Chapter Summaries

Ning Jin’s sword formation helped the Yi Fire Third Squad defeat several Azure-Eyed Lone Wolves, and the deputy commander discussed their prospects from the Vermilion Bird Vessel. As the squad continued through Fuli Marsh, Marsh Prison Centipedes suddenly emerged and Cheng Lie warned everyone to fight.

• Ning Jin used his Mountain-Suppressing Sword Formation to help the squad kill the Azure-Eyed Lone Wolves and heal injured teammates.
• Cheng Lie urged the squad to collect the Beasts and keep moving, while Su Qingyan used her Fire Crow to search for more wolves.
• The deputy commander and Vermilion Bird Camp officers discussed whether the Yi Fire Third Squad could win first place and hoped Ning Jin might become a great figure like Senior Chu.
• Cheng Lie warned the squad when seven or eight Marsh Prison Centipedes emerged from the mud, including two mid-stage rank-thirteen Beasts.

Yi Fire Third Squad fought a swarm of Marsh Prison Centipedes, while Chen Changming used his sword formation and Divine Sense Wave to keep the strongest beasts at bay. The squad killed the centipedes, and Qiu Yu questioned how they had won so easily.

• Cheng Lie and Yi Fire Third Squad struggled against the Marsh Prison Centipedes’ tough carapaces and rapid healing as Chen Changming trapped several in his Mountain-Suppressing Sword Formation.
• Su Qingyan spotted two mid-level Level 13 Marsh Prison Centipedes approaching, and Chen Changming repeatedly stunned them with his Divine Sense Wave while Cheng Lie and the others fought the rest.
• Yi Fire Third Squad killed the first wave, then rushed to Chen Changming and slew the remaining Level 12 centipedes and the two Level 13 beasts.
• Qiu Yu and Yi Fire Fourth Squad arrived, and Qiu Yu praised Chen Changming’s sword formation before asking Cheng Lie how his squad had killed so many centipedes.
• Cheng Lie said the two distant Marsh Prison Centipedes had not joined the others, so Yi Fire Third Squad had defeated them separately.

A black-robed Void Refinement cultivator used a Corrupt Essence Tripod to control Azure-Eyed Lone Wolves and lure Vermilion Bird Guards toward a Foul Marsh Poison Lotus. Yi Fire Third Squad followed a lone wolf into a lotus-filled marsh, where a poison rendered everyone unconscious except Chen Changming.

• Qiu Yu dismissed Cheng Lie’s doubts about Azure-Eyed Lone Wolves helping one another, and the squads left to continue their searches.
• A black-robed man drained poison from a Foul Marsh Poison Lotus to increase his cultivation, then controlled Azure-Eyed Lone Wolves to lure Vermilion Bird Guards into a trap.
• Su Qingyan spotted a level-thirteen upper-rank Azure-Eyed Lone Wolf and confirmed that no others were nearby, so Cheng Lie led Yi Fire Third Squad in pursuit.
• The wolf fled into a stretch of water lotuses, and Cheng Lie and the squad followed without realizing they were entering a trap.
• A poison overcame the squad members one by one, leaving Chen Changming awake to investigate the lotus-filled waters.

Chen Changming and his companions were poisoned by a Decaying Essence Hall elder in Fuli Marsh, but Liu Hanshu arrived and killed him before he could harm Chen. The group recovered with her Detoxification Pills and Chen Changming’s Sweet Dew Art, then prepared to continue.

• Chen Changming found a white-leaved water lotus and discovered that Mo Xie of Decaying Essence Hall had poisoned his companions with a Foul Marsh Poison Lotus.
• Mo Xie knocked Cheng Lie and the others into the water and attacked Chen Changming, but Liu Hanshu appeared and shattered his mana attack.
• Liu Hanshu killed Mo Xie, gave Chen Changming Detoxification Pills, and explained Decaying Essence Hall’s methods and presence in Fuli Marsh.
• Chen Changming rescued Cheng Lie and the others, gave them the pills, and used Sweet Dew Art to restore their strength.
• Cheng Lie, Su Qingyan, and Shi Li woke up, and Chen Changming treated them before Wen Xiaoyu and Su Gang sprang up as well.

