Chapter Summaries

Yan Qing received Murong Hui’s map as she left to rescue Ying Ru Shi from Ying Le’s Bai Bao Guard. Murong Hui reached Ying Ru Shi and helped her break through the encirclement, but a hidden assassin fatally struck Murong Hui with a black spear.

• Yan Qing accepted Murong Hui’s map, and she rushed off alone to rescue Little Fox, warning him not to follow.
• Yan Qing saw Ying Ru Shi trapped by the Bai Bao Guard and realized their numbers made them too powerful for him to fight.
• As the Bai Bao Guard closed in, Ying Ru Shi resolved not to be captured alive, but Murong Hui arrived and attacked the guards with Lightning Battle Blade.
• Murong Hui and Ying Ru Shi coordinated their escape through the swamp, dodging Arrow Rain and fighting off the Bai Bao Guard.
• A hidden assassin hurled a black spear at Murong Hui, and she shoved Ying Ru Shi aside before the spear pierced her abdomen.

Ying Ru Shi used the Relying on Heaven Sword’s Tyranny to heal Murong Hui and sacrifice herself, but Yan Qing rescued her from the mire. The three escaped the Bai Bao Guard, and Ying Ru Shi admitted she had been wrong to hide her identity before entrusting the next steps to Yan Qing and Murong Hui.

• Ying Ru Shi gave Murong Hui the Relying on Heaven Sword and told her to activate Tyranny, which healed Murong Hui while leaving Ying Ru Shi trapped in the mire.
• As Ying Ru Shi faced death and cried out for help, Yan Qing arrived on the Blue Flame Dragon Motorcycle and pulled her from the mire.
• Yan Qing used Soul Dragon Attendants to hold back the Bai Bao Guard while driving away, and Murong Hui intercepted the Arrow Rain with Lightning Flying Daggers.
• Yan Qing scolded Ying Ru Shi for hiding her identity and not asking the Thieves' Den for help, and Ying Ru Shi apologized before leaning against him to rest.
• Murong Hui gave directions and asked Yan Qing to find food and drinks as they escaped through the streets.

Ying Su revealed herself as the Bai Bao Guard commander and ordered Ru Luojing and Wei Weiwei to help find the Prince of Lanling, Murong Hui, and the Bandage Person alive. After learning that Ying Su was Ying Le’s younger brother and hearing rumors about his past, Ru Luojing and Wei Weiwei prepared a map while Ying Su wondered whether Foundation Establishment would let her feel her sister’s pain.

• Ying Su removed her helmet and identified herself to Ru Luojing and Wei Weiwei as the former King of Changshan.
• Ru Luojing and Wei Weiwei told Ying Su about the Bandage Person, the Foundation Establishment Pill, and the Prince of Lanling’s escape with Murong Hui.
• Ying Su offered the two heralds a choice, and they agreed to map the fugitives’ possible locations and help search for them alive.
• Ru Luojing explained that Ying Su was Ying Le’s younger brother and recounted rumors that he had opposed her suitors, including Chu Lin.
• Ying Su held a golden key against her chest and wondered whether achieving Foundation Establishment would let her feel Ying Le’s pain.

Yan Qing, Ying Ru Shi, and Murong Hui rested at a convenience store after escaping the Bai Bao Guard, then planned to gather Puppet Cards before the enemy found them. Ying Ru Shi insisted on pursuing her own revenge against Ying Le, and Yan Qing asked whether she was determined to die.

• Murong Hui teased Yan Qing, then returned with a cake just as Ying Ru Shi used Covering Heaven to heal her injuries, blasting the cake and Murong Hui against the wall.
• Yan Qing and Ying Ru Shi discussed how the Bai Bao Guard might track them and planned to take turns standing watch, while Murong Hui volunteered and proposed punishments to keep herself awake.
• Ying Ru Shi said she was ready to leave and help Yan Qing trigger special facilities and collect Puppet Cards before the Bai Bao Guard grew more familiar with the Land of Gathering Demons.
• Ying Ru Shi told Yan Qing she planned to hide in the Thieves' Den until after the Fourth Mission, then secretly assassinate people she could handle rather than challenge Ying Le directly.
• Yan Qing said he would reach Foundation Establishment within three missions and asked Ying Ru Shi whether she was really bent on dying.

