Chapter Summaries

Lian Yue tried to assassinate Fang Yang with her Gu, but he seized control of them and destroyed most of them. He forced the Red Dust Gu back into her, and as its desire overwhelmed her, he began channeling yang qi into her.

• Lian Yue activated her Red Dust Gu and other Gu, expecting them to kill Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang revealed that he had taken control of the Gu and crushed them, leaving the Red Dust Gu in his hand.
• Fang Yang condemned Lian Yue for turning her Gu against him and drove the Red Dust Gu into her body.
• The Red Dust Gu spread red dust aura through Lian Yue, magnifying her desires until she lost control.
• Fang Yang placed his hand on Lian Yue's head and channeled yang qi into her, igniting the Red Dust Gu.

After Fang Yang spared Lian Yue and refined the Red Dust Gu inside her, she remained wary of his sudden change but chose to approach him and compete with Ye Qinghong for the position of Shimu. She headed to Fang Yang’s courtyard, intending to protect her senior sister and look for a chance to act against him.

• Lian Yue woke in the pavilion and found her clothes intact, while Fang Yang explained that he would not defile her and warned her against another attempt to stab him in the back.
• Fang Yang refined Lian Yue’s Red Dust Gu, eased some of its harm to her body, and advised her to focus on nurturing it before flying away.
• Lian Yue recognized that the Red Dust Gu had caused her long-term weakness but doubted that Fang Yang had truly changed despite his help.
• Remembering Ye Qinghong’s intention to become their Shimu, Lian Yue decided she would approach Fang Yang, seek his weaknesses, and wait for Second Senior Sister’s plan.
• Lian Yue left the pavilion and headed for Fang Yang’s separate courtyard, determined to claim the position of Shimu for Ye Qinghong’s sake.

Lian Yue and Ye Qinghong argued over whether their Master could truly change, and Ye Qinghong vowed to win her over despite Lian Yue’s warnings. Fang Yang then entered the Mind Space and found Lian Yue bound to him on the Cold Jade Bed with Ye Qinghong and Han Lingxuan.

• Lian Yue met Ye Qinghong beside the lake, where he asked what she had told their Master and urged her to give him another chance.
• Ye Qinghong declared that he intended to take their Master in hand and become his wife, but Lian Yue warned that their fate was destined to end in either his death or theirs.
• Ye Qinghong rejected fate, gave Lian Yue precious warm jade to ease her suffering, and vowed he would not lose if she also pursued their Master.
• Lian Yue resolved to keep competing for their Master and reflected on the pain he had caused her.
• Fang Yang read the demon’s diary about Lian Yue’s suffering, entered the Mind Space, and found her on the Cold Jade Bed with himself, Ye Qinghong, and Han Lingxuan.

Fang Yang embraced his role as Demon Venerable and planned to win Lian Yue over by binding her and refining the Red Dust Gu. Meanwhile, Ye Qinghong entered the Ghost Lantern Sect’s courtyard and killed disciples who had insulted his master.

• Fang Yang resolved to bind Lian Yue again, remove and refine her Red Dust Gu, and use his Formless Demon Body to improve her condition and affection toward him.
• Fang Yang decided that his recent techniques and tools needed improvement, so he began drawing prizes.
• Ye Qinghong remembered fearing that Fourth Junior Sister might win their master’s attention and resolved to keep proving his devotion by killing his master’s enemies.
• Ghost Lantern Sect disciples traded gossip and intelligence, then discussed targeting Ye Qinghong to learn about the Demon Venerable.
• Ye Qinghong entered the courtyard and slew the disciples who had insulted his master, declaring that anyone who did so would die.

The Ghost Lantern Sect master used a forbidden ritual and sacrificed his juvenile kun to curse the Blood Rain Demon Venerable, while the Hehuan Sect Master planned to use his wife and soul-bewitching incense to trap the fiend. His wife agreed to the plan but secretly looked forward to tormenting the Demon Venerable herself.

• After Ye Qinghong left, the Ghost Lantern Sect master found the corpses and cursed the disciples for failing to stop her.
• The Ghost Lantern Sect master burned the fiend's birth characters and sacrificed his juvenile kun in a ritual, staking his life to kill the Blood Rain Demon Venerable.
• The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife recoiled from her husband's touch after comparing him with the Demon Venerable.
• The Hehuan Sect Master explained that soul-bewitching incense combined with their Great Yin-Yang Bliss Formula could ensnare the fiend.
• The Sect Master's Wife agreed to help trap the fiend, intending to keep him alive long enough to torment him.

The Corpse Controlling Sect prepared a coffin creature to exploit Fang Yang’s injury at the Divine Sect competition, while black-robed cultivators infiltrated Shadow Moon Convent. Gong Yajun dispelled Fang Yang’s killing intent, but Lian Yue arrived and confronted them about meeting in secret.