After the Yi Fire Third Squad survived an attack by a Decaying Essence Hall elder, Elder Mo Gan hunted them down to avenge Mo Xie and poisoned the squad with his cauldron. Chen Changming alone remained conscious as Mo Gan prepared to deal with him.

• Cheng Lie told the squad that Senior Liu had killed the attacker who poisoned them, and Chen Changming explained that he had resisted the poison with the Sweet Dew Art.
• Su Qingyan collected the Foul Marsh Poison Lotus, and the Yi Fire Third Squad continued its mission.
• In the Decaying Essence Hall's underground palace, Yuan Huanan learned Elder Mo Xie had died and let Elder Mo Gan leave to attack Vermilion Bird Guards in revenge.
• Elder Mo Gan destroyed Su Qingyan's Fire Crow, tracked the fleeing Yi Fire Third Squad, and blocked their path.
• Elder Mo Gan used his small white cauldron to poison the squad, leaving everyone but Chen Changming unconscious.

Chen Changming killed Elder Mo Gan, rescued his poisoned squadmates, and concealed his strength by claiming an unknown senior had saved them. The squad split from the Vermilion Bird Camp lieutenants to continue its mission, while the Underground Palace learned that Mo Gan had died.

• Elder Mo Gan attacked Chen Changming and the unconscious Vermilion Bird Guards, but Chen Changming revealed his strength and killed him with the Slaughter Demon Sword.
• Chen Changming collected a small white cauldron and a Storage Ring, then used Detoxification Pills and the Sweet Dew Art to restore his squadmates.
• Chen Changming told Cheng Lie and the others that an unknown senior had driven off Mo Gan and gave them the Detoxification Pills.
• Three Vermilion Bird Camp lieutenants arrived, heard the squad's account, and directed Cheng Lie to take a different route while they investigated ahead.
• An Underground Palace figure learned that Elder Mo Gan's soul lamp had gone out.

Liu Hanshu fought a high-stage Void Refinement Realm Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat to obtain and swallow a Rootless Flower that could help her injured Dantian. As she fled the enraged beast, Yuan Nanhua recognized her and suspected she was connected to Elder Mo Gan’s death.

• Yuan Nanhua and a black-robed man left Decaying Essence Hall’s Underground Palace disguised in azure robes to search Fuli Marsh for the third party they suspected had killed Elder Mo Gan.
• Liu Hanshu found a Rootless Flower in a mudflat, but a high-stage Void Refinement Realm Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat claimed it as its own.
• Liu Hanshu unleashed dozens of sixth-tier talismans to distract the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat, seized the Rootless Flower, and swallowed it.
• The Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat attacked Liu Hanshu as she fled, and she used defensive talismans and a silver sword to fend off its sonic attacks.
• Yuan Nanhua and his companion hid from the battling cultivator and beast, and Yuan Nanhua suspected Liu Hanshu and the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat were involved in Elder Mo Gan’s death.

Yuan Nanhua and his subordinate pursued Liu Hanshu and the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat, hoping to take advantage if both were badly wounded. As the two fought, Chen Changming discovered Liu Hanshu was in danger and sent the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm to scout, but the bat detected it and attacked.

• Yuan Nanhua and the burly black-robed man agreed to follow Liu Hanshu and the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat, planning to claim their prizes if both weakened.
• Liu Hanshu exhausted most of her talismans, activated a secret technique, and wounded the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat with her fourth natal Flying Sword.
• The fighters' soundwaves swept through Fuli Marsh, killing nearby Beasts and knocking out Yi Fire Third Squad members except Chen Changming.
• Chen Changming used the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm's shared vision to confirm that Liu Hanshu was fighting the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat and appeared to be in worse condition.
• The Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat sensed the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm nearby and spat a sonic attack at it.

