers manifested.
• Zhang Rongfang’s family celebrated the New Year with fireworks and sparring, while Zhang Huanqing nervously held a sparkler.
• Ran Xin Yue stayed inside, and Zhang Rongfang explained that he had removed her Worship God effects by transforming her into a Blood Descendant.

Zhang Rongfang celebrated a festival with his family while the Human Immortal Temple continued hunting Remnant God believers, and Dongfang Mu warned Gull Academy envoys away from Wushan Prefecture. After reading Ding Yu’s farewell letter and ordering Qin Daoist to help him confront Sea Dragon, Zhang Rongfang used his final Attribute Point to raise his Life to 500.

• Zhang Rongfang told Ran Xin Yue that he wanted a safe, peaceful life, while she reflected on his violent campaign against Remnant God believers and the Reverse Time Society’s assessment of him.
• Dongfang Mu warned two Gull Academy envoys that Zhang Rongfang and the Human Immortal Temple were in Wushan Prefecture, prompting them to postpone their pursuit of the Righteous Gentleman Sword.
• Dongfang Mu told his disciple that Gull Academy would return and that the Righteous Gentleman’s protector might exceed everyone’s expectations.
• Zhang Rongfang felt lonely despite his family and Master Yue Dewen being safe, then returned to the Human Immortal Platform and found Ding Yu’s farewell letter announcing his departure after reaching the External Medicine limit.
• Zhang Rongfang ordered Qin Daoist to follow Ding Yu and assist him against Sea Dragon, then added his final Attribute Point to raise his Life from 499 to 500.

Zhang Rongfang gained the Blood Echo talent and used his Spirit Core to contact the Blood God, whose appearance and actions left him wondering whether it intended to make him a Spirit General. He ended the chapter without knowing what the Blood God’s gesture or the blood entering his body meant, and asked White Scale for an explanation.

• Zhang Rongfang discovered that Blood Echo let him hear for five seconds after a Blood Descendant mentioned his name or title, and identify the speaker through Bloody Tracking lines.
• Zhang Rongfang noticed that the Blood God’s vein-pattern within the Blood Lotus had shrunk, then asked White Scale how he could communicate with the Blood God.
• White Scale told Zhang Rongfang to use his Spirit Core to contact the Blood God’s vessel, so he retrieved the Blood God Statue and repeatedly chanted its title.
• Doubtful Cloud Mist appeared, and Zhang Rongfang saw the Blood God in a mirror-like reflection before it appeared opposite him.
• The Blood God pointed to itself and then Zhang Rongfang, collapsed into streams of blood, and the blood entered his body before the mist dispersed.
• Zhang Rongfang wondered whether the Blood God was trying to raise him into a Spirit General and told White Scale about his doubts.

Zhang Rongfang learned that becoming stronger would also strengthen the Gods and Buddhas whose true forms he had seen, and he discovered that his spilled blood could move. In Mu Chi Prefecture, Chang Xueyi attacked Zhang Rongyu to take the Gentleman Sword Sword Bell, and Zhang Rongfang rushed to her defense as Chang overwhelmed the defenders.

• White Scale explained that Zhang Rongfang’s strength would strengthen the Gods and Buddhas whose true forms he had seen, then fell silent when he asked whether she would benefit too.
• Zhang Rongfang tested his blood and watched three spilled drops move for more than half an hour before they dried.
• Chang Xueyi arrived in Mu Chi Prefecture with an accomplice, intending to seize the Gentleman Sword Sword Bell from Zhang Rongyu.
• Zhao Niangzi confronted Chang Xueyi, but he struck her aside and broke through the courtyard’s defenses.
• Zhang Rongfang arrived as Chang defeated the resident experts and advanced on Zhang Rongyu, who offered to surrender the sword bell if he spared her family.
• Chang Xueyi ignored Zhang Rongyu’s plea and lunged to seize her.

As Chang Xueyi attacked the Zhang family compound, Demon Spear Shark Tiger appeared and stopped him, revealing that Zhang Rongyu knew the notorious killer. Shark Tiger then launched a powerful counterattack against Chang Xueyi, while Zhang Rongfang watched in surprise.

• Observers in Wushan Prefecture discussed the Human Immortal Temple’s Blood Immortal Path and waited to see whether it could withstand Gull Academy’s challenge.
• Chang Xueyi feinted toward Zhang Rongyu and aimed to seize her son, Zhang Huanqing, the inheritor of the Sword Bell.
• A concealed figure burst from the inner room and struck Chang Xueyi with a bladed spear, hurling him through a wall.
• Chang Xueyi recognized the attacker as Demon Spear Shark Tiger, ninth on the Crimson List, and Shark Tiger exchanged words with Zhang Rongyu.
• Shark Tiger charged Chang Xueyi with his spear, covering the courtyard in powerful silver ripples.

