Chapter Summaries

Bai Ye fought the Poison God after his disguise and poisoning ruse failed, but he could not match the Myriad Poisons Sect leader. He escaped using Dream Butterfly Escape and fled Serpent Valley while badly injured.

• The Poison God saw through Bai Ye's disguise as Fan Xiong and revealed that Jiuyu Qianye had not poisoned him.
• Bai Ye and the Poison God clashed, and Bai Ye realized his opponent was far stronger despite wielding the Ancient Demon Sword.
• The Poison God cornered Bai Ye with poisonous miasma, but Bai Ye transformed the Ancient Demon Sword into a jade flute and used Dream Butterfly Escape to vanish.
• Bai Ye reappeared in a dense forest, spat blood, and acknowledged that the escape technique had saved his life.
• Bai Ye looked back toward the Myriad Poisons Sect and fled through the forest, heading out of Serpent Valley.

Bai Ye reached Ten Thousand Bat Cave to escape the Myriad Poisons Sect and purge the Seven-Tailed Centipede poison, while also seeking Old Man Blackheart’s inheritance. He found and memorized Volume One of the Heavenly Book, then began treating the poison as the Myriad Poisons Sect recovered from his attack in unusual silence.

• Bai Ye fled the Myriad Poisons Sect and traveled to Ten Thousand Bat Cave to hide from pursuit and remove the Seven-Tailed Centipede poison.
• Bai Ye descended into the Abyss of the Dead, where the Ancient Demon Sword devoured the attacking spirits.
• Bai Ye explored Blood Drop Cave, found Old Man Blackheart’s remains, and took the Joyful Union Bell from an iron box.
• Bai Ye discovered Volume One of the Heavenly Book carved into a secret chamber’s walls and memorized it.
• Bai Ye began purging the Seven-Tailed Centipede poison while Poison God developed an antidote for Thousand Nights of Poison Rain, though the Myriad Poisons Sect issued no public kill order.

After recovering from the Seven-Tailed Centipede's poison in Blood Drop Cave, Bai Ye gained the Three Talents Sword Formation and headed back to Qingyun Sect. In Heyang City, he met Jin Ping'er, who recognized him as the Drunken Sword Immortal and invited him to join Joyful Union Sect.

• Bai Ye dispelled the Seven-Tailed Centipede's poison and signed in at Blood Drop Cave, receiving the Three Talents Sword Formation.
• Bai Ye decided to return to Qingyun Sect after recovering and acquiring the first volume of the Heavenly Book, the Joyful Union Bell, and the formation.
• Bai Ye traveled to Heyang City and learned that Myriad Poisons Sect had kept its losses secret to avoid exposing its weakened state.
• Bai Ye heard that Dao Xuan had brought Mei Fish to the Hong River near Qingyun Mountain and praised the dish at a luxurious inn.
• Jin Ping'er used her enchantment art on Bai Ye, but he remained unaffected and flirted with her.
• Jin Ping'er recognized Bai Ye as the Drunken Sword Immortal, invited him to join Joyful Union Sect, and vanished after saying she could marry him if he came.

Bai Ye returned to Qingyun Sect with Song Daren after they discovered Caomiao Village massacred and rescued its three survivors. At Tongtian Peak, Daoist Cang Song questioned Bai Ye, while Tian Buyi accused him of trying to frame his disciple and suggested the massacre might point to a Demonic Cult traitor inside Qingyun Sect.

• Song Daren and other Qingyun Sect disciples found Caomiao Village soaked in blood, with only two children and one mad villager surviving.
• Bai Ye sensed the bloodthirsty aura, arrived at the village, and accompanied Song Daren as they brought the three survivors to Qingyun Sect.
• Dao Xuan questioned Song Daren and Bai Ye about how they had found the massacre.
• Daoist Cang Song cast suspicion on Bai Ye, and Bai Ye retorted that Cang Song could have committed the killings himself.
• Tian Buyi defended Bai Ye and suggested the massacre might be connected to the earlier infiltration by Old Monster Duanmu and an insider from the Demonic Cult.
• Dao Xuan stopped the argument and postponed further discussion until the children awakened.

