Chapter Summaries

After learning that the Horse Gang and Heavenly Evil Cult were plotting rebellion, Zhang Chu refused the Righteous Path sects’ offer to lead an alliance and chose to confront the Horse Gang alone. Shen Xuan confirmed that their headquarters was in Black Wind Camel City, setting Zhang Chu’s next target.

• Shen Zonglin ordered the Western Regions’ border checkpoints sealed and sent an urgent report about the Horse Gang’s rebellion plot to the Grand Governor’s Office.
• Ma Xiong, Ma Lie, and Ma Kui learned that Zhang Chu had destroyed Ghost Cry Gorge and killed Copper Refining Man, so Ma Xiong ordered the Heavenly Evil Cult to join them in eliminating Zhang Chu.
• Representatives of the major Righteous Path sects asked Zhang Chu to lead an alliance against the Horse Gang and Heavenly Evil Cult, but he declined and said he would go alone.
• Zhang Chu instructed the sects to provide intelligence, guard their own territories, prevent Horse Gang members from escaping, and protect the people.
• Shen Xuan reported that the Horse Gang’s headquarters was in Black Wind Camel City at the Three-Region Intersection.

Zhang Chu went alone to Black Wind Camel City to destroy the Horse Gang, while the Sky Patrol Guard and Grand Governor Zhao Chongshan ordered large forces to reinforce him. The chapter left the troops mobilizing toward the city as the Western Regions braced for a major conflict.

• Zhang Chu confirmed Black Wind Camel City as the Horse Gang's base and set out alone, telling Shen Xuan and Shen Qinglan to guard against fleeing remnants.
• Shen Xuan and Shen Qinglan watched Zhang Chu depart, and sect observers across the Western Regions rushed to report his move.
• Shen Zonglin ordered three thousand elite Sky Patrol Guards to reinforce Zhang Chu and requested further troops from the Grand Governor's Office.
• Zhao Chongshan ordered ten thousand elite troops to march to the Three-Region Intersection and support Zhang Chu.
• The Sky Patrol Guard and Grand Governor's forces assembled and began marching toward Black Wind Camel City.

Zhang Chu arrived alone at Black Wind Camel City, where the Horse Gang had prepared an ambush, and rejected Ma Xiong’s offer to join them. Ma Xiong ordered a volley of arrows at Zhang Chu, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The Horse Gang prepared Black Wind Camel City with thousands of fighters, hidden traps, and assassins to ambush Zhang Chu.
• Ma Xiong, Ma Lie, and Ma Kui discussed Zhang Chu’s arrival and relied on their forces and support from the Heavenly Evil Cult.
• Zhang Chu approached the city alone, and Ma Xiong confronted him from the walls.
• Ma Xiong offered Zhang Chu the Horse Gang’s Fourth Seat and its wealth, but Zhang Chu condemned the gang’s crimes and rejected the offer.
• Ma Xiong declared that Black Wind Camel City would be Zhang Chu’s burial ground and ordered his men to release the arrows.

Zhang Chu crushed the Horse Gang’s arrow formation and destroyed its Blade-Horse Formation to harvest Merit Points, then faced the Three Heroes of the Desolate Lands. He effortlessly broke Ma Lie and Ma Kui’s joint attack, and Ma Xiong answered with his Blazing Sky Shattering Fist.

• Zhang Chu stood unharmed as the Horse Gang’s arrow volleys shattered before reaching him.
• The Horse Gang sent its Blade-Horse Formation to surround Zhang Chu, who unleashed Heaven Covering and killed hundreds of riders, gaining nearly two hundred thousand Merit Points.
• The surviving Horse Gang forces panicked and fled until Ma Xiong, Ma Lie, and Ma Kui emerged to confront Zhang Chu.
• Ma Xiong challenged Zhang Chu, and the three heroes attacked together, but Zhang Chu broke Ma Lie’s fingers and shattered Ma Kui’s palm force.
• Ma Xiong activated his fire Attribute and launched his Blazing Sky Shattering Fist at Zhang Chu.

