Recaps

Han Li stabilized his Foundation Establishment cultivation before a Shadow Killer Sect assassin attacked him in his cave. He drove the assassin away after gaining a preliminary insight into pseudo core flame, then left to seek a safer place for secluded cultivation.

• Han Li refined his Foundation Establishment cultivation with an Essence Condensation Pill and strengthened his control over his spiritual power.
• A Foundation Establishment Middle Stage assassin from the Shadow Killer Sect entered Han Li’s cave and attacked him with a poisoned dagger.
• Han Li used Profound Yin Binding and the Shadow Blade to trap and counterattack the assassin, recognizing his Blood Fiend Shield.
• Han Li condensed an unstable wisp of pseudo core flame, forcing the injured assassin to burn his vital blood essence and flee.
• Han Li recovered, received the system’s notification of his gains, cleaned the battlefield, and left to seek a safe place for secluded cultivation.

After six months of secluded cultivation, Han Li was summoned to learn that the Seven Mysteries Sect would hold a tournament in a year to choose five participants for the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land. As Han Li began preparing to qualify, the Black Fiend Cult ordered its agents to kill him inside the forbidden land.

• Han Li spent six months in Cold Pool Cave consolidating his cultivation, refining his techniques, and improving his control over his pseudo core flame and Shadow Blade.
• The sect master summoned Han Li and explained that the sect tournament in a year would select five disciples for the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.
• Elder Li, Elder Wang, and Nangong Wan warned Han Li about the dangers of the forbidden land, and Han Li said he would prepare and compete for a place.
• Han Li left for the Hundred Mechanisms Hall to seek materials, medicines, and records that could help him prepare for the forbidden land.
• The Black Fiend Cult's cult master ordered Elders Wang and Liang to kill Han Li in the forbidden land and told the Shadow Killer Sect he would double its payment.

At the Seven Mysteries Sect Grand Tournament, Han Li demonstrated his superior skill and secured one of the five places in the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land. He returned to the Cold Pool Cave to cultivate, keeping his strongest techniques hidden as he prepared for the dangers ahead.

• Elder Zhao announced the tournament rules, and Han Li drew token number four.
• Zhang Tie, Chen Qiaoqian, and Wu Jiuzhi won their opening matches with their distinctive combat skills.
• Han Li defeated Sun Hao by countering his Fire Cloud Spell and breaking through the Black Tortoise Shield with Profound Yin Shock.
• Han Li won two more matches in the losers' bracket and secured a place among the top five alongside Zhang Tie, Chen Qiaoqian, and Wu Jiuzhi.
• Han Li returned to the Cold Pool Cave and resumed cultivating, resolving to keep his hidden techniques in reserve for the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.

Han Li searched the Scripture Pavilion for techniques and records to prepare for the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land, then stocked up on supplies. After Nangong Wan warned him about the Shadow Killer Sect, he began practicing aura concealment as the forbidden land’s opening drew nearer.

• Han Li entered the Scripture Pavilion with the sect master's authorization and copied Shadowless Escape, Profound Yin Spirit Eye, and several reference texts.
• Han Li found and copied the Aura Concealment Art from an old, unmarked jade slip.
• On the fifth floor, Han Li recorded the Puppet Art's basic soul-control formulas and a damaged map of the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.
• Han Li bought talisman materials, pill ingredients, and formation equipment at the sect marketplace, then returned to Cold Pool Cave to plan how to use his techniques.
• Nangong Wan sent Han Li a warning to beware the Shadow Killer Sect, and Han Li began practicing the Aura Concealment Art.

Han Li went to Flowing Cloud Market to buy materials for talismans and formations, but the Shadow Killer Sect ambushed him with a team of assassins. After defeating them and learning that a Black-Class Kill Order targeted him, he left the market and headed into the mountains to prepare for the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.

