Chapter Summaries

Ye Luo completed his class advancement, gained the powerful Reincarnation Venerable Soul, and received the shape-shifting Ever-Changing Ruyi Rod. After Breaking Waves Riding Wind publicly compared his Soul Crystal to Dongfang Shitian’s, Ye Luo rejoined the battle and showed off his dramatically increased damage.

• Han Yue gave Ye Luo the Ever-Changing Ruyi Rod, which could transform into up to six weapon types while adding its attributes to each form.
• Ye Luo fused the Dragon Soaring Blade’s equipment crystal into the rod and confirmed its transformed longsword stacked their attributes and skills.
• Ye Luo inspected his Tier 3 Reincarnation Venerable Soul and found its bonuses and all four 21-star growth aptitudes surpassed those of Dongfang Shitian’s Soul Crystal.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind mocked Dongfang Shitian in a system announcement, and Yan Hua Yi Leng joined the exchange as players across Heavenly Tribulation discussed Ye Luo and Misty Pavilion.
• Ye Luo returned to Breaking Waves Riding Wind’s group and dealt extraordinary damage with ordinary attacks, prompting June Flying Snow and San Mei Shi to remark on his increased strength.

Ye Luo demonstrated the three skills he had learned from his Reincarnation Venerable Soul, and Misty Pavilion tested the powerful defense of his Six Paths Shield. The group discussed the destructive potential of Myriad Swords Return to Origin and the likely guild conflicts ahead as they continued hunting Skeleton Dragon Soldiers.

• Ye Luo shared Reincarnation * Six Paths Reversal, Reincarnation * Six Paths Shield, and Myriad Swords Return to Origin, explaining that Han Yue had gifted him her Family Secret Art.
• At the group's request, Ye Luo tested Six Paths Shield against Breaking Waves Riding Wind, using its six controllable shields to block her attacks until the skill ended with a burst of sword energy.
• The group praised the shield's defense and discussed how Ye Luo's skills could help Misty Pavilion fight powerful bosses and devastate enemy players, while noting Myriad Swords Return to Origin's steep cost.
• As they resumed killing Skeleton Dragon Soldiers, the group discussed Heavenly Battle Heroes' likely future targets and the conflicts expected when guilds move to higher-tier cities.

Misty Pavilion discussed the future threat of the Dongfang Family after Dongfang Shitian and Dongfang Xiaotian gained major power-ups. Yan Hua Yi Leng assigned plans to strengthen the guild, while Ye Luo began refining his use of Reincarnation Six Paths Shield.

• Dongfang Xiaotian became a Dark Dragon Knight, and Dongfang Shitian received substantial rewards for completing an SSS+ Trial Mission.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng urged Misty Pavilion to keep expanding, while Po Lang Cheng Feng argued that Ye Luo and the others could eventually contend with the Dongfang Family.
• June Flying Snow revealed that Chang He Luo Ri had agreed to join Misty Pavilion after three months, and Zuo Shang Qin Xin warned her to protect him from his older brother's schemes.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng assigned guild members to hunt Bosses, farm Dragon Bone Sets, complete Guild Missions, and help Zhi Yue reach Fourth Advancement first.
• Po Lang Cheng Feng learned that God of Wine Dukang was away, possibly meeting Yan Hua Yi Leng's father about Misty Pavilion's funding and the prospect of the guilds sharing a city.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng showed Ye Luo a movement pattern for controlling his six shields, and Ye Luo said it would help him defend against enemy attacks.

Misty Pavilion’s group obtained another Guild Creation Token and decided Yan Hua Yi Leng would establish a new guild while preserving the strongest fighters’ Guild Skills. They named it Misty Maiden Alliance and discussed creating more guilds to accommodate their members.

