Chapter Summaries

Daoist Priest Qian He revealed that Lin Fan had killed the Green Zombie with his fists and feet, astonishing Jia Le, Qingqing, and Master Yixiu. As Lin Fan and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes discussed the red evil aura and its connection to the zombies, Attendant Wu arrived carrying the Seventy-One Prince.

• Daoist Priest Qian He told everyone that Lin Fan had destroyed the Green Zombie’s internal organs with his fists and feet.
• Jia Le was left stunned, while Qingqing admired Lin Fan and Master Yixiu questioned how he could fight a Green Zombie barehanded.
• Lin Fan explained that the red evil aura resembled the aura from the demonic flower at Ren Manor, and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes said the flower had strengthened both zombies near the end of their fights.
• Lin Fan wondered whether he had been targeted by an Evil Cultivator, while Daoist Priest Four-Eyes suggested that someone evil was using the flower to empower the zombies.
• Footsteps outside the tent put everyone on alert, but they relaxed when Attendant Wu ran up carrying the Seventy-One Prince.

After the Seventy-One Prince showed signs of a high fever and corpse poisoning, Daoist Priest Four-Eyes treated his zombie claw wound with glutinous rice. Lin Fan persuaded the group to stay with Daoist Priest Qian He overnight, leaving Lin Fan ready to rest and upgrade his skills.

• Qingqing noticed the Seventy-One Prince was burning with fever, and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes found zombie claw marks on his arm.
• Lin Fan ordered Jia Le to bring glutinous rice into the tent, despite Jia Le's attempts to avoid Attendant Wu.
• Daoist Priest Four-Eyes pressed glutinous rice to the Seventy-One Prince's wound, drawing out corpse poison as black smoke and fluid.
• Attendant Wu argued with Daoist Priest Four-Eyes, and Daoist Priest Qian He ushered the others out of the tent.
• Lin Fan, Daoist Priest Four-Eyes, and Master Yixiu convinced Daoist Priest Qian He to let them stay overnight for protection.
• Daoist Priest Qian He sent Southeast and Northwest to deal with the dead soldiers, while Qingqing and Jia Le went to repair a tent.

Master Yixiu identified the red demon flower from Ren Manor as a mutated Seven-Colored Mandala, a rare evil creature capable of giving birth to a powerful monster. After the group went to rest, Lin Fan reviewed his abilities and decided to upgrade the Shattering Order.

• Master Yixiu recalled that the flower was a mandrake, but Daoist Priest Qian He corrected him that it had been red.
• Master Yixiu recognized the red flower as the first stage of a mutated Seven-Colored Mandala and explained its danger.
• Lin Fan confirmed that the flower had appeared at Ren Manor and produced a Flower Demon, which he and his master had defeated.
• Jia Le finished securing the tent, and Lin Fan urged everyone to rest rather than dwell on the rare flower.
• Lin Fan checked his remaining Skill Points and chose to upgrade the Shattering Order.

Lin Fan optimized the Nether Sleep Array into Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia, gaining new martial arts and reaching Xiantian Seventh Heaven. As he tested the technique, a powerful aura spread through the night, drawing Daoist Priest Qian He, Master Yixiu, and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes into action.

• Lin Fan raised Shattering Order to Grand Perfection, then spent 500 Merit Points to optimize the Nether Sleep Array.
• Lin Fan learned Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia and awakened the Qimen Manifestation Mind Method, Eight Extremes Fist, and Wind Rope.
• Lin Fan broke through to Xiantian Sixth Heaven and then Xiantian Seventh Heaven.
• Lin Fan reviewed his new abilities and began testing Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia, spreading a powerful aura barrier across the area.
• Daoist Priest Qian He, Master Yixiu, and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes sensed the fluctuation and rushed out to investigate.

Master Yixiu, Daoist Priest Four-Eyes, and Daoist Priest Qian He traced a mysterious Qi Men Dun Jia aura to Lin Fan and discovered that he had broken through to Xiantian Seventh Heaven. They left Lin Fan praised as a prodigy and a source of pride for Maoshan, while Daoist Priest Four-Eyes and Master Yixiu resumed their rivalry.

• Master Yixiu, Daoist Priest Four-Eyes, and Daoist Priest Qian He sensed a strange aura and searched the tent for the Qi Men Dun Jia formation’s source.
• Master Yixiu used his prayer beads to locate the aura in the corner where Lin Fan was resting, and the three rushed there as the aura vanished.
• Lin Fan rose from the corner, and the three realized that his aura had produced the phenomenon.
• Daoist Priest Qian He recognized Lin Fan’s formation insight as Qi Men Dun Jia, while Daoist Priest Four-Eyes and Master Yixiu discovered that Lin Fan had advanced to Xiantian Seventh Heaven.
• Master Yixiu taunted Daoist Priest Four-Eyes about Qingqing’s progress, provoking another quarrel until Lin Fan intervened.
• Daoist Priest Qian He congratulated Lin Fan for bringing honor to Maoshan.

