Chapter Summaries

Xu Yunfan subdued Chen Jiuchuan, investigated his cultivation, and questioned him about White Peak's Hundred Peaks Demon Suppressing Scripture. After learning how to open the Primal Beginning Sect's Summoning Bags, he began inspecting the spoils he had collected.

• Xu Yunfan restrained Chen Jiuchuan with Ten Extremes True Qi and studied how his meridians and true qi worked.
• Chen Jiuchuan admitted he had not dared attack Xu Yunfan, and Xu Yunfan warned him not to lie again.
• Xu Yunfan ordered Chen Jiuchuan to explain the Hundred Peaks Demon Suppressing Scripture while he searched the seven corpses for their belongings.
• Chen Jiuchuan described the scripture's layers, and Xu Yunfan received an insight prompt as he listened.
• Xu Yunfan asked how to open the Summoning Bags, and Chen Jiuchuan explained how to sense and retrieve their contents.
• Xu Yunfan opened a bag and found a female disciple's belongings, including three bottles of Jade Marrow Heart Nourishing Pills.

Xu Yunfan searched the Primal Beginning Sect disciples' belongings and discovered that Chen Jiuchuan had hidden information about a Martial Dao Mystic Crystal in the Divine Martial Realm. After torturing Chen Jiuchuan into revealing its location, Xu Yunfan forced him to pledge his life through a mountain-shaped token.

• Xu Yunfan found Blood Crystals, incomplete cultivation-method slips, and evil-countering talismans, which Chen Jiuchuan explained were made to exploit righteous cultivators' methods.
• Xu Yunfan discovered an astrological scroll and a mountain-shaped Demon Suppression token in the disciples' belongings, then questioned Chen Jiuchuan about the Martial Dao Mystic Crystal.
• Xu Yunfan used Ten Extremes True Qi to torture Chen Jiuchuan until he revealed that the Mystic Crystal was a Jiaolong in the Small World Secret Realm.
• Chen Jiuchuan explained that the Divine Martial True Person had forged the Mystic Crystal from the Divine Martial Realm's vital energy to support foundation establishment.
• Xu Yunfan considered killing Chen Jiuchuan, but Chen Jiuchuan extracted his true spirit and bound his life to the Demon Suppression token as a pledge of allegiance.

Xu Yunfan entered the shattered Small World Secret Realm with Chen Jiuchuan to obtain the Martial Dao Mystic Crystal. He subdued the dying Jiaolong and began refining it with Crimson Flame True Fire, but the crystal had not yet formed.

• Xu Yunfan returned to Qingwei Mountain with Chen Jiuchuan and told Bi Yuan he planned to enter the shattered secret realm.
• Bi Yuan lent Xu Yunfan the Profound Heaven Mirror, and Xu Yunfan used it to enter the secret realm with Chen Jiuchuan.
• Xu Yunfan found the grievously wounded Jiaolong, and Chen Jiuchuan warned him not to kill it because the Martial Dao Mystic Crystal depended on it.
• Xu Yunfan bound the Jiaolong with Ten Extremes True Qi chains and struck it with the Mountain Shaking Sea Suppressing Hammer, burning away its demonic qi.
• Chen Jiuchuan explained that the Jiaolong’s flesh, blood, and soul had to be refined with true fire, so Xu Yunfan engulfed it in Crimson Flame True Fire.

Xu Yunfan refined the Jiaolong into a Martial Dao Mystic Crystal, but the Divine Martial True Person took control of Chen Jiuchuan and revealed that the crystal and secret realm were bait for a Land Immortal. The True Person attacked Xu Yunfan with a powerful seal, leaving their clash underway.

