Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan fought the injured Ghost Mother Wuji after learning she had escaped the Ghost King Sect and wanted the Divine Bone. Though she invaded his sea of consciousness and repeatedly injured his spiritual soul, the Indestructible Dao Fruit kept restoring it, leaving Ghost Mother Wuji desperate and demanding to know why.

• Ghost Mother Wuji threatened Lin Fan and demanded the brocade box, while he questioned her about the finger bone and her injuries.
• Lin Fan learned that Ghost Mother Wuji had left the Ghost King Sect and revealed that he had already fused the Divine Bone into his Indestructible Dao Fruit.
• Lin Fan unleashed his talismans, flying sword, dharma idol, and other methods, forcing Ghost Mother Wuji to fight despite her injuries.
• Ghost Mother Wuji destroyed Lin Fan's defenses and invaded his sea of consciousness to attack his spiritual soul.
• Lin Fan repeatedly restored his injured spiritual soul by spending lifespan, and after half an hour Ghost Mother Wuji despaired and shouted, "Why?"

Lin Fan defeated Ghost Mother Wuji, escaped the search for them, and recovered in a hidden cave. After strengthening his soul, he prepared to deal with her surviving soul, which offered to become his Soul Slave.

• Lin Fan bound Ghost Mother Wuji's weakened soul with Order Divine Chains, but she compressed herself into a black bead to resist refinement; he took her storage ring and corpse.
• Lin Fan fled the remote battlefield by sword, changing direction repeatedly to evade trackers.
• Cultivators from the Blood Demon Sect and Sword Sect questioned an old hunter and searched the battlefield, but they could not determine who had fought Ghost Mother Wuji.
• Lin Fan recovered in a concealed cave, then spent 130 years of lifespan to cultivate the Blood Demon Soul Refining Chapter to minor mastery and nearly doubled his soul power.
• Ghost Mother Wuji's black bead trembled under Lin Fan's strengthened soul, and she pleaded to become his Soul Slave.

Lin Fan made Ghost Mother Wuji his Soul Slave and learned about the Ghost King Sect and the Divine Bone’s power. After examining her treasures, he used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to pursue a stronger Avatar Talisman based on Green-Eyed Flood Dragon blood.

• Ghost Mother Wuji offered Lin Fan a Kaiyuan Pill to persuade him not to search her soul, and he accepted her as his Soul Slave.
• Ghost Mother Wuji told Lin Fan she had stolen the Kaiyuan Pill and Divine Bone from the Upper Sect’s treasury, and explained the power of the bone and the strength of the Ghost King Sect.
• Lin Fan learned that Ghost Mother Wuji’s branch had hundreds or more ghost cultivators, including experts stronger than her, and considered the need to reach the Mountain Splitting Realm.
• Lin Fan examined Ghost Mother Wuji’s storage ring, finding nearly two thousand Spirit Jade, ghost-cultivation manuals, and blood from a Green-Eyed Flood Dragon.
• Lin Fan connected with the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to preemptively cultivate the Talisman Secret Method to perfection, at the cost of one hundred and twenty years of lifespan.

Lin Fan mastered the Talisman Secret Method and created a blood demonic rune for the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon, but worried that his dwindling lifespan would limit his growth. After returning to the Blood Demon Sect, he faced the suspicious Blood Soul Peak Master, who said she did not understand his loyalties.

• Lin Fan completed the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon blood demonic rune and saw that his lifespan had fallen to less than half its previous amount.
• Elder Wei urged the Blood Soul Peak Master to take charge of the weakened Blood Demon Sect, but she refused.
• Elder Wei and several elders suspected the Blood Soul Peak Master might be involved in Blood Bone's disappearance.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master rebuked a second voice within her and vowed to refine it and rule the Blood Demon Sect.
• Lin Fan returned to the Blood Demon Sect and was brought before the Blood Soul Peak Master, who questioned him.
• Lin Fan declared that he belonged to Blood Soul Peak in life and would remain its ghost in death.

Lin Fan returned to the Blood Demon Sect and accepted an antidote from the Blood Soul Peak Master, unaware that it carried Divine Soul Poison until Ghost Mother Wuji warned him. He chose to endure the danger and strengthen himself, while the Peak Master ordered Mei Zhuang to become his Dao companion and uncover his secrets; back in his cave, Lin Fan rejected Wuji’s attempt to imitate Lin Yinger and completed a Green-Eyed Flood Dragon Talisman.

