Recaps

Xu Qingtong learned that the Spirit Controlling Clan was behind the magic beast crisis in Yalai Town and discovered that earth milk could replenish demonic power. He headed out to take up his patrol post with the Ninth Squad, where someone challenged him.

• Xu Qingtong read about the Spirit Controlling Clan's magic beast taming and fusion techniques in a book in the rear courtyard.
• Xu Qingtong told Commander Xue he suspected the Spirit Controlling Clan was behind the crisis, and Commander Xue confirmed it while explaining the limits of their fusion technique.
• Xu Qingtong considered his combat abilities and tested earth milk, discovering that the Demon Transformation Great Method could convert it into demonic power.
• A guard summoned Xu Qingtong to patrol, and he used the Shadowless Evasion Technique to travel to the Ninth Squad's post.
• Someone stopped Xu Qingtong at the Ninth Squad's camp and demanded to know who he was.

Xu Qingtong inspected the garrison camps and found the Eleventh Squad neglecting its duties, then brought its squad leader and a disobedient subordinate before Commander Xue. He challenged the blue-robed subordinate to a spar, and as the man’s shield began to crack beneath Xu Qingtong’s attack, the fight remained unresolved.

• Xu Qingtong showed his Deputy Commander Token at the Eleventh Squad, where the blue-robed man refused to obey his orders and questioned the token’s authenticity.
• Xu Qingtong struck the blue-robed man with a Divine Sense Thorn and sent two squad members to take him to Commander Xue for replacement.
• Xu Qingtong froze the drunken squad leader in an Ice Wall and handed the garrison post over to Hu Dongxin of the Second Squad.
• Xu Qingtong reported the squad leader’s absence and the blue-robed man’s insolence to Commander Xue, who left Xu Qingtong to decide the subordinate’s fate.
• Xu Qingtong challenged the blue-robed man to survive three moves; he froze the man’s Mountain-Cleaving Axe and pressed a Raging Thunder Finger against his shield until it began to crack.

Xu Qingtong inspected the defenses as magic beasts attacked, then faced a fifth-tier Black Obsidian Demon Ape after signaling for help. He killed the beast but depleted his magic power, while its furious master flew toward him.

• Xu Qingtong defeated the blue-clad man, spared him, and ordered the frozen squad captain handed over for punishment.
• Xu Qingtong inspected the camps and temporarily replaced an injured member of Hu Dongxin's second squad.
• After sensing a fifth-tier beast approaching and its controller more than twenty li away, Xu Qingtong launched a signal into the sky.
• The Black Obsidian Demon Ape struck Xu Qingtong hard, but he killed it with the Fengyi Sword.
• Xu Qingtong swallowed earth milk to restore his magic power as the black-robed Demon Marshal flew toward him, vowing revenge.

Xu Qingtong fought Ji Yiping, the Demon Marshal who came to avenge his slain Demonic Ape, and used Witch Clan arts to weaken him until Commander Xue arrived and captured him. At Xue Lin’s residence, Lu Gui'nian heard the report and asked which Deputy Commander Guo had killed the ape.

• Xu Qingtong recovered his magic power and waited for Commander Xue while a black-robed Demon Marshal arrived and vowed to avenge the Demonic Ape.
• Xu Qingtong used the Witch Clan’s Lightning-attracting Technique, Summoning Technique, and Turtle-Speed Technique to injure and slow Ji Yiping.
• When Commander Xue entered the area, Xu Qingtong switched to familiar spells, and Xue Lin joined the fight and sealed Ji Yiping’s cultivation.
• Xue Lin saw that the Demonic Ape had been beheaded, then took Ji Yiping back to town after learning that Lu Gui'nian had arrived.
• Lu Gui'nian listened as Xue Lin reported the battle and asked which Deputy Commander Guo had slain the Demonic Ape.

After recognizing Xu Qingtong as a human-realm incarnation, Lu Gui'nian gave him a protective treasure and discussed his path back and Mokali's remains. The next day, Lu Gui'nian released Ji Yiping and ordered him to return, alarming Commander Xue.

