Chapter Summaries

After Elder Wujian stopped Shen Qingxuan from fighting Xiao Han and Jun Linchen, he taught them about advancing beyond Sword Gang to the Sword of Rules. Following three months of sword cultivation on Mount Shu, Xiao Han prepared to enter the Abyss of Uncertainty, and he and Jun Linchen planned to act during the disciples' Grand Competition.

• Elder Wujian stopped Shen Qingxuan and Jun Linchen, sent the watching disciples away, and took Xiao Han and Jun Linchen to see the statue of Azure Lotus Sword Immortal.
• Elder Wujian explained that the next step beyond Sword Gang was to make rules emerge in their swords and connect them with heaven and earth.
• Xiao Han and Jun Linchen apologized to Shen Qingxuan, but she chased them away with her sword, and they continued studying swordsmanship for three months under Elder Wujian's guidance.
• Xiao Han decided to pursue the Abyss of Uncertainty after learning its location and guard arrangements.
• Jun Linchen asked how they could enter the heavily guarded forbidden area, and Xiao Han said they would act in three days during the Mount Shu disciples' Grand Competition.

After three months of sword cultivation, Xiao Han and Jun Linchen focused on reaching Mount Shu’s Forbidden Area, the Abyss of Uncertainty. As Mount Shu’s Grand Competition began, a massive Beast Tide suddenly besieged the mountain.

• Xiao Han and Jun Linchen spent three months cultivating swordsmanship and studying Mount Shu’s sword skills before turning their attention to the Abyss of Uncertainty.
• On the day of the Grand Competition, Xiao Han and Jun Linchen stayed on Misty Peak and told the Yang Wan Sisters not to leave Misty Pavilion.
• Mount Shu’s disciples gathered at Tianji Peak, where a Heavenly Supreme expert formed a Battle Stage and the competition began.
• Mount Shu began shaking violently, interrupting the Grand Competition and driving everyone into the air to investigate.
• Mount Shu’s residents saw dense groups of spirit beasts charging toward the mountain in a Beast Tide.

Xiao Han triggered a Beast Tide at Mount Shu to draw the guards away, then entered the Abyss of Uncertainty with Jun Linchen. They descended hundreds of thousands of zhang into endless darkness and deadly cold, where thick ice blocked their path.

• Xiao Han used Supreme Beast Attracting Liquid, causing a massive Beast Tide to erupt across Mount Shu.
• Mount Shu's major figures ordered the disciples to activate the Sect Protecting Sword Formations and prepare for battle.
• Xiao Han and Jun Linchen reached the entrance to the Abyss of Uncertainty after its guards left to support Mount Shu.
• Xiao Han and Jun Linchen descended into the abyss with Luminous Pearls, facing growing darkness and cold.
• After flying downward for two hours, Xiao Han and Jun Linchen found the abyss still had no visible bottom and thick ice sealed the way ahead.

Xiao Han continued alone into the Abyss of Uncertainty in search of the Sacred Ice, enduring increasingly severe cold and darkness. After breaking through another layer of ice, he finally reached the abyss’s bottom.

• Jun Linchen urged Xiao Han to turn back, then returned to Misty Peak while agreeing to cover for him.
• Xiao Han activated the Six Great Divine Ices and continued deeper with the Netherworld Sacred Sword.
• Xiao Han used the Emperor Cleansing Art to purify the abundant cold energy into ice-attribute spiritual energy as he broke through layers of ice.
• Xiao Han pressed onward for an unknown amount of time as the cold overwhelmed him and left him exhausted and trembling.
• Xiao Han pierced through another layer of ice, and the path opened at the bottom of the Abyss of Uncertainty.

Xiao Han found the Withered Sacred Ice at the bottom of the Abyss of Uncertainty and comprehended how to make the dead tree meet spring, gaining the Sacred Ice and reaching half-step Great Perfection. He freed Li Xuanfeng, who returned to Mount Shu and challenged Deng Jianzi by borrowing every sword on the mountain.

• Xiao Han discovered that the dead tree at the bottom of the abyss was the Withered Sacred Ice, but it trapped him until Li Xuanfeng told him to stop struggling.
• Li Xuanfeng revealed that he had guarded the Sacred Ice for a hundred years after Deng Jianzi defeated and imprisoned him.
• Xiao Han meditated beneath the tree for forty-nine days, comprehended that new life could arise from ruin, and made the Withered Sacred Ice recognize him as its master.
• Xiao Han broke Li Xuanfeng free from his ice seal, and Li Xuanfeng carried him out of the abyss.
• Li Xuanfeng arrived at Tianji Peak with thousands of swords following him and challenged Deng Jianzi to a fight.

