Recaps

Chen Changming heard Blood Kuang explain Blood Demon Ancestor’s plan to possess his disciples through the Blood Soul Possession technique. As Blood Kuang revealed how he escaped possession by correcting his cultivation technique, Chen Changming deduced that his current body was the Ancient Ghost’s corpse.

• Blood Kuang asked Chen Changming to help kill Blood Demon Ancestor, then explained that the ancestor had possessed him after he reached the fifth layer of the Golden Core Realm.
• Blood Kuang told Chen Changming and Xue Du that Blood Demon Ancestor planned to possess three bodies, including Chen Changming’s, and had used Foundation Establishment disciples as test subjects for Blood Soul Possession.
• Blood Kuang revealed that he had corrected the Blood Demon Brahma Heaven Technique, escaped possession with his Primordial Spirit, and fled into another body.
• Chen Changming deduced that Blood Kuang’s current body was the Ancient Ghost’s corpse and that Blood Demon Ancestor had intended to use it as an external avatar.

Chen Changming avoided attacking Xue Kuang and returned to Crimson Blood Mountain, where he focused on preparing for the coming battle with the Blood Demon Ancestor. After two years of intense cultivation, he reached the third level of the Golden Core and began planning to advance Bi Cang's cultivation as well.

• Chen Changming and Xue Du left Xue Kuang, agreeing to join him in killing the Blood Demon Ancestor five years later.
• Chen Changming ate more Blood Tai Sui meat and trained with the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art, delaying the blood shadow's emergence.
• Two years later, Chen Changming broke through to the third level of the Golden Core, and the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect reached the middle stage of level six.
• The Blood Demon Ancestor praised Chen Changming's breakthrough and summoned him to the Blood Demon Hall to explain the second layer of the Blood Demon Brahma Heaven Technique.
• Chen Changming asked Bi Cang about advancing to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment within three years and decided to rely on mid-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills despite their risks.

Chen Changming strengthened his cultivation and Blood Escape Technique while waiting for Senior Brother to challenge the Blood Demon Ancestor. As the confrontation began, Chen Changming prepared to help kill his Master and obtain the true Blood Demon True Scripture.

• Chen Changming broke through to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment after consuming fifty thousand mid-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills, then learned from Xue Mei that Senior Brother needed another year or two to prepare for the final battle.
• Chen Changming spent a year and a half practicing the Blood Escape Technique one hundred thousand times and strengthened it for the fifth time.
• Chen Changming discovered that the Demon Spirit Vine had evolved into a sixth-level, upper-tier Beast after devouring black flesh.
• Xue Mei told Chen Changming that Senior Brother would infiltrate Crimson Blood Mountain within three days, and Chen Changming agreed to help kill the Blood Demon Ancestor.
• An explosion shook Crimson Blood Mountain, and Chen Changming hurried out of the Blood Mansion as Senior Brother arrived.

Xue Kuang confronted Blood Demon Ancestor on Crimson Blood Mountain, and the two moved their duel to an uninhabited area. Blood Demon Ancestor revealed that he had raised Xue Kuang’s possessed original body to the sixth Golden Core layer and unleashed the Blood Demon Banner as Xue Kuang struck back with a resentful-energy blade.

• Xue Kuang challenged Blood Demon Ancestor outside Blood Demon Hall, and Blood Demon Ancestor flew deeper into Crimson Blood Mountain with him to fight.
• Xue Mei gathered Chen Changming and the other disciples, then led them after the two combatants to watch for a chance to join the battle.
• Blood Demon Ancestor revealed Xue Kuang’s original body, which he had possessed and cultivated to the sixth Golden Core layer.
• Xue Kuang summoned a sixth-layer Golden Core Ghost King to fight his original body while Blood Demon Ancestor drew the Blood Demon Banner.
• Xue Kuang transformed into a towering Ancient Ghost Body and formed a powerful blade from the resentment of the Ancient City of Resentful Souls.
• Blood Demon Ancestor unleashed a vast sea of blood with the Blood Demon Banner, and Xue Kuang charged forward to strike it with his blade.