Zhang Chu killed the three Ma brothers and then defeated the Heavenly Evil Cult elder Ice Peak Old Man, who had come to recruit him. After Zhang Chu destroyed the elder, only an unknown metal token remained.

• Zhang Chu killed Ma Xiong with a single palm strike and gained 320000 Merit Points.
• Zhang Chu used Samsara to kill Ma Lie and Ma Kui, gaining 300000 and 310000 Merit Points.
• The Horse Gang disciples surrendered as Ice Peak Old Man arrived and demanded to discuss a matter on behalf of the Heavenly Evil Cult.
• Ice Peak Old Man attacked Zhang Chu with Ice Seal Three Thousand Worlds, freezing the city and slowing Zhang Chu's Gang Qi.
• Zhang Chu used the South Bright Longevity Technique to dispel the ice, then killed Ice Peak Old Man with golden Heavenly Sabers and gained 440000 Merit Points.
• An unknown metal token remained where Ice Peak Old Man had vanished.

Zhang Chu destroyed the Horse Gang Headquarters in Black Wind Camel City, killing its leaders and Ice Peak Old Man before the Sky Patrol Guard arrived. Shen Zonglin and the Grand Governor’s troops witnessed the aftermath and recognized Zhang Chu’s overwhelming strength.

• Zhang Chu killed Ice Peak Old Man with one palm strike, then slaughtered the fleeing Heavenly Evil Cult believers and Horse Gang members.
• Zhang Chu destroyed the Horse Gang Headquarters, leaving Black Wind Camel City in ruins and flames.
• Shen Zonglin arrived with the Sky Patrol Guard, saw the destruction, and saluted Zhang Chu for eliminating the Horse Gang and a Heavenly Evil Cult Elder.
• Zhang Chu declined Shen Zonglin’s offer to report his deeds for recognition, saying he had acted in passing.
• A general sent by the Western Regions Grand Governor arrived to receive and protect Zhang Chu, then learned that Zhang Chu had destroyed the city alone.

After Zhang Chu destroyed the Horse Gang, the major sects arrived and pursued its fleeing members, while Zhang Chu investigated a mysterious token recovered from Ice Peak Old Man. Shen Zonglin identified it as belonging to the ancient Source Cult, and Zhang Chu chose to investigate its connection to the Heavenly Evil Cult in secret.

• Yun Cangzi and the other major sect experts arrived after Zhang Chu had defeated the Horse Gang, then sent their forces to hunt down its fleeing members and claim most of the merit.
• Zhang Chu examined the black token recovered from Ice Peak Old Man and found that his Spiritual Power could not penetrate its restriction.
• Shen Zonglin recognized the token as a relic of the legendary Source Cult and suggested that the Heavenly Evil Cult might have inherited its legacy.
• Zhang Chu rejected an immediate report to the Imperial Court and ordered Shen Zonglin to investigate the Source Cult and Heavenly Evil Cult in secret.
• Zhang Chu held the token and prepared to enhance his phenomenon as he anticipated further conflict.

After settling the Black Wind Camel City matter, Zhang Chu spent three million Merit Points fusing Eternal Undying Heaven with his Chaos Phenomenon. The fusion brought the Golden Lotus and Archaic True Spirits into the transformation as well, and the chapter ended with the four phenomena united in a living, mysterious Chaos Vortex.

• Zhang Chu returned to the Sky Patrol Guard outpost, checked on the recovering Sun Youwei, and entered a secret chamber.
• Zhang Chu spent three million Merit Points to fuse Eternal Undying Heaven with the Chaos Phenomenon.
• The North Sea Sown Golden Lotus and Archaic True Spirit Manifestation emerged within the Chaos Vortex as Zhang Chu continued the fusion.
• The four phenomena ran wild, causing Zhang Chu's Spiritual Power to compress and transform in his Niwan Palace.
• The rampage subsided, leaving the Golden Lotus, True Spirits, Chaos, and eternal life united as the Chaos Phenomenon came alive.