• The Corpse Controlling Sect master lowered a coffin into a well and fed it bloodied fingers, planning to unleash it against Fang Yang at the competition.
• Black-robed cultivators carrying ghostly jade stones slipped into Shadow Moon Convent.
• Gong Yajun used the Illusory Moon Grand Array to dispel Fang Yang’s killing intent and became increasingly devoted to him.
• Lian Yue knocked at the abbess’s door, then accused Gong Yajun of secretly meeting Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang opened the door, and Lian Yue entered to find Gong Yajun kneeling beside him in disheveled clothes.

Lian Yue mistook Fang Yang’s intentions and feared he planned to abuse her, but he used an Immortal-Locking Bliss Ring to treat the harm caused by her Red Dust Gu. The chapter ended with her trapped in his embrace as he gently tempered the Gu, while she remained convinced he had subdued her for depraved reasons.

• Lian Yue entered the palace, saw Gong Yajun kneeling before Fang Yang, and concluded that he had resumed his cruel ways and intended to prey on Eldest Senior Sister.
• Lian Yue tried to leave, but Fang Yang pulled her into his arms and ordered Gong Yajun to withdraw.
• Gong Yajun reluctantly left, offering to return if Fang Yang wanted her to serve him again.
• Fang Yang locked the Immortal-Locking Bliss Ring around Lian Yue’s wrist, leaving her unable to resist as its side effects filled her with humiliation and pleasure.
• Fang Yang held Lian Yue and patted her back, sending warmth through her blood that gradually purified and tempered the Red Dust Gu.

Fang Yang treated Lian Yue’s soul injuries when Ye Qinghong arrived, mistaking their intimate position for a secret rendezvous and an attack on his master. Fang Yang drew Ye Qinghong into the healing, leaving him realizing that he had misunderstood what he saw.

• Fang Yang urged Lian Yue to focus on tempering the Red Dust Gu while he treated her soul injuries.
• Ye Qinghong saw the Shadow Moon Convent’s protective formation activate and hurried to the Abbess’s palace, determined to defend Fang Yang despite his injuries.
• Ye Qinghong burst into the hall and found Fang Yang holding a nearly undressed Lian Yue, causing him to stop his attack and turn away in sorrow.
• Fang Yang called Ye Qinghong back and pulled him into his embrace, explaining that he was healing Lian Yue and would treat them both.
• Ye Qinghong saw that Lian Yue’s injuries were improving and realized he had mistaken Fang Yang’s treatment for an intimate rendezvous.

Fang Yang healed Lian Yue and Ye Qinghong, then learned that Ye Qinghong had been injured fighting the Corpse Controlling Sect, the Ghost Lantern Sect, and the Hehuan Sect to defend his dignity. As his disciples slept, Fang Yang resolved to kill whoever had hurt Ye Qinghong, while Ling'er waited at the Blood Rain Cult's mountain gate for the Demon Venerable to return.

• Fang Yang held Lian Yue and Ye Qinghong while treating their injuries, then sensed that Ye Qinghong had suffered serious wounds.
• Fang Yang used the Profound Heaven Strategy to identify killing intent from the Corpse Controlling Sect, the Ghost Lantern Sect, and the Hehuan Sect.
• Ye Qinghong admitted that he had fought to defend Fang Yang's dignity, and Fang Yang comforted him before healing both disciples.
• After Lian Yue and Ye Qinghong recovered and fell asleep, Fang Yang vowed to kill whoever had injured Ye Qinghong.
• Ling'er waited at the Blood Rain Cult's mountain gate and wondered when the Demon Venerable would return.

Ling'er gathered medicinal herbs for the Demon Venerable and returned to Parasol Tree Courtyard, while Han Lingxuan secretly watched over her and wrestled with her own complicated feelings. Han Lingxuan saw the care Ling'er lavished on the herbs and the wildflower Fang Yang had given her, and grew furious at the Demon Venerable for inspiring such devotion.

• Ling'er waited through the night at the mountain gate with herbs she had gathered for the Demon Venerable, then left with the White Snow Lion Cat as dawn approached.
• Han Lingxuan emerged from hiding after Ling'er left, admitted to herself that she had been waiting for the Demon Venerable's return, and flew back to Parasol Tree Courtyard.
• Ling'er returned to the courtyard, cleaned and sorted the herbs, and watered both Han Lingxuan's flowers and the wildflower Fang Yang had given her.
• Han Lingxuan noticed Ling'er's exhausted face and scratched hands, recalled the dangers she had faced gathering herbs, and blamed the Demon Venerable for winning her maid's devotion.