• Xu Qingtong met Lu Gui'nian, who praised his battle against the Black Obsidian Demon Ape and Ji Yiping before privately identifying his body as an incarnation from the Human Realm.
• Lu Gui'nian gave Xu Qingtong the Heart-Guarding Mirror and warned him to destroy any World-Breaking Fruits, while explaining that reaching the Demon Venerable Realm could let him return home.
• Xu Qingtong told Lu Gui'nian about his bargain with Demon Venerable Mokali and the remains and Demon Venerable Token he had kept hidden; Lu Gui'nian advised him to bring them to Hanshui City after the Kangse City matter was settled.
• Xu Qingtong refined the Heart-Guarding Mirror and meditated on his recent battles until Lu Gui'nian appeared in the courtyard the following day.
• Lu Gui'nian released Ji Yiping's seal and told him to return, prompting Commander Xue to object.

Lu Gui'nian revealed that Kangse City had admitted to invading Yalai Town and agreed to compensate it under Demon Emperor Cang Yan's orders. In Hanshui City, he and Xu Qingtong exposed Mokali's hidden fallback and captured his phantom, then examined the Demon Venerable Token for the secret of refining World-Breaking Fruits.

• Lu Gui'nian told Xu Qingtong and Commander Xue that Tu Changyuan had admitted to invading Yalai Town, and that Demon Emperor Cang Yan had ordered compensation and a lower seed price instead of war.
• Lu Gui'nian sent Yalai Town's residents home, warned Xu Qingtong that the Spirit Controlling Clan knew of him, and took him to Hanshui City.
• Lu Gui'nian found a hidden white bead inside Mokali's skeleton and summoned Mokali's phantom with it.
• Xu Qingtong tricked Mokali into revealing that the World-Breaking Fruit method was likely inside the Demon Venerable Token, while Lu Gui'nian trapped Mokali's phantom in the Soul-Seizing Pearl.
• Xu Qingtong handed Lu Gui'nian the Demon Venerable Token, and Lu Gui'nian opened its internal space, releasing a heap of items and demon crystals.

Xu Qingtong learned and destroyed the World-Breaking Fruit refining method, then accepted a post as Yalai Town’s garrison commander and storekeeper so he could find suitable Demonized Garden Balsam seeds. He arrived in town and met Magistrate Zhou Zhiren, leaving Zhou to handle the town’s other affairs.

• Lu Gui'nian confirmed that the Demon Venerable Token contained the World-Breaking Fruit refining method and warned that its spread could lead to another war between humans and demons.
• Xu Qingtong memorized the method, crushed its Jade Slip, and promised to warn the Human Realm’s cultivators.
• Lu Gui'nian appointed Xu Qingtong Yalai Town’s garrison commander and storekeeper, and Xu took the high-grade Demon Crystals from the City Lord's Manor.
• Xu Qingtong traveled to Yalai Town, presented his Garrison Token, and went to the Garrison Manor.
• Xu Qingtong told Zhou Zhiren that he would handle town security and Demonized Garden Balsam while leaving the rest of the town’s affairs to the magistrate.

Xu Qingtong took charge of Yalai Town’s garrison, imposed strict rules, and punished Feng Wuji for missing his shift by crippling his cultivation and expelling him. The news alarmed Zhou Zhiren, who worried about how Inspector Feng would react.

• Xu Qingtong asked Zhou Zhiren to assign two assistants and gather information on demonized garden balsam, then Guan Ke and Yin Sheng joined the Garrison Manor.
• Xu Qingtong assembled the guards, announced new rules and penalties for missing duty, and promised a ten percent pay increase for compliance.
• Guan Ke brought Xu Qingtong information revealing that Yalai Town’s premium demonized garden balsam seeds came from land between Netherfire Peak and the Yalai River and generated over a million demon crystals annually.
• Yin Sheng reported that Feng Wuji had skipped his shift to gamble, so Xu Qingtong found him at a tavern, crippled his cultivation, and ordered him expelled from Yalai Town.
• After word of Feng Wuji’s punishment spread, Zhou Zhiren worried that Inspector Feng would demand an explanation.

After crippling Feng Wuji, Xu Qingtong faced his uncle, Inspector Feng Butong, who came to Yalai Town seeking revenge. Xu Qingtong burned his blood to raise his cultivation and wounded Feng Butong with the Fengyi Sword, then prepared to attack again.

• Zhou Zhiren sent a Jade Talisman to Feng Butong and arranged for two men to escort Feng Wuji to Hanshui City.
• Xu Qingtong refined an ink-black lotus and raised his Demon Transformation Great Method cultivation to the peak of mid-stage Demon General.
• Feng Butong arrived with Zhou Zhiren, identified himself as Feng Wuji's uncle, and challenged Xu Qingtong to personal revenge.
• Feng Butong's demonic wolf phantom shattered Xu Qingtong's Ice Flame Palm and struck him with the Houtu Seal, injuring him.
• Xu Qingtong cast the Blood-Burning Spell, raised his strength to early-stage Demon Marshal, and used the Fengyi Sword to slash Feng Butong deeply.
• Xu Qingtong drank two drops of earth milk and drove the Fengyi Sword at Feng Butong again.

