Recaps

Lu Feng killed Zhao Changgeng, then used the system to perfect Walking on Air and continued toward the city with Ji Qingqing’s group. The chapter ended by revealing Hu Xiaotian, the White-Foreheaded Tiger Demon Emperor, in his mountain cave.

• Zhao Changgeng mistook Lu Feng’s phantoms for his real body, was wounded by a strand of Sword Qi, and was killed by Lu Feng.
• Lu Feng took Zhao Changgeng’s storage pouch and led Ji Qingqing and the others toward the city, while they feared he might silence them.
• Lu Feng reviewed the power and cost of the Phantom Sword Art, then spent 10 million Demon Points to perfect Walking on Air.
• Lu Feng tested Walking on Air by standing and walking on empty air, then considered his remaining cultivation needs and resources.
• Hu Xiaotian, the White-Foreheaded Tiger Demon Emperor, reclined in a mountain cave as dozens of fifth-tier tiger demon lords stood before him.

The White-Foreheaded Tiger Emperor learned that Hu Xiaofeng had died and led his demon forces to seek revenge. At a secluded valley, Wu Qingfeng and the others learned that Zhao Changgeng was also dead, leaving them to wonder how Hu Xiaofeng had defeated him.

• The White-Foreheaded Tiger Emperor discussed the demons’ advance into Yongzhou and expected Hu Xiaofeng to capture Severed Cloud Pass before returning to the Demon Race.
• The White-Foreheaded Tiger Emperor sensed Hu Xiaofeng’s death, roared in fury, and rushed from the cave to take revenge.
• The Scarlet Flame Tiger Monarch led most of the demon monarchs after the White-Foreheaded Tiger Emperor, while two Blood-Pupiled Apes remained to guard the cave.
• Wu Qingfeng reported that the third line of defense had held, Hu Xiaofeng had been wounded by Zhao Changgeng, and Zhao had pursued him.
• Song Xuanji’s jade pendant broke, revealing Zhao Changgeng’s death, and Lu Qingshan questioned how Hu Xiaofeng could have killed him.

Wu Qingfeng learned that Hu Xiaofeng was dead and Hu Xiaotian had left Yangshang Town, so he and the other leaders moved to seize the strategic choke point. As the forces at the Fallen Star Plain and Lu Feng’s group received evacuation orders, Lu Feng realized the plan was to cut off the demonic beasts’ route into Yongzhou at Yangshang Town and eliminate them there.

• Wu Qingfeng announced that Hu Xiaofeng had died and Hu Xiaotian had left Yangshang Town with most of his forces, then declared Zhao Changgeng the Grandmaster competition’s first-place winner.
• Wu Qingfeng, Xiao Tianqi, and the others set out for Yangshang Town to seize it while Hu Xiaotian was away.
• Shen Qingwu noticed she had fallen to third place, and she and Su Ying inferred that Zhao Changgeng’s points had pushed them down the rankings.
• Su Ying and Shen Qingwu learned that the reinforcements were ordered to evacuate the Fallen Star Plain and regroup near Yangshang Town, then withdrew with their squads.
• After receiving Xiao Tianqi’s message, Lu Feng led Ji Qingqing and the others away from the city and realized Yangshang Town was the planned trap to cut off the demonic beasts in Yongzhou.

Lu Feng and Lu Shuang went to the Merit Hall, where Lu Feng exchanged points and lower-tier essence blood for merit. With Lu Shuang’s contribution, he obtained fifty-five types of fifth-tier demonic beast essence blood, leaving him short of the hundred needed for the fifth layer of the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art.

• Lu Feng concluded that Yangshang Town had not yet fallen and decided to rest in the city while waiting for further orders.
• Lu Feng and Lu Shuang discussed the plan to abandon Severed Cloud Pass and move toward Yangshang Town, then learned that Lu Feng had placed first in the Hua Jin division.
• Lu Feng and Lu Shuang went to the Merit Hall, where Lu Feng exchanged points for merit and bought sixty-eight portions of fourth-tier essence blood.
• Lu Feng sold his second- and third-tier essence blood for merit, and Lu Shuang added her essence blood and points to his total.
• Lu Feng combined their resources into fifty-five thousand merit and exchanged it for fifty-five types of fifth-tier demonic beast essence blood.