Li Xuanfeng returned to Mount Shu after a century and challenged Deng Jianzi, borrowing every sword on the mountain for their battle. He defeated Deng Jianzi, then left freely after reflecting that the world now belonged to the young, while both elders turned their attention toward Xiao Han.

• Li Xuanfeng announced his return to Mount Shu and borrowed every sword on the mountain to challenge Deng Jianzi.
• Xiao Han watched the gathering from Misty Peak with Jun Linchen and the Yang Wan Sisters, while Jun Linchen lamented that Li Xuanfeng had taken his Saint Sword.
• Deng Jianzi met Li Xuanfeng above Mount Shu, and the two rose to the Nine Heavens to keep their battle from destroying the mountain.
• Li Xuanfeng and Deng Jianzi fought for three days and nights, with Li Xuanfeng gaining the upper hand.
• Deng Jianzi conceded defeat, and both elders acknowledged that the world belonged to the young as they looked toward Xiao Han.
• Li Xuanfeng departed in a streak of sword light, leaving behind the legend of his return and victory.

After Li Xuanfeng’s battle with Deng Jianzi, Xiao Han kept the Sacred Ice and tried to make peace with Shen Qingxuan over the roasted immortal cranes. Xuanyuan Zhantian then arrived at Mount Shu demanding to know where his missing sister, Xuanyuan Xinhan, was, and Xiao Han stepped in to stop him and Jun Linchen from fighting.

• Deng Jianzi reminded Xiao Han to cultivate responsibly, then left Mount Shu after Li Xuanfeng’s battle had destroyed the swords across the mountains.
• Xiao Han gained a major sword dao breakthrough and reached half-step great perfection, while Mount Shu disciples descended the mountain to replace their destroyed swords.
• Xiao Han and Jun Linchen apologized to Shen Qingxuan for roasting her immortal cranes, and she finally forgave them.
• Xuanyuan Zhantian arrived above Mount Shu with a dozen Golden Warships and demanded that Jun Linchen reveal where Xuanyuan Xinhan was.
• Jun Linchen said he had believed Xuanyuan Xinhan returned to her clan, and Xuanyuan Zhantian attacked him over her disappearance and weakened Life Jade Token.
• Xiao Han appeared between them and urged them to calm down and search for Xuanyuan Xinhan first.

Xiao Han stopped Xuanyuan Zhantian from fighting Jun Linchen, then claimed he could locate Xuanyuan Xinhan and led Jun Linchen to Secluded World Manor. After the manor’s seven guardians attacked them with emotional Mental Energy, Xiao Han’s Karmic Fire Divine Ice overcame the attack, allowing the pair to enter.

• Xiao Han arrived between Xuanyuan Zhantian and Jun Linchen, and Xuanyuan Zhantian left to search for Xuanyuan Xinhan at Sun-Illuminated Peak.
• Xiao Han stopped Jun Linchen from searching alone and followed him toward Xuanyuan Xinhan’s location.
• Xiao Han and Jun Linchen arrived at Secluded World Manor in Barren Mountain, where a middle-aged guardian required them to defeat the seven guardians to enter.
• The seven guardians attacked Xiao Han and Jun Linchen with Mental Energy based on seven emotions.
• Xiao Han used Karmic Fire Divine Ice to engulf the seven guardians, then he and Jun Linchen entered Secluded World Manor.

Xiao Han and Jun Linchen found Xuanyuan Xinhan boating with Dugu Yifeng at Secluded World Manor, where Jun Linchen tried to persuade her to return home. After speaking with Xiao Han, Dugu Yifeng reflected that he would rather live freely among mountains and water than lose himself in love.

• Xiao Han and Jun Linchen entered Secluded World Manor with seven defeated guides, and Xiao Han told Jun Linchen to prepare himself for what he would see.
• The guides led Xiao Han and Jun Linchen to Emerald Lake, where they saw Xuanyuan Xinhan boating and drinking tea with Dugu Yifeng.
• Dugu Yifeng welcomed Xiao Han and Jun Linchen, and Xiao Han challenged him to a chess match while Jun Linchen and Xuanyuan Xinhan spoke apart.
• Jun Linchen urged Xuanyuan Xinhan to return because her family was worried, but she rejected his concern and told him to leave.
• Dugu Yifeng asked Xiao Han whether he had come for Xuanyuan Xinhan, then said he preferred a carefree life among mountains and water to the troubles of love.

Xiao Han left Secluded World Manor and wandered the Great Thousand World for two years, reaching Earth Supreme Great Perfection through his travels. He arrived at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and witnessed the new student Shen Cangsheng vow to become the Heaven Ranking’s top student.

