Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng raised his Pangolin to sixth rank, defeated the Shadow Serpent King, and harvested Earth Origin Spirit Milk. Back in Changping County, he used the resulting resources to deduce the Indestructible Golden Body, a Body Metamorphosis-level cultivation art.

• Zhao Yuanjing ordered experts to hunt Lu Changsheng while warning her guardians not to fight him recklessly.
• Lu Changsheng explored underground as the Pangolin and found a spiritual spring guarded by four fifth-rank Shadow Serpents.
• After gathering Origin Stones, Lu Changsheng spent 3,000 Source Energy Points to evolve the Pangolin into a sixth-rank Mountain Lord and awaken Godslayer.
• Lu Changsheng killed the four Shadow Serpents, defeated the sixth-rank Shadow Serpent King with Soul Strike and Godslayer, and absorbed the spring's Earth Origin Spirit Milk.
• With 11,000 Source Energy Points, Lu Changsheng deduced a new cultivation art and named it the Indestructible Golden Body.

After reaching Body Metamorphosis and advancing his martial skills, Lu Changsheng was ordered to reinforce Fulong Town, where government forces had fought Zhao Yuanjing’s cult for half a year. He arrived to find the town under pressure, while Zhao Yuanjing prepared to activate her hidden arrangements there.

• Lu Changsheng tested his new Body Metamorphosis strength and spent months cultivating at home as Zhao Yuanjing devised a plan to force the county government into battle.
• The cult besieged Fulong Town, but Du Wentao kept government forces from launching a decisive attack while they awaited bed crossbows from the prefectural city.
• After accumulating Source Energy Points, Lu Changsheng advanced Spirit Severing Slash, Footprints on Snow, and Body Protection True Gang into three peerless Body Metamorphosis-level skills.
• Qin Ruobing ordered Lu Changsheng to lead Bone Forging reinforcements to Fulong Town, and he left home after giving Fang Qing and her younger brother instructions.
• Lu Changsheng met Xiao Chao, Yue Shulan, and Lu Xue in Fulong Town and heard that the cult had spent months probing the defenders without launching a full assault.
• Zhao Yuanjing ordered her hidden agents in Fulong Town to prepare to act, intending to unsettle Qin Ruobing and the government forces.

Lu Changsheng fought through the battle for Fulong Town and uncovered Zhao Yuanjing’s true demonic power and Gong Changfeng’s betrayal. After fleeing the battlefield and disguising himself as Ye Chen, he ambushed the Holy Cult’s protectors and killed Yu Zhangyuan, forcing the survivors to flee.

• At dawn, Zhao Yuanjing led the Holy Cult in an assault on Fulong Town, while Lu Changsheng observed her fight Wei Shaoxuan and sensed that she was concealing formidable demonic strength.
• For two months, the government forces held Fulong Town as battles continued, until Zhao Yuanjing transformed into a powerful demon and began suppressing Wei Shaoxuan.
• Gong Changfeng betrayed the government forces, killed a late-stage Body Metamorphosis expert, and led the Holy Cult in attacking the government martial artists.
• Lu Changsheng led Tong Yuhua, Yue Shulan, Xiao Chao, and the others away from the battlefield, then changed his appearance into Ye Chen and pursued the four protectors.
• When Yue Shulan, Xiao Chao, and the others were surrounded, Lu Changsheng arrived and killed Yu Zhangyuan with one slash, causing the other three protectors to flee.

Lu Changsheng comprehended Slaughter True Intent during his battle with the cult’s protectors, then escaped after Zhao Yuanjing proved too powerful to defeat. Four months later, with enough Source Energy Points gathered, he prepared to advance Indestructible Golden Body.

• Lu Changsheng killed Luo Hongzhi, Ge Fei, and Xin Shaoqi, then fought Yan Kaiyun, Gong Changfeng, and Ying Wuya while his Body Protection Profound Gang withstood their attacks.
• Lu Changsheng comprehended Saber True Intent and wounded Yan Kaiyun, Gong Changfeng, and Ying Wuya with a single slash.
• Zhao Yuanjing arrived and clashed with Lu Changsheng; he retreated when her attack shattered his Body Protection Gang Qi, and she failed to catch him.
• Lu Changsheng saw that his panel recorded Martial Dao True Intent: Slaughter at 10% and realized the obstacle to reaching the Innate realm had vanished.
• Over the next four months, Lu Changsheng hunted cultists and excavated spiritual treasures until he had 6,800 Source Energy Points, then tapped Indestructible Golden Body.

