Recaps

After losing two Quasi-Gods and a divine artifact in their failed attempt to kill Lin Heng, the Lingxi Royal Clan considered joining the Devil Race to escape its precarious position. Tuoba Kui agreed to accept them under the Blood Soul Devil Curse, and the chapter ended with the clan agreeing to submit to it.

• Shi Chengxiong urged Shi Bingtai and the Lingxi Royal Clan to find a way out, then proposed that they join the Devil Race.
• Tuoba Kui learned that Lin Heng had safely reached the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute and set aside the failed ambush to focus on rescuing Tuoba Ke.
• A Devil God argued that Tuoba Ke might encounter the Heavenly Devil Tyrant Body inside the Devil-Sealing Well, so Tuoba Kui chose to wait rather than risk a rescue attempt.
• Tulu reported that Shi Chengxiong wanted the entire Lingxi Royal Clan accepted into the Devil Race, with Tuoba Kui personally guaranteeing they would not be mistreated.
• Tuoba Kui agreed to accept the Lingxi Royal Clan on the condition that they take the Blood Soul Devil Curse, and Tulu reported that Shi Chengxiong and the clan had agreed.

At the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, Lin Heng gave Hong San the Yin-Yang Harmonious Peace Scripture and a Rejuvenation Divine Pill, restoring his youth and vitality. The institute buzzed over Hong San’s transformation, while Dongfang Yao and Dongfang Zhan discussed Lin Heng’s potential and doubted he would remain exceptional.

• Lin Heng taught Hong San the Yin-Yang Harmonious Peace Scripture and urged him to pursue marriage and cultivation.
• Lin Heng gave Hong San a Rejuvenation Divine Pill, which restored his youth and added fifty years to his lifespan.
• Hong San returned with a youthful appearance, and Lin Heng told him to credit the Goddess if anyone asked about the pill.
• News of Hong San’s transformation spread through the Divine Martial Institute, where people speculated about his plans to marry.
• Dongfang Zhan told Dongfang Yao about Lin Heng’s feats at the Chishui Kingdom martial arts tournament and their father’s hopes for him.
• Dongfang Yao acknowledged Lin Heng’s unusual potential but predicted that he might become less impressive in a few years.

Lin Heng continued his studies while the Lingxi Royal Clan arrived in Chishui under the pretense of retrieving Shi Feifei and arranging a marriage. Hidden in the bridal sedan, Tuoba Kui attacked the Devil-Sealing Well, forcing Lin Changqing and the Lingxi guests to flee as the city descended into chaos.

• Lin Heng attended lectures at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute and quickly learned its many subjects.
• Shi Chengxiong brought Lingxi Royal Clan members to Chishui to retrieve Shi Feifei's body and offer another princess in marriage to Lin Changqing.
• Tuoba Kui concealed himself in the bridal sedan and entered Chishui Royal City without detection.
• Tuoba Kui left the guesthouse with two Lingxi Martial Thearchs, killed the guard at the Devil-Sealing Well, and attacked its seal with the God-Slaying Devil Blade.
• Lin Changqing saw the Devil-Sealing Well's hall collapse and recognized Tuoba Kui, while the Chishui Quasi-Gods failed to stop him.
• Lin Changqing urged Shi Chengxiong and the Lingxi Royal Clan to flee as the Devil Race attack threw Chishui into chaos.

Tuoba Kui broke into the Devil-Sealing Well and rescued Tuoba Ke, who had gained a Heavenly Devil Tyrant Body, while the Human Race discovered that the Lingxi Royal Clan had aided the Devil Race. A year later, Lin Heng heard students discussing the coming assessment at the Divine Martial Institute.

• Tuoba Kui broke the Devil-Sealing Well’s defenses and escaped with Tuoba Ke, who revealed he had refined a Heavenly Devil Tyrant Body.
• A Human Race God Realm expert arrived too late, and the Human Race later discovered the Lingxi Royal Clan had helped Tuoba Kui enter Chishui Royal City.
• Hong San reassured Lin Heng that the king was safe, and Lin Heng teased Hong San about his many marriage prospects.
• Lin Heng wondered whether Tuoba Kui and Tuoba Ke had taken the Heavenly Devil Tyrant Body from the Devil-Sealing Well.
• A year later, Lin Heng went to the Divine Martial Institute cafeteria and overheard students discussing the upcoming assessment and whether the little prince of Chishui could pass.

