Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yicai broke through to the Shangqing Realm and visited Dazhu Peak to announce changes to the Seven Peaks Tournament. He invited Bai Ye to spar after the tournament, while Bai Ye considered Xiao Yicai’s claim to the sect leader position.

• Xiao Yicai emerged from seclusion having reached the Shangqing Realm, and Dao Xuan praised his progress.
• Dao Xuan sent Xiao Yicai to tell the peaks that the Seven Peaks Tournament would have nine participants instead of seven.
• Xiao Yicai announced the change at Dazhu Peak and said Yan Lingji was permitted to compete.
• Xiao Yicai challenged Bai Ye to a spar after the tournament, and Bai Ye accepted.
• Tian Buyi urged Bai Ye not to harm Xiao Yicai, and Bai Ye thought he might help Xiao Yicai despite taking the sect leader position he had expected to inherit.

Qingyun Sect prepared for its Seven Peaks Tournament, drawing attention from Orthodox and Demonic Path forces. Incense Valley sent Shangguan Ce to attend, while a Heavenly Sound Temple divine monk also planned to visit and assess Qingyun's younger generation.

• Bai Ye recognized that Xiao Yicai had reached the Shangqing Realm, and Tian Buyi warned Bai Ye not to injure him.
• News of the Seven Peaks Tournament and its Six Unity Mirror prize spread throughout Qingyun Sect, prompting disciples to debate who would win.
• Qingyun Sect allowed word of the tournament to reach outside forces, including Incense Valley and Heavenly Sound Temple.
• The Incense Valley master sent Shangguan Ce, Li Xun, and Yan Hong to attend the tournament and observe Qingyun Sect's young disciples.
• A Heavenly Sound Temple divine monk also planned to bring two younger disciples to Qingyun Sect as guests.

The Demonic Cult’s four major sects took notice of Qingyun Sect’s Seven Peaks Tournament, and Daoist Cang Song identified Bai Ye as Qingyun’s strongest young disciple. In Joyful Union Sect, Jin Ping’er recalled meeting Bai Ye and decided she would try to draw him into her sect.

• Poison God asked Daoist Cang Song whether Qingyun Sect’s Seven Peaks Tournament signaled a threat, and Cang Song said it was likely meant to display Qingyun’s strength.
• Cang Song named Bai Ye as Qingyun Sect’s strongest young disciple and predicted he would become the next Wan Jianyi, alarming Poison God and Baidu Zi.
• Ghost King and Azure Dragon discussed Qingyun Sect’s preparations, and Ghost King recalled meeting Bai Ye before and ordered them to keep watch on the tournament.
• Lady Sanmiao asked Jin Ping’er about the tournament, and Jin Ping’er remembered meeting Bai Ye in Heyang City.
• Jin Ping’er told Lady Sanmiao she intended to try to bring Bai Ye into Joyful Union Sect, leaving Lady Sanmiao eager to meet him.

Qingyun Sect hosted its Seven Peaks Tournament with leaders from Heavenly Sound Temple and Incense Valley attending as guests. Li Xun became captivated by Lu Xueqi and resolved to have his master propose marriage, while Bai Ye’s arrival drew startled reactions from the visitors.

• Dao Xuan welcomed the Seven Peaks Tournament and explained that he had invited other sects to witness Qingyun Sect’s strength.
• Grandmaster Puhong arrived with Fa Xiang and Fa Shan, followed by Shangguan Ce with Li Xun and Yan Hong.
• Shangguan Ce asked to meet Bai Ye after recalling that Bai Ye had humbled Li Xun on a previous visit.
• Li Xun saw Lu Xueqi, became captivated despite her favoring Bai Ye, and decided to ask his master to propose marriage for him.
• Bai Ye flew into the square, and Li Xun, Yan Hong, Fa Xiang, and Fa Shan reacted with surprise.

