Chapter Summaries

Lu Yi met several strong opponents at the ranking matches and discovered that defeating Jiang Fan could earn him Hundred Year Spiritual Milk. He began his first arena battle against Gu Mingxi, who asked him to spar with her more often.

• Lu Yi learned that he and Wang Wulian had been assigned to Arenas 9 and 10, where Mo Lingxi watched him coldly.
• Jiang Fan greeted Lu Yi and revealed that he was assigned to Arena 10; Lu Yi accepted a mission to defeat him for a drop of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk.
• Lu Yi accepted missions to defeat Mo Lingxi and Gu Mingxi, whose rewards were Qi Condensation Pills.
• Dugu Fang began the ranking matches, and Lu Yi watched the stronger disciples compete before his turn came.
• Lu Yi took the arena against Gu Mingxi, and she praised his swordsmanship and asked him to spar with her more often.

Lu Yi defeated Gu Mingxi and advanced through the ranking tournament, earning sparring rewards while the elders discovered he had mastered both swordplay and footwork. He reached the final round for a place in the top ten, where Mo Lingxi challenged him.

• Gu Mingxi invited Lu Yi out during their match, then fought him as Lu Yi held back while suppressing her with his swordsmanship.
• Dugu Fang recognized that Lu Yi had also cultivated White Cloud Footwork to the Returning to Purity Realm, astonishing the elders.
• Lu Yi defeated Gu Mingxi and won his next three matches, earning Perfect Qi Condensation Pills through sparring tasks.
• Lu Yi faced Mo Lingxi in the final round, and Mo Lingxi challenged him to prove he could enter the top ten.

Lu Yi faced Mo Lingxi in a decisive outer-sect match for a place among the top ten and revealed the true power of his Returning to Purity White Cloud Swordplay. Though his considerate explanation won his fellow disciples’ admiration, Mo Lingxi remained determined to fight for his future.

• Qi Feiyu, Dugu Fang, and the elders discussed Lu Yi’s chances against Mo Lingxi, while Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi anxiously watched from the crowd.
• Mo Lingxi attacked Lu Yi with his Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivation and Transformation Realm Spirit Snake techniques, but Lu Yi evaded his blows with White Cloud Footwork.
• Lu Yi unleashed a powerful Sword Cloud that carved the arena’s Blue Steel Stone, shocking Mo Lingxi and the watching disciples.
• When Mo Lingxi asked if he had held back in earlier matches, Lu Yi said he had spared his fellow disciples to avoid harming their Dao hearts, earning their admiration.
• Mo Lingxi apologized but said he had to fight for his chance to enter the inner sect, and Lu Yi urged him to do his utmost and leave no regrets.

Lu Yi defeated Mo Lingxi and secured a place among the outer sect’s top ten, earning praise from the elders and congratulations from his fellow disciples. The top ten gathered on the Central Arena, where Dugu Fang invited anyone dissatisfied with the results to challenge them, and Lu Yi eagerly awaited a challenger.

• Lu Yi exploited a flaw in Mo Lingxi’s swordplay and knocked him off the arena, winning a place in the top ten.
• Dugu Fang and the other elders praised Lu Yi’s talent and loyalty, while Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi celebrated his victory.
• Wang Wulian, Lin Qifeng, and other disciples congratulated Lu Yi, and Jiang Fan invited him to exchange pointers in the future.
• Dugu Fang summoned the top ten to the Central Arena and announced that anyone could challenge them for their place.
• Lu Yi spotted Mu Wan’er among the top ten and eagerly hoped that someone would challenge him.

Lu Yi avoided challenges after Mo Lingxi praised his strength, while Wan Hua took Yu Ming’s place in the top ten. The next morning, Lu Yi arrived for the final day, when the top-ten rankings would be decided and Inner Sect elders had come to watch.

• Mo Lingxi challenged Yu Ming and revealed that Lu Yi had defeated him, making the other disciples wary of challenging Lu Yi.
• Lu Yi spoke with Lin Wan'er, Jiang Fan, and the other top-ten contestants, who learned that his White Cloud Swordplay was near its limit.
• Yu Ming defeated Mo Lingxi with the advantage of his Low-Grade Magic Item, then lost to Wan Hua, who claimed a place in the top ten.
• The challenges ended, and Lu Yi received five Perfect Qi Condensation Pills before leaving the Martial Arts Stage alone.
• The next morning, Lu Yi arrived at the Martial Arts Stage and saw Inner Sect elders observing the top ten before the ranking battles.

