Chapter Summaries

Yunxia Sect postponed its sea market and activated its ancient Sect Protection Array after receiving a warning that the feared Fairy in the Clouds was coming. As the sect prepared for a desperate battle, a storm gathered over Yunxia Island and the heavens’ Yuan Qi turned violent.

• A Yunxia Sect cultivator announced the sea market’s postponement, threatened those who resisted, and demonstrated his power by striking the sea with a sword light.
• The Yunxia Sect activated its ancient Restriction, alarming visitors and leaving most disciples unsure of the danger.
• Ancestor Yuan told Junior Brother Lu that the Spirit Turtle had warned them Fairy in the Clouds was coming and urged him not to underestimate her.
• Ancestor Yuan sent Junior Brother Lu to retrieve the treasures from the Ancestral Hall as the sect prepared to defend itself.
• Most visitors left Yunxia Island while the sect’s cultivators armed themselves and patrolled; a storm gathered as heaven and earth’s Yuan Qi grew chaotic.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er emerged from a cross-realm teleportation into a Yunxia Sect ambush, where the sect mistook them for Fairy in the Clouds and her subordinates. Lin Xuan broke the first formation, but the Robe-Clad Elder ordered a second attack as the couple remained trapped.

• The Robe-Clad Elder saw a man and a woman emerge from a rift and mistook them for Fairy in the Clouds' subordinates, then ordered seventy-two cultivators to attack with the Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend Formation.
• Lin Xuan realized he and Yue'er had been ambushed upon arriving in the Yutong Realm and used spirit talismans to slow the formation's assault.
• Lin Xuan unleashed his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and broke the formation, seriously wounding the seventy-two cultivators.
• The middle-aged man surnamed Lu and the Robe-Clad Elder watched in shock, and the elder threw his Command Flag and ordered the next attack.
• Five-Colored Glaze pillars of light shot from the surrounding mountains and trapped Lin Xuan and Yue'er in a barrage of Crystal Might Cannons.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er overwhelmed the Yunxia Sect’s defenses and defeated its two Supreme Elders after the elders mistook them for enemies. The Yunxia Island cultivators and mortals watched in disbelief as their revered elders fell in a single exchange.

• Yue'er blocked the Crystal Might Cannons with Yin Energy, then destroyed most of them with skulls that spat Demon Fire.
• The Robe-Clad Elder and the middle-aged man surnamed Lu resolved to defend the Yunxia Sect and attacked Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan asked why they had ambushed him, but Lu accused him of trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain and continued his attack.
• Lin Xuan met Lu’s punch head-on and sent him flying, while Yue'er and Lin Xuan joined forces against the Robe-Clad Elder.
• Lin Xuan’s Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword overwhelmed the elder’s Short Halberds, and Yue'er’s Ghost Claw smashed him into the ground.
• Cultivators and mortals on Yunxia Island witnessed the two Supreme Elders’ defeat and stared in disbelief.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er defeated the Yunxia Sect’s two Supreme Elders after they mistook them for attackers, then refrained from further violence and demanded an explanation. The elders apologized once they realized their Spirit Turtle’s warning had led them to a false alarm, but Lin Xuan’s reaction left them anxious about whether the matter was settled.

• Lin Xuan surveyed Yunxia Island, concluded the fight was likely a misunderstanding, and held back while Yue'er stayed by his side.
• The middle-aged man surnamed Lu and the Robe-Clad Elder returned injured after Lin Xuan and Yue'er defeated them.
• The two Supreme Elders reconsidered whether Lin Xuan and Yue'er were connected to Fairy in the Clouds and realized their sect might have misread the Spirit Turtle’s warning.
• Lin Xuan asked why the Yunxia Sect had ambushed him, and the elders admitted they had no evidence that he intended to attack them.
• The Robe-Clad Elder apologized for the misunderstanding, while Lin Xuan pondered his response and left the elders worried.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er accepted the Yunxia Sect elders' invitation and were welcomed with a grand reception at the sect headquarters. After learning they had arrived in the Yutong Realm, Lin Xuan asked the elders to explain why he and Yue'er had been ambushed.