Xu Qingtong recovered from his costly fight with Feng Butong, then went to Hanshui City to report the inspector’s abuse of authority to Lu Gui'nian. Lu Gui'nian removed Feng Butong from his post and sent Xu Qingtong away with sound transmission talismans and a flying Demonic Artifact.

• After injuring Feng Butong, Xu Qingtong returned to the Garrison Manor and spent seven days recovering from the damage to his blood and origin qi.
• Xu Qingtong visited Lu Gui'nian in Hanshui City and reported how Feng Butong had attacked him over his nephew’s crippled cultivation.
• Feng Butong admitted fighting Xu Qingtong, and Lu Gui'nian relieved him of his inspector post, reassigning him as a Garrison Camp commander.
• Xu Qingtong explained how he had gained the Fengyi Sword’s recognition and reported that Yalai Town was secure, while Lu Gui'nian warned him to keep Zhou Zhiren under control.
• Xu Qingtong claimed he was an honest man while hinting that he needed a flying artifact, and Lu Gui'nian gave him a Demonic Artifact.

Xu Qingtong received the Flying Heaven Wings from Lu Gui'nian, returned to Yalai Town, and spent months cultivating until he reached late-stage Demon General. When magic beasts began threatening the ripening demonized garden balsam, he went to the plantation to oversee its defenses.

• Xu Qingtong bound the supreme-grade Flying Heaven Wings Lu Gui'nian gave him and flew back to the Garrison Manor.
• Zhou Zhiren offered Xu Qingtong two female cultivators and a Storage Ring containing three hundred thousand demon crystals and their names and addresses; Xu Qingtong accepted the ring and sent the women away.
• Xu Qingtong cultivated for three months and broke through to late-stage Demon General, then practiced Lian Shaocheng's demonic spells after absorbing his remaining ink lotuses.
• Yin Sheng reported that magic beasts had appeared near Yalai Town, apparently drawn by the demonized garden balsam nearing ripeness, so Xu Qingtong redirected guards to protect the plantation.
• Xu Qingtong went to the plantation, learned that magic beasts had been stealing fruit at night but that no fifth-tier beasts had appeared, and settled into a tent to meditate.

Xu Qingtong guarded the ripe Demonized Garden Balsam plantation and drove off a fifth-tier Red-Browed Demon Fox before confronting a Spirit Controlling Clan member who came to steal the fruit. After Lu Gui'nian told him to handle the intruder as he pleased, Xu Qingtong fought back, and the battle continued as Purple Lightning struck the man.

• Xu Qingtong ordered Magistrate Zhou to arrange a harvest after the Demonized Garden Balsam fruit ripened, while guards fought off beasts drawn to the plantation.
• Xu Qingtong resisted the Red-Browed Demon Fox's illusion, froze it with an Ice Flame Palm, and made it flee by drawing the Fengyi Sword.
• Xu Qingtong confronted a Spirit Controlling Clan member who intended to take the best fruit, and the man severed his hand while reaching for the Fengyi Sword.
• Xu Qingtong contacted Lu Gui'nian, who told him to do as he pleased, then used the Fengyi Sword and Turtle-Speed Technique to kill the man's Blood-Winged Bat.
• Xu Qingtong summoned two Dark Spirits as the wounded man attacked, and a bolt of Purple Lightning struck the man's fist.

Xu Qingtong killed a Spirit Controlling Clan Demon Marshal who tried to seize the ripe demonized garden balsam fruit, then faced Old Devil Tu over the man’s death. After Lu Gui'nian secured compensation and the return of the Storage Ring, Xu Qingtong supervised the harvest and returned to the Garrison Manor to grade the fruit.

• Xu Qingtong killed the intruding Demon Marshal, sent word to Lu Gui'nian, and replenished his demonic power.
• Lu Gui'nian and Old Devil Tu arrived, and Lu Gui'nian stopped Old Devil Tu from pressuring Xu Qingtong.
• Xu Qingtong bargained with Old Devil Tu for two hundred thousand demon crystals before returning the Storage Ring.
• Lu Gui'nian warned Xu Qingtong to guard the ripe demonized garden balsam, and Xu Qingtong arranged for workers to harvest it.
• Xu Qingtong, Yin Sheng, and Guan Ke brought the harvested fruit to the Garrison Manor, where Xu Qingtong began grading it.

