Chapter Summaries

After Fu Qingyang reported the ambush and Dark Night Rose to Elder Teddy, Zhang Yuanqing returned home and discovered Demon Lord’s old recordings, which revealed the Demon Lord’s history with Black Impermanence and his plans against the Five Elements Alliance. The recordings left Zhang Yuanqing with a clearer lead on Black Impermanence and a troubling picture of his predecessor’s character.

• Ling Jun tested Zhang Yuanqing’s identity as the Demon Lord’s successor, but Zhang Yuanqing denied the connection and traded insults with Guan Ya on the ride back.
• Fu Qingyang told Elder Teddy that Unbridled had ambushed his team and that Zhang Yuanqing had killed Unbridled; Elder Teddy praised the newcomer and said Taiyi Sect must not get him.
• Fu Qingyang reported intelligence about Dark Night Rose, and Elder Teddy connected the organization to a disturbance involving Spirit Realm families more than twenty years earlier.
• Zhang Yuanqing secretly returned to his room, reviewed his battle, and searched the official database for information about the Spirit Realm’s origin.
• Cat King Speaker played Demon Lord’s recordings, revealing that he had hunted a Wood Demon to meet his quota and had once traded Dark Night Rose intelligence to Black Impermanence for a guide to Spirit Realm Instance No. 0029.

Zhang Yuanqing connected Demon Lord to Judge of Ghostly Eyes and Black Impermanence, then weighed the risks of sharing what he had learned. Meanwhile, Xie Lingxi probed Xiahou Xin and Xiahou Tianyuan about Yuanshi Tianzun and the Stop-Killing Palace, while the Xiahou family planned to use Wang Qian’s loved ones to draw him out.

• Zhang Yuanqing concluded that Demon Lord had killed Judge of Ghostly Eyes and likely linked Black Impermanence to Dark Night Rose, but decided not to tell Fu Qingyang because he was unsure whom to trust.
• Xie Lingxi welcomed Xiahou Xin and Xiahou Tianyuan, learned they were seeking the Stop-Killing Palace Master, and tested Xiahou Tianyuan’s reaction by praising Yuanshi Tianzun.
• After the Xiahou men left, Xie Lingxi realized Xiahou Tianyuan might have clashed with Yuanshi Tianzun and ordered her assistant to investigate their conflict.
• Xiahou Tianyuan proposed exploiting the Stop-Killing Palace Master’s ties to the Xie Family and abducting Wang Qian’s family to force him out; Xiahou Xin approved carrying out both plans.
• Xie Lingxi learned that the Xiahou Family had approached Yuanshi Tianzun about his informant and prepared to call him, convinced Xiahou Tianyuan might have beaten him up.

Xie Lingxi heard that Yuanshi Tianzun had defeated four Spirit Energy Society Voodoo Masters, while Zhang Yuanqing learned about the acting Squad Leaders who would replace Li Dongze during his recovery. Wang Qian then told Great Sage of Love Madness that his sister had been kidnapped, and the group considered asking Yuanshi Tianzun for help.

• Xie Lingxi heard that Yuanshi Tianzun had single-handedly defeated four Level 3 Voodoo Masters and decided to call him.
• Li Dongze announced that he would recuperate and instructed Guan Ya and Zhang Yuanqing to work with the acting Squad Leader while continuing to hunt Black Impermanence.
• Guan Ya told Zhang Yuanqing that Fu Qingyang planned to bring back two Second Team members: a Level 3 Fire Master and a Level 4 Water Ghost.
• Wang Qian told Great Sage of Love Madness that his sister had been kidnapped, and Heaven and Earth Are Heartless called for retaliation against the Xiahou Family.
• Great Sage of Love Madness urged Wang Qian to ask Yuanshi Tianzun for help because the Xiahou Family had kidnapped an ordinary person.

After Wang Qian reported that his sister had been kidnapped, Zhang Yuanqing decided to investigate despite Guan Ya advising caution. He tracked the woman to a villa guarded by Xiahou Tianyuan’s men and overheard them discussing how to use her to lure out Stop-Killing Palace.

• Great Sage of Love Madness had Wang Qian send Yuanshi Tianzun a plea for help about his kidnapped sister.
• Zhang Yuanqing consulted Guan Ya, then chose to track Wang Qian’s sister rather than wait for official evidence.
• Zhang Yuanqing took hair from the sister’s home and used the Red Dancing Shoes to locate her at a villa complex.
• Zhang Yuanqing overheard three men say Xiahou Tianyuan still needed the woman to draw out Stop-Killing Palace and that they should not kill her yet.
• Zhang Yuanqing reactivated Night Roaming and entered the villa without being noticed.

