Chapter Summaries

Wuqing and the others learned that Blood Demon Sect deacons had attacked several ranked constables and split up to rescue them. Yuan Jiamu, Qi Gaofeng, and Fan Junming remained cornered by the deacons, with Yuan Jiamu knocked down as the attackers mocked their quarrel.

• Wuqing received a report that Blood Demon Sect deacons had attacked ranked constables at several locations, with five distress calls still unanswered.
• Li Changfeng, Wuqing, Leng Xue, Zhuiming, and Tie Shou each took a bamboo tube with a rescue location and rushed out to help.
• Yuan Jiamu, Qi Gaofeng, and Fan Junming fled from five Blood Demon Sect deacons and their followers while awaiting rescue.
• The deacons split up to surround the trio, and one struck Yuan Jiamu hard enough to send him crashing to the ground and knock away his sword.
• Qi Gaofeng insulted Yuan Jiamu, who angrily claimed he had only been distracted, while a Blood Demon Sect deacon watched and mocked them.

Fan Junming, Yuan Jiamu, and Qi Gaofeng fought five Blood Demon Sect guardians but were overwhelmed, leaving their lives in danger. A breeze carrying chilling killing intent then swept toward the guardians, and Meng Jian evaded it and looked toward the northern forest.

• Fan Junming urged Yuan Jiamu and Qi Gaofeng to stop arguing and face the five Blood Demon Sect guardians together.
• Yuan Jiamu fought the Curved Saber Guardian, but the Remnant Image Guardian seized him and tore off his arm.
• Qi Gaofeng struggled to hold off the Bald Guardian and the Double Hammer Guardian while trying to stall for rescue.
• Meng Jian drove Fan Junming into a desperate position with swordsmanship that contained traces of sword intent.
• A breeze carrying killing intent approached the five guardians, and Meng Jian evaded it and looked toward the northern forest.

Li Changfeng arrived to support the constables and revealed himself as the expert who had killed two Blood Demon Sect guardians. He overwhelmed Remnant Image and grievously wounded Double Hammer Guardian, leaving the remaining enemies facing his strength.

• Li Changfeng emerged from the woods after a gentle strike killed Curved Saber Guardian and Bald Guardian, while Yuan Jiamu mistakenly questioned his arrival.
• Fan Junming and Qi Gaofeng identified Li Changfeng as the attacker, and Remnant Image lunged at him.
• Li Changfeng dodged Remnant Image's attack, slashed his arms, and battered him with a barrage of kicks until he flew into a crater.
• Double Hammer Guardian attacked Li Changfeng from above, but Li Changfeng caught his hammer and turned the weapons against him.
• Li Changfeng threw a spiked hammer into Double Hammer Guardian's chest, shattering his bones and leaving him grievously wounded.

Li Changfeng fought the Meng Jian Disciple after the disciple saved the wounded Double Hammer Guardian, concealing his true strength and planning to kill the Blood Demon Sect fighters one by one. As Li Changfeng shattered a barrage of sword qi, a tall figure appeared behind him and grabbed his arms.

• Li Changfeng tried to kill the Double Hammer Guardian, but the Meng Jian Disciple blocked his blade and saved him.
• Li Changfeng attacked the Meng Jian Disciple and used a burst of strength to knock aside his sword, wounding his hand and revealing that Li Changfeng was stronger than a Rank Five Constable.
• Li Changfeng and the Meng Jian Disciple clashed with their signature techniques, and the Meng Jian Disciple staggered back after his Bloodlight Slash was overpowered.
• Li Changfeng held back because he feared provoking the Blood Demon Sect fighters into their berserk transformation, and he planned to deceive them and kill them separately.
• The Meng Jian Disciple continued firing sword qi at Li Changfeng, while a tall figure silently appeared behind him and seized his arms.

Li Changfeng defeated Remnant and killed Double Hammer Guardian with overwhelming punches, forcing Meng Jian Disciple and the surviving Blood Demon Sect members to retreat. Yuan Jiamu demanded that Remnant be left behind, but Li Changfeng refused to get involved, and the sect members began withdrawing with Remnant.

• Remnant tried to tear Li Changfeng's arms apart, but Li Changfeng ripped his arm muscles, kicked him, and shattered his chest with a punch.
• Double Hammer Guardian tried to enter a berserk state, but Li Changfeng struck first and killed him with a punch that smashed through his twin hammers and chest.
• Fan Junming, Qi Gaofeng, Yuan Jiamu, and Meng Jian Disciple were shocked by Li Changfeng's strength, and Meng Jian Disciple decided to retreat.
• Meng Jian Disciple ordered his subordinates to rescue Remnant and began withdrawing after Li Changfeng allowed them to leave.
• Yuan Jiamu demanded that Remnant stay so he could kill him, but Li Changfeng ignored the demand and let the Blood Demon Sect members leave with Remnant.

