Chapter Summaries

Lu Feng recognized Jiang Ruoyun on a Spirit Prison Assistance Investigation Order and rushed toward Wan Yuan City to find her, unaware that Zhuo Xiu was following him. Zhuo Xiu ambushed him in a forest, and Lu Feng summoned the Blood-colored War Corpse to fight back.

• Lu Feng learned that the Su Estate was collapsing under public outrage, mounting debts, and attacks by the Chai and Zhao Estates, but found no leads after three days of investigation.
• Wang Wei showed Lu Feng an Assistance Investigation Order identifying Jiang Ruoyun as the fugitive suspected of killing a Wan Yuan City prison officer and injuring its city lord.
• Lu Feng left Tian Yuan City on a Golden Silk Steed to search for Jiang Ruoyun, while Zhuo Xiu secretly followed him on another steed.
• Lu Feng entered a forest to lose his pursuer, but Zhuo Xiu ambushed him from a tree and demanded the technique behind his Profound Origin Shield.
• Zhuo Xiu shattered Lu Feng's shields and injured him with a series of powerful attacks, so Lu Feng released the Blood-colored War Corpse and sent it against him.

Lu Feng defeated Zhuo Xiu with the help of his war corpse and Xiao Gu’s soul corpse, then hurried toward Wan Yuan City despite his injuries. There he found Jiang Ruoyun, who did not recognize him, and learned she was traveling with Fan Yuchun and Feng Yan; one of the women secretly arranged to meet him at midnight.

• Lu Feng used his war corpse and Xiao Gu’s soul corpse to distract and kill Zhuo Xiu, and the Ancient Desolation Altar repaired the war corpse with Zhuo Xiu’s remains.
• Wounded and concerned for Jiang Ruoyun, Lu Feng set out for Wan Yuan City and stopped at a roadside tea stall to rest.
• Lu Feng recognized Jiang Ruoyun when she arrived with two women, but she said she did not know him and called him a lecher.
• Jiang Ruoyun reacted painfully to Lu Feng’s name, and one of her companions withdrew the women’s spiritual pressure and told Lu Feng to meet her at midnight.
• At an inn in Li Xin Town, Jiang Ruoyun asked Fan Yuchun and Feng Yan why they had stopped and wondered why the strange man seemed familiar.

Lu Feng learned that Jiang Ruoyun had to sever her emotions to complete her cultivation, then trusted Fan Yuchun when she asked him to stay away. Fan Yuchun betrayed him with a deadly ambush, leaving him gravely wounded and facing her with all seven Soul Arrays unsealed.

• Jiang Ruoyun blushed at the thought of Lu Feng, and Fan Yuchun and Feng Yan decided he had to be eliminated while protecting Jiang Ruoyun.
• Lu Feng misdirected two men searching for Jiang Ruoyun after hearing them discuss their abuse of a Sword Sect woman.
• Fan Yuchun told Lu Feng that Jiang Ruoyun had to forget love until her cultivation was complete, and asked him to stay away from her.
• Fan Yuchun struck Lu Feng by surprise, but the Golden Light Paper shielded him from the full force of her attack.
• Lu Feng unsealed all seven Soul Arrays and prepared to fight Fan Yuchun despite his shattered Soul Plate and severe injuries.

Lu Feng battled Fan Yuchun while hidden Blood Clan Demonic Qi drove him into a murderous frenzy, and his Purple Eyes helped him regain a trace of control. Cornered and close to death, he awakened the Great Compassion Sword, killed Fan Yuchun, and collapsed as the Golden Silk Steed carried him away.

• Fan Yuchun attacked Lu Feng with Moon Blade, Ten Hearts Slash, but his Night Feather, Well Kill countered her strike and tore her clothes.
• Lu Feng’s confusion over his identity let the concealed Blood Clan Demonic Qi invade his sea of souls and overwhelm his reason.
• Lu Feng unleashed Night Feather Swordplay in a frenzy, forcing Fan Yuchun to fight back with her saber and poisoned Flower Washing Flying Leaves darts.
• As Lu Feng’s Soul Plate neared shattering, his Purple Eyes stirred and he struggled against the Demonic Qi, leaving him vulnerable to Fan Yuchun’s attack.
• Lu Feng comprehended the Great Compassion Sword, shattered Fan Yuchun’s earth-grade saber, and pierced her chest with Sword Qi.
• Lu Feng exhausted his spiritual energy and lost consciousness, and the Golden Silk Steed carried him away.

