Recaps

Lu Feng used Demon Points to master the Nine Layered Wave Slashes and tested its devastating ninth strike. After becoming a Demon-Slaying Envoy, he secured a new residence and arranged for Chen Hu to join his side, then headed with him to the Life and Death Arena.

• Lu Feng spent 111,000 Demon Points to cultivate the Nine Layered Wave Slashes to the third level.
• Lu Feng tested the technique on a boulder outside Jinguan City and found its ninth slash immensely powerful but exhausting.
• Xiaolian gave Lu Feng his Demon-Slaying Envoy uniform and token, showed him his new cave residence, and agreed to request Chen Hu's transfer.
• Chen Hu reached Ming Jin Perfection, and Lu Feng told him he had applied to have him transferred to his side.
• Lu Feng and Chen Hu walked together toward the Life and Death Arena.

Chen Hu and Lin Shan fought a life-and-death duel, where Lin Shan used ten Jin Burst Pills and detonated himself in an attempt to kill Chen Hu. Chen Hu survived and was declared the winner, while Lu Feng carried him off the arena and saw Lin Shan’s companion dismiss the dead fighter as “Trash.”

• Chen Hu and Lin Shan arrived at the Life-and-Death Arena, where Lu Feng noticed Lin Shan was still at early Ming Jin.
• Lin Shan swallowed ten Jin Burst Pills and forced his cultivation up to early Nei Jin, while Chen Hu took one pill and also reached early Nei Jin.
• As Chen Hu attacked, Lin Shan’s body swelled and exploded, blasting Chen Hu across the arena and killing Lin Shan.
• The white-haired old man declared Chen Hu the winner and awarded him Lin Shan’s belongings.
• Lu Feng fed Chen Hu pills, treated his wounds, and carried him away after seeing Lin Shan’s dark-robed companion call him “Trash.”

Lu Feng recovered Chen Hu and met the three newly assigned demon-slaying guards under his command. He took them to Black Forest Mountain for their first outing, where Su Qiaoqiao killed a first-tier rabbit demon.

• Lu Feng treated Chen Hu's internal injuries for several days and warned him not to use his Jin for a month.
• Xiaolian assigned Lin Miao, Zhao Hong, and Su Qiaoqiao to Lu Feng, who arranged to take them out to slay demonic beasts.
• Lin Miao and Su Qiaoqiao accepted a mission to hunt a first-tier snake demon at Black Forest Mountain, and Zhao Hong joined the trip despite her earlier reluctance.
• Lu Feng led the three guards into the mountain, where they encountered a first-tier rabbit demon.
• Su Qiaoqiao drew her sword and killed the rabbit demon after seven or eight moves.

Lu Feng led Lin Miao, Su Qiaoqiao, and Zhao Hong through Black Forest Mountain, collecting essence blood and spirit herbs as they ventured into the dangerous inner region. After the group found herbs, a pack of nine wolf demons, including a second-tier wolf king, confronted them, and Lu Feng charged forward to fight.

• Lu Feng extracted essence blood from the demonic beasts the women killed, gathering enough from ten first-tier beasts for the first level of his body-tempering art.
• At the boundary of the inner region, Zhao Hong asked Lu Feng to help her gather Earth Spirit Mushrooms, and he agreed to lead the women inside.
• The women found and gathered Blood-Coagulating Grass, Ironbone Vine, and other spirit herbs in the inner forest.
• Lu Feng warned the women when nine wolf demons appeared, including a second-tier wolf king.
• Lu Feng drew his saber, rushed the wolf king, and swept his blade toward its neck.

Lu Feng slew the wolf demons and a second-tier bear demon while gathering information about the inner region's remaining beasts. The group was ambushed by three masked cultivators, and Zhao Hong was killed after revealing that she had led Lu Feng to them.

• Lu Feng killed the wolf king and eight first-tier wolf demons, then collected their heads and the wolf king's essence blood.
• Lu Feng found a patch of Earth Spirit Mushrooms guarded by a second-tier bear demon and defeated it with Cold Plum Jin.
• Lu Feng forced the bear demon to reveal the locations and abilities of the remaining second-tier and third-tier demon beasts, then killed it.
• Lu Feng sensed three masked figures nearby, who appeared from the forest with one at Hua Jin Perfection and two at Nei Jin Perfection.
• Zhao Hong ran to the masked figures and claimed she had led Lu Feng to them, but their leader killed her for failing to report Lu Feng's breakthrough to Early Hua Jin.