Li Changfeng returned from rescuing Qi Gaofeng, Fan Junming, and Yuan Jiamu, then identified the three Blood Demon Sect stewards he had killed and collected his rewards. At the Hall of Merit, he chose the Superior Martial Skill Hidden Dragon Force, which suited his immense physical strength.

• Li Changfeng refused to kill Yuan Jiamu in front of witnesses, collected the three stewards' heads, and returned with the survivors to the Divine Arrest Bureau.
• The Elder of Records identified the heads as three wanted criminals whom the Blood Demon Sect had recruited to oppose the Divine Arrest Bureau.
• The Elder of Records awarded Li Changfeng five thousand merit points for the rescue mission and the three bounties, and reminded him to collect a Superior Martial Skill.
• Li Changfeng visited the Hall of Merit and selected Hidden Dragon Force, a skill that required at least fifty thousand jin of physical strength.

Li Changfeng exchanged merit points for the Hidden Dragon Force and the Snow Silver Blade, then studied the martial skill and practiced its demanding method of combining speed with heavy force. His increasingly powerful blows shook the Divine Arrest Bureau’s training iron tower and drew the constables’ attention.

• Elder of Merit gave Li Changfeng the Hidden Dragon Force Jade Scroll and exchanged his merit points for the Snow Silver Blade.
• Li Changfeng inspected the blade, then met Wuqing, Zhuiming, and Tieshou, who compared their missions and agreed to meet for drinks.
• Li Changfeng studied the Hidden Dragon Force and realized its key was making his attacks both fast and heavy to surpass fifty percent explosive power.
• Li Changfeng practiced on an iron tower, but found that increasing his speed weakened his blows while increasing their force slowed them down.
• Li Changfeng continued striking the tower until it shook and cracked the ground, alarming the constables training nearby.

After months of fighting Blood Demon Sect members and training Hidden Dragon Force, Li Changfeng struggled to overcome a bottleneck. A white-haired old man advised him to use the principles of “Instant” and “Sink” separately, leaving Li Changfeng with a possible path forward.

• Li Changfeng trained by striking an iron tower, and a stern middle-aged man and a white-haired old man later praised his Hidden Dragon Force.
• At a tavern, Li Changfeng and the four others discussed Blood Demon Sect members targeting the Divine Arrest Bureau, and Ruthless urged Li Changfeng to conceal his identity.
• Over the next three months, Li Changfeng repeatedly supported rescue missions and killed Blood Demon Sect deacons, earning a reputation among the bureau’s constables.
• Li Changfeng struck the iron tower during training but could not break through his bottleneck.
• The white-haired old man explained that Li Changfeng could not use “Instant” and “Sink” at the same time and advised him to practice Instant first, then Sink.

Li Changfeng trained to combine a swift punch with a heavy strike, eventually breaking through to fifty percent explosive power. He celebrated his progress and continued advancing his strength.

• The white-haired elder advised Li Changfeng to strike swiftly first, then unleash a heavy blow just before impact, and disappeared before Li Changfeng could ask his name.
• Li Changfeng practiced on an iron tower, but after a hundred punches he still could not pause and deliver a heavy strike.
• After three months of training, Li Changfeng tried prioritizing speed before erupting with power and successfully dented the iron tower.
• Li Changfeng realized the punch had to flow without any pause, then practiced until his arm adapted to the continuous burst of force.
• One month later, Li Changfeng broke through to fifty percent explosive power and blasted a long trail into the ground with a punch that dented the iron tower.

Li Changfeng and Wuqing rushed to Mount Beizhou after learning that Iron Hand and Zhuiming had been ambushed, and helped turn the battle against the Blood Demon Sect. As the fight continued, Li Changfeng revealed a powerful blade technique that startled Elder Shi, leaving the nature of his ability unclear.

• A mysterious white-haired old man told Li Changfeng that he had only mastered Manifest Force, not the true Hidden Dragon Force, before disappearing.
• Wuqing told Li Changfeng that he suspected a mole inside Tianji Prefecture and showed him a message saying Iron Hand and Zhuiming had been ambushed at Mount Beizhou.
• Li Changfeng and Wuqing reached Mount Beizhou, found signs of a fierce battle, and followed the trail of bodies to support Leng Xue, Iron Hand, Zhuiming, and the other constables.
• Li Changfeng, Wuqing, Iron Hand, and Zhuiming attacked the Blood Demon Sect stewards, killing many and relieving pressure on the surrounded constables.
• Elder Shi broke away from Leng Xue and tried to ambush Li Changfeng, who countered with his blade and cut open the elder’s palm.
• Elder Shi recognized Li Changfeng’s attack as Force Intent, while Li Changfeng asked what Force Intent was and Wuqing saw hope in his ability.

