Recaps

Gu Sheng killed Mu Qingwen’s group, recovered the Three-pattern Iron Thunderwood and Roaring Thunder Fruits, and entrusted them to Elder Huang for safekeeping. He joined Lin Miaomiao’s team for the Chiyun Mountain Range, where the group set out toward Bone Washing Flowers near Thousand Poisons Sect territory.

• Gu Sheng killed Mu Qingwen, looted the three bodies, and planted poisoned hidden weapons in them to shift the blame to the Thousand Poisons Sect.
• Gu Sheng brought the Three-pattern Iron Thunderwood and Roaring Thunder Fruits to Elder Huang, who agreed to keep them safe.
• Gu Sheng met Lin Miaomiao, Mo Buwen, Dai Sen, and Huang Miaoyin, and Dai Sen and Huang Miaoyin accepted him after learning he was seventeen and had reached the Copper Bone Realm.
• Gu Sheng left his Thirstblood Great Axe behind, borrowed Lin Miaomiao’s saber, and set out with the group for the Chiyun Mountain Range.
• Mo Buwen revealed that Bone Washing Flowers lay near Thousand Poisons Sect territory and were guarded by an Iron Bone King Snake, but Dai Sen and Huang Miaoyin insisted the group pursue them.

Gu Sheng and his teammates pursued a Bone Washing Flower guarded by an Iron Bone King Snake, hoping to gain pills that could help them advance. The snake was drawn from its cave, and the group fought it while Mo Buwen tried to retrieve the flower; the battle continued with Lin Miaomiao under pressure and Gu Sheng waiting for a clear shot.

• Dai Sen, Huang Miaoling, Lin Miaomiao, and Gu Sheng agreed to seek the Bone Washing Flower after Mo Buwen revealed its location and explained that an Iron Bone King Snake guarded it.
• Lin Miaomiao assigned Mo Buwen to retrieve the flower while she, Dai Sen, and Huang Miaoyin engaged the snake and Gu Sheng attacked from the rear.
• Mo Buwen lured the Iron Bone King Snake out with bloodied mountain goats, and Dai Sen and Huang Miaoyin discovered that their swords could barely damage its scales.
• Lin Miaomiao wounded the snake and knocked it away from Mo Buwen, while Gu Sheng pierced its vital spot with a bolt from the Star Shatterer Crossbow.
• The wounded snake went berserk and attacked Gu Sheng, but Lin Miaomiao drew its attention with Blood Shattering Slash as Dai Sen and Huang Miaoyin blocked its tail.
• Lin Miaomiao held off the snake's bite while Gu Sheng spotted an opening when its mouth was forced open and called out that it was a perfect chance.

Gu Sheng and the War God Peak disciples killed the Iron Bone King Snake and obtained the Bone Washing Flower, but Wu Xinyu and four Thousand Poisons Sect disciples ambushed them. Gu Sheng wounded Wu Xinyu with a crossbow shot, and the chapter ended as Wu Xinyu's Hallucinogenic Mad Smoke drove Lin Miaomiao and the others to attack one another.

• Gu Sheng used a poisoned crossbow arrow to immobilize the Iron Bone King Snake, then killed it while Lin Miaomiao and the others watched in astonishment.
• Mo Buwen returned with the Bone Washing Flower, and the group harvested the snake before Wu Xinyu and four Thousand Poisons Sect disciples emerged from the forest.
• Lin Miaomiao warned the group not to kill Wu Xinyu, while Gu Sheng took the Bone Washing Flower and prepared to shoot from cover.
• Wu Xinyu's group attacked with hidden weapons and Poison Burst Fire Stars, forcing Lin Miaomiao and the others to defend themselves amid toxic smoke.
• Gu Sheng shot through Wu Xinyu's hand as he aimed a Soul Snatching Arrow at Lin Miaomiao, but Wu Xinyu then released Hallucinogenic Mad Smoke that made Lin Miaomiao and the others attack one another.