Ying Ru Shi used her sword technique to swiftly kill demons while Yan Qing and Murong Hui teased her until she retaliated. The group then continued hunting Elemental Inheritors, with Yan Qing recognizing their long-term value for strengthening his puppets.

• Ying Ru Shi used rapid, precisely angled strikes to trigger the Relying on Heaven Sword's Era of Chaos repeatedly and kill a Third Rank Demon.
• Yan Qing and Murong Hui rated Ying Ru Shi's appearance, prompting her to grab them and threaten them into silence.
• Ying Ru Shi warned Yan Qing she would tell others about his recent experiences, and he and Murong Hui apologized.
• Yan Qing examined a Flame Inheritor Puppet Card and concluded that Flame and Frost Inheritors could provide powerful permanent bonuses to his other puppets.
• Murong Hui led the group through the Land of Gathering Demons while Yan Qing used Goldfish Goggles to scout, and she provoked Ying Ru Shi by describing what the goggles could see.

Yan Qing and his companions found powerful treasures in the Cute Pet Park, then strengthened his Ascension Dragon Attendant and planned to challenge third-transformation experts. At the Hot Spring Cabin, Ying Ru Shi told Yan Qing that she wanted them to part ways after Murong Hui left.

• Yan Qing chose Three-Flower Lady at the Cute Pet Park and received the Accumulated Avalanche card after the calico cat brought it to him.
• Murong Hui lured a puppy out with sausage and obtained a True Spirit Jade, which she broke apart and shared with Yan Qing and Ying Ru Shi.
• At midnight, Yan Qing's Puppet Slot expanded; his group killed a marked demon team, obtained a Flame Inheritor, and used Accumulated Avalanche to raise the Ascension Dragon Attendant's attributes to 4200/3200.
• Murong Hui rushed into the cabin's hot spring, and Ying Ru Shi and Yan Qing discussed Murong Hui's departure and whether she would be safe outside.
• Ying Ru Shi told Yan Qing that after Murong Hui left the next day, they should go their separate ways.

The Northern Heralds saw Bandage Person’s Foundation Establishment Pill reward improve, while Ying Su prioritized capturing Ying Ru Shi and planned to postpone dealing with Bandage Person. Yan Qing and Ying Ru Shi argued over whether to separate as they evaded the Bai Bao Guard.

• The Skeleton Scroll upgraded Bandage Person’s reward to a Rare Foundation Establishment Pill that let its holder remain alive and intact for 600 seconds after fatal damage, enraging the Northern Heralds.
• Ying Su ordered Wei Weiwei and Ru Luojing not to attack Bandage Person first and to focus on capturing Prince of Lanling, while he assessed the threat posed by Bandage Person’s growing number of controlled demons.
• Ying Su decided to let Murong Hui leave and postpone pursuing Bandage Person until after Prince of Lanling was captured, reasoning that Ying Ru Shi remained the priority.
• Ying Ru Shi urged Yan Qing to split up so the Bai Bao Guard would focus on her, but Yan Qing questioned whether she was informing him or asking him to discuss the decision.

Ying Ru Shi tried to distance herself from Yan Qing, but he challenged her to explain her decision and demanded repayment for saving her. A prank by Murong Hui exposed Ying Ru Shi, who retaliated by tackling Murong Hui back into the hot spring.

• Yan Qing asked Ying Ru Shi whether she was speaking as Ying Ru Shi or as White Fox, but Murong Hui called her away before she answered.
• Murong Hui warned Ying Ru Shi that Yan Qing would be angry if she pushed him too far, and Ying Ru Shi struck her with the Relying on Heaven Sword after they argued.
• Ying Ru Shi returned to the main hall and told Yan Qing that they should split up, saying she owed him too much and did not want to keep relying on him.
• Yan Qing argued that saving her meant she owed him repayment, leaving Ying Ru Shi flustered.
• Murong Hui used electricity to destroy Ying Ru Shi's clothes, and Ying Ru Shi tackled her into the hot spring as Yan Qing watched.

