Chapter Summaries

Zhou Feng endured Han Qi’s Purple Jade Bell and Hidden Poison Gu while using his abilities to wear Han Qi down. Han Qi suspected Zhou Feng had an Innate Divine Ability and activated a Heaven Sealing Array to trap him before attacking with purple poison gas.

• Zhou Feng’s armor-piercing attacks penetrated Han Qi’s Purple Jade Bell, leading Han Qi to suspect he possessed an Innate Divine Ability and covet his Dao Bone.
• Han Qi rang the Purple Jade Bell and sent the Hidden Poison Gu after Zhou Feng, but Zhou Feng’s tough body and Combat Instinct helped him withstand and evade the attacks.
• Zhou Feng secretly accumulated strength as his healing abilities helped him endure the fight, while Han Qi grew anxious that he could not defeat him quickly.
• Han Qi activated a Heaven Sealing Array formation disk, trapping Zhou Feng in a limited area.
• Han Qi released purple poison gas from his body as he prepared to attack Zhou Feng directly.

Inside the Heaven Sealing Array, Zhou Feng used Liu Yan’s aphrodisiac incense to disrupt Han Qi and gain the upper hand in their desperate fight. Both men were badly injured, and Han Qi tried to use the Purple Jade Bell to kill them both.

• Han Qi filled the Heaven Sealing Array with poisonous gas and attacked Zhou Feng with Illusionary Poison Force, while Zhou Feng’s poison immunity rendered the gas ineffective.
• Han Qi advanced under the protection of the Purple Jade Bell and struck Zhou Feng with a close-range punch as Zhou Feng charged him.
• Zhou Feng threw all of Liu Yan’s aphrodisiac incense at close range, affecting both himself and Han Qi and leaving Han Qi distracted.
• Zhou Feng tackled Han Qi, bit his neck, and repeatedly struck his head while Han Qi fought back with the Hidden Poison Gu and Purple Jade Bell, shattering Zhou Feng’s armor and breaking his bones.
• Han Qi burned his spiritual power to send the Purple Jade Bell toward Zhou Feng in a bid to kill them both, but Zhou Feng used a Diamond Talisman to disrupt the attack.

Zhou Feng killed Han Qi, survived the battle, and collected his spoils before returning to Bitter Bamboo Peak to seek shelter from Old Demon Gu. Old Demon Gu was stunned to learn that he had slain a Spirit Platform Realm True Disciple.

• Zhou Feng used the Diamond Talisman to block Han Qi's Purple Jade Bell, then repeatedly hacked at Han Qi until he killed him.
• Zhou Feng recovered using his supplies, the Demon Devouring Gu, and his healing passives after the Heaven Sealing Array ended.
• Zhou Feng collected the Hidden Poison Gu's corpse and the Purple Jade Bell, then discovered that Soul Collection had gathered strands of Soul Power.
• Zhou Feng decided to lie low and returned to Bitter Bamboo Peak to seek Old Demon Gu's protection.
• Old Demon Gu recognized the aphrodisiacs on Zhou Feng, and Zhou Feng told her he had killed Han Qi while concealing the details of Han Qi's abilities.
• Old Demon Gu fell silent in surprise after learning Zhou Feng had killed a Spirit Platform Realm True Disciple.

After Zhou Feng killed a True Disciple, Old Demon Gu examined him, sent him to the Medicine Tower, and strengthened the Demon Devour Seal as a warning. Back at Bitter Bamboo Peak, Zhou Feng concluded that his remaining threats were temporarily manageable and planned to focus on growing stronger.

• Old Demon Gu studied Zhou Feng’s injuries and crude cultivation, then suspected that Zhou Feng had extraordinary combat instincts and hidden secrets.
• Old Demon Gu gave Zhou Feng a Medicine Tower token and ordered him to become an alchemy apprentice before his return or face consequences.
• Old Demon Gu strengthened the Demon Devour Seal across Zhou Feng’s right hand and ordered him to leave the back mountain.
• Zhou Feng returned to his residence on Bitter Bamboo Peak and assessed the Demon Devour Seal, Han Qi’s backing, and Zhao Wu as threats.
• Zhou Feng decided he could use the coming period of relative safety to consolidate his strength and recover from his battles.

Han Ming learned that Han Qi had died and resolved to use the loss of the Purple Jade Bell to seize influence in the Han Clan. At Bitter Bamboo Peak, Zhou Feng received Zhao Wu’s severed head as an apology gift, planned to report to the Medicine Tower, and drew a strange new Passive Skill.

