Chapter Summaries

After a night haunted by memories of the Princess Consort, Ye Qinghong’s unsettled heart left him unable to use his Glazed Sword Heart, so he practiced until dawn and fled to the back mountain hot spring. The Princess Consort rejected his breakfast before deciding to eat the bird’s nest soup as compensation, then set off for the same spring with Ling’er and the White Snow Lion Cat.

• Ye Qinghong repeatedly tried and failed to activate his Glazed Sword Heart, then practiced swordsmanship through the night until the visions faded.
• Ye Qinghong plunged into the back mountain hot spring to calm himself.
• The Princess Consort learned that the Demon Venerable had brought breakfast and ordered Ling’er to give the bird’s nest soup to the White Snow Lion Cat.
• The Princess Consort changed her mind, ate a bowl of soup, and shared the remaining bowls with Ling’er and the cat.
• The Princess Consort rested, then walked with Ling’er and the White Snow Lion Cat toward the back mountain hot spring.

The Princess Consort recovered from the previous night at the hot spring and resolved to keep pretending to love Fang Yang while studying the Booklet’s second page to find another chance to assassinate him. Fang Yang began rebuilding his cultivation and prepared to practice the next position with her that night.

• The Princess Consort bathed with Lion Cat, reflected on her failed assassination attempt, and decided to continue courting Fang Yang while studying the second page.
• Fang Yang cultivated with the Heavenly Demon Art and reached the level of a third-rank expert after two days.
• Fang Yang tested his palm strike, hollowing out a tree, and considered focusing on raising the Princess Consort’s affection for more Matchmaking Points.
• Fang Yang studied the Booklet’s second page and wondered whether he and the Princess Consort could coordinate its more difficult position that night.

Fang Yang and the Princess Consort each tried to use their second move from an illustrated booklet during their nightly encounter, only to realize it felt familiar. The story then shifted to Ye Qinghong in the Listening Sword Courtyard, where he demonstrated his mastery of the glazed sword heart.

• Fang Yang arrived at Wutong Courtyard for the third consecutive night, and the Princess Consort welcomed him while secretly preparing to assassinate him.
• The Princess Consort resolved to make Fang Yang fall for her, while Ling'er hid under the bed and the White Snow Lion Cat covered its eyes and ears.
• After the Princess Consort said they should begin in delight and end fully satisfied, Fang Yang swallowed a bottle of pills to improve his performance.
• Fang Yang and the Princess Consort imitated the second move in their illustrated booklet, then both recognized the position as familiar.
• In the bamboo grove of the Listening Sword Courtyard, Ye Qinghong shattered a falling leaf with a wave and summoned his Azure Shadow Sword to circle him, displaying his glazed sword heart.

Ye Qinghong concluded that the visions from the previous night were an inner demon and prepared to destroy it with his glazed sword heart. The visions changed, shattered his sword heart again and again, and left him fleeing to the hot spring on the rear mountain for relief.

• Ye Qinghong reflected on the previous night and decided that an inner demon had caused the visions.
• Ye Qinghong waited for the inner demon, then attacked when the familiar scene appeared in his mind.
• The visions changed into more indecent scenes, causing Ye Qinghong's glazed sword heart to shatter repeatedly.
• Ye Qinghong tried again and again to regain his sword heart, but eventually spat out blood and could no longer enter the state.
• Ye Qinghong fled to the rear mountain's hot spring and submerged himself in the water to regain some clarity.

The Princess Consort repeatedly tried to assassinate Fang Yang during his nightly visits, but she grew weaker while he left her wild ginseng porridge. By the seventh night, she and her maid were left in silence, with the Princess Consort’s next move unclear.

• On the third day, the Princess Consort insisted to Ling'er that she would keep enduring Fang Yang’s visits until she could kill him, then asked for six bowls of porridge.
• On the fourth day, Fang Yang swallowed two bottles of pills while the Princess Consort clutched her hairpin, but she found no chance to attack him.
• On the fifth day, the Princess Consort continued her plan despite her frail condition, and Fang Yang left her six bowls of porridge with jujubes.
• On the sixth day, Fang Yang swallowed four bottles of pills as the Princess Consort again failed to attack him, then she replaced his wild ginseng porridge with bird’s nest soup.
• On the seventh day, the Princess Consort looked at her silent maid and asked her a question.

