Recaps

Lin Fan exposed Mu An as a Thousand Hands Sect spy, drained his power, and sent him to die in the Demon Vein Desolate Land. The Blood Soul Peak Master confronted Lin Fan over Mu An’s death and his ties to the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect, then claimed him as her own and gave him a spatial storage bracelet.

• Lin Fan discovered Mu An’s attempt to capture him was part of a Thousand Hands Sect plot, drained Mu An’s blood essence, searched his memories, and ordered him to die in the Demon Vein Desolate Land.
• Lin Fan returned to the Talisman Pavilion, finished his Blood Demon Talisman quota, and gained twenty-four years of lifespan by copying Rune Patterns.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master arrived at the Talisman Pavilion and questioned Lin Fan about Mu An’s death and whether he was a Flowing Cloud Sword Sect spy.
• Lin Fan admitted he had concealed his origins and asked for a chance; the Blood Soul Peak Master said he belonged to her from then on.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master gave Lin Fan a Purple Gold Crescent Bracelet, which he bound to himself with his blood.

After the Blood Soul Peak Master suspected Lin Fan of killing Mu An, she ordered him confined to Blood Soul Peak, while Lin Fan used his apparent value as a Flowing Cloud Sword Sect spy to survive. He perfected the Devouring Demonic Art, and the chapter ended with the Two-Headed Bird bringing him the Azure Feather Demonic Roc's demonic blood.

• The Blood Soul Peak Master ordered Mei Zhuang to keep Lin Fan from leaving Blood Soul Peak, effectively placing him under house arrest.
• Lin Fan reasoned that the Blood Soul Peak Master suspected him of killing Mu An and that posing as a Flowing Cloud Sword Sect spy had kept him alive.
• Lin Fan used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to perfect the Devouring Demonic Art, strengthening his body and devouring power.
• Rumors that Lin Fan was a Flowing Cloud Sword Sect spy spread through the Blood Demon Sect and beyond, and Ying'er told Lin Fan she would remain with him even if they were true.
• The Two-Headed Bird returned to Lin Fan's cave abode with a glass bottle containing the Azure Feather Demonic Roc's demonic blood.

Lin Fan created the Azure Feather Demonic Roc Talisman and used it to hunt Ghostly Creatures, while the Blood Demon Sect planned to return a suspected Flowing Cloud Sword Sect spy. The chapter ended with Han Ruojia and Feng Changzai treating Lin Fan differently when he arrived at the Talisman Pavilion.

• Lin Fan crafted the Azure Feather Demonic Roc Talisman and bonded with the powerful Iron Bone Realm creature, spending nearly half his soul power.
• Lin Fan sent the Azure Feather Demonic Roc to Qilian Town, where it killed a Ghostly Creature that had slaughtered the Blood Demon Sect disciples guarding the town and swallowed its soul body.
• At Blood Bone Peak, the sect master told the figure beneath the Oil-Paper Umbrella to send a suspected Flowing Cloud Sword Sect spy back, explaining that the Blood Demon Sect could not handle the Ghost Hag alone.
• The Azure Feather Demonic Roc returned after devouring more than a dozen Ghostly Creature Soul Bodies, and Lin Fan noticed black patterns on its feathers before turning it back into a talisman.
• Lin Fan went to the Talisman Pavilion, where Han Ruojia and Feng Changzai exchanged glances instead of greeting him; he sat down and began making talismans as usual.

Flowing Cloud Sword Sect investigated whether Lin Fan was its spy, and the Great Elder ordered a test to confirm his allegiance. Back in the Talisman Pavilion, Lin Fan ignored his disciples’ accusations until Feng Changzai challenged him, whereupon Lin Fan struck him down and warned that he ruled the pavilion.