Zhang Yuanqing infiltrated Xiahou Tianyuan’s villa to rescue Wang Qian’s sister, disguising himself as Xiahou Tianyuan and fighting the kidnappers. After defeating the guards, he discovered that Xiahou Tianyuan had been on a connected phone call beside the hostage’s room.

• Zhang Yuanqing chose to rescue Wang Qian’s sister himself, then used the Disguise Ring to take Xiahou Tianyuan’s appearance and slipped into the villa’s backyard.
• Zhang Yuanqing used the Red Dancing Shoes and Bloodthirsty Blade to kill the three men outside, then attacked the Fire Master guarding the second floor.
• The Fire Master blasted Zhang Yuanqing with flames and shockwaves, but Zhang Yuanqing used the Steadfast One Pearl, Little Doubi, and the Heavenly Toad Furnace’s poison to weaken him.
• The Red Dancing Shoes stomped the Fire Master until he stopped moving, and Zhang Yuanqing retrieved his weapons and the man’s gloves as the living room caught fire.
• Zhang Yuanqing smashed the surveillance camera and ran toward the hostage’s room, where he found a connected phone call from Xiahou Tianyuan.

Zhang Yuanqing rescued Wang Qian from Xiahou Tianyuan’s villa and took her and the kidnappers’ bodies to the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau. Fu Qingyang moved to investigate Xiahou Tianyuan, while Xiahou Xin told his son to surrender to an official Walker aligned with the Xiahou Family.

• Zhang Yuanqing freed Wang Qian, escaped the burning villa with the four kidnappers’ bodies, and had her drive through the security barrier.
• Zhang Yuanqing reported the rescue to Fu Qingyang, who ordered the bodies returned for questioning and announced an investigation into Xiahou Tianyuan.
• Xiahou Tianyuan arrived at the villa, learned that Wang Qian and the bodies were gone, and called his father, Xiahou Xin.
• Xiahou Xin told Xiahou Tianyuan to surrender to a Walker close to the Xiahou Family, and Xiahou Tianyuan vowed revenge on Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Zhang Yuanqing messaged Wang Qian that her sister was safe.

After Zhang Yuanqing rescued Wang Qian’s sister, he sought an alliance with Stop-Killing Palace and brought evidence against Xiahou Tianyuan to the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau. Fu Qingyang ordered Zhang Yuanqing to arrest Xiahou Tianyuan despite a jurisdictional dispute, while Xiahou Tianyuan plotted against Zhang Yuanqing and Stop-Killing Palace.

• Wang Qian’s sister confirmed that public security officers had rescued her, and Zhang Yuanqing asked Great Sage of Love Madness to discuss cooperation with Stop-Killing Palace.
• Zhang Yuanqing inspected the Thug's Gloves he had obtained and arrived at the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau with Wang Qian and the kidnappers’ bodies.
• Yuan Ting questioned the kidnappers’ spirits and confirmed that Xiahou Tianyuan had ordered Wang Qian’s sister kidnapped.
• After learning that Steward Pang had arrested Xiahou Tianyuan in Fenghua District, Fu Qingyang told Zhang Yuanqing to arrest him despite the jurisdictional conflict.
• Xiahou Tianyuan asked Steward Pang to identify the master of Stop-Killing Palace and uncover Zhang Yuanqing’s real identity, then learned that Steward Fu had led a team into the bureau.

Fu Qingyang arrested Xiahou Tianyuan and defeated Deacon Pang, then used evidence of Xiahou Tianyuan’s broader crimes to secure his custody pending investigation. Zhang Yuanqing feared retaliation from the Xiahou Family and sought help from Stop-Killing Palace, whose Palace Master returned and asked to see him.

• Fu Qingyang confronted Manager Pang, restrained Xiahou Tianyuan with a command flag, and defeated Pang when he tried to stop the arrest.
• Fu Qingyang struck Xiahou Tianyuan unconscious and took him into custody, while Yuan Ting’s forum post spread news of the kidnapping case and arrest.
• At a meeting of Songhai executives, Fu Qingyang presented evidence of Xiahou Tianyuan’s other crimes, and Elder Teddy placed Xiahou Tianyuan in Fu Qingyang’s custody pending verification.
• Fu Qingyang warned Zhang Yuanqing that Xiahou Chi remained a threat, so Zhang contacted Wang Qian and asked Stop-Killing Palace for help.
• At four in the morning, Wang Qian told Zhang Yuanqing that the Palace Master had returned from an instance and wanted to see him.

