Chapter Summaries

After the fight with Ye Kai’s Demonic Messengers, Yaoshi Yuan recovered from the poison and explained her plans to reclaim her family’s honor without following the demonic path. The chapter left her alone on watch, quietly reflecting on the name of her earring and the person she associated with it.

• Bunny Heroine gave Yaoshi Yuan a Blood Replenishment Pill, and Yaoshi Yuan suppressed the poison despite the pain.
• Yaoshi Yuan explained that the Artifact Forging Secret Technique could guide Demonic Messengers in transforming relics to obtain desired powers.
• Yaoshi Yuan rejected the contaminated relics recovered from the corpses and told Bunny Heroine she sought revenge and her family’s restored glory without becoming demonic.
• Yaoshi Yuan revealed her rare Evil Ward Earring, which she preferred to call the Eternal Blessing Earring, and used it to aid her recovery.
• Yaoshi Yuan invited Bunny Heroine to join her, but Bunny Heroine went to sleep while Yaoshi Yuan remained on watch and murmured about the earring’s name.

After earning the Seven Stars Sword in a Second Turn Secret Realm, Yan Qing considered how to use its rewards to advance his main account. Meanwhile, Bunny Heroine’s group entered Changle City, a heavily guarded black market in the Calamitous Demonic Ground, where Yaoshi Yuan recognized stolen military supplies for sale.

• Rat Monk won Sun Chaozong’s team’s respect during the expedition, then asked to join another raid on Stone Sinking Stream the next day.
• Yan Qing obtained the Seven Stars Sword and an Advancement Swordsmanship Mastery Manual, giving him a route toward his main account’s Second Class Advancement.
• Bunny Heroine’s group reached Changle City and paid the entry fee after guards warned them that the city strictly enforced its rules.
• Yaoshi Yuan explained that demons protected Changle City’s black market, where merchants traded stolen goods, military supplies, tokens, and intelligence.
• Yaoshi Yuan condemned the sale of Zhou Kingdom Rare Tokens, while Wu Qiu and Shi Dong stayed close to Bunny Heroine despite Yaoshi Yuan’s reassurance.

Yaoshi Yuan bought manuals for Wu Qiu and Shi Dong, learned that the Wudang Personal Guards had gone up Shu Road Mountain, and resolved to face its demonic forces alone. At an auction, Blood Attendant Zhong Ji tried to claim an Advanced Sword Mastery Manual uncontested, but an unknown bidder challenged him.

• Yaoshi Yuan bought basic manuals and ordered Wu Qiu and Shi Dong to change class to Martial Dao Heralds, and Shi Dong used them at once, drawing attention across the street.
• Bunny Heroine distracted the crowd by accusing a masked man of being Parting Hook Deng Xiao, allowing Yaoshi Yuan and the others to leave; she admitted she had only guessed he was a bad person.
• Yan Qing bought Yaoshi Gel, and a shopkeeper warned Yaoshi Yuan that the Zhou Kingdom's Wudang Personal Guards had gone up Shu Road Mountain.
• Yaoshi Yuan concluded that the imperial court might be allied with the demonic forces and decided to go to Shu Road Mountain alone, planning to part ways with Bunny Heroine after repaying her debt.
• At an auction, Blood Attendant Zhong Ji bid 130,000 spirit jades for an Advanced Sword Mastery Manual and warned others not to compete.
• An unknown bidder offered 150,000 spirit jades, breaking the silence in the auction house.

Bunny Heroine outbid Zhong Ji for the Advanced Sword Mastery Manual, provoking Blood Minister’s faction and drawing a tail of pursuers after the group left the auction. She had bought the manual for her brother, and Yan Qing used it at Thieves' Den to advance to the Sword Messenger class.

• Bunny Heroine bid against Zhong Ji for the Advanced Sword Mastery Manual, while Yaoshi Yuan stood by her.
• Zhong Ji invoked Blood Minister and urged them to yield, but Bunny Heroine raised her bid to two hundred thousand Spirit Jades and showed she could pay.
• Zhong Ji withdrew, and Bunny Heroine won the manual as his men threatened her group on their way out.
• Bunny Heroine told Wu Qiu that she had bought the manual for her brother.
• Yan Qing used the Advanced Sword Mastery Manual at Thieves' Den and completed his Second Class Advancement as a Sword Messenger.

