Chapter Summaries

Yue Qianchou defeated Lan Hao in their underwater duel, then froze the surrounding waters and claimed Lan Hao’s treasures. Ning Zixun and Xu Youchang conceded and fled, while Da Minglun stopped Feng Jiuru from pursuing them and demanded that he honor his wager.

• Lan Hao ambushed Yue Qianchou underwater with the Scrap Net, but Yue Qianchou evaded it and wounded him with a concealed Violet Fire Flying Sword.
• Yue Qianchou hid the sword inside a stone caught by the Scrap Net, then struck Lan Hao through the heart when Lan Hao looked away.
• Yue Qianchou froze the waters across several miles, and Lan Hao died after realizing how great the difference in their strength was.
• Yue Qianchou collected Lan Hao’s treasures as Ning Zixun and Xu Youchang blamed Feng Jiuru, conceded, and fled.
• Da Minglun knocked Feng Jiuru back when he tried to pursue them and told him that he still had to fulfill his wager.

Da Minglun killed Feng Jiuru after Feng Jiuru failed to stop the withdrawal, and Yue Qianchou claimed Feng Jiuru’s storage bracelet as spoils. The Tianxia Chamber of Commerce’s opening became a success, and Yue Qianchou met two young visitors from Hidden Dragon Villa on the sixth floor.

• Da Minglun pursued Feng Jiuru with ten moon wheels and killed him, leaving the watching sect elders intimidated by his strength.
• Yue Qianchou took Feng Jiuru’s storage bracelet, found more than seven billion divine-grade Spirit Stones inside, and returned to the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce.
• Yue Qianchou told the gathered rulers that the trouble was temporarily resolved, and the Chamber of Commerce opened to busy trade as sect representatives arrived to buy herbs.
• Yue Qianchou limited sales of key immortal herbs so the sects could not easily gather all the ingredients needed for their pills.
• Long Xiaojiu and Guang Nianzu introduced themselves as Hidden Dragon Villa elders’ grandchildren, presented a congratulatory gift, and followed Yue Qianchou to the sixth-floor reception hall.

Yue Qianchou invited his guests to bathe in the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce’s spring-fed pools, where Wan Ling and Long Xiaojiu continued their rivalry in the women’s bathing area. The chapter ended with Long Xiaojiu undoing her breast wrap and leaving Wan Ling stunned.

• Yue Qianchou introduced Long Xiaojiu and Guang Nianzu to the group, and Wan Ling greeted Long Xiaojiu, her old rival.
• Yue Qianchou invited everyone to bathe, but Mu Tianjiao stayed behind because rumors could harm her reputation before her marriage to Wu Xiong.
• Yue Qianchou led the men to the underground spring pool while Wan Ling and Long Xiaojiu entered the separate women’s bathing area.
• Wan Ling teased Long Xiaojiu about her blushing, then flaunted her figure and recalled a man killed by a jealous woman.
• Long Xiaojiu entered the pool and pulled off her breast wrap in front of Wan Ling, who stared in shock.

Long Xiaojiu drove Wan Ling from the women’s bath by taunting her about her past, while the men discussed the feud between them and the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce’s business plans. Yue Qianchou also learned that Du Feng and Huo Yunlong had once pursued Mu Tianjiao, whose choice of Wu Xiong left them bitter.

• Long Xiaojiu’s taunts struck Wan Ling’s insecurities, and Wan Ling fled the bath in shame and anger.
• Guang Nianzu saw Wan Ling crying, checked on Long Xiaojiu from outside the women’s bath, and waited in the passage after she told him she was fine.
• Huo Yunlong explained Wan Ling and Long Xiaojiu’s longstanding feud to Yue Qianchou and Shui Mingqing.
• Yue Qianchou asked Shui Mingqing to sound out Cháotiān Palace about supplying immortal pills for resale through the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, and Huo Yunlong offered Lihuo Palace’s immortal artifacts as another possible source.
• Yue Qianchou asked Du Feng and Huo Yunlong why Wu Xiong had won Mu Tianjiao, and they said their families lacked the Immortal Palace’s power.

Yue Qianchou hosted Mu Tianjiao and the others at the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, arranging for Lu Yanqing to accompany her overnight. On the rooftop, Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng warned Yue Qianchou that Da Minglun suspected he was connected to the Myriad Sword Demon Lord and might prevent him from leaving Illusory Immortal City.

