Chapter Summaries

Wang Ming rescued Zhao Yun and fought Yin Zhong, but discovered that Yin Zhong could regenerate from even severe wounds. After Tong Xin attacked him, Wang Ming fled with Zhao Yun and began treating his injuries, realizing Yin Zhong was effectively immortal.

• Wang Ming found Zhao Yun weakened after Yin Zhong drained her vital energy and restored her consciousness with a medicinal pill.
• Yin Zhong attacked Wang Ming, who struck him down and tried to kill him, but his wounds healed as quickly as Wang Ming inflicted them.
• Wang Ming used the Crimson Blood Sword to slice Yin Zhong, yet Yin Zhong regenerated and survived.
• Tong Xin arrived and injured Wang Ming in a fight, so Wang Ming tricked him into going after Yin Zhong and escaped with Zhao Yun.
• Wang Ming treated his injuries with the Evil Emperor Relic and healing gauntlets, concluding that Yin Zhong could not be killed and explaining that an old wound kept him weak.

After recovering from his fight with Tong Xin, Wang Ming reflected on the difference between Tong Zhen’s successful sons and Han Batian’s neglect of his daughters. As Wang Ming walked back toward the tea shack, Zhao Yun tried to understand the mysterious Yin Tianqi and concluded that he had hidden his strength to guard against Yin Zhong, but acted out of self-interest.

• Wang Ming assessed his strength after absorbing true qi and recognized that Tong Xin’s combat power still surpassed his own.
• Wang Ming recalled Tong Zhen’s guidance of Long Bo, Tong Zhan, and Tong Xin, then contrasted it with Han Batian’s neglect of Zhao Yun, Dou Dou, and Zhu'er.
• Wang Ming walked toward the tea shack with Zhao Yun following behind him.
• Zhao Yun reasoned that Yin Tianqi had disguised himself to protect himself from Yin Zhong.
• Zhao Yun compared Yin Tianqi with Tong Bo and decided that, despite sometimes helping others, Yin Tianqi was fundamentally selfish.

Wang Ming gave Yin Xiu an Essence Restoration Pill to help save Dou Dou after Zhao Yun asked him to intervene. He then restored Zhao Yun’s severed hand and gave her a martial arts manual, leaving her newly empowered and eager to follow him.

• Yin Xiu said that only gathering all six elders could save Dou Dou, while Tong Bo feared they could not reach Water Moon Cave in time.
• Zhao Yun asked Wang Ming to save Dou Dou, surprising him with her change of heart.
• Wang Ming gave Yin Xiu an Essence Restoration Pill to replenish vital energy for Dou Dou.
• Wang Ming restored Zhao Yun’s left hand using the Frost Heart Sword, the North Darkness Rebirth Art, and vital energy from the Evil Emperor Relic.
• Zhao Yun thanked Wang Ming and promised to obey him, then memorized the Dreamlike Infinity manual after he gave it to her.

After Yin Zhong returned with Tong Xin, he insisted that the group set out for the Water Moon Cave immediately. Zhao Yun proposed exploiting Yin Zhong’s injuries to defeat him, while Wang Ming secretly planned to provoke those injuries and trade Essence Restoration Pills for the Dragon God Skill.

• Wang Ming realized that the Tong Clan’s powerful spells required long preparations and could not be used effectively in close combat.
• Yin Zhong returned with Tong Xin, and the group woke; Zhao Yun showed fear of Yin Zhong and clutched Wang Ming’s robe.
• Yin Zhong urged Tong Bo to leave for the Water Moon Cave at once, and Tong Bo agreed after initially asking to rest.
• Zhao Yun told Wang Ming that Yin Zhong’s injuries could be provoked, then set out to persuade the others to help her plan.
• Wang Ming planned to trigger Yin Zhong’s injuries himself and make him trade the Dragon God Skill for an Essence Restoration Pill.

Zhao Yun’s scheme pushed Long Bo and Yin Zhong into battle, while Yin Zhong ordered Tong Xin to kill Yin Tianxue. Tong Xin’s newly awakened power overwhelmed Yin Tianxue, and Tong Zhan stepped in to protect her as Zhao Yun watched.

