Chapter Summaries

Zhang Lingshan and his companions reached the Hua Family after rescuing Hua Jiuniang and dealing with Hu Yanjiushi. As Hua Jiuniang went to fetch Hua Wuyue from Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion, she encountered two Yellow Turban Warriors guarding Pavilion Number One and feared that a Hidden Sect expert had come for her.

• Zhang Lingyu rebuilt Hu Yanjiushi's corpse, and Kou Guan used corpse-art to animate it and store it as a powerful trump card.
• Zhang Lingshan burned the Extremely Cold Ice Bee until it weakened, then gave it to Zhang Lingyu to tame with her blood, allowing the Hua Family to free Hua Jiuniang from Flower Mimicry.
• Hua Jiuniang thanked Zhang Lingshan for saving her and avenging her, and the group traveled by Flying Boat to the Hua Family's Ten Thousand Flowers Dock.
• Zhang Lingshan cleared the Hua Family's defensive fragrance from the air, and the old woman brought him and his companions to the hall while Hua Jiuniang went to summon Hua Wuyue.
• Zhang Lingshan ordered Kou Guan to seal his eyes and forehead and cover them with patterned cloth.
• Hua Jiuniang found Pavilion Number One disturbed and its surroundings unusually quiet, then two enormous Yellow Turban Warriors stopped her at the entrance.

Hua Wuyue was taken by the Fallen Flower Sect’s Grand Elder, who threatened to destroy the Hua Family, while Zhang Lingshan arrived at the Council Hall seeking the Supreme Mystery Scripture. After receiving it, Zhang Lingshan confronted the Grand Elder when he appeared with Hua Wuyue and threatened his friend.

• The Fallen Flower Sect’s Grand Elder killed Hua Jiuniang after she shouted that Hua Wuyue’s lover was waiting in the Council Hall, then summoned Hua Wuyue and threatened to destroy the Hua Family.
• Hua Liuxin gave Zhang Lingshan the Supreme Mystery Scripture in thanks for saving Hua Jiuniang, and his Panel recorded collection 18/36.
• When Hua Liuxin asked about Hua Wuyue, Zhang Lingshan sensed her arrival with the Grand Elder and two Yellow Turban Warriors.
• The Grand Elder accused the Hua Family of rebellion and identified Zhang Lingshan as Hua Wuyue’s supposed lover.
• Zhang Lingshan called Hua Wuyue his close friend and ordered the Grand Elder to release her or die.

Zhang Lingshan fought Fang Zun, the Fallen Flower Sect’s Venerable Great Elder, and followed him into the Mist Realm, where he shattered Fang Zun’s eyes and Purple Mansion with his Heavenly Eye. A Profound Gold Body appeared to battle the Mist Realm Guardian, then approached the terrified Fang Zun.

• Zhang Lingshan repelled the Yellow Turban Warriors with his Qi and Blood Flame and challenged Fang Zun in a flame domain.
• Fang Zun entered the Mist Realm, and Zhang Lingshan followed after warning Hua Liuxin, Hua Wuyue, and the old woman that someone north of the Hua Family was secretly sending a message.
• Hua Liuxin ordered the suspected traitor found and killed, and told Hua Wuyue to protect Zhang Lingshan’s younger sister and brother-in-law and escape Ten Thousand Flowers Dock.
• Fang Zun attacked Zhang Lingshan’s Divine Consciousness, but Zhang Lingshan opened his Vertical Eye and destroyed Fang Zun’s eyes and Purple Mansion.
• Fang Zun saw a Profound Gold Body fighting the Mist Realm Guardian, then watched the golden figure approach him after the Guardian retreated.

Zhang Lingshan defeated and captured Fang Zun, who revealed that a ten-thousand-year upheaval was approaching, then returned to the Hua Family with Fang Zun’s corpse. As Hua Liuxin brought in the man who had summoned the Hua Family ancestor, the old man announced that the ancestor had arrived.