• Wan Ling and Mu Tianjiao reunited and chatted after the group returned from the mountain spring.
• Yue Qianchou invited everyone to stay overnight, and Mu Tianjiao agreed after her two guards arrived to escort her.
• Yue Qianchou arranged rooms for Mu Tianjiao's guards and asked Lu Yanqing to accompany Mu Tianjiao to avoid rumors.
• Yue Qianchou found Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng on the rooftop, where they told him Da Minglun suspected his Myriad Swords Unleashed technique linked him to the Myriad Sword Demon Lord.
• Wei Chunqiu warned Yue Qianchou that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance had people stationed around Illusory Immortal City and would not let him leave without a satisfactory explanation.

Yue Qianchou explained to Da Minglun that his sword art was unrelated to the Myriad Sword Demon Lord, but Da Minglun warned Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng that Immortal Emperor Jin Tai would demand a report within three days. The chapter ended with the three old friends clearing up a longstanding misunderstanding about why Da Minglun had joined the Immortal Palace.

• Da Minglun questioned Yue Qianchou about his ability to command ten thousand swords, and Yue Qianchou offered his Returning Origin Sword Art as proof.
• Da Minglun kept Yue Qianchou’s jade slip despite Wei Chunqiu’s objections, and Yue Qianchou left while the three men spoke privately.
• Da Minglun crushed the jade slip and warned Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng that Immortal Emperor Jin Tai would send the Law Enforcement Guard if he received no report within three days.
• Da Minglun revealed that he had joined the Immortal Palace to protect himself and his friends when their enemies had left them with nowhere else to turn.
• Yun Peng and Wei Chunqiu understood why Da Minglun had joined, and the three old friends stood together beneath the moon.

Da Minglun agreed to vouch for Yue Qianchou with Immortal Emperor Jin Tai and gave Wei Chunqiu a jade pendant tied to his dead daughter, Little Yu'er. As the four factions recalled their disciples over fears of being implicated in Yue Qianchou’s suspected connection to the Myriad Sword Demon Lord, Yue Qianchou found Wei Chunqiu weeping and asked what had happened.

• Da Minglun said he would visit Jin Tai and vouch for Yue Qianchou, then gave Wei Chunqiu a jade Bat Jade Pendant that had belonged to Little Yu'er.
• Wei Chunqiu broke down crying over the pendant while Yun Peng stayed beside him.
• Yue Qianchou learned that thirty billion divine-grade Spirit Stones’ worth of immortal herbs had sold and told Jing Yuankong to sell the rest gradually.
• The elders of four sects feared Jin Tai would suspect them for supporting Yue Qianchou and decided to recall their disciples and alert their sects.
• Wàngǔtōng, Lihuo Palace, and the Lingxiu Sect summoned their disciples home, and Delong Villa soon summoned Long Xiaojiu as well.
• Yue Qianchou found Wei Chunqiu weeping inside the soundproof barrier and asked whether Da Minglun had beaten him.

Yue Qianchou left Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng to mourn as Lu Yanni sang, while Wan Ling dismissed concerns that Yue Qianchou was tied to the Myriad Sword Demon Lord. Da Minglun and Wu Xiong went to seek the Immortal Emperor, and Da Minglun prepared to argue that Yue Qianchou’s sword art was harmless.

• Yun Peng told Yue Qianchou that Wei Chunqiu’s daughter, Little Yu'er, had died tens of thousands of years ago, and Wei Chunqiu wailed that he had failed her and her mother.
• Yue Qianchou heard Lu Yanni singing and playing the zither, then left Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng alone with the music.
• Wan Geyi warned Wan Ling that Yue Qianchou might be connected to the Myriad Sword Demon Lord, but Wan Ling said the Immortal Emperor would not pursue the matter.
• Wan Geyi reported the concern to Wan Bosheng, who let Wan Ling decide what to do and ended the contact.
• Da Minglun met Wu Xiong at the immortal palace and explained that Yue Qianchou’s control of myriad swords could put Yun Peng, Wei Chunqiu, Wu Xiong, and their families in danger.
• Da Minglun showed Wu Xiong the Returning Origin Sword Art and claimed it was a harmless bluff, revealing that the jade slip he had destroyed earlier had been fake.