Gu Sheng killed Zhang Fei and the other Thousand Poisons Sect disciples, then forced Wu Xinyu to hand over the antidote that saved Lin Miaomiao and the others. After learning Gu Sheng had killed the entire group, Lin Miaomiao urged him to take her money and flee before Wu Xinyu’s death brought consequences.

• Gu Sheng ambushed and killed two Copper Bone Realm cultivators before confronting Zhang Fei in the forest.
• Gu Sheng wounded Zhang Fei with an arrow, poisoned him with the Hallucinogenic Porcupine’s toxin, and killed him with the Wrathblood Third Form.
• Gu Sheng subdued Wu Xinyu and threatened to kill him until he surrendered the antidote.
• Gu Sheng used the antidote to cure Lin Miaomiao, Huang Miaoyin, Dai Sen, and Mo Buwen, then treated their wounds.
• After Gu Sheng revealed that the Thousand Poisons Sect group was dead, Lin Miaomiao gave him her money and urged him to escape.

Gu Sheng and Lin Miaomiao’s team captured Wu Xinyu after surviving an encounter in the Chiyun Mountain Range, then brought him back to the Saint Pill Sect. First Elder Lu Junyi agreed to summon Wu Gui to retrieve his son and let Wu Xinyu keep his mother’s crossbow while Gu Sheng kept the Soul Snatching Arrow.

• Gu Sheng reassured Lin Miaomiao that Wu Xinyu was alive, and the group treated their injuries before escaping to a hidden cave.
• Gu Sheng searched Wu Xinyu’s belongings and kept the Soul Snatching Arrow and small crossbow after Wu Xinyu demanded them back.
• The team returned to the Saint Pill Sect, where Lin Miaomiao reported Wu Xinyu’s capture to Qin Xue.
• Gu Sheng slapped Wu Xinyu for threatening Qin Xue, and Qin Xue took the group to First Elder Lu Junyi for instructions.
• Lu Junyi ordered the sect to notify Wu Gui and identified the Soul Snatching Arrow as a Yellow Grade Low Rank treasure.
• Lu Junyi let Wu Xinyu take back the old crossbow but did not return the Soul Snatching Arrow to him.

Gu Sheng persuaded Lu Junyi to demand a treasured artifact as ransom for Wu Xinyu, then watched Wu Gui arrive and take his son away without paying. Wu Gui threatened the Saint Pill Sect, while Gu Sheng remained defiant and asked Lu Junyi why he had let them leave.

• Gu Sheng argued that Wu Xinyu should be punished for the Thousand Poisons Sect’s attacks, then proposed extorting his father for a treasured artifact.
• Lu Junyi ordered Bai Xueyuzi to summon Wu Gui and told Gu Sheng that he could keep the ransom as his reward.
• Wu Gui arrived at the pavilion, found Wu Xinyu injured, and demanded that Lu Junyi explain his condition.
• Lu Junyi insisted that Wu Gui pay a Yellow Grade Low Rank treasured artifact, but Wu Gui refused and unleashed his aura before deciding to leave with his son.
• Wu Gui threatened the Saint Pill Sect, and Wu Xinyu vowed revenge against Gu Sheng; Gu Sheng mocked him and then questioned Lu Junyi about letting them go without the ransom.

Lu Junyi and Wen Mingyan staged a shameless extortion to force Wu Gui to surrender a treasure weapon and money before he escaped with Wu Xinyu. Gu Sheng received the weapon and money for training, but Lu Junyi warned him that Wu Xinyu might hunt him in the Chiyun Mountain Range.

• Lu Junyi pretended that Wu Gui had injured him, and Wen Mingyan drew his sword to block Wu Gui from leaving the Saint Pill Sect.
• Wen Mingyan attacked Wu Gui, who finally agreed to surrender the Ink Bamboo Saber and pay one million taels after Lu Junyi demanded a Heart Connecting Pill.
• Wu Gui handed over the saber and money, and Lu Junyi gave the saber to Gu Sheng before Wu Gui took Wu Xinyu and fled.
• Wen Mingyan asked Lu Junyi for an appearance fee, then urged Gu Sheng to choose War God Peak and learn swordsmanship.
• Lu Junyi advised Gu Sheng to cultivate in the sect because Wu Xinyu might ambush him, and lent him three hundred thousand taels to buy a martial art.