• Zhang Lingshan captured Fang Zun’s Yin Spirit and questioned him about the coming upheaval, learning that the Five Great Provinces’ borders and the Mist Demon Pool would erupt within one or two years.
• Zhang Lingshan sealed Fang Zun inside his Nether Palace, took his corpse and Storage Bag, and left the Mist Realm.
• Zhang Lingshan gave Fang Zun’s corpse to Zhang Lingyu and Kou Guan to study, then asked Hua Wuyue about the message that had summoned reinforcements.
• Hua Wuyue learned from Hua Liuxin that her brother had sent a message to the Hua Family ancestor, Hua Manzhou, asking him to protect the family.
• Hua Liuxin brought her brother before Zhang Lingshan, and the man panicked when he saw Fang Zun’s corpse before announcing that the ancestor had arrived.

After Zhang Lingshan killed Fang Zun, Hua Manzhou tried to blame him on the Fallen Flower Sect elders, but their fear exposed the sect’s weakness and drove her to declare the Hua Family independent. Zhang Lingshan captured Hua Manzhou’s Yin Spirit, Hua Liuxin killed her brother, and one elder offered information about Gongye Chang Geng to bargain for his life.

• Hua Manzhou arrived with two Fallen Flower Sect elders, failed to recognize Fang Zun’s corpse, and tried to make Hua Liuxin explain what had happened.
• After Hua Liuxin identified Zhang Lingshan as Fang Zun’s killer, Hua Manzhou blamed him to the elders, who tried to escape and then begged Zhang Lingshan to let them go.
• Hua Manzhou renounced the Fallen Flower Sect and declared the Hua Family independent, but Zhang Lingshan captured her Yin Spirit and handed it to Kou Guan to refine.
• Hua Liuxin killed her elder brother after Kou Guan said he had summoned the Fallen Flower Sect reinforcements, and Kou Guan claimed his corpse for refining.
• A Fallen Flower Sect elder recognized Kou Guan as a Heavenly Corpse Sect cultivator and offered to reveal Gongye Chang Geng’s whereabouts in exchange for his life.

Zhang Lingshan killed two elders who tried to bargain with Gongye Chang Geng’s whereabouts, then took in a group of Hua Family survivors and searched for copies of the Supreme Mystery Scripture. After discovering a way to break open Storage Bags with his powers, he set off for Peony City with the survivors, seeking more scriptures.

• Zhang Lingshan killed the two elders after Fang Zun revealed that Gongye Chang Geng was in the Demon Suppression Sect, and he promised to address Kou Guan’s flawed Cultivation Method later.
• Zhang Lingshan agreed to take Hua Wuyue and the Hua Family members she trusted, while Hua Liuxin and Hua He gathered eighty survivors and prepared to burn Ten Thousand Flowers Dock.
• Zhang Lingshan found three volumes of the Supreme Mystery Scripture in Fang Zun’s Storage Bag and two more among Huai Sanniang’s manuals, bringing his collection count to 22 of 36.
• Zhang Lingshan used the Red Cloud Dao Art and other powers to break open Hua Wuyue’s Storage Bag, then practiced the technique on Xiao Yu’s Storage Bag.
• Hua Liuxin asked where the group would go, and Zhang Lingshan ordered anyone with information about the Supreme Mystery Scripture to report it before directing her to lead them to Peony City.

Zhang Lingshan went to Peony City to obtain its City Lord's Supreme Mystery Scripture, but a Golden Crown Youth from the Mist Realm arrived before he could finish. Zhang Lingshan stole several treasures from the youth's attendants, ate a Cyan Fruit that greatly increased his mental power, and began eyeing the youth's Storage Bag.

