Chapter Summaries

Ximen Hanfeng showed Xiao Han a painting depicting the Heavenly Emperor Sword and invited him to view its original at the Ximen estate. Xiao Han reached the protected original, titled “Sword Points to the Future,” and prepared to examine it.

• Ximen Xiaoshi stopped Xiao Han from revealing their earlier encounter, and he explained that he had only glanced at her in Xijiang City.
• Ximen Hanfeng showed Xiao Han a painting of the Heavenly Emperor Sword and said his ancestor Ximen Dengfeng had drawn it after receiving guidance from the man depicted.
• Xiao Han confirmed that he carried the sword in the painting and asked to see the original at the Ximen residence.
• Ximen Hanfeng took Xiao Han to the family’s memorial hall, warning him that its Killing Arrays could be deadly.
• Xiao Han followed Ximen Hanfeng and Ximen Xiaoshi to a side hall, where the original painting hung behind an Energy Shield, bearing the words “Sword Points to the Future.”

Xiao Han studied the original Sword Points to the Future painting and comprehended the Seven Kill Sword Art and Sword Gang. He left the viewing with a greatly advanced understanding of the Sword Dao, while Ximen Hanfeng and Ximen Xiaoshi watched in amazement.

• Ximen Hanfeng showed Xiao Han the original painting, whose Sword Intent was far more powerful than the imitation.
• Xiao Han entered a meditative state as his Sword Intent merged with the painting and revealed the man’s seven sword strikes splitting the firmament.
• Xiao Han reflected on the Sword Dao’s endless pursuit and gained insight from the sword art in the painting.
• Ximen Hanfeng and Ximen Xiaoshi saw Xiao Han’s Sword Intent condense into Sword Gang and were astonished by his talent.
• Xiao Han returned to himself, having comprehended the Seven Kill Sword Art and learned to manifest Sword Gang.

Xiao Han passed the Seven Kill Sword Art and the scroll’s Sword Intent insights to Ximen Hanfeng and Ximen Xiaoshi, then left after a banquet. At Tianbao Pavilion, Ximen Xiaoshi asked to learn swordsmanship from him, and Lin Qingtan arrived as their teasing turned into another quarrel.

• Xiao Han transferred the Seven Kill Sword Art to Ximen Hanfeng and Ximen Xiaoshi and told them the scroll contained Endless Sword Intent for them to comprehend.
• Ximen Hanfeng hosted a banquet for Xiao Han, then sent Ximen Xiaoshi to escort him back to Tianbao Pavilion.
• Ximen Xiaoshi asked Xiao Han if she could visit to ask about swordsmanship, but his teasing led her to stomp at him, cling to him, and bite him before he tickled her free.
• Lin Qingtan appeared at Tianbao Pavilion and asked whether Xiao Han and Ximen Xiaoshi had finished flirting.
• Xiao Han called Lin Qingtan his wife and teased her about claiming him as her husband at the Jiang Family wedding banquet, prompting her to glare at him and walk inside.

While cultivating the Seven Kill Sword Art, Xiao Han received news that Ling Qingzhu may have been trapped in ancient ruins inside the dangerous Seal Demon Valley. He set out with Lin Dong and Mei Xuanyu to find her as the valley’s barrier threatened to break.

• Xiao Han advised Ximen Xiaoshi to strengthen her sword intent before continuing to practice the Seven Kill Sword Art.
• Mei Xuanyu told Xiao Han and Lin Dong that Ling Qingzhu may have entered a hidden barrier in Seal Demon Valley through a Plane Rift.
• Mei Xuanyu explained that the barrier was weakening and contained ancient ruins, drawing many forces to the dangerous valley.
• Lin Dong decided to go to Seal Demon Valley, and Xiao Han and Mei Xuanyu agreed to accompany him.
• Lin Dong told Lin Qingtan to stay behind, and she accepted his decision.

As Xiao Han's group traveled to Seal Demon Valley, Mei Xuanyu revealed that Wang You was a formidable Spirit Array Master whose abilities could challenge a Heavenly Supreme. The group accepted Wang You's promise to protect them, while Xiao Han vowed to protect her in turn.

• News that the barrier around Seal Demon Valley was about to break drew forces across the Northwest Region toward its Ancient Ruins.
• Xiao Han asked Mei Xuanyu why she had brought Wang You, who appeared to have no spiritual energy, on their dangerous journey.
• At Mei Xuanyu's encouragement, Wang You let Xiao Han attack her, and a prepared spiritual array rebounded his strike.
• Xiao Han recognized Wang You's array mastery and learned she could contend with initial-stage Heavenly Supreme experts, though she had not reached the level of forming arrays with a single thought.
• Mei Xuanyu teased Xiao Han and the others for underestimating Wang You, and Wang You promised to protect the group with her life.
• Xiao Han told Wang You he would protect her too, and the group shared a warm moment aboard the Blue Luan.