• Jun Linchen chose to stay at Secluded World Manor, and Xiao Han departed two days later to seek a path to Heavenly Supreme and search for more Sacred Ice.
• Xiao Han traveled aimlessly across dozens of continents for two years, transforming his state of mind and advancing to Earth Supreme Great Perfection.
• Xiao Han arrived at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and quietly watched new students gather beneath the Heaven Ranking.
• Shen Cangsheng declared that he would take the Heaven Ranking’s number one spot in less than a year, drawing ridicule from other students.
• Shen Cangsheng gave his name to a curious Senior Sister and walked away, while Xiao Han watched with a smile.

After leaving Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, Xiao Han prepared to depart the Northern Heavens Continent while pursuing the chance to reach Heavenly Supreme. When a badly wounded girl fleeing powerful pursuers begged him for help, he stepped in at the last moment and offered her his hand.

• Xiao Han left Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and reflected on his progress toward Heavenly Supreme and the opportunities ahead.
• Xiao Han camped in a desolate forest, where a wounded girl in a pale blue dress rushed in and begged him to save her.
• Xiao Han assessed the eleven pursuers and asked the girl for a reason to help, while she pleaded that she could not die.
• The pursuers surrounded the clearing and ordered two Supremes to take the girl away, ignoring Xiao Han.
• An invisible force blasted the two Supremes away, and Xiao Han stood up, offered the girl his hand, and told her he had never said he would not save her.

Xiao Han rescued Ling Xi from the Futú Ancient Clan and effortlessly killed the group sent to take her away. As they shared roasted meat, Ling Xi learned his name and grew alarmed when he joked that he might keep or sell her.

• Xiao Han pulled the injured Ling Xi to her feet, gave her healing pills, and defeated two Supreme experts who had tried to seize her.
• Xiao Han killed the Futú Ancient Clan’s attackers with a sword formation after their leader tried to threaten him with the clan’s name.
• Xiao Han relit his bonfire and resumed roasting meat while Ling Xi watched in shock.
• Ling Xi introduced herself and asked Xiao Han why he had saved her despite her having no reason to offer him.
• Xiao Han joked that he wanted a pretty servant and might sell Ling Xi, making her cry and fear that she had met a human trafficker.

Xiao Han forced Ling Xi to become his personal maid after rescuing her from the Futú Ancient Clan, then treated her injuries and prepared to leave the Northern Heavens Continent with her. The chapter ended with Ling Xi reluctantly helping him change before Xiao Han told her to scrub his back.

• Xiao Han made Ling Xi eat roasted meat and told her she would serve as his personal maid, promising that staying with him would keep her safe from the Futú Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Han gave Ling Xi healing pills and used the Emperor Cleansing Art to treat her internal injuries, then let her tend to her other wounds herself.
• Xiao Han told Ling Xi they would leave the Northern Heavens Continent the next morning, and they spent the night at the camp.
• After waking, Xiao Han prepared a hot bath and pressured Ling Xi into helping him change by threatening to sell her.
• Xiao Han told Ling Xi to help scrub his back.

Xiao Han and Ling Xi traveled across the Great Thousand World, with Ling Xi learning more about both the lands and Xiao Han’s complex nature. After half a year on the road, they arrived at the Sacred Book Continent, where calligraphy was revered above spiritual cultivation.

• Xiao Han made Ling Xi scrub his back before they left for Cang Xuan City and chose a Teleportation Array at random.
• Xiao Han and Ling Xi traveled through several continents, including a Dwarf Continent populated by tiny but powerful dwarves.
• In the Wind and Cloud Empire, Xiao Han destroyed the Crimson Sun Sect after finding a little girl who had survived its massacre of nearby villages.
• After half a year of travel, Xiao Han told Ling Xi that traveling helped him cultivate and seek opportunities, while she continued to follow him and learn from his guidance.
• Xiao Han and Ling Xi arrived at the Sacred Book Continent, a mid-tier land where calligraphy was the leading pursuit and most Calligraphy Masters lived.

Xiao Han and Ling Xi visited Sacred Heaven City, where Xiao Han explored the Sacred Book Continent’s calligraphy culture and wrote a lyric at the Calligraphy Art Workshop. When a wealthy young man tried to claim Ling Xi, Xiao Han told him to get lost.

• Xiao Han and Ling Xi arrived in Sacred Heaven City and admired the calligraphy-focused city and the Sacred Book Palace.
• Xiao Han brought Ling Xi to the Calligraphy Art Workshop and asked her to prepare paper and ink so he could write.
• Xiao Han began writing a lyric, and Ling Xi was surprised by his skill.
• A man told Xiao Han that his young lord wanted to buy Ling Xi, and Xiao Han told him to get lost.
• The wealthy young man confronted Xiao Han, who repeated, “You, can you get lost?”

