Recaps

Lin Changheng prepared for a mission near the Savage Wilderness, met Mo Zhaoli at Golden Sands Market Ward, and joined the Purple Pole Sect cultivators waiting in the desert. The chapter ended with Mo Zhaoli defending him after Senior Sister Ye questioned his ability.

• Lin Changheng agreed to meet Mo Zhaoli and sorted his weapons, talismans, and puppets before departing Perching Moon Island in secret.
• Lin Changheng disguised himself at Golden Sands Market Ward, where Mo Zhaoli explained that the Purple Pole Sect lacked manpower and allowed cultivators to recruit their own helpers.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli traveled to a dune-side gathering and found a black-robed False Core cultivator, six other Foundation Establishment cultivators, and formation master Jin Daoyao waiting there.
• Senior Sister Ye mocked Lin Changheng's cultivation and questioned whether he would hinder Mo Zhaoli, prompting Mo Zhaoli to rebuke her.

Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli joined the Purple Pole Sect mission to establish a formation in a quasi-third-tier spirit land, where they faced dangerous beasts and Ye Qingwu’s hostility. After reaching their assigned sector, Lin Changheng used his divine light to navigate the obstructed terrain and prepared to attack a swarm of Red-Winged Demon Bees with his Redcloud Profound Flame.

• True Person Linghu silenced the dispute between Mo Zhaoli and Ye Qingwu, then led the cultivators toward the Savage Wilderness aboard a tower ship spirit boat.
• Mo Zhaoli told Lin Changheng that Ye Qingwu had once tried to kill her over a cultivation opportunity, and Ye Qingwu’s covert Charm Technique failed to affect Lin Changheng.
• The party crossed the Savage Wilderness, evaded a third-tier greater demon, and reached a lush basin containing the quasi-third-tier spirit land.
• True Person Linghu assigned the cultivators separate areas to clear and sent Jin Daoyao with him to establish the formation’s core; Jin Daoyao was shaken by Linghu’s overwhelming strength.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli entered their northwestern assignment, where Lin Changheng used his divine light to assess the terrain and plan their approach.
• Lin Changheng began an attack on the Red-Winged Demon Bees with compressed Redcloud Profound Flame while Mo Zhaoli prepared wood techniques to seal the area.

Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli hunted demon beasts while laying formation foundations, and Lin discovered an Earthfire Cavern containing Lavafire Crystals that could advance his Redcloud Profound Flame. They sheltered together for the night, growing closer as they shared a meal.

• Lin Changheng destroyed the Red-Winged Queen Bee’s colony with his Redcloud Profound Flame, while Mo Zhaoli captured the queen and revealed her Insect Control Legacy, the Insect Emperor Ancient Scroll.
• Mo Zhaoli killed a second-tier Earthfire Lizard, and Lin Changheng cleared its cave of weaker lizards and harvested Scarlet Flame Grass and Flowing Flame Stone Essence.
• Lin Changheng dug through the cave wall and found an Earthfire Cavern, where he retrieved three Lavafire Crystals that could help his flame reach the third tier.
• Mo Zhaoli guarded the cave entrance while Lin explored, then accepted half the Flowing Flame Stone Essence after he returned and explained his other gains.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli secured the cave with three layers of formations and spent the night together, sitting close beside a fire as they roasted demon beast meat.

Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli grew closer while hunting demon beasts, then defeated a pair of Thick-Earth Berserk Bears and collected the essence blood Lin Changheng needed. He completed the Black-Armored Earth Turtle Treasure Seed’s Transformation, gaining the Earth Control Demon Method and greatly expanding his Divine Sense.

• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli shared a tender kiss that deepened their bond after eighty years of companionship.
• Lin Changheng spotted two second-tier late-stage Thick-Earth Berserk Bears and planned an ambush with Mo Zhaoli.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli attacked the male bear together, while Mo Zhaoli and Lin Changheng’s puppets kept the female bear from joining the fight.
• Lin Changheng killed the male bear with fire poison and a Bone Sword, then helped Mo Zhaoli defeat the female bear.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli harvested the bears, and Lin Changheng absorbed twelve portions of essence blood to complete the Black-Armored Earth Turtle Treasure Seed’s Transformation.
• Lin Changheng integrated the Earth Control Demon Method and measured his Divine Sense at four hundred and eighty zhang.