Da Minglun tried to persuade Wu Xiong to abandon Mu Tianjiao so the Immortal Emperor would not suspect him, but Wu Xiong refused and proposed a plan to protect their people by defending Yue Qianchou’s innocence. Da Minglun agreed to follow Wu Xiong’s strategy, and they left together to face the Immortal Emperor while Yue Qianchou remained unaware of the trouble his display of power had caused.

• Da Minglun urged Wu Xiong to postpone his wedding and kill Mu Tianjiao to prove his loyalty to the Immortal Emperor.
• Wu Xiong declared that he would protect Mu Tianjiao and challenged Da Minglun’s claim that he valued brotherhood.
• Wu Xiong proposed that Da Minglun report Yue Qianchou’s sword-commanding feat and present evidence that Yue had no connection to the Myriad Sword Demon Lord, while Wu Xiong supported him at the right moment.
• Da Minglun agreed to Wu Xiong’s plan, and the two left Zheng Tianmen together to meet the Immortal Emperor.
• Yue Qianchou remained at the World Commerce Association, unaware that his actions had alarmed people across the Immortal World.

Immortal Emperor Jin Tai visited Ji Wu and renewed his demand that she become his Immortal Empress, giving her one month to decide. After Da Minglun reported Yue Qianchou’s sword art, Jin Tai suspected it was connected to Myriad Sword Demon Lord and questioned why the matter had been delayed.

• Jin Tai told Ji Wu to remain in the residence built for her, then pressured Crocodile Snow Lord for building her thatched cottage until Ji Wu intervened.
• Jin Tai spared Crocodile Snow Lord and gave Ji Wu one month to come to the Immortal Palace and agree to become his Immortal Empress.
• Wu Xiong requested leave to marry, and Jin Tai granted it and promised him a wedding reward.
• Da Minglun reported that Yue Qianchou had controlled ten thousand swords and presented his Returning Origin Sword Art to Jin Tai.
• Jin Tai judged that the sword art might be connected to Myriad Sword Demon Lord and demanded to know why Da Minglun had not dealt with Yue Qianchou sooner.
• Wu Xiong claimed he had ordered Da Minglun to delay and admitted accepting an expensive immortal herb from Yue Qianchou, after which Jin Tai asked whether Wu Xiong was certain the jade disc came from the Divine Ruins Realm.

Ji Wu defused Jin Tai’s suspicions about Yue Qianchou by persuading him to drop the matter, though Jin Tai kept her under house arrest and gave her one month to accept becoming his Immortal Empress. After Jin Tai left, Ji Wu and Kuo Xuejun considered ways to escape her predicament, including seeking help from the Nether Emperor or Yue Qianchou’s master, Bi Changchun.

• Jin Tai questioned Wu Xiong about Yue Qianchou and suspected the two officials had been bribed to plead his case.
• Ji Wu praised Yue Qianchou’s work and suggested visiting the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, prompting Jin Tai to summon him to design a residence for her.
• Ji Wu objected that Yue Qianchou might be connected to Myriad Sword Demon Lord, but Da Minglun and Wu Xiong insisted they had investigated and found no connection, so Jin Tai dismissed the concern.
• After Jin Tai departed, Kuo Xuejun coughed up blood from the pressure he had endured, and Da Minglun and Wu Xiong left without reporting his criticism of Jin Tai.
• Ji Wu and Kuo Xuejun discussed Jin Tai’s one-month deadline, and Kuo Xuejun proposed seeking help from Qian Jun or Bi Changchun, though he doubted either plan would work.

Ji Wu’s intervention helped avert a crisis for Yue Qianchou, while Yue continued building the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce and planning to search the Underworld for Bi Changchun. He learned that Immortal World contacts were avoiding him because they feared his apparent connection to the Devil Lord, then Da Minglun arrived and asked to see Wei Chunqiu.

• Ji Wu and Crocodile Snow Lord discussed whether Bi Changchun could be persuaded to fight Jin Tai, while Ji Wu concluded that neither she nor Bi Changchun owed the other a debt.
• Wu Xiong and Da Minglun parted after reflecting on how Ji Wu’s intervention had saved them and Yue Qianchou from the crisis.
• Yue Qianchou assessed the Chamber of Commerce’s progress and resolved to build his strength so he could search the Underworld for Bi Changchun.
• Yue Qianchou discovered that Shui Mingqing, Du Feng, Huo Yunlong, and others were avoiding him because they feared being implicated in his supposed connection to the Devil Lord.
• Wan Ling told Yue Qianchou why people were keeping their distance, then Da Minglun arrived and asked where Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng were.
• Yue Qianchou explained that Wei Chunqiu was grieving over his daughter Xiao Yu and led Da Minglun to see him.

