Chapter Summaries

Fang Han headed to Golden Brilliance City to bid on the Vajra Fruit, but on the way he recognized and killed Shen You, a Nether Pavilion disciple who had once hunted him. He discovered several million taels of banknotes on Shen You and continued toward the city, intent on winning the fruit.

• Fang Han chose the Vajra Fruit at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion auction as the best way to turn his banknotes into a useful body-tempering treasure, then set out for Golden Brilliance City.
• After two days of travel, Fang Han encountered Shen You, a Nether Pavilion disciple he recognized from an old pursuit.
• Shen You recognized Fang Han and fled, but Fang Han caught up and killed him with a finger strike.
• Fang Han found four to five million taels of banknotes in Shen You's locked wooden box, along with pills and silver, then buried Shen You's body.
• Fang Han wondered whether the windfall came from the luck of entering the Prodigy Ranking and hurried on toward Golden Brilliance City to bid on the Vajra Fruit.

Fang Han arrived in Golden Brilliance City and received a distinguished auction invitation from Lan Yuexin, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion manager, who believed her intuition marked him as an extraordinary future ally. He prepared to bid for the Vajra Fruit and spent the night cultivating, with the auction three days away.

• Fang Han entered Golden Brilliance City, booked a room at Golden Brilliance Inn, and planned to request an invitation to the upcoming auction.
• Lan Yuexin visited Fang Han with her formidable guard Wu Xia and gave him a distinguished guest invitation to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion auction.
• Lan Yuexin told Wu Xia that her intuition about Fang Han was stronger than ever and that befriending him could bring the pavilion great rewards.
• Fang Han counted his fifteen million taels, set aside funds for the Vajra Fruit and other auction items, then meditated through the night.

Fang Han attended the Hundred Treasures Pavilion auction and bought a three-hundred-year-old wild mountain ginseng and a piece of Heart-Calming Jade before bidding on the Vajra Fruit. His contest with Yin Huang, a Nether Pavilion true disciple ranked eighty-first on the Prodigy Ranking, left the fruit's sale unresolved.

• Fang Han arrived at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion and watched Lan Yuexin begin the auction.
• Fang Han bought the three-hundred-year-old wild mountain ginseng for 1.3 million taels and the Heart-Calming Jade for 1.1 million taels.
• Lan Yuexin presented the Vajra Fruit, and bidders drove its price past five million taels.
• Fang Han recognized a dangerous Nether Pavilion true disciple in the Shadowy Pavilion and suspected he had been expecting the money Shen You carried.
• Yin Huang bid against Fang Han for the Vajra Fruit, and Fang Han raised the price to 7.5 million taels while Yin Huang struggled to gather enough funds.

Fang Han won the Vajra Fruit at auction, then sacrificed it and other purchases to the System in order to raise his Footwork Talent Amplification to 128-fold. Meanwhile, Yin Huang learned that Shen You had been murdered and began watching Fang Han, convinced he was responsible.

• Fang Han won the Vajra Fruit for 7.5 million taels, angering Yin Huang, who suspected Fang Han might be connected to Shen You’s disappearance.
• Fang Han tested the Calming Jade, then recharged it and the three-hundred-year ginseng through the System for 2.4 million silver.
• Fang Han recharged the Vajra Fruit instead of consuming it and spent ten million silver to raise his Footwork Talent Amplification to 128-fold.
• Yin Huang sent Zhao Ying to investigate Shen You’s disappearance, and Zhao Ying found Shen You’s corpse buried north of Golden Brilliance City with a fatal finger strike to the heart.
• Yin Huang suspected Fang Han despite the lack of evidence and ordered a disciple to watch him, planning to kill him after he left Golden Brilliance City.

Fang Han received Lan Yuexin’s warning that Yin Huang might target him, then secretly fled Golden Brilliance Inn for the Azure Profound Sect. Yin Huang concluded Fang Han was tied to Shen You’s death and ordered his disciples to watch for him, while Chu Feng returned to the sect and went straight to Fang Han’s residence.

• Fang Han received Lan Yuexin’s letter warning that Yin Huang might harm him and decided to return to the Azure Profound Sect rather than risk a confrontation.
• Fang Han concealed his aura, slipped out of Golden Brilliance Inn, and traveled toward the sect by a remote route.
• A Nether Pavilion disciple discovered Fang Han had left and reported it to Yin Huang, who searched the room with Zhao Ying but found no useful traces.
• Yin Huang concluded Fang Han had killed Shen You and taken the missing money, then ordered his disciples to monitor Fang Han’s whereabouts.
• Chu Feng returned to the Azure Profound Sect and headed directly to Fang Han’s residence in the True Transmission Courtyard.