Lu Feng lay incapacitated by poison after Golden Silk Steed carried him through the night, while Jiang Ruoyun and Feng Yan discovered Fan Yuchun dead near the tea stall. Feng Yan blamed Lu Feng and vowed revenge, but Jiang Ruoyun secretly investigated him and headed toward Tian Yuan City.

• Golden Silk Steed carried the poisoned, badly injured Lu Feng until he fell beneath a tree, where the horse tried to wake him.
• Jiang Ruoyun learned that Fan Yuchun had not returned after arranging to meet Lu Feng and rode with Feng Yan to the tea stall.
• Feng Yan found Fan Yuchun's corpse, discovered her treasured sword was unused, and concluded that Lu Feng had killed her.
• Feng Yan asked Jiang Ruoyun to return with their captive while she pursued revenge, and Jiang Ruoyun destroyed the Living Creature Pouch, killing the prisoner inside.
• Jiang Ruoyun agreed to leave Feng Yan, then secretly returned in disguise and questioned the tea stall owner about Lu Feng.
• After learning that Lu Feng came from Tian Yuan City, Jiang Ruoyun rode in that direction to investigate him.

Miao Qing rescued Lu Feng and cared for him at the Qingxiu Chan Sect, where he awoke and learned his Soul Plate was cracked. Master Su Xi explained that repairing it would require a Five Elements Pure Body’s sacrifice, and Lu Feng revealed that two of his closest companions had such bodies.

• Miao Qing persuaded Miao Min to let her save the wounded Lu Feng, whom she recognized from Azure Dragon Town.
• After three days of treatment, Lu Feng awoke and recognized Miao Qing as Yan Jingjing, now a disciple of the Qingxiu Chan Sect.
• Miao Qing explained that Lu Feng’s Soul Plate had cracked and that his Seven Souls Array had fallen silent.
• Master Su Xi told Lu Feng that restoring his Soul Plate would require a cultivator with a Five Elements Pure Body to sacrifice their Five Elements Pure Qi.
• Lu Feng said he knew two people with Five Elements Pure Bodies, Old Book and Ruo Shui, but refused to harm his family and closest friends.

After Master Su Xi warned Lu Feng that using Five Elements Qi could shatter his damaged Soul Plate, Miao Qing helped him recover with spirit cuisine and spiritual energy. Lu Feng regained his strength at the Qingxiu Chan Sect and prepared to leave, but Miao Qing brought him another bowl of soup.

• Master Su Xi warned Lu Feng not to use Five Elements Qi and explained that repairing his Soul Plate could make a future breakthrough far more dangerous; Lu Feng rejected the prospect of sacrificing five people to restore it.
• Miao Qing fed Lu Feng Ice Heart Lotus Soup, which began restoring his limbs, meridians, and acupoints.
• Miao Qing used a Qihuang Stone Crystal and her Wood Element Qi to speed Lu Feng's recovery, and he learned she had spent her own resources and taken on debt for his care.
• After several days of treatment and chores, Lu Feng recovered his mobility and strength to the Core Plate Realm, then decided he should leave the Qingxiu Chan Sect to attend to Prison Manor and the Instructor Tournament of the Spirit Prison.
• Miao Qing brought Lu Feng another bowl of Ice Heart Lotus Soup, saying she had ordered ten days' worth even though his injuries had healed.

Lu Feng realized that an Ice Illusion Memory Array had made Su Qing'er appear to commit the killings, and he suspected Chai Manor had set it. After leaving the Qingxiu Chan Sect with Master Su Xi’s warning about his Seventh Soul, he encountered signs of a Qing Ding Sect battle on the shortest route to Tian Yuan City.

• Lu Feng told Miao Qing about Su Qing'er’s killings and deduced that a concealed Ice Illusion Memory Array had caused her to lose her memories and strike Wang Cuihua.
• Miao Qing pointed out that setting an array on transparent ice required exceptional eyesight, leading Lu Feng to suspect Chai Manor and its hereditary ocular art.
• Lu Feng told Miao Qing he would leave early the next morning, and Master Su Xi warned him to avoid using his Seventh Soul and gave him Heart Cleansing Pills.
• Lu Feng left High-Grade Source Stones for the Qingxiu Chan Sect and departed while Miao Qing watched from a mountain.
• On the road to Tian Yuan City, Lu Feng found recently slain people bearing Qing Ding Sect tokens and considered seeking their Jie Kong Bottles and Red Niter.

