Chapter Summaries

Lu Bai practiced incense techniques for several days before meeting Incense Master Shi and his two adult apprentices at a restaurant. Lord Bai the Fourteenth urgently contacted his Incense Officers, leaving Lu Bai and Shi wondering what had happened.

• Lu Bai practiced controlling objects and learned to offer incense and borrow mana without mistakes.
• Lu Bai went to his usual restaurant, where its owner asked whether evil spirits might threaten the city.
• Incense Master Shi arrived with apprentices A Niu and A Ma and introduced them to Lu Bai.
• Lu Bai recognized A Niu and A Ma as Deathmatch participants and considered finding a chance to kill them.
• Lord Bai the Fourteenth contacted Lu Bai and Incense Master Shi through warmth in their palms, and Shi wondered whether something serious had happened.

Lu Bai and two Incense Masters traveled to Liu Family Village after Lord Bai the Fourteenth warned that Tao Gui's life incense had weakened. They entered the village at night, where intense yin energy extinguished their incense and torches and blocked their attempt to summon help, leaving them trapped in a loop.

• Lord Bai the Fourteenth sent Lu Bai, Incense Master Shi, and an old woman to investigate Tao Gui's weakening life incense in Liu Family Village, with Lu Bai leading the trip.
• Lu Bai insisted that Incense Master Shi bring his apprentices A Niu and A Ma, and the five set out for Liu Family Village before nightfall.
• The group approached the village through chilling winds and eerie whispers, then found its houses dark and apparently lifeless.
• Lu Bai entered the village, where the intense cold extinguished his incense and torch, and the others followed despite his warning.
• The old woman failed to Commune with Spirits because the cold prevented her incense from burning, and she discovered that she had been walking in circles.

Lu Bai led the group through Liu Family Village as an evil spirit controlled the villagers and blocked their escape. He guessed the Hu Sect was behind the mass possession and used rooster calls to disrupt its control, leaving the villagers confused and motionless.

• The old woman and Incense Master Shi asked Lu Bai to lead them, so he decided to inspect the village instead of trying to leave.
• Lu Bai and the others found the Guardian Immortal missing from Xiao Li's God of Wealth Tower, then saw hundreds of blank-faced villagers approaching.
• Lu Bai led the group around the villagers while scattering glutinous rice, and confirmed they could still use abilities that did not require burning incense.
• The evil spirit unleashed a shriek that intensified the cold and made the group struggle to move, so Lu Bai decided to fight back.
• Lu Bai inferred that the Hu Sect was controlling the villagers and had Incense Master Shi imitate a rooster's crow; the sound broke the villagers' puppet-like behavior and stopped them.

Lu Bai and the other Incense Masters confronted the village elder, who revealed himself as the evil spirit behind the villagers’ loss of control and tried to recruit them. Lu Bai drew on the power of his immortals and attacked the elder with his Materialist Iron Fist.

• The village elder emerged amid Yin wind and admitted that his plan was only beginning.
• Incense Master Shi’s blood arrows failed to harm the elder, while the old woman’s spike only pierced him slightly.
• A Niu and A Ma knelt and pledged allegiance to the elder, but Lu Bai rejected his offer to build a new order.
• The elder used illusions to daze Incense Master Shi, and Lu Bai slapped him back to his senses.
• Lu Bai covered his right arm in white spikes, wreathed his left arm in black smoke, and appeared above the elder to strike with his Materialist Iron Fist.

Lu Bai defeated the Fox Immortal possessing the village elder and learned that a faction of immortals was plotting to change the order and capture Reincarnated Demons. The chapter ended with Lu Bai destroying the Fox Immortal while reflecting that it had not considered him human.

• Lu Bai restrained the village elder and killed the two deathmatchers while A Niu and A Ma watched in shock.
• Incense Master Shi and the old woman praised Lu Bai as they examined the captured village elder.
• The Fox Immortal told Lu Bai that its faction had support from at least seventy percent of the immortals and mentioned Grandmother Wang San.
• A white-haired youth learned that Hu Jiao was in trouble and ordered the Yellow Weasel to investigate, then urged his companion to catch more Reincarnated Demons.
• Lu Bai forced the Fox Immortal out of the village elder and destroyed it.

Lu Bai and the other incense masters failed to summon Lord Bai the Fourteenth and were confronted by another powerful immortal, whom Lu Bai killed before they headed back to the county seat. There, Xiao Xueyin prepared a rebellion and urged the death fighters to seize their chance to overthrow the existing order.