After Immortal Emperor Jin Tai dropped the case against Yue Qianchou, Yue Qianchou turned to other plans and asked Bai Suzhen to study the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra under Wei Chunqiu. Bai Suzhen agreed, hoping to become strong enough to help him.

• Da Minglun told Yun Peng, Wei Chunqiu, and Yue Qianchou that Immortal Emperor Jin Tai had stopped pursuing the matter because Ji Wu Immortal Lord had spoken for Yue Qianchou.
• Wei Chunqiu recovered from his grief, and Da Minglun returned to the Chamber of Commerce Alliance while Yun Peng went to the rooftop.
• Yue Qianchou reminded Wei Chunqiu that the disciple he had promised to take was on her way, then left Wei Chunqiu stunned.
• Yue Qianchou found Bai Suzhen in the immortal herb plantation and called her back to her room.
• Yue Qianchou explained that he wanted Bai Suzhen to learn the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra from Wei Chunqiu, and Bai Suzhen agreed.

Yue Qianchou brought Bai Suzhen to the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce and introduced her to Wei Chunqiu as her future master. Wei Chunqiu mistook her for his dead daughter, Little Yu'er, and the reunion turned into a fight before Yun Peng tried to make him see the truth.

• Yue Qianchou took Bai Suzhen to his room in the Immortal Realm and told her he wanted her to cultivate the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra.
• Yue Qianchou led Bai Suzhen to the rooftop to meet Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng.
• Wei Chunqiu mistook Bai Suzhen for his dead daughter, Little Yu'er, and reached to touch her face.
• Yue Qianchou kicked and beat Wei Chunqiu, who fought back and sent him flying.
• Yun Peng explained that Bai Suzhen resembled Wei Chunqiu's daughter, and Bai Suzhen calmed Yue Qianchou.
• Yun Peng restrained Wei Chunqiu and ordered him to look at Bai Suzhen's true form.

Wei Chunqiu mistook Bai Suzhen for his dead daughter, then asked her to become his adoptive daughter in exchange for teaching her the complete Myriad Demon Heart Sutra. Bai Suzhen accepted, and the chapter ended with Wei Chunqiu bringing Da Minglun and Yun Peng to see her resemblance to Little Yu'er.

• Yun Peng revealed Bai Suzhen's true form to Wei Chunqiu, who was stunned by her resemblance to his deceased daughter, Little Yu'er.
• Wei Chunqiu offered to teach Bai Suzhen the complete Myriad Demon Heart Sutra if she became his daughter, and Bai Suzhen accepted.
• Wei Chunqiu gave Bai Suzhen a Bat Jade Pendant and embraced her while mistaking her for Little Yu'er, prompting Yue Qianchou to pull him away.
• Wei Chunqiu returned with Da Minglun and Yun Peng, and Da Minglun froze when he saw Bai Suzhen and called her Little Yu'er.

Yue Qianchou watched Wei Chunqiu begin teaching Bai Suzhen the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra while peace spread through the mortal Cultivation World. At the Myriad Demon Palace, Chou Wuyuan tried to return Yan Wuchen’s Black Moon Futu to the Yan family, but Yan Wuchen angrily sent him away after noticing Shou Chen’s reaction to the treasure.

• Yun Peng and Da Minglun learned Bai Suzhen was not Little Yu'er, then accepted her as their niece after Wei Chunqiu introduced them.
• Wei Chunqiu sent Yue Qianchou out and began explaining the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra to Bai Suzhen behind soundproof barriers.
• The mortal Cultivation World entered an unprecedented period of peace, and the Shi dynasty began restoring Huaxia and easing burdens on its people.
• Chou Wuyuan told Yan Wuchen he had failed to find Yan Bugui and Zhui Xing, but Yan Wuchen said to stop searching for them.
• Chou Wuyuan presented the Black Moon Futu as Yan Wuchen’s family heirloom, and Shou Chen stared at it before resuming his sweeping.
• Yan Wuchen noticed Shou Chen’s reaction, rebuked Chou Wuyuan, and ordered him to leave and not return without being summoned.