Chen Changming’s Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm was killed by the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat, and he followed the battle between the bat and Liu Hanshu, hoping to take advantage of their exhaustion. As Yuan Nanhua and his companion arrived to do the same, Chen Changming appeared beside the badly wounded Liu Hanshu and claimed he had come after hearing the fighting.

• The Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat sensed the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm and blasted it into a cloud of blood mist, enraging Chen Changming.
• Chen Changming stored the unconscious members of Yi Fire Third Squad in the Universe Pagoda and quietly headed toward the battlefield.
• Liu Hanshu pierced the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat with a Swift Swan Sword Talisman, but both combatants collapsed, badly wounded.
• Yuan Nanhua and a companion arrived, saw that Liu Hanshu and the bat were nearly spent, and approached cautiously.
• Chen Changming arrived, noticed the two newcomers, teleported to Liu Hanshu, and said he had come after hearing the battle.

Chen Changming used the Spring Return Immortal Art to restore Liu Hanshu’s strength, allowing her to defeat the Decaying Essence Hall’s attackers. Liu Hanshu thanked Chen Changming after killing Yuan Nanhua and the burly man in black robes.

• Chen Changming refused to abandon Liu Hanshu as Yuan Nanhua and the burly man in black robes sent a Redwater Miasma Qiang to test their strength.
• Chen Changming cast the Spring Return Immortal Art on Liu Hanshu, rapidly healing her and restoring her magical power.
• Liu Hanshu regained enough strength to kill the Redwater Miasma Qiang with her silver sword, prompting Yuan Nanhua and the burly man in black robes to flee.
• Liu Hanshu pursued and killed both Decaying Essence Hall men, destroyed their Corrupt Essence Tripods, and seized their Storage Rings.
• Liu Hanshu knelt to thank Chen Changming for saving her, and he helped her back to her feet.

Chen Changming healed Liu Hanshu with the Spring Return Immortal Art, then stopped her from killing the injured Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat and learned about Liu Hanshu’s damaged Dantian. The chapter left Chen Changming wondering why his healing art could not repair it in the Spirit Realm.

• Liu Hanshu thanked Chen Changming for saving her, and he asked her to keep the Spring Return Immortal Art secret.
• Liu Hanshu prepared to kill the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat, but Chen Changming asked her to spare it so he could make it his contracted beast.
• The Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat offered to acknowledge Chen Changming as its master and swear a soul oath in exchange for its life.
• Liu Hanshu explained that she had sought the Rootless Flower to slow the decline caused by a hole in her Dantian.
• Chen Changming told Liu Hanshu that his healing art had repaired a destroyed Dantian in the Human Realm, and they considered whether the Spirit Realm’s laws or her cultivation weakened its effect.

Chen Changming secured the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat’s loyalty by verifying his soul Dao oath and healing his near-fatal injuries. After exhausting most of his magical power, Chen invited the demon to cultivate in his Universe Pagoda, but noticed his hesitation.

• Chen Changming realized the Spring Return Immortal Art was less effective in the Spirit Realm and asked Liu Hanshu how binding a soul Dao oath was.
• The Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat swore an oath to serve Chen Changming, and Liu Hanshu examined his sea of consciousness and confirmed it was genuine.
• Chen Changming repeatedly cast the Spring Return Immortal Art to heal the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat, using nearly all his magical power before the wound in the demon’s head closed.
• The Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat transformed into a man, thanked Chen Changming, and respectfully accepted him as his master.
• Chen Changming offered to let the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat cultivate in the Universe Pagoda, then asked what was troubling him when he hesitated.

Chen Changming arranged for the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat to cultivate in Fuli Marsh and keep an avatar in his Universe Pagoda, then reflected on his gains and future cultivation needs. After the squad woke from the battle’s aftershocks, they resumed hunting Azure-Eyed Lone Wolves.