• Han Li concealed his cultivation and visited Hundred Goods Shop at Flowing Cloud Market to buy rare materials, while the shopkeeper pointed him toward Black Wind Cave for a Phantom Fox tail.
• As Han Li left the shop, four Shadow Killer Sect assassins trapped him in a Three Talents Spirit-Locking Formation and attacked.
• Han Li revealed his Foundation Establishment cultivation, evaded their assault, and killed three assassins with his techniques and pseudo core flame.
• Han Li broke the formation, captured the Foundation Establishment leader, and learned that the Shadow Killer Sect had issued a Black-Class Kill Order against him, though the client's identity was sealed.
• Han Li searched the leader's memories, gathered the attackers' belongings, destroyed the evidence, and left Flowing Cloud Market for the mountain range to prepare for the coming Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.

Han Li crafted the Profound Yin Aura-Hiding Formation and several powerful talismans, then used them to investigate Flowing Cloud Market. He discovered a hidden Shadow Killer Sect outpost and planned to target its assassins.

• Han Li refined three flags for the Profound Yin Aura-Hiding Formation and created Yin Thunder, Spirit-Eroding, and Phantom Talismans.
• Han Li returned to Flowing Cloud Market and secretly watched its entrances and inns for signs of the Shadow Killer Sect.
• On the fourth night, Han Li followed a disguised cultivator from the Drunken Immortal Residence to a hidden passage beneath a gravestone in a burial ground.
• Han Li watched the outpost until dawn and saw the cultivator emerge with two Foundation Establishment Early Stage Shadow Killer Sect assassins.
• Han Li returned to his grotto, resolved to target the outpost and its assassins, and began preparing for the hunt.

Han Li refined three rudimentary puppets, then learned that the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land would open in six months under unusually dangerous circumstances. After gathering intelligence at Golden Sand Market and sensing a powerful Shadow Killer Sect presence, he returned to prepare for the Illusory Wave Hall.

• Han Li studied Puppet Art and refined an Ironbone Wolf Puppet, a Pangolin Puppet, and a Wooden Kite Puppet, while the system improved his spiritual sense and control.
• The sect leader told Han Li that the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land would open in six months and that the five core disciples would train in the Illusory Wave Hall in one month.
• Han Li visited Golden Sand Market, heard rumors about rival sects, dangerous cultivators, and an extraordinary treasure in the forbidden land, and bought intelligence and an incomplete map.
• Han Li sensed a powerful, familiar fiendish aura at the Wind-Informant Pavilion and suspected that the Shadow Killer Sect had far-reaching influence.
• Han Li returned to his cave and began another period of cultivation to prepare for the Illusory Wave Hall and the forbidden land.

Han Li and four fellow disciples entered the Illusory Wave Hall and endured trials of resolve, survival, and teamwork. After emerging stronger, Han Li declared himself ready to enter the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.

• Han Li arrived at the Illusory Wave Hall after a month of training, and the sect master explained the dangers and rules of its trials.
• Han Li endured the desert trial by resisting illusions and mental strain, then survived the jungle trial by defeating demonic beasts and escaping a horde of apes.
• Han Li and the other four disciples faced mirror images of themselves in the teamwork trial, and Han Li defeated his copy with a risky combination of spells, a puppet, and pseudo core flame.
• Han Li helped Zhang Tie, Chen Qiaoqian, and Wu Jiuzhi defeat the remaining mirror images, completing the trials before the group rested for three days.
• Han Li emerged from the hall with firmer resolve and told the sect master that he was ready for the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.

Han Li and four fellow disciples traveled to Devilfall Valley to enter the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land, where thousands of cultivators had gathered. As dangerous rivals arrived and hostile eyes settled on him, Han Li prepared for the imminent slaughter.