Zhang Yuanqing met the Stop-Killing Palace Master, who revealed that Dark Night Rose had been involved in the Chu Family’s destruction and had infiltrated Xiahou Chi’s branch. They agreed to exchange intelligence about the organization, and Zhang Yuanqing left intending to report what he learned to Fu Qingyang.

• Zhang Yuanqing agreed to meet the Stop-Killing Palace Master alone at a coffee shop across from the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau.
• The Stop-Killing Palace Master revealed that she was a survivor of the Chu Family and had traced the family’s destruction to Dark Night Rose, which had infiltrated Xiahou Chi’s branch.
• Zhang Yuanqing deduced that Xiahou Chi had come to silence the Palace Master, and she explained that she distrusted the authorities and did not know whether the Xiahou Family’s elders were involved.
• Zhang Yuanqing told the Palace Master that Black Impermanence was waiting in Songhai for Dark Night Rose’s leader, and they agreed to share intelligence through Wang Qian.
• After leaving the seemingly closed coffee shop, Zhang Yuanqing decided to report the Palace Master’s information to Fu Qingyang and called him.

Zhang Yuanqing reported the Mistress of Stop-Killing Palace’s claim that Xiahou Chi’s branch belonged to Dark Night Rose, prompting Fu Qingyang to keep Xiahou Tianyuan in custody and investigate quietly. As Zhang Yuanqing worried about the coming physical examination and sought materials to cultivate Little Doubi, Guan Ya explained the examination and offered to take him to the black market.

• Zhang Yuanqing told Fu Qingyang that the Mistress of Stop-Killing Palace had identified Xiahou Chi’s branch as members of Dark Night Rose, and Fu Qingyang ordered him to keep the information secret.
• Fu Qingyang said he would hold Xiahou Tianyuan on public-security charges and watch Xiahou Chi and Xiahou Xin while preparing to investigate Dark Night Rose.
• Fu Qingyang explained that a comprehensive physical examination would take place in a few days, and Zhang Yuanqing worried that it could expose him as a Demon Lord successor.
• The female assistant found Xie Lingxi hanging from a chandelier after the Palace Lord of Stop-Killing Palace punished her, while Wang Qian’s companions kept him suspended at the Good Music Hotel.
• Zhang Yuanqing decided to strengthen Little Doubi but lacked suitable materials, so he visited Guan Ya and asked about the physical examination and ways to obtain them.
• Guan Ya described the examination and the black market, agreed to take Zhang Yuanqing there after work, and told him that the acting squad leader and another colleague were coming early to meet him.

Zhang Yuanqing learned about the major Evil Profession factions and met his returning colleagues, including the boisterous Jiang Jingwei and laid-back acting Squad Leader Teng Yuan. Later, he and Guan Ya visited a black market, where Zhang Yuanqing began looking for materials suited to Little Doubi.

• Zhang Yuanqing asked Guan Ya about Asura and learned that the Lord of Weapons Cult's leader had a fearsome reputation among Spirit Realm Walkers.
• Jiang Jingwei returned to the office and greeted Zhang Yuanqing with a forceful slap, while Teng Yuan introduced himself as the acting Squad Leader.
• Teng Yuan announced rules banning overtime and clocking in while granting paid leave and a three-day weekend.
• Guan Ya took Zhang Yuanqing to a hotel basement black market, where they saw White Dragon and browsed stalls selling Spirit Realm materials.
• Zhang Yuanqing asked about zombie bodily fluid and Blaststone, then summoned Little Doubi to help identify suitable materials.

Zhang Yuanqing upgraded Little Doubi with a nautical compass fragment, unlocking treasure hunting, but the Spirit Servant immediately mistook his aunt’s underwear for treasure. When the Tiger Tally inspection was disrupted by an ambush, Fu Qingyang adjusted the plan to target Xiahou Tianyuan and question his spirit.