Lu Feng rescued Bai Xue from Qing Ding Sect disciples, then treated the poisons affecting her after she succumbed to their drugs and a scorpion sting. After helping her recover, he learned that another poisoned wound remained on her back.

• Lu Feng found Bai Xue surrounded by four Qing Ding Sect disciples and saw that she had been weakened by poison.
• Bai Xue used a feigned plea for mercy to lure the disciples close, killed three, and collapsed after expending her strength.
• Lu Feng killed the remaining disciple with Xiao Gu's soul corpse and carried Bai Xue away.
• Bai Xue's drugged desire resurfaced on Lu Feng's back, but he gave her a Heart Cleansing Pill to help her regain control.
• Lu Feng sealed the scorpion sting on Bai Xue's calf and sucked out the poison, then treated himself after being infected.
• Bai Xue told Lu Feng that the wound on her back might also be poisoned.

Lu Feng treated Bai Xue’s poisoned wound and brought her to Guanju City, where she reunited with her friend Si Kongtong. Si Kongtong recognized Bai Xue’s feelings for Lu Feng and promised to stand by her despite the marriage agreement awaiting her at her sect.

• Lu Feng cleaned Bai Xue’s wound, applied Soft Jade Fragrant Balm, and bandaged her while the two grew closer.
• Lu Feng and Bai Xue rode together to Guanju City, where Bai Xue explained that she had arranged to meet a female friend.
• Si Kongtong met them at the city gate and initially suspected Lu Feng had hurt Bai Xue, but Bai Xue explained that Qing Ding Sect disciples had attacked her.
• Bai Xue urged Lu Feng to leave, and Si Kongtong teased her about falling in love with him.
• Si Kongtong encouraged Bai Xue to pursue what she wanted despite her marriage agreement and promised to help her through any future difficulties.

Lu Feng returned to Tian Yuan City, concealed the truth of Zhuo Xiu’s death, and promised the protesting crowds an answer within three days. Back at the Prison Manor, he learned how the city’s powers had shifted and suspected the Chai and Zhao Residences had secretly orchestrated the Su Estate’s troubles and the Zhou Residence’s departure.

• Lu Feng reached Tian Yuan City and promised the crowd he would give them an answer about the Su Estate within three days.
• Lu Feng gave Zhuo Heng a torn piece of Zhuo Xiu’s clothing and a misleading token, steering his suspicions toward the Qing Ding Sect and the Blood Clan.
• Lu Feng returned to the Prison Manor, where Wang Wei, Dan Wu, Zheng Ba, and Xing Qi welcomed him and Wang Wei noticed that his strength had fallen to the Core Plate Realm.
• Wang Wei and the others told Lu Feng that the Chai and Zhao Residences had seized much of the Su Estate’s property and become the city’s dominant powers.
• Lu Feng suspected the Chai and Zhao Residences had secretly joined forces against the Su Estate and might also have driven the Zhou Residence out of Tian Yuan City.

Feng Yan attacked Lu Feng at the Prison Manor, demanding the swordsman she believed had killed Fan Yuchun. Lu Feng trapped her in his Chaotic Spirit array, but she escaped badly injured, while figures pursued her outside the gates.

• Lu Feng sensed an ambush at the darkened Prison Manor and recognized Feng Yan, who demanded that he reveal the swordsman responsible for Fan Yuchun's death.
• Lu Feng admitted that he had killed Fan Yuchun in self-defense and questioned Feng Yan about her attempts to kill him and her concern for Jiang Ruoyun.
• Feng Yan attacked Lu Feng, who scattered three Mid-Grade Source Stones and activated his Exquisite Mystery - Chaotic Spirit array.
• The chaotic spiritual energy wounded Feng Yan, but a silvery light let her escape beyond the Prison Manor gates; Jiang Ruoyun stealthily approached as pursuers locked onto Feng Yan.
• Lu Feng told Wang Wei and the others that the dangerous spiritual energy would dissipate by dawn, and Wang Wei explained that array masters often left hidden arrays around their homes.

Lu Feng explained how he had used the courtyard arrays to overcome Feng Yan, but Jiang Ruoyun abducted him to question him about their connection. After confirming that they had formed a Mandarin Duck Union Array, she left for Azure Dragon Town at dawn to pursue the memories she had lost.