Lu Feng used his newly acquired materials and Demon Points to advance the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art to its fourth layer, then gave healing and cultivation pills to his injured team. He and his companions remained in the city instead of leaving for Shangyang Town, while his team struggled to accept his generosity.

• Lu Feng thanked Lu Shuang for helping him obtain the essence blood and hurried back to his lodgings to cultivate.
• Lu Shuang told Jiang Han that Lu Feng had entered seclusion, and Lin Jingfeng and Jiang Han decided to stay in the city and wait for him.
• Lu Feng spent 1,000,000 Demon Points and the required materials to raise the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art to the fourth layer, gaining a body capable of contending with a fourth-tier Demon King.
• Lu Feng visited Ji Qingqing and gave her bottles of pills to distribute among the injured team members.
• Ji Qingqing recognized the valuable pills and began dividing them up, but Lin Amei objected that the team should not accept more gifts from Lu Feng.

Lu Feng visited the survivors sheltering in the western city and spoke with Lao Guai, who described their makeshift home and his son’s death fighting demonic beasts. The survivors remained determined to endure, though many would not flee again if their refuge fell.

• Ji Qingqing showed her companions the ten Jin Origin Pills she received and promised one to anyone who reached the Nei Jin realm.
• Lu Feng wandered into the western city’s crowded survivor camp and found residents making clothes from beast hides.
• Lao Guai explained that the villagers were sewing clothes for the Demon-Slaying Bureau as thanks for its protection and aid.
• Lu Feng learned that Lao Guai’s son, Li Feng, had died after killing two demonic beasts.
• Lao Guai told Lu Feng that the survivors had fled Canglan City and had made the camp their second home, though many would not flee again if it fell.

Lu Feng told Lu Shuang that he had killed Zhao Changgeng and refused to leave the city. The White-Foreheaded Tiger Emperor then attacked the city and demanded that Lu Feng be handed over, leaving the defenders facing an imminent siege.

• Lu Feng told Lu Shuang he had killed Zhao Changgeng, and she promised to keep his secret and help protect him.
• Lu Feng refused to leave the city, despite Lu Shuang urging him to go with the departing disciples.
• The White-Foreheaded Tiger Emperor and dozens of powerful tiger-headed demons arrived and attacked the city-protecting formation.
• Guan Shanhai and two Great Grandmasters reinforced the barrier as they prepared to hold out for help from the bureau chief.
• The White-Foreheaded Tiger Emperor demanded the murderer of his Feng'er and fixed his gaze on Lu Feng, causing Lu Shuang to understand why he had stayed.

Lu Feng left Shangyang Town to draw Hu Xiaotian away from its attack, then used the Phantom Sword Art to kill a fifth-order Tiger Lord in an instant. Hu Xiaotian recognized him as a serious threat and launched a tiger's roar at his remaining phantoms.

• Hu Xiaotian and dozens of fifth-order Demon Lords attacked Shangyang Town's protective formation, while Lu Shuang and Jiang Han tried to stop Lu Feng from leaving.
• Lu Feng decided to draw Hu Xiaotian away to protect the town's more than ten thousand residents and flew through the formation.
• Guan Shanhai realized Lu Feng was likely the one who had killed Hu Xiaofeng, and Lu Feng's departure confirmed Hu Xiaotian's suspicion.
• Lu Feng used the Phantom Sword Art to distract a fifth-order Tiger Lord and killed it from behind with a single strike.
• Hu Xiaotian declared that it could not let Lu Feng live and unleashed a tiger's roar toward the five remaining phantoms.

Lu Feng lured Hu Xiaotian away from Shouqu City after killing a fifth-tier Demon Lord, then fled toward Canglan City to avoid disrupting the plan to take Shangyang Town. Hu Xiaotian continued pursuing him as Lu Feng’s True Essence steadily ran low.