Bai Ye returned to Dazhu Peak, where his family noticed his changed bearing and the lingering fragrance of Jin Ping'er. He recounted his journey and revealed that he had obtained Old Man Blackheart's inheritance and the first volume of the Heavenly Book, leaving Tian Buyi to warn everyone to keep the discovery secret.

• Tian Buyi welcomed Bai Ye back to Dazhu Peak and noticed his new bearing and faint killing intent.
• At the banquet, Tian Ling'er detected Jin Ping'er's fragrance on Bai Ye, and the others teased him about women, including Lu Xueqi, who had visited while he was away.
• Bai Ye told Tian Buyi and the Dazhu Peak disciples about his travels, including entering the Ten Thousand Bat Cave and obtaining Old Man Blackheart's inheritance and the Joyful Union Bell.
• Bai Ye revealed that he had memorized the first volume of the Heavenly Book and offered to pass it to Tian Buyi.
• Tian Buyi warned Bai Ye, Song Daren, Tian Ling'er, and the others to keep the Heavenly Book's existence secret.

After returning to Qingyun Sect, Bai Ye helped Zhang Xiaofan join Dazhu Peak and revealed that he had sensed traces of Qingyun Sect’s Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art at Caomiao Village. The head seats were shocked, and the chapter ended with Bai Ye swearing that he had not mistaken what he sensed.

• Tian Buyi and his wife warned Bai Ye to keep Old Man Blackheart’s legacy secret, and Bai Ye reunited with Big Yellow and Little Gray.
• Song Daren took Bai Ye to Tongtian Peak, where Dao Xuan and the other head seats discussed the surviving children from Caomiao Village.
• Daoist Cang Song took Lin Jingyu as his disciple, while Bai Ye asked Tian Buyi to accept Zhang Xiaofan into Dazhu Peak.
• Bai Ye told the head seats that he had sensed traces of the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art at Caomiao Village.
• Daoist Cang Song challenged Bai Ye’s claim, and Bai Ye swore that he had not mistaken the aura.

Bai Ye insisted that he had sensed the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art at Caomiao Village, prompting Dao Xuan to order an investigation despite Cang Song’s objections. After questioning Bai Ye in the Ancestral Hall, Dao Xuan discussed his judgment and the threat to Qingyun Sect with Wan Jianyi, who praised Bai Ye’s talent as another troubled time approached.

• Bai Ye told the Qingyun Sect elders that he was certain someone had used the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art at Caomiao Village, though he had not witnessed the technique directly.
• Daoist Cang Song challenged Bai Ye’s claim for lacking evidence, but Dao Xuan ordered Xiao Yicai to investigate Caomiao Village thoroughly.
• Dao Xuan took Bai Ye to the Ancestral Hall and warned him of the consequences if his accusation proved false; Bai Ye reaffirmed his certainty before leaving.
• Wan Jianyi emerged from behind the ancestral tablets, praised Bai Ye’s aptitude and strength, and discussed with Dao Xuan the danger the discovery could pose to Qingyun Sect.
• Dao Xuan vowed to suppress and kill anyone who threatened Qingyun Sect, while Wan Jianyi remarked that another troubled time had begun.

Zhang Xiaofan joined Dazhu Peak as Tian Buyi’s disciple, while Bai Ye’s accusations about a Qingyun Sect traitor unsettled Cang Song. The chapter ended with Cang Song deciding that Bai Ye had to die.

• Zhang Xiaofan greeted Tian Buyi, his wife, and the Dazhu Peak disciples, and Tian Ling'er welcomed him as her junior brother.
• Song Daren told Zhang Xiaofan that Bai Ye was Dazhu Peak’s strongest disciple, and Bai Ye offered to help him with cultivation.
• Tian Buyan accepted Zhang Xiaofan’s discipleship tea, formally took him as a disciple, and passed the Taiji Xuanqing Dao to him.
• Tian Buyi questioned Bai Ye about accusing Qingyun Sect of harboring a Demonic Cult traitor, and Bai Ye said the Caomiao Village massacre was not committed by anyone from Qingyun Sect.
• Cang Song feared Bai Ye had discovered his secret use of the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art and decided to kill him.