• The Seven Mysteries Sect’s leaders gave Han Li, Zhang Tie, Chen Qiaoqian, Wu Jiuzhi, and Qi Yunxiao Soul-Calming Pills and sent them toward Devilfall Valley aboard the Greenwood Boat with Elder Li.
• Elder Li dropped the five at the outskirts of Devilfall Valley, and they traveled to the gathering point before its spatial-rift entrance.
• Han Li surveyed the thousands of assembled cultivators, including Dugu Jian, a Corpse Yin Sect cultivator, and a dangerous young gentleman.
• Han Li spotted Black Fiend Cult members led by a late-stage foundation-establishment cultivator, who recognized the Seven Mysteries Sect’s group and smiled cruelly.
• Han Yunzhi arrived with Spirit Beast Mountain cultivators, and Feng Yue challenged Dugu Jian with his gaze as the gathered cultivators awaited the forbidden land’s opening.
• Han Li concealed his aura, settled in a secluded corner, and readied his trump cards while sensing curiosity and murderous intent directed at him.

Han Li entered the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land and concealed himself after being transported to a remote area. He ambushed and killed four Black Fiend Cult members, reaching the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage bottleneck before heading deeper into the forbidden land alone.

• Elder Li warned Han Li that the spatial entrance would scatter the group across the forbidden land, and Elder Li led the Seven Mysteries Sect cultivators through the stabilized rift.
• Han Li arrived alone in the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land, hid with Shadowless Escape, and set up the Profound Yin Aura-Hiding Formation.
• Han Li spotted four Black Fiend Cult members attacking Liu Mang for his blood essence ganoderma and waited for an opening.
• Han Li killed the middle-stage Foundation Establishment leader with a surprise attack, then killed the other three Black Fiend Cult members.
• Han Li collected the Storage Bags and left Liu Mang behind, while Liu Mang escaped in another direction.
• Han Li moved deeper into the forbidden land after his stolen cultivation essence brought him to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage bottleneck.

Han Li seized the Mystic Womb Spirit-Transforming Vine during a chaotic battle in Blood-Weeping Gorge, then fled from the cultivators pursuing him. The vine resonated with a hidden opening in the cliff, and Han Li plunged inside just before it sealed.

• Han Li discovered the Mystic Womb Spirit-Transforming Vine while Black Fiend Cult members, Heavenly Tower Fort cultivators, and Spirit Controlling Sect disciples fought over it alongside Nangong Wan.
• Han Li used a hidden formation and his pseudo core flame to evade the combatants’ attacks and harvest the vine into a jade box.
• Han Li detonated his Profound Fiend Power to escape the attackers’ strikes, but the blast injured him and drew his pursuers after him.
• Nangong Wan raised an ice wall to hinder the pursuers, giving Han Li time to flee deeper into Blood-Weeping Gorge.
• The jade box resonated with the cliff, revealing an ancient opening, and Han Li entered before it closed behind him.
• The pursuers found only an ordinary cliff and searched the gorge for Han Li.

After escaping his pursuers, Han Li explored an ancient cave and uncovered relics tied to the Profound Yin Sect and the secret of ascension. He left with valuable treasures and a teleportation talisman, then headed deeper into the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.

• Han Li treated his injuries in the cave and followed its passage to an altar guarded by a deadly silver restriction.
• Han Li used the Mysterious Bone Token to dispel the restriction and open a sealed wooden box.
• Han Li read Mo Yuan’s message and map, learning about Profound Yin Sect secrets, the Spirit-Reversing Passage, and the Netherworld Cult.
• Han Li took the Spirit-Nurturing Stone and found rare ores and a blood-red teleportation talisman in Mo Yuan’s storage ring.
• Han Li confirmed his pursuers had withdrawn, left the cave, and sped toward the forbidden land’s central region.

Han Li used the Mystic Womb Spirit-Transforming Vine to break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and discovered a hidden branch of a yin vein that helped him stabilize his cultivation. When Elder Feng and a tracking cultivator caught up with him, a Blood-Eyed Demon Ape’s roar drove them away, and Han Li fled toward the mapped Profound Yin True Fiend Vein.