After receiving valuable weapons and money from Lu Junyi, Gu Sheng prepared for his peak selection while Wen Mingyan grumbled about being denied a reward for helping Lu Junyi. At the Alchemy Hall, Gu Sheng began his alchemy talent test and quickly identified a key difficulty, though he had not yet completed a successful refinement.

• Lu Junyi told Gu Sheng that the money was a loan with interest, while Bai Xueyuzi teased Gu Sheng about receiving special treatment.
• Wen Mingyan complained that Lu Junyi had taken a saber and one million taels from Wu Gui without paying him for his help, then learned Gu Sheng had killed four Thousand Poisons Sect members by himself.
• Wen Mingyan proposed sending Gu Sheng directly to War God Peak, but Qin Xue said Lu Junyi would attend Gu Sheng's peak selection; Wen Mingyan then slashed at Spirit Pill Peak and angered Lou Yu.
• Gu Sheng checked that Dai Sen, Huang Miaoyin, and Mo Buwen were recovering, then returned to his hut with the Ink Bamboo Saber and Soul Snatching Arrow and practiced the Shadow Concealment Art for five days.
• Qin Xue took Gu Sheng to Spirit Pill Peak for his selection, where Lou Yu explained the alchemy test and asked him to refine Skin Grinding Grass.
• Gu Sheng failed his first two attempts by burning the herb, then realized he needed to lower the flame midway through his third attempt, impressing Lou Yu with his quick perception.

Gu Sheng joined Spirit Pill Peak while retaining his place at War God Peak, choosing to pursue pill and martial cultivation together. As he left to study alchemy, Shi Lezhi planted a dried flower in his room, then killed Liu Yiming when he witnessed the act and dumped his body in the Chiyun Mountain Range.

• Gu Sheng passed the alchemy assessment, and Lu Junyi allowed him to cultivate at both Spirit Pill Peak and War God Peak, offering a chance to become Wen Mingyan’s disciple if he entered War God Peak’s inner sect within two years.
• Lu Junyi showed Lou Yu Gu Sheng’s High-grade Profound Tier Marrow Building Pill formula, and the two elders agreed to compete to refine the pill.
• Qin Xue helped Gu Sheng collect identity tokens and resources for both peaks and explained their routines and advancement requirements.
• After returning to the Fire Bamboo Forest, Gu Sheng changed into his sect uniform and set off for Spirit Pill Peak carrying the Bone Washing Flower.
• Shi Lezhi hid a dried flower beneath Gu Sheng’s bed, but Liu Yiming saw him and planned to report it.
• Shi Lezhi caught Liu Yiming, killed him, and left his body in the Chiyun Mountain Range, where a wolf began eating it while Gu Sheng remained unaware.

Gu Sheng collected an easy pill formula and commissioned Elder Wang to refine his Bone Washing Flower, then broke through the Shadow Concealment Art to Minor Mastery. After receiving seven Bone Washing Pills, he remained worried about Liu Yiming, who had disappeared for several days.

• Gu Sheng copied the Hemostasis Pill formula at Spirit Pill Peak and paid for Elder Wang to refine his Bone Washing Flower into Bone Washing Pills.
• Gu Sheng advanced the Shadow Concealment Art to Minor Mastery and planned to test his invisibility in the Chiyun Mountain Range after reaching the Silver Bone Realm.
• Gu Sheng found Liu Yiming's hut empty and learned that Liu had been absent from work; Shi Lezhi dismissed the disappearance and refused to investigate.
• Gu Sheng collected seven Bone Washing Pills and realized their market value far exceeded the cost of their ingredients and refinement.

Gu Sheng used a Bone Washing Pill to reach the Silver Bone Realm, then learned that Liu Yiming had been murdered and vowed to avenge him. As Gu Sheng headed into the Chiyun Mountain Range, Shi Lezhi set a plan in motion and disguised himself in Thousand Poisons Sect clothing.