Chu Feng reclaimed ninth place on the General Ranking and challenged Fang Han to a rematch after Fang Han returned to the sect. Their fight began at the Combat Platform, where Fang Han’s opening clash sent Chu Feng staggering backward.

• Chu Feng broke into Fang Han’s annex, suppressed Qui Lan and the servants with his aura, and left after steward Zhou Heng intervened.
• Chu Feng struck the General Ranking Martial Dao Stele and reclaimed ninth place, pushing Fang Han to tenth.
• Fang Han returned, learned what Chu Feng had done, and promised to help Qui Lan become an official disciple after she reached Ninth Grade.
• Chu Feng challenged Fang Han to a rematch, and Fang Han accepted before they headed to the Combat Platform.
• Chu Feng attacked Fang Han with his Crimson Pattern Sword, but Fang Han met him head-on and forced him back three steps.

Fang Han decisively defeated Chu Feng despite Chu Feng’s rapid advancement through the Blood Demon Technique. Recovering from his injuries, Chu Feng convinced himself Fang Han also used a demonic art and resolved to hunt and devour more martial artists.

• Chu Feng attacked Fang Han with a frenzied sword assault, but Fang Han’s superior swordsmanship and movement technique steadily wounded him.
• Fang Han struck Chu Feng through his defenses, inflicted severe internal injuries, and won the duel as the watching disciples marveled at his dominance.
• After Chu Feng returned to his courtyard, he angrily rejected Chu Chong’s water and struggled to understand his defeat.
• Chu Feng concluded that Fang Han must also be cultivating a demonic art and vowed to devour hundreds of martial artists to surpass him.
• Chu Feng ordered Chu Chong to fetch the Qingfeng Jade Dew Pellet, then circulated the Blood Demon Technique to heal his injuries.

After defeating Chu Feng, Fang Han reclaimed ninth place on the General Ranking and used insights from their fight to advance the Void-Sundering Nine Swords to Proficiency Realm. The new Prodigy Ranking placed him eighty-ninth, above Wang Miao, while Wang Meng struggled to accept his rapid rise.

• Fang Han struck the General Ranking Martial Dao Stele and reclaimed ninth place from Chu Feng.
• Fang Han analyzed his battle with Chu Feng, practiced the Wind-Splitting Nine Swords, and broke through to Proficiency Realm in the Void-Sundering Nine Swords.
• Deacon Zhou Heng transferred Fang Han's seventeen thousand contribution points and delivered three Earth Spirit Pills.
• Fang Han read the new rankings and saw that he had risen to eighty-ninth while Chu Feng ranked ninety-fourth and Wang Miao had fallen to ninety-first.
• News of Fang Han surpassing Wang Miao spread through the Azure Profound Sect, and Wang Meng reacted with distress as Wang Miao urged her not to dwell on the rankings.

Wang Miao reassured Wang Meng that Fang Han’s rise was no reason for despair and announced he would leave the sect to seek opportunities. Meanwhile, Tu Baichuan tried to mend his strained relationship with Fang Han by sending valuable gifts, but Fang Han rejected them, leaving Zhao Kun scrambling to explain the gesture.

• Wang Miao told Wang Meng that rankings were not absolute and revealed he planned to leave the sect to overcome a cultivation bottleneck.
• Zhao Kun reported that Fang Han had risen to eighty-ninth on the Prodigy Ranking, prompting Tu Baichuan to regret having suppressed him.
• Tu Baichuan agreed to send Fang Han a three-hundred-year-old Blood Spirit Ganoderma and Jade Marrow Pills as an indirect gesture of goodwill.
• Zhao Kun delivered the gifts to Fang Han and described them as a congratulatory offering from Tu Baichuan.
• Fang Han thanked Tu Baichuan for his intentions but refused the gifts, and Zhao Kun hurriedly insisted the Courtyard Master meant no offense.

Fang Han refused Tu Baichuan’s attempt at reconciliation, leaving their feud irreparable, while Chu Feng slaughtered the Lin Family and sought strength to kill Fang Han. Elder Zhou Jin then recruited Fang Han to lead an investigation into demonic martial artists who had annihilated three forces affiliated with the Azure Profound Sect.

• Fang Han rejected Tu Baichuan’s gifts and Zhao Kun’s warnings, insisting that he would not forgive Tu Baichuan’s past suppression of him.
• Zhao Kun reported Fang Han’s refusal to Tu Baichuan, who suppressed his anger and vowed to wait for Fang Han to reveal a weakness.
• Chu Feng massacred everyone at Lin Family Manor, absorbed their blood qi, and planned to attack more affiliated families to reach the fourth rank and kill Fang Han.
• Elder Zhou Jin summoned Fang Han to the Law Enforcement Hall and told him that demonic martial artists had annihilated three sect-affiliated forces by draining their victims’ blood and qi.
• Fang Han agreed to lead the investigation and chose Yun Qianyue, Li Feng, Huang Ling'er, and Shi Meng to accompany him.