Yan Qing learned that his new Sword Messenger class gave him exceptional attribute growth and a relic-damage bonus. Meanwhile, Yaoshi Yuan’s group secured a room at Fu Nan’s inn, where Fu Nan recognized a terrifying sign in Bunny Heroine’s eyes.

• Yan Qing checked his account and found he had reached level 22 as a Sword Messenger, gaining strong attribute bonuses and traits that could further increase his Vitality and Dexterity.
• Yan Qing felt satisfied with his class change and decided his trip to Shu Road Mountain had already been worthwhile even if it failed.
• Yaoshi Yuan and the others reached the inn in Changle City, where Fu Nan charged them for protection from Zhong Ji.
• Bunny Heroine paid for the group’s stay and warned Fu Nan to keep them safe, then recognized him from the wanted poster.
• Fu Nan ordered his staff to treat the group like regulars after seeing scarlet Blood Eye Syndrome reflected in Bunny Heroine’s eyes.

Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine argued over Bunny Heroine’s plan to attack Shu Road Mountain, while Yan Qing chose to confront its demonic factions rather than pledge allegiance to them. Bunny Heroine prepared to go up the mountain the next day, and Yan Qing fell asleep eager for the fight.

• Bunny Heroine gave Wu Qiu and Shi Dong Face Covering Armors and Flame Mark Long Blades so they could defend themselves.
• Bunny Heroine announced that she would go up Shu Road Mountain the next day and told the others they could go their separate ways.
• Yaoshi Yuan tried to dissuade Bunny Heroine from risking her life, but Bunny Heroine insisted she would go and used Close Eyes to Rest.
• Yan Qing decided he would not cooperate with Shu Road Mountain’s demonic factions and planned to fight them instead.
• Yan Qing went to sleep anticipating the battle, while Yaoshi Yuan, Wu Qiu, and Shi Dong remained too conflicted to sleep.

Yan Qing prepared Bunny Heroine to face the Blood Minister's Faction on Shu Road Mountain, where Zhong Ji had gathered forces to ambush her. Yaoshi Yuan arrived with a captured herald, warned Bunny Heroine of the danger, and decided to go with her.

• Yan Qing logged into Jiang Shi, ran the Suppressor of Three Mountains secret realm with Bai Bao, and found the camp alarmed when he completed only one run.
• Yan Qing logged into Bunny Heroine, learned Yaoshi Yuan and the others had left, and bought a Tassel Sword Pendant before heading north out of Changle City.
• Bunny Heroine openly declared that she intended to challenge the Calamitous Demonic Ground and left for Shu Road Mountain without resistance.
• Yaoshi Yuan caught up with Bunny Heroine and made a red-name herald reveal that Zhong Ji had prepared an ambush and summoned powerful members of the Blood Minister's Faction.
• After Yaoshi Yuan warned her of the danger, Bunny Heroine insisted on going up Shu Road Mountain, and Yaoshi Yuan said she would go too.

Yaoshi Yuan decided to join Bunny Heroine in challenging Shu Road Mountain, setting aside her plan to seek the Three Great Protectors and pursue Si Wuxie's legacy through compromise. After learning that both of them had ways to escape, the two vowed to face the mountain together.

• Bunny Heroine questioned Yaoshi Yuan about leaving Wu Qiu and Shi Dong behind and risking her life on Shu Road Mountain.
• Yaoshi Yuan explained that she would not abandon the dignity of the Ba River Medicine Master line and insisted that she and Bunny Heroine face the danger together.
• Bunny Heroine revealed the Return Token and said it could let her escape if she encountered danger.
• Yaoshi Yuan revealed that she could retreat to Thieves' Den to save herself, but still chose to accompany Bunny Heroine.
• Yaoshi Yuan abandoned her plan to cooperate with a protector and declared that they would challenge Shu Road Mountain and subdue the Three Protectors.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine bumped fists and vowed, “Invincible With Me!”