After the Caomiao Village investigation stalled, Bai Ye received Ghost Dao Arts through his monthly check-in and learned three powerful soul techniques. Lu Xueqi visited to challenge him before the Seven Peaks Tournament, but he fell asleep before she could prove herself.

• Xiao Yicai found no evidence linking Qingyun Sect experts to the Caomiao Village massacre and dropped the investigation.
• Bai Ye checked in and received Ghost Dao Arts, including Soul Control Art, Soul Extinction Art, and Heaven's Mandate Art.
• Tian Ling'er introduced Lu Xueqi as Bai Ye's old flame, then fled after he threatened to reveal her embarrassing childhood incident.
• Lu Xueqi told Bai Ye she had mastered the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art and vowed to defeat him in the Seven Peaks Tournament.
• Bai Ye drank and fell asleep while Lu Xueqi drew the Tianya Divine Sword, so she left feeling unsettled.

Bai Ye took responsibility for teaching Zhang Xiaofan after his cultivation stalled, secretly using wine to help him open his apertures and reach the first level of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao. After recognizing the two conflicting energies in Zhang Xiaofan’s body, Bai Ye hinted that he knew about his Demonic Cult technique and told him to follow the Orthodox Path.

• Tian Ling'er brought Zhang Xiaofan to Bai Ye after Tian Buyi grew angry at his lack of progress in the Taiji Xuanqing Dao.
• Bai Ye agreed to teach Zhang Xiaofan and had him spend his days drinking and cultivating.
• After half a year, Zhang Xiaofan’s apertures opened, and he completed thirty-six cycles to reach the first level of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao.
• Bai Ye explained that two opposing energies had hindered Zhang Xiaofan’s progress and that his cultivation would now advance faster.
• Bai Ye told Zhang Xiaofan that practicing Demonic Cult techniques was not necessarily wrong if his heart followed the Orthodox Path, then released him to cultivate on his own.

After learning that Zhang Xiaofan had advanced in his cultivation, Dao Xuan summoned Bai Ye and confronted him about Cang Song’s betrayal and Old Monster Duanmu’s death. Bai Ye admitted killing Duanmu, and Dao Xuan resolved to handle the matter himself while ordering Bai Ye to keep it secret.

• Zhang Xiaofan’s breakthrough delighted Tian Buyi, who asked Bai Ye to teach the other disciples, but Bai Ye declined and offered to answer their questions.
• A disciple from Tongtian Peak summoned Bai Ye to Jade Purity Hall, where Dao Xuan dismissed the other disciples and questioned him about the Qingyun Sect traitor.
• Dao Xuan revealed that his secret investigation had linked Cang Song to the Demonic Cult and to the people who left Longshou Peak before Old Monster Duanmu was attacked.
• Bai Ye admitted that he had killed Old Monster Duanmu after an ambush, but said he had only suspected Cang Song and believed Cang Song was not responsible for the Caomiao Village massacre.
• Bai Ye suggested Cang Song’s betrayal was connected to Wan Jianyi, and Dao Xuan concluded that Cang Song had betrayed Qingyun for Wan Jianyi’s sake.
• Dao Xuan told Bai Ye to keep the matter secret and, after Bai Ye left, wondered whether his century of efforts to strengthen Qingyun meant less to Cang Song than Wan Jianyi.

After learning of Cang Song's betrayal, Dao Xuan confronted him at Longshou Peak and fought him out of Qingyun Sect. Dao Xuan returned wounded and ordered Qingyun disciples to kill Cang Song on sight.

• Bai Ye left Tongtian Peak after explaining what he knew about Cang Song to Dao Xuan.
• Dao Xuan visited Wan Jianyi in the Ancestral Hall and insisted that Qingyun's rules required Cang Song to die for betraying the sect.
• Dao Xuan took the Seven Stars Sword to Longshou Peak and confronted Cang Song, who admitted his betrayal and said he still regarded Wan Jianyi as the better Sect Leader.
• Dao Xuan and Cang Song clashed, destroyed Longshou Peak's main hall, and fought beyond Qingyun Sect.
• Dao Xuan returned to Tongtian Peak wounded and ordered Qingyun disciples to kill Cang Song on sight.