• Lu Bai had the old woman summon Lord Bai the Fourteenth, but the incense burned away without a response, making her fear that something had happened in the county seat.
• A short old man in a yellow mandarin jacket appeared at Liu Family Village and challenged Lu Bai and the other incense masters.
• Lu Bai used Flash Time and a powerful blow of immortal mana to kill the old man in one strike.
• The old woman urged Lu Bai and Incense Master Shi to leave, and Lu Bai agreed to return to the county seat.
• In the county seat, Xiao Xueyin assigned the young people roles in a plan to start fires, cause a disturbance at the county office, and open the city gates.
• Fan Ding questioned whether they had to risk everything, but Xiao Xueyin argued that killing the immortal and joining the locals' uprising could free the death fighters.

Xiao Xueyin warned Lord Bai the Fourteenth that the Hu Sect and Yellow Sect were preparing an attack, while fighters set fires across the county. The Great Gate Seal blocked Lord Bai’s summons, and Huang Yuan appeared amid the chaos, leaving Incense Master Li stunned and the city’s people fleeing.

• The Yellow Weasel collected a roast chicken from Xiao Xueyin, ordered the fighters to begin their jobs, and left the courtyard.
• Xiao Xueyin met Lord Bai the Fourteenth and reported that the Hu Sect and Yellow Sect had joined forces and planned to attack that night.
• As fires and cries broke out across the county, Lord Bai the Fourteenth tried to summon immortal allies, but the Great Gate Seal swallowed his edicts.
• Fires spread through the north of the city while Li Fuzhu tried to organize his apprentices and prepare a ritual.
• Huang Yuan emerged from a collapsed inn, crushed people in his claws, and sent the crowd fleeing as Incense Master Li froze in fear.

A giant weasel terrorized the county while Lord Bai the Fourteenth was held back by Miss Hu Jiu, and the deathmatchers set the county office ablaze. Lu Bai and his companions confronted the weasel, where a black-and-white figure struck it with enough force to send it crashing through several houses.

• Incense Master Wang rushed to attack the giant weasel, but it tore him in half with a casual swipe.
• Miss Hu Jiu blocked Lord Bai the Fourteenth from leaving while fires spread across the county.
• Fan Ding and Brother Wang realized Xiao Xueyin might be in trouble and decided to go to him.
• Incense Master Li spotted Lu Bai, Granny Yun, and Incense Master Shi entering the county and hurried after them to warn them about the weasel.
• A figure wreathed in black and white slammed into the giant weasel and sent it flying through five or six houses.

Lu Bai defeated and killed the gigantic weasel Huang Yuan, then asked Incense Master Li what had happened in the city. Meanwhile, Miss Hu Jiu revealed that Xiao Xueyin belonged to her side, while Lord Bai the Fourteenth learned that the county yamen had been burned down.

• Lu Bai used Flash Time and a white spike to defeat Huang Yuan, then killed it when it threatened him.
• Incense Master Li celebrated Huang Yuan's death, and Lu Bai asked what had happened in the city.
• Lord Bai the Fourteenth and Miss Hu Jiu sensed a mishap and argued over whether it affected their plans.
• Fan Ding entered and announced that he and Brother Wang had burned down the county yamen.
• Miss Hu Jiu seized control of Brother Wang and revealed that Xiao Xueyin was one of her people.

Lu Bai rushed toward a massive blast and found Miss Hu Jiu overpowering Lord Bai the Fourteenth while holding Xiao Xueyin and the others. He confronted Miss Hu Jiu and asked what she meant by calling him a Reincarnated Demon.

• Miss Hu Jiu blocked Lord Bai the Fourteenth from attacking Xiao Xueyin, and the two began fighting.
• Granny Yun confirmed that Lord Bai the Fourteenth was absent from his shrine, while Lu Bai considered the fires around the city.
• A huge explosion shook the county town, and Lu Bai hurried toward the mushroom cloud as the Incense Masters went to help the townspeople.
• Miss Hu Jiu beat Lord Bai the Fourteenth into his curled-up defensive form and offered to spare him if he joined her side.
• Lu Bai arrived at the crater, greeted Miss Hu Jiu and the deathmatch participants, and asked her to explain what a Reincarnated Demon was.

Lu Bai captured Miss Hu Jiu and questioned her about Reincarnated Demons, learning that her second brother handled the captives. Meanwhile, Chang Shengtian noticed something was wrong in Qinggang Forest and rushed toward the county seat.