Stone Hermit recalled how war and poverty drove him into the demonic path, where Blood Eye Syndrome trapped him in a life of violence. He and the other Four Hermits of Ba Mountain ambushed Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan for their valuables, but Bunny Heroine killed Stone Hermit with a sudden burst of sword marks.

• Stone Hermit’s account traced how Deng Shitou became a soldier, deserted after finding a Buqu Commander’s relics, and joined the Five Thieves of Ba Mountain.
• The Five Hermits decided to steal Blood Attendant’s prey, hoping to seize valuable relics and spirit jade before leaving the mountain.
• Stone Hermit reflected on Blood Eye Syndrome, which made Demonic Messengers see others as enemies and had led him to kill his lover and lose his chance to visit his mother.
• Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan confronted the Five Hermits, and Yaoshi Yuan told Bunny Heroine to handle Stone Hermit while she fought the other four.
• Stone Hermit attacked Bunny Heroine with Half-Moon Wheel, but she dodged him and joined Yaoshi Yuan’s fight.
• Bunny Heroine told Stone Hermit he was already dead, and ten Shining Sword Marks erupted and killed him.

Yan Qing used Bunny Heroine to ambush Demonic Messengers on Shu Road Mountain, unlocking Asura milestones and defeating the Four Battle Generals. The remaining Demonic Messengers scattered until Zhong Ji arrived, killed a frenzied battle general, and challenged Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan to come down and fight him.

• Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan killed four red-name messengers, divided their loot, and repaired their relics.
• Yan Qing gained the Colorless Asura milestone and learned that Asura players could follow either the Colorless or Crimson path.
• Bunny Heroine spotted an ambush on the cliffs, fetched Grappling Hooks by switching accounts, and attacked five Demonic Messengers above the mountain path.
• Bunny Heroine killed two of the Four Battle Generals with a Rainstorm attack, while Yaoshi Yuan blocked the other two from escaping.
• One surviving battle general fell into Blood Frenzy and attacked the Demonic Messengers on the mountain path, prompting Zhong Ji to tear off his head and challenge Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan.

Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan confronted Zhong Ji and his Demonic Messengers after he tried to seize their relics. Yan Qing descended into the encirclement to face Zhong Ji, whose Blood Phantom attack forced her to use Rainstorm Duration before he escaped her counterattack.

• Zhong Ji forced the Demonic Messengers to seal the mountain road, then demanded that Yan Qing hand over her relic.
• Yan Qing threatened to ambush the Demonic Messengers near Changle City, but she later jumped down from the cliff to confront Zhong Ji.
• Yaoshi Yuan landed behind Yan Qing in her military armor and blocked the Demonic Messengers from joining the fight.
• Zhong Ji used Blood Phantom to attack Yan Qing, but she dodged and counterattacked with Rainstorm Duration.
• Zhong Ji froze Yan Qing's advance by breaking through her barriers, then retreated beyond her attack range and warned that she could not use Rainstorm Duration again for thirty breaths.

Bunny Heroine defeated and killed Blood Attendant Zhong Ji after outmaneuvering his attacks and pursuing him to the Mountain Stronghold. Blood Minister arrived too late to save his brother, while Zhong Ji used his last words to plead for his son Fu'er.

• Zhong Ji used Flow Shift and the Hundred Refined Demonic Claws to assault Bunny Heroine, but she blocked his attacks until the relic shattered.
• Bunny Heroine trapped Zhong Ji with Rainstorm Duration, but he escaped by climbing the rocks; Yaoshi Yuan threw Bunny Heroine after him and turned to fight the surrounding Demonic Messengers.
• Wounded and exhausted, Zhong Ji fled toward the Mountain Stronghold while Bunny Heroine pursued him and rejected his promises to abandon revenge.
• Blood Minister rushed out to protect Zhong Ji, but Bunny Heroine activated Rainstorm Duration and struck him with a fatal barrage of swords.
• As Zhong Ji died, he begged Blood Minister to send Fu'er to the military town; Blood Minister confirmed that Fu'er was his son.

Yan Qing watched Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan clash with Blood Minister, whose speed and fighting style made him a formidable opponent. Bore and Beiyou stopped Blood Minister from taking revenge, but Bunny Heroine demanded compensation from him as the chapter ended.