Fang Han and his companions failed to find clues at the ruined Cloud Crane Manor, while Chu Feng massacred the Lin Family and advanced to the fourth rank. After learning Fang Han was investigating, Chu Feng set his sights on the Fang Clan, but an urgent report sent Fang Han’s party racing toward the newly attacked Lin Family Manor.

• Fang Han, Yun Qianyue, Li Feng, Huang Ling'er, Shi Meng, and Wang Gan searched Cloud Crane Manor but found no trace of its killer.
• Chu Feng slaughtered the Lin Family at their manor and broke through to the fourth rank using the Blood Demon Technique.
• Chu Feng learned that Fang Han was investigating the massacres and decided to target the Fang Clan of Liangshui City to torment him.
• Fang Han received news that Lin Family Manor near Mountain Water City had been wiped out in the same manner as Cloud Crane Manor.
• Fang Han and his companions hurried toward Lin Family Manor to investigate the latest massacre.

Fang Han identified Chu Feng as the demonic cultivator behind the massacres and realized he was heading for Liangshui City to attack the Fang Clan. Fang Han raced ahead to protect his family, while Chu Feng arrived at the Fang Mansion at dawn.

• Fang Han used the Spirit Sniffing Art at the destroyed Lin Family Manor and detected Chu Feng's scent among the killer's traces.
• Fang Han told Yun Qianyue, Li Feng, Huang Ling'er, Shi Meng, and Wang Gan that Chu Feng was the murderer, and he sent an urgent message to the sect.
• Fang Han and his companions followed Chu Feng's trail and realized it led toward Liangshui City and the Fang Clan.
• Fang Han left the others behind and used Windcloud Escape to race toward Liangshui City, while Wang Gan led the group after him.
• At dawn, Chu Feng appeared outside the Fang Mansion wearing a ghost mask and carrying a violent aura.

Chu Feng stormed Fang Mansion and attacked the Fang Clan, but Fang Han arrived in time to save Fang Lingyuan and the others. After Chu Feng’s identity was exposed, he revealed that he had reached the fourth rank and renewed his attack on Fang Han.

• Chu Feng killed the two guards at Fang Mansion’s gates and declared that he would destroy the Fang Clan.
• Fang Lingyuan confronted Chu Feng, who attacked him and the gathered Fang Clan martial artists with a deadly strike.
• Fang Han returned to Fang Mansion and blocked Chu Feng’s attack, protecting Fang Lingyuan and the others from its force.
• Fang Han identified Chu Feng and exposed his cultivation of demonic arts, prompting Chu Feng to remove his mask and attack him in earnest.
• Chu Feng’s strike drove Fang Han back three steps and confirmed that Chu Feng had reached the fourth rank.
• Chu Feng gathered more power for another attack as Fang Han steadied himself and prepared to fight.

Fang Han fought Chu Feng across the Fang Mansion courtyard, using his superior swordsmanship and footwork to adapt to Chu Feng’s greater Internal Qi and gradually turn the battle around. Chu Feng unleashed a desperate attack, and Fang Han met it with a concentrated Void-Sundering strike.

• Chu Feng attacked Fang Han with powerful blood-red Sword Qi, but Fang Han dodged and used his swordsmanship to deflect the assault.
• Fang Han and Chu Feng injured each other as their battle devastated the Fang Mansion courtyard, while Fang Lingyuan led the Fang Clan survivors to safety.
• Fang Han’s combat skill improved during the fight, allowing him to counter more often and eventually stagger Chu Feng in a direct clash.
• Fang Han unleashed a rapid sword barrage that pierced Chu Feng’s defenses and struck his right shoulder.
• Enraged and injured, Chu Feng gathered his Blood Demon Technique into a devastating blood-red pillar of light and fired it at Fang Han.
• Fang Han activated the Tide Surge Divine Treasury and drove his Void-Sundering strike into the core of Chu Feng’s attack.

Fang Han defeated Chu Feng, but a black-robed upper third-rank demon intervened and tried to recruit him. As the demon pursued Fang Han and struck with a deadly blood claw, Chen Wanjun arrived and wounded him.

• Fang Han defeated the gravely injured Chu Feng and moved to kill him for cultivating the Blood Demon Technique.
• A black-robed man appeared, knocked Fang Han back, scolded Chu Feng, and offered Fang Han a place under his tutelage if he adopted demonic cultivation.
• Fang Han refused the offer and fled toward the outskirts of Liangshui City using Windcloud Escape.
• The black-robed man caught up and sent a massive blood-colored claw crashing toward Fang Han.
• Chen Wanjun appeared and pierced the black-robed man with a golden strike, collapsing the claw and severely wounding him.