• Xu Yunfan burned away the Jiaolong’s demonic qi and refined its remains into a Martial Dao Mystic Crystal that could aid Foundation Establishment.
• An ancient presence took control of Chen Jiuchuan, inspected Xu Yunfan, and identified itself as the Divine Martial True Person.
• The Divine Martial True Person revealed that he had arranged the secret realm and its bait to lure a Land Immortal and help him regain life.
• Xu Yunfan rejected the remnant soul’s threat and burned away the Purple-Black Demonic Qi serpents it sent at him.
• The Divine Martial True Person formed a Heavenly Fiend Spirit Annihilation Seal and attacked with thirty-three spiritual qi tornadoes, astonishing Xu Yunfan.

Xu Yunfan fought Divine Martial True Person in a prolonged battle, breaking his heaven-and-earth-powered attacks with overwhelming martial strength. Divine Martial True Person realized he had underestimated Xu Yunfan and changed techniques as the fight continued.

• Xu Yunfan shattered Divine Martial True Person’s spirit seal with Eight Desolations Dragonfall: Skyfall, earning praise for his Mountain Soul Forged Body.
• Divine Martial True Person summoned a Thunder Prison Formation and offered to guide Xu Yunfan onto the immortal path if Xu Yunfan accepted his divine soul.
• Xu Yunfan rejected the offer and battled Divine Martial True Person through hundreds of exchanges, countering lightning wyrms and a falling meteor with his hammers.
• Divine Martial True Person used Chen Jiuchuan’s ancient bronze mirror to freeze the dragon-pattern chains Xu Yunfan sent around his feet.
• Divine Martial True Person grew alarmed by Xu Yunfan’s immense True Qi reserves and rapid recovery, then pushed both palms forward with a new technique.

Xu Yunfan battled the Divine Martial True Person until their fight destroyed the secret realm, then swallowed the Martial Dao Mystic Crystal to keep it from him. As the crystal began consuming Xu Yunfan’s true qi and life force, he produced a Ten Thousand Year Ginseng King to sustain himself, shocking the True Person while Primal Beginning Sect disciples rushed toward the crystal’s aura.

• Xu Yunfan and the Divine Martial True Person fought with their full strength, destroying the secret realm and emerging above the Qingwei Mountain Range.
• Xu Yunfan revealed the Martial Dao Mystic Crystal, drawing the attention of surviving Primal Beginning Sect disciples across the Divine Martial Realm.
• Xu Yunfan swallowed the crystal, which devoured his true qi and life force as the Divine Martial True Person warned that it would drain him dry.
• Xu Yunfan opened his Mystic Steel Mechanism Box and pulled out a human-shaped Ten Thousand Year Ginseng King, stunning the Divine Martial True Person.

Xu Yunfan swallowed the Ten Thousand Year Ginseng King, ruining Divine Martial True Person’s centuries-old plan and transforming his body with the Martial Dao Mystic Crystal. He reached the threshold of bodily Foundation Establishment but realized he needed an orthodox cultivation scripture to break through.

• Divine Martial True Person tried to seize the Ginseng Baby and lamented that its power could have helped him forge an acquired Dao body.
• Xu Yunfan swallowed the Ginseng Baby, and its vitality triggered the Martial Dao Mystic Crystal’s transformation from devouring him to nourishing him.
• Xu Yunfan used the conflicting forces to strengthen his body and tried to form meridians with the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Nether Technique, but the unstable system collapsed.
• The Martial Dao Mystic Crystal fused with Xu Yunfan’s heart, transformed his blood and true qi, and brought him to the threshold of bodily Foundation Establishment.
• Xu Yunfan failed to break through the final barrier and realized he needed an orthodox cultivation method or true scripture to advance.

Xu Yunfan resisted Divine Martial True Person’s attempt to seize his body and used his Self God Dharma Image to search the True Person’s soul. The search revealed the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture, whose contents began pouring into Xu Yunfan’s mind.

• Divine Martial True Person refused to impart his Dao lineage and attacked Xu Yunfan to take over his body.
• Xu Yunfan entered the Lin Stance and revealed a vast glazed-crystal sea of consciousness, surprising Divine Martial True Person with the Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotion inheritance.
• Xu Yunfan’s Self God Dharma Image shattered Divine Martial True Person’s Dao markings and imprisoned his divine soul.
• Xu Yunfan’s Dharma Image searched Divine Martial True Person’s memories and discovered the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture.
• The scripture unfurled and its teachings began flowing into Xu Yunfan’s mind.