Blood Madness and Blood Demon Ancestor fought fiercely, damaging both their weapons as neither gained the upper hand. Meanwhile, the blood-robed young man and the Ghost King also battled to a standstill, until Blood Madness called on his junior brothers and sisters to attack Master's clone.

• Blood Madness used Ancient Ghost's body and inheritance to cut through Blood Demon Ancestor's blood waves and press him into close combat.
• Blood Demon Ancestor slowed Blood Madness with blood spears and Accumulated Blood Thunder, but Blood Madness's howl disrupted him and opened the way for another attack.
• The clash between Resentment Blade and Blood Demon Banner injured Blood Demon Ancestor and cracked the banner, while also notching Blood Madness's blade.
• Blood Madness and Blood Demon Ancestor resumed fighting without either gaining the advantage, while the blood-robed young man and the Ghost King fought evenly and both took damage.
• After an incense stick's time, Blood Madness called on Chen Changming and the others to deal with Master's clone.

Xue Mei and the other disciples joined Xue Kuang and the Ghost King in fighting Blood Demon Ancestor’s avatar, while Chen Changming’s Blood Axe repeatedly struck the avatar and helped the Ghost King wound it. Blood Demon Ancestor then launched a small blood-colored sword at Chen Changming.

• Xue Mei and the other disciples decided to rebel against Blood Demon Ancestor and joined the fight against his avatar.
• Chen Changming hurled his Blood Axe into the blood-robed young man’s back, cracking his Blood Essence Armor and giving the Ghost King an opening to attack.
• The young man burned his blood essence and charged Xue Mei and the others, who used their defensive treasures and Blood Escape Technique to flee.
• Chen Changming struck the young man from behind with another Blood Axe, and the Ghost King slashed his back, gravely wounding him.
• Blood Demon Ancestor berated Xue Shan and fired a small blood-colored sword at Chen Changming.

Chen Changming seized Blood Demon Ancestor’s Life-Bound Blood Sword and helped turn the battle against the Blood Demon Ancestor and the blood-robed young man. Watching the fighters weaken, Xue Ying decided to emerge early from the Blood Tai Sui and take control of Xue Kuang and Xue Shan.

• Chen Changming dodged Blood Demon Ancestor’s Life-Bound Blood Sword with the Blood Escape Technique, then knocked it away with two blood axes and captured it.
• Chen Changming trapped the sword in his Beast Taming Bracelet, where the Demon Spirit Vine bound it.
• The Ghost King engulfed the blood-robed young man in Black Mist, while Xue Mei and the other injured True Disciples continued attacking him.
• Blood Demon Ancestor raged over losing his sword and intensified his fight against Xue Kuang with the Blood Demon Banner.
• Xue Ying watched the battle from the Blood Tai Sui and decided to emerge early, beginning to transform the Black Meat into a human form.

Blood Demon Ancestor and Blood Kuang fought at the seventh level of Golden Core after fusing with others, while Chen Changming waited for them to weaken. A mysterious blood-red figure captured Xue Mei, and the chapter ended with Blood Demon Ancestor fleeing toward Chen Changming.

• The enormous Blood Tai Sui vanished, and a blood-red figure celebrated his immortal new body before leaving the Blood Mansion.
• Blood Demon Ancestor fused with the blood-robed youth and Blood Demons to reach the seventh level of Golden Core, while Blood Kuang fused with the Ghost King and also broke through.
• Blood Demon Ancestor sent Blood Dragons after Chen Changming, Xue Mei, and the others; Chen escaped, Xue Mei was captured by the mysterious blood-red figure, and the other disciples were struck down.
• Blood Kuang and Blood Demon Ancestor fought fiercely until their injuries forced both back to the sixth level of Golden Core, while Chen Changming watched and waited.
• Blood Demon Ancestor used Blood Escape to flee the battlefield, but his streak of light headed straight toward Chen Changming.

Chen Changming joined Xue Kuang’s battle against Blood Demon Ancestor, using his Blood Axes and powerful fist to wound the enemy while relying on the Spirit-Devouring Insect’s barrier to withstand the counterattack. Blood Demon Ancestor healed his injuries and renewed his assault, but Chen Changming emerged safely from the blood tide as Xue Kuang prepared to fight alongside him.