• Blood Minister attacked Bunny Heroine with a sword and Finger Claws, but Yaoshi Yuan struck him with a Soul Severing Spear and drove him back into the stronghold.
• Blood Minister threatened to torture the women for killing his brother, while Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine mocked him.
• Bore and Beiyou intercepted Blood Minister and warned him not to harm the Rainstorm Messenger, revealing themselves as two of Shu Road Mountain’s Three Great Protectors.
• Blood Minister sheathed his sword and threatened Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan with future attacks, while Yaoshi Yuan secretly relied on their Return Token as an escape.
• Bunny Heroine asked Blood Minister to compensate her because his brother had tried to kill her.

Bunny Heroine used the Return Token to make the Three Great Protectors negotiate, securing compensation and Blood Minister’s oath not to attack while she and Yaoshi Yuan assisted them. Yaoshi Yuan accepted their offer to become Shu Road Mountain’s Fourth Great Protector, and the group entered the Mountain Stronghold.

• Bunny Heroine revealed her Return Token, prompting Beiyou and Bore to ask for her help and offer compensation.
• Bore and Beiyou gave Bunny Heroine two tokens and 50,001 spirit jades, while Blood Minister swore on Zhong Ji’s honor not to attack the pair while they assisted the protectors.
• Bore arranged for Wu Qiu and Shi Dong to be brought to the mountain, and Bunny Heroine sent Yaoshi Yuan to settle matters in Changle City before returning.
• Beiyou and Bore offered Yaoshi Yuan the position of Fourth Great Protector, including one-tenth of Changle City’s dividends, and she accepted after Bunny Heroine nodded.
• Bunny Heroine introduced herself as Bunny Heroine, and Yaoshi Yuan gave her name as Wolf Master Demon before the group entered the Mountain Stronghold.

Yan Qing told Shang Xin Lei that his subordinate Bunny Heroine had fought her way up Shu Road Mountain, killing more than a dozen Demonic Messengers, and learned from Shang Xin Lei that the Rainstorm Messenger class could devastate its user. When Shang Xin Lei challenged his decision to send Bunny Heroine alone, Yan Qing admitted he had deliberately tested her against the Demonic Messengers, leaving Shang Xin Lei seriously questioning his judgment.

• Yan Qing told Shang Xin Lei that someone he had sent to Shu Road Mountain had killed over a dozen Demonic Messengers, including a Third Turn Demonic Messenger.
• Yan Qing explained that the fighter was a Second Turn Rainstorm Messenger with powerful artifacts, and Shang Xin Lei warned him that using Rainstorm Power could inflict fatal injuries on its user.
• Yan Qing said Bunny Heroine had mastered her class well enough to defeat ordinary Third Rank Heralds and might soon inherit Si Wuxie's legacy.
• Shang Xin Lei objected that Yan Qing had sent Bunny Heroine alone into danger, but he revealed he had deliberately let Demonic Messengers surround her to test her abilities.
• Yan Qing said Bunny Heroine could not yet defeat Shu Road Mountain's Three Great Protectors, and Shang Xin Lei stared at him seriously after he defended his decision.

Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei argued over his treatment of Bunny Heroine and his alternate accounts, but reconciled when he gave her a rare bracelet and she chose to trust him despite his ruthless nature. Shang Xin Lei left wearing the bracelet, pleased with their bond, and revealed she would miss their next meal together only because of a family banquet.

• Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei ate in silence after their conversation about Bunny Heroine ended badly, and Shang Xin Lei said she would not come the next day.
• Yan Qing offered Shang Xin Lei a Second Turn rare Killing Sound Bell bracelet as payment for their shared meals, but she challenged him about whether gifts were meant to make people obey him.
• Shang Xin Lei told Yan Qing she still believed he was a trustworthy companion despite his ruthless choices, and Yan Qing admitted he would kill anyone he judged deserving of death.
• Shang Xin Lei apologized, forced Yan Qing to eat a milk candy, and the two eased their tension while discussing their darker sides and her appearance.
• Shang Xin Lei admitted she would be busy at a family banquet the next day and teased Yan Qing by revealing they would eat together the day after; she then returned home wearing the bracelet.
• Shang Qia noticed Shang Xin Lei's bracelet and questioned it, but she defended it as a rare item and left to find Xiao Yu.

