Chapter Summaries

Lu Feng slaughtered the rat demons in the cave and killed their second-tier leader with a single Gale Slash. He returned with Zhou Si to the cave’s depths, where she saw the heaps of rat demon corpses.

• Zhou Si took an antidote pill and treated her poison while Lu Feng continued killing the rat demons.
• Lu Feng deflected the second-tier rat demon’s poisoned steel needles and finished off the first-tier swarm.
• The second-tier rat demon fled into a passage, but Lu Feng caught up and killed it with Gale Slash.
• Zhou Si told Lu Feng that a second-tier demon’s head could earn merit points, so they went back to retrieve it.
• Zhou Si and Lu Feng reached the depths of the cave, where she stopped at the sight of the rat demon corpses covering the floor.

Lu Feng and Zhou Si discovered that the blood was vanishing from demonic beast corpses in the cave, suggesting a hidden threat. After sending Zhou Si and Gan Ping back to investigate, Lu Feng found Zhu Lin, Luo Fang, and Liu Yong fighting four second-tier demonic beasts and rushed to help.

• Zhou Si examined the rat demon corpses and found that they had shriveled as their blood disappeared.
• Lu Feng told the injured Zhou Si to leave the cave, investigate formations or mechanisms in the Fire Saber Sect, and look for a possible entrance in Fragrant Virtue Hall.
• Gan Ping arrived with the bull demon and monkey demon heads and confirmed that their corpses had also lost all their blood.
• Lu Feng whispered instructions to Zhou Si, who took Gan Ping and the heads back toward the exit.
• Lu Feng found Zhu Lin, Luo Fang, and Liu Yong fighting a wolf demon, a pig demon, a snake demon, and a tiger demon.
• Lu Feng drew the Six Harmonies Saber and rushed into the cavern to help them.

Lu Feng rescued Zhu Lin, Luo Fang, and Liu Yong by killing four tier-two demonic beasts, then discovered their blood was being absorbed by a formation. A hidden chamber revealed Zhu Ren using the blood to reach Nei Jin Perfection, and he thanked Lu Feng for supplying the beasts’ essence blood.

• Lu Feng arrived and killed the four tier-two demonic beasts with swift saber strikes.
• Lu Feng and Zhu Lin noticed the corpses were shrinking as their blood disappeared into the stone, and Lu Feng suspected a formation was absorbing it.
• Liu Yong collected the demon heads, while Zhu Lin said she had not seen Zhu Ren since entering the branching passages.
• The cavern shook, and a collapsing wall revealed Zhu Ren meditating beside a blood-lit Bagua disc in a secret chamber.
• Zhu Ren reached Nei Jin Perfection and told Lu Feng that killing the demonic beasts had helped his cultivation rise.

Lu Feng and the others overwhelmed Zhu Ren with coordinated attacks, but when Liu Yong rushed in to claim the final blow, Zhu Ren transformed into a towering, four-armed demon. The chapter leaves Zhu Lin and Luo Fang retreating as Zhu Ren tears Liu Yong in half.

• Lu Feng, Zhu Lin, Luo Fang, and Liu Yong attacked Zhu Ren together, discovering that his dark red palms were unnaturally hard but his fighting skills were crude.
• The four fighters unleashed their strongest techniques, wounded Zhu Ren, and Lu Feng cut a deep gash into his back with Cold Plum Jin.
• Liu Yong rushed forward to deliver the final blow, but Zhu Ren admitted he had been careless and began transforming.
• Zhu Ren grew to three meters tall, sprouted two arms and a pig-like face, then seized Liu Yong and tore him in half.
• Zhu Lin and Luo Fang came to their senses and retreated from the transformed Zhu Ren.

Lu Feng and Zhu Lin learned that Zhu Ren had become a Half-Demon, and Lu Feng fought him after Zhu Ren’s transformation overwhelmed the others. As Zhu Ren prepared a powerful attack, Lu Feng used Demon Points to perfect Innate Primordial Qi and broke through to Hua Jin.

• Zhu Lin explained that Demon Transformation greatly increased an evil cultivator’s strength but consumed three years of lifespan each time.
• Zhu Ren attacked, knocking Zhu Lin and Luo Fang down while Lu Feng survived the blow with Golden Bell Shield.
• Lu Feng wounded Zhu Ren with Gale Slash, then fought him through the cavern as both sustained injuries.
• Zhu Ren began charging a powerful attack, and Lu Feng spent 10,200 Demon Points to perfect Innate Primordial Qi.
• Lu Feng broke through to Hua Jin, but Zhu Ren was already upon him.

Lu Feng survived Zhu Ren’s strongest attack after breaking through to Hua Jin, then defeated and killed the Half-Demon. He rescued Zhu Lin and Luo Fang, cleared the remaining caves, and left with them.