• Lu Feng explained how he had combined dozens of courtyard arrays into a Chaos Spirit Forbidden Land, then a concealed attacker used a crimson whip to abduct him.
• Jiang Ruoyun questioned Lu Feng in a wooden cabin, and he told her to verify the Mandarin Duck Union Array between them.
• Jiang Ruoyun knocked Lu Feng unconscious, then sensed his Soul Sea and confirmed that their Union Formation was real.
• Lu Feng awakened during the soul probe, and the Union Formation grew slightly more stable, though Jiang Ruoyun said she had recovered no memories.
• Lu Feng promised to make Jiang Ruoyun fall for him again and recounted their shared past; at dawn, she released him and set off for Azure Dragon Town.

Lu Feng faced a crowd demanding Su Mo and Su Qing'er’s execution, then used a Request Letter to frighten Chai Tong and Zhao Jin into leaving. The letter hinted at evidence tying another suspect to the case, but Lu Feng kept its contents secret, leaving Wang Wei and the others wondering what he had written.

• Lu Feng returned to Prison Manor and learned that people had gathered to protest Su Estate’s presence and demand action against Su Mo and Su Qing'er.
• Lu Feng summoned the troublemakers into the hall and declared that Su Mo and Su Qing'er would be found innocent and released.
• When the butcher insulted Lu Feng, Zheng Ba subdued him, and Chai Tong and Zhao Jin arrived to challenge Lu Feng’s decision.
• Lu Feng threw a Request Letter at Zhao Jin and claimed it would alarm officials above; its mention of evidence and the Ice Memory Illusion Array made Chai Tong and Zhao Jin retreat.
• The butcher and the other troublemakers confessed that a mysterious man in a bamboo hat had paid them to demand Su Mo and Su Qing'er’s execution, and Lu Feng reprimanded them.
• Zheng Ba asked what Lu Feng had written on the paper, but the chapter left the letter’s full contents undisclosed.

Lu Feng risked his life to request a Soul Searching Envoy while investigating Su Qing'er’s murder, but Chai Tong confessed publicly and died before the investigation could continue. Suspecting Chai Tong had been made a scapegoat, Lu Feng visited Night Feather Hall, where Blazing Enchantress revealed that her group had killed the wounded Feng Yan and handed over her Storage Ring.

• Lu Feng explained that his Request Letter pledged his life to obtain a Soul Searching Envoy and assigned his subordinates tasks related to the investigation.
• Zheng Ba reported that Chai Tong had confessed to Su Qing'er and Su Mo’s cases, then slit his own throat after Chai Manor expelled him.
• Lu Feng and his subordinates suspected Chai Tong had been controlled and used as a scapegoat to stop the investigation.
• Lu Feng went to Cloud Pattern Brocade Shop and secretly asked Blazing Enchantress for news while someone tracked him outside.
• Blazing Enchantress told Lu Feng that Night Feather Hall members had ambushed and killed the wounded Feng Yan, then gave him Feng Yan’s Storage Ring.
• Lu Feng returned the Storage Ring to Blazing Enchantress to distribute its contents and gave her Source Stones for Night Feather Hall.

Lu Feng learned from Luo Yu'er that Ma Qiufeng had sent a warning about the Blood Clan controlling the Zhao Residence and gathering in the Eastern Origin Mountain Range. Suspecting the Blood Clan was searching for the Tomb of the Mad Thief, Lu Feng decided to go to the mountains and left Prison Manor in Wang Wei and the others’ hands.

• Lu Feng noticed Zhuo Jing Xiong following him and staged a visit to Hundred Flowers Garden, where Zhuo Jing Xiong learned he was supposedly hosting a celebration at Prison Manor.
• At a secret meeting, Jin Xuan rebuked Zhuo Jing Xiong and Zhuo Heng for underestimating Lu Feng, then warned that their plan could not be delayed and Lu Feng would soon leave Tian Yuan City.
• Lu Feng hosted a performance at Prison Manor, recognized Luo Yutang’s name as possibly belonging to Luo Yu'er, and met Ghost Performer, who reported that Luo Yutang was a woman who had secretly entered the manor.
• Luo Yu'er brought Lu Feng Ma Qiufeng’s letter, which said the Zhao Residence was controlled by the Blood Clan, the Zhou Residence remained in Tian Yuan City, and the Blood Clan was plotting in the Eastern Origin Mountain Range.
• Lu Feng suspected the Blood Clan was searching for the Tomb of the Mad Thief and decided to visit the Eastern Origin Mountain Range, entrusting Prison Manor to Wang Wei and the other four.

Lu Feng returned to the academy and worked with Ye Fan to treat the unconscious Tang Yuan, whose injuries and overflowing Beast Power had left him unable to recover. The Three Breaths Essence Gathering Array and Lu Feng’s Sumeru Art improved Tang Yuan’s healing, but he remained asleep, and the group still did not know what had happened to the missing Silver Moon Demon Bear.