Lin Heng revealed that he had secretly reached the Martial Emperor Realm and the sixth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art, despite his classmates believing he was lazy. He went to the Demon-Suppressing Tower to visit Hong San, who had begun his half-year guard duty there.

• Lin Heng's cultivation reached the Martial Emperor Realm, and he advanced the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art to its sixth revolution.
• Dongfang Yao teased Lin Heng about his cultivation and marriage, while Dongfang Zhan mocked him for claiming he could practice martial techniques by thinking about them.
• Lin Heng left the dining hall and headed to the Demon-Suppressing Tower to meet Hong San, who had started guarding it that day.
• Lin Heng arrived at Hong San's stone house and was warmly greeted by Hong San's wife, Dongfang Yan.

Lin Heng visited the Demon-Suppressing Tower and received Heavenly Demon Sacred Blood from the system, but decided not to consume it. He left after discussing Hong San’s prospects of reaching the God Realm, while Dongfang Yan continued to worry that Lin Heng was neglecting his cultivation.

• Hong San led Lin Heng to the Demon-Suppressing Tower, where Lin Heng checked in and received a bottle of Heavenly Demon Sacred Blood.
• Lin Heng learned that the blood could greatly strengthen a body but was dangerous for humans to consume, so he chose not to try it yet.
• Dongfang Yan reminded Lin Heng that the assessment was approaching and warned that he might fall behind Dongfang Yao.
• Lin Heng said he was more concerned with when Hong San would reach the God Realm, and Hong San estimated he could do so within ten years.
• After Lin Heng left, Dongfang Yan urged Hong San not to indulge him, while Hong San replied that Lin Heng knew what he was doing.

Lin Heng learned that Ren Rulong’s inner demon stemmed from his love for Dongfang Yao and jealousy over her marriage agreement with the little prince of Chishui. A mysterious figure offered to help Ren Rulong improve his cultivation, leaving Lin Heng wary as Ren Rulong accepted a pill and resolved to surpass his rival.

• Lin Heng noticed Ren Rulong brooding near his residence and planned to question him in disguise, but a mysterious hooded figure reached Ren Rulong first.
• The mysterious figure identified Ren Rulong’s inner demon and persuaded him to explain that he loved Dongfang Yao and resented her marriage agreement with the little prince of Chishui.
• Ren Rulong admitted that he had grown jealous of the little prince and had even felt tempted to kill him, while Lin Heng listened from his residence.
• The mysterious figure advised Ren Rulong to redirect his attention by advancing his cultivation and offered to help him.
• The mysterious figure gave Ren Rulong a supreme-grade Soul Cleansing Pill to suppress his inner demon and promised to help him improve his cultivation; Ren Rulong accepted, hoping to defeat the little prince.

Lin Heng obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Star Fruit and learned that the institute’s annual assessment would test students in a valley full of captured demons and beasts. Before entering, he wagered with Dongfang Yao that the loser would serve the winner for a year.

• Lin Heng signed in at the Demon-Suppressing Tower and received a divine-grade Ten-Thousand-Year Star Fruit, which he planned to refine into a Star Divine Pill.
• Dongfang Xi announced that the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute’s annual assessment would begin the next morning, while Ren Rulong appeared confident and continued to regard Lin Heng with hostility.
• Dongfang Xi took the students to a valley where they had to collect point tokens from captured beasts and demons, with stronger enemies farther north and talismans available for emergencies.
• Dongfang Yao invited Lin Heng to team up, then challenged him to compete for the most points.
• Lin Heng wagered that the loser would serve the winner for a year, and Dongfang Yao agreed.

Lin Heng swept through the valley’s northern danger zone, killing Martial King demonic creatures and prompting Dongfang Yao’s group to pursue higher-value targets in the caves. Ren Rulong challenged a Martial King beast and was struck by its hidden attack, but someone arrived just in time.