Lin Changheng explored his new Earth-Control Demon Method, refined his Redcloud Profound Flame, and fought alongside Mo Zhaoli before Ye Qingwu ambushed them over their spoils. After gaining the Illusion-Inducing Demon Method and turning the battle around, Lin Changheng branded Ye Qingwu’s soul with a modified Divine Blood Curse Seal.

• Lin Changheng tested the Earth-Control Demon Method, discovering it could reshape terrain and seize control of enemy earth spells, then reflected on how demon methods and divine abilities complemented each other.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli gathered materials and killed two Jade Banyan Blood, with Lin Changheng helping Mo Zhaoli strengthen her Borrowed Blade Golden Light.
• Ye Qingwu ambushed Lin Changheng, demanded the Jade Banyan Blood corpses, and tried to turn Mo Zhaoli against him, but Mo Zhaoli rejected her provocation.
• Lin Changheng absorbed the essence blood and transformed the Azure Rain Mist Toad Treasure Seed, gaining the Illusion-Inducing Demon Method before joining Mo Zhaoli to face Ye Qingwu.
• Ye Qingwu attacked with poisonous spirit pythons, but Lin Changheng’s dark-golden flame purified her poison waves, and Mo Zhaoli destroyed one of the pythons with Borrowed Blade Golden Light.
• Lin Changheng trapped Ye Qingwu in an illusion and branded her soul with a modified Divine Blood Curse Seal.

Lin Changheng defeated Ye Qingwu, forced her to submit, and took control of her Fated Heart-Linked Gu, then learned the Purple Pole Sect might be preparing to invade the Jin State. After completing their work at the spirit land, Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli found that one of the ten cultivators was missing.

• Lin Changheng activated the Divine Blood Curse Seal, overwhelmed Ye Qingwu, and made her surrender her Fated Heart-Linked Gu to prove her loyalty.
• Ye Qingwu told Lin Changheng that the Purple Pole Sect had mobilized cultivators toward the Song-Jin border and might be preparing to exploit unrest in the Jin State.
• Lin Changheng ordered Ye Qingwu to return to her assignment, secretly took useful materials from her Storage Bag, and watched her leave to report to True Person Linghu and Formation Master Jin.
• Mo Zhaoli agreed to help Lin Changheng seek Nether Void Demon Beast essence blood through a small exchange gathering, and the two shared their first kiss.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli flew to the center of the quasi-third-tier spirit land and found the formation nearly complete, True Person Linghu still refining his Dharma Treasure Embryo, and only nine of the original ten cultivators present.

Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli gathered several kinds of Nether Void Essence Blood through trades with fellow Purple Pole Sect cultivators while Jin Daoyao completed the Five-Element Spirit-Locking Grand Formation. As the sect prepared to leave the newly secured spirit land, a distant roar forced their Spirit Boat back down into the forest.

• Ye Qingwu told Lin Changheng that Junior Sister Qiu had likely killed her missing helper, then agreed to trade him twenty portions of Earthfire Demon Hound essence blood.
• Mo Zhaoli traded for Nether Void Essence Blood from Senior Brother Zhang and other disciples, and Senior Brother Zhang agreed to help gather more.
• Lin Changheng obtained four kinds of Nether Void Essence Blood, including Ye Qingwu's contribution, while the cultivators continued exchanging supplies.
• Seven days later, Jin Daoyao completed the Five-Element Spirit-Locking Grand Formation, purifying and protecting the spirit land for the Purple Pole Sect.
• True Person Linghu ordered the cultivators to prepare to leave the next morning, and he and Jin Daoyao inspected the formation.
• Three days later, a fierce roar made the Spirit Boat's spiritual radiance falter and forced it to plunge back into the forest.

Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli escaped a beast tide triggered by two third-tier demon beasts fighting, reaching Golden Sands Market Ward after several cultivators died. After resting at an inn, Lin Changheng began transforming the Black-Spined Vulture Treasure Seed.