• Zhang Lingshan and Hua Liuxin reached Peony City, where Zhao Taixuan asked for a copy of Hua Liuxin's Supreme Mystery Scripture and Zhang Lingshan told him to wait.
• Hua Liuxin asked Peony City Lord for a copy of her Supreme Mystery Scripture, while Zhang Lingshan learned from Fang Zun to break Storage Bag restrictions by acting quickly.
• A Golden Crown Youth descended from the Mist Realm, and Peony City Lord welcomed him warmly before they went to admire her Golden Peonies.
• Zhang Lingshan broke into the four attendants' Storage Bags, knocked three of them unconscious when they noticed his attempts to take items, and took all four bags.
• Zhang Lingshan ate a Cyan Fruit from an attendant's Storage Bag and gained 10,000 Mental Power, then wondered what treasures the Golden Crown Youth carried.

Zhang Lingshan recovered the Supreme Mystery Scripture from Hua Liuxin and learned that the Golden Crown Youth was Jin Tingchen of the Strange Flower Sect. Jin Tingchen revealed that he had more copies of the scripture but would only give them to Zhang Lingshan in exchange for help with a task.

• Zhang Lingshan took the four attendants' Storage Bags, returned them empty, and learned that their Azure Awareness Fruits had been bestowed by their young master.
• Jin Tingchen emerged from the garden with the Peony City Lord and Hua Liuxin, then introduced himself to Zhang Lingshan.
• Hua Liuxin gave Zhang Lingshan her copied Supreme Mystery Scripture, completing another entry in his collection.
• Jin Tingchen offered Zhang Lingshan more than a dozen copies of the Supreme Mystery Scripture in exchange for doing something for him.

Zhang Lingshan traded Supreme Mystery Scriptures with Jin Tingchen and agreed to help him confront Fu Han at the Mist Demon Pool in exchange for a chance to obtain Azure Awareness Fruits. As Jin Tingchen entered Fu Han’s Cold Ice domain, Zhang Lingshan charged forward and unleashed a massive river of flame.

• Zhang Lingshan and Jin Tingchen exchanged fifteen Supreme Mystery Scriptures each, bringing Zhang Lingshan’s collection to 30 of 36.
• Jin Tingchen offered Azure Awareness Fruits in return for Zhang Lingshan’s help resisting Fu Han’s Cold Ice power, and revealed that Fu Han was a Supreme Elder of the Demon Suppression Sect.
• Zhang Lingshan agreed to join Jin Tingchen and followed him through the Mist Realm to the Mist Demon Pool using a strange golden rope.
• As they approached the pool, Jin Tingchen told Zhang Lingshan to conceal his aura and wait for a signal, while Zhang Lingshan prepared for the possibility of betrayal.
• Jin Tingchen entered Fu Han’s Cold Ice domain alone, then called for Zhang Lingshan to move; Zhang Lingshan charged forward and unleashed a huge stream of flame.

Zhang Lingshan helped Jin Tingchen kill Fu Han and collected Azure Awareness Fruits, then learned the Mist Demon Pool’s secrets on their return to Peony City. After confronting Jin Tingchen over Fu Han’s Storage Bag, Zhang Lingshan forced him to hand it over.

• Jin Tingchen broke Fu Han’s Cold Ice domain and killed him, while Zhang Lingshan absorbed the scattered yin and evil energy.
• Jin Tingchen explained that Fu Han’s incomplete Heavenly Ear tormented him and that the Strange Flower Sect had learned about it from resentful Demon Suppression Sect members.
• Zhang Lingshan collected the promised Azure Awareness Fruits, and Jin Tingchen explained that the Demon Suppression Division used the Mist Demon Pool to extract and control Demon Evils.
• At Peony Garden, Zhang Lingshan demanded Peony’s Storage Bag and two Azure Awareness Fruits as compensation for the attendants’ disrespect and Shaoyao’s theft.
• Zhang Lingshan confronted Jin Tingchen over Fu Han’s Storage Bag, and Jin Tingchen surrendered it after Zhang threatened to take everything.

Zhang Lingshan left Peony City with the Azure Awareness Fruit location Jade Slip and raised his Divine Consciousness while traveling toward the next Supreme Mystery Scripture location. After examining the Jade Slip and learning about the consciousness realms, he resolved to focus on strengthening his physical body and considered the Seven Treasures Glazed Body Art.