• Lu Feng’s Phantom Sword Art killed a fifth-tier Demon Lord, but Hu Xiaotian’s roar struck him and sent him flying.
• Lu Feng fled Shouqu City, and Hu Xiaotian ordered the remaining Demon Lords to attack the city’s protective array before pursuing him.
• Lu Shuang, Jiang Han, and Lin Jingfeng watched Lu Feng’s departure, while Guan Shanhai reported the situation and kept the array defenders at their posts.
• Lu Feng healed himself at a fork in the road and chose the route to Canglan City rather than risk interfering with the plan to take Shangyang Town.
• Hu Xiaotian followed Lu Feng toward Canglan City, while Lu Feng flew ahead despite the heavy drain on his True Essence.

Lu Feng attacked the demonic beasts occupying Canglan City while Hu Xiaotian tried to kill him without destroying his own forces. Lu Feng pretended his True Essence was running low as he waited for Wu Qingfeng and the others to occupy Shangyang Town, and secretly replenished his strength with Origin Recovery Pills.

• Lu Feng reached Canglan City and killed demonic beasts by the thousands as he fought through the ruins.
• Hu Xiaotian arrived and attacked Lu Feng, but Lu Feng evaded him while Hu Xiaotian’s strikes killed nearby beasts.
• Hu Xiaotian ordered the demonic beasts to overwhelm Lu Feng and promised resources to whoever killed him, intending to wear down his True Essence.
• Lu Feng used Phantom Steps to keep evading the beasts and pretended to grow exhausted while waiting for Wu Qingfeng and the others to occupy Shangyang Town.
• When Hu Xiaotian relaxed after seeing Lu Feng’s pale face, Lu Feng swallowed five Origin Recovery Pills and restored much of his True Essence.

Lu Feng discovered Origin Recovery Pills in Zhao Changgeng’s storage bag, but Hu Xiaotian learned Shangyang Town was under attack and transformed into a giant tiger to kill him. Lu Feng used an Essence-Reversing Pill to empower his sword technique, but Hu Xiaotian’s claw struck him and sent him crashing through several houses.

• Lu Feng found three bottles of Origin Recovery Pills in Zhao Changgeng’s storage bag and decided to endure Hu Xiaotian’s attacks.
• Hu Xiaotian sensed that the Blood Demon Talisman in Shangyang Town had shattered and realized the humans had lured him away.
• Hu Xiaotian transformed into a giant white tiger and struck Lu Feng, who escaped the first claw but was injured by its shockwave.
• Lu Feng found and swallowed an Essence-Reversing Pill, enduring severe pain as he converted his True Essence.
• Lu Feng unleashed Sword Qi at Hu Xiaotian’s second claw, but the claw hit him and sent him crashing through several houses.

Lu Feng crippled Hu Xiaotian’s ability to use True Essence and drove him away, but collapsed from his injuries and hid in a sealed passage beneath Canglan City. The demonic beasts withdrew from Shouyun City after learning Shangyang Town had been taken, and Lu Shuang asked Jiang Han and Lin Jingfeng for help.

• Lu Feng’s hidden attack left Hu Xiaotian unable to use True Essence, forcing the tiger emperor to flee and seek a secluded place to recover.
• After Hu Xiaotian escaped, Lu Feng killed dozens of demonic beasts, found a hidden passage beneath a ruined house, and sealed its entrance behind him.
• At Shouyun City, the Scarlet Flame Tiger Lord learned that the Blood Demon Talisman had shattered and that Shangyang Town had fallen, so the demons hurried back.
• Guan Shanhai received Wu Qingfeng’s message that Si Zheng and the others had taken Shangyang Town, then informed them that the fifth-tier demonic beasts had left Shouyun City.
• With the crisis over, Lu Shuang asked Jiang Han and Lin Jingfeng to help her with something serious.

Lu Shuang enlisted Jiang Han and Lin Jingfeng to gather evidence against Zhao Changgeng and asked witnesses to tell the truth about Lu Feng’s killing of him. Meanwhile, Lu Feng sealed all 108 acupoints to hide from Hu Xiaotian and continued through the secret passage beneath Canglan City toward a faint light.

