Chapter Summaries

Mu Yang questioned Gu Lingyun, a Captain from Anling Prefecture, and learned that she was investigating Ghost Lamp Temple’s connection to Medicine King Valley. After he left, Domain Seeker Lu Zongsong returned and told Gu Lingyun that Mu Yang had not intended to seriously hurt her or Xiaocui.

• Mu Yang questioned Gu Lingyun and learned that Xiaocui was her companion, not a Demon Slayer Bureau Captain.
• Mu Yang slapped Xiaocui twice, then warned Gu Lingyun that he could not assume her token proved she was genuine.
• Gu Lingyun explained that she and Lu Zongsong were investigating reports that Medicine King Valley sold people used in medicine trials to Ghost Lamp Temple.
• Mu Yang returned Gu Lingyun’s Bronze Token and left the alley.
• Lu Zongsong gave Gu Lingyun ointment for Xiaocui and admitted he had been nearby during Mu Yang’s questioning.
• Lu Zongsong told Gu Lingyun that Mu Yang had only caused superficial injuries and would have killed them if he had meant to harm them.

Mu Yang met Lu Zongsong, a Territory-Seeking Envoy and disciple of General Gu Changkong, who advised him to wait in town before investigating the Slayer Commander’s disappearance. Lu Zongsong explained the bloodline classifications of demons, leaving Mu Yang considering how powerful Precious Bloodline demons might be.

• Xie Xu and Lei Xing speculated that Gu Lingyun had come to investigate Ghost Lamp Temple, and Mu Yang confirmed she was from Anling Prefecture but had a different purpose.
• Lu Zongsong approached Mu Yang and asked whether he had come to investigate the Slayer Commander’s disappearance in Anshun Prefecture.
• Lu Zongsong advised Mu Yang to wait in town, while Lei Xing defended Mu Yang’s strength by citing his victory over the Azure Snail Demon.
• Lu Zongsong dismissed the Azure Snail Demon as a Common Bloodline demon and explained that demons were classified as Common, Rare, or Precious Bloodlines.
• Mu Yang wondered whether Precious Bloodline demons included heaven-and-earth Spirit Beasts and how powerful they were.

Lu Zongsong told Mu Yang that Ghost Lamp Temple’s abbot and Vajra Temple’s Mingjing were both formidable opponents, and asked for help investigating the temple. Mu Yang agreed after Lu Zongsong offered to forgo the mission spoils, and they joined forces to confront them.

• Lu Zongsong explained that Ghost Lamp Temple’s abbot was as strong as a Sixth Rank Rare Bloodline demon and that Mingjing, a Vajra Temple chief disciple, had comparable strength.
• Lu Zongsong recounted how he had watched the abbot enter a hidden passage at night, then withdrew when Mingjing arrived.
• Lu Zongsong asked Mu Yang to help him deal with the two martial artists.
• Mu Yang initially refused because he wanted to keep all the spoils from the mission.
• Lu Zongsong said he did not want any spoils, and Mu Yang agreed to cooperate.

At Ghost Lamp Temple, Mingjing tried to persuade Abbot Jingchan to return to Vajra Temple and avoid the Demon Slayer Bureau’s impending judgment over Ghost Lamp Temple’s dealings with Medicine King Valley. Jingchan refused, and the two monks began to fight.

• Jingchan welcomed Mingjing, who conveyed Abbot Xuyuan’s invitation to visit Vajra Temple.
• Mingjing revealed that he had come to learn the truth about Ghost Lamp Temple’s suspected trafficking with Medicine King Valley and to protect Jingchan from the Demon Slayer Bureau.
• Jingchan refused to return with Mingjing, despite Mingjing warning that the bureau might destroy Ghost Lamp Temple.
• Mingjing activated his Indestructible Vajra Glazed Body and attacked Jingchan with the Mighty Vajra Palm.
• Jingchan revealed his Ghost Lamp Buddha Body, releasing dark purple radiance and the ghostly souls he had suppressed within himself.

Mingjing and Jingchan fought in the rear mountain, each unleashing a powerful secret art. As Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong prepared to intervene, Jingchan manifested a Ghost Flood Dragon and a humanoid ghost, revealing that he had mastered Ghost Fusion.

• Mingjing urged Jingchan to return to the temple, but Jingchan refused, and they began fighting outside the collapsed meditation chamber.
• Jingchan awakened the ghosts imprisoned in his body, while Mingjing activated the Indestructible Vajra Glazed Seal and attacked him.
• Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong watched from a distance and decided to join the fight, while Lei Xing and the others investigated the temple's front courtyard.
• Jingchan's markings formed two shapes on his chest, then emerged as a Ghost Flood Dragon and a humanoid ghost.
• Mingjing recognized Jingchan's Ghost Fusion and cried out in shock.