• Jin Tingchen gave Zhang Lingshan the Azure Awareness Fruit location Jade Slip, and Zhang left Peony City with Hua Liuxin.
• Jin Tingchen warned his attendants to treat Zhang as a friend, while the Peony City Lord speculated about Hua Liuxin and Zhang’s identity.
• Zhao Taixuan steered the Flying Boat toward Xiao Du Wine Shop in Azure Flower City, and Zhang used pills and Azure Awareness Fruits to raise his mental power to 480,000 points.
• Zhang’s contact with the Jade Slip caused spatial fluctuations that nearly pulled the Flying Boat away, and Kou Guan explained the stages of consciousness beyond Divine Consciousness.
• Zhang reflected on the limits of the Heavenly Eye and decided to prioritize physical cultivation, noticing the Seven Treasures Glazed Body Art in Fu Han’s Storage Bag.

Zhang Lingshan cultivated the Seven Treasures Glazed Body Art and went with Zhao Taixuan to Xiao Du Wine Shop to obtain another copy of the Supreme Mystery Scripture. After trading for Du Lao Jiu’s thirty-sixth volume, Zhang Lingshan asked for more volumes, but Du Lao Jiu refused and ordered a waiter to see them out.

• Zhang Lingshan used his Panel and Fu Han’s insights to cultivate the Seven Treasures Glazed Body Art, reaching Minor Accomplishment.
• Zhao Taixuan told Zhang Lingshan that Du Lao Jiu recited the Supreme Mystery Scripture backward and had once kicked him out of Xiao Du Wine Shop.
• Du Lao Jiu tested Zhang Lingshan with the scripture, but Zhang Lingshan’s recitation blocked Du Lao Jiu’s words and impressed him.
• Du Lao Jiu agreed to trade his thirty-sixth volume for Zhang Lingshan’s twenty-eighth volume, completing Zhang Lingshan’s collection to 31/36.
• Zhang Lingshan asked Du Lao Jiu for five more volumes, but Du Lao Jiu refused and summoned a waiter to see Zhang Lingshan and Zhao Taixuan out.

Zhang Lingshan survived Du Lao Jiu’s Wine Qi Flame and forced him to hand over two Supreme Mystery Scriptures and help find three more. He kept Old Man Xiao Er as leverage while Du Lao Jiu set out, then named Overlord Cave as their next meeting place.

• Zhang Lingshan attacked Du Lao Jiu’s wine shop, and Du Lao Jiu’s wine fumes killed the ordinary customers while leaving Zhao Taixuan unconscious.
• Zhang Lingshan set Xiao Du Wine Shop ablaze and fought Du Lao Jiu, who trapped him in blue Wine Qi Flame, but Zhang emerged unharmed.
• Zhang Lingshan stopped Old Man Xiao Er from killing Zhao Taixuan and demanded the five Supreme Mystery Scriptures from Du Lao Jiu.
• Du Lao Jiu admitted he had only the sixth and twenty-second volumes, so Zhang held Old Man Xiao Er hostage until Du agreed to find the other three.
• Zhao Taixuan learned Du Lao Jiu had stolen scriptures from him, and Zhang stopped Du from attacking him when he cursed.
• Zhang ordered Du Lao Jiu to retrieve three possible scriptures in Sky Province without killing anyone, then told him to meet at Overlord Cave in Overlord Province.

Zhang Lingshan set out with Zhao Taixuan and Old Man Xiao Er for Flower Bridge to seek another Supreme Mystery Scripture, while a scout reported Du Lao Jiu’s departure to the Demon Suppression Sect Alliance. The alliance learned Zhang Lingshan had sought Du Lao Jiu’s help, and Zhang Yanshi’s clash with Jian Tianya ended when he yielded to Alliance Leader Zhang Wei Gang.