Lu Feng fought three assassins sent by Zhao Long, killing the two Nei Jin Perfection fighters before facing their Hua Jin Perfection leader. He unleashed Nine Layered Wave Slashes and broke through the leader’s defense, leaving the battle unresolved as the final saber strike landed.

• Lu Feng sent Su Qiaoqiao and Lin Miao to report to Xiaolian while he stayed to face the three men in black.
• The two Nei Jin Perfection assassins attacked Lu Feng, and he killed them with his saber.
• Lu Feng clashed with the Hua Jin Perfection leader, endured his attacks, and revealed that he had been testing a new move.
• Lu Feng used Nine Layered Wave Slashes to break the leader’s black dragon defense and cut his hands.

Lu Feng killed Zhao Hu and two other Zhao household fighters, then returned to Jinguan City and claimed their valuable supplies. He ended the chapter reviewing his new Phantom Steps technique and updated system status.

• Lu Feng killed Zhao Hu with his seventh Nine Layered Wave Slash and obtained the Grandmaster-level movement technique Phantom Steps.
• Lu Feng identified Zhao Hu and the other two attackers, took their storage bags, and left Black Forest Mountain.
• Qin Shuang met Lu Feng, confirmed that he had killed his opponents, and rushed back to the mountain to inspect the scene.
• Su Qiaoqiao and Lin Miao greeted Lu Feng at the Demon-Slaying Bureau, and he thanked them for alerting Qin Shuang before returning to his cave residence.
• Lu Feng searched the storage bags and found weapons, pills, a Force Comprehension Pill, and five Origin Crystals.
• Lu Feng checked his system panel, which listed Phantom Steps among his arts and showed 171700 Demon Points.

Lu Feng tempered his body with the first layer of the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art and learned Phantom Steps at minor mastery. After Qin Shuang summoned him, she abruptly attacked to test his skills.

• Lu Feng used first-tier demonic beast essence blood to upgrade the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art to its first layer, making his body as tough as a first-tier demonic beast’s.
• Lu Feng spent 150,000 Demon Points to raise Phantom Steps to minor mastery and practiced until his Nei Jin was nearly exhausted.
• Xiaolian told Lu Feng that Deputy Commandant Qin wanted to see him, and he followed her to the commandant’s residence.
• Qin Shuang suddenly grabbed at Lu Feng, but his improved movement let him evade her.
• Qin Shuang praised Lu Feng’s movement and followed with a faster, heavier punch.

Lu Feng demonstrated his perfected Cold Plum Jin and seven-slash saber technique to Qin Shuang, who praised his ability and warned him that Su Ying would return soon to meet him. After receiving pills and cultivation advice, Lu Feng collected merit points from Su Qiaoqiao and checked on Chen Hu before returning to his cave abode.

• Lu Feng met Qin Shuang’s fist with his perfected Cold Plum Jin, and she praised his rapid progress.
• Lu Feng used the first seven slashes of Nine Layered Wave Slashes against Qin Shuang’s Protective Gang Qi, which withstood the attack after wavering at the sixth slash.
• Qin Shuang told Lu Feng that Su Ying would return to the Demon-Slaying Bureau in a few days, advised him not to go out, and gave him cultivation pills and guidance.
• Qin Shuang wrote a letter for Xiaolian to deliver to the young miss about Lu Feng.
• Lu Feng collected 2,300 merit points from Su Qiaoqiao and urged her and Lin Miao to focus on cultivation.
• Lu Feng visited the recovering Chen Hu, told him to rest, and then returned to his cave abode to cultivate.

Lu Feng demonstrated his Saber Force to Commandant Su and learned that she would teach him the Lightning Control Art if he placed in the top three of the Hua Jin division at a five-city competition in three months. He agreed and requested locations of demonic beast nests so he could train through real combat.

• Lu Feng spent over half a month improving his Phantom Steps and Nine Layered Wave Slashes while Chen Hu recovered from his injuries and resumed secluded cultivation.
• Su Ying tested Lu Feng with palm strikes, then asked him to demonstrate his Saber Force.
• Lu Feng's eighth slash broke through Su Ying's Lightning Summoning Technique, but her Purple Lightning Body Protection stopped its remaining force and numbed Lu Feng's arms.
• Su Ying offered to teach Lu Feng the Lightning Control Art if he placed in the top three of the Hua Jin division at the five-city competition in three months.
• Lu Feng accepted and asked Qin Shuang for information on nearby second- and third-tier demonic beast nests so he could train in real combat.

