Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan avoided being taken by Wang Hai after Mei Zhuang intervened with a supposed lead about Wang Zhaofeng’s death. Mei Zhuang and the Blood Soul Peak Master lured Wang Hai into the Blood Mist and consumed him, while Lin Fan later prepared to advance his Devouring Demonic Art.

• Empress told Lin Fan that the Great Jin Emperor had gone to the Ghost King Sect to seek help from an old monster among his maternal relatives.
• Wang Hai’s disciples came to take Lin Fan to Barren Peak, but Lin Fan refused until Wang Hai arrived and ordered him to go.
• Mei Zhuang claimed she had found a lead about Wang Zhaofeng’s death and showed Wang Hai an imitation Blood Sky Mirror depicting Demon Cultivators pursuing his son.
• Mei Zhuang told Wang Hai that Demon Cultivators would emerge from the Demon Vein Desolate Land that night, and they waited together for the Blood Soul Peak Master to arrive.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master attacked Wang Hai in the Blood Mist, consumed him, and sent a beam of energy into the sky.
• Unable to sleep amid the commotion, Lin Fan went to the next bedroom and considered spending seventy years of lifespan to advance his Devouring Demonic Art to Minor Mastery.

Lin Fan advanced his Devouring Demonic Art and Sword Control Technique, avoided Han Yan’s offer to become his Dao companion, and kept away from Wang Hai. A month later, he learned Wang Hai had died and Sun Shuqin had been left mentally broken, while Master Ruan hinted that his own life was nearing its end.

• Lin Fan used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to advance the Devouring Demonic Art, calmly absorbed Killing Intent, and condensed two more strands of Internal Breath.
• Lin Fan advanced his Sword Control Technique, then refused Han Yan when she offered to become his Dao companion at the Hidden Scripture Pavilion.
• Zhao Wang warned Lin Fan to stay cautious around Wang Hai, and Lin Fan spent the following weeks between his cave dwelling and the Hidden Scripture Pavilion.
• Master Ruan told Lin Fan that Wang Hai had died in the Demon Vein Desolate Land and that Sun Shuqin had become foolish after Wang Hai searched her soul.
• Master Ruan believed Lin Fan had not killed Wang Zhaofeng, advised him to keep cultivating, and later lamented that Sun Shuqin would never recover as he considered making arrangements before his own death.

Lin Fan crafted a powerful Vajra Demonic Ape Blood Demon Talisman, discovered that strengthening it with soul power could be dangerous, and considered using demonic souls to enhance talismans. As Ghostly Creatures advanced south and Great Jin’s armies were crushed, Lin Fan returned to his cave dwelling, resolved to stay safe within the Blood Demon Sect.

• Lin Fan made more than twenty Blood Demon Talismans and decided he needed stronger ones, such as a Vajra Demonic Ape Talisman.
• Emperor Wang Yanjun learned that Ghostly Creatures had devastated the northern border, refused to send Crown Prince Wang Anshi, and ordered Prince Guangling and King Zhennan to lead troops north while seeking help from the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect.
• Lin Fan learned that Vajra Demonic Apes had appeared in Demon Calling Valley, killed one with his talismans and Azure Gavel Sword, and collected its blood.
• Lin Fan made a Vajra Demonic Ape Talisman, but injecting soul power caused it to drain his soul and unleash corrupting demonic energy, so he severed the connection before being badly harmed.
• Lin Fan considered using a powerful Demonic Soul to increase a Blood Demon Talisman’s power and resolved to cultivate the Blood Demon Soul Refining Chapter.
• Zhao Wang told Lin Fan that Prince Guangling and King Zhennan’s armies had been crushed by the Ghostly Creatures, and Lin Fan returned to his cave dwelling, prioritizing survival.

Lin Fan investigated a series of mysterious deaths among the Hidden Scripture Pavilion’s Menial Disciples and discovered that a Ghostly Creature had infiltrated the sect. After capturing and studying it, he found that injecting its Soul Body into a Blood Demon Talisman greatly increased the talisman’s power.

