Chapter Summaries

Qin Yan and his companions assembled to face Xing Wuji, whose Half-Step Grandmaster strength rendered Qin Yan’s Blood Mist Domain ineffective. Yin Li’s Battle Formation Melody boosted the team’s blood qi as they attacked Xing Wuji, and the chapter ended with him forming a Stellar Chessboard around himself.

• Huang Jiuli welcomed Qin Yan and the others as the team gathered and encircled Xing Wuji among the fallen Seven Star Elders and vice sect master.
• Qin Yan’s Blood Mist Domain failed to suppress Xing Wuji, and Yin Li explained that his Half-Step Grandmaster realm made him immune to its power.
• Yin Li played Battle Formation Melody, raising each of her allies’ blood qi by 200,000 Cal.
• Huang Jiuli attacked Xing Wuji with her Phoenix Feather Sword, but their exchange remained deadlocked until he sent her flying with a sword strike.
• Yin Li unleashed Thousand Blade Slash while Xing Wuji formed a Stellar Chessboard around himself.
• Qin Yan, Yun Qingge, and Lu Qingshan attacked the chessboard with their spear, sword, and shield techniques.

Huang Jiuli and the others shattered Xing Wuji’s Stellar Chessboard and battered him at the entrance to the Seven Star Sword Sect. As they moved to kill him, Xing Wuji revealed that he had been transformed into a Half-Demon, and Yin Li ordered everyone to attack together.

• Huang Jiuli’s Phoenix Meteor Shower joined the others’ attacks, shattering the Stellar Chessboard and striking Xing Wuji.
• The five surrounded the bloodied Xing Wuji, and Huang Jiuli condemned his collusion with the Demon Sect.
• Xing Wuji showed no regret for accepting the Demon Sect’s help, and the group attacked him.
• Xing Wuji released Demon Qi that swallowed their attacks, then emerged with black markings and branch-like hands.
• Yin Li identified Xing Wuji as a Half-Demon who had undergone the Demonization Pool, and Huang Jiuli called for his death.
• Yin Li ordered the group to attack together, noting that Xing Wuji was badly injured and could not use much of his strength.

Xing Wuji launched a desperate final attack at Qin Yan, while Qin Yan secretly considered using Little Black’s power to weaken the demonic strike but decided against exposing him. Qin Yan answered with the Five Elements Profound Yellow Bell as Xing Wuji’s sword reached him.

• Xing Wuji chose Qin Yan as his target and charged at him, enduring Yin Li and Huang Jiuli’s attacks as he pressed forward.
• Xing Wuji formed the Demon Branch Star Sword from his remaining Demon Qi and unleashed it at Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan spoke with Little Black, who revealed that he could cripple Xing Wuji’s Demon Qi, but Qin Yan decided Little Black must not expose his aura.
• As the sword neared, Qin Yan lit all hundred patterns on the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon and formed the Five Elements Profound Yellow Bell around himself.

Qin Yan blocked Xing Wuji’s life-burning sword strike with his Five Elements Profound Yellow Bell, leaving Yin Li and Huang Jiuli to kill Xing Wuji. The group gathered afterward, and Yin Li and Huang Jiuli questioned Qin Yan’s unexpected power.

• Qin Yan used the Five Elements Profound Yellow Bell to block Xing Wuji’s Demon Branch Star Sword without being injured.
• Huang Jiuli burned away Xing Wuji’s Demon Qi branches while Yin Li’s Silver Sound Blade severed his head.
• Yin Li stored Xing Wuji’s head as proof that the mission was complete.
• Yin Li and Huang Jiuli examined Qin Yan and wondered about his Spirit Weapon and hidden abilities.
• Qin Yan said it was normal to carry life-saving trump cards, and the group decided to rest and recover.

After defeating Xing Wuji and the Seven Star Sword Sect’s elders, Qin Yan and his teammates returned to Mystic City and agreed to meet again for another team mission. Back at the East Academy, Qin Yan checked the team’s contribution records and found his ranking had risen to third as their total contribution reached 9,604 points.

• Yin Li and the others recovered after the battle, then left the Seven Star Sword Sect and returned to Mystic City a day later.
• Yin Li arranged for the group to meet again in two days for their next team mission, after which they could pursue individual missions.
• On the walk back to the East Academy, Huang Jiuli explained that her clan’s hatred of the Demon Race stemmed from its enslavement and massacre of the Phoenix Clan during the Demon Dao Era.
• Qin Yan returned to his residence and discovered that Yin Li had submitted the mission, earning him 1,300 Mystic Points.
• Qin Yan checked the team’s contribution records and saw that his contribution ranked third while the team total reached 9,604 points.