Jingchan revealed his improved Ghost Fusion technique and explained how he had created two Ghost Kings to pursue a physical breakthrough to the Seventh Rank. As Mingjing hesitated over whether to fight him, Mu Yang suddenly charged at Jingchan.

• Jingchan revealed the Ghost Lamp Dragon-Subduing Technique and explained how he had bred a humanoid Ghost King and a flood dragon Ghost King.
• Jingchan described joining the Six Fan Gate, imprisoning people in an underground Yin-Nurturing Prison, and using their deaths to strengthen the flood dragon ghost.
• Jingchan asked Mingjing whether he still intended to fight, and Mingjing hesitated because Jingchan controlled two Ghost Kings.
• Mu Yang charged toward Jingchan with a Long Mace as Mingjing was about to speak.

Mu Yang defeated Jingchan’s Flood Dragon Ghost King with one strike, then resisted the humanoid Ghost King’s soul attack and seized Jingchan. As Mingjing rushed to intervene, Lu Zongsong engaged him, leaving the fight between them underway.

• Jingchan ordered the late sixth-rank Flood Dragon Ghost King to attack Mu Yang, who shattered it with a single mace strike.
• Mu Yang gained permanent equipment solidifications from the ghost’s death and turned his attention to Jingchan and the humanoid Ghost King.
• Jingchan sent the humanoid Ghost King’s soul attack at Mu Yang and charged, but Mu Yang remained unharmed and blocked his fist with the mace.
• Mu Yang broke Jingchan’s arm and grabbed his throat as Mingjing rushed to rescue him.
• Lu Zongsong intercepted Mingjing with the Zi-Wu Mandarin Duck Axes, and the two fighters clashed.

Mu Yang killed the humanoid Ghost King and Jingchan after discovering Jingchan’s connection to Fu Yu, while Mingjing fought Lu Zongsong. After Jingchan’s death and Mingjing’s injury, Mingjing prepared to activate his Indestructible Vajra Glazed Seals.

• Mingjing struggled against Lu Zongsong’s ice-infused Zi-Wu Mandarin Duck Axes, which could pierce his defenses.
• Mu Yang questioned Jingchan about Fu Yu, then used his Black Gold Four-Edged Mace to destroy the humanoid Ghost King and gain 7,000 strands of maximum true qi.
• Mu Yang ignored Mingjing’s appeal to spare Jingchan and crushed Jingchan’s neck, gaining another 7,000 strands of true qi.
• Lu Zongsong struck Mingjing’s arm while Mingjing was distracted by Jingchan’s death.
• Mingjing, enraged and wounded, began activating his Indestructible Vajra Glazed Seals to avenge Jingchan and defend Vajra Temple’s dignity.

Mingjing unleashed the full power of his Indestructible Vajra Glazed Seals, but Mu Yang effortlessly stopped his attack and shattered his body. Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong then headed to Jingchan's underground chamber to investigate the human trafficking between Ghost Lamp Temple and Medicine King Valley.

• Mingjing activated all ten Indestructible Vajra Glazed Seals and struck at Mu Yang after Lu Zongsong was knocked back.
• Mu Yang caught Mingjing's palm and overwhelmed him with his strength, shattering his Indestructible Vajra Glazed Body and killing him.
• Mu Yang collected Mingjing's and Jingchan's sleeve pouches and told Lu Zongsong they could question Ghost Lamp Temple's other leaders for information.
• Mu Yang suggested that he and Lu Zongsong could investigate Medicine King Valley if questioning the leaders failed.
• Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong entered Jingchan's underground chamber beneath an artificial lake and sensed the cold of yin energy.

Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong discovered the prisoners in Yin-Nurturing Prison and found Fu Yu and Ge Feiwu near death. Ge Feiwu died just before they could save him, then rose as a powerful ghost and attacked them.

• Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong opened the stone door to Yin-Nurturing Prison and found scores of prisoners drained by yin qi.
• They found Demon Slayer Bureau commanders Fu Yu and Ge Feiwu chained inside the deepest cage.
• Ge Feiwu briefly begged to be saved, but Mu Yang secretly directed a yin wind that drained his remaining life and killed him.
• Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong prepared to rescue Fu Yu while Mu Yang pretended they had arrived too late to save Ge Feiwu.
• Ge Feiwu rose as a ghost, rapidly reached early sixth rank, and threatened Mu Yang, Lu Zongsong, and Fu Yu.

Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong rescued Fu Yu from Ghost Lamp Temple, where Mu Yang killed Ge Feiwu with one punch. After Fu Yu reunited with Lei Xing, Mu Yang led the group in taking control of the temple and waiting for the Demon Slayer Bureau to arrive.

