Chapter Summaries

Li Changfeng defeated Qiu Renyu with a powerful Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms technique, destroying his body. He then learned that the Blood Demon Halberd contained an artifact spirit called Blood Demon, which revealed it was a weakened Divine Weapon.

• Qiu Renyu overpowered Li Changfeng with the Blood Demon Halberd and wounded his abdomen, but Li Changfeng struck back with Dominating Leg Technique kicks that shattered Qiu Renyu's bones.
• Li Changfeng evaded Qiu Renyu's halberd attacks, then battered him with more kicks after announcing that he would go on the offense.
• Qiu Renyu formed scarlet armor and claimed Li Changfeng could not kill him, but Li Changfeng used Soaring Dragon Ascends to blast him into blood mist.
• The Blood Demon Halberd fell at Li Changfeng's feet, and its artifact spirit spoke to him after Qiu Renyu's attack had let it sense his blood.
• Blood Demon identified itself as the halberd's artifact spirit and revealed that the weapon was a weakened Divine Weapon that had fallen to Treasure Weapon grade.

Li Changfeng questioned the Blood Demon Halberd about its past and Qiu Renyu’s crimes, but postponed entering the Blood Cave to claim the weapon. After Brocade-Clad Guards surrounded him and accused him of lying about killing Qiu Renyu, Princess Minmin arrived and revealed his identity.

• Li Changfeng learned from the Blood Demon Halberd that the Wind and Rain Pavilion had exposed his identity to Qiu Renyu and that Qiu Renyu had sacrificed ordinary people to cultivate.
• The Blood Demon Halberd explained that its spirit was mostly suppressed in the Blood Cave and urged Li Changfeng to enter and acknowledge it as his master, but he stored it in his Storage Ring and left.
• Brocade-Clad Guards surrounded Li Changfeng at the Blood Demon Stronghold and challenged his claim that he had killed Qiu Renyu.
• A Brocade-Clad Guard hundred-household officer ordered his men to seize Li Changfeng, but Princess Minmin descended and greeted him by name.
• The Brocade-Clad Guards recognized Li Changfeng as Thousand-Household Officer Li and stopped in alarm.

Li Changfeng learned that Blood Demon Stronghold concealed a living ancient devil, then reunited with Murong Longzhan, Commander Lu, and his master as they moved to destroy the Blood Cave. Murong Longzhan shattered the cave and revealed a Blood Pool, provoking the devil within to attack him.

• Princess Minmin gave Li Changfeng one hundred thousand taels and revealed that Blood Demon Stronghold suppressed a powerful ancient devil.
• Murong Longzhan arrived with Commander Lu and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger, and Li Changfeng revealed his identity.
• Commander Lu invited Li Changfeng to join the Brocade-Clad Guard, but Li Changfeng declined and his master promised to help him when needed.
• Murong Longzhan destroyed the Blood Cave with a massive palm strike, exposing a Blood Pool filled with trapped blood souls.
• A blood shadow rose from the pool and attacked Murong Longzhan with countless heavy blood droplets, and Murong Longzhan countered with Cosmos Shift Palm.

Murong Longzhan defended the formation while Commander Lu and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger led the Brocade-Clad Guards in activating the Buddhist grand formation against the Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping. The formation’s golden flames began refining the weakened fiend as it struggled against Murong Longzhan.

• Commander Lu and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger positioned their men at the formation nodes, and Murong Longzhan redirected the Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping’s attack away from them.
• The Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping’s blood droplets killed nearby people, and Commander Lu sent replacement Brocade-Clad Guards to fill the formation’s gaps.
• The Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping failed to summon the Blood Demon Halberd, then crushed soul essence to punish Blood Demon for betraying him from inside the Storage Ring.
• The Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping formed a crimson halberd and attacked, but Murong Longzhan countered with the Heaven’s Wrath Art, burning the fiend with thunder qi.
• The Brocade-Clad Guards activated the Buddhist grand formation, and its golden flames began refining the Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping.

The Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping self-destructed after Murong Longzhan’s attack, but a streak of bloodlight entered Li Changfeng and sent him into a violent frenzy. Murong Longzhan ordered Li captured, then agreed to Princess Minmin’s proposal to pursue him secretly.

• Murong Longzhan struck the Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping with Heaven’s Wrath, blasting him apart, but the demon swelled and self-destructed inside the formation.
• The explosion destroyed the Buddhist Demon Subduing Formation and killed the Brocade-Clad Guards inside, while Commander Lu and the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger survived.
• A bloodlight pierced Li Changfeng and strengthened the demonic energy in his body; after briefly regaining clarity with his Buddhist Beads and swallowing his Demonbane Pills, he fled.
• Princess Minmin told Commander Lu, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger, and Murong Longzhan what had happened to Li Changfeng.
• Murong Longzhan ordered the Brocade-Clad Guard to capture Li Changfeng, but Princess Minmin persuaded him to let her lead a secret investigation instead.

Li Changfeng returned to Despair Valley and asked his master, Xiao Yuanfeng, to help purge the Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping from his body. Xiao Yuanfeng attacked the demon, but its remnant soul called on Tusked Demon for its last trace of origin power.

• Princess Minmin agreed to take her younger cousins along when she went out of the palace.
• The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger received Old Lu's invitation to help search for Li Changfeng and headed toward the imperial city.
• Li Changfeng suppressed the demonic energy temporarily and went to Despair Valley to find Xiao Yuanfeng.
• Xiao Yuanfeng entered Li Changfeng's body and began fighting the Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping, whose attacks caused Li Changfeng to spit blood.
• After Xiao Yuanfeng shattered the demon's form twice, its remnant soul called on Tusked Demon for its last trace of origin power.

Xiao Yuanfeng used his soul power to kill the Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping and free Li Changfeng, then Li Changfeng recovered and left the sealed area. In Despair Valley, he met Old Drunkard, who revealed that the Twin-Headed Centipede King's inner cores were essential ingredients for a medicine that could help someone advance to the Acquired Realm.

• Xiao Yuanfeng unleashed Repentance of the Soaring Dragon, drove the Blood Demon of Heavenly Weeping out of Li Changfeng, and destroyed him at the cost of much of his soul power.
• Xiao Yuanfeng told Li Changfeng to deal with the remaining demonic energy himself, then returned underground to recover.
• Three days later, Li Changfeng left the sealed area after promising to return when he reached the Acquired Realm.
• Li Changfeng encountered Old Drunkard in Despair Valley, gathering poisonous creatures to soak in wine.
• Old Drunkard recognized the Twin-Headed Centipede King's leg Li Changfeng gave him and explained that its two inner cores were Yin-Yang Poison Pills, essential for a medicine that enabled advancement to the Acquired Realm.

Li Changfeng learned from Old Drunkard that demonic energy threatened his life and that he needed the Muscle Change Sutra to cure it, then traveled to the Ironclad Gate to retrieve his belongings. He arrived a month late and was escorted inside to meet Elder Tie.

• Old Drunkard fried and shared centipede meat with Li Changfeng, then warned him that demonic energy would kill him within three days without treatment.
• Old Drunkard said Demonbane Pills could delay Li Changfeng’s death but that the Muscle Change Sutra was needed for a complete cure, and offered to help him develop his cultivation and state of mind.
• Old Drunkard departed after telling Li Changfeng to meet him at the Iron Blood Tavern, but Li Changfeng did not learn where it was.
• Li Changfeng traveled for a month to the Ironclad Gate, arriving late for his appointment and asking a gatekeeping disciple to tell Elder Tie he had come for his belongings.
• The gatekeeping disciple escorted Li Changfeng through the Ironclad Gate, where Li Changfeng admired its smithing atmosphere.