• Lu Shuang asked Jiang Han and Lin Jingfeng to find evidence of Zhao Changgeng’s abuse of power, and they agreed to help her.
• Lu Shuang told Guan Shanhai that the three intended to leave, then instructed Ji Qingqing and the others to give the higher-ups truthful accounts of Lu Feng’s actions.
• Lu Shuang, Jiang Han, and Lin Jingfeng left Canglan City together after she gave instructions to the Headquarters disciples.
• Lu Feng discovered that the Essence-Reversing Pill had sealed his 108 acupoints, and an attempt to force one open made him cough up blood.
• Lu Feng sealed the acupoints himself to block Hu Xiaotian from tracking him, losing his hearing before taking a luminous stone and continuing through the passage.
• Lu Feng spotted a faint glimmer ahead and hurried toward it.

Lu Feng discovered eight black-robed figures in a cavern and found a low-grade Spirit Artifact, the Flowing Cloud Sword, in Zhao Changgeng’s storage bag. After the sword’s recognition flare drew the figures to him, he killed all eight Half-Demons and found a wooden plaque on the last corpse.

• Lu Feng hid from the eight motionless figures in the cavern and searched Zhao Changgeng’s storage bag for a pill to counter the Essence-Reversing Pill’s side effects.
• Lu Feng found a low-grade Spirit Artifact in the bag, recognized it as the Flowing Cloud Sword, and bound it to himself with a drop of blood.
• The Flowing Cloud Sword’s burst of light alerted the eight black-robed figures, who charged Lu Feng with sabers.
• Lu Feng killed the first attacker with the Flowing Cloud Sword and learned from the system that the man was a Half-Demon.
• Lu Feng pursued and killed the remaining seven Half-Demons, then searched their bodies and found a wooden plaque on the last corpse.

Lu Feng discovered a mysterious stone that contained the original Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art and spent ten million Demon Points to record it. He learned that its nine layers corresponded to the Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, and Celestial Person realms, with each layer raising cultivation by one major realm.

• Lu Feng recognized the dead Half-Demon’s wooden tag and face as possibly belonging to Lao Guai’s son, Li Feng, and decided to investigate discreetly.
• Lu Feng examined the enormous eight-trigram formation beneath Canglan City but left it intact to avoid alerting whoever had built it.
• After treating his injuries, Lu Feng tested Zhao Changgeng’s heavy stone and discovered through the system that it contained an original Celestial Person Realm cultivation art.
• Lu Feng spent ten million Demon Points to record the Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art and learned that its nine layers spanned three major realms.

Lu Feng studied the Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art but stopped himself from upgrading it while his injuries and blocked acupoints made the attempt dangerous. Meanwhile, Wu Qingfeng’s group secured Shangyang Town and learned that Lu Feng had drawn Hu Xiaotian away from Shouyun City, while Su Ying worried about Lu Feng’s fate.

• Lu Feng learned that the Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art could greatly compress and endlessly replenish True Essence, but the system warned that upgrading it while he was injured could kill him, so he postponed cultivation.
• Lu Feng tested whether the system could record the formation on the raised platform, but the formation did not respond and the system gave no prompt.
• Qin Bailian and Lu Qingshan reported that Shangyang Town had been taken and that no other fifth-tier demon beasts remained there, while Song Xuanji worried about Severed Cloud Pass and Shouyun City.
• Wu Qingfeng said Guan Shanhai had confirmed Lu Feng lured Hu Xiaotian away and Shouyun City’s defensive formation remained intact; the group then sent messages summoning nearby disciples to fight the remaining demon beasts.
• Han Baizhan told the disciples gathered near Shangyang Town that the town had been taken, while Su Ying privately worried that Lu Feng might not survive facing Hu Xiaotian.

Su Ying learned that Lu Feng might have killed Zhao Changgeng and left for North City to seek her father’s help, while reinforcements gathered in Shangyang Town. At the barrier, Wu Qingfeng organized its repair and defenses as Song Xuanji began refining a Demon-Identifying Stone.

• Su Ying received Xiao Tianqi’s message about Lu Feng and Zhao Changgeng, then left the group for North City after telling Lu Feng to hide.
• Han Baizhan led more than a hundred disciples to Shangyang Town, where Qin Bailian assigned them to defend the checkpoints.
• Wu Qingfeng took Xiao Tianqi, Song Xuanji, Lu Qingshan, and others to the barrier and gave Song Xuanji a Demon-Identifying Stone to repair it.
• Song Xuanji began refining the stone, while Wu Qingfeng set up the Seven Kills Formation and Xiao Tianqi and Lu Qingshan guarded the approaches.