• Liu Hanshu suggested that the Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat cultivate in Fuli Marsh while Chen Changming traveled, and Chen Changming agreed.
• The Marsh Wasteland Dark Bat created a flesh-and-blood avatar for the Universe Pagoda, giving Chen Changming a discreet mount and a way to summon help.
• Chen Changming returned to the unconscious squad, pretended to be unconscious, and considered his three gains: Liu Hanshu’s gratitude, a powerful Beast pet, and insight into the limits of his techniques.
• Cheng Lie woke first and stood guard until the other members, including Chen Changming, regained consciousness.
• Su Qingyan located two Azure-Eyed Lone Wolves, and Cheng Lie led the Yi Fire Third Squad toward them.

After Yi Fire Third Squad returned from Fuli Marsh, the deputy commander questioned how the small squad had won the Azure-Eyed Lone Wolf purge. Chen Changming demonstrated his Sweet Dew Art, leaving the camp astonished by its healing power.

• Shi Li confidently claimed that Yi Fire Third Squad would take first place, despite others doubting the six-member squad.
• The thirty squads returned to the royal city, and the Deacon Hall tallied the Beasts they had slain.
• Elder Zhao reported the results, and the deputy commander announced that Yi Fire Third Squad had won first place.
• The deputy commander asked Cheng Lie whether the squad had cheated, and Cheng Lie explained that Ning Jin's healing Divine Ability let them recover quickly.
• The deputy commander ordered Chen Changming to heal a wounded Vermilion Bird Guard, and Chen Changming's Sweet Dew Art fully healed him within moments.
• The deputy commander and the Vermilion Bird Guards stared at Chen Changming in astonishment after seeing the art work faster than a Returning Spirit Pill.

Chen Changming demonstrated that his Sweet Dew Art could heal a Void Refinement Realm cultivator, easing suspicion that it came from Ancient Ghost inheritance. Yi Fire Third Squad received military merits and a share of Beast corpses, while other Vermilion Bird Guards crowded around Chen Changming to request treatment for a fee.

• Chen Changming refused to heal Vermilion Bird Guards for free, and Elder Zhao raised concerns that his ability might be linked to Ancient Ghost.
• At the deputy commander's order, a Vermilion Bird Camp lieutenant injured his thigh, and Chen Changming healed him with repeated casts of the Sweet Dew Art.
• The deputy commander and Elder Zhao concluded that Chen Changming's healing ability was unlikely to come from Ancient Ghost inheritance.
• Elder Zhao awarded each member of Yi Fire Third Squad eight hundred military merits and gave Cheng Lie the squad's share of the Beast corpses.
• Chen Changming requested fifty Azure-Eyed Lone Wolf corpses for his Demon Pet, then told the Vermilion Bird Guards seeking treatment that he would charge a fee.

After Yi Fire Third Squad’s victory, Chen Changming set prices for treating Vermilion Bird Guards with his healing Divine Ability and prepared to open for business. Zhu Liejun reported Chen Changming’s ability to Chu Qiushui, who defended him and warned against looking down on Human Realm cultivators; meanwhile, Chen Changming released the Heavenly Fox King from his room.

• Chen Changming announced that Yi Fire Third Courtyard would begin charging Vermilion Bird Guards for serious and minor injury treatments the next day.
• The deputy commander told Zhu Liejun that Yi Fire Third Squad had taken first place and showed him a recording of Chen Changming’s healing Divine Ability.
• Zhu Liejun brought the recording to Chu Qiushui, who agreed that the ability differed from the Ancient Ghost Clan’s and warned him not to regard Human Realm cultivators as inferior.
• Chu Qiushui assessed Chen Changming’s body cultivation and combat strength, concluding he might contend with a first-level Void Refinement Realm cultivator.
• Chen Changming activated a formation in his room and released the Heavenly Fox King, who complained that he had taken so long to let her out.

Chen Changming reunited with the Heavenly Fox King in the Spirit Realm and explained its dangers and rules. He gave her Azure-Eyed Lone Wolf flesh to help her grow stronger, then set out for the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower to buy materials and resume refining pills.