Yan Zhuixing, reborn in Shou Chen’s body, remained hidden with his family and allies in the Myriad Demon Palace while recovering from his injuries. After recognizing Chou Wuyuan’s Black Moon Futu as the Demon Blade, he decided to wait until he regained his strength before taking it or confronting Yue Qianchou.

• Yan Wuchen stopped Shou Chen from leaving the courtyard and kept him under confinement.
• Yan Bugui, Man Hu, and the others met with Shou Chen in the hidden cave, where Yan Zhuixing’s possession of Shou Chen and his plan to rebuild his strength were explained.
• Yan Zhuixing recognized the crescent-shaped Black Moon Futu in Chou Wuyuan’s hands as the Demon Blade left behind by the Demon God.
• Yan Zhuixing refused to move against Chou Wuyuan or Yue Qianchou until his cultivation and damaged Primordial Spirit recovered.
• Yan Zhuixing explained that the Demon Codex’s possession art could eventually let his body regain his original appearance through Manifestation of the Heart.

Yue Qianchou sent Nong Zhu back to the mortal world to protect Furong, Ziyi, and the others, then learned that Cháotiān Palace would not cooperate with his business. Shui Mingqing suggested a way to approach the sect at Wu Xiong’s wedding, but Yue Qianchou instead pressed him to steal Cháotiān Palace’s pill formulas.

• Yue Qianchou persuaded Nong Zhu to return to the mortal world, where Nong Zhu could help protect Furong, Ziyi, and the others from Yan Zhuixing.
• Yue Qianchou learned that Shui Mingqing had come to find out whether the Immortal Palace had contacted him, and that Cháotiān Palace would not cooperate with the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce for now.
• Shui Mingqing suggested Yue Qianchou approach a decision-maker from Cháotiān Palace at Wu Xiong’s wedding to Mu Tianjiao.
• Yue Qianchou asked Shui Mingqing to obtain every pill formula from Cháotiān Palace, and Shui Mingqing warned that Wen Jing Ge’s guarded floors and self-destructing jade slips made stealing them extremely difficult.

Yue Qianchou gave Shui Mingqing a golden Buddha containing his essence blood and learned more about Cháotiān Palace’s hidden pill formulas. After Shui Mingqing reported back, the gathered elders speculated about Yue Qianchou’s protection, while Yue received wedding invitations from Wu Xiong and Mu Tianjiao.

• Yue Qianchou questioned Shui Mingqing about Cháotiān Palace’s pill formulas and Wen Jing Ge, then gave him a golden Buddha containing a drop of his essence blood.
• Shui Mingqing returned to Wàngǔtōng’s branch and told Ya Fuzi and the others that Yue Qianchou had said the Immortal Palace had never troubled him.
• Du Kairen and Ya Fuzi debated how Yue Qianchou had escaped trouble, while Wan Ling and Wan Caoyi separately concluded that he had backing from the Immortal Palace.
• Wan Caoyi mentioned Wu Xiong’s upcoming wedding, and the elders departed to report back to their sects.
• Yue Qianchou received wedding invitations jointly signed by Wu Xiong and Mu Tianjiao, including one addressed to Lu Yanqing.

Yue Qianchou prepared to travel to Mu Tianjiao’s wedding and arranged protection against Jueqing Palace, while Lu Yanqing told Wen Lanfeng she would be going with him. Wen Lanfeng decided to leave Lu Yanqing so he could seek cultivation elsewhere, leaving her stunned.

• Yue Qianchou gave Lu Yanqing Mu Tianjiao’s wedding invitation and discussed a suitable gift, learning that Mu Tianjiao hoped Lu Yanqing would perform one of his songs.
• Yue Qianchou asked Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng to escort him, but Wei Chunqiu refused to leave Bai Suzhen while she cultivated; he arranged for Da Minglun to accompany Yue Qianchou instead.
• Lu Yanqing visited Wen Lanfeng and told him she would travel with Yue Qianchou the next day so he would not worry when she was gone.
• Wen Lanfeng said he had lost the ability to protect Lu Yanqing in the immortal realm and told her he was leaving to cultivate in a higher-ranking place.