Hu Xiaotian attacked Shangyang Town and fought his way toward the barrier opening, where Wu Qingfeng was guarding Song Xuanji as he refined the Demon-Identifying Stone. Wu Qingfeng and Hu Xiaotian began a fierce battle, while Xiao Tianqi protected the opening and Song Xuanji.

• Hu Xiaotian arrived over Shangyang Town and claimed that Wu Qingfeng had once destroyed the barrier to break through to the Celestial Person Realm, but Qin Bailian, Han Baizhan, Xiao Tianqi, and Lu Qingshan stood against him.
• Hu Xiaotian used a single blow to defeat all four Great Grandmasters, then flew toward the rear mountain; Xiao Tianqi went after him while Lu Qingshan helped Qin Bailian and Han Baizhan recover.
• At the barrier opening, Xiao Tianqi joined Wu Qingfeng, who told him to guard the opening while he faced Hu Xiaotian; Song Xuanji continued refining the Demon-Identifying Stone.
• Wu Qingfeng used his domain and a formation plate to fight Hu Xiaotian, but their opening clash sent Wu Qingfeng staggering back while Hu Xiaotian remained unmoved.
• Wu Qingfeng continued attacking with formation patterns, and Hu Xiaotian held the advantage but could not defeat him quickly.

Wu Qingfeng, Song Xuanji, and their allies repaired the barrier at Shangyang Town, trapping Hu Xiaotian and his demon forces inside Yongzhou. Half a month later, as demons raided remote settlements for human blood to break the barrier again, Song Xuanji tried to draw Lu Feng out, intending to arrest him for Zhao Changgeng's murder.

• Wu Qingfeng took Hu Xiaotian's tiger roar head-on while Song Xuanji finished refining the Demon-Identifying Stone and repaired the barrier.
• Hu Xiaotian abandoned the fight and ordered the Demon Lords to collect human blood from remote places so the demons could corrode the barrier.
• Half a month later, Qin Bailian reported that demons had massacred Lenggu Town, one of several remote settlements attacked for human blood.
• Wu Qingfeng and the others discussed how to protect Yongzhou's towns as Lu Qingshan warned that Hu Xiaotian could escape once he gathered enough blood.
• Xiao Tianqi proposed splitting up to defend major cities, while Song Xuanji suggested using bait to lure Hu Xiaotian out and secretly sought to expose and arrest Lu Feng for Zhao Changgeng's murder.

Wu Qingfeng proposed using Lu Feng as bait to lure Hu Xiaotian into a formation in Canglan City, while Song Xuanji confronted Xiao Tianqi over Lu Feng’s killing of Zhao Changgeng. After the officials agreed to the plan, Lu Feng recovered his True Essence beneath Canglan City and prepared to move.

• Wu Qingfeng revealed that Lu Feng had killed Hu Xiaofeng and proposed using him as bait to draw Hu Xiaotian and the fifth-tier Demon Lords into a formation in Canglan City.
• Song Xuanji accused Lu Feng of killing Zhao Changgeng, and Xiao Tianqi confirmed that Zhao Changgeng had ambushed Lu Feng and been killed in the encounter.
• Song Xuanji and Xiao Tianqi fought, damaging the meeting hall, until Wu Qingfeng stopped them and proposed settling the dispute if Lu Feng lured Hu Xiaotian to Canglan City.
• Xiao Tianqi and Song Xuanji accepted Wu Qingfeng’s proposal, and the group discussed the location, timing, formation, bait route, and retreat direction.
• Lu Feng reopened his final acupoint in the underground cavern, restored the flow of his True Essence, and decided it was time to act.

Lu Feng condensed his True Essence into liquid, strengthened his cultivation, and escaped the secret passage after sabotaging the formation. While flying toward Shouyun City, he upgraded his cultivation art and prepared to advance his saber art.