• Lin Miaomiao sold two extra Bone Washing Pills, reimbursed Gu Sheng for the ingredients, and divided the remaining money among the five of them.
• After Lin Miaomiao agreed to help find Liu Yiming, Gu Sheng swallowed a Bone Washing Pill and spent seven days refining its power, advancing to the Silver Bone Realm.
• Lin Miaomiao told Gu Sheng that Liu Yiming's body had been found in the Chiyun Mountain Range and that his injuries suggested murder; Gu Sheng suspected Shi Lezhi and buried Liu Yiming.
• Gu Sheng revealed his new realm to Lin Miaomiao, then disguised his appearance and suppressed his aura before heading toward Thousand Poisons Sect territory.
• Shi Lezhi learned that Gu Sheng had entered the Chiyun Mountain Range, changed into a Thousand Poisons Sect uniform, and encountered two of its disciples, who drew their blades against him.

Shi Lezhi brought Wu Xinyu a bird that could track Gu Sheng, prompting Wu Xinyu to gather a large force to hunt him in the Chiyun Mountain Range. Gu Sheng ambushed three Thousand Poisons Sect disciples and killed Senior Brother Ou, while Wu Xinyu's search party pursued the bird toward him.

• Zhang Qing and another Thousand Poisons Sect disciple captured Shi Lezhi, but Wu Xinyu recognized him and learned that his bird could track Gu Sheng.
• Wu Xinyu rewarded Shi Lezhi and assembled Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, Ni Chen, and more than twenty disciples to hunt Gu Sheng.
• Shi Lezhi released the bird, and it flew northwest as Wu Xinyu's group followed it into the mountain range.
• Gu Sheng hid in the forest and shot one Copper Bone Realm disciple dead when the three Thousand Poisons Sect disciples rested after killing a Corrosive Poison Giant Lizard.
• Senior Brother Ou used his remaining junior brother as a shield against Gu Sheng's next arrow, then fled after throwing the corpses toward the attacker's direction.
• Gu Sheng pursued Senior Brother Ou, cut through his sword with the Ink Bamboo Saber, and beheaded him.

Gu Sheng discovered that Shi Lezhi had killed Liu Yiming and attacked him with the Star Shatterer Crossbow. As Wu Xinyu’s group surrounded him, Gu Sheng assembled the Thirstblood Great Axe and prepared to fight.

• Gu Sheng hid near Ou Cheng’s corpse as Wu Xinyu arrived with Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, Ni Chen, and more than twenty cultivators.
• Wu Xinyu identified Gu Sheng as Ou Cheng’s killer and promised the three Silver Bone Realm cultivators his treasure weapons and payment if they helped capture him.
• Shi Lezhi’s bird revealed Gu Sheng’s hiding place, and Gu Sheng killed the bird with a stone before stepping out to confront the group.
• Gu Sheng demanded to know whether Shi Lezhi had killed Liu Yiming, and Shi Lezhi confessed that he had killed him for discovering the Azure Ghost Flower in Gu Sheng’s room.
• Gu Sheng shot Shi Lezhi through the shoulder with the Star Shatterer Crossbow, and Wu Xinyu ordered the others to attack.
• Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, and Ni Chen approached as the other cultivators surrounded Gu Sheng, who assembled the Thirstblood Great Axe for the fight.

Gu Sheng fought Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, and Ni Chen, then escaped their encirclement and lured them into a valley inhabited by giant birds. As Wu Xinyu and the others fled the birds, Gu Sheng appeared with a loaded Stone Shattering Crossbow to block their escape.

• Gu Sheng used his Ink Bamboo Saber to nearly kill Liu Bin, but the three opponents coordinated their attacks and gradually forced him onto the defensive.
• After gauging the three fighters’ strength, Gu Sheng broke out of their encirclement and fled, using the Shadow Concealment Art and Tier 1 Speed to keep ahead of his pursuers.
• Gu Sheng lured Wu Xinyu and the others into a dead-end valley and provoked six giant birds from the caves in its cliffs.
• Gu Sheng vanished as the giant birds attacked, leaving Wu Xinyu, Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, and Ni Chen to flee and fend them off with poisons.
• As the four approached the valley’s exit, Gu Sheng appeared with a loaded Stone Shattering Crossbow and blocked their way.