• The Great Elder heard Feng Ling’s account of Lin Fan’s actions and ordered the remaining spies to make Lin Fan demonstrate Flowing Cloud Sword Sect techniques in public.
• The Great Elder discussed the Blood Demon Sect’s possible plans and the threat of the Ghost Hag in Great Jin’s capital.
• Lin Fan transcribed Rune Patterns in the Talisman Pavilion to gain lifespan while Han Ruojia and Feng Changzai gossiped about his alleged spy status.
• Feng Changzai confronted Lin Fan and threatened to show him no mercy if he was a spy.
• Lin Fan sent Feng Changzai crashing through a wall and warned that no one could run wild in the Talisman Pavilion.
• Han Ruojia apologized on Feng Changzai’s behalf and accepted Lin Fan’s rebuke.

After the Wei imperial clan decided to join the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect’s operation against Ghost Mother Wuji, Gao Ya asked Wushuang to protect her on the dangerous return to Great Jin, and he agreed. Wushuang then obtained several cultivation arts and noticed that the Xiantian Dharma Idol seemed connected to the Houtian Gang Qi cultivated by Lin Fan’s true body.

• Mei Zhuang killed Feng Changzai outside the Talisman Pavilion and left Lin Fan untouched because Blood Soul Peak still needed him.
• Gao Ya agreed to return to the Great Jin imperial capital and help exterminate the Ghostly Creatures, despite Wei Emperor’s concern for her safety.
• Prince Fourth, Gao Tianyun, tested Wushuang’s strength, and their clash ended in a draw.
• Wushuang agreed to join Gao Ya’s operation against Ghost Mother Wuji and requested a powerful cultivation art.
• Wushuang chose the Xiantian Dharma Idol among the manuals delivered and recognized its connection to Lin Fan’s Houtian Gang Qi.

Lin Fan advanced his Sword Control Technique and publicly revealed his swordsmanship while helping Blood Soul Peak fight a Ghostly Creature. His actions impressed his disciples and confirmed Mei Zhuang’s suspicion that he was a spy from the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect.

• Lin Fan encouraged Han Ruojia to teach Mu Luocheng a lesson if he insulted her again.
• After receiving a message asking him to prove his identity, Lin Fan spent 120 years to advance his Sword Control Technique and awakened Sword Intent.
• Lin Fan offered to help patrol Blood Soul Peak as Ghostly Creatures attacked the sect.
• A Ghostly Creature ambushed disciples, and Lin Fan flew in on his sword and destroyed it with one strike.
• Han Ruojia and Mu Luocheng were stunned by Lin Fan’s swordsmanship, while Mei Zhuang concluded that he truly was a member of the Sword Sect.

Lin Fan learned that the Blood Demon Sect and Flowing Cloud Sword Sect were cautiously reconciling, giving him more room to survive as a supposed spy. Meanwhile, disguised as Wushuang, he traveled with Gao Ya and Gao Tianyun toward Great Jin’s capital to investigate Ghost Mother Wuji, whose Ultimate Yin Ghost Body could yield a Kaiyuan Pill that helped cultivators reach the Mountain Splitting Realm.

• Han Ruojia and Mu Luocheng told Lin Fan that the sects were preparing to establish a joint marketplace in Qilian Town, a tentative step toward reconciliation.
• Lin Fan concluded that the sects’ temporary truce benefited him because it reduced the danger to him as a presumed Flowing Cloud Sword Sect spy.
• Wushuang asked why the Great Wei Imperial Family wanted Ghost Mother Wuji dead, and Gao Tianyun revealed that her essence blood could be used to refine a Kaiyuan Pill.
• Gao Tianyun explained that the Kaiyuan Pill could improve a cultivator’s chances of reaching the Mountain Splitting Realm.
• The group rested in an abandoned village and planned for Gao Ya to return to the Great Jin palace, while Wushuang protected her and Gao Tianyun relayed information.
• Gao Ya vowed to persuade or kill the Jin Emperor so Wushuang could take his appearance and search for Ghost Mother Wuji.