Yan Qing soaked in the hot spring and struggled to suppress his imagination before Ying Ru Shi arrived to offer him the Relying on Heaven Sword. Realizing she intended to repay him and face the Fourth Mission alone, he dragged her into the spring instead of accepting her plan.

• Yan Qing tried to calm himself in the hot spring and thought about Yaoshi Yuan and Shang Xin Lei before Ying Ru Shi entered.
• Ying Ru Shi offered Yan Qing the Relying on Heaven Sword as thanks for saving her and Murong Hui, asking him to lend it to her during the Fourth Mission.
• Yan Qing realized Ying Ru Shi was preparing to risk her life in a heroic sacrifice, despite knowing he had hunted Ying Le and would stand with her.
• Yan Qing grabbed Ying Ru Shi's hand and pulled her into the hot spring.

Yan Qing confronted Ying Ru Shi over her plan to leave him and face danger alone, then persuaded her to stay and repay him by working with him. Their conversation ended with Murong Hui trapping them in the hot spring overnight, and both prepared to go after her.

• Yan Qing scolded Ying Ru Shi for deciding to split up without considering his wishes, and she admitted she had wanted to resist Ying Le on her own.
• Yan Qing told Ying Ru Shi he cared about her and demanded that she stop leaving secretly or trying to sacrifice herself.
• When Ying Ru Shi offered him the Relying on Heaven Sword as repayment, Yan Qing refused and asked her to help with Thieves' Den missions instead.
• Ying Ru Shi agreed to repay Yan Qing, then teased him by suggesting an intimate repayment in front of Black Wolf and Red Snake.
• Murong Hui blocked the hot spring door and left Yan Qing and Ying Ru Shi inside for the night, so they set out to hit her.

Murong Hui convinced Yan Qing and Ying Ru Shi that leaving the Land of Gathering Demons would expose her to the assassin, so she stayed and urged them to help kill him. After Murong Hui fell asleep, Yan Qing called Ying Ru Shi to the windowsill, where she wondered nervously whether he might make a move on her.

• Murong Hui explained that the assassin could track and outlast her if she tried to flee, and that she could not contact her grandmother for help.
• Murong Hui asked Yan Qing and Ying Ru Shi to help her kill the assassin, and they agreed.
• Yan Qing and Ying Ru Shi teased each other over Ying Ru Shi's habit of refusing to ask her friends for help, until she threw pillows at them and called them to bed.
• Yan Qing took the first watch while Murong Hui slept beside Ying Ru Shi, then quietly beckoned Ying Ru Shi to the windowsill.
• Ying Ru Shi sat with Yan Qing in the dark and wondered whether he might want her to give in to him.

Ying Ru Shi let Yan Qing apply ointment to her scarred arms, and his care helped her admit how much she wanted him to understand and protect her. As she lay beside Murong Hui, she heard Yellow Dog confess that he had fallen in love with the White Fox.

• Ying Ru Shi showed Yan Qing her scarred arms and said she had no right to embrace anyone with them.
• Yan Qing applied Red Snake’s White Jade Flawless Paste to Ying Ru Shi’s arms, and she lost her temper and bit his neck.
• Ying Ru Shi licked the bite mark, then pulled away when she realized how closely they were pressed together.
• Yan Qing told Ying Ru Shi he would fight the Bai Bao Guard for her and encouraged her to ask for what she wanted.
• Ying Ru Shi returned to bed feeling sweet as she watched Yan Qing, while Yellow Dog muttered that he had fallen in love with the White Fox.

Ying Ru Shi overheard Yan Qing confess that he wanted her most and planned to tell her his feelings, but she struggled with whether to take the first step. The next day, she cautiously encouraged him while the group prepared to hunt Third Rank Demons and investigate Puppet Cards.