• Lin Heng raced into the northern danger zone and killed a Gold-Spotted Leopard with one punch, taking its two-hundred-point score tag.
• Lin Heng rapidly defeated more Martial King beasts, and students spread word of his strength through the valley.
• Dongfang Yao heard about Lin Heng’s feats and led her companions toward caves with Martial Emperor beasts so they could collect enough points to beat him.
• Ren Rulong entered the danger zone, found a Red-Maned Three-Eyed Otter, and fought it with the help of his magic treasures.
• The otter opened its vertical eye and fired a vicious ray at Ren Rulong, who could neither dodge nor activate his protective talisman before a figure flew over.

Lin Heng saved Ren Rulong from a demon and continued hunting for score tokens while Ren Rulong headed south. Dongfang Yao enlisted Dongfang Ming’s help to win her bet against Lin Heng, but they struggled to find points before the assessment ended at dusk.

• Lin Heng killed a Red-Maned Three-Eyed Otter, took its score token, and warned Ren Rulong to seek weaker demons elsewhere.
• Ren Rulong left the dangerous northern area, determined to grow strong enough to surpass Lin Heng and Dongfang Yao.
• Dongfang Ming gave Dongfang Yao two score tokens and led her and Dongfang Zhan to search for Martial Emperor Realm demons.
• Dongfang Ming, Dongfang Yao, and Dongfang Zhan found the demons dead and encountered students with no spare points to sell.
• Dongfang Ming suspected Huangfu Cheng had collected the tokens and hoped to buy some from him.
• A loud chime signaled the end of the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute’s student assessment at dusk.

Lin Heng arrived at the examination exit with a huge haul of score tokens, eclipsing the imperial scions and winning his bet with Dongfang Yao. As the students submitted their scores, Ren Rulong resolved to surpass Lin Heng and rescue Dongfang Yao, while Dongfang Yao began to wonder whether she might someday marry Lin Heng.

• Dongfang Zhan, Dongfang Yao, and the other imperial scions pooled their points and received another thousand from Huangfu Cheng, but still had only a little over ten thousand.
• Lin Heng appeared with score tokens worth more than the students’ combined total, stunning the imperial scions and revealing that he had killed most of the powerful monsters in the valley’s north.
• Lin Heng rejected Dongfang Yao’s accusation of cheating, reminded her that she had lost their bet, and told her she would serve as his little maid for a year.
• Dongfang Xi began collecting the students’ score tokens, and Dongfang Yao agreed to divide the imperial scions’ tokens among themselves.
• Ren Rulong saw Dongfang Yao’s distress and vowed to become stronger, defeat Lin Heng, and rescue her.
• Dongfang Xi praised Lin Heng’s strength and predicted he could reach the Martial Emperor Realm before twenty, leaving Dongfang Yao conflicted and Ren Rulong doubting he could catch up.

Lin Heng won the Divine Martial Institute’s student assessment and moved into a courtyard beside Dongfang Yao’s, where she began serving as his maid after losing their bet. Meanwhile, a golden-robed instructor secretly received an assassination order targeting Lin Heng.

• Lin Heng took first place in the assessment, earning a new courtyard residence from Dongfang Xi.
• Lin Heng told Hong San that the Demon-Suppressing Tower seemed to hold a fortuitous opportunity for him.
• Dongfang Xi moved Lin Heng into a courtyard beside Dongfang Yao’s and said the imperial clan supported her honoring their bet.
• Dongfang Yao brought Lin Heng breakfast, but he ordered her to call him master and eat outside; she refused and ate in the courtyard instead.
• At the Drunken Cloudtop Restaurant, a low-cultivation person told a golden-robed instructor that the Devil Master had ordered Lin Heng’s assassination.

Luo Tong agreed to target Lin Heng for the Devil Race, while Ren Rulong sought advice from the mysterious man about his conflicted feelings for Dongfang Yao and his cultivation. The mysterious man encouraged Ren Rulong to focus on growing stronger and gave him two Quasi-God pills.

• Fan Yu told Luo Tong that the Devil Race wanted Lin Heng killed to avenge Liu Ling'er and remove a future threat, and Luo Tong began considering how to attack him.
• Over the next five days, Lin Heng made Dongfang Yao fetch food and do chores whenever she visited his residence.
• Ren Rulong told the mysterious man that Lin Heng had saved his life during the assessment and that he felt unfair for still pining after Dongfang Yao.
• The mysterious man urged Ren Rulong to focus on improving his strength rather than worrying about whether Lin Heng would marry Dongfang Yao.
• Ren Rulong set a goal of catching up to Dongfang Yao and possibly surpassing Lin Heng, and the mysterious man gave him a Seven-Aperture Soul-Refining Pill and a Mystic Comprehension Pill.