• Lu Bai used the serpent phantom to pierce and restrain Miss Hu Jiu, forcing her to answer his questions.
• Miss Hu Jiu admitted that her second brother handled the Reincarnated Demons, after Lu Bai learned that about a hundred Deathmatch fighters had been captured.
• Chang Shengtian stopped fighting Lord Hu the Sixth when he sensed that Lord Bai the Fourteenth had not reacted, then flew toward the county seat.
• Lu Bai asked Miss Hu Jiu whether he could trade her for the captured Reincarnated Demons.

Monsters attacked all four gates of the county seat while Lu Bai learned that a Deathmatch Arena node had appeared and began questioning Miss Hu Jiu. Chang Shengtian arrived as Lu Bai killed Fan Ding, leaving the group facing an angry immortal.

• Former Guardian Immortals attacked civilians at all four gates, and Incense Master Shi fought to save people.
• The white-haired boy sent a young woman with a patterned sandalwood box to investigate trouble involving Huang Yuan and Miss Hu Jiu.
• Opening the box caused a Deathmatch Arena node to appear, offering double points to the participant who obtained it.
• Lu Bai checked the node's location, injured Miss Hu Jiu, and demanded information about the immortals near the county seat.
• Chang Shengtian approached as Lu Bai killed Fan Ding, then landed and confronted Lord Bai the Fourteenth.

Lu Bai questioned Lord Hu Liu about the captured Reincarnated Demons, then had Chang Shengtian and Lord Bai the Fourteenth attack him. As Chang Shengtian seized the badly wounded fox, smoke and an eerie clapper rhythm rose from the city gate.

• Miss Hu Jiu recognized Lord Hu Liu as her Sixth Brother when he arrived with Chang Shengtian.
• Lu Bai told Chang Shengtian that immortals from the Four Great Sects were behind the plot against the Incense Sect system and asked Lord Hu Liu about the captured Reincarnated Demons.
• Lord Hu Liu said he knew little about the captives and that Second Brother handled them, so Lu Bai proposed attacking him first.
• Chang Shengtian attacked Lord Hu Liu, and Lord Bai the Fourteenth joined in with a milky-white spike.
• Chang Shengtian overwhelmed Lord Hu Liu, struck him down, and coiled his tail around him as Lu Bai questioned the severity of the attack.
• Lord Bai the Fourteenth noticed smoke rising by the city gate as an eerie clapper sounded.

Third Aunt Hu arrived with the Four Immortal Lotuses, which suppressed the immortals and revealed her control over Hu Sect disciples. Lu Bai fought back, but as Third Aunt Hu transformed and unleashed her power, the battle remained unresolved.

• Lord Bai the Fourteenth recognized the Four Immortal Lotuses and discovered that his incense ash curled, while Third Aunt Hu arrived with the incense.
• Lu Bai learned that Third Aunt Hu held the incense node, but she knocked him away and took control of Xiao Xueyin and Brother Wang.
• Lu Bai evaded Third Aunt Hu's ambush with Flash Time and killed Xiao Xueyin and Brother Wang as they charged him.
• Lu Bai's Great Serpent Phantom seized Miss Hu Jiu and killed her before Third Aunt Hu could intervene.
• Third Aunt Hu transformed into a purple-haired fox and attacked Lu Bai with gale-force winds that weakened his Mana.

Lu Bai defeated Third Aunt Hu, took the Four Immortal Lotuses, and captured her while Lord Bai the Fourteenth went to restore order in the county town. After waking Third Aunt Hu through repeated slaps, Lu Bai questioned her about her second brother and the Reincarnated Demons.

• Lu Bai used [Ink Dye] and [Flash Time] to stab Third Aunt Hu, then struck her with the Great Serpent Phantom and seized the Four Immortal Lotuses.
• Lord Bai the Fourteenth and Chang Shengtian watched Lu Bai defeat Third Aunt Hu, and Lord Bai turned her back into human form after Lu Bai extinguished the lotuses.
• Lu Bai handed the unconscious Third Aunt Hu to Lord Bai the Fourteenth, who flew over the county town in hedgehog form and attacked the red-eyed evil spirits with his spikes.
• Lu Bai slapped Third Aunt Hu awake and asked where her second brother was and whether the Reincarnated Demons were with him.
• Third Aunt Hu said her second brother was at Yanghu Zi Mountain, denied knowing about the Reincarnated Demons, and eventually said she knew.