• Lin Fan learned from the Empress that Ghostly Creatures could seize bodies and disguise themselves, then heard they had appeared in the north.
• Mei Zhuang assigned Lin Fan to make Blood Demon Talismans as the sect prepared for the worsening danger.
• Several Menial Disciples were killed in daylight, and Lin Fan secretly watched the Hidden Scripture Pavilion while the deaths continued.
• Lin Fan used the Vajra Demonic Ape to kill Ji Lan after she revealed herself as a Ghostly Creature devouring Qi Wei, then captured the creature’s Soul Body.
• Lin Fan erased the Ghostly Creature’s consciousness and injected its Soul Body into a Snow Demon Wolf Talisman, producing a much stronger Blood Demon Talisman.

Lin Fan refined Ghostly Creature souls into stronger Blood Demon Talismans and began cultivating the Blood Demon Soul Refining Chapter while the Ghostly Creature invasion devastated Great Jin. After learning that the capital was under attack and Mingyang Marketplace was threatened, he wondered whether the Blood Demon Sect could withstand the ghost cultivators.

• Lin Fan killed five invading Ghostly Creatures, studied their nature, and used their Soul Bodies to strengthen Blood Demon Talismans.
• Lin Fan advanced the Blood Demon Soul Refining Chapter, tempered his divine soul, and gained a soul-searching technique without improving his cultivation realm.
• Lin Fan killed two more Ghostly Creatures and refined their Soul Bodies into his Avatar Blood Demon Talismans, transforming the Vajra Demonic Ape into a four-armed, two-headed creature.
• Wang Yanjun refused to move the capital, and Wang Anshi led more than a hundred thousand troops to Tai'an City, where he saw a vast Ghostly Creature horde approaching.
• Zhao Wang told Lin Fan that Tai'an Mountain had fallen, Wang Anshi had died in battle, and Ghostly Creatures were attacking Great Jin's capital and appearing around Mingyang Marketplace.

As Blackwood Cliff strengthened its defenses against Ghostly Creatures, Lin Fan increased his talisman work and advanced his Talisman Secret Method. He discovered that he could alter the form of an Avatar Talisman's summoned creature, while Master Ruan considered a dangerous offer to escape his approaching end.

• Mei Zhuang assigned disciples to guard Blackwood Cliff and copy Rune Patterns, giving Lin Fan more time to make talismans.
• Han Yan tried to seduce Lin Fan, who instead gave her pointers on copying Rune Patterns.
• Lin Fan made a Two-Headed Bird Blood Demon Talisman for Master Ruan, who explained the risks of Avatar Talismans and asked Lin Fan to escort his mistress home later.
• A mysterious visitor urged Master Ruan to seek help in the Demon Vein Desolate Land and promised a chance at rebirth if he entered the Bone Tempering Realm.
• Lin Fan spent eighty years of lifespan to master the Talisman Secret Method and learned to change the appearance of a Vajra Demonic Ape Avatar Talisman.

As Ghostly Creatures overwhelmed Great Jin, Lin Fan learned that the danger could soon reach the Blood Demon Sect and was summoned by Master Ruan, who sent him away with Sun Shuqin while hinting at a coming upheaval. The chapter ended with Lin Fan secretly dropping a powerful mutated talisman into the woods near Blackwood Cliff as Master Ruan awaited the night’s events.

• Zhao Wang told Lin Fan that Great Jin’s imperial city had fallen and that Ghostly Creatures were advancing south, leaving the sect’s outer disciples in danger.
• Mei Zhuang learned that her master would lead elders north in ten days and was ordered to guard Blackwood Cliff and watch Lin Fan for Master Ruan’s legacy.
• Master Ruan summoned Lin Fan, said his end was near, and asked him to escort Sun Shuqin home while continuing his cultivation and talisman studies.
• Master Ruan watched Lin Fan and Sun Shuqin depart by flying boat, then anticipated a dramatic event that night after the sect master and Blood Soul Peak Master had left.
• As the flying boat passed over Blackwood Cliff, Lin Fan secretly dropped his mutated Two-Headed Vajra Demonic Ape Talisman into the woods.

Master Ruan betrayed Blood Soul Peak by helping the Demon Cultivators and Yuan Tu unleash the Blood Mist and seize the disciples. Lin Fan realized the trap too late, but his two-headed Vajra Demonic Ape rescued the Empress and Gao Qi as the peak fell into chaos.