Li Changfeng fought Elder Shi, using his newly increased explosive power and the Wind Listening Saber Technique to withstand the Blood Demon Sect elder’s attacks. The two remained locked in a fierce standoff, leaving Wuqing and the others relieved that Li Changfeng had held him back.

• Elder Shi attacked at close range, but Li Changfeng met his bloody palm with a palm strike and forced him back.
• Elder Shi unleashed a hundred-zhang blood-red palm, and Li Changfeng cut it apart with Wind Rises, Blade Falls.
• Li Changfeng nearly struck Elder Shi’s neck, but Elder Shi evaded with an afterimage and countered; Li Changfeng’s desperate blade swing forced him to retreat.
• Elder Shi used Ravenous Wolf Strike, and Li Changfeng answered with Force to Light, causing their attacks to collide and cancel each other out.
• Elder Shi retreated seven or eight zhang while Li Changfeng was driven back ten zhang, and Wuqing and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Leng Xue overwhelmed Elder Li with successive techniques from the Leng Xue Blade Art, while Elder Li countered with increasingly powerful forms of the Blood Demon Eagle Claw. Their final clash shook the battlefield, and its outcome was left unresolved.

• Leng Xue's Tenfold Flash shattered Elder Li's blood-colored eagle attack and forced him back farther than Leng Xue.
• Seeing Li Changfeng still struggling, Leng Xue unleashed Hundredfold Flash, which sent Elder Li flying and left him bleeding.
• Leng Xue followed with Thunder Slash, forcing Elder Li to use the Blood Demon Eagle Claw's third form, Eagle Strikes of Nine Forms.
• Leng Xue's hundred-zhang thunder blade collided with Elder Li's nine eagle phantoms, splitting the ground and shaking the battlefield.

Leng Xue defeated Elder Li and then fought Elder Shi, who attacked with increasingly powerful Blood Wolf Demon Claw techniques. Leng Xue’s lightning saber clashed with Elder Shi’s claw marks, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Leng Xue shattered Elder Li’s demonic eagle phantoms and severely wounded him, then told Li Changfeng to rest while he faced Elder Shi.
• Elder Shi launched Blood Wolf Bite, but Leng Xue countered with Draw Saber: Hundredfold Flash and drove him back, though the clash reopened Leng Xue’s injuries.
• Elder Shi realized Leng Xue was wounded and attacked with Blood Wolf Rending Claw, sending ten blood-colored claw marks at him.
• Leng Xue answered with Battle Saber: Lightning Slash, and his hundred-zhang lightning blade aura collided with Elder Shi’s claw marks in a violent explosion.

Leng Xue and Li Changfeng fought Elder Shi and Elder Li after the Blood Demon Sect elders entered berserk transformations. The two elders were left scorched and badly injured by the pair’s coordinated attacks.

• Leng Xue defeated Elder Shi’s first claw attack, but a beast-like figure ambushed him before Li Changfeng struck it down with two flood-dragon fists.
• Elder Shi and Elder Li transformed into berserk beasts and charged Li Changfeng and Leng Xue, who agreed that Leng Xue would hold them back while Li attacked from the side.
• Leng Xue’s Triple Lightning Slash halted the elders’ charge but left him wounded and pushed back.
• Li Changfeng unleashed Savage Elephant Tramples the Heavens, blasting both elders into the air and injuring them.
• Leng Xue followed with Lightning Dragon Slash, striking both elders with a lightning dragon and scorching their bodies.

Li Changfeng and Leng Xue badly wounded the two Blood Demon Sect elders, but the elders' life-burning power threatened to outlast them. Wuqing tried to stop the battle, but the elders refused to withdraw.

• Li Changfeng attacked the recovering Blood Demon Sect elders with Wind Listening Saber Technique, but they healed and counterattacked with their blood-wolf and demonic-eagle techniques.
• Leng Xue used Severing Strike imbued with Blade Intent to break both elders' attacks and wound them severely, though the effort left him exhausted.
• Li Changfeng struck the elders with Azure Dragon Shakes the Heavens, breaking their bones and knocking them into a crater.
• Wuqing noticed Li Changfeng and Leng Xue were running out of strength and used a special roar to halt the battlefield.
• Wuqing proposed ending the battle, but the injured elders refused and challenged the Divine Arrest Bureau to continue fighting.

Emotionless bluffed the Blood Demon Sect elders into retreating, allowing Leng Xue and Li Changfeng to escape with the others to Tianji Prefecture despite their serious injuries. The reinforcements discovered the battlefield and received word that the group had returned, while Elder Li learned that the Divine Arrest Bureau had sent more constables and prepared to flee.