Lu Changsheng used his growing strength to ambush and kill several cultists, including three of the cult’s protectors, before Zhao Yuanjing caught up to him. He survived her powerful attacks and fled through the forest as she pursued him with the aid of a speed-enhancing treasure.

• Lu Changsheng upgraded several skills to Minor Accomplishment and began slaughtering cultists around Fulong Town.
• Zhao Yuanjing learned of the attacks and prepared to hunt Lu Changsheng using a speed-enhancing treasure from the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Lu Changsheng ambushed Ying Wuya and killed him, then pursued and killed Gong Changfeng and Yan Kaiyun.
• Zhao Yuanjing arrived and attacked Lu Changsheng, who blocked her strike before fleeing into the forest.
• Zhao Yuanjing used her treasure to catch up and continued pursuing Lu Changsheng as they clashed among the trees.

Lu Changsheng escaped Zhao Yuanjing’s pursuit and spent the following weeks ambushing cultists as the battle for Fulong Town resumed. After slaughtering the enemy forces and raising his Slaughter True Intent to 20%, he drove Deputy Cult Master Lei Yunfang and Zhao Yuanjing’s side from the battlefield, leaving the government forces victorious.

• Lu Changsheng blocked Zhao Yuanjing’s strongest strike with his Indestructible Golden Body, forcing her to abandon the chase while he escaped into the forest.
• Lu Changsheng roamed near Fulong Town, killing cultists and gradually increasing his Slaughter True Intent as the government and cult prepared to fight.
• When battle resumed, Lu Changsheng charged onto the battlefield and slaughtered cultists while Zhao Yuanjing was occupied fighting Wei Shaoxuan.
• Deputy Cult Master Lei Yunfang attacked Lu Changsheng, but Lu Changsheng gained the advantage and continued killing until his Slaughter True Intent reached 20%.
• Lu Changsheng defeated Lei Yunfang in their next exchange, and Zhao Yuanjing, Lei Yunfang, and the remaining cultists retreated as the government forces celebrated victory.

Lu Changsheng gathered high-grade Origin Stones and used his resources to advance his Indestructible Golden Body and three other skills to major completion. As both sides prepared for the decisive battle at Black Mountain, he became confident that he could face Zhao Yuanjing and the cultists.

• Zhao Yuanjing ordered the cultists to stop attacking small towns and fortify Black Mountain for the final battle.
• Lu Changsheng collected high-grade Origin Stones in the Hundred Thousand Mountains and killed a peak sixth-rank Shadow Serpent.
• Lu Changsheng spent 8,000 Source Energy Points to raise his Indestructible Golden Body to major completion, greatly increasing his strength.
• Du Wentao told Qin Ruobing, He Chunlin, and Xiao Tianci that the army would march against the cultists and Black Mountain Bandits in one year, after the Deputy Hall Master assessment.
• Lu Changsheng raised Sky-Shattering Strike, Crossing the River on a Single Reed, and Body Protection Profound Gang to major completion, strengthening his attacks, speed, and defense.

Lu Changsheng traveled with Qin Ruobing and other candidates to Qingning Prefecture City for the Deputy Hall Master assessment, determined to claim the position and its resources. As the assessment began, Qin Ruobing clashed with her rival Zhou Meier, whose favored candidate Han Mingxuan looked down on the others.

• Qin Ruobing explained that Deputy Hall Masters received valuable cultivation resources and status, and Lu Changsheng and Tong Yuhua chose to take the assessment.
• Lu Changsheng and Tong Yuhua joined Zhu Houyu and Chen Zhanpeng on the journey to Qingning Prefecture City, where they encountered the reputedly powerful candidates Han Mingxuan and Xu Peng.
• After several days of waiting, Lu Changsheng went to the assessment grounds and learned that participants would be judged by the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda and its Pagoda Spirit.
• Zhou Meier arrived with Han Mingxuan and mocked Qin Ruobing's candidates, prompting Qin Ruobing to respond coldly as the assessment gathered.

Lu Changsheng entered the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda under a hidden name and rapidly rose through its trials, reaching Supreme (High) talent by clearing the eighth floor. Qin Ruobing recognized him as the mysterious expert who had been fighting the Scent Worship Cult and realized he could still win the assessment and her wager with Zhou Meier.