• Ye Luo, Breaking Waves Riding Wind, and their companions defeated a Level 180 Immortal Grade Boss and found a Guild Creation Token beneath the Gold Coins.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind and Yan Hua Yi Leng agreed Ye Luo and the other key fighters should remain in the existing guild so they would retain its Guild Skills.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng volunteered to establish the new guild with Xing Qi Yi, and Breaking Waves Riding Wind gave her the token.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind proposed that the existing guild recruit newcomers while the new guild recruited Misty Pavilion’s original sisters; Yan Hua Yi Leng agreed.
• San Mei Shi proposed naming the new guild Misty Maiden Alliance, and Breaking Waves Riding Wind approved the name.
• June Flying Snow raised concerns about capacity, and San Mei Shi suggested establishing several guilds, while Zhi Yue pointed out the expense of earning Guild Skills.

Misty Pavilion discussed expanding rapidly by creating and leveling multiple guilds, then selling unused shell guilds to fund its growth. Yan Hua Yi Leng established the Misty Maiden Alliance and assigned members to develop it, while the group considered how to name future guilds.

• San Mei Shi proposed creating many low-level guilds to strengthen Misty Pavilion and later sell them to guilds destroyed in wars.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng outlined a rotating development plan: level some guilds, move players into them, and sell the emptied shell guilds.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind urged Ban Ye Shu to seek investment from his family, and Yan Hua Yi Leng suggested he ask after the Celebrity Ranking trial.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng directed members to find Immortal Grade Bosses and obtain Guild Creation Tokens while prioritizing the first guild's development.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng returned to the city, established the Misty Maiden Alliance, and arranged for one thousand members to join and level it.
• June Flying Snow asked how to name the planned guilds, and San Mei Shi suggested reserving the Misty Pavilion name for some while giving the others imposing names.

Misty Pavilion finalized plans to create twenty guilds and prepared for the Celebrity Ranking event, where Breaking Waves Riding the Wind entered the promotion matches. As Ye Luo watched her fight, he learned more about the rankings and the upcoming trial.

• Breaking Waves Riding the Wind and the others decided that only a handful of guilds would use Misty Pavilion's name, while San Mei Shi would name the rest.
• The group focused on obtaining Guild Creation Tokens and practicing for the Celebrity Ranking event, then arrived at the virtual space on trial day.
• Fireworks Easy to Cool and Breaking Waves Riding the Wind joined the Celebrity Ranking Promotion Matches while Ye Luo stayed with San Mei Shi and Ban Ye Shu to watch.
• San Mei Shi explained that Breaking Waves Riding the Wind needed to defeat at least two opponents to improve her ranking, and that Great Desert Lone Smoke and Dongfang Xiaotian would be especially difficult.
• Breaking Waves Riding the Wind began her match against Wind Hành Tian Xia and pressured him into defending as Yao Yue Ju Bei, God of Wine Dukang, and the others watched.

Breaking Waves Riding Wind defeated or drew with several prominent challengers, and her improved control raised her Celebrity Ranking to 18th place. She celebrated entering the top 20 while the group discussed Misty Pavilion’s funding and the upcoming Martial Arts Tournament.

• Breaking Waves Riding Wind narrowly beat Great Desert Lone Smoke in the first round, lost the second, and drew the decisive third round, while the Misty Pavilion players celebrated her improved control.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind defeated Nangong Yu and then bested Dongfang Xiaotian, drawing one match against each opponent.
• God of Wine Dukang praised Breaking Waves Riding Wind and urged her to seek support from her father, while Ban Ye Shu said they had another plan to address Misty Pavilion’s funding shortage.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind learned that the Celebrity Ranking had updated, placing her 18th, Great Desert Lone Smoke 7th, Wind Hành Tian Xia 19th, Nangong Yu 12th, and Dongfang Xiaotian 20th.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind accepted her rise into the top 20 and vowed to surpass Great Desert Lone Smoke in the next ranking matches.

Yan Hua Yi Leng began her advancement challenge, defeating Nangong Yu before losing two of three matches against Yi Nian Cheng Shen. She continued the challenge with four opponents still ahead of her.