Fang Han pursued and killed the critically wounded Chu Feng while Chen Wanjun fought the black-robed demonic cultivator. Chen Wanjun defeated his opponent, but the man swallowed a poison pill and died before he could be interrogated, leaving the source of the demonic art unknown.

• Chen Wanjun ambushed the black-robed man and fought him while Fang Han discovered Chu Feng had fled.
• Fang Han used the Spirit Sniffing Art to track Chu Feng, caught up with him, and killed him with a sword strike to the throat.
• Fang Han watched Chen Wanjun suppress the black-robed man and studied the two experts’ techniques.
• Chen Wanjun unleashed a powerful saber strike that broke through the black-robed man’s defense and severely injured him.
• The black-robed man swallowed a Soul-Eroding Heart-Rotting Pill and died before Chen Wanjun could capture him, cutting off a key clue about the demonic art.

After killing Chu Feng, Fang Han received orders to seize the Chu Family in Clear River City and reassured his clan and family before setting out with companions. In Clear River City, Gong Xing recognized Fang Han and panicked, while Fang Han noticed someone watching him from the Drunken Immortal Restaurant.

• Chen Wanjun praised Fang Han for killing Chu Feng, took the corpses for examination, and ordered him to confiscate the Chu Family in Clear River City.
• Fang Han reassured Fang Lingyuan and the Fang Clan members that the attackers had been defeated, and his parents and younger sister welcomed him home safely.
• Yun Qianyue, Li Feng, Huang Ling'er, Shi Meng, and Deacon Wang Gan arrived at the Fang Clan, heard Fang Han's account, and agreed to travel with him to Clear River City.
• After resting for an hour, Fang Han and his companions set out for Clear River City and headed directly toward the Chu Family residence upon arriving.
• Gong Xing recognized Fang Han from a window at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, panicked, and tried to hide; Fang Han sensed the gaze and turned toward the window.

Fang Han led an Azure Profound Sect enforcement party to raid the Chu Family after Chu Feng was executed for cultivating demonic arts and slaughtering affiliated forces. After killing Clan Head Chu Yunshan when he attacked, Fang Han ordered his companions to secure the family while he searched its core areas with Yun Qianyue and Li Feng.

• Gong Xing spotted Fang Han in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, fled Clear River City, and planned to use Yin Huang to eliminate him.
• Fang Han and his companions reached the Chu residence, killed its guards, and ordered the Chu Family to gather in the front courtyard.
• Chu Yunshan challenged Fang Han, then recognized him and accused him of using sect authority to settle a personal grudge.
• Fang Han announced that Chu Feng had been executed for cultivating demonic arts and slaughtering affiliated forces, and that the sect had come to raid the family.
• Chu Yunshan attacked Fang Han with the Crimson Baleful Palm, but Fang Han killed him with a sword thrust, prompting the Chu Family members to surrender.
• Fang Han assigned Wang Gan, Shi Meng, and Huang Ling'er to guard and count the Chu Family while he searched its core areas with Yun Qianyue and Li Feng.

Fang Han secretly took half the Chu Family's hidden fortune, while Clear River City celebrated the family's downfall. Gong Xing told Yin Huang that Fang Han was in the city, prompting Yin Huang to set out to kill him as Fang Han brought Windcloud Escape close to Minor Accomplishment.

• Fang Han discovered the Chu Family's hidden chamber and recharged half its valuables, gaining 17.71 million silver, but left the rest to avoid attracting suspicion.
• Fang Han searched Chu Yunshan's residence for more hidden wealth but found nothing, while Clear River City celebrated the Chu Family's collapse.
• Gong Xing returned to Nether Pavilion after fleeing Clear River City and decided to seek Yin Huang's help against Fang Han.
• Gong Xing told Yin Huang that Fang Han was in Clear River City, and Yin Huang headed there, vowing to kill him.
• Fang Han practiced Windcloud Escape in the Chu Family estate and brought the technique to the verge of Minor Accomplishment.

Fang Han reached Lesser Mastery in Windcloud Escape, then left Clear River City after handing over the Chu Family mission. Yin Huang ambushed him on the road, but Fang Han detected him first and struck with a powerful sword attack, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Fang Han broke through to Lesser Mastery in Windcloud Escape and continued training to master his increased speed.
• Yin Huang learned that Fang Han was staying at the Chu Family residence and ordered Qiao Gao to watch for a chance to catch him alone.
• Fang Han handed the Chu Family mission over to an Azure Profound Sect deacon and told Yun Qianyue, Li Feng, and Huang Ling'er that he would travel abroad instead of returning to the sect.
• After Fang Han left Clear River City alone, Qiao Gao informed Yin Huang, who concealed himself in a tree beside the road and waited to ambush him.
• Fang Han detected Yin Huang's presence, charged into the forest, and unleashed a powerful sword strike; Yin Huang countered with Nether Palm.