• Zhao Yun’s warning about Yin Zhong targeting their loved ones persuaded Long Bo and Yin Tianxue to launch a surprise attack, and Long Bo and Yin Zhong fought with the Dragon God Skill.
• Yin Tianxue kept Zhao Yun close while Dou Dou worried about Long Bo; Tong Zhan stopped Tong Xin from going to help Yin Zhong, and the two began counting ants.
• Yin Zhong ordered Tong Xin to kill Yin Tianxue, and Tong Xin charged at her despite Tong Zhan’s attempt to stop him.
• Tong Xin struck Yin Tianxue with overwhelming force after Yin Zhong had opened her Heavenly Eye, and Tong Zhan rushed between them to protect her.
• Tong Xin ignored Tong Zhan’s pleas and continued attacking Yin Tianxue while Dou Dou grew anxious and Zhao Yun watched.

Tong Xin’s attack on Yin Tianxue was stopped when Long Po used the Divine Dragon Sword, which frightened him because of his bond with the Blood Python. Meanwhile, Yin Zhong’s battle with Long Bo ended when his old sword wound flared up, but he quickly healed and provoked Long Po until Long Bo stopped her from striking again.

• Tong Xin nearly injured Yin Tianxue several times while Tong Zhan tried to intervene, until Long Po attacked him with the Divine Dragon Sword.
• Tong Xin recognized the sword’s threat, fled behind a tree, and watched Yin Tianxue from hiding.
• Wang Ming explained to Zhao Yun that the Divine Dragon Sword required Dragon Clan bloodline to unleash its power, so taking it would not benefit them.
• Yin Zhong’s old wound erupted during his fight with Long Bo, forcing him to retreat from his crimson dragon form as Long Bo dispelled hers and struck him with the sword.
• Yin Zhong revealed that Long Po had grown up in the Dragon Clan, then pushed himself onto the sword and pulled it free as his new wound healed.
• Long Po tried to thrust the Divine Dragon Sword at Yin Zhong again, but Long Bo stopped her.

Wang Ming secretly cultivated Zhao Yun while traveling with the others toward the Water Moon Cave, then used their rest stop to confront the crippled Yin Zhong and demand the Dragon God Skill. Yin Zhong realized Wang Ming had saved Zhao Yun and Dou Dou and began to suspect that Yin Tianqi had hidden his true abilities all along.

• Zhao Yun celebrated Yin Zhong's defeat, while Tong Bo stopped Long Po from killing him because he wanted Yin Zhong to help unfreeze the Tong Clan in the Water Moon Cave.
• Wang Ming rode with the group and shared the Evil Emperor Relic's abilities with Zhao Yun, helping her cultivate Dreamlike Infinity as he struggled to strengthen Yin Tianqi's body enough to bear his power.
• The group stopped to rest, and Wang Ming arranged for Zhao Yun to take Dou Dou away so he could speak alone with the paralyzed Yin Zhong.
• Wang Ming demanded that Yin Zhong teach him the Dragon God Skill and mentioned that Yin Zhong had drained Zhao Yun and Dou Dou's vital essence.
• Wang Ming opened a porcelain bottle containing medicine, and Yin Zhong sensed its potent vital energy and concluded that Wang Ming had saved the women.
• Yin Zhong praised Yin Tianqi's apparent acting and grew wary of Wang Ming, believing he had concealed his true abilities behind his former playboy persona.

Wang Ming traded an Essence Restoration Pill to Yin Zhong for the Dragon God Skill incantation, but secretly used the medicine to suppress Yin Zhong’s cultivation. Yin Zhong recovered from his injuries only to discover the trap, while Tong Bo and the others faced the danger of his return.

• Yin Zhong recited the Dragon God Skill incantation to Wang Ming in exchange for medicine, but Long Po arrived and angrily tried to stop the deal.
• Wang Ming tossed Yin Zhong the pill and fled as Long Bo, Yin Tianxue, and Tong Xin returned; Zhao Yun knocked out Dou Dou and followed him.
• Yin Zhong swallowed the Essence Restoration Pill, healed his chest injuries, and tried to use sorcery against Tong Bo and the others.
• Yin Zhong crashed to the ground when the pill’s hidden medicine suppressed his cultivation, then realized Yin Tianqi had also included blood-activating medicine that could worsen his old wounds.