Ren Rulong, convinced that a mysterious expert had chosen him for special cultivation, publicly confessed to Dongfang Yao at the dining hall. He claimed he had reached Martial Emperor Realm, leaving the stunned crowd to doubt him.

• After receiving two Quasi-God Pills, Ren Rulong decided that the institute head valued his talent and wanted him to rival Lin Heng.
• Lin Heng took a cultivation pill, practiced techniques in his mind before sleep, and let three months pass.
• At the dining hall, Ren Rulong stopped Dongfang Yao and confessed his feelings in front of Dongfang Zhan and the assembled students.
• Dongfang Zhan mocked Ren Rulong’s background and talent, and Ren Rulong answered that he had reached Martial Emperor Realm.
• Dongfang Zhan challenged Ren Rulong to prove his claim, promising to approve Dongfang Yao as his sweetheart if it was true; Dongfang Yao also doubted him.

Dongfang Ming tested Ren Rulong’s newly attained Martial Emperor strength, then Dongfang Yao rejected Ren Rulong’s confession while challenging him to surpass Lin Heng. Ren Rulong vowed to catch up to Lin Heng, and the institute’s instructors began wondering why the institute head had helped him advance.

• Dongfang Ming exchanged punches with Ren Rulong and confirmed that Ren had reached the Martial Emperor Realm, though his cultivation remained unstable.
• Dongfang Ming struck Ren Rulong with his full cultivation power, injuring him before leaving after assessing his strength.
• Ren Rulong confessed to Dongfang Yao again, but she said she could not accept him while betrothed to the little prince of Chishui and urged him to surpass Lin Heng.
• Ren Rulong vowed to catch up to and surpass Lin Heng, then left to recover from his injuries.
• News of Ren Rulong’s advancement spread through the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, where instructors suspected the institute head had helped him because of Lin Heng’s performance.

Luo Tong visited the injured Ren Rulong, gave him powerful medicine and a dangerous artifact, and encouraged him to challenge the little prince of Chishui. Three days later, Dongfang Yao brought Lin Heng breakfast and teased him about bathing, while Ren Rulong remained determined not to kill the boy in a challenge.

• Luo Tong praised Ren Rulong’s talent, gave him a mid-grade Profound Essence Pill, and urged him to prepare to defeat the little prince of Chishui.
• Luo Tong gave Ren Rulong a Supreme-Grade Profound Artifact in the form of a silver needle, whose attacks could make an enemy’s blood and Qi stagnate.
• Ren Rulong realized the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute might be using him to challenge the little prince of Chishui, but resolved not to kill the boy.
• Three days later, Dongfang Yao brought Lin Heng breakfast, and Lin Heng threatened to make her attend him while he bathed.
• Dongfang Yao dismissed Lin Heng’s threat and offered to bathe him herself, saying she wanted a look.

Lin Heng learned that Ren Rulong had been given a deadly Supreme-Grade Profound Artifact by Instructor Luo Tong, apparently to use against the Little Prince of Chishui. Ren Rulong refused to risk killing his benefactor, while Lin Heng suspected Luo Tong was plotting against him and planned to investigate.

• Dongfang Yao told Lin Heng she would accept Ren Rulong if he surpassed him, and Lin Heng decided to find a chance to end their engagement.
• Ren Rulong told the mysterious figure that Instructor Luo Tong had given him a Supreme-Grade Profound Artifact and that he did not want to use it against the Little Prince of Chishui.
• Lin Heng suspected Luo Tong wanted Ren Rulong to kill him with the long needle, though Ren Rulong defended the instructor’s intentions.
• Ren Rulong asked whether he should challenge the Little Prince of Chishui, and the mysterious figure said he was no match for him yet.
• Ren Rulong asked for help preparing for the upcoming alchemy conference, and the mysterious figure directed him to Dongfang Yan.
• Lin Heng decided to attend the alchemy conference and find out what Luo Tong was planning.