• The Blood Soul Peak Master gave Lin Fan an antidote that removed his Heart-Devouring Pill poison but planted Divine Soul Poison in his sea of consciousness, then named him a Blood Soul Peak elder and ordered him to stay and make talismans.
• Lin Fan reasoned that he had to remain at the Blood Demon Sect for protection and access to Blood Demonic Runes, and trusted the Indestructible Dao Fruit to help him withstand the poison.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master told Mei Zhuang to become Lin Fan’s Dao companion and investigate his hidden secrets, promising her an antidote afterward.
• At his cave abode, Lin Fan rejected Ghost Mother Wuji when she took Lin Yinger’s form, then severed their emotional connection.
• Lin Fan prepared a Green-Eyed Flood Dragon Talisman, which took shape with golden radiance and powerful killing intent.

Lin Fan received a new talisman-making residence, gained lifespan by copying Rune Patterns, and advanced Xiantian Dharma Idol to Grand Accomplishment. He returned to his cave dwelling and found a veiled woman waiting for him.

• Lin Fan learned that the Talisman Pavilion had been moved and was escorted to Spirit Tempering Peak, which he renamed Blackwood Cliff and whose Blood Demon Tower he renamed the Talisman Pavilion.
• Lin Fan learned that his disciples Han Ruojia and Mu Luocheng had died during the chaos at Qilian Marketplace, then changed into his elder's robes and copied Rune Patterns to gain lifespan.
• Lin Fan gained 55 years of lifespan through copying Rune Patterns and spent 130 years to advance Xiantian Dharma Idol to Grand Accomplishment.
• Lin Fan used his flying sword to draw down more stellar power, strengthening his Dharma Idol and body, then realized he still needed a technique to temper True Force.
• Lin Fan returned to his cave dwelling and found a veiled woman waiting outside, who told him with resentment that he had finally come back.

Lin Fan became Dao companions with Mei Zhuang, discovered that their intimacy could purify his True Force, and strengthened his soul through the Blood Demon Soul Refining Chapter. The chapter ended with an old man questioning whether the Ghost Hag’s attacks and the Blood Demon Sect’s losses were truly coincidental.

• Lin Fan returned to the Blood Demon Sect and became Dao companions with Mei Zhuang, who warned him that the sect was in danger and neither of them had a choice.
• Lin Fan found that his True Force had become purer after his time with Mei Zhuang and suspected her cultivation or physique could help temper it.
• Lin Fan sent the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon Talisman to Demon Calling Valley to devour demonic beast souls, causing it to grow stronger and mutate.
• Lin Fan used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to advance the Blood Demon Soul Refining Chapter to Great Accomplishment, enduring a divine sword’s assault on his soul and greatly increasing his soul power.
• Ghost Mother Wuji awoke, sensed Lin Fan’s progress, and realized that becoming his Soul Slave had been the right choice.
• In the Demon Vein Desolate Land, an old man asked a figure in the Blood Mist whether the Ghost Hag’s attacks and the deaths of key Blood Demon Sect members were all coincidence.

Lin Fan taught Wei Yan and Shen Qingqing talisman crafting while learning that Wei Yan’s ties to Elder Wei could draw him into the Blood Demon Sect’s succession struggle. He perfected his physical body and soul, then decided to seek a cultivation art at the Qilian Marketplace.

• Lin Fan welcomed Wei Yan and Shen Qingqing as disciples and began teaching them the basics of talisman crafting.
• Lin Fan’s Green-Eyed Flood Dragon Talisman finished mutating and became one of his trump cards.
• Mei Zhuang told Lin Fan that Elder Wei was a leading candidate for sect master and wanted Master Ruan’s legacy, while the Blood Soul Peak Master recovered in seclusion.
• Lin Fan and Mei Zhuang spent the night together, but she threw him out before he could sleep beside her.
• Lin Fan used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to perfect the Xiantian Dharma Idol, bringing his physical strength to its limit.
• Lin Fan perfected the Blood Demon Soul Refining Chapter and decided to seek a suitable cultivation art at the Qilian Marketplace.

Lin Fan showed Mei Zhuang his improved Blood Demon Talisman before she warned him to focus on talisman-making and avoid asking questions. At an exchange gathering in Qilian Marketplace, he obtained the Heavenly Desolation Dharma Form manual by agreeing to assist a Blood Bone Peak cultivator with a dangerous task in three days, then returned toward the Blood Demon Sect.