• Breaking Waves Riding Wind rose from 27th to 18th on the Celebrity Ranking, while Yan Hua Yi Leng began her advancement challenge.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng exploited Nangong Yu's wavering mindset to bring his health below half, and he conceded before losing the second match as well.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind, Ban Ye Shu, and San Mei Shi warned Ye Luo that Yi Nian Cheng Shen's skill and the duel rules made him a dangerous opponent for Yan Hua Yi Leng.
• Yi Nian Cheng Shen used Blink, footwork, and area attacks to defeat Yan Hua Yi Leng in the first match, though she won the second.
• Yi Nian Cheng Shen landed critical hits in the third match and beat Yan Hua Yi Leng by taking two of the three matches, while both acknowledged that the result might differ in the Heavenly Tribulation Game.

Yan Hua Yi Leng advanced to rank 29, while Ye Luo watched Yao Yue Ju Bei excel in the Celebrity Ranking matches. The chapter ended with Yan Hua Yi Leng proposing that Misty Pavilion and Fine Wine Family settle in the same higher-level city and develop together.

• Yan Hua Yi Leng won three of her five duels and rose to rank 29, qualifying to challenge experts ranked 11 through 20, but she chose not to challenge them.
• Yao Yue Ju Bei won eight matches and tied two in the first advancement round, rising from rank 97 to rank 83.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind, Nü Er Hong, and the others discussed Ye Luo's prospects of reaching the top 50, weighing his skill against his growing influence.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng asked God of Wine Dukang about Misty Pavilion and Fine Wine Family settling in the same higher-level city, and he recognized her proposal to let the guilds develop together.

Yan Hua Yi Leng persuaded God of Wine Dukang to use his influence to help Misty Pavilion avoid sharing a city with the Dongfang Family, and she proposed an allocation plan that gave the Dongfang Family favorable neighbors. After Yao Yue Ju Bei advanced in the Celebrity Ranking, the group’s joking matchmaking banter escalated into a challenge between Breaking Waves Riding Wind and Nü Er Hong.

• Yan Hua Yi Leng explained that Misty Pavilion’s allies and rising Celebrity Ranking experts could help influence city assignments, and God of Wine Dukang agreed to contact his old friends to prevent conflict with the Dongfang Family.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng suggested placing the Merchant Alliance and Assassin's Den in the Dongfang Family’s city, with Assassin's Den joining Misty Pavilion if the Dongfang Family refused; God of Wine Dukang accepted her plan.
• Yao Yue Ju Bei won seven of ten matches in his second advancement round and rose from eighty-second to seventy-fourth in the rankings.
• Nü Er Hong teased San Mei Shi about dating Yao Yue Ju Bei, and San Mei Shi listed her demanding standards for a boyfriend.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind and Nü Er Hong compared Ye Luo and Jian Nan Chun, then agreed to have them compete in the game and later in real life.

Ye Luo learned that God of Wine Dukang and the families of Breaking Waves Riding Wind and Yan Hua Yi Leng had investigated his identity, while Yao Yue Ju Bei rose into the Celebrity Ranking’s top fifty. The group then discussed Night Rain Tiange and Night Rain Misty’s prospects as the Night Rain Family prepared to make a stronger showing.

• God of Wine Dukang explained that the families of Breaking Waves Riding Wind and Yan Hua Yi Leng had investigated Ye Luo, and Ye Luo asked what they had discovered about him.
• God of Wine Dukang said the investigation had revealed Ye Luo’s name, age, and security clearance, while the others inferred that he served the country.
• Yao Yue Ju Bei won enough advancement matches to climb from 97th to 65th, then to 54th, and ultimately to 47th place.
• God of Wine Dukang said Yao Yue Ju Bei was pursuing a chain quest that could grant him a Dual Profession and considered making him the leader of a branch guild.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind noticed Night Rain Tiange and Night Rain Misty taking part in the trials, and Yan Hua Yi Leng and God of Wine Dukang discussed their likely rankings and the Night Rain Family’s growth.
• Hongxing Erguotou argued that the Night Rain Family was still far from becoming a top-ten guild.

As the Celebrity Ranking trials began, the group assessed the growing strength of the Night Rain Family and watched challengers fight in assigned order. Night Rain Misty dominated her matches and entered the ranking at 92nd, leaving the next round poised to reshuffle the standings.