• True Person Linghu led the cultivators into hiding as a Golden-Armored Thunder Ape and a Crimson-Winged Fire Elephant fought nearby, but the clash triggered a beast tide.
• Lin Changheng and the others fled the stampede, and a Corrosive Poison Serpent swallowed the cultivator surnamed Qiu after her companions failed to rescue her.
• The Golden-Armored Thunder Ape hurled a Golden Thunder Spear at the fleeing cultivators, forcing them to scatter; Lin Changheng used his escape arts to protect Mo Zhaoli and get away.
• Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli reached Golden Sands Market Ward, where he confirmed that Ye Qingwu's lifebound Gu remained alive.
• After resting at the Immortal Inn, Lin Changheng began transforming the Black-Spined Vulture Treasure Seed with the Origin Cauldron.

Lin Changheng integrated the Black-Spined Vulture bloodline and advanced his Insight Foreign Method into the Insight Demon Method, revealing its power to see through formations and concealed cultivation. After the survivors reunited at Golden Sands Market Ward, Lin Changheng declined to travel with True Person Linghu and discovered that someone had secretly marked him.

• Lin Changheng absorbed the Black-Spined Vulture True Core and transformed his Insight Foreign Method into the Insight Demon Method, which he used to inspect formations and detect a disguised False Core cultivator.
• Lin Changheng noticed an old stallholder whose concealed cultivation appeared to be at least False Core, exchanged greetings with him, and chose not to approach further.
• The scattered Purple Pole Sect cultivators reunited at Golden Sands Market Ward, where only six of the original ten remained after the expedition and Beast Tide.
• True Person Linghu warned the survivors about the dangers of cultivation and prepared to return to the sect with them.
• Lin Changheng declined True Person Linghu's invitation to board the Spirit Boat, then discovered an obscure mark on his body after the others departed.

Lin Changheng secluded himself in Golden Sands Market Ward for two years, strengthening his Redcloud Profound Flame while turmoil spread across the Song and Jin States. After advancing the flame to the third tier and gaining the Dark Radiance Profound Flame, he destroyed the hidden mark on his shoulder, alerting the black-robed man who had placed it.

• Lin Changheng decided to hide in Golden Sands Market Ward, cultivate the Redcloud Profound Flame, and leave the mysterious mark untouched until he was strong enough to remove it safely.
• During Lin Changheng’s seclusion, the Purple Pole Sect publicized its execution of the bandit leader, Azure Rosy Clouds Temple contained its Beast Tide, and True Person Xuanmiao forced Mystic Ice Valley and Yellow Maple Cliff to end their war.
• Song cultivators exploited Jin State’s internal unrest to seize Redgold Valley and Flowing Flame Ward, kill the Helian lineage, and advance toward Ironwall City.
• After two years of cultivation, Lin Changheng absorbed the remaining lavafire crystal and transformed the Redcloud Profound Flame into the third-tier Dark Radiance Profound Flame.
• Lin Changheng used the Dark Radiance Profound Flame to destroy the Soul-Eroding Seal on his shoulder, burning away its connection to its caster.
• The black-robed man sensed the seal’s destruction, suffered a backlash, and realized that Lin Changheng had acquired an exceptionally high-tier spirit flame.

Lin Changheng learned that the Song State had launched a war against Jin and that Bai Hengwan expected the conflict to bring danger throughout Song. Their reunion revealed that she might be facing trouble of her own, and she explained why she had been unable to visit his birthday celebration.

• A weakened Demonic Cultivator received a threatening message, angrily replied, and sent a communication talisman to a cave abode near a lake.
• After removing a strange mark and sensing demonic qi in its residue, Lin Changheng left Golden Sands Market Ward and traveled to Floating Life Immortal City for its upcoming auction.
• At the Huang Household's Yellow Millet Abode, Lin Changheng heard that Song had launched a surprise war against Jin, with cultivators from the Five Great Sects and Daoist Schools among the vanguard.
• Lin Changheng met Bai Hengwan, learned that Song planned to seize Jin's border territories and that Floating Life Immortal City might be drawn into the campaign, and heard her warn him to avoid the coming turmoil.
• Bai Hengwan explained that secret orders had prevented her from leaving her spirit boat to attend Lin Changheng's hundredth birthday celebration, and he accepted her explanation.