• Han Li consumed the Mystic Womb Spirit-Transforming Vine and broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
• Han Li found a hidden yin-vein branch behind the cave wall and used its pure yin qi to consolidate his cultivation.
• Elder Feng and a thin itinerant cultivator tracked Han Li to the cave, intending to attack him.
• A Blood-Eyed Demon Ape roared nearby, prompting Elder Feng and the itinerant cultivator to retreat.
• Han Li erased his traces, left the cave by another route, and headed toward the area marked for a possible Profound Yin True Fiend Vein.

After escaping the Blood-Eyed Demon Ape, Han Li followed Mo Yuan's Remnant Map to Ghost Soul Ravine and found the Profound Yin True Fiend Vein, where he began cultivating. On the seventh day, Gui Li of the Ghost King Sect discovered him and attacked with a refined corpse.

• Han Li fled the Blood-Eyed Demon Ape and hid in a crevice, then used Mo Yuan's Remnant Map to locate the vein near Ghost Soul Ravine.
• Han Li traveled cautiously for three days with the Ironbone Wolf Puppet scouting ahead and found a hidden cave entrance beneath a cliff.
• Han Li entered the cavern, found the Profound Yin True Fiend Vein, and set up defenses before cultivating its pure fiendish energy.
• Han Li cultivated for seven days, strengthening his profound fiend power, until the warning restrictions alerted him that an intruder had arrived.
• Gui Li entered the cavern with two green-haired refined corpses, spotted Han Li in hiding, and sent one corpse to attack him.

Han Li escaped Gui Li by triggering an eruption in the Profound Yin True Fiend Vein and was teleported to the Forbidden Land’s core region. After Nangong Wan treated his injuries and pointed out Swordspine Peak, Han Li hid to recover before pursuing the Sword-Washing Pool.

• Han Li crippled the Green-Haired Refined Corpse with a Yin Thunder Talisman and Shadow Blade, then used the Blood-Colored Teleportation Talisman near the fiend vein to escape Gui Li’s claw attack.
• Han Li ignited a yin fiend stone, causing the fiend vein to explode and engulf Gui Li as Han Li was swept into a spatial passage.
• Han Li emerged in a rocky desert, badly injured, and realized he had been teleported to another part of the Forbidden Land.
• Nangong Wan arrived, questioned Han Li about the eruption, and gave him a healing pill before heading toward Swordspine Peak.
• Han Li hid in a rocky crevice, laid restrictions, and began healing so he could later seek the Sword-Washing Pool.

After recovering from his injuries, Han Li climbed Swordspine Peak and tempered his spiritual power at the Sword-Washing Pool. He left the chapter seated at the pool after repelling an attack by two Feng Family elders and drawing their resentment.

• Han Li recovered with Nangong Wan’s healing pill, then traveled to Swordspine Peak to seek the Sword-Washing Pool.
• Han Li climbed the peak by refining its sword intent with the Profound Fiend Asura Art, resisting the pressure and driving off attackers along the way.
• Han Li reached the summit and took an unoccupied place beside the Sword-Washing Pool, where he tempered his spiritual power and spiritual sense.
• A Feng Family youth demanded Han Li’s spot, and two late-stage elders attacked him when he refused to leave.
• Han Li repelled both elders with Shadow Step, Profound Yin Binding, and the Shadow Blade, prompting Nangong Wan to stop the confrontation.
• The Feng Family group moved to a more distant spot, while Han Li resumed cultivating and accepted that he had made them enemies.

Han Li’s Small Bottle detected and absorbed a hidden trace of primordial vitality beneath the Sword-Washing Pool, damaging the pool and triggering a collapse. After fighting off two Feng Family elders, Han Li fled Swordspine Peak as the summit crumbled.

• Han Li cultivated in the Sword-Washing Pool until the Small Bottle sensed hidden vitality beneath a jade stone and began drawing it in.
• Han Li used a thread of pseudo core flame to draw the vitality out, and the Small Bottle absorbed it as the jade stone cracked and the pool’s sword intent weakened.
• The Feng Family accused Han Li of stealing a treasure and sent two elders to seize him, but Han Li fought them off with his sword and techniques.
• As the Sword-Washing Pool churned and Swordspine Peak began collapsing, the cultivators fled, and Han Li escaped in the direction opposite the Feng Family.