• Lin Fan learned that the flying boat would take a full day to reach Zhengyang City while Sun Shuqin remained withdrawn.
• Yuan Tu emerged from the Blood Mist at Blood Soul Peak, and Master Ruan and Shi Tao forced the cave disciples to submit or be killed by demonic creatures.
• Master Ruan fought Mei Zhuang after Mei accused her of destroying the cliff formation and betraying the sect.
• Lin Fan inferred that Master Ruan had joined a long-planned Demon Cultivator operation and rushed his two-headed Vajra Demonic Ape back to his cave.
• The two-headed Vajra Demonic Ape killed the demonic creatures attacking the Empress and Gao Qi, and Lin Fan prepared to lead them away.

Lin Fan used a scarred man’s body to rescue Empress Gao Ya and Gao Qi from the Blood Demon Sect, then agreed to return to Great Wei with them after revealing his demonic true form. After delivering Sun Shuqin to her household, Lin Fan returned toward the sect and worried that its leaders would exploit or imprison him, leaving him to renounce Master Ruan as his teacher.

• The scarred man controlled by Lin Fan led Gao Ya and Gao Qi away from Blackwood Cliff and killed a masked Demon Cultivator and its demonic mount when they blocked the path.
• Lin Fan escorted the women out of the Blood Demon Sect’s territory and invented a background as Wushuang, a cultivator from Ask Heaven City.
• Gao Ya invited Lin Fan to Great Wei, and Lin Fan revealed his true form as a two-headed Vajra Demonic Ape before accepting her offer.
• Lin Fan helped Sun Shuqin return to the Sun Household, then headed back toward the Blood Demon Sect and considered the risks awaiting him there.
• Lin Fan reflected that Master Ruan had left him in a dangerous position and vowed that he would no longer consider him his teacher if they met again.

Lin Fan returned to Blood Soul Peak after the Demon Cultivators' attack and was summoned by the new Peak Master, who suspected he had inherited Ruan Xingye’s talisman art. She forced Lin Fan to swallow a Heart-Devouring Pill and made him her disciple, while secretly revealing to Mei Zhuang that the sect had sacrificed Blood Soul Peak’s people to secure an alliance against the Ghost Cultivators.

• Lin Fan returned to find Blood Soul Peak devastated, with hundreds dead or wounded and many disciples captured or devoured.
• The Peak Master questioned Lin Fan about Ruan Xingye, and Lin Fan admitted he had inherited the Talisman Secret Method and offered to share it with the sect.
• The Peak Master made Lin Fan swallow a Heart-Devouring Pill and ordered him to remain at Blood Soul Peak as her disciple.
• After Lin Fan left, Mei Zhuang learned that the sect had knowingly sacrificed Blood Soul Peak’s disciples to form an alliance with the Demon Cultivators against the Ghost Cultivators.
• The Peak Master ordered Mei Zhuang to watch Lin Fan, while Lin Fan left wary of his new position and resolved to act cautiously.

Lin Fan advanced the Devouring Demonic Art and realized that unopened meridians prevented him from breaking through to the Bone Tempering Realm, so he began seeking a Meridian Opening Pill. Lin Yinger arrived to serve him, and Blackwood Cliff was moved to Blood Soul Peak, where Lin Fan and the cliff were left under closer watch.

• Lin Fan consumed eighty years of lifespan to advance the Devouring Demonic Art, condensed two more strands of Internal Breath, and learned he needed a Meridian Opening Pill to open his meridians and break through.
• Lin Fan dismissed the slow method of opening his meridians and considered having his mutated Vajra Demonic Ape Talisman find a Meridian Opening Pill outside the sect.
• Lin Fan spent another fifty years of lifespan advancing Houtian Gang Qi to Minor Mastery.
• Lin Yinger arrived at Lin Fan's cave abode as a servant sent by the Peak Master, took an Infatuation Pill, and revealed that the Peak Master had ordered him to move to Blood Soul Peak.
• Blackwood Cliff was lifted and transported to a remote corner of Blood Soul Peak.

Lin Fan settled into his new role on Blood Soul Peak, where he was tasked with making talismans and began teaching two apprentices. Meanwhile, Wushuang found a Meridian Opening Pill in East Mausoleum City, and Lin Fan received it by Moon Raven at the chapter’s end.