Zhang Chu’s Spiritual Power transformed into an unstable Divine Mansion Rudiment, greatly increasing his perception and strength. Meanwhile, Shen Zonglin received a secret letter whose alarming contents led him to hurry toward Zhang Chu.

• Zhang Chu examined the purple Divine Mansion Rudiment in his Niwan Palace and realized it held more than ten times his former Spiritual Power.
• Zhang Chu sensed people’s emotions across several miles and formed a Golden Heavenly Saber from Spiritual Power.
• Zhang Chu concluded that a fourth vision was needed to stabilize the Divine Mansion and vowed to confront those who stood in his way.
• A Sky Patrol Guard found an unsent Secret Letter hidden at Ma Xiong’s seclusion site and delivered it to Shen Zonglin.
• After reading the letter, Shen Zonglin ordered his Deputy Generals to keep its contents secret and hurried toward Zhang Chu.

Shen Zonglin brought Zhang Chu a secret letter exposing the Heavenly Evil Cult’s plan to help King Song seize the throne by controlling the Western Regions and cutting off aid to the Capital City. After identifying the Ancient Nether Abyss as the cult’s likely headquarters, Zhang Chu and Shen Zonglin faced the urgent question of how to strike before the enemy could move.

• Shen Zonglin hurried to Zhang Chu’s secret chamber and was overwhelmed by Zhang Chu’s Spiritual Power.
• Shen Zonglin sealed the chamber and gave Zhang Chu a secret letter revealing the Horse Gang’s ties to the Heavenly Evil Cult and its plot to control the Western Regions’ passes.
• Zhang Chu realized the cult’s inactivity in the Southern Border had been part of a coordinated plan to block reinforcements from both the Western Regions and the Southern Border.
• Shen Zonglin identified the Ancient Nether Abyss, near Monan, as the cult’s Western Regions headquarters and explained that scouts sent there had never returned.
• Zhang Chu urged immediate action, while Shen Zonglin warned that the Sky Patrol Guard’s garrisons had been infiltrated and that mobilizing troops could alert the cult.

Zhang Chu sent warnings to Marshal Hong Yue and the new Gu God of the Southern Border before setting out alone for the Ancient Nether Abyss. As the Western Regions celebrated his victory over the Horse Gang, he spotted a familiar figure in a teahouse in Monan.

• Zhang Chu rejected Shen Zonglin's warning and decided to go alone to the Ancient Nether Abyss while Shen Zonglin watched for suspicious activity.
• Zhang Chu entrusted Tu Xiong with secret letters for Marshal Hong Yue and the new Gu God of the Southern Border, then discussed strategies with Shen Zonglin and checked on Sun Youwei.
• At dawn, Zhang Chu quietly left the Sky Patrol Guard's outpost and traveled toward the Ancient Nether Abyss, killing scattered Horse Gang remnants along the way.
• News of the Horse Gang's destruction spread across the Western Regions, where commoners celebrated Zhang Chu and honored him with tablets and a statue.
• In a Monan teahouse, Zhang Chu listened as a storyteller exaggerated his deeds, then noticed a familiar figure in the crowd.

Zhang Chu recognized Bai Feiyu, a Demonic Cult member who had reached the True Gang Realm, while listening to reports of people vanishing in Liangzhou City. Bai Feiyu exposed three gray-robed men as agents of the Heavenly Evil Cult after catching one poisoning the teahouse well, but the patrons had already drunk the tea.

• Zhang Chu secretly assessed Bai Feiyu’s True Gang Realm strength and concealed his own presence when Bai Feiyu sensed someone watching him.
• Zhang Chu overheard that several skilled people had disappeared in Liangzhou City, with witnesses linking them to the abandoned Old Housing District.
• Bai Feiyu watched three gray-robed men and listened for activity in the teahouse’s rear courtyard.
• Zhang Chu saw one gray-robed man sprinkle the Medicine Dao Master’s mind-controlling poison into the well.
• Bai Feiyu stopped the men from leaving, revealed a packet of white powder, identified it as Heart Devouring Powder, and accused them of serving the Heavenly Evil Cult.

