Chapter Summaries

Li Chu organized Chu Sect and planned to make it powerful enough to negotiate with Cold King Mansion as an equal. He agreed to help Broken Stele Mountain find its enemy, only to learn that the target was Li Chu himself.

• Li Chu welcomed Bald Liu and Fourth Master Zhao into Chu Sect, then heard Uncle Kun propose publicizing his defeat of Teng Yang to make Cold King Mansion respect the sect.
• Li Chu approved a five-day plan to strengthen Chu Sect while leaving each member's territory and resources under their own control.
• Cao Pan and He Tu visited Li Chu, praised his rapid rise, and invited him to join Broken Stele Mountain; Li Chu offered to cooperate instead.
• He Tu and Cao Pan asked Chu Sect to help find a powerful young Daoist who had disappeared in Jixiang Prefecture City.
• Cao Pan and He Tu identified their target as Li Chu, leaving him startled by the revelation.

Li Chu learned that Broken Stele Mountain blamed him for killing its agent, though he suspected someone was framing him, and Yu Qi'an advised him to help expose the mole. Meanwhile, He Tu and Cao Pan schemed with Golden Bodhisattva against Li Chu, and the chapter ended with Cao Pan believing Wang Qi would willingly help them target Li Chu.

• He Tu told Li Chu that a Little Daoist Priest had killed a Broken Stele Mountain agent, and Li Chu realized the accusation referred to himself.
• After He Tu left, Cao Pan revealed his ambition to build his own faction, while He Tu met Golden Bodhisattva, who wanted him to recruit Chu Sect subordinates and help pit Li Chu against Wang Qi.
• Cao Pan secretly watched He Tu and Golden Bodhisattva, then told a second Golden Bodhisattva that he wanted to cooperate with him independently of King Wan Shi.
• Li Chu consulted Yu Qi'an and Wang Longqi, and Yu Qi'an proposed turning the scheme around by helping Broken Stele Mountain find its mole.
• Cao Pan and He Tu received a letter saying Li Chu's whereabouts had been found, and Cao Pan claimed Wang Qi was willing to help deal with Li Chu.

Wang Longqi disguised himself as Wang Qi and fought Li Chu in a staged battle so he could infiltrate Broken Stele Mountain and investigate its secrets. Cao Pan and He Tu witnessed the overwhelming clash and believed Li Chu had been killed when he fell into the sea.

• Wang Longqi led Cao Pan and He Tu toward Bohai Cliff, claiming Li Chu was injured and proposing to approach him alone.
• Li Chu, Yu Qi'an, Liu Fufeng, Wang Longqi, and Old Du had planned for Li Chu to fake his death and let Wang Longqi earn Cao Pan and He Tu's trust.
• Wang Longqi entered the pavilion after Li Chu appeared to notice him and flee inside.
• Li Chu and Wang Longqi unleashed enormous sword strikes that demolished mountain peaks and forced Cao Pan and He Tu to dodge the destructive aftershocks.
• Wang Longqi struck Li Chu into the sea with a final sword attack that split the water and seabed, convincing Cao Pan and He Tu that Li Chu had fallen.

Wang Qi returned from Bohai Cliff after killing Li Chu and agreed to visit Broken Stele Mountain, where the news of his arrival stirred the rebels. Long Gang learned that the slain Little Daoist Priest was Li Chu and resolved to investigate Wang Qi and warn his Master.

• Cao Pan and He Tu saw Wang Qi return unharmed after defeating Li Chu and reconsidered how to bring him into their ranks.
• Wang Qi accepted Cao Pan's invitation to ascend Broken Stele Mountain the next day.
• Cao Pan sent news of Li Chu's death and Wang Qi's arrival to Broken Stele Mountain, drawing attention from its factions.
• Long Gang recognized Li Chu's name and doubted that the Little Daoist Priest had truly been killed.
• Long Gang resolved to examine Wang Qi, tell his Master what had happened, and consider sending Li Chu's body back to Jiang Nan.

Wang Longqi went to Broken Stele Mountain wearing a pig mask so he could hide his identity, where his swordsmanship was challenged by Zhang Jianyu. After Wang Longqi casually cut a distant mountain peak in half, Zhang Jianyu welcomed him onto the mountain.

• Yu Qi'an gave Wang Longqi a pig-face mask to conceal his identity on Broken Stele Mountain.
• Guo Longque personally welcomed Wang Qi to the mountain, but Zhang Jianyu challenged him to prove his swordsmanship.
• Wang Qi swung his sword, and its stray blade light cut through half of a distant mountain peak.
• Xiao Bai stopped Zhang Jianyu, who realized Wang Qi had spared him and accepted his strength.
• Zhang Jianyu and the other brothers shouted, "Welcome, welcome. A warm welcome," as Wang Qi joined Broken Stele Mountain.