Lu Feng traveled to Azure Wolf Ridge to hunt demon beasts and gather essence blood ahead of the competition. As he entered the middle region, he encountered four fleeing martial artists pursued by a second-tier wolf demon.

• Su Ying said she hoped Lu Feng would make the top three and announced she would enter seclusion to break through to Grandmaster.
• Xiaolian delivered Qin Shuang’s map of nearby demon beast territories, and Lu Feng exchanged his merit points for pills before choosing Azure Wolf Ridge.
• Lu Feng traveled southwest for a day and night, then entered Azure Wolf Ridge and killed first-tier wolf demons along the way.
• A group of Rogue Cultivators collected the wolf heads Lu Feng left behind and decided to leave the ridge rather than risk meeting a second-tier wolf demon.
• Four martial artists in cyan clothes fled from a second-tier wolf demon and spotted Lu Feng, believing the demon slayer could save them.

Lu Feng rescued four Green Peak Sword Sect disciples from a second-tier wolf demon and learned that second-tier wolves had spread into Azure Wolf Ridge’s outskirts. After killing more than twenty second-tier wolf demons, he found an unusually silent area and encountered a powerful third-tier wolf demon by a stream.

• Lu Feng killed a second-tier wolf demon that had chased four Green Peak Sword Sect disciples, collected its essence blood, and gave the disciples healing pills.
• The leading disciple told Lu Feng that at least four or five second-tier wolf demons had recently moved from Azure Wolf Ridge’s central region into the outskirts.
• Lu Feng entered the central region and swiftly killed three second-tier wolf demons, then continued hunting until his kill count exceeded twenty.
• Lu Feng reached an abnormally quiet stretch of forest where the wolf demons and other beasts had disappeared.
• Lu Feng followed a fluctuation of Qi and found a mature third-tier wolf demon drinking from a stream.

Lu Feng killed a third-tier wolf demon after it unleashed its bloodline power, then collected its essence blood and head. Five Tyrant Saber Sect disciples claimed they had found the demon first and demanded its head, and Lu Feng challenged them to say what they would do if he refused.

• Lu Feng struck the wolf demon with Cold Plum Jin, and the demon activated its bloodline power to increase its strength and speed.
• Lu Feng used Gale Slash to kill the wolf demon and collected its essence blood and head.
• Five disciples of the Tyrant Saber Sect arrived and claimed the wolf demon had escaped from them after they wounded it.
• The Tyrant Saber Sect leader demanded that Lu Feng return the wolf demon's head while his four companions surrounded him.
• Lu Feng asked the five what they would do if he refused to hand over the head.

Lu Feng defeated a group of martial artists and hunted wolf demons in Azure Wolf Ridge, learning that a fourth-tier wolf demon had appeared in the core region. He spent his Demon Points on the Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art and broke through to Hua Jin Perfection.

• Lu Feng killed the potbellied martial artist and then slew the other three Nei Jin Perfection fighters and their Hua Jin leader, gaining the Tyrant Saber Art.
• Lu Feng continued through Azure Wolf Ridge and killed more than twenty second-tier wolf demons.
• Lu Feng defeated two third-tier wolf demons and learned that a fourth-tier wolf demon had appeared in the core region.
• Lu Feng searched the five storage bags, found 771,000 Demon Points, and chose to improve the Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art rather than learn the Tyrant Saber Art.
• Lu Feng used all 771,000 Demon Points to raise the Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art to 77.1% and advanced to Hua Jin Perfection.

Lu Feng joined Liu Suifeng in battle against a fourth-tier wolf yao and killed the four third-tier wolves supporting it. Liu Suifeng wounded the silver giant wolf with the final strike of his Thirteen Startled Swan Swords, leaving both fighters exhausted as the wolf struggled to rise.

• Lu Feng discovered Liu Suifeng fighting a fourth-tier silver wolf yao and four third-tier wolf yao, and Liu Suifeng asked him for help.
• Lu Feng fought the four third-tier wolf yao while observing Liu Suifeng and the silver wolf yao.
• Lu Feng killed all four third-tier wolf yao with Gale Slash and gained four hundred thousand Demon Points.
• Liu Suifeng unleashed his Thirteen Startled Swan Swords as the silver wolf yao used Ancestral Reversion to transform into a giant wolf.
• Liu Suifeng's thirteenth strike cut the silver giant wolf from shoulder to ribs, and the wounded beast collapsed.

Lu Feng killed the fourth-tier silver giant wolf with his Nine Layered Wave Slashes and shared the spoils with Liu Suifeng. Liu Suifeng then told Lu Feng he suspected an Origin Crystal mine lay on Azure Wolf Ridge.