The Princess Consort asked Fang Yang to leave because she was ill, giving him a chance to rest after days of exhausting cultivation. Back at the Demon Venerable Pavilion, Fang Yang wondered about the maid he had never seen before, while a black-robed man ordered a young spy to investigate whether the Demon Venerable was injured.

• The Princess Consort sent Ling'er to tell Fang Yang she was ill and ask him to leave.
• Fang Yang was relieved, promised to send medicinal ingredients and restorative tonics, and departed.
• Fang Yang returned to the Demon Venerable Pavilion and wondered where Ling'er had been during his earlier visits.
• A black-robed man pressured a young man to investigate whether the Demon Venerable had suffered cultivation deviation and been gravely injured.

A Demon Cult Outer Disciple resolved to obey the Black-Robed Man and probe Fang Yang, while Fang Yang used the Profound Heaven Strategy to create an impressive display that concealed his weak attack. Fang Yang then began spending his Matchmaking Points on draws, losing repeatedly as the chapter ended.

• The Black-Robed Man ordered the young Outer Disciple to probe the Demon Venerable, and the young man chose to act rather than face death.
• Fang Yang displayed thunder and lightning with the Profound Heaven Strategy, but his palm left only a narrow crack in the stone.
• Demon Cult followers mistook Fang Yang's show of power for a breakthrough and praised his strength.
• Fang Yang bathed, changed, arranged Azure Dragon and White Tiger statues for luck, and began drawing with his fifteen Matchmaking Points.
• Fang Yang's first draws were repeatedly stolen by a mouse, and he kept drawing despite his growing frustration.

Fang Yang exhausted his matchmaking points, drawing two Demon Venerable Peak Experience Cards and a Charm Card alongside several skill cards based on the Princess Consort’s unexpected hobbies. Just as he prepared to rest, his followers brought in a captured intruder for him to judge.

• Fang Yang used his pity draw and received an Advanced Rubber-Band Jumping skill card tied to the Princess Consort of the Southern Pacifying King.
• Fang Yang drew two Demon Venerable Peak Experience Cards and a Charm Card, which he stored for later use.
• Fang Yang spent his remaining matchmaking points on skill cards for the Princess Consort involving bathing and blowing bubbles, and sandbag tossing.
• A follower reported that they had captured a fool and asked Fang Yang to decide his fate.
• Fang Yang ordered the follower to bring the captive in.

Fang Yang learned that an Inner Disciple had sent an Outer Disciple to test whether his secluded cultivation had left him injured or in cultivation deviation. The paltry reward and the threat used to coerce the Outer Disciple enraged Fang Yang, who began to suspect a broader plot against him.

• An injured Outer Disciple was brought before Fang Yang and confessed that he had been sent to probe the Demon Venerable's condition.
• Fang Yang demanded the full story, and the Outer Disciple explained that an Inner Disciple had threatened him and instructed him how to test Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang learned that the Inner Disciple had offered the Outer Disciple a basic Demon Cult cultivation technique as his reward.
• Fang Yang grew furious at the insult, while the Outer Disciple felt relieved that he had chosen to side with the Demon Venerable.

Fang Yang used the Soul-Testing Stone to make an Outer Disciple believe he was gravely injured, then ordered him to spread that report. The swordsman decided to exploit the supposed weakness and attack Fang Yang alone.

• Fang Yang turned the Soul-Testing Stone black with astral wind and told the Outer Disciple to return it as proof that he was gravely injured.
• The Outer Disciple accepted Fang Yang’s promise of a reward and left to deliver the report.
• The swordsman examined the black stone and concluded that Fang Yang was badly injured, then considered killing him and taking his treasures and the Princess Consort.
• The Sword Canon’s fragrance persuaded the swordsman not to notify the other protectors, and he ordered his right-hand man to keep his plans secret.
• The swordsman set out to assassinate Fang Yang alone and promised his subordinate wealth and freedom afterward.

Zhang Sheng entered the Demon Venerable Pavilion to kill the weakened Fang Yang, believing the cult would turn against its tyrannical leader if summoned. Fang Yang recognized Zhang Sheng and faced a choice between a quiet fight and ringing the Bell of All Life as enemies closed in.