• Chen Changming’s Spirit Energy Barrier repelled Blood Demon Ancestor’s Blood Escape attack, letting Chen Changming and Xue Kuang strike him with their Blood Axes and blade.
• After watching for an opening, Chen Changming joined Xue Kuang’s fight, smashed Blood Demon Ancestor’s armor with a punch, and embedded two more Blood Axes in his chest.
• Blood Demon Ancestor unleashed a burst of power that blasted away the axes and healed his wounds, then attacked Xue Kuang and Chen Changming with the Blood Demon Banner.
• Chen Changming’s Spirit Energy Barrier endured the blood tide and pushed him away from its force, after which he emerged unharmed and Xue Kuang praised his defense.

Blood Kuang and Chen Changming defeated the Blood Demon Ancestor, but Blood Kuang then tried to kill Chen Changming and chased after the Ancestor’s Primordial Spirit. A mysterious crimson figure seized the Primordial Spirit and Blood Demon Banner, and Chen Changming recognized the scent of Blood Tai Sui on it.

• Blood Kuang used black flames to strengthen his attacks and, with Chen Changming’s help, wounded the Blood Demon Ancestor.
• Chen Changming struck the Blood Demon Banner, allowing Blood Kuang to split the Blood Demon Ancestor’s body in two.
• The Blood Demon Ancestor’s Primordial Spirit fled inside the Blood Demon Banner, and Blood Kuang turned his blade on Chen Changming.
• Chen Changming’s Spirit-Devouring Insect raised a second Spirit Energy Barrier, letting him survive Blood Kuang’s attack and retreat.
• Blood Kuang chased the Blood Demon Ancestor’s Primordial Spirit, but a crimson figure seized it and the Blood Demon Banner.
• Chen Changming smelled Blood Tai Sui on the crimson figure as Blood Kuang demanded to know who it was.

Xue Pozi revealed that he had faked his death and successfully possessed the Blood Tai Sui, then killed the Blood Demon Ancestor and absorbed his body with the Blood Transformation Technique. He turned his attention toward Blood Kuang, who asked Chen Changming for help, but Chen Changming refused and retreated.

• Xue Pozi revealed his identity to the Blood Demon Ancestor and admitted that he had possessed the Blood Tai Sui.
• Blood Kuang asked Xue Pozi to hand over the Blood Demon Ancestor’s Primordial Spirit, but Xue Pozi crushed it instead.
• Xue Pozi used the Blood Transformation Technique to absorb the Blood Demon Ancestor’s body and strengthen his aura.
• Xue Pozi explained that he had removed the Blood Transformation Technique from the Blood Demon True Scripture and had treated the Blood Demon Ancestor as a pawn.
• Blood Kuang asked Chen Changming to help fight Xue Pozi, but Chen Changming refused and retreated a thousand zhang away.

Chen Changming watched Xue Pozi and Xue Kuang fight, then pursued them while waiting for a chance to capture both. Xue Kuang fled toward the Ancient City of Resentful Souls, and Xue Pozi followed close behind as Chen Changming continued after them.

• Chen Changming discussed with Bi Cang the possibility of controlling Xue Pozi and using his Blood Tai Sui body as an External Avatar.
• Xue Pozi blocked Xue Kuang’s attack with the Blood Demon Banner, but Xue Kuang fled using the Blood Escape Technique.
• Xue Pozi caught up to Xue Kuang and trapped him in a vast sea of blood, gaining the upper hand in their battle.
• After half an hour, Xue Kuang burned his blood essence to escape, and Xue Pozi gathered the fallen cultivators’ bodies before giving chase.
• Chen Changming followed the pair toward the Crimson Blood Mountain Sect, then guessed Xue Kuang was heading to the Ancient City of Resentful Souls to absorb the Resentful Souls’ power.
• Xue Kuang unleashed a net of blade lights to hold Xue Pozi back and continued fleeing toward the Ancient City of Resentful Souls.

