Recaps

After killing Lu Shu, Gu Sheng fled Lin Tianhao and Haoyang Sect’s pursuit, then agreed to cooperate with Lin Tianhao to reach a guarded spirit stone mine. Lin Tianhao insisted they first settle who would hold the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll and Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell, leaving their partnership unresolved.

• Gu Sheng killed Lu Shu, took her armor and valuables, burned her corpse, and fled the Demon Suppressing Sect ruins.
• After running for three days, Gu Sheng encountered Lin Tianhao leading eleven Haoyang Sect disciples and escaped with his Wind Riding Boots.
• Lin Tianhao sent the disciples to wait and approached Gu Sheng alone, explaining that he wanted to discuss cooperation rather than keep pursuing him.
• Lin Tianhao revealed that a Wind Fire Giant Bird guarded a large spirit stone mine and swore to give Gu Sheng forty percent of the spirit stones they obtained together.
• Gu Sheng proposed postponing their dispute over the two treasures, but Lin Tianhao insisted they exchange one move to decide who would hold them.

Gu Sheng sparred with Lin Tianhao, narrowly winning their one-move contest and earning his respect before joining the Haoyang Sect group on a journey to a spirit stone vein. After seven days, they reached a valley filled with dense spiritual energy and prepared to face its demon-blood beasts, including a dangerous Wind Fire Giant Bird.

• Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao each unleashed one powerful martial art, and Gu Sheng won by a narrow margin when Lin Tianhao admitted defeat.
• Lin Tianhao invited Gu Sheng to join the expedition to the spirit stone vein, and Gu Sheng agreed to travel with the Haoyang Sect disciples.
• Lin Tianhao led the group through the Chiyun Secret Domain, avoiding dangerous restrictions and teaching Gu Sheng how to identify them.
• After seven days of travel, the group reached a valley filled with dense Spiritual Power mist, and Lin Tianhao told them to rest before entering.
• Lin Tianhao warned Gu Sheng that the Wind Fire Giant Bird inside the valley could threaten the entire group if they failed to defeat it.

Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao entered the valley with Haoyang Sect disciples, fought through waves of demon-blooded beasts, and confronted the Wind Fire Giant Bird. After injuring it and briefly grounding it, they watched it regain the air and switch to cautious hit-and-run attacks.

• Lin Tianhao led Gu Sheng and the Haoyang Sect disciples into the valley, where the disciples killed a herd of savage bulls and then battled wild boars.
• More than a hundred demon-blooded beasts charged from the valley, and the Haoyang Sect disciples used weakened Earthburst Heavenly Stars before attacking the horde.
• The Wind Fire Giant Bird arrived, and Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao wounded its wings with their sword and spear attacks.
• The Wind Fire Giant Bird unleashed its Flowing Fire Sky Curtain and Wrathful Wind, while Gu Sheng countered with the Gale Nine Swords and Lin Tianhao attacked with his spear.
• Gu Sheng used a Spirit Sac to create a gravity field that forced the Wind Fire Giant Bird down, but the field soon failed and the bird escaped into the sky.
• The Wind Fire Giant Bird began circling above Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao, diving to attack before quickly retreating out of their reach.

Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao killed the Wind Fire Giant Bird and cleared the valley’s demon-blood beasts, though Lin Tianhao was badly wounded. The Haoyang Sect began mining the spirit stone vein, and after four days they uncovered exceptionally high-quality spirit stones, leaving Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao eager to learn how large the reserve was.

• Lin Tianhao drew the Wind Fire Giant Bird into a direct fight, allowing Gu Sheng to shoot it down with the Zhuge Crossbow, but the dying beast severely wounded Lin Tianhao.
• Gu Sheng treated Lin Tianhao and helped the Haoyang Sect disciples defeat the remaining demon-blood beasts in the valley.
• The group reached the spirit stone vein, and the Haoyang Sect disciples began excavating while Gu Sheng cultivated nearby and improved several martial arts.
• Four days later, a Haoyang Sect disciple found a spirit stone, and Lin Tianhao handed it to Gu Sheng after estimating the vein held at least a thousand stones of similar quality.