Lu Yi began the top ten ranking matches against Tie Man, and their opening exchange revealed the destructive force of both disciples despite Lu Yi being at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. The battle was still only getting started.

• Lu Yi told the other disciples he planned to take Drifting Soul Peak’s assessment after entering the inner sect.
• Dugu Fang assigned Jade Token numbers and ordered the top ten ranking matches to begin, pairing Lu Yi with Tie Man first.
• Lu Yi received a mission to defeat Tie Man, with Bright Yellow Pills as the reward, and accepted the prospect of earning them.
• Tie Man charged Lu Yi with a body-tempering punch, but Lu Yi evaded and countered with Sword Cloud.
• Tie Man hardened his body and met Lu Yi’s Sword Cloud with both fists, producing a powerful clash that astonished the watching disciples.
• Lin Wan'er told Wan Hua and the others that Lu Yi and Tie Man had only just gotten warmed up.

Lu Yi defeated Tie Man in the outer sect arena after revealing his extraordinary speed and stronger Spiritual Qi. The spectators began to wonder whether he had mastered several techniques at the Returning to Purity Realm, or even advanced his cultivation art to the Return to Simplicity Realm.

• Elders watching the battle praised Lu Yi’s comprehension and discussed whether he might eventually reach Azure Province’s Talent Ranking.
• Lu Yi increased his Spiritual Qi output and challenged Tie Man to use more strength.
• Tie Man attacked with Fierce Tiger Fist, but Lu Yi countered with Sword Cloud and used White Cloud Footwork to evade him.
• Lu Yi struck Tie Man from behind with Sword Cloud, sent him flying, and held a sword to his neck to claim victory.
• The disciples marveled at Lu Yi’s speed and speculated that his White Cloud Footwork and cultivation art had reached extraordinary realms.

Lu Yi defeated Tie Man and advanced to the top five, where he drew Bai Yulong as his next opponent. As their match began, Lu Yi received an unexpected reward for wanting to defeat him.

• Lu Yi defeated Tie Man with his White Cloud Footwork at the Returning to Purity Realm, then surprised the others by confirming that his White Cloud Qi Guiding Art had reached the same realm.
• Lin Wan'er, Jiang Fan, Bai Yulong, and Li Yun won their matches to join Lu Yi in the top five.
• After an hour of recovery, the five drew Jade Tokens; Jiang Fan received a bye, while Lu Yi and Bai Yulong drew matching number-one tokens.
• Lin Wan'er urged Lu Yi to beat Bai Yulong, and the two remained on the platform as the other finalists stepped down.
• Lu Yi silently stated that he wanted to defeat Bai Yulong, then froze in delight when text appeared before his eyes with an unexpected reward.

Lu Yi fought Bai Yulong in the arena, gradually overpowering the Qi Refining Tenth Layer disciple despite pretending his Spiritual Qi was nearly exhausted. The battle left Lu Yi victorious, and the Inner Sect elders began arguing over who would take him as a disciple.

• Lu Yi accepted the task to defeat Bai Yulong for a Strand of Sword Intent, then began their arena duel.
• Lu Yi and Bai Yulong traded powerful attacks, with neither gaining a decisive advantage even after activating their artifacts.
• After hundreds of exchanges, Bai Yulong's Spiritual Qi weakened while Lu Yi still had most of his reserves, and Lu Yi falsely claimed he was nearly depleted.
• Lu Yi sent Bai Yulong flying and left him bewildered by how much Spiritual Qi Lu Yi still had.
• Dugu Fang and the elders praised Lu Yi's cultivation and techniques, then argued over who would take him as a disciple.

Lu Yi defeated Bai Yulong in the grand competition and claimed a reward that gave him Sword Intent, while the inner sect elders reconsidered taking him as a disciple. Lin Wan'er then defeated Li Yun, and the competitors were given an hour to rest before the top-three matches.

• Dugu Fang persuaded the Golden Core elders to give up on recruiting Lu Yi, and Lu Yi defeated Bai Yulong with a sword strike that sent him off the arena.
• Lu Yi pretended to recover, claimed the reward for defeating Bai Yulong, and absorbed a Strand of Sword Intent.
• Lu Yi accepted another task to defeat Bai Yulong and praised him to arrange future sparring, while Jiang Fan noticed Lu Yi seemed different.
• Lin Wan'er defeated Li Yun despite suffering two saber wounds, and Dugu Fang announced an hour of rest before the top-three battles.

Lu Yi defeated Lin Wan'er in the match for second place and received a mission rewarding him with the Foundation Establishment spell technique Forget Dust Technique. He then faced Jiang Fan in the final battle for first place, which began with Jiang Fan unleashing a powerful blade strike.