Lin Changheng investigated ways to strengthen his cultivation grounds and discovered that a neighboring cultivator was secretly a powerful Demonic Cultivator. At the auction, he acquired formation and puppet inheritances, then became excited by the next item as the chapter ended.

• Lin Changheng learned Elder Kong was in seclusion and suspected he was attempting Core Formation, then planned to cultivate their connection and gather ingredients for a Youth-Preserving Pill for Bai Hengwan.
• Lin Changheng asked Lü Tong to recommend a formation master, and Lü Tong arranged an introduction to Talisman Master He's neighbor on Jade Capital Mountain.
• Lin Changheng used his investigative techniques to uncover that the gray-robed neighbor concealed Foundation Establishment eighth-layer cultivation and a sinister demonic aura, then resolved to prepare his defenses.
• At the auction, Lin Changheng bought a lower-grade second-tier formation inheritance and a mid-grade second-tier puppet inheritance, while giving up on the fiercely contested Stargazing Artistry.
• The auctioneer introduced the next item, and Lin Changheng became excited as the venue fell silent.

Lin Changheng used his alias, Li Feiyu, to bid on the rare [Coiling Phoenix Grass] at an auction, securing it despite competition from Ye Wugui and Yi Jitian. He traded its stalk to Yi Jitian for the rooted [Mystic Ice Spiritflame Grass] while keeping the [Coiling Phoenix Grass] roots, leaving him with two precious herbs he could cultivate and regrow.

• Lin Changheng decided to bid aggressively on the [Coiling Phoenix Grass] because it could help him prepare for Core Formation, and he participated under the alias Li Feiyu.
• Ye Wugui identified Yi Jitian as a prodigy of the [Extreme South Palace] and called out his attempt to pressure other bidders; Lin Changheng continued bidding and won the herb.
• Yi Jitian sent Elder Ling to invite Li Feiyu to discuss a trade, and Lin Changheng accepted after confirming the auction steward would witness it.
• Yi Jitian offered his rooted [Mystic Ice Spiritflame Grass] in exchange for the main stalk of the [Coiling Phoenix Grass], and Lin Changheng negotiated to keep the latter's roots.
• Lin Changheng and Yi Jitian completed the trade, leaving Lin Changheng with the roots of both precious herbs and the prospect of growing more.

Lin Changheng used his hidden identity and powerful divine sense to keep others in check, then visited Jade Capital Mountain to arrange a protective formation and negotiate for treasure talismans. After leaving, he encountered an unexpected event at the border between the Azure Rosy Clouds Temple and the Purple Pole Sect.

• Lin Changheng left Immortal City and concealed himself before meeting Lü Tong, then suppressed Lü Tong’s divine sense to deter any schemes.
• Lin Changheng and Lü Tong entered Jade Capital Mountain and visited He Yunshu, who offered to introduce Lin Changheng to Formation Master Wang.
• Lin Changheng asked He Yunshu about buying more treasure talismans, and she sent Lü Tong away while they discussed her conditions.
• Lin Changheng reached an agreement with Formation Master Wang to design and install an upper-grade second-tier formation at Perching Moon Island.
• Three days later, Lin Changheng left Jade Capital Mountain alone and encountered an unexpected situation at the border between the Azure Rosy Clouds Temple and the Purple Pole Sect.

Lin Changheng hid in Fallen Dragon Ridge as two women fled from three pursuers, then recognized the disguised Fellow Daoist Yun, an old acquaintance from Floating Life Immortal City. Yun used a True Core Talismanized Treasure to kill the scar-faced leader, leaving the exhausted women facing the two surviving pursuers in a tense standoff.