Gu Sheng avenged Liu Yiming by killing the Thousand Poisons Sect fighters and capturing Shi Lezhi. The chapter ended with Gu Sheng continuing to torture Shi Lezhi, who begged for death.

• Gu Sheng attacked Wu Xinyu and the others while six giant birds descended, and the birds killed Liu Bin.
• Kang Xiaofeng and Ni Chen rescued Wu Xinyu, but Gu Sheng ambushed them, broke their weapons, severed Ni Chen's hands, and beheaded him.
• Gu Sheng escaped the giant birds using the Shadow Concealment Art, then recovered from Kang Xiaofeng's punches while the birds killed Kang Xiaofeng and Wu Xinyu.
• Gu Sheng found Shi Lezhi, crippled him, and nailed him to a tree with arrows after Shi Lezhi threatened him with the Saint Pill Sect's rules.
• Gu Sheng cut Shi Lezhi hundreds of times while keeping him alive, and Shi Lezhi pleaded for Gu Sheng to kill him.

Gu Sheng returned from the Chiyun Mountain Range with thirty-two Thousand Poisons Sect tokens and a large sum of money, then exchanged the tokens at the Merit Hall. When Qin Xue discovered that one belonged to Wu Xinyu, she rushed Gu Sheng to see the First Elder, while Lin Miaomiao sought a way to become an inner disciple so she could stay close to him.

• Gu Sheng finished killing Shi Lezhi, gathered the Thousand Poisons Sect disciples' tokens and banknotes, and made his way back to the Saint Pill Sect through the dangerous nighttime mountains.
• Gu Sheng spent three days recovering and cultivating before Lin Miaomiao visited; he told her about the battle, and she warned him that Wu Xinyu's father might retaliate.
• Gu Sheng and Lin Miaomiao went to the Merit Hall, where Gu Sheng presented thirty-two tokens for exchange.
• Qin Xue recognized Wu Xinyu's token and hurried Gu Sheng away to report the killing to First Elder Lu Junyi.
• Lin Miaomiao decided to follow Gu Sheng by seeking promotion to the inner sect and offered Manager Xu a Bone Washing Pill.

Gu Sheng’s return with Thousand Poisons Sect tokens led Lu Junyi to learn that Wu Xinyu had died, though Gu Sheng claimed a demon-blooded beast killed him. Lu Junyi assigned Gu Sheng to Wen Mingyan for training ahead of the Chiyun Secret Domain, where Gu Sheng formally became Wen Mingyan’s disciple.

• Xu Le accepted Lin Miaomiao’s Bone Washing Pill and promised her a promotion to the inner sect.
• Qin Xue brought Gu Sheng’s sack of Thousand Poisons Sect identity tokens to Lu Junyi, who recognized Wu Xinyu’s token and worried about Wu Gui’s reaction.
• Gu Sheng explained that Wu Xinyu had been killed by demon-blooded beasts, and Lu Junyi decided to protect him rather than hand him over.
• Lu Junyi explained the Chiyun Secret Domain and spirit stones to Gu Sheng, then assigned him to Wen Mingyan for martial training.
• Wen Mingyan took Gu Sheng back to War God Peak, and Gu Sheng knelt to formally acknowledge him as his master.

Gu Sheng became Wen Mingyan’s disciple and received a sword, but Wen Mingyan warned him to stay within the Saint Pill Sect because Wu Gui might seek revenge over Wu Xinyu’s death. Gu Sheng’s friends learned of his new status and postponed their celebration.