• Little Doubi chose an ancient nautical compass at the black market, and Zhang Yuanqing bargained with the stall owner to buy it for one hundred thousand.
• Zhang Yuanqing learned the compass belonged to the Void profession and used a blood formation to transfer its power to Little Doubi, improving its Exchange skill and granting it Treasure Hunting.
• Xiahou Xin learned the comprehensive inspection would be delayed and vowed to kill Zhang Yuanqing after the current turmoil passed.
• Little Doubi stole Jiang Yu'er’s lace bra, believing it was treasure, and Zhang Yuanqing hid it when his grandmother called him to get up.
• Fu Qingyang told Zhang Yuanqing that the Tiger Tally team had been ambushed and the comprehensive inspection postponed, then proposed killing Xiahou Tianyuan and questioning his spirit.

Zhang Yuanqing visited Fu Qingyang’s villa and learned that Xiahou Tianyuan’s family had ties to Dark Night Rose. He killed Xiahou Tianyuan and used Spirit Inquiry to uncover Xiahou Xin’s warning that Dark Night Rose sought to rule the Spirit Realm.

• A servant dressed as a bunny girl led Zhang Yuanqing through Fu Qingyang’s villa to meet the Centurion.
• Fu Qingyang told Zhang Yuanqing that Xiahou Tianyuan was imprisoned and said he would pursue the rest of the Xiahou family under the law.
• Zhang Yuanqing suggested that Xiahou Chi’s branch had colluded with Dark Night Rose, and Xiahou Tianyuan’s shocked reaction exposed his concern.
• Fu Qingyang gave Zhang Yuanqing access to Xiahou Tianyuan’s cell, where Zhang Yuanqing killed him and performed Spirit Inquiry.
• Zhang Yuanqing saw Xiahou Xin tell his son that Dark Night Rose was a powerful hidden organization seeking to rule the Spirit Realm.

After Xiahou Xin was found dead, Fu Qingyang concluded that a high-level Night Wanderer from Dark Night Rose had silenced him, leaving the investigation stalled. That night, a Dark Night Rose member agreed to kill Zhang Yuanqing in exchange for information about Young Soldier King, whose connection to Demon Lord emerged through the Cat King Speaker.

• Zhang Yuanqing shared Xiahou Tianyuan’s limited knowledge of Dark Night Rose, and Fu Qingyang led a team to arrest Xiahou Xin.
• The team found Xiahou Xin dead in his hotel suite, and Fu Qingyang explained that a high-level Night Wanderer could have foreseen his fate and killed him without advance intelligence.
• Fu Qingyang learned from Elder Teddy that Xiahou Chi could not be dealt with immediately, leaving the investigation into Black Impermanence stalled.
• Zhang Yuanqing heard a masked Dark Night Rose member meet Unjust Heaven, agree to kill Yuanshi Tianzun, and request information about Young Soldier King.
• The Cat King Speaker awakened Zhang Yuanqing with Demon Lord asking Young Soldier King to help kill Judge of Ghostly Eyes.

Zhang Yuanqing listened to a recording revealing how Brother Bing became Judge of Ghostly Eyes’s slave and realized the Roster could expose his connection to Demon Lord. He planned to pursue the Roster and investigate Black Impermanence’s allies, then went to meet Fu Qingyang.

• Demon Lord persuaded Brother Bing to work with him by promising a way to suppress the Fallen Holy Grail’s control, and Brother Bing agreed.
• Zhang Yuanqing deduced that Brother Bing had vanished to suppress the Holy Grail’s corruption and that the Roster could reveal his identity and expose Zhang Yuanqing as Demon Lord’s successor.
• Zhang Yuanqing decided to hunt Black Impermanence through official channels and investigate Dark Night Rose through Stop-Killing Palace and Wuhen Hotel.
• Little Doubi returned Zhang Yuanqing’s uncle’s wallet after stealing it, and Zhang Yuanqing secretly kept three hundred yuan.
• Zhang Yuanqing received access cards for Wealthy Bay and headed to Fu Qingyang’s villa to discuss his deductions and plans.

Zhang Yuanqing pursued leads on Black Impermanence, paid Little Round to seek information through the Evil Professions' black market, and returned to the bureau to eat with his teammates. At midnight, after taking medicine for a sudden headache, he heard someone knock on his door.