Zhao Honglie condensed the Holy Demon Body, escaped the Demon Suppressing Sect ruins, and gave Kang Tai a Demon Seed that greatly increased his strength. Kang Tai tracked down Gu Sheng’s hiding place and prepared to seize the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll before the Chiyun Secret Domain closed.

• Gu Sheng returned Lin Tianhao’s spirit stone, then kept it to study spiritual energy as spirit-stone mining accelerated at the Demon Suppressing Sect ruins.
• Zhao Honglie condensed the Holy Demon Body, reopened the ruins’ entrance, and returned to the Chiyun Secret Domain.
• Zhao Honglie gave Kang Tai a Demon Seed, which transformed Kang Tai’s body, and sealed Kang Tai’s demonic qi while giving him concealment methods.
• Kang Tai searched for Gu Sheng with help from Thousand Poisons Sect disciples and a Soul Fragrance Butterfly, following Lan Liu’s trail to a valley.
• Kang Tai found Lan Liu watching the valley where Gu Sheng and the Haoyang Sect had remained for over a month, and declared that he would take the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll from Gu Sheng.

Kang Tai entered the valley with Lan Liu and challenged Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao, emboldened by the demonic power of the Demon Seed. He overwhelmed Lin Tianhao and shattered his strongest spear attack, leaving Gu Sheng to recognize the same terrifying power he had seen before.

• Kang Tai ignored Lan Liu’s warnings and marched into the valley to claim the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll, the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell, and the spirit stones.
• Gu Sheng sensed an unusually threatening presence approaching, and Kang Tai appeared with Lan Liu and demanded the treasures and spirit stones from Lin Tianhao.
• Lin Tianhao confronted Kang Tai, but Kang Tai matched his spear with bare fists strengthened by black light and mysterious runes.
• Kang Tai unleashed greater power and broke Lin Tianhao’s Yellow Dragon Breaking Formation Spear with his fists.
• Gu Sheng recognized Kang Tai’s power as the same demonic force he had seen on Zhao Honglie, while Lan Liu marveled at Kang Tai’s strength.

Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao fought Kang Tai, whose Demon Seed-enhanced strength overwhelmed their attacks. When Kang Tai tried to consume Gu Sheng’s soul, the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell’s golden light awakened Gu Sheng’s Prajna Heart Sutra, which began burning Kang Tai as Gu Sheng chanted.

• Lan Liu cheered Kang Tai on as he advanced on Lin Tianhao, and Gu Sheng joined the fight with the Water Cold Sword’s gravity domain.
• Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao attacked Kang Tai together, but Kang Tai strengthened his short saber with his black blood and broke through their techniques.
• Gu Sheng activated Once Blood Burst and fought Kang Tai at close range, but Kang Tai eventually injured Lin Tianhao and struck Gu Sheng in the chest.
• Kang Tai grabbed Gu Sheng and tried to overwhelm his mind with black blood, but the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell shone from Gu Sheng’s brow and burned the blood away.
• Gu Sheng began chanting the Prajna Heart Sutra, healing Lin Tianhao and inflicting severe pain on Kang Tai, while Lan Liu tried to attack Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao’s thrown spear broke her shoulder.
• Golden light fell upon Kang Tai as Gu Sheng continued chanting, burning his black skin and filling the area with his screams.

Kang Tai broke free of Zhao Honglie’s restraint and attacked Gu Sheng, but the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell trapped and destroyed him. Gu Sheng later woke after seven days, learned that Lin Tianhao had concealed his role in the battle, and insisted on the agreed spirit-stone split after the Haoyang Sect finished mining.