Qin Yan spent Mystic Points on Sixth Grade Metal Attribute Spirit Pills and cultivated until his Gold Element Wonder Tree reached the five-zhang Perfection Realm, while his Water and Wood Element Wonder Trees initially formed. After his breakthrough, he reviewed his improved strength and considered how much further his spiritual power needed to grow.

• Qin Yan exchanged 250 Mystic Points for twenty Sixth Grade Metal Attribute Spirit Pills and refined them to nourish his Gold Element Wonder Tree.
• Qin Yan cultivated the Gold Element Wonder Tree to five zhang, bringing it to the Perfection Realm.
• Qin Yan’s Water Element Sapling and Wood Element Sapling grew to three zhang and initially formed as Wonder Trees.
• The Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon marked both new Wonder Trees with Spear Patterns, connecting them to Qin Yan’s Spear Path techniques and weapon.
• Qin Yan checked his status and found his Total Blood Qi had risen to 750,000 Cal and his spiritual power to 198 Hz.

Qin Yan trained toward the Sixth Grade Acupoint Awakening Realm before joining Yin Li and the others for a Beast Tide mission in Qingyun City. Yin Li led the group through her clan’s formidable estate to a teleportation array, where a white-haired elder awaited them.

• Qin Yan spent Mystic Points on Awakening Aperture Pills and continued training the Undying Blood Demon Scripture while the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon refined their spoils.
• On March 5th, Yin Li reviewed the team’s mission to help Qingyun City defend against a Beast Tide and urged everyone to earn Mystic Points during the final month.
• Qin Yan and the others chose to travel to Qingyun City by teleportation array and followed Yin Li to her family home, Yin Manor.
• As Yin Li led them through the estate, Qin Yan witnessed displays of power from a True King, a Grandmaster, and an alchemist.
• The group reached a plaza with a large teleportation array and found a white-haired elder sitting beside it.

Yin Li and her companions traveled to Greatwood City, where they split up to complete their missions before meeting again in three days. Qin Yan headed to his own mission, while Zhao Lei struggled to find Zhu Ming and faced pressure from Di Jie, who offered the Di Family’s help in exchange for Zhao Lei’s Grandmaster True Liquid.

• Yin Li had an elder teleport the group of five from Qingyun City to Greatwood City.
• Yin Li arranged for the group to meet at Moonview Tower in Qingyun City three days later, and the five members split up to complete their missions.
• Qin Yan checked his mission details and headed toward his destination in Greatwood City.
• Zhao Lei learned that his Shadow Guards still could not find Zhu Ming, who was believed to have escaped the city.
• Di Jie reminded Zhao Lei that he would lose his position if he failed to capture Zhu Ming within three days, and Zhao Lei asked what Di Jie wanted.

Qin Yan arrived at the Shadow Guard Bureau to take on the search for the escaped prisoner Zhu Ming, promising to find and kill him that day. Zhao Lei began favoring Qin Yan over Di Jie, who had demanded Grandmaster True Liquid and mocked Qin Yan’s confidence.

• Di Jie offered to help Zhao Lei capture Zhu Ming within three days only if Zhao Lei gave him the Grandmaster True Liquid, leaving Zhao Lei torn between the offer and his own cultivation prospects.
• A Shadow Guard reported that Qin Yan had arrived, and Zhao Lei eagerly summoned the Mystic Sanctuary disciple, hoping he could help capture Zhu Ming.
• Zhao Lei was disappointed to sense that Qin Yan was only at Mid Sixth Grade, but he explained that Zhu Ming had escaped after bribing a guard and that the search had found no clues.
• Qin Yan assured Zhao Lei that he would find and kill Zhu Ming that day, prompting Di Jie to laugh and mock his claim.
• Qin Yan told Zhao Lei that Di Jie was an unrelated person who should not interfere with the case, and Zhao Lei’s preference shifted toward Qin Yan.

Qin Yan used the bloodstains in Zhu Ming’s former cell to activate Blood Shadow Tracking and locate him. The tracking image revealed Zhu Ming cultivating in a crude thatched hut.

• Zhao Lei ordered the Shadow Guards to escort Di Jie out after rejecting his offer to track Zhu Ming.
• Zhao Lei led Qin Yan to the cell where Zhu Ming had been imprisoned.
• Qin Yan drew blood aura from the dried bloodstains and activated Blood Shadow Tracking with the Mo Yuan spirit weapon.
• Qin Yan used Zhu Ming’s blood to pinpoint his location and saw him cultivating inside a thatched hut.