Wang Ming and Zhao Yun followed Tong Bo’s group toward Water Moon Cave while he explained why they needed to obtain Tong Bo’s copy of the Dragon God Skill. Wang Ming planned to combine it with Yin Zhong’s flawed manual and deduce the real method, leaving the pair to wait for the right moment to approach Tong Bo.

• Wang Ming and Zhao Yun watched Tong Bo’s group leave and discussed the danger of delaying their trip to Water Moon Cave.
• Wang Ming warned Zhao Yun not to practice the Dragon God Skill, explaining that Yin Zhong’s genuine manual contained errors that could cause a cultivation deviation.
• Zhao Yun admitted she had overheard Yin Zhong reciting the Dragon God Skill and decided to focus on mastering Dreamlike Infinity instead.
• Wang Ming said Tong Bo’s copy was also unreliable but that he could combine both versions to deduce the correct cultivation method.
• Wang Ming told Zhao Yun they would seek Tong Bo at the right time, while he used their intimacy to keep hold of his human desires.

Wang Ming and Zhao Yun flew ahead of Tong Bo's group and found the waterfall that concealed the entrance to the Water Moon Cave. Wang Ming tested Yin Xiu's Water Curtain Barrier, whose power repelled his strongest attack and sent the waterfall surging toward him.

• Wang Ming carried Zhao Yun through the air, and they passed Tong Bo's group without being noticed.
• Wang Ming and Zhao Yun reached a waterfall that he identified as the entrance to the Water Moon Cave.
• Zhao Yun kicked a stone through the waterfall, but the water washed it back out.
• Wang Ming struck the waterfall with his Majestic Dragon Palm, but the Water Curtain Barrier remained undamaged.
• Wang Ming's stronger attack rebounded, and the waterfall defied gravity and crashed toward him, forcing him to dodge.

Wang Ming watched the Tong Clan’s Water Curtain Barrier and learned that Zhao Yun had found the Spirit Mirror, which he refused to take and arranged for her to return to Tong Bo. Long Bo’s group reached the waterfall, where Yin Xiu and Tong Xin opened the barrier to reveal a stone wall.

• Wang Ming explained to Zhao Yun that powerful Tong Clan spells could be cast instantly by Yin Zhong, whose strength was limited by old injuries.
• Zhao Yun showed Wang Ming the Spirit Mirror she had found, but Wang Ming refused to take it and told her to hand it to Tong Bo.
• Wang Ming gave Zhao Yun another item and instructed her to follow Tong Bo’s group into Water Moon Cave and use it at the right moment.
• Long Bo and his companions arrived at the waterfall, and Yin Xiu revealed that the way ahead was sealed by the Water Curtain Barrier.
• Yin Xiu tried to dismantle the barrier, but Yin Zhong pointed out that his magical power was insufficient, so Tong Xin channeled power into him.
• Yin Xiu and Tong Xin opened the Water Curtain Barrier, exposing a huge stone wall behind the waterfall.

Wang Ming led Zhao Yun through the Darkness Barrier and into the Tong Clan’s Living Forest Barrier. After the forest’s vines drained Zhao Yun’s True Energy and lifted her into the air, Wang Ming freed her, and the vines retreated.

• Wang Ming warned Zhao Yun about the Darkness Barrier, then carried her through its darkness and poisonous bats.
• Wang Ming and Zhao Yun emerged from the barrier and reached the Living Forest Barrier, where Wang Ming cautioned her about the vines.
• Zhao Yun stepped on a hidden vine, and the forest’s vines wrapped around her and began draining her cultivation.
• Wang Ming used Northern Darkness True Energy and the Indestructible Vajra Body to free Zhao Yun, after which the vines withdrew.
• Wang Ming caught Zhao Yun as she fell and looked warily at the ancient trees.

Wang Ming left Zhao Yun after warning her about keeping the Spirit Mirror, while Zhao Yun followed Long Bo's group and offered the artifact in exchange for entry into Water Moon Cave. Long Bo agreed to take her, and Zhao Yun hoped to return to Wang Ming, believing the Spirit Mirror was too dangerous to keep.

