Vol. 5The Endless Hunt and Hidden Swindles

Su Zhan defeated powerful enemies, endured relentless attacks, and became entangled in conflicts across several sects and cities. The volume ended with the pavilions searching for the swindler at the Silent Sect as Liu Yanyan took on more responsibility there.

  • Su Zhan infiltrated Miao Miao Palace, learned that a cloaked stranger had hired the masked attackers, and escaped with Hun Tianlong after trapping the elders.
  • Daoist Master Yuanxu contracted the Chaos Demon Lord to stabilize the Penglai Immortal Realm, while Su Zhan prepared to finish his battle with Immortal Master Penglai.
  • Su Zhan defeated Immortal Master Penglai and Daoist Master Yuanxu, then survived successive battles over treasures and against hidden attackers.
  • He learned Nangong Ao had hired the assassins, and Su Xier urged him to face the Blood Medicine Sect’s fighters despite his injuries.
  • Su Zhan survived attacks by multiple gangs and family fighters, spared Shen Lang, and joined Qin Yingyue at the East Mountain Sect.
  • He helped bring down the Water Lotus Sect, then traveled to Green Water City with Shi Yun'er, where City Lord Guo considered using his strength and formation skills.
  • Su Zhan secretly altered City Lord Guo’s lifespan-exchange array and helped Liu Yanyan swindle several pavilions.
  • The pavilion masters searched the Silent Sect for the disguised culprit as Liu Yanyan began assisting Liu Zhenzhen with sect affairs.
Chapters 401–500 Read from Ch. 401

Arc 17Masks and Mountain Qi

Su Zhan infiltrated Miao Miao Palace to uncover who had hired the masked attackers, then escaped with Hun Tianlong while leaving the palace’s elders trapped. Meanwhile, Daoist Master Yuanxu enlisted the Chaos Demon Lord to stabilize the Penglai Immortal Realm, as Su Zhan prepared to end his battle with Immortal Master Penglai.

  • Su Zhan secured Palace Master Xiao’s protection for Gu Feng, learned that Miao Miao Palace had commissioned the masks, and disguised himself as Gu Feng to infiltrate the palace with Hun Tianlong.
  • Su Zhan trapped the Grand Elder in an altered formation and learned that a cloaked stranger had bribed the Palace Lord to target him, though the Grand Elder could not identify the stranger.
  • Su Zhan impersonated the Grand Elder, confronted the cloaked man, and let the man escape with the Palace Lord before trapping Miao Miao Palace’s elders in a formation and pursuing them toward the Land of Chaos with Hun Tianlong.
  • The Spiritual Energy Emissary drew on Divine Mountain’s Spiritual Qi to suppress the realm’s fluctuations, but Daoist Master Yuanxu objected because Immortal Master Penglai needed that energy in his battle with Su Zhan.
  • Daoist Master Yuanxu made a Contract with the Chaos Demon Lord to quell the fluctuations in exchange for Spiritual Qi, then brought him to Divine Mountain.
  • The Chaos Demon Lord calmed the Penglai Immortal Realm’s Spiritual Qi and took control of Divine Mountain, while his power secretly continued corrupting the realm’s Spiritual Qi.
  • Su Zhan learned Immortal Master Penglai’s Law Techniques and brought out his full strength to end their battle quickly.
Chapters 401–42525 summaries Read

Arc 18Penglai and the Endless Hunt

Su Zhan defeated Immortal Master Penglai and Daoist Master Yuanxu before becoming trapped in a succession of deadly battles over treasures and hidden enemies. He learned that Nangong Ao had hired the attackers, and the stretch ended with Su Xier urging him to fight the Blood Medicine Sect’s forces despite his injuries.