• Yan Hua Yi Leng and Hongxing Erguotou warned that the Night Rain Family and Heavenly Battle Heroes had the strength to become major guilds, while God of Wine Dukang welcomed the rise of powerful allies.
• The group learned Ye Luo had been assigned challenge number 25, Ban Ye Shu number 26, and San Mei Shi number 27, giving them favorable positions in the trial order.
• Dongfang Potian won four of his first ten battles and entered the Celebrity Ranking at 97th, later climbing to 94th as he held off challengers.
• Night Rain Misty defeated nine of ten opponents, losing only to Dongfang Mietian, and earned the right to continue challenging.
• Night Rain Misty entered the Celebrity Ranking at 92nd, and San Mei Shi and the others remarked on how closely her tactical fighting style resembled Yan Hua Yi Leng's.

Night Rain Tiange and Chang He Luo Ri made impressive debuts on the Celebrity Ranking, while the Misty Pavilion group discussed recruiting Chang He Luo Ri. The chapter left them considering whether he would leave Great Desert Lone Smoke and move into Misty Pavilion’s studio.

• Night Rain Misty won enough challenges to rank 66th, declined guild recruitment offers, and brought attention to the Night Rain Family.
• Night Rain Tiange advanced through several rounds and reached 52nd, just outside the top fifty.
• God of Wine Dukang and Breaking Waves Riding Wind predicted that Ye Luo could surpass Night Rain Tiange and possibly break Dongfang Shitian’s record.
• Chang He Luo Ri ranked 63rd, prompting Breaking Waves Riding Wind to say Misty Pavilion would recruit him as a Guardian or Legion Commander.
• Yan Hua Yi Leng warned that Chang He Luo Ri’s closeness to Great Desert Lone Smoke could expose Misty Pavilion’s secrets, and suggested he live with them instead.

Ye Luo began his trial and decisively defeated Dongfang Qitian, a Celebrity Ranking swordsman from the Dongfang Family, without taking any damage. Dongfang Qitian tried to avoid a close fight in their second match, but Ye Luo cornered him at the edge of the arena.

• Breaking Waves Riding Wind urged Ye Luo to raise his trial ranking above Night Rain Tiange's record.
• Ye Luo faced Dongfang Qitian and used precise footwork and twin-sword attacks to cripple his opponent's arm and take control of the first match.
• Ye Luo defeated Dongfang Qitian without losing any health, stunning spectators and viewers who wondered whether the match had been staged.
• Dongfang Qitian began their second match by using ranged attacks and retreating, hoping to stall until time ran out.
• Ye Luo pursued Dongfang Qitian across the arena and forced him into a corner, closing to less than ten meters.

Ye Luo defeated Dongfang Qitian and then faced Long Jieyu, a Long Family archer who tried to recruit him before their match. His footwork and twin swords let him evade or block her attacks until he won with nearly all his health remaining.

• Ye Luo defeated Dongfang Qitian, convincing the spectators that Dongfang Qitian had not held back and showing them Ye Luo's strength.
• Night Rain Misty praised Ye Luo and spoke with Yan Hua Yi Leng, Breaking Waves Riding Wind, God of Wine Dukang, and the others.
• Long Jieyu offered to pay Ye Luo's contract penalty to recruit him, but he declined and said he planned to stay with Misty Pavilion.
• Long Jieyu attacked Ye Luo with repeated Energy Arrows, but he evaded or blocked every shot using his footwork and twin swords.
• Long Jieyu used her Area of Effect Skill, but Ye Luo recovered his small losses and won after five minutes with over ninety-nine percent health.

Ye Luo dominated the Celebrity Ranking challenge, defeating thirty opponents and rising to temporary seventy-first place despite one loss to an archer. He chose to continue into the fourth round as his allies watched with growing confidence.

• Long Jieyu surrendered after failing to hit Ye Luo, and he defeated assassin Yi Nian Cheng Gui and archer Dongfang Mietian.
• Ye Luo beat mage Fengxing Piaoxue and berserker Zhan Tiange, then defeated four Dongfang Family opponents to finish the first round with ten victories and reach temporary ninety-first place.
• Ye Luo won all ten matches in the second round and rose to temporary eighty-first place.
• Ye Luo defeated ten opponents in the third round, losing one match after stepping into a swamp but winning the other two against that archer, and reached temporary seventy-first place.
• Ye Luo chose to continue challenging, while God of Wine Dukang and Breaking Waves Riding Wind praised his thirty consecutive victories and anticipated the fourth round.