Bai Ye arrived at the Seven Peaks Tournament, where Yan Lingji’s closeness to him provoked Lu Xueqi and revealed their lingering rivalry. Lu Xueqi reaffirmed her challenge to defeat him, leaving Bai Ye caught between the two women as the tournament was about to begin.

• Bai Ye arrived late at the Seven Peaks Tournament, and Daoxuan sent him back to Dazhu Peak’s area after lightly reprimanding him for drinking.
• Shangguan Ce praised Bai Ye’s talent, while Tian Buyi hinted that the Qingyun Sect knew about Shangguan Ce’s secret exploits.
• Yan Lingji took Bai Ye’s wine gourd and drank from it, prompting Tian Ling’er to blush and Lu Xueqi to watch them with a growing aura.
• Lu Xueqi confronted Yan Lingji, questioned whether her company had hindered her cultivation, and declared that she would defeat Bai Ye herself.
• Yan Lingji teased Bai Ye by asking which woman he found prettier, but Bai Ye pushed her back and promised Lu Xueqi he would give their match his full effort.
• After Lu Xueqi left, Song Daren and the others admired Bai Ye’s composure, while Tian Ling’er fumed and Zhang Xiaofan looked at her admiringly.

The Seven Peaks Tournament began, but Dao Xuan sent Bai Ye directly into the Top Four because his strength surpassed the other disciples. As the tournament matches started, Lu Xueqi challenged Bai Ye to a fight.

• Dao Xuan announced the Seven Peaks Tournament and had the Qingyun Sect disciples draw lots for their matchups.
• Bai Ye discovered that he had not drawn a lot, and Dao Xuan explained that he would advance directly into the Top Four.
• Qi Hao told Fang Chao that Bai Ye had defeated him easily and had grown even stronger, while Lin Jingyu recalled Wan Jianyi's praise of Bai Ye's talent.
• Bai Ye joked about receiving special treatment for geniuses.
• Lu Xueqi drew the Tianya Divine Sword and challenged Bai Ye to seek his guidance.

Lu Xueqi challenged Bai Ye, and the two fought in the Qingyun Sect square as the crowd watched their formidable swordsmanship. Tian Buyi then proposed that Bai Ye marry Lu Xueqi, but Shui Yue said the decision depended on Lu Xueqi and reminded him of the beautiful woman already at Dazhu Peak.

• Lu Xueqi challenged Bai Ye, and Bai Ye accepted her invitation to spar.
• Bai Ye summoned the Demon Suppressing Divine Sword and released an aura that shocked the spectators and revealed his power exceeded the Yuqing Realm.
• Lu Xueqi attacked Bai Ye with the Tianya Divine Sword, and they exchanged dozens of moves.
• Lu Xueqi unleashed a rain of sword qi, but Bai Ye swept it away with a powerful sword strike.
• Tian Buyi praised Lu Xueqi and proposed that she marry Bai Ye, while Shui Yue said it depended on Lu Xueqi's feelings and reminded Tian Buyi of the beauty at Dazhu Peak.

Bai Ye defeated Lu Xueqi in the Seven Peaks Tournament despite her unleashing the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art. He trapped her with his self-created Divine Art, World Loses Color, leaving the duel’s outcome clear as he stood before her.

• Lu Xueqi unleashed lightning techniques against Bai Ye, but his Sword Qi shattered her defenses and left her badly wounded.
• Bai Ye offered to end the fight, but Lu Xueqi stood up and summoned the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art.
• Bai Ye spread World Loses Color across the plaza, freezing Lu Xueqi and her Thunder Dragon while Tian Buyi explained that Bai Ye had created the Divine Art.
• Bai Ye appeared before the immobilized Lu Xueqi, who realized she had lost and closed her eyes.

Bai Ye defeated Lu Xueqi in the sparring match, kissed her, and healed her wounds. Lu Xueqi affirmed that she would keep her promise to marry him, and Dao Xuan then called for the Seven Peaks Tournament matches to continue.