• Ying Ru Shi overheard Yan Qing worry that he was falling for her, then heard him resolve not to give up and to confess if she took a step toward him.
• Ying Ru Shi took over the night watch and told Yan Qing she did not think he was fickle, leaving him puzzled about her remark.
• The next morning, Yan Qing explained that the group would venture deeper into the Land of Gathering Demons to fight Third Rank Demons and gather information about Puppet Cards.
• Murong Hui asked Yan Qing to help with her sock, and he poked her foot instead.
• Yan Qing pinched Ying Ru Shi's cheek and told her to smile more, prompting her to silently make up her mind.

Yan Qing discovered a way to exponentially stack Puppet attributes but lacked enough Accumulated Avalanche cards to use it. The appearance of the True Demon and Eight Demons revealed a daily challenge that could reward a Mysterious Supernatural Ability, leaving the group to face a dangerous new opportunity.

• Yan Qing and his companions defeated a Six Demons team, then fled the approaching Bai Bao Guard while he inspected the Puppet Cards they had won.
• Yan Qing realized that combining Storm Inheritor, Yin Yang Lantern, and Accumulated Avalanche could duplicate and stack Puppet attributes, but he did not know how to obtain enough Avalanche cards.
• As the Bai Bao Guard caught up, Yan Qing, Murong Hui, and Ying Ru Shi hurried toward the Teleportation Gate and shared water while on the run.
• The Demon Dragon appeared above the Land of Gathering Demons, and Murong Hui explained that the True Demon and Eight Demons had arrived on the sixth day.
• Yan Qing received a daily Transformation Card offering a Mysterious Supernatural Ability to the player who contributed most to killing the He Hua Zi Zai Tian True Demon.

Yan Qing considered the value of the Profound supernatural ability reward and the difficulty of defeating He Hua Zi Zai Tian True Demon alone. After reaching the southwestern Land of Gathering Demons, he learned that one of the Eight Demons was nearby and weighed whether to challenge it.

• Yan Qing concluded that a supernatural ability could give a mortal an overwhelming advantage, but its long-term value depended on the ability and the player’s build.
• Yan Qing decided he needed to personally kill He Hua Zi Zai Tian True Demon to obtain the Profound supernatural ability, rather than leave the reward to Night Four.
• Yan Qing considered using strange-race Puppets with Soul Scatter against the True Demon, but rejected the plan because its Defense Barrier and area attacks would likely stop them.
• Yan Qing worried that he lacked the Fourth Rank core activation cards needed to assemble a powerful lineup for the True Demon.
• Yan Qing arrived with Ying Ru Shi and Murong Hui in the southwestern Land of Gathering Demons, where Murong Hui pointed out a nearby one of the Eight Demons and Yan Qing asked if they could take it on.

Yan Qing and his companions defeated Mountain Ridge Stone Demon by keeping their distance while Soul Dragon Attendants wore down its enormous health. The demon’s reward offered a choice of puppet-related accessories, including a Blood Demon Sect Exchange Order that could reveal fourth-transformation puppets.

• Murong Hui and Yan Qing found Mountain Ridge Stone Demon, and Yan Qing chose to fight it despite Murong Hui and Ying Ru Shi’s nerves.
• Mountain Ridge Stone Demon’s opening attacks killed most of Yan Qing’s puppets and injured the three companions, but Ascension Dragon Attendant survived.
• Yan Qing kept Mountain Ridge Stone Demon more than one hundred paces away while four Soul Dragon Attendants steadily depleted its health.
• Mountain Ridge Stone Demon fell after several minutes, and Yan Qing, Murong Hui, and Ying Ru Shi celebrated together.
• The demon’s reward presented three accessory choices: Ascension Altar, Jade Pure Bottle, and Blood Demon Sect Exchange Order.

Yan Qing chose a fast-growing monster lineup over other powerful accessories and Puppet Cards, using the Alchemy Daoist to ascend the Six-Eared Macaque. He left with Qiongqi and Ascension Six-Eared as the core of a snowball strategy built around killing enemies and consuming Puppet Cards.