• Jiang Fan drew the bye, leaving Lu Yi and Lin Wan'er to compete for a place in the final.
• Lu Yi accepted a mission to defeat Lin Wan'er, with Forget Dust Technique as the reward.
• After several hundred exchanges, Lin Wan'er conceded, and Dugu Fang declared Lu Yi the winner.
• Bai Yulong suggested that Jiang Fan had a hidden trump card, but Jiang Fan did not reveal it.
• Lu Yi and Jiang Fan began the final battle for first place, and Jiang Fan opened with a blade strike more than ten meters long.

Lu Yi and Jiang Fan fought fiercely in the arena until Jiang Fan revealed that he had mastered the Foundation Establishment technique Surging Wave Palm. As Jiang Fan launched the technique, Lu Yi answered with a powerful Sword Intent, leaving their decisive clash unresolved.

• Lu Yi and Jiang Fan exchanged rapid sword and blade attacks that wrecked the arena, but neither could suppress the other.
• Jiang Fan asked whether Lu Yi had shown his full strength, then announced that he would use his strongest move to decide the match with one strike.
• Jiang Fan gathered his Spiritual Qi and revealed the Surging Wave Palm, astonishing the elders and spectators because he had comprehended a Foundation Establishment technique.
• Jiang Fan warned Lu Yi and sent a massive palm imprint surging across the arena, cracking the floor and blocking Lu Yi's escape.
• Lu Yi remained calm and unleashed a sharp Sword Intent as Sword Clouds rose from his longsword.

Lu Yi defeated Jiang Fan in the Outer Sect Competition after revealing that he had comprehended Sword Intent, and the top ten rankings and rewards were announced. The top ten were told to meet Dugu Fang at the Outer Sect Main Hall in one week to be taken to the Inner Sect.

• Lu Yi's Sword Intent clashed with Jiang Fan's Surging Wave Palm, leaving Jiang Fan exhausted and the arena in ruins.
• Jiang Fan conceded, and Lu Yi claimed he had gained insight into Sword Intent during his earlier battle with Bai Yulong, leaving Bai Yulong and the others stunned.
• Dugu Fang praised Lu Yi and Jiang Fan, confirmed that they had taken first and second place, and sent them off the arena.
• Bai Yulong defeated Li Yun to claim fourth place, while Tie Man took sixth and Liu Tian took seventh as the remaining rankings were decided.
• Dugu Fang announced the Outer Sect Competition results, rewards, and the top ten's meeting at the Outer Sect Main Hall one week later.

After winning the Outer Sect Competition, Lu Yi claimed rewards that greatly strengthened his techniques and gave him rare treasures for Foundation Establishment. He also claimed his rewards for defeating Tie Man and Lin Wan'er, including a technique that could erase memories, and resolved to keep cultivating diligently.

• Dugu Fang dismissed the competitors, and Lu Yi returned home alone to claim his mission rewards.
• Lu Yi claimed a Purple Jade Bell, Thunder Spirit Liquid, five Perfect Foundation Establishment Pills, and upgrades to his White Cloud techniques and cultivation art.
• Lu Yi stored the treasures, absorbed the new knowledge, and reminded himself not to grow complacent despite his improved strength.
• Lu Yi claimed four Perfect Yellow Bright Pills for defeating Tie Man and considered learning a Body Tempering Technique after entering the inner sect.
• Lu Yi claimed the Forget Dust Technique for defeating Lin Wan'er, learned that it could erase memories, and rejected the improper uses he imagined.

After winning the Outer Sect Competition, Lu Yi celebrated with his parents and welcomed visitors while collecting rewards from sparring with Jiang Fan, Bai Yulong, and Li Yun. On the sixth night, he reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer bottleneck and wondered whether he could earn a reward for breaking through to the Eighth Layer.

• Lu Yi claimed Hundred Year Spiritual Milk for defeating Jiang Fan and found that most other sparring tasks offered pills instead of special rewards.
• Lu Yi celebrated his victory with Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi, then rested after days of diligent cultivation.
• Congratulatory visitors came to Lu Yi's home, and he told inner sect elders he intended to take the Drifting Soul Peak assessment.
• Lu Yi sparred with Jiang Fan and gained twenty drops of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk, then sparred with Bai Yulong and Li Yun for Sword Intent and Qi Condensation Pills.
• Lu Yi reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer bottleneck and tried asking himself whether he could make breaking through to the Eighth Layer a task.