  • Su Zhan wounded Immortal Master Penglai so severely that his cultivation fell below the Eternal Immortal Emperor level, while the Chaos Demon Lord prepared to face the Flame Emperor.
  • Daoist Master Yuanxu trapped Su Zhan in the Blood Fiend Formation, but Su Zhan broke free, killed him, and fought his way through Blood Soul City’s defenses as Fairy Yunxi and the Old Man in Black Robe intervened.
  • Su Zhan explored the ancient treasure grounds, recovered the Witch Blood, and fought the Crow Lord and Crow before defeating them and confronting Dragon Soul’s fighters and the Dark Moon Killer.
  • A succession of masked and gray-robed attackers pursued Su Zhan, who uncovered the Yamamoto Organization’s trap involving Tang Ruoxue and fought through ambushes, poisons, and gunfire.
  • Su Zhan killed Li Man’er and several other attackers, then faced Song Hongyan, Zhao Siyuan, and more assassins while trying to reach the Tang family villa.
  • Su Zhan learned that Nangong Ao had hired the attackers to kill him and pursued their surviving fighters into the forest despite his injuries.
  • Su Xier arrived in a black van and urged Su Zhan to kill the Blood Medicine Sect’s fighters as they prepared to attack again.
Chapters 426–45025 summaries Read

Arc 19From Mountain Blood to Green Water

Su Zhan survived a succession of deadly ambushes, then joined Qin Yingyue at the East Mountain Sect and became involved in the fall of the Water Lotus Sect. After leaving the sect, he traveled to Green Water City with Shi Yun'er, who concealed her hatred over Guo Ling'er's death while her mother considered how to use him.

  • Su Zhan fought through attacks by the Red Wolf Gang, Red Arrow, Wuyi Alley fighters, and Wang family elites, killing many pursuers and learning that Long Tianao had ordered an attack on Yuan Huihuang.
  • Su Zhan battled Shen Lang, who appeared to kill him, then spared him and went on to confront a Crimson Flame Tiger.
  • At the East Mountain Sect, Su Zhan defended Qin Yingyue when Guo Ling'er called her a burden, and the Grand Elder forced Guo Ling'er to apologize.
  • Su Zhan demonstrated his skill to Qin Yingyue's senior disciples, helped her settle into a cave abode, and received the Sect Master's permission to accompany her around the sect except in the Forbidden Land.
  • Su Zhan drained the Water Lotus Sect Master's cultivation and talent, killed her trusted followers, and returned to report what had happened to Xiao Xiao and Pavilion Master Qin.
  • The East Mountain Sect Master killed the treacherous Grand Elder and banished Guo Ling'er, who was later found dead, while the Xiao family defeated Yuan Qing and its Great Elder.
  • Su Zhan left the East Mountain Sect and traveled to Green Water City with Shi Yun'er, destroying a swarm of scorpions and helping her reach the city.
  • Shi Yun'er revealed to City Lord Guo that Guo Ling'er had died and blamed Su Zhan, while City Lord Guo promised revenge and considered using Su Zhan's strength and formation skills.
Chapters 451–47525 summaries Read

Arc 20The Spirit Medicine Swindles

Su Zhan manipulated City Lord Guo’s lifespan-exchange plan while secretly altering her formation, then helped Liu Yanyan at the Flower Pavilion and swindled several pavilions in return. The pavilions searched the Silent Sect for the culprit as Liu Yanyan began helping Liu Zhenzhen and taking on sect responsibilities.

  • Su Zhan repaired City Lord Guo’s lifespan-exchange array, secretly altered it, and agreed to set it up after she offered him valuable payment.
  • City Lord Guo revealed that she intended to use Shi Yun’er in the exchange, and Shi Yun’er confronted her after learning she wanted her life.
  • At the Flower Pavilion, Su Zhan helped Liu Yanyan buy a supposed Nether Smoke Flower, secretly confirmed it was fake, and replaced its rootlet before the exchange.
  • Su Zhan used fake blue water sandstone to trade for the Frost Dream Flower, then changed his appearance and swindled Water Cherish Pavilion and Stone Creek Pavilion as well.
  • Liu Yanyan helped receive visitors at the Silent Sect, and Liu Zhenzhen praised him and asked him to keep assisting with sect affairs.
  • The three pavilion masters came to the Silent Sect seeking the disguised swindler and suspected Liu Yanyan, while the Grand Elder told them to search without causing trouble.
  • Liu Yanyan thanked Su Zhan for helping him grow closer to Liu Zhenzhen and decided to help with the Silent Sect’s affairs while improving himself.
Chapters 476–50025 summaries Read
Volume 5 of 8
Volume 5 of 8