Xu Qingtong selected twelve Demonized Garden Balsam fruits, resigned as Yalai Town’s garrison commander, and refined seven World-Breaking Fruits in seclusion. Though the fruits seemed sufficient to return to the Human Realm, he chose to remain in the Demon Realm and cultivate until he could become a Demon Marshal.

• Xu Qingtong chose twelve suitable fruits, left Guan Ke and Yin Sheng in charge of Yalai Town, and delivered the remaining harvest to Lu Gui'nian in Hanshui City.
• Xu Qingtong resigned as garrison commander, bid farewell to Lu Gui'nian and Ouye Tong, and bought materials before traveling to Lian Shaocheng's secluded retreat.
• Xu Qingtong practiced the refining method, overcame several failures, and turned the twelve fruits into seven World-Breaking Fruits.
• Xu Qingtong considered returning to the Human Realm but decided to cultivate his incarnation further and attempt to reach the Demon Marshal realm first.
• Xu Qingtong spent another year absorbing high-grade demon crystals until his demonic power was nearly saturated, but he chose not to attempt the breakthrough yet.

Xu Qingtong left Lian Shaocheng's cave abode to form his Demonic Core and faced the Heart Tribulation and successive bolts of heavenly lightning. He passed the Heart Tribulation by imprisoning his obsession with Du Siwen, but the tribulation clouds remained and began forming another bolt.

• Xu Qingtong sensed his Heavenly Tribulation approaching, left Lian Shaocheng's cave abode, and found a hillside where he began forming his Demonic Core.
• Xu Qingtong's Heart Tribulation manifested Dongfang Hui and Du Siwen, and he resisted their appeals by imprisoning his obsession with Du Siwen in his Niwang Palace.
• Xu Qingtong passed the Heart Tribulation and endured the first two lightning bolts by tempering his body with the Heavenly Fire Body-Tempering Art.
• Xu Qingtong used a drop of Earth Milk to restore his magic power as his ink-black Demonic Core took shape.
• Xu Qingtong threw a World-Breaking Fruit at the third lightning bolt and detonated it, but the tribulation clouds began brewing another bolt.

Xu Qingtong survived the weakened tribulation and became a Demon Marshal before returning to the Qingbing Tribe. After rewarding Luosaide and returning his soul blood, Xu Qingtong prepared to leave, and Luosaide offered him a mysterious stone as a keepsake.

• Xu Qingtong used his spells and Black Tortoise Shield to withstand the remaining tribulation lightning, then completed his Demon Marshal transformation with immortal-light body tempering.
• Xu Qingtong stabilized his cultivation for half a month, merged with his original body, and returned to the Qingbing Tribe.
• Luosaide reported that the Qingbing Tribe had expanded, gained eight Demon General cultivators, and earned 1.1 million demon crystals from the mine over two years.
• Xu Qingtong kept five hundred thousand demon crystals, gave the rest to Luosaide, and returned Luosaide's soul blood before announcing that he would leave to travel.
• Luosaide worried about losing Xu Qingtong's protection and offered him a stone that absorbed demonic qi, glowed at night, and could grow on its own.

Xu Qingtong left the Demon Realm by blasting open the barrier with World-Breaking Fruits and crossed back into the Profound Yin Church's Desert Swamp. He emerged trapped beneath a collapsed mountain, then dug his way out with Xizi and the Rushou Seal.

• Xu Qingtong accepted Luosaide's self-growing stone and gave him the Overlord Hammer spell before Luosaide departed.
• After reflecting on his six years in the Demon Realm, Xu Qingtong quietly left the Qingbing Tribe and flew to the Barrier Entrance.
• Xu Qingtong asked Xiao Bai to inspect the barrier, then used two World-Breaking Fruits to open a passage wide enough to cross safely.
• Xu Qingtong returned to the mountain cave in the Profound Yin Church's Desert Swamp, but found it had collapsed and trapped him beneath the mountain.
• Xu Qingtong sent Xizi to dig and later summoned the Rushou Seal to help; after two days, he climbed out of the blackish mountain.