Lin Fan advanced his defensive techniques and discovered that the Purple Gold Crescent Chain concealed a dangerous, soul-repelling space. Meanwhile, Gao Ya returned to the Great Jin palace to help locate Ghost Mother Wuji, but a ghost abducted her before she could act.

• Lin Fan used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to perfect Houtian Gang Qi and advance Xiantian Dharma Idol, reaching the Third Grade of the Bone Tempering Realm.
• Lin Fan explored the Purple Gold Crescent Chain and found a hidden lava space with tortured figures and iron pillars, then suspected the artifact could trap or track him for the Blood Soul Peak Master.
• After half a month, Gao Ya entered the Great Jin Imperial City with guards while Wushuang and Gao Tianyun waited nearby and planned to infiltrate the palace.
• Gao Ya told the Jin Emperor she had been taken to the Blood Demon Sect, then considered persuading him to help find Ghost Mother Wuji.
• A ghost seized Gao Ya in her quarters and killed the guards who rushed to help; one dead guard then opened his eyes and murmured, "Found her."

Lin Fan sent Wushuang into the Great Jin palace to help Gao Ya confront the Jin Emperor and uncover Ghost Mother Wuji’s plans. After Wushuang exposed and destroyed an impostor posing as Gao Ya, Ghost Mother Wuji captured the mutated Vajra Demonic Ape Talisman and demanded to know how many cultivators had come with it.

• Lin Fan taught Han Ruojia and Mu Luocheng to make Fire Spirit Talismans, then sent his mutated Azure Feather Demonic Roc toward the Great Jin Imperial City.
• Wushuang went to the palace with Gao Ya, killed her watcher Xiao Guizi, and transformed into his appearance so he could accompany her to the Jin Emperor.
• Wushuang and Gao Ya confronted the Jin Emperor after he refused to turn against Ghost Mother Wuji, and Wushuang killed him and searched his soul for information.
• Wushuang noticed Gao Ya’s mannerisms were wrong and tested her by asking about a Jade Hairpin; the false Gao Ya claimed she still had one.
• The false Gao Ya revealed herself as Ghost Mother Wuji, bound the mutated Vajra Demonic Ape Talisman, and demanded to know how many cultivators had accompanied Wushuang.
• The talisman exploded into fragments, and Ghost Mother Wuji drew them into her hand.

Lin Fan's damaged Avatar Blood Demon Talisman revealed Ghost Mother Wuji's secret treasury while Great Wei and the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect prepared to attack the Imperial Palace. As the palace battle began, Lin Fan sent the Azure Feather Demonic Roc into the treasury to seize valuables, where it noticed a brocade box on the uppermost shelf.

• Ghost Mother Wuji stored Lin Fan's damaged talisman in her secret chamber, while Gao Tianyun and Elder Ling decided to proceed with the attack on the Imperial Palace.
• Lin Fan's dormant consciousness sensed the treasury and planned to use the Azure Feather Demonic Roc to take Ghost Mother Wuji's essence blood or steal her treasures, depending on the battle's outcome.
• At dawn, the cultivators attacked the Imperial Palace, and Ghostly Creatures rushed toward the fighting as the city fell into chaos.
• The Azure Feather Demonic Roc took eunuch form, entered the inner city, and found Ghost Mother Wuji's secret chamber.
• Lin Fan swallowed more than a thousand Spirit Jade, selected several magical weapons and other valuables, then spotted a brocade box on the uppermost shelf.

Lin Fan looted a strange finger bone from the imperial palace and watched the battle between the ghost-exorcising cultivators and Ghost Mother Wuji. After the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect ancestor died, a hidden attacker seized one drop of her vital essence but was blasted away by her counterattack.

• Lin Fan took a jade-smooth, black-and-white patterned finger bone from the aerial secret chamber and escaped after Ghostly Creatures discovered him.
• Lin Fan concealed himself on a palace roof to watch the battle and hoped to obtain Ghost Mother Wuji's vital essence.
• The Flowing Cloud Sword Sect ancestor fought Ghost Mother Wuji with his final sword, but died after their attacks collided.
• A hidden figure struck Ghost Mother Wuji and tore away two drops of vital essence.
• The hidden figure obtained one drop before Ghost Mother Wuji's Order Divine Chains hurled him away, exposing his blood-red skeleton.