Demon Spear Shark Tiger defeated Chang Xueyi without killing him, repaying Zhang Rongyu for saving his son, while Zhang Rongfang helped secure Mu Chi Prefecture before leaving. As Chang Xueyi and Shark Tiger discussed the Sword Bell in the snowy Vast Sea of Trees, the Human Immortal Temple Master suddenly appeared and invited them to talk.

• Demon Spear Shark Tiger wounded Chang Xueyi and declared that he had settled his son's debt to Zhang Rongyu, then left Mu Chi Prefecture.
• Dongfang Mu concluded that Shark Tiger had deliberately spared Chang Xueyi and warned that Mu Chi Prefecture would face trouble because of the favor.
• Zhang Rongfang stayed to guard Zhang Rongyu and her family, then arranged for Li Zhen and two Three Voids Daoists to protect the prefecture before departing.
• Chang Xueyi and Shark Tiger met while leaving Wu Mountain, and Shark Tiger explained that he had intervened to repay a favor to Mu Chi Prefecture.
• Chang Xueyi said the Academy would pursue the Sword Bell and destroy its owner if necessary, while Shark Tiger questioned his plan.
• The Human Immortal Temple Master arrived in a red Daoist robe and invited Chang Xueyi and Shark Tiger to stay and discuss the Sword Bell.

Zhang Rongfang fought Demon Spear Shark Tiger and Chang Xueyi after they arrived in Wushan Prefecture without notifying him. Chang Xueyi’s Confucian Sect techniques landed a series of severe blows, but Zhang Rongfang healed and remained standing with a blade embedded in his chest.

• Zhang Rongfang confronted Chang Xueyi and Shark Tiger over their arrival, while Chang Xueyi tried to avoid a fight and Shark Tiger chose to attack.
• Shark Tiger struck Zhang Rongfang with Moonlight Blade, but Zhang Rongfang countered with a palm strike that sent Shark Tiger flying into the snow.
• Chang Xueyi attacked Zhang Rongfang in his Limit State, then used Literary Heart and Heavenly Galaxy Movement to evade and land six strikes.
• Chang Xueyi used Star Plucking after Zhang Rongfang seized his arm, but the blade lodged in Zhang Rongfang’s chest as his wounds healed and his robe became clean again.

Zhang Rongfang fought Chang Xueyi and Demon Spear Shark Tiger, killing Shark Tiger with his Godspeed and surviving Chang Xueyi’s killing strike through his extraordinary recovery. He offered Chang Xueyi a place in the Human Immortal Temple and revealed that Shark Tiger was not dead but had secretly Worshipped God.

• Chang Xueyi transformed into his Final Form and clashed with Zhang Rongfang, who matched his strength without using his own Final Form.
• Demon Spear Shark Tiger launched a powerful attack from behind as Chang Xueyi struck Zhang Rongfang from the front.
• Zhang Rongfang activated Blood Lotus and Godspeed, pierced Shark Tiger through the head, and let Chang Xueyi’s attack pass through his body.
• Zhang Rongfang healed around Chang Xueyi’s arms, broke them, and captured him alive.
• Zhang Rongfang invited Chang Xueyi to join the Human Immortal Temple and explained that Shark Tiger had secretly Worshipped God, not died.

Zhang Rongfang failed to turn Chang Xueyi into a Blood Descendant and killed him, then caught up with Demon Spear Shark Tiger and learned why he had helped Zhang Rongyu. Gull Academy abandoned its plans to act in Wushan Prefecture, and Zhang Rongfang and Zhang Rongyu kept a low profile while the prefecture returned to normal.

• Chang Xueyi agreed to join the Human Immortal Temple, but Zhang Rongfang's repeated attempts to infuse him with blood ended with Chang Xueyi dying.
• Demon Spear Shark Tiger fled two hundred li, but Zhang Rongfang caught him and questioned him about Mu Chi Prefecture.
• Shark Tiger explained that he had come to repay a favor to his son from Zhang Rongyu and had sought the Confucian Seven Gentlemen Sword.
• Zhang Rongfang let Shark Tiger go, then learned that Gull Academy had declared Wushan Prefecture a forbidden zone after Chang Xueyi disappeared.
• Zhang Rongfang moved near Mu Chi Prefecture to protect it, while Zhang Rongyu kept out of sight and life gradually returned to normal.

More than a month after the attacks stopped, Zhang Rongyu’s household enjoyed a period of peace, and Lu Mei Sha left for the main family after accepting an arranged marriage. By March, Zhang Rongfang encountered the unusually precocious Little Huan Qing and grew suspicious of the Confucian Sect’s strict training and the child’s disturbing thoughts.

• Li Zhen explained that her father had intervened with the Academies, ending their pressure on the household and redirecting their attention elsewhere.
• Lu Mei Sha announced she was returning to the main family to consider an arranged marriage, and Zhang Rongfang calmly joined the others in seeing her off.
• Little Huan Qing grew into a quick, articulate child who repeatedly evaded his demanding lessons and Martial Arts training.
• Little Huan Qing sought Zhang Rongfang’s help to avoid studying, then spoke of killing his teacher and parents so he could play freely.
• Teacher Cui arrived to take Little Huan Qing back, and Zhang Rongfang wondered whether the Confucian Sect knew something about the child.