• Han Ming learned that Han Qi had been killed and insisted that the Han Clan recover the Purple Jade Bell.
• Han Ming blamed Han Qi’s grandfather for the loss and considered using the crisis to gain control of the Han Clan.
• Zhou Feng received Zhao Wu’s head from the Flying Eagle Society as an apology gift and realized the society had killed Zhao Wu after learning of his breakthrough.
• Zhou Feng planned to report to the Medicine Tower to avoid trouble connected to Han Qi.
• Zhou Feng found that his Skill Panel’s progress bar was full, drew a new Passive Skill, and found it difficult to describe.

Zhou Feng dismissed his new Fisherman passive as useless for now and secretly left Bitter Bamboo Peak, while Han Ming searched for him to recover the Purple Jade Bell. Three days later, Zhou Feng had become a Medicine Tower apprentice and impressed Alchemist Yuan with his skill at processing herbs.

• Zhou Feng judged the Fisherman passive impractical in his current situation and prepared to leave Bitter Bamboo Peak under cover of night.
• Han Ming learned that the Heaven Sealing Array had been used where Han Qi fought Zhou Feng, worried the Purple Jade Bell’s secret might be exposed, and ordered his people to keep searching for Zhou Feng.
• Three days later, Zhou Feng used Old Demon Gu’s token to become an apprentice at the Medicine Tower, beyond the Han Clan’s reach.
• Senior Brother Mo gave Zhou Feng a jade slip containing Alchemist Yuan’s reward, prompting other apprentices to gossip about him.
• Zhou Feng credited his Hunting Master passive’s enhanced perception for his precise herb processing and considered that he might become an alchemist.

Zhou Feng used the Medicine Tower’s quiet routine to study alchemy and strengthen his unstable cultivation. He refined the Purple Jade Bell, continued training his Demon Devouring Gu, and failed to form the Demon Devouring Seal as he worked to understand the seals on his body.

• Zhou Feng processed his assigned medicinal ingredients and learned that Alchemist Yuan inspected apprentices yearly and dismissed those who failed to show alchemy talent for three years.
• Zhou Feng chose to use his time in the Medicine Tower to study medicinal theory and learn how to prepare poisons, regardless of whether he became an alchemist.
• Zhou Feng completed his daily cultivation and nourished the Purple Jade Bell on his Spirit Platform, discovering that it was developing spirituality and refining it enough to form a slight connection.
• Zhou Feng continued the Natal Gu Refinement Method, and the Demon Devouring Gu began cooperating with him by absorbing impure spiritual power and expelling purified power.
• Zhou Feng practiced the Demon Devouring Method to understand the two Demon Devouring Seals on his body, but the seal he formed collapsed after a few seconds.

Zhou Feng studied the alchemy knowledge Senior Brother Mo had given him and began revising the Carefree Powder formula into a covert, slowly accumulating poison disguised as a beneficial tonic. After making a fishing rod to try out his fisherman's ability, he received an unexpected letter from a hooded messenger.

• Zhou Feng used the jade slip from Senior Brother Mo to learn basic alchemy and the Three Lights Alchemy Method.
• Zhou Feng began modifying the Carefree Powder into a colorless, odorless formula that would slowly build up effects resembling beneficial nourishment.
• Zhou Feng learned that Gu insect corpses could be valuable medicinal ingredients and regretted not collecting the ones he had encountered.
• Zhou Feng made a simple fishing rod from ironwood and Ice Silkworm Silk so he could try fishing in the stream behind the valley.
• A hooded messenger delivered a letter to Zhou Feng and left immediately, leaving him wondering who had sent it.

Zhou Feng ignored the Han Clan’s threat and went fishing while sheltered in the Medicine Tower. His first catch contained a transparent Spirit Fish, which the Demon Devouring Gu recognized as a treasure.

• Zhou Feng read a letter revealing that Han Qi’s backer could not act against him inside the Medicine Tower, then set aside his worries and went fishing.
• Han Ming and the Han Clan elders discussed how to reclaim the Purple Jade Bell, considered seeking Huang Yang’s help, and ordered an investigation into Zhou Feng’s relatives and history.
• Zhou Feng caught a large, horned fish that attacked him, and the Purple Jade Bell destroyed it.
• Zhou Feng discovered a tiny transparent fish inside the catch, and the Demon Devouring Gu told him it would bring enormous benefits if swallowed.

Zhou Feng swallowed a Spirit Fish and purified his spiritual power while healing his hidden injuries, then eagerly continued fishing. Meanwhile, Qian Shang learned that Zhou Feng had broken through to the Spirit Platform Realm, but the Han Clan’s hostility left him and Qian Qianqian bracing for trouble as Han Ming investigated Zhou Feng.