Lin Fan stole Ghost Mother Wuji’s second drop of essence blood during her battle with the Blood Demon Sect Master, then escaped as the two fought. After Ghost Mother Wuji discovered a brocade box missing from the imperial palace, Lin Fan rested at his cave abode and began teaching Ying'er to cultivate.

• Lin Fan disguised himself as a Ghostly Creature, seized Ghost Mother Wuji’s essence blood, and escaped in his Azure Feather Demonic Roc form.
• Ghost Mother Wuji destroyed the Blood Bone Corpse, then learned a brocade box had been stolen from a secret chamber in the imperial palace.
• Ghost Mother Wuji blamed the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect or the Blood Demon Sect and vowed to hunt down the thief.
• A day later, Lin Fan relaxed in his cave abode and noticed Ying'er had developed a trace of Internal Force.
• Lin Fan explained Internal Force to Ying'er and began teaching her the basics of cultivation.

Lin Fan exchanged his accumulated Contribution Points for Spirit Jade while weighing the dangers surrounding the Great Jin Imperial City and the upcoming Qilian Marketplace. After Mei Zhuang protected him from accusations of fleeing, he returned to the Talisman Pavilion and found a large supply of demonic blood awaiting him.

• Mu Luocheng told Lin Fan that the sect had opened an unfavorable exchange rate for Spirit Jade ahead of the Qilian Marketplace, and Lin Fan checked his 5,800 Contribution Points.
• Lin Fan shared a meal with the little girl, then lay awake worrying about Ghost Mother Wuji and the Azure Feather Demonic Roc’s return.
• Lin Fan exchanged all his Contribution Points for twenty-nine pieces of Spirit Jade, drawing suspicion from an Inner Disciple who accused him of planning to flee to the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect.
• Mei Zhuang struck the Inner Disciple for slandering Lin Fan and warned the gathered disciples not to challenge his position as the Peak Master’s disciple and Blood Talisman Master.
• Lin Fan returned to the Talisman Pavilion, where disciples delivered demonic blood and materials from Demon Calling Valley for him to make higher-grade Blood Demon Talismans.

Lin Fan pretended to fail at making a powerful Blood Demon Talisman, concealing his abilities from Blood Soul Peak’s leaders while they discussed the sect’s plans. After the Azure Feather Demonic Roc returned with stolen treasures, Lin Fan discovered that a jade-white finger bone was a Divine Bone fragment that could be integrated into his panel.

• Lin Fan pretended to suffer a backlash while attempting to make a Bronze Hide Mad Bull Talisman, and an elder took the demon blood away to send to Master Ruan.
• The elder reported Lin Fan’s failure to the hidden Peak Master, while Mei Zhuang said Lin Fan should not be concealing his true ability and discussed the Sect Master’s injuries and her own ambition.
• The Azure Feather Demonic Roc returned to Lin Fan with Spirit Jade, weapons, Ghost Mother Wuji’s vital blood, and a brocade box.
• Lin Fan tested the Startling Swan Sword, recognized it as a ranked Magic Treasure, and bonded with it using a drop of blood.
• Lin Fan opened the brocade box and learned from a panel notification that the jade-white finger bone was a Divine Bone fragment that could be integrated into the panel.

Lin Fan fused a mysterious finger bone into his panel and gained the Indestructible Dao Fruit, then advanced his Talisman Secret Method and learned the Mountain Moving Ape rune. Han Yan visited to invite him to the Demon Vein Desolate Land, and Lin Fan realized Master Ruan had set the meeting up to make the Blood Demon Sect distrust him.