• Lin Changheng concealed himself in the forest when he sensed a fight approaching across Fallen Dragon Ridge.
• Fellow Daoist Yun and an azure-robed woman fled three cultivators, and the azure-robed woman turned back to defend Yun with her flying sword.
• Yun displayed her True Core Talismanized Treasure and feigned activating it, tricking the pursuers into retreating before the women escaped.
• Lin Changheng recognized Yun from their meeting decades earlier and realized she had concealed the Talismanized Treasure's true power for a better chance to strike.
• Yun turned and unleashed the Golden Brick Talismanized Treasure, killing the scar-faced leader with a single blow.
• The two surviving pursuers and the exhausted women faced one another in a standoff until Yun's Talismanized Treasure returned to its talisman form.

Lin Changheng revealed himself after Yun Zhi offered him the Small Mount Sumeru Sword Seal as collateral, then killed the two Green Crocodile Gang pursuers with a single strike. Yun Zhi and her companion thanked him, now aware that his apparent Foundation Establishment middle-stage cultivation concealed overwhelming power.

• Yun Zhi tried to negotiate with the two Green Crocodile Gang cultivators while she and her azure-robed companion secretly restored their mana, but the pursuers rejected peace and attacked.
• As the women fell into danger, Yun Zhi sensed Lin Changheng hiding below and called for his help, offering a generous reward.
• Lin Changheng demanded Yun Zhi's Small Mount Sumeru Sword Seal as collateral, and she threw it to him to secure his aid.
• Lin Changheng appeared and brushed aside the pursuers' threats, then killed both Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators with a single Dark Radiance Profound Flame strike.
• Yun Zhi and her companion landed before Lin Changheng and sincerely thanked him for saving their lives.

Lin Changheng secured century-old warm jade from Yun Zhi, returned to Perching Moon Island, and spent years improving his cultivation and other skills. After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment sixth layer, he settled into a quiet life as the Song-Jin War escalated into a bloody stalemate.

• Lin Changheng accepted Yun Zhi’s Dao-oath promise to provide century-old warm jade as thanks for saving her, returned the Small Mount Sumeru Sword Seal, and left with the azure-robed cultivator.
• Lin Changheng returned to Perching Moon Island, reunited with Yan Mingyi, and found that his medicinal ingredients had matured and his spirit beasts were progressing rapidly.
• Lin Changheng entered seclusion and, after two years, broke through to the Foundation Establishment sixth layer, then stabilized his cultivation.
• Lin Changheng refined Youth-Preserving Pills, gained five years of lifespan from a Premium pill, and advanced his Formation Dao to the lower-grade second tier after studying Formation Master Wang’s work.
• Bai Hengwan told Lin Changheng that the Yun Family’s century-old warm jade was on its way, while the Song-Jin War spread deeper into Jin territory and settled into fierce attrition.

As the Song-Jin War drove up demand for elixirs and combat supplies, Lin Changheng prospered on Perching Moon Island while preparing for the conflict. Xu Bazheng and Xu Yongzhen visited him, and after assessing the young cultivator, Lin accepted their tribute of third-tier Geng Metal and offered his support; the chapter ended with Cook Zeng bringing the last essence blood Lin needed for transformation.

• The war increased prices and demand for elixirs, so Lin Changheng sold his stock at high prices and helped Yan Mingyi establish a market for her puppets.
• Xu Bazheng brought her nephew Xu Yongzhen to Perching Moon Island and urged him to honor Lin Changheng as a senior and remember the kindness shown to their family.
• Lin Changheng welcomed Xu Bazheng and Xu Yongzhen by having them fish with him for three days, then heard about their family, the Sun Clan immortal city, and Xu Yongzhen's place in the Foundation Establishment Pill queue.
• Xu Bazheng presented Lin Changheng with a piece of third-tier Geng Metal, and Lin offered both visitors elixirs and promised to help with difficulties he could resolve.
• After Xu Bazheng and Xu Yongzhen departed, Cook Zeng arrived with the final two hundred portions of Red-Eyed Fire Ogre essence blood Lin Changheng needed for transformation.

Lin Changheng absorbed the Red-Eyed Fire Ogre essence blood and transformed the Divine Blood Curse Seal into a faster, more powerful demon method as the Purple Pole Sect conscripted Foundation Establishment families for the Song-Jin Battlefield. After learning that Bai Hengwan’s delivery was compromised, Lin Changheng left in disguise to retrieve her items and captured a suspicious cultivator near Floating Life Immortal City.