Dao Xuan revealed that Cang Song had betrayed Qingyun Sect and escaped after Dao Xuan tried to kill him. The peak heads decided to leave Longshou Peak without a new head until its disciples matured, while Wan Jianyi asked Dao Xuan about taking a disciple from the peak.

• Dao Xuan announced that Cang Song had colluded with the Demonic Cult and reassured Longshou Peak’s disciples that they would not be punished for their master’s betrayal.
• Dao Xuan told the peak heads that Cang Song had let Old Ancestor Duanmu into Qingyun Sect five years earlier to ambush Bai Ye, who killed him with a Demonic Sword.
• Tian Buyi and Dao Xuan confirmed that Bai Ye was not a member of the Demonic Cult, and Dao Xuan explained that his investigation had led him to Cang Song.
• Dao Xuan and the peak heads decided not to appoint a new head of Longshou Peak until one of its disciples matured, and ordered disciples to kill Cang Song if they encountered him.
• Wan Jianyi asked Dao Xuan whether he could choose a disciple from Longshou Peak, and Dao Xuan agreed.

Bai Ye returned to Dazhu Peak with Tian Buyi, who warned him to remain at Qingyun Sect after Cang Song's defection. When Zhang Xiaofan sought advice about using Demonic Cult techniques, Bai Ye revealed his Ancient Demon Sword and helped him understand the Bloodthirsty Bead's danger and potential.

• Tian Buyi told Bai Ye that Cang Song had defected and ordered him to stay within Qingyun Sect.
• Tian Buyi informed the Dazhu Peak disciples of Cang Song's betrayal and praised Zhang Xiaofan's improving cultivation.
• Zhang Xiaofan asked Bai Ye whether an Orthodox heart could safely cultivate Demonic Cult techniques, and Bai Ye affirmed it while revealing the Ancient Demon Sword.
• Zhang Xiaofan showed Bai Ye a blood-red sphere, and Bai Ye identified it as the Bloodthirsty Bead, a vicious artifact that could corrupt its user.
• Bai Ye urged Zhang Xiaofan to use the Bloodthirsty Bead cautiously, explaining that his Daoist and Buddhist cultivation could help unite the three traditions' powers.

Zhang Xiaofan left with the Bloodthirsty Bead after deciding to test Bai Ye’s idea of combining Daoist, Buddhist, and Demonic Cult techniques, while Bai Ye later accepted Wan Jianyi’s offer to teach him the Demon Subduing Sword Art in exchange for the Dragon Slayer Sword. After three days of instruction, Bai Ye left the Ancestral Hall having astonished Wan Jianyi with his aptitude.

• Zhang Xiaofan left with the Bloodthirsty Bead and resolved to try fusing the methods of the three teachings.
• Cang Song joined the Myriad Poisons Sect, prompting the Ghost King, Azure Dragon, and other Demonic Cult leaders to discuss the shift in power.
• Daoxuan summoned Bai Ye to the Ancestral Hall, where Wan Jianyi offered to teach him the Demon Subduing Sword Art.
• Bai Ye handed the Dragon Slayer Sword to Wan Jianyi and began learning Demon Slayer.
• After three days, Bai Ye left the Ancestral Hall, and Wan Jianyi praised his talent as comparable to the Qingyun Patriarch.

Bai Ye broke through to the fifth layer of the Shangqing Realm at Dazhu Peak, astonishing Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and Tian Ling'er with his power. After reviewing his improved abilities and treasures, he was challenged by his master, Tian Buyi, to demonstrate his strength.

• Bai Ye cultivated in the Black Bamboo Grove as his surging aura drew the attention of Big Yellow, Little Gray, Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and Tian Ling'er.
• Tian Buyi scolded Tian Ling'er for dismissing Bai Ye as a drunk, while Su Ru urged her to respect her talented senior brother.
• Bai Ye's aura erupted, the sky churned with wind and clouds, and he completed his breakthrough to the fifth layer of the Shangqing Realm.
• Bai Ye checked his system panel and noted his improved abilities and new Nine Nether Cold Blade.
• Tian Buyi praised Bai Ye and asked to test his strength.