• Lin Fan fused the finger bone into his panel, gained the Indestructible Dao Fruit, and tested it by spending fifty years of lifespan to heal a severe thigh wound.
• Lin Fan used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to advance the Talisman Secret Method to Great Accomplishment and learned to draw the Mountain Moving Ape Blood Demonic Rune.
• Lin Fan deliberately reduced his talisman output, telling Gong Hai that he was still recovering from backlash.
• Han Yan visited Lin Fan at the Talisman Pavilion, revealed that she had become a powerful Demon Cultivator and Master Ruan's disciple, and invited Lin Fan to join them in the Demon Vein Desolate Land.
• Lin Fan realized Han Yan's visit was intended to make the Blood Demon Sect suspect he planned to flee, and concluded that Master Ruan wanted to eliminate him as a rival.

Lin Fan endured the disciples’ scorn over Master Ruan’s superior Blood Demon Talisman while secretly advancing his Xiantian Dharma Idol and preparing for a coming clash with the Blood Soul Peak Master. After Qilian Marketplace opened, he obtained Mountain Moving Ape demonic blood and successfully made a new Blood Demon Talisman, just as a visitor arrived at his cave dwelling.

• An elder brought Master Ruan’s Bronze Hide Mad Bull Talisman to Blood Soul Peak, impressing the disciples and prompting them to mock Lin Fan’s abilities.
• Han Ruojia and Mu Luocheng criticized Lin Fan while he copied Rune Patterns and accumulated enough lifespan to advance Xiantian Dharma Idol to mastery.
• Lin Fan strengthened his Dharma Idol, concealed his increased power, and noted that the Purple Gold Crescent Chain reacted whenever his cultivation improved.
• The Sect Master assigned the marketplace preparations to the umbrella-bearing figure and claimed she was entering seclusion to break through, while the figure suspected she was hiding an injury.
• After Qilian Marketplace opened, Lin Fan sent the Azure Feather Demonic Roc Talisman to obtain Mountain Moving Ape demonic blood and used it to create a Mountain Moving Ape Blood Demon Talisman.
• A graceful figure appeared at Lin Fan’s cave dwelling after he put away the newly completed talisman.

Lin Fan went to Qilian Marketplace with Ying'er, where a Ghost-Illuminating Mirror inspected visitors for hidden Ghostly Creatures. While secretly selling treasures and searching for an alchemist and cultivation methods, he bought an advanced version of the Blood Gathering Art; a paper crane then summoned him to meet someone from the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect.

• Mei Zhuang reminded Lin Fan that the Blood Soul Peak Master controlled him with the Heart-Devouring Pill and ordered him to visit Qilian Marketplace, so Lin Fan decided to bring Ying'er.
• Lin Fan and Ying'er arrived at Qilian Marketplace with Gong Hai and other Blood Demon Sect cultivators, and the gatekeepers inspected them with a Ghost-Illuminating Mirror.
• Lin Fan separated from the other cultivators, sent the Azure Feather Demonic Roc Talisman to sell his treasures for Spirit Jade, and searched the marketplace for alchemy news and useful manuals.
• Lin Fan bought the Blood Gathering Transformation Art and recognized it as an advanced version of the Blood Gathering Art.
• A paper crane delivered a note directing Lin Fan one hundred paces east, and he left Ying'er behind to answer the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect's contact.

Lin Fan met Feng Ling in Qilian Marketplace, proved his Flowing Cloud Sword Sect affiliation, and asked her to help Lin Yinger escape. While he negotiated with Elder Xie over Senior Ruan’s inheritance, the Great Elder and the Blood Soul Peak Master discussed an alliance against Ghost Mother Wuji and a plan involving the Demon Vein Desolate Land and King Yan.