• Zhang Lingshan accepted Old Man Xiao Er’s Thousand Mile Drunk and left with Zhao Taixuan to explore Flower Bridge for the Supreme Mystery Scripture.
• A scout reported Du Lao Jiu’s departure to the Demon Suppression Sect, where Zhang Wei Gang extracted the scout’s memories and showed the alliance Zhang Lingshan fighting Du Lao Jiu.
• The alliance members recognized Zhang Lingshan’s Zhang Family Qi and Blood Fire Seed and suspected someone had revealed Du Lao Jiu’s history with them.
• Jian Tianya accused Zhang Yanshi of betraying the Zhang Family, provoking Zhang Yanshi to attack him in the council hall.
• Zhang Wei Gang stopped Zhang Yanshi and invoked the alliance’s rules, so Zhang Yanshi apologized to Jian Tianya.

Zhang Lingshan entered Flower Bridge to find the Supreme Mystery Scripture and discovered that the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm could absorb the poisonous miasma blocking his way. He obtained the scripture and watched the silkworm begin forming a cocoon, while two books remained to complete his collection.

• Zhang Yanshi accepted the alliance’s task of investigating the identity of the Zhang Family member, while the alliance turned to discuss upheavals at Mist Demon Pool and Flower Bridge.
• Zhang Lingshan stepped onto Flower Bridge, fought off strange insects for food, and found a violet-black Poison Barrier that corroded his Divine Consciousness.
• Zhang Lingshan opened his eyes briefly and saw countless Black Worms rushing toward him, then covered them again to avoid being devoured.
• Zhang Lingshan let the Violet Qi Golden Silkworm enter the Poison Barrier with him, where it absorbed the poisonous miasma and protected him with its Violet Gold Qi Membrane.
• After the miasma thinned, Zhang Lingshan used his Divine Consciousness to find and copy the Supreme Mystery Scripture, bringing his collection to 34/36.
• The Violet Qi Golden Silkworm spun a cocoon, and the Supreme Mystery Scripture crumbled to ash after Zhang Lingshan had copied it.

Zhang Lingshan escaped the Black Worms in Flower Bridge and set out to find Bai Zhiyao and Snake Zhengming. He reached Snake Secluded Valley and discovered that Snake Zhengming was injured, but his White Mist began healing him.

• Zhang Lingshan escaped Flower Bridge using his Qi and Blood Flame and Thousand Mile Drunk, then asked Hua Liuxin about Bai Zhiyao.
• Zhang Lingshan sent Zhao Taixuan to Flower City to search for information on Bai Zhiyao, while he and the others headed for Snake Secluded Valley.
• Zhang Lingshan used Snake Qingchan's scale to gain entry to Snake Secluded Valley, where a Grey-robed Elder welcomed him on Snake Zhengming's behalf.
• Zhang Lingshan entered Snake Cave and found that Snake Zhengming could not assume human form because of his injuries.
• Zhang Lingshan released White Mist into Snake Zhengming's pool, and Snake Zhengming realized it was healing him.

Zhang Lingshan healed Snake Zhengming, refined the hot spring’s Earth Spirit Marrow to advance his body-tempering art, and accepted Snake Zhengming’s friendship and Bright Spirit Divine Grass. When Zhang Lingshan used the herb to open his eyes, Snake Zhengming recognized the legendary Life and Death Reincarnation Eye, and heavenly pressure suddenly descended on Zhang Lingshan.

• Zhang Lingshan healed Snake Zhengming with white mist and took over the pool so he could cultivate while Snake Zhengming guarded him.
• Zhang Lingshan purified and absorbed the pool’s Earth Spirit Marrow, advancing the Seven Treasures Glazed Body Art to Greater Accomplishment as Snake Zhengming cultivated nearby.
• Zhang Lingshan and Snake Zhengming agreed to call each other brothers, and Snake Zhengming gave Zhang Lingshan Bright Spirit Divine Grass to help his eyesight.
• Zhang Lingshan swallowed the herb, removed the cloth over his eyes, and revealed the Life and Death Reincarnation Eye, which Snake Zhengming recognized.
• Heavenly pressure bore down on Zhang Lingshan, forcing Snake Zhengming to retreat as he prepared to save his brother.