Han Li ventured into the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land's core and found the main Profound Yin True Fiend Vein guarded by a Blood Fiend Earth Dragon. He stole a netherworld lingzhi but escaped the enraged beast gravely injured, leaving him deeper in the forbidden land without his last Directional Teleportation Talisman.

• Han Li recovered in a gorge and used Mo Yuan's incomplete map to deduce that the main Profound Yin True Fiend Vein lay deeper inside.
• Han Li discovered the vein and a sleeping Blood Fiend Earth Dragon, along with a netherworld lingzhi growing nearby.
• Han Li crafted Fiend-Attracting Talismans and a Substitute Puppet, then used them to distract the Blood Fiend Earth Dragon.
• Han Li rushed for the netherworld lingzhi, but it released netherworld death qi; the Small Bottle absorbed most of it as he took the plant and was struck in the shoulder.
• Han Li used his last Directional Teleportation Talisman and Nangong Wan's defensive jade pendant to escape the Blood Fiend Earth Dragon's attack.
• Han Li reappeared hundreds of miles away, gravely wounded, and fled farther into the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.

Han Li escaped the Blood Fiend Earth Dragon and, with Nangong Wan’s help, purged the Netherworld Death Qi that was consuming his body. They discovered a hidden pool of Profound Yin Jade Marrow, and Han Li began using it with the Netherworld Lingzhi to attempt a breakthrough while Nangong Wan stood guard.

• Han Li hid in an underground hollow and found that the Netherworld Death Qi in his shoulder was entangled with his spiritual power and threatening to spread.
• Nangong Wan sensed his affliction through the Soul-Calming Pill, found his location, and used a Pure Yang Snow-Melting Pill and her spiritual power to remove the death qi.
• Han Li told Nangong Wan about escaping the Blood Fiend Earth Dragon and obtaining the Netherworld Lingzhi, while she warned him about the dangers of the Profound Fiend Asura Art.
• Nangong Wan discovered a hidden chamber containing spiritual liquid formed from Profound Yin Jade Marrow.
• Nangong Wan offered to guard Han Li for three days, and he began cultivating with a piece of Netherworld Lingzhi and the jade marrow liquid to push his cultivation higher.

Han Li used netherworld lingzhi and jade marrow spirit liquid to break through to late Foundation Establishment with the Slaughter System’s emergency aid. After collecting the remaining jade marrow and thanking Nangong Wan, he headed into the Forbidden Land’s core to face the factions gathering there.

• Han Li endured the strain of his breakthrough and a Heart Demon Tribulation as the Slaughter System guided his energy and guarded his mind.
• Han Li followed the system’s advice to strike the Shanzhong and Shenque acupoints, breaking through to late Foundation Establishment and unlocking a Fiend Shadow Clone ability.
• Nangong Wan congratulated Han Li, warned that the jade marrow’s fluctuations might attract attention, and left the chamber.
• Han Li erased traces of his cultivation, collected most of the remaining jade marrow spirit liquid, and left the cavern.
• Han Li raced toward the Forbidden Land’s deepest region, intent on confronting the Black Fiend Cult, the Feng Family, the Shadow Killer Sect, and any Netherworld Cult agents.

Han Li reached the Buried Demon Abyss and waited among rival cultivators for the altar to open. As chaos erupted at the entrance, he slipped into the spatial vortex, while Nangong Wan, Han Yunzhi, and a suspicious cultivator also entered.

• Han Li traveled through the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land, avoiding dangerous beasts and rival cultivators as he approached the Buried Demon Abyss.
• Han Li arrived at the abyss and surveyed the gathered sects, noticing Nangong Wan, Yunzhi, Elder Feng, and a plump cultivator whose jade pendant carried a trace of Shadow Killer Sect energy.
• Han Li studied the ancient altar with his Profound Yin Spirit Eye while waiting for it to activate.
• The altar opened a spatial vortex, and cultivators fought amid the rush to enter the Buried Demon Abyss.
• Han Li dodged attacks and slipped into the vortex, then saw Nangong Wan and Han Yunzhi enter as the plump cultivator vanished into the crowd.