After returning to the Human Realm, Xu Qingtong freed Xiao Bai and Xizi from their master-servant contracts, but they chose to renew their bond with him. He then discovered that fruit grown in the Seven-Star Bracelet’s Desolate Space contained an unfamiliar energy that might aid cultivation.

• Xu Qingtong returned to the Human Realm after forming his core and summoned Xiao Bai and Xizi to return their Soul Blood.
• Xiao Bai and Xizi refused to leave Xu Qingtong, reclaimed their Soul Blood, and offered him new drops so they could keep following him.
• Xiao Qi explained that she, Xiao Bai, and Xizi wanted to share life and death with Xu Qingtong, and he accepted their Soul Blood and promised to help them cultivate.
• Xizi asked for Earth Attribute Demon Beast flesh and blood, while Xiao Bai requested items containing Spatial Power; Xu Qingtong said he would ask Cui Yan to find supplies in Wei City.
• Xiao Qi told Xu Qingtong that plants in the Seven-Star Bracelet had gained spiritual essence, and Xu Qingtong examined a fruit and detected energy unlike Spiritual Power or Demonic Power.

Xu Qingtong returned to Wei City after receiving intelligence about the Five Great Sects and learned that Azure Wind Hall had prospered during his six-year absence. He rewarded its managers and asked Lan Xin Butterfly to report the latest news.

• Xu Qingtong received a message from Lan Xin Butterfly with news about Juxian Academy and the crippled Heavenly Mystery Palace Grand Elder, then sent a reply through the Cat Falcon.
• Xu Qingtong returned to Wei City before dawn and went to Azure Wind Hall, where Cui Yan, Lan Xin Butterfly, and Feng Zihong welcomed him.
• Feng Zihong recognized that Xu Qingtong had reached the Golden Core Stage, and Cui Yan reported that Azure Wind Hall had earned nine million spirit stones.
• Xu Qingtong inspected the rare items Azure Wind Hall had acquired and let Cui Yan, Lan Xin Butterfly, and Feng Zihong divide six million spirit stones among themselves.
• Xu Qingtong asked Lan Xin Butterfly to tell him the news she had gathered over the past few years.

After returning to Wei City, Xu Qingtong reviewed years of news, welcomed City Lord Bai Feng, and agreed to spar with him at Shuangjia Mountain. Bai Feng’s unusual brush shattered Xu Qingtong’s Houtu Seal barrier, and Xu Qingtong raised the Mysterious Light Mirror as the attack pressed in.

• Lan Xin Butterfly told Xu Qingtong about the Tianhua Ranking, recent cultivator achievements, and other developments during his absence.
• Xu Qingtong welcomed City Lord Bai Feng, thanked him for protecting Azure Wind Hall, and declined the Vice City Lord position while promising to help Wei City if needed.
• Xu Qingtong told Bai Feng he planned to seek admission to Juxian Academy, and Bai Feng asked him to spar.
• At Shuangjia Mountain, Xu Qingtong dispelled Bai Feng’s Dragon-Tiger Power with Golden Light Slash, prompting Bai Feng to use his brush treasure.
• Bai Feng’s golden character shattered Xu Qingtong’s Houtu Seal barrier, and Xu Qingtong brought out the Mysterious Light Mirror to defend himself.

Xu Qingtong defeated Bai Feng in a sparring match, then refined the Evil-Slaying Sword and asked Feng Zihong about the Ou Ye Aristocratic Clan. Feng Zihong explained that its descendants had joined two major sects, and Xu Qingtong recognized a connection to someone he knew.

• Xu Qingtong used his Five Divine Seals to restrain Bai Feng, who admitted defeat and praised Xu Qingtong's strength and treasures.
• Xu Qingtong returned to Azure Wind Hall and pondered how to adapt demonic spells for use with spiritual power, deciding to seek Zhong Ziqing's advice at Juxian Academy.
• Xu Qingtong refined the Evil-Slaying Sword and showed his spirit medicines, herbs, and ores to Xiao Qi, Xizi, and Xiao Bai.
• Xu Qingtong told Feng Zihong that Jade Spring True Person had reached the Nascent Soul late stage and reassured him that Yuquan likely meant to intimidate Yu Jizi rather than kill him.
• Feng Zihong told Xu Qingtong that the Ou Ye Aristocratic Clan had split into the Ouyang Clan and Gongye Clan, whose descendants sometimes possessed illusory spirit roots; Xu Qingtong recognized a connection to someone he knew.