During the night watch, Lin Fan and the others discovered that one of the ten corpses had vanished, then Lin Fan and A Dong took the first shift. When A Dong went to replace the glutinous rice for the Seventy-One Prince, something inside the tent attacked him and sent him flying.

• A Dong reported that one of the ten corpses was missing, and the group agreed to keep watch in shifts.
• Lin Fan offered to stand guard with A Dong while the others rested, and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes gave A Dong glutinous rice to replace.
• As Lin Fan and A Dong watched the fire, A Dong praised Lin Fan's cultivation and lamented his own lack of progress.
• A Dong went to replace the glutinous rice for the Seventy-One Prince, cried out in alarm, and was blasted out of the tent as the rice scattered.

Lin Fan drove a reanimated corpse away from the Seventy-One Prince, but it returned with nine more corpses and surrounded the group in the forest. The group formed a defensive formation as the corpses charged.

• A Dong warned Lin Fan that the missing corpse had revived and was inside the tent, so Lin Fan struck it away and rescued the Seventy-One Prince.
• Lin Fan told Daoist Priest Qian He and the others that the corpse had vanished into the night, and they decided to return to Daoist Priest Four-Eyes's house.
• As the group crossed the forest, A Dong noticed sounds near the burial site, where the attacking corpse appeared with nine other corpses emerging from the ground.
• Lin Fan determined that the corpses had no corpse aura, while Daoist Priest Qian He observed that they were dead but had no vitality or signs of corpse transformation.
• When the corpses twisted their limbs and charged, Daoist Priest Four-Eyes assigned everyone positions and the group formed a defensive line.

Chaos Spirit Mist trapped Lin Fan and the others in illusions and drained their strength, but Lin Fan used Heaven-Piercing Eyes to dispel it. The mist then returned with two attacks aimed at Daoist Priest Four-Eyes and Jia Le.

• Chaos Spirit Mist rose around the group, and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes, Daoist Priest Qian He, and Master Yixiu fought attackers concealed in the fog.
• Jia Le, Qingqing, and the four disciples lost their strength as the mist corroded their energy, while Lin Fan remained standing.
• Lin Fan used Heaven-Piercing Eyes to break through the mist and recognized that a hidden formation created false images.
• Daoist Priest Four-Eyes reunited with the group and helped Jia Le to his feet after the mist cleared.
• The mist rose again, and two fierce attacks shot toward Daoist Priest Four-Eyes and Jia Le.

Lin Fan broke through the masked attacker’s Chaos Spirit Mist formation and protected the group, revealing the enemy as a masked Daoist in Witch Cult attire. The attacker summoned corpses to restrain the other priests, and Lin Fan advanced alone as more corpses lunged at him.

• Daoist Priest Qian He’s Barrier-Breaking Formation failed when the masked attacker turned the Chaos Spirit Mist against it and incapacitated several members of the group.
• Lin Fan walked into the mist and evaded a concealed attack using Qi Men Dun Jia, then unleashed a powerful formation that dispersed the mist and struck the masked man back.
• The mist cleared, revealing a masked man dressed in Witch Cult attire, and Master Yixiu urged the group to regroup.
• The masked man summoned nine corpses, three of which blocked Daoist Priest Four-Eyes, Daoist Priest Qian He, and Master Yixiu.
• Lin Fan ordered Dong, Nan, Xi, Bei, Jia Le, and Qingqing to protect Attendant Wu and the Seventy-One Prince, then advanced toward the masked man as several corpses attacked him.

Lin Fan freed most of the corpses from the masked man's witchcraft, but the Top-grade Puppet resisted and broke his Wind Rope. The masked man revealed his Half-Step Human Master strength and sent the puppet's fist at Lin Fan.

• The masked man strengthened the Witch Marks on the corpses, forcing them to attack Lin Fan and Daoist Priest Qian He’s group.
• Lin Fan used his Qimen energy and Wind Rope to bind the corpses and erase their Witch Marks, freeing all but the delicate-featured corpse.
• The masked man revealed that he could summon more puppets and unleashed the Top-grade Puppet.
• Master Yixiu and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes recognized the masked man as a peak ninth-layer Innate Realm cultivator at the Half-Step Human Master realm.
• The Top-grade Puppet broke free of Lin Fan’s Wind Rope and lunged at him with an energy-filled fist.