Chapter Summaries

Yun Che rescued the wounded Ye Qingshuang from a pack of Demon Wolves and discovered she had mastered a top-grade movement technique. As they tried to escape the Wuxia Mountains, Lu Luxiu ambushed them.

• Ye Qingshuang, gravely wounded and out of spiritual energy, prepared to fight the Demon Wolves before Yun Che rushed in and killed them.
• Yun Che slaughtered the remaining wolves, while Ye Qingshuang realized the young academy instructor was far stronger than he appeared.
• Yun Che gave Ye Qingshuang a healing pill and offered to carry her out of the Wuxia Mountains as she warned that the four bandit leaders were searching for her.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand while helping Ye Qingshuang onto his back and obtained her top-grade movement technique, Thunder Shadow Divine Movement.
• Lu Luxiu attacked them from the air with an axe strike and mocked Ye Qingshuang as Yun Che dodged.

Yun Che fled with the wounded Ye Qingshuang while Lu Luxiu pursued them, and he injured Lu Luxiu with a magically empowered gold coin. Yun Che escaped into an underground river, leaving Lu Luxiu trapped and raging as the other King Realm experts arrived.

• Yun Che refused Ye Qingshuang’s offer to hold Lu Luxiu off and used Thunder Shadow Divine Movement to flee with her.
• Yun Che grabbed a gold coin from Lu Luxiu and, after divine blessing transformed it into a mystic osmium gold coin, used it to break Lu Luxiu’s arm and wound his chest.
• Yun Che and Ye Qingshuang reached an underground river, where Yun Che jumped into the water and escaped through its tangled passages.
• Lu Luxiu plunged into the river but could not find Yun Che, so he attacked the water in a rage.
• Hong Fusheng, Fatty Zhou, and Xu Asi arrived and wondered why Lu Luxiu was injured and acting madly.

Hong Futian learned that his son had failed to capture South Sand Fortress and lost the Four-Armed Demon Maggot, while Yun Che returned safely to Falling Moon Academy with Ye Qingshuang. After King Qin arrived to protect the academy and help Ye Qingshuang recover, Yun Che acquired a storybook from him and joked with Qin Yelan about giving her a fine sword.

• Hong Futian received a report that his son had failed to capture South Sand Fortress and the Four-Armed Demon Maggot had died, and he erupted in fury.
• Yun Che rescued Ye Qingshuang from the underground river and earned righteousness for saving her and the teachers and students of Falling Moon Academy.
• Yun Che and Ye Qingshuang returned to Falling Moon Academy, where Ye Qingshuang warned him to conceal his Thunder Shadow Divine Movement and said she would ask King Qin for reinforcements.
• King Qin arrived with instructors and Qin Yelan, praised Yun Che for drawing away the Four-Armed Demon Maggot, and gave Ye Qingshuang a fourth-grade Mystic Spirit Pill to aid her recovery.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on King Qin and acquired the storybook Her That Night, then declined the academy meeting and accepted a Healing Pill.
• Qin Yelan admired Yun Che's black sword, and he joked that he would give her a fine sword someday; she teased him by saying she would wait for her brother-in-law to give it to her.

Yun Che gave Feng Chu cultivation resources and a manual, then used Divine Hand on the fading old man to obtain a unique second-class scroll and became an Order Annihilator. The old man assigned him a mandatory quest to destroy a demon-production facility at Sacred Profound Sect within three years, or lose a randomly selected class.

• Feng Chu told Yun Che she had reached the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm, and he encouraged her, gave her the Demonflame Heart Sutra and spiritual resources, and promised her a sword after she reached the Acquired Realm.
• Yun Che gave Amu a low-grade Greenwood Art manual after noticing his envy of Feng Chu's cultivation.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on the fading old man and obtained a unique Order Annihilator Class Change Scroll.
• Yun Che acquired Order Annihilator as his second class and gained a 300-point Agility bonus that would apply when he switched to it.
• The old man gave Yun Che a mandatory quest to destroy a branch demon-production facility at Sacred Profound Sect within three years, with the failure penalty of losing a randomly selected class.