• Yan Qing rejected the Ascension Altar and Jade Pure Bottle, then chose the Blood Demon Sect Exchange Order to search for a core puppet.
• Yan Qing selected the Alchemy Daoist from the first set of Puppet Cards because it could provide an immediate, stable ascension.
• Yan Qing chose Qiongqi from the second set, boosted it with his final Accumulated Avalanche, and activated the Six-Eared Macaque.
• Yan Qing realized Qiongqi could gain Blood Sacrifices by killing enemies while the Six-Eared Macaque made allied monsters consume Puppet Cards for stats.
• Yan Qing used the Alchemy Daoist to ascend the Six-Eared Macaque into Ascension Six-Eared, whose ascension trait matched its stats to the strongest allied puppet.

Yan Qing, Murong Hui, and Ying Ru Shi learned that the Skeleton Scroll was offering Yan Qing an increasingly valuable Foundation Establishment Pill, prompting Lu Fang to propose that they avoid the Bai Bao Guard and focus on improving the reward. Murong Hui then offered to become Yan Qing’s subordinate so she could participate in the Land of Gathering Demons activities.

• Murong Hui asked Yan Qing whether they should hunt the Eight Demons, and Yan Qing suggested they try before midnight.
• Lu Fang approached the group and offered to relay the Bai Bao Guard’s proposal, then explained that the Skeleton Scroll had displayed Yan Qing’s Foundation Establishment Pill reward.
• Lu Fang suggested that Murong Hui and Yan Qing avoid clashing with the Bai Bao Guard while Yan Qing worked to raise the pill’s grade, and Murong Hui promised to remember his favor.
• Murong Hui and Ying Ru Shi explained that Lu Fang hoped to build ties with Yan Qing because of his potential to become a Foundation Establishment True Person.
• Yan Qing revealed that Night Four was the other Skeleton Scroll participant, and Murong Hui offered to become his subordinate so she could participate too.

Yan Qing, Murong Hui, and Ying Ru Shi chose to stay together despite the Bai Bao Guard’s threat, and Ying Ru Shi described her plans after leaving the Land of Gathering Demons. Yan Qing spoke casually about spending time with Red Snake and Black Wolf, leaving Ying Ru Shi devastated and questioning whether his love for her had been a lie.

• Murong Hui admitted that she felt disappointed about Yan Qing’s chance to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill, and Yan Qing teased her until she cheered up.
• Ying Ru Shi decided to remain with Yan Qing and Murong Hui rather than hide from the Bai Bao Guard, and Yan Qing agreed to keep walking beside her.
• Ying Ru Shi said she would stay in the Thieves' Den and complete missions until she could openly remove Ying Le from the throne.
• Yan Qing told Ying Ru Shi that he planned to shop with Red Snake in Jiangnan City and spend time reading with Black Wolf.
• After Yan Qing left the snack shop, Ying Ru Shi cried while eating Black Chocolate and wondered whether Yan Qing had lied about loving her as her pupils turned into vertical slits.

Yan Qing grew “Qiongqi” by feeding it Blood Sacrifice-enhanced Puppet Cards, while Ying Ru Shi risked herself to help it survive battles. After Yan Qing invited her to travel with him, Ying Ru Shi wondered whether he had ever truly loved her.

• Yan Qing used Blood Sacrifices to raise the Puppet Cards’ stats, letting “Qiongqi” devour them and grow stronger while the group protected it in battle.
• After a difficult fight, Yan Qing found a Vengeful Ghost Puppet Card and fed “Qiongqi” another Blood Sacrifice, pushing its stats past 10,000.
• Yan Qing warned Ying Ru Shi that she was fighting too dangerously, but she said she wanted to help him reach his goal and improve his Foundation Establishment Pill.
• At a snack shop, Yan Qing asked Ying Ru Shi whether she would stay at Thieves' Den and invited her to visit Jiangnan City with him; she agreed to discuss it later.
• After Yan Qing walked away, Ying Ru Shi concluded that he had not considered spending a day alone with her and quietly questioned whether he had ever truly loved her.