Han Lingxuan realized that her feelings for the Demon Venerable had taken root and decided to stop hating him, though she remained unsure how to act as his wife. A messenger arrived at the Parasol Tree Courtyard with a letter from the Demon Venerable’s second disciple, the Hall Master of the Heavenly Calculation Hall.

• Han Lingxuan denied having romantic feelings for the Demon Venerable, but Ling'er pointed out how agitated she seemed.
• Han Lingxuan studied her painting and memories, realized she had fallen for the Demon Venerable, and admitted she could no longer bring herself to assassinate him.
• Han Lingxuan wondered how to compete for the Demon Venerable’s favor and hoped he would not be injured.
• A woman knocked at the Parasol Tree Courtyard and delivered Han Lingxuan a letter from the Demon Venerable’s second disciple, the Hall Master of the Heavenly Calculation Hall.

Han Lingxuan received images of Fang Yang with other women and flew toward Shadow Moon Convent, determined to confront him. Meanwhile, Fang Yang stayed busy with his disciples and other women as the Demonic Path Divine Sect Assembly approached.

• Han Lingxuan viewed recordings of Fang Yang with Huang Fuling and a silver-haired woman, then grew furious at what she saw.
• A messenger from Heavenly Calculation Hall delivered a Flying Carriage, and Han Lingxuan set out for Shadow Moon Convent with Ling'er to confront Fang Yang.
• Ling'er brought supplies and treasured her Wooden Hairpin before boarding the carriage with Han Lingxuan.
• Over the next two days, Fang Yang sparred with Gong Yajun, visited Lin Yanran, and attended to his two disciples.
• On the eve of the Demonic Path Divine Sect Assembly, the Hehuan Sect prepared for the covert contest over the Divine Path Leader position.

Yin Gui Ancestor agreed to help the Black-Robed Man use a Ghost Domain formation near Shadow Moon Convent, with Blood Rain Demon Venerable as the first target. As the Demonic Path Assembly began, the Princess Consort arrived at Shadow Moon Convent, intent on killing the demon with her Charm Art.

• Yin Gui Ancestor met a group of black-clad men, and their leader promised to help him become Divine Sect Leader if he cooperated.
• The Black-Robed Man explained that Yin Gui Ancestor would serve as the core of a Ghost Domain formation capable of killing even Dharmakaya Realm experts.
• The Black-Robed Man told Yin Gui Ancestor that he had to kill Blood Rain Demon Venerable, whom he called the key to breaking the deadlock.
• The Princess Consort rode a Flying Carriage toward Shadow Moon Convent, empowered her Charm Art, and vowed to kill Blood Rain Demon Venerable.
• A female disciple of Shadow Moon Convent shouted at the Princess Consort as her Flying Carriage descended toward the mountain gate.

Han Lingxuan and Ling'er arrived at Shadow Moon Convent as the Demonic Path sects gathered to choose a Divine Sect Leader and plot the Demon Venerable's death. As rival factions prepared for his arrival, Gong Yajun challenged Lin Yanran, while Guan Qinghan grew wary of the Demon Venerable and planned to feign compliance until she could strike.

• Han Lingxuan entered Shadow Moon Convent declaring that she had come to tear the Demon Venerable apart, while Ling'er worried that the convent's women would compete for him.
• The Hehuan Sect, Corpse Controlling Sect, and Ghost Lantern Sect masters discussed their plan to kill the Demon Venerable, confident he could no longer threaten them.
• The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife prepared to seduce and kill the Demon Venerable, while Gong Yajun resolved to protect her master from the assembled sects.
• Gong Yajun confronted Lin Yanran and claimed that her convent's techniques gave her the advantage in winning the Demon Venerable's favor.
• Guan Qinghan suspected the Demon Venerable had arranged a trap for his enemies and decided to act compliant while waiting for a chance to assassinate him.

Guan Qinghan and Gong Yajun traded claims over their closeness to the Demon Venerable while waiting for him to arrive. Fang Yang’s intimidating entrance silenced the square, but the sect leaders remained unsure of his strength, and the women’s reactions to him left them uneasy.

• Guan Qinghan insisted that her deep feelings and youth made her a better match for the Demon Venerable than Gong Yajun, who countered that maturity and experience mattered more.
• The Demon Venerable arrived in his Black Jade Flying Carriage, guarded by Ye Qinghong, Lian Yue, and over a hundred Blood Rain Cult disciples.
• Ye Qinghong imagined becoming Fang Yang’s wife, while Lian Yue’s resentment wavered after his recent treatments; Fang Yang saw that her Fated Bond Points had risen.
• Fang Yang emerged with the pressure of his Profound Heaven Strategy, summoned a throne, and sat without anyone daring to stop him.
• The three sect masters debated whether Fang Yang was powerful or merely bluffing, then noticed the Abbess of Shadow Moon Convent and the female disciples gazing at him with affection.