• Zhang Yuanqing suggested that the Demon Lord had used Solar Power to counter the Fallen Holy Grail, and Fu Qingyang planned to investigate the connection to Dark Night Rose.
• Zhang Yuanqing asked Wang Qian to tell the Master of Stop-Killing Palace that Xiahou Xin had been silenced and to hurry her investigation.
• Zhang Yuanqing paid Little Round fifty thousand to search the Evil Professions' black market for information on Black Impermanence.
• Zhang Yuanqing returned to Songhai, joined Guan Ya, Teng Yuan, and Jiang Jingwei for lunch, and heard Teng Yuan explain why he had stopped striving so hard.
• Zhang Yuanqing woke at midnight with a severe headache, swallowed several blue pills, and heard someone knock on his door.

Zhang Yuanqing was trapped in a nightmare where the White-Clad Murderess hunted him, and his abilities and items were unusable. Injured and unable to escape, he faced her again after she broke through his bedroom door.

• Zhang Yuanqing recognized the intruder as the White-Clad Murderess from a text message he had received earlier that day.
• Zhang Yuanqing discovered that he could not use his skills or enhanced physical abilities and realized he was trapped in a nightmare.
• Zhang Yuanqing dodged the Murderess's cleaver, tried to flee through the security door, and was wounded when he fought back with a chair.
• Zhang Yuanqing broke the Murderess's waist with a chair, but she continued moving and he retreated to the bedroom.
• Zhang Yuanqing found the window surrounded by darkness and could not stop his chest wound from bleeding as the Murderess chopped through the bedroom door.
• The White-Clad Murderess shattered the bedroom door and entered while Zhang Yuanqing faced her from beside the window.

Zhang Yuanqing survived an attack by the White-Clad Murderess in a dream and discovered that Steward Pang had sent her after him. He told Fu Qingyang, who revealed his own suspicions about Pang and set out to kill and question him.

• Zhang Yuanqing used Master Wuhen's Dream-Entering Jade Talisman to escape the White-Clad Murderess and awaken with a severe chest wound.
• With Little Doubi's help, Zhang Yuanqing purified and devoured the resentful spirit, then saw memories identifying Steward Pang as the buyer of the dream-killing phone.
• Zhang Yuanqing suspected Steward Pang wanted revenge over Xiahou Tianyuan and called Fu Qingyang to report the assassination attempt.
• Fu Qingyang ordered Li Dongze's driver to collect Zhang Yuanqing and said he would settle the matter before dawn.
• Fu Qingyang told Zhang Yuanqing that he planned to kill and question Steward Pang, whom he suspected of belonging to Dark Night Rose and having ties to Black Impermanence.

Fu Qingyang and Zhang Yuanqing tracked Steward Pang to his apartment after an assassination attempt on Zhang Yuanqing failed. Fu Qingyang killed Pang Wudi, and Zhang Yuanqing moved in to question his spirit for information about Dark Night Rose and Black Impermanence.

• Fu Qingyang explained that Pang Wudi had sent an evil spirit after Zhang Yuanqing and scouted the residential complex before they entered.
• Fu Qingyang and Zhang Yuanqing entered the complex, while Pang Wudi waited at home for news of the assassination.
• Pang Wudi spotted Fu Qingyang and Zhang Yuanqing approaching through a plant’s eyes and tried to flee, but Fu Qingyang broke into the apartment.
• Pang Wudi attacked with plants and spores, but Fu Qingyang trapped him and cut him down with the Eight-Directional Sword.
• Fu Qingyang told Zhang Yuanqing to come over and question Pang Wudi’s spirit.

After devouring Steward Pang’s spirit, Zhang Yuanqing learned that Dark Night Rose was seeking Demon Lord’s successor and planned to meet Black Impermanence. He concealed Brother Bing’s identity from Fu Qingyang, who planned an operation using Zhang’s apparent death as bait; the chapter ended with Unjust Heaven receiving a forum post claiming Zhang had died.

• Zhang Yuanqing devoured Steward Pang’s spirit body and learned that Pang had joined Dark Night Rose under a cloaked superior called the Grand Protector.
• Through Pang’s memories, Zhang discovered that Dark Night Rose and Black Impermanence were seeking Demon Lord’s successor and that Unjust Heaven had ordered Pang to kill him.
• Zhang told Fu Qingyang about Unjust Heaven’s order but concealed Brother Bing’s identity, prompting Fu Qingyang to arrange a plan involving Zhang’s apparent death and a gathering at Fu Family Bay.
• Zhang left Fu Qingyang’s residence, pleased that he had gained experience while keeping his secret hidden.
• Guan Ya arrived at work and saw a pinned forum post claiming that Yuanshi Tianzun had died unexpectedly.
• Unjust Heaven received the post from an informant and left the park after ordering further verification.