• Lu Feng unleashed his Nine Layered Wave Slashes and killed the silver giant wolf with the final strike, earning one million Demon Points.
• Lu Feng introduced himself as a member of the Demon-Slaying Bureau, and Liu Suifeng asked about his saber technique.
• Lu Feng offered Liu Suifeng the giant wolf's demon core and the other wolf corpses, taking only the fourth-tier beast's essence blood.
• Liu Suifeng asked why a fourth-tier demonic beast had appeared on Azure Wolf Ridge and revealed his suspicion that an Origin Crystal mine was nearby.

Lu Feng and Liu Suifeng discovered an Origin Crystal mine on Azure Wolf Ridge and reported it to their respective organizations. They then traveled together to Linfeng City, where they checked into the Cloud Arrival Inn and ordered a feast.

• Liu Suifeng found an Origin Crystal mine and explained that only major powers knew how to purify its ore.
• Liu Suifeng sent word to the Heavenly Sword Sect, and Lu Feng sent a report to Qin Shuang of the Demon-Slaying Bureau.
• Lu Feng and Liu Suifeng left Azure Wolf Ridge and agreed to hunt demonic beasts together, with Lu Feng taking essence blood and Liu Suifeng keeping corpses and demon cores.
• After traveling for three shichen, Lu Feng and Liu Suifeng arrived at Linfeng City and paid the entrance fee.
• Liu Suifeng led Lu Feng to the Cloud Arrival Inn, where they settled into rooms and ordered wine and the inn's signature dishes.

After upgrading Phantom Steps and Tyrant Saber Art, Lu Feng accompanied Liu Suifeng to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to find better equipment. The maid brought them to the third floor and withdrew, leaving them at its entrance.

• Liu Suifeng treated Lu Feng to Burning Blade wine and invited him to the Drunken Red Pavilion, but Lu Feng declined.
• Liu Suifeng asked why Lu Feng still used a second-tier saber, and Lu Feng said he had not found a suitable replacement for the Six Harmonies Saber.
• Lu Feng spent 700,000 Demon Points to raise Phantom Steps to perfection, enabling him to create three convincing afterimages and switch between them.
• Lu Feng spent another 180,000 Demon Points to raise Tyrant Saber Art to perfection, then went to sleep without testing it.
• The next morning, Liu Suifeng led Lu Feng to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion and used a silver token bearing the character for “capture” to gain access to the third floor.
• The maid led Liu Suifeng and Lu Feng upstairs, then bowed and withdrew before stepping onto the third-floor boards.

Lu Feng learned how the Hundred Treasures Pavilion’s demon-catcher system worked and applied for a silver token, which would qualify him after he slew another fourth-tier demon beast. He and Liu Suifeng then browsed the Pavilion’s weapons and materials, and Lu Feng memorized the price of bone-tempering sand.

• Liu Suifeng turned in a fourth-tier silver giant wolf and its demon core to Old Man Wu, earning fifteen Demon-Catching Points.
• Lu Feng realized the Hundred Treasures Pavilion was the demon catchers’ organization and asked how to join.
• Old Man Wu gave Lu Feng a silver token, explaining that the wolf could not count toward Lu Feng’s assessment because it had already qualified Liu Suifeng.
• Liu Suifeng pulled Lu Feng to the second floor, where he went to trade for pills while Lu Feng browsed the weapons and materials.
• Lu Feng memorized the appearance and price of bone-tempering sand, then left the second floor with Liu Suifeng without buying anything.

Lu Feng and Liu Suifeng hunted demonic beasts in a hidden valley, then fought three Vajra Temple monks who proved to be Half-Demons. After killing them, Liu Suifeng confirmed their nature with a Demon-Detecting Disc.

• Liu Suifeng led Lu Feng to a secluded valley filled with hundreds of demonic beasts.
• Lu Feng slaughtered the beasts while Liu Suifeng collected their essence blood and corpses.
• Three Vajra Temple monks confronted Lu Feng and Liu Suifeng over hunting on temple land.
• Liu Suifeng killed two Early Hua Jin monks, and Lu Feng killed the Hua Jin Perfection monk as he tried to flee.
• Lu Feng recognized the last monk as a Half-Demon, and Liu Suifeng used a Demon-Detecting Disc to confirm all three monks were Half-Demons.

Lu Feng and Liu Suifeng fled after discovering that Vajra Temple monks were Half-Demons, but a Great Grandmaster pursued them and forced them to split up. Lu Feng defeated a Half-Demon monk with his Saber Force and Tyrant Saber Slash, while Liu Suifeng remained pursued by the Great Grandmaster.