• Wang Ming explained that he needed to find Tong Bo to restore the flawed Dragon God Skill, then warned Zhao Yun to stay away from him if she kept the Spirit Mirror and flew off.
• Zhao Yun grumbled, threw the Spirit Mirror in frustration, picked it up, and chased after Long Bo's group.
• Wang Ming watched Long Bo's group reach the underground river and studied the route Long Bo had taken into Water Moon Cave.
• Zhao Yun asked Long Bo to bring her into Water Moon Cave and offered him the Spirit Mirror as payment.
• Yin Zhong tried to seize the Spirit Mirror, but Zhao Yun repelled him and wounded his hand; Long Bo then agreed to take her inside.
• Zhao Yun handed the Spirit Mirror to Long Bo because she feared its danger and hoped to return to Wang Ming's side.

Wang Ming searched Water Moon Cave for the Tong Clan’s spell scriptures while Zhao Yun joined Tong Bo and the others at the frozen clan grounds. After Yin Zhong traded the Spirit Mirror for the method to lift the freeze, Zhao Yun revealed she had the Heart of the Blood Ruyi and demanded Tong Bo’s Dragon God Skill.

• Wang Ming entered Water Moon Cave separately from Zhao Yun and searched for the Tong Clan’s hidden texts.
• Tong Bo and the others found the clan’s people frozen, and Yin Zhong accused them of tricking him into returning to Water Moon Cave.
• Long Bo traded the Spirit Mirror to Yin Zhong for the method to undo the Blood Ruyi’s freeze, and Yin Zhong left with Tong Xin.
• Zhao Yun revealed she had the Heart of the Blood Ruyi and refused to hand it over unless Tong Bo met her demand.
• Tong Zhan attacked Zhao Yun, but her restored hand and newly powerful Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram sent him flying.
• Zhao Yun told Tong Bo she wanted his Dragon God Skill.

Zhao Yun negotiated for the Dragon God Skill by using the heart of Blood Ruyi and revealing that Long Po’s husband, Han Batian, was still alive. She ended the chapter by arguing that Yin Tianqi, not Yin Tianxue, was the rightful heir to Imperial Sword Manor and thus qualified to claim the Blood Ruyi.

• Long Po objected to trading the Dragon God Skill, while Zhao Yun claimed Long Po was her mother and revealed that Han Batian had waited for her for twenty years.
• Long Po urged Zhao Yun not to threaten Long Bo, but Zhao Yun argued that the heart of Blood Ruyi was her family heirloom and deserved a trade.
• Yin Tianxue accused Zhao Yun of falsely claiming the Blood Ruyi, and Tong Zhan demanded that it be returned to its rightful owner.
• Zhao Yun argued that Imperial Sword Manor's Villa Lord position passed to males, leaving Yin Tianqi as the rightful heir and challenging Yin Tianxue's claim to the Blood Ruyi.

Zhao Yun explained why Yin Tianqi had anticipated Tong Zhan’s refusal to hand over the Blood Ruyi heart and revealed his plan to restore the Dragon God Skill. The others were left horrified by Tianqi’s willingness to spread thousands of flawed manuals to uncover the truth.

• Tong Zhan challenged Zhao Yun to help unfreeze Water Moon Cave, but she reminded him that he had stolen the Blood Ruyi from Imperial Sword Manor.
• Zhao Yun argued that Yin Tianqi’s manual from Yin Zhong was mostly true, while Tong Bo’s Dragon God Skill might be half false, and Tong Zhan defended Tong Bo’s version.
• At Yin Tianxue’s demand, Zhao Yun handed Long Bo the Blood Ruyi heart without resistance and explained that Tianqi had expected them to refuse an exchange.
• Zhao Yun revealed that Tianqi planned to print and distribute ten thousand copies of Yin Zhong’s flawed manual at a time, studying the deaths of those who practiced it to discover its flaw.
• Yin Tianxue began to realize she had underestimated her brother, while the others recoiled at the danger his plan posed to the martial world.