• The first three assessment batches entered the pagoda, where Han Mingxuan reached Supreme (Upper) talent and Xu Peng later reached Supreme (Middle), leaving Qin Ruobing worried about her wager with Zhou Meier.
• Lu Changsheng entered with the fourth batch, concealed his name, and quickly cleared the first three floors, raising his displayed talent from Ordinary (Mid) to Excellent (Low).
• Qin Ruobing and Liang Jinghui watched Lu Changsheng's progress through a crystal ball, and Qin Ruobing was surprised by the strength he had hidden from her.
• Lu Changsheng defeated a Low-tier Demon Servant on the fourth floor and cleared the next floors, reaching Supreme (Mid) talent.
• Lu Changsheng defeated a Body Metamorphosis perfection opponent on the eighth floor with his Slaughter True Intent and reached Supreme (High) talent.
• Qin Ruobing recognized Lu Changsheng as the mysterious expert who had been attacking the Scent Worship Cult, while Liang Jinghui was astonished by his strength.

Lu Changsheng secretly passed the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda’s tenth floor and earned an Intermediate Genius rating, while remaining anonymous. After his achievement spread across Qingning Prefecture, he told Qin Ruobing that he had hidden his strength because he suspected the Scent Worship Cult was still plotting, and she agreed he should stay concealed as a trump card.

• Lu Changsheng defeated the ninth-floor gatekeeper, earning a Lower Genius rating as Qin Ruobing and Liang Jinghui watched with delight.
• Lu Changsheng battled the tenth-floor High-tier Demon Servant and defeated him, receiving an Intermediate Genius rating before stopping the challenge.
• Liang Jinghui ordered that Lu Changsheng’s identity remain secret and that he receive resources befitting a Deputy Hall Master.
• Lu Changsheng emerged from the pagoda unnoticed, and news of an anonymous expert taking first place spread throughout Qingning Prefecture.
• Qin Ruobing confronted Lu Changsheng about hiding his strength, and he explained that he feared the Scent Worship Cult had hidden plans; she approved of keeping him concealed.

Lu Changsheng received Deputy Hall Master resources as the authorities prepared a full-scale assault on Black Mountain, while both sides readied hidden plans for the battle. The official forces reached the mountain and opened the attack with modified ballistas.

• Qin Ruobing brought Lu Changsheng a large stipend of spiritual items, and he absorbed them for about a thousand resource points.
• Lu Changsheng returned to Changping County and reassured Fang Tao and Fang Qing that their cellar shelter would protect them during the coming battle.
• Du Wentao and the Deputy Hall Masters planned an assault on Black Mountain, while Zhao Yuanjing ordered her forces to intercept them and seize an item from the county town's treasure vault.
• Du Ling stroked a blood-eyed black kitten and remarked that the show had begun before the animal slipped out into the night.
• Qin Ruobing led the assembled Demon Suppressors and Black Armored Army out of the county town toward Black Mountain.
• After reaching the mountain, Wei Shaoxuan ordered the Mountain-Breaking Ballistas to fire, beginning the battle.

The government forces fought their way up Black Mountain while Lu Changsheng raised his Slaughter True Intent and sensed a hidden demonic presence. As the final battle began, a powerful Heavenly Demon Sect traitor named Ye Yunze emerged, and four hidden experts from the Demon Suppression Department moved to stop him.

• Wei Shaoxuan ordered ballista volleys that shattered the bandits’ first defenses, and Qin Ruobing sent the Black Armored Army and Demon Suppressors forward.
• Lu Changsheng fought among the government forces, steadily increasing his Slaughter True Intent as the armies battled through the night and into the next day.
• Qin Ruobing asked Lu Changsheng about the evil aura at the summit and warned him to escape if danger arose; Zhao Yuanjing later assured a Heavenly Demon Sect envoy that her plan would succeed.
• The government forces pushed to the summit, where Qin Ruobing’s side clashed with Su Qilong, the other bandit chiefs, and Zhao Yuanjing while Lu Changsheng searched for the hidden demonic presence.
• A blood-aura-wreathed expert emerged from the hall, and Xiao Tianci identified him as Ye Yunze, a Heavenly Demon Sect traitor; four blue-robed elders attacked him together.

Lu Changsheng rescued Qin Ruobing from Wei Shaoxuan and Zhao Yuanjing, then returned to Changping County as the cult attacked and Zhao Yuanjing seized a golden Buddha statue. He intercepted her and absorbed the statue’s energy, leaving him with 10,500 Source Energy Points and the chance to advance his Indestructible Golden Body.