• Lu Zongsong freed Fu Yu from his chains while Mu Yang faced Ge Feiwu, a sixth-rank ghost.
• Mu Yang killed Ge Feiwu with one punch and gained another permanently solidified Qi-Storing Crystal.
• Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong brought Fu Yu to the temple courtyard, where he reunited with Lei Xing and learned Mu Yang had risen from a small county.
• Lei Xing described Mu Yang's exploits to Fu Yu, who jokingly accused her of knowing him too well, prompting her to hit him.
• Mu Yang had Xie Xu contact the Demon Slayer Bureau in Anshun Prefecture, then led the group to subdue Ghost Lamp Temple's monks.

After helping Lu Zongsong clear Ghost Lamp Temple, Mu Yang examined the spoils he had collected and discovered powerful Ghost Lamp martial arts, including a technique that could create a Dragon-Subduing Dharma Form. He left the Ghost Lamp Dragon-Subduing Technique under consideration and planned to travel with Lu Zongsong to Medicine King Valley the next day.

• Mu Yang returned to the inn with Lu Zongsong and arranged to accompany him to Medicine King Valley the next day.
• Xiaocui questioned Mu Yang's kindness, while Gu Lingyun told her not to hold his earlier blow against him.
• Mu Yang inspected the sleeve bags and martial arts taken from Ghost Lamp Temple, deciding to exchange most of the ordinary valuables for Merit.
• Mu Yang learned that Ghost Lamp Buddha Body could create Ghost Cavities to house Ghost Entities, but he postponed deciding whether to equip it.
• Mu Yang examined Jingchan's Ghost Lamp Dragon-Subduing Technique and found that it could fuse a humanoid Ghost King and a Flood Dragon Ghost King into a powerful Dharma Form.

Mu Yang learned that the Life Aperture and Soul Aperture lay beyond the ten great apertures and discovered how they affected advancement and martial skills. He opened his final Spirit Aperture, while considering which martial art to imprint as his future natal skill.

• Mu Yang considered using Water Ghost Minions on a female Flood Dragon and examined the martial arts and aperture manual in Mingjing's sleeve pouch.
• Mu Yang learned that opening the Life Aperture could create a powerful natal martial skill, while the Soul Aperture strengthened the soul and related to reaching the ninth rank.
• Mu Yang considered which martial art to imprint in his Life Aperture but decided not to rush the permanent choice.
• Mu Yang equipped Ghost Lamp's cultivation methods and opened his fifth Spirit Aperture, the Ear Aperture.
• Mu Yang's strength rose by two hundred thousand jin and his soul power reached two hundred points, nearly matching a sixth-rank martial artist with both hidden apertures open.

After opening his final Spirit Aperture, Mu Yang began opening his Life Aperture, then equipped two Vajra Temple martial arts that transformed his body and greatly increased his strength. He condensed all ten Indestructible Vajra Glazed Seals in an hour and realized his strength could approach a hundred million jin if he cultivated two more techniques.

• Mu Yang sensed the locations of his Life and Soul Apertures and used his remaining true qi to open one-tenth of the Life Aperture.
• Mu Yang equipped Indestructible Vajra Divine Art and Vajra Glazed Body, transforming his sinews, bones, and skin.
• After both martial arts reached Perfection, Mu Yang activated the Indestructible Vajra Glazed Body and Indestructible Vajra Glazed Seal traits, gaining 10 million jin of strength.
• Mu Yang condensed all ten Indestructible Vajra Glazed Seals within an hour, despite the seals normally taking Mingjing nearly a month to form.
• Mu Yang calculated that activating all ten seals raised his strength to 85.23 million jin, or about 88 million jin with additional traits, and estimated that two more techniques could bring him close to a hundred million jin.

Mu Yang and his companions traveled to Medicine King Valley to continue their investigation, arriving at Medicine King Town after eight days. There, Territory-Seeking Envoy Zhao Xian greeted the group and learned that Mu Yang had helped defeat the monks from Ghost Lamp Temple.

• Mu Yang filled his final Equipment Slot with the Ghost Lamp Buddha Body and planned to equip the Ghost Lamp Dragon-Subduing Technique the next day.
• Mu Yang, Lu Zongsong, Gu Lingyun, and Xiaocui set out for Medicine King Valley on horseback, with Gu Lingyun asking Mu Yang questions during the journey.
• After eight days, the group reached Hundred Herbs Mountain and admired the scenery around Medicine King Valley.
• Lu Zongsong explained that Medicine King Town had formed at the mountain’s foot to serve visitors seeking medicine and pills.
• Zhao Xian greeted the group, and Gu Lingyun introduced Mu Yang as a First-Class Demon-Seeking Captain who had helped defeat the monks from Ghost Lamp Temple.