Lin Heng disguised himself as the mysterious expert and confronted Luo Tong after hearing him pressure Ren Rulong to challenge the Little Prince of Chishui. Using Soul-Terrorizing Fierce Eyes, Lin Heng exposed Luo Tong as a Devil Race agent ordered to assassinate the Little Prince, then asked who else had defected.

• Luo Tong urged Ren Rulong to challenge the Little Prince of Chishui soon and use the Supreme-Grade Profound Artifact, but Ren Rulong refused to risk killing the man who had saved his life.
• As Luo Tong left Ren Rulong's residence, Lin Heng appeared in disguise and questioned him about his hostility toward the Little Prince of Chishui.
• Luo Tong claimed he only wanted Ren Rulong to defeat the Little Prince, while Lin Heng challenged his motives.
• Lin Heng used Soul-Terrorizing Fierce Eyes on Luo Tong and made him confess that he was a Devil Race agent ordered by the Devil Master to assassinate the Little Prince of Chishui.
• Lin Heng asked Luo Tong to name other Human Race members who had defected to the Devil Race.

Lin Heng exposed Luo Tong as a Devil Race spy, but the Blood Soul Devil Curse killed him before he could reveal more. The chapter then shifted to the Mystic Purity Sect, where Duanmu Lan and Elder Ji Xin planned for Duanmu He to attend the Alchemy Dao Conference.

• Luo Tong died when the Devil Race's Blood Soul Devil Curse destroyed his soul, and Lin Heng told Ren Rulong to report the matter truthfully to his superiors.
• Dongfang Xi examined Luo Tong's corpse and ordered Ren Rulong to keep the incident secret, then informed Dongfang Anbang and Dongfang Lin about the spy and the mysterious expert.
• Dongfang Anbang and Dongfang Lin speculated that Hong San might be the mysterious expert, and they agreed not to question him while preparing for the Alchemy Dao Conference.
• Duanmu Lan visited Elder Ji Xin at the Mystic Purity Sect's Elegant Bamboo Peak and sent Duanmu He to fetch Yunshang.
• Duanmu Lan and Elder Ji Xin agreed that Duanmu He would attend the Alchemy Dao Conference, where her alchemy skills would be tested against young talents from other sects.

The Wondrous Fragrance Valley prepared Xu Bo for the Alchemy Dao Conference, while the Devil Race decided to leave the Little Prince of Chishui alone for three years. Lin Heng then chose to enter the conference independently, despite Dongfang Yan’s doubts about his alchemy skills.

• Duanmu Lan recalled the alchemist Lu Feiqing and thought about the Little Prince of Chishui while holding Duanmu Yunshang.
• Pu Xian sent his final disciple Xu Bo to represent the Wondrous Fragrance Valley at the Alchemy Dao Conference and promised to help him pursue Duanmu He.
• Tuoba Kui learned that Luo Tong had died and suspected he had failed to assassinate the Little Prince of Chishui.
• Tuoba Kui agreed with Tuoba Ke to avoid further attacks and let Tuoba Ke train for three years.
• Lin Heng told Dongfang Yan he wanted to join the Alchemy Dao Conference, and Hong San advised him to register in his own name.

Lin Heng registered for the Alchemy Dao Conference at the Pill Pavilion and checked in at its shop, earning a Rejuvenation Divine Pill. He met Dongfang Lin and Duanmu Lan there, and the group discussed his age and limited alchemy knowledge as he prepared to compete in his own name.

• Lin Heng entered the Pill Pavilion’s Alchemy Dao Conference by paying twenty mid-grade spirit stones and received number plate seven hundred and sixty-three.
• Lin Heng checked in at the Pill Pavilion shop and received a Rejuvenation Divine Pill from the system, which he chose not to take.
• Lin Heng encountered Dongfang Lin and Duanmu Lan, who greeted him and introduced him to Duanmu He and the young Duanmu Yunshang.
• Duanmu Yunshang called Lin Heng pretty and asked whether she should call him little brother, while Duanmu Lan told her to call him little prince.
• Dongfang Lin confirmed that Lin Heng was entering the conference in his own name, and Duanmu He remarked that his entry fee would be wasted if he knew little about alchemy.