• Emotionless claimed reinforcements were on their way, and the Blood Demon Sect elders withdrew with their remaining men.
• After retreating three li, Leng Xue and Li Changfeng spat blood from their worsening injuries, and Emotionless urged everyone to hurry to Tianji Prefecture.
• Emotionless and the others returned safely to Tianji Prefecture, sent word for the supporting constables to turn back, and went to treat their wounds.
• Five Rank Three Constables found the battlefield, spotted a fleeing Blood Demon Sect scout, and received messages from black crows saying Zhuiming and Iron Hand had returned to Tianji Prefecture.
• The scout reported to Elder Li that Divine Arrest Bureau reinforcements had arrived, and Elder Shi urged Elder Li to leave before the constables found them.

Ruthless reported the day’s events to Zhuge Weiwo and persuaded him to treat Li Changfeng’s injuries. Zhuge Weiwo examined Li Changfeng and discovered that Yin Ghost Qi had been forced into his body through the crown of his head.

• Ruthless told Zhuge Weiwo how he had helped Iron Hand, Zhuiming, and the others escape, and Zhuge Weiwo praised him and ordered him to follow the mole to the Blood Demon Sect’s hideout.
• Ruthless credited Li Changfeng with saving them, and Zhuge Weiwo revealed that he had once given Li Changfeng guidance and speculated about the techniques behind his strength.
• Ruthless asked Zhuge Weiwo to treat Li Changfeng, and Zhuge Weiwo agreed despite the risk that Li Changfeng might recover his memories and leave.
• Ruthless brought Li Changfeng to Zhuge Weiwo’s secret chamber, where Li Changfeng recognized the senior who had guided him before.
• Zhuge Weiwo examined Li Changfeng and found that Yin Ghost Qi had been forcibly infused through the crown of his head and filled his body.

Zhuge Weiwo cured Li Changfeng by forcing his yin qi to merge with his Stupa True Qi, restoring his strength and advancing his realm. After seven days of care, Li Changfeng awoke confused by his recovered memories, and Wuqing explained that he needed time to reconcile them with his later memories.

• Zhuge Weiwo treated Li Changfeng by driving the yin qi into his Stupa True Qi, which absorbed it and raised Li Changfeng to near the perfected late-stage Grandmaster realm.
• Zhuge Weiwo told Wuqing that Li Changfeng was out of danger but needed rest and time to process his recovered memories.
• Wuqing, Leng Xue, Zhuiming, and Tieshou took turns caring for Li Changfeng in secret for seven days.
• Li Changfeng awoke and told Zhuiming that he felt as if he had experienced a long dream and could not distinguish it from reality.
• Wuqing examined Li Changfeng and suggested his recovered memories conflicted with his later memories, then the four friends left him to rest.

Li Changfeng recovered his memories and told Wuqing and the others that two Grandmasters from the evil path had hunted him, but he had killed them both. He chose to help the group destroy the Blood Demon Sect and arranged to send word to Southern Emperor Province, while learning that Tieshou was also from there.

• Li Changfeng worried about Minmin and his other friends, but decided he could not return to Southern Emperor Province yet.
• Wuqing, Leng Xue, Tieshou, and Zhuiming offered to let Li Changfeng go home, but he said the evil path had targeted him and he would join them against the Blood Demon Sect.
• Li Changfeng revealed that he had killed both the Ghost King Sect Grandmaster and the Flower-Picking Monk, shocking Wuqing, Tieshou, and Zhuiming.
• Li Changfeng asked Wuqing to send a message to Southern Emperor Province, and they decided Detective Peng would deliver it rather than Zhuiming.
• Tieshou revealed that he was from Southern Emperor Province and that his father led the Ironclad Gate.

Li Changfeng learned from Zhuge Weiwo that Northern Buddha posed a grave threat to Southern Shaolin and resolved to grow stronger before seeking revenge. After checking his system, Li Changfeng spent two hundred thousand Experience Points to advance the Muscle Change Sutra, unleashing a powerful breakthrough.

• Tie Shou told Li Changfeng that Tie Rushan was his younger brother, and they agreed to visit him after dealing with the Blood Demon Sect.
• Wuqing escorted Li Changfeng to Zhuge Weiwo, who warned him not to go to Northern Buddha Province because Northern Buddha could emerge from seclusion within fifty years.
• Li Changfeng told Zhuge Weiwo that he intended to avenge Southern Shaolin, and Zhuge urged him to strengthen himself before facing Northern Buddha and the Three Evil Sects.
• Li Changfeng returned to his room, opened the system panel, and saw that his Experience Points had arrived and that he was ready to break through to Grandmaster.
• Li Changfeng spent two hundred thousand Experience Points on the Muscle Change Sutra, triggering a destructive surge of energy as he opened its second cycle.