Lu Bai climbed Yanghu Zi Mountain with Chang Shengtian and Third Aunt Hu to confront Second Young Master Hu, who had taken control of the Deathmatch Arena fighters. After discovering Hu had weakened the Incense Sect with the mountain’s altered fortune, Lu Bai killed Third Aunt Hu and several fighters, leaving one alive as a messenger.

• Second Young Master Hu watched more than a hundred controlled Deathmatch Arena fighters carry out his orders on Yanghu Zi Mountain.
• Lu Bai carried Third Aunt Hu toward the mountain while Chang Shengtian followed, and Lu Bai said he hoped Hu would gather as many Reincarnated Demons as possible.
• Chang Shengtian tasted the soil halfway up the mountain and realized Second Young Master Hu had tampered with it to weaken the Incense Sect and prevent the Four Immortal Lotuses from being lit.
• Deathmatch Arena fighters emerged from the bushes and blocked Lu Bai’s group, while Chang Shengtian warned that they might be Reincarnated Demons.
• Lu Bai offered to trade Third Aunt Hu for the Reincarnated Demons, then summoned the Great Serpent Phantom to crush her and killed several fighters with six white spikes, sparing one to carry a message to Second Young Master Hu.

Lu Bai and Chang Shengtian reached the summit of Yanghu Zi Mountain, where Lu Bai defeated Second Young Master Hu with [Flash Time] and took him prisoner. Lu Bai planned to use him as a hostage to secure the Reincarnated Demons, but Second Young Master Hu refused to cooperate.

• Lu Bai killed the last death fighter, earning seven points, and continued up the mountain with Chang Shengtian.
• The white-haired boy realized Lu Bai had come to act as an executioner, not to rescue anyone.
• Lu Bai and Chang Shengtian reached the summit, where Second Young Master Hu was preparing incense at the altar.
• Second Young Master Hu unleashed a sea of yin energy, but Lu Bai used [Flash Time] to strike him from behind and knock him down.
• Chang Shengtian subdued Second Young Master Hu, and Lu Bai explained that he intended to use him as a hostage to trade for the Reincarnated Demons.
• Second Young Master Hu refused to help, declaring that he would rather die than let Lu Bai save them.

Lu Bai forced Second Young Master Hu to summon the Reincarnated Demons it controlled, then killed them all for points. He learned that the Four Great Sects had been tracking the Reincarnated Demons through Guardian Immortals and ordered Second Young Master Hu to find more.

• Second Young Master Hu revealed that it controlled 147 living Reincarnated Demons, and Lu Bai made it gather them.
• Lu Bai ordered the gathered deathmatchers to cut down trees, then killed them when they did not comply, earning 147 points.
• Lu Bai questioned Second Young Master Hu, which explained that Guardian Immortals reported strange changes in people to the Four Great Sects.
• Lu Bai asked Second Young Master Hu to locate more Reincarnated Demons, and it agreed to help.

Lu Bai used Hu Sect connections and Chang Shengtian’s Mana snakes to search Yanghu Zi Mountain for Deathmatch fighters, killing the first group he encountered. Elsewhere, Fei Xiao forced a young man to agree to follow him.

• Second Young Master Hu completed the incense ritual and promised to have the Hu Sect search for Reincarnated Demons.
• Lu Bai asked Chang Shengtian to sense for newcomers while he waited at the Node on Yanghu Zi Mountain.
• Chang Shengtian detected fighters entering the mountain, and Lu Bai killed three who came to seize the Node.
• Chang Shengtian confirmed more fighters had entered, so he and Lu Bai set out to find them.
• Fei Xiao beat a young man into agreeing to follow him, then complained that he had not called him Brother Fei.

Lu Bai killed Fei Xiao after Fei Xiao tried to become his subordinate, triggering the second-round Ability Pool. He chose the mysterious black ability [Load Save], whose effect remained unknown as he tried to activate it.

• Fei Xiao begged Lu Bai to take him as a subordinate, but Lu Bai killed him and earned a point.
• The Deathmatch System announced that the elimination rate had reached 60% and opened the second-round Ability Pool.
• Lu Bai found three black abilities—[Browse], [Load Save], and [Protocol]—with garbled descriptions.
• Lu Bai selected [Load Save], and the System listed his new ability as an unidentified question mark.
• Lu Bai called out “Load Save” and then shouted it, trying to discover whether the ability worked.