Chapter Summaries

At the Demonic Path Divine Sect Assembly, Fang Yang pretended to be gravely weakened and threatened a rogue cultivator who had insulted him. The rogue cultivator and his sons attacked with a blood-mist Dharma Form as the assembled sect masters watched to see whether Fang Yang could withstand them.

• Fang Yang sat down, coughed blood into a handkerchief, and asked who had tried to kill him.
• Fang Yang threatened a Heavenly Ranking rogue cultivator, saying he would wipe out everyone connected to him within three days.
• The rogue cultivator and his two sons formed a Dharma Form from their Blood Baleful Art, while the sect masters saw a chance to test Fang Yang.
• The three rogue cultivators charged Fang Yang through corrosive blood mist and struck at him with their Dharma Form.
• Ye Qinghong moved to draw his sword, but Fang Yang watched the attack with indifference as the blood mist neared him.

Fang Yang feigned weakness to draw out his enemies, then used his Formless Demon Body to kill the loudest challengers in the Purple Moon Tower. He confronted the Hehuan Sect Master and demanded the sect master's wife as compensation, prompting the sect master to summon two shadows.

• Three rogue cultivators attacked Fang Yang, but he shattered their blood-colored Dharma Form and killed them with a single punch.
• The Ghost Lantern Sect Master, the Puppet Master Sect leader, and the Hehuan Sect Master secretly agreed to keep observing Fang Yang, suspecting he was concealing his true condition.
• Fang Yang slaughtered the cultivators who had openly threatened him, leaving the demons in the Purple Moon Tower kneeling in fear.
• Fang Yang explained to himself that he had feigned injury to lure out hidden enemies while searching for a familiar aura near the Shadow Moon Convent.
• Fang Yang confronted the Hehuan Sect Master and demanded the sect master's wife as compensation, and the sect master summoned two entwined shadows.

Fang Yang ordered the Hehuan Sect Master's Wife to massage him, while the sect master believed she was using the opportunity to investigate Fang Yang's condition. Fang Yang secretly used the massage to place the Profound Heaven Strategy's aura on her and monitor the assembly, while the sect master smugly misread the situation.

• Fang Yang demanded that the Hehuan Sect Master's Wife massage him, humiliating the Hehuan Sect Master in front of the assembly.
• The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife told her husband through voice transmission that she would use the Great Yin-Yang Bliss Formula to probe Fang Yang and possibly control him.
• The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife knelt before Fang Yang and began massaging him, while the Hehuan Sect Master convinced himself that her apparent infatuation was an act.
• Fang Yang used the massage to place a wisp of the Profound Heaven Strategy's aura on the Hehuan Sect Master's Wife so he could monitor her surroundings.
• The assembly mistook the Hehuan Sect Master's smug expression for enthusiasm about his wife's massage and considered visiting the Hehuan Sect to exchange pointers.

Fang Yang resisted the Sect Master's Wife’s charm technique, overpowered her, and punished her with the Demon Finger. His actions left the Hehuan Sect Master furious and Ye Qinghong gripping her sword outside the mist.

• The Sect Master's Wife used the Great Yin-Yang Bliss Formula to trap Fang Yang in a seductive pink-mist domain, but the Profound Heaven Strategy absorbed the attack.
• Fang Yang revealed a black box that released mist, dazing the Sect Master's Wife before he slapped her and knocked her to the floor.
• Fang Yang pressed the Demon Finger against the Sect Master's Wife, inflicting unbearable agony as she cried out.
• The sounds from inside the mist alarmed the people in the hall, enraged the Hehuan Sect Master, and made Ye Qinghong grip the Azure Shadow Sword.

Fang Yang used the Temptation Box and Bewitching Eye to overpower the Hehuan Sect Master's Wife, then reaffirmed his authority over the Demon Cult and announced his intention to visit Guan Qinghan. Meanwhile, Lian Yue arrived by boat at Mirror Lake and gazed toward the Shadow Moon Convent with an unsettled heart.

• Fang Yang revealed that he had used the Temptation Box and Bewitching Eye on the Hehuan Sect Master's Wife, leaving her dazed and exhausted.
• The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife told her husband that Fang Yang had insisted, and the Hehuan Sect Master was devastated.
• Fang Yang claimed that his injuries left him with less than a tenth of his strength but challenged anyone who wanted to oppose him.
• Fang Yang told Guan Qinghan that he would visit that night to explore the Dao of music and renew their bond from three years earlier.
• Lian Yue arrived on a pleasure boat at Mirror Lake and quietly looked toward the Shadow Moon Convent.