• Cook Zeng delivered the Red-Eyed Fire Ogre essence blood and told Lin Changheng that the Purple Pole Sect had ordered the Huang Household to send cultivators to the Song-Jin Battlefield.
• Lin Changheng completed spirit seizure, advanced the Divine Blood Curse Seal to its Supreme true core, and gained the ability to form up to six seals almost instantly.
• Lin Changheng received letters about Tantai Feiyue’s breakthrough and the Xu Family’s conscription, where Xu Xujun volunteered to go to the battlefield.
• Lin Changheng learned that the Purple Pole Sect’s conscription might affect Jade Belt Lake and asked Mo Zhaoli and Ye Qingwu for information.
• Bai Hengwan warned Lin Changheng through a coded letter that her envoy could not be trusted, so Lin Changheng followed the envoy toward Floating Life Immortal City in disguise.
• Lin Changheng captured a cultivator who had brushed past the envoy, and the man immediately begged him to spare his life.

Lin Changheng failed to learn who had targeted him when a soul curse destroyed the gaunt cultivator’s memories, but he uncovered evidence of a demonic plot against Bai Hengwan. After learning the history behind the region’s public stance against demonic cultivators, he received the warm jade needed for his Natal Dharma Treasure Embryo and moved into a notorious courtyard under the identity Li Feiyu.

• The gaunt cultivator’s soul curse activated when he tried to speak, and Lin Changheng’s soul search found no useful information before the soul disintegrated.
• Lin Changheng found a Floating Life Lake access token and a hidden Jade Slip, confirming that an envoy had secretly reported on him, then burned the corpse and followed the envoy into Immortal City.
• Lin Changheng told Bai Hengwan that someone had targeted him with a curse and used demonic methods; Bai Hengwan explained Extreme South Palace’s history and agreed to uncover and retaliate against those responsible.
• Bai Hengwan gave Lin Changheng the century-old warm jade sent by the Yun Family, supplying the final material he needed for his Natal Dharma Treasure Embryo.
• Under the identity Li Feiyu, Lin Changheng rented Sound Master Cui’s supposedly haunted courtyard in Cloudgate Court and entered despite the warnings from nearby cultivators.

Lin Changheng returned to his former residence in Cloudgate Court, where he uncovered the source of the courtyard’s eerie disturbances and captured a swarm of rare Soul-Eroding Miasma Insects. After destroying the corpse-powered formation beneath the willow, he forged his Natal Dharma Treasure Embryo and drew it into his Dantian to begin nurturing it.

• Lin Changheng moved into his former cave abode at Cloudgate Court after discovering that the cultivator next door was a late-stage Demonic Path cultivator hiding his true cultivation.
• Lin Changheng used his investigative arts to find Soul-Eroding Miasma Insects in an old willow and captured roughly thirty of them with metal energy.
• Lin Changheng excavated beneath the willow and found five corpses arranged around a Small Banner that powered an evil formation nourishing the insects.
• Lin Changheng removed the Small Banner, memorized the formation, and burned the corpses before filling in the pit.
• Lin Changheng spent months refining his spirit materials into a sword-shaped Natal Dharma Treasure Embryo.
• Lin Changheng used the Spirit Nurturing Demon Method to draw the embryo into his Dantian, where the third-tier Flame Seed yielded its place.

After emerging from seclusion with his newly refined sword embryo, Lin Changheng learned that Bai Hengwan had traced Demonic Cultivators in Floating Life Immortal City to Senior Sister Yang. He warned Bai Hengwan that the supposed late-stage Foundation Establishment target might actually be a False Core cultivator, and they raced to the site, where the disguised False Core Old Devil was slaughtering the Law Enforcement Team.