Qin Yan identified Zhu Ming through the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon and used a Blood Curse to inflict unbearable pain on him from afar. He left with Zhao Lei and the Shadow Guards to pursue Zhu Ming, while Di Jie followed them to learn what they were doing.

• Qin Yan found Zhu Ming's image, and Zhao Lei confirmed that the man was the fugitive they sought.
• Qin Yan cast the Pain Curse on Zhu Ming as he flew away, causing him to crash and writhe in agony.
• Qin Yan and Zhao Lei departed with the Shadow Guards, following the blood aura's guidance toward Zhu Ming.
• Di Jie saw them leave and secretly followed the group.

Qin Yan and the Shadow Guards found Zhu Ming in the mountain forest, where Qin Yan’s Pain Curse had left him unconscious and desperate for death. After Zhu Ming was arrested, Qin Yan accepted Zhao Lei’s gift of Awakening Aperture Pills and continued toward Qingyun City to undertake a Sanctuary mission.

• Qin Yan refused to shake off Di Jie as the group followed the blood sphere northwest from Greatwood City.
• Qin Yan and the Shadow Guards found Zhu Ming in a forest, unconscious from the Pain Curse.
• Zhu Ming begged to be killed, but Qin Yan ordered Zhao Lei to arrest him and bring him back.
• Di Jie watched in disbelief as the Shadow Guards bound Zhu Ming and took him away.
• Qin Yan accepted Zhao Lei’s bottle of Awakening Aperture Pills as a voluntary gift.
• Qin Yan left the group and headed through the forest toward Qingyun City and its Beast Tide mission.

Qin Yan arrived in Qingyun City and met with Yin Li, Huang Jiuli, Yun Qingge, and Lu Qingshan ahead of the Beast Tide. Lu Qingshan revealed that Jiang Yunyan was also in the city.

• Zhao Lei led the Shadow Guards back toward Greatwood City with Zhu Ming, while Di Jie decided to keep pursuing Zhao Lei's Grandmaster True Liquid.
• Qin Yan reached Qingyun City, entered with his Mystic Sanctuary Token, and settled into Moonview Tower.
• After three days of cultivation, Qin Yan raised the Undying Blood Demon Scripture's progress to 49%.
• Qin Yan joined Yin Li, Huang Jiuli, and Yun Qingge in private room 111, where they awaited Lu Qingshan.
• Lu Qingshan arrived and told the group he had seen Jiang Yunyan outside, surprising Yun Qingge.

Qin Yan’s group learned that Lin Ruoxi’s powerful team had arrived in Qingyun City, then went to collect tokens for the Beast Tide mission. At the City Lord’s Mansion, Lin Ruoxi reviewed information about Sanctuary disciples in the city and noticed Qin Yan’s team.

• Lu Qingshan reported that Lin Ruoxi, Su Qingwan, Jiang Yunyan, Xiao Tianci, and Chu Yunshu had formed a formidable team.
• Yin Li warned the group to prioritize safety while hunting Fierce Beasts during the Beast Tide.
• Huang Jiuli led the group to the City Lord’s Mansion to collect Mission Tokens that recorded their kills.
• Zhao Qingyun gave Lin Ruoxi the tokens she had requested and a Jade Slip listing Sanctuary disciples in Qingyun City.
• Lin Ruoxi read the records and took interest in Qin Yan’s team.

Lin Ruoxi learned that a Beast Tide was approaching Qingyun City and continued cultivating to reach Peak Sixth Grade. Zhao Qingyun then welcomed five Mystic Sanctuary disciples to the City Lord’s Mansion, where Yin Li asked for their Mission Tokens.

• Lin Ruoxi praised Zhao Qingyun for his report and ordered him to notify her immediately when the Beast Tide struck.
• Zhao Qingyun reported that a Beast King was gathering Fierce Beasts in the Qingyun Mountains and that the Beast Tide could form within one to five days.
• Lin Ruoxi considered the strengths of Yin Li and Huang Jiuli, then took a sixth-grade pill and cultivated with her eight Sword Intents and Sovereign Sword projection.
• Zhao Qingyun left Lin Ruoxi and went to meet the Mystic Sanctuary disciples who had come to collect Mission Tokens.
• Zhao Qingyun recognized Yin Li, Huang Jiuli, Yun Qingge, Lu Qingshan, and Qin Yan as Special-Class Disciples, and Yin Li asked him for their tokens.

Qin Yan and the others received bound Mission Tokens as the Fierce Beasts gathered outside Qingyun City. On May 12, the Beast Tide began its assault, and Zhao Qingyun prepared to confront the Ironback Grey Wolf leading it.