• Chen Changming greeted the Heavenly Fox King, reassured her that her human form was unlikely to be affected by Spirit Realm rules, and explained what he knew about the Spirit Realm.
• Chen Changming gave the Heavenly Fox King Azure-Eyed Lone Wolf flesh, and she eagerly ate some before returning to the Universe Pagoda with thirty carcasses.
• Chen Changming distributed the remaining Azure-Eyed Lone Wolf carcasses to his Demon Pets and decided to visit the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower for spirit herbs.
• Cheng Lie and Su Qingyan teased Chen Changming about his many talents, and he left Yi Fire Third Courtyard to go to the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.

Chen Changming bought spirit herbs and refined Heavenly Spirit Pills at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower before attempting to make Flesh Pills in the military camp. The furnace explosion destroyed part of the camp, and Zhu Liejun considered punishing him under the military regulations as Cheng Lie pleaded for leniency.

• Liu Hanshu helped Chen Changming obtain five hundred each of six spirit herbs, and he paid three thousand spirit jade from his pill-refinement earnings.
• Chen Changming refined ten batches of Heavenly Spirit Pills at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower and returned to Yi Fire Third Courtyard.
• Chen Changming attempted to refine Flesh Pills using the spirit herbs and an Azure-Eyed Lone Wolf corpse, but the pill furnace exploded and wrecked nearby rooms.
• Cheng Lie sounded the alarm, and the Vermilion Bird Camp officers gathered around the ruins as Chen Changming admitted he had caused the explosion while refining pills.
• Zhu Liejun asked Zhang Kuiyun how military regulations applied, and Zhang Kuiyun said Chen Changming should have his cultivation abolished and be imprisoned.
• Su Qingyan urged Cheng Lie to protect Chen Changming, and Cheng Lie asked Zhu Liejun to spare him because the explosion was an accidental first offense.

After a pill furnace explosion put Chen Changming’s cultivation at risk, Chu Qiushui intervened and took him to the Elder Palace. There, she revealed that she had founded the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, and Chen Changming recognized her as his founding patriarch.

• Zhu Liejun and Gu Ran decided to preserve Ning Jin’s cultivation and send him to prison, while the Vermilion Bird Guard officers agreed.
• Chu Qiushui arrived at the Vermilion Bird Guard camp, and Zhu Liejun reduced Ning Jin’s punishment to a deduction of one hundred military merits.
• Chu Qiushui took Chen Changming to her Elder Palace and asked whether he had been refining Flesh Pills.
• Chu Qiushui revealed that she had founded the Beast Taming Immortal Sect and was its only surviving ascended member.
• Chen Changming bowed to Chu Qiushui as his founding patriarch, and she declared that she would not let outsiders bully her disciple on her territory.

Chen Changming met Chu Qiushui, who revealed why she had scarred her face and gave him three Spirit Realm Flesh Pill formulas. She urged him to focus on cultivating and raising Spirit Realm Beasts, while he left still determined to find Dust-Transcending Pills for his Human Realm Demon Pets.

• Chu Qiushui showed Chen Changming her scarred face and explained that she had disfigured herself to avoid trouble caused by her beauty.
• Chu Qiushui gave Chen Changming a Jade Slip containing three Flesh Pill formulas for Beasts of different cultivation realms.
• Chu Qiushui advised Chen Changming that his Human Realm Demon Pets would need to endure heavenly tribulations without Dust-Transcending Pills, and offered to help him find Void Refinement Realm Beast pets when he reached the tenth level of Spirit Transformation.
• Chen Changming returned to the Vermilion Bird Guard camp and hoped Liu Hanshu could find Beast-specific Dust-Transcending Pills or their formula.
• Chen Changming studied the Jade Slip and discovered that the Spirit Realm Flesh Pill formula required ten spiritual herbs instead of six, so he planned to visit Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.