• The Robe-Clad Elder apologized and invited Lin Xuan and Yue'er to the Yunxia Sect headquarters, and Lin Xuan agreed.
• The Yunxia Sect disciples prepared a banquet while Lin Xuan traveled with the two Supreme Elders toward their headquarters.
• The Yunxia Sect's cultivators greeted Lin Xuan and Yue'er with a grand ceremony and hosted them in a hall.
• Lin Xuan asked if they were in the Yutong Realm, and the Robe-Clad Elder and the Middle-aged Man surnamed Lu confirmed it.
• Lin Xuan asked the two elders to explain the misunderstanding that had led to the ambush.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er learned that their ambush stemmed from an old conflict involving Tianxuan Fortress and a woman called the Fairy in the Clouds. When they heard her name was Qin Yan, they realized she might be the woman Lin Xuan had known in the past.

• Lin Xuan asked the Robe-Clad Elder why his sect had ambushed him and Yue'er, and the elder began recounting a story from nearly a hundred years earlier.
• The Robe-Clad Elder explained that Tianxuan Fortress had held a grand celebration when its lord took a second wife, drawing powerful guests from across the Yutong Realm.
• The elder said a Fairy in the Clouds had arrived at the celebration, shocking Lin Xuan and Yue'er with a title that reminded them of Lin Xuan's old acquaintance.
• Lin Xuan asked for the woman's name, and the middle-aged man said she was called Qin Yan.
• Lin Xuan was stunned by the name, and Yue'er shattered her cup in shock.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er encountered two Yunxia Sect elders who feared they were assassins sent by Qin Yan, whom Lin Xuan had known centuries earlier. When the elders tried to flee, Lin Xuan and Yue'er seized control of the situation.

• The Yunxia Sect elders grew suspicious after Lin Xuan and Yue'er revealed they knew Fairy in the Clouds, Qin Yan.
• Lin Xuan denied being Qin Yan's assassin and asked why the elders feared her despite having no grudge against her.
• Lin Xuan intercepted a concealed Sound Transmission Talisman, prompting the elders to try to escape.
• Lin Xuan used a Spatial Rift to reach the Robe-Clad Elder and froze his Mystic Dragon Dagger with Five-Colored Glaze flame.
• Lin Xuan subdued the Robe-Clad Elder while Yue'er succeeded against the other elder.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er subdued two Yunxia Sect cultivators and questioned them about Fairy in the Clouds. The Robe-Clad Elder recounted how Qin Yan appeared at a wedding in Tianxuan Fortress, leaving Lin Xuan puzzled by her unfamiliar behavior.

• Yue'er captured the Middle-aged Man surnamed Lu after he tried to leave, joining the bound Robe-Clad Elder.
• Lin Xuan told the two Yunxia Sect cultivators he had no intention of harming them and knew nothing about Qin Yan's current situation.
• Yue'er asked why everyone feared Fairy in the Clouds, and the Robe-Clad Elder explained that Tianxuan Fortress had suffered an incident a hundred years earlier.
• The Robe-Clad Elder said Fairy in the Clouds arrived at the fortress lord's wedding just before the couple were to bow to Heaven and Earth.
• The fortress lord welcomed Fairy in the Clouds, who accepted a seat and asked to see the bride, prompting Lin Xuan to question whether she could really be Qin Yan.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er heard how Fairy in the Clouds had massacred Tianxuan Fortress and nearly ten other sects and clans, though none had any known grievance with her. The Yunxia Sect explained that the Spirit Turtle had warned them because Lin Xuan and Yue'er seemed like the mysterious killer; Lin Xuan remained unsure whether she was Qin Yan.

• The Robe-Clad Elder said Fairy in the Clouds killed the bride at Tianxuan Fortress's wedding and then slaughtered the fortress lord, guests, and most of the cultivators there.
• The Robe-Clad Elder explained that searches for the mysterious woman found no clues, and that she later destroyed the Yunyang Sect in the same way.
• The Robe-Clad Elder said Fairy in the Clouds repeatedly annihilated sects and clans that had never met her, leaving nearly ten powers destroyed and the region terrified.
• The Yunxia Sect members said the Spirit Turtle's warning made them suspect Lin Xuan and Yue'er because their arrival resembled Fairy in the Clouds's.
• Lin Xuan asked Yue'er what she thought, and Yue'er asked the Yunxia Sect members what Sister Qin looked like.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er learned that Qin Yan was believed to be the ruthless Fairy in the Clouds, then went outside to face a violent surge of Primordial Demon Qi approaching Yunxia Island. As the Yunxia Sect prepared its defenses, the creature within the demonic aura was revealed to be the White Tiger of the Four Spirits.