• Wei Shaoxuan revealed himself as a traitor, wounded He Chunlin, and helped force Qin Ruobing and the government fighters to retreat from Black Mountain.
• Lu Changsheng found Qin Ruobing after she fled into the forest and carried her away when Wei Shaoxuan and Zhao Yuanjing nearly killed her.
• Lu Changsheng treated Qin Ruobing in a cave, then left to investigate Changping County while she recovered.
• Zhao Yuanjing led the cult’s assault on Changping County, killed Du Wentao, and took a golden Buddha statue from the county yamen’s treasury.
• Lu Changsheng struck the Buddha statue from Zhao Yuanjing’s hands and seized it before Su Qilong and the others could claim it.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed the statue’s energy, gained 7,000 Source Energy Points, and saw his total rise to 10,500.

Lu Changsheng discovered a fragment of a Demon Heart inside a golden Buddha and used ten thousand Source Energy Points to advance his Indestructible Golden Body to Body Metamorphosis perfection. As cult forces gathered around Changping County, he prepared for the coming siege while the city’s defenders faced severe losses and little hope of reinforcements.

• Lu Changsheng rescued Fang Qing and Fang Tao from cultists, then broke open the golden Buddha and found a fragment of a Demon Heart inside.
• Lu Changsheng spent ten thousand Source Energy Points to cultivate his Indestructible Golden Body to perfection, greatly increasing his strength, speed, and defense.
• Zhao Yuanjing entered a blood pool to attempt a breakthrough to Xiantian after losing the Demon Heart and blaming Lu Changsheng.
• A man in black delivered Deputy Hall Master He Chunlin’s severed head to the city gate, and Qin Ruobing warned that cultists were gathering to attack Changping County.
• Qin Ruobing privately urged Lu Changsheng to retreat if the city could not be defended, but he agreed only to withdraw if necessary and concealed his new strength.
• Over the following days, cultist forces surrounded Changping County but waited without attacking, while Lu Changsheng focused on preparing for battle.

Lu Changsheng discovered Origin Marrow in the mine, used it to perfect several skills, and then confronted the great families’ attempt to leave Changping County. He slaughtered them at the East City gate, raising his Slaughter True Intent to thirty percent.

• Lu Changsheng controlled the Pangolin to find Origin Marrow and absorb it, gaining more than two thousand Source Energy Points before defeating three sixth-rank Poison Scale Lizards.
• Lu Changsheng spent 7,400 Source Energy Points to perfect Sky-Shattering Strike, Body Protection Profound Gang, and Crossing the River on a Single Reed, then tested his improved strength and defense.
• Yue Wanting informed Lu Changsheng that the four great families were making unusual moves, and he followed her to the East City gate, where their martial artists were trying to leave for the prefectural city.
• Lu Changsheng ordered the Black Armored Army to attack the families, killed Zhu Houyu and Chen Zhanpeng with one slash, and then slew two old Body Metamorphosis experts and the other family members.
• Lu Changsheng’s Slaughter True Intent rose to thirty percent, and he ordered the corpses cleared before leaving with Yue Wanting.

Lu Changsheng confronted the evil cult’s siege of Changping County and revealed overwhelming strength by killing Liu Shiqi with one slash. His sudden intervention sent the attacking cultists fleeing, though the battle’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Lu Changsheng discussed the coming attack and the Heavenly Demon Sect with Qin Ruobing, who explained the demons’ ancient arrival and the sect’s human traitors.
• Zhao Yuanjing emerged from a blood pool after failing to complete her breakthrough and vowed to use Changping County as a blood sacrifice to draw out the martial artist who had stolen her treasure.
• Feng Tianrui arrived from Qingning Prefecture, and Qin Ruobing ordered the Demon Suppression Department to patrol the city walls as cultists surrounded Changping County.
• Ye Yunze led the cult forces in a siege, and five cult experts overwhelmed Qin Ruobing and her allies while the defenders began to despair.
• Lu Changsheng killed Liu Shiqi with a single saber strike, revealing his strength and restoring the defenders’ morale.
• Wei Shaoxuan, Su Qilong, and the other cultists fled after witnessing Lu Changsheng’s attack.