• Lin Fan demonstrated a Wisdom Condensing Realm Vajra Demonic Ape Talisman to Mei Zhuang, who said she would report his progress and told him not to meddle in other matters.
• Lin Fan sent a Blood Demon Talisman flying from his cave abode, then went to Qilian Marketplace seeking a cultivation technique.
• At an exchange gathering, Lin Fan silenced cultivators who probed him with their divine soul senses and asked for a technique that could reach the Mountain Splitting Realm.
• A Blood Bone Peak cultivator offered Lin Fan the Heavenly Desolation Dharma Form manual in exchange for helping kill a half-step Mountain Splitting Realm opponent in three days.
• Lin Fan negotiated for the manual, agreeing to assist from the side for two thousand Spirit Stones and reserving the right to flee if his life was endangered.
• Lin Fan left the gathering, changed his appearance to avoid being followed, and headed back toward the Blood Demon Sect.

Lin Fan rejected Wei An’s offer to join Blood Bone Peak, then advanced the Desolate Heaven Dharma Form and strengthened his Green-Eyed Flood Dragon by feeding it Ghost Mother Wuji’s essence blood. The transformed creature gained vast growth potential, leaving Lin Fan with what seemed more like a powerful external incarnation than an ordinary talisman construct.

• Wei Yan offered Lin Fan the Demon Bone Talisman Codex and a place at Blood Bone Peak on Wei An’s behalf, but Lin Fan refused and told him to return to practicing talismans.
• Lin Fan spent the morning copying Rune Patterns and gained thirty years of lifespan before continuing his talisman work in the afternoon.
• A sinister shadow delivered the Desolate Heaven Dharma Form manual, and Lin Fan confirmed that it shared an origin with his Xiantian Dharma Idol.
• Lin Fan spent 150 years of lifespan to advance the Desolate Heaven Dharma Form, then endured star flames tempering his body and strengthened his golden dharma form.
• Ghost Mother Wuji told Lin Fan that her essence blood could produce Ghostly Creatures and Soul Bodies, prompting him to test it on the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon.
• The Green-Eyed Flood Dragon devoured Ghost Mother Wuji’s essence blood, transforming into a much stronger creature with seemingly limitless growth potential.

Lin Fan strengthened his Blood Demon Talismans with ghost blood, advanced his cultivation, and learned that Master Ruan’s talisman knowledge may have come from a secret realm. A mysterious summons sent him to Qilian Marketplace, leaving him uncertain who he would be asked to help deal with.

• Blood Soul Peak Master learned that Lin Fan had crafted a Vajra Demonic Ape Talisman and warned Mei Zhuang she would absorb him if he became disobedient.
• Lin Fan infused Ghost Mother Wuji’s blood into Mountain Moving Ape Talismans, transforming them into Three Heads Six Arms forms and boosting their power.
• Mei Zhuang gave Lin Fan a handwritten copy of the Demon Bone Talisman Codex and offered to help him obtain cultivation resources.
• Lin Fan used his Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to advance the Desolate Heaven Dharma Form and reach the perfected Bone Tempering Realm.
• Lin Fan discovered Master Ruan’s notes about a secret realm containing a complete Talisman Inheritance.
• A mysterious cultivator summoned Lin Fan to the Zhao Family Restaurant at Qilian Marketplace before dusk.

Lin Fan followed a Blood Demon Sect cultivator to a remote gathering, where the man killed a hired cultivator who questioned him and led the masked group toward the Blood Demon Sect. Meanwhile, Wei Yan tried to force Lin Fan to Blood Bone Peak, but a hidden figure slaughtered Wei Yan’s allies and then Wei Yan himself.

• Lin Fan followed the Messaging Jade’s directions to a residence, where the Blood Demon Sect cultivator introduced several powerful hired helpers.
• When a fat sixth-grade Meridian Condensing Realm cultivator demanded to know their target, the Blood Demon Sect cultivator’s Blood Bone Corpse killed him, and the others accepted beast-skin masks.
• The Blood Demon Sect cultivator took the masked group away by flying boat, and Lin Fan realized they were heading toward the Blood Demon Sect.
• At the Talisman Pavilion, Wei Yan attacked Shen Qingqing and demanded that Lin Fan accompany him to Blood Bone Peak to meet his grandfather.
• Blood Bone Peak Inner Disciples and their Blood Bone Corpse confronted Lin Fan, but a strange figure tore them apart and killed Wei Yan.