• The Robe-Clad Elder showed Lin Xuan and Yue'er a painting of Qin Yan and explained that survivors had seen Fairy in the Clouds' true face.
• An explosion shook the mountain, and Lin Xuan led Yue'er and the two Supreme Elders outside to investigate.
• Lin Xuan recognized the approaching black aura as unusually violent Primordial Demon Qi, while the Supreme Elders feared for Yunxia Sect.
• Lin Xuan decided to watch the situation before acting, considering the True Spirit a possible opportunity to obtain True Spirit Blood.
• The Robe-Clad Elder ordered the Sect Protection Array activated as the Primordial Demon Qi neared Yunxia Island.
• A monster became visible inside the demonic aura: the White Tiger of the Four Spirits.

Lin Xuan decided to stay and obtain White Tiger’s True Spirit Blood, while the Robe-Clad Elder hoped he would help defend the Yunxia Sect. White Tiger’s first attack failed to break the sect’s formation, but its rage grew as it prepared to continue.

• Lin Xuan recognized White Tiger as one of the Four Spirits and decided to fight for its True Spirit Blood rather than leave.
• The Robe-Clad Elder praised the Yunxia Sect’s protective formation and hoped Lin Xuan and his companion would help face White Tiger.
• White Tiger formed a giant spear from Primordial Demon Qi and hurled it at Yunxia Island.
• The Robe-Clad Elder strengthened the formation with a Formation Disk, and the defenses blocked the spear after its force destroyed several shields.
• White Tiger’s eyes glowed red within the Primordial Demon Qi as it grew enraged.

White Tiger destroyed Yunxia Island with a single strike, and the Robe-Clad Elder and Middle-aged Man surnamed Lu fought back to avenge their sect. Lin Xuan agreed to help them slay White Tiger, gaining their promised service as he pursued True Spirit Blood.

• White Tiger’s enormous claw shattered Yunxia Sect’s defenses and reduced the island, its cities, and most of its cultivators to ruins.
• The Robe-Clad Elder and Middle-aged Man surnamed Lu survived and attacked White Tiger with their treasures, driven by grief and rage over the sect’s destruction.
• Realizing they could not defeat White Tiger alone, the Robe-Clad Elder asked Lin Xuan and Yue'er for help and promised that he and his fellow elder would serve them.
• Lin Xuan accepted the offer, pleased to gain powerful allies for his search for the Asura Seven Treasures.

Lin Xuan joined the battle against White Tiger after the Robe-Clad Elder agreed to his terms, then overwhelmed the True Spirit’s attack with sword arts and the Law of Power. White Tiger’s manifested tiger head was destroyed, leaving it wounded and the battle ongoing.

• The Robe-Clad Elder promised to meet Lin Xuan’s terms in exchange for help against White Tiger.
• Lin Xuan flew to the battlefield as White Tiger sensed him and attacked with a conjured tiger head.
• Lin Xuan unleashed the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, filling the sky with Sword Qi that clashed with White Tiger’s beams and lightning.
• Lin Xuan struck with the Law of Power, breaking through White Tiger’s attack and annihilating the tiger head.
• White Tiger roared in pain after the destroyed tiger head took with it a wisp of its divided spirit.

Lin Xuan and the two Supreme Elders of the Yunxia Sect attacked White Tiger, but the True Spirit used an extraordinary concealment technique to escape their assault and counterattack. As White Tiger reappeared, Yue'er emerged from the void behind it.

• The two Supreme Elders joined Lin Xuan in attacking White Tiger while it was occupied fighting them.
• Lin Xuan used a Long Spear to reverse White Tiger's spatial laws, then launched the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire at it.
• The Robe-Clad Elder and the Middle-aged Man surnamed Lu attacked White Tiger with Ink Flood Dragons and Flying Snakes as Lin Xuan's fireball closed in.
• White Tiger vanished without a trace, dodged the attacks, and wounded both Supreme Elders with a sudden claw strike.
• Lin Xuan escaped White Tiger's attack by flying more than ten li, then saw Yue'er appear from the void behind White Tiger.

Yue'er ambushed the White Tiger, and Lin Xuan joined the attack with the Immortal Sword Map after a cultivator accidentally alerted their foe. The White Tiger lost a forepaw and was trapped under the group's assault, but its defenses held for the moment.

• Lin Xuan realized Yue'er could conceal herself and her weapon so completely that even he could not match her skill.
• Yue'er transformed the Mysterious Yin Treasure Box into a short sword and launched a silent strike at the White Tiger.
• A surviving Yunxia Island cultivator cried out in surprise, alerting the White Tiger just as Yue'er attacked.
• Lin Xuan unleashed the Immortal Sword Map, and the two Yunxia Sect members sent the Ink Flood Dragon and Flying Snake against the White Tiger.
• The White Tiger dodged Yue'er's strike only enough to save its vital spots, losing its right forepaw, then faced a storm of Sword Qi.
• The White Tiger formed golden mirrors from its roar to block the attacks while Lin Xuan and the others continued trying to overwhelm it.