• Zhang Sheng trespassed into the Demon Venerable Pavilion, intent on taking revenge on the weakened Demon Venerable.
• Fang Yang pretended to recognize Zhang Sheng until he identified him as one of the Demon Cult's Eight Great Protectors.
• Zhang Sheng revealed that he planned to kill Fang Yang while he was weakened by cultivation deviation.
• Fang Yang warned that ringing the Bell of All Life would summon the Demon Cult, but Zhang Sheng argued that more people would come to kill him than protect him.
• Fang Yang sighed that he had only one choice left.

Fang Yang rang the Bell of All Life to summon the Blood Rain Cult, drawing enemies from across the sect to the Demon Venerable Pavilion. The Princess Consort of the Southern Pacifying King heard that he was in danger and reacted with panic, insisting he could not die so easily.

• Zhang Sheng advanced toward Fang Yang, believing he was about to kill him, but Fang Yang rang the Bell of All Life.
• Fang Yang took his seat on the throne and opened the pavilion doors, welcoming the cult members and enemies rushing toward him.
• The old man with the bone necklace hurried to the pavilion, while the married couple believed the bell meant their plans were succeeding.
• Ye Qinghong left Listening Sword Courtyard and flew toward the pavilion after hearing the bell.
• The Princess Consort of the Southern Pacifying King learned that people were going to kill Fang Yang, dropped her booklet, and murmured that he could not die so easily.

The Princess Consort insisted to Ling'er that she had only been trying to weaken the Demon Venerable so she could assassinate him, though she struggled with the pain and restlessness after his apparent death. She took the White Snow Lion Cat out of the courtyard, and Ling'er asked whether she truly wanted the Demon Venerable dead.

• Ling'er worried that the Princess Consort had fallen for the Demon Venerable and decided she would take his place if he came back to bully her.
• The Princess Consort denied wanting to save the Demon Venerable and claimed she had been weakening him as part of a plan to assassinate him.
• The White Snow Lion Cat read a booklet while the Princess Consort insisted she was not longing for a man and lay down to rest.
• The Princess Consort paced and complained about the stuffy room and the ringing bells, then carried the cat out of the courtyard.
• Ling'er asked the Princess Consort whether she really wanted the Demon Venerable to die.

At the Demon Venerable Pavilion, Zhang Sheng’s greed drove him to pursue Fang Yang despite the other Demon Cult members gathering outside. The chapter left Fang Yang and Zhang Sheng flying toward the top of the hall, with their confrontation about to begin.

• The Demon Cult’s members, including the skeletal old man and the married couple, gathered outside the pavilion after Zhang Sheng entered alone.
• The woman revealed that she had put a desire-amplifying fragrance on the Sword Canon, making Zhang Sheng’s greed grow stronger.
• Fang Yang faced Zhang Sheng in the hall, appearing injured but declaring that he had rung the Bell of All Life to lure out the traitors and kill them.
• Zhang Sheng considered withdrawing to join the other Protectors, but the fragrance reignited his desire to kill Fang Yang and claim the treasures.
• Zhang Sheng followed Fang Yang as he flew toward the top of the pavilion.

Fang Yang’s striking appearance atop the Demon Venerable Pavilion captivated the crowd, while the Princess Consort of the Southern Pacifying King arrived and renewed her vow to kill him. Huang Fuling and the Princess Consort exchanged concealed jealousy, and Ye Qinghong arrived, silencing everyone.

• Fang Yang stood atop the Bell of All Life after swallowing a Charm Pill, and his appearance left the crowd stunned and admiring.
• The Princess Consort of the Southern Pacifying King climbed toward the pavilion while blaming Fang Yang for her suffering and promising to kill him someday.
• Huang Fuling noticed the Princess Consort’s condition and grew jealous of Fang Yang’s attention to her.
• The Princess Consort and Huang Fuling sized each other up, privately judging one another while exchanging friendly smiles.
• Ye Qinghong descended from the sky with a sword on his back, and her arrival silenced the crowd.

Fang Yang lured the Demon Cult members into attacking by pretending his cultivation had fallen, then revealed his four-leaf dharmakaya and turned the assault into a massacre. He began hunting down the fleeing attackers, asserting that the Demon Cult’s power rested on him alone.