Li Changfeng learned that Tie Rushan had taken his newly forged Inner Armor and challenged him to a fight to get it back. Their battle began at a training ground, where Tie Rushan’s overwhelming palm force started driving Li Changfeng into the cracked earth.

• Li Changfeng arrived at the Weapon Crafting Room and learned from Elder Tie that Tie Rushan had taken his Inner Armor.
• Tie Rushan arrived, demanded to buy the armor, and insisted Li Changfeng defeat him to reclaim it.
• Li Changfeng agreed to the challenge and followed Tie Rushan to a training ground.
• Tie Rushan cleared the training ground and attacked Li Changfeng with a black steel palm imprint.
• Li Changfeng met Tie Rushan’s strike with his Draconic Elephant Vajra Palm, but Tie Rushan’s force cracked the ground and began pressing him down.

Li Changfeng and Tie Rushan traded increasingly powerful techniques in a fierce battle, with Tie Rushan revealing strength on the level of a Grandmaster. After enduring Tie Rushan’s attack with his Indestructible Divine Skill, Li Changfeng announced that he would stop holding back.

• Li Changfeng and Tie Rushan exchanged over a hundred kicks and palm strikes, leaving both with numb limbs.
• Tie Rushan used Fist Like Steel, and Li Changfeng countered with Vajra Arrival, creating a huge pit and sending them both backward.
• Li Changfeng attacked with Vajra’s Wrath, but Tie Rushan shattered his nine kicks with One Man Holds the Pass.
• Li Changfeng used the second layer of the Indestructible Divine Skill to withstand Tie Rushan’s remaining fist force.
• Tie Rushan mocked Li Changfeng, who accused him of using Grandmaster-level strength and said he would no longer hold back.

Li Changfeng and Tie Rushan exchanged powerful martial techniques, with Li Changfeng’s palm and sword attacks meeting Tie Rushan’s fist intent and defensive qi shield. The chapter left Tie Rushan launching a fierce Celestial Gang Divine Fist at Li Changfeng.

• Li Changfeng struck with Vajra Body Empowerment, and Tie Rushan countered with Holding the Pass Alone, their attacks colliding in a violent shockwave.
• Li Changfeng drew the Azure Rainbow Sword and attacked with Edgeless Sword Intent, forcing Tie Rushan back after Tie Rushan blocked the strike with his gauntlets.
• Li Changfeng unleashed Myriad Mountains Pay Homage, but Tie Rushan met the sword attack with Unstoppable Force, and their martial intents canceled each other out.
• Li Changfeng used Eighteen Swords as One, but Tie Rushan’s Celestial Gang Qi Shield shattered the flood-dragon sword radiance.
• Tie Rushan used Celestial Gang Divine Fist and sent a powerful golden fist seal toward Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng battled Tie Rushan with his Dominating Leg Technique and Heavy Sword, No Edge, but Tie Rushan’s Celestial Gang Overlord Body withstood his strongest attacks. The fight continued with Tie Rushan unharmed and pressing forward against Li Changfeng.

• Li Changfeng’s Dominating Leg Technique broke Tie Rushan’s Celestial Gang Divine Fist and shattered his Celestial Gang Qi Shield, sending him crashing to the ground.
• Tie Rushan used Indestructible Overlord Body to endure more than a thousand of Li Changfeng’s Straight Step to Heaven leg strikes, then blasted Li Changfeng away with Celestial Force.
• Tie Rushan charged and struck Li Changfeng, who blocked with his black greatsword before countering with sword lights containing Edgeless Sword Intent.
• Li Changfeng unleashed Mountain-Splitting Strike, but Tie Rushan blocked it with his crossed arms and knocked Li Changfeng’s greatsword aside.
• Li Changfeng attacked with Sweeping a Thousand Armies, but Tie Rushan charged through and destroyed the Draconic Elephant sword qi storm without being injured.