• Kang Tai’s demonic energy surged back, and he transformed, broke free of Zhao Honglie’s restraint, and attacked Gu Sheng.
• The Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell shielded Gu Sheng, trapped Kang Tai, and burned him away; Gu Sheng then fainted from mental exhaustion.
• Lin Tianhao told the Haoyang Sect disciples that he and Gu Sheng had killed Kang Tai together, and ordered them to finish mining within ten days.
• Gu Sheng woke after seven days, ate, and heard Lin Tianhao recount how the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell had saved them; Lin Tianhao promised to help protect him.
• The Haoyang Sect disciples completed the mining three days later, and Lin Tianhao offered Gu Sheng half the spirit stones, but Gu Sheng insisted on their agreed forty-sixty split.

Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao traveled to the source of a powerful seven-colored light, where factions gathered to compete for an ancient black banner. As Gu Sheng sensed something ominous about it, Zhao Honglie prepared to use the crowd as fodder for his Myriad Souls Banner.

• Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao agreed to join forces and pursue the new treasure, while Lin Tianhao concealed what he knew about Lu Shu from Lu Yun.
• Gu Sheng reassured Yun Tianyi that the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll and Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell were safe, and Lin Tianhao recruited the Mu, Zhou, and Wu Families to his side.
• Lu Yun united the Governor's Mansion, the Thousand Poisons Sect, the Mad Saber Sect, and the Qian Family to oppose Lin Tianhao's alliance.
• Gu Sheng sensed a disturbing aura from the black banner and felt an unexplained sense of danger as the gathered factions waited for the seven-colored light to fade.
• Zhao Honglie watched the crowd from hiding and announced that it was time to harvest souls for his Myriad Souls Banner.

Gu Sheng and the other factions competed for the Myriad Souls Banner, but Zhao Honglie revealed himself as its owner and sprung a trap. The group became trapped inside his formation as Zhao Honglie transformed and declared that he would absorb them into the Sacred Demon Clan.

• Gu Sheng defeated Qian Duoduo with a single sword strike, and Linghu Qingwan withdrew from the competition.
• Gu Sheng pursued the Myriad Souls Banner, but Zhao Honglie seized it and Gu Sheng recognized him as the source of the danger.
• Gu Sheng warned everyone that the banner was bait and urged the factions to flee; Lin Tianhao and the others followed his lead.
• Zhao Honglie activated a formation that raised black mist barriers around the fleeing crowd, and Gu Sheng could not break through with Gale Nine Swords.
• Zhao Honglie transformed into a monster with four pairs of bone wings and told the trapped crowd they would become part of the Sacred Demon Clan.

Zhao Honglie trapped the crowd inside his formation and devoured several people to grow stronger, forcing Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao to lead a desperate counterattack. Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao damaged Zhao Honglie’s Sacred Demon Shattering Mountain Fist, giving the survivors hope as the battle continued.

• Zhao Honglie seized and devoured several people, strengthening his demonic energy and terrifying the rest of the crowd.
• Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao failed to break Zhao Honglie’s barrier, so they united the Governor’s Mansion and the three schools to attack him instead.
• Gu Sheng kept the Silver Bone Realm disciples back to prevent Zhao Honglie from gaining strength by devouring them, then joined Lin Tianhao’s charge.
• Zhao Honglie unleashed the Sacred Demon Shattering Mountain Fist, and Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao used their strongest techniques to meet it.
• Gu Sheng’s Gale Nine Swords and Lin Tianhao’s Yellow Dragon Breaking Formation Spear cracked the demonic fist, and Linghu Qingwan rallied the survivors to keep fighting.

Gu Sheng used the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll to weaken Zhao Honglie, but the Myriad Souls Banner trapped him before he could strike again. The Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell awakened and empowered Gu Sheng’s Prajna Heart Sutra, destroying the banner and leaving Zhao Honglie exposed to its purifying runes.