Xiao Han and his companions encountered a poisoned ambush against the Heavenly Sect, where Tian Ran was being targeted by Demon God Hall. Xiao Han rushed in to rescue her, and the chapter ended with him carrying her away as the enemy prince vowed to kill him.

• The Azure Luan stopped near a dense purple poisonous mist where Lin Dong sensed two groups fighting and one side being overwhelmed.
• Mei Xuanyu recognized the ambushed group as Heavenly Sect members protecting Tian Ran and insisted on helping them.
• Xiao Han assigned Wang You to prepare a Spirit Array and sent Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Mei Xuanyu to aid the Heavenly Sect members while he entered the mist to rescue Tian Ran.
• Xiao Han used the Emperor Cleansing Art and Seal Divine Ice to pass through the poisonous mist undetected.
• The Demon God Hall prince ordered his people to kill Tian Ran's protectors while sparing her, and the Heavenly Sect forces began to collapse.
• Xiao Han seized Tian Ran and carried her away, prompting the prince to threaten him with death.

Xiao Han rescued Tian Ran from Chi Mang and treated her, while spiritual arrays kept Demon God Hall from pursuing them immediately. After Xiao Yan and the others rescued the remaining Heavenly Sect survivors, the groups camped together in the wilderness, where Tian Ran said Xiao Han did not want her to thank him.

• Chi Mang ordered Demon God Hall to pursue Xiao Han after he carried Tian Ran away, but a Spiritual Array Grandmaster warned that Wang You's arrays would trap them.
• Xiao Han took Tian Ran into the forest, gave her pills, and used the Emperor Cleansing Art to remove the poison from her body.
• Xiao Han told Tian Ran that someone else had entrusted him to save her, then left without answering when she asked who it was.
• Tian Ran followed Xiao Han, while Xiao Yan and the others rescued the remaining Heavenly Sect experts from the Demon God Purple Mist.
• That night, Mei Xuanyu told Tian Ran to thank Xiao Han, and Tian Ran replied that he did not want her to thank him.

Xiao Han and his companions rested in the mountains with Tian Ran and the others after learning that Heavenly Sect was also headed to Seal Demon Valley. The group woke at dawn and prepared to continue their journey.

• Tian Ran reacted angrily to Xiao Han, but Xiao Han ignored her, and Mei Xuanyu changed the subject.
• Mei Xuanyu and Tian Ran told the group that Heavenly Sect was traveling to Seal Demon Valley after being ambushed by Demon God Hall.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Yan and Lin Dong to rest for the night, while Wang You set up defensive Spirit Arrays around the clearing.
• The group spent a peaceful night without any spirit beast attacks.
• At dawn, Xiao Han and Tian Ran woke and looked at each other before the others rose as well.

Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong left the Heavenly Sect’s group and hurried to Seal Demon City. As they reached Seal Demon Valley, Lin Dong worried about Ling Qingzhu, and Xiao Han reassured him that she might be safe inside the ruins.

• Xiao Han told Mei Xuanyu that he and his brothers were leaving, and she accepted their decision.
• Tian Ran offered Xiao Han’s group Supreme Spirit Liquid in thanks, but Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong left without taking it.
• Xiao Han and his brothers traveled for several hours until they reached the ruined Seal Demon City beside Seal Demon Valley.
• Lin Dong worried about Ling Qingzhu, and Xiao Han reassured him before leading the group toward the city.

Xiao Han and his companions arrived at Seal Demon City and learned that a Beast Tide was preventing anyone from entering Seal Demon Valley. As they waited among the gathered forces, Tian Ran and the Heavenly Sect arrived, while Chi Mang acknowledged her from across the ruins.

• Xiao Han gave a rogue cultivator Supreme Spirit Liquid in exchange for news about Seal Demon Valley.
• The rogue cultivator explained that a Beast Tide containing powerful Quasi-Heavenly Supreme spiritual beasts had erupted, so the cultivators were waiting to gather enough strength to enter.
• Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong settled on a broken pillar and agreed to avoid drawing Chi Mang and the Demon God Hall's attention.
• Lin Dong spotted the Heavenly Sect's arrival, and Tian Ran, Mei Xuanyu, Wang You, and the others landed among the ruins.
• Chi Mang greeted Tian Ran, but she ignored him and focused on the remains in Seal Demon Valley.
• The gathered cultivators praised Tian Ran's beauty and wondered when the Northwest Region's other great beauty would arrive.

As the crowd waited outside Seal Demon Valley during a deadly Beast Tide, Xiao Han met familiar faces and watched powerful sects and rising stars arrive. When Xuanyuan Zhantian appeared, Ximen Xiaoshi described his fearsome reputation, and Xiao Han recognized the name Western Heaven War Emperor.