• Zhou Feng swallowed a Spirit Fish, which purified his spiritual power, healed his hidden injuries, and seemed to nourish the Demon Devouring Gu.
• Zhou Feng continued fishing, hoping to catch more Spirit Fish.
• Qian Shang learned that Zhao Wu was dead and that Zhou Feng had reached the Ninth Level of Qi Condensation, and he hurried to tell Qian Qianqian.
• Qian Shang found the shop wrecked after the Han Clan had confronted Qian Qianqian, who told him the clan had three Spirit Platform Realm cultivators.
• Qian Qianqian told Qian Shang to maintain the status quo, and he decided they would stay loyal to Zhou Feng.
• Han Ming learned Zhou Feng had no relatives or friends and was hiding in the Medicine Tower, and he grew angry that Han Qi had lost the Purple Jade Bell.

Zhou Feng attempted alchemy after only a few days in the Medicine Tower and successfully made Hemostasis Pills on his first try. Senior Brother Mo grew jealous and threatening, while the news made the apprentices reconsider Zhou Feng as a potential ally.

• The Medicine Tower apprentices were shocked and resentful when Zhou Feng began attempting alchemy after only a few days of study.
• With Senior Brother Mo guiding him, Zhou Feng used the Three Lights Alchemy Method and refined medicinal essences with help from his heightened perception.
• Zhou Feng formed the Pill Condensing Seal and succeeded in making several low-quality Hemostasis Pills on his first attempt.
• Senior Brother Mo concealed his jealousy, but Zhou Feng sensed malicious intent and began to regard him as an enemy.
• Senior Brother Mo reported Zhou Feng's success to Master, and news spread through the Medicine Tower, prompting apprentices to consider winning Zhou Feng over.

Zhou Feng’s first successful alchemy made him the focus of the Medicine Tower, while Senior Brother Mo grew jealous and plotted against him. Zhou Feng used spirit stones to fill his Skill Panel’s progress bar and drew a passive that increased his Charm through romantic relationships.

• Alchemist Yuan celebrated Zhou Feng’s success, while Senior Brother Mo suspected Yuan was near death and resented Zhou Feng for taking his place as heir.
• Senior Brother Mo hid his jealousy and killing intent, then agreed to make Zhou Feng refine more difficult pills the next day.
• Zhou Feng stayed in his room because people seeking to recruit him had disrupted his fishing plans.
• Zhou Feng used the Demon Devouring Art and his Demon Devouring Gu to consume spirit stones and fill the Skill Panel’s progress bar.
• Zhou Feng drew Heart of a Passionate Wanderer, which increased his Charm and granted more Charm for romantic relationships, up to ten additional points.

Han Ming and Senior Brother Mo separately decided to move against Zhou Feng before his alchemical talent earned him the sect’s protection. Frustrated by slow cultivation, Zhou Feng planned to resume hunting and target the Flying Eagle Society.

• Han Ming learned that Zhou Feng had succeeded at his first alchemy attempt and decided to steal the Purple Jade Bell and flee while the sect’s leaders were occupied.
• Senior Brother Mo prepared powder to sabotage the Alchemy Furnace and make Zhou Feng fail the next day’s test.
• Zhou Feng found that converting spiritual energy and tending to his many cultivation tasks had barely improved his strength.
• Zhou Feng weighed using Soul Collection or the Demon Devouring Method to advance faster, noting the risks of the latter.
• Zhou Feng decided to restart his hunting plan and make the Flying Eagle Society his first target.

Zhou Feng theorized that consuming energy could accelerate his Skill Panel’s progress and decided to pursue the Demon Devouring Method. Han Ming ambushed him in the Medicine Tower to reclaim the Purple Jade Bell, but Zhou Feng survived the attack and struck back.

• Zhou Feng reasoned that devouring enemies could speed up his Skill Panel’s progress and considered learning the Demon Devouring Method and Gu cultivation.
• Han Ming infiltrated Zhou Feng’s room under a Stealth Talisman and sealed it with the Heaven Sealing Array.
• Han Ming attacked with three Essence Breaking Needles to kill Zhou Feng and take the Purple Jade Bell.
• Zhou Feng’s Purple Jade Bell and Demon Devouring Armor were pierced, but Bone Plating and his physical strength stopped the needles from penetrating his body.
• Zhou Feng counterattacked with a punch that triggered Armor-Piercing Spear and Full Charge Slash, making Han Ming spit blood.

Han Ming ambushed Zhou Feng to reclaim the Purple Jade Bell, but Zhou Feng overwhelmed him despite Han Ming’s many artifacts. After Zhou Feng suppressed Han Ming’s attempt to escape, Han Ming realized he had been poisoned with an aphrodisiac and lamented the loss of the Han Clan’s heirloom.