• Gu Sheng activated the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll with four spirit stones, forcing Zhao Honglie and himself to the ground as its golden light burned away Zhao Honglie’s demonic energy.
• As the scroll’s suppression threatened to crush Gu Sheng, the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell appeared between his brows and shielded him.
• When the golden light faded, Zhao Honglie trapped Gu Sheng in the Myriad Souls Banner and raised a black curtain to hold back Lin Tianhao and the others.
• Zhao Honglie began refining Gu Sheng into a demon puppet, but the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell enveloped Gu Sheng and burned away the demonic chains.
• Gu Sheng’s body chanted the Prajna Heart Sutra, and its swastika runes shattered the Myriad Souls Banner, badly injuring Zhao Honglie.
• The runes then struck Zhao Honglie, suppressing his demonic power and rapidly removing the blackness from his body.

Zhao Honglie broke through to the Marrow Refining Realm, but the Chiyun Secret Domain’s laws expelled him and everyone else. After Gu Sheng was rescued, the Governor’s Mansion suspected him of causing Lu Shu’s death and learned that he possessed two treasure weapons beyond the mystic grade.

• Zhao Honglie refined the Demon General’s Essence Blood, broke through to the Marrow Refining Realm, and attacked Lin Tianhao and the others as he absorbed spiritual energy.
• The Chiyun Secret Domain’s laws rejected Zhao Honglie and forced him out; outside, he escaped after Wen Mingyan and the other faction leaders attacked him.
• The secret domain expelled the remaining cultivators, and Wen Mingyan found Gu Sheng unconscious beside the badly injured Lin Tianhao.
• Lin Tianhao urged Wen Mingyan and Yun Tianyi to leave quickly, warning that events involving Gu Sheng could make the Saint Pill Sect a target.
• Lu Feng and Lu Yun accused Gu Sheng of being connected to Lu Shu’s disappearance and revealed that he had reached the Gold Bone Realm and possessed two treasure weapons beyond the mystic grade.
• The chief steward of the Governor’s Mansion ordered everyone to return so the Governor could decide how to handle the matter.

Gu Sheng and Wen Mingyan reached the Saint Pill Sect while rival forces pursued Gu Sheng and coveted the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll and Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell. The Saint Pill Sect used its protective formation to bring Gu Sheng safely inside, then began preparing for a confrontation as Gu Sheng investigated his newly acquired treasures.

• Jiang Bai attacked Gu Sheng and Wen Mingyan outside the Saint Pill Sect, demanding that Gu Sheng answer for Lu Shu's death.
• Gu Sheng revealed the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll and Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell to defend himself until Lu Junyi arrived with reinforcements and drove Jiang Bai away.
• Leaders and representatives from numerous factions gathered and argued over the treasures, so Lu Junyi activated the Saint Pill Sect's protective formation and escorted his people back inside.
• Lu Junyi and Wen Mingyan discovered they could not remove the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell from Gu Sheng, and Wen Mingyan ordered him to remain within the sect.
• Lin Zhenghao negotiated cooperation between the Haoyang Sect and the Saint Pill Sect in exchange for Wen Mingyan's sword-intent insights and other benefits.
• Gu Sheng examined the treasures and tried to activate both with the spiritual energy he could mobilize, but neither responded.

Gu Sheng advanced his cultivation while Zhao Honglie recruited Shi Jianyi and coerced Dai Sen into luring him to the Chiyun Mountain Range. Gu Sheng’s group encountered a Gold Bone Realm Lightning Bird, and the chapter left them fighting it as Zhao Honglie watched from a distance.

• Gu Sheng tested the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll with a spirit stone, startling Shi Jianyi, who fled after being struck by a falling branch.
• Zhao Honglie forced Shi Jianyi to swallow a Demon Seed and ordered him to gather intelligence on the Saint Pill Sect.
• Qin Xue broke through, and a month later Gu Sheng reached the middle stage of the Gold Bone Realm before celebrating with his companions at Fragrant Pavilion.
• Zhao Honglie ordered Shi Jianyi to bring Dai Sen to him, then forced Dai Sen to swallow a Soul Control Pill and command him to lure Gu Sheng to the Chiyun Mountain Range.
• Dai Sen persuaded Lin Miaomiao to invite Gu Sheng on a hunt, and Gu Sheng led Dai Sen, Lin Miaomiao, Huang Miaoyin, and Mo Jianwen into the mountains.
• A Gold Bone Realm Lightning Bird attacked the group, and Gu Sheng struck its wing with an arrow while Zhao Honglie watched from a distant cliff.