Lin Heng registered for the alchemy conference and later encountered Dongfang Yao and Ren Rulong, who were among the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute’s representatives. Dongfang Yao tried to make Lin Heng jealous by praising Ren Rulong, then invited Ren to see the night view by Crescent Lake.

• Duanmu He objected to Lin Heng joining the alchemy conference, but Duanmu Lan and Duanmu Yunshang left to explore the Pill Pavilion.
• Dongfang Lin warned Lin Heng that the imperial city was not completely safe, and Lin Heng returned to the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute.
• Lin Heng saw Ren Rulong and Dongfang Yao dining with the other representatives of the institute’s alchemy conference team.
• Dongfang Yao deliberately flirted with Ren Rulong after Lin Heng arrived, and Ren Rulong basked in her praise.
• Dongfang Yao asked Lin Heng why he had gone into the city, learned he had registered for the conference, and offered to teach him alchemy; Lin Heng refused.
• Dongfang Yao invited Ren Rulong to see the night view by Crescent Lake.

Lin Heng passed the Alchemy Conference’s first round and confidently bet Dongfang Yao that he would pass the second, with the marriage contract at stake. As the second round began, he started refining a low-grade profound pill while many onlookers watched.

• Lin Heng passed the first round by refining a high-grade spirit pill within two hours, drawing attention from several factions and the Chishui Royal Clan.
• On the ride back to the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute, Dongfang Yao mocked Lin Heng’s chances in the next round, and they bet that he would pass; if he did, Dongfang Yao and the Great Xia Imperial Clan would tear up his marriage contract.
• Lin Heng returned to the Pill Pavilion the next day, where the second round required participants to refine a low-grade profound pill within four hours.
• Lin Heng began refining in the afternoon with a Supreme-Grade Profound Artifact pill furnace, impressing onlookers with his practiced movements and precise control.

Lin Heng passed the Alchemy Dao Conference’s second test by refining a low-grade profound pill in one hour, unsettling Dongfang Yao and deepening Ren Rulong’s doubts about his own talent. After Dongfang Yao returned to the palace, Dongfang Lin and Dongfang Anbang confronted her over her wager and the threat it posed to her marriage agreement with Lin Heng.

• Lin Heng refined a low-grade profound pill in one hour, and a Pill Pavilion supervisor announced that he had passed.
• Dongfang Yao left for the imperial palace, while Ren Rulong felt ashamed of having underestimated Lin Heng and instructors praised Lin Heng on their ride back.
• Dongfang Lin summoned Dongfang Anbang and revealed that Dongfang Yao had bet Lin Heng would fail, wagering that she and the Great Xia Imperial Clan would dissolve the marriage agreement if she lost.
• Dongfang Yao argued that dissolving the agreement would suit her because she and Lin Heng did not like each other, but Dongfang Lin rebuked her for risking the clan’s ties to Lin Heng.
• Dongfang Yao cited a Divine Martial Institute genius who had rapidly reached the Martial Emperor Realm, but Dongfang Lin questioned whether the mysterious expert would keep helping him or whether he could surpass Lin Heng.
• Dongfang Lin asked Dongfang Anbang how they should handle the matter.

Dongfang Lin and the Great Xia Imperial Clan refused to acknowledge Dongfang Yao’s wager with Lin Heng and insisted that the engagement contract governed any dissolution. Lin Heng then earned the highest score in the Alchemy Dao Conference’s medicinal-ingredient identification round, astonishing the spectators and leaving Dongfang Yao and Ren Rulong behind.

• Dongfang Anbang and Dongfang Xi advised Dongfang Lin that rejecting the wager threatened the clan’s reputation, while accepting it would cost them the engagement.
• Dongfang Xi told Lin Heng that the Great Xia Imperial Clan would not dissolve the engagement or recognize Dongfang Yao’s wager, and Lin Heng accepted their decision.
• Lin Heng entered the Alchemy Dao Conference’s third round, where contestants had to identify one hundred medicinal ingredients and record their uses, age, and condition.
• Lin Heng used his extensive alchemy knowledge to achieve the highest score, stunning the veteran alchemy experts and spectators.
• Dongfang Yao and Ren Rulong both failed the round, while Duanmu He noticed Xu Bo of Wondrous Fragrance Valley watching her.