Blood Kuang and Xue Pozi each devoured powerful sources to reach the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm, then fought while Chen Changming waited for them to weaken. Chen Changming finally joined the battle and hurled a Blood Axe at Xue Pozi as the energy in the blood waves and black mist suddenly intensified.

• Blood Kuang devoured the Resentful Souls in the Ancient City of Resentful Souls, while Xue Pozi devoured the Blood Demon Ancestor's corpse and the four True Disciples to reach the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm.
• Blood Kuang and Xue Pozi fought, and Chen Changming arrived to watch and assess their strength with Bi Cang.
• Blood Kuang secretly asked Chen Changming to join forces against Xue Pozi, and Chen Changming said they should wait and see.
• After the battle lasted a day and both opponents were badly wounded, Chen Changming entered the Ancient City of Resentful Souls behind a Spirit Energy Barrier.
• Xue Pozi's blood dragons shattered Chen Changming's barrier and sent him flying, but Chen Changming hurled a Blood Axe at Xue Pozi as the spiritual energy in the blood waves and black mist suddenly grew dense.

Chen Changming used the Spirit-Devouring Insect’s Spirit Energy Storm to badly injure Blood Kuang, then killed him and took the Ancient Ghost Body. He turned to fight Xue Pozi, who recovered with burned essence blood and faced Chen Changming’s array of strange creatures and treasures.

• The Spirit-Devouring Insect unleashed its Spirit Energy Domain and Storm, blasting Xue Pozi and Blood Kuang out of their defenses.
• Chen Changming sent the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect into Blood Kuang, trapped his Primordial Spirit in the Black Buddha Beads, and stored the Ancient Ghost Body.
• Xue Pozi healed his wounds by burning the Blood Tai Sui body’s essence blood and challenged Chen Changming.
• Chen Changming advanced with the Demon Spirit Vine, a Spirit Energy Barrier, and his insects prepared to attack.
• Xue Pozi saw the Black Vine’s Ancient Ghost presence and suspected it had devoured the Ancient Ghost’s Black Blood.

Chen Changming and his Beasts cornered Xue Pozi, but he escaped by sacrificing his head and using the Blood Escape Technique. Bi Cang pursued him while Chen Changming set off after them, trusting her to catch him.

• The Demon Spirit Vine overwhelmed Xue Pozi, while the Spirit-Devouring Insect blocked his escape route with its Spirit Energy Domain.
• Chen Changming sent the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect to attack Xue Pozi, and it burrowed into his back toward his brain.
• Xue Pozi evaded the insect by sending his Primordial Spirit into his dantian, then cut off his own head and escaped through the Spirit Energy Storm using the Blood Escape Technique.
• Bi Cang pursued Xue Pozi, while Chen Changming retrieved the badly injured Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect and ordered it to devour the Ancient Ghost's heart.
• Chen Changming mounted the Spirit-Devouring Insect and followed Xue Pozi, relying on Bi Cang to prevent his escape.

Chen Changming returned to Crimson Blood Mountain with Xue Pozi captured and the Blood Demon True Scripture in hand, then learned that an authentic version led to a powerful sect in Great Jin. After Xue Mei recovered from the battle, she asked whether Chen had found the scripture on their master.

• Bi Cang gave Chen Changming Xue Pozi’s Storage Ring and said she had sealed his Primordial Spirit inside the Black Buddha Beads.
• Chen Changming returned to Crimson Blood Mountain, found Xue Mei unconscious, and told her that Blood Demon Ancestor and the other senior brothers had died.
• After Bi Cang forced Xue Pozi to reveal his version of the Blood Demon True Scripture, she compared it with the others and judged it authentic.
• Bi Cang told Chen Changming that the scripture came from a Golden Core cultivator of Great Jin’s Blood Demon Sect, who had entered Great Qin searching for the Medicine Sect’s surviving Dao of Alchemy canon.
• Xue Mei visited Chen Changming’s cave and asked whether he had found the Blood Demon True Scripture on their master.

Chen Changming gave Xue Mei the genuine Blood Demon True Scripture and supported her becoming Crimson Blood Mountain’s sect master before devoting years to enhancing Heavenly Spirit Pills. After reaching the fourth enhancement and returning to Crimson Blood Mountain, he prepared to refine high-grade pills, while Situ Yun decided to search for him through Golden Turtle Island’s reputation in Great Jin.