• Xiao Han, Lin Dong, and Xiao Yan waited outside Seal Demon Valley, where Ling Qingzhu remained trapped behind the barrier.
• Xiao Han reunited with Ximen Xiaoshi and Zhao Ping, then traded barbs and horsed around with Ximen Xiaoshi.
• Tian Ran watched Xiao Han and Ximen Xiaoshi together before turning away, while Mei Xuanyu remarked on their relationship.
• Tang Kun led the Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect to the ruins, and Ximen Xiaoshi identified him as a talented Sword Gang user.
• Xue Nishang arrived with the Divine Maiden Palace and greeted Tian Ran, who responded with only a faint nod.
• Xuanyuan Zhantian arrived, and Ximen Xiaoshi explained his exceptional Battle Array Master talent and combat record; Xiao Han recognized him as the Western Heaven War Emperor.

Xiao Han learned that the renowned Xuanyuan Zhantian was the future Western Heaven War Emperor and considered how his own Battle Array Master abilities might benefit from commanding an army. He then teased Ximen Xiaoshi with a stealthy smack, leaving her angry and wary of him.

• Ximen Xiaoshi told Xiao Han about Xuanyuan Zhantian’s talents and reputation, prompting Xiao Han to recognize him as the future Western Heaven War Emperor.
• Xiao Han doubted reports that Xuanyuan Zhantian had slain Earth Supreme Great Perfection experts and reasoned that his Battle Array Master abilities and an army could explain the feats.
• Xiao Han decided to seek a powerful army so he could make use of his own Battle Array Master identity.
• Xiao Han imagined tricking Xuanyuan Zhantian if he provoked him, then grinned at the thought.
• Ximen Xiaoshi teased Xiao Han about looking at Xuanyuan Zhantian like an idiot, and Xiao Han secretly smacked her backside.
• Ximen Xiaoshi called Xiao Han a stinking hooligan and backed away from him.

Xuanyuan Zhantian organized the gathered experts into a battle corps to charge through Seal Demon Valley’s Beast Tide. When he assigned Xiao Han’s team to the dangerous vanguard, Xiao Han challenged his authority, leaving the formation at a standstill.

• Xuanyuan Zhantian assessed the Beast Tide and waited as experts from across the Northwest Region gathered outside Seal Demon Valley.
• Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong prepared to enter the valley, and Xuanyuan Zhantian called on the crowd to form teams led by Earth Supreme experts.
• Xuanyuan Zhantian divided the battle corps into five sections and ordered Xiao Han’s team to serve as the vanguard.
• Xiao Han asked Xuanyuan Zhantian to give him a reason to step forward, and Xuanyuan Zhantian replied that his arrangement itself was reason enough.

Xuanyuan Zhantian organized the assembled forces into a battle formation and ordered them to break through Seal Demon Valley’s demonized Beast Tide. Xiao Han fought at the vanguard alongside Tian Ran, and the formation advanced through increasingly dangerous attacks as casualties mounted.

• Xuanyuan Zhantian insisted that the vanguard assignment was his decision, and Xiao Han accepted it while secretly planning to deceive him.
• Tian Ran volunteered to join Xiao Han’s vanguard, and Xuanyuan Zhantian arranged the remaining forces with himself commanding from the central army.
• Xuanyuan Zhantian led the battle formation into Seal Demon Valley, where the army encountered a vast horde of berserk, demonized spirit beasts.
• The battle formation charged into the Beast Tide, and Xiao Han used his sword to cut down the attacking beasts while Xiao Yan and Lin Dong fought beside him.
• Chi Mang recognized Xiao Han as the person who had rescued Tian Ran, but his companion warned him not to settle scores during the battle.
• The formation continued advancing as stronger spirit beasts joined the fight, casualties increased, and blood spread across the valley.

As three Quasi-Heavenly Supreme beasts appeared, Xuanyuan Zhantian trapped the group behind the Human Emperor Mirror’s shield and left them as bait. The beasts ignored the shield and surrounded Xuanyuan Zhantian instead, leaving the group to laugh at his reversal of fortune.

• Two Black Rocs and a Demonic Ape, all Quasi-Heavenly Supreme beasts, appeared and halted the battle.
• Xuanyuan Zhantian used the Human Emperor Mirror to shield the group, then left the formation and sealed them inside, revealing that he intended to abandon them as prey.
• The trapped group cursed Xuanyuan Zhantian and futilely attacked the shield while he waited for the beasts to break through it.
• Xiao Han remained calm and hinted to Xiao Yan and Lin Dong that Xuanyuan Zhantian would not get the better of him.
• The three beasts bypassed the shield and focused on Xuanyuan Zhantian, whose composure gave way to panic as the trapped group laughed.