Yan Qing and Yaoshi Yuan arrived at Demon Slaying Hall, where they learned how Shu Road Mountain’s Demonic Messengers organized demon-slaying missions and traded supplies. The chapter left Yan Qing considering how difficult it was for Demonic Messengers to grow powerful despite their Asura tokens.

• Yaoshi Yuan noticed Bunny Heroine was hopping happily, and Bunny Heroine blamed her mood on anger over her brother being tricked.
• Yaoshi Yuan explained that she had left Wu Qiu and Shi Dong behind so they could face danger and grow stronger, and she hoped to recruit Bunny Heroine as an ally.
• A servant led Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine through the Mountain Stronghold to Demon Slaying Hall, where the Three Great Protectors were waiting upstairs.
• Inside the hall, heralds argued over demon-slaying missions, while Yaoshi Yuan explained how they claimed targets, paid tolls, and traded demons for food and supplies.
• Yan Qing reflected that Demonic Messengers had poor equipment and limited ways to raise their Asura tokens’ power, making the path to becoming truly strong narrow and costly.

Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine met with the Three Great Protectors, who offered them a chance to pursue Si Wuxie’s Foundation Establishment Legacy. The group planned to use their combined rainstorm abilities to break through the Forest of Bones’ Front Hall.

• Yaoshi Yuan shattered a wine cup thrown toward Bunny Heroine, and the Demonic Messengers in the hall bowed to them.
• Yaoshi Yuan explained that the Great Protector could claim untaxed secret-realm rewards and a share of Stronghold profits, and offered Bunny Heroine half her share.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine arrived late at the meeting, where Beiyou finished painting a ferocious Shadow Wolf.
• Bore revealed that the Three Great Protectors wanted their help reaching Si Wuxie’s legacy in the Forest of Bones, whose Front Hall had stopped every prior expedition.
• Beiyou said Bore needed a second Rainstorm Messenger, and declared that the five of them would open the Foundation Establishment Legacy together.

Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine saw through Beiyou, Bore, and Blood Minister’s performance and rejected their invitation to explore the Forest of Bones for Si Wuxie’s Foundation Establishment legacy. Bore then offered to hire them to break through the Front Hall, revealing the group’s real aim of recruiting their help without sharing any treasure found there.

• Yan Qing recognized that Beiyou, Bore, and Blood Minister were acting because their names appeared extremely red in the game.
• Yaoshi Yuan said she and Bunny Heroine had no interest in Si Wuxie’s legacy, and Bunny Heroine showed off her Legendary Gauntlets.
• Bore and Beiyou tried to persuade the sisters to help conquer the Forest of Bones by promising a share of the legacy and other benefits.
• Blood Minister mocked the sisters and suggested they would rather return home and marry than risk exploring the secret realm.
• Bunny Heroine agreed with Blood Minister and started to leave with Yaoshi Yuan, prompting Bore to offer them a commission to break through the Front Hall without a share of its treasures.

Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine negotiated a deal with the Three Great Protectors to cooperate in conquering the Forest of Bones and secure a share of any treasures or inheritance. Beiyou revealed his desire for Si Wuxie's Foundation Establishment Legacy and offered assurances, while his final glimpse of Bunny Heroine left him convinced that a dangerous evil spirit watched through her eyes.

• Yaoshi Yuan secured advance dividends, pills, techniques, a secret skill book, and a negotiated share of treasure chests and inheritances for the group.
• Beiyou told Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine that Blood Minister's outburst had partly been staged, then explained that he regarded the three protectors as friends and sought Foundation Establishment above all else.
• Beiyou offered to help the two leave after clearing the Front Hall and hold Blood Minister back, saying he trusted Bunny Heroine would kill Blood Minister if he broke his word.
• Bore returned with the employment fee, and the group agreed to begin conquering the Forest of Bones that night.
• After Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine left, Bore and Beiyou discussed the risk of the little devil's background and their hopes of claiming the inheritance.
• Beiyou saw Bunny Heroine glance back at him and sensed that an evil spirit was watching the world through her eyes.