• Wen Mingyan accepted Gu Sheng as his disciple, gave him the Fire Cloud Sword, and told him to move to War God Peak for six months of sword training.
• Qin Xue showed Wen Mingyan Wu Xinyu’s identity token and explained that Gu Sheng had killed him, prompting Wen Mingyan to vow to protect his new disciple.
• Mo Buwen, Dai Sen, and Huang Miaoyin told Gu Sheng they had become inner disciples and offered to help him earn contribution points, while Lin Miaomiao learned he had killed more than twenty Thousand Poisons Sect members.
• Gu Sheng invited his friends to celebrate in Saint Pill City, but Wen Mingyan ordered him to stay inside the sect in case Wu Gui tried to intercept him.
• Gu Sheng’s friends discovered that Wen Mingyan had become his master and reacted with disbelief and excitement.

Gu Sheng settled in at War God Peak, received a Spirit Nurturing Jade Pendant that doubled his cultivation speed, and began sword training under Wen Mingyan. After seeing his master demonstrate sword momentum, Gu Sheng struggled to keep even a wooden sword intact as he tried to imitate the strike.

• Gu Sheng reassured Lin Miaomiao and the others that becoming Wen Mingyan's disciple would not change their relationship, then moved his belongings from the Fire Bamboo Forest to War God Peak.
• Qin Xue welcomed Gu Sheng, warned him to prepare for the Chiyun Secret Domain opening in six months, and gave him a Spirit Nurturing Jade Pendant that accelerated his bone tempering.
• After discovering that the pendant doubled his cultivation speed, Gu Sheng answered Wen Mingyan's call to begin sword practice.
• Wen Mingyan took Gu Sheng's Fire Cloud Sword and demonstrated how sword momentum let a wooden sword shatter a stake as hard as a Gold Bone Realm demon-blood beast.
• Wen Mingyan explained the stages of the sword path and said Gu Sheng would need to comprehend sword momentum himself, possibly after breaking many wooden swords.
• Gu Sheng imitated Wen Mingyan's strike, repeatedly shattered his wooden swords with his own strength, and continued practicing as he tried to understand the difference.

Gu Sheng practiced controlling his strength while trying to comprehend sword intent, as Wu Gui learned that Wu Xinyu had died and blamed Gu Sheng. Wu Gui and three loyal elders confronted the Saint Pill Sect, where Lu Junyi directed the alarmed honorary elder to find the peak master.

• Gu Sheng realized sword intent drew on the power of heaven and earth, then spent the day training and cultivated at night.
• Chen Geng told Wu Gui that Wu Xinyu and Liu Bin, Kang Xiaofeng, and Ni Chen had died in the Chiyun Mountain Range.
• Wu Gui learned that Wu Xinyu’s group had gone to capture Gu Sheng, armed himself, and summoned Qian Wei, Qiu Kezhang, and Ouyang Ling to demand Gu Sheng from the Saint Pill Sect.
• Wu Gui and the three elders flew to the Saint Pill Sect, where an honorary elder challenged them and was overpowered by Wu Gui’s strike.
• After the honorary elder reported the threat to Lu Junyi, Lu Junyi told him to find the peak master.

Wen Mingyan was sent to confront Wu Gui, who came to the Saint Pill Sect demanding Gu Sheng over his son’s death. After learning Gu Sheng was Wen Mingyan’s disciple, Wu Gui threatened the War God Peak Guest Elders, and the two prepared to fight.

• Lu Junyi ordered the War God Peak elder to bring Wen Mingyan to face Wu Gui and kept Cloud Saint Peak’s elders out of the dispute.
• Wen Mingyan left Gu Sheng and Qin Xue at War God Peak and flew to confront Wu Gui with his sword.
• Wen Mingyan invoked his reputation for killing the Chiyun Governor’s men, while Wu Gui demanded that Lu Junyi appear.
• Wu Gui claimed Gu Sheng had killed his son, but Wen Mingyan denied the accusation and revealed that Gu Sheng was his disciple.
• Wu Gui unleashed his seventh-level Marrow Refinement aura and threatened to kill the War God Peak Guest Elders, while Wen Mingyan challenged him to try.

Wen Mingyan comprehended Sword Intent during his battle with Wu Gui and the three Thousand Poisons Sect elders, overwhelming them with his new power. Qin Xue stopped him before he could kill the defeated elders, and Wu Gui accepted an end to the confrontation.