Yun Che worried about protecting King Qin from his trusted godson, Qin Lang, and used the Divine Hand to retrieve a pill and a secret letter from Red Skull. He decided to investigate the letter’s meeting at Full River Tower the next evening.

• Yun Che recalled that the Great Yuan Empire’s mission involved locating a Demon production facility inside the powerful Sacred Profound Sect, then focused on surviving the four great bandits and preventing King Qin’s murder.
• Yun Che met Qin Lang and his older brother Yun Jin, concealed his suspicions, and exchanged friendly words with them.
• As Yun Che walked away, he used the Divine Hand on Yun Jin and retrieved a second-grade Meridian-Opening Pill and a secret letter from Red Skull.
• Yun Che read that Xu Fei and another honored guest would visit Full River Tower the next evening and decided to go investigate.

Yun Che acquired Zhang Wuji’s incomplete supreme-grade Golden Bell Shield and mastered its perfected form, greatly increasing his combat strength. After Zhang Wuji broke through during Yun Che’s lesson, word spread through Falling Moon Academy, while Yun Che set out to gather more experience and items.

• Yun Che taught Class Nine and used Divine Fortune’s Turn on Zhang Wuji to acquire his incomplete Golden Bell Shield.
• Yun Che’s Divine Hand restored the Golden Bell Shield to perfection and raised his Strength, Endurance, and Constitution by 200 points each.
• Zhang Wuji entered a state of enlightenment during Yun Che’s lesson and broke through to the acquired realm.
• Yun Che encouraged Zhang Wuji with a nonsensical speech, and the students’ respect for him increased.
• News of Yun Che’s lesson spread through Falling Moon Academy, and Yun Jin doubted that his brother could have taught so well.
• Yun Che decided to visit other classes to acquire more items and experience points.

Yun Che discovered that Divine Hand could steal attributes from Poison Spirit Plants and raised his poison resistance enough to pursue treasures hidden in poisonous areas. After refusing Huang Huihong’s quest, he snatched a pill from the alchemist and left, while Huang Huihong planned to tempt him with a better reward.

• King Qin introduced Yun Che to Zhuge Buhuo, from whom Yun Che snatched a Married Woman Seduction Research Manuscript, revealing Zhuge’s plans to seduce married women.
• Yun Che searched the academy for three hours, gaining experience, attributes, and cultivation techniques before realizing Divine Hand might work on Poison Spirit Plants.
• Yun Che repeatedly snatched poison resistance from the plants, raising his total to 666 and concluding he could reach treasures in poisonous places.
• Yun Che learned that other spiritual herbs lacked attributes because they were too young and decided to test Divine Hand on ancient herbs someday.
• Huang Huihong offered Yun Che an opportunity, but Yun Che refused, snatched a Calm Mind Pill from him, and left as Huang Huihong resolved to offer a Grandmaster Pill.

Yun Che accepted Huang Huihong’s A-rank quest to gather Snakefruits after receiving a genuine Grandmaster Pill in advance. Meanwhile, the Red Skull Bandit Group kept sacrificing men to push deeper into the ruins, and Yun Che’s reputation began to grow as students attended his class.

• Huang Huihong gave Yun Che a genuine Fourth-Grade Grandmaster Pill and offered him an A-rank quest to gather ten Mid-Grade Snakefruits from the Poison Miasma Snake Forest within three days.
• Yun Che accepted the quest and left the herb garden, surprising Huang Huihong, who had expected him to back down from entering the dangerous forest.
• Hong Futian ordered the Red Skull Bandit Group to continue advancing through the ruins, while Hong Mian urged the men onward despite the mounting deaths.
• Yun Che taught Class Nine as more than fifty students attended, and his lessons on cultivation methods and combat techniques drew growing interest.
• Yun Che’s reputation points increased, bringing him closer to hidden quests and the reputation shop, which required 100,000 points to unlock.