• Bai Ye ended his domain, caught the exhausted Lu Xueqi, and carried her back to the plaza as the Qingyun Sect disciples discussed his power.
• Lu Xueqi asked Bai Ye to put her down, but he suddenly kissed her, provoking an uproar among the disciples and astonishment from the onlookers.
• Bai Ye used True Qi while kissing Lu Xueqi to heal her sword wounds, then asked whether she remembered their promise.
• Lu Xueqi recalled that she had promised to marry Bai Ye if she lost and declared that she would keep her word before fleeing to the Xiaozhu Peak disciples.
• Dao Xuan ended the sparring match and instructed the disciples to proceed with the remaining Seven Peaks Tournament matches.

Five Dazhu Peak disciples advanced in the Seven Peaks Tournament, while Yan Lingji also drew attention with her seduction arts. The next day, Yan Lingji fought Lu Xueqi and revealed the Joyful Union Bell, leaving the observers shocked by its origins.

• Five Dazhu Peak disciples advanced to the next round, delighting Tian Buyi.
• Dao Xuan told Shangguan Ce and Grandmaster Puhong that Yan Lingji was Bai Ye's fiancée from the mortal world, not a Qingyun Sect disciple.
• Tian Ling'er, Song Daren, and other Dazhu Peak disciples lost their next-round matches to stronger opponents.
• Yan Lingji faced Lu Xueqi on Arena Number Three and used her golden bell to shake Lu Xueqi's mind before attacking with unusual flames.
• Lu Xueqi countered Yan Lingji's flames with Ten Thousand Miles of Ice Crystals and realized Yan Lingji was more formidable than her cultivation suggested.
• Tian Buyi recognized the bell as the Joyful Union Bell, and Grandmaster Puhong identified it as Lady Jinling's treasure from the Joyful Union Sect.

Qingyun Sect’s leaders identified the artifact Yan Lingji used as the Joyful Union Bell and learned that Bai Ye had brought it back from the Ten Thousand Bat Cave. As Lu Xueqi and Yan Lingji’s tournament match intensified, Lu Xueqi summoned the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art.

• Grandmaster Puhong identified Yan Lingji’s bell as the Joyful Union Bell and explained that its full power required the Joyful Union Sect’s secret arts.
• Tian Buyi told Dao Xuan that Bai Ye had found the Joyful Union Bell in the Ten Thousand Bat Cave and later gave it to Yan Lingji.
• Dao Xuan postponed deciding what to do with the bell until after the Seven Peaks Tournament, while Shangguan Ce objected to Qingyun Sect keeping it.
• Lu Xueqi and Yan Lingji continued their close-fought battle on Arena Three as the Qingyun Sect disciples marveled at Yan Lingji’s strength.
• Lu Xueqi unleashed the Divine Sword Lightning Control True Art, and Yan Lingji watched the gathering lightning with a smile.

Yan Lingji conceded her arena match to Lu Xueqi, returned Bai Ye’s magic treasure, and drew the crowd’s outrage when Bai Ye struck her. The next day, Zhang Xiaofan faced Lin Jingyu in the final Top Eight match, with both youths displaying strength that astonished the Qingyun Sect disciples.

• Yan Lingji withdrew from her fight with Lu Xueqi and conceded, allowing Lu Xueqi to win Arena Three.
• Yan Lingji returned the Joyful Union Bell to Bai Ye, who promised to find her a treasure that suited her better.
• Bai Ye struck Yan Lingji after she teased him, provoking the Qingyun Sect disciples and drawing angry looks from Xiaozhu Peak.
• The next day, Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, and Qi Hao advanced to the Top Four as the other arena matches ended.
• Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu began their intense match, each revealing strength that surprised the Qingyun Sect disciples.

Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu fought evenly in the Seven Peaks Tournament until Lin Jingyu revealed the Demon Slayer True Art, shocking the Qingyun Sect leaders. Zhang Xiaofan then prepared an extraordinary sword technique of his own, leaving Bai Ye and the others astonished as the duel reached its climax.