• Chen Changming gave Xue Mei the genuine Blood Demon True Scripture and urged her to become Crimson Blood Mountain’s sect master, and she accepted the book to investigate the danger in her cultivation.
• Chen Changming decided to focus on advancing his cultivation, spent two years refining ten thousand sets of ingredients, and then sold pills and bought supplies across several dynasties.
• After eight years of travel and pill refining, Chen Changming achieved the Heavenly Spirit Pill’s fourth enhancement, enabling him to make high-grade pills.
• Chen Changming bought twenty thousand sets of ingredients and returned to Crimson Blood Mountain to begin refining high-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills.
• Situ Yun reviewed the spread of Heavenly Spirit Pills and his unsuccessful search for Chen Changming, then decided to use Golden Turtle Island’s reputation in Great Jin to look for his junior brother.

Chen Changming learned of the Golden Turtle Grand Assembly in Great Qin and decided to attend, hoping to join the body-cultivation holy land and perhaps reconnect with Du Xiaoliang. Before he left, Xue Mei questioned him about Ancient Ghost’s corpse, and he claimed it had been destroyed.

• Chen Changming returned to Blood Demon Hall, told Xue Mei he had found no Blood Tai Sui, and left after she concealed her suspicion that he had made an External Avatar from Ancient Ghost’s corpse.
• Chen Changming refined a thousand high-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills and spent half a year taking them to advance his cultivation.
• Xue Mei showed Chen Changming a report announcing that Golden Turtle Island would hold a Grand Assembly in Baixiang City six months later to recruit Foundation Establishment body-cultivators.
• The news reminded Chen Changming of Du Xiaoliang, and he wondered whether she was seeking him before deciding to travel to Great Qin.
• As Chen Changming prepared to leave, Xue Mei asked whether Ancient Ghost’s body remained after his death, and Chen Changming said it had been blasted to pieces.

After leaving Crimson Blood Mountain, Chen Changming returned to Yellow Sprout Mountain to check on the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm he had left there. He found it had grown into a powerful Level 5 Demonic Beast, and the chapter ended as it lunged at him while a threatened cultivator prepared to flee.

• Chen Changming decided to leave Crimson Blood Mountain, traveled through the Blue Flower Dynasty, and reached Yellow Sprout Mountain after two months.
• Chen Changming entered Yellow Sprout Mountain and saw a group of cultivators hunting a high-grade Level 4 Golden Armored Turtle.
• A middle-aged cultivator tried to stop Chen Changming and threatened him, but the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm burst from the ground and attacked the man.
• The middle-aged cultivator used a defensive talisman to survive the earthworm's strike and prepared to escape with a Flying Talisman.
• The Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm abruptly lunged toward Chen Changming, and the middle-aged cultivator hoped to use him as a distraction.

Chen Changming reunited with the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm on Yellow Sprout Mountain and set out to hunt Level 5 Demonic Beasts for their cores. Meanwhile, Su Linger searched for Bai Yutang’s killer and became suspicious when she learned the earthworm had sought out a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

• The Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm killed a fleeing Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the other attackers fled while the Golden Armored Turtle cowered.
• Chen Changming reunited with the mid-tier Level 5 Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm, agreed to help it kill other Level 5 Demonic Beasts, and followed it through the mountain.
• Su Linger arrived on Yellow Sprout Mountain, where cultivators mistook her for an Immortal Alliance elder come to exterminate the beasts.
• Su Linger continued searching for the person who had killed Bai Yutang more than seventy years earlier, but found no clues among the cultivators she watched.
• Several fleeing Foundation Establishment cultivators told Su Linger that the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm had gone looking for a cultivator at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, making her suspect his background was unusual.

Chen Changming encountered Su Linger in Yellow Sprout Mountain, where she suspected him and prepared to kill his Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm. To avoid fighting her, he revealed that he was her long-lost Changming ge, leaving Su Linger stunned that he had survived and reached Great Qin.