• Lin Fan followed a chain of paper-crane notes through Qilian Marketplace and reunited with Feng Ling at a tea stall.
• Feng Ling offered to take Lin Fan out of the marketplace in exchange for Senior Ruan’s inheritance, but Lin Fan used Sword Control Technique to prove his standing with Flowing Cloud Sword Sect.
• Lin Fan asked Feng Ling to take Lin Yinger away and potentially recommend her to Flowing Cloud Sword Sect; Feng Ling agreed and told him Elder Xie would meet him next.
• Elder Xie urged Lin Fan to provide Senior Ruan’s talisman-making inheritance, while Lin Fan resisted and sparred with him verbally.
• The Great Elder met the Blood Soul Peak Master and discussed joining forces against Ghost Mother Wuji, whose threat might require awakening a Demon Cultivator vessel called King Yan in the Demon Vein Desolate Land.

While the Ghost Mother Wuji infiltrated the Blood Demon Sect, Lin Fan sent Ying'er away for her safety. After the marketplace learned of the attack, Blood Demon Sect disciples kept Lin Fan under guard there as the elders rushed back to the sect.

• A hidden Ghostly Creature killed a patrol of Black Robe Disciples and searched one disciple’s soul for information.
• Lin Fan gave Elder Xie a fabricated portion of Master Ruan’s inheritance, then reunited with Ying'er at the marketplace.
• Lin Fan ordered Ying'er to leave the marketplace and Blood Demon Sect, sent her away with a storage bag, and later burned her tear-stained note.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master learned that Ghost Mother Wuji had appeared in the Demon Vein Desolate Land, prompting her and the Great Elder to rush toward the Blood Demon Sect.
• Gong Hai told Lin Fan to remain in the marketplace and escorted him to a Blood Demon Sect stronghold with several Inner Disciples watching him.

Ghost Mother Wuji invaded the Blood Demon Sect in search of the thief who had stolen an important object, while Lin Fan was confined at a stronghold and secretly strengthened his techniques. The chapter ended with the sect master sacrificing the Blood Fiend Peak Master to restore his strength before facing Ghost Mother Wuji.

• Ghost Mother Wuji defeated King Yan, captured Master Ruan, and accused him of stealing from her secret chamber with an Avatar Blood Demon Talisman.
• Master Ruan blamed Lin Fan, then realized his unfilial disciple might have mastered the Avatar Talisman before Ghost Mother Wuji searched his soul and swallowed him.
• Han Yan fled from pursuing Ghostly Creatures and complained that Master Ruan had cursed her as he died.
• Gong Hai confined Lin Fan to a room, so Lin Fan sent an Azure Feather Demonic Roc to scout the sect and used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to advance his Xiantian Dharma Idol and Sword Control Technique.
• Ghost Mother Wuji set out to search the Blood Demon Sect, defeated the Blood Fiend Peak Master, and watched the sect master drain his life through a bone blade to restore his own body.

Lin Fan fled to Qilian Marketplace after learning Ghost Mother Wuji had attacked the Blood Demon Sect, while the sect’s survivors pursued her. The figure beneath the Oil-Paper Umbrella revealed a scheme to devour the Blood Demon Sect Master and take control of the sect.

• Ying'er agreed to follow Feng Ling to the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect so she could become a cultivator and see Lin Fan again.
• Lin Fan learned from captured Ghostly Creatures that Ghost Mother Wuji had entered the Blood Demon Sect, suspected she was seeking the mysterious finger bone, and returned to Qilian Marketplace.
• The Oil-Paper Umbrella figure arrived at the devastated Blood Demon Sect and sent its elders to search for Ghost Mother Wuji, while the Blood Demon Sect Master reported that she had fled toward the marketplace.
• The Great Elder left to pursue Ghost Mother Wuji, and the Oil-Paper Umbrella figure claimed she would stay behind to care for the Sect Master.
• The Oil-Paper Umbrella figure, disguised as Mei Zhuang, stabbed the Blood Demon Sect Master and revealed that she had lured Ghost Mother Wuji and intended to devour him and claim the sect.

Lin Fan killed Master Wen, searched his memories for information about Master Ruan’s inheritance, and escaped the hideout disguised as him. The Ghost Mother Wuji then arrived at the courtyard, announcing that she had come to find someone.