Ye Luo swept through the challenges, defeated Night Rain Tiange, and climbed to rank fifty-first with fifty consecutive wins. As he prepared to challenge the top fifty, Night Rain Misty reconsidered how the Night Rain Family could benefit from being overshadowed.

• Ye Luo defeated the celebrities ranked sixty-first through seventieth and rose to rank sixty-first.
• Ye Luo beat Night Rain Tiange twice, while Night Rain Misty steadied her brother and decided the Night Rain Family could keep developing out of the spotlight.
• Ye Luo won all ten of his remaining matches in the round and climbed to rank fifty-first.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind and the others celebrated Ye Luo's record, while Yan Hua Yi Leng said only the strongest celebrities could challenge him.
• Yao Yue Ju Bei pointed out that she was ranked forty-seventh and would have to face Ye Luo in the next round.

Ye Luo continued his Celebrity Ranking challenge, defeating several prominent guild leaders and narrowly overcoming Yao Yue Ju Bei. His undefeated record raised the possibility that he could rank above 41st, though the others debated whether his influence was enough to do so.

• Nü Er Hong lost to Ye Luo in their first match and conceded the rematch, while Tiandi also lost both matches easily.
• Ye Luo defeated Hero Sword and Zhan Tian Xia in both matches, and Zhan Tian Xia was muted and warned after cursing.
• Yao Yue Ju Bei fought Ye Luo fiercely for five minutes and narrowly lost, then conceded the second match and promised to keep improving.
• God of Wine Dukang praised Yao Yue Ju Bei and spoke of training the younger generation as the older fighters declined.
• San Mei Shi wondered whether Ye Luo could reach only rank 41, while Breaking Waves Riding Wind and Yan Hua Yi Leng argued that his undefeated record could earn him a higher rank.

Ye Luo and Ban Ye Shu earned high Celebrity Ranking positions, while San Mei Shi secured a place as well, strengthening Misty Pavilion’s influence. God of Wine Dukang revealed that Heavenly Battle Heroes had entered the Ten major guilds at ninth after the Hall of Fame’s ranking was canceled, and Breaking Waves Riding Wind asked where Misty Pavilion ranked.

• Ye Luo completed six rounds undefeated, winning ten consecutive matches, and earned the Celebrity Ranking position of thirty-sixth.
• Ban Ye Shu won nine matches and drew one, earning the position of sixty-sixth and advancing to the next round of challenges.
• San Mei Shi won her first round with eight victories and two losses, securing a place on the Celebrity Ranking.
• God of Wine Dukang explained that the Hall of Fame’s guild ranking had been canceled and Heavenly Battle Heroes had taken ninth place among the Ten major guilds.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind asked God of Wine Dukang what rank Misty Pavilion had received.

Misty Pavilion rose to sixth place in the guild rankings, while the other guilds’ new positions and Celebrity Ranking changes were revealed. After San Mei Shi secured rank seventy-two, the group celebrated their successes, and Ye Luo was left confused by her mention of the next round and Chang'an Yihu.

• God of Wine Dukang announced that Heavenly Battle Heroes had replaced the Hall of Fame among the top ten guilds and that Misty Pavilion had risen to sixth place.
• God of Wine Dukang revealed that Fine Wine Family ranked third, the Long Family had slipped, and the Night Rain Family ranked fifteenth.
• San Mei Shi finished the Celebrity Ranking trials at rank seventy-two, and Yan Hua Yi Leng predicted greater changes after upcoming game events.
• San Mei Shi hugged Breaking Waves Riding Wind, Yan Hua Yi Leng, and Ye Luo, then kicked Ban Ye Shu when he asked for a hug.
• Breaking Waves Riding Wind agreed to celebrate Misty Pavilion’s ranking rise, while San Mei Shi vowed to work for the next round and Chang'an Yihu, leaving Ye Luo confused.