Gong Yajun warned that Fang Yang's powerful killing intent would be difficult to dissolve, while Guan Qinghan struggled with the effects of her forbidden technique and the formation he had placed inside her. The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife approached Fang Yang under the pretense of testing him, but Ye Qinghong attacked her after she taunted him about his feelings for his master.

• Gong Yajun said Fang Yang's killing intent was too formidable for her to dissolve alone, and Guan Qinghan fought the effects of her forbidden technique and the formation inside her.
• The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife told her husband she would test Fang Yang and attempt to incapacitate him, assuring him her devotion to him remained unchanged.
• The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife knelt before Fang Yang, while he sensed her hidden murderous intent and Ye Qinghong readied his sword.
• The Hehuan Sect Master's Wife mocked Ye Qinghong's devotion to Fang Yang and called him a shameless born slut.
• Ye Qinghong drew the Azure Shadow Sword and thrust it at the Hehuan Sect Master's Wife, who sensed the danger of his attack.

Fang Yang protected Ye Qinghong from the Sect Master's Wife’s seductive attack and struck her down, but she openly welcomed his violence and tried to ensnare him with Soul Bewitching Incense. The Hehuan Sect Master reeled from his wife's words as Fang Yang faced her renewed assault.

• The Sect Master's Wife enveloped Ye Qinghong in pink mist, but Fang Yang pulled him into his arms before he could unleash his strongest sword strike.
• Fang Yang slapped the Sect Master's Wife to the ground and warned her not to insult his disciple again.
• The Sect Master's Wife rose and invited Fang Yang to hit her harder, causing the Hehuan Sect Master to spit blood and stagger in shock.
• Ye Qinghong reached for the Azure Shadow Sword, but Fang Yang slapped his backside, reassured him, and kissed him before moving him aside.
• The Sect Master's Wife approached Fang Yang with the Soul Bewitching Incense, crushed its bottle, and sent a mass of pink mist surging over him.

Fang Yang was trapped in the Sect Master's Wife's pink mist, while the leaders of the Demonic Path prepared to fight outside. Guan Qinghan recovered fragmented memories suggesting she was Fang Yang's wife and rushed to stop the woman, but Fang Yang seized the Sect Master's Wife before she could act.

• Ye Qinghong and Lian Yue prepared to intervene, but the Hehuan Sect Master blocked them with his Dharma Body as other sect leaders readied their weapons.
• Gong Yajun prepared to unleash the Illusory Moon Grand Array to protect Fang Yang, while Guan Qinghan's memories of secret meetings with him returned.
• Guan Qinghan saw the Sect Master's Wife approaching Fang Yang and declared that she would kill the woman for trying to steal her husband.
• The Sect Master's Wife tried to use the Soul Bewitching Incense and her Dual Cultivation Technique on Fang Yang, but he suddenly grabbed her by the neck.
• The Sect Master's Wife sensed Fang Yang's weakened cultivation and summoned her Dharma Body to attack him.

Fang Yang defeated the Sect Master's Wife and left her unconscious, prompting the assembled Demonic Path leaders to prepare for battle. The three sect masters confronted him with their Dharma Bodies, setting the stage for a fight.

• Fang Yang crushed the Sect Master's Wife's Dharma Body and tortured her with his Demon Finger until she collapsed.
• Fang Yang dispersed the mist, revealing himself unharmed and the Sect Master's Wife unconscious before her husband and the assembled Demonic Path.
• Ye Qinghong, Lian Yue, Gong Yajun, and Guan Qinghan saw that Fang Yang was safe, while Gong Yajun dismissed the Sect Master's Wife's attempt to seduce him.
• The Hehuan Sect Master, the Corpse Controlling Sect Master, and the Ghost Lantern Sect Master readied their powers and faced Fang Yang with their Dharma Bodies.

Fang Yang prepared to face the three sect masters, but Guan Qinghan unexpectedly approached him and kissed him, believing her lost memories meant they were husband and wife. The crowd and sect masters were left stunned, while Fang Yang wondered what was wrong with her.

• Fang Yang stopped Ye Qinghong from charging into danger and told him to trust his master.
• Guan Qinghan appeared with her three-leaf Dharma Form and charged toward Fang Yang, leading the onlookers to expect a battle.
• Guan Qinghan recalled fragments suggesting Fang Yang was her husband and happily kissed him in front of everyone.
• Guan Qinghan apologized for biting Fang Yang's lip and closed her eyes as she moved in to kiss him again.
• The crowd and three sect masters stared in shock as Fang Yang focused on Guan Qinghan and sensed her nervous, joyful feelings.