Gu Sheng defeated a Lightning Bird, then used the Great Prajna Sutra to drive Zhao Honglie away with the Vajra Demon Suppressing Bell’s Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra. Back at the Saint Pill Sect, he sparred with Wen Mingyan and began investigating possible informants, while Dai Sen was forced to spy on him for Shi Jianyi.

• Gu Sheng protected his companions from the Lightning Bird, killed it with the Thirstblood Battle Axe, and treated Dai Sen’s injured leg.
• After the group ate the Lightning Bird, Zhao Honglie attacked them from the Ink Shadow Black Eagle, but Gu Sheng’s mantra shattered Zhao Honglie’s right hand and forced him to flee.
• Wen Mingyan and the elders escorted Gu Sheng back to the Saint Pill Sect, where Wen Mingyan urged him to stay inside and learn to control his treasures.
• Gu Sheng sparred with Wen Mingyan and learned that he needed to adapt his swordsmanship and improve his combat instincts.
• Gu Sheng suspected that Kang Tai had been Zhao Honglie’s informant and warned Lin Miaomiao and Huang Miaoyin to watch for suspicious people in the sect.
• Zhao Honglie gave Dai Sen only a limited supply of antidote and ordered him to provide Shi Jianyi with intelligence about Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng sparred with Lin Qingyu and Lin Tianhao, then accepted Lin Tianhao’s invitation to cultivate at Enlightenment Valley. After a day of meditation, Gu Sheng’s skills advanced and he broke through to the sixth level of the Gold Bone Realm, where a mysterious woman in white revealed that she had noticed his unusual treasures and cultivation arts.

• Gu Sheng learned the Great Prajna Sutra while cultivating, and Lin Tianhao arrived with Lin Qingyu to challenge him to a spar.
• Lin Qingyu attacked Gu Sheng first, but he defeated her with a single palm strike after reading her patterns.
• Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao fought with their swords, and Gu Sheng called the match a draw despite gaining the advantage.
• Lin Tianhao invited Gu Sheng to visit Haoyang Sect and cultivate at Enlightenment Valley, where Gu Sheng meditated beside a waterfall near a sleeping woman in white.
• After a day and night of cultivation, Gu Sheng’s skills improved and his realm rose to the sixth level of the Gold Bone Realm.
• The woman in white spoke to Gu Sheng and said he need not know her identity, then remarked that she had noticed his unusual treasures and cultivation arts.

Gu Sheng met Su Ling in Enlightenment Valley, then joined Lin Tianhao to kill the Thunder XieZhi King in Demon God Valley. After Gu Sheng killed Zhu Gang during a confrontation with the Mad Saber Sect, the sect master Zhu Meng watched the fight and vowed revenge.

• Su Ling introduced herself to Gu Sheng and played him a zither tune before leaving Enlightenment Valley.
• Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao joined forces to defeat the Thunder XieZhi King, and Lin Tianhao took its horn while giving Gu Sheng a storage ring.
• Zhu Gang confronted Gu Sheng over his brother Zhu Hong's death, then lost control to the Bloodthirsty Mad Saber and killed Zhu Biao and other Mad Saber Sect disciples.
• Gu Sheng used the Gale Nine Swords to kill Zhu Gang, then returned toward his sect on the Shadow Black Eagle.
• Zhu Meng watched the fight through paired bronze mirrors and vowed to tear Gu Sheng apart, while Xue Ji asked whether he planned to go to the Saint Pill Sect alone.

Zhu Meng attacked the Saint Pill Sect alone to avenge his son, but Wen Mingyan defeated him using the sect’s defenses and his swordsmanship. Gu Sheng then bought a Bone Refining Pill and the Great Vajra Scripture at the Mu Family auction, preparing to strengthen his cultivation.