Yun Jin discovered that his Meridian-Opening Pill had vanished and failed to break through, while the Red Skull Bandit Group prepared an assault on Falling Moon City and plotted against King Qin. At Falling Moon Academy, three of Yun Che’s students entered enlightenment during his lesson, including Yang Guo, who was on the verge of breaking through to the innate realm.

• Yun Jin found his Meridian-Opening Pill missing and failed to break through to the middle stage of the acquired realm without it.
• Hong Futian punished Hong Mian and Zhao Cang for returning empty-handed, then ordered Zhao Cang to bring Yun Che to him.
• Chai Shuyu reported that Yun Che had lured away the Four-Armed Demon Maggot and survived unharmed.
• Hong Futian learned that Xu Asi’s son would deliver Spirit-Degenerating Powder that night and gloated over his plan against King Qin.
• During Yun Che’s lesson, three bottlenecked students entered enlightenment, including Yang Guo, who was at the peak of the acquired realm.

Yun Che left the academy after helping three students break through, and their success made his teaching reputation spread rapidly. On his way to the Full River Tower, he killed Wang Hao, the pig-faced masked man who had attacked him before, and gained experience, righteousness, and death qi.

• Yun Che siphoned 500 experience points from King Qin and considered hunting demonic beasts in the Poison Miasma Snake Forest to gain more.
• Three Class Nine students broke through after Yun Che's lesson, including one who reached the Innate Realm, and students across Falling Moon Academy praised his teaching.
• Yun Jin erupted at his classmates for praising Yun Che, then left the classroom in anger and resentment.
• King Qin heard about the breakthroughs and asked Qin Lang to summon his uncles to the academy that night.
• Wang Hao blocked Yun Che outside the academy and tried to destroy his spiritual power vortex, but Yun Che broke his wrist, shattered his vortex, and fatally injured him.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on Wang Hao and walked away as Wang Hao died, earning 170 experience, 10 righteousness, and 10 death qi.

Yun Che disguised himself as Qin Lang to obtain Xu Fei’s plan and Spirit-Felling Powder, then stole Xu Fei’s rare S-rank Spirit Thought Sword talent. As Yun Che headed for the Poison Miasma Snake Forest, Vice Dean Zhao Cang intercepted him to capture him for Boss Hong, and Yun Che attacked with his sword techniques and new soul-striking talent.

• Yun Che disguised himself as Qin Lang and met Xu Fei at the Full River Tower, where Xu Fei revealed that the four leaders planned to attack Falling Moon City at midnight and handed over Spirit-Felling Powder.
• Yun Che persuaded Xu Fei to leave for the Spring Welcoming Courtyard, then used Divine Hand to acquire Xu Fei’s S-rank Spirit Thought Sword talent.
• Yun Che left Falling Moon City for the Poison Miasma Snake Forest, but Vice Dean Zhao Cang caught up with him and demanded that he come speak with Boss Hong about the Four-Armed Demon Maggot.
• Yun Che refused Zhao Cang’s invitation and attacked him with the Frost Heaven Severing Sword and Thunder Shadow Divine Movement, surprising Zhao Cang with his techniques.
• Yun Che charged again and unleashed Spirit Thought Sword against Zhao Cang, who warned him that he was holding back to keep Yun Che alive.

Yun Che killed Vice Dean Zhao, gained a treasure map pointing to the Red Skull Bandits’ island, and improved his equipment before entering the Poison Miasma Snake Forest. He began gathering poison-stem orchids as he explored the forest safely.

• Yun Che evaded Zhao Cang’s attacks with Thunder Shadow Divine Movement and mental assaults until a stun triggered, allowing him to slit Zhao Cang’s throat.
• Yun Che received a Treasure Map and leveled his Order Annihilator class to level 2, gaining 300 agility when he switched to it.
• The Gluttony Mask consumed Zhao Cang’s blood essence, and Yun Che discovered that its stats had increased.
• Yun Che found that the Treasure Map marked a site on the island occupied by the Red Skull Bandits, then looted Zhao Cang’s storage ring and ate an Essence Fruit for 20 mental strength.
• Yun Che smelted spare equipment to improve his sword and armor, then entered the Poison Miasma Snake Forest and gathered a low-grade poison-stem orchid.