Lian Yue prepared to seduce Fang Yang with Love Gu and Desire Gu to make her Eldest Senior Sister see through him. At Shadow Moon Convent, Fang Yang’s overwhelming power left the Demon Cult’s survivors terrified.

• Lian Yue learned that Fang Yang had taken her Eldest Senior Sister to Shadow Moon Convent and resolved to make her turn against him.
• Lian Yue dressed, then strengthened her Love Gu and Desire Gu with her blood as she planned to seduce Fang Yang that night.
• Lian Yue planned to summon her Eldest Senior Sister to witness the seduction and lose hope in Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang left Purple Moon Tower after slaughtering his enemies and threatening to wipe out their nine familial branches.
• The surviving Demon Cult members watched Fang Yang depart in fear, while the Ghost Lantern Sect and Corpse Controlling Sect leaders regarded him warily.

The Blood Rain Demon Venerable's enemies sensed his weakened state, but Ye Qinghong killed one challenger and warned the others not to threaten his master. Meanwhile, Gong Yajun fantasized about the Demon Venerable before Yuan Heng arrived at Purple Moon Tower with a Shadow Moon Token, hiding his identity as a Blood Rain Cult protector.

• The Ghost Lantern Sect Master used the Blood Rain Demon Venerable's birth characters in his Soul-Burning Lamp, while the Corpse Controlling Sect Master fed a bloodstained finger to the creature in his coffin, and both planned to exploit the Demon Venerable's weakness.
• Ye Qinghong used his newly comprehended God-Shocking Sword to kill a one-leaf Dharmakaya expert, then warned everyone that he would kill anyone who disrespected his master.
• Ye Qinghong caught up with Fang Yang and resolved to kill anyone who made an enemy of his master, while privately planning to examine and massage him.
• Gong Yajun recalled the Demon Venerable's power and grew jealous of the Hehuan Sect Master's Wife before agreeing to receive someone bearing a Shadow Moon Token.
• Yuan Heng followed a maid to Purple Moon Tower in disguise, concealing that he was a Blood Rain Cult protector and reflecting on Fuling's apparent devotion to the Demon Venerable.

Yuan Heng visited the Shadow Moon Convent's Abbess to report on his years undercover and the abuse he believed Fuling had suffered. Gong Yajun's questions about Fuling's appearance and clothing left him confused, while her jealousy of her disciple's closeness to the Demon Venerable grew.

• Yuan Heng used an Appearance-Enhancing Pill before entering the Purple Moon Tower to impress the Abbess.
• Gong Yajun lowered two curtains between herself and Yuan Heng, claiming she felt dizzy from a chill.
• Yuan Heng recounted his six years undercover in the Blood Rain Cult and described Fuling's supposed abuse by the fiend.
• Gong Yajun grew furious at the thought of Fuling's intimacy with the Demon Venerable, while privately blaming her disciple for pursuing him.
• Gong Yajun asked Yuan Heng about Fuling's clothes, makeup, and cosmetics, leaving him bewildered.

Gong Yajun sent Yuan Heng to do menial work during the Demonic Path Assembly, then planned to lure Fang Yang into the Illusory Moon Grand Array. That night, Fang Yang left his courtyard to pursue the Holy Maiden, while Ye Qinghong began connecting clues about his master's secret.

• Yuan Heng proposed using a beautiful disciple and the Illusory Moon Grand Array to capture Fang Yang, and Gong Yajun assigned him to serve the visiting sects and gather information.
• After Yuan Heng left, Gong Yajun decided she would use the array herself to dispel Fang Yang's killing intent through lifelike illusions.
• At night, Fang Yang told Ye Qinghong he was going to deal with a demoness and convert her to the Blood Rain Cult, then left the courtyard.
• Ye Qinghong recalled Huang Protector's behavior after massaging Fang Yang and Gong Yajun's flushed appearance at Mirror Lake, strengthening his suspicions about his master.

Ye Qinghong, Gong Yajun, and Lian Yue all headed toward the Heavenly Demon Sect courtyard, each intending to approach the Demon Venerable. Meanwhile, Guan Qinghan resolved to keep impersonating Lin Yanran and prepare for the Demon Venerable’s arrival, despite having no idea what their usual relationship involved.