Tian Buyi challenged Bai Ye to a sparring match to test how much his cultivation had advanced. After the two fought evenly, Tian Buyi used the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art, and Bai Ye answered with a powerful silver-white Thunder Dragon sword technique, shocking Tian Buyi and Su Ru.

• Tian Buyi arrived with Su Ru and Tian Ling'er, then challenged Bai Ye to reveal his strength in a sparring match.
• Bai Ye summoned the Demon Suppressing Divine Sword, and his aura proved comparable to Tian Buyi's, astonishing Tian Ling'er.
• Bai Ye and Tian Buyi exchanged over a hundred moves, destroying more than a hundred Black Bamboo stalks without either gaining the upper hand.
• Tian Buyi unleashed the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art, summoning dark clouds and violent thunder.
• Bai Ye invoked a vast righteous sword intent that formed a silver-white Thunder Dragon, leaving Tian Buyi and Su Ru shocked.

Bai Ye used the Demon Subduing Sword Art, stirring Tian Buyi and Su Ru’s memories of Wan Jianyi, its only known wielder. Bai Ye revealed that a white-haired, one-armed elder at Tongtian Peak’s Ancestral Hall had taught him the technique, leaving Tian Buyi convinced that Wan Jianyi might still be alive and determined to confirm it.

• Bai Ye and Tian Buyi clashed with the Demon Subduing Sword Art and the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art, ending in an apparent draw.
• Su Ru and Tian Buyi questioned how Bai Ye had learned the lost sword art, while Tian Buyi recalled Wan Jianyi.
• Bai Ye said a white-haired elder at Tongtian Peak’s Ancestral Hall had taught him Demon Slayer in exchange for the Dragon Slayer Sword.
• Bai Ye described the elder as missing an arm, and Tian Buyi recognized the details as matching Wan Jianyi.
• Su Ru urged Tian Buyi to stay calm and confirm the elder’s identity, though Tian Buyi remained excited at the possibility that Wan Jianyi was alive.

Tian Buyi went to Tongtian Peak with Bai Ye and learned that Wan Jianyi was alive, hidden in the Ancestral Hall by Dao Xuan. After the reunion, Wan Jianyi lightened the mood by asking Bai Ye to share his wine.

• Tian Buyi hurried with Bai Ye to Tongtian Peak after learning Wan Jianyi might still be alive.
• Xiao Yicai brought Tian Buyi and Bai Ye to meet Dao Xuan, who directed Tian Buyi to the Ancestral Hall.
• Tian Buyi found Wan Jianyi alive and learned that Dao Xuan had secretly hidden him there after the other elders wanted him killed.
• Tian Buyi apologized to Dao Xuan for having misunderstood his actions, while Dao Xuan said he still might kill Wan Jianyi if his decision had been wrong.
• Wan Jianyi called Bai Ye the Drunken Sword Immortal and asked him to bring out his wine.

Bai Ye shared his rare Monkey Wine with Daoxuan, Wan Jianyi, and Tian Buyi, and their drinking brought back memories of their youth and Cang Song. Daoxuan revealed that Cang Song had not truly defected: he had infiltrated the Myriad Poisons Sect as an undercover agent and could return to Qingyun only after completing his mission.

• Bai Ye brought out four jars of treasured Monkey Wine, and Daoxuan, Wan Jianyi, and Tian Buyi drank it together.
• Tian Buyi reminisced about their youthful days and lamented that Cang Song had betrayed Qingyun.
• Bai Ye suggested that Cang Song might return if he learned Wan Jianyi was alive, and Daoxuan admitted he had deliberately let Cang Song escape.
• Tian Buyi asked whether Cang Song could return to Qingyun, and Daoxuan said he could after completing his mission.
• Daoxuan revealed that Cang Song had entered the Myriad Poisons Sect as an undercover agent under an agreement to remain in the Ancestral Hall upon his return.