Xu Yunfan deciphered the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture, absorbed the Divine Martial True Person’s Foundation Establishment origin, and advanced his cultivation, while worrying that Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotion might consume his humanity. When Xu Tian and four Primal Devil Sect disciples arrived, Xu Yunfan killed the four companions and left Xu Tian facing him alone.

• Xu Yunfan’s Self God Dharma Image shattered the Divine Martial True Person’s remnant soul and absorbed its Foundation Establishment origin.
• The Martial Dao Mystic Crystal transformed and strengthened Xu Yunfan as he formed the rudimentary Divine Martial Dao Foundation.
• Xu Yunfan returned to his emotions and feared that Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotion could eventually erase his humanity.
• Xu Tian arrived with four Primal Devil Sect disciples and addressed Xu Yunfan as though the Divine Martial True Person had possessed him.
• Xu Yunfan killed the four disciples with his hammer, sword qi, and bow, and disrupted the female cultivator’s attempted teleportation.
• Xu Yunfan destroyed Xu Tian’s twelve skull artifacts, leaving the scar-faced disciple as the sole survivor.

Xu Yunfan forced Xu Tian to reveal that the passage to the Taihua Spiritual Void Realm would open in three months, then bound Xu Tian to him with a life-and-death soul contract. They set off for the Dao Sect to wait for the passage to open.

• Xu Tian told Xu Yunfan the passage opened every three hundred years and would open again in three months, while a blood curse thwarted Xu Yunfan’s attempt to search his memories.
• Xu Tian persuaded Xu Yunfan to keep him alive by explaining that he could pose as a trial disciple and avoid suspicion from True Person Hundred Flowers.
• Xu Yunfan sealed Xu Tian’s dantian and forced him to surrender his soul silk through the Primal Beginning Token, giving Xu Yunfan control over his life and death.
• Xu Tian confirmed that the group had already searched the Divine Martial Realm and found little left beyond the Dao Sect.
• Xu Yunfan bound Xu Tian with a Devouring Demon Spirit Binding Rope and decided they would wait at the Dao Sect.

Xu Yunfan prepared to leave the Divine Martial Realm for the Taihua Spiritual Void Realm, entrusting scriptures and weapons to his masters and fellow disciples. After spending eighty days cultivating atop the realm’s highest peak, he set out for the Realm Gate.

• Xu Yunfan gave Bi Yuan three Jade Slips, including the Hundred Peaks Demon Suppressing Scripture, and discussed the Dao Sect’s plans to research Meridian Opening Pills with the new dynasty.
• Xu Yunfan told Bi Yuan he would depart for the Taihua Spiritual Void Realm in three months, then left three drops of golden blood essence for his master to refine.
• Xu Yunfan said farewell to Zhan Yan, left his hammers and bow with the Heavenly Crafting Cave, and promised to guide his master to immortality if he could.
• Xu Yunfan gave Yan Yuwei the Rift Sky Piercing Cloud Bow and the true intent of the Eight Desolations Dragonfall Mace.
• Xu Yunfan spent eighty days cultivating on the highest peak, drawing in spiritual energy and extracting the blood essence of nearby demonic beasts.

Xu Yunfan entered the Taihua Spiritual Void Realm after taking control of seven Primal Beginning Sect disciples and using them to disguise his identity. True Person Hundred Flowers noticed his unusual physique and recruited him to Hundred Desires Peak, while Xu Tian secretly hoped the realm’s dense spiritual qi would kill him.