Yun Che used Divine Hand to steal valuable items from Sacred Profound Sect disciples and even removed a pursuing Fire-Poison Giant Python’s Demon Core. He fought his way into a snake den, found the Snake King's Eye cultivation art, and came face-to-face with a rare snake that might be a Variant Snake.

• Yun Che hid from Qiu Chuji and the Sacred Profound Sect disciples as they fled a Fire-Poison Giant Python, then used Divine Hand to steal their items and the python’s Demon Core.
• The python lost its power and retreated, while Qiu Chuji’s group discovered their spirit fruit, pill formula, and Azure Sky Garment were missing.
• Yun Che examined the Fifth-Grade Emperor Heart Pill Formula, then raced deeper into the Poison Miasma Snake Forest.
• Yun Che entered a snake den and cut through its inhabitants with Supreme Sword Art, collecting experience as he went.
• Yun Che found the high-grade Snake King's Eye cultivation art and decided to give it to Feng Chu.
• Yun Che reached the den’s innermost chamber and saw a white, silver-eyed snake with a horn, which he suspected was a Variant Snake.

Yun Che defeated the Thunderclap Dragon Snake and gained it as a pet through an equal contract, then collected Snake Fruit and reached a ruined tomb to claim a diamond chest. He opened the tomb’s jade sarcophagus, but the chapter ended before revealing what was inside.

• Yun Che stunned and injured the Thunderclap Dragon Snake, then accepted its offer of an equal contract and made it his pet.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on the Thunderclap Dragon Snake and gained 100 Agility before feeding it a Healing Pill.
• The Thunderclap Dragon Snake shrank and hid inside Yun Che’s robes, while Yun Che gathered Snake Fruit from the cavern wall.
• Yun Che reached a ruined tomb in the Poison Miasma Snake Forest and put the diamond chest into his game inventory.
• Yun Che pushed open the green jade sarcophagus, and the chapter ended as he saw what was inside.

Yun Che nearly died when the silver-haired remains in the Azure Coffin Tomb revived and drained his blood, but he stopped her with a Guaranteed-Fall Banana Peel. The woman became his soulguard, the Pioneer, and Yun Che left the tomb with more questions about their connection and a newly fed Thunder Dragon Serpent.

• Yun Che discovered that the mutilated silver-haired woman's remains were a Forbidden Item, then watched as she revived and drained his HP while he was immobilized.
• Yun Che used a Guaranteed-Fall Banana Peel to make the woman fall, then healed himself as his HP dwindled to five.
• The silver-haired woman floated toward Yun Che and became his soulguard armament, identified as the Pioneer, a survivor of the Demonfall War with an SSS-rank Immortal Divine Body.
• Yun Che checked his status panel, found Pioneer listed as his soulguard, and failed to summon her.
• Yun Che fed the Fire-Poison Giant Python's Demon Core to the little white snake, then opened a diamond treasure chest.

Yun Che obtained a Rebound Ring and a rare spirit fruit before clashing with Qiu Chuji and the Sacred Profound Sect disciples over a missing pill recipe. He killed the group, including Qiu Chuji, and broke through to mid-stage Innate Realm.

• Yun Che received a single-use Rebound Ring, a Superior Wild Kiwi, gold coins, and experience from a treasure chest.
• Qiu Chuji stopped Yun Che and demanded that he return a pill recipe, then tried to capture and search him.
• Yun Che wounded Qiu Chuji with a quick sword slash and killed three disciples when they attacked him together.
• Qiu Chuji fought Yun Che with the Supreme Sword Art, but Yun Che overpowered him and cut down the phantom summoned by Qiu Chuji's jade token before killing Qiu Chuji.
• Yun Che killed the remaining Sacred Profound Sect disciples, including Huang Yao'er, and gained enough experience to reach mid-stage Innate Realm.