• Qin Yan bound a Mission Token with his True Qi and reflected on how he was becoming stronger than his teacher, Xiao Huo.
• Over several days, increasing numbers of Fierce Beasts gathered outside Qingyun City until tens of thousands surrounded it.
• On May 12, a roar from the rear of the horde sent the Beast Tide surging toward the city, and alarms sounded as the City-Protecting Array raised its Defense Barrier.
• Zhao Tieyi charged into the horde and cut down four Peak Sixth Grade Fierce Beasts while the City Guard fought the attacking beasts.
• Zhao Qingyun watched for the Ironback Grey Wolf, the Beast King leading the assault, as families, factions, and academies braced for battle.

As the Beast Tide threatened Qingyun City, its families, academy, and mercenaries mobilized to defend it. Qin Yan stayed behind to break through, opened his first Blood Demon Acupoint, and entered the Sixth Grade Acupoint Awakening Realm.

• Zhao Zhengyang, Qingyun Academy's master, and Tie Xiong rallied their forces to defend Qingyun City from the Beast Tide.
• Huang Jiuli found Qin Yan training in his room, where he said he would join the others after completing his breakthrough.
• Yin Li and the others left for the city outskirts while Qin Yan focused his Blood Qi and Demon Qi on opening an Acupoint.
• Qin Yan swallowed an Awakening Aperture Pill and used its medicinal power to locate a hidden Acupoint in his Blood Demon Martial Meridians.
• After half an hour, Qin Yan opened his first Blood Demon Acupoint and reached the Sixth Grade Acupoint Awakening Realm.

After breaking through to Early Sixth Grade Body Tempering, Qin Yan joined the blood-soaked battlefield and used his Blood Chains and Blood Puppets to slaughter Fierce Beasts. He decided to use the Beast Tide to raise all two hundred Blood Puppets’ strength.

• Qin Yan checked his cultivation gains, noting that his Total Blood Qi had reached 894,000 Cal after his Body Tempering breakthrough.
• Qin Yan took his Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon and headed out to support the battle beyond the city.
• Qin Yan charged into the beast horde and used Blood Chains to pierce Fierce Beasts and absorb their blood energy.
• Qin Yan summoned twenty-five Late Fifth Grade Blood Puppets, which hunted Fierce Beasts and grew stronger by absorbing their blood.
• Qin Yan realized he could now possess up to two hundred Blood Puppets and decided to cultivate them all during the Beast Tide.

Qin Yan unleashed his Blood Puppet army on the Beast Tide, gathering beast blood qi to create and strengthen more puppets while slaughtering Fierce Beasts. Huang Jiuli joined him, and Qin Yan checked his Mission Token to see how many beasts he had killed.

• Qin Yan gathered the blood qi of dead Fierce Beasts into a Blood Vortex and formed new Blood Cocoons, while leaving the fallen human Martial Artists’ blood untouched.
• Qin Yan led his existing Blood Puppets through the beast horde, stepping in to kill stronger foes and feeding the resulting blood qi to his puppets.
• New puppets emerged from the Blood Cocoons at Peak Fourth Rank, and Qin Yan used Blood Chains to drain Sixth Grade Fierce Beasts and rapidly strengthen them.
• Huang Jiuli appeared beside Qin Yan and remarked that the battlefield was a great source of nourishment for his Blood Puppets.
• Qin Yan checked his Mission Token, which showed six Peak Sixth Grade, fifteen Late Sixth Grade, forty Mid Sixth Grade, and eighty Early Sixth Grade Fierce Beasts slain.

Qin Yan fought through the morning Beast Tide, then returned to Qingyun City with his team and learned that four Half-Step Grandmaster-level Fierce Beasts threatened the city. As the City Lord summoned the Mystic Sanctuary disciples, Qin Yan worried they would be ordered to face the four beasts.

• Qin Yan and his Blood Puppets killed Fierce Beasts throughout the morning until the Ironback Grey Wolf roared and the Beast Tide retreated.
• Qin Yan returned to the City Lord's Mansion with Yin Li and the others, and Yin Li congratulated him on reaching the Acupoint Awakening Realm.
• Yin Li warned the team that the morning assault had only been a probe and that the afternoon attack would be fiercer.
• While the others recovered, Qin Yan trained with his spear, then followed a guard to meet the City Lord.
• Yin Li and Lu Qingshan explained that the Golden Wing Thunder Roc, Nether Abyss Serpent, Crimson Flame Demon Lion, and Frost Giant Ape were the four Half-Step Grandmaster-level Fierce Beasts.
• Qin Yan worried that the City Lord intended to send them against the four beasts.