Xiao Han clashed with Shangguan Que at the Calligraphy Art Workshop, then faced Shangguan Wan'er when she demanded an apology for her brother. The chapter ended with Xiao Han breaking through her calligraphy attack and reaching for one of her figures while asking, “Xiu'er, is that you?”

• Xiao Han told Shangguan Que to get lost after Shangguan Que approached him and Ling Xi.
• Shangguan Que ordered his guard to cripple Xiao Han, but Xiao Han shaped ink into a sword and held it at the guard's head before warning Shangguan Que to leave.
• Shangguan Wan'er appeared and demanded that Xiao Han apologize to Shangguan Que, but Xiao Han dismissed her and tried to leave.
• Shangguan Wan'er attacked Xiao Han with countless afterimages and deadly characters written in the air.
• Xiao Han crossed through the attack with Rule Sword Intent, grabbed toward one of Shangguan Wan'er's figures, and asked, “Xiu'er, is that you?”

Xiao Han defeated Shangguan Wan'er in the Calligraphy Art Workshop and humiliated her before the gathered scholars. He left without anyone stopping him, while Shangguan Wan'er vowed to silence witnesses and later seek revenge.

• Xiao Han held the defeated Shangguan Wan'er and asked her name while the scholars watched in shock.
• Shangguan Wan'er reluctantly gave her name, and Xiao Han mocked her by calling her “Shangguan Xiu'er.”
• Xiao Han released Shangguan Wan'er and left the Calligraphy Art Workshop without anyone daring to stop him.
• Shangguan Wan'er warned the crowd not to speak about what happened, then left in fury without telling her clan elders.
• Ling Xi called Xiao Han shameless, then followed him as he walked along the ancient street.

Xiao Han clashed with Chu Chenyu over Shangguan Wan'er, then accepted Bai Ye's invitation to drink. Bai Ye told him that the Sacred Book Palace's seven Heavenly Supremes would recruit disciples in half a month.

• Chu Chenyu attacked Xiao Han, but Xiao Han evaded the blade strike and met his Sword Intent with his own.
• Shangguan Wan'er stopped Chu Chenyu from escalating the fight, and Xiao Han left with Ling Xi after mocking him.
• Bai Ye invited Xiao Han upstairs for wine, and the two drank together while Bai Ye's sister discovered her treasured wine was missing.
• Bai Ye told Xiao Han about the Sacred Book Palace's once-in-a-decade disciple recruitment event, and Xiao Han showed interest.

Bai Ye told Xiao Han about Sacred Book Palace’s calligraphy masters and invited him to stay at Bai Manor before the disciple selection. There Xiao Han met Bai Qiuling, who caught the brothers’ wine theft, accepted his wine, and asked him to teach her how to brew it.

• Bai Ye explained that Sacred Book Palace’s seven Heavenly Supremes would select disciples in half a month and praised the Palace Master, the Book Fanatic, as a legendary calligrapher.
• Bai Ye invited Xiao Han and Ling Xi to stay at Bai Manor and offered to show them the Book Fanatic’s authentic works in the Book Pavilion.
• A maid told Bai Ye that Bai Qiuling was searching for him over two stolen jars of wine, but he continued leading his guests toward the Book Pavilion.
• Bai Qiuling confronted Bai Ye and Xiao Han, sniffed them out, and accepted three jars of Donghuang Wine from Xiao Han.
• Bai Qiuling warned Xiao Han about Bai Ye, then asked Xiao Han to teach her how to brew Donghuang Wine; he agreed, and she promised to find him that night.

Xiao Han toured Sacred Heaven City with Bai Qiuling and Bai Ye, but their night out at the Book River was interrupted when Chu Chenyu confronted Xiao Han. Xiao Han challenged Chu Chenyu to fight, leaving the clash about to begin.

• Bai Ye showed Xiao Han and Ling Xi around the Book Pavilion, and they passed Bai Qiuling writing calligraphy while drunk in her courtyard.
• Bai Qiuling took Xiao Han and Bai Ye shopping in Sacred Heaven City, where she criticized the Book River for disguising debauchery as a gathering of scholars.
• Chu Chenyu brooded on a pleasure boat over Shangguan Wan'er protecting Xiao Han and rejected a performer who approached him.
• Chu Chenyu spotted Xiao Han by the river and sailed over to confront him, while Bai Qiuling asked why he was targeting her friend.
• Xiao Han stood before Chu Chenyu and challenged Sacred City's Top Talent to fight.