• Xu Yunfan prepared to enter the Primal Beginning Sect by studying its scripture and taking control of Xu Tian and seven fringe disciples.
• At the Realm Gate, Xu Yunfan concealed his identity with the Ten Extremes Martial Dao when True Person Hundred Flowers inspected him.
• True Person Hundred Flowers recruited Xu Yunfan to Hundred Desires Peak before he could refuse.
• Xu Yunfan looked back toward the Divine Martial Realm and passed through the Realm Gate into the Taihua Spiritual Void Realm.
• Xu Tian warned Xu Yunfan that the pure spiritual qi could overwhelm his body while secretly wishing he would die.

Xu Yunfan absorbed the spiritual qi near the Realm Gate, then killed the Primal Beginning Sect disciples who had accompanied him and took their belongings. He headed for Hundred Desires Peak to pose as a disciple and reached its foot.

• Xu Yunfan used the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture’s breathing method to absorb spiritual qi and increase his true qi.
• After reaching a secluded valley, Xu Yunfan killed six Primal Beginning Sect disciples and then killed Xu Tian when he tried to attack and signal for help.
• Xu Yunfan searched Xu Tian’s storage pouch and found a complete version of the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Nether Technique, along with pills and spirit stones.
• Xu Yunfan learned that Hundred Desires Peak was a powerful sect with many disciples and loose management, making it a suitable place for him to hide as an impostor.
• Xu Yunfan traveled through the mountain forest and arrived at the foot of Hundred Desires Peak.

Xu Yunfan entered Hundred Desires Peak with a Primal Beginning Token and registered as a disciple under True Person Hundred Flowers. At the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, he learned that disciples had to complete monthly missions or risk being used as cultivation Cauldrons.

• Xu Yunfan showed his Primal Beginning Token to two Hundred Desires Peak disciples, who argued over him before he hurried past them.
• Xu Yunfan registered at the Registration Pavilion, and the old man accepted his token and confirmed he was a disciple under True Person Hundred Flowers.
• Xu Yunfan reflected that joining the Primal Beginning Sect left him with no path back to the righteous sects, but he resolved to pursue strength and immortality regardless.
• Xu Yunfan collected his residence key and monthly allotment of spirit stones and Qi Gathering Pills from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.
• The steward warned Xu Yunfan to complete a sect mission each month or pay Contribution Points, then hinted that Hundred Desires Peak might use him as a Cauldron.

After joining Hundred Desires Peak, Xu Yunfan discovered he needed a Meridian Opening Pill to cultivate the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture and went to Joyful Courtyard to exchange for one. The deacon quoted its fixed price, then grew wary after sensing Xu Yunfan’s immense blood and qi, leaving Xu Yunfan asking whether the pill required anything special.

• Xu Yunfan examined the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Nether Technique and learned how the Meridian Opening Pill would help reshape his meridians.
• Xu Yunfan realized he could not cultivate his main scripture or Hundred Desires Peak’s mandatory art without a Meridian Opening Pill.
• Xu Yunfan followed the sect map to Joyful Courtyard to exchange supplies for the pill.
• The deacon told Xu Yunfan that the Meridian Opening Pill cost one thousand Contribution Points and had a stable price.
• Xu Yunfan revealed a hint of his true qi, startling the deacon, and asked whether the pill required anything special.

Xu Yunfan traded Blood Crystals, a Profound Yin Sword Embryo, and pills for a Meridian Opening Pill, then began using it to reshape his meridians with the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Nether Technique. Yu Congling warned him about the demonic mark the pill would leave, but Xu Yunfan proceeded and endured the painful transformation.

• Xu Yunfan exchanged his Blood Crystals, Profound Yin Sword Embryo, and Jade Marrow Heart Nourishing Pills for a Meridian Opening Pill.
• Xu Yunfan returned to his house and prepared to use the pill, while Yu Congling's Apex Path Remains awakened and warned him that it would mark him with the Primal Devil Sect's demonic techniques.
• Yu Congling offered to help Xu Yunfan join the Myriad Chariots Sword Sect, but he refused and sealed her remains inside his Dragon Scale Armor.
• Xu Yunfan cut his skin, and the Meridian Opening Pill burrowed into his body and sent purple threads through his organs and spine.
• Xu Yunfan circulated the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Nether Technique to reshape his meridians as the process caused him intense pain.