Xiao Han used Beast Attracting Liquid to turn Xuanyuan Zhantian’s trap against him, then led the group to the weakening barrier in Seal Demon Valley. After the group forced open a passage and entered, Xuanyuan Zhantian survived the spirit beasts’ pursuit and went in after them, intent on killing Xiao Han.

• Xiao Han revealed that he had used Beast Attracting Liquid to lure three Quasi-Heavenly Supreme spirit beasts toward Xuanyuan Zhantian, who fled when they shattered the Human Emperor Mirror’s defense.
• Xiao Han and the others hurried to Seal Demon Valley’s weakening barrier, while the spirit beasts chased Xuanyuan Zhantian away.
• Chi Mang confronted Xiao Han, but Tian Ran stepped in to protect him before everyone joined forces to break open a passage through the barrier.
• Xiao Han and the others entered the passage, and Xuanyuan Zhantian appeared outside after surviving with the aid of a Heavenly Supreme Projection.
• Xuanyuan Zhantian realized someone had used Beast Attracting Liquid against him and entered the barrier, determined to kill Xiao Han.

Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong explored the vast Ancient Battlefield inside Seal Demon Valley while worrying about Ling Qingzhu, who had descended elsewhere. After Xiao Yan sensed a powerful flame aura to the south, the three set off toward what might be an ancient ruin and a Great Thousand World divine flame.

• Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong entered the blood-misted Ancient Battlefield, where their Mental Energy and Soul Power were suppressed.
• Lin Dong worried about Ling Qingzhu, and Xiao Han and Xiao Yan reassured him that she might find an opportunity and grow stronger.
• The three chose their direction by playing rock-paper-scissors, and Xiao Han led them east based on his supposed feng shui calculation.
• After traveling east for three days without finding anyone or any opportunities, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong mocked Xiao Han as “Keng Da Xian.”
• Xiao Yan sensed a violent flame aura to the south, and Xiao Han suspected it came from a Great Thousand World divine flame.
• Xiao Han eagerly urged Xiao Yan and Lin Dong to head south toward the possible ruin.

Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong found Zhao Ping and Mo Yuyin cornered by four Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect experts in a canyon. As Zhao Ping prepared to sacrifice himself, Mo Yuyin chose to stand beside him and face their enemies together.

• Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong hurried south toward a ruin, avoiding blood-mist forests and the spiritual beasts within them.
• Xiao Han recognized Zhao Ping's aura in a canyon, and the three went down to investigate.
• The three found Zhao Ping and Mo Yuyin injured and surrounded by four Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect experts who demanded the treasures from their ruin.
• Zhao Ping raised his White Dragon Spear and secretly told Mo Yuyin he would self-destruct to help her escape.
• Mo Yuyin took Zhao Ping's hand, stood shoulder to shoulder with him, and said they would face death together.

Xiao Han rescued Zhao Ping and Mo Yuyin from the Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect and killed their attackers before heading toward a nearby Heavenly Supreme Ruins. After the couple learned who Xiao Han was, Zhao Ping asked Mo Yuyin to meet his parents, and she agreed.

• As four Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect experts attacked Zhao Ping and Mo Yuyin, a green shield formed through Sword Intent Manifestation and blocked their swords.
• Xiao Han and his companions arrived, and Zhao Ping explained that the sect was trying to kill them to monopolize a nearby Heavenly Supreme Ruins.
• The Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect experts attacked Xiao Han's group, but Xiao Han killed all four with his Sword Gang.
• Xiao Han and his companions left for the ruins, while Zhao Ping told Mo Yuyin that the two green- and black-robed men had dug up the Blood God Clan's Ancestral Tomb.
• Zhao Ping asked Mo Yuyin to come home and meet his parents after their training, and she agreed.

Xiao Han and his companions reached the Heavenly Supreme Ruins to find Xiao Yan’s divine flame, where the Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect had been unable to claim a sacred sword. Xiao Han called the Netherworld Sacred Sword to him, and it acknowledged him as its master.

• Xiao Han, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong entered the hidden ruins after Keng Da Xian warned that the Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect had likely looted them.
• Xiao Yan led the group to the altar where the Netherworld Sacred Sword stood above the divine flame’s sealed location.
• Tang Kun and the Myriad Manifestation Sword Sect’s experts revealed they had failed to pull the sword free, even with an Earth Supreme Great Perfection expert’s help.
• Xiao Han walked onto the altar and asked Tang Kun to let him try to claim the sword.
• Xiao Han called for the Netherworld Sword, and it flew from the altar to hover in front of him.
• Xiao Han grasped the sword after it acknowledged him as its master, astonishing everyone present.