• Lin Changheng emerged from seclusion and inspected the jade slip Bai Hengwan had left for him.
• Bai Hengwan told Lin Changheng that her investigation implicated Senior Sister Yang and uncovered a hidden Demonic Cultivator in the Immortal City.
• Lin Changheng suspected the target might be the escaped False Core Demonic Cultivator, and Bai Hengwan hurried to intervene; Lin Changheng followed in disguise.
• The False Core Old Devil revealed his concealed cultivation and used the [Nine Ghost Soul-Reaping Nail] to kill Law Enforcement Team members and break their formation.
• Bai Hengwan and Lin Changheng arrived as the False Core Old Devil attacked the surviving team; Bai Hengwan activated a Signal Talisman while urging Lin Changheng to retreat.

Bai Hengwan battled the False Core Old Devil, using her Dharma Treasure Embryo and a True Core Talismanized Treasure to drive him off before reinforcements arrived. Lin Changheng then discovered and burned away a Demonic Mark the Old Devil had planted on her, and Wu Huayuan pursued the fleeing demon; after Bai Hengwan handled the aftermath, Lin Changheng flew toward the outskirts of the Immortal City.

• The False Core Old Devil attacked Bai Hengwan with his [Nine Ghost Soul-Reaping Nail], but her [Heaven-Measuring Jade Ruler] blocked it.
• The Old Devil unleashed [Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts], and Bai Hengwan activated a True Core Talismanized Treasure that shattered his defenses and badly injured him.
• As Bai Hengwan and the Old Devil prepared to continue fighting, a powerful presence approached, and the Old Devil fled before it arrived.
• Lin Changheng found the hidden Demonic Mark on Bai Hengwan and purified it with his [Dark Radiance Profound Flame].
• Wu Huayuan arrived, assessed the battle, and pursued the fleeing Old Devil while Bai Hengwan treated and rewarded the surviving Law Enforcement Team members.
• After Bai Hengwan finished handling the aftermath, Lin Changheng parted from her and flew toward the outskirts of the Immortal City.

Lin Changheng tracked the wounded False Core Old Devil to a secluded cave and killed him with a coordinated ambush. When the Old Devil tried to possess him through a soul-searching technique, Lin Changheng’s ancient cauldron erased the intruding soul, and he left after concealing the battle.

• Lin Changheng used the [Divine Blood Curse Seal Demon Method] to track the False Core Old Devil, whom he had secretly marked during the earlier fight.
• After the Old Devil stopped to recover, Lin Changheng disguised himself as an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and approached his hiding place.
• The Old Devil pulled Lin Changheng into his cave, but Lin Changheng broke free, struck him with the [Mirage Demon Method], detonated the curse seal, and attacked with the [Dark Radiance Profound Flame] and [Sword Embryo].
• Lin Changheng killed the False Core Old Devil, collected his possessions, and attempted to search his soul.
• The Old Devil’s soul tried to possess Lin Changheng, but the ancient cauldron in his sea of consciousness erased it.
• Lin Changheng took the Old Devil’s head and spoils, burned the corpse, collapsed the cave, and left the area.

After killing the False Core Old Devil, Lin Changheng escaped Wu Huayuan and examined the demon’s valuable spoils, including a mysterious Withered Spring token, demonic arts, and Vajra Bodhi Wood. He returned to Floating Life Immortal City, where he learned that Bai Hengwan had gained acclaim and his identity as Li Feiyu had become famous.

• Lin Changheng fled Wu Huayuan using concealment and escape techniques, then hid in a distant valley to recover.
• Lin Changheng decided to keep the Old Devil’s head for a future bounty rather than give it to Bai Hengwan, and he found a token linked to a mysterious place in the demon’s storage bag.
• Lin Changheng studied the demonic arts and discovered Spirit Grafting, which might let him use the damaged Nine Ghost Soul-Reaping Nail to strengthen his Azure Jade Sword Embryo.
• Lin Changheng identified a piece of Vajra Bodhi Wood among the spoils and recognized it as one of four pieces being used to refine a Demonic Sacred Relic.
• Lin Changheng returned to Floating Life Immortal City and heard that Bai Hengwan had earned widespread recognition for confronting the False Core Demonic Cultivator.
• Lin Changheng learned that stories about his second identity, Li Feiyu, had spread and made the name famous.