Li Chu left Wang Longqi impersonating Wang Qi on Broken Stele Mountain while he returned to Jixiang Prefecture to help Liu Fufeng investigate a possible break in Golden Bodhisattva’s control. As Wang Longqi waited for Li Chu to return, Long Gang recognized him by scent and pulled off his mask, exposing his identity.

• Li Chu told Wang Longqi he had to return to Jixiang Prefecture, leaving him to pose as Wang Qi on Broken Stele Mountain.
• Liu Fufeng explained that an old friend might have escaped Golden Bodhisattva’s control and asked Li Chu to help investigate, so they set out wearing masks.
• Wang Longqi refused several groups of visitors to avoid being exposed while he waited alone in his room.
• Long Gang visited Wang Longqi, recognized his familiar scent, and yanked off his mask, revealing who he was.

Long Gang questioned Wang Longqi about the sword strike on Broken Stele Mountain, while Li Chu and Old Du accompanied Liu Fufeng to meet his old friend in Black Water Forest. The forest suddenly came alive, and a hidden figure revealed that Black Water Forest Mother had awakened.

• Long Gang recognized Wang Longqi and pressed him to explain the suspicious sword strike, but Wang Longqi avoided answering.
• Li Chu, Old Du, and Liu Fufeng entered Black Water Forest to meet Liu Fufeng’s old friend, who had been controlled by Golden Bodhisattva.
• Liu Fufeng’s old friend arrived and began to describe Golden Bodhisattva’s actions.
• Li Chu sensed something strange in the forest and warned that something had come alive.
• A hidden figure in Changshan Lake said Black Water Forest Mother had awakened and planned to test its wood cultivation on them.

Li Chu and his companions were trapped in the Black Water Forest, where Du Lanke and then Li Chu transformed into trees to evade its attacks. A glazed giant tree suddenly descended and suppressed the Black Water Forest Mother, while at Kunlun Mountain the Sixth Elder learned that the Immortal Tree had run away.

• The Black Water Forest came alive and attacked Li Chu, Liu Fufeng, Du Lanke, and Old Man Chen, while its vines blocked their escape.
• Du Lanke used the Eight-Nine Profound Art to transform into a tree, and Li Chu followed, causing the forest’s trees to stop attacking them.
• The Black Water Forest Mother rushed toward Li Chu, but a dazzling glazed giant tree descended and suppressed it.
• At White Jade Capital, a Daoist child told the Sixth Elder that the Immortal Tree had run away.

Li Chu and his companions discovered that a Glazed Tree had saved them and become smitten with Li Chu, while White Jade Capital learned the Immortal Tree had disappeared. The Sixth Elder received Tong Wudi’s order to find it in Jixiang Prefecture within seven days.

• Du Lanke woke to find the Black Water Forest transformed and learned that the Glazed Tree had defeated the Black Water Forest Mother.
• The Glazed Tree repeatedly followed Li Chu and bloomed flowers for him, which Liu Fufeng identified as courtship behavior.
• Li Chu thanked the Glazed Tree and tried to leave, but it appeared in his path again with another blooming flower.
• The Sixth Elder gathered White Jade Capital’s disciples after the Immortal Tree disappeared.
• Tong Wudi sent the Sixth Elder a letter ordering him to find the Immortal Tree in Jixiang Prefecture within seven days.

Li Chu returned to Broken Stele Mountain to check on Wang Longqi, who said he had convinced Long Gang to keep his identity secret. The chapter ended with Long Gang hurrying to report Wang Longqi’s identity to Lord Monkey.

• At the inn, Liu Fufeng and Du Lanke watched the Glazed Tree guard Li Chu’s body and worried about what it might do after nightfall.
• Li Chu returned to Broken Stele Mountain because Wang Longqi was surrounded by Heaven-grade rebels and needed his help.
• Wang Longqi told Li Chu that Long Gang had recognized him by scent and removed his mask.
• Wang Longqi claimed he had persuaded Long Gang to keep his identity secret and promised not to tell anyone.
• Long Gang met Lord Monkey by the cliff and declared that Wang Longqi had a problem.

Wang Qi learned that Guo Longque was investigating the circumstances surrounding Li Chu’s death and chose to hide his identity while the inquiry proceeded. Meanwhile, the White Jade Capital’s Sixth Elder tracked the Immortal Tree to Jixiang Prefecture and confronted Liu Fufeng.