• Ye Qinghong raced through the night, hoping to verify that his Master's body had returned to normal and imagining that he could become Master's wife.
• Gong Yajun left Purple Moon Tower to find the Demon Venerable and compete with Lin Yanran for his attention.
• Lian Yue crossed Mirror Lake toward Shadow Moon Convent, intending to seduce the Demon Venerable and save her Eldest Senior Sister.
• Guan Qinghan recalled how her forbidden technique had confused her senses and realized she was now impersonating Lin Yanran, the woman she believed the Demon Venerable had ruined.
• Guan Qinghan decided to keep pretending to be Lin Yanran, investigate the Demon Venerable's condition, and prepare for his arrival by taking out clothes and ropes.

Guan Qinghan prepared to meet Fang Yang in revealing clothes, believing the disguise would protect her infiltration. When Fang Yang arrived, her forbidden technique intensified her attraction to him, and the chapter ended with them embracing.

• Guan Qinghan put on a daring outfit and waited in her courtyard, then decided to bring her undergarment along.
• Fang Yang entered the courtyard, and Guan Qinghan's forbidden technique confused her senses and magnified her attraction to him.
• Fang Yang mistook Guan Qinghan's reaction for the behavior described in the diary and pulled her into his arms.
• Guan Qinghan embraced Fang Yang despite her shame, while he reflected on their supposed intimate friendship and struggled to restrain himself.

Fang Yang followed the Demon Venerable's diary by seducing Guan Qinghan, then secretly healed her old injuries and convinced her that the Demon Venerable was not evil. Ye Qinghong watched them from the shadows, gripping his frost-covered sword in sorrow.

• Guan Qinghan offered Fang Yang her undergarment and submitted to his supposed body measurements while under the forbidden technique's influence.
• Fang Yang examined Guan Qinghan and used the encounter to heal her old injuries.
• Guan Qinghan wondered whether rumors about the Demon Venerable were false and began to trust his intentions.
• Fang Yang believed Guan Qinghan would fall for him and help him take control of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Ye Qinghong watched from the trees with his Azure Shadow Sword covered in frost.

Guan Qinghan was left embarrassed by her feelings for Fang Yang, while Gong Yajun arrived and eagerly offered to dispel his killing intent. Ye Qinghong watched from the shadows, jealous and intent on discovering whether Fang Yang could perform as a man.

• Guan Qinghan realized that she had developed feelings for Fang Yang and felt ashamed of her reaction to him.
• Gong Yajun entered the courtyard in revealing attire and offered to use Shadow Moon Convent’s music Dao to dispel Fang Yang’s killing intent.
• Ye Qinghong gripped the Azure Shadow Sword in jealousy but suppressed his urge to attack, choosing to observe Fang Yang instead.
• Guan Qinghan mistook Gong Yajun’s arrival for evidence that Fang Yang had forced her into an intimate encounter.
• Gong Yajun knelt before Fang Yang and begged him to let her ease his pain and swelling.

Fang Yang punished Gong Yajun for disrupting his meeting with Guan Qinghan, then healed her hidden ailments and secured her complete submission. He drew Guan Qinghan into his arms and invited her to help Gong Yajun dispel his killing intent, leaving her stunned.

• Fang Yang confronted Gong Yajun for appearing without permission and lifted her by the neck while warning her against defiance.
• Fang Yang used Demon Finger to punish Gong Yajun until she begged for forgiveness and knelt at his feet.
• Fang Yang healed Gong Yajun's hidden ailments, and she responded with renewed adoration and loyalty.
• Guan Qinghan watched Gong Yajun submit to Fang Yang and wondered how he had won the Abbess over.
• Gong Yajun offered to use the Rain Dragon Art to dispel Fang Yang's killing intent, and Fang Yang drew Guan Qinghan close to join her.

Fang Yang intimidated Gong Yajun and formed a connection with Lin Yanran, while Guan Qinghan resolved to keep working undercover despite her humiliation. After leaving them, Fang Yang sensed someone hiding nearby and called them out.

• Guan Qinghan resisted Fang Yang’s invitation but the forbidden art drew her to kneel before him alongside Lin Yanran and Gong Yajun.
• Gong Yajun restrained her jealousy and complied with Fang Yang, while Guan Qinghan later regained her composure and decided to maintain her undercover role.
• Fang Yang warned Gong Yajun and Lin Yanran not to compete for his affection again, then flew away satisfied with the night’s gains.
• Gong Yajun taunted Lin Yanran before leaving, and Guan Qinghan recorded what had happened and resolved to keep pleasing Fang Yang while managing the forbidden art’s side effects.
• Fang Yang reached a pavilion on an artificial hill, called out to the person hiding nearby, and a cold, aloof figure emerged.

