Recaps

Lin Fan survived the Hidden Scripture Pavilion by hiding his rapid cultivation, killing threats, and rising to become a Formal Disciple. After learning talisman arts and settling into his new cave dwelling, he found his cultivation stalling and decided to seek a stronger technique.

• Lin Fan began copying books on Blackwood Cliff, gained lifespan through his Pre-emptive Dao Fruit, and learned that Everlasting Lamps protected menial disciples from the nightly fiends.
• Lin Fan cultivated the Basic Demonic Art, survived the monthly tests, and concealed his growing strength while changing roommates from Feng Ling to Zhou Wanqing.
• Lin Fan bought Blood Gathering Art, killed Wu Hai when he attacked him, and discovered evidence of the Thousand Hands Sect spy’s activities.
• Lin Fan advanced to Spirit Gathering Realm Fifth Grade, passed an early inspection without revealing his strength, and later bought the Intermediate Demonic Arts at the marketplace.
• Lin Fan helped Feng Ling escape the Dark-Robed Disciple’s pursuit, while Qiao'er died protecting her and Feng Ling vowed to avenge her senior sister.
• Lin Fan passed the Final Assessment and became a Formal Disciple with Feng Ling and Wang Biao, then brought Zhou Wanqing to his cave dwelling, where they found the captured Princess Anyang, Wang Yuyao.
• Lin Fan took the Hidden Scripture Pavilion mission, learned the Talisman Secret Tome, killed two masked pursuers, and impressed Zhao Wang and Yun Peng with his Rune Pattern copying and talisman work.
• Lin Fan refused Feng Ling’s offer to become Dao companions, perfected the Talisman Secret Tome enough to make a Golden Thunder Talisman, and decided he needed a stronger cultivation technique.

Lin Fan survived the Blood Demon Sect’s collapse, traveled east, and helped Mo Xue secure the Sacred Dragon Book Pavilion while gaining access to its books. He acquired the Devouring Demonic Art, advanced his cultivation and talisman skills, and remained wary of the forces searching for Blood Demon Sect disciples.

• Lin Fan attended Master Ruan’s Blood Talisman Gathering, kept apart from Yun Peng and Wang Zhaofeng’s factions, and later impressed Master Ruan with his insight into the Golden Mane White Deer.
• Lin Fan killed a Flowing Cloud Sword Sect fighter near Demon Calling Valley, became a Blood Talisman Master, and learned that Shi Tao and Yuan Tu were Demon Cultivators who abducted Blood Talisman Masters.
• After the Blood Demon Sect was attacked, Lin Fan left with Zhou Wanqing and Wang Yuyao, avoided Dangyang City, and killed Flowing Cloud Sword Sect pursuers on the road.
• Lin Fan took Zhou Wanqing and Wang Yuyao toward King of Linzi’s City, where Wang Yuyao revealed she was Princess Anyang and An Shi escorted her and Zhou Wanqing inside.
• Lin Fan rescued Mo Xue from the Black Shark Gang, agreed to help her lead the Sacred Dragon Book Pavilion in exchange for access to its texts, and killed Iron Mask and Madman when they attacked her.
• Lin Fan helped Mo Xue defeat Greenwood Hall and the Black Shark Gang, then copied the pavilion’s books and advanced his cultivation and talisman skills.
• Lin Fan entered the Mount Tiancong trading market in disguise, killed the masked stall owner who tracked him, and took the Devouring Demonic Art.
• Lin Fan learned the Devouring Demonic Art and reached the seventh grade of the Meridian Condensing Realm, while Mo Xue reported King of Linzi’s forces had taken Ask Heaven City and nearby cities.

Lin Fan returned to the Blood Demon Sect, gained Master Ruan’s talisman inheritance, and survived the sect’s upheaval as Ghostly Creatures ravaged Great Jin. After breaking through to the Bone Tempering Realm and becoming useful to the Blood Soul Peak Master, he faced a new threat from those seeking Ruan Xingye’s legacy.

• Lin Fan returned to the Blood Demon Sect, became Master Ruan’s student, and perfected the Talisman Secret Manual while Wang Zhaofeng began pursuing Ruan’s inheritance.
• Lin Fan killed Wang Zhaofeng, gained Mei Zhuang’s protection by presenting a Blood Demon Talisman, and took in Gao Ya and Gao Qi, who revealed the Emperor had sought help from the Ghost King Sect.
• As Ghostly Creatures infiltrated the sect, Lin Fan killed them and refined their Soul Bodies into powerful Blood Demon Talismans while Great Jin’s northern armies and imperial city fell.
• Master Ruan and other Demon Cultivators launched their planned operation at Blood Soul Peak, leaving Lin Fan to rescue Gao Ya and Gao Qi before returning to find the sect devastated.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master forced Lin Fan to take a Heart-Devouring Pill and remain as her disciple, while Lin Fan secretly obtained a Meridian Opening Pill and reached the Bone Tempering Realm.
• Lin Fan taught Feng Changzai and Han Ruojia talisman-making as Ghostly Creatures slaughtered the Jin Emperor and surged south, and he continued meeting the Peak Master’s increasing talisman quota.
• Wen Bin tried to obtain Ruan Xingye’s inheritance from Lin Fan, then plotted to seize his Avatar Talisman, while Mei Zhuang warned the Blood Soul Peak Master about the threat.
• Lin Fan deliberately weakened his talismans to slow his work, then confronted Mu An after realizing he was leading him away to harm him.

Lin Fan navigated suspicion within the Blood Demon Sect while secretly gaining power and stealing treasures from Ghost Mother Wuji. After Ghost Mother Wuji devastated the sect and marketplace, Lin Fan fled, but she tracked him down and recognized him.

• Lin Fan survived the Blood Soul Peak Master’s questioning by admitting he had concealed his origins, then was placed under Mei Zhuang’s watch and became the target of rumors that he was a Flowing Cloud Sword Sect spy.
• Lin Fan bonded with an Azure Feather Demonic Roc, sent it to fight Ghostly Creatures, and later used it to steal Spirit Jade, treasures, and Ghost Mother Wuji’s vital blood from the imperial palace.
• Lin Fan obtained a Divine Bone fragment, fused it into his panel to gain the Indestructible Dao Fruit, and strengthened his cultivation and talisman-making while concealing his progress.
• At Qilian Marketplace, Lin Fan met Feng Ling and Elder Xie, gave Elder Xie a fabricated portion of Master Ruan’s inheritance, and sent Ying'er away with Feng Ling to protect her.
• Ghost Mother Wuji defeated King Yan, killed Master Ruan, and invaded the Blood Demon Sect as Lin Fan escaped confinement and learned she was searching for the stolen finger bone.
• The Oil-Paper Umbrella figure revealed her betrayal of the Blood Demon Sect Master, while Lin Fan killed Master Wen, took his appearance, and slipped out of the sect stronghold.
• Lin Fan used an Azure Feather Demonic Roc double to draw Ghost Mother Wuji into a fight with the sect elders, then fled Qilian Town as she overwhelmed the cultivators and Li Erniu was killed by a Ghostly Creature.
• After Ghost Mother Wuji escaped the sects’ pursuit and hunted down lone cultivators, she found Lin Fan more than a hundred li from the marketplace and recognized him as the thief.