• Guo Longque told Wang Qi that Li Chu may have done him a great kindness and delayed Wang Qi’s admission to Broken Stele Mountain while he investigated.
• Wang Qi decided not to reveal that he was Li Chu, allowing Guo Longque to investigate Cao Pan and He Tu.
• Wang Longqi lamented that Long Gang had deceived him, while Li Chu tried to console him.
• The Sixth Elder followed the White Jade Capital’s tracking jade tablet to Jixiang Prefecture, where it showed the Immortal Tree nearby.
• Liu Fufeng sensed the Sixth Elder overhead and went to meet him, while Du Lanke declined to intervene.
• The Sixth Elder arrogantly challenged Liu Fufeng by asking what it meant to be the number one immortal sect.

Cao Pan and He Tu advanced their plan to seize Broken Stele Mountain while Guo Longque was away, and the Sixth Elder of White Jade Capital confronted Liu Fufeng over a missing Immortal Tree. The Sixth Elder tried to retrieve the tree, but it hurled him back out of the inn, refusing to return home.

• Cao Pan and He Tu worried that Guo Longque might punish them over Zhen Guanxi's death, then decided to move their takeover plan forward.
• Cao Pan sent He Tu to notify Golden Bodhisattva and planned to contact King Wan Shi and Wang Qi so they could seize Broken Stele Mountain after Guo Longque left.
• The Sixth Elder of White Jade Capital confronted Liu Fufeng in Jixiang Prefecture and accused someone at the inn of stealing his Immortal Tree.
• Liu Fufeng hesitated to oppose the Sixth Elder, who sent a clear breeze into the inn to retrieve the tree.
• The Immortal Tree kicked the Sixth Elder out of the inn and revealed that it did not want to go home with him.

The Immortal Tree repeatedly beat the Sixth Elder when he tried to take it back to Kunlun Mountain, and he left to seek reinforcements. At Virtuous Cloud Temple, a dark, plump visitor arrived and claimed to be Yu Qi'an's father.

• The Immortal Tree knocked the Sixth Elder away each time he tried to approach it and battered him after he summoned a Jun Seal.
• Liu Fufeng and Du Lanke watched the fight and advised the Sixth Elder to stop pursuing a tree that had changed its heart.
• The Sixth Elder accused Liu Fufeng of influencing the Immortal Tree, then departed to call for reinforcements.
• At Virtuous Cloud Temple, Yu Qi'an scolded Little Fatty Dragon for peeking at his picture book while they studied.
• Ten Thousand Miles Flying Sand told Yu Qi'an that a dark, plump visitor with attendants wanted to see him and claimed to be his father.

He Tu tried to persuade Li Chu, disguised as Wang Qi, to join a rebellion against Broken Stele Mountain by claiming it was his only chance to escape punishment. Meanwhile, Mystic Eagle King warned Du Lanke and Liu Fufeng that Yu Du Palace was mobilizing Golden Province’s Demon Kings to attack Broken Stele Mountain.

• He Tu told Wang Qi that Guo Longque might make him answer for the Little Daoist Priest’s death and that commanders were watching the courtyard to prevent his escape.
• He Tu claimed that he and Cao Pan planned to rebel while Guo Longque was away and urged Wang Qi to join them in taking Broken Stele Mountain.
• Mystic Eagle King arrived at the inn and asked about Li Chu, then nearly insulted the Glazed Treasure Tree before Du Lanke and Liu Fufeng stopped him.
• Mystic Eagle King reported that Yu Du Palace had ordered its Golden Province Demon Kings to prepare to leave the mountains, with more than half joining the operation.
• Mystic Eagle King revealed that the Demon Kings’ target was Broken Stele Mountain.

Guo Dang reunited with Yu Qi'an at Virtuous Cloud Temple and confronted him about Li Chu’s mission to Broken Stele Mountain. Yu Qi'an confirmed he had arranged it and warned Guo Dang to worry about the mountain instead of his disciple.

• Guo Dang arrived at Virtuous Cloud Temple, and he and Yu Qi'an exchanged teasing claims about how much they had known about Li Chu’s survival and infiltration of Broken Stele Mountain.
• Guo Dang and Yu Qi'an reminisced about their past adventures, their years together, and the founding of Human Realm Fire.
• Guo Dang asked whether Yu Qi'an had arranged for Li Chu to go to Broken Stele Mountain, and Yu Qi'an confirmed that he had.
• Guo Dang warned that the Northern Lands were dangerous and asked whether Yu Qi'an feared for Li Chu, but Yu Qi'an told him to worry about Broken Stele Mountain instead.

The Mystic Eagle King warned Du Lanke, Liu Fufeng, and the Old Daoist Priest that Yu Du Palace had sent a vast force of demons to attack Broken Stele Mountain, where Li Chu remained. Guo Longque dismissed their concern and prepared to face the invasion, while Long Gang sensed the approaching demonic force in the sky.