Fang Yang tried to end Ye Qinghong’s romantic feelings by admitting he had intimate companions, but Ye Qinghong took the revelation as a reason to pursue becoming his spouse even more fiercely. The chapter ended with Fang Yang embracing his determined eldest disciple.

• Fang Yang found Ye Qinghong, who had secretly witnessed him with Gong Yajun and the Heavenly Devil Race's Holy Maiden, and asked whether he had seen everything.
• Ye Qinghong reconsidered his past feelings and concluded that Fang Yang was a kind master who had treated him with care.
• Ye Qinghong resolved to become Fang Yang’s spouse so he could prevent conflict between his master and junior sisters.
• Fang Yang admitted that he could not give up beautiful women and urged Ye Qinghong to end his twisted love.
• Ye Qinghong cited The Return of the Condor Heroes and declared that he would keep pursuing Fang Yang despite the hardship and opposition.
• Ye Qinghong drew the Azure Shadow Sword and vowed to cut down anyone who stood in his way, and Fang Yang drew him into an embrace.

Lian Yue entered the Shadow Moon Convent to awaken Ye Qinghong and carry out her plan to seduce their master, but she discovered the Blood Rain Demon Venerable on the rockery and remembered his betrayal. The chapter left her confronting the hatred behind her mission as Fang Yang examined Ye Qinghong nearby.

• Ye Qinghong undressed and asked Fang Yang to examine him, while Fang Yang covered him with his robe and began checking his body.
• Lian Yue slipped through the convent with Gu insects concealing her from its guards and recalled her plan with her second senior sister to destroy their master.
• Lian Yue resolved to awaken Ye Qinghong by using Gu insects to ensnare their master and make Ye Qinghong witness the result.
• Finding Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong absent from the courtyard, Lian Yue messaged Ye Qinghong and received the reply that he was bathing.
• Lian Yue reached the rockery, saw the Blood Rain Demon Venerable, and recalled how he had used her and her fellow disciples.

Lian Yue returned intending to rescue Ye Qinghong from Fang Yang, but she discovered that Ye Qinghong had willingly become Fang Yang’s wife and was defending him. Fang Yang drew Lian Yue’s attention to their bond and dared her to harm her master.

• Lian Yue approached the pavilion and saw Fang Yang touching Ye Qinghong, whom she believed was being forced.
• Lian Yue confronted Fang Yang, but Ye Qinghong drew the Azure Shadow Sword to protect his master and said he had willingly become Fang Yang’s wife.
• Ye Qinghong told Lian Yue that Fang Yang had taught him swordsmanship, treated his injuries, and helped him pursue revenge.
• Fang Yang recognized Lian Yue as a dangerous assassin but remained confident in his strength and protections.
• Fang Yang ordered Ye Qinghong back, pulled him into his embrace, and challenged Lian Yue to attack her master.

Fang Yang drew Lian Yue into his arms while Ye Qinghong struggled with jealousy and pain, and Lian Yue urged him to consider that his junior sisters might also seek to become Fang Yang’s spouse. Ye Qinghong left Shadow Moon Convent insisting he would never retreat or lose.

• Ye Qinghong claimed he could stop Lian Yue as Fang Yang’s spouse, while Lian Yue challenged his authority and said all four junior sisters would need to agree.
• Fang Yang pulled Lian Yue into his embrace and declared that both disciples could receive his affection.
• Lian Yue complained that Fang Yang treated her less warmly than Ye Qinghong, and Fang Yang told Ye Qinghong to leave so he could speak privately with her.
• As Ye Qinghong departed, Lian Yue warned that the junior sisters might compete to become Fang Yang’s spouse and that his old friend could be hurt.
• Ye Qinghong cut the distant lake with a sword stroke and left, declaring that a swordsman never retreated and that he would never lose.

Lian Yue tried to use Fang Yang’s apparent harassment to secretly infect him with gu and seize control of him. She sent the Red Dust Gu toward his chest, leaving its attack poised to decide whether her trap would succeed.

• Lian Yue let Fang Yang bind and suspend her while she concealed her disgust and acted bashfully.
• Lian Yue used Love Gu and Desire Gu to dull Fang Yang’s senses and draw him into close contact.
• Lian Yue sent translucent gu insects to bite Fang Yang and enter his blood, masking themselves with mist.
• Lian Yue released the Red Dust Gu and sent it toward Fang Yang’s chest, hoping it would infect him and place him under her control.