Li Changfeng and Tie Rushan exchanged increasingly powerful attacks, with Li Changfeng gaining the upper hand using his Heavy Sword, No Edge techniques. After Tie Rushan summoned the Earth-Rock Dragon Crocodile Soul to dispel Li Changfeng’s flames, Li Changfeng unleashed his fifth stance and sent magma and sword qi surging underground toward him.

• Li Changfeng used “Thunderous Might” to attack Tie Rushan, who shattered his sword qi and countered with a powerful fist seal that Li Changfeng gradually ground down.
• Tie Rushan used Earth-Shaking Strike to break the ground and force Li Changfeng into the air, then attacked him with Sky-Crushing Strike.
• Li Changfeng countered with “Great Skill is No Skill,” and the two attacks collided, blasting both fighters apart and making them cough up blood.
• Li Changfeng pressed Tie Rushan with blazing sword attacks until Tie Rushan summoned the Earth-Rock Dragon Crocodile Soul, whose defensive force dispersed the flames.
• Li Changfeng unleashed “Mountain Shattering, Earth Rending,” thrust his scarlet-hot greatsword into the ground, and sent searing magma and sword qi toward Tie Rushan.

Li Changfeng defeated Tie Rushan, and Tie Duanfeng intervened before the fight could finish. As compensation for Tie Rushan taking Li Changfeng’s armor, Tie Duanfeng agreed to personally fuse Li Changfeng’s swords, leaving the weapons in his care for two or three months.

• Tie Rushan’s Earth-Rock Dragon Crocodile beast soul fled from Li Changfeng’s attack, and Tie Duanfeng stopped the magma sword qi before it struck Tie Rushan.
• Tie Rushan admitted defeat and agreed to remove his ownership mark from Li Changfeng’s armor.
• Tie Duanfeng introduced himself as the sect leader of Ironclad Gate and explained that he knew Li Changfeng’s identity through Yao Xuanzi.
• Li Changfeng asked Tie Duanfeng to fuse the greatsword’s weight-changing ability and hardness into the Azure Rainbow Sword.
• Tie Duanfeng agreed to personally forge the weapon, estimating that the work would take two or three months.
• Tie Rushan learned that his father was forging a weapon for Li Changfeng and lamented that Tie Duanfeng had refused to forge one for him.

Li Changfeng used his system rewards to suppress his demonic energy and strengthen his Indestructible Divine Skill while waiting at Ironclad Gate for Tie Duanfeng to forge his weapon. Two months later, Tie Duanfeng finished carving formations into a sword made from Li Changfeng’s two old swords, and the blade could unleash flaming sword qi.

• Tie Rushan brought Li Changfeng to a guest room at Ironclad Gate.
• Li Changfeng spent Cultivation Points on draws, gained ninety-five Demonbane Pills, and swallowed one to slightly suppress his demonic energy.
• Li Changfeng used Experience Points to upgrade the Indestructible Divine Skill to its third layer, greatly increasing his strength and defenses.
• Two months later, Tie Rushan led Li Changfeng to Tie Duanfeng, who showed him the sword blank forged by fusing his two swords.
• Li Changfeng spat nine mouthfuls of essence blood onto the blade so it would recognize him as its master and respond to his demonic nature.
• Tie Duanfeng carved formations into the sword, including a flame formation that let it unleash flaming sword qi.

Li Changfeng received the newly forged Yama Sword from Tie Duanfeng and learned how to nurture its weak Sword Spirit. He then asked Elder Tie to forge a weight-adjustable iron staff from Extraterrestrial Dark Iron and returned to his guest room to wait.

• Li Changfeng named his new Treasure Weapon the Yama Sword, tested its adjustable weight, and received a Concealed Edge Sheath from Tie Duanfeng.
• Tie Duanfeng warned Li Changfeng to nurture the sword’s weak Sword Spirit with his sword intent and avoid using it against enemies until it matured.
• Tie Rushan asked Li Changfeng to take him out to gain experience, but Li Changfeng declined and Tie Rushan left alone.
• Tie Duanfeng gave Li Changfeng the remaining Extraterrestrial Dark Iron fragments before sending him and Tie Rushan away.
• Li Changfeng asked Elder Tie to forge a weight-adjustable iron staff from the fragments, and Elder Tie agreed to make it for free within about a month.
• Li Changfeng returned to his guest room to await Elder Tie’s work.