• Liu Suifeng revealed that the three slain Vajra Temple monks were Half-Demons and took their bodies as evidence for the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• A Great Grandmaster arrived, ordered his followers to chase Lu Feng, and pursued Liu Suifeng himself.
• Lu Feng stopped in a clearing and recognized his pursuer, a Vajra Temple monk, as another Half-Demon.
• Lu Feng's Nine Layered Wave Slashes drove the Early Grandmaster monk back, but the monk transformed into a wolf-like creature and charged again.
• Lu Feng used Phantom Steps to evade the transformed monk, then killed him with Tyrant Saber Slash.

After killing the Half-Demon at Vajra Temple, Lu Feng returned to Jinguan City, reported the temple’s possible infiltration, and gathered resources to improve his martial arts. He raised the Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art to its second layer and began cultivating the Phantom Sword Art, whose minor mastery promised Sword Force.

• Lu Feng collected the Half-Demon’s storage bag and left Mount Shaoshi, but Liu Suifeng did not appear in Linfeng City after three days of waiting and searching.
• Lu Feng reached Jinguan City and learned that Su Ying was in seclusion while Qin Shuang was surveying the essence crystal mine, so he sent them a letter about the Half-Demons at Vajra Temple and asked for help finding Liu Suifeng.
• Lu Feng visited Chen Hu, Lin Miao, and Su Qiaoqiao, then exchanged surplus demonic beast essence blood at the Merit Hall and obtained all the materials needed for the second layer of the Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art.
• Lu Feng spent 10,000 Demon Points to raise the Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art to its second layer, greatly strengthening his skin and physical defenses.
• Lu Feng used 1,100,000 Demon Points to raise the Phantom Sword Art to minor mastery, and a flood of sword-cultivation experience began reshaping his understanding of the art.

Lu Feng learned that Lin Miao was trapped in Black Mountain Forest after accepting a suspiciously lucrative mission and set out to rescue her. He found signs of a battle at the site of her distress signal, while an unknown person followed him.

• Lu Feng mastered the Phantom Sword Art and practiced combining it with Phantom Steps.
• Qin Shuang wrote that the Demon-Slaying Bureau would handle the Vajra Temple matter, and Lu Feng learned that Liu Suifeng had survived.
• Chen Hu told Lu Feng that Lin Miao was trapped in Black Mountain Forest after taking a high-reward mission alone.
• Lu Feng realized the mission might have been a trap and sent Chen Hu to find out who posted it.
• Chen Hu discovered that someone from Commandant Zhao's residence had posted the mission, and Lu Feng told him to watch Zhao Long's residence.
• Lu Feng traveled to Black Mountain Forest, noticed someone following him, and found the clearing where Lin Miao had sent her distress signal.

Lu Feng rescued Lin Miao from monkey demons, then killed four Hua Jin Perfection Half-Demons sent by Vajra Temple. Zhao Long finally appeared and attacked Lu Feng, leaving them facing off in the forest.

• Lu Feng killed one monkey demon, rescued Lin Miao, and told her to hide while he confronted the ambushers.
• Four masked Hua Jin Perfection fighters surrounded Lu Feng, and he recognized them as men from Vajra Temple after they called one of their fallen companions Zhenhong.
• Lu Feng killed all four Half-Demons with his Cold Plum Jin and saber.
• Zhao Long launched a surprise palm strike at Lu Feng, who blocked it with his saber and identified his attacker.

Lu Feng fought Zhao Long after discovering that he was a Half-Demon, and Zhao Long transformed into a Mid-Stage Grandmaster tiger demon. Lu Feng used Phantom Steps and the Phantom Sword Art to repeatedly stab him, while Lin Miao watched and shouted commentary.

• Lu Feng revealed that Zhao Long was a Half-Demon, and Zhao Long attacked him with Black Dragon Extends Its Claw.
• Lu Feng countered Zhao Long with Tyrant Saber Slash, cutting through his defenses and wounding his arms.
• Zhao Long transformed into a tiger-like demon and reached Mid-Stage Grandmaster, prompting Lu Feng to shield Lin Miao and attack with Nine Layered Wave Slashes.
• Zhao Long's claws barely suffered damage, so Lu Feng dodged his charge and used Phantom Steps to create afterimages.
• Lu Feng switched to a longsword and repeatedly struck Zhao Long with the Phantom Sword Art as Lin Miao cheered from behind a tree.