• Wushuang reached East Mausoleum City with Gao Ya and Gao Qi, then searched the trading market for a Meridian Opening Pill.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master sent Lin Fan a supreme-grade Golden Yuan Talisman Brush, and Lin Fan worried that his safety depended on remaining useful as a Blood Talisman Master.
• Wushuang found a consigned Meridian Opening Pill, so Lin Fan sent a Moon Raven carrying Mysterious Jade to East Mausoleum City to secure it.
• After half a month on Blood Soul Peak, Lin Fan met Mei Zhuang, who brought Feng Changzai and Han Ruojia to learn talisman-making from him.
• Lin Fan began teaching Feng Changzai and Han Ruojia, and later received a wooden box containing the Meridian Opening Pill from the returning Moon Raven.

Lin Fan broke through to the Bone Tempering Realm, strengthened his soul, and improved Houtian Gang Qi while continuing to teach and make talismans. Meanwhile, Ghostly Creatures devastated Great Jin’s imperial city before gathering into a massive swarm and heading south.

• Lin Fan used a Meridian Opening Pill to open all twelve meridians, reached the Bone Tempering Realm, and refined his soul with the Blood Demon Soul Refining Chapter.
• Lin Fan advanced Houtian Gang Qi to great accomplishment, then made Blood Demon Talismans and copied ancient Rune Pattern texts.
• Feng Changzai called Lin Yinger a tool, so Lin Fan ordered him to recognize her as his Mistress; Han Ruojia teased Feng Changzai, and Lin Fan sent the apprentices back to copying.
• The Jin Emperor and the Chancellor lamented that the Ghostly Creatures had killed millions across Great Jin, but a terrifying figure appeared and demanded more souls and vital essence.
• Ghostly Creatures slaughtered the imperial city until it became silent, then gathered into an enormous swarm and surged south.

Lin Fan advanced his Talisman Secret Method and learned the rune for an Azure Feather Demonic Roc, while worsening Ghostly Creature incursions increased the demand for his talismans. Back at the Talisman Pavilion, Wen Bin confronted him and asked whether Ruan Xingye’s legacy was in his hands.

• Mu An told Lin Fan that the Peak Master had increased his daily Blood Demon Talisman quota from six to eight because Ghostly Creatures were invading more frequently.
• Lin Fan spent ninety years of lifespan to raise his Talisman Secret Method to minor mastery and successfully drew the Blood Demonic Rune of the Azure Feather Demonic Roc.
• Lin Fan sent a Two-Headed Bird toward Great Wei, where Gao Ya learned that Wushuang’s origins checked out and ordered him brought to the palace.
• Lin Fan returned to his cave abode, spent the night with Ying'er, and reassured her that she had served him well.
• Wen Bin of Blood Bone Peak scolded Feng Changzai and Han Ruojia at the Talisman Pavilion, then asked Lin Fan whether he had Ruan Xingye’s legacy.

Lin Fan resisted Wen Bin’s attempt to take Ruan Xingye’s inheritance and deliberately let the quality of his talismans decline to avoid becoming a talisman-crafting machine. When Mu An led him away from the Talisman Pavilion under the pretense of taking him to the Peak Master, Lin Fan realized something was wrong and asked why Mu An was trying to harm him.

• Wen Bin offered to teach Lin Fan a method of crafting talismans with demon bones in exchange for Ruan Xingye’s legacy, but Lin Fan denied having it.
• Wen Bin told a figure at Blood Bone Peak that Lin Fan had Ruan Xingye’s inheritance and wanted its Avatar Talisman for his Blood Bone Puppet.
• Mei Zhuang reported the confrontation to the Blood Soul Peak Master, who vowed to ensure Blood Bone Peak never obtained the inheritance.
• Lin Fan deliberately lowered the quality of his talismans while continuing to make the increasing daily quota, and Han Ruojia and Feng Changzai worried about his condition.
• Mu An summoned Lin Fan and led him away from the Talisman Pavilion, claiming the Peak Master was at Black Wolf Cliff.
• Lin Fan stopped in a secluded area, asked Mu An where the Peak Master was, and then confronted him about trying to harm him.

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.