The White Tiger unleashed its Source Power to defend itself as Lin Xuan, Yue'er, and the Yunxia Sect cultivators pressed their attack. Yue'er’s transformed figures broke through its defenses and merged into one powerful swordswoman, who struck at the White Tiger’s head.

• The White Tiger shrank into a miniature form and used its Source Power to repel the attackers’ spells and swords.
• Lin Xuan trapped the White Tiger with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and the Immortal Sword Map.
• Yue'er created seven or eight indistinguishable copies of herself, each wielding a treasure transformed from a Mysterious Yin Treasure Box.
• The Yunxia Sect cultivators joined Lin Xuan and Yue'er in attacking the White Tiger, forcing it to raise layers of Source Power defenses.
• Yue'er's copies smashed through the White Tiger's defenses, then merged into one Yue'er whose aura surged toward the Tribulation Transcendence Late Stage.
• The empowered Yue'er thrust her sword toward the White Tiger's head.

Yue'er used a mysterious sword strike to defeat the White Tiger despite taking its trump-card attack head-on. The White Tiger died, while Yue'er returned safely to her normal early-stage Tribulation Transcendence strength.

• Yue'er charged White Tiger with a sword strike whose Sword Intent even Lin Xuan could not understand, and Lin Xuan stopped his own attacks to avoid interfering.
• White Tiger fired a golden beam made from its Life Essence, piercing Yue'er's chest, but she showed no pain and continued her strike.
• White Tiger attacked with both foreclaws, but Yue'er's Sword Qi severed them before she stabbed her sword into its skull.
• Yue'er retreated several hundred zhang, and her aura returned to its normal early-stage Tribulation Transcendence level without visible strain.
• White Tiger's pressure vanished, its Fire of the True Spirit flew from its body, and the White Tiger of the Four Spirits fell.

After Yue'er slew the White Tiger, Lin Xuan collected its corpse and encouraged the Yunxia Sect's two Supreme Elders not to despair over their sect's destruction. They discovered that surviving disciples remained, giving the Yunxia Sect a chance to rebuild.

• Lin Xuan let the White Tiger's Fire of the True Spirit fly away, then stored the White Tiger's corpse and its treasures.
• The Robe-Clad Elder and the Middle-aged Man surnamed Lu grieved over the devastation of the Yunxia Sect.
• Lin Xuan advised the two Supreme Elders that the sect could recover as long as they survived.
• The two Supreme Elders used their divine senses and found fewer than a thousand Yunxia Sect survivors, mostly elite cultivators.
• The Robe-Clad Elder and the Middle-aged Man surnamed Lu thanked Lin Xuan sincerely and flew toward Yunxia Island.

Lin Xuan explained to Yue'er that he had helped the Yunxia Sect without a clear plan, while they still had no leads on the Asura Seven Treasures. Meanwhile, Nether Dark King escaped the Spatial Storm and realized he had reached the Yutong Realm, where he sensed Tian Xiaojian was hiding.

• Lin Xuan told Yue'er that preserving the Yunxia Sect's inheritance could strengthen its gratitude and commitment to them.
• Lin Xuan admitted that he had no specific reason for helping the Yunxia Sect and that they had no clues for finding the Asura Seven Treasures.
• Yue'er accepted that they might not find the treasures and was content to stay with Lin Xuan.
• Nether Dark King escaped the Spatial Storm after nearly perishing several times.
• Nether Dark King identified his destination as the Yutong Realm and sensed that Tian Xiaojian was there.

Saint Ancestor Bingpo and Baoshe Saint Ancestor crossed into the Yutong Realm, where a fleeing cultivator witnessed their arrival and was killed while trying to escape. The two Ancient Demons arrived safely, while the fate of the pursuing Demonic Beasts remained unclear.

• A Dongxuan-level old man fled through the Great Wild Marsh as several powerful Demonic Beasts pursued him.
• A spatial crack opened amid a sudden storm, and a black ball of light emerged from it.
• Saint Ancestor Bingpo and Baoshe Saint Ancestor appeared and discussed their arrival in the Yutong Realm.
• The old man recognized the two as Saint Ancestor-level Ancient Demons and used a talisman to flee.
• An unseen force struck the old man, destroying his body and scattering his soul.