Han Li crossed the Buried Demon Abyss, fought his way to the black palace, and reunited with other cultivators gathered before its doors. The palace opened and began its first inheritance trial, Fiend Qi Infusion, by engulfing everyone in violent fiend qi.

• Han Li used the Profound Fiend Asura Art and a hiding formation to adapt to the Abyss before exploring its dangerous wasteland.
• Han Li defeated three late Foundation Establishment guardians on the Netherworld Bridge, crossed it, and watched it collapse behind him.
• Han Li fought through waves of demonic creatures and resentful ghosts as he traveled toward a towering black palace.
• Han Li arrived at the palace and found Feng Yue, Nangong Wan, Han Yunzhi, and other cultivators gathered outside, including hostile members of the Feng Family.
• The palace doors opened, and a voice announced three inheritance trials, beginning with Fiend Qi Infusion as violent torrents of fiend qi surged toward everyone.

Han Li survived the Profound Fiend Power infusion and advanced to late-stage Foundation Establishment as fewer than half the cultivators endured the trial. After the survivors entered the inner hall, the Black Fiend Cult and Shadow Killer Sect ambushed them, and Han Li prepared to attack from concealment.

• The torrent of Profound Fiend Power killed many cultivators, while Han Li endured it by refining the energy with the Profound Fiend Asura Art and the system’s aid.
• Feng Yue, Nangong Wan, Han Yunzhi, Dugu Jian, and several others survived the infusion, while Elder Feng and the Feng Family suffered severe injuries.
• The hall declared the first trial complete, opened its doors, and revealed three glowing gateways inside.
• The Black Fiend Cult’s young master and the Shadow Killer Sect’s disguised elder entered with their guards and ordered an attack on the survivors.
• Nangong Wan formed a battle formation as the cultivators fought back, while Han Li hid behind a pillar and readied a Fiend Shadow Clone to strike the Shadow Killer Sect elder.

Han Li used the Fiend-Burning Art to kill the Shadow Killer Sect's False Core elder, turning the battle in the great hall. The Black Fiend Cult's young master accelerated his assault on the gates of light, and everyone joined forces to stop him as the final struggle began.

• Nangong Wan and Han Yunzhi helped Han Li wound and bind the Shadow Killer Sect elder, but he broke free and fought back.
• Han Li used the Fiend-Burning Art and Profound Fiend Soul-Slaying Finger to kill the elder, reaching the pinnacle of late Foundation Establishment after plundering some of his essence.
• The surviving fighters turned their attention to the Black Fiend Cult's young master as he neared breaking the restrictions around the gates of light.
• The young master sacrificed blood essence to empower his seal, prompting Feng Yue and the others to attack him and his guards.
• Han Li swallowed pills and joined Nangong Wan and Han Yunzhi in attacking the young master.

Han Li and the other cultivators reached the Profound Yin legacy, only to discover that it was bait for an ancient remnant soul. Han Li used the Mysterious Bone Token to save Nangong Wan and Han Yunzhi, and the survivors fled as the Heaven-Reaching Hall collapsed.

• The Black Fiend Cult's young master broke the gateway barrier, and the cultivators rushed into the passage toward the legacy.
• At the altar, the cultivators temporarily joined forces to destroy a skull formation before competing for the dark-golden sphere.
• The sphere drained the cultivators' life force and spiritual power, revealing a trap meant to awaken an ancient remnant soul.
• Han Li used the Mysterious Bone Token to disrupt the sphere's suction, allowing Nangong Wan, Han Yunzhi, and the others to escape.
• The remnant soul struck Han Li with a dark-golden beam, but the token blocked it; Nangong Wan carried the injured Han Li out of the passage.
• The survivors fled the collapsing Heaven-Reaching Hall without obtaining the legacy.