Lin Fan discovered that Elder Wei had secretly sided with the Blood Soul Peak Master, and the sect’s senior elders and the ancient demon fought as their schemes came to light. After escaping the battle and entering the Demon Vein Desolate Land, Lin Fan found an immovable bronze door before the wounded King Yan’s head flew toward him seeking to take over his body.

• Mei Zhuang told Lin Fan that the Blood Demon Sect would remain after the night, as a colossal creature rose from the Blood Mist.
• Elder Wei killed Elder Jiang and revealed his alliance with the Blood Soul Peak Master, while hired rogue cultivators attacked the other senior elders.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master fought the ancient demon and severed its arm, but the senior elders then rushed to attack her.
• Lin Fan fled the fighting, entered the Demon Vein Desolate Land, and failed to open an ancient bronze door.
• King Yan’s severed head found Lin Fan and flew toward him, intending to seize his body.

Lin Fan defeated Demon Cultivator King Yan, learned about a secret realm beneath the Demon Vein Desolate Land, and stole its entry token and a mysterious treasure before escaping. Meanwhile, a strange man helped the Blood Soul Peak Master consolidate control of the Blood Demon Sect, and the Peak Master set out to eliminate remaining obstacles.

• Lin Fan destroyed King Yan's demon spirit in the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon and searched his memories, learning that Master Ruan had colluded with Demon Cultivators and that a dangerous creature lurked beyond an ancient bronze door.
• Lin Fan raided a hidden chamber, took the Bronze Token and brocade box, grabbed more treasures as Demon Cultivators gathered, then escaped in the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon's savage form.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master confronted Elder Wei, who revealed his monstrous true form and said he had helped her take control of the Blood Demon Sect on orders from someone above.
• The strange man began consuming people at Blood Bone Peak and Blood Fiend Peak, while the Blood Soul Peak Master flew toward the Demon Vein Desolate Land to pursue King Yan's remaining demon spirit and clear away obstacles.
• At Talisman Pavilion, Mei Zhuang told Lin Fan she knew little about the Peak Master and warned him not to ask about her again.

A mysterious woman searched the Demon Vein Desolate Land for something stolen by the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon, slaughtering the Blood Demon Sect’s Demon Cultivators when she failed to find it. Back in his cave, Lin Fan examined his spoils and opened a brocade box containing a strange statue, which the frightened Ghost Mother Wuji called a divine statue.

• A woman beneath a blood-red Oil-Paper Umbrella searched the Demon Vein Desolate Land, learned the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon had taken what belonged to her, and killed the remaining Demon Cultivators.
• Lin Fan returned to his cave, reflected on the Blood Demon Sect’s schemes, and resolved to become more cautious and powerful.
• Lin Fan inspected the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon’s spoils, keeping a Blood Burst Pill and a Bronze Token while giving the demon pills to the Flood Dragon.
• Lin Fan opened the brocade box and nearly fell under the influence of its eerie, cracked stone statue before the Ghost Mother Wuji’s voice brought him back to his senses.
• The Ghost Mother Wuji recoiled from the statue, then asked Lin Fan where he had found the divine statue.

Lin Fan discovered that the Cracked Stone Statue could temper his True Force, though Ghost Mother Wuji warned him of its dangerous origins. At Blood Soul Peak, the Blood Soul Peak Master made Mei Zhuang the new peak master and hinted that Lin Fan’s survival and abilities were no coincidence.

• Ghost Mother Wuji told Lin Fan that divine statues were linked to Anomalies and Curses, and that their owners often mutated or vanished despite their rumored powers.
• Lin Fan touched the Cracked Stone Statue, which drained and then returned his True Force, tempering it; he decided to keep testing it and estimated he could perfect his True Force within a month.
• Ghost Mother Wuji retreated into Lin Fan’s sea of consciousness while the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon guarded him as he cultivated through the night.
• The Blood Soul Peak Master questioned Mei Zhuang about Lin Fan and his possible ability to create higher-grade Blood Demon Talismans, then named her the new Blood Soul Peak Master.
• After Mei Zhuang left, the Blood Soul Peak Master suggested that Lin Fan’s survival was no coincidence and said she would uncover the truth after taking the final step.