• Lu Feng learned that Tang Yuan had returned from the Eastern Origin Mountain Range gravely wounded and unconscious, with injuries from soul beasts and people, and dangerous excess energy in his body.
• Lu Feng and Ye Fan replaced Tang Yuan’s recovery array with the Three Breaths Essence Gathering Array, which helped Tang Yuan digest the excess energy while his soul rested.
• Lu Feng used the Sumeru Art to greatly strengthen Tang Yuan’s self-healing, and Ye Fan estimated that Tang Yuan might recover sooner if he could understand how Tang Yuan processed the energy.
• Ye Fan told Lu Feng that the Silver Moon Demon Bear had accompanied Tang Yuan but had not returned, leaving them to wait for Tang Yuan to awaken before learning what happened.
• Lu Feng learned that Ning Xiang had accidentally poisoned and injured an instructor, praised her improved strength, and Ye Fan reprimanded her for acting without good judgment.

Lu Feng learned of Ruo Shui’s victory over Ji Jian and inspected his students’ progress as the Instructor Tournament approached, while Wang Wei and Dan Wu investigated another death linked to Star Fiend Corpse Poison. After receiving an invitation to the Azure Peak Sword Tournament, Lu Feng helped Tang Yuan regain consciousness, but Tang Yuan warned him that a large Blood Clan force was in the mountains.

• Ye Fan told Lu Feng that Ruo Shui had defeated Ji Jian and another Group One student, earning seventh place on the Eastern Origin Rankings as the Cloud Silk Fairy.
• Wang Wei, Dan Wu, Xing Qi, and Zheng Ba investigated a woman’s death from Star Fiend Corpse Poison and found that she had gone to the outskirts after quarreling with her husband.
• Lu Feng inspected Qian Xin, Jun Ziyi, and the others’ training progress, replenished their classroom resources, and continued helping Tang Yuan recover.
• Chen Duxiao of the Azure Peak Sword Sect invited Lu Feng to a Sword Tournament, then disparaged his strength and warned him not to attend; Lu Feng decided he would go anyway.
• Tang Yuan awakened with his consciousness restored, and he told Lu Feng that a large Blood Clan force was in the mountains.

Lu Feng prepared his students for the Instructor Tournament against Zhou Zhi while planning to draw nearby factions toward the Blood Clan’s scheme in the Eastern Origin Mountain Range. As the tournament began, both sides gathered at the central plaza, and the arrival of the Heaven's Wrath Prison Master left the match poised to start.

• Tang Yuan told Lu Feng that Ji Ding had ambushed him and that Little Silver had become separated from him while fighting the Blood Clan in the mountain range.
• Lu Feng and Ye Fan decided to spread news of the Tomb of the Mad Thief to nearby factions so they would interfere with the Blood Clan’s plans.
• Lu Feng brought his eight uninjured students to the central plaza for the Instructor Tournament, while Qiao Xuan and Qiao Mumu warned him that Zhou Zhi’s group was much stronger.
• Zhou Zhi taunted Lu Feng, who retorted by reminding him of his defeat in Tian Yuan City; Zhou Zhi then hinted that the city was facing trouble.
• Bai Bing and Bai Xue arrived to encourage Lu Feng, and their attention toward him stirred gossip among the spectators.
• As the spectators discussed the contestants’ strengths, Bai Xue noticed the Heaven's Wrath Prison Master flying above the plaza.

Heaven's Wrath Prison Master attended the Instructor Tournament, where Zhou Zhi and Lu Feng's groups faced a Best of Five contest with their teaching posts and Low-Grade Source Stones at stake. After Zhou Zhi chose five members of Lu Feng's group to face his students, Lu Feng selected Zhao Wumian and Gu Wuyan to sit out, drawing jeers as the first matches approached.

• Heaven's Wrath Prison Master arrived at the plaza, and An Xianglian presided over the tournament and explained its rules and stakes.
• An Xianglian announced the participants, revealing that Zhou Zhi's lineup was stronger on paper while Lu Feng's group included Chakra Realm student Man Zhongli.
• Zhou Zhi selected Man Zhongli, Shao Yue, Jun Ziyi, Qian Xin, and Shao Yang as his opponents, claiming his choices were fair despite spectators accusing him of exploiting the gap between the groups.
• Lu Feng selected Zhao Wumian and Gu Wuyan to sit out, prompting spectators to criticize his choices.