• Wen Mingyan sent War God Peak’s honorary elders back and Qin Xue activated the peak’s defensive formation.
• Wu Gui and the other three elders attacked Wen Mingyan, but he blocked their weapons and seized Wu Gui’s Ink Dissolving Blade.
• Wen Mingyan revealed his Sword Intent, crushed Qian Wei’s sword momentum, and injured him before launching a crimson greatsword at the four elders.
• Wu Gui took a pill to raise his cultivation and used Dark Night Lion Roar Slash, but Wen Mingyan broke the attack and blasted all four elders away.
• Lu Junyi urged Qin Xue to stop Wen Mingyan, and she persuaded him to lower his sword before Wu Gui agreed to end the fight.

After Wen Mingyan drove off Wu Gui and the Thousand Poisons Sect elders, Lu Junyi funded Gu Sheng's sword training, and Wen Mingyan set out to buy the Mu Family's Sword Qi Stone. At Mu City, Wen Mingyan offered the family a strand of his newly comprehended sword intent in exchange for the stone.

• Wen Mingyan forced Wu Gui and the Thousand Poisons Sect elders to retreat, and War God Peak's disciples celebrated his victory.
• Lu Junyi gave Wen Mingyan a Mu's Merchant Guild credit card with a ten-million-tael limit to support Gu Sheng's training before the Chiyun Secret Domain opened.
• Wen Mingyan told Qin Xue he planned to buy the Mu Family's Sword Qi Stone, which he believed could help Gu Sheng temper sword qi and fight above his realm.
• Wen Mingyan traveled to Mu City and met Mu Guangfu, the Mu Family head, to negotiate for the Sword Qi Stone.
• When Mu Guangfu resisted selling the stone, Wen Mingyan revealed his sword intent and offered to leave a strand for the Mu Family's sword cultivators.

Wu Gui tested the Fire Worship Cult’s Bloodfire Spirit Pill on Niu Guli and confirmed that it could raise cultivation without side effects. Convinced by the pill’s power, Wu Gui agreed to ally with the man in black and received pills meant to help him reach the ninth level, as the man demanded help obtaining something from the Chiyun Secret Domain.

• The man in black gave Wu Gui a Bloodfire Spirit Pill and a Fire Call Talisman, then vanished from Wu Gui’s tower.
• Wu Gui summoned Niu Guli and persuaded him to swallow the pill; Niu Guli broke through from the fifth to the sixth level of the Marrow Refining Realm without apparent side effects.
• After confirming the pill’s effects, Wu Gui resolved to seek the man in black’s help so he could strengthen his position in the Thousand Poisons Sect.
• Wu Gui ignited the Fire Call Talisman that night, and the man in black returned to hear his plan to seize control of the sect.
• The man in black gave Wu Gui two more Bloodfire Spirit Pills and a talisman, telling him to break through and ensure that Thousand Poisons Sect disciples obtained a desired item from the Chiyun Secret Domain.

Wu Gui used the Bloodfire Spirit Pills to reach the ninth level of the Marrow Refining Realm and built support for a coup within the Thousand Poisons Sect. He called for war against the Saint Pill Sect, but First Elder Nie Jian confronted him with the sect master's authority symbol, the Ting Xue Saber.

• Wu Gui secretly took two Bloodfire Spirit Pills in a cave, broke through to the ninth level of the Marrow Refining Realm, and formed a three-inch spiritual wheel after absorbing thirty spirit stones.
• Wu Gui spent weeks concealing his breakthrough while winning over elders, then summoned the Heavenly Fire General and asked him to handle the sect master during his planned takeover.
• At an elders' meeting, Wu Gui demanded that the Thousand Poisons Sect launch a full-scale war against the Saint Pill Sect, arguing that Wen Mingyan's sword intent made an attack urgent.
• The Eighteenth Elder supported Wu Gui, while Nie Jian recognized that most elders had joined Wu Gui's faction and restrained the Fourth Elder from starting a fight.
• Nie Jian drew the Ting Xue Saber, declared it represented the sect master, and warned Wu Gui to abandon his rebellion as the hall filled with freezing cold.