After the Blood Demon Sect’s purge, Lin Fan advanced his techniques and divine soul, then was appointed chief Blood Talisman Master and confined to the Talisman Pavilion under close watch. As he studied Master Wen’s manual, an eerie figure entered and filled the pavilion with a chilling aura.

• Lin Fan learned that the Blood Soul Peak Master had crushed a conspiracy involving senior elders and Demon Cultivators, leaving Blood Bone Peak and Blood Fiend Peak nearly empty.
• Lin Fan advanced the Blood Gathering Art, learned to disguise his divine-soul fluctuations, and strengthened his divine soul; he also advanced the Desolate Heaven Dharma Form.
• An Inner Disciple delivered the Peak Master’s orders appointing Lin Fan chief Blood Talisman Master and directing him to reside temporarily in the Talisman Pavilion.
• Lin Fan realized elders and Inner Disciples were watching the pavilion, making it a cage, and studied Master Wen’s manual to learn two Blood Demonic Runes.
• A mysterious figure entered the Talisman Pavilion, surrounding Lin Fan with an eerie aura and making him tense.

Lin Fan faced a strange Thousand Hand Demonic Sect cultivator who tested him but left after being confronted by the figure beneath a blood-colored umbrella. After Ghost Mother Wuji identified the man’s sect, Lin Fan decided to seek a helper and secretly left the Talisman Pavilion on the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon.

• A strange man confronted Lin Fan in the Talisman Pavilion, threatened to search his soul, and then left without attacking him.
• Outside the pavilion, the man argued with the figure beneath the Oil-Paper Umbrella, who warned him not to interfere with Lin Fan.
• Ghost Mother Wuji told Lin Fan that the strange man’s aura marked him as a cultivator of the Thousand Hand Demonic Sect, which was linked to a divine statue.
• Lin Fan realized Blood Soul Peak Master and the Thousand Hand Demonic Sect might be pursuing secrets in the secret realm and that they suspected him.
• Lin Fan decided to find a helper and secretly left the Talisman Pavilion on the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon.

The Flowing Cloud Sword Sect learned that the Thousand Hand Demonic Sect had taken control of the Blood Demon Sect and considered how to respond. Lin Fan prepared to break through to the Mountain Splitting Realm, but Mei Zhuang’s attempt to help him was revealed as a trap, leaving him in danger from the Blood Soul Peak Master.

• The Flowing Cloud Sword Sect’s elders learned that the Blood Soul Peak Master had eliminated powerful elders and taken control of the Blood Demon Sect, and they received a report that might offer a rare opportunity.
• Lin Fan finished tempering his True Force and planned to break through that night, despite Ghost Mother Wuji warning that the surge of spiritual energy could expose him.
• Mei Zhuang told Lin Fan that the Sect Master wanted to see him, then gave him a porcelain bottle she claimed contained a cure for Divine Soul Poison and urged him to leave.
• Mei Zhuang returned to her palace and found her master waiting beneath a pale-gold Oil-Paper Umbrella.
• Mei Zhuang’s master revealed that the bottle contained Baleful Poison meant to turn Lin Fan into a Walking Corpse, and Mei Zhuang knelt and admitted she was wrong.

Lin Fan uncovered the Blood Demon Sect Master's attack after she disguised herself as Senior Sister Mei, then confronted her to avenge Mei. He struck her down with his golden Dharma form, though her fate remained uncertain.

• Elder Yu killed the mountain gate guard and led Flowing Cloud Sword Sect fighters into the Blood Demon Sect.
• Lin Fan sent Ghost Mother Wuji to deal with the spies around the Talisman Pavilion and returned inside.
• A wounded woman claiming to be Senior Sister Mei reached Lin Fan and urged him to flee, then asked him to tattoo her.
• Lin Fan stabbed the woman, revealing that she had disguised herself as Senior Sister Mei and had attacked the pavilion with an Oil-Paper Umbrella.
• The figure beneath the umbrella used the Crescent Moon Purple Gold Chain and Divine Soul Poison against Lin Fan, but Ghost Mother Wuji emerged from a Blood Demon Talisman to shield him.
• Lin Fan identified the attacker as the newly appointed Blood Demon Sect Master and struck her with his golden Dharma form, sending her crashing through rocks and trees.