Ye Bai witnessed Yue Dewen kill a member of the Imperial Clan and challenge Auduna, declaring his intent to purge the corrupt Imperial Clan. The news later reached Zhang Rongfang and the other Yue Dewen in Wish Woman Canyon, where he approved of his replacement’s actions.

• Ye Bai left a tea shop after sensing an unusual aura and went to the theater, where she learned Yue Dewen had discovered children from outside were being bought for the Snow Deer Branch.
• Imperial Clan members denounced Yue Dewen and defended their abuses, but he killed a man who boasted about torturing children with a jade pendant.
• Auduna stopped playing the guqin and confronted Yue Dewen, who said the Imperial Clan’s corruption had to be uprooted and challenged her to a decisive fight.
• Yue Dewen announced that he would abolish the Snow Deer Branch’s privileges and warned Auduna that she would die if she lost.
• In Wish Woman Canyon, Zhang Rongfang and Xue Tong heard that Yue Dewen had killed Auduna, and the other Yue Dewen smiled at his replacement’s success.

Zhang Rongfang agreed to help Xue Tong leave Wish Woman Canyon next month, while Xue Tong revealed that Yue Dewen was pursuing the throne and discussed the dangers facing his rise. Zhang Rongfang then reached 600 vitality, chose the Blood Clan Progenitor evolutionary path, and began transforming into its first form.

• Zhang Rongfang asked Xue Tong about Yue Dewen’s plans, and Xue Tong said Yue Dewen intended to seize the throne.
• Xue Tong asked Zhang Rongfang to help him leave Wish Woman Canyon, and they agreed to meet again in a month.
• After their game, Xue Tong returned to another cave and told a hidden companion that Zhang Rongfang was only an unexpected part of his scheme.
• Zhang Rongfang allocated his final attribute point to reach 600 vitality, triggering a painful transformation and a warning that he could evolve beyond mortal life.
• Zhang Rongfang chose the Blood Clan Progenitor path over Zombie King and Pseudo Blood God, merging his blood-related abilities into the new innate ability.

Zhang Rongfang studied the Blood Clan Progenitor’s abilities and anticipated completing the bloodline, while Yue Dewen used the world’s grand momentum to strengthen the Great Sect Alliance and suppress its rivals. After the Alliance consolidated power, its enemies arranged a staged Blood Immortal incident to undermine its authority and provoke trouble for the Human Immortal Temple.

• Zhang Rongfang examined the Blood Clan Progenitor’s abilities, calculated that obtaining the remaining ten would require about thirty months, and noticed his body beginning to prepare for Destructive Sonic Wave.
• Yue Dewen drew the world’s grand momentum into his spiritual field and formation despite suffering nosebleeds, while Daoist Qing Yi and Saint Heaven One expected him to surpass Damir and help the Great Sect Alliance seize power.
• Yue Dewen fought the First and Second Divine Generals in early April and gained the upper hand, forcing the Imperial Clan branches and Spirit Person noble houses to yield as the Great Sect Alliance became Great Ling’s highest authority.
• After a border patrol was found dead and investigators uncovered the Blood Immortal den Reincarnation Temple, factions grew concerned about the Human Immortal Temple and the Blood Immortal Path.
• Men serving the three Academies arranged a false Blood Immortal crime scene and planned to spread accusations that the Human Immortal Temple was an evil sect, aiming to weaken the Great Sect Alliance’s support.
• A Spirit Guard captain demonstrated that captured Blood Descendants could regenerate from severe wounds and ordered the bound rogue Daoists burned to publicize the threat and pressure the Great Sect Alliance.

Zhang Rongfang learned that Ding Yu was being hunted by Sea Dragon and sent Human Immortal Temple Blood Descendants to help, but several of them died while pursuing the rescue. As Ding Yu hid alone in an abandoned border town, a strange green statue struck him with a beam, leaving him changed.

• Zhang Rongfang received news that Ding Yu had killed two Sea Dragon Branch leaders and was being pursued by Xu Kaining, so he ordered Old Nine and other Human Immortal Temple Daoists to assist him.
• Zhang Rongfang learned that Old Nine had died and sent more people to help Ding Yu, while suppressing his urge to intervene personally because of the Great Sect Alliance and Master Yue.
• Zhang Rongfang noticed Little Huan Qing speaking disrespectfully again, warned him to change his behavior, and later watched as the boy played with a maid.
• Zhang Rongfang received word that two more Blood Descendants sent to meet Ding Yu had disappeared and died.
• Ding Yu hid in an abandoned border town, realized his pursuers were using him as bait, and hoped the temple would stop sending people into danger.
• A dark green statue appeared beside Ding Yu and fired a beam into his chest; after rising, Ding Yu showed a cold, indifferent expression and a green glint in his eyes.