• The Mystic Eagle King told Du Lanke and Liu Fufeng that Yu Du Palace had mobilized Golden Province’s Demon Kings against Broken Stele Mountain, and they summoned the Old Daoist Priest with incense.
• The Old Daoist Priest called Du Lanke to account for claiming there were no good people on Broken Stele Mountain, and Guo Longque revealed his identity.
• Du Lanke fainted after realizing he had insulted Guo Longque, while Liu Fufeng asked Guo Longque and Yu for instructions.
• Guo Longque said they should let the attacking demons come and declared that he would defend Broken Stele Mountain.
• Long Gang sensed heavy Demonic Qi coming from the sky and spotted a cloud devouring the dying sun in the northwest.

The Little Ape King led Golden Province’s demons in an assault on Broken Stele Mountain while its Heroes held the mountain-protecting formation. Cao Pan and He Tu betrayed the defenders, and the Ancestor Ape shattered the formation with one staff strike, leaving the mountain exposed.

• The Little Ape King vowed that the demons would not return to Golden Province and ordered them to attack Broken Stele Mountain.
• Instructor Gao and several dozen Heroes supported the mountain-protecting formation as the Demon Kings bombarded it.
• Li Chu, He Tu, and Cao Pan watched the defense, and Cao Pan explained that the Qilin would not act because it recognized only Guo Longque.
• Cao Pan tricked Instructor Gao and struck him off the ritual platform, while He Tu called on Li Chu to act.
• The formation wavered after Instructor Gao fell, and the Ancestor Ape appeared in the clouds and destroyed it with a colossal staff strike.

Li Chu revealed his power on Broken Stele Mountain by unleashing the Ten Thousand Sword Art against the demons who had breached the mountain’s defenses. He wiped out the demon army and the Ancestor Ape, while the fiery aftermath drove the Heroes from the mountain and filled Li Chu with experience.

• The Ancestor Ape and Cao Pan destroyed Broken Stele Mountain’s Mountain Protection Array, and the mountain’s Heroes recognized Cao Pan and He Tu as traitors.
• Cao Pan and He Tu fled toward the demons as the Heroes pursued them, while Li Chu secretly summoned his sword from the west.
• Li Chu unleashed the Ten Thousand Sword Art, sending countless sword shadows into the demon formation and destroying the demons and the Ancestor Ape.
• The fiery explosions rained down on Broken Stele Mountain, forcing the Heroes to flee as Li Chu escaped into the sky.
• Li Chu marveled at the sword art’s power and savored the enormous experience he had gained.

King Wan Shi came to Virtuous Cloud Temple to delay Guo Longque, who was racing back to defend Broken Stele Mountain, but Yu Qi'an intervened and kept him occupied with a chess game. After losing immediately, King Wan Shi learned Yu Qi'an had no intention of letting him leave just yet.

• King Wan Shi arrived at Virtuous Cloud Temple and declared that Yu Du Palace intended to claim the Northern Lands and remove Guo Longque's Broken Stele Mountain.
• Yu Qi'an told Guo Longque to leave and offered to deal with King Wan Shi himself, prompting King Wan Shi to sit down and talk.
• Yu Qi'an questioned King Wan Shi about Huai Zu, King Ran Deng, Emperor Yin, and the missing Taotie, unsettling him with hints that these powerful beings had disappeared.
• Yu Qi'an challenged King Wan Shi to chess, explaining that he wanted to keep him from pursuing Guo Longque.
• King Wan Shi quickly won the game, but Yu Qi'an declared it a warm-up and demanded they play again.

Li Chu wiped out the demons attacking Broken Stele Mountain, but his strike’s aftershock destroyed the mountain itself, and the Heroes mistook him for a god. He returned to Jixiang Prefecture and learned Yu Du Palace had mobilized the Demon Kings; meanwhile, Lord Monkey and Guo Longque arrived where Broken Stele Mountain used to be.

• Li Chu reached level eighty-three after defeating the demons, while the aftershock of his Ten Thousand Sword Art strike obliterated Broken Stele Mountain.
• He Tu was seized as a traitor, Cao Pan fled under pursuit, and Instructor Gao led the Heroes to seek shelter and await the Great Leader.
• Li Chu returned to Jixiang Prefecture, switched back to his physical body at the inn, and heard from the Mystic Eagle King that Yu Du Palace had gathered Demon Kings to attack Broken Stele Mountain.
• Li Chu confirmed he knew of the attack and asked whether the Mystic Eagle King’s brothers had joined it; the Mystic Eagle King said they had stayed behind.
• Lord Monkey and Guo Longque flew past the vanished Broken Stele Mountain, then returned in confusion, and Guo Longque wondered where the mountain had gone.