Mu Yang proposed forcing their way into Medicine King Valley and set off with Lu Zongsong, despite Zhao Xian warning that the valley had numerous powerful defenders. As Gu Lingyun worried about their safety, Zhao Xian received word that her brother Gu Tingquan, a seventh-rank martial artist, was coming to help.

• Zhao Xian told Lu Zongsong and Mu Yang that he had found no way to sneak into Medicine King Valley and warned that it had at least five resident sixth-rank martial artists.
• Mu Yang suggested fighting their way inside, and Lu Zongsong agreed to their usual rules for taking on the valley.
• Lu Zongsong told Zhao Xian to stay outside while he and Mu Yang headed toward Medicine King Valley, leaving Zhao Xian alarmed and Gu Lingyun worried.
• Gu Lingyun asked Zhao Xian whether they could help Mu Yang, but he explained that the valley's fighters and defenses made an attack difficult.
• Zhao Xian received a message that Gu Tingquan was on his way, and Gu Lingyun recognized that her seventh-rank brother could turn the odds against Medicine King Valley.

Medicine King Valley prepared to kill the Wind-Flow Golden Eagle, which had returned to torment the valley after Xiao Tusi and the Great Elder stole the Blood Jade Lotus it guarded. The chapter ended when a panicked disciple rushed into the council hall with an urgent report.

• Medicine King Valley placed ten Mountain-Crushing Crossbows along its main passage and gathered all nine Sixth Rank Attendants to plan against the Wind-Flow Golden Eagle.
• Old Guo angrily recalled that the Wind-Flow Golden Eagle had killed three disciples, taken three Fifth Rank precious herbs, and promised to return.
• The Great Elder remembered how he and Xiao Tusi had stolen the Blood Jade Lotus from the Wind-Flow Golden Eagle after luring it away, losing two Attendants in the process.
• Xiao Tusi acquired six more Mountain-Crushing Crossbows and a Demon-Locking Chain, intending to capture and kill the eagle when it came back.
• A pale-faced disciple rushed into the council hall and warned Xiao Tusi that something terrible had happened.

Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong broke into Medicine King Valley, where Mu Yang slaughtered the disciples who tried to stop them. Xiao Xian confronted them, but Mu Yang shattered his spear and struck at him, while the Valley Lord and Elders hurried to the entrance.

• A disciple reported that two Demon Slayer Bureau members had fought their way into Medicine King Valley, and Xiao Tusi led the Elders to investigate.
• Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong stood amid the bodies of slain disciples at the valley entrance as more disciples surrounded them.
• Xiao Xian arrived with his Poison-Vine Spear and demanded to know why the two had broken in and killed people.
• Mu Yang charged Xiao Xian, whose spear broke when it met Mu Yang's Black Gold Four-Edged Mace.
• Mu Yang followed up with a punch as Xiao Xian cried out over his broken spear.

Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong slaughtered Medicine King Valley’s disciples after Mu Yang killed Xiao Xian, then Mu Yang killed the Third Offering, Wang Cheng, with a single blow. Enraged by the deaths of his son and subordinate, Xiao Tusi ordered everyone to attack and kill them.

• Mu Yang killed Xiao Xian, and the frightened disciples began to panic and flee.
• Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong charged into the crowd, killing the disciples who tried to resist.
• Wang Cheng attacked Mu Yang, but Mu Yang blocked his punch and smashed his head with the Black Gold Four-Edged Mace.
• Xiao Tusi realized Mu Yang might be a cultivator of high-grade true qi and tried to stop the fight, but Wang Cheng was already dead.
• Xiao Tusi spotted Xiao Xian’s corpse and ordered everyone to attack and kill Mu Yang and Lu Zongsong.

Mu Yang fought Medicine King Valley’s Elders and killed five of them in a few breaths. The Great Elder seized an opening and launched a full-force sword strike at Mu Yang’s heart, but the chapter ended before the attack’s result was revealed.

• The Second Elder led six Elders in an attack on Mu Yang while the Great Elder watched for an opening.
• Mu Yang blocked the Second Elder’s saber, caught Yu Shu’s spear with his bare hand, shattered the saber, and killed the Second Elder and Yu Shu.
• Mu Yang killed three more Elders with a punch, a mace strike, and a crushing grip.
• The Medicine King Valley disciples trembled in fear as the Great Elder launched a short-sword attack at Mu Yang’s heart.
• The Great Elder believed his strike would hit, but Mu Yang showed no sign of evading, and the Great Elder’s worldview began to collapse.