• Zhu Meng ignored Xue Ji’s warning, rode to the Saint Pill Sect, and repeatedly attacked its mountain-gate formations.
• Wen Mingyan charged out to fight Zhu Meng and grievously wounded him, forcing the Mad Saber Sect’s sect master to admit defeat.
• Jiang Bai and Jiang He discussed Gu Sheng’s growing influence and the treasures he possessed, while Wu Gui considered how to seize them.
• Linghu Xuanchong urged Linghu Qingwan to get along with Gu Sheng, whom he regarded as a gifted martial artist with a dangerous lack of powerful backing.
• Gu Sheng reviewed his martial arts progress and decided he needed a Bone Refining Pill to improve his cultivation.
• At the Mu Family auction, Gu Sheng bought the Bone Refining Pill for 350,000 taels of gold and the Great Vajra Scripture for 100,000 taels.

After refining Bone Refining Pills and improving his techniques, Gu Sheng robbed the Great Sword Sect treasury by impersonating Song Qingxian, then failed to rob the Mad Saber Sect when Zhu Meng caught him. With the major factions tightening their defenses, Gu Sheng turned his attention to the coming opening of the Crimson Cloud Abyss.

• Gu Sheng used the Great Prajna Sutra to refine a Bone Refining Pill, perfected the Vajra Palm, and advanced his Body Shifting and Bone Changing Art and Shadow Concealment Art.
• Gu Sheng impersonated Song Qingxian, learned the Great Sword Sect's layout from Linghu Qingwan, and stole the sect's treasury, including ten Bone Refining Pills and a sword that taught him the Dugu Nine Swords.
• Dugu Xuanchong investigated the robbery, while Linghu Qingwan chose not to reveal that the thief had impersonated Song Qingxian.
• Gu Sheng refined the stolen pills and advanced to the eighth layer of the Gold Bone Realm, then impersonated Zhu Meng to infiltrate the Mad Saber Sect.
• The real Zhu Meng confronted Gu Sheng at the treasury; Gu Sheng used his treasures and techniques to escape, and the major factions strengthened their treasury defenses.
• Gu Sheng abandoned further robberies as the factions prepared for the opening of the Crimson Cloud Abyss.

The factions entered the Crimson Cloud Abyss, where most chased an ancient bronze coffin while Lu Junyi led the Saint Pill Sect to gather medicinal herbs and other treasures. The coffin proved empty and escaped, while Gu Sheng claimed several mystic artifacts and the Saint Pill Sect left with plentiful treasures.

• The factions prepared for the Crimson Cloud Abyss trial, and Lu Junyi announced the participants before the groups were teleported into the realm.
• Xue Ji warned the entrants about the dangers, while the factions advanced through the crimson clouds and the Saint Pill Sect followed Lu Junyi's cautious lead.
• The groups reached a lush forest, where a Thousand Poisons Sect disciple rushed to claim a giant lingzhi before an ancient bronze coffin appeared and drew the other factions into a fierce pursuit.
• Lu Junyi kept the Saint Pill Sect away from the coffin, and its disciples gathered rare medicinal herbs while Wen Mingyan and other fighters battled over the prize.
• Gu Sheng snatched several mystic artifacts from Linghu Qingwan and teased her as the factions converged on the coffin.
• The coffin opened to reveal nothing, then sealed itself and flew away; Lu Junyi pointed out that the Saint Pill Sect had already obtained valuable treasures.

As Zhu Meng rampaged through Crimson Cloud Abyss, Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao went ahead to find a way through and discovered a Heavenly Pool whose Divine Spring transformed their cultivation. Gu Sheng then drew power from a mysterious tree and ate one of its fruits, gaining an even greater surge of power.