After Yun Che defeated Qiu Chuji and his group, Zhang Runfa vowed revenge while Qin Lang's attempt to obtain poison failed. As the bandits attacked Falling Moon City, King Qin confronted their leaders, who believed Spirit-Felling Powder had weakened him, but he insisted his spiritual energy was still strong.

• Yun Che improved his equipment with the fallen disciples' gear, but the Gluttony Mask refused to drain anyone below the Grandmaster Realm.
• Zhang Runfa sensed his Monarch Realm avatar's destruction and vowed to settle his debts with Yun Che, then returned to secluded cultivation.
• Qin Lang waited in vain for the promised poison, abandoned his plan to poison King Qin, and hurried to a privy before the city-defense meeting.
• Red Skull, Corrupt Heart, Throat-Cutter, and Axe Blade led their bandits toward Falling Moon City as King Qin's forces prepared to defend it.
• King Qin blocked attacks from four King Realm opponents, while Xu Asi and Hong Futian claimed Spirit-Felling Powder had drained his spiritual energy.
• King Qin declared that he would kill them, rejecting their claim that his spiritual energy was nearly exhausted.

Yun Che joined the defense of Falling Moon City and used his hidden strength to kill bandits while stealing their skills and gaining experience. He broke through to the late Innate Realm and continued fighting, aiming to reach the peak of the Innate Realm.

• Five King Realm powerhouses clashed as the remaining Grandmaster Realm fighters led a force of nearly fifty thousand bandits against Falling Moon City.
• Yang Guo and Qin Yelan charged into battle, while Yun Che arrived at the gates and joined the fight using only peak Body Tempering Realm strength and low-grade techniques.
• Yun Che killed bandits with startling speed and gained experience and loot, stunning the city defenders and drawing the attention of Yun Jin, Qin Yelan, and Qin Lang.
• A mid-Innate Realm bandit attacked Qin Yelan, and Yun Che pulled away to fight elsewhere as an undercover agent rushed to her aid.
• Yun Che broke through to the late Innate Realm, reached level 3 as a Titan Enforcer, and took Spirit-Recovery Pills before continuing the battle.

Yun Che seized the chance to kill the gravely wounded Red Skull chief Hong Futian, shocking everyone on the battlefield. The kill raised Yun Che to the early Grandmaster Realm and earned him treasure chests, while suspicions over the failed poisoning remained unresolved.

• Hong Futian fell to Qin Xiao’s attack, and Qin Xiao trapped Xu Asi, Fatty Zhou, and Big-Bearded Lu in battle.
• Yun Che rushed toward the wounded Hong Futian, while Qin Yelan warned him to retreat and Qin Lang blocked Chai Shuyu from pursuing him.
• Qin Lang told Chai Shuyu that Xu Fei had never appeared at the Full River Tower, leaving them unsure why King Qin and his subordinates had escaped the poison.
• Big-Bearded Lu warned Hong Futian that Yun Che knew Thunder Shadow Divine Movement, but Yun Che reached Hong Futian and beheaded him with the Radiant Annihilation Sword.
• Yun Che received the Red Skull Secret Key, 50,000 experience, and rewards for his realm breakthrough, first King kill, and reputation.

Yun Che’s strength and speed turned the battle against the bandits, while Ruan Caocao awakened a talent that grew stronger with her excitement. As Chai Shuyu tried to escape, Yun Che abandoned his pursuit to confront the mortally wounded Xu Asi.

• Yun Che killed a King Realm bandit chief, shocking Yun Jin, Qin Yelan, and the fighters around them.
• Ruan Caocao broke through to the early Acquired Realm and grew more precise and powerful as her emotions intensified.
• Yun Che used Thunder Shadow Divine Movement to rout the bandits, while Chai Shuyu retreated toward the outskirts of Falling Moon City.
• Chai Shuyu called to Xu Asi for help, but Fatty Zou and Big-Bearded Lu betrayed him and fled as Qin Xiao wounded him and pursued them.
• Yun Che redirected his attack toward Xu Asi, dodged the dying expert’s sword strike, and appeared directly in front of him.