• Han Ming used a Diamond Talisman and the Five Poisons Shield to defend himself, but Zhou Feng battered the shield while dodging his counterattacks.
• Zhou Feng broke the Five Poisons Shield and bound Han Ming with Demonic Energy tentacles, while the Purple Jade Bell’s power revealed it was evolving into a spirit artifact.
• Han Ming used the Five Poisons Bead to sever the tentacles, but the Carefree Powder Zhou Feng had dispersed began to poison him.
• Zhou Feng struck Han Ming and gained a deeper understanding of the Demon Devouring Combat Method as Han Ming’s fighting spirit collapsed.
• Han Ming self-destructed the Five Poisons Bead to escape, but Zhou Feng used the Purple Jade Bell to suppress the blast and thwart his plan.
• Han Ming realized Zhou Feng had drugged him with an aphrodisiac and raged that the Purple Jade Bell belonged to the Han Clan.

Zhou Feng killed Han Ming after foiling his ambush, then discovered that Han Ming’s Storage Ring held a vast hoard of valuables and resources. With the Heaven Sealing Array fading, Zhou Feng hid the evidence and planned to use his new supplies to improve Carefree Powder.

• Han Ming tried to threaten Zhou Feng by invoking Huang Yang, but Zhou Feng ignored him, tore him apart, and twisted off his head.
• Zhou Feng removed Han Ming’s dead Gu worms and collected his damaged artifacts before finding a Storage Ring instead of a Storage Bag.
• Zhou Feng erased the Storage Ring’s imprint and discovered it contained spirit stones, herbs, minerals, Gu worms, artifacts, pills, cultivation techniques, and talismans.
• Soul Collection triggered, giving Zhou Feng another wisp of Soul Power and bringing him close to breaking through to the Spirit Platform Second Layer.
• As the Heaven Sealing Array dissipated, Zhou Feng put Han Ming’s corpse in the ring, cleaned the room, and considered refining a stronger Carefree Powder.

Zhou Feng prepared to attempt alchemy for the second time while Senior Brother Mo secretly worked to make him fail. Leng Man'er arrived to watch, and Zhou Feng entered the alchemy chamber to begin refining Clarity Pills.

• Senior Brother Mo recalled that he had tampered with the Alchemy Furnace and medicinal ingredients to sabotage Zhou Feng's attempt.
• Leng Man'er flew to the Medicine Tower, drawing the crowd's attention and causing them to speculate that she had come for Zhou Feng.
• Zhou Feng met Leng Man'er's gaze, sensed her formidable strength, and then headed into the alchemy chamber.
• Senior Brother Mo explained the Clarity Pill formula to Zhou Feng while putting on a serious teaching manner.
• Zhou Feng began refining the Clarity Pills without delay.

Zhou Feng’s pill-refining attempt failed after he noticed Senior Brother Mo had tampered with the herbs and Leng Man’er had watched him with an ocular technique. As he resumed refining with his own herbs, the Han Clan discovered Han Ming was missing and its storehouse had been emptied.

• Zhou Feng burned the herbs while refining a Clarity Pill, and Senior Brother Mo used the failure to offer advice and show off to Leng Man’er.
• Zhou Feng warned Senior Brother Mo and Leng Man’er to stop interfering, then took out his own herbs and began refining again.
• The Han Clan discovered Han Ming’s disappearance and the loss of most of its valuable storehouse goods, throwing the family into panic.

Zhou Feng refined Clarity Pills again on his second day of alchemy, convincing the Medicine Tower that he had the talent to become an alchemist. After Senior Brother Mo reported his success, Alchemist Yuan ordered Zhou Feng to come to him that night.

• Zhou Feng successfully refined three Clarity Pills, astonishing the Medicine Tower apprentices and Senior Brother Mo.
• Leng Man'er silently left the Medicine Tower, and Zhou Feng felt relieved before returning to his room to inspect his Storage Ring and prepare for a breakthrough.
• The crowd dispersed, while Senior Brother Mo worried that other elders might try to win Zhou Feng over and hurried to report to Alchemist Yuan.
• Senior Brother Mo described Zhou Feng's pill refinement to Alchemist Yuan in the underground Medicine Tower.
• Alchemist Yuan told Senior Brother Mo to have Zhou Feng come to him that night, and Senior Brother Mo agreed.

Zhou Feng suspected Alchemist Yuan’s offer to teach him alchemy at night was a trap, so he prepared by forcing a breakthrough to the Spirit Platform Second Layer. His breakthrough succeeded, though it left him badly injured, and he drew a powerful new Passive Skill.

• Senior Brother Mo told Zhou Feng to meet Alchemist Yuan at night for alchemy lessons, but Zhou Feng noticed Mo’s worsening condition and suspected the offer was dangerous.
• Zhou Feng swallowed spiritual herbs and absorbed spirit stones to force his cultivation past the bottleneck.
• Zhou Feng broke through to the Spirit Platform Second Layer, and the Purple Jade Bell gained strange inscriptions.
• Zhou Feng found his body injured and his spiritual power muddled, but the Demon Devouring Art had advanced and his Skill Panel’s progress bar was full.
• Zhou Feng drew a new Passive Skill and judged it incredibly powerful.