Lu Yi broke through to Qi Refining Eighth Layer, claimed Thousand Year Spiritual Milk, and spent a farewell breakfast with his parents before heading to the Outer Sect Main Hall. He joined Dugu Fang, Jiang Fan, Bai Yulong, and the others as they prepared to set out for the inner sect.

• Lu Yi accepted a task to break through to Qi Refining Eighth Layer, shattered the bottleneck, and claimed a bottle of Thousand Year Spiritual Milk.
• Lu Yi set himself a task to reach Qi Refining Ninth Layer and cultivated through the night, stabilizing his new cultivation.
• Lu Yi ate a farewell breakfast with Lu Gaoyang and Wang Siqi, who advised him to cultivate carefully after entering the inner sect.
• Lu Yi left home and ran to the Outer Sect Main Hall on White Light Peak.
• Dugu Fang welcomed Lu Yi, Jiang Fan, Bai Yulong, and the other disciples, then led them to prepare for the inner sect.

Dugu Fang brought Lu Yi and the other top ten Outer Sect Competition disciples to the White Cloud Sect’s Inner Sect, introducing its cultivation region and the challenges awaiting them. After Inner Sect disciples debated the newcomers’ talents and looks, Dugu Fang led the group into the Affairs Hall to register and receive their identity tokens.

• Dugu Fang summoned a Flying Magical Treasure and carried Lu Yi and the others toward the Inner Sect while explaining that competition there would be fiercer than in the Outer Sect.
• Lu Yi and the others saw the twelve great peaks, the central city, and the Trial Tower, and admired the Inner Sect’s splendor.
• Dugu Fang brought the group to the Inner Sect Affairs Hall so they could register as disciples and receive identity tokens.
• Inner Sect disciples recognized Dugu Fang and discussed the newcomers, praising one disciple’s Foundation Establishment Technique and another’s Returning to Purity Realm techniques and sword intent.
• The disciples’ claim that Lu Yi was the most handsome and Jiang Fan the most ordinary embarrassed the group, and Dugu Fang led them into the Affairs Hall.

Lu Yi registered as an Inner Sect Disciple and went to Drifting Soul Peak to take its entry assessment. Deacon Xiao recognized his name when the servant disciple introduced him, leaving Lu Yi waiting to learn why.

• Elder Li Wang registered Lu Yi and the other nine Outer Sect Competition finalists as Inner Sect Disciples and gave them rings and tokens.
• Dugu Fang advised the new disciples to choose a peak suited to their cultivation and left them to go their separate ways.
• Lu Yi headed to Drifting Soul Peak, where two servant disciples directed him to the Entry Peak Assessment Hall.
• A servant disciple introduced Lu Yi to Deacon Xiao, who opened his eyes and asked, "You're Lu Yi?"

Lu Yi arrived at Drifting Soul Peak for the Entry Peak Assessment, only to discover that nearly every Nascent Soul elder had come to recruit him. The peak’s disciples learned that the Qi Refining Seventh Layer Lu Yi had comprehended sword intent, leaving them stunned.

• Deacon Xiao told Lu Yi that Drifting Soul Peak’s elders had repeatedly asked to be notified if he arrived.
• After Deacon Xiao sent a message, nearly twenty Nascent Soul elders rushed to the Entry Peak Assessment Hall, alarming the peak’s disciples.
• The elders argued over recruiting Lu Yi, then agreed to ask what he wanted and let him take the Entry Peak Assessment first.
• Drifting Soul Peak disciples gathered and wondered why the elders had assembled around an unfamiliar young man.
• Nangong Moyu identified Lu Yi as the Outer Sect Competition’s first-place winner and revealed that he had comprehended sword intent at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

Lu Yi began Drifting Soul Peak’s entry assessment by studying the difficult Nine Shadows Sword art and achieved beginner mastery in just over half an hour. The elders and disciples were astonished by his comprehension and compared it favorably to Liu Ningshuang’s.

• Deacon Xiao explained that Lu Yi’s assessment tested comprehension and combat ability, then gave him two hours to reach beginner mastery of Nine Shadows Sword.
• Lu Yi accepted missions to read the manual and pass the assessment, earning rewards if he succeeded.
• Lu Yi read the manual in a little over ten minutes and claimed a mission reward that instantly raised Nine Shadows Sword to beginner mastery.
• Lu Yi waited until more than half an hour had passed before standing and demonstrating the art with a sword.
• The elders and disciples realized Lu Yi had achieved beginner mastery without practicing and marveled at his comprehension, with one elder suggesting it might surpass Liu Ningshuang’s.