Lu Changsheng repelled Zhao Yuanjing’s assault on Changping County, then gained fame across Qingning Prefecture as he cleared the surrounding threats. After destroying the Black Mountain Bandits and increasing his Slaughter True Intent, he continued sweeping away nearby cultists and bandits.

• Zhao Yuanjing arrived at Changping County as a Pseudo-Xiantian expert and demanded that Lu Changsheng return the Demon Heart and join the Sacred Sect.
• Lu Changsheng revealed that he had destroyed the Demon Heart, then fought Zhao Yuanjing to a standstill and forced her to retreat with the cultists.
• News of Lu Changsheng’s strength spread through Qingning Prefecture, while hostile forces around Changping County withdrew and residents honored him.
• Five days later, Lu Changsheng attacked Black Mountain, killed its bandits and chiefs Su Qilong and the other chief, and raised his Slaughter True Intent to forty percent.
• Lu Changsheng repeatedly cleared demons, cultists, and bandits near Changping County, making his name renowned throughout Qingning Prefecture.

Lu Changsheng was appointed a Deputy Hall Master in Qingning Prefecture and moved there with Qin Ruobing, while she advanced her physical body and became an Inspector under him. As Lu ignored the pressure to establish his authority and focused on training, Shentu Hong and Ouyang Xiao prepared to challenge his position.

• Lord Yu announced that Lu Changsheng had been transferred to the prefectural city as a Deputy Hall Master, surprising the officials gathered at Changping County.
• Qin Ruobing used a thousand-year snow lotus to strengthen her physical body, then traveled with Lu Changsheng to the prefectural city as an Inspector under his command.
• Lu Changsheng reassured Yue Wanting about the Sea Shark Gang and agreed to take Yue Shulan with him before departing Changping County.
• Jiu Chen ordered Zhao Yuanjing to receive punishment for failing to capture Changping County, and her resentment toward Lu Changsheng deepened.
• Lu Changsheng received his monthly spiritual offerings but ignored the rumors surrounding his appointment, choosing to train and mine instead of taking charge of the Tenth Hall.
• Shentu Hong and Ouyang Xiao mocked Lu Changsheng's inactivity and prepared to make trouble for him as martial artists in the prefectural city awaited his response.

Lu Changsheng uncovered a rich Origin Marrow deposit and used his accumulated Source Energy Points to strengthen his body and martial skills while rumors spread that he would lose his Deputy Hall Master position. As the half-year deadline approached, he emerged from seclusion and went to the Demon Suppression Department, drawing a crowd eager to see whether he could withstand challenges from his subordinates.

• Lu Changsheng’s Pangolin discovered and absorbed a large Origin Marrow deposit, raising his Source Energy Points to 13,500.
• Lu Changsheng spent 12,000 points to bring Indestructible Golden Body to consummate mastery, gaining an Innate-level fleshly body and forming a Qi and Blood Furnace.
• Wan Houyu and the other Deputy Hall Masters discussed Lu Changsheng’s position and expected Inspectors to challenge him before he passed his half-year trial.
• Qin Ruobing warned Lu Changsheng that two aristocratic-family Inspectors were powerful, but he remained unconcerned and waited until the deadline neared.
• Lu Changsheng spent 7,500 points to master Sky-Shattering Strike, Body Protection Profound Gang, and Crossing the River on a Single Reed, then tested his strengthened abilities.
• Three days later, Lu Changsheng emerged from seclusion and headed for the Demon Suppression Department as martial artists gathered at the Tenth Branch Hall to watch for challenges from Shentu Hong and another Inspector.

Lu Changsheng took his seat as Hall Master of the Tenth Branch Hall and faced Shentu Hong’s challenge. He defeated Shentu Hong with one punch, secured the hall’s submission, and promoted Wen Zhiyuan for backing him first.

• Lu Changsheng arrived at the Tenth Branch Hall, sat in the Hall Master’s jade seat, and summoned the absent Demon Suppressors, including Shentu Hong.
• Wen Zhiyuan was the first to congratulate Lu Changsheng, prompting the Wen Family Patriarch to order him expelled from the family.
• After keeping Lu Changsheng waiting for over an hour, Shentu Hong arrived on a rival Hall Master’s jade seat and demanded that Lu surrender his position.
• Lu Changsheng and Shentu Hong exchanged punches, and Shentu Hong concealed his severe injuries before leaving the hall and collapsing in the plaza.
• The martial artists knelt to Lu Changsheng, and he promoted Wen Zhiyuan by one rank.