Chapter Summaries

Shi Chun evaded his pursuers by discarding the Command Tokens and decided to hide while the factions fought over them. Meanwhile, Du Wulang used a gravely injured woman to poison Li Hongjiu with Demon Dew, and Ming Chaofeng rushed to check on his junior brother.

• Mulan Jin defended Shi Chun’s loophole in following Man Xi’s orders, while Shi Chun reassured his group that they could find more Command Tokens.
• Wei Mo excavated the abandoned armor and realized Shi Chun’s group had escaped, while Shi Chun told the Demonic Path he was safe and planned to wait before pursuing more tokens.
• Du Wulang sent a gravely injured woman toward Li Hongjiu’s group, where she struck him with a drop of Demon Dew before dying.
• Niu Qian recognized the Demon Dew as a poison that could turn Li Hongjiu into a monster and stopped watching the Mirror Projection.
• Ming Chaofeng received an urgent report about Li Hongjiu and ordered the Mirror Projection switched to him.

Li Hongjiu was struck by Demon Dew in a carefully planned Western Ox ambush, while rival teams learned how the poison worked and began moving against him. Ming Chaofeng discovered that no known cure existed, leaving Li Hongjiu’s fate uncertain as an encirclement formed around his group.

• Li Hongjiu was poisoned by a glittering droplet delivered by a wounded woman, and Gao Lian warned their companions to stay alert after relaying Ming Chaofeng’s message.
• Mulan Jin identified the poison as Demon Dew and explained that it activated when its victim learned of it, while Man Xi ordered his team to kill similarly wounded people without hesitation.
• Mulan Jin warned Han Bao and Shi Chun, and Man Xi mobilized his forces as other teams gathered near Li Hongjiu, suspecting the Treasure-Evolving Sect might have equipped him with a powerful treasure.
• Li Hongjiu remained red and unresponsive longer than expected as Du Wulang and Niu Qian watched his condition, while Ming Chaofeng saw an encirclement taking shape around him.
• Ming Chaofeng learned from a messenger that Demon Dew had no known cure, though the Right Chancellor said its ancient creator might have known how to unravel it; the Treasure-Evolving Sect was asked to search for a remedy.

Ming Chaofeng warned Gao Lian about Li Hongjiu’s Space-Rending Sword as Li Hongjiu became the focus of a gathering battle. After learning that Lu Yin had seized fake command tokens, Wei Mo used Pang Tiansheng to send Shi Chun news of Li Hongjiu’s danger, and Shi Chun suspected the poison might be Demon Dew.

• Ming Chaofeng told Gao Lian that Li Hongjiu carried a Space-Rending Sword capable of breaking fifth-grade defenses.
• Wei Mo ordered Lu Yin to head toward Li Hongjiu, but Lu Yin discovered that most of the command tokens he had stolen from Shi Chun were convincing fakes.
• Lu Yin reported the fakes to Wei Mo, who then ordered Pang Tiansheng to send Shi Chun a warning about Li Hongjiu.
• Shi Chun received Pang Tiansheng’s message, suspected the unusual circumstances, and asked Mulan Jin whether Li Hongjiu had been poisoned with Demon Dew.

Shi Chun learned that Li Hongjiu had been poisoned with Demon Dew and set out to find a way to save him. After he and Wu Jinliang consulted the Big Dipper Demon Tome, they discovered that Demon Dew was a potent tonic that could transform all living beings into demons, with no cure recorded.

• Mulan Jin warned Shi Chun that Li Hongjiu had been poisoned with Demon Dew and was likely beyond saving.
• Shi Chun realized Wei Mo was using Pang Tiansheng to lure him into danger, then told Wu Jinliang they should seek a cure at Morning Moon Hall.
• Wu Jinliang remembered reading about Demon Dew in the Big Dipper Demon Tome and produced a handwritten copy.
• Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang found that the Demon Tome described Demon Dew as a tonic for demon cultivators, not a poison, and gave no cure.
• Wu Jinliang concluded that Demon Dew could transform all living things into demons and feared Li Hongjiu would become a monster.