Wang Ming searched Water Moon Cave for the Tong Clan’s classic texts while marveling at its ancient barriers. At the sacrificial altar, Tong Bo agreed to hand Zhao Yun the Dragon God Skill to protect the Tong Clan, leaving Tong Zhan conflicted and Yin Tianxue newly wary of her brother Yin Tianqi.

• Wang Ming spotted a cavern near a mountain peak as he searched for the Tong Clan’s classic texts and considered the power of Water Moon Cave’s barriers.
• Tong Bo listened as Zhao Yun described Yin Tianqi’s hidden nature and judged him to be a greater potential threat than Yin Zhong.
• Zhao Yun announced she would leave if Tong Bo refused to give her the Dragon God Skill, and Tong Bo agreed to hand over the martial art.
• Long Po, Yin Xiu, Tong Zhan, and the others moved away while Tong Bo prepared to recite the Dragon God Skill’s formula to Zhao Yun.
• Tong Zhan accepted that he could not stop Tong Bo, but resolved to make Zhao Yun return the ancestral skill someday.
• Yin Tianxue realized Yin Tianqi did not need her protection and noticed Tong Zhan’s troubled expression.

Wang Ming found the Tong Clan’s secret library and rapidly memorized its scrolls while trying not to anger the clan. He realized the Tong Clan’s martial arts cultivated mana, and he continued reading as the Water Moon Cave’s unsealing drew near.

• Wang Ming entered the Tong Clan’s secret cave and discovered that he could not cast the Darkness Barrier spell.
• Wang Ming began memorizing the library’s texts rather than stealing them, fearing the Tong Clan’s retaliation and the Spirit Mirror’s ability to reveal his actions.
• Wang Ming assessed his strength at 250 combat power after absorbing Northern Darkness True Energy from the Evil Emperor Relic.
• Wang Ming read the Tong Clan’s cultivation manual and realized that the clan’s techniques, like the Dragon God Skill, cultivated mana from the beginning.
• Wang Ming hurried through more scrolls, worried that the Water Moon Cave would soon be unsealed and expose him.

Wang Ming read a text explaining the shared origins of the Tong and Long Clans, while weighing the dangers of combining their cultivation methods. Meanwhile, Yin Zhong studied the petrified Spirit Mirror, and Tong Zhan agreed to focus on saving his clansmen as Zhao Yun remained in Water Moon Cave.

• Wang Ming discovered that the Tong and Long Clans had once been one clan, with the Tong Clan entrusted with spiritual arts and the Long Clan with combat arts.
• Wang Ming worried that merging the clans’ cultivation methods might create a demon skill, then returned to memorizing spells.
• Yin Zhong examined the petrified Spirit Mirror, hoping to unseal it and heal the wound it had inflicted on him.
• Tong Xin pleaded with Yin Zhong to return to Water Moon Cave, but Yin Zhong stayed focused on the Spirit Mirror.
• Zhao Yun provoked Tong Zhan by suggesting that their planned marriages would make them family, and Yin Tianxue let Zhao Yun stay.
• Tong Zhan remembered their priority was rescuing the clansmen, while Tong Bo remained suspicious of Zhao Yun’s reasons for staying.

Tong Bo and Yin Tianxue brought the two Blood Ruyis together, lifting the ice seal over Water Moon Cave and freeing the Tong Clan. Long Bo helped the clan celebrate but grappled with the realization that he was not Tong Zhen’s son or the rightful heir.

• Tong Bo revealed the heart of the Blood Ruyi, and Yin Tianxue produced the other Blood Ruyi and admitted she had stolen it to treat her illness and protect Tong Bo from inheriting the position.
• Zhao Yun explained that both Blood Ruyis had to be joined to heal people, while Long Po considered whether Zhao Yun would be a better match for Long Bo than Dou Dou.
• The two Blood Ruyis burst with energy, melted the ice across Water Moon Cave, and awakened the frozen Tong Clan members.
• Tong Zhan rejoiced beside Tong Zhen’s corpse, while Long Bo urged him to light the eternal lamps and knelt to pay his respects to the man he had called father.
• The narration explained that Yin Zhong had forged the Blood Ruyis to resurrect Yin Feng, and that their life-saving power allowed the Tong Clan members to survive being thawed.