Xu Qingtong learned that Ouyang Hao and his granddaughter had vanished from the Anyang Sect, and he suspected Duoduo might be descended from the Ou Ye Aristocratic Clan. He reunited with Duoduo in Zhonglü City and asked her grandfather whether he knew Ouyang Hao.

• Feng Zihong told Xu Qingtong that Ouyang Cheng, his wife, and Ouyang Cheng’s daughter had gone missing, along with Ouyang Cheng’s father, Ouyang Hao.
• Xu Qingtong arranged for Cui Yan to manage things in Wei City, then traveled to Zhonglü City to visit Duoduo.
• Bao Qingping led Xu Qingtong to the Thousand Talisman Pavilion, where Duoduo recognized him and rushed into his arms, crying.
• Duoduo’s grandfather greeted Xu Qingtong, and Duoduo spent more than two hours listening to his account of his travels.
• After Duoduo left to prepare food, Xu Qingtong asked her grandfather whether he knew Ouyang Hao.

Xu Qingtong arranged for Duoduo to study and cultivate at Juxian Academy while making sure her grandfather, Ouyang Hao, would be cared for. Duoduo formally became Xu Qingtong’s second disciple and learned that she had a senior brother and martial aunt at the academy.

• Xu Qingtong revealed that he knew Ouyang Hao’s Ouyang Lineage descended from the Ou Ye Aristocratic Clan and offered to take Duoduo as his student.
• Ouyang Hao agreed to entrust Duoduo to Xu Qingtong, and Duoduo accepted after Xu promised to buy Ouyang Hao a home and arrange care for him.
• Xu Qingtong bought a courtyard residence in Zhonglü City for Ouyang Hao and brought him there with Information Gatherer Bao’s help.
• Duoduo performed the apprenticeship ceremony before Yu Xuzi’s ancestral tablet and became Xu Qingtong’s second disciple.
• Xu Qingtong told Duoduo that her senior brother was Fu Xingzhi and her martial aunt was Chen Ruoling, prompting Duoduo to repeat Chen Ruoling’s name.

Xu Qingtong returned to Juxian Academy with his new disciple, Ouyang Duoduo, and arranged her gifts, registration, and residence. He then told Zhong Ziqing about his travels and the accusation that Yan Zhongzi had hunted him, ending as Zhong questioned his report of Void Refinement cultivators in the Demon Realm.

• Duoduo told Xu Qingtong that Du Siwen had twice visited looking for him, once with Chen Ruoling.
• Xu Qingtong introduced Duoduo to Shen Haotian, who gave her the Supreme Magical Artifact Ruoshui Sword as a first-meeting gift.
• Xu Qingtong brought Duoduo to Yu Tiancheng, who welcomed her and gave her several bottles of elixirs.
• Xu Qingtong registered Duoduo at the Internal Affairs Hall, and Wang Yuning arranged her a residence near Du Siwen and Chen Ruoling.
• Xu Qingtong visited Zhong Ziqing, who discovered he had formed five Golden Cores and asked him to explain his travels.
• Xu Qingtong recounted his conflict with Yan Zhongzi and his experiences in the Demon Realm, prompting Zhong Ziqing to ask whether it truly had Void Refinement cultivators.

Xu Qingtong told Zhong Ziqing about the Demon Realm, his demonic cultivation, and the spells he had found in Lian Shaocheng’s secluded grounds. Zhong Ziqing began studying the spells and ordered Xu Qingtong to stay, while Du Siwen reunited with him at the cave abode.

• Xu Qingtong explained that powerful Devil Race cultivators ruled the Demon Realm and described how humans there had built their own force; he also recounted Lian Shaocheng’s failed attempt to become a Demon Venerable.
• Xu Qingtong revealed that his incarnation, formed from tiger-patterned white jade lotus, had cultivated demonic power without being influenced by it, and he demonstrated its Raging Thunder Finger for Zhong Ziqing.
• Zhong Ziqing warned Xu Qingtong not to become like the bloodthirsty demonic cultivators in Central Province and told him to keep the Demon Realm’s affairs secret.
• Xu Qingtong asked Zhong Ziqing to help convert Lian Shaocheng’s demonic spells into spells usable with spiritual power, and Zhong Ziqing summoned Lü Wenqiu to study them.
• Du Siwen arrived with Lü Wenqiu and greeted Xu Qingtong, while Zhong Ziqing ordered Shen Haotian and Du Siwen to leave Xu Qingtong behind.