• A middle-aged man persuaded Su Linger that Chen Changming and the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm had killed his captain, and she flew into Yellow Sprout Mountain to seek justice.
• Su Linger intercepted Chen Changming and questioned his identity while growing suspicious of his powerful spirit pet.
• Su Linger summoned her Flying Sword and threatened the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm, while Chen Changming pretended to panic.
• Chen Changming recognized Su Linger's changed temperament and revealed that he was her Changming ge from Xiliang City.
• Su Linger recognized the name and stared at Chen Changming in disbelief, realizing the homeless boy from her past had survived and reached Great Qin.

After recognizing Chen Changming, Su Linger questioned his past and tried to make him register with the Immortal Alliance. She attacked him with her Asura Needle, suspecting he had killed her senior brother Bai Yutang, and discovered that he cultivated both body and magic arts.

• Su Linger recognized Chen Changming from their shared past and wondered how he had survived for so long.
• Su Linger questioned Chen Changming about his cultivation, his spirit pet, and his years at Yellow Sprout Mountain, then urged him to register with the Immortal Alliance.
• Chen Changming refused to go to the Immortal Alliance, and Su Linger attacked him with her Asura Needle.
• The Asura Needle pierced Chen Changming's shoulder and drew purple blood, leading Su Linger to suspect he had killed Bai Yutang.
• Su Linger accused Chen Changming of cultivating both body and magic arts, while he considered how he could resist the needle.

Su Linger accused Chen Changming of killing Bai Yutang and attacked him, while Chen Changming recalled how powerful his spirit pets had become and tried to reason with her. The chapter ended with Su Linger launching the Asura Needle at him again.

• Su Linger accused Chen Changming of killing Bai Yutang because he was a powerful Body Cultivator who had arrived at Yellow Sprout Mountain decades earlier.
• Chen Changming considered his spirit pets’ strength and tried to avoid fighting Su Linger, but she insisted that she had to avenge Bai Yutang.
• Chen Changming reminded Su Linger that he had saved her life and said he had killed Wu Daozi, Bai Yutang, and Pei Shan only in self-defense.
• Su Linger said Bai Yutang had been as close to her as a sibling and declared that Chen Changming deserved to die.
• Chen Changming called Su Linger arrogant, and she sent the Asura Needle flying toward him.

Chen Changming fought off Su Linger’s Asura Needle and Flying Sword with his defensive treasure, then seized the needle as Su Linger used a strange snake technique against him. The Snake Spirit Blood Breath Technique passed through his barrier and formed a huge Red Serpent behind his head.

• Su Linger’s Asura Needle pierced Chen Changming’s Spirit Energy Barrier, but Chen Changming failed to seize it before it returned to her.
• Su Linger attacked Chen Changming with her Flying Sword and Asura Needle, and his barriers repelled the sword while the needle broke through the outer defense.
• Chen Changming snatched the Asura Needle and held it fast with his strength and spiritual sense.
• Su Linger sent a little red snake through Chen Changming’s barrier, and its particles landed on him without causing immediate harm.
• Bi Cang identified Su Linger’s technique as the Snake Spirit Blood Breath Technique of the Wu Clan and warned Chen Changming to look behind his head.
• Chen Changming saw a ten-foot-long Red Serpent coiled in the air behind him.

After Su Ling'er marked Chen Changming with a tracking spell, he killed her with the Demonic Spirit Vine but remained exposed to the Immortal Alliance's pursuit. Bi Cang said she could seal the Serpent Spirit after a month, so Chen Changming decided to hide in the Pure Yang Water Mansion and use its formation to survive until then.

• Chen Changming learned that Su Ling'er had placed a tracking Serpent Spirit on him, allowing the Immortal Alliance to locate him with blood lures.
• Su Ling'er escaped the Asura Needle and urged Chen Changming to surrender, but he unleashed the Demonic Spirit Vine, which killed her and destroyed her primordial spirit.
• Chen Changming asked Bi Cang how to remove the tracking spell, and she said she could seal it after a month so the Immortal Alliance could no longer track him.
• Chen Changming decided to return to the Pure Yang Water Mansion and use its powerful formation to hold off the Immortal Alliance for a month.