• Ye Qinghong chose a blue-green rock, then exchanged nods with Huang Fuling and the Princess Consort of the Southern Pacifying King, who found his gaze unsettling.
• Fang Yang addressed the Demon Cult members gathered by the Bell of All Life and pretended his cultivation had fallen to the third grade.
• Zhang Sheng presented a black Soul-Suppressing Stone as proof that Fang Yang was gravely wounded, prompting the crowd to attack him for his treasures and the Princess Consort.
• Fang Yang crushed his Demon Venerable Card and manifested a four-leaf dharmakaya, causing the attackers to panic and flee.
• Fang Yang declared that the Demon Cult was invincible because of his strength, then had his dharmakaya seize and crush one fleeing cult member.

Fang Yang slaughtered the Demon Cult disciples who challenged his authority, then tortured Zhang Sheng to death for plotting against the Princess Consort. As the survivors feared him, Huang Fuling became infatuated with Fang Yang, angering her undercover partner Yuan Heng.

• Fang Yang killed the Demon Cult disciples who had stepped forward, leaving the others too terrified to question him.
• Zhang Sheng knelt and begged for mercy, but Fang Yang lifted him by the neck and destroyed his spiritually aware black sword.
• Fang Yang sent a Demon Thread into Zhang Sheng, explaining that he was punishing him for targeting the Princess Consort and testing him with a cultivation manual.
• The White Bone Elder and the middle-aged guardian suspected Fang Yang had staged a test, while Huang Fuling murmured that she wanted to use Pleasure Powder on him.
• Yuan Heng confronted Huang Fuling about her attraction to Fang Yang, and she told him he was ugly.

Fang Yang crushed Zhang Sheng’s rebellion, killed his followers, and punished the protectors who had failed to defend him. After stripping Yuan Heng, Huang Fuling, and White Bone Elder of their cultivation, he left the Demon Cult subdued and fearful.

• Fang Yang detected Zhang Sheng’s marked subordinates and crushed them to death, then declared that no one could object to his judgment.
• Fang Yang seized Yuan Heng and reduced his cultivation from the great grandmaster realm to the grandmaster realm for failing to defend him.
• Fang Yang punished Huang Fuling the same way, while her flirtatious response enraged Yuan Heng and drew an insult from Princess Consort'er.
• Fang Yang stripped White Bone Elder of his three lotuses and threw him to the ground, thwarting his attempt to kill Fang Yang.

Fang Yang detected the White Bone Elder’s concealed killing intent and crushed him to death before the Demon Venerable Tower. He then used a card tied to Ye Qinghong and summoned the Azure Shadow Sword, leaving the sword struggling in his grasp.

• The White Bone Elder pretended to submit while secretly plotting to kill Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang sensed the White Bone Elder’s murderous intent, seized him with his Dharma Body, and crushed him despite his pleas.
• Fang Yang decided to deter others from testing him and shattered the Ye Qinghong card.
• Ye Qinghong sensed a fleeting loss from his body as Fang Yang summoned the Azure Shadow Sword from his back.
• The Azure Shadow Sword struggled against Fang Yang, but his surge of power stunned it.

Fang Yang captivated the crowd at the Demon Venerable Pavilion after crushing Ye Qinghong’s card, while the Princess Consort realized her assassination plan depended on an injury Fang Yang did not have. A yin-energy spirit emerged from a pearl inside the White Bone Elder’s corpse and lunged at Fang Yang.

• Fang Yang crushed Ye Qinghong’s card and summoned the complete God-Shocking Sword, radiating a charm that enthralled the crowd.
• Ye Qinghong suppressed the inner demon stirred by mortifying memories, while Huang Fuling and the White Snow Lion Cat were also affected by Fang Yang’s charm.
• The Princess Consort of the Southern Pacifying King asked Ling'er whether her strategy was working, and Ling'er pointed out that Fang Yang had never been injured.
• The Princess Consort realized her seduction and assassination schemes had been pointless because Fang Yang was unharmed, then saw the White Snow Lion Cat fall under his spell.
• A white pearl inside the White Bone Elder’s corpse cracked, releasing yin energy that formed an old man’s face.
• The yin-energy spirit fixed on Fang Yang, praised his pure energy, and lunged at him.