• Lu Feng raised the Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art to its first level, condensing liquid True Essence and dropping back to Early Grandmaster with much greater power.
• Lu Feng removed most of the formation’s Origin Crystals so it would appear intact but collapse when activated.
• Lu Feng cleared the rubble blocking the passage, escaped, and killed the demon beasts outside, raising his Demon Points to 65,000,000.
• Lu Feng collected essence blood and flew toward Shouyun City, raising the Nine Extremes Essence Condensation Art to its second level and advancing to Mid-Stage Grandmaster.
• Lu Feng decided to upgrade the Nine Extremes Heaven-Breaking Slash to its sixth level after noting its cost was lower than the Phantom Sword Art’s.

Lu Feng improved the Nine Extremes Heaven-Breaking Slash and continued toward Shouyun City, while Lu Shuang gathered evidence against Zhao Changgeng and protected the women he had abused. Su Ying returned to her father, Su Xuanqing, and asked him to help Lu Feng after he killed someone.

• Lu Feng improved the Nine Extremes Heaven-Breaking Slash to the sixth layer, awakened Weight Intent, and tested its power on a mountain before flying toward Shouyun City.
• Lu Shuang accepted evidence from women Zhao Changgeng had abused, assured them he had died in Yongzhou, and gave each woman a Force Comprehension Pill.
• Lu Shuang told the women to keep Zhao Changgeng's death secret, then set off for Shouyun City the next morning.
• Su Ying visited Su Xuanqing and asked him to help Lu Feng, explaining that Lu Feng had killed someone and belonged to her Commandant Su's residence.

Su Ying persuaded Su Xuanqing to secure Headquarters' promise not to pursue Lu Feng for killing Zhao Changgeng, though the deal required Su Xuanqing to face a dangerous demon. Meanwhile, Ji Qingqing and the others searched for Lu Feng until word came that he had returned to Shouyun City.

• Su Ying offered to enter seclusion until she reached the Celestial Person Realm and become a Sacred Hall saintess candidate if Su Xuanqing helped Lu Feng.
• Su Xuanqing contacted Xie Yunyuan and secured the promise that Headquarters would not pursue Lu Feng, in exchange for helping kill a Third-Transformation Demon Emperor at the Cangyuan Battlefield.
• Su Xuanqing reassured Su Ying about the danger and shared childhood memories with her late into the night.
• Ji Qingqing, Lin Amei, and the female disciples reported that their search for Lu Feng had found no news, then resolved to widen it.
• A female disciple announced that Lu Feng had returned, and Ji Qingqing and the others rushed outside to see him approaching.

Lu Feng returned to Shouyun City and learned that the Demon-Slaying Bureau wanted him to lure Hu Xiaotian to Canglan City, where a formation could help kill the sixth-tier Demon Emperor. He agreed after securing fifty types of fifth-tier essence blood so he could finish refining his body, then went to the Merit Hall to collect them.

• Lin Amei welcomed Lu Feng back, and Ji Qingqing told him Shangyang Town had been retaken and Lu Shuang had returned to Headquarters.
• Guan Shanhai explained that Lu Feng was expected to lure Hu Xiaotian into Canglan City, where Si Zheng’s formation would help them kill him.
• Lu Feng agreed to the plan on the condition that he could obtain fifty different types of fifth-tier essence blood to complete his body-refining art within two days.
• Guan Shanhai gave Lu Feng a token to exchange for the essence blood, and Lu Feng went to the Merit Hall.
• Disciples at the Merit Hall recognized Lu Feng and quietly admired him for his deeds in Shouyun City.

Lu Feng exchanged Guan Shanhai’s token for fifth-tier essence blood, then sought more Bone-Tempering Sand to advance his cultivation. At the Merit Hall, he met Lao Guai and learned that the elderly villagers wanted to buy stone for a statue honoring the hero who saved Shouyun City.

• Lu Feng used Guan Shanhai’s token to exchange for fifty kinds of fifth-tier essence blood without spending merit.
• Lu Feng considered the formation beneath Canglan City and decided he would learn who had set it up when the time came.
• Lu Feng’s attempt to raise the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art failed because he lacked Bone-Tempering Sand, and he learned Guan Shanhai had left Shouyun City.
• Lu Feng went to the Merit Hall for more Bone-Tempering Sand and found elderly commoners trying to buy stone with silver.
• Lao Guai told Lu Feng that the group wanted stone for a statue honoring the hero who saved Shouyun City, though none of them had seen the hero.