Li Changfeng received the eighty-eight-thousand-jin Dark Iron Dragon-Tiger Staff from Elder Tie and left with Tie Rushan for the Iron Blood Tavern. There, Old Drunkard appeared and joined their meal, leaving Li Changfeng to pay five thousand taels for a second round of food.

• Elder Tie gave Li Changfeng the heavy, adjustable iron staff, and Li Changfeng demonstrated his staff technique before naming it the Dark Iron Dragon-Tiger Staff.
• Li Changfeng prepared to leave, but Tie Rushan persuaded him to go to the Iron Blood Tavern for a meal.
• Tie Rushan ordered a feast, and Old Drunkard suddenly appeared and began eating from their table.
• Li Changfeng stopped Tie Rushan from attacking Old Drunkard and explained that the old man was his friend and a powerful senior.
• Old Drunkard asked for another round of every dish, and Li Changfeng paid five thousand taels before he and Tie Rushan hurried to eat.

Old Drunkard sealed Li Changfeng’s true qi and instructed him to face the troubles of the mortal world by resolving them through Buddhist teachings. Before leaving, Old Drunkard took the Blood Demon Halberd to purge its demonic nature, while Li Changfeng disguised himself as a monk and headed toward Cloud City.

• After sharing a drunken meal with Tie Rushan, Li Changfeng left with Old Drunkard, who brought him to a cave outside the city.
• Old Drunkard sealed Li Changfeng’s true qi to prevent the demonic qi within him from erupting.
• Old Drunkard told Li Changfeng to temper his mind by resolving mortal disputes with Buddhist teachings instead of relying on force.
• Li Changfeng asked Old Drunkard about the Blood Demon Halberd, and Old Drunkard warned that claiming it could make him lose control and become a demon.
• Li Changfeng entrusted the Blood Demon Halberd to Old Drunkard, who promised to purge its demonic nature and hinted that they were fated to meet.
• Li Changfeng disguised himself as a burly monk and headed toward Cloud City.

Li Changfeng, disguised as the Flower Monk, stepped between two rival gang members and offered to settle their dispute by letting them attack him. After surviving both men’s weapons and poisonous salt without injury, he left the crowd applauding and urged everyone to live without conflict.

• Li Changfeng entered Cloud City and intervened when a member of the Poison Salt Gang and a member of the Canal Transport Gang began fighting.
• Li Changfeng introduced himself as Lu Zhishen, the Flower Monk, and agreed to let each man attack him ten times to end their grudge.
• The Poison Salt Gang member struck Li Changfeng with his Tiger-Head Twin Hooks and scattered corrosive poisonous salt over him, but neither harmed him.
• The Canal Transport Gang member struck Li Changfeng ten times with his saber, but the blows only injured his own hands.
• Li Changfeng declared the dispute settled, and the crowd applauded as he urged everyone to live with kind hearts and without resentment.

Li Changfeng tried to reconcile two gang members, but after they broke their promise and attacked him, he crippled them. He then left and found the old woman and little girl selling pears, deciding to help them.

• The Canal Transport Gang member and Poison Salt Gang member attacked Li Changfeng after the townsfolk praised him, but their blows could not hurt him.
• The two men agreed to stop fighting only if they could beat Li Changfeng, then spent an hour attacking him without effect before refusing to reconcile.
• When the men tried to leave, Li Changfeng struck them, shattered their True Qi Seeds, and crippled them as the townsfolk praised him.
• The two gang members threatened revenge, but Li Changfeng dismissed them and walked away, reflecting that his Buddhist cultivation was lacking.
• Li Changfeng found the old woman selling pears with her granddaughter and approached them to buy some, frightening the little girl with his appearance.