Bai Feiyu exposed the Heavenly Evil Cult’s agents in a Liangzhou teahouse and defeated three True Gang Grandmasters with one sword. Their leader Li Qu arrived and threatened to kill everyone present, while Zhang Chu watched from the corner, wondering whether a Demonic Cult member could call the Heavenly Evil Cult an enemy of all.

• Bai Feiyu identified the three gray-robed men as Heavenly Evil Cult members and demanded to know their plans in the Western Regions.
• The three agents attacked Bai Feiyu, who wounded all of them with one sword and questioned them about the Old Housing District.
• Li Qu entered the teahouse, revealed himself as a wanted Heavenly Evil Cult Grandmaster, and challenged Bai Feiyu.
• Li Qu threatened to kill everyone in the teahouse, while Zhang Chu observed and pondered the conflict between the two cults.

Zhang Chu intervened when Li Qu was about to kill Bai Feiyu and erased the Jade Liquid Grandmaster with a wave of his hand. The teahouse recognized Zhang Chu as the Yellow Court Dao Master and thanked him, while Bai Feiyu stood frozen after recalling their encounter in the Southern Regions.

• Li Qu overwhelmed Bai Feiyu with his strength and prepared to strike him down in the Clear Wind Pavilion teahouse.
• Zhang Chu stopped Li Qu and condemned the Heavenly Evil Cult for poisoning people and turning them into Medicine Slaves.
• Li Qu threatened Zhang Chu, who waved a hand and made Li Qu crumble away, earning 180000 Merit Points.
• A white-haired old man recognized Zhang Chu as the Yellow Court Dao Master, and the grateful patrons bowed and thanked him.
• Bai Feiyu recognized Zhang Chu and froze as memories of their encounter in the Southern Regions returned.

Zhang Chu learned that Bai Feiyu was investigating the Old Housing District north of Liangzhou City, where the Heavenly Evil Cult might be making poisons and Medicine Slaves. The pair reached the district, and Zhang Chu asked whether the Middle Schooler had come too.

• Bai Feiyu recognized Zhang Chu and, terrified, agreed to explain why he had come to Liang Province.
• Bai Feiyu revealed that someone was mass-producing Medicine Dao Master's poisons and using unpublished formulas, leading the Demonic Cult to suspect that the complete inheritance had resurfaced in the Western Regions.
• Bai Feiyu said his investigation pointed to the Old Housing District, where missing people were last seen and a Heavenly Evil Cult stronghold might be operating.
• Bai Feiyu suggested that someone within the Demonic Cult might have betrayed the Sacred Cult by revealing Medicine Dao Master's whereabouts.
• Zhang Chu spared Bai Feiyu for the moment and had him lead the way to the Old Housing District.
• At the district's entrance, Zhang Chu asked whether the Middle Schooler had come too.

Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu entered the Old Housing District and fought through the Medicine Slaves guarding it. Zhang Chu destroyed them with a snap and led Bai Feiyu into a grand old residence, where Demonic Seed Poison began affecting Bai Feiyu.

• Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu traveled to the Old Housing District, where the stench of decay and medicine grew stronger.
• Bai Feiyu fought the Medicine Slaves that ambushed them and learned that their heads were their weak point.
• Zhang Chu snapped his fingers and caused the heads of at least thirty Medicine Slaves to explode.
• Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu reached a grand old residence, and Zhang Chu blasted its gate open without touching it.
• Demonic Seed Poison billowed from the residence and made Bai Feiyu dizzy, while Zhang Chu walked inside unaffected.

Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu uncovered an underground palace where the Heavenly Evil Cult was torturing people and refining Medicine Slaves and Soul Control Pills. They found evidence linking the operation to Ancient Nether Abyss, then discovered a natural abyssal passage and a journal marked “Cicada Slough,” suggesting a deeper threat.

• Zhang Chu killed the two Black Robe guards at the cellar entrance and led Bai Feiyu underground.
• Zhang Chu found people in stone chambers who had been drugged and mutilated, and told Bai Feiyu they could not be saved.
• Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu entered a medicine-refining room, where Bai Feiyu found a manuscript describing Medicine Slaves and their delivery to Ancient Nether Abyss.
• Bai Feiyu found Soul Control Pills that could temporarily control True Gang Realm experts, while Zhang Chu realized the Heavenly Evil Cult’s plans threatened the Western Regions.
• Beneath the Dān lú, Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu discovered a natural abyssal passage and a journal bearing the words “Cicada Slough.”

Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu uncovered the Heavenly Evil Cult’s Cicada Slough plan to create new bodies and found traitors among the Demonic Cult’s ranks. They entered the deepest chamber of the Underground Palace, where Zhang Chu destroyed a trap containing the Medicine Dao Master’s human skin and a remnant soul.

• Bai Feiyu read that the Cicada Slough plan used the vital blood of a thousand people and the Spiritual Power of a hundred to create a body for someone seeking another life.
• Zhang Chu found a list of captured people and more than a dozen suspected traitors within the Demonic Cult, including Elder Liu and Shopkeeper Baiyao.
• Zhang Chu ignored Bai Feiyu’s warning about the stone door’s mind-targeting runes and opened it with his Spiritual Power.
• Bai Feiyu recognized the figure beneath a floating jade slip as the missing Medicine Dao Master, but Zhang Chu identified it as refined human skin.
• The human skin activated the hall’s killing array, but Zhang Chu shattered the jade slip and skin, then destroyed the remnant soul inside it.

Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu left the buried underground palace, and Zhang Chu concluded that Heavenly Evil Cult had obtained Medicine Dao Master's legacy and was pursuing a larger scheme. Back in Liangzhou City, Prefect Zhao Mingyuan asked Zhang Chu to help eliminate the cult, and Zhang Chu agreed to cooperate when useful.

• Zhang Chu told Bai Feiyu that the spirit had tried to occupy Medicine Dao Master's shed skin, then left the emptied underground palace with him.
• Zhang Chu collapsed the old housing district, burying the underground palace and its guards, and earned 110,000 Merit Points.
• The townspeople praised Zhang Chu as he returned to Liangzhou City, while Bai Feiyu remained too afraid to leave him alone.
• Zhang Chu reviewed the clues and decided to target Heavenly Evil Cult to seize Medicine Dao Master's legacy.
• Prefect Zhao Mingyuan asked Zhang Chu to help eradicate Heavenly Evil Cult and offered intelligence and material support; Zhang Chu agreed to assist when it suited him.

Zhao Mingyuan gave Zhang Chu a dossier linking thousands of disappearances to the Ancient Nether Abyss, while Bai Feiyu warned that the location was likely a trap. Zhang Chu decided to investigate anyway and left for the abyss with Bai Feiyu, traveling at astonishing speed with Cloud Dragon Nine Manifestations.

• Zhao Mingyuan presented Zhang Chu with a classified dossier detailing more than five thousand disappearances and clues pointing to the Ancient Nether Abyss.
• Bai Feiyu argued that the Heavenly Evil Cult would not place its headquarters in such an exposed, perilous location and suspected the abyss was a deliberate trap.
• Zhang Chu revealed that a letter he had received also pointed to the Ancient Nether Abyss, then decided to investigate and ordered preparations to leave the next day.
• Zhang Chu and Bai Feiyu departed Liangzhou City at dawn with supplies provided by Zhao Mingyuan, which Bai Feiyu inspected before using.
• Zhang Chu carried Bai Feiyu north with Cloud Dragon Nine Manifestations, astonishing him by shifting through the air at immense speed.