• Zhu Meng attacked everyone in a crazed state, and Wen Mingyan lost a duel with Wu Gui over whether Gu Sheng should scout ahead.
• Gu Sheng volunteered to explore, and Lin Tianhao joined him as they entered the gravity field.
• Gu Sheng used the Demon Suppressing Golden Scroll to break through the gravity field, and the two reached the summit’s Heavenly Pool.
• Gu Sheng drank the Divine Spring and advanced toward the ninth level of the Gold Bone Realm, while Lin Tianhao broke through to the first level of the Marrow Refining Realm.
• The Divine Spring dried up, so Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao filled Jade Pure Bottles with what remained before turning their attention to the small tree in the pool.
• Gu Sheng drew power from the tree and ate one of its crystal-clear fruits, causing an immense power to surge into his body.

Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao defeated the Headless Knight and a pair of puppet Desolate Slaves in the Crimson Cloud Abyss, then returned with valuable spoils. During the royal hunt, Gu Sheng rejected Crown Prince Yun Tingyu’s offer and repeatedly outperformed his rival’s team; the chapter ended as a poetry competition began.

• Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao consumed divine fruits without advancing their cultivation, then joined forces to defeat the Headless Knight after Gu Sheng broke through during their battle.
• Gu Sheng and Lin Tianhao overcame the white-clad pair’s Jade Maiden Swordplay, discovered they were puppet Desolate Slaves, and claimed their two swords.
• The sects compared their Crimson Cloud Abyss gains, and Gu Sheng declined invitations from others while accepting Princess Yun Zishuang’s invitation to the royal hunt.
• Gu Sheng led Princess Yun Zishuang, Linghu Qingwan, Mu Yuanyuan, Lin Qingyu, and others to outperform Crown Prince Yun Tingyu’s team, while rejecting Yun Tingyu’s offer of power.
• Gu Sheng’s hunting and grilling impressed the gathered nobles, and the hunt’s final day began with a grand poetry competition.

Gu Sheng impressed the hunting gathering with his patriotic song, then faced Linghu Qingwan’s confession and accepted Saintess Su Ling’s invitation to cultivate the Illusory Spirit Divine Melody. He broke through the ninth level of the Gold Bone Realm and grew closer to Su Ling while they spent two days together in Enlightenment Valley’s peach blossom forest.

• Gu Sheng sang “Jing Zhong Bao Guo” at Liu Xingjun’s prompting, earning thunderous applause and strengthening Princess Yun Zishuang’s resolve to recruit him.
• Linghu Qingwan confronted Gu Sheng about embracing her at the Drunken Immortal Tower, confessed that she loved him, and revealed she had rejected Song Qingxian.
• Gu Sheng met Saintess Su Ling in Enlightenment Valley, received instruction in the Illusory Spirit Divine Melody, and formed a spiritual wheel while cultivating.
• Gu Sheng broke through the ninth level of the Gold Bone Realm after cultivating with Su Ling for two days and two nights.
• Gu Sheng hunted and cooked game for Su Ling, then played and sang “The Longest Butterfly,” deepening her admiration and affection for him.

After impressing Su Ling with his music and improving his martial arts panel, Gu Sheng bought Thousand-Year Spirit Gathering Grass and cultivated without breaking through to the Marrow Refining Realm. Mu Tiantian then delivered Princess Yun Zishuang’s invitation to a palace poetry gathering, where Gu Sheng was stopped at the entrance by a contemptuous guard.

• Gu Sheng performed for Su Ling, who praised his music and thanked him for the moving performance.
• Gu Sheng checked his martial arts panel, found new skills and increased cultivation, and later hosted Liu Ruhai and the Saint Pill Sect disciples for drinks.
• Liu Ruhai asked Gu Sheng for romantic advice, then invited him to the Mu Family trade fair to seek Thousand-Year Spirit Gathering Grass.
• Gu Sheng won the herb at auction, met Mu Tiantian and Mu Yuanyuan, and discussed the auction and his need for Spirit Gathering Grass.
• Gu Sheng refined the herb overnight, but his cultivation only reached the middle stage of the ninth level of the Gold Bone Realm; Mu Tiantian then delivered Princess Yun Zishuang’s invitation to a poetry gathering.
• Gu Sheng arrived at the Princess’s Mansion, where a palace guard blocked him and accused him of trespassing.