• Lu Feng used Hua Jin Nei Jin to withstand Zhu Ren’s blood-red attack, revealing that he had reached Hua Jin.
• Lu Feng defeated Zhu Ren with three punches and killed him with the Six Harmonies Saber, earning the Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art and 50,000 Demon Points.
• Lu Feng gave Zhu Lin and Luo Fang healing pills and used his Nei Jin to help them recover.
• Zhu Lin and Luo Fang woke and thanked Lu Feng for saving them, and he told them Zhu Ren was dead.
• Lu Feng searched the other caves, killed two first-tier demonic beasts, and found no other Fire Saber Sect disciples.
• After Zhu Lin recovered enough to stand, the three left the cave.

Lu Feng and the injured Zhu Lin and Luo Fang escaped the unstable cave and reported Liu Yong’s death and Zhu Ren’s identity to Zhou Si. Back in his room, Lu Feng discovered the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art among his rewards and learned it required demon beast essence blood to strengthen his body.

• Lu Feng supported Zhu Lin and Luo Fang out of the cave, where Fire Saber Sect disciples and Zhou Si were waiting.
• Zhou Si brought the group back to their lodgings, and Zhu Lin recounted how Zhu Ren had attacked them and Liu Yong had died.
• Luo Fang handed Zhou Si Zhu Ren’s head and Liu Yong’s body, while Zhou Si said she had taken control of the Fire Saber Sect.
• Lu Feng and Zhou Si discussed the sect’s future, the fallen disciple’s funeral, their report, and the distribution of merit.
• Lu Feng checked his system panel and learned the five levels and essence-blood requirements of the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art.
• Lu Feng realized he had no demon beast essence blood to begin practicing the art.

Lu Feng evolved Innate Primordial Qi into the Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art but chose to conceal his rapid cultivation. After Gan Ping became Fire Saber Sect’s new sect master, Lu Feng and his companions headed back toward Nanxi City, where masked fighters ambushed them.

• Lu Feng spent 100,000 Demon Points to evolve Innate Primordial Qi into the Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art, then decided not to raise its progress to avoid drawing attention to his cultivation.
• Gan Ping told the Fire Saber Sect’s disciples that Zhu Ren had imprisoned him and fed disciples to demonic beasts in exchange for essence blood, turning himself into a Half-Demon.
• Zhou Si confirmed that Zhu Ren had been executed and named Gan Ping the new sect master, while Gan Ping announced that the nearby demonic beasts had been wiped out and that Zhou Si had provided two complete Ming Jin cultivation arts.
• Lu Feng, Zhou Si, Zhu Lin, and Luo Fang left the Fire Saber Sect and traveled toward Nanxi City.
• Eight masked fighters, led by a Hua Jin martial artist, blocked the road and ordered their group killed; Lu Feng drew his saber and charged the leader.

Lu Feng killed a group of masked attackers and revealed that he had reached Hua Jin, while Zhou Si identified the Zhao household as their likely employer. After returning to Su Prefecture, Lu Feng learned that Chen Hu had been injured on a mission and examined his condition.

• Lu Feng broke through to Hua Jin, killed the masked leader and the other six attackers, and obtained Nine Layered Wave Slashes.
• Zhou Si recognized a scar on the leader's palm and said the Zhao household had sent the attackers; Lu Feng concluded Zhao Long was behind the ambush.
• Zhou Si warned Lu Feng about Zhao Long's influence and the Zhao household's fighters, and Lu Feng memorized information about their connections and territory.
• The group delivered eight second-tier demonic beast heads and a Half-Demon corpse to Merit Hall, earning 43,000 merit points, which Lu Feng agreed to split evenly.
• Lu Feng returned to Su Prefecture, learned from Xiaolian that Chen Hu had been injured on a mission, and examined Chen Hu in bed.

Lu Feng learned that Chen Hu was scheduled to fight Lin Shan in a life-and-death duel and equipped him with a new saber, a Jin Burst Pill, and a Jin Origin Pill. Chen Hu accepted the help and prepared for the fight the next day, determined to survive.

• Lu Feng treated Chen Hu's injuries and urged him to transfer to his side once he became a Demon-Slaying Envoy.
• Lu Feng overheard Chen Hu's debt collector warn that Chen Hu would face Lin Shan in a life-and-death duel the next day.
• Lu Feng confronted Chen Hu, who said he was confident because he had reached Late Ming Jin while Lin Shan was only at Early Ming Jin.
• Lu Feng took Chen Hu to the Merit Hall and bought him a thousand-point saber and a Jin Burst Pill.
• Lu Feng gave Chen Hu a thousand-point Jin Origin Pill, and Chen Hu accepted it after Lu Feng insisted it could help him survive the duel.

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.