• Zeng Shushu told Qi Hao that Bai Ye had guided Zhang Xiaofan’s rapid cultivation, surprising Qi Hao and Lu Xueqi.
• Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu battled fiercely, impressing the disciples and earning Tian Buyi’s pride in Dazhu Peak’s two gifted students.
• Lin Jingyu unleashed the Demon Slayer True Art, causing Zeng Shuchang, Shui Yue, Daoist Tianyun, Dao Xuan, and Tian Buyi to react with shock.
• Zhang Xiaofan gathered sword qi and assumed a sword-drawing stance, surprising Bai Ye, who recognized a move he had shown Zhang only once.

Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu clashed in the Qingyun Sect tournament with the Heaven Severing Sword Draw and the Demon Slayer True Art. Zhang Xiaofan won, but his injuries came from redirecting his sword, and he told Lin Jingyu that Bai Ye’s technique—not Zhang himself—had defeated him.

• Zhang Xiaofan used the Heaven Severing Sword Draw, stunning the Qingyun Sect leaders and disciples with its power.
• Zeng Shushu and Qi Hao recognized Lin Jingyu’s technique as the Demon Slayer True Art and wondered how he had learned it.
• Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan unleashed their sword arts, and the collision filled the arena with dust and shockwaves.
• Lin Jingyu admitted defeat after both fighters were injured, while Zhang Xiaofan revealed that he had redirected his sword to avoid striking him directly.
• Zhang Xiaofan told Lin Jingyu that he had lost to the Heaven Severing Sword Draw and to Bai Ye, prompting Lin Jingyu to look toward Bai Ye.

After Zhang Xiaofan defeated Lin Jingyu, the elders learned that Bai Ye had created the Heaven Severing Sword Draw, while Lu Xueqi vowed to catch up to him. Bai Ye was added to the Seven Peaks Tournament’s final five, but all four opponents withdrew, leaving him Champion without a fight.

• Dao Xuan and Tian Buyi worried about the danger of Zhang Xiaofan’s Heaven Severing Sword Draw, and Tian Buyi revealed that Bai Ye had created it.
• Lu Xueqi watched Bai Ye and resolved to keep pursuing him until she caught up.
• The elders announced Lu Xueqi, Qi Hao, Zeng Shushu, and Zhang Xiaofan as the tournament’s Top Four, then added Bai Ye to make a Top Five.
• Dao Xuan began the contest for the Champion’s title and the Six Unity Mirror.
• Lu Xueqi, Zhang Xiaofan, Qi Hao, and Zeng Shushu withdrew, leaving Bai Ye as the Champion without a fight.

After the four remaining contenders withdrew, Bai Ye was declared champion of the Seven Peaks Tournament. Dao Xuan then named Bai Ye the Qingyun Sect’s Successor Apprentice, leaving the disciples stunned and Dazhu Peak jubilant.

• Lu Xueqi, Zhang Xiaofan, Zeng Shushu, and Qi Hao withdrew from the tournament, and Dao Xuan declared Bai Ye its champion.
• Song Daren and the Dazhu Peak disciples celebrated Bai Ye’s victory, while Yan Lingji teased Tian Ling'er about needing to train harder.
• Dao Xuan announced that he would name the Qingyun Sect’s Successor Apprentice, prompting Tian Buyi to question whether the decision was premature.
• Dao Xuan named Bai Ye as the Successor Apprentice instead of Xiao Yicai, shocking the disciples across the plaza.
• Song Daren and the other Dazhu Peak disciples reacted with disbelief and excitement at the prospect of their peak producing the next Sect Leader.

Dao Xuan announced Bai Ye as Qingyun Sect's Sect Leader Candidate, prompting surprise and dissatisfaction among Tongtian Peak disciples. Bai Ye pledged to lead Qingyun Sect into a new era, then accepted Xiao Yicai's challenge to demonstrate his strength.