Zhang Lingshan recovered his eyes by using the Bright Spirit Divine Grass to conceal his Life and Death Reincarnation Eye, then arranged for Snake Zhengming to protect his companions while he traveled toward Overlord Cave with Du Lao Er. After encountering a Blood Fragrance Beast on the way, Zhang Lingshan learned that it preyed on blood with useful qualities.

• Zhang Lingshan concealed his Life and Death Reincarnation Eye with false eyes grown from the Bright Spirit Divine Grass, ending the pressure of heaven and earth, and thanked Snake Zhengming for the Earth Spirit Marrow that had strengthened his body.
• Zhang Lingshan told Snake Zhengming that Snake Qingchan was still injured and hiding in the Cold Pool; Snake Zhengming revealed that Li Bufan had wounded them both, and Zhang Lingshan promised to heal Snake Qingchan with White Mist.
• Zhang Lingshan asked Snake Zhengming to protect his companions while he went to Overlord Cave, and Snake Zhengming gave him a detailed map of Overlord Province and the cave.
• Zhang Lingshan departed with Old Man Xiao Er, whom he called Du Lao Er, and followed his guide toward Overlord Province while asking about the Throat Mansion and Du Lao Jiu's past.
• Du Lao Er warned Zhang Lingshan about a Blood Fragrance Beast, but it escaped when Zhang Lingshan grabbed it; Du Lao Er explained that the creature was sentient fresh blood that hunted blood with useful qualities.

Zhang Lingshan used Fire Qilin blood to lure a swarm of Blood Fragrance Beasts, then trapped them in his Red River Domain and refined them with his Qi and Blood Fire Seed. Du Lao Er realized Zhang Lingshan had deliberately risked injury to attract the beasts and knelt in fear as Zhang Lingshan finished refining them.

• Zhang Lingshan absorbed the blood of a Blood Fragrance Beast and discovered that his Qi and Blood Fire Seed could burn it after a struggle.
• Zhang Lingshan asked Du Lao Er to attract more Blood Fragrance Beasts, and Du Lao Er offered him a bottle of Fire Qilin blood.
• Zhang Lingshan smeared the Fire Qilin blood on his hand and let the Blood Fragrance Beasts wound him so their numbers would grow.
• Du Lao Er watched Zhang Lingshan weaken and suspected he was deliberately drawing in the beasts to devour them.
• Zhang Lingshan formed the Red River Domain, trapped the Blood Fragrance Beasts inside it, and refined them with his Qi and Blood Fire Seed.
• Du Lao Er knelt in terror, and Zhang Lingshan healed himself, changed clothes, and praised Du Lao Er for his help.

Zhang Lingshan entered Overlord Province disguised as a local, perfected the Overlord Body Art, and gained Overbearing Momentum. On the way to Yu Family Village, he met Yu Duanxing, who invited him to join the Overlord Sect’s disciple selection.

• Zhang Lingshan’s heart transformed as he absorbed Blood Fragrance Beasts, and Du Lao Er led him out of the Mist Realm toward Yu Family Village.
• Du Lao Er used a bronze mirror to find a route through Hundred Birds Forest and gave the mirror to Zhang Lingshan.
• Zhang Lingshan and Du Lao Er changed into local-style clothes, and Zhang Lingshan perfected the Overlord Body Art with Stat Points, gaining Overbearing Momentum.
• Zhang Lingshan and Du Lao Er encountered Yu Duanxing, whose horse froze in fear before Du Lao Er led it toward Yu Family Village.
• Yu Duanxing told Zhang Lingshan that the Overlord Sect was recruiting disciples for one day, and Zhang Lingshan agreed to join the selection.