Xu Yunfan endured the Meridian Opening Pill’s painful effects as the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Nether Technique formed his meridians and Sea of Qi, then cultivated the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture to transform his true qi into true essence. Three days later, he had reached Qi Refining while concealing the full extent of his strength.

• Xu Yunfan used the Lin Stance and Ten Extremes True Qi to control the Meridian Opening Pill’s power as it formed the Ren, Governing Vessel, and Chong meridians and a Spirit Platform.
• The new meridian network reshaped Xu Yunfan’s Guanyuan Acupoint into a Dantian Sea of Qi with a crystalline core.
• Xu Yunfan cultivated the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture, tempering his true qi through the meridians and using the Spirit Platform as a transitional organ.
• At the Hour of the Tiger three days later, scarlet-gold flames rose from Xu Yunfan as an octahedral crystal formed at his Dazhui Acupoint and converted his true qi into true essence.
• Xu Yunfan suppressed his aura to that of someone newly entered into Qi Refining, though his full pressure rivaled Great Perfection Qi Refining.

Xu Yunfan reached the beginner level of the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture and learned how its martial techniques refined demonic power into strength. When Hua Xiangrong visited and secretly probed his meridians with her Thousand Emotion Threads, he concealed his cultivation and absorbed her attack.

• Xu Yunfan reached the beginner level of the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture and converted his true qi into True Martial Devouring Demon True Essence.
• Xu Yunfan studied the scripture's martial techniques, which let him attack and defend without traditional spells and devour spiritual qi from enemies.
• At dawn, Xu Yunfan suppressed his aura to appear newly entered into the Qi Refining Stage when he sensed someone approaching.
• Hua Xiangrong entered Xu Yunfan's courtyard and claimed she had come to offer guidance about his Meridian Opening Pill.
• Hua Xiangrong secretly sent Thousand Emotion Threads into Xu Yunfan's meridians, but a tumor in his Thoroughfare Meridian swallowed the invading true qi.

Hua Xiangrong tried to seduce Xu Yunfan and drain his vigorous yang qi, but Xu Yunfan turned her harvesting technique back against her. The chapter ended with her shocked as her cultivation art failed and a surging force swept back at her.

• Hua Xiangrong tried to ensnare Xu Yunfan with her Thousand Emotion Threads, but his true essence scorched the floor and made her retreat.
• Xu Yunfan pretended to seek instruction in the Hundred Desires Devouring Origin Great Method and let Hua Xiangrong lead him inside.
• Hua Xiangrong spread pink mist through the room, pushed Xu Yunfan onto the bed, and used the Thousand Emotion Threads to invade his meridians.
• Hua Xiangrong explained that the Primal Beginning Sect tolerated secret killings and began draining Xu Yunfan’s essence, qi, and true essence.
• Xu Yunfan smiled as Hua Xiangrong’s technique failed to draw anything from him and a surging force swept back against her.

Xu Yunfan killed Hua Xiangrong and devoured her cultivation to strengthen his foundation, then continued training in secret on Hundred Desires Peak. Several months passed without anyone investigating her disappearance, and Xu Yunfan remained focused on cultivation.

• Xu Yunfan restrained Hua Xiangrong and drained her Primal Yin Qi until she died and her body turned to ash.
• Xu Yunfan used the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture and True Martial Millstone to refine Hua Xiangrong's essence, increasing his proficiency and purifying his true essence.
• Xu Yunfan surveyed Hundred Desires Peak and recognized the hidden deaths and corpses beneath its beautiful pavilions, hot spring, and peach grove.
• Several months passed, and Hua Xiangrong's disappearance drew no serious investigation from the disciples.
• Xu Yunfan trained behind closed doors, tempering his true essence by day and opening side channels with the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Nether Technique at night.