• Zeng Shushu, Lu Xueqi, Qi Hao, and the other disciples reacted with surprise to Bai Ye's appointment, while many Tongtian Peak disciples protested that Xiao Yicai should have been chosen.
• Dao Xuan said the Peak Leaders had unanimously approved Bai Ye and that Xiao Yicai had agreed to the decision; Xiao Yicai then urged the disciples to support Bai Ye.
• Bai Ye addressed the crowd, promised not to betray Dao Xuan's trust, and declared that Qingyun Sect would reign supreme as his overwhelming aura shook the plaza.
• Qingyun Sect's disciples cheered, while Shangguan Ce, Grandmaster Puhong, Fa Xiang, Fa Shan, Li Xun, and Yan Hong reacted to Bai Ye's bold words and presence.
• Xiao Yicai reminded Bai Ye of their agreement and challenged him to show his strength, and Bai Ye accepted.

Xiao Yicai challenged Bai Ye to test whether he deserved to be Qingyun Sect’s Sect Leader Candidate. After Bai Ye effortlessly shattered Xiao Yicai’s opening attack, Xiao Yicai revealed his Upper Clarity Realm cultivation and unleashed the Seven Stars Swordplay against him.

• Xiao Yicai challenged Bai Ye to a duel, saying Bai Ye needed to prove he had the strength to be Sect Leader Candidate.
• Bai Ye drew the Demon Suppressing Sword and shattered Xiao Yicai’s hundred sword-qi phantoms with a single strike, splitting the arena.
• Xiao Yicai acknowledged Bai Ye’s strength, then revealed he had reached the Upper Clarity Realm.
• Xiao Yicai summoned the power of the Nine Heavens’ stars and used the Seven Stars Swordplay, splitting into seven figures that attacked Bai Ye from every direction.

Bai Ye endured Xiao Yicai’s full-strength Seven Stars Swordplay without suffering a scratch, shocking the Qingyun Sect leaders and Heavenly Sound Temple monks. Xiao Yicai conceded, leaving Bai Ye lamenting that no one among the younger generation could challenge him.

• Xiao Yicai unleashed the Seven Stars Swordplay, striking Bai Ye at seven vital points.
• Bai Ye stood unmoved and unharmed, revealing that he had cultivated a formidable body-tempering technique.
• Dao Xuan, the branch heads, and Grandmaster Puhong were shocked by Bai Ye’s physical strength.
• Bai Ye invited Xiao Yicai to continue, but Xiao Yicai admitted defeat and accepted Bai Ye as the deserving Sect Leader Candidate.
• Bai Ye wondered whether he had used too much force and sighed that his invincibility among the younger generation was lonely.

After the Seven Peaks Tournament, Dao Xuan sent Bai Ye and the other disciples to investigate Mount Kongsang and the Ten Thousand Bat Cave, naming Bai Ye their leader. Dao Xuan also brought Bai Ye to the Ancestral Hall, where Shui Yue reunited with Wan Jianyi, and praised Bai Ye after learning he had attacked the Myriad Poisons Sect five years earlier.

• Bai Ye impressed the Qingyun Sect and its visiting guests with his strength, then received the Six Unity Mirror as the tournament ended.
• Dao Xuan summoned Bai Ye, Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, Qi Hao, Zhang Xiaofan, and others, and assigned them training at Mount Kongsang with Bai Ye leading the group.
• Bai Ye revealed that he had obtained the Joyful Union Bell in the Ten Thousand Bat Cave, and Dao Xuan advised him not to display the demonic treasure again.
• Dao Xuan took Bai Ye to the Ancestral Hall, where Shui Yue saw Wan Jianyi and reacted with visible emotion.
• Dao Xuan asked Bai Ye about the Myriad Poisons Sect incident five years earlier, and Bai Ye admitted he had caused it, earning Dao Xuan's approval.