• Lin Fan lured Master Wen into confronting him, then killed him with his golden dharma idol and flying sword.
• Lin Fan searched Master Wen’s memories and learned that Master Ruan’s legacy was tied to a secret realm beneath the Demon Vein Desolate Land, while the Blood Demon Sect Master feared the Blood Soul Peak Master.
• Lin Fan hid Master Wen’s corpse, used the Blood Gathering Art to take his appearance, and convinced Gong Hai that Master Lin was resting.
• Lin Fan left the hideout disguised as Master Wen, and Gong Hai dismissed the disturbance as an argument between the two masters.
• The Ghost Mother Wuji arrived at the courtyard and crushed the head of the disciple who opened the gate, saying she had come to find someone.

Lin Fan learned that Ghost Mother Wuji had entered Qilian Marketplace to hunt him, so he strengthened his ability to conceal his soul and used a transformed double to lure her into the open. After Lin Fan's double detonated, elders from the Blood Demon Sect and Flowing Cloud Sword Sect arrived to attack Ghost Mother Wuji.

• Lin Fan realized Ghost Mother Wuji had likely destroyed the Blood Demon Sect's marketplace stronghold and was searching for him.
• The Great Elder and the Blood Demon Sect representative agreed to join forces against Ghost Mother Wuji, while their disciples secretly searched the marketplace.
• Lin Fan used the Blood Gathering Art to conceal his soul aura, then sent an Azure Feather Demonic Roc transformed into his appearance into the marketplace.
• Ghost Mother Wuji disguised as Mu Luocheng killed the Black Robe Disciples who approached Lin Fan and revealed she had been hunting him for stealing from her secret chamber.
• Lin Fan's double detonated and destroyed Ghost Mother Wuji's Ghost Hands, drawing the elders of both sects to the scene; the Great Elder launched the first attack.

Lin Fan escaped Ghost Mother Wuji’s rampage through Qilian Town while the Blood Demon Sect and Flowing Cloud Sword Sect struggled to fight her. After the Mountain Moving Ape destroyed a pursuing ghostly creature, Ghost Mother Wuji sensed someone was still alive, and the umbrella-holder welcomed the arrival of a redder Oil-Paper Umbrella.

• Ghost Mother Wuji unleashed her sky-obscuring ghostly shadow after Lin Fan’s apparent self-destruction, overwhelming the sect cultivators and shattering their formation.
• Lin Fan fled with the crowd, realized the ghostly creatures had a limited range, and rescued Li Erniu as they escaped on horses.
• Ghost Mother Wuji mocked a cultivator who revealed the creatures’ range limit, then devoured fleeing cultivators to replenish her strength.
• Lin Fan and Li Erniu rode out of Qilian Town, but a ghostly creature devoured Li Erniu’s soul before the Mountain Moving Ape crushed it.
• Ghost Mother Wuji paused after sensing the Mountain Moving Ape, while the injured Great Elder demanded that the umbrella-holder act.
• The umbrella-holder noticed a redder Oil-Paper Umbrella arriving, threw down her own umbrella, and said the newcomer had finally arrived.

Ghost Mother Wuji escaped the battle at Qilian Marketplace while the sects pursued her, and Lin Fan fled north to stay safe. After both reached a remote mountain forest, Ghost Mother Wuji recognized Lin Fan and confronted him.

• Ghost Mother Wuji tricked the sect cultivators with a decoy Ghostly Creature and fled in the opposite direction.
• A Flowing Cloud Sword Sect elder spotted Ghost Mother Wuji and alerted the Sword Sect Grand Elder, who urged the cultivators to kill her while she was gravely injured.
• Lin Fan rode north from Qilian Marketplace and stopped to rest more than a hundred li away, keeping his martial-wanderer disguise.
• Ghost Mother Wuji approached Lin Fan after surviving by devouring lone cultivators, and she recognized him as the thief she had been hunting.
• Lin Fan identified Ghost Mother Wuji as they exchanged names.